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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-102f" id="a" original="E391.-7bfe" sum="1880"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-102e" id="a__1" original="E391.-7bfd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-102d" id="a__2" original="E391.-7bfc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> a </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> indefinite article </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1012" id="a__4" original="E391.-7bf0"><span class="pos" id="a__5" original="E391.-7bef"> indefinite article </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-102b" eid="a__6" original="E391.-7bfa" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.729f" geo="br" id="a__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="a__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/a__/a__gb/a__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/a__/a__gb/a__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://a__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.72a2" geo="n_am" id="a__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="a__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/a__/a__us/a__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/a__/a__us/a__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://a__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.72a5" form="strong" geo="br" id="a__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="a__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/a__/a__gb/a__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/a__/a__gb/a__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://a__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.72a8" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="a__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="a__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/a__/a__us/a__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/a__/a__us/a__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://a__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1020" id="a__15" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-101f" id="a__16"><span class="v"><strong> an </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-101d" eid="a__18" original="E656.-589c" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.75ce" geo="br" id="a__19" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="a__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/an_/an__g/an__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/an_/an__g/an__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://an__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.75d1" geo="n_am" id="a__21" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="a__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/an_/an__u/an__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/an_/an__u/an__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://an__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.75d4" form="strong" geo="br" id="a__23" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="a__24"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/an_/an__g/an__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/an_/an__g/an__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://an__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.75d7" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="a__25" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="a__26"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/an_/an__u/an__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/an_/an__u/an__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://an__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="un" id="a__27" original="E391.-7bee" un="help"> The form <span class="eb" id="a__28" original="E391.-7bed"> a </span> is used before consonant sounds and the form <span class="eb" id="a__29" original="E391.-7bec"> an </span> before vowel sounds. When saying abbreviations like ‘FM’ or ‘UN’, use <span class="eb" id="a__30" original="E391.-7beb"> a </span> or <span class="eb" id="a__31" original="E391.-7bea"> an </span> according to how the first letter is said. For example, <span class="eb" id="a__32" original="E391.-7be9"> F </span> is a consonant, but begins with the sound /e/ and so you say: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-100a" id="a__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1009" id="a__34" original="E81d.658d"><span class="x" id="a__35" original="E81d.658e"> an FM signal. </span></span></span><span class="eb" id="a__36" original="E391.-7be8"> U </span> is a vowel but begins with /j/ and so you say: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1006" id="a__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1005" id="a__38" original="E81d.658f"><span class="x" id="a__39" original="E81d.6590"> a UN agency </span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1003" id="a__40"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1002" id="a__41" original="E391.-7be7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="a__42" original="E391.-7be6"> used before countable or singular nouns referring to people or things that have not already been mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1000" id="a__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fff" id="a__44" original="E81d.6591"><span class="x" id="a__45" original="E81d.6592"> A man came to the door that morning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ffd" id="a__46" original="E81d.6593"><span class="x" id="a__47" original="E81d.6594"> Beadle was trying to find an organism that met all these criteria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ffb" id="a__48" original="E81d.6595"><span class="x" id="a__49" original="E81d.6596"> The government announced a halt to oil and gas exploration in the area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff9" id="a__50" original="E81d.6597"><span class="x" id="a__51" original="E81d.6598"> Wright was apprenticed to Archibald Hamilton, a friend of Smollett's. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff7" id="a__52" original="E391.-7be5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="a__53" original="E391.-7be4"> used before uncountable nouns when these have an adjective in front of them, or a phrase following them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff5" id="a__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff4" id="a__55" original="E81d.6599"><span class="x" id="a__56" original="E81d.659a"> The pictures have an undeniable beauty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff2" id="a__57" original="E81d.659b"><span class="x" id="a__58" original="E81d.659c"> They believed that the working classes of all countries enjoyed a solidarity that cut across state boundaries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff0" id="a__59" original="E391.-7be3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="a__60" original="E391.-7be2"> any; every </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fee" id="a__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fed" id="a__62" original="E81d.659d"><span class="x" id="a__63" original="E81d.659e"> A baby is fully and completely born when it is completely delivered from the body of its mother. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-feb" id="a__64" original="E391.-7be1"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="a__65" original="E391.-7be0"> used to show that somebody/something is a member of a group or profession </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe9" id="a__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe8" id="a__67" original="E81d.659f"><span class="x" id="a__68" original="E81d.65a0"> Like Chiang Kai-shek before him, Rhee was a Christian. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe6" id="a__69" original="E81d.65a1"><span class="x" id="a__70" original="E81d.65a2"> He was originally trained as a doctor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe4" id="a__71" original="E81d.65a3"><span class="x" id="a__72" original="E81d.65a4"> Job advertisements sometimes specifically mentioned a BMW as among the perks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe2" id="a__73" original="E81d.65a5"><span class="x" id="a__74" original="E81d.65a6"> They believe it to be a Picasso and worth several million pounds. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe0" id="a__75" original="E391.-7bdf"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="a__76" original="E391.-7bde"> used in front of two nouns that are seen as a single unit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fde" id="a__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fdd" id="a__78" original="E81d.65a7"><span class="x" id="a__79" original="E81d.65a8"> The defendant in this case was driving a horse and cart negligently. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fdb" id="a__80" original="E391.-7bdd"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="a__81" original="E391.-7bdc"> used instead of <span class="ei" id="a__82" original="E391.-7bdb"> one </span> before some numbers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd8" id="a__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd7" id="a__84" original="E81d.65a9"><span class="x" id="a__85" original="E81d.65aa"> The likelihood of this happening is less than one in a hundred. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd5" id="a__86" original="E391.-7bda"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="a__87" original="E391.-7bd9"> used when talking about prices, quantities and rates </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd3" id="a__88" original="E391.-7bd8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://per" title="per definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-5a68" id="a__89" original="E391.-7bd7"><span class="xh" id="a__90"> per </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd0" id="a__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fcf" id="a__92" original="E81d.65ab"><span class="x" id="a__93" original="E81d.65ac"> In March 2008, the price of gold reached $1 000 an ounce for the first time ever. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fcd" id="a__94" original="E81d.65ad"><span class="x" id="a__95" original="E81d.65ae"> The rocket moves at 25 000 miles an hour relative to the surface of the Earth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fcb" id="a__96" original="E391.-7bd1"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="def" id="a__97" original="E391.-7bd0"> used before the names of days of the week to talk about one particular day </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc9" id="a__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc8" id="a__99" original="E81d.65af"><span class="x" id="a__100" original="E81d.65b0"> The war began on a Sunday. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc6" id="a__101" original="E391.-7bd3"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="def" id="a__102" original="E391.-7bd2"> used before somebody's name to show that nothing more is known about the person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc4" id="a__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc3" id="a__104" original="E81d.65b1"><span class="x" id="a__105" original="E81d.65b2"> The author of this essay was a Mr Durand of the Royal Society. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-30b9" id="a__106" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://a_1" title="a definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-30b8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.da8" id="a__107" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="a__108"> a </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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a priori
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cab" id="a-priori" original="E391.2ffc" sum="437"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5caa" id="a-priori__1" original="E391.2ffd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ca9" id="a-priori__2" original="E391.2ffe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> a priori </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span><span class="pnc"> , </span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ca1" id="a-priori__4" original="E391.3003"><span class="pos" id="a-priori__5" original="E391.3004"> adjective </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pos" id="a-priori__6" original="E391.3005"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c91" eid="a-priori__7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u14924562cdb56e04.1aa95c38.166e7ed0c4b.469d" geo="br" id="a-priori__8" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="a-priori__9"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪ praɪˈɔːraɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/a_p/a_pri/a_priori_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/a_p/a_pri/a_priori_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://a_priori_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u14924562cdb56e04.1aa95c38.166e7ed0c4b.46a0" geo="n_am" id="a-priori__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="a-priori__11"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑː priˈɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/a_p/a_pri/a_priori_1_us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/a_p/a_pri/a_priori_1_us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://a_priori_1_us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c9e" id="a-priori__12"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="lat" id="a-priori__13" original="E391.3007"> from Latin </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c9c" id="a-priori__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c9b" id="a-priori__15" original="E391.3009"><span class="def" id="a-priori__16" original="E391.300a"> using facts or principles that are known to be true in order to decide what the likely effects or results of something will be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c99" id="a-priori__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c98" id="a-priori__18" original="E442.-89f"><span class="x" id="a-priori__19" original="E442.-89e"> A priori knowledge concerning the chemical composition of the crystal is used. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c96" id="a-priori__20" original="E442.-89d"><span class="x" id="a-priori__21" original="E442.-89c"> There is no reason to assume a priori that the parent earwigs must choose either of these strategies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f3c" id="a-priori__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://a-priori" title="a priori definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f3d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.19c" id="a-priori__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="a-priori__24"> a priori </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abandon
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc1" id="abandon" original="E391.-7b24" sum="1406"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc0" id="abandon__1" original="E391.-7b23"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fbf" id="abandon__2" original="E391.-7b22"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abandon </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fb2" id="abandon__9" original="E391.-7b17"><span class="pos" id="abandon__10" original="E391.-7b16"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4c94" eid="abandon__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-63ce" geo="br" id="abandon__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandon__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandon__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://abandon__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-63cb" geo="n_am" id="abandon__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandon__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandon__us_2.ogg" href="sound://abandon__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4257" id="abandon__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ad5" form="root" id="abandon__17"><span class="vp" id="abandon__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> abandon </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ad7" eid="abandon__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ad8" geo="br" id="abandon__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandon__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandon__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://abandon__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1adb" geo="n_am" id="abandon__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandon__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandon__us_2.ogg" href="sound://abandon__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ade" form="thirdps" id="abandon__24"><span class="vp" id="abandon__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> abandons </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae0" eid="abandon__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae1" geo="br" id="abandon__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandons__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandons__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abandons__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae4" geo="n_am" id="abandon__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandons__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandons__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abandons__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae7" form="past" id="abandon__31"><span class="vp" id="abandon__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> abandoned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae9" eid="abandon__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1aea" geo="br" id="abandon__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abandoned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1aed" geo="n_am" id="abandon__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abandoned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af0" form="pastpart" id="abandon__38"><span class="vp" id="abandon__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> abandoned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af2" eid="abandon__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af3" geo="br" id="abandon__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abandoned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af6" geo="n_am" id="abandon__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abandoned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af9" form="prespart" id="abandon__45"><span class="vp" id="abandon__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> abandoning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1afb" eid="abandon__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1afc" geo="br" id="abandon__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abandoning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1aff" geo="n_am" id="abandon__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandon__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abandoning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f86" id="abandon__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f85" id="abandon__53" original="E391.-7aee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="abandon__54" original="E391.-7aec"> to stop doing something, especially before it is finished; to stop planning to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f83" id="abandon__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f82" id="abandon__56" original="E81f.-7fe6"><span class="cf" id="abandon__57" original="E391.-7aed"><span class="exp" id="abandon__58"> abandon </span> something </span><span class="x" id="abandon__59" original="E81f.-7fe5"> The Australian Museum officially abandoned the project in 2005. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f7e" id="abandon__60" original="E81f.-7fe4"><span class="x" id="abandon__61" original="E81f.-7fe3"> The oil company was forced to abandon its plans to sink the oil platform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f7c" id="abandon__62" original="E81f.-7fe1"><span class="cf" id="abandon__63" original="E81f.-7fe2"><span class="exp" id="abandon__64"> abandon </span> something in favour of something </span><span class="x" id="abandon__65" original="E81f.-7fe0"> Free trade was abandoned in favour of protectionist policies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f78" id="abandon__66" original="E81f.-7fde"><span class="cf" id="abandon__67" original="E81f.-7fdf"><span class="exp" id="abandon__68"> abandon </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="abandon__69" original="E81f.-7fdd"> Ovid abandoned public life for poetry. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f74" id="abandon__70" original="E81f.-7fcc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__71"> abandon + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f72" id="abandon__72"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f71" id="abandon__73" original="E81f.-7fca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f70" id="abandon__74"><span class="coll" id="abandon__75" original="E81f.-7fc9"> quest </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f6e" id="abandon__76"><span class="coll" id="abandon__77" original="E81f.-7fc8"> search </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f6c" id="abandon__78" original="E81f.-7fc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f6b" id="abandon__79"><span class="coll" id="abandon__80" original="E81f.-7fc6"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f69" id="abandon__81" original="E81f.-7fc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f68" id="abandon__82"><span class="coll" id="abandon__83" original="E81f.-7fc4"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f66" id="abandon__84" original="E81f.-7fc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f65" id="abandon__85"><span class="coll" id="abandon__86" original="E81f.-7fc2"> project </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f63" id="abandon__87" original="E81f.-7fc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f62" id="abandon__88"><span class="coll" id="abandon__89" original="E81f.-7fc0"> plan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f60" id="abandon__90" original="E81f.-7fbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f5f" id="abandon__91"><span class="coll" id="abandon__92" original="E81f.-7fbe"> attempt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f5d" id="abandon__93" original="E81f.-7fbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f5c" id="abandon__94"><span class="coll" id="abandon__95" original="E81f.-7fbc"> career </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f5a" id="abandon__96" original="E81f.-7fbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f59" id="abandon__97"><span class="coll" id="abandon__98" original="E81f.-7fba"> experiment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f57" id="abandon__99" original="E81f.-7fb9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f56" id="abandon__100" original="E81f.-7fb8"><span class="x" id="abandon__101" original="E81f.-7fb7"> Peasant farmers are usually conservative and reluctant to abandon traditional practices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f54" id="abandon__102" original="E81f.-7330" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__103"> adverb + abandon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f52" id="abandon__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f51" id="abandon__105" original="E81f.-732f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f50" id="abandon__106"><span class="coll" id="abandon__107" original="E81f.-732e"> officially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f4e" id="abandon__108"><span class="coll" id="abandon__109" original="E81f.-732d"> formally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f4c" id="abandon__110" original="E81f.-732c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f4b" id="abandon__111"><span class="coll" id="abandon__112" original="E81f.-732b"> progressively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f49" id="abandon__113"><span class="coll" id="abandon__114" original="E81f.-732a"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f47" id="abandon__115" original="E81f.-7329"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f46" id="abandon__116"><span class="coll" id="abandon__117" original="E81f.-7328"> finally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f44" id="abandon__118" original="E81f.-7327"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f43" id="abandon__119"><span class="coll" id="abandon__120" original="E81f.-7326"> quickly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f41" id="abandon__121" original="E81f.-7325"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f40" id="abandon__122"><span class="coll" id="abandon__123" original="E81f.-7324"> virtually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3e" id="abandon__124" original="E81f.-7323"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3d" id="abandon__125"><span class="coll" id="abandon__126" original="E81f.-7322"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3b" id="abandon__127" original="E81f.-7321"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3a" id="abandon__128"><span class="coll" id="abandon__129" original="E81f.-7320"> altogether </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f38" id="abandon__130"><span class="coll" id="abandon__131" original="E81f.-731f"> totally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f36" id="abandon__132"><span class="coll" id="abandon__133" original="E81f.-731e"> completely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f34" id="abandon__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f33" id="abandon__135" original="E81f.-7fb6"><span class="x" id="abandon__136" original="E81f.-7fb5"> Lewin was sceptical of these results and quickly abandoned any attempt to repeat them. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f31" id="abandon__137" original="E391.-7aeb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="abandon__138" original="E391.-7aea"> to stop believing in something or supporting a party, cause, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f2f" id="abandon__139"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f2e" id="abandon__140" original="E81f.-7fdc"><span class="cf" id="abandon__141" original="E391.-7ae8"><span class="exp" id="abandon__142"> abandon </span> something </span><span class="x" id="abandon__143" original="E81f.-7fdb"> He claims that the countries of Western Europe have abandoned the ideals of an open society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f2a" id="abandon__144" original="E81f.-7fd9"><span class="cf" id="abandon__145" original="E81f.-7fda"><span class="exp" id="abandon__146"> abandon </span> something in favour of something </span><span class="x" id="abandon__147" original="E81f.-7fd8"> The Republican Party was increasingly abandoned by southern blacks in favour of the Democratic Party. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f26" id="abandon__148" original="E81f.-7349" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__149"> abandon + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f24" id="abandon__150"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f23" id="abandon__151" original="E81f.-7347"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f22" id="abandon__152"><span class="coll" id="abandon__153" original="E81f.-7346"> ideal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f20" id="abandon__154"><span class="coll" id="abandon__155" original="E81f.-7345"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f1e" id="abandon__156" original="E81f.-7344"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f1d" id="abandon__157"><span class="coll" id="abandon__158" original="E81f.-7343"> conception </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f1b" id="abandon__159"><span class="coll" id="abandon__160" original="E81f.-7342"> idea </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f19" id="abandon__161"><span class="coll" id="abandon__162" original="E81f.-7341"> notion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f17" id="abandon__163" original="E81f.-7340"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f16" id="abandon__164"><span class="coll" id="abandon__165" original="E81f.-733f"> assumption </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f14" id="abandon__166" original="E81f.-733e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f13" id="abandon__167"><span class="coll" id="abandon__168" original="E81f.-733d"> belief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f11" id="abandon__169" original="E81f.-733c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f10" id="abandon__170"><span class="coll" id="abandon__171" original="E81f.-733b"> hope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f0e" id="abandon__172" original="E81f.-733a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f0d" id="abandon__173"><span class="coll" id="abandon__174" original="E81f.-7339"> commitment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f0b" id="abandon__175" original="E81f.-7338"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f0a" id="abandon__176" original="E81f.-7337"><span class="x" id="abandon__177" original="E81f.-7336"> In an effort to obtain relief from persecution, many abandoned their beliefs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f08" id="abandon__178" original="E81f.-7335"><span class="x" id="abandon__179" original="E81f.-7334"> Member States largely abandoned their commitment to the European ideal. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f06" id="abandon__180" original="E81f.-7330" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__181"> adverb + abandon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f04" id="abandon__182"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f03" id="abandon__183" original="E81f.-732f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f02" id="abandon__184"><span class="coll" id="abandon__185" original="E81f.-732e"> officially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f00" id="abandon__186"><span class="coll" id="abandon__187" original="E81f.-732d"> formally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-efe" id="abandon__188" original="E81f.-732c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-efd" id="abandon__189"><span class="coll" id="abandon__190" original="E81f.-732b"> progressively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-efb" id="abandon__191"><span class="coll" id="abandon__192" original="E81f.-732a"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef9" id="abandon__193" original="E81f.-7329"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef8" id="abandon__194"><span class="coll" id="abandon__195" original="E81f.-7328"> finally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef6" id="abandon__196" original="E81f.-7327"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef5" id="abandon__197"><span class="coll" id="abandon__198" original="E81f.-7326"> quickly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef3" id="abandon__199" original="E81f.-7325"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef2" id="abandon__200"><span class="coll" id="abandon__201" original="E81f.-7324"> virtually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef0" id="abandon__202" original="E81f.-7323"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eef" id="abandon__203"><span class="coll" id="abandon__204" original="E81f.-7322"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eed" id="abandon__205" original="E81f.-7321"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eec" id="abandon__206"><span class="coll" id="abandon__207" original="E81f.-7320"> altogether </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eea" id="abandon__208"><span class="coll" id="abandon__209" original="E81f.-731f"> totally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee8" id="abandon__210"><span class="coll" id="abandon__211" original="E81f.-731e"> completely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee6" id="abandon__212"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee5" id="abandon__213" original="E81f.-731c"><span class="x" id="abandon__214" original="E81f.-731b"> Contemporary theorists have progressively abandoned this assumption of women's natural inferiority. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee3" id="abandon__215" original="E820.-7e85" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__216"> adverb + abandon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee1" id="abandon__217"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee0" id="abandon__218" original="E820.-7e84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-edf" id="abandon__219"><span class="coll" id="abandon__220" original="E820.-7e83"> simply </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-edd" id="abandon__221"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-edc" id="abandon__222" original="E821.-6c66"><span class="x" id="abandon__223" original="E821.-6c65"> We should not simply abandon the theory at this point, however. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eda" id="abandon__224" original="E391.-7af9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="abandon__225" original="E391.-7af8"> to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ed8" id="abandon__226"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ed7" id="abandon__227" original="E81f.-7fd7"><span class="cf" id="abandon__228" original="E391.-7af7"><span class="exp" id="abandon__229"> abandon </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="abandon__230" original="E81f.-7fd6"> Darius was forced to abandon his army and flee. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ed3" id="abandon__231" original="E81f.-7fd5"><span class="cf" id="abandon__232" original="E391.-7af6"><span class="exp" id="abandon__233"> abandon </span> somebody to something </span><span class="x" id="abandon__234" original="E81f.-7fd4"> Abandoning a newborn child to its fate was not a crime at all, but rather an acceptable means of family planning. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ecf" id="abandon__235" original="E820.-7e85" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__236"> adverb + abandon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ecd" id="abandon__237"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ecc" id="abandon__238" original="E820.-7e84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ecb" id="abandon__239"><span class="coll" id="abandon__240" original="E820.-7e83"> simply </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec9" id="abandon__241"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec8" id="abandon__242" original="E820.-7e81"><span class="x" id="abandon__243" original="E820.-7e80"> Normally, the slave traders would simply abandon the smallest children by the roadside to die. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec6" id="abandon__244" original="E391.-7af5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="abandon__245" original="E391.-7af0"><span class="exp" id="abandon__246"> abandon </span> something </span><span class="def" id="abandon__247" original="E391.-7af4"> to leave a place or thing with no intention of returning, especially because of danger or economic problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec2" id="abandon__248"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec1" id="abandon__249" original="E81f.-7fd3"><span class="x" id="abandon__250" original="E81f.-7fd2"> Farms were abandoned as families moved in search of work. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4264" id="abandon__251" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="abandon__252"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4266" id="abandon__253" original="E81f.-7fce"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__254" original="E81f.-7fcd"> abandon + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4268" id="abandon__255" original="E81f.-7fcc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4269" id="abandon__256" original="E81f.-7fca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.426a" id="abandon__257" original="E81f.-7fc9"><span class="coll" id="abandon__258"> quest </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.426c" id="abandon__259" original="E81f.-7fc8"><span class="coll" id="abandon__260"> search </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.426e" id="abandon__261" original="E81f.-7fc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.426f" id="abandon__262" original="E81f.-7fc6"><span class="coll" id="abandon__263"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4271" id="abandon__264" original="E81f.-7fc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4272" id="abandon__265" original="E81f.-7fc4"><span class="coll" id="abandon__266"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4274" id="abandon__267" original="E81f.-7fc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4275" id="abandon__268" original="E81f.-7fc2"><span class="coll" id="abandon__269"> project </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4277" id="abandon__270" original="E81f.-7fc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4278" id="abandon__271" original="E81f.-7fc0"><span class="coll" id="abandon__272"> plan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.427a" id="abandon__273" original="E81f.-7fbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.427b" id="abandon__274" original="E81f.-7fbe"><span class="coll" id="abandon__275"> attempt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.427d" id="abandon__276" original="E81f.-7fbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.427e" id="abandon__277" original="E81f.-7fbc"><span class="coll" id="abandon__278"> career </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4280" id="abandon__279" original="E81f.-7fbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4281" id="abandon__280" original="E81f.-7fba"><span class="coll" id="abandon__281"> experiment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4283" id="abandon__282" original="E81f.-7fb9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4284" id="abandon__283" original="E81f.-7fb8"><span class="x" id="abandon__284" original="E81f.-7fb7"> Peasant farmers are usually conservative and reluctant to abandon traditional practices. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4286" id="abandon__285" original="E81f.-7349"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4287" id="abandon__286" original="E81f.-7347"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4288" id="abandon__287" original="E81f.-7346"><span class="coll" id="abandon__288"> ideal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.428a" id="abandon__289" original="E81f.-7345"><span class="coll" id="abandon__290"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.428c" id="abandon__291" original="E81f.-7344"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.428d" id="abandon__292" original="E81f.-7343"><span class="coll" id="abandon__293"> conception </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.428f" id="abandon__294" original="E81f.-7342"><span class="coll" id="abandon__295"> idea </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4291" id="abandon__296" original="E81f.-7341"><span class="coll" id="abandon__297"> notion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4293" id="abandon__298" original="E81f.-7340"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4294" id="abandon__299" original="E81f.-733f"><span class="coll" id="abandon__300"> assumption </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4296" id="abandon__301" original="E81f.-733e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4297" id="abandon__302" original="E81f.-733d"><span class="coll" id="abandon__303"> belief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4299" id="abandon__304" original="E81f.-733c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.429a" id="abandon__305" original="E81f.-733b"><span class="coll" id="abandon__306"> hope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.429c" id="abandon__307" original="E81f.-733a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.429d" id="abandon__308" original="E81f.-7339"><span class="coll" id="abandon__309"> commitment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.429f" id="abandon__310" original="E81f.-7338"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a0" id="abandon__311" original="E81f.-7337"><span class="x" id="abandon__312" original="E81f.-7336"> In an effort to obtain relief from persecution, many abandoned their beliefs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a2" id="abandon__313" original="E81f.-7335"><span class="x" id="abandon__314" original="E81f.-7334"> Member States largely abandoned their commitment to the European ideal. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a4" id="abandon__315" original="E81f.-7333"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__316" original="E81f.-7332"> adverb + abandon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a6" id="abandon__317" original="E81f.-7331"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a7" id="abandon__318" original="E81f.-732f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a8" id="abandon__319" original="E81f.-732e"><span class="coll" id="abandon__320"> officially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42aa" id="abandon__321" original="E81f.-732d"><span class="coll" id="abandon__322"> formally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ac" id="abandon__323" original="E81f.-732c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ad" id="abandon__324" original="E81f.-732b"><span class="coll" id="abandon__325"> progressively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42af" id="abandon__326" original="E81f.-732a"><span class="coll" id="abandon__327"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b1" id="abandon__328" original="E81f.-7329"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b2" id="abandon__329" original="E81f.-7328"><span class="coll" id="abandon__330"> finally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b4" id="abandon__331" original="E81f.-7327"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b5" id="abandon__332" original="E81f.-7326"><span class="coll" id="abandon__333"> quickly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b7" id="abandon__334" original="E81f.-7325"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b8" id="abandon__335" original="E81f.-7324"><span class="coll" id="abandon__336"> virtually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ba" id="abandon__337" original="E81f.-7323"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42bb" id="abandon__338" original="E81f.-7322"><span class="coll" id="abandon__339"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42bd" id="abandon__340" original="E81f.-7321"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42be" id="abandon__341" original="E81f.-7320"><span class="coll" id="abandon__342"> altogether </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c0" id="abandon__343" original="E81f.-731f"><span class="coll" id="abandon__344"> totally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c2" id="abandon__345" original="E81f.-731e"><span class="coll" id="abandon__346"> completely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c4" id="abandon__347" original="E81f.-731d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c5" id="abandon__348" original="E81f.-731c"><span class="x" id="abandon__349" original="E81f.-731b"> Contemporary theorists have progressively abandoned this assumption of women's natural inferiority. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c7" id="abandon__350" original="E81f.-7fb6"><span class="x" id="abandon__351" original="E81f.-7fb5"> Lewin was sceptical of these results and quickly abandoned any attempt to repeat them. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c9" id="abandon__352" original="E820.-7e86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ca" id="abandon__353" original="E820.-7e84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42cb" id="abandon__354" original="E820.-7e83"><span class="coll" id="abandon__355"> simply </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42cd" id="abandon__356" original="E820.-7e82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ce" id="abandon__357" original="E821.-6c66"><span class="x" id="abandon__358" original="E821.-6c65"> We should not simply abandon the theory at this point, however. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d0" id="abandon__359" original="E820.-7e81"><span class="x" id="abandon__360" original="E820.-7e80"> Normally, the slave traders would simply abandon the smallest children by the roadside to die. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3033" id="abandon__361" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abandon_1" title="abandon definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3032" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.ef0" id="abandon__362" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abandon__363"> abandon </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abandoned
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ebf" id="abandoned" original="E391.-7ac9" sum="362"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ebe" id="abandoned__1" original="E391.-7ac8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ebd" id="abandoned__2" original="E391.-7ac7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abandoned </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb5" id="abandoned__4" original="E391.-7ac0"><span class="pos" id="abandoned__5" original="E391.-7abf"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4c9b" eid="abandoned__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.74c1" geo="br" id="abandoned__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandoned__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abandoned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.74c4" geo="n_am" id="abandoned__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandoned__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abandoned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb3" id="abandoned__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="abandoned__12" original="E822.-7473"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb1" id="abandoned__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb0" id="abandoned__14" original="E822.-7472"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eaf" id="abandoned__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="abandoned__16" original="E822.-7471"> of a person or animal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="abandoned__17" original="E822.-7470"> having been left </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eac" id="abandoned__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eab" id="abandoned__19" original="E822.-746f"><span class="x" id="abandoned__20" original="E822.-746e"> Workhouses were meant primarily for abandoned children, the aged and the sick. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea9" id="abandoned__21" original="E822.-746d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea8" id="abandoned__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="abandoned__23" original="E822.-746c"> of a place </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="abandoned__24" original="E822.-746b"> no longer in use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea5" id="abandoned__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea4" id="abandoned__26" original="E822.-7468"><span class="x" id="abandoned__27" original="E822.-7467"> Many abandoned tin mines were used as landfill sites for the city's waste. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f5a" id="abandoned__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abandoned" title="abandoned definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f59" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.f74" id="abandoned__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abandoned__30"> abandoned </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abandonment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea2" id="abandonment" original="E391.-7aba" sum="804"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea1" id="abandonment__1" original="E391.-7ab9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea0" id="abandonment__2" original="E391.-7ab8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abandonment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e95" id="abandonment__7" original="E391.-7ab0"><span class="pos" id="abandonment__8" original="E391.-7aaf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ca2" eid="abandonment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.74df" geo="br" id="abandonment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandonment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandonment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandonment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abandonment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.74e2" geo="n_am" id="abandonment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abandonment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbændənmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandonment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandonment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abandonment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e93" id="abandonment__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abandonment__15" original="E391.-7aad"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e91" id="abandonment__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e90" id="abandonment__17" original="E391.-7aab"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="abandonment__18" original="E391.-7aaa"> the act of leaving a person who depends on you </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e8e" id="abandonment__19" original="E822.-7435" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://desertion" title="desertion (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e8d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69d6" id="abandonment__20" original="E822.-7434"><span class="xh" id="abandonment__21"> desertion </span><span class="xs" id="abandonment__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e8a" id="abandonment__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e89" id="abandonment__24" original="E822.-7433"><span class="x" id="abandonment__25" original="E822.-7432"> Individuals may suppress anger due to fears of rejection or abandonment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e87" id="abandonment__26" original="E822.-73ca"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="abandonment__27" original="E822.-73c9"> the act of leaving a building, a place or a business due to a natural disaster, war or economic problems, and with no intention of returning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e85" id="abandonment__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e84" id="abandonment__29" original="E822.-73c8"><span class="x" id="abandonment__30" original="E822.-73c7"> These forests formed after agricultural abandonment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e82" id="abandonment__31" original="E822.-73c5"><span class="cf" id="abandonment__32" original="E822.-73c6"><span class="exp" id="abandonment__33"> abandonment </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="abandonment__34" original="E822.-73c4"> The apparent widespread abandonment of villas in Italy around the end of the second century is often attributed to the plague. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e7e" id="abandonment__35" original="E391.-7aa9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="abandonment__36" original="E822.-73c3"><span class="exp" id="abandonment__37"> abandonment </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="abandonment__38" original="E391.-7aa8"> the act of giving up an idea or stopping a course of action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e7a" id="abandonment__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e79" id="abandonment__40" original="E822.-73c2"><span class="x" id="abandonment__41" original="E822.-73c1"> Americans felt betrayed by the abandonment of Wilsonian principles. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f36" id="abandonment__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abandonment" title="abandonment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f35" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.f8e" id="abandonment__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abandonment__44"> abandonment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abbreviate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e77" id="abbreviate" original="E391.-79ba" sum="450"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e76" id="abbreviate__1" original="E391.-79b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e75" id="abbreviate__2" original="E391.-79b8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abbreviate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e68" id="abbreviate__9" original="E391.-79ae"><span class="pos" id="abbreviate__10" original="E391.-79ad"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ca9" eid="abbreviate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.769f" geo="br" id="abbreviate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.76a2" geo="n_am" id="abbreviate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4229" id="abbreviate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed0" form="root" id="abbreviate__17"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> abbreviate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed2" eid="abbreviate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed3" geo="br" id="abbreviate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed6" geo="n_am" id="abbreviate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed9" form="thirdps" id="abbreviate__24"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> abbreviates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4edb" eid="abbreviate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4edc" geo="br" id="abbreviate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4edf" geo="n_am" id="abbreviate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ee2" form="past" id="abbreviate__31"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> abbreviated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ee4" eid="abbreviate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ee5" geo="br" id="abbreviate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ee8" geo="n_am" id="abbreviate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4eeb" form="pastpart" id="abbreviate__38"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> abbreviated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4eed" eid="abbreviate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4eee" geo="br" id="abbreviate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ef1" geo="n_am" id="abbreviate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ef4" form="prespart" id="abbreviate__45"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> abbreviating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ef6" eid="abbreviate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ef7" geo="br" id="abbreviate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4efa" geo="n_am" id="abbreviate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e3c" id="abbreviate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e3b" id="abbreviate__53" original="E391.-7992"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e3a" id="abbreviate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="abbreviate__55" original="E391.-7990"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abbreviate__56" original="E391.-798e"> to make a word, phrase or text shorter </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e37" id="abbreviate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e36" id="abbreviate__58" original="E824.-7e43"><span class="cf" id="abbreviate__59" original="E824.-7e44"><span class="exp" id="abbreviate__60"> abbreviate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="abbreviate__61" original="E824.-7e42"> There is a tendency to abbreviate the text. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e32" id="abbreviate__62" original="E824.-7e41"><span class="cf" id="abbreviate__63" original="E391.-798f"> (be) abbreviated to/as something </span><span class="x" id="abbreviate__64" original="E824.-7e40"> Force is measured in newtons (usually abbreviated to N). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e2f" id="abbreviate__65"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e2e" id="abbreviate__66" original="E391.-798a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e2d" id="abbreviate__67"><span class="dr" id="abbreviate__68" original="E391.-7989"> abbreviated </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e25" id="abbreviate__69" original="E391.-7985"><span class="pos" id="abbreviate__70" original="E391.-7984"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4caa" eid="abbreviate__71" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.76a5" geo="br" id="abbreviate__72" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.76a8" geo="n_am" id="abbreviate__74" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbriːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e23" id="abbreviate__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e22" id="abbreviate__77" original="E824.-7e3a"><span class="x" id="abbreviate__78" original="E824.-7e39"> The framework then poses the following questions, stated here in abbreviated form. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ed8" id="abbreviate__79" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abbreviate" title="abbreviate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ed7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.10c3" id="abbreviate__80" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abbreviate__81"> abbreviate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abbreviation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e20" id="abbreviation" original="E391.-7983" sum="433"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e1f" id="abbreviation__1" original="E391.-7982"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e1e" id="abbreviation__2" original="E391.-7981"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abbreviation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e13" id="abbreviation__7" original="E391.-7979"><span class="pos" id="abbreviation__8" original="E391.-7978"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cb7" eid="abbreviation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7715" geo="br" id="abbreviation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7718" geo="n_am" id="abbreviation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abbreviation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abbreviation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e11" id="abbreviation__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e10" id="abbreviation__15" original="E391.-7977"><span class="def" id="abbreviation__16" original="E391.-7973"> a short form of a word or phrase </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e0e" id="abbreviation__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e0d" id="abbreviation__18" original="E824.-7e4b"><span class="x" id="abbreviation__19" original="E824.-7e4a"> Only standard, recognized abbreviations should be used. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e0b" id="abbreviation__20" original="E824.-7e48"><span class="cf" id="abbreviation__21" original="E824.-7e49"><span class="exp" id="abbreviation__22"> abbreviation </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="abbreviation__23" original="E824.-7e47"> k is an abbreviation for kilo. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e07" id="abbreviation__24" original="E824.-7e46"><span class="cf" id="abbreviation__25" original="E391.-7974"><span class="exp" id="abbreviation__26"> abbreviation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="abbreviation__27" original="E824.-7e45"> ‘Et al’ is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase ‘et alia’, meaning ‘and others’. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ea8" id="abbreviation__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abbreviation" title="abbreviation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ea7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1104" id="abbreviation__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abbreviation__30"> abbreviation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abdicate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e03" id="abdicate" original="E391.-792f" sum="464"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e02" id="abdicate__1" original="E391.-792e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e01" id="abdicate__2" original="E391.-792d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abdicate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-df4" id="abdicate__9" original="E391.-7923"><span class="pos" id="abdicate__10" original="E391.-7922"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cbe" eid="abdicate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7797" geo="br" id="abdicate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.779a" geo="n_am" id="abdicate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-41fb" id="abdicate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fb5" form="root" id="abdicate__17"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> abdicate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fb7" eid="abdicate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fb8" geo="br" id="abdicate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fbb" geo="n_am" id="abdicate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fbe" form="thirdps" id="abdicate__24"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> abdicates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc0" eid="abdicate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc1" geo="br" id="abdicate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc4" geo="n_am" id="abdicate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc7" form="past" id="abdicate__31"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> abdicated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc9" eid="abdicate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fca" geo="br" id="abdicate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fcd" geo="n_am" id="abdicate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd0" form="pastpart" id="abdicate__38"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> abdicated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd2" eid="abdicate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd3" geo="br" id="abdicate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd6" geo="n_am" id="abdicate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd9" form="prespart" id="abdicate__45"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> abdicating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fdb" eid="abdicate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fdc" geo="br" id="abdicate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fdf" geo="n_am" id="abdicate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abdicating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc8" id="abdicate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc7" id="abdicate__53" original="E391.-7905"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc6" id="abdicate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="abdicate__55" original="E391.-7903"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abdicate__56" original="E391.-7901"> to give up the position of being king, queen, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc3" id="abdicate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc2" id="abdicate__58" original="E46b.db3"><span class="x" id="abdicate__59" original="E46b.db4"> Charles IV had no choice but to abdicate in favour of his son, Ferdinand. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc0" id="abdicate__60" original="E391.-78ff"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dbf" id="abdicate__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="abdicate__62" original="E391.-78fd"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abdicate__63" original="E391.-78fb"> to fail or refuse to perform a duty </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dbc" id="abdicate__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dbb" id="abdicate__65" original="E46b.db5"><span class="x" id="abdicate__66" original="E46b.db6"> The government was accused of abdicating its responsibility. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-db9" id="abdicate__67"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-db8" id="abdicate__68" original="E391.-78fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-db7" id="abdicate__69"><span class="dr" id="abdicate__70" original="E391.-78f9"> abdication </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dac" id="abdicate__74" original="E391.-78f2"><span class="pos" id="abdicate__75" original="E391.-78f1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cbf" eid="abdicate__76" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.779d" geo="br" id="abdicate__77" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__78"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdication__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdication__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abdication__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.77a0" geo="n_am" id="abdicate__79" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdicate__80"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdication__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdication__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abdication__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-daa" id="abdicate__81"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abdicate__82" original="E391.-78ef"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="abdicate__83" original="E391.-78ee"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-da7" id="abdicate__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-da6" id="abdicate__85" original="E46b.db7"><span class="cf" id="abdicate__86" original="E487.73ec"><span class="exp"> abdication </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="abdicate__87" original="E46b.db8"> The second peace followed Napoleon's abdication in April 1814 and lasted until his return from exile on Elba in March 1815. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-da3" id="abdicate__88" original="E46b.dbc"><span class="x" id="abdicate__89" original="E46b.dbd"> Sceptics would say there is an abdication of public authority in favour of unrepresentative private interests. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2e56" id="abdicate__90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abdicate" title="abdicate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2e55" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1178" id="abdicate__91" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abdicate__92"> abdicate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abdomen
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-da1" id="abdomen" original="E391.-78ed" sum="396"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-da0" id="abdomen__1" original="E391.-78ec"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d9f" id="abdomen__2" original="E391.-78eb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abdomen </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d94" id="abdomen__7" original="E391.-78e3"><span class="pos" id="abdomen__8" original="E391.-78e2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ccc" eid="abdomen__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.783e" geo="br" id="abdomen__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdomen__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdəmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdom/abdomen__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdom/abdomen__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abdomen__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7841" geo="n_am" id="abdomen__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdomen__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbdəmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdom/abdomen__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdom/abdomen__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abdomen__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d92" id="abdomen__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d91" id="abdomen__15" original="E391.-78e1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="abdomen__16" original="E391.-78e0"> the part of the body below the chest that contains the stomach, <a class="ndv" href="entry://bowels" id="abdomen__17"> bowels </a> , etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d8e" id="abdomen__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d8d" id="abdomen__19" original="E824.-7b85"><span class="x" id="abdomen__20" original="E824.-7b84"> The pain began in the centre of the abdomen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d8b" id="abdomen__21" original="E824.-7b83"><span class="x" id="abdomen__22" original="E824.-7b82"> the upper/lower abdomen </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d89" id="abdomen__23" original="E391.-78dc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="abdomen__24" original="E391.-78db"> the end part of an insect's body that is attached to its <a class="ndv" href="entry://thorax" id="abdomen__25"> thorax </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d86" id="abdomen__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d85" id="abdomen__27" original="E824.-7b81"><span class="x" id="abdomen__28" original="E824.-7b80"> Females release their larvae by pumping their abdomens. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2e1b" id="abdomen__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abdomen" title="abdomen definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2e1a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.11c0" id="abdomen__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abdomen__31"> abdomen </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abdominal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d83" id="abdominal" original="E391.-78d7" sum="234"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d82" id="abdominal__1" original="E391.-78d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d81" id="abdominal__2" original="E391.-78d5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abdominal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d76" id="abdominal__6" original="E391.-78cc"><span class="pos" id="abdominal__7" original="E391.-78cb"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cd3" eid="abdominal__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.787e" geo="br" id="abdominal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdominal__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈdɒmɪnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdom/abdominal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdom/abdominal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abdominal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7882" geo="n_am" id="abdominal__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abdominal__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈdɑːmɪnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdom/abdominal__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdom/abdominal__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://abdominal__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d74" id="abdominal__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d73" id="abdominal__14" original="E391.-78ca"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d72" id="abdominal__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="abdominal__16" original="E391.-78c8"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d70" id="abdominal__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="abdominal__18" subj="anat"> anatomy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="abdominal__19" original="E391.-78c6"> connected with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://abdomen" id="abdominal__20"> abdomen </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d6c" id="abdominal__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d6b" id="abdominal__22" original="E824.-7b7c"><span class="x" id="abdominal__23" original="E824.-7b7b"> Patients may have fever and abdominal pain. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2df8" id="abdominal__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abdominal_1" title="abdominal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2df7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.11e3" id="abdominal__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abdominal__26"> abdominal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ability
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d69" id="ability" original="E391.-76f5" sum="787"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d68" id="ability__1" original="E391.-76f4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d67" id="ability__2" original="E391.-76f3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ability </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d5c" id="ability__7" original="E391.-76eb"><span class="pos" id="ability__8" original="E391.-76ea"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cdc" eid="ability__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6320" geo="br" id="ability__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ability__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abi/abili/ability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abi/abili/ability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-631d" geo="n_am" id="ability__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ability__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abi/abili/ability__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abi/abili/ability__us_4.ogg" href="sound://ability__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d5a" id="ability__14" original="E391.-76e9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d57" form="pl" id="ability__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="ability__16" original="E391.-76e5"> abilities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d55" id="ability__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d54" id="ability__18" original="E391.-76e4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d53" id="ability__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="ability__20" original="E391.-76e2"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ability__21" original="E391.-76e0"> the fact that somebody/something is able to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d50" id="ability__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d4f" id="ability__23" original="E825.-43df"><span class="cf" id="ability__24" original="E391.-76e1"><span class="exp" id="ability__25"> ability </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="ability__26" original="E825.-43de"> Many animals possess the ability to distinguish light of different wavelengths. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d4b" id="ability__27" original="E81f.-7f86"><span class="x" id="ability__28" original="E81f.-7f85"> Some of these children acquired an increased ability to cope with stress. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d49" id="ability__29" original="E81f.-7f83"><span class="cf" id="ability__30" original="E81f.-7f84"><span class="exp" id="ability__31"> ability </span> of somebody/something to do something </span><span class="x" id="ability__32" original="E81f.-7f82"> Literacy affects the ability of target audiences to understand marketing messages. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d45" id="ability__33" original="E391.-76df" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inability" title="inability definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d44" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-49f8" id="ability__34" original="E391.-76de"><span class="xh" id="ability__35"> inability </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d42" id="ability__36" original="E81f.-7f77" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="ability__37"> adjective + ability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d40" id="ability__38"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d3f" id="ability__39" original="E81f.-7f76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d3e" id="ability__40"><span class="coll" id="ability__41" original="E81f.-7f75"> innate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d3c" id="ability__42" original="E81f.-7f74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d3b" id="ability__43"><span class="coll" id="ability__44" original="E81f.-7f73"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d39" id="ability__45" original="E81f.-7f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d38" id="ability__46"><span class="coll" id="ability__47" original="E81f.-7f71"> remarkable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d36" id="ability__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d35" id="ability__49" original="E81f.-7f6f"><span class="x" id="ability__50" original="E81f.-7f6e"> Research on newborn babies suggests an innate ability to attend to faces. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d33" id="ability__51" original="E81f.-7ee8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="ability__52"> verb + ability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d31" id="ability__53"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d30" id="ability__54" original="E81f.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d2f" id="ability__55"><span class="coll" id="ability__56" original="E81f.-7ee6"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d2d" id="ability__57"><span class="coll" id="ability__58" original="E81f.-7ee5"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d2b" id="ability__59" original="E81f.-7ee4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d2a" id="ability__60"><span class="coll" id="ability__61" original="E81f.-7ee3"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d28" id="ability__62" original="E81f.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d27" id="ability__63"><span class="coll" id="ability__64" original="E81f.-7ee1"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d25" id="ability__65" original="E81f.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d24" id="ability__66"><span class="coll" id="ability__67" original="E81f.-7edf"> test </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d22" id="ability__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d21" id="ability__69" original="E81f.-7edd"><span class="x" id="ability__70" original="E81f.-7edc"> The system has the ability to address basic, intermediate and advanced data needs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d1f" id="ability__71" original="E81f.-7ed9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="ability__72"> verb + ability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d1d" id="ability__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d1c" id="ability__74" original="E81f.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d1b" id="ability__75"><span class="coll" id="ability__76" original="E81f.-7ed6"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d19" id="ability__77" original="E81f.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d18" id="ability__78"><span class="coll" id="ability__79" original="E81f.-7ed4"> retain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d16" id="ability__80" original="E81f.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d15" id="ability__81"><span class="coll" id="ability__82" original="E81f.-7ed2"> acquire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d13" id="ability__83" original="E81f.-7ed1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d12" id="ability__84"><span class="coll" id="ability__85" original="E81f.-7ed0"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d10" id="ability__86" original="E81f.-7ecf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d0f" id="ability__87"><span class="coll" id="ability__88" original="E81f.-7ece"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d0d" id="ability__89"><span class="coll" id="ability__90" original="E81f.-7ecd"> doubt </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d0b" id="ability__91" original="E81f.-7ecc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d0a" id="ability__92" original="E81f.-7ecb"><span class="x" id="ability__93" original="E81f.-7eca"> Liver cells retain the ability to divide, so the liver can regrow if part of it is removed. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d08" id="ability__94"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d07" id="ability__95" original="E81f.-7ec7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d06" id="ability__96"><span class="coll" id="ability__97" original="E81f.-7ec6"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d04" id="ability__98" original="E81f.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d03" id="ability__99"><span class="coll" id="ability__100" original="E81f.-7ec4"> impair </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d01" id="ability__101"><span class="coll" id="ability__102" original="E81f.-7ec3"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cff" id="ability__103"><span class="coll" id="ability__104" original="E81f.-7ec2"> hinder </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cfd" id="ability__105"><span class="coll" id="ability__106" original="E81f.-7ec1"> constrain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cfb" id="ability__107"><span class="coll" id="ability__108" original="E81f.-7ec0"> undermine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf9" id="ability__109"><span class="coll" id="ability__110" original="E81f.-7ebf"> restrict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf7" id="ability__111" original="E81f.-7ebe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf6" id="ability__112"><span class="coll" id="ability__113" original="E81f.-7ebd"> enhance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf4" id="ability__114"><span class="coll" id="ability__115" original="E81f.-7ebc"> improve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf2" id="ability__116" original="E81f.-7ebb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf1" id="ability__117" original="E81f.-7eba"><span class="x" id="ability__118" original="E81f.-7eb9"> Poverty impairs the ability to obtain a healthy, balanced diet. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cef" id="ability__119" original="E81f.-7eb6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="ability__120"> ability to + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ced" id="ability__121"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cec" id="ability__122" original="E81f.-7eb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ceb" id="ability__123"><span class="coll" id="ability__124" original="E81f.-7eb3"> cope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce9" id="ability__125" original="E81f.-7eb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce8" id="ability__126"><span class="coll" id="ability__127" original="E81f.-7eb1"> pay </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce6" id="ability__128" original="E81f.-7eb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce5" id="ability__129"><span class="coll" id="ability__130" original="E81f.-7eaf"> innovate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce3" id="ability__131" original="E81f.-7eae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce2" id="ability__132"><span class="coll" id="ability__133" original="E81f.-7ead"> adapt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce0" id="ability__134" original="E81f.-7eac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cdf" id="ability__135"><span class="coll" id="ability__136" original="E81f.-7eab"> communicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cdd" id="ability__137" original="E81f.-7eaa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cdc" id="ability__138"><span class="coll" id="ability__139" original="E81f.-7ea9"> predict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cda" id="ability__140" original="E81f.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd9" id="ability__141"><span class="coll" id="ability__142" original="E81f.-7ea7"> manipulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd7" id="ability__143" original="E81f.-7ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd6" id="ability__144"><span class="coll" id="ability__145" original="E81f.-7ea5"> control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd4" id="ability__146" original="E81f.-7ea4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd3" id="ability__147" original="E81f.-7ea3"><span class="x" id="ability__148" original="E81f.-7ea2"> Access to care was to be based on clinical need, not on the ability to pay. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd1" id="ability__149" original="E391.-76dc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd0" id="ability__150"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ability__151" original="E391.-76da"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ability__152" original="E391.-76d9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ability__153" original="E391.-76d8"> a level of skill or intelligence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ccc" id="ability__154"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ccb" id="ability__155" original="E81f.-7f81"><span class="x" id="ability__156" original="E81f.-7f80"> Tests of both reading ability and non-verbal reasoning were administered. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc9" id="ability__157" original="E81f.-7f7f"><span class="x" id="ability__158" original="E81f.-7f7e"> The all-round person possesses general abilities but is not a specialist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc7" id="ability__159" original="E81f.-7f7d"><span class="cf" id="ability__160" original="E4a8.-1d77"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="ability__161" original="E81f.-7f7c"> The pupils were taught in mixed ability classes. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc4" id="ability__162" original="E81f.-7f77" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="ability__163"> adjective + ability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc2" id="ability__164"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc1" id="ability__165" original="E81f.-7f76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc0" id="ability__166"><span class="coll" id="ability__167" original="E81f.-7f75"> innate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cbe" id="ability__168" original="E81f.-7f74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cbd" id="ability__169"><span class="coll" id="ability__170" original="E81f.-7f73"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cbb" id="ability__171" original="E81f.-7f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cba" id="ability__172"><span class="coll" id="ability__173" original="E81f.-7f71"> remarkable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb8" id="ability__174"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb7" id="ability__175" original="E81f.-7f6d"><span class="x" id="ability__176" original="E81f.-7f6c"> Some animals exhibit a remarkable homing ability. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb5" id="ability__177" original="E81f.-7f35" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="ability__178"> adjective + ability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb3" id="ability__179"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb2" id="ability__180" original="E81f.-7f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb1" id="ability__181"><span class="coll" id="ability__182" original="E81f.-7f32"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-caf" id="ability__183" original="E81f.-7f31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cae" id="ability__184"><span class="coll" id="ability__185" original="E81f.-7f30"> cognitive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cac" id="ability__186"><span class="coll" id="ability__187" original="E81f.-7f2f"> mental </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-caa" id="ability__188"><span class="coll" id="ability__189" original="E81f.-7f2e"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca8" id="ability__190" original="E81f.-7f2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca7" id="ability__191"><span class="coll" id="ability__192" original="E81f.-7f2c"> academic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca5" id="ability__193" original="E81f.-7f2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca4" id="ability__194"><span class="coll" id="ability__195" original="E81f.-7f2a"> verbal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca2" id="ability__196"><span class="coll" id="ability__197" original="E81f.-7f29"> linguistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca0" id="ability__198" original="E81f.-7f28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c9f" id="ability__199"><span class="coll" id="ability__200" original="E81f.-7f27"> reading </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c9d" id="ability__201" original="E81f.-7f26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c9c" id="ability__202" original="E81f.-7f25"><span class="x" id="ability__203" original="E81f.-7f24"> Tests of mental abilities do not assess all important aspects of brain function. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c9a" id="ability__204" original="E81f.-7ee8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="ability__205"> verb + ability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c98" id="ability__206"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c97" id="ability__207" original="E81f.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c96" id="ability__208"><span class="coll" id="ability__209" original="E81f.-7ee6"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c94" id="ability__210"><span class="coll" id="ability__211" original="E81f.-7ee5"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c92" id="ability__212" original="E81f.-7ee4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c91" id="ability__213"><span class="coll" id="ability__214" original="E81f.-7ee3"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c8f" id="ability__215" original="E81f.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c8e" id="ability__216"><span class="coll" id="ability__217" original="E81f.-7ee1"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c8c" id="ability__218" original="E81f.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c8b" id="ability__219"><span class="coll" id="ability__220" original="E81f.-7edf"> test </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c89" id="ability__221"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c88" id="ability__222" original="E81f.-7edb"><span class="x" id="ability__223" original="E81f.-7eda"> Children need opportunities to develop problem-solving abilities. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d2" id="ability__224" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="ability__225"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d4" id="ability__226" original="E81f.-7f7a"><span class="shcut" id="ability__227" original="E81f.-7f79"> adjective + ability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d6" id="ability__228" original="E81f.-7f78"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d7" id="ability__229" original="E81f.-7f76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d8" id="ability__230" original="E81f.-7f75"><span class="coll" id="ability__231"> innate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42da" id="ability__232" original="E81f.-7f74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42db" id="ability__233" original="E81f.-7f73"><span class="coll" id="ability__234"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42dd" id="ability__235" original="E81f.-7f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42de" id="ability__236" original="E81f.-7f71"><span class="coll" id="ability__237"> remarkable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e0" id="ability__238" original="E81f.-7f70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e1" id="ability__239" original="E81f.-7f6f"><span class="x" id="ability__240" original="E81f.-7f6e"> Research on newborn babies suggests an innate ability to attend to faces. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e3" id="ability__241" original="E81f.-7f6d"><span class="x" id="ability__242" original="E81f.-7f6c"> Some animals exhibit a remarkable homing ability. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e5" id="ability__243" original="E81f.-7f35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e6" id="ability__244" original="E81f.-7f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e7" id="ability__245" original="E81f.-7f32"><span class="coll" id="ability__246"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e9" id="ability__247" original="E81f.-7f31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ea" id="ability__248" original="E81f.-7f30"><span class="coll" id="ability__249"> cognitive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ec" id="ability__250" original="E81f.-7f2f"><span class="coll" id="ability__251"> mental </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ee" id="ability__252" original="E81f.-7f2e"><span class="coll" id="ability__253"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f0" id="ability__254" original="E81f.-7f2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f1" id="ability__255" original="E81f.-7f2c"><span class="coll" id="ability__256"> academic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f3" id="ability__257" original="E81f.-7f2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f4" id="ability__258" original="E81f.-7f2a"><span class="coll" id="ability__259"> verbal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f6" id="ability__260" original="E81f.-7f29"><span class="coll" id="ability__261"> linguistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f8" id="ability__262" original="E81f.-7f28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f9" id="ability__263" original="E81f.-7f27"><span class="coll" id="ability__264"> reading </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42fb" id="ability__265" original="E81f.-7f26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42fc" id="ability__266" original="E81f.-7f25"><span class="x" id="ability__267" original="E81f.-7f24"> Tests of mental abilities do not assess all important aspects of brain function. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42fe" id="ability__268" original="E81f.-7eeb"><span class="shcut" id="ability__269" original="E81f.-7eea"> verb + ability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4300" id="ability__270" original="E81f.-7ee9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4301" id="ability__271" original="E81f.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4302" id="ability__272" original="E81f.-7ee6"><span class="coll" id="ability__273"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4304" id="ability__274" original="E81f.-7ee5"><span class="coll" id="ability__275"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4306" id="ability__276" original="E81f.-7ee4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4307" id="ability__277" original="E81f.-7ee3"><span class="coll" id="ability__278"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4309" id="ability__279" original="E81f.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.430a" id="ability__280" original="E81f.-7ee1"><span class="coll" id="ability__281"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.430c" id="ability__282" original="E81f.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.430d" id="ability__283" original="E81f.-7edf"><span class="coll" id="ability__284"> test </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.430f" id="ability__285" original="E81f.-7ede"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4310" id="ability__286" original="E81f.-7edd"><span class="x" id="ability__287" original="E81f.-7edc"> The system has the ability to address basic, intermediate and advanced data needs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4312" id="ability__288" original="E81f.-7edb"><span class="x" id="ability__289" original="E81f.-7eda"> Children need opportunities to develop problem-solving abilities. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4314" id="ability__290" original="E81f.-7ed9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4315" id="ability__291" original="E81f.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4316" id="ability__292" original="E81f.-7ed6"><span class="coll" id="ability__293"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4318" id="ability__294" original="E81f.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4319" id="ability__295" original="E81f.-7ed4"><span class="coll" id="ability__296"> retain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.431b" id="ability__297" original="E81f.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.431c" id="ability__298" original="E81f.-7ed2"><span class="coll" id="ability__299"> acquire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.431e" id="ability__300" original="E81f.-7ed1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.431f" id="ability__301" original="E81f.-7ed0"><span class="coll" id="ability__302"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4321" id="ability__303" original="E81f.-7ecf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4322" id="ability__304" original="E81f.-7ece"><span class="coll" id="ability__305"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4324" id="ability__306" original="E81f.-7ecd"><span class="coll" id="ability__307"> doubt </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4326" id="ability__308" original="E81f.-7ecc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4327" id="ability__309" original="E81f.-7ecb"><span class="x" id="ability__310" original="E81f.-7eca"> Liver cells retain the ability to divide, so the liver can regrow if part of it is removed. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4329" id="ability__311" original="E81f.-7ec9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.432a" id="ability__312" original="E81f.-7ec7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.432b" id="ability__313" original="E81f.-7ec6"><span class="coll" id="ability__314"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.432d" id="ability__315" original="E81f.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.432e" id="ability__316" original="E81f.-7ec4"><span class="coll" id="ability__317"> impair </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4330" id="ability__318" original="E81f.-7ec3"><span class="coll" id="ability__319"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4332" id="ability__320" original="E81f.-7ec2"><span class="coll" id="ability__321"> hinder </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4334" id="ability__322" original="E81f.-7ec1"><span class="coll" id="ability__323"> constrain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4336" id="ability__324" original="E81f.-7ec0"><span class="coll" id="ability__325"> undermine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4338" id="ability__326" original="E81f.-7ebf"><span class="coll" id="ability__327"> restrict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.433a" id="ability__328" original="E81f.-7ebe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.433b" id="ability__329" original="E81f.-7ebd"><span class="coll" id="ability__330"> enhance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.433d" id="ability__331" original="E81f.-7ebc"><span class="coll" id="ability__332"> improve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.433f" id="ability__333" original="E81f.-7ebb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4340" id="ability__334" original="E81f.-7eba"><span class="x" id="ability__335" original="E81f.-7eb9"> Poverty impairs the ability to obtain a healthy, balanced diet. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4342" id="ability__336" original="E81f.-7eb8"><span class="shcut" id="ability__337" original="E81f.-7eb7"> ability to + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4344" id="ability__338" original="E81f.-7eb6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4345" id="ability__339" original="E81f.-7eb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4346" id="ability__340" original="E81f.-7eb3"><span class="coll" id="ability__341"> cope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4348" id="ability__342" original="E81f.-7eb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4349" id="ability__343" original="E81f.-7eb1"><span class="coll" id="ability__344"> pay </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.434b" id="ability__345" original="E81f.-7eb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.434c" id="ability__346" original="E81f.-7eaf"><span class="coll" id="ability__347"> innovate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.434e" id="ability__348" original="E81f.-7eae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.434f" id="ability__349" original="E81f.-7ead"><span class="coll" id="ability__350"> adapt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4351" id="ability__351" original="E81f.-7eac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4352" id="ability__352" original="E81f.-7eab"><span class="coll" id="ability__353"> communicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4354" id="ability__354" original="E81f.-7eaa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4355" id="ability__355" original="E81f.-7ea9"><span class="coll" id="ability__356"> predict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4357" id="ability__357" original="E81f.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4358" id="ability__358" original="E81f.-7ea7"><span class="coll" id="ability__359"> manipulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.435a" id="ability__360" original="E81f.-7ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.435b" id="ability__361" original="E81f.-7ea5"><span class="coll" id="ability__362"> control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.435d" id="ability__363" original="E81f.-7ea4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.435e" id="ability__364" original="E81f.-7ea3"><span class="x" id="ability__365" original="E81f.-7ea2"> Access to care was to be based on clinical need, not on the ability to pay. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2dd5" id="ability__366" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ability_1" title="ability definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2dd4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1424" id="ability__367" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ability__368"> ability </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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able
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c86" id="able" original="E391.-7613" sum="604"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c85" id="able__1" original="E391.-7612"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c84" id="able__2" original="E391.-7611"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> able </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c78" id="able__8" original="E391.-75fb"><span class="pos" id="able__9" original="E391.-75fa"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ce3" eid="able__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6290" geo="br" id="able__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="able__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abl/able_/able__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abl/able_/able__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://able__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-628d" geo="n_am" id="able__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="able__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abl/able_/able__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abl/able_/able__us_2.ogg" href="sound://able__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c76" id="able__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c75" id="able__16" original="E391.-75eb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="use" id="able__17" original="E391.-75e9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used as a modal verb <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="able__18" original="E391.-75ea"> be <span class="exp" id="able__19"> able </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="able__20" original="E391.-75e8"> to have the power, skill, means or opportunity to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c70" id="able__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c6f" id="able__22" original="E826.-7ca0"><span class="x" id="able__23" original="E826.-7c9f"> Some families earned so little they were barely able to survive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c6d" id="able__24" original="E827.7543"><span class="x" id="able__25" original="E827.7544"> The larger companies are better able to take advantage of these opportunities. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c6b" id="able__26" original="E391.-75e7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unable" title="unable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c6a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4e31" id="able__27" original="E391.-75e6"><span class="xh" id="able__28"> unable </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="can1__127" original="E646.-3f2c" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="can1__128" original="E646.-3f2b"><span class="h1" id="can1__129" original="E646.-3f2a"><ul class="inline" id="can1__130" original="E646.-3f29"><li class="li" id="can1__131" original="E646.-3f28"> can </li><li class="li" id="can1__132" original="E89e.15c8"> cannot </li><li class="li" id="can1__133" original="E646.-3f27"> be able to </li><li class="li" id="can1__134" original="E89e.15c9"> be unable to </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="can1__135" original="E646.-3f26"><li class="li" id="can1__136" original="E646.-3f25"><span class="eb" id="can1__137" original="E89e.15ca"> Can </span> and <span class="eb" id="can1__138" original="E89e.15cb"> be able to </span> can each be used to express possibility. The negatives are <span class="eb" id="can1__139" original="E89e.15cc"> cannot </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__140" original="E89e.15cd"> be unable to </span> or <span class="eb" id="can1__141" original="E89e.15ce"> not be able to </span> . These expressions are all followed by the infinitive without <span class="ei" id="can1__142" original="E646.-3f23"> to </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="can1__143"><span class="x-g" id="can1__144" original="E89e.15d0"><span class="x" id="can1__145" original="E89e.15d1"> Although we <span class="ebi" id="can1__146" original="E89e.15d2"> can measure </span> sea ice extent relatively easily, we <span class="ebi" id="can1__147" original="E89e.15d3"> cannot measure </span> the volume. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="can1__148" original="E646.-30ba"><span class="x" id="can1__149" original="E646.-30b9"> Principally, the glider <span class="ebi" id="can1__150" original="E646.-30b8"> is able to survey </span> the head of the adjacent submarine canyon. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__151" original="E646.-30b6"> The past form of <span class="ei" id="can1__152" original="E646.-305f"> can </span> is <span class="eb" id="can1__153" original="E646.-305e"> could </span> ; the past form of <span class="ei" id="can1__154" original="E646.-305d"> be able </span> is <span class="eb" id="can1__155" original="E646.-305c"> was/​were able </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="can1__156"><span class="x-g" id="can1__157" original="E646.-305b"><span class="x" id="can1__158" original="E646.-305a"> Formerly, employers <span class="ebi" id="can1__159" original="E646.-3059"> could insist </span> that all sickness absence be confirmed by a certificate issued by a doctor. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="can1__160" original="E646.-30b5"><span class="x" id="can1__161" original="E646.-30b4"> Thus, these refugees <span class="ebi" id="can1__162" original="E646.-30b3"> were able to choose </span> where in France they would be resettled. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__163" original="E646.-3057"> To talk about possibility in the future, use <span class="eb" id="can1__164" original="E646.-3056"> could </span> and <span class="eb" id="can1__165" original="E646.-3055"> would be able </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="can1__166"><span class="x-g" id="can1__167" original="E646.-3004"><span class="x" id="can1__168" original="E646.-3003"> In the future, the UK <span class="ebi" id="can1__169" original="E646.-3002"> could use </span> biomass to satisfy about 4.5% of its present total energy needs. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="can1__170" original="E646.-3001"><span class="x" id="can1__171" original="E646.-3000"> Figure 6 relates to the population in Wales, but a similar graph <span class="ebi" id="can1__172" original="E646.-2fff"> could be constructed </span> for Scotland, England or Ireland. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="can1__173" original="E646.-2ffe"><span class="x" id="can1__174" original="E646.-2ffd"> Some politicians optimistically predicted that the country <span class="ebi" id="can1__175" original="E646.-2ffc"> would be able to free </span> itself from aid and donor influence. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c64" id="able__78" original="E391.-75e4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c63" id="able__79" original="E391.-75e3"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c62" form="_tofix" id="able__80" original="E391.-75e2"><span class="if" id="able__81" original="E391.-75e1"> abler </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ce4" eid="able__82" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6296" geo="br" id="able__83" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="able__84"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪblə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abl/abler/abler__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abl/abler/abler__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abler__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6293" geo="n_am" id="able__85" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="able__86"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪblər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abl/abler/abler__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abl/abler/abler__us_2.ogg" href="sound://abler__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c59" form="_tofix" id="able__87" original="E391.-75dd"><span class="if" id="able__88" original="E391.-75dc"> ablest </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ce5" eid="able__89" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7cf1" geo="br" id="able__90" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="able__91"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪblɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abl/ables/ablest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abl/ables/ablest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ablest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7cf4" geo="n_am" id="able__92" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="able__93"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪblɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abl/ables/ablest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abl/ables/ablest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ablest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="able__94" original="E391.-75d8"> intelligent; good at something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c50" id="able__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c4f" id="able__96" original="E826.-7c9c"><span class="x" id="able__97" original="E826.-7c9b"> Hess was an able administrator as well as a brilliant scientist. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2cf2" id="able__98" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://able_1" title="able definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2cf1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.154d" id="able__99" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="able__100"> able </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abnormal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c4d" id="abnormal" original="E391.-754c" sum="448"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c4c" id="abnormal__1" original="E391.-754b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c4b" id="abnormal__2" original="E391.-754a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abnormal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c42" id="abnormal__4" original="E391.-7545"><span class="pos" id="abnormal__5" original="E391.-7544"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cf8" eid="abnormal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7e19" geo="br" id="abnormal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abnormal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈnɔːml <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abn/abnor/abnormal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abn/abnor/abnormal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abnormal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7e1d" geo="n_am" id="abnormal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abnormal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈnɔːrml <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abn/abnor/abnormal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abn/abnor/abnormal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abnormal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c40" id="abnormal__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c3f" id="abnormal__12" original="E391.-7543"><span class="def" id="abnormal__13" original="E391.-7542"> different from what is usual or expected, especially in a way that may be harmful or not wanted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c3d" id="abnormal__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c3c" id="abnormal__15" original="E828.-7f30"><span class="x" id="abnormal__16" original="E828.-7f2f"> A patient with slightly abnormal liver function tests was referred to hospital for investigation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c3a" id="abnormal__17" original="E828.-7f2c"><span class="x" id="abnormal__18" original="E828.-7f2b"> Possible causes of abnormal findings in the measurements are also discussed. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c38" id="abnormal__19" original="E391.-7541" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://normal1" title="normal1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c37" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.2e17" id="abnormal__20" original="E391.-7540"><span class="xh" id="abnormal__21"> normal </span><span class="xhm" id="abnormal__22"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c34" id="abnormal__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c33" id="abnormal__24" original="E391.-753e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c32" id="abnormal__25"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="abnormal__26" original="E391.-753d"> abnormally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c29" id="abnormal__27" original="E391.-7539"><span class="pos" id="abnormal__28" original="E391.-7538"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cf9" eid="abnormal__29" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7e21" geo="br" id="abnormal__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abnormal__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈnɔːməli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abn/abnor/abnormally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abn/abnor/abnormally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abnormally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7e25" geo="n_am" id="abnormal__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abnormal__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈnɔːrməli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abn/abnor/abnormally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abn/abnor/abnormally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abnormally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c27" id="abnormal__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c26" id="abnormal__35" original="E828.-739e"><span class="x" id="abnormal__36" original="E828.-739d"> All these enzymes were abnormally high, indicating a problem with the liver. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="remarkably__19" original="E442.-6d8a" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="remarkably__20" original="E442.-6d89"><span class="h1" id="remarkably__21" original="E442.-6d88"> Adverbs of degree </span><span class="p" id="remarkably__22" original="E442.-6d87"> These adverbs are used with an adjective to describe the strength of a particular quality. </span><span class="h2" id="remarkably__23" original="E442.-6583"> a high degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__24" original="E848.-66b4"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__25" original="E442.-6d86"><li class="li" id="remarkably__26" original="E442.-6d85"> enormously </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__27" original="E442.-6d83"> exceptionally </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__28" original="E442.-6d82"> extremely </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__29" original="E442.-6d21"> immensely </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__30" original="E442.-6d80"> remarkably </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__31" original="E843.53da"><li class="li" id="remarkably__32" original="E843.53db"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__33"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__34" original="E442.-6d7e"><span class="x" id="remarkably__35" original="E442.-6d7d"> The study reveals <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__36" original="E442.-6d20"> exceptionally high </span> levels of imports. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__37" original="E843.53dc"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__38"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__39" original="E442.-67cd"><span class="x" id="remarkably__40" original="E442.-67cc"> Low-denomination coins minted in the third century are <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__41" original="E442.-67cb"> extremely rare </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__42" original="E843.53dd"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__43"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__44" original="E442.-6374"><span class="x" id="remarkably__45" original="E442.-6373"> Although woodblock prints were not respected as genuine art at the time, they were <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__46" original="E442.-6372"> immensely popular </span> . </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__47" original="E92e.-f92"><li class="li" id="remarkably__48" original="E442.-6371"> The adverbs <span class="eb" id="remarkably__49" original="E442.-6370"> enormously </span> , <span class="eb" id="remarkably__50" original="E442.-636f"> immensely </span> and <span class="eb" id="remarkably__51" original="E442.-636e"> remarkably </span> may also be used with a verb in this meaning: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__52" original="E843.53de"><li class="li" id="remarkably__53" original="E843.53df"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__54"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__55" original="E442.-6d1c"><span class="x" id="remarkably__56" original="E442.-6d1b"> The content of soluble salts <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__57" original="E442.-6d1a"> varies enormously </span> between rock types. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__58" original="E843.53e0"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__59"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__60" original="E442.-636d"><span class="x" id="remarkably__61" original="E442.-636c"> Furthermore, male and female fig wasps <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__62" original="E442.-636b"> differ remarkably </span> in their morphology. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__63" original="E442.-6582"> a moderate degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__64" original="E848.-66b3"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__65" original="E442.-6d75"><li class="li" id="remarkably__66" original="E442.-6d74"> fairly </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__67" original="E442.-6d73"> moderately </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__68" original="E442.-6d72"> sufficiently </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__69" original="E843.53e1"><li class="li" id="remarkably__70" original="E843.53e2"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__71"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__72" original="E442.-65cb"><span class="x" id="remarkably__73" original="E442.-65ca"> The temperatures of ocean surfaces remain <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__74" original="E442.-65c9"> fairly constant </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__75" original="E843.53e3"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__76"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__77" original="E843.53e4"><span class="x" id="remarkably__78" original="E843.53e5"> The headaches are <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__79" original="E843.53e6"> moderately severe </span> but not disabling. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" id="remarkably__80" original="E442.-65cc"> Note that <span class="eb" id="remarkably__81" original="E442.-b64"> sufficiently </span> is used to express a level of need: <span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__82"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__83" original="E442.-b63"><span class="x" id="remarkably__84" original="E442.-b62"> Once a <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__85" original="E442.-b61"> sufficiently large </span> bubble is formed, it could expand. </span></span></span></span><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__86" original="E92e.-f91"><li class="li" id="remarkably__87" original="E442.-636a"> The adverbs <span class="eb" id="remarkably__88" original="E442.-6369"> moderately </span> and <span class="eb" id="remarkably__89" original="E442.-6368"> sufficiently </span> may also be used with a verb in this meaning: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__90" original="E843.53e7"><li class="li" id="remarkably__91" original="E843.53e8"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__92"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__93" original="E442.-b60"><span class="x" id="remarkably__94" original="E442.-b5f"> The CAS Planning scale has been shown to <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__95" original="E442.-b5e"> correlate moderately </span> with IQ. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__96" original="E843.53e9"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__97"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__98" original="E442.-6367"><span class="x" id="remarkably__99" original="E442.-6366"> By the 1970s, these economies had <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__100" original="E442.-6365"> recovered sufficiently </span> to compete on a global scale. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__101" original="E442.-6580"> an absolute degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__102" original="E848.-66b2"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__103" original="E442.-67c9"><li class="li" id="remarkably__104" original="E442.-67c8"> completely </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__105" original="E442.-67c7"> entirely </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__106" original="E92e.-f90"><li class="li" id="remarkably__107" original="E442.-67ca"> These adverbs may be used with <span class="ei" id="remarkably__108" original="E442.-65d3"> not </span> or <span class="ei" id="remarkably__109" original="E442.-65d2"> almost </span> to make your assertion less strong: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__110" original="E843.53ea"><li class="li" id="remarkably__111" original="E843.53eb"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__112"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__113" original="E442.-67c5"><span class="x" id="remarkably__114" original="E442.-67c4"> Some bacteria are considered to be <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__115" original="E442.-67c3"> completely independent </span> of photosynthesis. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__116" original="E843.53ec"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__117"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__118" original="E442.-67c2"><span class="x" id="remarkably__119" original="E442.-67c1"> This evidence is <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__120" original="E442.-65d1"> not entirely consistent </span> across studies. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__121" original="E843.53ed"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__122"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__123" original="E442.-65d0"><span class="x" id="remarkably__124" original="E442.-65cf"> Although econometric evidence is <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__125" original="E442.-65ce"> almost entirely absent </span> , historical evidence suggests… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__126" original="E843.53ee"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__127"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__128" original="E442.-6364"><span class="x" id="remarkably__129" original="E442.-6363"> Evidently, myth had been too entrenched in Greek life to <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__130" original="E442.-6362"> disappear completely. </span></span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__131" original="E442.-b5d"> other adverbs of degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__132" original="E848.-66b1"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__133" original="E442.-6d7b"><li class="li" id="remarkably__134" original="E442.-6d7a"> abnormally </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__135" original="E442.-6d79"> extraordinarily </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__136" original="E442.-6d78"> surprisingly </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__137" original="E442.-6d77"> unusually </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__139" original="E68e.2245"><li class="li" id="remarkably__140" original="E68e.2246"> These adverbs emphasize how <span class="eb" id="remarkably__141" original="E68e.2247"> unusual </span> a particular quality is, especially an amount or the level of something: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__142" original="E843.53f0"><li class="li" id="remarkably__143" original="E843.53f1"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__144"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__145" original="E442.-b66"><span class="x" id="remarkably__146" original="E442.-b5c"> Despite the interest in market-oriented conservation, <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__147" original="E442.-b5b"> surprisingly little </span> research has focused on peasant farmer incomes in rainforest areas. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__148" original="E843.53f2"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__149"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__150" original="E442.-657f"><span class="x" id="remarkably__151" original="E442.-657e"> Less frequent events, such as <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__152" original="E442.-657d"> unusually high </span> tides, have an impact on erosion (Wong, 1991). </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h1" id="remarkably__153" original="E848.-66b0"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__154" original="E442.-6d70"><li class="li" id="remarkably__155" original="E442.-6d6f"> comparatively </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__156" original="E442.-6d6e"> relatively </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__157" original="E68e.2248"><li class="li" id="remarkably__158" original="E68e.2249"> These adverbs may be used when <span class="eb" id="remarkably__159" original="E68e.224a"> comparing </span> sets of data, objects, techniques, etc: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__160" original="E843.53f3"><li class="li" id="remarkably__161" original="E843.53f4"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__162"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__163" original="E843.53f5"><span class="x" id="remarkably__164" original="E843.53f6"> Even in eras of <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__165" original="E843.53f7"> comparatively high </span> literacy, ancient cultures remained oral to a considerable degree. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__166" original="E843.53f8"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__167"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__168" original="E442.-65c2"><span class="x" id="remarkably__169" original="E442.-65c1"> The mass exchange of these polar glaciers is <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__170" original="E442.-65c0"> relatively small </span> , compared with temperate glaciers. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="normal1__50"><span class="wfw" id="normal1__51" original="E5df.-d51"> normal </span><span class="wfp" id="normal1__52" original="E5df.-d50" wfp="adj"> adjective </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="wfp" id="normal1__53" original="E5df.-d4f" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="normal1__54"><span class="wfw" id="normal1__55" original="E5df.-d4e"> normally </span><span class="wfp" id="normal1__56" original="E5df.-d4d" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="normal1__57"><span class="wfw" id="normal1__58" original="E5df.-d4c"> normalize </span><span class="wfp" id="normal1__59" original="E5df.-d4b" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="normal1__60"><span class="wfw" id="normal1__61" original="E5df.-d4a"> normalization </span><span class="wfp" id="normal1__62" original="E5df.-d49" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="normal1__63"><span class="wfw" id="normal1__64" original="E5df.-d48"> normality </span><span class="wfp" id="normal1__65" original="E5df.-d47" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="normal1__66"><span class="wfw" id="normal1__67" original="E5df.-d46"> norm </span><span class="wfp" id="normal1__68" original="E5df.-d45" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="normal1__69"><span class="wfw" id="normal1__70" original="E5df.-d44"> abnormal </span><span class="wfp" id="normal1__71" original="E5df.-d43" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="normal1__72"><span class="wfw" id="normal1__73" original="E5df.-d42"> abnormally </span><span class="wfp" id="normal1__74" original="E5df.-d41" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2cb6" id="abnormal__214" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abnormal" title="abnormal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2cb5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.165e" id="abnormal__215" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abnormal__216"> abnormal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abnormality
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c24" id="abnormality" original="E391.-7537" sum="405"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c23" id="abnormality__1" original="E391.-7536"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c22" id="abnormality__2" original="E391.-7535"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abnormality </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c16" id="abnormality__7" original="E391.-752d"><span class="pos" id="abnormality__8" original="E391.-752c"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d0a" eid="abnormality__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7e89" geo="br" id="abnormality__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abnormality__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbnɔːˈmæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abn/abnor/abnormality__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abn/abnor/abnormality__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abnormality__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7e8d" geo="n_am" id="abnormality__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abnormality__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbnɔːrˈmæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abn/abnor/abnormality__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abn/abnor/abnormality__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://abnormality__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c14" id="abnormality__14" original="E391.-752b"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c11" form="pl" id="abnormality__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="abnormality__16" original="E391.-7527"> abnormalities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c0f" id="abnormality__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="abnormality__18" original="E391.-7525"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abnormality__19" original="E391.-7524"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c0c" id="abnormality__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c0b" id="abnormality__21" original="E391.-7523"><span class="def" id="abnormality__22" original="E391.-7522"> a feature in a person's body or behaviour that is not usual and may be harmful or cause illness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c09" id="abnormality__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c08" id="abnormality__24" original="E828.-7f1f"><span class="x" id="abnormality__25" original="E828.-7f1e"> The congenital heart abnormalities are seen in 40-50% of patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c06" id="abnormality__26" original="E828.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="abnormality__27" original="E828.-7f1a"> The tests are offered to women with a family history of chromosomal abnormality. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c7b" id="abnormality__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abnormality" title="abnormality definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c7a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1686" id="abnormality__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abnormality__30"> abnormality </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abolish
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c04" id="abolish" original="E391.-74e2" sum="559"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c03" id="abolish__1" original="E391.-74e1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c02" id="abolish__2" original="E391.-74e0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abolish </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bf4" id="abolish__9" original="E391.-74d6"><span class="pos" id="abolish__10" original="E391.-74d5"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d13" eid="abolish__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7f4a" geo="br" id="abolish__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɒlɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolish__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolish__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://abolish__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7f4e" geo="n_am" id="abolish__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɑːlɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolish__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abolish__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-41cd" id="abolish__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51e4" form="root" id="abolish__17"><span class="vp" id="abolish__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> abolish </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51e6" eid="abolish__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51e7" geo="br" id="abolish__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɒlɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolish__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolish__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://abolish__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51eb" geo="n_am" id="abolish__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɑːlɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolish__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abolish__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51ef" form="thirdps" id="abolish__24"><span class="vp" id="abolish__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> abolishes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51f1" eid="abolish__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51f2" geo="br" id="abolish__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɒlɪʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolishes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolishes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abolishes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51f5" geo="n_am" id="abolish__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɑːlɪʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolishes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolishes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abolishes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51f8" form="past" id="abolish__31"><span class="vp" id="abolish__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> abolished </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51fa" eid="abolish__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51fb" geo="br" id="abolish__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɒlɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolished__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abolished__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51fe" geo="n_am" id="abolish__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɑːlɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolished__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolished__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abolished__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5201" form="pastpart" id="abolish__38"><span class="vp" id="abolish__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> abolished </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5203" eid="abolish__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5204" geo="br" id="abolish__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɒlɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolished__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abolished__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5207" geo="n_am" id="abolish__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɑːlɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolished__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolished__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abolished__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.520a" form="prespart" id="abolish__45"><span class="vp" id="abolish__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> abolishing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.520c" eid="abolish__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.520d" geo="br" id="abolish__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɒlɪʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolishing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolishing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abolishing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5210" geo="n_am" id="abolish__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolish__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɑːlɪʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolishing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolishing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abolishing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bc3" id="abolish__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bc2" id="abolish__53" original="E391.-74b8"><span class="cf" id="abolish__54" original="E391.-74b7"><span class="exp" id="abolish__55"> abolish </span> something </span><span class="def" id="abolish__56" original="E391.-74b6"> to officially end a system, practice, institution or law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bbe" id="abolish__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bbd" id="abolish__58" original="E82a.-7e5d"><span class="x" id="abolish__59" original="E82a.-7e5c"> The slave trade was abolished by Act of Parliament in 1807. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bbb" id="abolish__60" original="E82a.-7e59"><span class="x" id="abolish__61" original="E82a.-7e58"> The decree completely abolished the death penalty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bb9" id="abolish__62" original="E82a.-7e5b"><span class="x" id="abolish__63" original="E82a.-7e5a"> The government proposed to abolish the office of Lord Chancellor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bb7" id="abolish__64" original="E82a.-7e57"><span class="x" id="abolish__65" original="E82a.-7e56"> Japanese car manufacturers were not happy with the EU protection and started a lobbying process in Brussels to abolish the EU tariffs. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c2b" id="abolish__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abolish" title="abolish definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c2a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1705" id="abolish__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abolish__68"> abolish </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abolition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bb5" id="abolition" original="E391.-74b5" sum="490"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bb4" id="abolition__1" original="E391.-74b4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bb3" id="abolition__2" original="E391.-74b3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abolition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bab" id="abolition__4" original="E391.-74ae"><span class="pos" id="abolition__5" original="E391.-74ad"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d1c" eid="abolition__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7fc6" geo="br" id="abolition__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolition__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbəˈlɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abolition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7fc9" geo="n_am" id="abolition__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolition__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbəˈlɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abolition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ba9" id="abolition__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abolition__12" original="E391.-74ab"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ba7" id="abolition__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ba6" id="abolition__14" original="E391.-74aa"><span class="cf" id="abolition__15" original="E39f.-6b87"><span class="exp" id="abolition__16"> abolition </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="abolition__17" original="E391.-74a9"> the ending of a system, practice, institution or law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ba2" id="abolition__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ba1" id="abolition__19" original="E82a.-7c43"><span class="x" id="abolition__20" original="E82a.-7c42"> Between 1828 and 1830, some 5 000 petitions calling for the gradual abolition of slavery were submitted to Parliament. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b9f" id="abolition__21" original="E82a.-7c41"><span class="x" id="abolition__22" original="E82a.-7c40"> All these papers have supported the abolition of the licence fee by which the BBC is funded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b9d" id="abolition__23" original="E82a.-7c3f"><span class="x" id="abolition__24" original="E82a.-7c3e"> The end of the Cold War has not resulted in the abolition of nuclear weapons. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c0b" id="abolition__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abolition" title="abolition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c0a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1734" id="abolition__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abolition__27"> abolition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abolitionist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b9b" id="abolitionist" original="E391.-74a8" sum="582"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b9a" id="abolitionist__1" original="E391.-74a7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b99" id="abolitionist__2" original="E391.-74a6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abolitionist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b8e" id="abolitionist__7" original="E391.-749e"><span class="pos" id="abolitionist__8" original="E391.-749d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d23" eid="abolitionist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7ff0" geo="br" id="abolitionist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolitionist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolitionist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolitionist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abolitionist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7ff3" geo="n_am" id="abolitionist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abolitionist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolitionist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolitionist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abolitionist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b8c" id="abolitionist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b8b" id="abolitionist__15" original="E391.-749c"><span class="def" id="abolitionist__16" original="E391.-749b"> a person who is in favour of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://abolition" id="abolitionist__17"> abolition </a> of something </span><span class="un" id="abolitionist__18" original="E428.-5928" un="help"><span class="eb" id="abolitionist__19" original="E428.-5927"> Abolitionist </span> is used especially to refer to somebody who wanted to abolish <a class="ndv" href="entry://slavery" id="abolitionist__20"> slavery </a> in the nineteenth century: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b85" id="abolitionist__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b84" id="abolitionist__22" original="E82a.-7c37"><span class="x" id="abolitionist__23" original="E82a.-7c36"> Many abolitionists wanted Lincoln to move against slavery immediately. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b82" id="abolitionist__24" original="E428.-5923"><span class="cf" id="abolitionist__25" original="E428.-5924"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="abolitionist__26" original="E428.-5922"> The abolitionist movement was one in which women played a significant part. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b7f" id="abolitionist__27" original="E82a.-7c39"><span class="x" id="abolitionist__28" original="E82a.-7c38"> Large public meetings were held throughout the country to publicize the abolitionist message. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2bec" id="abolitionist__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abolitionist" title="abolitionist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2beb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1749" id="abolitionist__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abolitionist__31"> abolitionist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abortion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b7d" id="abortion" original="E391.-73a9" sum="467"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b7c" id="abortion__1" original="E391.-73a8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b7b" id="abortion__2" original="E391.-73a7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abortion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b6f" id="abortion__7" original="E391.-739f"><span class="pos" id="abortion__8" original="E391.-739e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d2a" eid="abortion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7e1f" geo="br" id="abortion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abortion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɔːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/abort/abortion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/abort/abortion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abortion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7e1c" geo="n_am" id="abortion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abortion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbɔːrʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/abort/abortion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/abort/abortion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abortion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b6d" id="abortion__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b6c" id="abortion__15" original="E391.-739d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b6b" id="abortion__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abortion__17" original="E391.-739b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abortion__18" original="E391.-739a"> the deliberate ending of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://pregnancy" id="abortion__19"> pregnancy </a> at an early stage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b67" id="abortion__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b66" id="abortion__21" original="E586.-7c57"><span class="x" id="abortion__22" original="E586.-7c56"> In the more traditional Buddhist countries, abortion is illegal with certain limited exceptions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b64" id="abortion__23" original="E391.-7396"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b63" id="abortion__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="abortion__25" original="E391.-7394"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abortion__26" original="E391.-7393"> a medical operation to end a <a class="ndv" href="entry://pregnancy" id="abortion__27"> pregnancy </a> at an early stage </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b5f" id="abortion__28" original="E391.-738f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://termination" title="termination definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b5e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.529a" id="abortion__29" original="E391.-738e"><span class="xh" id="abortion__30"> termination </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b5b" id="abortion__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b5a" id="abortion__32" original="E586.-7c55"><span class="x" id="abortion__33" original="E586.-7c54"> The court held that the girl could have an abortion. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b58" id="abortion__34" original="E391.-738c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://miscarriage" title="miscarriage definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b57" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-1d1c" id="abortion__35" original="E391.-738b"><span class="xh" id="abortion__36"> miscarriage </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2bca" id="abortion__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abortion" title="abortion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2bc9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.188d" id="abortion__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abortion__39"> abortion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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about
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b55" hm="1" id="about1" original="E391.-72fb" sum="937"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b54" id="about1__1" original="E391.-72fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b53" id="about1__2" original="E391.-72f9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> about <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b4b" id="about1__4" original="E391.-72f3"><span class="pos" id="about1__5" original="E391.-72f2"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d31" eid="about1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d4d" geo="br" id="about1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="about1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbaʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://about__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d4a" geo="n_am" id="about1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="about1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbaʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/about/about__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__us_1.ogg" href="sound://about__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b49" id="about1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b48" id="about1__12" original="E391.-72f1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="about1__13" original="E391.-72f0"> on the subject of somebody/something; in connection with somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b46" id="about1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b45" id="about1__15" original="E824.-7b6a"><span class="x" id="about1__16" original="E824.-7b69"> This book is all about moral philosophy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b43" id="about1__17" original="E824.-7b68"><span class="x" id="about1__18" original="E824.-7b67"> The courts generally obtain a social report about the young person's family. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b41" id="about1__19" original="E824.-7b64"><span class="x" id="about1__20" original="E824.-7b63"> What was most unusual about Smith was the range of his intelligence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b3f" id="about1__21" original="E824.-7b62"><span class="x" id="about1__22" original="E824.-7b61"> The most pressing question at the end of the war was what to do about Germany. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b3d" id="about1__23" original="E824.-7b60"><span class="x" id="about1__24" original="E824.-7b5f"> Jefferson focuses on how African American soldiers felt about the army and the war. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b3b" id="about1__25" original="E391.-72ef"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="about1__26" original="E391.-72ee"> used to describe the purpose or an aspect of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b39" id="about1__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b38" id="about1__28" original="E824.-7b5e"><span class="cf" id="about1__29" original="E465.6292"> all <span class="exp" id="about1__30"> about </span> (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="about1__31" original="E824.-7b5d"> Politics in democracies is all about bargaining and compromise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b34" id="about1__32" original="E824.-7b5c"><span class="x" id="about1__33" original="E824.-7b5b"> These team-working and individual decision-making skills are what general practice training is all about. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b32" id="about1__34" original="E391.-72ed"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="about1__35" original="E391.-72ec"> busy with something; doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b30" id="about1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b2f" id="about1__37" original="E824.-7b5a"><span class="x" id="about1__38" original="E824.-7b59"> The state should not interfere with the right of a person to go about their legitimate business. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b2d" id="about1__39" original="E4c3.-3cbd" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="about1__40" original="E4c3.-3cbc"><span class="h1" id="about1__41" original="E4c3.-3cbb"> Saying what a text is about </span><span class="p" id="about1__42" original="E4c3.-3cba"> In academic writing, there are various ways of presenting the subject matter of a text. </span><ul class="bullet" id="about1__43" original="E4c3.-3cb9"><li class="li" id="about1__44" original="E4c3.-3cb8"> a/​an book/​paper/​article/​chapter <span class="eb" id="about1__45" original="E4c3.-3cb7"> about </span> something </li><li class="li" id="about1__46" original="E4c3.-3cb6"> a/​an book/​paper/​article/​chapter <span class="eb" id="about1__47" original="E4c3.-3cb5"> on </span> something </li><li class="li" id="about1__48" original="E4c3.-3cb4"> a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__49" original="E4c3.-3cb3"> deals with </span> something </li><li class="li" id="about1__50" original="E4c3.-3cb2"> a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__51" original="E4c3.-3cb1"> discusses </span> something </li><li class="li" id="about1__52" original="E4c3.-3cb0"> a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__53" original="E4c3.-3caf"> presents an overview of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="about1__54" original="E4c3.-3cae"> a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__55" original="E4c3.-3cad"> focuses on </span> something </li><li class="li" id="about1__56" original="E4c3.-3cac"> a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__57" original="E4c3.-3cab"> explores </span> something </li><li class="li" id="about1__58" original="E4c3.-3caa"> a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__59" original="E4c3.-3ca9"> examines </span> something </li><li class="li" id="about1__60" original="E4c3.-3ca8"> a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__61" original="E4c3.-3ca7"> considers </span> something </li><li class="li" id="about1__62" original="E4c3.-3ca6"> a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__63" original="E4c3.-3ca5"> addresses </span> something </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="about1__64" original="E4c3.-3ca4"><li class="li" id="about1__65" original="E4c3.-3ca3"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1e" id="about1__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62bb" id="about1__67" original="E4c3.-3ca2"><span class="x" id="about1__68" original="E4c3.-3ca1"> In 2001, Cell published a paper <span class="ebi" id="about1__69" original="E4c3.-3ca0"> about </span> a chromosomal duplication. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__70" original="E4c3.-3c9f"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1d" id="about1__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62b7" id="about1__72" original="E4c3.-3c9e"><span class="x" id="about1__73" original="E4c3.-3c9d"> His book included a chapter <span class="ebi" id="about1__74" original="E4c3.-3c9c"> on </span> religion. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__75" original="E4c3.-3c9b"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1c" id="about1__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62b3" id="about1__77" original="E4c3.-3c9a"><span class="x" id="about1__78" original="E4c3.-3c99"> The next three chapters <span class="ebi" id="about1__79" original="E4c3.-3c98"> deal with </span> the data collection aspects of conducting a survey. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__80" original="E4c3.-3c97"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1b" id="about1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62af" id="about1__82" original="E4c3.-3c96"><span class="x" id="about1__83" original="E4c3.-3c95"> The author <span class="ebi" id="about1__84" original="E4c3.-3c94"> discusses </span> partially random machines further in Chapter 12. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__85" original="E4c3.-3c93"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1a" id="about1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62ab" id="about1__87" original="E4c3.-3c92"><span class="x" id="about1__88" original="E4c3.-3c91"> Our aim in this chapter is to <span class="ebi" id="about1__89" original="E4c3.-3c90"> present an overview of </span> research on problem-solving. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__90" original="E4c3.-3c8f"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d19" id="about1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62a7" id="about1__92" original="E4c3.-3c8e"><span class="x" id="about1__93" original="E4c3.-3c8d"> Most studies have <span class="ebi" id="about1__94" original="E4c3.-3c8c"> focused on </span> large organizations. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__95" original="E4c3.-3c8b"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d18" id="about1__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62a3" id="about1__97" original="E4c3.-3c8a"><span class="x" id="about1__98" original="E4c3.-3c89"> This article <span class="ebi" id="about1__99" original="E4c3.-3c88"> explores </span> the background to the legislation. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__100" original="E4c3.-3c87"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d17" id="about1__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-629f" id="about1__102" original="E4c3.-3c86"><span class="x" id="about1__103" original="E4c3.-3c85"> One recent study <span class="ebi" id="about1__104" original="E4c3.-3c84"> examined </span> different coping functions used to deal with daily work demands…(Daniels and Harris, 2005). </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__105" original="E4c3.-3c83"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d16" id="about1__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-629b" id="about1__107" original="E4c3.-3c82"><span class="x" id="about1__108" original="E4c3.-3c81"> Several authors <span class="ebi" id="about1__109" original="E4c3.-3c80"> have considered </span> the relationships between rationality and politics. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__110" original="E4c3.-3c7f"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d15" id="about1__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6297" id="about1__112" original="E4c3.-3c7e"><span class="x" id="about1__113" original="E4c3.-3c7d"> This article <span class="ebi" id="about1__114" original="E4c3.-3c7c"> addresses </span> both the practical and the cultural implications of bereavement in wartime. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ba3" id="about1__115" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://about_1" title="about definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ba2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.192b" id="about1__116" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="about1__117"> about </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b27" hm="2" id="about2" original="E391.-7330" sum="397"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b26" id="about2__1" original="E391.-732f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b25" id="about2__2" original="E391.-732e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> about <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b1d" id="about2__4" original="E391.-7328"><span class="pos" id="about2__5" original="E391.-7327"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d38" eid="about2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d47" geo="br" id="about2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="about2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbaʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://about__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d44" geo="n_am" id="about2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="about2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbaʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/about/about__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__us_1.ogg" href="sound://about__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b1b" id="about2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b1a" id="about2__12" original="E391.-7326"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="about2__13" original="E391.-7325"> a little more or less than; a little before or after </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b18" id="about2__14" original="E391.-7324" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approximately" title="approximately definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b17" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ce0" id="about2__15" original="E391.-7323"><span class="xh" id="about2__16"> approximately </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b15" id="about2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b14" id="about2__18" original="E824.-7b76"><span class="x" id="about2__19" original="E824.-7b75"> These in-depth interviews lasted about an hour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b12" id="about2__20" original="E824.-7b74"><span class="x" id="about2__21" original="E824.-7b73"> This suggestion was put in practice about ten years later. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b10" id="about2__22" original="E391.-7321"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="about2__23" original="E391.-7320"> nearly; very close to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b0e" id="about2__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b0d" id="about2__25" original="E824.-7b6e"><span class="x" id="about2__26" original="E824.-7b6d"> Anti-inflammatory pain-killing agents are about the most commonly used group of drugs. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2b71" id="about2__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://about_1" title="about definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2b70" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.192b" id="about2__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="about2__29"> about </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b05" hm="3" id="about3" original="E391.-72d2" sum="612"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b04" id="about3__1" original="E391.-72d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b03" id="about3__2" original="E391.-72d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> about <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-afb" id="about3__4" original="E391.-72ca"><span class="pos" id="about3__5" original="E391.-72c9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d3f" eid="about3__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d41" geo="br" id="about3__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="about3__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbaʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://about__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d3e" geo="n_am" id="about3__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="about3__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbaʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/about/about__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__us_1.ogg" href="sound://about__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af9" id="about3__11" original="E391.-72c8"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af8" id="about3__12" original="E391.-72c7" sk="beabouttodo"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af7" id="about3__13"><span class="idm" id="about3__14" original="E391.-72c6"> be about to do something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af5" id="about3__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af4" id="about3__16"><span class="def" id="about3__17" original="E391.-72c5"> to be close to doing something; to be going to do something very soon </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af2" id="about3__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af1" id="about3__19" original="E824.-7b58"><span class="x" id="about3__20" original="E824.-7b57"> The material is about to become available to the public. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aef" id="about3__21" original="E824.-7b56"><span class="x" id="about3__22" original="E824.-7b55"> The Cultural Revolution was about to begin. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aed" id="about3__23" original="E391.-72c4" sk="notbeabouttodo"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aec" id="about3__24"><span class="idm" id="about3__25" original="E391.-72c3"> not be about to do something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aea" id="about3__26"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ae9" id="about3__27"><span class="def" id="about3__28" original="E391.-72c2"> to not be willing to do something; to not intend to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ae7" id="about3__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ae6" id="about3__30" original="E824.-7b52"><span class="x" id="about3__31" original="E824.-7b51"> The more developed world is not about to initiate changes that would lessen its power and profits. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2b4b" id="about3__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://about_1" title="about definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2b4a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.192b" id="about3__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="about3__34"> about </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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above
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ae4" hm="1" id="above1" original="E391.-72a8" sum="1030"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ae3" id="above1__1" original="E391.-72a7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ae2" id="above1__2" original="E391.-72a6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> above <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ada" id="above1__4" original="E391.-72a0"><span class="pos" id="above1__5" original="E391.-729f"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d46" eid="above1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6218" geo="br" id="above1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="above1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/above/above__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://above__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6215" geo="n_am" id="above1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="above1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/above/above__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above__us_2.ogg" href="sound://above__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ad8" id="above1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ad7" id="above1__12" original="E391.-729e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="above1__13" original="E391.-729d"> at or to a higher place or position than something/somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ad5" id="above1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ad4" id="above1__15" original="E824.-7b50"><span class="x" id="above1__16" original="E824.-7b4f"> A light shines above the darkened stage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ad2" id="above1__17" original="E824.-7b4e"><span class="x" id="above1__18" original="E824.-7b4d"> Fireflies hover above the pond. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ad0" id="above1__19" original="E391.-729c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="above1__20" original="E391.-729b"> more than something; greater in number, level or age than somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ace" id="above1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-acd" id="above1__22" original="E824.-7b4a"><span class="x" id="above1__23" original="E824.-7b49"> Unemployment soared above 7 per cent nationally. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-acb" id="above1__24" original="E824.-7b48"><span class="x" id="above1__25" original="E824.-7b47"> There are mountains as high as 8 854 m (29 048 feet) above sea level. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac9" id="above1__26" original="E824.-7b46"><span class="x" id="above1__27" original="E824.-7b45"> Only nine villages have higher secondary schools for girls above the age of 15. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac7" id="above1__28" original="E391.-729a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="above1__29" original="E391.-7299"> of greater importance or of higher quality than somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac5" id="above1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac4" id="above1__31" original="E824.-7b44"><span class="x" id="above1__32" original="E824.-7b43"> Bacon rated Tacitus above Plato and Aristotle as a moral thinker. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac2" id="above1__33" original="E391.-7298"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="above1__34" original="E391.-7297"> too good or too honest to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac0" id="above1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-abf" id="above1__36" original="E824.-7b42"><span class="x" id="above1__37" original="E824.-7b41"> Everything is made to appear fair and above suspicion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-abd" id="above1__38" original="E824.-7b40"><span class="x" id="above1__39" original="E824.-7b3f"> The members of that elite were not above making major concessions to ‘barbarian’ rulers, as the situation required. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-abb" id="above1__40" original="E391.-7293"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aba" id="above1__41" original="E391.-7292" sk="aboveall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ab9" id="above1__42"><span class="idm" id="above1__43" original="E391.-7291"> above all </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ab7" id="above1__44"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ab6" id="above1__45"><span class="def" id="above1__46" original="E391.-7290"> most important of all; especially </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ab4" id="above1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ab3" id="above1__48" original="E824.-7b3e"><span class="x" id="above1__49" original="E824.-7b3d"> The work shows knowledge of the major Latin poets, and above all of Cicero. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2b26" id="above1__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://above_1" title="above definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2b25" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1a55" id="above1__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="above1__52"> above </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ab1" hm="2" id="above2" original="E391.-7285" sum="833"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ab0" id="above2__1" original="E391.-7284"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aaf" id="above2__2" original="E391.-7283"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> above <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa7" id="above2__4" original="E391.-727d"><span class="pos" id="above2__5" original="E391.-727c"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d4d" eid="above2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6212" geo="br" id="above2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="above2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/above/above__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://above__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-620f" geo="n_am" id="above2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="above2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/above/above__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above__us_2.ogg" href="sound://above__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa5" id="above2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa4" id="above2__12" original="E391.-727b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="above2__13" original="E391.-727a"> at or to a higher place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa2" id="above2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa1" id="above2__15" original="E824.-7b3c"><span class="x" id="above2__16" original="E824.-7b3b"> By contact with the atmosphere above, the river slowly accumulates oxygen again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a9f" id="above2__17" original="E824.-7b3a"><span class="x" id="above2__18" original="E824.-7b39"> In the dry season, viewed from above, Sero valley stands out as a green oasis among the brown and bare fields. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a9d" id="above2__19" original="E824.-7b38"><span class="x" id="above2__20" original="E824.-7b37"> These were reforms imposed from above. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a9b" id="above2__21" original="E391.-7279"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="above2__22" original="E391.-7278"> greater in number, level or age </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a99" id="above2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a98" id="above2__24" original="E824.-7b36"><span class="x" id="above2__25" original="E824.-7b35"> Success rates remained high (i.e. 80 per cent and above). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a96" id="above2__26" original="E824.-7b34"><span class="x" id="above2__27" original="E824.-7b33"> All schools need to have at least 50 per cent of pupils achieve Level 5 or above in English, mathematics and science. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a94" id="above2__28" original="E824.-7b32"><span class="x" id="above2__29" original="E824.-7b31"> More than 20 per cent of the population is aged 65 and above. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a92" id="above2__30" original="E391.-7277"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="above2__31" original="E391.-7276"> earlier in something written or printed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a90" id="above2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a8f" id="above2__33" original="E824.-7b30"><span class="x" id="above2__34" original="E824.-7b2f"> King Malcolm of the Scots spoke English and Gaelic (see above, p. 212). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a8d" id="above2__35" original="E824.-7b2e"><span class="x" id="above2__36" original="E824.-7b2d"> As stated above, effective communication contributes to health outcomes in various ways. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2aef" id="above2__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://above_1" title="above definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2aee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1a55" id="above2__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="above2__39"> above </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a8b" hm="3" id="above3" original="E391.-7275" sum="284"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a8a" id="above3__1" original="E391.-7274"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a89" id="above3__2" original="E391.-7273"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> above <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a81" id="above3__4" original="E391.-726d"><span class="pos" id="above3__5" original="E391.-726c"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d54" eid="above3__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-620c" geo="br" id="above3__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="above3__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/above/above__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://above__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6209" geo="n_am" id="above3__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="above3__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/above/above__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above__us_2.ogg" href="sound://above__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a7d" id="above3__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="above3__12" original="E391.-7269"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a7f" id="above3__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a7e" id="above3__14" original="E391.-726b"><span class="def" id="above3__15" original="E391.-7268"> mentioned or printed previously in a letter, book, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a7a" id="above3__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a79" id="above3__17" original="E824.-7b2c"><span class="x" id="above3__18" original="E824.-7b2b"> For the above reasons, diagnosis often has to be based on reports by others of changes in the patient's behaviour. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ac5" id="above3__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://above_1" title="above definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ac4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1a55" id="above3__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="above3__21"> above </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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above-mentioned
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a66" id="above-mentioned" original="E391.-7252" sum="493"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a65" id="above-mentioned__1" original="E391.-7251"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a64" id="above-mentioned__2" original="E391.-7250"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> above-mentioned </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a5d" id="above-mentioned__4" original="E391.-724b"><span class="pos" id="above-mentioned__5" original="E391.-724a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7347" eid="above-mentioned__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7bee" geo="br" id="above-mentioned__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="above-mentioned__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌbʌv ˈmenʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/above/above_mentioned_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above_mentioned_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://above_mentioned_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7beb" geo="n_am" id="above-mentioned__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="above-mentioned__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌbʌv ˈmenʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/above/above_mentioned_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above_mentioned_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://above_mentioned_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a5b" id="above-mentioned__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="above-mentioned__12" original="E391.-7248"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a59" id="above-mentioned__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a58" id="above-mentioned__14" original="E391.-7247"><span class="def" id="above-mentioned__15" original="E391.-7246"> mentioned or named earlier in the same letter, book, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a56" id="above-mentioned__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a55" id="above-mentioned__17" original="E824.-7b24"><span class="x" id="above-mentioned__18" original="E824.-7b23"> The above-mentioned studies have pointed to the critical role of family well-being in building a harmonious society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a53" id="above-mentioned__19" original="E824.-7b26"><span class="x" id="above-mentioned__20" original="E824.-7b25"> In addition to the above-mentioned reasons, our culture emphasizes verbal rather than written communication. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a99" id="above-mentioned__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://above-mentioned" title="above-mentioned definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a98" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1b25" id="above-mentioned__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="above-mentioned__23"> above-mentioned </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abroad
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a51" id="abroad" original="E391.-7162" sum="555"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a50" id="abroad__1" original="E391.-7161"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a4f" id="abroad__2" original="E391.-7160"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abroad </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a47" id="abroad__4" original="E391.-715b"><span class="pos" id="abroad__5" original="E391.-715a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d62" eid="abroad__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-61b2" geo="br" id="abroad__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abroad__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbrɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abr/abroa/abroad__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abr/abroa/abroad__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://abroad__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-61af" geo="n_am" id="abroad__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abroad__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbrɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abr/abroa/abroad__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abr/abroa/abroad__us_4.ogg" href="sound://abroad__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a45" id="abroad__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="abroad__12" original="E391.-7158"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a43" id="abroad__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a42" id="abroad__14" original="E391.-7157"><span class="def" id="abroad__15" original="E391.-7156"> in or to a foreign country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a40" id="abroad__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a3f" id="abroad__17" original="E824.-7b22"><span class="x" id="abroad__18" original="E824.-7b21"> English scholars who could afford it went abroad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a3d" id="abroad__19" original="E824.-7b20"><span class="x" id="abroad__20" original="E824.-7b1f"> Increasingly, patients are travelling abroad in search of health care. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a3b" id="abroad__21" original="E824.-7b1e"><span class="x" id="abroad__22" original="E824.-7b1d"> For many students, this is the first time living abroad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a39" id="abroad__23" original="E824.-7b1c"><span class="x" id="abroad__24" original="E824.-7b1b"> US firms and workers face increasing competition from abroad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a37" id="abroad__25" original="E824.-7b1a"><span class="x" id="abroad__26" original="E824.-7b19"> In 2009, bad weather in the UK increased demand for holidays abroad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a35" id="abroad__27" original="E824.-7b18"><span class="x" id="abroad__28" original="E824.-7b17"> Individual citizens will have clearer information regarding the protection of human rights at home and abroad. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a7f" id="abroad__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abroad" title="abroad definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a7e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1c62" id="abroad__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abroad__31"> abroad </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abrupt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a33" id="abrupt" original="E391.-710f" sum="774"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a32" id="abrupt__1" original="E391.-710e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a31" id="abrupt__2" original="E391.-710d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abrupt </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a29" id="abrupt__4" original="E391.-7108"><span class="pos" id="abrupt__5" original="E391.-7107"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d69" eid="abrupt__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-79a1" geo="br" id="abrupt__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abrupt__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abr/abrup/abrupt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abr/abrup/abrupt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abrupt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-799e" geo="n_am" id="abrupt__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abrupt__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abr/abrup/abrupt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abr/abrup/abrupt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abrupt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a27" id="abrupt__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a26" id="abrupt__12" original="E391.-7106"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="abrupt__13" original="E391.-7105"> sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a24" id="abrupt__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a23" id="abrupt__15" original="E82c.152f"><span class="x" id="abrupt__16" original="E82c.1530"> Canada's embrace of free trade marks an abrupt change in its strategy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a21" id="abrupt__17" original="E82c.1533"><span class="x" id="abrupt__18" original="E82c.1534"> The period of high growth came to an abrupt end. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a1f" id="abrupt__19" original="E82c.1535"><span class="x" id="abrupt__20" original="E82c.1536"> The onset of illness is usually abrupt, with high fever, severe muscle pains and prostration. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a1d" id="abrupt__21" original="E39f.-6469"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="abrupt__22" original="E39f.-6468"> steep; not gradual or gentle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a1b" id="abrupt__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a1a" id="abrupt__24" original="E39f.-6465"><span class="x" id="abrupt__25" original="E39f.-6464"> At this point, the river makes an abrupt turn to the south. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a18" id="abrupt__26" original="E39f.-6467"><span class="x" id="abrupt__27" original="E39f.-6466"> Along this part of the rift, Fairbanks observed linear valleys and abrupt ridges. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a16" id="abrupt__28" original="E391.-7104"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="abrupt__29" original="E391.-7103"> speaking or acting in a way that seems unfriendly and rude; not taking time to say more than is necessary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a14" id="abrupt__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a13" id="abrupt__31" original="E82c.1537"><span class="x" id="abrupt__32" original="E82c.1538"> He had a reputation as a bully and stories circulated about an abrupt leadership style. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a11" id="abrupt__33"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a10" id="abrupt__34" original="E391.-70fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a0f" id="abrupt__35"><span class="dr" id="abrupt__36" original="E391.-70fc"> abruptly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a07" id="abrupt__37" original="E391.-70f8"><span class="pos" id="abrupt__38" original="E391.-70f7"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d6a" eid="abrupt__39" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-79a7" geo="br" id="abrupt__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abrupt__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbrʌptli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abr/abrup/abruptly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abr/abrup/abruptly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abruptly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-79a4" geo="n_am" id="abrupt__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abrupt__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbrʌptli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abr/abrup/abruptly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abr/abrup/abruptly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abruptly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a05" id="abrupt__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a04" id="abrupt__45" original="E82c.153b"><span class="x" id="abrupt__46" original="E82c.153c"> The fossil insect record indicates that during the last 14 000 years, regional climates have often changed abruptly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a02" id="abrupt__47" original="E39f.-6463"><span class="x" id="abrupt__48" original="E39f.-6462"> These terrains consist essentially of high ridges rising abruptly from the valley floors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a00" id="abrupt__49" original="E39f.-6461"><span class="x" id="abrupt__50" original="E39f.-6460"> ‘You are not needed,’ she told him abruptly. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a5f" id="abrupt__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abrupt" title="abrupt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a5e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1cca" id="abrupt__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abrupt__53"> abrupt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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absence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9fe" id="absence" original="E391.-7028" sum="1233"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9fd" id="absence__1" original="E391.-7027"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9fc" id="absence__2" original="E391.-7026"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ee" id="absence__7" original="E391.-701e"><span class="pos" id="absence__8" original="E391.-701d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d77" eid="absence__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-776b" geo="br" id="absence__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absence__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absen/absence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absen/absence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7768" geo="n_am" id="absence__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absence__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absen/absence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absen/absence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://absence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ec" id="absence__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9eb" id="absence__15" original="E391.-7013"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ea" id="absence__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="absence__17" original="E391.-7011"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="absence__18" original="E391.-7010"> the fact of somebody/something not existing or not being available </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9e7" id="absence__19" original="E828.-7f09" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://lack1" title="lack1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9e6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.366b" id="absence__20" original="E828.-7f08"><span class="xh" id="absence__21"> lack </span><span class="xhm" id="absence__22"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9e3" id="absence__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9e2" id="absence__24" original="E828.-7efe"><span class="cf" id="absence__25" original="E82e.-78a2"><span class="exp" id="absence__26"> absence </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="absence__27" original="E828.-7efd"> The effects are difficult to measure because of the absence of reliable data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9de" id="absence__28" original="E828.-7f07"><span class="x" id="absence__29" original="E828.-7f06"> This theory does not explain the absence of predatory insects in the marine environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9dc" id="absence__30" original="E828.-7f04"><span class="cf" id="absence__31" original="E828.-7f05"> in the <span class="exp" id="absence__32"> absence </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="absence__33" original="E828.-7f03"> In the absence of a reliable network of roads, markets cannot extend their reach. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u75430828e763d564.5dd54678.1659ed91fb6.15b7" id="absence__34"><span class="x" id="absence__35"> There will be a certain amount of change in genotype over time, even in the absence of any natural selection. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9d8" id="absence__36" original="E828.-7efc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://presence" title="presence (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.946" id="absence__37" original="E828.-7efb"><span class="xh" id="absence__38"> presence </span><span class="xs" id="absence__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9d4" id="absence__40" original="E391.-701c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9d3" id="absence__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="absence__42" original="E391.-701a"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="absence__43" original="E391.-7019"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="absence__44" original="E391.-7018"> the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when somebody is away </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9cf" id="absence__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ce" id="absence__46" original="E828.-7efa"><span class="x" id="absence__47" original="E828.-7ef9"> This condition is a leading cause of sickness absence due to ill health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9cc" id="absence__48" original="E828.-7ef8"><span class="x" id="absence__49" original="E828.-7ef7"> Truancy may be defined as a specific number of unexplained absences in a certain time period. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ca-FF1" id="absence__50" original="E399.-7b3" sk="conspicuousbyabsence"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ca-FF2" id="absence__51"><span class="idm" id="absence__52" original="E399.-7b2"> conspicuous by your absence </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ca-FF4" id="absence__53"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ca-FF5" id="absence__54"><span class="def" id="absence__55" original="E399.-7b1"> not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ca-FF7" id="absence__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ca-FF8" id="absence__57" original="E867.-17b6"><span class="x" id="absence__58" original="E867.-17b5"> At the final meeting, the UK MEPs were conspicuous by their absence. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a1f" id="absence__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absence" title="absence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a1e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1dec" id="absence__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="absence__61"> absence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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absent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9c6" id="absent" original="E391.-7002" sum="544"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9c5" id="absent__1" original="E391.-7001"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9c4" id="absent__2" original="E391.-7000"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9bc" id="absent__4" original="E391.-6ffd"><span class="pos" id="absent__5" original="E391.-6ffc"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9c2" eid="absent__6" original="E391.-6ffb" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-770e" geo="br" id="absent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absen/absent__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absen/absent__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://absent__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-770b" geo="n_am" id="absent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absen/absent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absen/absent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://absent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ba" id="absent__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b9" id="absent__12" original="E391.-6ff2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="absent__13" original="E391.-6ff0"> not present as part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b7" id="absent__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b6" id="absent__15" original="E828.-7ee5"><span class="x" id="absent__16" original="E828.-7ee4"> The possibility of civil war was never totally absent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b4" id="absent__17" original="E828.-7ee3"><span class="cf" id="absent__18" original="E391.-6ff1"><span class="exp" id="absent__19"> absent </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="absent__20" original="E828.-7ee2"> Women were conspicuously absent from most positions of authority. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b0" id="absent__21" original="E391.-6fef" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://present1" title="present1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9af" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.98d" id="absent__22" original="E391.-6fee"><span class="xh" id="absent__23"> present </span><span class="xhm" id="absent__24"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ab" id="absent__25" original="E391.-6ff8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="absent__26" original="E391.-6ff6"> away from a place where you are usually expected to be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9a9" id="absent__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9a8" id="absent__28" original="E828.-7ee1"><span class="x" id="absent__29" original="E828.-7ee0"> Many absent fathers made no provision for their families. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9a6" id="absent__30" original="E828.-7edf"><span class="cf" id="absent__31" original="E391.-6ff7"><span class="exp" id="absent__32"> absent </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="absent__33" original="E828.-7ede"> Some youths are completely absent from school for an extended period of time. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9a2" id="absent__34" original="E391.-6ff5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://present1" title="present1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9a1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.98d" id="absent__35" original="E391.-6ff4"><span class="xh" id="absent__36"> present </span><span class="xhm" id="absent__37"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-29e9" id="absent__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absent_1" title="absent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-29e8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1e29" id="absent__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="absent__40"> absent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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absolute
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-99d" hm="1" id="absolute1" original="E391.-6f3f" sum="810"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-99c" id="absolute1__1" original="E391.-6f3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-99b" id="absolute1__2" original="E391.-6f3d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absolute <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-98f" id="absolute1__7" original="E391.-6f34"><span class="pos" id="absolute1__8" original="E391.-6f33"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d7e" eid="absolute1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7585" geo="br" id="absolute1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absolute1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsəluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absol/absolute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absolute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7582" geo="n_am" id="absolute1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absolute1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsəluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absol/absolute__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolute__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absolute__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-98d" id="absolute1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-98c" id="absolute1__15" original="E391.-6f32"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="absolute1__16" original="E391.-6f31"> total; not limited in any way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-98a" id="absolute1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-989" id="absolute1__18" original="E828.-7e02"><span class="x" id="absolute1__19" original="E828.-7e01"> It is not possible to predict with absolute certainty what will happen in these cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-987" id="absolute1__20" original="E828.-7e00"><span class="x" id="absolute1__21" original="E828.-7dff"> The use of abbreviations should be kept to an absolute minimum. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-985" id="absolute1__22" original="E828.-7dfe"><span class="x" id="absolute1__23" original="E828.-7dfd"> The king's power was absolute. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-983" id="absolute1__24" original="E828.-7dfc"><span class="x" id="absolute1__25" original="E828.-7dfb"> Absolute monarchs claimed to be accountable only to God. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-981" id="absolute1__26" original="E828.-7df3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="absolute1__27"> absolute + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97f" id="absolute1__28"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97e" id="absolute1__29" original="E828.-7df1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97d" id="absolute1__30"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__31" original="E828.-7df0"> certainty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97b" id="absolute1__32" original="E828.-7def"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97a" id="absolute1__33"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__34" original="E828.-7dee"> necessity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-978" id="absolute1__35" original="E828.-7ded"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-977" id="absolute1__36"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__37" original="E828.-7dec"> priority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-975" id="absolute1__38" original="E828.-7deb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-974" id="absolute1__39"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__40" original="E828.-7dea"> minimum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-972" id="absolute1__41" original="E828.-7de9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-971" id="absolute1__42"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__43" original="E828.-7de8"> monarchy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-96f" id="absolute1__44" original="E828.-7de7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-96e" id="absolute1__45"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__46" original="E828.-7de6"> monarch </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-96c" id="absolute1__47"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__48" original="E828.-7de5"> ruler </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-96a" id="absolute1__49" original="E828.-7de4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-969" id="absolute1__50"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__51" original="E828.-7de3"> sovereignty </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-967" id="absolute1__52" original="E828.-7de2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-966" id="absolute1__53" original="E828.-7de1"><span class="x" id="absolute1__54" original="E828.-7de0"> The conservation of biodiversity today represents the absolute priority in environmental politics. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-964" id="absolute1__55" original="E391.-6f25"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="absolute1__56" original="E391.-6f24"> existing or measured independently and not in relation to something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-962" id="absolute1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-961" id="absolute1__58" original="E828.-7dfa"><span class="x" id="absolute1__59" original="E828.-7df9"> Competitiveness is a relative term which can only be interpreted in relation to a firm's competitors—it has no absolute value. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-95f" id="absolute1__60" original="E828.-7df8"><span class="x" id="absolute1__61" original="E828.-7df7"> The proportion of people living in absolute poverty, lacking such basic necessities as clean water, food and shelter, dropped significantly during this period. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-95d" id="absolute1__62" original="E391.-6f23" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://relative1" title="relative1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-95c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-44f1" id="absolute1__63" original="E391.-6f22"><span class="xh" id="absolute1__64"> relative </span><span class="xhm" id="absolute1__65"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-958" id="absolute1__66" original="E828.-7ddf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="absolute1__67"> absolute + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-956" id="absolute1__68"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-955" id="absolute1__69" original="E828.-7ddd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-954" id="absolute1__70"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__71" original="E828.-7ddc"> poverty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-952" id="absolute1__72" original="E828.-7ddb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-951" id="absolute1__73"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__74" original="E828.-7dda"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-94f" id="absolute1__75" original="E828.-7dd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-94e" id="absolute1__76"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__77" original="E828.-7dd8"> truth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-94c" id="absolute1__78" original="E828.-7dd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-94b" id="absolute1__79"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__80" original="E828.-7dd6"> scale </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-949" id="absolute1__81" original="E828.-7dd5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-948" id="absolute1__82" original="E828.-7dd4"><span class="x" id="absolute1__83" original="E828.-7dd3"> These authors are critical of the view that there are absolute truths about the social world that it is the job of the social scientist to reveal. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-946" id="absolute1__84" original="E828.-7dd0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="absolute1__85"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-944" id="absolute1__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-943" id="absolute1__87" original="E828.-7dce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-942" id="absolute1__88"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__89" original="E828.-7dcd"> in absolute terms </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-940" id="absolute1__90" original="E828.-7dcc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-93f" id="absolute1__91" original="E828.-7dcb"><span class="x" id="absolute1__92" original="E828.-7dca"> During this period, Britain slowly advanced in absolute terms but declined relative to many other nations. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4360" id="absolute1__93" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="absolute1__94"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4362" id="absolute1__95" original="E828.-7df5"><span class="shcut" id="absolute1__96" original="E828.-7df4"> absolute + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4364" id="absolute1__97" original="E828.-7df3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4365" id="absolute1__98" original="E828.-7df1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4366" id="absolute1__99" original="E828.-7df0"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__100"> certainty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4368" id="absolute1__101" original="E828.-7def"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4369" id="absolute1__102" original="E828.-7dee"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__103"> necessity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.436b" id="absolute1__104" original="E828.-7ded"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.436c" id="absolute1__105" original="E828.-7dec"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__106"> priority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.436e" id="absolute1__107" original="E828.-7deb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.436f" id="absolute1__108" original="E828.-7dea"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__109"> minimum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4371" id="absolute1__110" original="E828.-7de9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4372" id="absolute1__111" original="E828.-7de8"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__112"> monarchy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4374" id="absolute1__113" original="E828.-7de7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4375" id="absolute1__114" original="E828.-7de6"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__115"> monarch </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4377" id="absolute1__116" original="E828.-7de5"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__117"> ruler </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4379" id="absolute1__118" original="E828.-7de4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.437a" id="absolute1__119" original="E828.-7de3"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__120"> sovereignty </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.437c" id="absolute1__121" original="E828.-7de2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.437d" id="absolute1__122" original="E828.-7de1"><span class="x" id="absolute1__123" original="E828.-7de0"> The conservation of biodiversity today represents the absolute priority in environmental politics. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.437f" id="absolute1__124" original="E828.-7ddf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4380" id="absolute1__125" original="E828.-7ddd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4381" id="absolute1__126" original="E828.-7ddc"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__127"> poverty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4383" id="absolute1__128" original="E828.-7ddb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4384" id="absolute1__129" original="E828.-7dda"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__130"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4386" id="absolute1__131" original="E828.-7dd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4387" id="absolute1__132" original="E828.-7dd8"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__133"> truth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4389" id="absolute1__134" original="E828.-7dd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.438a" id="absolute1__135" original="E828.-7dd6"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__136"> scale </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.438c" id="absolute1__137" original="E828.-7dd5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.438d" id="absolute1__138" original="E828.-7dd4"><span class="x" id="absolute1__139" original="E828.-7dd3"> These authors are critical of the view that there are absolute truths about the social world that it is the job of the social scientist to reveal. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.438f" id="absolute1__140" original="E828.-7dd2"><span class="shcut" id="absolute1__141" original="E828.-7dd1"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4391" id="absolute1__142" original="E828.-7dd0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4392" id="absolute1__143" original="E828.-7dce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4393" id="absolute1__144" original="E828.-7dcd"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__145"> in absolute terms </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4395" id="absolute1__146" original="E828.-7dcc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4396" id="absolute1__147" original="E828.-7dcb"><span class="x" id="absolute1__148" original="E828.-7dca"> During this period, Britain slowly advanced in absolute terms but declined relative to many other nations. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-29ba" id="absolute1__149" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absolute_1" title="absolute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-29b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1f1a" id="absolute1__150" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="absolute1__151"> absolute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-93d" hm="2" id="absolute2" original="E391.-6f20" sum="275"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-93c" id="absolute2__1" original="E391.-6f1f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-93b" id="absolute2__2" original="E391.-6f1e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absolute <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-930" id="absolute2__7" original="E391.-6f15"><span class="pos" id="absolute2__8" original="E391.-6f14"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d85" eid="absolute2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-757f" geo="br" id="absolute2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absolute2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsəluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absol/absolute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absolute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-757c" geo="n_am" id="absolute2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absolute2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsəluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absol/absolute__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolute__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absolute__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-92e" id="absolute2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-92d" id="absolute2__15" original="E391.-6f13"><span class="def" id="absolute2__16" original="E391.-6f12"> an idea or a principle that is believed to be true or valid in all circumstances </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-92b" id="absolute2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-92a" id="absolute2__18" original="E828.-76ab"><span class="x" id="absolute2__19" original="E828.-76aa"> In relativity theory, time and space are not absolutes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2958" id="absolute2__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absolute_1" title="absolute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2957" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1f1a" id="absolute2__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="absolute2__22"> absolute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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absolute value
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-90e" id="absolute-value" original="E4e1.323e" sum="101"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-90d" id="absolute-value__1" original="E4e1.323f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-90c" id="absolute-value__2" original="E4e1.3240"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absolute value </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-905" id="absolute-value__4" original="E4e1.3244"><span class="pos" id="absolute-value__5" original="E4e1.3245"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-90a" eid="absolute-value__6" original="E4e1.323d" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.fd3" geo="br" id="absolute-value__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absolute-value__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbsəluːt ˈvæljuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absol/absolute_value_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolute_value_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://absolute_value_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.fd6" geo="n_am" id="absolute-value__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absolute-value__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæbsəluːt ˈvæljuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absol/absolute_value_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolute_value_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://absolute_value_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-903" id="absolute-value__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-902" id="absolute-value__12" original="E4e1.3246"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-901" id="absolute-value__13" original="E4e1.3247" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://modulus" title="modulus (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-900" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-d39" id="absolute-value__14" original="E4e1.3248"><span class="xh" id="absolute-value__15"> modulus </span><span class="xs" id="absolute-value__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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absolutely
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-928" id="absolutely" original="E391.-6f00" sum="475"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-927" id="absolutely__1" original="E391.-6eff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-926" id="absolutely__2" original="E391.-6efe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absolutely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-91e" id="absolutely__4" original="E391.-6ef9"><span class="pos" id="absolutely__5" original="E391.-6ef8"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-924" eid="absolutely__6" original="E391.-6efc" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-74f8" geo="br" id="absolutely__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absolutely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsəluːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absol/absolutely__gb_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolutely__gb_6.ogg" href="sound://absolutely__gb_6.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-74f5" geo="n_am" id="absolutely__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absolutely__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbsəluːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absol/absolutely__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolutely__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absolutely__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-91c" id="absolutely__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-91b" id="absolutely__12" original="E391.-6ef7"><span class="def" id="absolutely__13" original="E828.-76a5"> totally; without any limitation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-919" id="absolutely__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-918" id="absolutely__15" original="E828.-76a4"><span class="x" id="absolutely__16" original="E828.-76a3"> The patient should not be moved unless it is absolutely necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-916" id="absolutely__17" original="E828.-76a2"><span class="x" id="absolutely__18" original="E828.-76a1"> Lawson was absolutely correct in his belief that major rift systems connect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-914" id="absolutely__19" original="E828.-76a0"><span class="x" id="absolutely__20" original="E828.-769f"> The immense human population depends absolutely on these plants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-912" id="absolutely__21" original="E828.-769d"><span class="cf" id="absolutely__22" original="E828.-769e"><span class="exp" id="absolutely__23"> absolutely </span> no… </span><span class="x" id="absolutely__24" original="E828.-769c"> Only 6% of people in the first age group have absolutely no academic qualifications. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2942" id="absolutely__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absolutely" title="absolutely definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2941" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1f8d" id="absolutely__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="absolutely__27"> absolutely </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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absorb
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-8fd" id="absorb" original="E391.-6e3d" sum="1946"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-8fc" id="absorb__1" original="E391.-6e3c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-8fb" id="absorb__2" original="E391.-6e3b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absorb </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-8e6" id="absorb__9" original="E391.-6e2e"><span class="pos" id="absorb__10" original="E391.-6e2d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d8c" eid="absorb__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.3e6a" geo="br" id="absorb__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://absorb__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.3e6d" geo="n_am" id="absorb__14" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://absorb__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.3e71" geo="br" id="absorb__16" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absorb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.3e75" geo="n_am" id="absorb__18" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absorb__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-419d" id="absorb__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6aa8" form="root" id="absorb__21"><span class="vp" id="absorb__22"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> absorb </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6aa6" eid="absorb__23" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6aa5" geo="br" id="absorb__24" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://absorb__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6aa2" geo="n_am" id="absorb__26" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://absorb__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a9e" geo="br" id="absorb__28" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absorb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a9a" geo="n_am" id="absorb__30" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absorb__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a96" form="thirdps" id="absorb__32"><span class="vp" id="absorb__33"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> absorbs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a94" eid="absorb__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a93" geo="br" id="absorb__35" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbs__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbs__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbs__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a90" geo="n_am" id="absorb__37" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːrbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbs__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbs__us_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbs__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a8d" geo="br" id="absorb__39" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absorbs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a8a" geo="n_am" id="absorb__41" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːrbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://absorbs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a87" form="past" id="absorb__43"><span class="vp" id="absorb__44"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> absorbed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a85" eid="absorb__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a84" geo="br" id="absorb__46" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a81" geo="n_am" id="absorb__48" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a7d" geo="br" id="absorb__50" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absorbed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a79" geo="n_am" id="absorb__52" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absorbed__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a75" form="pastpart" id="absorb__54"><span class="vp" id="absorb__55"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> absorbed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a73" eid="absorb__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a72" geo="br" id="absorb__57" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a6f" geo="n_am" id="absorb__59" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a6b" geo="br" id="absorb__61" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absorbed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a67" geo="n_am" id="absorb__63" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absorbed__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a63" form="prespart" id="absorb__65"><span class="vp" id="absorb__66"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> absorbing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a61" eid="absorb__67" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a60" geo="br" id="absorb__68" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a5d" geo="n_am" id="absorb__70" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a59" geo="br" id="absorb__72" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absorbing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a55" geo="n_am" id="absorb__74" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorb__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːrbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbing__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbing__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absorbing__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-897" id="absorb__76"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-896" id="absorb__77" original="E391.-6dfe"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="absorb__78" original="E391.-6dfd"> to take in a liquid, gas or other substance from the surface or space around </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-894" id="absorb__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-893" id="absorb__80" original="E828.-758a"><span class="cf" id="absorb__81" original="E391.-6dfc"><span class="exp" id="absorb__82"> absorb </span> something </span><span class="x" id="absorb__83" original="E828.-7589"> When immersed in water, such materials absorb water and swell. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-88f" id="absorb__84" original="E828.-7587"><span class="cf" id="absorb__85" original="E828.-7588"><span class="exp" id="absorb__86"> absorb </span> something from something </span><span class="x" id="absorb__87" original="E828.-7586"> Rainfall is naturally slightly acidic, absorbing small amounts of carbon dioxide from the air. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-88b" id="absorb__88" original="E828.-7585"><span class="cf" id="absorb__89" original="E391.-6dfb"><span class="exp" id="absorb__90"> absorb </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="absorb__91" original="E828.-7584"> When the smoker inhales, nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-887" id="absorb__92" original="E391.-6de8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="absorb__93" original="E391.-6de7"><span class="exp" id="absorb__94"> absorb </span> something </span><span class="def" id="absorb__95" original="E391.-6de6"> to take in and keep heat, light or other forms of energy, instead of reflecting it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-883" id="absorb__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-882" id="absorb__97" original="E828.-7583"><span class="x" id="absorb__98" original="E828.-7582"> A black object absorbs all wavelengths of light. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-880" id="absorb__99" original="E828.-7581"><span class="x" id="absorb__100" original="E828.-7580"> The steel bumper beam absorbed 23% more impact energy than the conventional bumper. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-87e" id="absorb__101" original="E828.-757f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reflect" title="reflect (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-87d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-5680" id="absorb__102" original="E828.-757e"><span class="xh" id="absorb__103"> reflect </span><span class="xs" id="absorb__104"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-87a" id="absorb__105" original="E391.-6dfa"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-879" id="absorb__106"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="absorb__107" original="E391.-6df8"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="absorb__108" original="E391.-6df7"> to take control of a smaller unit or group and make it part of something larger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-876" id="absorb__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-875" id="absorb__110" original="E828.-757d"><span class="cf" id="absorb__111" original="E391.-6df6"> be absorbed by something </span><span class="x" id="absorb__112" original="E828.-757c"> Wales was absorbed by Britain in 1536, and Scotland by the Act of Union in 1707. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-872" id="absorb__113" original="E828.-7579"><span class="cf" id="absorb__114" original="E391.-6df5"> be absorbed into something </span><span class="x" id="absorb__115" original="E828.-7578"> Many of these views were absorbed into early Christian thought. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-86f" id="absorb__116" original="E391.-6df4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="absorb__117" original="E391.-6df2"> to take something into the mind and learn or understand it </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-86d" id="absorb__118" original="E391.-6df1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-86c" id="absorb__119" original="E391.-6df0"><span class="xw" id="absorb__120" original="E81e.32ca"> take something in </span><span class="xs" id="absorb__121" original="E81e.32cc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-868" id="absorb__122"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-867" id="absorb__123" original="E828.-7577"><span class="cf" id="absorb__124" original="E391.-6df3"><span class="exp" id="absorb__125"> absorb </span> something </span><span class="x" id="absorb__126" original="E828.-7576"> Patients and relatives need time to absorb information and to adapt to bad news. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-863" id="absorb__127" original="E828.-7574"><span class="cf" id="absorb__128" original="E828.-7575"><span class="exp" id="absorb__129"> absorb </span> something from something </span><span class="x" id="absorb__130" original="E828.-7573"> Edison readily absorbed ideas from every source. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-85f" id="absorb__131" original="E391.-6ddc"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="absorb__132" original="E391.-6ddb"><span class="exp" id="absorb__133"> absorb </span> something </span><span class="def" id="absorb__134" original="E391.-6dda"> to deal with or reduce the effects of changes or costs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-85b" id="absorb__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-85a" id="absorb__136" original="E828.-7572"><span class="x" id="absorb__137" original="E828.-7571"> Economies of scale enable firms to absorb transport costs to remain competitive in world markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-858" id="absorb__138" original="E828.-7570"><span class="x" id="absorb__139" original="E828.-756f"> The low cost means that any losses can be absorbed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-856" id="absorb__140" original="E391.-6ddf"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="absorb__141" original="E391.-6dde"><span class="exp" id="absorb__142"> absorb </span> something </span><span class="def" id="absorb__143" original="E391.-6ddd"> to use up a large supply of something, especially money or time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-852" id="absorb__144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-851" id="absorb__145" original="E828.-756e"><span class="x" id="absorb__146" original="E828.-756d"> A large percentage of the school's income is absorbed by fixed costs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-84f" id="absorb__147" original="E391.-6dee"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="cf" id="absorb__148" original="E391.-6ded"> be absorbed in something </span><span class="def" id="absorb__149" original="E391.-6dec"> to be so interested in something that you pay no attention to anything else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-84c" id="absorb__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-84b" id="absorb__151" original="E828.-756c"><span class="x" id="absorb__152" original="E828.-756b"> Young people really absorbed in classroom activity can quickly forget about a quiet observer in the corner. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-28a9" id="absorb__153" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absorb" title="absorb definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-28a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2088" id="absorb__154" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="absorb__155"> absorb </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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absorbance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-849" id="absorbance" original="E391.-6dcb" sum="256"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-848" id="absorbance__1" original="E391.-6dca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-847" id="absorbance__2" original="E391.-6dc9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absorbance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-838" id="absorbance__4" original="E391.-6dc1"><span class="pos" id="absorbance__5" original="E391.-6dc0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d9c" eid="absorbance__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.406a" geo="br" id="absorbance__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorbance__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːbəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbance__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbance__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbance__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.406d" geo="n_am" id="absorbance__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorbance__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːrbəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbance__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbance__us_2.ogg" href="sound://absorbance__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.4071" geo="br" id="absorbance__11" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorbance__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːbəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absorbance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.4075" geo="n_am" id="absorbance__13" mod="y" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorbance__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːrbəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbance__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbance__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absorbance__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-836" id="absorbance__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="absorbance__16" original="E828.-7400"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="absorbance__17" original="E828.-73ff"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-833" id="absorbance__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="absorbance__19" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-831" id="absorbance__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-830" id="absorbance__21" original="E391.-6dbd"><span class="def" id="absorbance__22" original="E391.-6dbc"> a measure of the ability of a substance to absorb light of a particular <a class="ndv" href="entry://wavelength" id="absorbance__23"> wavelength </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-82d" id="absorbance__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-82c" id="absorbance__25" original="E828.-73fc"><span class="x" id="absorbance__26" original="E828.-73fb"> The absorbance was measured at 530 and 700 nm. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-283d" id="absorbance__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absorbance" title="absorbance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-283c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.211f" id="absorbance__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="absorbance__29"> absorbance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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absorption
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-82a" id="absorption" original="E391.-6d68" sum="642"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-829" id="absorption__1" original="E391.-6d67"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-828" id="absorption__2" original="E391.-6d66"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absorption </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-818" id="absorption__4" original="E391.-6d5e"><span class="pos" id="absorption__5" original="E391.-6d5d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dac" eid="absorption__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1643b5b9637.-2f8a" geo="br" id="absorption__7" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorption__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorption__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorption__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://absorption__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1643b5b9637.-2f86" geo="n_am" id="absorption__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorption__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈzɔːrpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorption__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorption__us_2.ogg" href="sound://absorption__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1643b5b9637.-2f82" geo="br" id="absorption__11" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorption__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorption__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorption__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absorption__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1643b5b9637.-2f7f" geo="n_am" id="absorption__13" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absorption__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɔːrpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorption__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorption__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absorption__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-816" id="absorption__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="absorption__16" original="E391.-6d5b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-814" id="absorption__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-813" id="absorption__18" original="E391.-6d5a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="absorption__19" original="E391.-6d59"> the process of energy or a substance being absorbed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-811" id="absorption__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-810" id="absorption__21" original="E828.-73a8"><span class="x" id="absorption__22" original="E828.-73a7"> The drug should be taken with food or milk to increase its absorption. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-80e" id="absorption__23" original="E828.-73a5"><span class="cf" id="absorption__24" original="E828.-73a6"><span class="exp" id="absorption__25"> absorption </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="absorption__26" original="E828.-73a4"> Tyndall measured the absorption of infrared radiation by CO₂ and water vapour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-80a" id="absorption__27" original="E828.-73a2"><span class="cf" id="absorption__28" original="E828.-73a3"><span class="exp" id="absorption__29"> absorption </span> (of something) into something </span><span class="x" id="absorption__30" original="E828.-73a1"> The skin prevents the absorption of many agents into the bloodstream. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-806" id="absorption__31" original="E391.-6d58"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="absorption__32" original="E391.-6d57"> the process of a smaller unit or group becoming part of a larger unit or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-804" id="absorption__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-803" id="absorption__34" original="E828.-73a0"><span class="x" id="absorption__35" original="E828.-739f"> It was claimed that western states were created by conquest, whereas Russia grew by absorption. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-281a" id="absorption__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absorption" title="absorption definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2819" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.218d" id="absorption__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="absorption__38"> absorption </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abstract
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-801" hm="1" id="abstract1" original="E391.-6cbf" sum="939"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-800" id="abstract1__1" original="E391.-6cbe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ff" id="abstract1__2" original="E391.-6cbd"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abstract <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7f5" id="abstract1__6" original="E391.-6cb5"><span class="pos" id="abstract1__7" original="E391.-6cb4"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7fb" eid="abstract1__8" original="E391.-6cb3" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cd8" geo="br" id="abstract1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbstrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_5.ogg" href="sound://abstract__gb_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cd5" geo="n_am" id="abstract1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbstrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://abstract__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7f3" id="abstract1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7f2" id="abstract1__14" original="E391.-6ca9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="abstract1__15" original="E391.-6ca8"> existing in thought or as an idea but not as a physical thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7f0" id="abstract1__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ef" id="abstract1__17" original="E831.-7d1b"><span class="x" id="abstract1__18" original="E831.-7d1a"> Greek culture is full of abstract notions that are personified and treated as divine beings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ed" id="abstract1__19" original="E391.-6cb0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="abstract1__20" original="E391.-6caf"> based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7eb" id="abstract1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ea" id="abstract1__22" original="E831.-7d19"><span class="x" id="abstract1__23" original="E831.-7d18"> The British constitutional system is the product of experience rather than abstract theories. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e8" id="abstract1__24" original="E831.-7d17"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="abstract1__25" original="E831.-7d16"> representing an idea, a quality or a state rather than a physical object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e6" id="abstract1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e5" id="abstract1__27" original="E831.-7d15"><span class="x" id="abstract1__28" original="E831.-7d14"> In comparison with George Eliot, Jane Austen used a smaller pool of abstract nouns such as love, manners and sensibility. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e3" id="abstract1__29" original="E831.-7d13" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concrete1" title="concrete1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2056" id="abstract1__30" original="E831.-7d12"><span class="xh" id="abstract1__31"> concrete </span><span class="xhm" id="abstract1__32"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7df" id="abstract1__33" original="E391.-6ca7"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7de" id="abstract1__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="abstract1__35" original="E391.-6ca6"> of art </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="abstract1__36" original="E391.-6ca5"> not representing people or things in a realistic way, but expressing the artist's ideas about them using shapes, colours and textures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7db" id="abstract1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7da" id="abstract1__38" original="E831.-7d11"><span class="x" id="abstract1__39" original="E831.-7d10"> Kandinsky was regarded as the first really abstract painter. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d8" id="abstract1__40" original="E391.-6ca4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://representational" title="representational definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-2b67" id="abstract1__41" original="E391.-6ca0"><span class="xh" id="abstract1__42"> representational </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d5" id="abstract1__43"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d4" id="abstract1__44" original="E391.-6c9e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d3" id="abstract1__45"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" corpus_freq="11" id="abstract1__46" original="E391.-6c9d"> abstractly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7cb" id="abstract1__47" original="E391.-6c99"><span class="pos" id="abstract1__48" original="E391.-6c98"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dbc" eid="abstract1__49" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cde" geo="br" id="abstract1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract1__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbstræktli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstractly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstractly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abstractly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cdb" geo="n_am" id="abstract1__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract1__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbstræktli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstractly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstractly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abstractly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c9" id="abstract1__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c8" id="abstract1__55" original="E831.-7d0f"><span class="x" id="abstract1__56" original="E831.-7d0e"> Young children cannot think abstractly; therefore, teachers encourage them to use concrete materials such as blocks and sticks. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-27f5" id="abstract1__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abstract_1" title="abstract definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-27f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2269" id="abstract1__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abstract1__59"> abstract </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c6" hm="2" id="abstract2" original="E391.-6c97" sum="621"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c5" id="abstract2__1" original="E391.-6c96"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c4" id="abstract2__2" original="E391.-6c95"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abstract <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b9" id="abstract2__7" original="E391.-6c8d"><span class="pos" id="abstract2__8" original="E391.-6c8c"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7bf" eid="abstract2__9" original="E391.-6c8b" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cd2" geo="br" id="abstract2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbstrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_5.ogg" href="sound://abstract__gb_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6ccf" geo="n_am" id="abstract2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæbstrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://abstract__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b7" id="abstract2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b6" id="abstract2__15" original="E391.-6c84"><span class="def" id="abstract2__16" original="E391.-6c83"> a short piece of writing containing the main ideas of a research article, book or speech </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b4" id="abstract2__17" original="E391.-6c82" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://summary1" title="summary1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.1356" id="abstract2__18" original="E391.-6c81"><span class="xh" id="abstract2__19"> summary </span><span class="xhm" id="abstract2__20"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b0" id="abstract2__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7af" id="abstract2__22" original="E831.-7f64"><span class="x" id="abstract2__23" original="E831.-7f63"> A review of dissertation titles and abstracts found approximately one hundred works on hazards research. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ad" id="abstract2__24" original="E391.-6c7f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ac" id="abstract2__25" original="E391.-6c7e" sk="inabstract"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ab" id="abstract2__26"><span class="idm" id="abstract2__27" original="E391.-6c7d"> in the abstract </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a9" id="abstract2__28"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a8" id="abstract2__29"><span class="def" id="abstract2__30" original="E391.-6c7c"> in a general way, without referring to a particular real person, thing or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a6" id="abstract2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a5" id="abstract2__32" original="E831.-7f62"><span class="x" id="abstract2__33" original="E831.-7f61"> In the abstract, all heads of government are equal, but the fact that some have more power than others is implicitly understood by all. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-27b4" id="abstract2__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abstract_1" title="abstract definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-27b3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2269" id="abstract2__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abstract2__36"> abstract </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a3" hm="3" id="abstract3" original="E391.-6c7b" sum="623"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a2" id="abstract3__1" original="E391.-6c7a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a1" id="abstract3__2" original="E391.-6c79"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abstract <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-794" id="abstract3__9" original="E391.-6c71"><span class="pos" id="abstract3__10" original="E391.-6c70"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-79a" eid="abstract3__11" original="E391.-6c53" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6ccc" geo="br" id="abstract3__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://abstract__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cc9" geo="n_am" id="abstract3__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_3.ogg" href="sound://abstract__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4145" id="abstract3__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56aa" form="root" id="abstract3__17"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> abstract </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56ac" eid="abstract3__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56ad" geo="br" id="abstract3__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://abstract__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b0" geo="n_am" id="abstract3__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_3.ogg" href="sound://abstract__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b3" form="thirdps" id="abstract3__24"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> abstracts </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b5" eid="abstract3__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b6" geo="br" id="abstract3__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstrækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abstracts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b9" geo="n_am" id="abstract3__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstrækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abstracts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56bc" form="past" id="abstract3__31"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> abstracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56be" eid="abstract3__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56bf" geo="br" id="abstract3__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abstracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56c2" geo="n_am" id="abstract3__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abstracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56c5" form="pastpart" id="abstract3__38"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> abstracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56c7" eid="abstract3__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56c8" geo="br" id="abstract3__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abstracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56cb" geo="n_am" id="abstract3__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abstracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56ce" form="prespart" id="abstract3__45"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> abstracting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56d0" eid="abstract3__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56d1" geo="br" id="abstract3__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstræktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abstracting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56d4" geo="n_am" id="abstract3__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstract3__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstræktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abstracting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-768" id="abstract3__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-767" id="abstract3__53" original="E391.-6c50"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-766" id="abstract3__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="abstract3__55" original="E831.-7cfa"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="abstract3__56" original="E831.-7c57"><span class="exp" id="abstract3__57"> abstract </span> something (from something) </span><span class="def" id="abstract3__58" original="E391.-6c4e"> to remove something from somewhere </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-761" id="abstract3__59" original="E831.-7cf9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://extract1" title="extract1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-760" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-6840" id="abstract3__60" original="E831.-7cf8"><span class="xh" id="abstract3__61"> extract </span><span class="xhm" id="abstract3__62"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-75d" id="abstract3__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-75c" id="abstract3__64" original="E831.-7c5b"><span class="x" id="abstract3__65" original="E831.-7c56"> Silicate rocks abstract CO₂ from the atmosphere. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-75a" id="abstract3__66" original="E831.-7c55"><span class="x" id="abstract3__67" original="E831.-7c54"> We abstracted soil data from the available soil surveys maps. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-758" id="abstract3__68" original="E831.-7c53"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-757" id="abstract3__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="abstract3__70" original="E831.-7c51"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="abstract3__71" original="E831.-7c50"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="abstract3__72" original="E831.-7c24"><span class="exp" id="abstract3__73"> abstract </span> (something) (from something) </span><span class="def" id="abstract3__74" original="E831.-7c4f"> to think about something generally or separately from something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-751" id="abstract3__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-750" id="abstract3__76" original="E832.-7e7f"><span class="x" id="abstract3__77" original="E832.-7e7e"> To abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-275c" id="abstract3__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abstract_1" title="abstract definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-275b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2269" id="abstract3__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abstract3__80"> abstract </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abstraction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-74e" id="abstraction" original="E391.-6c13" sum="1153"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-74d" id="abstraction__1" original="E391.-6c12"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-74c" id="abstraction__2" original="E391.-6c11"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abstraction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-741" id="abstraction__7" original="E391.-6c09"><span class="pos" id="abstraction__8" original="E391.-6c08"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dc3" eid="abstraction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6be8" geo="br" id="abstraction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstraction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstrækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstraction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstraction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abstraction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6be5" geo="n_am" id="abstraction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abstraction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æbˈstrækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstraction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstraction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abstraction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-73f" id="abstraction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-73e" id="abstraction__15" original="E391.-6c07"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-73d" id="abstraction__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="abstraction__17" original="E391.-6c05"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abstraction__18" original="E391.-6c04"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abstraction__19" original="E391.-6c02"> a general idea not based on any real person, thing or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-739" id="abstraction__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-738" id="abstraction__21" original="E831.-7c01"><span class="x" id="abstraction__22" original="E831.-7c00"> Husserl emphasized the importance of lived experience over scientific abstractions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-736" id="abstraction__23" original="E832.-7e4b"><span class="x" id="abstraction__24" original="E832.-7e4a"> There is debate over the level of theoretical abstraction that can actually enhance empirical studies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-734" id="abstraction__25" original="E391.-6bfa"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-733" id="abstraction__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abstraction__27" original="E391.-6bf8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abstraction__28" original="E391.-6bf5"> the action of removing something from something else; the process of being removed from something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-730" id="abstraction__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-72f" id="abstraction__30" original="E831.-7bff"><span class="x" id="abstraction__31" original="E831.-7bfe"> The rate of groundwater abstraction for irrigation can exceed natural recharge from rainfall. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-72d" id="abstraction__32" original="E4a8.-7ad7"><span class="cf" id="abstraction__33" original="E832.-7e49"> the <span class="exp" id="abstraction__34"> abstraction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="abstraction__35" original="E4a8.-7ad6"> The supply chain includes the abstraction of water, treatment and piping of water, and retailing to customers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-729" id="abstraction__36" original="E831.-7ae6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-728" id="abstraction__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abstraction__38" original="E831.-7adc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abstraction__39" original="E831.-7adb"> the quality of representing ideas using shapes, colours and textures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-725" id="abstraction__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-724" id="abstraction__41" original="E831.-7ada"><span class="x" id="abstraction__42" original="E831.-7ad9"> Abstraction and conceptualism are pervasive in the arts of the non-western world. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-722" id="abstraction__43" original="E832.-7e48"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-721" id="abstraction__44" original="E832.-7e47" sk="inabstractionfrom"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-720" id="abstraction__45"><span class="idm" id="abstraction__46" original="E832.-7e46"> in abstraction from something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-71e" id="abstraction__47"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-71d" id="abstraction__48"><span class="def" id="abstraction__49" original="E831.-7ae2"> separately from something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-71b" id="abstraction__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-71a" id="abstraction__51" original="E831.-7ae1"><span class="x" id="abstraction__52" original="E831.-7ae0"> A business cannot be studied in abstraction from its social environment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-272f" id="abstraction__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abstraction" title="abstraction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-272e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2348" id="abstraction__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abstraction__55"> abstraction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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absurd
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-718" id="absurd" original="E391.-6bad" sum="579"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-717" id="absurd__1" original="E391.-6bac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-716" id="absurd__2" original="E391.-6bab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> absurd </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-70d" id="absurd__4" original="E391.-6ba6"><span class="pos" id="absurd__5" original="E391.-6ba5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dca" eid="absurd__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b14" geo="br" id="absurd__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absurd__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absur/absurd__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurd__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absurd__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b11" geo="n_am" id="absurd__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absurd__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absur/absurd__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurd__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absurd__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-70b" id="absurd__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-70a" id="absurd__12" original="E391.-6ba4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="absurd__13" original="E391.-6ba3"> not at all logical and sensible </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-708" id="absurd__14" original="E391.-6ba2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ridiculous" title="ridiculous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-707" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.54d" id="absurd__15" original="E391.-6ba1"><span class="xh" id="absurd__16"> ridiculous </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-705" id="absurd__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-704" id="absurd__18" original="E597.1274"><span class="x" id="absurd__19" original="E597.1275"> The claims are patently absurd. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-702" id="absurd__20" original="E4c8.1005"><span class="cf" id="absurd__21" original="E4c8.1004"> it is <span class="exp" id="absurd__22"> absurd </span> (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="absurd__23" original="E4c8.1006"> It would be absurd to deny that Mrs Thatcher had a substantial effect upon late twentieth century politics in Britain. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6fe" id="absurd__24" original="E391.-6b9f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6fd" id="absurd__25" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6fc" id="absurd__26"><span class="v"><strong> the absurd </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6fa" id="absurd__28" original="E391.-6b9d"><span class="pos" id="absurd__29" original="E391.-6b9c"> noun </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f8" id="absurd__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="absurd__31" original="E391.-6b9a"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="absurd__32" original="E391.-6b99"> things that are or that seem to be <span class="dh" id="absurd__33" original="E391.-6b98"> absurd </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f4" id="absurd__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f3" id="absurd__35" original="E4c8.1007"><span class="x" id="absurd__36" original="E4c8.1008"> The actor Tony Hancock had good comic timing and an instinct for the absurd. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f1" id="absurd__37"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f0" id="absurd__38" original="E391.-6b97"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6ef" id="absurd__39"><span class="dr" id="absurd__40" original="E391.-6b96"> absurdity </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6e3" id="absurd__44" original="E391.-6b8f"><span class="pos" id="absurd__45" original="E391.-6b8e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dcb" eid="absurd__46" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b0e" geo="br" id="absurd__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absurd__48"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɜːdəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absur/absurdity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurdity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absurdity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b0b" geo="n_am" id="absurd__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absurd__50"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɜːrdəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absur/absurdity__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurdity__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://absurdity__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6e1" id="absurd__51" original="E391.-6b8a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6de" form="pl" id="absurd__52"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="absurd__53" original="E391.-6b86"> absurdities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6dc" id="absurd__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="absurd__55" original="E391.-6b8c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="absurd__56" original="E391.-6b8b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d9" id="absurd__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d8" id="absurd__58" original="E4c8.100c"><span class="cf" id="absurd__59" original="E4c8.100b"><span class="exp"> absurdity </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="absurd__60" original="E4c8.100d"> The film plays on the absurdity of the situation. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d5" id="absurd__61"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d4" id="absurd__62" original="E391.-6b85"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d3" id="absurd__63"><span class="dr" id="absurd__64" original="E391.-6b84"> absurdly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6ca" id="absurd__65" original="E391.-6b80"><span class="pos" id="absurd__66" original="E391.-6b7f"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dcc" eid="absurd__67" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b08" geo="br" id="absurd__68" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absurd__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɜːdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absur/absurdly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurdly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://absurdly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b05" geo="n_am" id="absurd__70" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="absurd__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əbˈsɜːrdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absur/absurdly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurdly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://absurdly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c8" id="absurd__72" original="E391.-6b7e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c7" id="absurd__73" original="E391.-6b7d"><span class="xw" id="absurd__74" original="E4c8.d94"> ridiculously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c4" id="absurd__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c3" id="absurd__76" original="E4c8.100e"><span class="x" id="absurd__77" original="E4c8.100f"> In order to appeal to as many movie-goers as possible, the film crammed an absurdly large array of stars into its cast. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-26f8" id="absurd__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absurd" title="absurd definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-26f7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.23c9" id="absurd__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="absurd__80"> absurd </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abundance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c1" id="abundance" original="E391.-6b4a" sum="609"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c0" id="abundance__1" original="E391.-6b49"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6bf" id="abundance__2" original="E391.-6b48"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abundance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6b4" id="abundance__7" original="E391.-6b40"><span class="pos" id="abundance__8" original="E391.-6b3f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ddf" eid="abundance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6a40" geo="br" id="abundance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abundance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌndəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abund/abundance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abundance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6a3d" geo="n_am" id="abundance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abundance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌndəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abund/abundance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abundance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6b2" id="abundance__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6b1" id="abundance__15" original="E828.-7399"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6b0" id="abundance__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abundance__17" original="E828.-7397"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="abundance__18" original="E828.-7396"><span class="exp" id="abundance__19"> abundance </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="abundance__20" original="E828.-7395"> the quantity of something present in a particular area or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6ab" id="abundance__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6aa" id="abundance__22" original="E828.-7394"><span class="x" id="abundance__23" original="E828.-7393"> Seasonal changes in the relative abundance of different species may occur. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a8" id="abundance__24" original="E391.-6b3e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a7" id="abundance__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="abundance__26" original="E391.-6b3c"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="abundance__27" original="E391.-6b3a"><span class="exp" id="abundance__28"> abundance </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="abundance__29" original="E391.-6b37"> a large quantity of something that is more than enough </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a2" id="abundance__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a1" id="abundance__31" original="E828.-7392"><span class="x" id="abundance__32" original="E828.-7391"> There was an abundance of good farmland and plenty of open pasture for animals. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69f" id="abundance__33" original="E391.-6b36"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69e" id="abundance__34" original="E391.-6b35" sk="inabundance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69d" id="abundance__35"><span class="idm" id="abundance__36" original="E391.-6b34"> in abundance </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69b" id="abundance__37"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69a" id="abundance__38"><span class="def" id="abundance__39" original="E391.-6b33"> in large quantities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-698" id="abundance__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-697" id="abundance__41" original="E828.-738e"><span class="x" id="abundance__42" original="E828.-738d"> Pot fragments were found in abundance at the site. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-269b" id="abundance__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abundance" title="abundance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-269a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2451" id="abundance__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abundance__45"> abundance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abundant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-695" id="abundant" original="E391.-6b32" sum="484"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-694" id="abundant__1" original="E391.-6b31"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-693" id="abundant__2" original="E391.-6b30"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abundant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-68b" id="abundant__4" original="E391.-6b2b"><span class="pos" id="abundant__5" original="E391.-6b2a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4de6" eid="abundant__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6a04" geo="br" id="abundant__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abundant__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌndənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abund/abundant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abundant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6a01" geo="n_am" id="abundant__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abundant__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌndənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abund/abundant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abundant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-689" id="abundant__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-688" id="abundant__12" original="E391.-6b27"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="abundant__13" original="E391.-6b26"> existing in large quantities; more than enough </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-686" id="abundant__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-685" id="abundant__15" original="E828.-738c"><span class="x" id="abundant__16" original="E828.-738b"> There is abundant evidence for increased volcanic activity during the Little Ice Age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-683" id="abundant__17" original="E828.-738a"><span class="x" id="abundant__18" original="E828.-7389"> Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-681" id="abundant__19" original="E828.-7388"><span class="x" id="abundant__20" original="E828.-7387"> Australia has an abundant supply of agricultural land. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-67f" id="abundant__21" original="E828.-7386"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="abundant__22" original="E828.-7385"><span class="exp" id="abundant__23"> abundant </span> in something </span><span class="def" id="abundant__24" original="E828.-7384"> having a lot of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-67b" id="abundant__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-67a" id="abundant__26" original="E828.-7383"><span class="x" id="abundant__27" original="E828.-7382"> Low-wage countries are relatively abundant in low-skilled workers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-266e" id="abundant__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abundant" title="abundant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-266d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2475" id="abundant__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abundant__30"> abundant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abundantly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-678" id="abundantly" original="E391.-6b22" sum="403"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-677" id="abundantly__1" original="E391.-6b21"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-676" id="abundantly__2" original="E391.-6b20"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abundantly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-66e" id="abundantly__4" original="E391.-6b1b"><span class="pos" id="abundantly__5" original="E391.-6b1a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ded" eid="abundantly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-69d4" geo="br" id="abundantly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abundantly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌndəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abund/abundantly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundantly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abundantly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-69d1" geo="n_am" id="abundantly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abundantly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbʌndəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abund/abundantly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundantly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abundantly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-66c" id="abundantly__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-66b" id="abundantly__12" original="E391.-6b16"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="abundantly__13" original="E391.-6b15"> in large quantities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-669" id="abundantly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-668" id="abundantly__15" original="E82c.17bd"><span class="x" id="abundantly__16" original="E82c.17be"> Lakes and wetlands occur most abundantly where precipitation is high. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-666" id="abundantly__17" original="E82c.17bf"><span class="x" id="abundantly__18" original="E82c.17c0"> For the first time in the region's history, coal could be shipped cheaply, abundantly and reliably. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-664" id="abundantly__19" original="E391.-6b19"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="abundantly__20" original="E391.-6b18"><span class="exp" id="abundantly__21"> abundantly </span> clear </span><span class="def" id="abundantly__22" original="E391.-6b17"> very clear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-660" id="abundantly__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-65f" id="abundantly__24" original="E82c.17c3"><span class="x" id="abundantly__25" original="E82c.17c4"> It was abundantly clear that reform was necessary. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-264d" id="abundantly__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abundantly" title="abundantly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-264c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.248d" id="abundantly__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abundantly__28"> abundantly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abuse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-65d" hm="1" id="abuse1" original="E391.-6b14" sum="1008"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-65c" id="abuse1__1" original="E391.-6b13"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-65b" id="abuse1__2" original="E391.-6b12"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abuse <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64f" id="abuse1__7" original="E391.-6b0a"><span class="pos" id="abuse1__8" original="E391.-6b09"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-655" eid="abuse1__9" original="E391.-6b08" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7f97" geo="br" id="abuse1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abuse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7f94" geo="n_am" id="abuse1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_3.ogg" href="sound://abuse__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64d" id="abuse1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64c" id="abuse1__15" original="E391.-6b05"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64b" id="abuse1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abuse1__17" original="E391.-6b03"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="abuse1__18" original="E391.-6b02"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abuse1__19" original="E391.-6b01"> the use of something in a way that is wrong or harmful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-647" id="abuse1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-646" id="abuse1__21" original="E833.-4bb8"><span class="x" id="abuse1__22" original="E833.-4bb7"> Alcohol and drug abuse are strongly associated with suicide risk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-644" id="abuse1__23" original="E833.-4bb2"><span class="cf" id="abuse1__24" original="E391.-6afd"><span class="exp" id="abuse1__25"> abuse </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="abuse1__26" original="E833.-4bb1"> Serious abuses of human rights have continued ever since. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-640" id="abuse1__27" original="E833.-4bb6"><span class="cf" id="abuse1__28" original="E39f.-643c"> open to <span class="exp" id="abuse1__29"> abuse </span></span><span class="x" id="abuse1__30" original="E833.-4bb5"> In Conrad's work, power is systematically open to abuse. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-63c" id="abuse1__31" original="E391.-6b00" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://misuse1" title="misuse1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-63b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-18bf" id="abuse1__32" original="E391.-6aff"><span class="xh" id="abuse1__33"> misuse </span><span class="xhm" id="abuse1__34"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-638" id="abuse1__35" original="E391.-6afc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-637" id="abuse1__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abuse1__37" original="E391.-6afa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abuse1__38" original="E391.-6af8"> unfair, cruel or violent treatment of somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-634" id="abuse1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-633" id="abuse1__40" original="E39f.-6438"><span class="x" id="abuse1__41" original="E39f.-6437"> Women who suffer domestic abuse are often unwilling to talk about it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-631" id="abuse1__42" original="E39f.-6435"><span class="x" id="abuse1__43" original="E39f.-6434"> Neglect is as much a form of abuse as a violent act. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-62f" id="abuse1__44" original="E833.-4bac"><span class="x" id="abuse1__45" original="E833.-4bab"> Investigations of child abuse require professionals to work together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-62d" id="abuse1__46" original="E640.-30be"><span class="x" id="abuse1__47" original="E640.-30bd"> emotional/psychological abuse </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-62b" id="abuse1__48" original="E833.-4bae"><span class="x" id="abuse1__49" original="E833.-4bad"> 97% of this sample had experienced physical or sexual abuse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-629" id="abuse1__50" original="E428.-5913"><span class="cf" id="abuse1__51" original="E428.-5914"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="abuse1__52" original="E428.-5912"> There was no legal requirement to report suspected abuse cases. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-626" id="abuse1__53" original="E391.-6af7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-625" id="abuse1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abuse1__55" original="E391.-6af5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="abuse1__56" original="E391.-6af4"> rude and offensive remarks, usually made when somebody is very angry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-622" id="abuse1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-621" id="abuse1__58" original="E833.-4ba6"><span class="x" id="abuse1__59" original="E833.-4ba5"> Neighbours and other people have apparently shouted abuse from outside her house. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-262a" id="abuse1__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abuse_1" title="abuse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2629" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.24a2" id="abuse1__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abuse1__62"> abuse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-61f" hm="2" id="abuse2" original="E391.-6af0" sum="1001"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-61e" id="abuse2__1" original="E391.-6aef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-61d" id="abuse2__2" original="E391.-6aee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abuse <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-610" id="abuse2__9" original="E391.-6ae6"><span class="pos" id="abuse2__10" original="E391.-6ae5"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-616" eid="abuse2__11" original="E391.-6ac8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6803" geo="br" id="abuse2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://abuse__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6806" geo="n_am" id="abuse2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abuse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4117" id="abuse2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6155" form="root" id="abuse2__17"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> abuse </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6153" eid="abuse2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6152" geo="br" id="abuse2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://abuse__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-614f" geo="n_am" id="abuse2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abuse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-614c" form="thirdps" id="abuse2__24"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> abuses </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-614a" eid="abuse2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6149" geo="br" id="abuse2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abuses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6146" geo="n_am" id="abuse2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abuses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6143" form="past" id="abuse2__31"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> abused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6141" eid="abuse2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6140" geo="br" id="abuse2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-613d" geo="n_am" id="abuse2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-613a" form="pastpart" id="abuse2__38"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> abused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6138" eid="abuse2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6137" geo="br" id="abuse2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6134" geo="n_am" id="abuse2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6131" form="prespart" id="abuse2__45"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> abusing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-612f" eid="abuse2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-612e" geo="br" id="abuse2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abusi/abusing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abusi/abusing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abusing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-612b" geo="n_am" id="abuse2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abusi/abusing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abusi/abusing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abusing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5e4" id="abuse2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5e3" id="abuse2__53" original="E391.-6ac2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="abuse2__54" original="E391.-6ac1"><span class="exp" id="abuse2__55"> abuse </span> something </span><span class="def" id="abuse2__56" original="E391.-6ac0"> to use power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5df" id="abuse2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5de" id="abuse2__58" original="E833.-48de"><span class="x" id="abuse2__59" original="E833.-48dd"> Managers must be monitored to make sure they do not abuse their power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5dc" id="abuse2__60" original="E833.-48dc"><span class="x" id="abuse2__61" original="E833.-48db"> The European Commission also found that the company had abused its dominant position by charging unfair prices. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5da" id="abuse2__62" original="E391.-6ac5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="abuse2__63" original="E391.-6ac4"><span class="exp" id="abuse2__64"> abuse </span> something </span><span class="def" id="abuse2__65" original="E391.-6ac3"> to make bad use of something; to use so much of something that it harms your health </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5d6" id="abuse2__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5d5" id="abuse2__67" original="E833.-48d8"><span class="x" id="abuse2__68" original="E833.-48d7"> People who have abused drugs for a long time may need considerable help in making social relationships. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5d3" id="abuse2__69" original="E391.-6abf"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="abuse2__70" original="E391.-6abe"><span class="exp" id="abuse2__71"> abuse </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="abuse2__72" original="E391.-6abd"> to treat a person or an animal in a cruel or violent way, especially sexually </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5cf" id="abuse2__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5ce" id="abuse2__74" original="E833.-48d2"><span class="x" id="abuse2__75" original="E833.-48d1"> They had been emotionally, physically and sexually abused. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5cc" id="abuse2__76" original="E833.-48d0"><span class="x" id="abuse2__77" original="E833.-48cf"> The first refuge for abused women was set up in London in 1971. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5ca" id="abuse2__78" original="E391.-6abc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="abuse2__79" original="E391.-6abb"><span class="exp" id="abuse2__80"> abuse </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="abuse2__81" original="E391.-6aba"> to make rude or offensive remarks to or about somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c6" id="abuse2__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c5" id="abuse2__83" original="E833.-48cb"><span class="x" id="abuse2__84" original="E833.-48ca"> Many asylum seekers reported that they had been verbally abused by police officers. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c3" id="abuse2__85"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c2" id="abuse2__86" original="E391.-6ab6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c1" id="abuse2__87"><span class="dr" id="abuse2__88" original="E391.-6ab5"> abuser </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5b5" id="abuse2__92" original="E391.-6aae"><span class="pos" id="abuse2__93" original="E391.-6aad"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4df4" eid="abuse2__94" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6974" geo="br" id="abuse2__95" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__96"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuser__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuser__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abuser__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6971" geo="n_am" id="abuse2__97" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abuse2__98"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːzər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuser__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuser__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abuser__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5b3" id="abuse2__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5b2" id="abuse2__100" original="E833.-48c9"><span class="x" id="abuse2__101" original="E833.-48c8"> Some drug abusers administer drugs intravenously. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5b0" id="abuse2__102" original="E833.-48c7"><span class="x" id="abuse2__103" original="E833.-48c6"> The abuser is usually known to the child. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-25b8" id="abuse2__104" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abuse_1" title="abuse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-25b7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.24a2" id="abuse2__105" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abuse2__106"> abuse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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abusive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5ae" id="abusive" original="E391.-6aac" sum="553"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5ad" id="abusive__1" original="E391.-6aab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5ac" id="abusive__2" original="E391.-6aaa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> abusive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5a4" id="abusive__4" original="E391.-6aa5"><span class="pos" id="abusive__5" original="E391.-6aa4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dfb" eid="abusive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-68cf" geo="br" id="abusive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abusive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abusi/abusive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abusi/abusive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://abusive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-68cc" geo="n_am" id="abusive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="abusive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈbjuːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abusi/abusive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abusi/abusive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://abusive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5a2" id="abusive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5a1" id="abusive__12" original="E391.-6aa0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5a0" id="abusive__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="abusive__14" original="E391.-6a9f"> of behaviour or a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="abusive__15" original="E391.-6a9e"> involving or using violence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-59d" id="abusive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-59c" id="abusive__17" original="E834.-405e"><span class="x" id="abusive__18" original="E834.-405d"> Studies have shown that women in an abusive relationship are more likely to have depression. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-59a" id="abusive__19" original="E834.-4060"><span class="x" id="abusive__20" original="E834.-405f"> The relationship was fragile; John was verbally and physically abusive with Sue and Martin. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-598" id="abusive__21" original="E391.-6aa3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-597" id="abusive__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="abusive__23" original="E391.-6aa2"> of speech or a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="abusive__24" original="E391.-6aa1"> rude and offensive; criticizing in a rude and unfair way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-594" id="abusive__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-593" id="abusive__26" original="E834.-4068"><span class="x" id="abusive__27" original="E834.-4067"> Yelling, cursing, raging or other forms of abusive language may indicate more serious problems with anger. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2572" id="abusive__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abusive" title="abusive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2571" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.254f" id="abusive__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abusive__30"> abusive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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academia
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-591" id="academia" original="E391.-69e8" sum="280"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-590" id="academia__1" original="E391.-69e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-58f" id="academia__2" original="E391.-69e6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> academia </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-57e" id="academia__4" original="E391.-69d8"><span class="pos" id="academia__5" original="E391.-69d7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e02" eid="academia__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6787" geo="br" id="academia__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academia__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækəˈdiːmiə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aca/acade/academia__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academia__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://academia__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6784" geo="n_am" id="academia__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academia__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækəˈdiːmiə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aca/acade/academia__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academia__us_1.ogg" href="sound://academia__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-587" id="academia__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-586" id="academia__12"><span class="v"><strong> academe </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-584" eid="academia__14" original="E391.-69db" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6781" geo="br" id="academia__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academia__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækədiːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aca/acade/academe__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academe__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://academe__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-677e" geo="n_am" id="academia__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academia__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækədiːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aca/acade/academe__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academe__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://academe__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-57c" id="academia__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="academia__20" original="E391.-69d5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-57a" id="academia__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-579" id="academia__22" original="E391.-69d4"><span class="def" id="academia__23" original="E391.-69d3"> the world of research and education at universities, and the people involved in it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-577" id="academia__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-576" id="academia__25" original="E831.-7ed4"><span class="x" id="academia__26" original="E831.-7ed3"> These techniques had importance to both academia and industry. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2545" id="academia__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://academia" title="academia definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2544" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.264d" id="academia__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="academia__29"> academia </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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academic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-574" hm="1" id="academic1" original="E391.-69d2" sum="787"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-573" id="academic1__1" original="E391.-69d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-572" id="academic1__2" original="E391.-69d0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> academic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-566" id="academic1__7" original="E391.-69c7"><span class="pos" id="academic1__8" original="E391.-69c6"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e09" eid="academic1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6158" geo="br" id="academic1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academic1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækəˈdemɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aca/acade/academic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://academic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6155" geo="n_am" id="academic1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academic1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækəˈdemɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aca/acade/academic__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academic__us_2.ogg" href="sound://academic__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-564" id="academic1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-563" id="academic1__15" original="E391.-69c5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-562" id="academic1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="academic1__17" original="E391.-69c3"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="academic1__18" original="E391.-69c2"> connected with education, especially studying in schools and universities </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-55f" id="academic1__19" original="E831.-7d76" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://educational" title="educational definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-55e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.1cb2" id="academic1__20" original="E831.-7d75"><span class="xh" id="academic1__21"> educational </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-55c" id="academic1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-55b" id="academic1__23" original="E831.-7d74"><span class="x" id="academic1__24" original="E831.-7d73"> This study assesses the motivational factors associated with academic achievement in high‐school settings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-559" id="academic1__25" original="E391.-69c1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-558" id="academic1__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="academic1__27" original="E391.-69bf"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="academic1__28" original="E391.-69be"> involving a lot of reading and studying rather than practical or technical skills </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-555" id="academic1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-554" id="academic1__30" original="E831.-7d6e"><span class="x" id="academic1__31" original="E831.-7d6d"> There has been relatively little academic research in this area. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-552" id="academic1__32" original="E831.-7d71" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://applied" title="applied definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-551" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64f8" id="academic1__33" original="E831.-7d6f"><span class="xh" id="academic1__34"> applied </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vocational" title="vocational definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-54f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.119" id="academic1__35" original="E831.-7d70"><span class="xh" id="academic1__36"> vocational </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-54d" id="academic1__37" original="E391.-69bb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="academic1__38" original="E391.-69ba"> not connected to a real or practical situation and therefore not important </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-54b" id="academic1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-54a" id="academic1__40" original="E831.-7d6c"><span class="x" id="academic1__41" original="E831.-7d6b"> Questions of diversity are not merely academic: they have a real impact on people's lives. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-548" id="academic1__42"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-547" id="academic1__43" original="E391.-69b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-546" id="academic1__44"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="academic1__45" original="E391.-69b8"> academically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-53e" id="academic1__46" original="E391.-69b4"><span class="pos" id="academic1__47" original="E391.-69b3"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e0a" eid="academic1__48" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6741" geo="br" id="academic1__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academic1__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækəˈdemɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aca/acade/academically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://academically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-673d" geo="n_am" id="academic1__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academic1__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækəˈdemɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aca/acade/academically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://academically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-53c" id="academic1__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-53b" id="academic1__54" original="E831.-7d6a"><span class="x" id="academic1__55" original="E831.-7d69"> These individuals succeeded academically despite disadvantaged backgrounds. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-252b" id="academic1__56" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://academic_1" title="academic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-252a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2669" id="academic1__57" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="academic1__58"> academic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-539" hm="2" id="academic2" original="E391.-69b2" sum="313"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-538" id="academic2__1" original="E391.-69b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-537" id="academic2__2" original="E391.-69b0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> academic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-52c" id="academic2__7" original="E391.-69a7"><span class="pos" id="academic2__8" original="E391.-69a6"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e19" eid="academic2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6152" geo="br" id="academic2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academic2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækəˈdemɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aca/acade/academic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://academic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-614f" geo="n_am" id="academic2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academic2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækəˈdemɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aca/acade/academic__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academic__us_2.ogg" href="sound://academic__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-52a" id="academic2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-529" id="academic2__15" original="E391.-69a5"><span class="def" id="academic2__16" original="E391.-69a4"> a person who teaches and/or does research at a university or college </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-527" id="academic2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-526" id="academic2__18" original="E831.-7f45"><span class="x" id="academic2__19" original="E831.-7f44"> Leading academics in the field argue that the solution to health inequalities is a universalist approach. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-24ea" id="academic2__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://academic_1" title="academic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-24e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2669" id="academic2__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="academic2__22"> academic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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academy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-524" id="academy" original="E391.-6973" sum="676"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-523" id="academy__1" original="E391.-6972"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-522" id="academy__2" original="E391.-6971"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> academy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-517" id="academy__7" original="E391.-6969"><span class="pos" id="academy__8" original="E391.-6968"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e20" eid="academy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6666" geo="br" id="academy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkædəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aca/acade/academy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://academy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6663" geo="n_am" id="academy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="academy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkædəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aca/acade/academy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://academy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-515" id="academy__14" original="E391.-6967"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-512" form="pl" id="academy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="academy__16" original="E391.-6963"> academies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-510" id="academy__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-50f" id="academy__18" original="E391.-6962"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="academy__19" original="E391.-6961"> a school or college for special training </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-50d" id="academy__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-50c" id="academy__21" original="E831.-7f43"><span class="x" id="academy__22" original="E831.-7f42"> In Sparta, boys were sent to military academy by the age of seven years. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-50a" id="academy__23" original="E391.-6960"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-509" id="academy__24" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> usually </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-508" id="academy__25"><span class="v"><strong> Academy </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="academy__27" original="E391.-695e"> a type of official organization that aims to promote standards in a particular academic field such as the arts or sciences </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-505" id="academy__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-504" id="academy__29" original="E831.-7f3b"><span class="x" id="academy__30" original="E831.-7f3a"> The Academy of Sciences was reformed, making it a purely research body. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-502" id="academy__31" original="E831.-7f39"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-501" id="academy__32" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-500" id="academy__33"><span class="v"><strong> the academy </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="academy__35" original="E831.-7f37"> all the established people and institutions within a field of research </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4fd" id="academy__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4fc" id="academy__37" original="E831.-7f36"><span class="x" id="academy__38" original="E831.-7f35"> Descriptive work on plants and animals continued in the academy and at the amateur level. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-24cc" id="academy__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://academy" title="academy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-24cb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.26ff" id="academy__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="academy__41"> academy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accelerate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4fa" id="accelerate" original="E391.-68b1" sum="1182"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4f9" id="accelerate__1" original="E391.-68b0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4f8" id="accelerate__2" original="E391.-68af"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accelerate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4eb" id="accelerate__9" original="E391.-68a5"><span class="pos" id="accelerate__10" original="E391.-68a4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e27" eid="accelerate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-64fd" geo="br" id="accelerate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-64fa" geo="n_am" id="accelerate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-40e9" id="accelerate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a23" form="root" id="accelerate__17"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accelerate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a25" eid="accelerate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a26" geo="br" id="accelerate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a29" geo="n_am" id="accelerate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a2c" form="thirdps" id="accelerate__24"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accelerates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a2e" eid="accelerate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a2f" geo="br" id="accelerate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a32" geo="n_am" id="accelerate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a35" form="past" id="accelerate__31"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accelerated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a37" eid="accelerate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a38" geo="br" id="accelerate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a3b" geo="n_am" id="accelerate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a3e" form="pastpart" id="accelerate__38"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accelerated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a40" eid="accelerate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a41" geo="br" id="accelerate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a44" geo="n_am" id="accelerate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a47" form="prespart" id="accelerate__45"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accelerating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a49" eid="accelerate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a4a" geo="br" id="accelerate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a4d" geo="n_am" id="accelerate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4bf" id="accelerate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4be" id="accelerate__53" original="E391.-6887"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4bd" id="accelerate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="accelerate__55" original="E391.-6885"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="accelerate__56" original="E391.-6884"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accelerate__57" original="E391.-6883"> to happen faster or earlier; to make something happen faster or earlier </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b9" id="accelerate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b8" id="accelerate__59" original="E833.-4795"><span class="x" id="accelerate__60" original="E833.-4794"> Inflation was accelerating fast. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b6" id="accelerate__61" original="E833.-4165"><span class="x" id="accelerate__62" original="E833.-4164"> In Alaska (Arendt et al., 2002), glaciers appear to be thinning at an accelerating rate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b4" id="accelerate__63" original="E833.-4793"><span class="cf" id="accelerate__64" original="E391.-6882"><span class="exp" id="accelerate__65"> accelerate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="accelerate__66" original="E833.-4792"> Enzymes vary in the degree to which they accelerate reaction rates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b0" id="accelerate__67" original="E833.-4791"><span class="x" id="accelerate__68" original="E833.-4790"> The intensity of the protest might accelerate the process of liberalization. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4ae" id="accelerate__69" original="E833.-4166"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4ad" id="accelerate__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="accelerate__71" original="E833.-4162"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="accelerate__72" original="E81e.-19f"><span class="exp" id="accelerate__73"> accelerate </span> something (to something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a9" id="accelerate__74"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="accelerate__75" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accelerate__76" original="E833.-415c"> to make an object move faster </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a6" id="accelerate__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a5" id="accelerate__78" original="E833.-478b"><span class="x" id="accelerate__79" original="E833.-478a"> The electric fields accelerate electrons to a speed of about 300 000 km a second. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a3" id="accelerate__80" original="E833.-415b"><span class="x" id="accelerate__81" original="E833.-415a"> The amount of energy needed to accelerate fast-moving particles to higher speeds becomes larger and larger as the speed increases. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a1" id="accelerate__82" original="E391.-6881"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a0" id="accelerate__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="accelerate__84" original="E391.-687f"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="accelerate__85" original="E833.-4796"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-49d" id="accelerate__86"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="accelerate__87" original="E833.-4159"> of a vehicle </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accelerate__88" original="E391.-687d"> to start to go faster; to make a vehicle go faster </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-49a" id="accelerate__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-499" id="accelerate__90" original="E833.-4789"><span class="x" id="accelerate__91" original="E833.-4788"> When I started to cross the intersection, the car to my left unexpectedly accelerated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-497" id="accelerate__92" original="E833.-4787"><span class="cf" id="accelerate__93" original="E428.-5908"><span class="exp" id="accelerate__94"> accelerate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="accelerate__95" original="E833.-4786"> The power required to accelerate the vehicle is proportional to the vehicle mass. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2472" id="accelerate__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accelerate" title="accelerate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2471" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.27f3" id="accelerate__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accelerate__98"> accelerate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acceleration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-493" id="acceleration" original="E391.-6879" sum="844"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-492" id="acceleration__1" original="E391.-6878"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-491" id="acceleration__2" original="E391.-6877"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acceleration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-486" id="acceleration__7" original="E391.-686f"><span class="pos" id="acceleration__8" original="E391.-686e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e2e" eid="acceleration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-648e" geo="br" id="acceleration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acceleration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˌseləˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/acceleration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/acceleration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acceleration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-648b" geo="n_am" id="acceleration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acceleration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˌseləˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/acceleration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/acceleration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acceleration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-484" id="acceleration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-483" id="acceleration__15" original="E391.-6863"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-482" id="acceleration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceleration__17" original="E391.-6861"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="acceleration__18" original="E833.-3283"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-47f" id="acceleration__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="acceleration__20" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="acceleration__21" original="E391.-685f"> the rate at which the <a class="ndv" href="entry://velocity" id="acceleration__22"> velocity </a> (= speed in a particular direction) of an object changes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-47b" id="acceleration__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-47a" id="acceleration__24" original="E833.-3280"><span class="x" id="acceleration__25" original="E833.-327f"> The product of mass and acceleration is equal to the force acting on the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-478" id="acceleration__26" original="E833.-3279"><span class="cf" id="acceleration__27" original="E833.-327c"><span class="exp" id="acceleration__28"> acceleration </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="acceleration__29" original="E833.-3278"> Newton decreed that the relative accelerations of two bodies per unit force is a measure of their intrinsic inertia, or ‘mass’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-474" id="acceleration__30" original="E391.-686d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-473" id="acceleration__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceleration__32" original="E391.-686b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="acceleration__33" original="E391.-686a"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acceleration__34" original="E391.-6868"> an increase in how fast something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-46f" id="acceleration__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-46e" id="acceleration__36" original="E833.-3274"><span class="cf" id="acceleration__37" original="E833.-3275"><span class="exp" id="acceleration__38"> acceleration </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="acceleration__39" original="E833.-3273"> The extent of the acceleration in economic globalization is evident in the statistics of global trade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-46a" id="acceleration__40" original="E833.-3271"><span class="cf" id="acceleration__41" original="E833.-3272"><span class="exp" id="acceleration__42"> acceleration </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="acceleration__43" original="E833.-3270"> The new century was witness to the rapid acceleration of industrialization and urbanization. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2433" id="acceleration__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acceleration" title="acceleration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2432" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2838" id="acceleration__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acceleration__46"> acceleration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accelerator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-466" id="accelerator" original="E391.-685b" sum="622"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-465" id="accelerator__1" original="E391.-685a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-464" id="accelerator__2" original="E391.-6859"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accelerator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-458" id="accelerator__7" original="E391.-6851"><span class="pos" id="accelerator__8" original="E391.-6850"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e35" eid="accelerator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6467" geo="br" id="accelerator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6464" geo="n_am" id="accelerator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accelerator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseləreɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accelerator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-456" id="accelerator__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-455" id="accelerator__15" original="E391.-6844"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-454" id="accelerator__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="accelerator__17" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accelerator__18" original="E391.-6841"> a machine for making <a class="ndv" href="entry://elementary particles" id="accelerator__19"> elementary particles </a> move at high speeds </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-450" id="accelerator__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-44f" id="accelerator__21" original="E833.-4152"><span class="x" id="accelerator__22" original="E833.-4151"> Experiments with particle accelerators show how matter particles and forces behave at high energies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-44d" id="accelerator__23" original="E391.-684f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-44b" id="accelerator__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="accelerator__25" original="E391.-684d"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-44c" id="accelerator__26" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-449" id="accelerator__27"><span class="v"><strong> gas pedal </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-447" id="accelerator__29"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="accelerator__30" original="E391.-6849"> North American English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="accelerator__31" original="E391.-6848"> British English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accelerator__32" original="E391.-6847"> the control in a car or other vehicle that you press with your foot to make it go faster </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-443" id="accelerator__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-442" id="accelerator__34" original="E833.-414b"><span class="x" id="accelerator__35" original="E833.-414a"> The defendant in this case accidentally put his foot down on the accelerator rather than the brake. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2402" id="accelerator__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accelerator" title="accelerator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2401" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.286a" id="accelerator__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accelerator__38"> accelerator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-440" id="accent" original="E391.-6818" sum="729"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-43f" id="accent__1" original="E391.-6817"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-43e" id="accent__2" original="E391.-6816"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-439" id="accent__7" original="E391.-680e"><span class="pos" id="accent__8" original="E391.-680d"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-437" eid="accent__9" original="E391.-680c" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6949" geo="br" id="accent__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.694c" geo="n_am" id="accent__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accent__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accent__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://accent__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.694f" geo="br" id="accent__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accent__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://accent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6953" geo="n_am" id="accent__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accent__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accent__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accent__us_2.ogg" href="sound://accent__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-42c" id="accent__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-42b" id="accent__19" original="E391.-6806"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="accent__20" original="E391.-6805"> a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-429" id="accent__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-428" id="accent__22" original="E46b.dd2"><span class="x" id="accent__23" original="E46b.dd3"> The Malays speak Bahasa Melayu with different regional accents. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-426" id="accent__24" original="E391.-6801"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="accent__25" original="E391.-6800"> the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-424" id="accent__26" original="E391.-67ff" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://stress1" title="stress1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-423" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-1113" id="accent__27" original="E391.-67fe"><span class="xh" id="accent__28"> stress </span><span class="xhm" id="accent__29"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41f" id="accent__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41e" id="accent__31" original="E46b.dd4"><span class="x" id="accent__32" original="E46b.dd5"> The accent falls on the middle syllable. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41c" id="accent__33" original="E391.-67fc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="accent__34" original="E391.-67fb"> a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41a" id="accent__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-419" id="accent__36" original="E46b.dd6"><span class="x" id="accent__37" original="E46b.dd7"> A primary stressed syllable is marked with an acute accent on the vowel. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-417" id="accent__38" original="E391.-67fa"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-416" id="accent__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="accent__40" original="E391.-67f8"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="accent__41" original="E46b.dd8"><span class="exp" id="accent__42"> accent </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="accent__43" original="E391.-67f7"> a special importance that is given to something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-411" id="accent__44" original="E391.-67f6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://emphasis" title="emphasis definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-410" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.330c" id="accent__45" original="E391.-67f5"><span class="xh" id="accent__46"> emphasis </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-40d" id="accent__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-40c" id="accent__48" original="E46b.dd9"><span class="x" id="accent__49" original="E46b.dda"> Weber's (1988) theory puts the accent on cultural values. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-23d1" id="accent__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accent_1" title="accent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-23d0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.28c1" id="accent__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accent__52"> accent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accentuate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-40a" id="accentuate" original="E391.-67af" sum="399"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-409" id="accentuate__1" original="E391.-67ae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-408" id="accentuate__2" original="E391.-67ad"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accentuate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3fb" id="accentuate__9" original="E391.-67a3"><span class="pos" id="accentuate__10" original="E391.-67a2"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e3c" eid="accentuate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-62d1" geo="br" id="accentuate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-62ce" geo="n_am" id="accentuate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-40bb" id="accentuate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b60" form="root" id="accentuate__17"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accentuate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b62" eid="accentuate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b63" geo="br" id="accentuate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b66" geo="n_am" id="accentuate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b69" form="thirdps" id="accentuate__24"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accentuates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b6b" eid="accentuate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b6c" geo="br" id="accentuate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b6f" geo="n_am" id="accentuate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b72" form="past" id="accentuate__31"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accentuated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b74" eid="accentuate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b75" geo="br" id="accentuate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b78" geo="n_am" id="accentuate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b7b" form="pastpart" id="accentuate__38"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accentuated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b7d" eid="accentuate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b7e" geo="br" id="accentuate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b81" geo="n_am" id="accentuate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b84" form="prespart" id="accentuate__45"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accentuating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b86" eid="accentuate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b87" geo="br" id="accentuate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b8a" geo="n_am" id="accentuate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accentuate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsentʃueɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accentuating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3cf" id="accentuate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3ce" id="accentuate__53" original="E391.-6785"><span class="cf" id="accentuate__54" original="E391.-6784"><span class="exp" id="accentuate__55"> accentuate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="accentuate__56" original="E391.-6783"> to emphasize something or make it easier to notice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3ca" id="accentuate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3c9" id="accentuate__58" original="E46b.1b71"><span class="x" id="accentuate__59" original="E46b.1b72"> The new system involved a division of labour that accentuated status differences between high and lower status employees. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-236d" id="accentuate__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accentuate" title="accentuate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-236c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.294e" id="accentuate__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accentuate__62"> accentuate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accept
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3c7" id="accept" original="E391.-6776" sum="2209"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3c6" id="accept__1" original="E391.-6775"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3c5" id="accept__2" original="E391.-6774"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accept </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3b8" id="accept__9" original="E391.-676a"><span class="pos" id="accept__10" original="E391.-6769"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e43" eid="accept__11" source="ald8x" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6261" geo="br" id="accept__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsept <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accept__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accept__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://accept__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-625e" geo="n_am" id="accept__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsept <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accept__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accept__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accept__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-408d" id="accept__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bba" form="root" id="accept__17"><span class="vp" id="accept__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accept </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bbc" eid="accept__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8x" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bbd" geo="br" id="accept__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsept <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accept__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accept__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://accept__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc0" geo="n_am" id="accept__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsept <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accept__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accept__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accept__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc3" form="thirdps" id="accept__24"><span class="vp" id="accept__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accepts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc5" eid="accept__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc6" geo="br" id="accept__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsepts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accepts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc9" geo="n_am" id="accept__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsepts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accepts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bcc" form="past" id="accept__31"><span class="vp" id="accept__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accepted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bce" eid="accept__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bcf" geo="br" id="accept__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accepted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bd2" geo="n_am" id="accept__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accepted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bd5" form="pastpart" id="accept__38"><span class="vp" id="accept__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accepted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bd7" eid="accept__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bd8" geo="br" id="accept__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accepted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bdb" geo="n_am" id="accept__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accepted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bde" form="prespart" id="accept__45"><span class="vp" id="accept__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accepting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5be0" eid="accept__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5be1" geo="br" id="accept__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accepting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5be4" geo="n_am" id="accept__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accept__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accepting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-38c" id="accept__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-38b" id="accept__53" original="E391.-674c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="accept__54" original="E391.-6748"> to take something that is offered </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-389" id="accept__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-388" id="accept__56" original="E828.-71c4"><span class="cf" id="accept__57" original="E391.-6747"><span class="exp" id="accept__58"> accept </span> something </span><span class="x" id="accept__59" original="E828.-71c3"> The shareholders accepted an offer for the purchase of their shares. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-384" id="accept__60" original="E828.-71c0"><span class="cf" id="accept__61" original="E391.-6746"><span class="exp" id="accept__62"> accept </span> something from somebody </span><span class="x" id="accept__63" original="E828.-71bf"> The company will not accept products from suppliers who use child labour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-380" id="accept__64" original="E828.-71be"><span class="cf" id="accept__65" original="E391.-6745"><span class="exp" id="accept__66"> accept </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="accept__67" original="E828.-71bd"> Only articles that have gone through the process of peer review are accepted for publication. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-37c" id="accept__68" original="E391.-6744" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://refuse" title="refuse definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-37b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-537f" id="accept__69" original="E391.-6743"><span class="xh" id="accept__70"> refuse </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-378" id="accept__71" original="E828.-7196" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accept__72"> accept + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-376" id="accept__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-375" id="accept__74" original="E828.-7194"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-374" id="accept__75"><span class="coll" id="accept__76" original="E828.-7193"> offer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-372" id="accept__77" original="E828.-7192"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-371" id="accept__78"><span class="coll" id="accept__79" original="E828.-7191"> invitation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-36f" id="accept__80" original="E828.-7190"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-36e" id="accept__81"><span class="coll" id="accept__82" original="E828.-718f"> proposal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-36c" id="accept__83" original="E828.-718e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-36b" id="accept__84"><span class="coll" id="accept__85" original="E828.-718d"> job </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-369" id="accept__86" original="E828.-718c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-368" id="accept__87"><span class="coll" id="accept__88" original="E828.-718b"> help </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-366" id="accept__89" original="E828.-718a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-365" id="accept__90" original="E828.-7189"><span class="x" id="accept__91" original="E828.-7188"> This type of poverty was characterized by low-wage jobs, two or three families sharing one apartment, and a reluctance to accept outside help. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-363" id="accept__92" original="E828.-714b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accept__93"> adverb + accept </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-361" id="accept__94"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-360" id="accept__95" original="E828.-714a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-35f" id="accept__96"><span class="coll" id="accept__97" original="E828.-7149"> readily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-35d" id="accept__98"><span class="coll" id="accept__99" original="E828.-7148"> willingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-35b" id="accept__100" original="E828.-7147"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-35a" id="accept__101"><span class="coll" id="accept__102" original="E828.-7146"> finally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-358" id="accept__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-357" id="accept__104" original="E470.-6ef2"><span class="x" id="accept__105" original="E470.-6ef1"> Young readily accepted the invitation to lead the research team. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-355" id="accept__106" original="E391.-672d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="accept__107" original="E391.-672a"> to believe or recognize that an idea is true or valid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-353" id="accept__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-352" id="accept__109" original="E828.-71ba"><span class="cf" id="accept__110" original="E391.-6729"><span class="exp" id="accept__111"> accept </span> something </span><span class="x" id="accept__112" original="E828.-71b9"> Lacan accepted the key ideas of Saussure's structural linguistics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-34e" id="accept__113" original="E828.-71bc"><span class="x" id="accept__114" original="E828.-71bb"> This argument was accepted by the court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-34c" id="accept__115" original="E828.-71b8"><span class="cf" id="accept__116" original="E391.-6728"><span class="exp" id="accept__117"> accept </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="accept__118" original="E828.-71b7"> Genocide is now accepted as an international war crime. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-348" id="accept__119" original="E828.-71b6"><span class="cf" id="accept__120" original="E391.-6727"><span class="exp" id="accept__121"> accept </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="accept__122" original="E828.-71b5"> Most scholars accept that these texts date from the first century AD. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-344" id="accept__123" original="E828.-71b4"><span class="cf" id="accept__124" original="E391.-6726"> it is accepted that… </span><span class="x" id="accept__125" original="E828.-71b3"> It is generally accepted that early humans were genetically very similar to humans today. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-341" id="accept__126" original="E828.-71b2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://refuse" title="refuse definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-340" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-537f" id="accept__127" original="E828.-71b1"><span class="xh" id="accept__128"> refuse </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-33d" id="accept__129" original="E828.-7187" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accept__130"> accept + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-33b" id="accept__131"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-33a" id="accept__132" original="E828.-7185"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-339" id="accept__133"><span class="coll" id="accept__134" original="E828.-7184"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-337" id="accept__135" original="E828.-7183"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-336" id="accept__136"><span class="coll" id="accept__137" original="E828.-7182"> premise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-334" id="accept__138"><span class="coll" id="accept__139" original="E828.-7181"> assumption </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-332" id="accept__140"><span class="coll" id="accept__141" original="E828.-7180"> hypothesis </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-330" id="accept__142"><span class="coll" id="accept__143" original="E828.-717f"> thesis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32e" id="accept__144" original="E828.-717e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32d" id="accept__145"><span class="coll" id="accept__146" original="E828.-717d"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32b" id="accept__147" original="E828.-717c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32a" id="accept__148"><span class="coll" id="accept__149" original="E828.-717b"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-328" id="accept__150" original="E828.-717a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-327" id="accept__151"><span class="coll" id="accept__152" original="E828.-7179"> notion </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-325" id="accept__153"><span class="coll" id="accept__154" original="E828.-7178"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-323" id="accept__155" original="E828.-7177"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-322" id="accept__156"><span class="coll" id="accept__157" original="E828.-7176"> claim </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-320" id="accept__158" original="E828.-7175"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31f" id="accept__159"><span class="coll" id="accept__160" original="E828.-7174"> conclusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31d" id="accept__161" original="E828.-7173"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31c" id="accept__162"><span class="coll" id="accept__163" original="E828.-7172"> possibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31a" id="accept__164" original="E828.-7171"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-319" id="accept__165"><span class="coll" id="accept__166" original="E828.-7170"> existence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-317" id="accept__167" original="E828.-716f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-316" id="accept__168"><span class="coll" id="accept__169" original="E828.-716e"> validity </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-314" id="accept__170" original="E828.-716d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-313" id="accept__171" original="E828.-716c"><span class="x" id="accept__172" original="E828.-716b"> Although the majority accepted the government view that there was a public emergency, Lord Hoffmann did not. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-311" id="accept__173" original="E828.-714b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accept__174"> adverb + accept </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-30f" id="accept__175"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-30e" id="accept__176" original="E828.-714a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-30d" id="accept__177"><span class="coll" id="accept__178" original="E828.-7149"> readily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-30b" id="accept__179"><span class="coll" id="accept__180" original="E828.-7148"> willingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-309" id="accept__181" original="E828.-7147"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-308" id="accept__182"><span class="coll" id="accept__183" original="E828.-7146"> finally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-306" id="accept__184"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-305" id="accept__185" original="E470.-6ef0"><span class="x" id="accept__186" original="E470.-6eef"> Professional legal opinion finally accepted the need for real reform of land law. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-303" id="accept__187" original="E828.-7141" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accept__188"> adverb + accept </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-301" id="accept__189"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-300" id="accept__190" original="E828.-7140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ff" id="accept__191"><span class="coll" id="accept__192" original="E828.-713f"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2fd" id="accept__193" original="E828.-713e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2fc" id="accept__194"><span class="coll" id="accept__195" original="E828.-713d"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2fa" id="accept__196"><span class="coll" id="accept__197" original="E828.-713c"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f8" id="accept__198" original="E828.-713b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f7" id="accept__199"><span class="coll" id="accept__200" original="E828.-713a"> universally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f5" id="accept__201" original="E828.-7139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f4" id="accept__202"><span class="coll" id="accept__203" original="E828.-7138"> internationally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f2" id="accept__204" original="E828.-7137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f1" id="accept__205"><span class="coll" id="accept__206" original="E828.-7136"> tacitly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ef" id="accept__207"><span class="coll" id="accept__208" original="E828.-7135"> implicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ed" id="accept__209" original="E828.-7134"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ec" id="accept__210"><span class="coll" id="accept__211" original="E828.-7133"> broadly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ea" id="accept__212"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e9" id="accept__213" original="E828.-7131"><span class="x" id="accept__214" original="E828.-7130"> The principle has come to be universally accepted by all the institutions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e7" id="accept__215" original="E391.-6724"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="accept__216" original="E391.-6721"> to recognize that an unpleasant situation is real </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e5" id="accept__217"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e4" id="accept__218" original="E828.-71b0"><span class="cf" id="accept__219" original="E391.-6720"><span class="exp" id="accept__220"> accept </span> something </span><span class="x" id="accept__221" original="E828.-71af"> The Emperor was at last forced to accept defeat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e0" id="accept__222" original="E828.-71ac"><span class="cf" id="accept__223" original="E391.-671f"><span class="exp" id="accept__224"> accept </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="accept__225" original="E828.-71ab"> Suffering was accepted as an inescapable part of human existence. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2dc" id="accept__226" original="E828.-71aa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deny" title="deny (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2db" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-794d" id="accept__227" original="E828.-71a9"><span class="xh" id="accept__228"> deny </span><span class="xs" id="accept__229"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d8" id="accept__230" original="E828.-716a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accept__231"> accept + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d6" id="accept__232"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d5" id="accept__233" original="E828.-7168"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d4" id="accept__234"><span class="coll" id="accept__235" original="E828.-7167"> defeat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d2" id="accept__236" original="E828.-7166"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d1" id="accept__237"><span class="coll" id="accept__238" original="E828.-7165"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2cf" id="accept__239" original="E828.-7164"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ce" id="accept__240"><span class="coll" id="accept__241" original="E828.-7163"> criticism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2cc" id="accept__242" original="E828.-7162"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2cb" id="accept__243"><span class="coll" id="accept__244" original="E828.-7161"> the reality of something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c9" id="accept__245" original="E828.-7160"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c8" id="accept__246"><span class="coll" id="accept__247" original="E828.-715f"> the fact that… </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c6" id="accept__248" original="E828.-715e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c5" id="accept__249" original="E828.-71ae"><span class="x" id="accept__250" original="E828.-71ad"> The vast majority of scientists now accept the reality of climate change. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c3" id="accept__251" original="E828.-714b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accept__252"> adverb + accept </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c1" id="accept__253"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c0" id="accept__254" original="E828.-714a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2bf" id="accept__255"><span class="coll" id="accept__256" original="E828.-7149"> readily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2bd" id="accept__257"><span class="coll" id="accept__258" original="E828.-7148"> willingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2bb" id="accept__259" original="E828.-7147"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ba" id="accept__260"><span class="coll" id="accept__261" original="E828.-7146"> finally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b8" id="accept__262"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b7" id="accept__263" original="E828.-7144"><span class="x" id="accept__264" original="E828.-7143"> She did not willingly accept criticism or tolerate dissenting views. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b5" id="accept__265" original="E391.-673b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="accept__266" original="E391.-6737"><span class="exp" id="accept__267"> accept </span> something </span><span class="def" id="accept__268" original="E391.-6738"> to agree to or approve of a suggestion, plan or practice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b1" id="accept__269"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b0" id="accept__270" original="E828.-71a8"><span class="x" id="accept__271" original="E828.-71a7"> They refused to accept the recommendation that compensation be paid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ae" id="accept__272" original="E828.-71a6"><span class="x" id="accept__273" original="E828.-71a5"> The plan was readily accepted by Germany under Chancellor Adenauer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ac" id="accept__274" original="E828.-71a4"><span class="x" id="accept__275" original="E828.-71a3"> He accepted the normal conventions of Chinese business in which shareholders left the operation of the business to a manager. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2aa" id="accept__276" original="E391.-6735" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reject" title="reject definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2a9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-49fc" id="accept__277" original="E391.-6734"><span class="xh" id="accept__278"> reject </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2a6" id="accept__279" original="E391.-671d"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="accept__280" original="E391.-671a"> to make somebody/something welcome in a particular role; to allow somebody/something to join a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2a4" id="accept__281"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2a3" id="accept__282" original="E828.-71a2"><span class="cf" id="accept__283" original="E391.-6717"><span class="exp" id="accept__284"> accept </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="accept__285" original="E828.-71a1"> The vast majority of church members accepted Brigham Young as leader. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-29f" id="accept__286" original="E828.-719f"><span class="cf" id="accept__287" original="E828.-71a0"><span class="exp" id="accept__288"> accept </span> somebody/something for something </span><span class="x" id="accept__289" original="E828.-719e"> When these ten countries were accepted for membership, three others—Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey—were not considered ready to join. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-29b" id="accept__290" original="E391.-6716" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reject" title="reject definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-29a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-49fc" id="accept__291" original="E391.-6715"><span class="xh" id="accept__292"> reject </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-297" id="accept__293" original="E391.-6732"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="accept__294" original="E391.-672f"><span class="exp" id="accept__295"> accept </span> something </span><span class="def" id="accept__296" original="E391.-672e"> to admit that you are responsible for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-293" id="accept__297"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-292" id="accept__298" original="E828.-719d"><span class="x" id="accept__299" original="E828.-719c"> Directors were asked to accept responsibility for the crisis they had caused. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-290" id="accept__300" original="E828.-719b"><span class="x" id="accept__301" original="E828.-719a"> The father accepted the obligation of raising and educating the child. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4398" id="accept__302" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="accept__303"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.439a" id="accept__304" original="E828.-7198"><span class="shcut" id="accept__305" original="E828.-7197"> accept + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.439c" id="accept__306" original="E828.-7196"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.439d" id="accept__307" original="E828.-7194"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.439e" id="accept__308" original="E828.-7193"><span class="coll" id="accept__309"> offer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a0" id="accept__310" original="E828.-7192"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a1" id="accept__311" original="E828.-7191"><span class="coll" id="accept__312"> invitation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a3" id="accept__313" original="E828.-7190"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a4" id="accept__314" original="E828.-718f"><span class="coll" id="accept__315"> proposal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a6" id="accept__316" original="E828.-718e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a7" id="accept__317" original="E828.-718d"><span class="coll" id="accept__318"> job </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a9" id="accept__319" original="E828.-718c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43aa" id="accept__320" original="E828.-718b"><span class="coll" id="accept__321"> help </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ac" id="accept__322" original="E828.-718a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ad" id="accept__323" original="E828.-7189"><span class="x" id="accept__324" original="E828.-7188"> This type of poverty was characterized by low-wage jobs, two or three families sharing one apartment, and a reluctance to accept outside help. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43af" id="accept__325" original="E828.-7187"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b0" id="accept__326" original="E828.-7185"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b1" id="accept__327" original="E828.-7184"><span class="coll" id="accept__328"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b3" id="accept__329" original="E828.-7183"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b4" id="accept__330" original="E828.-7182"><span class="coll" id="accept__331"> premise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b6" id="accept__332" original="E828.-7181"><span class="coll" id="accept__333"> assumption </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b8" id="accept__334" original="E828.-7180"><span class="coll" id="accept__335"> hypothesis </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ba" id="accept__336" original="E828.-717f"><span class="coll" id="accept__337"> thesis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43bc" id="accept__338" original="E828.-717e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43bd" id="accept__339" original="E828.-717d"><span class="coll" id="accept__340"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43bf" id="accept__341" original="E828.-717c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c0" id="accept__342" original="E828.-717b"><span class="coll" id="accept__343"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c2" id="accept__344" original="E828.-717a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c3" id="accept__345" original="E828.-7179"><span class="coll" id="accept__346"> notion </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c5" id="accept__347" original="E828.-7178"><span class="coll" id="accept__348"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c7" id="accept__349" original="E828.-7177"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c8" id="accept__350" original="E828.-7176"><span class="coll" id="accept__351"> claim </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ca" id="accept__352" original="E828.-7175"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43cb" id="accept__353" original="E828.-7174"><span class="coll" id="accept__354"> conclusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43cd" id="accept__355" original="E828.-7173"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ce" id="accept__356" original="E828.-7172"><span class="coll" id="accept__357"> possibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d0" id="accept__358" original="E828.-7171"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d1" id="accept__359" original="E828.-7170"><span class="coll" id="accept__360"> existence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d3" id="accept__361" original="E828.-716f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d4" id="accept__362" original="E828.-716e"><span class="coll" id="accept__363"> validity </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d6" id="accept__364" original="E828.-716d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d7" id="accept__365" original="E828.-716c"><span class="x" id="accept__366" original="E828.-716b"> Although the majority accepted the government view that there was a public emergency, Lord Hoffmann did not. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d9" id="accept__367" original="E828.-716a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43da" id="accept__368" original="E828.-7168"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43db" id="accept__369" original="E828.-7167"><span class="coll" id="accept__370"> defeat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43dd" id="accept__371" original="E828.-7166"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43de" id="accept__372" original="E828.-7165"><span class="coll" id="accept__373"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e0" id="accept__374" original="E828.-7164"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e1" id="accept__375" original="E828.-7163"><span class="coll" id="accept__376"> criticism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e3" id="accept__377" original="E828.-7162"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e4" id="accept__378" original="E828.-7161"><span class="coll" id="accept__379"> the reality of something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e6" id="accept__380" original="E828.-7160"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e7" id="accept__381" original="E828.-715f"><span class="coll" id="accept__382"> the fact that… </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e9" id="accept__383" original="E828.-715e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ea" id="accept__384" original="E828.-71ae"><span class="x" id="accept__385" original="E828.-71ad"> The vast majority of scientists now accept the reality of climate change. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ec" id="accept__386" original="E828.-714e"><span class="shcut" id="accept__387" original="E828.-714d"> adverb + accept </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ee" id="accept__388" original="E828.-714c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ef" id="accept__389" original="E828.-714a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f0" id="accept__390" original="E828.-7149"><span class="coll" id="accept__391"> readily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f2" id="accept__392" original="E828.-7148"><span class="coll" id="accept__393"> willingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f4" id="accept__394" original="E828.-7147"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f5" id="accept__395" original="E828.-7146"><span class="coll" id="accept__396"> finally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f7" id="accept__397" original="E828.-7145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f8" id="accept__398" original="E470.-6ef2"><span class="x" id="accept__399" original="E470.-6ef1"> Young readily accepted the invitation to lead the research team. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43fa" id="accept__400" original="E828.-7144"><span class="x" id="accept__401" original="E828.-7143"> She did not willingly accept criticism or tolerate dissenting views. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43fc" id="accept__402" original="E470.-6ef0"><span class="x" id="accept__403" original="E470.-6eef"> Professional legal opinion finally accepted the need for real reform of land law. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43fe" id="accept__404" original="E828.-7142"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ff" id="accept__405" original="E828.-7140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4400" id="accept__406" original="E828.-713f"><span class="coll" id="accept__407"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4402" id="accept__408" original="E828.-713e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4403" id="accept__409" original="E828.-713d"><span class="coll" id="accept__410"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4405" id="accept__411" original="E828.-713c"><span class="coll" id="accept__412"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4407" id="accept__413" original="E828.-713b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4408" id="accept__414" original="E828.-713a"><span class="coll" id="accept__415"> universally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.440a" id="accept__416" original="E828.-7139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.440b" id="accept__417" original="E828.-7138"><span class="coll" id="accept__418"> internationally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.440d" id="accept__419" original="E828.-7137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.440e" id="accept__420" original="E828.-7136"><span class="coll" id="accept__421"> tacitly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4410" id="accept__422" original="E828.-7135"><span class="coll" id="accept__423"> implicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4412" id="accept__424" original="E828.-7134"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4413" id="accept__425" original="E828.-7133"><span class="coll" id="accept__426"> broadly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4415" id="accept__427" original="E828.-7132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4416" id="accept__428" original="E828.-7131"><span class="x" id="accept__429" original="E828.-7130"> The principle has come to be universally accepted by all the institutions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2321" id="accept__430" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accept" title="accept definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2320" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.298e" id="accept__431" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accept__432"> accept </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-28e" id="acceptable" original="E391.-6708" sum="694"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-28d" id="acceptable__1" original="E391.-6707"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-28c" id="acceptable__2" original="E391.-6706"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acceptable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-284" id="acceptable__4" original="E391.-6701"><span class="pos" id="acceptable__5" original="E391.-6700"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e4a" eid="acceptable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-60e0" geo="br" id="acceptable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acceptable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/acceptable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acceptable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-60dd" geo="n_am" id="acceptable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acceptable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/acceptable__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptable__us_3.ogg" href="sound://acceptable__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-282" id="acceptable__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-281" id="acceptable__12" original="E391.-66ff"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="acceptable__13" original="E391.-66fe"> that people can agree on or approve of </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-27f" id="acceptable__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-27e" id="acceptable__15" original="E835.-7deb"><span class="x" id="acceptable__16" original="E835.-7dea"> Buyer and seller need to agree a mutually acceptable price. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-27c" id="acceptable__17" original="E835.-7de9"><span class="x" id="acceptable__18" original="E835.-7de8"> Divorce has become more socially acceptable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-27a" id="acceptable__19" original="E835.-7de6"><span class="cf" id="acceptable__20" original="E835.-7de7"><span class="exp" id="acceptable__21"> acceptable </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="acceptable__22" original="E835.-7de5"> Choosing the approach that is most acceptable to the patient improves the chances of success. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-276" id="acceptable__23" original="E835.-7de4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unacceptable" title="unacceptable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-275" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4e08" id="acceptable__24" original="E835.-7de3"><span class="xh" id="acceptable__25"> unacceptable </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-273" id="acceptable__26" original="E835.-7dd3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acceptable__27"> acceptable + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-271" id="acceptable__28"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-270" id="acceptable__29" original="E835.-7dd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-26f" id="acceptable__30"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__31" original="E835.-7dd0"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-26d" id="acceptable__32" original="E835.-7dcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-26c" id="acceptable__33"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__34" original="E835.-7dce"> practice </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-26a" id="acceptable__35" original="E835.-7dcd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-269" id="acceptable__36" original="E835.-7dcc"><span class="x" id="acceptable__37" original="E835.-7dcb"> Attitudes towards what is acceptable behaviour in close familial relationships have varied over time and between cultures. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-267" id="acceptable__38" original="E835.-7dbd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acceptable__39"> adverb + acceptable </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-265" id="acceptable__40"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-264" id="acceptable__41" original="E835.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-263" id="acceptable__42"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__43" original="E835.-7dba"> perfectly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-261" id="acceptable__44" original="E835.-7db9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-260" id="acceptable__45"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__46" original="E835.-7db8"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-25e" id="acceptable__47" original="E835.-7db7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-25d" id="acceptable__48"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__49" original="E835.-7db6"> universally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-25b" id="acceptable__50" original="E835.-7db5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-25a" id="acceptable__51"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__52" original="E835.-7db4"> socially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-258" id="acceptable__53" original="E835.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-257" id="acceptable__54"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__55" original="E835.-7db2"> politically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-255" id="acceptable__56" original="E835.-7db1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-254" id="acceptable__57"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__58" original="E835.-7db0"> mutually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-252" id="acceptable__59" original="E835.-7daf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-251" id="acceptable__60" original="E835.-7dae"><span class="x" id="acceptable__61" original="E835.-7dad"> In some countries, it would be perfectly acceptable to give a gift to an official as a token of appreciation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24f" id="acceptable__62" original="E391.-66fd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="acceptable__63" original="E391.-66fc"> that can be allowed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24d" id="acceptable__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24c" id="acceptable__65" original="E835.-7de2"><span class="x" id="acceptable__66" original="E835.-7de1"> Maximum acceptable nitrate levels in water are often set at 50 mg/l. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24a" id="acceptable__67" original="E835.-7de0"><span class="x" id="acceptable__68" original="E835.-7ddf"> They conclude that it is morally acceptable to use animals in experiments, but wrong to cause unnecessary suffering. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-248" id="acceptable__69" original="E835.-7dde" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unacceptable" title="unacceptable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-247" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4e08" id="acceptable__70" original="E835.-7ddd"><span class="xh" id="acceptable__71"> unacceptable </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-245" id="acceptable__72" original="E835.-7dca" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acceptable__73"> acceptable + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-243" id="acceptable__74"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-242" id="acceptable__75" original="E835.-7dc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-241" id="acceptable__76"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__77" original="E835.-7dc7"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-23f" id="acceptable__78" original="E835.-7dc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-23e" id="acceptable__79"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__80" original="E835.-7dc5"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-23c" id="acceptable__81" original="E835.-7dc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-23b" id="acceptable__82"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__83" original="E835.-7dc3"> limit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-239" id="acceptable__84" original="E835.-7dc2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-238" id="acceptable__85" original="E835.-7dc1"><span class="x" id="acceptable__86" original="E835.-7dc0"> The debates and controversies that ensued were about the acceptable limits of royal power. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-236" id="acceptable__87" original="E835.-7dac" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acceptable__88"> adverb + acceptable </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-234" id="acceptable__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-233" id="acceptable__90" original="E835.-7daa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-232" id="acceptable__91"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__92" original="E835.-7da9"> ethically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-230" id="acceptable__93"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__94" original="E835.-7da8"> morally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-22e" id="acceptable__95" original="E835.-7da7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-22d" id="acceptable__96" original="E835.-7da6"><span class="x" id="acceptable__97" original="E835.-7da5"> The extent to which animal suffering is considered ethically acceptable often depends on the potential benefits that might result. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-22b" id="acceptable__98"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-22a" id="acceptable__99" original="E391.-66f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-229" id="acceptable__100"><span class="dr" id="acceptable__101" original="E391.-66f4"> acceptability </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-221" id="acceptable__102" original="E391.-66f0"><span class="pos" id="acceptable__103" original="E391.-66ef"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e4b" eid="acceptable__104" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.69bd" geo="br" id="acceptable__105" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acceptable__106"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˌseptəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/acceptability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acceptability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.69c0" geo="n_am" id="acceptable__107" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acceptable__108"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˌseptəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/acceptability__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptability__us_3.ogg" href="sound://acceptability__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-21f" id="acceptable__109"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceptable__110" original="E391.-66ed"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-21d" id="acceptable__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-21c" id="acceptable__112" original="E835.-7ddb"><span class="x" id="acceptable__113" original="E835.-7dda"> The ethical acceptability of this idea is open to question. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-21a" id="acceptable__114" original="E835.-7dd8"><span class="cf" id="acceptable__115" original="E835.-7dd9"><span class="exp"> acceptability </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="acceptable__116" original="E835.-7dd7"> Implementing the policy will depend on its acceptability to the public. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4418" id="acceptable__117" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="acceptable__118"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.441a" id="acceptable__119" original="E835.-7dd5"><span class="shcut" id="acceptable__120" original="E835.-7dd4"> acceptable + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.441c" id="acceptable__121" original="E835.-7dd3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.441d" id="acceptable__122" original="E835.-7dd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.441e" id="acceptable__123" original="E835.-7dd0"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__124"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4420" id="acceptable__125" original="E835.-7dcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4421" id="acceptable__126" original="E835.-7dce"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__127"> practice </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4423" id="acceptable__128" original="E835.-7dcd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4424" id="acceptable__129" original="E835.-7dcc"><span class="x" id="acceptable__130" original="E835.-7dcb"> Attitudes towards what is acceptable behaviour in close familial relationships have varied over time and between cultures. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4426" id="acceptable__131" original="E835.-7dca"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4427" id="acceptable__132" original="E835.-7dc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4428" id="acceptable__133" original="E835.-7dc7"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__134"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.442a" id="acceptable__135" original="E835.-7dc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.442b" id="acceptable__136" original="E835.-7dc5"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__137"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.442d" id="acceptable__138" original="E835.-7dc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.442e" id="acceptable__139" original="E835.-7dc3"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__140"> limit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4430" id="acceptable__141" original="E835.-7dc2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4431" id="acceptable__142" original="E835.-7dc1"><span class="x" id="acceptable__143" original="E835.-7dc0"> The debates and controversies that ensued were about the acceptable limits of royal power. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4433" id="acceptable__144" original="E835.-7dbf"><span class="shcut" id="acceptable__145" original="E835.-7dbe"> adverb + acceptable </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4435" id="acceptable__146" original="E835.-7dbd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4436" id="acceptable__147" original="E835.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4437" id="acceptable__148" original="E835.-7dba"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__149"> perfectly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4439" id="acceptable__150" original="E835.-7db9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.443a" id="acceptable__151" original="E835.-7db8"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__152"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.443c" id="acceptable__153" original="E835.-7db7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.443d" id="acceptable__154" original="E835.-7db6"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__155"> universally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.443f" id="acceptable__156" original="E835.-7db5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4440" id="acceptable__157" original="E835.-7db4"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__158"> socially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4442" id="acceptable__159" original="E835.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4443" id="acceptable__160" original="E835.-7db2"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__161"> politically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4445" id="acceptable__162" original="E835.-7db1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4446" id="acceptable__163" original="E835.-7db0"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__164"> mutually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4448" id="acceptable__165" original="E835.-7daf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4449" id="acceptable__166" original="E835.-7dae"><span class="x" id="acceptable__167" original="E835.-7dad"> In some countries, it would be perfectly acceptable to give a gift to an official as a token of appreciation. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.444b" id="acceptable__168" original="E835.-7dac"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.444c" id="acceptable__169" original="E835.-7daa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.444d" id="acceptable__170" original="E835.-7da9"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__171"> ethically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.444f" id="acceptable__172" original="E835.-7da8"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__173"> morally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4451" id="acceptable__174" original="E835.-7da7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4452" id="acceptable__175" original="E835.-7da6"><span class="x" id="acceptable__176" original="E835.-7da5"> The extent to which animal suffering is considered ethically acceptable often depends on the potential benefits that might result. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2217" id="acceptable__177" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acceptable" title="acceptable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2216" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2a6e" id="acceptable__178" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acceptable__179"> acceptable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acceptance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-217" id="acceptance" original="E391.-66e5" sum="1547"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-216" id="acceptance__1" original="E391.-66e4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-215" id="acceptance__2" original="E391.-66e3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acceptance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-20a" id="acceptance__7" original="E391.-66db"><span class="pos" id="acceptance__8" original="E391.-66da"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e58" eid="acceptance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-610e" geo="br" id="acceptance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acceptance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/acceptance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acceptance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-610b" geo="n_am" id="acceptance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acceptance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/acceptance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acceptance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-208" id="acceptance__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-207" id="acceptance__15" original="E835.-7d39"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-206" id="acceptance__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceptance__17" original="E835.-7d37"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="acceptance__18" original="E835.-7d36"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acceptance__19" original="E835.-7d35"> agreement that an idea, plan or practice is valid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-202" id="acceptance__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-201" id="acceptance__21" original="E835.-7d34"><span class="x" id="acceptance__22" original="E835.-7d33"> The test quickly gained widespread acceptance within the industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ff" id="acceptance__23" original="E835.-7d31"><span class="cf" id="acceptance__24" original="E835.-7d32"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__25"> acceptance </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="acceptance__26" original="E835.-7d30"> To avoid difficulties over the public acceptance of wind power, offshore development would be preferable to onshore development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1fb" id="acceptance__27" original="E835.-7d2e"><span class="cf" id="acceptance__28" original="E835.-7d2f"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__29"> acceptance </span> by somebody </span><span class="x" id="acceptance__30" original="E835.-7d2d"> There was a growing acceptance by the political elite of the need for social improvement following the war. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1f7" id="acceptance__31" original="E835.-7d2c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://rejection" title="rejection (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1f6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-497a" id="acceptance__32" original="E835.-7d2b"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__33"> rejection </span><span class="xs" id="acceptance__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1f3" id="acceptance__35" original="E391.-66d0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1f2" id="acceptance__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceptance__37" original="E391.-66ce"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acceptance__38" original="E391.-66cd"> the process of being made welcome as part of a group or in a particular role </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ef" id="acceptance__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ee" id="acceptance__40" original="E835.-78d6"><span class="x" id="acceptance__41" original="E835.-78d5"> Legal equality did not guarantee social acceptance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ec" id="acceptance__42" original="E835.-78d3"><span class="cf" id="acceptance__43" original="E835.-78d4"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__44"> acceptance </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="acceptance__45" original="E835.-78d2"> Acceptance into Asia's diverse business cultures is an important advantage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1e8" id="acceptance__46" original="E835.-78d0"><span class="cf" id="acceptance__47" original="E835.-78d1"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__48"> acceptance </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="acceptance__49" original="E835.-78cf"> Darwin's acceptance as naturalist aboard HMS Beagle was a turning point in his life. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1e4" id="acceptance__50" original="E835.-78ce" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://rejection" title="rejection (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1e3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-4971" id="acceptance__51" original="E835.-78cd"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__52"> rejection </span><span class="xs" id="acceptance__53"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1e0" id="acceptance__54" original="E391.-66d9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1df" id="acceptance__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceptance__56" original="E391.-66d7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="acceptance__57" original="E835.-78c9"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__58"> acceptance </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="acceptance__59" original="E391.-66d5"> the act of accepting something that is offered </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1da" id="acceptance__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d9" id="acceptance__61" original="E835.-78c8"><span class="x" id="acceptance__62" original="E835.-78c7"> It is a fundamental tenet of contract law that silence cannot constitute acceptance of an offer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d7" id="acceptance__63" original="E835.-78c6"><span class="x" id="acceptance__64" original="E835.-78c5"> In his acceptance speech, Kennedy promised ‘a new frontier’. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d5" id="acceptance__65" original="E835.-78c4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://rejection" title="rejection (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-497a" id="acceptance__66" original="E835.-78c3"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__67"> rejection </span><span class="xs" id="acceptance__68"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d1" id="acceptance__69" original="E391.-66cc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d0" id="acceptance__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceptance__71" original="E391.-66ca"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="acceptance__72" original="E835.-78bf"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acceptance__73" original="E391.-66c9"> willingness to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1cc" id="acceptance__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1cb" id="acceptance__75" original="E835.-78be"><span class="x" id="acceptance__76" original="E835.-78bd"> The bereaved person may need help to move from denial to acceptance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c9" id="acceptance__77" original="E835.-78bb"><span class="cf" id="acceptance__78" original="E835.-78bc"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__79"> acceptance </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="acceptance__80" original="E835.-78ba"> For centuries, the idea of a return to the homeland coexisted with a passive acceptance of exile. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c5" id="acceptance__81" original="E835.-78b9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denial" title="denial (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c20" id="acceptance__82" original="E835.-78b8"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__83"> denial </span><span class="xs" id="acceptance__84"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2198" id="acceptance__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acceptance" title="acceptance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2197" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2aa9" id="acceptance__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__87"> acceptance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accepted
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c1" id="accepted" original="E835.-77d2" sum="238"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c0" id="accepted__1" original="E835.-77d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1bf" id="accepted__2" original="E835.-77d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accepted </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b7" id="accepted__4" original="E835.-77cb"><span class="pos" id="accepted__5" original="E835.-77ca"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e5f" eid="accepted__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60de" geo="br" id="accepted__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accepted__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accepted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60db" geo="n_am" id="accepted__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accepted__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈseptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accepted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b5" id="accepted__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b4" id="accepted__12" original="E835.-77c9"><span class="def" id="accepted__13" original="E835.-77c8"> that most people approve of or recognize as valid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b2" id="accepted__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b1" id="accepted__15" original="E835.-77c7"><span class="x" id="accepted__16" original="E835.-77c6"> In today's society, it is a widely accepted view that technology will increasingly dominate the future of services. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5741" id="accepted__17" original="E835.-77c4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accepted__18" original="E835.-77c3"> accepted + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5743" id="accepted__19" original="E835.-77c2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5744" id="accepted__20" original="E835.-77c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5745" id="accepted__21"><span class="coll" id="accepted__22" original="E835.-77bf"> wisdom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5747" id="accepted__23" original="E835.-77be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5748" id="accepted__24"><span class="coll" id="accepted__25" original="E835.-77bd"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.574a" id="accepted__26" original="E835.-77bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.574b" id="accepted__27"><span class="coll" id="accepted__28" original="E835.-77bb"> norm </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.574d" id="accepted__29"><span class="coll" id="accepted__30" original="E835.-77ba"> convention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.574f" id="accepted__31" original="E835.-77b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5750" id="accepted__32"><span class="coll" id="accepted__33" original="E835.-77b8"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5752" id="accepted__34" original="E835.-77b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5753" id="accepted__35"><span class="coll" id="accepted__36" original="E835.-77b6"> definition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5755" id="accepted__37" original="E835.-77b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5756" id="accepted__38"><span class="coll" id="accepted__39" original="E835.-77b4"> explanation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5758" id="accepted__40" original="E835.-77b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5759" id="accepted__41"><span class="coll" id="accepted__42" original="E835.-77b2"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.575b" id="accepted__43" original="E835.-77b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.575c" id="accepted__44"><span class="coll" id="accepted__45" original="E835.-77b0"> principle </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.575e" id="accepted__46" original="E835.-77af"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.575f" id="accepted__47" original="E835.-77ae"><span class="x" id="accepted__48" original="E835.-77ad"> People are more likely to smoke if they are socialized in a culture where smoking is an accepted norm. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5761" id="accepted__49" original="E835.-77ac" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accepted__50" original="E835.-77ab"> adverb + accepted </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5763" id="accepted__51" original="E835.-77aa"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5764" id="accepted__52" original="E835.-77a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5765" id="accepted__53"><span class="coll" id="accepted__54" original="E835.-77a7"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5767" id="accepted__55" original="E835.-77a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5768" id="accepted__56"><span class="coll" id="accepted__57" original="E835.-77a5"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.576a" id="accepted__58"><span class="coll" id="accepted__59" original="E835.-77a4"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.576c" id="accepted__60" original="E835.-77a3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.576d" id="accepted__61"><span class="coll" id="accepted__62" original="E835.-77a2"> universally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.576f" id="accepted__63" original="E835.-77a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5770" id="accepted__64"><span class="coll" id="accepted__65" original="E835.-77a0"> socially </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5772" id="accepted__66" original="E835.-779f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5773" id="accepted__67" original="E835.-779e"><span class="x" id="accepted__68" original="E835.-779d"> There is no universally accepted definition of terrorism. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1af" hm="1" id="access1" original="E391.-66b8" sum="959"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ae" id="access1__1" original="E391.-66b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ad" id="access1__2" original="E391.-66b6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> access <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1a0" id="access1__9" original="E391.-66ab"><span class="pos" id="access1__10" original="E391.-66aa"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e66" eid="access1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60ba" geo="br" id="access1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://access__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60b7" geo="n_am" id="access1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.ogg" href="sound://access__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-19e" id="access1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-19d" id="access1__17" original="E391.-66a7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-19c" id="access1__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="access1__19" original="E391.-66a8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="access1__20" original="E391.-66a6"> a way of entering or reaching a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-199" id="access1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-198" id="access1__22" original="E832.-7dbf"><span class="x" id="access1__23" original="E832.-7dbe"> Measures can include installing ramps to allow wheelchair users to gain access. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-196" id="access1__24" original="E837.-7ad1"><span class="cf" id="access1__25" original="E391.-66a5"><span class="exp" id="access1__26"> access </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="access1__27" original="E837.-7ad0"> Access to much of the canyon from above is limited. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-192" id="access1__28" original="E837.-7890" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="access1__29"> verb + access </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-190" id="access1__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-18f" id="access1__31" original="E837.-788b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-18e" id="access1__32"><span class="coll" id="access1__33" original="E837.-788a"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-18c" id="access1__34" original="E832.-7dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-18b" id="access1__35"><span class="coll" id="access1__36" original="E832.-7dbc"> allow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-189" id="access1__37" original="E837.-788f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-188" id="access1__38"><span class="coll" id="access1__39" original="E837.-788d"> secure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-186" id="access1__40" original="E832.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-185" id="access1__41"><span class="coll" id="access1__42" original="E832.-7dba"> restrict </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-183" id="access1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-182" id="access1__44" original="E470.-6e02"><span class="x" id="access1__45" original="E470.-6e01"> ‘Dredge spoil’ is material removed from the floor of harbours, ports and shipping channels to allow access by large vessels. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-180" id="access1__46" original="E832.-7db8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="access1__47"> verb + access </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-17e" id="access1__48"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-17d" id="access1__49" original="E832.-7db7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-17c" id="access1__50"><span class="coll" id="access1__51" original="E832.-7db6"> gain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-17a" id="access1__52"><span class="coll" id="access1__53" original="E832.-7db5"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-178" id="access1__54"><span class="coll" id="access1__55" original="E832.-7db4"> get </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-176" id="access1__56" original="E832.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-175" id="access1__57"><span class="coll" id="access1__58" original="E832.-7db2"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-173" id="access1__59" original="E832.-7db1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-172" id="access1__60"><span class="coll" id="access1__61" original="E832.-7db0"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-170" id="access1__62"><span class="coll" id="access1__63" original="E832.-7daf"> grant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-16e" id="access1__64" original="E832.-7dae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-16d" id="access1__65"><span class="coll" id="access1__66" original="E832.-7dad"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-16b" id="access1__67" original="E832.-7dac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-16a" id="access1__68"><span class="coll" id="access1__69" original="E832.-7dab"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-168" id="access1__70"><span class="coll" id="access1__71" original="E832.-7daa"> control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-166" id="access1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-165" id="access1__73" original="E832.-7da8"><span class="x" id="access1__74" original="E832.-7da7"> The raid ensured access from the Irish Sea to a route across the southern Pennines to York. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-163" id="access1__75" original="E391.-66a1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-162" id="access1__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="access1__77" original="E44a.-5a5d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="access1__78" original="E391.-66a0"><span class="exp" id="access1__79"> access </span> to something/somebody </span><span class="def" id="access1__80" original="E391.-669f"> the opportunity or right to use or get something, or to see somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-15d" id="access1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-15c" id="access1__82" original="E837.-7acf"><span class="x" id="access1__83" original="E837.-7ace"> Males compete for access to females indirectly by controlling access to resources. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-15a" id="access1__84" original="E837.-7890" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="access1__85"> verb + access </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-158" id="access1__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-157" id="access1__87" original="E837.-788b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-156" id="access1__88"><span class="coll" id="access1__89" original="E837.-788a"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-154" id="access1__90" original="E832.-7dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-153" id="access1__91"><span class="coll" id="access1__92" original="E832.-7dbc"> allow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-151" id="access1__93" original="E837.-788f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-150" id="access1__94"><span class="coll" id="access1__95" original="E837.-788d"> secure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-14e" id="access1__96" original="E832.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-14d" id="access1__97"><span class="coll" id="access1__98" original="E832.-7dba"> restrict </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-14b" id="access1__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-14a" id="access1__100" original="E470.-6e04"><span class="x" id="access1__101" original="E470.-6e03"> The strength of the Internet in providing access to huge amounts of information is also its weakness. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-148" id="access1__102" original="E832.-7db8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="access1__103"> verb + access </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-146" id="access1__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-145" id="access1__105" original="E832.-7db7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-144" id="access1__106"><span class="coll" id="access1__107" original="E832.-7db6"> gain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-142" id="access1__108"><span class="coll" id="access1__109" original="E832.-7db5"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-140" id="access1__110"><span class="coll" id="access1__111" original="E832.-7db4"> get </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-13e" id="access1__112" original="E832.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-13d" id="access1__113"><span class="coll" id="access1__114" original="E832.-7db2"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-13b" id="access1__115" original="E832.-7db1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-13a" id="access1__116"><span class="coll" id="access1__117" original="E832.-7db0"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-138" id="access1__118"><span class="coll" id="access1__119" original="E832.-7daf"> grant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-136" id="access1__120" original="E832.-7dae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-135" id="access1__121"><span class="coll" id="access1__122" original="E832.-7dad"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-133" id="access1__123" original="E832.-7dac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-132" id="access1__124"><span class="coll" id="access1__125" original="E832.-7dab"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-130" id="access1__126"><span class="coll" id="access1__127" original="E832.-7daa"> control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-12e" id="access1__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-12d" id="access1__129" original="E832.-7da6"><span class="x" id="access1__130" original="E832.-7da5"> A given level of education at one time gave access to elite jobs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-12b" id="access1__131" original="E837.-787f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="access1__132"> verb + access </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-129" id="access1__133"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-128" id="access1__134" original="E837.-7842"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-127" id="access1__135"><span class="coll" id="access1__136" original="E837.-787d"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-125" id="access1__137" original="E832.-7da4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-124" id="access1__138"><span class="coll" id="access1__139" original="E832.-7da3"> lack </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-122" id="access1__140"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-121" id="access1__141" original="E837.-786f"><span class="x" id="access1__142" original="E837.-786e"> Households in Desta's village have no access to insurance companies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-11f" id="access1__143" original="E470.-6dfe"><span class="x" id="access1__144" original="E470.-6dfd"> Almost a third of the population lack regular access to health services. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-11d" id="access1__145" original="E832.-7da2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="access1__146"> verb + access </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-11b" id="access1__147"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-11a" id="access1__148" original="E832.-7da0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-119" id="access1__149"><span class="coll" id="access1__150" original="E832.-7d9f"> enjoy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-117" id="access1__151" original="E832.-7d9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-116" id="access1__152"><span class="coll" id="access1__153" original="E832.-7d9d"> deny </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-114" id="access1__154" original="E832.-7d9c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-113" id="access1__155" original="E832.-7d9b"><span class="x" id="access1__156" original="E832.-7d9a"> Social exclusion denies access to opportunities that most people would consider a right. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-111" id="access1__157" original="E837.-7acd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-110" id="access1__158"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="access1__159" original="E837.-7acb"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="access1__160" original="E837.-7aca"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="access1__161" original="E837.-7ac9"> the process of connecting to the Internet or of opening a computer file to get or add information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-10c" id="access1__162"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-10b" id="access1__163" original="E837.-7ac8"><span class="x" id="access1__164" original="E837.-7ac7"> Respondents with Internet access were asked to complete the survey online. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-109" id="access1__165" original="E837.-7ac6"><span class="x" id="access1__166" original="E837.-7ac5"> There was an average of 745 URL accesses per household per week throughout the study period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-107" id="access1__167" original="E837.-7ac3"><span class="cf" id="access1__168" original="E837.-7ac4"><span class="exp" id="access1__169"> access </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="access1__170" original="E837.-7ac2"> The number of people with access to the Internet has grown significantly. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-103" id="access1__171" original="E837.-7890" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="access1__172"> verb + access </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-101" id="access1__173"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-100" id="access1__174" original="E837.-788b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff" id="access1__175"><span class="coll" id="access1__176" original="E837.-788a"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd" id="access1__177" original="E832.-7dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc" id="access1__178"><span class="coll" id="access1__179" original="E832.-7dbc"> allow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fa" id="access1__180" original="E837.-788f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f9" id="access1__181"><span class="coll" id="access1__182" original="E837.-788d"> secure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f7" id="access1__183" original="E832.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f6" id="access1__184"><span class="coll" id="access1__185" original="E832.-7dba"> restrict </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f4" id="access1__186"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3" id="access1__187" original="E837.-785c"><span class="x" id="access1__188" original="E837.-785b"> Restricting access to some Internet content raises questions of censorship. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f1" id="access1__189" original="E837.-787f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="access1__190"> verb + access </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef" id="access1__191"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee" id="access1__192" original="E837.-7842"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ed" id="access1__193"><span class="coll" id="access1__194" original="E837.-787d"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb" id="access1__195" original="E832.-7da4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea" id="access1__196"><span class="coll" id="access1__197" original="E832.-7da3"> lack </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e8" id="access1__198"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e7" id="access1__199" original="E470.-6e00"><span class="x" id="access1__200" original="E470.-6dff"> Only around 16.6 per cent of the world 's population have access to the Internet. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.448a" id="access1__201" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="access1__202"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.448c" id="access1__203" original="E837.-7893"><span class="shcut" id="access1__204" original="E837.-7892"> verb + access </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.448e" id="access1__205" original="E837.-7891"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.448f" id="access1__206" original="E837.-788b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4490" id="access1__207" original="E837.-788a"><span class="coll" id="access1__208"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4492" id="access1__209" original="E832.-7dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4493" id="access1__210" original="E832.-7dbc"><span class="coll" id="access1__211"> allow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4495" id="access1__212" original="E837.-788f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4496" id="access1__213" original="E837.-788d"><span class="coll" id="access1__214"> secure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4498" id="access1__215" original="E832.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4499" id="access1__216" original="E832.-7dba"><span class="coll" id="access1__217"> restrict </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.449b" id="access1__218" original="E837.-7883"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.449c" id="access1__219" original="E470.-6e04"><span class="x" id="access1__220" original="E470.-6e03"> The strength of the Internet in providing access to huge amounts of information is also its weakness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.449e" id="access1__221" original="E470.-6e02"><span class="x" id="access1__222" original="E470.-6e01"> ‘Dredge spoil’ is material removed from the floor of harbours, ports and shipping channels to allow access by large vessels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a0" id="access1__223" original="E837.-785c"><span class="x" id="access1__224" original="E837.-785b"> Restricting access to some Internet content raises questions of censorship. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a2" id="access1__225" original="E832.-7db9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a3" id="access1__226" original="E832.-7db7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a4" id="access1__227" original="E832.-7db6"><span class="coll" id="access1__228"> gain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a6" id="access1__229" original="E832.-7db5"><span class="coll" id="access1__230"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a8" id="access1__231" original="E832.-7db4"><span class="coll" id="access1__232"> get </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44aa" id="access1__233" original="E832.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ab" id="access1__234" original="E832.-7db2"><span class="coll" id="access1__235"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ad" id="access1__236" original="E832.-7db1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ae" id="access1__237" original="E832.-7db0"><span class="coll" id="access1__238"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b0" id="access1__239" original="E832.-7daf"><span class="coll" id="access1__240"> grant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b2" id="access1__241" original="E832.-7dae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b3" id="access1__242" original="E832.-7dad"><span class="coll" id="access1__243"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b5" id="access1__244" original="E832.-7dac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b6" id="access1__245" original="E832.-7dab"><span class="coll" id="access1__246"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b8" id="access1__247" original="E832.-7daa"><span class="coll" id="access1__248"> control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ba" id="access1__249" original="E832.-7da9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44bb" id="access1__250" original="E832.-7da8"><span class="x" id="access1__251" original="E832.-7da7"> The raid ensured access from the Irish Sea to a route across the southern Pennines to York. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44bd" id="access1__252" original="E832.-7da6"><span class="x" id="access1__253" original="E832.-7da5"> A given level of education at one time gave access to elite jobs. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44bf" id="access1__254" original="E837.-7880"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c0" id="access1__255" original="E837.-7842"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c1" id="access1__256" original="E837.-787d"><span class="coll" id="access1__257"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c3" id="access1__258" original="E832.-7da4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c4" id="access1__259" original="E832.-7da3"><span class="coll" id="access1__260"> lack </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c6" id="access1__261" original="E837.-7870"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c7" id="access1__262" original="E837.-786f"><span class="x" id="access1__263" original="E837.-786e"> Households in Desta's village have no access to insurance companies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c9" id="access1__264" original="E470.-6e00"><span class="x" id="access1__265" original="E470.-6dff"> Only around 16.6 per cent of the world 's population have access to the Internet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44cb" id="access1__266" original="E470.-6dfe"><span class="x" id="access1__267" original="E470.-6dfd"> Almost a third of the population lack regular access to health services. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44cd" id="access1__268" original="E832.-7da2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ce" id="access1__269" original="E832.-7da0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44cf" id="access1__270" original="E832.-7d9f"><span class="coll" id="access1__271"> enjoy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d1" id="access1__272" original="E832.-7d9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d2" id="access1__273" original="E832.-7d9d"><span class="coll" id="access1__274"> deny </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d4" id="access1__275" original="E832.-7d9c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d5" id="access1__276" original="E832.-7d9b"><span class="x" id="access1__277" original="E832.-7d9a"> Social exclusion denies access to opportunities that most people would consider a right. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2129" id="access1__278" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://access_1" title="access definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2128" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2af2" id="access1__279" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="access1__280"> access </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e5" hm="2" id="access2" original="E391.-669b" sum="639"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e4" id="access2__1" original="E391.-669a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e3" id="access2__2" original="E391.-6699"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> access <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d6" id="access2__9" original="E391.-668e"><span class="pos" id="access2__10" original="E391.-668d"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e6d" eid="access2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60b4" geo="br" id="access2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://access__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60b1" geo="n_am" id="access2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.ogg" href="sound://access__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-405f" id="access2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dde" form="root" id="access2__17"><span class="vp" id="access2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> access </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de0" eid="access2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de1" geo="br" id="access2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://access__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de4" geo="n_am" id="access2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.ogg" href="sound://access__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de7" form="thirdps" id="access2__24"><span class="vp" id="access2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accesses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de9" eid="access2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dea" geo="br" id="access2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksesɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accesses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accesses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accesses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5ded" geo="n_am" id="access2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksesɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accesses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accesses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accesses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df0" form="past" id="access2__31"><span class="vp" id="access2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accessed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df2" eid="access2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df3" geo="br" id="access2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accessed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df6" geo="n_am" id="access2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accessed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df9" form="pastpart" id="access2__38"><span class="vp" id="access2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accessed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dfb" eid="access2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dfc" geo="br" id="access2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accessed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dff" geo="n_am" id="access2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accessed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5e02" form="prespart" id="access2__45"><span class="vp" id="access2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accessing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5e04" eid="access2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5e05" geo="br" id="access2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accessing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accessing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5e08" geo="n_am" id="access2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="access2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accessing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa" id="access2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a9" id="access2__53" original="E391.-6670"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="access2__54" original="E391.-666f"><span class="exp" id="access2__55"> access </span> something </span><span class="def" id="access2__56" original="E391.-666c"> to connect to the Internet or open a computer file in order to get or add information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a5" id="access2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a4" id="access2__58" original="E837.-7ec9"><span class="x" id="access2__59" original="E837.-7ec8"> In 1998, just nine per cent of UK households could access the Internet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a2" id="access2__60" original="E837.-7ec7"><span class="x" id="access2__61" original="E837.-7ec6"> Technology is increasing an organization's ability to access secondary data via the web. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a0" id="access2__62" original="E391.-666b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="access2__63" original="E391.-666a"><span class="exp" id="access2__64"> access </span> something </span><span class="def" id="access2__65" original="E391.-6667"> to reach, enter, get or use something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9c" id="access2__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b" id="access2__67" original="E837.-7ec5"><span class="x" id="access2__68" original="E837.-7ec4"> A common consideration for most businesses is the desire to access larger markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-99" id="access2__69" original="E837.-7ec3"><span class="x" id="access2__70" original="E837.-7ec2"> New towns emerged to access water power at locations along major rivers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-202c" id="access2__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://access_1" title="access definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-202b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2af2" id="access2__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="access2__73"> access </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97" id="accessibility" original="E833.-321b" sum="628"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-96" id="accessibility__1" original="E833.-321a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-95" id="accessibility__2" original="E833.-3219"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accessibility </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-8a" id="accessibility__7" original="E833.-3211"><span class="pos" id="accessibility__8" original="E833.-3210"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e74" eid="accessibility__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6a4a" geo="br" id="accessibility__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accessibility__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˌsesəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accessibility__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessibility__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accessibility__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6a4d" geo="n_am" id="accessibility__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accessibility__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˌsesəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessibility__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessibility__us_3.ogg" href="sound://accessibility__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-88" id="accessibility__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accessibility__15" original="E833.-320e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-86" id="accessibility__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-85" id="accessibility__17" original="E833.-320d"><span class="def" id="accessibility__18" original="E833.-320c"> the quality of being easy to reach, enter, use or obtain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-83" id="accessibility__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-82" id="accessibility__20" original="E39f.-632a"><span class="x" id="accessibility__21" original="E39f.-6329"> To improve accessibility, the document has been published in English and Spanish. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-80" id="accessibility__22" original="E833.-3209"><span class="cf" id="accessibility__23" original="E833.-3207"><span class="exp" id="accessibility__24"> accessibility </span> of something (to somebody) </span><span class="x" id="accessibility__25" original="E833.-3208"> These arrangements depended on local factors, including the accessibility of outpatient clinics to patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c" id="accessibility__26" original="E833.-3204"><span class="x" id="accessibility__27" original="E833.-3203"> The accessibility of digital technology and the innovation of new media platforms can not only facilitate but also complicate educational and community projects. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2004" id="accessibility__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accessibility" title="accessibility definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2003" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4cd2" id="accessibility__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accessibility__30"> accessibility </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accessible
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a" id="accessible" original="E391.-6659" sum="736"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-79" id="accessible__1" original="E391.-6658"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-78" id="accessible__2" original="E391.-6657"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accessible </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-70" id="accessible__4" original="E391.-6652"><span class="pos" id="accessible__5" original="E391.-6651"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e7b" eid="accessible__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5f88" geo="br" id="accessible__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accessible__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsesəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accessible__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessible__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://accessible__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5f85" geo="n_am" id="accessible__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accessible__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈsesəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessible__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accessible__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6e" id="accessible__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d" id="accessible__12" original="E391.-6650"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="accessible__13" original="E391.-664f"> that can be reached, entered, used or obtained </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6b" id="accessible__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a" id="accessible__15" original="E832.-7cc4"><span class="x" id="accessible__16" original="E832.-7cc3"> Many Australian architects have designed publicly accessible buildings which incorporate Aboriginal cultural symbolism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-68" id="accessible__17" original="E838.-71f4"><span class="cf" id="accessible__18" original="E391.-664e"><span class="exp" id="accessible__19"> accessible </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="accessible__20" original="E838.-71f3"> Services may not be equally accessible to all groups of patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64" id="accessible__21" original="E832.-7cc2"><span class="x" id="accessible__22" original="E832.-7cc1"> Some information is accessible to anyone with Internet access. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-62" id="accessible__23" original="E838.-71ee"><span class="cf" id="accessible__24" original="E838.-71ef"><span class="exp" id="accessible__25"> accessible </span> by something </span><span class="x" id="accessible__26" original="E838.-71ed"> In New Urbanism, businesses are readily accessible by walking or public transit. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5e" id="accessible__27" original="E391.-664d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="accessible__28" original="E391.-664c"> easy to understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c" id="accessible__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5b" id="accessible__30" original="E838.-71ec"><span class="x" id="accessible__31" original="E838.-71eb"> The author covers the topics in a highly accessible way. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-59" id="accessible__32" original="E838.-71ea"><span class="cf" id="accessible__33" original="E391.-664b"><span class="exp" id="accessible__34"> accessible </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="accessible__35" original="E838.-71e9"> Her work is somewhat less accessible to a general audience. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1fe8" id="accessible__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accessible" title="accessible definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1fe7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2b76" id="accessible__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accessible__38"> accessible </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accession
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-55" id="accession" original="E391.-6638" sum="867"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-54" id="accession__1" original="E391.-6637"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-53" id="accession__2" original="E391.-6636"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accession </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-48" id="accession__7" original="E391.-662c"><span class="pos" id="accession__8" original="E391.-662b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e82" eid="accession__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6a50" geo="br" id="accession__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accession__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækˈseʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accession__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accession__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accession__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6a53" geo="n_am" id="accession__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accession__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækˈseʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accession__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accession__us_2.ogg" href="sound://accession__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-46" id="accession__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-45" id="accession__15" original="E391.-662a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-44" id="accession__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accession__17" original="E391.-6628"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accession__18" original="E391.-6626"> the act of becoming a ruler of a country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41" id="accession__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-40" id="accession__20" original="E824.-6d5e"><span class="cf" id="accession__21" original="E391.-6627"><span class="exp" id="accession__22"> accession </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="accession__23" original="E824.-6d5d"> Gorbachev's accession to power in March 1985 was an event of considerable significance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3c" id="accession__24" original="E824.-6d5b"><span class="cf" id="accession__25" original="E824.-6d5c"><span class="exp" id="accession__26"> accession </span> of somebody (to something) </span><span class="x" id="accession__27" original="E824.-6d5a"> The accession of Henri to the French throne disturbed this alliance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-38" id="accession__28" original="E391.-6622"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-37" id="accession__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accession__30" original="E391.-6620"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="accession__31" original="E391.-661f"><span class="exp" id="accession__32"> accession </span> (of something) (to something) </span><span class="def" id="accession__33" original="E391.-661e"> the act of becoming part of an international organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32" id="accession__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31" id="accession__35" original="E824.-6d59"><span class="x" id="accession__36" original="E824.-6d58"> The accession of further Member States changed the borders of Europe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f" id="accession__37" original="E391.-661d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e" id="accession__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="accession__39" original="E391.-661b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c" id="accession__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="accession__41" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accession__42" original="E391.-6619"> an item that is added to items that have already been collected, for example in a library or museum </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-29" id="accession__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-28" id="accession__44" original="E824.-6d57"><span class="cf" id="accession__45" original="E81e.-121"><span class="exp" id="accession__46"> accession </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="accession__47" original="E824.-6d56"> Multiple accessions of 13 species were sampled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24" id="accession__48" original="E824.-6d55"><span class="cf" id="accession__49" original="E81e.-120"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="accession__50" original="E824.-6d54"> For museum accession numbers, see Supplementary Appendix S1. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1fbc" id="accession__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accession" title="accession definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1fbb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2bac" id="accession__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accession__53"> accession </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accident
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-21" id="accident" original="E391.-6585" sum="1471"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-20" id="accident__1" original="E391.-6584"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1f" id="accident__2" original="E391.-6583"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accident </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-14" id="accident__7" original="E391.-657b"><span class="pos" id="accident__8" original="E391.-657a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e89" eid="accident__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5e30" geo="br" id="accident__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accident__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksɪdənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accid/accident__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accident__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://accident__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5e2d" geo="n_am" id="accident__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accident__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksɪdənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accid/accident__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accident__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://accident__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-12" id="accident__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-11" id="accident__15" original="E391.-6579"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-10" id="accident__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="accident__17" original="E391.-6577"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accident__18" original="E391.-6576"> an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d" id="accident__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c" id="accident__20" original="E833.-2e43"><span class="x" id="accident__21" original="E833.-2e42"> The tree struck some telephone wires, which fell across the highway, causing an accident. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a" id="accident__22" original="E39f.-62da"><span class="x" id="accident__23" original="E39f.-62d9"> The failure of several safety devices was the immediate cause of the accident. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-8" id="accident__24" original="E833.-2e3f"><span class="x" id="accident__25" original="E833.-2e3e"> Several serious nuclear accidents have occurred. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6" id="accident__26" original="E833.-2e41"><span class="cf" id="accident__27" original="E39f.-62d8"> car/traffic/road traffic <span class="exp" id="accident__28"> accident </span></span><span class="x" id="accident__29" original="E833.-2e40"> A 30-year-old man has been involved in a road traffic accident. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2" id="accident__30" original="E833.-2e3b"><span class="x" id="accident__31" original="E833.-2e3a"> The film opens with the fatal motorcycle accident that killed T. E. Lawrence in Lincolnshire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.0" id="accident__32" original="E39f.-62d4"><span class="cf" id="accident__33" original="E39f.-62d5"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="accident__34" original="E39f.-62d3"> accident victims </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3" id="accident__35" original="E391.-6575"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4" id="accident__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="accident__37" original="E391.-6573"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accident__38" original="E391.-6572"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accident__39" original="E391.-6571"> something that happens by chance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8" id="accident__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9" id="accident__41" original="E833.-2e34"><span class="cf" id="accident__42" original="E833.-2e35"><span class="exp" id="accident__43"> accident </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="accident__44" original="E833.-2e33"> He claimed that the human species was an accident of the evolutionary history of the earth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d" id="accident__45" original="E833.-2e39"><span class="x" id="accident__46" original="E833.-2e38"> It was often a matter of historical accident that any particular piece of territory became part of any particular country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.f" id="accident__47" original="E39f.-62d1"><span class="cf" id="accident__48" original="E39f.-62d2"> no <span class="exp" id="accident__49"> accident </span></span><span class="x" id="accident__50" original="E39f.-62d0"> It is no accident that the world's strongest software industry is found in the United States, where protection for computer programs is the strongest. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.13" id="accident__51" original="E391.-6570"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.14" id="accident__52" original="E391.-656b" sk="byaccident"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.15" id="accident__53"><span class="idm" id="accident__54" original="E391.-656a"> by accident </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.17" id="accident__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.18" id="accident__56"><span class="def" id="accident__57" original="E391.-6569"> in a way that is not planned or organized </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a" id="accident__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b" id="accident__59" original="E833.-2e30"><span class="x" id="accident__60" original="E833.-2e2f"> After the rat has pressed the lever the first time by accident, it will learn very quickly to perform this behaviour in order to become rewarded with food. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1d" id="accident__61" original="E833.-2e2e"><span class="x" id="accident__62" original="E833.-2e2d"> A general war came about more by accident than design. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1f" id="accident__63" original="E391.-6568" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deliberately" title="deliberately definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.20" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c5a" id="accident__64" original="E391.-6567"><span class="xh" id="accident__65"> deliberately </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.22" id="accident__66" original="E391.-6565"><span class="xw" id="accident__67" original="E81e.3363"> on purpose </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1f84" id="accident__68" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accident" title="accident definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1f83" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2c9a" id="accident__69" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accident__70"> accident </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accidental
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.25" id="accidental" original="E391.-655b" sum="534"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.26" id="accidental__1" original="E391.-655a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.27" id="accidental__2" original="E391.-6559"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accidental </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.31" id="accidental__6" original="E391.-6551"><span class="pos" id="accidental__7" original="E391.-6550"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e90" eid="accidental__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5dbb" geo="br" id="accidental__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accidental__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæksɪˈdentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accid/accidental__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accidental__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accidental__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5db8" geo="n_am" id="accidental__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accidental__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæksɪˈdentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accid/accidental__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accidental__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accidental__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33" id="accidental__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34" id="accidental__14" original="E391.-654f"><span class="def" id="accidental__15" original="E391.-654e"> happening by chance; not planned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36" id="accidental__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37" id="accidental__17" original="E833.-2dcb"><span class="x" id="accidental__18" original="E833.-2dca"> Accidental death ranks as the fifth leading cause of mortality in the USA. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.39" id="accidental__19" original="E833.-2dcd"><span class="x" id="accidental__20" original="E833.-2dcc"> Risks of accidental injury due to falling, tripping or slipping at work increase with age for women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b" id="accidental__21" original="E39f.-6277"><span class="x" id="accidental__22" original="E39f.-6276"> Many discoveries in science have been largely accidental, as a by-product of an investigation that failed in its original aim. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d" id="accidental__23" original="E39f.-6275" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deliberate1" title="deliberate1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bf2" id="accidental__24" original="E39f.-6274"><span class="xh" id="accidental__25"> deliberate </span><span class="xhm" id="accidental__26"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.41" id="accidental__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.42" id="accidental__28" original="E391.-654d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.43" id="accidental__29"><span class="dr" id="accidental__30" original="E391.-654c"> accidentally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4b" id="accidental__31" original="E391.-6548"><span class="pos" id="accidental__32" original="E391.-6547"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e91" eid="accidental__33" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5dc3" geo="br" id="accidental__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accidental__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæksɪˈdentəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accid/accidentally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accidentally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accidentally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5dbf" geo="n_am" id="accidental__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accidental__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæksɪˈdentəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accid/accidentally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accidentally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accidentally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d" id="accidental__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4e" id="accidental__39" original="E833.-2dc5"><span class="x" id="accidental__40" original="E833.-2dc4"> Varying the question order can result in certain questions being accidentally omitted. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.50" id="accidental__41" original="E39f.-6273"><span class="x" id="accidental__42" original="E39f.-6272"> It is not recorded whether the temples were burned accidentally or on purpose. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.52" id="accidental__43" original="E39f.-6271" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deliberately" title="deliberately definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.53" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c5a" id="accidental__44" original="E39f.-6270"><span class="xh" id="accidental__45"> deliberately </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://purpose" title="on purpose definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.55" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.5fb6" id="accidental__46" original="E39f.-626f"><span class="xw" id="accidental__47"> on purpose </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1f3b" id="accidental__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accidental" title="accidental definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1f3a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2d01" id="accidental__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accidental__50"> accidental </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accommodate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58" id="accommodate" original="E391.-6438" sum="592"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.59" id="accommodate__1" original="E391.-6437"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5a" id="accommodate__2" original="E391.-6436"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accommodate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.68" id="accommodate__9" original="E391.-642c"><span class="pos" id="accommodate__10" original="E391.-642b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ea0" eid="accommodate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5b63" geo="br" id="accommodate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɒmədeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5b5f" geo="n_am" id="accommodate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmədeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4031" id="accommodate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5eec" form="root" id="accommodate__17"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accommodate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5eee" eid="accommodate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5eef" geo="br" id="accommodate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɒmədeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5ef3" geo="n_am" id="accommodate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmədeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5ef7" form="thirdps" id="accommodate__24"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accommodates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5ef9" eid="accommodate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5efa" geo="br" id="accommodate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɒmədeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5efd" geo="n_am" id="accommodate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmədeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f00" form="past" id="accommodate__31"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accommodated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f02" eid="accommodate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f03" geo="br" id="accommodate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɒmədeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f06" geo="n_am" id="accommodate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f09" form="pastpart" id="accommodate__38"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accommodated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f0b" eid="accommodate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f0c" geo="br" id="accommodate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɒmədeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f0f" geo="n_am" id="accommodate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f12" form="prespart" id="accommodate__45"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accommodating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f14" eid="accommodate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f15" geo="br" id="accommodate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɒmədeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f19" geo="n_am" id="accommodate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.99" id="accommodate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a" id="accommodate__53" original="E391.-640e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="accommodate__54" original="E391.-640b"><span class="exp" id="accommodate__55"> accommodate </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="accommodate__56" original="E391.-640a"> to provide somebody with a room or a place to sleep, live or sit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9e" id="accommodate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9f" id="accommodate__58" original="E822.-738f"><span class="x" id="accommodate__59" original="E822.-738e"> Classical Athens was shaped by its efforts to attract and accommodate visitors. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.a1" id="accommodate__60" original="E391.-6404"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="accommodate__61" original="E391.-6401"><span class="exp" id="accommodate__62"> accommodate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="accommodate__63" original="E391.-63fe"> to consider somebody's needs or an opinion or fact and be influenced by this when you are deciding what to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.a5" id="accommodate__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.a6" id="accommodate__65" original="E822.-738d"><span class="x" id="accommodate__66" original="E822.-738c"> These policies accommodated the demands of minorities who felt threatened. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1ec9" id="accommodate__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accommodate" title="accommodate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1ec8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2e69" id="accommodate__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accommodate__69"> accommodate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accommodation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.a8" id="accommodation" original="E391.-63d9" sum="1003"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.a9" id="accommodation__1" original="E391.-63d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.aa" id="accommodation__2" original="E391.-63d7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accommodation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.b6" id="accommodation__7" original="E391.-63cf"><span class="pos" id="accommodation__8" original="E391.-63ce"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ea9" eid="accommodation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6086" geo="br" id="accommodation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accommodation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6082" geo="n_am" id="accommodation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accommodation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodation__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodation__us_2.ogg" href="sound://accommodation__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.b8" id="accommodation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.b9" id="accommodation__15" original="E391.-63cd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.ba" id="accommodation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accommodation__17" original="E391.-63cb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accommodation__18" original="E391.-63c9"> a place to live, work or stay </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.bd" id="accommodation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.be" id="accommodation__20" original="E822.-7385"><span class="x" id="accommodation__21" original="E822.-7384"> The housing was to be used to provide temporary accommodation for the homeless. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.c0" id="accommodation__22" original="E391.-63c2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.c1" id="accommodation__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="accommodation__24" original="E391.-63c0"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accommodation__25" original="E391.-63bf"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="accommodation__26" original="E839.-6e6c"><span class="exp" id="accommodation__27"> accommodation </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="def" id="accommodation__28" original="E391.-63bd"> an agreement or arrangement between people or groups with different opinions which is acceptable to everyone; the process of reaching this agreement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.c7" id="accommodation__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.c8" id="accommodation__30" original="E822.-7383"><span class="x" id="accommodation__31" original="E822.-7382"> General Eisenhower was authorized to reach an accommodation with Admiral Darlan. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.ca" id="accommodation__32" original="E822.-7381"><span class="x" id="accommodation__33" original="E822.-7380"> Cooperation reflects mutual accommodation and collaboration. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.cc" id="accommodation__34" original="E839.-6e6b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.cd" id="accommodation__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accommodation__36" original="E839.-6e69"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="accommodation__37" original="E839.-6e68"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="accommodation__38" original="E839.-6e67"><span class="exp" id="accommodation__39"> accommodation </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="accommodation__40" original="E839.-6e66"> the process of adapting or adjusting to a situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d3" id="accommodation__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d4" id="accommodation__42" original="E839.-6e65"><span class="x" id="accommodation__43" original="E839.-6e64"> These reforms represented a process of gradual accommodation to mass demands. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d6" id="accommodation__44" original="E839.-6e63"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d7" id="accommodation__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accommodation__46" original="E839.-6e61"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="accommodation__47" original="E839.-6e5e"><span class="exp" id="accommodation__48"> accommodation </span> (to something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.db" id="accommodation__49"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="accommodation__50" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accommodation__51" original="E839.-6e5d"> the action of the eye adjusting its <a class="ndv" href="entry://focus" id="accommodation__52"> focus </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.df" id="accommodation__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.e0" id="accommodation__54" original="E839.-6e5c"><span class="x" id="accommodation__55" original="E839.-6e5b"> Accommodation to variable light is impaired as the lens becomes inelastic. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1ea5" id="accommodation__56" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accommodation" title="accommodation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1ea4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2eeb" id="accommodation__57" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accommodation__58"> accommodation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accompany
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.e2" id="accompany" original="E391.-6389" sum="662"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.e3" id="accompany__1" original="E391.-6388"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.e4" id="accompany__2" original="E391.-6387"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accompany </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.f1" id="accompany__9" original="E391.-637d"><span class="pos" id="accompany__10" original="E391.-637c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4eb2" eid="accompany__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5f18" geo="br" id="accompany__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpəni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompany__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompany__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accompany__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5f15" geo="n_am" id="accompany__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpəni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompany__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompany__us_2.ogg" href="sound://accompany__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3fff" id="accompany__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e29" form="root" id="accompany__17"><span class="vp" id="accompany__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accompany </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e2b" eid="accompany__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e2c" geo="br" id="accompany__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpəni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompany__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompany__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accompany__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e2f" geo="n_am" id="accompany__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpəni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompany__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompany__us_2.ogg" href="sound://accompany__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e32" form="thirdps" id="accompany__24"><span class="vp" id="accompany__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accompanies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e34" eid="accompany__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e35" geo="br" id="accompany__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpəniz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accompanies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e38" geo="n_am" id="accompany__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpəniz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accompanies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e3b" form="past" id="accompany__31"><span class="vp" id="accompany__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accompanied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e3d" eid="accompany__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e3e" geo="br" id="accompany__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpənid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accompanied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e41" geo="n_am" id="accompany__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpənid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accompanied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e44" form="pastpart" id="accompany__38"><span class="vp" id="accompany__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accompanied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e46" eid="accompany__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e47" geo="br" id="accompany__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpənid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accompanied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e4a" geo="n_am" id="accompany__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpənid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accompanied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e4d" form="prespart" id="accompany__45"><span class="vp" id="accompany__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accompanying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e4f" eid="accompany__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e50" geo="br" id="accompany__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpəniɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accompanying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e53" geo="n_am" id="accompany__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accompany__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmpəniɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accompanying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.126" id="accompany__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.127" id="accompany__53" original="E391.-6354"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="accompany__54" original="E391.-6352"> to happen or appear with something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.129" id="accompany__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.12a" id="accompany__56" original="E83c.-70de"><span class="cf" id="accompany__57" original="E83c.-70df"> be accompanied by something </span><span class="x" id="accompany__58" original="E83c.-70dd"> A fall in price may be accompanied by an increase in the quantity demanded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.12d" id="accompany__59" original="E83c.-70db"><span class="cf" id="accompany__60" original="E83c.-70dc"><span class="exp" id="accompany__61"> accompany </span> something </span><span class="x" id="accompany__62" original="E83c.-70da"> Recent urban growth has accompanied an economic transition from agriculture to industry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.131" id="accompany__63" original="E391.-6359"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="accompany__64" original="E391.-6355"> to travel or go somewhere with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.133" id="accompany__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.134" id="accompany__66" original="E83c.-70d9"><span class="cf" id="accompany__67" original="E391.-6358"><span class="exp" id="accompany__68"> accompany </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="accompany__69" original="E83c.-70d8"> Suetonius is likely to have accompanied Hadrian to Gaul. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.138" id="accompany__70" original="E83c.-70d6"><span class="cf" id="accompany__71" original="E83c.-70d7"> be accompanied by somebody </span><span class="x" id="accompany__72" original="E83c.-70d5"> Up to the age of 18, children must be accompanied by their parents. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1e2e" id="accompany__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accompany" title="accompany definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1e2d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2f75" id="accompany__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accompany__75"> accompany </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.13b" id="accomplish" original="E391.-6340" sum="673"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.13c" id="accomplish__1" original="E391.-633f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.13d" id="accomplish__2" original="E391.-633e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accomplish </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.14b" id="accomplish__9" original="E391.-6334"><span class="pos" id="accomplish__10" original="E391.-6333"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4eb9" eid="accomplish__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5864" geo="br" id="accomplish__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmplɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplish__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplish__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplish__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5860" geo="n_am" id="accomplish__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmplɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplish__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplish__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3fd1" id="accomplish__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6058" form="root" id="accomplish__17"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accomplish </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.605a" eid="accomplish__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.605b" geo="br" id="accomplish__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmplɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplish__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplish__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplish__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.605f" geo="n_am" id="accomplish__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmplɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplish__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplish__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6063" form="thirdps" id="accomplish__24"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accomplishes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6065" eid="accomplish__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6066" geo="br" id="accomplish__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmplɪʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplishes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6069" geo="n_am" id="accomplish__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmplɪʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplishes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.606c" form="past" id="accomplish__31"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accomplished </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.606e" eid="accomplish__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.606f" geo="br" id="accomplish__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmplɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplished__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplished__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6073" geo="n_am" id="accomplish__36" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmplɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplished__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplished__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplished__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6077" form="pastpart" id="accomplish__38"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accomplished </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6079" eid="accomplish__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.607a" geo="br" id="accomplish__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmplɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplished__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplished__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.607e" geo="n_am" id="accomplish__43" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmplɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplished__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplished__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplished__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6082" form="prespart" id="accomplish__45"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accomplishing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6084" eid="accomplish__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6085" geo="br" id="accomplish__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmplɪʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplishing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6088" geo="n_am" id="accomplish__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplish__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmplɪʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplishing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.17c" id="accomplish__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.17d" id="accomplish__53" original="E391.-6316"><span class="def" id="accomplish__54" original="E391.-6314"> to succeed in doing or completing something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.17f" id="accomplish__55" original="E428.-58e2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://achieve" title="achieve definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.180" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.85a" id="accomplish__56" original="E428.-58e1"><span class="xh" id="accomplish__57"> achieve </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.182" id="accomplish__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.183" id="accomplish__59" original="E833.-2ac1"><span class="cf" id="accomplish__60" original="E391.-6315"><span class="exp" id="accomplish__61"> accomplish </span> something </span><span class="x" id="accomplish__62" original="E833.-2ac0"> There were minimal resources available to accomplish this task. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.187" id="accomplish__63" original="E833.-2abf"><span class="x" id="accomplish__64" original="E833.-2abe"> A system is a collection of parts that interact to accomplish an overall goal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.189" id="accomplish__65" original="E833.-2abd"><span class="x" id="accomplish__66" original="E833.-2abc"> Throughout his 1968 campaign, Nixon had referred repeatedly to his own secret plan to accomplish his objective. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.18b" id="accomplish__67" original="E833.-2ab8"><span class="cf" id="accomplish__68" original="E833.-2abb"><span class="exp" id="accomplish__69"> accomplish </span> something by (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="accomplish__70" original="E833.-2ab7"> Efficient cutting is accomplished by using a lens or mirror to concentrate the energy. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1dcd" id="accomplish__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accomplish" title="accomplish definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1dcc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2fde" id="accomplish__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accomplish__73"> accomplish </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accomplishment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.18f" id="accomplishment" original="E391.-6303" sum="1045"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.190" id="accomplishment__1" original="E391.-6302"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.191" id="accomplishment__2" original="E391.-6301"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accomplishment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.19d" id="accomplishment__7" original="E391.-62f9"><span class="pos" id="accomplishment__8" original="E391.-62f8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ec2" eid="accomplishment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-57b2" geo="br" id="accomplishment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplishment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplishment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-57ae" geo="n_am" id="accomplishment__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accomplishment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accomplishment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.19f" id="accomplishment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a0" id="accomplishment__15" original="E391.-62f7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a1" id="accomplishment__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="accomplishment__17" original="E391.-62f5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accomplishment__18" original="E391.-62f4"> an impressive thing that is done or achieved after a lot of work </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a4" id="accomplishment__19" original="E391.-62f3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://achievement" title="achievement definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8a8" id="accomplishment__20" original="E391.-62f2"><span class="xh" id="accomplishment__21"> achievement </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a8" id="accomplishment__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a9" id="accomplishment__23" original="E833.-2ab0"><span class="x" id="accomplishment__24" original="E833.-2aaf"> This was a political accomplishment of considerable magnitude. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1ab" id="accomplishment__25" original="E833.-2ab2"><span class="x" id="accomplishment__26" original="E833.-2ab1"> Braine presents an overview of the movement by briefly reviewing its inception, growth and major accomplishments. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1ad" id="accomplishment__27" original="E391.-62eb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1ae" id="accomplishment__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accomplishment__29" original="E391.-62e9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accomplishment__30" original="E391.-62e7"> the fact of successfully completing something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b1" id="accomplishment__31" original="E428.-58d8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://achievement" title="achievement (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.906" id="accomplishment__32" original="E428.-58d7"><span class="xh" id="accomplishment__33"> achievement </span><span class="xs" id="accomplishment__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b5" id="accomplishment__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b6" id="accomplishment__36" original="E39f.-621f"><span class="x" id="accomplishment__37" original="E39f.-621e"> Physical exertion leads to a positive sense of accomplishment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b8" id="accomplishment__38" original="E833.-2aaa"><span class="cf" id="accomplishment__39" original="E428.-58d6"><span class="exp" id="accomplishment__40"> accomplishment </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="accomplishment__41" original="E833.-2aa9"> Compensation for these employees is likely to be based on the accomplishment of specific tasks or goals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1bc" id="accomplishment__42" original="E391.-62f0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1bd" id="accomplishment__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="accomplishment__44" original="E391.-62ee"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accomplishment__45" original="E391.-62ed"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accomplishment__46" original="E391.-62ec"> a skill or special ability </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1c1" id="accomplishment__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1c2" id="accomplishment__48" original="E833.-2aa8"><span class="x" id="accomplishment__49" original="E833.-2aa7"> Students with high motivation are consistently more likely to excel across a wide range of academic accomplishments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1c4" id="accomplishment__50" original="E833.-2aa6"><span class="x" id="accomplishment__51" original="E833.-2aa5"> In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the European notion of civilization was linked to social and intellectual accomplishment. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1da5" id="accomplishment__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accomplishment" title="accomplishment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1da4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3028" id="accomplishment__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accomplishment__54"> accomplishment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accord
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1c6" hm="1" id="accord1" original="E391.-62c5" sum="821"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1c7" id="accord1__1" original="E391.-62c4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1c8" id="accord1__2" original="E391.-62c3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accord <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1d6" id="accord1__9" original="E391.-62b8"><span class="pos" id="accord1__10" original="E391.-62b7"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ecb" eid="accord1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-577c" geo="br" id="accord1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accord__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5779" geo="n_am" id="accord1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accord__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3f9d" id="accord1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6144" form="root" id="accord1__17"><span class="vp" id="accord1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accord </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6146" eid="accord1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6147" geo="br" id="accord1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accord__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.614a" geo="n_am" id="accord1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accord__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.614d" form="thirdps" id="accord1__24"><span class="vp" id="accord1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accords </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.614f" eid="accord1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6150" geo="br" id="accord1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accords__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accords__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accords__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6153" geo="n_am" id="accord1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accords__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accords__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accords__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6156" form="past" id="accord1__31"><span class="vp" id="accord1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accorded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6158" eid="accord1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6159" geo="br" id="accord1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accorded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accorded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accorded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.615c" geo="n_am" id="accord1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accorded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accorded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accorded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.615f" form="pastpart" id="accord1__38"><span class="vp" id="accord1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accorded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6161" eid="accord1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6162" geo="br" id="accord1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accorded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accorded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accorded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6165" geo="n_am" id="accord1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accorded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accorded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accorded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6168" form="prespart" id="accord1__45"><span class="vp" id="accord1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> according </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.616a" eid="accord1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.616b" geo="br" id="accord1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/according__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/according__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://according__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.616e" geo="n_am" id="accord1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/according__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/according__us_2.ogg" href="sound://according__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.207" id="accord1__52"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="accord1__53" original="E391.-6299" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.209" id="accord1__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.20a" id="accord1__55" original="E391.-6298"><span class="def" id="accord1__56" original="E391.-6295"> to give somebody/something authority, status or a particular type of treatment </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.20c" id="accord1__57" original="E39f.-6139" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://grant1" title="grant1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.20d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.3ca0" id="accord1__58" original="E39f.-6138"><span class="xh" id="accord1__59"> grant </span><span class="xhm" id="accord1__60"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.210" id="accord1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.211" id="accord1__62" original="E834.-452c"><span class="cf" id="accord1__63" original="E391.-6294"><span class="exp" id="accord1__64"> accord </span> something to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="accord1__65" original="E834.-452b"> The USSR accorded formal sovereignty to its European satellites. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.215" id="accord1__66" original="E39f.-6137"><span class="x" id="accord1__67" original="E39f.-6136"> To promote social justice, she argued, social policy should sometimes accord special treatment to certain groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.217" id="accord1__68" original="E834.-4526"><span class="cf" id="accord1__69" original="E391.-6293"><span class="exp" id="accord1__70"> accord </span> somebody/something sth </span><span class="x" id="accord1__71" original="E834.-4525"> Human rights groups have pressured nations with large immigrant populations to accord them privileges formerly limited to citizens. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.21b" id="accord1__72" original="E39f.-613a"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.21c" id="accord1__73" original="E39f.-6135"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.21d" id="accord1__74"><h4 class="pv"> accord with something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.21f" id="accord1__76"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.220" id="accord1__77"><span class="def" id="accord1__78" original="E391.-628e"> to agree with or match something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.222" id="accord1__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.223" id="accord1__80" original="E834.-4522"><span class="x" id="accord1__81" original="E834.-4521"> This view of education accords well with Foucault's analysis of state power. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1d39" id="accord1__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accord_1" title="accord definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1d38" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3056" id="accord1__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accord1__84"> accord </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.225" hm="2" id="accord2" original="E391.-62e6" sum="1011"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.226" id="accord2__1" original="E391.-62e5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.227" id="accord2__2" original="E391.-62e4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accord <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.233" id="accord2__7" original="E391.-62d9"><span class="pos" id="accord2__8" original="E391.-62d8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ed2" eid="accord2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5776" geo="br" id="accord2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accord__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5773" geo="n_am" id="accord2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accord2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accord__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.235" id="accord2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.236" id="accord2__15" original="E391.-62d7"><span class="def" id="accord2__16" original="E391.-62d6"> a formal agreement between two or more organizations or countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.238" id="accord2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.239" id="accord2__18" original="E834.-453c"><span class="x" id="accord2__19" original="E834.-453b"> He justified US refusal to sign the Geneva accords. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.23b" id="accord2__20" original="E834.-4538"><span class="x" id="accord2__21" original="E834.-4537"> UN activities involved mediating between opposing civil war parties, deploying international observers, and sponsoring peace accords. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.23d" id="accord2__22" original="E391.-62d5"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.23e" id="accord2__23" original="E391.-62d4" sk="inaccord"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.23f" id="accord2__24"><span class="idm" id="accord2__25" original="E391.-62d3"> in accord (with something/somebody) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.241" id="accord2__26"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.242" id="accord2__27"><span class="def" id="accord2__28" original="E391.-62d0"> in agreement with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.244" id="accord2__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.245" id="accord2__30" original="E834.-4536"><span class="x" id="accord2__31" original="E834.-4535"> There is little doubt that Kant was very much in accord with prevailing late eighteenth-century thought. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.247" id="accord2__32" original="E834.-4534"><span class="x" id="accord2__33" original="E834.-4533"> Inevitably, facts are interpreted and presented in accord with a particular way of thinking. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.249" id="accord2__34" original="E391.-62cf" sk="ofownaccord"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.24a" id="accord2__35"><span class="idm" id="accord2__36" original="E391.-62ce"> of your own accord </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.24c" id="accord2__37"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.24d" id="accord2__38"><span class="def" id="accord2__39" original="E391.-62cd"> without being asked, forced or helped </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.24f" id="accord2__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.250" id="accord2__41" original="E834.-4532"><span class="x" id="accord2__42" original="E834.-4531"> Democratic leaders rarely emerge of their own accord. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.252" id="accord2__43" original="E834.-4530"><span class="x" id="accord2__44" original="E834.-452f"> If nature changes of its own accord, how can we possibly conserve it? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1d0a" id="accord2__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accord_1" title="accord definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1d09" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3056" id="accord2__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accord2__47"> accord </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accordance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.254" id="accordance" original="E391.-628d" sum="453"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.255" id="accordance__1" original="E391.-628c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.256" id="accordance__2" original="E391.-628b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accordance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.25f" id="accordance__4" original="E391.-6286"><span class="pos" id="accordance__5" original="E391.-6285"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ed9" eid="accordance__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-571f" geo="br" id="accordance__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accordance__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːdns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accordance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accordance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accordance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-571c" geo="n_am" id="accordance__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accordance__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrdns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accordance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accordance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accordance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.261" id="accordance__11" original="E391.-6284"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.262" id="accordance__12" original="E391.-6283" sk="inaccordancewith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.263" id="accordance__13"><span class="idm" id="accordance__14" original="E391.-6282"> in accordance with something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.265" id="accordance__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.266" id="accordance__16"><span class="def" id="accordance__17" original="E391.-627f"> according to a rule or the way that somebody says that something should be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.268" id="accordance__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.269" id="accordance__19" original="E835.-7743"><span class="x" id="accordance__20" original="E835.-7742"> The exchange rate fluctuates in accordance with the laws of supply and demand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.26b" id="accordance__21" original="E835.-7741"><span class="x" id="accordance__22" original="E835.-7740"> The supplies were stored in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1cdb" id="accordance__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accordance" title="accordance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1cda" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.30d6" id="accordance__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accordance__25"> accordance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.289" id="according-to" original="E391.-626d" sum="526"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.28a" id="according-to__1" original="E391.-626c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.28b" id="according-to__2" original="E391.-626b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> according to </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.294" id="according-to__4" original="E391.-6266"><span class="pos" id="according-to__5" original="E391.-6265"> preposition </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ee9" eid="according-to__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5673" geo="br" id="according-to__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="according-to__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/according_to_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/according_to_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://according_to_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5670" geo="n_am" id="according-to__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="according-to__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/according_to_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/according_to_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://according_to_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span before_vowels="y" class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-566d" geo="br" id="according-to__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> before vowels </span><span class="phon" eid="according-to__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːdɪŋ tu <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/according_to_1_gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/according_to_1_gb_3.ogg" href="sound://according_to_1_gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span before_vowels="y" class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-566a" geo="n_am" id="according-to__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> before vowels </span><span class="phon" eid="according-to__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tu <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/according_to_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/according_to_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://according_to_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.296" id="according-to__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.297" id="according-to__16" original="E391.-6264"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="according-to__17" original="E391.-6263"> as stated or reported by somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.299" id="according-to__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.29a" id="according-to__19" original="E835.-7706"><span class="x" id="according-to__20" original="E835.-7705"> According to this model, test scores operate as a measure of educational worth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.29c" id="according-to__21" original="E835.-7708"><span class="x" id="according-to__22" original="E835.-7707"> According to Landes (1998), the physical geography of China facilitated the spread of a single dominant cultural group. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.29e" id="according-to__23" original="E391.-6262"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="according-to__24" original="E391.-6261"> depending on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2a0" id="according-to__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2a1" id="according-to__26" original="E835.-7704"><span class="x" id="according-to__27" original="E835.-7703"> According to their energy, the charged particles penetrate to different levels in the atmosphere. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2a3" id="according-to__28" original="E4e1.68f4" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="according-to__29" original="E4e1.68f5"><span class="h1" id="according-to__30" original="E4e1.68f6"> Reporting someone's opinion </span><span class="p" id="according-to__31" original="E4e1.68f7"> In academic writing, you will often need to state another person's opinion or position; the following expressions can be used to make this clear. </span><ul class="bullet" id="according-to__32" original="E4e1.68f8"><li class="li" id="according-to__33" original="E4e1.68f9"><span class="eb" id="according-to__34" original="E4e1.68fa"> According to </span> X,… </li><li class="li" id="according-to__35" original="E4e1.68fb"><span class="eb" id="according-to__36" original="E4e1.68fc"> For </span> X,… </li><li class="li" id="according-to__37" original="E4e1.68fd"> X <span class="eb" id="according-to__38" original="E4e1.68fe"> takes the view that… </span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__39" original="E4e1.68ff"> X's <span class="eb" id="according-to__40" original="E4e1.6900"> view is that… </span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__41" original="E4e1.6901"> X <span class="eb" id="according-to__42" original="E4e1.6902"> is of the view/​opinion that… </span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__43" original="E4e1.6903"><span class="eb" id="according-to__44" original="E4e1.6904"> In </span> X's <span class="eb" id="according-to__45" original="E4e1.6905"> view/​opinion </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="according-to__46" original="E4e1.6906"> X <span class="eb" id="according-to__47" original="E4e1.6907"> believes (that)… </span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__48" original="E4e1.6908"> X <span class="eb" id="according-to__49" original="E4e1.6909"> suggests/​proposes that… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="according-to__50" original="E4e1.690a"><li class="li" id="according-to__51" original="E4e1.690b"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d0a" id="according-to__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6242" id="according-to__53" original="E4e1.690c"><span class="x" id="according-to__54" original="E4e1.690d"><span class="ebi" id="according-to__55" original="E4e1.690e"> According to </span> Humphrey (1987), consciousness arose when a new form of sense organ evolved, an ‘inner eye’. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__56" original="E4e1.690f"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d09" id="according-to__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-623e" id="according-to__58" original="E4e1.6910"><span class="x" id="according-to__59" original="E4e1.6911"><span class="ebi" id="according-to__60" original="E4e1.6912"> For </span> Freud, that hidden cause is a neurotic psychological need; <span class="ebi" id="according-to__61" original="E4e1.6913"> for </span> Durkheim, it is society. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__62" original="E4e1.6914"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d08" id="according-to__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6239" id="according-to__64" original="E4e1.6915"><span class="x" id="according-to__65" original="E4e1.6916"> Ben Okri <span class="ebi" id="according-to__66" original="E4e1.6917"> takes the view that </span> the suffering associated with colonial occupation may ultimately be regenerative. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__67" original="E4e1.6918"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d07" id="according-to__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6235" id="according-to__69" original="E4e1.6919"><span class="x" id="according-to__70" original="E4e1.691a"> Hobbes's <span class="ebi" id="according-to__71" original="E4e1.691b"> view is that </span> every action is motivated by either desire or aversion. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__72" original="E4e1.691c"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d06" id="according-to__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6231" id="according-to__74" original="E4e1.691d"><span class="x" id="according-to__75" original="E4e1.691e"> Hutchison (1989) <span class="ebi" id="according-to__76" original="E4e1.691f"> is of the opinion that </span> the Mekong has, in the past, contributed sediment to the central lowland in Thailand. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__77" original="E4e1.6920"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d05" id="according-to__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-622d" id="according-to__79" original="E4e1.6921"><span class="x" id="according-to__80" original="E4e1.6922"><span class="ebi" id="according-to__81" original="E4e1.6923"> In her view </span> , using a policy analysis approach can help us to understand the process. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__82" original="E4e1.6924"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d04" id="according-to__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6229" id="according-to__84" original="E4e1.6925"><span class="x" id="according-to__85" original="E4e1.6926"> Gage (2001) <span class="ebi" id="according-to__86" original="E4e1.6927"> believes </span> the long-term effects of a short-term drought are generally minimal. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__87" original="E4e1.6928"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d03" id="according-to__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6225" id="according-to__89" original="E4e1.6929"><span class="x" id="according-to__90" original="E4e1.692a"> Wegner (2002) <span class="ebi" id="according-to__91" original="E4e1.692b"> proposes that </span> free will is an illusion created in three steps. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1c98" id="according-to__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://according-to" title="according to definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1c97" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3106" id="according-to__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="according-to__94"> according to </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accordingly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.26d" id="accordingly" original="E391.-627e" sum="545"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.26e" id="accordingly__1" original="E391.-627d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.26f" id="accordingly__2" original="E391.-627c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accordingly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.278" id="accordingly__4" original="E391.-6277"><span class="pos" id="accordingly__5" original="E391.-6276"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ee0" eid="accordingly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-56c7" geo="br" id="accordingly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accordingly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːdɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accordingly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accordingly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accordingly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-56c3" geo="n_am" id="accordingly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accordingly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɔːrdɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accordingly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accordingly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accordingly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.27a" id="accordingly__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.27b" id="accordingly__12" original="E391.-6275"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="accordingly__13" original="E391.-6274"> in a way that is appropriate to what has been done or said in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.27d" id="accordingly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.27e" id="accordingly__15" original="E835.-7714"><span class="x" id="accordingly__16" original="E835.-7713"> Human beings are creatures that respond to events, make plans and act accordingly. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.280" id="accordingly__17" original="E391.-6273"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="accordingly__18" original="E391.-6272"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used especially at the beginning of a sentence <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accordingly__19" original="E391.-6271"> for that reason </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.283" id="accordingly__20" original="E391.-6270" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://therefore" title="therefore definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.284" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6321" id="accordingly__21" original="E391.-626f"><span class="xh" id="accordingly__22"> therefore </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.286" id="accordingly__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.287" id="accordingly__24" original="E835.-7712"><span class="x" id="accordingly__25" original="E835.-7711"> Ecosystems are shaped by environmental changes that have occurred over thousands of years. Accordingly, ecological change takes place at many timescales. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1cbd" id="accordingly__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accordingly" title="accordingly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1cbc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.30ef" id="accordingly__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accordingly__28"> accordingly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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account
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2a9" hm="1" id="account1" original="E391.-6213" sum="5276"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2aa" id="account1__1" original="E391.-6212"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2ab" id="account1__2" original="E391.-6211"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> account <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2b6" id="account1__7" original="E391.-6206"><span class="pos" id="account1__8" original="E391.-6205"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ef2" eid="account1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-54f8" geo="br" id="account1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://account__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-54f5" geo="n_am" id="account1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.ogg" href="sound://account__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2b8" id="account1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2b9" id="account1__15" original="E391.-61df"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="account1__16" original="E391.-61de"> a written or spoken description of something that has happened </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2bb" id="account1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2bc" id="account1__18" original="E82a.-7fb1"><span class="x" id="account1__19" original="E82a.-7fb0"> Countless eyewitness accounts tell the story of the earthquake. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2be" id="account1__20" original="E82a.-7faf"><span class="cf" id="account1__21" original="E39f.-5f84"><span class="exp" id="account1__22"> account </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="account1__23" original="E82a.-7fae"> The documents provide first-person accounts of the writer's life and events within it. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c2" id="account1__24" original="E82a.-7f6d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="account1__25"> adjective + account </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c4" id="account1__26"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c5" id="account1__27" original="E82a.-7f6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c6" id="account1__28"><span class="coll" id="account1__29" original="E82a.-7f6b"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c8" id="account1__30" original="E82a.-7f66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c9" id="account1__31"><span class="coll" id="account1__32" original="E82a.-7f65"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2cb" id="account1__33"><span class="coll" id="account1__34" original="E82a.-7f64"> full </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2cd" id="account1__35"><span class="coll" id="account1__36" original="E82a.-7f63"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2cf" id="account1__37" original="E83d.-790e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d0" id="account1__38"><span class="coll" id="account1__39" original="E83d.-790d"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d2" id="account1__40" original="E82a.-7f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d3" id="account1__41"><span class="coll" id="account1__42" original="E82a.-7f5f"> good </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d5" id="account1__43" original="E82a.-7f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d6" id="account1__44"><span class="coll" id="account1__45" original="E82a.-7f67"> brief </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d8" id="account1__46"><span class="coll" id="account1__47" original="E83d.-790c"> short </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2da" id="account1__48" original="E82a.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2db" id="account1__49"><span class="coll" id="account1__50" original="E82a.-7f69"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2dd" id="account1__51" original="E82a.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2de" id="account1__52"><span class="coll" id="account1__53" original="E82a.-7f61"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e0" id="account1__54" original="E83d.-790b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e1" id="account1__55"><span class="coll" id="account1__56" original="E83d.-790a"> popular </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e3" id="account1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e4" id="account1__58" original="E82a.-7f5d"><span class="x" id="account1__59" original="E82a.-7f5c"> The basic information should include a brief factual account of the incident. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e6" id="account1__60" original="E39f.-5f81" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="account1__61"> adjective + account </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e8" id="account1__62"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e9" id="account1__63" original="E39f.-5f7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2ea" id="account1__64"><span class="coll" id="account1__65" original="E39f.-5f7e"> first-hand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2ec" id="account1__66" original="E39f.-5f7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2ed" id="account1__67"><span class="coll" id="account1__68" original="E39f.-5f7c"> first-person </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2ef" id="account1__69" original="E39f.-5f7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f0" id="account1__70"><span class="coll" id="account1__71" original="E39f.-5f7a"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f2" id="account1__72" original="E83d.-7909"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f3" id="account1__73"><span class="coll" id="account1__74" original="E83d.-7908"> contemporary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f5" id="account1__75" original="E83d.-7907"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f6" id="account1__76"><span class="coll" id="account1__77" original="E83d.-7906"> accurate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f8" id="account1__78" original="E83d.-7905"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f9" id="account1__79"><span class="coll" id="account1__80" original="E83d.-7904"> narrative </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2fb" id="account1__81" original="E39f.-5f79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2fc" id="account1__82" original="E39f.-5f78"><span class="x" id="account1__83" original="E39f.-5f77"> This book provides a remarkable first-hand account of the aftermath of the Kanto earthquake. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2fe" id="account1__84" original="E82a.-7f40" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="account1__85"> verb + account </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.300" id="account1__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.301" id="account1__87" original="E82a.-7f3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.302" id="account1__88"><span class="coll" id="account1__89" original="E82a.-7f3e"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.304" id="account1__90"><span class="coll" id="account1__91" original="E82a.-7f3c"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.306" id="account1__92"><span class="coll" id="account1__93" original="E82a.-7f3a"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.308" id="account1__94" original="E82a.-7f39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.309" id="account1__95"><span class="coll" id="account1__96" original="E82a.-7f38"> write </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.30b" id="account1__97" original="E82a.-7f37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.30c" id="account1__98"><span class="coll" id="account1__99" original="E82a.-7f36"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.30e" id="account1__100" original="E82a.-7f35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.30f" id="account1__101"><span class="coll" id="account1__102" original="E82a.-7f34"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.311" id="account1__103" original="E82a.-7f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.312" id="account1__104"><span class="coll" id="account1__105" original="E82a.-7f32"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.314" id="account1__106" original="E83d.-78fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.315" id="account1__107"><span class="coll" id="account1__108" original="E83d.-78fd"> publish </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.317" id="account1__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.318" id="account1__110" original="E82a.-7f30"><span class="x" id="account1__111" original="E82a.-7f2f"> The general introduction offers an account of England in the years 1670–71. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.31a" id="account1__112" original="E82a.-7f0b"><span class="x" id="account1__113" original="E82a.-7f0a"> Historians will have to wait before they can present a comprehensive account of these events. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.31c" id="account1__114" original="E391.-61dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="account1__115" original="E83d.-7915"><span class="exp" id="account1__116"> account </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="account1__117" original="E391.-61dc"> an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.320" id="account1__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.321" id="account1__119" original="E82a.-7fab"><span class="x" id="account1__120" original="E82a.-7faa"> The book gives a clear account of current knowledge in the field. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.323" id="account1__121" original="E82a.-7f6d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="account1__122"> adjective + account </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.325" id="account1__123"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.326" id="account1__124" original="E82a.-7f6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.327" id="account1__125"><span class="coll" id="account1__126" original="E82a.-7f6b"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.329" id="account1__127" original="E82a.-7f66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.32a" id="account1__128"><span class="coll" id="account1__129" original="E82a.-7f65"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.32c" id="account1__130"><span class="coll" id="account1__131" original="E82a.-7f64"> full </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.32e" id="account1__132"><span class="coll" id="account1__133" original="E82a.-7f63"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.330" id="account1__134" original="E83d.-790e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.331" id="account1__135"><span class="coll" id="account1__136" original="E83d.-790d"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.333" id="account1__137" original="E82a.-7f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.334" id="account1__138"><span class="coll" id="account1__139" original="E82a.-7f5f"> good </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.336" id="account1__140" original="E82a.-7f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.337" id="account1__141"><span class="coll" id="account1__142" original="E82a.-7f67"> brief </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.339" id="account1__143"><span class="coll" id="account1__144" original="E83d.-790c"> short </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33b" id="account1__145" original="E82a.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33c" id="account1__146"><span class="coll" id="account1__147" original="E82a.-7f69"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33e" id="account1__148" original="E82a.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33f" id="account1__149"><span class="coll" id="account1__150" original="E82a.-7f61"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.341" id="account1__151" original="E83d.-790b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.342" id="account1__152"><span class="coll" id="account1__153" original="E83d.-790a"> popular </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.344" id="account1__154"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.345" id="account1__155" original="E82a.-7f5b"><span class="x" id="account1__156" original="E82a.-7f5a"> This brief account explains the basis of population growth. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.347" id="account1__157" original="E39f.-56ca" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="account1__158"> adjective + account </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.349" id="account1__159"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34a" id="account1__160" original="E39f.-56c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34b" id="account1__161"><span class="coll" id="account1__162" original="E39f.-56c7"> coherent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34d" id="account1__163" original="E39f.-56c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34e" id="account1__164"><span class="coll" id="account1__165" original="E39f.-56c5"> plausible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.350" id="account1__166" original="E39f.-56c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.351" id="account1__167"><span class="coll" id="account1__168" original="E39f.-56c3"> satisfactory </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.353" id="account1__169"><span class="coll" id="account1__170" original="E83d.-7903"> adequate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.355" id="account1__171" original="E39f.-56c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.356" id="account1__172"><span class="coll" id="account1__173" original="E39f.-56c1"> influential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.358" id="account1__174" original="E39f.-56c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.359" id="account1__175"><span class="coll" id="account1__176" original="E39f.-56bf"> definitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.35b" id="account1__177" original="E39f.-56be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.35c" id="account1__178"><span class="coll" id="account1__179" original="E39f.-56bd"> alternative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.35e" id="account1__180" original="E83d.-7902"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.35f" id="account1__181"><span class="coll" id="account1__182" original="E83d.-7901"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.361" id="account1__183" original="E83d.-7900"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.362" id="account1__184"><span class="coll" id="account1__185" original="E83d.-78ff"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.364" id="account1__186" original="E39f.-56bc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.365" id="account1__187" original="E39f.-56bb"><span class="x" id="account1__188" original="E39f.-56ba"> We can now start to give a coherent account of the role of working memory in such everyday activities as planning a shopping trip or reading a newspaper. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.367" id="account1__189" original="E82a.-7f40" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="account1__190"> verb + account </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.369" id="account1__191"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36a" id="account1__192" original="E82a.-7f3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36b" id="account1__193"><span class="coll" id="account1__194" original="E82a.-7f3e"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36d" id="account1__195"><span class="coll" id="account1__196" original="E82a.-7f3c"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36f" id="account1__197"><span class="coll" id="account1__198" original="E82a.-7f3a"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.371" id="account1__199" original="E82a.-7f39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.372" id="account1__200"><span class="coll" id="account1__201" original="E82a.-7f38"> write </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.374" id="account1__202" original="E82a.-7f37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.375" id="account1__203"><span class="coll" id="account1__204" original="E82a.-7f36"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.377" id="account1__205" original="E82a.-7f35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.378" id="account1__206"><span class="coll" id="account1__207" original="E82a.-7f34"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37a" id="account1__208" original="E82a.-7f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37b" id="account1__209"><span class="coll" id="account1__210" original="E82a.-7f32"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37d" id="account1__211" original="E83d.-78fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37e" id="account1__212"><span class="coll" id="account1__213" original="E83d.-78fd"> publish </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.380" id="account1__214"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.381" id="account1__215" original="E82a.-7f2e"><span class="x" id="account1__216" original="E82a.-7f2d"> These two explanations offer alternative accounts of the nature of Thatcherism. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.383" id="account1__217" original="E391.-6204"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.384" id="account1__218" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.385" id="account1__219"><span class="v"><strong> a/c </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="account1__221" original="E391.-6202"> an arrangement with a bank or other financial institution that allows somebody/something to keep money there, pay money in, and take money out </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.388" id="account1__222"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.389" id="account1__223" original="E82a.-7fa9"><span class="x" id="account1__224" original="E82a.-7fa8"> He was concerned that the bank might be in difficulty so he closed his accounts. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.38b" id="account1__225" original="E391.-6201" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bank-account" title="bank account definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.38c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-189a" id="account1__226" original="E82a.-7fa5"><span class="xh" id="account1__227"> bank account </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://current-account" title="current account (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.38e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e4c" id="account1__228" original="E83e.-5dd9"><span class="xh" id="account1__229"> current account </span><span class="xs" id="account1__230"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.391" id="account1__231" original="E391.-61e5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.392" id="account1__232"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="account1__233" subj="busin"> business </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="account1__234" original="E391.-61e2"> a regular customer; a contract to supply something to a customer on a regular basis </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.395" id="account1__235"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.396" id="account1__236" original="E82a.-7fa4"><span class="x" id="account1__237" original="E82a.-7fa3"> Senior marketing personnel serve important accounts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.398" id="account1__238" original="E82a.2744"><span class="x" id="account1__239" original="E82a.2745"> The account is awarded to whichever agency produces the most suitable proposal. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="account1__240" original="E82a.-7fa2" un="help"> In business, a <span class="eb" id="account1__241" original="E82a.-7fa1"> key account </span> is a customer that is considered to be very important to a business: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.39c" id="account1__242"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.39d" id="account1__243" original="E82a.-7f9e"><span class="x" id="account1__244" original="E82a.-7f9d"> A small number of these key accounts have become essential for the survival of many supplying firms. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.39f" id="account1__245" original="E391.-61f8"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3a0" id="account1__246"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="account1__247" original="E391.-61f6"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="account1__248" original="E391.-61f5"> a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3a3" id="account1__249"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3a4" id="account1__250" original="E82a.-7f9c"><span class="cf" id="account1__251" original="E83d.-7910"><span class="exp" id="account1__252"> account </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="account1__253" original="E82a.-7f9b"> The National Audit Office audits the accounts of all central government departments and agencies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3a8" id="account1__254" original="E82a.-7f9a"><span class="cf" id="account1__255" original="E39f.-5f82"> in the accounts </span><span class="x" id="account1__256" original="E82a.-7f99"> The table shows overheads as they were presented in the accounts. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="account1__257" original="E586.-32b6" un="help"> In economics, an <span class="eb" id="account1__258" original="E586.-32b5"> account </span> is, more broadly, a breakdown of the state of something into its individual parts, whether it is the financial state of a business, the business cycle or the growth rate. <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ad" id="account1__259" original="E83e.-5dd8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capital-account" title="capital account definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ae" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d7c" id="account1__260" original="E83e.-5dd7"><span class="xh" id="account1__261"> capital account </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://current-account" title="current account (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e53" id="account1__262" original="E83e.-5dd6"><span class="xh" id="account1__263"> current account </span><span class="xs" id="account1__264"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b3" id="account1__265" original="E391.-61ef"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="account1__266" original="E391.-61e6"> an arrangement with a store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b5" id="account1__267"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b6" id="account1__268" original="E82a.-7f98"><span class="x" id="account1__269" original="E82a.-7f97"> It was almost impossible for a woman to open an account in a department store under her own name, even if she was a professional. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b8" id="account1__270" original="E391.-61e1"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="account1__271" original="E391.-61e0"> an arrangement that somebody has with a company that allows them to use the Internet, send and receive messages by email, order goods, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ba" id="account1__272"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3bb" id="account1__273" original="E82a.-7f94"><span class="x" id="account1__274" original="E82a.-7f93"> With Internet-based systems, users can access their accounts from anywhere in the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3bd" id="account1__275" original="E82a.-7f92"><span class="cf" id="account1__276" original="E83d.-790f"><span class="exp" id="account1__277"> account </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="account1__278" original="E82a.-7f91"> She gained access to this chat room through an account with an Internet provider. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c1" id="account1__279" original="E391.-61db"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c2" id="account1__280" original="E391.-61da" sk="byallaccounts"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c3" id="account1__281"><span class="idm" id="account1__282" original="E391.-61d9"> by/from all accounts </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c5" id="account1__283"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c6" id="account1__284"><span class="def" id="account1__285" original="E391.-61d8"> according to what other people say </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c8" id="account1__286"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c9" id="account1__287" original="E82a.-7f90"><span class="x" id="account1__288" original="E82a.-7f8f"> He was, by all accounts, a dedicated and inspired teacher. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3cb" id="account1__289" original="E391.-61d7" sk="byownaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3cc" id="account1__290"><span class="idm" id="account1__291" original="E391.-61d6"> by your own account </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ce" id="account1__292"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3cf" id="account1__293"><span class="def" id="account1__294" original="E391.-61d5"> according to what you say yourself </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d1" id="account1__295"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d2" id="account1__296" original="E82a.-7f8e"><span class="x" id="account1__297" original="E82a.-7f8d"> The CEO, by his own account, is in regular contact with the firm's strategic customers. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF1" id="call1__193" original="E393.-3516" sk="calltoaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF2" id="call1__194"><span class="idm" id="call1__195" original="E393.-3515"> call somebody to account (for/over something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF4" id="call1__196"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF5" id="call1__197"><span class="def" id="call1__198" original="E393.-3514"> to make somebody explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF7" id="call1__199"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF8" id="call1__200" original="E85c.-655d"><span class="x" id="call1__201" original="E85c.-655c"> They believed that the people had the right to call officials to account. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d4" id="account1__307" original="E83f.-7763" sk="holdtoaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d5" id="account1__308"><span class="idm" id="account1__309" original="E83f.-7762"> hold somebody/something to account </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d7" id="account1__310"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d8" id="account1__311"><span class="def" id="account1__312" original="E83f.-7761"> to make somebody/something take responsibility for and explain their actions or decisions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3da" id="account1__313"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3db" id="account1__314" original="E83f.-7760"><span class="x" id="account1__315" original="E83f.-775f"> The Assembly is responsible for holding the Mayor to account. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3dd" id="account1__316" original="E391.-61ca" sk="onaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3de" id="account1__317"><span class="idm" id="account1__318" original="E391.-61c9"> on account </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e0" id="account1__319"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e1" id="account1__320"><span class="def" id="account1__321" original="E391.-61c8"> if you buy something or pay <span class="dh" id="account1__322" original="E391.-61c7"> on account </span> , you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e4" id="account1__323"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e5" id="account1__324" original="E82a.-7f88"><span class="x" id="account1__325" original="E82a.-7f87"> Having paid sums on account to cover the solicitors' fees, the trustees took no further steps. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e7" id="account1__326" original="E391.-61c3" sk="onaccountof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e8" id="account1__327"><span class="idm" id="account1__328" original="E391.-61c2"> on account of somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ea" id="account1__329"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3eb" id="account1__330"><span class="def" id="account1__331" original="E391.-61c1"> because of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ed" id="account1__332"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ee" id="account1__333" original="E82a.-7f86"><span class="x" id="account1__334" original="E82a.-7f85"> He obtained his rank on account of his family connections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f0" id="account1__335" original="E82a.-7f84"><span class="x" id="account1__336" original="E82a.-7f83"> Oil production has been flattening in recent years on account of the absence of new discoveries. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="result1__36" original="E4e1.692c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="result1__37" original="E4e1.692d"><span class="h1" id="result1__38" original="E4e1.692e"> Explaining reasons </span><span class="p" id="result1__39" original="E4e1.692f"> The following words and expressions are useful when giving reasons why something is the case or for stating the cause of something. </span><span class="p" id="result1__40" original="E5df.-63e3"> See also the language bank at <span class="eb" id="result1__41" original="E5df.-63e2"> cause </span> . </span><ul class="bullet" id="result1__42" original="E4e1.6930"><li class="li" id="result1__43" original="E4e1.6931"> … <span class="eb" id="result1__44" original="E4e1.6932"> because (of)/as a result of/​on account of/​due to/​owing to… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__45" original="E4e1.6939"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__46" original="E4e1.693a"> is a/​the result of/​is due to… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__47" original="E4e1.693b"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__48" original="E4e1.693c"> stems from… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__49" original="E4e1.693d"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__50" original="E4e1.693e"> is caused by… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__51" original="E646.-6ca5"><span class="eb" id="result1__52" original="E646.-6ca4"> As/​Since… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="result1__53" original="E4e1.693f"><li class="li" id="result1__54" original="E4e1.6940"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__55"><span class="x-g" id="result1__56" original="E4e1.6941"><span class="x" id="result1__57" original="E4e1.6942"> English music declined, partly <span class="ebi" id="result1__58" original="E4e1.6943"> because </span> music came to be considered less an ‘art’ than an ‘accomplishment’ . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__59" original="E4e1.6944"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__60"><span class="x-g" id="result1__61" original="E4e1.6945"><span class="x" id="result1__62" original="E4e1.6946"> The first cities probably reflected the production of an agricultural surplus, possibly <span class="ebi" id="result1__63" original="E4e1.6947"> as a result of </span> irrigation schemes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__64" original="E4e1.6948"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__65"><span class="x-g" id="result1__66" original="E4e1.6949"><span class="x" id="result1__67" original="E4e1.694a"> Liquid crystal displays provided major competition in many applications <span class="ebi" id="result1__68" original="E4e1.694b"> on account of </span> their much lower power consumption. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__69" original="E646.-6ca3"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__70"><span class="x-g" id="result1__71" original="E646.-6ca2"><span class="x" id="result1__72" original="E646.-6ca1"> The Commission is regarded as the most federal institution of the EU, <span class="ebi" id="result1__73" original="E646.-6ca0"> owing largely to </span> its independence from direct national influences. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__74" original="E4e1.694c"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__75"><span class="x-g" id="result1__76" original="E4e1.694d"><span class="x" id="result1__77" original="E4e1.694e"> These differences may <span class="ebi" id="result1__78" original="E4e1.694f"> be due to </span> the fact that different methodologies were employed. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__79" original="E4e1.6950"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__80"><span class="x-g" id="result1__81" original="E4e1.6951"><span class="x" id="result1__82" original="E4e1.6952"> The demotion of Malenkov <span class="ebi" id="result1__83" original="E4e1.6953"> was the result of </span> a concentrated effort to weaken the Malenkov-Beria ascendancy. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__84" original="E4e1.6954"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__85"><span class="x-g" id="result1__86" original="E4e1.6955"><span class="x" id="result1__87" original="E4e1.6956"> Her interest in this <span class="ebi" id="result1__88" original="E4e1.6957"> stems from </span> her own experience of motherhood. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__89" original="E4e1.6958"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__90"><span class="x-g" id="result1__91" original="E4e1.6959"><span class="x" id="result1__92" original="E4e1.695a"> Congenital hypothyroidism <span class="ebi" id="result1__93" original="E4e1.695b"> is caused by </span> a deficiency of thyroid hormones at birth. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__94" original="E646.-6c9f"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__95"><span class="x-g" id="result1__96" original="E646.-6c9e"><span class="x" id="result1__97" original="E646.-6c9d"><span class="ebi" id="result1__98" original="E646.-6c9c"> Since </span> the incubation period of smallpox is 1–2 weeks, the disease would have spread widely before it was even detected. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f2" id="account1__400" original="E391.-61bb" sk="onownaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f3" id="account1__401"><span class="idm" id="account1__402" original="E391.-61ba"> on your own account </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f5" id="account1__403"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f6" id="account1__404" original="E391.-61b9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="account1__405" original="E391.-61b8"> for yourself </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f8" id="account1__406"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f9" id="account1__407" original="E82a.-7f7b"><span class="x" id="account1__408" original="E82a.-7f7a"> He found it much better to work on his own account than to work for an employer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3fb" id="account1__409" original="E391.-61b7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="account1__410" original="E391.-61b6"> because you want to and you have decided, not somebody else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3fd" id="account1__411"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3fe" id="account1__412" original="E82a.-7f79"><span class="x" id="account1__413" original="E82a.-7f78"> Special advisers can commission work on their own account and not just on behalf of ministers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.400" id="account1__414" original="E391.-61b5" sk="onthisaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.401" id="account1__415"><span class="idm" id="account1__416" original="E391.-61b4"> on this/that account </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.403" id="account1__417"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.404" id="account1__418"><span class="def" id="account1__419" original="E391.-61b1"> because of the particular thing that has been mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.406" id="account1__420"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.407" id="account1__421" original="E82a.-7f77"><span class="x" id="account1__422" original="E82a.-7f76"> The Commission accepted three inability-to-pay applications, granting reductions of the fine on this account. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.409" id="account1__423" original="E391.-61ab" sk="takeaccountof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.40a" id="account1__424"><span class="idm" id="account1__425" original="E391.-61aa"> take account of something </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="account1__426" original="E391.-61a9"> take something into account </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.40d" id="account1__427"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.40e" id="account1__428"><span class="def" id="account1__429" original="E391.-61a8"> to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.410" id="account1__430"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.411" id="account1__431" original="E82a.-7f75"><span class="x" id="account1__432" original="E82a.-7f74"> The model has failed to take account of the fact that there are two distinct genetic groups in a population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.413" id="account1__433" original="E82a.-7f73"><span class="x" id="account1__434" original="E82a.-7f72"> GPs always took individual circumstances into account when making decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165c80d5395.-7587" id="account1__435"><span class="x" id="account1__436"> The council's decision had to take into account budgetary constraints and other demands on its resources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1c3a" id="account1__437"><span class="x" id="account1__438"> American attitudes on firearms have to be taken into account. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d7" id="account1__439" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="account1__440"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d9" id="account1__441" original="E82a.-7f70"><span class="shcut" id="account1__442" original="E82a.-7f6f"> adjective + account </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44db" id="account1__443" original="E82a.-7f6e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44dc" id="account1__444" original="E82a.-7f6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44dd" id="account1__445" original="E82a.-7f6b"><span class="coll" id="account1__446"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44df" id="account1__447" original="E82a.-7f66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e0" id="account1__448" original="E82a.-7f65"><span class="coll" id="account1__449"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e2" id="account1__450" original="E82a.-7f64"><span class="coll" id="account1__451"> full </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e4" id="account1__452" original="E82a.-7f63"><span class="coll" id="account1__453"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e6" id="account1__454" original="E83d.-790e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e7" id="account1__455" original="E83d.-790d"><span class="coll" id="account1__456"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e9" id="account1__457" original="E82a.-7f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ea" id="account1__458" original="E82a.-7f5f"><span class="coll" id="account1__459"> good </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ec" id="account1__460" original="E82a.-7f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ed" id="account1__461" original="E82a.-7f67"><span class="coll" id="account1__462"> brief </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ef" id="account1__463" original="E83d.-790c"><span class="coll" id="account1__464"> short </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f1" id="account1__465" original="E82a.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f2" id="account1__466" original="E82a.-7f69"><span class="coll" id="account1__467"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f4" id="account1__468" original="E82a.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f5" id="account1__469" original="E82a.-7f61"><span class="coll" id="account1__470"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f7" id="account1__471" original="E83d.-790b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f8" id="account1__472" original="E83d.-790a"><span class="coll" id="account1__473"> popular </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44fa" id="account1__474" original="E82a.-7f5e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44fb" id="account1__475" original="E82a.-7f5d"><span class="x" id="account1__476" original="E82a.-7f5c"> The basic information should include a brief factual account of the incident. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44fd" id="account1__477" original="E82a.-7f5b"><span class="x" id="account1__478" original="E82a.-7f5a"> This brief account explains the basis of population growth. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ff" id="account1__479" original="E39f.-5f81"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4500" id="account1__480" original="E39f.-5f7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4501" id="account1__481" original="E39f.-5f7e"><span class="coll" id="account1__482"> first-hand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4503" id="account1__483" original="E39f.-5f7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4504" id="account1__484" original="E39f.-5f7c"><span class="coll" id="account1__485"> first-person </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4506" id="account1__486" original="E39f.-5f7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4507" id="account1__487" original="E39f.-5f7a"><span class="coll" id="account1__488"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4509" id="account1__489" original="E83d.-7909"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.450a" id="account1__490" original="E83d.-7908"><span class="coll" id="account1__491"> contemporary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.450c" id="account1__492" original="E83d.-7907"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.450d" id="account1__493" original="E83d.-7906"><span class="coll" id="account1__494"> accurate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.450f" id="account1__495" original="E83d.-7905"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4510" id="account1__496" original="E83d.-7904"><span class="coll" id="account1__497"> narrative </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4512" id="account1__498" original="E39f.-5f79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4513" id="account1__499" original="E39f.-5f78"><span class="x" id="account1__500" original="E39f.-5f77"> This book provides a remarkable first-hand account of the aftermath of the Kanto earthquake. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4515" id="account1__501" original="E39f.-56ca"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4516" id="account1__502" original="E39f.-56c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4517" id="account1__503" original="E39f.-56c7"><span class="coll" id="account1__504"> coherent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4519" id="account1__505" original="E39f.-56c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.451a" id="account1__506" original="E39f.-56c5"><span class="coll" id="account1__507"> plausible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.451c" id="account1__508" original="E39f.-56c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.451d" id="account1__509" original="E39f.-56c3"><span class="coll" id="account1__510"> satisfactory </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.451f" id="account1__511" original="E83d.-7903"><span class="coll" id="account1__512"> adequate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4521" id="account1__513" original="E39f.-56c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4522" id="account1__514" original="E39f.-56c1"><span class="coll" id="account1__515"> influential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4524" id="account1__516" original="E39f.-56c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4525" id="account1__517" original="E39f.-56bf"><span class="coll" id="account1__518"> definitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4527" id="account1__519" original="E39f.-56be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4528" id="account1__520" original="E39f.-56bd"><span class="coll" id="account1__521"> alternative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.452a" id="account1__522" original="E83d.-7902"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.452b" id="account1__523" original="E83d.-7901"><span class="coll" id="account1__524"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.452d" id="account1__525" original="E83d.-7900"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.452e" id="account1__526" original="E83d.-78ff"><span class="coll" id="account1__527"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4530" id="account1__528" original="E39f.-56bc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4531" id="account1__529" original="E39f.-56bb"><span class="x" id="account1__530" original="E39f.-56ba"> We can now start to give a coherent account of the role of working memory in such everyday activities as planning a shopping trip or reading a newspaper. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4533" id="account1__531" original="E82a.-7f43"><span class="shcut" id="account1__532" original="E82a.-7f42"> verb + account </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4535" id="account1__533" original="E82a.-7f41"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4536" id="account1__534" original="E82a.-7f3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4537" id="account1__535" original="E82a.-7f3e"><span class="coll" id="account1__536"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4539" id="account1__537" original="E82a.-7f3c"><span class="coll" id="account1__538"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.453b" id="account1__539" original="E82a.-7f3a"><span class="coll" id="account1__540"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.453d" id="account1__541" original="E82a.-7f39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.453e" id="account1__542" original="E82a.-7f38"><span class="coll" id="account1__543"> write </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4540" id="account1__544" original="E82a.-7f37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4541" id="account1__545" original="E82a.-7f36"><span class="coll" id="account1__546"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4543" id="account1__547" original="E82a.-7f35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4544" id="account1__548" original="E82a.-7f34"><span class="coll" id="account1__549"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4546" id="account1__550" original="E82a.-7f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4547" id="account1__551" original="E82a.-7f32"><span class="coll" id="account1__552"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4549" id="account1__553" original="E83d.-78fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.454a" id="account1__554" original="E83d.-78fd"><span class="coll" id="account1__555"> publish </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.454c" id="account1__556" original="E82a.-7f31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.454d" id="account1__557" original="E82a.-7f30"><span class="x" id="account1__558" original="E82a.-7f2f"> The general introduction offers an account of England in the years 1670–71. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.454f" id="account1__559" original="E82a.-7f2e"><span class="x" id="account1__560" original="E82a.-7f2d"> These two explanations offer alternative accounts of the nature of Thatcherism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4551" id="account1__561" original="E82a.-7f0b"><span class="x" id="account1__562" original="E82a.-7f0a"> Historians will have to wait before they can present a comprehensive account of these events. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1c72" id="account1__563" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://account_1" title="account definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1c71" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.31a0" id="account1__564" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="account1__565"> account </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.41a" hm="2" id="account2" original="E391.-619a" sum="1995"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.41b" id="account2__1" original="E391.-6199"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.41c" id="account2__2" original="E391.-6198"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> account <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.429" id="account2__9" original="E391.-618d"><span class="pos" id="account2__10" original="E391.-618c"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ef9" eid="account2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-54f2" geo="br" id="account2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://account__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-54ef" geo="n_am" id="account2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.ogg" href="sound://account__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3f6f" id="account2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f0" form="root" id="account2__17"><span class="vp" id="account2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> account </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f2" eid="account2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f3" geo="br" id="account2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://account__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f6" geo="n_am" id="account2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.ogg" href="sound://account__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f9" form="thirdps" id="account2__24"><span class="vp" id="account2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accounts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63fb" eid="account2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63fc" geo="br" id="account2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accounts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63ff" geo="n_am" id="account2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accounts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accounts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6402" form="past" id="account2__31"><span class="vp" id="account2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accounted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6404" eid="account2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6405" geo="br" id="account2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accounted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6408" geo="n_am" id="account2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accounted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accounted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.640b" form="pastpart" id="account2__38"><span class="vp" id="account2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accounted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.640d" eid="account2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.640e" geo="br" id="account2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accounted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6411" geo="n_am" id="account2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accounted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accounted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6414" form="prespart" id="account2__45"><span class="vp" id="account2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accounting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6416" eid="account2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6417" geo="br" id="account2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accounting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.641a" geo="n_am" id="account2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="account2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accounting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accounting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.455" id="account2__52" original="E391.-6162"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.456" id="account2__53" original="E391.-6153"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.457" id="account2__54"><h4 class="pv"> account for somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.459" id="account2__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.45a" id="account2__57"><span class="def" id="account2__58" original="E391.-6150"> to find out where somebody/something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.45c" id="account2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.45d" id="account2__60" original="E82a.26ea"><span class="x" id="account2__61" original="E82a.26eb"> The militia was ordered to account for all Irish families on the island. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.45f" id="account2__62" original="E391.-6161"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.460" id="account2__63"><h4 class="pv"> account for something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.462" id="account2__65"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.463" id="account2__66" original="E391.-615a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="account2__67" original="E391.-6159"> to give an explanation for or description of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.465" id="account2__68" original="E391.-6158" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://explain" title="explain definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.466" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-759c" id="account2__69" original="E391.-6157"><span class="xh" id="account2__70"> explain </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.469" id="account2__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.46a" id="account2__72" original="E82a.26e4"><span class="x" id="account2__73" original="E82a.26e5"> The 1881 and 2001 censuses cannot be compared without accounting for basic differences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.46c" id="account2__74" original="E82a.26e2"><span class="x" id="account2__75" original="E82a.26e3"> This is a problem the researchers cannot fully account for. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.46e" id="account2__76" original="E39f.-5d18"><span class="x" id="account2__77" original="E39f.-5d17"> Monk and Hanson (1982) claimed that conventional geographic research failed to account for women's experiences in studies of migration and employment trends. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.470" id="account2__78" original="E391.-615f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="account2__79" original="E391.-615e"> to be the explanation or cause of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.472" id="account2__80" original="E391.-615d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://explain" title="explain definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.473" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-759c" id="account2__81" original="E391.-615c"><span class="xh" id="account2__82"> explain </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.476" id="account2__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.477" id="account2__84" original="E82a.26de"><span class="x" id="account2__85" original="E82a.26df"> Rapid droplet growth partly accounts for the increase of precipitation over hills. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.479" id="account2__86" original="E82a.26e0"><span class="x" id="account2__87" original="E82a.26e1"> Careless methods of estimation often account for the wide discrepancies in the figures. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.47b" id="account2__88" original="E391.-6155"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="account2__89" original="E391.-6154"> to be a particular amount or part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.47d" id="account2__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.47e" id="account2__91" original="E82a.26e6"><span class="x" id="account2__92" original="E82a.26e7"> Small family firms continue to be important in Japan today, accounting for 99% of all businesses (Fruin, 1980). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.480" id="account2__93" original="E82a.26e8"><span class="x" id="account2__94" original="E82a.26e9"> It is expected that the health care of the very elderly will account for an increasing proportion of health budgets in the future. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="half3__26" original="E5df.3c58" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="half3__27" original="E5df.3c59"><span class="h1" id="half3__28" original="E5df.3c5a"> Describing proportions and relative quantities </span><span class="p" id="half3__29" original="E5df.3c5b"> In academic writing, it is often necessary to describe a quantity or group as a proportion of a larger quantity or group, or to compare two quantities. This is often done using fractions, percentages or ratios. </span><ul class="bullet" id="half3__30" original="E5df.3c5c"><li class="li" id="half3__31" original="E5df.3c5d"><span class="eb" id="half3__32" original="E5df.3c5e"> a/​one third/​quarter </span> of X </li><li class="li" id="half3__33" original="E5df.3c5f"><span class="eb" id="half3__34" original="E5df.3c60"> almost/​approximately half </span> of X </li><li class="li" id="half3__35" original="E5df.3c61"><span class="eb" id="half3__36" original="E5df.3c62"> less/​fewer than/​over/​more than half </span> of X </li><li class="li" id="half3__37" original="E5df.3c65"><span class="eb" id="half3__38" original="E5df.3c66"> one in three/​four/​five </span> is… </li><li class="li" id="half3__39" original="E5df.3c67"><span class="eb" id="half3__40" original="E5df.3c68"> twice/​three times as much </span> time/​money, etc. </li><li class="li" id="half3__41" original="E5df.3c69"><span class="eb" id="half3__42" original="E5df.3c6a"> twice/​three times as many </span> people/​species, etc. </li><li class="li" id="half3__43" original="E5df.3c6b"> X <span class="eb" id="half3__44" original="E5df.3c6c"> is three/​four times </span> higher/​greater/​larger than… </li><li class="li" id="half3__45" original="E5df.3c6d"><span class="eb" id="half3__46" original="E5df.3c6e"> the ratio of </span> X <span class="eb" id="half3__47" original="E5df.3c6f"> to </span> Y is… </li><li class="li" id="half3__48" original="E5df.3c70"><span class="eb" id="half3__49" original="E5df.3c71"> a high/​large proportion </span> of X </li><li class="li" id="half3__50" original="E5df.3c72"><span class="eb" id="half3__51" original="E5df.3c73"> the largest/​greatest proportion of </span> X is… </li><li class="li" id="half3__52" original="E5df.3c74"> X <span class="eb" id="half3__53" original="E5df.3c75"> accounts for/​makes up/​comprises/​represents… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="half3__54" original="E5df.3c76"><li class="li" id="half3__55" original="E5df.3c77"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__56"><span class="x-g" id="half3__57" original="E5df.3c78"><span class="x" id="half3__58" original="E5df.3c79"><span class="ebi" id="half3__59" original="E5df.3c7a"> A quarter of </span> adults in the US own at least one gun. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__60" original="E83e.-7cdb"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__61"><span class="x-g" id="half3__62" original="E83e.-7cda"><span class="x" id="half3__63" original="E83e.-7cd9"> Supermarket groups now account for <span class="ebi" id="half3__64" original="E83e.-7cd8"> almost half of </span> all food retail sales in Europe. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__65" original="E5df.3c7f"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__66"><span class="x-g" id="half3__67" original="E5df.3c80"><span class="x" id="half3__68" original="E5df.3c81"><span class="ebi" id="half3__69" original="E5df.3c82"> Fewer than one third of </span> the males manage to mate during a mating season. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__70" original="E5df.3c83"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__71"><span class="x-g" id="half3__72" original="E5df.3c84"><span class="x" id="half3__73" original="E5df.3c85"><span class="ebi" id="half3__74" original="E5df.3c86"> Over a fifth (21%) of </span> those aged 85 and over could not do this personal care task for themselves. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__75" original="E5df.3c87"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__76"><span class="x-g" id="half3__77" original="E5df.3c88"><span class="x" id="half3__78" original="E5df.3c89"> The outlook is extremely poor for these patients and only <span class="ebi" id="half3__79" original="E5df.3c8a"> one in four </span> will survive. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__80" original="E5df.3c8b"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__81"><span class="x-g" id="half3__82" original="E5df.3c8c"><span class="x" id="half3__83" original="E5df.3c8d"> Households headed by men have, on average, <span class="ebi" id="half3__84" original="E5df.3c8e"> five times as much </span> wealth as those headed by women. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__85" original="E5df.3c8f"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__86"><span class="x-g" id="half3__87" original="E5df.3c90"><span class="x" id="half3__88" original="E5df.3c91"> Table 22.1 shows that China had <span class="ebi" id="half3__89" original="E5df.3c92"> six times as many </span> university students as the UK in 2001. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__90" original="E5df.3c93"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__91"><span class="x-g" id="half3__92" original="E5df.3c94"><span class="x" id="half3__93" original="E5df.3c95"> It produces a magnetic field <span class="ebi" id="half3__94" original="E5df.3c96"> many thousand times </span> stronger than the earth's. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__95" original="E5df.3c97"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__96"><span class="x-g" id="half3__97" original="E5df.3c98"><span class="x" id="half3__98" original="E5df.3c99"><span class="ebi" id="half3__99" original="E5df.3c9a"> The ratio of </span> females <span class="ebi" id="half3__100" original="E5df.3c9b"> to </span> males in sub-Saharan Africa is 102 to 100. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__101" original="E5df.3c9c"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__102"><span class="x-g" id="half3__103" original="E5df.3c9d"><span class="x" id="half3__104" original="E5df.3c9e"> We may expect <span class="ebi" id="half3__105" original="E5df.3c9f"> a higher proportion of </span> errors in the elementary student group. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__106" original="E5df.3ca0"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__107"><span class="x-g" id="half3__108" original="E5df.3ca1"><span class="x" id="half3__109" original="E5df.3ca2"><span class="ebi" id="half3__110" original="E5df.3ca3"> The largest proportion (27%) of </span> questions posted concerned sexual health. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__111" original="E83e.-7cd7"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__112"><span class="x-g" id="half3__113" original="E83e.-7cd6"><span class="x" id="half3__114" original="E83e.-7cd5"> These elements <span class="ebi" id="half3__115" original="E83e.-7cd4"> comprise </span> about 34% of the human genome. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.482" id="account2__185" original="E391.-614b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.483" id="account2__186"><h4 class="pv"> account for something (to somebody) </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> account to somebody (for something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.486" id="account2__189"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.487" id="account2__190"><span class="def" id="account2__191" original="E391.-6149"> to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.489" id="account2__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.48a" id="account2__193" original="E82a.26ed"><span class="x" id="account2__194" original="E82a.26ee"> They should account for the profit they made on the sale of their shares. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.48c" id="account2__195" original="E82a.26ef"><span class="x" id="account2__196" original="E82a.26f0"> The director will be liable to account to the company for any profit or loss sustained. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1acc" id="account2__197" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://account_1" title="account definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1acb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.31a0" id="account2__198" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="account2__199"> account </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accountability
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.48e" id="accountability" original="E82a.2718" sum="633"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.48f" id="accountability__1" original="E82a.2719"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.490" id="accountability__2" original="E82a.271a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accountability </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.498" id="accountability__4" original="E82a.271f"><span class="pos" id="accountability__5" original="E82a.2720"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f00" eid="accountability__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5447" geo="br" id="accountability__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accountability__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accountability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accountability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5444" geo="n_am" id="accountability__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accountability__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accountability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accountability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.49a" id="accountability__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accountability__12" original="E82a.2722"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.49c" id="accountability__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.49d" id="accountability__14" original="E82a.2723"><span class="def" id="accountability__15" original="E82a.2724"> the fact or state of taking responsibility for your decisions or actions, so that you can explain them if necessary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.49f" id="accountability__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4a0" id="accountability__17" original="E82a.2725"><span class="cf" id="accountability__18" original="E428.-58c0"><span class="exp" id="accountability__19"> accountability </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="accountability__20" original="E82a.2726"> The EU is held back by the lack of democratic accountability of some of its institutions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4a4" id="accountability__21" original="E82a.2728"><span class="cf" id="accountability__22" original="E82a.2727"><span class="exp" id="accountability__23"> accountability </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="accountability__24" original="E82a.2729"> Consumers are curious about the practices of the company and demand accountability for its actions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4a8" id="accountability__25" original="E82a.272b"><span class="cf" id="accountability__26" original="E82a.272a"><span class="exp" id="accountability__27"> accountability </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="accountability__28" original="E82a.272c"> Effective boards act transparently to ensure full accountability to shareholders. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1a83" id="accountability__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accountability" title="accountability definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1a82" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4d16" id="accountability__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accountability__31"> accountability </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accountable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4ac" id="accountable" original="E391.-6148" sum="439"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4ad" id="accountable__1" original="E391.-6147"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4ae" id="accountable__2" original="E391.-6146"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accountable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4b6" id="accountable__4" original="E391.-6141"><span class="pos" id="accountable__5" original="E391.-6140"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f07" eid="accountable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5417" geo="br" id="accountable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accountable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accountable__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountable__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://accountable__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5414" geo="n_am" id="accountable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accountable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accountable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accountable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4b8" id="accountable__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="accountable__12" original="E391.-613e"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4ba" id="accountable__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4bb" id="accountable__14" original="E391.-613d"><span class="def" id="accountable__15" original="E391.-613c"> responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4bd" id="accountable__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4be" id="accountable__17" original="E82a.26f7"><span class="cf" id="accountable__18" original="E391.-613b"><span class="exp" id="accountable__19"> accountable </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="accountable__20" original="E82a.26f8"> The central bank is not directly accountable to Parliament. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4c2" id="accountable__21" original="E82a.26f9"><span class="cf" id="accountable__22" original="E39f.-6b8e"> (hold somebody) <span class="exp" id="accountable__23"> accountable </span> (for something) </span><span class="x" id="accountable__24" original="E82a.26fa"> He can be held legally and morally accountable for his actions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1a61" id="accountable__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accountable" title="accountable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1a60" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3338" id="accountable__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accountable__27"> accountable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accountant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4c6" id="accountant" original="E391.-611c" sum="353"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4c7" id="accountant__1" original="E391.-611b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4c8" id="accountant__2" original="E391.-611a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accountant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d3" id="accountant__7" original="E391.-6112"><span class="pos" id="accountant__8" original="E391.-6111"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f0e" eid="accountant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-53da" geo="br" id="accountant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accountant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accountant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accountant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-53d7" geo="n_am" id="accountant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accountant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accountant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accountant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d5" id="accountant__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d6" id="accountant__15" original="E391.-6110"><span class="def" id="accountant__16" original="E391.-610f"> a person whose job is to keep or check financial accounts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d8" id="accountant__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d9" id="accountant__18" original="E82a.2700"><span class="x" id="accountant__19" original="E82a.2701"> The company's constitution is generally drafted by a professional adviser such as a lawyer or an accountant. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4db" id="accountant__20"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4dc" id="accountant__21" original="E82a.26ff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4dd" id="accountant__22"><span class="dr" id="accountant__23" original="E82a.2706"> accountancy </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4e5" id="accountant__24" original="E82a.270a"><span class="pos" id="accountant__25" original="E82a.270b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f0f" eid="accountant__26" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-53d4" geo="br" id="accountant__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accountant__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accountancy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountancy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accountancy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-53d1" geo="n_am" id="accountant__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accountant__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accountancy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountancy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accountancy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4e7" id="accountant__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accountant__32" original="E82a.270d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4e9" id="accountant__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4ea" id="accountant__34" original="E82a.270e"><span class="x" id="accountant__35" original="E82a.270f"> The book is an important contribution to the history of accountancy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4ec" id="accountant__36" original="E82a.2710"><span class="cf" id="accountant__37" original="E428.-58bf"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="accountant__38" original="E82a.2711"> She works in marketing for a large accountancy firm. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1a42" id="accountant__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accountant" title="accountant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1a41" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.337e" id="accountant__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accountant__41"> accountant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accounting
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4ef" id="accounting" original="E391.-6103" sum="472"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4f0" id="accounting__1" original="E391.-6102"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4f1" id="accounting__2" original="E391.-6101"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accounting </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4f9" id="accounting__4" original="E391.-60fa"><span class="pos" id="accounting__5" original="E391.-60f9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f1c" eid="accounting__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5363" geo="br" id="accounting__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accounting__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accounting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5360" geo="n_am" id="accounting__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accounting__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accounting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accounting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4fb" id="accounting__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accounting__12" original="E391.-60f7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4fd" id="accounting__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4fe" id="accounting__14" original="E391.-60f6"><span class="def" id="accounting__15" original="E391.-60f5"> the process or work of keeping financial accounts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.500" id="accounting__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.501" id="accounting__17" original="E82a.2712"><span class="x" id="accounting__18" original="E82a.2713"> The police brought charges against him for false accounting. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.503" id="accounting__19" original="E82a.2716"><span class="x" id="accounting__20" original="E82a.2717"> A system of corporate accounting has been devised by an association of accounting firms and imposed more or less globally. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.505" id="accounting__21" original="E82a.2714"><span class="cf" id="accounting__22" original="E428.-58be"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="accounting__23" original="E82a.2715"> The value of an organization's relationships should be acknowledged in its financial accounting systems. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1a15" id="accounting__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accounting" title="accounting definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1a14" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.33a1" id="accounting__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accounting__26"> accounting </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accreditation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.508" id="accreditation" original="E391.-6050" sum="404"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.509" id="accreditation__1" original="E391.-604f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.50a" id="accreditation__2" original="E391.-604e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accreditation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.515" id="accreditation__7" original="E391.-6046"><span class="pos" id="accreditation__8" original="E391.-6045"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f23" eid="accreditation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-529d" geo="br" id="accreditation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accreditation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌkredɪˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accre/accreditation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accre/accreditation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accreditation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-529a" geo="n_am" id="accreditation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accreditation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌkredɪˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accre/accreditation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accre/accreditation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accreditation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.517" id="accreditation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accreditation__15" original="E391.-6043"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.519" id="accreditation__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.51a" id="accreditation__17" original="E391.-6042"><span class="cf" id="accreditation__18" original="E597.1280"><span class="exp" id="accreditation__19"> accreditation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="accreditation__20" original="E391.-6041"> official approval given by an organization stating that somebody/something has achieved a required standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.51e" id="accreditation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.51f" id="accreditation__22" original="E4c8.10ee"><span class="x" id="accreditation__23" original="E4c8.10ef"> Patient satisfaction is now used in the process of accreditation of hospitals and clinics. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-19f5" id="accreditation__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accreditation" title="accreditation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-19f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.346e" id="accreditation__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accreditation__26"> accreditation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accrue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.521" id="accrue" original="E391.-6016" sum="769"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.522" id="accrue__1" original="E391.-6015"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.523" id="accrue__2" original="E391.-6014"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accrue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.530" id="accrue__9" original="E391.-600a"><span class="pos" id="accrue__10" original="E391.-6009"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f2a" eid="accrue__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5249" geo="br" id="accrue__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accrue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5246" geo="n_am" id="accrue__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accrue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3f41" id="accrue__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64d1" form="root" id="accrue__17"><span class="vp" id="accrue__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accrue </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64d3" eid="accrue__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64d4" geo="br" id="accrue__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accrue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64d7" geo="n_am" id="accrue__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accrue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64da" form="thirdps" id="accrue__24"><span class="vp" id="accrue__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accrues </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64dc" eid="accrue__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64dd" geo="br" id="accrue__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrues__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrues__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accrues__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e0" geo="n_am" id="accrue__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrues__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrues__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accrues__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e3" form="past" id="accrue__31"><span class="vp" id="accrue__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accrued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e5" eid="accrue__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e6" geo="br" id="accrue__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accrued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e9" geo="n_am" id="accrue__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accrued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64ec" form="pastpart" id="accrue__38"><span class="vp" id="accrue__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accrued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64ee" eid="accrue__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64ef" geo="br" id="accrue__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accrued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64f2" geo="n_am" id="accrue__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accrued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64f5" form="prespart" id="accrue__45"><span class="vp" id="accrue__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accruing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64f7" eid="accrue__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64f8" geo="br" id="accrue__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accruing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accruing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accruing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64fb" geo="n_am" id="accrue__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accruing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accruing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accruing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.55c" id="accrue__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.55d" id="accrue__53" original="E391.-5fea"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.55e" id="accrue__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="accrue__55" original="E391.-5fe8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accrue__56" original="E824.-6d53"> to be received by somebody over a period of time, so that a larger amount is built up </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.561" id="accrue__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.562" id="accrue__58" original="E824.-6d52"><span class="x" id="accrue__59" original="E824.-6d51"> People have to be convinced of the benefits that might accrue as a result of change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.564" id="accrue__60" original="E824.-6d50"><span class="cf" id="accrue__61" original="E391.-5fe6"><span class="exp" id="accrue__62"> accrue </span> (to somebody) (from something) </span><span class="x" id="accrue__63" original="E824.-6d4f"> Benefits can also accrue to the donor. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.568" id="accrue__64" original="E391.-5fe5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.569" id="accrue__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="accrue__66" original="E391.-5fe3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accrue__67" original="E824.-6d4b"> to receive something over a period of time, so that a larger amount is built up </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.56c" id="accrue__68" original="E391.-5fe0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accumulate" title="accumulate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.56d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58f" id="accrue__69" original="E391.-5fdf"><span class="xh" id="accrue__70"> accumulate </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.570" id="accrue__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.571" id="accrue__72" original="E824.-6d47"><span class="cf" id="accrue__73" original="E391.-5fe2"><span class="exp" id="accrue__74"> accrue </span> something (from something) </span><span class="x" id="accrue__75" original="E824.-6d46"> Older adults can accrue positive benefits from their volunteer experience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.575" id="accrue__76" original="E824.-6d42"><span class="cf" id="accrue__77" original="E824.-6d43"><span class="exp" id="accrue__78"> accrue </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="accrue__79" original="E824.-6d41"> Specialization will be likely to accrue some benefits to the selling firm. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.579" id="accrue__80"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.57a" id="accrue__81" original="E391.-5fdd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.57b" id="accrue__82"><span class="dr" id="accrue__83" original="E391.-5fdc"> accrual </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.586" id="accrue__87" original="E391.-5fd5"><span class="pos" id="accrue__88" original="E391.-5fd4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f2b" eid="accrue__89" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-524f" geo="br" id="accrue__90" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__91"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accrual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-524c" geo="n_am" id="accrue__92" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accrue__93"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkruːəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrual__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accrual__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.588" id="accrue__94"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accrue__95" original="E391.-5fd2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="accrue__96" original="E391.-5fd1"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58b" id="accrue__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58c" id="accrue__98" original="E824.-6d40"><span class="cf" id="accrue__99" original="E586.-6d45"><span class="exp"> accrual </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="accrue__100" original="E824.-6d3f"> The accrual of pension rights was not dependent on receiving pay during this period. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-19a9" id="accrue__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accrue" title="accrue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-19a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.34be" id="accrue__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accrue__103"> accrue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accumulate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58f" id="accumulate" original="E391.-5f95" sum="703"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.590" id="accumulate__1" original="E391.-5f94"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.591" id="accumulate__2" original="E391.-5f93"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accumulate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.59e" id="accumulate__9" original="E391.-5f89"><span class="pos" id="accumulate__10" original="E391.-5f88"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f38" eid="accumulate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-51a1" geo="br" id="accumulate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://accumulate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-519e" geo="n_am" id="accumulate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3f13" id="accumulate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.661c" form="root" id="accumulate__17"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accumulate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.661e" eid="accumulate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.661f" geo="br" id="accumulate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://accumulate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6622" geo="n_am" id="accumulate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6625" form="thirdps" id="accumulate__24"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accumulates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6627" eid="accumulate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6628" geo="br" id="accumulate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.662b" geo="n_am" id="accumulate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.662e" form="past" id="accumulate__31"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accumulated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6630" eid="accumulate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6631" geo="br" id="accumulate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6634" geo="n_am" id="accumulate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6637" form="pastpart" id="accumulate__38"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accumulated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6639" eid="accumulate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.663a" geo="br" id="accumulate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.663d" geo="n_am" id="accumulate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6640" form="prespart" id="accumulate__45"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accumulating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6642" eid="accumulate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6643" geo="br" id="accumulate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6646" geo="n_am" id="accumulate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5ca" id="accumulate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5cb" id="accumulate__53" original="E391.-5f6b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5cc" id="accumulate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="accumulate__55" original="E391.-5f69"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="accumulate__56" original="E391.-5f68"><span class="exp" id="accumulate__57"> accumulate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="accumulate__58" original="E391.-5f67"> to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d1" id="accumulate__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d2" id="accumulate__60" original="E83c.-7043"><span class="x" id="accumulate__61" original="E83c.-7042"> During this period, churches accumulated wealth on a scale not seen before. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d4" id="accumulate__62" original="E832.-7cbc"><span class="x" id="accumulate__63" original="E832.-7cbb"> Individuals accumulate knowledge through experience. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d6" id="accumulate__64" original="E391.-5f63"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d7" id="accumulate__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="accumulate__66" original="E391.-5f61"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accumulate__67" original="E391.-5f60"> to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5da" id="accumulate__68" original="E391.-5f5f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5db" id="accumulate__69" original="E391.-5f5e"><span class="xw" id="accumulate__70" original="E4a8.-5994"> build up </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5de" id="accumulate__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5df" id="accumulate__72" original="E83c.-7041"><span class="x" id="accumulate__73" original="E83c.-7040"> Evidence has steadily accumulated to show that deeply weathered granites are present all around the globe. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5e1" id="accumulate__74" original="E832.-7cba"><span class="x" id="accumulate__75" original="E832.-7cb9"> Virtually no sediments have accumulated since the Cretaceous. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1932" id="accumulate__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accumulate" title="accumulate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1931" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3552" id="accumulate__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accumulate__78"> accumulate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accumulation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5e3" id="accumulation" original="E83c.-6cfa" sum="649"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5e4" id="accumulation__1" original="E83c.-6cf9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5e5" id="accumulation__2" original="E83c.-6cf8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accumulation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f0" id="accumulation__7" original="E83c.-6cf0"><span class="pos" id="accumulation__8" original="E83c.-6cef"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f3f" eid="accumulation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5141" geo="br" id="accumulation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-513e" geo="n_am" id="accumulation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accumulation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accumulation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f2" id="accumulation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f3" id="accumulation__15" original="E83c.-6cee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f4" id="accumulation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accumulation__17" original="E83c.-6cec"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accumulation__18" original="E83c.-6ceb"> the act or process of getting more and more of something over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f7" id="accumulation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f8" id="accumulation__20" original="E83c.-6cea"><span class="x" id="accumulation__21" original="E83c.-6ce9"> Capital accumulation is one of the earliest explanations for economic growth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5fa" id="accumulation__22" original="E83c.-6cfb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5fb" id="accumulation__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="accumulation__24" original="E83c.-6ce7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accumulation__25" original="E83c.-6ce6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accumulation__26" original="E83c.-6ce5"> a mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been gathered over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5ff" id="accumulation__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.600" id="accumulation__28" original="E83c.-6ce4"><span class="x" id="accumulation__29" original="E83c.-6ce3"> Liquid oil accumulations are rarely found deeper than 5 km. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.602" id="accumulation__30" original="E83c.-6cdf"><span class="cf" id="accumulation__31" original="E839.-6e51"><span class="exp" id="accumulation__32"> accumulation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="accumulation__33" original="E83c.-6cde"> The accumulation of Antarctic snow and ice soon led to the beginnings of the continental ice cap. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1906" id="accumulation__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accumulation" title="accumulation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1905" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4d51" id="accumulation__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accumulation__36"> accumulation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accuracy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.606" id="accuracy" original="E391.-5f23" sum="775"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.607" id="accuracy__1" original="E391.-5f22"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.608" id="accuracy__2" original="E391.-5f21"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accuracy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.613" id="accuracy__7" original="E391.-5f19"><span class="pos" id="accuracy__8" original="E391.-5f18"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f46" eid="accuracy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5105" geo="br" id="accuracy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuracy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækjərəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accur/accuracy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accuracy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accuracy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5102" geo="n_am" id="accuracy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuracy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækjərəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accur/accuracy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accuracy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accuracy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.615" id="accuracy__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.616" id="accuracy__15" original="E391.-5f15"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.617" id="accuracy__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accuracy__17" original="E391.-5f16"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="accuracy__18" original="E391.-5f14"> the state of being exact or correct </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.61a" id="accuracy__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.61b" id="accuracy__20" original="E840.-7f2d"><span class="x" id="accuracy__21" original="E840.-7f2c"> The schools were chosen to ensure accuracy of geographic, ethnic and socio-economic representation. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.61d" id="accuracy__22" original="E391.-5f13" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.61e" id="accuracy__23" original="E391.-5f12"><span class="xw" id="accuracy__24" original="E81e.33a3"> inaccuracy </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.621" id="accuracy__25" original="E840.-7f14" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accuracy__26"> verb + accuracy </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.623" id="accuracy__27"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.624" id="accuracy__28" original="E840.-7f13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.625" id="accuracy__29"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__30" original="E840.-7f12"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.627" id="accuracy__31" original="E840.-7f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.628" id="accuracy__32"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__33" original="E840.-7f10"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.62a" id="accuracy__34" original="E840.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.62b" id="accuracy__35"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__36" original="E840.-7f0e"> verify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.62d" id="accuracy__37"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__38" original="E840.-7f0d"> check </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.62f" id="accuracy__39" original="E840.-7f0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.630" id="accuracy__40"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__41" original="E840.-7f0b"> improve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.632" id="accuracy__42" original="E840.-7f0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.633" id="accuracy__43"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__44" original="E840.-7f09"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.635" id="accuracy__45" original="E840.-7f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.636" id="accuracy__46"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__47" original="E840.-7f07"> maximize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.638" id="accuracy__48" original="E840.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.639" id="accuracy__49"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__50" original="E840.-7f05"> yield </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.63b" id="accuracy__51" original="E840.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.63c" id="accuracy__52"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__53" original="E840.-7f03"> sacrifice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.63e" id="accuracy__54" original="E840.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.63f" id="accuracy__55"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__56" original="E840.-7f01"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.641" id="accuracy__57" original="E840.-7f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.642" id="accuracy__58"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__59" original="E840.-7eff"> predict something with </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.644" id="accuracy__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.645" id="accuracy__61" original="E840.-7efd"><span class="x" id="accuracy__62" original="E840.-7efc"> These images were used to verify the accuracy of the written descriptions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.647" id="accuracy__63" original="E840.-7f2b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.648" id="accuracy__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accuracy__65" original="E840.-7f29"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="accuracy__66" original="E840.-7f28"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.64b" id="accuracy__67"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="accuracy__68" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accuracy__69" original="E840.-7f25"> the degree to which the result of a measurement or calculation matches the correct value or a standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.64e" id="accuracy__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.64f" id="accuracy__71" original="E840.-7f23"><span class="cf" id="accuracy__72" original="E840.-7f24"><span class="exp" id="accuracy__73"> accuracy </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="accuracy__74" original="E840.-7f22"> Researchers have been working to improve the accuracy of radiocarbon dating at prehistoric sites. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.653" id="accuracy__75" original="E840.-7f21"><span class="x" id="accuracy__76" original="E840.-7f20"> Accuracies of a few nanoseconds can be achieved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.655" id="accuracy__77" original="E840.-7f1e"><span class="cf" id="accuracy__78" original="E840.-7f1f"> (to) an <span class="exp" id="accuracy__79"> accuracy </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="accuracy__80" original="E840.-7f1d"> The new finding agrees with Einstein's predicted value for gamma to an accuracy of 23 parts per million. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.659" id="accuracy__81" original="E840.-7f1c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.65a" id="accuracy__82" original="E840.-7f1b"><span class="xw" id="accuracy__83" original="E81e.33aa"> inaccuracy </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.65d" id="accuracy__84" original="E840.-7f14" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accuracy__85"> verb + accuracy </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.65f" id="accuracy__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.660" id="accuracy__87" original="E840.-7f13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.661" id="accuracy__88"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__89" original="E840.-7f12"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.663" id="accuracy__90" original="E840.-7f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.664" id="accuracy__91"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__92" original="E840.-7f10"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.666" id="accuracy__93" original="E840.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.667" id="accuracy__94"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__95" original="E840.-7f0e"> verify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.669" id="accuracy__96"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__97" original="E840.-7f0d"> check </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.66b" id="accuracy__98" original="E840.-7f0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.66c" id="accuracy__99"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__100" original="E840.-7f0b"> improve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.66e" id="accuracy__101" original="E840.-7f0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.66f" id="accuracy__102"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__103" original="E840.-7f09"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.671" id="accuracy__104" original="E840.-7f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.672" id="accuracy__105"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__106" original="E840.-7f07"> maximize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.674" id="accuracy__107" original="E840.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.675" id="accuracy__108"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__109" original="E840.-7f05"> yield </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.677" id="accuracy__110" original="E840.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.678" id="accuracy__111"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__112" original="E840.-7f03"> sacrifice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.67a" id="accuracy__113" original="E840.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.67b" id="accuracy__114"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__115" original="E840.-7f01"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.67d" id="accuracy__116" original="E840.-7f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.67e" id="accuracy__117"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__118" original="E840.-7eff"> predict something with </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.680" id="accuracy__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.681" id="accuracy__120" original="E840.-7efb"><span class="x" id="accuracy__121" original="E840.-7efa"> The speed of computation has been greatly improved without sacrificing accuracy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.683" id="accuracy__122" original="E840.-7ef9"><span class="x" id="accuracy__123" original="E840.-7ef8"> Several studies show that the equations can predict coronary risk with accuracy in white men and women in the UK. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4553" id="accuracy__124" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="accuracy__125"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4555" id="accuracy__126" original="E840.-7f17"><span class="shcut" id="accuracy__127" original="E840.-7f16"> verb + accuracy </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4557" id="accuracy__128" original="E840.-7f15"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4558" id="accuracy__129" original="E840.-7f13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4559" id="accuracy__130" original="E840.-7f12"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__131"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.455b" id="accuracy__132" original="E840.-7f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.455c" id="accuracy__133" original="E840.-7f10"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__134"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.455e" id="accuracy__135" original="E840.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.455f" id="accuracy__136" original="E840.-7f0e"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__137"> verify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4561" id="accuracy__138" original="E840.-7f0d"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__139"> check </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4563" id="accuracy__140" original="E840.-7f0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4564" id="accuracy__141" original="E840.-7f0b"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__142"> improve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4566" id="accuracy__143" original="E840.-7f0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4567" id="accuracy__144" original="E840.-7f09"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__145"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4569" id="accuracy__146" original="E840.-7f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.456a" id="accuracy__147" original="E840.-7f07"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__148"> maximize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.456c" id="accuracy__149" original="E840.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.456d" id="accuracy__150" original="E840.-7f05"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__151"> yield </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.456f" id="accuracy__152" original="E840.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4570" id="accuracy__153" original="E840.-7f03"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__154"> sacrifice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4572" id="accuracy__155" original="E840.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4573" id="accuracy__156" original="E840.-7f01"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__157"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4575" id="accuracy__158" original="E840.-7f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4576" id="accuracy__159" original="E840.-7eff"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__160"> predict something with </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4578" id="accuracy__161" original="E840.-7efe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4579" id="accuracy__162" original="E840.-7efd"><span class="x" id="accuracy__163" original="E840.-7efc"> These images were used to verify the accuracy of the written descriptions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.457b" id="accuracy__164" original="E840.-7efb"><span class="x" id="accuracy__165" original="E840.-7efa"> The speed of computation has been greatly improved without sacrificing accuracy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.457d" id="accuracy__166" original="E840.-7ef9"><span class="x" id="accuracy__167" original="E840.-7ef8"> Several studies show that the equations can predict coronary risk with accuracy in white men and women in the UK. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-18df" id="accuracy__168" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accuracy" title="accuracy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-18de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.35e2" id="accuracy__169" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accuracy__170"> accuracy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.685" id="accurate" original="E391.-5f10" sum="803"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.686" id="accurate__1" original="E391.-5f0f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.687" id="accurate__2" original="E391.-5f0e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accurate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.68f" id="accurate__4" original="E391.-5f09"><span class="pos" id="accurate__5" original="E391.-5f08"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f4d" eid="accurate__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-50c3" geo="br" id="accurate__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accurate__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækjərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accur/accurate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accurate__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://accurate__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-50c0" geo="n_am" id="accurate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accurate__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækjərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accur/accurate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accurate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accurate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.691" id="accurate__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.692" id="accurate__12" original="E391.-5f07"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.693" id="accurate__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="accurate__14" original="E840.-7e7a"> especially of information, measurements or predictions </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accurate__15" original="E391.-5f06"> correct and true in every detail </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.696" id="accurate__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.697" id="accurate__17" original="E840.-7e77"><span class="x" id="accurate__18" original="E840.-7e76"> No remotely accurate figure of Aboriginal deaths could be produced. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.699" id="accurate__19" original="E840.-7e73"><span class="x" id="accurate__20" original="E840.-7e72"> These models should not be expected to produce accurate long-term forecasts. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.69b" id="accurate__21" original="E840.-7e71" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inaccurate" title="inaccurate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.69c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-49ab" id="accurate__22" original="E840.-7e70"><span class="xh" id="accurate__23"> inaccurate </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.69e" id="accurate__24" original="E840.-7e5a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__25"> accurate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a0" id="accurate__26"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a1" id="accurate__27" original="E840.-7e58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a2" id="accurate__28"><span class="coll" id="accurate__29" original="E840.-7e57"> reporting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a4" id="accurate__30" original="E840.-7e56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a5" id="accurate__31"><span class="coll" id="accurate__32" original="E840.-7e55"> indication </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a7" id="accurate__33" original="E840.-7e54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a8" id="accurate__34"><span class="coll" id="accurate__35" original="E840.-7e53"> record </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6aa" id="accurate__36" original="E840.-7e52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ab" id="accurate__37"><span class="coll" id="accurate__38" original="E840.-7e51"> information </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ad" id="accurate__39" original="E840.-7e50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ae" id="accurate__40" original="E840.-7e4f"><span class="x" id="accurate__41" original="E840.-7e4e"> Accurate information is difficult to obtain. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b0" id="accurate__42"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b1" id="accurate__43" original="E840.-7e4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b2" id="accurate__44"><span class="coll" id="accurate__45" original="E840.-7e4a"> measurement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b4" id="accurate__46" original="E840.-7e49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b5" id="accurate__47"><span class="coll" id="accurate__48" original="E840.-7e48"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b7" id="accurate__49" original="E840.-7e47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b8" id="accurate__50"><span class="coll" id="accurate__51" original="E840.-7e46"> count </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ba" id="accurate__52" original="E840.-7e45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6bb" id="accurate__53"><span class="coll" id="accurate__54" original="E840.-7e44"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6bd" id="accurate__55" original="E840.-7e43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6be" id="accurate__56"><span class="coll" id="accurate__57" original="E840.-7e42"> estimation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c0" id="accurate__58" original="E840.-7e41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c1" id="accurate__59"><span class="coll" id="accurate__60" original="E840.-7e40"> assessment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c3" id="accurate__61" original="E840.-7e3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c4" id="accurate__62"><span class="coll" id="accurate__63" original="E840.-7e3e"> diagnosis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c6" id="accurate__64" original="E840.-7e3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c7" id="accurate__65"><span class="coll" id="accurate__66" original="E840.-7e3c"> determination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c9" id="accurate__67" original="E840.-7e3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ca" id="accurate__68"><span class="coll" id="accurate__69" original="E840.-7e3a"> identification </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6cc" id="accurate__70" original="E840.-7e39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6cd" id="accurate__71" original="E840.-7e38"><span class="x" id="accurate__72" original="E840.-7e37"> Accurate diagnosis is necessary for effective treatment. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6cf" id="accurate__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d0" id="accurate__74" original="E840.-7e34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d1" id="accurate__75"><span class="coll" id="accurate__76" original="E840.-7e33"> prediction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d3" id="accurate__77" original="E840.-7e32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d4" id="accurate__78"><span class="coll" id="accurate__79" original="E840.-7e31"> forecast </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d6" id="accurate__80" original="E840.-7e30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d7" id="accurate__81" original="E840.-7e2f"><span class="x" id="accurate__82" original="E840.-7e2e"> Using such estimates may result in a less accurate yield prediction. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d9" id="accurate__83" original="E840.-7e10" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__84"> adverb + accurate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6db" id="accurate__85"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6dc" id="accurate__86" original="E840.-7e0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6dd" id="accurate__87"><span class="coll" id="accurate__88" original="E840.-7e0e"> reasonably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6df" id="accurate__89"><span class="coll" id="accurate__90" original="E840.-7e0d"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e1" id="accurate__91"><span class="coll" id="accurate__92" original="E840.-7e0c"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e3" id="accurate__93" original="E840.-7e0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e4" id="accurate__94"><span class="coll" id="accurate__95" original="E840.-7e0a"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e6" id="accurate__96" original="E840.-7e09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e7" id="accurate__97"><span class="coll" id="accurate__98" original="E840.-7e08"> remarkably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e9" id="accurate__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ea" id="accurate__100" original="E840.-7e00"><span class="x" id="accurate__101" original="E840.-7dff"> Records allowed for a reasonably accurate assessment of trends from 1984 onwards. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ec" id="accurate__102" original="E840.-7d22" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__103"> adverb + accurate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ee" id="accurate__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ef" id="accurate__105" original="E840.-7d21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f0" id="accurate__106"><span class="coll" id="accurate__107" original="E840.-7d20"> highly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f2" id="accurate__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f3" id="accurate__109" original="E840.-7d1e"><span class="x" id="accurate__110" original="E840.-7d1d"> There is an increased need for highly accurate data on a global scale. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f5" id="accurate__111" original="E840.-7dfd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__112"> adverb + accurate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f7" id="accurate__113"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f8" id="accurate__114" original="E840.-7d1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f9" id="accurate__115"><span class="coll" id="accurate__116" original="E840.-7d1b"> not entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6fb" id="accurate__117"><span class="coll" id="accurate__118" original="E840.-7d1a"> not strictly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6fd" id="accurate__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6fe" id="accurate__120" original="E821.-449c"><span class="x" id="accurate__121" original="E821.-449b"> It is not strictly accurate to say that this is impossible, but it is extremely unlikely. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.700" id="accurate__122" original="E391.-5f05"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.701" id="accurate__123"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="accurate__124" original="E840.-7e6f"> of an instrument or method </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="accurate__125" original="E391.-5f04"> able to give completely correct information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.704" id="accurate__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.705" id="accurate__127" original="E840.-7e6e"><span class="x" id="accurate__128" original="E840.-7e6d"> Longer periods of observation lead to more accurate models and parameters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.707" id="accurate__129" original="E840.-7e6b"><span class="cf" id="accurate__130" original="E840.-7e6c"><span class="exp" id="accurate__131"> accurate </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="accurate__132" original="E840.-7e6a"> Harrison's clock was accurate to 39 seconds over 47 days. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.70b" id="accurate__133" original="E840.-7e2d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__134"> accurate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.70d" id="accurate__135"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.70e" id="accurate__136" original="E840.-7e2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.70f" id="accurate__137"><span class="coll" id="accurate__138" original="E840.-7e2a"> predictor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.711" id="accurate__139" original="E840.-7e29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.712" id="accurate__140"><span class="coll" id="accurate__141" original="E840.-7e28"> indicator </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.714" id="accurate__142"><span class="coll" id="accurate__143" original="E840.-7e27"> gauge </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.716" id="accurate__144" original="E840.-7e26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.717" id="accurate__145" original="E840.-7e25"><span class="x" id="accurate__146" original="E840.-7e24"> The new scale proved to be a very accurate predictor of stroke recovery. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.719" id="accurate__147" original="E840.-7e10" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__148"> adverb + accurate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.71b" id="accurate__149"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.71c" id="accurate__150" original="E840.-7e0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.71d" id="accurate__151"><span class="coll" id="accurate__152" original="E840.-7e0e"> reasonably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.71f" id="accurate__153"><span class="coll" id="accurate__154" original="E840.-7e0d"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.721" id="accurate__155"><span class="coll" id="accurate__156" original="E840.-7e0c"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.723" id="accurate__157" original="E840.-7e0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.724" id="accurate__158"><span class="coll" id="accurate__159" original="E840.-7e0a"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.726" id="accurate__160" original="E840.-7e09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.727" id="accurate__161"><span class="coll" id="accurate__162" original="E840.-7e08"> remarkably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.729" id="accurate__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.72a" id="accurate__164" original="E470.-6c27"><span class="x" id="accurate__165" original="E470.-6c26"> Skinfold measurement is a relatively simple and fairly accurate method of predicting body composition and has been used in large surveys. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.72c" id="accurate__166" original="E840.-7d22" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__167"> adverb + accurate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.72e" id="accurate__168"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.72f" id="accurate__169" original="E840.-7d21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.730" id="accurate__170"><span class="coll" id="accurate__171" original="E840.-7d20"> highly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.732" id="accurate__172"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.733" id="accurate__173" original="E821.-449e"><span class="x" id="accurate__174" original="E821.-449d"> These devices are highly accurate and available in very small sizes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.735" id="accurate__175" original="E840.-7e66"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="accurate__176" original="E840.-7e65"> representing somebody/something in a way that is true and exact </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.737" id="accurate__177" original="E840.-7e64" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://faithful" title="faithful (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.738" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-5a26" id="accurate__178" original="E840.-7e63"><span class="xh" id="accurate__179"> faithful </span><span class="xs" id="accurate__180"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.73b" id="accurate__181"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.73c" id="accurate__182" original="E840.-7e62"><span class="x" id="accurate__183" original="E840.-7e61"> Realism dictated the need for accurate representation of textiles and furnishings. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.73e" id="accurate__184" original="E840.-7e60" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inaccurate" title="inaccurate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.73f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-49ab" id="accurate__185" original="E840.-7e5f"><span class="xh" id="accurate__186"> inaccurate </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.741" id="accurate__187" original="E840.-7e23" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__188"> accurate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.743" id="accurate__189"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.744" id="accurate__190" original="E840.-7e21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.745" id="accurate__191"><span class="coll" id="accurate__192" original="E840.-7e20"> description </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.747" id="accurate__193" original="E840.-7e1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.748" id="accurate__194"><span class="coll" id="accurate__195" original="E840.-7e1e"> portrayal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.74a" id="accurate__196"><span class="coll" id="accurate__197" original="E840.-7e1d"> depiction </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.74c" id="accurate__198"><span class="coll" id="accurate__199" original="E840.-7e1c"> representation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.74e" id="accurate__200"><span class="coll" id="accurate__201" original="E840.-7e1b"> picture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.750" id="accurate__202" original="E840.-7e1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.751" id="accurate__203"><span class="coll" id="accurate__204" original="E840.-7e19"> reflection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.753" id="accurate__205" original="E840.-7e18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.754" id="accurate__206"><span class="coll" id="accurate__207" original="E840.-7e17"> translation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.756" id="accurate__208" original="E840.-7e16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.757" id="accurate__209" original="E840.-7e15"><span class="x" id="accurate__210" original="E840.-7e14"> These historians provide a much more accurate picture of the developments of the period. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.759" id="accurate__211" original="E840.-7e10" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__212"> adverb + accurate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.75b" id="accurate__213"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.75c" id="accurate__214" original="E840.-7e0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.75d" id="accurate__215"><span class="coll" id="accurate__216" original="E840.-7e0e"> reasonably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.75f" id="accurate__217"><span class="coll" id="accurate__218" original="E840.-7e0d"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.761" id="accurate__219"><span class="coll" id="accurate__220" original="E840.-7e0c"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.763" id="accurate__221" original="E840.-7e0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.764" id="accurate__222"><span class="coll" id="accurate__223" original="E840.-7e0a"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.766" id="accurate__224" original="E840.-7e09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.767" id="accurate__225"><span class="coll" id="accurate__226" original="E840.-7e08"> remarkably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.769" id="accurate__227"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.76a" id="accurate__228" original="E470.-6c25"><span class="x" id="accurate__229" original="E470.-6c24"> In the seventeenth century, Malpighi provided a remarkably accurate description of the development of the chick embryo. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.76c" id="accurate__230" original="E840.-7dfd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__231"> adverb + accurate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.76e" id="accurate__232"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.76f" id="accurate__233" original="E840.-7d1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.770" id="accurate__234"><span class="coll" id="accurate__235" original="E840.-7d1b"> not entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.772" id="accurate__236"><span class="coll" id="accurate__237" original="E840.-7d1a"> not strictly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.774" id="accurate__238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.775" id="accurate__239" original="E840.-7d19"><span class="x" id="accurate__240" original="E840.-7d18"> Self-reports may not be entirely accurate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.777" id="accurate__241" original="E498.-75d1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__242"> adverb + accurate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.779" id="accurate__243"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.77a" id="accurate__244" original="E498.-75cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.77b" id="accurate__245"><span class="coll" id="accurate__246" original="E498.-75ce"> historically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.77d" id="accurate__247" original="E498.-75cd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.77e" id="accurate__248" original="E498.-75cc"><span class="x" id="accurate__249" original="E498.-75cb"> The details of the plot are historically accurate. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.457f" id="accurate__250" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="accurate__251"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4581" id="accurate__252" original="E840.-7e5c"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__253" original="E840.-7e5b"> accurate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4583" id="accurate__254" original="E840.-7e5a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4584" id="accurate__255" original="E840.-7e58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4585" id="accurate__256" original="E840.-7e57"><span class="coll" id="accurate__257"> reporting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4587" id="accurate__258" original="E840.-7e56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4588" id="accurate__259" original="E840.-7e55"><span class="coll" id="accurate__260"> indication </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.458a" id="accurate__261" original="E840.-7e54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.458b" id="accurate__262" original="E840.-7e53"><span class="coll" id="accurate__263"> record </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.458d" id="accurate__264" original="E840.-7e52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.458e" id="accurate__265" original="E840.-7e51"><span class="coll" id="accurate__266"> information </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4590" id="accurate__267" original="E840.-7e50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4591" id="accurate__268" original="E840.-7e4f"><span class="x" id="accurate__269" original="E840.-7e4e"> Accurate information is difficult to obtain. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4593" id="accurate__270" original="E840.-7e4d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4594" id="accurate__271" original="E840.-7e4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4595" id="accurate__272" original="E840.-7e4a"><span class="coll" id="accurate__273"> measurement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4597" id="accurate__274" original="E840.-7e49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4598" id="accurate__275" original="E840.-7e48"><span class="coll" id="accurate__276"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.459a" id="accurate__277" original="E840.-7e47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.459b" id="accurate__278" original="E840.-7e46"><span class="coll" id="accurate__279"> count </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.459d" id="accurate__280" original="E840.-7e45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.459e" id="accurate__281" original="E840.-7e44"><span class="coll" id="accurate__282"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a0" id="accurate__283" original="E840.-7e43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a1" id="accurate__284" original="E840.-7e42"><span class="coll" id="accurate__285"> estimation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a3" id="accurate__286" original="E840.-7e41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a4" id="accurate__287" original="E840.-7e40"><span class="coll" id="accurate__288"> assessment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a6" id="accurate__289" original="E840.-7e3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a7" id="accurate__290" original="E840.-7e3e"><span class="coll" id="accurate__291"> diagnosis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a9" id="accurate__292" original="E840.-7e3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45aa" id="accurate__293" original="E840.-7e3c"><span class="coll" id="accurate__294"> determination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ac" id="accurate__295" original="E840.-7e3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ad" id="accurate__296" original="E840.-7e3a"><span class="coll" id="accurate__297"> identification </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45af" id="accurate__298" original="E840.-7e39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b0" id="accurate__299" original="E840.-7e38"><span class="x" id="accurate__300" original="E840.-7e37"> Accurate diagnosis is necessary for effective treatment. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b2" id="accurate__301" original="E840.-7e36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b3" id="accurate__302" original="E840.-7e34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b4" id="accurate__303" original="E840.-7e33"><span class="coll" id="accurate__304"> prediction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b6" id="accurate__305" original="E840.-7e32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b7" id="accurate__306" original="E840.-7e31"><span class="coll" id="accurate__307"> forecast </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b9" id="accurate__308" original="E840.-7e30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ba" id="accurate__309" original="E840.-7e2f"><span class="x" id="accurate__310" original="E840.-7e2e"> Using such estimates may result in a less accurate yield prediction. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45bc" id="accurate__311" original="E840.-7e2d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45bd" id="accurate__312" original="E840.-7e2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45be" id="accurate__313" original="E840.-7e2a"><span class="coll" id="accurate__314"> predictor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c0" id="accurate__315" original="E840.-7e29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c1" id="accurate__316" original="E840.-7e28"><span class="coll" id="accurate__317"> indicator </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c3" id="accurate__318" original="E840.-7e27"><span class="coll" id="accurate__319"> gauge </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c5" id="accurate__320" original="E840.-7e26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c6" id="accurate__321" original="E840.-7e25"><span class="x" id="accurate__322" original="E840.-7e24"> The new scale proved to be a very accurate predictor of stroke recovery. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c8" id="accurate__323" original="E840.-7e23"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c9" id="accurate__324" original="E840.-7e21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ca" id="accurate__325" original="E840.-7e20"><span class="coll" id="accurate__326"> description </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45cc" id="accurate__327" original="E840.-7e1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45cd" id="accurate__328" original="E840.-7e1e"><span class="coll" id="accurate__329"> portrayal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45cf" id="accurate__330" original="E840.-7e1d"><span class="coll" id="accurate__331"> depiction </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d1" id="accurate__332" original="E840.-7e1c"><span class="coll" id="accurate__333"> representation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d3" id="accurate__334" original="E840.-7e1b"><span class="coll" id="accurate__335"> picture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d5" id="accurate__336" original="E840.-7e1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d6" id="accurate__337" original="E840.-7e19"><span class="coll" id="accurate__338"> reflection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d8" id="accurate__339" original="E840.-7e18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d9" id="accurate__340" original="E840.-7e17"><span class="coll" id="accurate__341"> translation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45db" id="accurate__342" original="E840.-7e16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45dc" id="accurate__343" original="E840.-7e15"><span class="x" id="accurate__344" original="E840.-7e14"> These historians provide a much more accurate picture of the developments of the period. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45de" id="accurate__345" original="E840.-7e13"><span class="shcut" id="accurate__346" original="E840.-7e12"> adverb + accurate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e0" id="accurate__347" original="E840.-7e11"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e1" id="accurate__348" original="E840.-7e0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e2" id="accurate__349" original="E840.-7e0e"><span class="coll" id="accurate__350"> reasonably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e4" id="accurate__351" original="E840.-7e0d"><span class="coll" id="accurate__352"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e6" id="accurate__353" original="E840.-7e0c"><span class="coll" id="accurate__354"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e8" id="accurate__355" original="E840.-7e0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e9" id="accurate__356" original="E840.-7e0a"><span class="coll" id="accurate__357"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45eb" id="accurate__358" original="E840.-7e09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ec" id="accurate__359" original="E840.-7e08"><span class="coll" id="accurate__360"> remarkably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ee" id="accurate__361" original="E840.-7e01"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ef" id="accurate__362" original="E840.-7e00"><span class="x" id="accurate__363" original="E840.-7dff"> Records allowed for a reasonably accurate assessment of trends from 1984 onwards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f1" id="accurate__364" original="E470.-6c27"><span class="x" id="accurate__365" original="E470.-6c26"> Skinfold measurement is a relatively simple and fairly accurate method of predicting body composition and has been used in large surveys. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f3" id="accurate__366" original="E470.-6c25"><span class="x" id="accurate__367" original="E470.-6c24"> In the seventeenth century, Malpighi provided a remarkably accurate description of the development of the chick embryo. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f5" id="accurate__368" original="E840.-7d23"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f6" id="accurate__369" original="E840.-7d21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f7" id="accurate__370" original="E840.-7d20"><span class="coll" id="accurate__371"> highly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f9" id="accurate__372" original="E840.-7d1f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45fa" id="accurate__373" original="E840.-7d1e"><span class="x" id="accurate__374" original="E840.-7d1d"> There is an increased need for highly accurate data on a global scale. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45fc" id="accurate__375" original="E821.-449e"><span class="x" id="accurate__376" original="E821.-449d"> These devices are highly accurate and available in very small sizes. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45fe" id="accurate__377" original="E840.-7dfe"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ff" id="accurate__378" original="E840.-7d1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4600" id="accurate__379" original="E840.-7d1b"><span class="coll" id="accurate__380"> not entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4602" id="accurate__381" original="E840.-7d1a"><span class="coll" id="accurate__382"> not strictly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4604" id="accurate__383" original="E840.-7dfa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4605" id="accurate__384" original="E840.-7d19"><span class="x" id="accurate__385" original="E840.-7d18"> Self-reports may not be entirely accurate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4607" id="accurate__386" original="E821.-449c"><span class="x" id="accurate__387" original="E821.-449b"> It is not strictly accurate to say that this is impossible, but it is extremely unlikely. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4609" id="accurate__388" original="E498.-75d1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.460a" id="accurate__389" original="E498.-75cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.460b" id="accurate__390" original="E498.-75ce"><span class="coll" id="accurate__391"> historically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.460d" id="accurate__392" original="E498.-75cd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.460e" id="accurate__393" original="E498.-75cc"><span class="x" id="accurate__394" original="E498.-75cb"> The details of the plot are historically accurate. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-185f" id="accurate__395" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accurate" title="accurate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-185e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.35ff" id="accurate__396" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accurate__397"> accurate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accurately
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.780" id="accurately" original="E840.-7bea" sum="409"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.781" id="accurately__1" original="E840.-7be9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.782" id="accurately__2" original="E840.-7be8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accurately </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.78a" id="accurately__4" original="E840.-7be3"><span class="pos" id="accurately__5" original="E840.-7be2"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f54" eid="accurately__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5084" geo="br" id="accurately__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accurately__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækjərətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accur/accurately__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accurately__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accurately__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5081" geo="n_am" id="accurately__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accurately__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækjərətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accur/accurately__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accurately__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accurately__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.78c" id="accurately__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.78d" id="accurately__12" original="E840.-7be1"><span class="def" id="accurately__13" original="E840.-7be0"> in a way that is true and exact </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.78f" id="accurately__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.790" id="accurately__15" original="E840.-7bdf"><span class="x" id="accurately__16" original="E840.-7bde"> Scientists have been able to accurately date African fossils. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.792" id="accurately__17" original="E840.-7bdb"><span class="x" id="accurately__18" original="E840.-7bda"> Only 25 per cent of the sample could accurately be described as deeply religious. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.794" id="accurately__19" original="E840.-7bd9"><span class="x" id="accurately__20" original="E840.-7bd8"> The French word ‘disponible’ cannot be accurately translated into English. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.796" id="accurately__21" original="E840.-7bd7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inaccurate" title="inaccurately definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.797" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4971" id="accurately__22" original="E840.-7bd6"><span class="xw" id="accurately__23"> inaccurately </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1760" id="accurately__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accurately" title="accurately definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-175f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4d68" id="accurately__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accurately__26"> accurately </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accusation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.79a" id="accusation" original="E391.-5ee7" sum="600"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.79b" id="accusation__1" original="E391.-5ee6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.79c" id="accusation__2" original="E391.-5ee5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accusation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7a7" id="accusation__7" original="E391.-5edd"><span class="pos" id="accusation__8" original="E391.-5edc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f5b" eid="accusation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5047" geo="br" id="accusation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accusation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accusation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accusation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accusation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5044" geo="n_am" id="accusation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accusation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accusation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accusation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accusation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7a9" id="accusation__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7aa" id="accusation__15" original="E391.-5ed8"><span class="def" id="accusation__16" original="E391.-5ed7"> a charge or claim that somebody has done something illegal or wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7ac" id="accusation__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7ad" id="accusation__18" original="E4a8.-13a9"><span class="cf" id="accusation__19" original="E391.-5ed5"><span class="exp" id="accusation__20"> accusation </span> against somebody </span><span class="x" id="accusation__21" original="E4a8.-13a8"> She made serious accusations against the Trust, which have now been proven to be false. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7b1" id="accusation__22" original="E4a8.-13a7"><span class="cf" id="accusation__23" original="E391.-5ed6"><span class="exp" id="accusation__24"> accusation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="accusation__25" original="E4a8.-13a6"> Accusations of witchcraft often followed arguments that increased the social tensions in the community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7b5" id="accusation__26" original="E4a8.-13a5"><span class="cf" id="accusation__27" original="E391.-5ed4"><span class="exp" id="accusation__28"> accusation </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="accusation__29" original="E4a8.-13a4"> He laid himself open to seriously damaging charges, such as the accusation that he was a racist. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7b9" id="accusation__30" original="E4a8.-13a3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charge1" title="charge1 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7ba" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76d8" id="accusation__31" original="E4a8.-13a2"><span class="xh" id="accusation__32"> charge </span><span class="xhm" id="accusation__33"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="accusation__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-173f" id="accusation__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accusation" title="accusation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-173e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3658" id="accusation__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accusation__37"> accusation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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accuse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7be" id="accuse" original="E391.-5e9d" sum="802"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7bf" id="accuse__1" original="E391.-5e9c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7c0" id="accuse__2" original="E391.-5e9b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> accuse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7cd" id="accuse__9" original="E391.-5e86"><span class="pos" id="accuse__10" original="E391.-5e85"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f62" eid="accuse__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5d5c" geo="br" id="accuse__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accuse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accuse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5d59" geo="n_am" id="accuse__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accuse__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuse__us_2.ogg" href="sound://accuse__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ee5" id="accuse__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74a1" form="root" id="accuse__17"><span class="vp" id="accuse__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> accuse </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-749f" eid="accuse__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-749e" geo="br" id="accuse__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accuse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accuse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-749b" geo="n_am" id="accuse__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accuse__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuse__us_2.ogg" href="sound://accuse__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7498" form="thirdps" id="accuse__24"><span class="vp" id="accuse__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> accuses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7496" eid="accuse__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7495" geo="br" id="accuse__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accuses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accuses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7492" geo="n_am" id="accuse__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accuses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accuses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-748f" form="past" id="accuse__31"><span class="vp" id="accuse__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> accused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-748d" eid="accuse__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-748c" geo="br" id="accuse__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7489" geo="n_am" id="accuse__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7486" form="pastpart" id="accuse__38"><span class="vp" id="accuse__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> accused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7484" eid="accuse__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7483" geo="br" id="accuse__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7480" geo="n_am" id="accuse__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-747d" form="prespart" id="accuse__45"><span class="vp" id="accuse__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> accusing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-747b" eid="accuse__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-747a" geo="br" id="accuse__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accusing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accusing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accusing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7477" geo="n_am" id="accuse__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accusing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accusing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accusing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7f9" id="accuse__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7fa" id="accuse__53" original="E391.-5e5d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="accuse__54" original="E391.-5e5b"> to say formally that somebody has committed a crime so there can be a trial in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7fc" id="accuse__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7fd" id="accuse__56" original="E4a8.-1384"><span class="cf" id="accuse__57" original="E391.-5e5c"><span class="exp" id="accuse__58"> accuse </span> somebody (of something) </span><span class="x" id="accuse__59" original="E4a8.-1383"> In 1681 he was accused of treason and lodged in Edinburgh castle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.801" id="accuse__60" original="E4a8.-1381"><span class="cf" id="accuse__61" original="E4a8.-1382"><span class="exp" id="accuse__62"> accuse </span> somebody (of doing something) </span><span class="x" id="accuse__63" original="E4a8.-1380"> In the play, Elizabeth Proctor is an upright woman who is accused of being a witch. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.805" id="accuse__64" original="E4a8.-137f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charge2" title="charge2 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.806" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.777e" id="accuse__65" original="E4a8.-137e"><span class="xh" id="accuse__66"> charge </span><span class="xhm" id="accuse__67"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="accuse__68"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.80a" id="accuse__69" original="E4a8.-137d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="accuse__70" original="E4a8.-137c"> to claim that somebody has done something wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.80c" id="accuse__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.80d" id="accuse__72" original="E4a8.-137a"><span class="cf" id="accuse__73" original="E4a8.-137b"><span class="exp" id="accuse__74"> accuse </span> somebody (of something) </span><span class="x" id="accuse__75" original="E4a8.-1379"> He had discussed many of his ideas with Wilde, whom he later accused of plagiarism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.811" id="accuse__76" original="E4a8.-1377"><span class="cf" id="accuse__77" original="E4a8.-1378"><span class="exp" id="accuse__78"> accuse </span> somebody (of doing something) </span><span class="x" id="accuse__79" original="E4a8.-1376"> Some of her own party, meanwhile, accused her of selling out and attacking the rights of workers. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.815" id="accuse__80"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.816" id="accuse__81" original="E391.-5e58"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.817" id="accuse__82"><span class="dr" id="accuse__83" original="E391.-5e57"> accuser </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.823" id="accuse__87" original="E391.-5e50"><span class="pos" id="accuse__88" original="E391.-5e4f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f63" eid="accuse__89" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4f8c" geo="br" id="accuse__90" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__91"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accuser__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuser__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://accuser__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4f89" geo="n_am" id="accuse__92" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="accuse__93"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːzər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accuser__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuser__us_1.ogg" href="sound://accuser__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.825" id="accuse__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.826" id="accuse__95" original="E4a8.-1375"><span class="x" id="accuse__96" original="E4a8.-1374"> He should have the right to defend himself and confront his accusers. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-16e6" id="accuse__97" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accuse" title="accuse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-16e5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.36c4" id="accuse__98" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accuse__99"> accuse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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achievable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.841" id="achievable" original="E840.-7952" sum="396"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.842" id="achievable__1" original="E840.-7951"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.843" id="achievable__2" original="E840.-7950"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> achievable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.84b" id="achievable__4" original="E840.-794b"><span class="pos" id="achievable__5" original="E840.-794a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f77" eid="achievable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4c88" geo="br" id="achievable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achievable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achievable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achievable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://achievable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4c85" geo="n_am" id="achievable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achievable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achievable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achievable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://achievable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.84d" id="achievable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.84e" id="achievable__12" original="E840.-7949"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.84f" id="achievable__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="achievable__14" original="E840.-7948"> of a goal or result </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="achievable__15" original="E840.-7947"> that can be reached by effort or skill </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.852" id="achievable__16" original="E840.-7946" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attainable" title="attainable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.853" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-363a" id="achievable__17" original="E840.-7945"><span class="xh" id="achievable__18"> attainable </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.855" id="achievable__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.856" id="achievable__20" original="E840.-7942"><span class="x" id="achievable__21" original="E840.-7941"> Harm reduction concentrates on achievable goals, instead of the impossible goal of a world without drugs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.858" id="achievable__22" original="E840.-7940"><span class="x" id="achievable__23" original="E840.-793f"> With these approaches, pain control for children is very achievable. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-168a" id="achievable__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://achievable" title="achievable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1689" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4db7" id="achievable__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="achievable__26"> achievable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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achieve
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.85a" id="achieve" original="E391.-5c3f" sum="615"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.85b" id="achieve__1" original="E391.-5c3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.85c" id="achieve__2" original="E391.-5c3d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> achieve </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.869" id="achieve__9" original="E391.-5c33"><span class="pos" id="achieve__10" original="E391.-5c32"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f7e" eid="achieve__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5b8e" geo="br" id="achieve__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieve__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieve__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://achieve__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5b8b" geo="n_am" id="achieve__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieve__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieve__us_2.ogg" href="sound://achieve__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3eb7" id="achieve__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f72" form="root" id="achieve__17"><span class="vp" id="achieve__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> achieve </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f74" eid="achieve__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f75" geo="br" id="achieve__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieve__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieve__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://achieve__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f78" geo="n_am" id="achieve__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieve__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieve__us_2.ogg" href="sound://achieve__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f7b" form="thirdps" id="achieve__24"><span class="vp" id="achieve__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> achieves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f7d" eid="achieve__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f7e" geo="br" id="achieve__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://achieves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f81" geo="n_am" id="achieve__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://achieves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f84" form="past" id="achieve__31"><span class="vp" id="achieve__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> achieved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f86" eid="achieve__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f87" geo="br" id="achieve__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://achieved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f8a" geo="n_am" id="achieve__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://achieved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f8d" form="pastpart" id="achieve__38"><span class="vp" id="achieve__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> achieved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f8f" eid="achieve__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f90" geo="br" id="achieve__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://achieved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f93" geo="n_am" id="achieve__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://achieved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f96" form="prespart" id="achieve__45"><span class="vp" id="achieve__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> achieving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f98" eid="achieve__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f99" geo="br" id="achieve__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://achieving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f9c" geo="n_am" id="achieve__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achieve__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://achieving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.895" id="achieve__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.896" id="achieve__53" original="E391.-5c15"><span class="def" id="achieve__54" original="E391.-5c11"> to succeed in reaching a particular goal or result, especially by effort or skill </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.898" id="achieve__55" original="E391.-5c10" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attain" title="attain definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.899" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36d4" id="achieve__56" original="E391.-5c0f"><span class="xh" id="achieve__57"> attain </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.89b" id="achieve__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.89c" id="achieve__59" original="E840.-78fe"><span class="cf" id="achieve__60" original="E391.-5c12"><span class="exp" id="achieve__61"> achieve </span> something </span><span class="x" id="achieve__62" original="E840.-78fd"> The index measures a country's potential to achieve sustained economic growth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8a0" id="achieve__63" original="E840.-78fb"><span class="cf" id="achieve__64" original="E840.-78fc"><span class="exp" id="achieve__65"> achieve </span> something by (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="achieve__66" original="E840.-78fa"> Substantial reductions in cervical cancer rates could be achieved by using routine Pap smears. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8a4" id="achieve__67" original="E840.-78f8"><span class="cf" id="achieve__68" original="E840.-78f9"><span class="exp" id="achieve__69"> achieve </span> something through something </span><span class="x" id="achieve__70" original="E840.-78f7"> Health benefits have already been achieved through the reduced use of pesticides. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5775" id="achieve__71" original="E840.-78f5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achieve__72" original="E840.-78f4"> achieve + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5777" id="achieve__73" original="E840.-78f3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5778" id="achieve__74" original="E840.-78f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5779" id="achieve__75"><span class="coll" id="achieve__76" original="E840.-78f0"> goal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.577b" id="achieve__77"><span class="coll" id="achieve__78" original="E840.-78ef"> objective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.577d" id="achieve__79"><span class="coll" id="achieve__80" original="E840.-78ee"> aim </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.577f" id="achieve__81"><span class="coll" id="achieve__82" original="E840.-78ed"> target </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5781" id="achieve__83"><span class="coll" id="achieve__84" original="E840.-78ec"> purpose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5783" id="achieve__85"><span class="coll" id="achieve__86" original="E840.-78eb"> end </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5785" id="achieve__87" original="E840.-78ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5786" id="achieve__88"><span class="coll" id="achieve__89" original="E840.-78e9"> result </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5788" id="achieve__90"><span class="coll" id="achieve__91" original="E840.-78e8"> outcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.578a" id="achieve__92" original="E840.-78e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.578b" id="achieve__93"><span class="coll" id="achieve__94" original="E840.-78e6"> reduction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.578d" id="achieve__95" original="E840.-78e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.578e" id="achieve__96"><span class="coll" id="achieve__97" original="E840.-78e4"> status </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5790" id="achieve__98" original="E840.-78e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5791" id="achieve__99"><span class="coll" id="achieve__100" original="E840.-78e2"> success </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5793" id="achieve__101" original="E840.-78e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5794" id="achieve__102"><span class="coll" id="achieve__103" original="E840.-78e0"> breakthrough </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5796" id="achieve__104" original="E840.-78df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5797" id="achieve__105"><span class="coll" id="achieve__106" original="E840.-78de"> balance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5799" id="achieve__107" original="E840.-78dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.579a" id="achieve__108"><span class="coll" id="achieve__109" original="E840.-78dc"> efficiency </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.579c" id="achieve__110" original="E840.-78db"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.579d" id="achieve__111" original="E840.-78da"><span class="x" id="achieve__112" original="E840.-78d9"> The book largely achieves its objectives and is a useful addition to existing literature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.579f" id="achieve__113" original="E840.-78d8"><span class="x" id="achieve__114" original="E840.-78d7"> The central task is to achieve a better balance between employer and employee interests at work. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a1" id="achieve__115" original="E840.-78d6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achieve__116" original="E840.-78d5"> adverb + achieve </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a3" id="achieve__117" original="E840.-78d4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a4" id="achieve__118" original="E840.-78d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a5" id="achieve__119"><span class="coll" id="achieve__120" original="E840.-78d1"> best </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a7" id="achieve__121" original="E840.-78d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a8" id="achieve__122"><span class="coll" id="achieve__123" original="E840.-78cf"> finally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57aa" id="achieve__124" original="E840.-78ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ab" id="achieve__125"><span class="coll" id="achieve__126" original="E840.-78cd"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ad" id="achieve__127"><span class="coll" id="achieve__128" original="E840.-78cc"> normally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57af" id="achieve__129" original="E840.-78cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b0" id="achieve__130"><span class="coll" id="achieve__131" original="E840.-78ca"> rarely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b2" id="achieve__132"><span class="coll" id="achieve__133" original="E840.-78c9"> seldom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b4" id="achieve__134" original="E840.-78c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b5" id="achieve__135"><span class="coll" id="achieve__136" original="E840.-78c7"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b7" id="achieve__137" original="E840.-78c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b8" id="achieve__138"><span class="coll" id="achieve__139" original="E840.-78c5"> ever </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ba" id="achieve__140" original="E840.-78c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57bb" id="achieve__141"><span class="coll" id="achieve__142" original="E840.-78c3"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57bd" id="achieve__143" original="E840.-78c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57be" id="achieve__144"><span class="coll" id="achieve__145" original="E840.-78c1"> easily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c0" id="achieve__146"><span class="coll" id="achieve__147" original="E840.-78c0"> readily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c2" id="achieve__148" original="E840.-78bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c3" id="achieve__149"><span class="coll" id="achieve__150" original="E840.-78be"> thereby </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c5" id="achieve__151" original="E840.-78bd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c6" id="achieve__152" original="E840.-78bc"><span class="x" id="achieve__153" original="E840.-78bb"> Quota sampling rarely achieves a sample that is exactly representative of the target population. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1639" id="achieve__154" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://achieve" title="achieve definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1638" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.39ce" id="achieve__155" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="achieve__156"> achieve </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8a8" id="achievement" original="E391.-5bf7" sum="957"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8a9" id="achievement__1" original="E391.-5bf6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8aa" id="achievement__2" original="E391.-5bf5"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> achievement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8b5" id="achievement__7" original="E391.-5bed"><span class="pos" id="achievement__8" original="E391.-5bec"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f85" eid="achievement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4bde" geo="br" id="achievement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achievement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achievement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achievement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://achievement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4bdb" geo="n_am" id="achievement__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="achievement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtʃiːvmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achievement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achievement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://achievement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8b7" id="achievement__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8b8" id="achievement__15" original="E391.-5beb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8b9" id="achievement__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="achievement__17" original="E391.-5be9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="achievement__18" original="E391.-5be8"> a thing that somebody has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8bc" id="achievement__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8bd" id="achievement__20" original="E840.-7898"><span class="x" id="achievement__21" original="E840.-7897"> Laplace was not modest about his abilities and achievements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8bf" id="achievement__22" original="E840.-7893"><span class="cf" id="achievement__23" original="E840.-7894"><span class="exp" id="achievement__24"> achievement </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="achievement__25" original="E840.-7892"> George III's achievements in the arts remain decidedly impressive. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c3" id="achievement__26" original="E840.-7882" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__27"> adjective + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c5" id="achievement__28"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c6" id="achievement__29" original="E840.-787f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c7" id="achievement__30"><span class="coll" id="achievement__31" original="E840.-787e"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c9" id="achievement__32"><span class="coll" id="achievement__33" original="E840.-7880"> remarkable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8cb" id="achievement__34"><span class="coll" id="achievement__35" original="E840.-769a"> outstanding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8cd" id="achievement__36"><span class="coll" id="achievement__37" original="E840.-7699"> extraordinary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8cf" id="achievement__38" original="E840.-7881"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d0" id="achievement__39"><span class="coll" id="achievement__40" original="E840.-7698"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d2" id="achievement__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d3" id="achievement__42" original="E840.-7697"><span class="x" id="achievement__43" original="E840.-7696"> The greatest achievement of Rohmer's films is to make art look and feel so artless. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d5" id="achievement__44" original="E840.-7695" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__45"> adjective + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d7" id="achievement__46"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d8" id="achievement__47" original="E840.-7693"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d9" id="achievement__48"><span class="coll" id="achievement__49" original="E840.-7692"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8db" id="achievement__50" original="E840.-7691"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8dc" id="achievement__51"><span class="coll" id="achievement__52" original="E840.-7690"> crowning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8de" id="achievement__53" original="E840.-768f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8df" id="achievement__54"><span class="coll" id="achievement__55" original="E840.-768e"> impressive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e1" id="achievement__56" original="E840.-768d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e2" id="achievement__57"><span class="coll" id="achievement__58" original="E840.-768c"> real </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e4" id="achievement__59" original="E840.-768b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e5" id="achievement__60" original="E840.-768a"><span class="x" id="achievement__61" original="E840.-7689"> The major achievement of this era was the work of Ptolemy. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e7" id="achievement__62"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e8" id="achievement__63" original="E840.-7686"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e9" id="achievement__64"><span class="coll" id="achievement__65" original="E840.-7685"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8eb" id="achievement__66" original="E840.-7684"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8ec" id="achievement__67"><span class="coll" id="achievement__68" original="E840.-7683"> artistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8ee" id="achievement__69" original="E840.-7682"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8ef" id="achievement__70"><span class="coll" id="achievement__71" original="E840.-7681"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f1" id="achievement__72" original="E840.-7680"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f2" id="achievement__73"><span class="coll" id="achievement__74" original="E840.-767f"> technological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f4" id="achievement__75" original="E840.-767e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f5" id="achievement__76"><span class="coll" id="achievement__77" original="E840.-767d"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f7" id="achievement__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f8" id="achievement__79" original="E840.-767b"><span class="x" id="achievement__80" original="E840.-767a"> The enormous altarpiece has been understood as Lorenzo Monaco's crowning artistic achievement. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8fa" id="achievement__81" original="E840.-765d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__82"> verb + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8fc" id="achievement__83"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8fd" id="achievement__84" original="E840.-765c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8fe" id="achievement__85"><span class="coll" id="achievement__86" original="E840.-765b"> celebrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.900" id="achievement__87" original="E840.-765a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.901" id="achievement__88"><span class="coll" id="achievement__89" original="E840.-7659"> undermine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.903" id="achievement__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.904" id="achievement__91" original="E840.-7657"><span class="x" id="achievement__92" original="E840.-7656"> As an epic poem, it celebrates the achievements of a hero. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.906" id="achievement__93" original="E391.-5be7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.907" id="achievement__94"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="achievement__95" original="E391.-5be5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="achievement__96" original="E391.-5be4"> the fact or process of achieving something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.90a" id="achievement__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.90b" id="achievement__98" original="E840.-7891"><span class="x" id="achievement__99" original="E840.-7890"> As the authors argue forcefully, scientific achievement depends on the free flow of people and information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.90d" id="achievement__100" original="E840.-788e"><span class="cf" id="achievement__101" original="E840.-788f"><span class="exp" id="achievement__102"> achievement </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="achievement__103" original="E840.-788d"> After the achievement of independence, the new nation began to experiment with modern commercial banking. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.911" id="achievement__104" original="E840.-7882" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__105"> adjective + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.913" id="achievement__106"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.914" id="achievement__107" original="E840.-787f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.915" id="achievement__108"><span class="coll" id="achievement__109" original="E840.-787e"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.917" id="achievement__110"><span class="coll" id="achievement__111" original="E840.-7880"> remarkable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.919" id="achievement__112"><span class="coll" id="achievement__113" original="E840.-769a"> outstanding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.91b" id="achievement__114"><span class="coll" id="achievement__115" original="E840.-7699"> extraordinary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.91d" id="achievement__116" original="E840.-7881"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.91e" id="achievement__117"><span class="coll" id="achievement__118" original="E840.-7698"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.920" id="achievement__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.921" id="achievement__120" original="E840.-787c"><span class="x" id="achievement__121" original="E840.-787b"> The second half of the 1920s was a time of remarkable economic achievement. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.923" id="achievement__122" original="E840.-7687" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__123"> adjective + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.925" id="achievement__124"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.926" id="achievement__125" original="E840.-7686"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.927" id="achievement__126"><span class="coll" id="achievement__127" original="E840.-7685"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.929" id="achievement__128" original="E840.-7684"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.92a" id="achievement__129"><span class="coll" id="achievement__130" original="E840.-7683"> artistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.92c" id="achievement__131" original="E840.-7682"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.92d" id="achievement__132"><span class="coll" id="achievement__133" original="E840.-7681"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.92f" id="achievement__134" original="E840.-7680"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.930" id="achievement__135"><span class="coll" id="achievement__136" original="E840.-767f"> technological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.932" id="achievement__137" original="E840.-767e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.933" id="achievement__138"><span class="coll" id="achievement__139" original="E840.-767d"> personal </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.935" id="achievement__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.936" id="achievement__141" original="E840.-7677"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.937" id="achievement__142"><span class="coll" id="achievement__143" original="E840.-7676"> individual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.939" id="achievement__144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.93a" id="achievement__145" original="E840.-7674"><span class="x" id="achievement__146" original="E840.-7673"> The idea of meritocracy opens the way to success based on individual achievement. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.93c" id="achievement__147" original="E840.-765d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__148"> verb + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.93e" id="achievement__149"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.93f" id="achievement__150" original="E840.-765c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.940" id="achievement__151"><span class="coll" id="achievement__152" original="E840.-765b"> celebrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.942" id="achievement__153" original="E840.-765a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.943" id="achievement__154"><span class="coll" id="achievement__155" original="E840.-7659"> undermine </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.945" id="achievement__156"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.946" id="achievement__157" original="E840.-7653"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.947" id="achievement__158"><span class="coll" id="achievement__159" original="E840.-7652"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.949" id="achievement__160" original="E840.-7651"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.94a" id="achievement__161"><span class="coll" id="achievement__162" original="E840.-7650"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.94c" id="achievement__163" original="E840.-764f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.94d" id="achievement__164" original="E840.-764e"><span class="x" id="achievement__165" original="E840.-764d"> In order to facilitate the achievement of these aims, … </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.94f" id="achievement__166" original="E840.-788c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.950" id="achievement__167"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="achievement__168" original="E840.-788a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="achievement__169" original="E840.-7889"> a child's or student's progress in a course of learning, especially as measured by standard tests </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.953" id="achievement__170"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.954" id="achievement__171" original="E840.-7888"><span class="x" id="achievement__172" original="E840.-7887"> Ignoring the needs of children incurs costs in the future from increased unemployment, poor health and low educational achievement. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.956" id="achievement__173" original="E840.-7678" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__174"> adjective + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.958" id="achievement__175"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.959" id="achievement__176" original="E840.-7677"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.95a" id="achievement__177"><span class="coll" id="achievement__178" original="E840.-7676"> individual </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.95c" id="achievement__179"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.95d" id="achievement__180" original="E840.-7670"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.95e" id="achievement__181"><span class="coll" id="achievement__182" original="E840.-766f"> academic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.960" id="achievement__183"><span class="coll" id="achievement__184" original="E840.-766e"> educational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.962" id="achievement__185" original="E840.-766c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.963" id="achievement__186" original="E840.-766b"><span class="x" id="achievement__187" original="E840.-766a"> Chronic disease conditions lower academic achievement due to increased school absences. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.965" id="achievement__188" original="E840.-764c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__189"> verb + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.967" id="achievement__190"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.968" id="achievement__191" original="E840.-764a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.969" id="achievement__192"><span class="coll" id="achievement__193" original="E840.-7649"> assess </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.96b" id="achievement__194" original="E840.-7648"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.96c" id="achievement__195" original="E840.-7647"><span class="x" id="achievement__196" original="E840.-7646"> Achievement was assessed with a number of measures across the years. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4665" id="achievement__197" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="achievement__198"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4667" id="achievement__199" original="E840.-7885"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__200" original="E840.-7884"> adjective + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4669" id="achievement__201" original="E840.-7883"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.466a" id="achievement__202" original="E840.-787f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.466b" id="achievement__203" original="E840.-787e"><span class="coll" id="achievement__204"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.466d" id="achievement__205" original="E840.-7880"><span class="coll" id="achievement__206"> remarkable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.466f" id="achievement__207" original="E840.-769a"><span class="coll" id="achievement__208"> outstanding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4671" id="achievement__209" original="E840.-7699"><span class="coll" id="achievement__210"> extraordinary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4673" id="achievement__211" original="E840.-7881"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4674" id="achievement__212" original="E840.-7698"><span class="coll" id="achievement__213"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4676" id="achievement__214" original="E840.-787d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4677" id="achievement__215" original="E840.-787c"><span class="x" id="achievement__216" original="E840.-787b"> The second half of the 1920s was a time of remarkable economic achievement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4679" id="achievement__217" original="E840.-7697"><span class="x" id="achievement__218" original="E840.-7696"> The greatest achievement of Rohmer's films is to make art look and feel so artless. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.467b" id="achievement__219" original="E840.-7695"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.467c" id="achievement__220" original="E840.-7693"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.467d" id="achievement__221" original="E840.-7692"><span class="coll" id="achievement__222"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.467f" id="achievement__223" original="E840.-7691"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4680" id="achievement__224" original="E840.-7690"><span class="coll" id="achievement__225"> crowning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4682" id="achievement__226" original="E840.-768f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4683" id="achievement__227" original="E840.-768e"><span class="coll" id="achievement__228"> impressive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4685" id="achievement__229" original="E840.-768d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4686" id="achievement__230" original="E840.-768c"><span class="coll" id="achievement__231"> real </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4688" id="achievement__232" original="E840.-768b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4689" id="achievement__233" original="E840.-768a"><span class="x" id="achievement__234" original="E840.-7689"> The major achievement of this era was the work of Ptolemy. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.468b" id="achievement__235" original="E840.-7688"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.468c" id="achievement__236" original="E840.-7686"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.468d" id="achievement__237" original="E840.-7685"><span class="coll" id="achievement__238"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.468f" id="achievement__239" original="E840.-7684"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4690" id="achievement__240" original="E840.-7683"><span class="coll" id="achievement__241"> artistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4692" id="achievement__242" original="E840.-7682"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4693" id="achievement__243" original="E840.-7681"><span class="coll" id="achievement__244"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4695" id="achievement__245" original="E840.-7680"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4696" id="achievement__246" original="E840.-767f"><span class="coll" id="achievement__247"> technological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4698" id="achievement__248" original="E840.-767e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4699" id="achievement__249" original="E840.-767d"><span class="coll" id="achievement__250"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.469b" id="achievement__251" original="E840.-767c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.469c" id="achievement__252" original="E840.-767b"><span class="x" id="achievement__253" original="E840.-767a"> The enormous altarpiece has been understood as Lorenzo Monaco's crowning artistic achievement. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.469e" id="achievement__254" original="E840.-7679"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.469f" id="achievement__255" original="E840.-7677"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a0" id="achievement__256" original="E840.-7676"><span class="coll" id="achievement__257"> individual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a2" id="achievement__258" original="E840.-7675"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a3" id="achievement__259" original="E840.-7674"><span class="x" id="achievement__260" original="E840.-7673"> The idea of meritocracy opens the way to success based on individual achievement. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a5" id="achievement__261" original="E840.-7672"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a6" id="achievement__262" original="E840.-7670"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a7" id="achievement__263" original="E840.-766f"><span class="coll" id="achievement__264"> academic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a9" id="achievement__265" original="E840.-766e"><span class="coll" id="achievement__266"> educational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ab" id="achievement__267" original="E840.-766c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ac" id="achievement__268" original="E840.-766b"><span class="x" id="achievement__269" original="E840.-766a"> Chronic disease conditions lower academic achievement due to increased school absences. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ae" id="achievement__270" original="E840.-7660"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__271" original="E840.-765f"> verb + achievement </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b0" id="achievement__272" original="E840.-765e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b1" id="achievement__273" original="E840.-765c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b2" id="achievement__274" original="E840.-765b"><span class="coll" id="achievement__275"> celebrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b4" id="achievement__276" original="E840.-765a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b5" id="achievement__277" original="E840.-7659"><span class="coll" id="achievement__278"> undermine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b7" id="achievement__279" original="E840.-7658"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b8" id="achievement__280" original="E840.-7657"><span class="x" id="achievement__281" original="E840.-7656"> As an epic poem, it celebrates the achievements of a hero. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ba" id="achievement__282" original="E840.-7655"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46bb" id="achievement__283" original="E840.-7653"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46bc" id="achievement__284" original="E840.-7652"><span class="coll" id="achievement__285"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46be" id="achievement__286" original="E840.-7651"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46bf" id="achievement__287" original="E840.-7650"><span class="coll" id="achievement__288"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c1" id="achievement__289" original="E840.-764f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c2" id="achievement__290" original="E840.-764e"><span class="x" id="achievement__291" original="E840.-764d"> In order to facilitate the achievement of these aims, … </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c4" id="achievement__292" original="E840.-764c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c5" id="achievement__293" original="E840.-764a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c6" id="achievement__294" original="E840.-7649"><span class="coll" id="achievement__295"> assess </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c8" id="achievement__296" original="E840.-7648"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c9" id="achievement__297" original="E840.-7647"><span class="x" id="achievement__298" original="E840.-7646"> Achievement was assessed with a number of measures across the years. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1613" id="achievement__299" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://achievement" title="achievement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1612" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3a2e" id="achievement__300" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="achievement__301"> achievement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.96e" hm="1" id="acid1" original="E391.-5b8c" sum="433"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.96f" id="acid1__1" original="E391.-5b8b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.970" id="acid1__2" original="E391.-5b8a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acid <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.97c" id="acid1__7" original="E391.-5b81"><span class="pos" id="acid1__8" original="E391.-5b80"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f8c" eid="acid1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4afb" geo="br" id="acid1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acid1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæsɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aci/acid_/acid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aci/acid_/acid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4af8" geo="n_am" id="acid1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acid1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæsɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aci/acid_/acid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aci/acid_/acid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.97e" id="acid1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acid1__15" original="E391.-5b7d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="acid1__16" original="E391.-5b7c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.981" id="acid1__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.982" id="acid1__18" original="E391.-5b7f"><span class="def" id="acid1__19" original="E391.-5b7a"> a chemical, usually a liquid, that contains <a class="ndv" href="entry://hydrogen" id="acid1__20"> hydrogen </a> and has a <a class="ndv" href="entry://pH" id="acid1__21"> pH </a> of less than seven. The <a class="ndv" href="entry://hydrogen" id="acid1__22"> hydrogen </a> can be replaced by a metal to form a salt. <span class="dh" id="acid1__23" original="E391.-5b73"> Acids </span> can often burn holes in or damage things they touch. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.988" id="acid1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.989" id="acid1__25" original="E826.-7c6e"><span class="x" id="acid1__26" original="E826.-7c6d"> The clouds on Venus are mostly sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.98b" id="acid1__27" original="E826.-7bbe"><span class="x" id="acid1__28" original="E826.-7bbd"> Saliva neutralizes acids that can cause tooth decay. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.98d" id="acid1__29" original="E391.-5b72" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alkali" title="alkali definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.98e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75ef" id="acid1__30" original="E391.-5b71"><span class="xh" id="acid1__31"> alkali </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1545" id="acid1__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acid_1" title="acid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1544" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3ac6" id="acid1__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acid1__34"> acid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.990" hm="2" id="acid2" original="E391.-5b55" sum="281"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.991" id="acid2__1" original="E391.-5b54"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.992" id="acid2__2" original="E391.-5b53"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acid <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.99d" id="acid2__7" original="E391.-5b4a"><span class="pos" id="acid2__8" original="E391.-5b49"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f93" eid="acid2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4af5" geo="br" id="acid2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acid2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæsɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aci/acid_/acid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aci/acid_/acid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4af2" geo="n_am" id="acid2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acid2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæsɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aci/acid_/acid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aci/acid_/acid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.99f" id="acid2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a0" id="acid2__15" original="E391.-5b48"><span class="def" id="acid2__16" original="E391.-5b45"> that contains acid or has the essential characteristics of an acid; that has a <a class="ndv" href="entry://pH" id="acid2__17"> pH </a> of less than seven </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a3" id="acid2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a4" id="acid2__19" original="E826.-7bae"><span class="x" id="acid2__20" original="E826.-7bad"> Rye is tolerant of poor, acid soils. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a6" id="acid2__21" original="E391.-5b44" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alkaline" title="alkaline definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7613" id="acid2__22" original="E391.-5b43"><span class="xh" id="acid2__23"> alkaline </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1523" id="acid2__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acid_1" title="acid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1522" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3ac6" id="acid2__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acid2__26"> acid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acidic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a9" id="acidic" original="E391.-5b1a" sum="297"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9aa" id="acidic__1" original="E391.-5b19"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9ab" id="acidic__2" original="E391.-5b18"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acidic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b3" id="acidic__4" original="E391.-5b13"><span class="pos" id="acidic__5" original="E391.-5b12"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f9a" eid="acidic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4a74" geo="br" id="acidic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acidic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪdɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aci/acidi/acidic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aci/acidi/acidic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acidic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4a71" geo="n_am" id="acidic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acidic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪdɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aci/acidi/acidic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aci/acidi/acidic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acidic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b5" id="acidic__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b6" id="acidic__12" original="E391.-5b0f"><span class="def" id="acidic__13" original="E391.-5b0e"> containing acid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b8" id="acidic__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b9" id="acidic__15" original="E4a8.-7726"><span class="x" id="acidic__16" original="E4a8.-7725"> The release was then tested both in neutral and acidic conditions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9bb" id="acidic__17" original="E826.-7b8a"><span class="x" id="acidic__18" original="E826.-7b89"> The highly acidic environment of the human stomach will usually destroy <span class="eul" id="acidic__19" original="E4a8.-7724"> E.coli </span> . </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9be" id="acidic__20" original="E826.-7b88" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alkaline" title="alkaline definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9bf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7613" id="acidic__21" original="E826.-7b87"><span class="xh" id="acidic__22"> alkaline </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1509" id="acidic__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acidic" title="acidic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1508" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3b5a" id="acidic__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acidic__25"> acidic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acidity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.46f2" id="acidity" original="E391.-5ad5" sum="443"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.46f3" id="acidity__1" original="E391.-5ad4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.46f4" id="acidity__2" original="E391.-5ad3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acidity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.46fc" id="acidity__4" original="E391.-5ace"><span class="pos" id="acidity__5" original="E391.-5acd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fa1" eid="acidity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-49a5" geo="br" id="acidity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acidity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪdəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aci/acidi/acidity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aci/acidi/acidity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acidity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-49a2" geo="n_am" id="acidity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acidity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪdəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aci/acidi/acidity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aci/acidi/acidity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acidity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.46fe" id="acidity__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acidity__12" original="E391.-5acb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4700" id="acidity__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4701" id="acidity__14" original="E391.-5aca"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="acidity__15" original="E391.-5ac9"> the level of acid in substances such as water, soil or wine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4703" id="acidity__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4704" id="acidity__17" original="E826.-7b7e"><span class="x" id="acidity__18" original="E826.-7b7d"> More troublesome to marine habitats may be the potential impact of rising ocean acidity from fossil fuel use. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4706" id="acidity__19" original="E826.-7b7c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="acidity__20" original="E826.-7b7b"> the level of acid in the stomach, especially when the level is too high and causes <a class="ndv" href="entry://discomfort" id="acidity__21"> discomfort </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4709" id="acidity__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.470a" id="acidity__23" original="E826.-7b78"><span class="x" id="acidity__24" original="E826.-7b77"> High protein increases acidity while vegetables increase alkalinity. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-14eb" id="acidity__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acidity" title="acidity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-14ea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3ba4" id="acidity__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acidity__27"> acidity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acknowledge
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.470c" id="acknowledge" original="E391.-5a41" sum="1401"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.470d" id="acknowledge__1" original="E391.-5a40"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.470e" id="acknowledge__2" original="E391.-5a3f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acknowledge </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.471c" id="acknowledge__9" original="E391.-5a35"><span class="pos" id="acknowledge__10" original="E391.-5a34"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fa8" eid="acknowledge__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-48c4" geo="br" id="acknowledge__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɒlɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://acknowledge__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-48c0" geo="n_am" id="acknowledge__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3e89" id="acknowledge__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a5d" form="root" id="acknowledge__17"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> acknowledge </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a5f" eid="acknowledge__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a60" geo="br" id="acknowledge__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɒlɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://acknowledge__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a64" geo="n_am" id="acknowledge__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a68" form="thirdps" id="acknowledge__24"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> acknowledges </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a6a" eid="acknowledge__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a6b" geo="br" id="acknowledge__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɒlɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledges__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledges__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a6e" geo="n_am" id="acknowledge__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɑːlɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledges__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledges__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a71" form="past" id="acknowledge__31"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> acknowledged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a73" eid="acknowledge__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a74" geo="br" id="acknowledge__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɒlɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a77" geo="n_am" id="acknowledge__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɑːlɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a7a" form="pastpart" id="acknowledge__38"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> acknowledged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a7c" eid="acknowledge__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a7d" geo="br" id="acknowledge__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɒlɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a80" geo="n_am" id="acknowledge__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɑːlɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a83" form="prespart" id="acknowledge__45"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> acknowledging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a85" eid="acknowledge__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a86" geo="br" id="acknowledge__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɒlɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a89" geo="n_am" id="acknowledge__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɑːlɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.474d" id="acknowledge__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.474e" id="acknowledge__53" original="E391.-5a17"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="acknowledge__54" original="E391.-5a16"> to accept that something is true or exists </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4750" id="acknowledge__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4751" id="acknowledge__56" original="E826.-79c2"><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__57" original="E391.-5a15"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__58"> acknowledge </span> something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledge__59" original="E826.-79c1"> It seems necessary for economic analyses to acknowledge the existence of social conventions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4755" id="acknowledge__60" original="E826.-79c0"><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__61" original="E391.-5a14"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__62"> acknowledge </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="acknowledge__63" original="E826.-79bf"> The authors acknowledge that other studies have been done on statins in children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4759" id="acknowledge__64" original="E826.-79bd"><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__65" original="E826.-79be"> it is acknowledged that… </span><span class="x" id="acknowledge__66" original="E826.-79bc"> It must be acknowledged that DNA matching is but one part of a prosecution case. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.475c" id="acknowledge__67" original="E826.-79bb"><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__68" original="E391.-5a13"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__69"> acknowledge </span> something to be, have, etc. something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledge__70" original="E826.-79ba"> Most of Barker's claims are now acknowledged to be true. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4760" id="acknowledge__71" original="E826.-79ac" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__72"> acknowledge + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4762" id="acknowledge__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4763" id="acknowledge__74" original="E826.-79aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4764" id="acknowledge__75"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__76" original="E826.-79a9"> existence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4766" id="acknowledge__77" original="E826.-79a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4767" id="acknowledge__78"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__79" original="E826.-79a7"> fact </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4769" id="acknowledge__80" original="E826.-79a6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.476a" id="acknowledge__81" original="E826.-79a5"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__82" original="E826.-79a4"> It is important to acknowledge the fact that men also now suffer from the pressure to look good. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.476c" id="acknowledge__83" original="E826.-798a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__84"> adverb + acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.476e" id="acknowledge__85"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.476f" id="acknowledge__86" original="E826.-7989"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4770" id="acknowledge__87"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__88" original="E826.-7988"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4772" id="acknowledge__89"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__90" original="E826.-7987"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4774" id="acknowledge__91" original="E826.-7986"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4775" id="acknowledge__92"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__93" original="E826.-7985"> universally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4777" id="acknowledge__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4778" id="acknowledge__95" original="E821.-4335"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__96" original="E821.-4334"> It is widely acknowledged that cultures, at all scales, affect economic activity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.477a" id="acknowledge__97" original="E826.-7980" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__98"> adverb + acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.477c" id="acknowledge__99"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.477d" id="acknowledge__100" original="E826.-797f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.477e" id="acknowledge__101"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__102" original="E826.-797e"> readily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4780" id="acknowledge__103" original="E826.-797d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4781" id="acknowledge__104"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__105" original="E826.-797c"> publicly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4783" id="acknowledge__106"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__107" original="E826.-797b"> openly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4785" id="acknowledge__108" original="E826.-797a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4786" id="acknowledge__109"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__110" original="E826.-7979"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4788" id="acknowledge__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4789" id="acknowledge__112" original="E826.-7977"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__113" original="E826.-7976"> Pope did not openly acknowledge authorship of the poem until 1735. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.478b" id="acknowledge__114" original="E826.-7966" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__115"> verb + to acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.478d" id="acknowledge__116"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.478e" id="acknowledge__117" original="E826.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.478f" id="acknowledge__118"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__119" original="E826.-7964"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4791" id="acknowledge__120" original="E826.-7963"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4792" id="acknowledge__121"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__122" original="E826.-7962"> fail </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4794" id="acknowledge__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4795" id="acknowledge__124" original="E470.-6af6"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__125" original="E470.-6af5"> This emphasis on the individual and on markets fails to acknowledge that people are also social beings. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4797" id="acknowledge__126" original="E391.-5a12"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="acknowledge__127" original="E391.-5a11"> to accept that somebody/something has a particular quality, importance or status </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4799" id="acknowledge__128" original="E391.-5a10" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://recognize" title="recognize definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.479a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-6966" id="acknowledge__129" original="E391.-5a0f"><span class="xh" id="acknowledge__130"> recognize </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.479d" id="acknowledge__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.479e" id="acknowledge__132" original="E826.-79b9"><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__133" original="E391.-5a0d"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__134"> acknowledge </span> something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledge__135" original="E826.-79b8"> Stone has acknowledged the influence of ‘The Bacchae’ on his films. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47a2" id="acknowledge__136" original="E826.-79b7"><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__137" original="E391.-5a0c"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__138"> acknowledge </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledge__139" original="E826.-79b6"> Henry acknowledged Richard as his heir. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47a6" id="acknowledge__140" original="E826.-79b5"><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__141" original="E391.-5a0b"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__142"> acknowledge </span> somebody/something to be, have, etc. something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledge__143" original="E826.-79b4"> Large dams are widely acknowledged to be highly destructive of aquatic ecosystems. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47aa" id="acknowledge__144" original="E826.-79a3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__145"> acknowledge + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ac" id="acknowledge__146"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ad" id="acknowledge__147" original="E826.-79a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ae" id="acknowledge__148"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__149" original="E826.-79a0"> importance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b0" id="acknowledge__150" original="E826.-799f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b1" id="acknowledge__151"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__152" original="E826.-799e"> necessity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b3" id="acknowledge__153" original="E826.-799d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b4" id="acknowledge__154"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__155" original="E826.-799c"> limitations </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b6" id="acknowledge__156" original="E826.-799b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b7" id="acknowledge__157" original="E826.-799a"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__158" original="E826.-7999"> This management model acknowledges the central importance of motivating and rewarding people. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b9" id="acknowledge__159" original="E826.-798a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__160"> adverb + acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47bb" id="acknowledge__161"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47bc" id="acknowledge__162" original="E826.-7989"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47bd" id="acknowledge__163"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__164" original="E826.-7988"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47bf" id="acknowledge__165"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__166" original="E826.-7987"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c1" id="acknowledge__167" original="E826.-7986"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c2" id="acknowledge__168"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__169" original="E826.-7985"> universally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c4" id="acknowledge__170"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c5" id="acknowledge__171" original="E826.-7983"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__172" original="E826.-7982"> The value of the Kyoto protocol is not universally acknowledged. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c7" id="acknowledge__173" original="E826.-7980" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__174"> adverb + acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c9" id="acknowledge__175"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ca" id="acknowledge__176" original="E826.-797f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47cb" id="acknowledge__177"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__178" original="E826.-797e"> readily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47cd" id="acknowledge__179" original="E826.-797d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ce" id="acknowledge__180"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__181" original="E826.-797c"> publicly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d0" id="acknowledge__182"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__183" original="E826.-797b"> openly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d2" id="acknowledge__184" original="E826.-797a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d3" id="acknowledge__185"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__186" original="E826.-7979"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d5" id="acknowledge__187"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d6" id="acknowledge__188" original="E470.-6afa"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__189" original="E470.-6af9"> The author readily acknowledges the limited value of interviews as sources of raw data. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d8" id="acknowledge__190" original="E826.-7966" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__191"> verb + to acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47da" id="acknowledge__192"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47db" id="acknowledge__193" original="E826.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47dc" id="acknowledge__194"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__195" original="E826.-7964"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47de" id="acknowledge__196" original="E826.-7963"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47df" id="acknowledge__197"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__198" original="E826.-7962"> fail </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e1" id="acknowledge__199"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e2" id="acknowledge__200" original="E826.-7960"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__201" original="E826.-795f"> Tannery refused to acknowledge the terms of this treaty. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e4" id="acknowledge__202" original="E391.-5a04"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__203" original="E391.-5a03"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__204"> acknowledge </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="acknowledge__205" original="E391.-5a02"> to publicly express thanks for help or inspiration </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e8" id="acknowledge__206"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e9" id="acknowledge__207" original="E826.-79b3"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__208" original="E826.-79b2"> The authors acknowledge their debt to Lakoff. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47eb" id="acknowledge__209" original="E826.-7998" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__210"> acknowledge + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ed" id="acknowledge__211"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ee" id="acknowledge__212" original="E826.-7996"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ef" id="acknowledge__213"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__214" original="E826.-7995"> contribution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f1" id="acknowledge__215" original="E826.-7994"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f2" id="acknowledge__216"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__217" original="E826.-7993"> debt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f4" id="acknowledge__218" original="E826.-7992"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f5" id="acknowledge__219"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__220" original="E826.-7991"> support </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f7" id="acknowledge__221" original="E826.-7990"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f8" id="acknowledge__222" original="E826.-798f"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__223" original="E826.-798e"> Kant clearly acknowledged the contributions of both physical science and human science to the study of geography. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47fa" id="acknowledge__224" original="E826.-7980" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__225"> adverb + acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47fc" id="acknowledge__226"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47fd" id="acknowledge__227" original="E826.-797f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47fe" id="acknowledge__228"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__229" original="E826.-797e"> readily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4800" id="acknowledge__230" original="E826.-797d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4801" id="acknowledge__231"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__232" original="E826.-797c"> publicly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4803" id="acknowledge__233"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__234" original="E826.-797b"> openly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4805" id="acknowledge__235" original="E826.-797a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4806" id="acknowledge__236"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__237" original="E826.-7979"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4808" id="acknowledge__238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4809" id="acknowledge__239" original="E470.-6af8"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__240" original="E470.-6af7"> Bogdanor's intellectual influence is explicitly acknowledged in Gordon's book. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.480b" id="acknowledge__241" original="E826.-7975" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__242"> adverb + acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.480d" id="acknowledge__243"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.480e" id="acknowledge__244" original="E826.-7973"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.480f" id="acknowledge__245"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__246" original="E826.-7972"> gratefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4811" id="acknowledge__247" original="E826.-7971"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4812" id="acknowledge__248"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__249" original="E826.-7970"> formally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4814" id="acknowledge__250"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__251" original="E826.-796f"> officially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4816" id="acknowledge__252" original="E826.-796e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4817" id="acknowledge__253"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__254" original="E826.-796d"> properly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4819" id="acknowledge__255" original="E826.-796c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.481a" id="acknowledge__256" original="E826.-796b"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__257" original="E826.-796a"> Finally, we gratefully acknowledge the input of Dr Jane Wallis for her helpful advice in the drafting and revision of this paper. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.481c" id="acknowledge__258" original="E826.-795e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__259"> verb + to acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.481e" id="acknowledge__260"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.481f" id="acknowledge__261" original="E826.-795c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4820" id="acknowledge__262"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__263" original="E826.-795b"> would like </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4822" id="acknowledge__264" original="E826.-795a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4823" id="acknowledge__265" original="E826.-7959"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__266" original="E826.-7958"> I would like to acknowledge my family for their support, patience and encouragement. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4825" id="acknowledge__267" original="E391.-5a0a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__268" original="E391.-5a09"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__269"> acknowledge </span> something </span><span class="def" id="acknowledge__270" original="E391.-5a08"> to tell somebody that you have received something that they sent to you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4829" id="acknowledge__271"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.482a" id="acknowledge__272" original="E826.-79b1"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__273" original="E826.-79b0"> Please note that we cannot acknowledge receipt of applications. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46cb" id="acknowledge__274" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="acknowledge__275"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46cd" id="acknowledge__276" original="E826.-79ae"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__277" original="E826.-79ad"> acknowledge + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46cf" id="acknowledge__278" original="E826.-79ac"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d0" id="acknowledge__279" original="E826.-79aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d1" id="acknowledge__280" original="E826.-79a9"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__281"> existence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d3" id="acknowledge__282" original="E826.-79a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d4" id="acknowledge__283" original="E826.-79a7"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__284"> fact </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d6" id="acknowledge__285" original="E826.-79a6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d7" id="acknowledge__286" original="E826.-79a5"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__287" original="E826.-79a4"> It is important to acknowledge the fact that men also now suffer from the pressure to look good. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d9" id="acknowledge__288" original="E826.-79a3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46da" id="acknowledge__289" original="E826.-79a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46db" id="acknowledge__290" original="E826.-79a0"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__291"> importance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46dd" id="acknowledge__292" original="E826.-799f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46de" id="acknowledge__293" original="E826.-799e"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__294"> necessity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e0" id="acknowledge__295" original="E826.-799d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e1" id="acknowledge__296" original="E826.-799c"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__297"> limitations </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e3" id="acknowledge__298" original="E826.-799b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e4" id="acknowledge__299" original="E826.-799a"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__300" original="E826.-7999"> This management model acknowledges the central importance of motivating and rewarding people. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e6" id="acknowledge__301" original="E826.-7998"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e7" id="acknowledge__302" original="E826.-7996"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e8" id="acknowledge__303" original="E826.-7995"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__304"> contribution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ea" id="acknowledge__305" original="E826.-7994"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46eb" id="acknowledge__306" original="E826.-7993"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__307"> debt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ed" id="acknowledge__308" original="E826.-7992"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ee" id="acknowledge__309" original="E826.-7991"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__310"> support </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f0" id="acknowledge__311" original="E826.-7990"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f1" id="acknowledge__312" original="E826.-798f"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__313" original="E826.-798e"> Kant clearly acknowledged the contributions of both physical science and human science to the study of geography. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f3" id="acknowledge__314" original="E826.-798d"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__315" original="E826.-798c"> adverb + acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f5" id="acknowledge__316" original="E826.-798b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f6" id="acknowledge__317" original="E826.-7989"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f7" id="acknowledge__318" original="E826.-7988"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__319"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f9" id="acknowledge__320" original="E826.-7987"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__321"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46fb" id="acknowledge__322" original="E826.-7986"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46fc" id="acknowledge__323" original="E826.-7985"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__324"> universally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46fe" id="acknowledge__325" original="E826.-7984"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ff" id="acknowledge__326" original="E821.-4335"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__327" original="E821.-4334"> It is widely acknowledged that cultures, at all scales, affect economic activity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4701" id="acknowledge__328" original="E826.-7983"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__329" original="E826.-7982"> The value of the Kyoto protocol is not universally acknowledged. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4703" id="acknowledge__330" original="E826.-7981"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4704" id="acknowledge__331" original="E826.-797f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4705" id="acknowledge__332" original="E826.-797e"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__333"> readily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4707" id="acknowledge__334" original="E826.-797d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4708" id="acknowledge__335" original="E826.-797c"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__336"> publicly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.470a" id="acknowledge__337" original="E826.-797b"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__338"> openly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.470c" id="acknowledge__339" original="E826.-797a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.470d" id="acknowledge__340" original="E826.-7979"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__341"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.470f" id="acknowledge__342" original="E826.-7978"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4710" id="acknowledge__343" original="E470.-6afa"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__344" original="E470.-6af9"> The author readily acknowledges the limited value of interviews as sources of raw data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4712" id="acknowledge__345" original="E826.-7977"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__346" original="E826.-7976"> Pope did not openly acknowledge authorship of the poem until 1735. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4714" id="acknowledge__347" original="E470.-6af8"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__348" original="E470.-6af7"> Bogdanor's intellectual influence is explicitly acknowledged in Gordon's book. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4716" id="acknowledge__349" original="E826.-7975"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4717" id="acknowledge__350" original="E826.-7973"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4718" id="acknowledge__351" original="E826.-7972"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__352"> gratefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.471a" id="acknowledge__353" original="E826.-7971"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.471b" id="acknowledge__354" original="E826.-7970"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__355"> formally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.471d" id="acknowledge__356" original="E826.-796f"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__357"> officially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.471f" id="acknowledge__358" original="E826.-796e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4720" id="acknowledge__359" original="E826.-796d"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__360"> properly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4722" id="acknowledge__361" original="E826.-796c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4723" id="acknowledge__362" original="E826.-796b"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__363" original="E826.-796a"> Finally, we gratefully acknowledge the input of Dr Jane Wallis for her helpful advice in the drafting and revision of this paper. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4725" id="acknowledge__364" original="E826.-7969"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__365" original="E826.-7968"> verb + to acknowledge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4727" id="acknowledge__366" original="E826.-7967"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4728" id="acknowledge__367" original="E826.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4729" id="acknowledge__368" original="E826.-7964"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__369"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.472b" id="acknowledge__370" original="E826.-7963"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.472c" id="acknowledge__371" original="E826.-7962"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__372"> fail </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.472e" id="acknowledge__373" original="E826.-7961"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.472f" id="acknowledge__374" original="E826.-7960"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__375" original="E826.-795f"> Tannery refused to acknowledge the terms of this treaty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4731" id="acknowledge__376" original="E470.-6af6"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__377" original="E470.-6af5"> This emphasis on the individual and on markets fails to acknowledge that people are also social beings. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4733" id="acknowledge__378" original="E826.-795e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4734" id="acknowledge__379" original="E826.-795c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4735" id="acknowledge__380" original="E826.-795b"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__381"> would like </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4737" id="acknowledge__382" original="E826.-795a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4738" id="acknowledge__383" original="E826.-7959"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__384" original="E826.-7958"> I would like to acknowledge my family for their support, patience and encouragement. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1497" id="acknowledge__385" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acknowledge" title="acknowledge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1496" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3c63" id="acknowledge__386" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acknowledge__387"> acknowledge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acknowledgement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.482c" id="acknowledgement" original="E391.-5a01" sum="2494"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.482d" id="acknowledgement__1" original="E391.-5a00"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.482e" id="acknowledgement__2" original="E391.-59ff"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acknowledgement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4833" id="acknowledgement__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4834" id="acknowledgement__8"><span class="v"><strong> acknowledgment </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.483d" id="acknowledgement__10" original="E391.-59f5"><span class="pos" id="acknowledgement__11" original="E391.-59f4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fb1" eid="acknowledgement__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4855" geo="br" id="acknowledgement__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledgement__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledgement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledgement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledgement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4851" geo="n_am" id="acknowledgement__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acknowledgement__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əkˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledgement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledgement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acknowledgement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.483f" id="acknowledgement__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4840" id="acknowledgement__18" original="E391.-59f3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4841" id="acknowledgement__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acknowledgement__20" original="E391.-59f0"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="acknowledgement__21" original="E391.-59f1"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acknowledgement__22" original="E391.-59ef"> an act of accepting that is true or exists </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4845" id="acknowledgement__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4846" id="acknowledgement__24" original="E826.-7765"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__25" original="E826.-7766"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__26"> acknowledgement </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__27" original="E826.-7764"> A better understanding can form the basis of full acknowledgement of the problem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.484a" id="acknowledgement__28" original="E826.-7762"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__29" original="E826.-7763"> in <span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__30"> acknowledgement </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__31" original="E826.-7761"> In acknowledgement of the Queen's interest, Josiah Wedgwood named his new pottery ‘Queen's ware’ in 1763. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.484e" id="acknowledgement__32" original="E826.-775f"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__33" original="E826.-7760"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__34"> acknowledgement </span> by somebody </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__35" original="E826.-775e"> What is required first of all is an acknowledgement by the physician of the difficulties the parents are facing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4852" id="acknowledgement__36" original="E826.-775d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4853" id="acknowledgement__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acknowledgement__38" original="E826.-775b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="acknowledgement__39" original="E826.-775a"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acknowledgement__40" original="E826.-7759"> an act of accepting that somebody/something has a particular quality, importance or status </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4857" id="acknowledgement__41" original="E826.-7758" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://recognition" title="recognition (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4858" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-69d0" id="acknowledgement__42" original="E826.-7757"><span class="xh" id="acknowledgement__43"> recognition </span><span class="xs" id="acknowledgement__44"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.485b" id="acknowledgement__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.485c" id="acknowledgement__46" original="E826.-7755"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__47" original="E826.-7756"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__48"> acknowledgement </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__49" original="E826.-7754"> There is a clear acknowledgement of the power of myth within Maddin's work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4860" id="acknowledgement__50" original="E826.-7752"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__51" original="E826.-7753"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__52"> acknowledgement </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__53" original="E826.-7751"> Women were not given the same acknowledgement for their contribution to the war effort as male combatants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4864" id="acknowledgement__54" original="E827.755f"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__55" original="E826.-7750"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__56"> acknowledgement </span> from somebody </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__57" original="E827.7560"> He may gain a sense of self-worth by receiving acknowledgement from his peers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4868" id="acknowledgement__58" original="E826.-774c"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__59" original="E826.-774d"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__60"> acknowledgement </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__61" original="E826.-774b"> The court's official acknowledgement that the abuses constituted war crimes marks an important step forward. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.486c" id="acknowledgement__62" original="E391.-59ee"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.486d" id="acknowledgement__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="acknowledgement__64" original="E391.-59ec"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acknowledgement__65" original="E391.-59eb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acknowledgement__66" original="E391.-59ea"> an act or a statement expressing thanks for something or giving credit to somebody for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4871" id="acknowledgement__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4872" id="acknowledgement__68" original="E826.-774a"><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__69" original="E826.-7749"> A special acknowledgement and thanks also go to Davina Trent for doing the analytical work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4874" id="acknowledgement__70" original="E826.-7747"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__71" original="E826.-7748"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__72"> acknowledgement </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__73" original="E826.-7746"> But these acknowledgements to Rome underestimate the originality of the works produced. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4878" id="acknowledgement__74" original="E826.-7744"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__75" original="E826.-7745"> in <span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__76"> acknowledgement </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__77" original="E826.-7743"> In public acknowledgement of this debt, the painter dedicated the treatise to his old patron. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.487c" id="acknowledgement__78" original="E826.-7741"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__79" original="E826.-7742"> without <span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__80"> acknowledgement </span></span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__81" original="E826.-7740"> Extensive borrowing from a former author, even without acknowledgement, was quite common at this period. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4880" id="acknowledgement__82" original="E391.-59e9"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4881" id="acknowledgement__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="acknowledgement__84" original="E391.-59e7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acknowledgement__85" original="E826.-773f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acknowledgement__86" original="E391.-59e6"> a letter saying that something has been received </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4885" id="acknowledgement__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4886" id="acknowledgement__88" original="E826.-773d"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__89" original="E826.-773e"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__90"> acknowledgement </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__91" original="E826.-773c"> Apart from a formal acknowledgement of receipt of the letters, government sources remained silent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.488a" id="acknowledgement__92" original="E826.-773a"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__93" original="E826.-773b"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__94"> acknowledgement </span> from somebody </span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__95" original="E826.-7739"> Hope received no acknowledgement from his patron. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.488e" id="acknowledgement__96" original="E826.-7737"><span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__97" original="E826.-7738"> in <span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__98"> acknowledgement </span></span><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__99" original="E826.-7736"> Please sign and return the attached copy in acknowledgement. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4892" id="acknowledgement__100" original="E391.-59e5"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4893" id="acknowledgement__101"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="acknowledgement__102" original="E391.-59e3"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="acknowledgement__103" original="E391.-59e2"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acknowledgement__104" original="E391.-59e1"> a statement, especially at the beginning of a book, in which the writer expresses thanks to the people who have helped </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4897" id="acknowledgement__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4898" id="acknowledgement__106" original="E826.-7735"><span class="x" id="acknowledgement__107" original="E826.-7734"> In the acknowledgements, Denton expresses appreciation for his mentor's perspective. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-13a1" id="acknowledgement__108" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acknowledgement" title="acknowledgement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-13a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3cd9" id="acknowledgement__109" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acknowledgement__110"> acknowledgement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acquire
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.489a" id="acquire" original="E391.-5861" sum="852"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.489b" id="acquire__1" original="E391.-5860"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.489c" id="acquire__2" original="E391.-585f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acquire </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48aa" id="acquire__9" original="E391.-5855"><span class="pos" id="acquire__10" original="E391.-5854"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fba" eid="acquire__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-595d" geo="br" id="acquire__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquire__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquire__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://acquire__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-595a" geo="n_am" id="acquire__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquire__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquire__us_2.ogg" href="sound://acquire__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3e59" id="acquire__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ffa" form="root" id="acquire__17"><span class="vp" id="acquire__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> acquire </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ffc" eid="acquire__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ffd" geo="br" id="acquire__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquire__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquire__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://acquire__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2000" geo="n_am" id="acquire__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquire__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquire__us_2.ogg" href="sound://acquire__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2003" form="thirdps" id="acquire__24"><span class="vp" id="acquire__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> acquires </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2005" eid="acquire__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2006" geo="br" id="acquire__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquires__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquires__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acquires__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2009" geo="n_am" id="acquire__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquires__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquires__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acquires__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.200c" form="past" id="acquire__31"><span class="vp" id="acquire__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> acquired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.200e" eid="acquire__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.200f" geo="br" id="acquire__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acquired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2012" geo="n_am" id="acquire__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acquired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2015" form="pastpart" id="acquire__38"><span class="vp" id="acquire__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> acquired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2017" eid="acquire__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2018" geo="br" id="acquire__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acquired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.201b" geo="n_am" id="acquire__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acquired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.201e" form="prespart" id="acquire__45"><span class="vp" id="acquire__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> acquiring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2020" eid="acquire__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2021" geo="br" id="acquire__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquiring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquiring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acquiring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2024" geo="n_am" id="acquire__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquire__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwaɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquiring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquiring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acquiring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48da" id="acquire__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48db" id="acquire__53" original="E391.-5835"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="acquire__54" original="E391.-5834"><span class="exp" id="acquire__55"> acquire </span> something </span><span class="def" id="acquire__56" original="E391.-5833"> to learn or develop a skill, habit or quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48df" id="acquire__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48e0" id="acquire__58" original="E826.-73bb"><span class="x" id="acquire__59" original="E826.-73ba"> Peasants who acquired skills preferred to move to work in the town. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48e2" id="acquire__60" original="E826.-73b9"><span class="x" id="acquire__61" original="E826.-73b8"> Behavioural habits acquired in childhood can be a cause of subsequent health problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48e4" id="acquire__62" original="E826.-73b7"><span class="x" id="acquire__63" original="E826.-73b6"> There was simply no evidence that acquired characteristics could be inherited. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48e6" id="acquire__64" original="E391.-5832"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="acquire__65" original="E391.-5831"><span class="exp" id="acquire__66"> acquire </span> something </span><span class="def" id="acquire__67" original="E391.-5830"> to obtain something by buying or being given it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48ea" id="acquire__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48eb" id="acquire__69" original="E826.-73b5"><span class="x" id="acquire__70" original="E826.-73b4"> Planters started to acquire land away from the original settlements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48ed" id="acquire__71" original="E826.-73b3"><span class="x" id="acquire__72" original="E826.-73b2"> British citizenship is acquired by birth in the UK if the child's parents are either British or settled. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48ef" id="acquire__73" original="E826.-73b1"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="acquire__74" original="E826.-73b0"><span class="exp" id="acquire__75"> acquire </span> something </span><span class="def" id="acquire__76" original="E826.-73af"> to come to have a particular reputation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48f3" id="acquire__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48f4" id="acquire__78" original="E826.-73ae"><span class="x" id="acquire__79" original="E826.-73ad"> In many poor communities people acquire status by participating in their community. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1302" id="acquire__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acquire" title="acquire definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1301" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3f14" id="acquire__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acquire__82"> acquire </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acquisition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48f6" id="acquisition" original="E391.-5819" sum="678"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48f7" id="acquisition__1" original="E391.-5818"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48f8" id="acquisition__2" original="E391.-5817"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acquisition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4903" id="acquisition__7" original="E391.-580f"><span class="pos" id="acquisition__8" original="E391.-580e"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fc1" eid="acquisition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4491" geo="br" id="acquisition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquisition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquisition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquisition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acquisition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-448e" geo="n_am" id="acquisition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acquisition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquisition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquisition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acquisition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4905" id="acquisition__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4906" id="acquisition__15" original="E391.-580d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4907" id="acquisition__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acquisition__17" original="E391.-580b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acquisition__18" original="E391.-580a"> the act of learning or developing a skill, habit or quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.490a" id="acquisition__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.490b" id="acquisition__20" original="E826.-72ce"><span class="x" id="acquisition__21" original="E826.-72cd"> Reading skills facilitate the independent acquisition of knowledge by the child. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.490d" id="acquisition__22" original="E826.-72cc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.490e" id="acquisition__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acquisition__24" original="E826.-72ca"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acquisition__25" original="E826.-72c9"> the act of buying or obtaining something to add to what you already have </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4911" id="acquisition__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4912" id="acquisition__27" original="E826.-72c8"><span class="x" id="acquisition__28" original="E826.-72c7"> The company needs to divide its marketing efforts between existing customer retention and new customer acquisition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4914" id="acquisition__29" original="E391.-5805"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4915" id="acquisition__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="acquisition__31" original="E391.-5803"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4917" id="acquisition__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="acquisition__33" subj="busin"> business </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="acquisition__34" original="E391.-5800"> the act of one company buying another company </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491a" id="acquisition__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491b" id="acquisition__36" original="E826.-72c6"><span class="x" id="acquisition__37" original="E826.-72c5"> The mergers and acquisitions of the 1980s and 1990s took place in two significant waves. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-12d3" id="acquisition__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acquisition" title="acquisition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-12d2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3f74" id="acquisition__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acquisition__40"> acquisition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acre
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491d" id="acre" original="E391.-5798" sum="238"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491e" id="acre__1" original="E391.-5797"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491f" id="acre__2" original="E391.-5796"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acre </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.492b" id="acre__7" original="E391.-578e"><span class="pos" id="acre__8" original="E391.-578d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fc8" eid="acre__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4392" geo="br" id="acre__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acre__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acr/acre_/acre__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acr/acre_/acre__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acre__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-438f" geo="n_am" id="acre__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acre__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acr/acre_/acre__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acr/acre_/acre__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acre__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.492d" id="acre__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.492e" id="acre__15" original="E391.-578c"><span class="def" id="acre__16" original="E391.-578b"> a unit for measuring an area of land; 4 840 square yards or about 4 050 square metres </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4930" id="acre__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4931" id="acre__18" original="E4a5.665c"><span class="x" id="acre__19" original="E4a5.665d"> 3 000 acres of parkland </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4933" id="acre__20" original="E4a5.665e"><span class="x" id="acre__21" original="E4a5.665f"> a three-acre wood </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-12a8" id="acre__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acre" title="acre definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-12a7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4033" id="acre__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acre__24"> acre </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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across
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4935" hm="1" id="across1" original="E391.-56c1" sum="707"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4936" id="across1__1" original="E391.-56c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4937" id="across1__2" original="E391.-56bf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> across <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4943" id="across1__4" original="E391.-56b8"><span class="pos" id="across1__5" original="E391.-56b7"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fcf" eid="across1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-41bf" geo="br" id="across1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="across1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkrɒs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acr/acros/across__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acr/acros/across__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://across__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-41bc" geo="n_am" id="across1__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="across1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkrɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acr/acros/across__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acr/acros/across__us_1.ogg" href="sound://across__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4945" id="across1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4946" id="across1__12" original="E391.-56b6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="across1__13" original="E391.-56b5"> from one side to the other side of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4948" id="across1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4949" id="across1__15" original="E824.-7b05"><span class="x" id="across1__16" original="E824.-7b04"> Sperm whales can travel across entire oceans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.494b" id="across1__17" original="E824.-7b01"><span class="x" id="across1__18" original="E824.-7b00"> In 1826 Thomas Telford had completed a suspension road bridge across the straits. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.494d" id="across1__19" original="E391.-56b4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="across1__20" original="E391.-56b3"> on the other side of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.494f" id="across1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4950" id="across1__22" original="E824.-7afd"><span class="x" id="across1__23" original="E824.-7afc"> The school is next to a dry cleaner, with residences directly across the street. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4952" id="across1__24" original="E391.-56b2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="across1__25" original="E391.-56b1"> on or over a part of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4954" id="across1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4955" id="across1__27" original="E824.-7afb"><span class="x" id="across1__28" original="E824.-7afa"> She has also noticed a red rash across her face recently. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4957" id="across1__29" original="E391.-56b0"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="across1__30" original="E391.-56af"> in every part of a place, group of people, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4959" id="across1__31" original="E391.-56ae" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://throughout" title="throughout definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.495a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6e9c" id="across1__32" original="E391.-56ad"><span class="xh" id="across1__33"> throughout </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.495d" id="across1__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.495e" id="across1__35" original="E824.-7af7"><span class="x" id="across1__36" original="E824.-7af6"> The spending was on over 1 000 projects across the country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4960" id="across1__37" original="E824.-7af5"><span class="x" id="across1__38" original="E824.-7af4"> Olive oil remained a stable component of the diet across all age groups. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-128d" id="across1__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://across_1" title="across definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-128c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4139" id="across1__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="across1__41"> across </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4962" hm="2" id="across2" original="E391.-56dd" sum="678"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4963" id="across2__1" original="E391.-56dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4964" id="across2__2" original="E391.-56db"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> across <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4970" id="across2__4" original="E391.-56d4"><span class="pos" id="across2__5" original="E391.-56d3"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fd9" eid="across2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-41b6" geo="br" id="across2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="across2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkrɒs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acr/acros/across__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acr/acros/across__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://across__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-41b3" geo="n_am" id="across2__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="across2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkrɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acr/acros/across__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acr/acros/across__us_1.ogg" href="sound://across__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4972" id="across2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4973" id="across2__12" original="E391.-56ce"><span class="def" id="across2__13" original="E391.-56cd"> from one side to the other side </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4975" id="across2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4976" id="across2__15" original="E824.-7b14"><span class="x" id="across2__16" original="E824.-7b13"> Individual crystals do not exceed a few millimetres across. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4978" id="across2__17" original="E824.-7b12"><span class="x" id="across2__18" original="E824.-7b11"> Only objects more than a few metres across hit the ground fast enough to produce an impact crater. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497a" id="across2__19" original="E824.-7b10"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497b" id="across2__20" original="E824.-7b0f" sk="acrossfrom"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497c" id="across2__21"><span class="idm" id="across2__22" original="E824.-7b0e"> across from somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497e" id="across2__23"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497f" id="across2__24" original="E824.-7b0d"><span class="def" id="across2__25" original="E824.-7b0c"> opposite somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4981" id="across2__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4982" id="across2__27" original="E824.-7b0b"><span class="x" id="across2__28" original="E824.-7b0a"> He sat across from his interviewee and listened to her story. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="across2__29" un="help"> For the special uses of <span class="eb" id="across2__30" original="E391.-56d1"> across </span> in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example, <span class="eb" id="across2__31" original="E391.-56d0"> come across </span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" id="across2__32" original="E391.-56cf"> come </span> . </span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-125e" id="across2__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://across_1" title="across definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-125d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4139" id="across2__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="across2__35"> across </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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act
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.498a" hm="1" id="act1" original="E391.-5603" sk="act1" sum="1946"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.498b" id="act1__1" original="E391.-5602"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.498c" id="act1__2" original="E391.-5601"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> act <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4999" id="act1__9" original="E391.-55f6"><span class="pos" id="act1__10" original="E391.-55f5"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4993" eid="act1__11" original="E391.-55f9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-40d6" geo="br" id="act1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://act__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-40d3" geo="n_am" id="act1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/act__/act__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__us_2.ogg" href="sound://act__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3e2b" id="act1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8b3" form="root" id="act1__17"><span class="vp" id="act1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> act </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8b5" eid="act1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8b6" geo="br" id="act1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://act__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8b9" geo="n_am" id="act1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/act__/act__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__us_2.ogg" href="sound://act__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8bc" form="thirdps" id="act1__24"><span class="vp" id="act1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> acts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8be" eid="act1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8bf" geo="br" id="act1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/acts_/acts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/acts_/acts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8c2" geo="n_am" id="act1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/acts_/acts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/acts_/acts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8c5" form="past" id="act1__31"><span class="vp" id="act1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> acted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8c7" eid="act1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8c8" geo="br" id="act1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/acted/acted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/acted/acted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8cb" geo="n_am" id="act1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/acted/acted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/acted/acted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8ce" form="pastpart" id="act1__38"><span class="vp" id="act1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> acted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d0" eid="act1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d1" geo="br" id="act1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/acted/acted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/acted/acted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d4" geo="n_am" id="act1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/acted/acted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/acted/acted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d7" form="prespart" id="act1__45"><span class="vp" id="act1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> acting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d9" eid="act1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8da" geo="br" id="act1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actin/acting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actin/acting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8dd" geo="n_am" id="act1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actin/acting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actin/acting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49c5" id="act1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49c6" id="act1__53" original="E391.-55d8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49c7" id="act1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="act1__55" original="E391.-55d6"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="act1__56" original="E391.-55d5"> to do something for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49ca" id="act1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49cb" id="act1__58" original="E826.-6f5c"><span class="x" id="act1__59" original="E826.-6f5b"> In this case, the employer could not be said to have acted reasonably. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49cd" id="act1__60" original="E826.-6f5a"><span class="x" id="act1__61" original="E826.-6f59"> She argued that she had been acting in self-defence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49cf" id="act1__62" original="E391.-55d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49d0" id="act1__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="act1__64" original="E391.-55d2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="act1__65" original="E391.-55d1"> to behave in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49d3" id="act1__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49d4" id="act1__67" original="E826.-6f58"><span class="cf" id="act1__68" original="E391.-55d0"> + adv. </span><span class="x" id="act1__69" original="E826.-6f57"> It is important that a company acts ethically. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49d7" id="act1__70" original="E826.-6f56"><span class="cf" id="act1__71" original="E391.-55cf"><span class="exp" id="act1__72"> act </span> like somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="act1__73" original="E826.-6f55"> The current generates a magnetic field that causes the iron to act like a magnet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49db" id="act1__74" original="E826.-6f54"><span class="cf" id="act1__75" original="E391.-55ce"><span class="exp" id="act1__76"> act </span> as if/though… </span><span class="x" id="act1__77" original="E826.-6f53"> As deaths from the disease soared, the president acted as though no national epidemic existed. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="act1__78" original="E391.-55cd" un="help"> In spoken English, people often use <span class="eb" id="act1__79" original="E391.-55cc"> like </span> instead of <span class="eb" id="act1__80" original="E391.-55cb"> as if </span> or <span class="eb" id="act1__81" original="E391.-55ca"> as though </span> in this meaning. This is not correct in academic English. <span class="eb" id="act1__82" original="E826.-6f52"> Like </span> can be used before a noun phrase ( <span class="ei" id="act1__83" original="E826.-6f51"> a magnet </span> ) but not before a clause ( <span class="ei" id="act1__84" original="E826.-6f50"> no national epidemic existed </span> ). </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49e6" id="act1__85" original="E391.-55bb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49e7" id="act1__86"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="act1__87" original="E391.-55b9"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="act1__88" original="E391.-55b7"><span class="exp" id="act1__89"> act </span> as something </span><span class="def" id="act1__90" original="E391.-55b8"> to perform a particular role or function </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49ec" id="act1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49ed" id="act1__92" original="E826.-6f4f"><span class="x" id="act1__93" original="E826.-6f4e"> The deep sea floor acts as a physical barrier to the sinking particles of organic matter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49ef" id="act1__94" original="E826.-6f4d"><span class="x" id="act1__95" original="E826.-6f4c"> The growth of the Internet has acted as a catalyst for applied and other geographic research. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f1" id="act1__96" original="E391.-55b5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f2" id="act1__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="act1__98" original="E391.-55b3"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="act1__99" original="E391.-55b1"> to have a particular effect on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f5" id="act1__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f6" id="act1__101" original="E826.-6f4b"><span class="x" id="act1__102" original="E826.-6f4a"> No one process acting alone can explain all climatic change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f8" id="act1__103" original="E826.-6f49"><span class="cf" id="act1__104" original="E391.-55b2"><span class="exp" id="act1__105"> act </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="act1__106" original="E826.-6f48"> If this theory holds, the forces acting on the two plates should be different. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49fc" id="act1__107" original="E391.-55a3"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49fd" id="act1__108" original="E391.-55a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49fe" id="act1__109"><h4 class="pv"> act for/on behalf of somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a00" id="act1__111"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a01" id="act1__112"><span class="def" id="act1__113" original="E391.-55a0"> to be employed to deal with somebody's affairs for them, for example by representing them in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a03" id="act1__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a04" id="act1__115" original="E826.-6f45"><span class="x" id="act1__116" original="E826.-6f44"> An export agent acts on behalf of the seller, undertaking to sell on a commission basis in a particular market. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a06" id="act1__117" original="E391.-559f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a07" id="act1__118"><h4 class="pv"> act on/upon something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a09" id="act1__120"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a0a" id="act1__121"><span class="def" id="act1__122" original="E391.-559d"> to take action as a result of advice, information, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a0c" id="act1__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a0d" id="act1__124" original="E826.-6f43"><span class="x" id="act1__125" original="E826.-6f42"> The Queen acts solely on the advice of her ministers. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1202" id="act1__126" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://act_1" title="act definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1201" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4204" id="act1__127" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="act1__128"> act </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a0f" hm="2" id="act2" original="E391.-5656" sk="act1" sum="781"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a10" id="act2__1" original="E391.-5655"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a11" id="act2__2" original="E391.-5654"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> act <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a20" id="act2__9" original="E391.-5649"><span class="pos" id="act2__10" original="E391.-5648"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a1a" eid="act2__11" original="E391.-564c" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-40d0" geo="br" id="act2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://act__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-40cd" geo="n_am" id="act2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="act2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/act__/act__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__us_2.ogg" href="sound://act__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a22" id="act2__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a23" id="act2__17" original="E391.-5647"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="act2__18" original="E391.-5644"> a thing that somebody does </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a25" id="act2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a26" id="act2__20" original="E826.-7222"><span class="x" id="act2__21" original="E826.-7221"> People will disagree on what constitutes a violent act. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a28" id="act2__22" original="E826.-7220"><span class="cf" id="act2__23" original="E391.-5643"><span class="exp" id="act2__24"> act </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="act2__25" original="E826.-721f"> Acts of personal kindness, even to strangers, are quite common. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a2c" id="act2__26" original="E826.-721e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://speech-act" title="speech act definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a2d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-4613" id="act2__27" original="E826.-721d"><span class="xh" id="act2__28"> speech act </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a2f" id="act2__29" original="E826.-7210" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="act2__30"> adjective + act </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a31" id="act2__31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a32" id="act2__32" original="E826.-720e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a33" id="act2__33"><span class="coll" id="act2__34" original="E826.-720d"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a35" id="act2__35" original="E826.-720c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a36" id="act2__36"><span class="coll" id="act2__37" original="E826.-720b"> final </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a38" id="act2__38" original="E826.-720a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a39" id="act2__39"><span class="coll" id="act2__40" original="E826.-7209"> aggressive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a3b" id="act2__41"><span class="coll" id="act2__42" original="E826.-7208"> violent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a3d" id="act2__43" original="E826.-7207"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a3e" id="act2__44"><span class="coll" id="act2__45" original="E826.-7206"> unlawful </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a40" id="act2__46"><span class="coll" id="act2__47" original="E826.-7205"> wrongful </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a42" id="act2__48"><span class="coll" id="act2__49" original="E826.-7204"> criminal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a44" id="act2__50"><span class="coll" id="act2__51" original="E826.-7203"> illegal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a46" id="act2__52" original="E826.-7202"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a47" id="act2__53"><span class="coll" id="act2__54" original="E826.-7201"> negligent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a49" id="act2__55" original="E826.-7200"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a4a" id="act2__56"><span class="coll" id="act2__57" original="E826.-71ff"> terrorist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a4c" id="act2__58" original="E826.-71fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a4d" id="act2__59"><span class="coll" id="act2__60" original="E826.-71fd"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a4f" id="act2__61" original="E826.-71fc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a50" id="act2__62" original="E826.-71fb"><span class="x" id="act2__63" original="E826.-71fa"> The very act of reading draws the reader into the creative process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a52" id="act2__64" original="E826.-71f9"><span class="x" id="act2__65" original="E826.-71f8"> This was Nero's final act of violence against his own family. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a54" id="act2__66" original="E826.-71f7"><span class="x" id="act2__67" original="E826.-71f6"> The unlawful act of the employee may be attributed to the employer. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a56" id="act2__68" original="E826.-71f3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="act2__69"> act of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a58" id="act2__70"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a59" id="act2__71" original="E826.-71f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a5a" id="act2__72"><span class="coll" id="act2__73" original="E826.-71f0"> defiance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a5c" id="act2__74" original="E826.-71ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a5d" id="act2__75"><span class="coll" id="act2__76" original="E826.-71ee"> kindness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a5f" id="act2__77" original="E826.-71ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a60" id="act2__78"><span class="coll" id="act2__79" original="E826.-71ec"> aggression </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a62" id="act2__80"><span class="coll" id="act2__81" original="E826.-71eb"> violence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a64" id="act2__82" original="E826.-71ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a65" id="act2__83"><span class="coll" id="act2__84" original="E826.-71e9"> terrorism </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a67" id="act2__85" original="E826.-71e8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a68" id="act2__86" original="E826.-71e7"><span class="x" id="act2__87" original="E826.-71e6"> This movement of the military was viewed as an act of aggression. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a6a" id="act2__88" original="E826.-71e3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="act2__89"> verb + act </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a6c" id="act2__90"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a6d" id="act2__91" original="E826.-71e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a6e" id="act2__92"><span class="coll" id="act2__93" original="E826.-71e0"> commit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a70" id="act2__94" original="E826.-71df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a71" id="act2__95"><span class="coll" id="act2__96" original="E826.-71de"> perform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a73" id="act2__97" original="E826.-71dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a74" id="act2__98"><span class="coll" id="act2__99" original="E826.-71dc"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a76" id="act2__100" original="E826.-71db"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a77" id="act2__101" original="E826.-71da"><span class="x" id="act2__102" original="E826.-71d9"> Choosing to commit irrational acts goes against our nature. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a79" id="act2__103" original="E391.-5641"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a7a" id="act2__104" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a7b" id="act2__105"><span class="v"><strong> Act </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="act2__107" original="E391.-563e"> a law that has been made by a parliament </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a7e" id="act2__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a7f" id="act2__109" original="E826.-721b"><span class="x" id="act2__110" original="E826.-721a"> Jamaica adopted a slave act in 1696 that closely followed the Barbados legislation of 1688. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a81" id="act2__111" original="E826.-7219"><span class="x" id="act2__112" original="E826.-7218"> the Banking Act 2009 </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a83" id="act2__113" original="E826.-7217"><span class="x" id="act2__114" original="E826.-7216"> On 1 May 1807 the bill became an Act of Parliament. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a85" id="act2__115" original="E391.-562a"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a86" id="act2__116" original="E391.-5629" sk="actofgod"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a87" id="act2__117"><span class="idm" id="act2__118" original="E391.-5628"> act of God </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a89" id="act2__119"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="act2__120" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a8b" id="act2__121"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a8c" id="act2__122"><span class="def" id="act2__123" original="E391.-5625"> an event caused by natural forces beyond human control, such as a storm, a flood or an <a class="ndv" href="entry://earthquake" id="act2__124"> earthquake </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a8f" id="act2__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a90" id="act2__126" original="E826.-7215"><span class="x" id="act2__127" original="E826.-7214"> When building codes are ignored and a building collapses, this is not an act of God but of criminal negligence. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-11a1" id="act2__128" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://act_1" title="act definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-11a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4204" id="act2__129" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="act2__130"> act </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a92" id="action" original="E391.-554b" sum="1650"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a93" id="action__1" original="E391.-554a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a94" id="action__2" original="E391.-5549"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> action </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa1" id="action__9" original="E391.-553e"><span class="pos" id="action__10" original="E391.-553d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fe3" eid="action__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-581c" geo="br" id="action__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="action__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actio/action__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actio/action__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://action__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5819" geo="n_am" id="action__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="action__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actio/action__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actio/action__us_2.ogg" href="sound://action__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa3" id="action__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa4" id="action__17" original="E391.-553c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa5" id="action__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="action__19" original="E391.-553a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="action__20" original="E391.-5539"> the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa8" id="action__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa9" id="action__22" original="E842.-7cb3"><span class="x" id="action__23" original="E842.-7cb2"> There is a need to take urgent action to cut emissions of CO₂. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aab" id="action__24" original="E842.-7cb1"><span class="x" id="action__25" original="E842.-7cb0"> Deciding on a course of action too quickly may result in a poor decision. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aad" id="action__26" original="E391.-5538" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collective-action" title="collective action definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aae" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5765" id="action__27" original="E843.5d98"><span class="xh" id="action__28"> collective action </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://direct-action" title="direct action definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bab" id="action__29" original="E391.-5537"><span class="xh" id="action__30"> direct action </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab2" id="action__31" original="E842.-7c95" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="action__32"> adjective + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab4" id="action__33"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab5" id="action__34" original="E842.-7c94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab6" id="action__35"><span class="coll" id="action__36" original="E842.-7c93"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab8" id="action__37" original="E842.-7c92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab9" id="action__38"><span class="coll" id="action__39" original="E842.-7c91"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4abb" id="action__40" original="E842.-7c90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4abc" id="action__41"><span class="coll" id="action__42" original="E842.-7c8f"> collective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4abe" id="action__43"><span class="coll" id="action__44" original="E842.-7c8e"> joint </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac0" id="action__45" original="E842.-7c8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac1" id="action__46"><span class="coll" id="action__47" original="E842.-7c8c"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac3" id="action__48" original="E842.-7c8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac4" id="action__49"><span class="coll" id="action__50" original="E842.-7c8a"> corrective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac6" id="action__51"><span class="coll" id="action__52" original="E842.-7c89"> remedial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac8" id="action__53" original="E842.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac9" id="action__54"><span class="coll" id="action__55" original="E842.-7c87"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4acb" id="action__56" original="E842.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4acc" id="action__57"><span class="coll" id="action__58" original="E842.-7c85"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ace" id="action__59" original="E842.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4acf" id="action__60"><span class="coll" id="action__61" original="E842.-7c83"> voluntary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad1" id="action__62" original="E842.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad2" id="action__63"><span class="coll" id="action__64" original="E842.-7c81"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad4" id="action__65" original="E842.-7c80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad5" id="action__66"><span class="coll" id="action__67" original="E842.-7c7f"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad7" id="action__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad8" id="action__69" original="E842.-7c7d"><span class="x" id="action__70" original="E842.-7c7c"> These measures are designed to ensure that appropriate action is taken. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ada" id="action__71" original="E842.-7c7b"><span class="x" id="action__72" original="E842.-7c7a"> The authors suggest that in these three areas urgent remedial action is required. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4adc" id="action__73" original="E842.-7c77" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="action__74"> adjective + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ade" id="action__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4adf" id="action__76" original="E842.-7c75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae0" id="action__77"><span class="coll" id="action__78" original="E842.-7c74"> decisive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae2" id="action__79" original="E842.-7c73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae3" id="action__80"><span class="coll" id="action__81" original="E842.-7c72"> concerted </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae5" id="action__82"><span class="coll" id="action__83" original="E842.-7c71"> coordinated </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae7" id="action__84" original="E842.-7c70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae8" id="action__85" original="E842.-7c6f"><span class="x" id="action__86" original="E842.-7c6e"> The problem can be overcome only by concerted action. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aea" id="action__87" original="E842.-7c6b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="action__88"> verb + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aec" id="action__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aed" id="action__90" original="E842.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aee" id="action__91"><span class="coll" id="action__92" original="E842.-7c68"> take </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af0" id="action__93" original="E842.-7c67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af1" id="action__94"><span class="coll" id="action__95" original="E842.-7c66"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af3" id="action__96" original="E842.-7c65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af4" id="action__97"><span class="coll" id="action__98" original="E842.-7c64"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af6" id="action__99" original="E842.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af7" id="action__100"><span class="coll" id="action__101" original="E842.-7c62"> constrain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af9" id="action__102" original="E842.-7c61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4afa" id="action__103" original="E842.-7c60"><span class="x" id="action__104" original="E842.-7c5f"> Problems such as climate change require effective action at a global level. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4afc" id="action__105" original="E842.-7c5e"><span class="x" id="action__106" original="E842.-7c5d"> Technology can be deliberately used to facilitate or constrain human action. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4afe" id="action__107" original="E842.-7c2e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="action__108"> noun of + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b00" id="action__109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b01" id="action__110" original="E842.-7c2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b02" id="action__111"><span class="coll" id="action__112" original="E842.-7c2b"> course </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b04" id="action__113" original="E842.-7c2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b05" id="action__114"><span class="coll" id="action__115" original="E842.-7c29"> plan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b07" id="action__116" original="E842.-7c28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b08" id="action__117"><span class="coll" id="action__118" original="E842.-7c27"> mode </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b0a" id="action__119" original="E842.-7c26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b0b" id="action__120"><span class="coll" id="action__121" original="E842.-7c25"> mechanism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b0d" id="action__122" original="E842.-7c24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b0e" id="action__123"><span class="coll" id="action__124" original="E842.-7c23"> freedom </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b10" id="action__125" original="E842.-7c22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b11" id="action__126" original="E842.-7c21"><span class="x" id="action__127" original="E842.-7c20"> Identify a plan of action that is specific, practical and likely to succeed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b13" id="action__128" original="E842.-7c1f"><span class="x" id="action__129" original="E842.-7c1e"> This mode of action is referred to as parallel processing. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b15" id="action__130" original="E842.-7c1b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="action__131"> action + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b17" id="action__132"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b18" id="action__133" original="E842.-7c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b19" id="action__134"><span class="coll" id="action__135" original="E842.-7c18"> plan </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b1b" id="action__136" original="E842.-7c17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b1c" id="action__137" original="E842.-7c16"><span class="x" id="action__138" original="E842.-7c15"> Participants identified an action plan and agreed on a timetable for the next six months. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b1e" id="action__139" original="E391.-5533"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b1f" id="action__140"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="action__141" original="E391.-5531"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="action__142" original="E391.-5530"> a thing that somebody does </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b22" id="action__143"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b23" id="action__144" original="E842.-7caf"><span class="x" id="action__145" original="E842.-7cae"> The actions taken were reasonable in the circumstances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b25" id="action__146" original="E842.-7cad"><span class="x" id="action__147" original="E842.-7cac"> He claimed his actions were motivated by fears about his baby son's future. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b27" id="action__148" original="E842.-7c95" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="action__149"> adjective + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b29" id="action__150"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b2a" id="action__151" original="E842.-7c94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b2b" id="action__152"><span class="coll" id="action__153" original="E842.-7c93"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b2d" id="action__154" original="E842.-7c92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b2e" id="action__155"><span class="coll" id="action__156" original="E842.-7c91"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b30" id="action__157" original="E842.-7c90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b31" id="action__158"><span class="coll" id="action__159" original="E842.-7c8f"> collective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b33" id="action__160"><span class="coll" id="action__161" original="E842.-7c8e"> joint </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b35" id="action__162" original="E842.-7c8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b36" id="action__163"><span class="coll" id="action__164" original="E842.-7c8c"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b38" id="action__165" original="E842.-7c8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b39" id="action__166"><span class="coll" id="action__167" original="E842.-7c8a"> corrective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b3b" id="action__168"><span class="coll" id="action__169" original="E842.-7c89"> remedial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b3d" id="action__170" original="E842.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b3e" id="action__171"><span class="coll" id="action__172" original="E842.-7c87"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b40" id="action__173" original="E842.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b41" id="action__174"><span class="coll" id="action__175" original="E842.-7c85"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b43" id="action__176" original="E842.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b44" id="action__177"><span class="coll" id="action__178" original="E842.-7c83"> voluntary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b46" id="action__179" original="E842.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b47" id="action__180"><span class="coll" id="action__181" original="E842.-7c81"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b49" id="action__182" original="E842.-7c80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b4a" id="action__183"><span class="coll" id="action__184" original="E842.-7c7f"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b4c" id="action__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b4d" id="action__186" original="E842.-7c79"><span class="x" id="action__187" original="E842.-7c78"> Human actions are different from natural processes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b4f" id="action__188" original="E842.-7c5c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="action__189"> verb + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b51" id="action__190"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b52" id="action__191" original="E842.-7c5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b53" id="action__192"><span class="coll" id="action__193" original="E842.-7c59"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b55" id="action__194"><span class="coll" id="action__195" original="E842.-7c58"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b57" id="action__196"><span class="coll" id="action__197" original="E842.-7c57"> perform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b59" id="action__198" original="E842.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b5a" id="action__199"><span class="coll" id="action__200" original="E842.-7c55"> guide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b5c" id="action__201" original="E842.-7c54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b5d" id="action__202"><span class="coll" id="action__203" original="E842.-7c53"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b5f" id="action__204"><span class="coll" id="action__205" original="E842.-7c52"> govern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b61" id="action__206" original="E842.-7c51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b62" id="action__207"><span class="coll" id="action__208" original="E842.-7c50"> justify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b64" id="action__209"><span class="coll" id="action__210" original="E842.-7c4f"> defend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b66" id="action__211" original="E842.-7c4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b67" id="action__212"><span class="coll" id="action__213" original="E842.-7c4d"> motivate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b69" id="action__214" original="E842.-7c4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b6a" id="action__215"><span class="coll" id="action__216" original="E842.-7c4b"> coordinate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b6c" id="action__217" original="E842.-7c4a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b6d" id="action__218" original="E842.-7c49"><span class="x" id="action__219" original="E842.-7c48"> Although voluntary in nature, prosocial actions may be performed for a variety of reasons. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b6f" id="action__220" original="E842.-7c47"><span class="x" id="action__221" original="E842.-7c46"> Nations increasingly seek to justify their actions in human rights terms. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b71" id="action__222" original="E391.-552f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b72" id="action__223"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="action__224" original="E391.-552d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="action__225" original="E391.-552c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="action__226" original="E842.-7cab"><span class="exp" id="action__227"> action </span> (for something) (against somebody) </span><span class="def" id="action__228" original="E391.-552b"> a legal process to stop a person or company from doing something, or to make them pay for a mistake, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b78" id="action__229"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b79" id="action__230" original="E842.-7caa"><span class="x" id="action__231" original="E842.-7ca9"> Mrs Donoghue brought an action for damages against the manufacturer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b7b" id="action__232" original="E842.-7ca8"><span class="x" id="action__233" original="E842.-7ca7"> The company threatened to take legal action against anyone not buying a proper ticket. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b7d" id="action__234" original="E842.-7c45" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="action__235"> verb + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b7f" id="action__236"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b80" id="action__237" original="E842.-7c43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b81" id="action__238"><span class="coll" id="action__239" original="E842.-7c42"> bring </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b83" id="action__240"><span class="coll" id="action__241" original="E842.-7c41"> initiate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b85" id="action__242"><span class="coll" id="action__243" original="E842.-7c40"> commence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b87" id="action__244" original="E842.-7c3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b88" id="action__245"><span class="coll" id="action__246" original="E842.-7c3e"> take </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b8a" id="action__247" original="E842.-7c3d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b8b" id="action__248" original="E842.-7c3c"><span class="x" id="action__249" original="E842.-7c3b"> The company initiated an action against its former director. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b8d" id="action__250" original="E391.-552a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b8e" id="action__251"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="action__252" original="E391.-5528"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="action__253" original="E391.-5527"> fighting in a battle or war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b91" id="action__254"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b92" id="action__255" original="E842.-7ca6"><span class="x" id="action__256" original="E842.-7ca5"> British troops supported the US military action. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b94" id="action__257" original="E391.-551e"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b95" id="action__258"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="action__259" original="E391.-551c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="action__260" original="E391.-551a"> the effect that one substance or chemical has on another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b98" id="action__261"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b99" id="action__262" original="E842.-7ca4"><span class="cf" id="action__263" original="E492.44e3"><span class="exp" id="action__264"> action </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="action__265" original="E842.-7ca3"> These medications act by inhibiting the action of the enzyme. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b9d" id="action__266" original="E842.-7ca1"><span class="cf" id="action__267" original="E842.-7ca2"><span class="exp" id="action__268"> action </span> (of something) on something </span><span class="x" id="action__269" original="E842.-7ca0"> The onset of anaesthesia is rapid due to its action on the nerve roots. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba1" id="action__270" original="E842.-7c3a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="action__271"> verb + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba3" id="action__272"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba4" id="action__273" original="E842.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba5" id="action__274"><span class="coll" id="action__275" original="E842.-7c37"> block </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba7" id="action__276"><span class="coll" id="action__277" original="E842.-7c36"> inhibit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba9" id="action__278" original="E842.-7c35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4baa" id="action__279"><span class="coll" id="action__280" original="E842.-7c34"> mimic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bac" id="action__281" original="E842.-7c33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bad" id="action__282" original="E842.-7c32"><span class="x" id="action__283" original="E842.-7c31"> The drug blocks the action of histamine on parietal cells in the stomach. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4baf" id="action__284" original="E391.-5509"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb0" id="action__285" original="E391.-5503" sk="inaction"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb1" id="action__286"><span class="idm" id="action__287" original="E391.-5502"> in action </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb3" id="action__288"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb4" id="action__289"><span class="def" id="action__290" original="E391.-5501"> if somebody/something is <span class="dh" id="action__291" original="E391.-5500"> in action </span> , they are doing the activity or work that is typical for them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb7" id="action__292"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb8" id="action__293" original="E842.-7c9f"><span class="x" id="action__294" original="E842.-7c9e"> The figures on Greek vases are portrayed in action. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bba" id="action__295" original="E391.-54ff" sk="intoaction"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bbb" id="action__296"><span class="idm" id="action__297" original="E391.-54fe"> into action </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bbd" id="action__298"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bbe" id="action__299"><span class="def" id="action__300" original="E391.-54fd"> if you put an idea or a plan <span class="dh" id="action__301" original="E391.-54fc"> into action </span> , you start making it happen or work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bc1" id="action__302"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bc2" id="action__303" original="E842.-7c9b"><span class="x" id="action__304" original="E842.-7c9a"> The alternative strategy is less effective but easier to put into action. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4786" id="action__305" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="action__306"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4788" id="action__307" original="E842.-7c98"><span class="shcut" id="action__308" original="E842.-7c97"> adjective + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478a" id="action__309" original="E842.-7c96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478b" id="action__310" original="E842.-7c94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478c" id="action__311" original="E842.-7c93"><span class="coll" id="action__312"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478e" id="action__313" original="E842.-7c92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478f" id="action__314" original="E842.-7c91"><span class="coll" id="action__315"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4791" id="action__316" original="E842.-7c90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4792" id="action__317" original="E842.-7c8f"><span class="coll" id="action__318"> collective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4794" id="action__319" original="E842.-7c8e"><span class="coll" id="action__320"> joint </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4796" id="action__321" original="E842.-7c8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4797" id="action__322" original="E842.-7c8c"><span class="coll" id="action__323"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4799" id="action__324" original="E842.-7c8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.479a" id="action__325" original="E842.-7c8a"><span class="coll" id="action__326"> corrective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.479c" id="action__327" original="E842.-7c89"><span class="coll" id="action__328"> remedial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.479e" id="action__329" original="E842.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.479f" id="action__330" original="E842.-7c87"><span class="coll" id="action__331"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a1" id="action__332" original="E842.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a2" id="action__333" original="E842.-7c85"><span class="coll" id="action__334"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a4" id="action__335" original="E842.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a5" id="action__336" original="E842.-7c83"><span class="coll" id="action__337"> voluntary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a7" id="action__338" original="E842.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a8" id="action__339" original="E842.-7c81"><span class="coll" id="action__340"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47aa" id="action__341" original="E842.-7c80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ab" id="action__342" original="E842.-7c7f"><span class="coll" id="action__343"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ad" id="action__344" original="E842.-7c7e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ae" id="action__345" original="E842.-7c7d"><span class="x" id="action__346" original="E842.-7c7c"> These measures are designed to ensure that appropriate action is taken. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b0" id="action__347" original="E842.-7c7b"><span class="x" id="action__348" original="E842.-7c7a"> The authors suggest that in these three areas urgent remedial action is required. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b2" id="action__349" original="E842.-7c79"><span class="x" id="action__350" original="E842.-7c78"> Human actions are different from natural processes. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b4" id="action__351" original="E842.-7c77"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b5" id="action__352" original="E842.-7c75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b6" id="action__353" original="E842.-7c74"><span class="coll" id="action__354"> decisive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b8" id="action__355" original="E842.-7c73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b9" id="action__356" original="E842.-7c72"><span class="coll" id="action__357"> concerted </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47bb" id="action__358" original="E842.-7c71"><span class="coll" id="action__359"> coordinated </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47bd" id="action__360" original="E842.-7c70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47be" id="action__361" original="E842.-7c6f"><span class="x" id="action__362" original="E842.-7c6e"> The problem can be overcome only by concerted action. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c0" id="action__363" original="E842.-7c6d"><span class="shcut" id="action__364" original="E842.-7c6c"> verb + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c2" id="action__365" original="E842.-7c6b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c3" id="action__366" original="E842.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c4" id="action__367" original="E842.-7c68"><span class="coll" id="action__368"> take </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c6" id="action__369" original="E842.-7c67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c7" id="action__370" original="E842.-7c66"><span class="coll" id="action__371"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c9" id="action__372" original="E842.-7c65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ca" id="action__373" original="E842.-7c64"><span class="coll" id="action__374"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47cc" id="action__375" original="E842.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47cd" id="action__376" original="E842.-7c62"><span class="coll" id="action__377"> constrain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47cf" id="action__378" original="E842.-7c61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d0" id="action__379" original="E842.-7c60"><span class="x" id="action__380" original="E842.-7c5f"> Problems such as climate change require effective action at a global level. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d2" id="action__381" original="E842.-7c5e"><span class="x" id="action__382" original="E842.-7c5d"> Technology can be deliberately used to facilitate or constrain human action. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d4" id="action__383" original="E842.-7c5c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d5" id="action__384" original="E842.-7c5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d6" id="action__385" original="E842.-7c59"><span class="coll" id="action__386"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d8" id="action__387" original="E842.-7c58"><span class="coll" id="action__388"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47da" id="action__389" original="E842.-7c57"><span class="coll" id="action__390"> perform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47dc" id="action__391" original="E842.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47dd" id="action__392" original="E842.-7c55"><span class="coll" id="action__393"> guide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47df" id="action__394" original="E842.-7c54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e0" id="action__395" original="E842.-7c53"><span class="coll" id="action__396"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e2" id="action__397" original="E842.-7c52"><span class="coll" id="action__398"> govern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e4" id="action__399" original="E842.-7c51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e5" id="action__400" original="E842.-7c50"><span class="coll" id="action__401"> justify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e7" id="action__402" original="E842.-7c4f"><span class="coll" id="action__403"> defend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e9" id="action__404" original="E842.-7c4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ea" id="action__405" original="E842.-7c4d"><span class="coll" id="action__406"> motivate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ec" id="action__407" original="E842.-7c4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ed" id="action__408" original="E842.-7c4b"><span class="coll" id="action__409"> coordinate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ef" id="action__410" original="E842.-7c4a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f0" id="action__411" original="E842.-7c49"><span class="x" id="action__412" original="E842.-7c48"> Although voluntary in nature, prosocial actions may be performed for a variety of reasons. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f2" id="action__413" original="E842.-7c47"><span class="x" id="action__414" original="E842.-7c46"> Nations increasingly seek to justify their actions in human rights terms. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f4" id="action__415" original="E842.-7c45"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f5" id="action__416" original="E842.-7c43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f6" id="action__417" original="E842.-7c42"><span class="coll" id="action__418"> bring </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f8" id="action__419" original="E842.-7c41"><span class="coll" id="action__420"> initiate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47fa" id="action__421" original="E842.-7c40"><span class="coll" id="action__422"> commence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47fc" id="action__423" original="E842.-7c3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47fd" id="action__424" original="E842.-7c3e"><span class="coll" id="action__425"> take </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ff" id="action__426" original="E842.-7c3d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4800" id="action__427" original="E842.-7c3c"><span class="x" id="action__428" original="E842.-7c3b"> The company initiated an action against its former director. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4802" id="action__429" original="E842.-7c3a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4803" id="action__430" original="E842.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4804" id="action__431" original="E842.-7c37"><span class="coll" id="action__432"> block </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4806" id="action__433" original="E842.-7c36"><span class="coll" id="action__434"> inhibit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4808" id="action__435" original="E842.-7c35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4809" id="action__436" original="E842.-7c34"><span class="coll" id="action__437"> mimic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.480b" id="action__438" original="E842.-7c33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.480c" id="action__439" original="E842.-7c32"><span class="x" id="action__440" original="E842.-7c31"> The drug blocks the action of histamine on parietal cells in the stomach. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.480e" id="action__441" original="E842.-7c30"><span class="shcut" id="action__442" original="E842.-7c2f"> noun of + action </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4810" id="action__443" original="E842.-7c2e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4811" id="action__444" original="E842.-7c2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4812" id="action__445" original="E842.-7c2b"><span class="coll" id="action__446"> course </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4814" id="action__447" original="E842.-7c2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4815" id="action__448" original="E842.-7c29"><span class="coll" id="action__449"> plan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4817" id="action__450" original="E842.-7c28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4818" id="action__451" original="E842.-7c27"><span class="coll" id="action__452"> mode </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.481a" id="action__453" original="E842.-7c26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.481b" id="action__454" original="E842.-7c25"><span class="coll" id="action__455"> mechanism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.481d" id="action__456" original="E842.-7c24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.481e" id="action__457" original="E842.-7c23"><span class="coll" id="action__458"> freedom </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4820" id="action__459" original="E842.-7c22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4821" id="action__460" original="E842.-7c21"><span class="x" id="action__461" original="E842.-7c20"> Identify a plan of action that is specific, practical and likely to succeed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4823" id="action__462" original="E842.-7c1f"><span class="x" id="action__463" original="E842.-7c1e"> This mode of action is referred to as parallel processing. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4825" id="action__464" original="E842.-7c1d"><span class="shcut" id="action__465" original="E842.-7c1c"> action + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4827" id="action__466" original="E842.-7c1b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4828" id="action__467" original="E842.-7c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4829" id="action__468" original="E842.-7c18"><span class="coll" id="action__469"> plan </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.482b" id="action__470" original="E842.-7c17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.482c" id="action__471" original="E842.-7c16"><span class="x" id="action__472" original="E842.-7c15"> Participants identified an action plan and agreed on a timetable for the next six months. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-111c" id="action__473" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://action_1" title="action definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-111b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.43d3" id="action__474" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="action__475"> action </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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activate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bc4" id="activate" original="E391.-5414" sum="357"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bc5" id="activate__1" original="E391.-5413"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bc6" id="activate__2" original="E391.-5412"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> activate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bd4" id="activate__9" original="E391.-5408"><span class="pos" id="activate__10" original="E391.-5407"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fea" eid="activate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3e90" geo="br" id="activate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://activate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3e8d" geo="n_am" id="activate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://activate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3dfd" id="activate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74c3" form="root" id="activate__17"><span class="vp" id="activate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> activate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74c5" eid="activate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74c6" geo="br" id="activate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://activate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74c9" geo="n_am" id="activate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://activate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74cc" form="thirdps" id="activate__24"><span class="vp" id="activate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> activates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74ce" eid="activate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74cf" geo="br" id="activate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://activates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74d2" geo="n_am" id="activate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://activates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74d5" form="past" id="activate__31"><span class="vp" id="activate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> activated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74d7" eid="activate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74d8" geo="br" id="activate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://activated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74db" geo="n_am" id="activate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://activated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74de" form="pastpart" id="activate__38"><span class="vp" id="activate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> activated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e0" eid="activate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e1" geo="br" id="activate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://activated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e4" geo="n_am" id="activate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://activated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e7" form="prespart" id="activate__45"><span class="vp" id="activate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> activating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e9" eid="activate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74ea" geo="br" id="activate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://activating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74ed" geo="n_am" id="activate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://activating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c00" id="activate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c01" id="activate__53" original="E391.-53ea"><span class="cf" id="activate__54" original="E391.-53e9"><span class="exp" id="activate__55"> activate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="activate__56" original="E391.-53e8"> to make something such as a device or chemical process start working </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c05" id="activate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c06" id="activate__58" original="E842.-77c6"><span class="x" id="activate__59" original="E842.-77c5"> Double-click the bar to activate the menu. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c08" id="activate__60" original="E842.-77c4"><span class="x" id="activate__61" original="E842.-77c3"> The gene is activated by a specific protein. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-fb6" id="activate__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://activate" title="activate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-fb5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.45c6" id="activate__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="activate__64"> activate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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activation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c0a" id="activation" original="E842.-77b9" sum="339"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c0b" id="activation__1" original="E842.-77b8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c0c" id="activation__2" original="E842.-77b7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> activation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c15" id="activation__4" original="E842.-77b2"><span class="pos" id="activation__5" original="E842.-77b1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ff1" eid="activation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3e3c" geo="br" id="activation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://activation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3e39" geo="n_am" id="activation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://activation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c17" id="activation__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="activation__12" original="E842.-77af"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="activation__13" original="E492.45ea"><span class="exp" id="activation__14"> activation </span> (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c1b" id="activation__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c1c" id="activation__16" original="E842.-77ae"><span class="def" id="activation__17" original="E842.-77ad"> the fact or process of making something such as a device or chemical process start working </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c1e" id="activation__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c1f" id="activation__19" original="E842.-77ac"><span class="x" id="activation__20" original="E842.-77ab"> The activation of several target genes results in two major effects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c21" id="activation__21" original="E492.45eb"><span class="x" id="activation__22" original="E492.45ec"> to trigger/inhibit/block the activation of something </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-f97" id="activation__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://activation" title="activation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-f96" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4e0d" id="activation__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="activation__25"> activation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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active
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c23" hm="1" id="active1" original="E391.-53de" sum="1744"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c24" id="active1__1" original="E391.-53dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c25" id="active1__2" original="E391.-53dc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> active <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c2d" id="active1__4" original="E391.-53d6"><span class="pos" id="active1__5" original="E391.-53d5"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ff8" eid="active1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-57b0" geo="br" id="active1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="active1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/active__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/active__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://active__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-57ad" geo="n_am" id="active1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="active1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/active__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/active__us_2.ogg" href="sound://active__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c2f" id="active1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c30" id="active1__12" original="E391.-53cf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="active1__13" original="E391.-53ce"> involved in something; making a determined effort and not leaving something to happen by itself </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c32" id="active1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c33" id="active1__15" original="E828.-7cfe"><span class="x" id="active1__16" original="E828.-7cfd"> Popular demand for more active political participation is expected to grow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c35" id="active1__17" original="E828.-7cfc"><span class="x" id="active1__18" original="E828.-7cfb"> Children play an active role in growing up and are in constant negotiation with their parents. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c37" id="active1__19" original="E828.-7cf9"><span class="cf" id="active1__20" original="E828.-7cfa"><span class="exp" id="active1__21"> active </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="active1__22" original="E828.-7cf8"> Women became active in workhouse reform throughout this period. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c3b" id="active1__23" original="E391.-53d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="active1__24" original="E391.-53d3"> always busy doing things, especially physical activities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c3d" id="active1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c3e" id="active1__26" original="E828.-7cf5"><span class="x" id="active1__27" original="E828.-7cf4"> He used to be physically active and involved in several different sports. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c40" id="active1__28" original="E828.-7cf3"><span class="x" id="active1__29" original="E828.-7cf2"> Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c42" id="active1__30" original="E391.-53d2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inactive" title="inactive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c43" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-491c" id="active1__31" original="E391.-53d1"><span class="xh" id="active1__32"> inactive </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c46" id="active1__33" original="E391.-53cd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="active1__34" original="E391.-53cc"> doing something regularly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c48" id="active1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c49" id="active1__36" original="E828.-7cf1"><span class="x" id="active1__37" original="E828.-7cf0"> The analysis was restricted to sexually active people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c4b" id="active1__38" original="E828.-7cef"><span class="x" id="active1__39" original="E828.-7cee"> When students are active members of the community, a sense of responsibility is fostered. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c4d" id="active1__40" original="E828.-7ced"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c4e" id="active1__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="active1__42" original="E828.-7ceb"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c50" id="active1__43"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="active1__44" original="E828.-7cea"> of an animal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="active1__45" original="E828.-7ce9"> doing its usual activity at a particular place or time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c53" id="active1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c54" id="active1__47" original="E828.-7ce8"><span class="x" id="active1__48" original="E828.-7ce7"> Mountain-dwelling beetles are only active during the summer months. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c56" id="active1__49" original="E391.-53c3"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="active1__50" original="E391.-53c2"> having a chemical or biological effect on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c58" id="active1__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c59" id="active1__52" original="E828.-7ce6"><span class="x" id="active1__53" original="E828.-7ce5"> Morphine is the major active ingredient of opium. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c5b" id="active1__54" original="E391.-53c1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inactive" title="inactive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c5c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-491c" id="active1__55" original="E391.-53c0"><span class="xh" id="active1__56"> inactive </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c5f" id="active1__57" original="E828.-7ce1"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c60" id="active1__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="active1__59" subj="earthsci"> earth sciences </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c62" id="active1__60"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="active1__61" original="E828.-7cde"> of a volcano </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="active1__62" original="E828.-7cdd"> that is <a class="ndv" href="entry://erupting" id="active1__63"> erupting </a> or has <a class="ndv" href="entry://erupted" id="active1__64"> erupted </a> in historical times </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c67" id="active1__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c68" id="active1__66" original="E828.-7cd8"><span class="x" id="active1__67" original="E828.-7cd7"> There are about 90 active volcanoes in South East Asia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c6a" id="active1__68" original="E492.46a8"><span class="x" id="active1__69" original="E492.46a9"> a volcanically active region </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c6c" id="active1__70" original="E828.-7cd6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dormant" title="dormant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c6d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d4" id="active1__71" original="E828.-7cd5"><span class="xh" id="active1__72"> dormant </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://extinct" title="extinct (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c6f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-6886" id="active1__73" original="E828.-7cd3"><span class="xh" id="active1__74"> extinct </span><span class="xs" id="active1__75"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c72" id="active1__76" original="E828.-7cd2"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c73" id="active1__77"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="active1__78" subj="earthsci"> earth sciences </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c75" id="active1__79"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="active1__80" original="E828.-7ccf"> of part of the earth's <a class="ndv" href="entry://crust" id="active1__81"> crust </a></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="active1__82" original="E828.-7ccc"> that is moving or likely to move </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c79" id="active1__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c7a" id="active1__84" original="E828.-7ccb"><span class="x" id="active1__85" original="E828.-7cca"> All of the Caribbean islands are strewn along the same active plate boundary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c7c" id="active1__86" original="E492.46aa"><span class="x" id="active1__87" original="E492.46ab"> This island region is one of the most tectonically active in the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c7e" id="active1__88" original="E391.-53be"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c7f" id="active1__89"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="active1__90" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="active1__91" original="E391.-53bd"> connected with a verb whose subject is the person or thing that performs the action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c82" id="active1__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c83" id="active1__93" original="E828.-7cc7"><span class="x" id="active1__94" original="E828.-7cc6"> In ‘Table 3 shows the results’, the verb is active. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c85" id="active1__95" original="E391.-53bc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://passive1" title="passive1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c86" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-6894" id="active1__96" original="E391.-53bb"><span class="xh" id="active1__97"> passive </span><span class="xhm" id="active1__98"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-f7f" id="active1__99" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://active_1" title="active definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-f7e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4600" id="active1__100" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="active1__101"> active </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c8a" hm="2" id="active2" original="E391.-53b2" sum="353"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c8b" id="active2__1" original="E391.-53b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c8c" id="active2__2" original="E391.-53b0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> active <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c97" id="active2__4" original="E391.-53aa"><span class="pos" id="active2__5" original="E391.-53a9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fff" eid="active2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-57aa" geo="br" id="active2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="active2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/active__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/active__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://active__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-57a7" geo="n_am" id="active2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="active2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/active__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/active__us_2.ogg" href="sound://active__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c94" id="active2__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c95" id="active2__12"><span class="v"><strong> active voice </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c99" id="active2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c9a" id="active2__15" original="E391.-53a8"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c9b" id="active2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="active2__17" original="E391.-53a4"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="active2__18" original="E391.-53a3"> the form of a verb in which the subject is the person or thing that performs the action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c9e" id="active2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c9f" id="active2__20" original="E465.62c0"><span class="cf" id="active2__21" original="E465.62bf"> in the <span class="exp" id="active2__22"> active </span></span><span class="x" id="active2__23" original="E465.62c1"> In ‘She drove the car’, ‘she’ is the subject and the verb ‘drove’ is in the active. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ca3" id="active2__24" original="E391.-53a2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://passive2" title="passive2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ca4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-686e" id="active2__25" original="E391.-53a1"><span class="xh" id="active2__26"> passive </span><span class="xhm" id="active2__27"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-f14" id="active2__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://active_1" title="active definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-f13" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4600" id="active2__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="active2__30"> active </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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actively
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ca7" id="actively" original="E842.-76e1" sum="662"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ca8" id="actively__1" original="E842.-76e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ca9" id="actively__2" original="E842.-76df"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> actively </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb1" id="actively__4" original="E842.-76da"><span class="pos" id="actively__5" original="E842.-76d9"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5006" eid="actively__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3da9" geo="br" id="actively__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actively__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/actively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/actively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://actively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3da6" geo="n_am" id="actively__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actively__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/actively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/actively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://actively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb3" id="actively__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb4" id="actively__12" original="E842.-76d8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="actively__13" original="E842.-76d7"> by taking action in order to do something, not just allowing it to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb6" id="actively__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb7" id="actively__15" original="E842.-76d6"><span class="x" id="actively__16" original="E842.-76d5"> Establishment of new salt marshes is being actively encouraged by flooding coastal meadows. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb9" id="actively__17" original="E842.-76d4"><span class="x" id="actively__18" original="E842.-76d3"> In Paul's letters we find accounts of women actively engaged in church ministry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cbb" id="actively__19" original="E842.-76d2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="actively__20" original="E842.-76d1"> in a way that has a chemical or biological effect on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cbd" id="actively__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cbe" id="actively__22" original="E842.-76d0"><span class="x" id="actively__23" original="E842.-76cf"> There may be other molecules that either assist or actively participate in the chemical reaction. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc0" id="actively__24" original="E842.-76ce"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="actively__25" original="E842.-76cd"> actually doing something at the present time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc2" id="actively__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc3" id="actively__27" original="E842.-76cc"><span class="x" id="actively__28" original="E842.-76cb"> When they are actively growing, crops are among the most efficient primary producers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-ef6" id="actively__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://actively" title="actively definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-ef5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4e1b" id="actively__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="actively__31"> actively </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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activist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc5" id="activist" original="E391.-5376" sum="452"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc6" id="activist__1" original="E391.-5375"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc7" id="activist__2" original="E391.-5374"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> activist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd2" id="activist__7" original="E391.-536c"><span class="pos" id="activist__8" original="E391.-536b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.500d" eid="activist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3d67" geo="br" id="activist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪvɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://activist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3d64" geo="n_am" id="activist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪvɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://activist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd4" id="activist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd5" id="activist__15" original="E391.-536a"><span class="def" id="activist__16" original="E391.-5369"> a person who works to achieve political or social change, especially as a member of an organization with particular aims </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd7" id="activist__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd8" id="activist__18" original="E833.-2c94"><span class="x" id="activist__19" original="E833.-2c93"> The Attorney General was a former human rights activist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cda" id="activist__20" original="E845.-75fd"><span class="cf" id="activist__21" original="E428.-58bd"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="activist__22" original="E845.-75fc"> Activist groups are organizing using technologies such as the Internet, email and social networking sites. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cdd" id="activist__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cde" id="activist__24" original="E391.-5368"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cdf" id="activist__25"><span class="dr" id="activist__26" original="E391.-5367"> activism </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ce7" id="activist__27" original="E391.-5363"><span class="pos" id="activist__28" original="E391.-5362"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.500e" eid="activist__29" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3d6d" geo="br" id="activist__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activist__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪvɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://activism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3d6a" geo="n_am" id="activist__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activist__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktɪvɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://activism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ce9" id="activist__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="activist__35" original="E391.-5360"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ceb" id="activist__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cec" id="activist__37" original="E833.-2c90"><span class="x" id="activist__38" original="E833.-2c8f"> The project aims to inspire students to greater civic engagement and political activism. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-ed1" id="activist__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://activist" title="activist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-ed0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.46c0" id="activist__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="activist__41"> activist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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activity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cee" id="activity" original="E391.-535f" sum="1130"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cef" id="activity__1" original="E391.-535e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cf0" id="activity__2" original="E391.-535d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> activity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cfb" id="activity__7" original="E391.-5355"><span class="pos" id="activity__8" original="E391.-5354"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.501b" eid="activity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5744" geo="br" id="activity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækˈtɪvəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activity__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activity__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://activity__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5741" geo="n_am" id="activity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="activity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ækˈtɪvəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activity__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activity__us_4.ogg" href="sound://activity__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cfd" id="activity__14" original="E391.-5353"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d00" form="pl" id="activity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="activity__16" original="E391.-534f"> activities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d02" id="activity__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d03" id="activity__18" original="E391.-534e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d04" id="activity__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="activity__20" original="E391.-534c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="activity__21" original="E391.-534b"> things that are happening or being done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d07" id="activity__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d08" id="activity__23" original="E842.-75dd"><span class="x" id="activity__24" original="E842.-75dc"> There have been growing concerns about the impact of business activity on the environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d0a" id="activity__25" original="E842.-75db"><span class="x" id="activity__26" original="E842.-75da"> Human activity in and near volcanoes spans the archaeological record. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d0c" id="activity__27" original="E846.-7dad" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__28"> adjective + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d0e" id="activity__29"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d0f" id="activity__30" original="E846.-7dac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d10" id="activity__31"><span class="coll" id="activity__32" original="E846.-7dab"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d12" id="activity__33" original="E846.-7daa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d13" id="activity__34"><span class="coll" id="activity__35" original="E846.-7da9"> entrepreneurial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d15" id="activity__36" original="E846.-7da8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d16" id="activity__37"><span class="coll" id="activity__38" original="E846.-7da7"> innovative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d18" id="activity__39" original="E846.-7da6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d19" id="activity__40"><span class="coll" id="activity__41" original="E846.-7da5"> promotional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d1b" id="activity__42" original="E846.-7da4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d1c" id="activity__43"><span class="coll" id="activity__44" original="E846.-7da3"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d1e" id="activity__45" original="E846.-7da2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d1f" id="activity__46"><span class="coll" id="activity__47" original="E846.-7da1"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d21" id="activity__48" original="E846.-7da0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d22" id="activity__49"><span class="coll" id="activity__50" original="E846.-7d9f"> daily </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d24" id="activity__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d25" id="activity__52" original="E846.-7d9d"><span class="x" id="activity__53" original="E846.-7d9c"> Trade might stimulate economic activity and have benefits for sustainable development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d27" id="activity__54" original="E846.-7d9b"><span class="x" id="activity__55" original="E846.-7d9a"> The intensity of entrepreneurial activity is dependent on multiple factors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d29" id="activity__56" original="E846.-7d87" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__57"> verb + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d2b" id="activity__58"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d2c" id="activity__59" original="E640.-714d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d2d" id="activity__60"><span class="coll" id="activity__61" original="E640.-714c"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d2f" id="activity__62" original="E846.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d30" id="activity__63"><span class="coll" id="activity__64" original="E846.-7d84"> engage in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d32" id="activity__65"><span class="coll" id="activity__66" original="E846.-7d83"> participate in </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d34" id="activity__67"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d35" id="activity__68" original="E846.-7d7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d36" id="activity__69"><span class="coll" id="activity__70" original="E846.-7d7c"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d38" id="activity__71"><span class="coll" id="activity__72" original="E846.-7d7b"> perform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d3a" id="activity__73" original="E846.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d3b" id="activity__74"><span class="coll" id="activity__75" original="E846.-7d79"> coordinate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d3d" id="activity__76"><span class="coll" id="activity__77" original="E846.-7d78"> organize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d3f" id="activity__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d40" id="activity__79" original="E846.-7d76"><span class="x" id="activity__80" original="E846.-7d75"> We define labour as any activity performed by people that contributes to production. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d42" id="activity__81" original="E846.-7d74"><span class="x" id="activity__82" original="E846.-7d73"> There is an attempt by direct action movements to coordinate activity globally. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d44" id="activity__83" original="E846.-7d71" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__84"> verb + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d46" id="activity__85"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d47" id="activity__86" original="E846.-7d70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d48" id="activity__87"><span class="coll" id="activity__88" original="E846.-7d6f"> regulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d4a" id="activity__89"><span class="coll" id="activity__90" original="E846.-7d6e"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d4c" id="activity__91" original="E846.-7d6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d4d" id="activity__92"><span class="coll" id="activity__93" original="E846.-7d6c"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d4f" id="activity__94" original="E846.-7d6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d50" id="activity__95"><span class="coll" id="activity__96" original="E846.-7d6a"> stimulate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d52" id="activity__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d53" id="activity__98" original="E846.-7d68"><span class="x" id="activity__99" original="E846.-7d67"> In this sort of regime, groups of workers are substantially left to regulate their own activity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d55" id="activity__100" original="E842.-75d9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d56" id="activity__101"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="activity__102" original="E842.-75d7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="activity__103" original="E842.-75d6"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="activity__104" original="E842.-75d5"> a thing that a person or group does or has done, usually in order to achieve a particular aim </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d5a" id="activity__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d5b" id="activity__106" original="E842.-75d4"><span class="x" id="activity__107" original="E842.-75d3"> The trading companies diversified their activities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d5d" id="activity__108" original="E842.-75d2"><span class="x" id="activity__109" original="E842.-75d1"> The patient will be asked how these symptoms have impacted on their daily activities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d5f" id="activity__110" original="E842.-75d0"><span class="x" id="activity__111" original="E842.-75cf"> Fishing became the main economic activity in place of cereal-growing. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d61" id="activity__112" original="E846.-7dad" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__113"> adjective + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d63" id="activity__114"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d64" id="activity__115" original="E846.-7dac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d65" id="activity__116"><span class="coll" id="activity__117" original="E846.-7dab"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d67" id="activity__118" original="E846.-7daa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d68" id="activity__119"><span class="coll" id="activity__120" original="E846.-7da9"> entrepreneurial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d6a" id="activity__121" original="E846.-7da8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d6b" id="activity__122"><span class="coll" id="activity__123" original="E846.-7da7"> innovative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d6d" id="activity__124" original="E846.-7da6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d6e" id="activity__125"><span class="coll" id="activity__126" original="E846.-7da5"> promotional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d70" id="activity__127" original="E846.-7da4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d71" id="activity__128"><span class="coll" id="activity__129" original="E846.-7da3"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d73" id="activity__130" original="E846.-7da2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d74" id="activity__131"><span class="coll" id="activity__132" original="E846.-7da1"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d76" id="activity__133" original="E846.-7da0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d77" id="activity__134"><span class="coll" id="activity__135" original="E846.-7d9f"> daily </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d79" id="activity__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d7a" id="activity__137" original="E685.-2785"><span class="x" id="activity__138" original="E685.-2784"> Other models highlight the importance of innovative activities. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d7c" id="activity__139" original="E846.-7d87" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__140"> verb + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d7e" id="activity__141"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d7f" id="activity__142" original="E640.-714d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d80" id="activity__143"><span class="coll" id="activity__144" original="E640.-714c"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d82" id="activity__145" original="E846.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d83" id="activity__146"><span class="coll" id="activity__147" original="E846.-7d84"> engage in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d85" id="activity__148"><span class="coll" id="activity__149" original="E846.-7d83"> participate in </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d87" id="activity__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d88" id="activity__151" original="E846.-7d81"><span class="x" id="activity__152" original="E846.-7d80"> The percentage who engaged in political activities was very low. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d8a" id="activity__153" original="E846.-7d7e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__154"> verb + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d8c" id="activity__155"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d8d" id="activity__156" original="E846.-7d7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d8e" id="activity__157"><span class="coll" id="activity__158" original="E846.-7d7c"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d90" id="activity__159"><span class="coll" id="activity__160" original="E846.-7d7b"> perform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d92" id="activity__161" original="E846.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d93" id="activity__162"><span class="coll" id="activity__163" original="E846.-7d79"> coordinate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d95" id="activity__164"><span class="coll" id="activity__165" original="E846.-7d78"> organize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d97" id="activity__166"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d98" id="activity__167" original="E685.-2781"><span class="x" id="activity__168" original="E685.-2780"> Companies undertake marketing activities in order to elicit some kind of response from buyers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d9a" id="activity__169" original="E846.-7d71" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__170"> verb + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d9c" id="activity__171"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d9d" id="activity__172" original="E846.-7d70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d9e" id="activity__173"><span class="coll" id="activity__174" original="E846.-7d6f"> regulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da0" id="activity__175"><span class="coll" id="activity__176" original="E846.-7d6e"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da2" id="activity__177" original="E846.-7d6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da3" id="activity__178"><span class="coll" id="activity__179" original="E846.-7d6c"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da5" id="activity__180" original="E846.-7d6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da6" id="activity__181"><span class="coll" id="activity__182" original="E846.-7d6a"> stimulate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da8" id="activity__183"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da9" id="activity__184" original="E685.-277f"><span class="x" id="activity__185" original="E685.-277e"> Watchdog agencies were created to monitor the activities of companies in terms of their potentially damaging effects upon the environment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dab" id="activity__186" original="E842.-75ce"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dac" id="activity__187"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="activity__188" original="E842.-75cc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="activity__189" original="E842.-75cb"> physical action or movement; the state of being active </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4daf" id="activity__190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db0" id="activity__191" original="E842.-75ca"><span class="x" id="activity__192" original="E842.-75c9"> The patient participated in very little physical activity over the previous week. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db2" id="activity__193" original="E842.-75c8"><span class="x" id="activity__194" original="E842.-75c7"> To record this activity, the birds were kept in an octagonal cage with radial perches. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db4" id="activity__195" original="E842.-75c6"><span class="x" id="activity__196" original="E842.-75c5"> Electrical brain activity was first recorded in 1875. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db6" id="activity__197" original="E846.-7d99" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__198"> adjective + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db8" id="activity__199"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db9" id="activity__200" original="E846.-7d97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dba" id="activity__201"><span class="coll" id="activity__202" original="E846.-7d96"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dbc" id="activity__203" original="E846.-7d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dbd" id="activity__204"><span class="coll" id="activity__205" original="E846.-7d94"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dbf" id="activity__206" original="E846.-7d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc0" id="activity__207"><span class="coll" id="activity__208" original="E846.-7d92"> biological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc2" id="activity__209" original="E846.-7d91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc3" id="activity__210"><span class="coll" id="activity__211" original="E846.-7d90"> neural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc5" id="activity__212" original="E846.-7d8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc6" id="activity__213"><span class="coll" id="activity__214" original="E846.-7d8e"> volcanic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc8" id="activity__215" original="E846.-7d8d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc9" id="activity__216" original="E846.-7d8c"><span class="x" id="activity__217" original="E846.-7d8b"> The only current volcanic activity along this zone is within Africa. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dcb" id="activity__218" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__219"> verb + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dcd" id="activity__220"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dce" id="activity__221" original="E846.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dcf" id="activity__222"><span class="coll" id="activity__223" original="E846.-7d84"> engage in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd1" id="activity__224"><span class="coll" id="activity__225" original="E846.-7d83"> participate in </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd3" id="activity__226"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd4" id="activity__227" original="E846.-7d70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd5" id="activity__228"><span class="coll" id="activity__229" original="E846.-7d6f"> regulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd7" id="activity__230"><span class="coll" id="activity__231" original="E846.-7d6e"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd9" id="activity__232" original="E846.-7d6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dda" id="activity__233"><span class="coll" id="activity__234" original="E846.-7d6c"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ddc" id="activity__235" original="E846.-7d6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ddd" id="activity__236"><span class="coll" id="activity__237" original="E846.-7d6a"> stimulate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ddf" id="activity__238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de0" id="activity__239" original="E685.-277d"><span class="x" id="activity__240" original="E685.-277c"> Heat treatment is also used to stimulate muscle activity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de2" id="activity__241" original="E846.-7d66" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__242"> verb + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de4" id="activity__243"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de5" id="activity__244" original="E846.-7d64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de6" id="activity__245"><span class="coll" id="activity__246" original="E846.-7d63"> inhibit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de8" id="activity__247"><span class="coll" id="activity__248" original="E846.-7d62"> block </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dea" id="activity__249" original="E846.-7d61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4deb" id="activity__250" original="E846.-7d60"><span class="x" id="activity__251" original="E846.-7d5f"> These drugs inhibit osteoclast activity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ded" id="activity__252" original="E391.-5347"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dee" id="activity__253"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="activity__254" original="E391.-5345"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="activity__255" original="E391.-5344"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="activity__256" original="E391.-5343"> a thing that you do for interest or pleasure </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df2" id="activity__257"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df3" id="activity__258" original="E842.-75c4"><span class="x" id="activity__259" original="E842.-75c3"> The number and type of leisure activities pursued by audiences have increased. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df5" id="activity__260" original="E846.-7d87" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="activity__261"> verb + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df7" id="activity__262"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df8" id="activity__263" original="E640.-714d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df9" id="activity__264"><span class="coll" id="activity__265" original="E640.-714c"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dfb" id="activity__266" original="E846.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dfc" id="activity__267"><span class="coll" id="activity__268" original="E846.-7d84"> engage in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dfe" id="activity__269"><span class="coll" id="activity__270" original="E846.-7d83"> participate in </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e00" id="activity__271"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e01" id="activity__272" original="E685.-2783"><span class="x" id="activity__273" original="E685.-2782"> In the Netherlands, 46% of people participate in sports activities at an organized or non-organized level. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.482e" id="activity__274" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="activity__275"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4830" id="activity__276" original="E846.-7db0"><span class="shcut" id="activity__277" original="E846.-7daf"> adjective + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4832" id="activity__278" original="E846.-7dae"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4833" id="activity__279" original="E846.-7dac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4834" id="activity__280" original="E846.-7dab"><span class="coll" id="activity__281"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4836" id="activity__282" original="E846.-7daa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4837" id="activity__283" original="E846.-7da9"><span class="coll" id="activity__284"> entrepreneurial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4839" id="activity__285" original="E846.-7da8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.483a" id="activity__286" original="E846.-7da7"><span class="coll" id="activity__287"> innovative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.483c" id="activity__288" original="E846.-7da6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.483d" id="activity__289" original="E846.-7da5"><span class="coll" id="activity__290"> promotional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.483f" id="activity__291" original="E846.-7da4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4840" id="activity__292" original="E846.-7da3"><span class="coll" id="activity__293"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4842" id="activity__294" original="E846.-7da2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4843" id="activity__295" original="E846.-7da1"><span class="coll" id="activity__296"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4845" id="activity__297" original="E846.-7da0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4846" id="activity__298" original="E846.-7d9f"><span class="coll" id="activity__299"> daily </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4848" id="activity__300" original="E846.-7d9e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4849" id="activity__301" original="E846.-7d9d"><span class="x" id="activity__302" original="E846.-7d9c"> Trade might stimulate economic activity and have benefits for sustainable development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.484b" id="activity__303" original="E846.-7d9b"><span class="x" id="activity__304" original="E846.-7d9a"> The intensity of entrepreneurial activity is dependent on multiple factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.484d" id="activity__305" original="E685.-2785"><span class="x" id="activity__306" original="E685.-2784"> Other models highlight the importance of innovative activities. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.484f" id="activity__307" original="E846.-7d99"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4850" id="activity__308" original="E846.-7d97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4851" id="activity__309" original="E846.-7d96"><span class="coll" id="activity__310"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4853" id="activity__311" original="E846.-7d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4854" id="activity__312" original="E846.-7d94"><span class="coll" id="activity__313"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4856" id="activity__314" original="E846.-7d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4857" id="activity__315" original="E846.-7d92"><span class="coll" id="activity__316"> biological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4859" id="activity__317" original="E846.-7d91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.485a" id="activity__318" original="E846.-7d90"><span class="coll" id="activity__319"> neural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.485c" id="activity__320" original="E846.-7d8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.485d" id="activity__321" original="E846.-7d8e"><span class="coll" id="activity__322"> volcanic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.485f" id="activity__323" original="E846.-7d8d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4860" id="activity__324" original="E846.-7d8c"><span class="x" id="activity__325" original="E846.-7d8b"> The only current volcanic activity along this zone is within Africa. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4862" id="activity__326" original="E846.-7d8a"><span class="shcut" id="activity__327" original="E846.-7d89"> verb + activity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4864" id="activity__328" original="E846.-7d88"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4865" id="activity__329" original="E640.-714d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4866" id="activity__330" original="E640.-714c"><span class="coll" id="activity__331"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4868" id="activity__332" original="E846.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4869" id="activity__333" original="E846.-7d84"><span class="coll" id="activity__334"> engage in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.486b" id="activity__335" original="E846.-7d83"><span class="coll" id="activity__336"> participate in </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.486d" id="activity__337" original="E846.-7d82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.486e" id="activity__338" original="E846.-7d81"><span class="x" id="activity__339" original="E846.-7d80"> The percentage who engaged in political activities was very low. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4870" id="activity__340" original="E685.-2783"><span class="x" id="activity__341" original="E685.-2782"> In the Netherlands, 46% of people participate in sports activities at an organized or non-organized level. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4872" id="activity__342" original="E846.-7d7f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4873" id="activity__343" original="E846.-7d7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4874" id="activity__344" original="E846.-7d7c"><span class="coll" id="activity__345"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4876" id="activity__346" original="E846.-7d7b"><span class="coll" id="activity__347"> perform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4878" id="activity__348" original="E846.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4879" id="activity__349" original="E846.-7d79"><span class="coll" id="activity__350"> coordinate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.487b" id="activity__351" original="E846.-7d78"><span class="coll" id="activity__352"> organize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.487d" id="activity__353" original="E846.-7d77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.487e" id="activity__354" original="E685.-2781"><span class="x" id="activity__355" original="E685.-2780"> Companies undertake marketing activities in order to elicit some kind of response from buyers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4880" id="activity__356" original="E846.-7d76"><span class="x" id="activity__357" original="E846.-7d75"> We define labour as any activity performed by people that contributes to production. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4882" id="activity__358" original="E846.-7d74"><span class="x" id="activity__359" original="E846.-7d73"> There is an attempt by direct action movements to coordinate activity globally. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4884" id="activity__360" original="E846.-7d72"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4885" id="activity__361" original="E846.-7d70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4886" id="activity__362" original="E846.-7d6f"><span class="coll" id="activity__363"> regulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4888" id="activity__364" original="E846.-7d6e"><span class="coll" id="activity__365"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.488a" id="activity__366" original="E846.-7d6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.488b" id="activity__367" original="E846.-7d6c"><span class="coll" id="activity__368"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.488d" id="activity__369" original="E846.-7d6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.488e" id="activity__370" original="E846.-7d6a"><span class="coll" id="activity__371"> stimulate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4890" id="activity__372" original="E846.-7d69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4891" id="activity__373" original="E846.-7d68"><span class="x" id="activity__374" original="E846.-7d67"> In this sort of regime, groups of workers are substantially left to regulate their own activity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4893" id="activity__375" original="E685.-277f"><span class="x" id="activity__376" original="E685.-277e"> Watchdog agencies were created to monitor the activities of companies in terms of their potentially damaging effects upon the environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4895" id="activity__377" original="E685.-277d"><span class="x" id="activity__378" original="E685.-277c"> Heat treatment is also used to stimulate muscle activity. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4897" id="activity__379" original="E846.-7d66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4898" id="activity__380" original="E846.-7d64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4899" id="activity__381" original="E846.-7d63"><span class="coll" id="activity__382"> inhibit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.489b" id="activity__383" original="E846.-7d62"><span class="coll" id="activity__384"> block </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.489d" id="activity__385" original="E846.-7d61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.489e" id="activity__386" original="E846.-7d60"><span class="x" id="activity__387" original="E846.-7d5f"> These drugs inhibit osteoclast activity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-e9e" id="activity__388" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://activity" title="activity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-e9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.46e2" id="activity__389" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="activity__390"> activity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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actor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e03" id="actor" original="E391.-5342" sum="543"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e04" id="actor__1" original="E391.-5341"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e05" id="actor__2" original="E391.-5340"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> actor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e12" id="actor__7" original="E391.-5338"><span class="pos" id="actor__8" original="E391.-5337"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5022" eid="actor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-56e4" geo="br" id="actor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actor/actor__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actor/actor__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://actor__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-56e1" geo="n_am" id="actor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actor/actor__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actor/actor__us_2.ogg" href="sound://actor__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e14" id="actor__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e15" id="actor__15" original="E833.-2c8e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="actor__16" original="E428.-58bc"><span class="exp" id="actor__17"> actor </span> (in something) </span><span class="def" id="actor__18" original="E833.-2c8d"> a person or an organization that takes part in an action or a process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e19" id="actor__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e1a" id="actor__20" original="E833.-2c8a"><span class="x" id="actor__21" original="E833.-2c89"> The state is identified as the key actor in international politics. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e1c" id="actor__22" original="E391.-5336"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="actor__23" original="E391.-5335"> a person who performs on the stage, on television or in films, especially as a profession </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e1e" id="actor__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e1f" id="actor__25" original="E833.-2c88"><span class="x" id="actor__26" original="E833.-2c87"> The brothers are identical twins and so in the film both are played by a single actor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e21" id="actor__27" original="E833.-2c86"><span class="x" id="actor__28" original="E833.-2c85"> Some brands are creating short films for the Internet featuring famous actors and directors. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-d89" id="actor__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://actor" title="actor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-d88" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4715" id="actor__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="actor__31"> actor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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actress
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e23" id="actress" original="E391.-5326" sum="473"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e24" id="actress__1" original="E391.-5325"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e25" id="actress__2" original="E391.-5324"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> actress </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e30" id="actress__7" original="E391.-531c"><span class="pos" id="actress__8" original="E391.-531b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5029" eid="actress__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5690" geo="br" id="actress__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actress__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktrəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actre/actress__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actre/actress__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://actress__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-568d" geo="n_am" id="actress__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actress__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktrəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actre/actress__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actre/actress__us_2.ogg" href="sound://actress__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e32" id="actress__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e33" id="actress__15" original="E391.-531a"><span class="def" id="actress__16" original="E391.-5319"> a woman who performs on the stage, on television or in films, especially as a profession </span><span class="un" id="actress__17" original="E391.-5318" un="help"> Many women now prefer to be called <span class="eb" id="actress__18" original="E391.-5317"> actors </span> , although when the context is not clear, <span class="eb" id="actress__19" original="E391.-5316"> an actor </span> is usually understood to refer to a man: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e38" id="actress__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e39" id="actress__21" original="E833.-2c84"><span class="x" id="actress__22" original="E833.-2c83"> Winning the Oscar revived the actress's career. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e3b" id="actress__23" original="E833.-2c82"><span class="x" id="actress__24" original="E833.-2c81"> There was a long search for an actress to play the part of Desdemona. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-d67" id="actress__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://actress" title="actress definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-d66" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.473f" id="actress__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="actress__27"> actress </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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actual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e3d" id="actual" original="E391.-5315" sum="553"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e3e" id="actual__1" original="E391.-5314"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e3f" id="actual__2" original="E391.-5313"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> actual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e4a" id="actual__7" original="E391.-530b"><span class="pos" id="actual__8" original="E391.-530a"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5030" eid="actual__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3c44" geo="br" id="actual__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actual__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actua/actual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actua/actual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://actual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3c41" geo="n_am" id="actual__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actual__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actua/actual__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actua/actual__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://actual__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e4c" id="actual__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="actual__15" original="E391.-5308"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e4e" id="actual__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e4f" id="actual__17" original="E391.-5307"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="actual__18" original="E846.-768d"> existing in fact; real </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e51" id="actual__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e52" id="actual__20" original="E846.-768c"><span class="x" id="actual__21" original="E846.-768b"> Comparing the budget with actual performance is the basic stage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e54" id="actual__22" original="E846.-768a"><span class="x" id="actual__23" original="E846.-7689"> This method gives a better estimate of the actual value of production in a country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e56" id="actual__24" original="E846.-7688"><span class="x" id="actual__25" original="E846.-7687"> No firm can afford to ignore actual or potential competitors. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e58" id="actual__26" original="E846.-7681" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="actual__27"> actual + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e5a" id="actual__28"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e5b" id="actual__29" original="E846.-767f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e5c" id="actual__30"><span class="coll" id="actual__31" original="E846.-767e"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e5e" id="actual__32" original="E846.-767d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e5f" id="actual__33"><span class="coll" id="actual__34" original="E846.-767c"> fact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e61" id="actual__35" original="E846.-767b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e62" id="actual__36"><span class="coll" id="actual__37" original="E846.-767a"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e64" id="actual__38" original="E846.-7679"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e65" id="actual__39"><span class="coll" id="actual__40" original="E846.-7678"> event </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e67" id="actual__41" original="E846.-7677"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e68" id="actual__42"><span class="coll" id="actual__43" original="E846.-7676"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e6a" id="actual__44" original="E846.-7675"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e6b" id="actual__45"><span class="coll" id="actual__46" original="E846.-7674"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e6d" id="actual__47" original="E846.-7673"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e6e" id="actual__48"><span class="coll" id="actual__49" original="E846.-7672"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e70" id="actual__50" original="E846.-7671"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e71" id="actual__51"><span class="coll" id="actual__52" original="E846.-7670"> cost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e73" id="actual__53" original="E846.-766f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e74" id="actual__54"><span class="coll" id="actual__55" original="E846.-766e"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e76" id="actual__56" original="E846.-766d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e77" id="actual__57" original="E846.-766c"><span class="x" id="actual__58" original="E846.-766b"> In actual practice, the problems raised have directed a trend towards less controversial methods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e79" id="actual__59" original="E846.-766a"><span class="x" id="actual__60" original="E846.-7669"> The actual atmospheric concentration of hydroxyl is very small and difficult to measure. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e7b" id="actual__61" original="E391.-5305"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="actual__62" original="E391.-5304"> used to emphasize the most important part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e7d" id="actual__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e7e" id="actual__64" original="E846.-7686"><span class="x" id="actual__65" original="E846.-7685"> The actual content of the video games, for example, is far more significant than the fact that a child plays video games. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e80" id="actual__66" original="E846.-7668" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="actual__67"> actual + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e82" id="actual__68"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e83" id="actual__69" original="E846.-7666"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e84" id="actual__70"><span class="coll" id="actual__71" original="E846.-7665"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e86" id="actual__72" original="E846.-7664"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e87" id="actual__73"><span class="coll" id="actual__74" original="E846.-7663"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e89" id="actual__75" original="E846.-7662"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e8a" id="actual__76"><span class="coll" id="actual__77" original="E846.-7661"> content </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e8c" id="actual__78" original="E846.-7660"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e8d" id="actual__79" original="E846.-765f"><span class="x" id="actual__80" original="E846.-765e"> While simple in concept, the actual practice of crossdating is complicated by differences in growth rates. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e8f" id="actual__81" original="E646.-3d98" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" id="actual__82" original="E646.-3d97"><span class="h1" id="actual__83" original="E646.-3d96"><ul class="inline" id="actual__84" original="E646.-3d95"><li class="li" id="actual__85" original="E646.-3d94"> actual </li><li class="li" id="actual__86" original="E646.-3d93"> current </li><li class="li" id="actual__87" original="E646.-3d92"> present </li><li class="li" id="actual__88" original="E4c1.2140"> actually </li><li class="li" id="actual__89" original="E4c1.2141"> currently </li><li class="li" id="actual__90" original="E4c1.2142"> presently </li><li class="li" id="actual__91" original="E4c1.2143"> at present </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="actual__92" original="E646.-3d91"><li class="li" id="actual__93" original="E646.-3d9d"><span class="eb" id="actual__94" original="E646.-3d90"> Actual </span> does not mean ‘current’ or ‘present’. It means ‘existing in fact; real’ and is often used in contrast with something that is not seen as real or exact: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d02" id="actual__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6217" id="actual__96" original="E646.-3d8f"><span class="x" id="actual__97" original="E646.-3d8e"> Respondents' actual behaviour may be at variance with their answers. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="actual__98" original="E646.-3d9b"><span class="eb" id="actual__99" original="E646.-3d8d"> Current </span> and <span class="eb" id="actual__100" original="E646.-3d8c"> present </span> mean ‘existing or happening now’: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d01" id="actual__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6212" id="actual__102" original="E646.-3d8b"><span class="x" id="actual__103" original="E646.-3d8a"> The current economic crisis is the result of many years of irresponsibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6210" id="actual__104" original="E646.-3d89"><span class="x" id="actual__105" original="E646.-3d88"> A continuation of the present situation seems the most likely short-term outcome. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="actual__106" original="E646.-3d9c"><span class="eb" id="actual__107" original="E646.-3d87"> Current </span> and <span class="eb" id="actual__108" original="E646.-3d86"> present </span> are used in academic writing to mean ‘being considered now’: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cff" id="actual__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-620b" id="actual__110" original="E646.-3d85"><span class="x" id="actual__111" original="E646.-3d84"> the current/​present study </span></span></span><span class="eb" id="actual__112" original="E646.-3d83"> Present </span> is used with a wider range of nouns: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cfe" id="actual__113"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6208" id="actual__114" original="E646.-3d82"><span class="x" id="actual__115" original="E646.-3d81"> the present article/​chapter/​paper/​review </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="actual__116" original="E646.-3d99"><span class="eb" id="actual__117" original="E646.-3d80"> Current </span> also means ‘being used or accepted by many people at the present time’: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cfd" id="actual__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6204" id="actual__119" original="E646.-3d7f"><span class="x" id="actual__120" original="E646.-3d7e"> a review of current practice </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="actual__121" original="E646.-3d9a"><span class="eb" id="actual__122" original="E646.-3d7d"> Actually </span> does not mean ‘at the present time’. Use <span class="eb" id="actual__123" original="E646.-3d7c"> currently </span> , <span class="eb" id="actual__124" original="E646.-3d7a"> presently </span> or <span class="eb" id="actual__125" original="E646.-3d7b"> at present </span> instead: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cfc" id="actual__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61fd" id="actual__127" original="E646.-3d79"><span class="x" id="actual__128" original="E646.-3d78"> Vaccination is currently recommended for persons over the age of 49. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61fb" id="actual__129" original="E646.-3d77"><span class="x" id="actual__130" original="E646.-3d76"> At present, there is insufficient evidence to draw any definite conclusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61f9" id="actual__131" original="E646.-3d75"><span class="x" id="actual__132" original="E646.-3d74"> Table 14.1 provides a summary of presently available treatment methods. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a0" id="actual__133" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="actual__134"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a2" id="actual__135" original="E846.-7683"><span class="shcut" id="actual__136" original="E846.-7682"> actual + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a4" id="actual__137" original="E846.-7681"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a5" id="actual__138" original="E846.-767f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a6" id="actual__139" original="E846.-767e"><span class="coll" id="actual__140"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a8" id="actual__141" original="E846.-767d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a9" id="actual__142" original="E846.-767c"><span class="coll" id="actual__143"> fact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ab" id="actual__144" original="E846.-767b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ac" id="actual__145" original="E846.-767a"><span class="coll" id="actual__146"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ae" id="actual__147" original="E846.-7679"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48af" id="actual__148" original="E846.-7678"><span class="coll" id="actual__149"> event </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b1" id="actual__150" original="E846.-7677"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b2" id="actual__151" original="E846.-7676"><span class="coll" id="actual__152"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b4" id="actual__153" original="E846.-7675"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b5" id="actual__154" original="E846.-7674"><span class="coll" id="actual__155"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b7" id="actual__156" original="E846.-7673"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b8" id="actual__157" original="E846.-7672"><span class="coll" id="actual__158"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ba" id="actual__159" original="E846.-7671"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48bb" id="actual__160" original="E846.-7670"><span class="coll" id="actual__161"> cost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48bd" id="actual__162" original="E846.-766f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48be" id="actual__163" original="E846.-766e"><span class="coll" id="actual__164"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c0" id="actual__165" original="E846.-766d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c1" id="actual__166" original="E846.-766c"><span class="x" id="actual__167" original="E846.-766b"> In actual practice, the problems raised have directed a trend towards less controversial methods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c3" id="actual__168" original="E846.-766a"><span class="x" id="actual__169" original="E846.-7669"> The actual atmospheric concentration of hydroxyl is very small and difficult to measure. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c5" id="actual__170" original="E846.-7668"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c6" id="actual__171" original="E846.-7666"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c7" id="actual__172" original="E846.-7665"><span class="coll" id="actual__173"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c9" id="actual__174" original="E846.-7664"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ca" id="actual__175" original="E846.-7663"><span class="coll" id="actual__176"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48cc" id="actual__177" original="E846.-7662"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48cd" id="actual__178" original="E846.-7661"><span class="coll" id="actual__179"> content </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48cf" id="actual__180" original="E846.-7660"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d0" id="actual__181" original="E846.-765f"><span class="x" id="actual__182" original="E846.-765e"> While simple in concept, the actual practice of crossdating is complicated by differences in growth rates. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-d47" id="actual__183" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://actual" title="actual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-d46" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4758" id="actual__184" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="actual__185"> actual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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actuality
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e94" id="actuality" original="E391.-52ef" sum="323"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e95" id="actuality__1" original="E391.-52ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e96" id="actuality__2" original="E391.-52ed"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> actuality </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ea1" id="actuality__7" original="E391.-52e5"><span class="pos" id="actuality__8" original="E391.-52e4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5037" eid="actuality__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3bf3" geo="br" id="actuality__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actuality__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæktʃuˈæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actua/actuality__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actua/actuality__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://actuality__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3bf0" geo="n_am" id="actuality__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actuality__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæktʃuˈæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actua/actuality__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actua/actuality__us_1.ogg" href="sound://actuality__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ea3" id="actuality__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="actuality__15" original="E391.-52da"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ea5" id="actuality__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="actuality__17" original="E391.-52dd" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ea7" id="actuality__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ea8" id="actuality__19" original="E391.-52dc"><span class="def" id="actuality__20" original="E391.-52d9"> the state of something really existing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eaa" id="actuality__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eab" id="actuality__22" original="E846.-75fd"><span class="cf" id="actuality__23" original="E846.-75fe"> in <span class="exp" id="actuality__24"> actuality </span></span><span class="x" id="actuality__25" original="E846.-75fc"> The author simply assumes a certain cause and effect to be true, when in actuality there is no basis for any such assumption. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-cea" id="actuality__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://actuality" title="actuality definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-ce9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.47b0" id="actuality__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="actuality__28"> actuality </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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actually
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eaf" id="actually" original="E391.-529c" sum="662"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eb0" id="actually__1" original="E391.-529b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eb1" id="actually__2" original="E391.-529a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> actually </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eb9" id="actually__4" original="E391.-5295"><span class="pos" id="actually__5" original="E391.-5294"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.503e" eid="actually__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3b9f" geo="br" id="actually__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actually__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktʃuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actua/actually__gb_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actua/actually__gb_5.ogg" href="sound://actually__gb_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3b9c" geo="n_am" id="actually__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="actually__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæktʃuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actua/actually__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actua/actually__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://actually__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ebb" id="actually__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ebc" id="actually__12" original="E391.-5293"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="actually__13" original="E391.-5292"> used to emphasize a fact or the truth about a situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ebe" id="actually__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ebf" id="actually__15" original="E846.-75ef"><span class="x" id="actually__16" original="E846.-75ee"> False memories are convincing ‘memories’ of events that never actually happened. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec1" id="actually__17" original="E846.-75ed"><span class="x" id="actually__18" original="E846.-75ec"> It was not until the late 1970s that ozone depletion was actually observed by scientists at the British Antarctic Survey. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec3" id="actually__19" original="E846.-75e1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="actually__20"> actually + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec5" id="actually__21"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec6" id="actually__22" original="E846.-75e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec7" id="actually__23"><span class="coll" id="actually__24" original="E846.-75df"> happen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec9" id="actually__25"><span class="coll" id="actually__26" original="E846.-75de"> occur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ecb" id="actually__27" original="E846.-75dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ecc" id="actually__28"><span class="coll" id="actually__29" original="E846.-75dc"> exist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ece" id="actually__30" original="E846.-75db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ecf" id="actually__31"><span class="coll" id="actually__32" original="E846.-75da"> mean </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed1" id="actually__33" original="E846.-75d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed2" id="actually__34"><span class="coll" id="actually__35" original="E846.-75d8"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed4" id="actually__36" original="E846.-75d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed5" id="actually__37"><span class="coll" id="actually__38" original="E846.-75d6"> say </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed7" id="actually__39" original="E846.-75d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed8" id="actually__40"><span class="coll" id="actually__41" original="E846.-75d4"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eda" id="actually__42" original="E846.-75d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4edb" id="actually__43"><span class="coll" id="actually__44" original="E846.-75d2"> decline </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4edd" id="actually__45"><span class="coll" id="actually__46" original="E846.-75d1"> fall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4edf" id="actually__47" original="E846.-75d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee0" id="actually__48"><span class="coll" id="actually__49" original="E846.-75cf"> observe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee2" id="actually__50" original="E846.-75ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee3" id="actually__51"><span class="coll" id="actually__52" original="E846.-75cd"> perform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee5" id="actually__53" original="E846.-75cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee6" id="actually__54"><span class="coll" id="actually__55" original="E846.-75cb"> benefit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee8" id="actually__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee9" id="actually__57" original="E846.-75c9"><span class="x" id="actually__58" original="E846.-75c8"> It seems probable that such growth curves never actually occur in nature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eeb" id="actually__59" original="E846.-75c7"><span class="x" id="actually__60" original="E846.-75c6"> The courts have played a large role in determining what US legislation actually means. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eed" id="actually__61" original="E846.-75c2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="actually__62"> actually + adjective </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eef" id="actually__63"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef0" id="actually__64" original="E846.-75c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef1" id="actually__65"><span class="coll" id="actually__66" original="E846.-75c0"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef3" id="actually__67" original="E846.-75bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef4" id="actually__68"><span class="coll" id="actually__69" original="E846.-75be"> responsible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef6" id="actually__70" original="E846.-75bd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef7" id="actually__71"><span class="coll" id="actually__72" original="E846.-75bc"> true </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef9" id="actually__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4efa" id="actually__74" original="E685.fd2"><span class="x" id="actually__75" original="E685.fd3"> It is important to understand who is actually responsible for making a purchase decision. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4efc" id="actually__76" original="E391.-5291"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="actually__77" original="E391.-5290"> used to show a contrast between what is true and what somebody believes, and to show surprise about this contrast </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4efe" id="actually__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eff" id="actually__79" original="E846.-75e9"><span class="x" id="actually__80" original="E846.-75e8"> Funding per student had actually declined between 1985 and 1995. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f01" id="actually__81" original="E846.-75e7"><span class="x" id="actually__82" original="E846.-75e6"> The defendant drank some wine, believing it to have a lower alcohol content than it actually did. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f03" id="actually__83" original="E846.-75e1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="actually__84"> actually + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f05" id="actually__85"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f06" id="actually__86" original="E846.-75e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f07" id="actually__87"><span class="coll" id="actually__88" original="E846.-75df"> happen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f09" id="actually__89"><span class="coll" id="actually__90" original="E846.-75de"> occur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f0b" id="actually__91" original="E846.-75dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f0c" id="actually__92"><span class="coll" id="actually__93" original="E846.-75dc"> exist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f0e" id="actually__94" original="E846.-75db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f0f" id="actually__95"><span class="coll" id="actually__96" original="E846.-75da"> mean </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f11" id="actually__97" original="E846.-75d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f12" id="actually__98"><span class="coll" id="actually__99" original="E846.-75d8"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f14" id="actually__100" original="E846.-75d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f15" id="actually__101"><span class="coll" id="actually__102" original="E846.-75d6"> say </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f17" id="actually__103" original="E846.-75d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f18" id="actually__104"><span class="coll" id="actually__105" original="E846.-75d4"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f1a" id="actually__106" original="E846.-75d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f1b" id="actually__107"><span class="coll" id="actually__108" original="E846.-75d2"> decline </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f1d" id="actually__109"><span class="coll" id="actually__110" original="E846.-75d1"> fall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f1f" id="actually__111" original="E846.-75d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f20" id="actually__112"><span class="coll" id="actually__113" original="E846.-75cf"> observe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f22" id="actually__114" original="E846.-75ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f23" id="actually__115"><span class="coll" id="actually__116" original="E846.-75cd"> perform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f25" id="actually__117" original="E846.-75cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f26" id="actually__118"><span class="coll" id="actually__119" original="E846.-75cb"> benefit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f28" id="actually__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f29" id="actually__121" original="E685.fd0"><span class="x" id="actually__122" original="E685.fd1"> The wages of computer specialists and engineers actually fell relative to high school graduates. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f2b" id="actually__123" original="E846.-75c2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="actually__124"> actually + adjective </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f2d" id="actually__125"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f2e" id="actually__126" original="E846.-75c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f2f" id="actually__127"><span class="coll" id="actually__128" original="E846.-75c0"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f31" id="actually__129" original="E846.-75bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f32" id="actually__130"><span class="coll" id="actually__131" original="E846.-75be"> responsible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f34" id="actually__132" original="E846.-75bd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f35" id="actually__133"><span class="coll" id="actually__134" original="E846.-75bc"> true </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f37" id="actually__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f38" id="actually__136" original="E846.-75ba"><span class="x" id="actually__137" original="E846.-75b9"> It is necessary to quantify how much lead is actually present in the sample. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d2" id="actually__138" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="actually__139"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d4" id="actually__140" original="E846.-75e4"><span class="shcut" id="actually__141" original="E846.-75e3"> actually + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d6" id="actually__142" original="E846.-75e2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d7" id="actually__143" original="E846.-75e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d8" id="actually__144" original="E846.-75df"><span class="coll" id="actually__145"> happen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48da" id="actually__146" original="E846.-75de"><span class="coll" id="actually__147"> occur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48dc" id="actually__148" original="E846.-75dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48dd" id="actually__149" original="E846.-75dc"><span class="coll" id="actually__150"> exist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48df" id="actually__151" original="E846.-75db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e0" id="actually__152" original="E846.-75da"><span class="coll" id="actually__153"> mean </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e2" id="actually__154" original="E846.-75d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e3" id="actually__155" original="E846.-75d8"><span class="coll" id="actually__156"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e5" id="actually__157" original="E846.-75d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e6" id="actually__158" original="E846.-75d6"><span class="coll" id="actually__159"> say </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e8" id="actually__160" original="E846.-75d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e9" id="actually__161" original="E846.-75d4"><span class="coll" id="actually__162"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48eb" id="actually__163" original="E846.-75d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ec" id="actually__164" original="E846.-75d2"><span class="coll" id="actually__165"> decline </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ee" id="actually__166" original="E846.-75d1"><span class="coll" id="actually__167"> fall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f0" id="actually__168" original="E846.-75d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f1" id="actually__169" original="E846.-75cf"><span class="coll" id="actually__170"> observe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f3" id="actually__171" original="E846.-75ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f4" id="actually__172" original="E846.-75cd"><span class="coll" id="actually__173"> perform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f6" id="actually__174" original="E846.-75cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f7" id="actually__175" original="E846.-75cb"><span class="coll" id="actually__176"> benefit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f9" id="actually__177" original="E846.-75ca"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48fa" id="actually__178" original="E846.-75c9"><span class="x" id="actually__179" original="E846.-75c8"> It seems probable that such growth curves never actually occur in nature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48fc" id="actually__180" original="E846.-75c7"><span class="x" id="actually__181" original="E846.-75c6"> The courts have played a large role in determining what US legislation actually means. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48fe" id="actually__182" original="E685.fd0"><span class="x" id="actually__183" original="E685.fd1"> The wages of computer specialists and engineers actually fell relative to high school graduates. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4900" id="actually__184" original="E846.-75c5"><span class="shcut" id="actually__185" original="E846.-75c4"> actually + adjective </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4902" id="actually__186" original="E846.-75c3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4903" id="actually__187" original="E846.-75c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4904" id="actually__188" original="E846.-75c0"><span class="coll" id="actually__189"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4906" id="actually__190" original="E846.-75bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4907" id="actually__191" original="E846.-75be"><span class="coll" id="actually__192"> responsible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4909" id="actually__193" original="E846.-75bd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.490a" id="actually__194" original="E846.-75bc"><span class="coll" id="actually__195"> true </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.490c" id="actually__196" original="E846.-75bb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.490d" id="actually__197" original="E846.-75ba"><span class="x" id="actually__198" original="E846.-75b9"> It is necessary to quantify how much lead is actually present in the sample. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.490f" id="actually__199" original="E685.fd2"><span class="x" id="actually__200" original="E685.fd3"> It is important to understand who is actually responsible for making a purchase decision. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-cd2" id="actually__201" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://actually" title="actually definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-cd1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.480e" id="actually__202" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="actually__203"> actually </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f3a" id="acute" original="E391.-51ec" sum="1449"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f3b" id="acute__1" original="E391.-51eb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f3c" id="acute__2" original="E391.-51ea"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acute </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f49" id="acute__8" original="E391.-51e1"><span class="pos" id="acute__9" original="E391.-51e0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5045" eid="acute__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3a23" geo="br" id="acute__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acute__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acu/acute/acute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acu/acute/acute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3a20" geo="n_am" id="acute__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acute__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acu/acute/acute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acu/acute/acute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f4b" id="acute__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f4c" id="acute__16" original="E391.-51dd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f4d" id="acute__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="acute__18" original="E428.-58b5"> of an illness </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="acute__19" original="E391.-51dc"> that has quickly become severe and dangerous </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f50" id="acute__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f51" id="acute__21" original="E833.-2c7f"><span class="x" id="acute__22" original="E833.-2c7e"> acute illness/infection/leukaemia </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f53" id="acute__23" original="E833.-2c7d"><span class="x" id="acute__24" original="E833.-2c7c"> The disease can be acute or chronic and episodes can be recurrent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f55" id="acute__25" original="E39f.-7a63"><span class="x" id="acute__26" original="E39f.-7a62"> Those with chest pain should be given aspirin as for any patient with acute cardiac chest pain. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f57" id="acute__27" original="E391.-51da" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chronic" title="chronic definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f58" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fb5" id="acute__28" original="E391.-51d9"><span class="xh" id="acute__29"> chronic </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f5a" id="acute__30" original="E833.-2c80"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f5b" id="acute__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="acute__32" original="E833.-2c7a"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="acute__33" original="E833.-2c79"> designed for patients with an <span class="dh" id="acute__34" original="E833.-2c78"> acute </span> form of a disease </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f5f" id="acute__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f60" id="acute__36" original="E833.-2c77"><span class="x" id="acute__37" original="E833.-2c76"> The country's national patient safety goals focus on acute care. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f62" id="acute__38" original="E833.-2c75"><span class="x" id="acute__39" original="E833.-2c74"> Acute hospitals should be places where people go when it is really necessary, not as a matter of routine. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f64" id="acute__40" original="E391.-51df"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="acute__41" original="E391.-51de"> very serious or severe </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f66" id="acute__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f67" id="acute__43" original="E833.-2c73"><span class="x" id="acute__44" original="E833.-2c72"> A rapid increase in students resulted in acute shortages of teachers and textbooks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f69" id="acute__45" original="E833.-2c71"><span class="x" id="acute__46" original="E833.-2c70"> Problems in the accuracy of government data can be particularly acute in less developed countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f6b" id="acute__47" original="E39f.-7a5f"><span class="x" id="acute__48" original="E39f.-7a5e"> This problem may well become more acute if there are to be fewer members of the House of Commons in future. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f6d" id="acute__49" original="E391.-51d7"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f6e" id="acute__50"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="acute__51" original="E391.-51d6"> of the senses </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="acute__52" original="E391.-51d5"> very sensitive and well developed </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f71" id="acute__53" original="E391.-51d4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://keen" title="keen definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f72" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.2ad1" id="acute__54" original="E391.-51d3"><span class="xh" id="acute__55"> keen </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f75" id="acute__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f76" id="acute__57" original="E833.-2c6f"><span class="x" id="acute__58" original="E833.-2c6e"> His work reveals a writer with an acute ear for speech. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f78" id="acute__59" original="E833.-2c6d"><span class="x" id="acute__60" original="E833.-2c6c"> The hunter's vision must be very acute. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f7a" id="acute__61" original="E391.-51d1"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="acute__62" original="E391.-51d0"> having or showing intelligence and quick understanding of things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f7c" id="acute__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f7d" id="acute__64" original="E833.-2c69"><span class="x" id="acute__65" original="E833.-2c68"> The essay engages in some very acute linguistic analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f7f" id="acute__66" original="E833.-2c67"><span class="x" id="acute__67" original="E833.-2c66"> The entries are concise, informative and often acute. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f81" id="acute__68" original="E391.-51cf"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f82" id="acute__69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="acute__70" subj="geom"> geometry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f84" id="acute__71"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="acute__72" original="E391.-51cc"> of an angle </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="acute__73" original="E391.-51cb"> less than 90° </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f87" id="acute__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f88" id="acute__75" original="E833.-2c65"><span class="x" id="acute__76" original="E833.-2c64"> Material from comets usually approaches the Earth's surface at an acute angle. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-c3e" id="acute__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acute" title="acute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-c3d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4902" id="acute__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acute__79"> acute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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acutely
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f8a" id="acutely" original="E391.-5198" sum="882"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f8b" id="acutely__1" original="E391.-5197"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f8c" id="acutely__2" original="E391.-5196"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> acutely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f94" id="acutely__4" original="E391.-5191"><span class="pos" id="acutely__5" original="E391.-5190"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.504c" eid="acutely__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-39bd" geo="br" id="acutely__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acutely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acu/acute/acutely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acu/acute/acutely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://acutely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-39ba" geo="n_am" id="acutely__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="acutely__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkjuːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acu/acute/acutely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acu/acute/acutely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://acutely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f96" id="acutely__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f97" id="acutely__12" original="E391.-518f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="acutely__13" original="E391.-518e"><span class="exp" id="acutely__14"> acutely </span> aware/conscious </span><span class="def" id="acutely__15" original="E391.-518d"> noticing or feeling something very strongly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f9b" id="acutely__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f9c" id="acutely__17" original="E833.-2c5b"><span class="x" id="acutely__18" original="E833.-2c5a"> States today are more acutely aware of their legal obligations to guarantee universal rights to all. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f9e" id="acutely__19" original="E833.-2c59"><span class="x" id="acutely__20" original="E833.-2c58"> There were wage differences between male and female workers, and women were acutely conscious of this fact. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa0" id="acutely__21" original="E391.-518c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa1" id="acutely__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="acutely__23" original="E833.-2c5c"> describing unpleasant feelings or illness </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="acutely__24" original="E391.-518b"> very; very strongly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa4" id="acutely__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa5" id="acutely__26" original="E833.-2c57"><span class="x" id="acutely__27" original="E833.-2c56"> Not knowing what was happening to her child was acutely distressing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa7" id="acutely__28" original="E39f.-757d"><span class="x" id="acutely__29" original="E39f.-757c"> Care must be taken with the management of acutely ill patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa9" id="acutely__30" original="E428.-58a8"><span class="x" id="acutely__31" original="E428.-58a7"> At first the skin is acutely painful, becoming swollen, blistered and red. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fab" id="acutely__32" original="E39f.-7584"><span class="x" id="acutely__33" original="E39f.-7583"> Within these countries the adverse impact of globalization has been felt acutely. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fad" id="acutely__34" original="E428.-58a6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="acutely__35" original="E428.-58a5"> in a way that shows great understanding </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4faf" id="acutely__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb0" id="acutely__37" original="E428.-58a4"><span class="x" id="acutely__38" original="E428.-58a3"> The Greeks, as Alain Schnapp (1988) acutely observed, needed images, of many different kinds. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-bf0" id="acutely__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acutely" title="acutely definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-bef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.497f" id="acutely__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acutely__41"> acutely </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ad hoc
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5511" id="ad-hoc" original="E391.-4c6b" sum="387"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5512" id="ad-hoc__1" original="E391.-4c6a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5513" id="ad-hoc__2" original="E391.-4c69"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ad hoc </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.551c" id="ad-hoc__4" original="E391.-4c64"><span class="pos" id="ad-hoc__5" original="E391.-4c63"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.511f" eid="ad-hoc__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2d03" geo="br" id="ad-hoc__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ad-hoc__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæd ˈhɒk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ad_hoc_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2cff" geo="n_am" id="ad-hoc__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ad-hoc__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæd ˈhɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://ad_hoc_1_us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.551e" id="ad-hoc__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="lat" id="ad-hoc__12" original="E391.-4c61"> from Latin </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5520" id="ad-hoc__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5521" id="ad-hoc__14" original="E391.-4c60"><span class="def" id="ad-hoc__15" original="E391.-4c5f"> arranged or happening when necessary and not planned in advance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5523" id="ad-hoc__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5524" id="ad-hoc__17" original="E833.-2c2a"><span class="x" id="ad-hoc__18" original="E833.-2c29"> Information may be obtained on an ad hoc basis through specialist market research projects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5526" id="ad-hoc__19" original="E833.-2c2c"><span class="x" id="ad-hoc__20" original="E833.-2c2b"> Prime Ministers increasingly work directly with ministers or through ad hoc committees of ministers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5528" id="ad-hoc__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5529" id="ad-hoc__22" original="E391.-4c5e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.552a" id="ad-hoc__23"><span class="dr" id="ad-hoc__24" original="E391.-4c5d"> ad hoc </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.552c" id="ad-hoc__25" original="E391.-4c5c"><span class="pos" id="ad-hoc__26" original="E391.-4c5b"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-420a" eid="ad-hoc__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2cfb" geo="br" id="ad-hoc__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ad-hoc__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæd ˈhɒk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ad_hoc_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2cf7" geo="n_am" id="ad-hoc__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ad-hoc__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæd ˈhɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://ad_hoc_1_us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.552e" id="ad-hoc__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.552f" id="ad-hoc__33" original="E833.-2c28"><span class="x" id="ad-hoc__34" original="E833.-2c27"> Public inquiries are set up ad hoc, as and when the government considers they are needed. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5e3" id="ad-hoc__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ad-hoc_2" title="ad hoc definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5e2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.118d" id="ad-hoc__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ad-hoc__37"> ad hoc </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adapt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb2" id="adapt" original="E391.-50c1" sum="1542"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb3" id="adapt__1" original="E391.-50c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb4" id="adapt__2" original="E391.-50bf"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adapt </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fc1" id="adapt__9" original="E391.-50b5"><span class="pos" id="adapt__10" original="E391.-50b4"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5053" eid="adapt__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-37ba" geo="br" id="adapt__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adapt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-37b7" geo="n_am" id="adapt__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adapt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3dcf" id="adapt__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75de" form="root" id="adapt__17"><span class="vp" id="adapt__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> adapt </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e0" eid="adapt__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e1" geo="br" id="adapt__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adapt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e4" geo="n_am" id="adapt__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adapt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e7" form="thirdps" id="adapt__24"><span class="vp" id="adapt__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> adapts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e9" eid="adapt__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75ea" geo="br" id="adapt__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæpts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adapts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75ed" geo="n_am" id="adapt__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæpts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adapts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f0" form="past" id="adapt__31"><span class="vp" id="adapt__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> adapted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f2" eid="adapt__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f3" geo="br" id="adapt__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adapted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f6" geo="n_am" id="adapt__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adapted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f9" form="pastpart" id="adapt__38"><span class="vp" id="adapt__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> adapted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75fb" eid="adapt__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75fc" geo="br" id="adapt__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adapted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75ff" geo="n_am" id="adapt__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adapted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7602" form="prespart" id="adapt__45"><span class="vp" id="adapt__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> adapting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7604" eid="adapt__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7605" geo="br" id="adapt__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adapting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7608" geo="n_am" id="adapt__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adapt__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adapting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fed" id="adapt__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fee" id="adapt__53" original="E391.-5097"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fef" id="adapt__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adapt__55" original="E391.-5095"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="adapt__56" original="E391.-5094"> to change something in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ff2" id="adapt__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ff3" id="adapt__58" original="E847.-6a12"><span class="cf" id="adapt__59" original="E391.-5090"><span class="exp" id="adapt__60"> adapt </span> something </span><span class="x" id="adapt__61" original="E847.-6a11"> Native Americans adapted practices involving fire and grazing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ff7" id="adapt__62" original="E847.-6a10"><span class="cf" id="adapt__63" original="E391.-508f"><span class="exp" id="adapt__64"> adapt </span> something for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="adapt__65" original="E847.-6a0f"> The test was adapted for different ages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ffb" id="adapt__66" original="E847.-6a0d"><span class="cf" id="adapt__67" original="E847.-6a0e"><span class="exp" id="adapt__68"> adapt </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="adapt__69" original="E847.-6a0c"> These principles can be adapted to a diversity of organizations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fff" id="adapt__70" original="E847.-6a0a"><span class="cf" id="adapt__71" original="E847.-6a0b"><span class="exp" id="adapt__72"> adapt </span> something from something </span><span class="x" id="adapt__73" original="E847.-6a09"> This example is adapted from Tuggy (1988). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5003" id="adapt__74" original="E847.-6a07"><span class="cf" id="adapt__75" original="E847.-6a08"><span class="exp" id="adapt__76"> adapt </span> something to do something </span><span class="x" id="adapt__77" original="E847.-6a06"> Group models were adapted to facilitate effective decision-making in high-risk incidents. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5007" id="adapt__78" original="E391.-5093" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://modify" title="modify definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5008" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-e8c" id="adapt__79" original="E391.-5092"><span class="xh" id="adapt__80"> modify </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.500b" id="adapt__81" original="E391.-508e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.500c" id="adapt__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="adapt__83" original="E391.-508c"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adapt__84" original="E391.-508b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.500f" id="adapt__85"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="adapt__86" original="E847.-6a05"> of a person, animal, plant, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="adapt__87" original="E391.-508a"> to change your/its behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5012" id="adapt__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5013" id="adapt__89" original="E832.-7caa"><span class="x" id="adapt__90" original="E832.-7ca9"> The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5015" id="adapt__91" original="E847.-6a04"><span class="cf" id="adapt__92" original="E391.-5086"><span class="exp" id="adapt__93"> adapt </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="adapt__94" original="E847.-6a03"> Humans are adapting continuously to the environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5019" id="adapt__95" original="E847.-6a02"><span class="cf" id="adapt__96" original="E391.-5085"><span class="exp" id="adapt__97"> adapt </span> yourself/itself to something </span><span class="x" id="adapt__98" original="E847.-6a01"> Geological records testify that life on Earth has adapted itself to its slowly changing conditions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.501d" id="adapt__99" original="E391.-5089" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adjust" title="adjust definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.501e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5599" id="adapt__100" original="E391.-5088"><span class="xh" id="adapt__101"> adjust </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5021" id="adapt__102" original="E847.-6a00"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5022" id="adapt__103"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adapt__104" original="E847.-69fe"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5024" id="adapt__105" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5025" id="adapt__106"><span class="v"><strong> be adapted for something </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5027" id="adapt__108"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="adapt__109" original="E847.-69fc"> of a part of the human body, an animal or a plant </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="adapt__110" original="E847.-69fb"> to have developed for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.502a" id="adapt__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.502b" id="adapt__112" original="E847.-69fa"><span class="x" id="adapt__113" original="E847.-69f9"> In the bat, the limb is adapted for flying. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.502d" id="adapt__114" original="E391.-5084"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.502e" id="adapt__115"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adapt__116" original="E391.-5082"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="adapt__117" original="E391.-5081"><span class="exp" id="adapt__118"> adapt </span> something (for something) (from something) </span><span class="def" id="adapt__119" original="E391.-5080"> to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film or television drama </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5033" id="adapt__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5034" id="adapt__121" original="E847.-69f8"><span class="x" id="adapt__122" original="E847.-69f7"> Many successful films have been adapted from plays. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-b90" id="adapt__123" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adapt" title="adapt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-b8f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4aa4" id="adapt__124" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adapt__125"> adapt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adaptable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5036" id="adaptable" original="E391.-507f" sum="427"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5037" id="adaptable__1" original="E391.-507e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5038" id="adaptable__2" original="E391.-507d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adaptable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5040" id="adaptable__4" original="E391.-5078"><span class="pos" id="adaptable__5" original="E391.-5077"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.505a" eid="adaptable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-372d" geo="br" id="adaptable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adaptable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-372a" geo="n_am" id="adaptable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adaptable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5042" id="adaptable__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="adaptable__12" original="E391.-5075" reg="approv"> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5044" id="adaptable__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5045" id="adaptable__14" original="E391.-5074"><span class="def" id="adaptable__15" original="E391.-5073"> able to change in order to deal successfully with new situations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5047" id="adaptable__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5048" id="adaptable__17" original="E847.-69d6"><span class="x" id="adaptable__18" original="E847.-69d5"> The local community provided a skilled and adaptable workforce. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.504a" id="adaptable__19" original="E847.-69d3"><span class="cf" id="adaptable__20" original="E847.-69d4"><span class="exp" id="adaptable__21"> adaptable </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="adaptable__22" original="E847.-69d2"> In contrast to specialist species, generalist species are more adaptable to changing light conditions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.504e" id="adaptable__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.504f" id="adaptable__24" original="E391.-5072"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5050" id="adaptable__25"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="adaptable__26" original="E391.-5071"> adaptability </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5058" id="adaptable__27" original="E391.-506d"><span class="pos" id="adaptable__28" original="E391.-506c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.505b" eid="adaptable__29" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3733" geo="br" id="adaptable__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptable__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌdæptəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adaptability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3730" geo="n_am" id="adaptable__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptable__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌdæptəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adaptability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.505a" id="adaptable__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adaptable__35" original="E391.-506a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.505c" id="adaptable__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.505d" id="adaptable__37" original="E832.-7ca0"><span class="x" id="adaptable__38" original="E832.-7c9f"> Small enterprises generally offer greater adaptability than larger firms. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-b37" id="adaptable__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adaptable" title="adaptable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-b36" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4b01" id="adaptable__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adaptable__41"> adaptable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adaptation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.505f" id="adaptation" original="E391.-5069" sum="943"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5060" id="adaptation__1" original="E391.-5068"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5061" id="adaptation__2" original="E391.-5067"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adaptation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5077" id="adaptation__7" original="E391.-5058"><span class="pos" id="adaptation__8" original="E391.-5057"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5068" eid="adaptation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36df" geo="br" id="adaptation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædæpˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adaptation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36dc" geo="n_am" id="adaptation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædæpˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adaptation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.506c" id="adaptation__14" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.506d" id="adaptation__15"><span class="reg" id="adaptation__16" original="E391.-505d" reg="freq"><span class="prefix"> less </span><span class="prefix"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.506f" id="adaptation__17"><span class="v"><strong> adaption </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5071" eid="adaptation__19" original="E391.-505b" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36d9" geo="br" id="adaptation__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptation__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaption__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaption__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adaption__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36d6" geo="n_am" id="adaptation__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptation__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaption__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaption__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adaption__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5079" id="adaptation__24"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.507a" id="adaptation__25" original="E391.-5052"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.507b" id="adaptation__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adaptation__27" original="E391.-5050"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="adaptation__28" original="E847.-69ea"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="adaptation__29" original="E391.-504f"> the action or process of changing something, or of being changed, to suit a new situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.507f" id="adaptation__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5080" id="adaptation__31" original="E847.-69e9"><span class="x" id="adaptation__32" original="E847.-69e8"> Thus, hunting is both learned and the outcome of an evolutionary process of adaptation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5082" id="adaptation__33" original="E847.-69e6"><span class="cf" id="adaptation__34" original="E847.-69e7"><span class="exp" id="adaptation__35"> adaptation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="adaptation__36" original="E847.-69e5"> The smaller European economies benefited from the import and adaptation of technology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5086" id="adaptation__37" original="E847.-69e3"><span class="cf" id="adaptation__38" original="E847.-69e4"><span class="exp" id="adaptation__39"> adaptation </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="adaptation__40" original="E847.-69e2"> Adaptation to the global environment has been crucial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.508a" id="adaptation__41" original="E847.-69e0"><span class="cf" id="adaptation__42" original="E847.-69e1"><span class="exp" id="adaptation__43"> adaptation </span> of something (to something) </span><span class="x" id="adaptation__44" original="E847.-69df"> The precise adaptations of different wetland plants to specific degrees of waterlogging contribute to high species diversity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.508e" id="adaptation__45" original="E391.-5056"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.508f" id="adaptation__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="adaptation__47" original="E391.-5054"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="adaptation__48" original="E832.-7c99"><span class="exp" id="adaptation__49"> adaptation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="adaptation__50" original="E391.-5053"> a play, film or television drama that is based on an original book or play </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5094" id="adaptation__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5095" id="adaptation__52" original="E847.-69de"><span class="x" id="adaptation__53" original="E847.-69dd"> Tate's reworking of ‘King Lear’ is one of the many Restoration adaptations of Shakespeare. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-afc" id="adaptation__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adaptation" title="adaptation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-afb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4b22" id="adaptation__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adaptation__56"> adaptation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adaptive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5097" id="adaptive" original="E391.-504e" sum="319"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5098" id="adaptive__1" original="E391.-504d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5099" id="adaptive__2" original="E391.-504c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adaptive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a1" id="adaptive__4" original="E391.-5047"><span class="pos" id="adaptive__5" original="E391.-5046"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.506f" eid="adaptive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36a9" geo="br" id="adaptive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adaptive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36a6" geo="n_am" id="adaptive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adaptive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdæptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adaptive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a3" id="adaptive__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a4" id="adaptive__12" original="E391.-5043"><span class="def" id="adaptive__13" original="E391.-5042"> concerned with changing; able to change when necessary in order to deal with different situations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a6" id="adaptive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a7" id="adaptive__15" original="E847.-6934"><span class="x" id="adaptive__16" original="E847.-6933"> Learned behaviour is often adaptive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a9" id="adaptive__17" original="E847.-6932"><span class="x" id="adaptive__18" original="E847.-6931"> Burrowing is one adaptive response to colder climates. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-ace" id="adaptive__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adaptive" title="adaptive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-acd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4b4a" id="adaptive__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adaptive__21"> adaptive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ab" id="add" original="E391.-5010" sk="add1" sum="2515"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ac" id="add__1" original="E391.-500f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ad" id="add__2" original="E391.-500e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> add </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ba" id="add__9" original="E391.-5004"><span class="pos" id="add__10" original="E391.-5003"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50b4" eid="add__11" original="E391.-5007" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3637" geo="br" id="add__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/add__/add__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/add__/add__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://add__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3634" geo="n_am" id="add__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/add__/add__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/add__/add__us_2.ogg" href="sound://add__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3da1" id="add__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.780c" form="root" id="add__17"><span class="vp" id="add__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> add </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.780e" eid="add__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.780f" geo="br" id="add__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/add__/add__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/add__/add__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://add__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7812" geo="n_am" id="add__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/add__/add__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/add__/add__us_2.ogg" href="sound://add__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7815" form="thirdps" id="add__24"><span class="vp" id="add__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> adds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7817" eid="add__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7818" geo="br" id="add__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ædz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adds_/adds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adds_/adds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.781b" geo="n_am" id="add__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ædz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adds_/adds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adds_/adds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.781e" form="past" id="add__31"><span class="vp" id="add__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> added </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7820" eid="add__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7821" geo="br" id="add__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/added/added__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://added__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7824" geo="n_am" id="add__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/added/added__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__us_1.ogg" href="sound://added__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7827" form="pastpart" id="add__38"><span class="vp" id="add__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> added </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7829" eid="add__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.782a" geo="br" id="add__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/added/added__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://added__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.782d" geo="n_am" id="add__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/added/added__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__us_1.ogg" href="sound://added__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7830" form="prespart" id="add__45"><span class="vp" id="add__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> adding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7832" eid="add__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7833" geo="br" id="add__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addin/adding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addin/adding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7836" geo="n_am" id="add__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="add__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addin/adding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addin/adding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50e6" id="add__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50e7" id="add__53" original="E391.-4fe6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="add__54" original="E391.-4fe3"> to put an extra element or part into something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50e9" id="add__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ea" id="add__56" original="E846.-736d"><span class="cf" id="add__57" original="E391.-4fe2"><span class="exp" id="add__58"> add </span> something </span><span class="x" id="add__59" original="E846.-736c"> The title has been added by the editors, as have all the footnotes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ee" id="add__60" original="E846.-736b"><span class="cf" id="add__61" original="E391.-4fe1"><span class="exp" id="add__62"> add </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="add__63" original="E846.-736a"> Acid is added to the solution and the potential of the pH electrode increases by 118 mV. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50f2" id="add__64" original="E846.-7369"><span class="x" id="add__65" original="E846.-7368"> But Smith also adds some elements of his own to the theory. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50f4" id="add__66" original="E846.-7367" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://remove" title="remove (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50f5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-382d" id="add__67" original="E846.-7366"><span class="xh" id="add__68"> remove </span><span class="xs" id="add__69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50f8" id="add__70" original="E391.-4fcf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="add__71" original="E391.-4fcb"> to give a particular quality to a thing, event or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50fa" id="add__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50fb" id="add__73" original="E846.-7365"><span class="cf" id="add__74" original="E391.-4fcc"><span class="exp" id="add__75"> add </span> something </span><span class="x" id="add__76" original="E846.-7364"> The brand helps add value for consumers by conveying information about the quality of the product. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ff" id="add__77" original="E846.-7362"><span class="cf" id="add__78" original="E846.-7363"><span class="exp" id="add__79"> add </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="add__80" original="E846.-7361"> Air transport added a new dimension to the overall transport system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5103" id="add__81" original="E846.-7360"><span class="x" id="add__82" original="E846.-735f"> Model imperfections thus add another layer of complexity to the problem. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5105" id="add__83" original="E391.-4fe0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="add__84" original="E391.-4fdc"> to put numbers or amounts together to get a total </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5107" id="add__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5108" id="add__86" original="E846.-735d"><span class="cf" id="add__87" original="E846.-735e"><span class="exp" id="add__88"> add </span> something </span><span class="x" id="add__89" original="E846.-735c"> This code adds two numbers and stores their sum in memory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.510c" id="add__90" original="E846.-735b"><span class="cf" id="add__91" original="E391.-4fdb"><span class="exp" id="add__92"> add </span> A to B </span><span class="x" id="add__93" original="E846.-735a"> This code adds the first number to the second and… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5110" id="add__94" original="E846.-7359"><span class="cf" id="add__95" original="E391.-4fda"><span class="exp" id="add__96"> add </span> something/A and B together </span><span class="x" id="add__97" original="E846.-7358"> The numbers are then added together and divided by the number of factors to give an average. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5114" id="add__98" original="E391.-4fd9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://subtract" title="subtract definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5115" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.5dc" id="add__99" original="E391.-4fd8"><span class="xh" id="add__100"> subtract </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5117" id="add__101" original="E391.-4fd6"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="add__102" original="E391.-4fd3"> to say something more; to make a further comment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5119" id="add__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.511a" id="add__104" original="E846.-7357"><span class="cf" id="add__105" original="E391.-4fd1"><span class="exp" id="add__106"> add </span> something (to something) </span><span class="x" id="add__107" original="E846.-7356"> One caveat should be added, however… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.511e" id="add__108" original="E846.-7355"><span class="cf" id="add__109" original="E391.-4fd0"><span class="exp" id="add__110"> add </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="add__111" original="E846.-7354"> The author adds further that… </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5122" id="add__112" original="E391.-4fca"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5123" id="add__113" original="E391.-4fc6" sk="addedtothis"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5124" id="add__114"><span class="idm" id="add__115" original="E391.-4fc5"> added to this… </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="add__116" original="E391.-4fc4"> add to this… </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5127" id="add__117"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5128" id="add__118"><span class="def" id="add__119" original="E391.-4fc3"> used to introduce another fact that helps to emphasize a point you have already made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512a" id="add__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512b" id="add__121" original="E846.-734e"><span class="x" id="add__122" original="E846.-734d"> Added to this is the rapidly increasing cost of fuel, which is now becoming a major factor for car buyers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512d" id="add__123" original="E391.-4fc2"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512e" id="add__124" original="E391.-4fb8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512f" id="add__125"><h4 class="pv"> add to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5131" id="add__127"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5132" id="add__128"><span class="def" id="add__129" original="E391.-4fb6"> to increase something in size, number or amount </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5134" id="add__130"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5135" id="add__131" original="E846.-734c"><span class="x" id="add__132" original="E846.-734b"> Bulgaria, Chile, Argentina and Hungary add to the list of wine-exporting countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5137" id="add__133" original="E846.-734a"><span class="x" id="add__134" original="E846.-7349"> The need to use ultra-pure H₂ for low temperature fuel cells adds significantly to the cost of the fuel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5139" id="add__135" original="E846.-7348"><span class="x" id="add__136" original="E846.-7347"> The civilization of ancient Rome added little to geographic knowledge, despite the expansion of the Roman Empire. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.513b" id="add__137" original="E391.-4fab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.513c" id="add__138"><h4 class="pv"> add something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.513e" id="add__140"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.513f" id="add__141"><span class="def" id="add__142" original="E391.-4fa8"> to calculate the total of two or more numbers or amounts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5141" id="add__143"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5142" id="add__144" original="E846.-7346"><span class="x" id="add__145" original="E846.-7345"> Adding up the costs and benefits gives the net benefit associated with each alternative. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5144" id="add__146" original="E391.-4fa7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5145" id="add__147"><h4 class="pv"> add up to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5147" id="add__149"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5148" id="add__150" original="E391.-4fa3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="add__151" original="E391.-4fa2"> to lead to a particular result; to show something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.514a" id="add__152" original="E391.-4fa1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.514b" id="add__153" original="E391.-4fa0"><span class="xw" id="add__154" original="E81e.3516"> amount to something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.514f" id="add__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5150" id="add__156" original="E846.-7344"><span class="x" id="add__157" original="E846.-7343"> These comments do not add up to a sustained theory. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5152" id="add__158" original="E391.-4fa5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="add__159" original="E391.-4fa4"> to make a total amount of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5154" id="add__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5155" id="add__161" original="E846.-7342"><span class="x" id="add__162" original="E846.-7341"> The sum of the angles of a triangle add up to 180°. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-a82" id="add__163" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://add_1" title="add definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-a81" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4b8b" id="add__164" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="add__165"> add </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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added
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5157" id="added" original="E846.-72ec" sum="326"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5158" id="added__1" original="E846.-72eb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5159" id="added__2" original="E846.-72ea"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> added </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5161" id="added__4" original="E846.-72e5"><span class="pos" id="added__5" original="E846.-72e4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5076" eid="added__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3554" geo="br" id="added__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="added__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/added/added__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://added__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3551" geo="n_am" id="added__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="added__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/added/added__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__us_1.ogg" href="sound://added__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5163" id="added__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="added__12" original="E846.-72e2"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5165" id="added__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5166" id="added__14" original="E846.-72e1"><span class="def" id="added__15" original="E846.-72e0"> in addition to what is usual </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5168" id="added__16" original="E846.-72df" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://extra" title="extra definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5169" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-685b" id="added__17" original="E846.-72de"><span class="xh" id="added__18"> extra </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.516b" id="added__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.516c" id="added__20" original="E846.-72dc"><span class="cf" id="added__21" original="E846.-72dd"><span class="exp" id="added__22"> added </span> bonus/advantage/benefit </span><span class="x" id="added__23" original="E846.-72db"> Calcium carbonate has the added bonus that it is a source of calcium. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5170" id="added__24" original="E846.-72d9"><span class="cf" id="added__25" original="E846.-72da"><span class="exp" id="added__26"> added </span> value </span><span class="x" id="added__27" original="E846.-72d8"> The foundation looks for the added value it could deliver by investing in a particular area of service provision. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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addict
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5174" id="addict" original="E391.-4f78" sum="415"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5175" id="addict__1" original="E391.-4f77"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5176" id="addict__2" original="E391.-4f76"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> addict </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5181" id="addict__7" original="E391.-4f6c"><span class="pos" id="addict__8" original="E391.-4f6b"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.507d" eid="addict__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3492" geo="br" id="addict__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addict__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addic/addict__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addict__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addict__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-348f" geo="n_am" id="addict__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addict__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addic/addict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://addict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5183" id="addict__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5184" id="addict__15" original="E391.-4f6a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="addict__16" original="E391.-4f69"> a person who is unable to stop taking harmful drugs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5186" id="addict__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5187" id="addict__18" original="E833.-2c53"><span class="x" id="addict__19" original="E833.-2c52"> The data may reveal differences between the brains of drug addicts and non-addicts. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5189" id="addict__20" original="E391.-4f68"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="addict__21" original="E391.-4f67"> a person who is very interested in something and spends a lot of their free time on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.518b" id="addict__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.518c" id="addict__23" original="E833.-2c4d"><span class="x" id="addict__24" original="E833.-2c4c"> Adrenaline addicts prefer activities involving excitement and motion. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-9e0" id="addict__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://addict" title="addict definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-9df" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4c86" id="addict__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="addict__27"> addict </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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addicted
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.518e" id="addicted" original="E391.-4f66" sum="507"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.518f" id="addicted__1" original="E391.-4f65"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5190" id="addicted__2" original="E391.-4f64"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> addicted </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5198" id="addicted__4" original="E391.-4f5f"><span class="pos" id="addicted__5" original="E391.-4f5e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5084" eid="addicted__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-342c" geo="br" id="addicted__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addicted__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addic/addicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addicted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addicted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3429" geo="n_am" id="addicted__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addicted__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addic/addicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addicted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://addicted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.519a" id="addicted__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="addicted__12" original="E391.-4f5c"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.519c" id="addicted__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.519d" id="addicted__14" original="E391.-4f5b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="addicted__15" original="E391.-4f59"> unable to stop taking harmful drugs, or using or doing something as a habit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.519f" id="addicted__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51a0" id="addicted__17" original="E833.-2c48"><span class="x" id="addicted__18" original="E833.-2c47"> Those who drink little are unlikely to become addicted. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51a2" id="addicted__19" original="E833.-2c46"><span class="cf" id="addicted__20" original="E391.-4f5a"><span class="exp" id="addicted__21"> addicted </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="addicted__22" original="E833.-2c45"> She was addicted to crack cocaine. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51a6" id="addicted__23" original="E391.-4f58"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="addicted__24" original="E391.-4f57"><span class="exp" id="addicted__25"> addicted </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="addicted__26" original="E391.-4f56"> spending all your free time doing something because you are so interested in it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51aa" id="addicted__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51ab" id="addicted__28" original="E833.-2c44"><span class="x" id="addicted__29" original="E833.-2c43"> Some people deprive themselves of their own freedom by becoming addicted to the web. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-9c3" id="addicted__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://addicted" title="addicted definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-9c2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4ca7" id="addicted__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="addicted__32"> addicted </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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addiction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51ad" id="addiction" original="E391.-4f55" sum="473"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51ae" id="addiction__1" original="E391.-4f54"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51af" id="addiction__2" original="E391.-4f53"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> addiction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51ba" id="addiction__7" original="E391.-4f4b"><span class="pos" id="addiction__8" original="E391.-4f4a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.508b" eid="addiction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-33ff" geo="br" id="addiction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addiction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addic/addiction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addiction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addiction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-33fc" geo="n_am" id="addiction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addiction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addic/addiction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addiction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://addiction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51bc" id="addiction__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="addiction__15" original="E391.-4f48"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="addiction__16" original="E391.-4f47"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51bf" id="addiction__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c0" id="addiction__18" original="E391.-4f46"><span class="def" id="addiction__19" original="E391.-4f45"> the condition of being <a class="ndv" href="entry://addicted" id="addiction__20"> addicted </a> to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c3" id="addiction__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c4" id="addiction__22" original="E833.-2c42"><span class="x" id="addiction__23" original="E833.-2c41"> A concerted effort to reduce cigarette smoking and nicotine addiction is required. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c6" id="addiction__24" original="E833.-2c40"><span class="x" id="addiction__25" original="E833.-2c3f"> There are stigmas associated with things such as mental illnesses and drug addictions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c8" id="addiction__26" original="E833.-2c3e"><span class="cf" id="addiction__27" original="E391.-4f41"><span class="exp" id="addiction__28"> addiction </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="addiction__29" original="E833.-2c3d"> Alvarez has written about his addiction to risk-taking, whether in rock-climbing or poker. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-99c" id="addiction__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://addiction" title="addiction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-99b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4cc9" id="addiction__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="addiction__32"> addiction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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addictive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51cc" id="addictive" original="E391.-4f40" sum="469"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51cd" id="addictive__1" original="E391.-4f3f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51ce" id="addictive__2" original="E391.-4f3e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> addictive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51d6" id="addictive__4" original="E391.-4f39"><span class="pos" id="addictive__5" original="E391.-4f38"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5092" eid="addictive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-33d2" geo="br" id="addictive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addictive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addic/addictive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addictive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addictive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-33cf" geo="n_am" id="addictive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addictive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addic/addictive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addictive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://addictive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51d8" id="addictive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51d9" id="addictive__12" original="E391.-4f37"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="addictive__13" original="E391.-4f36"> if a drug is <span class="dh" id="addictive__14" original="E391.-4f35"> addictive </span> , it makes people unable to stop taking it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51dc" id="addictive__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51dd" id="addictive__16" original="E833.-2c3a"><span class="x" id="addictive__17" original="E833.-2c39"> Nicotine is a highly addictive substance that makes people feel energized and alert. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51df" id="addictive__18" original="E391.-4f34"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="addictive__19" original="E845.-7577"> if a person's behaviour is <span class="dh" id="addictive__20" original="E845.-7576"> addictive </span> , they cannot stop taking drugs or doing something else that is harmful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51e2" id="addictive__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51e3" id="addictive__22" original="E845.-7575"><span class="x" id="addictive__23" original="E845.-7574"> There is growing evidence for a genetic component to addictive behaviour. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-97f" id="addictive__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://addictive" title="addictive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-97e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4cee" id="addictive__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="addictive__26"> addictive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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addition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51e5" id="addition" original="E391.-4f1a" sum="1562"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51e6" id="addition__1" original="E391.-4f19"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51e7" id="addition__2" original="E391.-4f18"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> addition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51f3" id="addition__7" original="E391.-4f10"><span class="pos" id="addition__8" original="E391.-4f0f"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5099" eid="addition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5648" geo="br" id="addition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addit/addition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/addition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5645" geo="n_am" id="addition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addit/addition__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/addition__us_2.ogg" href="sound://addition__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51f5" id="addition__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51f6" id="addition__15" original="E391.-4f02"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51f7" id="addition__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="addition__17" original="E391.-4f00"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="addition__18" original="E846.-7259"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="addition__19" original="E391.-4efe"> the act of adding something to something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51fb" id="addition__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51fc" id="addition__21" original="E846.-7258"><span class="cf" id="addition__22" original="E391.-4eff"><span class="exp" id="addition__23"> addition </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="addition__24" original="E846.-7257"> Each of these steps requires the addition of microbes and enzymes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5200" id="addition__25" original="E846.-7253"><span class="cf" id="addition__26" original="E846.-7254"> by the <span class="exp" id="addition__27"> addition </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="addition__28" original="E846.-7252"> The solution was acidified by the addition of dilute acid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5204" id="addition__29" original="E846.-7250"><span class="cf" id="addition__30" original="E846.-7251"> with the <span class="exp" id="addition__31"> addition </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="addition__32" original="E846.-724f"> The most dramatic expansion of the EU took place in 2004 with the addition of 10 countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5208" id="addition__33" original="E846.-724d"><span class="cf" id="addition__34" original="E846.-724e"><span class="exp" id="addition__35"> addition </span> of something to something </span><span class="x" id="addition__36" original="E846.-724c"> Further additions of CO₂ to the atmosphere will result in… </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.520c" id="addition__37" original="E846.-724b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://removal" title="removal (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.520d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-388c" id="addition__38" original="E846.-724a"><span class="xh" id="addition__39"> removal </span><span class="xs" id="addition__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5210" id="addition__41" original="E391.-4f07"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5211" id="addition__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="addition__43" original="E391.-4f05"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="addition__44" original="E391.-4f04"><span class="exp" id="addition__45"> addition </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="addition__46" original="E391.-4f03"> a thing that is added to something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5216" id="addition__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5217" id="addition__48" original="E846.-7249"><span class="x" id="addition__49" original="E846.-7248"> Both these works constitute significant additions to the bibliographic literature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5219" id="addition__50" original="E846.-7247"><span class="x" id="addition__51" original="E846.-7246"> The Viking grave on the island of Sanday is a recent addition to this body of evidence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.521b" id="addition__52" original="E391.-4f0e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.521c" id="addition__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="addition__54" original="E391.-4f0c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="addition__55" original="E846.-7243"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="addition__56" original="E391.-4f0b"> the process of adding two or more numbers together to find their total </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5220" id="addition__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5221" id="addition__58" original="E846.-7242"><span class="x" id="addition__59" original="E846.-7241"> These mechanical computing devices could now perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5223" id="addition__60" original="E846.-7240"><span class="x" id="addition__61" original="E846.-723f"> The three additions must be done before the division. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5225" id="addition__62" original="E391.-4f0a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5226" id="addition__63" original="E391.-4f09"><span class="xw" id="addition__64" original="E81e.3522"> subtraction </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5229" id="addition__65" original="E391.-4ef2"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522a" id="addition__66" original="E391.-4ef1" sk="inaddition"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522b" id="addition__67"><span class="idm" id="addition__68" original="E391.-4ef0"> in addition (to somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522d" id="addition__69"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522e" id="addition__70"><span class="def" id="addition__71" original="E391.-4eef"> used to introduce a new fact or argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5230" id="addition__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5231" id="addition__73" original="E846.-723e"><span class="x" id="addition__74" original="E846.-723d"> In addition, granites have been subdivided into two classes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5233" id="addition__75" original="E846.-723c"><span class="x" id="addition__76" original="E846.-723b"> In addition to ethical concerns, there is the issue of whether or not product placement is effective. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5235" id="furthermore__29" original="E5df.-6492" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="furthermore__30" original="E5df.-6491"><span class="h1" id="furthermore__31" original="E5df.-6490"> Adding a further point </span><span class="p" id="furthermore__32" original="E5df.-648f"> These words and phrases may be used to introduce a further point in an argument. </span><ul class="bullet" id="furthermore__33" original="E5df.-648e"><li class="li" id="furthermore__34" original="E5df.-648d"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__35" original="E5df.-648c"> In addition (to something)/added to something </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="furthermore__36" original="E5df.-648b"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__37" original="E5df.-648a"> Along with something </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="furthermore__38" original="E5df.-6489"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__39" original="E5df.-6488"> Another/​A further/​An additional </span> reason/​factor/​example <span class="eb" id="furthermore__40" original="E5df.-6487"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__41" original="E5df.-6486"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__42" original="E5df.-6485"> Other </span> causes/​reasons/​factors/​advantages <span class="eb" id="furthermore__43" original="E5df.-6484"> include… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__44" original="E5df.-6483"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__45" original="E5df.-6482"> not only… </span> , <span class="eb" id="furthermore__46" original="E5df.-6481"> but also… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__47" original="E5df.-6480"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__48" original="E5df.-647f"> What is more/​Moreover/​Furthermore </span> ,… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="furthermore__49" original="E5df.-647e"><li class="li" id="furthermore__50" original="E5df.-647d"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf9" id="furthermore__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61e5" id="furthermore__52" original="E5df.-647c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__53" original="E5df.-647b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__54" original="E5df.-647a"> In addition to </span> this, the elderly are faced with the challenge of a life expectancy longer than ever before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__55" original="E5df.-6479"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf8" id="furthermore__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61e1" id="furthermore__57" original="E5df.-6478"><span class="x" id="furthermore__58" original="E5df.-6477"> Difficulty in housing his troops, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__59" original="E5df.-6476"> added to </span> the anxiety about his supply lines, forced Napoleon to quit Moscow. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__60" original="E5df.-6475"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf7" id="furthermore__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61dd" id="furthermore__62" original="E5df.-6474"><span class="x" id="furthermore__63" original="E5df.-6473"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__64" original="E5df.-6472"> Along with </span> all these factors, perhaps the most important are the resources available to a household. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__65" original="E5df.-6471"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf6" id="furthermore__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61d9" id="furthermore__67" original="E5df.-6470"><span class="x" id="furthermore__68" original="E5df.-646f"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__69" original="E5df.-646e"> A further </span> important aspect <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__70" original="E5df.-646d"> has been </span> the increasing globalization of services. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__71" original="E5df.-646c"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf5" id="furthermore__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61d4" id="furthermore__73" original="E5df.-646b"><span class="x" id="furthermore__74" original="E5df.-646a"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__75" original="E5df.-6469"> Other </span> rarer causes of pancreatitis <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__76" original="E5df.-6468"> include </span> viruses, direct trauma to the abdomen, drugs and metabolic causes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__78" original="E5df.-6466"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf4" id="furthermore__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61ce" id="furthermore__80" original="E5df.-6465"><span class="x" id="furthermore__81" original="E5df.-6464"> We test this theory, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__82" original="E5df.-6463"> not only </span> for Internet and mobile usage, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__83" original="E5df.-6462"> but also </span> for PCs. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__84" original="E5df.-6461"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf3" id="furthermore__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61c9" id="furthermore__86" original="E5df.-6460"><span class="x" id="furthermore__87" original="E5df.-645f"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__88" original="E5df.-645e"> What is more </span> , by 1970, steam locomotives had been completely replaced by diesel-electrics. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__89" original="E5df.-645d"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf2" id="furthermore__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61c5" id="furthermore__91" original="E5df.-645c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__92" original="E5df.-645b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__93" original="E5df.-645a"> Moreover </span> , as cheaper ways for extracting natural resources are discovered, the extraction rate increases. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__94" original="E5df.-6459"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf1" id="furthermore__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61c1" id="furthermore__96" original="E5df.-6458"><span class="x" id="furthermore__97" original="E5df.-6457"> There was an extensive market for sugar. <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__98" original="E5df.-6456"> Furthermore </span> , sugar could be imported at prices that yielded good profits. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-95e" id="addition__147" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://addition" title="addition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-95d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4d2b" id="addition__148" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="addition__149"> addition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.523b" id="additional" original="E391.-4eee" sum="574"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.523c" id="additional__1" original="E391.-4eed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.523d" id="additional__2" original="E391.-4eec"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> additional </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5245" id="additional__4" original="E391.-4ee7"><span class="pos" id="additional__5" original="E391.-4ee6"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50a0" eid="additional__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-55dc" geo="br" id="additional__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="additional__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addit/additional__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additional__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://additional__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-55d9" geo="n_am" id="additional__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="additional__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addit/additional__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additional__us_3.ogg" href="sound://additional__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5247" id="additional__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5248" id="additional__12" original="E391.-4ee5"><span class="def" id="additional__13" original="E391.-4ee4"> more than was first mentioned or is already present or is usual </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.524a" id="additional__14" original="E391.-4ee3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://extra" title="extra definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.524b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-685b" id="additional__15" original="E391.-4ee2"><span class="xh" id="additional__16"> extra </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.524d" id="additional__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.524e" id="additional__18" original="E846.-71a6"><span class="x" id="additional__19" original="E846.-71a5"> Additional information is needed to provide a more complete assessment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5250" id="additional__20" original="E846.-71a4"><span class="x" id="additional__21" original="E846.-71a3"> Glass has the additional advantage of being far more resistant to scratching than plastic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5252" id="additional__22" original="E846.-71a2"><span class="x" id="additional__23" original="E846.-71a1"> The oil and gas industry faced additional costs as it moved into difficult new environments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5254" id="additional__24" original="E846.-719f"><span class="cf" id="additional__25" original="E846.-71a0"><span class="exp" id="additional__26"> additional </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="additional__27" original="E846.-719e"> In other words, factors additional to sea surface temperature play a role. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="furthermore__29" original="E5df.-6492" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="furthermore__30" original="E5df.-6491"><span class="h1" id="furthermore__31" original="E5df.-6490"> Adding a further point </span><span class="p" id="furthermore__32" original="E5df.-648f"> These words and phrases may be used to introduce a further point in an argument. </span><ul class="bullet" id="furthermore__33" original="E5df.-648e"><li class="li" id="furthermore__34" original="E5df.-648d"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__35" original="E5df.-648c"> In addition (to something)/added to something </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="furthermore__36" original="E5df.-648b"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__37" original="E5df.-648a"> Along with something </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="furthermore__38" original="E5df.-6489"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__39" original="E5df.-6488"> Another/​A further/​An additional </span> reason/​factor/​example <span class="eb" id="furthermore__40" original="E5df.-6487"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__41" original="E5df.-6486"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__42" original="E5df.-6485"> Other </span> causes/​reasons/​factors/​advantages <span class="eb" id="furthermore__43" original="E5df.-6484"> include… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__44" original="E5df.-6483"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__45" original="E5df.-6482"> not only… </span> , <span class="eb" id="furthermore__46" original="E5df.-6481"> but also… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__47" original="E5df.-6480"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__48" original="E5df.-647f"> What is more/​Moreover/​Furthermore </span> ,… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="furthermore__49" original="E5df.-647e"><li class="li" id="furthermore__50" original="E5df.-647d"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__51"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__52" original="E5df.-647c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__53" original="E5df.-647b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__54" original="E5df.-647a"> In addition to </span> this, the elderly are faced with the challenge of a life expectancy longer than ever before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__55" original="E5df.-6479"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__56"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__57" original="E5df.-6478"><span class="x" id="furthermore__58" original="E5df.-6477"> Difficulty in housing his troops, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__59" original="E5df.-6476"> added to </span> the anxiety about his supply lines, forced Napoleon to quit Moscow. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__60" original="E5df.-6475"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__61"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__62" original="E5df.-6474"><span class="x" id="furthermore__63" original="E5df.-6473"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__64" original="E5df.-6472"> Along with </span> all these factors, perhaps the most important are the resources available to a household. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__65" original="E5df.-6471"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__66"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__67" original="E5df.-6470"><span class="x" id="furthermore__68" original="E5df.-646f"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__69" original="E5df.-646e"> A further </span> important aspect <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__70" original="E5df.-646d"> has been </span> the increasing globalization of services. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__71" original="E5df.-646c"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__72"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__73" original="E5df.-646b"><span class="x" id="furthermore__74" original="E5df.-646a"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__75" original="E5df.-6469"> Other </span> rarer causes of pancreatitis <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__76" original="E5df.-6468"> include </span> viruses, direct trauma to the abdomen, drugs and metabolic causes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__78" original="E5df.-6466"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__79"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__80" original="E5df.-6465"><span class="x" id="furthermore__81" original="E5df.-6464"> We test this theory, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__82" original="E5df.-6463"> not only </span> for Internet and mobile usage, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__83" original="E5df.-6462"> but also </span> for PCs. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__84" original="E5df.-6461"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__85"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__86" original="E5df.-6460"><span class="x" id="furthermore__87" original="E5df.-645f"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__88" original="E5df.-645e"> What is more </span> , by 1970, steam locomotives had been completely replaced by diesel-electrics. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__89" original="E5df.-645d"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__90"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__91" original="E5df.-645c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__92" original="E5df.-645b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__93" original="E5df.-645a"> Moreover </span> , as cheaper ways for extracting natural resources are discovered, the extraction rate increases. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__94" original="E5df.-6459"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__95"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__96" original="E5df.-6458"><span class="x" id="furthermore__97" original="E5df.-6457"> There was an extensive market for sugar. <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__98" original="E5df.-6456"> Furthermore </span> , sugar could be imported at prices that yielded good profits. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c8" id="additional__98" original="E846.-719c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="additional__99" original="E846.-719b"> additional + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ca" id="additional__100" original="E846.-719a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57cb" id="additional__101" original="E846.-7198"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57cc" id="additional__102"><span class="coll" id="additional__103" original="E846.-7197"> feature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ce" id="additional__104" original="E846.-7196"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57cf" id="additional__105"><span class="coll" id="additional__106" original="E846.-7195"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d1" id="additional__107" original="E846.-7194"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d2" id="additional__108"><span class="coll" id="additional__109" original="E846.-7193"> dimension </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d4" id="additional__110" original="E846.-7192"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d5" id="additional__111"><span class="coll" id="additional__112" original="E846.-7191"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d7" id="additional__113" original="E846.-7190"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d8" id="additional__114"><span class="coll" id="additional__115" original="E846.-718f"> insight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57da" id="additional__116" original="E846.-718e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57db" id="additional__117"><span class="coll" id="additional__118" original="E846.-718d"> benefit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57dd" id="additional__119"><span class="coll" id="additional__120" original="E846.-718c"> advantage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57df" id="additional__121" original="E846.-718b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e0" id="additional__122"><span class="coll" id="additional__123" original="E846.-718a"> complication </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e2" id="additional__124"><span class="coll" id="additional__125" original="E846.-7189"> complexity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e4" id="additional__126" original="E846.-7188"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e5" id="additional__127"><span class="coll" id="additional__128" original="E846.-7187"> assumption </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e7" id="additional__129" original="E846.-7186"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e8" id="additional__130"><span class="coll" id="additional__131" original="E846.-7185"> requirement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ea" id="additional__132" original="E846.-7184"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57eb" id="additional__133"><span class="coll" id="additional__134" original="E846.-7183"> resources </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ed" id="additional__135"><span class="coll" id="additional__136" original="E846.-7182"> funds </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ef" id="additional__137" original="E846.-7181"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f0" id="additional__138"><span class="coll" id="additional__139" original="E846.-7180"> cost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f2" id="additional__140" original="E846.-717f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f3" id="additional__141"><span class="coll" id="additional__142" original="E846.-717e"> revenue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f5" id="additional__143" original="E846.-717d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f6" id="additional__144"><span class="coll" id="additional__145" original="E846.-717c"> support for something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f8" id="additional__146" original="E846.-717b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f9" id="additional__147" original="E846.-717a"><span class="x" id="additional__148" original="E846.-7179"> Longer term data from other tropical sites could provide additional insight into this issue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57fb" id="additional__149" original="E846.-7178"><span class="x" id="additional__150" original="E846.-7177"> An additional complexity is that organisms can carry one or more copies of the individual genes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57fd" id="additional__151" original="E846.-7176"><span class="x" id="additional__152" original="E846.-7175"> This finding provides substantial additional support for the central hypothesis. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-908" id="additional__153" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://additional" title="additional definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-907" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4daa" id="additional__154" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="additional__155"> additional </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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additionally
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5258" id="additionally" original="E846.-7171" sum="483"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5259" id="additionally__1" original="E846.-7170"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.525a" id="additionally__2" original="E846.-716f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> additionally </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5262" id="additionally__4" original="E846.-716a"><span class="pos" id="additionally__5" original="E846.-7169"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50a7" eid="additionally__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32e8" geo="br" id="additionally__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="additionally__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addit/additionally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additionally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://additionally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32e4" geo="n_am" id="additionally__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="additionally__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɪʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addit/additionally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additionally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://additionally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5264" id="additionally__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5265" id="additionally__12" original="E846.-7168"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="additionally__13" original="E846.-7167"> used to introduce a new fact or argument </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5267" id="additionally__14" original="E846.-7166" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://addition" title="in addition (to somebody/something) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5268" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522a" id="additionally__15" original="E846.-7165"><span class="xw" id="additionally__16"> in addition (to somebody/something) </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.526b" id="additionally__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.526c" id="additionally__18" original="E846.-7164"><span class="x" id="additionally__19" original="E846.-7163"> Additionally, researchers such as Hogarth (1981) and Connolly (1988) have pointed out that… </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.526e" id="additionally__20" original="E846.-7162"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="additionally__21" original="E846.-7161"> as an extra factor </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5270" id="additionally__22" original="E846.-7160" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://also" title="also definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5271" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cac" id="additionally__23" original="E846.-715f"><span class="xh" id="additionally__24"> also </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5273" id="additionally__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5274" id="additionally__26" original="E846.-715e"><span class="x" id="additionally__27" original="E846.-715d"> Problems additionally arise from the production of liquefied natural gas, of which Indonesia is the world's leading producer. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8e5" id="additionally__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://additionally" title="additionally definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8e4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4e94" id="additionally__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="additionally__30"> additionally </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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additive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5276" hm="1" id="additive1" original="E391.-4ec0" sum="532"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5277" id="additive1__1" original="E391.-4ebf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5278" id="additive1__2" original="E391.-4ebe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> additive <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5283" id="additive1__7" original="E391.-4eb6"><span class="pos" id="additive1__8" original="E391.-4eb5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50b0" eid="additive1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32ae" geo="br" id="additive1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="additive1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addit/additive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://additive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32ab" geo="n_am" id="additive1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="additive1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addit/additive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://additive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5285" id="additive1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5286" id="additive1__15" original="E391.-4eb4"><span class="def" id="additive1__16" original="E391.-4eb3"> a substance that is added in small amounts to something, especially food, in order to improve it, give it colour, make it last longer, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5288" id="additive1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5289" id="additive1__18" original="E833.-2c34"><span class="x" id="additive1__19" original="E833.-2c33"> There is a strong case for significant changes in food manufacturers' employment of certain food additives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.528b" id="additive1__20" original="E845.-7554"><span class="x" id="additive1__21" original="E845.-7553"> A good peptone can be dissolved in water, and without other additives can provide a good medium for growth of many commonly encountered bacteria. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8c0" id="additive1__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://additive" title="additive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8bf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4de4" id="additive1__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="additive1__24"> additive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.528d" hm="2" id="additive2" original="E83d.-7c22" sum="261"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.528e" id="additive2__1" original="E83d.-7c21"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.528f" id="additive2__2" original="E83d.-7c20"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> additive <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5299" id="additive2__6" original="E83d.-7c19"><span class="pos" id="additive2__7" original="E83d.-7c18"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50b7" eid="additive2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32a8" geo="br" id="additive2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="additive2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addit/additive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://additive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32a5" geo="n_am" id="additive2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="additive2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addit/additive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://additive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.529b" id="additive2__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="additive2__14" original="E428.-5687"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.529d" id="additive2__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.529e" id="additive2__16" original="E83d.-7c17"><span class="def" id="additive2__17" original="E83d.-7c23"> connected with or produced by addition </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52a0" id="additive2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52a1" id="additive2__19" original="E83d.-7c16"><span class="x" id="additive2__20" original="E83d.-7c15"> One simple explanation would be that the effects of the two chemicals are simply additive. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8a4" id="additive2__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://additive" title="additive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8a3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4de4" id="additive2__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="additive2__23"> additive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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address
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52a3" hm="1" id="address1" original="E391.-4e3e" sum="1619"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52a4" id="address1__1" original="E391.-4e3d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52a5" id="address1__2" original="E391.-4e3c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> address <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52b4" id="address1__9" original="E391.-4e34"><span class="pos" id="address1__10" original="E391.-4e33"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52ae" eid="address1__11" original="E391.-4e16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-315d" geo="br" id="address1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://address__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-315a" geo="n_am" id="address1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://address__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3d73" id="address1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a28" form="root" id="address1__17"><span class="vp" id="address1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> address </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a2a" eid="address1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a2b" geo="br" id="address1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://address__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a2e" geo="n_am" id="address1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://address__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a31" form="thirdps" id="address1__24"><span class="vp" id="address1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> addresses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a33" eid="address1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a34" geo="br" id="address1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdresɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addresses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addresses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addresses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a37" geo="n_am" id="address1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdresɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addresses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addresses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://addresses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a3a" form="past" id="address1__31"><span class="vp" id="address1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> addressed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a3c" eid="address1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a3d" geo="br" id="address1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addressed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addressed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a40" geo="n_am" id="address1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addressed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://addressed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a43" form="pastpart" id="address1__38"><span class="vp" id="address1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> addressed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a45" eid="address1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a46" geo="br" id="address1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addressed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addressed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a49" geo="n_am" id="address1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addressed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://addressed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a4c" form="prespart" id="address1__45"><span class="vp" id="address1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> addressing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a4e" eid="address1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a4f" geo="br" id="address1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdresɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addressing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addressing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a52" geo="n_am" id="address1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdresɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addressing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://addressing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e0" id="address1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e1" id="address1__53" original="E391.-4dfb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="address1__54" original="E391.-4df8"> to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e3" id="address1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e4" id="address1__56" original="E820.-7f1d"><span class="cf" id="address1__57" original="E391.-4df7"><span class="exp" id="address1__58"> address </span> something </span><span class="x" id="address1__59" original="E820.-7f1c"> Partnerships can be developed to address local issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e8" id="address1__60" original="E820.-7f1a"><span class="cf" id="address1__61" original="E820.-7f1b"> be addressed by somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="address1__62" original="E820.-7f19"> Clearly, many of the solutions to poverty need to be addressed by the countries themselves. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52eb" id="address1__63" original="E820.-79d0"><span class="cf" id="address1__64" original="E391.-4df6"><span class="exp" id="address1__65"> address </span> yourself to something </span><span class="x" id="address1__66" original="E820.-79cf"> During the next three centuries, writers on scientific method addressed themselves to these problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52ef" id="address1__67" original="E820.-79cd"><span class="cf" id="address1__68" original="E820.-79ce"><span class="exp" id="address1__69"> address </span> itself to something </span><span class="x" id="address1__70" original="E820.-79cc"> Stoic philosophy addresses itself to every human being, at least in principle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52f3" id="address1__71" original="E820.-79ca"><span class="cf" id="address1__72" original="E820.-79cb"><span class="exp" id="address1__73"> address </span> something by doing something </span><span class="x" id="address1__74" original="E820.-79c9"> End-user demand for products and services can be partially addressed by analysing economic, technological, demographic, and social trends. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52f7" id="address1__75" original="E820.-79c7"><span class="cf" id="address1__76" original="E820.-79c8"><span class="exp" id="address1__77"> address </span> something through something </span><span class="x" id="address1__78" original="E820.-79c6"> Issues such as education and health were addressed through public policy initiatives. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52fb" id="address1__79" original="E820.-7f15" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="address1__80"> address + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52fd" id="address1__81"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52fe" id="address1__82" original="E820.-7f13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52ff" id="address1__83"><span class="coll" id="address1__84" original="E820.-7f12"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5301" id="address1__85"><span class="coll" id="address1__86" original="E820.-7f11"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5303" id="address1__87"><span class="coll" id="address1__88" original="E820.-7f10"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5305" id="address1__89" original="E498.-6d43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5306" id="address1__90"><span class="coll" id="address1__91" original="E498.-6d42"> topic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5308" id="address1__92" original="E820.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5309" id="address1__93"><span class="coll" id="address1__94" original="E820.-7f0e"> concerns </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.530b" id="address1__95" original="E820.-7f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.530c" id="address1__96"><span class="coll" id="address1__97" original="E820.-7f0c"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.530e" id="address1__98" original="E820.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.530f" id="address1__99"><span class="coll" id="address1__100" original="E820.-7f0a"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5311" id="address1__101" original="E820.-7f09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5312" id="address1__102"><span class="coll" id="address1__103" original="E820.-7f08"> cause </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5314" id="address1__104" original="E820.-7f07"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5315" id="address1__105" original="E820.-7f06"><span class="x" id="address1__106" original="E820.-7f05"> It will be essential to address this topic in the future. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5317" id="address1__107" original="E820.-7f02" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="address1__108"> adverb + address | address + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5319" id="address1__109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.531a" id="address1__110" original="E820.-7f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.531b" id="address1__111"><span class="coll" id="address1__112" original="E820.-7eff"> adequately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.531d" id="address1__113" original="E820.-7efe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.531e" id="address1__114"><span class="coll" id="address1__115" original="E820.-7efd"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5320" id="address1__116" original="E820.-7808"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5321" id="address1__117"><span class="coll" id="address1__118" original="E820.-7807"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5323" id="address1__119" original="E820.-7806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5324" id="address1__120"><span class="coll" id="address1__121" original="E820.-7805"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5326" id="address1__122" original="E820.-7efc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5327" id="address1__123" original="E820.-7efb"><span class="x" id="address1__124" original="E820.-7efa"> However, the expansion of the education system has been at the expense of quality, which has not been adequately addressed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5329" id="address1__125" original="E820.-7804"><span class="x" id="address1__126" original="E820.-7803"> The government realized that housing issues needed to be addressed directly. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.532b" id="address1__127" original="E391.-4e13"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="address1__128" original="E391.-4e0e"><span class="exp" id="address1__129"> address </span> something (to somebody) </span><span class="def" id="address1__130" original="E391.-4e10"> to write to somebody; to write on an envelope the name and address of the person, company, etc. that you are sending it to by mail </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.532f" id="address1__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5330" id="address1__132" original="E820.-795a"><span class="x" id="address1__133" original="E820.-7959"> Ho Chi Minh addressed eight separate letters to Harry Truman on the subject. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5332" id="address1__134" original="E391.-4e06"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="address1__135" original="E820.-7958"><span class="exp" id="address1__136"> address </span> something/somebody (on something) </span><span class="def" id="address1__137" original="E391.-4e05"> to make a formal speech to a group of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5336" id="address1__138"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5337" id="address1__139" original="E820.-7957"><span class="x" id="address1__140" original="E820.-7956"> In 1965, Johnson addressed Congress on the Voting Rights Bill. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5339" id="address1__141" original="E391.-4e04"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="address1__142" original="E391.-4e01"> to speak to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.533b" id="address1__143"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.533c" id="address1__144" original="E820.-7955"><span class="cf" id="address1__145" original="E391.-4e00"><span class="exp" id="address1__146"> address </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="address1__147" original="E820.-7954"> In Godard's films, devices include characters addressing the audience directly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5340" id="address1__148" original="E820.-7952"><span class="cf" id="address1__149" original="E820.-7953"><span class="exp" id="address1__150"> address </span> yourself to somebody </span><span class="x" id="address1__151" original="E820.-7951"> Addressing themselves to village audiences, the actors use Tok Pisin exclusively. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-858" id="address1__152" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://address_1" title="address definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-857" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4e58" id="address1__153" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="address1__154"> address </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5344" hm="2" id="address2" original="E391.-4e63" sum="1004"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5345" id="address2__1" original="E391.-4e62"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5346" id="address2__2" original="E391.-4e61"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> address <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5354" id="address2__7" original="E391.-4e59"><span class="pos" id="address2__8" original="E391.-4e58"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.534b" eid="address2__9" original="E391.-4e57" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-312a" geo="br" id="address2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://address__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3127" geo="n_am" id="address2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="address2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://address__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3124" geo="n_am" id="address2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="address2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/address__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://address__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5356" id="address2__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5357" id="address2__17" original="E391.-4e53"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5358" id="address2__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="address2__19" original="E391.-4e51"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="address2__20" original="E391.-4e50"> details of where somebody lives or works and where letters, etc. can be sent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.535b" id="address2__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.535c" id="address2__22" original="E828.-6e5c"><span class="x" id="address2__23" original="E828.-6e5b"> The Data Protection Act regulates how an organization may store and use personal data about individuals, including their names and addresses. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.535e" id="address2__24" original="E391.-4e4c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.535f" id="address2__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="address2__26" original="E391.-4e4a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="address2__27" original="E391.-4e48"> a series of words and symbols that tells you where you can find something using a computer, for example on the Internet </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5362" id="address2__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5363" id="address2__29" original="E828.-6e5a"><span class="x" id="address2__30" original="E828.-6e59"> Although the younger children tended to use a family email address, teenagers demanded greater privacy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5365" id="address2__31" original="E391.-4e47"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5366" id="address2__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="address2__33" original="E391.-4e45"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="address2__34" original="E391.-4e44"> a formal speech that is made in front of an audience </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5369" id="address2__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.536a" id="address2__36" original="E828.-6e58"><span class="x" id="address2__37" original="E828.-6e57"> Barack Obama delivered a keynote address to the Democratic National Convention. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.536c" id="address2__38" original="E391.-4e43"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.536d" id="address2__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="address2__40" original="E391.-4e41"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="address2__41" original="E391.-4e40"> form/mode of <span class="exp" id="address2__42"> address </span></span><span class="def" id="address2__43" original="E391.-4e3f"> the correct title, etc. to use when you talk to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5372" id="address2__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5373" id="address2__45" original="E828.-6e56"><span class="x" id="address2__46" original="E828.-6e55"> One academic examination of radio criticizes the mode of address on commercial radio. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5375" id="address2__47" original="E828.-6e54"><span class="x" id="address2__48" original="E828.-6e53"> The terms ‘brother’ and ‘sister’ emerged as solitary forms of address. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-7de" id="address2__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://address_1" title="address definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-7dd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4e58" id="address2__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="address2__51"> address </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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addressee
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5377" id="addressee" original="E391.-4dc9" sum="340"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5378" id="addressee__1" original="E391.-4dc8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5379" id="addressee__2" original="E391.-4dc7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> addressee </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5384" id="addressee__7" original="E391.-4dbf"><span class="pos" id="addressee__8" original="E391.-4dbe"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50be" eid="addressee__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2fff" geo="br" id="addressee__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addressee__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædreˈsiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addressee__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressee__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://addressee__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2ffc" geo="n_am" id="addressee__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="addressee__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædreˈsiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addressee__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressee__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://addressee__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5386" id="addressee__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5387" id="addressee__15" original="E391.-4dbd"><span class="def" id="addressee__16" original="E391.-4dbc"> a person that a letter, email, etc. is addressed to; the person that somebody is speaking to or writing for </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5389" id="addressee__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.538a" id="addressee__18" original="E845.-7548"><span class="x" id="addressee__19" original="E845.-7547"> Speakers normally expect addressees to work out some parts of a message for themselves. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-7aa" id="addressee__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://addressee" title="addressee definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-7a9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4f45" id="addressee__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="addressee__22"> addressee </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adduce
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.538c" id="adduce" original="E391.-4dbb" sum="368"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.538d" id="adduce__1" original="E391.-4dba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.538e" id="adduce__2" original="E391.-4db9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adduce </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.539c" id="adduce__9" original="E391.-4daf"><span class="pos" id="adduce__10" original="E391.-4dae"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50c5" eid="adduce__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2fed" geo="br" id="adduce__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdjuːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduce__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adduce__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2fea" geo="n_am" id="adduce__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈduːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduce__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adduce__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3d45" id="adduce__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b94" form="root" id="adduce__17"><span class="vp" id="adduce__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> adduce </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b96" eid="adduce__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b97" geo="br" id="adduce__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdjuːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduce__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adduce__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b9a" geo="n_am" id="adduce__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈduːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduce__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adduce__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b9d" form="thirdps" id="adduce__24"><span class="vp" id="adduce__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> adduces </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b9f" eid="adduce__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba0" geo="br" id="adduce__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdjuːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduces__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduces__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adduces__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba3" geo="n_am" id="adduce__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈduːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduces__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduces__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adduces__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba6" form="past" id="adduce__31"><span class="vp" id="adduce__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> adduced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba8" eid="adduce__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba9" geo="br" id="adduce__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdjuːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adduced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bac" geo="n_am" id="adduce__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈduːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adduced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7baf" form="pastpart" id="adduce__38"><span class="vp" id="adduce__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> adduced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bb1" eid="adduce__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bb2" geo="br" id="adduce__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdjuːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adduced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bb5" geo="n_am" id="adduce__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈduːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adduced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bb8" form="prespart" id="adduce__45"><span class="vp" id="adduce__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> adducing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bba" eid="adduce__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bbb" geo="br" id="adduce__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdjuːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adducing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adducing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adducing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bbe" geo="n_am" id="adduce__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adduce__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈduːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adducing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adducing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adducing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53cd" id="adduce__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ce" id="adduce__53" original="E391.-4d91"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53cf" id="adduce__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="adduce__55" original="E391.-4d8f"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="adduce__56" original="E391.-4d8e"><span class="exp" id="adduce__57"> adduce </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53d3" id="adduce__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="adduce__59" original="E391.-4d8c" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="adduce__60" original="E391.-4d8b"> to provide evidence, reasons, facts, etc. in order to explain something or to show that something is true </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53d6" id="adduce__61" original="E391.-4d8a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cite" title="cite definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b5a" id="adduce__62" original="E391.-4d89"><span class="xh" id="adduce__63"> cite </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53da" id="adduce__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53db" id="adduce__65" original="E428.-5891"><span class="x" id="adduce__66" original="E428.-5890"> No evidence was adduced to support this assertion. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-760" id="adduce__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adduce" title="adduce definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-75f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4f53" id="adduce__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adduce__69"> adduce </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adequate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53dd" id="adequate" original="E391.-4d34" sum="642"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53de" id="adequate__1" original="E391.-4d33"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53df" id="adequate__2" original="E391.-4d32"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adequate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53e7" id="adequate__4" original="E391.-4d2d"><span class="pos" id="adequate__5" original="E391.-4d2c"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50cc" eid="adequate__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2ee9" geo="br" id="adequate__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adequate__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪkwət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ade/adequ/adequate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ade/adequ/adequate__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://adequate__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2ee6" geo="n_am" id="adequate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adequate__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪkwət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ade/adequ/adequate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ade/adequ/adequate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adequate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53e9" id="adequate__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ea" id="adequate__12" original="E391.-4d2b"><span class="def" id="adequate__13" original="E391.-4d2a"> enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ec" id="adequate__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ed" id="adequate__15" original="E847.-6aad"><span class="x" id="adequate__16" original="E847.-6aac"> This type of damage may be caused by the patient looking at the sun without adequate eye protection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ef" id="adequate__17" original="E847.-6aab"><span class="cf" id="adequate__18" original="E832.-7c33"><span class="exp" id="adequate__19"> adequate </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="adequate__20" original="E847.-6aaa"> Manual gauges were read twice per day, which was adequate for our purposes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53f3" id="adequate__21" original="E847.-6aa8"><span class="cf" id="adequate__22" original="E847.-6aa9"><span class="exp" id="adequate__23"> adequate </span> for doing something </span><span class="x" id="adequate__24" original="E847.-6aa7"> These tests are adequate for studying the impact behaviour of isotropic polymers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53f7" id="adequate__25" original="E832.-7c31"><span class="cf" id="adequate__26" original="E832.-7c32"><span class="exp" id="adequate__27"> adequate </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="adequate__28" original="E832.-7c30"> Demand was scarcely adequate to sustain production. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53fb" id="adequate__29" original="E391.-4d27" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inadequate" title="inadequate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53fc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4886" id="adequate__30" original="E391.-4d26"><span class="xh" id="adequate__31"> inadequate </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ff" id="adequate__32"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5400" id="adequate__33" original="E391.-4d24"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5401" id="adequate__34"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="adequate__35" original="E391.-4d23"> adequacy </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5409" id="adequate__36" original="E391.-4d1f"><span class="pos" id="adequate__37" original="E391.-4d1e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50cd" eid="adequate__38" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2eef" geo="br" id="adequate__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adequate__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪkwəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ade/adequ/adequacy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ade/adequ/adequacy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adequacy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2eec" geo="n_am" id="adequate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adequate__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪkwəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ade/adequ/adequacy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ade/adequ/adequacy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adequacy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.540b" id="adequate__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adequate__44" original="E391.-4d1c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.540d" id="adequate__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.540e" id="adequate__46" original="E847.-6aa6"><span class="cf" id="adequate__47" original="E47f.13e4"><span class="exp"> adequacy </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="adequate__48" original="E847.-6aa5"> The adequacy of current treatment should be established. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5411" id="adequate__49" original="E391.-4d1b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inadequacy" title="inadequacy definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5412" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-48c1" id="adequate__50" original="E391.-4d1a"><span class="xh" id="adequate__51"> inadequacy </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-741" id="adequate__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adequate" title="adequate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-740" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4ffb" id="adequate__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adequate__54"> adequate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adequately
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5415" id="adequately" original="E847.-6a9a" sum="369"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5416" id="adequately__1" original="E847.-6a99"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5417" id="adequately__2" original="E847.-6a98"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adequately </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.541f" id="adequately__4" original="E847.-6a93"><span class="pos" id="adequately__5" original="E847.-6a92"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50da" eid="adequately__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2e98" geo="br" id="adequately__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adequately__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪkwətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ade/adequ/adequately__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ade/adequ/adequately__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adequately__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2e95" geo="n_am" id="adequately__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adequately__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪkwətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ade/adequ/adequately__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ade/adequ/adequately__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adequately__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5421" id="adequately__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5422" id="adequately__12" original="E847.-6a91"><span class="def" id="adequately__13" original="E847.-6a90"> in a way that is good enough in quality for a particular purpose or need </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5424" id="adequately__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5425" id="adequately__15" original="E847.-6a8d"><span class="x" id="adequately__16" original="E847.-6a8c"> The speech muscles will continue to function adequately, despite the damage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5427" id="adequately__17" original="E847.-6a8b"><span class="x" id="adequately__18" original="E847.-6a8a"> A monetary payment might not adequately compensate the claimant. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5429" id="adequately__19" original="E847.-6a89" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.542a" id="adequately__20" original="E847.-6a88"><span class="xw" id="adequately__21" original="E81e.3539"> inadequately </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-706" id="adequately__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adequately" title="adequately definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-705" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4ee1" id="adequately__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adequately__24"> adequately </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adhere
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.542d" id="adhere" original="E391.-4d00" sum="779"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.542e" id="adhere__1" original="E391.-4cff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.542f" id="adhere__2" original="E391.-4cfe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adhere </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.543d" id="adhere__9" original="E391.-4cf4"><span class="pos" id="adhere__10" original="E391.-4cf3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50e1" eid="adhere__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2e56" geo="br" id="adhere__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adhere__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhere__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adhere__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2e53" geo="n_am" id="adhere__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adhere__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhere__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adhere__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3d17" id="adhere__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bee" form="root" id="adhere__17"><span class="vp" id="adhere__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> adhere </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf0" eid="adhere__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf1" geo="br" id="adhere__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adhere__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhere__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adhere__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf4" geo="n_am" id="adhere__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adhere__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhere__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adhere__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf7" form="thirdps" id="adhere__24"><span class="vp" id="adhere__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> adheres </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf9" eid="adhere__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bfa" geo="br" id="adhere__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adheres__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adheres__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adheres__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bfd" geo="n_am" id="adhere__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adheres__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adheres__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adheres__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c00" form="past" id="adhere__31"><span class="vp" id="adhere__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> adhered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c02" eid="adhere__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c03" geo="br" id="adhere__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adhered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adhered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c06" geo="n_am" id="adhere__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adhered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adhered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c09" form="pastpart" id="adhere__38"><span class="vp" id="adhere__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> adhered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c0b" eid="adhere__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c0c" geo="br" id="adhere__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adhered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adhered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c0f" geo="n_am" id="adhere__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adhered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adhered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c12" form="prespart" id="adhere__45"><span class="vp" id="adhere__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> adhering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c14" eid="adhere__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c15" geo="br" id="adhere__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adhering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adhering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c18" geo="n_am" id="adhere__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhere__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adhering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adhering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.546e" id="adhere__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.546f" id="adhere__53" original="E391.-4cd6"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5470" id="adhere__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="adhere__55" original="E391.-4cd4"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="adhere__56" original="E391.-4cd3"><span class="exp" id="adhere__57"> adhere </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="adhere__58" original="E391.-4cd0"> to stick firmly to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5475" id="adhere__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5476" id="adhere__60" original="E840.-7f3e"><span class="x" id="adhere__61" original="E840.-7f3d"> Platelets become ‘sticky’ and adhere to the vessel wall. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5478" id="adhere__62" original="E840.-7f40"><span class="x" id="adhere__63" original="E840.-7f3f"> These cells adhere tightly together to form a cell sheet. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.547a" id="adhere__64" original="E391.-4ccf"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.547b" id="adhere__65" original="E391.-4cce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.547c" id="adhere__66"><h4 class="pv"> adhere to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.547e" id="adhere__68"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.547f" id="adhere__69" original="E826.-7b80"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="adhere__70" original="E391.-4cca"> to believe in and follow a particular principle or practice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5481" id="adhere__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5482" id="adhere__72" original="E840.-7f3a"><span class="x" id="adhere__73" original="E840.-7f39"> Only three countries adhered consistently to free-trade principles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5484" id="adhere__74" original="E840.-7f38"><span class="x" id="adhere__75" original="E840.-7f37"> These informal organizations do not adhere strictly to formal rules and procedures for getting things done. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5486" id="adhere__76" original="E826.-7b7f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="adhere__77" original="E840.-7f34"> to closely follow or represent a particular view </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5488" id="adhere__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5489" id="adhere__79" original="E840.-7f33"><span class="x" id="adhere__80" original="E840.-7f32"> The report adhered to a traditional liberal view of the functions of education. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-6b6" id="adhere__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adhere" title="adhere definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-6b5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5050" id="adhere__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adhere__83"> adhere </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adherence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.548b" id="adherence" original="E391.-4cc9" sum="430"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.548c" id="adherence__1" original="E391.-4cc8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.548d" id="adherence__2" original="E391.-4cc7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adherence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5496" id="adherence__4" original="E391.-4cc2"><span class="pos" id="adherence__5" original="E391.-4cc1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50e8" eid="adherence__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2df7" geo="br" id="adherence__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adherence__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adherence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adherence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adherence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2df3" geo="n_am" id="adherence__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adherence__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adherence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adherence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adherence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5498" id="adherence__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adherence__12" original="E391.-4cbf"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.549a" id="adherence__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.549b" id="adherence__14" original="E391.-4cbe"><span class="def" id="adherence__15" original="E391.-4cbd"> the fact of behaving according to a particular rule, or of following a particular principle or practice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.549d" id="adherence__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.549e" id="adherence__17" original="E835.-7a80"><span class="x" id="adherence__18" original="E835.-7a7f"> European leaders pressed for a common electoral system, or at least adherence to a common principle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54a0" id="adherence__19" original="E835.-7a7e"><span class="x" id="adherence__20" original="E835.-7a7d"> Given the complexity of the climate system, strict adherence to a given time framework is not practical. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-685" id="adherence__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adherence" title="adherence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-684" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.509b" id="adherence__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adherence__23"> adherence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adherent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54a2" id="adherent" original="E391.-4cbc" sum="341"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54a3" id="adherent__1" original="E391.-4cbb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54a4" id="adherent__2" original="E391.-4cba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adherent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b0" id="adherent__7" original="E391.-4cb2"><span class="pos" id="adherent__8" original="E391.-4cb1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50f1" eid="adherent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2dd7" geo="br" id="adherent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adherent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪərənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adherent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adherent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adherent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2dd3" geo="n_am" id="adherent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adherent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhɪrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adherent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adherent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adherent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b2" id="adherent__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b3" id="adherent__15" original="E391.-4cae"><span class="def" id="adherent__16" original="E391.-4cad"> a person who supports a particular party, person or set of ideas </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b5" id="adherent__17" original="E391.-4cac" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://supporter" title="supporter definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.1d55" id="adherent__18" original="E391.-4cab"><span class="xh" id="adherent__19"> supporter </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b8" id="adherent__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b9" id="adherent__21" original="E835.-7a6a"><span class="x" id="adherent__22" original="E835.-7a69"> The Egyptian goddess Isis gained many adherents outside Egypt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54bb" id="adherent__23" original="E835.-7a68"><span class="cf" id="adherent__24" original="E826.-7688"><span class="exp" id="adherent__25"> adherent </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="adherent__26" original="E835.-7a67"> Adherents of this view argue that… </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-668" id="adherent__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adherent" title="adherent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-667" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.50ae" id="adherent__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adherent__29"> adherent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adhesion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54bf" id="adhesion" original="E391.-4ca9" sum="334"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54c0" id="adhesion__1" original="E391.-4ca8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54c1" id="adhesion__2" original="E391.-4ca7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adhesion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54cc" id="adhesion__7" original="E391.-4c9f"><span class="pos" id="adhesion__8" original="E391.-4c9e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50fa" eid="adhesion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2dbd" geo="br" id="adhesion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adhesion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2dba" geo="n_am" id="adhesion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adhesion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54ce" id="adhesion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adhesion__15" original="E391.-4c9c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d0" id="adhesion__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d1" id="adhesion__17" original="E391.-4c9a"><span class="cf" id="adhesion__18" original="E835.-79e9"><span class="exp" id="adhesion__19"> adhesion </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="adhesion__20" original="E391.-4c99"> the ability to stick to or become attached to something; the action or process of sticking to a surface or an object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d5" id="adhesion__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d6" id="adhesion__22" original="E835.-79e8"><span class="x" id="adhesion__23" original="E835.-79e7"> Surface coatings require strong adhesion to the surface. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-646" id="adhesion__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adhesion" title="adhesion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-645" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.50c6" id="adhesion__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adhesion__26"> adhesion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adhesive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d8" hm="1" id="adhesive1" original="E391.-4c98" sum="304"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d9" id="adhesive1__1" original="E391.-4c97"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54da" id="adhesive1__2" original="E391.-4c96"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adhesive <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54ea" id="adhesive1__7" original="E391.-4c8a"><span class="pos" id="adhesive1__8" original="E391.-4c89"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5101" eid="adhesive1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b9b" geo="br" id="adhesive1__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesive1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adhesive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b98" geo="n_am" id="adhesive1__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesive1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://adhesive__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b95" geo="br" id="adhesive1__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesive1__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːzɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adhesive__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b91" geo="n_am" id="adhesive1__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesive1__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːzɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adhesive__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54ec" id="adhesive1__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54ed" id="adhesive1__19" original="E391.-4c88"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54ee" id="adhesive1__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="adhesive1__21" original="E391.-4c86"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adhesive1__22" original="E391.-4c85"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="adhesive1__23" original="E391.-4c84"> a substance used to make things stick together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54f2" id="adhesive1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54f3" id="adhesive1__25" original="E835.-7941"><span class="x" id="adhesive1__26" original="E835.-7940"> The composite reinforcements were bonded to the steel base structures with an epoxy adhesive. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-623" id="adhesive1__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adhesive_1" title="adhesive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-622" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.50db" id="adhesive1__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adhesive1__29"> adhesive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54f5" hm="2" id="adhesive2" original="E391.-4c83" sum="316"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54f6" id="adhesive2__1" original="E391.-4c82"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54f7" id="adhesive2__2" original="E391.-4c81"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adhesive <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5507" id="adhesive2__7" original="E391.-4c75"><span class="pos" id="adhesive2__8" original="E391.-4c74"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5110" eid="adhesive2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b8d" geo="br" id="adhesive2__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesive2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adhesive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b8a" geo="n_am" id="adhesive2__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesive2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://adhesive__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b87" geo="br" id="adhesive2__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesive2__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːzɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adhesive__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b83" geo="n_am" id="adhesive2__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adhesive2__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈhiːzɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adhesive__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5509" id="adhesive2__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.550a" id="adhesive2__19" original="E391.-4c73"><span class="def" id="adhesive2__20" original="E391.-4c72"> able to stick firmly to a surface or an object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.550c" id="adhesive2__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.550d" id="adhesive2__22" original="E835.-7929"><span class="x" id="adhesive2__23" original="E835.-7928"> The tentacles are adhesive and are used to catch and hold prey. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.550f" id="adhesive2__24" original="E835.-7927"><span class="x" id="adhesive2__25" original="E835.-7926"> The strength of the adhesive joint was tested. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5ff" id="adhesive2__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adhesive_1" title="adhesive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.50db" id="adhesive2__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adhesive2__28"> adhesive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adipose
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5531" id="adipose" original="E391.-4c2c" sum="218"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5532" id="adipose__1" original="E391.-4c2b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5533" id="adipose__2" original="E391.-4c2a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adipose </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5544" id="adipose__6" original="E391.-4c22"><span class="pos" id="adipose__7" original="E391.-4c21"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5128" eid="adipose__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2c67" geo="br" id="adipose__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adipose__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪpəʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adi/adipo/adipose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adi/adipo/adipose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adipose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2c64" geo="n_am" id="adipose__11" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adipose__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪpoʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adi/adipo/adipose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adi/adipo/adipose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adipose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2c60" geo="br" id="adipose__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adipose__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪpəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adi/adipo/adipose__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adi/adipo/adipose__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adipose__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2c5c" geo="n_am" id="adipose__15" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adipose__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædɪpoʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adi/adipo/adipose__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adi/adipo/adipose__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adipose__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5546" id="adipose__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="adipose__18" original="E46b.1b78"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5548" id="adipose__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="adipose__20" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.554a" id="adipose__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.554b" id="adipose__22" original="E391.-4c1e"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.554c" id="adipose__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="adipose__24" original="E391.-4c1d"> of body <a class="ndv" href="entry://tissue" id="adipose__25"> tissue </a></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="adipose__26" original="E391.-4c19"> used for storing fat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5550" id="adipose__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5551" id="adipose__28" original="E46b.1b7c"><span class="x" id="adipose__29" original="E46b.1b7d"> Obesity is characterized as an excess of adipose tissue. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5b3" id="adipose__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adipose" title="adipose definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5b2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.516c" id="adipose__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adipose__32"> adipose </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adjacent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5553" id="adjacent" original="E391.-4c18" sum="558"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5554" id="adjacent__1" original="E391.-4c17"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5555" id="adjacent__2" original="E391.-4c16"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adjacent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.555d" id="adjacent__4" original="E391.-4c11"><span class="pos" id="adjacent__5" original="E391.-4c10"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5138" eid="adjacent__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2c34" geo="br" id="adjacent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjacent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒeɪsnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjac/adjacent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjac/adjacent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adjacent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2c31" geo="n_am" id="adjacent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjacent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒeɪsnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjac/adjacent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjac/adjacent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjacent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.555f" id="adjacent__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5560" id="adjacent__12" original="E391.-4c0f"><span class="def" id="adjacent__13" original="E391.-4c0d"> next to each other; next to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5562" id="adjacent__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5563" id="adjacent__15" original="E833.-2c26"><span class="x" id="adjacent__16" original="E833.-2c25"> The bonds between adjacent layers are relatively weak. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5565" id="adjacent__17" original="E428.-588c"><span class="x" id="adjacent__18" original="E428.-588b"> Adjacent cells in some cases exchange molecules so as to coordinate the chemical activities throughout a tissue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5567" id="adjacent__19" original="E39f.-7d40"><span class="cf" id="adjacent__20" original="E391.-4c0c"><span class="exp" id="adjacent__21"> adjacent </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="adjacent__22" original="E39f.-7d3f"> This is a means of disposal that can be set up in an area immediately adjacent to a population centre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.556b" id="adjacent__23" original="E833.-2c24"><span class="x" id="adjacent__24" original="E833.-2c23"> Areas of forested and non-forested land were found adjacent to one another on the same rock type. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-59a" id="adjacent__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adjacent" title="adjacent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-599" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5182" id="adjacent__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adjacent__27"> adjacent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adjective
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.556d" id="adjective" original="E391.-4bfe" sum="438"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.556e" id="adjective__1" original="E391.-4bfd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.556f" id="adjective__2" original="E391.-4bfc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adjective </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.557a" id="adjective__7" original="E391.-4bf4"><span class="pos" id="adjective__8" original="E391.-4bf3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.513f" eid="adjective__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2bca" geo="br" id="adjective__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjective__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjec/adjective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjec/adjective__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adjective__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2bc7" geo="n_am" id="adjective__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjective__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjec/adjective__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjec/adjective__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjective__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.557c" id="adjective__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="adjective__15" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.557e" id="adjective__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.557f" id="adjective__17" original="E391.-4bf0"><span class="def" id="adjective__18" original="E391.-4bef"> a word that describes a person or thing, for example <span class="ei" id="adjective__19" original="E391.-4bee"> great </span> , <span class="ei" id="adjective__20" original="E391.-4bed"> interesting </span> and <span class="ei" id="adjective__21" original="E391.-4bec"> scientific </span> in <span class="ei" id="adjective__22" original="E391.-4beb"> a great leader </span> , <span class="ei" id="adjective__23" original="E391.-4bea"> interesting research </span> and <span class="ei" id="adjective__24" original="E391.-4be9"> scientific knowledge </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5587" id="adjective__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5588" id="adjective__26" original="E824.-7aee"><span class="x" id="adjective__27" original="E824.-7aed"> Non-gradable adjectives denote properties which are thought of as present or absent, rather than more or less. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.558a" id="adjective__28"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.558b" id="adjective__29" original="E391.-4be8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.558c" id="adjective__30"><span class="dr" id="adjective__31" original="E391.-4be7"> adjectival </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5594" id="adjective__32" original="E391.-4be3"><span class="pos" id="adjective__33" original="E391.-4be2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5140" eid="adjective__34" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2bd0" geo="br" id="adjective__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjective__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædʒekˈtaɪvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjec/adjectival__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjec/adjectival__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adjectival__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2bcd" geo="n_am" id="adjective__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjective__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædʒekˈtaɪvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjec/adjectival__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjec/adjectival__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjectival__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5596" id="adjective__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5597" id="adjective__40" original="E824.-7aea"><span class="x" id="adjective__41" original="E824.-7ae9"> The adjectival form of curriculum is curricular. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-577" id="adjective__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adjective" title="adjective definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-576" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.51aa" id="adjective__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adjective__44"> adjective </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adjust
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5599" id="adjust" original="E391.-4a99" sum="1027"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.559a" id="adjust__1" original="E391.-4a98"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.559b" id="adjust__2" original="E391.-4a97"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adjust </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55a8" id="adjust__9" original="E391.-4a8d"><span class="pos" id="adjust__10" original="E391.-4a8c"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.514d" eid="adjust__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-294f" geo="br" id="adjust__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjust__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjust__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adjust__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-294c" geo="n_am" id="adjust__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjust__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjust__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjust__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ce9" id="adjust__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d72" form="root" id="adjust__17"><span class="vp" id="adjust__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> adjust </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d74" eid="adjust__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d75" geo="br" id="adjust__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjust__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjust__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adjust__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d78" geo="n_am" id="adjust__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjust__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjust__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjust__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d7b" form="thirdps" id="adjust__24"><span class="vp" id="adjust__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> adjusts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d7d" eid="adjust__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d7e" geo="br" id="adjust__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adjusts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d81" geo="n_am" id="adjust__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjusts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d84" form="past" id="adjust__31"><span class="vp" id="adjust__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> adjusted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d86" eid="adjust__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d87" geo="br" id="adjust__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adjusted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d8a" geo="n_am" id="adjust__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjusted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d8d" form="pastpart" id="adjust__38"><span class="vp" id="adjust__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> adjusted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d8f" eid="adjust__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d90" geo="br" id="adjust__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adjusted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d93" geo="n_am" id="adjust__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjusted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d96" form="prespart" id="adjust__45"><span class="vp" id="adjust__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> adjusting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d98" eid="adjust__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d99" geo="br" id="adjust__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adjusting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d9c" geo="n_am" id="adjust__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjust__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjusting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55d4" id="adjust__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55d5" id="adjust__53" original="E391.-4a6f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55d6" id="adjust__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adjust__55" original="E391.-4a6d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="adjust__56" original="E391.-4a6c"> to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55d9" id="adjust__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55da" id="adjust__58" original="E849.-71ca"><span class="cf" id="adjust__59" original="E391.-4a6b"><span class="exp" id="adjust__60"> adjust </span> something </span><span class="x" id="adjust__61" original="E849.-71c9"> Businesses have to adjust prices to maintain margins and cover the rise in costs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55de" id="adjust__62" original="E849.-71c8"><span class="cf" id="adjust__63" original="E391.-4a6a"><span class="exp" id="adjust__64"> adjust </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="adjust__65" original="E849.-71c7"> We adjusted the pH to 12 with 50% sodium hydroxide. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55e2" id="adjust__66" original="E849.-71c5"><span class="cf" id="adjust__67" original="E849.-71c6"><span class="exp" id="adjust__68"> adjust </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="adjust__69" original="E849.-71c4"> This figure will be adjusted for inflation every three years. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55e6" id="adjust__70" original="E391.-4a69"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55e7" id="adjust__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adjust__72" original="E391.-4a67"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="adjust__73" original="E391.-4a66"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="adjust__74" original="E391.-4a65"> to change the way you behave and/or think in order to deal with a new situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55eb" id="adjust__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55ec" id="adjust__76" original="E849.-71c3"><span class="cf" id="adjust__77" original="E832.-7c20"><span class="exp" id="adjust__78"> adjust </span> something </span><span class="x" id="adjust__79" original="E849.-71c2"> The firms did not adjust their behaviour to respond to environmental regulations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55f0" id="adjust__80" original="E849.-71c1"><span class="cf" id="adjust__81" original="E391.-4a61"><span class="exp" id="adjust__82"> adjust </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="adjust__83" original="E849.-71c0"> The first challenge concerns the way people will adjust to these technological changes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55f4" id="adjust__84" original="E849.-71bf"><span class="cf" id="adjust__85" original="E832.-7c1f"><span class="exp" id="adjust__86"> adjust </span> themselves/itself (to something) </span><span class="x" id="adjust__87" original="E849.-71be"> A search agent may adjust itself automatically, depending on previous actions carried out by the user. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55f8" id="adjust__88" original="E391.-4a64" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adapt" title="adapt definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55f9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb2" id="adjust__89" original="E391.-4a63"><span class="xh" id="adjust__90"> adapt </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-517" id="adjust__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adjust" title="adjust definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-516" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.536c" id="adjust__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adjust__93"> adjust </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adjustment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55fc" id="adjustment" original="E391.-4a34" sum="984"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55fd" id="adjustment__1" original="E391.-4a33"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55fe" id="adjustment__2" original="E391.-4a32"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adjustment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5609" id="adjustment__7" original="E391.-4a2a"><span class="pos" id="adjustment__8" original="E391.-4a29"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5154" eid="adjustment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2892" geo="br" id="adjustment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjustment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌstmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjustment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjustment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adjustment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-288f" geo="n_am" id="adjustment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adjustment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒʌstmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjustment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjustment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adjustment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.560b" id="adjustment__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="adjustment__15" original="E391.-4a27"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adjustment__16" original="E391.-4a26"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.560e" id="adjustment__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.560f" id="adjustment__18" original="E391.-4a25"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="adjustment__19" original="E391.-4a24"> a small change made to something in order to correct or improve it; the act of making a small change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5611" id="adjustment__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5612" id="adjustment__21" original="E833.-2c22"><span class="x" id="adjustment__22" original="E833.-2c21"> The law requires employers to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to ensure that disabled people are not at a disadvantage in the workplace. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5614" id="adjustment__23" original="E833.-2c20"><span class="x" id="adjustment__24" original="E833.-2c1f"> It may be necessary to make some statistical adjustment when analysing the data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5616" id="adjustment__25" original="E39f.-7d24"><span class="cf" id="adjustment__26" original="E39f.-7d25"><span class="exp" id="adjustment__27"> adjustment </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="adjustment__28" original="E39f.-7d23"> After adjustment for maternal age at birth, a reduction in the risk of diabetes in second- or later-born children became apparent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.561a" id="adjustment__29" original="E833.-2c1e"><span class="cf" id="adjustment__30" original="E428.-588a"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="adjustment__31" original="E833.-2c1d"> The adjustment mechanism for deficit countries was deflation rather than devaluation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.561d" id="adjustment__32" original="E391.-4a23"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="adjustment__33" original="E391.-4a22"> a change in the way a person behaves or thinks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.561f" id="adjustment__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5620" id="adjustment__35" original="E833.-2c1c"><span class="x" id="adjustment__36" original="E833.-2c1b"> These disorders are caused mainly by the psychological adjustments required after childbirth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5622" id="adjustment__37" original="E833.-2c1a"><span class="cf" id="adjustment__38" original="E39f.-7d1f"><span class="exp" id="adjustment__39"> adjustment </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="adjustment__40" original="E833.-2c19"> The study showed that men and women have differences in their emotional adjustment to divorce. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-4da" id="adjustment__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adjustment" title="adjustment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-4d9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.53fe" id="adjustment__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adjustment__43"> adjustment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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administer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5626" id="administer" original="E391.-497e" sum="939"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5627" id="administer__1" original="E391.-497d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5628" id="administer__2" original="E391.-497c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> administer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5637" id="administer__9" original="E391.-4972"><span class="pos" id="administer__10" original="E391.-4971"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.515b" eid="administer__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2725" geo="br" id="administer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administer__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administer__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://administer__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2722" geo="n_am" id="administer__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://administer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3cbb" id="administer__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e26" form="root" id="administer__17"><span class="vp" id="administer__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> administer </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e28" eid="administer__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e29" geo="br" id="administer__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administer__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administer__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://administer__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e2c" geo="n_am" id="administer__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://administer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e2f" form="thirdps" id="administer__24"><span class="vp" id="administer__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> administers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e31" eid="administer__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e32" geo="br" id="administer__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://administers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e35" geo="n_am" id="administer__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://administers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e38" form="past" id="administer__31"><span class="vp" id="administer__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> administered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e3a" eid="administer__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e3b" geo="br" id="administer__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://administered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e3e" geo="n_am" id="administer__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://administered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e41" form="pastpart" id="administer__38"><span class="vp" id="administer__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> administered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e43" eid="administer__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e44" geo="br" id="administer__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://administered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e47" geo="n_am" id="administer__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://administered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e4a" form="prespart" id="administer__45"><span class="vp" id="administer__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> administering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e4c" eid="administer__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e4d" geo="br" id="administer__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://administering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e50" geo="n_am" id="administer__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administer__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://administering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5667" id="administer__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5668" id="administer__53" original="E391.-494c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="administer__54" original="E391.-494a"> to give or provide something, espcecially in a way that is fair or correct </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.566a" id="administer__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.566b" id="administer__56" original="E849.-774e"><span class="cf" id="administer__57" original="E391.-494b"><span class="exp" id="administer__58"> administer </span> something </span><span class="x" id="administer__59" original="E849.-774d"> The landowner administered rural justice and could send troublesome serfs into the army. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.566f" id="administer__60" original="E849.-774c"><span class="cf" id="administer__61" original="E832.-7c07"><span class="exp" id="administer__62"> administer </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="administer__63" original="E849.-774b"> The questionnaire was administered to two random samples of students. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5673" id="administer__64" original="E391.-4954"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5674" id="administer__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="administer__66" original="E391.-4952"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="administer__67" original="E391.-4951"><span class="exp" id="administer__68"> administer </span> something </span><span class="def" id="administer__69" original="E391.-4950"> to manage and organize the affairs of a business, an organization, a country, etc.; to manage and organize a plan </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5679" id="administer__70" original="E391.-494f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://manage" title="manage definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.567a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-5f94" id="administer__71" original="E391.-494e"><span class="xh" id="administer__72"> manage </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.567d" id="administer__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.567e" id="administer__74" original="E849.-7752"><span class="x" id="administer__75" original="E849.-7751"> Each province was administered by a governor who was usually a military commander. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5680" id="administer__76" original="E849.-732e"><span class="x" id="administer__77" original="E849.-732d"> Occupational pension schemes are administered by employers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5682" id="administer__78" original="E391.-4944"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5683" id="administer__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="administer__80" original="E391.-4942"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="administer__81" original="E391.-493e"><span class="exp" id="administer__82"> administer </span> something (to somebody) </span><span class="def" id="administer__83" original="E391.-4940"> to give drugs or medicine to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5688" id="administer__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5689" id="administer__85" original="E849.-732c"><span class="x" id="administer__86" original="E849.-732b"> The insulin is administered intravenously. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-47d" id="administer__87" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://administer" title="administer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-47c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.54e1" id="administer__88" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="administer__89"> administer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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administration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.568b" id="administration" original="E391.-4938" sum="1413"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.568c" id="administration__1" original="E391.-4937"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.568d" id="administration__2" original="E391.-4936"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> administration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5698" id="administration__7" original="E391.-492e"><span class="pos" id="administration__8" original="E391.-492d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5162" eid="administration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-26cb" geo="br" id="administration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administration__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administration__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://administration__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-26c8" geo="n_am" id="administration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://administration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.569a" id="administration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.569b" id="administration__15" original="E391.-4923"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.569c" id="administration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="administration__17" original="E391.-4921"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="administration__18" original="E832.-7c02"><span class="exp" id="administration__19"> administration </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="administration__20" original="E391.-4920"> the process of organizing the way that something is done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a1" id="administration__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a2" id="administration__22" original="E84a.-78a5"><span class="x" id="administration__23" original="E84a.-78a4"> Public participation in the administration of justice is central to the principle of open justice. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a4" id="administration__24" original="E391.-492c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a5" id="administration__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="administration__26" original="E391.-4925"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="administration__27" original="E391.-4924"> the activity of running a business, school or other organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a8" id="administration__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a9" id="administration__29" original="E84a.-78a9"><span class="x" id="administration__30" original="E84a.-78a8"> University administration was placed in the hands of a council at each institution. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ab" id="administration__31" original="E391.-491f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ac" id="administration__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="administration__33" original="E391.-491d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="administration__34" original="E391.-491c"> the group of people that runs a business, school or other organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56af" id="administration__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b0" id="administration__36" original="E84a.-78a7"><span class="x" id="administration__37" original="E84a.-78a6"> The school's administration believed that the students were steadily growing more disruptive. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b2" id="administration__38" original="E391.-491b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b3" id="administration__39" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b4" id="administration__40"><span class="v"><strong> Administration </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b6" id="administration__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="administration__43" original="E391.-4918"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="administration__44" original="E84a.-78a3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="administration__45" original="E391.-4917"> the government of a country; the process of governing a country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ba" id="administration__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56bb" id="administration__47" original="E84a.-78a2"><span class="x" id="administration__48" original="E84a.-78a1"> Under the Clinton Administration, the goals of foreign policy were expanded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56bd" id="administration__49" original="E84a.-78a0"><span class="x" id="administration__50" original="E84a.-789f"> Greek cities provided the framework for Roman provincial administration. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56bf" id="administration__51" original="E391.-4916"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c0" id="administration__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="administration__53" original="E391.-4914"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="administration__54" original="E832.-7c01"><span class="exp" id="administration__55"> administration </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="administration__56" original="E391.-4912"> the act of giving drugs or medicine to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c5" id="administration__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c6" id="administration__58" original="E84a.-789e"><span class="x" id="administration__59" original="E84a.-789d"> Oral administration of drugs has several advantages. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c8" id="administration__60" original="E391.-4911"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c9" id="administration__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="administration__62" original="E391.-490f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56cb" id="administration__63"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="administration__64" original="E391.-490e"> British English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="administration__65" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="administration__66" original="E391.-490b"> a situation in which the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts are managed by an independent <a class="ndv" href="entry://administrator" id="administration__67"> administrator </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56d0" id="administration__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56d1" id="administration__69" original="E84a.-789c"><span class="x" id="administration__70" original="E84a.-789b"> The company went into administration due to the downturn in the housing market. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-447" id="administration__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://administration" title="administration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-446" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5549" id="administration__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="administration__73"> administration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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administrative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56d3" id="administrative" original="E391.-4904" sum="496"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56d4" id="administrative__1" original="E391.-4903"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56d5" id="administrative__2" original="E391.-4902"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> administrative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56de" id="administrative__4" original="E391.-48fd"><span class="pos" id="administrative__5" original="E391.-48fc"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5169" eid="administrative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-266e" geo="br" id="administrative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administrative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administrative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administrative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://administrative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-266a" geo="n_am" id="administrative__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administrative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administrative__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administrative__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://administrative__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e0" id="administrative__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e1" id="administrative__12" original="E391.-48fb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="administrative__13" original="E391.-48fa"> connected with organizing the work of a business, school or other organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e3" id="administrative__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e4" id="administrative__15" original="E84a.-7910"><span class="x" id="administrative__16" original="E84a.-790f"> Administrative assistants are responsible for tracking the complex schedules. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e6" id="administrative__17" original="E84a.-7911"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="administrative__18" original="E84a.-790e"> connected with governing a country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e8" id="administrative__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e9" id="administrative__20" original="E84a.-790d"><span class="x" id="administrative__21" original="E84a.-790c"> For example, much of the procedure of the courts is based on French administrative law. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56eb" id="administrative__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ec" id="administrative__23" original="E391.-48f9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ed" id="administrative__24"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="administrative__25" original="E391.-48f8"> administratively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56f6" id="administrative__26" original="E391.-48f4"><span class="pos" id="administrative__27" original="E391.-48f3"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.516a" eid="administrative__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2666" geo="br" id="administrative__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administrative__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administratively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administratively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://administratively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2663" geo="n_am" id="administrative__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administrative__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administratively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administratively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://administratively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56f8" id="administrative__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56f9" id="administrative__34" original="E84a.-790b"><span class="x" id="administrative__35" original="E84a.-790a"> Administratively, Wales was now assimilated to England. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3fc" id="administrative__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://administrative" title="administrative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3fb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.55a1" id="administrative__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="administrative__38"> administrative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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administrator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56fb" id="administrator" original="E391.-48f2" sum="483"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56fc" id="administrator__1" original="E391.-48f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56fd" id="administrator__2" original="E391.-48f0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> administrator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5709" id="administrator__7" original="E391.-48e8"><span class="pos" id="administrator__8" original="E391.-48e7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5179" eid="administrator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2619" geo="br" id="administrator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administrator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administrator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administrator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://administrator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2616" geo="n_am" id="administrator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="administrator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administrator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administrator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://administrator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.570b" id="administrator__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.570c" id="administrator__15" original="E391.-48e6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="administrator__16" original="E391.-48e5"> a person whose job is to organize the work of a business, school or other orgnaization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.570e" id="administrator__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.570f" id="administrator__18" original="E84a.-7937"><span class="x" id="administrator__19" original="E84a.-7936"> hospital/school/university administrators </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5711" id="administrator__20" original="E832.-7bfc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5712" id="administrator__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="administrator__22" original="E832.-7bfa"> British English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="administrator__23" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="administrator__24" original="E832.-7bf8"> a person officially chosen to manage the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5716" id="administrator__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5717" id="administrator__26" original="E832.-7bf7"><span class="x" id="administrator__27" original="E832.-7bf6"> The company is now in the hands of the administrators. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3ce" id="administrator__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://administrator" title="administrator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3cd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.55bd" id="administrator__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="administrator__30"> administrator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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admirable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5719" id="admirable" original="E391.-48e4" sum="337"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.571a" id="admirable__1" original="E391.-48e3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.571b" id="admirable__2" original="E391.-48e2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> admirable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5723" id="admirable__4" original="E391.-48dd"><span class="pos" id="admirable__5" original="E391.-48dc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5180" eid="admirable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-25ce" geo="br" id="admirable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admirable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædmərəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admirable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admirable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-25cb" geo="n_am" id="admirable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admirable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædmərəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admirable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admirable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5725" id="admirable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5726" id="admirable__12" original="E391.-48d9"><span class="def" id="admirable__13" original="E391.-48d8"> having qualities that you admire and respect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5728" id="admirable__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5729" id="admirable__15" original="E833.-2c14"><span class="x" id="admirable__16" original="E833.-2c13"> Successive Thai governments have an admirable record of providing the basic conditions for private sector investment in industry. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.572b" id="admirable__17"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.572c" id="admirable__18" original="E391.-48d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.572d" id="admirable__19"><span class="dr" id="admirable__20" original="E391.-48d3"> admirably </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5735" id="admirable__21" original="E391.-48cf"><span class="pos" id="admirable__22" original="E391.-48ce"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5181" eid="admirable__23" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-25c8" geo="br" id="admirable__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admirable__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædmərəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admirably__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirably__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admirably__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-25c4" geo="n_am" id="admirable__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admirable__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædmərəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admirably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirably__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admirably__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5737" id="admirable__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5738" id="admirable__29" original="E833.-2c12"><span class="x" id="admirable__30" original="E833.-2c11"> This is a refreshingly clear text that provides an admirably concise guide to the subject. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3b0" id="admirable__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admirable" title="admirable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3af" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.55d7" id="admirable__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="admirable__33"> admirable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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admiration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.573a" id="admiration" original="E391.-4898" sum="372"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.573b" id="admiration__1" original="E391.-4897"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.573c" id="admiration__2" original="E391.-4896"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> admiration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5744" id="admiration__4" original="E391.-4891"><span class="pos" id="admiration__5" original="E391.-4890"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5190" eid="admiration__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2511" geo="br" id="admiration__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admiration__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædməˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admiration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admiration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admiration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-250e" geo="n_am" id="admiration__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admiration__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædməˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admiration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admiration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admiration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5746" id="admiration__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="admiration__12" original="E391.-488e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5748" id="admiration__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5749" id="admiration__14" original="E391.-488d"><span class="def" id="admiration__15" original="E391.-488c"> a feeling of respect and liking for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.574b" id="admiration__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.574c" id="admiration__17" original="E833.-2c0e"><span class="x" id="admiration__18" original="E833.-2c0d"> Tacitus certainly regarded some powerful women as worthy of admiration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.574e" id="admiration__19" original="E833.-2c0c"><span class="cf" id="admiration__20" original="E391.-488b"><span class="exp" id="admiration__21"> admiration </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="admiration__22" original="E833.-2c0b"> He began writing on cinema to express his admiration for film as an artistic medium. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-386" id="admiration__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admiration" title="admiration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-385" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5642" id="admiration__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="admiration__25"> admiration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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admire
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5752" id="admire" original="E391.-488a" sum="871"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5753" id="admire__1" original="E391.-4889"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5754" id="admire__2" original="E391.-4888"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> admire </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5762" id="admire__9" original="E391.-487e"><span class="pos" id="admire__10" original="E391.-487d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5197" eid="admire__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-24a8" geo="br" id="admire__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admire__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admire__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-24a5" geo="n_am" id="admire__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admire__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admire__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3c8d" id="admire__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f07" form="root" id="admire__17"><span class="vp" id="admire__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> admire </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f09" eid="admire__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f0a" geo="br" id="admire__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admire__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admire__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f0d" geo="n_am" id="admire__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admire__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admire__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f10" form="thirdps" id="admire__24"><span class="vp" id="admire__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> admires </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f12" eid="admire__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f13" geo="br" id="admire__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admires__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admires__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admires__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f16" geo="n_am" id="admire__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admires__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admires__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admires__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f19" form="past" id="admire__31"><span class="vp" id="admire__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> admired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f1b" eid="admire__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f1c" geo="br" id="admire__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f1f" geo="n_am" id="admire__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f22" form="pastpart" id="admire__38"><span class="vp" id="admire__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> admired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f24" eid="admire__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f25" geo="br" id="admire__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f28" geo="n_am" id="admire__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f2b" form="prespart" id="admire__45"><span class="vp" id="admire__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> admiring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f2d" eid="admire__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f2e" geo="br" id="admire__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admiring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admiring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admiring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f31" geo="n_am" id="admire__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admire__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admiring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admiring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admiring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5792" id="admire__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5793" id="admire__53" original="E391.-4862"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="admire__54" original="E391.-4861"> to respect somebody/something for what they are or what they have done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5795" id="admire__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5796" id="admire__56" original="E833.-2c09"><span class="cf" id="admire__57" original="E391.-4860"><span class="exp" id="admire__58"> admire </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="admire__59" original="E833.-2c08"> He very much admired his father, and wanted to be like him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.579a" id="admire__60" original="E833.-2c0a"><span class="x" id="admire__61" original="E833.-2c07"> This short sample of Evans-Pritchard's analysis shows why his work has been so much admired. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.579c" id="admire__62" original="E833.-2c06"><span class="cf" id="admire__63" original="E391.-485f"><span class="exp" id="admire__64"> admire </span> somebody/something for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="admire__65" original="E833.-2c05"> Their employees were admired for their good morale, cooperation and hard work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a0" id="admire__66" original="E833.-2c04"><span class="x" id="admire__67" original="E833.-2c03"> His wife was admired for opening medical clinics and caring for the needy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a2" id="admire__68" original="E391.-485d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="admire__69" original="E391.-485c"><span class="exp" id="admire__70"> admire </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="admire__71" original="E391.-485b"> to look at somebody/something and think that they are attractive and/or impressive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a6" id="admire__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a7" id="admire__73" original="E833.-2c00"><span class="x" id="admire__74" original="E833.-2bff"> They were driving along admiring the scenery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a9" id="admire__75" original="E833.-2bfe"><span class="x" id="admire__76" original="E833.-2bfd"> He noticed independent women wherever he travelled, and admired their beauty, elegance and intelligence. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-338" id="admire__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admire" title="admire definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-337" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.565e" id="admire__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="admire__79"> admire </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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admirer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57ab" id="admirer" original="E391.-484c" sum="393"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57ac" id="admirer__1" original="E391.-484b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57ad" id="admirer__2" original="E391.-484a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> admirer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57b9" id="admirer__7" original="E391.-4842"><span class="pos" id="admirer__8" original="E391.-4841"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.519e" eid="admirer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2442" geo="br" id="admirer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admirer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪərə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admirer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admirer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-243f" geo="n_am" id="admirer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admirer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmaɪərər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admirer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admirer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57bb" id="admirer__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57bc" id="admirer__15" original="E391.-4840"><span class="def" id="admirer__16" original="E391.-483e"> a person who admires somebody/something, especially a well-known person or thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57be" id="admirer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57bf" id="admirer__18" original="E833.-2bf6"><span class="x" id="admirer__19" original="E833.-2bf5"> He is known primarily through works written by contemporary admirers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57c1" id="admirer__20" original="E833.-2bf4"><span class="cf" id="admirer__21" original="E391.-483f"><span class="exp" id="admirer__22"> admirer </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="admirer__23" original="E833.-2bf3"> He was a poet and literary critic and became a great admirer of Western literature. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-30c" id="admirer__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admirer" title="admirer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-30b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.56b8" id="admirer__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="admirer__26"> admirer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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admissible
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57c5" id="admissible" original="E391.-483b" sum="433"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57c6" id="admissible__1" original="E391.-483a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57c7" id="admissible__2" original="E391.-4839"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> admissible </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57cf" id="admissible__4" original="E391.-4834"><span class="pos" id="admissible__5" original="E391.-4833"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51a5" eid="admissible__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-23d0" geo="br" id="admissible__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admissible__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪsəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admis/admissible__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admissible__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admissible__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-23cd" geo="n_am" id="admissible__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admissible__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪsəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admis/admissible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admissible__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admissible__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d1" id="admissible__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d2" id="admissible__12" original="E391.-4832"><span class="def" id="admissible__13" original="E391.-4831"> that can be allowed or accepted according to a set of rules, especially in a court of law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d4" id="admissible__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d5" id="admissible__15" original="E833.-2bef"><span class="x" id="admissible__16" original="E833.-2bee"> Any decision the judges made needed to be based on legally admissible evidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d7" id="admissible__17" original="E833.-2bed"><span class="x" id="admissible__18" original="E833.-2bec"> The judge determines whether expert testimony is admissible. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d9" id="admissible__19" original="E391.-4830" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inadmissible" title="inadmissible definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57da" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-484f" id="admissible__20" original="E391.-482f"><span class="xh" id="admissible__21"> inadmissible </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57dc" id="admissible__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57dd" id="admissible__23" original="E391.-482d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57de" id="admissible__24"><span class="dr" id="admissible__25" original="E391.-482c"> admissibility </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57e6" id="admissible__26" original="E391.-4828"><span class="pos" id="admissible__27" original="E391.-4827"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51a6" eid="admissible__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-23d6" geo="br" id="admissible__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admissible__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admis/admissibility__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admissibility__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admissibility__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-23d3" geo="n_am" id="admissible__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admissible__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admis/admissibility__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admissibility__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admissibility__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57e8" id="admissible__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="admissible__34" original="E391.-4825"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57ea" id="admissible__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57eb" id="admissible__36" original="E833.-2beb"><span class="cf" id="admissible__37" original="E428.-5885"><span class="exp"> admissibility </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="admissible__38" original="E833.-2bea"> An appeal was made on the issue of the admissibility of the computer evidence. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f2" id="admissible__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admissible" title="admissible definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.56d3" id="admissible__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="admissible__41"> admissible </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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admission
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57ee" id="admission" original="E391.-4824" sum="864"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57ef" id="admission__1" original="E391.-4823"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57f0" id="admission__2" original="E391.-4822"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> admission </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57fb" id="admission__7" original="E391.-481a"><span class="pos" id="admission__8" original="E391.-4819"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51b3" eid="admission__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2394" geo="br" id="admission__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admission__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admis/admission__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admission__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admission__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2391" geo="n_am" id="admission__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admission__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admis/admission__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admission__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admission__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57fd" id="admission__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57fe" id="admission__15" original="E391.-4818"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57ff" id="admission__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="admission__17" original="E391.-4816"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="admission__18" original="E391.-4815"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="admission__19" original="E391.-4814"> the process or fact of accepting somebody into an institution, organization or place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5803" id="admission__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5804" id="admission__21" original="E832.-7b95"><span class="x" id="admission__22" original="E832.-7b94"> Hospital admission is not necessary in most cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5806" id="admission__23" original="E847.-7534"><span class="x" id="admission__24" original="E847.-7533"> There were about 8.5 million ordinary hospital admissions in the year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5808" id="admission__25" original="E847.-7538"><span class="cf" id="admission__26" original="E391.-4813"><span class="exp" id="admission__27"> admission </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="admission__28" original="E847.-7537"> Admission to higher education is by academic qualifications. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.580c" id="admission__29" original="E391.-4812"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.580d" id="admission__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="admission__31" original="E391.-4810"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="admission__32" original="E832.-7b93"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="admission__33" original="E391.-480f"> a statement in which somebody admits that something is true, especially something wrong or bad that they have done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5811" id="admission__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5812" id="admission__35" original="E847.-6e93"><span class="x" id="admission__36" original="E847.-6e92"> On its own admission, the company's biggest technological advantage is its supply chain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5814" id="admission__37" original="E847.-7173"><span class="cf" id="admission__38" original="E391.-480e"><span class="exp" id="admission__39"> admission </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="admission__40" original="E847.-7172"> A settlement was reached without admission of liability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5818" id="admission__41" original="E847.-7171"><span class="cf" id="admission__42" original="E391.-480d"><span class="exp" id="admission__43"> admission </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="admission__44" original="E847.-7170"> There was never an admission that the policy might have negative effects. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c1" id="admission__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admission" title="admission definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.56f5" id="admission__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="admission__47"> admission </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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admit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.581c" id="admit" original="E391.-4808" sum="2057"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.581d" id="admit__1" original="E391.-4807"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.581e" id="admit__2" original="E391.-4806"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> admit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.582b" id="admit__9" original="E391.-47fc"><span class="pos" id="admit__10" original="E391.-47fb"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51ba" eid="admit__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7eef" geo="br" id="admit__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7eec" geo="n_am" id="admit__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admit__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admit__us_2.ogg" href="sound://admit__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3c5f" id="admit__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f7e" form="root" id="admit__17"><span class="vp" id="admit__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> admit </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f7c" eid="admit__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f7b" geo="br" id="admit__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f78" geo="n_am" id="admit__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/./.mp/.mp3/.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/./.mp/.ogg" href="sound://.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f75" form="thirdps" id="admit__24"><span class="vp" id="admit__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> admits </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f73" eid="admit__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f72" geo="br" id="admit__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admits__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admits__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f6f" geo="n_am" id="admit__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admits__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admits__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f6c" form="past" id="admit__31"><span class="vp" id="admit__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> admitted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f6a" eid="admit__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f69" geo="br" id="admit__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admitted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admitted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f66" geo="n_am" id="admit__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admitted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admitted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f63" form="pastpart" id="admit__38"><span class="vp" id="admit__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> admitted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f61" eid="admit__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f60" geo="br" id="admit__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admitted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admitted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f5d" geo="n_am" id="admit__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admitted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admitted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f5a" form="prespart" id="admit__45"><span class="vp" id="admit__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> admitting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f58" eid="admit__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f57" geo="br" id="admit__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admitting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admitting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f54" geo="n_am" id="admit__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admit__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admitting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admitting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5860" id="admit__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5861" id="admit__53" original="E391.-47d7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5862" id="admit__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="admit__55" original="E391.-47d5"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="admit__56" original="E391.-47d4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="admit__57" original="E391.-47d2"> to agree that something is true or that something is the case </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5866" id="admit__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5867" id="admit__59" original="E4a8.-70e0"><span class="cf" id="admit__60" original="E391.-47cb"><span class="exp" id="admit__61"> admit </span> something </span><span class="x" id="admit__62" original="E4a8.-70df"> In April 2003 the company finally admitted defeat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.586b" id="admit__63" original="E84b.-78cd"><span class="cf" id="admit__64" original="E391.-47ca"><span class="exp" id="admit__65"> admit </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="admit__66" original="E84b.-78cc"> We often do not want to admit that we feel hurt, disappointment, sadness and other uncomfortable emotions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.586f" id="admit__67" original="E4a8.-70de"><span class="cf" id="admit__68" original="E391.-47c8"> it is admitted that… </span><span class="x" id="admit__69" original="E4a8.-70dd"> It must be admitted that the power of public opinion is limited and hard to pin down. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5872" id="admit__70" original="E4a8.-70dc"><span class="cf" id="admit__71" original="E391.-47c9"><span class="exp" id="admit__72"> admit </span> to somebody that… </span><span class="x" id="admit__73" original="E4a8.-70db"> She was too embarrassed to admit to anyone that she had made a mistake. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5876" id="admit__74" original="E847.-6ab8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5877" id="admit__75"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="admit__76" original="E4a8.-70d9"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="admit__77" original="E4a8.-70d8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="admit__78" original="E847.-6ab7"> to state that you have made a mistake or done something illegal </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.587b" id="admit__79" original="E847.-6ab6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confess" title="confess (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.587c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19bf" id="admit__80" original="E847.-6ab5"><span class="xh" id="admit__81"> confess </span><span class="xs" id="admit__82"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.587f" id="admit__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5880" id="admit__84" original="E847.-6ab3"><span class="cf" id="admit__85" original="E391.-47be"><span class="exp" id="admit__86"> admit </span> (to) something </span><span class="x" id="admit__87" original="E847.-6ab2"> This finding suggests that entrepreneurs find it easy to admit past mistakes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5884" id="admit__88" original="E4a8.-70d7"><span class="x" id="admit__89" original="E4a8.-70d6"> Teachers are often reluctant to admit to such problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5886" id="admit__90" original="E4a8.-70d5"><span class="cf" id="admit__91" original="E391.-47bd"><span class="exp" id="admit__92"> admit </span> (to) doing something </span><span class="x" id="admit__93" original="E4a8.-70d4"> According to one questionnaire, 60% of Japanese doctors admitted feeling chronically tired. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.588a" id="admit__94" original="E4a8.-70d3"><span class="x" id="admit__95" original="E4a8.-70d2"> Finally, 26 per cent of study participants admitted to having used illegal drugs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.588c" id="admit__96" original="E391.-47ba"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.588d" id="admit__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="admit__98" original="E391.-47b8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="admit__99" original="E391.-47b6"> to accept somebody/something into an institution, an organization, a place, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5890" id="admit__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5891" id="admit__101" original="E847.-6ac1"><span class="cf" id="admit__102" original="E391.-47b4"><span class="exp" id="admit__103"> admit </span> somebody/something (to something) </span><span class="x" id="admit__104" original="E847.-6ac0"> He was prepared to admit women to the ruling class. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5895" id="admit__105" original="E847.-6abe"><span class="cf" id="admit__106" original="E847.-6abf"><span class="exp" id="admit__107"> admit </span> somebody/something into something </span><span class="x" id="admit__108" original="E847.-6abd"> In 2000, Greece was admitted into the common currency. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5899" id="admit__109" original="E391.-47ac"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.589a" id="admit__110"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="admit__111" original="E391.-47aa"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="admit__112" original="E391.-47a9"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="admit__113" original="E391.-47a8"><span class="exp" id="admit__114"> admit </span> somebody (to something) </span><span class="def" id="admit__115" original="E391.-47a5"> to take somebody to a hospital, or other institution where they can receive special care </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a0" id="admit__116"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a1" id="admit__117" original="E4a8.-70d1"><span class="x" id="admit__118" original="E4a8.-70d0"> A 63-year-old man was admitted to hospital with pneumonia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a3" id="admit__119" original="E4a8.-70cf"><span class="x" id="admit__120" original="E4a8.-70ce"> For example, patients admitted with surgical or medical conditions may develop a new mental health problem. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a5" id="admit__121" original="E4a8.-70cd"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a6" id="admit__122"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="admit__123" original="E4a8.-70cb"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="admit__124" original="E4a8.-70ca"><span class="exp" id="admit__125"> admit </span> something </span><span class="def" id="admit__126" original="E4a8.-70c9"> to accept something as valid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ab" id="admit__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ac" id="admit__128" original="E4a8.-70c8"><span class="x" id="admit__129" original="E4a8.-70c7"> The courts can refuse to admit police evidence which has been illegally obtained. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ae" id="admit__130" original="E391.-47a4"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58af" id="admit__131" original="E391.-47a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b0" id="admit__132"><h4 class="pv"> admit of something </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b2" id="admit__134"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="admit__135" original="E391.-47a0" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b4" id="admit__136"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b5" id="admit__137"><span class="def" id="admit__138" original="E391.-479f"> to show that something is possible as a solution, an explanation, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b7" id="admit__139"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b8" id="admit__140" original="E4a8.-70c6"><span class="x" id="admit__141" original="E4a8.-70c5"> The partial nature of the evidence does not admit of definite conclusions. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-255" id="admit__142" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admit" title="admit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-254" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.573e" id="admit__143" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="admit__144"> admit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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admittedly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ba" id="admittedly" original="E391.-4790" sum="310"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58bb" id="admittedly__1" original="E391.-478f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58bc" id="admittedly__2" original="E391.-478e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> admittedly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58c4" id="admittedly__4" original="E391.-4789"><span class="pos" id="admittedly__5" original="E391.-4788"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51c1" eid="admittedly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-22a2" geo="br" id="admittedly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admittedly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪtɪdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admittedly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admittedly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://admittedly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-229f" geo="n_am" id="admittedly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="admittedly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈmɪtɪdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admittedly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admittedly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://admittedly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58c6" id="admittedly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58c7" id="admittedly__12" original="E847.-798b"><span class="def" id="admittedly__13" original="E391.-4787"> used when you are accepting that something is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58c9" id="admittedly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ca" id="admittedly__15" original="E847.-798a"><span class="x" id="admittedly__16" original="E847.-7989"> Admittedly, no two economies are the same. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58cc" id="admittedly__17" original="E832.-7b6b"><span class="x" id="admittedly__18" original="E832.-7b6a"> The conclusions are based on interviews with an admittedly small sample of students. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="admittedly__19" original="E4c7.9f8" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="admittedly__20" original="E4c7.9f9"><span class="h1" id="admittedly__21" original="E4c7.9fa"> Conceding a point and making a counterargument </span><span class="p" id="admittedly__22" original="E4c7.9fb"> In academic writing, it it is often good practice to acknowledge a possible criticism, exception or difficulty, before going on to show why your point is still valid. </span><ul class="bullet" id="admittedly__23" original="E4c7.9fc"><li class="li" id="admittedly__24" original="E4c7.9fd"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__25" original="E4c7.9fe"> While/​Although it is true/​possible that… </span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__26" original="E4c7.a01"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__27" original="E4c7.a02"> While/​Although it can be argued that… </span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__28" original="E4c7.a03"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__29" original="E4c7.a04"> Certainly/​Of course/​Admittedly </span> ,… <span class="eb" id="admittedly__30" original="E4c1.29a2"> but… </span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__31" original="E4c7.a0c"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__32" original="E4c7.a0d"> Nevertheless </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="admittedly__33" original="E4c7.a0e"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__34" original="E4c7.a0f"> Still </span> ,… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="admittedly__35" original="E4c7.a10"><li class="li" id="admittedly__36" original="E646.-6bbf"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__37"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__38" original="E646.-6bbe"><span class="x" id="admittedly__39" original="E646.-6bbd"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__40" original="E646.-6bbc"> While it is true that </span> many brands have dominated their markets for years, it is also true that new products are being developed each year. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__41" original="E4c7.a15"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__42"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__43" original="E4c7.a16"><span class="x" id="admittedly__44" original="E4c7.a17"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__45" original="E4c7.a18"> Although is is possible that </span> the GL hypothesis is correct, the data do not enable us to infer this at the present time. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__46" original="E4c7.a19"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__47"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__48" original="E4c7.a1a"><span class="x" id="admittedly__49" original="E4c7.a1b"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__50" original="E4c7.a1c"> Although it can be argued that </span> behavioural observations are unnecessary, translating such a principle into practice is difficult. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__51" original="E4c7.a22"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__52"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__53" original="E4c7.a23"><span class="x" id="admittedly__54" original="E4c7.a24"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__55" original="E4c7.a25"> Of course </span> , calculations of this type are interesting <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__56" original="E4c7.a26"> but </span> not conclusive proof of the conformational preferences of a polymer. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__57" original="E4c7.a27"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__58"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__59" original="E4c7.a28"><span class="x" id="admittedly__60" original="E4c7.a29"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__61" original="E4c7.a2a"> Admittedly </span> , no two economies are the same, <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__62" original="E4c7.a2b"> but </span> modern economists work on the commonality in the human experience. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__63" original="E4c7.a2c"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__64"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__65" original="E4c7.a2d"><span class="x" id="admittedly__66" original="E4c7.a2e"> The extent of this activity has been the topic of debate; <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__67" original="E4c7.a2f"> nevertheless </span> , there is no argument that the Grand Canyon region is seismically active. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__68" original="E4c7.a30"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__69"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__70" original="E4c7.a31"><span class="x" id="admittedly__71" original="E4c7.a32"> Other groups have disputed these estimates as being too low. <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__72" original="E4c7.a33"> Still </span> , it is useful to compare the effects. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1eb" id="admittedly__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admittedly" title="admittedly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1ea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.584b" id="admittedly__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="admittedly__75"> admittedly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adolescence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ce" id="adolescence" original="E391.-46f1" sum="314"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58cf" id="adolescence__1" original="E391.-46f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58d0" id="adolescence__2" original="E391.-46ef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adolescence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58d8" id="adolescence__4" original="E391.-46ea"><span class="pos" id="adolescence__5" original="E391.-46e9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51c8" eid="adolescence__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-216b" geo="br" id="adolescence__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adolescence__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædəˈlesns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adole/adolescence__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adole/adolescence__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adolescence__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2168" geo="n_am" id="adolescence__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adolescence__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædəˈlesns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adole/adolescence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adole/adolescence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adolescence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58da" id="adolescence__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adolescence__12" original="E391.-46e7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58dc" id="adolescence__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58dd" id="adolescence__14" original="E391.-46e6"><span class="def" id="adolescence__15" original="E391.-46e5"> the time in a person's life when they develop from a child into an adult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58df" id="adolescence__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58e0" id="adolescence__17" original="E833.-2be1"><span class="x" id="adolescence__18" original="E833.-2be0"> In the transition from childhood to adolescence, teens are engaged in defining who they are. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58e2" id="adolescence__19" original="E391.-46e4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://puberty" title="puberty definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58e3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.53fb" id="adolescence__20" original="E391.-46e3"><span class="xh" id="adolescence__21"> puberty </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1d1" id="adolescence__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adolescence" title="adolescence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1d0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5921" id="adolescence__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adolescence__24"> adolescence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adolescent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58e5" id="adolescent" original="E391.-46e1" sum="336"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58e6" id="adolescent__1" original="E391.-46e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58e7" id="adolescent__2" original="E391.-46df"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adolescent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58f3" id="adolescent__7" original="E391.-46d7"><span class="pos" id="adolescent__8" original="E391.-46d6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51cf" eid="adolescent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2129" geo="br" id="adolescent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adolescent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædəˈlesnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adole/adolescent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adole/adolescent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adolescent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2126" geo="n_am" id="adolescent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adolescent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædəˈlesnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adole/adolescent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adole/adolescent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adolescent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58f5" id="adolescent__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58f6" id="adolescent__15" original="E391.-46d5"><span class="def" id="adolescent__16" original="E391.-46d4"> a young person who is developing from a child into an adult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58f8" id="adolescent__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58f9" id="adolescent__18" original="E833.-2bd9"><span class="x" id="adolescent__19" original="E833.-2bd8"> Over nine million children and adolescents were injured in the United States in 2008. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58fb" id="adolescent__20" original="E833.-2bd7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://teenager" title="teenager definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58fc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.482c" id="adolescent__21" original="E833.-2bd6"><span class="xh" id="adolescent__22"> teenager </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58fe" id="adolescent__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ff" id="adolescent__24" original="E391.-46d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5900" id="adolescent__25"><span class="dr" id="adolescent__26" original="E391.-46d2"> adolescent </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5902" id="adolescent__27" original="E391.-46d1"><span class="pos" id="adolescent__28" original="E391.-46d0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4203" eid="adolescent__29" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2123" geo="br" id="adolescent__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adolescent__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædəˈlesnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adole/adolescent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adole/adolescent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adolescent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2120" geo="n_am" id="adolescent__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adolescent__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædəˈlesnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adole/adolescent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adole/adolescent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adolescent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5904" id="adolescent__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5905" id="adolescent__35" original="E833.-2bd5"><span class="x" id="adolescent__36" original="E833.-2bd4"> adolescent girls/boys </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5907" id="adolescent__37" original="E39f.-7c61"><span class="x" id="adolescent__38" original="E39f.-7c60"> Scientists found that adolescent problem behaviours such as aggression, illegal drug use or poor school achievement often occur together. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1b4" id="adolescent__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adolescent_2" title="adolescent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1b3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.11d3" id="adolescent__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adolescent__41"> adolescent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adopt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5909" id="adopt" original="E391.-46c4" sum="1245"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.590a" id="adopt__1" original="E391.-46c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.590b" id="adopt__2" original="E391.-46c2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adopt </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.591c" id="adopt__9" original="E391.-46b8"><span class="pos" id="adopt__10" original="E391.-46b7"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51d6" eid="adopt__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-20b5" geo="br" id="adopt__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adopt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-20b2" geo="n_am" id="adopt__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adopt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3c31" id="adopt__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eba" form="root" id="adopt__17"><span class="vp" id="adopt__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> adopt </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eb8" eid="adopt__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eb7" geo="br" id="adopt__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adopt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eb4" geo="n_am" id="adopt__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adopt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eb1" form="thirdps" id="adopt__24"><span class="vp" id="adopt__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> adopts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eaf" eid="adopt__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eae" geo="br" id="adopt__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒpts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adopts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eab" geo="n_am" id="adopt__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːpts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adopts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ea8" form="past" id="adopt__31"><span class="vp" id="adopt__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> adopted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ea6" eid="adopt__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ea5" geo="br" id="adopt__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adopted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ea1" geo="n_am" id="adopt__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adopted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e9d" form="pastpart" id="adopt__38"><span class="vp" id="adopt__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> adopted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e9b" eid="adopt__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e9a" geo="br" id="adopt__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adopted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e96" geo="n_am" id="adopt__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adopted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e92" form="prespart" id="adopt__45"><span class="vp" id="adopt__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> adopting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e90" eid="adopt__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e8f" geo="br" id="adopt__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adopting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e8c" geo="n_am" id="adopt__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopt__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adopting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.594d" id="adopt__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.594e" id="adopt__53" original="E391.-4691"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.594f" id="adopt__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adopt__55" original="E391.-468f"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="adopt__56" original="E391.-468e"><span class="exp" id="adopt__57"> adopt </span> something </span><span class="def" id="adopt__58" original="E391.-468d"> to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5954" id="adopt__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5955" id="adopt__60" original="E820.-7c91"><span class="x" id="adopt__61" original="E820.-7c90"> These systems adopt a goal-directed approach to problem solving. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5957" id="adopt__62" original="E820.-7c8f"><span class="x" id="adopt__63" original="E820.-7c8e"> This dispersal strategy is adopted by many freshwater species. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5959" id="adopt__64" original="E835.-7698" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__65"> adopt + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.595b" id="adopt__66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.595c" id="adopt__67" original="E835.-7696"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.595d" id="adopt__68"><span class="coll" id="adopt__69" original="E835.-7695"> approach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.595f" id="adopt__70"><span class="coll" id="adopt__71" original="E835.-7694"> strategy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5961" id="adopt__72"><span class="coll" id="adopt__73" original="E835.-7693"> policy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5963" id="adopt__74"><span class="coll" id="adopt__75" original="E835.-7692"> measures </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5965" id="adopt__76" original="E835.-7691"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5966" id="adopt__77"><span class="coll" id="adopt__78" original="E835.-7690"> procedure </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5968" id="adopt__79"><span class="coll" id="adopt__80" original="E835.-768f"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.596a" id="adopt__81" original="E835.-768e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.596b" id="adopt__82"><span class="coll" id="adopt__83" original="E835.-768d"> lifestyle </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.596d" id="adopt__84" original="E835.-768c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.596e" id="adopt__85" original="E835.-768b"><span class="x" id="adopt__86" original="E835.-768a"> The government adopted austerity measures aimed at reducing its large public sector. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5970" id="adopt__87" original="E835.-7689"><span class="x" id="adopt__88" original="E835.-7688"> This approach seeks to encourage individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5972" id="adopt__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5973" id="adopt__90" original="E835.-7685"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5974" id="adopt__91"><span class="coll" id="adopt__92" original="E835.-7684"> stance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5976" id="adopt__93" original="E835.-7683"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5977" id="adopt__94"><span class="coll" id="adopt__95" original="E835.-7682"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5979" id="adopt__96" original="E835.-7681"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.597a" id="adopt__97"><span class="coll" id="adopt__98" original="E835.-7680"> perspective </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.597c" id="adopt__99" original="E835.-767f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.597d" id="adopt__100" original="E835.-767e"><span class="x" id="adopt__101" original="E835.-767d"> Writers have adopted several different stances in relation to this issue. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.597f" id="adopt__102" original="E835.-764f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__103"> noun + adopt </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5981" id="adopt__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5982" id="adopt__105" original="E835.-764d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5983" id="adopt__106"><span class="coll" id="adopt__107" original="E835.-764c"> court </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5985" id="adopt__108" original="E835.-764b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5986" id="adopt__109"><span class="coll" id="adopt__110" original="E835.-764a"> council </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5988" id="adopt__111" original="E835.-7649"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5989" id="adopt__112"><span class="coll" id="adopt__113" original="E835.-7648"> firm </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.598b" id="adopt__114"><span class="coll" id="adopt__115" original="E835.-7647"> organization </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.598d" id="adopt__116" original="E835.-7646"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.598e" id="adopt__117" original="E835.-7645"><span class="x" id="adopt__118" original="E835.-7644"> In cases concerned with literary works, the courts have adopted a broad view as to the scope of copyright protection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5990" id="adopt__119" original="E835.-7643"><span class="x" id="adopt__120" original="E835.-7642"> A number of the firms had adopted work-family policies on a voluntary basis. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5992" id="adopt__121" original="E820.-7c19" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__122"> be + adverb + adopted </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5994" id="adopt__123"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5995" id="adopt__124" original="E820.-7c17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5996" id="adopt__125"><span class="coll" id="adopt__126" original="E820.-7c16"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5998" id="adopt__127" original="E820.-7c15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5999" id="adopt__128"><span class="coll" id="adopt__129" original="E820.-7c14"> universally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.599b" id="adopt__130" original="E820.-7c13"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.599c" id="adopt__131" original="E820.-7c12"><span class="x" id="adopt__132" original="E820.-7c11"> This approach has been widely adopted </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.599e" id="adopt__133" original="E835.-7678" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__134"> adverb + adopt </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a0" id="adopt__135"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a1" id="adopt__136" original="E835.-7676"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a2" id="adopt__137"><span class="coll" id="adopt__138" original="E835.-7675"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a4" id="adopt__139"><span class="coll" id="adopt__140" original="E835.-7674"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a6" id="adopt__141" original="E835.-7673"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a7" id="adopt__142"><span class="coll" id="adopt__143" original="E835.-7672"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a9" id="adopt__144" original="E835.-7671"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59aa" id="adopt__145"><span class="coll" id="adopt__146" original="E835.-7670"> finally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ac" id="adopt__147" original="E835.-766f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ad" id="adopt__148"><span class="coll" id="adopt__149" original="E835.-766e"> subsequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59af" id="adopt__150"><span class="coll" id="adopt__151" original="E835.-766d"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b1" id="adopt__152" original="E835.-766c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b2" id="adopt__153"><span class="coll" id="adopt__154" original="E835.-766b"> readily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b4" id="adopt__155"><span class="coll" id="adopt__156" original="E835.-766a"> quickly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b6" id="adopt__157" original="E835.-7669"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b7" id="adopt__158" original="E835.-7668"><span class="x" id="adopt__159" original="E835.-7667"> In Poland, managers generally adopted less harsh restructuring practices than their Western counterparts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b9" id="adopt__160" original="E391.-468c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ba" id="adopt__161"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adopt__162" original="E391.-468a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="adopt__163" original="E391.-4689"><span class="exp" id="adopt__164"> adopt </span> something </span><span class="def" id="adopt__165" original="E391.-4688"> to formally accept a suggestion or policy by voting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59bf" id="adopt__166"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c0" id="adopt__167" original="E820.-7c8b"><span class="x" id="adopt__168" original="E820.-7c8a"> After intense discussions, the European Council adopted the Growth and Stability Pact. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c2" id="adopt__169" original="E835.-7666" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__170"> adverb + adopt </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c4" id="adopt__171"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c5" id="adopt__172" original="E835.-7664"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c6" id="adopt__173"><span class="coll" id="adopt__174" original="E835.-7663"> formally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c8" id="adopt__175" original="E835.-7662"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c9" id="adopt__176" original="E835.-7661"><span class="x" id="adopt__177" original="E835.-7660"> The proposal was formally adopted by the Commission. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59cb" id="adopt__178" original="E391.-469a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59cc" id="adopt__179"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adopt__180" original="E391.-4698"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="adopt__181" original="E391.-4697"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="adopt__182" original="E391.-4695"><span class="exp" id="adopt__183"> adopt </span> (somebody) </span><span class="def" id="adopt__184" original="E391.-4696"> to take somebody else's child into your family and become its legal parent(s) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d2" id="adopt__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d3" id="adopt__186" original="E820.-7c89"><span class="x" id="adopt__187" original="E820.-7c88"> They wished to adopt a child. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d5" id="adopt__188" original="E820.-7c87"><span class="x" id="adopt__189" original="E820.-7c86"> This case demonstrates the complex issues posed by step-parents wanting to adopt. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d7" id="adopt__190" original="E428.-5872" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adopted" title="adopted (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ff" id="adopt__191" original="E428.-5871"><span class="xh" id="adopt__192"> adopted </span><span class="xs" id="adopt__193"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59db" id="adopt__194" original="E391.-4687"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59dc" id="adopt__195"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adopt__196" original="E391.-4685"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="adopt__197" original="E391.-4684"><span class="exp" id="adopt__198"> adopt </span> something </span><span class="def" id="adopt__199" original="E391.-4683"> to choose a new name or custom and begin to use it as your own; to choose and move to a country as your permanent home </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e1" id="adopt__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e2" id="adopt__201" original="E820.-7c83"><span class="x" id="adopt__202" original="E820.-7c82"> An immigrant group's culture need not disappear as its members adopt the practices associated with another society. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e4" id="adopt__203" original="E428.-5870" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adopted" title="adopted (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a07" id="adopt__204" original="E428.-586f"><span class="xh" id="adopt__205"> adopted </span><span class="xs" id="adopt__206"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e8" id="adopt__207" original="E391.-4682"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e9" id="adopt__208"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="adopt__209" original="E391.-4680"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="adopt__210" original="E391.-467f"><span class="exp" id="adopt__211"> adopt </span> something </span><span class="def" id="adopt__212" original="E391.-467c"> to use a particular manner or way of speaking </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ee" id="adopt__213"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ef" id="adopt__214" original="E820.-7c7f"><span class="x" id="adopt__215" original="E820.-7c7e"> The advertisements adopted a slightly humorous tone. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.497c" id="adopt__216" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="adopt__217"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.497e" id="adopt__218" original="E835.-769a"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__219" original="E835.-7699"> adopt + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4980" id="adopt__220" original="E835.-7698"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4981" id="adopt__221" original="E835.-7696"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4982" id="adopt__222" original="E835.-7695"><span class="coll" id="adopt__223"> approach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4984" id="adopt__224" original="E835.-7694"><span class="coll" id="adopt__225"> strategy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4986" id="adopt__226" original="E835.-7693"><span class="coll" id="adopt__227"> policy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4988" id="adopt__228" original="E835.-7692"><span class="coll" id="adopt__229"> measures </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.498a" id="adopt__230" original="E835.-7691"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.498b" id="adopt__231" original="E835.-7690"><span class="coll" id="adopt__232"> procedure </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.498d" id="adopt__233" original="E835.-768f"><span class="coll" id="adopt__234"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.498f" id="adopt__235" original="E835.-768e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4990" id="adopt__236" original="E835.-768d"><span class="coll" id="adopt__237"> lifestyle </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4992" id="adopt__238" original="E835.-768c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4993" id="adopt__239" original="E835.-768b"><span class="x" id="adopt__240" original="E835.-768a"> The government adopted austerity measures aimed at reducing its large public sector. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4995" id="adopt__241" original="E835.-7689"><span class="x" id="adopt__242" original="E835.-7688"> This approach seeks to encourage individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4997" id="adopt__243" original="E835.-7687"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4998" id="adopt__244" original="E835.-7685"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4999" id="adopt__245" original="E835.-7684"><span class="coll" id="adopt__246"> stance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.499b" id="adopt__247" original="E835.-7683"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.499c" id="adopt__248" original="E835.-7682"><span class="coll" id="adopt__249"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.499e" id="adopt__250" original="E835.-7681"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.499f" id="adopt__251" original="E835.-7680"><span class="coll" id="adopt__252"> perspective </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a1" id="adopt__253" original="E835.-767f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a2" id="adopt__254" original="E835.-767e"><span class="x" id="adopt__255" original="E835.-767d"> Writers have adopted several different stances in relation to this issue. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a4" id="adopt__256" original="E835.-7651"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__257" original="E835.-7650"> noun + adopt </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a6" id="adopt__258" original="E835.-764f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a7" id="adopt__259" original="E835.-764d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a8" id="adopt__260" original="E835.-764c"><span class="coll" id="adopt__261"> court </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49aa" id="adopt__262" original="E835.-764b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ab" id="adopt__263" original="E835.-764a"><span class="coll" id="adopt__264"> council </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ad" id="adopt__265" original="E835.-7649"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ae" id="adopt__266" original="E835.-7648"><span class="coll" id="adopt__267"> firm </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b0" id="adopt__268" original="E835.-7647"><span class="coll" id="adopt__269"> organization </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b2" id="adopt__270" original="E835.-7646"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b3" id="adopt__271" original="E835.-7645"><span class="x" id="adopt__272" original="E835.-7644"> In cases concerned with literary works, the courts have adopted a broad view as to the scope of copyright protection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b5" id="adopt__273" original="E835.-7643"><span class="x" id="adopt__274" original="E835.-7642"> A number of the firms had adopted work-family policies on a voluntary basis. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b7" id="adopt__275" original="E820.-7c1b"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__276" original="E820.-7c1a"> be + adverb + adopted </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b9" id="adopt__277" original="E820.-7c19"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ba" id="adopt__278" original="E820.-7c17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49bb" id="adopt__279" original="E820.-7c16"><span class="coll" id="adopt__280"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49bd" id="adopt__281" original="E820.-7c15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49be" id="adopt__282" original="E820.-7c14"><span class="coll" id="adopt__283"> universally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c0" id="adopt__284" original="E820.-7c13"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c1" id="adopt__285" original="E820.-7c12"><span class="x" id="adopt__286" original="E820.-7c11"> This approach has been widely adopted </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c3" id="adopt__287" original="E835.-767a"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__288" original="E835.-7679"> adverb + adopt </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c5" id="adopt__289" original="E835.-7678"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c6" id="adopt__290" original="E835.-7676"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c7" id="adopt__291" original="E835.-7675"><span class="coll" id="adopt__292"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c9" id="adopt__293" original="E835.-7674"><span class="coll" id="adopt__294"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49cb" id="adopt__295" original="E835.-7673"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49cc" id="adopt__296" original="E835.-7672"><span class="coll" id="adopt__297"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ce" id="adopt__298" original="E835.-7671"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49cf" id="adopt__299" original="E835.-7670"><span class="coll" id="adopt__300"> finally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d1" id="adopt__301" original="E835.-766f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d2" id="adopt__302" original="E835.-766e"><span class="coll" id="adopt__303"> subsequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d4" id="adopt__304" original="E835.-766d"><span class="coll" id="adopt__305"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d6" id="adopt__306" original="E835.-766c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d7" id="adopt__307" original="E835.-766b"><span class="coll" id="adopt__308"> readily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d9" id="adopt__309" original="E835.-766a"><span class="coll" id="adopt__310"> quickly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49db" id="adopt__311" original="E835.-7669"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49dc" id="adopt__312" original="E835.-7668"><span class="x" id="adopt__313" original="E835.-7667"> In Poland, managers generally adopted less harsh restructuring practices than their Western counterparts. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49de" id="adopt__314" original="E835.-7666"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49df" id="adopt__315" original="E835.-7664"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e0" id="adopt__316" original="E835.-7663"><span class="coll" id="adopt__317"> formally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e2" id="adopt__318" original="E835.-7662"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e3" id="adopt__319" original="E835.-7661"><span class="x" id="adopt__320" original="E835.-7660"> The proposal was formally adopted by the Commission. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-155" id="adopt__321" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adopt" title="adopt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-154" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.596e" id="adopt__322" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adopt__323"> adopt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adopted
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59f1" id="adopted" original="E391.-4673" sum="617"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59f2" id="adopted__1" original="E391.-4672"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59f3" id="adopted__2" original="E391.-4671"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adopted </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59fc" id="adopted__4" original="E391.-466a"><span class="pos" id="adopted__5" original="E391.-4669"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51dd" eid="adopted__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2036" geo="br" id="adopted__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopted__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adopted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2032" geo="n_am" id="adopted__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopted__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adopted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59fe" id="adopted__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ff" id="adopted__12" original="E391.-4668"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="adopted__13" original="E391.-4667"> an <span class="dh" id="adopted__14" original="E391.-4666"> adopted </span> child has legally become part of a family that is not the one in which they were born </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a02" id="adopted__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a03" id="adopted__16" original="E833.-2bd1"><span class="x" id="adopted__17" original="E833.-2bd0"> The parents wished to bring their adopted daughter to live with them in the UK. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a05" id="adopted__18" original="E833.-2bcf"><span class="x" id="adopted__19" original="E833.-2bce"> Studies of adopted children confirm the importance of genetic causes of depressive disorder. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a07" id="adopted__20" original="E391.-4665"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="adopted__21" original="E391.-4664"> an <span class="dh" id="adopted__22" original="E391.-4663"> adopted </span> country is one in which somebody chooses to live although it is not the one they were born in </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a0a" id="adopted__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a0b" id="adopted__24" original="E428.-5847"><span class="x" id="adopted__25" original="E428.-5846"> Many of the immigrants wished to gain employment, raise families, and live quietly in their newly adopted countries. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-9f" id="adopted__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adopted" title="adopted definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-9e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.59f0" id="adopted__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adopted__28"> adopted </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adopter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a0d" id="adopter" original="E391.-4662" sum="610"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a0e" id="adopter__1" original="E391.-4661"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a0f" id="adopter__2" original="E391.-4660"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adopter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a1b" id="adopter__7" original="E391.-4658"><span class="pos" id="adopter__8" original="E391.-4657"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51e6" eid="adopter__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-200e" geo="br" id="adopter__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopter__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒptə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adopter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-200a" geo="n_am" id="adopter__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adopter__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːptər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adopter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a1d" id="adopter__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a1e" id="adopter__15" original="E391.-4656"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="adopter__16" original="E391.-4655"> a person who <a class="ndv" href="entry://adopts" id="adopter__17"> adopts </a> a child </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a21" id="adopter__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a22" id="adopter__19" original="E833.-2bc9"><span class="x" id="adopter__20" original="E833.-2bc8"> A full assessment of the prospective adopter's suitability to adopt a child must be completed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a24" id="adopter__21" original="E833.-2bc7"><span class="x" id="adopter__22" original="E833.-2bc6"> The length of time adopters have to wait for a placement has been increasing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a26" id="adopter__23" original="E391.-4654"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="adopter__24" original="E39f.-7c19"><span class="exp" id="adopter__25"> adopter </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="adopter__26" original="E391.-4653"> a person who starts using a new technology or service </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a2a" id="adopter__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a2b" id="adopter__28" original="E39f.-7c18"><span class="x" id="adopter__29" original="E39f.-7c17"> It is common to characterize any adopter of a new technology, product or service as an innovator. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a2d" id="adopter__30" original="E833.-2bc5"><span class="x" id="adopter__31" original="E833.-2bc4"> Early adopters have more experience and capabilities in handling new media compared with late adopters. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-7b" id="adopter__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adopter" title="adopter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-7a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5a02" id="adopter__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adopter__34"> adopter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adoption
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a2f" id="adoption" original="E391.-4652" sum="787"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a30" id="adoption__1" original="E391.-4651"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a31" id="adoption__2" original="E391.-4650"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adoption </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a3e" id="adoption__7" original="E391.-4648"><span class="pos" id="adoption__8" original="E391.-4647"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51ef" eid="adoption__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1ff4" geo="br" id="adoption__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adoption__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adoption__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adoption__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adoption__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1ff1" geo="n_am" id="adoption__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adoption__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adoption__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adoption__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adoption__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a40" id="adoption__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a41" id="adoption__15" original="E391.-4641"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a42" id="adoption__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adoption__17" original="E391.-463f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="adoption__18" original="E391.-463e"> the decision to start using a particular idea, plan or name </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a45" id="adoption__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a46" id="adoption__20" original="E84d.-768b"><span class="x" id="adoption__21" original="E84d.-768a"> However, relatively few of these measures have achieved widespread adoption. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a48" id="adoption__22" original="E84d.-76bd"><span class="x" id="adoption__23" original="E84d.-76bc"> In the case of technology adoption, most studies have found that large firms adopt any given technology early. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a4a" id="adoption__24" original="E84d.-767c"><span class="cf" id="adoption__25" original="E84d.-76bb"><span class="exp" id="adoption__26"> adoption </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="adoption__27" original="E84d.-767b"> Critics recommend the adoption of proportional representation as a means of limiting the impact of party government. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a4e" id="adoption__28" original="E391.-4646"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a4f" id="adoption__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adoption__30" original="E391.-4644"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="adoption__31" original="E391.-4643"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="adoption__32" original="E391.-4642"> the act of <a class="ndv" href="entry://adopting" id="adoption__33"> adopting </a> a child </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a54" id="adoption__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a55" id="adoption__35" original="E84d.-766f"><span class="x" id="adoption__36" original="E84d.-766e"> Children available for adoption were abandoned, orphaned, or born as a result of an unwanted pregnancy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a57" id="adoption__37" original="E84e.-7665"><span class="x" id="adoption__38" original="E84e.-7664"> The most striking aspect of the change has been the precipitous decline in baby adoptions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-55" id="adoption__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adoption" title="adoption definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5a16" id="adoption__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adoption__41"> adoption </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adoptive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a59" id="adoptive" original="E391.-4636" sum="371"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a5a" id="adoptive__1" original="E391.-4635"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a5b" id="adoptive__2" original="E391.-4634"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adoptive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a64" id="adoptive__4" original="E391.-462f"><span class="pos" id="adoptive__5" original="E391.-462e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51f6" eid="adoptive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1fc9" geo="br" id="adoptive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adoptive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɒptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adoptive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adoptive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adoptive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1fc5" geo="n_am" id="adoptive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adoptive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdɑːptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adoptive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adoptive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adoptive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a66" id="adoptive__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="adoptive__12" original="E391.-462c"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a68" id="adoptive__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a69" id="adoptive__14" original="E391.-462b"><span class="def" id="adoptive__15" original="E391.-462a"> an <span class="dh" id="adoptive__16" original="E391.-4629"> adoptive </span> parent or family is one that has legally adopted a child </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a6c" id="adoptive__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a6d" id="adoptive__18" original="E833.-2bbf"><span class="x" id="adoptive__19" original="E833.-2bbe"> In some cases the birth parents are involved with the selection of adoptive parents. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a6f" id="adoptive__20" original="E833.-2bbd"><span class="x" id="adoptive__21" original="E833.-2bbc"> The study included 52 pairs of adoptive siblings and 54 pairs of non-adoptive siblings. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-28" id="adoptive__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adoptive" title="adoptive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-27" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5a46" id="adoptive__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adoptive__24"> adoptive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adsorb
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a71" id="adsorb" original="E391.-450a" sum="444"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a72" id="adsorb__1" original="E391.-4509"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a73" id="adsorb__2" original="E391.-4508"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adsorb </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a87" id="adsorb__9" original="E391.-44fb"><span class="pos" id="adsorb__10" original="E391.-44fa"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51ff" eid="adsorb__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e98" geo="br" id="adsorb__12" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorb__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e94" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorb__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e90" geo="br" id="adsorb__16" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e8d" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__18" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_3.ogg" href="sound://adsorb__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3bff" id="adsorb__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5ea9" form="root" id="adsorb__21"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__22"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> adsorb </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5ea7" eid="adsorb__23" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5ea6" geo="br" id="adsorb__24" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorb__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5ea2" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__26" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorb__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e9e" geo="br" id="adsorb__28" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e9b" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__30" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/./.mp/.mp3/.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/./.mp/.ogg" href="sound://.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e97" form="thirdps" id="adsorb__32"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__33"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> adsorbs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e95" eid="adsorb__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e94" geo="br" id="adsorb__35" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorbs__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e91" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__37" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːrbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorbs__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e8e" geo="br" id="adsorb__39" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorbs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e8b" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__41" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːrbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorbs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e88" form="past" id="adsorb__43"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__44"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> adsorbed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e86" eid="adsorb__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e85" geo="br" id="adsorb__46" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorbed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e82" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__48" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorbed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e7f" geo="br" id="adsorb__50" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorbed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e7c" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__52" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorbed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e79" form="pastpart" id="adsorb__54"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__55"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> adsorbed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e77" eid="adsorb__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e76" geo="br" id="adsorb__57" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorbed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e73" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__59" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorbed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e70" geo="br" id="adsorb__61" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorbed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e6d" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__63" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorbed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e6a" form="prespart" id="adsorb__65"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__66"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> adsorbing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e68" eid="adsorb__67" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e67" geo="br" id="adsorb__68" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorbing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e64" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__70" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈzɔːrbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adsorbing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e61" geo="br" id="adsorb__72" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorbing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e5e" geo="n_am" id="adsorb__74" mod="y" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adsorb__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈsɔːrbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adsorbing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ad6" id="adsorb__76"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ad7" id="adsorb__77" original="E391.-44cb"><span class="cf" id="adsorb__78" original="E391.-44ca"><span class="exp" id="adsorb__79"> adsorb </span> something (to/onto something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ada" id="adsorb__80"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="adsorb__81" original="E833.-31e7"> of a solid </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="adsorb__82" original="E391.-44c7"> to hold a liquid, gas or other substance as a thin layer on its surface </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5add" id="adsorb__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ade" id="adsorb__84" original="E586.-4085"><span class="x" id="adsorb__85" original="E586.-4084"> Powdered carbon is used in some gas masks as it can adsorb many times its own volume of poisonous gases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ae0" id="adsorb__86" original="E833.-31e4"><span class="x" id="adsorb__87" original="E833.-31e3"> Plants allow moisture adsorbed on clay soils to build up. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f" id="adsorb__88" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adsorb" title="adsorb definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.50" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5bef" id="adsorb__89" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adsorb__90"> adsorb </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adult
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ae2" hm="1" id="adult1" original="E391.-447e" sum="325"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ae3" id="adult1__1" original="E391.-447d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ae4" id="adult1__2" original="E391.-447c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adult <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5af4" id="adult1__7" original="E391.-4470"><span class="pos" id="adult1__8" original="E391.-446f"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ae9" eid="adult1__9" original="E391.-4476" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1ba3" geo="br" id="adult1__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adult1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://adult__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1ba0" geo="br" id="adult1__12" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adult1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adult__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b9d" geo="n_am" id="adult1__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adult1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://adult__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b9a" geo="n_am" id="adult1__16" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adult1__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adult__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5af6" id="adult1__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5af7" id="adult1__19" original="E391.-446e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="adult1__20" original="E391.-446d"> a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5af9" id="adult1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5afa" id="adult1__22" original="E84d.-75b4"><span class="x" id="adult1__23" original="E84d.-75b3"> The first group consisted of eleven young adults aged 18-25. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5afc" id="adult1__24" original="E391.-4469"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="adult1__25" original="E391.-4468"> a fully grown animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5afe" id="adult1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5aff" id="adult1__27" original="E84d.-75b2"><span class="x" id="adult1__28" original="E84d.-75b1"> Adults are distinguished from juveniles by their red breast. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.74" id="adult1__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adult_1" title="adult definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.75" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5c6f" id="adult1__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adult1__31"> adult </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b01" hm="2" id="adult2" original="E391.-4467" sum="288"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b02" id="adult2__1" original="E391.-4466"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b03" id="adult2__2" original="E391.-4465"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adult <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b10" id="adult2__4" original="E391.-4459"><span class="pos" id="adult2__5" original="E391.-4458"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b05" eid="adult2__6" original="E391.-445f" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b97" geo="br" id="adult2__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adult2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://adult__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b94" geo="br" id="adult2__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adult2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adult__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b91" geo="n_am" id="adult2__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adult2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://adult__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b8e" geo="n_am" id="adult2__13" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adult2__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adult__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b12" id="adult2__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b13" id="adult2__16" original="E391.-4457"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b14" id="adult2__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="adult2__18" original="E84d.-75a6"> of a person, an animal or a plant </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="adult2__19" original="E391.-4456"> fully grown or developed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b17" id="adult2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b18" id="adult2__21" original="E84d.-75a5"><span class="x" id="adult2__22" original="E84d.-75a4"> The average height of adult males in the UK is 178 cm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b1a" id="adult2__23" original="E84d.-75a3"><span class="x" id="adult2__24" original="E84d.-75a2"> The males become adult when it is time to form a new nest. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.95" id="adult2__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adult_1" title="adult definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.96" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5c6f" id="adult2__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adult2__27"> adult </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adulthood
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b1c" id="adulthood" original="E391.-43bf" sum="290"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b1d" id="adulthood__1" original="E391.-43be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b1e" id="adulthood__2" original="E391.-43bd"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adulthood </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b2b" id="adulthood__4" original="E391.-43b5"><span class="pos" id="adulthood__5" original="E391.-43b4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.520f" eid="adulthood__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b8b" geo="br" id="adulthood__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adulthood__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʌlthʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adu/adult/adulthood__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adulthood__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://adulthood__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b88" geo="br" id="adulthood__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adulthood__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʌlthʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adu/adult/adulthood__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adulthood__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adulthood__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b84" geo="n_am" id="adulthood__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adulthood__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʌlthʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adulthood__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adulthood__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adulthood__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b80" geo="n_am" id="adulthood__13" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adulthood__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʌlthʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adulthood__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adulthood__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adulthood__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b2d" id="adulthood__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adulthood__16" original="E391.-43b2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b2f" id="adulthood__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b30" id="adulthood__18" original="E391.-43b1"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b31" id="adulthood__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="adulthood__20" original="E84d.-759c"> of a person, an animal, a fish, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="adulthood__21" original="E391.-43b0"> the state of being fully grown or developed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b34" id="adulthood__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b35" id="adulthood__23" original="E84d.-759b"><span class="x" id="adulthood__24" original="E84d.-759a"> When they reach adulthood, the salmon migrate back to their natal stream to reproduce. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b9" id="adulthood__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adulthood" title="adulthood definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ba" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5d63" id="adulthood__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adulthood__27"> adulthood </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b37" hm="1" id="advance1" original="E391.-4366" sum="1790"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b38" id="advance1__1" original="E391.-4365"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b39" id="advance1__2" original="E391.-4364"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advance <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b45" id="advance1__7" original="E391.-4359"><span class="pos" id="advance1__8" original="E391.-4358"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.521e" eid="advance1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-19b7" geo="br" id="advance1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-19b3" geo="n_am" id="advance1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b47" id="advance1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b48" id="advance1__15" original="E391.-4353"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b49" id="advance1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advance1__17" original="E391.-4351"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advance1__18" original="E391.-4350"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advance1__19" original="E391.-434f"><span class="exp" id="advance1__20"> advance </span> (in something) </span><span class="def" id="advance1__21" original="E391.-434e"> progress or a development in a particular activity or area of understanding </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b4f" id="advance1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b50" id="advance1__23" original="E840.-7480"><span class="x" id="advance1__24" original="E840.-747f"> In the last decade, significant technological advances have been made in the field of radiotherapy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b52" id="advance1__25" original="E840.-747e"><span class="x" id="advance1__26" original="E840.-747d"> Analysis of these layers has led to major advances in our understanding of the behaviour of ice sheets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b54" id="advance1__27" original="E833.-31c8"><span class="x" id="advance1__28" original="E833.-31c7"> For two centuries economic advance has been closely tied to fossil fuel combustion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b56" id="advance1__29" original="E391.-4357"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b57" id="advance1__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advance1__31" original="E391.-4355"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advance1__32" original="E833.-31c6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advance1__33" original="E428.-583d"><span class="exp" id="advance1__34"> advance </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="advance1__35" original="E391.-4354"> a forward movement of something across an area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b5d" id="advance1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b5e" id="advance1__37" original="E833.-31c5"><span class="x" id="advance1__38" original="E833.-31c4"> The Russian army began an advance on Georgia's territory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b60" id="advance1__39" original="E833.-31c3"><span class="x" id="advance1__40" original="E833.-31c2"> There were various phases of glacial advance and retreat such as the Little Ice Age between about AD 1500 and 1850. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b62" id="advance1__41" original="E391.-434d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b63" id="advance1__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advance1__43" original="E391.-434b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advance1__44" original="E428.-583c"><span class="exp" id="advance1__45"> advance </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="advance1__46" original="E391.-4349"> money paid for work before it has been done; money paid earlier than expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b68" id="advance1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b69" id="advance1__48" original="E833.-31c1"><span class="x" id="advance1__49" original="E833.-31c0"> In Boscawen v Bajwa (1996), a building society made an advance for the purchase of a property. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b6b" id="advance1__50" original="E833.-31bf"><span class="x" id="advance1__51" original="E833.-31be"> Radcliffe ushered in a new era of publishers' advances: she was offered £500 for ‘The Mysteries of Udolpho’ (1794). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b6d" id="advance1__52" original="E391.-4343"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b6e" id="advance1__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advance1__54" original="E391.-4341"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advance1__55" original="E391.-433d"> an increase in the price, value or amount of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b71" id="advance1__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b72" id="advance1__57" original="E833.-31bb"><span class="x" id="advance1__58" original="E833.-31ba"> The Conservatives made a modest advance in terms of vote share. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b74" id="advance1__59" original="E391.-433c"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b75" id="advance1__60" original="E391.-433b" sk="inadvance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b76" id="advance1__61"><span class="idm" id="advance1__62" original="E391.-433a"> in advance (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b78" id="advance1__63"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b79" id="advance1__64" original="E391.-4339"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="advance1__65" original="E391.-4338"> before something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b7b" id="advance1__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b7c" id="advance1__67" original="E833.-31b9"><span class="x" id="advance1__68" original="E833.-31b8"> We cannot, in advance, predict which problems will turn out to be easy and which hard. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b7e" id="advance1__69" original="E833.-31b7"><span class="x" id="advance1__70" original="E833.-31b6"> El Niños and La Niñas can be forecasted a season or two in advance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b80" id="advance1__71" original="E833.-31b5"><span class="x" id="advance1__72" original="E833.-31b4"> References can either be considered in advance of an interview, or alongside an interview. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b82" id="advance1__73" original="E391.-4337"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="advance1__74" original="E391.-4336"> more developed than somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b84" id="advance1__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b85" id="advance1__76" original="E833.-31b3"><span class="x" id="advance1__77" original="E833.-31b2"> The Russian cruiser Novik was far in advance of other countries' destroyers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d6" id="advance1__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advance_1" title="advance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5db9" id="advance1__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advance1__80"> advance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b87" hm="2" id="advance2" original="E391.-4335" sum="2259"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b88" id="advance2__1" original="E391.-4334"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b89" id="advance2__2" original="E391.-4333"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advance <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b97" id="advance2__9" original="E391.-4328"><span class="pos" id="advance2__10" original="E391.-4327"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5227" eid="advance2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-19af" geo="br" id="advance2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-19ab" geo="n_am" id="advance2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3bb0" id="advance2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7db2" form="root" id="advance2__17"><span class="vp" id="advance2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> advance </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7db0" eid="advance2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7daf" geo="br" id="advance2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7dab" geo="n_am" id="advance2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7da7" form="thirdps" id="advance2__24"><span class="vp" id="advance2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> advances </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7da5" eid="advance2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7da4" geo="br" id="advance2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːnsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advances__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advances__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advances__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7da1" geo="n_am" id="advance2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvænsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advances__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advances__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advances__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d9e" form="past" id="advance2__31"><span class="vp" id="advance2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> advanced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d9c" eid="advance2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d9b" geo="br" id="advance2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advanced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d97" geo="n_am" id="advance2__36" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvænst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advanced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d93" form="pastpart" id="advance2__38"><span class="vp" id="advance2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> advanced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d91" eid="advance2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d90" geo="br" id="advance2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advanced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d8c" geo="n_am" id="advance2__43" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvænst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advanced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d88" form="prespart" id="advance2__45"><span class="vp" id="advance2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> advancing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d86" eid="advance2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d85" geo="br" id="advance2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advancing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advancing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advancing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d81" geo="n_am" id="advance2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvænsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advancing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advancing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advancing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bc8" id="advance2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bc9" id="advance2__53" original="E391.-430a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bca" id="advance2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="advance2__55" original="E391.-4308"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advance2__56" original="E391.-4307"> to move forward towards somebody/something or across an area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bcd" id="advance2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bce" id="advance2__58" original="E833.-31b1"><span class="x" id="advance2__59" original="E833.-31b0"> In the northern hemisphere, ice sheets several times advanced over much of North America. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bd0" id="advance2__60" original="E833.-31af"><span class="cf" id="advance2__61" original="E391.-4306"><span class="exp" id="advance2__62"> advance </span> on/towards somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="advance2__63" original="E833.-31ae"> He ordered the cavalry corps to advance on Petrograd. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bd4" id="advance2__64" original="E391.-4305" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://retreat1" title="retreat1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bd5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-98a" id="advance2__65" original="E391.-4304"><span class="xh" id="advance2__66"> retreat </span><span class="xhm" id="advance2__67"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bd9" id="advance2__68" original="E391.-4302"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bda" id="advance2__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="advance2__70" original="E391.-4300"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advance2__71" original="E391.-42ff"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bdd" id="advance2__72"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="advance2__73" original="E833.-31ad"> of knowledge, technology, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="advance2__74" original="E391.-42fe"> to develop and make progress; to cause knowledge, technology, etc. to develop and make progress </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be0" id="advance2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be1" id="advance2__76" original="E833.-31ac"><span class="x" id="advance2__77" original="E833.-31ab"> Computer technology has advanced with incredible speed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be3" id="advance2__78" original="E833.-31aa"><span class="cf" id="advance2__79" original="E391.-42fc"><span class="exp" id="advance2__80"> advance </span> something </span><span class="x" id="advance2__81" original="E833.-31a9"> Studies of ice cores have advanced our understanding of Pleistocene climatic change. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be7" id="advance2__82" original="E391.-42fb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be8" id="advance2__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advance2__84" original="E391.-42f9"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advance2__85" original="E833.-31a8"><span class="exp" id="advance2__86"> advance </span> something </span><span class="def" id="advance2__87" original="E391.-42f8"> to help something to succeed or improve </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bed" id="advance2__88" original="E391.-42f7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://further3" title="further3 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bee" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.1557" id="advance2__89" original="E391.-42f6"><span class="xh" id="advance2__90"> further </span><span class="xhm" id="advance2__91"> 3 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf1" id="advance2__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf2" id="advance2__93" original="E833.-31a7"><span class="x" id="advance2__94" original="E833.-31a6"> Marx observed that groups as well as individuals may act together to advance their interests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf4" id="advance2__95" original="E833.-31a5"><span class="x" id="advance2__96" original="E833.-31a4"> Successive administrations have worked to advance the cause of human rights. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf6" id="advance2__97" original="E391.-42ee"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf7" id="advance2__98"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advance2__99" original="E391.-42ec"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advance2__100" original="E391.-42eb"><span class="exp" id="advance2__101"> advance </span> something </span><span class="def" id="advance2__102" original="E391.-42e8"> to suggest an idea, a theory or a plan for other people to discuss </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bfc" id="advance2__103" original="E391.-42e7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bfd" id="advance2__104" original="E391.-42e6"><span class="xw" id="advance2__105" original="E428.-5833"> put something forward </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c00" id="advance2__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c01" id="advance2__107" original="E833.-31a3"><span class="x" id="advance2__108" original="E833.-31a2"> He advanced his theory that most unhappiness in the world had economic causes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c03" id="advance2__109" original="E833.-31a1"><span class="x" id="advance2__110" original="E833.-31a0"> The arguments advanced for justifiable killing of animals can be said to depend on three conditions. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="put__281" original="E47f.7eaf" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="put__282" original="E47f.7eb0"><span class="h1" id="put__283" original="E47f.7eb1"><ul class="inline" id="put__284" original="E47f.7eb2"><li class="li" id="put__285" original="E47f.7eb3"> suggest </li><li class="li" id="put__286" original="E47f.7eb4"> propose </li><li class="li" id="put__287" original="E47f.7eb5"> put something forward </li><li class="li" id="put__288" original="E47f.7eb6"> advance <span class="pos" id="put__289" original="E83b.76ad"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="put__290" original="E47f.7eb8"> These words all mean to tell people about a new idea or theory for them to discuss or consider. </span><ul class="bullet" id="put__291" original="E47f.7eb9"><li class="li" id="put__292" original="E47f.7eba"> to suggest/​propose/​put forward/​advance something <span class="eb" id="put__293" original="E47f.7ebb"> as/​for </span> something </li><li class="li" id="put__294" original="E47f.7ebc"> to suggest/​propose/​put forward a/​an <span class="eb" id="put__295" original="E47f.7ebd"> strategy/​approach/​model/​idea </span></li><li class="li" id="put__296" original="E47f.7ebe"> to propose/​put forward/​advance a <span class="eb" id="put__297" original="E47f.7ebf"> theory/​hypothesis </span></li><li class="li" id="put__298" original="E47f.7ec0"> to put forward/​advance a/​an <span class="eb" id="put__299" original="E47f.7ec1"> view/​argument </span></li><li class="li" id="put__300" original="E47f.7ec2"> to suggest/​propose/​put forward/​advance something <span class="eb" id="put__301" original="E47f.7ec3"> to explain </span> something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="put__302" original="E47f.7ec4"><li class="li" id="put__303" original="E47f.7ec5"><span class="eb" id="put__304" original="E47f.7ec6"> Suggest </span> is often slightly less confident than <span class="eb" id="put__305" original="E47f.7ec7"> propose </span> , <span class="eb" id="put__306" original="E47f.7ec8"> put forward </span> and <span class="eb" id="put__307" original="E47f.7ec9"> advance </span> ; <span class="eb" id="put__308" original="E47f.7eca"> suggest </span> can be used to make possible suggestions; <span class="eb" id="put__309" original="E47f.7ecb"> propose </span> , <span class="eb" id="put__310" original="E47f.7ecc"> put forward </span> and <span class="eb" id="put__311" original="E47f.7ecd"> advance </span> are used in a confident way when you want your idea to be accepted: <span class="x-gs" id="put__312"><span class="x-g" id="put__313" original="E47f.7ece"><span class="x" id="put__314" original="E47f.7ecf"> He suggests three approaches that may keep large firms innovative. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="put__315" original="E47f.7ed0"><span class="x" id="put__316" original="E47f.7ed1"> He proposed an alternative definition of social distance. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="put__317" original="E47f.7ed2"><span class="eb" id="put__318" original="E47f.7ed3"> Suggest </span> is often used to make practical suggestions; <span class="eb" id="put__319" original="E47f.7ed4"> advance </span> is used in more theoretical contexts to talk about an idea, a theory or an argument: <span class="x-gs" id="put__320"><span class="x-g" id="put__321" original="E47f.7ed5"><span class="x" id="put__322" original="E47f.7ed6"> The report suggests ways of mobilizing communities to support children. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="put__323" original="E47f.7ed7"><span class="x" id="put__324" original="E47f.7ed8"> The Court dismissed the two arguments advanced as lacking any credence. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c05" id="advance2__155" original="E391.-42f4"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c06" id="advance2__156"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advance2__157" original="E391.-42f2"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advance2__158" original="E391.-42f1"> to give somebody money before something happens or before the time it would usually be paid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c09" id="advance2__159"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c0a" id="advance2__160" original="E833.-319e"><span class="cf" id="advance2__161" original="E833.-319f"><span class="exp" id="advance2__162"> advance </span> something </span><span class="x" id="advance2__163" original="E833.-319d"> Creditors included merchants who had advanced money to obtain consignments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c0e" id="advance2__164" original="E833.-319c"><span class="cf" id="advance2__165" original="E391.-42f0"><span class="exp" id="advance2__166"> advance </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="advance2__167" original="E833.-319b"> Money is advanced to a salesperson in months when commissions are low. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c12" id="advance2__168" original="E833.-319a"><span class="cf" id="advance2__169" original="E391.-42ef"><span class="exp" id="advance2__170"> advance </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="advance2__171" original="E833.-3199"> He will advance her the capital at the beginning of the year. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c16" id="advance2__172" original="E391.-42e4"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c17" id="advance2__173"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advance2__174" original="E391.-42e2"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advance2__175" original="E391.-42e1"><span class="exp" id="advance2__176"> advance </span> something </span><span class="def" id="advance2__177" original="E391.-42de"> to change the time or date of an event so that it takes place earlier </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c1c" id="advance2__178"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c1d" id="advance2__179" original="E833.-3198"><span class="x" id="advance2__180" original="E833.-3197"> When breeding times were either advanced or delayed by 10 days, birds experienced lower reproductive values. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c1f" id="advance2__181" original="E391.-42da" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://postpone" title="postpone definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c20" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-f6a" id="advance2__182" original="E391.-42d9"><span class="xh" id="advance2__183"> postpone </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c22" id="advance2__184" original="E391.-42d7"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c23" id="advance2__185"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="advance2__186" original="E391.-42d5"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advance2__187" original="E391.-42d4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advance2__188" original="E391.-42d2"> to continue forward to a later part of something; to move something forward to a later part </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c27" id="advance2__189"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c28" id="advance2__190" original="E833.-3196"><span class="x" id="advance2__191" original="E833.-3195"> This consensus breaks down as we advance through the teenaged years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c2a" id="advance2__192" original="E833.-3194"><span class="cf" id="advance2__193" original="E391.-42d1"><span class="exp" id="advance2__194"> advance </span> something (to something) </span><span class="x" id="advance2__195" original="E833.-3193"> The rest of the companies are advanced to the next phase of the competition. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.164" id="advance2__196" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advance_1" title="advance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.165" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5db9" id="advance2__197" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advance2__198"> advance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c2e" hm="3" id="advance3" original="E391.-42ca" sum="285"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c2f" id="advance3__1" original="E391.-42c9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c30" id="advance3__2" original="E391.-42c8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advance <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c3b" id="advance3__6" original="E391.-42bd"><span class="pos" id="advance3__7" original="E391.-42bc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5230" eid="advance3__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-19a7" geo="br" id="advance3__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance3__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-19a3" geo="n_am" id="advance3__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advance3__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c3d" id="advance3__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="advance3__14" original="E391.-42ba"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c3f" id="advance3__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c40" id="advance3__16" original="E391.-42b9"><span class="def" id="advance3__17" original="E391.-42b8"> done, sent or given before something is going to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c42" id="advance3__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c43" id="advance3__19" original="E833.-3186"><span class="x" id="advance3__20" original="E833.-3185"> Given sufficient advance warning, the space technology needed to divert an asteroid could be developed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1df" id="advance3__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advance_1" title="advance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1e0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5db9" id="advance3__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advance3__23"> advance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advanced
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c45" id="advanced" original="E391.-42b4" sum="1059"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c46" id="advanced__1" original="E391.-42b3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c47" id="advanced__2" original="E391.-42b2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advanced </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c50" id="advanced__4" original="E391.-42ab"><span class="pos" id="advanced__5" original="E391.-42aa"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5239" eid="advanced__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-18fd" geo="br" id="advanced__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advanced__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advanced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-18f9" geo="n_am" id="advanced__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advanced__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvænst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advanced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c52" id="advanced__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c53" id="advanced__12" original="E391.-42a9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="advanced__13" original="E391.-42a8"> having the most modern and recently developed ideas, methods, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c55" id="advanced__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c56" id="advanced__15" original="E833.-3184"><span class="x" id="advanced__16" original="E833.-3183"> Farming in the American Midwest is characterized by larger farms, high productivity and advanced technology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c58" id="advanced__17" original="E833.-3182"><span class="x" id="advanced__18" original="E833.-3181"> The south and east regions are more advanced in economic development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c5a" id="advanced__19" original="E428.-581c"><span class="x" id="advanced__20" original="E428.-581b"> Even the largest, most technologically advanced countries cannot provide strong innovation systems to all their industries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c5c" id="advanced__21" original="E391.-42a4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="advanced__22" original="E391.-42a3"> at a late stage of development </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c5e" id="advanced__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c5f" id="advanced__24" original="E833.-3180"><span class="x" id="advanced__25" original="E833.-317f"> Field trials are at an advanced stage for several other crops. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c61" id="advanced__26" original="E833.-317e"><span class="x" id="advanced__27" original="E833.-317d"> Ovarian cancer may often remain ‘silent’ until the disease is advanced. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c63" id="advanced__28" original="E391.-42a7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c64" id="advanced__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="advanced__30" original="E391.-42a6"> of a student or course of study </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="advanced__31" original="E391.-42a5"> at a high or difficult level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c67" id="advanced__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c68" id="advanced__33" original="E833.-317c"><span class="x" id="advanced__34" original="E833.-317b"> Monolingual dictionaries are particularly indicated for intermediate or advanced learners. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c6a" id="advanced__35" original="E833.-317a"><span class="x" id="advanced__36" original="E833.-3179"> The material requires a very advanced knowledge of English. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c6c" id="advanced__37" original="E391.-42a2"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c6d" id="advanced__38" original="E391.-42a1" sk="advancedage"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c6e" id="advanced__39"><span class="idm" id="advanced__40" original="E391.-429f"> advanced age/years </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c70" id="advanced__41"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c71" id="advanced__42"><span class="def" id="advanced__43" original="E391.-429e"> old age </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c73" id="advanced__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c74" id="advanced__45" original="E833.-3178"><span class="x" id="advanced__46" original="E833.-3177"> In the wild, only a small fraction of a birth cohort will reach advanced age. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1f7" id="advanced__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advanced" title="advanced definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1f8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5ef0" id="advanced__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advanced__49"> advanced </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advancement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c76" id="advancement" original="E391.-4255" sum="655"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c77" id="advancement__1" original="E391.-4254"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c78" id="advancement__2" original="E391.-4253"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advancement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c84" id="advancement__7" original="E391.-424b"><span class="pos" id="advancement__8" original="E391.-424a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5242" eid="advancement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-186b" geo="br" id="advancement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advancement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːnsmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advancement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advancement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advancement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1867" geo="n_am" id="advancement__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advancement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvænsmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advancement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advancement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advancement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c86" id="advancement__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c87" id="advancement__15" original="E391.-4247"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c88" id="advancement__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advancement__17" original="E391.-4245"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advancement__18" original="E391.-4244"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advancement__19" original="E391.-4243"> the process of helping something to make progress or succeed; the progress that is made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c8c" id="advancement__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c8d" id="advancement__21" original="E833.-3176"><span class="cf" id="advancement__22" original="E845.-76a5"><span class="exp" id="advancement__23"> advancement </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="advancement__24" original="E833.-3175"> Dissemination of work and data is essential to the advancement of science. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c91" id="advancement__25" original="E428.-5814"><span class="cf" id="advancement__26" original="E845.-76a4"><span class="exp" id="advancement__27"> advancement </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="advancement__28" original="E428.-5813"> Advancements in molecular technology are rapidly expanding the field of genetic epidemiology. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c95" id="advancement__29" original="E391.-4242"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c96" id="advancement__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advancement__31" original="E391.-4240"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advancement__32" original="E391.-423f"> progress in a job or social class </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c99" id="advancement__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c9a" id="advancement__34" original="E833.-3172"><span class="x" id="advancement__35" original="E833.-3171"> Many of the jobs which women are doing are part-time, poorly paid, and with few prospects of career advancement. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.230" id="advancement__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advancement" title="advancement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.231" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5f72" id="advancement__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advancement__38"> advancement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advantage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c9c" hm="1" id="advantage1" original="E391.-4231" sum="2720"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c9d" id="advantage1__1" original="E391.-4230"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c9e" id="advantage1__2" original="E391.-422f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advantage <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5caa" id="advantage1__7" original="E391.-4224"><span class="pos" id="advantage1__8" original="E391.-4223"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.524b" eid="advantage1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-17fb" geo="br" id="advantage1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advantage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cac" id="advantage1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advantage1__15" original="E391.-4221"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advantage1__16" original="E391.-4220"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5caf" id="advantage1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb0" id="advantage1__18" original="E391.-421f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="advantage1__19" original="E391.-421e"> a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb2" id="advantage1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb3" id="advantage1__21" original="E845.-762c"><span class="x" id="advantage1__22" original="E845.-762b"> The firm was accused of trying to gain an unfair advantage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb5" id="advantage1__23" original="E833.-2835"><span class="x" id="advantage1__24" original="E833.-2834"> Considerable attention has been given to the likely commercial advantages associated with nanomaterials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb7" id="advantage1__25" original="E833.-28b2"><span class="cf" id="advantage1__26" original="E391.-421d"><span class="exp" id="advantage1__27"> advantage </span> over somebody </span><span class="x" id="advantage1__28" original="E833.-28b1"> A few well-known institutions have advantages over other universities because of their long historical reputation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cbb" id="advantage1__29" original="E833.-28b8"><span class="cf" id="advantage1__30" original="E428.-580f"><span class="exp" id="advantage1__31"> advantage </span> of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="advantage1__32" original="E833.-28b7"> You have the great advantage of knowing how your machine was made. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-bfe" id="advantage1__33"><span class="x" id="advantage1__34"> These tables do not seek to provide an exhaustive list of all of the advantages and disadvantages of eLearning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cbf" id="advantage1__35" original="E833.-28b4"><span class="cf" id="advantage1__36" original="E428.-580e"> at an <span class="exp" id="advantage1__37"> advantage </span></span><span class="x" id="advantage1__38" original="E833.-28b3"> Incumbent candidates are at an advantage in almost every election. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cc3" id="advantage1__39" original="E391.-421c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disadvantage1" title="disadvantage1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cc4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-389c" id="advantage1__40" original="E391.-421b"><span class="xh" id="advantage1__41"> disadvantage </span><span class="xhm" id="advantage1__42"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cc7" id="advantage1__43" original="E586.-31e7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comparative-advantage" title="comparative advantage definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cc8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e0e" id="advantage1__44" original="E586.-31e6"><span class="xh" id="advantage1__45"> comparative advantage </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cca" id="advantage1__46" original="E84f.429a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__47"> adjective + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ccc" id="advantage1__48"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ccd" id="advantage1__49" original="E833.-2892"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cce" id="advantage1__50"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__51" original="E833.-2891"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd0" id="advantage1__52" original="E833.-2890"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd1" id="advantage1__53"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__54" original="E833.-288f"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd3" id="advantage1__55"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__56" original="E833.-288e"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd5" id="advantage1__57" original="E833.-288d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd6" id="advantage1__58"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__59" original="E833.-288c"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd8" id="advantage1__60" original="E833.-288b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd9" id="advantage1__61"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__62" original="E833.-288a"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cdb" id="advantage1__63"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__64" original="E833.-2889"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cdd" id="advantage1__65" original="E428.-580b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cde" id="advantage1__66"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__67" original="E428.-580a"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce0" id="advantage1__68" original="E833.-2888"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce1" id="advantage1__69"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__70" original="E833.-2887"> comparative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce3" id="advantage1__71"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__72" original="E833.-2886"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce5" id="advantage1__73" original="E833.-2885"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce6" id="advantage1__74"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__75" original="E833.-2884"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce8" id="advantage1__76" original="E833.-2883"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce9" id="advantage1__77"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__78" original="E833.-2882"> distinct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ceb" id="advantage1__79"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__80" original="E428.-5809"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ced" id="advantage1__81" original="E428.-5808"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cee" id="advantage1__82"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__83" original="E428.-5807"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf0" id="advantage1__84" original="E428.-5806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf1" id="advantage1__85"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__86" original="E428.-5805"> additional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf3" id="advantage1__87"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__88" original="E428.-5804"> further </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf5" id="advantage1__89"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__90" original="E428.-5803"> added </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf7" id="advantage1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf8" id="advantage1__92" original="E833.-2847"><span class="x" id="advantage1__93" original="E833.-2846"> These emulsions offered a distinct advantage compared with the more commonly used water/​oil emulsions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cfa" id="advantage1__94" original="E833.-2894" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__95"> adjective + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cfc" id="advantage1__96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cfd" id="advantage1__97" original="E833.-2881"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cfe" id="advantage1__98"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__99" original="E833.-2880"> unfair </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d00" id="advantage1__100" original="E428.-5802"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d01" id="advantage1__101"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__102" original="E428.-5801"> mutual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d03" id="advantage1__103" original="E428.-5800"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d04" id="advantage1__104"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__105" original="E428.-57ff"> sustainable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d06" id="advantage1__106" original="E833.-287f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d07" id="advantage1__107"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__108" original="E833.-287e"> competitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d09" id="advantage1__109" original="E428.-57fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d0a" id="advantage1__110"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__111" original="E428.-57fd"> selective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d0c" id="advantage1__112" original="E428.-57fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d0d" id="advantage1__113"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__114" original="E428.-57fb"> differential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d0f" id="advantage1__115" original="E833.-287d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d10" id="advantage1__116"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__117" original="E833.-287c"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d12" id="advantage1__118" original="E833.-287b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d13" id="advantage1__119"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__120" original="E833.-287a"> strategic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d15" id="advantage1__121" original="E428.-57fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d16" id="advantage1__122"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__123" original="E428.-57f9"> military </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d18" id="advantage1__124" original="E833.-2876"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d19" id="advantage1__125" original="E833.-2871"><span class="x" id="advantage1__126" original="E833.-2870"> Competitive advantage can also be gained through increased employee productivity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d1b" id="advantage1__127" original="E428.-57f6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__128"> noun + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d1d" id="advantage1__129"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d1e" id="advantage1__130" original="E833.-2879"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d1f" id="advantage1__131"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__132" original="E833.-2878"> cost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d21" id="advantage1__133" original="E428.-57f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d22" id="advantage1__134"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__135" original="E428.-57f3"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d24" id="advantage1__136" original="E428.-57f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d25" id="advantage1__137"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__138" original="E428.-57f1"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d27" id="advantage1__139" original="E428.-57f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d28" id="advantage1__140"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__141" original="E428.-57ef"> survival </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d2a" id="advantage1__142" original="E428.-57ee"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d2b" id="advantage1__143" original="E833.-286f"><span class="x" id="advantage1__144" original="E833.-286e"> Few new entrants will be able to match the leader's cost advantage. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d2d" id="advantage1__145" original="E84f.429d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__146"> verb + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d2f" id="advantage1__147"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d30" id="advantage1__148" original="E833.-2869"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d31" id="advantage1__149"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__150" original="E833.-2868"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d33" id="advantage1__151"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__152" original="E833.-2867"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d35" id="advantage1__153" original="E833.-284e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d36" id="advantage1__154"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__155" original="E833.-284d"> see </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d38" id="advantage1__156"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d39" id="advantage1__157" original="E84f.42a1"><span class="x" id="advantage1__158" original="E84f.42a2"> Low-cost airlines possess the competitive advantage of operating at significantly lower costs than their larger national counterparts. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d3b" id="advantage1__159" original="E833.-286b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__160"> verb + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d3d" id="advantage1__161"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d3e" id="advantage1__162" original="E833.-2866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d3f" id="advantage1__163"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__164" original="E833.-2865"> gain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d41" id="advantage1__165"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__166" original="E833.-2864"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d43" id="advantage1__167"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__168" original="E833.-2863"> secure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d45" id="advantage1__169" original="E833.-2862"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d46" id="advantage1__170"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__171" original="E833.-2861"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d48" id="advantage1__172" original="E833.-2860"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d49" id="advantage1__173"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__174" original="E833.-285f"> sustain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d4b" id="advantage1__175"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__176" original="E833.-285e"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d4d" id="advantage1__177" original="E833.-285d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d4e" id="advantage1__178"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__179" original="E833.-285c"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d50" id="advantage1__180"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__181" original="E833.-285b"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d52" id="advantage1__182"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__183" original="E833.-285a"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d54" id="advantage1__184"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__185" original="E833.-2859"> confer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d56" id="advantage1__186"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__187" original="E833.-2858"> bring </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d58" id="advantage1__188" original="E833.-2857"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d59" id="advantage1__189"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__190" original="E833.-2856"> enjoy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d5b" id="advantage1__191" original="E833.-2855"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d5c" id="advantage1__192"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__193" original="E833.-2854"> achieve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d5e" id="advantage1__194"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__195" original="E833.-2853"> derive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d60" id="advantage1__196" original="E833.-2852"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d61" id="advantage1__197"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__198" original="E833.-2851"> create </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d63" id="advantage1__199" original="E833.-2850"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d64" id="advantage1__200"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__201" original="E833.-284f"> exploit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d66" id="advantage1__202" original="E833.-284c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d67" id="advantage1__203"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__204" original="E833.-284b"> seek </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d69" id="advantage1__205" original="E833.-284a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d6a" id="advantage1__206" original="E833.-2849"><span class="x" id="advantage1__207" original="E833.-2848"> This suggests that Labour might have lost its recent electoral advantage amongst mothers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d6c" id="advantage1__208" original="E833.-2845"><span class="x" id="advantage1__209" original="E833.-2844"> In the modern world, where education confers many advantages, illiteracy is a severe impediment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d6e" id="advantage1__210" original="E391.-4219"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="advantage1__211" original="E391.-4218"> a quality of something that makes it better or more useful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d70" id="advantage1__212"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d71" id="advantage1__213" original="E833.-28ae"><span class="x" id="advantage1__214" original="E833.-28ad"> Rural industry had two key advantages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d73" id="advantage1__215" original="E833.-28ac"><span class="cf" id="advantage1__216" original="E428.-580d"><span class="exp" id="advantage1__217"> advantage </span> of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="advantage1__218" original="E833.-28ab"> The great advantage of an MRI scan is that it can display soft tissue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d77" id="advantage1__219" original="E833.-28aa"><span class="cf" id="advantage1__220" original="E428.-580c"><span class="exp" id="advantage1__221"> advantage </span> to (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="advantage1__222" original="E833.-28a9"> There are advantages and disadvantages to both approaches. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d7b" id="advantage1__223" original="E391.-4217" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disadvantage1" title="disadvantage1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d7c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-389c" id="advantage1__224" original="E391.-4216"><span class="xh" id="advantage1__225"> disadvantage </span><span class="xhm" id="advantage1__226"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d7f" id="advantage1__227" original="E84f.429a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__228"> adjective + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d81" id="advantage1__229"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d82" id="advantage1__230" original="E833.-2892"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d83" id="advantage1__231"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__232" original="E833.-2891"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d85" id="advantage1__233" original="E833.-2890"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d86" id="advantage1__234"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__235" original="E833.-288f"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d88" id="advantage1__236"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__237" original="E833.-288e"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d8a" id="advantage1__238" original="E833.-288d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d8b" id="advantage1__239"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__240" original="E833.-288c"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d8d" id="advantage1__241" original="E833.-288b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d8e" id="advantage1__242"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__243" original="E833.-288a"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d90" id="advantage1__244"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__245" original="E833.-2889"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d92" id="advantage1__246" original="E428.-580b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d93" id="advantage1__247"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__248" original="E428.-580a"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d95" id="advantage1__249" original="E833.-2888"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d96" id="advantage1__250"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__251" original="E833.-2887"> comparative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d98" id="advantage1__252"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__253" original="E833.-2886"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d9a" id="advantage1__254" original="E833.-2885"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d9b" id="advantage1__255"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__256" original="E833.-2884"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d9d" id="advantage1__257" original="E833.-2883"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d9e" id="advantage1__258"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__259" original="E833.-2882"> distinct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da0" id="advantage1__260"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__261" original="E428.-5809"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da2" id="advantage1__262" original="E428.-5808"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da3" id="advantage1__263"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__264" original="E428.-5807"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da5" id="advantage1__265" original="E428.-5806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da6" id="advantage1__266"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__267" original="E428.-5805"> additional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da8" id="advantage1__268"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__269" original="E428.-5804"> further </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5daa" id="advantage1__270"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__271" original="E428.-5803"> added </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dac" id="advantage1__272"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dad" id="advantage1__273" original="E833.-2875"><span class="x" id="advantage1__274" original="E833.-2874"> There are significant advantages to resolving patent validity at an early stage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5daf" id="advantage1__275" original="E833.-2873"><span class="x" id="advantage1__276" original="E833.-2872"> Table 4.9 summarizes the relative advantages and disadvantages of data capture methods. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db1" id="advantage1__277" original="E84f.429d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__278"> verb + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db3" id="advantage1__279"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db4" id="advantage1__280" original="E833.-2869"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db5" id="advantage1__281"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__282" original="E833.-2868"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db7" id="advantage1__283"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__284" original="E833.-2867"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db9" id="advantage1__285" original="E833.-284e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dba" id="advantage1__286"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__287" original="E833.-284d"> see </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dbc" id="advantage1__288"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dbd" id="advantage1__289" original="E84f.429f"><span class="x" id="advantage1__290" original="E84f.42a0"> Constitutional reform had the added advantage of making Labour look like a party of ‘change’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dbf" id="advantage1__291" original="E833.-28b6"><span class="x" id="advantage1__292" original="E833.-28b5"> Shareholders saw the advantage of this strategy in reducing costs of production. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc1" id="advantage1__293" original="E391.-420e"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc2" id="advantage1__294" original="E391.-420d" sk="betoadvantage"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc3" id="advantage1__295"><span class="idm" id="advantage1__296" original="E391.-420c"> be/work to your advantage </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc5" id="advantage1__297"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc6" id="advantage1__298"><span class="def" id="advantage1__299" original="E391.-420b"> to give you an advantage; to change a situation in a way that gives you an advantage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc8" id="advantage1__300"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc9" id="advantage1__301" original="E833.-28a8"><span class="x" id="advantage1__302" original="E833.-28a7"> Many developing countries have long been aware of how the market dynamics of supply and demand have not worked to their advantage. </span></span></span></span></span></span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dcb" id="advantage1__303" original="E391.-420a" sk="takeadvantageof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dcc" id="advantage1__304"><span class="idm" id="advantage1__305" original="E391.-4209"> take advantage of something/somebody </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dce" id="advantage1__306"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dcf" id="advantage1__307" original="E391.-4208"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="advantage1__308" original="E391.-4207"> to make use of something well; to make use of an opportunity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd1" id="advantage1__309"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd2" id="advantage1__310" original="E833.-28a6"><span class="x" id="advantage1__311" original="E833.-28a5"> Researchers have taken advantage of many of the properties of CO₂ as a solvent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd4" id="advantage1__312" original="E833.-28a4"><span class="x" id="advantage1__313" original="E833.-28a3"> Firms that do not take advantage of every opportunity for growth will be left behind by firms that do. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd6" id="advantage1__314" original="E833.-289d"><span class="x" id="advantage1__315" original="E833.-289c"> Within a week, Faraday had taken full advantage of this discovery. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd8" id="advantage1__316" original="E391.-4206"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="advantage1__317" original="E391.-4205"> to make use of somebody/something in a way that is unfair or dishonest </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dda" id="advantage1__318"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ddb" id="advantage1__319" original="E833.-28a2"><span class="x" id="advantage1__320" original="E833.-28a1"> Each boy described the other as trying to control or take advantage of him. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ddd" id="advantage1__321" original="E391.-4201" sk="toadvantage"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dde" id="advantage1__322"><span class="idm" id="advantage1__323" original="E391.-4200"> to (good/best) advantage </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de0" id="advantage1__324"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de1" id="advantage1__325"><span class="def" id="advantage1__326" original="E391.-41ff"> in the best way possible; showing the best of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de3" id="advantage1__327"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de4" id="advantage1__328" original="E833.-289b"><span class="x" id="advantage1__329" original="E833.-289a"> We need a model of public health that uses limited resources to best advantage. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de6" id="advantage1__330" original="E391.-41fe" sk="turntoadvantage"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de7" id="advantage1__331"><span class="idm" id="advantage1__332" original="E391.-41fd"> turn something to (your) advantage </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de9" id="advantage1__333"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dea" id="advantage1__334"><span class="def" id="advantage1__335" original="E391.-41fc"> to use or change a situation so that it helps you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dec" id="advantage1__336"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ded" id="advantage1__337" original="E833.-2899"><span class="x" id="advantage1__338" original="E833.-2898"> Wales sought to turn its small size to advantage in the global economic crisis. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e5" id="advantage1__339" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="advantage1__340"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e7" id="advantage1__341" original="E833.-2896"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__342" original="E833.-2895"> adjective + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e9" id="advantage1__343" original="E84f.4299"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ea" id="advantage1__344" original="E833.-2892"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49eb" id="advantage1__345" original="E833.-2891"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__346"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ed" id="advantage1__347" original="E833.-2890"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ee" id="advantage1__348" original="E833.-288f"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__349"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f0" id="advantage1__350" original="E833.-288e"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__351"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f2" id="advantage1__352" original="E833.-288d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f3" id="advantage1__353" original="E833.-288c"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__354"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f5" id="advantage1__355" original="E833.-288b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f6" id="advantage1__356" original="E833.-288a"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__357"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f8" id="advantage1__358" original="E833.-2889"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__359"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49fa" id="advantage1__360" original="E428.-580b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49fb" id="advantage1__361" original="E428.-580a"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__362"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49fd" id="advantage1__363" original="E833.-2888"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49fe" id="advantage1__364" original="E833.-2887"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__365"> comparative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a00" id="advantage1__366" original="E833.-2886"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__367"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a02" id="advantage1__368" original="E833.-2885"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a03" id="advantage1__369" original="E833.-2884"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__370"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a05" id="advantage1__371" original="E833.-2883"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a06" id="advantage1__372" original="E833.-2882"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__373"> distinct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a08" id="advantage1__374" original="E428.-5809"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__375"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a0a" id="advantage1__376" original="E428.-5808"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a0b" id="advantage1__377" original="E428.-5807"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__378"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a0d" id="advantage1__379" original="E428.-5806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a0e" id="advantage1__380" original="E428.-5805"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__381"> additional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a10" id="advantage1__382" original="E428.-5804"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__383"> further </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a12" id="advantage1__384" original="E428.-5803"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__385"> added </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a14" id="advantage1__386" original="E84f.429b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a15" id="advantage1__387" original="E833.-2875"><span class="x" id="advantage1__388" original="E833.-2874"> There are significant advantages to resolving patent validity at an early stage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a17" id="advantage1__389" original="E833.-2873"><span class="x" id="advantage1__390" original="E833.-2872"> Table 4.9 summarizes the relative advantages and disadvantages of data capture methods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a19" id="advantage1__391" original="E833.-2847"><span class="x" id="advantage1__392" original="E833.-2846"> These emulsions offered a distinct advantage compared with the more commonly used water/​oil emulsions. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a1b" id="advantage1__393" original="E833.-2894"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a1c" id="advantage1__394" original="E833.-2881"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a1d" id="advantage1__395" original="E833.-2880"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__396"> unfair </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a1f" id="advantage1__397" original="E428.-5802"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a20" id="advantage1__398" original="E428.-5801"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__399"> mutual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a22" id="advantage1__400" original="E428.-5800"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a23" id="advantage1__401" original="E428.-57ff"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__402"> sustainable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a25" id="advantage1__403" original="E833.-287f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a26" id="advantage1__404" original="E833.-287e"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__405"> competitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a28" id="advantage1__406" original="E428.-57fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a29" id="advantage1__407" original="E428.-57fd"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__408"> selective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a2b" id="advantage1__409" original="E428.-57fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a2c" id="advantage1__410" original="E428.-57fb"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__411"> differential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a2e" id="advantage1__412" original="E833.-287d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a2f" id="advantage1__413" original="E833.-287c"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__414"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a31" id="advantage1__415" original="E833.-287b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a32" id="advantage1__416" original="E833.-287a"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__417"> strategic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a34" id="advantage1__418" original="E428.-57fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a35" id="advantage1__419" original="E428.-57f9"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__420"> military </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a37" id="advantage1__421" original="E833.-2876"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a38" id="advantage1__422" original="E833.-2871"><span class="x" id="advantage1__423" original="E833.-2870"> Competitive advantage can also be gained through increased employee productivity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a3a" id="advantage1__424" original="E428.-57f8"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__425" original="E428.-57f7"> noun + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a3c" id="advantage1__426" original="E428.-57f6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a3d" id="advantage1__427" original="E833.-2879"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a3e" id="advantage1__428" original="E833.-2878"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__429"> cost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a40" id="advantage1__430" original="E428.-57f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a41" id="advantage1__431" original="E428.-57f3"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__432"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a43" id="advantage1__433" original="E428.-57f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a44" id="advantage1__434" original="E428.-57f1"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__435"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a46" id="advantage1__436" original="E428.-57f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a47" id="advantage1__437" original="E428.-57ef"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__438"> survival </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a49" id="advantage1__439" original="E428.-57ee"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a4a" id="advantage1__440" original="E833.-286f"><span class="x" id="advantage1__441" original="E833.-286e"> Few new entrants will be able to match the leader's cost advantage. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a4c" id="advantage1__442" original="E833.-286d"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__443" original="E833.-286c"> verb + advantage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a4e" id="advantage1__444" original="E84f.429c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a4f" id="advantage1__445" original="E833.-2869"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a50" id="advantage1__446" original="E833.-2868"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__447"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a52" id="advantage1__448" original="E833.-2867"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__449"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a54" id="advantage1__450" original="E833.-284e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a55" id="advantage1__451" original="E833.-284d"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__452"> see </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a57" id="advantage1__453" original="E84f.429e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a58" id="advantage1__454" original="E84f.429f"><span class="x" id="advantage1__455" original="E84f.42a0"> Constitutional reform had the added advantage of making Labour look like a party of ‘change’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a5a" id="advantage1__456" original="E84f.42a1"><span class="x" id="advantage1__457" original="E84f.42a2"> Low-cost airlines possess the competitive advantage of operating at significantly lower costs than their larger national counterparts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a5c" id="advantage1__458" original="E833.-28b6"><span class="x" id="advantage1__459" original="E833.-28b5"> Shareholders saw the advantage of this strategy in reducing costs of production. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a5e" id="advantage1__460" original="E833.-286b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a5f" id="advantage1__461" original="E833.-2866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a60" id="advantage1__462" original="E833.-2865"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__463"> gain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a62" id="advantage1__464" original="E833.-2864"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__465"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a64" id="advantage1__466" original="E833.-2863"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__467"> secure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a66" id="advantage1__468" original="E833.-2862"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a67" id="advantage1__469" original="E833.-2861"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__470"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a69" id="advantage1__471" original="E833.-2860"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a6a" id="advantage1__472" original="E833.-285f"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__473"> sustain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a6c" id="advantage1__474" original="E833.-285e"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__475"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a6e" id="advantage1__476" original="E833.-285d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a6f" id="advantage1__477" original="E833.-285c"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__478"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a71" id="advantage1__479" original="E833.-285b"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__480"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a73" id="advantage1__481" original="E833.-285a"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__482"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a75" id="advantage1__483" original="E833.-2859"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__484"> confer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a77" id="advantage1__485" original="E833.-2858"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__486"> bring </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a79" id="advantage1__487" original="E833.-2857"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a7a" id="advantage1__488" original="E833.-2856"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__489"> enjoy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a7c" id="advantage1__490" original="E833.-2855"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a7d" id="advantage1__491" original="E833.-2854"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__492"> achieve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a7f" id="advantage1__493" original="E833.-2853"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__494"> derive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a81" id="advantage1__495" original="E833.-2852"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a82" id="advantage1__496" original="E833.-2851"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__497"> create </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a84" id="advantage1__498" original="E833.-2850"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a85" id="advantage1__499" original="E833.-284f"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__500"> exploit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a87" id="advantage1__501" original="E833.-284c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a88" id="advantage1__502" original="E833.-284b"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__503"> seek </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a8a" id="advantage1__504" original="E833.-284a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a8b" id="advantage1__505" original="E833.-2849"><span class="x" id="advantage1__506" original="E833.-2848"> This suggests that Labour might have lost its recent electoral advantage amongst mothers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a8d" id="advantage1__507" original="E833.-2845"><span class="x" id="advantage1__508" original="E833.-2844"> In the modern world, where education confers many advantages, illiteracy is a severe impediment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.25e" id="advantage1__509" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advantage_1" title="advantage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.25f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5fa5" id="advantage1__510" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advantage1__511"> advantage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5def" hm="2" id="advantage2" original="E391.-41fb" sum="519"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5df0" id="advantage2__1" original="E391.-41fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5df1" id="advantage2__2" original="E391.-41f9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advantage <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dff" id="advantage2__9" original="E391.-41ee"><span class="pos" id="advantage2__10" original="E391.-41ed"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5254" eid="advantage2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-17f3" geo="br" id="advantage2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantage__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://advantage__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-17ef" geo="n_am" id="advantage2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advantage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3b7a" id="advantage2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d65" form="root" id="advantage2__17"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> advantage </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d63" eid="advantage2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d62" geo="br" id="advantage2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantage__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://advantage__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d5e" geo="n_am" id="advantage2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advantage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d5a" form="thirdps" id="advantage2__24"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> advantages </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d58" eid="advantage2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d57" geo="br" id="advantage2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːntɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantages__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantages__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advantages__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d54" geo="n_am" id="advantage2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæntɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantages__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantages__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advantages__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d51" form="past" id="advantage2__31"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> advantaged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d4f" eid="advantage2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d4e" geo="br" id="advantage2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advantaged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d4a" geo="n_am" id="advantage2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæntɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advantaged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d46" form="pastpart" id="advantage2__38"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> advantaged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d44" eid="advantage2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d43" geo="br" id="advantage2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advantaged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d3f" geo="n_am" id="advantage2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæntɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advantaged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d3b" form="prespart" id="advantage2__45"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> advantaging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d39" eid="advantage2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d38" geo="br" id="advantage2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɑːntɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advantaging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d35" geo="n_am" id="advantage2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantage2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvæntɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advantaging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e30" id="advantage2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e31" id="advantage2__53" original="E391.-41d0"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e32" id="advantage2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="advantage2__55" original="E833.-2687"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advantage2__56" original="E391.-41cf"><span class="exp" id="advantage2__57"> advantage </span> somebody (over somebody) </span><span class="def" id="advantage2__58" original="E391.-41cc"> to put somebody in a better position than other people or than they were in before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e37" id="advantage2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e38" id="advantage2__60" original="E833.-2686"><span class="x" id="advantage2__61" original="E833.-2685"> Their experience will advantage them over non-diversified entrepreneurs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e3a" id="advantage2__62" original="E833.-2684"><span class="x" id="advantage2__63" original="E833.-2683"> In Canada, an economically advantaged core area is surrounded by a number of relatively disadvantaged peripheries. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ea" id="advantage2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advantage_1" title="advantage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5fa5" id="advantage2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advantage2__66"> advantage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advantageous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e3c" id="advantageous" original="E391.-41bb" sum="522"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e3d" id="advantageous__1" original="E391.-41ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e3e" id="advantageous__2" original="E391.-41b9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advantageous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e46" id="advantageous__4" original="E391.-41b4"><span class="pos" id="advantageous__5" original="E391.-41b3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.525d" eid="advantageous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1745" geo="br" id="advantageous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantageous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantageous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantageous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advantageous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1742" geo="n_am" id="advantageous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advantageous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantageous__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantageous__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://advantageous__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e48" id="advantageous__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e49" id="advantageous__12" original="E391.-41b2"><span class="def" id="advantageous__13" original="E391.-41b0"> good or helpful to somebody in a particular situation </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e4b" id="advantageous__14" original="E391.-41af" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beneficial" title="beneficial definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e4c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fd" id="advantageous__15" original="E391.-41ae"><span class="xh" id="advantageous__16"> beneficial </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e4e" id="advantageous__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e4f" id="advantageous__18" original="E4a8.-7011"><span class="x" id="advantageous__19" original="E4a8.-7010"> The military situation in Europe gave the Soviet Union an advantageous negotiating position. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e51" id="advantageous__20" original="E833.-2680"><span class="x" id="advantageous__21" original="E833.-267f"> They had an incentive to negotiate a mutually advantageous solution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e53" id="advantageous__22" original="E833.-267e"><span class="cf" id="advantageous__23" original="E391.-41b1"><span class="exp" id="advantageous__24"> advantageous </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="advantageous__25" original="E833.-267d"> He was empowered to act in whatever way he deemed advantageous to the Roman people. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e57" id="advantageous__26" original="E391.-41ac" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disadvantageous" title="disadvantageous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e58" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3827" id="advantageous__27" original="E391.-41ab"><span class="xh" id="advantageous__28"> disadvantageous </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.406" id="advantageous__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advantageous" title="advantageous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.407" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6059" id="advantageous__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advantageous__31"> advantageous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e5a" id="advent" original="E391.-41a2" sum="388"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e5b" id="advent__1" original="E391.-41a1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e5c" id="advent__2" original="E391.-41a0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e67" id="advent__7" original="E391.-4198"><span class="pos" id="advent__8" original="E391.-4197"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5264" eid="advent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-16f7" geo="br" id="advent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adven/advent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adven/advent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-16f4" geo="n_am" id="advent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adven/advent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adven/advent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e69" id="advent__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="advent__15" original="E391.-4194"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advent__16" original="E391.-4193"> the <span class="exp" id="advent__17"> advent </span> of something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e6d" id="advent__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e6e" id="advent__19" original="E391.-4196"><span class="def" id="advent__20" original="E391.-4192"> the arrival of an important event, invention, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e70" id="advent__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e71" id="advent__22" original="E834.-44a7"><span class="x" id="advent__23" original="E834.-44a6"> The advent of wireless technologies, such as mobile broadband, has taken the electronic communication revolution to a new level. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e73" id="advent__24" original="E834.-44a5"><span class="x" id="advent__25" original="E834.-44a4"> The condition was first described by Smith in 1874, prior to the advent of antibiotics. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.42f" id="advent__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advent" title="advent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.430" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.607f" id="advent__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advent__28"> advent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adverb
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e75" id="adverb" original="E391.-40d3" sum="332"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e76" id="adverb__1" original="E391.-40d2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e77" id="adverb__2" original="E391.-40d1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adverb </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e83" id="adverb__7" original="E391.-40c9"><span class="pos" id="adverb__8" original="E391.-40c8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.526b" eid="adverb__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1541" geo="br" id="adverb__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adverb__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvɜːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adverb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adverb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-153d" geo="n_am" id="adverb__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adverb__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvɜːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adverb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverb__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adverb__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e85" id="adverb__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="adverb__15" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e87" id="adverb__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e88" id="adverb__17" original="E391.-40c5"><span class="def" id="adverb__18" original="E391.-40c4"> a word that adds more information about place, time, manner, cause or degree to a verb, an adjective, a phrase or another adverb </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8a" id="adverb__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8b" id="adverb__20" original="E824.-7ae8"><span class="x" id="adverb__21" original="E824.-7ae7"> The suffix -ly can change an adjective into an adverb. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8d" id="adverb__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8e" id="adverb__23" original="E391.-40c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8f" id="adverb__24"><span class="dr" id="adverb__25" original="E391.-40bf"> adverbial </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e9b" id="adverb__29" original="E391.-40b8"><span class="pos" id="adverb__30" original="E391.-40b7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.526c" eid="adverb__31" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1549" geo="br" id="adverb__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adverb__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ædˈvɜːbiəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adverbial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverbial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adverbial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1545" geo="n_am" id="adverb__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adverb__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ædˈvɜːrbiəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adverbial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverbial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adverbial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e9d" id="adverb__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e9e" id="adverb__37" original="E824.-7ae6"><span class="x" id="adverb__38" original="E824.-7ae5"> Specifically future time is denoted by using adverbial expressions like ‘tomorrow’ or ‘next year’. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44e" id="adverb__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adverb" title="adverb definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.619a" id="adverb__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adverb__41"> adverb </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adversarial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ea0" id="adversarial" original="E391.-40a9" sum="471"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ea1" id="adversarial__1" original="E391.-40a8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ea2" id="adversarial__2" original="E391.-40a7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adversarial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eab" id="adversarial__4" original="E391.-40a2"><span class="pos" id="adversarial__5" original="E391.-40a1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.527d" eid="adversarial__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-14ab" geo="br" id="adversarial__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adversarial__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædvəˈseəriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adversarial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversarial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adversarial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-14a7" geo="n_am" id="adversarial__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adversarial__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædvərˈseriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adversarial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversarial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adversarial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ead" id="adversarial__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eae" id="adversarial__12" original="E391.-409c"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eaf" id="adversarial__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="adversarial__14" original="E391.-409b"> especially of political or legal systems </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="adversarial__15" original="E391.-409a"> involving people who are in opposition and who criticize or attack each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eb2" id="adversarial__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eb3" id="adversarial__17" original="E834.-444d"><span class="x" id="adversarial__18" original="E834.-444c"> In England, the courts work in an adversarial system where one party brings an action against another party. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eb5" id="adversarial__19" original="E834.-444b"><span class="x" id="adversarial__20" original="E834.-444a"> The interview should not be an adversarial process, but rather a collaborative investigation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.47b" id="adversarial__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adversarial" title="adversarial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.47c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.61d6" id="adversarial__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adversarial__23"> adversarial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adversary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eb7" id="adversary" original="E391.-4099" sum="349"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eb8" id="adversary__1" original="E391.-4098"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eb9" id="adversary__2" original="E391.-4097"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adversary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ec5" id="adversary__7" original="E391.-408f"><span class="pos" id="adversary__8" original="E391.-408e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5286" eid="adversary__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-146b" geo="br" id="adversary__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adversary__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəsəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adversary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adversary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1467" geo="n_am" id="adversary__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adversary__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvərseri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adversary__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversary__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adversary__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ec7" id="adversary__14" original="E391.-408d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eca" form="pl" id="adversary__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="adversary__16" original="E391.-4089"> adversaries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ecc" id="adversary__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ecd" id="adversary__18" original="E391.-4086"><span class="def" id="adversary__19" original="E391.-4085"> a person that somebody is opposed to and competing with in an argument or a battle </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ecf" id="adversary__20" original="E391.-4084" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://opponent" title="opponent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5e66" id="adversary__21" original="E391.-4083"><span class="xh" id="adversary__22"> opponent </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed3" id="adversary__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed4" id="adversary__24" original="E834.-4449"><span class="x" id="adversary__25" original="E834.-4448"> States will seek nuclear weapons both to enhance their own security and to deter potential adversaries. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.49f" id="adversary__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adversary" title="adversary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.61ec" id="adversary__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adversary__28"> adversary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adverse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed6" id="adverse" original="E391.-4070" sum="595"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed7" id="adverse__1" original="E391.-406f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed8" id="adverse__2" original="E391.-406e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adverse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ee7" id="adverse__4" original="E391.-4066"><span class="pos" id="adverse__5" original="E391.-4065"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.528f" eid="adverse__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f92" geo="br" id="adverse__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adverse__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adverse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adverse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f8f" geo="br" id="adverse__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adverse__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adverse__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverse__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://adverse__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f8c" geo="n_am" id="adverse__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adverse__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adverse__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverse__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://adverse__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f88" geo="n_am" id="adverse__13" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adverse__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adverse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adverse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ee9" id="adverse__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="adverse__16" original="E391.-4063"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eeb" id="adverse__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eec" id="adverse__18" original="E391.-4062"><span class="def" id="adverse__19" original="E391.-4061"> negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eee" id="adverse__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eef" id="adverse__21" original="E834.-4445"><span class="x" id="adverse__22" original="E834.-4444"> The US surgeon general wrote in 1972, ‘Televised violence does have an adverse effect on certain members of our society.’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ef1" id="adverse__23" original="E428.-56ec"><span class="x" id="adverse__24" original="E428.-56eb"> Most chemicals that accumulate in the body, such as lead and mercury, require prolonged exposures to provoke adverse health outcomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ef3" id="adverse__25" original="E834.-4443"><span class="x" id="adverse__26" original="E834.-4442"> Most people believe that depression is wholly due to adverse life events. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ef5" id="adverse__27" original="E834.-4441"><span class="x" id="adverse__28" original="E834.-4440"> In the UK, the pharmaceutical industry has suffered some adverse publicity. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ef7" id="adverse__29" original="E5df.31e0" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" id="adverse__30" original="E5df.31e1"><span class="h1" id="adverse__31" original="E5df.31e2"><ul class="inline" id="adverse__32" original="E5df.31e3"><li class="li" id="adverse__33" original="E5df.31e4"> adverse </li><li class="li" id="adverse__34" original="E5df.31e5"> averse </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="adverse__35" original="E5df.31e6"><li class="li" id="adverse__36" original="E5df.31e7"><span class="eb" id="adverse__37" original="E5df.31e8"> adverse </span> negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf0" id="adverse__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61b8" id="adverse__39" original="E5df.31e9"><span class="x" id="adverse__40" original="E5df.31ea"> an adverse consequence/​impact/​outcome/​reaction </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="adverse__41" original="E5df.31eb"><span class="eb" id="adverse__42" original="E5df.31ec"> averse </span> not liking something; not wanting to do something: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cef" id="adverse__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61b4" id="adverse__44" original="E5df.31ed"><span class="x" id="adverse__45" original="E5df.31ee"> I am certainly not averse to criticism—indeed, I welcome debate. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="adverse__46" original="E5df.31ef"><span class="eb" id="adverse__47" original="E5df.31f0"> Averse </span> is used in combination with the nouns <span class="ei" id="adverse__48" original="E498.-67f3"> risk </span> and <span class="ei" id="adverse__49" original="E498.-67f2"> inflation </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cee" id="adverse__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61ae" id="adverse__51" original="E5df.31f1"><span class="x" id="adverse__52" original="E5df.31f2"> Why would a central banker be more inflation-averse than the government? </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4c2" id="adverse__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adverse" title="adverse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4c3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6224" id="adverse__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adverse__55"> adverse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adversely
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5efc" id="adversely" original="E834.-443b" sum="236"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5efd" id="adversely__1" original="E834.-443a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5efe" id="adversely__2" original="E834.-4439"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adversely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f0d" id="adversely__4" original="E834.-4431"><span class="pos" id="adversely__5" original="E834.-4430"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.529e" eid="adversely__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f84" geo="br" id="adversely__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adversely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvɜːsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adversely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adversely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f81" geo="br" id="adversely__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adversely__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɜːsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adversely__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversely__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://adversely__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f7e" geo="n_am" id="adversely__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adversely__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɜːrsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adversely__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversely__us_2.ogg" href="sound://adversely__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f7b" geo="n_am" id="adversely__13" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adversely__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvɜːrsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adversely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adversely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f0f" id="adversely__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f10" id="adversely__16" original="E834.-442f"><span class="def" id="adversely__17" original="E834.-442e"> in a negative or unpleasant way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f12" id="adversely__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f13" id="adversely__19" original="E834.-442d"><span class="x" id="adversely__20" original="E834.-442c"> Many ordinary working people were adversely affected by the banking collapse. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4e9" id="adversely__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adversely" title="adversely definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4ea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.50a0" id="adversely__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adversely__23"> adversely </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adversity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f15" id="adversity" original="E391.-4056" sum="510"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f16" id="adversity__1" original="E391.-4055"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f17" id="adversity__2" original="E391.-4054"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adversity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f23" id="adversity__7" original="E391.-404c"><span class="pos" id="adversity__8" original="E391.-404b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52ab" eid="adversity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1339" geo="br" id="adversity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adversity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɜːsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adversity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adversity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1335" geo="n_am" id="adversity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adversity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɜːrsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adversity__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversity__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://adversity__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f25" id="adversity__14" original="E391.-4047"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f28" form="pl" id="adversity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="adversity__16" original="E391.-4043"> adversities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f2a" id="adversity__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="adversity__18" original="E391.-4049"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="adversity__19" original="E391.-4048"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f2d" id="adversity__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f2e" id="adversity__21" original="E391.-4040"><span class="def" id="adversity__22" original="E391.-403f"> a difficult or unpleasant situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f30" id="adversity__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f31" id="adversity__24" original="E834.-443f"><span class="x" id="adversity__25" original="E834.-443e"> ‘Resilience’ describes the capacity of individuals to continue functioning in the face of adversity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f33" id="adversity__26" original="E428.-56e8"><span class="x" id="adversity__27" original="E428.-56e7"> The themes align well with resilience research, which emphasizes coping and the ability to overcome adversity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f35" id="adversity__28" original="E834.-443d"><span class="x" id="adversity__29" original="E834.-443c"> Parental neglect and other adversities are associated with the risk of early overweight (Ebbeling et al., 2002). </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.50c" id="adversity__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adversity" title="adversity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.50d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.624d" id="adversity__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adversity__32"> adversity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advertise
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f37" id="advertise" original="E391.-402a" sum="1465"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f38" id="advertise__1" original="E391.-4029"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f39" id="advertise__2" original="E391.-4028"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advertise </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f47" id="advertise__9" original="E391.-401e"><span class="pos" id="advertise__10" original="E391.-401d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52b4" eid="advertise__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-128d" geo="br" id="advertise__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvətaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advertise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1289" geo="n_am" id="advertise__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvərtaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advertise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3b46" id="advertise__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ce3" form="root" id="advertise__17"><span class="vp" id="advertise__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> advertise </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ce1" eid="advertise__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ce0" geo="br" id="advertise__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvətaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advertise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cdc" geo="n_am" id="advertise__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvərtaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advertise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cd8" form="thirdps" id="advertise__24"><span class="vp" id="advertise__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> advertises </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cd6" eid="advertise__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cd5" geo="br" id="advertise__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvətaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertises__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advertises__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cd2" geo="n_am" id="advertise__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvərtaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertises__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advertises__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ccf" form="past" id="advertise__31"><span class="vp" id="advertise__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> advertised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ccd" eid="advertise__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ccc" geo="br" id="advertise__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvətaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advertised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc9" geo="n_am" id="advertise__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvərtaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advertised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc6" form="pastpart" id="advertise__38"><span class="vp" id="advertise__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> advertised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc4" eid="advertise__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc3" geo="br" id="advertise__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvətaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advertised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc0" geo="n_am" id="advertise__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvərtaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advertised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cbd" form="prespart" id="advertise__45"><span class="vp" id="advertise__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> advertising </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cbb" eid="advertise__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cba" geo="br" id="advertise__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertising__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advertising__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cb6" geo="n_am" id="advertise__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertise__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertising__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advertising__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f78" id="advertise__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f79" id="advertise__53" original="E391.-4000"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f7a" id="advertise__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="advertise__55" original="E391.-3ffe"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advertise__56" original="E391.-3ffd"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advertise__57" original="E391.-3ffc"> to tell the public about a product or a service in order to encourage people to buy or to use it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f7e" id="advertise__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f7f" id="advertise__59" original="E834.1a56"><span class="x" id="advertise__60" original="E834.1a57"> Organizations that advertise on television are generally perceived as being more reliable and trustworthy than those that do not </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f81" id="advertise__61" original="E834.1a58"><span class="cf" id="advertise__62" original="E391.-3ffb"><span class="exp" id="advertise__63"> advertise </span> something </span><span class="x" id="advertise__64" original="E834.1a59"> The Portman Group sets guidelines on how alcohol companies should advertise their products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f85" id="advertise__65" original="E834.1a5b"><span class="cf" id="advertise__66" original="E834.1a5a"><span class="exp" id="advertise__67"> advertise </span> (something) to somebody </span><span class="x" id="advertise__68" original="E834.1a5c"> The different GM cars were priced differently and advertised to buyers with different incomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f89" id="advertise__69" original="E834.1a5e"><span class="cf" id="advertise__70" original="E834.1a5d"><span class="exp" id="advertise__71"> advertise </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="advertise__72" original="E834.1a5f"> In 1995 the airline advertised its flights as cheaper than a pair of jeans. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f8d" id="advertise__73" original="E391.-3ffa"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f8e" id="advertise__74"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="advertise__75" original="E391.-3ff8"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advertise__76" original="E391.-3ff7"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advertise__77" original="E391.-3ff6"> to let people know that something is going to happen, or that a job is available, by giving details about it in a newspaper, on a notice in a public place, on the Internet, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f92" id="advertise__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f93" id="advertise__79" original="E834.1a60"><span class="cf" id="advertise__80" original="E391.-3ff5"><span class="exp" id="advertise__81"> advertise </span> (for somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="advertise__82" original="E834.1a61"> In some circumstances it may be appropriate to advertise for board members. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f97" id="advertise__83" original="E834.1a62"><span class="cf" id="advertise__84" original="E391.-3ff4"><span class="exp" id="advertise__85"> advertise </span> something </span><span class="x" id="advertise__86" original="E834.1a63"> Certain posts, especially senior posts, are only advertised on a full-time basis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f9b" id="advertise__87" original="E834.1a64"><span class="x" id="advertise__88" original="E834.1a65"> Such meetings must be advertised beforehand in the local press. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f9d" id="advertise__89" original="E391.-3ff3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f9e" id="advertise__90"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advertise__91" original="E391.-3ff1"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advertise__92" original="E391.-3ff0"><span class="exp" id="advertise__93"> advertise </span> something </span><span class="def" id="advertise__94" original="E391.-3fef"> to show or tell something about yourself to other people </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fa3" id="advertise__95" original="E391.-3fee" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://publicize" title="publicize definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fa4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.55b6" id="advertise__96" original="E391.-3fed"><span class="xh" id="advertise__97"> publicize </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fa6" id="advertise__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fa7" id="advertise__99" original="E834.1a66"><span class="x" id="advertise__100" original="E834.1a67"> They advertise their wealth through conspicuous and wasteful consumption. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.560" id="advertise__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advertise" title="advertise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.561" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6291" id="advertise__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advertise__103"> advertise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advertisement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fa9" id="advertisement" original="E391.-3feb" sum="963"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5faa" id="advertisement__1" original="E391.-3fea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fab" id="advertisement__2" original="E391.-3fe9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advertisement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fb7" id="advertisement__7" original="E391.-3fe1"><span class="pos" id="advertisement__8" original="E391.-3fe0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52bd" eid="advertisement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1200" geo="br" id="advertisement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertisement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertisement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertisement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advertisement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-11fc" geo="n_am" id="advertisement__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertisement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertisement__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertisement__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://advertisement__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fb9" id="advertisement__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fba" id="advertisement__15" original="E391.-3fdf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fbb" id="advertisement__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advertisement__17" original="E391.-3fdd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advertisement__18" original="E391.-3fd2"> a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fbe" id="advertisement__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fbf" id="advertisement__20" original="E834.1a6c"><span class="x" id="advertisement__21" original="E834.1a6d"> A total of ten advertisements were placed in five local papers and one magazine. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fc1" id="advertisement__22" original="E834.1a6a"><span class="x" id="advertisement__23" original="E834.1a6b"> Three quarters of food advertisements broadcast during children's viewing time promote high-calorie, low-nutrient foods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fc3" id="advertisement__24" original="E4a8.-6ff2"><span class="cf" id="advertisement__25" original="E391.-3fd3"><span class="exp" id="advertisement__26"> advertisement </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="advertisement__27" original="E4a8.-6ff1"> Advertisements for nutritious foods promote selected positive attitudes and beliefs concerning these foods. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fc7" id="advertisement__28" original="E391.-3fce"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fc8" id="advertisement__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advertisement__30" original="E391.-3fcc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advertisement__31" original="E391.-3fc7"><span class="exp" id="advertisement__32"> advertisement </span> for something </span><span class="def" id="advertisement__33" original="E391.-3fc6"> an example of something that shows its good qualities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fcd" id="advertisement__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fce" id="advertisement__35" original="E834.1a70"><span class="x" id="advertisement__36" original="E834.1a71"> Some of the unions did not ballot members—a poor advertisement for union democracy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fd0" id="advertisement__37" original="E391.-3fc5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fd1" id="advertisement__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advertisement__39" original="E391.-3fc3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="advertisement__40" original="E487.2e2c"><span class="exp" id="advertisement__41"> advertisement </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="advertisement__42" original="E391.-3fc2"> the act of advertising something and making it public </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fd6" id="advertisement__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fd7" id="advertisement__44" original="E834.1a72"><span class="x" id="advertisement__45" original="E834.1a73"> The law was amended in 2008 to restrict both the sale and advertisement of alcohol. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5a6" id="advertisement__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advertisement" title="advertisement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5a7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.62e6" id="advertisement__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advertisement__48"> advertisement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advertiser
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fd9" id="advertiser" original="E391.-3fc1" sum="298"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fda" id="advertiser__1" original="E391.-3fc0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fdb" id="advertiser__2" original="E391.-3fbf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advertiser </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fe7" id="advertiser__7" original="E391.-3fb7"><span class="pos" id="advertiser__8" original="E391.-3fb6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52c6" eid="advertiser__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-119e" geo="br" id="advertiser__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertiser__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvətaɪzə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertiser__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertiser__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advertiser__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-119a" geo="n_am" id="advertiser__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertiser__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvərtaɪzər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertiser__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertiser__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advertiser__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fe9" id="advertiser__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fea" id="advertiser__15" original="E391.-3fb5"><span class="def" id="advertiser__16" original="E391.-3fb4"> a person or company that advertises </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fec" id="advertiser__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fed" id="advertiser__18" original="E834.1a74"><span class="x" id="advertiser__19" original="E834.1a75"> To analyse and understand their target markets, all major advertisers carry out considerable market research. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5db" id="advertiser__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advertiser" title="advertiser definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5dc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6362" id="advertiser__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advertiser__22"> advertiser </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advertising
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fef" id="advertising" original="E391.-3fb3" sum="791"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ff0" id="advertising__1" original="E391.-3fb2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ff1" id="advertising__2" original="E391.-3fb1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advertising </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ffa" id="advertising__4" original="E391.-3faa"><span class="pos" id="advertising__5" original="E391.-3fa9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52cf" eid="advertising__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1159" geo="br" id="advertising__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertising__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertising__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advertising__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1155" geo="n_am" id="advertising__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advertising__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertising__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advertising__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ffc" id="advertising__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advertising__12" original="E391.-3fa7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ffe" id="advertising__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fff" id="advertising__14" original="E391.-3fa6"><span class="def" id="advertising__15" original="E391.-3fa5"> the activity and industry of advertising things to people on television, in newspapers, on the Internet, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6001" id="advertising__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6002" id="advertising__17" original="E834.1a78"><span class="x" id="advertising__18" original="E834.1a79"> An EU-led ban on tobacco advertising was introduced in the UK in 2003. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6004" id="advertising__19" original="E487.2e2d"><span class="x" id="advertising__20" original="E487.2e2e"> television/Internet/online/radio/print advertising </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6006" id="advertising__21" original="E487.2e2f"><span class="x" id="advertising__22" original="E487.2e30"> The primary strength of traditional advertising is building long-term positive brand attitudes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6008" id="advertising__23" original="E834.1a76"><span class="cf" id="advertising__24" original="E487.2e31"> in <span class="exp" id="advertising__25"> advertising </span></span><span class="x" id="advertising__26" original="E834.1a77"> The portrayal of elderly people in advertising is often as figures of fun or victims of tragic events. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.600c" id="advertising__27" original="E487.2e33"><span class="cf" id="advertising__28" original="E487.2e32"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="advertising__29" original="E487.2e34"> It was one of the most stunning and successful advertising campaigns in the history of American marketing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.600f" id="advertising__30" original="E834.1a7a"><span class="x" id="advertising__31" original="E834.1a7b"> In 2006 the company reported a fall in advertising revenue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6011" id="advertising__32" original="E487.2e35"><span class="x" id="advertising__33" original="E487.2e36"> an advertising message/strategy/agency </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5f5" id="advertising__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advertising" title="advertising definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5f6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6370" id="advertising__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advertising__36"> advertising </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advice
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6013" id="advice" original="E391.-3f96" sum="858"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6014" id="advice__1" original="E391.-3f95"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6015" id="advice__2" original="E391.-3f94"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advice </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.601f" id="advice__6" original="E391.-3f8c"><span class="pos" id="advice__7" original="E391.-3f8b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52d8" eid="advice__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-10de" geo="br" id="advice__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advice__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advic/advice__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advic/advice__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advice__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-10db" geo="n_am" id="advice__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advice__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advic/advice__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advic/advice__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advice__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6021" id="advice__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6022" id="advice__14" original="E391.-3f8a"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6023" id="advice__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advice__16" original="E391.-3f88"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advice__17" original="E391.-3f86"> an opinion or a suggestion about what somebody should do in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6026" id="advice__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6027" id="advice__19" original="E834.5933"><span class="cf" id="advice__20" original="E391.-3f87"><span class="exp" id="advice__21"> advice </span> (to somebody) (on something) </span><span class="x" id="advice__22" original="E834.5934"> Marx gave advice and assistance to socialist parties in France and Germany. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.602b" id="advice__23" original="E834.5937"><span class="x" id="advice__24" original="E834.5938"> I am particularly grateful to Brad Astbury for his advice on methodology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.602d" id="advice__25" original="E487.2e39"><span class="x" id="advice__26" original="E487.2e3a"> Her advice to people on how to make spiritual progress was simple and undemanding:… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.602f" id="advice__27" original="E487.2e3b"><span class="x" id="advice__28" original="E487.2e3c"> Legal advice should be taken from a professional practitioner. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6031" id="advice__29" original="E487.2e3d"><span class="x" id="advice__30" original="E487.2e3e"> Politicians have been happy to follow scientific advice when it suits them and ignore it when it is politically inconvenient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6033" id="advice__31" original="E487.2e3f"><span class="x" id="advice__32" original="E487.2e40"> medical/expert/specialist/professional/independent advice </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6035" id="advice__33" original="E487.2e41"><span class="x" id="advice__34" original="E487.2e42"> to provide/offer advice </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6037" id="advice__35" original="E834.5935"><span class="cf" id="advice__36" original="E487.2e43"><span class="exp" id="advice__37"> advice </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="advice__38" original="E834.5936"> In pregnancy, women often seek the advice of their mothers or of friends who have been pregnant. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.61c" id="advice__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advice" title="advice definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.61d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.63a0" id="advice__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advice__41"> advice </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advisable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.603b" id="advisable" original="E391.-3f63" sum="347"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.603c" id="advisable__1" original="E391.-3f62"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.603d" id="advisable__2" original="E391.-3f61"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advisable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6045" id="advisable__4" original="E391.-3f5c"><span class="pos" id="advisable__5" original="E391.-3f5b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52df" eid="advisable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1045" geo="br" id="advisable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advisable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advisable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advisable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advisable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1042" geo="n_am" id="advisable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advisable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advisable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advisable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advisable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6047" id="advisable__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="advisable__12" original="E391.-3f59"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6049" id="advisable__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.604a" id="advisable__14" original="E391.-3f58"><span class="def" id="advisable__15" original="E391.-3f57"> sensible and a good idea in order to achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.604c" id="advisable__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.604d" id="advisable__17" original="E834.5939"><span class="x" id="advisable__18" original="E834.593a"> The use of gloves is advisable for Containment Level 2 work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.604f" id="advisable__19" original="E834.593b"><span class="cf" id="advisable__20" original="E391.-3f56"> it is <span class="exp" id="advisable__21"> advisable </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="advisable__22" original="E834.593c"> It is advisable to continue the programme for at least a month. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.648" id="advisable__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advisable" title="advisable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.649" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.63f5" id="advisable__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advisable__25"> advisable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advise
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6053" id="advise" original="E391.-3f49" sum="1749"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6054" id="advise__1" original="E391.-3f48"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6055" id="advise__2" original="E391.-3f47"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advise </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6062" id="advise__9" original="E391.-3f3d"><span class="pos" id="advise__10" original="E391.-3f3c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52e6" eid="advise__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-ff1" geo="br" id="advise__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advise__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advise__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://advise__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-fee" geo="n_am" id="advise__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3b14" id="advise__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c9a" form="root" id="advise__17"><span class="vp" id="advise__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> advise </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c98" eid="advise__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c97" geo="br" id="advise__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advise__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advise__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://advise__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c94" geo="n_am" id="advise__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c91" form="thirdps" id="advise__24"><span class="vp" id="advise__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> advises </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c8f" eid="advise__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c8e" geo="br" id="advise__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advises__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advises__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c8b" geo="n_am" id="advise__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advises__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advises__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c88" form="past" id="advise__31"><span class="vp" id="advise__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> advised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c86" eid="advise__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c85" geo="br" id="advise__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c82" geo="n_am" id="advise__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advised__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advised__us_2.ogg" href="sound://advised__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c7f" form="pastpart" id="advise__38"><span class="vp" id="advise__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> advised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c7d" eid="advise__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c7c" geo="br" id="advise__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c79" geo="n_am" id="advise__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advised__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advised__us_2.ogg" href="sound://advised__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c76" form="prespart" id="advise__45"><span class="vp" id="advise__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> advising </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c74" eid="advise__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c73" geo="br" id="advise__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advising__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advising__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c70" geo="n_am" id="advise__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advise__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advising__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advising__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.608e" id="advise__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.608f" id="advise__53" original="E391.-3f1f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6090" id="advise__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="advise__55" original="E391.-3f1d"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advise__56" original="E391.-3f1c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advise__57" original="E391.-3f1b"> to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6094" id="advise__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6095" id="advise__59" original="E834.593d"><span class="cf" id="advise__60" original="E391.-3f19"><span class="exp" id="advise__61"> advise </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="advise__62" original="E834.593e"> A ruler was usually advised and assisted by a council. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6099" id="advise__63" original="E834.593f"><span class="cf" id="advise__64" original="E391.-3f18"><span class="exp" id="advise__65"> advise </span> something </span><span class="x" id="advise__66" original="E834.5940"> The authors advised caution in interpreting this finding. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.609d" id="advise__67" original="E834.5941"><span class="cf" id="advise__68" original="E391.-3f1a"><span class="exp" id="advise__69"> advise </span> (somebody) against (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="advise__70" original="E834.5942"> Authorities on marketing metrics advise against the use of only one measure (Ambler and Roberts, 2006, Lehmann, 2004). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60a1" id="advise__71" original="E487.2e47"><span class="cf" id="advise__72" original="E391.-3f16"><span class="exp" id="advise__73"> advise </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="advise__74" original="E487.2e48"> Her lawyer advised her to accept the settlement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60a5" id="advise__75" original="E487.2e4a"><span class="cf" id="advise__76" original="E487.2e49"> be (well/strongly) advised to do something </span><span class="x" id="advise__77" original="E487.2e4b"> The company would be well advised to tackle this problem urgently. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60a8" id="advise__78" original="E834.5943"><span class="x" id="advise__79" original="E834.5944"> Smokers should be strongly advised to stop before surgery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60aa" id="advise__80" original="E834.5945"><span class="cf" id="advise__81" original="E391.-3f15"><span class="exp" id="advise__82"> advise </span> (somebody) that… </span><span class="x" id="advise__83" original="E834.5946"> Many experts continue to advise that computer-based tests be used alongside informed professional judgement. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60ae" id="advise__84" original="E391.-3f0b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60af" id="advise__85"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="advise__86" original="E391.-3f09"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advise__87" original="E391.-3f08"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advise__88" original="E391.-3f07"> to give somebody help and information on a subject that you know a lot about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60b3" id="advise__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60b4" id="advise__90" original="E834.5947"><span class="cf" id="advise__91" original="E391.-3f06"><span class="exp" id="advise__92"> advise </span> (somebody) on/about (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="advise__93" original="E834.5948"> There are specialist centres with experienced staff who can advise on interpretation of results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60b8" id="advise__94" original="E834.5949"><span class="cf" id="advise__95" original="E391.-3f05"><span class="exp" id="advise__96"> advise </span> (somebody) whether/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="advise__97" original="E834.594a"> Doctors are sometimes asked to advise whether a patient is capable of making a will. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60bc" id="advise__98" original="E391.-3f04"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60bd" id="advise__99"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advise__100" original="E391.-3f02"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advise__101" original="E391.-3f00"> to officially tell somebody something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c0" id="advise__102" original="E391.-3eff" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inform" title="inform definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-2a66" id="advise__103" original="E391.-3efe"><span class="xh" id="advise__104"> inform </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c4" id="advise__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c5" id="advise__106" original="E834.594b"><span class="cf" id="advise__107" original="E391.-3efc"><span class="exp" id="advise__108"> advise </span> somebody of/about something </span><span class="x" id="advise__109" original="E834.594c"> Communication channels are developed in order for workers to advise management about issues of discontent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c9" id="advise__110" original="E834.594d"><span class="cf" id="advise__111" original="E391.-3efb"><span class="exp" id="advise__112"> advise </span> somebody when/where, etc… </span><span class="x" id="advise__113" original="E834.594e"> Member states must advise the Commission when they propose to enact any such measures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60cd" id="advise__114" original="E834.594f"><span class="cf" id="advise__115" original="E391.-3efa"><span class="exp" id="advise__116"> advise </span> somebody that… </span><span class="x" id="advise__117" original="E834.5950"> The lawyer advised the court that his client wished to give evidence. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.696" id="advise__118" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advise" title="advise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.697" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.641b" id="advise__119" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advise__120"> advise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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adviser
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60d1" id="adviser" original="E391.-3ed8" sum="533"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60d2" id="adviser__1" original="E391.-3ed7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60d3" id="adviser__2" original="E391.-3ed6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> adviser </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60da" id="adviser__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60db" id="adviser__10"><span class="v"><strong> advisor </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60e4" id="adviser__12" original="E391.-3ecc"><span class="pos" id="adviser__13" original="E391.-3ecb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52ed" eid="adviser__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-f5a" geo="br" id="adviser__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adviser__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/adviser__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/adviser__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://adviser__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-f57" geo="n_am" id="adviser__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="adviser__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/adviser__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/adviser__us_1.ogg" href="sound://adviser__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60e6" id="adviser__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60e7" id="adviser__20" original="E391.-3eca"><span class="def" id="adviser__21" original="E391.-3ec9"> a person who gives advice, especially somebody who knows a lot about a particular subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60e9" id="adviser__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60ea" id="adviser__23" original="E834.5957"><span class="x" id="adviser__24" original="E834.5958"> Applicants for asylum must have the opportunity to consult a legal adviser. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60ec" id="adviser__25" original="E834.5959"><span class="cf" id="adviser__26" original="E391.-3ec8"><span class="exp" id="adviser__27"> adviser </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="adviser__28" original="E834.595a"> Traditionally, senior civil servants have been the main policy advisers to ministers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60f0" id="adviser__29" original="E834.595c"><span class="cf" id="adviser__30" original="E834.595b"><span class="exp" id="adviser__31"> adviser </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="adviser__32" original="E834.595d"> Nesselrode was Nicholas's adviser on foreign affairs. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6f0" id="adviser__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adviser" title="adviser definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6f1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.64cd" id="adviser__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adviser__35"> adviser </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advisory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60f4" id="advisory" original="E391.-3ec7" sum="343"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60f5" id="advisory__1" original="E391.-3ec6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60f6" id="advisory__2" original="E391.-3ec5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advisory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60fe" id="advisory__4" original="E391.-3ebf"><span class="pos" id="advisory__5" original="E391.-3ebe"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52f4" eid="advisory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-f30" geo="br" id="advisory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advisory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advisory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advisory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advisory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-f2d" geo="n_am" id="advisory__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advisory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ədˈvaɪzəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advisory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advisory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advisory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6100" id="advisory__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="advisory__12" original="E834.595f"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6102" id="advisory__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6103" id="advisory__14" original="E391.-3ebd"><span class="def" id="advisory__15" original="E391.-3ebc"> having the role of giving professional advice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6105" id="advisory__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6106" id="advisory__17" original="E4a8.-6fce"><span class="x" id="advisory__18" original="E4a8.-6fcd"> Numerous parliamentary and advisory committees provide expert advice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6108" id="advisory__19" original="E834.5962"><span class="x" id="advisory__20" original="E834.5963"> The organization plays an important advisory role in the drafting of privacy related legislation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.710" id="advisory__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advisory_1" title="advisory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.711" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.64ed" id="advisory__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advisory__23"> advisory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advocacy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.610a" id="advocacy" original="E391.-3e93" sum="678"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.610b" id="advocacy__1" original="E391.-3e92"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.610c" id="advocacy__2" original="E391.-3e91"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advocacy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6114" id="advocacy__4" original="E391.-3e8c"><span class="pos" id="advocacy__5" original="E391.-3e8b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52fb" eid="advocacy__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-eee" geo="br" id="advocacy__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocacy__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocacy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocacy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advocacy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-eeb" geo="n_am" id="advocacy__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocacy__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocacy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocacy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advocacy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6116" id="advocacy__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6117" id="advocacy__12" original="E391.-3e88"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6118" id="advocacy__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advocacy__14" original="E84d.-74a5"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="advocacy__15" original="E84d.-74a4"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advocacy__16" original="E391.-3e84"> the act of publicly giving support to an idea, a course of action or a belief </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.611c" id="advocacy__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.611d" id="advocacy__18" original="E84d.-74a7"><span class="x" id="advocacy__19" original="E84d.-74a3"> Non-governmental organizations are important in human rights advocacy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.611f" id="advocacy__20" original="E84d.-74a2"><span class="cf" id="advocacy__21" original="E391.-3e87"><span class="exp" id="advocacy__22"> advocacy </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="advocacy__23" original="E84d.-74a1"> Nixon embraced Moynihan's advocacy of welfare reform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6123" id="advocacy__24" original="E84d.-749f"><span class="cf" id="advocacy__25" original="E84d.-74a0"><span class="exp" id="advocacy__26"> advocacy </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="advocacy__27" original="E84d.-749e"> In sub-Saharan Africa, advocacy for the abolition of school fees necessitated the search for alternative sources of resources. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6127" id="advocacy__28" original="E391.-3e83"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6128" id="advocacy__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advocacy__30" original="E84d.-7470"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="advocacy__31" original="E391.-3e80"> a service that provides advice and/or support to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.612b" id="advocacy__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.612c" id="advocacy__33" original="E84d.-749d"><span class="x" id="advocacy__34" original="E84d.-749c"> Advocacy is available to parents in such areas as housing, education and the legal system. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.728" id="advocacy__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advocacy" title="advocacy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.729" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6534" id="advocacy__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advocacy__37"> advocacy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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advocate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.612e" hm="1" id="advocate1" original="E391.-3e6d" sum="529"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.612f" id="advocate1__1" original="E391.-3e6c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6130" id="advocate1__2" original="E391.-3e6b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advocate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.613d" id="advocate1__9" original="E391.-3e63"><span class="pos" id="advocate1__10" original="E391.-3e62"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6137" eid="advocate1__11" original="E391.-3e44" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-e94" geo="br" id="advocate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://advocate__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-e91" geo="n_am" id="advocate1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advocate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ae6" id="advocate1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ae5" form="root" id="advocate1__17"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> advocate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ae3" eid="advocate1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ae2" geo="br" id="advocate1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://advocate__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3adf" geo="n_am" id="advocate1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advocate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3adc" form="thirdps" id="advocate1__24"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> advocates </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ada" eid="advocate1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad9" geo="br" id="advocate1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advocates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad6" geo="n_am" id="advocate1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advocates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad3" form="past" id="advocate1__31"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> advocated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad1" eid="advocate1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad0" geo="br" id="advocate1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advocated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3acd" geo="n_am" id="advocate1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advocated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3aca" form="pastpart" id="advocate1__38"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> advocated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ac8" eid="advocate1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ac7" geo="br" id="advocate1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advocated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ac4" geo="n_am" id="advocate1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advocated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ac1" form="prespart" id="advocate1__45"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> advocating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3abf" eid="advocate1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3abe" geo="br" id="advocate1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://advocating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3abb" geo="n_am" id="advocate1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://advocating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6169" id="advocate1__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.616a" id="advocate1__53" original="E391.-3e45"><span class="def" id="advocate1__54" original="E391.-3e3f"> to support or recommend something publicly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.616c" id="advocate1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.616d" id="advocate1__56" original="E846.-7a73"><span class="cf" id="advocate1__57" original="E391.-3e3e"><span class="exp" id="advocate1__58"> advocate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="advocate1__59" original="E846.-7a72"> Marx advocated democratic reforms that were considered radical at the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6171" id="advocate1__60" original="E846.-7a71"><span class="x" id="advocate1__61" original="E846.-7a70"> The model advocated by radical liberals seeks to heighten regulation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6173" id="advocate1__62" original="E846.-7a6f"><span class="cf" id="advocate1__63" original="E391.-3e3d"><span class="exp" id="advocate1__64"> advocate </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="advocate1__65" original="E846.-7a6e"> Le Corbusier advocated increasing open space. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6177" id="advocate1__66" original="E832.-7b0b"><span class="cf" id="advocate1__67" original="E391.-3e3c"><span class="exp" id="advocate1__68"> advocate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="advocate1__69" original="E832.-7b0a"> This principle advocates that environmental damage should be rectified as close to its source as possible. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.617b" hm="2" id="advocate2" original="E391.-3e39" sum="574"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.617c" id="advocate2__1" original="E391.-3e38"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.617d" id="advocate2__2" original="E391.-3e37"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> advocate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6188" id="advocate2__7" original="E391.-3e2f"><span class="pos" id="advocate2__8" original="E391.-3e2e"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6182" eid="advocate2__9" original="E391.-3e2d" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-e8e" geo="br" id="advocate2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://advocate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-e8b" geo="n_am" id="advocate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="advocate2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædvəkət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://advocate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.618a" id="advocate2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.618b" id="advocate2__15" original="E391.-3e2a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="advocate2__16" original="E391.-3e29"> a person who publicly supports or speaks in favour of a particular group of people, a cause or an idea </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.618d" id="advocate2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.618e" id="advocate2__18" original="E846.-7883"><span class="cf" id="advocate2__19" original="E391.-3e28"><span class="exp" id="advocate2__20"> advocate </span> for something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="advocate2__21" original="E846.-7882"> Teachers need to understand the nature of children's lives in order to act as advocates for children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6192" id="advocate2__22" original="E846.-7885"><span class="cf" id="advocate2__23" original="E391.-3e27"><span class="exp" id="advocate2__24"> advocate </span> of something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="advocate2__25" original="E846.-7881"> Mendelssohn was an ardent advocate of Jewish civil rights. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6196" id="advocate2__26" original="E391.-3e23"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="advocate2__27" original="E391.-3e22"> a person who defends somebody in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6198" id="advocate2__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6199" id="advocate2__29" original="E846.-7884"><span class="x" id="advocate2__30" original="E846.-7880"> Experience as a barrister, an advocate or a solicitor was required. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7a6" id="advocate2__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advocate_1" title="advocate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7a7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6564" id="advocate2__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="advocate2__33"> advocate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aerobic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.619b" id="aerobic" original="E391.-3d0e" sum="571"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.619c" id="aerobic__1" original="E391.-3d0d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.619d" id="aerobic__2" original="E391.-3d0c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aerobic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61a6" id="aerobic__4" original="E391.-3d07"><span class="pos" id="aerobic__5" original="E391.-3d06"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5302" eid="aerobic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-c83" geo="br" id="aerobic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aerobic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eəˈrəʊbɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aer/aerob/aerobic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aer/aerob/aerobic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aerobic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-c7f" geo="n_am" id="aerobic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aerobic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eˈroʊbɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aer/aerob/aerobic__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aer/aerob/aerobic__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://aerobic__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61a8" id="aerobic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61a9" id="aerobic__12" original="E391.-3d05"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61aa" id="aerobic__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="aerobic__14" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="aerobic__15" original="E391.-3d02"> needing, involving or connected with <a class="ndv" href="entry://oxygen" id="aerobic__16"> oxygen </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ae" id="aerobic__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61af" id="aerobic__18" original="E824.-7ae4"><span class="x" id="aerobic__19" original="E824.-7ae3"> The process of aerobic respiration involves the breakdown of organic matter and the consumption of oxygen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b1" id="aerobic__20" original="E465.62ca"><span class="x" id="aerobic__21" original="E465.62cb"> Under aerobic conditions, nitrate is the stable nitrogen species in both water and soil. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b3" id="aerobic__22" original="E391.-3cfb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anaerobic" title="anaerobic definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a79" id="aerobic__23" original="E391.-3cfa"><span class="xh" id="aerobic__24"> anaerobic </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b6" id="aerobic__25" original="E391.-3cfe"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b7" id="aerobic__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="aerobic__27" original="E391.-3cfd"> of physical exercise </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="aerobic__28" original="E391.-3cfc"> especially designed to improve the function of the heart and lungs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ba" id="aerobic__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61bb" id="aerobic__30" original="E824.-7ae2"><span class="x" id="aerobic__31" original="E824.-7ae1"> Adults should aim for 20–30 minutes of aerobic exercise three to five times per week. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7c9" id="aerobic__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aerobic" title="aerobic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7ca" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.674d" id="aerobic__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aerobic__34"> aerobic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aeroplane
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61bd" id="aeroplane" original="E391.-3c61" sum="156"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61be" id="aeroplane__1" original="E391.-3c60"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61bf" id="aeroplane__2" original="E391.-3c5f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aeroplane </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61cb" id="aeroplane__7" original="E391.-3c4c"><span class="pos" id="aeroplane__8" original="E391.-3c4b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.530b" eid="aeroplane__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e3c" geo="br" id="aeroplane__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aeroplane__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeərəpleɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aer/aerop/aeroplane__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aer/aerop/aeroplane__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aeroplane__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e38" geo="n_am" id="aeroplane__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aeroplane__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈerəpleɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aer/aerop/aeroplane__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aer/aerop/aeroplane__us_4.ogg" href="sound://aeroplane__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61cd" id="aeroplane__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="aeroplane__15" original="E391.-3c56"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61cf" id="aeroplane__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61d0" id="aeroplane__17" original="E391.-3c4a"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61d1" id="aeroplane__18" original="E850.-6ed7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://plane" title="plane (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61d2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-365e" id="aeroplane__19" original="E850.-6ed6"><span class="xh" id="aeroplane__20"> plane </span><span class="xs" id="aeroplane__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7f5" id="aeroplane__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aeroplane" title="aeroplane definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7f6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.682e" id="aeroplane__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aeroplane__24"> aeroplane </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aesthetic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61d5" hm="1" id="aesthetic1" original="E391.-3bfd" sum="644"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61d6" id="aesthetic1__1" original="E391.-3bfc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61d7" id="aesthetic1__2" original="E391.-3bfb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aesthetic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61dc" id="aesthetic1__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61df" id="aesthetic1__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61dd" id="aesthetic1__9"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="aesthetic1__10" original="E391.-3bf6"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> esthetic </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ea" id="aesthetic1__12" original="E391.-3bf0"><span class="pos" id="aesthetic1__13" original="E391.-3bef"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5314" eid="aesthetic1__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9ad" geo="br" id="aesthetic1__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> iːsˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aesthetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9aa" geo="br" id="aesthetic1__17" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> esˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aesthetic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9a6" geo="n_am" id="aesthetic1__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> esˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://aesthetic__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ec" id="aesthetic1__21"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ed" id="aesthetic1__22" original="E391.-3bee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="aesthetic1__23" original="E391.-3bed"> concerned with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ef" id="aesthetic1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f0" id="aesthetic1__25" original="E834.627d"><span class="x" id="aesthetic1__26" original="E834.627e"> Party conflict and wartime paranoia often overrode literary and aesthetic judgements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f2" id="aesthetic1__27" original="E834.627f"><span class="x" id="aesthetic1__28" original="E834.6280"> The primary function of dictionary illustrations should not be purely aesthetic, but explanatory. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f4" id="aesthetic1__29" original="E391.-3bec"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="aesthetic1__30" original="E391.-3beb"> beautiful to look at </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f6" id="aesthetic1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f7" id="aesthetic1__32" original="E834.6281"><span class="x" id="aesthetic1__33" original="E834.6282"> The map as an aesthetic object was explored recently in the BBC4 series ‘The Beauty of Maps’. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f9" id="aesthetic1__34"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61fa" id="aesthetic1__35" original="E391.-3bea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61fb" id="aesthetic1__36"><span class="dr" id="aesthetic1__37" original="E391.-3be9"> aesthetically </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61fd" id="aesthetic1__38" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6200" id="aesthetic1__39"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61fe" id="aesthetic1__40"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="aesthetic1__41" original="E391.-3be6"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> esthetically </strong></span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.620b" id="aesthetic1__43" original="E391.-3be0"><span class="pos" id="aesthetic1__44" original="E391.-3bdf"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6202" eid="aesthetic1__45" original="E391.-3be4" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9b9" geo="br" id="aesthetic1__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> iːsˈθetɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aesthetically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9b5" geo="br" id="aesthetic1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> esˈθetɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aesthetically__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9b1" geo="n_am" id="aesthetic1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> esˈθetɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aesthetically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.620d" id="aesthetic1__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.620e" id="aesthetic1__53" original="E834.6283"><span class="x" id="aesthetic1__54" original="E834.6284"> The aim is to use these wastes to produce something more aesthetically pleasing and less of an environmental hazard. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.818" id="aesthetic1__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aesthetic_1" title="aesthetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.819" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.68bf" id="aesthetic1__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aesthetic1__57"> aesthetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6210" hm="2" id="aesthetic2" original="E391.-3bde" sum="861"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6211" id="aesthetic2__1" original="E391.-3bdd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6212" id="aesthetic2__2" original="E391.-3bdc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aesthetic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6219" id="aesthetic2__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.621c" id="aesthetic2__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.621a" id="aesthetic2__11"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="aesthetic2__12" original="E391.-3bd7"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> esthetic </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6227" id="aesthetic2__14" original="E391.-3bd1"><span class="pos" id="aesthetic2__15" original="E391.-3bd0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5320" eid="aesthetic2__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9a2" geo="br" id="aesthetic2__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic2__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> iːsˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aesthetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-99f" geo="br" id="aesthetic2__19" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic2__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> esˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aesthetic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-99b" geo="n_am" id="aesthetic2__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic2__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> esˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://aesthetic__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6229" id="aesthetic2__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.622a" id="aesthetic2__24" original="E391.-3bcf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.622b" id="aesthetic2__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aesthetic2__26" original="E391.-3bcd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="aesthetic2__27" original="E487.2e84"><span class="exp" id="aesthetic2__28"> aesthetic </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="aesthetic2__29" original="E391.-3bcc"> a set of principles that express the <a class="ndv" href="entry://aesthetic" id="aesthetic2__30"> aesthetic </a> qualities and ideas of a particular artist or a particular group of artists, writers, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6231" id="aesthetic2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6232" id="aesthetic2__32" original="E834.6289"><span class="x" id="aesthetic2__33" original="E834.628a"> These essays attempt to formulate an aesthetic of Indian English literature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6234" id="aesthetic2__34" original="E834.6287"><span class="x" id="aesthetic2__35" original="E834.6288"> Bazin's commitment to the realist aesthetic manifested itself in his admiration for the realist style of the French director Jean Renoir. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6236" id="aesthetic2__36" original="E391.-3bc9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6237" id="aesthetic2__37" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6238" id="aesthetic2__38"><span class="v"><strong> aesthetics </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.623a" id="aesthetic2__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aesthetic2__41" original="E391.-3bc6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aesthetic2__42" original="E391.-3bc5"> the branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty, especially in art </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.623d" id="aesthetic2__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.623e" id="aesthetic2__44" original="E834.628b"><span class="x" id="aesthetic2__45" original="E834.628c"> Simmel regarded himself as a philosopher and made lasting contributions to aesthetics, ethics and the theory of knowledge. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.85f" id="aesthetic2__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aesthetic_1" title="aesthetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.860" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.68bf" id="aesthetic2__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aesthetic2__48"> aesthetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aetiology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6240" id="aetiology" original="E391.-3bb6" sum="369"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6241" id="aetiology__1" original="E391.-3bb5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6242" id="aetiology__2" original="E391.-3bb4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aetiology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6f38" id="aetiology__4"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="aetiology__5" original="E391.-3bb1"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6244" id="aetiology__6" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6248" id="aetiology__7"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6245" id="aetiology__8"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="aetiology__9" original="E391.-3bae"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> etiology </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6251" id="aetiology__11" original="E391.-3ba9"><span class="pos" id="aetiology__12" original="E391.-3ba8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.532c" eid="aetiology__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-902" geo="br" id="aetiology__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aetiology__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aet/aetio/aetiology__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aet/aetio/aetiology__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aetiology__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-8fe" geo="n_am" id="aetiology__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aetiology__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌiːtiˈɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aet/aetio/aetiology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aet/aetio/aetiology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aetiology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6253" id="aetiology__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aetiology__19" original="E824.-6bcd"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aetiology__20" original="E391.-3ba6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6256" id="aetiology__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="aetiology__22" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6258" id="aetiology__23"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6259" id="aetiology__24" original="E824.-6bcc"><span class="def" id="aetiology__25" original="E824.-6bcb"> the cause of a disease or condition </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.625b" id="aetiology__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.625c" id="aetiology__27" original="E586.-6d3a"><span class="x" id="aetiology__28" original="E586.-6d39"> Although this is technically a stroke, it has a different aetiology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.625e" id="aetiology__29" original="E824.-6bc8"><span class="x" id="aetiology__30" original="E824.-6bc7"> This is an uncommon condition of unknown aetiology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6260" id="aetiology__31" original="E824.-6bc5"><span class="cf" id="aetiology__32" original="E824.-6bc6"><span class="exp" id="aetiology__33"> aetiology </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="aetiology__34" original="E824.-6bc4"> The aetiology of this disease remains unclear. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.893" id="aetiology__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aetiology" title="aetiology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.894" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6923" id="aetiology__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aetiology__37"> aetiology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affair
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6264" id="affair" original="E391.-3b3f" sum="1754"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6265" id="affair__1" original="E391.-3b3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6266" id="affair__2" original="E391.-3b3d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affair </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6272" id="affair__7" original="E391.-3b35"><span class="pos" id="affair__8" original="E391.-3b34"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5335" eid="affair__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5552" geo="br" id="affair__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affair__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfeə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affai/affair__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affai/affair__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affair__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-554f" geo="n_am" id="affair__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affair__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfer <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affai/affair__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affai/affair__us_2.ogg" href="sound://affair__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6274" id="affair__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6275" id="affair__15" original="E391.-3b33"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6276" id="affair__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6277" id="affair__17"><span class="v"><strong> affairs </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6279" id="affair__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="affair__20" original="E391.-3b30"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affair__21" original="E391.-3b2f"> events that are of public interest or political importance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.627c" id="affair__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.627d" id="affair__23" original="E656.-539a"><span class="x" id="affair__24" original="E656.-5399"> Central government took on a greater role in social and economic affairs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.627f" id="affair__25" original="E834.6292"><span class="x" id="affair__26" original="E834.6293"> Both Thatcher and Reagan introduced a sharper ideological edge to domestic politics and foreign affairs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6281" id="affair__27" original="E834.6296"><span class="x" id="affair__28" original="E834.6297"> international/world affairs </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6283" id="affair__29" original="E834.6294"><span class="x" id="affair__30" original="E834.6295"> The Protectorate regime took over most affairs of state. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="affair__31" original="E487.2e8a" un="help"> The term <span class="eb" id="affair__32" original="E487.2e8b"> human affairs </span> is used to talk about any events that involve humans: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6287" id="affair__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6288" id="affair__34" original="E487.2e8c"><span class="x" id="affair__35" original="E487.2e8d"> Some people began to believe that, contrary to traditional teaching, God did not intervene directly in human affairs. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.628a" id="affair__36" original="E391.-3b2e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://current-affairs" title="current affairs definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.628b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e5e" id="affair__37" original="E391.-3b2d"><span class="xh" id="affair__38"> current affairs </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://public-affairs" title="public affairs definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.628d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.54d9" id="affair__39" original="E4a5.4d04"><span class="xh" id="affair__40"> public affairs </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.628f" id="affair__41" original="E391.-3b2b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6290" id="affair__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="affair__43" original="E391.-3b29"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="affair__44" original="E391.-3b28"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affair__45" original="E391.-3b27"> an event that is talked about or can be described in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6294" id="affair__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6295" id="affair__47" original="E834.629c"><span class="x" id="affair__48" original="E834.629d"> It should be emphasized that the urbanization of Europe was a very uneven affair. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6297" id="affair__49" original="E834.629a"><span class="cf" id="affair__50" original="E487.2e8e"> in the <span class="exp" id="affair__51"> affair </span></span><span class="x" id="affair__52" original="E834.629b"> He resigned as Trade and Industry Minister after vehement criticism of his role in the Westland affair. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.629b" id="affair__53" original="E391.-3b1f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.629c" id="affair__54" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.629d" id="affair__55"><span class="v"><strong> affairs </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.629f" id="affair__57"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="affair__58" original="E391.-3b1c"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affair__59" original="E391.-3b1b"> matters connected with a person's or company's private business and financial situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62a2" id="affair__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62a3" id="affair__61" original="E834.629e"><span class="x" id="affair__62" original="E834.629f"> He had deliberately arranged his financial affairs so that she would not be able to make any claim on his death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62a5" id="affair__63" original="E834.62a0"><span class="cf" id="affair__64" original="E487.2e8f"><span class="exp" id="affair__65"> affair </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="affair__66" original="E834.62a1"> There were explicit instructions as to how the directors should conduct the affairs of the company. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62a9" id="affair__67" original="E391.-3b26"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62aa" id="affair__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="affair__69" original="E391.-3b24"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="affair__70" original="E487.2e90"><span class="exp" id="affair__71"> affair </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="def" id="affair__72" original="E391.-3b23"> a sexual relationship between two people, usually when at least one of them is married to somebody else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62af" id="affair__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b0" id="affair__74" original="E834.62a2"><span class="x" id="affair__75" original="E834.62a3"> Her husband discovered that she had been having an affair with a prominent man in the community. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF1" id="state1__378" original="E3a3.-46d7" sk="stateofaffairs"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF2" id="state1__379"><span class="idm" id="state1__380" original="E3a3.-46d6"> a state of affairs </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF4" id="state1__381"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF5" id="state1__382"><span class="def" id="state1__383" original="E3a3.-46d5"> a situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF7" id="state1__384"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF8" id="state1__385" original="E9a1.-7748"><span class="x" id="state1__386" original="E9a1.-7747"> She suggests a number of options to improve the current state of affairs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.8b2" id="affair__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affair" title="affair definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.8b3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.69c5" id="affair__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affair__87"> affair </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b7" hm="1" id="affect1" original="E391.-3afa" sum="942"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b8" id="affect1__1" original="E391.-3af9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b9" id="affect1__2" original="E391.-3af8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affect <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62c6" id="affect1__9" original="E391.-3aee"><span class="pos" id="affect1__10" original="E391.-3aed"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.533c" eid="affect1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-807" geo="br" id="affect1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://affect__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-804" geo="n_am" id="affect1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ab8" id="affect1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c65" form="root" id="affect1__17"><span class="vp" id="affect1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> affect </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c63" eid="affect1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c62" geo="br" id="affect1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://affect__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c5f" geo="n_am" id="affect1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c5c" form="thirdps" id="affect1__24"><span class="vp" id="affect1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> affects </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c5a" eid="affect1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c59" geo="br" id="affect1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affects__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affects__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affects__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c56" geo="n_am" id="affect1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affects__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affects__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affects__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c53" form="past" id="affect1__31"><span class="vp" id="affect1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> affected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c51" eid="affect1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c50" geo="br" id="affect1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c4d" geo="n_am" id="affect1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c4a" form="pastpart" id="affect1__38"><span class="vp" id="affect1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> affected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c48" eid="affect1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c47" geo="br" id="affect1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c44" geo="n_am" id="affect1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c41" form="prespart" id="affect1__45"><span class="vp" id="affect1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> affecting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c3f" eid="affect1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c3e" geo="br" id="affect1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affecting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affecting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affecting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c3b" geo="n_am" id="affect1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affecting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affecting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affecting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f2" id="affect1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f3" id="affect1__53" original="E391.-3ad0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f4" id="affect1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="affect1__55" original="E391.-3ace"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affect1__56" original="E391.-3acc"> to make a difference to somebody/something or to what somebody thinks or does </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f7" id="affect1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f8" id="affect1__58" original="E846.-76ad"><span class="cf" id="affect1__59" original="E391.-3acd"><span class="exp" id="affect1__60"> affect </span> something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="affect1__61" original="E846.-76ac"> These differences can affect the outcome of certain experiments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62fc" id="affect1__62" original="E846.-76af"><span class="cf" id="affect1__63" original="E832.-7a43"> be affected by something </span><span class="x" id="affect1__64" original="E846.-76ae"> Many countries were severely affected by the financial crisis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62ff" id="affect1__65" original="E846.-76aa"><span class="cf" id="affect1__66" original="E846.-76ab"><span class="exp" id="affect1__67"> affect </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="affect1__68" original="E846.-76a9"> The connections in a social network affect how people learn, form opinions and gather news. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6303" id="affect1__69" original="E846.-7625" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__70"> affect + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6305" id="affect1__71"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6306" id="affect1__72" original="E846.-7623"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6307" id="affect1__73"><span class="coll" id="affect1__74" original="E846.-7622"> outcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6309" id="affect1__75" original="E832.-7a42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.630a" id="affect1__76"><span class="coll" id="affect1__77" original="E832.-7a41"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.630c" id="affect1__78" original="E832.-7a40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.630d" id="affect1__79"><span class="coll" id="affect1__80" original="E832.-7a3f"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.630f" id="affect1__81" original="E832.-7a3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6310" id="affect1__82"><span class="coll" id="affect1__83" original="E832.-7a3d"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6312" id="affect1__84" original="E832.-7a3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6313" id="affect1__85"><span class="coll" id="affect1__86" original="E832.-7a3b"> ability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6315" id="affect1__87" original="E846.-7621"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6316" id="affect1__88"><span class="coll" id="affect1__89" original="E846.-7620"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6318" id="affect1__90" original="E846.-761f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6319" id="affect1__91"><span class="coll" id="affect1__92" original="E846.-761e"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.631b" id="affect1__93" original="E832.-7a3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.631c" id="affect1__94"><span class="coll" id="affect1__95" original="E832.-7a39"> decision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.631e" id="affect1__96" original="E832.-7a38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.631f" id="affect1__97"><span class="coll" id="affect1__98" original="E832.-7a37"> the way… </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6321" id="affect1__99" original="E846.-761d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6322" id="affect1__100" original="E846.-761c"><span class="x" id="affect1__101" original="E846.-761b"> Research suggests that effective training does affect motivation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6324" id="affect1__102" original="E832.-7a34"><span class="x" id="affect1__103" original="E832.-7a33"> Age was also shown to affect the ability to learn. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6326" id="affect1__104" original="E832.-7a32"><span class="x" id="affect1__105" original="E832.-7a31"> Such business culture has affected the ways in which Japanese firms lobby both at home and abroad. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6328" id="affect1__106" original="E846.-7618" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__107"> noun + affect </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632a" id="affect1__108"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632b" id="affect1__109" original="E846.-7616"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632c" id="affect1__110"><span class="coll" id="affect1__111" original="E846.-7615"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632e" id="affect1__112" original="E846.-7614"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632f" id="affect1__113"><span class="coll" id="affect1__114" original="E846.-7613"> decision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6331" id="affect1__115" original="E846.-7612"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6332" id="affect1__116"><span class="coll" id="affect1__117" original="E846.-7611"> change </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6334" id="affect1__118" original="E846.-7610"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6335" id="affect1__119" original="E846.-760f"><span class="x" id="affect1__120" original="E846.-760e"> Economic, social, academic and other environmental factors may affect school attendance. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6337" id="affect1__121" original="E846.-7642" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__122"> adverb + affect </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6339" id="affect1__123"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.633a" id="affect1__124" original="E846.-7640"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.633b" id="affect1__125"><span class="coll" id="affect1__126" original="E846.-763f"> adversely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.633d" id="affect1__127"><span class="coll" id="affect1__128" original="E846.-763e"> negatively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.633f" id="affect1__129"><span class="coll" id="affect1__130" original="E832.-7a27"> badly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6341" id="affect1__131" original="E832.-7a26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6342" id="affect1__132"><span class="coll" id="affect1__133" original="E832.-7a25"> positively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6344" id="affect1__134" original="E832.-7a24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6345" id="affect1__135"><span class="coll" id="affect1__136" original="E832.-7a23"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6347" id="affect1__137" original="E832.-7a22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6348" id="affect1__138"><span class="coll" id="affect1__139" original="E832.-7a21"> greatly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.634a" id="affect1__140"><span class="coll" id="affect1__141" original="E832.-7a20"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.634c" id="affect1__142" original="E846.-763d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.634d" id="affect1__143"><span class="coll" id="affect1__144" original="E846.-763c"> profoundly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.634f" id="affect1__145"><span class="coll" id="affect1__146" original="E832.-7a1f"> deeply </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6351" id="affect1__147"><span class="coll" id="affect1__148" original="E832.-7a1e"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6353" id="affect1__149" original="E832.-7a1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6354" id="affect1__150"><span class="coll" id="affect1__151" original="E832.-7a1c"> severely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6356" id="affect1__152"><span class="coll" id="affect1__153" original="E832.-7a1b"> seriously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6358" id="affect1__154" original="E846.-7639"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6359" id="affect1__155"><span class="coll" id="affect1__156" original="E846.-7638"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.635b" id="affect1__157" original="E832.-7a1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.635c" id="affect1__158"><span class="coll" id="affect1__159" original="E832.-7a19"> indirectly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.635e" id="affect1__160" original="E846.-7637"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.635f" id="affect1__161" original="E846.-7636"><span class="x" id="affect1__162" original="E846.-7635"> These molecules are significantly affected by the presence of the ion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6361" id="affect1__163" original="E832.-79c0"><span class="x" id="affect1__164" original="E832.-79bf"> Corn is severely affected by drought. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E851.-7c92" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E851.-7c91"><span class="h1" original="E851.-7c90"><ul class="inline" original="E851.-7c8f"><li class="li" original="E851.-7c8e"> effect </li><li class="li" original="E851.-7c8d"> affect </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E851.-7c8c"><li class="li" original="E851.-7c86"><span class="eb" original="E851.-7c85"> effect </span><span class="pos" original="E851.-7c84"> noun </span> a result or an influence: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E851.-7c83"><span class="x" original="E851.-7c82"> This section discusses the effects of information technology on strategy. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E851.-7c81"><span class="eb" original="E851.-7c80"> affect </span><span class="pos" original="E851.-7c7f"> verb </span> to have an influence on somebody/​something: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E851.-7c7e"><span class="x" original="E851.-7c7d"> A reduction of caterpillar prey has been shown to adversely affect some birds. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E851.-7c8b"><span class="eb" original="E851.-7c8a"> effect </span><span class="pos" original="E851.-7c89"> verb </span> to achieve or produce a result: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E851.-7c88"><span class="x" original="E851.-7c87"> To effect change does not necessarily require a great intellect as much as a brave one. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" original="E851.-7c77"> The noun <span class="eb" original="E851.-7c76"> affect </span> is a technical term in psychology. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6363" id="affect1__165" original="E391.-3acb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="affect1__166" original="E391.-3ac8"><span class="exp" id="affect1__167"> affect </span> something/somebody </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6366" id="affect1__168"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="affect1__169" original="E391.-3ac7"> of a disease </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="affect1__170" original="E391.-3ac6"> to attack a part of the body; to make somebody become ill </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6369" id="affect1__171"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.636a" id="affect1__172" original="E846.-76a8"><span class="x" id="affect1__173" original="E846.-76a7"> Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that predominantly affects synovial joints. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.636c" id="affect1__174" original="E846.-76a6"><span class="x" id="affect1__175" original="E846.-76a5"> Affected individuals lack the enzyme to process fructose. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.636e" id="affect1__176" original="E832.-7a30" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__177"> noun + affect </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6370" id="affect1__178"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6371" id="affect1__179" original="E832.-7a2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6372" id="affect1__180"><span class="coll" id="affect1__181" original="E832.-7a2d"> condition </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6374" id="affect1__182"><span class="coll" id="affect1__183" original="E832.-7a2c"> disease </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6376" id="affect1__184"><span class="coll" id="affect1__185" original="E832.-7a2b"> disorder </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6378" id="affect1__186" original="E832.-7a2a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6379" id="affect1__187" original="E832.-7a29"><span class="x" id="affect1__188" original="E832.-7a28"> Skin disorders can affect all parts of the body. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.637b" id="affect1__189" original="E832.-7a18" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__190"> adverb + affect </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.637d" id="affect1__191"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.637e" id="affect1__192" original="E832.-79be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.637f" id="affect1__193"><span class="coll" id="affect1__194" original="E832.-79bd"> adversely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6381" id="affect1__195" original="E832.-79bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6382" id="affect1__196"><span class="coll" id="affect1__197" original="E832.-79bb"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6384" id="affect1__198" original="E832.-79ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6385" id="affect1__199"><span class="coll" id="affect1__200" original="E832.-79b9"> severely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6387" id="affect1__201" original="E832.-7a16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6388" id="affect1__202"><span class="coll" id="affect1__203" original="E832.-7a15"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.638a" id="affect1__204"><span class="coll" id="affect1__205" original="E832.-7a14"> predominantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.638c" id="affect1__206"><span class="coll" id="affect1__207" original="E832.-7a13"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.638e" id="affect1__208" original="E832.-7a12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.638f" id="affect1__209"><span class="coll" id="affect1__210" original="E832.-7a11"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6391" id="affect1__211"><span class="coll" id="affect1__212" original="E832.-7a10"> typically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6393" id="affect1__213" original="E832.-7a0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6394" id="affect1__214"><span class="coll" id="affect1__215" original="E832.-7a0e"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6396" id="affect1__216" original="E832.-7a0d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6397" id="affect1__217" original="E846.-7513"><span class="x" id="affect1__218" original="E846.-7512"> Malnutrition can adversely affect both the structure and function of skeletal muscle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6399" id="affect1__219" original="E832.-7a0c"><span class="x" id="affect1__220" original="E832.-7a0b"> The condition mainly affects young adults. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.639b" id="affect1__221" original="E391.-3ac5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="affect1__222" original="E391.-3ac4"> be affected by something </span><span class="def" id="affect1__223" original="E391.-3ac1"> if you are affected by an event, it makes you feel very sad </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.639e" id="affect1__224"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.639f" id="affect1__225" original="E846.-76a4"><span class="x" id="affect1__226" original="E846.-76a3"> Kennedy was deeply affected by the death of his third child. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a8f" id="affect1__227" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="affect1__228"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a91" id="affect1__229" original="E846.-7627"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__230" original="E846.-7626"> affect + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a93" id="affect1__231" original="E846.-7625"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a94" id="affect1__232" original="E846.-7623"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a95" id="affect1__233" original="E846.-7622"><span class="coll" id="affect1__234"> outcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a97" id="affect1__235" original="E832.-7a42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a98" id="affect1__236" original="E832.-7a41"><span class="coll" id="affect1__237"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a9a" id="affect1__238" original="E832.-7a40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a9b" id="affect1__239" original="E832.-7a3f"><span class="coll" id="affect1__240"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a9d" id="affect1__241" original="E832.-7a3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a9e" id="affect1__242" original="E832.-7a3d"><span class="coll" id="affect1__243"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa0" id="affect1__244" original="E832.-7a3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa1" id="affect1__245" original="E832.-7a3b"><span class="coll" id="affect1__246"> ability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa3" id="affect1__247" original="E846.-7621"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa4" id="affect1__248" original="E846.-7620"><span class="coll" id="affect1__249"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa6" id="affect1__250" original="E846.-761f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa7" id="affect1__251" original="E846.-761e"><span class="coll" id="affect1__252"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa9" id="affect1__253" original="E832.-7a3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aaa" id="affect1__254" original="E832.-7a39"><span class="coll" id="affect1__255"> decision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aac" id="affect1__256" original="E832.-7a38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aad" id="affect1__257" original="E832.-7a37"><span class="coll" id="affect1__258"> the way… </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aaf" id="affect1__259" original="E846.-761d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab0" id="affect1__260" original="E846.-761c"><span class="x" id="affect1__261" original="E846.-761b"> Research suggests that effective training does affect motivation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab2" id="affect1__262" original="E832.-7a34"><span class="x" id="affect1__263" original="E832.-7a33"> Age was also shown to affect the ability to learn. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab4" id="affect1__264" original="E832.-7a32"><span class="x" id="affect1__265" original="E832.-7a31"> Such business culture has affected the ways in which Japanese firms lobby both at home and abroad. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab6" id="affect1__266" original="E846.-761a"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__267" original="E846.-7619"> noun + affect </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab8" id="affect1__268" original="E846.-7618"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab9" id="affect1__269" original="E846.-7616"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aba" id="affect1__270" original="E846.-7615"><span class="coll" id="affect1__271"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4abc" id="affect1__272" original="E846.-7614"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4abd" id="affect1__273" original="E846.-7613"><span class="coll" id="affect1__274"> decision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4abf" id="affect1__275" original="E846.-7612"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac0" id="affect1__276" original="E846.-7611"><span class="coll" id="affect1__277"> change </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac2" id="affect1__278" original="E846.-7610"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac3" id="affect1__279" original="E846.-760f"><span class="x" id="affect1__280" original="E846.-760e"> Economic, social, academic and other environmental factors may affect school attendance. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac5" id="affect1__281" original="E832.-7a30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac6" id="affect1__282" original="E832.-7a2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac7" id="affect1__283" original="E832.-7a2d"><span class="coll" id="affect1__284"> condition </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac9" id="affect1__285" original="E832.-7a2c"><span class="coll" id="affect1__286"> disease </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4acb" id="affect1__287" original="E832.-7a2b"><span class="coll" id="affect1__288"> disorder </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4acd" id="affect1__289" original="E832.-7a2a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ace" id="affect1__290" original="E832.-7a29"><span class="x" id="affect1__291" original="E832.-7a28"> Skin disorders can affect all parts of the body. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad0" id="affect1__292" original="E846.-7644"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__293" original="E846.-7643"> adverb + affect </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad2" id="affect1__294" original="E846.-7642"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad3" id="affect1__295" original="E846.-7640"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad4" id="affect1__296" original="E846.-763f"><span class="coll" id="affect1__297"> adversely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad6" id="affect1__298" original="E846.-763e"><span class="coll" id="affect1__299"> negatively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad8" id="affect1__300" original="E832.-7a27"><span class="coll" id="affect1__301"> badly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ada" id="affect1__302" original="E832.-7a26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4adb" id="affect1__303" original="E832.-7a25"><span class="coll" id="affect1__304"> positively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4add" id="affect1__305" original="E832.-7a24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ade" id="affect1__306" original="E832.-7a23"><span class="coll" id="affect1__307"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae0" id="affect1__308" original="E832.-7a22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae1" id="affect1__309" original="E832.-7a21"><span class="coll" id="affect1__310"> greatly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae3" id="affect1__311" original="E832.-7a20"><span class="coll" id="affect1__312"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae5" id="affect1__313" original="E846.-763d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae6" id="affect1__314" original="E846.-763c"><span class="coll" id="affect1__315"> profoundly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae8" id="affect1__316" original="E832.-7a1f"><span class="coll" id="affect1__317"> deeply </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aea" id="affect1__318" original="E832.-7a1e"><span class="coll" id="affect1__319"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aec" id="affect1__320" original="E832.-7a1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aed" id="affect1__321" original="E832.-7a1c"><span class="coll" id="affect1__322"> severely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aef" id="affect1__323" original="E832.-7a1b"><span class="coll" id="affect1__324"> seriously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af1" id="affect1__325" original="E846.-7639"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af2" id="affect1__326" original="E846.-7638"><span class="coll" id="affect1__327"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af4" id="affect1__328" original="E832.-7a1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af5" id="affect1__329" original="E832.-7a19"><span class="coll" id="affect1__330"> indirectly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af7" id="affect1__331" original="E846.-7637"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af8" id="affect1__332" original="E846.-7636"><span class="x" id="affect1__333" original="E846.-7635"> These molecules are significantly affected by the presence of the ion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4afa" id="affect1__334" original="E832.-79c0"><span class="x" id="affect1__335" original="E832.-79bf"> Corn is severely affected by drought. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4afc" id="affect1__336" original="E832.-7a18"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4afd" id="affect1__337" original="E832.-79be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4afe" id="affect1__338" original="E832.-79bd"><span class="coll" id="affect1__339"> adversely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b00" id="affect1__340" original="E832.-79bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b01" id="affect1__341" original="E832.-79bb"><span class="coll" id="affect1__342"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b03" id="affect1__343" original="E832.-79ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b04" id="affect1__344" original="E832.-79b9"><span class="coll" id="affect1__345"> severely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b06" id="affect1__346" original="E832.-7a16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b07" id="affect1__347" original="E832.-7a15"><span class="coll" id="affect1__348"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b09" id="affect1__349" original="E832.-7a14"><span class="coll" id="affect1__350"> predominantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b0b" id="affect1__351" original="E832.-7a13"><span class="coll" id="affect1__352"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b0d" id="affect1__353" original="E832.-7a12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b0e" id="affect1__354" original="E832.-7a11"><span class="coll" id="affect1__355"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b10" id="affect1__356" original="E832.-7a10"><span class="coll" id="affect1__357"> typically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b12" id="affect1__358" original="E832.-7a0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b13" id="affect1__359" original="E832.-7a0e"><span class="coll" id="affect1__360"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b15" id="affect1__361" original="E832.-7a0d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b16" id="affect1__362" original="E846.-7513"><span class="x" id="affect1__363" original="E846.-7512"> Malnutrition can adversely affect both the structure and function of skeletal muscle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b18" id="affect1__364" original="E832.-7a0c"><span class="x" id="affect1__365" original="E832.-7a0b"> The condition mainly affects young adults. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.939" id="affect1__366" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affect" title="affect definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.93a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6a45" id="affect1__367" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affect1__368"> affect </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63a1" hm="2" id="affect2" original="E83d.-79f3" sum="325"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63a2" id="affect2__1" original="E83d.-79f2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63a3" id="affect2__2" original="E83d.-79f1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affect <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ad" id="affect2__6" original="E83d.-79ea"><span class="pos" id="affect2__7" original="E83d.-79e9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5343" eid="affect2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-801" geo="br" id="affect2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://affect__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7fe" geo="n_am" id="affect2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affect2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63af" id="affect2__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="affect2__14" original="E83d.-79e7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b1" id="affect2__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="affect2__16" subj="psych"> psychology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b3" id="affect2__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b4" id="affect2__18" original="E83d.-79e6"><span class="def" id="affect2__19" original="E83d.-79e2"> desire or emotion, especially in relation to how they influence your thoughts or behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b6" id="affect2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b7" id="affect2__21" original="E83d.-79c5"><span class="x" id="affect2__22" original="E83d.-79c4"> This scale was used to measure positive and negative affect in three categories: facial display, vocalizations and body movement. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.9fe" id="affect2__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affect" title="affect definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.9ff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6a45" id="affect2__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affect2__25"> affect </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affection
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b9" id="affection" original="E391.-3a7a" sum="642"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ba" id="affection__1" original="E391.-3a79"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63bb" id="affection__2" original="E391.-3a78"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affection </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63c6" id="affection__7" original="E391.-3a70"><span class="pos" id="affection__8" original="E391.-3a6f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.534a" eid="affection__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-70e" geo="br" id="affection__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affection__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affection__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affection__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affection__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-70b" geo="n_am" id="affection__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affection__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affection__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affection__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affection__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63c8" id="affection__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63c9" id="affection__15" original="E391.-3a6e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ca" id="affection__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="affection__17" original="E391.-3a6c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="affection__18" original="E391.-3a6b"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affection__19" original="E391.-3a6a"> the feeling of liking or loving somebody/something very much and caring about them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ce" id="affection__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63cf" id="affection__21" original="E834.62b2"><span class="x" id="affection__22" original="E834.62b3"> Nalivkin received many awards and was held in great affection by his students and colleagues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d1" id="affection__23" original="E834.62b4"><span class="cf" id="affection__24" original="E391.-3a69"><span class="exp" id="affection__25"> affection </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="affection__26" original="E834.62b5"> Scottish writers seem to have retained an affection for their home country. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d5" id="affection__27" original="E391.-3a68"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d6" id="affection__28" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d7" id="affection__29"><span class="v"><strong> affections </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d9" id="affection__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="affection__32" original="E391.-3a65"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affection__33" original="E391.-3a61"> a person's feelings of love </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63dc" id="affection__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63dd" id="affection__35" original="E834.62b6"><span class="x" id="affection__36" original="E834.62b7"> Edward Ferrars in ‘Sense and Sensibility’ gains Elinor's affections while secretly engaged to Lucy Steele. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.a17" id="affection__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affection" title="affection definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.a18" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6b09" id="affection__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affection__39"> affection </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affective
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63df" id="affective" original="E391.-3a4b" sum="386"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63e0" id="affective__1" original="E391.-3a4a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63e1" id="affective__2" original="E391.-3a49"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affective </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63e9" id="affective__4" original="E391.-3a44"><span class="pos" id="affective__5" original="E391.-3a43"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5351" eid="affective__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-684" geo="br" id="affective__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affective__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affective__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affective__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-681" geo="n_am" id="affective__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affective__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affective__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affective__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://affective__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63eb" id="affective__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ec" id="affective__12" original="E391.-3a40"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ed" id="affective__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="affective__14" original="E846.-7302"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affective__15" original="E391.-3a3f"> connected with emotions and attitudes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f0" id="affective__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f1" id="affective__17" original="E846.-7301"><span class="x" id="affective__18" original="E846.-7300"> Values are affective because they are linked to our feelings about things. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f3" id="affective__19" original="E846.-72ff"><span class="x" id="affective__20" original="E846.-72fe"> Some affective disorders are characterized mainly by the season in which they occur. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f5" id="affective__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f6" id="affective__22" original="E391.-3a3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f7" id="affective__23"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" corpus_freq="186" id="affective__24" original="E391.-3a3d"> affectively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ff" id="affective__25" original="E391.-3a39"><span class="pos" id="affective__26" original="E391.-3a38"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5352" eid="affective__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-67e" geo="br" id="affective__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affective__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affectively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affectively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affectively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-67b" geo="n_am" id="affective__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affective__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfektɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affectively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affectively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affectively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6401" id="affective__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6402" id="affective__33" original="E846.-72fd"><span class="x" id="affective__34" original="E846.-72fc"> Students who are affectively engaged at school hold positive attitudes towards academic activities. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.a3e" id="affective__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affective" title="affective definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.a3f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6b6c" id="affective__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affective__37"> affective </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affiliate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6404" hm="1" id="affiliate1" original="E391.-3a27" sum="931"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6405" id="affiliate1__1" original="E391.-3a26"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6406" id="affiliate1__2" original="E391.-3a25"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affiliate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6413" id="affiliate1__9" original="E391.-3a1d"><span class="pos" id="affiliate1__10" original="E391.-3a1c"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.640d" eid="affiliate1__11" original="E391.-39ff" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-62a" geo="br" id="affiliate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-627" geo="n_am" id="affiliate1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3a8a" id="affiliate1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c38" form="root" id="affiliate1__17"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> affiliate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c36" eid="affiliate1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c35" geo="br" id="affiliate1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c32" geo="n_am" id="affiliate1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c2f" form="thirdps" id="affiliate1__24"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> affiliates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c2d" eid="affiliate1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c2c" geo="br" id="affiliate1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c29" geo="n_am" id="affiliate1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c26" form="past" id="affiliate1__31"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> affiliated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c24" eid="affiliate1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c23" geo="br" id="affiliate1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c20" geo="n_am" id="affiliate1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c1d" form="pastpart" id="affiliate1__38"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> affiliated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c1b" eid="affiliate1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c1a" geo="br" id="affiliate1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c17" geo="n_am" id="affiliate1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c14" form="prespart" id="affiliate1__45"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> affiliating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c12" eid="affiliate1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c11" geo="br" id="affiliate1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c0e" geo="n_am" id="affiliate1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.643f" id="affiliate1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6440" id="affiliate1__53" original="E391.-39fc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6441" id="affiliate1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="affiliate1__55" original="E391.-39fa"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="affiliate1__56" original="E391.-39f9"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="affiliate1__57" original="E834.65a3"><span class="exp" id="affiliate1__58"> affiliate </span> somebody/something (with/to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="affiliate1__59" original="E391.-39f7"> to link a group, a company or an organization very closely with another, larger one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6447" id="affiliate1__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6448" id="affiliate1__61" original="E834.65a6"><span class="x" id="affiliate1__62" original="E834.65a7"> The Trades Union Congress (TUC), to which many unions are affiliated, was formed in 1868. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.644a" id="affiliate1__63" original="E834.65a4"><span class="x" id="affiliate1__64" original="E834.65a5"> Foreign ownership is the percentage of shares owned by foreign companies and individuals that are not affiliated with the group. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.644c" id="affiliate1__65" original="E391.-39f6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.644d" id="affiliate1__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="affiliate1__67" original="E391.-39f3"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="affiliate1__68" original="E391.-39f4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="affiliate1__69" original="E834.65a8"><span class="exp" id="affiliate1__70"> affiliate </span> (yourself) (with somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="affiliate1__71" original="E391.-39f1"> to join, be connected with or support a group or organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6453" id="affiliate1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6454" id="affiliate1__73" original="E834.65a9"><span class="x" id="affiliate1__74" original="E834.65aa"> Soldiers who entered the service during the Carter and Reagan years were particularly likely to affiliate with the Republican Party. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6456" id="affiliate1__75" original="E834.65ab"><span class="x" id="affiliate1__76" original="E834.65ac"> Individuals affiliate themselves with other individuals like themselves. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.a9c" id="affiliate1__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affiliate_1" title="affiliate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.a9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6ba0" id="affiliate1__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affiliate1__79"> affiliate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6458" hm="2" id="affiliate2" original="E391.-39f0" sum="379"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6459" id="affiliate2__1" original="E391.-39ef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.645a" id="affiliate2__2" original="E391.-39ee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affiliate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6465" id="affiliate2__7" original="E391.-39e6"><span class="pos" id="affiliate2__8" original="E391.-39e5"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.645f" eid="affiliate2__9" original="E391.-39e3" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-624" geo="br" id="affiliate2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪliət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://affiliate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-621" geo="n_am" id="affiliate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliate2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪliət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://affiliate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6467" id="affiliate2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6468" id="affiliate2__15" original="E391.-39e4"><span class="cf" id="affiliate2__16" original="E487.2e97"><span class="exp" id="affiliate2__17"> affiliate </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="affiliate2__18" original="E391.-39e0"> a company or an organization that is connected with or controlled by another, larger one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.646c" id="affiliate2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.646d" id="affiliate2__20" original="E834.65ad"><span class="x" id="affiliate2__21" original="E834.65ae"> Volvo Trucks North America is an affiliate of the Swedish multinational firm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.646f" id="affiliate2__22" original="E834.65af"><span class="x" id="affiliate2__23" original="E834.65b0"> Most recording companies also had an affiliate in Los Angeles, to be close to the movie industry. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affiliated
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6471" id="affiliated" original="E391.-39df" sum="306"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6472" id="affiliated__1" original="E391.-39de"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6473" id="affiliated__2" original="E391.-39dd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affiliated </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.647b" id="affiliated__4" original="E391.-39d6"><span class="pos" id="affiliated__5" original="E391.-39d5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.535f" eid="affiliated__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5e2" geo="br" id="affiliated__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliated__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5df" geo="n_am" id="affiliated__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliated__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪlieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.647d" id="affiliated__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="affiliated__12" original="E391.-39d3"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.647f" id="affiliated__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6480" id="affiliated__14" original="E391.-39d2"><span class="def" id="affiliated__15" original="E391.-39d1"> closely connected with or controlled by a group or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6482" id="affiliated__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6483" id="affiliated__17" original="E834.65b1"><span class="x" id="affiliated__18" original="E834.65b2"> The London head office presided over a network of wholly owned branches and affiliated companies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ae1" id="affiliated__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affiliated" title="affiliated definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ae2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6bf6" id="affiliated__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affiliated__21"> affiliated </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affiliation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6485" id="affiliation" original="E391.-39cd" sum="673"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6486" id="affiliation__1" original="E391.-39cc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6487" id="affiliation__2" original="E391.-39cb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affiliation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6492" id="affiliation__7" original="E391.-39c3"><span class="pos" id="affiliation__8" original="E391.-39c2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5366" eid="affiliation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5c4" geo="br" id="affiliation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌfɪliˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5c1" geo="n_am" id="affiliation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affiliation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌfɪliˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affiliation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6494" id="affiliation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="affiliation__15" original="E391.-39c0"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="affiliation__16" original="E391.-39bf"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6497" id="affiliation__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6498" id="affiliation__18" original="E391.-39bd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="affiliation__19" original="E487.2e98"><span class="exp" id="affiliation__20"> affiliation </span> (with somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="affiliation__21" original="E391.-39bc"> a person's connection with a political party, religion, group of people, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.649c" id="affiliation__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.649d" id="affiliation__23" original="E834.65b7"><span class="x" id="affiliation__24" original="E834.65b8"> Teens may be attracted to gangs because of a need for affiliation with others who share similar attitudes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.649f" id="affiliation__25" original="E834.65b5"><span class="x" id="affiliation__26" original="E834.65b6"> Approximately one third of interviewees could be classified as ‘other’, including those with no current religious affiliation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64a1" id="affiliation__27" original="E391.-39bb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="affiliation__28" original="E487.2e99"><span class="exp" id="affiliation__29"> affiliation </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="affiliation__30" original="E391.-39ba"> a person or group's official connection with an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64a5" id="affiliation__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64a6" id="affiliation__32" original="E487.2e9a"><span class="x" id="affiliation__33" original="E487.2e9b"> Trade unions have a long history of affiliation to the Labour Party. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.afd" id="affiliation__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affiliation" title="affiliation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.afe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6c0b" id="affiliation__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affiliation__36"> affiliation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affinity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64a8" id="affinity" original="E391.-39b9" sum="1071"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64a9" id="affinity__1" original="E391.-39b8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64aa" id="affinity__2" original="E391.-39b7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affinity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64b5" id="affinity__7" original="E391.-39af"><span class="pos" id="affinity__8" original="E391.-39ae"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.536d" eid="affinity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-59a" geo="br" id="affinity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affinity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪnəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affin/affinity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affin/affinity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affinity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-597" geo="n_am" id="affinity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affinity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɪnəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affin/affinity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affin/affinity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affinity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64b7" id="affinity__14" original="E391.-39ad"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64ba" form="pl" id="affinity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="affinity__16" original="E391.-39a9"> affinities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64bc" id="affinity__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="affinity__18" original="E391.-39a7" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64be" id="affinity__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64bf" id="affinity__20" original="E391.-39a6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64c0" id="affinity__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="affinity__22" original="E391.-39a4"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affinity__23" original="E391.-39a1"> a strong feeling that you understand and like somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64c3" id="affinity__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64c4" id="affinity__25" original="E852.24fa"><span class="cf" id="affinity__26" original="E391.-39a3"><span class="exp" id="affinity__27"> affinity </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="affinity__28" original="E852.24fb"> There is a great affinity for horse racing in Hong Kong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64c8" id="affinity__29" original="E852.24fe"><span class="cf" id="affinity__30" original="E586.-7c43"><span class="exp" id="affinity__31"> affinity </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="affinity__32" original="E852.24ff"> Rochester seems to have felt a special affinity with his pet monkey. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64cc" id="affinity__33" original="E391.-399d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64cd" id="affinity__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="affinity__35" original="E391.-399a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affinity__36" original="E391.-3997"> a close relationship between two people or things that have similar qualities, structures or features </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64d0" id="affinity__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64d1" id="affinity__38" original="E852.2500"><span class="cf" id="affinity__39" original="E391.-3999"><span class="exp" id="affinity__40"> affinity </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="affinity__41" original="E852.2501"> The ideals of 20th century Communism had many affinities with ancient Spartan society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64d5" id="affinity__42" original="E852.2502"><span class="cf" id="affinity__43" original="E391.-3998"><span class="exp" id="affinity__44"> affinity </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="affinity__45" original="E852.2503"> There is a historical affinity between American patriotism and baseball. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64d9" id="affinity__46" original="E852.2504"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64da" id="affinity__47"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="affinity__48" original="E852.2506"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64dc" id="affinity__49"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="affinity__50" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="affinity__51" original="E852.2509"> the degree to which one substance will <a class="ndv" href="entry://associate" id="affinity__52"> associate </a> or combine with another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64e0" id="affinity__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64e1" id="affinity__54" original="E586.-7c41"><span class="x" id="affinity__55" original="E586.-7c40"> The bacterial proteins bind to these molecules with high affinity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64e3" id="affinity__56" original="E852.250a"><span class="cf" id="affinity__57" original="E852.2508"><span class="exp" id="affinity__58"> affinity </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="affinity__59" original="E852.250b"> One part of the molecule has an affinity to water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64e7" id="affinity__60" original="E852.250c"><span class="cf" id="affinity__61" original="E586.-7c3f"><span class="exp" id="affinity__62"> affinity </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="affinity__63" original="E852.250d"> Carbon monoxide has a 240 times greater affinity for Hb than oxygen. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b28" id="affinity__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affinity" title="affinity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b29" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6c2b" id="affinity__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affinity__66"> affinity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affirm
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64eb" id="affirm" original="E391.-397b" sum="730"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64ec" id="affirm__1" original="E391.-397a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64ed" id="affirm__2" original="E391.-3979"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affirm </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64fb" id="affirm__9" original="E391.-396f"><span class="pos" id="affirm__10" original="E391.-396e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5374" eid="affirm__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-54a" geo="br" id="affirm__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-547" geo="n_am" id="affirm__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3a5c" id="affirm__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c0b" form="root" id="affirm__17"><span class="vp" id="affirm__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> affirm </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c09" eid="affirm__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c08" geo="br" id="affirm__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c05" geo="n_am" id="affirm__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c02" form="thirdps" id="affirm__24"><span class="vp" id="affirm__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> affirms </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c00" eid="affirm__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bff" geo="br" id="affirm__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirms__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirms__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bfc" geo="n_am" id="affirm__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːrmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirms__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirms__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf9" form="past" id="affirm__31"><span class="vp" id="affirm__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> affirmed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf7" eid="affirm__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf6" geo="br" id="affirm__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf3" geo="n_am" id="affirm__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf0" form="pastpart" id="affirm__38"><span class="vp" id="affirm__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> affirmed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bee" eid="affirm__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bed" geo="br" id="affirm__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bea" geo="n_am" id="affirm__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7be7" form="prespart" id="affirm__45"><span class="vp" id="affirm__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> affirming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7be5" eid="affirm__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7be4" geo="br" id="affirm__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7be1" geo="n_am" id="affirm__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirm__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːrmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.652c" id="affirm__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.652d" id="affirm__53" original="E391.-394f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="affirm__54" original="E391.-394e"> to state firmly or publicly that something is true or that you support something strongly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.652f" id="affirm__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6530" id="affirm__56" original="E853.-6be6"><span class="cf" id="affirm__57" original="E391.-394a"><span class="exp" id="affirm__58"> affirm </span> something </span><span class="x" id="affirm__59" original="E853.-6be5"> Jones affirms the importance of oral history in expanding the historical record. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6534" id="affirm__60" original="E487.2ea0"><span class="cf" id="affirm__61" original="E487.2e9f"><span class="exp" id="affirm__62"> affirm </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="affirm__63" original="E487.2ea1"> They affirmed that policies were to be judged by their contribution to social justice. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6538" id="affirm__64" original="E391.-394d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confirm" title="confirm definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6539" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-176a" id="affirm__65" original="E391.-394c"><span class="xh" id="affirm__66"> confirm </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.653c" id="affirm__67" original="E487.2ea2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.653d" id="affirm__68"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="affirm__69" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="affirm__70" original="E487.2ea5"> to accept or confirm that a judgment or agreement is valid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6540" id="affirm__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6541" id="affirm__72" original="E487.2ea7"><span class="cf" id="affirm__73" original="E487.2ea6"><span class="exp" id="affirm__74"> affirm </span> something </span><span class="x" id="affirm__75" original="E487.2ea8"> The Court of Appeal affirmed a decision of the High Court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6545" id="affirm__76" original="E487.2ea9"><span class="cf" id="affirm__77" original="E391.-3949"><span class="exp" id="affirm__78"> affirm </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="affirm__79" original="E487.2eaa"> The court affirmed that the maintenance of the children was the primary obligation of their natural father. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b99" id="affirm__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affirm" title="affirm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b9a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6c7a" id="affirm__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affirm__82"> affirm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affirmation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6549" id="affirmation" original="E853.-6bd4" sum="467"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.654a" id="affirmation__1" original="E853.-6bd5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.654b" id="affirmation__2" original="E853.-6bd3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affirmation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6557" id="affirmation__7" original="E853.-6bcb"><span class="pos" id="affirmation__8" original="E853.-6bca"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.537b" eid="affirmation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4f2" geo="br" id="affirmation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirmation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæfəˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4ee" geo="n_am" id="affirmation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirmation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæfərˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6559" id="affirmation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.655a" id="affirmation__15" original="E853.-6bc9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.655b" id="affirmation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="affirmation__17" original="E853.-6bc7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="affirmation__18" original="E853.-6bc6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="affirmation__19" original="E47f.2014"><span class="exp" id="affirmation__20"> affirmation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="affirmation__21" original="E853.-6bc5"> the action or process of <a class="ndv" href="entry://affirming" id="affirmation__22"> affirming </a> something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6562" id="affirmation__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6563" id="affirmation__24" original="E853.-6bc2"><span class="x" id="affirmation__25" original="E853.-6bc1"> ‘It's a Wonderful Life’ manages a convincing and moving affirmation of the values of bourgeois family life. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6565" id="affirmation__26" original="E853.-6bc0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6566" id="affirmation__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="affirmation__28" original="E853.-6bbe"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="affirmation__29" original="E853.-6bbd"> emotional support or encouragement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6569" id="affirmation__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.656a" id="affirmation__31" original="E853.-6bbc"><span class="x" id="affirmation__32" original="E853.-6bbb"> The peer group provides a milieu in which young people can attain affirmation (Rubin, 1985, pp. 109-111). </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affirmative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.656c" id="affirmative" original="E391.-393b" sum="532"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.656d" id="affirmative__1" original="E391.-393a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.656e" id="affirmative__2" original="E391.-3939"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affirmative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6577" id="affirmative__4" original="E391.-3933"><span class="pos" id="affirmative__5" original="E391.-3932"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5384" eid="affirmative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4b6" geo="br" id="affirmative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirmative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːmətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4b2" geo="n_am" id="affirmative__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirmative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːrmətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6579" id="affirmative__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.657a" id="affirmative__12" original="E391.-3931"><span class="def" id="affirmative__13" original="E391.-392e"> expressing agreement or the answer <span class="dh" id="affirmative__14" original="E487.2eb4"> yes </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.657d" id="affirmative__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.657e" id="affirmative__16" original="E853.-6be0"><span class="x" id="affirmative__17" original="E853.-6bdf"> Providing affirmative responses such as ‘uh huh’, ‘yes’ or ‘OK’ is thought to bias interviewees' answers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6580" id="affirmative__18" original="E853.-6bde"><span class="x" id="affirmative__19" original="E853.-6bdd"> Subjects are asked to arrange the statements in eleven piles ranging from opinions most strongly affirmative to those most strongly negative. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6582" id="affirmative__20" original="E391.-392c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://negative1" title="negative1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6583" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.1c06" id="affirmative__21" original="E391.-392b"><span class="xh" id="affirmative__22"> negative </span><span class="xhm" id="affirmative__23"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6587" id="affirmative__24" original="E487.2ec5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affirmative-action" title="affirmative action definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6588" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.659a" id="affirmative__25" original="E487.2ec6"><span class="xh" id="affirmative__26"> affirmative action </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.658a" id="affirmative__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.658b" id="affirmative__28" original="E391.-3929"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.658c" id="affirmative__29"><span class="dr" id="affirmative__30" original="E391.-3928"> affirmatively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6595" id="affirmative__31" original="E391.-3924"><span class="pos" id="affirmative__32" original="E391.-3923"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5385" eid="affirmative__33" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4bc" geo="br" id="affirmative__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirmative__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːmətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmatively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmatively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmatively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4b9" geo="n_am" id="affirmative__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirmative__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɜːrmətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmatively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmatively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmatively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6597" id="affirmative__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6598" id="affirmative__39" original="E853.-6bdc"><span class="x" id="affirmative__40" original="E853.-6bdb"> Those who replied affirmatively were asked an additional question. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.bec" id="affirmative__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affirmative_1" title="affirmative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.bed" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6cc5" id="affirmative__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affirmative__43"> affirmative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affirmative action
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.659a" id="affirmative-action" original="E391.-390e" sum="533"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.659b" id="affirmative-action__1" original="E391.-390d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.659c" id="affirmative-action__2" original="E391.-390c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affirmative action </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a3" id="affirmative-action__4" original="E391.-3901"><span class="pos" id="affirmative-action__5" original="E391.-3900"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7340" eid="affirmative-action__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-477" geo="br" id="affirmative-action__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirmative-action__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌfɜːmətɪv ˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmative_action_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmative_action_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmative_action_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-474" geo="n_am" id="affirmative-action__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affirmative-action__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌfɜːrmətɪv ˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmative_action_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmative_action_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://affirmative_action_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a5" id="affirmative-action__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="affirmative-action__12" original="E391.-38fe"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a7" id="affirmative-action__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a8" id="affirmative-action__14" original="E391.-38fd"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a9" id="affirmative-action__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="affirmative-action__16" original="E487.2ecf"> in the US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="affirmative-action__17" original="E391.-38fc"> the practice or policy of making sure that a particular number of jobs, etc. are given to people from particular groups based on their race, sex, etc., in order to make results for all groups in society more equal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65ac" id="affirmative-action__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65ad" id="affirmative-action__19" original="E853.-6bd7"><span class="x" id="affirmative-action__20" original="E853.-6bd6"> Affirmative action programs seeking to redress racial imbalances in employment contributed to the reduction in racial earnings gaps. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c1e" id="affirmative-action__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affirmative-action" title="affirmative action definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c1f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6d0a" id="affirmative-action__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affirmative-action__23"> affirmative action </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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affluent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65af" id="affluent" original="E391.-3866" sum="467"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65b0" id="affluent__1" original="E391.-3865"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65b1" id="affluent__2" original="E391.-3864"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> affluent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65b9" id="affluent__4" original="E391.-385f"><span class="pos" id="affluent__5" original="E391.-385e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5394" eid="affluent__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-375" geo="br" id="affluent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affluent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæfluənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/afflu/affluent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/afflu/affluent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affluent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-372" geo="n_am" id="affluent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affluent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæfluənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/afflu/affluent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/afflu/affluent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affluent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65bb" id="affluent__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65bc" id="affluent__12" original="E391.-385b"><span class="def" id="affluent__13" original="E391.-385a"> having a lot of money and a good standard of living </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65be" id="affluent__14" original="E391.-3859" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prosperous" title="prosperous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65bf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.49f2" id="affluent__15" original="E391.-3858"><span class="xh" id="affluent__16"> prosperous </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://wealthy" title="wealthy definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.189a" id="affluent__17" original="E391.-3856"><span class="xh" id="affluent__18"> wealthy </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c4" id="affluent__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c5" id="affluent__20" original="E853.-6b41"><span class="x" id="affluent__21" original="E853.-6b40"> In modern, affluent societies, the average large supermarket offers shoppers about 40 000 different lines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c7" id="affluent__22" original="E853.-6b3f"><span class="x" id="affluent__23" original="E853.-6b3e"> Mainstream banks in most western countries have targeted relatively affluent individuals with a steady source of income. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c9" id="affluent__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65ca" id="affluent__25" original="E391.-3854"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65cb" id="affluent__26"><span class="dr" id="affluent__27" original="E391.-3853"> affluence </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65d3" id="affluent__28" original="E391.-384f"><span class="pos" id="affluent__29" original="E391.-384e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5395" eid="affluent__30" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36f" geo="br" id="affluent__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affluent__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæfluəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/afflu/affluence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/afflu/affluence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affluence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36c" geo="n_am" id="affluent__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="affluent__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæfluəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/afflu/affluence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/afflu/affluence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affluence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65d5" id="affluent__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="affluent__36" original="E391.-384c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65d7" id="affluent__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65d8" id="affluent__38" original="E853.-6b3d"><span class="x" id="affluent__39" original="E853.-6b3c"> Since the 1960s, awareness of how global affluence and poverty are interrelated has increased. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65da" id="affluent__40" original="E391.-384b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prosperity" title="prosperity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65db" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.49d4" id="affluent__41" original="E391.-384a"><span class="xh" id="affluent__42"> prosperity </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c36" id="affluent__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affluent" title="affluent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c37" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6dca" id="affluent__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affluent__45"> affluent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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afford
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65dd" id="afford" original="E391.-3848" sum="1553"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65de" id="afford__1" original="E391.-3847"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65df" id="afford__2" original="E391.-3846"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> afford </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65ed" id="afford__9" original="E391.-383c"><span class="pos" id="afford__10" original="E391.-383b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53a2" eid="afford__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2d9" geo="br" id="afford__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/afford__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afford__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://afford__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2d6" geo="n_am" id="afford__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/afford__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afford__us_1.ogg" href="sound://afford__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3a2e" id="afford__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b9d" form="root" id="afford__17"><span class="vp" id="afford__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> afford </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b9b" eid="afford__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b9a" geo="br" id="afford__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/afford__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afford__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://afford__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b97" geo="n_am" id="afford__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/afford__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afford__us_1.ogg" href="sound://afford__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b94" form="thirdps" id="afford__24"><span class="vp" id="afford__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> affords </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b92" eid="afford__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b91" geo="br" id="afford__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affords__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affords__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affords__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b8e" geo="n_am" id="afford__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affords__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affords__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affords__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b8b" form="past" id="afford__31"><span class="vp" id="afford__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> afforded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b89" eid="afford__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b88" geo="br" id="afford__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/afforded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afforded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://afforded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b85" geo="n_am" id="afford__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/afforded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afforded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://afforded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b82" form="pastpart" id="afford__38"><span class="vp" id="afford__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> afforded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b80" eid="afford__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b7f" geo="br" id="afford__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/afforded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afforded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://afforded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b7c" geo="n_am" id="afford__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/afforded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afforded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://afforded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b79" form="prespart" id="afford__45"><span class="vp" id="afford__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> affording </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b77" eid="afford__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b76" geo="br" id="afford__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affording__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affording__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affording__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b73" geo="n_am" id="afford__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affording__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affording__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affording__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.661e" id="afford__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.661f" id="afford__53" original="E391.-381e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6620" id="afford__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="afford__55" original="E391.-381c"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="afford__56" original="E391.-381b"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> usually used with <span class="ei" id="afford__57" original="E391.-381a"> can </span> , <span class="ei" id="afford__58" original="E391.-3819"> could </span> or <span class="ei" id="afford__59" original="E391.-3818"> be able to </span> , especially in negative sentences or questions <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="afford__60" original="E391.-3817"> to have enough money or time to be able to buy or to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6627" id="afford__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6628" id="afford__62" original="E824.-7adc"><span class="cf" id="afford__63" original="E391.-3816"><span class="exp" id="afford__64"> afford </span> something </span><span class="x" id="afford__65" original="E824.-7adb"> The Russian economy could not afford new guns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.662c" id="afford__66" original="E824.-7ad2"><span class="cf" id="afford__67" original="E391.-3815"><span class="exp" id="afford__68"> afford </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="afford__69" original="E824.-7ad1"> Low-income households cannot afford to own private vehicles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6630" id="afford__70" original="E824.-7ad6"><span class="x" id="afford__71" original="E824.-7ad5"> They cannot afford to take time from work to schedule a visit to a physician. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6632" id="afford__72" original="E824.-7ad0"><span class="cf" id="afford__73" original="E391.-3814"><span class="exp" id="afford__74"> afford </span> something to do something </span><span class="x" id="afford__75" original="E824.-7acf"> They were the only states that could afford the military means to fight the kind of large-scale wars that were occurring. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6636" id="afford__76" original="E391.-3813"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6637" id="afford__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="afford__78" original="E391.-3811"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="afford__79" original="E391.-380b"><span class="exp" id="afford__80"> afford </span> to do something </span><span class="use" id="afford__81" original="E391.-3810"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> usually used with <span class="ei" id="afford__82" original="E391.-380f"> can </span> or <span class="ei" id="afford__83" original="E391.-380e"> could </span> , especially in negative sentences and questions <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="afford__84" original="E391.-380d"> if you say that you <span class="dh" id="afford__85" original="E391.-380c"> cannot afford </span> to do something, you mean that you should not do it because it will cause problems for you if you do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6640" id="afford__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6641" id="afford__87" original="E824.-7ace"><span class="x" id="afford__88" original="E824.-7acd"> No firm could afford to ignore actual or potential competitors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6643" id="afford__89" original="E824.-7acc"><span class="x" id="afford__90" original="E824.-7acb"> Small-scale societies can ill afford to lose valuable productive group members. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6645" id="afford__91" original="E391.-3807"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6646" id="afford__92"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="afford__93" original="E391.-3805" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="afford__94" original="E391.-3804"> to provide somebody with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6649" id="afford__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.664a" id="afford__96" original="E824.-7ac8"><span class="cf" id="afford__97" original="E391.-3803"><span class="exp" id="afford__98"> afford </span> something </span><span class="x" id="afford__99" original="E824.-7ac7"> Human rights afford protection to all individuals in peace and war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.664e" id="afford__100" original="E824.-7aca"><span class="cf" id="afford__101" original="E391.-3802"><span class="exp" id="afford__102"> afford </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="afford__103" original="E824.-7ac9"> They were not afforded the luxury of central air-conditioning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6652" id="afford__104" original="E824.-7ac6"><span class="x" id="afford__105" original="E824.-7ac5"> A cursory interview with an asylum seeker affords the individual no real chance to participate in or influence the outcome. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6654" id="afford__106"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6655" id="afford__107" original="E391.-3801"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6656" id="afford__108"><span class="dr" id="afford__109" original="E391.-3800"> affordability </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.665f" id="afford__110" original="E391.-37fc"><span class="pos" id="afford__111" original="E391.-37fb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53a3" eid="afford__112" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2ef" geo="br" id="afford__113" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__114"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌfɔːdəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affordability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affordability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2eb" geo="n_am" id="afford__115" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__116"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌfɔːrdəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affordability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affordability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6661" id="afford__117"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="afford__118" original="E391.-37f9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6663" id="afford__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6664" id="afford__120" original="E465.62d3"><span class="cf" id="afford__121" original="E465.62d2"><span class="exp"> affordability </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="afford__122" original="E465.62d4"> There is a need for improvement in the accessibility and affordability of cancer treatments. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6667" id="afford__123"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6668" id="afford__124" original="E391.-37f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6669" id="afford__125"><span class="dr" id="afford__126" original="E391.-37f7"> affordable </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6672" id="afford__127" original="E498.-322b"><span class="pos" id="afford__128" original="E498.-322a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53a4" eid="afford__129" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2e7" geo="br" id="afford__130" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__131"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːdəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affordable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affordable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2e3" geo="n_am" id="afford__132" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__133"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrdəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affordable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affordable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6674" id="afford__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6675" id="afford__135" original="E824.-7ac2"><span class="x" id="afford__136" original="E824.-7ac1"> Lack of affordable housing is having a severe impact on low-income families. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6677" id="afford__137"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6678" id="afford__138" original="E391.-37ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6679" id="afford__139"><span class="dr" id="afford__140" original="E391.-37ed"> affordably </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6682" id="afford__141" original="E498.-3229"><span class="pos" id="afford__142" original="E498.-3228"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53a5" eid="afford__143" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2df" geo="br" id="afford__144" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__145"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːdəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affordably__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordably__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://affordably__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2dc" geo="n_am" id="afford__146" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afford__147"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrdəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affordably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordably__us_1.ogg" href="sound://affordably__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6684" id="afford__148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6685" id="afford__149" original="E824.-7ac0"><span class="x" id="afford__150" original="E824.-7abf"> They were also able to price the product range affordably. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c9c" id="afford__151" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://afford" title="afford definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6dfb" id="afford__152" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="afford__153"> afford </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aforementioned
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6687" id="aforementioned" original="E391.-36d9" sum="421"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6688" id="aforementioned__1" original="E391.-36d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6689" id="aforementioned__2" original="E391.-36d7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aforementioned </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66a0" id="aforementioned__6" original="E391.-36cb"><span class="pos" id="aforementioned__7" original="E391.-36ca"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53c2" eid="aforementioned__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6d8a" geo="br" id="aforementioned__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːmenʃənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aforementioned__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6d8d" geo="n_am" id="aforementioned__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrmenʃənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aforementioned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6d90" geo="br" id="aforementioned__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌfɔːˈmenʃənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aforementioned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6d93" geo="n_am" id="aforementioned__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌfɔːrˈmenʃənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__us_2.ogg" href="sound://aforementioned__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6694" id="aforementioned__17" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6695" id="aforementioned__18"><span class="v"><strong> aforesaid </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6697" eid="aforementioned__20" original="E391.-36d0" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6698" geo="br" id="aforementioned__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːsed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/afo/afore/aforesaid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforesaid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aforesaid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.669b" geo="n_am" id="aforementioned__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfɔːrsed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/afo/afore/aforesaid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforesaid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aforesaid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66a2" id="aforementioned__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="aforementioned__28" original="E391.-36c8"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66a4" id="aforementioned__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="aforementioned__30" original="E46b.1b85" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="sep"> or </span><span class="subj" id="aforementioned__32" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66a8" id="aforementioned__33"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66a9" id="aforementioned__34" original="E391.-36c4"><span class="def" id="aforementioned__35" original="E391.-36c3"> mentioned before, in an earlier sentence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ab" id="aforementioned__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ac" id="aforementioned__37" original="E46b.1b88"><span class="x" id="aforementioned__38" original="E46b.1b89"> Future research should further evaluate whether the aforementioned characteristics are associated with longevity beyond the average life expectancy. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d2f" id="aforementioned__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aforementioned" title="aforementioned definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d30" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6ff2" id="aforementioned__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aforementioned__41"> aforementioned </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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afraid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ae" id="afraid" original="E391.-3696" sum="1232"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66af" id="afraid__1" original="E391.-3695"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66b0" id="afraid__2" original="E391.-3694"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> afraid </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66b8" id="afraid__4" original="E391.-368f"><span class="pos" id="afraid__5" original="E391.-368e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53cb" eid="afraid__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-54fe" geo="br" id="afraid__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afraid__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/afr/afrai/afraid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/afr/afrai/afraid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://afraid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-54fb" geo="n_am" id="afraid__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afraid__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈfreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/afr/afrai/afraid__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/afr/afrai/afraid__us_2.ogg" href="sound://afraid__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ba" id="afraid__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="afraid__12" original="E391.-368c"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66bc" id="afraid__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66bd" id="afraid__14" original="E391.-3686"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="afraid__15" original="E391.-3685"> worried about what might happen; unwilling to do something because of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66bf" id="afraid__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66c0" id="afraid__17" original="E833.-47ae"><span class="cf" id="afraid__18" original="E391.-3684"><span class="exp" id="afraid__19"> afraid </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="afraid__20" original="E833.-47ad"> Some of the participants were afraid of appearing racist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66c4" id="afraid__21" original="E833.-47ac"><span class="x" id="afraid__22" original="E833.-47ab"> The British government was afraid of seeing Ireland claim independence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66c6" id="afraid__23" original="E833.-47aa"><span class="cf" id="afraid__24" original="E391.-3683"><span class="exp" id="afraid__25"> afraid </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="afraid__26" original="E833.-47a9"> The students were not afraid to express their opinions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ca" id="afraid__27" original="E833.-47a8"><span class="cf" id="afraid__28" original="E391.-3682"><span class="exp" id="afraid__29"> afraid </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="afraid__30" original="E833.-47a7"> Some Western countries were afraid that their economies would suffer from China's fast growth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ce" id="afraid__31" original="E391.-368b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="afraid__32" original="E391.-368a"> feeling fear; frightened because you think that you might be hurt or suffer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66d0" id="afraid__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66d1" id="afraid__34" original="E833.-47a6"><span class="x" id="afraid__35" original="E833.-47a5"> ‘All of us were afraid,’ one demonstrator recalled, ‘but we went and did it anyway.’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66d3" id="afraid__36" original="E833.-47a4"><span class="cf" id="afraid__37" original="E391.-3689"><span class="exp" id="afraid__38"> afraid </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="afraid__39" original="E833.-47a3"> She was afraid of her husband. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66d7" id="afraid__40" original="E833.-47a2"><span class="cf" id="afraid__41" original="E391.-3688"><span class="exp" id="afraid__42"> afraid </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="afraid__43" original="E833.-47a1"> 26.9% of respondents reported being very afraid of getting cervical cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66db" id="afraid__44" original="E833.-47a0"><span class="cf" id="afraid__45" original="E391.-3687"><span class="exp" id="afraid__46"> afraid </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="afraid__47" original="E833.-479f"> The intersection was so busy and obviously dangerous that parents were afraid to send their children to school. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66df" id="afraid__48" original="E391.-3681"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="afraid__49" original="E391.-3680"><span class="exp" id="afraid__50"> afraid </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="afraid__51" original="E391.-367f"> worried or frightened that something unpleasant, dangerous, etc. will happen to a particular person or thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e3" id="afraid__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e4" id="afraid__53" original="E833.-479e"><span class="x" id="afraid__54" original="E833.-479d"> Such news releases made Americans afraid for their physical and cultural security. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d47" id="afraid__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://afraid" title="afraid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d48" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7042" id="afraid__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="afraid__57"> afraid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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after
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e6" hm="1" id="after1" original="E391.-3581" sum="2365"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e7" id="after1__1" original="E391.-3580"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e8" id="after1__2" original="E391.-357f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> after <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f1" id="after1__4" original="E391.-3579"><span class="pos" id="after1__5" original="E391.-3578"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53d2" eid="after1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-546e" geo="br" id="after1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="after1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːftə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://after__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-546a" geo="n_am" id="after1__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="after1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæftər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aft/after/after__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__us_2.ogg" href="sound://after__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f3" id="after1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f4" id="after1__12" original="E391.-3577"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="after1__13" original="E391.-3576"> later than something; following something in time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f6" id="after1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f7" id="after1__15" original="E824.-7abc"><span class="x" id="after1__16" original="E824.-7abb"> The Chapelhouse Estate was built shortly after the First World War. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f9" id="after1__17" original="E824.-7aba"><span class="x" id="after1__18" original="E824.-7ab9"> A new bill was introduced and received a favourable vote soon after that. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66fb" id="after1__19" original="E824.-7ab4"><span class="x" id="after1__20" original="E824.-7ab3"> The committee failed to reach agreement on the issue after three hours of discussion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66fd" id="after1__21" original="E824.-7ab8"><span class="x" id="after1__22" original="E824.-7ab7"> It was not until the day after Truman's meeting with Molotov that he was first briefed about the bomb. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ff" id="after1__23" original="E824.-7ab6"><span class="x" id="after1__24" original="E824.-7ab5"> Steve James's ‘Hoop Dreams' (1994) became an international hit after winning an award at the Sundance Film Festival. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6701" id="after1__25" original="E391.-3573"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6702" id="after1__26" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6703" id="after1__27"><span class="v"><strong> … after… </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="after1__29" original="E391.-3571"> used to show that something happens many times or continuously </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6706" id="after1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6707" id="after1__31" original="E465.62d5"><span class="x" id="after1__32" original="E465.62d6"> The company began to lose $100 million per day, day after day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6709" id="after1__33" original="E465.62d7"><span class="x" id="after1__34" original="E465.62d8"> It was soon discovered that growing a cereal crop on the same land year after year impoverished the soil. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.670b" id="after1__35" original="E824.-7ab2"><span class="x" id="after1__36" original="E824.-7ab1"> A recipe ensures that a given dish can be prepared in a consistent way time after time. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.670d" id="after1__37" original="E391.-356c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="after1__38" original="E391.-356b"> next to and following somebody/something in order or importance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.670f" id="after1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6710" id="after1__40" original="E824.-7aae"><span class="x" id="after1__41" original="E824.-7aad"> The object is the noun phrase that comes after the verb in English. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6712" id="after1__42" original="E824.-7aac"><span class="x" id="after1__43" original="E824.-7aab"> The Imperial Library at St Petersburg with its million titles ranked third in the world after the Bibliothèque Nationale and the British Museum. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6714" id="after1__44" original="E391.-356a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="after1__45" original="E391.-3569"> in contrast to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6716" id="after1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6717" id="after1__47" original="E824.-7aaa"><span class="x" id="after1__48" original="E824.-7aa9"> The employees welcomed change after so many years of reckless ‘entrepreneurship’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6719" id="after1__49" original="E391.-3560"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="after1__50" original="E391.-355f"> in the style of somebody/something; following the example of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.671b" id="after1__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.671c" id="after1__52" original="E824.-7aa2"><span class="x" id="after1__53" original="E824.-7aa1"> They fashioned themselves after the Greek style. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.671e" id="after1__54" original="E824.-7a9e"><span class="x" id="after1__55" original="E824.-7a9d"> The gods awarded the country to Athena, who named the city Athens after herself. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6720" id="after1__56" original="E391.-355e"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6721" id="after1__57" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6722" id="after1__58"><span class="v"><strong> after- </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="after1__60" original="E391.-355c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in adjectives <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="after1__61" original="E391.-355b"> happening or done later than the time or event mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6726" id="after1__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6727" id="after1__63" original="E824.-7a9c"><span class="x" id="after1__64" original="E824.-7a9b"> Children need to be occupied during the after-school hours. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6729" id="after1__65" original="E824.-7a9a"><span class="x" id="after1__66" original="E824.-7a99"> Simon gave an appreciative after-dinner speech about his father. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.672b" id="after1__67" original="E391.-3564"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="after1__68" original="E391.-3563"> trying to find or catch somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.672d" id="after1__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.672e" id="after1__70" original="E824.-7aa4"><span class="x" id="after1__71" original="E824.-7aa3"> The attraction of chasing after something new is always strong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6730" id="after1__72" original="E824.-7aa6"><span class="x" id="after1__73" original="E824.-7aa5"> The man ran from us as if the wolves were after him. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6732" id="after1__74" original="E391.-355a"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6733" id="after1__75" original="E391.-3559" sk="afterall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6734" id="after1__76"><span class="idm" id="after1__77" original="E391.-3558"> after all </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6736" id="after1__78"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6737" id="after1__79" original="E391.-3557"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="after1__80" original="E391.-3556"> despite what has been said or expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6739" id="after1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.673a" id="after1__82" original="E824.-7a98"><span class="x" id="after1__83" original="E824.-7a97"> The aggrieved employee may change their mind and decide to pursue a formal complaint after all. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.673c" id="after1__84" original="E391.-3555"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="after1__85" original="E391.-3554"> used when you are explaining something, or giving a reason </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.673e" id="after1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.673f" id="after1__87" original="E824.-7a96"><span class="x" id="after1__88" original="E824.-7a95"> The Internet, after all, is the very embodiment of globalization: it is everywhere and it does everything. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d83" id="after1__89" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://after_1" title="after definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d84" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7217" id="after1__90" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="after1__91"> after </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6741" hm="2" id="after2" original="E391.-354b" sum="380"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6742" id="after2__1" original="E391.-354a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6743" id="after2__2" original="E391.-3549"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> after <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.674c" id="after2__4" original="E391.-3543"><span class="pos" id="after2__5" original="E391.-3542"> conjunction </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53db" eid="after2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5466" geo="br" id="after2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="after2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːftə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://after__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5462" geo="n_am" id="after2__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="after2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæftər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aft/after/after__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__us_2.ogg" href="sound://after__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.674e" id="after2__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.674f" id="after2__12" original="E391.-3541"><span class="def" id="after2__13" original="E391.-3540"> at a time later than something; when something has finished </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6751" id="after2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6752" id="after2__15" original="E824.-7a92"><span class="x" id="after2__16" original="E824.-7a91"> She re-examined the data many years after the original research had been carried out. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6754" id="after2__17" original="E824.-7a94"><span class="x" id="after2__18" original="E824.-7a93"> The Act was eventually passed after a Law Commission Report in 1989 recommended that this area of law be reformed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.de3" id="after2__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://after_1" title="after definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.de4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7217" id="after2__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="after2__21"> after </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6756" hm="3" id="after3" original="E391.-353f" sum="216"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6757" id="after3__1" original="E391.-353e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6758" id="after3__2" original="E391.-353d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> after <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6761" id="after3__4" original="E391.-3537"><span class="pos" id="after3__5" original="E391.-3536"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53e4" eid="after3__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-545e" geo="br" id="after3__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="after3__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːftə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://after__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-545a" geo="n_am" id="after3__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="after3__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæftər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aft/after/after__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__us_2.ogg" href="sound://after__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6763" id="after3__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6764" id="after3__12" original="E391.-3535"><span class="def" id="after3__13" original="E391.-3534"> later in time; afterwards </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6766" id="after3__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6767" id="after3__15" original="E848.-6e26"><span class="x" id="after3__16" original="E848.-6e25"> These developments were followed, soon after, by the final collapse of the agreement. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.dfd" id="after3__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://after_1" title="after definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.dfe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7217" id="after3__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="after3__19"> after </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aftermath
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6769" id="aftermath" original="E391.-34a5" sum="488"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.676a" id="aftermath__1" original="E391.-34a4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.676b" id="aftermath__2" original="E391.-34a3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aftermath </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.677a" id="aftermath__7" original="E391.-349a"><span class="pos" id="aftermath__8" original="E391.-3499"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53ed" eid="aftermath__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4cc" geo="br" id="aftermath__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aftermath__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːftəmæθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/aftermath__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/aftermath__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aftermath__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4cf" geo="br" id="aftermath__12" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="aftermath__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːftəmɑːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/aftermath__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/aftermath__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aftermath__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4d3" geo="n_am" id="aftermath__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aftermath__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæftərmæθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aft/after/aftermath__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/aftermath__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aftermath__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.677c" id="aftermath__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="aftermath__17" original="E391.-3497"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.677e" id="aftermath__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.677f" id="aftermath__19" original="E391.-3496"><span class="def" id="aftermath__20" original="E391.-3495"> the situation that exists as a result of an important (and usually unpleasant) event, especially a war, an accident, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6781" id="aftermath__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6782" id="aftermath__22" original="E824.-7a8e"><span class="x" id="aftermath__23" original="E824.-7a8d"> The American Revolution and its immediate aftermath presented many investment opportunities for merchants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6784" id="aftermath__24" original="E824.-7a90"><span class="cf" id="aftermath__25" original="E465.62d9"> in the <span class="exp" id="aftermath__26"> aftermath </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="aftermath__27" original="E824.-7a8f"> The legislation had been hurriedly passed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e1c" id="aftermath__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aftermath" title="aftermath definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e1d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.737a" id="aftermath__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aftermath__30"> aftermath </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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afterwards
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6788" id="afterwards" original="E391.-33eb" sum="354"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6789" id="afterwards__1" original="E391.-33ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.678a" id="afterwards__2" original="E391.-33e9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> afterwards </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6799" id="afterwards__4" original="E391.-33de"><span class="pos" id="afterwards__5" original="E391.-33dd"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53f8" eid="afterwards__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5348" geo="br" id="afterwards__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afterwards__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːftəwədz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/afterwards__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/afterwards__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://afterwards__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5345" geo="n_am" id="afterwards__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="afterwards__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæftərwərdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aft/after/afterwards__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/afterwards__us_2.ogg" href="sound://afterwards__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6f36" id="afterwards__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="afterwards__12" original="E391.-33e3"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6793" id="afterwards__13" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6797" id="afterwards__14"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6794" id="afterwards__15"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="afterwards__16" original="E391.-33e0"> North American English <span class="suffix"> usually </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> afterward </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.679b" id="afterwards__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.679c" id="afterwards__19" original="E391.-33dc"><span class="def" id="afterwards__20" original="E391.-33db"> at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.679e" id="afterwards__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.679f" id="afterwards__22" original="E824.-7a8c"><span class="x" id="afterwards__23" original="E824.-7a8b"> Afterwards, the figures increased to 11% and 21%, respectively. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a1" id="afterwards__24" original="E824.-7a8a"><span class="x" id="afterwards__25" original="E824.-7a89"> She arrived in the UK and gave birth to a child shortly afterwards. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e3c" id="afterwards__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://afterwards" title="afterwards definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e3d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7470" id="afterwards__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="afterwards__28"> afterwards </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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again
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a3" id="again" original="E391.-33a7" sum="1294"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a4" id="again__1" original="E391.-33a6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a5" id="again__2" original="E391.-33a5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> again </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b2" id="again__4" original="E391.-339d"><span class="pos" id="again__5" original="E391.-339c"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a7" eid="again__6" original="E391.-33a3" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.727" geo="br" id="again__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="again__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡen <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aga/again/again__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/again__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://again__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.72a" geo="n_am" id="again__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="again__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡen <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aga/again/again__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/again__us_1.ogg" href="sound://again__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.72d" geo="br" id="again__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="again__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aga/again/again__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/again__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://again__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.730" geo="n_am" id="again__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="again__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aga/again/again__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/again__us_2.ogg" href="sound://again__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b4" id="again__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b5" id="again__16" original="E391.-339b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="again__17" original="E391.-339a"> one more time; on another occasion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b7" id="again__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b8" id="again__19" original="E824.-7a84"><span class="x" id="again__20" original="E824.-7a83"> He was very pleased to see Byron again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ba" id="again__21" original="E824.-7a80"><span class="x" id="again__22" original="E824.-7a7f"> They needed to ensure that the Great Depression of the 1930s would not happen again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67bc" id="again__23" original="E824.-7a7c"><span class="cf" id="again__24" original="E465.62e2"> all over <span class="exp" id="again__25"> again </span></span><span class="x" id="again__26" original="E824.-7a7b"> Each day, the schedule starts all over again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67c0" id="again__27" original="E465.62e4"><span class="cf" id="again__28" original="E465.62e3"><span class="exp" id="again__29"> again </span> and <span class="exp" id="again__30"> again </span></span><span class="x" id="again__31" original="E465.62e5"> Scientific methods have been shown to work again and again. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67c5" id="again__32" original="E391.-3399"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="again__33" original="E391.-3398"> showing that somebody/something is in the same place or state that they were in originally </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67c7" id="again__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67c8" id="again__35" original="E824.-7a76"><span class="x" id="again__36" original="E824.-7a75"> When the price of a commodity rose, consumers bought less of it, which tended to bring the price down again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ca" id="again__37" original="E824.-7a78"><span class="cf" id="again__38" original="E465.62e6"> back <span class="exp" id="again__39"> again </span></span><span class="x" id="again__40" original="E824.-7a77"> The swing from peak to trough and back again is called the business cycle. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ce" id="again__41" original="E391.-3395"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="again__42" original="E391.-3394"> used to show that a comment or fact is connected with what you have just said </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d0" id="again__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d1" id="again__44" original="E824.-7a70"><span class="x" id="again__45" original="E824.-7a6f"> American education is highly fragmented, and again, geography education is no exception. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d3" id="again__46" original="E391.-3393"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="again__47" original="E391.-3392"> then <span class="exp" id="again__48"> again </span></span><span class="def" id="again__49" original="E391.-3391"> used to introduce a fact or an opinion that contrasts with what you have just said </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d7" id="again__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d8" id="again__51" original="E824.-7a6e"><span class="x" id="again__52" original="E824.-7a6d"> Employees may be inspired by a shared framework of values—but, then again, they may not. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF1" id="once1__42" original="E395.-1485" sk="onceagain"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF2" id="once1__43"><span class="idm" id="once1__44" original="E395.-1484"> once again </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="once1__45" original="E395.-1483"> once more </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF5" id="once1__46"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF6" id="once1__47"><span class="def" id="once1__48" original="E395.-1482"> one more time; another time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF8" id="once1__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF9" id="once1__50" original="E8af.-1f45"><span class="x" id="once1__51" original="E8af.-1f44"> Once again, he has been admitted to hospital. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF11" id="once1__52" original="E8af.-1f43"><span class="x" id="once1__53" original="E8af.-1f42"> If passenger demand picks up once more, the airline may seek to increase its capacity by ordering more aircraft. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e5a" id="again__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://again" title="again definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e5b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.74c8" id="again__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="again__67"> again </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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against
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67e0" id="against" original="E391.-3381" sum="2213"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67e1" id="against__1" original="E391.-3380"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67e2" id="against__2" original="E391.-337f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> against </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ef" id="against__4" original="E391.-3377"><span class="pos" id="against__5" original="E391.-3376"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67e4" eid="against__6" original="E391.-337d" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c0" geo="br" id="against__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="against__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aga/again/against__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/against__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://against__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c3" geo="n_am" id="against__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="against__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aga/again/against__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/against__us_1.ogg" href="sound://against__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c6" geo="br" id="against__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="against__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡeɪnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aga/again/against__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/against__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://against__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c9" geo="n_am" id="against__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="against__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡeɪnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aga/again/against__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/against__us_2.ogg" href="sound://against__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="un" id="against__15" original="E391.-3375" un="help"> For the special uses of <span class="eb" id="against__16" original="E391.-3374"> against </span> in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example <span class="eb" id="against__17" original="E391.-3373"> count against somebody </span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" id="against__18" original="E391.-3372"> count </span> . </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67f5" id="against__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67f6" id="against__20" original="E391.-3371"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="against__21" original="E391.-3370"> opposing or disagreeing with somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67f8" id="against__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67f9" id="against__23" original="E824.-7a64"><span class="x" id="against__24" original="E824.-7a63"> The European Council made the fight against terrorism a priority objective. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67fb" id="against__25" original="E824.-7a6a"><span class="x" id="against__26" original="E824.-7a69"> Gender discrimination exists in society but it is against the law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67fd" id="against__27" original="E824.-7a60"><span class="x" id="against__28" original="E824.-7a5f"> She claimed she was forced into the marriage against her will. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ff" id="against__29" original="E824.-7a68"><span class="x" id="against__30" original="E824.-7a67"> The Ministry of Education decided against publishing the report. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6801" id="against__31" original="E465.62f6"><span class="cf" id="against__32" original="E465.62f5"> for or <span class="exp" id="against__33"> against </span></span><span class="x" id="against__34" original="E465.62f7"> There is no evidence for or against this proposition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6805" id="against__35" original="E391.-336f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="against__36" original="E391.-336e"> not to the advantage or favour of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6807" id="against__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6808" id="against__38" original="E824.-7a5a"><span class="x" id="against__39" original="E824.-7a59"> Socrates' association with such a man counted against him at the philosopher’s trial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.680a" id="against__40" original="E824.-7a5c"><span class="x" id="against__41" original="E824.-7a5b"> The packages of drugs removed from his stomach were entered in evidence against him. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.680c" id="against__42" original="E391.-336d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://for" title="for definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.680d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-15bc" id="against__43" original="E391.-336c"><span class="xh" id="against__44"> for </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6810" id="against__45" original="E391.-3368"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="against__46" original="E391.-3367"> close to, touching or hitting somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6812" id="against__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6813" id="against__48" original="E824.-7a58"><span class="x" id="against__49" original="E824.-7a57"> The picture showed a relaxed-looking executive, leaning against a door frame. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6815" id="against__50" original="E824.-7a56"><span class="x" id="against__51" original="E824.-7a55"> A child also redirects anger when he slams an object or his hand against a wall. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6817" id="against__52" original="E391.-3366"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="against__53" original="E391.-3365"> in order to prevent something from happening or to reduce the damage caused by something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6819" id="against__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.681a" id="against__55" original="E824.-7a4a"><span class="x" id="against__56" original="E824.-7a49"> Effective vaccines against these diseases are desperately needed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.681c" id="against__57" original="E824.-7a54"><span class="x" id="against__58" original="E824.-7a53"> Defence against biological attacks requires rapid detection of disease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.681e" id="against__59" original="E824.-7a52"><span class="x" id="against__60" original="E824.-7a51"> This article considers whether leisure-time physical activity protects against shoulder pain at work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6820" id="against__61" original="E824.-7a50"><span class="x" id="against__62" original="E824.-7a4f"> The wetlands and barrier islands formerly provided some protection for New Orleans against hurricane winds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6822" id="against__63" original="E824.-7a4c"><span class="x" id="against__64" original="E824.-7a4b"> Most people take out some kind of insurance policy against fire, theft and so forth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6824" id="against__65" original="E391.-3364"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="against__66" original="E391.-3363"> with something in the background, as a contrast </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6826" id="against__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6827" id="against__68" original="E824.-7a46"><span class="x" id="against__69" original="E824.-7a45"> Images of the elephants in grasslands silhouetted against Kilimanjaro presented a powerful image for raising funds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6829" id="against__70" original="E824.-7a48"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.682a" id="against__71"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="against__72" original="E391.-3361" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="against__73" original="E824.-7a47"> Britain's democratic stability since 1918 has been achieved against a background of relative decline. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.682d" id="against__74" original="E391.-3360"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="against__75" original="E391.-335f"> used when you are comparing two things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.682f" id="against__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6830" id="against__77" original="E824.-7a44"><span class="x" id="against__78" original="E824.-7a43"> These costs must be weighed against the likely benefits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6832" id="against__79" original="E824.-7a42"><span class="x" id="against__80" original="E824.-7a41"> The scanned fingerprints are checked against police and immigration records. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6834" id="against__81" original="E824.-7a40"><span class="x" id="against__82" original="E824.-7a3f"> The value of the euro has increased rapidly against the dollar. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF1" id="as3__123" original="E391.48e1" sk="asagainst"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF2" id="as3__124"><span class="idm" id="as3__125" original="E391.48e2"> as against something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF4" id="as3__126"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF5" id="as3__127"><span class="def" id="as3__128" original="E391.48e3"> in contrast with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF7" id="as3__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF8" id="as3__130" original="E834.-2dd5"><span class="x" id="as3__131" original="E834.-2dd4"> It is predicted that by 2020, about 40% of India's population will be living in cities, as against 28% today. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ea0" id="against__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://against" title="against definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ea1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7511" id="against__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="against__94"> against </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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age
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.683b" hm="1" id="age1" original="E391.-32cd" sum="2639"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.683c" id="age1__1" original="E391.-32cc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.683d" id="age1__2" original="E391.-32cb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> age <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6848" id="age1__7" original="E391.-32c0"><span class="pos" id="age1__8" original="E391.-32bf"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53ff" eid="age1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.8d9" geo="br" id="age1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://age__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.8dc" geo="n_am" id="age1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/age__/age__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__us_1.ogg" href="sound://age__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.684a" id="age1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.684b" id="age1__15" original="E391.-32be"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.684c" id="age1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="age1__17" original="E391.-32bc"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="age1__18" original="E391.-32bb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="age1__19" original="E391.-32ba"> the number of years that a person has lived or a thing has existed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6850" id="age1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6851" id="age1__21" original="E833.-44b8"><span class="x" id="age1__22" original="E833.-44b7"> Each child's exact age was used in all analyses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6853" id="age1__23" original="E833.-44b6"><span class="x" id="age1__24" original="E833.-44b5"> Participant age ranged from 3.67 to 17.66 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6855" id="age1__25" original="E833.-44b4"><span class="cf" id="age1__26" original="E834.-3848"><span class="exp" id="age1__27"> age </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="age1__28" original="E833.-44b3"> The average age of those factories was 16 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6859" id="age1__29" original="E640.-30b2"><span class="cf" id="age1__30" original="E833.-44af"> at… <span class="exp" id="age1__31"> age </span></span><span class="x" id="age1__32" original="E640.-30b1"> Women have tended to marry at younger ages than men. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.685d" id="age1__33" original="E833.-44b1"><span class="cf" id="age1__34" original="E833.-44b2"> at the <span class="exp" id="age1__35"> age </span> of… </span><span class="x" id="age1__36" original="E833.-44b0"> Ronald Coase received the Nobel Prize at the age of 80. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6861" id="age1__37" original="E833.-44ab"><span class="cf" id="age1__38" original="E833.-44ac"> over/under the <span class="exp" id="age1__39"> age </span> of… </span><span class="x" id="age1__40" original="E833.-44aa"> All male citizens over the age of thirty were eligible to serve on juries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6865" id="age1__41" original="E833.-44a6"><span class="cf" id="age1__42" original="E833.-44a9"> of… <span class="exp" id="age1__43"> age </span></span><span class="x" id="age1__44" original="E833.-44a5"> The incidence of depression has been increasing in recent years in people of all ages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6869" id="age1__45" original="E833.-44a3"><span class="cf" id="age1__46" original="E833.-44a4"> … years/months/days of <span class="exp" id="age1__47"> age </span></span><span class="x" id="age1__48" original="E833.-44a2"> In the UK, one third of men over 75 years of age report some form of disability. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.686d" id="age1__49" original="E833.-448e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__50"> adjective + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.686f" id="age1__51"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6870" id="age1__52" original="E833.-448d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6871" id="age1__53"><span class="coll" id="age1__54" original="E833.-448c"> old </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6873" id="age1__55" original="E833.-448b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6874" id="age1__56"><span class="coll" id="age1__57" original="E833.-448a"> young </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6876" id="age1__58" original="E833.-4489"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6877" id="age1__59"><span class="coll" id="age1__60" original="E833.-4488"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6879" id="age1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.687a" id="age1__62" original="E833.-4484"><span class="x" id="age1__63" original="E833.-4483"> He was orphaned at a young age. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.687c" id="age1__64" original="E833.-4480" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__65"> adjective + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.687e" id="age1__66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.687f" id="age1__67" original="E833.-4463"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6880" id="age1__68"><span class="coll" id="age1__69" original="E833.-4462"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6882" id="age1__70" original="E833.-4461"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6883" id="age1__71"><span class="coll" id="age1__72" original="E833.-4460"> late </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6885" id="age1__73" original="E833.-446a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6886" id="age1__74"><span class="coll" id="age1__75" original="E833.-4469"> advanced </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6888" id="age1__76" original="E833.-447e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6889" id="age1__77"><span class="coll" id="age1__78" original="E833.-447d"> maximum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.688b" id="age1__79" original="E833.-447c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.688c" id="age1__80"><span class="coll" id="age1__81" original="E833.-447b"> minimum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.688e" id="age1__82" original="E833.-447a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.688f" id="age1__83"><span class="coll" id="age1__84" original="E833.-4479"> mean </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6891" id="age1__85"><span class="coll" id="age1__86" original="E833.-4478"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6893" id="age1__87" original="E487.2efe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6894" id="age1__88"><span class="coll" id="age1__89" original="E487.2eff"> median </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6896" id="age1__90" original="E487.2f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6897" id="age1__91"><span class="coll" id="age1__92" original="E487.2f01"> exact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6899" id="age1__93" original="E833.-4476"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.689a" id="age1__94"><span class="coll" id="age1__95" original="E833.-4475"> chronological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.689c" id="age1__96" original="E487.2f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.689d" id="age1__97"><span class="coll" id="age1__98" original="E487.2f03"> maternal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.689f" id="age1__99" original="E487.2f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a0" id="age1__100"><span class="coll" id="age1__101" original="E487.2f05"> gestational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a2" id="age1__102" original="E833.-4468"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a3" id="age1__103" original="E833.-4458"><span class="x" id="age1__104" original="E833.-4457"> Studies show that children are learning to use the Internet at earlier and earlier ages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a5" id="age1__105" original="E833.-4467"><span class="x" id="age1__106" original="E833.-4466"> Despite her comparatively advanced age of 40, she is supposed to have borne him seven children. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a7" id="age1__107" original="E833.-4446" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__108"> verb + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a9" id="age1__109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68aa" id="age1__110" original="E833.-4445"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ab" id="age1__111"><span class="coll" id="age1__112" original="E833.-4444"> reach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ad" id="age1__113"><span class="coll" id="age1__114" original="E833.-4443"> attain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68af" id="age1__115" original="E487.2f14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b0" id="age1__116"><span class="coll" id="age1__117" original="E487.2f15"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b2" id="age1__118" original="E833.-4442"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b3" id="age1__119"><span class="coll" id="age1__120" original="E833.-4441"> determine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b5" id="age1__121"><span class="coll" id="age1__122" original="E833.-443f"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b7" id="age1__123" original="E833.-443e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b8" id="age1__124"><span class="coll" id="age1__125" original="E833.-443d"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ba" id="age1__126" original="E833.-443c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68bb" id="age1__127"><span class="coll" id="age1__128" original="E833.-443b"> raise </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68bd" id="age1__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68be" id="age1__130" original="E833.-4439"><span class="x" id="age1__131" original="E833.-4438"> The ceremony took place when the woman reached the age of 13 or 14 (Cantarella, 2005: 246‒7). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c0" id="age1__132" original="E833.-4436" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__133"> verb + with age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c2" id="age1__134"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c3" id="age1__135" original="E833.-4435"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c4" id="age1__136"><span class="coll" id="age1__137" original="E833.-4434"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c6" id="age1__138"><span class="coll" id="age1__139" original="E833.-4433"> rise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c8" id="age1__140" original="E833.-4432"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c9" id="age1__141"><span class="coll" id="age1__142" original="E833.-4431"> decline </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68cb" id="age1__143"><span class="coll" id="age1__144" original="E833.-4430"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68cd" id="age1__145" original="E833.-442f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ce" id="age1__146"><span class="coll" id="age1__147" original="E833.-442e"> vary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d0" id="age1__148" original="E833.-442d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d1" id="age1__149"><span class="coll" id="age1__150" original="E833.-442c"> be associated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d3" id="age1__151" original="E833.-442b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d4" id="age1__152"><span class="coll" id="age1__153" original="E833.-442a"> correlate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d6" id="age1__154"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d7" id="age1__155" original="E39f.-5f12"><span class="x" id="age1__156" original="E39f.-5f11"> The growth and development of bones in children vary with age and sex. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d9" id="age1__157" original="E833.-4424" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__158"> age + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68db" id="age1__159"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68dc" id="age1__160" original="E833.-4422"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68dd" id="age1__161"><span class="coll" id="age1__162" original="E833.-4421"> range </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68df" id="age1__163" original="E833.-4420"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e0" id="age1__164"><span class="coll" id="age1__165" original="E833.-441f"> profile </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e2" id="age1__166" original="E833.-441e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e3" id="age1__167"><span class="coll" id="age1__168" original="E833.-441d"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e5" id="age1__169" original="E833.-441c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e6" id="age1__170"><span class="coll" id="age1__171" original="E833.-441b"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e8" id="age1__172" original="E833.-441a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e9" id="age1__173"><span class="coll" id="age1__174" original="E833.-4419"> group </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68eb" id="age1__175"><span class="coll" id="age1__176" original="E833.-4418"> category </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ed" id="age1__177"><span class="coll" id="age1__178" original="E833.-4417"> class </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ef" id="age1__179"><span class="coll" id="age1__180" original="E833.-4416"> cohort </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f1" id="age1__181"><span class="coll" id="age1__182" original="E833.-4415"> band </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f3" id="age1__183"><span class="coll" id="age1__184" original="E833.-4414"> bracket </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f5" id="age1__185" original="E833.-4413"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f6" id="age1__186"><span class="coll" id="age1__187" original="E833.-4412"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f8" id="age1__188" original="E833.-4411"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f9" id="age1__189"><span class="coll" id="age1__190" original="E833.-4410"> determination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68fb" id="age1__191" original="E833.-440f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68fc" id="age1__192"><span class="coll" id="age1__193" original="E833.-440e"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68fe" id="age1__194" original="E833.-440d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ff" id="age1__195"><span class="coll" id="age1__196" original="E833.-440c"> difference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6901" id="age1__197" original="E833.-440b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6902" id="age1__198"><span class="coll" id="age1__199" original="E833.-440a"> discrimination </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6904" id="age1__200" original="E833.-4409"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6905" id="age1__201" original="E833.-4408"><span class="x" id="age1__202" original="E833.-4407"> The present results show that age differences have only a slight effect on rule-governed learning. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6907" id="age1__203" original="E391.-32b9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6908" id="age1__204"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="age1__205" original="E391.-32b7"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="age1__206" original="E391.-32b6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="age1__207" original="E391.-32b5"> a particular period of a person's life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.690c" id="age1__208"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.690d" id="age1__209" original="E833.-44a1"><span class="x" id="age1__210" original="E833.-44a0"> Approximately half of the global deaths from smoking are expected to occur in middle age (age 35–59). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.690f" id="age1__211" original="E833.-449f"><span class="x" id="age1__212" original="E833.-449e"> The difficulty is that ‘old age’ is a relative concept, whose exact boundaries are hard to ascertain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6911" id="age1__213" original="E833.-44a8"><span class="cf" id="age1__214" original="E39f.-5fd3"> of… <span class="exp" id="age1__215"> age </span></span><span class="x" id="age1__216" original="E833.-44a7"> Only women of childbearing age were tested. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6915" id="age1__217" original="E83e.-7de7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://middle-age" title="middle age definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6916" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-27d8" id="age1__218" original="E83e.-7de6"><span class="xh" id="age1__219"> middle age </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://old-age" title="old age definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6918" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5330" id="age1__220" original="E4a5.4468"><span class="xh" id="age1__221"> old age </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.691a" id="age1__222" original="E833.-448e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__223"> adjective + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.691c" id="age1__224"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.691d" id="age1__225" original="E833.-448d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.691e" id="age1__226"><span class="coll" id="age1__227" original="E833.-448c"> old </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6920" id="age1__228" original="E833.-448b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6921" id="age1__229"><span class="coll" id="age1__230" original="E833.-448a"> young </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6923" id="age1__231" original="E833.-4489"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6924" id="age1__232"><span class="coll" id="age1__233" original="E833.-4488"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6926" id="age1__234"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6927" id="age1__235" original="E833.-4486"><span class="x" id="age1__236" original="E833.-4485"> Clearly, inequalities can be identified at all stages of the life course from pregnancy to old age. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6929" id="age1__237" original="E833.-4246" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__238"> adjective + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.692b" id="age1__239"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.692c" id="age1__240" original="E487.2f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.692d" id="age1__241"><span class="coll" id="age1__242" original="E487.2f07"> middle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.692f" id="age1__243" original="E833.-4474"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6930" id="age1__244"><span class="coll" id="age1__245" original="E833.-4472"> reproductive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6932" id="age1__246" original="E833.-446f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6933" id="age1__247"><span class="coll" id="age1__248" original="E833.-446e"> working </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6935" id="age1__249" original="E833.-4244"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6936" id="age1__250" original="E833.-4243"><span class="x" id="age1__251" original="E833.-4242"> At the time of this survey, only about one third of disabled adults of working age were in employment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6938" id="age1__252" original="E487.2f0a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__253"> noun + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693a" id="age1__254"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693b" id="age1__255" original="E487.2f0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693c" id="age1__256"><span class="coll" id="age1__257" original="E487.2f0d"> school </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693e" id="age1__258" original="E487.2f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693f" id="age1__259"><span class="coll" id="age1__260" original="E833.-4473"> childbearing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6941" id="age1__261" original="E487.2f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6942" id="age1__262"><span class="coll" id="age1__263" original="E487.2f10"> retirement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6944" id="age1__264" original="E487.2f11"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6945" id="age1__265" original="E487.2f12"><span class="x" id="age1__266" original="E487.2f13"> Working past traditional retirement age may indicate financial insecurity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6947" id="age1__267" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__268"> verb + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6949" id="age1__269"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.694a" id="age1__270" original="E833.-4445"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.694b" id="age1__271"><span class="coll" id="age1__272" original="E833.-4444"> reach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.694d" id="age1__273"><span class="coll" id="age1__274" original="E833.-4443"> attain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.694f" id="age1__275"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6950" id="age1__276" original="E470.-68b3"><span class="x" id="age1__277" original="E470.-68b2"> Species that take a long time to reach reproductive age have slower rates of population growth. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6952" id="age1__278" original="E391.-32a4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6953" id="age1__279"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="age1__280" original="E391.-32a2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="age1__281" original="E391.-32a1"> the state of being old </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6956" id="age1__282"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6957" id="age1__283" original="E833.-4498"><span class="x" id="age1__284" original="E833.-4497"> Oral cancer rates increase with age and those most affected are men in their sixth or seventh decade. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6959" id="age1__285" original="E833.-4436" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__286"> verb + with age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.695b" id="age1__287"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.695c" id="age1__288" original="E833.-4435"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.695d" id="age1__289"><span class="coll" id="age1__290" original="E833.-4434"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.695f" id="age1__291"><span class="coll" id="age1__292" original="E833.-4433"> rise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6961" id="age1__293" original="E833.-4432"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6962" id="age1__294"><span class="coll" id="age1__295" original="E833.-4431"> decline </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6964" id="age1__296"><span class="coll" id="age1__297" original="E833.-4430"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6966" id="age1__298" original="E833.-442f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6967" id="age1__299"><span class="coll" id="age1__300" original="E833.-442e"> vary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6969" id="age1__301" original="E833.-442d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.696a" id="age1__302"><span class="coll" id="age1__303" original="E833.-442c"> be associated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.696c" id="age1__304" original="E833.-442b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.696d" id="age1__305"><span class="coll" id="age1__306" original="E833.-442a"> correlate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.696f" id="age1__307"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6970" id="age1__308" original="E39f.-5f10"><span class="x" id="age1__309" original="E39f.-5f0f"> These conditions are commonly associated with old age. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6972" id="age1__310" original="E391.-32b1"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6973" id="age1__311"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="age1__312" original="E391.-32af"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="age1__313" original="E391.-32ae"> a particular period of history </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6976" id="age1__314"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6977" id="age1__315" original="E833.-449b"><span class="x" id="age1__316" original="E833.-449a"> After the end of the last ice age, global temperatures soared by about 14 °F in a decade (Mithin, 2003). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6979" id="age1__317" original="E487.2eef"><span class="x" id="age1__318" original="E487.2ef0"> There is evidence of political systems that resembled sovereign states long before the modern age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.697b" id="age1__319" original="E487.2ef1"><span class="x" id="age1__320" original="E487.2ef2"> In our digital age, virtually everything is capable of being represented in graphical form. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.697d" id="age1__321" original="E833.-444b"><span class="x" id="age1__322" original="E833.-444a"> During the ‘dark ages’ after the fall of the Roman Empire, advertising appears to have disappeared. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.697f" id="age1__323" original="E391.-32ad" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://golden-age" title="golden age definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6980" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.35de" id="age1__324" original="E833.-4499"><span class="xh" id="age1__325"> golden age </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ice-age" title="ice age definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6982" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-6ddb" id="age1__326" original="E854.-685f"><span class="xh" id="age1__327"> ice age </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://the-middle-ages" title="Middle Ages definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6984" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-27a5" id="age1__328" original="E83e.-7d89"><span class="xh" id="age1__329"> Middle Ages </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6986" id="age1__330" original="E487.2ef3"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6987" id="age1__331"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="age1__332" original="E487.2ef5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6989" id="age1__333"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="age1__334" subj="earthsci"> earth sciences </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="age1__335" original="E487.2ef8"> a length of time that is a division of an <a class="ndv" href="entry://epoch" id="age1__336"> epoch </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.698d" id="age1__337"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.698e" id="age1__338" original="E487.2eee"><span class="x" id="age1__339" original="E487.2efb"> Two great packages of sedimentary and volcanic rocks—one of Middle Proterozoic age and one of Paleozoic age—make up most of the canyon's walls. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6990" id="age1__340" original="E391.-328c"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF1" id="advanced__38" original="E391.-42a1" sk="advancedage"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF2" id="advanced__39"><span class="idm" id="advanced__40" original="E391.-429f"> advanced age/years </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF4" id="advanced__41"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF5" id="advanced__42"><span class="def" id="advanced__43" original="E391.-429e"> old age </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF7" id="advanced__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF8" id="advanced__45" original="E833.-3178"><span class="x" id="advanced__46" original="E833.-3177"> In the wild, only a small fraction of a birth cohort will reach advanced age. </span></span></span></span></span></span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6991" id="age1__350" original="E391.-3288" sk="comeofage"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6992" id="age1__351"><span class="idm" id="age1__352" original="E391.-3287"> come of age </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6994" id="age1__353"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6995" id="age1__354" original="E391.-3280"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6996" id="age1__355"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="age1__356" original="E487.2efc"> of an activity or a movement </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="age1__357" original="E391.-327f"> to reach the stage of development at which people accept and value it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6999" id="age1__358"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.699a" id="age1__359" original="E833.-4496"><span class="x" id="age1__360" original="E833.-4495"> Ethology, the study of animal behaviour, came of age during the early twentieth century. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.699c" id="age1__361" original="E391.-3286"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.699d" id="age1__362"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="age1__363" original="E487.2efd"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="age1__364" original="E391.-3285"> to reach the age when they have an adult's legal rights and responsibilities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a0" id="age1__365"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a1" id="age1__366" original="E833.-4494"><span class="x" id="age1__367" original="E833.-4493"> Butler and Stokes (1974) show that the generation that came of age in the 1940s moved decisively to support the Labour Party. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b1a" id="age1__368" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="age1__369"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b1c" id="age1__370" original="E833.-4491"><span class="shcut" id="age1__371" original="E833.-4490"> adjective + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b1e" id="age1__372" original="E833.-448f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b1f" id="age1__373" original="E833.-448d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b20" id="age1__374" original="E833.-448c"><span class="coll" id="age1__375"> old </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b22" id="age1__376" original="E833.-448b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b23" id="age1__377" original="E833.-448a"><span class="coll" id="age1__378"> young </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b25" id="age1__379" original="E833.-4489"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b26" id="age1__380" original="E833.-4488"><span class="coll" id="age1__381"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b28" id="age1__382" original="E833.-4487"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b29" id="age1__383" original="E833.-4486"><span class="x" id="age1__384" original="E833.-4485"> Clearly, inequalities can be identified at all stages of the life course from pregnancy to old age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b2b" id="age1__385" original="E833.-4484"><span class="x" id="age1__386" original="E833.-4483"> He was orphaned at a young age. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b2d" id="age1__387" original="E833.-4480"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b2e" id="age1__388" original="E833.-4463"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b2f" id="age1__389" original="E833.-4462"><span class="coll" id="age1__390"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b31" id="age1__391" original="E833.-4461"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b32" id="age1__392" original="E833.-4460"><span class="coll" id="age1__393"> late </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b34" id="age1__394" original="E833.-446a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b35" id="age1__395" original="E833.-4469"><span class="coll" id="age1__396"> advanced </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b37" id="age1__397" original="E833.-447e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b38" id="age1__398" original="E833.-447d"><span class="coll" id="age1__399"> maximum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b3a" id="age1__400" original="E833.-447c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b3b" id="age1__401" original="E833.-447b"><span class="coll" id="age1__402"> minimum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b3d" id="age1__403" original="E833.-447a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b3e" id="age1__404" original="E833.-4479"><span class="coll" id="age1__405"> mean </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b40" id="age1__406" original="E833.-4478"><span class="coll" id="age1__407"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b42" id="age1__408" original="E487.2efe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b43" id="age1__409" original="E487.2eff"><span class="coll" id="age1__410"> median </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b45" id="age1__411" original="E487.2f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b46" id="age1__412" original="E487.2f01"><span class="coll" id="age1__413"> exact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b48" id="age1__414" original="E833.-4476"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b49" id="age1__415" original="E833.-4475"><span class="coll" id="age1__416"> chronological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b4b" id="age1__417" original="E487.2f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b4c" id="age1__418" original="E487.2f03"><span class="coll" id="age1__419"> maternal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b4e" id="age1__420" original="E487.2f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b4f" id="age1__421" original="E487.2f05"><span class="coll" id="age1__422"> gestational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b51" id="age1__423" original="E833.-4468"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b52" id="age1__424" original="E833.-4458"><span class="x" id="age1__425" original="E833.-4457"> Studies show that children are learning to use the Internet at earlier and earlier ages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b54" id="age1__426" original="E833.-4467"><span class="x" id="age1__427" original="E833.-4466"> Despite her comparatively advanced age of 40, she is supposed to have borne him seven children. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b56" id="age1__428" original="E833.-4246"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b57" id="age1__429" original="E487.2f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b58" id="age1__430" original="E487.2f07"><span class="coll" id="age1__431"> middle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b5a" id="age1__432" original="E833.-4474"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b5b" id="age1__433" original="E833.-4472"><span class="coll" id="age1__434"> reproductive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b5d" id="age1__435" original="E833.-446f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b5e" id="age1__436" original="E833.-446e"><span class="coll" id="age1__437"> working </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b60" id="age1__438" original="E833.-4244"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b61" id="age1__439" original="E833.-4243"><span class="x" id="age1__440" original="E833.-4242"> At the time of this survey, only about one third of disabled adults of working age were in employment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b63" id="age1__441" original="E487.2f08"><span class="shcut" id="age1__442" original="E487.2f09"> noun + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b65" id="age1__443" original="E487.2f0a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b66" id="age1__444" original="E487.2f0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b67" id="age1__445" original="E487.2f0d"><span class="coll" id="age1__446"> school </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b69" id="age1__447" original="E487.2f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b6a" id="age1__448" original="E833.-4473"><span class="coll" id="age1__449"> childbearing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b6c" id="age1__450" original="E487.2f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b6d" id="age1__451" original="E487.2f10"><span class="coll" id="age1__452"> retirement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b6f" id="age1__453" original="E487.2f11"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b70" id="age1__454" original="E487.2f12"><span class="x" id="age1__455" original="E487.2f13"> Working past traditional retirement age may indicate financial insecurity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b72" id="age1__456" original="E833.-4449"><span class="shcut" id="age1__457" original="E833.-4448"> verb + age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b74" id="age1__458" original="E833.-4447"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b75" id="age1__459" original="E833.-4445"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b76" id="age1__460" original="E833.-4444"><span class="coll" id="age1__461"> reach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b78" id="age1__462" original="E833.-4443"><span class="coll" id="age1__463"> attain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b7a" id="age1__464" original="E487.2f14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b7b" id="age1__465" original="E487.2f15"><span class="coll" id="age1__466"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b7d" id="age1__467" original="E833.-4442"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b7e" id="age1__468" original="E833.-4441"><span class="coll" id="age1__469"> determine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b80" id="age1__470" original="E833.-443f"><span class="coll" id="age1__471"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b82" id="age1__472" original="E833.-443e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b83" id="age1__473" original="E833.-443d"><span class="coll" id="age1__474"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b85" id="age1__475" original="E833.-443c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b86" id="age1__476" original="E833.-443b"><span class="coll" id="age1__477"> raise </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b88" id="age1__478" original="E833.-443a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b89" id="age1__479" original="E833.-4439"><span class="x" id="age1__480" original="E833.-4438"> The ceremony took place when the woman reached the age of 13 or 14 (Cantarella, 2005: 246‒7). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b8b" id="age1__481" original="E470.-68b3"><span class="x" id="age1__482" original="E470.-68b2"> Species that take a long time to reach reproductive age have slower rates of population growth. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b8d" id="age1__483" original="E833.-4241"><span class="shcut" id="age1__484" original="E833.-4240"> verb + with age </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b8f" id="age1__485" original="E833.-4437"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b90" id="age1__486" original="E833.-4435"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b91" id="age1__487" original="E833.-4434"><span class="coll" id="age1__488"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b93" id="age1__489" original="E833.-4433"><span class="coll" id="age1__490"> rise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b95" id="age1__491" original="E833.-4432"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b96" id="age1__492" original="E833.-4431"><span class="coll" id="age1__493"> decline </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b98" id="age1__494" original="E833.-4430"><span class="coll" id="age1__495"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b9a" id="age1__496" original="E833.-442f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b9b" id="age1__497" original="E833.-442e"><span class="coll" id="age1__498"> vary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b9d" id="age1__499" original="E833.-442d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b9e" id="age1__500" original="E833.-442c"><span class="coll" id="age1__501"> be associated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba0" id="age1__502" original="E833.-442b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba1" id="age1__503" original="E833.-442a"><span class="coll" id="age1__504"> correlate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba3" id="age1__505" original="E833.-4429"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba4" id="age1__506" original="E39f.-5f12"><span class="x" id="age1__507" original="E39f.-5f11"> The growth and development of bones in children vary with age and sex. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba6" id="age1__508" original="E39f.-5f10"><span class="x" id="age1__509" original="E39f.-5f0f"> These conditions are commonly associated with old age. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba8" id="age1__510" original="E833.-4426"><span class="shcut" id="age1__511" original="E833.-4425"> age + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4baa" id="age1__512" original="E833.-4424"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bab" id="age1__513" original="E833.-4422"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bac" id="age1__514" original="E833.-4421"><span class="coll" id="age1__515"> range </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bae" id="age1__516" original="E833.-4420"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4baf" id="age1__517" original="E833.-441f"><span class="coll" id="age1__518"> profile </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb1" id="age1__519" original="E833.-441e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb2" id="age1__520" original="E833.-441d"><span class="coll" id="age1__521"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb4" id="age1__522" original="E833.-441c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb5" id="age1__523" original="E833.-441b"><span class="coll" id="age1__524"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb7" id="age1__525" original="E833.-441a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb8" id="age1__526" original="E833.-4419"><span class="coll" id="age1__527"> group </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bba" id="age1__528" original="E833.-4418"><span class="coll" id="age1__529"> category </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bbc" id="age1__530" original="E833.-4417"><span class="coll" id="age1__531"> class </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bbe" id="age1__532" original="E833.-4416"><span class="coll" id="age1__533"> cohort </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc0" id="age1__534" original="E833.-4415"><span class="coll" id="age1__535"> band </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc2" id="age1__536" original="E833.-4414"><span class="coll" id="age1__537"> bracket </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc4" id="age1__538" original="E833.-4413"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc5" id="age1__539" original="E833.-4412"><span class="coll" id="age1__540"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc7" id="age1__541" original="E833.-4411"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc8" id="age1__542" original="E833.-4410"><span class="coll" id="age1__543"> determination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bca" id="age1__544" original="E833.-440f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bcb" id="age1__545" original="E833.-440e"><span class="coll" id="age1__546"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bcd" id="age1__547" original="E833.-440d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bce" id="age1__548" original="E833.-440c"><span class="coll" id="age1__549"> difference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd0" id="age1__550" original="E833.-440b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd1" id="age1__551" original="E833.-440a"><span class="coll" id="age1__552"> discrimination </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd3" id="age1__553" original="E833.-4409"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd4" id="age1__554" original="E833.-4408"><span class="x" id="age1__555" original="E833.-4407"> The present results show that age differences have only a slight effect on rule-governed learning. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ef8" id="age1__556" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://age_1" title="age definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ef9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7614" id="age1__557" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="age1__558"> age </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a7" hm="2" id="age2" original="E391.-325f" sum="303"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a8" id="age2__1" original="E391.-325e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a9" id="age2__2" original="E391.-325d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> age <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69b8" id="age2__10" original="E391.-3252"><span class="pos" id="age2__11" original="E391.-3251"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5406" eid="age2__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.8df" geo="br" id="age2__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://age__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.8e2" geo="n_am" id="age2__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/age__/age__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__us_1.ogg" href="sound://age__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3a00" id="age2__17" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b1e" form="root" id="age2__18"><span class="vp" id="age2__19"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> age </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b1c" eid="age2__20" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b1b" geo="br" id="age2__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://age__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b18" geo="n_am" id="age2__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/age__/age__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__us_1.ogg" href="sound://age__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b15" form="thirdps" id="age2__25"><span class="vp" id="age2__26"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> ages </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b13" eid="age2__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b12" geo="br" id="age2__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/ages_/ages__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/ages_/ages__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ages__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b0f" geo="n_am" id="age2__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/ages_/ages__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/ages_/ages__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ages__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b0c" form="past" id="age2__32"><span class="vp" id="age2__33"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> aged </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b0a" eid="age2__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b09" geo="br" id="age2__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b06" geo="n_am" id="age2__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b03" form="pastpart" id="age2__39"><span class="vp" id="age2__40"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> aged </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b01" eid="age2__41" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b00" geo="br" id="age2__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7afd" geo="n_am" id="age2__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7afa" form="prespart" id="age2__46"><span class="vp" id="age2__47"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> aging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7af8" eid="age2__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7af7" geo="br" id="age2__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ageing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7af4" geo="n_am" id="age2__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age2__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ageing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="age2__53" original="E855.-5b68" un="help"> In British English the present participle can also be spelled <span class="eb" id="age2__54" original="E391.-322d"> ageing </span> . </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69ed" id="age2__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="age2__56" original="E391.-322a"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69ef" id="age2__57"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f0" id="age2__58" original="E391.-322c"><span class="def" id="age2__59" original="E391.-3229"> to become older </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f2" id="age2__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f3" id="age2__61" original="E834.-37d7"><span class="x" id="age2__62" original="E834.-37d6"> Schaie's study investigated the ways in which mental ability changes as people age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f5" id="age2__63" original="E834.-37d3"><span class="x" id="age2__64" original="E834.-37d2"> The sun, like all stars, is destined to grow brighter as it ages. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.10a6" id="age2__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://age_1" title="age definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.10a7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7614" id="age2__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="age2__67"> age </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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age group
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a22" id="age-group" original="E391.-31e3" sum="401"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a23" id="age-group__1" original="E391.-31e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a24" id="age-group__2" original="E391.-31e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> age group </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a33" id="age-group__7" original="E391.-31d5"><span class="pos" id="age-group__8" original="E391.-31d4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.540d" eid="age-group__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9f3" geo="br" id="age-group__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age-group__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒ ɡruːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/age_g/age_group_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/age_g/age_group_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://age_group_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9f6" geo="n_am" id="age-group__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="age-group__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒ ɡruːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/age_g/age_group_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/age_g/age_group_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://age_group_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a2e" id="age-group__14" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a2f" id="age-group__15"><span class="reg" id="age-group__16" original="E391.-31d7" reg="freq"><span class="prefix"> less </span><span class="prefix"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a31" id="age-group__17"><span class="v"><strong> age bracket </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a35" id="age-group__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a36" id="age-group__20" original="E391.-31d3"><span class="def" id="age-group__21" original="E391.-31d2"> people of a similar age or within a particular range of ages </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a38" id="age-group__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a39" id="age-group__23" original="E856.-7f71"><span class="x" id="age-group__24" original="E856.-7f70"> the older/younger age group </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a3b" id="age-group__25" original="E856.-7f6e"><span class="cf" id="age-group__26" original="E856.-7f6f"> in an <span class="exp" id="age-group__27"> age group </span></span><span class="x" id="age-group__28" original="E856.-7f6d"> In women, the highest rates are seen in the 16-19 age group. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a3f" id="age-group__29" original="E856.-7f6b"><span class="cf" id="age-group__30" original="E856.-7f6c"> across age groups </span><span class="x" id="age-group__31" original="E856.-7f6a"> This trend is being seen across all age groups. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.10f3" id="age-group__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://age-group" title="age group definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.10f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.77da" id="age-group__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="age-group__34"> age group </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aged
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f7" id="aged" original="E391.-3203" sum="449"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f8" id="aged__1" original="E391.-3202"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f9" id="aged__2" original="E391.-3201"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aged </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69fb" id="aged__4" original="E391.-31ff"><span class="pos" id="aged__5" original="E391.-31fe"> adjective </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69fd" id="aged__6"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69fe" id="aged__7" original="E391.-31fd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69ff" eid="aged__8" original="E391.-31fc" source="ald8" type="n_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9a8" geo="br" id="aged__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aged__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9ab" geo="n_am" id="aged__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aged__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a05" id="aged__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="aged__14" original="E391.-31f6"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aged__15" original="E391.-31f5"> of the age of </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a08" id="aged__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a09" id="aged__17" original="E834.-37a4"><span class="x" id="aged__18" original="E834.-37a3"> 12.0 per cent of girls aged 10-15 years were overweight. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a0b" id="aged__19" original="E834.-37a2"><span class="x" id="aged__20" original="E834.-37a1"> Our sample was composed of young people aged between 16 and 17 years. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a0d" id="aged__21" original="E83e.-7d91" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://middle-aged" title="middle-aged definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a0e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-27c5" id="aged__22" original="E83e.-7d90"><span class="xh" id="aged__23"> middle-aged </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a10" id="aged__24" original="E391.-31ed"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a11" id="aged__25" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a12" id="aged__26"><span class="v"><strong> the aged </strong></span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a14" eid="aged__28" original="E391.-31eb" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9ae" geo="br" id="aged__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aged__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aged__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9b1" geo="n_am" id="aged__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aged__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__us_2.ogg" href="sound://aged__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a1a" id="aged__33" original="E391.-31e8"><span class="pos" id="aged__34" original="E391.-31e7"> noun </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a1c" id="aged__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="aged__36" original="E391.-31e5"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aged__37" original="E391.-31e4"> very old people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a1f" id="aged__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a20" id="aged__39" original="E834.-37a0"><span class="x" id="aged__40" original="E834.-379f"> Most synagogues organized charity for Jewish widows, orphans, the ill and the aged. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ageing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a42" hm="1" id="ageing1" original="E391.-31d1" sum="457"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a43" id="ageing1__1" original="E391.-31d0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a44" id="ageing1__2" original="E391.-31cf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ageing <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a47" id="ageing1__4"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="ageing1__5" original="E391.-31cb"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a46" id="ageing1__6" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a49" id="ageing1__7"><span class="v"><strong> aging </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a4b" id="ageing1__9"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="ageing1__10" original="E391.-31c7"> North American English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="ageing1__11" original="E391.-31c6"> British English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a54" id="ageing1__12" original="E391.-31c0"><span class="pos" id="ageing1__13" original="E391.-31bf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5414" eid="ageing1__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1021" geo="br" id="ageing1__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ageing1__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ageing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1024" geo="n_am" id="ageing1__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ageing1__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ageing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a56" id="ageing1__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a57" id="ageing1__20" original="E391.-31be"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a58" id="ageing1__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ageing1__22" original="E391.-31bc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ageing1__23" original="E391.-31bb"> the process of growing old </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a5b" id="ageing1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a5c" id="ageing1__25" original="E834.-37a8"><span class="x" id="ageing1__26" original="E834.-37a7"> We expect to see declines in physical health over time likely related to ageing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a5e" id="ageing1__27" original="E834.-37a6"><span class="x" id="ageing1__28" original="E834.-37a5"> Protein changes should therefore be considered as a potential primary cause of skin ageing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a60" id="ageing1__29" original="E487.2fdc"><span class="cf" id="ageing1__30" original="E487.2fdb"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="ageing1__31" original="E487.2fdd"> In the course of the ageing process, bones tend to become less dense and therefore weaker and more likely to break. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1118" id="ageing1__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ageing_1" title="ageing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1119" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.77f4" id="ageing1__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ageing1__34"> ageing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a63" hm="2" id="ageing2" original="E833.-3e2b" sum="303"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a64" id="ageing2__1" original="E833.-3e2a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a65" id="ageing2__2" original="E833.-3e29"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ageing <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a68" id="ageing2__4"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="ageing2__5" original="E833.-3e1e"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a67" id="ageing2__6" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a6a" id="ageing2__7"><span class="v"><strong> aging </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a6c" id="ageing2__9"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="ageing2__10" original="E833.-3e1a"> North American English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="ageing2__11" original="E833.-3e19"> British English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a75" id="ageing2__12" original="E833.-3e21"><span class="pos" id="ageing2__13" original="E833.-3e20"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.541b" eid="ageing2__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1027" geo="br" id="ageing2__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ageing2__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ageing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.102a" geo="n_am" id="ageing2__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ageing2__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ageing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a77" id="ageing2__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="ageing2__20" original="E39f.-5cef"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a79" id="ageing2__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a7a" id="ageing2__22" original="E833.-3e18"><span class="def" id="ageing2__23" original="E833.-3e17"> becoming older and usually less healthy, safe or useful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a7c" id="ageing2__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a7d" id="ageing2__25" original="E833.-3e16"><span class="x" id="ageing2__26" original="E833.-3e15"> The amount of oxidative damage generally increases in ageing cells. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a7f" id="ageing2__27" original="E833.-3e14"><span class="x" id="ageing2__28" original="E833.-3e13"> Japan has a rapidly ageing population. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.113f" id="ageing2__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ageing_1" title="ageing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1140" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.77f4" id="ageing2__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ageing2__31"> ageing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agency
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a81" id="agency" original="E391.-3150" sum="1242"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a82" id="agency__1" original="E391.-314f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a83" id="agency__2" original="E391.-314e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agency </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a8f" id="agency__7" original="E391.-3146"><span class="pos" id="agency__8" original="E391.-3145"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5422" eid="agency__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-52f4" geo="br" id="agency__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agency__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agenc/agency__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agenc/agency__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://agency__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-52f1" geo="n_am" id="agency__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agency__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agenc/agency__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agenc/agency__us_2.ogg" href="sound://agency__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a91" id="agency__14" original="E391.-3144"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a94" form="pl" id="agency__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="agency__16" original="E391.-3140"> agencies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a96" id="agency__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a97" id="agency__18" original="E391.-313f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a98" id="agency__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="agency__20" original="E39f.-5b07"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="agency__21" original="E391.-313e"> a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially on behalf of other businesses or organizations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a9b" id="agency__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a9c" id="agency__23" original="E834.-37cf"><span class="x" id="agency__24" original="E834.-37ce"> No studies to date have explored how advertising agencies select celebrity endorsers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a9e" id="agency__25" original="E487.2fe5"><span class="cf" id="agency__26" original="E487.2fe4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="agency__27" original="E487.2fe6"> The maximum term for job assignments for agency workers was six months. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa1" id="agency__28" original="E391.-3136"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa2" id="agency__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="agency__30" original="E39f.-5b05"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa4" id="agency__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="agency__32" original="E391.-3134"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="agency__33" original="E391.-3133"> a government department that provides a particular service </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa7" id="agency__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa8" id="agency__35" original="E834.-37cd"><span class="x" id="agency__36" original="E834.-37cc"> The National Science Foundation became the principal government agency supporting research in engineering. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aaa" id="agency__37" original="E39f.-5b09"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aab" id="agency__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="agency__39" original="E39f.-5b03"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="agency__40" original="E39f.-5b02"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="agency__41" original="E39f.-5b01"> a person or thing that acts to produce a particular result; action that produces a particular result </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aaf" id="agency__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ab0" id="agency__43" original="E39f.-5b00"><span class="x" id="agency__44" original="E39f.-5aff"> Adams et al. (1996) detail the impact of human agency on African environments at the local, regional and continental scales. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ab2" id="agency__45" original="E39f.-5afe"><span class="x" id="agency__46" original="E39f.-5afd"> Forced convection occurs when the motion of the fluid is maintained by some external agency such as a fan or pump. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ab4" id="agency__47" original="E487.2fe7"><span class="x" id="agency__48" original="E487.2fe8"> This is the human capacity to exercise agency, to wield power, to experience a sense of self. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ab6" id="agency__49" original="E834.-37cb"><span class="cf" id="agency__50" original="E487.2fe9"> through the <span class="exp" id="agency__51"> agency </span> of something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="agency__52" original="E834.-37ca"> Japanese management techniques reached the West through the agency of Japanese transnational companes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1160" id="agency__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agency" title="agency definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1161" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7897" id="agency__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agency__55"> agency </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agenda
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aba" id="agenda" original="E391.-312c" sum="959"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6abb" id="agenda__1" original="E391.-312b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6abc" id="agenda__2" original="E391.-312a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agenda </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ac7" id="agenda__7" original="E391.-3122"><span class="pos" id="agenda__8" original="E391.-3121"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5429" eid="agenda__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-528e" geo="br" id="agenda__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agenda__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒendə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agend/agenda__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agend/agenda__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agenda__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-528b" geo="n_am" id="agenda__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agenda__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈdʒendə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agend/agenda__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agend/agenda__us_2.ogg" href="sound://agenda__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ac9" id="agenda__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aca" id="agenda__15" original="E834.-37b9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="agenda__16" original="E834.-37b8"> the most important aims that an organization, a society or a person wants to achieve; these aims considered as a list </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6acc" id="agenda__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6acd" id="agenda__18" original="E834.-37b7"><span class="x" id="agenda__19" original="E834.-37b6"> As the museum is publicly funded, its agenda is set by the government in terms of its educational objectives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6acf" id="agenda__20" original="E834.-37b1"><span class="x" id="agenda__21" original="E834.-37b0"> The bureaucracy included many officials who were pursuing their own agendas, including taking bribes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ad1" id="agenda__22" original="E487.2fea"><span class="x" id="agenda__23" original="E487.2feb"> The question of political and economic transition in the societies of the former Soviet bloc, however, dominates the research agenda. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ad3" id="agenda__24" original="E834.-37af"><span class="cf" id="agenda__25" original="E39f.-5aba"> on the <span class="exp" id="agenda__26"> agenda </span></span><span class="x" id="agenda__27" original="E834.-37ae"> International conferences have been very important in putting women's issues on the global agenda. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ad7" id="agenda__28" original="E834.-37ad"><span class="cf" id="agenda__29" original="E39f.-5abb"> at/to the top of the <span class="exp" id="agenda__30"> agenda </span></span><span class="x" id="agenda__31" original="E834.-37ac"> Environmental issues first rose to the top of the political agenda in the late 1960s. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6adb" id="agenda__32" original="E391.-3120"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="agenda__33" original="E391.-311f"> a list of items to be discussed at a meeting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6add" id="agenda__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ade" id="agenda__35" original="E834.-37aa"><span class="cf" id="agenda__36" original="E834.-37ab"> on the <span class="exp" id="agenda__37"> agenda </span></span><span class="x" id="agenda__38" original="E834.-37a9"> There were 172 items on the agenda of the session of the 2009-10 UN General Assembly. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1197" id="agenda__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agenda" title="agenda definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1198" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.78d2" id="agenda__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agenda__41"> agenda </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ae2" id="agent" original="E391.-311b" sum="1038"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ae3" id="agent__1" original="E391.-311a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ae4" id="agent__2" original="E391.-3119"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6af2" id="agent__7" original="E391.-3111"><span class="pos" id="agent__8" original="E391.-3110"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5430" eid="agent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.baf" geo="br" id="agent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agent/agent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agent/agent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.bb2" geo="n_am" id="agent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agent/agent__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agent/agent__us_2.ogg" href="sound://agent__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6af4" id="agent__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6af5" id="agent__15" original="E391.-310f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="agent__16" original="E391.-310e"> a person whose job is to act for, or manage the affairs of, other people or organizations in business, politics, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6af7" id="agent__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6af8" id="agent__18" original="E833.-3876"><span class="x" id="agent__19" original="E833.-3875"> Universities often use agents to recruit students in overseas markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6afa" id="agent__20" original="E833.-3874"><span class="x" id="agent__21" original="E833.-3873"> The Internet has created new types of retailers, agents and other intermediaries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6afc" id="agent__22" original="E391.-30f8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="agent__23" original="E39f.-5ab3"><span class="exp" id="agent__24"> agent </span> for/of something </span><span class="def" id="agent__25" original="E391.-30f5"> a person or thing that has an important effect on a situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b00" id="agent__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b01" id="agent__27" original="E833.-3872"><span class="x" id="agent__28" original="E833.-3871"> The US Secretary of State proposed that NATO should act as an agent for global stability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b03" id="agent__29" original="E39f.-5ab2"><span class="x" id="agent__30" original="E39f.-5ab1"> War is a profound agent of historical change. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b05" id="agent__31" original="E391.-30f4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b06" id="agent__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="agent__33" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="agent__34" original="E391.-30f1"> a chemical or a substance that produces an effect or a change or is used for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b09" id="agent__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b0a" id="agent__36" original="E833.-3870"><span class="x" id="agent__37" original="E833.-386f"> Further research is needed into alternatives to the use of cyotoxic agents in the treatment of cancer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b0c" id="agent__38" original="E4a5.60fa"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b0d" id="agent__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="agent__40" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="agent__41" original="E4a5.60fd"> the person or thing that does an action (expressed as the subject of an active verb, or in a ‘by’ phrase with a passive verb) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b10" id="agent__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b11" id="agent__43" original="E4a5.60fe"><span class="x" id="agent__44" original="E4a5.60ff"> Through the use of the passive voice, the agent has been left unspecified. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.11c6" id="agent__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agent" title="agent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.11c7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.790d" id="agent__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agent__47"> agent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agglomeration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b13" id="agglomeration" original="E391.-302e" sum="549"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b14" id="agglomeration__1" original="E391.-302d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b15" id="agglomeration__2" original="E391.-302c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agglomeration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b21" id="agglomeration__7" original="E391.-3024"><span class="pos" id="agglomeration__8" original="E391.-3023"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5437" eid="agglomeration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.cc6" geo="br" id="agglomeration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agglomeration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/agglo/agglomeration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/agglo/agglomeration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agglomeration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.cca" geo="n_am" id="agglomeration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agglomeration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌɡlɑːməˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/agglo/agglomeration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/agglo/agglomeration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agglomeration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b23" id="agglomeration__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="agglomeration__15" original="E391.-3021"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="agglomeration__16" original="E391.-3020"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b26" id="agglomeration__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="agglomeration__18" original="E46b.1c02" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b28" id="agglomeration__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b29" id="agglomeration__20" original="E391.-301e"><span class="def" id="agglomeration__21" original="E391.-301d"> a group of things put together in no particular order or arrangement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b2b" id="agglomeration__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b2c" id="agglomeration__23" original="E46b.1c03"><span class="x" id="agglomeration__24" original="E46b.1c04"> National boundaries will collapse in South America, as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Montevideo and Buenos Aires form an urban agglomeration along the Atlantic Coast. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b2e" id="agglomeration__25" original="E46b.1c06"><span class="cf" id="agglomeration__26" original="E46b.1c05"><span class="exp" id="agglomeration__27"> agglomeration </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="agglomeration__28" original="E46b.1c07"> The larger the area became, the more the agglomeration of firms made it attractive to others as a business site. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.11ff" id="agglomeration__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agglomeration" title="agglomeration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1200" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7a29" id="agglomeration__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agglomeration__31"> agglomeration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aggravate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b32" id="aggravate" original="E391.-2ff9" sum="556"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b33" id="aggravate__1" original="E391.-2ff8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b34" id="aggravate__2" original="E391.-2ff7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aggravate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b41" id="aggravate__9" original="E391.-2fed"><span class="pos" id="aggravate__10" original="E391.-2fec"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5440" eid="aggravate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d2e" geo="br" id="aggravate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d31" geo="n_am" id="aggravate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39d2" id="aggravate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7af1" form="root" id="aggravate__17"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> aggravate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aef" eid="aggravate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aee" geo="br" id="aggravate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aeb" geo="n_am" id="aggravate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ae8" form="thirdps" id="aggravate__24"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> aggravates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ae6" eid="aggravate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ae5" geo="br" id="aggravate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ae2" geo="n_am" id="aggravate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7adf" form="past" id="aggravate__31"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> aggravated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7add" eid="aggravate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7adc" geo="br" id="aggravate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad9" geo="n_am" id="aggravate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad6" form="pastpart" id="aggravate__38"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> aggravated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad4" eid="aggravate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad3" geo="br" id="aggravate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad0" geo="n_am" id="aggravate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7acd" form="prespart" id="aggravate__45"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> aggravating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7acb" eid="aggravate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aca" geo="br" id="aggravate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ac7" geo="n_am" id="aggravate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b6d" id="aggravate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b6e" id="aggravate__53" original="E391.-2fd1"><span class="cf" id="aggravate__54" original="E391.-2fd0"><span class="exp" id="aggravate__55"> aggravate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="aggravate__56" original="E391.-2fcf"> to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b72" id="aggravate__57" original="E391.-2fce" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://worsen" title="worsen definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b73" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.421d" id="aggravate__58" original="E391.-2fcd"><span class="xh" id="aggravate__59"> worsen </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b75" id="aggravate__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b76" id="aggravate__61" original="E834.-37c9"><span class="x" id="aggravate__62" original="E834.-37c8"> A minority of respondents believed that air conditioner use could aggravate health problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b78" id="aggravate__63" original="E834.-37c7"><span class="x" id="aggravate__64" original="E834.-37c6"> Contemporary globalizing trends are aggravating this situation as the demand for food continues to increase. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b7a" id="aggravate__65"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b7b" id="aggravate__66" original="E391.-2fc3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b7c" id="aggravate__67"><span class="dr" id="aggravate__68" original="E391.-2fc2"> aggravating </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b84" id="aggravate__69" original="E391.-2fbe"><span class="pos" id="aggravate__70" original="E391.-2fbd"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5441" eid="aggravate__71" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d3a" geo="br" id="aggravate__72" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d3d" geo="n_am" id="aggravate__74" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b86" id="aggravate__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b87" id="aggravate__77" original="E834.-37c3"><span class="x" id="aggravate__78" original="E834.-37c2"> The model represents deaths due to indirect causes where pregnancy was a substantial aggravating factor. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b89" id="aggravate__79"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b8a" id="aggravate__80" original="E391.-2fbc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b8b" id="aggravate__81"><span class="dr" id="aggravate__82" original="E391.-2fbb"> aggravation </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b96" id="aggravate__86" original="E391.-2fb4"><span class="pos" id="aggravate__87" original="E391.-2fb3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5442" eid="aggravate__88" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d34" geo="br" id="aggravate__89" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__90"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d37" geo="n_am" id="aggravate__91" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggravate__92"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggravation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b98" id="aggravate__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aggravate__94" original="E391.-2fb1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b9a" id="aggravate__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b9b" id="aggravate__96" original="E834.-37c0"><span class="cf" id="aggravate__97" original="E834.-37c1"><span class="exp"> aggravation </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="aggravate__98" original="E834.-37bf"> Negative interactions with caregivers tended to lead to further aggravation of patients' depressive symptoms. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.124d" id="aggravate__99" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aggravate" title="aggravate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.124e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7a72" id="aggravate__100" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aggravate__101"> aggravate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b9e" hm="1" id="aggregate1" original="E391.-2f79" sum="522"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b9f" id="aggregate1__1" original="E391.-2f78"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ba0" id="aggregate1__2" original="E391.-2f77"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aggregate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6baa" id="aggregate1__6" original="E391.-2f6f"><span class="pos" id="aggregate1__7" original="E391.-2f6e"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ba4" eid="aggregate1__8" original="E391.-2f6c" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e07" geo="br" id="aggregate1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e0a" geo="n_am" id="aggregate1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bac" id="aggregate1__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="aggregate1__14" original="E391.-2f68"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bae" id="aggregate1__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6baf" id="aggregate1__16" original="E391.-2f6d"><span class="def" id="aggregate1__17" original="E391.-2f64"> made up of several amounts that are added together to form a total number </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb1" id="aggregate1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb2" id="aggregate1__19" original="E857.-7f70"><span class="x" id="aggregate1__20" original="E857.-7f6f"> Aggregate data indicate that different types of social problems are often but not always connected. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb4" id="aggregate1__21" original="E846.-7137"><span class="x" id="aggregate1__22" original="E846.-7136"> Aggregate economic growth had slowed before the crisis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb6" id="aggregate1__23" original="E857.-7f6c"><span class="x" id="aggregate1__24" original="E857.-7f6b"> Aggregate demand rises with the level of employment because as more people have jobs, there is more wage income to pay for the purchase of consumer goods. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1294" id="aggregate1__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aggregate_1" title="aggregate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1295" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7ae8" id="aggregate1__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aggregate1__27"> aggregate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb8" hm="2" id="aggregate2" original="E391.-2f9e" sum="923"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb9" id="aggregate2__1" original="E391.-2f9d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bba" id="aggregate2__2" original="E391.-2f9c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aggregate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bc7" id="aggregate2__9" original="E391.-2f94"><span class="pos" id="aggregate2__10" original="E391.-2f93"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bc1" eid="aggregate2__11" original="E391.-2f92" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e0d" geo="br" id="aggregate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e10" geo="n_am" id="aggregate2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bc9" id="aggregate2__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bca" id="aggregate2__17" original="E391.-2f8f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bcb" id="aggregate2__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aggregate2__19" original="E391.-2f8d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="aggregate2__20" original="E832.-78d5"><span class="exp" id="aggregate2__21"> aggregate </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="aggregate2__22" original="E391.-2f8c"> a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together; all of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd0" id="aggregate2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd1" id="aggregate2__24" original="E846.-70ea"><span class="x" id="aggregate2__25" original="E846.-70e9"> The amount paid is equal to the aggregate of the premiums received. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd3" id="aggregate2__26" original="E846.-70e8"><span class="x" id="aggregate2__27" original="E846.-70e7"> The aggregate of these changes radically transformed the service. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd5" id="aggregate2__28" original="E832.-78d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd6" id="aggregate2__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aggregate2__30" original="E832.-78d2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aggregate2__31" original="E832.-78d1"> a whole formed by combining several separate elements </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd9" id="aggregate2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bda" id="aggregate2__33" original="E832.-78d0"><span class="x" id="aggregate2__34" original="E832.-78cf"> The council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bdc" id="aggregate2__35" original="E391.-2f8b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bdd" id="aggregate2__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aggregate2__37" original="E391.-2f88"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aggregate2__38" original="E391.-2f89"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aggregate2__39" original="E391.-2f86"> a material formed from a mass of separate pieces pressed together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be1" id="aggregate2__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be2" id="aggregate2__41" original="E846.-70e6"><span class="x" id="aggregate2__42" original="E846.-70e5"> Magnesite usually occurs as compact granular aggregates that may appear chalky. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be4" id="aggregate2__43" original="E391.-2f85"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be5" id="aggregate2__44" original="E391.-2f84" sk="inaggregate"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be6" id="aggregate2__45"><span class="idm" id="aggregate2__46" original="E391.-2f83"> in (the) aggregate </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be8" id="aggregate2__47"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be9" id="aggregate2__48"><span class="def" id="aggregate2__49" original="E391.-2f80"> added together as a whole </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6beb" id="aggregate2__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bec" id="aggregate2__51" original="E846.-70e4"><span class="x" id="aggregate2__52" original="E846.-70e3"> In the aggregate, this research suggests… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.12b3" id="aggregate2__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aggregate_1" title="aggregate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.12b4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7ae8" id="aggregate2__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aggregate2__55"> aggregate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bee" hm="3" id="aggregate3" original="E391.-2f61" sum="603"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bef" id="aggregate3__1" original="E391.-2f60"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bf0" id="aggregate3__2" original="E391.-2f5f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aggregate <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bfd" id="aggregate3__9" original="E391.-2f57"><span class="pos" id="aggregate3__10" original="E391.-2f56"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bf7" eid="aggregate3__11" original="E391.-2f38" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e13" geo="br" id="aggregate3__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://aggregate__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e16" geo="n_am" id="aggregate3__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_3.ogg" href="sound://aggregate__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bff" id="aggregate3__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="aggregate3__17" original="E391.-2f34"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39a4" id="aggregate3__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39a3" form="root" id="aggregate3__19"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> aggregate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39a1" eid="aggregate3__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39a0" geo="br" id="aggregate3__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://aggregate__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-399d" geo="n_am" id="aggregate3__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_3.ogg" href="sound://aggregate__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-399a" form="thirdps" id="aggregate3__26"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> aggregates </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3998" eid="aggregate3__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3997" geo="br" id="aggregate3__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3994" geo="n_am" id="aggregate3__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3991" form="past" id="aggregate3__33"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> aggregated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-398f" eid="aggregate3__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-398e" geo="br" id="aggregate3__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-398b" geo="n_am" id="aggregate3__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3988" form="pastpart" id="aggregate3__40"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> aggregated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3986" eid="aggregate3__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3985" geo="br" id="aggregate3__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3982" geo="n_am" id="aggregate3__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-397f" form="prespart" id="aggregate3__47"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__48"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> aggregating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-397d" eid="aggregate3__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-397c" geo="br" id="aggregate3__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3979" geo="n_am" id="aggregate3__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c2b" id="aggregate3__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c2c" id="aggregate3__55" original="E391.-2f39"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c2d" id="aggregate3__56"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="aggregate3__57" original="E832.-78cd"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="aggregate3__58" original="E391.-2f33"><span class="exp" id="aggregate3__59"> aggregate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="aggregate3__60" original="E391.-2f2e"> to put together different items or amounts into a single group or total </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c32" id="aggregate3__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c33" id="aggregate3__62" original="E846.-7051"><span class="x" id="aggregate3__63" original="E846.-7050"> The firm level data were aggregated to create regional data. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c35" id="aggregate3__64" original="E846.-704f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c36" id="aggregate3__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="aggregate3__66" original="E832.-78cb"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="aggregate3__67" original="E832.-78ca"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c39" id="aggregate3__68"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="aggregate3__69" original="E846.-704e"> especially of living things </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="aggregate3__70" original="E846.-704d"> to group or become grouped together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c3c" id="aggregate3__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c3d" id="aggregate3__72" original="E846.-704b"><span class="cf" id="aggregate3__73" original="E846.-704c"><span class="exp" id="aggregate3__74"> aggregate </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="aggregate3__75" original="E846.-704a"> These large crustaceans aggregate into dense swarms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c41" id="aggregate3__76" original="E846.-7048"><span class="cf" id="aggregate3__77" original="E846.-7049"> be aggregated (together/into something) </span><span class="x" id="aggregate3__78" original="E846.-7047"> Soil structure reflects the way in which individual particles are aggregated together. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aggregation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c44" id="aggregation" original="E84e.-7777" sum="475"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c45" id="aggregation__1" original="E84e.-7776"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c46" id="aggregation__2" original="E84e.-7775"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aggregation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c51" id="aggregation__7" original="E84e.-7770"><span class="pos" id="aggregation__8" original="E84e.-776f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5455" eid="aggregation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e55" geo="br" id="aggregation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e58" geo="n_am" id="aggregation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggregation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggregation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c53" id="aggregation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aggregation__15" original="E84e.-776d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aggregation__16" original="E84e.-776c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c56" id="aggregation__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c57" id="aggregation__18" original="E84e.-776b"><span class="def" id="aggregation__19" original="E84e.-776a"> a mass or group that has been formed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c59" id="aggregation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c5a" id="aggregation__21" original="E84e.-743b"><span class="x" id="aggregation__22" original="E84e.-743a"> Platelet aggregation eventually reaches a stage where clumps break off into the blood. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c5c" id="aggregation__23" original="E84e.-7768"><span class="x" id="aggregation__24" original="E84e.-7767"> By the Cretaceous period, the continental plates had separated into two aggregations, Laurasia and Gondwanaland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c5e" id="aggregation__25" original="E84e.-7769"><span class="cf" id="aggregation__26" original="E84e.-7439"><span class="exp" id="aggregation__27"> aggregation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="aggregation__28" original="E84e.-7778"> Aggregation of fine particles adds to sedimentation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.134a" id="aggregation__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aggregation" title="aggregation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.134b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5264" id="aggregation__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aggregation__31"> aggregation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aggression
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c62" id="aggression" original="E391.-2f13" sum="617"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c63" id="aggression__1" original="E391.-2f12"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c64" id="aggression__2" original="E391.-2f11"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aggression </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c6f" id="aggression__7" original="E391.-2f09"><span class="pos" id="aggression__8" original="E391.-2f08"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.545c" eid="aggression__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e85" geo="br" id="aggression__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggression__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡreʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggression__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggression__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggression__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e88" geo="n_am" id="aggression__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggression__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡreʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggression__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggression__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggression__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c71" id="aggression__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aggression__15" original="E391.-2f06"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c73" id="aggression__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c74" id="aggression__17" original="E391.-2f03"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="aggression__18" original="E391.-2f02"> a violent attack or threats by one person or country against another person or by one country against another country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c76" id="aggression__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c77" id="aggression__20" original="E834.-3784"><span class="x" id="aggression__21" original="E834.-3783"> As students felt safer and more valued at school, levels of verbal and physical aggression decreased. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c79" id="aggression__22" original="E834.-3782"><span class="cf" id="aggression__23" original="E487.2ff8"><span class="exp" id="aggression__24"> aggression </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="aggression__25" original="E834.-3781"> Sapor I continued his father's policy of aggression against Rome. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c7d" id="aggression__26" original="E391.-2f05"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="aggression__27" original="E391.-2f04"> feelings of anger and hate that may result in harmful or violent behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c7f" id="aggression__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c80" id="aggression__29" original="E834.-3780"><span class="x" id="aggression__30" original="E834.-377f"> His anger and aggression were directed at his younger brother. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.136b" id="aggression__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aggression" title="aggression definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.136c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7b96" id="aggression__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aggression__33"> aggression </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aggressive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c82" id="aggressive" original="E391.-2f01" sum="898"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c83" id="aggressive__1" original="E391.-2f00"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c84" id="aggressive__2" original="E391.-2eff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aggressive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c8c" id="aggressive__4" original="E391.-2efa"><span class="pos" id="aggressive__5" original="E391.-2ef9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5463" eid="aggressive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.edf" geo="br" id="aggressive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggressive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡresɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggressive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.ee2" geo="n_am" id="aggressive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggressive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡresɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggressive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c8e" id="aggressive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c8f" id="aggressive__12" original="E391.-2ef8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="aggressive__13" original="E391.-2ef7"> angry, and behaving in a harmful or violent way; ready to attack </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c91" id="aggressive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c92" id="aggressive__15" original="E487.2ff9"><span class="x" id="aggressive__16" original="E487.2ffa"> Aggressive behaviour is observed in males competing for high status within the group. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c94" id="aggressive__17" original="E834.-3768"><span class="x" id="aggressive__18" original="E834.-3767"> The defendants said that they had not been aggressive and had not raised their voices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c96" id="aggressive__19" original="E834.-3766"><span class="x" id="aggressive__20" original="E834.-3765"> Senior generals were arguing for an aggressive policy of military expansion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c98" id="aggressive__21" original="E391.-2ef6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="aggressive__22" original="E391.-2ef5"> acting with force and determination in order to succeed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c9a" id="aggressive__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c9b" id="aggressive__24" original="E834.-3764"><span class="x" id="aggressive__25" original="E834.-3763"> The company's success can be attributed to its aggressive entrepreneurial policies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c9d" id="aggressive__26" original="E834.-3762"><span class="x" id="aggressive__27" original="E834.-3761"> The higher risk level of the more aggressive therapy seems to have been ignored. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c9f" id="aggressive__28" original="E487.2ffb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ca0" id="aggressive__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="aggressive__30" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ca2" id="aggressive__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="aggressive__32" original="E487.2ffe"> of a disease or medical condition </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="aggressive__33" original="E487.2fff"> quickly becoming more serious </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ca5" id="aggressive__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ca6" id="aggressive__35" original="E487.3000"><span class="x" id="aggressive__36" original="E487.3001"> Obesity may promote the risk of developing aggressive disease. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ca8" id="aggressive__37"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ca9" id="aggressive__38" original="E391.-2ef4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6caa" id="aggressive__39"><span class="dr" id="aggressive__40" original="E391.-2ef3"> aggressively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb2" id="aggressive__41" original="E391.-2eef"><span class="pos" id="aggressive__42" original="E391.-2eee"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5464" eid="aggressive__43" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.ed9" geo="br" id="aggressive__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggressive__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡresɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggressively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.edc" geo="n_am" id="aggressive__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggressive__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡresɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggressively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb4" id="aggressive__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb5" id="aggressive__49" original="E834.-3760"><span class="x" id="aggressive__50" original="E834.-375f"> Sometimes parents directly encourage children to behave aggressively. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb7" id="aggressive__51" original="E834.-375e"><span class="x" id="aggressive__52" original="E834.-375d"> This nocturnal rodent aggressively defends its territories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb9" id="aggressive__53" original="E834.-375c"><span class="x" id="aggressive__54" original="E834.-375b"> Japan's auto manufacturers then began to invest aggressively and directly in the US market. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cbb" id="aggressive__55"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cbc" id="aggressive__56" original="E391.-2eed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cbd" id="aggressive__57"><span class="dr" id="aggressive__58" original="E391.-2eec"> aggressiveness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cc5" id="aggressive__59" original="E391.-2ee8"><span class="pos" id="aggressive__60" original="E391.-2ee7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5465" eid="aggressive__61" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.ed3" geo="br" id="aggressive__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggressive__63"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡresɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressiveness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressiveness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aggressiveness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.ed6" geo="n_am" id="aggressive__64" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aggressive__65"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡresɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressiveness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressiveness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aggressiveness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cc7" id="aggressive__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aggressive__67" original="E391.-2ee5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cc9" id="aggressive__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cca" id="aggressive__69" original="E834.-375a"><span class="x" id="aggressive__70" original="E834.-3759"> Disruption in parenting is associated strongly with subsequent aggressiveness in the child. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ccc" id="aggressive__71" original="E834.-3758"><span class="cf" id="aggressive__72" original="E487.3002"><span class="exp"> aggressiveness </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="aggressive__73" original="E834.-3757"> Decisions about surgery are usually based on the size, location and aggressiveness of the tumour. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.138a" id="aggressive__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aggressive" title="aggressive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.138b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7bb6" id="aggressive__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aggressive__76"> aggressive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aging
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ccf" id="aging" original="E391.-2e8b" sum="107"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cd0" id="aging__1" original="E391.-2e8a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cd1" id="aging__2" original="E391.-2e89"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aging </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5478" eid="aging__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.102d" geo="br" id="aging__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aging__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ageing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1030" geo="n_am" id="aging__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aging__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ageing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cd8" id="aging__9" original="E858.-3558" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ageing1" title="ageing1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cd9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a42" id="aging__10" original="E858.-3557"><span class="xh" id="aging__11"> ageing </span><span class="xhm" id="aging__12"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ageing2" title="ageing2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cdc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a63" id="aging__13" original="E858.-3556"><span class="xh" id="aging__14"> ageing </span><span class="xhm" id="aging__15"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.13e2" id="aging__16" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://" title="aging definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.13e3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-412b1790.14a39209424.2b1c" id="aging__17" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aging__18"> aging </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agitate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cdf" id="agitate" original="E391.-2e7f" sum="887"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ce0" id="agitate__1" original="E391.-2e7e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ce1" id="agitate__2" original="E391.-2e7d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agitate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cee" id="agitate__9" original="E391.-2e73"><span class="pos" id="agitate__10" original="E391.-2e72"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.547f" eid="agitate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.105d" geo="br" id="agitate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agitate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1060" geo="n_am" id="agitate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agitate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3976" id="agitate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ac0" form="root" id="agitate__17"><span class="vp" id="agitate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> agitate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7abe" eid="agitate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7abd" geo="br" id="agitate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agitate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aba" geo="n_am" id="agitate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agitate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ab7" form="thirdps" id="agitate__24"><span class="vp" id="agitate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> agitates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ab5" eid="agitate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ab4" geo="br" id="agitate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agitates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ab1" geo="n_am" id="agitate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agitates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aae" form="past" id="agitate__31"><span class="vp" id="agitate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> agitated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aac" eid="agitate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aab" geo="br" id="agitate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agitated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aa8" geo="n_am" id="agitate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agitated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aa5" form="pastpart" id="agitate__38"><span class="vp" id="agitate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> agitated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aa3" eid="agitate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aa2" geo="br" id="agitate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agitated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a9f" geo="n_am" id="agitate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agitated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a9c" form="prespart" id="agitate__45"><span class="vp" id="agitate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> agitating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a9a" eid="agitate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a99" geo="br" id="agitate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agitating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a96" geo="n_am" id="agitate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈædʒɪteɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agitating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d1a" id="agitate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d1b" id="agitate__53" original="E391.-2e55"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d1c" id="agitate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="agitate__55" original="E391.-2e53"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="agitate__56" original="E391.-2e4d"><span class="exp" id="agitate__57"> agitate </span> (for/against something) </span><span class="def" id="agitate__58" original="E391.-2e51"> to argue strongly for something you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d21" id="agitate__59" original="E391.-2e50" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://campaign2" title="campaign2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d22" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.473a" id="agitate__60" original="E391.-2e4f"><span class="xh" id="agitate__61"> campaign </span><span class="xhm" id="agitate__62"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d26" id="agitate__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d27" id="agitate__64" original="E4c8.1280"><span class="x" id="agitate__65" original="E4c8.1281"> Street protests became commonplace as people began to agitate for democratic reform. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d29" id="agitate__66" original="E391.-2e4b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d2a" id="agitate__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="agitate__68" original="E391.-2e49"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="agitate__69" original="E597.1287"><span class="exp" id="agitate__70"> agitate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="agitate__71" original="E391.-2e47"> to make somebody angry, anxious or nervous </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d2f" id="agitate__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d30" id="agitate__73" original="E4c8.1286"><span class="x" id="agitate__74" original="E4c8.1287"> A mass movement against slavery agitated British public opinion in the 19th century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d32" id="agitate__75" original="E4c8.1284"><span class="x" id="agitate__76" original="E4c8.1285"> In the advanced stages of dementia, over half of patients remain agitated and distressed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d34" id="agitate__77" original="E391.-2e46"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d35" id="agitate__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="agitate__79" original="E391.-2e44"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="agitate__80" original="E391.-2e43"><span class="exp" id="agitate__81"> agitate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="agitate__82" original="E391.-2e40"> to make something, especially a liquid, move around by stirring or shaking it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d3a" id="agitate__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d3b" id="agitate__84" original="E4c8.1288"><span class="x" id="agitate__85" original="E4c8.1289"> We developed an apparatus that allowed us to agitate water around an egg, without the egg itself moving. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1426" id="agitate__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agitate" title="agitate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1427" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7c8f" id="agitate__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agitate__88"> agitate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agitation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d3d" id="agitation" original="E391.-2e32" sum="558"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d3e" id="agitation__1" original="E391.-2e31"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d3f" id="agitation__2" original="E391.-2e30"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agitation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d4a" id="agitation__7" original="E391.-2e28"><span class="pos" id="agitation__8" original="E391.-2e27"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5486" eid="agitation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.10e8" geo="br" id="agitation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agitation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.10eb" geo="n_am" id="agitation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agitation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agitation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d4c" id="agitation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="agitation__15" original="E391.-2e24"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d4e" id="agitation__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d4f" id="agitation__17" original="E391.-2e26"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="agitation__18" original="E391.-2e23"> worry and anxiety that you show by behaving in a nervous way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d51" id="agitation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d52" id="agitation__20" original="E4c8.14fc"><span class="x" id="agitation__21" original="E4c8.14fd"> When agitation is severe, the patient cannot sit for long and may pace up and down. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d54" id="agitation__22" original="E391.-2e22"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="agitation__23" original="E391.-2e1e"><span class="exp" id="agitation__24"> agitation </span> (for/against something) </span><span class="def" id="agitation__25" original="E391.-2e1d"> public protest in order to achieve political change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d58" id="agitation__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d59" id="agitation__27" original="E4e1.-2054"><span class="x" id="agitation__28" original="E4e1.-2053"> There was widespread agitation for social reform. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d5b" id="agitation__29" original="E391.-2e1c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="agitation__30" original="E391.-2e18"> the act of stirring or shaking a liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d5d" id="agitation__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d5e" id="agitation__32" original="E4c8.14fa"><span class="x" id="agitation__33" original="E4c8.1503"> After agitation in water, a total of 84% of the control eggs hatched within five minutes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.145d" id="agitation__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agitation" title="agitation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.145e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7cf0" id="agitation__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agitation__36"> agitation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ago
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d60" id="ago" original="E391.-2d91" sum="536"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d61" id="ago__1" original="E391.-2d90"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d62" id="ago__2" original="E391.-2d8f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ago </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d6b" id="ago__4" original="E391.-2d8a"><span class="pos" id="ago__5" original="E391.-2d89"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.548d" eid="ago__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.11fc" geo="br" id="ago__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ago__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ago/ago__/ago__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ago/ago__/ago__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ago__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.11ff" geo="n_am" id="ago__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ago__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡoʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ago/ago__/ago__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ago/ago__/ago__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ago__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d6d" id="ago__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d6e" id="ago__12" original="E824.-7a3c"><span class="def" id="ago__13" original="E391.-2d88"> used in expressions of time with the simple past tense to show how far in the past something happened </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d70" id="ago__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d71" id="ago__15" original="E824.-7a3b"><span class="x" id="ago__16" original="E824.-7a3a"> The sales transaction was completed five days ago. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d73" id="ago__17" original="E824.-7a35"><span class="x" id="ago__18" original="E824.-7a34"> Some time ago, a group of scientists proposed a different approach. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d75" id="ago__19" original="E824.-7a37"><span class="x" id="ago__20" original="E824.-7a36"> Around 12 000 years ago, humans began the move away from hunter-gathering towards a more settled life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d77" id="ago__21" original="E824.-7a33"><span class="x" id="ago__22" original="E824.-7a32"> Most genetic factors that contribute to human ageing were fixed in human and prehuman populations a very long time ago. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.147f" id="ago__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ago" title="ago definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1480" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7dce" id="ago__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ago__25"> ago </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agrarian
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d79" id="agrarian" original="E391.-2c55" sum="414"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d7a" id="agrarian__1" original="E391.-2c54"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d7b" id="agrarian__2" original="E391.-2c53"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agrarian </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d86" id="agrarian__6" original="E391.-2c4b"><span class="pos" id="agrarian__7" original="E391.-2c4a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5494" eid="agrarian__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1432" geo="br" id="agrarian__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agrarian__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡreəriən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agrar/agrarian__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agrar/agrarian__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agrarian__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1436" geo="n_am" id="agrarian__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agrarian__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡreriən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agrar/agrarian__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agrar/agrarian__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agrarian__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d88" id="agrarian__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="agrarian__14" original="E391.-2c48"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d8a" id="agrarian__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="agrarian__16" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d8c" id="agrarian__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d8d" id="agrarian__18" original="E391.-2c46"><span class="def" id="agrarian__19" original="E391.-2c45"> connected with farming and the use of land for farming </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d8f" id="agrarian__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d90" id="agrarian__21" original="E487.3004"><span class="x" id="agrarian__22" original="E487.3005"> GNP per capita can measure economic development from agrarian society, via industrial society to post-industrial society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d92" id="agrarian__23" original="E487.3006"><span class="x" id="agrarian__24" original="E487.3007"> The study of agrarian landscapes in transition is an integral component of the urban ecology of the region. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.14a3" id="agrarian__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agrarian" title="agrarian definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.14a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7f74" id="agrarian__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agrarian__27"> agrarian </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agree
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d94" id="agree" original="E391.-2c36" sum="2442"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d95" id="agree__1" original="E391.-2c35"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d96" id="agree__2" original="E391.-2c34"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agree </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6da3" id="agree__9" original="E391.-2c2a"><span class="pos" id="agree__10" original="E391.-2c29"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.549d" eid="agree__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.147e" geo="br" id="agree__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agree__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agree__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agree__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1481" geo="n_am" id="agree__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agree__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agree__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agree__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3948" id="agree__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a40" form="root" id="agree__17"><span class="vp" id="agree__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> agree </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a3e" eid="agree__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a3d" geo="br" id="agree__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agree__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agree__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agree__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a3a" geo="n_am" id="agree__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agree__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agree__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agree__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a37" form="thirdps" id="agree__24"><span class="vp" id="agree__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> agrees </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a35" eid="agree__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a34" geo="br" id="agree__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agrees__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agrees__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agrees__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a31" geo="n_am" id="agree__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agrees__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agrees__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agrees__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a2e" form="past" id="agree__31"><span class="vp" id="agree__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> agreed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a2c" eid="agree__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a2b" geo="br" id="agree__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://agreed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a28" geo="n_am" id="agree__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://agreed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a25" form="pastpart" id="agree__38"><span class="vp" id="agree__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> agreed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a23" eid="agree__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a22" geo="br" id="agree__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://agreed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a1f" geo="n_am" id="agree__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://agreed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a1c" form="prespart" id="agree__45"><span class="vp" id="agree__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> agreeing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a1a" eid="agree__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a19" geo="br" id="agree__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agreeing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreeing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agreeing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a16" geo="n_am" id="agree__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agree__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agreeing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreeing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agreeing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dcf" id="agree__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd0" id="agree__53" original="E391.-2c0c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd1" id="agree__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="agree__55" original="E391.-2c0a"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="agree__56" original="E391.-2c09"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="agree__57" original="E391.-2c08"> to have the same opinion as somebody/something; to say that you have the same opinion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd5" id="agree__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd6" id="agree__59" original="E834.-44fa"><span class="x" id="agree__60" original="E834.-44f9"> The majority of experts agreed, although a substantial minority disagreed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd8" id="agree__61" original="E834.-44f8"><span class="cf" id="agree__62" original="E391.-2c06"><span class="exp" id="agree__63"> agree </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="agree__64" original="E834.-44f7"> The Court agreed with the Advocate General. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ddc" id="agree__65" original="E834.-44f5"><span class="cf" id="agree__66" original="E834.-44f6"><span class="exp" id="agree__67"> agree </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="agree__68" original="E834.-44f4"> Both expert groups agreed on the importance of developing training programmes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6de0" id="agree__69" original="E834.-44f2"><span class="cf" id="agree__70" original="E834.-44f3"><span class="exp" id="agree__71"> agree </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="agree__72" original="E834.-44f1"> Constructivists generally agree with Max Weber about the value of interpretive understanding (Ruggie, 1998). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6de4" id="agree__73" original="E834.-44f0"><span class="cf" id="agree__74" original="E391.-2c05"><span class="exp" id="agree__75"> agree </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="agree__76" original="E834.-44ef"> 40% of respondents agree with the statement that being politically active takes too much effort. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6de8" id="agree__77" original="E834.-44ee"><span class="cf" id="agree__78" original="E391.-2c04"><span class="exp" id="agree__79"> agree </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="agree__80" original="E834.-44ed"> Nearly all students strongly agree that education is the key to success. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="agree__81" original="E834.-44fb" un="help"> If people <span class="eb" id="agree__82" original="E834.-369a"> are agreed (on something) </span> or something <span class="eb" id="agree__83" original="E834.-3699"> is agreed (on) </span> , everyone has the same opinion about something: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6def" id="agree__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df0" id="agree__85" original="E834.-3698"><span class="x" id="agree__86" original="E834.-3697"> Finally, the members of the committee were all agreed. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df2" id="agree__87" original="E391.-2c03" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disagree" title="disagree definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3810" id="agree__88" original="E391.-2c02"><span class="xh" id="agree__89"> disagree </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df6" id="agree__90" original="E391.-2bf0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df7" id="agree__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="agree__92" original="E391.-2bee"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="agree__93" original="E391.-2bed"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="agree__94" original="E391.-2bec"> to decide with somebody else to do something or to have something, usually after formal discussion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dfb" id="agree__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dfc" id="agree__96" original="E834.-44e6"><span class="cf" id="agree__97" original="E391.-2beb"><span class="exp" id="agree__98"> agree </span> on/upon something </span><span class="x" id="agree__99" original="E834.-44e5"> The government was unable to agree on how to reform the wages policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e00" id="agree__100" original="E834.-44e3"><span class="x" id="agree__101" original="E834.-44e2"> Each partner's share of the profits is agreed upon in advance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e02" id="agree__102" original="E834.-44e1"><span class="cf" id="agree__103" original="E391.-2bea"><span class="exp" id="agree__104"> agree </span> something </span><span class="x" id="agree__105" original="E834.-44e0"> Timoleon agreed terms with the Carthaginians which limited them to the west of the island. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e06" id="agree__106" original="E834.-44df"><span class="cf" id="agree__107" original="E391.-2be9"><span class="exp" id="agree__108"> agree </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="agree__109" original="E834.-44de"> In the Montreal Protocol, the parties agreed to phase out damaging CFCs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e0a" id="agree__110" original="E834.-44dd"><span class="cf" id="agree__111" original="E391.-2bf9"><span class="exp" id="agree__112"> agree </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="agree__113" original="E834.-44dc"> After some discussion the Committee agreed that they would provide the equipment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e0e" id="agree__114" original="E391.-2bf8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e0f" id="agree__115"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="agree__116" original="E391.-2bf6"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="agree__117" original="E391.-2bf4"> to say ‘yes’; to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e12" id="agree__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e13" id="agree__119" original="E834.-44e8"><span class="cf" id="agree__120" original="E391.-2bf1"><span class="exp" id="agree__121"> agree </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="agree__122" original="E834.-44e7"> More than 90% of the parents agreed to participate in the research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e17" id="agree__123" original="E834.-3696"><span class="cf" id="agree__124" original="E391.-2bf3"><span class="exp" id="agree__125"> agree </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="agree__126" original="E834.-3695"> In 1973 the British government agreed to the establishment of a Council of Ireland. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e1b" id="agree__127" original="E391.-2be7"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e1c" id="agree__128"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="agree__129" original="E391.-2be5"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="agree__130" original="E391.-2be4"><span class="exp" id="agree__131"> agree </span> something </span><span class="def" id="agree__132" original="E391.-2be3"> to officially accept a plan or request </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e21" id="agree__133" original="E391.-2be2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approve" title="approve definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e22" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5de5" id="agree__134" original="E391.-2be1"><span class="xh" id="agree__135"> approve </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e25" id="agree__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e26" id="agree__137" original="E834.-44db"><span class="x" id="agree__138" original="E834.-44da"> Work was delayed until the second round of funding was agreed in December. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e28" id="agree__139" original="E391.-2bdf"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e29" id="agree__140"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="agree__141" original="E391.-2bdd"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="agree__142" original="E391.-2bd8"><span class="exp" id="agree__143"> agree </span> (with something) </span><span class="def" id="agree__144" original="E391.-2bdc"> to be the same as something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e2e" id="agree__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e2f" id="agree__146" original="E834.-44d9"><span class="x" id="agree__147" original="E834.-44d8"> The results of these two studies agreed with other experimental studies (Shaffer et al., 1996). </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e31" id="agree__148" original="E391.-2bd7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disagree" title="disagree definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e32" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3810" id="agree__149" original="E391.-2bd6"><span class="xh" id="agree__150"> disagree </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e35" id="agree__151" original="E391.-2bd4"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e36" id="agree__152"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="agree__153" original="E391.-2bd2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="agree__154" original="E391.-2bd1"><span class="exp" id="agree__155"> agree </span> (with something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e3a" id="agree__156"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="agree__157" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="agree__158" original="E391.-2bd0"> to match a word or phrase in number , <a class="ndv" href="entry://gender" id="agree__159"> gender </a> or person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e3e" id="agree__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e3f" id="agree__161" original="E834.-3694"><span class="x" id="agree__162" original="E834.-3693"> In some languages, the subject can be omitted if it agrees with the verb. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.14ef" id="agree__163" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agree" title="agree definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.14f0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7f99" id="agree__164" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agree__165"> agree 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agreed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e41" id="agreed" original="E834.-35cd" sum="143"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e42" id="agreed__1" original="E834.-35cc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e43" id="agreed__2" original="E834.-35cb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agreed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e4b" id="agreed__4" original="E834.-35c6"><span class="pos" id="agreed__5" original="E834.-35c5"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54a4" eid="agreed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.156e" geo="br" id="agreed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agreed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://agreed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1571" geo="n_am" id="agreed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agreed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://agreed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e4d" id="agreed__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="agreed__12" original="E834.-35c3"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e4f" id="agreed__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e50" id="agreed__14" original="E834.-35c2"><span class="def" id="agreed__15" original="E834.-35c1"> accepted by all or most people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e52" id="agreed__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e53" id="agreed__17" original="E834.-35c0"><span class="x" id="agreed__18" original="E834.-35bf"> There is no generally agreed definition of consciousness. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agreement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e55" id="agreement" original="E391.-2b98" sum="2154"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e56" id="agreement__1" original="E391.-2b97"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e57" id="agreement__2" original="E391.-2b96"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agreement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e63" id="agreement__7" original="E391.-2b8e"><span class="pos" id="agreement__8" original="E391.-2b8d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54ab" eid="agreement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1592" geo="br" id="agreement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agreement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agreement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agreement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1595" geo="n_am" id="agreement__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agreement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈɡriːmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agreement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agreement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e65" id="agreement__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e66" id="agreement__15" original="E391.-2b8c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e67" id="agreement__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="agreement__17" original="E391.-2b8a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="agreement__18" original="E391.-2b89"> an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e6a" id="agreement__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e6b" id="agreement__20" original="E834.-3543"><span class="x" id="agreement__21" original="E834.-3542"> In March 1999, the European Council reached an agreement about the EU budget for 2000-6. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e6d" id="agreement__22" original="E834.-3541"><span class="cf" id="agreement__23" original="E391.-2b88"><span class="exp" id="agreement__24"> agreement </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="agreement__25" original="E834.-3540"> Korean auto manufacturers signed similar agreements with the EU in 1999. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e71" id="agreement__26" original="E834.-353f"><span class="cf" id="agreement__27" original="E391.-2b87"><span class="exp" id="agreement__28"> agreement </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="agreement__29" original="E834.-353e"> NAFTA was initially based on a free trade agreement between the US and Canada. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e75" id="agreement__30" original="E834.-353c"><span class="cf" id="agreement__31" original="E834.-353d"><span class="exp" id="agreement__32"> agreement </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="agreement__33" original="E834.-353b"> There are no UK-wide agreements on standards in this area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e79" id="agreement__34" original="E834.-353a"><span class="cf" id="agreement__35" original="E391.-2b86"><span class="exp" id="agreement__36"> agreement </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="agreement__37" original="E834.-3539"> Enforcing patent laws was part of the Chinese agreement to join the World Trade Organization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e7d" id="agreement__38" original="E834.-3537"><span class="cf" id="agreement__39" original="E834.-3538"> under an/the <span class="exp" id="agreement__40"> agreement </span></span><span class="x" id="agreement__41" original="E834.-3536"> Under the St Andrews agreement of 2006, the choice of First Minister became automatic. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e81" id="agreement__42" original="E391.-2b80"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e82" id="agreement__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="agreement__44" original="E391.-2b7e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="agreement__45" original="E391.-2b7d"> the state of sharing the same opinion or feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e85" id="agreement__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e86" id="agreement__47" original="E834.-3534"><span class="cf" id="agreement__48" original="E834.-3535"><span class="exp" id="agreement__49"> agreement </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="agreement__50" original="E834.-3533"> West et al. (1995) found a surprising amount of agreement between children and their parents over school selection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e8a" id="agreement__51" original="E834.-3531"><span class="cf" id="agreement__52" original="E834.-3532"><span class="exp" id="agreement__53"> agreement </span> on/about something </span><span class="x" id="agreement__54" original="E834.-3530"> Philosophers have still not reached agreement on what the self is. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e8e" id="agreement__55" original="E834.-352f"><span class="cf" id="agreement__56" original="E391.-2b7c"> in <span class="exp" id="agreement__57"> agreement </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="x" id="agreement__58" original="E834.-352e"> Here Meyer (ibid, p. 319) is in agreement with Neuringer (1974b). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e92" id="agreement__59" original="E834.-352c"><span class="cf" id="agreement__60" original="E834.-352d"><span class="exp" id="agreement__61"> agreement </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="agreement__62" original="E834.-352b"> There is widespread agreement that breast cancer screening is effective for women of certain ages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e96" id="agreement__63" original="E834.-3529"><span class="cf" id="agreement__64" original="E834.-352a"><span class="exp" id="agreement__65"> agreement </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="agreement__66" original="E834.-3528"> The subcommittee negotiations reached broad inter-party agreement over most of the constitution. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e9a" id="agreement__67" original="E391.-2b7b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disagreement" title="disagreement definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e9b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3790" id="agreement__68" original="E391.-2b7a"><span class="xh" id="agreement__69"> disagreement </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e9e" id="agreement__70" original="E391.-2b78"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e9f" id="agreement__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="agreement__72" original="E834.-351d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="agreement__73" original="E47f.2ec5"><span class="exp" id="agreement__74"> agreement </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="agreement__75" original="E391.-2b75"> the fact of somebody approving of something and allowing it to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ea4" id="agreement__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ea5" id="agreement__77" original="E39f.-5877"><span class="x" id="agreement__78" original="E39f.-5876"> The agreement of all member states is required. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ea7" id="agreement__79" original="E834.-3544"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ea8" id="agreement__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="agreement__81" original="E834.-3526"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="agreement__82" original="E834.-3525"> the state of matching something else and not showing it to be wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eab" id="agreement__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eac" id="agreement__84" original="E834.-3523"><span class="cf" id="agreement__85" original="E834.-3524"><span class="exp" id="agreement__86"> agreement </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="agreement__87" original="E834.-3522"> There was reasonable agreement between simulation results and the manufacturer's performance data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eb0" id="agreement__88" original="E834.-3520"><span class="cf" id="agreement__89" original="E834.-3521"> in <span class="exp" id="agreement__90"> agreement </span> (with something/somebody) </span><span class="x" id="agreement__91" original="E834.-351f"> The direction of travel was in agreement with the data of McKee and Resser. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eb4" id="agreement__92" original="E391.-2b74"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eb5" id="agreement__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="agreement__94" original="E391.-2b72"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="agreement__95" original="E391.-2b71"><span class="exp" id="agreement__96"> agreement </span> (with something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eb9" id="agreement__97"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="agreement__98" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ebb" id="agreement__99"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="agreement__100" original="E391.-2b6e"> of words in a phrase </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="agreement__101" original="E391.-2b6d"> the state of having the same number, <a class="ndv" href="entry://gender" id="agreement__102"> gender </a> or person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ebf" id="agreement__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ec0" id="agreement__104" original="E834.-3545"><span class="x" id="agreement__105" original="E834.-351c"> In English the subject and verb sometimes show agreement. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1587" id="agreement__106" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agreement" title="agreement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1588" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7f24" id="agreement__107" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agreement__108"> agreement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agricultural
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ec2" id="agricultural" original="E834.-36d7" sum="515"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ec3" id="agricultural__1" original="E834.-36d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ec4" id="agricultural__2" original="E834.-36d5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agricultural </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ecc" id="agricultural__4" original="E834.-36d0"><span class="pos" id="agricultural__5" original="E834.-36cf"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54b2" eid="agricultural__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.167f" geo="br" id="agricultural__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agricultural__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agric/agricultural__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agric/agricultural__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agricultural__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1682" geo="n_am" id="agricultural__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agricultural__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agric/agricultural__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agric/agricultural__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agricultural__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ece" id="agricultural__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ecf" id="agricultural__12" original="E834.-36ce"><span class="def" id="agricultural__13" original="E834.-36cd"> connected with the science or practice of farming </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed1" id="agricultural__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed2" id="agricultural__15" original="E487.3008"><span class="x" id="agricultural__16" original="E487.3009"> Egypt's wealth lay primarily in its agricultural land. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed4" id="agricultural__17" original="E487.300a"><span class="x" id="agricultural__18" original="E487.300b"> Agricultural production is fundamental to any pre-industrial society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed6" id="agricultural__19" original="E487.300c"><span class="x" id="agricultural__20" original="E487.300d"> The relative importance of the agricultural sector has declined significantly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed8" id="agricultural__21" original="E834.-36ca"><span class="x" id="agricultural__22" original="E834.-36c9"> It seems likely that the Earth's capacity to support human agricultural and industrial activity is limited. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.15f3" id="agricultural__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agricultural" title="agricultural definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.15f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.52c1" id="agricultural__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agricultural__25"> agricultural </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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agriculture
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eda" id="agriculture" original="E391.-2b3d" sum="334"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6edb" id="agriculture__1" original="E391.-2b3c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6edc" id="agriculture__2" original="E391.-2b3b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> agriculture </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ee8" id="agriculture__7" original="E391.-2b33"><span class="pos" id="agriculture__8" original="E391.-2b32"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54b9" eid="agriculture__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.16cd" geo="br" id="agriculture__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agriculture__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agric/agriculture__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agric/agriculture__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://agriculture__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.16d0" geo="n_am" id="agriculture__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="agriculture__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agric/agriculture__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agric/agriculture__us_1.ogg" href="sound://agriculture__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eea" id="agriculture__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="agriculture__15" original="E391.-2b30"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eec" id="agriculture__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eed" id="agriculture__17" original="E391.-2b2f"><span class="def" id="agriculture__18" original="E391.-2b2e"> the science or practice of farming </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eef" id="agriculture__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef0" id="agriculture__20" original="E834.-3754"><span class="x" id="agriculture__21" original="E834.-3753"> In Andhra Pradesh, 70% of the population is engaged in agriculture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef2" id="agriculture__22" original="E834.-3752"><span class="x" id="agriculture__23" original="E834.-3751"> The rural poor rely on subsistence agriculture rather than cash crops. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1614" id="agriculture__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agriculture" title="agriculture definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1615" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7e99" id="agriculture__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="agriculture__26"> agriculture </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ahead
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef4" id="ahead" original="E391.-2a57" sum="589"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef5" id="ahead__1" original="E391.-2a56"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef6" id="ahead__2" original="E391.-2a55"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ahead </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6efe" id="ahead__4" original="E391.-2a50"><span class="pos" id="ahead__5" original="E391.-2a4f"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54c0" eid="ahead__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.18ba" geo="br" id="ahead__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ahead__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈhed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ahe/ahead/ahead__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ahe/ahead/ahead__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ahead__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.18bd" geo="n_am" id="ahead__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ahead__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈhed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ahe/ahead/ahead__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ahe/ahead/ahead__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ahead__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="un" id="ahead__11" original="E391.-2a4e" un="help"> For the special uses of <span class="eb" id="ahead__12" original="E391.-2a4d"> ahead </span> in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example <span class="eb" id="ahead__13" original="E391.-2a4c"> press ahead (with something) </span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" id="ahead__14" original="E391.-2a4b"> press </span><span class="ei" id="ahead__15" original="E854.-6c75"> verb </span> . </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f05" id="ahead__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f06" id="ahead__17" original="E391.-2a4a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ahead__18" original="E391.-2a49"> further forward in time or space; in front </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f08" id="ahead__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f09" id="ahead__20" original="E824.-7a2d"><span class="x" id="ahead__21" original="E824.-7a2c"> There is a considerable amount of work ahead. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f0b" id="ahead__22" original="E824.-7a29"><span class="x" id="ahead__23" original="E824.-7a28"> These countries can hope for greater development and prosperity in the years ahead. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f0d" id="ahead__24" original="E824.-7a31"><span class="x" id="ahead__25" original="E824.-7a30"> The person being measured should be looking straight ahead while height is assessed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f0f" id="ahead__26" original="E824.-7a2f"><span class="x" id="ahead__27" original="E824.-7a2e"> In battle, the fleets sailed in line ahead, one ship following another, to bring the largest number of guns to bear on the enemy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f11" id="ahead__28" original="E391.-2a48"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="ahead__29" original="E391.-2a47"> earlier </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f13" id="ahead__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f14" id="ahead__31" original="E824.-7a27"><span class="x" id="ahead__32" original="E824.-7a26"> Long-lasting business relationships allow companies to plan ahead with more confidence. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1631" id="ahead__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ahead" title="ahead definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1632" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7d66" id="ahead__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ahead__35"> ahead </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ahead of
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f16" id="ahead-of" original="E391.-2a41" sum="912"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f17" id="ahead-of__1" original="E391.-2a40"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f18" id="ahead-of__2" original="E391.-2a3f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ahead of </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f1f" id="ahead-of__4" original="E391.-2a3a"><span class="pos" id="ahead-of__5" original="E391.-2a39"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54c7" eid="ahead-of__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.18ff" geo="br" id="ahead-of__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ahead-of__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈhed əv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ahe/ahead/ahead_of_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ahe/ahead/ahead_of_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://ahead_of_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1902" geo="n_am" id="ahead-of__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ahead-of__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈhed əv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ahe/ahead/ahead_of_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ahe/ahead/ahead_of_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://ahead_of_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f21" id="ahead-of__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f22" id="ahead-of__12" original="E391.-2a38"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ahead-of__13" original="E391.-2a37"> further forward in time or space than somebody/something; in front of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f24" id="ahead-of__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f25" id="ahead-of__15" original="E824.-7a1f"><span class="x" id="ahead-of__16" original="E824.-7a1e"> The decisions and tasks ahead of the prime minister and his party were formidable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f27" id="ahead-of__17" original="E824.-7a23"><span class="x" id="ahead-of__18" original="E824.-7a22"> Younger patients received more intensive therapy because they had more years of life ahead of them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f29" id="ahead-of__19" original="E824.-7a25"><span class="x" id="ahead-of__20" original="E824.-7a24"> If a source is travelling near the speed of sound, it tends to rush ahead of the waves it emits behind. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f2b" id="ahead-of__21" original="E391.-2a36"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="ahead-of__22" original="E391.-2a35"> earlier than somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f2d" id="ahead-of__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f2e" id="ahead-of__24" original="E465.6308"><span class="x" id="ahead-of__25" original="E465.6309"> The new factory was finished several months ahead of schedule. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f30" id="ahead-of__26" original="E824.-7a1d"><span class="x" id="ahead-of__27" original="E824.-7a1c"> The customs union had been completed ahead of the deadline in 1969. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f32" id="ahead-of__28" original="E391.-2a34"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="ahead-of__29" original="E391.-2a33"> further advanced than somebody/something; in front of somebody, for example in a race or competition </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f34" id="ahead-of__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f35" id="ahead-of__31" original="E824.-7a17"><span class="x" id="ahead-of__32" original="E824.-7a16"> The United States' level of per capita income was well ahead of fast-growing nations such as Germany and Japan (Maddison, 1994: 22). </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1652" id="ahead-of__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ahead-of" title="ahead of definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1653" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7d3a" id="ahead-of__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ahead-of__35"> ahead of </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f37" hm="1" id="aid1" original="E391.-29f0" sum="1106"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f38" id="aid1__1" original="E391.-29ef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f39" id="aid1__2" original="E391.-29ee"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aid <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f46" id="aid1__9" original="E391.-29e3"><span class="pos" id="aid1__10" original="E391.-29e2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54ce" eid="aid1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.19e9" geo="br" id="aid1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aid__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.19ec" geo="n_am" id="aid1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f48" id="aid1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f49" id="aid1__17" original="E391.-29e1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f4a" id="aid1__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aid1__19" original="E391.-29df"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aid1__20" original="E391.-29de"> money, food, etc. that is sent to help countries in difficult situations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f4d" id="aid1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f4e" id="aid1__22" original="E822.-7533"><span class="x" id="aid1__23" original="E822.-7532"> The UN attempted to deliver humanitarian aid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f50" id="aid1__24" original="E822.-74b8"><span class="x" id="aid1__25" original="E822.-74b7"> Foreign aid has brought relief to millions who live in war-torn and impoverished regions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f52" id="aid1__26" original="E822.-74b6"><span class="cf" id="aid1__27" original="E47f.2f3e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="aid1__28" original="E822.-74b5"> Japan remains the world's leading bilateral aid donor in Asia Pacific. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f55" id="aid1__29" original="E822.-7531"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f56" id="aid1__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aid1__31" original="E822.-752f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="aid1__32" original="E822.-752d"><span class="exp" id="aid1__33"> aid </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="aid1__34" original="E822.-752e"> financial help that is given by a government to a region, industry or group of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f5b" id="aid1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f5c" id="aid1__36" original="E822.-752c"><span class="x" id="aid1__37" original="E822.-752b"> Regional aid is the largest single type of aid to manufacturing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f5e" id="aid1__38" original="E391.-29d8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f5f" id="aid1__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aid1__40" original="E391.-29d6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aid1__41" original="E391.-29d5"> help that you need to perform a particular task </span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f65" id="aid1__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f66" id="aid1__43" original="E822.-7528"><span class="x" id="aid1__44" original="E822.-7527"> Legal aid was made available to those who did not have enough money to obtain advice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f68" id="aid1__45" original="E822.-74b4"><span class="x" id="aid1__46" original="E822.-74b3"> Staff members are encouraged to pursue higher education and are provided with financial aid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f6a" id="aid1__47" original="E822.-7525"><span class="cf" id="aid1__48" original="E822.-7526"> with/without the <span class="exp" id="aid1__49"> aid </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="aid1__50" original="E822.-7524"> Messenia regained its independence with the aid of Thebes. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f6e" id="aid1__51" original="E83e.-750b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://legal-aid" title="legal aid definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f6f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.5389" id="aid1__52" original="E83e.-750a"><span class="xh" id="aid1__53"> legal aid </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f71" id="aid1__54" original="E391.-29cc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f72" id="aid1__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aid1__56" original="E391.-29ca"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aid1__57" original="E391.-29c9"> a device that is used to help somebody do a particular type of task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f75" id="aid1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f76" id="aid1__59" original="E822.-751e"><span class="x" id="aid1__60" original="E822.-751d"> a hearing/walking/navigational/decision aid </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.167d" id="aid1__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aid_1" title="aid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.167e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7cc5" id="aid1__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aid1__63"> aid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f78" hm="2" id="aid2" original="E391.-29bd" sum="593"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f79" id="aid2__1" original="E391.-29bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f7a" id="aid2__2" original="E391.-29bb"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aid <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f87" id="aid2__9" original="E391.-29b0"><span class="pos" id="aid2__10" original="E391.-29af"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54d5" eid="aid2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.19ef" geo="br" id="aid2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aid__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.19f2" geo="n_am" id="aid2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-391a" id="aid2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a13" form="root" id="aid2__17"><span class="vp" id="aid2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> aid </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a11" eid="aid2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a10" geo="br" id="aid2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aid__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a0d" geo="n_am" id="aid2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a0a" form="thirdps" id="aid2__24"><span class="vp" id="aid2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> aids </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a08" eid="aid2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a07" geo="br" id="aid2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aids_/aids__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aids_/aids__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aids__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a04" geo="n_am" id="aid2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aids_/aids__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aids_/aids__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aids__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a01" form="past" id="aid2__31"><span class="vp" id="aid2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> aided </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ff" eid="aid2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79fe" geo="br" id="aid2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aided/aided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aided/aided__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aided__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79fb" geo="n_am" id="aid2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aided/aided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aided/aided__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aided__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79f8" form="pastpart" id="aid2__38"><span class="vp" id="aid2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> aided </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79f6" eid="aid2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79f5" geo="br" id="aid2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aided/aided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aided/aided__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aided__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79f2" geo="n_am" id="aid2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aided/aided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aided/aided__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aided__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ef" form="prespart" id="aid2__45"><span class="vp" id="aid2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> aiding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ed" eid="aid2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ec" geo="br" id="aid2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aidin/aiding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aidin/aiding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aiding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e9" geo="n_am" id="aid2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aid2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aidin/aiding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aidin/aiding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aiding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fb3" id="aid2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fb4" id="aid2__53" original="E391.-2992"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fb5" id="aid2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="aid2__55" original="E391.-298f"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="aid2__56" original="E391.-2990"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aid2__57" original="E391.-298d"> to help somebody/something to do something, especially by making it easier </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fb9" id="aid2__58" original="E391.-298c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assist" title="assist definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fba" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40c2" id="aid2__59" original="E391.-298b"><span class="xh" id="aid2__60"> assist </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fbc" id="aid2__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fbd" id="aid2__62" original="E822.-74ae"><span class="cf" id="aid2__63" original="E391.-2987"><span class="exp" id="aid2__64"> aid </span> something </span><span class="x" id="aid2__65" original="E822.-74ad"> Brain imaging is commonly used to aid diagnosis of epilepsy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fc1" id="aid2__66" original="E822.-74ab"><span class="cf" id="aid2__67" original="E822.-74ac"><span class="exp" id="aid2__68"> aid </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="aid2__69" original="E822.-74aa"> A number of staining techniques were used to aid in the identification of the mineral. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fc5" id="aid2__70" original="E822.-74a8"><span class="cf" id="aid2__71" original="E822.-74a9"><span class="exp" id="aid2__72"> aid </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="aid2__73" original="E822.-74a7"> Several of the Slavic states aided the refugees. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fc9" id="aid2__74" original="E822.-74a6"><span class="cf" id="aid2__75" original="E839.-6dc4"><span class="exp" id="aid2__76"> aid </span> somebody in doing something </span><span class="x" id="aid2__77" original="E822.-74a5"> Tumours may be classified by type to aid the clinician in planning treatment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.16f1" id="aid2__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aid_1" title="aid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.16f2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7cc5" id="aid2__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aid2__80"> aid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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AIDS
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fcd" id="aids" original="E391.-2923" sum="319"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fce" id="aids__1" original="E391.-2922"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fcf" id="aids__2" original="E391.-2921"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> AIDS </h2><span class="z"></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fd1" id="aids__4" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fd4" id="aids__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fd2" id="aids__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="aids__7" original="E391.-291d"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> Aids </strong></span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fdc" id="aids__9" original="E391.-2916"><span class="pos" id="aids__10" original="E391.-2915"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fd6" eid="aids__11" original="E391.-291b" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1ade" geo="br" id="aids__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aids__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aids_/aids__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aids_/aids__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aids__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1ae1" geo="n_am" id="aids__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aids__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aids_/aids__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aids_/aids__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aids__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fde" id="aids__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aids__17" original="E391.-2913"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe0" id="aids__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe1" id="aids__19" original="E391.-2912"><span class="def" id="aids__20" original="E391.-2911"> the abbreviation for <span class="dh" id="aids__21" original="E391.-2910"> Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome </span> (an illness which attacks the body's ability to resist infection and which usually causes death) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe4" id="aids__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe5" id="aids__23" original="E824.-7a15"><span class="x" id="aids__24" original="E824.-7a14"> Poverty is the biggest single factor contributing to the spread of AIDS. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe7" id="aids__25" original="E824.-7a11"><span class="cf" id="aids__26" original="E465.630a"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="aids__27" original="E824.-7a10"> an AIDS epidemic/patient/programme </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aim
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fea" hm="1" id="aim1" original="E391.-289d" sum="831"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6feb" id="aim1__1" original="E391.-289c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fec" id="aim1__2" original="E391.-289b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aim <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ff8" id="aim1__7" original="E391.-2890"><span class="pos" id="aim1__8" original="E391.-288f"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54dc" eid="aim1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1bc6" geo="br" id="aim1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aim__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1bc9" geo="n_am" id="aim1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aim__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ffa" id="aim1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ffb" id="aim1__15" original="E391.-288e"><span class="def" id="aim1__16" original="E391.-288b"> the purpose of doing something; what somebody is trying to achieve </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ffd" id="aim1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ffe" id="aim1__18" original="E834.-3460"><span class="x" id="aim1__19" original="E834.-345f"> Initially, the Communities were very successful in achieving the aims set out in the EEC Treaty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7000" id="aim1__20" original="E834.-345e"><span class="x" id="aim1__21" original="E834.-345d"> Their aim was to examine the impact of these policy changes on management structures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7002" id="aim1__22" original="E834.-345b"><span class="cf" id="aim1__23" original="E834.-345c"><span class="exp" id="aim1__24"> aim </span> of something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="aim1__25" original="E834.-345a"> The main aim of this study was to assess the progress made since 2011. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7006" id="aim1__26" original="E834.-3458"><span class="cf" id="aim1__27" original="E834.-3459"> with the <span class="exp" id="aim1__28"> aim </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="aim1__29" original="E834.-3457"> Japan has introduced financial incentives with the aim of encouraging a higher birth rate. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="goal__32" original="E549.-5a77" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="goal__33" original="E549.-5a76"><span class="h1" id="goal__34" original="E549.-5a78"><ul class="inline" id="goal__35" original="E549.-5a75"><li class="li" id="goal__36" original="E549.-5a74"> target </li><li class="li" id="goal__37" original="E549.-5a73"> aim </li><li class="li" id="goal__38" original="E549.-5a72"> objective </li><li class="li" id="goal__39" original="E549.-5a71"> goal </li><li class="li" id="goal__40" original="E549.-5a70"> object </li><li class="li" id="goal__41" original="E549.-5a6f"> end <span class="pos" id="goal__42" original="E549.-5a6e"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="goal__43" original="E549.-5a6d"> These are all words for something that you are trying to achieve. </span><ul class="bullet" id="goal__44" original="E549.-5a6b"><li class="li" id="goal__45" original="E549.-5a09"> the target/​aim/​objective/​goal/​object <span class="eb" id="goal__46" original="E549.-5a08"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="goal__47" original="E549.-5a07"><span class="eb" id="goal__48" original="E549.-5a06"> with </span> the aim/​objective/​object <span class="eb" id="goal__49" original="E549.-5a05"> of </span> doing something </li><li class="li" id="goal__50" original="E549.-5a0d"><span class="eb" id="goal__51" original="E549.-5a0c"> for… </span> ends </li><li class="li" id="goal__52" original="E549.-5a54"> the <span class="eb" id="goal__53" original="E549.-5a53"> major/​specific/​key/​main/​primary </span> targets/​aims/​objectives/​goals </li><li class="li" id="goal__54" original="E549.-5a60"><span class="eb" id="goal__55" original="E549.-5a5f"> short-term </span> targets/​objectives/​goals </li><li class="li" id="goal__56" original="E549.-5a62"><span class="eb" id="goal__57" original="E549.-5a61"> long-term </span> aims/​objectives/​goals </li><li class="li" id="goal__58" original="E549.-5182"><span class="eb" id="goal__59" original="E549.-5181"> political/​social </span> aims/​objectives/​goals/​ends </li><li class="li" id="goal__60" original="E549.-5a02"> the/​somebody's target/​aim/​objective/​goal/​object <span class="eb" id="goal__61" original="E549.-5a01"> is to </span> … </li><li class="li" id="goal__62" original="E549.-5180"> to <span class="eb" id="goal__63" original="E549.-517f"> agree (on)/set/​meet/​reach </span> a target/​an objective/​a goal </li><li class="li" id="goal__64" original="E549.-5a17"> to <span class="eb" id="goal__65" original="E549.-5a16"> achieve </span> a target/​an aim/​an objective/​a goal/​an end </li><li class="li" id="goal__66" original="E549.-517e"> to <span class="eb" id="goal__67" original="E549.-517d"> attain </span> a target/​an objective/​a goal/​an end </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="goal__68" original="E549.-5a00"><li class="li" id="goal__69" original="E646.-536e"> A <span class="eb" id="goal__70" original="E646.-536d"> target </span> is usually a fairly short-term result that you are trying to achieve; it is usually officially recorded in some way, for example by an employer or a government committee; it is likely to involve specific numbers or amounts: <span class="x-gs" id="goal__71"><span class="x-g" id="goal__72" original="E549.-5173"><span class="x" id="goal__73" original="E549.-5172"> Managers had strong incentives to attain targets. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="goal__74" original="E646.-536c"> People often set their own <span class="eb" id="goal__75" original="E646.-536b"> aims </span> or <span class="eb" id="goal__76" original="E646.-536a"> objectives </span> ; these are things that they wish to achieve, often as part of a project or piece of writing. A <span class="eb" id="goal__77" original="E646.-5369"> goal </span> may be more long-term and relate to a person's life, study or career plans or to the long-term plans of a company or an organization: <span class="x-gs" id="goal__78"><span class="x-g" id="goal__79" original="E646.-5368"><span class="x" id="goal__80" original="E646.-5367"> The aim of this chapter is to describe the methods used in the collection of the data. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="goal__81" original="E549.-59ea"><span class="x" id="goal__82" original="E549.-59e9"> In cooperative learning, the objective is to engage groups of learners in accomplishing mutual learning goals. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="goal__83" original="E646.-5366"> The <span class="eb" id="goal__84" original="E646.-5365"> object </span> of an activity is its purpose; <span class="eb" id="goal__85" original="E646.-5364"> ends </span> are a particular kind of purpose. The term <span class="eb" id="goal__86" original="E646.-5363"> ends </span> is sometimes (but not always) used to suggest disapproval of somebody's aims or their reasons for doing something: <span class="x-gs" id="goal__87"><span class="x-g" id="goal__88" original="E646.-5362"><span class="x" id="goal__89" original="E646.-5361"> The object of the exercise is to understand the factors driving the business cycle. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="goal__90" original="E549.-516f"><span class="x" id="goal__91" original="E549.-516e"> The author suggests that Constantine simply used Christianity for his own political ends. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="goal__92" original="E549.-59f8"><span class="x" id="goal__93" original="E549.-59f7"> They are all working to achieve the same ends. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="attempt2__68" original="E4db.-777c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="attempt2__69" original="E4db.-777b"><span class="h1" id="attempt2__70" original="E4db.-777a"> Stating purpose </span><span class="p" id="attempt2__71" original="E4db.-7779"> It is often important to state the purpose of a piece of academic writing or of a particular study, experiment or action. </span><ul class="bullet" id="attempt2__72" original="E4db.-7778"><li class="li" id="attempt2__73" original="E4db.-7777"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__74" original="E4db.-7776"> the purpose of </span> this study/​test/​book <span class="eb" id="attempt2__75" original="E4db.-7775"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__76" original="E4db.-7774"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__77" original="E4db.-7773"> with the purpose/​aim of </span> comparing/​determining/​establishing </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__78" original="E4db.-7772"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__79" original="E4db.-7771"> for the purpose of </span> comparison/​illustration/​finding out </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__80" original="E4db.-7770"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__81" original="E4db.-776f"> for </span> practical/​research/​political/​diagnostic <span class="eb" id="attempt2__82" original="E4db.-776e"> purposes </span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__83" original="E4db.-776d"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__84" original="E4db.-776c"> the </span> main/​primary/​ultimate <span class="eb" id="attempt2__85" original="E4db.-776b"> aim is to… </span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__86" original="E4db.-776a"> the study/​article/​model <span class="eb" id="attempt2__87" original="E4db.-7769"> aims to… </span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__88" original="E4db.-7768"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__89" original="E4db.-7767"> in order to </span> assess/​compare/​determine </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__90" original="E4db.-7766"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__91" original="E4db.-7765"> so that </span> we/​they/​it can… </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__92" original="E4db.-7764"> I/​we <span class="eb" id="attempt2__93" original="E4db.-7763"> will attempt to </span> explain/​address/​describe </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__94" original="E4db.-7762"> this <span class="eb" id="attempt2__95" original="E4db.-7761"> is/​represents an attempt to… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="attempt2__96" original="E4db.-7760"><li class="li" id="attempt2__97" original="E4db.-775f"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__98"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__99" original="E4db.-775e"><span class="x" id="attempt2__100" original="E4db.-775d"><span class="ebi" id="attempt2__101" original="E4db.-775c"> The purpose of </span> the study <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__102" original="E4db.-775b"> was to </span> document shifts in the boundary between the two habitats. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__103" original="E4db.-775a"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__104"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__105" original="E4db.-7759"><span class="x" id="attempt2__106" original="E4db.-7758"> I developed a simulator for each of the three machines <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__107" original="E4db.-7757"> with the aim of </span> systematically comparing their performance. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__108" original="E4db.-7756"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__109"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__110" original="E4db.-7755"><span class="x" id="attempt2__111" original="E4db.-7754"> The diagram is merely given <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__112" original="E4db.-7753"> for the purpose of </span> visualization. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__113" original="E4db.-7752"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__114"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__115" original="E4db.-7751"><span class="x" id="attempt2__116" original="E4db.-7750"><span class="ebi" id="attempt2__117" original="E4db.-774f"> For </span> descriptive <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__118" original="E4db.-774e"> purposes </span> , we have divided the genetic analysis into sections. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__119" original="E4db.-774d"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__120"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__121" original="E4db.-774c"><span class="x" id="attempt2__122" original="E4db.-774b"><span class="ebi" id="attempt2__123" original="E4db.-774a"> The main aim </span> of this paper <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__124" original="E4db.-7749"> is to </span> examine comparative evidence on wealth-related health inequalities. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__125" original="E4db.-7748"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__126"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__127" original="E4db.-7747"><span class="x" id="attempt2__128" original="E4db.-7746"> This study <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__129" original="E4db.-7745"> aimed to </span> reveal the antioxidant capacity of nutmeg oil. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__130" original="E4db.-7744"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__131"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__132" original="E4db.-7743"><span class="x" id="attempt2__133" original="E4db.-7742"> The study was carried out for different heat fluxes <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__134" original="E4db.-7741"> in order to </span> demonstrate the effect of input heat. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__135" original="E4db.-7740"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__136"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__137" original="E4db.-773f"><span class="x" id="attempt2__138" original="E4db.-773e"> Political parties now collect data <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__139" original="E4db.-773d"> so that </span> they can rapidly rebut charges from opponents. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__140" original="E4db.-773c"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__141"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__142" original="E4db.-773b"><span class="x" id="attempt2__143" original="E4db.-773a"> I have <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__144" original="E4db.-7739"> attempted to </span> explain the basic principles involved. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__145" original="E4db.-7738"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__146"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__147" original="E4db.-7737"><span class="x" id="attempt2__148" original="E4db.-7736"> The theory <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__149" original="E4db.-7735"> represents an attempt to </span> offer a better explanation for the behaviour of states. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700a" id="aim1__174" original="E391.-2886"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700b" id="aim1__175" original="E391.-2885" sk="takeaimat"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700c" id="aim1__176"><span class="idm" id="aim1__177" original="E391.-2884"> take aim at somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700e" id="aim1__178"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700f" id="aim1__179"><span class="def" id="aim1__180" original="E391.-2881"> to direct your criticism at somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7011" id="aim1__181"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7012" id="aim1__182" original="E834.-3456"><span class="x" id="aim1__183" original="E834.-3455"> Locke's political writing takes aim at two arguments for absolute government. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd6" id="aim1__184" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="aim1__185"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd8" id="aim1__186" original="E834.-3453"><span class="shcut" id="aim1__187" original="E834.-3452"> adjective + aim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bda" id="aim1__188" original="E834.-3451"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bdb" id="aim1__189" original="E834.-344f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bdc" id="aim1__190" original="E834.-344e"><span class="coll" id="aim1__191"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bde" id="aim1__192" original="E834.-344d"><span class="coll" id="aim1__193"> primary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be0" id="aim1__194" original="E834.-344c"><span class="coll" id="aim1__195"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be2" id="aim1__196" original="E834.-344b"><span class="coll" id="aim1__197"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be4" id="aim1__198" original="E834.-344a"><span class="coll" id="aim1__199"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be6" id="aim1__200" original="E834.-3449"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be7" id="aim1__201" original="E834.-3448"><span class="coll" id="aim1__202"> ultimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be9" id="aim1__203" original="E834.-3447"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bea" id="aim1__204" original="E834.-3446"><span class="coll" id="aim1__205"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bec" id="aim1__206" original="E834.-3445"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bed" id="aim1__207" original="E834.-3444"><span class="coll" id="aim1__208"> overarching </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bef" id="aim1__209" original="E834.-3443"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf0" id="aim1__210" original="E834.-3442"><span class="coll" id="aim1__211"> secondary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf2" id="aim1__212" original="E834.-3441"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf3" id="aim1__213" original="E834.-3440"><span class="coll" id="aim1__214"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf5" id="aim1__215" original="E834.-343f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf6" id="aim1__216" original="E834.-343e"><span class="coll" id="aim1__217"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf8" id="aim1__218" original="E834.-343d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf9" id="aim1__219" original="E834.-343c"><span class="coll" id="aim1__220"> stated </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bfb" id="aim1__221" original="E834.-343b"><span class="coll" id="aim1__222"> explicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bfd" id="aim1__223" original="E834.-343a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bfe" id="aim1__224" original="E834.-3439"><span class="coll" id="aim1__225"> original </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c00" id="aim1__226" original="E834.-3438"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c01" id="aim1__227" original="E834.-3437"><span class="coll" id="aim1__228"> legitimate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c03" id="aim1__229" original="E834.-3436"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c04" id="aim1__230" original="E834.-3435"><span class="x" id="aim1__231" original="E834.-3434"> The key aim of the new policy is to ensure that there are always sufficient staff on duty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c06" id="aim1__232" original="E39f.-5865"><span class="x" id="aim1__233" original="E39f.-5864"> Although elucidating aspects of individual languages is certainly an important task, this is by no means the ultimate aim of linguistics. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c08" id="aim1__234" original="E834.-3433"><span class="shcut" id="aim1__235" original="E834.-3432"> verb + aim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c0a" id="aim1__236" original="E834.-3431"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c0b" id="aim1__237" original="E834.-342f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c0c" id="aim1__238" original="E834.-342e"><span class="coll" id="aim1__239"> achieve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c0e" id="aim1__240" original="E834.-342d"><span class="coll" id="aim1__241"> fulfil </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c10" id="aim1__242" original="E834.-342c"><span class="coll" id="aim1__243"> meet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c12" id="aim1__244" original="E834.-342b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c13" id="aim1__245" original="E834.-342a"><span class="coll" id="aim1__246"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c15" id="aim1__247" original="E834.-3429"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c16" id="aim1__248" original="E834.-3428"><span class="x" id="aim1__249" original="E834.-3427"> The state in Russian history has tended to pursue its own aims, with citizens' rights having low priority. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c18" id="aim1__250" original="E834.-3426"><span class="shcut" id="aim1__251" original="E834.-3425"> aim of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c1a" id="aim1__252" original="E834.-3424"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c1b" id="aim1__253" original="E834.-3422"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c1c" id="aim1__254" original="E834.-3421"><span class="coll" id="aim1__255"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c1e" id="aim1__256" original="E834.-3420"><span class="coll" id="aim1__257"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c20" id="aim1__258" original="E834.-341f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c21" id="aim1__259" original="E834.-341e"><span class="coll" id="aim1__260"> article </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c23" id="aim1__261" original="E834.-341d"><span class="coll" id="aim1__262"> paper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c25" id="aim1__263" original="E834.-341c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c26" id="aim1__264" original="E834.-341b"><span class="coll" id="aim1__265"> chapter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c28" id="aim1__266" original="E834.-341a"><span class="coll" id="aim1__267"> section </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c2a" id="aim1__268" original="E834.-3419"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c2b" id="aim1__269" original="E834.-3418"><span class="coll" id="aim1__270"> book </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c2d" id="aim1__271" original="E834.-3417"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c2e" id="aim1__272" original="E834.-3416"><span class="coll" id="aim1__273"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c30" id="aim1__274" original="E834.-3415"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c31" id="aim1__275" original="E834.-3414"><span class="coll" id="aim1__276"> project </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c33" id="aim1__277" original="E834.-3413"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c34" id="aim1__278" original="E834.-3412"><span class="coll" id="aim1__279"> science </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c36" id="aim1__280" original="E834.-3411"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c37" id="aim1__281" original="E834.-3410"><span class="coll" id="aim1__282"> education </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c39" id="aim1__283" original="E834.-340f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c3a" id="aim1__284" original="E834.-340e"><span class="x" id="aim1__285" original="E834.-340d"> Campbell maintained that the aim of science is the discovery and explanation of laws. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.173d" id="aim1__286" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aim_1" title="aim definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.173e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7aee" id="aim1__287" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aim1__288"> aim </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7014" hm="2" id="aim2" original="E391.-2880" sum="1300"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7015" id="aim2__1" original="E391.-287f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7016" id="aim2__2" original="E391.-287e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aim <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7026" id="aim2__9" original="E391.-2873"><span class="pos" id="aim2__10" original="E391.-2872"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54e3" eid="aim2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1bcc" geo="br" id="aim2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aim__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1bcf" geo="n_am" id="aim2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aim__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-38ec" id="aim2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e6" form="root" id="aim2__17"><span class="vp" id="aim2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> aim </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e4" eid="aim2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e3" geo="br" id="aim2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aim__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e0" geo="n_am" id="aim2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aim__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79dd" form="thirdps" id="aim2__24"><span class="vp" id="aim2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> aims </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79db" eid="aim2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79da" geo="br" id="aim2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aims_/aims__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aims_/aims__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aims__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79d7" geo="n_am" id="aim2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aims_/aims__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aims_/aims__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aims__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79d4" form="past" id="aim2__31"><span class="vp" id="aim2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> aimed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79d2" eid="aim2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79d1" geo="br" id="aim2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aimed/aimed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimed/aimed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aimed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ce" geo="n_am" id="aim2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aimed/aimed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimed/aimed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aimed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79cb" form="pastpart" id="aim2__38"><span class="vp" id="aim2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> aimed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c9" eid="aim2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c8" geo="br" id="aim2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aimed/aimed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimed/aimed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aimed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c5" geo="n_am" id="aim2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aimed/aimed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimed/aimed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aimed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c2" form="prespart" id="aim2__45"><span class="vp" id="aim2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> aiming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c0" eid="aim2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79bf" geo="br" id="aim2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aimin/aiming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimin/aiming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aiming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79bc" geo="n_am" id="aim2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aim2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aimin/aiming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimin/aiming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aiming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7052" id="aim2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7053" id="aim2__53" original="E391.-284c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7054" id="aim2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="aim2__55" original="E391.-284a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="aim2__56" original="E391.-2849"> be aimed at (doing) something </span><span class="def" id="aim2__57" original="E391.-2848"> to have the intention of achieving something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7058" id="aim2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7059" id="aim2__59" original="E834.-3ad1"><span class="x" id="aim2__60" original="E834.-3ad0"> Japanese customs policy was aimed at promoting the development of domestic industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.705b" id="aim2__61" original="E834.-3aab"><span class="x" id="aim2__62" original="E834.-3aaa"> The company developed a sales strategy aimed at increasing revenues through selling business solutions (Sliwa, 2001). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.705d" id="aim2__63" original="E391.-2855"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.705e" id="aim2__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="aim2__65" original="E391.-2853"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="aim2__66" original="E391.-2852"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aim2__67" original="E391.-2851"> to try or plan to achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7062" id="aim2__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7063" id="aim2__69" original="E834.-3acb"><span class="cf" id="aim2__70" original="E391.-284d"><span class="exp" id="aim2__71"> aim </span> at doing something </span><span class="x" id="aim2__72" original="E834.-3aca"> Taiwan is aiming at further developing its technology-based industries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7067" id="aim2__73" original="E834.-3ac7"><span class="cf" id="aim2__74" original="E391.-284e"><span class="exp" id="aim2__75"> aim </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="aim2__76" original="E834.-3ac6"> The project aimed to investigate Earth history by drilling the deep ocean floor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.706b" id="aim2__77" original="E834.-3a6a"><span class="x" id="aim2__78" original="E834.-3a69"> This study aims to examine the effectiveness of single screening tests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.706d" id="aim2__79" original="E834.-3a54"><span class="x" id="aim2__80" original="E834.-3a53"> The new EU laws aimed to ensure an improvement in air quality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.706f" id="aim2__81" original="E834.-3ac5"><span class="cf" id="aim2__82" original="E391.-2850"><span class="exp" id="aim2__83"> aim </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="aim2__84" original="E834.-3ac4"> The historian Thucydides (c. 460–395 BC) aimed above all for accuracy in his writings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7073" id="aim2__85" original="E834.-3ac9"><span class="cf" id="aim2__86" original="E391.-284f"><span class="exp" id="aim2__87"> aim </span> at something </span><span class="x" id="aim2__88" original="E834.-3ac8"> The Great Powers aimed at new forms of control over other parts of the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7077" id="aim2__89" original="E391.-283f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7078" id="aim2__90"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="aim2__91" original="E391.-283d"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="aim2__92" original="E391.-283c"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="aim2__93" original="E391.-283b"><span class="exp" id="aim2__94"> aim </span> something at somebody </span><span class="def" id="aim2__95" original="E391.-283a"> to say or do something that is intended to influence or affect a particular person or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.707e" id="aim2__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.707f" id="aim2__97" original="E834.-3ac3"><span class="x" id="aim2__98" original="E834.-3ac2"> The TV series was aimed at a target audience of preschool children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7081" id="aim2__99" original="E834.-3a9d"><span class="x" id="aim2__100" original="E834.-3a9c"> The Commission's Report was clearly aimed at the British government. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.179e" id="aim2__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aim_1" title="aim definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.179f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7aee" id="aim2__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aim2__103"> aim </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7083" hm="1" id="air1" original="E391.-27f1" sum="1222"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7084" id="air1__1" original="E391.-27f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7085" id="air1__2" original="E391.-27ef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> air <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7091" id="air1__7" original="E391.-27e4"><span class="pos" id="air1__8" original="E391.-27e3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54ea" eid="air1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1d0d" geo="br" id="air1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/air__/air__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/air__/air__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://air__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1d10" geo="n_am" id="air1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> er <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/air__/air__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/air__/air__us_1.ogg" href="sound://air__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7093" id="air1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7094" id="air1__15" original="E391.-27e2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7095" id="air1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="air1__17" original="E391.-27e0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="air1__18" original="E391.-27df"> the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7098" id="air1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7099" id="air1__20" original="E834.-309c"><span class="x" id="air1__21" original="E834.-309b"> Around 90% of respondents agreed that the right to breathe clean air should take priority over the right to smoke. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.709b" id="air1__22" original="E834.-309a"><span class="cf" id="air1__23" original="E487.3059"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="air1__24" original="E834.-3099"> The newer power plants use advanced environmental technologies to reduce air pollution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.709e" id="air1__25" original="E834.-3098"><span class="x" id="air1__26" original="E834.-3097"> Zhang et al. (1996) reported that mean annual air temperature is coldest at the coast. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70a0" id="air1__27" original="E391.-27de"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70a1" id="air1__28" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> usually </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70a2" id="air1__29"><span class="v"><strong> the air </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70a4" id="air1__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="air1__32" original="E391.-27dc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="air1__33" original="E391.-27da"> the space above the ground or that is around things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70a7" id="air1__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70a8" id="air1__35" original="E834.-3096"><span class="x" id="air1__36" original="E834.-3095"> The car hit the barriers, throwing spectators about 20 feet through the air. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70aa" id="air1__37" original="E834.-3094"><span class="x" id="air1__38" original="E834.-3093"> When a predator begins to chase them, gazelles may leap high into the air. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70ac" id="air1__39" original="E391.-27d6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70ad" id="air1__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="air1__41" original="E391.-27d4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="air1__42" original="E391.-27d3"> the space above the earth where planes fly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70b0" id="air1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70b1" id="air1__44" original="E834.-308c"><span class="cf" id="air1__45" original="E834.-308d"> by <span class="exp" id="air1__46"> air </span></span><span class="x" id="air1__47" original="E834.-308b"> She argues that the aviation industry has transformed our lives, including those who rarely travel by air. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70b5" id="air1__48" original="E487.305b"><span class="cf" id="air1__49" original="E487.305a"> from the <span class="exp" id="air1__50"> air </span></span><span class="x" id="air1__51" original="E487.305c"> The temple is clearly visible from the air. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70b9" id="air1__52" original="E39f.-580c"><span class="cf" id="air1__53" original="E487.305d"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="air1__54" original="E39f.-580b"> Higher fuel prices and a drop in demand for air travel have affected the whole industry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70bc" id="air1__55" original="E391.-27d2"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70bd" id="air1__56"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="air1__57" original="E391.-27d0"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="air1__58" original="E487.305e"><span class="exp" id="air1__59"> air </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="air1__60" original="E391.-27cf"> the particular feeling or impression that is given by somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70c2" id="air1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70c3" id="air1__62" original="E834.-3088"><span class="x" id="air1__63" original="E834.-3087"> There was an air of impending doom in pre-World War I Vienna. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.17e2" id="air1__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://air_1" title="air definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.17e3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-79e0" id="air1__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="air1__66"> air </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70c5" hm="2" id="air2" original="E391.-2798" sum="521"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70c6" id="air2__1" original="E391.-2797"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70c7" id="air2__2" original="E391.-2796"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> air <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.70d5" id="air2__9" original="E391.-278b"><span class="pos" id="air2__10" original="E391.-278a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54f1" eid="air2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1d13" geo="br" id="air2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/air__/air__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/air__/air__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://air__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1d16" geo="n_am" id="air2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> er <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/air__/air__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/air__/air__us_1.ogg" href="sound://air__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-38be" id="air2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79b0" form="root" id="air2__17"><span class="vp" id="air2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> air </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ae" eid="air2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ad" geo="br" id="air2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/air__/air__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/air__/air__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://air__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79aa" geo="n_am" id="air2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> er <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/air__/air__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/air__/air__us_1.ogg" href="sound://air__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79a7" form="thirdps" id="air2__24"><span class="vp" id="air2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> airs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79a5" eid="air2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79a4" geo="br" id="air2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/airs_/airs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/airs_/airs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://airs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79a1" geo="n_am" id="air2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> erz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/airs_/airs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/airs_/airs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://airs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-799e" form="past" id="air2__31"><span class="vp" id="air2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> aired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-799c" eid="air2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-799b" geo="br" id="air2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/aired/aired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/aired/aired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7998" geo="n_am" id="air2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> erd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/aired/aired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/aired/aired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7995" form="pastpart" id="air2__38"><span class="vp" id="air2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> aired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7993" eid="air2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7992" geo="br" id="air2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/aired/aired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/aired/aired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-798f" geo="n_am" id="air2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> erd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/aired/aired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/aired/aired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-798c" form="prespart" id="air2__45"><span class="vp" id="air2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> airing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-798a" eid="air2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7989" geo="br" id="air2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/airin/airing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/airin/airing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://airing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7986" geo="n_am" id="air2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈerɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/airin/airing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/airin/airing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://airing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7106" id="air2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7107" id="air2__53" original="E391.-2759"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7108" id="air2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="air2__55" original="E391.-2757"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="air2__56" original="E391.-2756"><span class="exp" id="air2__57"> air </span> something </span><span class="def" id="air2__58" original="E391.-2755"> to express your opinions publicly </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.710d" id="air2__59" original="E391.-2754" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://voice2" title="voice2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.710e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.1aa" id="air2__60" original="E391.-2753"><span class="xh" id="air2__61"> voice </span><span class="xhm" id="air2__62"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7111" id="air2__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7112" id="air2__64" original="E487.306b"><span class="x" id="air2__65" original="E487.306c"> Angry shareholders were determined to air their grievances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7114" id="air2__66" original="E487.306d"><span class="x" id="air2__67" original="E487.306e"> to air your opinions/views </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7116" id="air2__68" original="E391.-2751"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7117" id="air2__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="air2__70" original="E391.-274f"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="air2__71" original="E391.-274e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="air2__72" original="E391.-274d"><span class="exp" id="air2__73"> air </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="air2__74" original="E391.-274a"> to broadcast a programme on the radio or on television; to be broadcast </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.711d" id="air2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.711e" id="air2__76" original="E487.306f"><span class="x" id="air2__77" original="E487.3070"> A content analysis of the commercials aired during the children's programmes of six Swiss stations was conducted. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1858" id="air2__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://air_1" title="air definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1859" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-79e0" id="air2__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="air2__80"> air </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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air force
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7152" id="air-force" original="E391.-251d" sum="287"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7153" id="air-force__1" original="E391.-251c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7154" id="air-force__2" original="E391.-251b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> air force </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.715e" id="air-force__7" original="E391.-2513"><span class="pos" id="air-force__8" original="E391.-2512"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5506" eid="air-force__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.233f" geo="br" id="air-force__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air-force__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeə fɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/air_f/air_force_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/air_f/air_force_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://air_force_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2342" geo="n_am" id="air-force__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air-force__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈer fɔːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/air_f/air_force_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/air_f/air_force_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://air_force_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7160" id="air-force__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="air-force__15" original="E391.-2510"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7162" id="air-force__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7163" id="air-force__17" original="E391.-250f"><span class="def" id="air-force__18" original="E391.-250e"> the part of a country's armed forces that fights using aircraft </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7165" id="air-force__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7166" id="air-force__20" original="E856.-7f67"><span class="x" id="air-force__21" original="E856.-7f66"> The US Air Force purchased large quantities of the same basic aircraft design. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.18bf" id="air-force__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://air-force" title="air force definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.18c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7611" id="air-force__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="air-force__24"> air force </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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air quality
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71af" id="air-quality" original="E391.-22b4" sum="370"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71b0" id="air-quality__1" original="E391.-22b3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71b1" id="air-quality__2" original="E391.-22b2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> air quality </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71b8" id="air-quality__4" original="E391.-22ad"><span class="pos" id="air-quality__5" original="E391.-22ac"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5526" eid="air-quality__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2879" geo="br" id="air-quality__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air-quality__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeə kwɒləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/air_q/air_quality_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/air_q/air_quality_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://air_quality_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.287c" geo="n_am" id="air-quality__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="air-quality__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈer kwɑːləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/air_q/air_quality_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/air_q/air_quality_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://air_quality_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71ba" id="air-quality__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="air-quality__12" original="E391.-22aa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71bc" id="air-quality__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71bd" id="air-quality__14" original="E391.-22a9"><span class="def" id="air-quality__15" original="E391.-22a8"> the degree to which the air is clean and free from pollution </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71bf" id="air-quality__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71c0" id="air-quality__17" original="E824.-7a0f"><span class="x" id="air-quality__18" original="E824.-7a0e"> Those living in deprived neighbourhoods frequently have poor air quality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71c2" id="air-quality__19" original="E824.-7a0d"><span class="x" id="air-quality__20" original="E824.-7a0c"> Only recently has attention turned towards using road pricing as an instrument to improve air quality. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.192a" id="air-quality__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://air-quality" title="air quality definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.192b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7328" id="air-quality__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="air-quality__23"> air quality </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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airborne
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7120" id="airborne" original="E391.-2701" sum="345"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7121" id="airborne__1" original="E391.-2700"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7122" id="airborne__2" original="E391.-26ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> airborne </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.712b" id="airborne__4" original="E391.-26fa"><span class="pos" id="airborne__5" original="E391.-26f9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54f8" eid="airborne__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1ee0" geo="br" id="airborne__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="airborne__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeəbɔːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/airbo/airborne__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/airbo/airborne__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://airborne__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1ee3" geo="n_am" id="airborne__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="airborne__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈerbɔːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/airbo/airborne__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/airbo/airborne__us_1.ogg" href="sound://airborne__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.712d" id="airborne__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="airborne__12" original="E391.-26f1"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.712f" id="airborne__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7130" id="airborne__14" original="E391.-26f3"><span class="def" id="airborne__15" original="E391.-26f0"> carried through the air </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7132" id="airborne__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7133" id="airborne__17" original="E834.-350b"><span class="x" id="airborne__18" original="E834.-350a"> Over-crowded living conditions increased the risk of airborne diseases such as tuberculosis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7135" id="airborne__19" original="E834.-3509"><span class="x" id="airborne__20" original="E834.-3508"> The airborne attacks were designed to undermine German military, industrial and social capability. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1884" id="airborne__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://airborne" title="airborne definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1885" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7859" id="airborne__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="airborne__23"> airborne </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aircraft
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7137" id="aircraft" original="E391.-2612" sum="394"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7138" id="aircraft__1" original="E391.-2611"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7139" id="aircraft__2" original="E391.-2610"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aircraft </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7142" id="aircraft__4" original="E391.-260b"><span class="pos" id="aircraft__5" original="E391.-260a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54ff" eid="aircraft__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2077" geo="br" id="aircraft__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aircraft__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeəkrɑːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/aircr/aircraft__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/aircr/aircraft__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aircraft__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.207a" geo="n_am" id="aircraft__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aircraft__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈerkræft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/aircr/aircraft__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/aircr/aircraft__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aircraft__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7144" id="aircraft__11" original="E391.-2609"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7145" form="pl" id="aircraft__12" original="E391.-2608"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="aircraft__13" original="E391.-2606"> aircraft </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7147" id="aircraft__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7148" id="aircraft__15" original="E391.-2605"><span class="def" id="aircraft__16" original="E391.-2604"> any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.714a" id="aircraft__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.714b" id="aircraft__18" original="E834.-3077"><span class="x" id="aircraft__19" original="E834.-3076"> a commercial/military/jet aircraft </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.714d" id="aircraft__20" original="E487.3075"><span class="x" id="aircraft__21" original="E487.3076"> The simulation gives the trainee pilot the strong illusion of flying a real aircraft. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.714f" id="aircraft__22" original="E487.3074"><span class="cf" id="aircraft__23" original="E487.3077"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="aircraft__24" original="E487.3078"> Over 800 000 workers were laid off in the aircraft industry after VJ-Day—most of them women. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.189f" id="aircraft__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aircraft" title="aircraft definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.18a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-773a" id="aircraft__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aircraft__27"> aircraft </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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airline
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7168" id="airline" original="E391.-23ee" sum="366"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7169" id="airline__1" original="E391.-23ed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.716a" id="airline__2" original="E391.-23ec"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> airline </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7176" id="airline__7" original="E391.-23e4"><span class="pos" id="airline__8" original="E391.-23e3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.550d" eid="airline__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.25db" geo="br" id="airline__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="airline__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeəlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/airli/airline__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/airli/airline__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://airline__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.25df" geo="n_am" id="airline__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="airline__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈerlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/airli/airline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/airli/airline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://airline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7178" id="airline__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="airline__15" original="E391.-23e1"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.717a" id="airline__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.717b" id="airline__17" original="E391.-23e0"><span class="def" id="airline__18" original="E391.-23df"> a company that provides regular flights to take passengers and goods to different places </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.717d" id="airline__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.717e" id="airline__20" original="E487.3079"><span class="x" id="airline__21" original="E487.307a"> Competition and the potential for growth has favoured small, low‐cost airlines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7180" id="airline__22" original="E834.-3075"><span class="cf" id="airline__23" original="E487.307b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="airline__24" original="E834.-3074"> Rising fuel costs have badly affected the airline industry. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.18dc" id="airline__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://airline" title="airline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.18dd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-74ad" id="airline__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="airline__27"> airline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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airplane
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7183" id="airplane" original="E391.-2320" sum="144"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7184" id="airplane__1" original="E391.-231f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7185" id="airplane__2" original="E391.-231e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> airplane </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7191" id="airplane__7" original="E391.-2316"><span class="pos" id="airplane__8" original="E391.-2315"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5516" eid="airplane__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7dd2" geo="br" id="airplane__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="airplane__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeəpleɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/airpl/airplane__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/airpl/airplane__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://airplane__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7dce" geo="n_am" id="airplane__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="airplane__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈerpleɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/airpl/airplane__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/airpl/airplane__us_2.ogg" href="sound://airplane__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7193" id="airplane__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="airplane__15" original="E391.-2313"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7195" id="airplane__16" original="E391.-2312" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://plane" title="plane definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7196" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-366f" id="airplane__17" original="E391.-2311"><span class="xh" id="airplane__18"> plane </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.18ff" id="airplane__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://airplane" title="airplane definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1900" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-73b8" id="airplane__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="airplane__21"> airplane </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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airport
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7199" id="airport" original="E391.-22e7" sum="334"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.719a" id="airport__1" original="E391.-22e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.719b" id="airport__2" original="E391.-22e5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> airport </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71a7" id="airport__7" original="E391.-22dd"><span class="pos" id="airport__8" original="E391.-22dc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.551f" eid="airport__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2828" geo="br" id="airport__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="airport__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeəpɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/air/airpo/airport__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/air/airpo/airport__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://airport__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.282b" geo="n_am" id="airport__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="airport__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈerpɔːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/air/airpo/airport__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/air/airpo/airport__us_1.ogg" href="sound://airport__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71a9" id="airport__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71aa" id="airport__15" original="E391.-22db"><span class="def" id="airport__16" original="E391.-22da"> a place where planes land and take off and that has buildings for passengers to wait in </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71ac" id="airport__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71ad" id="airport__18" original="E4a8.-1363"><span class="x" id="airport__19" original="E4a8.-1362"> By the 1970s, the development of international airports allowed ever greater numbers of tourists to visit the region. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1912" id="airport__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://airport" title="airport definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1913" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7367" id="airport__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="airport__22"> airport </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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akin
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71c4" id="akin" original="E391.-20b9" sum="194"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71c5" id="akin__1" original="E391.-20b8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71c6" id="akin__2" original="E391.-20b7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> akin </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71ce" id="akin__4" original="E391.-20b2"><span class="pos" id="akin__5" original="E391.-20b1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.552d" eid="akin__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2c6b" geo="br" id="akin__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="akin__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aki/akin_/akin__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aki/akin_/akin__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://akin__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2c6e" geo="n_am" id="akin__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="akin__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aki/akin_/akin__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aki/akin_/akin__us_1.ogg" href="sound://akin__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="cf" id="akin__11" original="E391.-20af"><span class="exp" id="akin__12"> akin </span> to something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71d2" id="akin__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="akin__14" original="E391.-20ad" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71d4" id="akin__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71d5" id="akin__16" original="E391.-20b0"><span class="def" id="akin__17" original="E391.-20ac"> similar to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71d7" id="akin__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71d8" id="akin__19" original="E4e1.-204e"><span class="x" id="akin__20" original="E4e1.-204d"> This research involves concepts that are akin to those developed by Brunswik. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1946" id="akin__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://akin" title="akin definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1947" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-708e" id="akin__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="akin__23"> akin </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alarm
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71da" hm="1" id="alarm1" original="E391.-2012" sum="1469"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71db" id="alarm1__1" original="E391.-2011"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71dc" id="alarm1__2" original="E391.-2010"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alarm <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71e8" id="alarm1__7" original="E391.-2005"><span class="pos" id="alarm1__8" original="E391.-2004"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5534" eid="alarm1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2d85" geo="br" id="alarm1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2d88" geo="n_am" id="alarm1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71ea" id="alarm1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71eb" id="alarm1__15" original="E391.-2003"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71ec" id="alarm1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alarm1__17" original="E391.-2001"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alarm1__18" original="E391.-2000"> fear and anxiety that somebody feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71ef" id="alarm1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71f0" id="alarm1__20" original="E824.-7a03"><span class="x" id="alarm1__21" original="E824.-7a02"> The scientific evidence shows there is no cause for alarm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71f2" id="alarm1__22" original="E824.-7a09"><span class="x" id="alarm1__23" original="E824.-7a08"> Investors around the world reacted in alarm and began to sell their stock holdings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71f4" id="alarm1__24" original="E824.-7a07"><span class="x" id="alarm1__25" original="E824.-7a06"> The ecologically precarious situation was noted with alarm by many observers at the time. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71f6" id="alarm1__26" original="E391.-1fff"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71f7" id="alarm1__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alarm1__28" original="E391.-1ffd"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="alarm1__29" original="E391.-1ffc"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alarm1__30" original="E391.-1ffb"> a loud noise or a signal that warns people of danger or of a problem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71fb" id="alarm1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71fc" id="alarm1__32" original="E824.-79fd"><span class="x" id="alarm1__33" original="E824.-79fc"> When the alarm was raised by a passenger, a member of the Underground staff went to inspect the area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.71fe" id="alarm1__34" original="E824.-79fb"><span class="cf" id="alarm1__35" original="E487.74e7"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="alarm1__36" original="E824.-79fa"> Some monkeys give alarm calls to warn others of approaching danger. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="alarm1__37" original="E465.630f" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="alarm1__38" original="E465.6310"> false alarm </span> is a warning about a danger that does not happen: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7203" id="alarm1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7204" id="alarm1__40" original="E465.6311"><span class="x" id="alarm1__41" original="E465.6312"> The system was very prone to false alarms, which resulted in lost production time. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7206" id="alarm1__42" original="E391.-1ff7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7207" id="alarm1__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alarm1__44" original="E391.-1ff5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alarm1__45" original="E391.-1ff4"> a device that warns people of a particular danger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.720a" id="alarm1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.720b" id="alarm1__47" original="E824.-79f9"><span class="x" id="alarm1__48" original="E824.-79f8"> The sound of a smoke alarm likely means the presence of smoke and fire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.720d" id="alarm1__49" original="E824.-79f7"><span class="x" id="alarm1__50" original="E824.-79f6"> The fire alarm is triggered only when two or more of the sensors indicate the presence of a fire simultaneously. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.720f" id="alarm1__51" original="E824.-79f2"><span class="cf" id="alarm1__52" original="E824.-79f3"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="alarm1__53" original="E824.-79f1"> an alarm bell/system </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7212" id="alarm1__54" original="E391.-1fef"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7213" id="bell__25" original="E391.-1fee" sk="alarmbellsring"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7214" id="bell__26"><span class="idm" id="bell__27" original="E391.-1fed"> alarm bells ring </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="bell__28" original="E487.74e8"> ring alarm bells </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7217" id="bell__29"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7218" id="bell__30"><span class="def" id="bell__31" original="E4e1.-4620"> if you say that <span class="dh" id="bell__32" original="E4e1.-461f"> alarm bells ring </span> or something <span class="dh" id="bell__33" original="E4e1.-461e"> rings alarm bells </span> , you mean that it makes people feel worried and not sure whether they can trust somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.721c" id="bell__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.721d" id="bell__35" original="E824.-79f0"><span class="x" id="bell__36" original="E824.-79ef"> The fact that she has pain should ring alarm bells. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.195f" id="alarm1__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alarm_1" title="alarm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1960" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6fab" id="alarm1__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alarm1__69"> alarm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.721f" hm="2" id="alarm2" original="E391.-1fea" sum="301"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7220" id="alarm2__1" original="E391.-1fe9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7221" id="alarm2__2" original="E391.-1fe8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alarm <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.722f" id="alarm2__9" original="E391.-1fdd"><span class="pos" id="alarm2__10" original="E391.-1fdc"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.553b" eid="alarm2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2d8b" geo="br" id="alarm2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2d8e" geo="n_am" id="alarm2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3890" id="alarm2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7934" form="root" id="alarm2__17"><span class="vp" id="alarm2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> alarm </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7932" eid="alarm2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7931" geo="br" id="alarm2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-792e" geo="n_am" id="alarm2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-792b" form="thirdps" id="alarm2__24"><span class="vp" id="alarm2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> alarms </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7929" eid="alarm2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7928" geo="br" id="alarm2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarms__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarms__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7925" geo="n_am" id="alarm2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarms__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarms__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7922" form="past" id="alarm2__31"><span class="vp" id="alarm2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> alarmed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7920" eid="alarm2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-791f" geo="br" id="alarm2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarmed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-791c" geo="n_am" id="alarm2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarmed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7919" form="pastpart" id="alarm2__38"><span class="vp" id="alarm2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> alarmed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7917" eid="alarm2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7916" geo="br" id="alarm2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarmed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7913" geo="n_am" id="alarm2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarmed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7910" form="prespart" id="alarm2__45"><span class="vp" id="alarm2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> alarming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-790e" eid="alarm2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-790d" geo="br" id="alarm2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7909" geo="n_am" id="alarm2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarm2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7260" id="alarm2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7261" id="alarm2__53" original="E391.-1fbf"><span class="cf" id="alarm2__54" original="E391.-1fbe"><span class="exp" id="alarm2__55"> alarm </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="alarm2__56" original="E391.-1fbd"> to make somebody anxious or afraid </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7265" id="alarm2__57" original="E391.-1fbc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://worry1" title="worry1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7266" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.40c7" id="alarm2__58" original="E391.-1fbb"><span class="xh" id="alarm2__59"> worry </span><span class="xhm" id="alarm2__60"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.726a" id="alarm2__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.726b" id="alarm2__62" original="E465.632b"><span class="x" id="alarm2__63" original="E465.632c"> The crime, which shocked and alarmed the party, was at first blamed on foreign powers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.19da" id="alarm2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alarm_1" title="alarm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.19db" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6fab" id="alarm2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alarm2__66"> alarm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alarmed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.726d" id="alarmed" original="E391.-1f99" sum="288"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.726e" id="alarmed__1" original="E391.-1f98"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.726f" id="alarmed__2" original="E391.-1f97"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alarmed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7278" id="alarmed__4" original="E391.-1f90"><span class="pos" id="alarmed__5" original="E391.-1f8f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5542" eid="alarmed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2e49" geo="br" id="alarmed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarmed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarmed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2e4c" geo="n_am" id="alarmed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarmed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarmed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarmed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.727a" id="alarmed__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.727b" id="alarmed__12" original="E391.-1f8e"><span class="cf" id="alarmed__13" original="E391.-1f8d"><span class="exp" id="alarmed__14"> alarmed </span> (at/by something) </span><span class="def" id="alarmed__15" original="E391.-1f8c"> anxious or afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.727f" id="alarmed__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7280" id="alarmed__17" original="E824.-79e3"><span class="x" id="alarmed__18" original="E824.-79e2"> British and French leaders were clearly alarmed by this development. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.19f6" id="alarmed__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alarmed" title="alarmed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.19f7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6ef5" id="alarmed__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alarmed__21"> alarmed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alarming
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7282" id="alarming" original="E391.-1f87" sum="352"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7283" id="alarming__1" original="E391.-1f86"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7284" id="alarming__2" original="E391.-1f85"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alarming </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.728d" id="alarming__4" original="E391.-1f7e"><span class="pos" id="alarming__5" original="E391.-1f7d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5549" eid="alarming__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2e89" geo="br" id="alarming__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarming__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2e8d" geo="n_am" id="alarming__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarming__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.728f" id="alarming__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7290" id="alarming__12" original="E391.-1f7c"><span class="def" id="alarming__13" original="E391.-1f7b"> causing worry and fear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7292" id="alarming__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7293" id="alarming__15" original="E824.-79e1"><span class="x" id="alarming__16" original="E824.-79e0"> Mexico City has grown and continues to grow at an alarming rate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7295" id="alarming__17" original="E824.-79df"><span class="x" id="alarming__18" original="E824.-79de"> Unbalanced dietary intake and low physical activity has led to an alarming increase in type 2 diabetes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7297" id="alarming__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7298" id="alarming__20" original="E391.-1f7a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7299" id="alarming__21"><span class="dr" id="alarming__22" original="E391.-1f79"> alarmingly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72a2" id="alarming__23" original="E391.-1f75"><span class="pos" id="alarming__24" original="E391.-1f74"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.554a" eid="alarming__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2e83" geo="br" id="alarming__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarming__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːmɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarmingly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarmingly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alarmingly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2e86" geo="n_am" id="alarming__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alarming__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɑːrmɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ala/alarm/alarmingly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ala/alarm/alarmingly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alarmingly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72a4" id="alarming__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72a5" id="alarming__31" original="E824.-79dd"><span class="x" id="alarming__32" original="E824.-79dc"> The city suffers a rate of unemployment that is alarmingly high. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72a7" id="alarming__33" original="E824.-79db"><span class="x" id="alarming__34" original="E824.-79da"> Alarmingly, the review shows that the quality of reporting is dismal. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1a10" id="alarming__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alarming" title="alarming definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1a11" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6ed5" id="alarming__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alarming__37"> alarming </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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albeit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72a9" id="albeit" original="E391.-1f2f" sum="222"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72aa" id="albeit__1" original="E391.-1f2e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72ab" id="albeit__2" original="E391.-1f2d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> albeit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72b3" id="albeit__4" original="E391.-1f28"><span class="pos" id="albeit__5" original="E391.-1f27"> conjunction </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5559" eid="albeit__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2f89" geo="br" id="albeit__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="albeit__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːlˈbiːɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alb/albei/albeit__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alb/albei/albeit__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://albeit__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.2f8c" geo="n_am" id="albeit__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="albeit__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːlˈbiːɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alb/albei/albeit__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alb/albei/albeit__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://albeit__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72b5" id="albeit__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72b6" id="albeit__12" original="E391.-1f24"><span class="def" id="albeit__13" original="E391.-1f23"> although </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72b8" id="albeit__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72b9" id="albeit__15" original="E84e.-7408"><span class="x" id="albeit__16" original="E84e.-7407"> Globalization is occurring, albeit at a varying pace, in every domain of social activity. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1a3a" id="albeit__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://albeit" title="albeit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1a3b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6e53" id="albeit__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="albeit__19"> albeit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alcohol
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72bb" id="alcohol" original="E391.-1e84" sum="909"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72bc" id="alcohol__1" original="E391.-1e83"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72bd" id="alcohol__2" original="E391.-1e82"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alcohol </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72cd" id="alcohol__7" original="E391.-1e79"><span class="pos" id="alcohol__8" original="E391.-1e78"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5560" eid="alcohol__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.30da" geo="br" id="alcohol__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alcohol__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælkəhɒl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alc/alcoh/alcohol__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alc/alcoh/alcohol__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alcohol__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.30dd" geo="n_am" id="alcohol__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alcohol__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælkəhɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alc/alcoh/alcohol__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alc/alcoh/alcohol__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://alcohol__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72cf" id="alcohol__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72d0" id="alcohol__15" original="E391.-1e75"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72d1" id="alcohol__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alcohol__17" original="E391.-1e76"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alcohol__18" original="E391.-1e74"> drinks such as beer, wine, etc. that can make people <a class="ndv" href="entry://drunk" id="alcohol__19"> drunk </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72d5" id="alcohol__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72d6" id="alcohol__21" original="E834.-306f"><span class="x" id="alcohol__22" original="E834.-306e"> Respondents were asked if they had drunk alcohol in the last 12 months. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72d8" id="alcohol__23" original="E834.-306d"><span class="cf" id="alcohol__24" original="E487.3089"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="alcohol__25" original="E834.-306c"> Adolescents are not always willing to acknowledge alcohol and drug use. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72db" id="alcohol__26" original="E391.-1e73"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72dc" id="alcohol__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alcohol__28" original="E586.-407e"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alcohol__29" original="E586.-407d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alcohol__30" original="E391.-1e72"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://colourless" id="alcohol__31"> colourless </a> liquid present in drinks such as beer, wine, etc. responsible for making people <a class="ndv" href="entry://drunk" id="alcohol__32"> drunk </a> and also used in medicines, as a fuel and as a <a class="ndv" href="entry://solvent" id="alcohol__33"> solvent </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72e3" id="alcohol__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72e4" id="alcohol__35" original="E586.-4078"><span class="x" id="alcohol__36" original="E586.-4077"> There are many different alcohols but the one found in alcoholic drinks is called ethanol or ethyl alcohol. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72e6" id="alcohol__37" original="E586.-3ffb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72e7" id="alcohol__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alcohol__39" original="E586.-3ff9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72e9" id="alcohol__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="alcohol__41" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="alcohol__42" original="E586.-3ff6"> a member of a group of <a class="ndv" href="entry://organic" id="alcohol__43"> organic </a><a class="ndv" href="entry://compounds" id="alcohol__44"> compounds </a> that contains -OH (a <a class="ndv" href="entry://hydroxyl" id="alcohol__45"> hydroxyl </a> group) joined directly to one of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon" id="alcohol__46"> carbon </a> atoms </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72f0" id="alcohol__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72f1" id="alcohol__48" original="E586.-3ffc"><span class="x" id="alcohol__49" original="E586.-3fef"> The three simplest alcohols are methanol, ethanol and propanol which have the formulas CH₃OH, C₂H₅OH and C₃H₇OH. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1a59" id="alcohol__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alcohol" title="alcohol definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1a5a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6d60" id="alcohol__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alcohol__52"> alcohol </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alcoholic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72f3" hm="1" id="alcoholic1" original="E391.-1e6e" sum="456"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72f4" id="alcoholic1__1" original="E391.-1e6d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.72f5" id="alcoholic1__2" original="E391.-1e6c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alcoholic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7304" id="alcoholic1__7" original="E391.-1e62"><span class="pos" id="alcoholic1__8" original="E391.-1e61"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.556c" eid="alcoholic1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3161" geo="br" id="alcoholic1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alcoholic1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alcoholic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3168" geo="n_am" id="alcoholic1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alcoholic1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholic__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholic__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://alcoholic__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7306" id="alcoholic1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7307" id="alcoholic1__15" original="E391.-1e60"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="alcoholic1__16" original="E391.-1e5f"> connected with or containing alcohol </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7309" id="alcoholic1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.730a" id="alcoholic1__18" original="E834.-3069"><span class="x" id="alcoholic1__19" original="E834.-3068"> One means of reducing alcohol consumption is raising the tax on alcoholic beverages. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.730c" id="alcoholic1__20" original="E391.-1e5b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://soft-drink" title="soft drink definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.730d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-5f8b" id="alcoholic1__21" original="E391.-1e5a"><span class="xh" id="alcoholic1__22"> soft drink </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.730f" id="alcoholic1__23" original="E391.-1e58"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alcoholic1__24" original="E391.-1e57"> caused by drinking alcohol </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7311" id="alcoholic1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7312" id="alcoholic1__26" original="E834.-3067"><span class="x" id="alcoholic1__27" original="E834.-3066"> Mortality data show that there was a threefold increase in alcoholic liver disease in the 1990s (Fisher et al., 2002). </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1a95" id="alcoholic1__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alcoholic_1" title="alcoholic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1a96" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6d2a" id="alcoholic1__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alcoholic1__30"> alcoholic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7314" hm="2" id="alcoholic2" original="E391.-1e56" sum="355"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7315" id="alcoholic2__1" original="E391.-1e55"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7316" id="alcoholic2__2" original="E391.-1e54"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alcoholic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7325" id="alcoholic2__7" original="E391.-1e4a"><span class="pos" id="alcoholic2__8" original="E391.-1e49"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5578" eid="alcoholic2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.316c" geo="br" id="alcoholic2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alcoholic2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alcoholic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3173" geo="n_am" id="alcoholic2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alcoholic2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholic__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholic__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://alcoholic__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7327" id="alcoholic2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7328" id="alcoholic2__15" original="E391.-1e48"><span class="def" id="alcoholic2__16" original="E391.-1e47"> a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol and cannot easily stop drinking, so that it has become an illness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.732a" id="alcoholic2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.732b" id="alcoholic2__18" original="E834.-3063"><span class="x" id="alcoholic2__19" original="E834.-3062"> There is a strong tendency for alcoholics to deny or minimize the seriousness of their disease. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1abb" id="alcoholic2__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alcoholic_1" title="alcoholic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1abc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6d2a" id="alcoholic2__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alcoholic2__22"> alcoholic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alcoholism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.732d" id="alcoholism" original="E391.-1e35" sum="315"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.732e" id="alcoholism__1" original="E391.-1e34"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.732f" id="alcoholism__2" original="E391.-1e33"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alcoholism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.733b" id="alcoholism__4" original="E391.-1e2d"><span class="pos" id="alcoholism__5" original="E391.-1e2c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5584" eid="alcoholism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.31fd" geo="br" id="alcoholism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alcoholism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælkəhɒlɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alcoholism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3204" geo="n_am" id="alcoholism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alcoholism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælkəhɑːlɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholism__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alc/alcoh/alcoholism__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://alcoholism__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.733d" id="alcoholism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alcoholism__12" original="E391.-1e2a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.733f" id="alcoholism__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7340" id="alcoholism__14" original="E391.-1e29"><span class="def" id="alcoholism__15" original="E391.-1e28"> the medical condition caused by drinking too much alcohol regularly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7342" id="alcoholism__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7343" id="alcoholism__17" original="E834.-3061"><span class="x" id="alcoholism__18" original="E834.-3060"> Studies of the causes of mental disorders like alcoholism and depression point to marital stress as an important factor. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1ad8" id="alcoholism__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alcoholism" title="alcoholism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1ad9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6ce0" id="alcoholism__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alcoholism__21"> alcoholism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alert
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7345" hm="1" id="alert1" original="E391.-1d75" sum="396"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7346" id="alert1__1" original="E391.-1d74"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7347" id="alert1__2" original="E391.-1d73"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alert <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7352" id="alert1__6" original="E391.-1d68"><span class="pos" id="alert1__7" original="E391.-1d67"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5590" eid="alert1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3397" geo="br" id="alert1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ale/alert/alert__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alert__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alert__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.339a" geo="n_am" id="alert1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ale/alert/alert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7354" id="alert1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7355" id="alert1__14" original="E391.-1d64"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="alert1__15" original="E391.-1d63"><span class="exp" id="alert1__16"> alert </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="alert1__17" original="E391.-1d62"> aware of something, especially a problem or danger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7359" id="alert1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.735a" id="alert1__19" original="E4e1.-204c"><span class="x" id="alert1__20" original="E4e1.-204b"> The animals are constantly alert to the possibility of danger. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.735c" id="alert1__21" original="E391.-1d66"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alert1__22" original="E391.-1d65"> able to think quickly; quick to notice things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.735e" id="alert1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.735f" id="alert1__24" original="E492.2836"><span class="x" id="alert1__25" original="E492.2837"> Alert viewers might have sensed the tension between some of the speakers. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7361" id="alert1__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7362" id="alert1__27" original="E391.-1d5a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7363" id="alert1__28"><span class="dr" id="alert1__29" original="E391.-1d59"> alertness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.736c" id="alert1__30" original="E391.-1d55"><span class="pos" id="alert1__31" original="E391.-1d54"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5591" eid="alert1__32" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3391" geo="br" id="alert1__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert1__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːtnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ale/alert/alertness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alertness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alertness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3394" geo="n_am" id="alert1__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert1__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːrtnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ale/alert/alertness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alertness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alertness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.736e" id="alert1__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alert1__38" original="E391.-1d52"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7370" id="alert1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7371" id="alert1__40" original="E492.2838"><span class="x" id="alert1__41" original="E492.2839"> A company's success depends on never-ending alertness to opportunities and competition. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1af0" id="alert1__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alert_1" title="alert definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1af1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6bf9" id="alert1__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alert1__44"> alert </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7373" hm="2" id="alert2" original="E391.-1d51" sum="561"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7374" id="alert2__1" original="E391.-1d50"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7375" id="alert2__2" original="E391.-1d4f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alert <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7383" id="alert2__9" original="E391.-1d44"><span class="pos" id="alert2__10" original="E391.-1d43"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.559e" eid="alert2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.339d" geo="br" id="alert2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ale/alert/alert__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alert__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alert__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.33a0" geo="n_am" id="alert2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ale/alert/alert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3860" id="alert2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78d5" form="root" id="alert2__17"><span class="vp" id="alert2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> alert </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78d3" eid="alert2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78d2" geo="br" id="alert2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ale/alert/alert__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alert__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alert__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78cf" geo="n_am" id="alert2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ale/alert/alert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78cc" form="thirdps" id="alert2__24"><span class="vp" id="alert2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> alerts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78ca" eid="alert2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78c9" geo="br" id="alert2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ale/alert/alerts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alerts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alerts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78c6" geo="n_am" id="alert2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːrts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ale/alert/alerts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alerts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alerts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78c3" form="past" id="alert2__31"><span class="vp" id="alert2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> alerted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78c1" eid="alert2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78c0" geo="br" id="alert2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ale/alert/alerted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alerted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alerted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78bd" geo="n_am" id="alert2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ale/alert/alerted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alerted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alerted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78ba" form="pastpart" id="alert2__38"><span class="vp" id="alert2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> alerted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78b8" eid="alert2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78b7" geo="br" id="alert2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ale/alert/alerted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alerted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alerted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78b4" geo="n_am" id="alert2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ale/alert/alerted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alerted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alerted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78b1" form="prespart" id="alert2__45"><span class="vp" id="alert2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> alerting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78af" eid="alert2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78ae" geo="br" id="alert2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ale/alert/alerting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alerting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alerting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78ab" geo="n_am" id="alert2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alert2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːrtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ale/alert/alerting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ale/alert/alerting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alerting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73b4" id="alert2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73b5" id="alert2__53" original="E391.-1d24"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="alert2__54" original="E391.-1d21"> to warn somebody about a dangerous or urgent situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73b7" id="alert2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73b8" id="alert2__56" original="E492.283a"><span class="cf" id="alert2__57" original="E4e1.-204a"><span class="exp" id="alert2__58"> alert </span> somebody (to something) </span><span class="x" id="alert2__59" original="E492.283b"> Scientists attempted to alert local authorities to the possible arrival of a tsunami. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73bc" id="alert2__60" original="E492.283c"><span class="cf" id="alert2__61" original="E391.-1d22"><span class="exp" id="alert2__62"> alert </span> somebody that… </span><span class="x" id="alert2__63" original="E492.283d"> He had alerted the police that the bomb would go off. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73c0" id="alert2__64" original="E391.-1d20"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="alert2__65" original="E391.-1d1f"><span class="exp" id="alert2__66"> alert </span> somebody to something </span><span class="def" id="alert2__67" original="E391.-1d1e"> to make somebody aware of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73c4" id="alert2__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73c5" id="alert2__69" original="E4e1.-2049"><span class="x" id="alert2__70" original="E4e1.-2048"> This opening alerts the reader to a number of themes that will be important throughout the novel. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1b53" id="alert2__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alert_1" title="alert definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1b54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6bf9" id="alert2__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alert2__73"> alert </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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algae
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73c7" id="algae" original="E391.-1c7c" sum="255"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73c8" id="algae__1" original="E391.-1c7b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73c9" id="algae__2" original="E391.-1c7a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> algae </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73d6" id="algae__4" original="E391.-1c72"><span class="pos" id="algae__5" original="E391.-1c71"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55a5" eid="algae__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3522" geo="br" id="algae__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algae__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈældʒiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alg/algae/algae__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alg/algae/algae__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://algae__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3525" geo="n_am" id="algae__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algae__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈældʒiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alg/algae/algae__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alg/algae/algae__us_1.ogg" href="sound://algae__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3528" geo="br" id="algae__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algae__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælɡiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alg/algae/algae__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alg/algae/algae__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://algae__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.352b" geo="n_am" id="algae__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algae__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælɡiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alg/algae/algae__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alg/algae/algae__us_2.ogg" href="sound://algae__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73d8" id="algae__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="algae__16" original="E391.-1c6f"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="algae__17" original="E391.-1c6e"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73db" id="algae__18" original="E391.-1c6d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73dc" form="sing" id="algae__19" original="E391.-1c6c"><span class="prefix"> singular </span><span class="if" id="algae__20" original="E391.-1c6a"> alga </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55a6" eid="algae__21" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3534" geo="br" id="algae__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algae__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælɡə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alg/alga_/alga__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alg/alga_/alga__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alga__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3537" geo="n_am" id="algae__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algae__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælɡə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alg/alga_/alga__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alg/alga_/alga__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alga__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73e4" id="algae__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="algae__27" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73e6" id="algae__28"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73e7" id="algae__29" original="E391.-1c64"><span class="def" id="algae__30" original="E391.-1c63"> very simple plants that have no real leaves, <a class="ndv" href="entry://stems" id="algae__31"> stems </a> or roots, and that grow in or near water </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73ea" id="algae__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73eb" id="algae__33" original="E834.-305d"><span class="x" id="algae__34" original="E834.-305c"> The water became too clouded for algae to survive. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73ed" id="algae__35"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73ee" id="algae__36" original="E391.-1c5d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73ef" id="algae__37"><span class="dr" id="algae__38" original="E391.-1c5c"> algal </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73f7" id="algae__39" original="E391.-1c58"><span class="pos" id="algae__40" original="E391.-1c57"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55a7" eid="algae__41" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.352e" geo="br" id="algae__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algae__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælɡəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alg/algal/algal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alg/algal/algal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://algal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3531" geo="n_am" id="algae__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algae__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælɡəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alg/algal/algal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alg/algal/algal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://algal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73f9" id="algae__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="algae__47" original="E391.-1c55"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73fb" id="algae__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73fc" id="algae__49" original="E834.-305b"><span class="x" id="algae__50" original="E834.-305a"> The dam worsened the problem of algal blooms caused by nitrate based fertilizers. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1b8b" id="algae__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://algae" title="algae definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1b8c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6aa7" id="algae__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="algae__53"> algae </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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algebra
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73fe" id="algebra" original="E391.-1c54" sum="346"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.73ff" id="algebra__1" original="E391.-1c53"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7400" id="algebra__2" original="E391.-1c52"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> algebra </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.740b" id="algebra__7" original="E391.-1c4a"><span class="pos" id="algebra__8" original="E391.-1c49"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55c0" eid="algebra__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.35d0" geo="br" id="algebra__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algebra__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈældʒɪbrə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alg/algeb/algebra__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alg/algeb/algebra__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://algebra__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.35d3" geo="n_am" id="algebra__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algebra__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈældʒɪbrə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alg/algeb/algebra__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alg/algeb/algebra__us_1.ogg" href="sound://algebra__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.740d" id="algebra__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="algebra__15" original="E391.-1c47"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.740f" id="algebra__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7410" id="algebra__17" original="E391.-1c46"><span class="def" id="algebra__18" original="E391.-1c45"> a type of mathematics in which letters and symbols are used to represent quantities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7412" id="algebra__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7413" id="algebra__20" original="E39f.-5810"><span class="x" id="algebra__21" original="E39f.-580f"> Manual calculations using simple algebra are relatively easy when there is only one explanatory variable. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7415" id="algebra__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7416" id="algebra__23" original="E391.-1c44"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7417" id="algebra__24"><span class="dr" id="algebra__25" original="E391.-1c43"> algebraic </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.741f" id="algebra__26" original="E391.-1c3f"><span class="pos" id="algebra__27" original="E391.-1c3e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55c1" eid="algebra__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.35d6" geo="br" id="algebra__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algebra__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌældʒɪˈbreɪɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alg/algeb/algebraic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alg/algeb/algebraic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://algebraic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.35d9" geo="n_am" id="algebra__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algebra__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌældʒɪˈbreɪɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alg/algeb/algebraic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alg/algeb/algebraic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://algebraic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7421" id="algebra__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7422" id="algebra__34" original="E834.-307b"><span class="x" id="algebra__35" original="E834.-307a"> ACE was a digital computer capable of performing algebraic processes at very high speeds. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1bb9" id="algebra__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://algebra" title="algebra definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1bba" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6a7a" id="algebra__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="algebra__38"> algebra </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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algorithm
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7424" id="algorithm" original="E391.-1c07" sum="582"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7425" id="algorithm__1" original="E391.-1c06"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7426" id="algorithm__2" original="E391.-1c05"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> algorithm </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7431" id="algorithm__7" original="E391.-1bfd"><span class="pos" id="algorithm__8" original="E391.-1bfc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55ce" eid="algorithm__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.367d" geo="br" id="algorithm__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algorithm__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælɡərɪðəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alg/algor/algorithm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alg/algor/algorithm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://algorithm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3680" geo="n_am" id="algorithm__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="algorithm__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælɡərɪðəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alg/algor/algorithm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alg/algor/algorithm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://algorithm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7433" id="algorithm__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7434" id="algorithm__15" original="E391.-1bf9"><span class="def" id="algorithm__16" original="E391.-1bf8"> a process or set of rules to be followed when solving a particular problem, especially by a computer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7436" id="algorithm__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7437" id="algorithm__18" original="E85b.6aa9"><span class="x" id="algorithm__19" original="E85b.6aaa"> Problems are said to be computable if they can be solved by using an appropriate algorithm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7439" id="algorithm__20" original="E85b.6aab"><span class="x" id="algorithm__21" original="E85b.6aac"> Much effort has been devoted to the development of efficient algorithms for analysing network data </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.743b" id="algorithm__22" original="E85b.6aad"><span class="x" id="algorithm__23" original="E85b.6aae"> NASA has developed an algorithm that prescribes small adjustments in the speeds of incoming aircraft before they reach the airport terminal area. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1be2" id="algorithm__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://algorithm" title="algorithm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1be3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6a23" id="algorithm__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="algorithm__26"> algorithm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alien
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.743d" hm="1" id="alien1" original="E391.-1b75" sum="1068"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.743e" id="alien1__1" original="E391.-1b74"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.743f" id="alien1__2" original="E391.-1b73"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alien <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.744a" id="alien1__7" original="E391.-1b6a"><span class="pos" id="alien1__8" original="E391.-1b69"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55d5" eid="alien1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.37a8" geo="br" id="alien1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alien1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alien/alien__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alien__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://alien__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.37ab" geo="n_am" id="alien1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alien1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alien/alien__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alien__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://alien__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.744c" id="alien1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.744d" id="alien1__15" original="E391.-1b59"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.744e" id="alien1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="alien1__17" original="E824.-6bc2"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alien1__18" original="E391.-1b58"> involving creatures, plants or diseases from another place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7451" id="alien1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7452" id="alien1__20" original="E824.-6bc1"><span class="x" id="alien1__21" original="E824.-6bc0"> Alien vegetation spread rapidly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7454" id="alien1__22" original="E824.-6bbf"><span class="x" id="alien1__23" original="E824.-6bbe"> Examples of invasive alien species with severe impacts range across the whole globe. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="alien1__24" original="E824.-6bbd" un="help"> Especially in non-academic English, this word also describes creatures from another planet: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7457" id="alien1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7458" id="alien1__26" original="E824.-6bbc"><span class="x" id="alien1__27" original="E824.-6bbb"> The aim would be to communicate with alien beings from other worlds. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.745a" id="alien1__28" original="E391.-1b62"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.745b" id="alien1__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="alien1__30" original="E824.-6bb9"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alien1__31" original="E391.-1b5f"> involving people from another country or society </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.745e" id="alien1__32" original="E586.-697c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://foreign" title="foreign (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.745f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-f5e" id="alien1__33" original="E586.-697b"><span class="xh" id="alien1__34"> foreign </span><span class="xs" id="alien1__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7462" id="alien1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7463" id="alien1__37" original="E824.-6bb8"><span class="x" id="alien1__38" original="E824.-6bb7"> Observers use their own conceptual framework to interpret alien cultures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7465" id="alien1__39" original="E824.-6bb6"><span class="x" id="alien1__40" original="E824.-6bb5"> They demonstrated a strong wish to throw off alien influences. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7467" id="alien1__41" original="E391.-1b68"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="alien1__42" original="E391.-1b66"> very different from what you are used to, and making you feel frightened or uncomfortable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7469" id="alien1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.746a" id="alien1__44" original="E824.-6bb4"><span class="x" id="alien1__45" original="E824.-6bb3"> Confused patients should be cared for by the same nurse, as this helps them orientate themselves in an alien environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.746c" id="alien1__46" original="E824.-6bb2"><span class="cf" id="alien1__47" original="E391.-1b5a"><span class="exp" id="alien1__48"> alien </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="alien1__49" original="E824.-6bb1"> These organizations often require a creative style that is quite alien to the bureaucratic personality. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1bff" id="alien1__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alien_1" title="alien definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1c00" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6953" id="alien1__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alien1__52"> alien </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7470" hm="2" id="alien2" original="E391.-1b57" sum="388"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7471" id="alien2__1" original="E391.-1b56"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7472" id="alien2__2" original="E391.-1b55"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alien <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7482" id="alien2__7" original="E391.-1b4c"><span class="pos" id="alien2__8" original="E391.-1b4b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55dc" eid="alien2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.37ae" geo="br" id="alien2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alien2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alien/alien__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alien__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://alien__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.37b1" geo="n_am" id="alien2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alien2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alien/alien__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alien__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://alien__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.747d" id="alien2__14" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7480" id="alien2__15"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.747e" id="alien2__16"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="alien2__17" original="E391.-1b47"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> non-citizen </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7484" id="alien2__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7485" id="alien2__20" original="E391.-1b4a"><span class="def" id="alien2__21" original="E391.-1b41"> a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7487" id="alien2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7488" id="alien2__23" original="E824.-6bb0"><span class="x" id="alien2__24" original="E824.-6baf"> As illegal aliens they have few rights. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="alien2__25" original="E824.-6bae" un="help"> In non-academic English, <span class="eb" id="alien2__26" original="E586.-6964"> alien </span> often refers to a creature from another planet: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.748c" id="alien2__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.748d" id="alien2__28" original="E824.-6bad"><span class="x" id="alien2__29" original="E824.-6bac"> He claims to have been abducted by aliens. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1c3b" id="alien2__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alien_1" title="alien definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1c3c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6953" id="alien2__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alien2__32"> alien </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alienate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.748f" id="alienate" original="E391.-1b2b" sum="640"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7490" id="alienate__1" original="E391.-1b2a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7491" id="alienate__2" original="E391.-1b29"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alienate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.749e" id="alienate__9" original="E391.-1b1f"><span class="pos" id="alienate__10" original="E391.-1b1e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55e3" eid="alienate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3886" geo="br" id="alienate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alien/alienate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alienate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3889" geo="n_am" id="alienate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alien/alienate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://alienate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3832" id="alienate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78a8" form="root" id="alienate__17"><span class="vp" id="alienate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> alienate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78a6" eid="alienate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78a5" geo="br" id="alienate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alien/alienate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alienate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-78a2" geo="n_am" id="alienate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alien/alienate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://alienate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-789f" form="thirdps" id="alienate__24"><span class="vp" id="alienate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> alienates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-789d" eid="alienate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-789c" geo="br" id="alienate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alien/alienates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alienates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7899" geo="n_am" id="alienate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alien/alienates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alienates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7896" form="past" id="alienate__31"><span class="vp" id="alienate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> alienated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7894" eid="alienate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7893" geo="br" id="alienate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alien/alienated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alienated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7890" geo="n_am" id="alienate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alien/alienated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alienated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-788d" form="pastpart" id="alienate__38"><span class="vp" id="alienate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> alienated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-788b" eid="alienate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-788a" geo="br" id="alienate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alien/alienated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alienated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7887" geo="n_am" id="alienate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alien/alienated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alienated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7884" form="prespart" id="alienate__45"><span class="vp" id="alienate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> alienating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7882" eid="alienate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7881" geo="br" id="alienate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alien/alienating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alienating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-787e" geo="n_am" id="alienate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪliəneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alien/alienating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alienating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74ca" id="alienate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74cb" id="alienate__53" original="E391.-1b01"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="alienate__54" original="E391.-1b00"><span class="exp" id="alienate__55"> alienate </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="alienate__56" original="E391.-1aff"> to make somebody less friendly or sympathetic towards you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74cf" id="alienate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74d0" id="alienate__58" original="E824.-6baa"><span class="x" id="alienate__59" original="E824.-6ba9"> He alienated former friends. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74d2" id="alienate__60" original="E824.-6ba8"><span class="x" id="alienate__61" original="E824.-6ba7"> The party strove to engage with first-time voters without alienating traditional voters. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74d4" id="alienate__62" original="E391.-1afe"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="alienate__63" original="E824.-6ba5"><span class="exp" id="alienate__64"> alienate </span> somebody (from somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="alienate__65" original="E824.-6ba6"> to make somebody feel alone or separate from others; to make somebody feel that they do not belong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74d8" id="alienate__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74d9" id="alienate__67" original="E824.-6ba2"><span class="x" id="alienate__68" original="E824.-6bab"> Some older people feel alienated from a society preoccupied by health, youth and beauty. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74db" id="alienate__69"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74dc" id="alienate__70" original="E391.-1afb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74dd" id="alienate__71"><span class="dr" id="alienate__72" original="E391.-1afa"> alienation </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74e5" id="alienate__73" original="E391.-1af6"><span class="pos" id="alienate__74" original="E391.-1af5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55e4" eid="alienate__75" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3880" geo="br" id="alienate__76" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__77"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alien/alienation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alienation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3883" geo="n_am" id="alienate__78" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alienate__79"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alien/alienation__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alien/alienation__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://alienation__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74e7" id="alienate__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alienate__81" original="E391.-1af3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74e9" id="alienate__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74ea" id="alienate__83" original="E824.-6ba0"><span class="cf" id="alienate__84" original="E824.-6ba1"><span class="exp"> alienation </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="alienate__85" original="E824.-6b9f"> Mounting resistance reflected the growing alienation of the local community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74ed" id="alienate__86" original="E824.-6b9d"><span class="cf" id="alienate__87" original="E824.-6b9e"><span class="exp"> alienation </span> from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="alienate__88" original="E824.-6b9c"> Her feelings of alienation from peers were addressed. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1c8a" id="alienate__89" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alienate" title="alienate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1c8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-68e2" id="alienate__90" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alienate__91"> alienate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74f0" id="align" original="E391.-1a92" sum="1352"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74f1" id="align__1" original="E391.-1a91"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74f2" id="align__2" original="E391.-1a90"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> align </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.74ff" id="align__9" original="E391.-1a86"><span class="pos" id="align__10" original="E391.-1a85"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55f1" eid="align__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.396a" geo="br" id="align__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/align/align__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/align__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://align__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.396d" geo="n_am" id="align__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/align/align__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/align__us_1.ogg" href="sound://align__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3804" id="align__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7857" form="root" id="align__17"><span class="vp" id="align__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> align </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7855" eid="align__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7854" geo="br" id="align__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/align/align__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/align__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://align__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7851" geo="n_am" id="align__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/align/align__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/align__us_1.ogg" href="sound://align__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-784e" form="thirdps" id="align__24"><span class="vp" id="align__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> aligns </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-784c" eid="align__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-784b" geo="br" id="align__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/align/aligns__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/aligns__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aligns__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7848" geo="n_am" id="align__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/align/aligns__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/aligns__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aligns__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7845" form="past" id="align__31"><span class="vp" id="align__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> aligned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7843" eid="align__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7842" geo="br" id="align__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/align/aligned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/aligned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aligned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-783f" geo="n_am" id="align__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/align/aligned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/aligned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aligned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-783c" form="pastpart" id="align__38"><span class="vp" id="align__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> aligned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-783a" eid="align__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7839" geo="br" id="align__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/align/aligned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/aligned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aligned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7836" geo="n_am" id="align__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/align/aligned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/aligned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aligned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7833" form="prespart" id="align__45"><span class="vp" id="align__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> aligning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7831" eid="align__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7830" geo="br" id="align__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/align/aligning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/aligning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aligning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-782d" geo="n_am" id="align__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="align__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/align/aligning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/aligning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aligning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.752b" id="align__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.752c" id="align__53" original="E391.-1a68"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.752d" id="align__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="align__55" original="E391.-1a65"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="align__56" original="E391.-1a66"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="align__57" original="E85b.6ab1"><span class="exp" id="align__58"> align </span> (something) (with something) </span><span class="def" id="align__59" original="E391.-1a63"> to arrange something in the correct position, or to be in the correct position, in relation to something else, especially in a straight line </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7533" id="align__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7534" id="align__61" original="E85b.6ab8"><span class="x" id="align__62" original="E85b.6ab9"> The X-ray camera should be properly aligned with the X-ray beam. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7536" id="align__63" original="E85b.6ab5"><span class="x" id="align__64" original="E85b.6ab6"> Atolls on the continent slope are aligned northeast-southwest or east-west. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7538" id="align__65" original="E85b.6aaf"><span class="x" id="align__66" original="E85b.6ab0"> The proteins align over their entire length. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.753a" id="align__67" original="E391.-1a62"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.753b" id="align__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="align__69" original="E391.-1a60"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="align__70" original="E391.-1a5f"><span class="exp" id="align__71"> align </span> something with/to something </span><span class="def" id="align__72" original="E391.-1a5e"> to change something slightly so that it is in the correct relationship to something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7540" id="align__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7541" id="align__74" original="E85b.6abc"><span class="x" id="align__75" original="E85b.6abd"> Reformers attempted to reinterpret Hindu tradition to align it with their own understanding of the meaning of modernity and progress. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7543" id="align__76" original="E85b.6aba"><span class="x" id="align__77" original="E85b.6abb"> Employee development must be part of a wider strategy for the business, aligned with the organization’s corporate mission and goals. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7545" id="align__78" original="E391.-1a5d"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7546" id="align__79" original="E391.-1a5c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7547" id="align__80"><h4 class="pv"> align yourself with somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7549" id="align__82"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.754a" id="align__83"><span class="def" id="align__84" original="E391.-1a5a"> to publicly support an organization, a set of opinions or a person that you agree with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.754c" id="align__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.754d" id="align__86" original="E85b.6abe"><span class="x" id="align__87" original="E85b.6abf"> Artists like Gillray were often ideologically conservative, even when they did not align themselves with one political party or another. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1cf5" id="align__88" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://align" title="align definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1cf6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6822" id="align__89" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="align__90"> align </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alignment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.754f" id="alignment" original="E391.-1a59" sum="1183"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7550" id="alignment__1" original="E391.-1a58"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7551" id="alignment__2" original="E391.-1a57"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alignment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.755c" id="alignment__7" original="E391.-1a4f"><span class="pos" id="alignment__8" original="E391.-1a4e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55f8" eid="alignment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.39b2" geo="br" id="alignment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alignment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/align/alignment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/alignment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alignment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.39b5" geo="n_am" id="alignment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alignment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/align/alignment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/align/alignment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alignment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.755e" id="alignment__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alignment__15" original="E391.-1a4c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alignment__16" original="E391.-1a4b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7561" id="alignment__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7562" id="alignment__18" original="E391.-1a4a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="alignment__19" original="E391.-1a49"> arrangement in a straight line </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7564" id="alignment__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7565" id="alignment__21" original="E85b.6ac0"><span class="x" id="alignment__22" original="E85b.6ac1"> The original town plan of 1692 was clearly reflected in the street alignments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7567" id="alignment__23" original="E85c.-6c4e"><span class="cf" id="alignment__24" original="E85b.6ac2"><span class="exp" id="alignment__25"> alignment </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="alignment__26" original="E85c.-6c4d"> Building developments on both banks meant that the alignment of the bridge had to be skewed across the river. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.756b" id="alignment__27" original="E85c.-6c4c"><span class="cf" id="alignment__28" original="E85b.6ac5"><span class="exp" id="alignment__29"> alignment </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="alignment__30" original="E85c.-6c4b"> The needle of a compass will settle into alignment with the earth's magnetic field. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.756f" id="alignment__31" original="E85b.6ac9"><span class="cf" id="alignment__32" original="E85b.6ac8"> out of <span class="exp" id="alignment__33"> alignment </span></span><span class="x" id="alignment__34" original="E85b.6aca"> The pair of magnets were pushed slightly out of alignment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7573" id="alignment__35" original="E85b.6ad3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alignment__36" original="E85b.6ad4"> the state where things are in their correct or appropriate relative positions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7575" id="alignment__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7576" id="alignment__38" original="E85b.6ad9"><span class="cf" id="alignment__39" original="E85b.6ad8"> out of <span class="exp" id="alignment__40"> alignment </span> (with something) </span><span class="x" id="alignment__41" original="E85b.6ada"> Public expectations may be out of alignment with what is actually possible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.757a" id="alignment__42" original="E85c.-6c4a"><span class="cf" id="alignment__43" original="E85b.6ad5"><span class="exp" id="alignment__44"> alignment </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="alignment__45" original="E85c.-6c49"> Partnering is about gaining productivity improvements through alignment of supply chain members. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.757e" id="alignment__46" original="E391.-1a48"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="alignment__47" original="E391.-1a47"> political support given to one country or group by another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7580" id="alignment__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7581" id="alignment__49" original="E85b.6acb"><span class="x" id="alignment__50" original="E85b.6acc"> Opportunities to create entirely new political alignments in politics are rare. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7583" id="alignment__51" original="E85b.6ace"><span class="cf" id="alignment__52" original="E85b.6acd"><span class="exp" id="alignment__53"> alignment </span> (of something) (with something) </span><span class="x" id="alignment__54" original="E85b.6acf"> This alignment of Evangelical Protestantism with the Republicans could present a dilemma for Evangelical Democrats </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1d2f" id="alignment__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alignment" title="alignment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1d30" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-67da" id="alignment__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alignment__57"> alignment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alike
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7587" hm="1" id="alike1" original="E391.-1a35" sum="359"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7588" id="alike1__1" original="E391.-1a34"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7589" id="alike1__2" original="E391.-1a33"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alike <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7591" id="alike1__4" original="E391.-1a2d"><span class="pos" id="alike1__5" original="E391.-1a2c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.55ff" eid="alike1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.39d6" geo="br" id="alike1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alike1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alike/alike__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alike/alike__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://alike__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.39d9" geo="n_am" id="alike1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alike1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alike/alike__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alike/alike__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alike__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7593" id="alike1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7594" id="alike1__12" original="E391.-1a2b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="alike1__13" original="E391.-1a2a"> in a very similar way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7596" id="alike1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7597" id="alike1__15" original="E465.6331"><span class="x" id="alike1__16" original="E465.6332"> As far as possible, all cases are treated alike. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7599" id="alike1__17" original="E391.-1a29"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alike1__18" original="E391.-1a28"> used after you have referred to two people or groups, to mean ‘both’ or ‘equally’ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.759b" id="alike1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.759c" id="alike1__20" original="E824.-79cf"><span class="x" id="alike1__21" original="E824.-79ce"> Supporters said the switch to a single currency would benefit business and consumers alike. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1d65" id="alike1__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alike_1" title="alike definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1d66" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-67ba" id="alike1__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alike1__24"> alike </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.759e" hm="2" id="alike2" original="E391.-1a46" sum="294"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.759f" id="alike2__1" original="E391.-1a45"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75a0" id="alike2__2" original="E391.-1a44"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alike <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75a8" id="alike2__4" original="E391.-1a3e"><span class="pos" id="alike2__5" original="E391.-1a3d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5606" eid="alike2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.39dc" geo="br" id="alike2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alike2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alike/alike__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alike/alike__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://alike__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.39df" geo="n_am" id="alike2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alike2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alike/alike__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alike/alike__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alike__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75aa" id="alike2__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="alike2__12" original="E391.-1a3a"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75ac" id="alike2__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75ad" id="alike2__14" original="E391.-1a3c"><span class="def" id="alike2__15" original="E391.-1a39"> very similar </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75af" id="alike2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75b0" id="alike2__17" original="E824.-79d9"><span class="x" id="alike2__18" original="E824.-79d8"> In many ways, the Korean and the US higher education systems are very much alike. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75b2" id="alike2__19" original="E824.-79d7"><span class="x" id="alike2__20" original="E824.-79d6"> Faces all tend to look alike in that they have similar features in similar positions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1d82" id="alike2__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alike_1" title="alike definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1d83" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-67ba" id="alike2__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alike2__23"> alike </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75b4" id="alive" original="E391.-19cd" sum="1033"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75b5" id="alive__1" original="E391.-19cc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75b6" id="alive__2" original="E391.-19cb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75be" id="alive__4" original="E391.-19c6"><span class="pos" id="alive__5" original="E391.-19c5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.560d" eid="alive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-51f2" geo="br" id="alive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ali/alive/alive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ali/alive/alive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-51ef" geo="n_am" id="alive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ali/alive/alive__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ali/alive/alive__us_2.ogg" href="sound://alive__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75c0" id="alive__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="alive__12" original="E391.-19c3"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75c2" id="alive__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75c3" id="alive__14" original="E391.-19c2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="alive__15" original="E391.-19c1"> living; not dead </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75c5" id="alive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75c6" id="alive__17" original="E85b.6adb"><span class="x" id="alive__18" original="E85b.6adc"> In 1995 his father was still alive and actively participating in the business. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75c8" id="alive__19" original="E391.-19bd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alive__20" original="E391.-19bc"> continuing to exist </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75ca" id="alive__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75cb" id="alive__22" original="E85c.-6bf0"><span class="x" id="alive__23" original="E85c.-6bef"> He kept alive the Romantic belief in the primacy of the imagination. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75cd" id="alive__24" original="E391.-19c0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="alive__25" original="E391.-19be"> full of emotion, activity or interest </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75cf" id="alive__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75d0" id="alive__27" original="E85b.6af0"><span class="cf" id="alive__28" original="E391.-19bf"><span class="exp" id="alive__29"> alive </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="alive__30" original="E85b.6af1"> The whole area is alive with commercial and industrial activity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75d4" id="alive__31" original="E85b.6ae6"><span class="x" id="alive__32" original="E85b.6ae7"> The novel is vibrantly alive with suggestive possibilities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75d6" id="alive__33" original="E85c.-6bed"><span class="cf" id="alive__34" original="E85c.-6bee"> bring something/come <span class="exp" id="alive__35"> alive </span></span><span class="x" id="alive__36" original="E85c.-6bec"> LaTour's use of oral history brings this story alive. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75da" id="alive__37" original="E391.-19b8"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="alive__38" original="E391.-19b7"><span class="exp" id="alive__39"> alive </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="alive__40" original="E391.-19b6"> aware of something; knowing something exists and is important </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75de" id="alive__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75df" id="alive__42" original="E85b.6af4"><span class="x" id="alive__43" original="E85b.6af5"> Providers of services to minority groups must be alive to the dangers of racism. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75e1" id="alive__44" original="E391.-19b5"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75e2" id="well2__41" original="E85b.6af8" sk="aliveandwell"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75e3" id="well2__42"><span class="idm" id="well2__43" original="E85b.6af9"> alive and well </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75e5" id="well2__44"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75e6" id="well2__45"><span class="def" id="well2__46" original="E85b.6afa"> still existing or active </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75e8" id="well2__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75e9" id="well2__48" original="E85b.6afb"><span class="x" id="well2__49" original="E85b.6afc"> Her parents and two older brothers are all alive and well. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75eb" id="well2__50" original="E85b.6afd"><span class="x" id="well2__51" original="E85b.6afe"> Although the McCarthy era was over, anti-communism was still alive and well. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="well2__52" original="E85c.-6beb" un="help"> The phrase <span class="eb" id="well2__53" original="E85c.-6bea"> alive and well </span> is often used to deny that something has disappeared or decreased. </span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1d9c" id="alive__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alive" title="alive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1d9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-671c" id="alive__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alive__60"> alive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alkali
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75ef" id="alkali" original="E391.-1999" sum="556"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75f0" id="alkali__1" original="E391.-1998"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75f1" id="alkali__2" original="E391.-1997"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alkali </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75fd" id="alkali__8" original="E391.-198e"><span class="pos" id="alkali__9" original="E391.-198d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5614" eid="alkali__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3aff" geo="br" id="alkali__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alkali__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælkəlaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alk/alkal/alkali__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alk/alkal/alkali__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alkali__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3b02" geo="n_am" id="alkali__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alkali__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælkəlaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alk/alkal/alkali__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alk/alkal/alkali__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alkali__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75ff" id="alkali__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alkali__16" original="E391.-198b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alkali__17" original="E391.-198a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7602" id="alkali__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7603" id="alkali__19" original="E391.-1988"><span class="def" id="alkali__20" original="E391.-1987"> a chemical substance that reacts with acids to form a salt and gives a <a class="ndv" href="entry://solution" id="alkali__21"> solution </a> with a <a class="ndv" href="entry://pH" id="alkali__22"> pH </a> of more than seven when it is dissolved in water </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7607" id="alkali__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7608" id="alkali__24" original="E85b.6b08"><span class="x" id="alkali__25" original="E85b.6b09"> Corrosive substances are usually strong acids or alkalis, which can attack or burn living tissues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.760a" id="alkali__26" original="E85b.6b0a"><span class="x" id="alkali__27" original="E85b.6b0b"> The DNA in the gel is first made single-stranded by exposure in dilute alkali. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.760c" id="alkali__28" original="E85b.6b0e"><span class="cf" id="alkali__29" original="E85b.6b07"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="alkali__30" original="E85b.6b0f"> Alkali burns tend to have more serious consequences than those caused by acid. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.760f" id="alkali__31" original="E391.-1983" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acid1" title="acid1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7610" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.96e" id="alkali__32" original="E391.-1982"><span class="xh" id="alkali__33"> acid </span><span class="xhm" id="alkali__34"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1de0" id="alkali__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alkali" title="alkali definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1de1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-669e" id="alkali__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alkali__37"> alkali </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alkaline
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7613" id="alkaline" original="E391.-1980" sum="363"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7614" id="alkaline__1" original="E391.-197f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7615" id="alkaline__2" original="E391.-197e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alkaline </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.761d" id="alkaline__4" original="E391.-1979"><span class="pos" id="alkaline__5" original="E391.-1978"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.561b" eid="alkaline__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3b29" geo="br" id="alkaline__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alkaline__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælkəlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alk/alkal/alkaline__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alk/alkal/alkaline__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alkaline__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3b2c" geo="n_am" id="alkaline__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alkaline__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælkəlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alk/alkal/alkaline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alk/alkal/alkaline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alkaline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.761f" id="alkaline__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7620" id="alkaline__12" original="E391.-1977"><span class="def" id="alkaline__13" original="E391.-1974"> that contains <a class="ndv" href="entry://alkali" id="alkaline__14"> alkali </a> or has the essential characteristics of an <span class="dh" id="alkaline__15" original="E85c.-6ba7"> alkali </span> ; that has a <a class="ndv" href="entry://pH" id="alkaline__16"> pH </a> of more than seven </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7625" id="alkaline__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7626" id="alkaline__18" original="E85b.6a85"><span class="x" id="alkaline__19" original="E85b.6a86"> The Gobi Desert is composed of wind-eroded hilly land, desert and alkaline soils. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7628" id="alkaline__20" original="E391.-1969" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acid2" title="acid2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7629" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.990" id="alkaline__21" original="E391.-1968"><span class="xh" id="alkaline__22"> acid </span><span class="xhm" id="alkaline__23"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.762c" id="alkaline__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.762d" id="alkaline__25" original="E85b.6a89"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.762e" id="alkaline__26"><span class="dr" id="alkaline__27" original="E85b.6a8a"> alkalinity </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7636" id="alkaline__28" original="E85b.6a8e"><span class="pos" id="alkaline__29" original="E85b.6a8f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7630" eid="alkaline__30" original="E85b.6a8b" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3b2f" geo="br" id="alkaline__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alkaline__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælkəˈlɪnəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alk/alkal/alkalinity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alk/alkal/alkalinity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alkalinity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3b32" geo="n_am" id="alkaline__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alkaline__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælkəˈlɪnəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alk/alkal/alkalinity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alk/alkal/alkalinity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alkalinity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7638" id="alkaline__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alkaline__36" original="E85b.6a91"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.763a" id="alkaline__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.763b" id="alkaline__38" original="E85b.6a96"><span class="x" id="alkaline__39" original="E85b.6a97"> Alkalosis is a clinical condition of high alkalinity in the blood and body tissues. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1e01" id="alkaline__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alkaline" title="alkaline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1e02" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6680" id="alkaline__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alkaline__42"> alkaline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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all
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.763d" hm="1" id="all1" original="E391.-18ff" sum="1525"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.763e" id="all1__1" original="E391.-18fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.763f" id="all1__2" original="E391.-18fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> all <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> determiner </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7647" id="all1__4" original="E391.-18f7"><span class="pos" id="all1__5" original="E391.-18f6"> determiner </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5622" eid="all1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3ba6" geo="br" id="all1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/all__/all__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/all__/all__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://all__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3ba9" geo="n_am" id="all1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/all__/all__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/all__/all__us_1.ogg" href="sound://all__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7649" id="all1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.764a" id="all1__12" original="E391.-18f5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="use" id="all1__13" original="E391.-18f4"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used with plural nouns. The noun may have <span class="ei" id="all1__14" original="E391.-18f3"> the, these, those, my, her, his, </span> etc. in front of it, or a number. <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="all1__15" original="E391.-18f2"> the whole number of </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.764e" id="all1__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.764f" id="all1__17" original="E81e.2915"><span class="x" id="all1__18" original="E81e.2916"> Almost all adults with Down's syndrome require a degree of supervision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7651" id="all1__19" original="E81e.2919"><span class="x" id="all1__20" original="E81e.291a"> All the commentators agreed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7653" id="all1__21" original="E81e.291b"><span class="x" id="all1__22" original="E81e.291c"> John had stopped working and also avoided all his friends. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7655" id="all1__23" original="E81e.291d"><span class="x" id="all1__24" original="E81e.291e"> As a stepfather, he has worked hard to develop good relationships with all four boys. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7657" id="all1__25" original="E391.-18f1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="all1__26" original="E391.-18f0"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used with uncountable nouns. The noun may have <span class="ei" id="all1__27" original="E391.-18ef"> the, this, that, my, her, his, </span> etc. in front of it. <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="all1__28" original="E391.-18ee"> the whole amount of </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.765b" id="all1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.765c" id="all1__30" original="E81e.291f"><span class="x" id="all1__31" original="E81e.2920"> Not all pollution is caused by man. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.765e" id="all1__32" original="E81e.2921"><span class="x" id="all1__33" original="E81e.2922"> So what does all this mean? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7660" id="all1__34" original="E81e.2925"><span class="x" id="all1__35" original="E81e.2926"> He lost all his money in a business venture. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7662" id="all1__36" original="E465.633b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="all1__37" original="E465.633c"> used with singular nouns showing something has been happening for a whole period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7664" id="all1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7665" id="all1__39" original="E465.633d"><span class="x" id="all1__40" original="E465.633e"> She was unemployed for all that time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7667" id="all1__41" original="E465.6340"><span class="cf" id="all1__42" original="E465.633f"><span class="exp" id="all1__43"> all </span> year (round) </span><span class="x" id="all1__44" original="E465.6341"> Where moisture is available all year round, broadleaf forest develops. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.766b" id="all1__45" original="E465.6343"><span class="cf" id="all1__46" original="E465.6342"><span class="exp" id="all1__47"> all </span> day (long) </span><span class="x" id="all1__48" original="E465.6344"> The workers perform these repetitive tasks all day long. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.766f" id="all1__49" original="E391.-18e5"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7679-FF1" id="all1__50" original="E39e.bc0" sk="forall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7679-FF2" id="all1__51"><span class="idm" id="all1__52" original="E39e.bc1"> for all (that…) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7679-FF4" id="all1__53"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7679-FF5" id="all1__54" original="E39e.bc2"><span class="def" id="all1__55" original="E39e.bc3"> despite </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7679-FF7" id="all1__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7679-FF8" id="all1__57" original="E39f.-5fea"><span class="x" id="all1__58" original="E39f.-5fe9"> The novel does in fact contain, for all its solid realism, plenty of poetry and passion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7679-FF10" id="all1__59" original="E39f.-5fe8"><span class="x" id="all1__60" original="E39f.-5fe7"> The Emperor's word was no less powerful for all that he could act only through messengers. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7670" id="all1__61" original="E391.-18df" sk="notallthatgoodwell"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7671" id="all1__62"><span class="idm" id="all1__63" original="E391.-18de"> not all that good, well, etc. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7673" id="all1__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7674" id="all1__65"><span class="def" id="all1__66" original="E391.-18dd"> not particularly good, well, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7676" id="all1__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7677" id="all1__68" original="E81e.2927"><span class="x" id="all1__69" original="E81e.2928"> Images of Asians are not all that common in American advertisements. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1e30" id="all1__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://all_1" title="all definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1e31" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-65e9" id="all1__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="all1__72"> all </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.767d" hm="2" id="all2" original="E391.-18ca" sum="1617"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.767e" id="all2__1" original="E391.-18c9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.767f" id="all2__2" original="E391.-18c8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> all <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> pronoun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7687" id="all2__4" original="E391.-18c2"><span class="pos" id="all2__5" original="E391.-18c1"> pronoun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5629" eid="all2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3bac" geo="br" id="all2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/all__/all__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/all__/all__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://all__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3baf" geo="n_am" id="all2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/all__/all__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/all__/all__us_1.ogg" href="sound://all__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7689" id="all2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.768a" id="all2__12" original="E391.-18c0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="all2__13" original="E391.-18bf"> the whole number or amount </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.768c" id="all2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.768d" id="all2__15" original="E81e.292e"><span class="x" id="all2__16" original="E81e.292f"> Fortunately, they all agree. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.768f" id="all2__17" original="E81e.2932"><span class="cf" id="all2__18" original="E81e.292d"><span class="exp" id="all2__19"> all </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="all2__20" original="E81e.2933"> Nearly all of the participants had at least one physical symptom. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7693" id="all2__21" original="E81e.2934"><span class="x" id="all2__22" original="E81e.2935"> What would happen if all of the polar ice were to melt? </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7695" id="all2__23" original="E391.-18be"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="all2__24" original="E391.-18bd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> followed by a relative clause, often without <span class="ei" id="all2__25" original="E391.-18bc"> that </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="all2__26" original="E391.-18bb"> the only thing; everything </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7699" id="all2__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.769a" id="all2__28" original="E81e.2936"><span class="x" id="all2__29" original="E81e.2937"> At work, all he does is email. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.769c" id="all2__30" original="E81e.2938"><span class="x" id="all2__31" original="E81e.2939"> Less than a gram of sample is all that is needed in most cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.769e" id="all2__32" original="E81e.293a"><span class="x" id="all2__33" original="E81e.293b"> She had found all she could do was sleep all day. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76a0" id="all2__34" original="E391.-18ba"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF1" id="above1__41" original="E391.-7292" sk="aboveall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF2" id="above1__42"><span class="idm" id="above1__43" original="E391.-7291"> above all </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF4" id="above1__44"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF5" id="above1__45"><span class="def" id="above1__46" original="E391.-7290"> most important of all; especially </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF7" id="above1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF8" id="above1__48" original="E824.-7b3e"><span class="x" id="above1__49" original="E824.-7b3d"> The work shows knowledge of the major Latin poets, and above all of Cicero. </span></span></span></span></span></span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF1" id="after1__75" original="E391.-3559" sk="afterall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF2" id="after1__76"><span class="idm" id="after1__77" original="E391.-3558"> after all </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF4" id="after1__78"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF5" id="after1__79" original="E391.-3557"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="after1__80" original="E391.-3556"> despite what has been said or expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF7" id="after1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF8" id="after1__82" original="E824.-7a98"><span class="x" id="after1__83" original="E824.-7a97"> The aggrieved employee may change their mind and decide to pursue a formal complaint after all. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF10" id="after1__84" original="E391.-3555"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="after1__85" original="E391.-3554"> used when you are explaining something, or giving a reason </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF12" id="after1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF13" id="after1__87" original="E824.-7a96"><span class="x" id="after1__88" original="E824.-7a95"> The Internet, after all, is the very embodiment of globalization: it is everywhere and it does everything. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76a1" id="all2__58" original="E391.-18ab" sk="atall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76a2" id="all2__59"><span class="idm" id="all2__60" original="E391.-18aa"> (not) at all </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76a4" id="all2__61"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76a5" id="all2__62"><span class="def" id="all2__63" original="E391.-18a9"> in any way; to any degree </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76a7" id="all2__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76a8" id="all2__65" original="E81e.293c"><span class="x" id="all2__66" original="E81e.293d"> No evidence exists at all for this. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF1" id="all1__50" original="E39e.bc0" sk="forall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF2" id="all1__51"><span class="idm" id="all1__52" original="E39e.bc1"> for all (that…) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF4" id="all1__53"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF5" id="all1__54" original="E39e.bc2"><span class="def" id="all1__55" original="E39e.bc3"> despite </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF7" id="all1__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF8" id="all1__57" original="E39f.-5fea"><span class="x" id="all1__58" original="E39f.-5fe9"> The novel does in fact contain, for all its solid realism, plenty of poetry and passion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b9-FF10" id="all1__59" original="E39f.-5fe8"><span class="x" id="all1__60" original="E39f.-5fe7"> The Emperor's word was no less powerful for all that he could act only through messengers. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76aa" id="all2__78" original="E391.-18a8" sk="inall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76ab" id="all2__79"><span class="idm" id="all2__80" original="E391.-18a7"> in all </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76ad" id="all2__81"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76ae" id="all2__82"><span class="def" id="all2__83" original="E391.-18a6"> as a total </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b0" id="all2__84" original="E81e.293e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://altogether" title="altogether (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f24" id="all2__85" original="E81e.293f"><span class="xh" id="all2__86"> altogether </span><span class="xs" id="all2__87"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b4" id="all2__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b5" id="all2__89" original="E81e.2940"><span class="x" id="all2__90" original="E81e.2941"> There were some auxiliary troops, perhaps 10 000 in all, further to the north-west. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76b7" id="all2__91" original="E81e.2942"><span class="x" id="all2__92" original="E81e.2943"> The females spawn some 50 eggs in all, in sequences of two or three. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1e74" id="all2__93" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://all_1" title="all definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1e75" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-65e9" id="all2__94" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="all2__95"> all </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76c5" hm="3" id="all3" original="E391.-1887" sum="1706"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76c6" id="all3__1" original="E391.-1886"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76c7" id="all3__2" original="E391.-1885"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> all <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76cf" id="all3__4" original="E391.-187f"><span class="pos" id="all3__5" original="E391.-187e"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5630" eid="all3__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3bb2" geo="br" id="all3__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all3__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/all__/all__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/all__/all__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://all__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3bb5" geo="n_am" id="all3__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all3__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/all__/all__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/all__/all__us_1.ogg" href="sound://all__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76d1" id="all3__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76d2" id="all3__12" original="E391.-187d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="all3__13" original="E47f.4034"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="all3__14" original="E391.-187c"> completely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76d5" id="all3__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76d6" id="all3__16" original="E81e.2946"><span class="x" id="all3__17" original="E81e.2947"> Some fashions, however, spread spontaneously all through Europe. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76d8" id="all3__18" original="E81e.2948"><span class="x" id="all3__19" original="E81e.2949"> The company has plants all over the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76da" id="all3__20" original="E81e.294a"><span class="x" id="all3__21" original="E81e.294b"> This vegetation is found all along the western edges of the plains. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76dc" id="all3__22" original="E391.-1877"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="all3__23" original="E391.-1876"><span class="exp" id="all3__24"> all </span> too… </span><span class="def" id="all3__25" original="E391.-1875"> used to emphasize that something happens more than somebody would like or than is acceptable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76e0" id="all3__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76e1" id="all3__27" original="E81e.294c"><span class="x" id="all3__28" original="E81e.294d"> All too often, parents underestimate what a child can manage. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76e3" id="all3__29" original="E391.-1871"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76e4" id="all3__30" original="E391.-1870" sk="allalong"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76e5" id="all3__31"><span class="idm" id="all3__32" original="E391.-186f"> all along </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76e7" id="all3__33"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76e8" id="all3__34"><span class="def" id="all3__35" original="E391.-186e"> all the time; from the beginning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76ea" id="all3__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76eb" id="all3__37" original="E81e.2950"><span class="x" id="all3__38" original="E81e.2951"> They had known the answer all along. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76ed" id="all3__39" original="E391.-1868" sk="allbetterharder"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76ee" id="all3__40"><span class="idm" id="all3__41" original="E391.-1867"> all the better, harder, etc. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76f0" id="all3__42"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76f1" id="all3__43"><span class="def" id="all3__44" original="E391.-1866"> so much better, harder, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76f3" id="all3__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76f4" id="all3__46" original="E81e.2954"><span class="x" id="all3__47" original="E81e.2955"> Recently it has become all the more difficult for low-wage earners to move up the social ladder. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76f6" id="all3__48" original="E81e.2956"><span class="x" id="all3__49" original="E81e.2957"> The next case makes this point all the more clearly. </span></span></span></span></span></span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76f8" id="all3__50" original="E391.-1865" sk="allbut"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76f9" id="all3__51"><span class="idm" id="all3__52" original="E391.-1864"> all but </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76fb" id="all3__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76fc" id="all3__54" original="E391.-1863"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="all3__55" original="E391.-1862"> almost </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76fe" id="all3__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.76ff" id="all3__57" original="E81e.2958"><span class="x" id="all3__58" original="E81e.2959"> Population growth has all but ceased in developed countries, where fertility rates have fallen. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7701" id="all3__59" original="E391.-1861"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="all3__60" original="E391.-1860"> everything or everyone except something/somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7703" id="all3__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7704" id="all3__62" original="E81e.295a"><span class="x" id="all3__63" original="E81e.295b"> For all but a very few wealthy people, travel beyond a short distance from home was virtually impossible. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7706" id="all3__64" original="E391.-184c" sk="allover"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7707" id="all3__65"><span class="idm" id="all3__66" original="E391.-184b"> all over </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7709" id="all3__67"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.770a" id="all3__68" original="E391.-184a"><span class="def" id="all3__69" original="E391.-1849"> everywhere </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.770c" id="all3__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.770d" id="all3__71" original="E81e.295e"><span class="x" id="all3__72" original="E81e.295f"> This shift in customer attitude that is happening all over. </span></span></span></span></span></span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.770f" id="all3__73" original="E391.-1844" sk="allround"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7710" id="all3__74"><span class="idm" id="all3__75" original="E391.-1843"> all round </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6f31" id="all3__76"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="all3__77" original="E391.-1841"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7712" id="all3__78" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7716" id="all3__79"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7713" id="all3__80"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="all3__81" original="E391.-183e"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> all around </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7718" id="all3__83"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7719" id="all3__84" original="E391.-183c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="all3__85" original="E391.-183b"> in every way; in all respects </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.771b" id="all3__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.771c" id="all3__87" original="E81e.2960"><span class="x" id="all3__88" original="E81e.2961"> Things are looking pretty bleak all round. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.771e" id="all3__89" original="E391.-183a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="all3__90" original="E391.-1839"> for or from each person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7720" id="all3__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7721" id="all3__92" original="E81e.2966"><span class="x" id="all3__93" original="E81e.2967"> There were unmistakable signs of relief all round. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7723" id="all3__94" original="E391.-1833" sk="beallabout"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7724" id="all3__95"><span class="idm" id="all3__96" original="E391.-1832"> be all about somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7726" id="all3__97"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7727" id="all3__98"><span class="def" id="all3__99" original="E391.-1831"> used to say what the most important aspect of something is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7729" id="all3__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.772a" id="all3__101" original="E81e.296a"><span class="x" id="all3__102" original="E81e.296b"> Politics in democracies is all about bargaining and compromise. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1ec0" id="all3__103" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://all_1" title="all definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1ec1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-65e9" id="all3__104" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="all3__105"> all </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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all right
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-11af" hm="1" id="all-right1" sum="622"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-11ae" id="all-right1__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-11ad" id="all-right1__2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> all right <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> exclamation </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-11ab" id="all-right1__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-11aa" id="all-right1__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-11a9" id="all-right1__6"><span class="reg" id="all-right1__7" reg="nonstand"> non-standard </span><span class="sep"> or </span><span class="reg" id="all-right1__9" reg="infml"> informal </span></span><span class="v"><strong> alright </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1eda" id="all-right1__11"><span class="pos" id="all-right1__12"> exclamation </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-11a4" eid="all-right1__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u430b58ad65503803.3d956fac.1683183a144.-7956" geo="br" id="all-right1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all-right1__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːl ˈraɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/all_r/all_right_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/all_r/all_right_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://all_right_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u430b58ad65503803.3d956fac.1683183a144.-7953" geo="n_am" id="all-right1__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all-right1__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːl ˈraɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/all_r/all_right_1_us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/all_r/all_right_1_us_4.ogg" href="sound://all_right_1_us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-119b" id="all-right1__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="all-right1__19" reg="spoken"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> spoken </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="un" id="all-right1__20" un="help"><span class="eb" id="all-right1__21"> All right </span> is used frequently in spoken academic English. It is generally considered too informal to use in academic writing. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1197" id="all-right1__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1191" id="all-right1__23"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="all-right1__24"> used to get somebody's attention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-118f" id="all-right1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-115e" id="all-right1__26"><span class="x" id="all-right1__27"> All right OK have a look at this website before next week. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-118e" id="all-right1__28"><span class="x" id="all-right1__29"> All right so let's consider a slightly different case. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1196" id="all-right1__30"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="all-right1__31"> used to check that somebody agrees or understands </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1194" id="all-right1__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1193" id="all-right1__33"><span class="x" id="all-right1__34"> What this means is the company is forced to sell at a loss, all right? </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-118c" id="all-right1__35"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="all-right1__36"> used to say that you agree </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-118a" id="all-right1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1189" id="all-right1__38"><span class="x" id="all-right1__39"> ‘Can you help me with this?’ ‘Oh, all right.’ </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1187" id="all-right1__40"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="all-right1__41"> used when accepting thanks for help or a favour, or when somebody says they are sorry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1185" id="all-right1__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1184" id="all-right1__43"><span class="x" id="all-right1__44"> ‘Thanks for you help.’ ‘That's all right, glad I could help.’ </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ed8" hm="2" id="all-right2" sum="396"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ed7" id="all-right2__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ed6" id="all-right2__2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> all right <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span><span class="pnc"> , </span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ed4" id="all-right2__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ed3" id="all-right2__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ed2" id="all-right2__6"><span class="reg" id="all-right2__7" reg="nonstand"> non-standard </span><span class="sep"> or </span><span class="reg" id="all-right2__9" reg="infml"> informal </span></span><span class="v"><strong> alright </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ecc" id="all-right2__11"><span class="pos" id="all-right2__12"> adjective </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pos" id="all-right2__13"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ecd" eid="all-right2__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u430b58ad65503803.3d956fac.1683183a144.-7950" geo="br" id="all-right2__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all-right2__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːl ˈraɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/all_r/all_right_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/all_r/all_right_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://all_right_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u430b58ad65503803.3d956fac.1683183a144.-794d" geo="n_am" id="all-right2__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="all-right2__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːl ˈraɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/all_r/all_right_1_us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/all_r/all_right_1_us_4.ogg" href="sound://all_right_1_us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ec9" id="all-right2__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="all-right2__20" reg="spoken"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> spoken </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="un" id="all-right2__21" un="help"><span class="eb" id="all-right2__22"> All right </span> is used frequently in spoken academic English. It is generally considered too informal to use in academic writing. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ec5" id="all-right2__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ec4" id="all-right2__24"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="all-right2__25"> acceptable; in an acceptable manner </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ec2" id="all-right2__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ec1" id="all-right2__27"><span class="x" id="all-right2__28"> Are you getting along all right with the practicals? </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ebf" id="all-right2__29"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="all-right2__30"> that can be allowed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ebd" id="all-right2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1ebc" id="all-right2__32"><span class="x" id="all-right2__33"> Would it be all right if I film this session? </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1eba" id="all-right2__34"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="all-right2__35"> only just good enough </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1eb8" id="all-right2__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1eb7" id="all-right2__37"><span class="x" id="all-right2__38"> Your work is all right but I'm sure you could do better. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1eb5" id="all-right2__39"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="all-right2__40"> safe and well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1eb3" id="all-right2__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-1eb2" id="all-right2__42"><span class="x" id="all-right2__43"> Make sure the patient feels all right. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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Allah
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.772c" id="allah" original="E391.-17ff" sum="126"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.772d" id="allah__1" original="E391.-17fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.772e" id="allah__2" original="E391.-17fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> Allah </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7736" id="allah__4" original="E391.-17f8"><span class="pos" id="allah__5" original="E391.-17f7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5637" eid="allah__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3c1e" geo="br" id="allah__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allah__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allah/allah__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allah/allah__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allah__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3c21" geo="n_am" id="allah__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allah__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allah/allah__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allah/allah__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://allah__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7738" id="allah__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7739" id="allah__12" original="E391.-17f6"><span class="def" id="allah__13" original="E391.-17f5"> the name of God among Muslims </span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1f2b" id="allah__14" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allah" title="Allah definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1f2c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-63d4" id="allah__15" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allah__16"> Allah </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allegation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.773b" id="allegation" original="E391.-1745" sum="647"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.773c" id="allegation__1" original="E391.-1744"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.773d" id="allegation__2" original="E391.-1743"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allegation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7748" id="allegation__7" original="E391.-173b"><span class="pos" id="allegation__8" original="E391.-173a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.563e" eid="allegation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3d0f" geo="br" id="allegation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allegation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæləˈɡeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/allegation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allegation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allegation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3d12" geo="n_am" id="allegation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allegation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæləˈɡeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/allegation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allegation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allegation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.774a" id="allegation__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.774b" id="allegation__15" original="E391.-1739"><span class="def" id="allegation__16" original="E391.-1738"> a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing somebody of doing something that is wrong or illegal </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.774d" id="allegation__17" original="E391.-1737" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accusation" title="accusation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.774e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.79a" id="allegation__18" original="E391.-1736"><span class="xh" id="allegation__19"> accusation </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7750" id="allegation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7751" id="allegation__21" original="E85b.6b17"><span class="cf" id="allegation__22" original="E391.-1734"><span class="exp" id="allegation__23"> allegation </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="allegation__24" original="E85b.6b18"> The inquiry was investigating allegations of drug dealing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7755" id="allegation__25" original="E85b.6b15"><span class="x" id="allegation__26" original="E85b.6b16"> to make/deny an allegation </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7757" id="allegation__27" original="E85b.6b19"><span class="cf" id="allegation__28" original="E391.-1733"><span class="exp" id="allegation__29"> allegation </span> (of something) against somebody </span><span class="x" id="allegation__30" original="E85b.6b1a"> A frequent allegation against the United Nations is that it is powerless to force states to comply with its rules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.775b" id="allegation__31" original="E85b.6b1f"><span class="cf" id="allegation__32" original="E391.-1731"><span class="exp" id="allegation__33"> allegation </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="allegation__34" original="E85b.6b20"> The report confirmed the allegation that he had suffered verbal abuse. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1f41" id="allegation__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allegation" title="allegation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1f42" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-62f7" id="allegation__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allegation__37"> allegation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allege
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.775f" id="allege" original="E391.-1730" sum="580"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7760" id="allege__1" original="E391.-172f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7761" id="allege__2" original="E391.-172e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allege </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.776e" id="allege__9" original="E391.-1724"><span class="pos" id="allege__10" original="E391.-1723"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5645" eid="allege__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3d69" geo="br" id="allege__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/allege__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allege__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allege__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3d6c" geo="n_am" id="allege__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/allege__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allege__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allege__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-37d6" id="allege__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-781c" form="root" id="allege__17"><span class="vp" id="allege__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> allege </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-781a" eid="allege__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7819" geo="br" id="allege__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/allege__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allege__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allege__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7816" geo="n_am" id="allege__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/allege__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allege__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allege__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7813" form="thirdps" id="allege__24"><span class="vp" id="allege__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> alleges </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7811" eid="allege__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7810" geo="br" id="allege__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/alleges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleges__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alleges__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-780d" geo="n_am" id="allege__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/alleges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleges__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleges__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-780a" form="past" id="allege__31"><span class="vp" id="allege__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> alleged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7808" eid="allege__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7807" geo="br" id="allege__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/alleged__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleged__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://alleged__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7804" geo="n_am" id="allege__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/alleged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7801" form="pastpart" id="allege__38"><span class="vp" id="allege__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> alleged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77ff" eid="allege__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77fe" geo="br" id="allege__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/alleged__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleged__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://alleged__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77fb" geo="n_am" id="allege__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/alleged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77f8" form="prespart" id="allege__45"><span class="vp" id="allege__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> alleging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77f6" eid="allege__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77f5" geo="br" id="allege__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/alleging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alleging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77f2" geo="n_am" id="allege__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allege__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/alleging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.779a" id="allege__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="allege__53" original="E391.-1707"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.779c" id="allege__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.779d" id="allege__55" original="E391.-1705"><span class="def" id="allege__56" original="E391.-1704"> to state something as a fact but without giving proof </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.779f" id="allege__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77a0" id="allege__58" original="E85b.6b23"><span class="cf" id="allege__59" original="E391.-1703"><span class="exp" id="allege__60"> allege </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="allege__61" original="E85b.6b24"> The suit alleged that workers had been made to work overtime for no pay. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77a4" id="allege__62" original="E85b.6b25"><span class="cf" id="allege__63" original="E391.-1702"> it is alleged (that)… </span><span class="x" id="allege__64" original="E85b.6b26"> It is alleged that member states have not adhered to their obligations under the treaty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77a7" id="allege__65" original="E85b.6b27"><span class="cf" id="allege__66" original="E391.-1701"> be alleged to be/have, etc. something </span><span class="x" id="allege__67" original="E85b.6b28"> They advocate the pursuit of charges against anyone alleged to have perpetrated war crimes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77aa" id="allege__68" original="E85b.6b29"><span class="cf" id="allege__69" original="E391.-1700"> be alleged </span><span class="x" id="allege__70" original="E85b.6b2a"> No deception is alleged. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1f9c" id="allege__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allege" title="allege definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1f9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-62ca" id="allege__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allege__73"> allege </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alleged
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77ad" id="alleged" original="E85b.6ca5" sum="331"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77ae" id="alleged__1" original="E85b.6ca6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77af" id="alleged__2" original="E85b.6ca7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alleged </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77b9" id="alleged__6" original="E85b.6cac"><span class="pos" id="alleged__7" original="E85b.6cad"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.564c" eid="alleged__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3ddb" geo="br" id="alleged__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleged__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/alleged__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleged__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://alleged__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3dde" geo="n_am" id="alleged__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleged__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/alleged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/alleged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77bb" id="alleged__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="alleged__14" original="E85b.6caf"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77bd" id="alleged__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77be" id="alleged__16" original="E85b.6cb0"><span class="def" id="alleged__17" original="E85b.6cb1"> stated as a fact but without giving proof </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77c0" id="alleged__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77c1" id="alleged__19" original="E85b.6cb4"><span class="x" id="alleged__20" original="E85b.6cb5"> The witnesses to the alleged crime were not credible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77c3" id="alleged__21" original="E85b.6cb6"><span class="x" id="alleged__22" original="E85b.6cb7"> the alleged criminal/offender/perpetrator </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77c5" id="alleged__23" original="E85b.6cb8"><span class="x" id="alleged__24" original="E85b.6cb9"> the alleged infringement/offence/violation </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77c7" id="alleged__25"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77c8" id="alleged__26" original="E85b.6cba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77c9" id="alleged__27"><span class="dr" id="alleged__28" original="E85b.6cbb"> allegedly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77d3" id="alleged__31" original="E85b.6cbf"><span class="pos" id="alleged__32" original="E85b.6cc0"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.564d" eid="alleged__33" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3dd5" geo="br" id="alleged__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleged__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒɪdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/allegedly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allegedly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allegedly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3dd8" geo="n_am" id="alleged__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleged__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈledʒɪdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/allegedly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allegedly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allegedly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77d5" id="alleged__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77d6" id="alleged__39" original="E85b.6cc1"><span class="x" id="alleged__40" original="E85b.6cc2"> The couple were allegedly subjected to verbal abuse. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1fc1" id="alleged__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alleged" title="alleged definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1fc2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5444" id="alleged__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alleged__43"> alleged </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allegiance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77d8" id="allegiance" original="E391.-16ee" sum="458"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77d9" id="allegiance__1" original="E391.-16ed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77da" id="allegiance__2" original="E391.-16ec"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allegiance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77e5" id="allegiance__7" original="E391.-16e4"><span class="pos" id="allegiance__8" original="E391.-16e3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.565a" eid="allegiance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3e24" geo="br" id="allegiance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allegiance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːdʒəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alleg/allegiance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allegiance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allegiance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3e27" geo="n_am" id="allegiance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allegiance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːdʒəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alleg/allegiance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alleg/allegiance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allegiance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77e7" id="allegiance__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="allegiance__15" original="E391.-16e1"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="allegiance__16" original="E391.-16e0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77ea" id="allegiance__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77eb" id="allegiance__18" original="E391.-16df"><span class="def" id="allegiance__19" original="E391.-16de"> a person's continued support for a political party, religion, ruler, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77ed" id="allegiance__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77ee" id="allegiance__21" original="E492.28be"><span class="cf" id="allegiance__22" original="E391.-16dd"><span class="exp" id="allegiance__23"> allegiance </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="allegiance__24" original="E492.28bf"> In Japan, each citizen owed personal allegiance to the emperor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77f2" id="allegiance__25" original="E4e1.-2029"><span class="cf" id="allegiance__26" original="E4e1.-202a"><span class="exp" id="allegiance__27"> allegiance </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="allegiance__28" original="E4e1.-2028"> These issues are relevant to understanding changes in the political allegiances of the working class. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1ff3" id="allegiance__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allegiance" title="allegiance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1ff4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6268" id="allegiance__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allegiance__31"> allegiance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allele
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77f6" id="allele" original="E391.-169a" sum="284"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77f7" id="allele__1" original="E391.-1699"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.77f8" id="allele__2" original="E391.-1698"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allele </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7804" id="allele__7" original="E391.-1690"><span class="pos" id="allele__8" original="E391.-168f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5661" eid="allele__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3ef6" geo="br" id="allele__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allele__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allel/allele__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allel/allele__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allele__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3ef9" geo="n_am" id="allele__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allele__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allel/allele__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allel/allele__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allele__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7806" id="allele__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="allele__15" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7808" id="allele__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7809" id="allele__17" original="E391.-168c"><span class="def" id="allele__18" original="E391.-168b"> one of two or more possible forms of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://gene" id="allele__19"> gene </a> that are found at the same place on a <a class="ndv" href="entry://chromosome" id="allele__20"> chromosome </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.780d" id="allele__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.780e" id="allele__22" original="E85b.6b2b"><span class="x" id="allele__23" original="E85b.6b2c"> One allele is inherited from the father and the other from the mother. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2015" id="allele__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allele" title="allele definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2016" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-61e8" id="allele__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allele__26"> allele </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allergen
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7810" id="allergen" original="E391.-163b" sum="234"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7811" id="allergen__1" original="E391.-163a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7812" id="allergen__2" original="E391.-1639"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allergen </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.781e" id="allergen__7" original="E391.-1631"><span class="pos" id="allergen__8" original="E391.-1630"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5668" eid="allergen__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3f91" geo="br" id="allergen__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allergen__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælədʒən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/aller/allergen__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/aller/allergen__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allergen__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3f94" geo="n_am" id="allergen__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allergen__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælərdʒən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/aller/allergen__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/aller/allergen__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allergen__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7820" id="allergen__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7821" id="allergen__15" original="E391.-162f"><span class="def" id="allergen__16" original="E391.-162e"> a substance that causes an <a class="ndv" href="entry://allergy" id="allergen__17"> allergy </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7824" id="allergen__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7825" id="allergen__19" original="E85b.6b35"><span class="x" id="allergen__20" original="E85b.6b36"> Shellfish, nuts, eggs and fish are examples of food allergens. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2030" id="allergen__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allergen" title="allergen definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2031" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-616e" id="allergen__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allergen__23"> allergen </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allergic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7827" id="allergic" original="E391.-162a" sum="321"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7828" id="allergic__1" original="E391.-1629"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7829" id="allergic__2" original="E391.-1628"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allergic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7832" id="allergic__4" original="E391.-1623"><span class="pos" id="allergic__5" original="E391.-1622"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.566f" eid="allergic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3fc1" geo="br" id="allergic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allergic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːdʒɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/aller/allergic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/aller/allergic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allergic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3fc4" geo="n_am" id="allergic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allergic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɜːrdʒɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/aller/allergic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/aller/allergic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allergic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7834" id="allergic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7835" id="allergic__12" original="E391.-1621"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="allergic__13" original="E391.-1620"><span class="exp" id="allergic__14"> allergic </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="allergic__15" original="E391.-161f"> having an <a class="ndv" href="entry://allergy" id="allergic__16"> allergy </a> to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.783a" id="allergic__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.783b" id="allergic__18" original="E85b.6b3d"><span class="x" id="allergic__19" original="E85b.6b3e"> The patient was allergic to eggs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.783d" id="allergic__20" original="E391.-161b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="allergic__21" original="E391.-161a"> caused by an <a class="ndv" href="entry://allergy" id="allergic__22"> allergy </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7840" id="allergic__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7841" id="allergic__24" original="E85b.6b3f"><span class="x" id="allergic__25" original="E85b.6b40"> A profound allergic reaction can follow exposure to a foreign protein or drug. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2047" id="allergic__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allergic" title="allergic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2048" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-615a" id="allergic__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allergic__28"> allergic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allergy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7843" id="allergy" original="E391.-160e" sum="382"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7844" id="allergy__1" original="E391.-160d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7845" id="allergy__2" original="E391.-160c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allergy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7851" id="allergy__7" original="E391.-1604"><span class="pos" id="allergy__8" original="E391.-1603"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5676" eid="allergy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.3ffe" geo="br" id="allergy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allergy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/aller/allergy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/aller/allergy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allergy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4001" geo="n_am" id="allergy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allergy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælərdʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/aller/allergy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/aller/allergy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allergy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7853" id="allergy__14" original="E391.-1602"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7856" form="pl" id="allergy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="allergy__16" original="E391.-15fe"> allergies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7858" id="allergy__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7859" id="allergy__18" original="E391.-15fd"><span class="cf" id="allergy__19" original="E391.-15fc"><span class="exp" id="allergy__20"> allergy </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="allergy__21" original="E391.-15fb"> a medical condition that causes you to react badly or feel ill when you eat or touch a particular substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.785d" id="allergy__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.785e" id="allergy__23" original="E85b.6b4b"><span class="x" id="allergy__24" original="E85b.6b4c"> If the patient only coughs at work, there may be an allergy to something in the workplace. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7860" id="allergy__25" original="E85b.6b4d"><span class="x" id="allergy__26" original="E85b.6b4e"> a food/drug/penicillin allergy </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.206e" id="allergy__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allergy" title="allergy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.206f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6130" id="allergy__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allergy__29"> allergy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alleviate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7862" id="alleviate" original="E391.-15fa" sum="511"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7863" id="alleviate__1" original="E391.-15f9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7864" id="alleviate__2" original="E391.-15f8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alleviate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7871" id="alleviate__9" original="E391.-15ee"><span class="pos" id="alleviate__10" original="E391.-15ed"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.567d" eid="alleviate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4040" geo="br" id="alleviate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allev/alleviate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4043" geo="n_am" id="alleviate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allev/alleviate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-37a8" id="alleviate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77ef" form="root" id="alleviate__17"><span class="vp" id="alleviate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> alleviate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77ed" eid="alleviate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77ec" geo="br" id="alleviate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allev/alleviate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77e9" geo="n_am" id="alleviate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allev/alleviate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77e6" form="thirdps" id="alleviate__24"><span class="vp" id="alleviate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> alleviates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77e4" eid="alleviate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77e3" geo="br" id="alleviate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allev/alleviates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77e0" geo="n_am" id="alleviate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allev/alleviates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77dd" form="past" id="alleviate__31"><span class="vp" id="alleviate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> alleviated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77db" eid="alleviate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77da" geo="br" id="alleviate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allev/alleviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77d7" geo="n_am" id="alleviate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allev/alleviated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77d4" form="pastpart" id="alleviate__38"><span class="vp" id="alleviate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> alleviated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77d2" eid="alleviate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77d1" geo="br" id="alleviate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allev/alleviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77ce" geo="n_am" id="alleviate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allev/alleviated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77cb" form="prespart" id="alleviate__45"><span class="vp" id="alleviate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> alleviating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77c9" eid="alleviate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77c8" geo="br" id="alleviate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allev/alleviating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77c5" geo="n_am" id="alleviate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈliːvieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allev/alleviating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.789d" id="alleviate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.789e" id="alleviate__53" original="E391.-15d0"><span class="cf" id="alleviate__54" original="E391.-15cf"><span class="exp" id="alleviate__55"> alleviate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="alleviate__56" original="E391.-15ce"> to make suffering or a problem less severe </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78a2" id="alleviate__57" original="E391.-15cd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ease2" title="ease2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78a3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.1554" id="alleviate__58" original="E391.-15cc"><span class="xh" id="alleviate__59"> ease </span><span class="xhm" id="alleviate__60"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78a7" id="alleviate__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78a8" id="alleviate__62" original="E85b.6b4f"><span class="x" id="alleviate__63" original="E85b.6b50"> New drugs can be developed to alleviate the symptoms of a disease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78aa" id="alleviate__64" original="E85c.-6b1c"><span class="x" id="alleviate__65" original="E85c.-6b1b"> to alleviate pain/suffering/poverty </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78ac" id="alleviate__66" original="E85b.6b51"><span class="x" id="alleviate__67" original="E85b.6b52"> The commission made a number of recommendations to alleviate the specific problems faced by the country. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78ae" id="alleviate__68"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78af" id="alleviate__69" original="E391.-15ca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78b0" id="alleviate__70"><span class="dr" id="alleviate__71" original="E391.-15c9"> alleviation </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78b8" id="alleviate__72" original="E391.-15c5"><span class="pos" id="alleviate__73" original="E391.-15c4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.567e" eid="alleviate__74" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4046" geo="br" id="alleviate__75" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__76"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌliːviˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allev/alleviation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4049" geo="n_am" id="alleviate__77" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alleviate__78"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌliːviˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allev/alleviation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allev/alleviation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alleviation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78ba" id="alleviate__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alleviate__80" original="E391.-15c2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78bc" id="alleviate__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78bd" id="alleviate__82" original="E85b.6b57"><span class="cf" id="alleviate__83" original="E85c.-6b1a"><span class="exp"> alleviation </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="alleviate__84" original="E85b.6b58"> Many of the dominant theories about the alleviation of poverty in developing countries need rethinking. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.20bc" id="alleviate__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alleviate" title="alleviate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.20bd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-610f" id="alleviate__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alleviate__87"> alleviate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alliance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78c0" id="alliance" original="E391.-1564" sum="1121"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78c1" id="alliance__1" original="E391.-1563"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78c2" id="alliance__2" original="E391.-1562"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alliance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78cd" id="alliance__7" original="E391.-155a"><span class="pos" id="alliance__8" original="E391.-1559"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.568b" eid="alliance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.413f" geo="br" id="alliance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alliance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allia/alliance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allia/alliance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alliance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4142" geo="n_am" id="alliance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alliance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allia/alliance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allia/alliance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alliance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78cf" id="alliance__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78d0" id="alliance__15" original="E391.-1558"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78d1" id="alliance__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alliance__17" original="E85b.6b5d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alliance__18" original="E85b.6b5f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alliance__19" original="E391.-1557"> an agreement between countries, political parties, etc. to work together in order to achieve something that they all want </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78d5" id="alliance__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78d6" id="alliance__21" original="E85b.6b60"><span class="x" id="alliance__22" original="E85b.6b61"> The Brussels Treaty was designed to continue the alliances formed in the Second World War. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78d8" id="alliance__23" original="E85b.6b64"><span class="x" id="alliance__24" original="E85b.6b65"> to build/create/forge an alliance </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78da" id="alliance__25" original="E85b.6b62"><span class="x" id="alliance__26" original="E85b.6b63"> Since Russia’s defeat in 1905, the Franco-Russian alliance had not given cause for concern. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78dc" id="alliance__27" original="E85b.6b66"><span class="cf" id="alliance__28" original="E391.-1556"> (in) <span class="exp" id="alliance__29"> alliance </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="alliance__30" original="E85b.6b67"> Napoleon was now in alliance with Alexander I. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78e0" id="alliance__31" original="E85b.6b68"><span class="cf" id="alliance__32" original="E391.-1555"><span class="exp" id="alliance__33"> alliance </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="alliance__34" original="E85b.6b69"> The only realistic possibility for assembling a majority coalition lay in an alliance between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78e4" id="alliance__35" original="E391.-1554"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78e5" id="alliance__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alliance__37" original="E85b.6b6b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alliance__38" original="E391.-1553"> a group of people, political parties, etc. who work together in order to achieve something that they all want </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78e8" id="alliance__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78e9" id="alliance__40" original="E85b.6b6c"><span class="x" id="alliance__41" original="E85b.6b6d"> NATO expansion involves integrating national armed forces into an effective military alliance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78eb" id="alliance__42" original="E85c.-6af0"><span class="cf" id="alliance__43" original="E85c.-6af1"><span class="exp" id="alliance__44"> alliance </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="alliance__45" original="E85c.-6aef"> These networks are loose alliances of government agencies, international organizations, corporations, NGOs and religious groups. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.20f2" id="alliance__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alliance" title="alliance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.20f3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6049" id="alliance__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alliance__48"> alliance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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allied
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78ef" id="allied" original="E391.-1552" sum="802"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78f0" id="allied__1" original="E391.-1551"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78f1" id="allied__2" original="E391.-1550"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allied </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78f3" id="allied__4" original="E391.-154e"><span class="pos" id="allied__5" original="E391.-154d"> adjective </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78f5" id="allied__6"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78f6" id="allied__7" original="E391.-154c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78f7" eid="allied__8" original="E391.-154b" source="ald8" type="n_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.41cc" geo="br" id="allied__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allied__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allie/allied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.41cf" geo="n_am" id="allied__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allied__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allie/allied__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__us_3.ogg" href="sound://allied__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78fd" id="allied__13" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.78fe" id="allied__14"><span class="v"><strong> Allied </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7900" id="allied__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="allied__17" original="E391.-1546"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="allied__18" original="E391.-1545"> connected with countries that unite to fight a war together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7903" id="allied__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7904" id="allied__20" original="E85b.6b6e"><span class="x" id="allied__21" original="E85b.6b6f"> Bavaria remained under allied control for the rest of the war. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="allied__22" original="E85c.-6ad9" un="help"><span class="eb" id="allied__23" original="E85c.-6ad8"> Allied </span> with a capital A is used especially to refer to the countries that fought together against Germany in the First and Second World Wars: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7908" id="allied__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7909" id="allied__25" original="E85c.-6ad7"><span class="x" id="allied__26" original="E85c.-6ad6"> He helped to film the liberation of Paris by Allied troops in 1944. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.790b" id="allied__27" original="E391.-1544"><span class="num"> 2 </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.790c" eid="allied__28" original="E391.-1543" source="ald8" type="n_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.41d2" geo="br" id="allied__29" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allied__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allie/allied__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://allied__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.41d5" geo="n_am" id="allied__31" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allied__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allie/allied__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://allied__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.41d8" geo="br" id="allied__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allied__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allie/allied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.41db" geo="n_am" id="allied__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allied__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allie/allied__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__us_3.ogg" href="sound://allied__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7917" id="allied__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="allied__38" original="E85c.-6ad5"> of two or more things </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="allied__39" original="E391.-153b"> similar or existing together; connected with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.791a" id="allied__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.791b" id="allied__41" original="E85b.6b76"><span class="x" id="allied__42" original="E85b.6b77"> Ten nurses, seven physicians and three allied health professionals participated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.791d" id="allied__43" original="E85b.6b78"><span class="cf" id="allied__44" original="E391.-153a"><span class="exp" id="allied__45"> allied </span> to/with something </span><span class="x" id="allied__46" original="E85b.6b79"> These skilled jobs were closely allied to product innovation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allocate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7921" id="allocate" original="E391.-146d" sum="646"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7922" id="allocate__1" original="E391.-146c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7923" id="allocate__2" original="E391.-146b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allocate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7930" id="allocate__9" original="E391.-1461"><span class="pos" id="allocate__10" original="E391.-1460"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5692" eid="allocate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4409" geo="br" id="allocate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alloc/allocate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allocate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.440c" geo="n_am" id="allocate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alloc/allocate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allocate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-377a" id="allocate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77c2" form="root" id="allocate__17"><span class="vp" id="allocate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> allocate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77c0" eid="allocate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77bf" geo="br" id="allocate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alloc/allocate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allocate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77bc" geo="n_am" id="allocate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alloc/allocate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allocate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77b9" form="thirdps" id="allocate__24"><span class="vp" id="allocate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> allocates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77b7" eid="allocate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77b6" geo="br" id="allocate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alloc/allocates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allocates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77b3" geo="n_am" id="allocate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alloc/allocates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allocates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77b0" form="past" id="allocate__31"><span class="vp" id="allocate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> allocated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77ae" eid="allocate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77ad" geo="br" id="allocate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alloc/allocated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allocated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77aa" geo="n_am" id="allocate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alloc/allocated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allocated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77a7" form="pastpart" id="allocate__38"><span class="vp" id="allocate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> allocated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77a5" eid="allocate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77a4" geo="br" id="allocate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alloc/allocated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allocated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-77a1" geo="n_am" id="allocate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alloc/allocated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allocated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-779e" form="prespart" id="allocate__45"><span class="vp" id="allocate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> allocating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-779c" eid="allocate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-779b" geo="br" id="allocate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alloc/allocating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allocating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7798" geo="n_am" id="allocate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæləkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alloc/allocating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allocating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.795c" id="allocate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.795d" id="allocate__53" original="E391.-1443"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="allocate__54" original="E391.-1442"> to give something officially to somebody/something for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.795f" id="allocate__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7960" id="allocate__56" original="E84e.-7380"><span class="cf" id="allocate__57" original="E84e.-7381"><span class="exp" id="allocate__58"> allocate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="allocate__59" original="E84e.-737f"> Information about the prevalence of particular conditions is vital for allocating health care resources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7964" id="allocate__60" original="E84e.-737e"><span class="cf" id="allocate__61" original="E391.-1440"><span class="exp" id="allocate__62"> allocate </span> something to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="allocate__63" original="E84e.-737d"> Seats are allocated to parties according to the proportion of votes gained by each. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7968" id="allocate__64" original="E84e.-737c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="allocate__65" original="E84e.-737b"><span class="exp" id="allocate__66"> allocate </span> somebody/something (to something) </span><span class="def" id="allocate__67" original="E84e.-737a"> to put somebody/something in a group or category </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.796c" id="allocate__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.796d" id="allocate__69" original="E84e.-7379"><span class="x" id="allocate__70" original="E84e.-7378"> We randomly allocated patients to each group. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.218b" id="allocate__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allocate" title="allocate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.218c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5ef5" id="allocate__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allocate__73"> allocate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allocation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.796f" id="allocation" original="E391.-143e" sum="647"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7970" id="allocation__1" original="E391.-143d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7971" id="allocation__2" original="E391.-143c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allocation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.797c" id="allocation__7" original="E391.-1434"><span class="pos" id="allocation__8" original="E391.-1433"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5699" eid="allocation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.446f" geo="br" id="allocation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæləˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/alloc/allocation__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocation__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://allocation__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4472" geo="n_am" id="allocation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allocation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæləˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/alloc/allocation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/alloc/allocation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allocation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.797e" id="allocation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.797f" id="allocation__15" original="E391.-1432"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7980" id="allocation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="allocation__17" original="E391.-1430"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="allocation__18" original="E832.-78c4"><span class="exp" id="allocation__19"> allocation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="allocation__20" original="E391.-142f"> an amount of money, resources or land that is given to somebody/something for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7985" id="allocation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7986" id="allocation__22" original="E84e.-72f1"><span class="x" id="allocation__23" original="E84e.-72f0"> Variable costs do not include allocations of fixed costs such as factory overheads. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7988" id="allocation__24" original="E391.-142e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7989" id="allocation__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="allocation__26" original="E391.-142c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="allocation__27" original="E84e.-72ef"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="allocation__28" original="E391.-142b"> the act of giving something to somebody for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.798d" id="allocation__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.798e" id="allocation__30" original="E84e.-72ee"><span class="x" id="allocation__31" original="E84e.-72ed"> Economic growth can be encouraged by efficient resource allocation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7990" id="allocation__32" original="E84e.-72ec"><span class="cf" id="allocation__33" original="E832.-78c3"><span class="exp" id="allocation__34"> allocation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="allocation__35" original="E84e.-72eb"> An efficient allocation of resources in the free market may mean that there is inequality. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.21b1" id="allocation__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allocation" title="allocation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.21b2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5eba" id="allocation__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allocation__38"> allocation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allow
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7994" id="allow" original="E391.-132f" sum="4861"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7995" id="allow__1" original="E391.-132e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7996" id="allow__2" original="E391.-132d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allow </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79a3" id="allow__9" original="E391.-1323"><span class="pos" id="allow__10" original="E391.-1322"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56a0" eid="allow__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5090" geo="br" id="allow__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allow/allow__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allow__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allow__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-508d" geo="n_am" id="allow__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allow/allow__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allow__us_2.ogg" href="sound://allow__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-374c" id="allow__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28d4" form="root" id="allow__17"><span class="vp" id="allow__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> allow </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28d6" eid="allow__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28d7" geo="br" id="allow__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allow/allow__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allow__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allow__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28da" geo="n_am" id="allow__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allow/allow__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allow__us_2.ogg" href="sound://allow__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28dd" form="thirdps" id="allow__24"><span class="vp" id="allow__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> allows </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28df" eid="allow__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28e0" geo="br" id="allow__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allow/allows__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allows__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allows__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28e3" geo="n_am" id="allow__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allow/allows__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allows__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allows__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28e6" form="past" id="allow__31"><span class="vp" id="allow__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> allowed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28e8" eid="allow__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28e9" geo="br" id="allow__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allow/allowed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allowed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28ec" geo="n_am" id="allow__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allow/allowed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allowed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28ef" form="pastpart" id="allow__38"><span class="vp" id="allow__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> allowed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28f1" eid="allow__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28f2" geo="br" id="allow__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allow/allowed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allowed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28f5" geo="n_am" id="allow__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allow/allowed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allowed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28f8" form="prespart" id="allow__45"><span class="vp" id="allow__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> allowing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28fa" eid="allow__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28fb" geo="br" id="allow__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allow/allowing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allowing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.28fe" geo="n_am" id="allow__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allow__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allow/allowing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allowing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79cf" id="allow__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79d0" id="allow__53" original="E391.-1305"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79d1" id="allow__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="allow__55" original="E85c.-68a1"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="allow__56" original="E391.-1304"> to let somebody/something do something; to let something happen or be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79d4" id="allow__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79d5" id="allow__58" original="E85b.6bdf"><span class="cf" id="allow__59" original="E391.-1303"><span class="exp" id="allow__60"> allow </span> somebody/something to do something </span><span class="x" id="allow__61" original="E85b.6be0"> Ordinary priests were allowed to marry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79d9" id="allow__62" original="E85b.6be5"><span class="x" id="allow__63" original="E85b.6be6"> A large population of <span class="eul" id="allow__64" original="E85d.-5754"> E. coli </span> was spread on a Petri dish and allowed to grow into a thick lawn of cells. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79dc" id="allow__65" original="E85b.6be9"><span class="cf" id="allow__66" original="E391.-1300"> be (not) allowed </span><span class="x" id="allow__67" original="E85b.6bea"> Trade with non-signatory countries is not allowed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79df" id="allow__68" original="E391.-12ff"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="allow__69" original="E391.-12fd"> to let somebody have something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79e1" id="allow__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79e2" id="allow__71" original="E85b.6beb"><span class="cf" id="allow__72" original="E391.-12fe"><span class="exp" id="allow__73"> allow </span> somebody/yourself something </span><span class="x" id="allow__74" original="E85b.6bec"> You must allow yourself some time to read the exam paper. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79e6" id="allow__75" original="E85b.6bed"><span class="cf" id="allow__76" original="E85c.-68a0"><span class="exp" id="allow__77"> allow </span> something </span><span class="x" id="allow__78" original="E85b.6bee"> Ideally, the survey sponsor would allow more time to achieve a higher level of accuracy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79ea" id="allow__79" original="E391.-12fc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79eb" id="allow__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="allow__81" original="E391.-12fa"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="allow__82" original="E391.-12f7"><span class="exp" id="allow__83"> allow </span> somebody/something + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="allow__84" original="E391.-12f9"> to let somebody/something go into, through, out of, etc. a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79f0" id="allow__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79f1" id="allow__86" original="E85b.6bef"><span class="x" id="allow__87" original="E85b.6bf0"> More air and fuel is allowed into the cylinder when the engine requires more power. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79f3" id="allow__88" original="E391.-12f6"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="allow__89" original="E391.-12f4"> to make something possible </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79f5" id="allow__90" original="E85c.-689f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://enable" title="enable (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79f6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.37d4" id="allow__91" original="E85c.-689e"><span class="xh" id="allow__92"> enable </span><span class="xs" id="allow__93"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79f9" id="allow__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79fa" id="allow__95" original="E85b.6bf4"><span class="cf" id="allow__96" original="E85b.6bf3"><span class="exp" id="allow__97"> allow </span> something </span><span class="x" id="allow__98" original="E85b.6bf5"> An integrated network allows access to both subject-specific and cross-subject resources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.79fe" id="allow__99" original="E85b.6bf7"><span class="cf" id="allow__100" original="E85b.6bf6"><span class="exp" id="allow__101"> allow </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="allow__102" original="E85b.6bf8"> This broader view of culture allows human geographers to consider topics beyond landscape. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a02" id="allow__103" original="E85b.6bf9"><span class="x" id="allow__104" original="E85b.6bfa"> The rise of the PC allowed more people to apply the capabilities of the computer to small business, personal activity and schoolwork. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a04" id="allow__105" original="E391.-12f3"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="allow__106" original="E391.-12f2"><span class="exp" id="allow__107"> allow </span> something (for somebody/something) (to do something) </span><span class="def" id="allow__108" original="E391.-12f1"> to make sure that you have enough of something for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a08" id="allow__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a09" id="allow__110" original="E85b.6bfb"><span class="x" id="allow__111" original="E85b.6bfc"> Blair persuaded the US to delay invasion and allow time for diplomats to win UN approval. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a0b" id="allow__112" original="E391.-12f0"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="allow__113" original="E391.-12ec"><span class="exp" id="allow__114"> allow </span> something </span><span class="def" id="allow__115" original="E391.-12ed"> to agree that something is true or correct </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a0f" id="allow__116" original="E85c.-689d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accept" title="accept (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a10" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-355" id="allow__117" original="E85c.-689c"><span class="xh" id="allow__118"> accept </span><span class="xs" id="allow__119"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admit" title="admit (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a13" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5861" id="allow__120" original="E85c.-689b"><span class="xh" id="allow__121"> admit </span><span class="xs" id="allow__122"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a16" id="allow__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a17" id="allow__124" original="E85b.6bff"><span class="x" id="allow__125" original="E85b.6c00"> The Court of Appeal allowed her appeal and she was awarded a 65% share of the property. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a19-FF1" id="allow__126" original="E39b.4c63" sk="givefreerein"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a19-FF2" id="allow__127"><span class="idm" id="allow__128" original="E39b.4c64"> give/allow somebody/something (a) free/full rein </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="allow__129" original="E852.4d9b"> give/allow (a) free/full rein to somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a19-FF5" id="allow__130"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a19-FF6" id="allow__131"><span class="def" id="allow__132" original="E39b.4c66"> to give somebody complete freedom of action; to allow something to be expressed freely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a19-FF8" id="allow__133"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a19-FF9" id="allow__134" original="E852.4d9c"><span class="x" id="allow__135" original="E852.4d9d"> The moderator generally tries to allow a relatively free rein to the discussion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a19-FF11" id="allow__136" original="E852.4d9e"><span class="x" id="allow__137" original="E852.4d9f"> Individuals, he suggests, need to give full rein to their individuality if they are to be noticed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a1e" id="allow__138" original="E391.-12e0"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a1f" id="allow__139" original="E391.-12df"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a20" id="allow__140"><h4 class="pv"> allow for somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a22" id="allow__142"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a23" id="allow__143"><span class="def" id="allow__144" original="E391.-12dd"> to consider or include somebody/something when calculating something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a25" id="allow__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a26" id="allow__146" original="E85b.6c05"><span class="x" id="allow__147" original="E85b.6c06"> Few studies allowed for the separation of household coal use for cooking compared with heating. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.220b" id="allow__148" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allow" title="allow definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.220c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5d59" id="allow__149" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allow__150"> allow </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a28" id="allowable" original="E391.-12d7" sum="268"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a29" id="allowable__1" original="E391.-12d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a2a" id="allowable__2" original="E391.-12d5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allowable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a34" id="allowable__6" original="E391.-12cd"><span class="pos" id="allowable__7" original="E391.-12cc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56a7" eid="allowable__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.46c5" geo="br" id="allowable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allowable__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allow/allowable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allowable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.46c8" geo="n_am" id="allowable__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allowable__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allow/allowable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allowable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a36" id="allowable__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a37" id="allowable__14" original="E391.-12cb"><span class="def" id="allowable__15" original="E391.-12ca"> that is allowed, especially by law or by a set of rules </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a39" id="allowable__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a3a" id="allowable__17" original="E85b.6c07"><span class="x" id="allowable__18" original="E85b.6c08"> Maximum allowable emission rates are prescribed for a variety of pollutants. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2276" id="allowable__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allowable" title="allowable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2277" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5ca2" id="allowable__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allowable__21"> allowable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allowance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a3c" id="allowance" original="E391.-12c4" sum="1104"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a3d" id="allowance__1" original="E391.-12c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a3e" id="allowance__2" original="E391.-12c2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allowance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a49" id="allowance__7" original="E391.-12ba"><span class="pos" id="allowance__8" original="E391.-12b9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56ae" eid="allowance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.46e9" geo="br" id="allowance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allowance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allow/allowance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allowance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.46ec" geo="n_am" id="allowance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allowance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allow/allowance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allow/allowance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allowance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a4b" id="allowance__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a4c" id="allowance__15" original="E391.-12b8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="allowance__16" original="E391.-12b7"> an amount of money that is given to somebody regularly or for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a4e" id="allowance__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a4f" id="allowance__18" original="E85b.6c0f"><span class="x" id="allowance__19" original="E85b.6c10"> The salaries are further supplemented by travel allowances. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a51" id="allowance__20" original="E391.-12b3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="allowance__21" original="E391.-12b2"> the amount of something that is allowed in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a53" id="allowance__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a54" id="allowance__23" original="E85b.6c13"><span class="x" id="allowance__24" original="E85b.6c14"> The airline introduced a maximum 14 kg baggage allowance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a56" id="allowance__25" original="E85b.6c15"><span class="x" id="allowance__26" original="E85b.6c16"> The directive established a scheme for trading carbon emission allowances within the EU. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a58" id="allowance__27" original="E391.-12b1"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a59" id="allowance__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="allowance__29" original="E391.-12af"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="allowance__30" original="E391.-12ae"> an amount of money that can be earned or received before you start paying tax </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a5c" id="allowance__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a5d" id="allowance__32" original="E85b.6c17"><span class="x" id="allowance__33" original="E85b.6c18"> The new government gave several tax allowances and exemptions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a5f" id="allowance__34" original="E85b.6c19"><span class="x" id="allowance__35" original="E85b.6c1a"> All taxpayers are currently allowed a certain amount of tax-free income (personal allowance). </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a61" id="allowance__36" original="E391.-12a7"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a62" id="allowance__37" original="E391.-12a6" sk="makeallowancefor"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a63" id="allowance__38"><span class="idm" id="allowance__39" original="E391.-12a5"> make allowance(s) for something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a65" id="allowance__40"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a66" id="allowance__41"><span class="def" id="allowance__42" original="E391.-12a4"> to consider something, for example when you are making a decision or judgement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a68" id="allowance__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a69" id="allowance__44" original="E85b.6c1b"><span class="x" id="allowance__45" original="E85b.6c1c"> This chart provides a more accurate assessment as it makes allowances for the variation in body shape with age. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.228f" id="allowance__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allowance" title="allowance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2290" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5c86" id="allowance__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allowance__48"> allowance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allude
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a6b" id="allude" original="E391.-10fd" sum="459"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a6c" id="allude__1" original="E391.-10fc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a6d" id="allude__2" original="E391.-10fb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allude </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7a7a" id="allude__9" original="E391.-10f1"><span class="pos" id="allude__10" original="E391.-10f0"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56b5" eid="allude__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.49c9" geo="br" id="allude__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allud/allude__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/allude__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allude__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.49cc" geo="n_am" id="allude__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allud/allude__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/allude__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allude__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-371e" id="allude__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7762" form="root" id="allude__17"><span class="vp" id="allude__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> allude </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7760" eid="allude__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-775f" geo="br" id="allude__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allud/allude__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/allude__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allude__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-775c" geo="n_am" id="allude__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allud/allude__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/allude__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allude__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7759" form="thirdps" id="allude__24"><span class="vp" id="allude__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> alludes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7757" eid="allude__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7756" geo="br" id="allude__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allud/alludes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/alludes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alludes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7753" geo="n_am" id="allude__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allud/alludes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/alludes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alludes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7750" form="past" id="allude__31"><span class="vp" id="allude__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> alluded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-774e" eid="allude__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-774d" geo="br" id="allude__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allud/alluded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/alluded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alluded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-774a" geo="n_am" id="allude__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allud/alluded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/alluded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alluded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7747" form="pastpart" id="allude__38"><span class="vp" id="allude__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> alluded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7745" eid="allude__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7744" geo="br" id="allude__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allud/alluded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/alluded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alluded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7741" geo="n_am" id="allude__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allud/alluded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/alluded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alluded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-773e" form="prespart" id="allude__45"><span class="vp" id="allude__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> alluding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-773c" eid="allude__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-773b" geo="br" id="allude__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allud/alluding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/alluding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alluding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7738" geo="n_am" id="allude__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allude__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allud/alluding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allud/alluding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alluding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7aa6" id="allude__52" original="E391.-10d3"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7aa7" id="allude__53" original="E391.-10d2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7aa8" id="allude__54"><h4 class="pv"> allude to somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7aaa" id="allude__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7aab" id="allude__57"><span class="def" id="allude__58" original="E391.-10ce"> to mention something in an indirect way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7aad" id="allude__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7aae" id="allude__60" original="E492.3421"><span class="x" id="allude__61" original="E492.3422"> In the interview, Yang alluded to the fact that his English was probably still not as good as that of a native English speaker. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.22f3" id="allude__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allude" title="allude definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.22f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5a29" id="allude__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allude__64"> allude </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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allusion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ab0" id="allusion" original="E391.-10a5" sum="464"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ab1" id="allusion__1" original="E391.-10a4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ab2" id="allusion__2" original="E391.-10a3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> allusion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7abd" id="allusion__7" original="E391.-109b"><span class="pos" id="allusion__8" original="E391.-109a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56bc" eid="allusion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4a54" geo="br" id="allusion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allusion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allus/allusion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allus/allusion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allusion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4a57" geo="n_am" id="allusion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="allusion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allus/allusion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allus/allusion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allusion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7abf" id="allusion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="allusion__15" original="E391.-1097"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="allusion__16" original="E391.-1096"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ac2" id="allusion__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ac3" id="allusion__18" original="E391.-1099"><span class="cf" id="allusion__19" original="E391.-1095"><span class="exp" id="allusion__20"> allusion </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="allusion__21" original="E391.-1092"> something that is said or written that refers to or mentions another person or subject in an indirect way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ac7" id="allusion__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ac8" id="allusion__23" original="E492.3425"><span class="x" id="allusion__24" original="E492.3426"> Keats's letters and poems are full of allusions to and quotations from other writers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7aca" id="allusion__25" original="E4e1.-200f"><span class="x" id="allusion__26" original="E4e1.-200e"> literary/classical allusions </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7acc" id="allusion__27" original="E4e1.-200d"><span class="x" id="allusion__28" original="E4e1.-200c"> Spenser, like Tasso before him, makes frequent allusion to the New World. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2313" id="allusion__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allusion" title="allusion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2314" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-59be" id="allusion__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="allusion__31"> allusion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ally
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ace" hm="1" id="ally1" original="E391.-1046" sum="884"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7acf" id="ally1__1" original="E391.-1045"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ad0" id="ally1__2" original="E391.-1044"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ally <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7adb" id="ally1__7" original="E391.-1034"><span class="pos" id="ally1__8" original="E391.-1033"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ad5" eid="ally1__9" original="E391.-1029" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bc4" geo="br" id="ally1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/ally_/ally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/ally_/ally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bc7" geo="n_am" id="ally1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/ally_/ally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/ally_/ally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7add" id="ally1__14" original="E391.-1026"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ae0" form="pl" id="ally1__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="ally1__16" original="E391.-1022"> allies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ae2" id="ally1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ae3" id="ally1__18" original="E391.-1021"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ally1__19" original="E391.-101e"> a country that has agreed to help and support another country, especially in case of a war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ae5" id="ally1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ae6" id="ally1__21" original="E85b.6b7c"><span class="x" id="ally1__22" original="E85b.6b7d"> Japan was becoming increasingly isolated from its former allies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ae8" id="ally1__23" original="E85b.6b7e"><span class="x" id="ally1__24" original="E85b.6b7f"> John F. Kennedy struggled to show faith in America’s European allies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7aea" id="ally1__25" original="E85b.6b83"><span class="cf" id="ally1__26" original="E85b.6b82"><span class="exp" id="ally1__27"> ally </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="ally1__28" original="E85b.6b84"> The Irish were seen by the English government as a potential ally of Catholic France and Spain. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="ally1__29" original="E85c.-6ab5" un="help"><span class="eb" id="ally1__30" original="E85c.-6ab4"> The Allies </span> refers to a group of countries fighting together, in particular the countries that fought with Britain and the US in the First and Second World Wars: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7af0" id="ally1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7af1" id="ally1__32" original="E85c.-6ab3"><span class="x" id="ally1__33" original="E85c.-6ab2"> Many people in the United States resisted support for the Allies until the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7af3" id="ally1__34" original="E391.-101d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="ally1__35" original="E85b.6b89"><span class="exp" id="ally1__36"> ally </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="ally1__37" original="E391.-101a"> a person who helps and supports somebody who is in a difficult situation, especially a politician </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7af7" id="ally1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7af8" id="ally1__39" original="E85b.6b8a"><span class="x" id="ally1__40" original="E85b.6b8b"> He was a close political ally of Mrs Thatcher. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2337" id="ally1__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ally_1" title="ally definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2338" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5943" id="ally1__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ally1__43"> ally </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7afa" hm="2" id="ally2" original="E391.-1014" sum="424"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7afb" id="ally2__1" original="E391.-1013"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7afc" id="ally2__2" original="E391.-1012"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ally <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b09" id="ally2__9" original="E391.-100a"><span class="pos" id="ally2__10" original="E391.-1009"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b03" eid="ally2__11" original="E391.-fe3" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c1753aab.-6192" geo="br" id="ally2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/ally_/ally__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/ally_/ally__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://ally__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c1753aab.-618f" geo="n_am" id="ally2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/ally_/ally__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/ally_/ally__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://ally__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c1753aab.-618c" geo="br" id="ally2__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/ally_/ally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/ally_/ally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c1753aab.-6189" geo="n_am" id="ally2__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/ally_/ally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/ally_/ally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-36f0" id="ally2__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bd0" form="root" id="ally2__21"><span class="vp" id="ally2__22"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> ally </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bd2" eid="ally2__23" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bd3" geo="br" id="ally2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/ally_/ally__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/ally_/ally__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://ally__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bd6" geo="n_am" id="ally2__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/ally_/ally__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/ally_/ally__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://ally__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bd9" form="thirdps" id="ally2__28"><span class="vp" id="ally2__29"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> allies </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bdb" eid="ally2__30" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bdc" geo="br" id="ally2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allie/allies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bdf" geo="n_am" id="ally2__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allie/allies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4be2" form="past" id="ally2__35"><span class="vp" id="ally2__36"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> allied </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4be4" eid="ally2__37" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4be5" geo="br" id="ally2__38" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allie/allied__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://allied__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4be8" geo="n_am" id="ally2__40" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allie/allied__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://allied__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4beb" geo="br" id="ally2__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allie/allied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bee" geo="n_am" id="ally2__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allie/allied__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__us_3.ogg" href="sound://allied__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bf1" form="pastpart" id="ally2__46"><span class="vp" id="ally2__47"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> allied </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bf3" eid="ally2__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bf4" geo="br" id="ally2__49" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allie/allied__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://allied__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bf7" geo="n_am" id="ally2__51" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allie/allied__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://allied__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bfa" geo="br" id="ally2__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__54"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allie/allied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4bfd" geo="n_am" id="ally2__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__56"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allie/allied__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allie/allied__us_3.ogg" href="sound://allied__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4c00" form="prespart" id="ally2__57"><span class="vp" id="ally2__58"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> allying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4c02" eid="ally2__59" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4c03" geo="br" id="ally2__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__61"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/all/allyi/allying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/all/allyi/allying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://allying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4c06" geo="n_am" id="ally2__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ally2__63"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/all/allyi/allying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/all/allyi/allying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://allying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b3e" id="ally2__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b3f" id="ally2__65" original="E391.-fe4"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b40" id="ally2__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="ally2__67" original="E391.-fd9"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="ally2__68" original="E391.-fd8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="ally2__69" original="E391.-fd7"><span class="exp" id="ally2__70"> ally </span> (yourself) with somebody/something (against somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="ally2__71" original="E391.-fd6"> to give your support to another country or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b46" id="ally2__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b47" id="ally2__73" original="E85b.6b92"><span class="x" id="ally2__74" original="E85b.6b93"> If war was declared, Prussia would ally with France rather than Austria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b49" id="ally2__75" original="E85b.6b94"><span class="x" id="ally2__76" original="E85b.6b95"> In France, the Communists allied themselves with the Social Democrats against the conservative and radical bourgeoisie. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b4b" id="almost" original="E391.-f5a" sum="676"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b4c" id="almost__1" original="E391.-f59"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b4d" id="almost__2" original="E391.-f58"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> almost </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b56" id="almost__4" original="E391.-f53"><span class="pos" id="almost__5" original="E391.-f52"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56c3" eid="almost__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4d48" geo="br" id="almost__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="almost__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːlməʊst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alm/almos/almost__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alm/almos/almost__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://almost__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4d4c" geo="n_am" id="almost__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="almost__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːlmoʊst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alm/almos/almost__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alm/almos/almost__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://almost__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b58" id="almost__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b59" id="almost__12" original="E391.-f51"><span class="def" id="almost__13" original="E391.-f50"> not quite </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b5b" id="almost__14" original="E391.-f4f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://nearly" title="nearly definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b5c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.16ed" id="almost__15" original="E391.-f4e"><span class="xh" id="almost__16"> nearly </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b5e" id="almost__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b5f" id="almost__18" original="E85b.6b96"><span class="x" id="almost__19" original="E85b.6b97"> Cable television is almost as old as commercial broadcast television. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b61" id="almost__20" original="E85b.6b98"><span class="x" id="almost__21" original="E85b.6b99"> Eradication of marine pests appears almost impossible once they are established. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b63" id="almost__22" original="E85b.6b9a"><span class="x" id="almost__23" original="E85b.6b9b"> The EU almost doubled its membership from 2004 to 2007. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b65" id="almost__24" original="E85b.6b9c"><span class="x" id="almost__25" original="E85b.6b9d"> At times Godard seems almost to adopt a kind of radical Romanticism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b67" id="almost__26" original="E85b.6ba0"><span class="x" id="almost__27" original="E85b.6ba1"> The Mbabaram word for ‘dog’ is dOk, almost identical to the English word. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b69" id="almost__28" original="E85b.6ba2"><span class="x" id="almost__29" original="E85b.6ba3"> The fruits are picked when the green colour of the fruit skin has almost disappeared. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b6b" id="almost__30" original="E85b.6ba4"><span class="x" id="almost__31" original="E85b.6ba5"> The country is almost entirely dependent on its vast coal reserves for the production of electricity. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b6d" id="almost__32" original="E4e1.6b9e" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" id="almost__33" original="E4e1.6b9f"><span class="h1" id="almost__34" original="E4e1.6ba0"><ul class="inline" id="almost__35" original="E4e1.6ba1"><li class="li" id="almost__36" original="E4e1.6ba2"> almost </li><li class="li" id="almost__37" original="E4e1.6ba3"> nearly </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="almost__38" original="E4e1.6ba4"><li class="li" id="almost__39" original="E4e1.6ba5"><span class="eb" id="almost__40" original="E4e1.6ba6"> Almost </span> and <span class="eb" id="almost__41" original="E4e1.6ba7"> nearly </span> have very similar meanings and are used in similar ways, although <span class="eb" id="almost__42" original="E549.-5d02"> almost </span> is much more frequent: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ced" id="almost__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61a4" id="almost__44" original="E4e1.6ba8"><span class="x" id="almost__45" original="E4e1.6ba9"> almost/​nearly identical/​perfect/​complete/​constant </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61a2" id="almost__46" original="E4e1.6bac"><span class="x" id="almost__47" original="E4e1.6bad"> Wright's contribution was almost forgotten. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61a0" id="almost__48" original="E4e1.6baa"><span class="x" id="almost__49" original="E4e1.6bab"> Davy nearly killed himself while experimenting on carbon monoxide. </span></span></span> However, there is a group of adjectives, including <span class="ei" id="almost__50" original="E549.-5d01"> unchanged </span> , <span class="ei" id="almost__51" original="E549.-5d00"> unlimited </span> , <span class="ei" id="almost__52" original="E549.-5cff"> inconceivable </span> and <span class="ei" id="almost__53" original="E549.-5cfe"> inevitable </span> , that are hardly ever used with <span class="eb" id="almost__54" original="E549.-5cfd"> nearly </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cea" id="almost__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6199" id="almost__56" original="E4e1.6bae"><span class="x" id="almost__57" original="E4e1.6baf"> Post-war reforms were therefore almost inevitable. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="almost__58" original="E4e1.6bb0"> Both <span class="eb" id="almost__59" original="E4e1.6bb1"> almost </span> and <span class="eb" id="almost__60" original="E4e1.6bb2"> nearly </span> are used before numbers and before verbs relating to number and size: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ce9" id="almost__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6194" id="almost__62" original="E4e1.6bb3"><span class="x" id="almost__63" original="E4e1.6bb4"> almost/​nearly one-third/50%/30 years </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6192" id="almost__64" original="E4e1.6bb7"><span class="x" id="almost__65" original="E4e1.6bb8"> The average size of households has almost halved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6190" id="almost__66" original="E4e1.6bb5"><span class="x" id="almost__67" original="E4e1.6bb6"> Sales of full-sized pickup trucks have nearly doubled. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="almost__68" original="E4e1.6bb9"> Both <span class="eb" id="almost__69" original="E4e1.6bba"> almost </span> and <span class="eb" id="almost__70" original="E4e1.6bbb"> nearly </span> can be used before words like <span class="ei" id="almost__71" original="E549.-5cfc"> any </span> and <span class="ei" id="almost__72" original="E549.-5cfb"> anything </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ce6" id="almost__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6189" id="almost__74" original="E4e1.6bbe"><span class="x" id="almost__75" original="E4e1.6bbf"> In Greek mythology, gods can turn themselves into almost anything. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6187" id="almost__76" original="E4e1.6bbc"><span class="x" id="almost__77" original="E4e1.6bbd"> Recipients could choose nearly any foodstuffs they wanted. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="almost__78" original="E4e1.6bc0"><span class="eb" id="almost__79" original="E4e1.6bc1"> Almost </span> is often used before another adverb: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ce4" id="almost__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6183" id="almost__81" original="E4e1.6bc2"><span class="x" id="almost__82" original="E4e1.6bc3"> The earth is a planet that is almost entirely solid, yet still dynamic. </span></span></span><span class="eb" id="almost__83" original="E4e1.6bc4"> Nearly </span> can only be used before a few other adverbs like <span class="ei" id="almost__84" original="E549.-5cfa"> as </span> and <span class="ei" id="almost__85" original="E549.-5cf9"> always </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ce3" id="almost__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-617e" id="almost__87" original="E4e1.6bc5"><span class="x" id="almost__88" original="E4e1.6bc6"> Forests are almost/​nearly as dark as oceans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-617c" id="almost__89" original="E4e1.6bc7"><span class="x" id="almost__90" original="E4e1.6bc8"> Rabies is almost/​nearly always fatal. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="almost__91" original="E549.-5cf8"><span class="eb" id="almost__92" original="E549.-5cf7"> Nearly </span> is used in negative expressions, when it can be followed by <span class="ei" id="almost__93" original="E549.-5cf6"> so </span> or <span class="ei" id="almost__94" original="E549.-5cf5"> as </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ce1" id="almost__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6176" id="almost__96" original="E4e1.6bcb"><span class="x" id="almost__97" original="E4e1.6bcc"> The situation is not nearly so simple as this. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.23c4" id="almost__98" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://almost" title="almost definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.23c5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5805" id="almost__99" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="almost__100"> almost </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alone
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b72" id="alone" original="E391.-ee4" sum="1776"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b73" id="alone__1" original="E391.-ee3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b74" id="alone__2" original="E391.-ee2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alone </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b7d" id="alone__4" original="E391.-edd"><span class="pos" id="alone__5" original="E391.-edc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56cc" eid="alone__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4e67" geo="br" id="alone__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alone__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈləʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alo/alone/alone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alo/alone/alone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4e6a" geo="n_am" id="alone__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alone__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈloʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alo/alone/alone__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alo/alone/alone__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alone__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b7f" id="alone__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="alone__12" original="E391.-eda"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b81" id="alone__13" original="E391.-ed9"><span class="pos" id="alone__14" original="E391.-ed8"> adverb </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b83" id="alone__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b84" id="alone__16" original="E391.-ed7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="alone__17" original="E391.-ed6"> without any other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b86" id="alone__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b87" id="alone__19" original="E85b.6c1f"><span class="x" id="alone__20" original="E85b.6c20"> Do not leave patients unattended or alone. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b89" id="alone__21" original="E85b.6c23"><span class="cf" id="alone__22" original="E85c.-686c"> not <span class="exp" id="alone__23"> alone </span> in (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="alone__24" original="E85b.6c24"> Winston Churchill was not alone in having a deep emotional attachment to Parliament. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b8d" id="alone__25" original="E391.-ed5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alone__26" original="E391.-ed4"> without the help of other people or things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b8f" id="alone__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b90" id="alone__28" original="E85b.6c2b"><span class="x" id="alone__29" original="E85b.6c2c"> People rarely work alone. Invariably they are members of one or more teams. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b92" id="alone__30" original="E391.-ed3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="alone__31" original="E391.-ed2"> lonely and unhappy; without any friends </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b94" id="alone__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b95" id="alone__33" original="E85b.6c2f"><span class="x" id="alone__34" original="E85b.6c30"> Although she has friends, she feels alone amongst them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b97" id="alone__35" original="E391.-ed1"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="alone__36" original="E391.-ed0"> used to show that the person or thing mentioned is the only one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b99" id="alone__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b9a" id="alone__38" original="E85b.6c31"><span class="cf" id="alone__39" original="E85c.-686b"> noun + alone </span><span class="x" id="alone__40" original="E85b.6c32"> It was to Britain alone that the West Indian planters considered themselves as belonging. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7b9d" id="alone__41" original="E85b.6c33"><span class="cf" id="alone__42" original="E85c.-686a"> pronoun + alone </span><span class="x" id="alone__43" original="E85b.6c34"> He believed that he alone had seen how this struggle would lead to revolution. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ba0" id="alone__44" original="E391.-ecf"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="alone__45" original="E85c.-6869"> noun/pronoun + alone </span><span class="def" id="alone__46" original="E391.-ece"> used to emphasize one particular thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ba3" id="alone__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ba4" id="alone__48" original="E85b.6c35"><span class="x" id="alone__49" original="E85b.6c36"> The market increased by 5% between 2006 and 2007 alone to reach €8.4 billion. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ba6" id="alone__50" original="E391.-ecd"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ba7" id="alone__51" original="E391.-ecc" sk="goitalone"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ba8" id="alone__52"><span class="idm" id="alone__53" original="E391.-ecb"> go it alone </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7baa" id="alone__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bab" id="alone__55"><span class="def" id="alone__56" original="E391.-eca"> to do something without help from anyone </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bad" id="alone__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bae" id="alone__58" original="E85b.6c37"><span class="x" id="alone__59" original="E85b.6c38"> Other distribution strategies in Asia Pacific are either to appoint a distributor or to go it alone. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bb0" id="alone__60" original="E391.-ec9" sk="leavealone"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bb1" id="alone__61"><span class="idm" id="alone__62" original="E391.-ec8"> leave somebody alone </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bb3" id="alone__63"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bb4" id="alone__64"><span class="def" id="alone__65" original="E85b.6c39"> to stop disturbing somebody or trying to get their attention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bb6" id="alone__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bb7" id="alone__67" original="E85b.6c3a"><span class="x" id="alone__68" original="E85b.6c3b"> He is a self-sufficient man who wants to be left alone. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bb9" id="alone__69" original="E391.-ec3" sk="letalone"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bba" id="alone__70"><span class="idm" id="alone__71" original="E391.-ec2"> let alone </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bbc" id="alone__72"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bbd" id="alone__73"><span class="def" id="alone__74" original="E391.-ec1"> used after a statement to emphasize that because the first thing is not true or possible, the next thing cannot be true or possible either </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bbf" id="alone__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bc0" id="alone__76" original="E85b.6c3c"><span class="x" id="alone__77" original="E85b.6c3d"> Many people cannot afford basic necessities of life, let alone the costs of making their dwellings earthquake-safe. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bc2" id="alone__78" original="E391.-ec0" sk="standalone"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bc3" id="alone__79"><span class="idm" id="alone__80" original="E391.-ebf"> stand alone </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bc5" id="alone__81"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bc6" id="alone__82"><span class="def" id="alone__83" original="E391.-ebd"> to be independent or not connected with other people, organizations or ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bc8" id="alone__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bc9" id="alone__85" original="E85b.6c3e"><span class="x" id="alone__86" original="E85b.6c3f"> In 2001, the United States stood almost alone in renouncing the Kyoto Protocol. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bcb" id="alone__87" original="E83f.-6734" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://stand-alone" title="stand-alone definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bcc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-3187" id="alone__88" original="E83f.-6733"><span class="xh" id="alone__89"> stand-alone </span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.23f2" id="alone__90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alone" title="alone definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.23f3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-56f8" id="alone__91" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alone__92"> alone </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bce" hm="1" id="along1" original="E391.-eb5" sum="649"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bcf" id="along1__1" original="E391.-eb4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bd0" id="along1__2" original="E391.-eb3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> along <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bdc" id="along1__4" original="E391.-eac"><span class="pos" id="along1__5" original="E391.-eab"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56d3" eid="along1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4ecd" geo="br" id="along1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="along1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɒŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alo/along/along__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alo/along/along__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://along__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4ed0" geo="n_am" id="along1__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="along1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɔːŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alo/along/along__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alo/along/along__us_2.ogg" href="sound://along__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bde" id="along1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bdf" id="along1__12" original="E391.-eaa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="along1__13" original="E391.-ea9"> from one end to or towards the other end of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7be1" id="along1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7be2" id="along1__15" original="E824.-79c9"><span class="x" id="along1__16" original="E824.-79c8"> When you walk along the street, you cannot possibly look at all the detail around you. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7be4" id="along1__17" original="E824.-79c7"><span class="x" id="along1__18" original="E824.-79c6"> The fish lifts its head and uses the lower eye to look along the seabed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7be6" id="along1__19" original="E391.-ea8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="along1__20" original="E391.-ea7"> in a line that follows the side of something long </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7be8" id="along1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7be9" id="along1__22" original="E824.-79c5"><span class="x" id="along1__23" original="E824.-79c4"> The young fish live in shallow water along the edge of the streams. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7beb" id="along1__24" original="E465.6333"><span class="x" id="along1__25" original="E465.6334"> Complete flood walls were constructed along both banks of the river. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bed" id="along1__26" original="E391.-ea6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="along1__27" original="E391.-ea5"> at a particular point on or beside something long </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bef" id="along1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bf0" id="along1__29" original="E824.-79c1"><span class="x" id="along1__30" original="E824.-79c0"> The nearest hand-washing facilities were in the toilet along the corridor. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2450" id="along1__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://along_1" title="along definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2451" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-565b" id="along1__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="along1__33"> along </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bf2" hm="2" id="along2" original="E391.-ea4" sum="532"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bf3" id="along2__1" original="E391.-ea3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7bf4" id="along2__2" original="E391.-ea2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> along <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c00" id="along2__4" original="E391.-e9b"><span class="pos" id="along2__5" original="E391.-e9a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56dd" eid="along2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4ed6" geo="br" id="along2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="along2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɒŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alo/along/along__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alo/along/along__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://along__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4ed9" geo="n_am" id="along2__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="along2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlɔːŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alo/along/along__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alo/along/along__us_2.ogg" href="sound://along__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="un" id="along2__11" original="E391.-e99" un="help"> For the special uses of <span class="eb" id="along2__12" original="E391.-e98"> along </span> in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example <span class="eb" id="along2__13" original="E391.-e97"> get along with somebody </span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" id="along2__14" original="E391.-e96"> get </span> . </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c06" id="along2__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c07" id="along2__16" original="E391.-e95"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="along2__17" original="E391.-e94"> forward </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c09" id="along2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c0a" id="along2__19" original="E824.-79bd"><span class="x" id="along2__20" original="E824.-79bc"> The two men were driving along admiring the scenery. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c0c" id="along2__21" original="E391.-e93"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="along2__22" original="E391.-e92"> with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c0e" id="along2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c0f" id="along2__24" original="E824.-79bb"><span class="x" id="along2__25" original="E824.-79ba"> Some safari-goers brought along their personal filmmakers. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c11" id="along2__26" original="E391.-e8f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c12" id="along2__27" original="E391.-e8e" sk="alongwith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c13" id="along2__28"><span class="idm" id="along2__29" original="E391.-e8d"> along with somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c15" id="along2__30"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c16" id="along2__31"><span class="def" id="along2__32" original="E391.-e8c"> in addition to somebody/something; in the same way as somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c18" id="along2__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c19" id="along2__34" original="E824.-79b9"><span class="x" id="along2__35" original="E824.-79b8"> The results of these investigations must be examined along with microbiological data. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="furthermore__29" original="E5df.-6492" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="furthermore__30" original="E5df.-6491"><span class="h1" id="furthermore__31" original="E5df.-6490"> Adding a further point </span><span class="p" id="furthermore__32" original="E5df.-648f"> These words and phrases may be used to introduce a further point in an argument. </span><ul class="bullet" id="furthermore__33" original="E5df.-648e"><li class="li" id="furthermore__34" original="E5df.-648d"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__35" original="E5df.-648c"> In addition (to something)/added to something </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="furthermore__36" original="E5df.-648b"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__37" original="E5df.-648a"> Along with something </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="furthermore__38" original="E5df.-6489"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__39" original="E5df.-6488"> Another/​A further/​An additional </span> reason/​factor/​example <span class="eb" id="furthermore__40" original="E5df.-6487"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__41" original="E5df.-6486"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__42" original="E5df.-6485"> Other </span> causes/​reasons/​factors/​advantages <span class="eb" id="furthermore__43" original="E5df.-6484"> include… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__44" original="E5df.-6483"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__45" original="E5df.-6482"> not only… </span> , <span class="eb" id="furthermore__46" original="E5df.-6481"> but also… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__47" original="E5df.-6480"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__48" original="E5df.-647f"> What is more/​Moreover/​Furthermore </span> ,… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="furthermore__49" original="E5df.-647e"><li class="li" id="furthermore__50" original="E5df.-647d"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__51"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__52" original="E5df.-647c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__53" original="E5df.-647b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__54" original="E5df.-647a"> In addition to </span> this, the elderly are faced with the challenge of a life expectancy longer than ever before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__55" original="E5df.-6479"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__56"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__57" original="E5df.-6478"><span class="x" id="furthermore__58" original="E5df.-6477"> Difficulty in housing his troops, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__59" original="E5df.-6476"> added to </span> the anxiety about his supply lines, forced Napoleon to quit Moscow. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__60" original="E5df.-6475"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__61"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__62" original="E5df.-6474"><span class="x" id="furthermore__63" original="E5df.-6473"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__64" original="E5df.-6472"> Along with </span> all these factors, perhaps the most important are the resources available to a household. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__65" original="E5df.-6471"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__66"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__67" original="E5df.-6470"><span class="x" id="furthermore__68" original="E5df.-646f"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__69" original="E5df.-646e"> A further </span> important aspect <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__70" original="E5df.-646d"> has been </span> the increasing globalization of services. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__71" original="E5df.-646c"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__72"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__73" original="E5df.-646b"><span class="x" id="furthermore__74" original="E5df.-646a"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__75" original="E5df.-6469"> Other </span> rarer causes of pancreatitis <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__76" original="E5df.-6468"> include </span> viruses, direct trauma to the abdomen, drugs and metabolic causes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__78" original="E5df.-6466"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__79"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__80" original="E5df.-6465"><span class="x" id="furthermore__81" original="E5df.-6464"> We test this theory, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__82" original="E5df.-6463"> not only </span> for Internet and mobile usage, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__83" original="E5df.-6462"> but also </span> for PCs. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__84" original="E5df.-6461"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__85"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__86" original="E5df.-6460"><span class="x" id="furthermore__87" original="E5df.-645f"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__88" original="E5df.-645e"> What is more </span> , by 1970, steam locomotives had been completely replaced by diesel-electrics. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__89" original="E5df.-645d"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__90"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__91" original="E5df.-645c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__92" original="E5df.-645b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__93" original="E5df.-645a"> Moreover </span> , as cheaper ways for extracting natural resources are discovered, the extraction rate increases. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__94" original="E5df.-6459"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__95"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__96" original="E5df.-6458"><span class="x" id="furthermore__97" original="E5df.-6457"> There was an extensive market for sugar. <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__98" original="E5df.-6456"> Furthermore </span> , sugar could be imported at prices that yielded good profits. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.247b" id="along2__106" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://along_1" title="along definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.247c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-565b" id="along2__107" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="along2__108"> along </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alongside
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c1b" id="alongside" original="E391.-e8b" sum="542"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c1c" id="alongside__1" original="E391.-e8a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c1d" id="alongside__2" original="E391.-e89"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alongside </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c29" id="alongside__4" original="E391.-e83"><span class="pos" id="alongside__5" original="E391.-e82"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56e7" eid="alongside__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4f56" geo="br" id="alongside__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alongside__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alo/along/alongside__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alo/along/alongside__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alongside__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4f59" geo="n_am" id="alongside__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alongside__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌlɔːŋˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alo/along/alongside__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alo/along/alongside__us_2.ogg" href="sound://alongside__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c2b" id="alongside__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c2c" id="alongside__12" original="E391.-e81"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="alongside__13" original="E391.-e80"> next to or at the side of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c2e" id="alongside__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c2f" id="alongside__15" original="E824.-79b7"><span class="x" id="alongside__16" original="E824.-79b6"> There are colour diagrams and photographs alongside the text. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c31" id="alongside__17" original="E824.-79b5"><span class="x" id="alongside__18" original="E824.-79b4"> A needle electrode is placed alongside the nerve using radiographic screening. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c33" id="alongside__19" original="E391.-e7f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alongside__20" original="E391.-e7e"> together with something/somebody; at the same time as something/somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c35" id="alongside__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c36" id="alongside__22" original="E824.-79b1"><span class="x" id="alongside__23" original="E824.-79b0"> Evening courses were offered alongside the normal day courses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c38" id="alongside__24" original="E824.-79af"><span class="x" id="alongside__25" original="E824.-79ae"> British immigration officers began working alongside French border police in Calais. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.24a5" id="alongside__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alongside_1" title="alongside definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.24a6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.12da" id="alongside__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alongside__28"> alongside </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aloud
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c3a" id="aloud" original="E391.-e3b" sum="368"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c3b" id="aloud__1" original="E391.-e3a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c3c" id="aloud__2" original="E391.-e39"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aloud </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c46" id="aloud__6" original="E391.-e34"><span class="pos" id="aloud__7" original="E391.-e33"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56f3" eid="aloud__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4ffc" geo="br" id="aloud__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aloud__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alo/aloud/aloud__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alo/aloud/aloud__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aloud__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4fff" geo="n_am" id="aloud__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aloud__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈlaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alo/aloud/aloud__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alo/aloud/aloud__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aloud__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c48" id="aloud__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c49" id="aloud__14" original="E391.-e32"><span class="def" id="aloud__15" original="E391.-e31"> in a voice that other people can hear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c4b" id="aloud__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c4c" id="aloud__17" original="E46b.40eb"><span class="x" id="aloud__18" original="E46b.40ec"> Participants were required to read aloud a set of unrelated sentences. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c4e-FF1" id="think__186" original="E397.-43b8" sk="thinkaloud"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c4e-FF2" id="think__187"><span class="idm" id="think__188" original="E397.-43b7"> think aloud </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c4e-FF4" id="think__189"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c4e-FF5" id="think__190"><span class="def" id="think__191" original="E397.-43b6"> to say what your thoughts are as you have them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c4e-FF7" id="think__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c4e-FF8" id="think__193" original="E98a.-783d"><span class="x" id="think__194" original="E98a.-783c"> Participants were asked to think aloud whilst making their decisions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.24c6" id="aloud__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aloud" title="aloud definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.24c7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5589" id="aloud__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aloud__30"> aloud </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alphabet
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c52" id="alphabet" original="E391.-df3" sum="426"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c53" id="alphabet__1" original="E391.-df2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c54" id="alphabet__2" original="E391.-df1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alphabet </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c5f" id="alphabet__7" original="E391.-de9"><span class="pos" id="alphabet__8" original="E391.-de8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.56fa" eid="alphabet__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5086" geo="br" id="alphabet__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alphabet__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælfəbet <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alp/alpha/alphabet__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alp/alpha/alphabet__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alphabet__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5089" geo="n_am" id="alphabet__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alphabet__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈælfəbet <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alp/alpha/alphabet__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alp/alpha/alphabet__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alphabet__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c61" id="alphabet__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c62" id="alphabet__15" original="E391.-de7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="alphabet__16" original="E391.-de6"> a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used for writing a language </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c64" id="alphabet__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c65" id="alphabet__18" original="E85b.6baa"><span class="x" id="alphabet__19" original="E85b.6bab"> The Greek alphabet consists of twenty-four letters. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c67" id="alphabet__20" original="E85b.6bb0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alphabet__21" original="E85b.6bb1"> the basic elements in a system which combine to form something more complex </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c69" id="alphabet__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c6a" id="alphabet__23" original="E85b.6bb2"><span class="x" id="alphabet__24" original="E85b.6bb3"> Consider an alphabet consisting of a set of variables and a set of operation symbols. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.24e3" id="alphabet__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alphabet" title="alphabet definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.24e4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5521" id="alphabet__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alphabet__27"> alphabet </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alphabetical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c6c" id="alphabetical" original="E391.-dd4" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c6d" id="alphabetical__1" original="E391.-dd3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c6e" id="alphabetical__2" original="E391.-dd2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alphabetical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c76" id="alphabetical__4" original="E391.-dcd"><span class="pos" id="alphabetical__5" original="E391.-dcc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5701" eid="alphabetical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.50fd" geo="br" id="alphabetical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alphabetical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælfəˈbetɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alp/alpha/alphabetical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alp/alpha/alphabetical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alphabetical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5100" geo="n_am" id="alphabetical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alphabetical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælfəˈbetɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alp/alpha/alphabetical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alp/alpha/alphabetical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alphabetical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c78" id="alphabetical__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c79" id="alphabetical__12" original="E391.-dcb"><span class="def" id="alphabetical__13" original="E391.-dca"> according to the correct order of the letters of the alphabet </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c7b" id="alphabetical__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c7c" id="alphabetical__15" original="E85b.6bb6"><span class="x" id="alphabetical__16" original="E85b.6bb7"> Entries are usually arranged in alphabetical order. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c7e" id="alphabetical__17"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c7f" id="alphabetical__18" original="E391.-dc5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c80" id="alphabetical__19"><span class="dr" id="alphabetical__20" original="E391.-dc4"> alphabetically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c88" id="alphabetical__21" original="E391.-dc0"><span class="pos" id="alphabetical__22" original="E391.-dbf"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5702" eid="alphabetical__23" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.50f5" geo="br" id="alphabetical__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alphabetical__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælfəˈbetɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alp/alpha/alphabetically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alp/alpha/alphabetically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alphabetically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.50f9" geo="n_am" id="alphabetical__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alphabetical__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌælfəˈbetɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alp/alpha/alphabetically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alp/alpha/alphabetically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alphabetically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c8a" id="alphabetical__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c8b" id="alphabetical__29" original="E85b.6bbc"><span class="x" id="alphabetical__30" original="E85b.6bbd"> Entries in the dictionary are ordered strictly alphabetically from A to Z. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.24fe" id="alphabetical__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alphabetical" title="alphabetical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.24ff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-54f5" id="alphabetical__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alphabetical__33"> alphabetical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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already
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c8d" id="already" original="E391.-cc9" sum="686"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c8e" id="already__1" original="E391.-cc8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c8f" id="already__2" original="E391.-cc7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> already </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c97" id="already__4" original="E391.-cc2"><span class="pos" id="already__5" original="E391.-cc1"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5711" eid="already__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4fc4" geo="br" id="already__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="already__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈredi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alr/alrea/already__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alr/alrea/already__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://already__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4fc1" geo="n_am" id="already__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="already__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈredi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alr/alrea/already__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alr/alrea/already__us_3.ogg" href="sound://already__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c99" id="already__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c9a" id="already__12" original="E391.-cc0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="already__13" original="E391.-cbf"> before now; before a particular time in the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c9c" id="already__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c9d" id="already__15" original="E85b.6bc2"><span class="x" id="already__16" original="E85b.6bc3"> China already has a significant amount of nuclear capacity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7c9f" id="already__17" original="E85b.6bc4"><span class="x" id="already__18" original="E85b.6bc5"> As already mentioned, aquatic pests are also difficult to eradicate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ca1" id="already__19" original="E85b.6bc6"><span class="x" id="already__20" original="E85b.6bc7"> It is already known that Bt toxin can persist in soil for several days. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ca3" id="already__21" original="E85b.6bc8"><span class="x" id="already__22" original="E85b.6bc9"> The technology already exists to tackle global warming through the greater use of biofuels and renewable energy resources. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ca5" id="already__23" original="E391.-cbc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="already__24" original="E391.-cbb"> used to emphasize that a situation or problem exists </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ca7" id="already__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ca8" id="already__26" original="E85b.6bcc"><span class="x" id="already__27" original="E85b.6bcd"> Most teachers think that the curriculum is already too overcrowded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7caa" id="already__28" original="E85b.6bce"><span class="x" id="already__29" original="E85b.6bcf"> The crisis in Austria worsened an already precarious situation in Germany. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2526" id="already__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://already" title="already definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2527" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-53b3" id="already__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="already__32"> already </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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also
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cac" id="also" original="E391.-c92" sum="637"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cad" id="also__1" original="E391.-c91"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cae" id="also__2" original="E391.-c90"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> also </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cb7" id="also__4" original="E391.-c8b"><span class="pos" id="also__5" original="E391.-c8a"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5718" eid="also__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4f6a" geo="br" id="also__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="also__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːlsəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/als/also_/also__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/als/also_/also__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://also__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4f67" geo="n_am" id="also__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="also__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːlsoʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/als/also_/also__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/als/also_/also__us_3.ogg" href="sound://also__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cb9" id="also__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cba" id="also__12" original="E391.-c89"><span class="use" id="also__13" original="E391.-c88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used with negative verbs <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="also__14" original="E391.-c87"> in addition; too </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cbd" id="also__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cbe" id="also__16" original="E85b.6bd7"><span class="x" id="also__17" original="E85b.6bd8"> Many of the company's senior managers had also been part of Atari’s senior management. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cc0" id="also__18" original="E85b.6bd3"><span class="cf" id="also__19" original="E85c.-6a1f"> not only… but <span class="exp" id="also__20"> also </span></span><span class="x" id="also__21" original="E85b.6bd4"> California is not only famous for its earthquakes, but also for its summer fog. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cc4" id="also__22" original="E85b.6bd9"><span class="cf" id="also__23" original="E85c.-6a1e"><span class="exp" id="also__24"> also </span> known as something </span><span class="x" id="also__25" original="E85b.6bda"> The European Economic Community (EEC) was established by the EEC Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rome. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cc8" id="also__26" original="E85b.6bdd"><span class="x" id="also__27" original="E85b.6bde"> His armies subdued both Ostrogoths in Italy and Vandals in North Africa. He also sponsored missionary work beyond the northern and eastern borders of the Byzantine Empire. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2549" id="also__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://also" title="also definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.254a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-533a" id="also__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="also__30"> also </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cca" id="alter" original="E391.-c45" sum="471"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ccb" id="alter__1" original="E391.-c44"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ccc" id="alter__2" original="E391.-c43"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cda" id="alter__9" original="E391.-c39"><span class="pos" id="alter__10" original="E391.-c38"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.571f" eid="alter__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4e08" geo="br" id="alter__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4e05" geo="n_am" id="alter__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alter__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alter__us_4.ogg" href="sound://alter__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-36b6" id="alter__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2964" form="root" id="alter__17"><span class="vp" id="alter__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> alter </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2966" eid="alter__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2967" geo="br" id="alter__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.296a" geo="n_am" id="alter__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alter__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alter__us_4.ogg" href="sound://alter__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.296d" form="thirdps" id="alter__24"><span class="vp" id="alter__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> alters </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.296f" eid="alter__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2970" geo="br" id="alter__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alters__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alters__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alters__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2973" geo="n_am" id="alter__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alters__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alters__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alters__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2976" form="past" id="alter__31"><span class="vp" id="alter__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> altered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2978" eid="alter__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2979" geo="br" id="alter__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/altered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/altered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://altered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.297c" geo="n_am" id="alter__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/altered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/altered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://altered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.297f" form="pastpart" id="alter__38"><span class="vp" id="alter__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> altered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2981" eid="alter__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2982" geo="br" id="alter__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/altered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/altered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://altered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2985" geo="n_am" id="alter__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/altered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/altered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://altered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2988" form="prespart" id="alter__45"><span class="vp" id="alter__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> altering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.298a" eid="alter__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.298b" geo="br" id="alter__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/altering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/altering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://altering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.298e" geo="n_am" id="alter__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alter__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/altering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/altering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://altering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d0a" id="alter__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d0b" id="alter__53" original="E391.-c1b"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d0c" id="alter__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="alter__55" original="E391.-c18"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="alter__56" original="E391.-c19"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alter__57" original="E391.-c17"> to make somebody/something different; to become different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d10" id="alter__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d11" id="alter__59" original="E85e.-6f60"><span class="cf" id="alter__60" original="E391.-c16"><span class="exp" id="alter__61"> alter </span> (somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="alter__62" original="E85e.-6f5f"> Privatization fundamentally altered the structure of the rail industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d15" id="alter__63" original="E832.-7805"><span class="x" id="alter__64" original="E832.-7804"> Flexibility is essential as market conditions alter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d17" id="alter__65" original="E85e.-6f5d"><span class="cf" id="alter__66" original="E85e.-6f5e"><span class="exp" id="alter__67"> alter </span> something by doing something </span><span class="x" id="alter__68" original="E85e.-6f5c"> The pressure can be altered by changing the volume. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ff" id="alter__69" original="E85e.-6f4a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="alter__70" original="E85e.-6f49"> alter + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5801" id="alter__71" original="E85e.-6f48"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5802" id="alter__72" original="E85e.-6f46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5803" id="alter__73"><span class="coll" id="alter__74" original="E85e.-6f45"> balance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5805" id="alter__75" original="E85e.-6f44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5806" id="alter__76"><span class="coll" id="alter__77" original="E85e.-6f43"> composition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5808" id="alter__78" original="E832.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5809" id="alter__79"><span class="coll" id="alter__80" original="E832.-7802"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.580b" id="alter__81" original="E85e.-6f42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.580c" id="alter__82"><span class="coll" id="alter__83" original="E85e.-6f41"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.580e" id="alter__84" original="E85e.-6f40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.580f" id="alter__85"><span class="coll" id="alter__86" original="E85e.-6f3f"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5811" id="alter__87" original="E85e.-6f3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5812" id="alter__88"><span class="coll" id="alter__89" original="E85e.-6f3d"> landscape </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5814" id="alter__90" original="E85e.-6f3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5815" id="alter__91" original="E85e.-6f3b"><span class="x" id="alter__92" original="E85e.-6f3a"> Climate variability at some sites has altered tree species composition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5817" id="alter__93" original="E85e.-6f39"><span class="x" id="alter__94" original="E85e.-6f38"> Cold events did not alter temperature patterns as strongly as did warm events. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5819" id="alter__95" original="E85e.-6f37" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="alter__96" original="E85e.-6f36"> adverb + alter </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.581b" id="alter__97" original="E85e.-6f35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.581c" id="alter__98" original="E85e.-6f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.581d" id="alter__99"><span class="coll" id="alter__100" original="E85e.-6f32"> radically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.581f" id="alter__101"><span class="coll" id="alter__102" original="E85e.-6f31"> fundamentally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5821" id="alter__103"><span class="coll" id="alter__104" original="E85e.-6f30"> profoundly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5823" id="alter__105" original="E832.-7801"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5824" id="alter__106"><span class="coll" id="alter__107" original="E832.-7800"> dramatically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5826" id="alter__108" original="E85e.-6f2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5827" id="alter__109"><span class="coll" id="alter__110" original="E85e.-6f2e"> completely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5829" id="alter__111" original="E85e.-6f2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.582a" id="alter__112"><span class="coll" id="alter__113" original="E85e.-6f2c"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.582c" id="alter__114"><span class="coll" id="alter__115" original="E85e.-6f2b"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.582e" id="alter__116" original="E85e.-6f2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.582f" id="alter__117"><span class="coll" id="alter__118" original="E85e.-6f29"> slightly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5831" id="alter__119" original="E85e.-6f21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5832" id="alter__120"><span class="coll" id="alter__121" original="E85e.-6f20"> chemically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5834" id="alter__122" original="E85e.-6f28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5835" id="alter__123" original="E85e.-6f27"><span class="x" id="alter__124" original="E85e.-6f26"> A very large volcanic eruption completely altered the landscape. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5837" id="alter__125" original="E85e.-6f1e"><span class="x" id="alter__126" original="E85e.-6f1d"> Weathering occurs when rock is mechanically broken or chemically altered. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5839" id="alter__127" original="E832.-77ff" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="alter__128" original="E832.-77fe"> alter + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.583b" id="alter__129" original="E832.-77fd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.583c" id="alter__130" original="E832.-77fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.583d" id="alter__131"><span class="coll" id="alter__132" original="E832.-77fa"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.583f" id="alter__133" original="E832.-77f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5840" id="alter__134"><span class="coll" id="alter__135" original="E832.-77f8"> radically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5842" id="alter__136"><span class="coll" id="alter__137" original="E832.-77f7"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5844" id="alter__138" original="E832.-77f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5845" id="alter__139"><span class="coll" id="alter__140" original="E832.-77f5"> dramatically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5847" id="alter__141" original="E832.-77f4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5848" id="alter__142" original="E832.-77f3"><span class="x" id="alter__143" original="E832.-77f2"> This situation is unlikely to alter significantly in future. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.584a" id="alter__144" original="E85e.-6f25"><span class="x" id="alter__145" original="E85e.-6f24"> The pattern of viral disease has been altered radically by the introduction of vaccines. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.584c" id="alter__146" original="E832.-77f1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="alter__147" original="E832.-77f0"> phrase </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.584e" id="alter__148" original="E832.-77ef"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.584f" id="alter__149" original="E832.-77ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5850" id="alter__150"><span class="coll" id="alter__151" original="E832.-77ec"> not alter the fact that… </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5852" id="alter__152" original="E832.-77eb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5853" id="alter__153" original="E832.-77ea"><span class="x" id="alter__154" original="E832.-77e9"> This special circumstance does not alter the fact that the field has changed greatly since this research was done. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.259e" id="alter__155" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alter" title="alter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.259f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-52a1" id="alter__156" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alter__157"> alter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alteration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d1b" id="alteration" original="E391.-c04" sum="732"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d1c" id="alteration__1" original="E391.-c03"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d1d" id="alteration__2" original="E391.-c02"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alteration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d28" id="alteration__7" original="E391.-bfa"><span class="pos" id="alteration__8" original="E391.-bf9"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5726" eid="alteration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.54ad" geo="br" id="alteration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alteration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alteration__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alteration__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://alteration__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.54b0" geo="n_am" id="alteration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alteration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alteration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alteration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alteration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d2a" id="alteration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d2b" id="alteration__15" original="E391.-bf8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d2c" id="alteration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alteration__17" original="E391.-bf6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alteration__18" original="E391.-bf5"> a change to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d2f" id="alteration__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d30" id="alteration__20" original="E832.-77cb"><span class="x" id="alteration__21" original="E832.-77ca"> These growths are not caused by genetic alterations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d32" id="alteration__22" original="E832.-77c8"><span class="cf" id="alteration__23" original="E832.-77c9"><span class="exp" id="alteration__24"> alteration </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="alteration__25" original="E832.-77c7"> There may be alterations in personality and attitudes, such as increasing cautiousness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d36" id="alteration__26" original="E4a8.-6db7"><span class="cf" id="alteration__27" original="E832.-77c6"><span class="exp" id="alteration__28"> alteration </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="alteration__29" original="E4a8.-6db6"> The natural habitats had been damaged by a series of physical alterations to the river such as the construction of canals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d3a" id="alteration__30" original="E391.-bf4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d3b" id="alteration__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alteration__32" original="E391.-bf2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="alteration__33" original="E832.-77c5"><span class="exp" id="alteration__34"> alteration </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="alteration__35" original="E391.-bf1"> the action of changing something; the process of being changed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d40" id="alteration__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d41" id="alteration__37" original="E85e.-6e84"><span class="x" id="alteration__38" original="E85e.-6e83"> River management refers to human alteration of natural channels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d43" id="alteration__39" original="E85e.-6e82"><span class="x" id="alteration__40" original="E85e.-6e81"> Snow remaining on the ground is subject to chemical alteration. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.25c2" id="alteration__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alteration" title="alteration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.25c3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-524b" id="alteration__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alteration__43"> alteration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alternate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d45" hm="1" id="alternate1" original="E391.-bc5" sum="622"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d46" id="alternate1__1" original="E391.-bc4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d47" id="alternate1__2" original="E391.-bc3"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alternate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d55" id="alternate1__9" original="E391.-bbb"><span class="pos" id="alternate1__10" original="E391.-bba"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d4e" eid="alternate1__11" original="E391.-bb9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5577" geo="br" id="alternate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈtɜːnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alternate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.557a" geo="n_am" id="alternate1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alternate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d57" id="alternate1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="alternate1__17" original="E391.-bb5"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d59" id="alternate1__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d5a" id="alternate1__19" original="E391.-bb4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d5b" id="alternate1__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="alternate1__21" original="E391.-bb3"> of two events or things </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="alternate1__22" original="E391.-bb2"> happening or following one after the other in a repeated pattern </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d5e" id="alternate1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d5f" id="alternate1__24" original="E839.-77a0"><span class="x" id="alternate1__25" original="E839.-779f"> The laminate contains alternate layers of fibres. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d61" id="alternate1__26" original="E839.-779e"><span class="x" id="alternate1__27" original="E839.-779d"> A process of alternate flooding and draining of fields was necessary to enable the rice to grow. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d63" id="alternate1__28" original="E391.-bb1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alternate1__29" original="E391.-bb0"> if something happens on <span class="dh" id="alternate1__30" original="E391.-baf"> alternate </span> days, etc., it happens on one day but not on the next </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d66" id="alternate1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d67" id="alternate1__32" original="E839.-779c"><span class="x" id="alternate1__33" original="E839.-779b"> Drinking water was available only for a few hours on alternate days. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.25f4" id="alternate1__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alternate_1" title="alternate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.25f5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-51f2" id="alternate1__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alternate1__36"> alternate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d69" hm="2" id="alternate2" original="E391.-ba1" sum="1130"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d6a" id="alternate2__1" original="E391.-ba0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d6b" id="alternate2__2" original="E391.-b9f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alternate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d79" id="alternate2__9" original="E391.-b97"><span class="pos" id="alternate2__10" original="E391.-b96"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d72" eid="alternate2__11" original="E391.-b79" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.557d" geo="br" id="alternate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltəneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://alternate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5581" geo="n_am" id="alternate2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://alternate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3688" id="alternate2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76e5" form="root" id="alternate2__17"><span class="vp" id="alternate2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> alternate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76e3" eid="alternate2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76e2" geo="br" id="alternate2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltəneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://alternate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76de" geo="n_am" id="alternate2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://alternate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76da" form="thirdps" id="alternate2__24"><span class="vp" id="alternate2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> alternates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76d8" eid="alternate2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76d7" geo="br" id="alternate2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltəneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alternates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76d4" geo="n_am" id="alternate2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alternates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76d1" form="past" id="alternate2__31"><span class="vp" id="alternate2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> alternated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76cf" eid="alternate2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76ce" geo="br" id="alternate2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltəneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alternated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76cb" geo="n_am" id="alternate2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alternated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76c8" form="pastpart" id="alternate2__38"><span class="vp" id="alternate2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> alternated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76c6" eid="alternate2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76c5" geo="br" id="alternate2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltəneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alternated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76c2" geo="n_am" id="alternate2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alternated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76bf" form="prespart" id="alternate2__45"><span class="vp" id="alternate2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> alternating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76bd" eid="alternate2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76bc" geo="br" id="alternate2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltəneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alternating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-76b9" geo="n_am" id="alternate2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternate2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alternating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7daa" id="alternate2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dab" id="alternate2__53" original="E391.-b76"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dac" id="alternate2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="alternate2__55" original="E391.-b74"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="alternate2__56" original="E839.-71fd"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alternate2__57" original="E391.-b73"> to put two things one after the other in a repeated pattern </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7db0" id="alternate2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7db1" id="alternate2__59" original="E839.-71f7"><span class="cf" id="alternate2__60" original="E391.-b71"><span class="exp" id="alternate2__61"> alternate </span> A with/and B </span><span class="x" id="alternate2__62" original="E839.-71f6"> Patients alternated brief periods of activity with prolonged rest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7db5" id="alternate2__63" original="E839.-71fb"><span class="x" id="alternate2__64" original="E839.-71fa"> Superlattices may be created by periodically alternating two different materials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7db7" id="alternate2__65" original="E839.-71f4"><span class="cf" id="alternate2__66" original="E839.-71f5"><span class="exp" id="alternate2__67"> alternate </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="alternate2__68" original="E839.-71f3"> The custom is to alternate between complete fasting on one day and one vegetarian meal on the next day. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dbb" id="alternate2__69" original="E391.-b70"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dbc" id="alternate2__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="alternate2__71" original="E391.-b6e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dbe" id="alternate2__72"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="alternate2__73" original="E391.-b6d"> of two events or things </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="alternate2__74" original="E391.-b6c"> to happen or follow one after the other in a repeated pattern </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dc1" id="alternate2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dc2" id="alternate2__76" original="E839.-71f1"><span class="cf" id="alternate2__77" original="E839.-71f2"><span class="exp" id="alternate2__78"> alternate </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="alternate2__79" original="E839.-71f0"> The summer climate alternates between periods of cold/wet and warm/dry weather. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dc6" id="alternate2__80" original="E839.-71ef"><span class="cf" id="alternate2__81" original="E391.-b6b"> A alternates with B </span><span class="x" id="alternate2__82" original="E839.-71ee"> Periods of prosperity and stability alternate with periods of stagnation and instability. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dc9" id="alternate2__83" original="E391.-b6a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dca" id="alternate2__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="alternate2__85" original="E391.-b68"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dcc" id="alternate2__86"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="alternate2__87" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dce" id="alternate2__88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="alternate2__89" original="E839.-71ed"> of an electric current, a magnetic field, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="alternate2__90" original="E391.-b66"> to change between two states, quickly and in a repeated pattern </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dd1" id="alternate2__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dd2" id="alternate2__92" original="E839.-71ec"><span class="x" id="alternate2__93" original="E839.-71eb"> Frequencies of alternating electric fields range from tens of Hz to a few GHz or more. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.264c" id="alternate2__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alternate_1" title="alternate definition in English 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alternately
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dd4" id="alternately" original="E839.-7769" sum="438"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dd5" id="alternately__1" original="E839.-7768"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dd6" id="alternately__2" original="E839.-7767"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alternately </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ddf" id="alternately__4" original="E839.-7762"><span class="pos" id="alternately__5" original="E839.-7761"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.572d" eid="alternately__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5618" geo="br" id="alternately__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternately__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈtɜːnətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternately__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternately__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://alternately__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.561b" geo="n_am" id="alternately__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternately__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːltərnətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternately__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternately__us_3.ogg" href="sound://alternately__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7de1" id="alternately__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7de2" id="alternately__12" original="E839.-776a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7de3" id="alternately__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="alternately__14" original="E839.-7760"> of two actions or events </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="alternately__15" original="E839.-775f"> happening one after the other in a repeated pattern </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7de6" id="alternately__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7de7" id="alternately__17" original="E839.-775e"><span class="x" id="alternately__18" original="E839.-775d"> In the first experiment, we applied air pressure alternately to each of the openings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7de9" id="alternately__19" original="E839.-775c"><span class="x" id="alternately__20" original="E839.-775b"> The lake alternately filled and drained and each emptying event caused a catastrophic flood. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7deb" id="alternately__21" original="E832.-779b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dec" id="alternately__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="alternately__23" original="E832.-7799"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dee" id="alternately__24" original="E832.-7798" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alternatively" title="alternatively definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7def" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7eae" id="alternately__25" original="E832.-7797"><span class="xh" id="alternately__26"> alternatively </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2686" id="alternately__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alternately" title="alternately definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2687" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.554c" id="alternately__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alternately__29"> alternately </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alternation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7df1" id="alternation" original="E85f.-7b2c" sum="899"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7df2" id="alternation__1" original="E85f.-7b2b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7df3" id="alternation__2" original="E85f.-7b2a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alternation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7dff" id="alternation__7" original="E85f.-7b22"><span class="pos" id="alternation__8" original="E85f.-7b21"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5734" eid="alternation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.565a" geo="br" id="alternation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːltəˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alternation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.565e" geo="n_am" id="alternation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːltərˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alternation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e01" id="alternation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e02" id="alternation__15" original="E85f.-7b1d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e03" id="alternation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="alternation__17" original="E85f.-7b1f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alternation__18" original="E85f.-7b1e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="alternation__19" original="E85f.-7b1c"> the fact or process of two events or things happening or following one after the other in a repeated pattern </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e07" id="alternation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e08" id="alternation__21" original="E85f.-7b1b"><span class="x" id="alternation__22" original="E85f.-7b1a"> Eight cyclic alternations, each lasting about 32 million years, can be discerned in the record since the Triassic period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e0a" id="alternation__23" original="E85f.-7b11"><span class="cf" id="alternation__24" original="E85f.-7b12"> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="alternation__25" original="E85f.-7b10"> The alternation between wet and dry phases would have led to the fragmentation of habitats. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e0d" id="alternation__26" original="E85f.-7b14"><span class="cf" id="alternation__27" original="E85f.-7b17"><span class="exp" id="alternation__28"> alternation </span> of A and B </span><span class="x" id="alternation__29" original="E85f.-7b13"> In these molecules, there is an alternation of single and double bonds along a chain of carbon atoms. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e11" id="alternation__30" original="E85f.-7a78"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e12" id="alternation__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="alternation__32" original="E860.-7b00"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="alternation__33" original="E47f.56bb"><span class="exp" id="alternation__34"> alternation </span> (between/of A and B) </span><span class="def" id="alternation__35" original="E85f.-7a77"> the action of making two things happen or follow one after the other in a repeated pattern </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e17" id="alternation__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e18" id="alternation__37" original="E85f.-7b19"><span class="x" id="alternation__38" original="E85f.-7b18"> In western texts, regular alternation between male and female characters creates the expectation of romance. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.26ab" id="alternation__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alternation" title="alternation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.26ac" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.555b" id="alternation__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alternation__41"> alternation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alternative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e1a" hm="1" id="alternative1" original="E391.-b11" sum="734"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e1b" id="alternative1__1" original="E391.-b10"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e1c" id="alternative1__2" original="E391.-b0f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alternative <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e28" id="alternative1__7" original="E391.-b06"><span class="pos" id="alternative1__8" original="E391.-b05"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.573d" eid="alternative1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.568a" geo="br" id="alternative1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternative1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternative__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternative__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://alternative__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.568e" geo="n_am" id="alternative1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternative1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alternative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e2a" id="alternative1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="alternative1__15" original="E391.-b03"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e2c" id="alternative1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e2d" id="alternative1__17" original="E391.-b02"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e2e" id="alternative1__18" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e31" id="alternative1__19"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e2f" id="alternative1__20"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="alternative1__21" original="E832.-7780"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> alternate </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="alternative1__23" original="E391.-afd"> that can be used instead of something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e34" id="alternative1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e35" id="alternative1__25" original="E839.-6f4b"><span class="x" id="alternative1__26" original="E839.-6f4a"> Several alternative hypotheses have been proposed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e37" id="alternative1__27" original="E861.-7d73"><span class="x" id="alternative1__28" original="E861.-7d72"> An alternative approach is to analyse the circuit and eliminate all current and voltage variables. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e39" id="alternative1__29" original="E861.-7d97" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="alternative1__30"> alternative + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e3b" id="alternative1__31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e3c" id="alternative1__32" original="E861.-7d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e3d" id="alternative1__33"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__34" original="E861.-7d94"> hypothesis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e3f" id="alternative1__35" original="E861.-7d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e40" id="alternative1__36"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__37" original="E861.-7d92"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e42" id="alternative1__38" original="E861.-7d91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e43" id="alternative1__39"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__40" original="E861.-7d90"> explanation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e45" id="alternative1__41" original="E861.-7d8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e46" id="alternative1__42"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__43" original="E861.-7d8e"> interpretation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e48" id="alternative1__44" original="E861.-7d8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e49" id="alternative1__45"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__46" original="E861.-7d8c"> view </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e4b" id="alternative1__47"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__48" original="E861.-7d8b"> perspective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e4d" id="alternative1__49" original="E861.-7d8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e4e" id="alternative1__50"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__51" original="E861.-7d89"> scenario </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e50" id="alternative1__52" original="E861.-7d88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e51" id="alternative1__53"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__54" original="E861.-7d87"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e53" id="alternative1__55" original="E861.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e54" id="alternative1__56"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__57" original="E861.-7d85"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e56" id="alternative1__58" original="E861.-7d84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e57" id="alternative1__59"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__60" original="E861.-7d83"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e59" id="alternative1__61" original="E861.-7d82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e5a" id="alternative1__62"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__63" original="E861.-7d81"> mechanism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e5c" id="alternative1__64" original="E861.-7d80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e5d" id="alternative1__65"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__66" original="E861.-7d7f"> way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e5f" id="alternative1__67" original="E861.-7d7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e60" id="alternative1__68"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__69" original="E861.-7d7d"> route </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e62" id="alternative1__70" original="E861.-7d7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e63" id="alternative1__71"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__72" original="E861.-7d7b"> pathway </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e65" id="alternative1__73" original="E861.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e66" id="alternative1__74"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__75" original="E861.-7d79"> source </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e68" id="alternative1__76" original="E861.-7d78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e69" id="alternative1__77"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__78" original="E861.-7d77"> option </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e6b" id="alternative1__79" original="E861.-7d76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e6c" id="alternative1__80"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__81" original="E861.-7d75"> name </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e6e" id="alternative1__82" original="E861.-7d74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e6f" id="alternative1__83" original="E861.-7d41"><span class="x" id="alternative1__84" original="E861.-7d40"> These ventures offer an alternative business model to conventional charity fundraising. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e71" id="alternative1__85" original="E861.-7d71"><span class="x" id="alternative1__86" original="E861.-7d70"> Alternative sources of vitamin C and folic acid will need to be consumed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e73" id="alternative1__87" original="E391.-afc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="alternative1__88" original="E391.-afb"> different from the usual or traditional way in which something is done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e75" id="alternative1__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e76" id="alternative1__90" original="E839.-6f2e"><span class="x" id="alternative1__91" original="E839.-6f2d"> These groups adopted alternative lifestyles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e78" id="alternative1__92" original="E839.-6f49"><span class="x" id="alternative1__93" original="E839.-6f48"> The study covers four major strands of alternative medicine: acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic therapy and herbal medicine. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e7a" id="alternative1__94" original="E839.-6f2c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complementary" title="complementary (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e7b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-351f" id="alternative1__95" original="E839.-6f2f"><span class="xh" id="alternative1__96"> complementary </span><span class="xs" id="alternative1__97"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unconventional" title="unconventional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e7e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-48da" id="alternative1__98" original="E839.-6f2b"><span class="xh" id="alternative1__99"> unconventional </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e80" id="alternative1__100" original="E861.-7d6f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="alternative1__101"> alternative + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e82" id="alternative1__102"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e83" id="alternative1__103" original="E861.-7d6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e84" id="alternative1__104"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__105" original="E861.-7d6c"> fuel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e86" id="alternative1__106" original="E861.-7d6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e87" id="alternative1__107"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__108" original="E861.-7d6a"> medicine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e89" id="alternative1__109" original="E861.-7d69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e8a" id="alternative1__110"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__111" original="E861.-7d68"> therapy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e8c" id="alternative1__112" original="E861.-7d67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e8d" id="alternative1__113"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__114" original="E861.-7d66"> lifestyle </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e8f" id="alternative1__115" original="E861.-7d65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e90" id="alternative1__116" original="E861.-7d64"><span class="x" id="alternative1__117" original="E861.-7d63"> By 2030, alternative fuels and new technology will have changed the dynamics of oil demand. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c94" id="alternative1__118" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="alternative1__119"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c96" id="alternative1__120" original="E861.-7d99"><span class="shcut" id="alternative1__121" original="E861.-7d98"> alternative + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c98" id="alternative1__122" original="E861.-7d97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c99" id="alternative1__123" original="E861.-7d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c9a" id="alternative1__124" original="E861.-7d94"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__125"> hypothesis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c9c" id="alternative1__126" original="E861.-7d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c9d" id="alternative1__127" original="E861.-7d92"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__128"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c9f" id="alternative1__129" original="E861.-7d91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ca0" id="alternative1__130" original="E861.-7d90"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__131"> explanation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ca2" id="alternative1__132" original="E861.-7d8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ca3" id="alternative1__133" original="E861.-7d8e"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__134"> interpretation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ca5" id="alternative1__135" original="E861.-7d8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ca6" id="alternative1__136" original="E861.-7d8c"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__137"> view </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ca8" id="alternative1__138" original="E861.-7d8b"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__139"> perspective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4caa" id="alternative1__140" original="E861.-7d8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cab" id="alternative1__141" original="E861.-7d89"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__142"> scenario </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cad" id="alternative1__143" original="E861.-7d88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cae" id="alternative1__144" original="E861.-7d87"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__145"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cb0" id="alternative1__146" original="E861.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cb1" id="alternative1__147" original="E861.-7d85"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__148"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cb3" id="alternative1__149" original="E861.-7d84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cb4" id="alternative1__150" original="E861.-7d83"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__151"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cb6" id="alternative1__152" original="E861.-7d82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cb7" id="alternative1__153" original="E861.-7d81"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__154"> mechanism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cb9" id="alternative1__155" original="E861.-7d80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cba" id="alternative1__156" original="E861.-7d7f"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__157"> way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cbc" id="alternative1__158" original="E861.-7d7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cbd" id="alternative1__159" original="E861.-7d7d"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__160"> route </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cbf" id="alternative1__161" original="E861.-7d7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cc0" id="alternative1__162" original="E861.-7d7b"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__163"> pathway </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cc2" id="alternative1__164" original="E861.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cc3" id="alternative1__165" original="E861.-7d79"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__166"> source </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cc5" id="alternative1__167" original="E861.-7d78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cc6" id="alternative1__168" original="E861.-7d77"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__169"> option </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cc8" id="alternative1__170" original="E861.-7d76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cc9" id="alternative1__171" original="E861.-7d75"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__172"> name </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ccb" id="alternative1__173" original="E861.-7d74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ccc" id="alternative1__174" original="E861.-7d41"><span class="x" id="alternative1__175" original="E861.-7d40"> These ventures offer an alternative business model to conventional charity fundraising. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cce" id="alternative1__176" original="E861.-7d71"><span class="x" id="alternative1__177" original="E861.-7d70"> Alternative sources of vitamin C and folic acid will need to be consumed. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cd0" id="alternative1__178" original="E861.-7d6f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cd1" id="alternative1__179" original="E861.-7d6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cd2" id="alternative1__180" original="E861.-7d6c"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__181"> fuel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cd4" id="alternative1__182" original="E861.-7d6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cd5" id="alternative1__183" original="E861.-7d6a"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__184"> medicine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cd7" id="alternative1__185" original="E861.-7d69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cd8" id="alternative1__186" original="E861.-7d68"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__187"> therapy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cda" id="alternative1__188" original="E861.-7d67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cdb" id="alternative1__189" original="E861.-7d66"><span class="coll" id="alternative1__190"> lifestyle </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cdd" id="alternative1__191" original="E861.-7d65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4cde" id="alternative1__192" original="E861.-7d64"><span class="x" id="alternative1__193" original="E861.-7d63"> By 2030, alternative fuels and new technology will have changed the dynamics of oil demand. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.26db" id="alternative1__194" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alternative_1" title="alternative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.26dc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5117" id="alternative1__195" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alternative1__196"> alternative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e92" hm="2" id="alternative2" original="E391.-b20" sum="418"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e93" id="alternative2__1" original="E391.-b1f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e94" id="alternative2__2" original="E391.-b1e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alternative <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ea0" id="alternative2__7" original="E391.-b15"><span class="pos" id="alternative2__8" original="E391.-b14"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5746" eid="alternative2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5692" geo="br" id="alternative2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternative2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternative__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternative__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://alternative__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5696" geo="n_am" id="alternative2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternative2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alternative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ea2" id="alternative2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ea3" id="alternative2__15" original="E391.-b13"><span class="def" id="alternative2__16" original="E391.-b12"> a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ea5" id="alternative2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ea6" id="alternative2__18" original="E839.-6f9f"><span class="cf" id="alternative2__19" original="E839.-7042"><span class="exp" id="alternative2__20"> alternative </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="alternative2__21" original="E839.-6f9e"> There are several alternatives to this assumption. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7eaa" id="alternative2__22" original="E839.-7041"><span class="cf" id="alternative2__23" original="E839.-6f9d"> as an <span class="exp" id="alternative2__24"> alternative </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="alternative2__25" original="E839.-7040"> Radiotherapy may be used as an alternative or as an adjunct to surgery. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5855" id="alternative2__26" original="E839.-6f9b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="alternative2__27" original="E839.-6f9a"> adjective + alternative </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5857" id="alternative2__28" original="E839.-6f99"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5858" id="alternative2__29" original="E839.-6f97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5859" id="alternative2__30"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__31" original="E839.-6f96"> viable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.585b" id="alternative2__32"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__33" original="E860.-7b46"> realistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.585d" id="alternative2__34" original="E860.-7b45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.585e" id="alternative2__35"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__36" original="E860.-7b44"> possible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5860" id="alternative2__37" original="E839.-6f94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5861" id="alternative2__38"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__39" original="E839.-6f93"> genuine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5863" id="alternative2__40" original="E839.-6f92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5864" id="alternative2__41"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__42" original="E839.-6f91"> attractive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5866" id="alternative2__43" original="E839.-6f90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5867" id="alternative2__44"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__45" original="E839.-6f8f"> radical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5869" id="alternative2__46" original="E860.-7b43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.586a" id="alternative2__47"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__48" original="E860.-7b42"> cheaper </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.586c" id="alternative2__49" original="E839.-6f8e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.586d" id="alternative2__50" original="E839.-6f8d"><span class="x" id="alternative2__51" original="E839.-6f8c"> To extend the length of the working day was still a viable alternative to increasing productivity by mechanization. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.586f" id="alternative2__52" original="E839.-6f8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="alternative2__53" original="E839.-6f8a"> verb + alternative </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5871" id="alternative2__54" original="E839.-6f89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5872" id="alternative2__55" original="E839.-6f87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5873" id="alternative2__56"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__57" original="E839.-6f86"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5875" id="alternative2__58"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__59" original="E839.-6f85"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5877" id="alternative2__60" original="E839.-6f84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5878" id="alternative2__61"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__62" original="E839.-6f83"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.587a" id="alternative2__63" original="E839.-6f82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.587b" id="alternative2__64"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__65" original="E839.-6f81"> consider </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.587d" id="alternative2__66" original="E860.-7b41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.587e" id="alternative2__67"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__68" original="E860.-7b40"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5880" id="alternative2__69" original="E839.-6f7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5881" id="alternative2__70"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__71" original="E839.-6f7c"> find </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5883" id="alternative2__72" original="E839.-6f7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5884" id="alternative2__73"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__74" original="E839.-6f7e"> choose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5886" id="alternative2__75" original="E839.-6f79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5887" id="alternative2__76" original="E839.-6f78"><span class="x" id="alternative2__77" original="E839.-6f77"> Fuel cells offer a clean renewable energy alternative for transportation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5889" id="alternative2__78" original="E860.-7b3f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="alternative2__79" original="E860.-7b3e"> phrase </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.588b" id="alternative2__80" original="E860.-7b3d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.588c" id="alternative2__81" original="E860.-7b3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.588d" id="alternative2__82"><span class="coll" id="alternative2__83" original="E860.-7b3a"> have no alternative (but to do something) </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.588f" id="alternative2__84" original="E860.-7b39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5890" id="alternative2__85" original="E860.-7b38"><span class="x" id="alternative2__86" original="E860.-7b37"> Women of this class had no alternative but to marry. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2756" id="alternative2__87" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alternative_1" title="alternative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2757" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5117" id="alternative2__88" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alternative2__89"> alternative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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alternatively
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7eae" id="alternatively" original="E391.-ae9" sum="328"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7eaf" id="alternatively__1" original="E391.-ae8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7eb0" id="alternatively__2" original="E391.-ae7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> alternatively </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7eb9" id="alternatively__4" original="E391.-ae2"><span class="pos" id="alternatively__5" original="E391.-ae1"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.574f" eid="alternatively__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.570e" geo="br" id="alternatively__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternatively__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/alter/alternatively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternatively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://alternatively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5712" geo="n_am" id="alternatively__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="alternatively__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/alter/alternatively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/alter/alternatively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://alternatively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ebb" id="alternatively__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ebc" id="alternatively__12" original="E85f.-7046"><span class="def" id="alternatively__13" original="E85f.-7045"> used to introduce a suggestion that is a second choice or possibility </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ebe" id="alternatively__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ebf" id="alternatively__15" original="E85f.-7044"><span class="x" id="alternatively__16" original="E85f.-7043"> The arc is initiated either by means of a spark or, alternatively, by bringing together the two electrodes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2774" id="alternatively__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alternatively" title="alternatively definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2775" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-50c0" id="alternatively__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="alternatively__19"> alternatively </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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although
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ec1" id="although" original="E391.-ac0" sum="647"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ec2" id="although__1" original="E391.-abf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ec3" id="although__2" original="E391.-abe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> although </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ecc" id="although__4" original="E391.-ab4"><span class="pos" id="although__5" original="E391.-ab3"> conjunction </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5758" eid="although__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4d54" geo="br" id="although__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="although__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈðəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/altho/although__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/altho/although__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://although__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4d51" geo="n_am" id="although__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="although__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːlˈðoʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/altho/although__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/altho/although__us_3.ogg" href="sound://although__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ece" id="although__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ecf" id="although__12" original="E391.-ab2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="although__13" original="E391.-ab1"> used for introducing a statement that makes the main statement in a sentence seem surprising </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ed1" id="although__14" original="E391.-ab0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://though1" title="though1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ed2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6975" id="although__15" original="E391.-aaf"><span class="xh" id="although__16"> though </span><span class="xhm" id="although__17"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ed5" id="although__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ed6" id="although__19" original="E85b.6c42"><span class="x" id="although__20" original="E85b.6c43"> Although the teenage pregnancy rate is falling, it is still not at the level experienced by other Western European countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ed8" id="although__21" original="E85c.-6854"><span class="x" id="although__22" original="E85c.-6853"> Although rare, autism is important because it is a serious disorder. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="even-though__23" original="E5df.4226" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="even-though__24" original="E5df.4227"><span class="h1" id="even-though__25" original="E5df.4228"><ul class="inline" id="even-though__26" original="E5df.4229"><li class="li" id="even-though__27" original="E5df.422a"> despite </li><li class="li" id="even-though__28" original="E5df.422b"> in spite of </li><li class="li" id="even-though__29" original="E5df.422c"> although </li><li class="li" id="even-though__30" original="E5df.422e"> even though </li><li class="li" id="even-though__31" original="E5df.422d"> though </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="even-though__32" original="E8f5.3fee"><li class="li" id="even-though__33" original="E8f5.3fef"> Use <span class="eb" id="even-though__34" original="E8f5.3ff0"> despite </span> and <span class="eb" id="even-though__35" original="E8f5.3ff1"> in spite of </span> with the <span class="ei" id="even-though__36" original="E8f5.3ff2"> -ing </span> form of the verb or a noun or pronoun: <span class="x-gs" id="even-though__37"><span class="x-g" id="even-though__38" original="E8f5.3ff3"><span class="x" id="even-though__39" original="E8f5.3ff4"><span class="ebi" id="even-though__40" original="E8f5.3ff5"> Despite being </span> common, heart failure is difficult to diagnose. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="even-though__41" original="E8f5.3ff6"><span class="x" id="even-though__42" original="E8f5.3ff7"><span class="ebi" id="even-though__43" original="E8f5.3ff8"> Despite the wide effect </span> of agriculture on the landscape, the evidence for past agriculture is not always immediately obvious (Sandor, 1995). </span></span><span class="x-g" id="even-though__44" original="E8f5.3ff9"><span class="x" id="even-though__45" original="E8f5.3ffa"> Ecosystem services provide benefits… <span class="ebi" id="even-though__46" original="E8f5.3ffb"> In spite of this </span> , ecosystem services are continually undervalued. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="even-though__47" original="E8f5.3ffc"><li class="li" id="even-though__48" original="E8f5.3ffd"> Use <span class="eb" id="even-though__49" original="E8f5.3ffe"> although </span> , <span class="eb" id="even-though__50" original="E8f5.3fff"> even though </span> and <span class="eb" id="even-though__51" original="E8f5.4000"> though </span> with a main clause (= with a subject and verb): <span class="x-gs" id="even-though__52"><span class="x-g" id="even-though__53" original="E8f5.4001"><span class="x" id="even-though__54" original="E8f5.4002"><span class="ebi" id="even-though__55" original="E8f5.4003"> Although </span> some questions have been answered, new ones are raised. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="even-though__56" original="E8f5.4004"><span class="x" id="even-though__57" original="E8f5.4005"> Many of the transferred employees wanted to remain in London, <span class="ebi" id="even-though__58" original="E8f5.4006"> even though </span> their commute had been increased. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="even-though__59" original="E8f5.4007"><li class="li" id="even-though__60" original="E8f5.4008"> Note the use of the comma. The clause with <span class="ei" id="even-though__61" original="E8f5.4009"> despite </span> , <span class="ei" id="even-though__62" original="E8f5.400a"> in spite of </span> , <span class="ei" id="even-though__63" original="E8f5.400b"> although </span> , <span class="ei" id="even-though__64" original="E8f5.400d"> even though </span> or <span class="ei" id="even-though__65" original="E8f5.400c"> though </span> may come after the other clause: <span class="x-gs" id="even-though__66"><span class="x-g" id="even-though__67" original="E8f5.400e"><span class="x" id="even-though__68" original="E8f5.400f"> Bamboo is another natural composite that grows very tall due to its reinforcing fibres, <span class="ebi" id="even-though__69" original="E8f5.4010"> in spite of </span> its slender shape. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7edd" id="although__70" original="E391.-aad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="although__71" original="E391.-aac"> used to mean ‘but’ or ‘however’ when you are commenting on a statement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7edf" id="although__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ee0" id="although__73" original="E85b.6c44"><span class="x" id="although__74" original="E85b.6c45"> In general all children attend primary school, although not all finish because many are taken from school to work on the farm. </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="fact__506" original="E5df.-620c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="fact__507" original="E5df.-620b"><span class="h1" id="fact__508" original="E5df.-620a"> Ways of saying ‘but’ </span><span class="p" id="fact__509" original="E5df.-6209"> The following words and expressions are useful when you want to contrast two statements or to introduce a point that contradicts or qualifies what has been stated. </span><span class="h1" id="fact__510" original="E85a.-6ac6"><ul class="inline" id="fact__511" original="E5df.-6208"><li class="li" id="fact__512" original="E5df.-6207"><span class="eb" id="fact__513" original="E848.-1275"> however </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__514" original="E5df.-6206"><span class="eb" id="fact__515" original="E848.-1274"> although </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__516" original="E5df.-6205"><span class="eb" id="fact__517" original="E848.-1273"> yet </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__518" original="E5df.-6204"><span class="eb" id="fact__519" original="E848.-1272"> in fact </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__520" original="E5df.-6203"><span class="eb" id="fact__521" original="E848.-1271"> the fact remains that… </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__522" original="E5df.-6202"><span class="eb" id="fact__523" original="E848.-1270"> despite </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__524" original="E5df.-6201"><span class="eb" id="fact__525" original="E848.-126f"> in spite of </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__526" original="E5df.-6200"><span class="eb" id="fact__527" original="E848.-126e"> nevertheless </span></li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="fact__528" original="E5df.-61ff"><li class="li" id="fact__529" original="E5df.-61fe"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__530"><span class="x-g" id="fact__531" original="E5df.-61fd"><span class="x" id="fact__532" original="E5df.-61fc"> Some teachers claim that they treat all students the same. <span class="ebi" id="fact__533" original="E5df.-61fb"> However </span> , all students are not the same. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__534" original="E5df.-61fa"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__535"><span class="x-g" id="fact__536" original="E5df.-61f9"><span class="x" id="fact__537" original="E5df.-61f8"><span class="ebi" id="fact__538" original="E5df.-61f7"> Although </span> humans may be biological organisms, they are social animals. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__539" original="E5df.-61f6"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__540"><span class="x-g" id="fact__541" original="E5df.-61f5"><span class="x" id="fact__542" original="E5df.-61f4"> We instinctively assume that everyone prefers socially desirable outcomes. <span class="ebi" id="fact__543" original="E5df.-61f3"> Yet </span> , people vary in the degree to which they value these outcomes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__544" original="E5df.-61f2"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__545"><span class="x-g" id="fact__546" original="E5df.-61f1"><span class="x" id="fact__547" original="E5df.-61f0"><span class="ebi" id="fact__548" original="E5df.-61ef"> In fact </span> , restrictions on budgets can often be even tighter here than in the private sector. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__549" original="E5df.-61ee"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__550"><span class="x-g" id="fact__551" original="E5df.-61ed"><span class="x" id="fact__552" original="E5df.-61ec"><span class="ebi" id="fact__553" original="E5df.-61eb"> The fact remains that </span> research can be found to support either of these interpretations. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__554" original="E5df.-61ea"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__555"><span class="x-g" id="fact__556" original="E5df.-61e9"><span class="x" id="fact__557" original="E5df.-61e8"><span class="ebi" id="fact__558" original="E5df.-61e7"> Despite </span> these political divisions, most Americans want to see the state help the deserving poor. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__559" original="E5df.-61e6"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__560"><span class="x-g" id="fact__561" original="E5df.-61e5"><span class="x" id="fact__562" original="E5df.-61e4"> These figures <span class="ebi" id="fact__563" original="E5df.-61e3"> nevertheless </span> conceal variations within regions. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.278a" id="although__133" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://although" title="although definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.278b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5091" id="although__134" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="although__135"> although </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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altitude
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ee2" id="altitude" original="E391.-a9d" sum="761"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ee3" id="altitude__1" original="E391.-a9c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ee4" id="altitude__2" original="E391.-a9b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> altitude </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ef0" id="altitude__7" original="E391.-a93"><span class="pos" id="altitude__8" original="E391.-a92"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.575f" eid="altitude__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.57eb" geo="br" id="altitude__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="altitude__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæltɪtjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/altit/altitude__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/altit/altitude__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://altitude__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.57ef" geo="n_am" id="altitude__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="altitude__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæltɪtuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/altit/altitude__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/altit/altitude__us_1.ogg" href="sound://altitude__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ef2" id="altitude__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ef3" id="altitude__15" original="E391.-a91"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ef4" id="altitude__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="altitude__17" original="E391.-a8f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="altitude__18" original="E391.-a8e"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="altitude__19" original="E391.-a8d"> the height above sea level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ef8" id="altitude__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ef9" id="altitude__21" original="E85b.6c4b"><span class="cf" id="altitude__22" original="E85c.-682a"> at an <span class="exp" id="altitude__23"> altitude </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="altitude__24" original="E85b.6c4c"> A research balloon floating at an altitude of 50 km above sea level becomes extremely cold at night. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7efd" id="altitude__25" original="E85b.6c4d"><span class="x" id="altitude__26" original="E85b.6c4e"> On the canyon’s southern edge, the altitude ranges from 6 000 to 7 500 feet (1 829 to 2 286 metres) above sea level. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7eff" id="altitude__27" original="E391.-a8c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f00" id="altitude__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="altitude__29" original="E391.-a8a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="altitude__30" original="E391.-a89"> usually plural </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="altitude__31" original="E391.-a88"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="altitude__32" original="E391.-a87"> a place that is high above sea level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f05" id="altitude__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f06" id="altitude__34" original="E85b.6c4f"><span class="cf" id="altitude__35" original="E85c.-6829"> at an <span class="exp" id="altitude__36"> altitude </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="altitude__37" original="E85b.6c50"> Tea, coffee and a wide variety of horticultural crops are grown at higher altitudes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f0a" id="altitude__38" original="E85b.6c51"><span class="cf" id="altitude__39" original="E85c.-6828"> at <span class="exp" id="altitude__40"> altitude </span></span><span class="x" id="altitude__41" original="E85b.6c52"> Those at risk of developing altitude-related illnesses are people who do not normally live at altitude. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.27b3" id="altitude__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://altitude" title="altitude definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.27b4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5045" id="altitude__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="altitude__44"> altitude </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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altogether
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f0e" id="altogether" original="E391.-a0c" sum="696"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f0f" id="altogether__1" original="E391.-a0b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f10" id="altogether__2" original="E391.-a0a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> altogether </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f19" id="altogether__4" original="E391.-a04"><span class="pos" id="altogether__5" original="E391.-a03"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5768" eid="altogether__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.58aa" geo="br" id="altogether__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="altogether__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/altog/altogether__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/altog/altogether__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://altogether__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.58ad" geo="n_am" id="altogether__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="altogether__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/altog/altogether__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/altog/altogether__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://altogether__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f1b" id="altogether__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f1c" id="altogether__12" original="E391.-a02"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="use" id="altogether__13" original="E85c.-67e7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used to emphasize something <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="altogether__14" original="E391.-a01"> completely; in every way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f1f" id="altogether__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f20" id="altogether__16" original="E85b.6c53"><span class="x" id="altogether__17" original="E85b.6c54"> For reasons not altogether clear, the Japanese proposal was quickly accepted. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f22" id="altogether__18" original="E85c.-67e6"><span class="x" id="altogether__19" original="E85c.-67e5"> It is unlikely that the socio-economic and political significance of gender will disappear altogether. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f24" id="altogether__20" original="E391.-a00"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="altogether__21" original="E391.-9ff"> used to give a total number or amount </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f26" id="altogether__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f27" id="altogether__23" original="E85b.6c57"><span class="x" id="altogether__24" original="E85b.6c58"> Altogether, health care costs the USA almost three times as much as it does the UK. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f29" id="altogether__25" original="E391.-9fe"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="altogether__26" original="E391.-9fd"> used to introduce a summary when you have mentioned a number of different things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f2b" id="altogether__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f2c" id="altogether__28" original="E85b.6c5b"><span class="x" id="altogether__29" original="E85b.6c5c"> Altogether, our findings suggest that Webb's results do accurately portray the relation between repetition and learning. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.27df" id="altogether__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://altogether_1" title="altogether definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.27e0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4f92" id="altogether__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="altogether__32"> altogether </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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altruism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f2e" id="altruism" original="E391.-9c8" sum="572"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f2f" id="altruism__1" original="E391.-9c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f30" id="altruism__2" original="E391.-9c6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> altruism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f38" id="altruism__4" original="E391.-9c1"><span class="pos" id="altruism__5" original="E391.-9c0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.576f" eid="altruism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5962" geo="br" id="altruism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="altruism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæltruɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/altru/altruism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/altru/altruism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://altruism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5965" geo="n_am" id="altruism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="altruism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæltruɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/altru/altruism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/altru/altruism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://altruism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f3a" id="altruism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="altruism__12" original="E391.-9be"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f3c" id="altruism__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f3d" id="altruism__14" original="E391.-9bc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="altruism__15" original="E391.-9bb"> the fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f3f" id="altruism__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f40" id="altruism__17" original="E85b.6c5d"><span class="x" id="altruism__18" original="E85b.6c5e"> The sense of altruism begins to emerge as early as age two. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f42" id="altruism__19" original="E85b.6c5f"><span class="x" id="altruism__20" original="E85b.6c60"> Altruism is directed primarily towards one’s immediate family and decreases with social distance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f44" id="altruism__21" original="E85c.-67c8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f45" id="altruism__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="altruism__23" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="altruism__24" original="E85c.-67c5"> behaviour of an animal that benefits another at its own <a class="ndv" href="entry://expense" id="altruism__25"> expense </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f49" id="altruism__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f4a" id="altruism__27" original="E85c.-67c4"><span class="x" id="altruism__28" original="E85c.-67c3"> Reciprocal altruism seems restricted to few goods and services markets like feeding or grooming activities. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f4c" id="altruism__29"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f4d" id="altruism__30" original="E391.-9ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f4e" id="altruism__31"><span class="dr" id="altruism__32" original="E391.-9b9"> altruistic </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f56" id="altruism__33" original="E391.-9b5"><span class="pos" id="altruism__34" original="E391.-9b4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5770" eid="altruism__35" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.595c" geo="br" id="altruism__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="altruism__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæltruˈɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alt/altru/altruistic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alt/altru/altruistic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://altruistic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.595f" geo="n_am" id="altruism__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="altruism__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæltruˈɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alt/altru/altruistic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alt/altru/altruistic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://altruistic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f58" id="altruism__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f59" id="altruism__41" original="E85b.6c61"><span class="x" id="altruism__42" original="E85b.6c62"> Individuals can acquire social prestige by the use of altruistic behaviour. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2804" id="altruism__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://altruism" title="altruism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2805" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4f28" id="altruism__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="altruism__45"> altruism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aluminium
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f5b" id="aluminium" original="E391.-989" sum="413"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f5c" id="aluminium__1" original="E391.-988"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f5d" id="aluminium__2" original="E391.-987"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aluminium </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f76" id="aluminium__4" original="E391.-976"><span class="pos" id="aluminium__5" original="E391.-975"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f5f" eid="aluminium__6" original="E391.-985" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5a21" geo="br" id="aluminium__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aluminium__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæljəˈmɪniəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alu/alumi/aluminium__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alu/alumi/aluminium__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aluminium__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5a24" geo="n_am" id="aluminium__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aluminium__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæljəˈmɪniəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alu/alumi/aluminium__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alu/alumi/aluminium__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aluminium__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5a27" geo="br" id="aluminium__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aluminium__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæləˈmɪniəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alu/alumi/aluminium__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alu/alumi/aluminium__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aluminium__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5a2b" geo="n_am" id="aluminium__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aluminium__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæləˈmɪniəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alu/alumi/aluminium__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alu/alumi/aluminium__us_2.ogg" href="sound://aluminium__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6eea" id="aluminium__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="aluminium__16" original="E391.-97e"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f6a" id="aluminium__17" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f6e" id="aluminium__18"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f6b" id="aluminium__19"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="aluminium__20" original="E391.-97b"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> aluminum </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f70" eid="aluminium__22" original="E391.-979" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5a1b" geo="br" id="aluminium__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aluminium__24"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːmɪnəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alu/alumi/aluminum__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alu/alumi/aluminum__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aluminum__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5a1e" geo="n_am" id="aluminium__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aluminium__26"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈluːmɪnəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alu/alumi/aluminum__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alu/alumi/aluminum__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aluminum__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f78" id="aluminium__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aluminium__28" original="E391.-973"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f7a" id="aluminium__29" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f7b" id="aluminium__30"><span class="v"><strong> Al </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f7d" id="aluminium__32"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f7e" id="aluminium__33" original="E391.-971"><span class="def" id="aluminium__34" original="E391.-970"> the chemical element of <a class="ndv" href="entry://atomic number" id="aluminium__35"> atomic number </a> 13. <span class="dh" id="aluminium__36" original="E391.-96f"> Aluminium </span> is a light, silver-grey metal used for making aircraft, engineering parts, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f82" id="aluminium__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f83" id="aluminium__38" original="E85b.6c63"><span class="x" id="aluminium__39" original="E85b.6c64"> The body of the robot was manufactured in aluminium. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f85" id="aluminium__40" original="E85b.6c65"><span class="cf" id="aluminium__41" original="E85c.-67b5"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="aluminium__42" original="E85b.6c66"> A mobile phone will not work if you wrap it in aluminium foil. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.284e" id="aluminium__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aluminium" title="aluminium definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.284f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4ed3" id="aluminium__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aluminium__45"> aluminium </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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always
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f88" id="always" original="E391.-8fa" sum="805"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f89" id="always__1" original="E391.-8f9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f8a" id="always__2" original="E391.-8f8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> always </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f92" id="always__4" original="E391.-8f3"><span class="pos" id="always__5" original="E391.-8f2"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.577d" eid="always__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5bdc" geo="br" id="always__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="always__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːlweɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/alw/alway/always__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/alw/alway/always__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://always__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5bdf" geo="n_am" id="always__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="always__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːlweɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/alw/alway/always__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/alw/alway/always__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://always__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f94" id="always__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f95" id="always__12" original="E391.-8f1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="always__13" original="E391.-8f0"> at all times; on every occasion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f97" id="always__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f98" id="always__15" original="E85b.6c69"><span class="x" id="always__16" original="E85b.6c6a"> Film by its very nature is always a representation of the past. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f9a" id="always__17" original="E85b.6c6b"><span class="x" id="always__18" original="E85b.6c6c"> There is always the potential for different interpretations of the original text. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f9c" id="always__19" original="E85c.-67b4"><span class="x" id="always__20" original="E85c.-67b3"> Patients do not always remember what has been said completely or correctly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7f9e" id="always__21" original="E85c.-67b2"><span class="x" id="always__22" original="E85c.-67b1"> This distinction is not always clear. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fa0" id="always__23" original="E391.-8ef"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="always__24" original="E391.-8ee"> for a long time; since you can remember </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fa2" id="always__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fa3" id="always__26" original="E85b.6c6f"><span class="x" id="always__27" original="E85b.6c70"> Resistance to this idea has always been strong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fa5" id="always__28" original="E85b.6c71"><span class="x" id="always__29" original="E85b.6c72"> Language differences have always been more of a barrier to television than to movie markets. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fa7" id="always__30" original="E391.-8ed"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="always__31" original="E391.-8ec"> for all future time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fa9" id="always__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7faa" id="always__33" original="E85b.6c75"><span class="x" id="always__34" original="E85b.6c76"> Unfortunately, there will always be children who come from economically disadvantaged families. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fac" id="always__35" original="E391.-8e3"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fad" id="always__36" original="E391.-8e2" sk="asalways"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fae" id="always__37"><span class="idm" id="always__38" original="E391.-8e1"> as always </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fb0" id="always__39"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fb1" id="always__40"><span class="def" id="always__41" original="E391.-8e0"> as usually happens or is expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fb3" id="always__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fb4" id="always__43" original="E85c.-67b0"><span class="x" id="always__44" original="E85c.-67af"> Opinions, as always, were divided. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2869" id="always__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://always" title="always definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.286a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4e32" id="always__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="always__47"> always </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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am
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fb6" id="am" original="E391.-88f" sk="amaab" sum="76"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fb7" id="am__1" original="E391.-88e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fb8" id="am__2" original="E391.-88d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> am </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fba" eid="am__4" original="E391.-88b" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5c89" geo="br" id="am__5" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="am__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/am_/am__g/am__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/am_/am__g/am__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://am__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5c8c" geo="n_am" id="am__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="am__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/am_/am__u/am__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/am_/am__u/am__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://am__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5c8f" form="strong" geo="br" id="am__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="am__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/am_/am__g/am__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/am_/am__g/am__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://am__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.5c92" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="am__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="am__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/am_/am__u/am__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/am_/am__u/am__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://am__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fc5" id="am__13" original="E4a8.-5823" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://be1" title="be1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fc6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fcc" id="am__14" original="E4a8.-5822"><span class="xh" id="am__15"> be </span><span class="xhm" id="am__16"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.28a3" id="am__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://am_1" title="am definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.28a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4d81" id="am__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="am__19"> am </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ambassador
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fc9" id="ambassador" original="E391.-695" sum="488"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fca" id="ambassador__1" original="E391.-694"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fcb" id="ambassador__2" original="E391.-693"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ambassador </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fd7" id="ambassador__7" original="E391.-68b"><span class="pos" id="ambassador__8" original="E391.-68a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5784" eid="ambassador__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6116" geo="br" id="ambassador__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambassador__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbæsədə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambas/ambassador__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambas/ambassador__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ambassador__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6119" geo="n_am" id="ambassador__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambassador__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbæsədər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambas/ambassador__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambas/ambassador__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://ambassador__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fd9" id="ambassador__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fda" id="ambassador__15" original="E391.-689"><span class="cf" id="ambassador__16" original="E487.7405"><span class="exp" id="ambassador__17"> ambassador </span> (to…) </span><span class="def" id="ambassador__18" original="E391.-688"> an official who lives in a foreign country as the senior representative there of his or her own country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fde" id="ambassador__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fdf" id="ambassador__20" original="E46b.4164"><span class="x" id="ambassador__21" original="E46b.4165"> Harriman served as American ambassador to Moscow after October 1943. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fe1" id="ambassador__22" original="E487.7408"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fe2" id="ambassador__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="ambassador__24" original="E487.740a" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="ambassador__25" original="E487.740b"> Existing students can be key ambassadors for the institution and play an active role as guides during open days and school visits. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.28b6" id="ambassador__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ambassador" title="ambassador definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.28b7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4af0" id="ambassador__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ambassador__28"> ambassador </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ambient
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fe5" id="ambient" original="E391.-5f8" sum="391"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fe6" id="ambient__1" original="E391.-5f7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fe7" id="ambient__2" original="E391.-5f6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ambient </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7fef" id="ambient__4" original="E391.-5f1"><span class="pos" id="ambient__5" original="E391.-5f0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.578b" eid="ambient__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.622d" geo="br" id="ambient__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambient__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmbiənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambie/ambient__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambie/ambient__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ambient__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6230" geo="n_am" id="ambient__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambient__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmbiənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambie/ambient__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambie/ambient__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ambient__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ff1" id="ambient__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="ambient__12" original="E391.-5ed"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ff3" id="ambient__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ff4" id="ambient__14" original="E391.-5ef"><span class="def" id="ambient__15" original="E391.-5eb"> in the surrounding area; on all sides </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ff6" id="ambient__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ff7" id="ambient__17" original="E85b.6c7f"><span class="x" id="ambient__18" original="E85b.6c80"> All trials were conducted in the laboratory at an ambient temperature of about 25.2˚C. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ff9" id="ambient__19" original="E85c.-6767"><span class="x" id="ambient__20" original="E85c.-6766"> ambient air/light/conditions </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ffb" id="ambient__21" original="E85b.6c83"><span class="x" id="ambient__22" original="E85b.6c84"> Long-distance migratory shorebirds are faced with a great variety of ambient conditions in the course of a year. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.28d4" id="ambient__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ambient" title="ambient definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.28d5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4a1e" id="ambient__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ambient__25"> ambient </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ambiguity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ffd" id="ambiguity" original="E391.-5e7" sum="417"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7ffe" id="ambiguity__1" original="E391.-5e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8000" id="ambiguity__2" original="E391.-5e5"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ambiguity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ff5" id="ambiguity__7" original="E391.-5dd"><span class="pos" id="ambiguity__8" original="E391.-5dc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5792" eid="ambiguity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6251" geo="br" id="ambiguity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambiguity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambig/ambiguity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambig/ambiguity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ambiguity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6254" geo="n_am" id="ambiguity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambiguity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambig/ambiguity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambig/ambiguity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ambiguity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ff3" id="ambiguity__14" original="E391.-5db"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ff0" form="pl" id="ambiguity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="ambiguity__16" original="E391.-5d7"> ambiguities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fee" id="ambiguity__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ambiguity__18" original="E391.-5d4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ambiguity__19" original="E85f.-6bf0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7feb" id="ambiguity__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fea" id="ambiguity__21" original="E391.-5d6"><span class="def" id="ambiguity__22" original="E391.-5d3"> the state of having more than one possible meaning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fe8" id="ambiguity__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fe7" id="ambiguity__24" original="E85f.-6bef"><span class="x" id="ambiguity__25" original="E85f.-6bee"> Wishing to avoid ambiguity in his meaning, precision in language was important for Faraday. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fe5" id="ambiguity__26" original="E85f.-6beb"><span class="cf" id="ambiguity__27" original="E861.-7d2e"><span class="exp" id="ambiguity__28"> ambiguity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="ambiguity__29" original="E85f.-6bea"> These data illustrate the complexities and ambiguities of soil chemical analyses on archaeological sites. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.28f9" id="ambiguity__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ambiguity" title="ambiguity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.28fa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-49fe" id="ambiguity__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ambiguity__32"> ambiguity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ambiguous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fe1" id="ambiguous" original="E391.-5c9" sum="555"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fe0" id="ambiguous__1" original="E391.-5c8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fdf" id="ambiguous__2" original="E391.-5c7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ambiguous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fd7" id="ambiguous__4" original="E391.-5c2"><span class="pos" id="ambiguous__5" original="E391.-5c1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5799" eid="ambiguous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.628d" geo="br" id="ambiguous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambiguous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪɡjuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambig/ambiguous__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambig/ambiguous__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://ambiguous__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6290" geo="n_am" id="ambiguous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambiguous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪɡjuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambig/ambiguous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambig/ambiguous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ambiguous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fd5" id="ambiguous__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fd4" id="ambiguous__12" original="E391.-5c0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ambiguous__13" original="E391.-5bf"> that can be understood in more than one different way </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fd2" id="ambiguous__14" original="E85f.-6a15" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://equivocal" title="equivocal (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fd1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.5945" id="ambiguous__15" original="E85f.-6a14"><span class="xh" id="ambiguous__16"> equivocal </span><span class="xs" id="ambiguous__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fce" id="ambiguous__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fcd" id="ambiguous__19" original="E85f.-6a13"><span class="x" id="ambiguous__20" original="E85f.-6a12"> The evidence is, in most cases, ambiguous and difficult to interpret. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fcb" id="ambiguous__21" original="E85f.-6a11"><span class="x" id="ambiguous__22" original="E85f.-6a10"> These studies produced ambiguous, sometimes contradictory, results. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fc9" id="ambiguous__23" original="E861.-7d28" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unambiguous" title="unambiguous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fc8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4d9b" id="ambiguous__24" original="E861.-7d26"><span class="xh" id="ambiguous__25"> unambiguous </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fc6" id="ambiguous__26" original="E391.-5be"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="ambiguous__27" original="E391.-5bd"> not clearly stated or defined </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fc4" id="ambiguous__28" original="E85f.-6a0f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://equivocal" title="equivocal (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fc3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.593c" id="ambiguous__29" original="E85f.-6a0e"><span class="xh" id="ambiguous__30"> equivocal </span><span class="xs" id="ambiguous__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fc0" id="ambiguous__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fbf" id="ambiguous__33" original="E85f.-6a0d"><span class="x" id="ambiguous__34" original="E85f.-6a0c"> There are sizeable numbers of people whose citizenship status is ambiguous. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fbd" id="ambiguous__35" original="E861.-7d27" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unambiguous" title="unambiguous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fbc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4d9b" id="ambiguous__36" original="E861.-7d25"><span class="xh" id="ambiguous__37"> unambiguous </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fba" id="ambiguous__38"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fb9" id="ambiguous__39" original="E391.-5b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fb8" id="ambiguous__40"><span class="dr" id="ambiguous__41" original="E391.-5b8"> ambiguously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fb0" id="ambiguous__42" original="E391.-5b4"><span class="pos" id="ambiguous__43" original="E391.-5b3"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.579a" eid="ambiguous__44" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6287" geo="br" id="ambiguous__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambiguous__46"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪɡjuəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambig/ambiguously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambig/ambiguously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ambiguously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.628a" geo="n_am" id="ambiguous__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambiguous__48"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪɡjuəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambig/ambiguously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambig/ambiguously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ambiguously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fae" id="ambiguous__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fad" id="ambiguous__50" original="E85f.-6a0b"><span class="x" id="ambiguous__51" original="E85f.-6a0a"> The term was used ambiguously for a number of different concepts. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2913" id="ambiguous__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ambiguous" title="ambiguous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2914" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-49d1" id="ambiguous__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ambiguous__54"> ambiguous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ambition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fab" id="ambition" original="E391.-5a1" sum="734"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7faa" id="ambition__1" original="E391.-5a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7fa9" id="ambition__2" original="E391.-59f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ambition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f9e" id="ambition__7" original="E391.-597"><span class="pos" id="ambition__8" original="E391.-596"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57a7" eid="ambition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4c4e" geo="br" id="ambition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambit/ambition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambit/ambition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ambition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4c4b" geo="n_am" id="ambition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambit/ambition__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambit/ambition__us_2.ogg" href="sound://ambition__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f9c" id="ambition__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f9b" id="ambition__15" original="E391.-595"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f9a" id="ambition__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ambition__17" original="E391.-593"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ambition__18" original="E391.-592"> something that you want to do or achieve very much </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f97" id="ambition__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f96" id="ambition__20" original="E85b.6c87"><span class="x" id="ambition__21" original="E85b.6c88"> These developments have challenged the EU's ability to realize its ambitions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f94" id="ambition__22" original="E85b.6c89"><span class="x" id="ambition__23" original="E85b.6c8a"> political/personal/literary ambitions </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f92" id="ambition__24" original="E85b.6c8b"><span class="cf" id="ambition__25" original="E391.-591"><span class="exp" id="ambition__26"> ambition </span> of being/doing something </span><span class="x" id="ambition__27" original="E85b.6c8c"> The company has sufficient financial resources to pursue its ambition of increasing its share of the European market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f8e" id="ambition__28" original="E85b.6c8d"><span class="cf" id="ambition__29" original="E391.-590"><span class="exp" id="ambition__30"> ambition </span> to be/do something </span><span class="x" id="ambition__31" original="E85b.6c8e"> The firm's long-term ambition was to secure a slice of the organic market. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f8a" id="ambition__32" original="E391.-58f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f89" id="ambition__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ambition__34" original="E391.-58d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ambition__35" original="E391.-58c"> the desire or determination to be successful, rich or powerful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f86" id="ambition__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f85" id="ambition__37" original="E85b.6c8f"><span class="x" id="ambition__38" original="E85b.6c90"> His brilliant career can be seen as the outcome of extraordinary personal ambition. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2951" id="ambition__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ambition_1" title="ambition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2952" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-498e" id="ambition__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ambition__41"> ambition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ambitious
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f83" id="ambitious" original="E391.-58b" sum="700"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f82" id="ambitious__1" original="E391.-58a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f81" id="ambitious__2" original="E391.-589"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ambitious </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f79" id="ambitious__4" original="E391.-584"><span class="pos" id="ambitious__5" original="E391.-583"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57ae" eid="ambitious__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4bfa" geo="br" id="ambitious__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambitious__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambit/ambitious__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambit/ambitious__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ambitious__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4bf7" geo="n_am" id="ambitious__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambitious__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambit/ambitious__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambit/ambitious__us_2.ogg" href="sound://ambitious__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f77" id="ambitious__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f76" id="ambitious__12" original="E391.-582"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ambitious__13" original="E391.-581"> determined to be successful, rich or powerful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f74" id="ambitious__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f73" id="ambitious__15" original="E85b.6c93"><span class="x" id="ambitious__16" original="E85b.6c94"> Alcibiades was the most politically ambitious of all the Athenians. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f71" id="ambitious__17" original="E85b.6c95"><span class="x" id="ambitious__18" original="E85b.6c96"> Ambitious MPs would rather have a post in the Cabinet than on a committee. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f6f" id="ambitious__19" original="E391.-580"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="ambitious__20" original="E391.-57f"> needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f6d" id="ambitious__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f6c" id="ambitious__22" original="E85b.6c97"><span class="x" id="ambitious__23" original="E85b.6c98"> Angus embarked on a still more ambitious project, a three-volume history of the British Empire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f6a" id="ambitious__24" original="E85b.6c9b"><span class="x" id="ambitious__25" original="E85b.6c9c"> an ambitious plan/programme/scheme </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f68" id="ambitious__26" original="E85b.6c9d"><span class="x" id="ambitious__27" original="E85b.6c9e"> an ambitious target/goal/aim </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f66" id="ambitious__28" original="E85b.6c99"><span class="x" id="ambitious__29" original="E85b.6c9a"> The Maastricht Treaty was probably the most ambitious attempt at European integration since the founding Treaty of Rome in 1957. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f64" id="ambitious__30"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f63" id="ambitious__31" original="E391.-57b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f62" id="ambitious__32"><span class="dr" id="ambitious__33" original="E391.-57a"> ambitiously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f5a" id="ambitious__34" original="E391.-576"><span class="pos" id="ambitious__35" original="E391.-575"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57af" eid="ambitious__36" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.634a" geo="br" id="ambitious__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambitious__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambit/ambitiously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambit/ambitiously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ambitiously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.634d" geo="n_am" id="ambitious__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambitious__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambit/ambitiously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambit/ambitiously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ambitiously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f58" id="ambitious__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f57" id="ambitious__42" original="E85b.6c9f"><span class="x" id="ambitious__43" original="E85b.6ca0"> The book is ambitiously broad in scope. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f55" id="ambitious__44" original="E85b.6ca1"><span class="x" id="ambitious__45" original="E85b.6ca2"> He states, ambitiously enough, that his aim is to lay out a ‘general framework for the comparative analysis of religion’. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.297a" id="ambitious__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ambitious" title="ambitious definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.297b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4960" id="ambitious__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ambitious__48"> ambitious </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ambivalent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f53" id="ambivalent" original="E391.-574" sum="435"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f52" id="ambivalent__1" original="E391.-573"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f51" id="ambivalent__2" original="E391.-572"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ambivalent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f47" id="ambivalent__6" original="E391.-56d"><span class="pos" id="ambivalent__7" original="E391.-56c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57bc" eid="ambivalent__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.63b9" geo="br" id="ambivalent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambivalent__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪvələnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambiv/ambivalent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambiv/ambivalent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ambivalent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.63bc" geo="n_am" id="ambivalent__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambivalent__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪvələnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambiv/ambivalent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambiv/ambivalent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ambivalent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f45" id="ambivalent__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f44" id="ambivalent__14" original="E391.-56b"><span class="def" id="ambivalent__15" original="E391.-569"> having or showing both good and bad feelings about somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f42" id="ambivalent__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f41" id="ambivalent__17" original="E487.740e"><span class="x" id="ambivalent__18" original="E487.740f"> The Left has had a very ambivalent attitude to the question of equality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f3f" id="ambivalent__19" original="E46b.4630"><span class="cf" id="ambivalent__20" original="E487.7410"><span class="exp" id="ambivalent__21"> ambivalent </span> about somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="ambivalent__22" original="E46b.4631"> These managers were also ambivalent about the continued benefits of cooperation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f3b" id="ambivalent__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f3a" id="ambivalent__24" original="E391.-568"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f39" id="ambivalent__25"><span class="dr" id="ambivalent__26" original="E391.-567"> ambivalence </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f2e" id="ambivalent__30" original="E391.-560"><span class="pos" id="ambivalent__31" original="E391.-55f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57bd" eid="ambivalent__32" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.63b3" geo="br" id="ambivalent__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambivalent__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪvələns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amb/ambiv/ambivalence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambiv/ambivalence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ambivalence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.63b6" geo="n_am" id="ambivalent__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ambivalent__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmˈbɪvələns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amb/ambiv/ambivalence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amb/ambiv/ambivalence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ambivalence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f2c" id="ambivalent__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ambivalent__38" original="E391.-55d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="ambivalent__39" original="E391.-55c"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f29" id="ambivalent__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f28" id="ambivalent__41" original="E46b.4632"><span class="cf" id="ambivalent__42" original="E391.-55b"><span class="exp"> ambivalence </span> (about/towards somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="ambivalent__43" original="E46b.4633"> In all groups there appears to be ambivalence about whether potential positive benefits outweigh negative effects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f25" id="ambivalent__44" original="E46b.4634"><span class="x" id="ambivalent__45" original="E46b.4635"> A much deeper ambivalence towards curricular knowledge was expressed particularly by working-class boys. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.29b1" id="ambivalent__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ambivalent" title="ambivalent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.29b2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4938" id="ambivalent__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ambivalent__48"> ambivalent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amenable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f23" id="amenable" original="E391.-410" sum="347"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f22" id="amenable__1" original="E391.-40f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f21" id="amenable__2" original="E391.-40e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amenable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f19" id="amenable__4" original="E391.-409"><span class="pos" id="amenable__5" original="E391.-408"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57ca" eid="amenable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.65ce" geo="br" id="amenable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amenable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmiːnəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ame/amena/amenable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ame/amena/amenable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amenable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.65d1" geo="n_am" id="amenable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amenable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmiːnəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ame/amena/amenable__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ame/amena/amenable__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://amenable__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f17" id="amenable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f16" id="amenable__12" original="E391.-403"><span class="cf" id="amenable__13" original="E391.-402"><span class="exp" id="amenable__14"> amenable </span> to (doing) something </span><span class="def" id="amenable__15" original="E391.-3ff"> that you can treat in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f12" id="amenable__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f11" id="amenable__17" original="E4e1.-1ba7"><span class="x" id="amenable__18" original="E4e1.-1ba6"> Smoking-related cancers tend to be less amenable to intervention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f0f" id="amenable__19" original="E492.364b"><span class="x" id="amenable__20" original="E492.364c"> ‘Hamlet’ is the least amenable of all Shakespeare's plays to being summarized. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.29e4" id="amenable__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amenable" title="amenable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.29e5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-477e" id="amenable__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amenable__23"> amenable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amend
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f0d" id="amend" original="E391.-3fe" sum="461"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f0c" id="amend__1" original="E391.-3fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f0b" id="amend__2" original="E391.-3fc"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amend </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7efe" id="amend__9" original="E391.-3f2"><span class="pos" id="amend__10" original="E391.-3f1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57d1" eid="amend__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6604" geo="br" id="amend__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ame/amend/amend__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amend__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://amend__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6607" geo="n_am" id="amend__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ame/amend/amend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3658" id="amend__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7695" form="root" id="amend__17"><span class="vp" id="amend__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> amend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7693" eid="amend__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7692" geo="br" id="amend__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ame/amend/amend__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amend__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://amend__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-768f" geo="n_am" id="amend__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ame/amend/amend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-768c" form="thirdps" id="amend__24"><span class="vp" id="amend__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> amends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-768a" eid="amend__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7689" geo="br" id="amend__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ame/amend/amends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7686" geo="n_am" id="amend__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ame/amend/amends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7683" form="past" id="amend__31"><span class="vp" id="amend__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> amended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7681" eid="amend__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7680" geo="br" id="amend__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ame/amend/amended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-767d" geo="n_am" id="amend__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ame/amend/amended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-767a" form="pastpart" id="amend__38"><span class="vp" id="amend__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> amended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7678" eid="amend__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7677" geo="br" id="amend__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ame/amend/amended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7674" geo="n_am" id="amend__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ame/amend/amended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7671" form="prespart" id="amend__45"><span class="vp" id="amend__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> amending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-766f" eid="amend__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-766e" geo="br" id="amend__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ame/amend/amending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-766b" geo="n_am" id="amend__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amend__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ame/amend/amending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ed2" id="amend__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ed1" id="amend__53" original="E391.-3d4"><span class="cf" id="amend__54" original="E391.-3d3"><span class="exp" id="amend__55"> amend </span> something </span><span class="def" id="amend__56" original="E391.-3d2"> to change a law, an agreement or a document slightly to improve or correct it or to reflect changing circumstances </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ecd" id="amend__57" original="E85f.-69cc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://revise" title="revise (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ecc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-eb" id="amend__58" original="E85f.-69cd"><span class="xh" id="amend__59"> revise </span><span class="xs" id="amend__60"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ec9" id="amend__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ec8" id="amend__62" original="E85f.-69cb"><span class="x" id="amend__63" original="E85f.-69ca"> In 1993, the Indian constitution was amended to require greater representation of women in local councils. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ec6" id="amend__64" original="E85f.-69c9"><span class="x" id="amend__65" original="E85f.-69c8"> An amended treaty must be ratified in all member states. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2a32" id="amend__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amend" title="amend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2a33" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-475c" id="amend__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amend__68"> amend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amendment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ec4" id="amendment" original="E391.-3d1" sum="735"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ec3" id="amendment__1" original="E391.-3d0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ec2" id="amendment__2" original="E391.-3cf"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amendment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7eb7" id="amendment__7" original="E391.-3c7"><span class="pos" id="amendment__8" original="E391.-3c6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57d8" eid="amendment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6658" geo="br" id="amendment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amendment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ame/amend/amendment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amendment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amendment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.665b" geo="n_am" id="amendment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amendment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmendmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ame/amend/amendment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ame/amend/amendment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amendment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7eb5" id="amendment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7eb4" id="amendment__15" original="E391.-3c5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7eb3" id="amendment__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="amendment__17" original="E391.-3c3"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="amendment__18" original="E391.-3c2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="amendment__19" original="E391.-3c1"> a small change or improvement that is made to a law or document; the process of changing a law or document </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7eaf" id="amendment__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7eae" id="amendment__21" original="E85f.-6995"><span class="x" id="amendment__22" original="E85f.-6994"> Once in government, he proposed a constitutional amendment to allow his own re-election. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7eac" id="amendment__23" original="E85f.-6993"><span class="cf" id="amendment__24" original="E391.-3c0"><span class="exp" id="amendment__25"> amendment </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="amendment__26" original="E85f.-6992"> There have been further amendments to the legislation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ea8" id="amendment__27" original="E85f.-6990"><span class="cf" id="amendment__28" original="E85f.-6991"><span class="exp" id="amendment__29"> amendment </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="amendment__30" original="E85f.-698f"> The Founding Fathers deliberately made amendment of the Constitution difficult. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ea4" id="amendment__31" original="E391.-3bf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ea3" id="amendment__32" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ea2" id="amendment__33"><span class="v"><strong> Amendment </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ea0" id="amendment__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="amendment__36" original="E391.-3bc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="amendment__37" original="E391.-3bb"> a statement of a change to the <a class="ndv" href="entry://constitution" id="amendment__38"> constitution </a> of the US </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e9c" id="amendment__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e9b" id="amendment__40" original="E85f.-698e"><span class="x" id="amendment__41" original="E85f.-698d"> The Fourteenth Amendment requires equal admission of all students to public schools. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2a53" id="amendment__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amendment" title="amendment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2a54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-472b" id="amendment__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amendment__44"> amendment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amenity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e99" id="amenity" original="E391.-3a3" sum="353"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e98" id="amenity__1" original="E391.-3a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e97" id="amenity__2" original="E391.-3a1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amenity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e8b" id="amenity__7" original="E391.-399"><span class="pos" id="amenity__8" original="E391.-398"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57df" eid="amenity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.66a6" geo="br" id="amenity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amenity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmiːnəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ame/ameni/amenity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ame/ameni/amenity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amenity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.66a9" geo="n_am" id="amenity__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amenity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmenəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ame/ameni/amenity__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ame/ameni/amenity__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://amenity__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e89" id="amenity__14" original="E391.-395"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e86" form="pl" id="amenity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="amenity__16" original="E391.-391"> amenities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e84" id="amenity__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="amenity__18" original="E391.-396"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e82" id="amenity__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e81" id="amenity__20" original="E391.-390"><span class="def" id="amenity__21" original="E391.-38f"> a feature that makes a place pleasant, comfortable or easy to live in </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e7f" id="amenity__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e7e" id="amenity__23" original="E492.3759"><span class="x" id="amenity__24" original="E492.375a"> Local government is responsible for public amenities, such as swimming pools, parks and libraries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e7c" id="amenity__25" original="E4e1.-1ba5"><span class="x" id="amenity__26" original="E4e1.-1ba4"> Areas with higher amenities will attract more workers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2a89" id="amenity__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amenity" title="amenity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2a8a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-46e1" id="amenity__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amenity__29"> amenity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e7a" id="amid" original="E391.-1f0" sum="491"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e79" id="amid__1" original="E391.-1ef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e78" id="amid__2" original="E391.-1ee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amid </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e65" id="amid__4" original="E391.-1e3"><span class="pos" id="amid__5" original="E391.-1e2"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57e6" eid="amid__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.69b7" geo="br" id="amid__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amid__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ami/amid_/amid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ami/amid_/amid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.69ba" geo="n_am" id="amid__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amid__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ami/amid_/amid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ami/amid_/amid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e70" id="amid__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e6f" id="amid__12"><span class="v"><strong> mid </strong></span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e6d" id="amid__14"><span class="v"><strong> amidst </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e6b" eid="amid__16" original="E391.-1e6" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e6a" geo="br" id="amid__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amid__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmɪdst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ami/amids/amidst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ami/amids/amidst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amidst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e63" id="amid__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="amid__20" original="E391.-1e0" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e61" id="amid__21"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e60" id="amid__22" original="E391.-1df"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="amid__23" original="E391.-1de"> in the middle of or during something, especially something that causes excitement or fear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e5e" id="amid__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e5d" id="amid__25" original="E487.23a8"><span class="x" id="amid__26" original="E487.23a9"> The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5% amid concerns over the strength of the economic recovery. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e5b" id="amid__27" original="E391.-1dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="amid__28" original="E391.-1dc"> surrounded by something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e59" id="amid__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e58" id="amid__30" original="E487.7411"><span class="x" id="amid__31" original="E487.7412"> The poem opens with dawn and an ecstatic evocation of the sublime amid a mountainous landscape. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2aae" id="amid__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amid" title="amid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2aaf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-447e" id="amid__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amid__34"> amid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amine
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e56" id="amine" original="E586.-4027" sum="267"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e55" id="amine__1" original="E586.-4026"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e54" id="amine__2" original="E586.-4025"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amine </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e49" id="amine__7" original="E586.-4021"><span class="pos" id="amine__8" original="E586.-4020"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e4f" eid="amine__9" original="E586.-4023" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7e5b" geo="br" id="amine__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amine__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪmiːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ami/amine/amine__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ami/amine/amine__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amine__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7e58" geo="n_am" id="amine__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amine__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪmiːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ami/amine/amine__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ami/amine/amine__us_2.ogg" href="sound://amine__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e47" id="amine__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="amine__15" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e45" id="amine__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e44" id="amine__17" original="E586.-401d"><span class="def" id="amine__18" original="E586.-401c"> a member of a group of <a class="ndv" href="entry://organic" id="amine__19"> organic </a><a class="ndv" href="entry://compounds" id="amine__20"> compounds </a> that contains -NH <span class="sub" id="amine__21" original="E855.-6a63"> 2 </span> (an <a class="ndv" href="entry://amino" id="amine__22"> amino </a> group) joined directly to one of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon" id="amine__23"> carbon </a> atoms </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e3d" id="amine__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e3c" id="amine__25" original="E5fb.5862"><span class="x" id="amine__26" original="E5fb.5863"> Amines have a characteristic fishy smell as they are released when fish start to go bad. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amino
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e3a" id="amino" original="E83d.-79af" sum="219"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e39" id="amino__1" original="E83d.-79ae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e38" id="amino__2" original="E83d.-79ad"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amino </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e2d" id="amino__6" original="E83d.-79a8"><span class="pos" id="amino__7" original="E83d.-79a7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e34" eid="amino__8" original="E83d.-79ab" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7e4a" geo="br" id="amino__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amino__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmiːnəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ami/amino/amino__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ami/amino/amino__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amino__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7e47" geo="n_am" id="amino__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amino__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmiːnoʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ami/amino/amino__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ami/amino/amino__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amino__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e2b" id="amino__13" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e2a" id="amino__14"><span class="v"><strong> NH <span class="sub" id="amino__16" original="E428.-5193"> 2 </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="amino__17" original="E46b.1bdd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="amino__18" original="E428.-5195"> + noun </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e25" id="amino__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e24" id="amino__20" original="E83d.-79a6"><span class="def" id="amino__21" original="E428.-5192"> a chemical group with the formula NH <span class="sub" id="amino__22" original="E5fb.5859"> 2 </span> , present in <a class="ndv" href="entry://amines" id="amino__23"> amines </a> and <a class="ndv" href="entry://amino acids" id="amino__24"> amino acids </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e1f" id="amino__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e1e" id="amino__26" original="E586.-3fdf"><span class="x" id="amino__27" original="E586.-3fde"> Glutamine is one of several naturally occurring amino acids that contain two amino groups. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amino acid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e1c" id="amino-acid" original="E391.-1ce" sum="534"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e1b" id="amino-acid__1" original="E391.-1cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e1a" id="amino-acid__2" original="E391.-1cc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amino acid </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e0e" id="amino-acid__7" original="E391.-1c4"><span class="pos" id="amino-acid__8" original="E391.-1c3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57ed" eid="amino-acid__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6a0c" geo="br" id="amino-acid__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amino-acid__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌmiːnəʊ ˈæsɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ami/amino/amino_acid_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ami/amino/amino_acid_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amino_acid_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6a10" geo="n_am" id="amino-acid__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amino-acid__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌmiːnoʊ ˈæsɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ami/amino/amino_acid_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ami/amino/amino_acid_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://amino_acid_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e0c" id="amino-acid__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="amino-acid__15" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e0a" id="amino-acid__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e09" id="amino-acid__17" original="E391.-1c0"><span class="def" id="amino-acid__18" original="E391.-1bf"> a chemical <a class="ndv" href="entry://compound" id="amino-acid__19"> compound </a> containing both an <a class="ndv" href="entry://amino" id="amino-acid__20"> amino </a> group (-NH <span class="sub" id="amino-acid__21" original="E5fb.5dc8"> 2 </span> ) and an <a class="ndv" href="entry://organic" id="amino-acid__22"> organic </a> acid group (-COOH) which can combine with other <span class="dh" id="amino-acid__23" original="E586.-3fcb"> amino acids </span> to form the basic structure of <a class="ndv" href="entry://proteins" id="amino-acid__24"> proteins </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e01" id="amino-acid__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7e00" id="amino-acid__26" original="E82a.26cb"><span class="x" id="amino-acid__27" original="E82a.26cc"> The protein hormone insulin is formed when 51 separate specific amino acids join together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dfe" id="amino-acid__28" original="E487.3094"><span class="x" id="amino-acid__29" original="E487.3095"> In bacteria and plants, all amino acids are synthesized by individual pathways using general metabolic intermediates. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2b0b" id="amino-acid__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amino-acid" title="amino acid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2b0c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-444c" id="amino-acid__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amino-acid__32"> amino acid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ammonia
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dfc" id="ammonia" original="E391.-13e" sum="489"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dfb" id="ammonia__1" original="E391.-13d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dfa" id="ammonia__2" original="E391.-13c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ammonia </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7df1" id="ammonia__4" original="E391.-137"><span class="pos" id="ammonia__5" original="E391.-136"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57f6" eid="ammonia__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6ad4" geo="br" id="ammonia__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ammonia__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈməʊniə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amm/ammon/ammonia__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amm/ammon/ammonia__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ammonia__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6ad8" geo="n_am" id="ammonia__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ammonia__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmoʊniə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amm/ammon/ammonia__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amm/ammon/ammonia__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ammonia__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7def" id="ammonia__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ammonia__12" original="E391.-134"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ded" id="ammonia__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dec" id="ammonia__14" original="E391.-131"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7deb" id="ammonia__15" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dea" id="ammonia__16"><span class="v"><strong> NH <span class="sub" id="ammonia__18" original="E391.-132"> 3 </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="ammonia__19" original="E391.-130"> a gas with a strong smell, which dissolves in water to give a strongly <a class="ndv" href="entry://alkaline" id="ammonia__20"> alkaline </a> solution </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7de5" id="ammonia__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7de4" id="ammonia__22" original="E82a.26cf"><span class="x" id="ammonia__23" original="E82a.26d0"> The end result is a mixture of gases containing small amounts of hydrogen and ammonia. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7de2" id="ammonia__24" original="E82a.26d1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="ammonia__25" original="E82a.26d2"> a clear liquid containing <span class="dh" id="ammonia__26" original="E82a.26d3"> ammonia </span> , used as a cleaning substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ddf" id="ammonia__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dde" id="ammonia__28" original="E82a.26d4"><span class="x" id="ammonia__29" original="E82a.26d5"> Consumers may feel that such diverse products as ammonia and soap are appropriate products to clean a worktop. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2b2d" id="ammonia__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ammonia" title="ammonia definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2b2e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4385" id="ammonia__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ammonia__32"> ammonia </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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among
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ddc" id="among" original="E391.-2a" sum="712"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ddb" id="among__1" original="E391.-29"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dda" id="among__2" original="E391.-28"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> among </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dc9" id="among__4" original="E391.-1e"><span class="pos" id="among__5" original="E391.-1d"> preposition </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.57ff" eid="among__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4ba6" geo="br" id="among__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="among__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmʌŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amo/among/among__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amo/among/among__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://among__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4ba3" geo="n_am" id="among__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="among__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmʌŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amo/among/among__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amo/among/among__us_2.ogg" href="sound://among__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dd2" id="among__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dd1" id="among__12"><span class="v"><strong> amongst </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dcf" eid="among__14" original="E391.-21" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6ce0" geo="br" id="among__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="among__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmʌŋst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amo/among/amongst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amo/among/amongst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amongst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6ce3" geo="n_am" id="among__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="among__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmʌŋst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amo/among/amongst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amo/among/amongst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amongst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dc7" id="among__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dc6" id="among__20" original="E391.-1a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="among__21" original="E391.-19"> being included or happening in groups of things or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dc4" id="among__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dc3" id="among__23" original="E81e.296c"><span class="x" id="among__24" original="E81e.296d"> Tobacco use was higher among boys than girls. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dc1" id="among__25" original="E81e.296e"><span class="x" id="among__26" original="E81e.296f"> Among other things, senior managers have the power to decide whether people will lose their jobs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dbf" id="among__27" original="E391.-18"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="among__28" original="E391.-17"> used when you are dividing or choosing something, and three or more people or things are involved </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dbd" id="among__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dbc" id="among__30" original="E81e.2970"><span class="x" id="among__31" original="E81e.2971"> They argue that any tax cuts should be shared more fairly among all taxpayers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7dba" id="among__32" original="E81e.2972"><span class="x" id="among__33" original="E81e.2973"> On his death the property was divided equally among his sons. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7db8" id="among__34" original="E391.-1c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="among__35" original="E391.-1b"> surrounded by somebody/something; in the middle of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7db6" id="among__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7db5" id="among__37" original="E81e.2974"><span class="x" id="among__38" original="E81e.2975"> It was a delightful place among the trees on the river. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2b58" id="among__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://among" title="among definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2b59" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4225" id="among__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="among__41"> among </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amount
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7db3" hm="1" id="amount1" original="E391.65" sum="1216"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7db2" id="amount1__1" original="E391.66"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7db1" id="amount1__2" original="E391.67"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amount <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7da6" id="amount1__7" original="E391.72"><span class="pos" id="amount1__8" original="E391.73"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5806" eid="amount1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6e1e" geo="br" id="amount1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amo/amoun/amount__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amount__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://amount__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6e21" geo="n_am" id="amount1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amo/amoun/amount__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amount__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amount__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7da4" id="amount1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="amount1__15" original="E391.75"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="amount1__16" original="E391.76"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7da1" id="amount1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7da0" id="amount1__18" original="E391.79"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="use" id="amount1__19" original="E391.7b"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used especially with uncountable nouns <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="amount1__20" original="E391.7a"><span class="exp" id="amount1__21"> amount </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="amount1__22" original="E391.7c"> a quantity of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d9b" id="amount1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d9a" id="amount1__24" original="E863.-6f93"><span class="x" id="amount1__25" original="E863.-6f92"> A fair amount is known about what kinds of political activity people engage in. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d98" id="amount1__26" original="E863.-6f91"><span class="x" id="amount1__27" original="E863.-6f90"> A considerable amount of time, sometimes years, may elapse until the animal returns to its home. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d96" id="amount1__28" original="E39f.-542f"><span class="x" id="amount1__29" original="E39f.-542e"> Several techniques are now available for sampling large amounts of data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.2091" id="amount1__30" original="E863.-6ed9"><span class="x" id="amount1__31" original="E863.-6ed8"> The mass of a rocket determines the amount of energy needed to place it in orbit around the earth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.2845" id="amount1__32" original="E863.-6f4f"><span class="x" id="amount1__33" original="E863.-6f4e"> Thirdly, a certain amount of subjective judgement is involved. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d94" id="amount1__34" original="E863.-6f7f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__35"> adjective + amount </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d92" id="amount1__36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d91" id="amount1__37" original="E863.-6f7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d90" id="amount1__38"><span class="coll" id="amount1__39" original="E863.-6f7d"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d8e" id="amount1__40" original="E863.-6f7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d8d" id="amount1__41"><span class="coll" id="amount1__42" original="E863.-6f7b"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d8b" id="amount1__43"><span class="coll" id="amount1__44" original="E863.-6f7a"> considerable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d89" id="amount1__45"><span class="coll" id="amount1__46" original="E863.-6f79"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d87" id="amount1__47" original="E863.-6f78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d86" id="amount1__48"><span class="coll" id="amount1__49" original="E863.-6f77"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d84" id="amount1__50" original="E863.-6f76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d83" id="amount1__51"><span class="coll" id="amount1__52" original="E863.-6f75"> vast </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d81" id="amount1__53"><span class="coll" id="amount1__54" original="E863.-6f74"> huge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d7f" id="amount1__55"><span class="coll" id="amount1__56" original="E863.-6f73"> enormous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d7d" id="amount1__57" original="E863.-6f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d7c" id="amount1__58"><span class="coll" id="amount1__59" original="E863.-6f71"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d7a" id="amount1__60" original="E863.-6f70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d79" id="amount1__61"><span class="coll" id="amount1__62" original="E863.-6f6f"> excessive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d77" id="amount1__63" original="E863.-6f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d76" id="amount1__64"><span class="coll" id="amount1__65" original="E863.-6f5f"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d74" id="amount1__66" original="E863.-6f6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d73" id="amount1__67"><span class="coll" id="amount1__68" original="E863.-6f6d"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d71" id="amount1__69" original="E863.-6f5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d70" id="amount1__70"><span class="coll" id="amount1__71" original="E863.-6f5d"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d6e" id="amount1__72" original="E863.-6f5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d6d" id="amount1__73"><span class="coll" id="amount1__74" original="E863.-6f5b"> fixed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d6b" id="amount1__75" original="E863.-6f6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d6a" id="amount1__76"><span class="coll" id="amount1__77" original="E863.-6f6b"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d68" id="amount1__78" original="E863.-6f56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d67" id="amount1__79"><span class="coll" id="amount1__80" original="E863.-6f55"> given </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d65" id="amount1__81" original="E863.-6f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d64" id="amount1__82"><span class="coll" id="amount1__83" original="E863.-6f69"> fair </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d62" id="amount1__84" original="E863.-6f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d61" id="amount1__85"><span class="coll" id="amount1__86" original="E863.-6f67"> equal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d5f" id="amount1__87" original="E863.-6f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d5e" id="amount1__88"><span class="coll" id="amount1__89" original="E863.-6f61"> total </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d5c" id="amount1__90" original="E863.-6f5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d5b" id="amount1__91"><span class="coll" id="amount1__92" original="E863.-6f59"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d59" id="amount1__93" original="E863.-6f58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d58" id="amount1__94"><span class="coll" id="amount1__95" original="E863.-6f57"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d56" id="amount1__96" original="E863.-6f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d55" id="amount1__97"><span class="coll" id="amount1__98" original="E863.-6f53"> maximum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d53" id="amount1__99" original="E863.-6f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d52" id="amount1__100"><span class="coll" id="amount1__101" original="E863.-6f51"> minimum </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d50" id="amount1__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d4f" id="amount1__103" original="E863.-6f4f"><span class="x" id="amount1__104" original="E863.-6f4e"> Thirdly, a certain amount of subjective judgement is involved. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d4d" id="amount1__105" original="E863.-6f48" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__106"> verb + amount </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d4b" id="amount1__107"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d4a" id="amount1__108" original="E863.-6f47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d49" id="amount1__109"><span class="coll" id="amount1__110" original="E863.-6f46"> give </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d47" id="amount1__111" original="E863.-6f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d46" id="amount1__112"><span class="coll" id="amount1__113" original="E863.-6f44"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d44" id="amount1__114" original="E863.-6f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d43" id="amount1__115"><span class="coll" id="amount1__116" original="E863.-6f42"> take </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d41" id="amount1__117" original="E863.-6f41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d40" id="amount1__118"><span class="coll" id="amount1__119" original="E863.-6f40"> receive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d3e" id="amount1__120" original="E863.-6f3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d3d" id="amount1__121"><span class="coll" id="amount1__122" original="E863.-6f3e"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d3b" id="amount1__123" original="E863.-6f3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d3a" id="amount1__124"><span class="coll" id="amount1__125" original="E863.-6f3c"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d38" id="amount1__126" original="E863.-6f3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d37" id="amount1__127"><span class="coll" id="amount1__128" original="E863.-6f3a"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d35" id="amount1__129" original="E863.-6f39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d34" id="amount1__130"><span class="coll" id="amount1__131" original="E863.-6f38"> spend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d32" id="amount1__132" original="E863.-6f37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d31" id="amount1__133"><span class="coll" id="amount1__134" original="E863.-6f36"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d2f" id="amount1__135" original="E863.-6f35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d2e" id="amount1__136"><span class="coll" id="amount1__137" original="E863.-6f34"> generate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d2c" id="amount1__138" original="E863.-6f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d2b" id="amount1__139"><span class="coll" id="amount1__140" original="E863.-6f32"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d29" id="amount1__141" original="E863.-6f31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d28" id="amount1__142"><span class="coll" id="amount1__143" original="E863.-6f30"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d26" id="amount1__144" original="E863.-6f2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d25" id="amount1__145"><span class="coll" id="amount1__146" original="E863.-6f2e"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d23" id="amount1__147" original="E863.-6f2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d22" id="amount1__148"><span class="coll" id="amount1__149" original="E863.-6f2c"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d20" id="amount1__150" original="E863.-6f2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d1f" id="amount1__151"><span class="coll" id="amount1__152" original="E863.-6f2a"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d1d" id="amount1__153" original="E863.-6f29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d1c" id="amount1__154"><span class="coll" id="amount1__155" original="E863.-6f28"> represent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d1a" id="amount1__156" original="E863.-6f27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d19" id="amount1__157"><span class="coll" id="amount1__158" original="E863.-6f26"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d17" id="amount1__159" original="E863.-6f25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d16" id="amount1__160"><span class="coll" id="amount1__161" original="E863.-6f24"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d14" id="amount1__162" original="E863.-6f23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d13" id="amount1__163"><span class="coll" id="amount1__164" original="E863.-6f22"> involve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d11" id="amount1__165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d10" id="amount1__166" original="E863.-6f20"><span class="x" id="amount1__167" original="E863.-6f1f"> The samples analysed in this study contain relatively small amounts of clay. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d0e" id="amount1__168" original="E863.-6f1c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__169"> verb + amount </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d0c" id="amount1__170"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d0b" id="amount1__171" original="E863.-6f1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d0a" id="amount1__172"><span class="coll" id="amount1__173" original="E863.-6f19"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d08" id="amount1__174" original="E863.-6f18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d07" id="amount1__175"><span class="coll" id="amount1__176" original="E863.-6f17"> use </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d05" id="amount1__177" original="E863.-6f16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d04" id="amount1__178"><span class="coll" id="amount1__179" original="E863.-6f15"> consume </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d02" id="amount1__180" original="E863.-6f14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7d01" id="amount1__181" original="E863.-6f13"><span class="x" id="amount1__182" original="E863.-6f12"> Many farms produce significant amounts of waste. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cff" id="amount1__183" original="E863.-6f08" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__184"> amount of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cfd" id="amount1__185"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cfc" id="amount1__186" original="E863.-6f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cfb" id="amount1__187"><span class="coll" id="amount1__188" original="E863.-6f05"> time </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cf9" id="amount1__189" original="E863.-6f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cf8" id="amount1__190"><span class="coll" id="amount1__191" original="E863.-6f03"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cf6" id="amount1__192" original="E863.-6f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cf5" id="amount1__193"><span class="coll" id="amount1__194" original="E863.-6f01"> data </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cf3" id="amount1__195" original="E863.-6f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cf2" id="amount1__196"><span class="coll" id="amount1__197" original="E863.-6eff"> resources </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cf0" id="amount1__198" original="E863.-6efe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cef" id="amount1__199"><span class="coll" id="amount1__200" original="E863.-6efd"> food </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ced" id="amount1__201" original="E863.-6efc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cec" id="amount1__202"><span class="coll" id="amount1__203" original="E863.-6efb"> water </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cea" id="amount1__204" original="E863.-6efa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ce9" id="amount1__205"><span class="coll" id="amount1__206" original="E863.-6ef9"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ce7" id="amount1__207" original="E863.-6ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ce6" id="amount1__208"><span class="coll" id="amount1__209" original="E863.-6ef7"> heat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ce4" id="amount1__210" original="E863.-6ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ce3" id="amount1__211"><span class="coll" id="amount1__212" original="E863.-6ef5"> power </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ce1" id="amount1__213" original="E863.-6ef4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ce0" id="amount1__214"><span class="coll" id="amount1__215" original="E863.-6ef3"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cde" id="amount1__216" original="E863.-6ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cdd" id="amount1__217"><span class="coll" id="amount1__218" original="E863.-6ef1"> labour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cdb" id="amount1__219" original="E863.-6ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cda" id="amount1__220"><span class="coll" id="amount1__221" original="E863.-6eef"> effort </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cd8" id="amount1__222" original="E863.-6eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cd7" id="amount1__223"><span class="coll" id="amount1__224" original="E863.-6eed"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cd5" id="amount1__225" original="E863.-6eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cd4" id="amount1__226"><span class="coll" id="amount1__227" original="E863.-6eeb"> substance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cd2" id="amount1__228" original="E863.-6eea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cd1" id="amount1__229"><span class="coll" id="amount1__230" original="E863.-6ee9"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ccf" id="amount1__231" original="E863.-6ee8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cce" id="amount1__232"><span class="coll" id="amount1__233" original="E863.-6ee7"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ccc" id="amount1__234" original="E863.-6ee6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ccb" id="amount1__235"><span class="coll" id="amount1__236" original="E863.-6ee5"> protein </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cc9" id="amount1__237" original="E863.-6ee4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cc8" id="amount1__238"><span class="coll" id="amount1__239" original="E863.-6ee3"> DNA </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cc6" id="amount1__240" original="E863.-6ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cc5" id="amount1__241"><span class="coll" id="amount1__242" original="E863.-6ee1"> alcohol </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cc3" id="amount1__243" original="E863.-6ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cc2" id="amount1__244"><span class="coll" id="amount1__245" original="E863.-6edf"> variation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cc0" id="amount1__246" original="E863.-6ede"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cbf" id="amount1__247"><span class="coll" id="amount1__248" original="E863.-6edd"> variance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cbd" id="amount1__249" original="E863.-6edc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cbc" id="amount1__250" original="E863.-6edb"><span class="x" id="amount1__251" original="E863.-6eda"> The Internet provides access to huge amounts of information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cba" id="amount1__252" original="E863.-6ed9"><span class="x" id="amount1__253" original="E863.-6ed8"> The mass of a rocket determines the amount of energy needed to place it in orbit around the earth. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cb8" id="amount1__254" original="E391.77"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="amount1__255" original="E863.-6f8f"><span class="exp" id="amount1__256"> amount </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="amount1__257" original="E391.78"> a sum of money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cb4" id="amount1__258"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cb3" id="amount1__259" original="E863.-6f8e"><span class="x" id="amount1__260" original="E863.-6f8d"> Governments began to reduce the vast amounts being spent on the armed forces. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cb1" id="amount1__261" original="E863.-6f8c"><span class="x" id="amount1__262" original="E863.-6f8b"> An amount of money is awarded to the innocent party as compensation for any losses sustained. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7caf" id="amount1__263" original="E863.-6f7f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__264"> adjective + amount </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cad" id="amount1__265"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cac" id="amount1__266" original="E863.-6f7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7cab" id="amount1__267"><span class="coll" id="amount1__268" original="E863.-6f7d"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ca9" id="amount1__269" original="E863.-6f7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ca8" id="amount1__270"><span class="coll" id="amount1__271" original="E863.-6f7b"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ca6" id="amount1__272"><span class="coll" id="amount1__273" original="E863.-6f7a"> considerable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ca4" id="amount1__274"><span class="coll" id="amount1__275" original="E863.-6f79"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ca2" id="amount1__276" original="E863.-6f78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ca1" id="amount1__277"><span class="coll" id="amount1__278" original="E863.-6f77"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c9f" id="amount1__279" original="E863.-6f76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c9e" id="amount1__280"><span class="coll" id="amount1__281" original="E863.-6f75"> vast </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c9c" id="amount1__282"><span class="coll" id="amount1__283" original="E863.-6f74"> huge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c9a" id="amount1__284"><span class="coll" id="amount1__285" original="E863.-6f73"> enormous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c98" id="amount1__286" original="E863.-6f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c97" id="amount1__287"><span class="coll" id="amount1__288" original="E863.-6f71"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c95" id="amount1__289" original="E863.-6f70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c94" id="amount1__290"><span class="coll" id="amount1__291" original="E863.-6f6f"> excessive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c92" id="amount1__292" original="E863.-6f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c91" id="amount1__293"><span class="coll" id="amount1__294" original="E863.-6f5f"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c8f" id="amount1__295" original="E863.-6f6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c8e" id="amount1__296"><span class="coll" id="amount1__297" original="E863.-6f6d"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c8c" id="amount1__298" original="E863.-6f5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c8b" id="amount1__299"><span class="coll" id="amount1__300" original="E863.-6f5d"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c89" id="amount1__301" original="E863.-6f5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c88" id="amount1__302"><span class="coll" id="amount1__303" original="E863.-6f5b"> fixed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c86" id="amount1__304" original="E863.-6f6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c85" id="amount1__305"><span class="coll" id="amount1__306" original="E863.-6f6b"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c83" id="amount1__307" original="E863.-6f56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c82" id="amount1__308"><span class="coll" id="amount1__309" original="E863.-6f55"> given </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c80" id="amount1__310" original="E863.-6f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c7f" id="amount1__311"><span class="coll" id="amount1__312" original="E863.-6f69"> fair </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c7d" id="amount1__313" original="E863.-6f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c7c" id="amount1__314"><span class="coll" id="amount1__315" original="E863.-6f67"> equal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c7a" id="amount1__316" original="E863.-6f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c79" id="amount1__317"><span class="coll" id="amount1__318" original="E863.-6f61"> total </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c77" id="amount1__319" original="E863.-6f5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c76" id="amount1__320"><span class="coll" id="amount1__321" original="E863.-6f59"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c74" id="amount1__322" original="E863.-6f58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c73" id="amount1__323"><span class="coll" id="amount1__324" original="E863.-6f57"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c71" id="amount1__325" original="E863.-6f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c70" id="amount1__326"><span class="coll" id="amount1__327" original="E863.-6f53"> maximum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c6e" id="amount1__328" original="E863.-6f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c6d" id="amount1__329"><span class="coll" id="amount1__330" original="E863.-6f51"> minimum </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c6b" id="amount1__331"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c6a" id="amount1__332" original="E863.-6f4d"><span class="x" id="amount1__333" original="E863.-6f4c"> Many investors had lost substantial amounts because of poor management practices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c68" id="amount1__334" original="E863.-6f48" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__335"> verb + amount </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c66" id="amount1__336"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c65" id="amount1__337" original="E863.-6f47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c64" id="amount1__338"><span class="coll" id="amount1__339" original="E863.-6f46"> give </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c62" id="amount1__340" original="E863.-6f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c61" id="amount1__341"><span class="coll" id="amount1__342" original="E863.-6f44"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c5f" id="amount1__343" original="E863.-6f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c5e" id="amount1__344"><span class="coll" id="amount1__345" original="E863.-6f42"> take </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c5c" id="amount1__346" original="E863.-6f41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c5b" id="amount1__347"><span class="coll" id="amount1__348" original="E863.-6f40"> receive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c59" id="amount1__349" original="E863.-6f3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c58" id="amount1__350"><span class="coll" id="amount1__351" original="E863.-6f3e"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c56" id="amount1__352" original="E863.-6f3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c55" id="amount1__353"><span class="coll" id="amount1__354" original="E863.-6f3c"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c53" id="amount1__355" original="E863.-6f3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c52" id="amount1__356"><span class="coll" id="amount1__357" original="E863.-6f3a"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c50" id="amount1__358" original="E863.-6f39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c4f" id="amount1__359"><span class="coll" id="amount1__360" original="E863.-6f38"> spend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c4d" id="amount1__361" original="E863.-6f37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c4c" id="amount1__362"><span class="coll" id="amount1__363" original="E863.-6f36"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c4a" id="amount1__364" original="E863.-6f35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c49" id="amount1__365"><span class="coll" id="amount1__366" original="E863.-6f34"> generate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c47" id="amount1__367" original="E863.-6f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c46" id="amount1__368"><span class="coll" id="amount1__369" original="E863.-6f32"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c44" id="amount1__370" original="E863.-6f31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c43" id="amount1__371"><span class="coll" id="amount1__372" original="E863.-6f30"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c41" id="amount1__373" original="E863.-6f2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c40" id="amount1__374"><span class="coll" id="amount1__375" original="E863.-6f2e"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c3e" id="amount1__376" original="E863.-6f2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c3d" id="amount1__377"><span class="coll" id="amount1__378" original="E863.-6f2c"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c3b" id="amount1__379" original="E863.-6f2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c3a" id="amount1__380"><span class="coll" id="amount1__381" original="E863.-6f2a"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c38" id="amount1__382" original="E863.-6f29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c37" id="amount1__383"><span class="coll" id="amount1__384" original="E863.-6f28"> represent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c35" id="amount1__385" original="E863.-6f27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c34" id="amount1__386"><span class="coll" id="amount1__387" original="E863.-6f26"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c32" id="amount1__388" original="E863.-6f25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c31" id="amount1__389"><span class="coll" id="amount1__390" original="E863.-6f24"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c2f" id="amount1__391" original="E863.-6f23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c2e" id="amount1__392"><span class="coll" id="amount1__393" original="E863.-6f22"> involve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c2c" id="amount1__394"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c2b" id="amount1__395" original="E863.-6f1e"><span class="x" id="amount1__396" original="E863.-6f1d"> Interest groups donating money to political campaigns are obliged to disclose the amounts given. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c29" id="amount1__397" original="E863.-6f11" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__398"> verb + amount </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c27" id="amount1__399"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c26" id="amount1__400" original="E863.-6f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c25" id="amount1__401"><span class="coll" id="amount1__402" original="E863.-6f0e"> pay </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c23" id="amount1__403" original="E863.-6f0d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c22" id="amount1__404" original="E863.-6f0c"><span class="x" id="amount1__405" original="E863.-6f0b"> Different groups of customers pay different amounts for airline seats. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c20" id="amount1__406" original="E863.-6ed7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__407"> amount of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c1e" id="amount1__408"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c1d" id="amount1__409" original="E863.-6ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c1c" id="amount1__410"><span class="coll" id="amount1__411" original="E863.-6ed4"> money </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c1a" id="amount1__412" original="E863.-6ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c19" id="amount1__413"><span class="coll" id="amount1__414" original="E863.-6ed2"> capital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c17" id="amount1__415" original="E863.-6ed1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c16" id="amount1__416"><span class="coll" id="amount1__417" original="E863.-6ed0"> investment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c14" id="amount1__418" original="E863.-6ecf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c13" id="amount1__419" original="E863.-6ece"><span class="x" id="amount1__420" original="E863.-6ecd"> Some programmes are allocated a large amount of capital up front. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c11" id="amount1__421" original="E391.7d"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c10" id="amount1__422" original="E391.7e" sk="anyamountof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c0f" id="amount1__423"><span class="idm" id="amount1__424" original="E391.7f"> any amount of something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c0d" id="amount1__425"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c0c" id="amount1__426"><span class="def" id="amount1__427" original="E391.80"> a large quantity of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c0a" id="amount1__428"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c09" id="amount1__429" original="E863.-6f88"><span class="x" id="amount1__430" original="E863.-6f87"> A good reputation is often worth more than any amount of advertising. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c07" id="amount1__431" original="E391.81" sk="noamountof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c06" id="amount1__432"><span class="idm" id="amount1__433" original="E391.82"> no amount of something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c04" id="amount1__434"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c03" id="amount1__435"><span class="def" id="amount1__436" original="E863.-6f86"> not even the greatest quantity of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c01" id="amount1__437"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c00" id="amount1__438" original="E863.-6f85"><span class="x" id="amount1__439" original="E863.-6f84"> If the Vietnamese were not willing to fight, no amount of American support could win a victory. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d1f" id="amount1__440" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="amount1__441"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d21" id="amount1__442" original="E863.-6f82"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__443" original="E863.-6f81"> adjective + amount </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d23" id="amount1__444" original="E863.-6f80"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d24" id="amount1__445" original="E863.-6f7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d25" id="amount1__446" original="E863.-6f7d"><span class="coll" id="amount1__447"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d27" id="amount1__448" original="E863.-6f7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d28" id="amount1__449" original="E863.-6f7b"><span class="coll" id="amount1__450"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d2a" id="amount1__451" original="E863.-6f7a"><span class="coll" id="amount1__452"> considerable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d2c" id="amount1__453" original="E863.-6f79"><span class="coll" id="amount1__454"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d2e" id="amount1__455" original="E863.-6f78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d2f" id="amount1__456" original="E863.-6f77"><span class="coll" id="amount1__457"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d31" id="amount1__458" original="E863.-6f76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d32" id="amount1__459" original="E863.-6f75"><span class="coll" id="amount1__460"> vast </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d34" id="amount1__461" original="E863.-6f74"><span class="coll" id="amount1__462"> huge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d36" id="amount1__463" original="E863.-6f73"><span class="coll" id="amount1__464"> enormous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d38" id="amount1__465" original="E863.-6f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d39" id="amount1__466" original="E863.-6f71"><span class="coll" id="amount1__467"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d3b" id="amount1__468" original="E863.-6f70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d3c" id="amount1__469" original="E863.-6f6f"><span class="coll" id="amount1__470"> excessive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d3e" id="amount1__471" original="E863.-6f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d3f" id="amount1__472" original="E863.-6f5f"><span class="coll" id="amount1__473"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d41" id="amount1__474" original="E863.-6f6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d42" id="amount1__475" original="E863.-6f6d"><span class="coll" id="amount1__476"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d44" id="amount1__477" original="E863.-6f5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d45" id="amount1__478" original="E863.-6f5d"><span class="coll" id="amount1__479"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d47" id="amount1__480" original="E863.-6f5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d48" id="amount1__481" original="E863.-6f5b"><span class="coll" id="amount1__482"> fixed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d4a" id="amount1__483" original="E863.-6f6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d4b" id="amount1__484" original="E863.-6f6b"><span class="coll" id="amount1__485"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d4d" id="amount1__486" original="E863.-6f56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d4e" id="amount1__487" original="E863.-6f55"><span class="coll" id="amount1__488"> given </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d50" id="amount1__489" original="E863.-6f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d51" id="amount1__490" original="E863.-6f69"><span class="coll" id="amount1__491"> fair </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d53" id="amount1__492" original="E863.-6f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d54" id="amount1__493" original="E863.-6f67"><span class="coll" id="amount1__494"> equal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d56" id="amount1__495" original="E863.-6f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d57" id="amount1__496" original="E863.-6f61"><span class="coll" id="amount1__497"> total </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d59" id="amount1__498" original="E863.-6f5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d5a" id="amount1__499" original="E863.-6f59"><span class="coll" id="amount1__500"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d5c" id="amount1__501" original="E863.-6f58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d5d" id="amount1__502" original="E863.-6f57"><span class="coll" id="amount1__503"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d5f" id="amount1__504" original="E863.-6f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d60" id="amount1__505" original="E863.-6f53"><span class="coll" id="amount1__506"> maximum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d62" id="amount1__507" original="E863.-6f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d63" id="amount1__508" original="E863.-6f51"><span class="coll" id="amount1__509"> minimum </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d65" id="amount1__510" original="E863.-6f50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d66" id="amount1__511" original="E863.-6f4d"><span class="x" id="amount1__512" original="E863.-6f4c"> Many investors had lost substantial amounts because of poor management practices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d68" id="amount1__513" original="E863.-6f4f"><span class="x" id="amount1__514" original="E863.-6f4e"> Thirdly, a certain amount of subjective judgement is involved. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d6a" id="amount1__515" original="E863.-6f4b"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__516" original="E863.-6f4a"> verb + amount </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d6c" id="amount1__517" original="E863.-6f49"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d6d" id="amount1__518" original="E863.-6f47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d6e" id="amount1__519" original="E863.-6f46"><span class="coll" id="amount1__520"> give </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d70" id="amount1__521" original="E863.-6f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d71" id="amount1__522" original="E863.-6f44"><span class="coll" id="amount1__523"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d73" id="amount1__524" original="E863.-6f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d74" id="amount1__525" original="E863.-6f42"><span class="coll" id="amount1__526"> take </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d76" id="amount1__527" original="E863.-6f41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d77" id="amount1__528" original="E863.-6f40"><span class="coll" id="amount1__529"> receive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d79" id="amount1__530" original="E863.-6f3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d7a" id="amount1__531" original="E863.-6f3e"><span class="coll" id="amount1__532"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d7c" id="amount1__533" original="E863.-6f3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d7d" id="amount1__534" original="E863.-6f3c"><span class="coll" id="amount1__535"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d7f" id="amount1__536" original="E863.-6f3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d80" id="amount1__537" original="E863.-6f3a"><span class="coll" id="amount1__538"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d82" id="amount1__539" original="E863.-6f39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d83" id="amount1__540" original="E863.-6f38"><span class="coll" id="amount1__541"> spend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d85" id="amount1__542" original="E863.-6f37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d86" id="amount1__543" original="E863.-6f36"><span class="coll" id="amount1__544"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d88" id="amount1__545" original="E863.-6f35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d89" id="amount1__546" original="E863.-6f34"><span class="coll" id="amount1__547"> generate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d8b" id="amount1__548" original="E863.-6f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d8c" id="amount1__549" original="E863.-6f32"><span class="coll" id="amount1__550"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d8e" id="amount1__551" original="E863.-6f31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d8f" id="amount1__552" original="E863.-6f30"><span class="coll" id="amount1__553"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d91" id="amount1__554" original="E863.-6f2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d92" id="amount1__555" original="E863.-6f2e"><span class="coll" id="amount1__556"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d94" id="amount1__557" original="E863.-6f2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d95" id="amount1__558" original="E863.-6f2c"><span class="coll" id="amount1__559"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d97" id="amount1__560" original="E863.-6f2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d98" id="amount1__561" original="E863.-6f2a"><span class="coll" id="amount1__562"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d9a" id="amount1__563" original="E863.-6f29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d9b" id="amount1__564" original="E863.-6f28"><span class="coll" id="amount1__565"> represent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d9d" id="amount1__566" original="E863.-6f27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4d9e" id="amount1__567" original="E863.-6f26"><span class="coll" id="amount1__568"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4da0" id="amount1__569" original="E863.-6f25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4da1" id="amount1__570" original="E863.-6f24"><span class="coll" id="amount1__571"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4da3" id="amount1__572" original="E863.-6f23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4da4" id="amount1__573" original="E863.-6f22"><span class="coll" id="amount1__574"> involve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4da6" id="amount1__575" original="E863.-6f21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4da7" id="amount1__576" original="E863.-6f1e"><span class="x" id="amount1__577" original="E863.-6f1d"> Interest groups donating money to political campaigns are obliged to disclose the amounts given. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4da9" id="amount1__578" original="E863.-6f20"><span class="x" id="amount1__579" original="E863.-6f1f"> The samples analysed in this study contain relatively small amounts of clay. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dab" id="amount1__580" original="E863.-6f1c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dac" id="amount1__581" original="E863.-6f1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dad" id="amount1__582" original="E863.-6f19"><span class="coll" id="amount1__583"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4daf" id="amount1__584" original="E863.-6f18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4db0" id="amount1__585" original="E863.-6f17"><span class="coll" id="amount1__586"> use </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4db2" id="amount1__587" original="E863.-6f16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4db3" id="amount1__588" original="E863.-6f15"><span class="coll" id="amount1__589"> consume </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4db5" id="amount1__590" original="E863.-6f14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4db6" id="amount1__591" original="E863.-6f13"><span class="x" id="amount1__592" original="E863.-6f12"> Many farms produce significant amounts of waste. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4db8" id="amount1__593" original="E863.-6f11"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4db9" id="amount1__594" original="E863.-6f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dba" id="amount1__595" original="E863.-6f0e"><span class="coll" id="amount1__596"> pay </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dbc" id="amount1__597" original="E863.-6f0d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dbd" id="amount1__598" original="E863.-6f0c"><span class="x" id="amount1__599" original="E863.-6f0b"> Different groups of customers pay different amounts for airline seats. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dbf" id="amount1__600" original="E863.-6f0a"><span class="shcut" id="amount1__601" original="E863.-6f09"> amount of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dc1" id="amount1__602" original="E863.-6f08"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dc2" id="amount1__603" original="E863.-6f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dc3" id="amount1__604" original="E863.-6f05"><span class="coll" id="amount1__605"> time </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dc5" id="amount1__606" original="E863.-6f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dc6" id="amount1__607" original="E863.-6f03"><span class="coll" id="amount1__608"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dc8" id="amount1__609" original="E863.-6f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dc9" id="amount1__610" original="E863.-6f01"><span class="coll" id="amount1__611"> data </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dcb" id="amount1__612" original="E863.-6f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dcc" id="amount1__613" original="E863.-6eff"><span class="coll" id="amount1__614"> resources </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dce" id="amount1__615" original="E863.-6efe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dcf" id="amount1__616" original="E863.-6efd"><span class="coll" id="amount1__617"> food </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dd1" id="amount1__618" original="E863.-6efc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dd2" id="amount1__619" original="E863.-6efb"><span class="coll" id="amount1__620"> water </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dd4" id="amount1__621" original="E863.-6efa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dd5" id="amount1__622" original="E863.-6ef9"><span class="coll" id="amount1__623"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dd7" id="amount1__624" original="E863.-6ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dd8" id="amount1__625" original="E863.-6ef7"><span class="coll" id="amount1__626"> heat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dda" id="amount1__627" original="E863.-6ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ddb" id="amount1__628" original="E863.-6ef5"><span class="coll" id="amount1__629"> power </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ddd" id="amount1__630" original="E863.-6ef4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dde" id="amount1__631" original="E863.-6ef3"><span class="coll" id="amount1__632"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4de0" id="amount1__633" original="E863.-6ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4de1" id="amount1__634" original="E863.-6ef1"><span class="coll" id="amount1__635"> labour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4de3" id="amount1__636" original="E863.-6ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4de4" id="amount1__637" original="E863.-6eef"><span class="coll" id="amount1__638"> effort </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4de6" id="amount1__639" original="E863.-6eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4de7" id="amount1__640" original="E863.-6eed"><span class="coll" id="amount1__641"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4de9" id="amount1__642" original="E863.-6eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dea" id="amount1__643" original="E863.-6eeb"><span class="coll" id="amount1__644"> substance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dec" id="amount1__645" original="E863.-6eea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ded" id="amount1__646" original="E863.-6ee9"><span class="coll" id="amount1__647"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4def" id="amount1__648" original="E863.-6ee8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4df0" id="amount1__649" original="E863.-6ee7"><span class="coll" id="amount1__650"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4df2" id="amount1__651" original="E863.-6ee6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4df3" id="amount1__652" original="E863.-6ee5"><span class="coll" id="amount1__653"> protein </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4df5" id="amount1__654" original="E863.-6ee4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4df6" id="amount1__655" original="E863.-6ee3"><span class="coll" id="amount1__656"> DNA </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4df8" id="amount1__657" original="E863.-6ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4df9" id="amount1__658" original="E863.-6ee1"><span class="coll" id="amount1__659"> alcohol </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dfb" id="amount1__660" original="E863.-6ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dfc" id="amount1__661" original="E863.-6edf"><span class="coll" id="amount1__662"> variation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dfe" id="amount1__663" original="E863.-6ede"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4dff" id="amount1__664" original="E863.-6edd"><span class="coll" id="amount1__665"> variance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e01" id="amount1__666" original="E863.-6edc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e02" id="amount1__667" original="E863.-6edb"><span class="x" id="amount1__668" original="E863.-6eda"> The Internet provides access to huge amounts of information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e04" id="amount1__669" original="E863.-6ed9"><span class="x" id="amount1__670" original="E863.-6ed8"> The mass of a rocket determines the amount of energy needed to place it in orbit around the earth. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e06" id="amount1__671" original="E863.-6ed7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e07" id="amount1__672" original="E863.-6ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e08" id="amount1__673" original="E863.-6ed4"><span class="coll" id="amount1__674"> money </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e0a" id="amount1__675" original="E863.-6ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e0b" id="amount1__676" original="E863.-6ed2"><span class="coll" id="amount1__677"> capital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e0d" id="amount1__678" original="E863.-6ed1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e0e" id="amount1__679" original="E863.-6ed0"><span class="coll" id="amount1__680"> investment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e10" id="amount1__681" original="E863.-6ecf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e11" id="amount1__682" original="E863.-6ece"><span class="x" id="amount1__683" original="E863.-6ecd"> Some programmes are allocated a large amount of capital up front. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2b82" id="amount1__684" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amount_1" title="amount definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2b83" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-415b" id="amount1__685" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amount1__686"> amount </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bfe" hm="2" id="amount2" original="E391.84" sum="742"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bfd" id="amount2__1" original="E391.85"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bfc" id="amount2__2" original="E391.86"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amount <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bef" id="amount2__9" original="E391.91"><span class="pos" id="amount2__10" original="E391.92"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.580d" eid="amount2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6e24" geo="br" id="amount2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amo/amoun/amount__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amount__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://amount__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6e27" geo="n_am" id="amount2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amo/amoun/amount__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amount__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amount__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-362a" id="amount2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7668" form="root" id="amount2__17"><span class="vp" id="amount2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> amount </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7666" eid="amount2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7665" geo="br" id="amount2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amo/amoun/amount__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amount__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://amount__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7662" geo="n_am" id="amount2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amo/amoun/amount__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amount__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amount__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-765f" form="thirdps" id="amount2__24"><span class="vp" id="amount2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> amounts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-765d" eid="amount2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-765c" geo="br" id="amount2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amo/amoun/amounts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amounts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amounts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7659" geo="n_am" id="amount2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amo/amoun/amounts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amounts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amounts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7656" form="past" id="amount2__31"><span class="vp" id="amount2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> amounted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7654" eid="amount2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7653" geo="br" id="amount2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amo/amoun/amounted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amounted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amounted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7650" geo="n_am" id="amount2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amo/amoun/amounted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amounted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amounted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-764d" form="pastpart" id="amount2__38"><span class="vp" id="amount2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> amounted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-764b" eid="amount2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-764a" geo="br" id="amount2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amo/amoun/amounted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amounted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amounted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7647" geo="n_am" id="amount2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amo/amoun/amounted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amounted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amounted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7644" form="prespart" id="amount2__45"><span class="vp" id="amount2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> amounting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7642" eid="amount2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7641" geo="br" id="amount2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amo/amoun/amounting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amounting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amounting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-763e" geo="n_am" id="amount2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amount2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈmaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amo/amoun/amounting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amo/amoun/amounting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amounting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bc3" id="amount2__52" original="E391.af"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bc2" id="amount2__53" original="E391.b0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bc1" id="amount2__54"><h4 class="pv"> amount to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bbf" id="amount2__56"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bbe" id="amount2__57" original="E391.b2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="amount2__58" original="E391.b3"> to add up to something; to make something as a total </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bbc" id="amount2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bbb" id="amount2__60" original="E863.-1e72"><span class="x" id="amount2__61" original="E863.-1e71"> By 2003, total health expenditure amounted to £91.4 billion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bb9" id="amount2__62" original="E39f.-5360"><span class="x" id="amount2__63" original="E39f.-535f"> It is estimated that war-related deaths amount to a staggering 500 000. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bb7" id="amount2__64" original="E391.b4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="amount2__65" original="E391.b5"> to be equal to or the same as something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bb5" id="amount2__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bb4" id="amount2__67" original="E863.-1e6d"><span class="x" id="amount2__68" original="E863.-1e6c"> The defendant's conduct amounted to an offence contrary to Section 4 of the 1986 Act. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bb2" id="amount2__69" original="E39f.-535e"><span class="x" id="amount2__70" original="E39f.-535d"> He set out what amounted to a code of conduct for the ‘gentleman’ physician. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bb0" id="amount2__71" original="E863.-1e6a"><span class="cf" id="amount2__72" original="E863.-1e6b"><span class="exp"> amount </span> to the same thing </span><span class="x" id="amount2__73" original="E863.-1e69"> Planning social policy and planning public expenditure often amount to the same thing. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2d69" id="amount2__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amount_1" title="amount definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2d6a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-415b" id="amount2__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amount2__76"> amount </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ampere
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bad" id="ampere" original="E391.d6" sum="253"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bac" id="ampere__1" original="E391.d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bab" id="ampere__2" original="E391.d8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ampere </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b8e" id="ampere__10" original="E391.e0"><span class="pos" id="ampere__11" original="E391.e1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ba3" eid="ampere__12" original="E391.e5" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6eee" geo="br" id="ampere__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ampere__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmpeə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/amper/ampere__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/amper/ampere__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ampere__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6ef1" geo="n_am" id="ampere__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ampere__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmpɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/amper/ampere__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/amper/ampere__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ampere__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6ef4" geo="n_am" id="ampere__17" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="ampere__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmper <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/amper/ampere__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/amper/ampere__us_2.ogg" href="sound://ampere__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b99" id="ampere__19" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b98" id="ampere__20"><span class="reg" id="ampere__21" original="E549.-684d" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b96" id="ampere__22"><span class="v"><strong> amp </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b94" eid="ampere__24" original="E391.dd" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6ee8" geo="br" id="ampere__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ampere__26"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/amp__/amp__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/amp__/amp__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amp__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.6eeb" geo="n_am" id="ampere__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ampere__28"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æmp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/amp__/amp__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/amp__/amp__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amp__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b8c" id="ampere__29" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b8b" id="ampere__30"><span class="v"><strong> A </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b89" id="ampere__32"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b88" id="ampere__33" original="E391.e2"><span class="def" id="ampere__34" original="E391.ea"> the unit for measuring electric current </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b86" id="ampere__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b85" id="ampere__36" original="E549.-684c"><span class="x" id="ampere__37" original="E549.-684b"> In a current of one ampere, charge is being transferred at a rate of one coulomb per second. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ample
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b83" id="ample" original="E391.1a5" sum="383"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b82" id="ample__1" original="E391.1a6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b81" id="ample__2" original="E391.1a7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ample </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b75" id="ample__8" original="E391.1b0"><span class="pos" id="ample__9" original="E391.1b1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5814" eid="ample__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7076" geo="br" id="ample__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ample__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ample/ample__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ample/ample__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ample__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7079" geo="n_am" id="ample__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ample__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ample/ample__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ample/ample__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ample__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b73" id="ample__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b72" id="ample__16" original="E391.1b2"><span class="def" id="ample__17" original="E391.1b3"> enough or more than enough </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b70" id="ample__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b6f" id="ample__19" original="E833.-47d2"><span class="x" id="ample__20" original="E833.-47d1"> There is ample evidence that changes in monetary regimes produce little change in labour or financial markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b6d" id="ample__21" original="E487.30dd"><span class="x" id="ample__22" original="E487.30de"> The company has had ample opportunity to investigate and prepare its case. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b6b" id="ample__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b6a" id="ample__24" original="E487.30e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b69" id="ample__25"><span class="dr" id="ample__26" original="E487.30e1"> amply </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b61" id="ample__27" original="E487.30e5"><span class="pos" id="ample__28" original="E487.30e6"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5815" eid="ample__29" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.707c" geo="br" id="ample__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ample__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmpli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/amply/amply__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/amply/amply__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amply__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.707f" geo="n_am" id="ample__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ample__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmpli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/amply/amply__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/amply/amply__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amply__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b5f" id="ample__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b5e" id="ample__35" original="E487.30df"><span class="x" id="ample__36" original="E487.30e7"> Researchers have amply demonstrated that ‘simplified’ texts are often more difficult to understand. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2dbf" id="ample__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ample" title="ample definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2dc0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3fa1" id="ample__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ample__39"> ample </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amplification
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b5c" id="amplification" original="E833.-45ca" sum="977"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b5b" id="amplification__1" original="E833.-45c9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b5a" id="amplification__2" original="E833.-45c8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amplification </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b52" id="amplification__4" original="E833.-45c3"><span class="pos" id="amplification__5" original="E833.-45c2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5822" eid="amplification__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.70c4" geo="br" id="amplification__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplification__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplification__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplification__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amplification__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.70c7" geo="n_am" id="amplification__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplification__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplification__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplification__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amplification__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b50" id="amplification__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="amplification__12" original="E833.-45c0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b4e" id="amplification__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b4d" id="amplification__14" original="E833.-45bf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="amplification__15" original="E833.-45be"><span class="exp" id="amplification__16"> amplification </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="amplification__17" original="E833.-45bd"> the process of increasing the <a class="ndv" href="entry://amplitude" id="amplification__18"> amplitude </a> of an electrical signal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b48" id="amplification__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b47" id="amplification__20" original="E833.-45bc"><span class="x" id="amplification__21" original="E833.-45bb"> Care must be exercised in the amplification of a signal. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b45" id="amplification__22" original="E833.-45ba"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b44" id="amplification__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="amplification__24" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="amplification__25" original="E833.-45b9"><span class="exp" id="amplification__26"> amplification </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="amplification__27" original="E833.-45b8"> the process by which many copies of something, such as a <a class="ndv" href="entry://gene" id="amplification__28"> gene </a> , are made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b3e" id="amplification__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b3d" id="amplification__30" original="E833.-45b4"><span class="x" id="amplification__31" original="E833.-45b3"> The amplification of the target gene was monitored every cycle. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b3b" id="amplification__32" original="E833.-45b2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="amplification__33" original="E833.-45b1"><span class="exp" id="amplification__34"> amplification </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="amplification__35" original="E833.-45b0"> the action of making something greater or easier to notice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b37" id="amplification__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b36" id="amplification__37" original="E833.-45af"><span class="x" id="amplification__38" original="E833.-45ae"> Inadequate leadership can give rise to the amplification of conflict within an organization. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b34" id="amplification__39" original="E833.-45ad"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="amplification__40" original="E833.-45ab"> the action of adding details to a story, statement, etc.; details added to a story, statement, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b32" id="amplification__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b31" id="amplification__42" original="E833.-45aa"><span class="x" id="amplification__43" original="E833.-45a9"> The commentary in Levinson (1983) provides amplification and discusses some of the trickier points. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b2f" id="amplification__44" original="E833.-45a8"><span class="cf" id="amplification__45" original="E833.-45ac"><span class="exp" id="amplification__46"> amplification </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="amplification__47" original="E833.-45a7"> The film goes in another direction through the amplification of the book's source material. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2de9" id="amplification__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amplification" title="amplification definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2dea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.56b7" id="amplification__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amplification__50"> amplification </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amplifier
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b2b" id="amplifier" original="E391.1c0" sum="350"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b2a" id="amplifier__1" original="E391.1c1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b29" id="amplifier__2" original="E391.1c2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amplifier </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b1d" id="amplifier__7" original="E391.1ce"><span class="pos" id="amplifier__8" original="E391.1cf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5829" eid="amplifier__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7164" geo="br" id="amplifier__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplifier__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplifier__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplifier__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amplifier__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7167" geo="n_am" id="amplifier__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplifier__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplifier__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplifier__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amplifier__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b1b" id="amplifier__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b1a" id="amplifier__15" original="E391.1d0"><span class="def" id="amplifier__16" original="E391.1d1"> an electronic device for increasing the <a class="ndv" href="entry://amplitude" id="amplifier__17"> amplitude </a> of electrical signals, especially one that makes sound or radio signals louder </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b17" id="amplifier__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b16" id="amplifier__19" original="E833.-45a4"><span class="x" id="amplifier__20" original="E833.-45a3"> A powerful amplifier is needed because the signal is very weak in this area. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2e1f" id="amplifier__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amplifier" title="amplifier definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2e20" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3f6f" id="amplifier__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amplifier__23"> amplifier </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amplify
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b14" id="amplify" original="E391.1d2" sum="1013"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b13" id="amplify__1" original="E391.1d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b12" id="amplify__2" original="E391.1d4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amplify </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b05" id="amplify__9" original="E391.1de"><span class="pos" id="amplify__10" original="E391.1df"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5830" eid="amplify__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7212" geo="br" id="amplify__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amplify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7215" geo="n_am" id="amplify__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amplify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-35fc" id="amplify__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71e5" form="root" id="amplify__17"><span class="vp" id="amplify__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> amplify </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71e7" eid="amplify__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71e8" geo="br" id="amplify__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amplify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71eb" geo="n_am" id="amplify__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amplify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71ee" form="thirdps" id="amplify__24"><span class="vp" id="amplify__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> amplifies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71f0" eid="amplify__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71f1" geo="br" id="amplify__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplifies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplifies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amplifies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71f4" geo="n_am" id="amplify__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplifies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplifies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amplifies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71f7" form="past" id="amplify__31"><span class="vp" id="amplify__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> amplified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71f9" eid="amplify__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71fa" geo="br" id="amplify__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amplified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.71fd" geo="n_am" id="amplify__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amplified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7200" form="pastpart" id="amplify__38"><span class="vp" id="amplify__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> amplified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7202" eid="amplify__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7203" geo="br" id="amplify__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amplified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7206" geo="n_am" id="amplify__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amplified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7209" form="prespart" id="amplify__45"><span class="vp" id="amplify__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> amplifying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.720b" eid="amplify__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.720c" geo="br" id="amplify__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplifying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplifying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amplifying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.720f" geo="n_am" id="amplify__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplify__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplifying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplifying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amplifying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ad0" id="amplify__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7acf" id="amplify__53" original="E391.202"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ace" id="amplify__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="amplify__55" original="E391.204"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="amplify__56" original="E391.205"><span class="exp" id="amplify__57"> amplify </span> something </span><span class="def" id="amplify__58" original="E391.206"> to increase the <a class="ndv" href="entry://amplitude" id="amplify__59"> amplitude </a> of an electrical signal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ac8" id="amplify__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ac7" id="amplify__61" original="E833.-45e0"><span class="x" id="amplify__62" original="E833.-45df"> Large networks require devices to amplify signals on them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ac5" id="amplify__63" original="E833.-45de"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ac4" id="amplify__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="amplify__65" original="E833.-45dc"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ac2" id="amplify__66"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="amplify__67" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="amplify__68" original="E833.-45db"> to make many copies of something such as a <a class="ndv" href="entry://gene" id="amplify__69"> gene </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7abe" id="amplify__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7abd" id="amplify__71" original="E833.-45d8"><span class="cf" id="amplify__72" original="E4e1.-7df5"><span class="exp" id="amplify__73"> amplify </span> something </span><span class="x" id="amplify__74" original="E833.-45d7"> With this technique, the DNA is amplified in two steps. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ab9" id="amplify__75" original="E4e1.-7df3"><span class="cf" id="amplify__76" original="E4e1.-7df4"><span class="exp" id="amplify__77"> amplify </span> something (from something) (to something) </span><span class="x" id="amplify__78" original="E4e1.-7df2"> The ribosomal RNA genes of amphibians are amplified during oocyte development from hundreds to millions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ab5" id="amplify__79" original="E833.-45d6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7ab4" id="amplify__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="amplify__81" original="E833.-45d4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="amplify__82" original="E4e1.-7df1"><span class="exp" id="amplify__83"> amplify </span> something </span><span class="def" id="amplify__84" original="E833.-45d3"> to make something greater or easier to notice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7aaf" id="amplify__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7aae" id="amplify__86" original="E833.-45d2"><span class="x" id="amplify__87" original="E833.-45d1"> This approach estimates the social and cultural factors which reduce or amplify the effects of a natural phenomenon. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7aac" id="amplify__88" original="E391.207"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7aab" id="amplify__89"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="amplify__90" original="E391.209"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="amplify__91" original="E391.20a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="amplify__92" original="E391.20c"> to add details to a story, statement, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7aa7" id="amplify__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7aa6" id="amplify__94" original="E833.-45d0"><span class="x" id="amplify__95" original="E833.-45cf"> To amplify a little, … </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7aa4" id="amplify__96" original="E833.-45ce"><span class="cf" id="amplify__97" original="E391.20d"><span class="exp" id="amplify__98"> amplify </span> something </span><span class="x" id="amplify__99" original="E833.-45cd"> Such rhetorical devices are very effective in explaining and amplifying a statement. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2e73" id="amplify__100" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amplify" title="amplify definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2e74" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3f4d" id="amplify__101" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amplify__102"> amplify </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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amplitude
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7aa0" id="amplitude" original="E391.217" sum="388"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a9f" id="amplitude__1" original="E391.218"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a9e" id="amplitude__2" original="E391.219"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> amplitude </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a94" id="amplitude__4" original="E391.21e"><span class="pos" id="amplitude__5" original="E391.21f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5837" eid="amplitude__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7269" geo="br" id="amplitude__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplitude__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪtjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplitude__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplitude__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://amplitude__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.726d" geo="n_am" id="amplitude__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="amplitude__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæmplɪtuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/amp/ampli/amplitude__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/amp/ampli/amplitude__us_1.ogg" href="sound://amplitude__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a92" id="amplitude__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="amplitude__12" original="E391.222"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="amplitude__13" original="E391.221"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="amplitude__14" original="E833.-45a2"><span class="exp" id="amplitude__15"> amplitude </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a8d" id="amplitude__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="amplitude__17" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a8b" id="amplitude__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a8a" id="amplitude__19" original="E391.224"><span class="def" id="amplitude__20" original="E391.225"> the greatest amount by which a wave, for example a sound or radio wave, <a class="ndv" href="entry://oscillates" id="amplitude__21"> oscillates </a> (= increases and decreases), measured from the middle of its range </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a87" id="amplitude__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a86" id="amplitude__23" original="E833.-459f"><span class="x" id="amplitude__24" original="E833.-459e"> The amplitudes of the two waves were the same. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a84" id="amplitude__25" original="E833.-459d"><span class="x" id="amplitude__26" original="E833.-459c"> At that frequency the input and output signals are equal in amplitude. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2ebd" id="amplitude__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://amplitude" title="amplitude definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2ebe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3ef4" id="amplitude__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="amplitude__29"> amplitude </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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an
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a82" id="an" original="E391.385" sum="69"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a81" id="an__1" original="E391.386"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a80" id="an__2" original="E391.387"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> an </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> indefinite article </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a7e" id="an__4" original="E391.391"><span class="pos" id="an__5" original="E391.392"> indefinite article </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a7c" id="an__6" original="E391.393" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://a" title="a definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a7b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-102f" id="an__7" original="E391.394"><span class="xh" id="an__8"> a </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anaerobic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a79" id="anaerobic" original="E391.40b" sum="256"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a78" id="anaerobic__1" original="E391.40c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a77" id="anaerobic__2" original="E391.40d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anaerobic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a6e" id="anaerobic__4" original="E391.412"><span class="pos" id="anaerobic__5" original="E391.413"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5840" eid="anaerobic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.1cab" geo="br" id="anaerobic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaerobic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈrəʊbɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anaer/anaerobic__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaer/anaerobic__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://anaerobic__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.1caf" geo="n_am" id="anaerobic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaerobic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæneˈroʊbɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anaer/anaerobic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaer/anaerobic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anaerobic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a6c" id="anaerobic__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="anaerobic__12" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a6a" id="anaerobic__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a69" id="anaerobic__14" original="E391.414"><span class="def" id="anaerobic__15" original="E391.417"> not using or needing <a class="ndv" href="entry://oxygen" id="anaerobic__16"> oxygen </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a66" id="anaerobic__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a65" id="anaerobic__18" original="E81e.2976"><span class="x" id="anaerobic__19" original="E81e.2977"> When livestock waste is stored in anaerobic conditions, methane is emitted. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a63" id="anaerobic__20" original="E391.41e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aerobic" title="aerobic definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a62" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.619b" id="anaerobic__21" original="E391.41f"><span class="xh" id="anaerobic__22"> aerobic </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2ee3" id="anaerobic__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anaerobic" title="anaerobic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2ee4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3c6f" id="anaerobic__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anaerobic__25"> anaerobic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anaesthesia
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a60" id="anaesthesia" original="E391.421" sum="261"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a5f" id="anaesthesia__1" original="E391.422"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a5e" id="anaesthesia__2" original="E391.423"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anaesthesia </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a4b" id="anaesthesia__4" original="E391.42f"><span class="pos" id="anaesthesia__5" original="E391.430"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5849" eid="anaesthesia__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.1cf1" geo="br" id="anaesthesia__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaesthesia__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθiːziə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anaes/anaesthesia__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaes/anaesthesia__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anaesthesia__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.1cf4" geo="n_am" id="anaesthesia__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaesthesia__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθiːʒə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ane/anest/anesthesia__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ane/anest/anesthesia__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anesthesia__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a56" id="anaesthesia__11" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a53" id="anaesthesia__12"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a55" id="anaesthesia__13"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="anaesthesia__14" original="E391.42a"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> anesthesia </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.584a" eid="anaesthesia__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.1cf7" geo="br" id="anaesthesia__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaesthesia__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθiːziə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anaes/anaesthesia__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaes/anaesthesia__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anaesthesia__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.1cfa" geo="n_am" id="anaesthesia__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaesthesia__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθiːʒə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ane/anest/anesthesia__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ane/anest/anesthesia__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anesthesia__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a49" id="anaesthesia__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anaesthesia__22" original="E391.432"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a47" id="anaesthesia__23"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a46" id="anaesthesia__24" original="E391.433"><span class="def" id="anaesthesia__25" original="E391.434"> the use of <a class="ndv" href="entry://anaesthetic" id="anaesthesia__26"> anaesthetic </a> during medical operations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a43" id="anaesthesia__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a42" id="anaesthesia__28" original="E852.250e"><span class="x" id="anaesthesia__29" original="E852.250f"> The operation is performed under general anaesthesia. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f0b" id="anaesthesia__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anaesthesia" title="anaesthesia definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f0c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3c53" id="anaesthesia__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anaesthesia__32"> anaesthesia </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anaesthetic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a40" hm="1" id="anaesthetic1" original="E391.43b" sum="380"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a3f" id="anaesthetic1__1" original="E391.43c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a3e" id="anaesthetic1__2" original="E391.43d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anaesthetic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a39" id="anaesthetic1__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a36" id="anaesthetic1__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a38" id="anaesthetic1__9"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="anaesthetic1__10" original="E391.445"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> anesthetic </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a2e" id="anaesthetic1__12" original="E391.44a"><span class="pos" id="anaesthetic1__13" original="E391.44b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5857" eid="anaesthetic1__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7788" geo="br" id="anaesthetic1__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaesthetic1__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anaes/anaesthetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaes/anaesthetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anaesthetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.778b" geo="n_am" id="anaesthetic1__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaesthetic1__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anaes/anaesthetic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaes/anaesthetic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anaesthetic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a2c" id="anaesthetic1__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anaesthetic1__20" original="E391.44e"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="anaesthetic1__21" original="E391.44f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a29" id="anaesthetic1__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a28" id="anaesthetic1__23" original="E391.44c"><span class="def" id="anaesthetic1__24" original="E391.450"> a drug that makes a person or an animal unable to feel anything, especially pain, either in the whole body or in a part of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a26" id="anaesthetic1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a25" id="anaesthetic1__26" original="E586.-7c33"><span class="x" id="anaesthetic1__27" original="E586.-7c32"> The area of the cancer is numbed using a local anaesthetic. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f2d" id="anaesthetic1__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anaesthetic_1" title="anaesthetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f2e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3c30" id="anaesthetic1__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anaesthetic1__30"> anaesthetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a23" hm="2" id="anaesthetic2" original="E391.451" sum="412"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a22" id="anaesthetic2__1" original="E391.452"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a21" id="anaesthetic2__2" original="E391.453"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anaesthetic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a1c" id="anaesthetic2__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a19" id="anaesthetic2__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a1b" id="anaesthetic2__9"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="anaesthetic2__10" original="E391.45b"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> anesthetic </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a11" id="anaesthetic2__12" original="E391.460"><span class="pos" id="anaesthetic2__13" original="E391.461"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.585e" eid="anaesthetic2__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.778e" geo="br" id="anaesthetic2__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaesthetic2__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anaes/anaesthetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaes/anaesthetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anaesthetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7791" geo="n_am" id="anaesthetic2__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaesthetic2__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anaes/anaesthetic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaes/anaesthetic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anaesthetic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a0f" id="anaesthetic2__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="anaesthetic2__20" original="E391.464"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a0d" id="anaesthetic2__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a0c" id="anaesthetic2__22" original="E391.462"><span class="def" id="anaesthetic2__23" original="E391.465"> containing a substance that makes a person or an animal unable to feel pain in all or part of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a0a" id="anaesthetic2__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a09" id="anaesthetic2__25" original="E852.2510"><span class="x" id="anaesthetic2__26" original="E852.2511"> This is a quick procedure performed with local anaesthetic spray. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a07" id="anaesthetic2__27" original="E586.-7c2f"><span class="x" id="anaesthetic2__28" original="E586.-7c2e"> anaesthetic agents/techniques </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f4d" id="anaesthetic2__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anaesthetic_1" title="anaesthetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f4e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3c30" id="anaesthetic2__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anaesthetic2__31"> anaesthetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analgesia
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a05" id="analgesia" original="E391.4ed" sum="248"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a04" id="analgesia__1" original="E391.4ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a03" id="analgesia__2" original="E391.4ef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analgesia </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79fa" id="analgesia__4" original="E391.4f4"><span class="pos" id="analgesia__5" original="E391.4f5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5865" eid="analgesia__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7861" geo="br" id="analgesia__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analgesia__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəlˈdʒiːziə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analg/analgesia__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analg/analgesia__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analgesia__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7865" geo="n_am" id="analgesia__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analgesia__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəlˈdʒiːʒə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analg/analgesia__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analg/analgesia__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analgesia__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79f8" id="analgesia__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="analgesia__12" original="E391.4f7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79f6" id="analgesia__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="analgesia__14" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79f4" id="analgesia__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79f3" id="analgesia__16" original="E391.4f9"><span class="def" id="analgesia__17" original="E391.4fa"> the loss of the ability to feel pain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79f1" id="analgesia__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79f0" id="analgesia__19" original="E852.2512"><span class="x" id="analgesia__20" original="E852.2513"> Patients given codeine may not receive adequate analgesia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79ee" id="analgesia__21" original="E586.-7c2c"><span class="x" id="analgesia__22" original="E586.-7c2b"> to provide/administer analgesia </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f6b" id="analgesia__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analgesia" title="analgesia definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f6c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3b4f" id="analgesia__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analgesia__25"> analgesia </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analgesic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79ec" id="analgesic" original="E391.4fb" sum="255"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79eb" id="analgesic__1" original="E391.4fc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79ea" id="analgesic__2" original="E391.4fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analgesic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79df" id="analgesic__7" original="E391.505"><span class="pos" id="analgesic__8" original="E391.506"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.586e" eid="analgesic__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7887" geo="br" id="analgesic__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analgesic__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analg/analgesic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analg/analgesic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analgesic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.788a" geo="n_am" id="analgesic__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analgesic__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analg/analgesic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analg/analgesic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analgesic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79dd" id="analgesic__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="analgesic__15" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79db" id="analgesic__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79da" id="analgesic__17" original="E391.509"><span class="def" id="analgesic__18" original="E391.50a"> a substance that reduces pain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79d8" id="analgesic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79d7" id="analgesic__20" original="E852.2514"><span class="x" id="analgesic__21" original="E852.2515"> The study found that more females used analgesics than males. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79d5" id="analgesic__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79d4" id="analgesic__23" original="E391.50e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79d3" id="analgesic__24"><span class="dr" id="analgesic__25" original="E391.50f"> analgesic </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79d1" id="analgesic__26" original="E391.510"><span class="pos" id="analgesic__27" original="E391.511"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-41fc" eid="analgesic__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.788d" geo="br" id="analgesic__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analgesic__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analg/analgesic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analg/analgesic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analgesic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7890" geo="n_am" id="analgesic__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analgesic__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analg/analgesic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analg/analgesic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analgesic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79cf" id="analgesic__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79ce" id="analgesic__34" original="E586.-7c2a"><span class="x" id="analgesic__35" original="E586.-7c29"> This theory may well account for the long-term analgesic effects seen frequently in clinical practice. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f88" id="analgesic__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analgesic_1" title="analgesic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2f89" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1307" id="analgesic__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analgesic__38"> analgesic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analogous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79cc" id="analogous" original="E391.512" sum="631"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79cb" id="analogous__1" original="E391.513"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79ca" id="analogous__2" original="E391.514"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analogous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79c2" id="analogous__4" original="E391.519"><span class="pos" id="analogous__5" original="E391.51a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5875" eid="analogous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.78c4" geo="br" id="analogous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analogous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnæləɡəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analo/analogous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analo/analogous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analogous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.78c7" geo="n_am" id="analogous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analogous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnæləɡəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analo/analogous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analo/analogous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analogous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79c0" id="analogous__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79bf" id="analogous__12" original="E391.51b"><span class="def" id="analogous__13" original="E391.51f"> similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared to it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79bd" id="analogous__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79bc" id="analogous__15" original="E85f.-68a7"><span class="x" id="analogous__16" original="E85f.-68a6"> An exactly analogous effect occurs in atomic nuclei. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79ba" id="analogous__17" original="E861.-7ce5"><span class="cf" id="analogous__18" original="E391.51e"><span class="exp" id="analogous__19"> analogous </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="analogous__20" original="E861.-7ce4"> He attempts to find a cinematic style that will fulfil a creative function analogous to that of Shakespeare's verse. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="analogous__21" original="E85f.-68a8" un="help"> In biology, <span class="eb" id="analogous__22" original="E85f.-689e"> analogous </span> is used to describe two things that perform similar functions but have different <a class="ndv" href="entry://evolutionary" id="analogous__23"> evolutionary </a> origins, such as the wings of insects and birds: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79b3" id="analogous__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79b2" id="analogous__25" original="E861.-7ce1"><span class="x" id="analogous__26" original="E861.-7ce0"> The two species share analogous physical traits. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2fa7" id="analogous__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analogous" title="analogous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2fa8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3b19" id="analogous__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analogous__29"> analogous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analogue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79b0" hm="1" id="analogue1" original="E391.545" sum="575"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79af" id="analogue1__1" original="E391.546"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79ae" id="analogue1__2" original="E391.547"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analogue <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6ee8" id="analogue1__7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="analogue1__8" original="E391.54e"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79a9" id="analogue1__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79a5" id="analogue1__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79a8" id="analogue1__11"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="analogue1__12" original="E391.551"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> analog </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7999" id="analogue1__14" original="E391.557"><span class="pos" id="analogue1__15" original="E391.558"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.587c" eid="analogue1__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.78fc" geo="br" id="analogue1__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analogue1__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlɒɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analo/analogue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analo/analogue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analogue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.78ff" geo="n_am" id="analogue1__19" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analogue1__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlɔːɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analo/analogue__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analo/analogue__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://analogue__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7997" id="analogue1__21"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7996" id="analogue1__22" original="E391.559"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="analogue1__23" original="E833.-453e"><span class="exp" id="analogue1__24"> analogue </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="analogue1__25" original="E391.55e"> a thing that is seen as similar to another thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7992" id="analogue1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7991" id="analogue1__27" original="E833.-453d"><span class="x" id="analogue1__28" original="E833.-453c"> Parts of modern machines which can be regarded as analogues of nerve cells work about a thousand times faster. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-798f" id="analogue1__29" original="E487.3117"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="analogue1__30" original="E487.3118"><span class="exp" id="analogue1__31"> analogue </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-798c" id="analogue1__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="analogue1__33" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="analogue1__34" original="E487.311b"> a chemical <a class="ndv" href="entry://compound" id="analogue1__35"> compound </a> with a <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecular" id="analogue1__36"> molecular </a> structure that is very similar to that of another, often with just one <a class="ndv" href="entry://element" id="analogue1__37"> element </a> changed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7986" id="analogue1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7985" id="analogue1__39" original="E487.3120"><span class="x" id="analogue1__40" original="E487.3121"> Thiols, which contain the –SH group, are sulfur analogues of alcohols. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2fd5" id="analogue1__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analogue_1" title="analogue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.2fd6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3b00" id="analogue1__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analogue1__43"> analogue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7983" hm="2" id="analogue2" original="E391.520" sum="372"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7982" id="analogue2__1" original="E391.521"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7981" id="analogue2__2" original="E391.522"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analogue <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6ee7" id="analogue2__7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="analogue2__8" original="E391.529"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-797c" id="analogue2__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7978" id="analogue2__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-797b" id="analogue2__11"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="analogue2__12" original="E391.52c"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> analog </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-796c" id="analogue2__14" original="E391.532"><span class="pos" id="analogue2__15" original="E391.533"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5888" eid="analogue2__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7907" geo="br" id="analogue2__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analogue2__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlɒɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analo/analogue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analo/analogue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analogue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.790a" geo="n_am" id="analogue2__19" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analogue2__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlɔːɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analo/analogue__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analo/analogue__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://analogue__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-796a" id="analogue2__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7969" id="analogue2__22" original="E391.536"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7968" id="analogue2__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="analogue2__24" original="E391.537"> of an electronic process </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="analogue2__25" original="E391.538"> using a continuously changing range of physical quantities to measure or store data </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7965" id="analogue2__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7964" id="analogue2__27" original="E833.-4542"><span class="x" id="analogue2__28" original="E833.-4541"> Digital processing of analogue signals has several advantages. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7962" id="analogue2__29" original="E391.542" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://digital" title="digital definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7961" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41ce" id="analogue2__30" original="E391.543"><span class="xh" id="analogue2__31"> digital </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3007" id="analogue2__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analogue_1" title="analogue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3008" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3b00" id="analogue2__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analogue2__34"> analogue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analogy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-795e" id="analogy" original="E391.55f" sum="893"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-795d" id="analogy__1" original="E391.560"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-795c" id="analogy__2" original="E391.561"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analogy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7951" id="analogy__7" original="E391.569"><span class="pos" id="analogy__8" original="E391.56a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5894" eid="analogy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7951" geo="br" id="analogy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analogy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnælədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analo/analogy__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analo/analogy__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://analogy__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7954" geo="n_am" id="analogy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analogy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnælədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analo/analogy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analo/analogy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analogy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-794f" id="analogy__14" original="E391.56b"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-794c" form="pl" id="analogy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="analogy__16" original="E391.56f"> analogies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-794a" id="analogy__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="analogy__18" original="E391.572"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="analogy__19" original="E391.578"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7947" id="analogy__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7946" id="analogy__21" original="E391.570"><span class="def" id="analogy__22" original="E391.573"> a comparison of one thing with another thing that has similar features, usually in order to explain it; a feature that is similar </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7944" id="analogy__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7943" id="analogy__24" original="E85f.-689d"><span class="cf" id="analogy__25" original="E861.-7c97"><span class="exp" id="analogy__26"> analogy </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="analogy__27" original="E85f.-689c"> The author uses the analogy of an iceberg to suggest that we ignore emotions that are uncomfortable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-793f" id="analogy__28" original="E85f.-689b"><span class="cf" id="analogy__29" original="E391.574"><span class="exp" id="analogy__30"> analogy </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="analogy__31" original="E85f.-689a"> An analogy is drawn between the molecules of a gas and a swarm of particles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-793b" id="analogy__32" original="E861.-7c96"><span class="cf" id="analogy__33" original="E391.575"><span class="exp" id="analogy__34"> analogy </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="analogy__35" original="E861.-7c95"> A computer virus has strong analogies with biological viruses because it replicates itself, spreads, mutates, and can damage its host. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7937" id="analogy__36" original="E85f.-683d"><span class="cf" id="analogy__37" original="E85f.-683e"> by <span class="exp" id="analogy__38"> analogy </span> (to/with something) </span><span class="x" id="analogy__39" original="E85f.-683c"> The term ‘greenhouse effect’ is derived by analogy to a garden greenhouse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7933" id="analogy__40" original="E85f.-683a"><span class="cf" id="analogy__41" original="E85f.-683b"> in <span class="exp" id="analogy__42"> analogy </span> to/with something </span><span class="x" id="analogy__43" original="E85f.-6898"> The pressure was produced with an air pump and a reservoir, in vague analogy with the hearts of living organisms. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.302d" id="analogy__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analogy" title="analogy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.302e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3ab8" id="analogy__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analogy__46"> analogy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analyse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-792f" id="analyse" original="E391.5b3" sum="659"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-792e" id="analyse__1" original="E391.5b4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-792d" id="analyse__2" original="E391.5b5"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analyse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6ee6" id="analyse__9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="analyse__10" original="E391.5bd"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7926" id="analyse__11" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7922" id="analyse__12"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7925" id="analyse__13"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="analyse__14" original="E391.5c0"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> analyze </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-791a" id="analyse__16" original="E391.5c5"><span class="pos" id="analyse__17" original="E391.5c6"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.589b" eid="analyse__18" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4a9e" geo="br" id="analyse__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analyse__gb_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyse__gb_6.ogg" href="sound://analyse__gb_6.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4a9b" geo="n_am" id="analyse__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analyse__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyse__us_2.ogg" href="sound://analyse__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-35ce" id="analyse__23" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-717a" form="root" id="analyse__24"><span class="vp" id="analyse__25"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> analyse </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7178" eid="analyse__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7177" geo="br" id="analyse__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analyse__gb_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyse__gb_6.ogg" href="sound://analyse__gb_6.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7174" geo="n_am" id="analyse__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analyse__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyse__us_2.ogg" href="sound://analyse__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7171" form="thirdps" id="analyse__31"><span class="vp" id="analyse__32"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> analyses </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-716f" eid="analyse__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-716e" geo="br" id="analyse__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analyses__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyses__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://analyses__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-716b" geo="n_am" id="analyse__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analyses__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyses__us_3.ogg" href="sound://analyses__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7168" form="past" id="analyse__38"><span class="vp" id="analyse__39"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> analysed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7166" eid="analyse__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7165" geo="br" id="analyse__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analysed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analysed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analysed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7162" geo="n_am" id="analyse__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analysed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analysed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analysed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-715f" form="pastpart" id="analyse__45"><span class="vp" id="analyse__46"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> analysed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-715d" eid="analyse__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-715c" geo="br" id="analyse__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analysed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analysed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analysed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7159" geo="n_am" id="analyse__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analysed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analysed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analysed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7156" form="prespart" id="analyse__52"><span class="vp" id="analyse__53"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> analysing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7154" eid="analyse__54" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7153" geo="br" id="analyse__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__56"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analysing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analysing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analysing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7150" geo="n_am" id="analyse__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyse__58"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analysing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analysing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analysing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78da" id="analyse__59"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78d9" id="analyse__60" original="E391.5e3"><span class="def" id="analyse__61" original="E391.5e4"> to examine the nature or structure of something, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to understand or explain it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78d7" id="analyse__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78d6" id="analyse__63" original="E865.-7fa9"><span class="cf" id="analyse__64" original="E391.5e5"><span class="exp" id="analyse__65"> analyse </span> something </span><span class="x" id="analyse__66" original="E865.-7fa8"> Tomlinson (1999) analysed UK survey data, finding that… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78d2" id="analyse__67" original="E865.-7fa7"><span class="x" id="analyse__68" original="E865.-7fa6"> Some recent studies have analysed the impact of media on voter attitudes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78d0" id="analyse__69" original="E838.-7ee8"><span class="cf" id="analyse__70" original="E838.-7ee3"><span class="exp" id="analyse__71"> analyse </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="analyse__72" original="E838.-7ee2"> A 50 cm³ sample of water was analysed for its calcium content. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78cc" id="analyse__73" original="E865.-7fa5"><span class="cf" id="analyse__74" original="E391.5e6"><span class="exp" id="analyse__75"> analyse </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="analyse__76" original="E865.-7fa4"> The authors analyse how dominant cultural values enter the classroom. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="explore__177" original="E549.-354b" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="explore__178" original="E549.-354a"><span class="h1" id="explore__179" original="E549.-3549"><ul class="inline" id="explore__180" original="E549.-3548"><li class="li" id="explore__181" original="E549.-3547"> explore </li><li class="li" id="explore__182" original="E549.-3546"> examine </li><li class="li" id="explore__183" original="E549.-3545"> investigate </li><li class="li" id="explore__184" original="E549.-3544"> analyse <span class="pos" id="explore__185" original="E549.-3543"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="explore__186" original="E549.-354c"> These words are all used to describe the aims of a piece of academic work; they all mean to study, research or discuss something carefully in order to find out or understand more. </span><ul class="bullet" id="explore__187" original="E549.-3542"><li class="li" id="explore__188" original="E549.-3541"> to explore/​examine/​investigate/​analyse the <span class="eb" id="explore__189" original="E549.-3540"> effect/​role/​impact </span> of something </li><li class="li" id="explore__190" original="E549.-353f"> to explore/​examine/​investigate/​analyse the <span class="eb" id="explore__191" original="E549.-353e"> relationship/​difference/​factors </span></li><li class="li" id="explore__192" original="E549.-353d"> to explore/​examine/​investigate/​analyse a/​an <span class="eb" id="explore__193" original="E549.-353c"> question/​issue </span></li><li class="li" id="explore__194" original="E549.-353b"> a <span class="eb" id="explore__195" original="E549.-353a"> study/​article/​chapter/​author </span> explores/​examines/​investigates/​analyses something </li><li class="li" id="explore__196" original="E549.-3539"> to explore/​examine/​investigate/​analyse something <span class="eb" id="explore__197" original="E549.-3538"> in depth/​in detail </span></li><li class="li" id="explore__198" original="E549.-3537"> to explore/​examine/​investigate/​analyse something <span class="eb" id="explore__199" original="E549.-3536"> in terms of/​in relation to </span> something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="explore__200" original="E549.-3535"><li class="li" id="explore__201" original="E549.-3534"><span class="eb" id="explore__202" original="E549.-3533"> Explore </span> and <span class="eb" id="explore__203" original="E549.-3532"> examine </span> are the most general of these words; they can involve discussing a topic, considering existing evidence or conducting research; <span class="eb" id="explore__204" original="E549.-3531"> investigate </span> typically involves conducting research in order to find out more about something: <span class="x-gs" id="explore__205"><span class="x-g" id="explore__206" original="E549.-3530"><span class="x" id="explore__207" original="E549.-352f"> This chapter will explore the complex issues impacting on international marketing communications in today's global marketplace. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="explore__208" original="E549.-352e"><span class="x" id="explore__209" original="E549.-352d"> This section examines the relationship between age and attitudes toward ICTs. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="explore__210" original="E549.-352c"><span class="x" id="explore__211" original="E549.-352b"> Many studies have investigated the association between birth order and childhood onset diabetes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="explore__212" original="E549.-352a"><span class="eb" id="explore__213" original="E549.-3529"> Analyse </span> is used to talk about a more structured analysis of a problem, evidence, etc.: <span class="x-gs" id="explore__214"><span class="x-g" id="explore__215" original="E549.-3528"><span class="x" id="explore__216" original="E549.-3527"> to analyse data/​information/​samples </span></span><span class="x-g" id="explore__217" original="E549.-3526"><span class="x" id="explore__218" original="E549.-3525"> The report analyses health services in terms of efficiency of delivery of health care. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5892" id="analyse__119" original="E838.-7e2b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analyse__120" original="E838.-7e2a"> analyse + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5894" id="analyse__121" original="E838.-7e29"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5895" id="analyse__122" original="E838.-7e27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5896" id="analyse__123"><span class="coll" id="analyse__124" original="E838.-7e26"> data </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5898" id="analyse__125"><span class="coll" id="analyse__126" original="E838.-7e25"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.589a" id="analyse__127" original="E865.-7fa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.589b" id="analyse__128"><span class="coll" id="analyse__129" original="E865.-7fa2"> sample </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.589d" id="analyse__130" original="E838.-7e23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.589e" id="analyse__131"><span class="coll" id="analyse__132" original="E838.-7e22"> impact </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58a0" id="analyse__133"><span class="coll" id="analyse__134" original="E838.-7e21"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58a2" id="analyse__135" original="E865.-7fa1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58a3" id="analyse__136"><span class="coll" id="analyse__137" original="E865.-7fa0"> phenomenon </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58a5" id="analyse__138" original="E865.-7f9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58a6" id="analyse__139"><span class="coll" id="analyse__140" original="E865.-7f9e"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58a8" id="analyse__141" original="E865.-7f9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58a9" id="analyse__142"><span class="coll" id="analyse__143" original="E865.-7f9c"> trend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ab" id="analyse__144" original="E865.-7f9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ac" id="analyse__145"><span class="coll" id="analyse__146" original="E865.-7f9a"> relationship </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ae" id="analyse__147"><span class="coll" id="analyse__148" original="E865.-7f99"> association </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58b0" id="analyse__149" original="E865.-7f98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58b1" id="analyse__150"><span class="coll" id="analyse__151" original="E865.-7f97"> dynamics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58b3" id="analyse__152" original="E865.-7f96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58b4" id="analyse__153"><span class="coll" id="analyse__154" original="E865.-7f95"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58b6" id="analyse__155" original="E865.-7f94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58b7" id="analyse__156"><span class="coll" id="analyse__157" original="E865.-7f93"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58b9" id="analyse__158" original="E865.-7f92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ba" id="analyse__159"><span class="coll" id="analyse__160" original="E865.-7f91"> interaction </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58bc" id="analyse__161" original="E838.-7e17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58bd" id="analyse__162" original="E865.-7f90"><span class="x" id="analyse__163" original="E865.-7f8f"> The study analysed the relationship between colony size and variables linked to behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58bf" id="analyse__164" original="E865.-7f8e"><span class="x" id="analyse__165" original="E865.-7f8d"> Ji et al. (2010) developed a mathematical model in order to analyse the performance of a PV heat pump. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58c1" id="analyse__166" original="E838.-7e14" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analyse__167" original="E838.-7e13"> adverb + analyse </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58c3" id="analyse__168" original="E838.-7e12"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58c4" id="analyse__169" original="E865.-7f8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58c5" id="analyse__170"><span class="coll" id="analyse__171" original="E865.-7f8b"> thoroughly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58c7" id="analyse__172" original="E838.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58c8" id="analyse__173"><span class="coll" id="analyse__174" original="E838.-7e0f"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ca" id="analyse__175" original="E838.-7e0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58cb" id="analyse__176"><span class="coll" id="analyse__177" original="E838.-7e0d"> systematically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58cd" id="analyse__178" original="E838.-7e0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ce" id="analyse__179"><span class="coll" id="analyse__180" original="E838.-7e0a"> critically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58d0" id="analyse__181" original="E838.-7e06"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58d1" id="analyse__182" original="E838.-7e05"><span class="x" id="analyse__183" original="E838.-7e04"> Interviews were systematically analysed. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58d3" id="analyse__184" original="E838.-7e03" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analyse__185" original="E838.-7e02"> analyse + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58d5" id="analyse__186" original="E838.-7e01"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58d6" id="analyse__187" original="E838.-7dfd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58d7" id="analyse__188"><span class="coll" id="analyse__189" original="E838.-7dfc"> separately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58d9" id="analyse__190" original="E865.-7f8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58da" id="analyse__191"><span class="coll" id="analyse__192" original="E865.-7f89"> together </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58dc" id="analyse__193" original="E838.-7df9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58dd" id="analyse__194" original="E838.-7df8"><span class="x" id="analyse__195" original="E838.-7df7"> We can distinguish between three main possibilities, each of which has been analysed separately. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58df" id="analyse__196" original="E865.-7f88" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analyse__197" original="E865.-7f87"> adverb + analyse | analyse + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58e1" id="analyse__198" original="E865.-7f86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58e2" id="analyse__199" original="E838.-7dfb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58e3" id="analyse__200"><span class="coll" id="analyse__201" original="E838.-7dfa"> statistically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58e5" id="analyse__202" original="E865.-7f84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58e6" id="analyse__203"><span class="coll" id="analyse__204" original="E865.-7f83"> thematically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58e8" id="analyse__205" original="E865.-7f82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58e9" id="analyse__206"><span class="coll" id="analyse__207" original="E865.-7f81"> qualitatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58eb" id="analyse__208" original="E865.-7f80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ec" id="analyse__209"><span class="coll" id="analyse__210" original="E865.-7f7f"> quantitatively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ee" id="analyse__211" original="E865.-7f7e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ef" id="analyse__212" original="E865.-7f7d"><span class="x" id="analyse__213" original="E865.-7f7c"> All results were statistically analysed by a two-sided t-test. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58f1" id="analyse__214" original="E865.-7f7b"><span class="x" id="analyse__215" original="E865.-7f7a"> The data were analysed qualitatively and key emerging themes were consolidated in a code frame. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58f3" id="analyse__216" original="E838.-7df6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analyse__217" original="E838.-7df5"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58f5" id="analyse__218" original="E838.-7df4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58f6" id="analyse__219" original="E838.-7df2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58f7" id="analyse__220"><span class="coll" id="analyse__221" original="E838.-7df1"> analyse something in terms of something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58f9" id="analyse__222" original="E838.-7dec"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58fa" id="analyse__223" original="E838.-7deb"><span class="x" id="analyse__224" original="E838.-7dea"> Products and markets are each analysed in terms of their degree of novelty to an organization. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7916" id="analyst__22"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__23" original="E5df.-2c01"> analyse </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__24" original="E5df.-2c00" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7913" id="analyst__25"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__26" original="E5df.-2bff"> analysis </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__27" original="E5df.-2bfe" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7910" id="analyst__28"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__29" original="E5df.-2bfd"> analyst </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__30" original="E5df.-2bfc" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-790d" id="analyst__31"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__32" original="E5df.-2bfb"> analytical </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__33" original="E5df.-2bfa" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-790a" id="analyst__34"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__35" original="E5df.-2bf9"> analytic </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__36" original="E5df.-2bf8" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7907" id="analyst__37"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__38" original="E5df.-2bf7"> analytically </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__39" original="E5df.-2bf6" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.30a3" id="analyse__243" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analyse" title="analyse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.30a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3a53" id="analyse__244" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analyse__245"> analyse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analysis
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78c8" id="analysis" original="E391.5ec" sum="1246"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78c7" id="analysis__1" original="E391.5ed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78c6" id="analysis__2" original="E391.5ee"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analysis </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78bb" id="analysis__7" original="E391.5f6"><span class="pos" id="analysis__8" original="E391.5f7"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58a2" eid="analysis__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-49c9" geo="br" id="analysis__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analysis__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnæləsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analyses__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyses__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://analyses__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-49c6" geo="n_am" id="analysis__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analysis__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnæləsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analysis__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analysis__us_2.ogg" href="sound://analysis__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78b9" id="analysis__14" original="E391.5f8"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78b8" form="pl" id="analysis__15" original="E391.5f9"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="analysis__16" original="E391.5fb"> analyses </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78b6" eid="analysis__17" original="E391.5fc" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7a57" geo="br" id="analysis__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analysis__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnæləsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analysis__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analysis__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://analysis__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7a5b" geo="n_am" id="analysis__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analysis__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnæləsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analyses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analyses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78b0" id="analysis__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78af" id="analysis__23" original="E391.5ff"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78ae" id="analysis__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="analysis__25" original="E391.601"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="analysis__26" original="E391.602"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="analysis__27" original="E391.603"> the detailed study or examination of something in order to understand more about it; the result of the study </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78aa" id="analysis__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78a9" id="analysis__29" original="E838.-7d12"><span class="x" id="analysis__30" original="E838.-7d11"> Statistical analysis reveals an interaction between all three factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78a7" id="analysis__31" original="E865.-7e84"><span class="cf" id="analysis__32" original="E865.-7e85"><span class="exp" id="analysis__33"> analysis </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="analysis__34" original="E865.-7e83"> Detailed analysis of earthquake data suggested a subduction zone event. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78a3" id="analysis__35" original="E865.-7e82"><span class="x" id="analysis__36" original="E865.-7e81"> This section presents a comparative analysis of the two data sets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a85" id="analysis__37"><span class="x" id="analysis__38"> Studies of collocations based on the analysis of large text corpora often throw up interesting and unexpected results. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="investigation__212" original="E81e.2c70" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="investigation__213" original="E81e.2c71"><span class="h1" id="investigation__214" original="E81e.2c72"><ul class="inline" id="investigation__215" original="E81e.2c73"><li class="li" id="investigation__216" original="E81e.2c74"> investigation </li><li class="li" id="investigation__217" original="E81e.2c75"> study </li><li class="li" id="investigation__218" original="E81e.2c77"> research </li><li class="li" id="investigation__219" original="E81e.2c76"> experiment </li><li class="li" id="investigation__220" original="E81e.2c78"> observation </li><li class="li" id="investigation__221" original="E82b.36fc"> analysis <span class="pos" id="investigation__222" original="E83b.7421"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="investigation__223" original="E81e.2c7b"> These words are all used to talk about research that is carried out in order to find out about something. </span><ul class="bullet" id="investigation__224" original="E81e.2c7c"><li class="li" id="investigation__225" original="E82b.36fe"> (a) <span class="eb" id="investigation__226" original="E843.7fe1"> detailed </span> investigation/​study/​observation/​analysis </li><li class="li" id="investigation__227" original="E81e.2c80"> (a) <span class="eb" id="investigation__228" original="E843.7fe2"> scientific </span> investigation/​study/​research/​experiment/​observation </li><li class="li" id="investigation__229" original="E843.7fe3"> a <span class="eb" id="investigation__230" original="E843.7fe4"> laboratory </span> investigation/​experiment/​study </li><li class="li" id="investigation__231" original="E81e.3166"> (a) <span class="eb" id="investigation__232" original="E843.7fe5"> field </span> study/​research/​experiment/​observation </li><li class="li" id="investigation__233" original="E81e.2c7f"> (an) <span class="eb" id="investigation__234" original="E843.7fe6"> empirical/​experimental </span> investigation/​study/​research/​observation </li><li class="li" id="investigation__235" original="E843.7fe7"> (a) <span class="eb" id="investigation__236" original="E843.7fe8"> statistical </span> analysis </li><li class="li" id="investigation__237" original="E81e.2c7d"> to <span class="eb" id="investigation__238" original="E843.7fe9"> carry out/​conduct </span> (an) investigation/​study/​research/​experiment/​observations/​analysis </li><li class="li" id="investigation__239" original="E843.7fea"> to <span class="eb" id="investigation__240" original="E843.7feb"> perform </span> (a/​an) investigation/​study/​experiment/​analysis </li><li class="li" id="investigation__241" original="E843.7fec"> to <span class="eb" id="investigation__242" original="E843.7fed"> do </span> (a/​an) study/​research/​experiment </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="investigation__243" original="E81e.2c83"><li class="li" id="investigation__244" original="E81e.3167"><span class="eb" id="investigation__245" original="E843.7fee"> Research </span> is a general word for academic study of a subject, trying to discover new information about it. <span class="eb" id="investigation__246" original="E81e.3168"> Investigation </span> and <span class="eb" id="investigation__247" original="E81e.3169"> study </span> are both used to refer to a piece of research that is done to find out information: <span class="x-gs" id="investigation__248"><span class="x-g" id="investigation__249" original="E843.7fef"><span class="x" id="investigation__250" original="E843.7ff0"> The authors conducted social survey research using a structured interview approach. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="investigation__251" original="E843.7ff1"><span class="x" id="investigation__252" original="E843.7ff2"> A laboratory investigation revealed the following results:… </span></span><span class="x-g" id="investigation__253" original="E82b.3700"><span class="x" id="investigation__254" original="E82b.3701"> Our empirical study is partly based on survey data. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="investigation__255" original="E81e.2c84"> An <span class="eb" id="investigation__256" original="E81e.2c85"> experiment </span> is a scientific test that is performed in a controlled way in a laboratory or in the field in order to answer a particular question and/​or gain new knowledge: <span class="x-gs" id="investigation__257"><span class="x-g" id="investigation__258" original="E81e.2fb8"><span class="x" id="investigation__259" original="E81e.2fb9"> A variety of field and laboratory experiments support the hypothesis. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="investigation__260" original="E81e.2c88"><span class="eb" id="investigation__261" original="E81e.2c89"> Observation </span> is the act of watching somebody/​something to see what happens. It is often used to refer to the study of subjects in their natural environment, for example children in a classroom or a species of animal in the wild: <span class="x-gs" id="investigation__262"><span class="x-g" id="investigation__263" original="E81e.2fba"><span class="x" id="investigation__264" original="E81e.2fbb"> Observations were conducted on first nests attended by a male. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="investigation__265" original="E82b.37ed"><span class="eb" id="investigation__266" original="E82b.37ee"> Analysis </span> is the action or product of studying something closely, for example the data collected as part of a study or an investigation, in order to understand it and/​or to compare it with something else: <span class="x-gs" id="investigation__267"><span class="x-g" id="investigation__268" original="E82b.37ef"><span class="x" id="investigation__269" original="E82b.37f0"> A detailed statistical analysis of the literacy data is provided in Iversen and Stephens (2008). </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78a1" id="analysis__97" original="E865.-7e7d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__98"> adjective + analysis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-789f" id="analysis__99"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-789e" id="analysis__100" original="E865.-7e7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-789d" id="analysis__101"><span class="coll" id="analysis__102" original="E865.-7e7a"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-789b" id="analysis__103" original="E865.-7e79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-789a" id="analysis__104"><span class="coll" id="analysis__105" original="E865.-7e78"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7898" id="analysis__106" original="E865.-7e77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7897" id="analysis__107"><span class="coll" id="analysis__108" original="E865.-7e76"> previous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7895" id="analysis__109" original="E865.-7e75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7894" id="analysis__110"><span class="coll" id="analysis__111" original="E865.-7e74"> further </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7892" id="analysis__112"><span class="coll" id="analysis__113" original="E865.-7e73"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7890" id="analysis__114" original="E865.-7e72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-788f" id="analysis__115"><span class="coll" id="analysis__116" original="E865.-7e71"> secondary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-788d" id="analysis__117" original="E865.-7e70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-788c" id="analysis__118"><span class="coll" id="analysis__119" original="E865.-7e6f"> exploratory </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-788a" id="analysis__120"><span class="coll" id="analysis__121" original="E865.-7e6e"> preliminary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7888" id="analysis__122" original="E865.-7e6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7887" id="analysis__123"><span class="coll" id="analysis__124" original="E865.-7e6c"> careful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7885" id="analysis__125" original="E838.-7abe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7884" id="analysis__126"><span class="coll" id="analysis__127" original="E838.-7abd"> detailed </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7882" id="analysis__128"><span class="coll" id="analysis__129" original="E865.-7e6b"> in-depth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7880" id="analysis__130" original="E865.-7e6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-787f" id="analysis__131"><span class="coll" id="analysis__132" original="E865.-7e69"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-787d" id="analysis__133"><span class="coll" id="analysis__134" original="E865.-7e68"> thorough </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-787b" id="analysis__135" original="E865.-7e67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-787a" id="analysis__136"><span class="coll" id="analysis__137" original="E865.-7e66"> systematic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7878" id="analysis__138" original="E865.-7e65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7877" id="analysis__139"><span class="coll" id="analysis__140" original="E865.-7e64"> separate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7875" id="analysis__141" original="E865.-7e63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7874" id="analysis__142" original="E865.-7e62"><span class="x" id="analysis__143" original="E865.-7e61"> The measures used in the present analyses were selected based on previously published evidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7872" id="analysis__144" original="E865.-7e60"><span class="x" id="analysis__145" original="E865.-7e5f"> Our exploratory analysis found no significant correlations between the two phenomena. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7870" id="analysis__146"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-786f" id="analysis__147" original="E865.-7e5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-786e" id="analysis__148"><span class="coll" id="analysis__149" original="E865.-7e5d"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-786c" id="analysis__150" original="E865.-7e5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-786b" id="analysis__151"><span class="coll" id="analysis__152" original="E865.-7e5b"> descriptive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7869" id="analysis__153" original="E865.-7e5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7868" id="analysis__154"><span class="coll" id="analysis__155" original="E865.-7e59"> comparative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7866" id="analysis__156" original="E865.-7e58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7865" id="analysis__157"><span class="coll" id="analysis__158" original="E865.-7e57"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7863" id="analysis__159" original="E865.-7e56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7862" id="analysis__160"><span class="coll" id="analysis__161" original="E865.-7e55"> empirical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7860" id="analysis__162" original="E865.-7e54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-785f" id="analysis__163"><span class="coll" id="analysis__164" original="E865.-7e53"> thematic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-785d" id="analysis__165" original="E838.-7aba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-785c" id="analysis__166"><span class="coll" id="analysis__167" original="E838.-7ab9"> statistical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-785a" id="analysis__168" original="E865.-7e52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7859" id="analysis__169"><span class="coll" id="analysis__170" original="E865.-7e51"> quantitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7857" id="analysis__171" original="E865.-7e50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7856" id="analysis__172"><span class="coll" id="analysis__173" original="E865.-7e4f"> qualitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7854" id="analysis__174" original="E865.-7e4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7853" id="analysis__175"><span class="coll" id="analysis__176" original="E865.-7e4d"> multivariate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7851" id="analysis__177" original="E865.-7e4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7850" id="analysis__178"><span class="coll" id="analysis__179" original="E865.-7e4b"> univariate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-784e" id="analysis__180" original="E865.-7e4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-784d" id="analysis__181"><span class="coll" id="analysis__182" original="E865.-7e49"> bivariate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-784b" id="analysis__183" original="E865.-7e48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-784a" id="analysis__184"><span class="coll" id="analysis__185" original="E865.-7e47"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7848" id="analysis__186" original="E838.-7ab6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7847" id="analysis__187"><span class="coll" id="analysis__188" original="E838.-7ab5"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7845" id="analysis__189" original="E865.-7e46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7844" id="analysis__190"><span class="coll" id="analysis__191" original="E865.-7e45"> molecular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7842" id="analysis__192" original="E865.-7e44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7841" id="analysis__193"><span class="coll" id="analysis__194" original="E865.-7e43"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-783f" id="analysis__195" original="E865.-7e42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-783e" id="analysis__196"><span class="coll" id="analysis__197" original="E865.-7e41"> textual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-783c" id="analysis__198" original="E838.-7ab2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-783b" id="analysis__199" original="E838.-7ab1"><span class="x" id="analysis__200" original="E838.-7ab0"> A critical analysis of the firm's business model is necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7839" id="analysis__201" original="E865.-7e40"><span class="x" id="analysis__202" original="E865.-7e3f"> Multivariate analyses identified 12 variables which significantly differentiated the two criterion groups. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7837" id="analysis__203" original="E838.-7aad" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__204"> noun + analysis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7835" id="analysis__205"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7834" id="analysis__206" original="E838.-7aa6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7833" id="analysis__207"><span class="coll" id="analysis__208" original="E838.-7aa5"> data </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7831" id="analysis__209" original="E865.-7e3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7830" id="analysis__210"><span class="coll" id="analysis__211" original="E865.-7e3d"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-782e" id="analysis__212" original="E838.-7aab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-782d" id="analysis__213"><span class="coll" id="analysis__214" original="E838.-7aaa"> content </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-782b" id="analysis__215" original="E865.-7e3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-782a" id="analysis__216"><span class="coll" id="analysis__217" original="E865.-7e3b"> cluster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7828" id="analysis__218" original="E865.-7e3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7827" id="analysis__219"><span class="coll" id="analysis__220" original="E865.-7e39"> sensitivity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7825" id="analysis__221" original="E865.-7e38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7824" id="analysis__222"><span class="coll" id="analysis__223" original="E865.-7e37"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7822" id="analysis__224" original="E838.-7aa8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7821" id="analysis__225"><span class="coll" id="analysis__226" original="E838.-7aa7"> cost-benefit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-781f" id="analysis__227" original="E865.-7e36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-781e" id="analysis__228"><span class="coll" id="analysis__229" original="E865.-7e35"> discourse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-781c" id="analysis__230" original="E838.-7aa4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-781b" id="analysis__231" original="E838.-7aa3"><span class="x" id="analysis__232" original="E838.-7aa2"> The data analysis revealed that over half of the sample firms were involved in pyramidal arrangements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7819" id="analysis__233" original="E865.-7e34"><span class="x" id="analysis__234" original="E865.-7e33"> Salter et al. (2007) have used discourse analysis to research pharmacist consultations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7817" id="analysis__235" original="E865.-7e31" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__236"> verb + analysis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7815" id="analysis__237"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7814" id="analysis__238" original="E865.-7e30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7813" id="analysis__239"><span class="coll" id="analysis__240" original="E865.-7e2f"> carry out </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7811" id="analysis__241"><span class="coll" id="analysis__242" original="E838.-7a9a"> perform </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-780f" id="analysis__243"><span class="coll" id="analysis__244" original="E838.-7a99"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-780d" id="analysis__245"><span class="coll" id="analysis__246" original="E865.-7e2e"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-780b" id="analysis__247" original="E865.-7e2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-780a" id="analysis__248"><span class="coll" id="analysis__249" original="E865.-7e2c"> use </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7808" id="analysis__250"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7807" id="analysis__251" original="E838.-7a9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7806" id="analysis__252"><span class="coll" id="analysis__253" original="E838.-7a9c"> conduct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7804" id="analysis__254"><span class="coll" id="analysis__255" original="E865.-7e28"> run </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7802" id="analysis__256" original="E838.-7a95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7801" id="analysis__257"><span class="coll" id="analysis__258" original="E838.-7a94"> present </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77ff" id="analysis__259"><span class="coll" id="analysis__260" original="E865.-7e27"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77fd" id="analysis__261"><span class="coll" id="analysis__262" original="E838.-7a93"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77fb" id="analysis__263" original="E865.-7e26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77fa" id="analysis__264"><span class="coll" id="analysis__265" original="E865.-7e25"> base <span class="exp"> analysis </span> on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77f8" id="analysis__266" original="E865.-7e24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77f7" id="analysis__267"><span class="coll" id="analysis__268" original="E865.-7e23"> focus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77f5" id="analysis__269" original="E865.-7e22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77f4" id="analysis__270"><span class="coll" id="analysis__271" original="E865.-7e21"> apply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77f2" id="analysis__272" original="E838.-7a98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77f1" id="analysis__273"><span class="coll" id="analysis__274" original="E838.-7a97"> extend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77ef" id="analysis__275" original="E865.-7e20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77ee" id="analysis__276"><span class="coll" id="analysis__277" original="E865.-7e1f"> restrict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77ec" id="analysis__278"><span class="coll" id="analysis__279" original="E865.-7e1e"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77ea" id="analysis__280" original="E865.-7e1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77e9" id="analysis__281"><span class="coll" id="analysis__282" original="E865.-7e1c"> simplify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77e7" id="analysis__283" original="E865.-7e1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77e6" id="analysis__284"><span class="coll" id="analysis__285" original="E865.-7e1a"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77e4" id="analysis__286" original="E865.-7e19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77e3" id="analysis__287"><span class="coll" id="analysis__288" original="E865.-7e18"> repeat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77e1" id="analysis__289" original="E865.-7e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77e0" id="analysis__290"><span class="coll" id="analysis__291" original="E865.-7e16"> replicate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77de" id="analysis__292" original="E838.-7a91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77dd" id="analysis__293" original="E838.-7a90"><span class="x" id="analysis__294" original="E838.-7a8f"> The authors conducted econometric analysis using panel data for twenty-three nations over fifteen years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77db" id="analysis__295" original="E865.-7e15"><span class="x" id="analysis__296" original="E865.-7e14"> I decided to restrict my analysis to medium to large firms. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77d9" id="analysis__297" original="E838.-7a8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__298"> analysis + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77d7" id="analysis__299"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77d6" id="analysis__300" original="E838.-7a8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77d5" id="analysis__301"><span class="coll" id="analysis__302" original="E838.-7a89"> reveal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77d3" id="analysis__303"><span class="coll" id="analysis__304" original="E838.-7a88"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77d1" id="analysis__305"><span class="coll" id="analysis__306" original="E865.-7e13"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77cf" id="analysis__307" original="E865.-7e12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77ce" id="analysis__308"><span class="coll" id="analysis__309" original="E865.-7e11"> confirm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77cc" id="analysis__310" original="E865.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77cb" id="analysis__311"><span class="coll" id="analysis__312" original="E865.-7e0f"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77c9" id="analysis__313" original="E865.-7e0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77c8" id="analysis__314"><span class="coll" id="analysis__315" original="E865.-7e0d"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77c6" id="analysis__316" original="E838.-7a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77c5" id="analysis__317"><span class="coll" id="analysis__318" original="E838.-7a85"> suggest </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77c3" id="analysis__319"><span class="coll" id="analysis__320" original="E838.-7a84"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77c1" id="analysis__321"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77c0" id="analysis__322" original="E838.-7a82"><span class="x" id="analysis__323" original="E838.-7a81"> The first analysis showed a significant and constant increase in survival rate with age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77be" id="analysis__324" original="E838.-7a80"><span class="x" id="analysis__325" original="E838.-7a7f"> This analysis suggests that successful entrepreneurs are dedicated to the social goals they want to achieve. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77bc" id="analysis__326" original="E865.-7e0a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__327"> analysis + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77ba" id="analysis__328"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77b9" id="analysis__329" original="E865.-7e08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77b8" id="analysis__330"><span class="coll" id="analysis__331" original="E865.-7e07"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77b6" id="analysis__332" original="E865.-7e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77b5" id="analysis__333"><span class="coll" id="analysis__334" original="E865.-7e05"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77b3" id="analysis__335" original="E865.-7e04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77b2" id="analysis__336"><span class="coll" id="analysis__337" original="E865.-7e03"> yield </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77b0" id="analysis__338" original="E865.-7e02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77af" id="analysis__339"><span class="coll" id="analysis__340" original="E865.-7e01"> focus on </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77ad" id="analysis__341" original="E865.-7e00"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77ac" id="analysis__342" original="E865.-7dff"><span class="x" id="analysis__343" original="E865.-7dfe"> Canning's analysis highlights the significance of the rural and small-town experience. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77aa" id="analysis__344" original="E391.604"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77a9" id="analysis__345"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="analysis__346" original="E391.606"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="analysis__347" original="E391.607"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="analysis__348" original="E391.608"> a careful examination of a substance in order to find out what it consists of </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77a5" id="analysis__349"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77a4" id="analysis__350" original="E865.-7e80"><span class="x" id="analysis__351" original="E865.-7e7f"> A sample was sent for biochemical analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77a2" id="analysis__352" original="E838.-79e3"><span class="cf" id="analysis__353" original="E865.-7e7e"><span class="exp" id="analysis__354"> analysis </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="analysis__355" original="E838.-79e2"> A chemical analysis of the scents revealed they were composed of up to eighteen separate compounds. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-779e" id="analysis__356" original="E4a5.511b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://quantitative-analysis" title="quantitative analysis definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-779d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.6842" id="analysis__357" original="E4a5.511c"><span class="xh" id="analysis__358"> quantitative analysis </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-779b" id="analysis__359" original="E865.-7e32" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__360"> verb + analysis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7799" id="analysis__361"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7798" id="analysis__362" original="E865.-7e30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7797" id="analysis__363"><span class="coll" id="analysis__364" original="E865.-7e2f"> carry out </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7795" id="analysis__365"><span class="coll" id="analysis__366" original="E838.-7a9a"> perform </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7793" id="analysis__367"><span class="coll" id="analysis__368" original="E838.-7a99"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7791" id="analysis__369"><span class="coll" id="analysis__370" original="E865.-7e2e"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-778f" id="analysis__371" original="E865.-7e2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-778e" id="analysis__372"><span class="coll" id="analysis__373" original="E865.-7e2c"> use </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-778c" id="analysis__374" original="E865.-7e2b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-778b" id="analysis__375" original="E865.-7e2a"><span class="x" id="analysis__376" original="E865.-7e29"> Craddock et al. (1985) used soil P analysis along with other more traditional methods of survey. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7789" id="analysis__377" original="E838.-7a8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__378"> analysis + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7787" id="analysis__379"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7786" id="analysis__380" original="E838.-7a8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7785" id="analysis__381"><span class="coll" id="analysis__382" original="E838.-7a89"> reveal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7783" id="analysis__383"><span class="coll" id="analysis__384" original="E838.-7a88"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7781" id="analysis__385"><span class="coll" id="analysis__386" original="E865.-7e13"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-777f" id="analysis__387" original="E865.-7e12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-777e" id="analysis__388"><span class="coll" id="analysis__389" original="E865.-7e11"> confirm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-777c" id="analysis__390" original="E865.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-777b" id="analysis__391"><span class="coll" id="analysis__392" original="E865.-7e0f"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7779" id="analysis__393" original="E865.-7e0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7778" id="analysis__394"><span class="coll" id="analysis__395" original="E865.-7e0d"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7776" id="analysis__396" original="E838.-7a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7775" id="analysis__397"><span class="coll" id="analysis__398" original="E838.-7a85"> suggest </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7773" id="analysis__399"><span class="coll" id="analysis__400" original="E838.-7a84"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7771" id="analysis__401"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7770" id="analysis__402" original="E865.-7e0c"><span class="x" id="analysis__403" original="E865.-7e0b"> These results were confirmed by biochemical analysis. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-776e" id="analysis__404" original="E391.609"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-776d" id="analysis__405"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="analysis__406" original="E391.60b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-776b" id="analysis__407" original="E391.60c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://psychoanalysis" title="psychoanalysis definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-776a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.52f1" id="analysis__408" original="E391.60d"><span class="xh" id="analysis__409"> psychoanalysis </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7768" id="analysis__410" original="E391.60f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7767" id="final__152" original="E391.610" sk="infinalanalysis"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7766" id="final__153"><span class="idm" id="final__154" original="E391.611"> in the final/last analysis </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7764" id="final__155"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7763" id="final__156"><span class="def" id="final__157" original="E391.612"> used to say what is most important after everything has been discussed or considered </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7761" id="final__158"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7760" id="final__159" original="E838.-7d0e"><span class="x" id="final__160" original="E838.-7d0d"> In the final analysis, a computer program is simply a long stream of characters. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__22"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__23" original="E5df.-2c01"> analyse </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__24" original="E5df.-2c00" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__25"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__26" original="E5df.-2bff"> analysis </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__27" original="E5df.-2bfe" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__28"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__29" original="E5df.-2bfd"> analyst </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__30" original="E5df.-2bfc" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__31"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__32" original="E5df.-2bfb"> analytical </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__33" original="E5df.-2bfa" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__34"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__35" original="E5df.-2bf9"> analytic </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__36" original="E5df.-2bf8" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__37"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__38" original="E5df.-2bf7"> analytically </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__39" original="E5df.-2bf6" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e7f" id="analysis__438" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="analysis__439"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e81" id="analysis__440" original="E838.-7ac2"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__441" original="E838.-7ac1"> adjective + analysis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e83" id="analysis__442" original="E865.-7e7d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e84" id="analysis__443" original="E865.-7e7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e85" id="analysis__444" original="E865.-7e7a"><span class="coll" id="analysis__445"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e87" id="analysis__446" original="E865.-7e79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e88" id="analysis__447" original="E865.-7e78"><span class="coll" id="analysis__448"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e8a" id="analysis__449" original="E865.-7e77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e8b" id="analysis__450" original="E865.-7e76"><span class="coll" id="analysis__451"> previous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e8d" id="analysis__452" original="E865.-7e75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e8e" id="analysis__453" original="E865.-7e74"><span class="coll" id="analysis__454"> further </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e90" id="analysis__455" original="E865.-7e73"><span class="coll" id="analysis__456"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e92" id="analysis__457" original="E865.-7e72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e93" id="analysis__458" original="E865.-7e71"><span class="coll" id="analysis__459"> secondary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e95" id="analysis__460" original="E865.-7e70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e96" id="analysis__461" original="E865.-7e6f"><span class="coll" id="analysis__462"> exploratory </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e98" id="analysis__463" original="E865.-7e6e"><span class="coll" id="analysis__464"> preliminary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e9a" id="analysis__465" original="E865.-7e6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e9b" id="analysis__466" original="E865.-7e6c"><span class="coll" id="analysis__467"> careful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e9d" id="analysis__468" original="E838.-7abe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4e9e" id="analysis__469" original="E838.-7abd"><span class="coll" id="analysis__470"> detailed </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ea0" id="analysis__471" original="E865.-7e6b"><span class="coll" id="analysis__472"> in-depth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ea2" id="analysis__473" original="E865.-7e6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ea3" id="analysis__474" original="E865.-7e69"><span class="coll" id="analysis__475"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ea5" id="analysis__476" original="E865.-7e68"><span class="coll" id="analysis__477"> thorough </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ea7" id="analysis__478" original="E865.-7e67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ea8" id="analysis__479" original="E865.-7e66"><span class="coll" id="analysis__480"> systematic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eaa" id="analysis__481" original="E865.-7e65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eab" id="analysis__482" original="E865.-7e64"><span class="coll" id="analysis__483"> separate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ead" id="analysis__484" original="E865.-7e63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eae" id="analysis__485" original="E865.-7e62"><span class="x" id="analysis__486" original="E865.-7e61"> The measures used in the present analyses were selected based on previously published evidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eb0" id="analysis__487" original="E865.-7e60"><span class="x" id="analysis__488" original="E865.-7e5f"> Our exploratory analysis found no significant correlations between the two phenomena. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eb2" id="analysis__489" original="E838.-7ac0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eb3" id="analysis__490" original="E865.-7e5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eb4" id="analysis__491" original="E865.-7e5d"><span class="coll" id="analysis__492"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eb6" id="analysis__493" original="E865.-7e5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eb7" id="analysis__494" original="E865.-7e5b"><span class="coll" id="analysis__495"> descriptive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eb9" id="analysis__496" original="E865.-7e5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eba" id="analysis__497" original="E865.-7e59"><span class="coll" id="analysis__498"> comparative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ebc" id="analysis__499" original="E865.-7e58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ebd" id="analysis__500" original="E865.-7e57"><span class="coll" id="analysis__501"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ebf" id="analysis__502" original="E865.-7e56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ec0" id="analysis__503" original="E865.-7e55"><span class="coll" id="analysis__504"> empirical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ec2" id="analysis__505" original="E865.-7e54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ec3" id="analysis__506" original="E865.-7e53"><span class="coll" id="analysis__507"> thematic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ec5" id="analysis__508" original="E838.-7aba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ec6" id="analysis__509" original="E838.-7ab9"><span class="coll" id="analysis__510"> statistical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ec8" id="analysis__511" original="E865.-7e52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ec9" id="analysis__512" original="E865.-7e51"><span class="coll" id="analysis__513"> quantitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ecb" id="analysis__514" original="E865.-7e50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ecc" id="analysis__515" original="E865.-7e4f"><span class="coll" id="analysis__516"> qualitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ece" id="analysis__517" original="E865.-7e4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ecf" id="analysis__518" original="E865.-7e4d"><span class="coll" id="analysis__519"> multivariate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ed1" id="analysis__520" original="E865.-7e4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ed2" id="analysis__521" original="E865.-7e4b"><span class="coll" id="analysis__522"> univariate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ed4" id="analysis__523" original="E865.-7e4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ed5" id="analysis__524" original="E865.-7e49"><span class="coll" id="analysis__525"> bivariate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ed7" id="analysis__526" original="E865.-7e48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ed8" id="analysis__527" original="E865.-7e47"><span class="coll" id="analysis__528"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eda" id="analysis__529" original="E838.-7ab6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4edb" id="analysis__530" original="E838.-7ab5"><span class="coll" id="analysis__531"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4edd" id="analysis__532" original="E865.-7e46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ede" id="analysis__533" original="E865.-7e45"><span class="coll" id="analysis__534"> molecular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ee0" id="analysis__535" original="E865.-7e44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ee1" id="analysis__536" original="E865.-7e43"><span class="coll" id="analysis__537"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ee3" id="analysis__538" original="E865.-7e42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ee4" id="analysis__539" original="E865.-7e41"><span class="coll" id="analysis__540"> textual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ee6" id="analysis__541" original="E838.-7ab2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ee7" id="analysis__542" original="E838.-7ab1"><span class="x" id="analysis__543" original="E838.-7ab0"> A critical analysis of the firm's business model is necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ee9" id="analysis__544" original="E865.-7e40"><span class="x" id="analysis__545" original="E865.-7e3f"> Multivariate analyses identified 12 variables which significantly differentiated the two criterion groups. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eeb" id="analysis__546" original="E838.-7aaf"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__547" original="E838.-7aae"> noun + analysis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eed" id="analysis__548" original="E838.-7aad"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eee" id="analysis__549" original="E838.-7aa6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4eef" id="analysis__550" original="E838.-7aa5"><span class="coll" id="analysis__551"> data </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ef1" id="analysis__552" original="E865.-7e3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ef2" id="analysis__553" original="E865.-7e3d"><span class="coll" id="analysis__554"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ef4" id="analysis__555" original="E838.-7aab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ef5" id="analysis__556" original="E838.-7aaa"><span class="coll" id="analysis__557"> content </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ef7" id="analysis__558" original="E865.-7e3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ef8" id="analysis__559" original="E865.-7e3b"><span class="coll" id="analysis__560"> cluster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4efa" id="analysis__561" original="E865.-7e3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4efb" id="analysis__562" original="E865.-7e39"><span class="coll" id="analysis__563"> sensitivity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4efd" id="analysis__564" original="E865.-7e38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4efe" id="analysis__565" original="E865.-7e37"><span class="coll" id="analysis__566"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f00" id="analysis__567" original="E838.-7aa8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f01" id="analysis__568" original="E838.-7aa7"><span class="coll" id="analysis__569"> cost-benefit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f03" id="analysis__570" original="E865.-7e36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f04" id="analysis__571" original="E865.-7e35"><span class="coll" id="analysis__572"> discourse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f06" id="analysis__573" original="E838.-7aa4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f07" id="analysis__574" original="E838.-7aa3"><span class="x" id="analysis__575" original="E838.-7aa2"> The data analysis revealed that over half of the sample firms were involved in pyramidal arrangements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f09" id="analysis__576" original="E865.-7e34"><span class="x" id="analysis__577" original="E865.-7e33"> Salter et al. (2007) have used discourse analysis to research pharmacist consultations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f0b" id="analysis__578" original="E838.-7aa1"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__579" original="E838.-7aa0"> verb + analysis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f0d" id="analysis__580" original="E865.-7e32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f0e" id="analysis__581" original="E865.-7e30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f0f" id="analysis__582" original="E865.-7e2f"><span class="coll" id="analysis__583"> carry out </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f11" id="analysis__584" original="E838.-7a9a"><span class="coll" id="analysis__585"> perform </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f13" id="analysis__586" original="E838.-7a99"><span class="coll" id="analysis__587"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f15" id="analysis__588" original="E865.-7e2e"><span class="coll" id="analysis__589"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f17" id="analysis__590" original="E865.-7e2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f18" id="analysis__591" original="E865.-7e2c"><span class="coll" id="analysis__592"> use </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f1a" id="analysis__593" original="E865.-7e2b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f1b" id="analysis__594" original="E865.-7e2a"><span class="x" id="analysis__595" original="E865.-7e29"> Craddock et al. (1985) used soil P analysis along with other more traditional methods of survey. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f1d" id="analysis__596" original="E838.-7a9f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f1e" id="analysis__597" original="E838.-7a9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f1f" id="analysis__598" original="E838.-7a9c"><span class="coll" id="analysis__599"> conduct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f21" id="analysis__600" original="E865.-7e28"><span class="coll" id="analysis__601"> run </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f23" id="analysis__602" original="E838.-7a95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f24" id="analysis__603" original="E838.-7a94"><span class="coll" id="analysis__604"> present </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f26" id="analysis__605" original="E865.-7e27"><span class="coll" id="analysis__606"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f28" id="analysis__607" original="E838.-7a93"><span class="coll" id="analysis__608"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f2a" id="analysis__609" original="E865.-7e26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f2b" id="analysis__610" original="E865.-7e25"><span class="coll" id="analysis__611"> base <span class="exp"> analysis </span> on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f2d" id="analysis__612" original="E865.-7e24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f2e" id="analysis__613" original="E865.-7e23"><span class="coll" id="analysis__614"> focus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f30" id="analysis__615" original="E865.-7e22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f31" id="analysis__616" original="E865.-7e21"><span class="coll" id="analysis__617"> apply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f33" id="analysis__618" original="E838.-7a98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f34" id="analysis__619" original="E838.-7a97"><span class="coll" id="analysis__620"> extend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f36" id="analysis__621" original="E865.-7e20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f37" id="analysis__622" original="E865.-7e1f"><span class="coll" id="analysis__623"> restrict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f39" id="analysis__624" original="E865.-7e1e"><span class="coll" id="analysis__625"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f3b" id="analysis__626" original="E865.-7e1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f3c" id="analysis__627" original="E865.-7e1c"><span class="coll" id="analysis__628"> simplify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f3e" id="analysis__629" original="E865.-7e1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f3f" id="analysis__630" original="E865.-7e1a"><span class="coll" id="analysis__631"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f41" id="analysis__632" original="E865.-7e19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f42" id="analysis__633" original="E865.-7e18"><span class="coll" id="analysis__634"> repeat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f44" id="analysis__635" original="E865.-7e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f45" id="analysis__636" original="E865.-7e16"><span class="coll" id="analysis__637"> replicate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f47" id="analysis__638" original="E838.-7a91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f48" id="analysis__639" original="E838.-7a90"><span class="x" id="analysis__640" original="E838.-7a8f"> The authors conducted econometric analysis using panel data for twenty-three nations over fifteen years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f4a" id="analysis__641" original="E865.-7e15"><span class="x" id="analysis__642" original="E865.-7e14"> I decided to restrict my analysis to medium to large firms. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f4c" id="analysis__643" original="E838.-7a8e"><span class="shcut" id="analysis__644" original="E838.-7a8d"> analysis + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f4e" id="analysis__645" original="E838.-7a8c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f4f" id="analysis__646" original="E838.-7a8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f50" id="analysis__647" original="E838.-7a89"><span class="coll" id="analysis__648"> reveal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f52" id="analysis__649" original="E838.-7a88"><span class="coll" id="analysis__650"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f54" id="analysis__651" original="E865.-7e13"><span class="coll" id="analysis__652"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f56" id="analysis__653" original="E865.-7e12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f57" id="analysis__654" original="E865.-7e11"><span class="coll" id="analysis__655"> confirm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f59" id="analysis__656" original="E865.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f5a" id="analysis__657" original="E865.-7e0f"><span class="coll" id="analysis__658"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f5c" id="analysis__659" original="E865.-7e0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f5d" id="analysis__660" original="E865.-7e0d"><span class="coll" id="analysis__661"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f5f" id="analysis__662" original="E838.-7a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f60" id="analysis__663" original="E838.-7a85"><span class="coll" id="analysis__664"> suggest </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f62" id="analysis__665" original="E838.-7a84"><span class="coll" id="analysis__666"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f64" id="analysis__667" original="E838.-7a83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f65" id="analysis__668" original="E838.-7a82"><span class="x" id="analysis__669" original="E838.-7a81"> The first analysis showed a significant and constant increase in survival rate with age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f67" id="analysis__670" original="E838.-7a80"><span class="x" id="analysis__671" original="E838.-7a7f"> This analysis suggests that successful entrepreneurs are dedicated to the social goals they want to achieve. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f69" id="analysis__672" original="E865.-7e0c"><span class="x" id="analysis__673" original="E865.-7e0b"> These results were confirmed by biochemical analysis. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f6b" id="analysis__674" original="E865.-7e0a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f6c" id="analysis__675" original="E865.-7e08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f6d" id="analysis__676" original="E865.-7e07"><span class="coll" id="analysis__677"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f6f" id="analysis__678" original="E865.-7e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f70" id="analysis__679" original="E865.-7e05"><span class="coll" id="analysis__680"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f72" id="analysis__681" original="E865.-7e04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f73" id="analysis__682" original="E865.-7e03"><span class="coll" id="analysis__683"> yield </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f75" id="analysis__684" original="E865.-7e02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f76" id="analysis__685" original="E865.-7e01"><span class="coll" id="analysis__686"> focus on </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f78" id="analysis__687" original="E865.-7e00"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f79" id="analysis__688" original="E865.-7dff"><span class="x" id="analysis__689" original="E865.-7dfe"> Canning's analysis highlights the significance of the rural and small-town experience. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.30d4" id="analysis__690" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analysis" title="analysis definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.30d5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3a0a" id="analysis__691" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analysis__692"> analysis </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analyst
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-775e" id="analyst" original="E391.613" sum="454"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-775d" id="analyst__1" original="E391.614"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-775c" id="analyst__2" original="E391.615"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analyst </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7751" id="analyst__7" original="E391.61d"><span class="pos" id="analyst__8" original="E391.61e"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58a9" eid="analyst__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7ab3" geo="br" id="analyst__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyst__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analyst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analyst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7ab6" geo="n_am" id="analyst__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyst__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analyst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analyst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-774f" id="analyst__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-774e" id="analyst__15" original="E391.61f"><span class="def" id="analyst__16" original="E391.620"> a person whose job involves examining facts or materials in order to give an opinion on them; a person involved in research in a particular field </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-774c" id="analyst__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-774b" id="analyst__18" original="E865.-7c8a"><span class="x" id="analyst__19" original="E865.-7c89"> Analysts have argued that it is necessary to consider a range of factors that may influence nuclear weapons acquisition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7749" id="analyst__20" original="E831.-7ad1"><span class="x" id="analyst__21" original="E831.-7ad0"> a/an financial/economic/political/policy/discourse analyst </span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__22"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__23" original="E5df.-2c01"> analyse </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__24" original="E5df.-2c00" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__25"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__26" original="E5df.-2bff"> analysis </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__27" original="E5df.-2bfe" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__28"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__29" original="E5df.-2bfd"> analyst </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__30" original="E5df.-2bfc" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__31"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__32" original="E5df.-2bfb"> analytical </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__33" original="E5df.-2bfa" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__34"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__35" original="E5df.-2bf9"> analytic </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__36" original="E5df.-2bf8" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__37"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__38" original="E5df.-2bf7"> analytically </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__39" original="E5df.-2bf6" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3239" id="analyst__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analyst" title="analyst definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.323a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-39c9" id="analyst__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analyst__42"> analyst </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analytic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7747" id="analytic" original="E391.628" sum="674"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7746" id="analytic__1" original="E391.629"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7745" id="analytic__2" original="E391.62a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analytic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-773d" id="analytic__4" original="E391.62f"><span class="pos" id="analytic__5" original="E391.630"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58b0" eid="analytic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7b03" geo="br" id="analytic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analytic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈlɪtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analytic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analytic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analytic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7b06" geo="n_am" id="analytic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analytic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈlɪtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analytic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analytic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analytic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-773b" id="analytic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-773a" id="analytic__12" original="E391.63d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7739" id="analytic__13" original="E391.63e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analytical" title="analytical definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7738" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-771c" id="analytic__14" original="E391.63f"><span class="xh" id="analytic__15"> analytical </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7736" id="analytic__16" original="E391.631"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7735" id="analytic__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="analytic__18" subj="ling"> linguistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7733" id="analytic__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="analytic__20" original="E391.636"> of a language </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="analytic__21" original="E391.637"> that uses word order rather than the ends of words to show the function of words in a sentence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7730" id="analytic__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-772f" id="analytic__23" original="E831.-792d"><span class="x" id="analytic__24" original="E831.-792c"> Polysynthetic languages can develop out of more analytic languages. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-772d" id="analytic__25" original="E391.638" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://synthetic" title="synthetic definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-772c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.33fe" id="analytic__26" original="E391.639"><span class="xh" id="analytic__27"> synthetic </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7729" id="analytic__28" original="E831.-792b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7728" id="analytic__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="analytic__30" original="E831.-792a"> of a statement </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="analytic__31" original="E831.-7929"> that must be true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7725" id="analytic__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7724" id="analytic__33" original="E831.-7928"><span class="x" id="analytic__34" original="E831.-7927"> Analytic sentences are sentences which automatically express true propositions in any context. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="analytic__35" original="E831.-7926" un="help"> In logic, the term <span class="eb" id="analytic__36" original="E831.-7925"> analytic </span> describes something that is true by its own definition: the sentence ‘John's uncle is a man’ must be true because all uncles are male. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7720" id="analytic__37" original="E831.-7924" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://synthetic" title="synthetic (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-771f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.342a" id="analytic__38" original="E831.-792e"><span class="xh" id="analytic__39"> synthetic </span><span class="xs" id="analytic__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__22"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__23" original="E5df.-2c01"> analyse </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__24" original="E5df.-2c00" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__25"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__26" original="E5df.-2bff"> analysis </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__27" original="E5df.-2bfe" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__28"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__29" original="E5df.-2bfd"> analyst </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__30" original="E5df.-2bfc" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__31"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__32" original="E5df.-2bfb"> analytical </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__33" original="E5df.-2bfa" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__34"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__35" original="E5df.-2bf9"> analytic </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__36" original="E5df.-2bf8" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__37"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__38" original="E5df.-2bf7"> analytically </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__39" original="E5df.-2bf6" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3251" id="analytic__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analytic" title="analytic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3252" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-39a4" id="analytic__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analytic__61"> analytic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analytical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-771c" id="analytical" original="E391.641" sum="624"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-771b" id="analytical__1" original="E391.642"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-771a" id="analytical__2" original="E391.643"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analytical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-770f" id="analytical__4" original="E391.64a"><span class="pos" id="analytical__5" original="E391.64b"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58b7" eid="analytical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7b51" geo="br" id="analytical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analytical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈlɪtɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analytical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analytical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analytical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7b54" geo="n_am" id="analytical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analytical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈlɪtɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analytical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analytical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analytical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7712" id="analytical__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7711" id="analytical__12"><span class="v"><strong> analytic </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-770d" id="analytical__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-770c" id="analytical__15" original="E391.64c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="analytical__16" original="E391.64d"> using a logical method of thinking about something in order to understand it, especially by looking at all the parts separately </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-770a" id="analytical__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7709" id="analytical__18" original="E838.-7908"><span class="x" id="analytical__19" original="E838.-7907"> We set out an analytical framework to examine management practices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7707" id="analytical__20" original="E865.-7c72"><span class="x" id="analytical__21" original="E865.-7c71"> There are many analytical approaches to the study of culture. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7705" id="analytical__22" original="E391.64e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="analytical__23" original="E391.64f"> using scientific analysis in order to find out about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7703" id="analytical__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7702" id="analytical__25" original="E838.-7906"><span class="x" id="analytical__26" original="E838.-7905"> A variety of analytical methods have been applied to dating soils. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7700" id="analytical__27" original="E865.-7c70"><span class="x" id="analytical__28" original="E865.-7c6f"> analytical tools/techniques </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76fe" id="analytical__29"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76fd" id="analytical__30" original="E391.650"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76fc" id="analytical__31"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="analytical__32" original="E391.651"> analytically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76f4" id="analytical__33" original="E391.655"><span class="pos" id="analytical__34" original="E391.656"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58b8" eid="analytical__35" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7b57" geo="br" id="analytical__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analytical__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈlɪtɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analytically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analytically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://analytically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7b5b" geo="n_am" id="analytical__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analytical__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈlɪtɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analytically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analytically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://analytically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76f2" id="analytical__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76f1" id="analytical__41" original="E838.-7904"><span class="x" id="analytical__42" original="E838.-7903"> Dimples in spherical shells have been studied both numerically and analytically. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__22"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__23" original="E5df.-2c01"> analyse </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__24" original="E5df.-2c00" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__25"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__26" original="E5df.-2bff"> analysis </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__27" original="E5df.-2bfe" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__28"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__29" original="E5df.-2bfd"> analyst </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__30" original="E5df.-2bfc" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__31"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__32" original="E5df.-2bfb"> analytical </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__33" original="E5df.-2bfa" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__34"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__35" original="E5df.-2bf9"> analytic </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__36" original="E5df.-2bf8" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="analyst__37"><span class="wfw" id="analyst__38" original="E5df.-2bf7"> analytically </span><span class="wfp" id="analyst__39" original="E5df.-2bf6" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3282" id="analytical__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analytical" title="analytical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3283" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3984" id="analytical__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analytical__63"> analytical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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analyze
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76ef" id="analyze" original="E391.657" sum="149"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76ee" id="analyze__1" original="E391.658"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76ed" id="analyze__2" original="E391.659"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> analyze </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58c7" eid="analyze__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-495a" geo="br" id="analyze__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyze__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/analy/analyse__gb_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyse__gb_6.ogg" href="sound://analyse__gb_6.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4957" geo="n_am" id="analyze__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="analyze__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/analy/analyse__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/analy/analyse__us_2.ogg" href="sound://analyse__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76e1" id="analyze__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="analyze__15" original="E391.664"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76df" id="analyze__16" original="E391.665" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analyse" title="analyse definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76de" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-792f" id="analyze__17" original="E391.666"><span class="xh" id="analyze__18"> analyse </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.32bb" id="analyze__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://" title="analyze definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.32bc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-395f" id="analyze__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="analyze__21"> analyze </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anaphylaxis
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76dc" id="anaphylaxis" original="E391.6b6" sum="335"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76db" id="anaphylaxis__1" original="E391.6b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76da" id="anaphylaxis__2" original="E391.6b8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anaphylaxis </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76cf" id="anaphylaxis__7" original="E391.6c0"><span class="pos" id="anaphylaxis__8" original="E391.6c1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58ce" eid="anaphylaxis__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7ca1" geo="br" id="anaphylaxis__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaphylaxis__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anaph/anaphylaxis__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaph/anaphylaxis__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anaphylaxis__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7ca4" geo="n_am" id="anaphylaxis__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaphylaxis__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anaph/anaphylaxis__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaph/anaphylaxis__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anaphylaxis__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76cd" id="anaphylaxis__14" original="E391.6c5"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76cc" form="pl" id="anaphylaxis__15" original="E391.6c6"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="anaphylaxis__16" original="E391.6c8"> anaphylaxes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58cf" eid="anaphylaxis__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c9b" geo="br" id="anaphylaxis__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaphylaxis__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəfɪˈlæksiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anaph/anaphylaxes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaph/anaphylaxes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anaphylaxes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c9e" geo="n_am" id="anaphylaxis__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaphylaxis__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəfɪˈlæksiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anaph/anaphylaxes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaph/anaphylaxes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anaphylaxes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76c4" id="anaphylaxis__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anaphylaxis__23" original="E391.6c3"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="anaphylaxis__24" original="E391.6c4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76c1" id="anaphylaxis__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="anaphylaxis__26" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76bf" id="anaphylaxis__27"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76be" id="anaphylaxis__28" original="E391.6ce"><span class="def" id="anaphylaxis__29" original="E391.6cf"> an extreme <a class="ndv" href="entry://allergic" id="anaphylaxis__30"> allergic </a> reaction to something that you eat or touch </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76bb" id="anaphylaxis__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76ba" id="anaphylaxis__32" original="E487.23f8"><span class="x" id="anaphylaxis__33" original="E487.23f9"> Common triggers for anaphylaxis are foods, drugs, insect stings and latex. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76b8" id="anaphylaxis__34"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76b7" id="anaphylaxis__35" original="E391.6d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76b6" id="anaphylaxis__36"><span class="dr" id="anaphylaxis__37" original="E391.6d4"> anaphylactic </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76ac" id="anaphylaxis__40" original="E391.6d8"><span class="pos" id="anaphylaxis__41" original="E391.6d9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58d0" eid="anaphylaxis__42" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7ca7" geo="br" id="anaphylaxis__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaphylaxis__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəfɪˈlæktɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anaph/anaphylactic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaph/anaphylactic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anaphylactic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7caa" geo="n_am" id="anaphylaxis__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anaphylaxis__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəfɪˈlæktɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anaph/anaphylactic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaph/anaphylactic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anaphylactic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76aa" id="anaphylaxis__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76a9" id="anaphylaxis__48" original="E487.23fc"><span class="x" id="anaphylaxis__49" original="E487.23fd"> As soon as the patient received the penicillin, she began to have a serious anaphylactic reaction. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.32dd" id="anaphylaxis__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anaphylaxis" title="anaphylaxis definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.32de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-38f7" id="anaphylaxis__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anaphylaxis__52"> anaphylaxis </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anarchist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76a7" id="anarchist" original="E391.6e7" sum="322"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76a6" id="anarchist__1" original="E391.6e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76a5" id="anarchist__2" original="E391.6e9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anarchist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7699" id="anarchist__7" original="E391.6f1"><span class="pos" id="anarchist__8" original="E391.6f2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58e3" eid="anarchist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7dad" geo="br" id="anarchist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anarchist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəkɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anarc/anarchist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anarc/anarchist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anarchist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7db1" geo="n_am" id="anarchist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anarchist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænərkɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anarc/anarchist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anarc/anarchist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anarchist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7697" id="anarchist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7696" id="anarchist__15" original="E391.6f3"><span class="def" id="anarchist__16" original="E391.6f4"> a person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7694" id="anarchist__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7693" id="anarchist__18" original="E492.382e"><span class="x" id="anarchist__19" original="E492.382f"> Among revolutionaries and anarchists, there was an enthusiasm for violence which sometimes verged on terrorism. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.330b" id="anarchist__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anarchist" title="anarchist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.330c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-38b9" id="anarchist__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anarchist__22"> anarchist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anarchy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7691" id="anarchy" original="E391.6fc" sum="352"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7690" id="anarchy__1" original="E391.6fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-768f" id="anarchy__2" original="E391.6fe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anarchy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7686" id="anarchy__4" original="E391.703"><span class="pos" id="anarchy__5" original="E391.704"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58ec" eid="anarchy__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7def" geo="br" id="anarchy__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anarchy__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəki <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anarc/anarchy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anarc/anarchy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anarchy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7df2" geo="n_am" id="anarchy__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anarchy__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænərki <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anarc/anarchy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anarc/anarchy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anarchy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7684" id="anarchy__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anarchy__12" original="E391.706"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7682" id="anarchy__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7681" id="anarchy__14" original="E391.707"><span class="def" id="anarchy__15" original="E391.708"> a situation in a country, an organization, etc. in which there is no government, order or control </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-767f" id="anarchy__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-767e" id="anarchy__17" original="E4e1.-1ba3"><span class="x" id="anarchy__18" original="E4e1.-1ba2"> Meanwhile the countryside was in a state of anarchy, with the peasants organizing strikes, invading forest and farmland and burning manor houses. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3323" id="anarchy__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anarchy" title="anarchy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3324" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-389e" id="anarchy__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anarchy__21"> anarchy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anatomical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-767c" id="anatomical" original="E833.-4563" sum="512"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-767b" id="anatomical__1" original="E833.-4562"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-767a" id="anatomical__2" original="E833.-4561"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anatomical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7671" id="anatomical__4" original="E833.-455c"><span class="pos" id="anatomical__5" original="E833.-455b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58f3" eid="anatomical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7e65" geo="br" id="anatomical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anatomical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈtɒmɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anato/anatomical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anato/anatomical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anatomical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7e69" geo="n_am" id="anatomical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anatomical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈtɑːmɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anato/anatomical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anato/anatomical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anatomical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-766f" id="anatomical__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-766e" id="anatomical__12" original="E833.-455a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="anatomical__13" original="E833.-4559"> connected with the structure of a human, animal or plant, or of a part of them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-766c" id="anatomical__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-766b" id="anatomical__15" original="E833.-4558"><span class="x" id="anatomical__16" original="E833.-4557"> This is the mechanism by which genes determine the anatomical structure of the resulting organism. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7669" id="anatomical__17" original="E833.-4556"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="anatomical__18" original="E833.-4555"> connected with the scientific study of the structure of human or animal bodies </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7667" id="anatomical__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7666" id="anatomical__20" original="E833.-4554"><span class="x" id="anatomical__21" original="E833.-4553"> Anatomical texts of the time seemed to ignore the importance of the organ. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7664" id="anatomical__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7663" id="anatomical__23" original="E4a8.-57e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7662" id="anatomical__24"><span class="dr" id="anatomical__25" original="E4a8.-57e7"> anatomically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7659" id="anatomical__26" original="E4a8.-57e3"><span class="pos" id="anatomical__27" original="E4a8.-57e2"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.58f4" eid="anatomical__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7e5d" geo="br" id="anatomical__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anatomical__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈtɒmɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anato/anatomically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anato/anatomically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anatomically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7e61" geo="n_am" id="anatomical__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anatomical__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈtɑːmɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anato/anatomically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anato/anatomically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anatomically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7657" id="anatomical__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7656" id="anatomical__34" original="E4a8.-57e1"><span class="x" id="anatomical__35" original="E4a8.-57e0"> About 100 000 years ago, anatomically modern humans were present in southern Africa. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.333b" id="anatomical__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anatomical" title="anatomical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.333c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5767" id="anatomical__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anatomical__38"> anatomical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anatomy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7654" id="anatomy" original="E391.73b" sum="863"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7653" id="anatomy__1" original="E391.73c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7652" id="anatomy__2" original="E391.73d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anatomy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7647" id="anatomy__7" original="E391.745"><span class="pos" id="anatomy__8" original="E391.746"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5905" eid="anatomy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7ecb" geo="br" id="anatomy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anatomy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnætəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anato/anatomy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anato/anatomy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anatomy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7ece" geo="n_am" id="anatomy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anatomy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnætəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ana/anato/anatomy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ana/anato/anatomy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anatomy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7645" id="anatomy__14" original="E391.747"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7642" form="pl" id="anatomy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="anatomy__16" original="E391.74b"> anatomies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7640" id="anatomy__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-763f" id="anatomy__18" original="E391.74c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-763e" id="anatomy__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anatomy__20" original="E391.74e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="anatomy__21" original="E391.74f"> the scientific study of the structure of human or animal bodies </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-763b" id="anatomy__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-763a" id="anatomy__23" original="E833.-456d"><span class="x" id="anatomy__24" original="E833.-456c"> An understanding of anatomy is essential to the accurate assessment of fractures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7638" id="anatomy__25" original="E487.3133"><span class="x" id="anatomy__26" original="E487.3134"> The field of comparative anatomy has revealed remarkable similarities between the anatomical structures of related groups. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7636" id="anatomy__27" original="E391.750"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7635" id="anatomy__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="anatomy__29" original="E391.752"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anatomy__30" original="E391.753"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="anatomy__31" original="E833.-456b"><span class="exp" id="anatomy__32"> anatomy </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="anatomy__33" original="E391.754"> the structure of a human, animal or plant, or of a part of them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-762f" id="anatomy__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-762e" id="anatomy__35" original="E833.-456a"><span class="x" id="anatomy__36" original="E833.-4569"> The basic anatomy of the eye is illustrated in Fig. 1. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-762c" id="anatomy__37" original="E833.-4568"><span class="x" id="anatomy__38" original="E833.-4567"> The aim was to discover whether species from different environments have differences in anatomy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-762a" id="anatomy__39" original="E391.75a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7629" id="anatomy__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="anatomy__41" original="E391.75c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="anatomy__42" original="E833.-4566"><span class="exp" id="anatomy__43"> anatomy </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="anatomy__44" original="E391.75e"> an examination of what something is like or why it happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7624" id="anatomy__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7623" id="anatomy__46" original="E833.-4565"><span class="x" id="anatomy__47" original="E833.-4564"> Matarazzo was among the first psychologists to study the anatomy of the clinical interview. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3370" id="anatomy__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anatomy" title="anatomy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3371" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3844" id="anatomy__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anatomy__50"> anatomy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ancestor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7621" id="ancestor" original="E391.785" sum="795"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7620" id="ancestor__1" original="E391.786"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-761f" id="ancestor__2" original="E391.787"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ancestor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7613" id="ancestor__7" original="E391.78f"><span class="pos" id="ancestor__8" original="E391.790"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.590c" eid="ancestor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7f31" geo="br" id="ancestor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ancestor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsestə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ances/ancestor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ances/ancestor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ancestor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7f34" geo="n_am" id="ancestor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ancestor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsestər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ances/ancestor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ances/ancestor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ancestor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7611" id="ancestor__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7610" id="ancestor__15" original="E391.791"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="ancestor__16" original="E833.-450f"><span class="exp" id="ancestor__17"> ancestor </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="ancestor__18" original="E391.792"> a person in your family who lived a long time ago </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-760c" id="ancestor__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-760b" id="ancestor__20" original="E833.-450e"><span class="x" id="ancestor__21" original="E833.-450d"> His ancestors had been among the earliest settlers in the colony. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7609" id="ancestor__22" original="E391.79d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://descendant" title="descendant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7608" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ef7" id="ancestor__23" original="E391.79e"><span class="xh" id="ancestor__24"> descendant </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7605" id="ancestor__25" original="E391.796"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="ancestor__26" original="E833.-450c"><span class="exp" id="ancestor__27"> ancestor </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="ancestor__28" original="E391.797"> an animal or plant that lived or grew in the past which a modern animal or plant has developed from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7601" id="ancestor__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7600" id="ancestor__30" original="E833.-450b"><span class="x" id="ancestor__31" original="E833.-450a"> The last common ancestor of apes and Old World monkeys lived around 25 million years ago. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75fe" id="ancestor__32" original="E487.313b"><span class="x" id="ancestor__33" original="E487.313c"> These amphibians last shared a common ancestor about four million years ago. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75fc" id="ancestor__34" original="E391.798"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="ancestor__35" original="E833.-4509"><span class="exp" id="ancestor__36"> ancestor </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="ancestor__37" original="E391.799"> an early form of something which later became more developed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75f8" id="ancestor__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75f7" id="ancestor__39" original="E833.-4508"><span class="x" id="ancestor__40" original="E833.-4507"> Over 1 000 years ago, the Angles brought to Britain the ancestor of the modern English language. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75f5" id="ancestor__41" original="E487.313d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://descendant" title="descendant (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75f4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6edf" id="ancestor__42" original="E487.313e"><span class="xh" id="ancestor__43"> descendant </span><span class="xs" id="ancestor__44"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.33a2" id="ancestor__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ancestor" title="ancestor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.33a3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-37d9" id="ancestor__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ancestor__47"> ancestor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ancestral
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75f1" id="ancestral" original="E833.-37e7" sum="417"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75f0" id="ancestral__1" original="E833.-37e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75ef" id="ancestral__2" original="E833.-37e5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ancestral </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75e7" id="ancestral__4" original="E833.-37e0"><span class="pos" id="ancestral__5" original="E833.-37df"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5913" eid="ancestral__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7f82" geo="br" id="ancestral__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ancestral__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈsestrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ances/ancestral__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ances/ancestral__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ancestral__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7f85" geo="n_am" id="ancestral__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ancestral__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈsestrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ances/ancestral__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ances/ancestral__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ancestral__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75e5" id="ancestral__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75e4" id="ancestral__12" original="E833.-37de"><span class="def" id="ancestral__13" original="E833.-37dd"> connected with or belonging to earlier members of a family, race of people or species </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75e2" id="ancestral__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75e1" id="ancestral__15" original="E833.-37dc"><span class="x" id="ancestral__16" original="E833.-37db"> Limited evidence supports the idea that the ancestral population was Indo-Malay-Melanesian. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75df" id="ancestral__17" original="E833.-37da"><span class="x" id="ancestral__18" original="E833.-37d9"> The creation of national parks entailed the expulsion of indigenous peoples from their ancestral lands. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.33d1" id="ancestral__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ancestral" title="ancestral definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.33d2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5780" id="ancestral__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ancestral__21"> ancestral </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ancestry
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75dd" id="ancestry" original="E391.7a7" sum="374"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75dc" id="ancestry__1" original="E391.7a8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75db" id="ancestry__2" original="E391.7a9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ancestry </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75d0" id="ancestry__7" original="E391.7b1"><span class="pos" id="ancestry__8" original="E391.7b2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.591a" eid="ancestry__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7f9b" geo="br" id="ancestry__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ancestry__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsestri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ances/ancestry__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ances/ancestry__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ancestry__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7f9e" geo="n_am" id="ancestry__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ancestry__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsestri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ances/ancestry__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ances/ancestry__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ancestry__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75ce" id="ancestry__14" original="E391.7b7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75cb" form="pl" id="ancestry__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="ancestry__16" original="E391.7bb"> ancestries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75c9" id="ancestry__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ancestry__18" original="E391.7b4"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="ancestry__19" original="E391.7b5"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ancestry__20" original="E391.7b6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75c5" id="ancestry__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75c4" id="ancestry__22" original="E391.7bc"><span class="def" id="ancestry__23" original="E391.7bd"> the family, the race of people or the species that somebody/something comes from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75c2" id="ancestry__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75c1" id="ancestry__25" original="E833.-37eb"><span class="cf" id="ancestry__26" original="E487.314f"> of … <span class="exp" id="ancestry__27"> ancestry </span></span><span class="x" id="ancestry__28" original="E833.-37ea"> The author was a 23-year-old Guards officer of Scottish ancestry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75bd" id="ancestry__29" original="E833.-37e9"><span class="x" id="ancestry__30" original="E833.-37e8"> According to Charles Darwin's view, the species shared a common ancestry. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.33f5" id="ancestry__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ancestry" title="ancestry definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.33f6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-37a0" id="ancestry__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ancestry__33"> ancestry </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anchor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75bb" hm="1" id="anchor1" original="E391.7df" sum="519"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75ba" id="anchor1__1" original="E391.7e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75b9" id="anchor1__2" original="E391.7e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anchor <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75ab" id="anchor1__9" original="E391.7ec"><span class="pos" id="anchor1__10" original="E391.7ed"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5921" eid="anchor1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7fd5" geo="br" id="anchor1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anchor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7fd8" geo="n_am" id="anchor1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anchor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-35a0" id="anchor1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75bd" form="root" id="anchor1__17"><span class="vp" id="anchor1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> anchor </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75bb" eid="anchor1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75ba" geo="br" id="anchor1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anchor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75b7" geo="n_am" id="anchor1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anchor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75b4" form="thirdps" id="anchor1__24"><span class="vp" id="anchor1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> anchors </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75b2" eid="anchor1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75b1" geo="br" id="anchor1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchors__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchors__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anchors__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75ae" geo="n_am" id="anchor1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchors__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchors__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anchors__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75ab" form="past" id="anchor1__31"><span class="vp" id="anchor1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> anchored </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75a9" eid="anchor1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75a8" geo="br" id="anchor1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchored__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchored__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anchored__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75a5" geo="n_am" id="anchor1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchored__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchored__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anchored__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75a2" form="pastpart" id="anchor1__38"><span class="vp" id="anchor1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> anchored </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-75a0" eid="anchor1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-759f" geo="br" id="anchor1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchored__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchored__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anchored__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-759c" geo="n_am" id="anchor1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchored__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchored__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anchored__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7599" form="prespart" id="anchor1__45"><span class="vp" id="anchor1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> anchoring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7597" eid="anchor1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7596" geo="br" id="anchor1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchoring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchoring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anchoring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7593" geo="n_am" id="anchor1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchoring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchoring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anchoring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-757b" id="anchor1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-757a" id="anchor1__53" original="E391.812"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="anchor1__54" original="E391.815"><span class="exp" id="anchor1__55"> anchor </span> something (+ adv./prep.) </span><span class="def" id="anchor1__56" original="E391.816"> to fix something firmly in position so that it cannot move </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7576" id="anchor1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7575" id="anchor1__58" original="E487.2407"><span class="x" id="anchor1__59" original="E487.2408"> At their ends, the chains were anchored in tunnels driven deeply into bedrock. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7573" id="anchor1__60" original="E391.817"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7572" id="anchor1__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="anchor1__62" original="E391.81a"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="anchor1__63" original="E391.81b"><span class="exp" id="anchor1__64"> anchor </span> somebody/something (in/to something) </span><span class="def" id="anchor1__65" original="E391.81c"> to base something firmly on something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-756d" id="anchor1__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-756c" id="anchor1__67" original="E487.2409"><span class="x" id="anchor1__68" original="E487.240a"> In creating the community schools, our work was anchored in some core practices. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3443" id="anchor1__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anchor_1" title="anchor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3444" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-377f" id="anchor1__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anchor1__71"> anchor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-756a" hm="2" id="anchor2" original="E391.7be" sum="809"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7569" id="anchor2__1" original="E391.7bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7568" id="anchor2__2" original="E391.7c0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anchor <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-755c" id="anchor2__7" original="E391.7cb"><span class="pos" id="anchor2__8" original="E391.7cc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5928" eid="anchor2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7fdb" geo="br" id="anchor2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anchor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7fde" geo="n_am" id="anchor2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anchor2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ancho/anchor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancho/anchor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anchor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-755a" id="anchor2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7559" id="anchor2__15" original="E391.7cd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7558" id="anchor2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="anchor2__17" original="E391.7cf"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anchor2__18" original="E391.7d0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="anchor2__19" original="E391.7d1"> a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7554" id="anchor2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7553" id="anchor2__21" original="E487.564a"><span class="x" id="anchor2__22" original="E487.564b"> The reefs have been damaged by the anchors of diving boats and the impacts of divers, especially in tourist areas (White et al., 2000). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7551" id="anchor2__23" original="E487.5648"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7550" id="anchor2__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="anchor2__25" original="E487.5651"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="anchor2__26" original="E487.5652"> something that provides a fixed point of reference </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-754d" id="anchor2__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-754c" id="anchor2__28" original="E487.5653"><span class="cf" id="anchor2__29" original="E474.-1a53"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="anchor2__30" original="E487.5654"> Reference groups are those groups that the individual tends to use as an anchor point for evaluating his or her own beliefs and attitudes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7549" id="anchor2__31" original="E487.5649"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7548" id="anchor2__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="anchor2__33" original="E487.5656"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="anchor2__34" original="E487.5657"> something that holds something else in place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7545" id="anchor2__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7544" id="anchor2__36" original="E487.5658"><span class="x" id="anchor2__37" original="E487.5659"> Rock and soil slopes may be stabilized by more substantial ground anchors constructed to oppose the driving force of the landslide. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3467" id="anchor2__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anchor_1" title="anchor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3468" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-377f" id="anchor2__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anchor2__40"> anchor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ancient
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7542" id="ancient" original="E391.893" sum="781"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7541" id="ancient__1" original="E391.894"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7540" id="ancient__2" original="E391.895"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ancient </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7535" id="ancient__6" original="E391.89d"><span class="pos" id="ancient__7" original="E391.89e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.592f" eid="ancient__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7e53" geo="br" id="ancient__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ancient__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪnʃənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anc/ancie/ancient__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancie/ancient__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://ancient__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7e50" geo="n_am" id="ancient__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ancient__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪnʃənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anc/ancie/ancient__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anc/ancie/ancient__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ancient__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7533" id="ancient__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7532" id="ancient__14" original="E391.89f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ancient__15" original="E391.8a0"> belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7530" id="ancient__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-752f" id="ancient__17" original="E833.-37d8"><span class="x" id="ancient__18" original="E833.-37d7"> Such questions were debated by the philosophers of ancient Greece. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-752d" id="ancient__19" original="E487.3187"><span class="x" id="ancient__20" original="E487.3188"> The civilization of the ancient world was practically wiped out with the fall of the Roman Empire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-752b" id="ancient__21" original="E39f.-4b41"><span class="x" id="ancient__22" original="E39f.-4b40"> The book looks at attitudes to obesity from ancient civilizations to the present day. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7529" id="ancient__23" original="E391.8a1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://modern" title="modern definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7528" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-10fa" id="ancient__24" original="E391.8a2"><span class="xh" id="ancient__25"> modern </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7525" id="ancient__26" original="E391.8a4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="ancient__27" original="E391.8a5"> very old; having existed for a very long time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7523" id="ancient__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7522" id="ancient__29" original="E833.-37d6"><span class="x" id="ancient__30" original="E833.-37d5"> North America is made from ancient continental rocks. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7520" id="ancient__31" original="E391.8a8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-751f" id="ancient__32" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-751e" id="ancient__33"><span class="v"><strong> the ancients </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-751c" id="ancient__35" original="E391.8aa"><span class="pos" id="ancient__36" original="E391.8ab"> noun </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-751a" id="ancient__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="ancient__38" original="E391.8ad"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ancient__39" original="E391.8ae"> the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7517" id="ancient__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7516" id="ancient__41" original="E833.-37d4"><span class="x" id="ancient__42" original="E833.-37d3"> The ancients regarded astrology as an aspect of the science of astronomy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3492" id="ancient__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ancient" title="ancient definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3493" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3678" id="ancient__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ancient__45"> ancient </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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and
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7514" id="and" original="E391.8d7" sum="1101"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7513" id="and__1" original="E391.8d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7512" id="and__2" original="E391.8d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> and </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74fb" id="and__4" original="E391.8ed"><span class="pos" id="and__5" original="E391.8ee"> conjunction </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7510" eid="and__6" original="E391.8db" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7da2" geo="br" id="and__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="and__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/and/and__/and__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/and/and__/and__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://and__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7d9f" geo="n_am" id="and__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="and__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/and/and__/and__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/and/and__/and__us_1.ogg" href="sound://and__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7d9c" geo="br" id="and__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="and__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/and/and__/and__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/and/and__/and__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://and__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7d99" geo="n_am" id="and__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="and__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/and/and__/and__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/and/and__/and__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://and__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7d96" geo="br" id="and__15" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="and__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> n <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/and/and__/and__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/and/and__/and__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://and__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7d93" geo="n_am" id="and__17" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="and__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> n <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/and/and__/and__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/and/and__/and__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://and__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7d90" form="strong" geo="br" id="and__19" pref="4" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="and__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/and/and__/and__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/and/and__/and__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://and__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7d8d" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="and__21" pref="4" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="and__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/and/and__/and__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/and/and__/and__us_4.ogg" href="sound://and__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74f9" id="and__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74f8" id="and__24" original="E391.8f0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="and__25" original="E81e.297c"> used to connect words that are the same part of speech, clauses or sentences, that are to be taken together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74f6" id="and__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74f5" id="and__27" original="E81e.297d"><span class="x" id="and__28" original="E81e.297e"> Metals such as copper and gold were not available in this region. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74f3" id="and__29" original="E81e.297f"><span class="x" id="and__30" original="E81e.2980"> The deep current is much colder and heavier than the surface current. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74f1" id="and__31" original="E81e.2983"><span class="x" id="and__32" original="E81e.2984"> War kills people and destroys property. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="and__33" original="E391.8f2" un="help"> When <span class="eb" id="and__34" original="E391.8f3"> and </span> is used in common phrases connecting two things or people that are closely linked, the determiner is not usually repeated before the second: <span class="ei" id="and__35" original="E81e.2985"> his mother and father </span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74ec" id="and__36" original="E391.8f4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="and__37" original="E391.8f5"> added to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74ea" id="and__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74e9" id="and__39" original="E81e.2986"><span class="x" id="and__40" original="E81e.2987"> What's 47 and 16? </span></span></span><span class="un" id="and__41" original="E391.8f9" un="help"> When numbers (but not dates) are spoken, <span class="eb" id="and__42" original="E391.8fa"> and </span> is used between the hundreds and the figures that follow: <span class="ei" id="and__43" original="E81e.2988"> one hundred and sixty-three </span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74e4" id="and__44" original="E391.8fb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="and__45" original="E391.8fc"> then; following this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74e2" id="and__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74e1" id="and__47" original="E81e.2989"><span class="x" id="and__48" original="E81e.298a"> He suffered a stroke whilst driving and crashed his car. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74df" id="and__49" original="E391.8fd"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="and__50" original="E391.8fe"> go, come, try, stay, etc. <span class="exp" id="and__51"> and </span></span><span class="def" id="and__52" original="E391.8ff"> used before a verb instead of <span class="ei" id="and__53" original="E391.900"> to </span> , to show purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74da" id="and__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74d9" id="and__55" original="E81e.298d"><span class="x" id="and__56" original="E81e.298e"> She must go and get the tablets today and start taking them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74d7" id="and__57" original="E81e.298f"><span class="x" id="and__58" original="E81e.2990"> Attempts are being made to try and reinstate the law. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="and__59" original="E391.901" un="help"> In this structure <span class="eb" id="and__60" original="E391.902"> try </span> can only be used in the infinitive or to tell somebody what to do. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74d3" id="and__61" original="E391.90b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://and-or" title="and/or definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74d2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74d0" id="and__62" original="E391.90c"><span class="xh" id="and__63"> and/or </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.34d2" id="and__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://and" title="and definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.34d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3602" id="and__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="and__66"> and </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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and/or
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74d0" id="and-or" original="E391.923" sum="316"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74cf" id="and-or__1" original="E391.924"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74ce" id="and-or__2" original="E391.925"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> and/or </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74c7" id="and-or__4" original="E391.92a"><span class="pos" id="and-or__5" original="E391.92b"> conjunction </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5936" eid="and-or__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161bc632c69.-4a65" geo="br" id="and-or__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="and-or__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænd ˈɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/and/and_o/and_or_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/and/and_o/and_or_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://and_or_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161bc632c69.-4a62" geo="n_am" id="and-or__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="and-or__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænd ˈɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/and/and_o/and_or_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/and/and_o/and_or_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://and_or_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74c5" id="and-or__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="and-or__12" original="E391.92d" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74c3" id="and-or__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74c2" id="and-or__14" original="E81e.2a05"><span class="def" id="and-or__15" original="E391.92e"> used when you say that two situations exist together, or as an alternative to each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74c0" id="and-or__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74bf" id="and-or__17" original="E81e.2a06"><span class="x" id="and-or__18" original="E81e.2a07"> In these myths, women are very often portrayed as victims and/or deadly avengers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.350d" id="and-or__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://and-or" title="and/or definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.350e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-357f" id="and-or__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="and-or__21"> and/or </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anecdotal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74bd" id="anecdotal" original="E391.963" sum="364"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74bc" id="anecdotal__1" original="E391.964"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74bb" id="anecdotal__2" original="E391.965"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anecdotal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74b2" id="anecdotal__4" original="E391.96a"><span class="pos" id="anecdotal__5" original="E391.96b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.593d" eid="anecdotal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7c8e" geo="br" id="anecdotal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anecdotal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænɪkˈdəʊtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ane/anecd/anecdotal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ane/anecd/anecdotal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anecdotal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7c8a" geo="n_am" id="anecdotal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anecdotal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænɪkˈdoʊtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ane/anecd/anecdotal__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ane/anecd/anecdotal__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://anecdotal__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74b0" id="anecdotal__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74af" id="anecdotal__12" original="E391.96c"><span class="def" id="anecdotal__13" original="E391.96d"> based on personal accounts rather than facts or research, and possibly not true or accurate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74ad" id="anecdotal__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74ac" id="anecdotal__15" original="E833.-374f"><span class="x" id="anecdotal__16" original="E833.-374e"> Anecdotal evidence suggests that the bombings were designed to influence the outcome of the elections. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74aa" id="anecdotal__17"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74a9" id="anecdotal__18" original="E39f.-4af7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74a8" id="anecdotal__19"><span class="dr" id="anecdotal__20" original="E39f.-4af6"> anecdotally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-749f" id="anecdotal__21" original="E39f.-4af5"><span class="pos" id="anecdotal__22" original="E39f.-4af4"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.593e" eid="anecdotal__23" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7c96" geo="br" id="anecdotal__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anecdotal__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænɪkˈdəʊtəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ane/anecd/anecdotally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ane/anecd/anecdotally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anecdotally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7c92" geo="n_am" id="anecdotal__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anecdotal__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænɪkˈdoʊtəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ane/anecd/anecdotally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ane/anecd/anecdotally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anecdotally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-749d" id="anecdotal__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-749c" id="anecdotal__29" original="E39f.-4af3"><span class="x" id="anecdotal__30" original="E39f.-4af2"> Researchers at this site anecdotally observed fewer species of fish. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3525" id="anecdotal__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anecdotal" title="anecdotal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3526" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-352d" id="anecdotal__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anecdotal__33"> anecdotal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anecdote
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-749a" id="anecdote" original="E391.978" sum="619"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7499" id="anecdote__1" original="E391.979"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7498" id="anecdote__2" original="E391.97a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anecdote </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-748c" id="anecdote__7" original="E391.982"><span class="pos" id="anecdote__8" original="E391.983"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.594f" eid="anecdote__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7c3e" geo="br" id="anecdote__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anecdote__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænɪkdəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ane/anecd/anecdote__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ane/anecd/anecdote__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anecdote__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7c3a" geo="n_am" id="anecdote__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anecdote__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænɪkdoʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ane/anecd/anecdote__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ane/anecd/anecdote__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anecdote__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-748a" id="anecdote__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="anecdote__15" original="E391.985"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anecdote__16" original="E391.986"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7487" id="anecdote__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7486" id="anecdote__18" original="E391.987"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="anecdote__19" original="E833.-374d"><span class="exp" id="anecdote__20"> anecdote </span> (about somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="anecdote__21" original="E391.988"> a short, interesting or funny story about a real person or event </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7482" id="anecdote__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7481" id="anecdote__23" original="E833.-374c"><span class="x" id="anecdote__24" original="E833.-374b"> The book is full of anecdotes about his meetings with many Latin American writers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-747f" id="anecdote__25" original="E833.-374a"><span class="x" id="anecdote__26" original="E833.-3749"> Balint has a marvellous flair for anecdote. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-747d" id="anecdote__27" original="E391.989"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="anecdote__28" original="E391.98a"> a personal account of an event, especially one that is considered as possibly not true or accurate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-747b" id="anecdote__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-747a" id="anecdote__30" original="E833.-3748"><span class="x" id="anecdote__31" original="E833.-3747"> Students build oral histories from a broad range of anecdotes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7478" id="anecdote__32" original="E833.-3746"><span class="x" id="anecdote__33" original="E833.-3745"> Opponents of the legislation relied largely on anecdote and sensationalized media stories. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3555" id="anecdote__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anecdote" title="anecdote definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3556" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-350f" id="anecdote__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anecdote__36"> anecdote </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anesthesia
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7476" id="anesthesia" original="E391.9d4" sum="52"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7475" id="anesthesia__1" original="E391.9d5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7474" id="anesthesia__2" original="E391.9d6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anesthesia </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5958" eid="anesthesia__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.1cfd" geo="br" id="anesthesia__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anesthesia__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθiːziə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ana/anaes/anaesthesia__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ana/anaes/anaesthesia__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anaesthesia__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.1d00" geo="n_am" id="anesthesia__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anesthesia__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəsˈθiːʒə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ane/anest/anesthesia__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ane/anest/anesthesia__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anesthesia__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="sep"> , </span><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anesthetic </h2><span class="z"></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-746b" id="anesthesia__10"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="anesthesia__11" original="E391.9df"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7469" id="anesthesia__12" original="E391.9e0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anaesthesia" title="anaesthesia definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7468" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a60" id="anesthesia__13" original="E391.9e1"><span class="xh" id="anesthesia__14"> anaesthesia </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7466" id="anesthesia__15" original="E391.9e4"><span class="xh" id="anesthesia__16" original="E4a8.-57de"> anaesthetic </span><span class="xhm" id="anesthesia__17" original="E4a8.-57dd"> 1 </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7463" id="anesthesia__18" original="E391.9e6"><span class="xh" id="anesthesia__19" original="E4a8.-57db"> anaesthetic </span><span class="xhm" id="anesthesia__20" original="E4a8.-57da"> 2 </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anger
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7460" hm="1" id="anger1" original="E391.ac8" sum="566"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-745f" id="anger1__1" original="E391.ac9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-745e" id="anger1__2" original="E391.aca"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anger <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7453" id="anger1__6" original="E391.ad5"><span class="pos" id="anger1__7" original="E391.ad6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.595f" eid="anger1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-482b" geo="br" id="anger1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/anger/anger__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/anger__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anger__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4828" geo="n_am" id="anger1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/anger/anger__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/anger__us_2.ogg" href="sound://anger__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7451" id="anger1__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7450" id="anger1__14" original="E391.ad7"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-744f" id="anger1__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anger1__16" original="E391.ad9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="anger1__17" original="E391.ada"> the strong feeling that you have when something has happened that you think is bad and unfair </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-744c" id="anger1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-744b" id="anger1__19" original="E833.-32e5"><span class="x" id="anger1__20" original="E833.-32e4"> Only a small percentage of children and teenagers express anger through violence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7449" id="anger1__21" original="E833.-32e3"><span class="cf" id="anger1__22" original="E391.adb"><span class="exp" id="anger1__23"> anger </span> at somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="anger1__24" original="E833.-32e2"> De Gaulle imposed a veto in January 1963 because of his anger at a US-UK deal on nuclear weapons. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7445" id="anger1__25" original="E833.-32e0"><span class="cf" id="anger1__26" original="E833.-32e1"> in <span class="exp" id="anger1__27"> anger </span></span><span class="x" id="anger1__28" original="E833.-32df"> An email sent in anger could change the course of events in a project. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7441" id="anger1__29" original="E487.319a"><span class="cf" id="anger1__30" original="E487.3199"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="anger1__31" original="E487.319b"> Healthy anger management involves being able to let go of anger. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.358f" id="anger1__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anger_1" title="anger definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3590" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-336c" id="anger1__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anger1__34"> anger </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-743e" hm="2" id="anger2" original="E391.adc" sum="276"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-743d" id="anger2__1" original="E391.add"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-743c" id="anger2__2" original="E391.ade"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anger <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-742e" id="anger2__9" original="E391.ae9"><span class="pos" id="anger2__10" original="E391.aea"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5966" eid="anger2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-47f8" geo="br" id="anger2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/anger/anger__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/anger__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anger__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-47f5" geo="n_am" id="anger2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/anger/anger__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/anger__us_2.ogg" href="sound://anger__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3572" id="anger2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4dbd" form="root" id="anger2__17"><span class="vp" id="anger2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> anger </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4dbb" eid="anger2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4dba" geo="br" id="anger2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/anger/anger__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/anger__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anger__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4db7" geo="n_am" id="anger2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/anger/anger__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/anger__us_2.ogg" href="sound://anger__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4db4" form="thirdps" id="anger2__24"><span class="vp" id="anger2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> angers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4db2" eid="anger2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4db1" geo="br" id="anger2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/anger/angers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/angers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://angers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4dae" geo="n_am" id="anger2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/anger/angers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/angers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://angers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4dab" form="past" id="anger2__31"><span class="vp" id="anger2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> angered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4da9" eid="anger2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4da8" geo="br" id="anger2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/anger/angered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/angered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://angered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4da5" geo="n_am" id="anger2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/anger/angered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/angered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://angered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4da2" form="pastpart" id="anger2__38"><span class="vp" id="anger2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> angered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4da0" eid="anger2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4d9f" geo="br" id="anger2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/anger/angered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/angered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://angered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4d9c" geo="n_am" id="anger2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/anger/angered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/angered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://angered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4d99" form="prespart" id="anger2__45"><span class="vp" id="anger2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> angering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4d97" eid="anger2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4d96" geo="br" id="anger2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/anger/angering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/angering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://angering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud9e338a187c6bbbe.17c17e09.1677389edf2.-4d93" geo="n_am" id="anger2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anger2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/anger/angering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/anger/angering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://angering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73fe" id="anger2__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="anger2__53" original="E391.b09"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73fc" id="anger2__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73fb" id="anger2__55" original="E391.b07"><span class="cf" id="anger2__56" original="E391.b0a"><span class="exp" id="anger2__57"> anger </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="anger2__58" original="E391.b0b"> to make somebody angry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73f7" id="anger2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73f6" id="anger2__60" original="E81e.2993"><span class="x" id="anger2__61" original="E81e.2994"> He angered some local people when he cut down a sacred pine tree. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73f4" id="anger2__62" original="E81e.2995"><span class="x" id="anger2__63" original="E81e.2996"> She is easily angered. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.35e8" id="anger2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anger_1" title="anger definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.35e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-336c" id="anger2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anger2__66"> anger </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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angle
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73f2" id="angle" original="E391.b3f" sum="1103"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73f1" id="angle__1" original="E391.b40"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73f0" id="angle__2" original="E391.b41"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> angle </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73e5" id="angle__7" original="E391.b4c"><span class="pos" id="angle__8" original="E391.b4d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.596d" eid="angle__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7986" geo="br" id="angle__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angle__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/angle/angle__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/angle/angle__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://angle__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7983" geo="n_am" id="angle__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angle__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/angle/angle__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/angle/angle__us_1.ogg" href="sound://angle__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73e3" id="angle__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73e2" id="angle__15" original="E391.b4e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="angle__16" original="E391.b4f"> the space between two lines or surfaces that join, measured in degrees </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73e0" id="angle__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73df" id="angle__18" original="E833.-35d9"><span class="x" id="angle__19" original="E833.-35d8"> There should be a 50° angle between the planes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73dd" id="angle__20" original="E833.-35d6"><span class="cf" id="angle__21" original="E833.-35d7"><span class="exp" id="angle__22"> angle </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="angle__23" original="E833.-35d5"> The angle of inclination is small. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73d9" id="angle__24" original="E833.-35d3"><span class="cf" id="angle__25" original="E833.-35d4"> at an <span class="exp" id="angle__26"> angle </span> of something to something </span><span class="x" id="angle__27" original="E833.-35d2"> The needle is inserted at an angle of 30° to the skin. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73d5" id="angle__28" original="E391.b50" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://right-angle" title="right angle definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73d4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.844" id="angle__29" original="E391.b59"><span class="xh" id="angle__30"> right angle </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73d2" id="angle__31" original="E391.b5d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="angle__32" original="E391.b5e"> the direction that something is leaning or pointing in when it is not in a vertical or horizontal line </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73d0" id="angle__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73cf" id="angle__34" original="E833.-35d0"><span class="cf" id="angle__35" original="E833.-35d1"> at an <span class="exp" id="angle__36"> angle </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="angle__37" original="E833.-35cf"> Waves approaching at an angle to the shoreline tend to become realigned. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73cb" id="angle__38" original="E391.b5f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="angle__39" original="E391.b60"> a position from which you look at something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73c9" id="angle__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73c8" id="angle__41" original="E833.-35ce"><span class="x" id="angle__42" original="E833.-35cd"> The director's use of close-ups and unusual angles creates the same effect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73c6" id="angle__43" original="E833.-35cb"><span class="cf" id="angle__44" original="E833.-35cc"> from an <span class="exp" id="angle__45"> angle </span></span><span class="x" id="angle__46" original="E833.-35ca"> It is possible to view an object from many angles. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73c2" id="angle__47" original="E391.b61"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="angle__48" original="E391.b62"> a particular way of presenting or thinking about a situation, problem, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73c0" id="angle__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73bf" id="angle__50" original="E833.-35c9"><span class="x" id="angle__51" original="E833.-35c8"> Each has taken a slightly different angle in how they approach their subject. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73bd" id="angle__52" original="E833.-35c6"><span class="cf" id="angle__53" original="E833.-35c7"> from an <span class="exp" id="angle__54"> angle </span></span><span class="x" id="angle__55" original="E833.-35c5"> Roberts addresses the issue from a different angle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73b9" id="angle__56" original="E833.-35c3"><span class="cf" id="angle__57" original="E833.-35c4"><span class="exp" id="angle__58"> angle </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="angle__59" original="E833.-35c2"> The media are always hungry for new stories and new angles on stories. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3605" id="angle__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://angle_1" title="angle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3606" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-32dc" id="angle__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="angle__62"> angle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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angry
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73b5" id="angry" original="E391.d2f" sum="832"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73b4" id="angry__1" original="E391.d30"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73b3" id="angry__2" original="E391.d31"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> angry </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73a7" id="angry__8" original="E391.d3a"><span class="pos" id="angry__9" original="E391.d3b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5974" eid="angry__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7681" geo="br" id="angry__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angry__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/angry/angry__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/angry/angry__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://angry__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-767e" geo="n_am" id="angry__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angry__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/angry/angry__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/angry/angry__us_1.ogg" href="sound://angry__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73a5" id="angry__15" original="E391.d3c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73a4" form="_tofix" id="angry__16"><span class="if" id="angry__17" original="E391.d3e"> angrier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73a2" form="_tofix" id="angry__18"><span class="if" id="angry__19" original="E391.d3f"> angriest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="angry__20" original="E4a5.74b0"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> You can also use <span class="eb" id="angry__21" original="E4a5.74b1"> more angry </span> and <span class="eb" id="angry__22" original="E4a5.74b2"> most angry </span> . <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-739d" id="angry__23"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-739c" id="angry__24" original="E391.d43"><span class="def" id="angry__25" original="E391.d44"> having strong feelings about something that you dislike very much or about an unfair situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-739a" id="angry__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7399" id="angry__27" original="E833.-32da"><span class="x" id="angry__28" original="E833.-32d9"> Our core motivations have a major influence on what makes us angry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7397" id="angry__29" original="E833.-32dd"><span class="x" id="angry__30" original="E833.-32dc"> There may be a wide variety of reasons why such children are quick to become angry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7395" id="angry__31" original="E833.-32d8"><span class="cf" id="angry__32" original="E391.d45"><span class="exp" id="angry__33"> angry </span> with/at somebody </span><span class="x" id="angry__34" original="E833.-32d7"> Effective communication becomes difficult when two people are intensely angry with each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7391" id="angry__35" original="E833.-32d6"><span class="cf" id="angry__36" original="E391.d46"><span class="exp" id="angry__37"> angry </span> with/at somebody about/for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="angry__38" original="E833.-32d5"> She was angry at her father for abandoning her as a child. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-738d" id="angry__39" original="E833.-32d4"><span class="cf" id="angry__40" original="E391.d47"><span class="exp" id="angry__41"> angry </span> at/about/over something </span><span class="x" id="angry__42" original="E833.-32d3"> A woman in this society has much to be angry about. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7389" id="angry__43" original="E833.-32d1"><span class="cf" id="angry__44" original="E833.-32d2"><span class="exp" id="angry__45"> angry </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="angry__46" original="E833.-32d0"> The government was angry that the report was not changed following its response. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7385" id="angry__47"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7384" id="angry__48" original="E4a8.-57bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7383" id="angry__49"><span class="dr" id="angry__50" original="E4a8.-57be"> angrily </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-737b" id="angry__51" original="E4a8.-57ba"><span class="pos" id="angry__52" original="E4a8.-57b9"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5975" eid="angry__53" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-767b" geo="br" id="angry__54" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angry__55"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡrəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/angri/angrily__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/angri/angrily__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://angrily__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7677" geo="n_am" id="angry__56" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angry__57"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡrəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/angri/angrily__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/angri/angrily__us_1.ogg" href="sound://angrily__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7379" id="angry__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7378" id="angry__59" original="E4a8.-57b8"><span class="x" id="angry__60" original="E4a8.-57b7"> Weavers reacted angrily to worsening conditions in their trade. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.364f" id="angry__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://angry" title="angry definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3650" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-3063" id="angry__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="angry__63"> angry </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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angular
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7376" id="angular" original="E391.db3" sum="344"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7375" id="angular__1" original="E391.db4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7374" id="angular__2" original="E391.db5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> angular </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-736b" id="angular__4" original="E391.dba"><span class="pos" id="angular__5" original="E391.dbb"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5984" eid="angular__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7517" geo="br" id="angular__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angular__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡjələ(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/angul/angular__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/angul/angular__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://angular__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7514" geo="n_am" id="angular__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angular__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋɡjələr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/angul/angular__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/angul/angular__us_1.ogg" href="sound://angular__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7369" id="angular__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7368" id="angular__12" original="E391.dbf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="angular__13" original="E391.dc0"> having angles or sharp corners </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7366" id="angular__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7365" id="angular__15" original="E833.-2909"><span class="x" id="angular__16" original="E833.-2908"> Breakdown into angular blocks is less common in this type of rock. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7363" id="angular__17" original="E833.-290d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="angular__18" original="E833.-290c"> measured with reference to or by means of an angle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7361" id="angular__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7360" id="angular__20" original="E833.-290b"><span class="x" id="angular__21" original="E833.-290a"> Fluctuations over an angular range of a degree or less are relevant. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3689" id="angular__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://angular" title="angular definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.368a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2f4b" id="angular__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="angular__24"> angular </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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angular momentum
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-735e" id="angular-momentum" original="E4c8.2e04" sum="327"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-735d" id="angular-momentum__1" original="E4c8.2e05"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-735c" id="angular-momentum__2" original="E4c8.2e06"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> angular momentum </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7352" id="angular-momentum__7" original="E4c8.2e0e"><span class="pos" id="angular-momentum__8" original="E4c8.2e0f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7357" eid="angular-momentum__9" original="E4c8.2e0b" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7e1a" geo="br" id="angular-momentum__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angular-momentum__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæŋɡələ məˈmentəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ang/angul/angular_momentum_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ang/angul/angular_momentum_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://angular_momentum_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7e17" geo="n_am" id="angular-momentum__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="angular-momentum__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæŋɡələr moʊˈmentəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ang/angul/angular_momentum_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ang/angul/angular_momentum_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://angular_momentum_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7350" id="angular-momentum__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="angular-momentum__15" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-734e" id="angular-momentum__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-734d" id="angular-momentum__17" original="E4c8.2e12"><span class="def" id="angular-momentum__18" original="E4c8.2e03"> the <a class="ndv" href="entry://momentum" id="angular-momentum__19"> momentum </a> of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://rotating" id="angular-momentum__20"> rotating </a> object multiplied by its distance from the point that it is <a class="ndv" href="entry://rotating" id="angular-momentum__21"> rotating </a> around </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7348" id="angular-momentum__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7347" id="angular-momentum__23" original="E4c8.2e19"><span class="x" id="angular-momentum__24" original="E4c8.2e1a"> Two electrons in an atom may differ in orbital angular momentum, energy or spin direction. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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angular velocity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7345" id="angular-velocity" original="E4c8.2f74" sum="343"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7344" id="angular-velocity__1" original="E4c8.2f75"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7343" id="angular-velocity__2" original="E4c8.2f76"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> angular velocity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7339" id="angular-velocity__7" original="E4c8.2f7e"><span class="pos" id="angular-velocity__8" original="E4c8.2f7f"> noun </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7337" id="angular-velocity__10"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="angular-velocity__11" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7335" id="angular-velocity__12"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7334" id="angular-velocity__13" original="E4c8.2f82"><span class="def" id="angular-velocity__14" original="E4c8.2f83"> the rate at which an object <a class="ndv" href="entry://rotates" id="angular-velocity__15"> rotates </a> around a fixed point, expressed in terms of the angle turned per unit of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7331" id="angular-velocity__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7330" id="angular-velocity__17" original="E4c8.2f86"><span class="x" id="angular-velocity__18" original="E4c8.2f87"> For each of these masses, the angular velocity of the rotation about the z-axis is the same. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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animal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-732e" id="animal" original="E391.dc1" sum="1426"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-732d" id="animal__1" original="E391.dc2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-732c" id="animal__2" original="E391.dc3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> animal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7321" id="animal__7" original="E391.dcc"><span class="pos" id="animal__8" original="E391.dcd"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.598b" eid="animal__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-74e7" geo="br" id="animal__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="animal__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænɪml <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ani/anima/animal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ani/anima/animal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://animal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-74e4" geo="n_am" id="animal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="animal__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænɪml <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ani/anima/animal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ani/anima/animal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://animal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-731f" id="animal__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-731e" id="animal__15" original="E391.dd3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="animal__16" original="E391.dd4"> any living thing that is not a plant or a human </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-731c" id="animal__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-731b" id="animal__18" original="E866.-4808"><span class="x" id="animal__19" original="E866.-4807"> These are some of the basic arguments against keeping animals in zoos. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7319" id="animal__20" original="E866.-482b"><span class="x" id="animal__21" original="E866.-482a"> Farm animals such as factory-farmed pigs, hens and turkeys are routinely denied their right to a natural life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7317" id="animal__22" original="E866.-4881"><span class="x" id="animal__23" original="E866.-4880"> According to this view, Earth is not the only planet in the cosmos inhabited by humans, animals and plants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7315" id="animal__24" original="E866.-47c2"><span class="cf" id="animal__25" original="E487.31a5"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="animal__26" original="E866.-47c1"> Improvements in animal welfare are dependent on consumers being prepared to pay for them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7312" id="animal__27" original="E866.-47c0"><span class="x" id="animal__28" original="E866.-47bf"> The animal kingdom is conventionally divided into three main groups in terms of basic body structure. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7310" id="animal__29" original="E391.dce"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="animal__30" original="E391.dcf"> a creature that is not a bird, a fish, a <a class="ndv" href="entry://reptile" id="animal__31"> reptile </a> , an insect or a human </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-730d" id="animal__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-730c" id="animal__33" original="E866.-487f"><span class="x" id="animal__34" original="E866.-487e"> Some species live in soil on skin and feathers shed by animals and birds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-730a" id="animal__35" original="E866.-4841"><span class="x" id="animal__36" original="E866.-4840"> Cattle, sheep and pigs were the principal domestic animals in the Roman period. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7308" id="animal__37" original="E391.dd5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="animal__38" original="E391.dd6"> any living creature, including humans </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7306" id="animal__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7305" id="animal__40" original="E866.-487d"><span class="x" id="animal__41" original="E866.-487c"> Humans and other animals show similar reactions to pleasure, pain and fear. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7303" id="animal__42" original="E866.-4838"><span class="x" id="animal__43" original="E866.-4837"> A tendency to develop cancer is a common feature of multicellular animals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7301" id="animal__44" original="E866.-485d"><span class="x" id="animal__45" original="E866.-485c"> Thinking is ordinarily regarded as a speciality of humans, and perhaps of other higher animals. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72ff" id="animal__46" original="E391.dd7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vegetable" title="vegetable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72fe" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-1200" id="animal__47" original="E391.dd8"><span class="xh" id="animal__48"> vegetable </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72fc" id="animal__49" original="E391.ddc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="use" id="animal__50" original="E866.-487b"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used with an adjective or noun <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="animal__51" original="E391.ddd"> a particular type of person, thing, organization, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72f9" id="animal__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72f8" id="animal__53" original="E866.-487a"><span class="x" id="animal__54" original="E866.-4879"> King is a political animal and always compromises. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72f6" id="animal__55" original="E39f.-4a27"><span class="x" id="animal__56" original="E39f.-4a26"> The Kirk was a powerful local institution, but it was not the same animal as the Anglican Church. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.36d9" id="animal__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://animal_1" title="animal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.36da" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2f2f" id="animal__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="animal__59"> animal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72f4" id="anion" original="E391.f48" sum="262"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72f3" id="anion__1" original="E391.f49"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72f2" id="anion__2" original="E391.f4a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72e7" id="anion__7" original="E391.f52"><span class="pos" id="anion__8" original="E391.f53"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5992" eid="anion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-72c0" geo="br" id="anion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænaɪən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ani/anion/anion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ani/anion/anion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-72bd" geo="n_am" id="anion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænaɪən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ani/anion/anion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ani/anion/anion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72e5" id="anion__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="anion__15" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72e3" id="anion__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72e2" id="anion__17" original="E391.f57"><span class="def" id="anion__18" original="E391.f58"> an <a class="ndv" href="entry://ion" id="anion__19"> ion </a> with a negative electrical charge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72df" id="anion__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72de" id="anion__21" original="E834.-5bff"><span class="x" id="anion__22" original="E834.-5bfe"> One would expect such an oxide to dissolve in a basic solution to give a corresponding anion. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72dc" id="anion__23" original="E391.f5e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cation" title="cation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72db" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bef" id="anion__24" original="E391.f5f"><span class="xh" id="anion__25"> cation </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3719" id="anion__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anion" title="anion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.371a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2d21" id="anion__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anion__28"> anion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ankle
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72d9" id="ankle" original="E391.f8f" sum="219"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72d8" id="ankle__1" original="E391.f90"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72d7" id="ankle__2" original="E391.f91"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ankle </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72cc" id="ankle__7" original="E391.f99"><span class="pos" id="ankle__8" original="E391.f9a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5999" eid="ankle__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7253" geo="br" id="ankle__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ankle__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ank/ankle/ankle__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ank/ankle/ankle__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ankle__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-7250" geo="n_am" id="ankle__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ankle__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ank/ankle/ankle__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ank/ankle/ankle__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ankle__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72ca" id="ankle__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72c9" id="ankle__15" original="E391.f9b"><span class="def" id="ankle__16" original="E391.f9c"> the joint connecting the foot to the leg </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72c7" id="ankle__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72c6" id="ankle__18" original="E834.-5bf2"><span class="x" id="ankle__19" original="E834.-5bf1"> Most patients present with what they believe is a sprained ankle. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3736" id="ankle__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ankle" title="ankle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3737" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2cc2" id="ankle__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ankle__22"> ankle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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annotate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72c4" id="annotate" original="E391.1107" sum="390"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72c3" id="annotate__1" original="E391.1108"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72c2" id="annotate__2" original="E391.1109"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> annotate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72b5" id="annotate__9" original="E391.1113"><span class="pos" id="annotate__10" original="E391.1114"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59a0" eid="annotate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6f6a" geo="br" id="annotate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annot/annotate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://annotate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6f67" geo="n_am" id="annotate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annot/annotate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annotate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3544" id="annotate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74d9" form="root" id="annotate__17"><span class="vp" id="annotate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> annotate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74d7" eid="annotate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74d6" geo="br" id="annotate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annot/annotate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://annotate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74d3" geo="n_am" id="annotate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annot/annotate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annotate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74d0" form="thirdps" id="annotate__24"><span class="vp" id="annotate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> annotates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74ce" eid="annotate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74cd" geo="br" id="annotate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annot/annotates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://annotates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74ca" geo="n_am" id="annotate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annot/annotates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annotates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74c7" form="past" id="annotate__31"><span class="vp" id="annotate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> annotated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74c5" eid="annotate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74c4" geo="br" id="annotate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annot/annotated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://annotated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74c1" geo="n_am" id="annotate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annot/annotated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annotated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74be" form="pastpart" id="annotate__38"><span class="vp" id="annotate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> annotated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74bc" eid="annotate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74bb" geo="br" id="annotate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annot/annotated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://annotated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74b8" geo="n_am" id="annotate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annot/annotated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annotated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74b5" form="prespart" id="annotate__45"><span class="vp" id="annotate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> annotating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74b3" eid="annotate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74b2" geo="br" id="annotate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annot/annotating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://annotating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74af" geo="n_am" id="annotate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annot/annotating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annotating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7289" id="annotate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7288" id="annotate__53" original="E391.112f"><span class="cf" id="annotate__54" original="E391.1130"><span class="exp" id="annotate__55"> annotate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="annotate__56" original="E391.1131"> to add notes to a book or text, giving explanations or comments </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7284" id="annotate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7283" id="annotate__58" original="E487.2501"><span class="x" id="annotate__59" original="E487.2502"> Hunt made a habit of annotating the margins of books that he read. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7281" id="annotate__60"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7280" id="annotate__61" original="E391.1132"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-727f" id="annotate__62"><span class="dr" id="annotate__63" original="E391.1133"> annotation </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7274" id="annotate__67" original="E391.113a"><span class="pos" id="annotate__68" original="E391.113b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59a1" eid="annotate__69" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6f64" geo="br" id="annotate__70" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__71"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annot/annotation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://annotation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6f61" geo="n_am" id="annotate__72" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__73"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annot/annotation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annotation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7272" id="annotate__74"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="annotate__75" original="E391.113d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="annotate__76" original="E391.113e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-726f" id="annotate__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-726e" id="annotate__78" original="E487.568a"><span class="x" id="annotate__79" original="E487.568b"> Coleridge commonly borrowed the books of friends and left annotations in them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-726c" id="annotate__80" original="E487.5696"><span class="cf" id="annotate__81" original="E487.7417"><span class="exp"> annotation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="annotate__82" original="E487.5697"> The next step required the selection of a range of texts, and then the annotation of these texts using our biographical scheme. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7269" id="annotate__83"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7268" id="annotate__84" original="E391.113f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7267" id="annotate__85"><span class="dr" id="annotate__86" original="E391.1140"> annotated </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-725d" id="annotate__89" original="E391.1144"><span class="pos" id="annotate__90" original="E391.1145"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59a2" eid="annotate__91" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6f5e" geo="br" id="annotate__92" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__93"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annot/annotated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://annotated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6f5b" geo="n_am" id="annotate__94" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annotate__95"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annot/annotated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annot/annotated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annotated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-725b" id="annotate__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-725a" id="annotate__97" original="E487.56a0"><span class="x" id="annotate__98" original="E487.56a1"> An annotated bibliography is included for those interested in further reading. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3780" id="annotate__99" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://annotate" title="annotate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3781" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2aec" id="annotate__100" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="annotate__101"> annotate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7258" id="announce" original="E391.1146" sum="962"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7257" id="announce__1" original="E391.1147"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7256" id="announce__2" original="E391.1148"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> announce </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7249" id="announce__9" original="E391.1152"><span class="pos" id="announce__10" original="E391.1153"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59b5" eid="announce__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6ec8" geo="br" id="announce__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annou/announce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announce__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://announce__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6ec5" geo="n_am" id="announce__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annou/announce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announce__us_1.ogg" href="sound://announce__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3516" id="announce__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74ac" form="root" id="announce__17"><span class="vp" id="announce__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> announce </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74aa" eid="announce__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74a9" geo="br" id="announce__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annou/announce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announce__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://announce__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74a6" geo="n_am" id="announce__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annou/announce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announce__us_1.ogg" href="sound://announce__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74a3" form="thirdps" id="announce__24"><span class="vp" id="announce__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> announces </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74a1" eid="announce__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-74a0" geo="br" id="announce__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annou/announces__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announces__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://announces__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-749d" geo="n_am" id="announce__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annou/announces__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announces__us_1.ogg" href="sound://announces__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-749a" form="past" id="announce__31"><span class="vp" id="announce__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> announced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7498" eid="announce__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7497" geo="br" id="announce__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annou/announced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://announced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7494" geo="n_am" id="announce__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annou/announced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://announced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7491" form="pastpart" id="announce__38"><span class="vp" id="announce__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> announced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-748f" eid="announce__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-748e" geo="br" id="announce__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annou/announced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://announced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-748b" geo="n_am" id="announce__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annou/announced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://announced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7488" form="prespart" id="announce__45"><span class="vp" id="announce__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> announcing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7486" eid="announce__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7485" geo="br" id="announce__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annou/announcing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announcing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://announcing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7482" geo="n_am" id="announce__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announce__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annou/announcing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announcing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://announcing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-721d" id="announce__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-721c" id="announce__53" original="E391.1170"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="announce__54" original="E391.1171"> to make a formal public statement about a fact, event or intention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-721a" id="announce__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7219" id="announce__56" original="E834.-3dfe"><span class="cf" id="announce__57" original="E391.1172"><span class="exp" id="announce__58"> announce </span> something </span><span class="x" id="announce__59" original="E834.-3dfd"> In 2008, the government announced plans for a new set of towns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7215" id="announce__60" original="E834.-3dfc"><span class="x" id="announce__61" original="E834.-3dfb"> Hackney Council announced its intention of imposing a compulsory purchase order on a large part of the area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7213" id="announce__62" original="E834.-3dfa"><span class="cf" id="announce__63" original="E391.1175"><span class="exp" id="announce__64"> announce </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="announce__65" original="E834.-3df9"> In February 591, he sent a letter to his fellow patriarchs announcing to them his election as pope. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-720f" id="announce__66" original="E834.-3df8"><span class="cf" id="announce__67" original="E391.1177"><span class="exp" id="announce__68"> announce </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="announce__69" original="E834.-3df7"> British Gas announced that it was increasing its prices by 14%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-720b" id="announce__70" original="E834.-3df6"><span class="cf" id="announce__71" original="E391.1178"> it is announced that… </span><span class="x" id="announce__72" original="E834.-3df5"> It was announced that a Data Protection Committee was to be established. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7208" id="announce__73" original="E391.1181"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="announce__74" original="E391.1182"> to say something in a loud and/or serious way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7206" id="announce__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7205" id="announce__76" original="E834.-3df4"><span class="cf" id="announce__77" original="E391.1183"> + speech </span><span class="x" id="announce__78" original="E834.-3df3"> He bluntly announced, ‘I have no interest in the matter and do not care what happens.’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7202" id="announce__79" original="E834.-3df2"><span class="cf" id="announce__80" original="E391.1184"><span class="exp" id="announce__81"> announce </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="announce__82" original="E834.-3df1"> He suddenly announced that he wanted a divorce. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.37f7" id="announce__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://announce" title="announce definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.37f8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2a9f" id="announce__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="announce__85"> announce </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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announcement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71fe" id="announcement" original="E391.118b" sum="677"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71fd" id="announcement__1" original="E391.118c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71fc" id="announcement__2" original="E391.118d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> announcement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71f1" id="announcement__7" original="E391.1195"><span class="pos" id="announcement__8" original="E391.1196"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59bc" eid="announcement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6e2d" geo="br" id="announcement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announcement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnsmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annou/announcement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announcement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://announcement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6e2a" geo="n_am" id="announcement__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="announcement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnaʊnsmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annou/announcement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annou/announcement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://announcement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71ef" id="announcement__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71ee" id="announcement__15" original="E391.1197"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71ed" id="announcement__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="announcement__17" original="E391.1199"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="announcement__18" original="E834.-3df0"><span class="exp" id="announcement__19"> announcement </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="announcement__20" original="E391.119a"> a spoken or written formal public statement about a fact, event or intention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71e8" id="announcement__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71e7" id="announcement__22" original="E834.-3dec"><span class="x" id="announcement__23" original="E834.-3deb"> Announcements were made of spending plans for the next three years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71e5" id="announcement__24" original="E834.-3def"><span class="x" id="announcement__25" original="E834.-3dee"> A preliminary announcement of the company's results appears long before the AGM. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71e3" id="announcement__26" original="E391.119b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71e2" id="announcement__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="announcement__28" original="E391.119d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="announcement__29" original="E834.-3dea"><span class="exp" id="announcement__30"> announcement </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="announcement__31" original="E391.119e"> the action of making a formal public statement about a fact, event or intention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71dd" id="announcement__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71dc" id="announcement__33" original="E834.-3de9"><span class="x" id="announcement__34" original="E834.-3de8"> In response to the announcement of further industrial action, the airline applied to the High Court for an injunction. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3829" id="announcement__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://announcement" title="announcement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.382a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2a2c" id="announcement__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="announcement__37"> announcement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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annual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71da" id="annual" original="E391.1232" sum="615"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71d9" id="annual__1" original="E391.1233"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71d8" id="annual__2" original="E391.1234"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> annual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71ce" id="annual__6" original="E391.123d"><span class="pos" id="annual__7" original="E391.123e"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59c3" eid="annual__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6c79" geo="br" id="annual__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annual__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænjuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annua/annual__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annua/annual__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://annual__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6c76" geo="n_am" id="annual__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annual__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænjuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annua/annual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annua/annual__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annual__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71cc" id="annual__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="annual__14" original="E391.1240"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71ca" id="annual__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71c9" id="annual__16" original="E391.1243"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="annual__17" original="E391.1244"> covering a period of one year </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71c7" id="annual__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71c6" id="annual__19" original="E834.-3d7f"><span class="x" id="annual__20" original="E834.-3d7e"> During the period, output declined at an annual rate of 0.7%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71c4" id="annual__21" original="E39f.-4865"><span class="x" id="annual__22" original="E39f.-4864"> The average annual rainfall is 682 mm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71c2" id="annual__23" original="E487.31c5"><span class="x" id="annual__24" original="E487.31c7"> These countries each have an annual per capita income below US$2 000. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71c0" id="annual__25" original="E487.31c6"><span class="x" id="annual__26" original="E487.31c8"> Average annual temperature in the valley ranges from -16℃ to -20℃. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71be" id="annual__27" original="E391.1241"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="annual__28" original="E391.1242"> happening or done once every year </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71bc" id="annual__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71bb" id="annual__30" original="E834.-3d81"><span class="x" id="annual__31" original="E834.-3d80"> Investors expect that the annual report and accounts will represent a true picture of the company's present position. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71b9" id="annual__32" original="E39f.-4867"><span class="x" id="annual__33" original="E39f.-4866"> The Applied Geography Conference continues to hold an annual meeting. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3852" id="annual__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://annual_1" title="annual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3853" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-292a" id="annual__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="annual__36"> annual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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annually
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71b7" id="annually" original="E391.1271" sum="233"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71b6" id="annually__1" original="E391.1272"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71b5" id="annually__2" original="E391.1273"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> annually </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71ad" id="annually__4" original="E391.1278"><span class="pos" id="annually__5" original="E391.1279"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59ca" eid="annually__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6c1a" geo="br" id="annually__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annually__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænjuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ann/annua/annually__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ann/annua/annually__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://annually__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6c17" geo="n_am" id="annually__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="annually__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænjuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ann/annua/annually__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ann/annua/annually__us_1.ogg" href="sound://annually__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71ab" id="annually__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71aa" id="annually__12" original="E391.127a"><span class="def" id="annually__13" original="E391.127b"> once a year; every year </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71a8" id="annually__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71a7" id="annually__15" original="E834.-3d7d"><span class="x" id="annually__16" original="E834.-3d7c"> The Committee is required to meet annually. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71a5" id="annually__17" original="E39f.-4863"><span class="x" id="annually__18" original="E39f.-4862"> The region averages 889 mm of rain annually. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3875" id="annually__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://annually" title="annually definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3876" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-28cd" id="annually__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="annually__21"> annually </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anode
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71a3" id="anode" original="E391.1303" sum="403"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71a2" id="anode__1" original="E391.1304"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71a1" id="anode__2" original="E391.1305"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anode </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7195" id="anode__7" original="E391.130d"><span class="pos" id="anode__8" original="E391.130e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59d1" eid="anode__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6b46" geo="br" id="anode__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anode__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ano/anode/anode__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ano/anode/anode__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anode__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6b43" geo="n_am" id="anode__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anode__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænoʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ano/anode/anode__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ano/anode/anode__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anode__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7193" id="anode__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="anode__15" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7191" id="anode__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7190" id="anode__17" original="E391.1311"><span class="def" id="anode__18" original="E391.1312"> the <a class="ndv" href="entry://electrode" id="anode__19"> electrode </a> in an electrical device where <a class="ndv" href="entry://oxidation" id="anode__20"> oxidation </a> happens; the positive <span class="dh" id="anode__21" original="E586.-4858"> electrode </span> in an <a class="ndv" href="entry://electrolytic" id="anode__22"> electrolytic </a> cell and the negative <span class="dh" id="anode__23" original="E586.-4857"> electrode </span> in a battery </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7189" id="anode__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7188" id="anode__25" original="E852.49fb"><span class="x" id="anode__26" original="E852.49fc"> Hydrogen fuel cells consist of two electrodes (anode and cathode) separated, for example, by a polymer electrolyte membrane. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7186" id="anode__27" original="E391.1320" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cathode" title="cathode definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7185" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b9e" id="anode__28" original="E391.1321"><span class="xh" id="anode__29"> cathode </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3892" id="anode__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anode" title="anode definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3893" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2820" id="anode__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anode__32"> anode </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anomalous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7183" id="anomalous" original="E391.139a" sum="410"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7182" id="anomalous__1" original="E391.139b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7181" id="anomalous__2" original="E391.139c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anomalous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7178" id="anomalous__4" original="E391.13a1"><span class="pos" id="anomalous__5" original="E391.13a2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59d8" eid="anomalous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6a9e" geo="br" id="anomalous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anomalous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɒmələs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ano/anoma/anomalous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ano/anoma/anomalous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anomalous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6a9a" geo="n_am" id="anomalous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anomalous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɑːmələs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ano/anoma/anomalous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ano/anoma/anomalous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anomalous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7176" id="anomalous__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7175" id="anomalous__12" original="E391.13a5"><span class="def" id="anomalous__13" original="E391.13a6"> different from what is standard, normal or expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7173" id="anomalous__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7172" id="anomalous__15" original="E39f.-4861"><span class="x" id="anomalous__16" original="E39f.-4860"> Explanations for these seemingly anomalous results are discussed below. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7170" id="anomalous__17" original="E834.-3d7b"><span class="x" id="anomalous__18" original="E834.-3d7a"> The regulatory authority for electricity and gas had detected anomalous behaviour in the relevant wholesale markets. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-716e" id="anomalous__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-716d" id="anomalous__20" original="E4a8.-57a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-716c" id="anomalous__21"><span class="dr" id="anomalous__22" original="E4a8.-579f"> anomalously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7163" id="anomalous__23" original="E4a8.-579b"><span class="pos" id="anomalous__24" original="E4a8.-579a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59d9" eid="anomalous__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6aa4" geo="br" id="anomalous__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anomalous__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɒmələsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ano/anoma/anomalously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ano/anoma/anomalously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anomalously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6aa1" geo="n_am" id="anomalous__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anomalous__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɑːmələsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ano/anoma/anomalously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ano/anoma/anomalously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anomalously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7161" id="anomalous__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7160" id="anomalous__31" original="E4a8.-5799"><span class="x" id="anomalous__32" original="E4a8.-5798"> The presence of warm water on the Pacific Coast may be associated with anomalously high rainfalls over Peru and Ecuador. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.38b2" id="anomalous__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anomalous" title="anomalous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.38b3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2784" id="anomalous__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anomalous__35"> anomalous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anomaly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-715e" id="anomaly" original="E391.13ae" sum="514"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-715d" id="anomaly__1" original="E391.13af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-715c" id="anomaly__2" original="E391.13b0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anomaly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7150" id="anomaly__7" original="E391.13b8"><span class="pos" id="anomaly__8" original="E391.13b9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59e8" eid="anomaly__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6a5c" geo="br" id="anomaly__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anomaly__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɒməli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ano/anoma/anomaly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ano/anoma/anomaly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anomaly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6a58" geo="n_am" id="anomaly__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anomaly__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɑːməli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ano/anoma/anomaly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ano/anoma/anomaly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anomaly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-714e" id="anomaly__14" original="E391.13ba"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-714b" form="pl" id="anomaly__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="anomaly__16" original="E391.13be"> anomalies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7149" id="anomaly__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7148" id="anomaly__18" original="E391.13bf"><span class="def" id="anomaly__19" original="E391.13c1"> a thing or situation that is different from what is standard, normal or expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7146" id="anomaly__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7145" id="anomaly__21" original="E834.-3d79"><span class="cf" id="anomaly__22" original="E391.13c0"><span class="exp" id="anomaly__23"> anomaly </span> (in something) </span><span class="x" id="anomaly__24" original="E834.-3d78"> He discusses anomalies in Shakespeare's texts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7141" id="anomaly__25" original="E487.31c9"><span class="x" id="anomaly__26" original="E487.31ca"> These precipitation and temperature anomalies influence ecosystem productivity throughout the Amazon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-713f" id="anomaly__27" original="E834.-3d76"><span class="cf" id="anomaly__28" original="E834.-3d77"><span class="exp" id="anomaly__29"> anomaly </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="anomaly__30" original="E834.-3d75"> There is the unfortunate anomaly that care of emergency admissions is largely left to inexperienced junior doctors. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.38e4" id="anomaly__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anomaly" title="anomaly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.38e5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2765" id="anomaly__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anomaly__33"> anomaly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anonymity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-713b" id="anonymity" original="E391.13fb" sum="391"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-713a" id="anonymity__1" original="E391.13fc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7139" id="anonymity__2" original="E391.13fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anonymity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7131" id="anonymity__4" original="E391.1402"><span class="pos" id="anonymity__5" original="E391.1403"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59f1" eid="anonymity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-69ef" geo="br" id="anonymity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anonymity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈnɪməti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ano/anony/anonymity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ano/anony/anonymity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anonymity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-69ec" geo="n_am" id="anonymity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anonymity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænəˈnɪməti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ano/anony/anonymity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ano/anony/anonymity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anonymity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-712f" id="anonymity__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anonymity__12" original="E391.1405"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-712d" id="anonymity__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-712c" id="anonymity__14" original="E391.1406"><span class="cf" id="anonymity__15" original="E81e.2997"><span class="exp" id="anonymity__16"> anonymity </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="anonymity__17" original="E391.1407"> the state of remaining unknown to most other people; a situation that allows somebody to remain unknown </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7128" id="anonymity__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7127" id="anonymity__19" original="E81e.2998"><span class="x" id="anonymity__20" original="E81e.2999"> It is important to safeguard the anonymity of research participants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7125" id="anonymity__21" original="E81e.299a"><span class="x" id="anonymity__22" original="E81e.299b"> The anonymity of chat rooms allows people to try out new roles. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3904" id="anonymity__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anonymity" title="anonymity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3905" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-26fb" id="anonymity__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anonymity__25"> anonymity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anonymous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7123" id="anonymous" original="E391.1441" sum="553"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7122" id="anonymous__1" original="E391.1442"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7121" id="anonymous__2" original="E391.1443"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anonymous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7118" id="anonymous__4" original="E391.1448"><span class="pos" id="anonymous__5" original="E391.1449"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59f8" eid="anonymous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6961" geo="br" id="anonymous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anonymous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɒnɪməs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ano/anony/anonymous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ano/anony/anonymous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anonymous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-695d" geo="n_am" id="anonymous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anonymous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɑːnɪməs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ano/anony/anonymous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ano/anony/anonymous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anonymous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7116" id="anonymous__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7115" id="anonymous__12" original="E391.144a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7114" id="anonymous__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="anonymous__14" original="E391.144b"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="anonymous__15" original="E391.144c"> with a name that is not known or that is not made public </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7111" id="anonymous__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7110" id="anonymous__17" original="E81e.299c"><span class="x" id="anonymous__18" original="E81e.299d"> Most respondents wished to remain anonymous. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-710e" id="anonymous__19" original="E391.144d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="anonymous__20" original="E391.144f"> written, given, made, etc. by somebody who does not want their name to be known or made public </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-710c" id="anonymous__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-710b" id="anonymous__22" original="E81e.299e"><span class="x" id="anonymous__23" original="E81e.299f"> An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to 54 participating teachers. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="anonymous__24" original="E81e.29a2" un="help"> The abbreviation <span class="eb" id="anonymous__25" original="E81e.29a3"> anon. </span> is often used at the end of a text, poem, etc. when the author is unknown. </span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7107" id="anonymous__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7106" id="anonymous__27" original="E391.1452"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7105" id="anonymous__28"><span class="dr" id="anonymous__29" original="E391.1453"> anonymously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70fc" id="anonymous__30" original="E391.1457"><span class="pos" id="anonymous__31" original="E391.1458"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.59f9" eid="anonymous__32" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6959" geo="br" id="anonymous__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anonymous__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɒnɪməsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ano/anony/anonymously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ano/anony/anonymously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anonymously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6956" geo="n_am" id="anonymous__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anonymous__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnɑːnɪməsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ano/anony/anonymously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ano/anony/anonymously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anonymously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70fa" id="anonymous__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70f9" id="anonymous__38" original="E81e.29a4"><span class="x" id="anonymous__39" original="E81e.29a5"> Visitors on this site usually post questions anonymously. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3920" id="anonymous__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anonymous" title="anonymous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3921" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-269d" id="anonymous__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anonymous__42"> anonymous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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another
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70f7" id="another" original="E391.14be" sum="1756"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70f6" id="another__1" original="E391.14bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70f5" id="another__2" original="E391.14c0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> another </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> determiner </span><span class="pnc"> , </span><span class="pos"> pronoun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70ec" id="another__4" original="E391.14c5"><span class="pos" id="another__5" original="E391.14c6"> determiner </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pos" id="another__6" original="E391.14c7"> pronoun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a08" eid="another__7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4699" geo="br" id="another__8" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="another__9"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnʌðə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ano/anoth/another__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ano/anoth/another__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://another__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4696" geo="n_am" id="another__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="another__11"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈnʌðər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ano/anoth/another__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ano/anoth/another__us_2.ogg" href="sound://another__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70e9" id="another__12"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70e8" id="another__13" original="E391.14c8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="another__14" original="E391.14c9"> one more; an extra thing or person of the same type as one already mentioned or known about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70e6" id="another__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70e5" id="another__16" original="E834.-3bd7"><span class="x" id="another__17" original="E834.-3bd6"> In the meantime, the couple had had another child. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70e3" id="another__18" original="E834.-3bd3"><span class="x" id="another__19" original="E834.-3bd2"> Engineers built another forty-two tanks to store an additional twenty-nine million gallons. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70e1" id="another__20" original="E834.-3bd5"><span class="cf" id="another__21" original="E487.31cf"><span class="exp" id="another__22"> another </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="another__23" original="E834.-3bd4"> This was the starting point of another of Einstein's experiments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70dd" id="another__24" original="E834.-3bd1"><span class="x" id="another__25" original="E834.-3bd0"> It will probably be impractical to do the laboratory analysis on one sample before deciding whether or not to take another. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="another__26" original="E391.14ca" un="help"><span class="eb" id="another__27" original="E391.14cb"> Another </span> can be followed by a singular noun, by a number and a plural noun, or by <span class="eb" id="another__28" original="E487.31d0"> of </span> and a plural noun. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70d8" id="another__29" original="E391.14cd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://other" title="other definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.6f80" id="another__30" original="E391.14ce"><span class="xh" id="another__31"> other </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70d5" id="another__32" original="E391.14d0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="another__33" original="E391.14d1"> different; a different person or thing from one already mentioned or known about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70d3" id="another__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70d2" id="another__35" original="E834.-3bcd"><span class="x" id="another__36" original="E834.-3bcc"> They were not free to sell the land and move to another town. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70d0" id="another__37" original="E834.-3bcb"><span class="x" id="another__38" original="E834.-3bca"> One form of corruption was merely exchanged for another. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70ce" id="another__39" original="E834.-3bc8"><span class="cf" id="another__40" original="E834.-3bc9"><span class="exp" id="another__41"> another </span> one </span><span class="x" id="another__42" original="E834.-3bc7"> There is the question of why the shop stocks this particular brand but not another one. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70ca" id="another__43" original="E391.14d2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="another__44" original="E391.14d3"> a person or thing of a very similar type </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70c8" id="another__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70c7" id="another__46" original="E834.-3bc6"><span class="x" id="another__47" original="E834.-3bc5"> Bill Clinton could no longer aspire to be another Franklin D. Roosevelt. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70c5" id="another__48" original="E391.14d4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://one-another" title="one another definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70c4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.55a1" id="another__49" original="E391.14d5"><span class="xh" id="another__50"> one another </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70c2" id="another__51" original="E391.14d7"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70c1" id="another__52" original="E391.14d8" sk="ofonekindsortoranother"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70c0" id="another__53"><span class="idm" id="another__54" original="E391.14d9"> of one kind, sort, etc. or another </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70be" id="another__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70bd" id="another__56"><span class="def" id="another__57" original="E391.14da"> used when you are referring to various types of a thing, without saying exactly what you mean </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70bb" id="another__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70ba" id="another__59" original="E834.-3bc2"><span class="x" id="another__60" original="E834.-3bc1"> Family firms of one kind or another were the norm until after the Second World War. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70b8-FF1" id="one1__81" original="E395.-13b7" sk="oneafteranotherother"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70b8-FF2" id="one1__82"><span class="idm" id="one1__83" original="E395.-13b6"> one after another/the other </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70b8-FF4" id="one1__84"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70b8-FF5" id="one1__85"><span class="def" id="one1__86" original="E395.-13b5"> first one person or thing, and then another, and then another, up to any number or amount </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70b8-FF7" id="one1__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70b8-FF8" id="one1__88" original="E930.-7f0f"><span class="x" id="one1__89" original="E930.-7f0e"> The holding company began to grow by buying up large companies one after another. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3950" id="another__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://another" title="another definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3951" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-25e9" id="another__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="another__72"> another </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ANOVA
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70b3" id="anova" original="E83d.-784d" sum="331"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70b2" id="anova__1" original="E83d.-784c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70b1" id="anova__2" original="E83d.-784b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ANOVA </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70a6" id="anova__6" original="E83d.-7846"><span class="pos" id="anova__7" original="E83d.-7845"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70ad" eid="anova__8" original="E83d.-7849" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7e09" geo="br" id="anova__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anova__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æˈnəʊvə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ano/anova/anova_1_gb_1_abbr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ano/anova/anova_1_gb_1_abbr.ogg" href="sound://anova_1_gb_1_abbr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7e06" geo="n_am" id="anova__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anova__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æˈnoʊvə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ano/anova/anova__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ano/anova/anova__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anova__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70a4" id="anova__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anova__14" original="E83d.-7843"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70a2" id="anova__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="anova__16" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70a0" id="anova__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-709f" id="anova__18" original="E83d.-7842"><span class="def" id="anova__19" original="E83d.-784f"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-709d" id="anova__20" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-709c" id="anova__21"><span class="v"><strong> analysis of variance </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span> , a method for breaking down the <a class="ndv" href="entry://variance" id="anova__23"> variance </a> in a set of data into those parts with causes and those due to <a class="ndv" href="entry://random" id="anova__24"> random </a> error </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7098" id="anova__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7097" id="anova__26" original="E586.-3d95"><span class="x" id="anova__27" original="E586.-3d94"> ANOVA is a powerful statistical technique that, unlike simple t-tests, can detect interactions between variables. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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answer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7095" hm="1" id="answer1" original="E391.14df" sum="1470"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7094" id="answer1__1" original="E391.14e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7093" id="answer1__2" original="E391.14e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> answer <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7087" id="answer1__7" original="E391.14ec"><span class="pos" id="answer1__8" original="E391.14ed"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a0f" eid="answer1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-67c2" geo="br" id="answer1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːnsə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ans/answe/answer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://answer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-67be" geo="n_am" id="answer1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ans/answe/answer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://answer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7085" id="answer1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7084" id="answer1__15" original="E391.14ee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="answer1__16" original="E391.14ef"> something that you say, write or do as a reaction to a question, statement or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7082" id="answer1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7081" id="answer1__18" original="E834.-3bb7"><span class="x" id="answer1__19" original="E834.-3bb6"> Customers who once were happy to wait several days for an answer now want an instant response. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-707f" id="answer1__20" original="E834.-3bb5"><span class="cf" id="answer1__21" original="E391.14f0"><span class="exp" id="answer1__22"> answer </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="answer1__23" original="E834.-3bb4"> He was unable to give a straight answer to this question. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-707b" id="answer1__24" original="E834.-3baf"><span class="cf" id="answer1__25" original="E834.-3bb0"> in <span class="exp" id="answer1__26"> answer </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="answer1__27" original="E834.-3bae"> Venus, in answer to his prayers, turned the statue into a living woman. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7077" id="answer1__28" original="E391.14f1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="answer1__29" original="E391.14f2"> something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test, exam, exercise, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7075" id="answer1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7074" id="answer1__31" original="E487.31db"><span class="x" id="answer1__32" original="E487.31dc"> The answers are marked, with 17 correct answers constituting the minimum pass mark. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7072" id="answer1__33" original="E834.-3bac"><span class="cf" id="answer1__34" original="E834.-3bad"><span class="exp" id="answer1__35"> answer </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="answer1__36" original="E834.-3bab"> Students have the option to come back later to a question they may have forgotten the answer to. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-706e" id="answer1__37" original="E834.-3baa"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="answer1__38" original="E834.-3ba9"><span class="exp" id="answer1__39"> answer </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="answer1__40" original="E834.-3ba8"> the correct solution to a question in a test, exam, exercise, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-706a" id="answer1__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7069" id="answer1__42" original="E834.-3ba7"><span class="x" id="answer1__43" original="E834.-3ba6"> One school had actually provided students with the answers to the exam beforehand. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7067" id="answer1__44" original="E391.14f3"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="answer1__45" original="E391.14f4"> a solution to a problem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7065" id="answer1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7064" id="answer1__47" original="E487.31dd"><span class="x" id="answer1__48" original="E487.31de"> The short answer is that it depends on the circumstances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7062" id="answer1__49" original="E487.31df"><span class="x" id="answer1__50" original="E487.31e0"> to provide/find answers </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7060" id="answer1__51" original="E487.31e1"><span class="cf" id="answer1__52" original="E834.-3ba5"><span class="exp" id="answer1__53"> answer </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="answer1__54" original="E487.31e2"> There are several possible answers to this question. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-705c" id="answer1__55" original="E487.31e3"><span class="x" id="answer1__56" original="E487.31e4"> Scientists do not yet know the answer to this. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-705a" id="answer1__57" original="E834.-3ba4"><span class="x" id="answer1__58" original="E834.-3ba3"> There are no easy answers to these problems. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7058" id="answer1__59" original="E391.14f5"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="answer1__60" original="E834.-3ba2"> something's <span class="exp" id="answer1__61"> answer </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="answer1__62" original="E391.14f6"> a person or thing from one place that may be thought to be as good as a famous person or thing from another place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7054" id="answer1__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7053" id="answer1__64" original="E834.-3ba1"><span class="x" id="answer1__65" original="E834.-3ba0"> The Warsaw Pact, Moscow's answer to NATO, coordinated the armed forces of the Soviet bloc in Europe. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.39b9" id="answer1__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://answer_1" title="answer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.39ba" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-25a1" id="answer1__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="answer1__68"> answer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7051" hm="2" id="answer2" original="E391.1503" sum="1282"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7050" id="answer2__1" original="E391.1504"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-704f" id="answer2__2" original="E391.1505"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> answer <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7041" id="answer2__9" original="E391.1510"><span class="pos" id="answer2__10" original="E391.1511"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a18" eid="answer2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-67ba" geo="br" id="answer2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːnsə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ans/answe/answer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://answer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-67b6" geo="n_am" id="answer2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ans/answe/answer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://answer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-34e8" id="answer2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-742b" form="root" id="answer2__17"><span class="vp" id="answer2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> answer </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7429" eid="answer2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7428" geo="br" id="answer2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːnsə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ans/answe/answer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://answer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7424" geo="n_am" id="answer2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ans/answe/answer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://answer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7420" form="thirdps" id="answer2__24"><span class="vp" id="answer2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> answers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-741e" eid="answer2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-741d" geo="br" id="answer2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːnsəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ans/answe/answers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://answers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-741a" geo="n_am" id="answer2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ans/answe/answers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://answers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7417" form="past" id="answer2__31"><span class="vp" id="answer2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> answered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7415" eid="answer2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7414" geo="br" id="answer2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːnsəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ans/answe/answered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://answered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7411" geo="n_am" id="answer2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ans/answe/answered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://answered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-740e" form="pastpart" id="answer2__38"><span class="vp" id="answer2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> answered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-740c" eid="answer2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-740b" geo="br" id="answer2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːnsəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ans/answe/answered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://answered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7408" geo="n_am" id="answer2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ans/answe/answered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://answered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7405" form="prespart" id="answer2__45"><span class="vp" id="answer2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> answering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7403" eid="answer2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7402" geo="br" id="answer2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːnsərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ans/answe/answering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://answering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73ff" geo="n_am" id="answer2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="answer2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈænsərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ans/answe/answering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ans/answe/answering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://answering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7010" id="answer2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-700f" id="answer2__53" original="E391.152e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-700e" id="answer2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="answer2__55" original="E391.1531"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="answer2__56" original="E391.1530"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="answer2__57" original="E391.1532"> to say, write or do something as a reaction to a question or situation </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-700a" id="answer2__58" original="E391.1533" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reply1" title="reply1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7009" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-3040" id="answer2__59" original="E391.1534"><span class="xh" id="answer2__60"> reply </span><span class="xhm" id="answer2__61"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7006" id="answer2__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7005" id="answer2__63" original="E834.-3b9a"><span class="cf" id="answer2__64" original="E391.1536"><span class="exp" id="answer2__65"> answer </span> something </span><span class="x" id="answer2__66" original="E834.-3b99"> He refuses to answer such questions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7001" id="answer2__67" original="E487.31f1"><span class="x" id="answer2__68" original="E487.31f2"> The Council summoned Leigh to answer the charges against him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fff" id="answer2__69" original="E834.-3b98"><span class="cf" id="answer2__70" original="E391.1538"> + speech </span><span class="x" id="answer2__71" original="E834.-3b97"> The first man answered, ‘No.’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ffc" id="answer2__72" original="E834.-3b96"><span class="cf" id="answer2__73" original="E391.153a"><span class="exp" id="answer2__74"> answer </span> (that…) </span><span class="x" id="answer2__75" original="E834.-3b95"> 82% answered that there should be a free trade area including China, South Korea and Japan. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ff8" id="answer2__76" original="E834.-3b9c"><span class="x" id="answer2__77" original="E834.-3b9b"> Participants were reassured that all findings would be treated in confidence to encourage them to answer honestly. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ff6" id="answer2__78" original="E391.153c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ff5" id="answer2__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="answer2__80" original="E391.153e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="answer2__81" original="E391.153f"><span class="exp" id="answer2__82"> answer </span> something </span><span class="def" id="answer2__83" original="E391.1542"> to be suitable for something; to match something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ff0" id="answer2__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fef" id="answer2__85" original="E834.-3b94"><span class="x" id="answer2__86" original="E834.-3b93"> The development of SGML appeared to answer the need for standardization. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fed" id="answer2__87" original="E391.154c"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fec" id="answer2__88" original="E391.1554"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6feb" id="answer2__89"><h4 class="pv"> answer for something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fe9" id="answer2__91"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fe8" id="answer2__92"><span class="def" id="answer2__93" original="E391.1557"> to accept responsibility or blame for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fe6" id="answer2__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fe5" id="answer2__95" original="E834.-3b92"><span class="x" id="answer2__96" original="E834.-3b91"> The men were expected to answer for each other's good behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fe3" id="answer2__97" original="E834.-3b90"><span class="x" id="answer2__98" original="E834.-3b8f"> Davies argues that national systems of education have much to answer for in perpetuating such attitudes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fe1" id="answer2__99" original="E391.155e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fe0" id="answer2__100"><h4 class="pv"> answer to somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fde" id="answer2__102"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fdd" id="answer2__103"><span class="def" id="answer2__104" original="E391.1560"> to have to explain your actions or decisions to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fdb" id="answer2__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fda" id="answer2__106" original="E834.-3b8e"><span class="x" id="answer2__107" original="E834.-3b8d"> The constitutional position is that ministers answer to Parliament. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3a35" id="answer2__108" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://answer_1" title="answer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3a36" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-25a1" id="answer2__109" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="answer2__110"> answer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fd8" id="ant" original="E391.1597" sum="257"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fd7" id="ant__1" original="E391.1598"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fd6" id="ant__2" original="E391.1599"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fcb" id="ant__7" original="E391.15a3"><span class="pos" id="ant__8" original="E391.15a4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a21" eid="ant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6682" geo="br" id="ant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/ant__/ant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/ant__/ant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-667f" geo="n_am" id="ant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/ant__/ant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/ant__/ant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fc9" id="ant__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fc8" id="ant__15" original="E391.15a5"><span class="def" id="ant__16" original="E391.15a6"> a small insect that lives in highly organized groups. There are many types of <span class="dh" id="ant__17" original="E391.15a7"> ant </span> . </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fc5" id="ant__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fc4" id="ant__19" original="E834.-3b87"><span class="x" id="ant__20" original="E834.-3b86"> Egg production in a colony of ants is delegated to one individual, the queen. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3a80" id="ant__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ant_1" title="ant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3a81" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2410" id="ant__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ant__23"> ant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antagonism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fc2" id="antagonism" original="E391.15d2" sum="509"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fc1" id="antagonism__1" original="E391.15d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fc0" id="antagonism__2" original="E391.15d4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antagonism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fb5" id="antagonism__7" original="E391.15dc"><span class="pos" id="antagonism__8" original="E391.15dd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a28" eid="antagonism__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6625" geo="br" id="antagonism__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonism__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6622" geo="n_am" id="antagonism__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonism__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fb3" id="antagonism__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fb2" id="antagonism__15" original="E391.15de"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fb1" id="antagonism__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="antagonism__17" original="E391.15e0"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="antagonism__18" original="E391.15e1"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="antagonism__19" original="E391.15e4"> feelings of opposition or strong dislike </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fad" id="antagonism__20" original="E391.15e5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://hostility" title="hostility definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fac" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-7a54" id="antagonism__21" original="E391.15e6"><span class="xh" id="antagonism__22"> hostility </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6faa" id="antagonism__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fa9" id="antagonism__24" original="E85c.-6663"><span class="cf" id="antagonism__25" original="E391.15e3"><span class="exp" id="antagonism__26"> antagonism </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="antagonism__27" original="E85c.-6662"> Mutual antagonism between Labour and the SNP meant that the prospects for a future alliance were poor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fa5" id="antagonism__28" original="E85c.-6661"><span class="cf" id="antagonism__29" original="E391.15e2"><span class="exp" id="antagonism__30"> antagonism </span> to/towards somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="antagonism__31" original="E85c.-6660"> Surveys showed that many women continued to harbour antagonism towards the feminist movement as a whole. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3a9a" id="antagonism__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antagonism" title="antagonism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3a9b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-23b5" id="antagonism__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antagonism__34"> antagonism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antagonist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fa1" id="antagonist" original="E391.15e8" sum="447"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fa0" id="antagonist__1" original="E391.15e9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f9f" id="antagonist__2" original="E391.15ea"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antagonist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f94" id="antagonist__7" original="E391.15f2"><span class="pos" id="antagonist__8" original="E391.15f3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a2f" eid="antagonist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-65ef" geo="br" id="antagonist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-65ec" geo="n_am" id="antagonist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f92" id="antagonist__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f91" id="antagonist__15" original="E391.15f6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="antagonist__16" original="E391.15f7"> a person who strongly opposes somebody/something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f8f" id="antagonist__17" original="E391.15f8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://opponent" title="opponent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f8e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5e66" id="antagonist__18" original="E391.15f9"><span class="xh" id="antagonist__19"> opponent </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f8c" id="antagonist__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f8b" id="antagonist__21" original="E867.-9df"><span class="x" id="antagonist__22" original="E867.-9de"> Adams and Jefferson were once bitter political antagonists. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f89" id="antagonist__23" original="E85c.-65af"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f88" id="antagonist__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="antagonist__25" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="antagonist__26" original="E85c.-65ab"> a substance which changes or limits the <a class="ndv" href="entry://physiological" id="antagonist__27"> physiological </a> action of another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f84" id="antagonist__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f83" id="antagonist__29" original="E85c.-65aa"><span class="x" id="antagonist__30" original="E85c.-65ae"> In this respect, cortisol is called a glucocorticoid and is an antagonist to insulin. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3abf" id="antagonist__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antagonist" title="antagonist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ac0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2390" id="antagonist__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antagonist__33"> antagonist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antagonistic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f81" id="antagonistic" original="E391.15fb" sum="731"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f80" id="antagonistic__1" original="E391.15fc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f7f" id="antagonistic__2" original="E391.15fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antagonistic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f77" id="antagonistic__4" original="E391.1602"><span class="pos" id="antagonistic__5" original="E391.1603"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a36" eid="antagonistic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-65cf" geo="br" id="antagonistic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonistic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonistic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonistic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonistic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-65cc" geo="n_am" id="antagonistic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonistic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonistic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonistic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonistic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f75" id="antagonistic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f74" id="antagonistic__12" original="E391.1604"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="antagonistic__13" original="E391.1605"><span class="exp" id="antagonistic__14"> antagonistic </span> (to/towards somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="antagonistic__15" original="E391.1608"> showing or feeling opposition or strong dislike </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f70" id="antagonistic__16" original="E391.1609" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://hostile" title="hostile definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f6f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-7a90" id="antagonistic__17" original="E391.160a"><span class="xh" id="antagonistic__18"> hostile </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f6c" id="antagonistic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f6b" id="antagonistic__20" original="E85c.-64ed"><span class="x" id="antagonistic__21" original="E85c.-64ec"> These writers were seen to have an antagonistic attitude towards the social and political status quo. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f69" id="antagonistic__22" original="E442.-7ac"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f68" id="antagonistic__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="antagonistic__24" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="antagonistic__25" original="E442.-7a9"> used to describe pairs of muscles that work together to allow movement, where one muscle contracts while the other relaxes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f65" id="antagonistic__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f64" id="antagonistic__27" original="E442.-7a8"><span class="x" id="antagonistic__28" original="E442.-7a7"> An example is the anatagonistic pair of muscles used in bending and straightening the arm. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f62" id="antagonistic__29" original="E867.-9d0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f61" id="antagonistic__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="antagonistic__31" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="antagonistic__32" original="E867.-9cd"> connected with an <a class="ndv" href="entry://antagonist" id="antagonistic__33"> antagonist </a> or its action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f5d" id="antagonistic__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f5c" id="antagonistic__35" original="E867.-9ca"><span class="x" id="antagonistic__36" original="E867.-9c9"> Some sex hormones can have antagonistic effects on the immune response of an individual. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ae0" id="antagonistic__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antagonistic" title="antagonistic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ae1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2376" id="antagonistic__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antagonistic__39"> antagonistic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antagonize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f5a" id="antagonize" original="E391.1613" sum="666"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f59" id="antagonize__1" original="E391.1614"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f58" id="antagonize__2" original="E391.1615"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antagonize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f56" id="antagonize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f55" id="antagonize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-9d" id="antagonize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="antagonize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> antagon <span class="ptl" id="antagonize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f43" id="antagonize__19" original="E391.1624"><span class="pos" id="antagonize__20" original="E391.1625"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a3d" eid="antagonize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-659f" geo="br" id="antagonize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-659c" geo="n_am" id="antagonize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-34b8" id="antagonize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73e4" form="root" id="antagonize__27"><span class="vp" id="antagonize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> antagonize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73e2" eid="antagonize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73e1" geo="br" id="antagonize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73de" geo="n_am" id="antagonize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73db" form="thirdps" id="antagonize__34"><span class="vp" id="antagonize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> antagonizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73d9" eid="antagonize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73d8" geo="br" id="antagonize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73d5" geo="n_am" id="antagonize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73d2" form="past" id="antagonize__41"><span class="vp" id="antagonize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> antagonized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73d0" eid="antagonize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73cf" geo="br" id="antagonize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73cc" geo="n_am" id="antagonize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73c9" form="pastpart" id="antagonize__48"><span class="vp" id="antagonize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> antagonized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73c7" eid="antagonize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73c6" geo="br" id="antagonize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73c3" geo="n_am" id="antagonize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73c0" form="prespart" id="antagonize__55"><span class="vp" id="antagonize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> antagonizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73be" eid="antagonize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73bd" geo="br" id="antagonize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-73ba" geo="n_am" id="antagonize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antagonize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtæɡənaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antag/antagonizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antag/antagonizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antagonizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f17" id="antagonize__62"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f16" id="antagonize__63" original="E391.1642"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="antagonize__64" original="E391.1643"><span class="exp" id="antagonize__65"> antagonize </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="antagonize__66" original="E391.1644"> to do something to make somebody angry with you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f12" id="antagonize__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f11" id="antagonize__68" original="E85c.-64d5"><span class="x" id="antagonize__69" original="E85c.-64d4"> Obviously, as even Catherine the Great discovered, it was unwise to antagonize the gentry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f0f" id="antagonize__70" original="E867.-970"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="antagonize__71" original="E867.-96f"><span class="exp" id="antagonize__72"> antagonize </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f0c" id="antagonize__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="antagonize__74" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f0a" id="antagonize__75"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="antagonize__76" original="E867.-96c"> of a substance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="antagonize__77" original="E867.-96b"> to act as an <a class="ndv" href="entry://antagonist" id="antagonize__78"> antagonist </a> of a substance or its action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f06" id="antagonize__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f05" id="antagonize__80" original="E442.-79d"><span class="x" id="antagonize__81" original="E442.-79c"> Beta blockers are drugs that antagonize the action of adrenaline. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3b46" id="antagonize__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antagonize" title="antagonize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3b47" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2359" id="antagonize__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antagonize__84"> antagonize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antecedent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f03" hm="1" id="antecedent1" original="E391.16b4" sum="578"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f02" id="antecedent1__1" original="E391.16b5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f01" id="antecedent1__2" original="E391.16b6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antecedent <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ef6" id="antecedent1__7" original="E391.16bf"><span class="pos" id="antecedent1__8" original="E391.16c0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a44" eid="antecedent1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-64f6" geo="br" id="antecedent1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antecedent1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antec/antecedent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antec/antecedent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antecedent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-64f3" geo="n_am" id="antecedent1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antecedent1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antec/antecedent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antec/antecedent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antecedent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ef4" id="antecedent1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ef3" id="antecedent1__15" original="E391.16c1"><span class="def" id="antecedent1__16" original="E391.16c5"> a thing or an event that exists or comes before something else and has an influence on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ef1" id="antecedent1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ef0" id="antecedent1__18" original="E81e.-2aac"><span class="x" id="antecedent1__19" original="E81e.-2aab"> Competition law has its antecedents in the USA in the form of antitrust laws. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6eee" id="antecedent1__20" original="E81e.-2aa9"><span class="cf" id="antecedent1__21" original="E81e.-2aaa"><span class="exp" id="antecedent1__22"> antecedent </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="antecedent1__23" original="E81e.-2aa8"> Life skills programmes in elementary school may reduce antecedents of adolescent risk-taking behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6eea" id="antecedent1__24" original="E81e.-2aa3"><span class="cf" id="antecedent1__25" original="E81e.-2aa4"><span class="exp" id="antecedent1__26"> antecedent </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="antecedent1__27" original="E81e.-2aa2"> Characteristics that were considered potential antecedents to Internet use are presented in table 11.5. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3b6d" id="antecedent1__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antecedent_1" title="antecedent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3b6e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-228d" id="antecedent1__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antecedent1__30"> antecedent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ee6" hm="2" id="antecedent2" original="E391.16d6" sum="389"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ee5" id="antecedent2__1" original="E391.16d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ee4" id="antecedent2__2" original="E391.16d8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antecedent <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6eda" id="antecedent2__6" original="E391.16e1"><span class="pos" id="antecedent2__7" original="E391.16e2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a4b" eid="antecedent2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-64f0" geo="br" id="antecedent2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antecedent2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antec/antecedent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antec/antecedent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antecedent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-64ed" geo="n_am" id="antecedent2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antecedent2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antec/antecedent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antec/antecedent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antecedent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ed8" id="antecedent2__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ed7" id="antecedent2__14" original="E391.16e3"><span class="def" id="antecedent2__15" original="E81e.-2aa1"> existing or coming before something else, and having an influence on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ed5" id="antecedent2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ed4" id="antecedent2__17" original="E81e.-2aa0"><span class="x" id="antecedent2__18" original="E81e.-2a9f"> Two particular antecedent conditions are especially significant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ed2" id="antecedent2__19" original="E81e.-2a9d"><span class="cf" id="antecedent2__20" original="E81e.-2a9e"><span class="exp" id="antecedent2__21"> antecedent </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="antecedent2__22" original="E81e.-2a9c"> Functional limitations have been shown to be antecedent to both pain and depression. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3b8d" id="antecedent2__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antecedent_1" title="antecedent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3b8e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-228d" id="antecedent2__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antecedent2__25"> antecedent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antedate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ece" id="antedate" original="E391.16f8" sum="191"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ecd" id="antedate__1" original="E391.16f9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ecc" id="antedate__2" original="E391.16fa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antedate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ebf" id="antedate__9" original="E391.1704"><span class="pos" id="antedate__10" original="E391.1705"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a52" eid="antedate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-110f" geo="br" id="antedate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntideɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anted/antedate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://antedate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-110c" geo="n_am" id="antedate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntideɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anted/antedate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://antedate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-348a" id="antedate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-1109" form="root" id="antedate__17"><span class="vp" id="antedate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> antedate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-1107" eid="antedate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-1106" geo="br" id="antedate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anted/antedate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://antedate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-1103" geo="n_am" id="antedate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anted/antedate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://antedate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-1100" form="thirdps" id="antedate__24"><span class="vp" id="antedate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> antedates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10fe" eid="antedate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10fd" geo="br" id="antedate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anted/antedates__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedates__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://antedates__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10fa" geo="n_am" id="antedate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anted/antedates__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedates__us_2.ogg" href="sound://antedates__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10f7" form="past" id="antedate__31"><span class="vp" id="antedate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> antedated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10f5" eid="antedate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10f4" geo="br" id="antedate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anted/antedated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://antedated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10f1" geo="n_am" id="antedate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anted/antedated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://antedated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10ee" form="pastpart" id="antedate__38"><span class="vp" id="antedate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> antedated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10ec" eid="antedate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10eb" geo="br" id="antedate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anted/antedated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://antedated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10e8" geo="n_am" id="antedate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anted/antedated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://antedated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10e5" form="prespart" id="antedate__45"><span class="vp" id="antedate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> antedating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10e3" eid="antedate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10e2" geo="br" id="antedate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anted/antedating__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedating__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://antedating__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-10df" geo="n_am" id="antedate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antedate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anted/antedating__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anted/antedating__us_3.ogg" href="sound://antedating__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e93" id="antedate__52" original="E391.1723" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://predate" title="predate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e92" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-83" id="antedate__53" original="E391.1724"><span class="xh" id="antedate__54"> predate </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3bde" id="antedate__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antedate" title="antedate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3bdf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2232" id="antedate__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antedate__57"> antedate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antenatal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e90" id="antenatal" original="E391.1750" sum="352"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e8f" id="antenatal__1" original="E391.1751"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e8e" id="antenatal__2" original="E391.1752"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antenatal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e7e" id="antenatal__4" original="E391.175e"><span class="pos" id="antenatal__5" original="E391.175f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a59" eid="antenatal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6444" geo="br" id="antenatal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antenatal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntiˈneɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anten/antenatal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anten/antenatal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antenatal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6441" geo="n_am" id="antenatal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antenatal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntiˈneɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anten/antenatal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anten/antenatal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antenatal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e85" id="antenatal__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="antenatal__12" original="E391.1758"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e86" id="antenatal__13" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e83" id="antenatal__14"><span class="v"><strong> prenatal </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e81" id="antenatal__16"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="antenatal__17" original="E391.175c"> North American English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="antenatal__18" original="E391.175d"> British English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e7c" id="antenatal__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="antenatal__20" original="E391.1761"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e7a" id="antenatal__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e79" id="antenatal__22" original="E391.1762"><span class="def" id="antenatal__23" original="E391.1763"> connected with the time when a woman is pregnant and the medical care given then </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e77" id="antenatal__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e76" id="antenatal__25" original="E4a8.-6d4f"><span class="x" id="antenatal__26" original="E4a8.-6d4e"> She had not received any antenatal care until very shortly before the birth of her child. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e74" id="antenatal__27" original="E391.1764" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://post-natal" title="post-natal definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e73" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-fad" id="antenatal__28" original="E391.1765"><span class="xh" id="antenatal__29"> post-natal </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3bf8" id="antenatal__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antenatal" title="antenatal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3bf9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-21d2" id="antenatal__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antenatal__32"> antenatal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anterior
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e71" id="anterior" original="E391.17a0" sum="360"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e70" id="anterior__1" original="E391.17a1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e6f" id="anterior__2" original="E391.17a2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anterior </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e66" id="anterior__4" original="E391.17a7"><span class="pos" id="anterior__5" original="E391.17a8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a60" eid="anterior__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-639b" geo="br" id="anterior__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anterior__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪəriə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anter/anterior__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anter/anterior__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anterior__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6397" geo="n_am" id="anterior__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anterior__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪriər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anter/anterior__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anter/anterior__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anterior__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e64" id="anterior__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="anterior__12" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e62" id="anterior__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e61" id="anterior__14" original="E391.17ac"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e60" id="anterior__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="anterior__16" original="E391.17ad"> of a part of the body </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="anterior__17" original="E391.17ae"> at or near the front; nearer to the front or the head </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e5d" id="anterior__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e5c" id="anterior__19" original="E852.2516"><span class="x" id="anterior__20" original="E852.2517"> Sperm enter the anterior end of the egg. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e5a" id="anterior__21" original="E586.-7c24"><span class="cf" id="anterior__22" original="E586.-7c25"><span class="exp" id="anterior__23"> anterior </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="anterior__24" original="E586.-7c23"> The thyroid is a midline neck organ, situated anterior to the trachea. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e56" id="anterior__25" original="E391.17af" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://posterior" title="posterior definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e55" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-10d5" id="anterior__26" original="E391.17b0"><span class="xh" id="anterior__27"> posterior </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3c15" id="anterior__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anterior" title="anterior definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3c16" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2158" id="anterior__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anterior__30"> anterior </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anthology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e53" id="anthology" original="E391.1844" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e52" id="anthology__1" original="E391.1845"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e51" id="anthology__2" original="E391.1846"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anthology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e45" id="anthology__7" original="E391.184e"><span class="pos" id="anthology__8" original="E391.184f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a69" eid="anthology__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6291" geo="br" id="anthology__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anthology__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈθɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antho/anthology__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antho/anthology__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anthology__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-628d" geo="n_am" id="anthology__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anthology__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈθɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antho/anthology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antho/anthology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anthology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e43" id="anthology__14" original="E391.1850"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e40" form="pl" id="anthology__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="anthology__16" original="E391.1854"> anthologies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="anthology__17" original="E487.7468"><span class="exp" id="anthology__18"> anthology </span> (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e3c" id="anthology__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e3b" id="anthology__20" original="E391.1855"><span class="def" id="anthology__21" original="E391.1856"> a collection of poems, stories, etc. that have been written by different people and published together in a book </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e39" id="anthology__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e38" id="anthology__23" original="E487.32bb"><span class="x" id="anthology__24" original="E487.32bc"> She is the editor of an anthology of Irish poetry. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3c40" id="anthology__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anthology" title="anthology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3c41" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-209b" id="anthology__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anthology__27"> anthology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anthropologist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e36" id="anthropologist" original="E391.18b8" sum="301"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e35" id="anthropologist__1" original="E391.18b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e34" id="anthropologist__2" original="E391.18ba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anthropologist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e28" id="anthropologist__7" original="E391.18c2"><span class="pos" id="anthropologist__8" original="E391.18c3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a72" eid="anthropologist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-613c" geo="br" id="anthropologist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anthropologist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anthr/anthropologist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anthr/anthropologist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anthropologist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6138" geo="n_am" id="anthropologist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anthropologist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anthr/anthropologist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anthr/anthropologist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anthropologist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e26" id="anthropologist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e25" id="anthropologist__15" original="E391.18c4"><span class="def" id="anthropologist__16" original="E391.18c5"> a person who studies <a class="ndv" href="entry://anthropology" id="anthropologist__17"> anthropology </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e22" id="anthropologist__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e21" id="anthropologist__19" original="E47f.1333"><span class="x" id="anthropologist__20" original="E47f.1334"> The diversity of human social organization has been documented by anthropologists. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3c5b" id="anthropologist__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anthropologist" title="anthropologist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3c5c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2006" id="anthropologist__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anthropologist__23"> anthropologist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anthropology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e1f" id="anthropology" original="E391.18c9" sum="887"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e1e" id="anthropology__1" original="E391.18ca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e1d" id="anthropology__2" original="E391.18cb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anthropology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e14" id="anthropology__4" original="E391.18d0"><span class="pos" id="anthropology__5" original="E391.18d1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a7b" eid="anthropology__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-618c" geo="br" id="anthropology__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anthropology__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anthr/anthropology__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anthr/anthropology__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://anthropology__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6188" geo="n_am" id="anthropology__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anthropology__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anthr/anthropology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anthr/anthropology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anthropology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e12" id="anthropology__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anthropology__12" original="E391.18d3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e10" id="anthropology__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e0f" id="anthropology__14" original="E391.18d4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e0e" id="anthropology__15" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e0d" id="anthropology__16"><span class="v"><strong> cultural anthropology </strong></span></span><span class="sep"> or </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e0a" id="anthropology__19"><span class="v"><strong> social anthropology </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="anthropology__21" original="E391.18d5"> the study of the human race by comparing human societies and cultures and how they have developed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e07" id="anthropology__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e06" id="anthropology__23" original="E47f.135c"><span class="x" id="anthropology__24" original="E47f.135d"> Anthropology, through its study of the habits of modern tribal societies, could shed light on an ancient subject. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e04" id="anthropology__25" original="E4c7.-33e"><span class="x" id="anthropology__26" original="E4c7.-33d"> Evans-Pritchard became a leading figure in British social anthropology. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e02" id="anthropology__27" original="E4c7.-33c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e01" id="anthropology__28" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e00" id="anthropology__29"><span class="v"><strong> physical anthropology </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="anthropology__31" original="E4c7.-339"> the study of the human race by examining how humans behave and how their bodies work and have changed during their development </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dfd" id="anthropology__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dfc" id="anthropology__33" original="E4c7.-338"><span class="x" id="anthropology__34" original="E4c7.-337"> Physical anthropology and physical geography are normally classified under the natural sciences. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dfa" id="anthropology__35"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6df9" id="anthropology__36" original="E391.18d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6df8" id="anthropology__37"><span class="dr" id="anthropology__38" original="E391.18d7"> anthropological </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6def" id="anthropology__39" original="E391.18db"><span class="pos" id="anthropology__40" original="E391.18dc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a7c" eid="anthropology__41" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6184" geo="br" id="anthropology__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anthropology__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænθrəpəˈlɒdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anthr/anthropological__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anthr/anthropological__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anthropological__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-6180" geo="n_am" id="anthropology__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anthropology__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænθrəpəˈlɑːdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anthr/anthropological__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anthr/anthropological__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anthropological__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ded" id="anthropology__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dec" id="anthropology__47" original="E47f.135e"><span class="x" id="anthropology__48" original="E47f.135f"> Durkheim's work had a profound influence on anthropological research in the twentieth century. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3c76" id="anthropology__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anthropology" title="anthropology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3c77" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1ff4" id="anthropology__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anthropology__51"> anthropology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anti-inflammatory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cbf" id="anti-inflammatory" original="E391.1b33" sum="442"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cbe" id="anti-inflammatory__1" original="E391.1b34"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cbd" id="anti-inflammatory__2" original="E391.1b35"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anti-inflammatory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cb6" id="anti-inflammatory__4" original="E391.1b3a"><span class="pos" id="anti-inflammatory__5" original="E391.1b3b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ac2" eid="anti-inflammatory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5bfe" geo="br" id="anti-inflammatory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anti-inflammatory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænti ɪnˈflæmətri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anti_/anti_inflammatory_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anti_/anti_inflammatory_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anti_inflammatory_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5bfb" geo="n_am" id="anti-inflammatory__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anti-inflammatory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænti ɪnˈflæmətɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anti_/anti_inflammatory_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anti_/anti_inflammatory_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://anti_inflammatory_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cb4" id="anti-inflammatory__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cb3" id="anti-inflammatory__12" original="E391.1b3c"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cb2" id="anti-inflammatory__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="anti-inflammatory__14" original="E391.1b3d"> of a drug </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="anti-inflammatory__15" original="E391.1b3e"> used to reduce <a class="ndv" href="entry://inflammation" id="anti-inflammatory__16"> inflammation </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cae" id="anti-inflammatory__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cad" id="anti-inflammatory__18" original="E85c.-5b88"><span class="x" id="anti-inflammatory__19" original="E85c.-5b87"> The treatment of acute gout is usually with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as naproxen. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cab" id="anti-inflammatory__20"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6caa" id="anti-inflammatory__21" original="E391.1b42"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ca9" id="anti-inflammatory__22"><span class="dr" id="anti-inflammatory__23" original="E391.1b43"> anti-inflammatory </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ca2" id="anti-inflammatory__24" original="E391.1b47"><span class="pos" id="anti-inflammatory__25" original="E391.1b48"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ac3" eid="anti-inflammatory__26" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5bf8" geo="br" id="anti-inflammatory__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anti-inflammatory__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænti ɪnˈflæmətri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/anti_/anti_inflammatory_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/anti_/anti_inflammatory_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anti_inflammatory_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5bf5" geo="n_am" id="anti-inflammatory__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anti-inflammatory__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌænti ɪnˈflæmətɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/anti_/anti_inflammatory_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/anti_/anti_inflammatory_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://anti_inflammatory_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ca0" id="anti-inflammatory__31" original="E391.1b49"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c9d" form="pl" id="anti-inflammatory__32"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="anti-inflammatory__33" original="E391.1b4d"> anti-inflammatories </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c9b" id="anti-inflammatory__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c9a" id="anti-inflammatory__35" original="E85c.-5b86"><span class="x" id="anti-inflammatory__36" original="E85c.-5b85"> All participants were prescribed medication of painkillers and anti-inflammatories. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3df8" id="anti-inflammatory__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anti-inflammatory_1" title="anti-inflammatory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3df9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1ca9" id="anti-inflammatory__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anti-inflammatory__39"> anti-inflammatory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antibiotic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dea" id="antibiotic" original="E391.1950" sum="307"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6de9" id="antibiotic__1" original="E391.1951"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6de8" id="antibiotic__2" original="E391.1952"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antibiotic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ddc" id="antibiotic__7" original="E391.195a"><span class="pos" id="antibiotic__8" original="E391.195b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a8d" eid="antibiotic__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5fe7" geo="br" id="antibiotic__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antibiotic__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antib/antibiotic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antib/antibiotic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antibiotic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5fe3" geo="n_am" id="antibiotic__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antibiotic__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntibaɪˈɑːtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antib/antibiotic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antib/antibiotic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antibiotic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dda" id="antibiotic__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="antibiotic__15" original="E391.195d"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dd8" id="antibiotic__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dd7" id="antibiotic__17" original="E391.195e"><span class="def" id="antibiotic__18" original="E391.195f"> a substance that can destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria and cure infections </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dd5" id="antibiotic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dd4" id="antibiotic__20" original="E852.251a"><span class="x" id="antibiotic__21" original="E852.251b"> Her GP prescribed her antibiotics and painkillers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dd2" id="antibiotic__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dd1" id="antibiotic__23" original="E391.1963"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dd0" id="antibiotic__24"><span class="dr" id="antibiotic__25" original="E391.1964"> antibiotic </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dce" id="antibiotic__26" original="E391.1965"><span class="pos" id="antibiotic__27" original="E391.1966"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-41f3" eid="antibiotic__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5fdf" geo="br" id="antibiotic__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antibiotic__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antib/antibiotic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antib/antibiotic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antibiotic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5fdb" geo="n_am" id="antibiotic__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antibiotic__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntibaɪˈɑːtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antib/antibiotic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antib/antibiotic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antibiotic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dcc" id="antibiotic__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dcb" id="antibiotic__34" original="E586.-7c1e"><span class="x" id="antibiotic__35" original="E586.-7c1d"> antibiotic therapy/treatment </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dc9" id="antibiotic__36" original="E586.-7c1c"><span class="x" id="antibiotic__37" original="E586.-7c1b"> Once it appears, antibiotic resistance usually increases in frequency quickly. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3cb5" id="antibiotic__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antibiotic_2" title="antibiotic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3cb6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1373" id="antibiotic__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antibiotic__40"> antibiotic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antibody
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dc7" id="antibody" original="E391.1967" sum="519"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dc6" id="antibody__1" original="E391.1968"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dc5" id="antibody__2" original="E391.1969"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antibody </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6db8" id="antibody__7" original="E391.1971"><span class="pos" id="antibody__8" original="E391.1972"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a96" eid="antibody__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5f8a" geo="br" id="antibody__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antibody__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntibɒdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antib/antibody__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antib/antibody__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antibody__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5f86" geo="n_am" id="antibody__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antibody__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntibɑːdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antib/antibody__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antib/antibody__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antibody__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6db6" id="antibody__14" original="E391.1973"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6db3" form="pl" id="antibody__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="antibody__16" original="E391.1977"> antibodies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6db1" id="antibody__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6db0" id="antibody__18" original="E391.1978"><span class="def" id="antibody__19" original="E391.1979"> a substance that the body produces in the blood to fight disease, or as a reaction when particular substances are put into the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dae" id="antibody__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dad" id="antibody__21" original="E85c.-648e"><span class="cf" id="antibody__22" original="E867.-952"><span class="exp" id="antibody__23"> antibody </span> (against something) </span><span class="x" id="antibody__24" original="E85c.-648d"> The immune system recognizes the substance as a foreign compound and produces antibodies against it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6da9" id="antibody__25" original="E867.-951"><span class="cf" id="antibody__26" original="E867.-953"><span class="exp" id="antibody__27"> antibody </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="antibody__28" original="E867.-950"> These methods can reliably detect serum antibodies to <span class="eul" id="antibody__29" original="E47f.799e"> H. pylori </span> with a high degree of accuracy. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ce1" id="antibody__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antibody" title="antibody definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ce2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1f10" id="antibody__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antibody__32"> antibody </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anticipate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6da4" id="anticipate" original="E391.19a3" sum="1617"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6da3" id="anticipate__1" original="E391.19a4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6da2" id="anticipate__2" original="E391.19a5"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anticipate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d95" id="anticipate__9" original="E391.19af"><span class="pos" id="anticipate__10" original="E391.19b0"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5a9f" eid="anticipate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5f01" geo="br" id="anticipate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5efe" geo="n_am" id="anticipate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-345c" id="anticipate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-738a" form="root" id="anticipate__17"><span class="vp" id="anticipate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> anticipate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7388" eid="anticipate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7387" geo="br" id="anticipate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7384" geo="n_am" id="anticipate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7381" form="thirdps" id="anticipate__24"><span class="vp" id="anticipate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> anticipates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-737f" eid="anticipate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-737e" geo="br" id="anticipate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-737b" geo="n_am" id="anticipate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7378" form="past" id="anticipate__31"><span class="vp" id="anticipate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> anticipated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7376" eid="anticipate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7375" geo="br" id="anticipate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7372" geo="n_am" id="anticipate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-736f" form="pastpart" id="anticipate__38"><span class="vp" id="anticipate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> anticipated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-736d" eid="anticipate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-736c" geo="br" id="anticipate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7369" geo="n_am" id="anticipate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7366" form="prespart" id="anticipate__45"><span class="vp" id="anticipate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> anticipating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7364" eid="anticipate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7363" geo="br" id="anticipate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7360" geo="n_am" id="anticipate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d69" id="anticipate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d68" id="anticipate__53" original="E391.19cd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="anticipate__54" original="E391.19ce"> to expect or predict something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d66" id="anticipate__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d65" id="anticipate__56" original="E838.-785c"><span class="cf" id="anticipate__57" original="E391.19cf"><span class="exp" id="anticipate__58"> anticipate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="anticipate__59" original="E838.-785b"> The results have not been as positive as anticipated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d61" id="anticipate__60" original="E838.-785a"><span class="x" id="anticipate__61" original="E838.-7859"> The anticipated benefits outweigh the costs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d5f" id="anticipate__62" original="E865.-7c5f"><span class="cf" id="anticipate__63" original="E391.19d2"><span class="exp" id="anticipate__64"> anticipate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="anticipate__65" original="E865.-7c5e"> The study also anticipates that wireless advertising will generate response rates two or three times higher. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d5b" id="anticipate__66" original="E838.-7856"><span class="cf" id="anticipate__67" original="E391.19d3"> it is anticipated that… </span><span class="x" id="anticipate__68" original="E838.-7855"> It is anticipated that there could be mass migrations of people from seriously affected areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d58" id="anticipate__69" original="E838.-7854"><span class="cf" id="anticipate__70" original="E391.19d0"><span class="exp" id="anticipate__71"> anticipate </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="anticipate__72" original="E838.-7853"> Our hypothesis anticipated finding that… </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d54" id="anticipate__73" original="E391.19d4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unanticipated" title="unanticipated definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d53" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4d5e" id="anticipate__74" original="E391.19d5"><span class="xh" id="anticipate__75"> unanticipated </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d51" id="anticipate__76" original="E391.19d7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="anticipate__77" original="E391.19d8"> to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d4f" id="anticipate__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d4e" id="anticipate__79" original="E838.-7852"><span class="cf" id="anticipate__80" original="E391.19d9"><span class="exp" id="anticipate__81"> anticipate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="anticipate__82" original="E838.-7851"> Organizations today need to anticipate change much faster than their twentieth-century counterparts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d4a" id="anticipate__83" original="E838.-7850"><span class="cf" id="anticipate__84" original="E391.19da"><span class="exp" id="anticipate__85"> anticipate </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="anticipate__86" original="E838.-784f"> Every organization has to anticipate how its environment might change in the short, medium and long term. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d46" id="anticipate__87" original="E865.-7c5c"><span class="cf" id="anticipate__88" original="E865.-7c5d"><span class="exp" id="anticipate__89"> anticipate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="anticipate__90" original="E865.-7c5b"> If firms anticipate that the rise in wages will lead to rising sales, they may decide to keep investment at its present level. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d42" id="anticipate__91" original="E391.19db"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="anticipate__92" original="E391.19dd"><span class="exp" id="anticipate__93"> anticipate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="anticipate__94" original="E391.19de"> to think with pleasure and excitement about something that is going to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d3e" id="anticipate__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d3d" id="anticipate__96" original="E838.-784e"><span class="x" id="anticipate__97" original="E838.-784d"> Kennedy eagerly anticipated his election year battle, confident that he would win. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d3b" id="anticipate__98" original="E391.19df"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="anticipate__99" original="E838.-784c"><span class="exp" id="anticipate__100"> anticipate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="anticipate__101" original="E391.19e3"> to come before and influence something else that is similar; to be a sign of what is going to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d37" id="anticipate__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d36" id="anticipate__103" original="E838.-784b"><span class="x" id="anticipate__104" original="E838.-784a"> Some argue that Shelley had anticipated the leading tenets of nineteenth-century socialist thought. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d34" id="anticipate__105"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d33" id="anticipate__106" original="E391.19e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d32" id="anticipate__107"><span class="dr" id="anticipate__108" original="E391.19e8"> anticipatory </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d29" id="anticipate__109" original="E391.19ec"><span class="pos" id="anticipate__110" original="E391.19ed"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5aa0" eid="anticipate__111" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5efb" geo="br" id="anticipate__112" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__113"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipatory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipatory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipatory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5ef8" geo="n_am" id="anticipate__114" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipate__115"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪsəpətɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipatory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipatory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipatory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d27" id="anticipate__116"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d26" id="anticipate__117" original="E838.-7849"><span class="x" id="anticipate__118" original="E838.-7848"> This type of anticipatory care forms the basis of nursing care in all clinical situations. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3d32" id="anticipate__119" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anticipate" title="anticipate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3d33" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1ecb" id="anticipate__120" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anticipate__121"> anticipate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anticipation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d24" id="anticipation" original="E391.19f0" sum="875"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d23" id="anticipation__1" original="E391.19f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d22" id="anticipation__2" original="E391.19f2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anticipation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d1a" id="anticipation__4" original="E391.19f7"><span class="pos" id="anticipation__5" original="E391.19f8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5aad" eid="anticipation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5ea4" geo="br" id="anticipation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5ea1" geo="n_am" id="anticipation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anticipation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antic/anticipation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antic/anticipation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anticipation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d18" id="anticipation__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d17" id="anticipation__12" original="E391.19fb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d16" id="anticipation__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anticipation__14" original="E391.19fa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="anticipation__15" original="E391.19fc"> the fact of seeing that something might happen in the future and perhaps doing something about it now </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d13" id="anticipation__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d12" id="anticipation__17" original="E838.-781f"><span class="cf" id="anticipation__18" original="E865.-7c58"><span class="exp" id="anticipation__19"> anticipation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="anticipation__20" original="E838.-781e"> Anticipation of danger is critial to the survival of this species. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d0e" id="anticipation__21" original="E865.-7c56"><span class="cf" id="anticipation__22" original="E865.-7c57"> in <span class="exp" id="anticipation__23"> anticipation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="anticipation__24" original="E865.-7c55"> Schools, churches and prisons were built in anticipation of needs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d0a" id="anticipation__25" original="E391.19fd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d09" id="anticipation__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="anticipation__27" original="E838.-781c"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="anticipation__28" original="E865.-7c54"><span class="exp" id="anticipation__29"> anticipation </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="anticipation__30" original="E391.19fe"> the fact of coming before and influencing something that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d04" id="anticipation__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d03" id="anticipation__32" original="E838.-781b"><span class="x" id="anticipation__33" original="E838.-781a"> An anticipation of this method is found in a mathematical paper of 1850 by Stokes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d01" id="anticipation__34" original="E838.-7819"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d00" id="anticipation__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anticipation__36" original="E838.-7814"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="anticipation__37" original="E838.-7818"> a feeling of excitement about something (usually something good) that is going to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cfd" id="anticipation__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cfc" id="anticipation__39" original="E838.-7817"><span class="x" id="anticipation__40" original="E838.-7816"> Some of the most outstanding artists managed to build a sense of anticipation and excitement. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3d87" id="anticipation__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anticipation" title="anticipation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3d88" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1e53" id="anticipation__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anticipation__43"> anticipation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antidepressant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cfa" id="antidepressant" original="E391.1a9f" sum="342"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cf9" id="antidepressant__1" original="E391.1aa0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cf8" id="antidepressant__2" original="E391.1aa1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antidepressant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ced" id="antidepressant__7" original="E391.1aa9"><span class="pos" id="antidepressant__8" original="E391.1aaa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ab4" eid="antidepressant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5d08" geo="br" id="antidepressant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antidepressant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntidɪˈpresnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antid/antidepressant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antid/antidepressant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antidepressant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5d05" geo="n_am" id="antidepressant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antidepressant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntidɪˈpresnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antid/antidepressant__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antid/antidepressant__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://antidepressant__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ceb" id="antidepressant__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cea" id="antidepressant__15" original="E391.1aab"><span class="def" id="antidepressant__16" original="E391.1aac"> a drug used to treat <a class="ndv" href="entry://depression" id="antidepressant__17"> depression </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ce7" id="antidepressant__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ce6" id="antidepressant__19" original="E4a8.-54b6"><span class="x" id="antidepressant__20" original="E4a8.-54b5"> In the past, doctors had little choice but to prescribe antidepressants if treatment was needed. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ce4" id="antidepressant__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ce3" id="antidepressant__22" original="E391.1ab0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ce2" id="antidepressant__23"><span class="dr" id="antidepressant__24" original="E391.1ab1"> antidepressant </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ce0" id="antidepressant__25" original="E391.1ab2"><span class="pos" id="antidepressant__26" original="E391.1ab3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-41ec" eid="antidepressant__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5d02" geo="br" id="antidepressant__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antidepressant__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntidɪˈpresnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antid/antidepressant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antid/antidepressant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antidepressant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5cff" geo="n_am" id="antidepressant__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antidepressant__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntidɪˈpresnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antid/antidepressant__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antid/antidepressant__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://antidepressant__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cde" id="antidepressant__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="antidepressant__33" original="E391.1ab5"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cdc" id="antidepressant__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cdb" id="antidepressant__35" original="E4a8.-54b4"><span class="x" id="antidepressant__36" original="E4a8.-54b3"> antidepressant drugs/medication/treatment </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3db8" id="antidepressant__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antidepressant_2" title="antidepressant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3db9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.138e" id="antidepressant__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antidepressant__39"> antidepressant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antigen
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cd9" id="antigen" original="E391.1adb" sum="372"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cd8" id="antigen__1" original="E391.1adc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cd7" id="antigen__2" original="E391.1add"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antigen </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ccb" id="antigen__7" original="E391.1ae5"><span class="pos" id="antigen__8" original="E391.1ae6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5abb" eid="antigen__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5c86" geo="br" id="antigen__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antigen__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdʒən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antig/antigen__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antig/antigen__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antigen__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5c83" geo="n_am" id="antigen__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antigen__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæntɪdʒən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antig/antigen__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antig/antigen__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antigen__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cc9" id="antigen__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="antigen__15" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cc7" id="antigen__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cc6" id="antigen__17" original="E391.1ae9"><span class="def" id="antigen__18" original="E391.1aea"> a substance that enters the body and starts a process that can cause disease. The body then usually produces <a class="ndv" href="entry://antibodies" id="antigen__19"> antibodies </a> to fight the <span class="dh" id="antigen__20" original="E391.1aee"> antigens </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cc2" id="antigen__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cc1" id="antigen__22" original="E586.-7c14"><span class="x" id="antigen__23" original="E586.-7c13"> When an antigen is first encountered, the immune system mounts a primary response within 5–10 days. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3de0" id="antigen__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antigen" title="antigen definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3de1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1d18" id="antigen__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antigen__26"> antigen </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antioxidant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c98" id="antioxidant" original="E391.1b9e" sum="631"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c97" id="antioxidant__1" original="E391.1b9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c96" id="antioxidant__2" original="E391.1ba0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antioxidant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c8a" id="antioxidant__7" original="E391.1ba8"><span class="pos" id="antioxidant__8" original="E391.1ba9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ad0" eid="antioxidant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5b78" geo="br" id="antioxidant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antioxidant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntiˈɒksɪdənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antio/antioxidant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antio/antioxidant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antioxidant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5b74" geo="n_am" id="antioxidant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antioxidant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntiˈɑːksɪdənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antio/antioxidant__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antio/antioxidant__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://antioxidant__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c88" id="antioxidant__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c87" id="antioxidant__15" original="E391.1baa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c86" id="antioxidant__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="antioxidant__17" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="antioxidant__18" original="E391.1bad"> a substance such as <a class="ndv" href="entry://vitamin" id="antioxidant__19"> vitamin </a> C or E that removes dangerous <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecules" id="antioxidant__20"> molecules </a> , etc., such as <a class="ndv" href="entry://free radicals" id="antioxidant__21"> free radicals </a> from the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c80" id="antioxidant__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c7f" id="antioxidant__23" original="E852.2520"><span class="x" id="antioxidant__24" original="E852.2521"> Blueberries, strawberries, cranberries and cherries are rich in antioxidants. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c7d" id="antioxidant__25" original="E586.-7c08"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c7c" id="antioxidant__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="antioxidant__27" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="antioxidant__28" original="E586.-7c05"> a substance that helps prevent <a class="ndv" href="entry://oxidation" id="antioxidant__29"> oxidation </a> , especially one used to help prevent stored food products from going bad </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c78" id="antioxidant__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c77" id="antioxidant__31" original="E586.-7c02"><span class="cf" id="antioxidant__32" original="E5fb.628d"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="antioxidant__33" original="E586.-7c01"> In this research, components with strong antioxidant activity were separated from the crude nutmeg oil through chromatographic techniques. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3e2b" id="antioxidant__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antioxidant" title="antioxidant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3e2c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1c39" id="antioxidant__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antioxidant__36"> antioxidant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antipsychotic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c74" id="antipsychotic" original="E83d.-77e0" sum="199"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c73" id="antipsychotic__1" original="E83d.-77df"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c72" id="antipsychotic__2" original="E83d.-77de"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antipsychotic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c67" id="antipsychotic__6" original="E83d.-77d8"><span class="pos" id="antipsychotic__7" original="E83d.-77d7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c6e" eid="antipsychotic__8" original="E83d.-77e1" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a37764f75.-2d3b" geo="br" id="antipsychotic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antipsychotic__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntisaɪˈkɒtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antip/antipsychotic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antip/antipsychotic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antipsychotic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a37764f75.-2d38" geo="n_am" id="antipsychotic__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antipsychotic__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntisaɪˈkɑːtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antip/antipsychotic__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antip/antipsychotic__us_2.ogg" href="sound://antipsychotic__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c65" id="antipsychotic__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="antipsychotic__14" original="E83d.-77d5"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c63" id="antipsychotic__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c62" id="antipsychotic__16" original="E83d.-77d4"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c61" id="antipsychotic__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="antipsychotic__18" original="E83d.-77d3"> of a drug </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="antipsychotic__19" original="E83d.-77d2"> used to treat <a class="ndv" href="entry://psychosis" id="antipsychotic__20"> psychosis </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c5d" id="antipsychotic__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c5c" id="antipsychotic__22" original="E83d.-77c5"><span class="x" id="antipsychotic__23" original="E83d.-77c4"> Antipsychotic drugs may be calming at a time of increased stress. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antiquity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c5a" id="antiquity" original="E391.1ce9" sum="569"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c59" id="antiquity__1" original="E391.1cea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c58" id="antiquity__2" original="E391.1ceb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antiquity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c4d" id="antiquity__7" original="E391.1cf3"><span class="pos" id="antiquity__8" original="E391.1cf4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ad9" eid="antiquity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-59a5" geo="br" id="antiquity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antiquity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪkwəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antiq/antiquity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antiq/antiquity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antiquity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-59a2" geo="n_am" id="antiquity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antiquity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ænˈtɪkwəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antiq/antiquity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antiq/antiquity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://antiquity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c4b" id="antiquity__14" original="E391.1cf5"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c48" form="pl" id="antiquity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="antiquity__16" original="E391.1cf9"> antiquities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c46" id="antiquity__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c45" id="antiquity__18" original="E391.1cfa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c44" id="antiquity__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="antiquity__20" original="E391.1cfc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="antiquity__21" original="E391.1cfd"> the ancient past, especially the times of the Greeks and Romans </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c41" id="antiquity__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c40" id="antiquity__23" original="E81e.-2a9a"><span class="x" id="antiquity__24" original="E81e.-2a99"> The books were known to have existed in antiquity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c3e" id="antiquity__25" original="E81e.-2a98"><span class="x" id="antiquity__26" original="E81e.-2a97"> This is the most comprehensive profile of any historical figure in classical antiquity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c3c" id="antiquity__27" original="E391.1cfe"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c3b" id="antiquity__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="antiquity__29" original="E391.1d00"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="antiquity__30" original="E391.1d01"> the state of being very old or ancient </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c38" id="antiquity__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c37" id="antiquity__32" original="E81e.-2a90"><span class="x" id="antiquity__33" original="E81e.-2a8f"> All the objects are Greek and of extreme antiquity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c35" id="antiquity__34" original="E391.1d02"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c34" id="antiquity__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="antiquity__36" original="E391.1d04"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="antiquity__37" original="E391.1d05"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="antiquity__38" original="E391.1d06"> an object from ancient times </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c30" id="antiquity__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c2f" id="antiquity__40" original="E81e.-2a8e"><span class="x" id="antiquity__41" original="E81e.-2a8d"> He was an avid collector of antiquities. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3e71" id="antiquity__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antiquity" title="antiquity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3e72" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1a9d" id="antiquity__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antiquity__44"> antiquity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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antisocial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c2d" id="antisocial" original="E391.1d80" sum="345"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c2c" id="antisocial__1" original="E391.1d81"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c2b" id="antisocial__2" original="E391.1d82"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> antisocial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c22" id="antisocial__4" original="E391.1d87"><span class="pos" id="antisocial__5" original="E391.1d88"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ae0" eid="antisocial__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-58a2" geo="br" id="antisocial__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antisocial__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntiˈsəʊʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ant/antis/antisocial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ant/antis/antisocial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://antisocial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-589e" geo="n_am" id="antisocial__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="antisocial__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæntiˈsoʊʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ant/antis/antisocial__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ant/antis/antisocial__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://antisocial__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c20" id="antisocial__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c1f" id="antisocial__12" original="E391.1d89"><span class="def" id="antisocial__13" original="E391.1d8a"> not following the laws and customs of society in a way that harms or causes problems for other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c1d" id="antisocial__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c1c" id="antisocial__15" original="E85c.-5b82"><span class="x" id="antisocial__16" original="E85c.-5b81"> The research found that antisocial behaviour caused by excessive drinking was the number one concern. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3e9c" id="antisocial__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://antisocial" title="antisocial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3e9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-19c6" id="antisocial__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="antisocial__19"> antisocial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anxiety
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c1a" id="anxiety" original="E391.1e68" sum="759"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c19" id="anxiety__1" original="E391.1e69"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c18" id="anxiety__2" original="E391.1e6a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anxiety </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c0d" id="anxiety__7" original="E391.1e72"><span class="pos" id="anxiety__8" original="E391.1e73"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ae9" eid="anxiety__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-56b8" geo="br" id="anxiety__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anxiety__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æŋˈzaɪəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anx/anxie/anxiety__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anx/anxie/anxiety__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anxiety__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-56b5" geo="n_am" id="anxiety__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anxiety__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æŋˈzaɪəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anx/anxie/anxiety__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anx/anxie/anxiety__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anxiety__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c0b" id="anxiety__14" original="E391.1e74"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c08" form="pl" id="anxiety__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="anxiety__16" original="E391.1e78"> anxieties </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c06" id="anxiety__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c05" id="anxiety__18" original="E391.1e79"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c04" id="anxiety__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anxiety__20" original="E391.1e7b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="anxiety__21" original="E391.1e7d"> the state of feeling nervous that something bad is going to happen; a fear about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c01" id="anxiety__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c00" id="anxiety__23" original="E867.-93e"><span class="x" id="anxiety__24" original="E867.-93c"> The aim is to relieve anxiety and to encourage the patient to take responsibility for their care. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bfe" id="anxiety__25" original="E85c.-5873"><span class="cf" id="anxiety__26" original="E391.1e7c"><span class="exp" id="anxiety__27"> anxiety </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="anxiety__28" original="E85c.-5872"> In our study, anxiety about future health was more common in women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bfa" id="anxiety__29" original="E867.-93d"><span class="cf" id="anxiety__30" original="E85c.-5874"><span class="exp" id="anxiety__31"> anxiety </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="anxiety__32" original="E867.-93b"> Public anxieties over these threats to national security were seen to be increasing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bf6" id="anxiety__33" original="E391.1e82"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bf5" id="anxiety__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="anxiety__35" original="E391.1e84"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="anxiety__36" original="E391.1e86"><span class="exp" id="anxiety__37"> anxiety </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="anxiety__38" original="E391.1e85"> a strong feeling of wanting to do something or of wanting something to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bf0" id="anxiety__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bef" id="anxiety__40" original="E85c.-5875"><span class="x" id="anxiety__41" original="E85c.-5866"> The two essays show once again Cicero's anxiety to reassure or occupy himself in times of stress and danger. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3eba" id="anxiety__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anxiety" title="anxiety definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ebb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-188e" id="anxiety__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anxiety__44"> anxiety </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anxious
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bed" id="anxious" original="E391.1e88" sum="758"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bec" id="anxious__1" original="E391.1e89"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6beb" id="anxious__2" original="E391.1e8a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anxious </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6be3" id="anxious__4" original="E391.1e8f"><span class="pos" id="anxious__5" original="E391.1e90"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5af0" eid="anxious__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-566d" geo="br" id="anxious__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anxious__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anx/anxio/anxious__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anx/anxio/anxious__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anxious__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-566a" geo="n_am" id="anxious__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anxious__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anx/anxio/anxious__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anx/anxio/anxious__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anxious__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6be1" id="anxious__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6be0" id="anxious__12" original="E391.1e91"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="anxious__13" original="E391.1e93"><span class="exp" id="anxious__14"> anxious </span> (about something) </span><span class="def" id="anxious__15" original="E391.1e92"> feeling worried or nervous </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bdc" id="anxious__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bdb" id="anxious__17" original="E85c.-5816"><span class="x" id="anxious__18" original="E85c.-5815"> Consumers are becoming ever more anxious about the health aspects of their diet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bd9" id="anxious__19" original="E85c.-5814"><span class="x" id="anxious__20" original="E85c.-5813"> Many carers are anxious about the responsibility that they take on when administering patient medication. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bd7" id="anxious__21" original="E391.1e97"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="anxious__22" original="E391.1e98"> wanting something very much </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bd5" id="anxious__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bd4" id="anxious__24" original="E85c.-5812"><span class="cf" id="anxious__25" original="E391.1e99"><span class="exp" id="anxious__26"> anxious </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="anxious__27" original="E85c.-5811"> The king had previously been anxious to avoid military confrontation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bd0" id="anxious__28" original="E85c.-5810"><span class="cf" id="anxious__29" original="E391.1e9a"><span class="exp" id="anxious__30"> anxious </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="anxious__31" original="E85c.-580f"> China had long been infiltrated by outside powers, anxious for a share of its exotic goods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bcc" id="anxious__32" original="E85c.-580e"><span class="cf" id="anxious__33" original="E391.1e9b"><span class="exp" id="anxious__34"> anxious </span> for somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="anxious__35" original="E85c.-580d"> Young Jewish Americans at that time were anxious for the US to join the war against Hitler. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bc8" id="anxious__36"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bc7" id="anxious__37" original="E391.1e9d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bc6" id="anxious__38"><span class="dr" id="anxious__39" original="E391.1e9e"> anxiously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bbe" id="anxious__40" original="E391.1ea2"><span class="pos" id="anxious__41" original="E391.1ea3"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5af1" eid="anxious__42" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5673" geo="br" id="anxious__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anxious__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/anx/anxio/anxiously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/anx/anxio/anxiously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anxiously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5670" geo="n_am" id="anxious__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anxious__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæŋkʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/anx/anxio/anxiously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/anx/anxio/anxiously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anxiously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bbc" id="anxious__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bbb" id="anxious__48" original="E85c.-4790"><span class="x" id="anxious__49" original="E85c.-478f"> The British merchants anxiously waited for the completion of this railroad. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ee3" id="anxious__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anxious" title="anxious definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ee4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1853" id="anxious__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anxious__52"> anxious </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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any
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bb9" hm="1" id="any1" original="E391.1ea4" sum="1136"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bb8" id="any1__1" original="E391.1ea5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bb7" id="any1__2" original="E391.1ea6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> any <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> determiner </span><span class="pnc"> , </span><span class="pos"> pronoun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6baf" id="any1__4" original="E391.1eac"><span class="pos" id="any1__5" original="E391.1ead"> determiner </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pos" id="any1__6" original="E867.-88f"> pronoun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5afe" eid="any1__7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-55ec" geo="br" id="any1__8" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="any1__9"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/any/any__/any__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/any/any__/any__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://any__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-55e9" geo="n_am" id="any1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="any1__11"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/any__/any__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/any__/any__us_1.ogg" href="sound://any__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bac" id="any1__12"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bab" id="any1__13" original="E391.1eae"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="any1__14" original="E391.1eaf"> used in questions and negative sentences to refer to an amount or a number of something, however large or small </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ba9" id="any1__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ba8" id="any1__16" original="E85c.-4308"><span class="x" id="any1__17" original="E85c.-4307"> Are there any safety issues? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ba6" id="any1__18" original="E85c.-4304"><span class="x" id="any1__19" original="E85c.-4303"> It is unclear whether any finance companies or banks would have bought the contracts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ba4" id="any1__20" original="E867.-890"><span class="x" id="any1__21" original="E867.-88e"> Few, if any, works will be created by a computer in the absence of any human involvement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ba2" id="any1__22" original="E867.-88c"><span class="cf" id="any1__23" original="E867.-88d"><span class="exp" id="any1__24"> any </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="any1__25" original="E867.-88b"> Does the list contain any of the following:…? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b9e" id="any1__26" original="E867.-88a"><span class="x" id="any1__27" original="E867.-889"> We need to know whether any of the possible treatments saves lives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b9c" id="any1__28" original="E867.-891"><span class="x" id="any1__29" original="E867.-888"> Patients should be asked if any of these factors apply to them. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="any1__30" original="E391.1eb5" un="help"> Questions with <span class="eb" id="any1__31" original="E867.-887"> any </span> include indirect questions after <span class="ei" id="any1__32" original="E867.-886"> if </span> or <span class="ei" id="any1__33" original="E867.-885"> whether </span> . Negative sentences include sentences with verbs that have a negative meaning such as <span class="ei" id="any1__34" original="E867.-884"> prevent </span> , <span class="ei" id="any1__35" original="E867.-883"> ban </span> or <span class="ei" id="any1__36" original="E867.-882"> forbid </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b93" id="any1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b92" id="any1__38" original="E867.-881"><span class="x" id="any1__39" original="E867.-880"> This effectively shuts the valve and prevents any current from flowing. </span></span></span> In positive sentences <span class="eb" id="any1__40" original="E391.1eb6"> some </span> is usually used. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b8f" id="any1__41" original="E391.1eb8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="any1__42" original="E391.1eb9"> used to refer to one of a number of things or people, when it does not matter which one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b8d" id="any1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b8c" id="any1__44" original="E4a8.-549d"><span class="x" id="any1__45" original="E4a8.-549c"> Any attempt to resolve this issue will involve some form of compromise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b8a" id="any1__46" original="E867.-87e"><span class="cf" id="any1__47" original="E867.-87f"><span class="exp" id="any1__48"> any </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="any1__49" original="E867.-87d"> The illness may be due to any of several causes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3f1d" id="any1__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://any_1" title="any definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3f1e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1807" id="any1__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="any1__52"> any </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b86" hm="2" id="any2" original="E391.1eda" sum="318"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b85" id="any2__1" original="E391.1edb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b84" id="any2__2" original="E391.1edc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> any <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b7c" id="any2__4" original="E391.1ee2"><span class="pos" id="any2__5" original="E391.1ee3"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b05" eid="any2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-55e6" geo="br" id="any2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="any2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/any/any__/any__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/any/any__/any__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://any__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-55e3" geo="n_am" id="any2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="any2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/any__/any__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/any__/any__us_1.ogg" href="sound://any__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b7a" id="any2__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b79" id="any2__12" original="E391.1ee4"><span class="def" id="any2__13" original="E391.1ee5"> used to emphasize an adjective or adverb in negative sentences or questions, meaning ‘at all’ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b77" id="any2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b76" id="any2__15" original="E867.-87c"><span class="x" id="any2__16" original="E867.-87a"> Before proceeding any further, two points should be made. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b74" id="any2__17" original="E85c.-42f7"><span class="x" id="any2__18" original="E85c.-42f6"> Does organic food taste any better than conventionally produced food? </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3f53" id="any2__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://any_1" title="any definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3f54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1807" id="any2__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="any2__21"> any </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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any more
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b5f" id="any-more" original="E391.1f07" sum="373"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b5e" id="any-more__1" original="E391.1f08"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b5d" id="any-more__2" original="E391.1f09"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> any more </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b4e" id="any-more__4" original="E391.1f15"><span class="pos" id="any-more__5" original="E391.1f16"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b0c" eid="any-more__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-54a3" geo="br" id="any-more__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="any-more__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeni ˈmɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/any/any_m/any_more_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/any/any_m/any_more_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://any_more_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-54a0" geo="n_am" id="any-more__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="any-more__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeni ˈmɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/any_m/any_more_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/any_m/any_more_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://any_more_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b55" id="any-more__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="any-more__12" original="E391.1f0f"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b56" id="any-more__13" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b53" id="any-more__14"><span class="v"><strong> anymore </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b51" id="any-more__16"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="any-more__17" original="E391.1f13"> North American English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="any-more__18" original="E391.1f14"> British English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b4c" id="any-more__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b4b" id="any-more__20" original="E81e.29a6"><span class="def" id="any-more__21" original="E391.1f17"> often used at the end of negative sentences and at the end of questions, to mean ‘any longer’ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b49" id="any-more__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b48" id="any-more__23" original="E81e.29a7"><span class="x" id="any-more__24" original="E81e.29a8"> Manufacturers claim they do not make money on cars any more, only on trucks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b46" id="any-more__25" original="E81e.29ab"><span class="x" id="any-more__26" original="E81e.29ac"> In what sense are we one nation and one people anymore? </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3f8b" id="any-more__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://any-more" title="any more definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3f8c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1745" id="any-more__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="any-more__29"> any more </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anybody
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b72" id="anybody" original="E391.1eeb" sum="126"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b71" id="anybody__1" original="E391.1eec"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b70" id="anybody__2" original="E391.1eed"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anybody </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> pronoun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b64" id="anybody__4" original="E391.1ef3"><span class="pos" id="anybody__5" original="E391.1ef4"> pronoun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b6e" eid="anybody__6" original="E391.1eef" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-461d" geo="br" id="anybody__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anybody__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈenibɒdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/any/anybo/anybody__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/any/anybo/anybody__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anybody__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-461a" geo="n_am" id="anybody__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anybody__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈenibɑːdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/anybo/anybody__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/anybo/anybody__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://anybody__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4616" geo="n_am" id="anybody__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="anybody__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈenibʌdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/anybo/anybody__us_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/anybo/anybody__us_5.ogg" href="sound://anybody__us_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b62" id="anybody__13" original="E391.1ef5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anyone" title="anyone definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b61" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b44" id="anybody__14" original="E391.1ef6"><span class="xh" id="anybody__15"> anyone </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3f73" id="anybody__16" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anybody" title="anybody definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3f74" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-176b" id="anybody__17" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anybody__18"> anybody </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anyone
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b44" id="anyone" original="E391.1f19" sum="695"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b43" id="anyone__1" original="E391.1f1a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b42" id="anyone__2" original="E391.1f1b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anyone </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> pronoun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b37" id="anyone__4" original="E391.1f22"><span class="pos" id="anyone__5" original="E391.1f23"> pronoun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b13" eid="anyone__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-546d" geo="br" id="anyone__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anyone__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniwʌn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/any/anyon/anyone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/any/anyon/anyone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anyone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-546a" geo="n_am" id="anyone__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anyone__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniwʌn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/anyon/anyone__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/anyon/anyone__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://anyone__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b3a" id="anyone__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b39" id="anyone__12"><span class="v"><strong> anybody </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b35" id="anyone__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b34" id="anyone__15" original="E391.1f24"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="anyone__16" original="E391.1f25"> used instead of <span class="ei" id="anyone__17" original="E391.1f26"> someone </span> in questions and negative sentences, and after verbs such as <span class="ei" id="anyone__18" original="E391.1f29"> prevent </span> , <span class="ei" id="anyone__19" original="E391.1f2a"> forbid </span> , <span class="ei" id="anyone__20" original="E391.1f2b"> avoid </span> , etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b2e" id="anyone__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b2d" id="anyone__22" original="E85c.-3b11"><span class="x" id="anyone__23" original="E85c.-3b10"> Had anyone really won the war? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b2b" id="anyone__24" original="E85c.-3b0f"><span class="x" id="anyone__25" original="E85c.-3b0e"> Many people protect their networks to prevent anyone from being able to access them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b29" id="anyone__26" original="E4a8.-549a"><span class="cf" id="anyone__27" original="E4a8.-549b"><span class="exp" id="anyone__28"> anyone </span> else </span><span class="x" id="anyone__29" original="E4a8.-5499"> Neither the Greeks nor anyone else understood that blood actually circulates. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="anyone__30" original="E867.-86a" un="help"> The difference between <span class="eb" id="anyone__31" original="E867.-869"> anyone </span> and <span class="eb" id="anyone__32" original="E867.-868"> someone </span> is the same as the difference between <span class="eb" id="anyone__33" original="E867.-867"> any </span> and <span class="eb" id="anyone__34" original="E867.-866"> some. </span> Look at the notes there. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b20" id="anyone__35" original="E391.1f31"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="anyone__36" original="E391.1f32"> any person at all, when it does not matter who </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b1e" id="anyone__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b1d" id="anyone__38" original="E85c.-3b0b"><span class="x" id="anyone__39" original="E85c.-3b0a"> A vehicle with this defect represents a real risk to anyone who drives it. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3fa6" id="anyone__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anyone" title="anyone definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3fa7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1727" id="anyone__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anyone__42"> anyone </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anything
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b1b" id="anything" original="E391.1f44" sum="2048"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b1a" id="anything__1" original="E391.1f45"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b19" id="anything__2" original="E391.1f46"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anything </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> pronoun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b11" id="anything__4" original="E391.1f4b"><span class="pos" id="anything__5" original="E391.1f4c"> pronoun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b1a" eid="anything__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-53cc" geo="br" id="anything__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anything__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniθɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/any/anyth/anything__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/any/anyth/anything__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anything__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-53c9" geo="n_am" id="anything__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anything__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniθɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/anyth/anything__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/anyth/anything__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anything__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b0f" id="anything__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b0e" id="anything__12" original="E391.1f4d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="anything__13" original="E391.1f4e"> used instead of <span class="ei" id="anything__14" original="E391.1f4f"> something </span> to refer to a thing in questions and negative sentences </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b0b" id="anything__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b0a" id="anything__16" original="E85c.169e"><span class="x" id="anything__17" original="E85c.169f"> Does satire change anything? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b08" id="anything__18" original="E85c.-3653"><span class="x" id="anything__19" original="E85c.-3652"> There is no evidence that Mark did anything improper. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b06" id="anything__20" original="E85c.-3651"><span class="cf" id="anything__21" original="E867.-86d"><span class="exp" id="anything__22"> anything </span> else </span><span class="x" id="anything__23" original="E85c.-3650"> These parasites are specific to flies and do not attack anything else. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b02" id="anything__24" original="E85c.16a1"><span class="cf" id="anything__25" original="E85c.16a0"> if/whether <span class="exp" id="anything__26"> anything </span></span><span class="x" id="anything__27" original="E85c.16a2"> It is unclear whether anything has materially changed since 1999. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6afe" id="anything__28" original="E85c.16a3"><span class="x" id="anything__29" original="E85c.16a4"> The psychiatrist asked if anything important had occurred since the patient's last visit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6afc" id="anything__30" original="E85c.16a5"><span class="cf" id="anything__31" original="E85c.169c"> do <span class="exp" id="anything__32"> anything </span> (about something) </span><span class="x" id="anything__33" original="E85c.16a6"> The design was out of date, but the company had no capital to do anything about it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6af8" id="anything__34" original="E85c.-364e"><span class="x" id="anything__35" original="E85c.-364d"> Can anything be done to prevent the type of corruption described earlier? </span></span></span><span class="un" id="anything__36" original="E391.1f55" un="help"> The difference between <span class="eb" id="anything__37" original="E391.1f56"> anything </span> and <span class="eb" id="anything__38" original="E391.1f57"> something </span> is the same as the difference between <span class="eb" id="anything__39" original="E391.1f58"> any </span> and <span class="eb" id="anything__40" original="E391.1f59"> some. </span> Look at the notes there. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6af1" id="anything__41" original="E391.1f5a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="anything__42" original="E391.1f5b"> any thing at all, when it does not matter which </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aef" id="anything__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aee" id="anything__44" original="E85c.-364c"><span class="x" id="anything__45" original="E85c.-364b"> Midas asked that anything he touched should turn to gold. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aec" id="anything__46" original="E85c.16a7"><span class="cf" id="anything__47" original="E867.-86c"> if <span class="exp" id="anything__48"> anything </span></span><span class="x" id="anything__49" original="E85c.16a8"> What, if anything, can be done to improve this situation? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ae8" id="anything__50" original="E85c.-3648"><span class="cf" id="anything__51" original="E867.-86b"> more than <span class="exp" id="anything__52"> anything </span> else </span><span class="x" id="anything__53" original="E85c.-3647"> More than anything else, entrepreneurs are the creators of new economic experiments. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ae4" id="anything__54" original="E391.1f5e"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ae3" id="anything__55" original="E391.1f5f" sk="anythingbut"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ae2" id="anything__56"><span class="idm" id="anything__57" original="E391.1f60"> anything but </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ae0" id="anything__58"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6adf" id="anything__59"><span class="def" id="anything__60" original="E391.1f61"> definitely not </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6add" id="anything__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6adc" id="anything__62" original="E85c.-3645"><span class="x" id="anything__63" original="E85c.-3644"> There are many who feel that the market is anything but fair. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF1" id="happen__87" original="E39a.2626" sk="anythingcanhappen"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF2" id="happen__88"><span class="idm" id="happen__89" original="E39a.2627"> anything can happen </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF4" id="happen__90"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF5" id="happen__91"><span class="def" id="happen__92" original="E39a.2628"> used to say that it is not possible to know what the result of something will be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF7" id="happen__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF8" id="happen__94" original="E8ea.-758f"><span class="x" id="happen__95" original="E8ea.-758e"> One cannot predict that this tendency will not be halted or even reversed: anything can happen in a dictatorship. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF1" id="go__249" original="E39a.-51b4" sk="anythinggoes"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF2" id="go__250"><span class="idm" id="go__251" original="E39a.-51af"> anything goes </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF4" id="go__252"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="go__253" original="E875.59bf" reg="infml"> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF6" id="go__254"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF7" id="go__255"><span class="def" id="go__256" original="E39a.-51ac"> used to say that anything is accepted or allowed, however unusual or shocking it is. This expression is rather informal, and so it is often written in inverted commas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF9" id="go__257"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad1-FF10" id="go__258" original="E875.59c0"><span class="x" id="go__259" original="E875.59c1"> The century saw rapid change from a society in which people shared similar values to a modern society where it seems ‘anything goes’. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ada" id="anything__84" original="E85c.16aa" sk="anythinglike"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad9" id="anything__85"><span class="idm" id="anything__86" original="E85c.16ab"> (not) anything like </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad7" id="anything__87"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad6" id="anything__88"><span class="def" id="anything__89" original="E85c.16ac"> (not) at all like </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad4" id="anything__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ad3" id="anything__91" original="E85c.16ad"><span class="x" id="anything__92" original="E85c.16ae"> Most real interfaces do not transfer data at anything like an optimum speed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3fd0" id="anything__93" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anything" title="anything definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3fd1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-16e7" id="anything__94" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anything__95"> anything </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anyway
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aca" id="anyway" original="E391.1f98" sum="442"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ac9" id="anyway__1" original="E391.1f99"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ac8" id="anyway__2" original="E391.1f9a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anyway </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ac0" id="anyway__4" original="E391.1fa6"><span class="pos" id="anyway__5" original="E391.1fa7"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b21" eid="anyway__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-535d" geo="br" id="anyway__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anyway__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniweɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/any/anywa/anyway__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/any/anywa/anyway__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anyway__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-535a" geo="n_am" id="anyway__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anyway__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniweɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/anywa/anyway__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/anywa/anyway__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anyway__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6abe" id="anyway__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6abd" id="anyway__12" original="E391.1fa8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="anyway__13" original="E391.1fa9"> used when adding something to support an idea or argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6abb" id="anyway__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aba" id="anyway__15" original="E85c.-3629"><span class="x" id="anyway__16" original="E85c.-3628"> In small towns, where everyone knew everyone else, surnames were not particularly important anyway. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ab8" id="anyway__17" original="E391.1faa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://besides2" title="besides2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ab7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4db" id="anyway__18" original="E391.1fab"><span class="xh" id="anyway__19"> besides </span><span class="xhm" id="anyway__20"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ab4" id="anyway__21" original="E391.1fad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="anyway__22" original="E391.1fae"> despite something; even so </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ab2" id="anyway__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ab1" id="anyway__24" original="E85c.-3627"><span class="x" id="anyway__25" original="E85c.-3626"> Experiments involve actively intervening in the course of nature, as opposed to observing events that would have happened anyway. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4025" id="anyway__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anyway" title="anyway definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4026" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-164e" id="anyway__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anyway__28"> anyway </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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anywhere
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aaf" id="anywhere" original="E391.1fb3" sum="465"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aae" id="anywhere__1" original="E391.1fb4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aad" id="anywhere__2" original="E391.1fb5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> anywhere </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aa4" id="anywhere__4" original="E391.1fbe"><span class="pos" id="anywhere__5" original="E391.1fbf"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b28" eid="anywhere__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5300" geo="br" id="anywhere__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anywhere__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniweə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/any/anywh/anywhere__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/any/anywh/anywhere__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anywhere__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-52fc" geo="n_am" id="anywhere__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anywhere__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniwer <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/anywh/anywhere__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/anywh/anywhere__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anywhere__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aa2" id="anywhere__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6aa1" id="anywhere__12" original="E391.1fc0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="anywhere__13" original="E391.1fc1"> used in questions and negative sentences instead of <span class="ei" id="anywhere__14" original="E391.1fc2"> somewhere </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a9e" id="anywhere__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a9d" id="anywhere__16" original="E85c.-3606"><span class="x" id="anywhere__17" original="E85c.-3605"> Does it hurt anywhere in your chest when you swallow? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a9b" id="anywhere__18" original="E85c.-3608"><span class="cf" id="anywhere__19" original="E867.-852"><span class="exp" id="anywhere__20"> anywhere </span> else </span><span class="x" id="anywhere__21" original="E85c.-3607"> Immigrants who came to America found a freedom that they could not find anywhere else in the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a97" id="anywhere__22" original="E391.1fc8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="anywhere__23" original="E391.1fc9"> in, at or to any place, when it does not matter where </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a95" id="anywhere__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a94" id="anywhere__25" original="E85c.-3604"><span class="x" id="anywhere__26" original="E85c.-3603"> Melanomas can occur anywhere on the skin. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a92" id="anywhere__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a91" id="anywhere__28" original="E391.1fca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a90" id="anywhere__29"><span class="dr" id="anywhere__30" original="E391.1fcb"> anywhere </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a8e" id="anywhere__31" original="E391.1fcc"><span class="pos" id="anywhere__32" original="E391.1fcd"> pronoun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-41e3" eid="anywhere__33" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-52f8" geo="br" id="anywhere__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anywhere__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniweə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/any/anywh/anywhere__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/any/anywh/anywhere__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://anywhere__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-52f4" geo="n_am" id="anywhere__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="anywhere__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeniwer <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/any/anywh/anywhere__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/any/anywh/anywhere__us_1.ogg" href="sound://anywhere__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a8c" id="anywhere__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a8b" id="anywhere__39" original="E85c.-3602"><span class="x" id="anywhere__40" original="E85c.-3601"> A person at a port may have arrived in the UK from anywhere. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4046" id="anywhere__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://" title="anywhere definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4047" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.13b7" id="anywhere__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="anywhere__43"> anywhere </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apart
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a89" id="apart" original="E391.2043" sum="1020"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a88" id="apart__1" original="E391.2044"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a87" id="apart__2" original="E391.2045"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apart </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a7e" id="apart__4" original="E391.204a"><span class="pos" id="apart__5" original="E391.204b"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b31" eid="apart__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-5211" geo="br" id="apart__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apart__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apa/apart/apart__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apa/apart/apart__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apart__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-520e" geo="n_am" id="apart__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apart__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apa/apart/apart__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apa/apart/apart__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apart__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a7c" id="apart__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a7b" id="apart__12" original="E391.204c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="apart__13" original="E391.204d"> separated by a distance of space or time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a79" id="apart__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a78" id="apart__15" original="E85c.-2c32"><span class="x" id="apart__16" original="E85c.-2c31"> Birds studied included a colony of terns, where nests were just a few centimetres apart. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a76" id="apart__17" original="E85c.-2c30"><span class="x" id="apart__18" original="E85c.-2c2f"> Statistics were compiled from three censuses, ten years apart. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a74" id="apart__19" original="E85c.-2c2e"><span class="cf" id="apart__20" original="E867.-63b"> as far <span class="exp" id="apart__21"> apart </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="apart__22" original="E85c.-2c2d"> A sales network was in place across most regions of the world, including countries as far apart as Mongolia, Ghana and Venezuela. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a70" id="apart__23" original="E391.2050"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="apart__24" original="E391.2051"> not together; separate or separately </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a6e" id="apart__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a6d" id="apart__26" original="E85c.-2c2b"><span class="x" id="apart__27" original="E85c.-2c2a"> Austen's work stands apart from the preoccupations of many of her contemporaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a6b" id="apart__28" original="E85c.-2c28"><span class="x" id="apart__29" original="E85c.-2c27"> Priests were set apart from the laity in three ways. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a69" id="apart__30" original="E391.2052"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="apart__31" original="E391.2053"> into pieces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a67" id="apart__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a66" id="apart__33" original="E85c.-2c21"><span class="x" id="apart__34" original="E85c.-2c20"> People were condemned to live in buildings that were falling apart with age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a64" id="apart__35" original="E85c.-2c1f"><span class="x" id="apart__36" original="E85c.-2c1e"> New democracies are easily torn apart by political controversies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a62" id="apart__37" original="E85c.-2c1d"><span class="x" id="apart__38" original="E85c.-2c1c"> Remains were found of a large asteroid that was broken apart by a collision. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a60" id="apart__39" original="E85c.-2c1b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="apart__40" original="E85c.-2c1a"> used to say that somebody/something is not included in what you are talking about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a5e" id="apart__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a5d" id="apart__42" original="E85c.-2c19"><span class="x" id="apart__43" original="E85c.-2c18"> Alaska apart, much of America's energy business concentrates on producing gas. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="exception__115" original="E5df.3b88" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="exception__116" original="E5df.3b89"><span class="h1" id="exception__117" original="E5df.3b8a"> Making an exception </span><span class="p" id="exception__118" original="E5df.3b8b"> The following words and expressions are useful in academic writing when mentioning one or more things that you want to exclude from a general statement. </span><ul class="bullet" id="exception__119" original="E5df.3b8c"><li class="li" id="exception__120" original="E5df.3b8d"><span class="eb" id="exception__121" original="E5df.3b8e"> except (for)… </span></li><li class="li" id="exception__122" original="E5df.3b91"> … <span class="eb" id="exception__123" original="E5df.3b92"> apart/​aside </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="exception__124" original="E848.-12cf"><span class="eb" id="exception__125" original="E848.-12ce"> apart/​aside </span> from… </li><li class="li" id="exception__126" original="E5df.3b93"><span class="eb" id="exception__127" original="E5df.3b94"> excluding… </span></li><li class="li" id="exception__128" original="E5df.3b95"><span class="eb" id="exception__129" original="E5df.3b96"> with the exception of </span> … </li><li class="li" id="exception__130" original="E5df.3b97"><span class="eb" id="exception__131" original="E5df.3b98"> with some/​one or two exceptions </span></li><li class="li" id="exception__132" original="E5df.3b99"><span class="eb" id="exception__133" original="E5df.3b9a"> with few/​minor/​rare exceptions </span></li><li class="li" id="exception__134" original="E5df.3b9b"><span class="eb" id="exception__135" original="E5df.3b9c"> the main/​notable exception being… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="exception__136" original="E5df.3b9d"><li class="li" id="exception__137" original="E5df.3b9e"><span class="x-gs" id="exception__138"><span class="x-g" id="exception__139" original="E5df.3b9f"><span class="x" id="exception__140" original="E5df.3ba0"> Neoclassical economics eclipsed its rivals, <span class="ebi" id="exception__141" original="E5df.3ba1"> except </span> in Communist countries, where Marxian economics dominated the curriculum. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="exception__142" original="E843.52e6"><span class="x-gs" id="exception__143"><span class="x-g" id="exception__144" original="E843.52e7"><span class="x" id="exception__145" original="E843.52e8"><span class="ebi" id="exception__146" original="E843.52e9"> Except for </span> Newfoundland, slave labour was eventually used in all of these colonies. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="exception__147" original="E848.-12d0"><span class="x-gs" id="exception__148"><span class="x-g" id="exception__149" original="E848.-12cd"><span class="x" id="exception__150" original="E848.-12cc"><span class="ebi" id="exception__151" original="E848.-12cb"> These cases aside </span> , wind erosion is most effective in deserts. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="exception__152" original="E5df.3ba6"><span class="x-gs" id="exception__153"><span class="x-g" id="exception__154" original="E5df.3ba7"><span class="x" id="exception__155" original="E5df.3ba8"><span class="ebi" id="exception__156" original="E5df.3ba9"> Apart from </span> some intrigues in Bulgaria and Romania, the government concentrated its attention on the east. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="exception__157" original="E5df.3baa"><span class="x-gs" id="exception__158"><span class="x-g" id="exception__159" original="E5df.3bab"><span class="x" id="exception__160" original="E5df.3bac"> For full-time male workers ( <span class="ebi" id="exception__161" original="E5df.3bad"> excluding </span> the United States), average weekly earnings rose 22.6 per cent. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="exception__162" original="E5df.3bae"><span class="x-gs" id="exception__163"><span class="x-g" id="exception__164" original="E5df.3baf"><span class="x" id="exception__165" original="E5df.3bb0"> Tidal energy is predictable, offering an advantage over other forms of renewable energy, <span class="ebi" id="exception__166" original="E5df.3bb1"> with the exception of </span> geothermal energy. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="exception__167" original="E5df.3bb2"><span class="x-gs" id="exception__168"><span class="x-g" id="exception__169" original="E5df.3bb3"><span class="x" id="exception__170" original="E5df.3bb4"><span class="ebi" id="exception__171" original="E5df.3bb5"> With some </span> well-known <span class="ebi" id="exception__172" original="E5df.3bb6"> exceptions </span> , the Norman aristocracy did not contract marriages with the English. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="exception__173" original="E5df.3bb7"><span class="x-gs" id="exception__174"><span class="x-g" id="exception__175" original="E5df.3bb8"><span class="x" id="exception__176" original="E5df.3bb9"> These are diseases for which, <span class="ebi" id="exception__177" original="E5df.3bba"> with very few exceptions </span> , no genetic tests are available. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="exception__178" original="E5df.3bbb"><span class="x-gs" id="exception__179"><span class="x-g" id="exception__180" original="E5df.3bbc"><span class="x" id="exception__181" original="E5df.3bbd"> Less is known on this topic for low- and middle-income countries— <span class="ebi" id="exception__182" original="E5df.3bbe"> the notable exceptions being </span> Brazil and South Africa. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.406f" id="apart__112" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apart" title="apart definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4070" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1555" id="apart__113" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apart__114"> apart </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apart from
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a5b" id="apart-from" original="E391.2066" sum="713"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a5a" id="apart-from__1" original="E391.2067"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a59" id="apart-from__2" original="E391.2068"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apart from </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a4d" id="apart-from__4" original="E391.2071"><span class="pos" id="apart-from__5" original="E391.2072"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b38" eid="apart-from__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-51c0" geo="br" id="apart-from__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apart-from__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːt frəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apa/apart/apart_from_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apa/apart/apart_from_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://apart_from_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-51bd" geo="n_am" id="apart-from__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apart-from__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːrt frəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apa/apart/apart_from_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apa/apart/apart_from_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://apart_from_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a52" id="apart-from__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a51" id="apart-from__12"><span class="v"><strong> aside from </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a4f" id="apart-from__14"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="apart-from__15" original="E391.2070"><span class="prefix"> especially in </span> North American English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a4b" id="apart-from__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a4a" id="apart-from__17" original="E391.2073"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="apart-from__18" original="E391.2074"> except for </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a48" id="apart-from__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a47" id="apart-from__20" original="E85c.-21b8"><span class="x" id="apart-from__21" original="E85c.-21b7"> Apart from bats, New Zealand has no native mammals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a45" id="apart-from__22" original="E85c.-21b6"><span class="x" id="apart-from__23" original="E85c.-21b5"> Direct evidence is not available, apart from one report by Langan from Singapore. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a43" id="apart-from__24" original="E85c.-21b4"><span class="x" id="apart-from__25" original="E85c.-21b3"> Generally, weather conditions during the site visits were sunny, apart from one site where it was raining. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a41" id="apart-from__26" original="E391.2075"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="apart-from__27" original="E391.2076"> in addition to; as well as </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a3f" id="apart-from__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a3e" id="apart-from__29" original="E85c.-21b2"><span class="x" id="apart-from__30" original="E85c.-21b1"> Eating, for most people, apart from being essential for survival, is also at the centre of most important events. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a3c" id="apart-from__31" original="E85c.-21b0"><span class="x" id="apart-from__32" original="E85c.-21af"> What is remarkable about this company, apart from its obvious success, is that it has no formal marketing or public relations departments. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.40a5" id="apart-from__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apart-from" title="apart from definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.40a6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-1515" id="apart-from__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apart-from__35"> apart from </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apartment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a3a" id="apartment" original="E391.2092" sum="377"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a39" id="apartment__1" original="E391.2093"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a38" id="apartment__2" original="E391.2094"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apartment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a2c" id="apartment__7" original="E391.209c"><span class="pos" id="apartment__8" original="E391.209d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b3f" eid="apartment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-510e" geo="br" id="apartment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apartment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːtmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apa/apart/apartment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apa/apart/apartment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apartment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-510a" geo="n_am" id="apartment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apartment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːrtmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apa/apart/apartment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apa/apart/apartment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apartment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a2a" id="apartment__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a29" id="apartment__15" original="E391.209e"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a28" id="apartment__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="apartment__17" original="E391.20a0"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="apartment__18" original="E391.20a1"> a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a25" id="apartment__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a24" id="apartment__20" original="E85c.-1b14"><span class="x" id="apartment__21" original="E85c.-1b13"> The family worked hard in order to earn enough money to rent an apartment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a22" id="apartment__22" original="E867.-623"><span class="cf" id="apartment__23" original="E867.-624"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="apartment__24" original="E867.-622"> an apartment building/block/complex </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a1f" id="apartment__25" original="E391.20a2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://flat2" title="flat2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a1e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-28e4" id="apartment__26" original="E391.20a5"><span class="xh" id="apartment__27"> flat </span><span class="xhm" id="apartment__28"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.40cb" id="apartment__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apartment" title="apartment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.40cc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-14cc" id="apartment__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apartment__31"> apartment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apex
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a1a" id="apex" original="E391.21e2" sk="apex1" sum="326"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a19" id="apex__1" original="E391.21e3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a18" id="apex__2" original="E391.21e4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apex </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a0c" id="apex__8" original="E391.21ed"><span class="pos" id="apex__9" original="E391.21ee"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a12" eid="apex__10" original="E391.21ea" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4ee9" geo="br" id="apex__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apex__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪpeks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ape/apex_/apex__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ape/apex_/apex__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://apex__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4ee6" geo="n_am" id="apex__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apex__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪpeks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ape/apex_/apex__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ape/apex_/apex__us_2.ogg" href="sound://apex__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a0a" id="apex__15" original="E391.21f1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a09" form="pl" id="apex__16"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="apex__17" original="E391.21f4"> apexes </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a07" form="pl" id="apex__18"><span class="if" id="apex__19" original="E85c.-100a"> apices </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a05" id="apex__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="apex__21" original="E391.21f0"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a03" id="apex__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a02" id="apex__23" original="E391.21f5"><span class="def" id="apex__24" original="E391.21f6"> the top or highest part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a00" id="apex__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69ff" id="apex__26" original="E85c.-1006"><span class="cf" id="apex__27" original="E85c.-1007"> (at) the <span class="exp" id="apex__28"> apex </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="apex__29" original="E85c.-1005"> At the apex of the delta, the river divides into two major distributaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69fb" id="apex__30" original="E867.-1f15"><span class="x" id="apex__31" original="E867.-1f14"> These cities were found at or near the apex of the global economy. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.40f5" id="apex__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apex_1" title="apex definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.40f6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-130f" id="apex__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apex__34"> apex </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apologist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69f9" id="apologist" original="E391.236a" sum="344"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69f8" id="apologist__1" original="E391.236b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69f7" id="apologist__2" original="E391.236c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apologist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69eb" id="apologist__7" original="E391.2374"><span class="pos" id="apologist__8" original="E391.2375"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b48" eid="apologist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4c20" geo="br" id="apologist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɒlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apologist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4c1c" geo="n_am" id="apologist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apologist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69e9" id="apologist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69e8" id="apologist__15" original="E391.2376"><span class="cf" id="apologist__16" original="E391.2377"><span class="exp" id="apologist__17"> apologist </span> (for somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="apologist__18" original="E391.2378"> a person who tries to explain and defend something, especially something that many people disagree with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69e4" id="apologist__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69e3" id="apologist__20" original="E47f.1362"><span class="x" id="apologist__21" original="E47f.1363"> He is often charged with being an apologist for colonialism. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4114" id="apologist__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apologist" title="apologist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4115" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-10e7" id="apologist__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apologist__24"> apologist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apologize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69e1" id="apologize" original="E391.2379" sum="550"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69e0" id="apologize__1" original="E391.237a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69df" id="apologize__2" original="E391.237b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apologize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69dd" id="apologize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69dc" id="apologize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-9b" id="apologize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="apologize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> apolog <span class="ptl" id="apologize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69c9" id="apologize__19" original="E391.238a"><span class="pos" id="apologize__20" original="E391.238b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b51" eid="apologize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4be8" geo="br" id="apologize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɒlədʒaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apologize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4be4" geo="n_am" id="apologize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apologize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69c7" id="apologize__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="apologize__27" original="E391.23aa"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-342e" id="apologize__28" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-735d" form="root" id="apologize__29"><span class="vp" id="apologize__30"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> apologize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-735b" eid="apologize__31" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-735a" geo="br" id="apologize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɒlədʒaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apologize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7356" geo="n_am" id="apologize__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apologize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7352" form="thirdps" id="apologize__36"><span class="vp" id="apologize__37"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> apologizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7350" eid="apologize__38" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-734f" geo="br" id="apologize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɒlədʒaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apologizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-734c" geo="n_am" id="apologize__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apologizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7349" form="past" id="apologize__43"><span class="vp" id="apologize__44"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> apologized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7347" eid="apologize__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7346" geo="br" id="apologize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɒlədʒaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apologized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7343" geo="n_am" id="apologize__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apologized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7340" form="pastpart" id="apologize__50"><span class="vp" id="apologize__51"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> apologized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-733e" eid="apologize__52" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-733d" geo="br" id="apologize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__54"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɒlədʒaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apologized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-733a" geo="n_am" id="apologize__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__56"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apologized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7337" form="prespart" id="apologize__57"><span class="vp" id="apologize__58"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> apologizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7335" eid="apologize__59" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7334" geo="br" id="apologize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__61"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɒlədʒaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apologizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7331" geo="n_am" id="apologize__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apologize__63"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apo/apolo/apologizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apologizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apologizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6996" id="apologize__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6995" id="apologize__65" original="E391.23a8"><span class="cf" id="apologize__66" original="E391.23ab"><span class="exp" id="apologize__67"> apologize </span> (to somebody) (for something/doing something) </span><span class="def" id="apologize__68" original="E391.23ac"> to say that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6991" id="apologize__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6990" id="apologize__70" original="E47f.1366"><span class="x" id="apologize__71" original="E47f.1367"> I apologize for any errors in what follows. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-698e" id="apologize__72" original="E47f.1369"><span class="x" id="apologize__73" original="E47f.136a"> Book I closes with Caroline refusing to apologize to her father. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.416e" id="apologize__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apologize" title="apologize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.416f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-10cf" id="apologize__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apologize__76"> apologize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-698c" id="apology" original="E391.23ad" sum="869"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-698b" id="apology__1" original="E391.23ae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-698a" id="apology__2" original="E391.23af"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-697e" id="apology__7" original="E391.23b7"><span class="pos" id="apology__8" original="E391.23b8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b5a" eid="apology__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4afc" geo="br" id="apology__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apology__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apo/apolo/apology__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apology__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apology__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4af8" geo="n_am" id="apology__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apology__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apo/apolo/apology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apo/apolo/apology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-697c" id="apology__14" original="E391.23b9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6979" form="pl" id="apology__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="apology__16" original="E391.23bd"> apologies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6977" id="apology__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6976" id="apology__18" original="E391.23be"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6975" id="apology__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="apology__20" original="E391.23c0"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="apology__21" original="E391.23c1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="apology__22" original="E391.23c3"> a word or statement saying sorry for something that has been done wrong or that causes a problem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6971" id="apology__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6970" id="apology__24" original="E47f.136d"><span class="cf" id="apology__25" original="E391.23c2"><span class="exp" id="apology__26"> apology </span> for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="apology__27" original="E47f.136e"> He demanded an apology for the insults that had been directed at him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-696c" id="apology__28" original="E47f.1370"><span class="cf" id="apology__29" original="E47f.136f"><span class="exp" id="apology__30"> apology </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="apology__31" original="E47f.1371"> The film-makers include an apology to any others whose work they were unable to identify. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6968" id="apology__32" original="E47f.1372"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6967" id="apology__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="apology__34" original="E47f.1374"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="apology__35" original="E47f.1375"><span class="exp" id="apology__36"> apology </span> for something </span><span class="def" id="apology__37" original="E47f.1376"> something that tries to defend or explain something, especially something that people disagree with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6962" id="apology__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6961" id="apology__39" original="E47f.1377"><span class="x" id="apology__40" original="E47f.1378"> Our work is not an apology for neo-liberal policies. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-695f" id="apology__41" original="E391.23cb"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-695e" id="apology__42" original="E391.23cc" sk="makenoapologyfor"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-695d" id="apology__43"><span class="idm" id="apology__44" original="E391.23cd"> make no apology for something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-695b" id="apology__45"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-695a" id="apology__46"><span class="def" id="apology__47" original="E391.23ce"> to not feel that you have said or done anything wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6958" id="apology__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6957" id="apology__49" original="E47f.1379"><span class="x" id="apology__50" original="E47f.137a"> The book makes no apology for raising as many questions as it answers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4192" id="apology__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apology" title="apology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4193" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-108e" id="apology__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apology__53"> apology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apparatus
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6955" id="apparatus" original="E391.2590" sum="876"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6954" id="apparatus__1" original="E391.2591"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6953" id="apparatus__2" original="E391.2592"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apparatus </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6947" id="apparatus__7" original="E391.259a"><span class="pos" id="apparatus__8" original="E391.259b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b63" eid="apparatus__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4793" geo="br" id="apparatus__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apparatus__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæpəˈreɪtəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appar/apparatus__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appar/apparatus__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apparatus__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-478f" geo="n_am" id="apparatus__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apparatus__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæpəˈrætəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appar/apparatus__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appar/apparatus__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://apparatus__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6945" id="apparatus__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6944" id="apparatus__15" original="E391.25a0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6943" id="apparatus__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="apparatus__17" original="E391.25a2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="apparatus__18" original="E391.25a3"> the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6940" id="apparatus__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-693f" id="apparatus__20" original="E867.-1e92"><span class="x" id="apparatus__21" original="E867.-1e91"> The principal apparatus used for the study is a surface film balance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-693d" id="apparatus__22" original="E391.25a4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-693c" id="apparatus__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="apparatus__24" original="E391.25a6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="apparatus__25" original="E391.25a7"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="apparatus__26" original="E391.25a8"> the structure of a system or an organization, particularly that of a political party or a government </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6938" id="apparatus__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6937" id="apparatus__28" original="E867.-1e90"><span class="x" id="apparatus__29" original="E867.-1e8f"> The programme included the allocation of land to all peasants and the abolition of the state apparatus. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6935" id="apparatus__30" original="E391.25a9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6934" id="apparatus__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="apparatus__32" original="E391.25ab"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="apparatus__33" original="E391.25ac"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6931" id="apparatus__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="apparatus__35" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="apparatus__36" original="E391.25ae"> a system of organs in the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-692e" id="apparatus__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-692d" id="apparatus__38" original="E867.-1e8c"><span class="x" id="apparatus__39" original="E867.-1e8b"> These apes do not have the vocal apparatus needed to make the right sounds. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-692b" id="apparatus__40" original="E867.-1e95"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-692a" id="apparatus__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="apparatus__42" original="E867.-1e89"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="apparatus__43" original="E867.-1e88"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="apparatus__44" original="E867.-1e87"> a collection of notes and other material that accompanies a text </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6926" id="apparatus__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6925" id="apparatus__46" original="E867.-1e86"><span class="x" id="apparatus__47" original="E867.-1e85"> The article is printed in full, except for some of the critical apparatus. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.41c9" id="apparatus__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apparatus" title="apparatus definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.41ca" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-e28" id="apparatus__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apparatus__50"> apparatus </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apparent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6923" id="apparent" original="E391.25cb" sum="788"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6922" id="apparent__1" original="E391.25cc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6921" id="apparent__2" original="E391.25cd"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apparent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6919" id="apparent__4" original="E391.25d2"><span class="pos" id="apparent__5" original="E391.25d3"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b6c" eid="apparent__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4727" geo="br" id="apparent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apparent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpærənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appar/apparent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appar/apparent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://apparent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4724" geo="n_am" id="apparent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apparent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpærənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appar/apparent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appar/apparent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apparent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6917" id="apparent__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6916" id="apparent__12" original="E391.25d4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6915" id="apparent__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="apparent__14" original="E391.25d6"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="apparent__15" original="E391.25d7"> easy to see or understand </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6912" id="apparent__16" original="E391.25d8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://obvious" title="obvious definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6911" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.46a9" id="apparent__17" original="E391.25d9"><span class="xh" id="apparent__18"> obvious </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-690f" id="apparent__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-690e" id="apparent__20" original="E838.-77af"><span class="x" id="apparent__21" original="E838.-77ae"> The prevalence of fantasy in Romantic literature is readily apparent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-690c" id="apparent__22" original="E865.-7c49"><span class="x" id="apparent__23" original="E865.-7c48"> These advantages are immediately apparent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-690a" id="apparent__24" original="E838.-77ac"><span class="cf" id="apparent__25" original="E838.-77ad"> it is <span class="exp" id="apparent__26"> apparent </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="apparent__27" original="E838.-77ab"> It is apparent that some diminution in the sovereignty of nation-states has accompanied globalization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6906" id="apparent__28" original="E838.-77a8"><span class="cf" id="apparent__29" original="E838.-76e3"><span class="exp" id="apparent__30"> apparent </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="apparent__31" original="E838.-77a7"> When the Spartans' weakness became apparent to their allies, democratic revolutions broke out in many cities. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6902" id="apparent__32" original="E391.25dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6901" id="apparent__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="apparent__34" original="E391.25df"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="apparent__35" original="E391.25e0"> that seems to be true, but may not be so </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68fe" id="apparent__36" original="E391.25e1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://seeming" title="seeming definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68fd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.47e8" id="apparent__37" original="E391.25e2"><span class="xh" id="apparent__38"> seeming </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68fb" id="apparent__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68fa" id="apparent__40" original="E838.-76e0"><span class="x" id="apparent__41" original="E838.-76df"> The apparent contradiction between Likert and Thurstone's conclusions can be explained. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68f8" id="apparent__42" original="E865.-7c47"><span class="x" id="apparent__43" original="E865.-7c46"> This apparent paradox has a twofold explanation:… </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="obvious__116" original="E549.-4cca" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="obvious__117" original="E549.-4cc9"><span class="h1" id="obvious__118" original="E549.-4cc8"><ul class="inline" id="obvious__119" original="E549.-4cc7"><li class="li" id="obvious__120" original="E549.-4cc6"> clear </li><li class="li" id="obvious__121" original="E549.-4cc5"> obvious </li><li class="li" id="obvious__122" original="E549.-4cc4"> apparent </li><li class="li" id="obvious__123" original="E549.-4cc3"> evident <span class="pos" id="obvious__124" original="E83b.684c"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="obvious__125" original="E549.-4cc2"> These words can all be used to say that something is easy to see or understand. </span><ul class="bullet" id="obvious__126" original="E549.-4cc1"><li class="li" id="obvious__127" original="E549.-4cc0"><span class="eb" id="obvious__128" original="E549.-4cbf"> It is </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident <span class="eb" id="obvious__129" original="E549.-4cbe"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="obvious__130" original="E549.-4cbd"><span class="eb" id="obvious__131" original="E549.-4cbc"> It is </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident <span class="eb" id="obvious__132" original="E549.-4cbb"> what/​how, etc… </span></li><li class="li" id="obvious__133" original="E549.-4cba"> to <span class="eb" id="obvious__134" original="E549.-4cb9"> make </span> something clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident </li><li class="li" id="obvious__135" original="E549.-4cb8"> to <span class="eb" id="obvious__136" original="E549.-4cb7"> make it </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent <span class="eb" id="obvious__137" original="E549.-4cb6"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="obvious__138" original="E549.-4cb5"> to <span class="eb" id="obvious__139" original="E549.-4cb4"> become/​seem </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident </li><li class="li" id="obvious__140" original="E549.-4cb1"> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident <span class="eb" id="obvious__141" original="E549.-4cb0"> to </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="obvious__142" original="E549.-4caf"> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident <span class="eb" id="obvious__143" original="E549.-4cae"> from/​in </span> something </li><li class="li" id="obvious__144" original="E549.-4cad"><span class="eb" id="obvious__145" original="E549.-4cac"> immediately </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident </li><li class="li" id="obvious__146" original="E549.-4cab"> a clear/​an obvious <span class="eb" id="obvious__147" original="E549.-4caa"> example/​reason </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="obvious__148" original="E549.-4ccb"><li class="li" id="obvious__149" original="E549.-4ca9"> These words all have almost exactly the same meaning; however, there are slight differences in how they are used. If you <span class="ei" id="obvious__150" original="E5df.-5d72"> make something clear </span> , you do so deliberately because you want people to understand something: <span class="x-gs" id="obvious__151"><span class="x-g" id="obvious__152" original="E549.-4ca3"><span class="x" id="obvious__153" original="E549.-4ca2"> The review made clear the important role of the audit committee. </span></span></span> However, if something <span class="ei" id="obvious__154" original="E5df.-5d71"> becomes clear/​obvious/​evident/​apparent </span> or <span class="ei" id="obvious__155" original="E5df.-5d70"> makes it obvious/​apparent that… </span> , it is facts or circumstances that make people realize something: <span class="x-gs" id="obvious__156"><span class="x-g" id="obvious__157" original="E549.-4c9d"><span class="x" id="obvious__158" original="E549.-4c9c"> It became evident to city leaders that a more formal approach would be beneficial. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="obvious__159" original="E549.-4c9b"> When <span class="eb" id="obvious__160" original="E549.-4c9a"> apparent </span> is used before a noun, it often suggests that something may not be true; the other words in this group do not change their meaning in this way: <span class="x-gs" id="obvious__161"><span class="x-g" id="obvious__162" original="E549.-4c99"><span class="x" id="obvious__163" original="E549.-4c98"> He resolved the apparent contradiction </span></span></span> (= it was not really a contradiction) <span class="x-gs" id="obvious__164"><span class="x-g" id="obvious__165" original="E549.-4c97"><span class="x" id="obvious__166" original="E549.-4c96"> There is an obvious contradiction here </span></span></span> (= it really is a contradiction). </li></ul></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.41fb" id="apparent__95" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apparent" title="apparent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.41fc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-dd1" id="apparent__96" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apparent__97"> apparent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apparently
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68f6" id="apparently" original="E391.25e7" sum="506"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68f5" id="apparently__1" original="E391.25e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68f4" id="apparently__2" original="E391.25e9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apparently </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68ec" id="apparently__4" original="E391.25ee"><span class="pos" id="apparently__5" original="E391.25ef"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b73" eid="apparently__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-45a4" geo="br" id="apparently__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apparently__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpærəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appar/apparently__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appar/apparently__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apparently__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-45a1" geo="n_am" id="apparently__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apparently__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpærəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appar/apparently__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appar/apparently__us_3.ogg" href="sound://apparently__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68ea" id="apparently__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68e9" id="apparently__12" original="E391.25f0"><span class="def" id="apparently__13" original="E391.25f1"> according to what you have heard or read; according to the way something appears </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68e7" id="apparently__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68e6" id="apparently__15" original="E838.-76d7"><span class="x" id="apparently__16" original="E838.-76d6"> The structure of ancient wild rabbit populations apparently remained stable until the Middle Ages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68e4" id="apparently__17" original="E838.-76d5"><span class="x" id="apparently__18" original="E838.-76d4"> The study investigated why schools in apparently similar socio-economic contexts had radically different outcomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68e2" id="apparently__19" original="E838.-76d3"><span class="x" id="apparently__20" original="E838.-76d2"> Apparently, the faults follow older planes of weaknesses in the earth's crust. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.422c" id="apparently__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apparently" title="apparently definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.422d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-d98" id="apparently__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apparently__23"> apparently </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appeal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68e0" hm="1" id="appeal1" original="E391.2613" sum="1320"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68df" id="appeal1__1" original="E391.2614"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68de" id="appeal1__2" original="E391.2615"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appeal <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68d3" id="appeal1__7" original="E391.2620"><span class="pos" id="appeal1__8" original="E391.2621"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b7a" eid="appeal1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4469" geo="br" id="appeal1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appeal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appeal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4466" geo="n_am" id="appeal1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appeal__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeal__us_2.ogg" href="sound://appeal__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68d1" id="appeal1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68d0" id="appeal1__15" original="E391.2622"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68cf" id="appeal1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appeal1__17" original="E391.2624"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appeal1__18" original="E391.2625"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appeal1__19" original="E391.2626"> a formal request to a court or to somebody in authority for a judgement or a decision to be changed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68cb" id="appeal1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68ca" id="appeal1__21" original="E867.-1d8f"><span class="cf" id="appeal1__22" original="E867.-518"><span class="exp" id="appeal1__23"> appeal </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="appeal1__24" original="E867.-1d8e"> His appeal to the High Court was dismissed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68c6" id="appeal1__25" original="E867.-519"><span class="x" id="appeal1__26" original="E867.-517"> to bring/lodge/hear/allow/reject/lose an appeal </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68c4" id="appeal1__27" original="E867.-1d8b"><span class="cf" id="appeal1__28" original="E391.262c"><span class="exp" id="appeal1__29"> appeal </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="appeal1__30" original="E867.-1d8a"> The defendant has the right of appeal against conviction and/or sentence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68c0" id="appeal1__31" original="E867.-1d8d"><span class="cf" id="appeal1__32" original="E867.-516"> on <span class="exp" id="appeal1__33"> appeal </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="appeal1__34" original="E867.-1d8c"> On final appeal to the House of Lords the decision was again reversed. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68bc" id="appeal1__35" original="E391.262d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://court-of-appeal" title="court of appeal definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68bb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3647" id="appeal1__36" original="E391.262e"><span class="xh" id="appeal1__37"> court of appeal </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68b9" id="appeal1__38" original="E391.2630"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68b8" id="appeal1__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appeal1__40" original="E391.2632"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appeal1__41" original="E391.2633"> a quality that makes somebody/something attractive or interesting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68b5" id="appeal1__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68b4" id="appeal1__43" original="E867.-1d88"><span class="x" id="appeal1__44" original="E867.-1d87"> What the party defined as socialism lacked consistent and widespread popular appeal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68b2" id="appeal1__45" original="E867.-1d86"><span class="cf" id="appeal1__46" original="E867.-515"><span class="exp" id="appeal1__47"> appeal </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="appeal1__48" original="E867.-1d85"> The prospect of multiplying the benefits per dollar spent has the appeal of good common sense. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68ae" id="appeal1__49" original="E867.-1d83"><span class="cf" id="appeal1__50" original="E867.-1d84"><span class="exp" id="appeal1__51"> appeal </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="appeal1__52" original="E867.-1d82"> Up to the beginning of Act 3, Lear has made little appeal to our sympathy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68aa" id="appeal1__53" original="E867.-1d81"><span class="x" id="appeal1__54" original="E867.-1d80"> Many believe that online registration and voting will have a special appeal to youth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68a8" id="appeal1__55" original="E391.2637"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68a7" id="appeal1__56"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appeal1__57" original="E391.2639"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appeal1__58" original="E867.-514"><span class="exp" id="appeal1__59"> appeal </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="appeal1__60" original="E391.263b"> an urgent request for money, help or information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68a2" id="appeal1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68a1" id="appeal1__62" original="E867.-1d7d"><span class="x" id="appeal1__63" original="E867.-1d7c"> On the day following the earthquake, appeals were made for tents and food. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-689f" id="appeal1__64" original="E867.-1d7f"><span class="x" id="appeal1__65" original="E867.-1d7e"> Henry had received appeals for help from the Irish Kings with whom Strongbow was at war. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4249" id="appeal1__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appeal_1" title="appeal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.424a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-d57" id="appeal1__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appeal1__68"> appeal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-689d" hm="2" id="appeal2" original="E391.2643" sum="1494"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-689c" id="appeal2__1" original="E391.2644"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-689b" id="appeal2__2" original="E391.2645"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appeal <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-688e" id="appeal2__9" original="E391.2650"><span class="pos" id="appeal2__10" original="E391.2651"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b81" eid="appeal2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4463" geo="br" id="appeal2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appeal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appeal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4460" geo="n_am" id="appeal2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appeal__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeal__us_2.ogg" href="sound://appeal__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-33fe" id="appeal2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d5b" form="root" id="appeal2__17"><span class="vp" id="appeal2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> appeal </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d5d" eid="appeal2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d5e" geo="br" id="appeal2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appeal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appeal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d61" geo="n_am" id="appeal2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appeal__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeal__us_2.ogg" href="sound://appeal__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d64" form="thirdps" id="appeal2__24"><span class="vp" id="appeal2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> appeals </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d66" eid="appeal2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d67" geo="br" id="appeal2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appeals__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeals__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appeals__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d6a" geo="n_am" id="appeal2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appeals__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeals__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appeals__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d6d" form="past" id="appeal2__31"><span class="vp" id="appeal2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> appealed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d6f" eid="appeal2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d70" geo="br" id="appeal2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appealed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appealed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appealed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d73" geo="n_am" id="appeal2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appealed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appealed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appealed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d76" form="pastpart" id="appeal2__38"><span class="vp" id="appeal2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> appealed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d78" eid="appeal2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d79" geo="br" id="appeal2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appealed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appealed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appealed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d7c" geo="n_am" id="appeal2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appealed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appealed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appealed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d7f" form="prespart" id="appeal2__45"><span class="vp" id="appeal2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> appealing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d81" eid="appeal2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d82" geo="br" id="appeal2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appealing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appealing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appealing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2d85" geo="n_am" id="appeal2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appeal2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appealing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appealing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appealing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6862" id="appeal2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6861" id="appeal2__53" original="E391.266e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6860" id="appeal2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appeal2__55" original="E391.2670"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appeal2__56" original="E391.2672"> to make a formal request to a court or to somebody in authority for a judgement or a decision to be changed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-685d" id="appeal2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-685c" id="appeal2__58" original="E867.-1751"><span class="cf" id="appeal2__59" original="E867.-171d"><span class="exp" id="appeal2__60"> appeal </span> (against something) </span><span class="x" id="appeal2__61" original="E867.-1750"> The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6858" id="appeal2__62" original="E867.-171c"><span class="x" id="appeal2__63" original="E867.-171b"> The mother successfully appealed against the grant of an injunction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6856" id="appeal2__64" original="E867.-1754"><span class="cf" id="appeal2__65" original="E867.-510"> permission/leave to <span class="exp" id="appeal2__66"> appeal </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="appeal2__67" original="E867.-1753"> The prosecution requested leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="appeal2__68" original="E391.2673" un="help"> In North American English, the form <span class="eb" id="appeal2__69" original="E391.2674"> appeal (something) (to somebody/something) </span> is usually used, without a preposition: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6850" id="appeal2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-684f" id="appeal2__71" original="E867.-50f"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-684e" id="appeal2__72"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="appeal2__73" original="E867.-50d"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="appeal2__74" original="E867.-50c"> The company appealed the decision to the General Court on a number of grounds. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-684b" id="appeal2__75" original="E391.2675"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-684a" id="appeal2__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appeal2__77" original="E391.2677"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appeal2__78" original="E391.2679"><span class="exp" id="appeal2__79"> appeal </span> to somebody </span><span class="def" id="appeal2__80" original="E391.2678"> to attract or interest somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6845" id="appeal2__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6844" id="appeal2__82" original="E867.-174d"><span class="x" id="appeal2__83" original="E867.-174c"> The products were designed to appeal to particular consumer groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6842" id="appeal2__84" original="E867.-1719"><span class="x" id="appeal2__85" original="E867.-1718"> These programmes are cheap to make and appeal to a wide section of the general public. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6840" id="appeal2__86" original="E391.267a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-683f" id="appeal2__87"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appeal2__88" original="E391.267c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appeal2__89" original="E391.267d"> to make a serious and urgent request </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-683c" id="appeal2__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-683b" id="appeal2__91" original="E867.-1749"><span class="cf" id="appeal2__92" original="E391.267e"><span class="exp" id="appeal2__93"> appeal </span> (to somebody) (for something) </span><span class="x" id="appeal2__94" original="E867.-1748"> Pilgrims visited the tomb to appeal to the saint for assistance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6837" id="appeal2__95" original="E867.-1747"><span class="cf" id="appeal2__96" original="E391.267f"><span class="exp" id="appeal2__97"> appeal </span> to somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="appeal2__98" original="E867.-1746"> Charles Nevers appealed to Louis XIII to support his claims to the inheritance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6833" id="appeal2__99" original="E391.2680"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6832" id="appeal2__100"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appeal2__101" original="E391.2682"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appeal2__102" original="E391.2683"><span class="exp" id="appeal2__103"> appeal </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="appeal2__104" original="E391.2684"> to try to persuade somebody to do something by suggesting that it is a fair, reasonable or honest thing to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-682d" id="appeal2__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-682c" id="appeal2__106" original="E867.-511"><span class="x" id="appeal2__107" original="E867.-50b"> We need to appeal to principles of justice to help resolve these disagreements. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.42c1" id="appeal2__108" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appeal_1" title="appeal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.42c2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-d57" id="appeal2__109" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appeal2__110"> appeal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appealing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-682a" id="appealing" original="E391.269a" sum="289"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6829" id="appealing__1" original="E391.269b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6828" id="appealing__2" original="E391.269c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appealing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6820" id="appealing__4" original="E391.26a3"><span class="pos" id="appealing__5" original="E391.26a4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b88" eid="appealing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4597" geo="br" id="appealing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appealing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appealing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appealing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appealing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4594" geo="n_am" id="appealing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appealing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appealing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appealing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appealing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-681e" id="appealing__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-681d" id="appealing__12" original="E391.26a5"><span class="def" id="appealing__13" original="E391.26a6"> attractive or interesting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-681b" id="appealing__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-681a" id="appealing__15" original="E867.-1713"><span class="x" id="appealing__16" original="E867.-1712"> Maps can make data more visually appealing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6818" id="appealing__17" original="E867.-170f"><span class="cf" id="appealing__18" original="E867.-504"><span class="exp" id="appealing__19"> appealing </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="appealing__20" original="E867.-170e"> Buying milk in a bottle still seems appealing to many people. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4309" id="appealing__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appealing" title="appealing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.430a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-c81" id="appealing__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appealing__23"> appealing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appear
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6814" id="appear" original="E391.26b3" sum="2181"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6813" id="appear__1" original="E391.26b4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6812" id="appear__2" original="E391.26b5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appear </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6804" id="appear__9" original="E391.26bf"><span class="pos" id="appear__10" original="E391.26c0"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b8f" eid="appear__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-422c" geo="br" id="appear__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appear__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appear__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://appear__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4229" geo="n_am" id="appear__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appear__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appear__us_2.ogg" href="sound://appear__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-33d0" id="appear__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.46a" form="root" id="appear__17"><span class="vp" id="appear__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> appear </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.46c" eid="appear__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.46d" geo="br" id="appear__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appear__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appear__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://appear__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.470" geo="n_am" id="appear__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appear__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appear__us_2.ogg" href="sound://appear__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.473" form="thirdps" id="appear__24"><span class="vp" id="appear__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> appears </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.475" eid="appear__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.476" geo="br" id="appear__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appears__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appears__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appears__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.479" geo="n_am" id="appear__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appears__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appears__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appears__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.47c" form="past" id="appear__31"><span class="vp" id="appear__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> appeared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.47e" eid="appear__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.47f" geo="br" id="appear__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appeared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appeared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.482" geo="n_am" id="appear__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appeared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appeared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.485" form="pastpart" id="appear__38"><span class="vp" id="appear__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> appeared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.487" eid="appear__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.488" geo="br" id="appear__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appeared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appeared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.48b" geo="n_am" id="appear__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appeared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appeared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appeared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.48e" form="prespart" id="appear__45"><span class="vp" id="appear__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> appearing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.490" eid="appear__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.491" geo="br" id="appear__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appearing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appearing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appearing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.494" geo="n_am" id="appear__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appear__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appearing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appearing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appearing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67d3" id="appear__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67d2" id="appear__53" original="E391.26dd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67d1" id="appear__54" original="E391.26de"><span class="pos" id="appear__55" original="E391.26df"> linking verb </span></span><span class="use" id="appear__56" original="E391.26e0"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="appear__57" original="E391.26e1"> to give the impression of being or doing something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67cd" id="appear__58" original="E391.26e2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://seem" title="seem definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67cc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4776" id="appear__59" original="E391.26e3"><span class="xh" id="appear__60"> seem </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67c9" id="appear__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67c8" id="appear__62" original="E867.-15df"><span class="cf" id="appear__63" original="E391.26e5"> + adj. </span><span class="x" id="appear__64" original="E867.-15de"> This rate appears likely to increase over subsequent years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67c5" id="appear__65" original="E867.359"><span class="x" id="appear__66" original="E867.35a"> During the first few days of treatment, many patients may appear anxious or depressed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67c3" id="appear__67" original="E867.-1395"><span class="x" id="appear__68" original="E867.-1394"> Monthly repayments often make the annual fee appear more attractive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67c1" id="appear__69" original="E867.-15da"><span class="cf" id="appear__70" original="E867.-15db"><span class="exp" id="appear__71"> appear </span> to be something </span><span class="x" id="appear__72" original="E867.-15d9"> Men and women appear to be equally at risk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.468" id="appear__73"><span class="x" id="appear__74"> It might be expected that more companies' records would be available for the postwar period, but this does not appear to be the case. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67bd" id="appear__75" original="E867.-15d8"><span class="cf" id="appear__76" original="E391.26e7"><span class="exp" id="appear__77"> appear </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="appear__78" original="E867.-15d7"> Colony size appears to play an important role in the structure and organization of these insect colonies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67b9" id="appear__79" original="E867.-15d4"><span class="cf" id="appear__80" original="E391.26e8"> it appears that… </span><span class="x" id="appear__81" original="E867.-15d3"> It appears that one of the earliest uses for the alphabet was to write down verses of poetry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67b6" id="appear__82" original="E391.26e9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67b5" id="appear__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appear__84" original="E391.26eb"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appear__85" original="E391.26ed"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="appear__86" original="E391.26ec"> to start to be seen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67b1" id="appear__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67b0" id="appear__88" original="E867.-1391"><span class="x" id="appear__89" original="E867.-1390"> Radiation fog often appears shortly after dusk on a calm evening. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67ae" id="appear__90" original="E867.-1393"><span class="x" id="appear__91" original="E867.-1392"> An arrow will appear on the screen. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67ac" id="appear__92" original="E391.26ee"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67ab" id="appear__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appear__94" original="E391.26f0"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appear__95" original="E391.26f1"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="appear__96" original="E391.26f2"> to begin to exist or be known or used for the first time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67a7" id="appear__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67a6" id="appear__98" original="E867.-15d0"><span class="x" id="appear__99" original="E867.-15cf"> In the twelfth century, Buddhist elements began to appear in the Angkor temples. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67a4" id="appear__100" original="E867.-138f"><span class="x" id="appear__101" original="E867.-138e"> When flash memories first appeared, typical capacities were 8 Mbytes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67a2" id="appear__102" original="E391.26f3"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67a1" id="appear__103"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appear__104" original="E391.26f5"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appear__105" original="E391.26f6"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="appear__106" original="E391.26f7"> to be published or broadcast; to be written or mentioned somewhere </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-679d" id="appear__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-679c" id="appear__108" original="E867.-138d"><span class="x" id="appear__109" original="E867.-138c"> Few of Wyatt's poems appeared in print in his lifetime. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-679a" id="appear__110" original="E867.-138b"><span class="x" id="appear__111" original="E867.-138a"> This article first appeared in ‘Science News’, 1954. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6798" id="appear__112" original="E867.35b"><span class="x" id="appear__113" original="E867.35c"> A sample report based on a clinical interview appears at the end of the chapter. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6796" id="appear__114" original="E391.26f8"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6795" id="appear__115"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appear__116" original="E391.26fa"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appear__117" original="E391.26fb"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="appear__118" original="E391.26fc"> to take part in a film, play, television programme, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6791" id="appear__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6790" id="appear__120" original="E867.35d"><span class="x" id="appear__121" original="E867.35e"> The minister appeared on television to announce his resignation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-678e" id="appear__122" original="E867.35f"><span class="x" id="appear__123" original="E867.360"> The actor first appeared on screen as the rough and wilful sea captain Eckersley in ‘Convoy’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-678c" id="appear__124" original="E391.2707"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-678b" id="appear__125"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appear__126" original="E391.2709"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appear__127" original="E391.270b"> to be present in court in order to give evidence, answer a charge or act as somebody's lawyer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6788" id="appear__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6787" id="appear__129" original="E867.-1383"><span class="cf" id="appear__130" original="E391.270a"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="appear__131" original="E867.-1382"> He was issued with a notice to appear at a magistrate's court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6784" id="appear__132" original="E867.-1381"><span class="cf" id="appear__133" original="E391.270f"><span class="exp" id="appear__134"> appear </span> for/on behalf of somebody </span><span class="x" id="appear__135" original="E867.-1380"> Sir Philip Miller QC appeared for the successful claimant. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6780" id="appear__136" original="E391.2711" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disappear" title="disappear definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-677f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-374b" id="appear__137" original="E391.2712"><span class="xh" id="appear__138"> disappear </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-677d" id="appear__139" original="E391.2714" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apparent" title="apparent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-677c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6923" id="appear__140" original="E391.2715"><span class="xh" id="appear__141"> apparent </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4357" id="appear__142" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appear" title="appear definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4358" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-c59" id="appear__143" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appear__144"> appear </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-677a" id="appearance" original="E391.2717" sum="1511"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6779" id="appearance__1" original="E391.2718"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6778" id="appearance__2" original="E391.2719"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appearance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-676b" id="appearance__7" original="E391.2721"><span class="pos" id="appearance__8" original="E391.2722"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b96" eid="appearance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-44cd" geo="br" id="appearance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appearance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appea/appearance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appearance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appearance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-44c9" geo="n_am" id="appearance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appearance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɪrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appea/appearance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appea/appearance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appearance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6769" id="appearance__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6768" id="appearance__15" original="E391.2723"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6767" id="appearance__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appearance__17" original="E391.2726"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appearance__18" original="E867.eff"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="appearance__19" original="E867.f00"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appearance__20" original="E391.2727"> the way that somebody/something looks on the outside </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6762" id="appearance__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6761" id="appearance__22" original="E867.45e"><span class="x" id="appearance__23" original="E867.45f"> Young people try to change their physical appearance to emulate models or celebrities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-675f" id="appearance__24" original="E4a8.-538c"><span class="x" id="appearance__25" original="E4a8.-538b"> The top mineral layer of the soil has a characteristic grey ashy appearance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-675d" id="appearance__26" original="E867.eed"><span class="cf" id="appearance__27" original="E867.eec"><span class="exp" id="appearance__28"> appearance </span> of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="appearance__29" original="E867.eee"> As the lesions heal, they fade to give the appearance of a bruise. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6759" id="appearance__30" original="E867.bca"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6758" id="appearance__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appearance__32" original="E869.7417"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appearance__33" original="E867.bcc"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="appearance__34" original="E869.7418"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appearance__35" original="E845.-7af3"><span class="exp" id="appearance__36"> appearance </span> of (doing) something </span><span class="def" id="appearance__37" original="E867.bcd"> what somebody/something seems to be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6751" id="appearance__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6750" id="appearance__39" original="E867.463"><span class="x" id="appearance__40" original="E867.464"> Despite the appearance of popular support, many ordinary people consider the systems to be unjust. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-674e" id="appearance__41" original="E867.bce"><span class="x" id="appearance__42" original="E867.bcf"> BBC's ‘Newsnight’ programme was criticized for giving the appearance of being too detached. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-674c" id="appearance__43" original="E869.741a"><span class="x" id="appearance__44" original="E869.741b"> These canyons have the appearance of being newly formed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-674a" id="appearance__45" original="E391.272d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6749" id="appearance__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appearance__47" original="E391.272f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="appearance__48" original="E391.2730"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appearance__49" original="E391.2731"> the moment at which something begins to exist or starts to be seen or used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6745" id="appearance__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6744" id="appearance__51" original="E867.468"><span class="cf" id="appearance__52" original="E845.-7af2"> make its <span class="exp" id="appearance__53"> appearance </span></span><span class="x" id="appearance__54" original="E867.469"> Land plants had made their appearance in the early Silurian period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6740" id="appearance__55" original="E867.46a"><span class="x" id="appearance__56" original="E867.46b"> At the beginning of the nineteenth century, lithography made its appearance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-673e" id="appearance__57" original="E391.2732"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-673d" id="appearance__58"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appearance__59" original="E391.2734"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appearance__60" original="E391.2735"> an act of appearing in public </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-673a" id="appearance__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6739" id="appearance__62" original="E867.ef0"><span class="x" id="appearance__63" original="E867.ef1"> The councillor made a quick round of radio and television appearances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6737" id="appearance__64" original="E867.ef2"><span class="x" id="appearance__65" original="E867.ef3"> His last public appearance was in Red Square in early November 1932. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6735" id="appearance__66" original="E391.2736"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6734" id="appearance__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appearance__68" original="E391.2738"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="appearance__69" original="E391.2739"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appearance__70" original="E867.ef4"><span class="exp" id="appearance__71"> appearance </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="appearance__72" original="E391.273a"> an act of being published or broadcast </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-672e" id="appearance__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-672d" id="appearance__74" original="E867.ef5"><span class="x" id="appearance__75" original="E867.ef6"> Scholarly interest in the writer arose after the appearance of Tagore's translation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.43c5" id="appearance__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appearance" title="appearance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.43c6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-b9c" id="appearance__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appearance__78"> appearance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appellant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-672b" id="appellant" original="E391.2777" sum="262"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-672a" id="appellant__1" original="E391.2778"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6729" id="appellant__2" original="E391.2779"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appellant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-671e" id="appellant__7" original="E391.2781"><span class="pos" id="appellant__8" original="E391.2782"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5b9f" eid="appellant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4415" geo="br" id="appellant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appellant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpelənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appel/appellant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appel/appellant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appellant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4412" geo="n_am" id="appellant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appellant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpelənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appel/appellant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appel/appellant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appellant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-671c" id="appellant__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="appellant__15" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-671a" id="appellant__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6719" id="appellant__17" original="E391.2785"><span class="def" id="appellant__18" original="E391.2786"> a person who <a class="ndv" href="entry://appeals" id="appellant__19"> appeals </a> against a decision made in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6716" id="appellant__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6715" id="appellant__21" original="E465.6373"><span class="x" id="appellant__22" original="E465.6374"> It was concluded that the appellant had been rightly convicted. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4418" id="appellant__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appellant" title="appellant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4419" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-b00" id="appellant__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appellant__25"> appellant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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append
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6713" id="append" original="E391.27c6" sum="297"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6712" id="append__1" original="E391.27c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6711" id="append__2" original="E391.27c8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> append </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6704" id="append__9" original="E391.27d2"><span class="pos" id="append__10" original="E391.27d3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ba6" eid="append__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-43b3" geo="br" id="append__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appen/append__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/append__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://append__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-43b0" geo="n_am" id="append__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appen/append__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/append__us_1.ogg" href="sound://append__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-33a2" id="append__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7212" form="root" id="append__17"><span class="vp" id="append__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> append </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7210" eid="append__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-720f" geo="br" id="append__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appen/append__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/append__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://append__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-720c" geo="n_am" id="append__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appen/append__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/append__us_1.ogg" href="sound://append__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7209" form="thirdps" id="append__24"><span class="vp" id="append__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> appends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7207" eid="append__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7206" geo="br" id="append__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appen/appends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7203" geo="n_am" id="append__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appen/appends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7200" form="past" id="append__31"><span class="vp" id="append__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> appended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71fe" eid="append__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71fd" geo="br" id="append__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appen/appended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71fa" geo="n_am" id="append__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appen/appended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71f7" form="pastpart" id="append__38"><span class="vp" id="append__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> appended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71f5" eid="append__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71f4" geo="br" id="append__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appen/appended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71f1" geo="n_am" id="append__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appen/appended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71ee" form="prespart" id="append__45"><span class="vp" id="append__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> appending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71ec" eid="append__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71eb" geo="br" id="append__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appen/appending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-71e8" geo="n_am" id="append__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="append__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appen/appending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66d8" id="append__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66d7" id="append__53" original="E391.27f0"><span class="cf" id="append__54" original="E391.27f1"><span class="exp" id="append__55"> append </span> something (to something) </span><span class="def" id="append__56" original="E391.27f4"> to add something to the end of a piece of writing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66d3" id="append__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66d2" id="append__58" original="E868.1da6"><span class="x" id="append__59" original="E868.1da7"> The results of the survey are appended to this chapter. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4463" id="append__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://append" title="append definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4464" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-aa6" id="append__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="append__62"> append </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appendix
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66d0" id="appendix" original="E391.2833" sum="567"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66cf" id="appendix__1" original="E391.2834"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66ce" id="appendix__2" original="E391.2835"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appendix </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66c2" id="appendix__8" original="E391.283e"><span class="pos" id="appendix__9" original="E391.283f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5bad" eid="appendix__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4305" geo="br" id="appendix__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appendix__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appen/appendix__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appendix__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://appendix__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4302" geo="n_am" id="appendix__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appendix__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appen/appendix__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appendix__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appendix__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66c0" id="appendix__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66bf" id="appendix__16" original="E391.2855"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66be" id="appendix__17" original="E86b.-7d8e"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66bd" form="pl" id="appendix__18"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="appendix__19" original="E86b.-7d8b"> appendices </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66bb" form="pl" id="appendix__20"><span class="if" id="appendix__21" original="E86b.-7d86"> appendixes </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="appendix__22" original="E391.2856"> a section of extra information at the end of a book, article or other document </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66b8" id="appendix__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66b7" id="appendix__24" original="E86b.-7dd3"><span class="x" id="appendix__25" original="E86b.-7dd2"> Preparation techniques are described in Appendix E. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66b5" id="appendix__26" original="E391.284c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66b4" id="appendix__27" original="E86b.-7d82"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66b3" form="pl" id="appendix__28" original="E86b.-7d81"><span class="if" id="appendix__29" original="E86b.-7d7f"> appendices </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5bae" eid="appendix__30" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-430d" geo="br" id="appendix__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appendix__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appen/appendices__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appendices__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://appendices__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4309" geo="n_am" id="appendix__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appendix__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpendɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appen/appendices__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appen/appendices__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appendices__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="appendix__35" original="E391.284d"> a small bag of <a class="ndv" href="entry://tissue" id="appendix__36"> tissue </a> that is attached to the large <a class="ndv" href="entry://intestine" id="appendix__37"> intestine </a> . In humans, the <span class="dh" id="appendix__38" original="E391.2854"> appendix </span> has no clear function. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66a7" id="appendix__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66a6" id="appendix__40" original="E86b.-7dd5"><span class="x" id="appendix__41" original="E86b.-7dd4"> The treatment of acute appendicitis is surgical removal of the appendix. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.447f" id="appendix__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appendix" title="appendix definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4480" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-a31" id="appendix__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appendix__44"> appendix </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appetite
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66a4" id="appetite" original="E391.2887" sum="541"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66a3" id="appetite__1" original="E391.2888"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66a2" id="appetite__2" original="E391.2889"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appetite </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6697" id="appetite__7" original="E391.2891"><span class="pos" id="appetite__8" original="E391.2892"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5bbd" eid="appetite__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4222" geo="br" id="appetite__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appetite__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæpɪtaɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appet/appetite__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appet/appetite__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appetite__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-421f" geo="n_am" id="appetite__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appetite__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæpɪtaɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appet/appetite__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appet/appetite__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appetite__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6695" id="appetite__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6694" id="appetite__15" original="E391.2893"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6693" id="appetite__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appetite__17" original="E391.2895"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appetite__18" original="E391.2896"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="appetite__19" original="E391.2897"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appetite__20" original="E391.2898"> physical desire for food </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-668e" id="appetite__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-668d" id="appetite__22" original="E4c7.-5b2"><span class="x" id="appetite__23" original="E4c7.-5b1"> Patients may complain of a loss of appetite. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-668b" id="appetite__24" original="E4c7.-5af"><span class="cf" id="appetite__25" original="E4c7.-5b0"><span class="exp" id="appetite__26"> appetite </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="appetite__27" original="E4c7.-5ae"> Physiological factors can influence an individual's appetite for food. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6687" id="appetite__28" original="E391.2899"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6686" id="appetite__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appetite__30" original="E391.289b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appetite__31" original="E391.289d"><span class="exp" id="appetite__32"> appetite </span> for something </span><span class="def" id="appetite__33" original="E391.289c"> a strong desire for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6681" id="appetite__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6680" id="appetite__35" original="E4c7.-5ad"><span class="x" id="appetite__36" original="E4c7.-5ac"> The more developed areas of the world are a leading cause of deforestation because of their enormous appetite for tropical timber. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44b1" id="appetite__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appetite" title="appetite definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44b2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-9c9" id="appetite__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appetite__39"> appetite </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appliance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-667e" id="appliance" original="E391.29a0" sum="308"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-667d" id="appliance__1" original="E391.29a1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-667c" id="appliance__2" original="E391.29a2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appliance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6671" id="appliance__7" original="E391.29aa"><span class="pos" id="appliance__8" original="E391.29ab"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5bc4" eid="appliance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-404b" geo="br" id="appliance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appliance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/appliance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/appliance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appliance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-4048" geo="n_am" id="appliance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appliance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/appliance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/appliance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appliance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-666f" id="appliance__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-666e" id="appliance__15" original="E391.29ac"><span class="def" id="appliance__16" original="E391.29ad"> a machine that is designed to do a particular thing, especially in the home </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-666c" id="appliance__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-666b" id="appliance__18" original="E834.5b36"><span class="x" id="appliance__19" original="E834.5b37"> The coming of electrical appliances gave electricity a boost in households and offices. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44db" id="appliance__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appliance" title="appliance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44dc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-824" id="appliance__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appliance__22"> appliance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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applicable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6669" id="applicable" original="E391.29ae" sum="496"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6668" id="applicable__1" original="E391.29af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6667" id="applicable__2" original="E391.29b0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> applicable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-665a" id="applicable__4" original="E391.29b8"><span class="pos" id="applicable__5" original="E391.29b9"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5bcb" eid="applicable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.3fbf" geo="br" id="applicable__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="applicable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplɪkəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/applicable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://applicable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.3fc2" geo="br" id="applicable__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="applicable__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæplɪkəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/applicable__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicable__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://applicable__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.3fc5" geo="n_am" id="applicable__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="applicable__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæplɪkəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/applicable__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicable__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://applicable__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.3fc8" geo="n_am" id="applicable__13" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="applicable__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplɪkəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/applicable__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicable__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://applicable__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6658" id="applicable__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="applicable__16" original="E391.29bb"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6656" id="applicable__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6655" id="applicable__18" original="E391.29bc"><span class="def" id="applicable__19" original="E391.29bd"> true about or appropriate to a particular situation, group of people, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6653" id="applicable__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6652" id="applicable__21" original="E834.5b38"><span class="x" id="applicable__22" original="E834.5b39"> Hofstede provided a universally applicable framework for classifying cultural patterns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6650" id="applicable__23" original="E834.5b3a"><span class="cf" id="applicable__24" original="E391.29c1"><span class="exp" id="applicable__25"> applicable </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="applicable__26" original="E834.5b3b"> Scholars cannot agree on whether there is a common definition applicable to all forms of Romanticism. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-664c" id="applicable__27" original="E391.29be" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://relevant" title="relevant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-664b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-4246" id="applicable__28" original="E391.29bf"><span class="xh" id="applicable__29"> relevant </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6649" id="applicable__30"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6648" id="applicable__31" original="E829.-5f52"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6647" id="applicable__32"><span class="dr" id="applicable__33" original="E829.-5f51"> applicability </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-663a" id="applicable__34" original="E829.-5f4a"><span class="pos" id="applicable__35" original="E829.-5f49"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5bcc" eid="applicable__36" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.3fcb" geo="br" id="applicable__37" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="applicable__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌplɪkəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/applicability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://applicability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.3fce" geo="br" id="applicable__39" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="applicable__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæplɪkəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/applicability__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicability__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://applicability__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.3fd2" geo="n_am" id="applicable__41" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="applicable__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæplɪkəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/applicability__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicability__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://applicability__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.3fd6" geo="n_am" id="applicable__43" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="applicable__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌplɪkəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/applicability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://applicability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6638" id="applicable__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="applicable__46" original="E829.-5f47"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6636" id="applicable__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6635" id="applicable__48" original="E829.-5f45"><span class="cf" id="applicable__49" original="E829.-5f46"><span class="exp"> applicability </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="applicable__50" original="E829.-5f44"> Further case studies are needed in order to test the wider applicability of these arguments. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44f9" id="applicable__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://applicable" title="applicable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44fa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-802" id="applicable__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="applicable__53"> applicable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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applicant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6632" id="applicant" original="E391.29ce" sum="502"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6631" id="applicant__1" original="E391.29cf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6630" id="applicant__2" original="E391.29d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> applicant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6625" id="applicant__7" original="E391.29d8"><span class="pos" id="applicant__8" original="E391.29d9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5be7" eid="applicant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3f43" geo="br" id="applicant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="applicant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæplɪkənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/applicant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://applicant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3f40" geo="n_am" id="applicant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="applicant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæplɪkənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/applicant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applicant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://applicant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6623" id="applicant__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6622" id="applicant__15" original="E391.29da"><span class="def" id="applicant__16" original="E391.29dc"> a person who makes a formal request for something such as a job </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6620" id="applicant__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-661f" id="applicant__18" original="E442.-95a"><span class="x" id="applicant__19" original="E442.-959"> Across all countries, these firms reported using just under five test types to evaluate job applicants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-661d" id="applicant__20" original="E442.-958"><span class="cf" id="applicant__21" original="E391.29db"><span class="exp" id="applicant__22"> applicant </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="applicant__23" original="E442.-957"> From 2002, applicants for British citizenship were required to pass an English language test. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="applicant__24" original="E834.5b56" un="help"> In law, an <span class="eb" id="applicant__25" original="E86c.-2963"> applicant </span> is somebody who makes a formal request to a court. </span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4534" id="applicant__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://applicant" title="applicant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4535" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7d7" id="applicant__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="applicant__28"> applicant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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application
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6617" id="application" original="E391.29dd" sum="1883"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6616" id="application__1" original="E391.29de"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6615" id="application__2" original="E391.29df"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> application </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6607" id="application__7" original="E391.29e7"><span class="pos" id="application__8" original="E391.29e8"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5bee" eid="application__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4148" geo="br" id="application__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="application__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/application__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/application__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://application__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-4145" geo="n_am" id="application__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="application__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/application__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/application__us_2.ogg" href="sound://application__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6605" id="application__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6604" id="application__15" original="E391.29f0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6603" id="application__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="application__17" original="E391.29f2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="application__18" original="E391.29f3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="application__19" original="E391.29f5"> the use of something such as an idea, method, rule, etc.; a use that something has </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65ff" id="application__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65fe" id="application__21" original="E85c.-7c09"><span class="cf" id="application__22" original="E391.29f4"><span class="exp" id="application__23"> application </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="application__24" original="E85c.-7c08"> The successful application of ideas has been recognized within industry as the primary source of its development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65fa" id="application__25" original="E442.-956"><span class="x" id="application__26" original="E442.-955"> A variety of practical applications of these emulsions are examined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65f8" id="application__27" original="E85c.-7c4b"><span class="cf" id="application__28" original="E85c.-7c4c"><span class="exp" id="application__29"> application </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="application__30" original="E85c.-7c4a"> Spatial analysis has many potential applications for political research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65f4" id="application__31" original="E442.-954"><span class="cf" id="application__32" original="E85c.-7c49"><span class="exp" id="application__33"> application </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="application__34" original="E442.-953"> Mearsheimer believes that his argument has general application to all places at all times. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65f0" id="application__35" original="E85c.-7c2d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="application__36"> adjective + application </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65ee" id="application__37"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65ed" id="application__38" original="E85c.-7c2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65ec" id="application__39"><span class="coll" id="application__40" original="E85c.-7c2a"> practical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65ea" id="application__41" original="E85c.-7c29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65e9" id="application__42"><span class="coll" id="application__43" original="E85c.-7c28"> successful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65e7" id="application__44" original="E85c.-7c27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65e6" id="application__45"><span class="coll" id="application__46" original="E85c.-7c26"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65e4" id="application__47" original="E85c.-7c25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65e3" id="application__48"><span class="coll" id="application__49" original="E85c.-7c24"> widespread </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65e1" id="application__50"><span class="coll" id="application__51" original="E85c.-7c23"> wide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65df" id="application__52" original="E85c.-7c22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65de" id="application__53"><span class="coll" id="application__54" original="E85c.-7c21"> universal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65dc" id="application__55" original="E85c.-7c20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65db" id="application__56"><span class="coll" id="application__57" original="E85c.-7c1f"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65d9" id="application__58" original="E85c.-7c1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65d8" id="application__59"><span class="coll" id="application__60" original="E85c.-7c1d"> specific </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65d6" id="application__61"><span class="coll" id="application__62" original="E85c.-7c1b"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65d4" id="application__63" original="E85c.-7c1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65d3" id="application__64"><span class="coll" id="application__65" original="E85c.-7c19"> straightforward </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65d1" id="application__66" original="E85c.-7c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65d0" id="application__67"><span class="coll" id="application__68" original="E85c.-7c17"> strict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65ce" id="application__69" original="E85c.-7c16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65cd" id="application__70"><span class="coll" id="application__71" original="E85c.-7c15"> uniform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65cb" id="application__72" original="E85c.-7c14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65ca" id="application__73"><span class="coll" id="application__74" original="E85c.-7c13"> correct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65c8" id="application__75" original="E85c.-7c12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65c7" id="application__76"><span class="coll" id="application__77" original="E85c.-7c11"> commercial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65c5" id="application__78" original="E85c.-7c10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65c4" id="application__79"><span class="coll" id="application__80" original="E85c.-7c0f"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65c2" id="application__81" original="E442.-94c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65c1" id="application__82"><span class="coll" id="application__83" original="E442.-94b"> clinical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65bf" id="application__84" original="E85c.-7c0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65be" id="application__85"><span class="coll" id="application__86" original="E85c.-7c0d"> biomedical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65bc" id="application__87" original="E85c.-7c0a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65bb" id="application__88" original="E85c.-7c07"><span class="x" id="application__89" original="E85c.-7c06"> As described before, carbon nanotubes hold great potential for a variety of industrial applications. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65b9" id="application__90" original="E85c.-7ba7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="application__91"> verb + application </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65b7" id="application__92"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65b6" id="application__93" original="E85c.-7ba5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65b5" id="application__94"><span class="coll" id="application__95" original="E85c.-7ba4"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65b3" id="application__96" original="E85c.-7ba3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65b2" id="application__97"><span class="coll" id="application__98" original="E85c.-7ba2"> find </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65b0" id="application__99" original="E85c.-7ba1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65af" id="application__100"><span class="coll" id="application__101" original="E85c.-7ba0"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65ad" id="application__102"><span class="coll" id="application__103" original="E85c.-7b9f"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65ab" id="application__104" original="E85c.-7b9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65aa" id="application__105"><span class="coll" id="application__106" original="E85c.-7b9d"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65a8" id="application__107" original="E85c.-7b9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65a7" id="application__108"><span class="coll" id="application__109" original="E85c.-7b9b"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65a5" id="application__110" original="E85c.-7b9a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65a4" id="application__111" original="E85c.-7b99"><span class="x" id="application__112" original="E85c.-7b98"> Embryonic stem cells may present problems with rejection, limiting their clinical application. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65a2" id="application__113" original="E85c.-7bf6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="application__114"> application of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65a0" id="application__115"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-659f" id="application__116" original="E85c.-7bf4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-659e" id="application__117"><span class="coll" id="application__118" original="E85c.-7bf3"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-659c" id="application__119" original="E85c.-7bf2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-659b" id="application__120"><span class="coll" id="application__121" original="E85c.-7bf1"> law </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6599" id="application__122"><span class="coll" id="application__123" original="E85c.-7bf0"> legislation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6597" id="application__124" original="E85c.-7bef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6596" id="application__125"><span class="coll" id="application__126" original="E85c.-7bee"> provision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6594" id="application__127" original="E85c.-7bed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6593" id="application__128"><span class="coll" id="application__129" original="E85c.-7bec"> rule </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6591" id="application__130" original="E85c.-7beb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6590" id="application__131"><span class="coll" id="application__132" original="E85c.-7bea"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-658e" id="application__133" original="E85c.-7be9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-658d" id="application__134"><span class="coll" id="application__135" original="E85c.-7be8"> doctrine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span 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original="E85c.-7be2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6582" id="application__145"><span class="coll" id="application__146" original="E85c.-7be1"> criterion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6580" id="application__147" original="E85c.-7be0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-657f" id="application__148"><span class="coll" id="application__149" original="E85c.-7bdf"> technique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-657d" id="application__150" original="E85c.-7bde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-657c" id="application__151"><span class="coll" id="application__152" original="E85c.-7bdd"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-657a" id="application__153" original="E85c.-7bdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6579" id="application__154"><span class="coll" id="application__155" original="E85c.-7bdb"> technology </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6577" id="application__156"><span class="coll" id="application__157" original="E85c.-7bda"> science </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6575" id="application__158" original="E85c.-7bd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6574" id="application__159"><span class="coll" id="application__160" original="E85c.-7bd8"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6572" id="application__161" original="E85c.-7bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6571" id="application__162"><span class="coll" id="application__163" original="E85c.-7bd6"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-656f" id="application__164" original="E85c.-7bd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-656e" id="application__165"><span class="coll" id="application__166" original="E85c.-7bd2"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-656c" id="application__167" original="E85c.-7bd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-656b" id="application__168"><span class="coll" id="application__169" original="E85c.-7bd0"> concept </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6569" id="application__170" original="E85c.-7bcf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6568" id="application__171" original="E85c.-7bcc"><span class="x" id="application__172" original="E85c.-7bcb"> Research, development and application of low-carbon technologies are crucial to achieving a sustainable fuel economy. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6566" id="application__173" original="E391.29e9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6565" id="application__174"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="application__175" original="E391.29eb"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="application__176" original="E391.29ed"> a formal (often written) request to an organization or authority for something, such as a job or permission to do something, or to join a group </span><span class="x-gs" 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application </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="application__187" original="E85c.-7c41"> There has been a rising trend in the number of applications to employment tribunals. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6557" id="application__188" original="E85c.-7c03" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="application__189"> noun + application </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6555" id="application__190"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6554" id="application__191" original="E442.-94a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6553" id="application__192"><span class="coll" id="application__193" original="E442.-949"> job </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6551" id="application__194" original="E85c.-7c01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6550" id="application__195"><span class="coll" id="application__196" original="E85c.-7c00"> grant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-654e" id="application__197" original="E85c.-7bff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-654d" id="application__198"><span class="coll" id="application__199" original="E85c.-7bfe"> asylum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-654b" id="application__200" original="E85c.-7bfd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-654a" id="application__201"><span class="coll" id="application__202" original="E85c.-7bfc"> patent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6548" id="application__203" original="E85c.-7bfb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6547" id="application__204" original="E85c.-7bfa"><span class="x" id="application__205" original="E85c.-7bf9"> According to the UN, there were 2.4 million asylum applications in Europe between 1991 and 1995. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6545" id="application__206" original="E85c.-7bc8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="application__207"> verb + application </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6543" id="application__208"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6542" id="application__209" original="E85c.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6541" id="application__210"><span class="coll" id="application__211" original="E85c.-7bc5"> make 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id="application__220"><span class="coll" id="application__221" original="E85c.-7bbe"> grant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6535" id="application__222"><span class="coll" id="application__223" original="E85c.-7bbd"> accept </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6533" id="application__224"><span class="coll" id="application__225" original="E85c.-7bbb"> approve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6531" id="application__226" original="E85c.-7bba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6530" id="application__227"><span class="coll" id="application__228" original="E85c.-7bb9"> oppose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-652e" id="application__229" original="E85c.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-652d" id="application__230"><span class="coll" id="application__231" original="E85c.-7baf"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-652b" id="application__232"><span class="coll" id="application__233" original="E85c.-7bae"> refuse </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6529" id="application__234"><span class="coll" id="application__235" original="E85c.-7bad"> dismiss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6527" id="application__236" original="E85c.-7bb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6526" id="application__237"><span class="coll" id="application__238" original="E85c.-7bb7"> withdraw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6524" id="application__239" original="E85c.-7bb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6523" id="application__240"><span class="coll" id="application__241" original="E85c.-7bb5"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6521" id="application__242"><span class="coll" id="application__243" original="E85c.-7bb4"> hear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-651f" id="application__244" original="E85c.-7bb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-651e" id="application__245"><span class="coll" id="application__246" original="E85c.-7bb2"> process </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-651c" id="application__247"><span class="coll" id="application__248" original="E85c.-7bb1"> handle </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-651a" id="application__249" original="E85c.-7bac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6519" id="application__250" original="E85c.-7bab"><span class="x" id="application__251" original="E85c.-7baa"> After submitting the outline planning application in 1993, the company was granted planning consent in 2001. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6517" id="application__252" original="E85c.-7ba9"><span class="x" id="application__253" original="E85c.-7ba8"> If the claims are drawn too broadly, the patent application may be rejected. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6515" id="application__254" original="E391.29ff"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6514" id="application__255"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="application__256" original="E391.2a01"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="application__257" original="E391.2a03"> a program or piece of software designed to do a particular job </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6511" id="application__258"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6510" id="application__259" original="E442.-950"><span class="x" id="application__260" original="E442.-94f"> Hundreds of software applications are now available to help implement these processes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-650e" id="application__261" original="E391.2a07"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-650d" id="application__262"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="application__263" original="E85c.-7c3e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="application__264" original="E391.2a09"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="application__265" original="E85c.-7c3d"><span class="exp" id="application__266"> application </span> (of something) (to something) </span><span class="def" id="application__267" original="E391.2a0b"> the use of something to produce a particular physical effect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6507" id="application__268"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6506" id="application__269" original="E85c.-7c3c"><span class="x" id="application__270" original="E85c.-7c3b"> Fatigue refers to the failure or decay of mechanical properties after repeated applications of stress. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6504" id="application__271" original="E442.-94e"><span class="x" id="application__272" original="E442.-94d"> Application of pressure to water encourages the formation of the liquid phase. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6502" id="application__273" original="E85c.-7c38"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6501" id="application__274"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="application__275" original="E85c.-7c36"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="application__276" original="E85c.-7c35"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="application__277" original="E85c.-7c34"><span class="exp" id="application__278"> application </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="application__279" original="E85c.-7c33"> the action of putting or spreading something onto a surface or object 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class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f80" id="application__288" original="E85c.-7c2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f81" id="application__289" original="E85c.-7c2a"><span class="coll" id="application__290"> practical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f83" id="application__291" original="E85c.-7c29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f84" id="application__292" original="E85c.-7c28"><span class="coll" id="application__293"> successful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f86" id="application__294" original="E85c.-7c27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4f87" id="application__295" original="E85c.-7c26"><span class="coll" id="application__296"> potential </span></span></span><span 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</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fbd" id="application__349" original="E85c.-7bff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fbe" id="application__350" original="E85c.-7bfe"><span class="coll" id="application__351"> asylum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fc0" id="application__352" original="E85c.-7bfd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fc1" id="application__353" original="E85c.-7bfc"><span class="coll" id="application__354"> patent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fc3" id="application__355" original="E85c.-7bfb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fc4" id="application__356" original="E85c.-7bfa"><span class="x" id="application__357" original="E85c.-7bf9"> According 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original="E85c.-7ba2"><span class="coll" id="application__366"> find </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fcf" id="application__367" original="E85c.-7ba1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fd0" id="application__368" original="E85c.-7ba0"><span class="coll" id="application__369"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fd2" id="application__370" original="E85c.-7b9f"><span class="coll" id="application__371"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fd4" id="application__372" original="E85c.-7b9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fd5" id="application__373" original="E85c.-7b9d"><span class="coll" id="application__374"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • 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dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fdf" id="application__383" original="E85c.-7bc5"><span class="coll" id="application__384"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fe1" id="application__385" original="E85c.-7bc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fe2" id="application__386" original="E85c.-7bc3"><span class="coll" id="application__387"> submit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fe4" id="application__388" original="E85c.-7bc1"><span class="coll" id="application__389"> lodge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fe6" id="application__390" original="E85c.-7bc0"><span class="coll" id="application__391"> file </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" 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id="application__401"> oppose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ff2" id="application__402" original="E85c.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ff3" id="application__403" original="E85c.-7baf"><span class="coll" id="application__404"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ff5" id="application__405" original="E85c.-7bae"><span class="coll" id="application__406"> refuse </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ff7" id="application__407" original="E85c.-7bad"><span class="coll" id="application__408"> dismiss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ff9" id="application__409" original="E85c.-7bb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ffa" id="application__410" original="E85c.-7bb7"><span class="coll" id="application__411"> withdraw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ffc" id="application__412" original="E85c.-7bb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ffd" id="application__413" original="E85c.-7bb5"><span class="coll" id="application__414"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4fff" id="application__415" original="E85c.-7bb4"><span class="coll" id="application__416"> hear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5001" id="application__417" original="E85c.-7bb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5002" id="application__418" original="E85c.-7bb2"><span 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dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.500b" id="application__427" original="E85c.-7bf8"><span class="shcut" id="application__428" original="E85c.-7bf7"> application of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.500d" id="application__429" original="E85c.-7bf6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.500e" id="application__430" original="E85c.-7bf4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.500f" id="application__431" original="E85c.-7bf3"><span class="coll" id="application__432"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5011" id="application__433" original="E85c.-7bf2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5012" id="application__434" original="E85c.-7bf1"><span class="coll" id="application__435"> law </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5014" id="application__436" original="E85c.-7bf0"><span class="coll" id="application__437"> legislation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5016" id="application__438" original="E85c.-7bef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5017" id="application__439" original="E85c.-7bee"><span class="coll" id="application__440"> provision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5019" id="application__441" original="E85c.-7bed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.501a" id="application__442" original="E85c.-7bec"><span class="coll" id="application__443"> rule </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.501c" id="application__444" original="E85c.-7beb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.501d" id="application__445" original="E85c.-7bea"><span class="coll" id="application__446"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.501f" id="application__447" original="E85c.-7be9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5020" id="application__448" original="E85c.-7be8"><span class="coll" id="application__449"> doctrine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5022" id="application__450" original="E85c.-7be7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5023" id="application__451" original="E85c.-7be6"><span class="coll" id="application__452"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5025" id="application__453" original="E85c.-7be5"><span class="coll" id="application__454"> methodology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5027" id="application__455" original="E85c.-7be4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5028" id="application__456" original="E85c.-7be3"><span class="coll" id="application__457"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.502a" id="application__458" original="E85c.-7be2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.502b" id="application__459" original="E85c.-7be1"><span class="coll" id="application__460"> criterion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.502d" id="application__461" original="E85c.-7be0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.502e" id="application__462" original="E85c.-7bdf"><span class="coll" id="application__463"> technique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5030" id="application__464" original="E85c.-7bde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5031" id="application__465" original="E85c.-7bdd"><span class="coll" id="application__466"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5033" id="application__467" original="E85c.-7bdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5034" id="application__468" original="E85c.-7bdb"><span class="coll" id="application__469"> technology </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5036" id="application__470" original="E85c.-7bda"><span class="coll" id="application__471"> science </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5038" id="application__472" original="E85c.-7bd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5039" id="application__473" original="E85c.-7bd8"><span class="coll" id="application__474"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.503b" id="application__475" original="E85c.-7bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.503c" id="application__476" original="E85c.-7bd6"><span class="coll" id="application__477"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.503e" id="application__478" original="E85c.-7bd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.503f" id="application__479" original="E85c.-7bd2"><span class="coll" id="application__480"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5041" id="application__481" original="E85c.-7bd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5042" id="application__482" original="E85c.-7bd0"><span class="coll" id="application__483"> concept </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5044" id="application__484" original="E85c.-7bcf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5045" id="application__485" original="E85c.-7bcc"><span class="x" id="application__486" original="E85c.-7bcb"> Research, development and application of low-carbon technologies are crucial to achieving a sustainable fuel economy. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4556" id="application__487" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://application" title="application definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4557" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7bc" id="application__488" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="application__489"> application </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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applied
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64f8" id="applied" original="E391.2a1a" sum="323"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64f7" id="applied__1" original="E391.2a1b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64f6" id="applied__2" original="E391.2a1c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> applied </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64ee" id="applied__4" original="E391.2a23"><span class="pos" id="applied__5" original="E391.2a24"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5bf5" eid="applied__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3e99" geo="br" id="applied__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="applied__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/applied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://applied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3e96" geo="n_am" id="applied__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="applied__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/applied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://applied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64ec" id="applied__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="applied__12" original="E391.2a26"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64ea" id="applied__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64e9" id="applied__14" original="E391.2a27"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64e8" id="applied__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="applied__16" original="E391.2a28"> especially of a subject of study </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="applied__17" original="E391.2a29"> used in a practical way; not <a class="ndv" href="entry://theoretical" id="applied__18"> theoretical </a> . </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64e4" id="applied__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64e3" id="applied__20" original="E442.-931"><span class="x" id="applied__21" original="E442.-930"> Applied research is that which is undertaken for a practical purpose. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64e1" id="applied__22" original="E442.-92f"><span class="x" id="applied__23" original="E442.-92e"> applied linguistics/science/mathematics </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64df" id="applied__24" original="E391.2a2d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://pure" title="pure definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64de" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.5d02" id="applied__25" original="E391.2a2e"><span class="xh" id="applied__26"> pure </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4675" id="applied__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://applied" title="applied definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4676" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-72e" id="applied__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="applied__29"> applied </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apply
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64db" id="apply" original="E391.2a5a" sum="2187"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64da" id="apply__1" original="E391.2a5b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64d9" id="apply__2" original="E391.2a5c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apply </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64cc" id="apply__9" original="E391.2a66"><span class="pos" id="apply__10" original="E391.2a67"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5bfc" eid="apply__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d10" geo="br" id="apply__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/apply/apply__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/apply/apply__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apply__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d0d" geo="n_am" id="apply__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/apply/apply__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/apply/apply__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apply__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3374" id="apply__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d3d" form="root" id="apply__17"><span class="vp" id="apply__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> apply </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d3b" eid="apply__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d3a" geo="br" id="apply__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/apply/apply__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/apply/apply__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apply__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d37" geo="n_am" id="apply__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/apply/apply__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/apply/apply__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apply__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d34" form="thirdps" id="apply__24"><span class="vp" id="apply__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> applies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d32" eid="apply__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d31" geo="br" id="apply__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/applies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://applies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d2e" geo="n_am" id="apply__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/applies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://applies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d2b" form="past" id="apply__31"><span class="vp" id="apply__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> applied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d29" eid="apply__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d28" geo="br" id="apply__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/applied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://applied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d25" geo="n_am" id="apply__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/applied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://applied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d22" form="pastpart" id="apply__38"><span class="vp" id="apply__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> applied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d20" eid="apply__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d1f" geo="br" id="apply__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appli/applied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://applied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d1c" geo="n_am" id="apply__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appli/applied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appli/applied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://applied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d19" form="prespart" id="apply__45"><span class="vp" id="apply__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> applying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d17" eid="apply__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d16" geo="br" id="apply__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/apply/applying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/apply/applying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://applying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3d13" geo="n_am" id="apply__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apply__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈplaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/apply/applying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/apply/applying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://applying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6497" id="apply__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6496" id="apply__53" original="E391.2a9d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6495" id="apply__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="apply__55" original="E391.2a9f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="apply__56" original="E391.2aa1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="apply__57" original="E391.2aa2"> to concern or be relevant to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6491" id="apply__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6490" id="apply__59" original="E442.-904"><span class="x" id="apply__60" original="E442.-903"> In different situations, different rules apply. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-648e" id="apply__61" original="E442.-902"><span class="cf" id="apply__62" original="E391.2aa3"><span class="exp" id="apply__63"> apply </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="apply__64" original="E442.-901"> The same principle could apply to other situations. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-648a" id="apply__65" original="E853.-6e8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__66"> noun + apply </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6488" id="apply__67"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6487" id="apply__68" original="E853.-6e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6486" id="apply__69"><span class="coll" id="apply__70" original="E853.-6e88"> rule </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6484" id="apply__71" original="E853.-6e87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6483" id="apply__72"><span class="coll" id="apply__73" original="E853.-6e86"> law </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6481" id="apply__74" original="E853.-6e85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6480" id="apply__75"><span class="coll" id="apply__76" original="E853.-6e84"> theorem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-647e" id="apply__77" original="E853.-6e83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-647d" id="apply__78"><span class="coll" id="apply__79" original="E853.-6e82"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-647b" id="apply__80" original="E853.-6e81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-647a" id="apply__81"><span class="coll" id="apply__82" original="E853.-6e80"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6478" id="apply__83" original="E853.-6e7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6477" id="apply__84"><span class="coll" id="apply__85" original="E853.-6e7e"> consideration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6475" id="apply__86" original="E853.-6e7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6474" id="apply__87"><span class="coll" id="apply__88" original="E853.-6e7c"> exception </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6472" id="apply__89" original="E853.-6e7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6471" id="apply__90"><span class="coll" id="apply__91" original="E853.-6e7a"> provision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-646f" id="apply__92" original="E853.-6e79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-646e" id="apply__93"><span class="coll" id="apply__94" original="E853.-6e78"> Act </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-646c" id="apply__95" original="E853.-6e75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-646b" id="apply__96" original="E4d9.1c30"><span class="x" id="apply__97" original="E4d9.1c31"> Boyle's law applies to all gases regardless of their chemical identity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6469" id="apply__98" original="E853.-6e74"><span class="x" id="apply__99" original="E853.-6e73"> If light is reflected from the surface of a material, the same argument applies. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6467" id="apply__100" original="E853.-6e6f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__101"> apply + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6465" id="apply__102"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6464" id="apply__103" original="E853.-6e6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6463" id="apply__104"><span class="coll" id="apply__105" original="E853.-6e6d"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6461" id="apply__106" original="E853.-6e6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6460" id="apply__107"><span class="coll" id="apply__108" original="E853.-6e69"> globally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-645e" id="apply__109" original="E853.-6e68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-645d" id="apply__110"><span class="coll" id="apply__111" original="E853.-6e67"> universally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-645b" id="apply__112" original="E853.-6e62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-645a" id="apply__113"><span class="coll" id="apply__114" original="E853.-6e61"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6458" id="apply__115" original="E853.-6e66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6457" id="apply__116"><span class="coll" id="apply__117" original="E853.-6e65"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6455" id="apply__118" original="E853.-6e6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6454" id="apply__119"><span class="coll" id="apply__120" original="E853.-6e6b"> uniformly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6452" id="apply__121" original="E853.-6e64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6451" id="apply__122"><span class="coll" id="apply__123" original="E853.-6e63"> differently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-644f" id="apply__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-644e" id="apply__125" original="E853.-6e5f"><span class="x" id="apply__126" original="E853.-6e5e"> The laws of thermodynamics apply universally to all energy transactions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-644c" id="apply__127" original="E853.-6e5b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__128"> apply + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-644a" id="apply__129"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6449" id="apply__130" original="E853.-6e59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6448" id="apply__131"><span class="coll" id="apply__132" original="E853.-6e58"> equally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6446" id="apply__133" original="E853.-6e55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6445" id="apply__134"><span class="coll" id="apply__135" original="E853.-6e54"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6443" id="apply__136" original="E853.-6e57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6442" id="apply__137"><span class="coll" id="apply__138" original="E853.-6e56"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6440" id="apply__139" original="E853.-6e53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-643f" id="apply__140"><span class="coll" id="apply__141" original="E853.-6e52"> particularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-643d" id="apply__142" original="E853.-6e51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-643c" id="apply__143"><span class="coll" id="apply__144" original="E853.-6e50"> exclusively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-643a" id="apply__145" original="E853.-6e4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6439" id="apply__146"><span class="coll" id="apply__147" original="E853.-6e4e"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6437" id="apply__148"><span class="coll" id="apply__149" original="E853.-6e4c"> mainly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6435" id="apply__150" original="E853.-6e49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6434" id="apply__151" original="E853.-6e48"><span class="x" id="apply__152" original="E853.-6e47"> The following minor treatments apply equally to adults and children. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6432" id="apply__153" original="E853.-6e38" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__154"> adverb + apply </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6430" id="apply__155"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-642f" id="apply__156" original="E853.-6e37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-642e" id="apply__157"><span class="coll" id="apply__158" original="E853.-6e36"> also </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-642c" id="apply__159" original="E853.-6e35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-642b" id="apply__160"><span class="coll" id="apply__161" original="E853.-6e34"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6429" id="apply__162" original="E853.-6e33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6428" id="apply__163"><span class="coll" id="apply__164" original="E853.-6e32"> currently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6426" id="apply__165" original="E853.-6e31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6425" id="apply__166"><span class="coll" id="apply__167" original="E853.-6e30"> then </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6423" id="apply__168" original="E853.-6e2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6422" id="apply__169"><span class="coll" id="apply__170" original="E853.-6e2e"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6420" id="apply__171" original="E853.-6e2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-641f" id="apply__172"><span class="coll" id="apply__173" original="E853.-6e2c"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-641d" id="apply__174" original="E853.-6e2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-641c" id="apply__175"><span class="coll" id="apply__176" original="E853.-6e2a"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-641a" id="apply__177"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6419" id="apply__178" original="E853.-6e28"><span class="x" id="apply__179" original="E853.-6e27"> Despite some exceptions, US anti-discrimination laws generally apply to foreign companies and their subsidiaries. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6417" id="apply__180" original="E853.-6e24" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__181"> adverb + apply </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6415" id="apply__182"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6414" id="apply__183" original="E853.-6e22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6413" id="apply__184"><span class="coll" id="apply__185" original="E853.-6e21"> still </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6411" id="apply__186" original="E853.-6e20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6410" id="apply__187"><span class="coll" id="apply__188" original="E853.-6e1f"> no longer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-640e" id="apply__189" original="E853.-6e1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-640d" id="apply__190"><span class="coll" id="apply__191" original="E853.-6e1d"> equally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-640b" id="apply__192" original="E853.-6e1c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-640a" id="apply__193" original="E442.-8f4"><span class="x" id="apply__194" original="E442.-8f3"> There is little doubt that, forty years later, Drucker's comment still applies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6408" id="apply__195" original="E853.-6efa"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6407" id="apply__196"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="apply__197" original="E853.-6ef8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="apply__198" original="E853.-6ef7"> to use an idea, method, theory, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6404" id="apply__199"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6403" id="apply__200" original="E853.-6ef5"><span class="cf" id="apply__201" original="E853.-6ef6"><span class="exp" id="apply__202"> apply </span> something </span><span class="x" id="apply__203" original="E853.-6ef4"> Pollet and Nettle (2009) very carefully describe the data and the methods applied. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63ff" id="apply__204" original="E853.-6ef2"><span class="cf" id="apply__205" original="E853.-6ef3"><span class="exp" id="apply__206"> apply </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="apply__207" original="E853.-6ef1"> Difficulties have arisen when attempting to apply existing rules to new online activities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165c80d5395.-1bda" id="apply__208"><span class="x" id="apply__209"> DNA is universal to all living things, so molecular taxonomy can be applied to any kind of organism. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63fb" id="apply__210" original="E853.-6ed4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__211"> apply + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63f9" id="apply__212"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63f8" id="apply__213" original="E853.-6ed2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63f7" id="apply__214"><span class="coll" id="apply__215" original="E853.-6ed1"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63f5" id="apply__216" original="E853.-6ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63f4" id="apply__217"><span class="coll" id="apply__218" original="E853.-6ecf"> rule </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63f2" id="apply__219" original="E853.-6ece"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63f1" id="apply__220"><span class="coll" id="apply__221" original="E853.-6ecd"> law </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63ef" id="apply__222" original="E853.-6ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63ee" id="apply__223"><span class="coll" id="apply__224" original="E853.-6ecb"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63ec" id="apply__225" original="E853.-6eca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63eb" id="apply__226"><span class="coll" id="apply__227" original="E853.-6ec9"> criterion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63e9" id="apply__228" original="E853.-6ec8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63e8" id="apply__229"><span class="coll" id="apply__230" original="E853.-6ec7"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63e6" id="apply__231"><span class="coll" id="apply__232" original="E853.-6ec6"> methodology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63e4" id="apply__233" original="E853.-6ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63e3" id="apply__234"><span class="coll" id="apply__235" original="E853.-6ec4"> procedure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63e1" id="apply__236" original="E853.-6ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63e0" id="apply__237"><span class="coll" id="apply__238" original="E853.-6ec2"> technique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63de" id="apply__239" original="E853.-6ec1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63dd" id="apply__240"><span class="coll" id="apply__241" original="E853.-6ec0"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63db" id="apply__242" original="E853.-6ebf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63da" id="apply__243"><span class="coll" id="apply__244" original="E853.-6ebe"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63d8" id="apply__245" original="E853.-6ebd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63d7" id="apply__246"><span class="coll" id="apply__247" original="E853.-6ebc"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63d5" id="apply__248" original="E853.-6ebb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63d4" id="apply__249"><span class="coll" id="apply__250" original="E853.-6eba"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63d2" id="apply__251" original="E853.-6eb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63d1" id="apply__252"><span class="coll" id="apply__253" original="E853.-6eb8"> reasoning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63cf" id="apply__254" original="E853.-6eb7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63ce" id="apply__255"><span class="coll" id="apply__256" original="E853.-6eb6"> theorem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63cc" id="apply__257" original="E853.-6eb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63cb" id="apply__258"><span class="coll" id="apply__259" original="E853.-6eb4"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63c9" id="apply__260" original="E853.-6eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63c8" id="apply__261"><span class="coll" id="apply__262" original="E853.-6eb2"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63c6" id="apply__263" original="E853.-6eb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63c5" id="apply__264"><span class="coll" id="apply__265" original="E853.-6eb0"> formula </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63c3" id="apply__266" original="E853.-6eaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63c2" id="apply__267"><span class="coll" id="apply__268" original="E853.-6eae"> framework </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63c0" id="apply__269" original="E853.-6ead"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63bf" id="apply__270"><span class="coll" id="apply__271" original="E853.-6eac"> algorithm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63bd" id="apply__272" original="E853.-6eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63bc" id="apply__273"><span class="coll" id="apply__274" original="E853.-6eaa"> correction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63ba" id="apply__275" original="E853.-6ea9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63b9" id="apply__276"><span class="coll" id="apply__277" original="E853.-6ea8"> logic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63b7" id="apply__278" original="E853.-6ea7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63b6" id="apply__279"><span class="coll" id="apply__280" original="E853.-6ea6"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63b4" id="apply__281" original="E853.-6ea5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63b3" id="apply__282"><span class="coll" id="apply__283" original="E853.-6ea4"> skill </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63b1" id="apply__284" original="E853.-6ea3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63b0" id="apply__285" original="E853.-6ea2"><span class="x" id="apply__286" original="E853.-6ea1"> Walter Dill Scott applied psychological principles to advertising, hiring and motivation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63ae" id="apply__287" original="E853.-6ea0"><span class="x" id="apply__288" original="E853.-6e9f"> It would appear that all the tests applied in the study are reproducible within normal hospital practice. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63ac" id="apply__289" original="E853.-6e6f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__290"> apply + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63aa" id="apply__291"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63a9" id="apply__292" original="E853.-6e6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63a8" id="apply__293"><span class="coll" id="apply__294" original="E853.-6e6d"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63a6" id="apply__295" original="E853.-6e6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63a5" id="apply__296"><span class="coll" id="apply__297" original="E853.-6e69"> globally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63a3" id="apply__298" original="E853.-6e68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63a2" id="apply__299"><span class="coll" id="apply__300" original="E853.-6e67"> universally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63a0" id="apply__301" original="E853.-6e62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-639f" id="apply__302"><span class="coll" id="apply__303" original="E853.-6e61"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-639d" id="apply__304" original="E853.-6e66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-639c" id="apply__305"><span class="coll" id="apply__306" original="E853.-6e65"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-639a" id="apply__307" original="E853.-6e6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6399" id="apply__308"><span class="coll" id="apply__309" original="E853.-6e6b"> uniformly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6397" id="apply__310" original="E853.-6e64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6396" id="apply__311"><span class="coll" id="apply__312" original="E853.-6e63"> differently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6394" id="apply__313"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6393" id="apply__314" original="E853.-6e5d"><span class="x" id="apply__315" original="E853.-6e5c"> Traditionally, wage levels are decided at the national level and applied uniformly across the industry. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6391" id="apply__316" original="E853.-6e46" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__317"> apply + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-638f" id="apply__318"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-638e" id="apply__319" original="E853.-6e44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-638d" id="apply__320"><span class="coll" id="apply__321" original="E853.-6e43"> systematically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-638b" id="apply__322" original="E853.-6e42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-638a" id="apply__323"><span class="coll" id="apply__324" original="E853.-6e41"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6388" id="apply__325" original="E853.-6e40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6387" id="apply__326"><span class="coll" id="apply__327" original="E853.-6e3f"> consistently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6385" id="apply__328" original="E853.-6e3e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6384" id="apply__329" original="E853.-6e3d"><span class="x" id="apply__330" original="E853.-6e3c"> These radicals believed that guerrilla tactics could be applied successfully to the United States. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6382" id="apply__331" original="E853.-6e38" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__332"> adverb + apply </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6380" id="apply__333"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-637f" id="apply__334" original="E853.-6e37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-637e" id="apply__335"><span class="coll" id="apply__336" original="E853.-6e36"> also </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-637c" id="apply__337" original="E853.-6e35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-637b" id="apply__338"><span class="coll" id="apply__339" original="E853.-6e34"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6379" id="apply__340" original="E853.-6e33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6378" id="apply__341"><span class="coll" id="apply__342" original="E853.-6e32"> currently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6376" id="apply__343" original="E853.-6e31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6375" id="apply__344"><span class="coll" id="apply__345" original="E853.-6e30"> then </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6373" id="apply__346" original="E853.-6e2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6372" id="apply__347"><span class="coll" id="apply__348" original="E853.-6e2e"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6370" id="apply__349" original="E853.-6e2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-636f" id="apply__350"><span class="coll" id="apply__351" original="E853.-6e2c"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-636d" id="apply__352" original="E853.-6e2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-636c" id="apply__353"><span class="coll" id="apply__354" original="E853.-6e2a"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-636a" id="apply__355"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6369" id="apply__356" original="E853.-6e26"><span class="x" id="apply__357" original="E853.-6e25"> Schon observes that ‘this process of reflection in action not only applies knowledge but generates knowledge.’ </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6367" id="apply__358" original="E853.-6e19" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__359"> adverb + apply </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6365" id="apply__360"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6364" id="apply__361" original="E853.-6e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6363" id="apply__362"><span class="coll" id="apply__363" original="E853.-6e16"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6361" id="apply__364" original="E853.-6e15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6360" id="apply__365"><span class="coll" id="apply__366" original="E853.-6e14"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-635e" id="apply__367" original="E853.-6e13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-635d" id="apply__368"><span class="coll" id="apply__369" original="E853.-6e12"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-635b" id="apply__370" original="E853.-6e11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-635a" id="apply__371"><span class="coll" id="apply__372" original="E853.-6e10"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6358" id="apply__373" original="E853.-6e0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6357" id="apply__374"><span class="coll" id="apply__375" original="E853.-6e0e"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6355" id="apply__376" original="E853.-6e0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6354" id="apply__377"><span class="coll" id="apply__378" original="E853.-6e0c"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6352" id="apply__379" original="E853.-6e0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6351" id="apply__380"><span class="coll" id="apply__381" original="E853.-6e0a"> usefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-634f" id="apply__382" original="E853.-6e09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-634e" id="apply__383"><span class="coll" id="apply__384" original="E853.-6e08"> easily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-634c" id="apply__385"><span class="coll" id="apply__386" original="E853.-6e07"> simply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-634a" id="apply__387" original="E853.-6e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6349" id="apply__388"><span class="coll" id="apply__389" original="E853.-6e05"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6347" id="apply__390" original="E853.-6e04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6346" id="apply__391"><span class="coll" id="apply__392" original="E853.-6e03"> often </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6344" id="apply__393" original="E853.-6e02"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6343" id="apply__394" original="E853.-6e01"><span class="x" id="apply__395" original="E853.-6e00"> Each of these six approaches has been widely applied, but each has deficiencies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6341" id="apply__396" original="E391.2a92"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6340" id="apply__397"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="apply__398" original="E391.2a94"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="apply__399" original="E391.2a95"> to use something in order to produce a particular physical effect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-633d" id="apply__400"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-633c" id="apply__401" original="E853.-6ef0"><span class="cf" id="apply__402" original="E391.2a96"><span class="exp" id="apply__403"> apply </span> something </span><span class="x" id="apply__404" original="E853.-6eef"> Apply direct pressure with a sterile pad if there is no object embedded in the wound. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6338" id="apply__405" original="E853.-6eee"><span class="cf" id="apply__406" original="E391.2a97"><span class="exp" id="apply__407"> apply </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="apply__408" original="E853.-6eed"> Minor electrical stimuli applied to the skin can relieve pain, such as in childbirth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6334" id="apply__409" original="E853.-6ee9"><span class="cf" id="apply__410" original="E853.-6eea"><span class="exp" id="apply__411"> apply </span> something to do something </span><span class="x" id="apply__412" original="E853.-6ee8"> An electronic shutter was applied to control laser pulses onto the system. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6330" id="apply__413" original="E853.-6e9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="apply__414"> apply + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-632e" id="apply__415"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-632d" id="apply__416" original="E853.-6e98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-632c" id="apply__417"><span class="coll" id="apply__418" original="E853.-6e97"> pressure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-632a" id="apply__419" original="E853.-6e96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6329" id="apply__420"><span class="coll" id="apply__421" original="E853.-6e95"> force </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6327" id="apply__422" original="E853.-6e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6326" id="apply__423"><span class="coll" id="apply__424" original="E853.-6e9b"> voltage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6324" id="apply__425" original="E853.-6e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6323" id="apply__426"><span class="coll" id="apply__427" original="E853.-6e99"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6321" id="apply__428" original="E853.-6e94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6320" id="apply__429"><span class="coll" id="apply__430" original="E853.-6e93"> pulse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-631e" id="apply__431" original="E853.-6e92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-631d" id="apply__432"><span class="coll" id="apply__433" original="E853.-6e91"> stimulus </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-631b" id="apply__434" original="E853.-6e90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-631a" id="apply__435" original="E442.-8f8"><span class="x" id="apply__436" original="E442.-8f7"> When a high voltage is applied across the electrodes, the neon ionizes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6318" id="apply__437" original="E853.-6ee7"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6317" id="apply__438"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="apply__439" original="E853.-6ee5"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="apply__440" original="E853.-6ee0"><span class="exp" id="apply__441"> apply </span> something (to something) </span><span class="def" id="apply__442" original="E853.-6ee4"> to give a particular name to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6312" id="apply__443"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6311" id="apply__444" original="E853.-6edf"><span class="x" id="apply__445" original="E853.-6ede"> Villacorta suggested that the term ‘poor’ when applied to countries is perhaps no longer useful. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-630f" id="apply__446" original="E391.2a8a"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-630e" id="apply__447"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="apply__448" original="E391.2a8c"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="apply__449" original="E391.2a8d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="apply__450" original="E391.2a8e"> to make a formal (often written) request to an organization or authority for something, such as a job or permission to do something, or to join a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-630a" id="apply__451"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6309" id="apply__452" original="E442.-8ff"><span class="cf" id="apply__453" original="E391.2a8f"><span class="exp" id="apply__454"> apply </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="apply__455" original="E442.-8fe"> The students apply for these jobs and are interviewed if necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6305" id="apply__456" original="E853.-6edd"><span class="x" id="apply__457" original="E853.-6edc"> When children apply for asylum in Sweden, the Migration Board's task is to take into account the best interests of the child. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6303" id="apply__458" original="E442.-8fd"><span class="cf" id="apply__459" original="E391.2a90"><span class="exp" id="apply__460"> apply </span> to somebody/something (for something) </span><span class="x" id="apply__461" original="E442.-8fc"> Both mother and father had applied to the court for a residence order. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62ff" id="apply__462" original="E442.-8fa"><span class="cf" id="apply__463" original="E442.-8fb"><span class="exp" id="apply__464"> apply </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="apply__465" original="E442.-8f9"> Countries apply to join the EU because they think membership is in their political and economic interest. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62fb" id="apply__466" original="E391.2aa5"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62fa" id="apply__467"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="apply__468" original="E391.2aa7"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="apply__469" original="E391.2aaa"><span class="exp" id="apply__470"> apply </span> yourself/something to (doing) something </span><span class="def" id="apply__471" original="E391.2aa8"> to work very hard in order to achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62f5" id="apply__472"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62f4" id="apply__473" original="E853.-6ed9"><span class="x" id="apply__474" original="E853.-6ed8"> Llywelyn and his successors applied themselves to the continued development of government in their lands. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5047" id="apply__475" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="apply__476"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5049" id="apply__477" original="E853.-6ed6"><span class="shcut" id="apply__478" original="E853.-6ed5"> apply + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.504b" id="apply__479" original="E853.-6ed4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.504c" id="apply__480" original="E853.-6ed2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.504d" id="apply__481" original="E853.-6ed1"><span class="coll" id="apply__482"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.504f" id="apply__483" original="E853.-6ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5050" id="apply__484" original="E853.-6ecf"><span class="coll" id="apply__485"> rule </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5052" id="apply__486" original="E853.-6ece"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5053" id="apply__487" original="E853.-6ecd"><span class="coll" id="apply__488"> law </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5055" id="apply__489" original="E853.-6ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5056" id="apply__490" original="E853.-6ecb"><span class="coll" id="apply__491"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5058" id="apply__492" original="E853.-6eca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5059" id="apply__493" original="E853.-6ec9"><span class="coll" id="apply__494"> criterion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.505b" id="apply__495" original="E853.-6ec8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.505c" id="apply__496" original="E853.-6ec7"><span class="coll" id="apply__497"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.505e" id="apply__498" original="E853.-6ec6"><span class="coll" id="apply__499"> methodology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5060" id="apply__500" original="E853.-6ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5061" id="apply__501" original="E853.-6ec4"><span class="coll" id="apply__502"> procedure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5063" id="apply__503" original="E853.-6ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5064" id="apply__504" original="E853.-6ec2"><span class="coll" id="apply__505"> technique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5066" id="apply__506" original="E853.-6ec1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5067" id="apply__507" original="E853.-6ec0"><span class="coll" id="apply__508"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5069" id="apply__509" original="E853.-6ebf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.506a" id="apply__510" original="E853.-6ebe"><span class="coll" id="apply__511"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.506c" id="apply__512" original="E853.-6ebd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.506d" id="apply__513" original="E853.-6ebc"><span class="coll" id="apply__514"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.506f" id="apply__515" original="E853.-6ebb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5070" id="apply__516" original="E853.-6eba"><span class="coll" id="apply__517"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5072" id="apply__518" original="E853.-6eb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5073" id="apply__519" original="E853.-6eb8"><span class="coll" id="apply__520"> reasoning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5075" id="apply__521" original="E853.-6eb7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5076" id="apply__522" original="E853.-6eb6"><span class="coll" id="apply__523"> theorem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5078" id="apply__524" original="E853.-6eb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5079" id="apply__525" original="E853.-6eb4"><span class="coll" id="apply__526"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.507b" id="apply__527" original="E853.-6eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.507c" id="apply__528" original="E853.-6eb2"><span class="coll" id="apply__529"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.507e" id="apply__530" original="E853.-6eb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.507f" id="apply__531" original="E853.-6eb0"><span class="coll" id="apply__532"> formula </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5081" id="apply__533" original="E853.-6eaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5082" id="apply__534" original="E853.-6eae"><span class="coll" id="apply__535"> framework </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5084" id="apply__536" original="E853.-6ead"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5085" id="apply__537" original="E853.-6eac"><span class="coll" id="apply__538"> algorithm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5087" id="apply__539" original="E853.-6eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5088" id="apply__540" original="E853.-6eaa"><span class="coll" id="apply__541"> correction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.508a" id="apply__542" original="E853.-6ea9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.508b" id="apply__543" original="E853.-6ea8"><span class="coll" id="apply__544"> logic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.508d" id="apply__545" original="E853.-6ea7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.508e" id="apply__546" original="E853.-6ea6"><span class="coll" id="apply__547"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5090" id="apply__548" original="E853.-6ea5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5091" id="apply__549" original="E853.-6ea4"><span class="coll" id="apply__550"> skill </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5093" id="apply__551" original="E853.-6ea3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5094" id="apply__552" original="E853.-6ea2"><span class="x" id="apply__553" original="E853.-6ea1"> Walter Dill Scott applied psychological principles to advertising, hiring and motivation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5096" id="apply__554" original="E853.-6ea0"><span class="x" id="apply__555" original="E853.-6e9f"> It would appear that all the tests applied in the study are reproducible within normal hospital practice. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5098" id="apply__556" original="E853.-6e9e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5099" id="apply__557" original="E853.-6e98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.509a" id="apply__558" original="E853.-6e97"><span class="coll" id="apply__559"> pressure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.509c" id="apply__560" original="E853.-6e96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.509d" id="apply__561" original="E853.-6e95"><span class="coll" id="apply__562"> force </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.509f" id="apply__563" original="E853.-6e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50a0" id="apply__564" original="E853.-6e9b"><span class="coll" id="apply__565"> voltage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50a2" id="apply__566" original="E853.-6e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50a3" id="apply__567" original="E853.-6e99"><span class="coll" id="apply__568"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50a5" id="apply__569" original="E853.-6e94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50a6" id="apply__570" original="E853.-6e93"><span class="coll" id="apply__571"> pulse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50a8" id="apply__572" original="E853.-6e92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50a9" id="apply__573" original="E853.-6e91"><span class="coll" id="apply__574"> stimulus </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ab" id="apply__575" original="E853.-6e90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ac" id="apply__576" original="E442.-8f8"><span class="x" id="apply__577" original="E442.-8f7"> When a high voltage is applied across the electrodes, the neon ionizes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ae" id="apply__578" original="E853.-6e8d"><span class="shcut" id="apply__579" original="E853.-6e8c"> noun + apply </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50b0" id="apply__580" original="E853.-6e8b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50b1" id="apply__581" original="E853.-6e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50b2" id="apply__582" original="E853.-6e88"><span class="coll" id="apply__583"> rule </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50b4" id="apply__584" original="E853.-6e87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50b5" id="apply__585" original="E853.-6e86"><span class="coll" id="apply__586"> law </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50b7" id="apply__587" original="E853.-6e85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50b8" id="apply__588" original="E853.-6e84"><span class="coll" id="apply__589"> theorem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ba" id="apply__590" original="E853.-6e83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50bb" id="apply__591" original="E853.-6e82"><span class="coll" id="apply__592"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50bd" id="apply__593" original="E853.-6e81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50be" id="apply__594" original="E853.-6e80"><span class="coll" id="apply__595"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50c0" id="apply__596" original="E853.-6e7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50c1" id="apply__597" original="E853.-6e7e"><span class="coll" id="apply__598"> consideration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50c3" id="apply__599" original="E853.-6e7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50c4" id="apply__600" original="E853.-6e7c"><span class="coll" id="apply__601"> exception </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50c6" id="apply__602" original="E853.-6e7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50c7" id="apply__603" original="E853.-6e7a"><span class="coll" id="apply__604"> provision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50c9" id="apply__605" original="E853.-6e79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ca" id="apply__606" original="E853.-6e78"><span class="coll" id="apply__607"> Act </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50cc" id="apply__608" original="E853.-6e75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50cd" id="apply__609" original="E4d9.1c30"><span class="x" id="apply__610" original="E4d9.1c31"> Boyle's law applies to all gases regardless of their chemical identity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50cf" id="apply__611" original="E853.-6e74"><span class="x" id="apply__612" original="E853.-6e73"> If light is reflected from the surface of a material, the same argument applies. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50d1" id="apply__613" original="E853.-6e72"><span class="shcut" id="apply__614" original="E853.-6e71"> apply + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50d3" id="apply__615" original="E853.-6e70"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50d4" id="apply__616" original="E853.-6e6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50d5" id="apply__617" original="E853.-6e6d"><span class="coll" id="apply__618"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50d7" id="apply__619" original="E853.-6e6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50d8" id="apply__620" original="E853.-6e69"><span class="coll" id="apply__621"> globally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50da" id="apply__622" original="E853.-6e68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50db" id="apply__623" original="E853.-6e67"><span class="coll" id="apply__624"> universally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50dd" id="apply__625" original="E853.-6e62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50de" id="apply__626" original="E853.-6e61"><span class="coll" id="apply__627"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50e0" id="apply__628" original="E853.-6e66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50e1" id="apply__629" original="E853.-6e65"><span class="coll" id="apply__630"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50e3" id="apply__631" original="E853.-6e6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50e4" id="apply__632" original="E853.-6e6b"><span class="coll" id="apply__633"> uniformly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50e6" id="apply__634" original="E853.-6e64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50e7" id="apply__635" original="E853.-6e63"><span class="coll" id="apply__636"> differently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50e9" id="apply__637" original="E853.-6e60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ea" id="apply__638" original="E853.-6e5f"><span class="x" id="apply__639" original="E853.-6e5e"> The laws of thermodynamics apply universally to all energy transactions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ec" id="apply__640" original="E853.-6e5d"><span class="x" id="apply__641" original="E853.-6e5c"> Traditionally, wage levels are decided at the national level and applied uniformly across the industry. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ee" id="apply__642" original="E853.-6e5b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ef" id="apply__643" original="E853.-6e59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50f0" id="apply__644" original="E853.-6e58"><span class="coll" id="apply__645"> equally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50f2" id="apply__646" original="E853.-6e55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50f3" id="apply__647" original="E853.-6e54"><span class="coll" id="apply__648"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50f5" id="apply__649" original="E853.-6e57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50f6" id="apply__650" original="E853.-6e56"><span class="coll" id="apply__651"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50f8" id="apply__652" original="E853.-6e53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50f9" id="apply__653" original="E853.-6e52"><span class="coll" id="apply__654"> particularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50fb" id="apply__655" original="E853.-6e51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50fc" id="apply__656" original="E853.-6e50"><span class="coll" id="apply__657"> exclusively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50fe" id="apply__658" original="E853.-6e4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.50ff" id="apply__659" original="E853.-6e4e"><span class="coll" id="apply__660"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5101" id="apply__661" original="E853.-6e4c"><span class="coll" id="apply__662"> mainly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5103" id="apply__663" original="E853.-6e49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5104" id="apply__664" original="E853.-6e48"><span class="x" id="apply__665" original="E853.-6e47"> The following minor treatments apply equally to adults and children. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5106" id="apply__666" original="E853.-6e46"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5107" id="apply__667" original="E853.-6e44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5108" id="apply__668" original="E853.-6e43"><span class="coll" id="apply__669"> systematically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.510a" id="apply__670" original="E853.-6e42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.510b" id="apply__671" original="E853.-6e41"><span class="coll" id="apply__672"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.510d" id="apply__673" original="E853.-6e40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.510e" id="apply__674" original="E853.-6e3f"><span class="coll" id="apply__675"> consistently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5110" id="apply__676" original="E853.-6e3e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5111" id="apply__677" original="E853.-6e3d"><span class="x" id="apply__678" original="E853.-6e3c"> These radicals believed that guerrilla tactics could be applied successfully to the United States. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5113" id="apply__679" original="E853.-6e3b"><span class="shcut" id="apply__680" original="E853.-6e3a"> adverb + apply </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5115" id="apply__681" original="E853.-6e39"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5116" id="apply__682" original="E853.-6e37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5117" id="apply__683" original="E853.-6e36"><span class="coll" id="apply__684"> also </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5119" id="apply__685" original="E853.-6e35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.511a" id="apply__686" original="E853.-6e34"><span class="coll" id="apply__687"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.511c" id="apply__688" original="E853.-6e33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.511d" id="apply__689" original="E853.-6e32"><span class="coll" id="apply__690"> currently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.511f" id="apply__691" original="E853.-6e31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5120" id="apply__692" original="E853.-6e30"><span class="coll" id="apply__693"> then </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5122" id="apply__694" original="E853.-6e2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5123" id="apply__695" original="E853.-6e2e"><span class="coll" id="apply__696"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5125" id="apply__697" original="E853.-6e2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5126" id="apply__698" original="E853.-6e2c"><span class="coll" id="apply__699"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5128" id="apply__700" original="E853.-6e2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5129" id="apply__701" original="E853.-6e2a"><span class="coll" id="apply__702"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.512b" id="apply__703" original="E853.-6e29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.512c" id="apply__704" original="E853.-6e26"><span class="x" id="apply__705" original="E853.-6e25"> Schon observes that ‘this process of reflection in action not only applies knowledge but generates knowledge.’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.512e" id="apply__706" original="E853.-6e28"><span class="x" id="apply__707" original="E853.-6e27"> Despite some exceptions, US anti-discrimination laws generally apply to foreign companies and their subsidiaries. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5130" id="apply__708" original="E853.-6e24"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5131" id="apply__709" original="E853.-6e22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5132" id="apply__710" original="E853.-6e21"><span class="coll" id="apply__711"> still </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5134" id="apply__712" original="E853.-6e20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5135" id="apply__713" original="E853.-6e1f"><span class="coll" id="apply__714"> no longer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5137" id="apply__715" original="E853.-6e1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5138" id="apply__716" original="E853.-6e1d"><span class="coll" id="apply__717"> equally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.513a" id="apply__718" original="E853.-6e1c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.513b" id="apply__719" original="E442.-8f4"><span class="x" id="apply__720" original="E442.-8f3"> There is little doubt that, forty years later, Drucker's comment still applies. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.513d" id="apply__721" original="E853.-6e19"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.513e" id="apply__722" original="E853.-6e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.513f" id="apply__723" original="E853.-6e16"><span class="coll" id="apply__724"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5141" id="apply__725" original="E853.-6e15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5142" id="apply__726" original="E853.-6e14"><span class="coll" id="apply__727"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5144" id="apply__728" original="E853.-6e13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5145" id="apply__729" original="E853.-6e12"><span class="coll" id="apply__730"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5147" id="apply__731" original="E853.-6e11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5148" id="apply__732" original="E853.-6e10"><span class="coll" id="apply__733"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.514a" id="apply__734" original="E853.-6e0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.514b" id="apply__735" original="E853.-6e0e"><span class="coll" id="apply__736"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.514d" id="apply__737" original="E853.-6e0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.514e" id="apply__738" original="E853.-6e0c"><span class="coll" id="apply__739"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5150" id="apply__740" original="E853.-6e0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5151" id="apply__741" original="E853.-6e0a"><span class="coll" id="apply__742"> usefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5153" id="apply__743" original="E853.-6e09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5154" id="apply__744" original="E853.-6e08"><span class="coll" id="apply__745"> easily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5156" id="apply__746" original="E853.-6e07"><span class="coll" id="apply__747"> simply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5158" id="apply__748" original="E853.-6e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5159" id="apply__749" original="E853.-6e05"><span class="coll" id="apply__750"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.515b" id="apply__751" original="E853.-6e04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.515c" id="apply__752" original="E853.-6e03"><span class="coll" id="apply__753"> often </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.515e" id="apply__754" original="E853.-6e02"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.515f" id="apply__755" original="E853.-6e01"><span class="x" id="apply__756" original="E853.-6e00"> Each of these six approaches has been widely applied, but each has deficiencies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.46d0" id="apply__757" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apply" title="apply definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.46d1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-6e3" id="apply__758" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apply__759"> apply </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appoint
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62f2" id="appoint" original="E391.2ab1" sum="867"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62f1" id="appoint__1" original="E391.2ab2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62f0" id="appoint__2" original="E391.2ab3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appoint </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62e3" id="appoint__9" original="E391.2abd"><span class="pos" id="appoint__10" original="E391.2abe"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c03" eid="appoint__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3c83" geo="br" id="appoint__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appoi/appoint__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appoint__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appoint__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3c80" geo="n_am" id="appoint__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appoi/appoint__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appoint__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appoint__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3346" id="appoint__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-718a" form="root" id="appoint__17"><span class="vp" id="appoint__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> appoint </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7188" eid="appoint__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7187" geo="br" id="appoint__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appoi/appoint__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appoint__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appoint__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7184" geo="n_am" id="appoint__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appoi/appoint__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appoint__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appoint__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7181" form="thirdps" id="appoint__24"><span class="vp" id="appoint__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> appoints </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-717f" eid="appoint__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-717e" geo="br" id="appoint__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appoi/appoints__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appoints__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appoints__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-717b" geo="n_am" id="appoint__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appoi/appoints__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appoints__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appoints__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7178" form="past" id="appoint__31"><span class="vp" id="appoint__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> appointed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7176" eid="appoint__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7175" geo="br" id="appoint__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appoi/appointed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appointed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appointed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7172" geo="n_am" id="appoint__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appoi/appointed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appointed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://appointed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-716f" form="pastpart" id="appoint__38"><span class="vp" id="appoint__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> appointed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-716d" eid="appoint__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-716c" geo="br" id="appoint__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appoi/appointed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appointed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appointed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7169" geo="n_am" id="appoint__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appoi/appointed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appointed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://appointed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7166" form="prespart" id="appoint__45"><span class="vp" id="appoint__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> appointing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7164" eid="appoint__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7163" geo="br" id="appoint__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appoi/appointing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appointing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appointing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7160" geo="n_am" id="appoint__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appoint__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appoi/appointing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appointing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appointing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62b7" id="appoint__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62b6" id="appoint__53" original="E391.2adb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="appoint__54" original="E391.2adc"> to choose somebody for a job or position of responsibility </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62b4" id="appoint__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62b3" id="appoint__56" original="E868.1e73"><span class="cf" id="appoint__57" original="E391.2add"><span class="exp" id="appoint__58"> appoint </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="appoint__59" original="E868.1e74"> to appoint a trustee/director/judge/minister/committee </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62af" id="appoint__60" original="E868.1e79"><span class="cf" id="appoint__61" original="E868.1e78"> appointed by somebody </span><span class="x" id="appoint__62" original="E868.1e7a"> New members are appointed by the Selection Committee. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62ac" id="appoint__63" original="E868.1e7b"><span class="cf" id="appoint__64" original="E391.2ade"><span class="exp" id="appoint__65"> appoint </span> somebody to something </span><span class="x" id="appoint__66" original="E868.1e7c"> She was appointed to a post as a trainee consultant. </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62a6" id="appoint__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62a5" id="appoint__68" original="E868.1e7d"><span class="cf" id="appoint__69" original="E391.2adf"><span class="exp" id="appoint__70"> appoint </span> somebody + noun </span><span class="sep"> | </span><span class="cf" id="appoint__71" original="E391.2ae0"><span class="exp" id="appoint__72"> appoint </span> somebody as something </span><span class="x" id="appoint__73" original="E868.1e7e"> Roy Jenkins was appointed (as) President in 1977. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62a1" id="appoint__74" original="E868.1e7f"><span class="cf" id="appoint__75" original="E391.2ae1"><span class="exp" id="appoint__76"> appoint </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="appoint__77" original="E868.1e80"> A commission was appointed to investigate the accident. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-629d" id="appoint__78" original="E391.2ae2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-629c" id="appoint__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="appoint__80" original="E391.2ae4"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appoint__81" original="E391.2ae8"> to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6299" id="appoint__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6298" id="appoint__83" original="E845.-7af0"><span class="cf" id="appoint__84" original="E845.-7af1"> be appointed </span><span class="x" id="appoint__85" original="E845.-7aef"> A date for the meeting is still to be appointed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6295" id="appoint__86" original="E868.1e81"><span class="cf" id="appoint__87" original="E845.-7aee"> appointed + noun </span><span class="x" id="appoint__88" original="E868.1e82"> Thousands of people turned up on the appointed day. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.48b9" id="appoint__89" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appoint" title="appoint definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.48ba" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-64c" id="appoint__90" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appoint__91"> appoint </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appointment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6292" id="appointment" original="E391.2af7" sum="1015"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6291" id="appointment__1" original="E391.2af8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6290" id="appointment__2" original="E391.2af9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appointment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6285" id="appointment__7" original="E391.2b01"><span class="pos" id="appointment__8" original="E391.2b02"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c0a" eid="appointment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3c0d" geo="br" id="appointment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appointment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪntmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appoi/appointment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appointment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appointment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3c0a" geo="n_am" id="appointment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appointment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpɔɪntmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appoi/appointment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appoi/appointment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appointment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6283" id="appointment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6282" id="appointment__15" original="E391.2b03"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6281" id="appointment__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appointment__17" original="E391.2b05"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appointment__18" original="E391.2b06"> a formal arrangement to meet somebody at a particular time or place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-627e" id="appointment__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-627d" id="appointment__20" original="E86d.-29d9"><span class="x" id="appointment__21" original="E86d.-29d8"> Five of the families did not attend any clinic appointments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-627b" id="appointment__22" original="E86d.-29d7"><span class="x" id="appointment__23" original="E86d.-29d6"> The patient should be given a follow-up appointment in a fracture clinic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6279" id="appointment__24" original="E86d.-29d5"><span class="x" id="appointment__25" original="E86d.-29d4"> to make/arrange/schedule/keep/miss an appointment </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6277" id="appointment__26" original="E391.2b0a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6276" id="appointment__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appointment__28" original="E391.2b0c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appointment__29" original="E391.2b0d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appointment__30" original="E391.2b0f"> the act of choosing a person for a job or position of responsibility; a job, or the person chosen for a job or position of responsibility </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6272" id="appointment__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6271" id="appointment__32" original="E86d.-29d1"><span class="x" id="appointment__33" original="E86d.-29d0"> The Prime Minister has the final say over senior appointments in all departments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-626f" id="appointment__34" original="E86d.-29ce"><span class="cf" id="appointment__35" original="E86d.-29cf"> make an <span class="exp" id="appointment__36"> appointment </span></span><span class="x" id="appointment__37" original="E86d.-29cd"> The company was making more appointments on a short-term basis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-626b" id="appointment__38" original="E86d.-29d3"><span class="cf" id="appointment__39" original="E845.-7aeb"> the <span class="exp" id="appointment__40"> appointment </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="appointment__41" original="E86d.-29d2"> Given recent concerns, there is a growing emphasis on the appointment of trustees who are experienced and capable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6267" id="appointment__42" original="E86d.-29cc"><span class="cf" id="appointment__43" original="E391.2b0e"><span class="exp" id="appointment__44"> appointment </span> as/to something </span><span class="x" id="appointment__45" original="E86d.-29cb"> In 1999 he accepted an appointment as Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.48f1" id="appointment__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appointment" title="appointment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.48f2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-5ee" id="appointment__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appointment__48"> appointment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appraisal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6263" id="appraisal" original="E391.2b6f" sum="573"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6262" id="appraisal__1" original="E391.2b70"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6261" id="appraisal__2" original="E391.2b71"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appraisal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6256" id="appraisal__7" original="E391.2b79"><span class="pos" id="appraisal__8" original="E391.2b7a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c11" eid="appraisal__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3b44" geo="br" id="appraisal__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraisal__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appra/appraisal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraisal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appraisal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3b41" geo="n_am" id="appraisal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraisal__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appra/appraisal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraisal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appraisal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6254" id="appraisal__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appraisal__15" original="E391.2b7c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appraisal__16" original="E391.2b7d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6251" id="appraisal__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6250" id="appraisal__18" original="E391.2b7e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="appraisal__19" original="E81e.-246f"><span class="exp" id="appraisal__20"> appraisal </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="appraisal__21" original="E391.2b7f"> a judgement of the value, performance or nature of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-624c" id="appraisal__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-624b" id="appraisal__23" original="E81e.-246e"><span class="x" id="appraisal__24" original="E81e.-246d"> The book provides a critical appraisal of recent developments in the law. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6249" id="appraisal__25" original="E391.2b80"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6248" id="appraisal__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="appraisal__27" original="E391.2b83"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="appraisal__28" original="E391.2b84"> a meeting in which an employee discusses with their manager how well they have been doing their job; the system of holding such meetings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6245" id="appraisal__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6244" id="appraisal__30" original="E81e.-246c"><span class="x" id="appraisal__31" original="E81e.-246b"> The research evaluated the impact of the introduction of performance appraisal in British universities. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4927" id="appraisal__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appraisal" title="appraisal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4928" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-527" id="appraisal__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appraisal__34"> appraisal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appraise
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6242" id="appraise" original="E391.2b85" sum="732"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6241" id="appraise__1" original="E391.2b86"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6240" id="appraise__2" original="E391.2b87"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appraise </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6233" id="appraise__9" original="E391.2b91"><span class="pos" id="appraise__10" original="E391.2b92"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c18" eid="appraise__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3b13" geo="br" id="appraise__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appra/appraise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appraise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3b10" geo="n_am" id="appraise__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appra/appraise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appraise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3318" id="appraise__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-715d" form="root" id="appraise__17"><span class="vp" id="appraise__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> appraise </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-715b" eid="appraise__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-715a" geo="br" id="appraise__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appra/appraise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appraise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7157" geo="n_am" id="appraise__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appra/appraise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appraise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7154" form="thirdps" id="appraise__24"><span class="vp" id="appraise__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> appraises </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7152" eid="appraise__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7151" geo="br" id="appraise__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appra/appraises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraises__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appraises__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-714e" geo="n_am" id="appraise__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appra/appraises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraises__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appraises__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-714b" form="past" id="appraise__31"><span class="vp" id="appraise__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> appraised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7149" eid="appraise__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7148" geo="br" id="appraise__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appra/appraised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appraised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7145" geo="n_am" id="appraise__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appra/appraised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appraised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7142" form="pastpart" id="appraise__38"><span class="vp" id="appraise__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> appraised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7140" eid="appraise__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-713f" geo="br" id="appraise__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appra/appraised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appraised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-713c" geo="n_am" id="appraise__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appra/appraised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appraised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7139" form="prespart" id="appraise__45"><span class="vp" id="appraise__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> appraising </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7137" eid="appraise__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7136" geo="br" id="appraise__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appra/appraising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraising__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appraising__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7133" geo="n_am" id="appraise__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appraise__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpreɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appra/appraising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appra/appraising__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appraising__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6207" id="appraise__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6206" id="appraise__53" original="E391.2baf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="appraise__54" original="E391.2bb3"> to consider or examine somebody/something and form an opinion about them or it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6204" id="appraise__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6203" id="appraise__56" original="E81e.-2468"><span class="cf" id="appraise__57" original="E391.2bb0"><span class="exp" id="appraise__58"> appraise </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="appraise__59" original="E81e.-2467"> Each article is critically appraised for relevance to the issue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61ff" id="appraise__60" original="E81e.-2465"><span class="cf" id="appraise__61" original="E81e.-2466"><span class="exp" id="appraise__62"> appraise </span> somebody/something/yourself as something </span><span class="x" id="appraise__63" original="E81e.-2464"> They appraise themselves as unattractive, awkward, useless and a burden to others. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61fb" id="appraise__64" original="E586.-5d01"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="appraise__65" original="E586.-5d00"><span class="exp" id="appraise__66"> appraise </span> somebody </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61f8" id="appraise__67"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="appraise__68" original="E586.-5cfe"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="appraise__69" original="E586.-5cfd"> to make a formal judgement about the value of a person's work, usually after a discussion with them about it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61f5" id="appraise__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61f4" id="appraise__71" original="E81e.-2461"><span class="x" id="appraise__72" original="E81e.-2460"> The measures for evaluating a team may differ from those used for appraising an individual member. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.497a" id="appraise__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appraise" title="appraise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.497b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4ff" id="appraise__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appraise__75"> appraise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appreciable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61f2" id="appreciable" original="E391.2bc7" sum="434"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61f1" id="appreciable__1" original="E391.2bc8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61f0" id="appreciable__2" original="E391.2bc9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appreciable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61e8" id="appreciable__4" original="E391.2bce"><span class="pos" id="appreciable__5" original="E391.2bcf"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c1f" eid="appreciable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3ab5" geo="br" id="appreciable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appre/appreciable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3ab2" geo="n_am" id="appreciable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appre/appreciable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61e6" id="appreciable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61e5" id="appreciable__12" original="E391.2bd0"><span class="def" id="appreciable__13" original="E391.2bd1"> large or important enough to be noticed </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61e3" id="appreciable__14" original="E391.2bd2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://considerable" title="considerable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61e2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6de" id="appreciable__15" original="E391.2bd3"><span class="xh" id="appreciable__16"> considerable </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61e0" id="appreciable__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61df" id="appreciable__18" original="E845.-7a6d"><span class="x" id="appreciable__19" original="E845.-7a6c"> Shared family environment has an appreciable effect when children are small. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61dd" id="appreciable__20" original="E850.-75cd"><span class="x" id="appreciable__21" original="E850.-75cc"> Geothermal water and steam commonly contain appreciable amounts of substances that are harmful to the environment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61db" id="appreciable__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61da" id="appreciable__23" original="E391.2bd5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61d9" id="appreciable__24"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="appreciable__25" original="E391.2bd6"> appreciably </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61d1" id="appreciable__26" original="E391.2bda"><span class="pos" id="appreciable__27" original="E391.2bdb"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c20" eid="appreciable__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3aaf" geo="br" id="appreciable__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciable__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appre/appreciably__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciably__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciably__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3aab" geo="n_am" id="appreciable__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciable__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appre/appreciably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciably__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciably__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61cf" id="appreciable__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61ce" id="appreciable__34" original="E850.-75cb"><span class="x" id="appreciable__35" original="E850.-75ca"> The room temperature did not vary appreciably between different experiments. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.499f" id="appreciable__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appreciable" title="appreciable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.49a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-4b0" id="appreciable__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appreciable__38"> appreciable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appreciate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61cc" id="appreciate" original="E391.2bdc" sum="1303"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61cb" id="appreciate__1" original="E391.2bdd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61ca" id="appreciate__2" original="E391.2bde"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appreciate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61bd" id="appreciate__9" original="E391.2be8"><span class="pos" id="appreciate__10" original="E391.2be9"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c30" eid="appreciate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3a4b" geo="br" id="appreciate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appre/appreciate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3a48" geo="n_am" id="appreciate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appre/appreciate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-32ea" id="appreciate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7130" form="root" id="appreciate__17"><span class="vp" id="appreciate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> appreciate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-712e" eid="appreciate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-712d" geo="br" id="appreciate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appre/appreciate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-712a" geo="n_am" id="appreciate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appre/appreciate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7127" form="thirdps" id="appreciate__24"><span class="vp" id="appreciate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> appreciates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7125" eid="appreciate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7124" geo="br" id="appreciate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appre/appreciates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7121" geo="n_am" id="appreciate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appre/appreciates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-711e" form="past" id="appreciate__31"><span class="vp" id="appreciate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> appreciated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-711c" eid="appreciate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-711b" geo="br" id="appreciate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appre/appreciated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7118" geo="n_am" id="appreciate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appre/appreciated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7115" form="pastpart" id="appreciate__38"><span class="vp" id="appreciate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> appreciated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7113" eid="appreciate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7112" geo="br" id="appreciate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appre/appreciated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-710f" geo="n_am" id="appreciate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appre/appreciated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-710c" form="prespart" id="appreciate__45"><span class="vp" id="appreciate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> appreciating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-710a" eid="appreciate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7109" geo="br" id="appreciate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appre/appreciating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7106" geo="n_am" id="appreciate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpriːʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appre/appreciating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6191" id="appreciate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6190" id="appreciate__53" original="E391.2c14"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-618f" id="appreciate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="appreciate__55" original="E391.2c16"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appreciate__56" original="E391.2c18"> to understand something to be true </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-618c" id="appreciate__57" original="E391.2c19" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://realize" title="realize definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-618b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-74f0" id="appreciate__58" original="E391.2c1a"><span class="xh" id="appreciate__59"> realize </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6188" id="appreciate__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6187" id="appreciate__61" original="E838.-757a"><span class="cf" id="appreciate__62" original="E391.2c1c"><span class="exp" id="appreciate__63"> appreciate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="appreciate__64" original="E838.-7579"> Lodge and Fitzgerald could immediately appreciate the significance of what Hertz had done. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6183" id="appreciate__65" original="E838.-7578"><span class="cf" id="appreciate__66" original="E391.2c1e"><span class="exp" id="appreciate__67"> appreciate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="appreciate__68" original="E838.-7577"> It is important for managers to appreciate that the interests of workers change over time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-617f" id="appreciate__69" original="E838.-7576"><span class="cf" id="appreciate__70" original="E391.2c1d"><span class="exp" id="appreciate__71"> appreciate </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="appreciate__72" original="E838.-7575"> People in the community may not fully appreciate how difficult the job of a police officer is. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-617b" id="appreciate__73" original="E391.2c06"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-617a" id="appreciate__74"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="appreciate__75" original="E391.2c08"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appreciate__76" original="E391.2c0a"><span class="exp" id="appreciate__77"> appreciate </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="appreciate__78" original="E391.2c0b"> to recognize the good qualities of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6175" id="appreciate__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6174" id="appreciate__80" original="E838.-7574"><span class="x" id="appreciate__81" original="E838.-7573"> He appreciated her qualities as a writer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6172" id="appreciate__82" original="E838.-7572"><span class="x" id="appreciate__83" original="E838.-7571"> The opportunity to appreciate the arts is crucial for the development of a healthy society. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6170" id="appreciate__84" original="E391.2c0c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-616f" id="appreciate__85"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="appreciate__86" original="E391.2c0e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appreciate__87" original="E391.2c10"> to be grateful for something that somebody has done; to welcome something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-616c" id="appreciate__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-616b" id="appreciate__89" original="E838.-756e"><span class="cf" id="appreciate__90" original="E391.2c11"><span class="exp" id="appreciate__91"> appreciate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="appreciate__92" original="E838.-756d"> Russian support was appreciated by the Spanish Republicans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6167" id="appreciate__93" original="E838.-756c"><span class="cf" id="appreciate__94" original="E391.2c12"><span class="exp" id="appreciate__95"> appreciate </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="appreciate__96" original="E838.-756b"> These young professionals appreciate living close to work in order to cut commuting times. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6163" id="appreciate__97" original="E391.2c1f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6162" id="appreciate__98"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="appreciate__99" original="E391.2c21"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appreciate__100" original="E865.-7c05"><span class="exp" id="appreciate__101"> appreciate </span> (against something) </span><span class="def" id="appreciate__102" original="E391.2c22"> to increase in value over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-615d" id="appreciate__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-615c" id="appreciate__104" original="E838.-756a"><span class="x" id="appreciate__105" original="E838.-7569"> The renminbi appreciated marginally against the US dollar. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-615a" id="appreciate__106" original="E391.2c23" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depreciate" title="depreciate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6159" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73b6" id="appreciate__107" original="E391.2c24"><span class="xh" id="appreciate__108"> depreciate </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4a00" id="appreciate__109" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appreciate" title="appreciate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4a01" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-488" id="appreciate__110" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appreciate__111"> appreciate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appreciation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6156" id="appreciation" original="E391.2c26" sum="1653"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6155" id="appreciation__1" original="E391.2c27"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6154" id="appreciation__2" original="E391.2c28"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appreciation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6149" id="appreciation__7" original="E391.2c30"><span class="pos" id="appreciation__8" original="E391.2c31"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c37" eid="appreciation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-39e8" geo="br" id="appreciation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appre/appreciation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-39e5" geo="n_am" id="appreciation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appreciation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appre/appreciation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appre/appreciation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appreciation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6147" id="appreciation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6146" id="appreciation__15" original="E391.2c36"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6145" id="appreciation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appreciation__17" original="E391.2c38"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="appreciation__18" original="E391.2c39"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appreciation__19" original="E391.2c3a"><span class="exp" id="appreciation__20"> appreciation </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="appreciation__21" original="E391.2c3b"> a full understanding of something, such as a topic or problem, and of what it involves </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-613f" id="appreciation__22" original="E838.-72bf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://awareness" title="awareness definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-613e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2348" id="appreciation__23" original="E838.-72be"><span class="xh" id="appreciation__24"> awareness </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-613c" id="appreciation__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-613b" id="appreciation__26" original="E865.-7be4"><span class="x" id="appreciation__27" original="E865.-7be3"> The findings demonstrate increasing appreciation of the importance of health and safety. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6139" id="appreciation__28" original="E838.-72bd"><span class="x" id="appreciation__29" original="E838.-72bc"> Western historians already had a sound appreciation of what had been happening in the Soviet Union. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6137" id="appreciation__30" original="E391.2c32"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6136" id="appreciation__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appreciation__32" original="E391.2c34"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="appreciation__33" original="E838.-72ba"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appreciation__34" original="E391.2c35"> understanding and enjoyment of the good qualities of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6132" id="appreciation__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6131" id="appreciation__36" original="E838.-72b9"><span class="cf" id="appreciation__37" original="E865.-7be2"><span class="exp" id="appreciation__38"> appreciation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="appreciation__39" original="E838.-72b8"> Ancient and modern reactions to Diogenes range from appreciation of his wit to dislike of his social and political values. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-612d" id="appreciation__40" original="E838.-72b7"><span class="cf" id="appreciation__41" original="E865.-7be1"><span class="exp" id="appreciation__42"> appreciation </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="appreciation__43" original="E838.-72b6"> Also strongly evident in these narratives is a growing appreciation for landscape. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6129" id="appreciation__44" original="E391.2c4a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6128" id="appreciation__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appreciation__46" original="E391.2c4c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appreciation__47" original="E391.2c4d"><span class="exp" id="appreciation__48"> appreciation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="appreciation__49" original="E391.2c50"> a piece of writing or a speech in which the strengths and weaknesses of somebody/something, especially an artist or a work of art, are discussed and judged </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6123" id="appreciation__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6122" id="appreciation__51" original="E838.-72b3"><span class="x" id="appreciation__52" original="E838.-72b2"> Hazlitt includes generous appreciations of the great actors he had seen. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6120" id="appreciation__53" original="E391.2c3c"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-611f" id="appreciation__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appreciation__55" original="E391.2c3e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appreciation__56" original="E391.2c3f"><span class="exp" id="appreciation__57"> appreciation </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="appreciation__58" original="E391.2c40"> the quality of being grateful for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-611a" id="appreciation__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6119" id="appreciation__60" original="E865.-7be0"><span class="x" id="appreciation__61" original="E865.-7bdf"> I would like to express my appreciation to Professor Jennifer Dean for her helpful comments and advice. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6117" id="appreciation__62" original="E391.2c41"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6116" id="appreciation__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appreciation__64" original="E391.2c43"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appreciation__65" original="E391.2c44"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appreciation__66" original="E391.2c46"> increase in value over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6112" id="appreciation__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6111" id="appreciation__68" original="E838.-72ad"><span class="x" id="appreciation__69" original="E838.-72ac"> The question is what to do with exchange rate appreciation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-610f" id="appreciation__70" original="E838.-72aa"><span class="cf" id="appreciation__71" original="E838.-72ab"><span class="exp" id="appreciation__72"> appreciation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="appreciation__73" original="E838.-72a9"> Japan intervened heavily to prevent the appreciation of the yen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-610b" id="appreciation__74" original="E838.-72a8"><span class="cf" id="appreciation__75" original="E391.2c45"><span class="exp" id="appreciation__76"> appreciation </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="appreciation__77" original="E838.-72a7"> These effects generate appreciations in local real estate prices. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6107" id="appreciation__78" original="E391.2c47" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6106" id="appreciation__79" original="E391.2c48"><span class="xh" id="appreciation__80" original="E81e.3792"> depreciation </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4a4c" id="appreciation__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appreciation" title="appreciation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4a4d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-417" id="appreciation__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appreciation__83"> appreciation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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approach
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6104" hm="1" id="approach1" original="E391.2da5" sum="1876"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6103" id="approach1__1" original="E391.2da6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6102" id="approach1__2" original="E391.2da7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> approach <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60f4" id="approach1__9" original="E391.2db2"><span class="pos" id="approach1__10" original="E391.2db3"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c3e" eid="approach1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-37c7" geo="br" id="approach1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60f2" id="approach1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60f1" id="approach1__17" original="E391.2db4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60f0" id="approach1__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="approach1__19" original="E391.2db6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approach1__20" original="E391.2db7"> a way of doing or thinking about something such as a problem or task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60ed" id="approach1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60ec" id="approach1__22" original="E86b.-7d73"><span class="x" id="approach1__23" original="E86b.-7d72"> The participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview approach. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60ea" id="approach1__24" original="E86b.-7d71"><span class="cf" id="approach1__25" original="E391.2db8"><span class="exp" id="approach1__26"> approach </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="approach1__27" original="E86b.-7d70"> Two approaches to particle-size analysis were employed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60e6" id="approach1__28" original="E86b.-7d6e"><span class="cf" id="approach1__29" original="E86b.-7d6f"><span class="exp" id="approach1__30"> approach </span> to doing something </span><span class="x" id="approach1__31" original="E86b.-7d6d"> Psychologists have taken many different approaches to studying perception. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60e2" id="approach1__32" original="E86b.-7d6b"><span class="cf" id="approach1__33" original="E86b.-7d6c"><span class="exp" id="approach1__34"> approach </span> for doing something </span><span class="x" id="approach1__35" original="E86b.-7d6a"> A common approach for adapting to the new economic environment was to globalize business activities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60de" id="approach1__36" original="E86b.-7d68"><span class="cf" id="approach1__37" original="E86b.-7d69"><span class="exp" id="approach1__38"> approach </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="approach1__39" original="E86b.-7d67"> Research has led to new approaches in sales training. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60da" id="approach1__40" original="E861.-7c7a"><span class="cf" id="approach1__41" original="E861.-7c7b"> according to the … <span class="exp" id="approach1__42"> approach </span></span><span class="x" id="approach1__43" original="E861.-7c79"> According to the ecological approach, behaviour is influenced by various facets of the environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60d6" id="approach1__44" original="E861.-7c77"><span class="cf" id="approach1__45" original="E861.-7c78"> through a … <span class="exp" id="approach1__46"> approach </span></span><span class="x" id="approach1__47" original="E861.-7c76"> Necessary improvements could be achieved through an evolutionary approach. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="model1__39" original="E5df.50a6" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="model1__40" original="E5df.50a7"><span class="h1" id="model1__41" original="E5df.50a8"><ul class="inline" id="model1__42" original="E5df.50a9"><li class="li" id="model1__43" original="E5df.50aa"> theory </li><li class="li" id="model1__44" original="E5df.50ab"> model </li><li class="li" id="model1__45" original="E5df.50ac"> approach </li><li class="li" id="model1__46" original="E5df.50ad"> framework <span class="pos" id="model1__47" original="E83b.7772"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="model1__48" original="E5df.50af"> These are all words for an idea or a set of ideas that help somebody to explain, understand or do something. </span><ul class="bullet" id="model1__49" original="E5df.50b0"><li class="li" id="model1__50" original="E5df.50b1"> the theory/​model/​approach/​framework <span class="eb" id="model1__51" original="E5df.50b2"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="model1__52" original="E5df.50b3"> a model/​framework <span class="eb" id="model1__53" original="E5df.50b4"> for </span> something </li><li class="li" id="model1__54" original="E5df.50b5"> an approach <span class="eb" id="model1__55" original="E5df.50b6"> to </span> something </li><li class="li" id="model1__56" original="E5df.50c0"> a <span class="eb" id="model1__57" original="E5df.50c1"> general/​new </span> theory/​model/​approach/​framework </li><li class="li" id="model1__58" original="E5df.50c2"> a <span class="eb" id="model1__59" original="E5df.50c3"> theoretical </span> model/​approach/​framework </li><li class="li" id="model1__60" original="E5df.50c4"> a/​an <span class="eb" id="model1__61" original="E5df.50c5"> simple/​traditional/​alternative </span> model/​approach </li><li class="li" id="model1__62" original="E5df.50b7"> to <span class="eb" id="model1__63" original="E5df.50b8"> develop/​have/​use/​apply </span> a/​an theory/​model/​approach/​framework </li><li class="li" id="model1__64" original="E5df.50b9"> to <span class="eb" id="model1__65" original="E5df.50ba"> present/​propose/​discuss </span> a/​an theory/​model/​approach/​framework </li><li class="li" id="model1__66" original="E5df.50bb"> to <span class="eb" id="model1__67" original="E5df.50bc"> base </span> a/​an theory/​model/​approach/​framework <span class="eb" id="model1__68" original="E5df.50bd"> on </span> something </li><li class="li" id="model1__69" original="E5df.50be"> a/​an theory/​model/​approach/​framework <span class="eb" id="model1__70" original="E5df.50bf"> has/​provides </span> something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="model1__71" original="E5df.50c6"><li class="li" id="model1__72" original="E5df.50c7"> A <span class="eb" id="model1__73" original="E5df.50c8"> theory </span> only helps somebody explain or understand something; a <span class="eb" id="model1__74" original="E5df.50c9"> model </span> , an <span class="eb" id="model1__75" original="E5df.50ca"> approach </span> or a <span class="eb" id="model1__76" original="E5df.50cb"> framework </span> can also have a more practical application: <span class="x-gs" id="model1__77"><span class="x-g" id="model1__78" original="E5df.50cc"><span class="x" id="model1__79" original="E5df.50cd"> the Frankfurt school of Marxist critical theory </span></span><span class="x-g" id="model1__80" original="E5df.50ce"><span class="x" id="model1__81" original="E5df.50cf"> a strong legal framework for environmental regulation </span></span><span class="x-g" id="model1__82" original="E5df.50d0"><span class="x" id="model1__83" original="E5df.50d1"> Few archaeologists have used this approach. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="model1__84" original="E5df.50d2"> A <span class="eb" id="model1__85" original="E5df.50d3"> model </span> or a <span class="eb" id="model1__86" original="E5df.50d4"> framework </span> typically describes the structure of something; a <span class="eb" id="model1__87" original="E5df.50d5"> model </span> is often used to predict a possible pattern or structure; a <span class="eb" id="model1__88" original="E5df.50d6"> framework </span> is often used as a basis for doing something; an <span class="eb" id="model1__89" original="E5df.50d7"> approach </span> is a way of thinking about or doing something: <span class="x-gs" id="model1__90"><span class="x-g" id="model1__91" original="E5df.50d8"><span class="x" id="model1__92" original="E5df.50d9"> In the low-density environment, the crabs behaved as predicted by the model. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="model1__93" original="E5df.50da"><span class="x" id="model1__94" original="E5df.50db"> Establish a framework for analysing the results. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="model1__95" original="E5df.50dc"><span class="x" id="model1__96" original="E5df.50dd"> They have pioneered innovative approaches to environmental management. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60d2" id="approach1__106" original="E86b.-7b39" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="approach1__107"> adjective + approach </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60d0" id="approach1__108"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60cf" id="approach1__109" original="E86b.-7b37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60ce" id="approach1__110"><span class="coll" id="approach1__111" original="E86b.-7b36"> alternative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60cc" id="approach1__112"><span class="coll" id="approach1__113" original="E86b.-7b35"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60ca" id="approach1__114" original="E861.-7c72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60c9" id="approach1__115"><span class="coll" id="approach1__116" original="E861.-7c71"> similar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60c7" id="approach1__117" original="E86b.-7b34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60c6" id="approach1__118"><span class="coll" id="approach1__119" original="E86b.-7b33"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60c4" id="approach1__120" original="E861.-7c70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60c3" id="approach1__121"><span class="coll" id="approach1__122" original="E861.-7c6f"> novel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60c1" id="approach1__123" original="E861.-7c6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60c0" id="approach1__124"><span class="coll" id="approach1__125" original="E861.-7c6d"> innovative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60be" id="approach1__126" original="E86b.-7b32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60bd" id="approach1__127"><span class="coll" id="approach1__128" original="E86b.-7b31"> traditional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60bb" id="approach1__129"><span class="coll" id="approach1__130" original="E861.-7c6c"> conventional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60b9" id="approach1__131" original="E861.-7c6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60b8" id="approach1__132"><span class="coll" id="approach1__133" original="E861.-7c6a"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60b6" id="approach1__134" original="E861.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60b5" id="approach1__135"><span class="coll" id="approach1__136" original="E861.-7c68"> common </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60b3" id="approach1__137" original="E86b.-7b30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60b2" id="approach1__138"><span class="coll" id="approach1__139" original="E86b.-7b2f"> general </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60b0" id="approach1__140"><span class="coll" id="approach1__141" original="E86b.-7b2e"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60ae" id="approach1__142" original="E86b.-7b2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60ad" id="approach1__143"><span class="coll" id="approach1__144" original="E86b.-7b2c"> integrated </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60ab" id="approach1__145"><span class="coll" id="approach1__146" original="E86b.-7b2b"> holistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60a9" id="approach1__147" original="E86b.-7b2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60a8" id="approach1__148"><span class="coll" id="approach1__149" original="E86b.-7b29"> systematic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60a6" id="approach1__150" original="E861.-7c67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60a5" id="approach1__151"><span class="coll" id="approach1__152" original="E861.-7c66"> structured </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60a3" id="approach1__153" original="E861.-7c65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60a2" id="approach1__154"><span class="coll" id="approach1__155" original="E861.-7c64"> flexible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60a0" id="approach1__156" original="E86b.-7b19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-609f" id="approach1__157"><span class="coll" id="approach1__158" original="E86b.-7b18"> comparative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-609d" id="approach1__159" original="E861.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-609c" id="approach1__160"><span class="coll" id="approach1__161" original="E861.-7c62"> qualitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-609a" id="approach1__162" original="E861.-7c61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6099" id="approach1__163"><span class="coll" id="approach1__164" original="E861.-7c60"> quantitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6097" id="approach1__165" original="E861.-7c5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6096" id="approach1__166"><span class="coll" id="approach1__167" original="E861.-7c5e"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6094" id="approach1__168" original="E861.-7c5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6093" id="approach1__169"><span class="coll" id="approach1__170" original="E861.-7c5c"> comprehensive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6091" id="approach1__171" original="E861.-7c5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6090" id="approach1__172"><span class="coll" id="approach1__173" original="E861.-7c5a"> bottom-up </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-608e" id="approach1__174" original="E861.-7c59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-608d" id="approach1__175"><span class="coll" id="approach1__176" original="E861.-7c58"> top-down </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-608b" id="approach1__177" original="E86b.-7b28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-608a" id="approach1__178" original="E86b.-7b27"><span class="x" id="approach1__179" original="E86b.-7b26"> There are two alternative approaches to fracture analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6088" id="approach1__180" original="E861.-7c57"><span class="x" id="approach1__181" original="E861.-7c56"> The primary goal of the traditional transactional approach is to minimize the price of purchased goods and services. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6086" id="approach1__182"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6085" id="approach1__183" original="E86b.-7b23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6084" id="approach1__184"><span class="coll" id="approach1__185" original="E86b.-7b22"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6082" id="approach1__186" original="E86b.-7b1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6081" id="approach1__187"><span class="coll" id="approach1__188" original="E86b.-7b1e"> experimental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-607f" id="approach1__189" original="E861.-7c55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-607e" id="approach1__190"><span class="coll" id="approach1__191" original="E861.-7c54"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-607c" id="approach1__192" original="E861.-7c53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-607b" id="approach1__193"><span class="coll" id="approach1__194" original="E861.-7c52"> analytical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6079" id="approach1__195" original="E861.-7c51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6078" id="approach1__196"><span class="coll" id="approach1__197" original="E861.-7c50"> modelling </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6076" id="approach1__198" original="E86b.-7b1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6075" id="approach1__199"><span class="coll" id="approach1__200" original="E86b.-7b1c"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6073" id="approach1__201" original="E86b.-7b1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6072" id="approach1__202"><span class="coll" id="approach1__203" original="E86b.-7b1a"> strategic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6070" id="approach1__204" original="E861.-7c4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-606f" id="approach1__205"><span class="coll" id="approach1__206" original="E861.-7c4e"> methodological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-606d" id="approach1__207" original="E861.-7c4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-606c" id="approach1__208"><span class="coll" id="approach1__209" original="E861.-7c4c"> multidisciplinary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-606a" id="approach1__210" original="E861.-7c4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6069" id="approach1__211"><span class="coll" id="approach1__212" original="E861.-7c4a"> ecological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6067" id="approach1__213" original="E861.-7c49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6066" id="approach1__214"><span class="coll" id="approach1__215" original="E861.-7c48"> evolutionary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6064" id="approach1__216" original="E861.-7c47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6063" id="approach1__217"><span class="coll" id="approach1__218" original="E861.-7c46"> behavioural </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6061" id="approach1__219" original="E86b.-7b17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6060" id="approach1__220" original="E86b.-7b16"><span class="x" id="approach1__221" original="E86b.-7b15"> There are a wide variety of theoretical approaches to the psychology of human reasoning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-605e" id="approach1__222" original="E861.-7c45"><span class="x" id="approach1__223" original="E861.-7c44"> The section reviews the main methodological approaches. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-605c" id="approach1__224" original="E86b.-7b13" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="approach1__225"> verb + headword </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-605a" id="approach1__226"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6059" id="approach1__227" original="E86b.-7b11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6058" id="approach1__228"><span class="coll" id="approach1__229" original="E86b.-7b10"> adopt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6056" id="approach1__230"><span class="coll" id="approach1__231" original="E86b.-7b0f"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6054" id="approach1__232"><span class="coll" id="approach1__233" original="E86b.-7b0e"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6052" id="approach1__234"><span class="coll" id="approach1__235" original="E86b.-7b0d"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6050" id="approach1__236"><span class="coll" id="approach1__237" original="E86b.-7b0c"> apply </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-604e" id="approach1__238"><span class="coll" id="approach1__239" original="E861.-7c43"> utilize </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-604c" id="approach1__240"><span class="coll" id="approach1__241" original="E861.-7c42"> follow </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-604a" id="approach1__242"><span class="coll" id="approach1__243" original="E861.-7c41"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6048" id="approach1__244" original="E861.-7c40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6047" id="approach1__245"><span class="coll" id="approach1__246" original="E861.-7c3f"> implement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6045" id="approach1__247" original="E86b.-7b09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6044" id="approach1__248"><span class="coll" id="approach1__249" original="E86b.-7b08"> describe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6042" id="approach1__250"><span class="coll" id="approach1__251" original="E86b.-7b07"> outline </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6040" id="approach1__252" original="E861.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-603f" id="approach1__253"><span class="coll" id="approach1__254" original="E861.-7c3d"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-603d" id="approach1__255" original="E861.-7c3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-603c" id="approach1__256"><span class="coll" id="approach1__257" original="E861.-7c3b"> propose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-603a" id="approach1__258"><span class="coll" id="approach1__259" original="E861.-7c3a"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6038" id="approach1__260" original="E861.-7c39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6037" id="approach1__261"><span class="coll" id="approach1__262" original="E861.-7c38"> offer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6035" id="approach1__263" original="E86b.-7b06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6034" id="approach1__264"><span class="coll" id="approach1__265" original="E86b.-7b05"> advocate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6032" id="approach1__266"><span class="coll" id="approach1__267" original="E861.-7c37"> favour </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6030" id="approach1__268"><span class="coll" id="approach1__269" original="E861.-7c36"> recommend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-602e" id="approach1__270" original="E86b.-7b0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-602d" id="approach1__271"><span class="coll" id="approach1__272" original="E86b.-7b0a"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-602b" id="approach1__273" original="E861.-7c35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-602a" id="approach1__274"><span class="coll" id="approach1__275" original="E861.-7c34"> combine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6028" id="approach1__276" original="E86b.-7b04"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6027" id="approach1__277" original="E86b.-7b03"><span class="x" id="approach1__278" original="E86b.-7b02"> The study found that good learners tend to adopt an exploratory approach to learning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6025" id="approach1__279" original="E861.-7c33"><span class="x" id="approach1__280" original="E861.-7c32"> She advocates critical approaches borrowed from sociolinguistics. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6023" id="approach1__281" original="E86b.-7b00" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="approach1__282"> approach + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6021" id="approach1__283"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6020" id="approach1__284" original="E86b.-7afe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-601f" id="approach1__285"><span class="coll" id="approach1__286" original="E86b.-7afd"> be based on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-601d" id="approach1__287" original="E86b.-7afc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-601c" id="approach1__288"><span class="coll" id="approach1__289" original="E86b.-7afb"> emphasize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-601a" id="approach1__290" original="E86b.-7afa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6019" id="approach1__291"><span class="coll" id="approach1__292" original="E86b.-7af9"> yield </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6017" id="approach1__293" original="E86b.-7af8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6016" id="approach1__294"><span class="coll" id="approach1__295" original="E86b.-7af7"> focus on </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6014" id="approach1__296" original="E86b.-7af6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6013" id="approach1__297" original="E86b.-7af5"><span class="x" id="approach1__298" original="E86b.-7af4"> This approach focuses on what happens during a democratization process. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6011" id="approach1__299" original="E391.2db9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6010" id="approach1__300"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="approach1__301" original="E391.2dbb"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approach1__302" original="E391.2dbc"> movement nearer to somebody/something in distance or time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-600d" id="approach1__303"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-600c" id="approach1__304" original="E86b.-7d64"><span class="cf" id="approach1__305" original="E861.-7c75"><span class="exp" id="approach1__306"> approach </span> (of somebody/something) (to somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="approach1__307" original="E86b.-7d63"> The approach of the negatively charged particles to the ground induces more positive charges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6008" id="approach1__308" original="E86b.-7d62"><span class="cf" id="approach1__309" original="E861.-7c74"><span class="exp" id="approach1__310"> approach </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="approach1__311" original="E86b.-7d61"> With the approach of war, research and production was increased. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6004" id="approach1__312" original="E391.2dbd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6003" id="approach1__313"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="approach1__314" original="E391.2dbf"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="approach1__315" original="E861.-7c73"><span class="exp" id="approach1__316"> approach </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="approach1__317" original="E391.2dc0"> the act of speaking to somebody about something, especially when making an offer or a request </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ffe" id="approach1__318"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ffd" id="approach1__319" original="E86b.-7c62"><span class="x" id="approach1__320" original="E86b.-7c61"> Sun's political sympathies lay with the Western powers, but his approaches to them were rebuffed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ffb" id="approach1__321" original="E391.2dc1"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ffa" id="approach1__322"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="approach1__323" original="E391.2dc3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approach1__324" original="E391.2dc4"> a path, sea passage, etc. that leads to a particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ff7" id="approach1__325"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ff6" id="approach1__326" original="E86b.-7c64"><span class="x" id="approach1__327" original="E86b.-7c63"> The geographical distribution of these colonies was broad: from the western Mediterranean to the Black Sea and its approaches. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ff4" id="approach1__328" original="E391.2dc9"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ff3" id="approach1__329"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="approach1__330" original="E391.2dcb"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="approach1__331" original="E86b.-7c60"><span class="exp" id="approach1__332"> approach </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="approach1__333" original="E391.2dcc"> a thing that is like something else that is mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fee" id="approach1__334"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fed" id="approach1__335" original="E86b.-7c5f"><span class="x" id="approach1__336" original="E86b.-7c5e"> Spinning was Russia's nearest approach to the industrial revolution at this time. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4aa4" id="approach1__337" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approach_1" title="approach definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4aa5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-26a" id="approach1__338" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="approach1__339"> approach </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5feb" hm="2" id="approach2" original="E391.2d64" sum="1518"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fea" id="approach2__1" original="E391.2d65"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fe9" id="approach2__2" original="E391.2d66"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> approach <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fdb" id="approach2__9" original="E391.2d71"><span class="pos" id="approach2__10" original="E391.2d72"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c45" eid="approach2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-37c1" geo="br" id="approach2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approach__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approach__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://approach__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-37be" geo="n_am" id="approach2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-32bc" id="approach2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70c5" form="root" id="approach2__17"><span class="vp" id="approach2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> approach </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70c3" eid="approach2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70c2" geo="br" id="approach2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approach__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approach__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://approach__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70bf" geo="n_am" id="approach2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70bc" form="thirdps" id="approach2__24"><span class="vp" id="approach2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> approaches </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70ba" eid="approach2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70b9" geo="br" id="approach2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊtʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approaches__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approaches__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approaches__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70b6" geo="n_am" id="approach2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊtʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approaches__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approaches__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approaches__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70b3" form="past" id="approach2__31"><span class="vp" id="approach2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> approached </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70b1" eid="approach2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70b0" geo="br" id="approach2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊtʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70ad" geo="n_am" id="approach2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊtʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70aa" form="pastpart" id="approach2__38"><span class="vp" id="approach2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> approached </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70a8" eid="approach2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70a7" geo="br" id="approach2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊtʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70a4" geo="n_am" id="approach2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊtʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-70a1" form="prespart" id="approach2__45"><span class="vp" id="approach2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> approaching </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-709f" eid="approach2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-709e" geo="br" id="approach2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approaching__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approaching__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approaching__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-709b" geo="n_am" id="approach2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approach2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊtʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approaching__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approaching__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approaching__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5faa" id="approach2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fa9" id="approach2__53" original="E391.2da0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fa8" id="approach2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="approach2__55" original="E391.2da2"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approach2__56" original="E391.2da4"> to start dealing with a problem or task or considering a topic or situation in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fa5" id="approach2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fa4" id="approach2__58" original="E84a.-7ede"><span class="cf" id="approach2__59" original="E391.2da3"><span class="exp" id="approach2__60"> approach </span> something </span><span class="x" id="approach2__61" original="E84a.-7edd"> Different researchers have approached the topic in different ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fa0" id="approach2__62" original="E84a.-7edb"><span class="cf" id="approach2__63" original="E84a.-7edc"><span class="exp" id="approach2__64"> approach </span> something from something </span><span class="x" id="approach2__65" original="E84a.-7eda"> Modern theories have approached the question from two perspectives. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f9c" id="approach2__66" original="E84a.-7ebe" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="approach2__67"> approach + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f9a" id="approach2__68"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f99" id="approach2__69" original="E84a.-7ebc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f98" id="approach2__70"><span class="coll" id="approach2__71" original="E84a.-7ebb"> topic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f96" id="approach2__72"><span class="coll" id="approach2__73" original="E84a.-7eba"> subject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f94" id="approach2__74" original="E84a.-7eb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f93" id="approach2__75"><span class="coll" id="approach2__76" original="E84a.-7eb8"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f91" id="approach2__77"><span class="coll" id="approach2__78" original="E84a.-7eb7"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f8f" id="approach2__79"><span class="coll" id="approach2__80" original="E84a.-7eb6"> problem </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f8d" id="approach2__81"><span class="coll" id="approach2__82" original="E84a.-7eb5"> matter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f8b" id="approach2__83" original="E84a.-7eb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f8a" id="approach2__84"><span class="coll" id="approach2__85" original="E84a.-7eb3"> task </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f88" id="approach2__86" original="E84a.-7eb2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f87" id="approach2__87" original="E84a.-7eb1"><span class="x" id="approach2__88" original="E84a.-7eb0"> They approached the task with an empirically based method. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f85" id="approach2__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f84" id="approach2__90" original="E84a.-7ead"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f83" id="approach2__91"><span class="coll" id="approach2__92" original="E84a.-7eac"> zero </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f81" id="approach2__93" original="E84a.-7eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f80" id="approach2__94"><span class="coll" id="approach2__95" original="E84a.-7eaa"> infinity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f7e" id="approach2__96" original="E84a.-7ea9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f7d" id="approach2__97"><span class="coll" id="approach2__98" original="E84a.-7ea8"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f7b" id="approach2__99" original="E84a.-7ea7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f7a" id="approach2__100"><span class="coll" id="approach2__101" original="E84a.-7ea6"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f78" id="approach2__102" original="E84a.-7ea5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f77" id="approach2__103"><span class="coll" id="approach2__104" original="E84a.-7ea4"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f75" id="approach2__105" original="E861.-7b47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f74" id="approach2__106"><span class="coll" id="approach2__107" original="E861.-7b46"> significance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f72" id="approach2__108" original="E84a.-7ea3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f71" id="approach2__109" original="E861.-7b45"><span class="x" id="approach2__110" original="E861.-7b44"> After 60 years the growth rate is approaching zero. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f6f" id="approach2__111" original="E84a.-7ea2"><span class="x" id="approach2__112" original="E84a.-7ea1"> Today, we are approaching the limit of available land for agricultural purposes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f6d" id="approach2__113" original="E861.-7b43"><span class="x" id="approach2__114" original="E861.-7b42"> The only other effect to approach significance was that of age group. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f6b" id="approach2__115" original="E84a.-7e9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="approach2__116"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f69" id="approach2__117"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f68" id="approach2__118" original="E84a.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f67" id="approach2__119"><span class="coll" id="approach2__120" original="E84a.-7e9b"> approach something in various ways </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f65" id="approach2__121" original="E84a.-7e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f64" id="approach2__122"><span class="coll" id="approach2__123" original="E84a.-7e99"> approach something from a regional/​global/​historical perspective </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f62" id="approach2__124" original="E84a.-7e98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f61" id="approach2__125" original="E84a.-7e97"><span class="x" id="approach2__126" original="E84a.-7e96"> This task can be approached in various ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f5f" id="approach2__127" original="E84a.-7e95"><span class="x" id="approach2__128" original="E84a.-7e94"> Military geography can be approached from a historical perspective. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f5d" id="approach2__129" original="E391.2d9b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f5c" id="approach2__130"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="approach2__131" original="E391.2d9d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="approach2__132" original="E391.2d9e"><span class="exp" id="approach2__133"> approach </span> something </span><span class="def" id="approach2__134" original="E391.2d9f"> to come close to something in quantity or quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f57" id="approach2__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f56" id="approach2__136" original="E84a.-7edf"><span class="x" id="approach2__137" original="E84a.-7ed5"> London's population approached three-quarters of a million in 1800. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f54" id="approach2__138" original="E861.-7b4c"><span class="x" id="approach2__139" original="E861.-7b4b"> Britain began to approach European levels of spending on welfare. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f52" id="approach2__140" original="E84a.-7ed4"><span class="x" id="approach2__141" original="E84a.-7ed3"> Few writers approach his richness of language. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f50" id="approach2__142" original="E84a.-7eaf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="approach2__143"> approach + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f4e" id="approach2__144"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f4d" id="approach2__145" original="E84a.-7ead"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f4c" id="approach2__146"><span class="coll" id="approach2__147" original="E84a.-7eac"> zero </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f4a" id="approach2__148" original="E84a.-7eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f49" id="approach2__149"><span class="coll" id="approach2__150" original="E84a.-7eaa"> infinity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f47" id="approach2__151" original="E84a.-7ea9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f46" id="approach2__152"><span class="coll" id="approach2__153" original="E84a.-7ea8"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f44" id="approach2__154" original="E84a.-7ea7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f43" id="approach2__155"><span class="coll" id="approach2__156" original="E84a.-7ea6"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f41" id="approach2__157" original="E84a.-7ea5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f40" id="approach2__158"><span class="coll" id="approach2__159" original="E84a.-7ea4"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f3e" id="approach2__160" original="E861.-7b47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f3d" id="approach2__161"><span class="coll" id="approach2__162" original="E861.-7b46"> significance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f3b" id="approach2__163" original="E84a.-7ea3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f3a" id="approach2__164" original="E861.-7b45"><span class="x" id="approach2__165" original="E861.-7b44"> After 60 years the growth rate is approaching zero. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f38" id="approach2__166" original="E84a.-7ea2"><span class="x" id="approach2__167" original="E84a.-7ea1"> Today, we are approaching the limit of available land for agricultural purposes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f36" id="approach2__168" original="E861.-7b43"><span class="x" id="approach2__169" original="E861.-7b42"> The only other effect to approach significance was that of age group. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f34" id="approach2__170" original="E391.2d8f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f33" id="approach2__171"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="approach2__172" original="E391.2d91"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="approach2__173" original="E391.2d92"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approach2__174" original="E391.2d93"> to move near to somebody/something in distance or time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f2f" id="approach2__175"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f2e" id="approach2__176" original="E84a.-7ed9"><span class="x" id="approach2__177" original="E84a.-7ed8"> As winter approached, post-harvest tasks were combined with preparing land for the next season's planting. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f2c" id="approach2__178" original="E84a.-7ed7"><span class="cf" id="approach2__179" original="E391.2d94"><span class="exp" id="approach2__180"> approach </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="approach2__181" original="E84a.-7ed6"> The Flavian army approached Rome. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f28" id="approach2__182" original="E391.2d95"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f27" id="approach2__183"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="approach2__184" original="E391.2d97"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approach2__185" original="E391.2d98"> to speak to somebody about something, especially to offer to do something or to ask them for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f24" id="approach2__186"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f23" id="approach2__187" original="E84a.-7ed2"><span class="cf" id="approach2__188" original="E391.2d99"><span class="exp" id="approach2__189"> approach </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="approach2__190" original="E84a.-7ed1"> In the study, twelve hospitals were approached. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f1f" id="approach2__191" original="E84a.-7ecf"><span class="cf" id="approach2__192" original="E84a.-7ed0"><span class="exp" id="approach2__193"> approach </span> somebody for something </span><span class="x" id="approach2__194" original="E84a.-7ece"> Two major car producers approached the government for financial aid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f1b" id="approach2__195" original="E84a.-7ecd"><span class="cf" id="approach2__196" original="E391.2d9a"><span class="exp" id="approach2__197"> approach </span> somebody about something </span><span class="x" id="approach2__198" original="E84a.-7ecc"> School principals are often approached by other organizations about potential partnerships. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f17" id="approach2__199" original="E84a.-7eca"><span class="cf" id="approach2__200" original="E84a.-7ecb"><span class="exp" id="approach2__201"> approach </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="approach2__202" original="E84a.-7ec9"> Bill Gates was approached to supply a simple operating system. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5224" id="approach2__203" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="approach2__204"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5226" id="approach2__205" original="E84a.-7ec0"><span class="shcut" id="approach2__206" original="E84a.-7ebf"> approach + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5228" id="approach2__207" original="E84a.-7ebe"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5229" id="approach2__208" original="E84a.-7ebc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.522a" id="approach2__209" original="E84a.-7ebb"><span class="coll" id="approach2__210"> topic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.522c" id="approach2__211" original="E84a.-7eba"><span class="coll" id="approach2__212"> subject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.522e" id="approach2__213" original="E84a.-7eb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.522f" id="approach2__214" original="E84a.-7eb8"><span class="coll" id="approach2__215"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5231" id="approach2__216" original="E84a.-7eb7"><span class="coll" id="approach2__217"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5233" id="approach2__218" original="E84a.-7eb6"><span class="coll" id="approach2__219"> problem </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5235" id="approach2__220" original="E84a.-7eb5"><span class="coll" id="approach2__221"> matter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5237" id="approach2__222" original="E84a.-7eb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5238" id="approach2__223" original="E84a.-7eb3"><span class="coll" id="approach2__224"> task </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.523a" id="approach2__225" original="E84a.-7eb2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.523b" id="approach2__226" original="E84a.-7eb1"><span class="x" id="approach2__227" original="E84a.-7eb0"> They approached the task with an empirically based method. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.523d" id="approach2__228" original="E84a.-7eaf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.523e" id="approach2__229" original="E84a.-7ead"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.523f" id="approach2__230" original="E84a.-7eac"><span class="coll" id="approach2__231"> zero </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5241" id="approach2__232" original="E84a.-7eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5242" id="approach2__233" original="E84a.-7eaa"><span class="coll" id="approach2__234"> infinity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5244" id="approach2__235" original="E84a.-7ea9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5245" id="approach2__236" original="E84a.-7ea8"><span class="coll" id="approach2__237"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5247" id="approach2__238" original="E84a.-7ea7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5248" id="approach2__239" original="E84a.-7ea6"><span class="coll" id="approach2__240"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.524a" id="approach2__241" original="E84a.-7ea5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.524b" id="approach2__242" original="E84a.-7ea4"><span class="coll" id="approach2__243"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.524d" id="approach2__244" original="E861.-7b47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.524e" id="approach2__245" original="E861.-7b46"><span class="coll" id="approach2__246"> significance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5250" id="approach2__247" original="E84a.-7ea3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5251" id="approach2__248" original="E861.-7b45"><span class="x" id="approach2__249" original="E861.-7b44"> After 60 years the growth rate is approaching zero. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5253" id="approach2__250" original="E84a.-7ea2"><span class="x" id="approach2__251" original="E84a.-7ea1"> Today, we are approaching the limit of available land for agricultural purposes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5255" id="approach2__252" original="E861.-7b43"><span class="x" id="approach2__253" original="E861.-7b42"> The only other effect to approach significance was that of age group. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5257" id="approach2__254" original="E84a.-7ea0"><span class="shcut" id="approach2__255" original="E84a.-7e9f"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5259" id="approach2__256" original="E84a.-7e9e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.525a" id="approach2__257" original="E84a.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.525b" id="approach2__258" original="E84a.-7e9b"><span class="coll" id="approach2__259"> approach something in various ways </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.525d" id="approach2__260" original="E84a.-7e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.525e" id="approach2__261" original="E84a.-7e99"><span class="coll" id="approach2__262"> approach something from a regional/​global/​historical perspective </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5260" id="approach2__263" original="E84a.-7e98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5261" id="approach2__264" original="E84a.-7e97"><span class="x" id="approach2__265" original="E84a.-7e96"> This task can be approached in various ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5263" id="approach2__266" original="E84a.-7e95"><span class="x" id="approach2__267" original="E84a.-7e94"> Military geography can be approached from a historical perspective. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4bef" id="approach2__268" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approach_1" title="approach definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4bf0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-26a" id="approach2__269" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="approach2__270"> approach </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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appropriate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f13" hm="1" id="appropriate1" original="E391.2e02" sum="836"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f12" id="appropriate1__1" original="E391.2e03"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f11" id="appropriate1__2" original="E391.2e04"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appropriate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f06" id="appropriate1__6" original="E391.2e0f"><span class="pos" id="appropriate1__7" original="E391.2e10"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f0d" eid="appropriate1__8" original="E391.2e0c" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3690" geo="br" id="appropriate1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊpriət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriate__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriate__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://appropriate__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-368c" geo="n_am" id="appropriate1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊpriət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f04" id="appropriate1__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f03" id="appropriate1__14" original="E391.2e11"><span class="def" id="appropriate1__15" original="E391.2e12"> suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f01" id="appropriate1__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f00" id="appropriate1__17" original="E84a.-7ce9"><span class="x" id="appropriate1__18" original="E84a.-7ce8"> Patients receiving appropriate care should get better. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5efe" id="appropriate1__19" original="E84a.-7ce7"><span class="x" id="appropriate1__20" original="E84a.-7ce6"> The use of herbicides is not appropriate in wetland environments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5efc" id="appropriate1__21" original="E861.-7b31"><span class="cf" id="appropriate1__22" original="E391.2e13"><span class="exp" id="appropriate1__23"> appropriate </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="appropriate1__24" original="E861.-7b30"> Pure siloxane polymers are only rarely appropriate for use in technology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ef8" id="appropriate1__25" original="E84a.-7ce0"><span class="cf" id="appropriate1__26" original="E391.2e14"><span class="exp" id="appropriate1__27"> appropriate </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="appropriate1__28" original="E84a.-7cdf"> The company developed a hotel format that was appropriate to the Japanese market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ef4" id="appropriate1__29" original="E84a.-7ce4"><span class="cf" id="appropriate1__30" original="E84a.-7ce5"> it is <span class="exp" id="appropriate1__31"> appropriate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="appropriate1__32" original="E84a.-7ce3"> It was appropriate that such an important decision should be taken by heads of government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ef0" id="appropriate1__33" original="E84a.-7cc5"><span class="cf" id="appropriate1__34" original="E84a.-7cc6"> it is <span class="exp" id="appropriate1__35"> appropriate </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="appropriate1__36" original="E84a.-7cc4"> It is appropriate to consider whether the patient is taking medication. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5eec" id="appropriate1__37" original="E84a.-7c70"><span class="cf" id="appropriate1__38" original="E861.-7b2f"> as <span class="exp" id="appropriate1__39"> appropriate </span></span><span class="x" id="appropriate1__40" original="E84a.-7c6f"> Board members may seek expert opinions as appropriate. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58fc" id="appropriate1__41" original="E84a.-7cc2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="appropriate1__42" original="E84a.-7cc1"> appropriate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58fe" id="appropriate1__43" original="E84a.-7cc0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.58ff" id="appropriate1__44" original="E84a.-7cbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5900" id="appropriate1__45"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__46" original="E84a.-7cba"> measure </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5902" id="appropriate1__47"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__48" original="E84a.-7cbb"> course (of action) </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5904" id="appropriate1__49"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__50" original="E84a.-7cb9"> action </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5906" id="appropriate1__51" original="E84a.-7cb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5907" id="appropriate1__52"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__53" original="E84a.-7cb7"> response </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5909" id="appropriate1__54" original="E84a.-7cbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.590a" id="appropriate1__55"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__56" original="E84a.-7cbd"> remedy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.590c" id="appropriate1__57" original="E84a.-7cb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.590d" id="appropriate1__58"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__59" original="E84a.-7caf"> treatment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.590f" id="appropriate1__60" original="E861.-7b2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5910" id="appropriate1__61"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__62" original="E861.-7b2d"> care </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5912" id="appropriate1__63" original="E84a.-7cb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5913" id="appropriate1__64"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__65" original="E84a.-7cb1"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5915" id="appropriate1__66" original="E84a.-7cb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5916" id="appropriate1__67"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__68" original="E84a.-7cb5"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5918" id="appropriate1__69" original="E861.-7b2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5919" id="appropriate1__70"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__71" original="E861.-7b2b"> management </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.591b" id="appropriate1__72" original="E861.-7b2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.591c" id="appropriate1__73"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__74" original="E861.-7b29"> tool </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.591e" id="appropriate1__75" original="E861.-7b28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.591f" id="appropriate1__76"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__77" original="E861.-7b27"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5921" id="appropriate1__78" original="E861.-7b26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5922" id="appropriate1__79"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__80" original="E861.-7b25"> way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5924" id="appropriate1__81" original="E861.-7b24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5925" id="appropriate1__82"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__83" original="E861.-7b23"> use </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5927" id="appropriate1__84" original="E861.-7b22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5928" id="appropriate1__85"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__86" original="E861.-7b21"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.592a" id="appropriate1__87" original="E861.-7b20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.592b" id="appropriate1__88"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__89" original="E861.-7b1f"> balance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.592d" id="appropriate1__90" original="E84a.-7cae"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.592e" id="appropriate1__91" original="E84a.-7cad"><span class="x" id="appropriate1__92" original="E84a.-7cac"> Appropriate measures can be taken to reduce risk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5930" id="appropriate1__93" original="E861.-7b1e"><span class="x" id="appropriate1__94" original="E861.-7b1d"> Importantly, the students lose opportunities to engage in socially appropriate behaviour when they are on suspension. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5932" id="appropriate1__95" original="E861.-7b1c"><span class="x" id="appropriate1__96" original="E861.-7b1b"> Almost every day, there are discussions over the appropriate balance between private and public sector. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5934" id="appropriate1__97" original="E84a.-7c88" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="appropriate1__98" original="E84a.-7c87"> adverb + appropriate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5936" id="appropriate1__99" original="E84a.-7c86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5937" id="appropriate1__100" original="E84a.-7c80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5938" id="appropriate1__101"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__102" original="E84a.-7c7f"> particularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.593a" id="appropriate1__103" original="E84a.-7c7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.593b" id="appropriate1__104"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__105" original="E84a.-7c7d"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.593d" id="appropriate1__106" original="E84a.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.593e" id="appropriate1__107"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__108" original="E84a.-7c83"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5940" id="appropriate1__109" original="E84a.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5941" id="appropriate1__110"><span class="coll" id="appropriate1__111" original="E84a.-7c81"> socially </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5943" id="appropriate1__112" original="E84a.-7c7c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5944" id="appropriate1__113" original="E84a.-7c7b"><span class="x" id="appropriate1__114" original="E84a.-7c7a"> Bayes's theorem is particularly appropriate for this area of work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5946" id="appropriate1__115" original="E861.-7b1a"><span class="x" id="appropriate1__116" original="E861.-7b19"> The programme was adapted so that it would be culturally appropriate for India. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4c9a" id="appropriate1__117" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appropriate_1" title="appropriate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4c9b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-163" id="appropriate1__118" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appropriate1__119"> appropriate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ee8" hm="2" id="appropriate2" original="E391.2e28" sum="964"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ee7" id="appropriate2__1" original="E391.2e29"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ee6" id="appropriate2__2" original="E391.2e2a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appropriate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ed8" id="appropriate2__9" original="E391.2e32"><span class="pos" id="appropriate2__10" original="E391.2e33"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5edf" eid="appropriate2__11" original="E68e.-21e8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3688" geo="br" id="appropriate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊprieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://appropriate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3684" geo="n_am" id="appropriate2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊprieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://appropriate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-328e" id="appropriate2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7096" form="root" id="appropriate2__17"><span class="vp" id="appropriate2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> appropriate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7094" eid="appropriate2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7093" geo="br" id="appropriate2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊprieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://appropriate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-708f" geo="n_am" id="appropriate2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊprieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://appropriate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-708b" form="thirdps" id="appropriate2__24"><span class="vp" id="appropriate2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> appropriates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7089" eid="appropriate2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7088" geo="br" id="appropriate2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊprieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7085" geo="n_am" id="appropriate2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊprieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7082" form="past" id="appropriate2__31"><span class="vp" id="appropriate2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> appropriated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7080" eid="appropriate2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-707f" geo="br" id="appropriate2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-707c" geo="n_am" id="appropriate2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊprieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7079" form="pastpart" id="appropriate2__38"><span class="vp" id="appropriate2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> appropriated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7077" eid="appropriate2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7076" geo="br" id="appropriate2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7073" geo="n_am" id="appropriate2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊprieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7070" form="prespart" id="appropriate2__45"><span class="vp" id="appropriate2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> appropriating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-706e" eid="appropriate2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-706d" geo="br" id="appropriate2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊprieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-706a" geo="n_am" id="appropriate2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriate2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊprieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ea7" id="appropriate2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ea6" id="appropriate2__53" original="E84a.-7ad8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="appropriate2__54" original="E84a.-7a83"><span class="exp" id="appropriate2__55"> appropriate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="appropriate2__56" original="E84a.-7ad7"> to start to use something that belongs to a different time, place or culture </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ea2" id="appropriate2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ea1" id="appropriate2__58" original="E84a.-7ad6"><span class="x" id="appropriate2__59" original="E84a.-7ad5"> Greek thought was selectively appropriated by Christianity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e9f" id="appropriate2__60" original="E391.2e55"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="appropriate2__61" original="E391.2e56"><span class="exp" id="appropriate2__62"> appropriate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="appropriate2__63" original="E391.2e57"> to take somebody's idea, property or money for your own use, especially without permission </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e9b" id="appropriate2__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e9a" id="appropriate2__65" original="E84a.-7ad4"><span class="x" id="appropriate2__66" original="E84a.-7ad3"> The defendant did not dishonestly appropriate property belonging to another and cannot be convicted of theft. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e98" id="appropriate2__67" original="E84a.-7ad2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="appropriate2__68" original="E84a.-7a76"><span class="exp" id="appropriate2__69"> appropriate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="appropriate2__70" original="E84a.-7ad1"> to take something from somebody, legally and often by force </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e94" id="appropriate2__71" original="E84a.-7ad0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://seize" title="seize definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e93" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4956" id="appropriate2__72" original="E84a.-7acf"><span class="xh" id="appropriate2__73"> seize </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e91" id="appropriate2__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e90" id="appropriate2__75" original="E84a.-7ace"><span class="x" id="appropriate2__76" original="E84a.-7acd"> Their personal assets cannot be appropriated by the firm's creditors. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e8e" id="appropriate2__77" original="E391.2e58"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="appropriate2__78" original="E391.2e59"><span class="exp" id="appropriate2__79"> appropriate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="appropriate2__80" original="E391.2e5a"> to take or give something, especially money, for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e8a" id="appropriate2__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e89" id="appropriate2__82" original="E84a.-7a82"><span class="x" id="appropriate2__83" original="E84a.-7a81"> Funds have been appropriated to help local municipalities renovate municipal waste treatment plants. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4cfe" id="appropriate2__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appropriate_1" title="appropriate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4cff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-163" id="appropriate2__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appropriate2__86"> appropriate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appropriately
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e87" id="appropriately" original="E84a.-7c01" sum="460"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e86" id="appropriately__1" original="E84a.-7c00"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e85" id="appropriately__2" original="E84a.-7bff"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appropriately </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e7c" id="appropriately__4" original="E84a.-7bfa"><span class="pos" id="appropriately__5" original="E84a.-7bf9"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c4c" eid="appropriately__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-35fa" geo="br" id="appropriately__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriately__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊpriətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriately__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriately__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriately__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-35f7" geo="n_am" id="appropriately__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriately__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊpriətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriately__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriately__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriately__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e7a" id="appropriately__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e79" id="appropriately__12" original="E84a.-7bf8"><span class="def" id="appropriately__13" original="E84a.-7bf7"> in a way that is suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e77" id="appropriately__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e76" id="appropriately__15" original="E84a.-7bf6"><span class="x" id="appropriately__16" original="E84a.-7bf5"> Responding appropriately to cultural changes is one of the great challenges facing global marketers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e74" id="appropriately__17" original="E84a.-7bf4"><span class="x" id="appropriately__18" original="E84a.-7bf3"> All samples were appropriately labelled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e72" id="appropriately__19" original="E84a.-7bf2"><span class="x" id="appropriately__20" original="E84a.-7bf1"> Appropriately, the novel is peppered with aphorisms intended to evoke Eastern wisdom. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4d2e" id="appropriately__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appropriately" title="appropriately definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4d2f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5afc" id="appropriately__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appropriately__23"> appropriately </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appropriateness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e70" id="appropriateness" original="E84a.-7bd2" sum="414"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e6f" id="appropriateness__1" original="E84a.-7bd1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e6e" id="appropriateness__2" original="E84a.-7bd0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appropriateness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e65" id="appropriateness__4" original="E84a.-7bcb"><span class="pos" id="appropriateness__5" original="E84a.-7bca"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c53" eid="appropriateness__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-35dc" geo="br" id="appropriateness__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriateness__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprəʊpriətnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriateness__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriateness__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://appropriateness__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-35d9" geo="n_am" id="appropriateness__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriateness__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈproʊpriətnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriateness__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriateness__us_3.ogg" href="sound://appropriateness__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e63" id="appropriateness__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appropriateness__12" original="E84a.-7bc8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e61" id="appropriateness__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e60" id="appropriateness__14" original="E84a.-7bc7"><span class="cf" id="appropriateness__15" original="E86f.-7faa"><span class="exp" id="appropriateness__16"> appropriateness </span> (of something) (for something) </span><span class="def" id="appropriateness__17" original="E84a.-7bc6"> the degree to which something is suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e5c" id="appropriateness__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e5b" id="appropriateness__19" original="E84a.-7bc5"><span class="x" id="appropriateness__20" original="E84a.-7bc4"> There is a long-standing debate about the appropriateness of the natural science model for the study of society. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4d4a" id="appropriateness__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appropriateness" title="appropriateness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4d4b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5b0d" id="appropriateness__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appropriateness__23"> appropriateness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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appropriation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e59" id="appropriation" original="E391.2e5e" sum="1007"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e58" id="appropriation__1" original="E391.2e5f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e57" id="appropriation__2" original="E391.2e60"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> appropriation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e4b" id="appropriation__7" original="E391.2e68"><span class="pos" id="appropriation__8" original="E391.2e69"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c5a" eid="appropriation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-35b8" geo="br" id="appropriation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/appropriation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-35b4" geo="n_am" id="appropriation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="appropriation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/appropriation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/appropriation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://appropriation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e49" id="appropriation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e48" id="appropriation__15" original="E84a.-7971"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e47" id="appropriation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appropriation__17" original="E84a.-796f"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appropriation__18" original="E84a.-796e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appropriation__19" original="E47f.7d4d"><span class="exp" id="appropriation__20"> appropriation </span> (of something) (by somebody) </span><span class="def" id="appropriation__21" original="E84a.-796d"> the use of something that belongs to a different time, place or culture </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e41" id="appropriation__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e40" id="appropriation__23" original="E84a.-796c"><span class="x" id="appropriation__24" original="E84a.-796b"> There were many different kinds of appropriation by Romans of Greek culture. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e3e" id="appropriation__25" original="E84a.-7972"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e3d" id="appropriation__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appropriation__27" original="E84a.-7969"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="appropriation__28" original="E84a.-7968"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appropriation__29" original="E47f.7d4e"><span class="exp" id="appropriation__30"> appropriation </span> (of something) (by somebody) </span><span class="def" id="appropriation__31" original="E84a.-7967"> the act of taking somebody's idea, property or money for your own use, especially without permission </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e37" id="appropriation__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e36" id="appropriation__33" original="E84a.-7966"><span class="x" id="appropriation__34" original="E84a.-7965"> The Bolsheviks did not seek to overturn the peasants' appropriation of noble land. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e34" id="appropriation__35" original="E391.2e7b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e33" id="appropriation__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="appropriation__37" original="E391.2e7d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="appropriation__38" original="E391.2e7f"> a sum of money to be used for a particular purpose, especially by a government or company </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e30" id="appropriation__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e2f" id="appropriation__40" original="E84a.-7964"><span class="x" id="appropriation__41" original="E84a.-7963"> Revenue estimates must be equal to payment appropriations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e2d" id="appropriation__42" original="E391.2e75"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e2c" id="appropriation__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="appropriation__44" original="E391.2e77"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="appropriation__45" original="E391.2e78"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="appropriation__46" original="E47f.7d4f"><span class="exp" id="appropriation__47"> appropriation </span> (of something) (by somebody) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e27" id="appropriation__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="appropriation__49" original="E84a.-794c"> of a government or company </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="appropriation__50" original="E391.2e7a"> the act of keeping or saving money for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e24" id="appropriation__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e23" id="appropriation__52" original="E84a.-7962"><span class="x" id="appropriation__53" original="E84a.-7961"> the appropriation of funds by Parliament </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4d67" id="appropriation__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appropriation" title="appropriation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4d68" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-da" id="appropriation__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="appropriation__56"> appropriation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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approval
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e21" id="approval" original="E391.2e80" sum="1121"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e20" id="approval__1" original="E391.2e81"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e1f" id="approval__2" original="E391.2e82"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> approval </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e14" id="approval__7" original="E391.2e8a"><span class="pos" id="approval__8" original="E391.2e8b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c63" eid="approval__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-2542" geo="br" id="approval__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approval__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approval__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approval__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approval__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-253f" geo="n_am" id="approval__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approval__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approval__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approval__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approval__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e12" id="approval__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e11" id="approval__15" original="E391.2e93"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e10" id="approval__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="approval__17" original="E391.2e95"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="approval__18" original="E391.2e96"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approval__19" original="E391.2e97"> agreement to or permission for something, especially a plan or request </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e0c" id="approval__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e0b" id="approval__21" original="E850.-74f3"><span class="cf" id="approval__22" original="E391.2e98"><span class="exp" id="approval__23"> approval </span> (for something) (from somebody) </span><span class="x" id="approval__24" original="E850.-74f2"> Ethical approval for this work was obtained from the Institute of Nutrition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e07" id="approval__25" original="E850.-74f7"><span class="x" id="approval__26" original="E850.-74f6"> to require/seek/grant/receive approval </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e05" id="approval__27" original="E850.-6e76"><span class="x" id="approval__28" original="E850.-6e75"> shareholder/parliamentary/board approval </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e03" id="approval__29" original="E850.-6e74"><span class="cf" id="approval__30" original="E850.-6e77"> without (the) <span class="exp" id="approval__31"> approval </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="approval__32" original="E850.-6e73"> Information should not be divulged without the approval of the users. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5dff" id="approval__33" original="E850.-6e72"><span class="x" id="approval__34" original="E850.-6e71"> The company was prosecuted for selling pesticides without ministerial approval. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5dfd" id="approval__35" original="E850.-74f5"><span class="cf" id="approval__36" original="E850.-6e70"> seal/stamp of <span class="exp" id="approval__37"> approval </span></span><span class="x" id="approval__38" original="E850.-74f4"> They waited for the chairman's seal of approval on colours, price and quality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5df9" id="approval__39" original="E850.-6e6e"><span class="cf" id="approval__40" original="E850.-6e6f"> subject to <span class="exp" id="approval__41"> approval </span></span><span class="x" id="approval__42" original="E850.-6e6d"> Deutsche Telekom's prices were subject to approval by the regulator. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5df5" id="approval__43" original="E391.2e8c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5df4" id="approval__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="approval__45" original="E391.2e8e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approval__46" original="E391.2e8f"> the feeling that somebody/something is good or acceptable; a positive opinion of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5df1" id="approval__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5df0" id="approval__48" original="E850.-6e6c"><span class="cf" id="approval__49" original="E47f.7d5e"><span class="exp" id="approval__50"> approval </span> from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="approval__51" original="E850.-6e6b"> By volunteering, refugees can win approval from the host community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5dec" id="approval__52" original="E850.-6e69"><span class="cf" id="approval__53" original="E850.-6e6a"> with <span class="exp" id="approval__54"> approval </span></span><span class="x" id="approval__55" original="E850.-6e68"> Plath spoke of this essay often and with approval. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5de8" id="approval__56" original="E391.2e90" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disapproval" title="disapproval definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5de7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35f7" id="approval__57" original="E391.2e91"><span class="xh" id="approval__58"> disapproval </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4da2" id="approval__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approval" title="approval definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4da3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-a7" id="approval__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="approval__61"> approval </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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approve
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5de5" id="approve" original="E391.2e9e" sum="1160"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5de4" id="approve__1" original="E391.2e9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5de3" id="approve__2" original="E391.2ea0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> approve </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5dd6" id="approve__9" original="E391.2eaa"><span class="pos" id="approve__10" original="E391.2eab"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c6a" eid="approve__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-59b4" geo="br" id="approve__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approve__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approve__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://approve__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-59b1" geo="n_am" id="approve__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approve__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approve__us_2.ogg" href="sound://approve__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-325e" id="approve__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-59ae" form="root" id="approve__17"><span class="vp" id="approve__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> approve </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-59ac" eid="approve__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-59ab" geo="br" id="approve__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/./.mp/.mp3/.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/./.mp/.ogg" href="sound://.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-59a8" geo="n_am" id="approve__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approve__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approve__us_2.ogg" href="sound://approve__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-59a5" form="thirdps" id="approve__24"><span class="vp" id="approve__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> approves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-59a3" eid="approve__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-59a2" geo="br" id="approve__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-599f" geo="n_am" id="approve__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-599c" form="past" id="approve__31"><span class="vp" id="approve__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> approved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-599a" eid="approve__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5999" geo="br" id="approve__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5996" geo="n_am" id="approve__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5993" form="pastpart" id="approve__38"><span class="vp" id="approve__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> approved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5991" eid="approve__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5990" geo="br" id="approve__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-598d" geo="n_am" id="approve__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-598a" form="prespart" id="approve__45"><span class="vp" id="approve__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> approving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5988" eid="approve__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5987" geo="br" id="approve__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5984" geo="n_am" id="approve__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approve__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5daa" id="approve__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5da9" id="approve__53" original="E391.2ed4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5da8" id="approve__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="approve__55" original="E391.2ed6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="approve__56" original="E391.2ed7"><span class="exp" id="approve__57"> approve </span> something </span><span class="def" id="approve__58" original="E391.2ed8"> to officially agree to a plan or request </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5da3" id="approve__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5da2" id="approve__60" original="E850.-6bcc"><span class="x" id="approve__61" original="E850.-6bcb"> The minister was expected to approve plans for a fifth terminal at Heathrow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5da0" id="approve__62" original="E845.-7aaf"><span class="x" id="approve__63" original="E845.-7aae"> Congress approves the budget for one year at a time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d9e" id="approve__64" original="E850.-6bca"><span class="x" id="approve__65" original="E850.-6bc9"> The Executive Director voted in favour of approving the pipeline project. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d9c" id="approve__66" original="E391.2ed9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d9b" id="approve__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="approve__68" original="E391.2edb"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="approve__69" original="E391.2edc"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approve__70" original="E391.2ede"> to say that something is good enough to be used or is correct </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d97" id="approve__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d96" id="approve__72" original="E850.-6bc3"><span class="cf" id="approve__73" original="E850.-6bc6"> be approved for use </span><span class="x" id="approve__74" original="E850.-6bc2"> The drug has been approved for clinical use in parts of Europe. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d93" id="approve__75" original="E850.-6bc0"><span class="cf" id="approve__76" original="E850.-6bc1"> be approved by somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="approve__77" original="E850.-6bbf"> The research was approved by the Governing Board of the School of Psychology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d90" id="approve__78" original="E850.-6bbe"><span class="cf" id="approve__79" original="E391.2edd"><span class="exp" id="approve__80"> approve </span> something </span><span class="x" id="approve__81" original="E850.-6bbd"> The University Ethics Committee approved the study and participants provided written consent. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d8c" id="approve__82" original="E845.-7aad" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disapprove" title="disapprove (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d8b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3588" id="approve__83" original="E845.-7aac"><span class="xh" id="approve__84"> disapprove </span><span class="xs" id="approve__85"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d88" id="approve__86" original="E391.2ec8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d87" id="approve__87"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="approve__88" original="E391.2eca"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approve__89" original="E391.2ecb"> to think that somebody/something is good, acceptable or suitable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d84" id="approve__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d83" id="approve__91" original="E850.-6bbc"><span class="cf" id="approve__92" original="E391.2ecc"><span class="exp" id="approve__93"> approve </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="approve__94" original="E850.-6bbb"> Augustine did not approve of force in religious matters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d7f" id="approve__95" original="E850.-6bb9"><span class="cf" id="approve__96" original="E391.2ecd"><span class="exp" id="approve__97"> approve </span> of somebody doing something </span><span class="x" id="approve__98" original="E850.-6bb8"> Many colleagues did not approve of judges interviewing children. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d7b" id="approve__99" original="E391.2ed1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disapprove" title="disapprove definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d7a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35da" id="approve__100" original="E391.2ed2"><span class="xh" id="approve__101"> disapprove </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4e13" id="approve__102" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approve" title="approve definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4e14" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-69" id="approve__103" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="approve__104"> approve </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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approving
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d77" id="approving" original="E391.2eec" sum="323"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d76" id="approving__1" original="E391.2eed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d75" id="approving__2" original="E391.2eee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> approving </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d6d" id="approving__4" original="E391.2ef5"><span class="pos" id="approving__5" original="E391.2ef6"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c71" eid="approving__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-2455" geo="br" id="approving__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approving__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-2452" geo="n_am" id="approving__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approving__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d6b" id="approving__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d6a" id="approving__12" original="E391.2ef7"><span class="def" id="approving__13" original="E391.2ef8"> showing that you believe that somebody/something is good or acceptable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d68" id="approving__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d67" id="approving__15" original="E845.-7a99"><span class="x" id="approving__16" original="E845.-7a98"> The work drew approving reviews when it was first published. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d65" id="approving__17" original="E391.2ef9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disapproving" title="disapproving definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d64" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3579" id="approving__18" original="E391.2efa"><span class="xh" id="approving__19"> disapproving </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d62" id="approving__20"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d61" id="approving__21" original="E391.2efc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d60" id="approving__22"><span class="dr" id="approving__23" original="E391.2efd"> approvingly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d58" id="approving__24" original="E391.2f01"><span class="pos" id="approving__25" original="E391.2f02"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c72" eid="approving__26" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-244f" geo="br" id="approving__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approving__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approvingly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approvingly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approvingly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-244c" geo="n_am" id="approving__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approving__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈpruːvɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approvingly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approvingly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approvingly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d56" id="approving__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d55" id="approving__32" original="E845.-7a97"><span class="x" id="approving__33" original="E845.-7a96"> This passage is quoted approvingly by Langton. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4e55" id="approving__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approving" title="approving definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4e56" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-2" id="approving__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="approving__36"> approving </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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approximate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d53" hm="1" id="approximate1" original="E391.2f25" sum="335"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d52" id="approximate1__1" original="E391.2f26"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d51" id="approximate1__2" original="E391.2f27"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> approximate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d46" id="approximate1__6" original="E391.2f2f"><span class="pos" id="approximate1__7" original="E391.2f30"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d4d" eid="approximate1__8" original="E68e.-2166" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-23ad" geo="br" id="approximate1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɒksɪmət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approximate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approximate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-23a9" geo="n_am" id="approximate1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɑːksɪmət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approximate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approximate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d44" id="approximate1__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d43" id="approximate1__14" original="E391.2f31"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d42" id="approximate1__15" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d41" id="approximate1__16"><span class="v"><strong> approx. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="approximate1__18" original="E391.2f36"> almost correct or accurate, but not completely so </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d3e" id="approximate1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d3d" id="approximate1__20" original="E849.-7027"><span class="x" id="approximate1__21" original="E849.-7026"> The table below gives useful approximate values for the parameters listed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d3b" id="approximate1__22" original="E849.-7025"><span class="x" id="approximate1__23" original="E849.-7024"> This calculation, however, is approximate. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d39" hm="2" id="approximate2" original="E391.2f3a" sum="780"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d38" id="approximate2__1" original="E391.2f3b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d37" id="approximate2__2" original="E391.2f3c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> approximate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d29" id="approximate2__9" original="E391.2f44"><span class="pos" id="approximate2__10" original="E391.2f45"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d30" eid="approximate2__11" original="E68e.-2163" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-23a5" geo="br" id="approximate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɒksɪmeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approximate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://approximate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-23a1" geo="n_am" id="approximate2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɑːksɪmeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approximate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://approximate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3230" id="approximate2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7001" form="root" id="approximate2__17"><span class="vp" id="approximate2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> approximate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fff" eid="approximate2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ffe" geo="br" id="approximate2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɒksɪmeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approximate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://approximate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ffa" geo="n_am" id="approximate2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɑːksɪmeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approximate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://approximate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ff6" form="thirdps" id="approximate2__24"><span class="vp" id="approximate2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> approximates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ff4" eid="approximate2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ff3" geo="br" id="approximate2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɒksɪmeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approximates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approximates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ff0" geo="n_am" id="approximate2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɑːksɪmeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approximates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approximates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fed" form="past" id="approximate2__31"><span class="vp" id="approximate2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> approximated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6feb" eid="approximate2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fea" geo="br" id="approximate2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɒksɪmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approximated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approximated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fe7" geo="n_am" id="approximate2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɑːksɪmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approximated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approximated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fe4" form="pastpart" id="approximate2__38"><span class="vp" id="approximate2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> approximated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fe2" eid="approximate2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fe1" geo="br" id="approximate2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɒksɪmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approximated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approximated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fde" geo="n_am" id="approximate2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɑːksɪmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approximated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approximated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fdb" form="prespart" id="approximate2__45"><span class="vp" id="approximate2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> approximating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fd9" eid="approximate2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fd8" geo="br" id="approximate2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɒksɪmeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approximating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approximating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6fd5" geo="n_am" id="approximate2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximate2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɑːksɪmeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approximating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approximating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cf8" id="approximate2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cf7" id="approximate2__53" original="E391.2f67"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cf6" id="approximate2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="approximate2__55" original="E391.2f69"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="approximate2__56" original="E391.2f6a"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="approximate2__57" original="E391.2f6b"> to be similar or close to something in amount, quality or nature, but not exactly the same </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cf2" id="approximate2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cf1" id="approximate2__59" original="E849.-6ed3"><span class="cf" id="approximate2__60" original="E391.2f6c"><span class="exp" id="approximate2__61"> approximate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="approximate2__62" original="E849.-6ed2"> The mean length of a generation closely approximates the mean age of mothers at the birth of their daughters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ced" id="approximate2__63" original="E849.-6ed1"><span class="cf" id="approximate2__64" original="E391.2f6d"><span class="exp" id="approximate2__65"> approximate </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="approximate2__66" original="E849.-6ed0"> The most extreme conditions, approximating to house arrest in solitary confinement, were found unlawful. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ce9" id="approximate2__67" original="E391.2f6e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ce8" id="approximate2__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="approximate2__69" original="E391.2f70"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="approximate2__70" original="E391.2f71"><span class="exp" id="approximate2__71"> approximate </span> something (by something) </span><span class="def" id="approximate2__72" original="E391.2f72"> to calculate or estimate something fairly accurately </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ce3" id="approximate2__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ce2" id="approximate2__74" original="E849.-6ecf"><span class="x" id="approximate2__75" original="E849.-6ece"> The roughness of the surface may be approximated by the following equation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4ed2" id="approximate2__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approximate_1" title="approximate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4ed3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.48" id="approximate2__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="approximate2__78"> approximate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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approximately
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ce0" id="approximately" original="E391.2f73" sum="412"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cdf" id="approximately__1" original="E391.2f74"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cde" id="approximately__2" original="E391.2f75"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> approximately </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cd5" id="approximately__4" original="E391.2f7a"><span class="pos" id="approximately__5" original="E391.2f7b"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c7f" eid="approximately__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-2328" geo="br" id="approximately__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximately__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɒksɪmətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approximately__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximately__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://approximately__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-2324" geo="n_am" id="approximately__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximately__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈprɑːksɪmətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approximately__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximately__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approximately__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cd3" id="approximately__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cd2" id="approximately__12" original="E849.-67af"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cd1" id="approximately__13" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cd0" id="approximately__14"><span class="v"><strong> approx. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="approximately__16" original="E849.-67ad"> in a way that is almost accurate or exact, but not completely so </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ccd" id="approximately__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ccc" id="approximately__18" original="E849.-67ac"><span class="x" id="approximately__19" original="E849.-67ab"> The water contains chloride at levels approximately equal to that found in river water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cca" id="approximately__20" original="E849.-67aa"><span class="x" id="approximately__21" original="E849.-67a9"> The tube is approx. 5 feet long. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4efc" id="approximately__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approximately" title="approximately definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4efd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.b1" id="approximately__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="approximately__24"> approximately </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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approximation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cc8" id="approximation" original="E391.2f7d" sum="595"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cc7" id="approximation__1" original="E391.2f7e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cc6" id="approximation__2" original="E391.2f7f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> approximation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cba" id="approximation__7" original="E391.2f87"><span class="pos" id="approximation__8" original="E391.2f88"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c88" eid="approximation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-22c8" geo="br" id="approximation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/app/appro/approximation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://approximation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-22c4" geo="n_am" id="approximation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="approximation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌprɑːksɪˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/app/appro/approximation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/app/appro/approximation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://approximation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cb8" id="approximation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cb7" id="approximation__15" original="E391.2f89"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="approximation__16" original="E391.2f8a"> an estimate of a number or an amount that is almost correct, but not exact </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cb5" id="approximation__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cb4" id="approximation__18" original="E849.-66ac"><span class="x" id="approximation__19" original="E849.-66ab"> This value differs slightly from that found in the previous calculation, because of the various approximations that were made. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cb2" id="approximation__20" original="E391.2f8b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="approximation__21" original="E391.2f8c"><span class="exp" id="approximation__22"> approximation </span> (of/to something) </span><span class="def" id="approximation__23" original="E391.2f8d"> a thing that is similar to something else, but is not exactly the same </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cae" id="approximation__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cad" id="approximation__25" original="E849.-66aa"><span class="x" id="approximation__26" original="E849.-66a9"> Rhuddlan was the closest approximation to a town in pre-Norman Wales during its brief periods under Welsh rule. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f1c" id="approximation__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approximation" title="approximation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f1d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.df" id="approximation__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="approximation__29"> approximation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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apt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c94" id="apt" original="E391.304d" sk="apta" sum="466"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c93" id="apt__1" original="E391.304e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c92" id="apt__2" original="E391.304f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> apt </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c86" id="apt__8" original="E391.3058"><span class="pos" id="apt__9" original="E391.3059"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c98" eid="apt__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-211d" geo="br" id="apt__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apt__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apt/apt__/apt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apt/apt__/apt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://apt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-211a" geo="n_am" id="apt__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apt__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apt/apt__/apt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apt/apt__/apt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://apt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c84" id="apt__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c83" id="apt__16" original="E391.305a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="apt__17" original="E391.305b"> suitable or appropriate in the circumstances </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c81" id="apt__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c80" id="apt__19" original="E85c.-7988"><span class="x" id="apt__20" original="E85c.-7987"> The categorization of fathers as either good providers or active carers is not an apt description of modern fatherhood. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c7e" id="apt__21" original="E391.305c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="apt__22" original="E391.305f"><span class="exp" id="apt__23"> apt </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="apt__24" original="E391.305d"> likely or having a natural tendency to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c7a" id="apt__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c79" id="apt__26" original="E85c.-7986"><span class="x" id="apt__27" original="E85c.-7985"> The workforce were apt to desert the factory when other work was available. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c77" id="apt__28"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c76" id="apt__29" original="E4a8.-532f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c75" id="apt__30"><span class="dr" id="apt__31" original="E4a8.-532e"> aptly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c6d" id="apt__32" original="E4a8.-532a"><span class="pos" id="apt__33" original="E4a8.-5329"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c99" eid="apt__34" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-2123" geo="br" id="apt__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apt__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæptli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/apt/aptly/aptly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/apt/aptly/aptly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aptly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-2120" geo="n_am" id="apt__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="apt__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæptli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/apt/aptly/aptly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/apt/aptly/aptly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aptly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c6b" id="apt__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c6a" id="apt__40" original="E4a8.-5328"><span class="x" id="apt__41" original="E4a8.-5327"> The thinking behind this legislation is aptly described by Fox Harding (1991) as an ‘uneasy synthesis’. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f58" id="apt__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apt_1" title="apt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f59" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.20b" id="apt__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="apt__44"> apt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aquatic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c68" id="aquatic" original="E391.318b" sum="405"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c67" id="aquatic__1" original="E391.318c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c66" id="aquatic__2" original="E391.318d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aquatic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c5b" id="aquatic__7" original="E391.3195"><span class="pos" id="aquatic__8" original="E391.3196"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ca6" eid="aquatic__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u14924562cdb56e04.1aa95c38.166e7ed0c4b.47bf" geo="br" id="aquatic__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aquatic__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aqu/aquat/aquatic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aqu/aquat/aquatic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aquatic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u14924562cdb56e04.1aa95c38.166e7ed0c4b.47c2" geo="n_am" id="aquatic__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aquatic__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈkwɑːtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aqu/aquat/aquatic__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aqu/aquat/aquatic__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://aquatic__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c59" id="aquatic__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="aquatic__15" original="E391.3198"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c57" id="aquatic__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c56" id="aquatic__17" original="E391.3199"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="aquatic__18" original="E391.319a"> growing or living in, on or near water </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c54" id="aquatic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c53" id="aquatic__20" original="E85c.-7692"><span class="x" id="aquatic__21" original="E85c.-7691"> The loss of oxygen creates stress on many aquatic organisms including fish. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c51" id="aquatic__22" original="E442.-899"><span class="x" id="aquatic__23" original="E442.-898"> aquatic plants/animals/species </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c4f" id="aquatic__24" original="E391.319b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="aquatic__25" original="E391.319c"> connected with water </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c4d" id="aquatic__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c4c" id="aquatic__27" original="E442.-897"><span class="x" id="aquatic__28" original="E442.-896"> Water in almost all aquatic systems is moving. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c4a" id="aquatic__29" original="E442.-895"><span class="x" id="aquatic__30" original="E442.-894"> aquatic environments/ecosystems/habitats </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f8a" id="aquatic__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aquatic" title="aquatic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.398" id="aquatic__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aquatic__33"> aquatic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aqueous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c48" id="aqueous" original="E391.31bd" sum="306"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c47" id="aqueous__1" original="E391.31be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c46" id="aqueous__2" original="E391.31bf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aqueous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c3e" id="aqueous__4" original="E391.31c4"><span class="pos" id="aqueous__5" original="E391.31c5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5cad" eid="aqueous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1dc1" geo="br" id="aqueous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aqueous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪkwiəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aqu/aqueo/aqueous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aqu/aqueo/aqueous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aqueous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1dbe" geo="n_am" id="aqueous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aqueous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeɪkwiəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aqu/aqueo/aqueous__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aqu/aqueo/aqueous__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://aqueous__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c3c" id="aqueous__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="aqueous__12" original="E81e.-245f"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c3a" id="aqueous__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="aqueous__14" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c38" id="aqueous__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c37" id="aqueous__16" original="E391.31c8"><span class="def" id="aqueous__17" original="E391.31c9"> containing or involving water </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c35" id="aqueous__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c34" id="aqueous__19" original="E81e.-245e"><span class="x" id="aqueous__20" original="E81e.-245d"> The particles were suspended in aqueous solutions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c32" id="aqueous__21" original="E81e.-245c"><span class="x" id="aqueous__22" original="E81e.-245b"> This drug has poor aqueous solubility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c30" id="aqueous__23" original="E586.-5cfb"><span class="x" id="aqueous__24" original="E586.-5cfa"> Metals exist in the aqueous environment in a variety of forms. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4fad" id="aqueous__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aqueous" title="aqueous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4fae" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3e5" id="aqueous__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aqueous__27"> aqueous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arbitrarily
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c2e" id="arbitrarily" original="E870.-70b9" sum="529"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c2d" id="arbitrarily__1" original="E870.-70b8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c2c" id="arbitrarily__2" original="E870.-70b7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arbitrarily </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c20" id="arbitrarily__4" original="E870.-70b1"><span class="pos" id="arbitrarily__5" original="E870.-70b0"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c2a" eid="arbitrarily__6" original="E870.-70b5" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.1666402271d.6495" geo="br" id="arbitrarily__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitrarily__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːbɪˈtrerəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrarily__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrarily__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitrarily__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.1666402271d.6498" geo="br" id="arbitrarily__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="arbitrarily__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːbɪtrəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrarily__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrarily__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arbitrarily__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.1666402271d.649b" geo="n_am" id="arbitrarily__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitrarily__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrbɪˈtrerəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrarily__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrarily__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitrarily__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c1e" id="arbitrarily__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c1d" id="arbitrarily__14" original="E870.-70af"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="arbitrarily__15" original="E870.-70ae"> in a way that is not based on reason, rules or principles; in a way that cannot be predicted </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c1b" id="arbitrarily__16" original="E870.-70ad" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://randomly" title="randomly definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c1a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.7826" id="arbitrarily__17" original="E4a8.-52f0"><span class="xh" id="arbitrarily__18"> randomly </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c18" id="arbitrarily__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c17" id="arbitrarily__20" original="E870.-70ac"><span class="x" id="arbitrarily__21" original="E870.-70ab"> The median quality level was arbitrarily chosen for these additional analyses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c15" id="arbitrarily__22" original="E870.-70aa"><span class="x" id="arbitrarily__23" original="E870.-70a9"> Inflation distributes its costs very unevenly and arbitrarily. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c13" id="arbitrarily__24" original="E870.-70a8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c12" id="arbitrarily__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="arbitrarily__26" original="E870.-70a7"> of a ruler or power </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="arbitrarily__27" original="E870.-70a6"> without restriction and without considering other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c0f" id="arbitrarily__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c0e" id="arbitrarily__29" original="E870.-70a5"><span class="x" id="arbitrarily__30" original="E870.-70a4"> Governors are constrained by law from acting arbitrarily. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4fcb" id="arbitrarily__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arbitrarily" title="arbitrarily definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4fcc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5ba8" id="arbitrarily__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arbitrarily__33"> arbitrarily </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arbitrary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c0c" id="arbitrary" original="E391.332e" sum="781"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c0b" id="arbitrary__1" original="E391.332f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c0a" id="arbitrary__2" original="E391.3330"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arbitrary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bfe" id="arbitrary__4" original="E391.3336"><span class="pos" id="arbitrary__5" original="E391.3337"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c08" eid="arbitrary__6" original="E391.3332" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.1666402271d.64a8" geo="br" id="arbitrary__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitrary__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːbɪtrəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitrary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.1666402271d.64ab" geo="br" id="arbitrary__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="arbitrary__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːbɪtri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrary__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrary__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arbitrary__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.1666402271d.64ae" geo="n_am" id="arbitrary__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitrary__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrbɪtreri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitrary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bfc" id="arbitrary__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bfb" id="arbitrary__14" original="E391.3338"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bfa" id="arbitrary__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="arbitrary__16" original="E391.3339"> of a decision, rule, system, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="arbitrary__17" original="E391.333a"> not seeming to be based on reason, and sometimes seeming unfair </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bf7" id="arbitrary__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bf6" id="arbitrary__19" original="E847.-68fe"><span class="x" id="arbitrary__20" original="E847.-68fd"> Many couples make fairly arbitrary decisions about sharing the financial burdens of home ownership. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bf4" id="arbitrary__21" original="E847.-68fc"><span class="x" id="arbitrary__22" original="E847.-68fb"> These recommendations appear somewhat arbitrary, and little justification is offered. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bf2" id="arbitrary__23" original="E391.333b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="arbitrary__24" original="E391.333e"> using power or authority without restriction and without considering other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bf0" id="arbitrary__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bef" id="arbitrary__26" original="E847.-68f9"><span class="x" id="arbitrary__27" original="E847.-68f8"> The relatively open politics of the 1990s gave way to arbitrary rule by the monarch. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bed" id="arbitrary__28" original="E847.-68ff"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bec" id="arbitrary__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="arbitrary__30" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bea" id="arbitrary__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="arbitrary__32" original="E847.-68f5"> of a quantity </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="arbitrary__33" original="E847.-68f4"> of a value that is not stated </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5be7" id="arbitrary__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5be6" id="arbitrary__35" original="E847.-68f3"><span class="x" id="arbitrary__36" original="E847.-68f2"> In some problems, a definite value is assigned to C; in others, C is an arbitrary constant. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5be4" id="arbitrary__37"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5be3" id="arbitrary__38" original="E829.-5eed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5be2" id="arbitrary__39"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="arbitrary__40" original="E829.-5eec"> arbitrariness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bd6" id="arbitrary__41" original="E829.-5ee7"><span class="pos" id="arbitrary__42" original="E829.-5ee6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5cb4" eid="arbitrary__43" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.1666402271d.649f" geo="br" id="arbitrary__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitrary__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːbɪtrərinəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrariness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrariness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitrariness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.1666402271d.64a2" geo="br" id="arbitrary__46" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="arbitrary__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːbɪtrinəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrariness__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrariness__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arbitrariness__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.1666402271d.64a5" geo="n_am" id="arbitrary__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitrary__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrbɪtrerinəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrariness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrariness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitrariness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bd4" id="arbitrary__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="arbitrary__51" original="E829.-5ee4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="arbitrary__52" original="E829.-5ee3"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bd1" id="arbitrary__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bd0" id="arbitrary__54" original="E829.-5ee2"><span class="x" id="arbitrary__55" original="E829.-5ee1"> Since it involves some arbitrariness, Stokes's interpretation is not entirely compelling. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bce" id="arbitrary__56" original="E829.-5ee0"><span class="x" id="arbitrary__57" original="E829.-5edf"> There is an arbitrariness in setting a minimum age for criminal responsibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bcc" id="arbitrary__58" original="E829.-5ede"><span class="x" id="arbitrary__59" original="E829.-5edd"> Yeltsin had few inhibitions against arbitrariness and the use of force. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4ff0" id="arbitrary__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arbitrary" title="arbitrary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4ff1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5c8" id="arbitrary__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arbitrary__62"> arbitrary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arbitration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bca" id="arbitration" original="E391.3382" sum="307"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bc9" id="arbitration__1" original="E391.3383"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bc8" id="arbitration__2" original="E391.3384"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arbitration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bbc" id="arbitration__7" original="E391.338c"><span class="pos" id="arbitration__8" original="E391.338d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5cbe" eid="arbitration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1a0d" geo="br" id="arbitration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːbɪˈtreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1a09" geo="n_am" id="arbitration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrbɪˈtreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bba" id="arbitration__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="arbitration__15" original="E391.338f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bb8" id="arbitration__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bb7" id="arbitration__17" original="E391.3390"><span class="def" id="arbitration__18" original="E391.3391"> the official process of settling an argument or a disagreement by somebody who is not involved </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bb5" id="arbitration__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bb4" id="arbitration__20" original="E81e.-1fa8"><span class="x" id="arbitration__21" original="E81e.-1fa7"> They could also refer their dispute to arbitration. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5039" id="arbitration__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arbitration" title="arbitration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.503a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.637" id="arbitration__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arbitration__24"> arbitration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arbitrator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bb2" id="arbitrator" original="E391.3392" sum="235"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bb1" id="arbitrator__1" original="E391.3393"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bb0" id="arbitrator__2" original="E391.3394"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arbitrator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ba4" id="arbitrator__7" original="E391.339c"><span class="pos" id="arbitrator__8" original="E391.339d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5cc7" eid="arbitrator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-19ce" geo="br" id="arbitrator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitrator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːbɪtreɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitrator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-19ca" geo="n_am" id="arbitrator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arbitrator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrbɪtreɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arb/arbit/arbitrator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arb/arbit/arbitrator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arbitrator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ba2" id="arbitrator__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ba1" id="arbitrator__15" original="E391.339e"><span class="def" id="arbitrator__16" original="E391.339f"> a person who is chosen to settle a disagreement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b9f" id="arbitrator__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b9e" id="arbitrator__18" original="E81e.-1fa6"><span class="x" id="arbitrator__19" original="E81e.-1fa5"> Each party appoints an arbitrator. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5054" id="arbitrator__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arbitrator" title="arbitrator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5055" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.651" id="arbitrator__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arbitrator__22"> arbitrator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arc
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b9c" id="arc" original="E391.342b" sum="485"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b9b" id="arc__1" original="E391.342c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b9a" id="arc__2" original="E391.342d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arc </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b8e" id="arc__7" original="E391.3438"><span class="pos" id="arc__8" original="E391.3439"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5cd0" eid="arc__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-18b2" geo="br" id="arc__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arc__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/arc__/arc__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/arc__/arc__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arc__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-18af" geo="n_am" id="arc__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arc__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/arc__/arc__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/arc__/arc__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arc__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b8c" id="arc__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b8b" id="arc__15" original="E391.343a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="arc__16" original="E85c.-768c"><span class="exp" id="arc__17"> arc </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="arc__18" original="E391.343d"> part of a circle or a curved line; something that forms a curved shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b87" id="arc__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b86" id="arc__20" original="E85c.-768b"><span class="x" id="arc__21" original="E85c.-768a"> AB and CD are arcs of a circle with the pumping well as centre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b84" id="arc__22" original="E442.-893"><span class="x" id="arc__23" original="E442.-892"> The Indonesian island arc lies on thin continental crust with ages as old as the Proterozoic. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b82" id="arc__24" original="E85c.-7689"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="arc__25" original="E85c.-7687"><span class="exp" id="arc__26"> arc </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="arc__27" original="E85c.-7688"> a continuous and connected series of events </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b7e" id="arc__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b7d" id="arc__29" original="E442.-891"><span class="x" id="arc__30" original="E442.-890"> It may be necessary to rethink the narrative arc of early American history. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.506d" id="arc__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arc_1" title="arc definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.506e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.704" id="arc__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arc__33"> arc </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arch
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b7b" id="arch" original="E391.34ea" sum="282"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b7a" id="arch__1" original="E391.34eb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b79" id="arch__2" original="E391.34ec"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arch </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b6d" id="arch__7" original="E391.34f7"><span class="pos" id="arch__8" original="E391.34f8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5cd7" eid="arch__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-17a6" geo="br" id="arch__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arch__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/arch_/arch__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/arch_/arch__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arch__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-17a3" geo="n_am" id="arch__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arch__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/arch_/arch__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/arch_/arch__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arch__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b6b" id="arch__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b6a" id="arch__15" original="E391.34f9"><span class="def" id="arch__16" original="E391.34fa"> a curved structure that supports the weight of something above it, such as a bridge or the upper part of a building </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b68" id="arch__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b67" id="arch__18" original="E487.746b"><span class="x" id="arch__19" original="E487.746c"> The first stone arch bridge in London was completed in 1209. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5091" id="arch__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arch_1" title="arch definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5092" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.7f4" id="arch__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arch__22"> arch </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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archaeologist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b65" id="archaeologist" original="E391.3562" sum="342"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b64" id="archaeologist__1" original="E391.3563"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b63" id="archaeologist__2" original="E391.3564"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> archaeologist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b5e" id="archaeologist__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b5b" id="archaeologist__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b5d" id="archaeologist__9"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="archaeologist__10" original="E391.356b"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> archeologist </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b52" id="archaeologist__12" original="E391.3570"><span class="pos" id="archaeologist__13" original="E391.3571"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5cde" eid="archaeologist__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1698" geo="br" id="archaeologist__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archaeologist__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archa/archaeologist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archa/archaeologist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archaeologist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1694" geo="n_am" id="archaeologist__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archaeologist__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrkiˈɑːlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archa/archaeologist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archa/archaeologist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archaeologist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b50" id="archaeologist__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b4f" id="archaeologist__20" original="E391.3572"><span class="def" id="archaeologist__21" original="E391.3573"> a person who studies <a class="ndv" href="entry://archaeology" id="archaeologist__22"> archaeology </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b4c" id="archaeologist__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b4b" id="archaeologist__24" original="E85c.-7684"><span class="x" id="archaeologist__25" original="E85c.-7683"> Historians and archaeologists have long debated definitions of towns and town life in medieval Europe. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.50b1" id="archaeologist__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://archaeologist" title="archaeologist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.50b2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.89a" id="archaeologist__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="archaeologist__28"> archaeologist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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archaeology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b49" id="archaeology" original="E391.3577" sum="461"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b48" id="archaeology__1" original="E391.3578"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b47" id="archaeology__2" original="E391.3579"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> archaeology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b45" id="archaeology__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b42" id="archaeology__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b44" id="archaeology__6"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="archaeology__7" original="E391.357d"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> archeology </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b39" id="archaeology__9" original="E391.3582"><span class="pos" id="archaeology__10" original="E391.3583"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ce7" eid="archaeology__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-16d0" geo="br" id="archaeology__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archaeology__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archa/archaeology__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archa/archaeology__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://archaeology__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-16cc" geo="n_am" id="archaeology__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archaeology__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrkiˈɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archa/archaeology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archa/archaeology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archaeology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b37" id="archaeology__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="archaeology__17" original="E391.3585"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b35" id="archaeology__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b34" id="archaeology__19" original="E391.3586"><span class="def" id="archaeology__20" original="E391.3587"> the study of cultures of the past, and periods of history by examining the remains of buildings and objects found in the ground </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b32" id="archaeology__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b31" id="archaeology__22" original="E85c.-767e"><span class="x" id="archaeology__23" original="E85c.-767d"> The notion of ‘landscape’ has been important in archaeology for decades (Roberts, 1987). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b2f" id="archaeology__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b2e" id="archaeology__25" original="E4a8.-52e5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b2d" id="archaeology__26"><span class="dr" id="archaeology__27" original="E4a8.-52e4"> archaeological </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b2b" id="archaeology__28" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b28" id="archaeology__29"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b2a" id="archaeology__30"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="archaeology__31" original="E4a8.-52e1"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> archeological </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b1f" id="archaeology__33" original="E4a8.-52dc"><span class="pos" id="archaeology__34" original="E4a8.-52db"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ce8" eid="archaeology__35" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-16d8" geo="br" id="archaeology__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archaeology__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːkiəˈlɒdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archa/archaeological__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archa/archaeological__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archaeological__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-16d4" geo="n_am" id="archaeology__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archaeology__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrkiəˈlɑːdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archa/archaeological__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archa/archaeological__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archaeological__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b1d" id="archaeology__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="archaeology__41" original="E4a8.-52d9"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b1b" id="archaeology__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b1a" id="archaeology__43" original="E4a8.-52d8"><span class="x" id="archaeology__44" original="E4a8.-52d7"> Examples of everything from swords to horse harnesses have survived in the archaeological record. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b18" id="archaeology__45" original="E4a8.-52d6"><span class="x" id="archaeology__46" original="E4a8.-52d5"> archaeological evidence/sites/research </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.50d1" id="archaeology__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://archaeology" title="archaeology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.50d2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.8b4" id="archaeology__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="archaeology__49"> archaeology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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archaic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b16" id="archaic" original="E391.35a4" sum="458"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b15" id="archaic__1" original="E391.35a5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b14" id="archaic__2" original="E391.35a6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> archaic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b0b" id="archaic__4" original="E391.35ab"><span class="pos" id="archaic__5" original="E391.35ac"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5cf9" eid="archaic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1626" geo="br" id="archaic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archaic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈkeɪɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archa/archaic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archa/archaic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archaic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1622" geo="n_am" id="archaic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archaic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈkeɪɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archa/archaic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archa/archaic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archaic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b09" id="archaic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b08" id="archaic__12" original="E391.35ad"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="archaic__13" original="E391.35ae"> old and no longer used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b06" id="archaic__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b05" id="archaic__15" original="E4c7.-452"><span class="x" id="archaic__16" original="E4c7.-451"> The dictionary has omitted some archaic words and senses which are not in current use. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b03" id="archaic__17" original="E391.35b4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="archaic__18" original="E391.35b5"> from a much earlier or ancient period of history </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b01" id="archaic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b00" id="archaic__20" original="E4c7.-450"><span class="x" id="archaic__21" original="E4c7.-44f"> Many aristocrats migrated into Rome in the archaic period. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5afe" id="archaic__22" original="E391.35af"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="archaic__23" original="E391.35b0"> very old-fashioned </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5afc" id="archaic__24" original="E391.35b1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://outdated" title="outdated definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5afb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.7192" id="archaic__25" original="E391.35b2"><span class="xh" id="archaic__26"> outdated </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5af9" id="archaic__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5af8" id="archaic__28" original="E4c7.-44e"><span class="x" id="archaic__29" original="E4c7.-44d"> ‘Variolation’ was an archaic and dangerous method of preventing smallpox. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5104" id="archaic__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://archaic" title="archaic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5105" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.8f2" id="archaic__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="archaic__32"> archaic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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architect
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5af6" id="architect" original="E391.36c8" sum="488"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5af5" id="architect__1" original="E391.36c9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5af4" id="architect__2" original="E391.36ca"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> architect </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ae8" id="architect__7" original="E391.36d4"><span class="pos" id="architect__8" original="E391.36d5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d02" eid="architect__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-139b" geo="br" id="architect__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="architect__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːkɪtekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/architect__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/architect__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://architect__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1397" geo="n_am" id="architect__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="architect__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrkɪtekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/architect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/architect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://architect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ae6" id="architect__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ae5" id="architect__15" original="E391.36d6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="architect__16" original="E391.36d7"> a person whose job is designing buildings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ae3" id="architect__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ae2" id="architect__18" original="E85c.-6d25"><span class="x" id="architect__19" original="E85c.-6d24"> Greek and Roman architects sometimes used thin layers of lead instead of cement between sections of tall columns. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ae0" id="architect__20" original="E391.36d8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="architect__21" original="E85c.-6d23"> the <span class="exp" id="architect__22"> architect </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="architect__23" original="E391.36d9"> a person who is responsible for planning or creating an idea, a system, a situation, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5adc" id="architect__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5adb" id="architect__25" original="E85c.-6d22"><span class="x" id="architect__26" original="E85c.-6d21"> Alfred was the architect of West Saxon survival against the Vikings. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.512c" id="architect__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://architect_1" title="architect definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.512d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.a74" id="architect__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="architect__29"> architect </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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architectural
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ad9" id="architectural" original="E391.36ed" sum="452"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ad8" id="architectural__1" original="E391.36ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ad7" id="architectural__2" original="E391.36ef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> architectural </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ace" id="architectural__4" original="E391.36f4"><span class="pos" id="architectural__5" original="E391.36f5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d0b" eid="architectural__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-131f" geo="br" id="architectural__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="architectural__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/architectural__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/architectural__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://architectural__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-131b" geo="n_am" id="architectural__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="architectural__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrkɪˈtektʃərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/architectural__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/architectural__us_1.ogg" href="sound://architectural__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5acc" id="architectural__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="architectural__12" original="E85c.-6d1d"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5aca" id="architectural__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ac9" id="architectural__14" original="E391.36f6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="architectural__15" original="E391.36f7"> connected with the design or style of buildings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ac7" id="architectural__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ac6" id="architectural__17" original="E85c.-6d1c"><span class="x" id="architectural__18" original="E85c.-6d1b"> Scottish nobles tended to adopt a distinctive architectural style. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ac4" id="architectural__19" original="E85c.-6d1a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="architectural__20" original="E85c.-6d19"> connected with the structure or design of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ac2" id="architectural__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ac1" id="architectural__22" original="E85c.-6d18"><span class="x" id="architectural__23" original="E85c.-6d17"> Animal species richness in tropical forests and coral reefs seems linked to the architectural complexity of these systems. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.514d" id="architectural__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://architectural" title="architectural definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.514e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.aa7" id="architectural__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="architectural__26"> architectural </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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architecture
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5abf" id="architecture" original="E391.3702" sum="745"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5abe" id="architecture__1" original="E391.3703"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5abd" id="architecture__2" original="E391.3704"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> architecture </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ab1" id="architecture__7" original="E391.370c"><span class="pos" id="architecture__8" original="E391.370d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d14" eid="architecture__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-12c7" geo="br" id="architecture__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="architecture__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːkɪtektʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/architecture__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/architecture__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://architecture__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-12c3" geo="n_am" id="architecture__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="architecture__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrkɪtektʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/architecture__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/architecture__us_1.ogg" href="sound://architecture__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5aaf" id="architecture__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5aae" id="architecture__15" original="E391.3712"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5aad" id="architecture__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="architecture__17" original="E391.3714"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="architecture__18" original="E391.3715"> the design or style of a building or buildings; the art and study of designing buildings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5aaa" id="architecture__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5aa9" id="architecture__20" original="E85c.-6d38"><span class="x" id="architecture__21" original="E85c.-6d37"> Minoan art and architecture owe a large debt to the civilizations of the Near East. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5aa7" id="architecture__22" original="E442.-872"><span class="x" id="architecture__23" original="E442.-871"> a school of architecture and design </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5aa5" id="architecture__24" original="E391.3716"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5aa4" id="architecture__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="architecture__26" original="E391.3719"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="architecture__27" original="E391.3718"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="architecture__28" original="E85c.-6d36"><span class="exp" id="architecture__29"> architecture </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="architecture__30" original="E391.371b"> the structure or design of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a9e" id="architecture__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a9d" id="architecture__32" original="E85c.-6d33"><span class="x" id="architecture__33" original="E85c.-6d32"> There has been a changing architecture of power both globally and within the state. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a9b" id="architecture__34" original="E442.-870"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a9a" id="architecture__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="architecture__36" original="E442.-86e"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="architecture__37" original="E442.-86d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a97" id="architecture__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="architecture__39" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="architecture__40" original="E442.-86a"> the structure and logical organization of a computer system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a94" id="architecture__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a93" id="architecture__42" original="E85c.-6d35"><span class="x" id="architecture__43" original="E85c.-6d34"> The ideal computer architecture is rich in features and yet easy to understand. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.516d" id="architecture__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://architecture" title="architecture definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.516e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.ac5" id="architecture__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="architecture__46"> architecture </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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archival
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a91" id="archival" original="E85c.-725a" sum="244"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a90" id="archival__1" original="E85c.-7259"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a8f" id="archival__2" original="E85c.-7258"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> archival </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a86" id="archival__4" original="E85c.-7253"><span class="pos" id="archival__5" original="E85c.-7252"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a8d" eid="archival__6" original="E85c.-7256" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7da1" geo="br" id="archival__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archival__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːˈkaɪvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/archival__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archival__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archival__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7d9e" geo="n_am" id="archival__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archival__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrˈkaɪvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/archival__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archival__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archival__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a84" id="archival__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="archival__12" original="E85c.-7250"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a82" id="archival__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a81" id="archival__14" original="E85c.-724f"><span class="def" id="archival__15" original="E85c.-724e"> coming from or connected with an <a class="ndv" href="entry://archive" id="archival__16"> archive </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a7e" id="archival__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a7d" id="archival__18" original="E85c.-724b"><span class="x" id="archival__19" original="E85c.-724a"> A good deal of archival material on the Stalinist purges and terror was unearthed and published. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a7b" id="archival__20" original="E442.-887"><span class="x" id="archival__21" original="E442.-886"> archival research/sources/records </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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archive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a79" hm="1" id="archive1" original="E391.372c" sum="521"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a78" id="archive1__1" original="E391.372d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a77" id="archive1__2" original="E391.372e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> archive <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a6b" id="archive1__7" original="E391.3737"><span class="pos" id="archive1__8" original="E391.3738"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d1d" eid="archive1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1263" geo="br" id="archive1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːkaɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/archive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-125f" geo="n_am" id="archive1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrkaɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/archive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a69" id="archive1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a68" id="archive1__15" original="E391.3739"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a67" id="archive1__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a66" id="archive1__17"><span class="v"><strong> archives </strong></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a64" id="archive1__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="archive1__20" original="E391.373c"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="archive1__21" original="E391.373d"> a collection of historical documents or records of a government, a family, a place or an organization; the place where these records are stored </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a61" id="archive1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a60" id="archive1__23" original="E85c.-7264"><span class="x" id="archive1__24" original="E85c.-7263"> The continent of Antarctica contains almost no historical archives in a traditional sense. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a5e" id="archive1__25" original="E85c.-7262"><span class="x" id="archive1__26" original="E85c.-7261"> In a number of cases, it was possible to check the letters against the originals in various archives and libraries. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.51b8" id="archive1__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://archive_1" title="archive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.51b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.b07" id="archive1__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="archive1__29"> archive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a5c" hm="2" id="archive2" original="E391.373e" sum="439"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a5b" id="archive2__1" original="E391.373f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a5a" id="archive2__2" original="E391.3740"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> archive <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a4e" id="archive2__7" original="E391.3749"><span class="pos" id="archive2__8" original="E391.374a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d26" eid="archive2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-125b" geo="br" id="archive2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːkaɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/archive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1257" geo="n_am" id="archive2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrkaɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/archive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3200" id="archive2__14" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f69" form="root" id="archive2__15"><span class="vp" id="archive2__16"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> archive </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f67" eid="archive2__17" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f66" geo="br" id="archive2__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːkaɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/archive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f62" geo="n_am" id="archive2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrkaɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/archive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f5e" form="thirdps" id="archive2__22"><span class="vp" id="archive2__23"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> archives </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f5c" eid="archive2__24" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f5b" geo="br" id="archive2__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__26"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːkaɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/archives__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archives__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archives__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f58" geo="n_am" id="archive2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__28"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrkaɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/archives__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archives__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archives__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f55" form="past" id="archive2__29"><span class="vp" id="archive2__30"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> archived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f53" eid="archive2__31" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f52" geo="br" id="archive2__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːkaɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/archived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f4f" geo="n_am" id="archive2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrkaɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/archived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f4c" form="pastpart" id="archive2__36"><span class="vp" id="archive2__37"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> archived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f4a" eid="archive2__38" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f49" geo="br" id="archive2__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːkaɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/archived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f46" geo="n_am" id="archive2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrkaɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/archived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f43" form="prespart" id="archive2__43"><span class="vp" id="archive2__44"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> archiving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f41" eid="archive2__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f40" geo="br" id="archive2__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːkaɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arc/archi/archiving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archiving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://archiving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6f3d" geo="n_am" id="archive2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="archive2__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrkaɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arc/archi/archiving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arc/archi/archiving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://archiving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a1d" id="archive2__50"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a1c" id="archive2__51" original="E391.3767"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="archive2__52" original="E391.3768"><span class="exp" id="archive2__53"> archive </span> something </span><span class="def" id="archive2__54" original="E391.3769"> to put or store a document or other material in an <a class="ndv" href="entry://archive" id="archive2__55"> archive </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a17" id="archive2__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a16" id="archive2__57" original="E442.-87f"><span class="x" id="archive2__58" original="E442.-87e"> Students are engaged in conducting and archiving complete oral histories. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a14" id="archive2__59" original="E442.-87d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="archive2__60" original="E442.-87c"><span class="exp" id="archive2__61"> archive </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a11" id="archive2__62"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="archive2__63" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="archive2__64" original="E442.-879"> to move data that are not often needed to a disk or tape to store them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a0e" id="archive2__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a0d" id="archive2__66" original="E442.-878"><span class="x" id="archive2__67" original="E442.-877"> Storage and retrieval systems are used to archive data. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.520b" id="archive2__68" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://archive_1" title="archive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.520c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.b07" id="archive2__69" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="archive2__70"> archive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arduous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a0b" id="arduous" original="E391.3822" sum="254"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a0a" id="arduous__1" original="E391.3823"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a09" id="arduous__2" original="E391.3824"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arduous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59fd" id="arduous__4" original="E391.382a"><span class="pos" id="arduous__5" original="E391.382b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d2f" eid="arduous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1066" geo="br" id="arduous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arduous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːdjuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ard/arduo/arduous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ard/arduo/arduous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arduous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1063" geo="br" id="arduous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="arduous__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːdʒuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ard/arduo/arduous__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ard/arduo/arduous__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arduous__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-105f" geo="n_am" id="arduous__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arduous__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrdʒuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ard/arduo/arduous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ard/arduo/arduous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arduous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59fb" id="arduous__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59fa" id="arduous__14" original="E391.382c"><span class="def" id="arduous__15" original="E391.382d"> involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59f8" id="arduous__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59f7" id="arduous__17" original="E685.-63b0"><span class="x" id="arduous__18" original="E685.-63af"> Rome was a long and arduous journey from the British Isles. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5231" id="arduous__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arduous" title="arduous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5232" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.c46" id="arduous__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arduous__21"> arduous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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are
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59f5" id="are" original="E391.3836" sum="95"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59f4" id="are__1" original="E391.3837"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59f3" id="are__2" original="E391.3838"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> are </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59ee" eid="are__7" original="E391.383e" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-fcd" geo="br" id="are__8" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="are__9"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/are/are__/are__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/are/are__/are__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://are__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-fca" geo="n_am" id="are__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="are__11"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/are/are__/are__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/are/are__/are__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://are__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-fc7" form="strong" geo="br" id="are__12" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="are__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/are/are__/are__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/are/are__/are__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://are__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-fc4" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="are__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="are__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/are/are__/are__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/are/are__/are__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://are__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59e1" id="are__16" original="E391.3846" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://be1" title="be1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59e0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fcc" id="are__17" original="E4a8.-52c6"><span class="xh" id="are__18"> be </span><span class="xhm" id="are__19"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://be2" title="be2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59dd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eb5" id="are__20" original="E829.62f4"><span class="xh" id="are__21"> be </span><span class="xhm" id="are__22"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5255" id="are__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://are1" title="are definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5256" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.c69" id="are__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="are__25"> are </span><span class="xhm" id="are__26"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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area
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59da" id="area" original="E391.385a" sum="1262"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59d9" id="area__1" original="E391.385b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59d8" id="area__2" original="E391.385c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> area </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59cc" id="area__7" original="E391.3864"><span class="pos" id="area__8" original="E391.3865"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d3a" eid="area__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3f12" geo="br" id="area__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="area__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeəriə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/are/area_/area__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/are/area_/area__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://area__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3f0f" geo="n_am" id="area__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="area__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈeriə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/are/area_/area__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/are/area_/area__us_2.ogg" href="sound://area__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59ca" id="area__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59c9" id="area__15" original="E391.3866"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59c8" id="area__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="area__17" original="E391.3868"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="area__18" original="E391.3869"> part of a town, a country or the world </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59c5" id="area__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59c4" id="area__20" original="E870.2bd8"><span class="x" id="area__21" original="E870.2bd9"> Rural areas have less access to fast food restaurants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59c2" id="area__22" original="E870.2bda"><span class="x" id="area__23" original="E870.2bdb"> The eurozone is a common currency area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59c0" id="area__24" original="E870.2bdd"><span class="cf" id="area__25" original="E870.2bdc"><span class="exp" id="area__26"> area </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="area__27" original="E870.2bde"> Fever was rife in areas of rice and indigo cultivation. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59bc" id="area__28" original="E870.2d4f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="area__29"> adjective + area </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59ba" id="area__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59b9" id="area__31" original="E870.2d55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59b8" id="area__32"><span class="coll" id="area__33" original="E870.2d56"> geographical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59b6" id="area__34" original="E870.2d51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59b5" id="area__35"><span class="coll" id="area__36" original="E870.2d52"> urban </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59b3" id="area__37"><span class="coll" id="area__38" original="E870.2d57"> metropolitan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59b1" id="area__39" original="E865.-7b8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59b0" id="area__40"><span class="coll" id="area__41" original="E865.-7b8a"> suburban </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59ae" id="area__42" original="E865.-7b89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59ad" id="area__43"><span class="coll" id="area__44" original="E865.-7b88"> rural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59ab" id="area__45" original="E865.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59aa" id="area__46"><span class="coll" id="area__47" original="E865.-7b86"> coastal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59a8" id="area__48" original="E865.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59a7" id="area__49"><span class="coll" id="area__50" original="E865.-7b84"> remote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59a5" id="area__51" original="E865.-7b83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59a4" id="area__52"><span class="coll" id="area__53" original="E865.-7b82"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59a2" id="area__54" original="E865.-7b81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59a1" id="area__55"><span class="coll" id="area__56" original="E865.-7b80"> surrounding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-599f" id="area__57" original="E865.-7b7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-599e" id="area__58"><span class="coll" id="area__59" original="E865.-7b7e"> wide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-599c" id="area__60" original="E870.2d58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-599b" id="area__61"><span class="coll" id="area__62" original="E870.2d59"> agricultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5999" id="area__63" original="E865.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5998" id="area__64"><span class="coll" id="area__65" original="E865.-7b7c"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5996" id="area__66" original="E865.-7b7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5995" id="area__67"><span class="coll" id="area__68" original="E865.-7b7a"> residential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5993" id="area__69" original="E865.-7b79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5992" id="area__70"><span class="coll" id="area__71" original="E865.-7b78"> deprived </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5990" id="area__72" original="E870.2d5d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-598f" id="area__73" original="E870.2d5e"><span class="x" id="area__74" original="E870.2d5f"> Competition is likely to be more intense as more services are concentrated into a smaller geographical area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-598d" id="area__75" original="E865.-7b77"><span class="x" id="area__76" original="E865.-7b76"> Resources for schools in deprived areas have been increased. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-598b" id="area__77" original="E870.2d78" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="area__78"> verb + area </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5989" id="area__79"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5988" id="area__80" original="E870.2d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5987" id="area__81"><span class="coll" id="area__82" original="E870.2d7b"> cover </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5985" id="area__83" original="E865.-7b5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5984" id="area__84"><span class="coll" id="area__85" original="E865.-7b5c"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5982" id="area__86" original="E870.2d7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5981" id="area__87"><span class="coll" id="area__88" original="E870.2d7e"> occupy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-597f" id="area__89"><span class="coll" id="area__90" original="E870.2d7f"> inhabit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-597d" id="area__91" original="E865.-7b5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-597c" id="area__92"><span class="coll" id="area__93" original="E865.-7b5a"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-597a" id="area__94" original="E870.2d81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5979" id="area__95"><span class="coll" id="area__96" original="E870.2d82"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5977" id="area__97" original="E865.-7b59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5976" id="area__98"><span class="coll" id="area__99" original="E865.-7b58"> designate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5974" id="area__100" original="E865.-7b57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5973" id="area__101"><span class="coll" id="area__102" original="E865.-7b56"> protect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5971" id="area__103" original="E865.-7b55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5970" id="area__104"><span class="coll" id="area__105" original="E865.-7b54"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-596e" id="area__106" original="E870.2d83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-596d" id="area__107" original="E865.-7b53"><span class="x" id="area__108" original="E865.-7b52"> The study was carried out in three separate coastal areas inhabited by natterjacks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-596b" id="area__109" original="E870.2d84"><span class="x" id="area__110" original="E870.2d85"> The maps were used to identify areas of wind erosion. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5969" id="area__111" original="E391.387b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5968" id="area__112"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="area__113" original="E391.387d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="area__114" original="E391.387f"> a particular subject or activity, or an aspect of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5965" id="area__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5964" id="area__116" original="E870.2e78"><span class="x" id="area__117" original="E870.2e79"> The panel's report covered several areas, including law enforcement and education. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5962" id="area__118" original="E865.-7b93"><span class="x" id="area__119" original="E865.-7b92"> Fluid mechanics is a very broad area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5960" id="area__120" original="E870.2be5"><span class="cf" id="area__121" original="E391.387e"><span class="exp" id="area__122"> area </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="area__123" original="E870.2be6"> Leadership has been an important area of research among social scientists for decades. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.3ed" id="area__124"><span class="cf" id="area__125"> in the <span class="exp" id="area__126"> area </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="area__127"> There has been a gradual evolution of issues in the area of ageing, work and retirement. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-595c" id="area__128" original="E870.2d6b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="area__129"> adjective + area </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-595a" id="area__130"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5959" id="area__131" original="E870.2d6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5958" id="area__132"><span class="coll" id="area__133" original="E870.2d70"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5956" id="area__134"><span class="coll" id="area__135" original="E870.2d71"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5954" id="area__136"><span class="coll" id="area__137" original="E865.-7b75"> core </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5952" id="area__138" original="E865.-7b74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5951" id="area__139"><span class="coll" id="area__140" original="E870.2d72"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-594f" id="area__141"><span class="coll" id="area__142" original="E865.-7b73"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-594d" id="area__143" original="E865.-7b72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-594c" id="area__144"><span class="coll" id="area__145" original="E865.-7b71"> specific </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-594a" id="area__146"><span class="coll" id="area__147" original="E865.-7b70"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5948" id="area__148"><span class="coll" id="area__149" original="E865.-7b6f"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5946" id="area__150" original="E865.-7b6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5945" id="area__151"><span class="coll" id="area__152" original="E865.-7b6d"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5943" id="area__153" original="E865.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5942" id="area__154"><span class="coll" id="area__155" original="E865.-7b6b"> sensitive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5940" id="area__156" original="E870.2d73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-593f" id="area__157" original="E870.2d74"><span class="x" id="area__158" original="E870.2d75"> Three key areas of psychology are relevant to nursing the ageing patient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-593d" id="area__159" original="E865.-7b6a"><span class="x" id="area__160" original="E865.-7b69"> Sustainable consumption is an extremely sensitive area for governments. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-593b" id="area__161" original="E870.2e38" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="area__162"> noun + area </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5939" id="area__163"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5938" id="area__164" original="E865.-7b5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5937" id="area__165"><span class="coll" id="area__166" original="E865.-7b5e"> subject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5935" id="area__167" original="E870.2e3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5934" id="area__168"><span class="coll" id="area__169" original="E870.2e3b"> policy </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5932" id="area__170" original="E870.2e3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5931" id="area__171" original="E870.2be3"><span class="x" id="area__172" original="E870.2be4"> The main policy areas covered were social policy, health and education. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-592f" id="area__173" original="E870.2d8e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="area__174"> verb + area </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-592d" id="area__175"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-592c" id="area__176" original="E870.2d90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-592b" id="area__177"><span class="coll" id="area__178" original="E870.2d91"> cover </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5929" id="area__179"><span class="coll" id="area__180" original="E865.-7b51"> encompass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5927" id="area__181" original="E865.-7b50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5926" id="area__182"><span class="coll" id="area__183" original="E865.-7b4f"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5924" id="area__184"><span class="coll" id="area__185" original="E865.-7b4e"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5922" id="area__186" original="E870.2d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5921" id="area__187"><span class="coll" id="area__188" original="E870.2d94"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-591f" id="area__189" original="E865.-7b4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-591e" id="area__190"><span class="coll" id="area__191" original="E865.-7b4c"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-591c" id="area__192" original="E870.2d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-591b" id="area__193"><span class="coll" id="area__194" original="E870.2d96"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5919" id="area__195" original="E870.2d97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5918" id="area__196" original="E870.2d98"><span class="x" id="area__197" original="E870.2d99"> Lily's quantitative research project explored areas surrounding academic life. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5916" id="area__198" original="E391.3883"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5915" id="area__199"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="area__200" original="E391.3885"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="area__201" original="E391.3886"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="area__202" original="E865.-7b91"><span class="exp" id="area__203"> area </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="area__204" original="E391.3887"> the amount of space covered by a surface or piece of land, described as a measurement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-590f" id="area__205"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-590e" id="area__206" original="E870.2bdf"><span class="x" id="area__207" original="E870.2be0"> The lake covers an area of 820 km². </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-590c" id="area__208" original="E865.-7b90"><span class="x" id="area__209" original="E865.-7b8f"> The area of a black hole cannot decrease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-590a" id="area__210" original="E870.2be1"><span class="x" id="area__211" original="E870.2be2"> Since the 1970s, sea ice in the Arctic has declined in area by about 30 per cent per decade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5908" id="area__212" original="E4db.-7ec1"><span class="x" id="area__213" original="E4db.-7ec0"> The flow per unit area is 3 m/s. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5906" id="area__214" original="E391.3877"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5905" id="area__215"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="area__216" original="E391.3879"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="area__217" original="E865.-7b8e"><span class="exp" id="area__218"> area </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="area__219" original="E391.387a"> a particular place on an object or a diagram </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5900" id="area__220"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58ff" id="area__221" original="E865.-7b8d"><span class="x" id="area__222" original="E865.-7b8c"> Few areas of the body are sterile. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58fd" id="area__223" original="E870.2be9"><span class="x" id="area__224" original="E870.2bea"> On a demand curve, the total revenue is illustrated by the area under the curve </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52b3" id="area__225" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="area__226"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52b5" id="area__227" original="E870.2d4d"><span class="shcut" id="area__228" original="E870.2d4e"> adjective + area </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52b7" id="area__229" original="E870.2d4f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52b8" id="area__230" original="E870.2d55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52b9" id="area__231" original="E870.2d56"><span class="coll" id="area__232"> geographical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52bb" id="area__233" original="E870.2d51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52bc" id="area__234" original="E870.2d52"><span class="coll" id="area__235"> urban </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52be" id="area__236" original="E870.2d57"><span class="coll" id="area__237"> metropolitan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52c0" id="area__238" original="E865.-7b8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52c1" id="area__239" original="E865.-7b8a"><span class="coll" id="area__240"> suburban </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52c3" id="area__241" original="E865.-7b89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52c4" id="area__242" original="E865.-7b88"><span class="coll" id="area__243"> rural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52c6" id="area__244" original="E865.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52c7" id="area__245" original="E865.-7b86"><span class="coll" id="area__246"> coastal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52c9" id="area__247" original="E865.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52ca" id="area__248" original="E865.-7b84"><span class="coll" id="area__249"> remote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52cc" id="area__250" original="E865.-7b83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52cd" id="area__251" original="E865.-7b82"><span class="coll" id="area__252"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52cf" id="area__253" original="E865.-7b81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52d0" id="area__254" original="E865.-7b80"><span class="coll" id="area__255"> surrounding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52d2" id="area__256" original="E865.-7b7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52d3" id="area__257" original="E865.-7b7e"><span class="coll" id="area__258"> wide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52d5" id="area__259" original="E870.2d58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52d6" id="area__260" original="E870.2d59"><span class="coll" id="area__261"> agricultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52d8" id="area__262" original="E865.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52d9" id="area__263" original="E865.-7b7c"><span class="coll" id="area__264"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52db" id="area__265" original="E865.-7b7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52dc" id="area__266" original="E865.-7b7a"><span class="coll" id="area__267"> residential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52de" id="area__268" original="E865.-7b79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52df" id="area__269" original="E865.-7b78"><span class="coll" id="area__270"> deprived </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52e1" id="area__271" original="E870.2d5d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52e2" id="area__272" original="E870.2d5e"><span class="x" id="area__273" original="E870.2d5f"> Competition is likely to be more intense as more services are concentrated into a smaller geographical area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52e4" id="area__274" original="E865.-7b77"><span class="x" id="area__275" original="E865.-7b76"> Resources for schools in deprived areas have been increased. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52e6" id="area__276" original="E870.2d6b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52e7" id="area__277" original="E870.2d6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52e8" id="area__278" original="E870.2d70"><span class="coll" id="area__279"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52ea" id="area__280" original="E870.2d71"><span class="coll" id="area__281"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52ec" id="area__282" original="E865.-7b75"><span class="coll" id="area__283"> core </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52ee" id="area__284" original="E865.-7b74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52ef" id="area__285" original="E870.2d72"><span class="coll" id="area__286"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52f1" id="area__287" original="E865.-7b73"><span class="coll" id="area__288"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52f3" id="area__289" original="E865.-7b72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52f4" id="area__290" original="E865.-7b71"><span class="coll" id="area__291"> specific </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52f6" id="area__292" original="E865.-7b70"><span class="coll" id="area__293"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52f8" id="area__294" original="E865.-7b6f"><span class="coll" id="area__295"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52fa" id="area__296" original="E865.-7b6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52fb" id="area__297" original="E865.-7b6d"><span class="coll" id="area__298"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52fd" id="area__299" original="E865.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.52fe" id="area__300" original="E865.-7b6b"><span class="coll" id="area__301"> sensitive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5300" id="area__302" original="E870.2d73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5301" id="area__303" original="E870.2d74"><span class="x" id="area__304" original="E870.2d75"> Three key areas of psychology are relevant to nursing the ageing patient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5303" id="area__305" original="E865.-7b6a"><span class="x" id="area__306" original="E865.-7b69"> Sustainable consumption is an extremely sensitive area for governments. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5305" id="area__307" original="E870.2e2f"><span class="shcut" id="area__308" original="E870.2e30"> noun + area </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5307" id="area__309" original="E870.2e38"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5308" id="area__310" original="E865.-7b5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5309" id="area__311" original="E865.-7b5e"><span class="coll" id="area__312"> subject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.530b" id="area__313" original="E870.2e3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.530c" id="area__314" original="E870.2e3b"><span class="coll" id="area__315"> policy </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.530e" id="area__316" original="E870.2e3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.530f" id="area__317" original="E870.2be3"><span class="x" id="area__318" original="E870.2be4"> The main policy areas covered were social policy, health and education. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5311" id="area__319" original="E870.2d76"><span class="shcut" id="area__320" original="E870.2d77"> verb + area </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5313" id="area__321" original="E870.2d78"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5314" id="area__322" original="E870.2d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5315" id="area__323" original="E870.2d7b"><span class="coll" id="area__324"> cover </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5317" id="area__325" original="E865.-7b5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5318" id="area__326" original="E865.-7b5c"><span class="coll" id="area__327"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.531a" id="area__328" original="E870.2d7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.531b" id="area__329" original="E870.2d7e"><span class="coll" id="area__330"> occupy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.531d" id="area__331" original="E870.2d7f"><span class="coll" id="area__332"> inhabit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.531f" id="area__333" original="E865.-7b5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5320" id="area__334" original="E865.-7b5a"><span class="coll" id="area__335"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5322" id="area__336" original="E870.2d81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5323" id="area__337" original="E870.2d82"><span class="coll" id="area__338"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5325" id="area__339" original="E865.-7b59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5326" id="area__340" original="E865.-7b58"><span class="coll" id="area__341"> designate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5328" id="area__342" original="E865.-7b57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5329" id="area__343" original="E865.-7b56"><span class="coll" id="area__344"> protect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.532b" id="area__345" original="E865.-7b55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.532c" id="area__346" original="E865.-7b54"><span class="coll" id="area__347"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.532e" id="area__348" original="E870.2d83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.532f" id="area__349" original="E865.-7b53"><span class="x" id="area__350" original="E865.-7b52"> The study was carried out in three separate coastal areas inhabited by natterjacks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5331" id="area__351" original="E870.2d84"><span class="x" id="area__352" original="E870.2d85"> The maps were used to identify areas of wind erosion. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5333" id="area__353" original="E870.2d8e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5334" id="area__354" original="E870.2d90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5335" id="area__355" original="E870.2d91"><span class="coll" id="area__356"> cover </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5337" id="area__357" original="E865.-7b51"><span class="coll" id="area__358"> encompass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5339" id="area__359" original="E865.-7b50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.533a" id="area__360" original="E865.-7b4f"><span class="coll" id="area__361"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.533c" id="area__362" original="E865.-7b4e"><span class="coll" id="area__363"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.533e" id="area__364" original="E870.2d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.533f" id="area__365" original="E870.2d94"><span class="coll" id="area__366"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5341" id="area__367" original="E865.-7b4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5342" id="area__368" original="E865.-7b4c"><span class="coll" id="area__369"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5344" id="area__370" original="E870.2d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5345" id="area__371" original="E870.2d96"><span class="coll" id="area__372"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5347" id="area__373" original="E870.2d97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5348" id="area__374" original="E870.2d98"><span class="x" id="area__375" original="E870.2d99"> Lily's quantitative research project explored areas surrounding academic life. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5268" id="area__376" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://area" title="area definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5269" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.c86" id="area__377" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="area__378"> area </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arena
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58fb" id="arena" original="E391.38a1" sum="492"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58fa" id="arena__1" original="E391.38a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58f9" id="arena__2" original="E391.38a3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arena </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58ee" id="arena__7" original="E391.38ab"><span class="pos" id="arena__8" original="E391.38ac"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d41" eid="arena__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-ed4" geo="br" id="arena__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arena__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈriːnə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/are/arena/arena__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/are/arena/arena__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arena__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-ed1" geo="n_am" id="arena__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arena__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈriːnə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/are/arena/arena__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/are/arena/arena__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arena__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58ec" id="arena__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58eb" id="arena__15" original="E391.38af"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="arena__16" original="E391.38b2"> an area of activity, especially one where there is a lot of discussion or argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58e9" id="arena__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58e8" id="arena__18" original="E81e.-171c"><span class="x" id="arena__19" original="E81e.-171b"> Many of these issues have entered the public arena through the mass media. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58e6" id="arena__20" original="E81e.-1719"><span class="cf" id="arena__21" original="E81e.-171a"> in/within the… arena </span><span class="x" id="arena__22" original="E81e.-1718"> It is difficult for them to act collectively in the political arena. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58e3" id="arena__23" original="E391.38ad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="arena__24" original="E391.38ae"> a place with a flat open area in the middle and seats around it where people can watch sports and entertainment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58e1" id="arena__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58e0" id="arena__26" original="E81e.-1717"><span class="x" id="arena__27" original="E81e.-1716"> a sports arena </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.534a" id="arena__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arena" title="arena definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.534b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.d17" id="arena__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arena__30"> arena </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arguable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58de" id="arguable" original="E391.392f" sum="507"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58dd" id="arguable__1" original="E391.3930"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58dc" id="arguable__2" original="E391.3931"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arguable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58d3" id="arguable__4" original="E391.3936"><span class="pos" id="arguable__5" original="E391.3937"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d48" eid="arguable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-dc5" geo="br" id="arguable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arguable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːɡjuəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argua/arguable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argua/arguable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arguable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-dc1" geo="n_am" id="arguable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arguable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrɡjuəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argua/arguable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argua/arguable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arguable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58d1" id="arguable__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58d0" id="arguable__12" original="E391.393a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="arguable__13" original="E391.393b"> that you can give good reasons for </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58ce" id="arguable__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58cd" id="arguable__15" original="E85c.-6c84"><span class="x" id="arguable__16" original="E85c.-6c83"> Since there was no arguable claim for negligence, damages were not available to provide compensation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58cb" id="arguable__17" original="E85c.-6c81"><span class="cf" id="arguable__18" original="E85c.-6c82"> it is <span class="exp" id="arguable__19"> arguable </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="arguable__20" original="E85c.-6c80"> It is arguable that advertisers worry rather too much about the problem of market fragmentation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58c7" id="arguable__21" original="E391.393c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="arguable__22" original="E391.393d"> not certain; that you do not accept without question </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58c5" id="arguable__23" original="E391.393e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://debatable" title="debatable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58c4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eeb" id="arguable__24" original="E391.393f"><span class="xh" id="arguable__25"> debatable </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58c2" id="arguable__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58c1" id="arguable__27" original="E85c.-6c7f"><span class="x" id="arguable__28" original="E85c.-6c7e"> The validity of this statement may be arguable. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.536a" id="arguable__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arguable" title="arguable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.536b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.dc3" id="arguable__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arguable__31"> arguable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arguably
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58bf" id="arguably" original="E391.3941" sum="345"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58be" id="arguably__1" original="E391.3942"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58bd" id="arguably__2" original="E391.3943"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arguably </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58b4" id="arguably__4" original="E391.3948"><span class="pos" id="arguably__5" original="E391.3949"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d51" eid="arguably__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-d7c" geo="br" id="arguably__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arguably__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːɡjuəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argua/arguably__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argua/arguably__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arguably__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-d78" geo="n_am" id="arguably__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arguably__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrɡjuəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argua/arguably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argua/arguably__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arguably__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58b2" id="arguably__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58b1" id="arguably__12" original="E442.-85c"><span class="def" id="arguably__13" original="E391.394a"> used when you are stating an opinion that you believe you could give reasons to support </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58af" id="arguably__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58ae" id="arguably__15" original="E442.-85b"><span class="x" id="arguably__16" original="E442.-85a"> Asher is arguably the best medical writer of the last 100 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58ac" id="arguably__17" original="E442.-859"><span class="x" id="arguably__18" original="E442.-858"> Arguably, folk song and folk music constitute the original world music. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.538e" id="arguably__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arguably" title="arguably definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.538f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.ddd" id="arguably__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arguably__21"> arguably </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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argue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58aa" id="argue" original="E391.394b" sum="2032"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58a9" id="argue__1" original="E391.394c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58a8" id="argue__2" original="E391.394d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> argue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-589a" id="argue__9" original="E391.3957"><span class="pos" id="argue__10" original="E391.3958"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d5a" eid="argue__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3d4c" geo="br" id="argue__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːɡjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argue/argue__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argue__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://argue__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3d48" geo="n_am" id="argue__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrɡjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argue/argue__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argue__us_2.ogg" href="sound://argue__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-31d0" id="argue__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f4c" form="root" id="argue__17"><span class="vp" id="argue__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> argue </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f4e" eid="argue__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f4f" geo="br" id="argue__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːɡjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argue/argue__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argue__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://argue__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f53" geo="n_am" id="argue__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrɡjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argue/argue__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argue__us_2.ogg" href="sound://argue__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f57" form="thirdps" id="argue__24"><span class="vp" id="argue__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> argues </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f59" eid="argue__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f5a" geo="br" id="argue__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːɡjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argue/argues__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argues__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://argues__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f5d" geo="n_am" id="argue__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrɡjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argue/argues__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argues__us_1.ogg" href="sound://argues__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f60" form="past" id="argue__31"><span class="vp" id="argue__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> argued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f62" eid="argue__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f63" geo="br" id="argue__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːɡjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argue/argued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://argued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f66" geo="n_am" id="argue__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrɡjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argue/argued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://argued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f69" form="pastpart" id="argue__38"><span class="vp" id="argue__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> argued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f6b" eid="argue__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f6c" geo="br" id="argue__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːɡjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argue/argued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://argued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f6f" geo="n_am" id="argue__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrɡjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argue/argued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argue/argued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://argued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f72" form="prespart" id="argue__45"><span class="vp" id="argue__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> arguing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f74" eid="argue__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f75" geo="br" id="argue__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːɡjuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argui/arguing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argui/arguing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arguing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2f78" geo="n_am" id="argue__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argue__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrɡjuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argui/arguing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argui/arguing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arguing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5869" id="argue__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5868" id="argue__53" original="E391.397b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5867" id="argue__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="argue__55" original="E391.397e"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="argue__56" original="E391.397d"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="argue__57" original="E391.397f"> to give reasons why you think that something is right/wrong, true/not true, etc., especially to persuade people that you are right </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5863" id="argue__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5862" id="argue__59" original="E85c.-26bd"><span class="cf" id="argue__60" original="E391.3982"><span class="exp" id="argue__61"> argue </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="argue__62" original="E85c.-26bc"> Opponents of higher education for women tried to argue that women's place was in the home. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-585e" id="argue__63" original="E85c.-275f"><span class="cf" id="argue__64" original="E391.3980"><span class="exp" id="argue__65"> argue </span> for/in favour of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="argue__66" original="E85c.-275e"> Morgan and Moss (1965) argued for an ecological approach that focused on the community concept. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-585a" id="argue__67" original="E85c.-275d"><span class="cf" id="argue__68" original="E391.3981"><span class="exp" id="argue__69"> argue </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="argue__70" original="E85c.-275c"> Maxwell argues against a focus on scientific rigour in a narrow sense. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5856" id="argue__71" original="E85c.-275a"><span class="cf" id="argue__72" original="E85c.-275b"><span class="exp" id="argue__73"> argue </span> something </span><span class="x" id="argue__74" original="E85c.-2759"> In his 1940 lecture, Wilson argued the case for interpreting books in terms of their historical origins. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5852" id="argue__75" original="E85c.-2757"><span class="cf" id="argue__76" original="E85c.-2758"> it can/could be argued that… </span><span class="x" id="argue__77" original="E85c.-2756"> It can be argued that the scientific revolution began in 1643, with the publication of ‘De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-3b1" id="argue__78"><span class="cf" id="argue__79"> it has been argued that… </span><span class="x" id="argue__80"> It has been argued that some full-time care workers should be considered ‘partial volunteers’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-584f" id="argue__81" original="E85c.-2754"><span class="cf" id="argue__82" original="E85c.-2755"> it is possible, difficult, etc. to <span class="exp" id="argue__83"> argue </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="argue__84" original="E85c.-2753"> It would be difficult to argue that states in Europe were ever more interdependent than they are today. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-584b" id="argue__85" original="E442.-857"><span class="cf" id="argue__86" original="E85c.-2752"> as X argues… </span><span class="x" id="argue__87" original="E442.-856"> As Gambetta (1988) argues, trust is a means of reducing uncertainty in order that effective relationships can develop. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5848" id="argue__88" original="E85c.-2743" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="argue__89"> noun + argue </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5846" id="argue__90"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5845" id="argue__91" original="E85c.-2741"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5844" id="argue__92"><span class="coll" id="argue__93" original="E85c.-2740"> critics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5842" id="argue__94" original="E85c.-273f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5841" id="argue__95"><span class="coll" id="argue__96" original="E85c.-273e"> authors </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-583f" id="argue__97" original="E85c.-273d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-583e" id="argue__98"><span class="coll" id="argue__99" original="E85c.-273c"> scholars </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-583c" id="argue__100" original="E85c.-273b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-583b" id="argue__101"><span class="coll" id="argue__102" original="E85c.-273a"> theorists </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5839" id="argue__103" original="E85c.-2739"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5838" id="argue__104"><span class="coll" id="argue__105" original="E85c.-2738"> feminists </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5836" id="argue__106" original="E85c.-2737"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5835" id="argue__107"><span class="coll" id="argue__108" original="E85c.-2736"> liberals </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5833" id="argue__109" original="E85c.-2735"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5832" id="argue__110"><span class="coll" id="argue__111" original="E85c.-2734"> economists </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5830" id="argue__112" original="E85c.-2733"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-582f" id="argue__113"><span class="coll" id="argue__114" original="E85c.-2732"> philosophers </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-582d" id="argue__115" original="E85c.-2731"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-582c" id="argue__116"><span class="coll" id="argue__117" original="E85c.-2730"> commentators </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-582a" id="argue__118" original="E85c.-272f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5829" id="argue__119"><span class="coll" id="argue__120" original="E85c.-272e"> proponents </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5827" id="argue__121"><span class="coll" id="argue__122" original="E85c.-272d"> advocates </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5825" id="argue__123" original="E85c.-272c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5824" id="argue__124"><span class="coll" id="argue__125" original="E85c.-272b"> opponents </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5822" id="argue__126" original="E85c.-2724"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5821" id="argue__127"><span class="coll" id="argue__128" original="E85c.-2723"> article </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-581f" id="argue__129"><span class="coll" id="argue__130" original="E442.-853"> paper </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-581d" id="argue__131" original="E85c.-2722"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-581c" id="argue__132" original="E85c.-2721"><span class="x" id="argue__133" original="E85c.-2720"> Some of Orwell's modern critics argue that he was simply wrong about the effect of technology (Huber, 1994). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-581a" id="argue__134" original="E442.-850" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="argue__135"> argue + adverb | adverb + argue </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5818" id="argue__136"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5817" id="argue__137" original="E85c.-2719"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5816" id="argue__138"><span class="coll" id="argue__139" original="E85c.-2718"> persuasively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5814" id="argue__140"><span class="coll" id="argue__141" original="E85c.-2716"> convincingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5812" id="argue__142" original="E442.-84e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5811" id="argue__143"><span class="coll" id="argue__144" original="E442.-84d"> forcefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-580f" id="argue__145" original="E85c.-2711"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-580e" id="argue__146"><span class="coll" id="argue__147" original="E85c.-2710"> cogently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-580c" id="argue__148" original="E85c.-26e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-580b" id="argue__149"><span class="coll" id="argue__150" original="E85c.-26e7"> recently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5809" id="argue__151" original="E442.-84c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5808" id="argue__152" original="E85c.-26fc"><span class="x" id="argue__153" original="E85c.-26fb"> The philosopher John Dewey argued persuasively that the public is not just individuals added up. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5806" id="argue__154" original="E85c.-271b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="argue__155"> argue + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5804" id="argue__156"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5803" id="argue__157" original="E85c.-2715"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5802" id="argue__158"><span class="coll" id="argue__159" original="E85c.-2712"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5800" id="argue__160" original="E85c.-270d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57ff" id="argue__161"><span class="coll" id="argue__162" original="E85c.-270c"> at length </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57fd" id="argue__163" original="E85c.-26ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57fc" id="argue__164"><span class="coll" id="argue__165" original="E85c.-26fe"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57fa" id="argue__166" original="E85c.-2709"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57f9" id="argue__167"><span class="coll" id="argue__168" original="E85c.-2708"> earlier </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57f7" id="argue__169" original="E85c.-2707"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57f6" id="argue__170"><span class="coll" id="argue__171" original="E85c.-2706"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57f4" id="argue__172" original="E85c.-270f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57f3" id="argue__173"><span class="coll" id="argue__174" original="E85c.-270e"> elsewhere </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57f1" id="argue__175" original="E85c.-270b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57f0" id="argue__176"><span class="coll" id="argue__177" original="E85c.-270a"> instead </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57ee" id="argue__178" original="E85c.-2703"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57ed" id="argue__179"><span class="coll" id="argue__180" original="E85c.-2702"> above </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57eb" id="argue__181" original="E85c.-2701"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57ea" id="argue__182"><span class="coll" id="argue__183" original="E85c.-2700"> below </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57e8" id="argue__184" original="E85c.-26fd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57e7" id="argue__185" original="E85c.-26fa"><span class="x" id="argue__186" original="E85c.-26f9"> Ohmae argues further that [since] ‘Information has made us all global citizens, customers' needs have globalized’ (Ohmae, 1990, 1991). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57e5" id="argue__187" original="E85c.-26f6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="argue__188"> adverb + argue </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57e3" id="argue__189"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57e2" id="argue__190" original="E85c.-26ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57e1" id="argue__191"><span class="coll" id="argue__192" original="E85c.-26ed"> famously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57df" id="argue__193" original="E85c.-26ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57de" id="argue__194"><span class="coll" id="argue__195" original="E85c.-26e9"> rightly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57dc" id="argue__196" original="E85c.-26e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57db" id="argue__197"><span class="coll" id="argue__198" original="E85c.-26e5"> plausibly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57d9" id="argue__199" original="E85c.-26e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57d8" id="argue__200"><span class="coll" id="argue__201" original="E85c.-26e3"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57d6" id="argue__202" original="E85c.-26e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57d5" id="argue__203"><span class="coll" id="argue__204" original="E85c.-26e1"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57d3" id="argue__205" original="E85c.-26de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57d2" id="argue__206"><span class="coll" id="argue__207" original="E85c.-26dd"> consistently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57d0" id="argue__208" original="E85c.-26dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57cf" id="argue__209"><span class="coll" id="argue__210" original="E85c.-26db"> long </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57cd" id="argue__211" original="E85c.-26da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57cc" id="argue__212"><span class="coll" id="argue__213" original="E85c.-26d9"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57ca" id="argue__214" original="E85c.-26d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57c9" id="argue__215"><span class="coll" id="argue__216" original="E85c.-26d7"> sometimes </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57c7" id="argue__217" original="E85c.-26d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57c6" id="argue__218"><span class="coll" id="argue__219" original="E85c.-26d5"> once </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57c4" id="argue__220" original="E85c.-26d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57c3" id="argue__221"><span class="coll" id="argue__222" original="E85c.-26d3"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57c1" id="argue__223" original="E85c.-26d2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57c0" id="argue__224" original="E85c.-26d1"><span class="x" id="argue__225" original="E85c.-26d0"> Locke famously argued that all of our ideas originate in the impressions of external sensations upon the mind. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57be" id="argue__226" original="E85c.-26cf"><span class="x" id="argue__227" original="E85c.-26ce"> It is sometimes argued that excessive price competition forces producers to cut costs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57bc" id="argue__228" original="E391.3975"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57bb" id="argue__229"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="argue__230" original="E391.3977"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="argue__231" original="E391.3978"> to disagree about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57b8" id="argue__232"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57b7" id="argue__233" original="E85c.-274f"><span class="cf" id="argue__234" original="E391.3979"><span class="exp" id="argue__235"> argue </span> (with somebody) (about/over something) </span><span class="x" id="argue__236" original="E85c.-274e"> Whilst the industry argues about the best way to sell online music, traditional CD sales continue to decline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57b3" id="argue__237" original="E872.4be9"><span class="cf" id="argue__238" original="E391.397a"><span class="exp" id="argue__239"> argue </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="argue__240" original="E872.4bea"> In the context of a focus group, individuals will often argue with each other and challenge each other's views. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57af" id="argue__241" original="E85c.-274d"><span class="x" id="argue__242" original="E85c.-274c"> It is difficult to argue with this overall analysis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57ad" id="argue__243" original="E391.3983"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57ac" id="argue__244"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="argue__245" original="E391.3985"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="argue__246" original="E85c.-274b"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="argue__247" original="E391.3989"> to show clearly that something exists or is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57a8" id="argue__248"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57a7" id="argue__249" original="E85c.-274a"><span class="cf" id="argue__250" original="E442.-855"><span class="exp" id="argue__251"> argue </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="argue__252" original="E85c.-2749"> Increasing evidence argues that climatic challenges might have shaped the rise and course of civilization in several different ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57a3" id="argue__253" original="E85c.-2748"><span class="cf" id="argue__254" original="E442.-854"><span class="exp" id="argue__255"> argue </span> for/against something </span><span class="x" id="argue__256" original="E85c.-2747"> The evidence argues against this presumption. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-579f" id="argue__257" original="E873.-7bbf" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="argue__258" original="E873.-7bbe"><span class="h1" id="argue__259" original="E873.-7bbd"><ul class="inline" id="argue__260" original="E873.-7bbc"><li class="li" id="argue__261" original="E873.-7bbb"> argue </li><li class="li" id="argue__262" original="E873.-7bba"> assert </li><li class="li" id="argue__263" original="E873.-7bb9"> claim </li><li class="li" id="argue__264" original="E873.-7bb8"> contend </li><li class="li" id="argue__265" original="E873.-7bb7"> maintain <span class="pos" id="argue__266" original="E873.-7bb6"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="argue__267" original="E873.-7bb5"> These words can all be used to report somebody's opinion. </span><ul class="bullet" id="argue__268" original="E873.-7bb4"><li class="li" id="argue__269" original="E873.-7bb3"> to argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__270" original="E873.-7bb2"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__271" original="E873.-7bb1"><span class="eb" id="argue__272" original="E873.-7bb0"> It is </span> argued/​asserted/​claimed/​contended <span class="eb" id="argue__273" original="E873.-7baf"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__274" original="E873.-7bae"><span class="eb" id="argue__275" original="E873.-7bad"> I would </span> argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__276" original="E873.-7bac"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__277" original="E873.-7bab"> to argue/​assert/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__278" original="E873.-7baa"> a proposition/​thesis </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__279" original="E873.-7ba9"> to argue <span class="eb" id="argue__280" original="E873.-7ba8"> against/​for/​in favour of </span> an approach/​a hypothesis </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="argue__281" original="E873.-7ba7"><li class="li" id="argue__282" original="E873.-7ba6"><span class="eb" id="argue__283" original="E873.-7ba5"> Argue </span> suggests that there is evidence to support a position; <span class="eb" id="argue__284" original="E873.-7ba4"> assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__285" original="E873.-7ba3"> claim </span> are often used when no evidence is offered and/​or you are reporting somebody's opinion you do not agree with: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ce0" id="argue__286"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-615b" id="argue__287" original="E873.-7ba2"><span class="x" id="argue__288" original="E873.-7ba1"> Moore (1994) argues his thesis by examining salient examples. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6159" id="argue__289" original="E873.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="argue__290" original="E873.-7b9f"> It is claimed that the division of Hindu society into four castes gave stability to Indian society. However,… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__291" original="E873.-7b9e"><span class="eb" id="argue__292" original="E873.-7b9d"> Maintain </span> is often used to defend an established point of view; <span class="eb" id="argue__293" original="E873.-7b9c"> contend </span> is often used to put forward a position that is new or controversial: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cde" id="argue__294"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6154" id="argue__295" original="E873.-7b9b"><span class="x" id="argue__296" original="E873.-7b9a"> They have consistently maintained that there is no evidence of carcinogenic hazard. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6152" id="argue__297" original="E873.-7b99"><span class="x" id="argue__298" original="E873.-7b98"> Some researchers now contend that the cave paintings may be only 15 000 years old. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__299" original="E873.-7b97"><span class="eb" id="argue__300" original="E873.-7b96"> Assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__301" original="E873.-7b95"> contend </span> both report an opinion that is given firmly; <span class="eb" id="argue__302" original="E873.-7b94"> contend </span> implies that some evidence is available: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cdc" id="argue__303"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-614c" id="argue__304" original="E873.-7b93"><span class="x" id="argue__305" original="E873.-7b92"> Marshall (2004) boldly asserts that public money must flow freely. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-614a" id="argue__306" original="E873.-7b91"><span class="x" id="argue__307" original="E873.-7b90"> Kupperman (2000) persuasively contends that… </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.53de" id="argue__308" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://argue" title="argue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.53df" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.deb" id="argue__309" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="argue__310"> argue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5798" id="argument" original="E391.399b" sum="1851"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5797" id="argument__1" original="E391.399c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5796" id="argument__2" original="E391.399d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> argument </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5788" id="argument__7" original="E391.39a5"><span class="pos" id="argument__8" original="E391.39a6"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-578f" eid="argument__9" original="E391.39a2" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-cb7" geo="br" id="argument__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argument__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːɡjumənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argum/argument__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argum/argument__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://argument__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-cb3" geo="n_am" id="argument__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argument__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrɡjumənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argum/argument__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argum/argument__us_1.ogg" href="sound://argument__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5786" id="argument__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5785" id="argument__15" original="E391.39ae"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5784" id="argument__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="argument__17" original="E391.39b0"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="argument__18" original="E442.-5b2e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="argument__19" original="E391.39b1"> a reason or set of reasons that somebody uses to show that something is true or correct </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5780" id="argument__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-577f" id="argument__21" original="E442.-5b2d"><span class="x" id="argument__22" original="E442.-5b2c"> Taylor makes the following argument:… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-577d" id="argument__23" original="E85c.-26a6"><span class="cf" id="argument__24" original="E391.39b2"><span class="exp" id="argument__25"> argument </span> for/in favour of something </span><span class="x" id="argument__26" original="E85c.-26a5"> There are strong arguments in favour of using computers for various purposes in schools. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5779" id="argument__27" original="E442.-5b2b"><span class="cf" id="argument__28" original="E85c.-26a4"><span class="exp" id="argument__29"> argument </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="argument__30" original="E442.-5b2a"> The most persuasive argument against this idea comes from Foster (2009). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5775" id="argument__31" original="E85c.-26a8"><span class="cf" id="argument__32" original="E391.39b3"><span class="exp" id="argument__33"> argument </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="argument__34" original="E85c.-26a7"> The argument that improvements in knowledge are a primary source of growth is even more compelling for developing countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5771" id="argument__35" original="E442.-5b28"><span class="cf" id="argument__36" original="E442.-5b29"><span class="exp" id="argument__37"> argument </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="argument__38" original="E442.-5b27"> This chapter focuses on two central arguments about the effects of the end of the Cold War on international security. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-576d" id="argument__39" original="E442.-5b25"><span class="cf" id="argument__40" original="E442.-5b26"> line of <span class="exp" id="argument__41"> argument </span></span><span class="x" id="argument__42" original="E442.-5b24"> There are two essential problems with this line of argument. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5769" id="argument__43" original="E85c.-2643" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="argument__44"> adjective + argument </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5767" id="argument__45"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5766" id="argument__46" original="E85c.-2641"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5765" id="argument__47"><span class="coll" id="argument__48" original="E85c.-2640"> compelling </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5763" id="argument__49"><span class="coll" id="argument__50" original="E85c.-263e"> convincing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5761" id="argument__51"><span class="coll" id="argument__52" original="E85c.-263c"> persuasive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-575f" id="argument__53" original="E85c.-263b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-575e" id="argument__54"><span class="coll" id="argument__55" original="E85c.-263a"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-575c" id="argument__56"><span class="coll" id="argument__57" original="E85c.-2638"> powerful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-575a" id="argument__58" original="E85c.-2637"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5759" id="argument__59"><span class="coll" id="argument__60" original="E85c.-2636"> valid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5757" id="argument__61" original="E85c.-2633"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5756" id="argument__62"><span class="coll" id="argument__63" original="E85c.-2632"> sound </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5754" id="argument__64" original="E85c.-2635"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5753" id="argument__65"><span class="coll" id="argument__66" original="E85c.-2634"> plausible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5751" id="argument__67" original="E442.-5b23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5750" id="argument__68"><span class="coll" id="argument__69" original="E442.-5b22"> cogent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-574e" id="argument__70" original="E85c.-2631"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-574d" id="argument__71"><span class="coll" id="argument__72" original="E85c.-2630"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-574b" id="argument__73" original="E85c.-262f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-574a" id="argument__74"><span class="coll" id="argument__75" original="E85c.-262e"> logical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5748" id="argument__76" original="E85c.-262d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5747" id="argument__77"><span class="coll" id="argument__78" original="E85c.-262c"> reasoned </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5745" id="argument__79" original="E85c.-262b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5744" id="argument__80"><span class="coll" id="argument__81" original="E85c.-262a"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5742" id="argument__82"><span class="coll" id="argument__83" original="E85c.-2629"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5740" id="argument__84"><span class="coll" id="argument__85" original="E442.-5b21"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-573e" id="argument__86" original="E442.-5b20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-573d" id="argument__87"><span class="coll" id="argument__88" original="E442.-5b1f"> basic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-573b" id="argument__89" original="E85c.-2626"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-573a" id="argument__90"><span class="coll" id="argument__91" original="E85c.-2625"> similar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5738" id="argument__92" original="E85c.-2624"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5737" id="argument__93"><span class="coll" id="argument__94" original="E85c.-2623"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5735" id="argument__95" original="E85c.-2622"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5734" id="argument__96"><span class="coll" id="argument__97" original="E85c.-2621"> philosophical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5732" id="argument__98" original="E85c.-2620"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5731" id="argument__99"><span class="coll" id="argument__100" original="E85c.-261f"> moral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-572f" id="argument__101" original="E85c.-261e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-572e" id="argument__102"><span class="coll" id="argument__103" original="E85c.-261d"> theological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-572c" id="argument__104" original="E85c.-261c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-572b" id="argument__105"><span class="coll" id="argument__106" original="E85c.-261b"> legal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5729" id="argument__107" original="E85c.-261a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5728" id="argument__108" original="E85c.-2619"><span class="x" id="argument__109" original="E85c.-2618"> A convincing argument can be made that the height of collectivism in Britain occurred in the late 1960s. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5726" id="argument__110" original="E85c.-268b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="argument__111"> verb + argument </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5724" id="argument__112"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5723" id="argument__113" original="E85c.-2689"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5722" id="argument__114"><span class="coll" id="argument__115" original="E85c.-2688"> advance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5720" id="argument__116"><span class="coll" id="argument__117" original="E85c.-2687"> present </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-571e" id="argument__118"><span class="coll" id="argument__119" original="E85c.-2686"> put </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-571c" id="argument__120"><span class="coll" id="argument__121" original="E85c.-2685"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-571a" id="argument__122"><span class="coll" id="argument__123" original="E85c.-2684"> deploy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5718" id="argument__124"><span class="coll" id="argument__125" original="E85c.-2683"> adduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5716" id="argument__126" original="E85c.-2682"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5715" id="argument__127"><span class="coll" id="argument__128" original="E85c.-2681"> base (on) </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5713" id="argument__129" original="E85c.-2680"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5712" id="argument__130"><span class="coll" id="argument__131" original="E85c.-267f"> construct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5710" id="argument__132"><span class="coll" id="argument__133" original="E85c.-267e"> formulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-570e" id="argument__134"><span class="coll" id="argument__135" original="E85c.-267d"> build </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-570c" id="argument__136" original="E85c.-267c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-570b" id="argument__137"><span class="coll" id="argument__138" original="E85c.-267a"> reinforce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5709" id="argument__139"><span class="coll" id="argument__140" original="E85c.-2679"> strengthen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5707" id="argument__141"><span class="coll" id="argument__142" original="E85c.-267b"> bolster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5705" id="argument__143" original="E85c.-2678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5704" id="argument__144"><span class="coll" id="argument__145" original="E85c.-2677"> counter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5702" id="argument__146"><span class="coll" id="argument__147" original="E442.-5b1e"> refute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5700" id="argument__148" original="E85c.-2676"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56ff" id="argument__149"><span class="coll" id="argument__150" original="E85c.-2675"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56fd" id="argument__151" original="E85c.-2674"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56fc" id="argument__152"><span class="coll" id="argument__153" original="E85c.-2673"> undermine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56fa" id="argument__154" original="E85c.-2672"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56f9" id="argument__155"><span class="coll" id="argument__156" original="E85c.-2671"> accept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56f7" id="argument__157" original="E85c.-2663"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56f6" id="argument__158"><span class="coll" id="argument__159" original="E85c.-2662"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56f4" id="argument__160"><span class="coll" id="argument__161" original="E85c.-2660"> dismiss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56f2" id="argument__162" original="E85c.-2670"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56f1" id="argument__163"><span class="coll" id="argument__164" original="E85c.-266f"> outline </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56ef" id="argument__165" original="E85c.-266c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56ee" id="argument__166"><span class="coll" id="argument__167" original="E85c.-266b"> repeat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56ec" id="argument__168" original="E85c.-266a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56eb" id="argument__169"><span class="coll" id="argument__170" original="E85c.-2669"> develop </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56e9" id="argument__171"><span class="coll" id="argument__172" original="E85c.-2668"> extend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56e7" id="argument__173" original="E85c.-2667"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56e6" id="argument__174"><span class="coll" id="argument__175" original="E85c.-2666"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56e4" id="argument__176" original="E85c.-2665"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56e3" id="argument__177"><span class="coll" id="argument__178" original="E85c.-2664"> summarize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56e1" id="argument__179" original="E85c.-265f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56e0" id="argument__180" original="E442.-5b1d"><span class="x" id="argument__181" original="E442.-5b1c"> Powerful arguments have been advanced in support of this contention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56de" id="argument__182" original="E85c.-265c"><span class="x" id="argument__183" original="E85c.-265b"> Doyle based his argument on the classical liberal treatment of the subject by Immanuel Kant. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56dc" id="argument__184" original="E85c.-2658" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="argument__185"> argument + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56da" id="argument__186"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56d9" id="argument__187" original="E85c.-2656"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56d8" id="argument__188"><span class="coll" id="argument__189" original="E85c.-2655"> go </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56d6" id="argument__190" original="E85c.-2654"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56d5" id="argument__191"><span class="coll" id="argument__192" original="E85c.-2653"> run </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56d3" id="argument__193" original="E85c.-2652"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56d2" id="argument__194"><span class="coll" id="argument__195" original="E85c.-2651"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56d0" id="argument__196" original="E85c.-2650"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56cf" id="argument__197"><span class="coll" id="argument__198" original="E85c.-264f"> assume </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56cd" id="argument__199" original="E85c.-264e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56cc" id="argument__200"><span class="coll" id="argument__201" original="E85c.-264d"> imply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56ca" id="argument__202" original="E85c.-264c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56c9" id="argument__203"><span class="coll" id="argument__204" original="E85c.-264b"> seem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56c7" id="argument__205" original="E85c.-264a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56c6" id="argument__206"><span class="coll" id="argument__207" original="E85c.-2649"> fail </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56c4" id="argument__208" original="E85c.-2648"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56c3" id="argument__209" original="E85c.-2647"><span class="x" id="argument__210" original="E85c.-2646"> As long as the diets were low in fat, one argument went, calories made little difference. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56c1" id="argument__211" original="E85c.-2613" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="argument__212"> noun + of + argument </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56bf" id="argument__213"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56be" id="argument__214" original="E85c.-2611"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56bd" id="argument__215"><span class="coll" id="argument__216" original="E85c.-2610"> premise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56bb" id="argument__217" original="E85c.-260f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56ba" id="argument__218"><span class="coll" id="argument__219" original="E85c.-260e"> thrust </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56b8" id="argument__220" original="E85c.-260b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56b7" id="argument__221"><span class="coll" id="argument__222" original="E85c.-260a"> logic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56b5" id="argument__223" original="E85c.-2609"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56b4" id="argument__224"><span class="coll" id="argument__225" original="E85c.-2608"> merit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56b2" id="argument__226" original="E85c.-2607"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56b1" id="argument__227"><span class="coll" id="argument__228" original="E85c.-2606"> validity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56af" id="argument__229" original="E85c.-2605"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56ae" id="argument__230"><span class="coll" id="argument__231" original="E85c.-2604"> conclusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56ac" id="argument__232" original="E85c.-2603"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56ab" id="argument__233"><span class="coll" id="argument__234" original="E85c.-2602"> implication </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56a9" id="argument__235" original="E85c.-2601"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56a8" id="argument__236" original="E85c.-2600"><span class="x" id="argument__237" original="E85c.-25ff"> The central premise of this argument is false. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56a6" id="argument__238" original="E391.39a7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56a5" id="argument__239"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="argument__240" original="E391.39a9"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="argument__241" original="E391.39aa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="argument__242" original="E391.39ac"><span class="exp" id="argument__243"> argument </span> (with somebody) (about/over something) </span><span class="def" id="argument__244" original="E391.39ab"> a discussion in which two or more people disagree </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-569f" id="argument__245"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-569e" id="argument__246" original="E85c.-269f"><span class="x" id="argument__247" original="E85c.-269e"> Following an argument with the local communist party, her father left the party and moved the family to Kraków. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-569c" id="argument__248" original="E872.4d45"><span class="x" id="argument__249" original="E872.4d46"> There remains argument about just how far this convergence in male and female values has gone. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-569a" id="argument__250" original="E85c.-269b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5699" id="argument__251"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="argument__252" original="E85c.-269a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="argument__253" original="E586.-3dc7"><span class="exp" id="argument__254"> argument </span> of a function </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5695" id="argument__255"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="argument__256" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="argument__257" original="E85c.-2697"> any of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://independent variables" id="argument__258"> independent variables </a> that the value of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://function" id="argument__259"> function </a> depends on </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5690" id="argument__260"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-568f" id="argument__261" original="E586.-3dc6"><span class="x" id="argument__262" original="E586.-3dc5"> Angles are the arguments of circular functions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-568d" id="argument__263" original="E586.-3dc4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-568c" id="argument__264"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="argument__265" original="E586.-3dc2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-568a" id="argument__266"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="argument__267" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="argument__268" original="E586.-3dbf"> the angle formed by the line between a <a class="ndv" href="entry://complex number" id="argument__269"> complex number </a> and the <a class="ndv" href="entry://origin" id="argument__270"> origin </a> , and the real, positive <a class="ndv" href="entry://axis" id="argument__271"> axis </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5684" id="argument__272"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5683" id="argument__273" original="E85c.-2696"><span class="x" id="argument__274" original="E85c.-2695"> It is important when finding all the roots of an equation to include all possible arguments, not just the principal one. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5681-FF1" id="argument__275" original="E852.3fa5" sk="forsakeofargument"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5681-FF2" id="argument__276"><span class="idm" id="argument__277" original="E852.3fa6"> for the sake of argument </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5681-FF4" id="argument__278"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5681-FF5" id="argument__279"><span class="def" id="argument__280" original="E852.3fa7"> for the purpose of having a discussion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5681-FF7" id="argument__281"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5681-FF8" id="argument__282" original="E81e.-10b2"><span class="x" id="argument__283" original="E81e.-108f"> Suppose, for the sake of argument, that the price of manufactures rises as a result of international trade. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-567d" id="argument__284" original="E4e1.689c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="argument__285" original="E4e1.689d"><span class="h1" id="argument__286" original="E4e1.689e"> Showing your position in an argument </span><span class="p" id="argument__287" original="E4e1.689f"> The following words and expressions are useful when stating your own position in an argument. Some of these use <span class="ei" id="argument__288" original="E848.-6081"> I </span> , <span class="ei" id="argument__289" original="E848.-6080"> me </span> or <span class="ei" id="argument__290" original="E848.-607f"> my </span> ; others use more impersonal phrases with <span class="ei" id="argument__291" original="E848.-607e"> it </span> or <span class="ei" id="argument__292" original="E848.-607d"> there </span> , which are often more appropriate in academic writing. </span><span class="p" id="argument__293" original="E4e1.68a0"> To express degrees of certainty about your statement, see the language banks at <span class="eb" id="argument__294" original="E5df.-640a"> emphasis </span> and <span class="eb" id="argument__295" original="E5df.-6409"> hedge </span> . </span><ul class="bullet" id="argument__296" original="E4e1.68a1"><li class="li" id="argument__297" original="E4e1.68a2"> I <span class="eb" id="argument__298" original="E4e1.68a3"> suggest </span> that… </li><li class="li" id="argument__299" original="E4e1.68a4"> I <span class="eb" id="argument__300" original="E4e1.68a5"> would like to suggest/​propose/​put forward </span> that… </li><li class="li" id="argument__301" original="E4e1.68a6"> I <span class="eb" id="argument__302" original="E4e1.68a7"> believe </span> that… /I <span class="eb" id="argument__303" original="E5df.-6408"> believe </span> X to be/​have… </li><li class="li" id="argument__304" original="E4e1.68aa"> In <span class="eb" id="argument__305" original="E4e1.68ab"> my opinion/​view </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="argument__306" original="E4e1.68ac"><span class="eb" id="argument__307" original="E4e1.68ad"> For me </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="argument__308" original="E4e1.68b0"> It <span class="eb" id="argument__309" original="E4e1.68b1"> can be seen/​noted </span> that… </li><li class="li" id="argument__310" original="E4e1.68b4"> It <span class="eb" id="argument__311" original="E4e1.68b5"> is clear/​obvious </span> that… </li><li class="li" id="argument__312" original="E4e1.68b2"> It <span class="eb" id="argument__313" original="E4e1.68b3"> is/​seems reasonable to suggest/​conclude </span> that… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="argument__314" original="E4e1.68b6"><li class="li" id="argument__315" original="E4e1.68b7"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cda" id="argument__316"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6134" id="argument__317" original="E4e1.68b8"><span class="x" id="argument__318" original="E4e1.68b9"><span class="ebi" id="argument__319" original="E4e1.68ba"> I suggest that </span> several factors converged to strengthen this form of organization. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argument__320" original="E4e1.68bb"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd9" id="argument__321"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6130" id="argument__322" original="E4e1.68bc"><span class="x" id="argument__323" original="E4e1.68bd"> In Tagore's case, <span class="ebi" id="argument__324" original="E4e1.68be"> I would like to propose that </span> it is the father who plays a decisive role. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argument__325" original="E4e1.68bf"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd8" id="argument__326"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-612c" id="argument__327" original="E4e1.68c0"><span class="x" id="argument__328" original="E4e1.68c1"> I will briefly review what I <span class="ebi" id="argument__329" original="E4e1.68c2"> believe to be </span> the most sophisticated and creative attempt to model this behaviour. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argument__330" original="E4e1.68c7"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd7" id="argument__331"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6128" id="argument__332" original="E4e1.68c8"><span class="x" id="argument__333" original="E4e1.68c9"><span class="ebi" id="argument__334" original="E4e1.68ca"> In my opinion </span> , the interface between the two presents a serious problem. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argument__335" original="E4e1.68cb"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd6" id="argument__336"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6124" id="argument__337" original="E4e1.68cc"><span class="x" id="argument__338" original="E4e1.68cd"> I found her argument very persuasive although there are some comparisons which, <span class="ebi" id="argument__339" original="E4e1.68ce"> for me </span> , did not sit easily with her central theme. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argument__340" original="E4e1.68d3"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd5" id="argument__341"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6120" id="argument__342" original="E4e1.68d4"><span class="x" id="argument__343" original="E4e1.68d5"><span class="ebi" id="argument__344" original="E4e1.68d6"> It can be seen that </span> debates about globalization provide an important context in which to approach these ideas. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argument__345" original="E4e1.68db"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd4" id="argument__346"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-611c" id="argument__347" original="E4e1.68dc"><span class="x" id="argument__348" original="E4e1.68dd"><span class="ebi" id="argument__349" original="E4e1.68de"> It is clear that </span> societies everywhere became increasingly alike during the last decades of the twentieth century. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argument__350" original="E4e1.68d7"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd3" id="argument__351"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6118" id="argument__352" original="E4e1.68d8"><span class="x" id="argument__353" original="E4e1.68d9"><span class="ebi" id="argument__354" original="E4e1.68da"> It is reasonable to suggest that </span> events in the French Empire played an important role in bringing about the American Civil War. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.54c6" id="argument__355" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://argument" title="argument definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.54c7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.e9f" id="argument__356" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="argument__357"> argument </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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argumentation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-566f" id="argumentation" original="E391.39b9" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-566e" id="argumentation__1" original="E391.39ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-566d" id="argumentation__2" original="E391.39bb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> argumentation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5664" id="argumentation__4" original="E391.39c0"><span class="pos" id="argumentation__5" original="E391.39c1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d63" eid="argumentation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-c61" geo="br" id="argumentation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argumentation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːɡjumənˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argum/argumentation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argum/argumentation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://argumentation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-c5d" geo="n_am" id="argumentation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argumentation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrɡjumənˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argum/argumentation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argum/argumentation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://argumentation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5662" id="argumentation__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="argumentation__12" original="E391.39c3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5660" id="argumentation__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-565f" id="argumentation__14" original="E391.39c4"><span class="def" id="argumentation__15" original="E391.39c5"> logical arguments used to support a theory, an action or an idea </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-565d" id="argumentation__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-565c" id="argumentation__17" original="E85c.-6c78"><span class="x" id="argumentation__18" original="E85c.-6c77"> The Englightenment emphasized the importance of rational argumentation without appeal to tradition. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.55f1" id="argumentation__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://argumentation" title="argumentation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.55f2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.ee1" id="argumentation__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="argumentation__21"> argumentation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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argumentative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-565a" id="argumentative" original="E391.39c6" sum="436"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5659" id="argumentative__1" original="E391.39c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5658" id="argumentative__2" original="E391.39c8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> argumentative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-564f" id="argumentative__4" original="E391.39cd"><span class="pos" id="argumentative__5" original="E391.39ce"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d6c" eid="argumentative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-c39" geo="br" id="argumentative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argumentative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːɡjuˈmentətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arg/argum/argumentative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arg/argum/argumentative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://argumentative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-c35" geo="n_am" id="argumentative__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="argumentative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrɡjuˈmentətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arg/argum/argumentative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arg/argum/argumentative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://argumentative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-564d" id="argumentative__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-564c" id="argumentative__12" original="E85c.-6c76"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="argumentative__13" original="E85c.-6c75"> using reason to make an argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-564a" id="argumentative__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5649" id="argumentative__15" original="E85c.-6c74"><span class="x" id="argumentative__16" original="E85c.-6c73"> The students were asked to write a five-paragraph argumentative essay. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5647" id="argumentative__17" original="E391.39cf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="argumentative__18" original="E391.39d0"> a person who is <span class="dh" id="argumentative__19" original="E391.39d1"> argumentative </span> likes arguing or often starts arguing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5644" id="argumentative__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5643" id="argumentative__21" original="E85c.-6c72"><span class="x" id="argumentative__22" original="E85c.-6c71"> The patient should feel that the interviewer's response is inquiring, not argumentative or dismissive. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5609" id="argumentative__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://argumentative" title="argumentative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.560a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.ef1" id="argumentative__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="argumentative__25"> argumentative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5641" id="arid" original="E391.3a19" sum="293"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5640" id="arid__1" original="E391.3a1a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-563f" id="arid__2" original="E391.3a1b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arid </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5637" id="arid__4" original="E391.3a20"><span class="pos" id="arid__5" original="E391.3a21"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d75" eid="arid__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-bc6" geo="br" id="arid__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arid__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈærɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arid_/arid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arid_/arid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-bc3" geo="n_am" id="arid__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arid__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈærɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arid_/arid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arid_/arid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5635" id="arid__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5634" id="arid__12" original="E391.3a22"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5633" id="arid__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="arid__14" original="E391.3a23"> of land or a climate </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="arid__15" original="E391.3a24"> having little or no rain; very dry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5630" id="arid__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-562f" id="arid__17" original="E85c.-5abc"><span class="x" id="arid__18" original="E85c.-5abb"> In arid regions, the main water issue concerns supply, not pollution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-562d" id="arid__19" original="E442.-824"><span class="x" id="arid__20" original="E442.-823"> an arid environment/area/zone/climate </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-562b" id="arid__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-562a" id="arid__22" original="E4a8.-5291"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5629" id="arid__23"><span class="dr" id="arid__24" original="E4a8.-5290"> aridity </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5621" id="arid__25" original="E4a8.-528c"><span class="pos" id="arid__26" original="E4a8.-528b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d76" eid="arid__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-bc0" geo="br" id="arid__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arid__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrɪdəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/aridi/aridity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/aridi/aridity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aridity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-bbd" geo="n_am" id="arid__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arid__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrɪdəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/aridi/aridity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/aridi/aridity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aridity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-561f" id="arid__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="arid__33" original="E4a8.-5289"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-561d" id="arid__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-561c" id="arid__35" original="E4a8.-5288"><span class="x" id="arid__36" original="E4a8.-5287"> Along with the threat of increased aridity, some are predicting a major wave of extinctions in the near future. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5625" id="arid__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arid" title="arid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5626" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.f59" id="arid__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arid__39"> arid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arise
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-561a" id="arise" original="E391.3a55" sum="1754"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5619" id="arise__1" original="E391.3a56"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5618" id="arise__2" original="E391.3a57"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arise </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-560a" id="arise__10" original="E391.3a62"><span class="pos" id="arise__11" original="E391.3a63"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d83" eid="arise__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3b2e" geo="br" id="arise__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arise/arise__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arise/arise__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arise__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3b2b" geo="n_am" id="arise__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arise/arise__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arise/arise__us_2.ogg" href="sound://arise__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-31a0" id="arise__17" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f65" form="root" id="arise__18"><span class="vp" id="arise__19"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> arise </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f63" eid="arise__20" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f62" geo="br" id="arise__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arise/arise__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arise/arise__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arise__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f5f" geo="n_am" id="arise__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arise/arise__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arise/arise__us_2.ogg" href="sound://arise__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f5c" form="thirdps" id="arise__25"><span class="vp" id="arise__26"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> arises </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f5a" eid="arise__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f59" geo="br" id="arise__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arise/arises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arise/arises__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arises__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f56" geo="n_am" id="arise__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arise/arises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arise/arises__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arises__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f53" form="past" id="arise__32"><span class="vp" id="arise__33"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> arose </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f51" eid="arise__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f50" geo="br" id="arise__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/arose/arose__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/arose/arose__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arose__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f4d" geo="n_am" id="arise__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈroʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/arose/arose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/arose/arose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f4a" form="pastpart" id="arise__39"><span class="vp" id="arise__40"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> arisen </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f48" eid="arise__41" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f47" geo="br" id="arise__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrɪzn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arise/arisen__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arise/arisen__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arisen__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f44" geo="n_am" id="arise__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrɪzn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arise/arisen__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arise/arisen__us_2.ogg" href="sound://arisen__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f41" form="prespart" id="arise__46"><span class="vp" id="arise__47"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> arising </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f3f" eid="arise__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f3e" geo="br" id="arise__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arisi/arising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arisi/arising__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arising__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-6f3b" geo="n_am" id="arise__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arise__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arisi/arising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arisi/arising__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arising__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55cb" id="arise__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55ca" id="arise__54" original="E391.3a8a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55c9" id="arise__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="arise__56" original="E391.3a8c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55c7" id="arise__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="arise__58" original="E391.3a8e"> of a problem, opportunity or situation </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="arise__59" original="E391.3a8f"> to happen and start to be noticed </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55c4" id="arise__60" original="E391.3a90" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://occur" title="occur definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55c3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.49ac" id="arise__61" original="E391.3a91"><span class="xh" id="arise__62"> occur </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55c1" id="arise__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55c0" id="arise__64" original="E442.-820"><span class="x" id="arise__65" original="E442.-81f"> Conflict frequently arises over upbringing between parents who are separated or divorced. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55be" id="arise__66" original="E442.-81e"><span class="x" id="arise__67" original="E442.-81d"> Opportunities often arise for the owners of two quite different brands to work together jointly to develop a new product. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55bc" id="arise__68" original="E85c.-5ab9"><span class="x" id="arise__69" original="E85c.-5ab8"> For investors the question arises, where and under which legal system can they bring litigation for their losses? </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55ba" id="arise__70" original="E85c.-5aad" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="arise__71"> noun + arise </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55b8" id="arise__72"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55b7" id="arise__73" original="E85c.-5aac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55b6" id="arise__74"><span class="coll" id="arise__75" original="E85c.-5aab"> difficulty </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55b4" id="arise__76"><span class="coll" id="arise__77" original="E85c.-5aaa"> problem </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55b2" id="arise__78"><span class="coll" id="arise__79" original="E85c.-5aa9"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55b0" id="arise__80" original="E85c.-5aa8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55af" id="arise__81"><span class="coll" id="arise__82" original="E85c.-5aa7"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55ad" id="arise__83" original="E85c.-5aa6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55ac" id="arise__84"><span class="coll" id="arise__85" original="E85c.-5aa5"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55aa" id="arise__86" original="E85c.-5aa4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55a9" id="arise__87"><span class="coll" id="arise__88" original="E85c.-5aa3"> opportunity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55a7" id="arise__89" original="E85c.-5aa2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55a6" id="arise__90"><span class="coll" id="arise__91" original="E85c.-5aa1"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55a4" id="arise__92" original="E85c.-5aa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55a3" id="arise__93"><span class="coll" id="arise__94" original="E85c.-5a9f"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55a1" id="arise__95" original="E85c.-5a9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55a0" id="arise__96"><span class="coll" id="arise__97" original="E85c.-5a9d"> dispute </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-559e" id="arise__98"><span class="coll" id="arise__99" original="E85c.-5a9c"> conflict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-559c" id="arise__100"><span class="coll" id="arise__101" original="E85c.-5a9b"> disagreement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-559a" id="arise__102"><span class="coll" id="arise__103" original="E85c.-5a9a"> tension </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5598" id="arise__104" original="E85c.-5a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5597" id="arise__105"><span class="coll" id="arise__106" original="E85c.-5a98"> duty </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5595" id="arise__107"><span class="coll" id="arise__108" original="E85c.-5a97"> obligation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5593" id="arise__109" original="E85c.-5a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5592" id="arise__110"><span class="coll" id="arise__111" original="E85c.-5a95"> liability </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5590" id="arise__112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-558f" id="arise__113" original="E85c.-5a93"><span class="x" id="arise__114" original="E85c.-5a92"> Difficulties arise when research participants change their behaviour because they know they are being studied. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-558d" id="arise__115" original="E85c.-5a5f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="arise__116"> adverb + arise </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-558b" id="arise__117"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-558a" id="arise__118" original="E85c.-5a5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5589" id="arise__119"><span class="coll" id="arise__120" original="E85c.-5a5d"> often </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5587" id="arise__121"><span class="coll" id="arise__122" original="E85c.-5a5c"> frequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5585" id="arise__123"><span class="coll" id="arise__124" original="E85c.-5a5b"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5583" id="arise__125" original="E442.-817"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5582" id="arise__126"><span class="coll" id="arise__127" original="E442.-816"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5580" id="arise__128" original="E442.-815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-557f" id="arise__129"><span class="coll" id="arise__130" original="E442.-814"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-557d" id="arise__131" original="E85c.-5a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-557c" id="arise__132"><span class="coll" id="arise__133" original="E85c.-5a57"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-557a" id="arise__134" original="E85c.-5a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5579" id="arise__135"><span class="coll" id="arise__136" original="E85c.-5a55"> probably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5577" id="arise__137" original="E85c.-5a54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5576" id="arise__138"><span class="coll" id="arise__139" original="E85c.-5a53"> typically </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5574" id="arise__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5573" id="arise__141" original="E85c.-5a69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5572" id="arise__142"><span class="coll" id="arise__143" original="E85c.-5a68"> inevitably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5570" id="arise__144" original="E85c.-5a67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-556f" id="arise__145"><span class="coll" id="arise__146" original="E85c.-5a66"> naturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-556d" id="arise__147" original="E85c.-5a65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-556c" id="arise__148"><span class="coll" id="arise__149" original="E85c.-5a64"> immediately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-556a" id="arise__150" original="E85c.-5a63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5569" id="arise__151" original="E442.-813"><span class="x" id="arise__152" original="E442.-812"> Challenges inevitably arise concerning the selection of texts to analyse. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5567" id="arise__153" original="E391.3a93"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5566" id="arise__154"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="arise__155" original="E391.3a95"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arise__156" original="E391.3a99"> to happen as a result of a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5563" id="arise__157"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5562" id="arise__158" original="E442.-81c"><span class="cf" id="arise__159" original="E391.3a96"><span class="exp" id="arise__160"> arise </span> from/out of something </span><span class="x" id="arise__161" original="E442.-81b"> The contradiction arises from the fact that the workers (the producers) are also the potential consumers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-555e" id="arise__162" original="E85c.-5ab4"><span class="cf" id="arise__163" original="E85c.-5ab5"><span class="exp" id="arise__164"> arise </span> as a result/consequence of something </span><span class="x" id="arise__165" original="E85c.-5ab3"> Different outcomes and problems can arise as a consequence of the same disease. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-555a" id="arise__166" original="E85c.-5aad" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="arise__167"> noun + arise </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5558" id="arise__168"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5557" id="arise__169" original="E85c.-5aac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5556" id="arise__170"><span class="coll" id="arise__171" original="E85c.-5aab"> difficulty </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5554" id="arise__172"><span class="coll" id="arise__173" original="E85c.-5aaa"> problem </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5552" id="arise__174"><span class="coll" id="arise__175" original="E85c.-5aa9"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5550" id="arise__176" original="E85c.-5aa8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-554f" id="arise__177"><span class="coll" id="arise__178" original="E85c.-5aa7"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-554d" id="arise__179" original="E85c.-5aa6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-554c" id="arise__180"><span class="coll" id="arise__181" original="E85c.-5aa5"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-554a" id="arise__182" original="E85c.-5aa4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5549" id="arise__183"><span class="coll" id="arise__184" original="E85c.-5aa3"> opportunity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5547" id="arise__185" original="E85c.-5aa2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5546" id="arise__186"><span class="coll" id="arise__187" original="E85c.-5aa1"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5544" id="arise__188" original="E85c.-5aa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5543" id="arise__189"><span class="coll" id="arise__190" original="E85c.-5a9f"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5541" id="arise__191" original="E85c.-5a9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5540" id="arise__192"><span class="coll" id="arise__193" original="E85c.-5a9d"> dispute </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-553e" id="arise__194"><span class="coll" id="arise__195" original="E85c.-5a9c"> conflict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-553c" id="arise__196"><span class="coll" id="arise__197" original="E85c.-5a9b"> disagreement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-553a" id="arise__198"><span class="coll" id="arise__199" original="E85c.-5a9a"> tension </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5538" id="arise__200" original="E85c.-5a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5537" id="arise__201"><span class="coll" id="arise__202" original="E85c.-5a98"> duty </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5535" id="arise__203"><span class="coll" id="arise__204" original="E85c.-5a97"> obligation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5533" id="arise__205" original="E85c.-5a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5532" id="arise__206"><span class="coll" id="arise__207" original="E85c.-5a95"> liability </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5530" id="arise__208"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-552f" id="arise__209" original="E470.-67dd"><span class="x" id="arise__210" original="E470.-67dc"> Several questions arise out of this review. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-552d" id="arise__211" original="E85c.-5a7e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="arise__212"> arise + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-552b" id="arise__213"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-552a" id="arise__214" original="E85c.-5a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5529" id="arise__215"><span class="coll" id="arise__216" original="E85c.-5a7b"> solely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5527" id="arise__217" original="E85c.-5a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5526" id="arise__218"><span class="coll" id="arise__219" original="E85c.-5a79"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5524" id="arise__220"><span class="coll" id="arise__221" original="E85c.-5a77"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5522" id="arise__222"><span class="coll" id="arise__223" original="E85c.-5a73"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5520" id="arise__224" original="E85c.-5a76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-551f" id="arise__225"><span class="coll" id="arise__226" original="E85c.-5a75"> simply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-551d" id="arise__227" original="E85c.-5a72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-551c" id="arise__228"><span class="coll" id="arise__229" original="E85c.-5a71"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-551a" id="arise__230" original="E85c.-5a70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5519" id="arise__231" original="E85c.-5a6f"><span class="x" id="arise__232" original="E85c.-5a6e"> Forces arising directly from an interaction between two bodies must always sum to zero. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5517" id="arise__233" original="E85c.-5a5f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="arise__234"> adverb + arise </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5515" id="arise__235"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5514" id="arise__236" original="E85c.-5a5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5513" id="arise__237"><span class="coll" id="arise__238" original="E85c.-5a5d"> often </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5511" id="arise__239"><span class="coll" id="arise__240" original="E85c.-5a5c"> frequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-550f" id="arise__241"><span class="coll" id="arise__242" original="E85c.-5a5b"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-550d" id="arise__243" original="E442.-817"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-550c" id="arise__244"><span class="coll" id="arise__245" original="E442.-816"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-550a" id="arise__246" original="E442.-815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5509" id="arise__247"><span class="coll" id="arise__248" original="E442.-814"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5507" id="arise__249" original="E85c.-5a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5506" id="arise__250"><span class="coll" id="arise__251" original="E85c.-5a57"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5504" id="arise__252" original="E85c.-5a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5503" id="arise__253"><span class="coll" id="arise__254" original="E85c.-5a55"> probably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5501" id="arise__255" original="E85c.-5a54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5500" id="arise__256"><span class="coll" id="arise__257" original="E85c.-5a53"> typically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54fe" id="arise__258"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54fd" id="arise__259" original="E85c.-5a51"><span class="x" id="arise__260" original="E85c.-5a50"> For some types of events, such as wars or plagues, large events often arise from small events that go wrong. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54fb" id="arise__261" original="E391.3a9a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54fa" id="arise__262"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="arise__263" original="E391.3a9c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54f8" id="arise__264"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="arise__265" original="E391.3a9d" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="arise__266" original="E391.3a9e"> to begin to exist or develop </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54f5" id="arise__267"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54f4" id="arise__268" original="E85c.-5ab2"><span class="x" id="arise__269" original="E85c.-5ab1"> Egyptian civilization, which arose around 3200 BC, followed a trajectory similar to that of Mesopotamia. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54f2" id="arise__270" original="E85c.-5a8d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="arise__271"> arise + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54f0" id="arise__272"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54ef" id="arise__273" original="E85c.-5a8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54ee" id="arise__274"><span class="coll" id="arise__275" original="E85c.-5a8a"> spontaneously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54ec" id="arise__276" original="E85c.-5a89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54eb" id="arise__277"><span class="coll" id="arise__278" original="E85c.-5a88"> naturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54e9" id="arise__279" original="E85c.-5a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54e8" id="arise__280"><span class="coll" id="arise__281" original="E85c.-5a86"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54e6" id="arise__282" original="E85c.-5a85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54e5" id="arise__283"><span class="coll" id="arise__284" original="E85c.-5a84"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54e3" id="arise__285" original="E85c.-5a83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54e2" id="arise__286"><span class="coll" id="arise__287" original="E85c.-5a82"> late </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54e0" id="arise__288" original="E85c.-5a81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54df" id="arise__289" original="E85c.-5a80"><span class="x" id="arise__290" original="E85c.-5a7f"> Markets arise spontaneously in all cultures because people find value in trade. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54dd" id="arise__291" original="E85c.-5a5f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="arise__292"> adverb + arise </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54db" id="arise__293"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54da" id="arise__294" original="E85c.-5a5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54d9" id="arise__295"><span class="coll" id="arise__296" original="E85c.-5a5d"> often </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54d7" id="arise__297"><span class="coll" id="arise__298" original="E85c.-5a5c"> frequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54d5" id="arise__299"><span class="coll" id="arise__300" original="E85c.-5a5b"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54d3" id="arise__301" original="E442.-817"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54d2" id="arise__302"><span class="coll" id="arise__303" original="E442.-816"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54d0" id="arise__304" original="E442.-815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54cf" id="arise__305"><span class="coll" id="arise__306" original="E442.-814"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54cd" id="arise__307" original="E85c.-5a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54cc" id="arise__308"><span class="coll" id="arise__309" original="E85c.-5a57"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54ca" id="arise__310" original="E85c.-5a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c9" id="arise__311"><span class="coll" id="arise__312" original="E85c.-5a55"> probably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c7" id="arise__313" original="E85c.-5a54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c6" id="arise__314"><span class="coll" id="arise__315" original="E85c.-5a53"> typically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c4" id="arise__316"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c3" id="arise__317" original="E85c.-5a4f"><span class="x" id="arise__318" original="E85c.-5a4e"> These tumours typically arise in early to middle adult life. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c1-FF1" id="demand2__83" original="E876.-7973" sk="whenoccasiondemands"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c1-FF2" id="demand2__84"><span class="idm" id="demand2__85" original="E876.-7972"> when/if (the) occasion demands/arises </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c1-FF4" id="demand2__86"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c1-FF5" id="demand2__87"><span class="def" id="demand2__88" original="E876.-7971"> when/if necessary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c1-FF7" id="demand2__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c1-FF8" id="demand2__90" original="E876.-7970"><span class="x" id="demand2__91" original="E876.-796f"> He was a man of abundant energy, bold and resolute when occasion demanded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54c1-FF10" id="demand2__92" original="E876.-796e"><span class="x" id="demand2__93" original="E876.-796d"> Other data collection instruments can be implemented if the occasion arises. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.549d" id="arise__330" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="arise__331"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.549f" id="arise__332" original="E85c.-5ab0"><span class="shcut" id="arise__333" original="E85c.-5aaf"> noun + arise </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54a1" id="arise__334" original="E85c.-5aae"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54a2" id="arise__335" original="E85c.-5aac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54a3" id="arise__336" original="E85c.-5aab"><span class="coll" id="arise__337"> difficulty </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54a5" id="arise__338" original="E85c.-5aaa"><span class="coll" id="arise__339"> problem </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54a7" id="arise__340" original="E85c.-5aa9"><span class="coll" id="arise__341"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54a9" id="arise__342" original="E85c.-5aa8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54aa" id="arise__343" original="E85c.-5aa7"><span class="coll" id="arise__344"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54ac" id="arise__345" original="E85c.-5aa6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54ad" id="arise__346" original="E85c.-5aa5"><span class="coll" id="arise__347"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54af" id="arise__348" original="E85c.-5aa4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54b0" id="arise__349" original="E85c.-5aa3"><span class="coll" id="arise__350"> opportunity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54b2" id="arise__351" original="E85c.-5aa2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54b3" id="arise__352" original="E85c.-5aa1"><span class="coll" id="arise__353"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54b5" id="arise__354" original="E85c.-5aa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54b6" id="arise__355" original="E85c.-5a9f"><span class="coll" id="arise__356"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54b8" id="arise__357" original="E85c.-5a9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54b9" id="arise__358" original="E85c.-5a9d"><span class="coll" id="arise__359"> dispute </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54bb" id="arise__360" original="E85c.-5a9c"><span class="coll" id="arise__361"> conflict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54bd" id="arise__362" original="E85c.-5a9b"><span class="coll" id="arise__363"> disagreement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54bf" id="arise__364" original="E85c.-5a9a"><span class="coll" id="arise__365"> tension </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54c1" id="arise__366" original="E85c.-5a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54c2" id="arise__367" original="E85c.-5a98"><span class="coll" id="arise__368"> duty </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54c4" id="arise__369" original="E85c.-5a97"><span class="coll" id="arise__370"> obligation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54c6" id="arise__371" original="E85c.-5a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54c7" id="arise__372" original="E85c.-5a95"><span class="coll" id="arise__373"> liability </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54c9" id="arise__374" original="E85c.-5a94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54ca" id="arise__375" original="E85c.-5a93"><span class="x" id="arise__376" original="E85c.-5a92"> Difficulties arise when research participants change their behaviour because they know they are being studied. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54cc" id="arise__377" original="E470.-67dd"><span class="x" id="arise__378" original="E470.-67dc"> Several questions arise out of this review. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54ce" id="arise__379" original="E85c.-5a8f"><span class="shcut" id="arise__380" original="E85c.-5a8e"> arise + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54d0" id="arise__381" original="E85c.-5a7e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54d1" id="arise__382" original="E85c.-5a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54d2" id="arise__383" original="E85c.-5a7b"><span class="coll" id="arise__384"> solely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54d4" id="arise__385" original="E85c.-5a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54d5" id="arise__386" original="E85c.-5a79"><span class="coll" id="arise__387"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54d7" id="arise__388" original="E85c.-5a77"><span class="coll" id="arise__389"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54d9" id="arise__390" original="E85c.-5a73"><span class="coll" id="arise__391"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54db" id="arise__392" original="E85c.-5a76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54dc" id="arise__393" original="E85c.-5a75"><span class="coll" id="arise__394"> simply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54de" id="arise__395" original="E85c.-5a72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54df" id="arise__396" original="E85c.-5a71"><span class="coll" id="arise__397"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54e1" id="arise__398" original="E85c.-5a70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54e2" id="arise__399" original="E85c.-5a6f"><span class="x" id="arise__400" original="E85c.-5a6e"> Forces arising directly from an interaction between two bodies must always sum to zero. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54e4" id="arise__401" original="E85c.-5a8d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54e5" id="arise__402" original="E85c.-5a8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54e6" id="arise__403" original="E85c.-5a8a"><span class="coll" id="arise__404"> spontaneously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54e8" id="arise__405" original="E85c.-5a89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54e9" id="arise__406" original="E85c.-5a88"><span class="coll" id="arise__407"> naturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54eb" id="arise__408" original="E85c.-5a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54ec" id="arise__409" original="E85c.-5a86"><span class="coll" id="arise__410"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54ee" id="arise__411" original="E85c.-5a85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54ef" id="arise__412" original="E85c.-5a84"><span class="coll" id="arise__413"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54f1" id="arise__414" original="E85c.-5a83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54f2" id="arise__415" original="E85c.-5a82"><span class="coll" id="arise__416"> late </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54f4" id="arise__417" original="E85c.-5a81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54f5" id="arise__418" original="E85c.-5a80"><span class="x" id="arise__419" original="E85c.-5a7f"> Markets arise spontaneously in all cultures because people find value in trade. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54f7" id="arise__420" original="E85c.-5a6d"><span class="shcut" id="arise__421" original="E85c.-5a6c"> adverb + arise </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54f9" id="arise__422" original="E85c.-5a60"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54fa" id="arise__423" original="E85c.-5a5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54fb" id="arise__424" original="E85c.-5a5d"><span class="coll" id="arise__425"> often </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54fd" id="arise__426" original="E85c.-5a5c"><span class="coll" id="arise__427"> frequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.54ff" id="arise__428" original="E85c.-5a5b"><span class="coll" id="arise__429"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5501" id="arise__430" original="E442.-817"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5502" id="arise__431" original="E442.-816"><span class="coll" id="arise__432"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5504" id="arise__433" original="E442.-815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5505" id="arise__434" original="E442.-814"><span class="coll" id="arise__435"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5507" id="arise__436" original="E85c.-5a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5508" id="arise__437" original="E85c.-5a57"><span class="coll" id="arise__438"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.550a" id="arise__439" original="E85c.-5a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.550b" id="arise__440" original="E85c.-5a55"><span class="coll" id="arise__441"> probably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.550d" id="arise__442" original="E85c.-5a54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.550e" id="arise__443" original="E85c.-5a53"><span class="coll" id="arise__444"> typically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5510" id="arise__445" original="E85c.-5a52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5511" id="arise__446" original="E85c.-5a51"><span class="x" id="arise__447" original="E85c.-5a50"> For some types of events, such as wars or plagues, large events often arise from small events that go wrong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5513" id="arise__448" original="E85c.-5a4f"><span class="x" id="arise__449" original="E85c.-5a4e"> These tumours typically arise in early to middle adult life. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5515" id="arise__450" original="E85c.-5a6b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5516" id="arise__451" original="E85c.-5a69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5517" id="arise__452" original="E85c.-5a68"><span class="coll" id="arise__453"> inevitably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5519" id="arise__454" original="E85c.-5a67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.551a" id="arise__455" original="E85c.-5a66"><span class="coll" id="arise__456"> naturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.551c" id="arise__457" original="E85c.-5a65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.551d" id="arise__458" original="E85c.-5a64"><span class="coll" id="arise__459"> immediately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.551f" id="arise__460" original="E85c.-5a63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5520" id="arise__461" original="E442.-813"><span class="x" id="arise__462" original="E442.-812"> Challenges inevitably arise concerning the selection of texts to analyse. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5699" id="arise__463" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arise" title="arise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.569a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.fb0" id="arise__464" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arise__465"> arise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aristocracy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54bc" id="aristocracy" original="E391.3ab3" sum="414"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54bb" id="aristocracy__1" original="E391.3ab4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54ba" id="aristocracy__2" original="E391.3ab5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aristocracy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54ae" id="aristocracy__7" original="E391.3abd"><span class="pos" id="aristocracy__8" original="E391.3abe"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5d98" eid="aristocracy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-a1d" geo="br" id="aristocracy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aristocracy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arist/aristocracy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arist/aristocracy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aristocracy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-a19" geo="n_am" id="aristocracy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aristocracy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌærɪˈstɑːkrəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arist/aristocracy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arist/aristocracy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aristocracy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54ac" id="aristocracy__14" original="E391.3ac1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54a9" form="pl" id="aristocracy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="aristocracy__16" original="E391.3ac5"> aristocracies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54a7" id="aristocracy__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="aristocracy__18" original="E391.3ac0"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54a5" id="aristocracy__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54a4" id="aristocracy__20" original="E391.3ac6"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54a3" id="aristocracy__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="aristocracy__22" original="E442.-7d8"> in some societies </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="aristocracy__23" original="E391.3ac7"> people born in the highest social class, who have special titles </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54a0" id="aristocracy__24" original="E391.3ac8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://the-nobility" title="nobility definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-549f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.28be" id="aristocracy__25" original="E391.3ac9"><span class="xh" id="aristocracy__26"> nobility </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-549d" id="aristocracy__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-549c" id="aristocracy__28" original="E442.-7d7"><span class="x" id="aristocracy__29" original="E442.-7d6"> Paula (347–404) was a wealthy woman from the Roman aristocracy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-549a" id="aristocracy__30" original="E442.-7d5"><span class="x" id="aristocracy__31" original="E442.-7d4"> The century saw the decisive shift of power from the aristocracy to the bourgeoisie. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.57c4" id="aristocracy__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aristocracy" title="aristocracy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.57c5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.102d" id="aristocracy__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aristocracy__34"> aristocracy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aristocrat
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5498" id="aristocrat" original="E391.3acb" sum="259"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5497" id="aristocrat__1" original="E391.3acc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5496" id="aristocrat__2" original="E391.3acd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aristocrat </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-548a" id="aristocrat__7" original="E391.3ad5"><span class="pos" id="aristocrat__8" original="E391.3ad6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5da1" eid="aristocrat__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-9b5" geo="br" id="aristocrat__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aristocrat__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈærɪstəkræt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arist/aristocrat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arist/aristocrat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aristocrat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-9b1" geo="n_am" id="aristocrat__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aristocrat__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrɪstəkræt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arist/aristocrat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arist/aristocrat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aristocrat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5488" id="aristocrat__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5487" id="aristocrat__15" original="E391.3ad7"><span class="def" id="aristocrat__16" original="E391.3ad8"> a member of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://aristocracy" id="aristocrat__17"> aristocracy </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5484" id="aristocrat__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5483" id="aristocrat__19" original="E442.-7ca"><span class="x" id="aristocrat__20" original="E442.-7c9"> Toulouse-Lautrec was born in 1864 into a wealthy family of French aristocrats. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.57e6" id="aristocrat__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aristocrat" title="aristocrat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.57e7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.104e" id="aristocrat__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aristocrat__23"> aristocrat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aristocratic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5481" id="aristocratic" original="E391.3adf" sum="300"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5480" id="aristocratic__1" original="E391.3ae0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-547f" id="aristocratic__2" original="E391.3ae1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aristocratic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5476" id="aristocratic__4" original="E391.3ae6"><span class="pos" id="aristocratic__5" original="E391.3ae7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5daa" eid="aristocratic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-965" geo="br" id="aristocratic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aristocratic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌærɪstəˈkrætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arist/aristocratic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arist/aristocratic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aristocratic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-961" geo="n_am" id="aristocratic__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aristocratic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌrɪstəˈkrætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arist/aristocratic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arist/aristocratic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aristocratic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5474" id="aristocratic__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5473" id="aristocratic__12" original="E391.3ae8"><span class="def" id="aristocratic__13" original="E391.3ae9"> belonging to or typical of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://aristocracy" id="aristocratic__14"> aristocracy </a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5470" id="aristocratic__15" original="E391.3aed" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://noble1" title="noble1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-546f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.28de" id="aristocratic__16" original="E391.3aee"><span class="xh" id="aristocratic__17"> noble </span><span class="xhm" id="aristocratic__18"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-546b" id="aristocratic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-546a" id="aristocratic__20" original="E85c.-5837"><span class="x" id="aristocratic__21" original="E85c.-5836"> The great aristocratic families had been replaced by a widespread class of small gentry. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.57ff" id="aristocratic__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aristocratic" title="aristocratic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5800" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1067" id="aristocratic__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aristocratic__24"> aristocratic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arithmetic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5468" hm="1" id="arithmetic1" original="E391.3afe" sum="475"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5467" id="arithmetic1__1" original="E391.3aff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5466" id="arithmetic1__2" original="E391.3b00"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arithmetic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-545c" id="arithmetic1__6" original="E391.3b05"><span class="pos" id="arithmetic1__7" original="E391.3b06"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5db3" eid="arithmetic1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-921" geo="br" id="arithmetic1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arithmetic1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrɪθmətɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arith/arithmetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arith/arithmetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arithmetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-91e" geo="n_am" id="arithmetic1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arithmetic1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrɪθmətɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arith/arithmetic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arith/arithmetic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arithmetic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-545a" id="arithmetic1__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="arithmetic1__14" original="E391.3b08"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5458" id="arithmetic1__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5457" id="arithmetic1__16" original="E391.3b09"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="arithmetic1__17" original="E391.3b0a"> the type of mathematics that deals with the use of numbers in counting and calculation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5455" id="arithmetic1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5454" id="arithmetic1__19" original="E85c.-57fb"><span class="x" id="arithmetic1__20" original="E85c.-57fa"> The truths of arithmetic do not depend on the actual existence of the objects being counted. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5452" id="arithmetic1__21" original="E85c.-57f9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="arithmetic1__22" original="E85c.-57f8"> the use of numbers in counting and calculation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5450" id="arithmetic1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-544f" id="arithmetic1__24" original="E85c.-57f7"><span class="x" id="arithmetic1__25" original="E85c.-57f6"> We know that the brain's electrical activity is faster when we are doing mental arithmetic than when we are relaxing. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.581e" id="arithmetic1__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arithmetic_1" title="arithmetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.581f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1092" id="arithmetic1__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arithmetic1__28"> arithmetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-544d" hm="2" id="arithmetic2" original="E586.-3bfb" sum="439"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-544c" id="arithmetic2__1" original="E586.-3bfa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-544b" id="arithmetic2__2" original="E586.-3bf9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arithmetic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5443" id="arithmetic2__4" original="E586.-3bf4"><span class="pos" id="arithmetic2__5" original="E586.-3bf3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5dba" eid="arithmetic2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-91b" geo="br" id="arithmetic2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arithmetic2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrɪθmətɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arith/arithmetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arith/arithmetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arithmetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-918" geo="n_am" id="arithmetic2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arithmetic2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrɪθmətɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arith/arithmetic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arith/arithmetic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arithmetic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5441" id="arithmetic2__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="arithmetic2__12" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-543f" id="arithmetic2__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-543e" id="arithmetic2__14" original="E586.-3bf0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="arithmetic2__15" original="E586.-3bef"><span class="exp" id="arithmetic2__16"> arithmetic </span> progression/series </span><span class="def" id="arithmetic2__17" original="E586.-3bee"> a series in which the interval between each term and the next remains <a class="ndv" href="entry://constant" id="arithmetic2__18"> constant </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5439" id="arithmetic2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5438" id="arithmetic2__20" original="E586.-3beb"><span class="x" id="arithmetic2__21" original="E586.-3bea"> Since the annual increases are the same, these numbers form an arithmetic progression or series. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5436" id="arithmetic2__22" original="E586.-3be9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://geometric" title="geometric (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5435" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.28a9" id="arithmetic2__23" original="E586.-3be8"><span class="xh" id="arithmetic2__24"> geometric </span><span class="xs" id="arithmetic2__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5432" id="arithmetic2__26" original="E586.-3be7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="arithmetic2__27" original="E586.-3be6"><span class="exp" id="arithmetic2__28"> arithmetic </span> mean </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-542f" id="arithmetic2__29" original="E586.-3be5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mean2" title="mean2 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-542e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-4253" id="arithmetic2__30" original="E586.-3be4"><span class="xh" id="arithmetic2__31"> mean </span><span class="xhm" id="arithmetic2__32"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="arithmetic2__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-542a" id="arithmetic2__34" original="E586.-3be3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://geometric" title="geometric (4) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5429" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.28b9" id="arithmetic2__35" original="E586.-3be2"><span class="xh" id="arithmetic2__36"> geometric </span><span class="xs" id="arithmetic2__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 4 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5426" id="arithmetic2__38" original="E586.-3b9d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5425" id="arithmetic2__39" original="E586.-3b9c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arithmetical" title="arithmetical definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5424" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5422" id="arithmetic2__40" original="E586.-3b9b"><span class="xh" id="arithmetic2__41"> arithmetical </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.583b" id="arithmetic2__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arithmetic_1" title="arithmetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.583c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1092" id="arithmetic2__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arithmetic2__44"> arithmetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arithmetical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5422" id="arithmetical" original="E391.3b0d" sum="293"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5421" id="arithmetical__1" original="E391.3b0e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5420" id="arithmetical__2" original="E391.3b0f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arithmetical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5415" id="arithmetical__4" original="E391.3b16"><span class="pos" id="arithmetical__5" original="E391.3b17"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5dc1" eid="arithmetical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-8cc" geo="br" id="arithmetical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arithmetical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌærɪθˈmetɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ari/arith/arithmetical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ari/arith/arithmetical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arithmetical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-8c9" geo="n_am" id="arithmetical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arithmetical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌærɪθˈmetɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ari/arith/arithmetical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ari/arith/arithmetical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arithmetical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5418" id="arithmetical__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5417" id="arithmetical__12"><span class="v"><strong> arithmetic </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5413" id="arithmetical__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5412" id="arithmetical__15" original="E391.3b18"><span class="def" id="arithmetical__16" original="E391.3b19"> connected with <a class="ndv" href="entry://arithmetic" id="arithmetical__17"> arithmetic </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-540f" id="arithmetical__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-540e" id="arithmetical__19" original="E442.-7b4"><span class="x" id="arithmetical__20" original="E442.-7b3"> the arithmetical operations of addition, subtraction, division and multiplication </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.586b" id="arithmetical__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arithmetical" title="arithmetical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.586c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.10b2" id="arithmetical__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arithmetical__23"> arithmetical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arm
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-540c" hm="1" id="arm1" original="E391.3b62" sum="1434"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-540b" id="arm1__1" original="E391.3b63"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-540a" id="arm1__2" original="E391.3b64"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arm <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53fe" id="arm1__7" original="E391.3b6f"><span class="pos" id="arm1__8" original="E391.3b70"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5dc8" eid="arm1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-86c" geo="br" id="arm1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/arm__/arm__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/arm__/arm__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arm__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-869" geo="n_am" id="arm1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/arm__/arm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/arm__/arm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53f9" id="arm1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53f8" id="arm1__15" original="E391.3b74"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="arm1__16" original="E391.3b75"> either of the two long parts that stick out from the top of the body and connect the shoulders to the hands </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53f6" id="arm1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53f5" id="arm1__18" original="E853.-6aef"><span class="x" id="arm1__19" original="E853.-6aee"> A young woman with a baby in her arms was begging from the stationary vehicles. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53f3" id="arm1__20" original="E391.3b7f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="arm1__21" original="E391.3b80"> a long narrow part of an object or a piece of machinery, especially one that moves </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53f1" id="arm1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53f0" id="arm1__23" original="E853.-6aeb"><span class="x" id="arm1__24" original="E853.-6aea"> A robotic arm is programmed to add oil at various time intervals after setting up the trials. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53ee" id="arm1__25" original="E391.3b83"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53ed" id="arm1__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="arm1__27" original="E391.3b85"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="arm1__28" original="E391.3b86"><span class="exp" id="arm1__29"> arm </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="arm1__30" original="E391.3b87"> a section of a large organization that deals with one particular activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53e8" id="arm1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53e7" id="arm1__32" original="E853.-6ae9"><span class="x" id="arm1__33" original="E853.-6ae8"> The health sector can support other arms of government by actively assisting their policy development. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53e5" id="arm1__34" original="E391.3b88" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://wing" title="wing definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53e4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.2e57" id="arm1__35" original="E391.3b89"><span class="xh" id="arm1__36"> wing </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53e1" id="arm1__37" original="E465.-6f58"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="arm1__38" original="E85d.-61e8"><span class="exp" id="arm1__39"> arm </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53de" id="arm1__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="arm1__41" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="arm1__42" original="E465.-6f53"> any of the treatment groups in a <a class="ndv" href="entry://randomized" id="arm1__43"> randomized </a> trial of a drug or treatment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53da" id="arm1__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53d9" id="arm1__45" original="E465.-6f50"><span class="x" id="arm1__46" original="E465.-6f4f"> During the study period, both the intervention and control arms of the trial experienced similar, but low, levels of exposure to incidents. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53d7" id="arm1__47" original="E391.3b8b"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53cd-FF1" id="fold1__71" original="E39e.fb" sk="foldarms"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53cd-FF2" id="fold1__72"><span class="idm" id="fold1__73" original="E39e.fc"> fold your arms </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53cd-FF4" id="fold1__74"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53cd-FF5" id="fold1__75"><span class="def" id="fold1__76" original="E39e.fd"> to put one of your arms over the other one and hold them against your body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53cd-FF7" id="fold1__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53cd-FF8" id="fold1__78" original="E81e.-1030"><span class="x" id="fold1__79" original="E81e.-102f"> Avoid sitting with legs crossed and arms folded as this may convey defensiveness and lack of interest. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53d6" id="length__113" original="E391.3b91" sk="keepatarmslength"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53d5" id="length__114"><span class="idm" id="length__115" original="E391.3b92"> keep somebody at arm's length </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53d3" id="length__116"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53d2" id="length__117"><span class="def" id="length__118" original="E391.3b93"> to avoid having a close relationship with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53d0" id="length__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53cf" id="length__120" original="E853.-6ae7"><span class="x" id="length__121" original="E853.-6ae6"> Unions are kept at arm's length in the modern Labour Party. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53fc" id="arm1__66" original="E391.3b71" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arms" title="arms definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53fb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5330" id="arm1__67" original="E391.3b72"><span class="xh" id="arm1__68"> arms </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5888" id="arm1__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arm_1" title="arm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5889" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.111d" id="arm1__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arm1__71"> arm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53c8" hm="2" id="arm2" original="E391.3bb5" sum="588"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53c7" id="arm2__1" original="E391.3bb6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53c6" id="arm2__2" original="E391.3bb7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arm <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53b8" id="arm2__9" original="E391.3bc2"><span class="pos" id="arm2__10" original="E391.3bc3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5dcf" eid="arm2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-866" geo="br" id="arm2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/arm__/arm__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/arm__/arm__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arm__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-863" geo="n_am" id="arm2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/arm__/arm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/arm__/arm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3172" id="arm2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e97" form="root" id="arm2__17"><span class="vp" id="arm2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> arm </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e95" eid="arm2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e94" geo="br" id="arm2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/arm__/arm__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/arm__/arm__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arm__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e91" geo="n_am" id="arm2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/arm__/arm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/arm__/arm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e8e" form="thirdps" id="arm2__24"><span class="vp" id="arm2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> arms </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e8c" eid="arm2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e8b" geo="br" id="arm2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/arms_/arms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/arms_/arms__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arms__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e88" geo="n_am" id="arm2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/arms_/arms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/arms_/arms__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arms__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e85" form="past" id="arm2__31"><span class="vp" id="arm2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> armed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e83" eid="arm2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e82" geo="br" id="arm2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/armed/armed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/armed/armed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://armed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e7f" geo="n_am" id="arm2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/armed/armed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/armed/armed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://armed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e7c" form="pastpart" id="arm2__38"><span class="vp" id="arm2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> armed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e7a" eid="arm2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e79" geo="br" id="arm2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/armed/armed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/armed/armed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://armed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e76" geo="n_am" id="arm2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/armed/armed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/armed/armed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://armed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e73" form="prespart" id="arm2__45"><span class="vp" id="arm2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> arming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e71" eid="arm2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e70" geo="br" id="arm2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/armin/arming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/armin/arming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e6d" geo="n_am" id="arm2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arm2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/armin/arming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/armin/arming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5387" id="arm2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5386" id="arm2__53" original="E391.3be0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="arm2__54" original="E391.3be5"><span class="exp" id="arm2__55"> arm </span> yourself/somebody (with something) (against somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="arm2__56" original="E391.3be4"> to provide weapons for yourself/somebody in order to fight a battle or a war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5382" id="arm2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5381" id="arm2__58" original="E853.-6ace"><span class="x" id="arm2__59" original="E853.-6acd"> In order to be secure, states arm themselves against potential enemies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-537f" id="arm2__60" original="E877.-2ab8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="arm2__61" original="E877.-2ab6"><span class="exp" id="arm2__62"> arm </span> yourself/somebody with something </span><span class="def" id="arm2__63" original="E877.-2ab7"> to provide yourself/somebody with information, equipment, etc. so that you/they are able to perform a task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-537b" id="arm2__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-537a" id="arm2__65" original="E853.-6aca"><span class="x" id="arm2__66" original="E853.-6ac9"> Corporate managers must arm themselves with long-term measures of brand performance. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5378" id="arm2__67" original="E391.3be8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://armed" title="armed definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5377" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5375" id="arm2__68" original="E391.3be9"><span class="xh" id="arm2__69"> armed </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.58fc" id="arm2__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arm_1" title="arm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.58fd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.111d" id="arm2__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arm2__72"> arm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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armed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5375" id="armed" original="E391.3cad" sum="841"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5374" id="armed__1" original="E391.3cae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5373" id="armed__2" original="E391.3caf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> armed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-536a" id="armed__4" original="E391.3cb6"><span class="pos" id="armed__5" original="E391.3cb7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5dd6" eid="armed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-62e" geo="br" id="armed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="armed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/armed/armed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/armed/armed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://armed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-62b" geo="n_am" id="armed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="armed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/armed/armed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/armed/armed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://armed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5368" id="armed__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5367" id="armed__12" original="E391.3cb8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="armed__13" original="E391.3cb9"> involving the use of weapons </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5365" id="armed__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5364" id="armed__15" original="E853.-6ac6"><span class="x" id="armed__16" original="E853.-6ac5"> He was arrested on charges of armed robbery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5362" id="armed__17" original="E853.-6ac4"><span class="cf" id="armed__18" original="E853.-6ac2"><span class="exp" id="armed__19"> armed </span> conflict/struggle/attack </span><span class="x" id="armed__20" original="E853.-6ac3"> Whereas Gandhi never wavered from his commitment to non-violence, Mandela advocated an armed struggle. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-535e" id="armed__21" original="E391.3cbd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="armed__22" original="E391.3cbe"> carrying a weapon, especially a gun </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-535c" id="armed__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-535b" id="armed__24" original="E853.-6abf"><span class="x" id="armed__25" original="E853.-6abe"> Armed bands of workers and peasants were fighting heavily armed groups of the German landowners. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5359" id="armed__26" original="E853.-6abd"><span class="cf" id="armed__27" original="E391.3cbf"><span class="exp" id="armed__28"> armed </span> with a gun, etc. </span><span class="x" id="armed__29" original="E853.-6abc"> The defendant had set out to commit a robbery armed with a loaded shotgun. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5355" id="armed__30" original="E391.3cc3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="armed__31" original="E391.3cc4"><span class="exp" id="armed__32"> armed </span> (with something) </span><span class="def" id="armed__33" original="E391.3cc5"> knowing something or provided with something that you need in order to help you to perform a task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5351" id="armed__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5350" id="armed__35" original="E853.-6abb"><span class="x" id="armed__36" original="E853.-6aba"> It was essential to be armed with as much biographical information as possible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-534e" id="armed__37" original="E853.-6ab9"><span class="x" id="armed__38" original="E853.-6ab8"> Armed with technologies of various kinds, consumers can rewatch a film multiple times. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.591e" id="armed__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://armed" title="armed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.591f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1309" id="armed__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="armed__41"> armed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arms
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5330" id="arms" original="E391.3e11" sum="1186"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-532f" id="arms__1" original="E391.3e12"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-532e" id="arms__2" original="E391.3e13"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arms </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5325" id="arms__4" original="E391.3e1a"><span class="pos" id="arms__5" original="E391.3e1b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5de4" eid="arms__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3f2" geo="br" id="arms__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arms__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/arms_/arms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/arms_/arms__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arms__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3ef" geo="n_am" id="arms__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arms__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/arms_/arms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/arms_/arms__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arms__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5323" id="arms__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="arms__12" original="E391.3e1d"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5321" id="arms__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5320" id="arms__14" original="E391.3e1e"><span class="def" id="arms__15" original="E391.3e21"> weapons, especially those that are used in war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-531e" id="arms__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-531d" id="arms__17" original="E853.-6ab3"><span class="x" id="arms__18" original="E853.-6ab2"> Perhaps more controversial in modern society is the right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-531b" id="arms__19" original="E853.-6ab1"><span class="cf" id="arms__20" original="E442.5d8d"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="arms__21" original="E853.-6ab0"> The analysis explores ways to reduce the nuclear danger through arms control and efforts to influence policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5318" id="arms__22" original="E853.-6aaf"><span class="x" id="arms__23" original="E853.-6aae"> The USA and Russia began negotiating a new strategic nuclear arms reduction agreement. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5316" id="arms__24" original="E391.3e2b"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5315" id="arms__25" original="E391.3e2c" sk="beunderarms"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5314" id="arms__26"><span class="idm" id="arms__27" original="E391.3e2d"> be under arms </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5312" id="arms__28"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5311" id="arms__29"><span class="def" id="arms__30" original="E391.3e30"> to have weapons and be ready to fight in a war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-530f" id="arms__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-530e" id="arms__32" original="E853.-6aa8"><span class="x" id="arms__33" original="E853.-6aa7"> Between 9 and 16 per cent of Roman adult males in this period were regularly under arms. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5303-FF1" id="call2__52" original="E83e.-631f" sk="calltoarms"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5303-FF2" id="call2__53"><span class="idm" id="call2__54" original="E83e.-631e"> a call to arms </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5303-FF4" id="call2__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5303-FF5" id="call2__56"><span class="def" id="call2__57" original="E83e.-631d"> a request that makes you want to take action and try to defend something or get ready for a fight </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5303-FF7" id="call2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5303-FF8" id="call2__59" original="E83e.-631c"><span class="x" id="call2__60" original="E83e.-631b"> She made a call to arms to fight the dominance and abuses of multinationals. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-530c" id="arms__43" original="E391.3e36" sk="takeuparms"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-530b" id="arms__44"><span class="idm" id="arms__45" original="E391.3e37"> take up arms (against somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5309" id="arms__46"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5308" id="arms__47"><span class="def" id="arms__48" original="E391.3e3a"> to prepare to fight </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5306" id="arms__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5305" id="arms__50" original="E853.-6aa4"><span class="x" id="arms__51" original="E853.-6aa3"> In the 1880s, the farmers took up arms against high taxes and corrupt officials. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.596d" id="arms__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arms" title="arms definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.596e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.14e8" id="arms__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arms__54"> arms </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arms race
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52fe" id="arms-race" original="E391.3e57" sum="296"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52fd" id="arms-race__1" original="E391.3e58"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52fc" id="arms-race__2" original="E391.3e59"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arms race </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52f5" id="arms-race__4" original="E391.3e5e"><span class="pos" id="arms-race__5" original="E391.3e5f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5deb" eid="arms-race__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3ac" geo="br" id="arms-race__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arms-race__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːmz reɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/arms_/arms_race_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/arms_/arms_race_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arms_race_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-3a9" geo="n_am" id="arms-race__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arms-race__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrmz reɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/arms_/arms_race_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/arms_/arms_race_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://arms_race_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52f3" id="arms-race__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="arms-race__12" original="E391.3e61"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52f1" id="arms-race__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52f0" id="arms-race__14" original="E391.3e62"><span class="def" id="arms-race__15" original="E391.3e63"> a situation in which countries compete to get the most and best weapons </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52ee" id="arms-race__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52ed" id="arms-race__17" original="E853.-6a86"><span class="x" id="arms-race__18" original="E853.-6a85"> Scientists calling for an end to the arms race pointed to the dire consequences of an atomic explosion. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.59a2" id="arms-race__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arms-race" title="arms race definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.59a3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1552" id="arms-race__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arms-race__21"> arms race </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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army
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52eb" id="army" original="E391.3e7f" sum="955"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52ea" id="army__1" original="E391.3e80"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52e9" id="army__2" original="E391.3e81"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> army </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52dd" id="army__7" original="E391.3e89"><span class="pos" id="army__8" original="E391.3e8a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5df2" eid="army__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3a56" geo="br" id="army__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="army__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arm/army_/army__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arm/army_/army__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://army__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3a53" geo="n_am" id="army__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="army__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arm/army_/army__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arm/army_/army__us_2.ogg" href="sound://army__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52db" id="army__14" original="E391.3e8b"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52d8" form="pl" id="army__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="army__16" original="E391.3e8f"> armies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52d6" id="army__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52d5" id="army__18" original="E391.3e90"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52d4" id="army__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="army__20" original="E391.3e92"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="army__21" original="E391.3e93"> a large organized group of soldiers who are trained to fight on land </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52d1" id="army__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52d0" id="army__23" original="E853.-6a84"><span class="x" id="army__24" original="E853.-6a83"> The two armies finally met on October 1, 331 BC. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52ce" id="army__25" original="E391.3e94"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52cd" id="army__26" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52cc" id="army__27"><span class="v"><strong> the army </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52ca" id="army__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="singspv" id="army__30" original="E391.3e97"> singular + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="army__31" original="E391.3e98"> the part of a country's armed forces that fights on land </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52c7" id="army__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52c6" id="army__33" original="E853.-6a82"><span class="x" id="army__34" original="E853.-6a81"> He joined the army for national service in 1949. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52c4" id="army__35" original="E853.-6a80"><span class="x" id="army__36" original="E853.-6a7f"> Each Cossack male was required to serve in the army. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52c2" id="army__37" original="E853.-6a7e"><span class="x" id="army__38" original="E853.-6a7d"> Napoleon Bonaparte rose to become commander of the French army in 1796. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52c0" id="army__39" original="E853.-6a7c"><span class="cf" id="army__40" original="E442.5d92"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="army__41" original="E853.-6a7b"> At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Russia's leading officials tended to be former army officers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52bd" id="army__42" original="E391.3e99"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52bc" id="army__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="army__44" original="E391.3e9b"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="army__45" original="E878.-3ab1"><span class="exp" id="army__46"> army </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="army__47" original="E391.3e9c"> a large number of people or things, especially when they are organized in some way or involved in a particular activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52b7" id="army__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52b6" id="army__49" original="E853.-6a7a"><span class="x" id="army__50" original="E853.-6a79"> The market research agency relies on an army of hired interviewers who carry out the interviews. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.59c0" id="army__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://army" title="army definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.59c1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.157c" id="army__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="army__53"> army </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arose
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52b4" id="arose" original="E391.3f02" sum="101"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52b3" id="arose__1" original="E391.3f03"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52b2" id="arose__2" original="E391.3f04"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arose </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5df9" eid="arose__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1f2" geo="br" id="arose__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arose__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/arose/arose__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/arose/arose__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arose__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-1ef" geo="n_am" id="arose__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arose__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈroʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/arose/arose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/arose/arose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52a9" id="arose__9" original="E391.3f09" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arise" title="arise definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52a8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-561a" id="arose__10" original="E391.3f0a"><span class="xh" id="arose__11"> arise </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.59f3" id="arose__12" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arose" title="arose definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.59f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.163b" id="arose__13" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arose__14"> arose </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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around
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52a6" hm="1" id="around1" original="E391.3f0c" sum="705"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52a5" id="around1__1" original="E391.3f0d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52a4" id="around1__2" original="E391.3f0e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> around <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-529c" id="around1__4" original="E391.3f14"><span class="pos" id="around1__5" original="E391.3f15"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e00" eid="around1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-39de" geo="br" id="around1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="around1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/aroun/around__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/aroun/around__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://around__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-39db" geo="n_am" id="around1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="around1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/aroun/around__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/aroun/around__us_2.ogg" href="sound://around__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="un" id="around1__11" original="E391.3f16" un="help"> For the special uses of <span class="eb" id="around1__12" original="E391.3f17"> around </span> in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example <span class="eb" id="around1__13" original="E391.3f18"> come around </span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" id="around1__14" original="E391.3f19"> come </span> . </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5296" id="around1__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5295" id="around1__16" original="E391.3f1a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="around1__17" original="E391.3f1b"> approximately </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5293" id="around1__18" original="E391.3f3e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://about2" title="about2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5292" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b27" id="around1__19" original="E391.3f3f"><span class="xh" id="around1__20"> about </span><span class="xhm" id="around1__21"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-528e" id="around1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-528d" id="around1__23" original="E81e.29af"><span class="x" id="around1__24" original="E81e.29b0"> The average income per person in the USA is around $46 000. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-528b" id="around1__25" original="E81e.29b1"><span class="x" id="around1__26" original="E81e.29b2"> The incubation period for most cases is around 3–10 days. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5289" id="around1__27" original="E391.3f2e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="around1__28" original="E391.3f2f"> in or to many places </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5287" id="around1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5286" id="around1__30" original="E81e.29b5"><span class="x" id="around1__31" original="E81e.29b6"> Lakes may be formed as a river changes course or shifts sediment around. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5284" id="around1__32" original="E81e.29b7"><span class="x" id="around1__33" original="E81e.29b8"> The molecules are moving around at high speed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5282" id="around1__34" original="E391.3f32"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="around1__35" original="E391.3f33"> present in a place; available </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5280" id="around1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-527f" id="around1__37" original="E81e.29b9"><span class="x" id="around1__38" original="E81e.29ba"> The interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology has been around for many decades. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-527d" id="around1__39" original="E391.3f30"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="around1__40" original="E391.3f31"> used to describe activities that have no real purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-527b" id="around1__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-527a" id="around1__42" original="E81e.29bb"><span class="x" id="around1__43" original="E81e.29bc"> The defendant was arrested after he had been seen lurking around outside a post office. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5278" id="around1__44" original="E391.3f36"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5277" id="around1__45"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="around1__46" original="E391.3f38"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5275" id="around1__47" original="E465.6382" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://round2" title="round2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5274" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.1765" id="around1__48" original="E465.6383"><span class="xh" id="around1__49"> round </span><span class="xhm" id="around1__50"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5a07" id="around1__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://around_1" title="around definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5a08" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1646" id="around1__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="around1__53"> around </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5271" hm="2" id="around2" original="E391.3f47" sum="1261"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5270" id="around2__1" original="E391.3f48"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-526f" id="around2__2" original="E391.3f49"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> around <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5267" id="around2__4" original="E391.3f4f"><span class="pos" id="around2__5" original="E391.3f50"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e07" eid="around2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-39d8" geo="br" id="around2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="around2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/aroun/around__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/aroun/around__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://around__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-39d5" geo="n_am" id="around2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="around2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/aroun/around__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/aroun/around__us_2.ogg" href="sound://around__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5265" id="around2__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5262" id="around2__12"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5264" id="around2__13"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="around2__14" original="E391.3f55"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> round </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5260" id="around2__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-525f" id="around2__17" original="E391.3f57"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="around2__18" original="E391.3f58"> surrounding somebody/something; on each side of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-525d" id="around2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-525c" id="around2__20" original="E81e.29c5"><span class="x" id="around2__21" original="E81e.29c6"> There is no sign of any bleeding around the wound. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-525a" id="around2__22" original="E81e.29c7"><span class="x" id="around2__23" original="E81e.29c8"> An ice shelf was beginning to form around the shore. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5258" id="around2__24" original="E391.3f59"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="around2__25" original="E391.3f5a"> on, to or from the other side of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5256" id="around2__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5255" id="around2__27" original="E81e.29cb"><span class="x" id="around2__28" original="E81e.29cc"> They go to the school just around the corner. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5253" id="around2__29" original="E81e.29cd"><span class="x" id="around2__30" original="E81e.29ce"> Several methods can be used to get around this problem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5251" id="around2__31" original="E81e.29cf"><span class="x" id="around2__32" original="E81e.29d0"> Lawyers found ways around the statute, however. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-524f" id="around2__33" original="E391.3f5b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="around2__34" original="E391.3f5c"> in a circle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-524d" id="around2__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-524c" id="around2__36" original="E81e.29d1"><span class="x" id="around2__37" original="E81e.29d2"> Copernicus established that the earth went around the sun. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-524a" id="around2__38" original="E81e.29d3"><span class="x" id="around2__39" original="E81e.29d4"> Electrons travel around the nucleus. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5248" id="around2__40" original="E391.3f5d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="around2__41" original="E391.3f5e"> in or to many places in an area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5246" id="around2__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5245" id="around2__43" original="E81e.29d5"><span class="x" id="around2__44" original="E81e.29d6"> She took him all around the city. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5243" id="around2__45" original="E465.6391"><span class="x" id="around2__46" original="E465.6392"> Email means you can communicate with people all around the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5241" id="around2__47" original="E81e.29db"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="around2__48" original="E81e.29dc"> concerning or involving something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-523f" id="around2__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-523e" id="around2__50" original="E81e.29dd"><span class="x" id="around2__51" original="E81e.29de"> The barriers to using CO₂ as a cleaning solvent have centred around two issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-523c" id="around2__52" original="E81e.29df"><span class="x" id="around2__53" original="E81e.29e0"> Why is there such a debate around the subject? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-523a" id="around2__54" original="E81e.29e1"><span class="x" id="around2__55" original="E81e.29e2"> The plot hinges around the question of who will rule India once the British have been thrown out. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5238" id="around2__56" original="E391.3f5f"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="around2__57" original="E391.3f60"> to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5236" id="around2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5235" id="around2__59" original="E81e.29e3"><span class="x" id="around2__60" original="E81e.29e4"> Some economies are organized around very long-lasting neighbourhoods and family units. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5233" id="around2__61" original="E81e.29e5"><span class="x" id="around2__62" original="E81e.29e6"> Many Greek legends are structured around the idea of the quest for a rare or precious object or creature. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5a40" id="around2__63" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://around_1" title="around definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5a41" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1646" id="around2__64" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="around2__65"> around </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arousal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5231" id="arousal" original="E878.-35ea" sum="348"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5230" id="arousal__1" original="E878.-35e9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-522f" id="arousal__2" original="E878.-35e8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arousal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5227" id="arousal__4" original="E878.-35e3"><span class="pos" id="arousal__5" original="E878.-35e2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e0e" eid="arousal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-122" geo="br" id="arousal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arousal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/arous/arousal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arousal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arousal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-11f" geo="n_am" id="arousal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arousal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/arous/arousal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arousal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arousal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5225" id="arousal__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="arousal__12" original="E878.-35e0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5223" id="arousal__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5222" id="arousal__14" original="E878.-35df"><span class="def" id="arousal__15" original="E878.-35de"> the state of having an increased level of a particular feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5220" id="arousal__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-521f" id="arousal__17" original="E465.-6a03"><span class="x" id="arousal__18" original="E465.-6a02"> Most emotional states tend to lead to increased arousal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-521d" id="arousal__19" original="E878.-35dd"><span class="x" id="arousal__20" original="E878.-35dc"> More is now being discovered about which parts of the brain react to food, sexual arousal, drugs and other experiences. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5a81" id="arousal__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arousal" title="arousal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5a82" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5c5e" id="arousal__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arousal__23"> arousal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arouse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-521b" id="arouse" original="E391.3f6d" sum="677"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-521a" id="arouse__1" original="E391.3f6e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5219" id="arouse__2" original="E391.3f6f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arouse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-520c" id="arouse__9" original="E391.3f79"><span class="pos" id="arouse__10" original="E391.3f7a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e15" eid="arouse__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-fe" geo="br" id="arouse__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/arous/arouse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arouse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arouse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.-fb" geo="n_am" id="arouse__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/arous/arouse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arouse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arouse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3144" id="arouse__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e37" form="root" id="arouse__17"><span class="vp" id="arouse__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> arouse </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e35" eid="arouse__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e34" geo="br" id="arouse__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/arous/arouse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arouse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arouse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e31" geo="n_am" id="arouse__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/arous/arouse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arouse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arouse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e2e" form="thirdps" id="arouse__24"><span class="vp" id="arouse__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> arouses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e2c" eid="arouse__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e2b" geo="br" id="arouse__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/arous/arouses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arouses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arouses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e28" geo="n_am" id="arouse__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/arous/arouses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arouses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arouses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e25" form="past" id="arouse__31"><span class="vp" id="arouse__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> aroused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e23" eid="arouse__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e22" geo="br" id="arouse__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/arous/aroused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/aroused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aroused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e1f" geo="n_am" id="arouse__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/arous/aroused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/aroused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aroused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e1c" form="pastpart" id="arouse__38"><span class="vp" id="arouse__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> aroused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e1a" eid="arouse__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e19" geo="br" id="arouse__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/arous/aroused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/aroused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aroused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e16" geo="n_am" id="arouse__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/arous/aroused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/aroused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aroused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e13" form="prespart" id="arouse__45"><span class="vp" id="arouse__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> arousing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e11" eid="arouse__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e10" geo="br" id="arouse__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aro/arous/arousing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arousing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arousing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6e0d" geo="n_am" id="arouse__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arouse__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aro/arous/arousing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aro/arous/arousing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arousing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51e0" id="arouse__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51df" id="arouse__53" original="E391.3f97"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="arouse__54" original="E391.3f99"> to make somebody have a particular feeling or attitude </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51dd" id="arouse__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51dc" id="arouse__56" original="E853.-6a76"><span class="cf" id="arouse__57" original="E391.3f98"><span class="exp" id="arouse__58"> arouse </span> something </span><span class="x" id="arouse__59" original="E853.-6a75"> This approach has aroused much interest in recent years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51d8" id="arouse__60" original="E442.5d93"><span class="x" id="arouse__61" original="E442.5d94"> German ambitions aroused the suspicions of both Russia and Great Britain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51d6" id="arouse__62" original="E853.-6a74"><span class="x" id="arouse__63" original="E853.-6a73"> Prenatal diagnosis of abnormalities is a subject which arouses strong emotions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51d4" id="arouse__64" original="E442.5d96"><span class="cf" id="arouse__65" original="E442.5d95"><span class="exp" id="arouse__66"> arouse </span> something in somebody </span><span class="x" id="arouse__67" original="E442.5d97"> This treatment aroused in them feelings of anger and resentment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51d0" id="arouse__68" original="E391.3f9a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="arouse__69" original="E391.3f9b"><span class="exp" id="arouse__70"> arouse </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="arouse__71" original="E391.3f9c"> to make somebody feel sexually excited </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51cc" id="arouse__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51cb" id="arouse__73" original="E853.-6a72"><span class="x" id="arouse__74" original="E853.-6a71"> People are less likely to engage in reflective decision-making when sexually aroused. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5acd" id="arouse__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arouse" title="arouse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5ace" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1724" id="arouse__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arouse__77"> arouse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arrange
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51c9" id="arrange" original="E391.4032" sum="1077"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51c8" id="arrange__1" original="E391.4033"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51c7" id="arrange__2" original="E391.4034"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arrange </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51ba" id="arrange__9" original="E391.403e"><span class="pos" id="arrange__10" original="E391.403f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e1c" eid="arrange__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3840" geo="br" id="arrange__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arran/arrange__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arrange__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrange__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-383d" geo="n_am" id="arrange__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arran/arrange__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arrange__us_2.ogg" href="sound://arrange__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3116" id="arrange__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3013" form="root" id="arrange__17"><span class="vp" id="arrange__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> arrange </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3015" eid="arrange__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3016" geo="br" id="arrange__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arran/arrange__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arrange__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrange__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3019" geo="n_am" id="arrange__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arran/arrange__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arrange__us_2.ogg" href="sound://arrange__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.301c" form="thirdps" id="arrange__24"><span class="vp" id="arrange__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> arranges </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.301e" eid="arrange__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.301f" geo="br" id="arrange__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arran/arranges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arranges__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arranges__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3022" geo="n_am" id="arrange__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arran/arranges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arranges__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arranges__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3025" form="past" id="arrange__31"><span class="vp" id="arrange__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> arranged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3027" eid="arrange__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3028" geo="br" id="arrange__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arran/arranged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arranged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arranged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.302b" geo="n_am" id="arrange__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arran/arranged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arranged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arranged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.302e" form="pastpart" id="arrange__38"><span class="vp" id="arrange__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> arranged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3030" eid="arrange__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3031" geo="br" id="arrange__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arran/arranged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arranged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arranged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3034" geo="n_am" id="arrange__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arran/arranged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arranged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arranged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3037" form="prespart" id="arrange__45"><span class="vp" id="arrange__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> arranging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3039" eid="arrange__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.303a" geo="br" id="arrange__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arran/arranging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arranging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arranging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.303d" geo="n_am" id="arrange__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrange__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arran/arranging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arranging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arranging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-518e" id="arrange__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-518d" id="arrange__53" original="E391.405c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-518c" id="arrange__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="arrange__55" original="E391.405e"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="arrange__56" original="E391.405f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arrange__57" original="E391.4060"> to plan or organize something in advance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5188" id="arrange__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5187" id="arrange__59" original="E853.-6a66"><span class="cf" id="arrange__60" original="E391.4061"><span class="exp" id="arrange__61"> arrange </span> something </span><span class="x" id="arrange__62" original="E853.-6a65"> After the interview, a second meeting was arranged. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5183" id="arrange__63" original="E853.-6a59"><span class="cf" id="arrange__64" original="E391.4065"><span class="exp" id="arrange__65"> arrange </span> (for somebody/something) to do something </span><span class="x" id="arrange__66" original="E853.-6a58"> Researchers arranged for different observers to attend each visit. </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-517d" id="arrange__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-517c" id="arrange__68" original="E442.5d9c"><span class="cf" id="arrange__69" original="E391.4064"><span class="exp" id="arrange__70"> arrange </span> that… </span><span class="sep"> | </span><span class="cf" id="arrange__71" original="E442.5d9b"> it is arranged that… </span><span class="x" id="arrange__72" original="E442.5d9d"> It was arranged that they should leave the next day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5179" id="arrange__73" original="E853.-6a5b"><span class="cf" id="arrange__74" original="E853.-6a5c"><span class="exp" id="arrange__75"> arrange </span> with somebody that…/to do something </span><span class="x" id="arrange__76" original="E853.-6a5a"> He arranged with the news agencies that copyright could be suspended. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="arrange__77" original="E465.-69fe" un="help"> An <span class="eb" id="arrange__78" original="E465.-69fd"> arranged marriage </span> is a marriage in which the parents choose the husband or wife for their child. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5173" id="arrange__79" original="E391.4067"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5172" id="arrange__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="arrange__81" original="E391.4069"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="arrange__82" original="E391.406a"><span class="exp" id="arrange__83"> arrange </span> something </span><span class="def" id="arrange__84" original="E391.406b"> to put something in a particular order; to make something neat or attractive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-516d" id="arrange__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-516c" id="arrange__86" original="E853.-6a57"><span class="x" id="arrange__87" original="E853.-6a56"> The furniture appears to have been carefully arranged for the photo shoots. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-516a" id="arrange__88" original="E853.-6a53"><span class="x" id="arrange__89" original="E853.-6a52"> During mathematical learning, children often arrange objects in rows or columns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5168" id="arrange__90" original="E853.-6a51"><span class="x" id="arrange__91" original="E853.-6a50"> The chapters of the Qur'an are arranged according to length, not chronology. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5b28" id="arrange__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrange" title="arrange definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5b29" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.180f" id="arrange__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arrange__94"> arrange </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arrangement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5166" id="arrangement" original="E391.407c" sum="1589"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5165" id="arrangement__1" original="E391.407d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5164" id="arrangement__2" original="E391.407e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arrangement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5158" id="arrangement__7" original="E391.4086"><span class="pos" id="arrangement__8" original="E391.4087"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e23" eid="arrangement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.c4" geo="br" id="arrangement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrangement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arran/arrangement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arrangement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrangement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.c7" geo="n_am" id="arrangement__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrangement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪndʒmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arran/arrangement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arran/arrangement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrangement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5156" id="arrangement__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5155" id="arrangement__15" original="E391.4088"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5154" id="arrangement__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="arrangement__17" original="E391.408a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="arrangement__18" original="E391.408b"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arrangement__19" original="E391.408c"> a plan or preparation that you make so that something can happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5150" id="arrangement__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-514f" id="arrangement__21" original="E853.-6a4e"><span class="cf" id="arrangement__22" original="E853.-6a4f"><span class="exp" id="arrangement__23"> arrangement </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="arrangement__24" original="E853.-6a4d"> Governments will need to make financial arrangements to support a long-lived population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-514b" id="arrangement__25" original="E853.-6a4c"><span class="cf" id="arrangement__26" original="E391.408d"><span class="exp" id="arrangement__27"> arrangement </span> for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="arrangement__28" original="E853.-6a4b"> Under the provisions of the Police Act 1997, new arrangements have been made for providing access to criminal records. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5147" id="arrangement__29" original="E391.408e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5146" id="arrangement__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="arrangement__31" original="E391.4090"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="arrangement__32" original="E391.4091"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arrangement__33" original="E391.4092"> the way things are done or organized </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5142" id="arrangement__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5141" id="arrangement__35" original="E853.-6a48"><span class="x" id="arrangement__36" original="E853.-6a47"> The form asks very detailed questions about children's living arrangements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-513f" id="arrangement__37" original="E853.-6a46"><span class="cf" id="arrangement__38" original="E442.5d9e"><span class="exp" id="arrangement__39"> arrangement </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="arrangement__40" original="E853.-6a45"> There are special arrangements for children with severe learning difficulties. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-513b" id="arrangement__41" original="E391.4093"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-513a" id="arrangement__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="arrangement__43" original="E391.4095"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arrangement__44" original="E391.4097"> an agreement that you make with somebody that you can both accept </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5137" id="arrangement__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5136" id="arrangement__46" original="E442.5d9f"><span class="cf" id="arrangement__47" original="E391.4098"><span class="exp" id="arrangement__48"> arrangement </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="arrangement__49" original="E442.5da0"> A listing is essentially a private contractual arrangement between a public company and the stock exchange. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5132" id="arrangement__50" original="E853.-6a3e"><span class="cf" id="arrangement__51" original="E391.4099"><span class="exp" id="arrangement__52"> arrangement </span> with somebody (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="arrangement__53" original="E853.-6a3d"> Nissan agreed an arrangement with Renault whereby the French company took a 37% stake in Nissan. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-512e" id="arrangement__54" original="E853.-6a3c"><span class="cf" id="arrangement__55" original="E391.409a"><span class="exp" id="arrangement__56"> arrangement </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="arrangement__57" original="E853.-6a3b"> There was an arrangement that he would go out to work to assist with the family finances. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-512a" id="arrangement__58" original="E391.409b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5129" id="arrangement__59"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="arrangement__60" original="E391.409d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="arrangement__61" original="E391.409e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arrangement__62" original="E391.409f"> the fact of a group of things being organized or placed in a particular order or position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5125" id="arrangement__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5124" id="arrangement__64" original="E442.5da1"><span class="x" id="arrangement__65" original="E442.5da2"> The seating arrangement allowed pairs of students to turn around and form groups of four. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5122" id="arrangement__66" original="E853.-6a3a"><span class="cf" id="arrangement__67" original="E442.5da3"><span class="exp" id="arrangement__68"> arrangement </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="arrangement__69" original="E853.-6a39"> The arrangement of atoms in this molecule has been determined by X-ray diffraction, and is shown in Fig.1.13. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5b64" id="arrangement__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrangement" title="arrangement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5b65" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.187f" id="arrangement__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arrangement__72"> arrangement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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array
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-511e" id="array" original="E391.40c2" sum="832"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-511d" id="array__1" original="E391.40c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-511c" id="array__2" original="E391.40c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> array </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5110" id="array__7" original="E391.40cf"><span class="pos" id="array__8" original="E391.40d0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e2a" eid="array__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.140" geo="br" id="array__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="array__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/array/array__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/array/array__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://array__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.143" geo="n_am" id="array__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="array__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈreɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/array/array__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/array/array__us_1.ogg" href="sound://array__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-510e" id="array__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-510d" id="array__15" original="E391.40d1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-510c" id="array__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="array__17" original="E391.40d3"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="array__18" original="E878.-38fe"><span class="exp" id="array__19"> array </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="array__20" original="E391.40d4"> a group, collection or arrangement of things or people, often one that is large or impressive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5107" id="array__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5106" id="array__22" original="E853.-6a32"><span class="x" id="array__23" original="E853.-6a31"> The Internet presents a bewildering array of choice to consumers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5104" id="array__24" original="E853.-6a34"><span class="x" id="array__25" original="E853.-6a33"> Computer-based retailing environments offer a wide array of products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5102" id="array__26" original="E442.5da6"><span class="x" id="array__27" original="E442.5da7"> a vast/broad/diverse/impressive/rich array of something </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5100" id="array__28" original="E848.-6057"><span class="x" id="array__29" original="E848.-6056"> This light can be detected by means of large spherical mirror arrays. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50fe" id="array__30" original="E391.40d5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50fd" id="array__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="array__32" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="array__33" original="E391.40d8"> a way of organizing and storing related data in a computer memory </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50fa" id="array__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50f9" id="array__35" original="E853.-6a30"><span class="x" id="array__36" original="E853.-6a2f"> The size of the array used to store the list does not have to match the length of the list exactly. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50f7" id="array__37" original="E391.40d9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50f6" id="array__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="array__39" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="array__40" original="E391.40dc"> a set of numbers, signs or values arranged in rows and columns </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50f3" id="array__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50f2" id="array__42" original="E853.-6a2e"><span class="x" id="array__43" original="E853.-6a2d"> Each element occurs exactly once in any row or column of the array. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5bb0" id="array__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://array_1" title="array definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5bb1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.18f5" id="array__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="array__46"> array </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arrest
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50f0" hm="1" id="arrest1" original="E391.4139" sum="733"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50ef" id="arrest1__1" original="E391.413a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50ee" id="arrest1__2" original="E391.413b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arrest <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50e1" id="arrest1__9" original="E391.4146"><span class="pos" id="arrest1__10" original="E391.4147"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e31" eid="arrest1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1c4" geo="br" id="arrest1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arres/arrest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1c7" geo="n_am" id="arrest1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arres/arrest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-30e8" id="arrest1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d6f" form="root" id="arrest1__17"><span class="vp" id="arrest1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> arrest </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d6d" eid="arrest1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d6c" geo="br" id="arrest1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arres/arrest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d69" geo="n_am" id="arrest1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arres/arrest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d66" form="thirdps" id="arrest1__24"><span class="vp" id="arrest1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> arrests </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d64" eid="arrest1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d63" geo="br" id="arrest1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arres/arrests__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrests__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrests__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d60" geo="n_am" id="arrest1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arres/arrests__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrests__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrests__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d5d" form="past" id="arrest1__31"><span class="vp" id="arrest1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> arrested </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d5b" eid="arrest1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d5a" geo="br" id="arrest1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arres/arrested__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrested__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrested__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d57" geo="n_am" id="arrest1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arres/arrested__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrested__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrested__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d54" form="pastpart" id="arrest1__38"><span class="vp" id="arrest1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> arrested </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d52" eid="arrest1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d51" geo="br" id="arrest1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arres/arrested__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrested__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrested__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d4e" geo="n_am" id="arrest1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arres/arrested__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrested__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrested__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d4b" form="prespart" id="arrest1__45"><span class="vp" id="arrest1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> arresting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d49" eid="arrest1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d48" geo="br" id="arrest1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arres/arresting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arresting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arresting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6d45" geo="n_am" id="arrest1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arres/arresting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arresting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arresting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50b5" id="arrest1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50b4" id="arrest1__53" original="E391.4164"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50b3" id="arrest1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="arrest1__55" original="E391.4167"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arrest1__56" original="E391.4168"> if the police <span class="dh" id="arrest1__57" original="E391.4169"> arrest </span> somebody, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50af" id="arrest1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50ae" id="arrest1__59" original="E853.-6a2c"><span class="cf" id="arrest1__60" original="E391.416d"><span class="exp" id="arrest1__61"> arrest </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="arrest1__62" original="E853.-6a2b"> A warrant was issued to arrest the suspect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50aa" id="arrest1__63" original="E853.-6a28"><span class="cf" id="arrest1__64" original="E391.416f"><span class="exp" id="arrest1__65"> arrest </span> somebody for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="arrest1__66" original="E853.-6a27"> He was arrested for assaulting an officer in the execution of his duty. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50a6" id="arrest1__67" original="E391.4170"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="arrest1__68" original="E391.4173"><span class="exp" id="arrest1__69"> arrest </span> something </span><span class="def" id="arrest1__70" original="E391.4176"> to stop a process or a development </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50a2" id="arrest1__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50a1" id="arrest1__72" original="E853.-6a24"><span class="x" id="arrest1__73" original="E853.-6a23"> The question is whether the country's long economic decline can be arrested. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-509f" id="arrest1__74" original="E853.-6a26"><span class="x" id="arrest1__75" original="E853.-6a25"> Much of the research has focused on dormancy, in which insect embryos undergo a period of arrested development. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5c12" id="arrest1__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrest_1" title="arrest definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5c13" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.198f" id="arrest1__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arrest1__78"> arrest </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-509d" hm="2" id="arrest2" original="E391.4184" sum="522"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-509c" id="arrest2__1" original="E391.4185"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-509b" id="arrest2__2" original="E391.4186"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arrest <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5090" id="arrest2__7" original="E391.4191"><span class="pos" id="arrest2__8" original="E391.4192"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e38" eid="arrest2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1ca" geo="br" id="arrest2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arres/arrest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1cd" geo="n_am" id="arrest2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrest2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈrest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arres/arrest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arres/arrest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-508e" id="arrest2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="arrest2__15" original="E391.4194"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="arrest2__16" original="E391.4195"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-508b" id="arrest2__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-508a" id="arrest2__18" original="E391.4196"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="arrest2__19" original="E391.4197"> the act of arresting somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5088" id="arrest2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5087" id="arrest2__21" original="E853.-6a20"><span class="x" id="arrest2__22" original="E853.-6a1f"> It was not until 1934 that FBI agents were empowered to carry guns and make arrests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5085" id="arrest2__23" original="E853.-6a1e"><span class="cf" id="arrest2__24" original="E878.-38fb"> under <span class="exp" id="arrest2__25"> arrest </span></span><span class="x" id="arrest2__26" original="E853.-6a1d"> He was suspended from office and placed under arrest. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5081" id="arrest2__27" original="E391.419b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="arrest2__28" original="E391.419c"> an act of something stopping or being interrupted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-507f" id="arrest2__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-507e" id="arrest2__30" original="E853.-6a1a"><span class="x" id="arrest2__31" original="E853.-6a19"> The patient suffered a fatal cardiac arrest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-507c" id="arrest2__32" original="E853.-6a18"><span class="cf" id="arrest2__33" original="E442.5da8"><span class="exp" id="arrest2__34"> arrest </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="arrest2__35" original="E853.-6a17"> Invasion of the root system leads to a complete arrest of root growth and ultimately to plant death. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5c40" id="arrest2__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrest_1" title="arrest definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5c41" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.198f" id="arrest2__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arrest2__38"> arrest </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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arrival
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5078" id="arrival" original="E391.41bb" sum="938"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5077" id="arrival__1" original="E391.41bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5076" id="arrival__2" original="E391.41bd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arrival </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-506b" id="arrival__7" original="E391.41c5"><span class="pos" id="arrival__8" original="E391.41c6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e3f" eid="arrival__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-371c" geo="br" id="arrival__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrival__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrival__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrival__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrival__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3719" geo="n_am" id="arrival__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrival__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrival__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrival__us_3.ogg" href="sound://arrival__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5069" id="arrival__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5068" id="arrival__15" original="E391.41c7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5067" id="arrival__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="arrival__17" original="E391.41c9"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="arrival__18" original="E391.41ca"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arrival__19" original="E391.41cb"> an act of coming or being brought to a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5063" id="arrival__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5062" id="arrival__21" original="E853.-6a15"><span class="x" id="arrival__22" original="E853.-6a14"> Factory masters imposed a new attitude to work, with fines for late arrival. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5060" id="arrival__23" original="E853.-6a10"><span class="cf" id="arrival__24" original="E442.5dac"><span class="exp" id="arrival__25"> arrival </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="arrival__26" original="E853.-6a0f"> The delayed departure or arrival of one aeroplane will affect many of the subsequent connecting flights. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-505c" id="arrival__27" original="E853.-6a12"><span class="cf" id="arrival__28" original="E853.-6a13"> on/upon <span class="exp" id="arrival__29"> arrival </span></span><span class="x" id="arrival__30" original="E853.-6a11"> Potential participants were approached by research staff upon arrival at the clinic. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5058" id="arrival__31" original="E391.41cc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://departure" title="departure definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5057" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-788c" id="arrival__32" original="E391.41cd"><span class="xh" id="arrival__33"> departure </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5054" id="arrival__34" original="E391.41cf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5053" id="arrival__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="arrival__36" original="E391.41d1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arrival__37" original="E391.41d2"> a person or thing that comes to a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5050" id="arrival__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-504f" id="arrival__39" original="E853.-6a0c"><span class="x" id="arrival__40" original="E853.-6a0b"> Refugees are confined to closed camps to discourage new arrivals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-504d" id="arrival__41" original="E853.-6a0a"><span class="cf" id="arrival__42" original="E442.5dad"><span class="exp" id="arrival__43"> arrival </span> in… </span><span class="x" id="arrival__44" original="E853.-6a09"> The sweet potato is a recent arrival in Polynesia, probably introduced directly from South America. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5049" id="arrival__45" original="E391.41d3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5048" id="arrival__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="arrival__47" original="E391.41d5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="arrival__48" original="E878.-38fa"><span class="exp" id="arrival__49"> arrival </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="arrival__50" original="E391.41d6"> the time when a new technology or idea is introduced </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5043" id="arrival__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5042" id="arrival__52" original="E853.-6a08"><span class="x" id="arrival__53" original="E853.-6a07"> The arrival of new technologies provides new opportunities for emissions reductions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5c66" id="arrival__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrival" title="arrival definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5c67" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1a38" id="arrival__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arrival__56"> arrival </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5040" id="arrive" original="E391.41dc" sum="1501"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-503f" id="arrive__1" original="E391.41dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-503e" id="arrive__2" original="E391.41de"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arrive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5031" id="arrive__9" original="E391.41e8"><span class="pos" id="arrive__10" original="E391.41e9"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e46" eid="arrive__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.2ac" geo="br" id="arrive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.2af" geo="n_am" id="arrive__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-30ba" id="arrive__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cde" form="root" id="arrive__17"><span class="vp" id="arrive__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> arrive </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cdc" eid="arrive__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cdb" geo="br" id="arrive__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cd8" geo="n_am" id="arrive__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cd5" form="thirdps" id="arrive__24"><span class="vp" id="arrive__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> arrives </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cd3" eid="arrive__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cd2" geo="br" id="arrive__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrives__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrives__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrives__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ccf" geo="n_am" id="arrive__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrives__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrives__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrives__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ccc" form="past" id="arrive__31"><span class="vp" id="arrive__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> arrived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cca" eid="arrive__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cc9" geo="br" id="arrive__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cc6" geo="n_am" id="arrive__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cc3" form="pastpart" id="arrive__38"><span class="vp" id="arrive__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> arrived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cc1" eid="arrive__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cc0" geo="br" id="arrive__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arrived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cbd" geo="n_am" id="arrive__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arriv/arrived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arrived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cba" form="prespart" id="arrive__45"><span class="vp" id="arrive__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> arriving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cb8" eid="arrive__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cb7" geo="br" id="arrive__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arriv/arriving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arriving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arriving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6cb4" geo="n_am" id="arrive__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrive__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈraɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arriv/arriving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arriv/arriving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arriving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5005" id="arrive__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5004" id="arrive__53" original="E391.4206"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5003" id="arrive__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="arrive__55" original="E391.4208"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="arrive__56" original="E391.420a"> to get to a place, especially at the end of a journey </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5000" id="arrive__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fff" id="arrive__58" original="E853.-69fd"><span class="x" id="arrive__59" original="E853.-69fc"> Evidence suggests that the south-west monsoon arrived later than usual. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ffd" id="arrive__60" original="E853.-69ff"><span class="x" id="arrive__61" original="E853.-69fe"> Only about a quarter of newly arrived refugees were accepted for resettlement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ffb" id="arrive__62" original="E853.-69fb"><span class="cf" id="arrive__63" original="E391.420b"><span class="exp" id="arrive__64"> arrive </span> at… </span><span class="x" id="arrive__65" original="E853.-69fa"> After six weeks sailing across the ocean, they arrived at their destination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ff7" id="arrive__66" original="E853.-69f9"><span class="cf" id="arrive__67" original="E878.-38f3"><span class="exp" id="arrive__68"> arrive </span> in… </span><span class="x" id="arrive__69" original="E853.-69f8"> The majority of passengers arriving in the UK do so not for settlement but for temporary purposes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ff3" id="arrive__70" original="E391.420c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ff2" id="arrive__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="arrive__72" original="E391.420e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ff0" id="arrive__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="arrive__74" original="E391.420f"> of things </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="arrive__75" original="E391.4210"> to be brought to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fed" id="arrive__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fec" id="arrive__77" original="E853.-69f3"><span class="x" id="arrive__78" original="E853.-69f2"> The King and Laertes are unaware of Hamlet's escape until another letter arrives from the prince. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fea" id="arrive__79" original="E853.-69f5"><span class="x" id="arrive__80" original="E853.-69f4"> It is the responsibility of producers to ensure that products that arrive in the consumer marketplace are safe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fe8" id="arrive__81" original="E391.4211"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fe7" id="arrive__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="arrive__83" original="E391.4213"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fe5" id="arrive__84"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="arrive__85" original="E391.4214"> of an event or a moment </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="arrive__86" original="E391.4215"> to happen or come, especially when you have been waiting for it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fe2" id="arrive__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fe1" id="arrive__88" original="E853.-69f1"><span class="x" id="arrive__89" original="E853.-69f0"> The long-awaited turn in the oil market finally arrived in the third quarter of 2008. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fdf" id="arrive__90" original="E853.-69ef"><span class="x" id="arrive__91" original="E853.-69ee"> When the day of the march arrived, union leaders were told to moderate their position even further. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fdd" id="arrive__92" original="E391.421c"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fdc" id="arrive__93" original="E391.421d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fdb" id="arrive__94"><h4 class="pv"> arrive at something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fd9" id="arrive__96"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fd8" id="arrive__97"><span class="def" id="arrive__98" original="E391.421f"> to decide on or find something, especially after discussion and thought </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fd6" id="arrive__99" original="E391.4220" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reach1" title="reach1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fd5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-7dbb" id="arrive__100" original="E391.4221"><span class="xh" id="arrive__101"> reach </span><span class="xhm" id="arrive__102"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fd1" id="arrive__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fd0" id="arrive__104" original="E853.-69ed"><span class="x" id="arrive__105" original="E853.-69ec"> Different observers can arrive at different conclusions depending upon numerous factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fce" id="arrive__106" original="E853.-69eb"><span class="x" id="arrive__107" original="E853.-69ea"> All decisions are arrived at by consensus. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fcc" id="arrive__108" original="E853.-69e9"><span class="x" id="arrive__109" original="E853.-69e8"> Out of the mass of such claims it is difficult to arrive at the true facts. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5cd2" id="arrive__110" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrive" title="arrive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5cd3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1a78" id="arrive__111" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arrive__112"> arrive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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arrow
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fca" id="arrow" original="E391.4283" sum="474"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fc9" id="arrow__1" original="E391.4284"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fc8" id="arrow__2" original="E391.4285"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> arrow </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fbc" id="arrow__7" original="E391.428f"><span class="pos" id="arrow__8" original="E391.4290"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e4d" eid="arrow__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.418" geo="br" id="arrow__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrow__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈærəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/arr/arrow/arrow__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/arr/arrow/arrow__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://arrow__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.41b" geo="n_am" id="arrow__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="arrow__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæroʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/arr/arrow/arrow__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/arr/arrow/arrow__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arrow__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fba" id="arrow__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fb9" id="arrow__15" original="E391.4291"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="arrow__16" original="E391.4292"> a thin stick with a sharp point at one end, which is shot from a <a class="ndv" href="entry://bow" id="arrow__17"> bow </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fb6" id="arrow__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fb5" id="arrow__19" original="E39f.-7722"><span class="x" id="arrow__20" original="E39f.-7721"> No serious modern hunter would still use a bow and arrow to kill game. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fb3" id="arrow__21" original="E391.4295"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="arrow__22" original="E391.4296"> a mark or sign like an <span class="dh" id="arrow__23" original="E391.4297"> arrow </span> (→), used to show direction or position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fb0" id="arrow__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4faf" id="arrow__25" original="E39f.-7720"><span class="x" id="arrow__26" original="E39f.-771f"> The tariff leads to a reduction in the volume of trade, as indicated by the arrows in Figure 8.10. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fad" id="arrow__27" original="E39f.-771e"><span class="cf" id="arrow__28" original="E428.-561c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="arrow__29" original="E39f.-771d"> Use the arrow keys to position the cursor. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5d1f" id="arrow__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrow" title="arrow definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5d20" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1b68" id="arrow__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="arrow__32"> arrow </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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art
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4faa" id="art" original="E391.43b1" sum="2596"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fa9" id="art__1" original="E391.43b2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fa8" id="art__2" original="E391.43b3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> art </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f9c" id="art__7" original="E391.43bc"><span class="pos" id="art__8" original="E391.43bd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e54" eid="art__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5d5" geo="br" id="art__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="art__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/art__/art__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/art__/art__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://art__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5d8" geo="n_am" id="art__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="art__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/art__/art__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/art__/art__us_1.ogg" href="sound://art__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f9a" id="art__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f99" id="art__15" original="E391.43be"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f98" id="art__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="art__17" original="E391.43c0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="art__18" original="E391.43c1"> the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, especially in painting, drawing or <a class="ndv" href="entry://sculpture" id="art__19"> sculpture </a> , but also in dance, music, film, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f94" id="art__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f93" id="art__21" original="E39f.-771a"><span class="x" id="art__22" original="E39f.-7719"> modern/contemporary/abstract art </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f91" id="art__23" original="E39f.-7716"><span class="x" id="art__24" original="E39f.-7715"> Chaplin's art is popular art in the best sense. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f8f" id="art__25" original="E39f.-7704"><span class="x" id="art__26" original="E39f.-7703"> In MacNeice, Blunt found someone whom he could teach and talk to about art. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f8d" id="art__27" original="E39f.-7710"><span class="cf" id="art__28" original="E428.-5600"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="art__29" original="E39f.-770f"> Art historians and literature scholars have also confronted this issue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f8a" id="art__30" original="E39f.-7718"><span class="x" id="art__31" original="E39f.-7717"> A mosaic is an ancient art form in which a picture is constructed by assembling small, differently coloured pieces of tile. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="art__32" original="E428.-55ff" un="help"><span class="eb" id="art__33" original="E428.-55fe"> Fine art </span> or <span class="eb" id="art__34" original="E848.-6043"> fine arts </span> is/are forms of art, especially painting, drawing and sculpture, that are created to be beautiful rather than useful: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f85" id="art__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f84" id="art__36" original="E428.-55fd"><span class="x" id="art__37" original="E428.-55fc"> Kandinsky was appointed director of the new department of fine arts. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f82" id="art__38" original="E391.43ca"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f81" id="art__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="art__40" original="E391.43cc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="art__41" original="E391.43cd"> examples of objects such as paintings, drawings or <a class="ndv" href="entry://sculptures" id="art__42"> sculptures </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f7d" id="art__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f7c" id="art__44" original="E39f.-770c"><span class="x" id="art__45" original="E39f.-770b"> Ancient art represents centaurs as having the upper part of a man connected to the lower part of a horse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f7a" id="art__46" original="E39f.-7708"><span class="x" id="art__47" original="E39f.-7707"> Minoan art and architecture owe a large debt to the civilizations of the Near East. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f78" id="art__48" original="E39f.-770a"><span class="x" id="art__49" original="E39f.-7709"> At the time when Michelangelo was working on the Sistine Chapel, it was craftsmen that made the objects we now call art. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f76" id="art__50" original="E39f.-770e"><span class="cf" id="art__51" original="E428.-55fb"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="art__52" original="E39f.-770d"> an art exhibition/gallery </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f73" id="art__53" original="E4a5.659c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://work-of-art" title="work of art definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f72" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.3da9" id="art__54" original="E4a5.659d"><span class="xh" id="art__55"> work of art </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f70" id="art__56" original="E391.43d5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f6f" id="art__57" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f6e" id="art__58"><span class="v"><strong> the arts </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f6c" id="art__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="art__61" original="E391.43d8"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="art__62" original="E391.43d9"> art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when you think of them as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f69" id="art__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f68" id="art__64" original="E39f.-7702"><span class="x" id="art__65" original="E39f.-7701"> State support for the arts is a highly contentious issue. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f66" id="art__66" original="E391.43dd"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f65" id="art__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="art__68" original="E391.43df"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="art__69" original="E391.43e0"> a type of <a class="ndv" href="entry://visual" id="art__70"> visual </a> or performing art </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f61" id="art__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f60" id="art__72" original="E39f.-7700"><span class="x" id="art__73" original="E39f.-76ff"> The use of models multiplied with the development of perspective in the visual arts during the Renaissance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f5e" id="art__74" original="E391.43e3"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f5d" id="art__75"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="art__76" original="E391.43e5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="art__77" original="E391.43e6"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="art__78" original="E391.43e7"> the subjects you can study at school or university that are not scientific, such as languages, history or literature </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f59" id="art__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f58" id="art__80" original="E39f.-76fc"><span class="x" id="art__81" original="E39f.-76fb"> She was Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Wollongong, Australia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f56" id="art__82" original="E428.-55f8"><span class="x" id="art__83" original="E428.-55f7"> Foucault's analysis has achieved broad theoretical uptake throughout the arts and social sciences. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f54" id="art__84" original="E391.43e8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://humanity" title="(the) humanities definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f53" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-751e" id="art__85" original="E428.-55f6"><span class="xh" id="art__86"> (the) humanities </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://science" title="science definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f50" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.35e0" id="art__87" original="E391.43e9"><span class="xh" id="art__88"> science </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://social-science" title="social science (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f4d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-6298" id="art__89" original="E428.-55f5"><span class="xh" id="art__90"> social science </span><span class="xs" id="art__91"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f4a" id="art__92" original="E391.43eb"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f49" id="art__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="art__94" original="E391.43ed"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="art__95" original="E391.43ee"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="art__96" original="E391.43ef"> an ability or a skill that you can develop with training and practice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f45" id="art__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f44" id="art__98" original="E39f.-76f6"><span class="x" id="art__99" original="E39f.-76f5"> Local midwives had learned their art as apprentices to an older experienced neighbourhood midwife. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f42" id="art__100" original="E39f.-76f8"><span class="cf" id="art__101" original="E428.-55f4"><span class="exp" id="art__102"> art </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="art__103" original="E39f.-76f7"> The art and science of cooking involve a large and thorough knowledge of nutritive value and of the laws of physiology and hygiene. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f3e-FF1" id="art__104" original="E852.28b2" sk="stateofart"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f3e-FF2" id="art__105"><span class="idm" id="art__106" original="E852.28b3"> state of the art </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f3e-FF4" id="art__107"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f3e-FF5" id="art__108"><span class="def" id="art__109" original="E852.28b4"> the most modern or advanced techniques or methods in a particular field </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f3e-FF7" id="art__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f3e-FF8" id="art__111" original="E852.28b5"><span class="x" id="art__112" original="E852.28b6"> Therefore, we present a detailed overview of the current state of the art, with a particular emphasis on practical solutions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f3e-FF10" id="art__113" original="E848.-5912"><span class="x" id="art__114" original="E848.-5911"> state-of-the-art techniques/systems </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5d42" id="art__115" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://art_1" title="art definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5d43" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1cf4" id="art__116" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="art__117"> art </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artefact
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f39" id="artefact" original="E391.4429" sum="698"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f38" id="artefact__1" original="E391.442a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f37" id="artefact__2" original="E391.442b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artefact </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f32" id="artefact__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f31" id="artefact__8"><span class="v"><strong> artifact </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f2f" id="artefact__10"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="artefact__11" original="E391.4433"><span class="prefix"> especially in </span> North American English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f26" id="artefact__12" original="E391.4437"><span class="pos" id="artefact__13" original="E391.4438"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e5b" eid="artefact__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.649" geo="br" id="artefact__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artefact__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːtɪfækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artef/artefact__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artef/artefact__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artefact__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.64d" geo="n_am" id="artefact__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artefact__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrtɪfækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artef/artefact__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artef/artefact__us_1.ogg" href="sound://artefact__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f24" id="artefact__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f23" id="artefact__20" original="E47f.20f6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="artefact__21" original="E47f.20f7"> something that has historical or cultural importance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f21" id="artefact__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f20" id="artefact__23" original="E47f.20fa"><span class="x" id="artefact__24" original="E47f.20fb"> Archaeological artefacts are used to date geologic strata. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f1e" id="artefact__25" original="E47f.20f8"><span class="x" id="artefact__26" original="E47f.20f9"> As a cultural artefact, storytelling has an ancient history. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f1c" id="artefact__27" original="E391.443b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="artefact__28" original="E391.443c"> something that is created </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f1a" id="artefact__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f19" id="artefact__30" original="E47f.20fc"><span class="x" id="artefact__31" original="E47f.20fd"> Opportunities to transform technological knowledge into useful artefacts vary. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f17" id="artefact__32" original="E47f.20fe"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="artefact__33" original="E47f.2103"><span class="exp" id="artefact__34"> artefact </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="artefact__35" original="E47f.2100"> something that is seen in an experiment or study that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the method that has been followed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f13" id="artefact__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f12" id="artefact__37" original="E47f.2104"><span class="x" id="artefact__38" original="E47f.2105"> The observed differences in socio-economic variables may be an artefact of the samples selected. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5dbc" id="artefact__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artefact" title="artefact definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5dbd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1e04" id="artefact__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artefact__41"> artefact </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artery
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f10" id="artery" original="E391.4467" sum="500"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f0f" id="artery__1" original="E391.4468"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f0e" id="artery__2" original="E391.4469"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artery </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f02" id="artery__7" original="E391.4471"><span class="pos" id="artery__8" original="E391.4472"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e64" eid="artery__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.68d" geo="br" id="artery__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artery__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːtəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/arter/artery__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/arter/artery__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artery__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.691" geo="n_am" id="artery__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artery__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrtəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/arter/artery__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/arter/artery__us_1.ogg" href="sound://artery__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f00" id="artery__14" original="E391.4473"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4efd" form="pl" id="artery__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="artery__16" original="E391.4477"> arteries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4efb" id="artery__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4efa" id="artery__18" original="E391.4478"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="artery__19" original="E391.4479"> any of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ef8" id="artery__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ef7" id="artery__21" original="E852.2481"><span class="x" id="artery__22" original="E852.2482"> The blockage was in the arteries supplying blood to her heart and her brain. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ef5" id="artery__23" original="E391.447a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vein" title="vein definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ef4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-115f" id="artery__24" original="E391.447b"><span class="xh" id="artery__25"> vein </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ef2" id="artery__26" original="E391.447d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coronary-artery" title="coronary artery definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ef1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2474" id="artery__27" original="E391.447e"><span class="xh" id="artery__28"> coronary artery </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4eef" id="artery__29" original="E391.4480"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="artery__30" original="E586.-7bf6"><span class="exp" id="artery__31"> artery </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="artery__32" original="E391.4481"> a large and important road, river, railway line, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4eeb" id="artery__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4eea" id="artery__34" original="E852.2485"><span class="x" id="artery__35" original="E852.2486"> The Suez Canal was perhaps the most important artery of global shipping at that time. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ee8" id="artery__36"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ee7" id="artery__37" original="E391.4482"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ee6" id="artery__38"><span class="dr" id="artery__39" original="E391.4483"> arterial </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4edd" id="artery__40" original="E391.4487"><span class="pos" id="artery__41" original="E391.4488"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e65" eid="artery__42" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.685" geo="br" id="artery__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artery__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪəriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/arter/arterial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/arter/arterial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://arterial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.689" geo="n_am" id="artery__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artery__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/arter/arterial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/arter/arterial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://arterial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4edb" id="artery__47"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="artery__48" original="E391.448a"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ed9" id="artery__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ed8" id="artery__50" original="E852.2487"><span class="x" id="artery__51" original="E852.2488"> Smoking is one of the most important contributing factors to arterial disease. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5dea" id="artery__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artery" title="artery definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5deb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1e4a" id="artery__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artery__54"> artery </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ed6" id="article" original="E391.4565" sum="1774"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ed5" id="article__1" original="E391.4566"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ed4" id="article__2" original="E391.4567"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> article </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ec8" id="article__7" original="E391.4571"><span class="pos" id="article__8" original="E391.4572"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" 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article </span> (on/about something) </span><span class="x" id="article__22" original="E39f.-76e8"> He has written several articles on the financial system in Israel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ebd" id="article__23" original="E39f.-76e5"><span class="x" id="article__24" original="E39f.-76e4"> The article examines the progress of US natural gas markets and their regulation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ebb" id="article__25" original="E39f.-76e3"><span class="cf" id="article__26" original="E428.-55bb"><span class="exp" id="article__27"> article </span> by somebody (on/about something) </span><span class="x" id="article__28" original="E39f.-76e2"> This issue also includes articles by David Bennett on shopping and the consumer unconscious. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations 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original="E39f.-768f"><span class="x" id="article__66" original="E39f.-768e"> A recent article by Jones et al. 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id="article__75" original="E39f.-767c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e88" id="article__76"><span class="coll" id="article__77" original="E39f.-767b"> news </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e86" id="article__78" original="E39f.-767a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e85" id="article__79"><span class="coll" id="article__80" original="E39f.-7679"> journal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e83" id="article__81" original="E39f.-7678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e82" id="article__82"><span class="coll" id="article__83" original="E39f.-7677"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e80" id="article__84" original="E39f.-7676"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e7f" id="article__85"><span class="coll" id="article__86" original="E39f.-7675"> magazine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e7d" id="article__87" original="E39f.-7674"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e7c" id="article__88"><span class="coll" id="article__89" original="E39f.-7673"> research </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e7a" id="article__90" original="E39f.-7672"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e79" id="article__91" original="E39f.-7671"><span class="x" id="article__92" original="E39f.-7670"> The database comprises newspaper articles from a wide variety of newspapers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e77" id="article__93" original="E39f.-766d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="article__94"> verb + article </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e75" id="article__95"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e74" id="article__96" original="E39f.-766b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e73" id="article__97"><span class="coll" id="article__98" original="E39f.-766a"> publish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e71" id="article__99" original="E39f.-7669"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e70" id="article__100"><span class="coll" id="article__101" original="E39f.-7668"> write </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e6e" id="article__102" original="E39f.-7667"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e6d" id="article__103"><span class="coll" id="article__104" original="E39f.-7666"> read </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e6b" id="article__105" original="E39f.-7665"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e6a" id="article__106"><span class="coll" id="article__107" original="E39f.-7664"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e68" id="article__108" original="E39f.-7663"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e67" id="article__109"><span class="coll" id="article__110" original="E39f.-7662"> entitle </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e65" id="article__111"><span class="coll" id="article__112" original="E39f.-7661"> title </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e63" id="article__113" original="E39f.-765e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e62" id="article__114"><span class="coll" id="article__115" original="E39f.-765d"> submit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e60" id="article__116" original="E39f.-765c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e5f" id="article__117"><span class="coll" id="article__118" original="E39f.-765b"> revise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e5d" id="article__119" original="E39f.-7660"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e5c" id="article__120"><span class="coll" id="article__121" original="E39f.-765f"> feature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e5a" id="article__122" original="E39f.-765a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e59" id="article__123"><span class="coll" id="article__124" original="E39f.-7659"> include </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e57" id="article__125"><span class="coll" id="article__126" original="E39f.-7658"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e55" id="article__127" original="E39f.-7657"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e54" id="article__128"><span class="coll" id="article__129" original="E39f.-7656"> exclude </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e52" id="article__130" original="E39f.-7655"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e51" id="article__131"><span class="coll" id="article__132" original="E39f.-7654"> cite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e4f" id="article__133" original="E39f.-7653"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e4e" id="article__134"><span class="coll" id="article__135" original="E39f.-7652"> retrieve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e4c" id="article__136"><span class="coll" id="article__137" original="E39f.-7650"> identify </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e4a" id="article__138" original="E39f.-764b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e49" id="article__139" original="E39f.-76e7"><span class="x" id="article__140" original="E39f.-76e6"> The search retrieved 960 articles from the electronic databases. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e47" id="article__141" original="E39f.-7612" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="article__142"> noun + of + article </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e45" id="article__143"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e44" id="article__144" original="E39f.-7610"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e43" id="article__145"><span class="coll" id="article__146" original="E39f.-760f"> aim </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e41" id="article__147"><span class="coll" id="article__148" original="E39f.-760e"> purpose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e3f" id="article__149"><span class="coll" id="article__150" original="E39f.-760d"> goal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e3d" id="article__151"><span class="coll" id="article__152" original="E39f.-760c"> objective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e3b" id="article__153" original="E39f.-760b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e3a" id="article__154"><span class="coll" id="article__155" original="E39f.-760a"> scope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e38" id="article__156" original="E39f.-7609"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e37" id="article__157"><span class="coll" id="article__158" original="E39f.-7608"> focus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e2c" id="article__168"><span class="coll" id="article__169" original="E39f.-75fd"> series </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e2a" id="article__170" original="E39f.-75fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e29" id="article__171"><span class="coll" id="article__172" original="E39f.-75fb"> collection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e27" id="article__173" original="E39f.-75f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e26" id="article__174"><span class="coll" id="article__175" original="E39f.-75f7"> list </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e24" id="article__176" original="E39f.-75f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e23" id="article__177"><span class="coll" id="article__178" original="E39f.-75f5"> number </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e21" id="article__179" original="E39f.-75f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e20" id="article__180"><span class="coll" id="article__181" original="E39f.-75f3"> author </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e1e" id="article__182" original="E39f.-75f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e1d" id="article__183"><span class="coll" id="article__184" original="E39f.-75f1"> title </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e1b" id="article__185" original="E39f.-75f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e1a" id="article__186"><span class="coll" id="article__187" original="E39f.-75ef"> publication </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e18" id="article__188" original="E39f.-75ee"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e17" id="article__189" original="E39f.-75eb"><span class="x" id="article__190" original="E39f.-75ea"> The purpose of this article is to examine the evidence more systematically. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e15" id="article__191" original="E39f.-75ed"><span class="x" id="article__192" original="E39f.-75ec"> Antenatal screening is an extensive topic that is beyond the scope of this article. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e13" id="article__193" original="E391.4579"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e12" id="article__194"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="article__195" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="article__196" original="E391.457c"> a separate item in a legal document, agreement or contract </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e0f" id="article__197"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e0e" id="article__198" original="E39f.-76e1"><span class="cf" id="article__199" original="E428.-55ba"> (under an) <span class="exp" id="article__200"> article </span></span><span class="x" id="article__201" original="E39f.-76e0"> His right to liberty under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights had been breached. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e0a" id="article__202" original="E39f.-763f"><span class="x" id="article__203" original="E39f.-763e"> The company may alter its articles by special resolution if three quarters of the members vote in favour of the resolution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e08" id="article__204" original="E39f.-76df"><span class="cf" id="article__205" original="E428.-55b9"><span class="exp" id="article__206"> article </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="article__207" original="E39f.-76de"> A director may exercise the power to allot shares if he/she is authorized to do so by the company's articles of association. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e04" id="article__208" original="E391.457d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="article__209" original="E428.-55b8"><span class="exp" id="article__210"> article </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e01" id="article__211"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="article__212" original="E391.457f" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="article__213" original="E391.4580"> a particular item, object or separate thing, especially one of a set </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4dfe" id="article__214" original="E391.4581" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://item" title="item definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4dfd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.1fef" id="article__215" original="E391.4582"><span class="xh" id="article__216"> item </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4dfa" id="article__217"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4df9" id="article__218" original="E39f.-76dd"><span class="x" id="article__219" original="E39f.-76dc"> The consumption of choice articles of food, and frequently also of rare articles of adornment, is forbidden to the women and children. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4df7" id="article__220" original="E391.4584"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4df6" id="article__221"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="article__222" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="article__223" original="E391.4587"> the words <span class="ei" id="article__224" original="E391.4588"> a </span> and <span class="ei" id="article__225" original="E391.4589"> an </span> ( <span class="ve" id="article__226" original="E391.458a"> the indefinite article </span> ) or <span class="ei" id="article__227" original="E391.458b"> the </span> ( <span class="ve" id="article__228" original="E391.458c"> the definite article </span> ) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4dee" id="article__229"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ded" id="article__230" original="E39f.-7684"><span class="x" id="article__231" original="E39f.-7683"> It is a rule of Italian that the definite article has to agree with the noun in gender. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4deb" id="article__232" original="E39f.-76db"><span class="x" id="article__233" original="E39f.-76da"> In English, information, advice, evidence, research and news are construed as uncountable nouns and are not compatible with the indefinite article. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4de9" id="article__234" original="E39f.-76d9"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4de8" id="article__235" original="E39f.-76d8" sk="articleoffaith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4de7" id="article__236"><span class="idm" id="article__237" original="E39f.-76d7"> article of faith </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4de5" id="article__238"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4de4" id="article__239"><span class="def" id="article__240" original="E39f.-76d6"> something that you believe very strongly, as if it were a religious belief </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4de2" id="article__241"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4de1" id="article__242" original="E39f.-76d5"><span class="x" id="article__243" original="E39f.-76d4"> Unrestricted cross-border flow of capital has become an article of faith for free market economists. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5e26" id="article__244" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://article" title="article definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5e27" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.1fa6" id="article__245" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="article__246"> article </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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articulate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ddf" hm="1" id="articulate1" original="E391.45af" sum="1376"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4dde" id="articulate1__1" original="E391.45b0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ddd" id="articulate1__2" original="E391.45b1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> articulate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4dcf" id="articulate1__9" original="E391.45b9"><span class="pos" id="articulate1__10" original="E391.45ba"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4dd6" eid="articulate1__11" original="E391.45d7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.9b0" geo="br" id="articulate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artic/articulate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://articulate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.9b4" geo="n_am" id="articulate1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artic/articulate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://articulate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-308c" id="articulate1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c54" form="root" id="articulate1__17"><span class="vp" id="articulate1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> articulate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c52" eid="articulate1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c51" geo="br" id="articulate1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artic/articulate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://articulate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c4d" geo="n_am" id="articulate1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artic/articulate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://articulate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c49" form="thirdps" id="articulate1__24"><span class="vp" id="articulate1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> articulates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c47" eid="articulate1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c46" geo="br" id="articulate1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artic/articulates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://articulates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c43" geo="n_am" id="articulate1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artic/articulates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://articulates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c40" form="past" id="articulate1__31"><span class="vp" id="articulate1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> articulated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c3e" eid="articulate1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c3d" geo="br" id="articulate1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artic/articulated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://articulated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c39" geo="n_am" id="articulate1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artic/articulated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://articulated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c35" form="pastpart" id="articulate1__38"><span class="vp" id="articulate1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> articulated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c33" eid="articulate1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c32" geo="br" id="articulate1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artic/articulated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://articulated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c2e" geo="n_am" id="articulate1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artic/articulated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://articulated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c2a" form="prespart" id="articulate1__45"><span class="vp" id="articulate1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> articulating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c28" eid="articulate1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c27" geo="br" id="articulate1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artic/articulating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://articulating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c24" geo="n_am" id="articulate1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artic/articulating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://articulating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d9e" id="articulate1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d9d" id="articulate1__53" original="E391.45da"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d9c" id="articulate1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="articulate1__55" original="E391.45dc"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="articulate1__56" original="E391.45e0"> to express or explain your thoughts or feelings clearly in words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d99" id="articulate1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d98" id="articulate1__58" original="E39f.-75e7"><span class="cf" id="articulate1__59" original="E391.45dd"><span class="exp" id="articulate1__60"> articulate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="articulate1__61" original="E39f.-75e6"> Wessely articulated a new vision of Jewish culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d94" id="articulate1__62" original="E39f.-75e5"><span class="x" id="articulate1__63" original="E39f.-75e4"> The international community has clearly articulated the fundamental rights and freedoms which should be guaranteed to all. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d92" id="articulate1__64" original="E39f.-75e3"><span class="cf" id="articulate1__65" original="E428.-5542"><span class="exp" id="articulate1__66"> articulate </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="articulate1__67" original="E39f.-75e2"> Social acceptance of male depression will affect the way that a man articulates his problems to his GP. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d8e" id="articulate1__68" original="E391.45e1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d8d" id="articulate1__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="articulate1__70" original="E391.45e4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="articulate1__71" original="E39f.-75e1"><span class="exp" id="articulate1__72"> articulate </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="articulate1__73" original="E391.45e5"> to speak or pronounce something in a clear way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d88" id="articulate1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d87" id="articulate1__75" original="E39f.-75e0"><span class="x" id="articulate1__76" original="E39f.-75df"> When we utter a sentence we articulate one word after another. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d85" id="articulate1__77" original="E391.45ee"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d84" id="articulate1__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="articulate1__79" original="E391.45f0"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="articulate1__80" original="E391.45f1"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d81" id="articulate1__81"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="articulate1__82" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="articulate1__83" original="E391.45f3"> to be joined to something else by a joint, so that movement is possible; to join something in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d7e" id="articulate1__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d7d" id="articulate1__85" original="E39f.-75de"><span class="cf" id="articulate1__86" original="E391.45f4"><span class="exp" id="articulate1__87"> articulate </span> (with something) </span><span class="x" id="articulate1__88" original="E39f.-75dd"> The femoral head is covered with a metal cap which articulates with a metal socket. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d79" id="articulate1__89" original="E39f.-75dc"><span class="x" id="articulate1__90" original="E39f.-75db"> Joints are the point where articulating bones meet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d77" id="articulate1__91" original="E428.-5540"><span class="cf" id="articulate1__92" original="E391.45f5"><span class="exp" id="articulate1__93"> articulate </span> something (to something) </span><span class="x" id="articulate1__94" original="E428.-553f"> The wing is articulated to the thorax. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d73" id="articulate1__95" original="E39f.-75da"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d72" id="articulate1__96"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="articulate1__97" original="E39f.-75d8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="articulate1__98" original="E39f.-75d7"><span class="exp" id="articulate1__99"> articulate </span> (with something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d6e" id="articulate1__100"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="articulate1__101" original="E39f.-75d5" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="articulate1__102" original="E39f.-75d4"> to be connected with something so that together the two parts form a whole </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d6b" id="articulate1__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d6a" id="articulate1__104" original="E39f.-75d3"><span class="x" id="articulate1__105" original="E39f.-75d2"> The author analyses how these ethnographic findings articulate with long-standing cultural politics. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5f58" id="articulate1__106" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://articulate_1" title="articulate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5f59" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.200f" id="articulate1__107" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="articulate1__108"> articulate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d68" hm="2" id="articulate2" original="E391.45f6" sum="491"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d67" id="articulate2__1" original="E391.45f7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d66" id="articulate2__2" original="E391.45f8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> articulate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d5b" id="articulate2__6" original="E391.4600"><span class="pos" id="articulate2__7" original="E391.4601"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d62" eid="articulate2__8" original="E391.4602" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.9b8" geo="br" id="articulate2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪkjələt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artic/articulate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://articulate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.9bc" geo="n_am" id="articulate2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulate2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪkjələt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artic/articulate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://articulate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d59" id="articulate2__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d58" id="articulate2__14" original="E391.4605"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d57" id="articulate2__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="articulate2__16" original="E391.4606"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="articulate2__17" original="E391.4607"> good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d54" id="articulate2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d53" id="articulate2__19" original="E39f.-75d1"><span class="x" id="articulate2__20" original="E39f.-75d0"> In the summer of 1991 Clinton was only 45, handsome and articulate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d51" id="articulate2__21" original="E39f.-75cf"><span class="x" id="articulate2__22" original="E39f.-75ce"> In the post of American ambassador to the UN he was an articulate defender of Israel. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d4f" id="articulate2__23" original="E391.4608"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d4e" id="articulate2__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="articulate2__25" original="E391.4609"> of speech or writing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="articulate2__26" original="E391.460a"> clearly pronounced or expressed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d4b" id="articulate2__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d4a" id="articulate2__28" original="E39f.-75cd"><span class="x" id="articulate2__29" original="E39f.-75cc"> There is a large and articulate body of work regarding this subject. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5fa2" id="articulate2__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://articulate_1" title="articulate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5fa3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.200f" id="articulate2__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="articulate2__32"> articulate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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articulation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d48" id="articulation" original="E391.4628" sum="990"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d47" id="articulation__1" original="E391.4629"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d46" id="articulation__2" original="E391.462a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> articulation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d3a" id="articulation__7" original="E391.4632"><span class="pos" id="articulation__8" original="E391.4633"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e7f" eid="articulation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.b22" geo="br" id="articulation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˌtɪkjuˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artic/articulation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://articulation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.b26" geo="n_am" id="articulation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="articulation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˌtɪkjuˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artic/articulation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artic/articulation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://articulation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d38" id="articulation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d37" id="articulation__15" original="E391.4634"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d36" id="articulation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="articulation__17" original="E391.4636"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="articulation__18" original="E428.-5536"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="articulation__19" original="E428.-5535"><span class="exp" id="articulation__20"> articulation </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d31" id="articulation__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="articulation__22" original="E428.-5533" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="articulation__23" original="E391.4638"> the expression of an idea or a feeling in words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d2e" id="articulation__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d2d" id="articulation__25" original="E39f.-75c9"><span class="x" id="articulation__26" original="E39f.-75c8"> The sentiments expressed in the poem seemed an eloquent articulation of national feeling. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d2b" id="articulation__27" original="E39f.-75cb"><span class="x" id="articulation__28" original="E39f.-75ca"> When the UDHR was first officially formulated in 1948, it provided a basis for the articulation of human rights across cultures. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d29" id="articulation__29" original="E391.4639"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d28" id="articulation__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="articulation__31" original="E391.463b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="articulation__32" original="E428.-5532"><span class="exp" id="articulation__33"> articulation </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d24" id="articulation__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="articulation__35" original="E391.463c" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="articulation__36" original="E391.463d"> the act of making sounds in speech or music </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d21" id="articulation__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d20" id="articulation__38" original="E39f.-75c7"><span class="x" id="articulation__39" original="E39f.-75c6"> Changes in the manner of articulation of a sound to make two sounds phonetically more similar to each other are common. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d1e" id="articulation__40" original="E391.463e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d1d" id="articulation__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="articulation__42" original="E391.4641"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="articulation__43" original="E391.4642"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="articulation__44" original="E391.4640"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d19" id="articulation__45"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="articulation__46" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="articulation__47" original="E391.4644"> a joint or connection that allows movement; the state of having a joint that allows movement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d16" id="articulation__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d15" id="articulation__49" original="E39f.-75c5"><span class="x" id="articulation__50" original="E39f.-75c4"> The elbow joint is a complex joint consisting of three articulations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d13" id="articulation__51" original="E428.-552e"><span class="cf" id="articulation__52" original="E428.-552f"><span class="exp" id="articulation__53"> articulation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="articulation__54" original="E428.-552d"> the articulation of the lower jaw </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5fc8" id="articulation__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://articulation" title="articulation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5fc9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.20bd" id="articulation__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="articulation__57"> articulation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artifact
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d0f" id="artifact" original="E391.4664" sum="127"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d0e" id="artifact__1" original="E391.4665"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d0d" id="artifact__2" original="E391.4666"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artifact </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e88" eid="artifact__7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.b5c" geo="br" id="artifact__8" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artifact__9"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːtɪfækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artef/artefact__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artef/artefact__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artefact__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.b60" geo="n_am" id="artifact__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artifact__11"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrtɪfækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artef/artefact__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artef/artefact__us_1.ogg" href="sound://artefact__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d03" id="artifact__12"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="artifact__13" original="E391.466f"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d01" id="artifact__14" original="E391.4670" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artefact" title="artefact definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d00" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f39" id="artifact__15" original="E391.4671"><span class="xh" id="artifact__16"> artefact </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6009" id="artifact__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artifact" title="artifact definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.600a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.210f" id="artifact__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artifact__19"> artifact </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artifice
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cfe" id="artifice" original="E391.4673" sum="317"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cfd" id="artifice__1" original="E391.4674"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cfc" id="artifice__2" original="E391.4675"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artifice </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cf0" id="artifice__7" original="E391.467d"><span class="pos" id="artifice__8" original="E391.467e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e91" eid="artifice__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.b84" geo="br" id="artifice__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artifice__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːtɪfɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artif/artifice__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artifice__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artifice__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.b88" geo="n_am" id="artifice__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artifice__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrtɪfɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artif/artifice__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artifice__us_1.ogg" href="sound://artifice__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cee" id="artifice__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="artifice__15" original="E391.4680"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="artifice__16" original="E391.4681"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="artifice__17" original="E428.-54b2"><span class="exp" id="artifice__18"> artifice </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ce9" id="artifice__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="artifice__20" original="E391.4682" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ce7" id="artifice__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ce6" id="artifice__22" original="E391.4683"><span class="def" id="artifice__23" original="E391.4684"> the clever use of devices to deceive somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ce4" id="artifice__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ce3" id="artifice__25" original="E39f.-75c3"><span class="x" id="artifice__26" original="E39f.-75c2"> Rousseau draws a distinction between the artifice of the stage and the orator. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ce1" id="artifice__27" original="E428.-54b0"><span class="x" id="artifice__28" original="E428.-54af"> The style is not free from the artifices of the period. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6025" id="artifice__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artifice" title="artifice definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6026" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.211f" id="artifice__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artifice__31"> artifice </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artificial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cdf" id="artificial" original="E391.4688" sum="821"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cde" id="artificial__1" original="E391.4689"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cdd" id="artificial__2" original="E391.468a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artificial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cd4" id="artificial__4" original="E391.468f"><span class="pos" id="artificial__5" original="E391.4690"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e9a" eid="artificial__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-36be" geo="br" id="artificial__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artificial__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artif/artificial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artificial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artificial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-36ba" geo="n_am" id="artificial__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artificial__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artif/artificial__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artificial__us_3.ogg" href="sound://artificial__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cd2" id="artificial__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cd1" id="artificial__12" original="E391.4691"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="artificial__13" original="E391.4692"> made or produced by humans to copy something natural, rather than occurring naturally </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ccf" id="artificial__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cce" id="artificial__15" original="E428.-54ac"><span class="x" id="artificial__16" original="E428.-54ab"> Completed in 1911, Roosevelt Dam created what was then the largest artificial lake in the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ccc" id="artificial__17" original="E39f.-75be"><span class="x" id="artificial__18" original="E39f.-75bd"> artificial fertilizer/lighting/flowers </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cca" id="artificial__19" original="E391.4693"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="artificial__20" original="E391.4694"> created by people; not happening naturally </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cc8" id="artificial__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cc7" id="artificial__22" original="E39f.-75b6"><span class="x" id="artificial__23" original="E39f.-75b5"> Artificial selection involves humans allowing certain plants and animals to survive and breed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cc5" id="artificial__24" original="E39f.-75ba"><span class="x" id="artificial__25" original="E39f.-75b9"> Some female monkeys reared in isolation have been impregnated by artificial insemination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cc3" id="artificial__26" original="E39f.-75b8"><span class="x" id="artificial__27" original="E39f.-75b7"> Federal and state efforts continue to conduct policy under the artificial distinction of ‘rural’ and ‘urban’. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cc1" id="artificial__28" original="E428.-54aa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artificial-intelligence" title="artificial intelligence definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cc0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c94" id="artificial__29" original="E428.-54a9"><span class="xh" id="artificial__30"> artificial intelligence </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cbe" id="artificial__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cbd" id="artificial__32" original="E391.469a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cbc" id="artificial__33"><span class="dr" id="artificial__34" original="E391.469b"> artificiality </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cb0" id="artificial__38" original="E391.46a2"><span class="pos" id="artificial__39" original="E391.46a3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e9b" eid="artificial__40" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.be4" geo="br" id="artificial__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artificial__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːtɪˌfɪʃiˈæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artif/artificiality__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artificiality__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artificiality__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.be8" geo="n_am" id="artificial__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artificial__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrtɪˌfɪʃiˈæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artif/artificiality__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artificiality__us_1.ogg" href="sound://artificiality__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cae" id="artificial__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="artificial__46" original="E391.46a5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cac" id="artificial__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cab" id="artificial__48" original="E39f.-75b4"><span class="cf" id="artificial__49" original="E428.-54a8"><span class="exp"> artificiality </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="artificial__50" original="E39f.-75b3"> The play recognizes the artificiality of dramatic representation. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ca8" id="artificial__51"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ca7" id="artificial__52" original="E391.46a6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ca6" id="artificial__53"><span class="dr" id="artificial__54" original="E391.46a7"> artificially </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c9d" id="artificial__55" original="E391.46ab"><span class="pos" id="artificial__56" original="E391.46ac"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5e9c" eid="artificial__57" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.bdc" geo="br" id="artificial__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artificial__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artif/artificially__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artificially__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artificially__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.be0" geo="n_am" id="artificial__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artificial__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artif/artificially__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artificially__us_1.ogg" href="sound://artificially__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c9b" id="artificial__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c9a" id="artificial__63" original="E39f.-75b2"><span class="x" id="artificial__64" original="E39f.-75b1"> Profit levels could be artificially inflated by subsidies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c98" id="artificial__65" original="E39f.-75b0"><span class="x" id="artificial__66" original="E39f.-75af"> Many plant breeds, both natural and artificially created, have one or more extra sets of chromosomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c96" id="artificial__67" original="E39f.-75ae"><span class="x" id="artificial__68" original="E39f.-75ad"> Surplus production is sold on world markets at artificially low prices. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.603f" id="artificial__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artificial" title="artificial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6040" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.213d" id="artificial__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artificial__71"> artificial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artificial intelligence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c94" id="artificial-intelligence" original="E391.46be" sum="500"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c93" id="artificial-intelligence__1" original="E391.46bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c92" id="artificial-intelligence__2" original="E391.46c0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artificial intelligence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c8b" id="artificial-intelligence__4" original="E391.46c5"><span class="pos" id="artificial-intelligence__5" original="E391.46c6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7339" eid="artificial-intelligence__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue6291cce9a062df0.3bf175e3.1679587b1b0.-7f4c" geo="br" id="artificial-intelligence__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artificial-intelligence__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːtɪfɪʃl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artif/artificial_intelligence_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artificial_intelligence_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artificial_intelligence_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue6291cce9a062df0.3bf175e3.1679587b1b0.-7f49" geo="n_am" id="artificial-intelligence__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artificial-intelligence__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːrtɪfɪʃl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artif/artificial_intelligence_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artif/artificial_intelligence_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://artificial_intelligence_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c89" id="artificial-intelligence__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="artificial-intelligence__12" original="E391.46c8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c87" id="artificial-intelligence__13" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c86" id="artificial-intelligence__14"><span class="v"><strong> AI </strong></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c84" id="artificial-intelligence__16"><span class="subj" id="artificial-intelligence__17" subj="comp"> computing </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c82" id="artificial-intelligence__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c81" id="artificial-intelligence__19" original="E391.46cc"><span class="def" id="artificial-intelligence__20" original="E391.46cd"> an area of study concerned with making computers copy intelligent human behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c7f" id="artificial-intelligence__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c7e" id="artificial-intelligence__22" original="E39f.-75ac"><span class="x" id="artificial-intelligence__23" original="E39f.-75ab"> From a long-term perspective, the development of general artificial intelligence exceeding that of the human brain can be seen as one of the main challenges to the future of humanity. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6098" id="artificial-intelligence__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artificial-intelligence" title="artificial intelligence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6099" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.21cf" id="artificial-intelligence__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artificial-intelligence__26"> artificial intelligence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artisan
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c7c" id="artisan" original="E391.472c" sum="290"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c7b" id="artisan__1" original="E391.472d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c7a" id="artisan__2" original="E391.472e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artisan </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c6e" id="artisan__7" original="E391.4736"><span class="pos" id="artisan__8" original="E391.4737"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5eb5" eid="artisan__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.d5d" geo="br" id="artisan__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artisan__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɑːtɪˈzæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artis/artisan__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artis/artisan__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artisan__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.d60" geo="n_am" id="artisan__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artisan__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrtəzn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artis/artisan__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artis/artisan__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://artisan__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c6c" id="artisan__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c6b" id="artisan__15" original="E391.473a"><span class="def" id="artisan__16" original="E391.473b"> a person who does skilled work, making things with their hands </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c69" id="artisan__17" original="E391.473c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://craftsman" title="craftsman definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c68" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39d5" id="artisan__18" original="E391.473d"><span class="xh" id="artisan__19"> craftsman </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c66" id="artisan__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c65" id="artisan__21" original="E39f.-75aa"><span class="x" id="artisan__22" original="E39f.-75a9"> Mechanization and foreign competition led to the demise of the skilled artisans. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.60b1" id="artisan__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artisan_1" title="artisan definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.60b2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2253" id="artisan__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artisan__25"> artisan </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c63" id="artist" original="E391.473f" sum="437"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c62" id="artist__1" original="E391.4740"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c61" id="artist__2" original="E391.4741"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c55" id="artist__7" original="E391.4749"><span class="pos" id="artist__8" original="E391.474a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ebc" eid="artist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.db3" geo="br" id="artist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːtɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artis/artist__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artis/artist__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://artist__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.db7" geo="n_am" id="artist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrtɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artis/artist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artis/artist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://artist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c53" id="artist__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c52" id="artist__15" original="E391.474b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="artist__16" original="E391.474c"> a person who creates works of art, especially paintings or drawings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c50" id="artist__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c4f" id="artist__18" original="E39f.-75a6"><span class="x" id="artist__19" original="E39f.-75a5"> William Blake was an enormously prolific visual artist and poet. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c4d" id="artist__20" original="E391.474f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="artist__21" original="E391.4757"> a person who performs for a profession, such as a singer, a dancer or an actor </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c4b" id="artist__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c4a" id="artist__23" original="E39f.-75a2"><span class="x" id="artist__24" original="E39f.-75a1"> Umm Kulthum enjoyed success as a recording artist, making an estimated 300 recordings in her lifetime. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.60cf" id="artist__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artist" title="artist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.60d0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.226e" id="artist__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artist__27"> artist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artistic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c48" id="artistic" original="E391.475a" sum="1038"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c47" id="artistic__1" original="E391.475b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c46" id="artistic__2" original="E391.475c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artistic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c3d" id="artistic__4" original="E391.4761"><span class="pos" id="artistic__5" original="E391.4762"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ec5" eid="artistic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-364e" geo="br" id="artistic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artistic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artis/artistic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artis/artistic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artistic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-364a" geo="n_am" id="artistic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artistic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artis/artistic__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artis/artistic__us_2.ogg" href="sound://artistic__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c3b" id="artistic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c3a" id="artistic__12" original="E391.4763"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="artistic__13" original="E391.4764"> connected with art or artists </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c38" id="artistic__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c37" id="artistic__15" original="E39f.-759c"><span class="x" id="artistic__16" original="E39f.-759b"> The designs had significant artistic merit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c35" id="artistic__17" original="E39f.-759e"><span class="x" id="artistic__18" original="E39f.-759d"> Intellectual property law provides copyright protection for literary, musical, artistic and dramatic works. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c33" id="artistic__19" original="E39f.-759a"><span class="x" id="artistic__20" original="E39f.-7599"> This common misconception was encouraged by artistic representations of Atlas carrying the sky in the form of a sphere. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c31" id="artistic__21" original="E39f.-7598"><span class="x" id="artistic__22" original="E39f.-7597"> He replaced Eisenstein as artistic director of Mosfilm in 1944. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2f" id="artistic__23" original="E391.4765"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="artistic__24" original="E391.4766"> showing a natural skill in or enjoyment of art, especially being able to paint or draw well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2d" id="artistic__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2c" id="artistic__26" original="E39f.-7596"><span class="x" id="artistic__27" original="E39f.-7595"> Toulouse-Lautrec was born in 1864 into a family in which there was a strong tradition of artistic talent. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2a-FF1" id="licence__53" original="E3a0.1387" sk="artisticlicence"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2a-FF2" id="licence__54"><span class="idm" id="licence__55" original="E3a0.1388"> artistic/poetic licence </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2a-FF4" id="licence__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2a-FF5" id="licence__57"><span class="def" id="licence__58" original="E3a0.1389"> the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautiful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2a-FF7" id="licence__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2a-FF8" id="licence__60" original="E8da.-6b0a"><span class="x" id="licence__61" original="E8da.-6b09"> Such statements of artistic licence are common in films based on true stories. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c26" id="artistic__37"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c25" id="artistic__38" original="E391.476d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c24" id="artistic__39"><span class="dr" id="artistic__40" original="E391.476e"> artistically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c1b" id="artistic__41" original="E391.4772"><span class="pos" id="artistic__42" original="E391.4773"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ec6" eid="artistic__43" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.e3d" geo="br" id="artistic__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artistic__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːˈtɪstɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artis/artistically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artis/artistically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artistically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.e41" geo="n_am" id="artistic__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artistic__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːrˈtɪstɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artis/artistically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artis/artistically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://artistically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c19" id="artistic__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c18" id="artistic__49" original="E39f.-7594"><span class="x" id="artistic__50" original="E39f.-7593"> During the Stalin years, the Soviet film industry was artistically limited by outside pressures. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.60ec" id="artistic__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artistic" title="artistic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.60ed" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.22aa" id="artistic__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artistic__53"> artistic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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artwork
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c16" id="artwork" original="E391.47f7" sum="492"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c15" id="artwork__1" original="E391.47f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c14" id="artwork__2" original="E391.47f9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> artwork </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c08" id="artwork__7" original="E391.4801"><span class="pos" id="artwork__8" original="E391.4802"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ed7" eid="artwork__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.fbb" geo="br" id="artwork__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artwork__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːtwɜːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/art/artwo/artwork__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/art/artwo/artwork__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://artwork__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.fbe" geo="n_am" id="artwork__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="artwork__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːrtwɜːrk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/art/artwo/artwork__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/art/artwo/artwork__us_1.ogg" href="sound://artwork__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c06" id="artwork__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c05" id="artwork__15" original="E391.4803"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c04" id="artwork__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="artwork__17" original="E391.4805"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="artwork__18" original="E391.4806"> photographs and pictures prepared for books, magazines, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c01" id="artwork__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c00" id="artwork__20" original="E39f.-7592"><span class="x" id="artwork__21" original="E39f.-7591"> It is impossible to imagine a contemporary foreign language coursebook without numerous photographs and other kinds of artwork. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bfe" id="artwork__22" original="E391.4807"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bfd" id="artwork__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="artwork__24" original="E391.4809"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="artwork__25" original="E391.480a"> a work of art, especially one in a museum </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bfa" id="artwork__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bf9" id="artwork__27" original="E39f.-7590"><span class="x" id="artwork__28" original="E39f.-758f"> This legislation authorizes a civil action for the recovery of fine artworks that were unlawfully taken. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6126" id="artwork__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artwork" title="artwork definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6127" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2379" id="artwork__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="artwork__31"> artwork </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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as
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bf7" hm="1" id="as1" original="E834.-2db5" sum="926"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bf6" id="as1__1" original="E834.-2db4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bf5" id="as1__2" original="E834.-2db3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> as <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4be8" id="as1__4" original="E834.-2dad"><span class="pos" id="as1__5" original="E834.-2dac"> preposition </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bf3" eid="as1__6" original="E83f.-77fc" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1139" geo="br" id="as1__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="as1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://as__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.113c" geo="n_am" id="as1__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="as1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/as_/as__u/as__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__u/as__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://as__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.113f" form="strong" geo="br" id="as1__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="as1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://as__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1142" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="as1__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="as1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/as_/as__u/as__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__u/as__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://as__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4be6" id="as1__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4be5" id="as1__16" original="E834.-2dab"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="as1__17" original="E834.-2daa"> used to describe somebody/something's particular job or function </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4be3" id="as1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4be2" id="as1__19" original="E834.-2da9"><span class="x" id="as1__20" original="E834.-2da8"> She has a high-pressure job as a chartered accountant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4be0" id="as1__21" original="E834.-2da7"><span class="x" id="as1__22" original="E834.-2da6"> They work as a group to uncover root causes of the conflict. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bde" id="as1__23" original="E834.-2da5"><span class="x" id="as1__24" original="E834.-2da4"> The natural lake within this depression had been enlarged for use as a reservoir. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bdc" id="as1__25" original="E834.-2da3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="as1__26" original="E834.-2da2"> used to describe how somebody/something is seen or considered by somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bda" id="as1__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bd9" id="as1__28" original="E834.-2da1"><span class="x" id="as1__29" original="E834.-2da0"> I value him as a colleague and count him as a friend. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bd7" id="as1__30" original="E834.-2d9f"><span class="x" id="as1__31" original="E834.-2d9e"> Sleep is sometimes thought of as a form of unconsciousness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bd5" id="as1__32" original="E834.-2d9d"><span class="x" id="as1__33" original="E834.-2d9c"> Scores between 34 and 37 may be too small to treat as significant. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bd3" id="as1__34" original="E834.-2d9b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="as1__35" original="E834.-2d9a"> used to describe somebody/something appearing to be somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bd1" id="as1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bd0" id="as1__37" original="E834.-2d99"><span class="x" id="as1__38" original="E834.-2d98"> Since 1975 she had lived and dressed as a man. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bce" id="as1__39" original="E834.-2d97"><span class="x" id="as1__40" original="E834.-2d96"> Ravana kidnaps Sita by disguising himself as a holy man. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bcc" id="as1__41" original="E834.-2d95"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="as1__42" original="E834.-2d94"> during the time of being something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bca" id="as1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bc9" id="as1__44" original="E442.5dc2"><span class="x" id="as1__45" original="E442.5dc3"> Seneca was brought to Rome as a child, although we know little about his early life. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.614b" id="as1__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://as_1" title="as definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.614c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2445" id="as1__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="as1__48"> as </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bc7" hm="2" id="as2" original="E391.48b0" sk="as1" sum="681"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bc6" id="as2__1" original="E391.48b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bc5" id="as2__2" original="E391.48b2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> as <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bb8" id="as2__4" original="E391.48bd"><span class="pos" id="as2__5" original="E391.48be"> adverb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bc3" eid="as2__6" original="E391.48b5" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1151" geo="br" id="as2__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="as2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://as__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1154" geo="n_am" id="as2__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="as2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/as_/as__u/as__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__u/as__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://as__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1157" form="strong" geo="br" id="as2__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="as2__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://as__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.115a" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="as2__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="as2__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/as_/as__u/as__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__u/as__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://as__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bb6" id="as2__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bb5" id="as2__16" original="E391.48bf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="as2__17" original="E391.48c1"> used in comparisons to talk about the extent or degree of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bb3" id="as2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bb2" id="as2__19" original="E834.-2df7"><span class="x" id="as2__20" original="E834.-2df6"> If there is no saving on the Internet, they are just as likely to go to a shop to make their purchase. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bb0" id="as2__21" original="E834.-2dfd"><span class="cf" id="as2__22" original="E391.48c0"> as… as… </span><span class="x" id="as2__23" original="E834.-2dfc"> Deflation can be just as damaging as inflation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bad" id="as2__24" original="E834.-2dfb"><span class="x" id="as2__25" original="E834.-2dfa"> Lenin embarked upon radical social change as soon as he had power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bab" id="as2__26" original="E834.-2dff"><span class="x" id="as2__27" original="E834.-2dfe"> Breeders aimed to produce cows that made as much milk as possible every day. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ba9" id="as2__28" original="E391.48c2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="as2__29" original="E391.48c3"> used to say that something happens in the same way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ba7" id="as2__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ba6" id="as2__31" original="E834.-2df3"><span class="x" id="as2__32" original="E834.-2df2"> For Dickens, as for many of his contemporaries, India held a fascination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ba4" id="as2__33" original="E834.-2df5"><span class="x" id="as2__34" original="E834.-2df4"> Nero continued to be haunted by dreams of his mother; she obsessed him in death as in life. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6218" id="as2__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://as_1" title="as definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6219" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2445" id="as2__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="as2__37"> as </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ba2" hm="3" id="as3" original="E391.48c4" sk="as1" sum="3985"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ba1" id="as3__1" original="E391.48c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ba0" id="as3__2" original="E391.48c6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> as <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b93" id="as3__4" original="E391.48d1"><span class="pos" id="as3__5" original="E391.48d2"> conjunction </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b9e" eid="as3__6" original="E391.48c9" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1145" geo="br" id="as3__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="as3__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://as__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1148" geo="n_am" id="as3__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="as3__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/as_/as__u/as__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__u/as__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://as__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.114b" form="strong" geo="br" id="as3__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="as3__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__g/as__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://as__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.114e" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="as3__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="as3__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/as_/as__u/as__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/as_/as__u/as__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://as__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b91" id="as3__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b90" id="as3__16" original="E391.48d3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="as3__17" original="E391.48d4"> while something else is happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b8e" id="as3__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b8d" id="as3__19" original="E834.-2def"><span class="x" id="as3__20" original="E834.-2dee"> She became distressed as she described what had happened. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b8b" id="as3__21" original="E834.-2ded"><span class="x" id="as3__22" original="E834.-2dec"> As the firm grows bigger, its unit costs will fall. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b89" id="as3__23" original="E834.-2df1"><span class="x" id="as3__24" original="E834.-2df0"> As these marine organisms died, they formed fossil-rich beds of calcium carbonate in the shallow seas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b87" id="as3__25" original="E391.48d5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="as3__26" original="E391.48d6"> in the way in which </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b85" id="as3__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b84" id="as3__28" original="E834.-2de9"><span class="x" id="as3__29" original="E834.-2de8"> In this study, I model avian colours as they are seen by other birds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b82" id="as3__30" original="E834.-2de7"><span class="x" id="as3__31" original="E834.-2de6"> The essential thing, as he saw it, was that we should not forget God. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b80" id="as3__32" original="E834.-2deb"><span class="x" id="as3__33" original="E834.-2dea"> Personal ornaments were now designed to be mass-produced, rather than hand-crafted as they had been previously. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b7e" id="as3__34" original="E391.48d7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="as3__35" original="E391.48d8"> used to state the reason for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b7c" id="as3__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b7b" id="as3__37" original="E834.-2de2"><span class="x" id="as3__38" original="E834.-2de1"> He prefers not to swap computer games with friends, as they return scratched. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b79" id="as3__39" original="E834.-2de0"><span class="x" id="as3__40" original="E834.-2ddf"> As he did not bother scanning older literature on his subject, he often duplicated previously known results. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="result1__36" original="E4e1.692c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="result1__37" original="E4e1.692d"><span class="h1" id="result1__38" original="E4e1.692e"> Explaining reasons </span><span class="p" id="result1__39" original="E4e1.692f"> The following words and expressions are useful when giving reasons why something is the case or for stating the cause of something. </span><span class="p" id="result1__40" original="E5df.-63e3"> See also the language bank at <span class="eb" id="result1__41" original="E5df.-63e2"> cause </span> . </span><ul class="bullet" id="result1__42" original="E4e1.6930"><li class="li" id="result1__43" original="E4e1.6931"> … <span class="eb" id="result1__44" original="E4e1.6932"> because (of)/as a result of/​on account of/​due to/​owing to… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__45" original="E4e1.6939"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__46" original="E4e1.693a"> is a/​the result of/​is due to… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__47" original="E4e1.693b"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__48" original="E4e1.693c"> stems from… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__49" original="E4e1.693d"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__50" original="E4e1.693e"> is caused by… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__51" original="E646.-6ca5"><span class="eb" id="result1__52" original="E646.-6ca4"> As/​Since… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="result1__53" original="E4e1.693f"><li class="li" id="result1__54" original="E4e1.6940"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__55"><span class="x-g" id="result1__56" original="E4e1.6941"><span class="x" id="result1__57" original="E4e1.6942"> English music declined, partly <span class="ebi" id="result1__58" original="E4e1.6943"> because </span> music came to be considered less an ‘art’ than an ‘accomplishment’ . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__59" original="E4e1.6944"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__60"><span class="x-g" id="result1__61" original="E4e1.6945"><span class="x" id="result1__62" original="E4e1.6946"> The first cities probably reflected the production of an agricultural surplus, possibly <span class="ebi" id="result1__63" original="E4e1.6947"> as a result of </span> irrigation schemes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__64" original="E4e1.6948"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__65"><span class="x-g" id="result1__66" original="E4e1.6949"><span class="x" id="result1__67" original="E4e1.694a"> Liquid crystal displays provided major competition in many applications <span class="ebi" id="result1__68" original="E4e1.694b"> on account of </span> their much lower power consumption. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__69" original="E646.-6ca3"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__70"><span class="x-g" id="result1__71" original="E646.-6ca2"><span class="x" id="result1__72" original="E646.-6ca1"> The Commission is regarded as the most federal institution of the EU, <span class="ebi" id="result1__73" original="E646.-6ca0"> owing largely to </span> its independence from direct national influences. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__74" original="E4e1.694c"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__75"><span class="x-g" id="result1__76" original="E4e1.694d"><span class="x" id="result1__77" original="E4e1.694e"> These differences may <span class="ebi" id="result1__78" original="E4e1.694f"> be due to </span> the fact that different methodologies were employed. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__79" original="E4e1.6950"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__80"><span class="x-g" id="result1__81" original="E4e1.6951"><span class="x" id="result1__82" original="E4e1.6952"> The demotion of Malenkov <span class="ebi" id="result1__83" original="E4e1.6953"> was the result of </span> a concentrated effort to weaken the Malenkov-Beria ascendancy. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__84" original="E4e1.6954"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__85"><span class="x-g" id="result1__86" original="E4e1.6955"><span class="x" id="result1__87" original="E4e1.6956"> Her interest in this <span class="ebi" id="result1__88" original="E4e1.6957"> stems from </span> her own experience of motherhood. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__89" original="E4e1.6958"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__90"><span class="x-g" id="result1__91" original="E4e1.6959"><span class="x" id="result1__92" original="E4e1.695a"> Congenital hypothyroidism <span class="ebi" id="result1__93" original="E4e1.695b"> is caused by </span> a deficiency of thyroid hormones at birth. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__94" original="E646.-6c9f"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__95"><span class="x-g" id="result1__96" original="E646.-6c9e"><span class="x" id="result1__97" original="E646.-6c9d"><span class="ebi" id="result1__98" original="E646.-6c9c"> Since </span> the incubation period of smallpox is 1–2 weeks, the disease would have spread widely before it was even detected. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b77" id="as3__104" original="E391.48d9"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="as3__105" original="E391.48da"> used to refer to a fact or to something that you said earlier </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b75" id="as3__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b74" id="as3__107" original="E834.-2dde"><span class="x" id="as3__108" original="E834.-2ddd"> As everyone knows, a coal miner's job is dirty, demanding and dangerous. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b72" id="as3__109" original="E442.5dca"><span class="x" id="as3__110" original="E442.5dcb"> As already mentioned, mouse cells have very long telomeres. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b70" id="as3__111" original="E391.48db"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="as3__112" original="E391.48dc"> used to say that in spite of something being true, what follows is also true </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b6e" id="as3__113" original="E391.48dd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://though1" title="though1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b6d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6975" id="as3__114" original="E391.48de"><span class="xh" id="as3__115"> though </span><span class="xhm" id="as3__116"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b69" id="as3__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b68" id="as3__118" original="E834.-2dd9"><span class="x" id="as3__119" original="E834.-2dd8"> Strange as it seems, both the head and the deputy head appeared to find it difficult to relate to children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b66" id="as3__120" original="E834.-2dd7"><span class="x" id="as3__121" original="E834.-2dd6"> Even experienced group leaders tend to influence what the respondents say, try as they may to avoid doing so. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b64" id="as3__122" original="E391.48e0"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b63" id="as3__123" original="E391.48e1" sk="asagainst"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b62" id="as3__124"><span class="idm" id="as3__125" original="E391.48e2"> as against something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b60" id="as3__126"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b5f" id="as3__127"><span class="def" id="as3__128" original="E391.48e3"> in contrast with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b5d" id="as3__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b5c" id="as3__130" original="E834.-2dd5"><span class="x" id="as3__131" original="E834.-2dd4"> It is predicted that by 2020, about 40% of India's population will be living in cities, as against 28% today. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b5a" id="when2__43" original="E391.48e4" sk="asandwhen"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b59" id="when2__44"><span class="idm" id="when2__45" original="E391.48e5"> as and when </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b57" id="when2__46"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b56" id="when2__47"><span class="def" id="when2__48" original="E391.48e6"> used to say that something may happen at some time in the future, but only when something else has happened </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b54" id="when2__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b53" id="when2__50" original="E834.-2dd3"><span class="x" id="when2__51" original="E834.-2dd2"> Outsourcing permits organizations the opportunity to use specialist services and experts as and when required. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b51" id="as3__141" original="E391.48e7" sk="asfor"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b50" id="as3__142"><span class="idm" id="as3__143" original="E391.48e8"> as for somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b4e" id="as3__144"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b4d" id="as3__145"><span class="def" id="as3__146" original="E391.48e9"> used to start talking about somebody/something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b4b" id="as3__147" original="E391.48ea" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://regarding" title="regarding definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b4a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-51b5" id="as3__148" original="E391.48eb"><span class="xh" id="as3__149"> regarding </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b48" id="as3__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b47" id="as3__151" original="E834.-2dd1"><span class="x" id="as3__152" original="E834.-2dd0"> As for the OECD, its membership is no longer limited to the developed countries. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b45" id="as3__153" original="E391.48ed" sk="asfromof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b44" id="as3__154"><span class="idm" id="as3__155" original="E391.48ee"> as from…/as of… </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b42" id="as3__156"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b41" id="as3__157"><span class="def" id="as3__158" original="E391.48ef"> used to show the time or date from which something starts or is counted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b3f" id="as3__159"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b3e" id="as3__160" original="E834.-2dcf"><span class="x" id="as3__161" original="E834.-2dce"> It was agreed to start the second stage of the treaty as from 1 January 2014. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b3c" id="as3__162" original="E834.-2dcd"><span class="x" id="as3__163" original="E834.-2dcc"> Regularly updated, this website provides (as of this writing) 1 487 links. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b3a" id="though1__88" original="E391.48f0" sk="asifthough"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b39" id="though1__89"><span class="idm" id="though1__90" original="E391.48f1"> as if/as though </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b37" id="though1__91"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b36" id="though1__92"><span class="def" id="though1__93" original="E391.48f2"> in a way that suggests something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b34" id="though1__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b33" id="though1__95" original="E834.-2dcb"><span class="x" id="though1__96" original="E834.-2dca"> It looks as if the cost of producing fusion power will be reasonable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b31" id="though1__97" original="E834.-2dc9"><span class="x" id="though1__98" original="E834.-2dc8"> She felt as though she were a bad mother. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b2f" id="as3__175" original="E391.48f3" sk="asitis"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b2e" id="as3__176"><span class="idm" id="as3__177" original="E391.48f4"> as it is </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b2c" id="as3__178"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b2b" id="as3__179"><span class="def" id="as3__180" original="E391.48f5"> considering the present situation; as things are </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b29" id="as3__181"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b28" id="as3__182" original="E834.-2dc7"><span class="x" id="as3__183" original="E834.-2dc6"> As it is, developmental biologists have tended to focus their efforts on a relatively small number of animals. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5c10" id="as3__184" sk="asitwere"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5c11" id="as3__185"><span class="idm" id="as3__186"> as it were </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5c13" id="as3__187"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5c14" id="as3__188"><span class="def" id="as3__189"> used when a speaker is giving his or her own impression of a situation or expressing something in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5c16" id="as3__190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-115c" id="as3__191"><span class="x" id="as3__192"> We are building machines that are, as it were, organisms, that can think and learn. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b26" id="as3__193" original="E391.48f9" sk="asto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b25" id="as3__194"><span class="idm" id="as3__195" original="E391.48fa"> as to something </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="as3__196" original="E391.48fb"> as regards something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b22" id="as3__197"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b21" id="as3__198"><span class="def" id="as3__199" original="E834.-2dc5"> used when you are referring to something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b1f" id="as3__200" original="E39f.-4587" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://regarding" title="regarding definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b1e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-51b5" id="as3__201" original="E39f.-4586"><span class="xh" id="as3__202"> regarding </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b1c" id="as3__203"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b1b" id="as3__204" original="E834.-2dc4"><span class="x" id="as3__205" original="E834.-2dc3"> There are concerns as to costs and over-regulation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b19" id="as3__206" original="E834.-2dc2"><span class="x" id="as3__207" original="E834.-2dc1"> As regards the website itself, it is attractively and clearly presented, in the main. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF1" id="well1__96" original="E398.411b" sk="aswell"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF2" id="well1__97"><span class="idm" id="well1__98" original="E398.411c"> as well (as somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF4" id="well1__99"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF5" id="well1__100"><span class="def" id="well1__101" original="E398.411d"> in addition to somebody/something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF7" id="well1__102" original="E895.-7e46" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://also" title="also (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cba" id="well1__103" original="E895.-7e45"><span class="xh" id="well1__104"> also </span><span class="xs" id="well1__105"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://addition" title="in addition (to somebody/something) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF11" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522a" id="well1__106" original="E895.-7e43"><span class="xw" id="well1__107"> in addition (to somebody/something) </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF14" id="well1__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF15" id="well1__109" original="E895.-7e42"><span class="x" id="well1__110" original="E895.-7e41"> Time is set aside for counselling and relaxation as well. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF17" id="well1__111" original="E895.-7e40"><span class="x" id="well1__112" original="E895.-7e3f"> As well as water, electrolytes are needed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF19" id="well1__113" original="E895.-7e3e"><span class="x" id="well1__114" original="E895.-7e3d"> Many businesses as well as consumers may be fearful of the risks involved. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF1" id="yet1__92" original="E825.-53d9" sk="asyet"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF2" id="yet1__93"><span class="idm" id="yet1__94" original="E825.-53d8"> as yet </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF4" id="yet1__95"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF5" id="yet1__96"><span class="def" id="yet1__97" original="E825.-53d7"> until now; until a particular time in the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF7" id="yet1__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF8" id="yet1__99" original="E885.-7b21"><span class="x" id="yet1__100" original="E885.-7b20"> None of these cases has as yet been heard before the court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b17-FF10" id="yet1__101" original="E885.-7b1f"><span class="x" id="yet1__102" original="E885.-7b1e"> The reasons for this behaviour are, as yet, unknown. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6180" id="as3__238" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://as_1" title="as definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6181" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2445" id="as3__239" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="as3__240"> as </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ascend
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b0e" id="ascend" original="E391.494a" sum="630"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b0d" id="ascend__1" original="E391.494b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b0c" id="ascend__2" original="E391.494c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ascend </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4aff" id="ascend__9" original="E391.4956"><span class="pos" id="ascend__10" original="E391.4957"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ede" eid="ascend__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1348" geo="br" id="ascend__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.134b" geo="n_am" id="ascend__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3058" id="ascend__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c21" form="root" id="ascend__17"><span class="vp" id="ascend__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> ascend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c1f" eid="ascend__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c1e" geo="br" id="ascend__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c1b" geo="n_am" id="ascend__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c18" form="thirdps" id="ascend__24"><span class="vp" id="ascend__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> ascends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c16" eid="ascend__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c15" geo="br" id="ascend__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c12" geo="n_am" id="ascend__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c0f" form="past" id="ascend__31"><span class="vp" id="ascend__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> ascended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c0d" eid="ascend__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c0c" geo="br" id="ascend__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c09" geo="n_am" id="ascend__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c06" form="pastpart" id="ascend__38"><span class="vp" id="ascend__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> ascended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c04" eid="ascend__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c03" geo="br" id="ascend__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6c00" geo="n_am" id="ascend__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bfd" form="prespart" id="ascend__45"><span class="vp" id="ascend__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> ascending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bfb" eid="ascend__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bfa" geo="br" id="ascend__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bf7" geo="n_am" id="ascend__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascend__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascending__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascending__us_2.ogg" href="sound://ascending__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ad3" id="ascend__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="ascend__53" original="E391.4975"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="ascend__54" original="E391.4976"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ad0" id="ascend__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4acf" id="ascend__56" original="E391.4978"><span class="def" id="ascend__57" original="E391.4979"> to rise; to go up; to climb up </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4acd" id="ascend__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4acc" id="ascend__59" original="E852.248d"><span class="x" id="ascend__60" original="E852.248e"> As the magma ascends, it cools and begins to solidify. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4aca" id="ascend__61" original="E852.248f"><span class="cf" id="ascend__62" original="E391.497b"><span class="exp" id="ascend__63"> ascend </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="ascend__64" original="E852.2490"> If humans ascend to high altitudes, they often experience high-altitude sickness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ac6" id="ascend__65" original="E852.2491"><span class="cf" id="ascend__66" original="E391.497e"><span class="exp" id="ascend__67"> ascend </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ac3" id="ascend__68"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="ascend__69" original="E391.4980" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="ascend__70" original="E852.2492"> She ascended the throne in 593, after her half-brother was assassinated. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ac0" id="ascend__71" original="E391.4981" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://descend" title="descend definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4abf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f6e" id="ascend__72" original="E391.4982"><span class="xh" id="ascend__73"> descend </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4abd" id="ascend__74" original="E852.2493"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4abc" id="order1__448" original="E852.2494" sk="inascendingorder"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4abb" id="order1__449"><span class="idm" id="order1__450" original="E852.2495"> in ascending order </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ab9" id="order1__451"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ab8" id="order1__452"><span class="def" id="order1__453" original="E852.2496"> from the lowest to the highest </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ab6" id="order1__454"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ab5" id="order1__455" original="E852.2497"><span class="x" id="order1__456" original="E852.2498"> The suburbs tended to be arranged in ascending order of class mobility. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6273" id="ascend__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ascend" title="ascend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6274" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.25b0" id="ascend__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ascend__86"> ascend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ascendancy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ab3" id="ascendancy" original="E391.4984" sum="526"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ab2" id="ascendancy__1" original="E391.4985"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ab1" id="ascendancy__2" original="E391.4986"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ascendancy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4aa6" id="ascendancy__7" original="E391.4990"><span class="pos" id="ascendancy__8" original="E391.4991"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ee5" eid="ascendancy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1396" geo="br" id="ascendancy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascendancy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascendancy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascendancy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascendancy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1399" geo="n_am" id="ascendancy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascendancy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsendənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascendancy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascendancy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascendancy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4aa4" id="ascendancy__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ascendancy__15" original="E391.4994"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4aa2" id="ascendancy__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="ascendancy__17" original="E391.4997" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4aa0" id="ascendancy__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a9f" id="ascendancy__19" original="E391.4992"><span class="def" id="ascendancy__20" original="E391.4998"> the position of having power or influence over somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a9d" id="ascendancy__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a9c" id="ascendancy__22" original="E852.249b"><span class="cf" id="ascendancy__23" original="E391.4995"><span class="exp" id="ascendancy__24"> ascendancy </span> over somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="ascendancy__25" original="E852.249c"> At that time Turkey, had ascendancy over the Eastern Mediterranean. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a98" id="ascendancy__26" original="E852.249d"><span class="cf" id="ascendancy__27" original="E586.-7af3"><span class="exp" id="ascendancy__28"> ascendancy </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="ascendancy__29" original="E852.249e"> The IMF crisis marked the beginning of the political ascendancy of the Conservatives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a94" id="ascendancy__30" original="E586.-7af1"><span class="cf" id="ascendancy__31" original="E586.-7af2"> in the <span class="exp" id="ascendancy__32"> ascendancy </span></span><span class="x" id="ascendancy__33" original="E586.-7af0"> Social liberalism remained in the ascendancy throughout the 1970s. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.62a7" id="ascendancy__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ascendancy" title="ascendancy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.62a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2601" id="ascendancy__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ascendancy__36"> ascendancy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ascent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a90" id="ascent" original="E391.49cc" sum="316"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a8f" id="ascent__1" original="E391.49cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a8e" id="ascent__2" original="E391.49ce"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ascent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a83" id="ascent__7" original="E391.49d6"><span class="pos" id="ascent__8" original="E391.49d7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5eec" eid="ascent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1431" geo="br" id="ascent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1434" geo="n_am" id="ascent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascen/ascent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascen/ascent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a81" id="ascent__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ascent__15" original="E391.49da"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="ascent__16" original="E391.49db"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ascent__17" original="E852.249f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a7d" id="ascent__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a7c" id="ascent__19" original="E391.49d8"><span class="def" id="ascent__20" original="E391.49dc"> the act of climbing or moving up; an upward journey </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a7a" id="ascent__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a79" id="ascent__22" original="E852.24a0"><span class="x" id="ascent__23" original="E852.24a1"> The aircraft levelled out following a rather bumpy ascent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a77" id="ascent__24" original="E852.24a2"><span class="x" id="ascent__25" original="E852.24a3"> Rapid ascent with breath holding can result in trauma to the diver. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a75" id="ascent__26" original="E391.49dd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://descent" title="descent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a74" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ed8" id="ascent__27" original="E391.49de"><span class="xh" id="ascent__28"> descent </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.62ce" id="ascent__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ascent" title="ascent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.62cf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.266c" id="ascent__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ascent__31"> ascent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ascertain
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a71" id="ascertain" original="E391.49ed" sum="774"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a70" id="ascertain__1" original="E391.49ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a6f" id="ascertain__2" original="E391.49ef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ascertain </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a61" id="ascertain__9" original="E391.49f9"><span class="pos" id="ascertain__10" original="E391.49fa"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ef3" eid="ascertain__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1493" geo="br" id="ascertain__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsəˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1497" geo="n_am" id="ascertain__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsərˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-302a" id="ascertain__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bf4" form="root" id="ascertain__17"><span class="vp" id="ascertain__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> ascertain </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bf2" eid="ascertain__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bf1" geo="br" id="ascertain__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsəˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bed" geo="n_am" id="ascertain__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsərˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6be9" form="thirdps" id="ascertain__24"><span class="vp" id="ascertain__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> ascertains </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6be7" eid="ascertain__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6be6" geo="br" id="ascertain__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsəˈteɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertains__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertains__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertains__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6be3" geo="n_am" id="ascertain__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsərˈteɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertains__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertains__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertains__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6be0" form="past" id="ascertain__31"><span class="vp" id="ascertain__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> ascertained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bde" eid="ascertain__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bdd" geo="br" id="ascertain__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsəˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bda" geo="n_am" id="ascertain__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsərˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bd7" form="pastpart" id="ascertain__38"><span class="vp" id="ascertain__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> ascertained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bd5" eid="ascertain__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bd4" geo="br" id="ascertain__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsəˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bd1" geo="n_am" id="ascertain__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsərˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bce" form="prespart" id="ascertain__45"><span class="vp" id="ascertain__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> ascertaining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bcc" eid="ascertain__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bcb" geo="br" id="ascertain__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsəˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertaining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertaining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertaining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bc8" geo="n_am" id="ascertain__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsərˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertaining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertaining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertaining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a30" id="ascertain__52"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="ascertain__53" original="E391.4a18" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a2e" id="ascertain__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a2d" id="ascertain__55" original="E391.4a19"><span class="def" id="ascertain__56" original="E391.4a1a"> to find out the true or correct information about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a2b" id="ascertain__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a2a" id="ascertain__58" original="E39f.-4517"><span class="cf" id="ascertain__59" original="E391.4a1b"><span class="exp" id="ascertain__60"> ascertain </span> something </span><span class="x" id="ascertain__61" original="E39f.-4516"> It will be necessary to ascertain the facts surrounding the incident. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a26" id="ascertain__62" original="E834.-2d8f"><span class="cf" id="ascertain__63" original="E391.4a1c"><span class="exp" id="ascertain__64"> ascertain </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="ascertain__65" original="E834.-2d8e"> On inquiry, I ascertained that he has suffered from gastritis for three years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a22" id="ascertain__66" original="E834.-2d8d"><span class="cf" id="ascertain__67" original="E391.4a1e"><span class="exp" id="ascertain__68"> ascertain </span> how/whether, etc… </span><span class="x" id="ascertain__69" original="E834.-2d8c"> I probed deeper in order to ascertain how serious she was. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a1e" id="ascertain__70" original="E834.-2d8b"><span class="x" id="ascertain__71" original="E834.-2d8a"> Another way of ascertaining how customers perceive prices is by asking them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a1c" id="ascertain__72" original="E834.-2d89"><span class="cf" id="ascertain__73" original="E391.4a1f"> it is ascertained who/whether, etc… </span><span class="x" id="ascertain__74" original="E834.-2d88"> It must be ascertained who the beneficiaries are. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="identify__68" original="E4c7.133d" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="identify__69" original="E4c7.133e"><span class="h1" id="identify__70" original="E4c7.133f"><ul class="inline" id="identify__71" original="E4c7.1340"><li class="li" id="identify__72" original="E4c7.1341"> determine </li><li class="li" id="identify__73" original="E4c7.1342"> establish </li><li class="li" id="identify__74" original="E4c7.1343"> identify </li><li class="li" id="identify__75" original="E4c7.1344"> ascertain <span class="pos" id="identify__76" original="E4c7.1345"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="identify__77" original="E4c7.1346"> These words all mean to find out or calculate the facts about something by researching or studying. </span><ul class="bullet" id="identify__78" original="E4c7.1347"><li class="li" id="identify__79" original="E4c7.1348"> to determine/​establish/​identify/​ascertain <span class="eb" id="identify__80" original="E4c7.1349"> what/​how/​when/​whether/​why… </span></li><li class="li" id="identify__81" original="E4c7.134a"> to establish/​ascertain <span class="eb" id="identify__82" original="E4c7.134b"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="identify__83" original="E4c7.134c"> to determine/​establish/​identify/​ascertain the <span class="eb" id="identify__84" original="E4c7.134d"> extent/​cause </span> of something </li><li class="li" id="identify__85" original="E4c7.134e"> to determine/​identify/​ascertain the <span class="eb" id="identify__86" original="E4c7.134f"> impact/​effect </span></li><li class="li" id="identify__87" original="E4c7.1350"> to establish/​ascertain the <span class="eb" id="identify__88" original="E4c7.1351"> facts </span></li><li class="li" id="identify__89" original="E4c7.1352"> to determine/​identify <span class="eb" id="identify__90" original="E4c7.1353"> factors </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="identify__91" original="E4c7.1354"><li class="li" id="identify__92" original="E4c7.1355"><span class="eb" id="identify__93" original="E4c7.1356"> Determine </span> can be used to talk about finding facts and calculating figures; <span class="eb" id="identify__94" original="E4c7.1357"> establish </span> and <span class="eb" id="identify__95" original="E4c7.1358"> identify </span> are used mostly about finding and proving facts: <span class="x-gs" id="identify__96"><span class="x-g" id="identify__97" original="E4c7.1359"><span class="x" id="identify__98" original="E4c7.135a"> First, we must determine the value of the parameter VZ. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="identify__99" original="E4c7.135b"><span class="x" id="identify__100" original="E4c7.135c"> Crawford (1989), Whalley (1986b) and Zussman (1985) established three important facts. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="identify__101" original="E4c7.135d"><span class="x" id="identify__102" original="E4c7.135e"> The researchers identified 14 further factors, including… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="identify__103" original="E4c7.135f"><span class="eb" id="identify__104" original="E4c7.1360"> Identify </span> is used especially to talk about searching for connections, problems and causes: <span class="x-gs" id="identify__105"><span class="x-g" id="identify__106" original="E4c7.1361"><span class="x" id="identify__107" original="E4c7.1362"> SWOT analysis serves to identify the key issues. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="identify__108" original="E4c7.1363"><span class="eb" id="identify__109" original="E4c7.1364"> Ascertain </span> is often used to talk about understanding people's feelings and intentions: <span class="x-gs" id="identify__110"><span class="x-g" id="identify__111" original="E4c7.1365"><span class="x" id="identify__112" original="E4c7.1366"> The GPs should ascertain whether patients were motivated to change their habits. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a19" id="ascertain__120"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a18" id="ascertain__121" original="E391.4a20"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a17" id="ascertain__122"><span class="dr" id="ascertain__123" original="E391.4a21"> ascertainable </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a0e" id="ascertain__124" original="E391.4a25"><span class="pos" id="ascertain__125" original="E391.4a26"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ef4" eid="ascertain__126" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.149b" geo="br" id="ascertain__127" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__128"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsəˈteɪnəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertainable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertainable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertainable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.149f" geo="n_am" id="ascertain__129" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__130"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsərˈteɪnəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertainable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertainable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertainable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a0c" id="ascertain__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a0b" id="ascertain__132" original="E834.-2d87"><span class="x" id="ascertain__133" original="E834.-2d86"> These facts are freely ascertainable from a wide number of sources. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a09" id="ascertain__134"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a08" id="ascertain__135" original="E391.4a27"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a07" id="ascertain__136"><span class="dr" id="ascertain__137" original="E391.4a28"> ascertainment </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49fe" id="ascertain__138" original="E391.4a2c"><span class="pos" id="ascertain__139" original="E391.4a2d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ef5" eid="ascertain__140" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.148b" geo="br" id="ascertain__141" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__142"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsəˈteɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertainment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertainment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertainment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.148f" geo="n_am" id="ascertain__143" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascertain__144"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæsərˈteɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascer/ascertainment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascer/ascertainment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascertainment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49fc" id="ascertain__145"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ascertain__146" original="E391.4a2f"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="ascertain__147" original="E442.5de4"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49f9" id="ascertain__148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49f8" id="ascertain__149" original="E834.-2d83"><span class="cf" id="ascertain__150" original="E442.5de5"><span class="exp"> ascertainment </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="ascertain__151" original="E834.-2d82"> In breach of contract cases, first, there must be an ascertainment of the terms of the contract. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6323" id="ascertain__152" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ascertain" title="ascertain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6324" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.26a0" id="ascertain__153" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ascertain__154"> ascertain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49f5" id="ascribe" original="E391.4a78" sum="1139"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49f4" id="ascribe__1" original="E391.4a79"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49f3" id="ascribe__2" original="E391.4a7a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ascribe </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49e6" id="ascribe__9" original="E391.4a84"><span class="pos" id="ascribe__10" original="E391.4a85"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f0e" eid="ascribe__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1607" geo="br" id="ascribe__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribe__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribe__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribe__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.160a" geo="n_am" id="ascribe__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribe__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribe__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribe__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2ffa" id="ascribe__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bc5" form="root" id="ascribe__17"><span class="vp" id="ascribe__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> ascribe </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bc3" eid="ascribe__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bc2" geo="br" id="ascribe__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribe__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribe__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribe__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bbf" geo="n_am" id="ascribe__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribe__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribe__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribe__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bbc" form="thirdps" id="ascribe__24"><span class="vp" id="ascribe__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> ascribes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bba" eid="ascribe__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bb9" geo="br" id="ascribe__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bb6" geo="n_am" id="ascribe__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bb3" form="past" id="ascribe__31"><span class="vp" id="ascribe__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> ascribed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bb1" eid="ascribe__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bb0" geo="br" id="ascribe__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6bad" geo="n_am" id="ascribe__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6baa" form="pastpart" id="ascribe__38"><span class="vp" id="ascribe__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> ascribed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ba8" eid="ascribe__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ba7" geo="br" id="ascribe__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ba4" geo="n_am" id="ascribe__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ba1" form="prespart" id="ascribe__45"><span class="vp" id="ascribe__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> ascribing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b9f" eid="ascribe__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b9e" geo="br" id="ascribe__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b9b" geo="n_am" id="ascribe__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskraɪbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascribing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascribing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascribing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49ba" id="ascribe__52" original="E391.4aa2"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49b9" id="ascribe__53" original="E391.4aa3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49b8" id="ascribe__54"><h4 class="pv"> ascribe something to somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49b6" id="ascribe__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49b5" id="ascribe__57"><span class="def" id="ascribe__58" original="E391.4aa5"> to consider or state that a book, work of art, etc. was produced by a particular person or belongs to a particular period </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49b3" id="ascribe__59" original="E391.4aa6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attribute1" title="attribute1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49b2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-305c" id="ascribe__60" original="E391.4aa7"><span class="xh" id="ascribe__61"> attribute </span><span class="xhm" id="ascribe__62"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49ae" id="ascribe__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49ad" id="ascribe__64" original="E442.5df0"><span class="x" id="ascribe__65" original="E442.5df1"> These scenes have not been traditionally ascribed to Shakespeare. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49ab" id="ascribe__66" original="E442.5df2"><span class="x" id="ascribe__67" original="E442.5df3"> Apart from these, there is no written legal material that can be safely ascribed to the period before 1100. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49a9" id="ascribe__68" original="E391.4aa9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49a8" id="ascribe__69"><h4 class="pv"> ascribe something to somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49a6" id="ascribe__71"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49a5" id="ascribe__72" original="E391.4aaf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ascribe__73" original="E391.4ab0"> to consider that somebody/something has or should have a particular quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49a3" id="ascribe__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49a2" id="ascribe__75" original="E834.-2d7d"><span class="x" id="ascribe__76" original="E834.-2d7c"> Characteristics traditionally ascribed to males, such as aggression and discipline, are seen negatively. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49a0" id="ascribe__77" original="E391.4aad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="ascribe__78" original="E391.4aae"> to consider that something is caused by a particular thing or person </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-499e" id="ascribe__79" original="E391.4ab1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attribute1" title="attribute1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-499d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-305c" id="ascribe__80" original="E391.4ab2"><span class="xh" id="ascribe__81"> attribute </span><span class="xhm" id="ascribe__82"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4999" id="ascribe__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4998" id="ascribe__84" original="E834.-2d7b"><span class="x" id="ascribe__85" original="E834.-2d7a"> The decision to not participate is often ascribed to three main factors. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4996" id="ascribe__86"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4995" id="ascribe__87" original="E391.4abc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4994" id="ascribe__88"><span class="dr" id="ascribe__89" original="E391.4abd"> ascription </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4989" id="ascribe__93" original="E391.4ac4"><span class="pos" id="ascribe__94" original="E391.4ac5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f0f" eid="ascribe__95" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1601" geo="br" id="ascribe__96" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__97"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskrɪpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascription__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascription__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ascription__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1604" geo="n_am" id="ascribe__98" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ascribe__99"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈskrɪpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asc/ascri/ascription__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asc/ascri/ascription__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ascription__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4987" id="ascribe__100"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ascribe__101" original="E391.4ac7"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ascribe__102" original="E391.4ac8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4984" id="ascribe__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4983" id="ascribe__104" original="E834.-2d76"><span class="cf" id="ascribe__105" original="E391.4ac9"><span class="exp"> ascription </span> (of something) (to somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="ascribe__106" original="E834.-2d75"> This strongly supports the ascription to Sappho of the newly recovered poem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4980" id="ascribe__107" original="E442.5df4"><span class="x" id="ascribe__108" original="E442.5df5"> the ascription of moral responsibility </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.63a4" id="ascribe__109" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ascribe" title="ascribe definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.63a5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2762" id="ascribe__110" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ascribe__111"> ascribe </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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ash
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-497e" id="ash" original="E391.4b08" sk="ash1" sum="591"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-497d" id="ash__1" original="E391.4b09"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-497c" id="ash__2" original="E391.4b0a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ash </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4971" id="ash__7" original="E391.4b12"><span class="pos" id="ash__8" original="E391.4b13"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4977" eid="ash__9" original="E391.4b0f" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.16ea" geo="br" id="ash__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ash__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ash/ash__/ash__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ash/ash__/ash__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://ash__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.16ed" geo="n_am" id="ash__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ash__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ash/ash__/ash__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ash/ash__/ash__us_2.ogg" href="sound://ash__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-496f" id="ash__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-496e" id="ash__15" original="E391.4b14"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-496d" id="ash__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ash__17" original="E391.4b16"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ash__18" original="E4a8.-4e36"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ash__19" original="E391.4b17"> the grey or black powder that is left after something such as wood or coal has burnt </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4969" id="ash__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4968" id="ash__21" original="E4a8.-4e35"><span class="x" id="ash__22" original="E4a8.-4e34"> The eruption buried the town of Pompeii in ash. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4966" id="ash__23" original="E4a8.-4e33"><span class="x" id="ash__24" original="E4a8.-4e32"> These soils form on volcanic ashes up to an elevation of 2 500 m. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4964" id="ash__25" original="E391.4b1b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4963" id="ash__26" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4962" id="ash__27"><span class="v"><strong> ashes </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4960" id="ash__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="ash__30" original="E391.4b1e"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ash__31" original="E391.4b1f"> what is left after something has been destroyed by burning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-495d" id="ash__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-495c" id="ash__33" original="E4a8.-4e31"><span class="x" id="ash__34" original="E4a8.-4e30"> The town was reduced to ashes in the fighting. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-495a" id="ash__35" original="E4a8.-4e2f"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4959" id="ash__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="ash__37" original="E391.4b21" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="ash__38" original="E4a8.-4e2e"> Although the city rose from the ashes following the earthquake, it would never regain its former power and prestige. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.63f2" id="ash__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ash_1" title="ash definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.63f3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.281c" id="ash__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ash__41"> ash </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ashamed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4956" id="ashamed" original="E391.4b48" sum="434"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4955" id="ashamed__1" original="E391.4b49"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4954" id="ashamed__2" original="E391.4b4a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ashamed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-494c" id="ashamed__4" original="E391.4b4f"><span class="pos" id="ashamed__5" original="E391.4b50"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f1c" eid="ashamed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-35e0" geo="br" id="ashamed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ashamed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃeɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ash/asham/ashamed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ash/asham/ashamed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ashamed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-35dd" geo="n_am" id="ashamed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ashamed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃeɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ash/asham/ashamed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ash/asham/ashamed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://ashamed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-494a" id="ashamed__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="ashamed__12" original="E391.4b52"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4948" id="ashamed__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4947" id="ashamed__14" original="E391.4b53"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="ashamed__15" original="E391.4b56"><span class="exp" id="ashamed__16"> ashamed </span> (of somebody/something/yourself) </span><span class="def" id="ashamed__17" original="E391.4b54"> feeling <a class="ndv" href="entry://shame" id="ashamed__18"> shame </a> or embarrassment about somebody/something or because of something you have done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4942" id="ashamed__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4941" id="ashamed__20" original="E4a5.794d"><span class="x" id="ashamed__21" original="E4a5.794e"> Some patients even feel ashamed of their illness. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-493f" id="ashamed__22" original="E391.4b5a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="ashamed__23" original="E391.4b5b"><span class="exp" id="ashamed__24"> ashamed </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="ashamed__25" original="E391.4b5c"> unwilling to do something because of <a class="ndv" href="entry://shame" id="ashamed__26"> shame </a> or embarrassment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-493a" id="ashamed__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4939" id="ashamed__28" original="E4a5.7951"><span class="x" id="ashamed__29" original="E4a5.7952"> She was ashamed to reveal her feelings. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.641d" id="ashamed__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ashamed" title="ashamed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.641e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2884" id="ashamed__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ashamed__32"> ashamed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aside
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4937" id="aside" original="E391.4c62" sum="596"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4936" id="aside__1" original="E391.4c63"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4935" id="aside__2" original="E391.4c64"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aside </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-492a" id="aside__7" original="E391.4c6d"><span class="pos" id="aside__8" original="E391.4c6e"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f23" eid="aside__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1b3b" geo="br" id="aside__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aside__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asi/aside/aside__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asi/aside/aside__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aside__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1b3e" geo="n_am" id="aside__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aside__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asi/aside/aside__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asi/aside/aside__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aside__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4928" id="aside__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4927" id="aside__15" original="E391.4c6f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="aside__16" original="E391.4c70"> to one side; out of the way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4925" id="aside__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4924" id="aside__18" original="E852.24a8"><span class="x" id="aside__19" original="E852.24a9"> Teachers can take an anxious child aside and help her relax. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4922" id="aside__20" original="E852.24aa"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4921" id="aside__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="aside__22" original="E391.4c72" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="aside__23" original="E852.24ab"> These wider questions will have to be put aside for now. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-491e" id="aside__24" original="E391.4c73"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="aside__25" original="E391.4c74"> to be used later or for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-491c" id="aside__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-491b" id="aside__27" original="E586.-7ae7"><span class="x" id="aside__28" original="E586.-7ae6"> Many poor communities do manage to put money aside to save for improvements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4919" id="aside__29" original="E852.24ac"><span class="x" id="aside__30" original="E852.24ad"> One week a month is set aside for committee meetings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4917" id="aside__31" original="E391.4c75"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="aside__32" original="E391.4c76"> used after nouns to say that except for one thing, something is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4915" id="aside__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4914" id="aside__34" original="E852.24b0"><span class="x" id="aside__35" original="E852.24b1"> Abstract possibility aside, however, this is not likely to happen. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6441" id="aside__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aside_1" title="aside definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6442" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2a10" id="aside__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aside__38"> aside </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aside from
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4912" id="aside-from" original="E391.4c8b" sum="160"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4911" id="aside-from__1" original="E391.4c8c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4910" id="aside-from__2" original="E391.4c8d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aside from </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4909" id="aside-from__4" original="E391.4c92"><span class="pos" id="aside-from__5" original="E391.4c93"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f2a" eid="aside-from__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1ba9" geo="br" id="aside-from__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aside-from__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪd frəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asi/aside/aside_from_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asi/aside/aside_from_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aside_from_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.1bac" geo="n_am" id="aside-from__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aside-from__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪd frəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asi/aside/aside_from_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asi/aside/aside_from_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://aside_from_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4907" id="aside-from__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="aside-from__12" original="E391.4c95"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4905" id="aside-from__13" original="E391.4c96" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://apart-from" title="apart from definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4904" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a5b" id="aside-from__14" original="E391.4c97"><span class="xh" id="aside-from__15"> apart from </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.646c" id="aside-from__16" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aside-from" title="aside from definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.646d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2a5a" id="aside-from__17" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aside-from__18"> aside from </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ask
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4902" id="ask" original="E391.4ca9" sum="2458"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4901" id="ask__1" original="E391.4caa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4900" id="ask__2" original="E391.4cab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ask </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48f2" id="ask__9" original="E391.4cb6"><span class="pos" id="ask__10" original="E391.4cb7"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f31" eid="ask__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.3e34" geo="br" id="ask__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ask/ask__/ask__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ask/ask__/ask__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ask__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.3e37" geo="n_am" id="ask__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ask/ask__/ask__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ask/ask__/ask__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ask__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2fcc" id="ask__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b98" form="root" id="ask__17"><span class="vp" id="ask__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> ask </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b96" eid="ask__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b95" geo="br" id="ask__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ask/ask__/ask__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ask/ask__/ask__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ask__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b92" geo="n_am" id="ask__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ask/ask__/ask__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ask/ask__/ask__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ask__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b8f" form="thirdps" id="ask__24"><span class="vp" id="ask__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> asks </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b8d" eid="ask__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b8c" geo="br" id="ask__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːsks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ask/asks_/asks__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ask/asks_/asks__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asks__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b89" geo="n_am" id="ask__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æsks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ask/asks_/asks__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ask/asks_/asks__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asks__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b86" form="past" id="ask__31"><span class="vp" id="ask__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> asked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b84" eid="ask__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b83" geo="br" id="ask__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːskt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ask/asked/asked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ask/asked/asked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b80" geo="n_am" id="ask__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æskt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ask/asked/asked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ask/asked/asked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b7d" form="pastpart" id="ask__38"><span class="vp" id="ask__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> asked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b7b" eid="ask__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b7a" geo="br" id="ask__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːskt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ask/asked/asked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ask/asked/asked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b77" geo="n_am" id="ask__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æskt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ask/asked/asked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ask/asked/asked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b74" form="prespart" id="ask__45"><span class="vp" id="ask__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> asking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b72" eid="ask__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b71" geo="br" id="ask__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɑːskɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ask/askin/asking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ask/askin/asking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b6e" geo="n_am" id="ask__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ask__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæskɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ask/askin/asking__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ask/askin/asking__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asking__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48c1" id="ask__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48c0" id="ask__53" original="E391.4cd4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48bf" id="ask__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="ask__55" original="E391.4cd6"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="ask__56" original="E391.4cd7"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ask__57" original="E391.4cd8"> to say or write something in the form of a question, in order to get information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48bb" id="ask__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48ba" id="ask__59" original="E834.-2d6a"><span class="cf" id="ask__60" original="E391.4cda"><span class="exp" id="ask__61"> ask </span> something </span><span class="x" id="ask__62" original="E834.-2d69"> These teachers encourage learners to ask questions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48b6" id="ask__63" original="E834.-2d68"><span class="cf" id="ask__64" original="E391.4cdb"> + speech </span><span class="x" id="ask__65" original="E834.-2d67"> ‘Can any one nation,’ he asked, ‘have the right to prevent other nations from selling to one another?’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48b3" id="ask__66" original="E834.-2d66"><span class="cf" id="ask__67" original="E391.4cdc"><span class="exp" id="ask__68"> ask </span> somebody + speech </span><span class="x" id="ask__69" original="E834.-2d65"> I asked him, ‘What would you like to do now?’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48af" id="ask__70" original="E834.-2d64"><span class="cf" id="ask__71" original="E391.4cdd"><span class="exp" id="ask__72"> ask </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="ask__73" original="E834.-2d63"> Some patients said they felt uncomfortable when doctors asked them questions about their personal life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48ab" id="ask__74" original="E834.-2d6c"><span class="cf" id="ask__75" original="E391.4cde"><span class="exp" id="ask__76"> ask </span> (somebody) (about something) </span><span class="x" id="ask__77" original="E834.-2d6b"> Respondents are frequently asked about their beliefs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48a7" id="ask__78" original="E442.5dfe"><span class="x" id="ask__79" original="E442.5dff"> It is important to ask about costs as well as benefits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48a5" id="ask__80" original="E834.-2d60"><span class="cf" id="ask__81" original="E391.4cdf"><span class="exp" id="ask__82"> ask </span> how/where, etc… </span><span class="x" id="ask__83" original="E834.-2d5f"> In logistics, it is necessary to ask how many manufacturing plants there are, and where they are located. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48a1" id="ask__84" original="E834.-2d5e"><span class="cf" id="ask__85" original="E391.4ce0"><span class="exp" id="ask__86"> ask </span> somebody why/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="ask__87" original="E834.-2d5d"> She asked him why he was crying. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-489d" id="ask__88" original="E391.4ce2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-489c" id="ask__89"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="ask__90" original="E391.4ce4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ask__91" original="E391.4ce5"> to tell somebody that you would like them to do something or that you would like something to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4899" id="ask__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4898" id="ask__93" original="E834.-2d5a"><span class="cf" id="ask__94" original="E391.4ce6"><span class="exp" id="ask__95"> ask </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="ask__96" original="E834.-2d59"> The participants were asked to complete a survey of their attitudes towards conflict. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4894" id="ask__97" original="E834.-2d56"><span class="cf" id="ask__98" original="E391.4ce8"><span class="exp" id="ask__99"> ask </span> (somebody) if/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="ask__100" original="E834.-2d55"> After class, I asked him if he could identify a quotation I had found. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4890" id="ask__101" original="E834.-2d54"><span class="cf" id="ask__102" original="E391.4ce9"><span class="exp" id="ask__103"> ask </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="ask__104" original="E834.-2d53"> They were writing to ask that a police officer be sent from London to investigate the fire. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-488c" id="ask__105" original="E391.4ced"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-488b" id="ask__106"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="ask__107" original="E391.4cef"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="ask__108" original="E391.4cf0"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ask__109" original="E391.4cf1"> to say that you would like somebody to give you something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4887" id="ask__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4886" id="ask__111" original="E834.-2d50"><span class="cf" id="ask__112" original="E391.4cf2"><span class="exp" id="ask__113"> ask </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="ask__114" original="E834.-2d4f"> They were often reluctant to ask for help. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4882" id="ask__115" original="E834.-2d4e"><span class="x" id="ask__116" original="E834.-2d4d"> An email was circulated to all staff asking for volunteers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4880" id="ask__117" original="E834.-2d4a"><span class="cf" id="ask__118" original="E391.4cf3"><span class="exp" id="ask__119"> ask </span> something </span><span class="x" id="ask__120" original="E834.-2d49"> Parents may ask advice about special diets and dietary supplements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-487c" id="ask__121" original="E834.-2d48"><span class="cf" id="ask__122" original="E391.4cf4"><span class="exp" id="ask__123"> ask </span> somebody for something </span><span class="x" id="ask__124" original="E834.-2d47"> They decided to ask Congress for $400 million in military and economic aid. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4878" id="ask__125" original="E391.4cf7"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4877" id="ask__126"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="ask__127" original="E391.4cf9"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ask__128" original="E391.4cfa"> to request permission to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4874" id="ask__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4873" id="ask__130" original="E442.5e01"><span class="cf" id="ask__131" original="E442.5e00"><span class="exp" id="ask__132"> ask </span> something </span><span class="x" id="ask__133" original="E442.5e02"> Many people have asked permission to use information and pictures from the site. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-486f" id="ask__134" original="E834.-2d44"><span class="cf" id="ask__135" original="E391.4cfb"><span class="exp" id="ask__136"> ask </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="ask__137" original="E834.-2d43"> When Harriet was 16, she asked to be allowed to spend her holidays with her mother. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-486b" id="ask__138" original="E442.5e03"><span class="cf" id="ask__139" original="E391.4cfd"><span class="exp" id="ask__140"> ask </span> (somebody) if/whether… </span><span class="x" id="ask__141" original="E442.5e04"> We asked if we could interview staff and students. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4867" id="ask__142" original="E391.4d04"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4866" id="ask__143"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="ask__144" original="E391.4d06"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="ask__145" original="E391.4d07"><span class="exp" id="ask__146"> ask </span> something (for something) </span><span class="def" id="ask__147" original="E391.4d08"> to request a particular amount of money for something that you are selling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4861" id="ask__148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4860" id="ask__149" original="E834.-2d3e"><span class="x" id="ask__150" original="E834.-2d3d"> If a person is looking for work and is asking $20 an hour, he or she might have to look for quite a while. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-485e" id="ask__151" original="E391.4cfe"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-485d" id="ask__152"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="ask__153" original="E391.4d00"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="ask__154" original="E391.4d02"><span class="exp" id="ask__155"> ask </span> somebody (to do something) </span><span class="def" id="ask__156" original="E391.4d01"> to invite somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4858" id="ask__157"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4857" id="ask__158" original="E442.5e05"><span class="x" id="ask__159" original="E442.5e06"> She was asked to give a paper at the conference. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.64b0" id="ask__160" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ask_1" title="ask definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.64b1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2a83" id="ask__161" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ask__162"> ask </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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asleep
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4855" id="asleep" original="E391.4dab" sum="220"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4854" id="asleep__1" original="E391.4dac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4853" id="asleep__2" original="E391.4dad"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> asleep </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-484b" id="asleep__4" original="E391.4db2"><span class="pos" id="asleep__5" original="E391.4db3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f38" eid="asleep__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5886" geo="br" id="asleep__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asleep__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsliːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asl/aslee/asleep__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asl/aslee/asleep__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://asleep__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5883" geo="n_am" id="asleep__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asleep__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsliːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asl/aslee/asleep__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asl/aslee/asleep__us_2.ogg" href="sound://asleep__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4849" id="asleep__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="asleep__12" original="E391.4db5"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4847" id="asleep__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4846" id="asleep__14" original="E391.4db6"><span class="def" id="asleep__15" original="E391.4db7"> sleeping </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4844" id="asleep__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4843" id="asleep__17" original="E4e1.3bba"><span class="cf" id="asleep__18" original="E4e1.3bb9"> fall <span class="exp" id="asleep__19"> asleep </span></span><span class="x" id="asleep__20" original="E4e1.3bbb"> On several occasions recently, he has fallen asleep while driving. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-483f" id="asleep__21" original="E391.4db8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://awake" title="awake definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-483e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-250b" id="asleep__22" original="E391.4db9"><span class="xh" id="asleep__23"> awake </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.652e" id="asleep__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://asleep" title="asleep definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.652f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2c9b" id="asleep__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="asleep__26"> asleep </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aspect
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-483c" id="aspect" original="E391.4df6" sum="1097"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-483b" id="aspect__1" original="E391.4df7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-483a" id="aspect__2" original="E391.4df8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aspect </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-482f" id="aspect__7" original="E391.4e00"><span class="pos" id="aspect__8" original="E391.4e01"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f3f" eid="aspect__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.40a4" geo="br" id="aspect__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspect__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæspekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asp/aspec/aspect__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspec/aspect__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://aspect__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.40a7" geo="n_am" id="aspect__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspect__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæspekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asp/aspec/aspect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspec/aspect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aspect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-482d" id="aspect__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-482c" id="aspect__15" original="E391.4e02"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-482b" id="aspect__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aspect__17" original="E391.4e04"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aspect__18" original="E391.4e05"> a particular feature of a situation, an idea or a process; a way in which something may be considered </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4828" id="aspect__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4827" id="aspect__20" original="E837.-7828"><span class="cf" id="aspect__21" original="E837.-7829"><span class="exp" id="aspect__22"> aspect </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="aspect__23" original="E837.-7827"> Age is shown to have an important influence on many aspects of health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4823" id="aspect__24" original="E837.-7823"><span class="cf" id="aspect__25" original="E837.-7824"><span class="exp" id="aspect__26"> aspect </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="aspect__27" original="E837.-7822"> There are two aspects to communication: verbal and non-verbal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-481f" id="aspect__28" original="E837.-7012"><span class="cf" id="aspect__29" original="E837.-7013"><span class="exp" id="aspect__30"> aspect </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="aspect__31" original="E837.-7011"> Branding is an important aspect in the marketing of services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-481b" id="aspect__32" original="E865.-7a71"><span class="cf" id="aspect__33" original="E865.-7a72"> from a… <span class="exp" id="aspect__34"> aspect </span></span><span class="x" id="aspect__35" original="E865.-7a70"> Programme effectiveness was measured from four different aspects. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4817" id="aspect__36" original="E837.-6d0c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="aspect__37"> adjective + aspect </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4815" id="aspect__38"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4814" id="aspect__39" original="E865.-7a6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4813" id="aspect__40"><span class="coll" id="aspect__41" original="E865.-7a6d"> certain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4811" id="aspect__42"><span class="coll" id="aspect__43" original="E865.-7a6c"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-480f" id="aspect__44"><span class="coll" id="aspect__45" original="E865.-7a6b"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-480d" id="aspect__46" original="E837.-6d0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-480c" id="aspect__47"><span class="coll" id="aspect__48" original="E837.-6d09"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-480a" id="aspect__49"><span class="coll" id="aspect__50" original="E837.-6d05"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4808" id="aspect__51" original="E865.-7a6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4807" id="aspect__52"><span class="coll" id="aspect__53" original="E837.-6d08"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4805" id="aspect__54"><span class="coll" id="aspect__55" original="E837.-6d07"> crucial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4803" id="aspect__56"><span class="coll" id="aspect__57" original="E865.-7a69"> essential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4801" id="aspect__58" original="E865.-7a68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4800" id="aspect__59"><span class="coll" id="aspect__60" original="E865.-7a67"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47fe" id="aspect__61" original="E865.-7a66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47fd" id="aspect__62"><span class="coll" id="aspect__63" original="E865.-7a65"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47fb" id="aspect__64" original="E865.-7a64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47fa" id="aspect__65"><span class="coll" id="aspect__66" original="E865.-7a63"> unique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47f8" id="aspect__67" original="E837.-6d04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47f7" id="aspect__68"><span class="coll" id="aspect__69" original="E837.-6d03"> interesting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47f5" id="aspect__70" original="E865.-7a62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47f4" id="aspect__71"><span class="coll" id="aspect__72" original="E865.-7a61"> relevant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47f2" id="aspect__73" original="E865.-7a60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47f1" id="aspect__74"><span class="coll" id="aspect__75" original="E865.-7a5f"> positive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47ef" id="aspect__76" original="E837.-6d02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47ee" id="aspect__77"><span class="coll" id="aspect__78" original="E837.-6d01"> negative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47ec" id="aspect__79" original="E865.-7a5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47eb" id="aspect__80"><span class="coll" id="aspect__81" original="E865.-7a5d"> controversial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47e9" id="aspect__82" original="E865.-7a5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47e8" id="aspect__83"><span class="coll" id="aspect__84" original="E865.-7a5b"> problematic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47e6" id="aspect__85" original="E837.-6d00"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47e5" id="aspect__86" original="E837.-6cff"><span class="x" id="aspect__87" original="E837.-6cfe"> Language is a crucial aspect of culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47e3" id="aspect__88" original="E865.-7a5a"><span class="x" id="aspect__89" original="E865.-7a59"> One negative aspect is the resulting bias in the direction of military and space expenditure. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47e1" id="aspect__90"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47e0" id="aspect__91" original="E865.-7a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47df" id="aspect__92"><span class="coll" id="aspect__93" original="E865.-7a57"> practical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47dd" id="aspect__94" original="E837.-6cfb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47dc" id="aspect__95"><span class="coll" id="aspect__96" original="E837.-6cfa"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47da" id="aspect__97" original="E837.-6cf9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47d9" id="aspect__98"><span class="coll" id="aspect__99" original="E837.-6cf8"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47d7" id="aspect__100" original="E837.-6cf7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47d6" id="aspect__101"><span class="coll" id="aspect__102" original="E837.-6cf6"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47d4" id="aspect__103" original="E837.-6cf5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47d3" id="aspect__104"><span class="coll" id="aspect__105" original="E837.-6cf4"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47d1" id="aspect__106" original="E837.-6cf3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47d0" id="aspect__107"><span class="coll" id="aspect__108" original="E837.-6cf2"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47ce" id="aspect__109" original="E837.-6cf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47cd" id="aspect__110"><span class="coll" id="aspect__111" original="E837.-6cf0"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47cb" id="aspect__112" original="E865.-7a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47ca" id="aspect__113"><span class="coll" id="aspect__114" original="E865.-7a55"> emotional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47c8" id="aspect__115" original="E837.-6cef"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47c7" id="aspect__116" original="E837.-6cee"><span class="x" id="aspect__117" original="E837.-6ced"> A number of technical aspects to the use of radioisotopes also pose problems. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47c5" id="aspect__118" original="E837.-6cea" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="aspect__119"> verb + aspect </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47c3" id="aspect__120"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47c2" id="aspect__121" original="E837.-6ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47c1" id="aspect__122"><span class="coll" id="aspect__123" original="E837.-6ce7"> cover </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47bf" id="aspect__124"><span class="coll" id="aspect__125" original="E865.-7a54"> encompass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47bd" id="aspect__126" original="E865.-7a53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47bc" id="aspect__127"><span class="coll" id="aspect__128" original="E865.-7a52"> incorporate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47ba" id="aspect__129"><span class="coll" id="aspect__130" original="E865.-7a51"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47b8" id="aspect__131" original="E865.-7a50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47b7" id="aspect__132"><span class="coll" id="aspect__133" original="E865.-7a4f"> address </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47b5" id="aspect__134"><span class="coll" id="aspect__135" original="E865.-7a4e"> consider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47b3" id="aspect__136"><span class="coll" id="aspect__137" original="E865.-7a4d"> discuss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47b1" id="aspect__138" original="E837.-6ce3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47b0" id="aspect__139"><span class="coll" id="aspect__140" original="E837.-6ce2"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47ae" id="aspect__141"><span class="coll" id="aspect__142" original="E837.-6ce1"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47ac" id="aspect__143"><span class="coll" id="aspect__144" original="E865.-7a4c"> investigate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47aa" id="aspect__145"><span class="coll" id="aspect__146" original="E865.-7a4b"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47a8" id="aspect__147"><span class="coll" id="aspect__148" original="E865.-7a4a"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47a6" id="aspect__149" original="E865.-7a49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47a5" id="aspect__150"><span class="coll" id="aspect__151" original="E865.-7a48"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47a3" id="aspect__152" original="E865.-7a47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47a2" id="aspect__153"><span class="coll" id="aspect__154" original="E837.-6ce6"> highlight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47a0" id="aspect__155"><span class="coll" id="aspect__156" original="E837.-6ce5"> emphasize </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-479e" id="aspect__157"><span class="coll" id="aspect__158" original="E865.-7a46"> stress </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-479c" id="aspect__159" original="E865.-7a45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-479b" id="aspect__160"><span class="coll" id="aspect__161" original="E865.-7a44"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4799" id="aspect__162" original="E865.-7a43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4798" id="aspect__163"><span class="coll" id="aspect__164" original="E865.-7a42"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4796" id="aspect__165" original="E865.-7a41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4795" id="aspect__166"><span class="coll" id="aspect__167" original="E865.-7a40"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4793" id="aspect__168" original="E865.-7a3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4792" id="aspect__169"><span class="coll" id="aspect__170" original="E865.-7a3e"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4790" id="aspect__171" original="E865.-7a3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-478f" id="aspect__172"><span class="coll" id="aspect__173" original="E865.-7a3c"> illuminate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-478d" id="aspect__174" original="E865.-7a3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-478c" id="aspect__175"><span class="coll" id="aspect__176" original="E865.-7a3a"> ignore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-478a" id="aspect__177"><span class="coll" id="aspect__178" original="E865.-7a39"> neglect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4788" id="aspect__179" original="E837.-6cde"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4787" id="aspect__180" original="E837.-6cdd"><span class="x" id="aspect__181" original="E837.-6cdc"> Helmholtz discussed various aspects of vortex motion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4785" id="aspect__182" original="E865.-7a38"><span class="x" id="aspect__183" original="E865.-7a37"> This research highlighted key aspects of economic and social restructuring in Western society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4783" id="aspect__184" original="E865.-7a36"><span class="x" id="aspect__185" original="E865.-7a35"> This approach seems to ignore the distinctively cultural aspects of human life. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4781" id="aspect__186" original="E391.4e0c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4780" id="aspect__187"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aspect__188" original="E391.4e0e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="aspect__189" original="E391.4e0f"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="aspect__190" original="E865.-7a6f"><span class="exp" id="aspect__191"> aspect </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-477b" id="aspect__192"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="aspect__193" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="aspect__194" original="E391.4e11"> a particular surface or side of an object or a part of the body; the direction in which something faces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4778" id="aspect__195"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4777" id="aspect__196" original="E837.-7010"><span class="x" id="aspect__197" original="E837.-700f"> The muscles on the lateral aspect of the hand were affected. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4775" id="aspect__198" original="E837.-700e"><span class="x" id="aspect__199" original="E837.-700d"> Probes were inserted into the sapwood on the north aspect of each tree. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4773" id="aspect__200" original="E4a5.6169"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4772" id="aspect__201"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aspect__202" original="E4a5.616b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aspect__203" original="E4a5.616c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-476f" id="aspect__204"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="aspect__205" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="aspect__206" original="E4a5.616f"> the form of a verb that shows, for example, whether the action happens once or many times, is completed or is still continuing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-476c" id="aspect__207"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-476b" id="aspect__208" original="E4a5.6170"><span class="x" id="aspect__209" original="E4a5.6171"> Verbs are inflected for tense and aspect. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4769" id="aspect__210" original="E4a5.6172" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://tense1" title="tense1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4768" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.4ee2" id="aspect__211" original="E4a5.6173"><span class="xh" id="aspect__212"> tense </span><span class="xhm" id="aspect__213"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.654c" id="aspect__214" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aspect" title="aspect definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.654d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2d0e" id="aspect__215" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aspect__216"> aspect </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aspiration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4765" id="aspiration" original="E391.4f4e" sum="577"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4764" id="aspiration__1" original="E391.4f4f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4763" id="aspiration__2" original="E391.4f50"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aspiration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4758" id="aspiration__7" original="E391.4f58"><span class="pos" id="aspiration__8" original="E391.4f59"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f46" eid="aspiration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.51bb" geo="br" id="aspiration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspiration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæspəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspiration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspiration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aspiration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.51be" geo="n_am" id="aspiration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspiration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæspəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspiration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspiration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aspiration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4756" id="aspiration__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aspiration__15" original="E391.4f5c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="aspiration__16" original="E391.4f5d"> usually plural </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aspiration__17" original="E391.4f5e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4752" id="aspiration__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4751" id="aspiration__19" original="E391.4f5a"><span class="def" id="aspiration__20" original="E391.4f5f"> a strong desire to achieve a goal such as wealth or success </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-474f" id="aspiration__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-474e" id="aspiration__22" original="E4a8.-4e05"><span class="cf" id="aspiration__23" original="E4a8.-4e06"><span class="exp" id="aspiration__24"> aspiration </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="x" id="aspiration__25" original="E4a8.-4e04"> In luxury markets, the key is to position the brand so that it drives the aspirations of the wealthiest people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-474a" id="aspiration__26" original="E4a8.-4e03"><span class="cf" id="aspiration__27" original="E391.4f61"><span class="exp" id="aspiration__28"> aspiration </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="aspiration__29" original="E4a8.-4e02"> Democracy reflects a human aspiration for freedom. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4746" id="aspiration__30" original="E4a8.-4e01"><span class="cf" id="aspiration__31" original="E391.4f60"><span class="exp" id="aspiration__32"> aspiration </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="aspiration__33" original="E4a8.-4e00"> Adrienne's social capital increased her chances of fulfilling her aspirations to attend college and, ultimately, law school. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.662b" id="aspiration__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aspiration" title="aspiration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.662c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2ed1" id="aspiration__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aspiration__36"> aspiration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aspire
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4742" id="aspire" original="E391.4f84" sum="475"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4741" id="aspire__1" original="E391.4f85"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4740" id="aspire__2" original="E391.4f86"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aspire </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4732" id="aspire__9" original="E391.4f90"><span class="pos" id="aspire__10" original="E391.4f91"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f4d" eid="aspire__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.523e" geo="br" id="aspire__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspire__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aspire__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5241" geo="n_am" id="aspire__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspire__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aspire__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2f9e" id="aspire__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b6b" form="root" id="aspire__17"><span class="vp" id="aspire__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> aspire </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b69" eid="aspire__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b68" geo="br" id="aspire__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspire__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aspire__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b65" geo="n_am" id="aspire__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspire__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aspire__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b62" form="thirdps" id="aspire__24"><span class="vp" id="aspire__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> aspires </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b60" eid="aspire__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b5f" geo="br" id="aspire__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspires__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspires__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aspires__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b5c" geo="n_am" id="aspire__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspires__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspires__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aspires__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b59" form="past" id="aspire__31"><span class="vp" id="aspire__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> aspired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b57" eid="aspire__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b56" geo="br" id="aspire__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aspired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b53" geo="n_am" id="aspire__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aspired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b50" form="pastpart" id="aspire__38"><span class="vp" id="aspire__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> aspired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b4e" eid="aspire__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b4d" geo="br" id="aspire__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aspired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b4a" geo="n_am" id="aspire__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aspired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b47" form="prespart" id="aspire__45"><span class="vp" id="aspire__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> aspiring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b45" eid="aspire__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b44" geo="br" id="aspire__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspiring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspiring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aspiring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b41" geo="n_am" id="aspire__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aspire__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈspaɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asp/aspir/aspiring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asp/aspir/aspiring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aspiring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4702" id="aspire__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="aspire__53" original="E391.4faf"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4700" id="aspire__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46ff" id="aspire__55" original="E391.4fb1"><span class="def" id="aspire__56" original="E391.4fb2"> to have a strong desire to achieve or to become something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46fd" id="aspire__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46fc" id="aspire__58" original="E4a8.-4aed"><span class="cf" id="aspire__59" original="E391.4fb3"><span class="exp" id="aspire__60"> aspire </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="aspire__61" original="E4a8.-4aec"> Those who aspired to the highest cultural status needed to gain a familiarity with Greek literature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46f8" id="aspire__62" original="E4a8.-4aeb"><span class="cf" id="aspire__63" original="E391.4fb4"><span class="exp" id="aspire__64"> aspire </span> to be/do something </span><span class="x" id="aspire__65" original="E4a8.-4aea"> Companies aspiring to meet the challenges of today's rapidly changing markets require a well-conceived strategy. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6681" id="aspire__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aspire" title="aspire definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6682" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.2f1a" id="aspire__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aspire__68"> aspire </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assault
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46f4" hm="1" id="assault1" original="E391.50d1" sum="1208"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46f3" id="assault1__1" original="E391.50d2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46f2" id="assault1__2" original="E391.50d3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assault <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46e7" id="assault1__7" original="E391.50de"><span class="pos" id="assault1__8" original="E391.50df"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f54" eid="assault1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5907" geo="br" id="assault1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assau/assault__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assault__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assault__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.590a" geo="n_am" id="assault1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assau/assault__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assault__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assault__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46e5" id="assault1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46e4" id="assault1__15" original="E391.50e0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46e3" id="assault1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assault1__17" original="E391.50e2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assault1__18" original="E391.50e3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assault1__19" original="E391.50e4"> the crime of attacking somebody physically </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46df" id="assault1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46de" id="assault1__21" original="E81e.-1715"><span class="x" id="assault1__22" original="E81e.-1714"> These women have been victims of sexual assault. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46dc" id="assault1__23" original="E81e.-1711"><span class="cf" id="assault1__24" original="E391.50e5"><span class="exp" id="assault1__25"> assault </span> on/upon/against somebody (by somebody) </span><span class="x" id="assault1__26" original="E81e.-1710"> Police recorded a previous assault on this particular woman by her husband. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="assault1__27" original="E586.-5cf5" un="help"> In law, <span class="eb" id="assault1__28" original="E586.-5cf4"> assault </span> is an act that threatens physical harm to somebody, whether or not actual harm is done: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46d6" id="assault1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46d5" id="assault1__30" original="E586.-5cf3"><span class="x" id="assault1__31" original="E586.-5cf2"> to commit/be charged with assault </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46d3" id="assault1__32" original="E586.-529c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://battery" title="battery (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46d2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1129" id="assault1__33" original="E586.-529b"><span class="xh" id="assault1__34"> battery </span><span class="xs" id="assault1__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46cf" id="assault1__36" original="E391.50e6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46ce" id="assault1__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assault1__38" original="E391.50e8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46cc" id="assault1__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="assault1__40" original="E81e.-170f"> by an army, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="assault1__41" original="E391.50eb"> the act of attacking somebody/something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46c9" id="assault1__42" original="E391.50ec" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attack1" title="attack1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46c8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37c2" id="assault1__43" original="E391.50ed"><span class="xh" id="assault1__44"> attack </span><span class="xhm" id="assault1__45"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46c4" id="assault1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46c3" id="assault1__47" original="E81e.-170e"><span class="x" id="assault1__48" original="E81e.-170d"> The castles had guns pointing out to sea to withstand enemy assaults. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46c1" id="assault1__49" original="E81e.-170c"><span class="cf" id="assault1__50" original="E391.50e9"><span class="exp" id="assault1__51"> assault </span> on/upon/against somebody/something (by somebody) </span><span class="x" id="assault1__52" original="E81e.-170b"> He ordered a massive assault by special forces against them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46bd" id="assault1__53" original="E391.50f4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46bc" id="assault1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assault1__55" original="E391.50f6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="assault1__56" original="E81e.-170a"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assault1__57" original="E81e.-1709"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assault1__58" original="E391.50f7"> an act of criticizing or attacking somebody/something severely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46b7" id="assault1__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46b6" id="assault1__60" original="E81e.-1708"><span class="cf" id="assault1__61" original="E391.50fb"><span class="exp" id="assault1__62"> assault </span> on/upon/against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="assault1__63" original="E81e.-1707"> The administration viewed the speech as an assault on their policies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46b2" id="assault1__64" original="E81e.-1706"><span class="x" id="assault1__65" original="E81e.-1705"> Research assessment has been denounced as an assault on academic freedom. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46b0" id="assault1__66" original="E81e.-1703"><span class="cf" id="assault1__67" original="E81e.-1704"> under <span class="exp" id="assault1__68"> assault </span> (from somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="assault1__69" original="E81e.-1702"> Religious practice was under heavy assault from a number of quarters. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.66a0" id="assault1__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assault_1" title="assault definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.66a1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.30b5" id="assault1__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assault1__72"> assault </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46ac" hm="2" id="assault2" original="E391.50fc" sum="298"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46ab" id="assault2__1" original="E391.50fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46aa" id="assault2__2" original="E391.50fe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assault <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-469d" id="assault2__9" original="E391.5109"><span class="pos" id="assault2__10" original="E391.510a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f5b" eid="assault2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.590d" geo="br" id="assault2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assau/assault__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assault__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assault__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5910" geo="n_am" id="assault2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assau/assault__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assault__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assault__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2f70" id="assault2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b3e" form="root" id="assault2__17"><span class="vp" id="assault2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assault </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b3c" eid="assault2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b3b" geo="br" id="assault2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assau/assault__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assault__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assault__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b38" geo="n_am" id="assault2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assau/assault__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assault__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assault__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b35" form="thirdps" id="assault2__24"><span class="vp" id="assault2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> assaults </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b33" eid="assault2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b32" geo="br" id="assault2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːlts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assau/assaults__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assaults__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assaults__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b2f" geo="n_am" id="assault2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːlts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assau/assaults__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assaults__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assaults__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b2c" form="past" id="assault2__31"><span class="vp" id="assault2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> assaulted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b2a" eid="assault2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b29" geo="br" id="assault2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assau/assaulted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assaulted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assaulted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b26" geo="n_am" id="assault2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assau/assaulted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assaulted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assaulted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b23" form="pastpart" id="assault2__38"><span class="vp" id="assault2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> assaulted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b21" eid="assault2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b20" geo="br" id="assault2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assau/assaulted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assaulted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assaulted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b1d" geo="n_am" id="assault2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assau/assaulted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assaulted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assaulted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b1a" form="prespart" id="assault2__45"><span class="vp" id="assault2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> assaulting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b18" eid="assault2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b17" geo="br" id="assault2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːltɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assau/assaulting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assaulting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assaulting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b14" geo="n_am" id="assault2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assault2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɔːltɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assau/assaulting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assau/assaulting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assaulting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4671" id="assault2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4670" id="assault2__53" original="E391.5127"><span class="cf" id="assault2__54" original="E391.5128"><span class="exp" id="assault2__55"> assault </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="assault2__56" original="E391.5129"> to attack somebody physically </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-466c" id="assault2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-466b" id="assault2__58" original="E81e.-16fe"><span class="x" id="assault2__59" original="E81e.-16fd"> He was convicted of assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.671c" id="assault2__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assault_1" title="assault definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.671d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.30b5" id="assault2__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assault2__62"> assault </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assay
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4669" id="assay" original="E391.514e" sum="282"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4668" id="assay__1" original="E391.514f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4667" id="assay__2" original="E391.5150"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assay </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-465a" id="assay__9" original="E391.515a"><span class="pos" id="assay__10" original="E391.515b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f62" eid="assay__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.59cc" geo="br" id="assay__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assay/assay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.59cf" geo="n_am" id="assay__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assay/assay__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assay__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assay__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4658" id="assay__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="assay__17" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4656" id="assay__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4655" id="assay__19" original="E442.5e0f"><span class="def" id="assay__20" original="E442.5e10"> a procedure for measuring the <a class="ndv" href="entry://biochemical" id="assay__21"> biochemical </a> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://immunological" id="assay__22"> immunological </a> activity of a sample </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4651" id="assay__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4650" id="assay__24" original="E834.-2d37"><span class="x" id="assay__25" original="E834.-2d36"> All the assays were performed in duplicate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-464e" id="assay__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-464d" id="assay__27" original="E391.5162"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-464c" id="assay__28"><span class="dr" id="assay__29" new_ox3000="y" original="E391.5163"> assay </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4649" id="assay__30" original="E391.5164"><span class="pos" id="assay__31" original="E391.5165"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-41dc" eid="assay__32" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.59d2" geo="br" id="assay__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assay/assay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.59d5" geo="n_am" id="assay__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assay/assay__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assay__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assay__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-186" id="assay__37" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b11" form="root" id="assay__38"><span class="vp" id="assay__39"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assay </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b0f" eid="assay__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b0e" geo="br" id="assay__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assay/assay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b0b" geo="n_am" id="assay__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assay/assay__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assay__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assay__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b08" form="thirdps" id="assay__45"><span class="vp" id="assay__46"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> assays </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b06" eid="assay__47" source="ald9" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b05" geo="br" id="assay__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assay/assays__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assays__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assays__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6b02" geo="n_am" id="assay__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assay/assays__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assays__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assays__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aff" form="past" id="assay__52"><span class="vp" id="assay__53"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> assayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6afd" eid="assay__54" source="ald9" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6afc" geo="br" id="assay__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__56"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assay/assayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6af9" geo="n_am" id="assay__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__58"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assay/assayed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assayed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assayed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6af6" form="pastpart" id="assay__59"><span class="vp" id="assay__60"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> assayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6af4" eid="assay__61" source="ald9" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6af3" geo="br" id="assay__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__63"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assay/assayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6af0" geo="n_am" id="assay__64" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__65"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assay/assayed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assayed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assayed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aed" form="prespart" id="assay__66"><span class="vp" id="assay__67"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> assaying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aeb" eid="assay__68" source="ald9" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aea" geo="br" id="assay__69" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__70"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assay/assaying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assaying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assaying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ae7" geo="n_am" id="assay__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assay__72"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈseɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assay/assaying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assay/assaying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assaying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4647" id="assay__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4646" id="assay__74" original="E442.5e15"><span class="cf" id="assay__75" original="E391.5166"><span class="exp"> assay </span> something (for something) </span><span class="x" id="assay__76" original="E442.5e16"> Cell contents were assayed for enzyme activity. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.673b" id="assay__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assay_1" title="assay definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.673c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.145b" id="assay__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assay__79"> assay </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assemblage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4643" id="assemblage" original="E391.5179" sum="391"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4642" id="assemblage__1" original="E391.517a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4641" id="assemblage__2" original="E391.517b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assemblage </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4639" id="assemblage__4" original="E391.5180"><span class="pos" id="assemblage__5" original="E391.5181"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f69" eid="assemblage__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5a5f" geo="br" id="assemblage__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemblage__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsemblɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assem/assemblage__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assemblage__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assemblage__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5a62" geo="n_am" id="assemblage__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemblage__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsemblɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assem/assemblage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assemblage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assemblage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4637" id="assemblage__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="assemblage__12" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4635" id="assemblage__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4634" id="assemblage__14" original="E391.5185"><span class="def" id="assemblage__15" original="E391.5186"> a collection or group of things, animals or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4632" id="assemblage__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4631" id="assemblage__17" original="E834.-2d33"><span class="x" id="assemblage__18" original="E834.-2d32"> Changes in water chemistry can have a profound effect on river species assemblages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-462f" id="assemblage__19" original="E834.-2d30"><span class="cf" id="assemblage__20" original="E834.-2d31"><span class="exp" id="assemblage__21"> assemblage </span> of something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="assemblage__22" original="E834.-2d2f"> The Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland have a rich assemblage of small-scale periglacial landforms. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6760" id="assemblage__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assemblage" title="assemblage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6761" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.319c" id="assemblage__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assemblage__25"> assemblage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assemble
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-462b" id="assemble" original="E391.5187" sum="1028"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-462a" id="assemble__1" original="E391.5188"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4629" id="assemble__2" original="E391.5189"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assemble </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-461c" id="assemble__9" original="E391.5193"><span class="pos" id="assemble__10" original="E391.5194"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f70" eid="assemble__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5a8f" geo="br" id="assemble__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assem/assemble__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assemble__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assemble__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5a92" geo="n_am" id="assemble__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assem/assemble__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assemble__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assemble__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2f42" id="assemble__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ae4" form="root" id="assemble__17"><span class="vp" id="assemble__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assemble </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ae2" eid="assemble__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ae1" geo="br" id="assemble__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assem/assemble__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assemble__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assemble__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ade" geo="n_am" id="assemble__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assem/assemble__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assemble__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assemble__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6adb" form="thirdps" id="assemble__24"><span class="vp" id="assemble__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> assembles </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ad9" eid="assemble__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ad8" geo="br" id="assemble__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsemblz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assem/assembles__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembles__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assembles__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ad5" geo="n_am" id="assemble__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsemblz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assem/assembles__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembles__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assembles__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ad2" form="past" id="assemble__31"><span class="vp" id="assemble__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> assembled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ad0" eid="assemble__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6acf" geo="br" id="assemble__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assem/assembled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assembled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6acc" geo="n_am" id="assemble__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assem/assembled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assembled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ac9" form="pastpart" id="assemble__38"><span class="vp" id="assemble__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> assembled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ac7" eid="assemble__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ac6" geo="br" id="assemble__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assem/assembled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assembled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ac3" geo="n_am" id="assemble__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assem/assembled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assembled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ac0" form="prespart" id="assemble__45"><span class="vp" id="assemble__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> assembling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6abe" eid="assemble__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6abd" geo="br" id="assemble__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsemblɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assem/assembling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assembling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aba" geo="n_am" id="assemble__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assemble__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsemblɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assem/assembling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assembling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45f0" id="assemble__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45ef" id="assemble__53" original="E391.51b1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45ee" id="assemble__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="assemble__55" original="E391.51b3"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="assemble__56" original="E391.51b4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assemble__57" original="E391.51b5"> to come together as a group; to bring people or things together as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45ea" id="assemble__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45e9" id="assemble__59" original="E834.-2d2e"><span class="x" id="assemble__60" original="E834.-2d2d"> The Congress assembles at least once every year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45e7" id="assemble__61" original="E834.-2d2c"><span class="cf" id="assemble__62" original="E391.51b6"><span class="exp" id="assemble__63"> assemble </span> something </span><span class="x" id="assemble__64" original="E834.-2d2b"> They assembled a team of Irish ethnographers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45e3" id="assemble__65" original="E834.-2d2a"><span class="x" id="assemble__66" original="E834.-2d29"> Much can be gained by assembling data from a number of different remote sources. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45e1" id="assemble__67" original="E391.51b7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45e0" id="assemble__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="assemble__69" original="E391.51b9"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assemble__70" original="E391.51bb"> to fit together all the separate parts of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45dd" id="assemble__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45dc" id="assemble__72" original="E834.-2d28"><span class="cf" id="assemble__73" original="E391.51ba"><span class="exp" id="assemble__74"> assemble </span> something (from something) </span><span class="x" id="assemble__75" original="E834.-2d27"> The cars are assembled in the UK largely from Japanese parts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45d8" id="assemble__76" original="E834.-2d25"><span class="cf" id="assemble__77" original="E834.-2d26"><span class="exp" id="assemble__78"> assemble </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="assemble__79" original="E834.-2d24"> The rods are assembled into carefully designed bundles which in turn are fixed in place securely within the reactor. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45d4" id="assemble__80" original="E442.5e27"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45d3" id="assemble__81"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="assemble__82" original="E442.5e29"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assemble__83" original="E442.5e2a"><span class="exp" id="assemble__84"> assemble </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45cf" id="assemble__85"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="assemble__86" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="assemble__87" original="E442.5e2d"> to change instructions that a human can read in an <a class="ndv" href="entry://assembly" id="assemble__88"> assembly </a> language program into a code that a computer can understand and act on </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45cb" id="assemble__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45ca" id="assemble__90" original="E442.5e2e"><span class="x" id="assemble__91" original="E442.5e2f"> The following code is produced by assembling this program. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.67ae" id="assemble__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assemble" title="assemble definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.67af" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.31ad" id="assemble__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assemble__94"> assemble </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assembler
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45c8" id="assembler" original="E391.51bf" sum="514"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45c7" id="assembler__1" original="E391.51c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45c6" id="assembler__2" original="E391.51c1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assembler </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45ba" id="assembler__7" original="E391.51c9"><span class="pos" id="assembler__8" original="E391.51ca"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f77" eid="assembler__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5afb" geo="br" id="assembler__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assembler__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsemblə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assem/assembler__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembler__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assembler__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5afe" geo="n_am" id="assembler__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assembler__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsemblər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assem/assembler__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembler__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assembler__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45b8" id="assembler__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45b7" id="assembler__15" original="E391.51cb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="assembler__16" original="E391.51cc"> a person or company who <a class="ndv" href="entry://assembles" id="assembler__17"> assembles </a> a machine or its parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45b4" id="assembler__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45b3" id="assembler__19" original="E834.-2d23"><span class="x" id="assembler__20" original="E834.-2d22"> Many car assemblers own engine plants but subcontract many other car components. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45b1" id="assembler__21" original="E391.51d0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45b0" id="assembler__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="assembler__23" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="assembler__24" original="E391.51d3"> a program for changing instructions that a human can read into instructions in <a class="ndv" href="entry://numerical" id="assembler__25"> numerical </a> form that a computer can understand and act on </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45ac" id="assembler__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45ab" id="assembler__27" original="E586.-6f53"><span class="x" id="assembler__28" original="E586.-6f52"> This assembler converts the NOP (no operation) instruction to the numeric code 00. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.67e9" id="assembler__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assembler" title="assembler definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.67ea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.31f7" id="assembler__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assembler__31"> assembler </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assembly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45a9" id="assembly" original="E391.51ea" sum="1112"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45a8" id="assembly__1" original="E391.51eb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45a7" id="assembly__2" original="E391.51ec"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assembly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-459c" id="assembly__7" original="E391.51f4"><span class="pos" id="assembly__8" original="E391.51f5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f7e" eid="assembly__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5b2b" geo="br" id="assembly__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assembly__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assem/assembly__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembly__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assembly__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5b2e" geo="n_am" id="assembly__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assembly__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsembli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assem/assembly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assem/assembly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assembly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-459a" id="assembly__14" original="E391.51f6"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4597" form="pl" id="assembly__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="assembly__16" original="E391.51fa"> assemblies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4595" id="assembly__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4594" id="assembly__18" original="E391.51fb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4593" id="assembly__19" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4592" id="assembly__20"><span class="v"><strong> Assembly </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4590" id="assembly__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assembly__23" original="E391.51fe"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assembly__24" original="E391.51ff"> a group of people who have been elected to meet together regularly and make decisions or laws for a particular region or country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-458d" id="assembly__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-458c" id="assembly__26" original="E4a8.-49c6"><span class="x" id="assembly__27" original="E4a8.-49c5"> In December 1955, the constituent assembly was elected for the purpose of drafting a new constitution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-458a" id="assembly__28" original="E834.-2d1d"><span class="x" id="assembly__29" original="E834.-2d1c"> He was briefly speaker of the National Assembly. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4588" id="assembly__30" original="E391.5200"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4587" id="assembly__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assembly__32" original="E391.5202"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assembly__33" original="E391.5203"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assembly__34" original="E391.5204"> the meeting together of a group of people for a particular purpose; a group of people who meet together for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4583" id="assembly__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4582" id="assembly__36" original="E834.-2d1b"><span class="x" id="assembly__37" original="E834.-2d1a"> He complained that the ban was a violation of the right to peaceful assembly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4580" id="assembly__38" original="E834.-2d19"><span class="x" id="assembly__39" original="E834.-2d18"> Fear of popular rebellion culminated in the law of 1595 prohibiting assemblies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-457e" id="assembly__40" original="E391.520a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-457d" id="assembly__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assembly__42" original="E391.520c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assembly__43" original="E4a8.-49c4"><span class="exp" id="assembly__44"> assembly </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="assembly__45" original="E391.520d"> the process of putting together the parts of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4578" id="assembly__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4577" id="assembly__47" original="E834.-2d15"><span class="x" id="assembly__48" original="E834.-2d14"> My research begins with the assembly of all available data. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4575" id="assembly__49" original="E834.-2d13"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4574" id="assembly__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assembly__51" original="E834.-2d11"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assembly__52" original="E4a8.-49c3"><span class="exp" id="assembly__53"> assembly </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="assembly__54" original="E834.-2d10"> a collection or group of things which are connected or held together in some way </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-456f" id="assembly__55" original="E834.-2d0f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assemblage" title="assemblage definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-456e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4643" id="assembly__56" original="E834.-2d0e"><span class="xh" id="assembly__57"> assemblage </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-456c" id="assembly__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-456b" id="assembly__59" original="E4a8.-49c2"><span class="x" id="assembly__60" original="E4a8.-49c1"> A gas is a chaotic assembly of molecules. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6810" id="assembly__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assembly" title="assembly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6811" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3223" id="assembly__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assembly__63"> assembly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4569" id="assert" original="E391.52ac" sum="1373"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4568" id="assert__1" original="E391.52ad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4567" id="assert__2" original="E391.52ae"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assert </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4558" id="assert__9" original="E391.52b8"><span class="pos" id="assert__10" original="E391.52b9"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f85" eid="assert__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5c99" geo="br" id="assert__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/assert__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assert__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assert__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5c9c" geo="n_am" id="assert__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/assert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2f14" id="assert__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ab7" form="root" id="assert__17"><span class="vp" id="assert__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assert </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ab5" eid="assert__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ab4" geo="br" id="assert__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/assert__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assert__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assert__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6ab1" geo="n_am" id="assert__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/assert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aae" form="thirdps" id="assert__24"><span class="vp" id="assert__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> asserts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aac" eid="assert__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aab" geo="br" id="assert__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/asserts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/asserts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asserts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aa8" geo="n_am" id="assert__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/asserts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/asserts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asserts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aa5" form="past" id="assert__31"><span class="vp" id="assert__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> asserted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aa3" eid="assert__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6aa2" geo="br" id="assert__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/asserted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/asserted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asserted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a9f" geo="n_am" id="assert__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/asserted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/asserted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asserted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a9c" form="pastpart" id="assert__38"><span class="vp" id="assert__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> asserted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a9a" eid="assert__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a99" geo="br" id="assert__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/asserted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/asserted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asserted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a96" geo="n_am" id="assert__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/asserted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/asserted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asserted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a93" form="prespart" id="assert__45"><span class="vp" id="assert__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> asserting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a91" eid="assert__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a90" geo="br" id="assert__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/asserting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/asserting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asserting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a8d" geo="n_am" id="assert__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assert__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/asserting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/asserting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asserting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4527" id="assert__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4526" id="assert__53" original="E391.52d6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="assert__54" original="E391.52d7"> to state clearly and firmly that something is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4524" id="assert__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4523" id="assert__56" original="E837.-6611"><span class="cf" id="assert__57" original="E391.52d8"><span class="exp" id="assert__58"> assert </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="assert__59" original="E837.-6610"> The authors assert that consumers differ from country to country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-451f" id="assert__60" original="E837.-660b"><span class="cf" id="assert__61" original="E391.52db"> it is asserted that… </span><span class="x" id="assert__62" original="E837.-660a"> It is often asserted that new technologies will equalize learning opportunities for the rich and poor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-451c" id="assert__63" original="E837.-660f"><span class="cf" id="assert__64" original="E391.52d9"><span class="exp" id="assert__65"> assert </span> something </span><span class="x" id="assert__66" original="E837.-660e"> The beneficial effect of a public presence in the courts has been vigorously asserted by some senior judges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4518" id="assert__67" original="E837.-660d"><span class="cf" id="assert__68" original="E391.52da"> + speech </span><span class="x" id="assert__69" original="E837.-660c"> Furthermore, Clawson asserts, ‘It matters not only what happened, but why it happened.’ </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="argue__257" original="E873.-7bbf" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="argue__258" original="E873.-7bbe"><span class="h1" id="argue__259" original="E873.-7bbd"><ul class="inline" id="argue__260" original="E873.-7bbc"><li class="li" id="argue__261" original="E873.-7bbb"> argue </li><li class="li" id="argue__262" original="E873.-7bba"> assert </li><li class="li" id="argue__263" original="E873.-7bb9"> claim </li><li class="li" id="argue__264" original="E873.-7bb8"> contend </li><li class="li" id="argue__265" original="E873.-7bb7"> maintain <span class="pos" id="argue__266" original="E873.-7bb6"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="argue__267" original="E873.-7bb5"> These words can all be used to report somebody's opinion. </span><ul class="bullet" id="argue__268" original="E873.-7bb4"><li class="li" id="argue__269" original="E873.-7bb3"> to argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__270" original="E873.-7bb2"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__271" original="E873.-7bb1"><span class="eb" id="argue__272" original="E873.-7bb0"> It is </span> argued/​asserted/​claimed/​contended <span class="eb" id="argue__273" original="E873.-7baf"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__274" original="E873.-7bae"><span class="eb" id="argue__275" original="E873.-7bad"> I would </span> argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__276" original="E873.-7bac"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__277" original="E873.-7bab"> to argue/​assert/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__278" original="E873.-7baa"> a proposition/​thesis </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__279" original="E873.-7ba9"> to argue <span class="eb" id="argue__280" original="E873.-7ba8"> against/​for/​in favour of </span> an approach/​a hypothesis </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="argue__281" original="E873.-7ba7"><li class="li" id="argue__282" original="E873.-7ba6"><span class="eb" id="argue__283" original="E873.-7ba5"> Argue </span> suggests that there is evidence to support a position; <span class="eb" id="argue__284" original="E873.-7ba4"> assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__285" original="E873.-7ba3"> claim </span> are often used when no evidence is offered and/​or you are reporting somebody's opinion you do not agree with: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__286"><span class="x-g" id="argue__287" original="E873.-7ba2"><span class="x" id="argue__288" original="E873.-7ba1"> Moore (1994) argues his thesis by examining salient examples. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__289" original="E873.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="argue__290" original="E873.-7b9f"> It is claimed that the division of Hindu society into four castes gave stability to Indian society. However,… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__291" original="E873.-7b9e"><span class="eb" id="argue__292" original="E873.-7b9d"> Maintain </span> is often used to defend an established point of view; <span class="eb" id="argue__293" original="E873.-7b9c"> contend </span> is often used to put forward a position that is new or controversial: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__294"><span class="x-g" id="argue__295" original="E873.-7b9b"><span class="x" id="argue__296" original="E873.-7b9a"> They have consistently maintained that there is no evidence of carcinogenic hazard. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__297" original="E873.-7b99"><span class="x" id="argue__298" original="E873.-7b98"> Some researchers now contend that the cave paintings may be only 15 000 years old. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__299" original="E873.-7b97"><span class="eb" id="argue__300" original="E873.-7b96"> Assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__301" original="E873.-7b95"> contend </span> both report an opinion that is given firmly; <span class="eb" id="argue__302" original="E873.-7b94"> contend </span> implies that some evidence is available: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__303"><span class="x-g" id="argue__304" original="E873.-7b93"><span class="x" id="argue__305" original="E873.-7b92"> Marshall (2004) boldly asserts that public money must flow freely. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__306" original="E873.-7b91"><span class="x" id="argue__307" original="E873.-7b90"> Kupperman (2000) persuasively contends that… </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4515" id="assert__121" original="E391.52df"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="assert__122" original="E391.52e1"> to make other people recognize your right or authority to do something, by behaving firmly and confidently </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4513" id="assert__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4512" id="assert__124" original="E837.-6609"><span class="cf" id="assert__125" original="E391.52e0"><span class="exp" id="assert__126"> assert </span> something </span><span class="x" id="assert__127" original="E837.-6608"> Other republics were asserting their independence and a break-up of the USSR seemed closer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-450e" id="assert__128" original="E837.-6606"><span class="cf" id="assert__129" original="E837.-6607"><span class="exp" id="assert__130"> assert </span> something over somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="assert__131" original="E837.-6605"> The Athenian leaders arrived on the island of Melos to assert their right of conquest over the islanders. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-450a" id="assert__132" original="E391.52dc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="assert__133" original="E391.52dd"><span class="exp" id="assert__134"> assert </span> yourself (as something) </span><span class="def" id="assert__135" original="E391.52de"> to behave in a confident and determined way so that other people pay attention to your opinions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4506" id="assert__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4505" id="assert__137" original="E837.-6604"><span class="x" id="assert__138" original="E837.-6603"> In the film, the gangster's whole life is an effort to assert himself as an individual. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4503" id="assert__139" original="E391.52e2"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="assert__140" original="E391.52e3"><span class="exp" id="assert__141"> assert </span> itself </span><span class="def" id="assert__142" original="E391.52e4"> to start to have an effect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44ff" id="assert__143"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44fe" id="assert__144" original="E837.-6602"><span class="x" id="assert__145" original="E837.-6601"> The original theorists thought the need for regulation would recede as market forces asserted themselves. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6881" id="assert__146" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assert" title="assert definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6882" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3329" id="assert__147" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assert__148"> assert </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assertion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44fc" id="assertion" original="E391.52e5" sum="576"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44fb" id="assertion__1" original="E391.52e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44fa" id="assertion__2" original="E391.52e7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assertion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44ee" id="assertion__7" original="E391.52ef"><span class="pos" id="assertion__8" original="E391.52f0"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f8c" eid="assertion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5d57" geo="br" id="assertion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assertion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/assertion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assertion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assertion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5d5a" geo="n_am" id="assertion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assertion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/assertion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assertion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assertion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44ec" id="assertion__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44eb" id="assertion__15" original="E391.52f1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44ea" id="assertion__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assertion__17" original="E391.52f3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assertion__18" original="E391.52f4"> a statement saying that you strongly believe something to be true </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44e7" id="assertion__19" original="E391.52f5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://claim1" title="claim1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44e6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7770" id="assertion__20" original="E391.52f6"><span class="xh" id="assertion__21"> claim </span><span class="xhm" id="assertion__22"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44e2" id="assertion__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44e1" id="assertion__24" original="E837.-6475"><span class="x" id="assertion__25" original="E837.-6474"> He challenged the appraisal theorists directly, making two key assertions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44df" id="assertion__26" original="E391.52f8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44de" id="assertion__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assertion__28" original="E391.52fa"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assertion__29" original="E391.52fb"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assertion__30" original="E391.52fc"> the act of stating, using or claiming something strongly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44da" id="assertion__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44d9" id="assertion__32" original="E837.-6473"><span class="x" id="assertion__33" original="E837.-6472"> French military assertion slowed at this prospect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44d7" id="assertion__34" original="E837.-6470"><span class="cf" id="assertion__35" original="E837.-6471"><span class="exp" id="assertion__36"> assertion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="assertion__37" original="E837.-646f"> The assertion of cultural identity may be reinforced by increasing political divisions between countries. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.68bf" id="assertion__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assertion" title="assertion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.68c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.337c" id="assertion__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assertion__40"> assertion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assertive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44d3" id="assertive" original="E391.52fd" sum="401"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44d2" id="assertive__1" original="E391.52fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44d1" id="assertive__2" original="E391.52ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assertive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44c8" id="assertive__4" original="E391.5304"><span class="pos" id="assertive__5" original="E391.5305"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f93" eid="assertive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5d9e" geo="br" id="assertive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assertive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/assertive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assertive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assertive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5da1" geo="n_am" id="assertive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assertive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/assertive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assertive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assertive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44c6" id="assertive__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="assertive__12" original="E837.-6422" reg="approv"><span class="prefix"> often </span> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44c4" id="assertive__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44c3" id="assertive__14" original="E391.5306"><span class="def" id="assertive__15" original="E391.5307"> expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44c1" id="assertive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44c0" id="assertive__17" original="E837.-6421"><span class="x" id="assertive__18" original="E837.-6420"> Frustration may lead to aggression or, more positively, to assertive behaviour and personal initiative. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44be" id="assertive__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44bd" id="assertive__20" original="E391.530b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44bc" id="assertive__21"><span class="dr" id="assertive__22" original="E391.530c"> assertively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44b3" id="assertive__23" original="E391.5310"><span class="pos" id="assertive__24" original="E391.5311"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f94" eid="assertive__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5da4" geo="br" id="assertive__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assertive__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːtɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/assertively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assertively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assertively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5da7" geo="n_am" id="assertive__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assertive__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrtɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/assertively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assertively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assertively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44b1" id="assertive__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44b0" id="assertive__31" original="E837.-641f"><span class="x" id="assertive__32" original="E837.-641e"> Geoffrey's assertively British narrative reveals a venomous antipathy to the Saxon invaders. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44ae" id="assertive__33"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44ad" id="assertive__34" original="E391.5312"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44ac" id="assertive__35"><span class="dr" id="assertive__36" original="E391.5313"> assertiveness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44a3" id="assertive__37" original="E391.5317"><span class="pos" id="assertive__38" original="E391.5318"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5f95" eid="assertive__39" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5daa" geo="br" id="assertive__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assertive__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːtɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asser/assertiveness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assertiveness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assertiveness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5dad" geo="n_am" id="assertive__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assertive__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɜːrtɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asser/assertiveness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asser/assertiveness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assertiveness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44a1" id="assertive__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assertive__45" original="E391.531a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-449f" id="assertive__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-449e" id="assertive__47" original="E837.-641d"><span class="cf" id="assertive__48" original="E865.-7a1c"><span class="exp"> assertiveness </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="assertive__49" original="E837.-641c"> This account highlights the assertiveness of Spartan women. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.68e9" id="assertive__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assertive" title="assertive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.68ea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.33a6" id="assertive__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assertive__52"> assertive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assess
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-449b" id="assess" original="E391.531b" sum="1195"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-449a" id="assess__1" original="E391.531c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4499" id="assess__2" original="E391.531d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assess </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-448c" id="assess__9" original="E391.5327"><span class="pos" id="assess__10" original="E391.5328"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fa8" eid="assess__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3430" geo="br" id="assess__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asses/assess__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assess__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assess__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-342d" geo="n_am" id="assess__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asses/assess__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assess__us_2.ogg" href="sound://assess__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2ee6" id="assess__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3184" form="root" id="assess__17"><span class="vp" id="assess__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assess </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3186" eid="assess__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3187" geo="br" id="assess__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asses/assess__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assess__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assess__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.318a" geo="n_am" id="assess__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈses <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asses/assess__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assess__us_2.ogg" href="sound://assess__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.318d" form="thirdps" id="assess__24"><span class="vp" id="assess__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> assesses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.318f" eid="assess__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3190" geo="br" id="assess__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asses/assesses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assesses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assesses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3193" geo="n_am" id="assess__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asses/assesses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assesses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assesses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3196" form="past" id="assess__31"><span class="vp" id="assess__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> assessed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3198" eid="assess__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3199" geo="br" id="assess__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asses/assessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assessed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.319c" geo="n_am" id="assess__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asses/assessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assessed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.319f" form="pastpart" id="assess__38"><span class="vp" id="assess__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> assessed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.31a1" eid="assess__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.31a2" geo="br" id="assess__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asses/assessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assessed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.31a5" geo="n_am" id="assess__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asses/assessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assessed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.31a8" form="prespart" id="assess__45"><span class="vp" id="assess__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> assessing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.31aa" eid="assess__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.31ab" geo="br" id="assess__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asses/assessing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assessing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.31ae" geo="n_am" id="assess__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asses/assessing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assessing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4460" id="assess__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-445f" id="assess__53" original="E391.5345"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="assess__54" original="E391.5346"> to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-445d" id="assess__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-445c" id="assess__56" original="E834.5a5e"><span class="cf" id="assess__57" original="E391.5347"><span class="exp" id="assess__58"> assess </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="assess__59" original="E834.5a5f"> The patient was assessed by a team of two doctors and a social worker. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4458" id="assess__60" original="E834.5a60"><span class="x" id="assess__61" original="E834.5a61"> It is by no means easy to assess the extent to which animals experience pain, distress and suffering. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4456" id="assess__62" original="E834.5a63"><span class="cf" id="assess__63" original="E834.5a62"><span class="exp" id="assess__64"> assess </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="assess__65" original="E834.5a64"> Each month, all mounds were assessed for signs of kangaroo rat activity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4452" id="assess__66" original="E834.5a65"><span class="cf" id="assess__67" original="E391.5348"><span class="exp" id="assess__68"> assess </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="assess__69" original="E834.5a66"> Often parents are quick to assess such anger as just typical sibling rivalry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-444e" id="assess__70" original="E834.5a69"><span class="cf" id="assess__71" original="E391.5349"><span class="exp" id="assess__72"> assess </span> whether/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="assess__73" original="E834.5a6a"> A key part of the auditor's job is to assess whether the internal controls in a business are operating properly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-444a" id="assess__74" original="E834.5a6b"><span class="x" id="assess__75" original="E834.5a6c"> If males can assess how far a female is from being receptive, they can monopolize the female closest to this state. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="select1__82" original="E82b.3245" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="select1__83" original="E82b.3248"><span class="h1" id="select1__84" original="E82b.3249"> Research verbs </span><span class="p" id="select1__85" original="E82b.3246"> These verbs are each used to describe the research process, including its <span class="eb" id="select1__86" original="E8cd.76eb"> aims </span> , <span class="eb" id="select1__87" original="E8cd.76ec"> processes </span> and <span class="eb" id="select1__88" original="E8cd.76ed"> results </span> . Note the use of the passive form ( <span class="ei" id="select1__89" original="E82b.34d7"> were conducted </span> / <span class="ei" id="select1__90" original="E82b.34d8"> were examined </span> ): </span><span class="h1" id="select1__91" original="E848.-6650"><ul class="inline" id="select1__92" original="E82b.3247"><li class="li" id="select1__93" original="E82b.3287"> analyse </li><li class="li" id="select1__94" original="E82b.324a"> assess </li><li class="li" id="select1__95" original="E82b.324b"> categorize </li><li class="li" id="select1__96" original="E82b.324c"> conduct </li><li class="li" id="select1__97" original="E82b.324d"> examine </li><li class="li" id="select1__98" original="E82b.324e"> find </li><li class="li" id="select1__99" original="E82b.3288"> investigate </li><li class="li" id="select1__100" original="E82b.328f"> measure </li><li class="li" id="select1__101" original="E82b.324f"> select </li><li class="li" id="select1__102" original="E82b.3250"> use </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="select1__103" original="E82b.3251"><li class="li" id="select1__104" original="E82b.3289"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__105"><span class="x-g" id="select1__106" original="E82b.328a"><span class="x" id="select1__107" original="E82b.328b"> In this study, we <span class="ebi" id="select1__108" original="E82b.328c"> analyse </span> the mechanism of… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="select1__109" original="E82b.3252"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__110"><span class="x-g" id="select1__111" original="E82b.3253"><span class="x" id="select1__112" original="E82b.3254"> Statistical tests <span class="ebi" id="select1__113" original="E82b.3255"> were conducted </span> to assess group differences. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="select1__114" original="E82b.3256"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__115"><span class="x-g" id="select1__116" original="E82b.3257"><span class="x" id="select1__117" original="E82b.3258"> Data <span class="ebi" id="select1__118" original="E82b.3259"> were examined </span> both within and across practices. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="select1__119" original="E82b.325a"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__120"><span class="x-g" id="select1__121" original="E82b.325b"><span class="x" id="select1__122" original="E82b.325c"> In an Australian study, Barrett (1980) <span class="ebi" id="select1__123" original="E82b.325d"> found </span> that… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="select1__124" original="E82b.325e"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__125"><span class="x-g" id="select1__126" original="E82b.325f"><span class="x" id="select1__127" original="E82b.3260"> In this study, we <span class="ebi" id="select1__128" original="E82b.3261"> use </span> Norwegian register data covering all children born in 2004–2009. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" id="select1__129" original="E83d.-76ca"> For reporting verbs, see the Language Bank at <span class="eb" id="select1__130" original="E83e.-76c0"> report </span><span class="ei" id="select1__131" original="E83e.-76bf"> verb </span> . </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4448" id="assess__126" original="E834.5a76" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assess__127"> assess + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4446" id="assess__128"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4445" id="assess__129" original="E834.5a78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4444" id="assess__130"><span class="coll" id="assess__131" original="E834.5a79"> impact </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4442" id="assess__132"><span class="coll" id="assess__133" original="E834.5a99"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4440" id="assess__134" original="E834.5a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-443f" id="assess__135"><span class="coll" id="assess__136" original="E834.5a7b"> extent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-443d" id="assess__137"><span class="coll" id="assess__138" original="E834.5a91"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-443b" id="assess__139" original="E834.5a82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-443a" id="assess__140"><span class="coll" id="assess__141" original="E834.5a83"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4438" id="assess__142" original="E834.5a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4437" id="assess__143"><span class="coll" id="assess__144" original="E834.5a7d"> effectiveness </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4435" id="assess__145"><span class="coll" id="assess__146" original="E834.5a89"> efficacy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4433" id="assess__147" original="E834.5a86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4432" id="assess__148"><span class="coll" id="assess__149" original="E834.5a87"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4430" id="assess__150" original="E834.5a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-442f" id="assess__151"><span class="coll" id="assess__152" original="E834.5a7f"> validity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-442d" id="assess__153" original="E834.5a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-442c" id="assess__154"><span class="coll" id="assess__155" original="E834.5a81"> severity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-442a" id="assess__156" original="E834.5a84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4429" id="assess__157"><span class="coll" id="assess__158" original="E834.5a85"> reliability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4427" id="assess__159" original="E834.5a8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4426" id="assess__160"><span class="coll" id="assess__161" original="E834.5a8b"> significance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4424" id="assess__162" original="E834.5a8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4423" id="assess__163"><span class="coll" id="assess__164" original="E834.5a8d"> suitability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4421" id="assess__165" original="E834.5a8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4420" id="assess__166"><span class="coll" id="assess__167" original="E834.5a8f"> status </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-441e" id="assess__168" original="E834.5a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-441d" id="assess__169"><span class="coll" id="assess__170" original="E834.5a93"> accuracy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-441b" id="assess__171" original="E834.5a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-441a" id="assess__172"><span class="coll" id="assess__173" original="E834.5a95"> adequacy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4418" id="assess__174" original="E834.5a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4417" id="assess__175"><span class="coll" id="assess__176" original="E834.5a97"> strength </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4415" id="assess__177" original="E834.5a9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4414" id="assess__178"><span class="coll" id="assess__179" original="E834.5a9b"> merit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4412" id="assess__180" original="E834.5a9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4411" id="assess__181"><span class="coll" id="assess__182" original="E834.5a9f"> outcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-440f" id="assess__183" original="E834.5aa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-440e" id="assess__184"><span class="coll" id="assess__185" original="E834.5aa1"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-440c" id="assess__186" original="E834.5a9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-440b" id="assess__187"><span class="coll" id="assess__188" original="E834.5a9d"> patient </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4409" id="assess__189" original="E834.5aa2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4408" id="assess__190" original="E834.5aa3"><span class="x" id="assess__191" original="E834.5aa4"> Respondents were asked to assess the impact this new technology is having on their lives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4406" id="assess__192" original="E834.5aa5"><span class="x" id="assess__193" original="E834.5aa6"> Once markets are identified, assessing customers' needs is particularly important. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4404" id="assess__194"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4403" id="assess__195" original="E834.5aa9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4402" id="assess__196"><span class="coll" id="assess__197" original="E834.5aaa"> claim </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4400" id="assess__198" original="E834.5aab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43ff" id="assess__199"><span class="coll" id="assess__200" original="E834.5aac"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43fd" id="assess__201" original="E834.5aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43fc" id="assess__202"><span class="coll" id="assess__203" original="E834.5aae"> damage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43fa" id="assess__204"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43f9" id="assess__205" original="E834.5ab0"><span class="x" id="assess__206" original="E834.5ab1"> There are particular difficulties in assessing this asylum claim. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43f7" id="assess__207" original="E834.5ab2"><span class="x" id="assess__208" original="E834.5ab3"> It is not enough to measure the total concentration of metal in a water sample in order to assess the risk of creating a toxic effect. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43f5" id="assess__209" original="E834.5abd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assess__210"> adverb + assess |assess + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43f3" id="assess__211"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43f2" id="assess__212" original="E834.5abf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43f1" id="assess__213"><span class="coll" id="assess__214" original="E834.5ac0"> critically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43ef" id="assess__215" original="E834.5ac1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43ee" id="assess__216"><span class="coll" id="assess__217" original="E834.5ac2"> objectively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43ec" id="assess__218" original="E834.5ac3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43eb" id="assess__219"><span class="coll" id="assess__220" original="E834.5ac4"> subjectively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43e9" id="assess__221" original="E834.5ac7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43e8" id="assess__222"><span class="coll" id="assess__223" original="E834.5ac8"> quantitatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43e6" id="assess__224" original="E442.5e5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43e5" id="assess__225"><span class="coll" id="assess__226" original="E442.5e5f"> formally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43e3" id="assess__227" original="E834.5ac9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43e2" id="assess__228"><span class="coll" id="assess__229" original="E834.5aca"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43e0" id="assess__230" original="E834.5acb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43df" id="assess__231"><span class="coll" id="assess__232" original="E834.5acc"> systematically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43dd" id="assess__233" original="E834.5acd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43dc" id="assess__234"><span class="coll" id="assess__235" original="E834.5ace"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43da" id="assess__236" original="E834.5acf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43d9" id="assess__237"><span class="coll" id="assess__238" original="E834.5ad0"> adequately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43d7" id="assess__239" original="E834.5ad3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43d6" id="assess__240"><span class="coll" id="assess__241" original="E834.5ad4"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43d4" id="assess__242" original="E834.5ad5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43d3" id="assess__243"><span class="coll" id="assess__244" original="E834.5ad6"> regularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43d1" id="assess__245" original="E834.5ad1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43d0" id="assess__246"><span class="coll" id="assess__247" original="E834.5ad2"> clinically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43ce" id="assess__248" original="E834.5adb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43cd" id="assess__249" original="E834.5adc"><span class="x" id="assess__250" original="E834.5add"> The company must carefully and objectively assess what its brand really means. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43cb" id="assess__251" original="E834.5ade"><span class="x" id="assess__252" original="E834.5adf"> It was not possible to assess the proportion of true malaria cases independently among all the fever episodes. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43c9" id="assess__253"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43c8" id="assess__254" original="E834.5ae2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43c7" id="assess__255"><span class="coll" id="assess__256" original="E834.5ae3"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43c5" id="assess__257"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43c4" id="assess__258" original="E834.5ae5"><span class="x" id="assess__259" original="E834.5ae6"> Images should be viewed in date order to accurately assess changes over time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43c2" id="assess__260" original="E391.534a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="assess__261" original="E391.534b"> to calculate the amount or value of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43c0" id="assess__262" original="E391.534c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://estimate1" title="estimate1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43bf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.6217" id="assess__263" original="E391.534d"><span class="xh" id="assess__264"> estimate </span><span class="xhm" id="assess__265"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43bc" id="assess__266"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43bb" id="assess__267" original="E834.5a6d"><span class="cf" id="assess__268" original="E391.534f"><span class="exp" id="assess__269"> assess </span> something </span><span class="x" id="assess__270" original="E834.5a6e"> The objective of this review was to assess the cost-effectiveness of the different screening methods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43b7" id="assess__271" original="E834.5a71"><span class="cf" id="assess__272" original="E391.5350"><span class="exp" id="assess__273"> assess </span> something at something </span><span class="x" id="assess__274" original="E834.5a72"> Costs were assessed at just under $5 000. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43b3" id="assess__275" original="E834.5aa8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assess__276"> assess + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43b1" id="assess__277"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43b0" id="assess__278" original="E834.5aa9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43af" id="assess__279"><span class="coll" id="assess__280" original="E834.5aaa"> claim </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43ad" id="assess__281" original="E834.5aab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43ac" id="assess__282"><span class="coll" id="assess__283" original="E834.5aac"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43aa" id="assess__284" original="E834.5aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43a9" id="assess__285"><span class="coll" id="assess__286" original="E834.5aae"> damage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43a7" id="assess__287"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43a6" id="assess__288" original="E834.5c0a"><span class="x" id="assess__289" original="E834.5c0b"> Any actual diminution of a claimant's loss should be brought into account in assessing his claim for damages. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43a4" id="assess__290" original="E834.5ab4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assess__291"> assess + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43a2" id="assess__292"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43a1" id="assess__293" original="E834.5ab6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43a0" id="assess__294"><span class="coll" id="assess__295" original="E834.5ab7"> damages </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-439e" id="assess__296" original="E834.5ab8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-439d" id="assess__297" original="E834.5ab9"><span class="x" id="assess__298" original="E834.5aba"> The damages were assessed as his loss of earnings. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-439b" id="assess__299" original="E834.5ae1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assess__300"> adverb + assess |assess + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4399" id="assess__301"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4398" id="assess__302" original="E834.5ae2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4397" id="assess__303"><span class="coll" id="assess__304" original="E834.5ae3"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4395" id="assess__305"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4394" id="assess__306" original="E834.5ae7"><span class="x" id="assess__307" original="E834.5ae8"> Financial institutions are unable to accurately assess the risk of lending to small firms. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4392" id="assess__308"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4391" id="assess__309" original="E391.5351"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4390" id="assess__310"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" corpus_freq="453" id="assess__311" original="E391.5352"> assessable </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4388" id="assess__312" original="E391.5356"><span class="pos" id="assess__313" original="E391.5357"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fa9" eid="assess__314" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5e54" geo="br" id="assess__315" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__316"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ase/asess/asessable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ase/asess/asessable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asessable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5e57" geo="n_am" id="assess__317" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assess__318"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asses/assessable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assessable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4386" id="assess__319"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4385" id="assess__320" original="E87a.4643"><span class="x" id="assess__321" original="E87a.4644"> Risk indicators may take many forms and the number of assessable criteria could be large. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5686" id="assess__322" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="assess__323"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5688" id="assess__324" original="E834.5a74"><span class="shcut" id="assess__325" original="E834.5a75"> assess + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.568a" id="assess__326" original="E834.5a76"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.568b" id="assess__327" original="E834.5a78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.568c" id="assess__328" original="E834.5a79"><span class="coll" id="assess__329"> impact </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.568e" id="assess__330" original="E834.5a99"><span class="coll" id="assess__331"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5690" id="assess__332" original="E834.5a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5691" id="assess__333" original="E834.5a7b"><span class="coll" id="assess__334"> extent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5693" id="assess__335" original="E834.5a91"><span class="coll" id="assess__336"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5695" id="assess__337" original="E834.5a82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5696" id="assess__338" original="E834.5a83"><span class="coll" id="assess__339"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5698" id="assess__340" original="E834.5a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5699" id="assess__341" original="E834.5a7d"><span class="coll" id="assess__342"> effectiveness </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.569b" id="assess__343" original="E834.5a89"><span class="coll" id="assess__344"> efficacy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.569d" id="assess__345" original="E834.5a86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.569e" id="assess__346" original="E834.5a87"><span class="coll" id="assess__347"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56a0" id="assess__348" original="E834.5a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56a1" id="assess__349" original="E834.5a7f"><span class="coll" id="assess__350"> validity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56a3" id="assess__351" original="E834.5a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56a4" id="assess__352" original="E834.5a81"><span class="coll" id="assess__353"> severity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56a6" id="assess__354" original="E834.5a84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56a7" id="assess__355" original="E834.5a85"><span class="coll" id="assess__356"> reliability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56a9" id="assess__357" original="E834.5a8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56aa" id="assess__358" original="E834.5a8b"><span class="coll" id="assess__359"> significance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56ac" id="assess__360" original="E834.5a8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56ad" id="assess__361" original="E834.5a8d"><span class="coll" id="assess__362"> suitability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56af" id="assess__363" original="E834.5a8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56b0" id="assess__364" original="E834.5a8f"><span class="coll" id="assess__365"> status </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56b2" id="assess__366" original="E834.5a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56b3" id="assess__367" original="E834.5a93"><span class="coll" id="assess__368"> accuracy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56b5" id="assess__369" original="E834.5a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56b6" id="assess__370" original="E834.5a95"><span class="coll" id="assess__371"> adequacy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56b8" id="assess__372" original="E834.5a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56b9" id="assess__373" original="E834.5a97"><span class="coll" id="assess__374"> strength </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56bb" id="assess__375" original="E834.5a9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56bc" id="assess__376" original="E834.5a9b"><span class="coll" id="assess__377"> merit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56be" id="assess__378" original="E834.5a9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56bf" id="assess__379" original="E834.5a9f"><span class="coll" id="assess__380"> outcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56c1" id="assess__381" original="E834.5aa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56c2" id="assess__382" original="E834.5aa1"><span class="coll" id="assess__383"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56c4" id="assess__384" original="E834.5a9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56c5" id="assess__385" original="E834.5a9d"><span class="coll" id="assess__386"> patient </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56c7" id="assess__387" original="E834.5aa2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56c8" id="assess__388" original="E834.5aa3"><span class="x" id="assess__389" original="E834.5aa4"> Respondents were asked to assess the impact this new technology is having on their lives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56ca" id="assess__390" original="E834.5aa5"><span class="x" id="assess__391" original="E834.5aa6"> Once markets are identified, assessing customers' needs is particularly important. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56cc" id="assess__392" original="E834.5aa7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56cd" id="assess__393" original="E834.5aa9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56ce" id="assess__394" original="E834.5aaa"><span class="coll" id="assess__395"> claim </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56d0" id="assess__396" original="E834.5aab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56d1" id="assess__397" original="E834.5aac"><span class="coll" id="assess__398"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56d3" id="assess__399" original="E834.5aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56d4" id="assess__400" original="E834.5aae"><span class="coll" id="assess__401"> damage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56d6" id="assess__402" original="E834.5aaf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56d7" id="assess__403" original="E834.5ab0"><span class="x" id="assess__404" original="E834.5ab1"> There are particular difficulties in assessing this asylum claim. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56d9" id="assess__405" original="E834.5c0a"><span class="x" id="assess__406" original="E834.5c0b"> Any actual diminution of a claimant's loss should be brought into account in assessing his claim for damages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56db" id="assess__407" original="E834.5ab2"><span class="x" id="assess__408" original="E834.5ab3"> It is not enough to measure the total concentration of metal in a water sample in order to assess the risk of creating a toxic effect. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56dd" id="assess__409" original="E834.5ab4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56de" id="assess__410" original="E834.5ab6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56df" id="assess__411" original="E834.5ab7"><span class="coll" id="assess__412"> damages </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56e1" id="assess__413" original="E834.5ab8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56e2" id="assess__414" original="E834.5ab9"><span class="x" id="assess__415" original="E834.5aba"> The damages were assessed as his loss of earnings. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56e4" id="assess__416" original="E834.5abb"><span class="shcut" id="assess__417" original="E834.5abc"> adverb + assess |assess + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56e6" id="assess__418" original="E834.5abd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56e7" id="assess__419" original="E834.5abf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56e8" id="assess__420" original="E834.5ac0"><span class="coll" id="assess__421"> critically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56ea" id="assess__422" original="E834.5ac1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56eb" id="assess__423" original="E834.5ac2"><span class="coll" id="assess__424"> objectively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56ed" id="assess__425" original="E834.5ac3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56ee" id="assess__426" original="E834.5ac4"><span class="coll" id="assess__427"> subjectively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56f0" id="assess__428" original="E834.5ac7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56f1" id="assess__429" original="E834.5ac8"><span class="coll" id="assess__430"> quantitatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56f3" id="assess__431" original="E442.5e5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56f4" id="assess__432" original="E442.5e5f"><span class="coll" id="assess__433"> formally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56f6" id="assess__434" original="E834.5ac9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56f7" id="assess__435" original="E834.5aca"><span class="coll" id="assess__436"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56f9" id="assess__437" original="E834.5acb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56fa" id="assess__438" original="E834.5acc"><span class="coll" id="assess__439"> systematically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56fc" id="assess__440" original="E834.5acd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56fd" id="assess__441" original="E834.5ace"><span class="coll" id="assess__442"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.56ff" id="assess__443" original="E834.5acf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5700" id="assess__444" original="E834.5ad0"><span class="coll" id="assess__445"> adequately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5702" id="assess__446" original="E834.5ad3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5703" id="assess__447" original="E834.5ad4"><span class="coll" id="assess__448"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5705" id="assess__449" original="E834.5ad5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5706" id="assess__450" original="E834.5ad6"><span class="coll" id="assess__451"> regularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5708" id="assess__452" original="E834.5ad1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5709" id="assess__453" original="E834.5ad2"><span class="coll" id="assess__454"> clinically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.570b" id="assess__455" original="E834.5adb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.570c" id="assess__456" original="E834.5adc"><span class="x" id="assess__457" original="E834.5add"> The company must carefully and objectively assess what its brand really means. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.570e" id="assess__458" original="E834.5ade"><span class="x" id="assess__459" original="E834.5adf"> It was not possible to assess the proportion of true malaria cases independently among all the fever episodes. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5710" id="assess__460" original="E834.5ae0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5711" id="assess__461" original="E834.5ae2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5712" id="assess__462" original="E834.5ae3"><span class="coll" id="assess__463"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5714" id="assess__464" original="E834.5ae4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5715" id="assess__465" original="E834.5ae5"><span class="x" id="assess__466" original="E834.5ae6"> Images should be viewed in date order to accurately assess changes over time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5717" id="assess__467" original="E834.5ae7"><span class="x" id="assess__468" original="E834.5ae8"> Financial institutions are unable to accurately assess the risk of lending to small firms. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6956" id="assess__469" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assess" title="assess definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6957" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.33d3" id="assess__470" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assess__471"> assess </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4383" id="assessment" original="E391.5358" sum="989"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4382" id="assessment__1" original="E391.5359"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4381" id="assessment__2" original="E391.535a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assessment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4376" id="assessment__7" original="E391.5362"><span class="pos" id="assessment__8" original="E391.5363"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fb6" eid="assessment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5ef9" geo="br" id="assessment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assessment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asses/assessment__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessment__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assessment__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5efc" geo="n_am" id="assessment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assessment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asses/assessment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assessment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4374" id="assessment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4373" id="assessment__15" original="E391.536b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4372" id="assessment__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assessment__17" original="E391.536d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assessment__18" original="E834.62d3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assessment__19" original="E391.536e"> the act of judging or forming an opinion about somebody/something; an occasion when this is done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-436e" id="assessment__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-436d" id="assessment__21" original="E834.62d4"><span class="x" id="assessment__22" original="E834.62d5"> Risk assessment early in pregnancy is vital to ensure high-risk women are identified. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-436b" id="assessment__23" original="E834.62d8"><span class="x" id="assessment__24" original="E834.62d9"> An environmental impact assessment must be conducted prior to the implementation of a project. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4369" id="assessment__25" original="E442.5e9c"><span class="cf" id="assessment__26" original="E442.5e9b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="assessment__27" original="E442.5e9d"> A variety of assessment tools are currently used to measure a range of behaviours. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4366" id="assessment__28" original="E4a5.565c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://risk-assessment" title="risk assessment definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4365" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.e78" id="assessment__29" original="E4a5.565d"><span class="xh" id="assessment__30"> risk assessment </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://self-assessment" title="self-assessment definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4363" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4bea" id="assessment__31" original="E4a5.577e"><span class="xh" id="assessment__32"> self-assessment </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4361" id="assessment__33" original="E834.62e6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__34"> adjective + assessment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-435f" id="assessment__35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-435e" id="assessment__36" original="E834.62e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-435d" id="assessment__37"><span class="coll" id="assessment__38" original="E834.62ea"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-435b" id="assessment__39"><span class="coll" id="assessment__40" original="E834.62eb"> thorough </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4359" id="assessment__41"><span class="coll" id="assessment__42" original="E834.62ec"> full </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4357" id="assessment__43" original="E834.62ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4356" id="assessment__44"><span class="coll" id="assessment__45" original="E834.62ee"> initial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4354" id="assessment__46"><span class="coll" id="assessment__47" original="E834.62ef"> preliminary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4352" id="assessment__48" original="E834.62f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4351" id="assessment__49"><span class="coll" id="assessment__50" original="E834.62f1"> objective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-434f" id="assessment__51" original="E834.62fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-434e" id="assessment__52"><span class="coll" id="assessment__53" original="E834.62fd"> subjective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-434c" id="assessment__54" original="E834.62f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-434b" id="assessment__55"><span class="coll" id="assessment__56" original="E834.62f3"> careful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4349" id="assessment__57" original="E834.62f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4348" id="assessment__58"><span class="coll" id="assessment__59" original="E834.62f5"> accurate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4346" id="assessment__60" original="E834.62f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4345" id="assessment__61"><span class="coll" id="assessment__62" original="E834.62f7"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4343" id="assessment__63" original="E834.62fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4342" id="assessment__64"><span class="coll" id="assessment__65" original="E834.62ff"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4340" id="assessment__66" original="E834.6300"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-433f" id="assessment__67"><span class="coll" id="assessment__68" original="E834.6301"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-433d" id="assessment__69" original="E834.6302"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-433c" id="assessment__70"><span class="coll" id="assessment__71" original="E834.6303"> formal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-433a" id="assessment__72" original="E834.62f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4339" id="assessment__73"><span class="coll" id="assessment__74" original="E834.62f9"> external </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4337" id="assessment__75" original="E834.62fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4336" id="assessment__76"><span class="coll" id="assessment__77" original="E834.62fb"> specialist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4334" id="assessment__78" original="E834.6304"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4333" id="assessment__79"><span class="coll" id="assessment__80" original="E834.6305"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4331" id="assessment__81" original="E834.62e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4330" id="assessment__82"><span class="coll" id="assessment__83" original="E834.62e8"> clinical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-432e" id="assessment__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-432d" id="assessment__85" original="E834.6307"><span class="x" id="assessment__86" original="E834.6308"> The decision for transfusion will be based on clinical assessment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-432b" id="assessment__87" original="E834.630b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__88"> adjective + assessment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4329" id="assessment__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4328" id="assessment__90" original="E834.6311"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4327" id="assessment__91"><span class="coll" id="assessment__92" original="E834.6312"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4325" id="assessment__93" original="E834.630f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4324" id="assessment__94"><span class="coll" id="assessment__95" original="E834.6310"> behavioural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4322" id="assessment__96" original="E834.630d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4321" id="assessment__97"><span class="coll" id="assessment__98" original="E834.630e"> psychological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-431f" id="assessment__99" original="E834.6313"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-431e" id="assessment__100"><span class="coll" id="assessment__101" original="E834.6314"> psychiatric </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-431c" id="assessment__102" original="E834.6315"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-431b" id="assessment__103" original="E834.6316"><span class="x" id="assessment__104" original="E834.6317"> Legally, the plan must include an environmental assessment of the mining operations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4319" id="assessment__105" original="E834.631a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__106"> noun + assessment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4317" id="assessment__107"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4316" id="assessment__108" original="E834.6322"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4315" id="assessment__109"><span class="coll" id="assessment__110" original="E834.6323"> peer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4313" id="assessment__111" original="E834.631e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4312" id="assessment__112"><span class="coll" id="assessment__113" original="E834.631f"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4310" id="assessment__114" original="E834.6320"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-430f" id="assessment__115"><span class="coll" id="assessment__116" original="E834.6321"> impact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-430d" id="assessment__117" original="E834.6324"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-430c" id="assessment__118"><span class="coll" id="assessment__119" original="E834.6325"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-430a" id="assessment__120" original="E834.631c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4309" id="assessment__121"><span class="coll" id="assessment__122" original="E834.631d"> personality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4307" id="assessment__123" original="E834.6326"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4306" id="assessment__124"><span class="coll" id="assessment__125" original="E834.6327"> patient </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4304" id="assessment__126" original="E834.6328"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4303" id="assessment__127" original="E834.6329"><span class="x" id="assessment__128" original="E834.632a"> All of the students perceived peer assessment positively. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4301" id="assessment__129" original="E834.632b"><span class="x" id="assessment__130" original="E834.632c"> How should quality assessment be undertaken in a laboratory performing allergy tests? </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42ff" id="assessment__131" original="E834.632f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__132"> verb + assessment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42fd" id="assessment__133"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42fc" id="assessment__134" original="E834.6331"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42fb" id="assessment__135"><span class="coll" id="assessment__136" original="E834.6332"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42f9" id="assessment__137"><span class="coll" id="assessment__138" original="E834.6334"> conduct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42f7" id="assessment__139"><span class="coll" id="assessment__140" original="E834.633a"> perform </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42f5" id="assessment__141"><span class="coll" id="assessment__142" original="E834.6340"> carry out </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42f3" id="assessment__143" original="E834.6335"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42f2" id="assessment__144"><span class="coll" id="assessment__145" original="E834.6336"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42f0" id="assessment__146" original="E834.6337"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42ef" id="assessment__147"><span class="coll" id="assessment__148" original="E834.6338"> undergo </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42ed" id="assessment__149" original="E834.633b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42ec" id="assessment__150"><span class="coll" id="assessment__151" original="E834.633c"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42ea" id="assessment__152" original="E834.633d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42e9" id="assessment__153"><span class="coll" id="assessment__154" original="E834.633e"> warrant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42e7" id="assessment__155" original="E834.6341"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42e6" id="assessment__156" original="E834.6342"><span class="x" id="assessment__157" original="E834.6343"> The reviewing court undertook a thorough assessment of the Commission's decision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42e4" id="assessment__158" original="E834.6344"><span class="x" id="assessment__159" original="E834.6345"> These climatic reconstructions require the precise age assessment of each tree ring. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42e2" id="assessment__160" original="E834.6353" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__161"> assessment + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42e0" id="assessment__162"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42df" id="assessment__163" original="E834.6355"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42de" id="assessment__164"><span class="coll" id="assessment__165" original="E834.6356"> tool </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42dc" id="assessment__166"><span class="coll" id="assessment__167" original="E834.6357"> instrument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42da" id="assessment__168" original="E834.6358"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42d9" id="assessment__169"><span class="coll" id="assessment__170" original="E834.6359"> procedure </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42d7" id="assessment__171"><span class="coll" id="assessment__172" original="E834.635a"> methodology </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42d5" id="assessment__173"><span class="coll" id="assessment__174" original="E834.635b"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42d3" id="assessment__175"><span class="coll" id="assessment__176" original="E834.635c"> protocol </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42d1" id="assessment__177"><span class="coll" id="assessment__178" original="E834.635d"> technique </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42cf" id="assessment__179"><span class="coll" id="assessment__180" original="E834.635e"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42cd" id="assessment__181" original="E834.635f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42cc" id="assessment__182"><span class="coll" id="assessment__183" original="E834.6360"> session </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42ca" id="assessment__184" original="E834.6361"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42c9" id="assessment__185"><span class="coll" id="assessment__186" original="E834.6362"> criterion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42c7" id="assessment__187" original="E834.6363"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42c6" id="assessment__188"><span class="coll" id="assessment__189" original="E834.6364"> exercise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42c4" id="assessment__190" original="E834.6365"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42c3" id="assessment__191"><span class="coll" id="assessment__192" original="E834.6366"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42c1" id="assessment__193" original="E834.6367"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42c0" id="assessment__194"><span class="coll" id="assessment__195" original="E834.6368"> interview </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42be" id="assessment__196" original="E834.6369"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42bd" id="assessment__197" original="E834.636c"><span class="x" id="assessment__198" original="E834.636d"> Interviewing generally uses fewer resources than do some other popular assessment methods. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42bb" id="assessment__199" original="E391.5364"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42ba" id="assessment__200"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assessment__201" original="E391.5366"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assessment__202" original="E391.5367"> an opinion or a judgement about somebody/something that has been thought about very carefully </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42b7" id="assessment__203" original="E391.5368" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42b6" id="assessment__204" original="E391.5369"><span class="xh" id="assessment__205" original="E81e.3894"> evaluation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42b4" id="assessment__206"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42b3" id="assessment__207" original="E834.62da"><span class="x" id="assessment__208" original="E834.62db"> She was probably correct in her assessment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42b1" id="assessment__209" original="E834.62dd"><span class="cf" id="assessment__210" original="E834.62dc"><span class="exp" id="assessment__211"> assessment </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="assessment__212" original="E834.62de"> Consumer acceptance depends on their assessment of the brand's intrinsic features. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42ad" id="assessment__213" original="E834.62e0"><span class="cf" id="assessment__214" original="E834.62df"><span class="exp" id="assessment__215"> assessment </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="assessment__216" original="E834.62e1"> Their assessment that future increases in lifespan are all but impossible is overly pessimistic. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42a9" id="assessment__217" original="E834.62e6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__218"> adjective + assessment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42a7" id="assessment__219"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42a6" id="assessment__220" original="E834.62e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42a5" id="assessment__221"><span class="coll" id="assessment__222" original="E834.62ea"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42a3" id="assessment__223"><span class="coll" id="assessment__224" original="E834.62eb"> thorough </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42a1" id="assessment__225"><span class="coll" id="assessment__226" original="E834.62ec"> full </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-429f" id="assessment__227" original="E834.62ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-429e" id="assessment__228"><span class="coll" id="assessment__229" original="E834.62ee"> initial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-429c" id="assessment__230"><span class="coll" id="assessment__231" original="E834.62ef"> preliminary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-429a" id="assessment__232" original="E834.62f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4299" id="assessment__233"><span class="coll" id="assessment__234" original="E834.62f1"> objective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4297" id="assessment__235" original="E834.62fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4296" id="assessment__236"><span class="coll" id="assessment__237" original="E834.62fd"> subjective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4294" id="assessment__238" original="E834.62f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4293" id="assessment__239"><span class="coll" id="assessment__240" original="E834.62f3"> careful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4291" id="assessment__241" original="E834.62f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4290" id="assessment__242"><span class="coll" id="assessment__243" original="E834.62f5"> accurate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-428e" id="assessment__244" original="E834.62f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-428d" id="assessment__245"><span class="coll" id="assessment__246" original="E834.62f7"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-428b" id="assessment__247" original="E834.62fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-428a" id="assessment__248"><span class="coll" id="assessment__249" original="E834.62ff"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4288" id="assessment__250" original="E834.6300"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4287" id="assessment__251"><span class="coll" id="assessment__252" original="E834.6301"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4285" id="assessment__253" original="E834.6302"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4284" id="assessment__254"><span class="coll" id="assessment__255" original="E834.6303"> formal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4282" id="assessment__256" original="E834.62f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4281" id="assessment__257"><span class="coll" id="assessment__258" original="E834.62f9"> external </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-427f" id="assessment__259" original="E834.62fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-427e" id="assessment__260"><span class="coll" id="assessment__261" original="E834.62fb"> specialist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-427c" id="assessment__262" original="E834.6304"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-427b" id="assessment__263"><span class="coll" id="assessment__264" original="E834.6305"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4279" id="assessment__265" original="E834.62e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4278" id="assessment__266"><span class="coll" id="assessment__267" original="E834.62e8"> clinical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4276" id="assessment__268"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4275" id="assessment__269" original="E834.6309"><span class="x" id="assessment__270" original="E834.630a"> Although Fairlie's judgement is harsh, it remains an essentially accurate assessment of Kennedy's first two years in office. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4273" id="assessment__271" original="E834.6346" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__272"> verb + assessment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4271" id="assessment__273"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4270" id="assessment__274" original="E834.6348"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-426f" id="assessment__275"><span class="coll" id="assessment__276" original="E834.6349"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-426d" id="assessment__277" original="E834.634a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-426c" id="assessment__278"><span class="coll" id="assessment__279" original="E834.634b"> offer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-426a" id="assessment__280" original="E834.634c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4269" id="assessment__281"><span class="coll" id="assessment__282" original="E834.634d"> inform </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4267" id="assessment__283" original="E834.634e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4266" id="assessment__284" original="E834.634f"><span class="x" id="assessment__285" original="E834.6350"> This paper provides an assessment of the role of the Internet within marketing strategy. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5719" id="assessment__286" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="assessment__287"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.571b" id="assessment__288" original="E834.62e3"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__289" original="E834.62e4"> adjective + assessment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.571d" id="assessment__290" original="E834.62e5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.571e" id="assessment__291" original="E834.62e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.571f" id="assessment__292" original="E834.62ea"><span class="coll" id="assessment__293"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5721" id="assessment__294" original="E834.62eb"><span class="coll" id="assessment__295"> thorough </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5723" id="assessment__296" original="E834.62ec"><span class="coll" id="assessment__297"> full </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5725" id="assessment__298" original="E834.62ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5726" id="assessment__299" original="E834.62ee"><span class="coll" id="assessment__300"> initial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5728" id="assessment__301" original="E834.62ef"><span class="coll" id="assessment__302"> preliminary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.572a" id="assessment__303" original="E834.62f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.572b" id="assessment__304" original="E834.62f1"><span class="coll" id="assessment__305"> objective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.572d" id="assessment__306" original="E834.62fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.572e" id="assessment__307" original="E834.62fd"><span class="coll" id="assessment__308"> subjective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5730" id="assessment__309" original="E834.62f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5731" id="assessment__310" original="E834.62f3"><span class="coll" id="assessment__311"> careful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5733" id="assessment__312" original="E834.62f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5734" id="assessment__313" original="E834.62f5"><span class="coll" id="assessment__314"> accurate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5736" id="assessment__315" original="E834.62f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5737" id="assessment__316" original="E834.62f7"><span class="coll" id="assessment__317"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5739" id="assessment__318" original="E834.62fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.573a" id="assessment__319" original="E834.62ff"><span class="coll" id="assessment__320"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.573c" id="assessment__321" original="E834.6300"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.573d" id="assessment__322" original="E834.6301"><span class="coll" id="assessment__323"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.573f" id="assessment__324" original="E834.6302"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5740" id="assessment__325" original="E834.6303"><span class="coll" id="assessment__326"> formal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5742" id="assessment__327" original="E834.62f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5743" id="assessment__328" original="E834.62f9"><span class="coll" id="assessment__329"> external </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5745" id="assessment__330" original="E834.62fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5746" id="assessment__331" original="E834.62fb"><span class="coll" id="assessment__332"> specialist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5748" id="assessment__333" original="E834.6304"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5749" id="assessment__334" original="E834.6305"><span class="coll" id="assessment__335"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.574b" id="assessment__336" original="E834.62e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.574c" id="assessment__337" original="E834.62e8"><span class="coll" id="assessment__338"> clinical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.574e" id="assessment__339" original="E834.6306"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.574f" id="assessment__340" original="E834.6309"><span class="x" id="assessment__341" original="E834.630a"> Although Fairlie's judgement is harsh, it remains an essentially accurate assessment of Kennedy's first two years in office. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5751" id="assessment__342" original="E834.6307"><span class="x" id="assessment__343" original="E834.6308"> The decision for transfusion will be based on clinical assessment. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5753" id="assessment__344" original="E834.630b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5754" id="assessment__345" original="E834.6311"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5755" id="assessment__346" original="E834.6312"><span class="coll" id="assessment__347"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5757" id="assessment__348" original="E834.630f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5758" id="assessment__349" original="E834.6310"><span class="coll" id="assessment__350"> behavioural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.575a" id="assessment__351" original="E834.630d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.575b" id="assessment__352" original="E834.630e"><span class="coll" id="assessment__353"> psychological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.575d" id="assessment__354" original="E834.6313"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.575e" id="assessment__355" original="E834.6314"><span class="coll" id="assessment__356"> psychiatric </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5760" id="assessment__357" original="E834.6315"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5761" id="assessment__358" original="E834.6316"><span class="x" id="assessment__359" original="E834.6317"> Legally, the plan must include an environmental assessment of the mining operations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5763" id="assessment__360" original="E834.6318"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__361" original="E834.6319"> noun + assessment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5765" id="assessment__362" original="E834.631a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5766" id="assessment__363" original="E834.6322"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5767" id="assessment__364" original="E834.6323"><span class="coll" id="assessment__365"> peer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5769" id="assessment__366" original="E834.631e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.576a" id="assessment__367" original="E834.631f"><span class="coll" id="assessment__368"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.576c" id="assessment__369" original="E834.6320"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.576d" id="assessment__370" original="E834.6321"><span class="coll" id="assessment__371"> impact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.576f" id="assessment__372" original="E834.6324"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5770" id="assessment__373" original="E834.6325"><span class="coll" id="assessment__374"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5772" id="assessment__375" original="E834.631c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5773" id="assessment__376" original="E834.631d"><span class="coll" id="assessment__377"> personality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5775" id="assessment__378" original="E834.6326"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5776" id="assessment__379" original="E834.6327"><span class="coll" id="assessment__380"> patient </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5778" id="assessment__381" original="E834.6328"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5779" id="assessment__382" original="E834.6329"><span class="x" id="assessment__383" original="E834.632a"> All of the students perceived peer assessment positively. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.577b" id="assessment__384" original="E834.632b"><span class="x" id="assessment__385" original="E834.632c"> How should quality assessment be undertaken in a laboratory performing allergy tests? </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.577d" id="assessment__386" original="E834.632d"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__387" original="E834.632e"> verb + assessment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.577f" id="assessment__388" original="E834.632f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5780" id="assessment__389" original="E834.6331"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5781" id="assessment__390" original="E834.6332"><span class="coll" id="assessment__391"> undertake </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5783" id="assessment__392" original="E834.6334"><span class="coll" id="assessment__393"> conduct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5785" id="assessment__394" original="E834.633a"><span class="coll" id="assessment__395"> perform </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5787" id="assessment__396" original="E834.6340"><span class="coll" id="assessment__397"> carry out </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5789" id="assessment__398" original="E834.6335"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.578a" id="assessment__399" original="E834.6336"><span class="coll" id="assessment__400"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.578c" id="assessment__401" original="E834.6337"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.578d" id="assessment__402" original="E834.6338"><span class="coll" id="assessment__403"> undergo </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.578f" id="assessment__404" original="E834.633b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5790" id="assessment__405" original="E834.633c"><span class="coll" id="assessment__406"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5792" id="assessment__407" original="E834.633d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5793" id="assessment__408" original="E834.633e"><span class="coll" id="assessment__409"> warrant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5795" id="assessment__410" original="E834.6341"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5796" id="assessment__411" original="E834.6342"><span class="x" id="assessment__412" original="E834.6343"> The reviewing court undertook a thorough assessment of the Commission's decision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5798" id="assessment__413" original="E834.6344"><span class="x" id="assessment__414" original="E834.6345"> These climatic reconstructions require the precise age assessment of each tree ring. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.579a" id="assessment__415" original="E834.6346"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.579b" id="assessment__416" original="E834.6348"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.579c" id="assessment__417" original="E834.6349"><span class="coll" id="assessment__418"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.579e" id="assessment__419" original="E834.634a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.579f" id="assessment__420" original="E834.634b"><span class="coll" id="assessment__421"> offer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57a1" id="assessment__422" original="E834.634c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57a2" id="assessment__423" original="E834.634d"><span class="coll" id="assessment__424"> inform </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57a4" id="assessment__425" original="E834.634e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57a5" id="assessment__426" original="E834.634f"><span class="x" id="assessment__427" original="E834.6350"> This paper provides an assessment of the role of the Internet within marketing strategy. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57a7" id="assessment__428" original="E834.6351"><span class="shcut" id="assessment__429" original="E834.6352"> assessment + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57a9" id="assessment__430" original="E834.6353"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57aa" id="assessment__431" original="E834.6355"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57ab" id="assessment__432" original="E834.6356"><span class="coll" id="assessment__433"> tool </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57ad" id="assessment__434" original="E834.6357"><span class="coll" id="assessment__435"> instrument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57af" id="assessment__436" original="E834.6358"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57b0" id="assessment__437" original="E834.6359"><span class="coll" id="assessment__438"> procedure </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57b2" id="assessment__439" original="E834.635a"><span class="coll" id="assessment__440"> methodology </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57b4" id="assessment__441" original="E834.635b"><span class="coll" id="assessment__442"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57b6" id="assessment__443" original="E834.635c"><span class="coll" id="assessment__444"> protocol </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57b8" id="assessment__445" original="E834.635d"><span class="coll" id="assessment__446"> technique </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57ba" id="assessment__447" original="E834.635e"><span class="coll" id="assessment__448"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57bc" id="assessment__449" original="E834.635f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57bd" id="assessment__450" original="E834.6360"><span class="coll" id="assessment__451"> session </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57bf" id="assessment__452" original="E834.6361"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57c0" id="assessment__453" original="E834.6362"><span class="coll" id="assessment__454"> criterion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57c2" id="assessment__455" original="E834.6363"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57c3" id="assessment__456" original="E834.6364"><span class="coll" id="assessment__457"> exercise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57c5" id="assessment__458" original="E834.6365"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57c6" id="assessment__459" original="E834.6366"><span class="coll" id="assessment__460"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57c8" id="assessment__461" original="E834.6367"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57c9" id="assessment__462" original="E834.6368"><span class="coll" id="assessment__463"> interview </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57cb" id="assessment__464" original="E834.6369"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.57cc" id="assessment__465" original="E834.636c"><span class="x" id="assessment__466" original="E834.636d"> Interviewing generally uses fewer resources than do some other popular assessment methods. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6a47" id="assessment__467" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assessment" title="assessment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6a48" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.342b" id="assessment__468" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assessment__469"> assessment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assessor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4264" id="assessor" original="E391.538a" sum="686"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4263" id="assessor__1" original="E391.538b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4262" id="assessor__2" original="E391.538c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assessor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4256" id="assessor__7" original="E391.5394"><span class="pos" id="assessor__8" original="E391.5395"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fbd" eid="assessor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5f31" geo="br" id="assessor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assessor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asses/assessor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assessor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5f34" geo="n_am" id="assessor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assessor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsesər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asses/assessor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asses/assessor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assessor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4254" id="assessor__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4253" id="assessor__15" original="E85b.5f98"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="assessor__16" original="E442.5ec4"><span class="exp" id="assessor__17"> assessor </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="assessor__18" original="E85b.5f99"> a person who makes a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-424f" id="assessor__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-424e" id="assessor__20" original="E85b.5f9a"><span class="x" id="assessor__21" original="E85b.5f9b"> The patient should be the prime assessor of their pain. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-424c" id="assessor__22" original="E85b.5f9c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="assessor__23" original="E85b.5f9d"> an expert in a particular subject who is asked by a court or other official group to give advice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-424a" id="assessor__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4249" id="assessor__25" original="E85b.5f9e"><span class="x" id="assessor__26" original="E85b.5f9f"> The inspection process is undertaken by trained assessors. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4247" id="assessor__27" original="E391.539a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="assessor__28" original="E391.539b"> a person who judges how well somebody has done in an exam, course of study, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4245" id="assessor__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4244" id="assessor__30" original="E85b.5fa2"><span class="x" id="assessor__31" original="E85b.5fa3"> The assessor will examine the portfolio to ensure all sections have been completed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4242" id="assessor__32" original="E85b.5fa0"><span class="x" id="assessor__33" original="E85b.5fa1"> The award requires an assessment by an IBMS appointed assessor. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6b6a" id="assessor__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assessor" title="assessor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6b6b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.347a" id="assessor__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assessor__36"> assessor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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asset
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4240" id="asset" original="E391.539c" sum="663"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-423f" id="asset__1" original="E391.539d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-423e" id="asset__2" original="E391.539e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> asset </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4233" id="asset__7" original="E391.53a6"><span class="pos" id="asset__8" original="E391.53a7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fc4" eid="asset__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5f55" geo="br" id="asset__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asset__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæset <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/asset/asset__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/asset/asset__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://asset__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.5f58" geo="n_am" id="asset__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asset__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæset <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/asset/asset__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/asset/asset__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asset__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4231" id="asset__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4230" id="asset__15" original="E391.53a8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="asset__16" original="E391.53a9"> a person or thing that is valuable or useful to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-422e" id="asset__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-422d" id="asset__18" original="E834.-2d09"><span class="x" id="asset__19" original="E834.-2d08"> Some companies view employees as valued assets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-422b" id="asset__20" original="E834.-2d07"><span class="cf" id="asset__21" original="E391.53aa"><span class="exp" id="asset__22"> asset </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="asset__23" original="E834.-2d06"> Fear is an asset to a fighter: it makes him move faster and be quicker and more alert. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4227" id="asset__24" original="E442.5e3d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://liability" title="liability (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4226" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.5f9b" id="asset__25" original="E442.5e3e"><span class="xh" id="asset__26"> liability </span><span class="xs" id="asset__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4223" id="asset__28" original="E391.53ab"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4222" id="asset__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="asset__30" original="E391.53ad"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="asset__31" original="E391.53ae"> a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-421f" id="asset__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-421e" id="asset__33" original="E834.-2d05"><span class="x" id="asset__34" original="E834.-2d04"> 40% of patients have to borrow or sell assets to meet hospital expenses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-421c" id="asset__35" original="E834.-2d03"><span class="x" id="asset__36" original="E834.-2d02"> Most people think of their property as a home first and financial asset second. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-421a" id="asset__37" original="E391.53af" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://liability" title="liability definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4219" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.5f67" id="asset__38" original="E391.53b0"><span class="xh" id="asset__39"> liability </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6b91" id="asset__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://asset" title="asset definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6b92" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3497" id="asset__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="asset__42"> asset </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assign
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4216" id="assign" original="E391.53fd" sum="2337"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4215" id="assign__1" original="E391.53fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4214" id="assign__2" original="E391.53ff"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assign </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4207" id="assign__9" original="E391.5409"><span class="pos" id="assign__10" original="E391.540a"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fcb" eid="assign__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6013" geo="br" id="assign__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assig/assign__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assign__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assign__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6016" geo="n_am" id="assign__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assig/assign__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assign__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assign__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2eb8" id="assign__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a5d" form="root" id="assign__17"><span class="vp" id="assign__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assign </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a5b" eid="assign__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a5a" geo="br" id="assign__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assig/assign__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assign__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assign__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a57" geo="n_am" id="assign__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assig/assign__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assign__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assign__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a54" form="thirdps" id="assign__24"><span class="vp" id="assign__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> assigns </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a52" eid="assign__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a51" geo="br" id="assign__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assig/assigns__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assigns__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assigns__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a4e" geo="n_am" id="assign__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assig/assigns__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assigns__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assigns__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a4b" form="past" id="assign__31"><span class="vp" id="assign__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> assigned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a49" eid="assign__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a48" geo="br" id="assign__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assig/assigned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assigned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assigned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a45" geo="n_am" id="assign__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assig/assigned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assigned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assigned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a42" form="pastpart" id="assign__38"><span class="vp" id="assign__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> assigned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a40" eid="assign__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a3f" geo="br" id="assign__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assig/assigned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assigned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assigned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a3c" geo="n_am" id="assign__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assig/assigned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assigned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assigned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a39" form="prespart" id="assign__45"><span class="vp" id="assign__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> assigning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a37" eid="assign__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a36" geo="br" id="assign__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assig/assigning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assigning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assigning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a33" geo="n_am" id="assign__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assign__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assig/assigning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assigning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assigning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41db" id="assign__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41da" id="assign__53" original="E391.5427"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="assign__54" original="E391.5428"> to give somebody something that they can use, or some work or a duty </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41d8" id="assign__55" original="E85b.5fdf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allocate" title="allocate (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.795d" id="assign__56" original="E85b.5fe0"><span class="xh" id="assign__57"> allocate </span><span class="xs" id="assign__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41d4" id="assign__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41d3" id="assign__60" original="E85b.5fe1"><span class="cf" id="assign__61" original="E391.5429"><span class="exp" id="assign__62"> assign </span> something (to somebody) </span><span class="x" id="assign__63" original="E85b.5fe2"> She assigned tasks to different project members according to their expertise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41cf" id="assign__64" original="E85b.5fe3"><span class="cf" id="assign__65" original="E391.542a"><span class="exp" id="assign__66"> assign </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="assign__67" original="E85b.5fe4"> Parents can assign children necessary household tasks such as cleaning or errands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41cb" id="assign__68" original="E85b.5fe6"><span class="cf" id="assign__69" original="E85b.5fe5"><span class="exp" id="assign__70"> assign </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="assign__71" original="E85b.5fe7"> Only a small number of police officers were assigned to interview more than 20 000 asylum seekers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41c7" id="assign__72" original="E85b.5fe9"><span class="cf" id="assign__73" original="E85b.5fe8"><span class="exp" id="assign__74"> assign </span> something for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="assign__75" original="E85b.5fea"> Canada's Science Minister plays a key role in assigning funds for scientific research. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41c3" id="assign__76" original="E85b.5feb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="assign__77" original="E85b.5fec"> to say that somebody/something is responsible for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41c1" id="assign__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41c0" id="assign__79" original="E85b.5fee"><span class="cf" id="assign__80" original="E85b.5fed"><span class="exp" id="assign__81"> assign </span> something </span><span class="x" id="assign__82" original="E85b.5fef"> In his report, he said that it was difficult to assign responsibility for the prison escape. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41bc" id="assign__83" original="E85b.5ff0"><span class="cf" id="assign__84" original="E442.5ec8"><span class="exp" id="assign__85"> assign </span> something to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="assign__86" original="E85b.5ff1"> It has been difficult to assign the blame for the obesity epidemic to a single food group. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41b8" id="assign__87" original="E391.5434"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="assign__88" original="E391.5435"> to say that something has a particular value or function, or happens at a particular time or place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41b6" id="assign__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41b5" id="assign__90" original="E442.5ec9"><span class="cf" id="assign__91" original="E391.5436"><span class="exp" id="assign__92"> assign </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="assign__93" original="E442.5eca"> Modern political representation assigns an important role to political parties and elections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41b1" id="assign__94" original="E85b.5ff2"><span class="x" id="assign__95" original="E85b.5ff3"> There exists no rigorous scientific way of assigning a probability to the risk of a serious terrorist attack. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41af" id="assign__96" original="E85b.5ff4"><span class="x" id="assign__97" original="E85b.5ff5"> One of the bigger challenges in dealing with the pandemic was assigning priority to groups and individuals for receiving the vaccination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41ad" id="assign__98" original="E85b.5ff6"><span class="cf" id="assign__99" original="E391.5437"><span class="exp" id="assign__100"> assign </span> something sth </span><span class="x" id="assign__101" original="E85b.5ff7"> Each of these eleven categories is then assigned a number. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41a9" id="assign__102" original="E391.542b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="assign__103" original="E391.542c"> to choose somebody for a particular task, position or purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41a7" id="assign__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41a6" id="assign__105" original="E85b.5ff8"><span class="cf" id="assign__106" original="E391.542d"><span class="exp" id="assign__107"> assign </span> somebody (to something/as something) </span><span class="x" id="assign__108" original="E85b.5ff9"> The employer may reward a diligent worker by assigning him or her to a better shift or a more pleasant job. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41a2" id="assign__109" original="E85b.5ffa"><span class="cf" id="assign__110" original="E391.542e"><span class="exp" id="assign__111"> assign </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="assign__112" original="E85b.5ffb"> In this method researchers randomly assign some subjects to receive the treatment, while others receive none. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-419e" id="assign__113" original="E391.542f"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-419d" id="assign__114"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="assign__115" original="E391.5431"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assign__116" original="E391.5432"><span class="exp" id="assign__117"> assign </span> somebody to somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="assign__118" original="E391.5433"> to send a person to work or live under the authority of somebody or in a particular group or place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4198" id="assign__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4197" id="assign__120" original="E85b.5ffc"><span class="x" id="assign__121" original="E85b.5ffd"> Prisoners should be assigned to facilities close to their home town. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4195" id="assign__122" original="E391.5438"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="assign__123" original="E391.5439"><span class="exp" id="assign__124"> assign </span> something to somebody </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4192" id="assign__125"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="assign__126" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="assign__127" original="E391.543c"> to say that your property or rights now belong to somebody else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-418f" id="assign__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-418e" id="assign__129" original="E85b.5ffe"><span class="x" id="assign__130" original="E85b.5fff"> The tenant cannot assign any interest in the property to someone else. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6bef" id="assign__131" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assign" title="assign definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6bf0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3532" id="assign__132" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assign__133"> assign </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-418c" id="assignment" original="E391.544f" sum="1014"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-418b" id="assignment__1" original="E391.5450"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-418a" id="assignment__2" original="E391.5451"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assignment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-417f" id="assignment__7" original="E391.5459"><span class="pos" id="assignment__8" original="E391.545a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fd2" eid="assignment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.607b" geo="br" id="assignment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assignment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assig/assignment__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assignment__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assignment__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.607e" geo="n_am" id="assignment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assignment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assig/assignment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assig/assignment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assignment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-417d" id="assignment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-417c" id="assignment__15" original="E391.545b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-417b" id="assignment__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assignment__17" original="E391.545d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assignment__18" original="E391.545e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assignment__19" original="E391.545f"> a task or piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies; the act of giving a task to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4177" id="assignment__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4176" id="assignment__21" original="E4a8.-11e5"><span class="x" id="assignment__22" original="E4a8.-11e4"> She had failed to complete several homework assignments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4174" id="assignment__23" original="E442.5ecf"><span class="cf" id="assignment__24" original="E442.5ece"><span class="exp" id="assignment__25"> assignment </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="assignment__26" original="E442.5ed0"> Who did what work was determined partly by markets and partly by the assignment of tasks within the family. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4170" id="assignment__27" original="E85b.6006"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-416f" id="assignment__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assignment__29" original="E85b.6008"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assignment__30" original="E442.5ed1"><span class="exp" id="assignment__31"> assignment </span> (of somebody/something) (to something) </span><span class="def" id="assignment__32" original="E85b.6009"> the act of putting people or things into particular groups or categories </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-416a" id="assignment__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4169" id="assignment__34" original="E85b.600a"><span class="x" id="assignment__35" original="E85b.600b"> The subjects' random assignment to the paper dictionary or the electronic dictionary resulted in splitting the sample into two groups. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4167" id="assignment__36" original="E87a.46d2"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4166" id="assignment__37" original="E87a.46d3" sk="onassignment"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4165" id="assignment__38"><span class="idm" id="assignment__39" original="E87a.46d4"> on (an) assignment </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4163" id="assignment__40"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4162" id="assignment__41"><span class="def" id="assignment__42" original="E87a.46d5"> spending a period of time somewhere doing a particular job or task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4160" id="assignment__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-415f" id="assignment__44" original="E85b.6012"><span class="x" id="assignment__45" original="E85b.6013"> Helpers also learn to maintain appropriate dress and behaviour while on assignment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6c51" id="assignment__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assignment" title="assignment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6c52" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.35ab" id="assignment__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assignment__48"> assignment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assimilate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-415d" id="assimilate" original="E391.5464" sum="1520"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-415c" id="assimilate__1" original="E391.5465"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-415b" id="assimilate__2" original="E391.5466"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assimilate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-414e" id="assimilate__9" original="E391.5470"><span class="pos" id="assimilate__10" original="E391.5471"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fd9" eid="assimilate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.60d3" geo="br" id="assimilate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.60d6" geo="n_am" id="assimilate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2e8a" id="assimilate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a30" form="root" id="assimilate__17"><span class="vp" id="assimilate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assimilate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a2e" eid="assimilate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a2d" geo="br" id="assimilate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a2a" geo="n_am" id="assimilate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a27" form="thirdps" id="assimilate__24"><span class="vp" id="assimilate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> assimilates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a25" eid="assimilate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a24" geo="br" id="assimilate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a21" geo="n_am" id="assimilate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a1e" form="past" id="assimilate__31"><span class="vp" id="assimilate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> assimilated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a1c" eid="assimilate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a1b" geo="br" id="assimilate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a18" geo="n_am" id="assimilate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a15" form="pastpart" id="assimilate__38"><span class="vp" id="assimilate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> assimilated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a13" eid="assimilate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a12" geo="br" id="assimilate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a0f" geo="n_am" id="assimilate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a0c" form="prespart" id="assimilate__45"><span class="vp" id="assimilate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> assimilating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a0a" eid="assimilate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a09" geo="br" id="assimilate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a06" geo="n_am" id="assimilate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪməleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4122" id="assimilate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4121" id="assimilate__53" original="E391.5493"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4120" id="assimilate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="assimilate__55" original="E391.5495"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="assimilate__56" original="E391.5496"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assimilate__57" original="E391.5497"> to become a part of a country or community rather than remaining in a separate group; to allow or cause people to do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-411c" id="assimilate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-411b" id="assimilate__59" original="E81e.-114c"><span class="x" id="assimilate__60" original="E81e.-114b"> Many individuals belonging to cultural minorities choose to assimilate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4119" id="assimilate__61" original="E81e.-114a"><span class="cf" id="assimilate__62" original="E391.5498"><span class="exp" id="assimilate__63"> assimilate </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="assimilate__64" original="E81e.-1149"> As Chinese people assimilated into Western culture, many lost interest in their religious heritage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4115" id="assimilate__65" original="E81e.-1148"><span class="cf" id="assimilate__66" original="E391.5499"><span class="exp" id="assimilate__67"> assimilate </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="assimilate__68" original="E81e.-1147"> Earlier policies to assimilate immigrants have failed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4111" id="assimilate__69" original="E81e.-1145"><span class="cf" id="assimilate__70" original="E81e.-1146"> be assimilated into/to something </span><span class="x" id="assimilate__71" original="E81e.-1144"> Some of the invaders were assimilated into the native population. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-410e" id="assimilate__72" original="E81e.-1143"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-410d" id="assimilate__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="assimilate__74" original="E81e.-1141"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assimilate__75" original="E81e.-1140"><span class="exp" id="assimilate__76"> assimilate </span> something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4109" id="assimilate__77"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="assimilate__78" original="E586.-5aa2"> of the body or any biological system </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="assimilate__79" original="E81e.-113f"> to absorb or take in a substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4106" id="assimilate__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4105" id="assimilate__81" original="E81e.-113e"><span class="x" id="assimilate__82" original="E81e.-113d"> The fungi contain the enzymes necessary to break down and assimilate the material. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4103" id="assimilate__83" original="E391.548e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4102" id="assimilate__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="assimilate__85" original="E391.5490"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assimilate__86" original="E391.5491"><span class="exp" id="assimilate__87"> assimilate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="assimilate__88" original="E391.5492"> to think deeply about something and understand it fully, so that you can use it </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40fd" id="assimilate__89" original="E81e.-113c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absorb" title="absorb (4) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40fc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-86f" id="assimilate__90" original="E81e.-113b"><span class="xh" id="assimilate__91"> absorb </span><span class="xs" id="assimilate__92"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 4 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40f9" id="assimilate__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40f8" id="assimilate__94" original="E81e.-113a"><span class="x" id="assimilate__95" original="E81e.-1139"> Participants had opportunities to reflect upon and assimilate their experiences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40f6" id="assimilate__96" original="E81e.-1138"><span class="x" id="assimilate__97" original="E81e.-1137"> Trainees must assimilate knowledge from a range of disciplines. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40f4" id="assimilate__98" original="E391.549a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40f3" id="assimilate__99"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="assimilate__100" original="E391.549c"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="assimilate__101" original="E391.549d"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assimilate__102" original="E81e.-1136"><span class="exp" id="assimilate__103"> assimilate </span> something (into/to something) </span><span class="def" id="assimilate__104" original="E391.549f"> to accept an idea, information or activity; to make it fit into something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40ed" id="assimilate__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40ec" id="assimilate__106" original="E81e.-1135"><span class="x" id="assimilate__107" original="E81e.-1134"> These ideas were not easily assimilated into the prevailing dogma. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40ea" id="assimilate__108" original="E81e.-1133"><span class="x" id="assimilate__109" original="E81e.-1132"> In Japan, scientific management was assimilated into efforts to maintain a pre-industrial sense of community. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6cb5" id="assimilate__110" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assimilate" title="assimilate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6cb6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.35d7" id="assimilate__111" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assimilate__112"> assimilate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assimilation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40e8" id="assimilation" original="E391.54a0" sum="842"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40e7" id="assimilation__1" original="E391.54a1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40e6" id="assimilation__2" original="E391.54a2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assimilation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40db" id="assimilation__7" original="E391.54aa"><span class="pos" id="assimilation__8" original="E391.54ab"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fe0" eid="assimilation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6121" geo="br" id="assimilation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌsɪməˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6124" geo="n_am" id="assimilation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assimilation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌsɪməˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assim/assimilation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assim/assimilation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assimilation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40d9" id="assimilation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assimilation__15" original="E81e.-112d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40d7" id="assimilation__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40d6" id="assimilation__17" original="E391.54ac"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="assimilation__18" original="E81e.-112c"> the act or process of becoming a part of a country or community, rather than remaining in a separate group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40d4" id="assimilation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40d3" id="assimilation__20" original="E81e.-112b"><span class="x" id="assimilation__21" original="E81e.-112a"> They do not view cultural assimilation as a prerequisite for achievement. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40d1" id="assimilation__22" original="E81e.-1129"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="assimilation__23" original="E81e.-1128"> the process by which a substance is absorbed or taken into the body or any biological system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40cf" id="assimilation__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40ce" id="assimilation__25" original="E81e.-1127"><span class="x" id="assimilation__26" original="E81e.-1126"> The chemistry of digestion and assimilation was an exciting field of study. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40cc" id="assimilation__27" original="E81e.-1125"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="assimilation__28" original="E81e.-1124"> the process by which ideas, data or activities are accepted, understood or fitted together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40ca" id="assimilation__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40c9" id="assimilation__30" original="E81e.-1123"><span class="cf" id="assimilation__31" original="E586.-5a76"><span class="exp" id="assimilation__32"> assimilation </span> (of something) (into something) </span><span class="x" id="assimilation__33" original="E81e.-1122"> The adoption and assimilation of a health intervention into a health system will depend on a number of factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40c5" id="assimilation__34" original="E81e.-1121"><span class="cf" id="assimilation__35" original="E586.-5a75"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="assimilation__36" original="E81e.-1120"> Data assimilation approaches have been applied in recent studies. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6d04" id="assimilation__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assimilation" title="assimilation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6d05" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3622" id="assimilation__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assimilation__39"> assimilation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40c2" id="assist" original="E391.54bf" sum="922"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40c1" id="assist__1" original="E391.54c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40c0" id="assist__2" original="E391.54c1"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40b3" id="assist__9" original="E391.54cc"><span class="pos" id="assist__10" original="E391.54cd"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fe7" eid="assist__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.614b" geo="br" id="assist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assis/assist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.614e" geo="n_am" id="assist__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assis/assist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2e5c" id="assist__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a03" form="root" id="assist__17"><span class="vp" id="assist__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assist </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a01" eid="assist__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a00" geo="br" id="assist__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assis/assist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69fd" geo="n_am" id="assist__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assis/assist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69fa" form="thirdps" id="assist__24"><span class="vp" id="assist__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> assists </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69f8" eid="assist__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69f7" geo="br" id="assist__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assis/assists__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assists__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assists__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69f4" geo="n_am" id="assist__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assis/assists__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assists__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assists__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69f1" form="past" id="assist__31"><span class="vp" id="assist__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> assisted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69ef" eid="assist__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69ee" geo="br" id="assist__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assis/assisted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assisted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assisted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69eb" geo="n_am" id="assist__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assis/assisted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assisted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assisted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69e8" form="pastpart" id="assist__38"><span class="vp" id="assist__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> assisted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69e6" eid="assist__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69e5" geo="br" id="assist__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assis/assisted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assisted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assisted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69e2" geo="n_am" id="assist__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assis/assisted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assisted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assisted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69df" form="prespart" id="assist__45"><span class="vp" id="assist__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> assisting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69dd" eid="assist__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69dc" geo="br" id="assist__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assis/assisting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assisting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assisting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69d9" geo="n_am" id="assist__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assist__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assis/assisting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assisting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assisting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4087" id="assist__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4086" id="assist__53" original="E391.54ec"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4085" id="assist__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="assist__55" original="E391.54ee"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="assist__56" original="E391.54ef"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assist__57" original="E391.54f0"> to help somebody to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4081" id="assist__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4080" id="assist__59" original="E870.2f17"><span class="x" id="assist__60" original="E870.2f18"> Peng Pai came upriver to assist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-407e" id="assist__61" original="E870.2ed5"><span class="cf" id="assist__62" original="E391.54f2"><span class="exp" id="assist__63"> assist </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="assist__64" original="E870.2ed6"> The programme assists failing companies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-407a" id="assist__65" original="E870.2ed9"><span class="cf" id="assist__66" original="E391.54f4"><span class="exp" id="assist__67"> assist </span> somebody/something in/with something </span><span class="x" id="assist__68" original="E870.2eda"> Technology could assist clinicians with behavioural assessment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4076" id="assist__69" original="E870.2edb"><span class="cf" id="assist__70" original="E391.54f5"><span class="exp" id="assist__71"> assist </span> somebody/something to do something </span><span class="x" id="assist__72" original="E870.2edc"> Chain migration is the process whereby immigrants assist relatives to join them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4072" id="assist__73" original="E870.2ed7"><span class="cf" id="assist__74" original="E391.54f3"><span class="exp" id="assist__75"> assist </span> somebody/something in doing something </span><span class="x" id="assist__76" original="E870.2ed8"> The United Nations strives to assist member states in limiting conflict. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-406e" id="assist__77" original="E391.54f6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-406d" id="assist__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="assist__79" original="E391.54f8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assist__80" original="E391.54f9"><span class="exp" id="assist__81"> assist </span> something </span><span class="def" id="assist__82" original="E391.54fa"> to help something to happen more easily </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4068" id="assist__83" original="E870.2edd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://facilitate" title="facilitate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4067" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-624f" id="assist__84" original="E870.2ede"><span class="xh" id="assist__85"> facilitate </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4065" id="assist__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4064" id="assist__87" original="E837.-5f66"><span class="x" id="assist__88" original="E837.-5f65"> Molecular techniques have greatly assisted the study of this phenomenon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4062" id="assist__89" original="E870.2edf"><span class="x" id="assist__90" original="E870.2ee0"> This technique assists the process of linking specific bacteria with particular diseases. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6d5d" id="assist__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assist_1" title="assist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6d5e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3644" id="assist__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assist__93"> assist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assistance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4060" id="assistance" original="E391.5512" sum="744"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-405f" id="assistance__1" original="E391.5513"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-405e" id="assistance__2" original="E391.5514"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assistance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4056" id="assistance__4" original="E391.5519"><span class="pos" id="assistance__5" original="E391.551a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5fee" eid="assistance__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.61b5" geo="br" id="assistance__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assistance__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assis/assistance__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assistance__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assistance__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.61b8" geo="n_am" id="assistance__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assistance__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assis/assistance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assistance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assistance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4054" id="assistance__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assistance__12" original="E391.551c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4052" id="assistance__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4051" id="assistance__14" original="E391.551e"><span class="def" id="assistance__15" original="E391.551f"> help or support in the form of money, resources, information or practical action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-404f" id="assistance__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-404e" id="assistance__17" original="E870.2f1e"><span class="x" id="assistance__18" original="E870.2f1f"> The Foundation provides humanitarian assistance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-404c" id="assistance__19" original="E870.2f21"><span class="cf" id="assistance__20" original="E870.2f20"><span class="exp" id="assistance__21"> assistance </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="assistance__22" original="E870.2f22"> Pensions are an example of assistance to targeted groups in the community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4048" id="assistance__23" original="E870.2f24"><span class="cf" id="assistance__24" original="E870.2f23"><span class="exp" id="assistance__25"> assistance </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="assistance__26" original="E870.2f25"> The organization provides technical assistance and training for developing countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4044" id="assistance__27" original="E870.2f26"><span class="cf" id="assistance__28" original="E391.5520"><span class="exp" id="assistance__29"> assistance </span> in/with something </span><span class="x" id="assistance__30" original="E870.2f27"> Mothers often needed assistance with the daily care of the child. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4040" id="assistance__31" original="E870.2f28"><span class="cf" id="assistance__32" original="E391.5521"><span class="exp" id="assistance__33"> assistance </span> in doing something </span><span class="x" id="assistance__34" original="E870.2f29"> The government offered assistance in home buying. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-403c" id="assistance__35" original="E870.2f2b"><span class="cf" id="assistance__36" original="E870.2f2a"><span class="exp" id="assistance__37"> assistance </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="assistance__38" original="E870.2f2c"> They provided substantial assistance to help local firms. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6d96" id="assistance__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assistance" title="assistance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6d97" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.36b2" id="assistance__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assistance__41"> assistance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assistant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4038" hm="1" id="assistant1" original="E391.5522" sum="349"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4037" id="assistant1__1" original="E391.5523"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4036" id="assistant1__2" original="E391.5524"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assistant <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-402b" id="assistant1__7" original="E391.552d"><span class="pos" id="assistant1__8" original="E391.552e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ff5" eid="assistant1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.61ee" geo="br" id="assistant1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assistant1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assis/assistant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assistant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assistant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.61f1" geo="n_am" id="assistant1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assistant1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assis/assistant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assistant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assistant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4029" id="assistant1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4028" id="assistant1__15" original="E391.552f"><span class="def" id="assistant1__16" original="E391.5530"> a person who helps or supports somebody, usually in their job </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4026" id="assistant1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4025" id="assistant1__18" original="E837.-5ed8"><span class="x" id="assistant1__19" original="E837.-5ed7"> With the development of the welfare state, women moved into paid work as nurses, teachers and care assistants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4023" id="assistant1__20" original="E837.-5ed6"><span class="x" id="assistant1__21" original="E837.-5ed5"> a teaching/research assistant </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6dc3" id="assistant1__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assistant_1" title="assistant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6dc4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.36dd" id="assistant1__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assistant1__24"> assistant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4021" hm="2" id="assistant2" original="E391.5544" sum="402"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4020" id="assistant2__1" original="E391.5545"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-401f" id="assistant2__2" original="E391.5546"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assistant <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4014" id="assistant2__7" original="E391.554f"><span class="pos" id="assistant2__8" original="E391.5550"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5ffc" eid="assistant2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.61f4" geo="br" id="assistant2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assistant2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assis/assistant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assistant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assistant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.61f7" geo="n_am" id="assistant2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assistant2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsɪstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assis/assistant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assis/assistant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assistant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4012" id="assistant2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4011" id="assistant2__15" original="E391.5551"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4010" id="assistant2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="assistant2__17" original="E391.5553"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-400e" id="assistant2__18" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-400d" id="assistant2__19"><span class="v"><strong> Asst </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="assistant2__21" original="E391.5555"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in titles <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="assistant2__22" original="E391.5556"> having a rank below a senior person and helping them in their work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4009" id="assistant2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4008" id="assistant2__24" original="E837.-5eb8"><span class="x" id="assistant2__25" original="E837.-5eb7"> an assistant principal/professor/teacher/manager </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4006" id="assistant2__26" original="E865.-7a11"><span class="x" id="assistant2__27" original="E865.-7a10"> Assistant Attorney General William Weld </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6dde" id="assistant2__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assistant_1" title="assistant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6ddf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.36dd" id="assistant2__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assistant2__30"> assistant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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associate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4004" hm="1" id="associate1" original="E391.5602" sum="1104"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4003" id="associate1__1" original="E391.5603"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4002" id="associate1__2" original="E391.5604"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> associate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3feb" id="associate1__9" original="E391.560c"><span class="pos" id="associate1__10" original="E391.560d"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ff8" eid="associate1__11" original="E391.563c" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a6d" geo="br" id="associate1__12" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊsieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://associate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a69" geo="n_am" id="associate1__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊsieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://associate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a65" geo="br" id="associate1__16" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://associate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a62" geo="n_am" id="associate1__18" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://associate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2e2e" id="associate1__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75c6" form="root" id="associate1__21"><span class="vp" id="associate1__22"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> associate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75c4" eid="associate1__23" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75c3" geo="br" id="associate1__24" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊsieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://associate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75bf" geo="n_am" id="associate1__26" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊsieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://associate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75bb" geo="br" id="associate1__28" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://associate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75b8" geo="n_am" id="associate1__30" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://associate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75b4" form="thirdps" id="associate1__32"><span class="vp" id="associate1__33"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> associates </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75b2" eid="associate1__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75b1" geo="br" id="associate1__35" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊsieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associates__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associates__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://associates__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75ae" geo="n_am" id="associate1__37" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊsieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associates__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associates__us_2.ogg" href="sound://associates__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75ab" geo="br" id="associate1__39" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://associates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75a8" geo="n_am" id="associate1__41" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://associates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75a5" form="past" id="associate1__43"><span class="vp" id="associate1__44"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> associated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75a3" eid="associate1__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-75a2" geo="br" id="associate1__46" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://associated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-759e" geo="n_am" id="associate1__48" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4.ogg" href="sound://associated__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-759a" geo="br" id="associate1__50" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://associated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7597" geo="n_am" id="associate1__52" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://associated__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7593" form="pastpart" id="associate1__54"><span class="vp" id="associate1__55"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> associated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7591" eid="associate1__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7590" geo="br" id="associate1__57" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://associated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-758c" geo="n_am" id="associate1__59" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4.ogg" href="sound://associated__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7588" geo="br" id="associate1__61" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://associated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7585" geo="n_am" id="associate1__63" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://associated__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7581" form="prespart" id="associate1__65"><span class="vp" id="associate1__66"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> associating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-757f" eid="associate1__67" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-757e" geo="br" id="associate1__68" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊsieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associating__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associating__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://associating__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-757b" geo="n_am" id="associate1__70" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊsieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associating__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associating__us_2.ogg" href="sound://associating__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7578" geo="br" id="associate1__72" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://associating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7575" geo="n_am" id="associate1__74" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate1__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://associating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f9c" id="associate1__76"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f9b" id="associate1__77" original="E391.5642"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f9a" id="associate1__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="associate1__79" original="E391.5644"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="associate1__80" original="E391.5646"> to make a connection between people or things in your mind </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f97" id="associate1__81" original="E833.-29e2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connect" title="connect (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f96" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1109" id="associate1__82" original="E833.-29e1"><span class="xh" id="associate1__83"> connect </span><span class="xs" id="associate1__84"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://relate" title="relate (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f93" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-48b8" id="associate1__85" original="E833.-29e0"><span class="xh" id="associate1__86"> relate </span><span class="xs" id="associate1__87"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://link1" title="link1 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f90" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.7394" id="associate1__88" original="E833.-29df"><span class="xh" id="associate1__89"> link </span><span class="xhm" id="associate1__90"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="associate1__91"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f8c" id="associate1__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f8b" id="associate1__93" original="E833.-29de"><span class="cf" id="associate1__94" original="E391.5645"><span class="exp" id="associate1__95"> associate </span> somebody/something with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="associate1__96" original="E833.-29dd"> The animal learns to associate a reward with a particular behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f87" id="associate1__97" original="E442.5f3d"><span class="x" id="associate1__98" original="E442.5f3e"> The firm's reputation for quality is associated in the public mind with its trademarks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f85" id="associate1__99" original="E442.5f3f"><span class="x" id="associate1__100" original="E442.5f40"> Living in rural areas was significantly associated with lower likelihood of reporting mental health problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f83" id="associate1__101" original="E833.-29d9"><span class="cf" id="associate1__102" original="E833.-29da"><span class="exp" id="associate1__103"> associate </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="associate1__104" original="E833.-29d8"> The police were able to associate the two events. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f7f" id="associate1__105" original="E442.5f41" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dissociate" title="dissociate (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f7e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1daa" id="associate1__106" original="E442.5f42"><span class="xh" id="associate1__107"> dissociate </span><span class="xs" id="associate1__108"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f7b" id="associate1__109" original="E391.5647"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f7a" id="associate1__110"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="associate1__111" original="E391.5649"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="associate1__112" original="E391.564a"><span class="exp" id="associate1__113"> associate </span> with somebody </span><span class="def" id="associate1__114" original="E391.564b"> to spend time with somebody, especially somebody that others do not approve of </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f75" id="associate1__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f74" id="associate1__116" original="E833.-29d7"><span class="x" id="associate1__117" original="E833.-29d6"> They should be discouraged from associating with other drug users. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f72" id="associate1__118" original="E391.564c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mix1" title="mix1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f71" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-178e" id="associate1__119" original="E391.564d"><span class="xh" id="associate1__120"> mix </span><span class="xhm" id="associate1__121"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f6e" id="associate1__122" original="E391.564f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f6d" id="associate1__123"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="associate1__124" original="E391.5651"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="associate1__125" original="E391.5652"><span class="exp" id="associate1__126"> associate </span> yourself with something </span><span class="def" id="associate1__127" original="E391.5655"> to show that you support or agree with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f68" id="associate1__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f67" id="associate1__129" original="E833.-29d5"><span class="x" id="associate1__130" original="E833.-29d4"> Turing never fully associated himself with this idea. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f65" id="associate1__131" original="E391.5656" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dissociate" title="dissociate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f64" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1e10" id="associate1__132" original="E391.5657"><span class="xh" id="associate1__133"> dissociate </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6e63" id="associate1__134" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://associate_1" title="associate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6e64" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.37fd" id="associate1__135" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="associate1__136"> associate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f61" hm="2" id="associate2" original="E391.5672" sum="572"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f60" id="associate2__1" original="E391.5673"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f5f" id="associate2__2" original="E391.5674"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> associate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f53" id="associate2__7" original="E391.567c"><span class="pos" id="associate2__8" original="E391.567d"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f5a" eid="associate2__9" original="E391.567e" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6507" geo="br" id="associate2__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃiət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://associate__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.650a" geo="n_am" id="associate2__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃiət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://associate__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f51" id="associate2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f50" id="associate2__15" original="E391.5681"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="associate2__16" original="E391.5682"> a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f4e" id="associate2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f4d" id="associate2__18" original="E833.-29c4"><span class="x" id="associate2__19" original="E833.-29c3"> Some of his closest associates wondered about the president's mental stability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f4b" id="associate2__20" original="E442.5f6c"><span class="x" id="associate2__21" original="E442.5f6d"> In general conversation there are different ways in which we speak to business associates and close friends. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f49" id="associate2__22" original="E391.5683"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f48" id="associate2__23" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f47" id="associate2__24"><span class="v"><strong> Associate </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="associate2__26" original="E442.5f6e"><span class="exp" id="associate2__27"> associate </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="associate2__28" original="E391.5685"> an <a class="ndv" href="entry://associate" id="associate2__29"> associate </a> member of an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f41" id="associate2__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f40" id="associate2__31" original="E833.-29c2"><span class="x" id="associate2__32" original="E833.-29c1"> He is a foreign associate of the National Academy of Science. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6eb1" id="associate2__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://associate_1" title="associate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6eb2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.37fd" id="associate2__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="associate2__35"> associate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f3e" hm="3" id="associate3" original="E391.5659" sum="537"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f3d" id="associate3__1" original="E391.565a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f3c" id="associate3__2" original="E391.565b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> associate <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f2b" id="associate3__6" original="E391.5663"><span class="pos" id="associate3__7" original="E391.5664"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f38" eid="associate3__8" original="E391.5665" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a5e" geo="br" id="associate3__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate3__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊsiət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://associate__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a5a" geo="n_am" id="associate3__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate3__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊsiət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_5_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_5_rr.ogg" href="sound://associate__us_5_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a56" geo="br" id="associate3__13" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate3__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃiət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://associate__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a53" geo="n_am" id="associate3__15" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associate3__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃiət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associate__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://associate__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f29" id="associate3__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="associate3__18" original="E391.566c"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f27" id="associate3__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f26" id="associate3__20" original="E391.566d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="use" id="associate3__21" original="E391.566e"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in titles <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="associate3__22" original="E391.566f"> of a lower rank; having fewer rights in a particular profession or organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f23" id="associate3__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f22" id="associate3__24" original="E833.-3107"><span class="x" id="associate3__25" original="E833.-3106"> He is an associate professor in the Department of Technology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f20" id="associate3__26" original="E833.-3105"><span class="x" id="associate3__27" original="E833.-3104"> Poland had been accepted as an associate member of the EU. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f1e" id="associate3__28" original="E391.5670"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="associate3__29" original="E391.5671"> joined or connected with a profession or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f1c" id="associate3__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f1b" id="associate3__31" original="E833.-3103"><span class="x" id="associate3__32" original="E833.-3102"> Associate professionals (doctors, teachers, nurses, etc.) may be able to fulfil the social work role just as effectively. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6ee1" id="associate3__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://associate_1" title="associate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6ee2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.37fd" id="associate3__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="associate3__35"> associate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f19" id="associated" original="E391.568e" sum="858"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f18" id="associated__1" original="E391.568f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f17" id="associated__2" original="E391.5690"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> associated </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f08" id="associated__4" original="E391.569a"><span class="pos" id="associated__5" original="E391.569b"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6003" eid="associated__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a4f" geo="br" id="associated__7" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associated__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://associated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a4b" geo="n_am" id="associated__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associated__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4.ogg" href="sound://associated__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a47" geo="br" id="associated__11" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associated__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://associated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a44" geo="n_am" id="associated__13" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associated__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associated__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://associated__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f06" id="associated__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f05" id="associated__16" original="E391.569c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="associated__17" original="E391.569d"> if one thing is <span class="dh" id="associated__18" original="E391.569e"> associated with </span> another, the two things are connected because they happen together or one thing causes the other </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f02" id="associated__19" original="E391.569f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connected" title="connected definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f01" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10c8" id="associated__20" original="E391.56a0"><span class="xh" id="associated__21"> connected </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connected" title="connected definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eff" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10c8" id="associated__22" original="E833.-2d5b"><span class="xh" id="associated__23"> connected </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3efc" id="associated__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3efb" id="associated__25" original="E833.-2d62"><span class="x" id="associated__26" original="E833.-2d61"> The opportunities must be balanced against the associated costs and risks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ef9" id="associated__27" original="E442.5f73"><span class="cf" id="associated__28" original="E833.-2d60"><span class="exp" id="associated__29"> associated </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="associated__30" original="E442.5f74"> This Marxist approach is closely associated with the work of David Harvey. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ef5" id="associated__31" original="E833.-2d5d"><span class="x" id="associated__32" original="E833.-2d5c"> There are ethical problems associated with such research. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ef3" id="associated__33" original="E833.-2d50" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="associated__34"> associated + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ef1" id="associated__35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ef0" id="associated__36" original="E833.-2d4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eef" id="associated__37"><span class="coll" id="associated__38" original="E833.-2d4d"> cost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eed" id="associated__39" original="E833.-2d4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eec" id="associated__40"><span class="coll" id="associated__41" original="E833.-2d4b"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eea" id="associated__42" original="E833.-2d4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ee9" id="associated__43"><span class="coll" id="associated__44" original="E833.-2d49"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ee7" id="associated__45" original="E833.-2d48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ee6" id="associated__46"><span class="coll" id="associated__47" original="E833.-2d47"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ee4" id="associated__48" original="E833.-2d46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ee3" id="associated__49"><span class="coll" id="associated__50" original="E833.-2d45"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ee1" id="associated__51" original="E833.-2d44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ee0" id="associated__52"><span class="coll" id="associated__53" original="E833.-2d43"> symptom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ede" id="associated__54" original="E833.-2d42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3edd" id="associated__55"><span class="coll" id="associated__56" original="E833.-2d41"> feature </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3edb" id="associated__57" original="E833.-2d40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eda" id="associated__58" original="E833.-2d3f"><span class="x" id="associated__59" original="E833.-2d3e"> Producers are being urged to conserve energy resources and also try to reduce the associated problem of pollution. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ed8" id="associated__60" original="E833.-2d30" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="associated__61"> adverb + associated </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ed6" id="associated__62"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ed5" id="associated__63" original="E833.-2d2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ed4" id="associated__64"><span class="coll" id="associated__65" original="E833.-2d2d"> closely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ed2" id="associated__66"><span class="coll" id="associated__67" original="E833.-2d2c"> strongly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ed0" id="associated__68"><span class="coll" id="associated__69" original="E833.-2d2a"> intimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ece" id="associated__70" original="E442.5f75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ecd" id="associated__71"><span class="coll" id="associated__72" original="E442.5f76"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ecb" id="associated__73" original="E833.-2d29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eca" id="associated__74"><span class="coll" id="associated__75" original="E833.-2d28"> commonly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ec8" id="associated__76"><span class="coll" id="associated__77" original="E833.-2d27"> frequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ec6" id="associated__78" original="E833.-2d26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ec5" id="associated__79"><span class="coll" id="associated__80" original="E833.-2d25"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ec3" id="associated__81" original="E833.-2d1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ec2" id="associated__82"><span class="coll" id="associated__83" original="E833.-2d1a"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ec0" id="associated__84"><span class="coll" id="associated__85" original="E833.-2d19"> typically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ebe" id="associated__86"><span class="coll" id="associated__87" original="E833.-2d18"> normally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ebc" id="associated__88" original="E833.-2d24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ebb" id="associated__89"><span class="coll" id="associated__90" original="E833.-2d23"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eb9" id="associated__91" original="E833.-2d22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eb8" id="associated__92"><span class="coll" id="associated__93" original="E833.-2d21"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eb6" id="associated__94" original="E833.-2d20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eb5" id="associated__95"><span class="coll" id="associated__96" original="E833.-2d1f"> positively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eb3" id="associated__97" original="E833.-2d1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eb2" id="associated__98"><span class="coll" id="associated__99" original="E833.-2d1d"> negatively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eb0" id="associated__100"><span class="coll" id="associated__101" original="E833.-2d1c"> inversely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eae" id="associated__102" original="E833.-2d17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ead" id="associated__103"><span class="coll" id="associated__104" original="E833.-2d16"> traditionally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eab" id="associated__105" original="E833.-2d15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eaa" id="associated__106"><span class="coll" id="associated__107" original="E833.-2d14"> consistently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ea8" id="associated__108" original="E833.-2d13"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ea7" id="associated__109" original="E442.5f2b"><span class="x" id="associated__110" original="E442.5f2c"> Living in rural areas was significantly associated with lower likelihood of reporting mental health problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ea5" id="associated__111" original="E442.5f77"><span class="x" id="associated__112" original="E442.5f78"> Parental reading practices are positively associated with children's cognitive development. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ea3" id="associated__113" original="E391.56a2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="associated__114" original="E391.56a3"> if a person is <span class="dh" id="associated__115" original="E391.56a4"> associated with </span> a person, organization or idea, they support it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ea0" id="associated__116"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e9f" id="associated__117" original="E87a.4474"><span class="x" id="associated__118" original="E87a.4475"> He was subsequently revealed to be associated with the human rights group Amnesty International. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e9d" id="associated__119" original="E833.-2d58"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e9c" id="associated__120"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="associated__121" original="E833.-2d57"> of a company </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="associated__122" original="E833.-2d56"> connected or joined with another company or companies </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e99" id="associated__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e98" id="associated__124" original="E833.-2d55"><span class="x" id="associated__125" original="E833.-2d54"> Ampol Ltd and its associated company ‘Bulkships’ held 55% of the shares. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6f08" id="associated__126" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://associated" title="associated definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6f09" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.38a2" id="associated__127" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="associated__128"> associated </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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association
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e96" id="association" original="E391.56bf" sum="1781"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e95" id="association__1" original="E391.56c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e94" id="association__2" original="E391.56c1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> association </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e81" id="association__7" original="E391.56cc"><span class="pos" id="association__8" original="E391.56cd"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e8e" eid="association__9" original="E391.56c6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a40" geo="br" id="association__10" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="association__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/association__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/association__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://association__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a3c" geo="n_am" id="association__12" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="association__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/association__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/association__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://association__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a38" geo="br" id="association__14" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="association__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/association__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/association__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://association__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a35" geo="n_am" id="association__16" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="association__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/association__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/association__us_3.ogg" href="sound://association__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e7f" id="association__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e7e" id="association__19" original="E391.56e4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e7d" id="association__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="association__21" original="E391.56e6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="association__22" original="E391.56e7"> a connection between things where one is caused by the other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e7a" id="association__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e79" id="association__24" original="E834.-3042"><span class="cf" id="association__25" original="E834.-3043"><span class="exp" id="association__26"> association </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="association__27" original="E834.-3041"> Chromosome abnormalities show a strong association with cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e75" id="association__28" original="E834.-3008"><span class="x" id="association__29" original="E834.-3007"> Maternal education had significant associations with child health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e73" id="association__30" original="E834.-303f"><span class="cf" id="association__31" original="E834.-3040"><span class="exp" id="association__32"> association </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="association__33" original="E834.-303e"> A causal association between TV and body weight was first reported in 1985. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e6f" id="association__34" original="E442.5f8a"><span class="cf" id="association__35" original="E442.5f89"><span class="exp" id="association__36"> association </span> of A with/and B </span><span class="x" id="association__37" original="E442.5f8b"> Many studies report an inverse association of birthweight with adult cardiovascular disease. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e6b" id="association__38" original="E834.-3023" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="association__39"> adjective + association </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e69" id="association__40"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e68" id="association__41" original="E87a.4396"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e67" id="association__42"><span class="coll" id="association__43" original="E834.-3016"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e65" id="association__44" original="E442.5f8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e64" id="association__45"><span class="coll" id="association__46" original="E442.5f8d"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e62" id="association__47" original="E834.-3018"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e61" id="association__48"><span class="coll" id="association__49" original="E834.-3017"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e5f" id="association__50" original="E834.-3011"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e5e" id="association__51"><span class="coll" id="association__52" original="E834.-3010"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e5c" id="association__53" original="E834.-3014"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e5b" id="association__54"><span class="coll" id="association__55" original="E834.-3013"> weak </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e59" id="association__56"><span class="coll" id="association__57" original="E834.-3012"> loose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e57" id="association__58" original="E834.-301c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e56" id="association__59"><span class="coll" id="association__60" original="E834.-301b"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e54" id="association__61" original="E834.-301a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e53" id="association__62"><span class="coll" id="association__63" original="E834.-3019"> indirect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e51" id="association__64" original="E834.-301e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e50" id="association__65"><span class="coll" id="association__66" original="E834.-301d"> positive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e4e" id="association__67" original="E834.-3021"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e4d" id="association__68"><span class="coll" id="association__69" original="E87a.4398"> negative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e4b" id="association__70"><span class="coll" id="association__71" original="E834.-3020"> inverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e49" id="association__72" original="E442.5f8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e48" id="association__73"><span class="coll" id="association__74" original="E442.5f8f"> causal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e46" id="association__75" original="E834.-300b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e45" id="association__76"><span class="coll" id="association__77" original="E834.-300a"> independent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e43" id="association__78" original="E834.-300f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e42" id="association__79"><span class="coll" id="association__80" original="E834.-300e"> statistical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e40" id="association__81" original="E834.-300d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e3f" id="association__82"><span class="coll" id="association__83" original="E834.-300c"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e3d" id="association__84" original="E834.-3009"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e3c" id="association__85" original="E442.5f90"><span class="x" id="association__86" original="E442.5f91"> Some studies have observed a direct association between supervisor support and work ability. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e3a" id="association__87" original="E834.-2ff3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="association__88"> verb + association </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e38" id="association__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e37" id="association__90" original="E834.-2ff1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e36" id="association__91"><span class="coll" id="association__92" original="E834.-2ff0"> find </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e34" id="association__93"><span class="coll" id="association__94" original="E834.-2fef"> identify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e32" id="association__95"><span class="coll" id="association__96" original="E834.-2fee"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e30" id="association__97" original="E834.-2fed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e2f" id="association__98"><span class="coll" id="association__99" original="E834.-2fec"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e2d" id="association__100"><span class="coll" id="association__101" original="E834.-2feb"> demonstrate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e2b" id="association__102"><span class="coll" id="association__103" original="E834.-2fea"> reveal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e29" id="association__104"><span class="coll" id="association__105" original="E834.-2fe9"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e27" id="association__106" original="E834.-2fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e26" id="association__107"><span class="coll" id="association__108" original="E834.-2fe7"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e24" id="association__109"><span class="coll" id="association__110" original="E834.-2fe6"> investigate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e22" id="association__111"><span class="coll" id="association__112" original="E834.-2fe5"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e20" id="association__113"><span class="coll" id="association__114" original="E834.-2fe4"> test </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e1e" id="association__115"><span class="coll" id="association__116" original="E834.-2fe3"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e1c" id="association__117" original="E834.-2fe2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e1b" id="association__118"><span class="coll" id="association__119" original="E834.-2fe1"> assess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e19" id="association__120"><span class="coll" id="association__121" original="E834.-2fe0"> evaluate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e17" id="association__122" original="E834.-2fdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e16" id="association__123"><span class="coll" id="association__124" original="E834.-2fde"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e14" id="association__125" original="E834.-2fdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e13" id="association__126"><span class="coll" id="association__127" original="E834.-2fda"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e11" id="association__128" original="E834.-2fd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e10" id="association__129"><span class="coll" id="association__130" original="E834.-2fd8"> observe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e0e" id="association__131"><span class="coll" id="association__132" original="E834.-2fd7"> see </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e0c" id="association__133" original="E834.-2fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e0b" id="association__134"><span class="coll" id="association__135" original="E834.-2fd5"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e09" id="association__136" original="E834.-2fd4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e08" id="association__137" original="E834.-2fd3"><span class="x" id="association__138" original="E834.-2fd2"> Several studies have examined the association of work-related factors and depressive disorders. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e06" id="association__139" original="E391.56df"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e05" id="association__140"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="association__141" original="E391.56e1"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="association__142" original="E391.56e2"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="association__143" original="E391.56e3"> an idea or a memory that is suggested by somebody/something; a mental connection between ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e01" id="association__144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e00" id="association__145" original="E834.-304b"><span class="x" id="association__146" original="E834.-304a"> Paleness was found to carry negative associations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dfe" id="association__147" original="E834.-3048"><span class="cf" id="association__148" original="E834.-3049"><span class="exp" id="association__149"> association </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="association__150" original="E834.-3047"> Women's cultural associations with the body and materiality are obstacles to their spiritual authority. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dfa" id="association__151" original="E834.-3045"><span class="cf" id="association__152" original="E834.-3046"><span class="exp" id="association__153"> association </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="association__154" original="E834.-3044"> The idea of sponsorship is that the target audience makes positive associations between an event and the sponsor. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3df6" id="association__155" original="E391.56d9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3df5" id="association__156"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="association__157" original="E391.56db"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="association__158" original="E391.56dc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="association__159" original="E391.56de"> a connection or relationship between people or organizations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3df1" id="association__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3df0" id="association__161" original="E834.-3053"><span class="cf" id="association__162" original="E391.56dd"><span class="exp" id="association__163"> association </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="association__164" original="E834.-3052"> The author developed his fictional style through a close association with Joseph Conrad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dec" id="association__165" original="E834.-3050"><span class="cf" id="association__166" original="E834.-3051"> in <span class="exp" id="association__167"> association </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="association__168" original="E834.-304f"> Twiggy's fame came in association with the miniskirts and small dresses of the Mod culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3de8" id="association__169" original="E834.-304d"><span class="cf" id="association__170" original="E834.-304e"><span class="exp" id="association__171"> association </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="association__172" original="E834.-304c"> The chapter examines the associations between age and health. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3de4" id="association__173" original="E391.56ce"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3de3" id="association__174"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="association__175" original="E391.56d0"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3de1" id="association__176" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3de0" id="association__177"><span class="v"><strong> Assoc. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="association__179" original="E391.56d2"> an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ddd" id="association__180"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ddc" id="association__181" original="E834.-3055"><span class="x" id="association__182" original="E834.-3054"> Party leaders encouraged employers to form associations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dda" id="association__183" original="E834.-3057"><span class="x" id="association__184" original="E834.-3056"> the National Association of Drama Teachers </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dd8" id="association__185" original="E834.-303a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="association__186"> adjective + association </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dd6" id="association__187"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dd5" id="association__188" original="E834.-302c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dd4" id="association__189"><span class="coll" id="association__190" original="E834.-302b"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dd2" id="association__191" original="E834.-302a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dd1" id="association__192"><span class="coll" id="association__193" original="E834.-3029"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dcf" id="association__194" original="E834.-3028"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dce" id="association__195"><span class="coll" id="association__196" original="E834.-3027"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dcc" id="association__197" original="E834.-3038"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dcb" id="association__198"><span class="coll" id="association__199" original="E834.-3037"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dc9" id="association__200" original="E834.-3036"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dc8" id="association__201"><span class="coll" id="association__202" original="E834.-3035"> voluntary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dc6" id="association__203" original="E834.-3026"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dc5" id="association__204" original="E834.-3025"><span class="x" id="association__205" original="E834.-3024"> Many non-profits encourage their staff to join the relevant professional association. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dc3" id="association__206" original="E834.-3004" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="association__207"> noun + association </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dc1" id="association__208"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dc0" id="association__209" original="E834.-3002"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dbf" id="association__210"><span class="coll" id="association__211" original="E834.-3001"> trade </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dbd" id="association__212" original="E834.-3000"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dbc" id="association__213"><span class="coll" id="association__214" original="E834.-2fff"> business </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dba" id="association__215" original="E834.-2ffe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3db9" id="association__216"><span class="coll" id="association__217" original="E834.-2ffd"> industry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3db7" id="association__218" original="E834.-2ffc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3db6" id="association__219"><span class="coll" id="association__220" original="E834.-2ffb"> housing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3db4" id="association__221" original="E834.-2ffa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3db3" id="association__222"><span class="coll" id="association__223" original="E834.-2ff9"> neighbourhood </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3db1" id="association__224" original="E834.-2ff8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3db0" id="association__225" original="E834.-2ff7"><span class="x" id="association__226" original="E834.-2ff6"> Very often, formal trade associations are developed to represent the interests of a whole industry. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5820" id="association__227" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="association__228"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5822" id="association__229" original="E834.-303c"><span class="shcut" id="association__230" original="E834.-303b"> adjective + association </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5824" id="association__231" original="E834.-3023"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5825" id="association__232" original="E87a.4396"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5826" id="association__233" original="E834.-3016"><span class="coll" id="association__234"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5828" id="association__235" original="E442.5f8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5829" id="association__236" original="E442.5f8d"><span class="coll" id="association__237"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.582b" id="association__238" original="E834.-3018"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.582c" id="association__239" original="E834.-3017"><span class="coll" id="association__240"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.582e" id="association__241" original="E834.-3011"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.582f" id="association__242" original="E834.-3010"><span class="coll" id="association__243"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5831" id="association__244" original="E834.-3014"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5832" id="association__245" original="E834.-3013"><span class="coll" id="association__246"> weak </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5834" id="association__247" original="E834.-3012"><span class="coll" id="association__248"> loose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5836" id="association__249" original="E834.-301c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5837" id="association__250" original="E834.-301b"><span class="coll" id="association__251"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5839" id="association__252" original="E834.-301a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.583a" id="association__253" original="E834.-3019"><span class="coll" id="association__254"> indirect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.583c" id="association__255" original="E834.-301e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.583d" id="association__256" original="E834.-301d"><span class="coll" id="association__257"> positive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.583f" id="association__258" original="E834.-3021"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5840" id="association__259" original="E87a.4398"><span class="coll" id="association__260"> negative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5842" id="association__261" original="E834.-3020"><span class="coll" id="association__262"> inverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5844" id="association__263" original="E442.5f8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5845" id="association__264" original="E442.5f8f"><span class="coll" id="association__265"> causal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5847" id="association__266" original="E834.-300b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5848" id="association__267" original="E834.-300a"><span class="coll" id="association__268"> independent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.584a" id="association__269" original="E834.-300f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.584b" id="association__270" original="E834.-300e"><span class="coll" id="association__271"> statistical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.584d" id="association__272" original="E834.-300d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.584e" id="association__273" original="E834.-300c"><span class="coll" id="association__274"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5850" id="association__275" original="E834.-3009"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5851" id="association__276" original="E442.5f90"><span class="x" id="association__277" original="E442.5f91"> Some studies have observed a direct association between supervisor support and work ability. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5853" id="association__278" original="E834.-303a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5854" id="association__279" original="E834.-302c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5855" id="association__280" original="E834.-302b"><span class="coll" id="association__281"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5857" id="association__282" original="E834.-302a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5858" id="association__283" original="E834.-3029"><span class="coll" id="association__284"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.585a" id="association__285" original="E834.-3028"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.585b" id="association__286" original="E834.-3027"><span class="coll" id="association__287"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.585d" id="association__288" original="E834.-3038"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.585e" id="association__289" original="E834.-3037"><span class="coll" id="association__290"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5860" id="association__291" original="E834.-3036"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5861" id="association__292" original="E834.-3035"><span class="coll" id="association__293"> voluntary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5863" id="association__294" original="E834.-3026"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5864" id="association__295" original="E834.-3025"><span class="x" id="association__296" original="E834.-3024"> Many non-profits encourage their staff to join the relevant professional association. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5866" id="association__297" original="E834.-3006"><span class="shcut" id="association__298" original="E834.-3005"> noun + association </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5868" id="association__299" original="E834.-3004"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5869" id="association__300" original="E834.-3002"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.586a" id="association__301" original="E834.-3001"><span class="coll" id="association__302"> trade </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.586c" id="association__303" original="E834.-3000"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.586d" id="association__304" original="E834.-2fff"><span class="coll" id="association__305"> business </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.586f" id="association__306" original="E834.-2ffe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5870" id="association__307" original="E834.-2ffd"><span class="coll" id="association__308"> industry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5872" id="association__309" original="E834.-2ffc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5873" id="association__310" original="E834.-2ffb"><span class="coll" id="association__311"> housing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5875" id="association__312" original="E834.-2ffa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5876" id="association__313" original="E834.-2ff9"><span class="coll" id="association__314"> neighbourhood </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5878" id="association__315" original="E834.-2ff8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5879" id="association__316" original="E834.-2ff7"><span class="x" id="association__317" original="E834.-2ff6"> Very often, formal trade associations are developed to represent the interests of a whole industry. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.587b" id="association__318" original="E834.-2ff5"><span class="shcut" id="association__319" original="E834.-2ff4"> verb + association </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.587d" id="association__320" original="E834.-2ff3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.587e" id="association__321" original="E834.-2ff1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.587f" id="association__322" original="E834.-2ff0"><span class="coll" id="association__323"> find </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5881" id="association__324" original="E834.-2fef"><span class="coll" id="association__325"> identify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5883" id="association__326" original="E834.-2fee"><span class="coll" id="association__327"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5885" id="association__328" original="E834.-2fed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5886" id="association__329" original="E834.-2fec"><span class="coll" id="association__330"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5888" id="association__331" original="E834.-2feb"><span class="coll" id="association__332"> demonstrate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.588a" id="association__333" original="E834.-2fea"><span class="coll" id="association__334"> reveal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.588c" id="association__335" original="E834.-2fe9"><span class="coll" id="association__336"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.588e" id="association__337" original="E834.-2fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.588f" id="association__338" original="E834.-2fe7"><span class="coll" id="association__339"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5891" id="association__340" original="E834.-2fe6"><span class="coll" id="association__341"> investigate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5893" id="association__342" original="E834.-2fe5"><span class="coll" id="association__343"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5895" id="association__344" original="E834.-2fe4"><span class="coll" id="association__345"> test </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5897" id="association__346" original="E834.-2fe3"><span class="coll" id="association__347"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5899" id="association__348" original="E834.-2fe2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.589a" id="association__349" original="E834.-2fe1"><span class="coll" id="association__350"> assess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.589c" id="association__351" original="E834.-2fe0"><span class="coll" id="association__352"> evaluate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.589e" id="association__353" original="E834.-2fdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.589f" id="association__354" original="E834.-2fde"><span class="coll" id="association__355"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58a1" id="association__356" original="E834.-2fdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58a2" id="association__357" original="E834.-2fda"><span class="coll" id="association__358"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58a4" id="association__359" original="E834.-2fd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58a5" id="association__360" original="E834.-2fd8"><span class="coll" id="association__361"> observe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58a7" id="association__362" original="E834.-2fd7"><span class="coll" id="association__363"> see </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58a9" id="association__364" original="E834.-2fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58aa" id="association__365" original="E834.-2fd5"><span class="coll" id="association__366"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58ac" id="association__367" original="E834.-2fd4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58ad" id="association__368" original="E834.-2fd3"><span class="x" id="association__369" original="E834.-2fd2"> Several studies have examined the association of work-related factors and depressive disorders. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6f94" id="association__370" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://association" title="association definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6f95" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.38e3" id="association__371" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="association__372"> association </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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associative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dae" id="associative" original="E391.5708" sum="514"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dad" id="associative__1" original="E391.5709"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dac" id="associative__2" original="E391.570a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> associative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3da3" id="associative__4" original="E391.570f"><span class="pos" id="associative__5" original="E391.5710"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6013" eid="associative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.67d8" geo="br" id="associative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsəʊʃiətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assoc/associative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://associative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.67dc" geo="n_am" id="associative__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="associative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsoʊʃiətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assoc/associative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assoc/associative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://associative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3da1" id="associative__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3da0" id="associative__12" original="E391.5711"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="associative__13" original="E391.5712"> connected with the association of ideas or things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d9e" id="associative__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d9d" id="associative__15" original="E834.-2ee4"><span class="x" id="associative__16" original="E834.-2ee3"> These words would have associative links in the mental lexicon. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d9b" id="associative__17" original="E391.5713"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d9a" id="associative__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="associative__19" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="associative__20" original="E391.5716"> giving the same result no matter what order the parts of a calculation are done, for example ( <span class="ei" id="associative__21" original="E83f.-777b"> a </span> × <span class="ei" id="associative__22" original="E83f.-777a"> b </span> ) × <span class="ei" id="associative__23" original="E83f.-7779"> c </span> = <span class="ei" id="associative__24" original="E83f.-7778"> a </span> × ( <span class="ei" id="associative__25" original="E83f.-7777"> b </span> × <span class="ei" id="associative__26" original="E83f.-7776"> c </span> ) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d91" id="associative__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d90" id="associative__28" original="E834.-2ee2"><span class="x" id="associative__29" original="E834.-2ee1"> The AND and OR operators are associative so that the order in which sub-expressions are evaluated does not matter. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7077" id="associative__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://associative" title="associative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7078" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3952" id="associative__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="associative__32"> associative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assume
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d8e" id="assume" original="E391.578a" sum="1230"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d8d" id="assume__1" original="E391.578b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d8c" id="assume__2" original="E391.578c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assume </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d7e" id="assume__9" original="E391.5796"><span class="pos" id="assume__10" original="E391.5797"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.601c" eid="assume__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3178" geo="br" id="assume__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsjuːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assum/assume__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assume__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assume__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3175" geo="n_am" id="assume__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsuːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assum/assume__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assume__us_2.ogg" href="sound://assume__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2dd9" id="assume__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.320c" form="root" id="assume__17"><span class="vp" id="assume__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assume </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.320e" eid="assume__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.320f" geo="br" id="assume__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsjuːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assum/assume__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assume__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assume__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3212" geo="n_am" id="assume__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsuːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assum/assume__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assume__us_2.ogg" href="sound://assume__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3215" form="thirdps" id="assume__24"><span class="vp" id="assume__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> assumes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3217" eid="assume__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3218" geo="br" id="assume__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsjuːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assum/assumes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assumes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.321b" geo="n_am" id="assume__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsuːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assum/assumes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assumes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.321e" form="past" id="assume__31"><span class="vp" id="assume__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> assumed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3220" eid="assume__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3221" geo="br" id="assume__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsjuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assum/assumed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assumed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3224" geo="n_am" id="assume__36" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assum/assumed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assumed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3227" form="pastpart" id="assume__38"><span class="vp" id="assume__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> assumed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3229" eid="assume__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.322a" geo="br" id="assume__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsjuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assum/assumed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assumed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.322d" geo="n_am" id="assume__43" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assum/assumed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assumed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3230" form="prespart" id="assume__45"><span class="vp" id="assume__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> assuming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3232" eid="assume__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3233" geo="br" id="assume__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsjuːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assum/assuming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assuming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assuming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3236" geo="n_am" id="assume__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assume__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsuːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assum/assuming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assuming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assuming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d4d" id="assume__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d4c" id="assume__53" original="E391.57b4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="assume__54" original="E391.57b5"> to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d4a" id="assume__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d49" id="assume__56" original="E837.-5eb6"><span class="cf" id="assume__57" original="E391.57b8"><span class="exp" id="assume__58"> assume </span> something </span><span class="x" id="assume__59" original="E837.-5eb5"> The alternative model assumes the existence of an ‘oscillator’ within the central nervous system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d45" id="assume__60" original="E84b.-781c"><span class="cf" id="assume__61" original="E391.57b6"><span class="exp" id="assume__62"> assume </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="assume__63" original="E84b.-781b"> We assume that ownership of a commodity includes the right to offer it as a gift. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d41" id="assume__64" original="E84b.-7582"><span class="x" id="assume__65" original="E84b.-7581"> It is reasonable to assume that the problem is caused by a combinatorial process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d3f" id="assume__66" original="E84b.-781a"><span class="cf" id="assume__67" original="E391.57b7"> it is assumed (that)… </span><span class="x" id="assume__68" original="E84b.-7819"> It is assumed that levels of employment in both regions are the same. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d3c" id="assume__69" original="E837.-5eb3"><span class="cf" id="assume__70" original="E837.-5eb4"> be assumed to be/have something </span><span class="x" id="assume__71" original="E837.-5eb2"> In Newtonian mechanics, forces are assumed to be in equilibrium. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d39" id="assume__72" original="E84b.-75ac" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assume__73"> noun + assumes (that…) </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d37" id="assume__74"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d36" id="assume__75" original="E84b.-75aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d35" id="assume__76"><span class="coll" id="assume__77" original="E84b.-75a9"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d33" id="assume__78" original="E865.-7a04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d32" id="assume__79"><span class="coll" id="assume__80" original="E865.-7a03"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d30" id="assume__81" original="E865.-7a02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d2f" id="assume__82"><span class="coll" id="assume__83" original="E865.-7a01"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d2d" id="assume__84" original="E865.-7a00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d2c" id="assume__85"><span class="coll" id="assume__86" original="E865.-79ff"> argument </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d2a" id="assume__87" original="E84b.-75a5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d29" id="assume__88" original="E84b.-75a4"><span class="x" id="assume__89" original="E84b.-75a3"> The model assumes that each market is investigated before the local marketing strategy is determined. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d27" id="assume__90" original="E84b.-75a0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assume__91"> adverb + assume </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d25" id="assume__92"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d24" id="assume__93" original="E84b.-759e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d23" id="assume__94"><span class="coll" id="assume__95" original="E84b.-759d"> implicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d21" id="assume__96" original="E865.-79fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d20" id="assume__97"><span class="coll" id="assume__98" original="E865.-79fd"> simply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d1e" id="assume__99" original="E865.-79fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d1d" id="assume__100"><span class="coll" id="assume__101" original="E865.-79fb"> generally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d1b" id="assume__102" original="E84b.-759a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d1a" id="assume__103" original="E84b.-7599"><span class="x" id="assume__104" original="E84b.-7598"> We implicitly assumed that the rental rate of capital was the same in the two sectors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d18" id="assume__105" original="E84b.-758c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assume__106"> adjective + to assume </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d16" id="assume__107"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d15" id="assume__108" original="E84b.-758a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d14" id="assume__109"><span class="coll" id="assume__110" original="E84b.-7589"> reasonable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d12" id="assume__111"><span class="coll" id="assume__112" original="E84b.-7588"> safe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d10" id="assume__113" original="E84b.-7587"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d0f" id="assume__114"><span class="coll" id="assume__115" original="E84b.-7586"> wrong </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d0d" id="assume__116" original="E84b.-7583"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d0c" id="assume__117" original="E865.-79fa"><span class="x" id="assume__118" original="E865.-79f9"> It is safe to assume that the individual household was equivalent to a family grouping. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d0a" id="assume__119" original="E84b.-757c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assume__120"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d08" id="assume__121"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d07" id="assume__122" original="E84b.-757a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d06" id="assume__123"><span class="coll" id="assume__124" original="E84b.-7579"> (no) reason to assume that… </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d04" id="assume__125" original="E84b.-7578"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d03" id="assume__126" original="E84b.-7577"><span class="x" id="assume__127" original="E84b.-7576"> There is no a priori reason to assume that vaccine-adapted variants will necessarily be less virulent. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3d01" id="assume__128" original="E391.57c2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="assume__129" original="E391.57c3"><span class="exp" id="assume__130"> assume </span> something </span><span class="def" id="assume__131" original="E391.57c6"> to begin to have a particular quality, appearance or importance </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cfd" id="assume__132" original="E391.57c7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cfc" id="assume__133" original="E391.57c8"><span class="xw" id="assume__134" original="E81e.38e3"> take on something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cf9" id="assume__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cf8" id="assume__136" original="E837.-5eaf"><span class="x" id="assume__137" original="E837.-5eae"> Under strong pressures, the particles often assumed an eddying motion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cf6" id="assume__138" original="E837.-5ead"><span class="x" id="assume__139" original="E837.-5eac"> This disease will assume increasing significance as the population ages. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cf4" id="assume__140" original="E84b.-75ca" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assume__141"> assume + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cf2" id="assume__142"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cf1" id="assume__143" original="E84b.-75c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cf0" id="assume__144"><span class="coll" id="assume__145" original="E84b.-75c5"> significance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cee" id="assume__146"><span class="coll" id="assume__147" original="E84b.-75c4"> importance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cec" id="assume__148" original="E84b.-75c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ceb" id="assume__149"><span class="coll" id="assume__150" original="E84b.-75c2"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ce9" id="assume__151" original="E84b.-75c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ce8" id="assume__152"><span class="coll" id="assume__153" original="E84b.-75c0"> form </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ce6" id="assume__154" original="E84b.-75bf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ce5" id="assume__155" original="E84b.-75be"><span class="x" id="assume__156" original="E84b.-75bd"> Because treatment of the disease is so limited, primary prevention has asssumed great importance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ce3" id="assume__157" original="E84b.-75bc"><span class="x" id="assume__158" original="E84b.-75bb"> This area of research is assuming a prominent role in molecular biology. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ce1" id="assume__159" original="E391.57ba"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="assume__160" original="E391.57bb"><span class="exp" id="assume__161"> assume </span> something </span><span class="def" id="assume__162" original="E391.57be"> to take or begin to have power or responsibility </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cdd" id="assume__163" original="E391.57bf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://take" title="take definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cdc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.38f1" id="assume__164" original="E391.57c0"><span class="xh" id="assume__165"> take </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cd9" id="assume__166"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cd8" id="assume__167" original="E837.-5eb1"><span class="x" id="assume__168" original="E837.-5eb0"> These situations can only be addressed satisfactorily if adults assume responsibility for the health of their children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cd6" id="assume__169" original="E84b.-75b0"><span class="x" id="assume__170" original="E84b.-75af"> Many of his associates also assumed positions of power. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cd4" id="assume__171" original="E84b.-75ba" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assume__172"> assume + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cd2" id="assume__173"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cd1" id="assume__174" original="E84b.-75b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cd0" id="assume__175"><span class="coll" id="assume__176" original="E84b.-75b7"> responsibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cce" id="assume__177" original="E84b.-75b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ccd" id="assume__178"><span class="coll" id="assume__179" original="E84b.-75b5"> position </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ccb" id="assume__180"><span class="coll" id="assume__181" original="E84b.-75b4"> role </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cc9" id="assume__182" original="E84b.-75b3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cc8" id="assume__183" original="E84b.-75b2"><span class="x" id="assume__184" original="E84b.-75b1"> The king assumed responsibility for the maintenance of justice and peace. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58af" id="assume__185" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="assume__186"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58b1" id="assume__187" original="E84b.-75cc"><span class="shcut" id="assume__188" original="E84b.-75cb"> assume + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58b3" id="assume__189" original="E84b.-75ca"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58b4" id="assume__190" original="E84b.-75c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58b5" id="assume__191" original="E84b.-75c5"><span class="coll" id="assume__192"> significance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58b7" id="assume__193" original="E84b.-75c4"><span class="coll" id="assume__194"> importance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58b9" id="assume__195" original="E84b.-75c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58ba" id="assume__196" original="E84b.-75c2"><span class="coll" id="assume__197"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58bc" id="assume__198" original="E84b.-75c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58bd" id="assume__199" original="E84b.-75c0"><span class="coll" id="assume__200"> form </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58bf" id="assume__201" original="E84b.-75bf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58c0" id="assume__202" original="E84b.-75be"><span class="x" id="assume__203" original="E84b.-75bd"> Because treatment of the disease is so limited, primary prevention has asssumed great importance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58c2" id="assume__204" original="E84b.-75bc"><span class="x" id="assume__205" original="E84b.-75bb"> This area of research is assuming a prominent role in molecular biology. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58c4" id="assume__206" original="E84b.-75ba"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58c5" id="assume__207" original="E84b.-75b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58c6" id="assume__208" original="E84b.-75b7"><span class="coll" id="assume__209"> responsibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58c8" id="assume__210" original="E84b.-75b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58c9" id="assume__211" original="E84b.-75b5"><span class="coll" id="assume__212"> position </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58cb" id="assume__213" original="E84b.-75b4"><span class="coll" id="assume__214"> role </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58cd" id="assume__215" original="E84b.-75b3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58ce" id="assume__216" original="E84b.-75b2"><span class="x" id="assume__217" original="E84b.-75b1"> The king assumed responsibility for the maintenance of justice and peace. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58d0" id="assume__218" original="E84b.-75ae"><span class="shcut" id="assume__219" original="E84b.-75ad"> noun + assumes (that…) </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58d2" id="assume__220" original="E84b.-75ac"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58d3" id="assume__221" original="E84b.-75aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58d4" id="assume__222" original="E84b.-75a9"><span class="coll" id="assume__223"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58d6" id="assume__224" original="E865.-7a04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58d7" id="assume__225" original="E865.-7a03"><span class="coll" id="assume__226"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58d9" id="assume__227" original="E865.-7a02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58da" id="assume__228" original="E865.-7a01"><span class="coll" id="assume__229"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58dc" id="assume__230" original="E865.-7a00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58dd" id="assume__231" original="E865.-79ff"><span class="coll" id="assume__232"> argument </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58df" id="assume__233" original="E84b.-75a5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58e0" id="assume__234" original="E84b.-75a4"><span class="x" id="assume__235" original="E84b.-75a3"> The model assumes that each market is investigated before the local marketing strategy is determined. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58e2" id="assume__236" original="E84b.-75a2"><span class="shcut" id="assume__237" original="E84b.-75a1"> adverb + assume </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58e4" id="assume__238" original="E84b.-75a0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58e5" id="assume__239" original="E84b.-759e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58e6" id="assume__240" original="E84b.-759d"><span class="coll" id="assume__241"> implicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58e8" id="assume__242" original="E865.-79fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58e9" id="assume__243" original="E865.-79fd"><span class="coll" id="assume__244"> simply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58eb" id="assume__245" original="E865.-79fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58ec" id="assume__246" original="E865.-79fb"><span class="coll" id="assume__247"> generally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58ee" id="assume__248" original="E84b.-759a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58ef" id="assume__249" original="E84b.-7599"><span class="x" id="assume__250" original="E84b.-7598"> We implicitly assumed that the rental rate of capital was the same in the two sectors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58f1" id="assume__251" original="E84b.-758e"><span class="shcut" id="assume__252" original="E84b.-758d"> adjective + to assume </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58f3" id="assume__253" original="E84b.-758c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58f4" id="assume__254" original="E84b.-758a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58f5" id="assume__255" original="E84b.-7589"><span class="coll" id="assume__256"> reasonable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58f7" id="assume__257" original="E84b.-7588"><span class="coll" id="assume__258"> safe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58f9" id="assume__259" original="E84b.-7587"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58fa" id="assume__260" original="E84b.-7586"><span class="coll" id="assume__261"> wrong </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58fc" id="assume__262" original="E84b.-7583"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58fd" id="assume__263" original="E865.-79fa"><span class="x" id="assume__264" original="E865.-79f9"> It is safe to assume that the individual household was equivalent to a family grouping. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.58ff" id="assume__265" original="E84b.-757e"><span class="shcut" id="assume__266" original="E84b.-757d"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5901" id="assume__267" original="E84b.-757c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5902" id="assume__268" original="E84b.-757a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5903" id="assume__269" original="E84b.-7579"><span class="coll" id="assume__270"> (no) reason to assume that… </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5905" id="assume__271" original="E84b.-7578"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5906" id="assume__272" original="E84b.-7577"><span class="x" id="assume__273" original="E84b.-7576"> There is no a priori reason to assume that vaccine-adapted variants will necessarily be less virulent. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.70ce" id="assume__274" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assume" title="assume definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.70cf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.39f7" id="assume__275" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assume__276"> assume </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assumed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cc6" id="assumed" original="E391.57d2" sum="269"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cc5" id="assumed__1" original="E391.57d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cc4" id="assumed__2" original="E391.57d4"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assumed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cbb" id="assumed__4" original="E391.57db"><span class="pos" id="assumed__5" original="E391.57dc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6023" eid="assumed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6ba0" geo="br" id="assumed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assumed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsjuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assum/assumed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assumed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6ba3" geo="n_am" id="assumed__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assumed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assum/assumed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assumed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cb9" id="assumed__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="assumed__12" original="E391.57de"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cb7" id="assumed__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cb6" id="assumed__14" original="E391.57df"><span class="def" id="assumed__15" original="E391.57e0"> that you suppose to be true or to exist </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cb4" id="assumed__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cb3" id="assumed__17" original="E84b.-73eb"><span class="x" id="assumed__18" original="E84b.-73ea"> We started wth assumed initial values and readjusted them until correct present-day values were obtained. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7166" id="assumed__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assumed" title="assumed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7167" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3a62" id="assumed__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assumed__21"> assumed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assuming
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cb1" id="assuming" original="E391.57ef" sum="483"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cb0" id="assuming__1" original="E391.57f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3caf" id="assuming__2" original="E391.57f1"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assuming </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ca6" id="assuming__4" original="E391.57f8"><span class="pos" id="assuming__5" original="E391.57f9"> conjunction </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.602a" eid="assuming__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6be2" geo="br" id="assuming__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assuming__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsjuːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assum/assuming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assuming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assuming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6be5" geo="n_am" id="assuming__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assuming__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsuːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assum/assuming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assuming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assuming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ca4" id="assuming__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ca3" id="assuming__12" original="E84b.-73d4"><span class="cf" id="assuming__13" original="E391.57fa"><span class="exp" id="assuming__14"> assuming </span> (that)… </span><span class="def" id="assuming__15" original="E391.57fb"> used to suppose that something is true so that you can talk about what the results might be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c9f" id="assuming__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c9e" id="assuming__17" original="E84b.-73d3"><span class="x" id="assuming__18" original="E84b.-73d2"> These effects will persist for the lifespan of the reservoir, assuming average sediment input remains at present levels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c9c" id="assuming__19" original="E84b.-73d1"><span class="x" id="assuming__20" original="E84b.-73d0"> Assuming that bonds are wealth, this study compares three different methods of financing government expenditure:… </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.717c" id="assuming__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assuming" title="assuming definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.717d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3a86" id="assuming__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assuming__23"> assuming </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c9a" id="assumption" original="E391.57fc" sum="1239"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c99" id="assumption__1" original="E391.57fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c98" id="assumption__2" original="E391.57fe"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assumption </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c8d" id="assumption__7" original="E391.5806"><span class="pos" id="assumption__8" original="E391.5807"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6031" eid="assumption__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6c07" geo="br" id="assumption__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assumption__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsʌmpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assum/assumption__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumption__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assumption__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6c0a" geo="n_am" id="assumption__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assumption__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsʌmpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assum/assumption__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assum/assumption__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assumption__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c8b" id="assumption__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c8a" id="assumption__15" original="E391.5808"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c89" id="assumption__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assumption__17" original="E391.580a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="assumption__18" original="E391.580b"> a belief or feeling that something is true or that something will happen, although there is no proof </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c86" id="assumption__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c85" id="assumption__20" original="E84b.-7255"><span class="x" id="assumption__21" original="E84b.-7254"> Ethnographic studies strongly suggest that this assumption is false. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c83" id="assumption__22" original="E84b.-7330"><span class="cf" id="assumption__23" original="E84b.-7331"><span class="exp" id="assumption__24"> assumption </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="assumption__25" original="E84b.-732f"> The explanation for this result lies in the assumption of diminishing returns to capital accumulation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c7f" id="assumption__26" original="E84b.-732d"><span class="cf" id="assumption__27" original="E84b.-732e"><span class="exp" id="assumption__28"> assumption </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="assumption__29" original="E84b.-732c"> The study challenges common assumptions about free markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c7b" id="assumption__30" original="E87d.-7efc"><span class="cf" id="assumption__31" original="E87d.-7efd"><span class="exp" id="assumption__32"> assumption </span> behind something </span><span class="x" id="assumption__33" original="E87d.-7efb"> Some historians have questioned the assumptions behind these labels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c77" id="assumption__34" original="E84b.-7333"><span class="cf" id="assumption__35" original="E84b.-7334"><span class="exp" id="assumption__36"> assumption </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="assumption__37" original="E84b.-7332"> Democracy is based on the assumption that all citizens participate equally in political affairs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c73" id="assumption__38" original="E84b.-732a"><span class="cf" id="assumption__39" original="E84b.-732b"> under the <span class="exp" id="assumption__40"> assumption </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="assumption__41" original="E84b.-7329"> Information and communications technologies are designed under the assumption that they will be mainly used in workplace scenarios. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c6f" id="assumption__42" original="E87d.-7ef9"><span class="cf" id="assumption__43" original="E87d.-7efa"> contrary to <span class="exp" id="assumption__44"> assumption </span></span><span class="x" id="assumption__45" original="E87d.-7ef8"> Contrary to traditional assumptions, the central role of contract in employment law is a comparatively recent phenomenon. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c6b" id="assumption__46" original="E84b.-70ae" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assumption__47"> adjective + assumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c69" id="assumption__48"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c68" id="assumption__49" original="E84b.-70ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c67" id="assumption__50"><span class="coll" id="assumption__51" original="E84b.-70ab"> implicit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c65" id="assumption__52"><span class="coll" id="assumption__53" original="E84b.-70a9"> underlying </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c63" id="assumption__54"><span class="coll" id="assumption__55" original="E87d.-7ef5"> tacit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c61" id="assumption__56" original="E84b.-70a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c60" id="assumption__57"><span class="coll" id="assumption__58" original="E84b.-70a7"> basic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c5e" id="assumption__59"><span class="coll" id="assumption__60" original="E84b.-70a6"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c5c" id="assumption__61" original="E84b.-70aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c5b" id="assumption__62"><span class="coll" id="assumption__63" original="E84b.-70a5"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c59" id="assumption__64"><span class="coll" id="assumption__65" original="E87d.-7ef4"> core </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c57" id="assumption__66" original="E87d.-7ef3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c56" id="assumption__67"><span class="coll" id="assumption__68" original="E87d.-7ef2"> common </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c54" id="assumption__69" original="E87d.-7ef1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c53" id="assumption__70"><span class="coll" id="assumption__71" original="E87d.-7ef0"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c51" id="assumption__72" original="E87d.-7eef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c50" id="assumption__73"><span class="coll" id="assumption__74" original="E87d.-7eee"> initial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c4e" id="assumption__75" original="E87d.-7eed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c4d" id="assumption__76"><span class="coll" id="assumption__77" original="E87d.-7eec"> additional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c4b" id="assumption__78"><span class="coll" id="assumption__79" original="E87d.-7eeb"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c49" id="assumption__80" original="E87d.-7eea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c48" id="assumption__81"><span class="coll" id="assumption__82" original="E87d.-7ee9"> reasonable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c46" id="assumption__83"><span class="coll" id="assumption__84" original="E87d.-7ee8"> realistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c44" id="assumption__85" original="E87d.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c43" id="assumption__86"><span class="coll" id="assumption__87" original="E87d.-7ee6"> plausible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c41" id="assumption__88" original="E87d.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c40" id="assumption__89"><span class="coll" id="assumption__90" original="E87d.-7ee4"> false </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c3e" id="assumption__91"><span class="coll" id="assumption__92" original="E87d.-7ee3"> mistaken </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c3c" id="assumption__93" original="E87d.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c3b" id="assumption__94"><span class="coll" id="assumption__95" original="E87d.-7ee1"> questionable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c39" id="assumption__96" original="E87d.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c38" id="assumption__97"><span class="coll" id="assumption__98" original="E87d.-7edf"> unrealistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c36" id="assumption__99" original="E87d.-7ede"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c35" id="assumption__100"><span class="coll" id="assumption__101" original="E87d.-7edd"> a priori </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c33" id="assumption__102" original="E87d.-7edc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c32" id="assumption__103"><span class="coll" id="assumption__104" original="E87d.-7edb"> normative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c30" id="assumption__105" original="E87d.-7eda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c2f" id="assumption__106"><span class="coll" id="assumption__107" original="E87d.-7ed9"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c2d" id="assumption__108" original="E84b.-70a4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c2c" id="assumption__109" original="E84b.-70a3"><span class="x" id="assumption__110" original="E84b.-70a2"> The underlying assumption is that markets are competitive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c2a" id="assumption__111" original="E87d.-7ed8"><span class="x" id="assumption__112" original="E87d.-7ed7"> This may be a reasonable assumption but it is largely untested. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c28" id="assumption__113" original="E84b.-709f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="assumption__114"> verb + assumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c26" id="assumption__115"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c25" id="assumption__116" original="E84b.-709d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c24" id="assumption__117"><span class="coll" id="assumption__118" original="E84b.-709c"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c22" id="assumption__119" original="E84b.-709b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c21" id="assumption__120"><span class="coll" id="assumption__121" original="E84b.-709a"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c1f" id="assumption__122"><span class="coll" id="assumption__123" original="E84b.-7099"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c1d" id="assumption__124" original="E87d.-7ed6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c1c" id="assumption__125"><span class="coll" id="assumption__126" original="E87d.-7ed5"> undermine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c1a" id="assumption__127" original="E87d.-7ed4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c19" id="assumption__128"><span class="coll" id="assumption__129" original="E87d.-7ed3"> violate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c17" id="assumption__130" original="E87d.-7ed2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c16" id="assumption__131"><span class="coll" id="assumption__132" original="E87d.-7ed1"> reject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c14" id="assumption__133" original="E84b.-7096"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c13" id="assumption__134"><span class="coll" id="assumption__135" original="E84b.-7095"> accept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c11" id="assumption__136" original="E87d.-7ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c10" id="assumption__137"><span class="coll" id="assumption__138" original="E87d.-7ecf"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c0e" id="assumption__139" original="E87d.-7ece"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c0d" id="assumption__140"><span class="coll" id="assumption__141" original="E87d.-7ecd"> satisfy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c0b" id="assumption__142" original="E87d.-7ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c0a" id="assumption__143"><span class="coll" id="assumption__144" original="E87d.-7ecb"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c08" id="assumption__145" original="E87d.-7eca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c07" id="assumption__146"><span class="coll" id="assumption__147" original="E87d.-7ec9"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c05" id="assumption__148" original="E87d.-7ec8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c04" id="assumption__149"><span class="coll" id="assumption__150" original="E87d.-7ec7"> relax </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c02" id="assumption__151" original="E87d.-7ec6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c01" id="assumption__152"><span class="coll" id="assumption__153" original="E87d.-7ec5"> be based on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bff" id="assumption__154" original="E87d.-7ec4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bfe" id="assumption__155"><span class="coll" id="assumption__156" original="E87d.-7ec3"> rest on </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bfc" id="assumption__157"><span class="coll" id="assumption__158" original="E87d.-7ec2"> rely on </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bfa" id="assumption__159" original="E84b.-7092"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bf9" id="assumption__160" original="E84b.-7091"><span class="x" id="assumption__161" original="E84b.-7090"> The method we used makes no a priori assumption about relationships among species. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bf7" id="assumption__162" original="E87d.-7ec1"><span class="x" id="assumption__163" original="E87d.-7ec0"> This article tests two basic assumptions underlying the provisions on predatory pricing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bf5" id="assumption__164" original="E87d.-7ebf"><span class="x" id="assumption__165" original="E87d.-7ebe"> This appraisal may be unrealistic and based on false assumptions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bf3" id="assumption__166" original="E391.580c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bf2" id="assumption__167"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assumption__168" original="E391.580f"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="assumption__169" original="E391.580e"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="assumption__170" original="E391.5810"><span class="exp" id="assumption__171"> assumption </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="assumption__172" original="E391.5813"> the act of taking or beginning to have power or responsibility </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bec" id="assumption__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3beb" id="assumption__174" original="E87d.-7ef7"><span class="x" id="assumption__175" original="E87d.-7ef6"> A truce was followed by the Bolshevik assumption of power. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7199" id="assumption__176" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assumption" title="assumption definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.719a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3a98" id="assumption__177" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assumption__178"> assumption </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assurance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3be9" id="assurance" original="E391.5814" sum="749"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3be8" id="assurance__1" original="E391.5815"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3be7" id="assurance__2" original="E391.5816"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assurance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bd8" id="assurance__7" original="E391.581f"><span class="pos" id="assurance__8" original="E391.5820"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3be2" eid="assurance__9" original="E391.581b" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6c6d" geo="br" id="assurance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assurance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assurance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assurance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assurance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6c70" geo="br" id="assurance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="assurance__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃɔːrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assurance__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assurance__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assurance__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6c74" geo="n_am" id="assurance__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assurance__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assur/assurance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assurance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assurance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bd6" id="assurance__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="assurance__17" original="E391.5823"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="assurance__18" original="E85b.6016"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bd3" id="assurance__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bd2" id="assurance__20" original="E391.5821"><span class="def" id="assurance__21" original="E391.5824"> a statement that something will certainly be true or will certainly happen, particularly when there has been doubt about it; the act of giving such a statement </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bd0" id="assurance__22" original="E391.5825" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://guarantee1" title="guarantee1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bcf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.4c90" id="assurance__23" original="E391.5826"><span class="xh" id="assurance__24"> guarantee </span><span class="xhm" id="assurance__25"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://promise1" title="promise1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bcb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.3d9f" id="assurance__26" original="E391.5828"><span class="xh" id="assurance__27"> promise </span><span class="xhm" id="assurance__28"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bc7" id="assurance__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bc6" id="assurance__30" original="E85b.6019"><span class="x" id="assurance__31" original="E85b.601a"> His assurances failed to satisfy the Unionists. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bc4" id="assurance__32" original="E85b.6017"><span class="x" id="assurance__33" original="E85b.6018"> His questions were of a general nature, merely seeking the verbal assurances of his fellow directors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bc2" id="assurance__34" original="E85b.601c"><span class="cf" id="assurance__35" original="E85b.601b"><span class="exp" id="assurance__36"> assurance </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="assurance__37" original="E85b.601d"> He gave her assurances that her job would not be threatened by her absence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bbe" id="assurance__38" original="E85b.601e"><span class="x" id="assurance__39" original="E85b.601f"> Brands provide assurance that an organization is worthy of trust. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bbc" id="assurance__40" original="E85b.6021"><span class="cf" id="assurance__41" original="E85b.6020"><span class="exp" id="assurance__42"> assurance </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="assurance__43" original="E85b.6022"> He had gone to Nanjing under assurance of safe conduct. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bb8" id="assurance__44" original="E391.5838" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://quality-assurance" title="quality assurance definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bb7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.6748" id="assurance__45" original="E391.5839"><span class="xh" id="assurance__46"> quality assurance </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7256" id="assurance__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assurance" title="assurance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7257" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3aca" id="assurance__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assurance__49"> assurance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assure
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bb5" id="assure" original="E391.583b" sum="1095"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bb4" id="assure__1" original="E391.583c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bb3" id="assure__2" original="E391.583d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assure </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ba2" id="assure__9" original="E391.5848"><span class="pos" id="assure__10" original="E391.5849"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6038" eid="assure__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6ce4" geo="br" id="assure__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6ce7" geo="br" id="assure__14" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="assure__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assure__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assure__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assure__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6cea" geo="n_am" id="assure__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assur/assure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2dab" id="assure__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-68ab" form="root" id="assure__19"><span class="vp" id="assure__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> assure </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-68a9" eid="assure__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-68a8" geo="br" id="assure__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-68a5" geo="br" id="assure__24" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="assure__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assure__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assure__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assure__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-68a2" geo="n_am" id="assure__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assur/assure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-689f" form="thirdps" id="assure__28"><span class="vp" id="assure__29"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> assures </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-689d" eid="assure__30" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-689c" geo="br" id="assure__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assures__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assures__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assures__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6899" geo="br" id="assure__33" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="assure__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assures__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assures__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assures__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6896" geo="n_am" id="assure__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assur/assures__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assures__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assures__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6893" form="past" id="assure__37"><span class="vp" id="assure__38"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> assured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6891" eid="assure__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6890" geo="br" id="assure__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-688d" geo="br" id="assure__42" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="assure__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://assured__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-688a" geo="n_am" id="assure__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assur/assured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6887" form="pastpart" id="assure__46"><span class="vp" id="assure__47"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> assured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6885" eid="assure__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6884" geo="br" id="assure__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6881" geo="br" id="assure__51" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="assure__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://assured__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-687e" geo="n_am" id="assure__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assur/assured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-687b" form="prespart" id="assure__55"><span class="vp" id="assure__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> assuring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6879" eid="assure__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6878" geo="br" id="assure__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assuring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assuring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assuring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6875" geo="br" id="assure__60" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="assure__61"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃɔːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assuring__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assuring__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://assuring__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6872" geo="n_am" id="assure__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assure__63"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assur/assuring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assuring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assuring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b62" id="assure__64"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b61" id="assure__65" original="E391.586d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="assure__66" original="E391.586e"> to tell somebody that something is definitely true or is definitely going to happen, especially when they have doubts about it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b5f" id="assure__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b5e" id="assure__68" original="E84b.-6f83"><span class="cf" id="assure__69" original="E391.5870"><span class="exp" id="assure__70"> assure </span> somebody (of something) </span><span class="x" id="assure__71" original="E84b.-6f82"> The respondents were assured of confidentiality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b5a" id="assure__72" original="E84b.-6f81"><span class="cf" id="assure__73" original="E391.586f"><span class="exp" id="assure__74"> assure </span> somebody (that)… </span><span class="x" id="assure__75" original="E84b.-6f80"> Regulations were introduced to assure consumers that food is safe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b56" id="assure__76" original="E391.5878"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="assure__77" original="E391.5879"> to make something certain to happen; to make somebody/something certain to get something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b54" id="assure__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b53" id="assure__79" original="E87d.-7df6"><span class="cf" id="assure__80" original="E391.587d"><span class="exp" id="assure__81"> assure </span> something </span><span class="x" id="assure__82" original="E87d.-7df5"> It is difficult to assure quality if grower, shipper and distributor are separate concerns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b4f" id="assure__83" original="E87d.-7df4"><span class="cf" id="assure__84" original="E391.587e"><span class="exp" id="assure__85"> assure </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="assure__86" original="E87d.-7df3"> Companies may be assured a more prominent voice when standards are set by non-governmental bodies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b4b" id="assure__87" original="E391.5872"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="assure__88" original="E391.5875"> to make yourself certain about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b49" id="assure__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b48" id="assure__90" original="E84b.-6f7f"><span class="cf" id="assure__91" original="E391.5876"><span class="exp" id="assure__92"> assure </span> yourself of something </span><span class="x" id="assure__93" original="E84b.-6f7e"> Some shoppers assure themselves of the quality of a product by visiting a shop, before going online to get the best deal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b44" id="assure__94" original="E84b.-6f7d"><span class="cf" id="assure__95" original="E391.5877"><span class="exp" id="assure__96"> assure </span> yourself that… </span><span class="x" id="assure__97" original="E84b.-6f7c"> Family businesses need to assure themselves that they can attract directors and retain control. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.72c8" id="assure__98" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assure" title="assure definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.72c9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3b04" id="assure__99" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assure__100"> assure </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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assured
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b40" id="assured" original="E391.588c" sum="445"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b3f" id="assured__1" original="E391.588d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b3e" id="assured__2" original="E391.588e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> assured </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b32" id="assured__4" original="E391.5896"><span class="pos" id="assured__5" original="E391.5897"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b3c" eid="assured__6" original="E391.5890" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9c26b5fc686fc246.6413c511.1635ba0c37c.-7c78" geo="br" id="assured__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assured__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://assured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9c26b5fc686fc246.6413c511.1635ba0c37c.-7c75" geo="br" id="assured__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="assured__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assured__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://assured__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9c26b5fc686fc246.6413c511.1635ba0c37c.-7c72" geo="n_am" id="assured__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="assured__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈʃʊrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ass/assur/assured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ass/assur/assured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://assured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b30" id="assured__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b2f" id="assured__14" original="E391.589c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="assured__15" original="E391.589d"> certain to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b2d" id="assured__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b2c" id="assured__17" original="E87d.-7c0d"><span class="x" id="assured__18" original="E87d.-7c0c"> At this point Napoleon's success seemed assured. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b2a" id="assured__19" original="E391.58a0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="assured__20" original="E391.58a1"><span class="exp" id="assured__21"> assured </span> of something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b27" id="assured__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="assured__23" original="E391.58a2"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="assured__24" original="E391.58a3"> certain to get something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b24" id="assured__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b23" id="assured__26" original="E84b.-6e90"><span class="x" id="assured__27" original="E84b.-6e8f"> Investors, assured of dividends, were encouraged to put their money into railways. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b21" id="assured__28" original="E391.5898"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="assured__29" original="E391.589b"> showing confidence in yourself and your abilities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b1f" id="assured__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b1e" id="assured__31" original="E84b.-6e98"><span class="x" id="assured__32" original="E84b.-6e97"> He gave an assured performance in the television debates. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.72fd" id="assured__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assured" title="assured definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.72fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3b71" id="assured__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="assured__35"> assured </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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asthma
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b1c" id="asthma" original="E391.5914" sum="204"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b1b" id="asthma__1" original="E391.5915"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b1a" id="asthma__2" original="E391.5916"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> asthma </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b10" id="asthma__4" original="E391.591b"><span class="pos" id="asthma__5" original="E391.591c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6042" eid="asthma__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6ebd" geo="br" id="asthma__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asthma__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæsmə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ast/asthm/asthma__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ast/asthm/asthma__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asthma__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.6ec0" geo="n_am" id="asthma__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asthma__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæzmə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ast/asthm/asthma__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ast/asthm/asthma__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asthma__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b0e" id="asthma__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="asthma__12" original="E391.591e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b0c" id="asthma__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b0b" id="asthma__14" original="E391.591f"><span class="def" id="asthma__15" original="E391.5920"> a medical condition of the chest that makes breathing difficult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b09" id="asthma__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b08" id="asthma__17" original="E576.857"><span class="cf" id="asthma__18" original="E576.856"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="asthma__19" original="E576.858"> He had a severe asthma attack. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7324" id="asthma__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://asthma" title="asthma definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7325" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3c2e" id="asthma__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="asthma__22"> asthma </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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astronomer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b05" id="astronomer" original="E391.5b07" sum="279"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b04" id="astronomer__1" original="E391.5b08"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b03" id="astronomer__2" original="E391.5b09"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> astronomer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3af7" id="astronomer__7" original="E391.5b11"><span class="pos" id="astronomer__8" original="E391.5b12"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6049" eid="astronomer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.73f0" geo="br" id="astronomer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="astronomer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈstrɒnəmə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ast/astro/astronomer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ast/astro/astronomer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://astronomer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.73f4" geo="n_am" id="astronomer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="astronomer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈstrɑːnəmər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ast/astro/astronomer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ast/astro/astronomer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://astronomer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3af5" id="astronomer__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3af4" id="astronomer__15" original="E391.5b13"><span class="def" id="astronomer__16" original="E391.5b14"> a scientist who studies <a class="ndv" href="entry://astronomy" id="astronomer__17"> astronomy </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3af1" id="astronomer__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3af0" id="astronomer__19" original="E442.5ee8"><span class="x" id="astronomer__20" original="E442.5ee9"> Radio astronomers discovered a weak hiss of radio noise coming from all directions in space. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7340" id="astronomer__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://astronomer" title="astronomer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7341" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3edd" id="astronomer__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="astronomer__23"> astronomer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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astronomical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aee" id="astronomical" original="E391.5b18" sum="300"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aed" id="astronomical__1" original="E391.5b19"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aec" id="astronomical__2" original="E391.5b1a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> astronomical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ae3" id="astronomical__4" original="E391.5b1f"><span class="pos" id="astronomical__5" original="E391.5b20"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6052" eid="astronomical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7454" geo="br" id="astronomical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="astronomical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ast/astro/astronomical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ast/astro/astronomical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://astronomical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7458" geo="n_am" id="astronomical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="astronomical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ast/astro/astronomical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ast/astro/astronomical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://astronomical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ae1" id="astronomical__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ae0" id="astronomical__12" original="E391.5b21"><span class="def" id="astronomical__13" original="E391.5b22"> connected with <a class="ndv" href="entry://astronomy" id="astronomical__14"> astronomy </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3add" id="astronomical__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3adc" id="astronomical__16" original="E85b.602d"><span class="x" id="astronomical__17" original="E85b.602e"> Astronomical observations can be used to measure the rate of cosmic expansion. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ada" id="astronomical__18"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ad9" id="astronomical__19" original="E391.5b2d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ad8" id="astronomical__20"><span class="dr" id="astronomical__21" original="E391.5b2e"> astronomically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3acf" id="astronomical__22" original="E391.5b32"><span class="pos" id="astronomical__23" original="E391.5b33"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6053" eid="astronomical__24" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.744c" geo="br" id="astronomical__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="astronomical__26"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ast/astro/astronomically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ast/astro/astronomically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://astronomically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7450" geo="n_am" id="astronomical__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="astronomical__28"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ast/astro/astronomically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ast/astro/astronomically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://astronomically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3acd" id="astronomical__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3acc" id="astronomical__30" original="E85b.6031"><span class="x" id="astronomical__31" original="E85b.6032"> Astronomically driven changes in the intensity of the seasons might periodically trigger climate change. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7359" id="astronomical__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://astronomical" title="astronomical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.735a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3ef2" id="astronomical__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="astronomical__34"> astronomical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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astronomy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aca" id="astronomy" original="E391.5b42" sum="295"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ac9" id="astronomy__1" original="E391.5b43"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ac8" id="astronomy__2" original="E391.5b44"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> astronomy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3abf" id="astronomy__4" original="E391.5b49"><span class="pos" id="astronomy__5" original="E391.5b4a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6064" eid="astronomy__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.74c0" geo="br" id="astronomy__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="astronomy__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈstrɒnəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ast/astro/astronomy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ast/astro/astronomy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://astronomy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.74c4" geo="n_am" id="astronomy__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="astronomy__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈstrɑːnəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ast/astro/astronomy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ast/astro/astronomy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://astronomy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3abd" id="astronomy__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="astronomy__12" original="E391.5b4c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3abb" id="astronomy__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aba" id="astronomy__14" original="E391.5b4d"><span class="def" id="astronomy__15" original="E391.5b4e"> the scientific study of the sun, moon, stars, planets, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ab8" id="astronomy__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ab7" id="astronomy__17" original="E878.-3885"><span class="x" id="astronomy__18" original="E878.-3884"> This method of distance estimation is widely used in astronomy, e.g. to estimate the distance of distant galaxies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7386" id="astronomy__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://astronomy" title="astronomy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7387" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3f31" id="astronomy__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="astronomy__21"> astronomy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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asylum
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ab5" id="asylum" original="E391.5bad" sum="528"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ab4" id="asylum__1" original="E391.5bae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ab3" id="asylum__2" original="E391.5baf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> asylum </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aa5" id="asylum__7" original="E391.5bb7"><span class="pos" id="asylum__8" original="E391.5bb8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.606d" eid="asylum__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7620" geo="br" id="asylum__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asylum__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪləm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asy/asylu/asylum__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asy/asylu/asylum__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asylum__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7623" geo="n_am" id="asylum__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asylum__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪləm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asy/asylu/asylum__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asy/asylu/asylum__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asylum__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aa8" id="asylum__14" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aa7" id="asylum__15"><span class="v"><strong> political asylum </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aa3" id="asylum__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="asylum__18" original="E391.5bbf"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aa1" id="asylum__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aa0" id="asylum__20" original="E391.5bb9"><span class="def" id="asylum__21" original="E391.5bc0"> protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a9e" id="asylum__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a9d" id="asylum__23" original="E85b.6037"><span class="x" id="asylum__24" original="E85b.6038"> They claimed asylum in the UK having travelled via Germany </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a9b" id="asylum__25" original="E85b.6039"><span class="x" id="asylum__26" original="E85b.603a"> Of the 36 207 persons seeking asylum in Sweden, 18 414 were given residence permits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a99" id="asylum__27" original="E85b.603b"><span class="cf" id="asylum__28" original="E442.5ef7"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="asylum__29" original="E85b.603c"> Although they feared persecution for their religious beliefs, their asylum claims failed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.73a4" id="asylum__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://asylum" title="asylum definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.73a5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3fc3" id="asylum__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="asylum__32"> asylum </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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asylum seeker
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a96" id="asylum-seeker" original="E391.5bc6" sum="496"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a95" id="asylum-seeker__1" original="E391.5bc7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a94" id="asylum-seeker__2" original="E391.5bc8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> asylum seeker </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a8d" id="asylum-seeker__4" original="E391.5bcd"><span class="pos" id="asylum-seeker__5" original="E391.5bce"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6074" eid="asylum-seeker__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.765e" geo="br" id="asylum-seeker__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asylum-seeker__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪləm siːkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asy/asylu/asylum_seeker_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asy/asylu/asylum_seeker_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asylum_seeker_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7661" geo="n_am" id="asylum-seeker__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asylum-seeker__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈsaɪləm siːkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asy/asylu/asylum_seeker_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asy/asylu/asylum_seeker_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://asylum_seeker_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a8b" id="asylum-seeker__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a8a" id="asylum-seeker__12" original="E391.5bcf"><span class="def" id="asylum-seeker__13" original="E391.5bd0"> a person who has been forced to leave their own country because they are in danger and who arrives in another country asking to be allowed to stay there </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a88" id="asylum-seeker__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a87" id="asylum-seeker__15" original="E878.-386f"><span class="x" id="asylum-seeker__16" original="E878.-386e"> Distinctions are frequently blurred between asylum seekers, economic migrants and illegal immigrants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a85" id="asylum-seeker__17" original="E824.-5dd8"><span class="x" id="asylum-seeker__18" original="E824.-5dd7"> Asylum seekers may travel on false documents as this may be the only way to leave their country. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.73bf" id="asylum-seeker__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://asylum-seeker" title="asylum seeker definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.73c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3feb" id="asylum-seeker__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="asylum-seeker__21"> asylum seeker </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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asymmetric
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a83" id="asymmetric" original="E391.5bd1" sum="602"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a82" id="asymmetric__1" original="E391.5bd2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a81" id="asymmetric__2" original="E391.5bd3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> asymmetric </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a70" id="asymmetric__4" original="E391.5bdd"><span class="pos" id="asymmetric__5" original="E391.5bde"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.607b" eid="asymmetric__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.76b0" geo="br" id="asymmetric__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymmetric__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asy/asymm/asymmetric__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymm/asymmetric__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asymmetric__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.76b3" geo="n_am" id="asymmetric__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymmetric__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asy/asymm/asymmetric__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymm/asymmetric__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asymmetric__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a79" id="asymmetric__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a78" id="asymmetric__12"><span class="v"><strong> asymmetrical </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a76" eid="asymmetric__14" original="E391.5bda" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.76be" geo="br" id="asymmetric__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymmetric__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asy/asymm/asymmetrical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymm/asymmetrical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asymmetrical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.76c1" geo="n_am" id="asymmetric__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymmetric__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asy/asymm/asymmetrical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymm/asymmetrical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asymmetrical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a6e" id="asymmetric__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a6d" id="asymmetric__20" original="E391.5bdf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="asymmetric__21" original="E391.5be0"> having two sides or parts that are not the same in size or shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a6b" id="asymmetric__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a6a" id="asymmetric__23" original="E852.24b2"><span class="x" id="asymmetric__24" original="E852.24b3"> The Earth has an asymmetric distribution of land masses, with virtually all located in or near the Northern Hemisphere. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a68" id="asymmetric__25" original="E391.5be1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://symmetrical" title="symmetrical definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a67" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.301b" id="asymmetric__26" original="E391.5be2"><span class="xh" id="asymmetric__27"> symmetrical </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a65" id="asymmetric__28" original="E391.5be4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a64" id="asymmetric__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="asymmetric__30" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="asymmetric__31" original="E391.5be7"> not equal, for example in the way each side or part behaves </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a61" id="asymmetric__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a60" id="asymmetric__33" original="E852.24b4"><span class="x" id="asymmetric__34" original="E852.24b5"> Though rich and poor countries can both gain from coordination, the relationship is decidedly asymmetric. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a5e" id="asymmetric__35"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a5d" id="asymmetric__36" original="E391.5be8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a5c" id="asymmetric__37"><span class="dr" id="asymmetric__38" original="E391.5be9"> asymmetrically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a54" id="asymmetric__39" original="E391.5bed"><span class="pos" id="asymmetric__40" original="E391.5bee"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.607c" eid="asymmetric__41" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.76b6" geo="br" id="asymmetric__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymmetric__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asy/asymm/asymmetrically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymm/asymmetrically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asymmetrically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.76ba" geo="n_am" id="asymmetric__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymmetric__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asy/asymm/asymmetrically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymm/asymmetrically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asymmetrically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a52" id="asymmetric__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a51" id="asymmetric__47" original="E586.-7adf"><span class="x" id="asymmetric__48" original="E586.-7ade"> A number of writers have argued that rights and duties are still asymmetrically distributed between the sexes (Walby, 1992, 1994; Yuval-Davis, 1993). </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.73e1" id="asymmetric__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://asymmetric" title="asymmetric definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.73e2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.3ffa" id="asymmetric__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="asymmetric__51"> asymmetric </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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asymmetry
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a4f" id="asymmetry" original="E586.-7adb" sum="549"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a4e" id="asymmetry__1" original="E586.-7ada"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a4d" id="asymmetry__2" original="E586.-7ad9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> asymmetry </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a42" id="asymmetry__7" original="E586.-7ad1"><span class="pos" id="asymmetry__8" original="E586.-7ad0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.608b" eid="asymmetry__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7778" geo="br" id="asymmetry__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymmetry__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪˈsɪmətri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asy/asymm/asymmetry__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymm/asymmetry__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asymmetry__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.777b" geo="n_am" id="asymmetry__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymmetry__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪˈsɪmətri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asy/asymm/asymmetry__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymm/asymmetry__us_1.ogg" href="sound://asymmetry__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a40" id="asymmetry__14" original="E586.-7acf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a3d" form="pl" id="asymmetry__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="asymmetry__16" original="E586.-7acb"> asymmetries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a3b" id="asymmetry__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="asymmetry__18" original="E586.-7ac9"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="asymmetry__19" original="E586.-7ac8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a38" id="asymmetry__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a37" id="asymmetry__21" original="E586.-7ac7"><span class="def" id="asymmetry__22" original="E586.-7ac6"> lack of <a class="ndv" href="entry://equality" id="asymmetry__23"> equality </a> or balance between parts or aspects of something; lack of <a class="ndv" href="entry://symmetry" id="asymmetry__24"> symmetry </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a33" id="asymmetry__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a32" id="asymmetry__26" original="E586.-7ac0"><span class="cf" id="asymmetry__27" original="E586.-7ac1"><span class="exp" id="asymmetry__28"> asymmetry </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="asymmetry__29" original="E586.-7abf"> There was an asymmetry between the right and left ears. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a2e" id="asymmetry__30" original="E586.-7abd"><span class="cf" id="asymmetry__31" original="E586.-7abe"><span class="exp" id="asymmetry__32"> asymmetry </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="asymmetry__33" original="E586.-7abc"> There are crucial asymmetries of power in the British political system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a2a" id="asymmetry__34" original="E586.-7abb"><span class="x" id="asymmetry__35" original="E586.-7aba"> The global system is marked by great asymmetry: the most important goods are controlled by groups in a relatively small number of countries. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.741e" id="asymmetry__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://asymmetry" title="asymmetry definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.741f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5ede" id="asymmetry__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="asymmetry__38"> asymmetry </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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asymptomatic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a28" id="asymptomatic" original="E391.5c12" sum="323"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a27" id="asymptomatic__1" original="E391.5c13"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a26" id="asymptomatic__2" original="E391.5c14"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> asymptomatic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a1e" id="asymptomatic__4" original="E391.5c19"><span class="pos" id="asymptomatic__5" original="E391.5c1a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6092" eid="asymptomatic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u14924562cdb56e04.1aa95c38.166e7ed0c4b.4808" geo="br" id="asymptomatic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymptomatic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪsɪmptəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/asy/asymp/asymptomatic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymp/asymptomatic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://asymptomatic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u14924562cdb56e04.1aa95c38.166e7ed0c4b.480b" geo="n_am" id="asymptomatic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="asymptomatic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪsɪmptəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/asy/asymp/asymptomatic__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/asy/asymp/asymptomatic__us_2.ogg" href="sound://asymptomatic__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a1c" id="asymptomatic__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="asymptomatic__12" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a1a" id="asymptomatic__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a19" id="asymptomatic__14" original="E391.5c1d"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a18" id="asymptomatic__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="asymptomatic__16" original="E391.5c1e"> of a person or an illness </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="asymptomatic__17" original="E391.5c1f"> having or showing no <a class="ndv" href="entry://symptoms" id="asymptomatic__18"> symptoms </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a14" id="asymptomatic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a13" id="asymptomatic__20" original="E852.24b8"><span class="x" id="asymptomatic__21" original="E852.24b9"> Patients may be asymptomatic for years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a11" id="asymptomatic__22" original="E852.24ba"><span class="x" id="asymptomatic__23" original="E852.24bb"> A screening test may aim to detect an asymptomatic disease or a tumour. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7440" id="asymptomatic__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://asymptomatic" title="asymptomatic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7441" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4049" id="asymptomatic__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="asymptomatic__26"> asymptomatic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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at
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a0f" id="at" original="E391.5c38" sum="2246"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a0e" id="at__1" original="E391.5c39"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a0d" id="at__2" original="E391.5c3a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> at </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a00" id="at__4" original="E391.5c44"><span class="pos" id="at__5" original="E391.5c45"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a0b" eid="at__6" original="E391.5c3c" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.77f0" geo="br" id="at__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="at__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/at_/at__g/at__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/at_/at__g/at__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://at__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.77f3" geo="n_am" id="at__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="at__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/at_/at__u/at__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/at_/at__u/at__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://at__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.77f6" form="strong" geo="br" id="at__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="at__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/at_/at__g/at__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/at_/at__g/at__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://at__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.77f9" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="at__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="at__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/at_/at__u/at__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/at_/at__u/at__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://at__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="un" id="at__15" original="E852.24be" un="help"><span class="eb" id="at__16" original="E852.24bf"> At </span> is used in many idioms and phrasal verbs which are covered elsewhere in this dictionary, e.g. <span class="eb" id="at__17" original="E852.24c0"> at risk </span> is at the entry for <span class="eb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39fb" id="at__18" original="E852.24c1"> risk </span><span class="ei" id="at__19" original="E854.-74a1"> noun </span> . </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39f9" id="at__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39f8" id="at__21" original="E391.5c46"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="at__22" original="E391.5c47"> used to say where something/somebody is or where something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39f6" id="at__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39f5" id="at__24" original="E852.24c2"><span class="x" id="at__25" original="E852.24c3"> Radar is used to detect aircraft, track weather patterns and control flight traffic at airports. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39f3" id="at__26" original="E852.24c4"><span class="x" id="at__27" original="E852.24c5"> Michels was the main speaker at the meeting. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39f1" id="at__28" original="E852.24c6"><span class="x" id="at__29" original="E852.24c7"> Volcanic hazards and risks at Merapi are among the highest in the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39ef" id="at__30" original="E852.24c8"><span class="x" id="at__31" original="E852.24c9"> Most people would choose to die at home. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39ed" id="at__32" original="E391.5c48"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="at__33" original="E391.5c49"> used to say where somebody works or studies </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39eb" id="at__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39ea" id="at__35" original="E852.24d8"><span class="x" id="at__36" original="E852.24d9"> She is currently professor of philosophy at the University of Houston. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39e8" id="at__37" original="E852.24da"><span class="x" id="at__38" original="E852.24db"> He taught at Princeton from 1974 to 1981. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39e6" id="at__39" original="E852.24dc"><span class="x" id="at__40" original="E852.24dd"> He worked as a full-time assistant at the hospital. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39e4" id="at__41" original="E391.5c4a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="at__42" original="E391.5c4b"> used to say when something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39e2" id="at__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39e1" id="at__44" original="E852.24ca"><span class="x" id="at__45" original="E852.24cb"> This was the situation at the midpoint of the twentieth century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39df" id="at__46" original="E852.24cc"><span class="x" id="at__47" original="E852.24cd"> It was noticed that certain forms occurred at regular intervals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39dd" id="at__48" original="E852.24ce"><span class="x" id="at__49" original="E852.24cf"> At present, there is a serious problem of misuse of phones. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39db" id="at__50" original="E852.24d0"><span class="x" id="at__51" original="E852.24d1"> Holidays were usually restricted to just three days a year at Christmas, Easter and Whitsun. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39d9" id="at__52" original="E391.5c58"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="at__53" original="E391.5c59"> used to show a rate, speed, level, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39d7" id="at__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39d6" id="at__55" original="E852.24d2"><span class="x" id="at__56" original="E852.24d3"> The earth's ozone layer continues to disintegrate at an alarming rate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39d4" id="at__57" original="E852.24d4"><span class="x" id="at__58" original="E852.24d5"> It oscillated at 60 cycles per minute. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39d2" id="at__59" original="E852.24d6"><span class="x" id="at__60" original="E852.24d7"> It will dissolve at room temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39d0" id="at__61" original="E391.5c4e"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="at__62" original="E391.5c4f"> used to state the age at which somebody does something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39ce" id="at__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39cd" id="at__64" original="E852.24de"><span class="x" id="at__65" original="E852.24df"> He entered university at the age of 18. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39cb" id="at__66" original="E852.24e0"><span class="x" id="at__67" original="E852.24e1"> The prevalence of obesity was highest at 12 years of age among boys. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39c9" id="at__68" original="E391.5c54"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="at__69" original="E391.5c55"> used to state the distance away from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39c7" id="at__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39c6" id="at__71" original="E852.24e8"><span class="x" id="at__72" original="E852.24e9"> Birds were observed at a distance of 10–15 m with a telescope. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39c4" id="at__73" original="E391.5c50"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="at__74" original="E391.5c51"> in the direction of or towards somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39c2" id="at__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39c1" id="at__76" original="E852.24e4"><span class="x" id="at__77" original="E852.24e5"> The defendant threw a stone at a group of people. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39bf" id="at__78" original="E391.5c56"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="def" id="at__79" original="E391.5c57"> used to show the situation somebody/something is in, what somebody is doing or what is happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39bd" id="at__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39bc" id="at__81" original="E852.24ea"><span class="x" id="at__82" original="E852.24eb"> By late July, the two countries were at war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39ba" id="at__83" original="E852.24ec"><span class="x" id="at__84" original="E852.24ed"> He began to feel more at ease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39b8" id="at__85" original="E852.24ee"><span class="x" id="at__86" original="E852.24ef"> Juveniles are at a disadvantage in comparison with adult fish. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39b6" id="at__87" original="E391.5c5d"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="def" id="at__88" original="E391.5c5e"> used with adjectives to show how well somebody/something does something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39b4" id="at__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39b3" id="at__90" original="E852.24f0"><span class="x" id="at__91" original="E852.24f1"> What is the organization good at? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39b1" id="at__92" original="E852.24f2"><span class="x" id="at__93" original="E852.24f3"> The kidneys are less efficient at retaining potassium than sodium. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39af" id="at__94" original="E391.5c5f"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="def" id="at__95" original="E391.5c60"> used with adjectives to show the cause of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39ad" id="at__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39ac" id="at__97" original="E852.24f4"><span class="x" id="at__98" original="E852.24f5"> The company became agitated at the delay. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39aa" id="at__99" original="E852.24f6"><span class="x" id="at__100" original="E852.24f7"> I was surprised at the results of the test. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39a8" id="at__101" original="E391.5c52"><span class="num"> 11 </span><span class="def" id="at__102" original="E391.5c53"> used to express the aim of an action or plan </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39a6" id="at__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39a5" id="at__104" original="E852.24e6"><span class="x" id="at__105" original="E852.24e7"> He made two failed attempts at poisoning the old man. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39a3" id="at__106" original="E586.-7aac"><span class="x" id="at__107" original="E586.-7aab"> They introduced a number of policies aimed at reducing the deficit. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7466" id="at__108" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://at" title="at definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7467" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4070" id="at__109" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="at__110"> at </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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at-risk
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38cf" id="at-risk" original="E391.60b7" sum="292"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38ce" id="at-risk__1" original="E391.60b8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38cd" id="at-risk__2" original="E391.60b9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> at-risk </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38c6" id="at-risk__4" original="E391.60be"><span class="pos" id="at-risk__5" original="E391.60bf"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7324" eid="at-risk__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7efa" geo="br" id="at-risk__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="at-risk__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæt ˈrɪsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/at_/at_ri/at_risk_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/at_/at_ri/at_risk_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://at_risk_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7ef7" geo="n_am" id="at-risk__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="at-risk__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæt ˈrɪsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/at_/at_ri/at_risk_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/at_/at_ri/at_risk_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://at_risk_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38c4" id="at-risk__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="at-risk__12" original="E391.60c1"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38c2" id="at-risk__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38c1" id="at-risk__14" original="E391.60c2"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38c0" id="at-risk__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="at-risk__16" original="E391.60c3"> of a person or group </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="at-risk__17" original="E391.60c4"> in danger of being attacked or hurt, or of getting a particular disease </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38bd" id="at-risk__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38bc" id="at-risk__19" original="E852.24f8"><span class="x" id="at-risk__20" original="E852.24f9"> A vaccination is available for at-risk individuals. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.75c3" id="at-risk__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://at-risk" title="at-risk definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.75c4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4680" id="at-risk__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="at-risk__23"> at-risk </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39a1" id="ate" original="E391.5ca0" sum="87"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39a0" id="ate__1" original="E391.5ca1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-399f" id="ate__2" original="E391.5ca2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ate </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-399d" eid="ate__4" original="E391.5ca4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164217a3f88.7d0b" geo="br" id="ate__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ate__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ate/ate__/ate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ate/ate__/ate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://ate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164217a3f88.7d0e" geo="n_am" id="ate__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ate__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> eɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ate/ate__/ate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ate/ate__/ate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://ate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164217a3f88.7d11" geo="br" id="ate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ate__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> et <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ate/ate__/ate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ate/ate__/ate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3997" id="ate__11" original="E391.5ca7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://eat" title="eat definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3996" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.174e" id="ate__12" original="E391.5ca8"><span class="xh" id="ate__13"> eat </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.74d2" id="ate__14" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ate_1" title="ate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.74d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4156" id="ate__15" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ate__16"> ate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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atmosphere
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3994" id="atmosphere" original="E391.5ea4" sum="1539"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3993" id="atmosphere__1" original="E391.5ea5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3992" id="atmosphere__2" original="E391.5ea6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> atmosphere </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3985" id="atmosphere__7" original="E391.5eae"><span class="pos" id="atmosphere__8" original="E391.5eaf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6099" eid="atmosphere__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3069" geo="br" id="atmosphere__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atmosphere__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈætməsfɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/atm/atmos/atmosphere__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/atm/atmos/atmosphere__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://atmosphere__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3065" geo="n_am" id="atmosphere__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atmosphere__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈætməsfɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/atm/atmos/atmosphere__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/atm/atmos/atmosphere__us_2.ogg" href="sound://atmosphere__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3983" id="atmosphere__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3982" id="atmosphere__15" original="E391.5eb0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3981" id="atmosphere__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3980" id="atmosphere__17"><span class="v"><strong> the atmosphere </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-397e" id="atmosphere__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="atmosphere__20" original="E391.5eb3"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="atmosphere__21" original="E391.5eb4"> the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-397b" id="atmosphere__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-397a" id="atmosphere__23" original="E85b.603d"><span class="x" id="atmosphere__24" original="E85b.603e"> Large amounts of nitrogen enter the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3978" id="atmosphere__25" original="E85b.603f"><span class="x" id="atmosphere__26" original="E85b.6040"> Future monitoring systems also have to consider pollution in the upper atmosphere and issues of global warming. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3976" id="atmosphere__27" original="E87a.46d6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3975" id="atmosphere__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="atmosphere__29" original="E87a.46d8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="atmosphere__30" original="E87a.46d9"> a mixture of gases that surrounds another planet or star </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3972" id="atmosphere__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3971" id="atmosphere__32" original="E85b.6041"><span class="x" id="atmosphere__33" original="E85b.6042"> The outer planets have extremely dense atmospheres made up mostly of hydrogen and helium. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-396f" id="atmosphere__34" original="E391.5eb9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-396e" id="atmosphere__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="atmosphere__36" original="E391.5ebb"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="atmosphere__37" original="E391.5ebc"> the air in a room; the air around a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-396b" id="atmosphere__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-396a" id="atmosphere__39" original="E85b.6043"><span class="x" id="atmosphere__40" original="E85b.6044"> The patient should avoid smoky atmospheres as these damage the throat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3968" id="atmosphere__41" original="E85b.6045"><span class="x" id="atmosphere__42" original="E85b.6046"> Air pollutants emitted into the urban atmosphere can reach levels harmful to public health. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3966" id="atmosphere__43" original="E391.5ebd"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3965" id="atmosphere__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="atmosphere__45" original="E391.5ebf"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="atmosphere__46" original="E391.5ec0"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="atmosphere__47" original="E391.5ec1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="atmosphere__48" original="E391.5ec2"> the feeling or mood that exists in a particular place or situation; a feeling between two people or in a group of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3960" id="atmosphere__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-395f" id="atmosphere__50" original="E85b.604b"><span class="x" id="atmosphere__51" original="E85b.604c"> At the end of the war there was a more relaxed atmosphere, which Russians hoped would continue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-395d" id="atmosphere__52" original="E85b.604d"><span class="x" id="atmosphere__53" original="E85b.604e"> It is common to use background music to create atmosphere in a scene. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-395b" id="atmosphere__54" original="E85b.6047"><span class="cf" id="atmosphere__55" original="E442.5efc"><span class="exp" id="atmosphere__56"> atmosphere </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="atmosphere__57" original="E85b.6048"> Rapidly shifting balances of military power may create an atmosphere of distrust. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3957" id="atmosphere__58" original="E85b.6049"><span class="x" id="atmosphere__59" original="E85b.604a"> He found himself drawn to the intense literary and intellectual atmosphere of the writers' salons. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3955" id="atmosphere__60" original="E85b.604f"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3954" id="atmosphere__61" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3953" id="atmosphere__62"><span class="v"><strong> atm </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3951" id="atmosphere__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="atmosphere__65" original="E85b.6052"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-394f" id="atmosphere__66"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="atmosphere__67" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="atmosphere__68" original="E85b.6054"> a unit of measurement of pressure, equal to the mean pressure at sea level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-394c" id="atmosphere__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-394b" id="atmosphere__70" original="E442.5efe"><span class="x" id="atmosphere__71" original="E442.5eff"> The total pressure is 0.1 atmospheres. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.74e8" id="atmosphere__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://atmosphere" title="atmosphere definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.74e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.43ef" id="atmosphere__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="atmosphere__74"> atmosphere </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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atmospheric
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3949" id="atmospheric" original="E391.5ec8" sum="346"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3948" id="atmospheric__1" original="E391.5ec9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3947" id="atmospheric__2" original="E391.5eca"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> atmospheric </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-393e" id="atmospheric__4" original="E391.5ecf"><span class="pos" id="atmospheric__5" original="E391.5ed0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60a2" eid="atmospheric__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7df1" geo="br" id="atmospheric__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atmospheric__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌætməsˈferɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/atm/atmos/atmospheric__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/atm/atmos/atmospheric__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://atmospheric__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7df4" geo="n_am" id="atmospheric__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atmospheric__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌætməsˈferɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/atm/atmos/atmospheric__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/atm/atmos/atmospheric__us_1.ogg" href="sound://atmospheric__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-393c" id="atmospheric__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="atmospheric__12" original="E391.5ed3"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-393a" id="atmospheric__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3939" id="atmospheric__14" original="E391.5ed1"><span class="def" id="atmospheric__15" original="E391.5ed4"> connected with or found in the earth's atmosphere </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3937" id="atmospheric__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3936" id="atmospheric__17" original="E85b.6059"><span class="x" id="atmospheric__18" original="E85b.605a"> The level of atmospheric CO₂ rose to high values during the early Triassic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3934" id="atmospheric__19" original="E85b.605d"><span class="x" id="atmospheric__20" original="E85b.605e"> At high altitude, the atmospheric partial pressure of oxygen is lower. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7535" id="atmospheric__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://atmospheric" title="atmospheric definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7536" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4439" id="atmospheric__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="atmospheric__23"> atmospheric </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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atom
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3932" id="atom" original="E391.5efb" sum="251"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3931" id="atom__1" original="E391.5efc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3930" id="atom__2" original="E391.5efd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> atom </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3924" id="atom__7" original="E391.5f05"><span class="pos" id="atom__8" original="E391.5f06"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60a9" eid="atom__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7e58" geo="br" id="atom__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atom__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈætəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ato/atom_/atom__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ato/atom_/atom__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://atom__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7e5b" geo="n_am" id="atom__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atom__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈætəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ato/atom_/atom__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ato/atom_/atom__us_1.ogg" href="sound://atom__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3922" id="atom__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3921" id="atom__15" original="E391.5f07"><span class="def" id="atom__16" original="E391.5f08"> the smallest <a class="ndv" href="entry://particle" id="atom__17"> particle </a> of a chemical element that can exist </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-391e" id="atom__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-391d" id="atom__19" original="E442.5f03"><span class="x" id="atom__20" original="E442.5f04"> All of these molecules contain carbon atoms and are therefore called organic compounds. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7551" id="atom__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://atom" title="atom definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7552" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.447b" id="atom__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="atom__23"> atom </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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atomic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-391b" id="atomic" original="E391.5f19" sum="550"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-391a" id="atomic__1" original="E391.5f1a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3919" id="atomic__2" original="E391.5f1b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> atomic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-390f" id="atomic__4" original="E391.5f20"><span class="pos" id="atomic__5" original="E391.5f21"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60b0" eid="atomic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7eb5" geo="br" id="atomic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atomic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtɒmɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ato/atomi/atomic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ato/atomi/atomic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://atomic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7eb8" geo="n_am" id="atomic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atomic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtɑːmɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ato/atomi/atomic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ato/atomi/atomic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://atomic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-390d" id="atomic__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="atomic__12" original="E391.5f23"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-390b" id="atomic__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-390a" id="atomic__14" original="E391.5f24"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="atomic__15" original="E391.5f25"> connected with atoms or an atom </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3908" id="atomic__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3907" id="atomic__17" original="E442.5f07"><span class="x" id="atomic__18" original="E442.5f08"> The atomic nucleus contains most of the mass of the atom in the form of protons and neutrons. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3905" id="atomic__19" original="E391.5f26"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="atomic__20" original="E391.5f27"> connected with or using the energy that is produced when atoms are split </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3903" id="atomic__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3902" id="atomic__22" original="E85b.6063"><span class="x" id="atomic__23" original="E85b.6064"> In August 1949, the Soviet Union successfully tested an atomic bomb. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3900" id="atomic__24" original="E442.5f09"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38ff" id="atomic__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="atomic__26" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38fd" id="atomic__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="atomic__28" original="E442.5f0c"> of a substance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="atomic__29" original="E442.5f0d"> consisting of individual atoms rather than <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecules" id="atomic__30"> molecules </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38f9" id="atomic__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38f8" id="atomic__32" original="E442.5f10"><span class="x" id="atomic__33" original="E442.5f11"> The spectrum of atomic helium is more complicated than that of atomic hydrogen. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.756b" id="atomic__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://atomic" title="atomic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.756c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.44a6" id="atomic__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="atomic__36"> atomic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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atomic number
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38f6" id="atomic-number" original="E391.5f54" sum="396"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38f5" id="atomic-number__1" original="E391.5f55"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38f4" id="atomic-number__2" original="E391.5f56"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> atomic number </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38ed" id="atomic-number__4" original="E391.5f5b"><span class="pos" id="atomic-number__5" original="E391.5f5c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7332" eid="atomic-number__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7f33" geo="br" id="atomic-number__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atomic-number__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌtɒmɪk ˈnʌmbə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ato/atomi/atomic_number_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ato/atomi/atomic_number_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://atomic_number_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7f36" geo="n_am" id="atomic-number__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atomic-number__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌtɑːmɪk ˈnʌmbər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ato/atomi/atomic_number_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ato/atomi/atomic_number_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://atomic_number_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38eb" id="atomic-number__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="atomic-number__12" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38e9" id="atomic-number__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38e8" id="atomic-number__14" original="E391.5f5f"><span class="def" id="atomic-number__15" original="E391.5f60"> the number of <a class="ndv" href="entry://protons" id="atomic-number__16"> protons </a> in the <a class="ndv" href="entry://nucleus" id="atomic-number__17"> nucleus </a> of an atom, which is characteristic of a chemical element. Elements are placed in the <a class="ndv" href="entry://periodic table" id="atomic-number__18"> periodic table </a> according to their <span class="dh" id="atomic-number__19" original="E391.5f6a"> atomic numbers </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38e2" id="atomic-number__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38e1" id="atomic-number__21" original="E47f.-36ac"><span class="x" id="atomic-number__22" original="E47f.-36ab"> During radioactive decay, the atomic number changes as new elements are formed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7592" id="atomic-number__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://atomic-number" title="atomic number definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7593" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.44f1" id="atomic-number__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="atomic-number__25"> atomic number </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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atomic weight
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38df" id="atomic-weight" original="E391.5f99" sum="167"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38de" id="atomic-weight__1" original="E391.5f9a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38dd" id="atomic-weight__2" original="E391.5f9b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> atomic weight </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38d6" id="atomic-weight__4" original="E391.5fa0"><span class="pos" id="atomic-weight__5" original="E391.5fa1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-732b" eid="atomic-weight__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7f6c" geo="br" id="atomic-weight__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atomic-weight__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌtɒmɪk ˈweɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ato/atomi/atomic_weight_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ato/atomi/atomic_weight_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://atomic_weight_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160502e94a1.7f6f" geo="n_am" id="atomic-weight__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atomic-weight__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌtɑːmɪk ˈweɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ato/atomi/atomic_weight_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ato/atomi/atomic_weight_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://atomic_weight_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38d4" id="atomic-weight__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="atomic-weight__12" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38d2" id="atomic-weight__13" original="E391.5fa4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://relative-atomic-mass" title="relative atomic mass definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38d1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-448a" id="atomic-weight__14" original="E391.5fa5"><span class="xh" id="atomic-weight__15"> relative atomic mass </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.75b1" id="atomic-weight__16" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://atomic-weight" title="atomic weight definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.75b2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.452f" id="atomic-weight__17" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="atomic-weight__18"> atomic weight </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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atrocity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38ba" id="atrocity" original="E391.60f7" sum="248"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38b9" id="atrocity__1" original="E391.60f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38b8" id="atrocity__2" original="E391.60f9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> atrocity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38ac" id="atrocity__7" original="E391.6101"><span class="pos" id="atrocity__8" original="E391.6102"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60b7" eid="atrocity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7e59" geo="br" id="atrocity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atrocity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɒsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/atr/atroc/atrocity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/atr/atroc/atrocity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://atrocity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7e55" geo="n_am" id="atrocity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atrocity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɑːsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/atr/atroc/atrocity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/atr/atroc/atrocity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://atrocity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38aa" id="atrocity__14" original="E391.6107"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38a7" form="pl" id="atrocity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="atrocity__16" original="E391.610b"> atrocities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38a5" id="atrocity__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="atrocity__18" original="E391.6104"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="atrocity__19" original="E391.6105"> usually plural </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="atrocity__20" original="E391.6106"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="atrocity__21" original="E4e1.3bc0"><span class="exp" id="atrocity__22"> atrocity </span> (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-389f" id="atrocity__23"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-389e" id="atrocity__24" original="E391.610c"><span class="def" id="atrocity__25" original="E391.610d"> a cruel and violent act, especially in a war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-389c" id="atrocity__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-389b" id="atrocity__27" original="E4c7.-332"><span class="x" id="atrocity__28" original="E4c7.-331"> Teachers have tried to educate children on the atrocities of war. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.75eb" id="atrocity__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://atrocity" title="atrocity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.75ec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.46da" id="atrocity__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="atrocity__31"> atrocity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attach
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3899" id="attach" original="E391.6173" sum="1406"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3898" id="attach__1" original="E391.6174"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3897" id="attach__2" original="E391.6175"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attach </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-388a" id="attach__9" original="E391.617f"><span class="pos" id="attach__10" original="E391.6180"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60c0" eid="attach__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7d61" geo="br" id="attach__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attach__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attach__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attach__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7d5e" geo="n_am" id="attach__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2d6e" id="attach__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-686f" form="root" id="attach__17"><span class="vp" id="attach__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> attach </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-686d" eid="attach__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-686c" geo="br" id="attach__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attach__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attach__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attach__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6869" geo="n_am" id="attach__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6866" form="thirdps" id="attach__24"><span class="vp" id="attach__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> attaches </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6864" eid="attach__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6863" geo="br" id="attach__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attaches__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attaches__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attaches__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6860" geo="n_am" id="attach__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attaches__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attaches__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attaches__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-685d" form="past" id="attach__31"><span class="vp" id="attach__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> attached </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-685b" eid="attach__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-685a" geo="br" id="attach__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6857" geo="n_am" id="attach__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6854" form="pastpart" id="attach__38"><span class="vp" id="attach__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> attached </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6852" eid="attach__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6851" geo="br" id="attach__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-684e" geo="n_am" id="attach__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-684b" form="prespart" id="attach__45"><span class="vp" id="attach__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> attaching </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6849" eid="attach__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6848" geo="br" id="attach__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attaching__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attaching__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attaching__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6845" geo="n_am" id="attach__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attach__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attaching__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attaching__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attaching__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-385e" id="attach__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-385d" id="attach__53" original="E391.619d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-385c" id="attach__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attach__55" original="E391.619f"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="attach__56" original="E84b.-6dce"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attach__57" original="E391.61a0"> to join one thing to another; to be joined to something; to join onto something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3858" id="attach__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3857" id="attach__59" original="E84b.-6dc7"><span class="cf" id="attach__60" original="E391.61a2"><span class="exp" id="attach__61"> attach </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="attach__62" original="E84b.-6dc6"> We attached weights to the bridge to dampen the vertical motion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3853" id="attach__63" original="E84b.-6dcc"><span class="cf" id="attach__64" original="E84b.-6dcd"> be attached (to something) </span><span class="x" id="attach__65" original="E84b.-6dcb"> In diamond, each carbon atom is attached to four other carbon atoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3850" id="attach__66" original="E84b.-6da4"><span class="x" id="attach__67" original="E84b.-6da3"> Datasets are attached as an appendix. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-384e" id="attach__68" original="E84b.-6dc9"><span class="cf" id="attach__69" original="E84b.-6dca"><span class="exp" id="attach__70"> attach </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="attach__71" original="E84b.-6dc8"> Viruses enter cells by attaching to receptors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-384a" id="attach__72" original="E84b.-6dc4"><span class="cf" id="attach__73" original="E84b.-6dc5"><span class="exp" id="attach__74"> attach </span> itself to something </span><span class="x" id="attach__75" original="E84b.-6dc3"> Organisms that attach themselves to the river bed in rapidly flowing areas are safe from many predators. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3846" id="attach__76" original="E391.61a5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detach" title="detach definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3845" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-642a" id="attach__77" original="E391.61a6"><span class="xh" id="attach__78"> detach </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3842" id="attach__79" original="E391.61a8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3841" id="attach__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attach__81" original="E391.61aa"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attach__82" original="E391.61ab"><span class="exp" id="attach__83"> attach </span> importance/significance/value/weight/meaning to something </span><span class="def" id="attach__84" original="E391.61ac"> to believe that something is important or worth thinking about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-383c" id="attach__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-383b" id="attach__86" original="E84b.-6dc2"><span class="x" id="attach__87" original="E84b.-6dc1"> The new regime attached importance to political as well as economic reform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3839" id="attach__88" original="E87d.-7a41"><span class="x" id="attach__89" original="E87d.-7a40"> It is arguble that insufficient weight was attached to these considerations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3837" id="attach__90" original="E391.61b2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3836" id="attach__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="attach__92" original="E391.61b4"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attach__93" original="E391.61b5"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attach__94" original="E391.61b7"> to be connected with somebody/something; to connect something to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3832" id="attach__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3831" id="attach__96" original="E84b.-6dba"><span class="cf" id="attach__97" original="E391.61b8"><span class="exp" id="attach__98"> attach </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attach__99" original="E84b.-6db9"> Preferential rights attach to preference shares. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-382d" id="attach__100" original="E84b.-6dbc"><span class="cf" id="attach__101" original="E87d.-7a3f"> (be) attached to something </span><span class="x" id="attach__102" original="E84b.-6dbb"> The stigma attached to divorce has eroded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-382a" id="attach__103" original="E84b.-6db7"><span class="cf" id="attach__104" original="E84b.-6db8"><span class="exp" id="attach__105"> attach </span> yourself to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attach__106" original="E84b.-6db6"> Women's movements had to attach themselves to existing political parties and convert them to their cause. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7635" id="attach__107" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attach" title="attach definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7636" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.476f" id="attach__108" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attach__109"> attach </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attached
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3826" id="attached" original="E391.61dc" sum="779"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3825" id="attached__1" original="E391.61dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3824" id="attached__2" original="E391.61de"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attached </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-381c" id="attached__4" original="E391.61e5"><span class="pos" id="attached__5" original="E391.61e6"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60c7" eid="attached__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7cb9" geo="br" id="attached__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attached__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7cb6" geo="n_am" id="attached__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attached__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-381a" id="attached__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3819" id="attached__12" original="E391.61f2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="attached__13" original="E391.61f4"> joined or connected to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3817" id="attached__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3816" id="attached__15" original="E834.-2e57"><span class="x" id="attached__16" original="E834.-2e56"> Please take just 12 minutes to complete the attached questionnaire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3814" id="attached__17" original="E834.-2e55"><span class="cf" id="attached__18" original="E391.61f3"><span class="exp" id="attached__19"> attached </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="attached__20" original="E834.-2e54"> A lightning rod is a pointed metal rod attached to the roof of a building. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3810" id="attached__21" original="E391.61ed"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-380f" id="attached__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="attached__23" original="E391.61ef"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attached__24" original="E391.61f0"><span class="exp" id="attached__25"> attached </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="attached__26" original="E391.61f1"> working for or forming part of an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-380a" id="attached__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3809" id="attached__28" original="E834.-2e53"><span class="x" id="attached__29" original="E834.-2e52"> Phil is a medical student attached to the children's ward. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3807" id="attached__30" original="E834.-2e51"><span class="x" id="attached__31" original="E834.-2e50"> Workers are attached to a team rather than a specific job. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3805" id="attached__32" original="E391.61e7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="attached__33" original="E391.61e8"><span class="exp" id="attached__34"> attached </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="attached__35" original="E391.61e9"> full of affection for somebody/something; considering something to be part of your culture </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3801" id="attached__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3800" id="attached__37" original="E834.-2e4f"><span class="x" id="attached__38" original="E834.-2e4e"> He did not feel very attached to his stepfather. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37fe" id="attached__39" original="E834.-2e4d"><span class="x" id="attached__40" original="E834.-2e4c"> They were told to be wary of becoming too attached to favourite methods. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.767c" id="attached__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attached" title="attached definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.767d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4802" id="attached__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attached__43"> attached </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attachment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37fc" id="attachment" original="E391.61f5" sum="963"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37fb" id="attachment__1" original="E391.61f6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37fa" id="attachment__2" original="E391.61f7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attachment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37ef" id="attachment__7" original="E391.61ff"><span class="pos" id="attachment__8" original="E391.6200"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60ce" eid="attachment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7c7c" geo="br" id="attachment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attachment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attachment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attachment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attachment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7c79" geo="n_am" id="attachment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attachment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtætʃmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attachment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attachment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attachment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37ed" id="attachment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37ec" id="attachment__15" original="E391.6201"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37eb" id="attachment__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attachment__17" original="E391.6203"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attachment__18" original="E391.6204"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attachment__19" original="E834.-2e47"><span class="exp" id="attachment__20"> attachment </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="attachment__21" original="E391.6205"> a strong feeling of affection for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37e5" id="attachment__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37e4" id="attachment__23" original="E834.-2e46"><span class="x" id="attachment__24" original="E834.-2e45"> The term ‘homeland’ suggests a strong emotional attachment to a place. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37e2" id="attachment__25" original="E834.-2e49"><span class="x" id="attachment__26" original="E834.-2e48"> Secure attachment formed in the first year of life permits the infant to explore from a base of safety. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37e0" id="attachment__27" original="E391.6206"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37df" id="attachment__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attachment__29" original="E391.6209"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="attachment__30" original="E442.5fba"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attachment__31" original="E834.-2e44"><span class="exp" id="attachment__32"> attachment </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="attachment__33" original="E391.620a"> belief in and support for an idea or a set of values </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37d9" id="attachment__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37d8" id="attachment__35" original="E834.-2e43"><span class="x" id="attachment__36" original="E834.-2e42"> Frank had a deep attachment to the philosophy of Heidegger. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37d6" id="attachment__37" original="E391.620f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37d5" id="attachment__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attachment__39" original="E391.6211"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attachment__40" original="E391.6213"> the act of joining one thing to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37d2" id="attachment__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37d1" id="attachment__42" original="E834.-2e40"><span class="cf" id="attachment__43" original="E834.-2e41"><span class="exp" id="attachment__44"> attachment </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="attachment__45" original="E834.-2e3f"> Painful feeding may be the result of incorrect attachment to the breast. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37cd" id="attachment__46" original="E834.-2e3d"><span class="cf" id="attachment__47" original="E834.-2e3e"><span class="exp" id="attachment__48"> attachment </span> of A to B </span><span class="x" id="attachment__49" original="E834.-2e3c"> The attachment of an electron to an anion is invariably endothermic. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37c9" id="attachment__50" original="E391.621a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37c8" id="attachment__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attachment__52" original="E391.621c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attachment__53" original="E391.621e"> a document that you send to somebody using email </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37c5" id="attachment__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37c4" id="attachment__55" original="E834.-2e3b"><span class="x" id="attachment__56" original="E834.-2e3a"> Files were sent backwards and forwards as email attachments. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.76ad" id="attachment__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attachment" title="attachment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.76ae" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.482a" id="attachment__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attachment__59"> attachment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attack
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37c2" hm="1" id="attack1" original="E391.621f" sum="1669"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37c1" id="attack1__1" original="E391.6220"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37c0" id="attack1__2" original="E391.6221"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attack <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37b5" id="attack1__7" original="E391.622c"><span class="pos" id="attack1__8" original="E391.622d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60d5" eid="attack1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2f1c" geo="br" id="attack1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attack__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attack__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attack__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2f19" geo="n_am" id="attack1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attack__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attack__us_2.ogg" href="sound://attack__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37b3" id="attack1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37b2" id="attack1__15" original="E391.6234"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37b1" id="attack1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attack1__17" original="E391.6236"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attack1__18" original="E391.6237"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attack1__19" original="E391.6239"> an act of trying to kill or injure the enemy in a war, using weapons such as guns and bombs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37ad" id="attack1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37ac" id="attack1__21" original="E834.-2808"><span class="x" id="attack1__22" original="E834.-2807"> Aircraft had flown low over villages to warn civilians of an imminent attack. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37aa" id="attack1__23" original="E834.-2803"><span class="cf" id="attack1__24" original="E834.-2804"><span class="exp" id="attack1__25"> attack </span> on/against somebody </span><span class="x" id="attack1__26" original="E834.-2802"> Japan launched an attack on Pearl Harbor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37a6" id="attack1__27" original="E834.-2800"><span class="cf" id="attack1__28" original="E834.-2801"> under <span class="exp" id="attack1__29"> attack </span></span><span class="x" id="attack1__30" original="E834.-27ff"> The Roman Empire was under attack on all sides. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37a2" id="attack1__31" original="E391.622e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37a1" id="attack1__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attack1__33" original="E391.6230"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attack1__34" original="E391.6233"> an act of using violence to try to hurt or kill somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-379e" id="attack1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-379d" id="attack1__36" original="E834.-280c"><span class="x" id="attack1__37" original="E834.-280b"> He had killed a stranger in a vicious unprovoked attack. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-379b" id="attack1__38" original="E834.-280a"><span class="x" id="attack1__39" original="E834.-2809"> The terrorist attacks of September 11 also affected the entire global aviation industry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3799" id="attack1__40" original="E391.623d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3798" id="attack1__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attack1__42" original="E391.623f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attack1__43" original="E391.6240"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attack1__44" original="E391.6242"> strong criticism of somebody/something in speech or writing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3794" id="attack1__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3793" id="attack1__46" original="E834.-27fe"><span class="x" id="attack1__47" original="E834.-27fd"> It is not a personal attack. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3791" id="attack1__48" original="E834.-27fb"><span class="cf" id="attack1__49" original="E834.-27fc"><span class="exp" id="attack1__50"> attack </span> on/against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attack1__51" original="E834.-27fa"> Murdoch launched a scathing attack on the BBC. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-378d" id="attack1__52" original="E834.-27f8"><span class="cf" id="attack1__53" original="E834.-27f9"> under <span class="exp" id="attack1__54"> attack </span></span><span class="x" id="attack1__55" original="E834.-27f7"> The policy came under attack in Congress from time to time. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3789" id="attack1__56" original="E391.6243"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3788" id="attack1__57"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attack1__58" original="E391.6245"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attack1__59" original="E834.-27f6"><span class="exp" id="attack1__60"> attack </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="attack1__61" original="E391.6247"> an action that you take to try to stop or change something that you feel is bad </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3783" id="attack1__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3782" id="attack1__63" original="E834.-27f5"><span class="x" id="attack1__64" original="E834.-27f4"> The debate shifted to the role of adult education and training in the attack on unemployment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3780" id="attack1__65" original="E391.6248"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-377f" id="attack1__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attack1__67" original="E391.624a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attack1__68" original="E391.624b"> a sudden, short period of illness, usually severe, especially an illness that you have often </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-377c" id="attack1__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-377b" id="attack1__70" original="E834.-27f3"><span class="x" id="attack1__71" original="E834.-27f2"> a panic/an asthma attack </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3779" id="attack1__72" original="E834.-27f0"><span class="cf" id="attack1__73" original="E834.-27f1"><span class="exp" id="attack1__74"> attack </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="attack1__75" original="E834.-27ef"> He has had recurrent attacks of bronchitis over 6 months. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3775" id="attack1__76" original="E391.624e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://heart-attack" title="heart attack definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3774" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.652d" id="attack1__77" original="E391.624f"><span class="xh" id="attack1__78"> heart attack </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3772" id="attack1__79" original="E834.-27ee"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3771" id="attack1__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attack1__81" original="E834.-27eb"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attack1__82" original="E834.-27ec"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attack1__83" original="E834.-27ea"> the action of something such as a disease, insects or the weather that causes damage to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-376d" id="attack1__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-376c" id="attack1__85" original="E834.-27e9"><span class="x" id="attack1__86" original="E834.-27e8"> Chemical fungicides are very effective at protecting plants from fungal attack. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-376a" id="attack1__87" original="E834.-27e6"><span class="cf" id="attack1__88" original="E834.-27e7"><span class="exp" id="attack1__89"> attack </span> by something </span><span class="x" id="attack1__90" original="E834.-27e5"> He studied the response of cells to attacks by the leukaemia virus. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.76eb" id="attack1__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attack_1" title="attack definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.76ec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4875" id="attack1__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attack1__93"> attack </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3766" hm="2" id="attack2" original="E391.626b" sum="1368"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3765" id="attack2__1" original="E391.626c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3764" id="attack2__2" original="E391.626d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attack <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3757" id="attack2__9" original="E391.6278"><span class="pos" id="attack2__10" original="E391.6279"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60dc" eid="attack2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2f16" geo="br" id="attack2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attack__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attack__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attack__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2f13" geo="n_am" id="attack2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attack__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attack__us_2.ogg" href="sound://attack__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2d40" id="attack2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33d1" form="root" id="attack2__17"><span class="vp" id="attack2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> attack </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33d3" eid="attack2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33d4" geo="br" id="attack2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attack__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attack__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attack__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33d7" geo="n_am" id="attack2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attack__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attack__us_2.ogg" href="sound://attack__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33da" form="thirdps" id="attack2__24"><span class="vp" id="attack2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> attacks </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33dc" eid="attack2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33dd" geo="br" id="attack2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtæks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attacks__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacks__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attacks__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33e0" geo="n_am" id="attack2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtæks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attacks__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacks__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attacks__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33e3" form="past" id="attack2__31"><span class="vp" id="attack2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> attacked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33e5" eid="attack2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33e6" geo="br" id="attack2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attacked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attacked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33e9" geo="n_am" id="attack2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attacked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attacked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33ec" form="pastpart" id="attack2__38"><span class="vp" id="attack2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> attacked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33ee" eid="attack2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33ef" geo="br" id="attack2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attacked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attacked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33f2" geo="n_am" id="attack2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attacked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attacked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33f5" form="prespart" id="attack2__45"><span class="vp" id="attack2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> attacking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33f7" eid="attack2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33f8" geo="br" id="attack2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtækɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attacking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attacking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.33fb" geo="n_am" id="attack2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attack2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtækɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attacking__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacking__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attacking__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-372b" id="attack2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-372a" id="attack2__53" original="E391.629e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3729" id="attack2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="attack2__55" original="E391.62a0"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attack2__56" original="E391.62a1"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attack2__57" original="E391.62a2"> to use weapons, such as guns and bombs against an enemy in a war, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3725" id="attack2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3724" id="attack2__59" original="E834.-27dc"><span class="x" id="attack2__60" original="E834.-27db"> When Germany did attack, Finland would be Hitler's ally. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3722" id="attack2__61" original="E4a8.-3a0"><span class="cf" id="attack2__62" original="E391.62a3"><span class="exp" id="attack2__63"> attack </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attack2__64" original="E4a8.-39f"> They sent bombers to attack military targets. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-371e" id="attack2__65" original="E391.6296"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-371d" id="attack2__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="attack2__67" original="E391.6298"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attack2__68" original="E391.6299"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="attack2__69" original="E391.629a"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attack2__70" original="E391.629b"> to use violence to try to hurt or kill somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3718" id="attack2__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3717" id="attack2__72" original="E834.-27e2"><span class="x" id="attack2__73" original="E834.-27e1"> When aggressive tendencies exceed fearful tendencies, an individual is likely to attack. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3715" id="attack2__74" original="E834.-27e0"><span class="cf" id="attack2__75" original="E391.629c"><span class="exp" id="attack2__76"> attack </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="attack2__77" original="E834.-27df"> She was attacked and robbed at knifepoint. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3711" id="attack2__78" original="E442.5fc9"><span class="cf" id="attack2__79" original="E442.5fc8"><span class="exp" id="attack2__80"> attack </span> something </span><span class="x" id="attack2__81" original="E442.5fca"> Females moved before attacking prey significantly more often than males. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-370d" id="attack2__82" original="E391.62a4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-370c" id="attack2__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attack2__84" original="E391.62a6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attack2__85" original="E391.62a7"> to criticize somebody/something severely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3709" id="attack2__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3708" id="attack2__87" original="E834.-27d8"><span class="cf" id="attack2__88" original="E391.62a8"><span class="exp" id="attack2__89"> attack </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attack2__90" original="E834.-27d7"> Those views have been attacked by neo-Marxism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3704" id="attack2__91" original="E834.-27d6"><span class="cf" id="attack2__92" original="E391.62a9"><span class="exp" id="attack2__93"> attack </span> somebody/something for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="attack2__94" original="E834.-27d5"> A politician may be attacked for being ideological. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3700" id="attack2__95" original="E391.62aa"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36ff" id="attack2__96"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attack2__97" original="E391.62ac"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attack2__98" original="E391.62ad"><span class="exp" id="attack2__99"> attack </span> something </span><span class="def" id="attack2__100" original="E391.62ae"> to have a harmful effect on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36fa" id="attack2__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36f9" id="attack2__102" original="E834.-27d4"><span class="x" id="attack2__103" original="E834.-27d3"> When a fungus attacks a plant it must gain access to the interior of the plant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36f7" id="attack2__104" original="E834.-27d2"><span class="x" id="attack2__105" original="E834.-27d1"> The fractured rock is first attacked by weathering. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36f5" id="attack2__106" original="E391.62af"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36f4" id="attack2__107"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attack2__108" original="E391.62b1"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attack2__109" original="E391.62b2"><span class="exp" id="attack2__110"> attack </span> something </span><span class="def" id="attack2__111" original="E391.62b3"> to deal with something with a lot of energy and determination </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36ef" id="attack2__112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36ee" id="attack2__113" original="E834.-27d0"><span class="x" id="attack2__114" original="E834.-27cf"> Relatively little research has attacked this question. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36ec" id="attack2__115" original="E834.-27ce"><span class="x" id="attack2__116" original="E834.-27cd"> It offered a way to attack poverty with the lowest possible expenditure. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.777c" id="attack2__117" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attack_1" title="attack definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.777d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4875" id="attack2__118" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attack2__119"> attack </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attacker
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36ea" id="attacker" original="E391.62ca" sum="229"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36e9" id="attacker__1" original="E391.62cb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36e8" id="attacker__2" original="E391.62cc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attacker </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36dc" id="attacker__7" original="E391.62d4"><span class="pos" id="attacker__8" original="E391.62d5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60e3" eid="attacker__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7b53" geo="br" id="attacker__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attacker__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtækə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attac/attacker__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacker__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attacker__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7b50" geo="n_am" id="attacker__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attacker__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtækər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attac/attacker__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attac/attacker__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attacker__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36da" id="attacker__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36d9" id="attacker__15" original="E391.62d6"><span class="def" id="attacker__16" original="E391.62d7"> a person who attacks somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36d7" id="attacker__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36d6" id="attacker__18" original="E834.-27cc"><span class="x" id="attacker__19" original="E834.-27cb"> The attackers did not succeed in capturing the city. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.77d0" id="attacker__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attacker" title="attacker definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.77d1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.49a2" id="attacker__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attacker__22"> attacker </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attain
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36d4" id="attain" original="E391.62e9" sum="645"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36d3" id="attain__1" original="E391.62ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36d2" id="attain__2" original="E391.62eb"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attain </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36c5" id="attain__9" original="E391.62f5"><span class="pos" id="attain__10" original="E391.62f6"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60ea" eid="attain__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7b07" geo="br" id="attain__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attai/attain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7b04" geo="n_am" id="attain__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attai/attain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2d12" id="attain__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67da" form="root" id="attain__17"><span class="vp" id="attain__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> attain </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67d8" eid="attain__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67d7" geo="br" id="attain__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attai/attain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67d4" geo="n_am" id="attain__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attai/attain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67d1" form="thirdps" id="attain__24"><span class="vp" id="attain__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> attains </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67cf" eid="attain__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67ce" geo="br" id="attain__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attai/attains__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attains__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attains__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67cb" geo="n_am" id="attain__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attai/attains__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attains__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attains__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67c8" form="past" id="attain__31"><span class="vp" id="attain__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> attained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67c6" eid="attain__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67c5" geo="br" id="attain__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attai/attained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67c2" geo="n_am" id="attain__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attai/attained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67bf" form="pastpart" id="attain__38"><span class="vp" id="attain__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> attained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67bd" eid="attain__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67bc" geo="br" id="attain__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attai/attained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67b9" geo="n_am" id="attain__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attai/attained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67b6" form="prespart" id="attain__45"><span class="vp" id="attain__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> attaining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67b4" eid="attain__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67b3" geo="br" id="attain__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attai/attaining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attaining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attaining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67b0" geo="n_am" id="attain__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attain__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attai/attaining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attaining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attaining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3699" id="attain__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3698" id="attain__53" original="E391.6315"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="attain__54" original="E391.6316"><span class="exp" id="attain__55"> attain </span> something </span><span class="def" id="attain__56" original="E391.6317"> to succeed in achieving something, usually after a lot of effort </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3694" id="attain__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3693" id="attain__58" original="E840.-7ab2"><span class="x" id="attain__59" original="E840.-7ab1"> All the students attained the grades necessary to attend college. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3691" id="attain__60" original="E840.-7ab0"><span class="x" id="attain__61" original="E840.-7aaf"> They sought to attain these goals through diplomacy rather than war. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-368f" id="attain__62" original="E840.-7aa5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attain__63"> attain + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-368d" id="attain__64"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-368c" id="attain__65" original="E840.-7aa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-368b" id="attain__66"><span class="coll" id="attain__67" original="E840.-7aa2"> objective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3689" id="attain__68"><span class="coll" id="attain__69" original="E840.-7aa1"> goal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3687" id="attain__70" original="E840.-7aa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3686" id="attain__71"><span class="coll" id="attain__72" original="E840.-7a9f"> grade </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3684" id="attain__73" original="E840.-7a9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3683" id="attain__74"><span class="coll" id="attain__75" original="E840.-7a9d"> rank </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3681" id="attain__76" original="E840.-7a9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3680" id="attain__77"><span class="coll" id="attain__78" original="E840.-7a9b"> status </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-367e" id="attain__79" original="E840.-7a9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-367d" id="attain__80"><span class="coll" id="attain__81" original="E840.-7a99"> freedom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-367b" id="attain__82" original="E840.-7a98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-367a" id="attain__83"><span class="coll" id="attain__84" original="E840.-7a97"> equilibrium </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3678" id="attain__85" original="E840.-7a96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3677" id="attain__86" original="E840.-7a95"><span class="x" id="attain__87" original="E840.-7a94"> States may better attain their objectives if they work together with other countries. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3675" id="attain__88" original="E840.-7a7f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attain__89"> adverb + attain </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3673" id="attain__90"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3672" id="attain__91" original="E840.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3671" id="attain__92"><span class="coll" id="attain__93" original="E840.-7a7d"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-366f" id="attain__94" original="E840.-7a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-366e" id="attain__95"><span class="coll" id="attain__96" original="E840.-7a7b"> eventually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-366c" id="attain__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-366b" id="attain__98" original="E840.-7a79"><span class="x" id="attain__99" original="E840.-7a78"> Complete self-sufficiency in shipbuilding was never attained. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3669" id="attain__100" original="E391.6318"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="attain__101" original="E391.6319"><span class="exp" id="attain__102"> attain </span> something </span><span class="def" id="attain__103" original="E391.631a"> to reach a particular age, size or level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3665" id="attain__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3664" id="attain__105" original="E840.-7aae"><span class="x" id="attain__106" original="E840.-7aad"> Civil partners must have attained the age of sixteen years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3662" id="attain__107" original="E840.-7aac"><span class="x" id="attain__108" original="E840.-7aab"> Enormous sizes can be attained by granite boulders which have been moved by glaciers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3660" id="attain__109" original="E840.-7aaa"><span class="x" id="attain__110" original="E840.-7aa9"> The country has attained a high level of economic development. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-365e" id="attain__111" original="E840.-7a93" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attain__112"> attain + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-365c" id="attain__113"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-365b" id="attain__114" original="E840.-7a91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-365a" id="attain__115"><span class="coll" id="attain__116" original="E840.-7a90"> age </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3658" id="attain__117" original="E840.-7a8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3657" id="attain__118"><span class="coll" id="attain__119" original="E840.-7a8e"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3655" id="attain__120" original="E840.-7a8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3654" id="attain__121"><span class="coll" id="attain__122" original="E840.-7a8c"> height </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3652" id="attain__123" original="E840.-7a8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3651" id="attain__124"><span class="coll" id="attain__125" original="E840.-7a8a"> thickness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-364f" id="attain__126" original="E840.-7a89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-364e" id="attain__127"><span class="coll" id="attain__128" original="E840.-7a88"> speed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-364c" id="attain__129" original="E840.-7a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-364b" id="attain__130"><span class="coll" id="attain__131" original="E840.-7a86"> level </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3649" id="attain__132" original="E840.-7a85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3648" id="attain__133" original="E840.-7a84"><span class="x" id="attain__134" original="E840.-7a83"> Sugar cane can attain a height of six feet. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3646" id="attain__135" original="E840.-7a7f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attain__136"> adverb + attain </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3644" id="attain__137"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3643" id="attain__138" original="E840.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3642" id="attain__139"><span class="coll" id="attain__140" original="E840.-7a7d"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3640" id="attain__141" original="E840.-7a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-363f" id="attain__142"><span class="coll" id="attain__143" original="E840.-7a7b"> eventually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-363d" id="attain__144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-363c" id="attain__145" original="E840.-7a77"><span class="x" id="attain__146" original="E840.-7a76"> The Ottawa eventually attained a population of approximately 1 200 people. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5982" id="attain__147" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="attain__148"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5984" id="attain__149" original="E840.-7aa7"><span class="shcut" id="attain__150" original="E840.-7aa6"> attain + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5986" id="attain__151" original="E840.-7aa5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5987" id="attain__152" original="E840.-7aa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5988" id="attain__153" original="E840.-7aa2"><span class="coll" id="attain__154"> objective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.598a" id="attain__155" original="E840.-7aa1"><span class="coll" id="attain__156"> goal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.598c" id="attain__157" original="E840.-7aa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.598d" id="attain__158" original="E840.-7a9f"><span class="coll" id="attain__159"> grade </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.598f" id="attain__160" original="E840.-7a9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5990" id="attain__161" original="E840.-7a9d"><span class="coll" id="attain__162"> rank </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5992" id="attain__163" original="E840.-7a9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5993" id="attain__164" original="E840.-7a9b"><span class="coll" id="attain__165"> status </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5995" id="attain__166" original="E840.-7a9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5996" id="attain__167" original="E840.-7a99"><span class="coll" id="attain__168"> freedom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5998" id="attain__169" original="E840.-7a98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5999" id="attain__170" original="E840.-7a97"><span class="coll" id="attain__171"> equilibrium </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.599b" id="attain__172" original="E840.-7a96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.599c" id="attain__173" original="E840.-7a95"><span class="x" id="attain__174" original="E840.-7a94"> States may better attain their objectives if they work together with other countries. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.599e" id="attain__175" original="E840.-7a93"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.599f" id="attain__176" original="E840.-7a91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59a0" id="attain__177" original="E840.-7a90"><span class="coll" id="attain__178"> age </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59a2" id="attain__179" original="E840.-7a8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59a3" id="attain__180" original="E840.-7a8e"><span class="coll" id="attain__181"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59a5" id="attain__182" original="E840.-7a8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59a6" id="attain__183" original="E840.-7a8c"><span class="coll" id="attain__184"> height </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59a8" id="attain__185" original="E840.-7a8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59a9" id="attain__186" original="E840.-7a8a"><span class="coll" id="attain__187"> thickness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59ab" id="attain__188" original="E840.-7a89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59ac" id="attain__189" original="E840.-7a88"><span class="coll" id="attain__190"> speed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59ae" id="attain__191" original="E840.-7a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59af" id="attain__192" original="E840.-7a86"><span class="coll" id="attain__193"> level </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59b1" id="attain__194" original="E840.-7a85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59b2" id="attain__195" original="E840.-7a84"><span class="x" id="attain__196" original="E840.-7a83"> Sugar cane can attain a height of six feet. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59b4" id="attain__197" original="E840.-7a82"><span class="shcut" id="attain__198" original="E840.-7a81"> adverb + attain </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59b6" id="attain__199" original="E840.-7a80"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59b7" id="attain__200" original="E840.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59b8" id="attain__201" original="E840.-7a7d"><span class="coll" id="attain__202"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59ba" id="attain__203" original="E840.-7a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59bb" id="attain__204" original="E840.-7a7b"><span class="coll" id="attain__205"> eventually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59bd" id="attain__206" original="E840.-7a7a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59be" id="attain__207" original="E840.-7a79"><span class="x" id="attain__208" original="E840.-7a78"> Complete self-sufficiency in shipbuilding was never attained. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.59c0" id="attain__209" original="E840.-7a77"><span class="x" id="attain__210" original="E840.-7a76"> The Ottawa eventually attained a population of approximately 1 200 people. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.781a" id="attain__211" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attain" title="attain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.781b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.49c8" id="attain__212" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attain__213"> attain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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attainable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-363a" id="attainable" original="E391.631b" sum="325"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3639" id="attainable__1" original="E391.631c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3638" id="attainable__2" original="E391.631d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attainable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3630" id="attainable__4" original="E391.6322"><span class="pos" id="attainable__5" original="E391.6323"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60f1" eid="attainable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7aa3" geo="br" id="attainable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attainable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attai/attainable__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attainable__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attainable__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7aa0" geo="n_am" id="attainable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attainable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attai/attainable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attainable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attainable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-362e" id="attainable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-362d" id="attainable__12" original="E391.6324"><span class="def" id="attainable__13" original="E391.6325"> that you can achieve </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-362b" id="attainable__14" original="E826.-751a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://achievable" title="achievable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-362a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.841" id="attainable__15" original="E826.-7519"><span class="xh" id="attainable__16"> achievable </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3628" id="attainable__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3627" id="attainable__18" original="E840.-79dd"><span class="x" id="attainable__19" original="E840.-79dc"> Specific and attainable goals should be set. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3625" id="attainable__20" original="E840.-79db"><span class="x" id="attainable__21" original="E840.-79da"> To be effective, quotas, like goals, should be specific, measurable, and realistically attainable. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7889" id="attainable__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attainable" title="attainable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.788a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4a00" id="attainable__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attainable__24"> attainable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attainment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3623" id="attainment" original="E391.6329" sum="615"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3622" id="attainment__1" original="E391.632a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3621" id="attainment__2" original="E391.632b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attainment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3616" id="attainment__7" original="E391.6333"><span class="pos" id="attainment__8" original="E391.6334"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60f8" eid="attainment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7a4c" geo="br" id="attainment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attainment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attai/attainment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attainment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attainment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7a49" geo="n_am" id="attainment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attainment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈteɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attai/attainment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attai/attainment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attainment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3614" id="attainment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3613" id="attainment__15" original="E391.6337"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3612" id="attainment__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attainment__17" original="E391.6339"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="attainment__18" original="E391.633a"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attainment__19" original="E391.633c"> something that you have achieved, especially a qualification or skill </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-360e" id="attainment__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-360d" id="attainment__21" original="E840.-79d5"><span class="x" id="attainment__22" original="E840.-79d4"> The scores predicted final educational attainments at school exit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-360b" id="attainment__23" original="E840.-79d3"><span class="cf" id="attainment__24" original="E47f.-3075"><span class="exp" id="attainment__25"> attainment </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attainment__26" original="E840.-79d2"> Competences are a method of detailing the attainments of the whole workforce. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3607" id="attainment__27" original="E391.633d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3606" id="attainment__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attainment__29" original="E391.633f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attainment__30" original="E391.6340"> the fact of achieving something, usually after a lot of effort </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3603" id="attainment__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3602" id="attainment__32" original="E840.-79d1"><span class="x" id="attainment__33" original="E840.-79d0"> Low family income is strongly associated with poorer educational attainment in children (Ely et al., 1999). </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.78a7" id="attainment__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attainment" title="attainment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.78a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4a17" id="attainment__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attainment__36"> attainment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attempt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3600" hm="1" id="attempt1" original="E391.6357" sum="1103"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35ff" id="attempt1__1" original="E391.6358"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35fe" id="attempt1__2" original="E391.6359"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attempt <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35f3" id="attempt1__7" original="E391.6364"><span class="pos" id="attempt1__8" original="E391.6365"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.60ff" eid="attempt1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7a16" geo="br" id="attempt1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtempt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attem/attempt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attempt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7a13" geo="n_am" id="attempt1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtempt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attem/attempt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attempt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35f1" id="attempt1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35f0" id="attempt1__15" original="E391.6366"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35ef" id="attempt1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attempt1__17" original="E391.6368"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attempt1__18" original="E391.6369"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attempt1__19" original="E391.636a"> an act of trying to do something difficult, often with no success </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35eb" id="attempt1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35ea" id="attempt1__21" original="E465.-659b"><span class="cf" id="attempt1__22" original="E391.636b"><span class="exp" id="attempt1__23"> attempt </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="attempt1__24" original="E465.-659a"> The measures Howard pursued can be seen as an attempt to restore the image of the party. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35e6" id="attempt1__25" original="E834.-23bb"><span class="x" id="attempt1__26" original="E834.-23ba"> Rats make desperate attempts to climb out when they are put in water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35e4" id="attempt1__27" original="E465.-659d"><span class="cf" id="attempt1__28" original="E878.-367e"><span class="exp" id="attempt1__29"> attempt </span> by somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="attempt1__30" original="E465.-659c"> There have been attempts by recent governments to push public health up the agenda. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35e0" id="attempt1__31" original="E834.-23b9"><span class="cf" id="attempt1__32" original="E878.-367b"> in an <span class="exp" id="attempt1__33"> attempt </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="attempt1__34" original="E834.-23b8"> In an attempt to provide further clarification, I have provided a description of each of these categories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35dc" id="attempt1__35" original="E834.-23b7"><span class="cf" id="attempt1__36" original="E391.636c"><span class="exp" id="attempt1__37"> attempt </span> at (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="attempt1__38" original="E834.-23b6"> In spite of Baroody's attempts at persuasion, delegates voted against his amendment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35d8" id="attempt1__39" original="E878.-3679"><span class="cf" id="attempt1__40" original="E878.-367a"> suicide <span class="exp" id="attempt1__41"> attempt </span></span><span class="x" id="attempt1__42" original="E878.-3678"> The patient was admitted to an inpatient psychiatric treatment unit following a suicide attempt. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35d4" id="attempt1__43" original="E834.-23b0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attempt1__44"> adjective + attempt </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35d2" id="attempt1__45"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35d1" id="attempt1__46" original="E834.-23ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35d0" id="attempt1__47"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__48" original="E834.-23ad"> failed </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35ce" id="attempt1__49"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__50" original="E834.-23ac"> unsuccessful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35cc" id="attempt1__51" original="E834.-23ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35cb" id="attempt1__52"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__53" original="E834.-23aa"> successful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35c9" id="attempt1__54" original="E834.-23a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35c8" id="attempt1__55"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__56" original="E834.-23a8"> deliberate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35c6" id="attempt1__57"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__58" original="E834.-23a7"> conscious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35c4" id="attempt1__59" original="E834.-23a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35c3" id="attempt1__60"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__61" original="E834.-23a5"> desperate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35c1" id="attempt1__62" original="E834.-23a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35c0" id="attempt1__63"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__64" original="E834.-23a3"> concerted </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35be" id="attempt1__65" original="E878.-3672"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35bd" id="attempt1__66"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__67" original="E878.-3671"> futile </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35bb" id="attempt1__68" original="E878.-3670"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35ba" id="attempt1__69"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__70" original="E878.-366f"> misguided </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35b8" id="attempt1__71" original="E834.-23a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35b7" id="attempt1__72"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__73" original="E834.-23a1"> ambitious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35b5" id="attempt1__74" original="E834.-23a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35b4" id="attempt1__75"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__76" original="E834.-239f"> systematic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35b2" id="attempt1__77" original="E834.-239e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35b1" id="attempt1__78"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__79" original="E834.-239d"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35af" id="attempt1__80" original="E834.-239c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35ae" id="attempt1__81"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__82" original="E834.-239b"> early </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35ac" id="attempt1__83"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__84" original="E834.-239a"> initial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35aa" id="attempt1__85" original="E834.-2399"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35a9" id="attempt1__86"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__87" original="E834.-2398"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35a7" id="attempt1__88" original="E834.-2397"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35a6" id="attempt1__89"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__90" original="E834.-2396"> previous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35a4" id="attempt1__91" original="E834.-2395"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35a3" id="attempt1__92"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__93" original="E834.-2394"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35a1" id="attempt1__94" original="E834.-2393"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35a0" id="attempt1__95"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__96" original="E834.-2392"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-359e" id="attempt1__97" original="E834.-2391"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-359d" id="attempt1__98" original="E834.-2390"><span class="x" id="attempt1__99" original="E834.-238f"> After five failed attempts, Chien-chen reached Japan. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-359b" id="attempt1__100" original="E878.-366e"><span class="x" id="attempt1__101" original="E878.-366d"> Early attempts to study culture and personality in cultural anthropology have tried to describe national characters (Barnouw, 1963). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3599" id="attempt1__102" original="E834.-237f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attempt1__103"> verb + attempt </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3597" id="attempt1__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3596" id="attempt1__105" original="E834.-237d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3595" id="attempt1__106"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__107" original="E834.-237c"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3593" id="attempt1__108" original="E834.-237b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3592" id="attempt1__109"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__110" original="E834.-237a"> represent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3590" id="attempt1__111"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__112" original="E834.-2379"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-358e" id="attempt1__113" original="E834.-2378"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-358d" id="attempt1__114"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__115" original="E834.-2377"> resist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-358b" id="attempt1__116" original="E834.-2376"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-358a" id="attempt1__117"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__118" original="E834.-2375"> undermine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3588" id="attempt1__119" original="E834.-2374"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3587" id="attempt1__120"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__121" original="E834.-2373"> abandon </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3585" id="attempt1__122" original="E834.-2372"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3584" id="attempt1__123"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__124" original="E834.-2371"> reject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3582" id="attempt1__125" original="E878.-366c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3581" id="attempt1__126"><span class="coll" id="attempt1__127" original="E878.-366b"> lead to </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-357f" id="attempt1__128" original="E834.-236d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-357e" id="attempt1__129" original="E834.-236c"><span class="x" id="attempt1__130" original="E834.-236b"> These procedures represent a very good attempt to generate a varied sample. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-357c" id="attempt1__131" original="E878.-366a"><span class="x" id="attempt1__132" original="E878.-3669"> These financial pressures led to attempts to restructure public services. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-357a" id="attempt1__133" original="E391.636d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3579" id="attempt1__134"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attempt1__135" original="E391.636f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attempt1__136" original="E391.6371"> an act of trying to kill somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3576" id="attempt1__137"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3575" id="attempt1__138" original="E878.-3674"><span class="x" id="attempt1__139" original="E878.-3673"> Another assassination attempt prompted Bismarck to dissolve the Reichstag and hold fresh elections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3573" id="attempt1__140" original="E834.-23b5"><span class="cf" id="attempt1__141" original="E391.6370"><span class="exp" id="attempt1__142"> attempt </span> on somebody's life </span><span class="x" id="attempt1__143" original="E834.-23b4"> He had survived an attempt on his life. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.78ce" id="attempt1__144" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attempt_1" title="attempt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.78cf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4a56" id="attempt1__145" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attempt1__146"> attempt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-356f" hm="2" id="attempt2" original="E391.6377" sum="574"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-356e" id="attempt2__1" original="E391.6378"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-356d" id="attempt2__2" original="E391.6379"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attempt <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3560" id="attempt2__9" original="E391.6384"><span class="pos" id="attempt2__10" original="E391.6385"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6106" eid="attempt2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7a10" geo="br" id="attempt2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtempt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attem/attempt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attempt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7a0d" geo="n_am" id="attempt2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtempt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attem/attempt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attempt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2ce4" id="attempt2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67ad" form="root" id="attempt2__17"><span class="vp" id="attempt2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> attempt </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67ab" eid="attempt2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67aa" geo="br" id="attempt2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtempt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attem/attempt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attempt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67a7" geo="n_am" id="attempt2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtempt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attem/attempt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attempt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67a4" form="thirdps" id="attempt2__24"><span class="vp" id="attempt2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> attempts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67a2" eid="attempt2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67a1" geo="br" id="attempt2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtempts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attem/attempts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attempts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-679e" geo="n_am" id="attempt2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtempts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attem/attempts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attempts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-679b" form="past" id="attempt2__31"><span class="vp" id="attempt2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> attempted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6799" eid="attempt2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6798" geo="br" id="attempt2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtemptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attem/attempted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attempted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6795" geo="n_am" id="attempt2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtemptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attem/attempted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attempted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6792" form="pastpart" id="attempt2__38"><span class="vp" id="attempt2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> attempted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6790" eid="attempt2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-678f" geo="br" id="attempt2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtemptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attem/attempted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attempted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-678c" geo="n_am" id="attempt2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtemptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attem/attempted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attempted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6789" form="prespart" id="attempt2__45"><span class="vp" id="attempt2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> attempting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6787" eid="attempt2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6786" geo="br" id="attempt2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtemptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attem/attempting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attempting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6783" geo="n_am" id="attempt2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempt2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtemptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attem/attempting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attempting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3534" id="attempt2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3533" id="attempt2__53" original="E391.63a2"><span class="def" id="attempt2__54" original="E391.63a3"> to try to do or provide something, especially something difficult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3531" id="attempt2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3530" id="attempt2__56" original="E834.-22b2"><span class="cf" id="attempt2__57" original="E391.63a4"><span class="exp" id="attempt2__58"> attempt </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="attempt2__59" original="E834.-22b1"> Numerous scholars have attempted to explain how states are created. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-352c" id="attempt2__60" original="E878.-35c9"><span class="x" id="attempt2__61" original="E878.-35c8"> The Act also attempted to make parents more directly responsible for their children's offending. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-352a" id="attempt2__62" original="E834.-22ae"><span class="cf" id="attempt2__63" original="E391.63a5"><span class="exp" id="attempt2__64"> attempt </span> something </span><span class="x" id="attempt2__65" original="E834.-22ad"> She attempted suicide after being mocked by her schoolmates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3526" id="attempt2__66" original="E834.-22b0"><span class="x" id="attempt2__67" original="E834.-22af"> To attempt an answer it is necessary to consider a range of issues. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="attempt2__68" original="E4db.-777c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="attempt2__69" original="E4db.-777b"><span class="h1" id="attempt2__70" original="E4db.-777a"> Stating purpose </span><span class="p" id="attempt2__71" original="E4db.-7779"> It is often important to state the purpose of a piece of academic writing or of a particular study, experiment or action. </span><ul class="bullet" id="attempt2__72" original="E4db.-7778"><li class="li" id="attempt2__73" original="E4db.-7777"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__74" original="E4db.-7776"> the purpose of </span> this study/​test/​book <span class="eb" id="attempt2__75" original="E4db.-7775"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__76" original="E4db.-7774"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__77" original="E4db.-7773"> with the purpose/​aim of </span> comparing/​determining/​establishing </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__78" original="E4db.-7772"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__79" original="E4db.-7771"> for the purpose of </span> comparison/​illustration/​finding out </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__80" original="E4db.-7770"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__81" original="E4db.-776f"> for </span> practical/​research/​political/​diagnostic <span class="eb" id="attempt2__82" original="E4db.-776e"> purposes </span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__83" original="E4db.-776d"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__84" original="E4db.-776c"> the </span> main/​primary/​ultimate <span class="eb" id="attempt2__85" original="E4db.-776b"> aim is to… </span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__86" original="E4db.-776a"> the study/​article/​model <span class="eb" id="attempt2__87" original="E4db.-7769"> aims to… </span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__88" original="E4db.-7768"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__89" original="E4db.-7767"> in order to </span> assess/​compare/​determine </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__90" original="E4db.-7766"><span class="eb" id="attempt2__91" original="E4db.-7765"> so that </span> we/​they/​it can… </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__92" original="E4db.-7764"> I/​we <span class="eb" id="attempt2__93" original="E4db.-7763"> will attempt to </span> explain/​address/​describe </li><li class="li" id="attempt2__94" original="E4db.-7762"> this <span class="eb" id="attempt2__95" original="E4db.-7761"> is/​represents an attempt to… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="attempt2__96" original="E4db.-7760"><li class="li" id="attempt2__97" original="E4db.-775f"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__98"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__99" original="E4db.-775e"><span class="x" id="attempt2__100" original="E4db.-775d"><span class="ebi" id="attempt2__101" original="E4db.-775c"> The purpose of </span> the study <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__102" original="E4db.-775b"> was to </span> document shifts in the boundary between the two habitats. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__103" original="E4db.-775a"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__104"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__105" original="E4db.-7759"><span class="x" id="attempt2__106" original="E4db.-7758"> I developed a simulator for each of the three machines <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__107" original="E4db.-7757"> with the aim of </span> systematically comparing their performance. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__108" original="E4db.-7756"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__109"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__110" original="E4db.-7755"><span class="x" id="attempt2__111" original="E4db.-7754"> The diagram is merely given <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__112" original="E4db.-7753"> for the purpose of </span> visualization. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__113" original="E4db.-7752"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__114"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__115" original="E4db.-7751"><span class="x" id="attempt2__116" original="E4db.-7750"><span class="ebi" id="attempt2__117" original="E4db.-774f"> For </span> descriptive <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__118" original="E4db.-774e"> purposes </span> , we have divided the genetic analysis into sections. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__119" original="E4db.-774d"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__120"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__121" original="E4db.-774c"><span class="x" id="attempt2__122" original="E4db.-774b"><span class="ebi" id="attempt2__123" original="E4db.-774a"> The main aim </span> of this paper <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__124" original="E4db.-7749"> is to </span> examine comparative evidence on wealth-related health inequalities. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__125" original="E4db.-7748"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__126"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__127" original="E4db.-7747"><span class="x" id="attempt2__128" original="E4db.-7746"> This study <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__129" original="E4db.-7745"> aimed to </span> reveal the antioxidant capacity of nutmeg oil. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__130" original="E4db.-7744"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__131"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__132" original="E4db.-7743"><span class="x" id="attempt2__133" original="E4db.-7742"> The study was carried out for different heat fluxes <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__134" original="E4db.-7741"> in order to </span> demonstrate the effect of input heat. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__135" original="E4db.-7740"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__136"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__137" original="E4db.-773f"><span class="x" id="attempt2__138" original="E4db.-773e"> Political parties now collect data <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__139" original="E4db.-773d"> so that </span> they can rapidly rebut charges from opponents. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__140" original="E4db.-773c"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__141"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__142" original="E4db.-773b"><span class="x" id="attempt2__143" original="E4db.-773a"> I have <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__144" original="E4db.-7739"> attempted to </span> explain the basic principles involved. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__145" original="E4db.-7738"><span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__146"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__147" original="E4db.-7737"><span class="x" id="attempt2__148" original="E4db.-7736"> The theory <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__149" original="E4db.-7735"> represents an attempt to </span> offer a better explanation for the behaviour of states. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7994" id="attempt2__150" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attempt_1" title="attempt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7995" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4a56" id="attempt2__151" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attempt2__152"> attempt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attempted
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3524" id="attempted" original="E391.63a6" sum="344"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3523" id="attempted__1" original="E391.63a7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3522" id="attempted__2" original="E391.63a8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attempted </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-351a" id="attempted__4" original="E391.63af"><span class="pos" id="attempted__5" original="E391.63b0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.610d" eid="attempted__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-799a" geo="br" id="attempted__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempted__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtemptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attem/attempted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attempted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7997" geo="n_am" id="attempted__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attempted__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtemptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attem/attempted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attem/attempted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attempted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3518" id="attempted__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="attempted__12" original="E391.63b2"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3516" id="attempted__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3515" id="attempted__14" original="E391.63b3"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3514" id="attempted__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="attempted__16" original="E391.63b4"> of a crime, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="attempted__17" original="E391.63b5"> that somebody has tried to do but without success </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3511" id="attempted__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3510" id="attempted__19" original="E834.-22ac"><span class="x" id="attempted__20" original="E834.-22ab"> He was charged with the attempted murder of his wife. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-350e" id="attempted__21" original="E834.-22aa"><span class="x" id="attempted__22" original="E834.-22a9"> The attempted coup of August 1991 was aimed at putting a stop to Gorbachev's reforms. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.79b6" id="attempted__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attempted" title="attempted definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.79b7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4aca" id="attempted__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attempted__25"> attempted </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attend
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-350c" id="attend" original="E391.63b6" sum="1697"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-350b" id="attend__1" original="E391.63b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-350a" id="attend__2" original="E391.63b8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attend </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34fd" id="attend__9" original="E391.63c2"><span class="pos" id="attend__10" original="E391.63c3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6114" eid="attend__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2cf4" geo="br" id="attend__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2cf1" geo="n_am" id="attend__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attend__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attend__us_2.ogg" href="sound://attend__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2cb6" id="attend__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3447" form="root" id="attend__17"><span class="vp" id="attend__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> attend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3449" eid="attend__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.344a" geo="br" id="attend__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.344d" geo="n_am" id="attend__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attend__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attend__us_2.ogg" href="sound://attend__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3450" form="thirdps" id="attend__24"><span class="vp" id="attend__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> attends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3452" eid="attend__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3453" geo="br" id="attend__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3456" geo="n_am" id="attend__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3459" form="past" id="attend__31"><span class="vp" id="attend__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> attended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.345b" eid="attend__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.345c" geo="br" id="attend__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.345f" geo="n_am" id="attend__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3462" form="pastpart" id="attend__38"><span class="vp" id="attend__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> attended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3464" eid="attend__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3465" geo="br" id="attend__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3468" geo="n_am" id="attend__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.346b" form="prespart" id="attend__45"><span class="vp" id="attend__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> attending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.346d" eid="attend__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.346e" geo="br" id="attend__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3471" geo="n_am" id="attend__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attend__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34d1" id="attend__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34d0" id="attend__53" original="E391.63e0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34cf" id="attend__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="attend__55" original="E391.63e2"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attend__56" original="E391.63e3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attend__57" original="E391.63e5"> to be present at an event </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34cb" id="attend__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34ca" id="attend__59" original="E834.1a42"><span class="x" id="attend__60" original="E834.1a43"> The accommodation would not hold all those who wished to attend. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34c8" id="attend__61" original="E834.1a44"><span class="cf" id="attend__62" original="E391.63e6"><span class="exp" id="attend__63"> attend </span> something </span><span class="x" id="attend__64" original="E834.1a45"> Parents spend a lot of time attending meetings at the school. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34c4" id="attend__65" original="E391.63e7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34c3" id="attend__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="attend__67" original="E878.-3713"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attend__68" original="E391.63e9"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attend__69" original="E391.63ed"> to go regularly to a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34bf" id="attend__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34be" id="attend__71" original="E878.-3712"><span class="x" id="attend__72" original="E878.-3711"> She was enrolled in the class, but never attended. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34bc" id="attend__73" original="E834.1a46"><span class="cf" id="attend__74" original="E391.63ea"><span class="exp" id="attend__75"> attend </span> something </span><span class="x" id="attend__76" original="E834.1a47"> None of his family had attended college or held white-collar jobs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34b8" id="attend__77" original="E878.-370f"><span class="cf" id="attend__78" original="E878.-3710"><span class="exp" id="attend__79"> attend </span> (something) for something </span><span class="x" id="attend__80" original="E878.-370e"> People should be encouraged to attend for regular dental check-ups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34b4" id="attend__81" original="E834.1a48"><span class="x" id="attend__82" original="E834.1a49"> She will have to attend a clinic regularly for blood tests. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34b2" id="attend__83" original="E391.63ee"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34b1" id="attend__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="attend__85" original="E391.63f0"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34af" id="attend__86"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="attend__87" original="E465.-658d" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="attend__88" original="E391.63f4"> to pay attention to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34ac" id="attend__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34ab" id="attend__90" original="E834.1a4a"><span class="x" id="attend__91" original="E834.1a4b"> Even if everyone attends closely, some will not catch the relevant information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34a9" id="attend__92" original="E834.1a4c"><span class="cf" id="attend__93" original="E391.63f1"><span class="exp" id="attend__94"> attend </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attend__95" original="E834.1a4d"> If you do not have athlete's foot, you will not attend to advertising for an athlete's foot remedy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34a5" id="attend__96" original="E391.63f5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34a4" id="attend__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attend__98" original="E391.63f7"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attend__99" original="E391.63f8"><span class="exp" id="attend__100"> attend </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34a0" id="attend__101"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="attend__102" original="E465.-658b" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="attend__103" original="E391.63fb"> to happen at the same time as, or as a result of, something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-349d" id="attend__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-349c" id="attend__105" original="E878.-370d"><span class="x" id="attend__106" original="E878.-370c"> There is substantial interest in the democratization that has attended this process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-349a" id="attend__107" original="E834.1a4e"><span class="x" id="attend__108" original="E834.1a4f"> The smallpox virus was attended by a high mortality rate. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3498" id="attend__109" original="E391.63fc"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3497" id="attend__110"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attend__111" original="E391.63fe"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attend__112" original="E391.63ff"><span class="exp" id="attend__113"> attend </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="attend__114" original="E391.6402"> to be with somebody and help them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3492" id="attend__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3491" id="attend__116" original="E834.1a50"><span class="x" id="attend__117" original="E834.1a51"> The birthing mother is usually attended by midwives. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-348f" id="attend__118" original="E391.6403"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-348e" id="attend__119" original="E391.6404"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-348d" id="attend__120"><h4 class="pv"> attend to somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-348b" id="attend__122"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-348a" id="attend__123"><span class="def" id="attend__124" original="E391.6406"> to deal with somebody/something; to take care of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3488" id="attend__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3487" id="attend__126" original="E834.1a52"><span class="x" id="attend__127" original="E834.1a53"> The theory assumes that the leader succeeds by attending to subordinates' needs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3485" id="attend__128" original="E834.1a54"><span class="x" id="attend__129" original="E834.1a55"> To go to work, to attend to children, to look after the home, was a heavy workload. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7a04" id="attend__130" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attend" title="attend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7a05" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4ae2" id="attend__131" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attend__132"> attend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attendance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3483" id="attendance" original="E391.640a" sum="1039"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3482" id="attendance__1" original="E391.640b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3481" id="attendance__2" original="E391.640c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attendance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3476" id="attendance__7" original="E391.6414"><span class="pos" id="attendance__8" original="E391.6415"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.611b" eid="attendance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-790d" geo="br" id="attendance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attendance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attendance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attendance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attendance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-790a" geo="n_am" id="attendance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attendance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attendance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attendance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attendance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3474" id="attendance__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attendance__15" original="E391.6418"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attendance__16" original="E391.6419"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3471" id="attendance__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3470" id="attendance__18" original="E391.6416"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="attendance__19" original="E391.641a"> the act of being present at or going regularly to a place or event </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-346e" id="attendance__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-346d" id="attendance__21" original="E834.1f5d"><span class="x" id="attendance__22" original="E834.1f5e"> Homelessness is a significant barrier to school attendance for many children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-346b" id="attendance__23" original="E834.1f5f"><span class="x" id="attendance__24" original="E834.1f60"> Many women reported the need for repeated attendances before their problem was accepted as genuine. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3469" id="attendance__25" original="E878.-3705"><span class="cf" id="attendance__26" original="E878.-3706"><span class="exp" id="attendance__27"> attendance </span> at something </span><span class="x" id="attendance__28" original="E878.-3704"> Attendance at professional development workshops is to be recommended. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3465" id="attendance__29" original="E878.-3708"><span class="cf" id="attendance__30" original="E878.-3709"><span class="exp" id="attendance__31"> attendance </span> rate </span><span class="x" id="attendance__32" original="E878.-3707"> We started by examining student attendance rates. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3461" id="attendance__33" original="E391.641b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="attendance__34" original="E878.-3703"><span class="exp" id="attendance__35"> attendance </span> (at something) </span><span class="def" id="attendance__36" original="E391.641f"> the number of people present at an organized event </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-345d" id="attendance__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-345c" id="attendance__38" original="E834.1f61"><span class="x" id="attendance__39" original="E834.1f62"> The average weekly attendance at movies plummeted. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-345a" id="attendance__40" original="E834.1f63"><span class="x" id="attendance__41" original="E834.1f64"> Manchester United has been able to attract higher attendances to its fixtures than its rivals. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3458" id="attendance__42" original="E391.6420"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3457" id="attendance__43" original="E391.6421" sk="inattendance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3456" id="attendance__44"><span class="idm" id="attendance__45" original="E391.6422"> in attendance </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3454" id="attendance__46"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3453" id="attendance__47"><span class="def" id="attendance__48" original="E391.6425"> present somewhere, especially at a special event or to help somebody if necessary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3451" id="attendance__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3450" id="attendance__50" original="E834.1f65"><span class="x" id="attendance__51" original="E834.1f66"> There were between five hundred and six hundred bishops in attendance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-344e" id="attendance__52" original="E834.1f67"><span class="x" id="attendance__53" original="E834.1f68"> He took the precaution of having a doctor in attendance. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7a68" id="attendance__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attendance" title="attendance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7a69" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4b5e" id="attendance__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attendance__56"> attendance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attendant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-344c" hm="1" id="attendant1" original="E391.6442" sum="524"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-344b" id="attendant1__1" original="E391.6443"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-344a" id="attendant1__2" original="E391.6444"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attendant <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-343f" id="attendant1__7" original="E391.644d"><span class="pos" id="attendant1__8" original="E391.644e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6122" eid="attendant1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-78be" geo="br" id="attendant1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attendant1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attendant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attendant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attendant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-78bb" geo="n_am" id="attendant1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attendant1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attendant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attendant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attendant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-343d" id="attendant1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-343c" id="attendant1__15" original="E391.644f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="attendant1__16" original="E391.6450"> a person whose job is to serve or help people in a public place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-343a" id="attendant1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3439" id="attendant1__18" original="E834.4e12"><span class="x" id="attendant1__19" original="E834.4e13"> The defendants had attempted to rob an attendant at a petrol station. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3437" id="attendant1__20" original="E834.4e14"><span class="x" id="attendant1__21" original="E834.4e15"> The pilot called the flight attendant into the cabin. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3435" id="attendant1__22" original="E391.6454"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="attendant1__23" original="E391.6455"> a person who takes care of an important or sick person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3433" id="attendant1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3432" id="attendant1__25" original="E834.4e16"><span class="x" id="attendant1__26" original="E834.4e17"> The Queen's attendants kept her at a distance from the public. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3430" id="attendant1__27" original="E834.4e18"><span class="x" id="attendant1__28" original="E834.4e19"> Traditional birth attendants help African women deliver their babies. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7aa0" id="attendant1__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attendant_1" title="attendant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7aa1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4bb9" id="attendant1__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attendant1__31"> attendant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-342e" hm="2" id="attendant2" original="E391.6456" sum="408"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-342d" id="attendant2__1" original="E391.6457"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-342c" id="attendant2__2" original="E391.6458"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attendant <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3422" id="attendant2__6" original="E391.6461"><span class="pos" id="attendant2__7" original="E391.6462"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6129" eid="attendant2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-78b8" geo="br" id="attendant2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attendant2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attendant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attendant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attendant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-78b5" geo="n_am" id="attendant2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attendant2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attendant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attendant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attendant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3420" id="attendant2__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-341f" id="attendant2__14" original="E391.6463"><span class="def" id="attendant2__15" original="E391.6467"> closely connected with something that has just been mentioned </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-341d" id="attendant2__16" original="E834.4e1c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://associated" title="associated (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-341c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f05" id="attendant2__17" original="E834.4e1d"><span class="xh" id="attendant2__18"> associated </span><span class="xs" id="attendant2__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3419" id="attendant2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3418" id="attendant2__21" original="E834.4e1e"><span class="x" id="attendant2__22" original="E834.4e1f"> Patients must understand any proposed medical treatment and its attendant risks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3416" id="attendant2__23" original="E834.4e20"><span class="cf" id="attendant2__24" original="E391.6468"><span class="exp" id="attendant2__25"> attendant </span> on/upon something </span><span class="x" id="attendant2__26" original="E834.4e21"> The Exhibition ignored the social problems attendant upon industrialization. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7ac1" id="attendant2__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attendant_1" title="attendant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7ac2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4bb9" id="attendant2__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attendant2__29"> attendant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attention
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3412" id="attention" original="E391.648b" sum="1743"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3411" id="attention__1" original="E391.648c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3410" id="attention__2" original="E391.648d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attention </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3405" id="attention__7" original="E391.6496"><span class="pos" id="attention__8" original="E391.6497"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6130" eid="attention__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-784b" geo="br" id="attention__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attention__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attention__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attention__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attention__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7848" geo="n_am" id="attention__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attention__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attention__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attention__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attention__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3403" 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id="attention__147"><span class="coll" id="attention__148" original="E834.602f"> concentrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-337c" id="attention__149" original="E834.6030"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-337b" id="attention__150"><span class="coll" id="attention__151" original="E834.6031"> catch </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3379" id="attention__152"><span class="coll" id="attention__153" original="E834.6032"> get </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3377" id="attention__154"><span class="coll" id="attention__155" original="E834.6033"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3375" id="attention__156" original="E834.6034"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3374" id="attention__157"><span class="coll" id="attention__158" original="E834.6035"> hold </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3372" id="attention__159" original="E834.6036"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3371" id="attention__160"><span class="coll" id="attention__161" original="E834.6037"> escape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-336f" id="attention__162" original="E834.603f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-336e" id="attention__163"><span class="coll" id="attention__164" original="E834.6040"> draw </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-336c" id="attention__165"><span class="coll" id="attention__166" original="E834.6041"> attract </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-336a" id="attention__167"><span class="coll" id="attention__168" original="E834.6042"> receive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3368" id="attention__169"><span class="coll" id="attention__170" original="E834.6043"> gain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3366" id="attention__171" original="E834.6047"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3365" id="attention__172"><span class="coll" id="attention__173" original="E834.6048"> command </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3363" id="attention__174" original="E834.6049"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3362" id="attention__175"><span class="coll" id="attention__176" original="E834.604a"> deserve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3360" id="attention__177"><span class="coll" id="attention__178" original="E834.604b"> merit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-335e" id="attention__179"><span class="coll" id="attention__180" original="E834.604c"> warrant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-335c" id="attention__181" original="E834.604d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-335b" id="attention__182"><span class="coll" id="attention__183" original="E834.604e"> devote </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3359" id="attention__184" original="E834.6038"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3358" id="attention__185" original="E834.6039"><span class="x" id="attention__186" original="E834.603a"> She focused her attention on helping him become calm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3356" id="attention__187" original="E834.6050"><span class="x" id="attention__188" original="E834.6051"> Osteoarthritis attracts little media attention, possibly because it is so common. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3354" id="attention__189" original="E875.56a0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attention__190"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3352" id="attention__191"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3351" id="attention__192" original="E875.56a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3350" id="attention__193"><span class="coll" id="attention__194" original="E875.56a3"> come to somebody's attention/​come to the attention of somebody </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-334e" id="attention__195" original="E875.56a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-334d" id="attention__196"><span class="coll" id="attention__197" original="E875.56a5"> bring something to somebody's attention/​bring something to the attention of somebody </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-334b" id="attention__198" original="E875.56a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-334a" id="attention__199"><span class="coll" id="attention__200" original="E875.56a7"> call attention to something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3348" id="attention__201" original="E875.56a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3347" id="attention__202"><span class="coll" id="attention__203" original="E875.56a9"> deserving/​worthy of attention </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3345" id="attention__204" original="E875.56aa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3344" id="attention__205" original="E875.56ab"><span class="x" id="attention__206" original="E875.56ac"> This practice had recently come to the attention of the tax authorities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3342" id="attention__207" original="E875.56ad"><span class="x" id="attention__208" original="E875.56ae"> The leadership has now accepted environmental pollution as a problem deserving of attention. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3340" id="attention__209" original="E391.64a9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-333f" id="attention__210"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attention__211" original="E391.64ab"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attention__212" original="E391.64ac"> special care, action or treatment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-333c" id="attention__213"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-333b" id="attention__214" original="E834.5fc6"><span class="x" id="attention__215" original="E834.5fc7"> Research methods need attention if progress is to be made. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3339" id="attention__216" original="E834.5fc8"><span class="x" id="attention__217" original="E834.5fc9"> Meningitis is an extremely serious illness and requires prompt medical attention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3337" id="attention__218" original="E834.5fcb"><span class="cf" id="attention__219" original="E834.5fca"><span class="exp" id="attention__220"> attention </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="attention__221" original="E834.5fcc"> Attention to detail is essential. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3333" id="attention__222" original="E875.5670"><span class="cf" id="attention__223" original="E875.566f"> care and <span class="exp" id="attention__224"> attention </span></span><span class="x" id="attention__225" original="E875.5671"> A great deal of care and attention is devoted to the making of these programmes. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-332f" id="attention__226" original="E834.600d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attention__227"> adjective + attention </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-332d" id="attention__228"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-332c" id="attention__229" original="E834.6011"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-332b" id="attention__230"><span class="coll" id="attention__231" original="E834.6012"> urgent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3329" id="attention__232"><span class="coll" id="attention__233" original="E834.6013"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3327" id="attention__234" original="E875.5674"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3326" id="attention__235"><span class="coll" id="attention__236" original="E875.5675"> constant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3324" id="attention__237" original="E875.5676"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3323" id="attention__238"><span class="coll" id="attention__239" original="E875.5677"> proper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3321" id="attention__240" original="E875.5678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3320" id="attention__241"><span class="coll" id="attention__242" original="E875.5679"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-331e" id="attention__243" original="E834.600f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-331d" id="attention__244"><span class="coll" id="attention__245" original="E834.6010"> medical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-331b" id="attention__246" original="E834.6014"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-331a" id="attention__247" original="E834.6015"><span class="x" id="attention__248" original="E834.6016"> Their condition should be considered as acute illness requiring urgent attention. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3318" id="attention__249" original="E834.6052" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attention__250"> verb + attention </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3316" id="attention__251"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3315" id="attention__252" original="E834.6054"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3314" id="attention__253"><span class="coll" id="attention__254" original="E834.6055"> demand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3312" id="attention__255"><span class="coll" id="attention__256" original="E834.6056"> require </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3310" id="attention__257"><span class="coll" id="attention__258" original="E834.6057"> need </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-330e" id="attention__259"><span class="coll" id="attention__260" original="E875.568f"> be in need of </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-330c" id="attention__261" original="E834.6058"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-330b" id="attention__262"><span class="coll" id="attention__263" original="E834.6059"> seek </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3309" id="attention__264" original="E875.5690"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3308" id="attention__265"><span class="coll" id="attention__266" original="E875.5691"> get </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3306" id="attention__267" original="E834.605a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3305" id="attention__268" original="E834.605b"><span class="x" id="attention__269" original="E834.605c"> Marriage is something that demands constant attention. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3303" id="attention__270" original="E391.64a4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3302" id="attention__271"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attention__272" original="E391.64a6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="attention__273" original="E391.64a7"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attention__274" original="E391.64a8"> things done to try to please somebody or to show an interest in them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32fe" id="attention__275"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32fd" id="attention__276" original="E834.5fcd"><span class="x" id="attention__277" original="E834.5fce"> Sarah, the object of his attentions, died eighteen months later. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a1e" id="attention__278" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="attention__279"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a20" id="attention__280" original="E834.5fd0"><span class="shcut" id="attention__281" original="E834.5fd1"> adjective + attention </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a22" id="attention__282" original="E834.5fd2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a23" id="attention__283" original="E834.5fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a24" id="attention__284" original="E834.5fd7"><span class="coll" id="attention__285"> special </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a26" id="attention__286" original="E834.5fd8"><span class="coll" id="attention__287"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a28" id="attention__288" original="E834.5fd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a29" id="attention__289" original="E834.5fdb"><span class="coll" id="attention__290"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a2b" id="attention__291" original="E834.5fdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a2c" id="attention__292" original="E834.5fdd"><span class="coll" id="attention__293"> considerable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a2e" id="attention__294" original="E834.5fde"><span class="coll" id="attention__295"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a30" id="attention__296" original="E465.-6586"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a31" id="attention__297" original="E465.-6585"><span class="coll" id="attention__298"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a33" id="attention__299" original="E834.5fe0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a34" id="attention__300" original="E834.5fe1"><span class="coll" id="attention__301"> close </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a36" id="attention__302" original="E834.5fe2"><span class="coll" id="attention__303"> careful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a38" id="attention__304" original="E834.5fe3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a39" id="attention__305" original="E834.5fe4"><span class="coll" id="attention__306"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a3b" id="attention__307" original="E834.5fe5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a3c" id="attention__308" original="E834.5fe6"><span class="coll" id="attention__309"> scant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a3e" id="attention__310" original="E834.5fe7"><span class="coll" id="attention__311"> insufficient </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a40" id="attention__312" original="E834.5fe8"><span class="coll" id="attention__313"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a42" id="attention__314" original="E834.5fe9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a43" id="attention__315" original="E834.5fea"><span class="coll" id="attention__316"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a45" id="attention__317" original="E834.5feb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a46" id="attention__318" original="E834.5fec"><span class="coll" id="attention__319"> renewed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a48" id="attention__320" original="E834.5fed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a49" id="attention__321" original="E834.5fee"><span class="coll" id="attention__322"> sustained </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a4b" id="attention__323" original="E834.5fef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a4c" id="attention__324" original="E834.5ff0"><span class="coll" id="attention__325"> increased </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a4e" id="attention__326" original="E834.6004"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a4f" id="attention__327" original="E834.6005"><span class="coll" id="attention__328"> widespread </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a51" id="attention__329" original="E834.6006"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a52" id="attention__330" original="E834.6007"><span class="coll" id="attention__331"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a54" id="attention__332" original="E834.6008"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a55" id="attention__333" original="E834.6009"><span class="coll" id="attention__334"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a57" id="attention__335" original="E834.5ff9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a58" id="attention__336" original="E834.5ffa"><span class="coll" id="attention__337"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a5a" id="attention__338" original="E834.5ffb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a5b" id="attention__339" original="E834.5ffc"><span class="coll" id="attention__340"> scholarly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a5d" id="attention__341" original="E834.5ff1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a5e" id="attention__342" original="E834.5ff2"><span class="x" id="attention__343" original="E834.5ff3"> The role of play in older adults' lives has received limited attention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a60" id="attention__344" original="E834.600b"><span class="x" id="attention__345" original="E834.600c"> It was not until the mid-eighteenth century that such issues received widespread attention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a62" id="attention__346" original="E834.6000"><span class="x" id="attention__347" original="E834.6001"> His essays have generally received less critical attention than his poetry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a64" id="attention__348" original="E834.5ffe"><span class="x" id="attention__349" original="E834.5fff"> Little scholarly attention has been devoted to the study of intellectual property rights. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a66" id="attention__350" original="E834.600d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a67" id="attention__351" original="E834.6011"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a68" id="attention__352" original="E834.6012"><span class="coll" id="attention__353"> urgent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a6a" id="attention__354" original="E834.6013"><span class="coll" id="attention__355"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a6c" id="attention__356" original="E875.5674"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a6d" id="attention__357" original="E875.5675"><span class="coll" id="attention__358"> constant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a6f" id="attention__359" original="E875.5676"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a70" id="attention__360" original="E875.5677"><span class="coll" id="attention__361"> proper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a72" id="attention__362" original="E875.5678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a73" id="attention__363" original="E875.5679"><span class="coll" id="attention__364"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a75" id="attention__365" original="E834.600f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a76" id="attention__366" original="E834.6010"><span class="coll" id="attention__367"> medical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a78" id="attention__368" original="E834.6014"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a79" id="attention__369" original="E834.6015"><span class="x" id="attention__370" original="E834.6016"> Their condition should be considered as acute illness requiring urgent attention. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a7b" id="attention__371" original="E834.6017"><span class="shcut" id="attention__372" original="E834.6018"> verb + attention </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a7d" id="attention__373" original="E834.6020"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a7e" id="attention__374" original="E834.6022"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a7f" id="attention__375" original="E834.6023"><span class="coll" id="attention__376"> turn </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a81" id="attention__377" original="E834.601b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a82" id="attention__378" original="E834.601c"><span class="coll" id="attention__379"> pay </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a84" id="attention__380" original="E834.6024"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a85" id="attention__381" original="E834.6025"><span class="coll" id="attention__382"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a87" id="attention__383" original="E834.6026"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a88" id="attention__384" original="E834.6027"><span class="coll" id="attention__385"> shift </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a8a" id="attention__386" original="E834.6028"><span class="coll" id="attention__387"> divert </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a8c" id="attention__388" original="E834.6029"><span class="coll" id="attention__389"> switch </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a8e" id="attention__390" original="E834.602a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a8f" id="attention__391" original="E834.602b"><span class="coll" id="attention__392"> distract </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a91" id="attention__393" original="E834.602c"><span class="coll" id="attention__394"> deflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a93" id="attention__395" original="E834.602d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a94" id="attention__396" original="E834.602e"><span class="coll" id="attention__397"> focus </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a96" id="attention__398" original="E834.602f"><span class="coll" id="attention__399"> concentrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a98" id="attention__400" original="E834.6030"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a99" id="attention__401" original="E834.6031"><span class="coll" id="attention__402"> catch </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a9b" id="attention__403" original="E834.6032"><span class="coll" id="attention__404"> get </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a9d" id="attention__405" original="E834.6033"><span class="coll" id="attention__406"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5a9f" id="attention__407" original="E834.6034"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aa0" id="attention__408" original="E834.6035"><span class="coll" id="attention__409"> hold </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aa2" id="attention__410" original="E834.6036"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aa3" id="attention__411" original="E834.6037"><span class="coll" id="attention__412"> escape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aa5" id="attention__413" original="E834.603f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aa6" id="attention__414" original="E834.6040"><span class="coll" id="attention__415"> draw </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aa8" id="attention__416" original="E834.6041"><span class="coll" id="attention__417"> attract </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aaa" id="attention__418" original="E834.6042"><span class="coll" id="attention__419"> receive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aac" id="attention__420" original="E834.6043"><span class="coll" id="attention__421"> gain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aae" id="attention__422" original="E834.6047"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aaf" id="attention__423" original="E834.6048"><span class="coll" id="attention__424"> command </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ab1" id="attention__425" original="E834.6049"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ab2" id="attention__426" original="E834.604a"><span class="coll" id="attention__427"> deserve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ab4" id="attention__428" original="E834.604b"><span class="coll" id="attention__429"> merit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ab6" id="attention__430" original="E834.604c"><span class="coll" id="attention__431"> warrant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ab8" id="attention__432" original="E834.604d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ab9" id="attention__433" original="E834.604e"><span class="coll" id="attention__434"> devote </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5abb" id="attention__435" original="E834.6038"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5abc" id="attention__436" original="E834.6039"><span class="x" id="attention__437" original="E834.603a"> She focused her attention on helping him become calm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5abe" id="attention__438" original="E834.6050"><span class="x" id="attention__439" original="E834.6051"> Osteoarthritis attracts little media attention, possibly because it is so common. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ac0" id="attention__440" original="E834.6052"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ac1" id="attention__441" original="E834.6054"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ac2" id="attention__442" original="E834.6055"><span class="coll" id="attention__443"> demand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ac4" id="attention__444" original="E834.6056"><span class="coll" id="attention__445"> require </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ac6" id="attention__446" original="E834.6057"><span class="coll" id="attention__447"> need </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ac8" id="attention__448" original="E875.568f"><span class="coll" id="attention__449"> be in need 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dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ae4" id="attention__476" original="E875.56a0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ae5" id="attention__477" original="E875.56a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ae6" id="attention__478" original="E875.56a3"><span class="coll" id="attention__479"> come to somebody's attention/​come to the attention of somebody </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ae8" id="attention__480" original="E875.56a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ae9" id="attention__481" original="E875.56a5"><span class="coll" id="attention__482"> bring something to somebody's attention/​bring something to the attention of somebody </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aeb" id="attention__483" original="E875.56a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aec" id="attention__484" original="E875.56a7"><span class="coll" id="attention__485"> call attention to something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aee" id="attention__486" original="E875.56a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5aef" id="attention__487" original="E875.56a9"><span class="coll" id="attention__488"> deserving/​worthy of attention </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5af1" id="attention__489" original="E875.56aa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5af2" id="attention__490" original="E875.56ab"><span class="x" id="attention__491" original="E875.56ac"> This practice had recently come to the attention of the tax authorities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5af4" id="attention__492" original="E875.56ad"><span class="x" id="attention__493" original="E875.56ae"> The leadership has now accepted environmental pollution as a problem deserving of attention. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7ae2" id="attention__494" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attention_1" title="attention definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7ae3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4c1d" id="attention__495" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attention__496"> attention </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attentive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32fb" id="attentive" original="E391.64d5" sum="628"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32fa" id="attentive__1" original="E391.64d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32f9" id="attentive__2" original="E391.64d7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attentive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32f1" id="attentive__4" original="E391.64dc"><span class="pos" id="attentive__5" original="E391.64dd"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6137" eid="attentive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-77d0" geo="br" id="attentive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attentive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtentɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attentive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attentive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attentive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-77cd" geo="n_am" id="attentive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attentive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtentɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attentive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attentive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attentive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32ef" id="attentive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32ee" id="attentive__12" original="E391.64de"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="attentive__13" original="E391.64df"> reading, listening or watching carefully and with interest </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32ec" id="attentive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32eb" id="attentive__15" original="E834.6370"><span class="x" id="attentive__16" original="E834.6371"> The attentive reader will have noticed a curious feature of this book. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32e9" id="attentive__17" original="E878.-372d"><span class="cf" id="attentive__18" original="E878.-372e"><span class="exp" id="attentive__19"> attentive </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="attentive__20" original="E878.-372c"> The authors are attentive to economic, technological and demographic developments. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32e5" id="attentive__21" original="E391.64e0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="attentive__22" original="E391.64e1"> helpful; making sure that people have what they need </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32e3" id="attentive__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32e2" id="attentive__24" original="E834.6372"><span class="x" id="attentive__25" original="E834.6373"> He was a loving and attentive father. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32e0" id="attentive__26" original="E834.6374"><span class="cf" id="attentive__27" original="E391.64e2"><span class="exp" id="attentive__28"> attentive </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attentive__29" original="E834.6375"> Their leaders are attentive to the needs of their people. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32dc" id="attentive__30"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32db" id="attentive__31" original="E391.64e3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32da" id="attentive__32"><span class="dr" id="attentive__33" original="E391.64e4"> attentively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32d2" id="attentive__34" original="E391.64e8"><span class="pos" id="attentive__35" original="E391.64e9"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6138" eid="attentive__36" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-77c4" geo="br" id="attentive__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attentive__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtentɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attentively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attentively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attentively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-77c1" geo="n_am" id="attentive__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attentive__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtentɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attentively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attentively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attentively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32d0" id="attentive__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32cf" id="attentive__42" original="E834.6376"><span class="x" id="attentive__43" original="E834.6377"> He listened attentively to what was said. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32cd" id="attentive__44" original="E834.6378"><span class="x" id="attentive__45" original="E834.6379"> Some parents may not be able to care for their children attentively. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32cb" id="attentive__46"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32ca" id="attentive__47" original="E391.64ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32c9" id="attentive__48"><span class="dr" id="attentive__49" original="E391.64eb"> attentiveness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32c1" id="attentive__50" original="E391.64ef"><span class="pos" id="attentive__51" original="E391.64f0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6139" eid="attentive__52" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-77ca" geo="br" id="attentive__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attentive__54"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtentɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attentiveness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attentiveness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attentiveness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-77c7" geo="n_am" id="attentive__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attentive__56"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtentɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attentiveness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attentiveness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attentiveness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32bf" id="attentive__57"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attentive__58" original="E391.64f2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32bd" id="attentive__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32bc" id="attentive__60" original="E834.637c"><span class="cf" id="attentive__61" original="E878.-372b"><span class="exp"> attentiveness </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="attentive__62" original="E834.637d"> Teacher attentiveness to students is crucial. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7bfa" id="attentive__63" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attentive" title="attentive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7bfb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4cb8" id="attentive__64" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attentive__65"> attentive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attenuate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32b9" id="attenuate" original="E391.64f6" sum="323"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32b8" id="attenuate__1" original="E391.64f7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32b7" id="attenuate__2" original="E391.64f8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attenuate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32aa" id="attenuate__9" original="E391.6502"><span class="pos" id="attenuate__10" original="E391.6503"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.614c" eid="attenuate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7770" geo="br" id="attenuate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attenuate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-776d" geo="n_am" id="attenuate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attenuate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="cf" id="attenuate__16" original="E391.6521"><span class="exp" id="attenuate__17"> attenuate </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32a6" id="attenuate__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="attenuate__19" original="E4e1.204a" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2c88" id="attenuate__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-674d" form="root" id="attenuate__21"><span class="vp" id="attenuate__22"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> attenuate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-674b" eid="attenuate__23" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-674a" geo="br" id="attenuate__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attenuate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6747" geo="n_am" id="attenuate__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attenuate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6744" form="thirdps" id="attenuate__28"><span class="vp" id="attenuate__29"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> attenuates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6742" eid="attenuate__30" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6741" geo="br" id="attenuate__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attenuates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-673e" geo="n_am" id="attenuate__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attenuates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-673b" form="past" id="attenuate__35"><span class="vp" id="attenuate__36"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> attenuated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6739" eid="attenuate__37" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6738" geo="br" id="attenuate__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attenuated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6735" geo="n_am" id="attenuate__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attenuated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6732" form="pastpart" id="attenuate__42"><span class="vp" id="attenuate__43"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> attenuated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6730" eid="attenuate__44" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-672f" geo="br" id="attenuate__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__46"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attenuated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-672c" geo="n_am" id="attenuate__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__48"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attenuated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6729" form="prespart" id="attenuate__49"><span class="vp" id="attenuate__50"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> attenuating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6727" eid="attenuate__51" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6726" geo="br" id="attenuate__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__53"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attenuating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6723" geo="n_am" id="attenuate__54" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__55"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtenjueɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attenuating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-327a" id="attenuate__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3279" id="attenuate__57" original="E391.6520"><span class="def" id="attenuate__58" original="E391.6524"> to reduce the force, effect or value of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3277" id="attenuate__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3276" id="attenuate__60" original="E47f.2106"><span class="x" id="attenuate__61" original="E47f.2107"> The drug attenuates the effects of the virus. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3274" id="attenuate__62"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3273" id="attenuate__63" original="E391.6525"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3272" id="attenuate__64"><span class="dr" id="attenuate__65" original="E391.6526"> attenuation </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-326a" id="attenuate__66" original="E391.652a"><span class="pos" id="attenuate__67" original="E391.652b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.614d" eid="attenuate__68" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-776a" geo="br" id="attenuate__69" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__70"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌtenjʊˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/atten/attenuation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7767" geo="n_am" id="attenuate__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attenuate__72"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌtenjʊˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/atten/attenuation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/atten/attenuation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attenuation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3268" id="attenuate__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attenuate__74" original="E391.652d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3266" id="attenuate__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3265" id="attenuate__76" original="E4e1.204c"><span class="cf" id="attenuate__77" original="E4e1.204b"><span class="exp"> attenuation </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="attenuate__78" original="E4e1.204d"> The attenuation of seismic waves as they travel through the Earth is the target of much research. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7c7a" id="attenuate__79" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attenuate" title="attenuate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7c7b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4cf1" id="attenuate__80" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attenuate__81"> attenuate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3262" id="attest" original="E391.6553" sum="823"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3261" id="attest__1" original="E391.6554"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3260" id="attest__2" original="E391.6555"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attest </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3253" id="attest__9" original="E391.655f"><span class="pos" id="attest__10" original="E391.6560"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.615a" eid="attest__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-767d" geo="br" id="attest__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attes/attest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-767a" geo="n_am" id="attest__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attes/attest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2c5a" id="attest__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6720" form="root" id="attest__17"><span class="vp" id="attest__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> attest </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-671e" eid="attest__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-671d" geo="br" id="attest__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attes/attest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-671a" geo="n_am" id="attest__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attes/attest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6717" form="thirdps" id="attest__24"><span class="vp" id="attest__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> attests </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6715" eid="attest__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6714" geo="br" id="attest__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attes/attests__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attests__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attests__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6711" geo="n_am" id="attest__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attes/attests__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attests__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attests__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-670e" form="past" id="attest__31"><span class="vp" id="attest__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> attested </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-670c" eid="attest__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-670b" geo="br" id="attest__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attes/attested__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attested__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attested__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6708" geo="n_am" id="attest__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attes/attested__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attested__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attested__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6705" form="pastpart" id="attest__38"><span class="vp" id="attest__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> attested </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6703" eid="attest__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6702" geo="br" id="attest__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attes/attested__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attested__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attested__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66ff" geo="n_am" id="attest__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attes/attested__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attested__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attested__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66fc" form="prespart" id="attest__45"><span class="vp" id="attest__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> attesting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66fa" eid="attest__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66f9" geo="br" id="attest__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attes/attesting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attesting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attesting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66f6" geo="n_am" id="attest__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attest__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attes/attesting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attes/attesting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attesting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3227" id="attest__52"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="attest__53" original="E391.657e" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3225" id="attest__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3224" id="attest__55" original="E391.657f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3223" id="attest__56"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="attest__57" original="E391.6581"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attest__58" original="E391.6582"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="attest__59" original="E4db.-79f0"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attest__60" original="E391.6586"> to show or state that something exists or is true </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-321e" id="attest__61" original="E4e1.206a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bear" title="bear witness/testimony to something definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-321d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d53" id="attest__62" original="E4e1.206b"><span class="xw" id="attest__63"> bear witness/testimony to something </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-321a" id="attest__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3219" id="attest__65" original="E4db.-79ef"><span class="cf" id="attest__66" original="E391.6583"><span class="exp" id="attest__67"> attest </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="attest__68" original="E4db.-79ee"> This finding attests to the importance of the sociopolitical context. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3215" id="attest__69" original="E4db.-79eb"><span class="cf" id="attest__70" original="E391.6585"> (be) attested by/in something </span><span class="x" id="attest__71" original="E4db.-79ea"> The elections were not credible, as attested by reports of local and international observers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3212" id="attest__72" original="E4db.-79e9"><span class="x" id="attest__73" original="E4db.-79e8"> Artisanal work is well attested in early medieval archaeology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3210" id="attest__74" original="E4db.-79e7"><span class="cf" id="attest__75" original="E391.6584"><span class="exp" id="attest__76"> attest </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="attest__77" original="E4db.-79e6"> Rock paintings attest that humans collected honey at least 20 000 years ago. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-320c" id="attest__78" original="E391.658a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-320b" id="attest__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="attest__80" original="E391.658c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attest__81" original="E391.658d"><span class="exp" id="attest__82"> attest </span> something </span><span class="def" id="attest__83" original="E391.658f"> to make an official statement that something is true or genuine </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3206" id="attest__84" original="E4e1.205d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://witness2" title="witness2 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3205" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.33f6" id="attest__85" original="E4e1.205e"><span class="xh" id="attest__86"> witness </span><span class="xhm" id="attest__87"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="attest__88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3201" id="attest__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3200" id="attest__90" original="E4db.-79e3"><span class="x" id="attest__91" original="E4db.-79e2"> A witness must attest the signature. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7cd9" id="attest__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attest" title="attest definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7cda" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4d51" id="attest__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attest__94"> attest </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attitude
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31fe" id="attitude" original="E391.65c6" sum="987"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31fd" id="attitude__1" original="E391.65c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31fc" id="attitude__2" original="E391.65c8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attitude </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31f0" id="attitude__7" original="E391.65d0"><span class="pos" id="attitude__8" original="E391.65d1"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6161" eid="attitude__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-75c8" geo="br" id="attitude__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attitude__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈætɪtjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attit/attitude__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attit/attitude__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attitude__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-75c5" geo="n_am" id="attitude__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attitude__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈætɪtuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attit/attitude__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attit/attitude__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attitude__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31ee" id="attitude__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31ed" id="attitude__15" original="E391.65d2"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31ec" id="attitude__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attitude__17" original="E391.65d4"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attitude__18" original="E87f.5c0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attitude__19" original="E391.65d6"> a way of thinking or feeling about somebody/something; the way of behaving towards somebody/something that shows how somebody thinks or feels </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31e8" id="attitude__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31e7" id="attitude__21" original="E834.6450"><span class="x" id="attitude__22" original="E834.6451"> It is important for teachers to encourage a positive attitude in their students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31e5" id="attitude__23" original="E87f.5c1"><span class="x" id="attitude__24" original="E87f.5c2"> The situation has changed, and social and political attitudes have changed as well. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31e3" id="attitude__25" original="E87f.5c4"><span class="cf" id="attitude__26" original="E87f.5c3"><span class="exp" id="attitude__27"> attitude </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="attitude__28" original="E87f.5c5"> She examines the attitudes of 12 Southern writers towards Fascism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31df" id="attitude__29" original="E87f.5c7"><span class="cf" id="attitude__30" original="E87f.5c6"><span class="exp" id="attitude__31"> attitude </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="attitude__32" original="E87f.5c8"> Poor socio-economic conditions often create attitudes of apathy towards health care. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31db" id="attitude__33" original="E834.6453"><span class="cf" id="attitude__34" original="E834.6452"><span class="exp" id="attitude__35"> attitude </span> to/towards/regarding somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attitude__36" original="E834.6454"> The study explored young people's attitudes to smoking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31d7" id="attitude__37" original="E87f.5ca"><span class="cf" id="attitude__38" original="E87f.5c9"><span class="exp" id="attitude__39"> attitude </span> on/about something </span><span class="x" id="attitude__40" original="E87f.5cb"> American attitudes on firearms have to be taken into account. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31d3" id="attitude__41" original="E87f.5cd"><span class="cf" id="attitude__42" original="E87f.5cc"> change of <span class="exp" id="attitude__43"> attitude </span></span><span class="x" id="attitude__44" original="E87f.5ce"> The election of the Labour Government in 1997 brought a huge change of attitude to industry regulating itself. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5948" id="attitude__45" original="E834.6456" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attitude__46" original="E834.6457"> adjective + attitude </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.594a" id="attitude__47" original="E834.6458"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.594b" id="attitude__48" original="E834.645a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.594c" id="attitude__49"><span class="coll" id="attitude__50" original="E834.645b"> positive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.594e" id="attitude__51"><span class="coll" id="attitude__52" original="E834.645c"> favourable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5950" id="attitude__53" original="E834.645d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5951" id="attitude__54"><span class="coll" id="attitude__55" original="E834.645e"> negative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5953" id="attitude__56" original="E87f.5cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5954" id="attitude__57"><span class="coll" id="attitude__58" original="E87f.5d0"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5956" id="attitude__59" original="E87f.5d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5957" id="attitude__60"><span class="coll" id="attitude__61" original="E87f.5d2"> hostile </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5959" id="attitude__62" original="E834.645f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.595a" id="attitude__63"><span class="coll" id="attitude__64" original="E834.6460"> ambivalent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.595c" id="attitude__65" original="E834.646c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.595d" id="attitude__66"><span class="coll" id="attitude__67" original="E834.646d"> general </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.595f" id="attitude__68"><span class="coll" id="attitude__69" original="E834.646e"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5961" id="attitude__70" original="E87f.5db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5962" id="attitude__71"><span class="coll" id="attitude__72" original="E87f.5dc"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5964" id="attitude__73" original="E87f.5dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5965" id="attitude__74"><span class="coll" id="attitude__75" original="E87f.5de"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5967" id="attitude__76" original="E87f.5df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5968" id="attitude__77"><span class="coll" id="attitude__78" original="E87f.5e0"> changing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.596a" id="attitude__79" original="E87f.5e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.596b" id="attitude__80"><span class="coll" id="attitude__81" original="E87f.5e2"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.596d" id="attitude__82" original="E465.-6554"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.596e" id="attitude__83"><span class="coll" id="attitude__84" original="E465.-6553"> differing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5970" id="attitude__85" original="E834.6461"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5971" id="attitude__86"><span class="coll" id="attitude__87" original="E834.6462"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5973" id="attitude__88" original="E87f.5d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5974" id="attitude__89"><span class="coll" id="attitude__90" original="E87f.5d4"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5976" id="attitude__91" original="E834.6463"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5977" id="attitude__92"><span class="coll" id="attitude__93" original="E834.6464"> parental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5979" id="attitude__94" original="E834.6465"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.597a" id="attitude__95"><span class="coll" id="attitude__96" original="E834.6466"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.597c" id="attitude__97" original="E834.6467"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.597d" id="attitude__98"><span class="coll" id="attitude__99" original="E834.6468"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.597f" id="attitude__100" original="E87f.5d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5980" id="attitude__101"><span class="coll" id="attitude__102" original="E87f.5d6"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5982" id="attitude__103" original="E87f.5d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5983" id="attitude__104"><span class="coll" id="attitude__105" original="E87f.5d8"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5985" id="attitude__106" original="E87f.5d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5986" id="attitude__107"><span class="coll" id="attitude__108" original="E87f.5da"> racial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5988" id="attitude__109" original="E834.6473"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5989" id="attitude__110" original="E834.6513"><span class="x" id="attitude__111" original="E834.6514"> The prevailing attitude was that waste management was unimportant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.598b" id="attitude__112" original="E834.6474"><span class="x" id="attitude__113" original="E834.6475"> There are differing public attitudes to GM crops. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.598d" id="attitude__114" original="E87f.5e5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attitude__115" original="E87f.5e6"> noun + attitude </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.598f" id="attitude__116" original="E87f.5e7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5990" id="attitude__117" original="E87f.5e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5991" id="attitude__118"><span class="coll" id="attitude__119" original="E87f.5ea"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5993" id="attitude__120" original="E87f.5eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5994" id="attitude__121"><span class="coll" id="attitude__122" original="E87f.5ec"> employee </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5996" id="attitude__123" original="E87f.5ed"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5997" id="attitude__124" original="E87f.5ee"><span class="x" id="attitude__125" original="E87f.5ef"> A major survey of consumer attitudes found that consumers did not trust food manufacturers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5999" id="attitude__126" original="E834.6476" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attitude__127" original="E834.6477"> verb + attitude </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.599b" id="attitude__128" original="E834.6478"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.599c" id="attitude__129" original="E834.647a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.599d" id="attitude__130"><span class="coll" id="attitude__131" original="E834.647b"> hold </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.599f" id="attitude__132"><span class="coll" id="attitude__133" original="E834.647c"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59a1" id="attitude__134" original="E834.647d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59a2" id="attitude__135"><span class="coll" id="attitude__136" original="E834.647e"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59a4" id="attitude__137"><span class="coll" id="attitude__138" original="E834.647f"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59a6" id="attitude__139" original="E834.6480"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59a7" id="attitude__140"><span class="coll" id="attitude__141" original="E834.6481"> express </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59a9" id="attitude__142" original="E834.6482"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59aa" id="attitude__143"><span class="coll" id="attitude__144" original="E834.6483"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59ac" id="attitude__145" original="E834.6484"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59ad" id="attitude__146"><span class="coll" id="attitude__147" original="E834.6485"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59af" id="attitude__148" original="E834.6486"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59b0" id="attitude__149"><span class="coll" id="attitude__150" original="E834.6487"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59b2" id="attitude__151"><span class="coll" id="attitude__152" original="E834.6488"> influence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59b4" id="attitude__153"><span class="coll" id="attitude__154" original="E834.6489"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59b6" id="attitude__155" original="E834.648a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59b7" id="attitude__156"><span class="coll" id="attitude__157" original="E834.648b"> reinforce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59b9" id="attitude__158" original="E834.648c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59ba" id="attitude__159"><span class="coll" id="attitude__160" original="E834.648d"> reflect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59bc" id="attitude__161"><span class="coll" id="attitude__162" original="E834.648e"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59be" id="attitude__163" original="E834.648f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59bf" id="attitude__164"><span class="coll" id="attitude__165" original="E834.6490"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59c1" id="attitude__166"><span class="coll" id="attitude__167" original="E834.6491"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59c3" id="attitude__168" original="E87f.5f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59c4" id="attitude__169"><span class="coll" id="attitude__170" original="E834.6492"> measure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59c6" id="attitude__171" original="E834.6493"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59c7" id="attitude__172" original="E834.6494"><span class="x" id="attitude__173" original="E834.6495"> Many Europeans held racist attitudes towards blacks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59c9" id="attitude__174" original="E87f.5f1"><span class="x" id="attitude__175" original="E87f.5f2"> Did his family, which is predominantly female, shape his attitudes towards women? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7d13" id="attitude__176" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attitude" title="attitude definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7d14" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4dea" id="attitude__177" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attitude__178"> attitude </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attitudinal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31cf" id="attitudinal" original="E391.65e5" sum="407"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31ce" id="attitudinal__1" original="E391.65e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31cd" id="attitudinal__2" original="E391.65e7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attitudinal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31c4" id="attitudinal__4" original="E391.65ec"><span class="pos" id="attitudinal__5" original="E391.65ed"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6168" eid="attitudinal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7589" geo="br" id="attitudinal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attitudinal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attit/attitudinal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attit/attitudinal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attitudinal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7585" geo="n_am" id="attitudinal__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attitudinal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌætɪˈtuːdɪnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attit/attitudinal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attit/attitudinal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attitudinal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31c2" id="attitudinal__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31c1" id="attitudinal__12" original="E391.65f0"><span class="def" id="attitudinal__13" original="E391.65f1"> connected with the attitudes that a person has or that people in general have </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31bf" id="attitudinal__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31be" id="attitudinal__15" original="E834.6537"><span class="x" id="attitudinal__16" original="E834.6538"> There is evidence of attitudinal change in the direction of gender equality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31bc" id="attitudinal__17" original="E87f.5f4"><span class="x" id="attitudinal__18" original="E87f.5f5"> It is important for a company to study the attitudinal and behavioural patterns of its target customers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7d44" id="attitudinal__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attitudinal" title="attitudinal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7d45" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4e2d" id="attitudinal__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attitudinal__21"> attitudinal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attract
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31ba" id="attract" original="E391.6642" sum="1672"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31b9" id="attract__1" original="E391.6643"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31b8" id="attract__2" original="E391.6644"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attract </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31aa" id="attract__9" original="E391.664e"><span class="pos" id="attract__10" original="E391.664f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6171" eid="attract__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-74df" geo="br" id="attract__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attract__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attract__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attract__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-74dc" geo="n_am" id="attract__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attract__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attract__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attract__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2c2c" id="attract__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66c0" form="root" id="attract__17"><span class="vp" id="attract__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> attract </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66be" eid="attract__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66bd" geo="br" id="attract__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attract__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attract__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attract__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66ba" geo="n_am" id="attract__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attract__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attract__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attract__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66b7" form="thirdps" id="attract__24"><span class="vp" id="attract__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> attracts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66b5" eid="attract__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66b4" geo="br" id="attract__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attracts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attracts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attracts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66b1" geo="n_am" id="attract__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attracts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attracts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attracts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66ae" form="past" id="attract__31"><span class="vp" id="attract__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> attracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66ac" eid="attract__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66ab" geo="br" id="attract__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66a8" geo="n_am" id="attract__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66a5" form="pastpart" id="attract__38"><span class="vp" id="attract__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> attracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66a3" eid="attract__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-66a2" geo="br" id="attract__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-669f" geo="n_am" id="attract__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-669c" form="prespart" id="attract__45"><span class="vp" id="attract__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> attracting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-669a" eid="attract__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6699" geo="br" id="attract__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attracting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attracting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attracting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6696" geo="n_am" id="attract__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attract__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attracting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attracting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attracting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-317e" id="attract__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-317d" id="attract__53" original="E391.666c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-317c" id="attract__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="attract__55" original="E391.666e"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attract__56" original="E391.666f"> if you are <span class="dh" id="attract__57" original="E391.6670"> attracted </span> by something, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are <span class="dh" id="attract__58" original="E391.6671"> attracted </span> to somebody, you like or admire them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3177" id="attract__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3176" id="attract__60" original="E834.5dc7"><span class="cf" id="attract__61" original="E391.6672"><span class="exp" id="attract__62"> attract </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="attract__63" original="E834.5dc8"> In the UK almost 4 million people, attracted by the prospect of flexible hours and improved work-life balance, work at home. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3172" id="attract__64" original="E834.5dc9"><span class="cf" id="attract__65" original="E391.6673"><span class="exp" id="attract__66"> attract </span> somebody to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attract__67" original="E834.5dca"> Individuals are attracted to each other on the basis of shared characteristics. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-316e" id="attract__68" original="E391.6674"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="attract__69" original="E391.6676"> to make somebody/something come somewhere or take part in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-316c" id="attract__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-316b" id="attract__71" original="E834.5dcb"><span class="cf" id="attract__72" original="E391.6675"><span class="exp" id="attract__73"> attract </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attract__74" original="E834.5dcc"> The museum initially attracted around 500 000 visitors a year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3167" id="attract__75" original="E465.-2fe5"><span class="x" id="attract__76" original="E465.-2fe4"> They hoped this strategy would attract foreign investment by multinationals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3165" id="attract__77" original="E834.5dce"><span class="cf" id="attract__78" original="E834.5dcd"><span class="exp" id="attract__79"> attract </span> somebody/something to something </span><span class="x" id="attract__80" original="E834.5dcf"> Investors will only be attracted to the business if there is protection of their rights. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3161" id="attract__81" original="E834.5dd0"><span class="x" id="attract__82" original="E834.5dd1"> Smells associated with hatching can attract predators to unhatched eggs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-315f" id="attract__83" original="E391.6677"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="attract__84" original="E391.6678"><span class="exp" id="attract__85"> attract </span> something </span><span class="def" id="attract__86" original="E391.6679"> to make people have a particular reaction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-315b" id="attract__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-315a" id="attract__88" original="E834.5dd2"><span class="x" id="attract__89" original="E834.5dd3"> The problem of stress in the workplace continues to attract attention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3158" id="attract__90" original="E465.-2fe3"><span class="x" id="attract__91" original="E465.-2fe2"> This study is on food advertising which has recently attracted considerable interest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3156" id="attract__92" original="E465.-2fe1"><span class="x" id="attract__93" original="E465.-2fe0"> His criticism of the government attracted widespread support. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3154" id="attract__94" original="E834.5dd4"><span class="x" id="attract__95" original="E834.5dd5"> In recent years, the institution of the monarchy has attracted criticism. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3152" id="attract__96" original="E391.667a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3151" id="attract__97"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="attract__98" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="attract__99" original="E391.667d"> if a <a class="ndv" href="entry://magnet" id="attract__100"> magnet </a> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://gravity" id="attract__101"> gravity </a><span class="dh" id="attract__102" original="E391.6684"> attracts </span> something, it makes it move towards it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-314b" id="attract__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-314a" id="attract__104" original="E834.5dd6"><span class="cf" id="attract__105" original="E465.-2fdf"> be attracted to something </span><span class="x" id="attract__106" original="E834.5dd7"> When a current flows through the coil, it is either attracted to the magnet or repelled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3147" id="attract__107" original="E834.5dd8"><span class="x" id="attract__108" original="E834.5dd9"> The oppositely charged ions are strongly attracted to one another and form a salt. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3145" id="attract__109" original="E391.6685" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://repel" title="repel definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3144" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-3278" id="attract__110" original="E391.6686"><span class="xh" id="attract__111"> repel </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7d91" id="attract__112" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attract" title="attract definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7d92" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4eaa" id="attract__113" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attract__114"> attract </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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attraction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3141" id="attraction" original="E391.669d" sum="1770"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3140" id="attraction__1" original="E391.669e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-313f" id="attraction__2" original="E391.669f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attraction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3134" id="attraction__7" original="E391.66a7"><span class="pos" id="attraction__8" original="E391.66a8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6178" eid="attraction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7452" geo="br" id="attraction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attraction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attraction__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attraction__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attraction__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-744f" geo="n_am" id="attraction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attraction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attraction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attraction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attraction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3132" id="attraction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3131" id="attraction__15" original="E391.66a9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3130" id="attraction__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attraction__17" original="E391.66ac"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="attraction__18" original="E391.66ab"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attraction__19" original="E391.66ad"> a feeling of liking somebody, especially sexually; a feeling of liking something and being interested in it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-312c" id="attraction__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-312b" id="attraction__21" original="E834.5de3"><span class="x" id="attraction__22" original="E834.5de4"> Today we stress the desirability of sexual attraction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3129" id="attraction__23" original="E834.5de5"><span class="cf" id="attraction__24" original="E39f.-3bb9"><span class="exp" id="attraction__25"> attraction </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="attraction__26" original="E834.5de6"> Dorothea feels an attraction to Will Ladislaw though she is not yet aware of the strength of her feeling. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3125" id="attraction__27" original="E39f.-3bb7"><span class="cf" id="attraction__28" original="E39f.-3bb8"><span class="exp" id="attraction__29"> attraction </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="attraction__30" original="E39f.-3bb6"> Wordsworth's attraction to Scotland was apparent in several poems inspired by his tour of the country. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3121" id="attraction__31" original="E39f.-3bb5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3120" id="attraction__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attraction__33" original="E39f.-3bb3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attraction__34" original="E39f.-3bb2"> the act of making an animal, etc. move nearer or be interested </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-311d" id="attraction__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-311c" id="attraction__36" original="E39f.-3bb1"><span class="x" id="attraction__37" original="E39f.-3bb0"> The behavioural characteristic of males are important for female attraction. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-311a" id="attraction__38" original="E391.66ae"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3119" id="attraction__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attraction__40" original="E391.66b0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attraction__41" original="E391.66b1"> an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3116" id="attraction__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3115" id="attraction__43" original="E834.5de7"><span class="x" id="attraction__44" original="E834.5de8"> Both of these lakes are important tourist attractions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3113" id="attraction__45" original="E834.5de9"><span class="x" id="attraction__46" original="E834.5dea"> The London Eye has become the UK's most popular visitor attraction. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3111" id="attraction__47" original="E391.66b2"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3110" id="attraction__48"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attraction__49" original="E391.66b5"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attraction__50" original="E391.66b4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="attraction__51" original="E391.66b6"> a feature, quality or person that makes something seem interesting and enjoyable, and worth having or doing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-310c" id="attraction__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-310b" id="attraction__53" original="E834.5ded"><span class="x" id="attraction__54" original="E834.5dee"> For artists, the study of these texts can hold little attraction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3109" id="attraction__55" original="E834.5def"><span class="x" id="attraction__56" original="E834.5df0"> Working on the land was beginning to lose its attraction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3107" id="attraction__57" original="E834.5deb"><span class="cf" id="attraction__58" original="E39f.-3baf"><span class="exp" id="attraction__59"> attraction </span> of something (for somebody) </span><span class="x" id="attraction__60" original="E834.5dec"> Many people feel the attractions of certainty, identity and membership of a community. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3103" id="attraction__61" original="E391.66b7"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3102" id="attraction__62"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attraction__63" original="E391.66b9"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="attraction__64" original="E834.5df1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30ff" id="attraction__65"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="attraction__66" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="attraction__67" original="E391.66bb"> a force that pulls things towards each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30fc" id="attraction__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30fb" id="attraction__69" original="E834.5df2"><span class="cf" id="attraction__70" original="E39f.-3bae"><span class="exp" id="attraction__71"> attraction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="attraction__72" original="E834.5df3"> The gravitational attraction of the Earth holds the ocean firmly in its basin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30f7" id="attraction__73" original="E39f.-3bac"><span class="cf" id="attraction__74" original="E39f.-3bad"><span class="exp" id="attraction__75"> attraction </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="attraction__76" original="E39f.-3bab"> The pull of this flow is much stronger than the attraction to the anode. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30f3" id="attraction__77" original="E834.5df4"><span class="cf" id="attraction__78" original="E465.-2fcd"><span class="exp" id="attraction__79"> attraction </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="attraction__80" original="E834.5df5"> The partial charges on water molecules have a profound effect on electrical attractions between other polar molecules. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30ef" id="attraction__81" original="E391.66bc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://repulsion" title="repulsion definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30ee" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-2835" id="attraction__82" original="E391.66bd"><span class="xh" id="attraction__83"> repulsion </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7de0" id="attraction__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attraction" title="attraction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7de1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4f1d" id="attraction__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attraction__86"> attraction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attractive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30eb" id="attractive" original="E391.66bf" sum="1334"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30ea" id="attractive__1" original="E391.66c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30e9" id="attractive__2" original="E391.66c1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attractive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30e1" id="attractive__4" original="E391.66c6"><span class="pos" id="attractive__5" original="E391.66c7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.617f" eid="attractive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2c19" geo="br" id="attractive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attractive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attractive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attractive__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attractive__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2c16" geo="n_am" id="attractive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attractive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attractive__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attractive__us_2.ogg" href="sound://attractive__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30df" id="attractive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30de" id="attractive__12" original="E391.66c8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30dd" id="attractive__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="attractive__14" original="E391.66c9"> of a person or an animal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="attractive__15" original="E391.66ca"> pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way; making an animal interested in a sexual way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30da" id="attractive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30d9" id="attractive__17" original="E834.5df9"><span class="x" id="attractive__18" original="E834.5dfa"> We can be drawn towards people who are physically attractive and also towards people who are like ourselves. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30d7" id="attractive__19" original="E834.5dfb"><span class="x" id="attractive__20" original="E834.5dfc"> Females paired with attractive males produce more male offspring. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30d5" id="attractive__21" original="E834.5dfd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unattractive" title="unattractive (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30d4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4d2d" id="attractive__22" original="E834.5dfe"><span class="xh" id="attractive__23"> unattractive </span><span class="xs" id="attractive__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30d1" id="attractive__25" original="E391.66cb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30d0" id="attractive__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="attractive__27" original="E391.66cc"> of a thing or a place </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="attractive__28" original="E391.66cd"> pleasant to look at or be in </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30cd" id="attractive__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30cc" id="attractive__30" original="E834.5e01"><span class="x" id="attractive__31" original="E834.5e02"> The websites look attractive simply in terms of layout. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30ca" id="attractive__32" original="E834.5dff"><span class="x" id="attractive__33" original="E834.5e00"> ‘Problem’ families are placed together in the least attractive housing and estates. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30c8" id="attractive__34" original="E834.5e03" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unattractive" title="unattractive (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30c7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4d3a" id="attractive__35" original="E834.5e04"><span class="xh" id="attractive__36"> unattractive </span><span class="xs" id="attractive__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30c4" id="attractive__38" original="E391.66ce"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="attractive__39" original="E391.66cf"> having features or qualities that make something seem interesting and worth having </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30c2" id="attractive__40" original="E391.66d0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appealing" title="appealing definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30c1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-682a" id="attractive__41" original="E391.66d1"><span class="xh" id="attractive__42"> appealing </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30bf" id="attractive__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30be" id="attractive__44" original="E834.5e05"><span class="x" id="attractive__45" original="E834.5e06"> An increasingly attractive alternative to investment in training is to increase the use of immigrant labour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30bc" id="attractive__46" original="E834.5e07"><span class="x" id="attractive__47" original="E834.5e08"> The government could use the tax and benefit system to make marriage more economically attractive. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30ba" id="attractive__48" original="E391.66d3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unattractive" title="unattractive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30b9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4d49" id="attractive__49" original="E391.66d4"><span class="xh" id="attractive__50"> unattractive </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30b6" id="attractive__51" original="E834.5df8"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30b5" id="attractive__52"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="attractive__53" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="attractive__54" original="E834.5e0b"> involving the force that pulls things towards each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30b2" id="attractive__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30b1" id="attractive__56" original="E834.5e0c"><span class="x" id="attractive__57" original="E834.5e0d"> A subtle but measurable attractive force starts to pull the metal plates towards one another. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30af" id="attractive__58" original="E834.5e0e"><span class="x" id="attractive__59" original="E834.5e0f"> The energy due to the attractive interaction decreases as the molecules approach one another. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30ad" id="attractive__60" original="E834.5e10" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://repulsive" title="repulsive (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30ac" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-27f9" id="attractive__61" original="E834.5e11"><span class="xh" id="attractive__62"> repulsive </span><span class="xs" id="attractive__63"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30a9" id="attractive__64"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30a8" id="attractive__65" original="E391.66d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30a7" id="attractive__66"><span class="dr" id="attractive__67" original="E391.66d7"> attractively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-309f" id="attractive__68" original="E391.66db"><span class="pos" id="attractive__69" original="E391.66dc"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6180" eid="attractive__70" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7401" geo="br" id="attractive__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attractive__72"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attractively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attractively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attractively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-73fe" geo="n_am" id="attractive__73" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attractive__74"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attractively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attractively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attractively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-309d" id="attractive__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-309c" id="attractive__76" original="E834.5e12"><span class="x" id="attractive__77" original="E834.5e13"> Applications should be personalized, professional and attractively presented. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-309a" id="attractive__78" original="E39f.-3b78"><span class="x" id="attractive__79" original="E39f.-3b77"> The theory was attracitvely simple. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7e36" id="attractive__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attractive" title="attractive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7e37" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4f63" id="attractive__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attractive__82"> attractive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attractiveness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3098" id="attractiveness" original="E465.-2fa9" sum="839"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3097" id="attractiveness__1" original="E465.-2fa8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3096" id="attractiveness__2" original="E465.-2fa7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attractiveness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-308e" id="attractiveness__4" original="E465.-2fa2"><span class="pos" id="attractiveness__5" original="E465.-2fa1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.618d" eid="attractiveness__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7398" geo="br" id="attractiveness__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attractiveness__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attra/attractiveness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attractiveness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attractiveness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7395" geo="n_am" id="attractiveness__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attractiveness__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtræktɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attra/attractiveness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attra/attractiveness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attractiveness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-308c" id="attractiveness__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attractiveness__12" original="E465.-2f9f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-308a" id="attractiveness__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3089" id="attractiveness__14" original="E465.-2f9e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="attractiveness__15" original="E465.-2f9d"> the fact of being pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way; the fact of making an animal interested in a sexual way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3087" id="attractiveness__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3086" id="attractiveness__17" original="E465.-2f9c"><span class="x" id="attractiveness__18" original="E465.-2f9b"> Images of ideal sexual attractiveness are widely circulated in the mass media. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3084" id="attractiveness__19" original="E465.-2f99"><span class="cf" id="attractiveness__20" original="E465.-2f9a"><span class="exp" id="attractiveness__21"> attractiveness </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="attractiveness__22" original="E465.-2f98"> How do females judge the attractiveness of a potential mate and its mating signals? </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3080" id="attractiveness__23" original="E465.-2f97"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="attractiveness__24" original="E465.-2f96"> the fact of having features or qualities that make something seem interesting and worth having </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-307e" id="attractiveness__25" original="E465.-2f95" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appeal1" title="appeal1 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-307d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68b9" id="attractiveness__26" original="E465.-2f94"><span class="xh" id="attractiveness__27"> appeal </span><span class="xhm" id="attractiveness__28"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="attractiveness__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3079" id="attractiveness__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3078" id="attractiveness__31" original="E465.-2f93"><span class="x" id="attractiveness__32" original="E465.-2f92"> Assessing market attractiveness is very important when considering international market development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3076" id="attractiveness__33" original="E465.-2f90"><span class="cf" id="attractiveness__34" original="E465.-2f91"><span class="exp" id="attractiveness__35"> attractiveness </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="attractiveness__36" original="E465.-2f8f"> Many retail outlets emphasize lifestyle themes, such as the outdoors, to increase the attractiveness of their products. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7e8f" id="attractiveness__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attractiveness" title="attractiveness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7e90" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5fda" id="attractiveness__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attractiveness__39"> attractiveness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attributable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3072" id="attributable" original="E391.66e6" sum="344"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3071" id="attributable__1" original="E391.66e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3070" id="attributable__2" original="E391.66e8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attributable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3068" id="attributable__4" original="E391.66ed"><span class="pos" id="attributable__5" original="E391.66ee"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6194" eid="attributable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7380" geo="br" id="attributable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attributable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjətəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attributable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attributable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-737d" geo="n_am" id="attributable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attributable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjətəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attributable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attributable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3066" id="attributable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3065" id="attributable__12" original="E391.66ef"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3064" id="attributable__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="attributable__14" original="E391.66f1"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="attributable__15" original="E391.66f2"><span class="exp" id="attributable__16"> attributable </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="attributable__17" original="E391.66f3"> probably caused by the thing mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-305f" id="attributable__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-305e" id="attributable__19" original="E840.-7969"><span class="x" id="attributable__20" original="E840.-7968"> Studies estimate that 50% of the variation in human lifespan is attributable to genetic variation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7eb7" id="attributable__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attributable" title="attributable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7eb8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4fb7" id="attributable__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attributable__23"> attributable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attribute
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-305c" hm="1" id="attribute1" original="E391.66f4" sum="629"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-305b" id="attribute1__1" original="E391.66f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-305a" id="attribute1__2" original="E391.66f6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attribute <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-304d" id="attribute1__9" original="E391.66fe"><span class="pos" id="attribute1__10" original="E391.66ff"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3053" eid="attribute1__11" original="E391.671c" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-733e" geo="br" id="attribute1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attribute__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attribute__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://attribute__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-733b" geo="n_am" id="attribute1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attribute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attribute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attribute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2bfe" id="attribute1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6666" form="root" id="attribute1__17"><span class="vp" id="attribute1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> attribute </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6664" eid="attribute1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6663" geo="br" id="attribute1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attribute__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attribute__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://attribute__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6660" geo="n_am" id="attribute1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attribute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attribute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attribute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-665d" form="thirdps" id="attribute1__24"><span class="vp" id="attribute1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> attributes </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-665b" eid="attribute1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-665a" geo="br" id="attribute1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attributes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attributes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6657" geo="n_am" id="attribute1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attributes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attributes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6654" form="past" id="attribute1__31"><span class="vp" id="attribute1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> attributed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6652" eid="attribute1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6651" geo="br" id="attribute1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attributed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attributed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-664e" geo="n_am" id="attribute1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attributed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attributed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-664b" form="pastpart" id="attribute1__38"><span class="vp" id="attribute1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> attributed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6649" eid="attribute1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6648" geo="br" id="attribute1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attributed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attributed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6645" geo="n_am" id="attribute1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attributed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attributed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6642" form="prespart" id="attribute1__45"><span class="vp" id="attribute1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> attributing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6640" eid="attribute1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-663f" geo="br" id="attribute1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attributing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attributing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-663c" geo="n_am" id="attribute1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attributing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attributing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attributing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3021" id="attribute1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3020" id="attribute1__53" original="E391.671f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="attribute1__54" original="E391.6720"><span class="exp" id="attribute1__55"> attribute </span> something to something </span><span class="def" id="attribute1__56" original="E391.6721"> to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-301c" id="attribute1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-301b" id="attribute1__58" original="E840.-7958"><span class="x" id="attribute1__59" original="E840.-7957"> Growth in this sector was partly attributed to the use of digital technologies. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3019" id="attribute1__60" original="E840.-7877" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__61"> attribute + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3017" id="attribute1__62"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3016" id="attribute1__63" original="E840.-7875"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3015" id="attribute1__64"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__65" original="E840.-7874"> success </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3013" id="attribute1__66" original="E840.-7873"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3012" id="attribute1__67"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__68" original="E840.-7872"> difference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3010" id="attribute1__69" original="E840.-7871"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-300f" id="attribute1__70"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__71" original="E840.-7870"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-300d" id="attribute1__72" original="E840.-786f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-300c" id="attribute1__73"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__74" original="E840.-786e"> significance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-300a" id="attribute1__75"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__76" original="E840.-786d"> importance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3008" id="attribute1__77" original="E840.-786c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3007" id="attribute1__78" original="E840.-786b"><span class="x" id="attribute1__79" original="E840.-786a"> The business's success was attributed to its direct mail method of selling. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3005" id="attribute1__80" original="E840.-7816" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__81"> attribute something to + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3003" id="attribute1__82"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3002" id="attribute1__83" original="E840.-7814"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3001" id="attribute1__84"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__85" original="E840.-7813"> the fact that… </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fff" id="attribute1__86" original="E840.-7812"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ffe" id="attribute1__87"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__88" original="E840.-7811"> the presence of something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ffc" id="attribute1__89" original="E840.-7810"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ffb" id="attribute1__90"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__91" original="E840.-780f"> differences in something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ff9" id="attribute1__92" original="E840.-780e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ff8" id="attribute1__93" original="E840.-780d"><span class="x" id="attribute1__94" original="E840.-780c"> The steady rise in the real wage can be attributed to the fact that during this period the unemployment rate fell from 5.5 to 3.9 per cent. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ff6" id="attribute1__95" original="E840.-7834" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__96"> adverb + attribute </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ff4" id="attribute1__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ff3" id="attribute1__98" original="E840.-7833"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ff2" id="attribute1__99"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__100" original="E840.-7832"> correctly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ff0" id="attribute1__101" original="E840.-7831"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fef" id="attribute1__102"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__103" original="E840.-7830"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fed" id="attribute1__104" original="E840.-782f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fec" id="attribute1__105"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__106" original="E840.-782e"> widely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fea" id="attribute1__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fe9" id="attribute1__108" original="E840.-77c8"><span class="x" id="attribute1__109" original="E840.-77c7"> The declining relative wage of blue-collar workers was widely attributed to imports from low-wage countries. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fe7" id="attribute1__110" original="E840.-782a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__111"> adverb + attribute </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fe5" id="attribute1__112"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fe4" id="attribute1__113" original="E840.-7828"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fe3" id="attribute1__114"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__115" original="E840.-7827"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fe1" id="attribute1__116" original="E840.-7826"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fe0" id="attribute1__117"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__118" original="E840.-7825"> partly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fde" id="attribute1__119" original="E840.-7824"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fdd" id="attribute1__120" original="E840.-7823"><span class="x" id="attribute1__121" original="E840.-7822"> This massive and rapid rise in carbon dioxide levels is very largely attributed to the burning of fossil fuels. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fdb" id="attribute1__122" original="E391.6722"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="attribute1__123" original="E391.6725"><span class="exp" id="attribute1__124"> attribute </span> something to somebody </span><span class="def" id="attribute1__125" original="E391.6723"> to say or believe that somebody is responsible for doing something, especially for saying, writing or painting something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fd7" id="attribute1__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fd6" id="attribute1__127" original="E840.-7956"><span class="x" id="attribute1__128" original="E840.-7955"> The gospels attributed to Matthew and Luke are thought to have been written between AD 80 and 90. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fd4" id="attribute1__129" original="E840.-7869" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__130"> attribute + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fd2" id="attribute1__131"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fd1" id="attribute1__132" original="E840.-7867"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fd0" id="attribute1__133"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__134" original="E840.-7866"> saying </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fce" id="attribute1__135" original="E840.-7865"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fcd" id="attribute1__136"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__137" original="E840.-7864"> speech </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fcb" id="attribute1__138" original="E840.-7863"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fca" id="attribute1__139"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__140" original="E840.-7862"> play </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fc8" id="attribute1__141" original="E840.-7861"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fc7" id="attribute1__142"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__143" original="E840.-7860"> poem </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fc5" id="attribute1__144" original="E840.-785f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fc4" id="attribute1__145" original="E840.-785e"><span class="x" id="attribute1__146" original="E840.-785d"> The records state that 130 plays were attributed to Plautus. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fc2" id="attribute1__147" original="E840.-7834" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__148"> adverb + attribute </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fc0" id="attribute1__149"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fbf" id="attribute1__150" original="E840.-7833"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fbe" id="attribute1__151"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__152" original="E840.-7832"> correctly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fbc" id="attribute1__153" original="E840.-7831"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fbb" id="attribute1__154"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__155" original="E840.-7830"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fb9" id="attribute1__156" original="E840.-782f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fb8" id="attribute1__157"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__158" original="E840.-782e"> widely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fb6" id="attribute1__159"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fb5" id="attribute1__160" original="E840.-782c"><span class="x" id="attribute1__161" original="E840.-782b"> The Just In Time philosophy is based on the view, commonly attributed to the Japanese, that inventory is waste. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fb3" id="attribute1__162" original="E840.-7821" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__163"> adverb + attribute </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fb1" id="attribute1__164"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fb0" id="attribute1__165" original="E840.-781f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2faf" id="attribute1__166"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__167" original="E840.-781e"> falsely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fad" id="attribute1__168" original="E840.-781d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fac" id="attribute1__169"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__170" original="E840.-781c"> mistakenly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2faa" id="attribute1__171" original="E840.-781b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fa9" id="attribute1__172" original="E840.-781a"><span class="x" id="attribute1__173" original="E840.-7819"> Literary, dramatic, artistic or musical works may not be falsely attributed to an author. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b7b" id="attribute1__174" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="attribute1__175"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b7d" id="attribute1__176" original="E840.-7879"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__177" original="E840.-7878"> attribute + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b7f" id="attribute1__178" original="E840.-7877"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b80" id="attribute1__179" original="E840.-7875"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b81" id="attribute1__180" original="E840.-7874"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__181"> success </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b83" id="attribute1__182" original="E840.-7873"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b84" id="attribute1__183" original="E840.-7872"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__184"> difference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b86" id="attribute1__185" original="E840.-7871"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b87" id="attribute1__186" original="E840.-7870"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__187"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b89" id="attribute1__188" original="E840.-786f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b8a" id="attribute1__189" original="E840.-786e"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__190"> significance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b8c" id="attribute1__191" original="E840.-786d"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__192"> importance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b8e" id="attribute1__193" original="E840.-786c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b8f" id="attribute1__194" original="E840.-786b"><span class="x" id="attribute1__195" original="E840.-786a"> The business's success was attributed to its direct mail method of selling. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b91" id="attribute1__196" original="E840.-7869"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b92" id="attribute1__197" original="E840.-7867"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b93" id="attribute1__198" original="E840.-7866"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__199"> saying </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b95" id="attribute1__200" original="E840.-7865"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b96" id="attribute1__201" original="E840.-7864"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__202"> speech </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b98" id="attribute1__203" original="E840.-7863"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b99" id="attribute1__204" original="E840.-7862"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__205"> play </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b9b" id="attribute1__206" original="E840.-7861"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b9c" id="attribute1__207" original="E840.-7860"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__208"> poem </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b9e" id="attribute1__209" original="E840.-785f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5b9f" id="attribute1__210" original="E840.-785e"><span class="x" id="attribute1__211" original="E840.-785d"> The records state that 130 plays were attributed to Plautus. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ba1" id="attribute1__212" original="E840.-7818"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__213" original="E840.-7817"> attribute something to + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ba3" id="attribute1__214" original="E840.-7816"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ba4" id="attribute1__215" original="E840.-7814"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ba5" id="attribute1__216" original="E840.-7813"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__217"> the fact that… </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ba7" id="attribute1__218" original="E840.-7812"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ba8" id="attribute1__219" original="E840.-7811"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__220"> the presence of something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5baa" id="attribute1__221" original="E840.-7810"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bab" id="attribute1__222" original="E840.-780f"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__223"> differences in something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bad" id="attribute1__224" original="E840.-780e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bae" id="attribute1__225" original="E840.-780d"><span class="x" id="attribute1__226" original="E840.-780c"> The steady rise in the real wage can be attributed to the fact that during this period the unemployment rate fell from 5.5 to 3.9 per cent. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bb0" id="attribute1__227" original="E840.-7837"><span class="shcut" id="attribute1__228" original="E840.-7836"> adverb + attribute </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bb2" id="attribute1__229" original="E840.-7835"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bb3" id="attribute1__230" original="E840.-7833"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bb4" id="attribute1__231" original="E840.-7832"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__232"> correctly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bb6" id="attribute1__233" original="E840.-7831"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bb7" id="attribute1__234" original="E840.-7830"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__235"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bb9" id="attribute1__236" original="E840.-782f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bba" id="attribute1__237" original="E840.-782e"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__238"> widely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bbc" id="attribute1__239" original="E840.-782d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bbd" id="attribute1__240" original="E840.-77c8"><span class="x" id="attribute1__241" original="E840.-77c7"> The declining relative wage of blue-collar workers was widely attributed to imports from low-wage countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bbf" id="attribute1__242" original="E840.-782c"><span class="x" id="attribute1__243" original="E840.-782b"> The Just In Time philosophy is based on the view, commonly attributed to the Japanese, that inventory is waste. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bc1" id="attribute1__244" original="E840.-782a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bc2" id="attribute1__245" original="E840.-7828"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bc3" id="attribute1__246" original="E840.-7827"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__247"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bc5" id="attribute1__248" original="E840.-7826"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bc6" id="attribute1__249" original="E840.-7825"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__250"> partly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bc8" id="attribute1__251" original="E840.-7824"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bc9" id="attribute1__252" original="E840.-7823"><span class="x" id="attribute1__253" original="E840.-7822"> This massive and rapid rise in carbon dioxide levels is very largely attributed to the burning of fossil fuels. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bcb" id="attribute1__254" original="E840.-7821"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bcc" id="attribute1__255" original="E840.-781f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bcd" id="attribute1__256" original="E840.-781e"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__257"> falsely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bcf" id="attribute1__258" original="E840.-781d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bd0" id="attribute1__259" original="E840.-781c"><span class="coll" id="attribute1__260"> mistakenly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bd2" id="attribute1__261" original="E840.-781b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5bd3" id="attribute1__262" original="E840.-781a"><span class="x" id="attribute1__263" original="E840.-7819"> Literary, dramatic, artistic or musical works may not be falsely attributed to an author. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7f05" id="attribute1__264" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attribute_1" title="attribute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7f06" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.4fc9" id="attribute1__265" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attribute1__266"> attribute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fa7" hm="2" id="attribute2" original="E391.6732" sum="352"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fa6" id="attribute2__1" original="E391.6733"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fa5" id="attribute2__2" original="E391.6734"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attribute <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f9a" id="attribute2__7" original="E391.673c"><span class="pos" id="attribute2__8" original="E391.673d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fa0" eid="attribute2__9" original="E391.673f" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7332" geo="br" id="attribute2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈætrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attribute__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attribute__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://attribute__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-732f" geo="n_am" id="attribute2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribute2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈætrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attribute__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attribute__us_2.ogg" href="sound://attribute__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f98" id="attribute2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f97" id="attribute2__15" original="E391.673e"><span class="def" id="attribute2__16" original="E391.6742"> a quality or feature of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f95" id="attribute2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f94" id="attribute2__18" original="E840.-792e"><span class="x" id="attribute2__19" original="E840.-792d"> This research examines how children learn to behave socially, and the personal attributes and capabilities involved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f92" id="attribute2__20" original="E840.-792c"><span class="x" id="attribute2__21" original="E840.-792b"> Malaysia's young, educated and highly productive workforce remains one of the country's key attributes. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="property__32" original="E5df.52b9" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="property__33" original="E5df.52ba"><span class="h1" id="property__34" original="E5df.52b8"><ul class="inline" id="property__35" original="E5df.52bb"><li class="li" id="property__36" original="E5df.52bc"> feature </li><li class="li" id="property__37" original="E5df.52bd"> characteristic </li><li class="li" id="property__38" original="E5df.52be"> quality </li><li class="li" id="property__39" original="E5df.52bf"> property </li><li class="li" id="property__40" original="E5df.52c0"> trait </li><li class="li" id="property__41" original="E5df.52c1"> attribute <span class="pos" id="property__42" original="E83b.6928"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="property__43" original="E5df.52c3"> These are all words for something that is typical of somebody/​something, especially making them different from others. </span><ul class="bullet" id="property__44" original="E5df.52c4"><li class="li" id="property__45" original="E5df.52c5"> a/​an feature/​characteristic/​quality/​property/​trait/​attribute <span class="eb" id="property__46" original="E5df.52c6"> of </span> somebody/​something </li><li class="li" id="property__47" original="E5df.52c7"> a/​an <span class="eb" id="property__48" original="E5df.52c8"> important/​essential/​key </span> feature/​characteristic/​property/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__49" original="E5df.52c9"><span class="eb" id="property__50" original="E5df.52ca"> different </span> characteristics/​qualities/​properties/​traits/​attributes </li><li class="li" id="property__51" original="E5df.52cb"> a <span class="eb" id="property__52" original="E5df.52cc"> personal </span> characteristic/​quality/​trait/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__53" original="E5df.52cd"> a <span class="eb" id="property__54" original="E5df.52ce"> physical </span> characteristic/​property/​trait/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__55" original="E5df.52cf"> to <span class="eb" id="property__56" original="E5df.52d0"> have </span> a/​an feature/​characteristic/​quality/​property/​trait/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__57" original="E5df.52d1"> to <span class="eb" id="property__58" original="E5df.52d2"> share/​identify/​associate </span> a/​an feature/​characteristic/​trait/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__59" original="E5df.52d3"> to <span class="eb" id="property__60" original="E5df.52d4"> show/​exhibit </span> a feature/​characteristic/​property/​trait </li><li class="li" id="property__61" original="E5df.52d5"> to <span class="eb" id="property__62" original="E5df.52d6"> possess </span> a/​an quality/​property/​trait/​attribute </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="property__63" original="E5df.52d7"><li class="li" id="property__64" original="E5df.52d8"> Several of these words can be used to talk about a person; a <span class="eb" id="property__65" original="E5df.52d9"> characteristic </span> can refer to somebody's character, behaviour or appearance; a <span class="eb" id="property__66" original="E5df.52da"> quality </span> can refer to somebody's character or ability: <span class="x-gs" id="property__67"><span class="x-g" id="property__68" original="E5df.52db"><span class="x" id="property__69" original="E5df.52dc"> Individual socio-demographic characteristics considered were age, sex, household income and work status. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="property__70" original="E5df.52dd"><span class="x" id="property__71" original="E5df.52de"> Results-based leadership seeks to balance personal qualities with appropriate knowledge. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="property__72" original="E5df.52df"><span class="eb" id="property__73" original="E5df.52e0"> Attribute </span> and <span class="eb" id="property__74" original="E5df.52e1"> trait </span> are slightly more formal and are often used in life sciences to describe what can be observed or measured about people or animals; <span class="eb" id="property__75" original="E5df.52e2"> trait </span> is used especially to talk about typical behaviour: <span class="x-gs" id="property__76"><span class="x-g" id="property__77" original="E5df.52e3"><span class="x" id="property__78" original="E5df.52e4"> Certain physical attributes, such as height, are not easily modified. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="property__79" original="E5df.52e5"><span class="x" id="property__80" original="E5df.52e6"> The patterns of behavioural traits in different populations throughout tropical Africa reveal surprising variation. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="property__81" original="E5df.52e7"><span class="eb" id="property__82" original="E5df.52e8"> Feature </span> and <span class="eb" id="property__83" original="E5df.52e9"> characteristic </span> can be used to talk about something important or typical of a place or thing; <span class="eb" id="property__84" original="E5df.52ea"> property </span> is used especially to talk about the features of a material or substance: <span class="x-gs" id="property__85"><span class="x-g" id="property__86" original="E5df.52eb"><span class="x" id="property__87" original="E5df.52ec"> The absence of clear boundaries between rural and urban areas is a distinctive feature of contemporary land use. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="property__88" original="E5df.52ed"><span class="x" id="property__89" original="E5df.52ee"> The product of the radioactive decay can possess very different chemical properties. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attribution
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f90" id="attribution" original="E84b.-6c6f" sum="468"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f8f" id="attribution__1" original="E84b.-6c6e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f8e" id="attribution__2" original="E84b.-6c6d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attribution </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f86" id="attribution__4" original="E84b.-6c69"><span class="pos" id="attribution__5" original="E84b.-6c68"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.619b" eid="attribution__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-72c6" geo="br" id="attribution__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribution__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attribution__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attribution__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attribution__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-72c3" geo="n_am" id="attribution__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attribution__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attribution__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attribution__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attribution__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f84" id="attribution__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attribution__12" original="E84b.-6c66"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f82" id="attribution__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f81" id="attribution__14" original="E84b.-6c65"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="attribution__15" original="E84b.-6c64"> the statement or belief that somebody is responsible for saying, writing or painting something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f7f" id="attribution__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f7e" id="attribution__17" original="E84b.-6c63"><span class="x" id="attribution__18" original="E84b.-6c62"> Two fragments of the poem are ascribed to Nemesianus, although the attribution is doubtful. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f7c" id="attribution__19" original="E84b.-6c61"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="attribution__20" original="E84b.-6c60"> the fact of something being the cause of something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f7a" id="attribution__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f79" id="attribution__22" original="E84b.-6c5f"><span class="x" id="attribution__23" original="E84b.-6c5e"> The direct effects of recruitment practices are uncertain in terms of causal attribution. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7fa9" id="attribution__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attribution" title="attribution definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7faa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5feb" id="attribution__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attribution__26"> attribution </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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attrition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f77" id="attrition" original="E391.675b" sum="629"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f76" id="attrition__1" original="E391.675c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f75" id="attrition__2" original="E391.675d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> attrition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f6b" id="attrition__6" original="E391.6762"><span class="pos" id="attrition__7" original="E391.6763"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61a2" eid="attrition__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7272" geo="br" id="attrition__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attrition__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/att/attri/attrition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attrition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://attrition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-726f" geo="n_am" id="attrition__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="attrition__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈtrɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/att/attri/attrition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/att/attri/attrition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://attrition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f69" id="attrition__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="attrition__14" original="E391.6765"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f67" id="attrition__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="attrition__16" original="E391.6766" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f65" id="attrition__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f64" id="attrition__18" original="E391.6767"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="attrition__19" original="E391.6768"> a process of making somebody/something, especially your enemy, weaker by repeatedly attacking them or creating problems for them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f62" id="attrition__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f61" id="attrition__21" original="E487.385f"><span class="x" id="attrition__22" original="E487.3860"> The next year Napoleon's overconfidence drew him into Spain, where the French became bogged down in a long war of attrition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f5f" id="attrition__23" original="E487.385c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="attrition__24" original="E487.3863"> the process by which the number of people involved in something reduces over time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f5d" id="attrition__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f5c" id="attrition__26" original="E487.3864"><span class="x" id="attrition__27" original="E487.3865"> There was also significant participant attrition over the course of the study. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f5a" id="attrition__28" original="E487.3866"><span class="cf" id="attrition__29" original="E487.74c8"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="attrition__30" original="E487.3867"> The attrition rate in our study (25% at 12 months) may potentially bias the results. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7fca" id="attrition__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attrition" title="attrition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7fcb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5056" id="attrition__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="attrition__33"> attrition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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atypical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f57" id="atypical" original="E391.6790" sum="517"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f56" id="atypical__1" original="E391.6791"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f55" id="atypical__2" original="E391.6792"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> atypical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f4d" id="atypical__4" original="E391.6797"><span class="pos" id="atypical__5" original="E391.6798"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61a9" eid="atypical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7224" geo="br" id="atypical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atypical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aty/atypi/atypical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aty/atypi/atypical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://atypical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7221" geo="n_am" id="atypical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="atypical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aty/atypi/atypical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aty/atypi/atypical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://atypical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f4b" id="atypical__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f4a" id="atypical__12" original="E391.6799"><span class="def" id="atypical__13" original="E391.679a"> not typical or usual; not representative of a type or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f48" id="atypical__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f47" id="atypical__15" original="E834.6553"><span class="x" id="atypical__16" original="E834.6554"> Because of the atypical nature of his pain, he was referred for tests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f45" id="atypical__17" original="E87f.5f6"><span class="x" id="atypical__18" original="E87f.5f7"> This intriguing example is not necessarily atypical. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f43" id="atypical__19" original="E87f.5f9"><span class="cf" id="atypical__20" original="E87f.5f8"><span class="exp" id="atypical__21"> atypical </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="atypical__22" original="E87f.5fa"> These three young men were by no means atypical of the broader population of disadvantaged white working-class men that we came across during our research. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f3f" id="atypical__23" original="E391.679b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://typical" title="typical definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f3e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-5095" id="atypical__24" original="E391.679c"><span class="xh" id="atypical__25"> typical </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7fe8" id="atypical__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://atypical" title="atypical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7fe9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.509e" id="atypical__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="atypical__28"> atypical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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audience
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f3b" id="audience" original="E391.68ac" sum="1149"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f3a" id="audience__1" original="E391.68ad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f39" id="audience__2" original="E391.68ae"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> audience </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f2c" id="audience__7" original="E391.68b6"><span class="pos" id="audience__8" original="E391.68b7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61b0" eid="audience__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6ea9" geo="br" id="audience__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audience__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdiəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audie/audience__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audie/audience__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://audience__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6ea6" geo="n_am" id="audience__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audience__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdiəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audie/audience__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audie/audience__us_1.ogg" href="sound://audience__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f2a" id="audience__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f29" id="audience__15" original="E391.68b8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f28" id="audience__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="audience__17" original="E391.68ba"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="audience__18" original="E391.68bb"> the people who are watching or listening to a play, concert, somebody speaking, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f25" id="audience__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f24" id="audience__20" original="E878.-372a"><span class="x" id="audience__21" original="E878.-3729"> With the use of such techniques, the audience believes that what they are seeing is true. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f22" id="audience__22" original="E834.6567"><span class="x" id="audience__23" original="E834.6568"> A skilled presenter will make use of expert members of the audience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f20" id="audience__24" original="E878.-3727"><span class="cf" id="audience__25" original="E878.-3728"> in the <span class="exp" id="audience__26"> audience </span></span><span class="x" id="audience__27" original="E878.-3726"> He noticed some people in the audience start to laugh. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f1c" id="audience__28" original="E878.-3724"><span class="cf" id="audience__29" original="E878.-3725"><span class="exp" id="audience__30"> audience </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="audience__31" original="E878.-3723"> One of the research group addressed an audience of 200 pre-service teachers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f18" id="audience__32" original="E391.68bc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f17" id="audience__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="audience__34" original="E391.68be"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="audience__35" original="E391.68bf"> a number of people or a particular group of people who watch, read or listen to the same thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f14" id="audience__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f13" id="audience__37" original="E465.-654a"><span class="x" id="audience__38" original="E465.-6549"> By this time, cheap printed books were reaching a wider audience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f11" id="audience__39" original="E878.-371d"><span class="x" id="audience__40" original="E878.-371c"> Questions should be written in the language of the target audience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f0f" id="audience__41" original="E834.656c"><span class="cf" id="audience__42" original="E834.656b"><span class="exp" id="audience__43"> audience </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="audience__44" original="E834.656d"> American newspaper editors believe there is no audience for international news. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f0b" id="audience__45" original="E878.-3721"><span class="cf" id="audience__46" original="E878.-3722"><span class="exp" id="audience__47"> audience </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="audience__48" original="E878.-3720"> This important book appealed to an audience of general readers. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f07" id="audience__49" original="E465.-6545" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="audience__50"> adjective + audience </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f05" id="audience__51"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f04" id="audience__52" original="E465.-6543"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f03" id="audience__53"><span class="coll" id="audience__54" original="E465.-6542"> wide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f01" id="audience__55"><span class="coll" id="audience__56" original="E465.-6541"> broad </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eff" id="audience__57"><span class="coll" id="audience__58" original="E465.-6540"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2efd" id="audience__59" original="E465.-653f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2efc" id="audience__60"><span class="coll" id="audience__61" original="E465.-653e"> mass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2efa" id="audience__62" original="E465.-653d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ef9" id="audience__63"><span class="coll" id="audience__64" original="E465.-653c"> popular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ef7" id="audience__65" original="E465.-653b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ef6" id="audience__66"><span class="coll" id="audience__67" original="E465.-653a"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ef4" id="audience__68" original="E465.-6539"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ef3" id="audience__69"><span class="coll" id="audience__70" original="E465.-6538"> young </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ef1" id="audience__71" original="E465.-6537"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ef0" id="audience__72"><span class="coll" id="audience__73" original="E465.-6536"> international </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eee" id="audience__74"><span class="coll" id="audience__75" original="E465.-6535"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eec" id="audience__76" original="E465.-6534"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eeb" id="audience__77"><span class="coll" id="audience__78" original="E465.-6533"> intended </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ee9" id="audience__79" original="E465.-6532"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ee8" id="audience__80" original="E878.-371a"><span class="x" id="audience__81" original="E878.-3719"> Heavy emphasis is given to awareness campaigns for mass audiences. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ee6" id="audience__82" original="E465.-652f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="audience__83"> noun + audience </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ee4" id="audience__84"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ee3" id="audience__85" original="E848.-5f6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ee2" id="audience__86"><span class="coll" id="audience__87" original="E465.-652c"> target </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ee0" id="audience__88" original="E465.-652b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2edf" id="audience__89"><span class="coll" id="audience__90" original="E465.-652a"> television </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2edd" id="audience__91" original="E465.-6529"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2edc" id="audience__92"><span class="coll" id="audience__93" original="E465.-6528"> film </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eda" id="audience__94"><span class="coll" id="audience__95" original="E465.-6527"> cinema </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ed8" id="audience__96" original="E465.-6526"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ed7" id="audience__97" original="E465.-6525"><span class="x" id="audience__98" original="E465.-6524"> The new media of cable and satellite have emerged to claim a small but significant share of the television audience. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ed5" id="audience__99" original="E465.-6521" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="audience__100"> verb + audience </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ed3" id="audience__101"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ed2" id="audience__102" original="E465.-651f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ed1" id="audience__103"><span class="coll" id="audience__104" original="E465.-651e"> reach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ecf" id="audience__105" original="E465.-651d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ece" id="audience__106"><span class="coll" id="audience__107" original="E465.-651c"> target </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ecc" id="audience__108" original="E465.-651b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ecb" id="audience__109"><span class="coll" id="audience__110" original="E465.-651a"> attract </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ec9" id="audience__111" original="E465.-6519"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ec8" id="audience__112"><span class="coll" id="audience__113" original="E465.-6518"> appeal to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ec6" id="audience__114" original="E465.-6517"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ec5" id="audience__115"><span class="coll" id="audience__116" original="E465.-6516"> engage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ec3" id="audience__117" original="E465.-6515"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ec2" id="audience__118"><span class="coll" id="audience__119" original="E465.-6514"> persuade </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ec0" id="audience__120" original="E465.-6513"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ebf" id="audience__121" original="E465.-6512"><span class="x" id="audience__122" original="E465.-6511"> The television debates attracted large audiences. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ebd" id="audience__123" original="E391.68c0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ebc" id="audience__124"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="audience__125" original="E878.-3717"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="audience__126" original="E834.656e"><span class="exp" id="audience__127"> audience </span> with somebody </span><span class="def" id="audience__128" original="E391.68c3"> a formal meeting with an important person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eb7" id="audience__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eb6" id="audience__130" original="E834.656f"><span class="x" id="audience__131" original="E834.6570"> Foucault requested a private audience with the king. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7ff3" id="audience__132" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://audience" title="audience definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7ff2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5214" id="audience__133" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="audience__134"> audience </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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audio
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eb4" id="audio" original="E391.68c4" sum="227"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eb3" id="audio__1" original="E391.68c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2eb2" id="audio__2" original="E391.68c6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> audio </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ea6" id="audio__7" original="E391.68ce"><span class="pos" id="audio__8" original="E391.68cf"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61b7" eid="audio__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6e58" geo="br" id="audio__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audio__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdiəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audio/audio__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audio/audio__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://audio__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6e55" geo="n_am" id="audio__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audio__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdioʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audio/audio__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audio/audio__us_1.ogg" href="sound://audio__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ea4" id="audio__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="audio__15" original="E391.68d1"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ea2" id="audio__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ea1" id="audio__17" original="E391.68d2"><span class="def" id="audio__18" original="E391.68d3"> connected with sound that is recorded </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e9f" id="audio__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e9e" id="audio__20" original="E487.3d33"><span class="x" id="audio__21" original="E487.3d34"> Audio recordings were made of each interview. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e9c" id="audio__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e9b" id="audio__23" original="E391.68d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e9a" id="audio__24"><span class="dr" id="audio__25" original="E391.68d5"> audio </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e98" id="audio__26" original="E391.68d6"><span class="pos" id="audio__27" original="E391.68d7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-413b" eid="audio__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6e52" geo="br" id="audio__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audio__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdiəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audio/audio__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audio/audio__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://audio__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6e4f" geo="n_am" id="audio__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audio__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdioʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audio/audio__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audio/audio__us_1.ogg" href="sound://audio__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e96" id="audio__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="audio__34" original="E391.68d9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e94" id="audio__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e93" id="audio__36" original="E487.3d35"><span class="x" id="audio__37" original="E487.3d36"> The streaming of video and audio, via the web, has potential for use in practical lessons and classes. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7f68" id="audio__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://audio_2" title="audio definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7f67" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.14b6" id="audio__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="audio__40"> audio </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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audit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e91" hm="1" id="audit1" original="E391.6966" sum="776"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e90" id="audit1__1" original="E391.6967"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e8f" id="audit1__2" original="E391.6968"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> audit <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e84" id="audit1__7" original="E391.6973"><span class="pos" id="audit1__8" original="E391.6974"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61be" eid="audit1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6248" geo="br" id="audit1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audit/audit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://audit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6245" geo="n_am" id="audit1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audit/audit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://audit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e82" id="audit1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="audit1__15" original="E391.6976"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="audit1__16" original="E391.6977"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e7f" id="audit1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e7e" id="audit1__18" original="E391.6978"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="audit1__19" original="E391.6979"> an official examination of business and financial records to see that they are true and correct </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e7c" id="audit1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e7b" id="audit1__21" original="E834.5e26"><span class="x" id="audit1__22" original="E834.5e27"> Large firms must have an annual accounting audit by an external firm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e79" id="audit1__23" original="E834.5e28"><span class="cf" id="audit1__24" original="E465.-2f7e"><span class="exp" id="audit1__25"> audit </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="audit1__26" original="E834.5e29"> They undertook an internal audit of the firm's financial performance by customer, product line, etc. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e75" id="audit1__27" original="E391.697a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="audit1__28" original="E391.697b"> an official examination of the quality or standard of something, or of what has happened to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e73" id="audit1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e72" id="audit1__30" original="E834.5e2c"><span class="x" id="audit1__31" original="E834.5e2d"> Conducting a marketing audit can be a very time-consuming process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e70" id="audit1__32" original="E834.5e2e"><span class="cf" id="audit1__33" original="E465.-2f7d"><span class="exp" id="audit1__34"> audit </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="audit1__35" original="E834.5e2f"> Many leading companies carry out environmental audits of their activities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e6c" id="audit1__36" original="E39f.-3c7d"><span class="cf" id="audit1__37" original="E465.-2f7c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="audit1__38" original="E39f.-3c7c"> It is advisable to have an audit trail outlining the path a clinical sample takes through a laboratory. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7f41" id="audit1__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://audit_1" title="audit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7f40" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5314" id="audit1__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="audit1__41"> audit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e69" hm="2" id="audit2" original="E391.697f" sum="562"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e68" id="audit2__1" original="E391.6980"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e67" id="audit2__2" original="E391.6981"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> audit <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e5a" id="audit2__9" original="E391.698c"><span class="pos" id="audit2__10" original="E391.698d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61c5" eid="audit2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6242" geo="br" id="audit2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audit/audit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://audit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-623f" geo="n_am" id="audit2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audit/audit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://audit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2bd0" id="audit2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-658e" form="root" id="audit2__17"><span class="vp" id="audit2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> audit </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-658c" eid="audit2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-658b" geo="br" id="audit2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audit/audit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://audit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6588" geo="n_am" id="audit2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audit/audit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://audit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6585" form="thirdps" id="audit2__24"><span class="vp" id="audit2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> audits </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6583" eid="audit2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6582" geo="br" id="audit2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audit/audits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audits__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://audits__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-657f" geo="n_am" id="audit2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audit/audits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audits__us_1.ogg" href="sound://audits__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-657c" form="past" id="audit2__31"><span class="vp" id="audit2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> audited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-657a" eid="audit2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6579" geo="br" id="audit2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audit/audited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://audited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6576" geo="n_am" id="audit2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audit/audited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://audited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6573" form="pastpart" id="audit2__38"><span class="vp" id="audit2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> audited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6571" eid="audit2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6570" geo="br" id="audit2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audit/audited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://audited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-656d" geo="n_am" id="audit2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audit/audited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/audited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://audited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-656a" form="prespart" id="audit2__45"><span class="vp" id="audit2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> auditing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6568" eid="audit2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6567" geo="br" id="audit2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audit/auditing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/auditing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://auditing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6564" geo="n_am" id="audit2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="audit2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audit/auditing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/auditing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://auditing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e2e" id="audit2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e2d" id="audit2__53" original="E391.69aa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="audit2__54" original="E391.69ab"><span class="exp" id="audit2__55"> audit </span> something </span><span class="def" id="audit2__56" original="E391.69ac"> to officially examine the financial accounts of a company </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e29" id="audit2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e28" id="audit2__58" original="E834.5e30"><span class="x" id="audit2__59" original="E834.5e31"> The company's accounts were audited in Singapore. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e26" id="audit2__60" original="E834.5e32"><span class="x" id="audit2__61" original="E834.5e33"> The Court audited the expenditure of the European Parliament's political groups. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e24" id="audit2__62" original="E391.69ad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="audit2__63" original="E391.69ae"><span class="exp" id="audit2__64"> audit </span> something </span><span class="def" id="audit2__65" original="E391.69b1"> to examine the quality or standard of something; to find out what has happened to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e20" id="audit2__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e1f" id="audit2__67" original="E834.5e34"><span class="x" id="audit2__68" original="E834.5e35"> The quality, accuracy, timeliness and completeness of immunization data is independently audited. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7ee7" id="audit2__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://audit_1" title="audit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7ee6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5314" id="audit2__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="audit2__71"> audit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e1d" id="auditor" original="E391.6a0a" sum="609"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e1c" id="auditor__1" original="E391.6a0b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e1b" id="auditor__2" original="E391.6a0c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> auditor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e0f" id="auditor__7" original="E391.6a14"><span class="pos" id="auditor__8" original="E391.6a15"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61cc" eid="auditor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6161" geo="br" id="auditor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="auditor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audit/auditor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/auditor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://auditor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-615e" geo="n_am" id="auditor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="auditor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audit/auditor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/auditor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://auditor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e0d" id="auditor__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e0c" id="auditor__15" original="E391.6a16"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="auditor__16" original="E391.6a17"> a person who officially examines the business and financial records of a company </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e0a" id="auditor__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e09" id="auditor__18" original="E834.5e38"><span class="x" id="auditor__19" original="E834.5e39"> External auditors should attend the company's general shareholder meeting and answer shareholders' questions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e07" id="auditor__20" original="E834.5e3a"><span class="x" id="auditor__21" original="E834.5e3b"> Every organization should have an independent auditor who should express clearly their opinion on the financial statements. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e05" id="auditor__22" original="E391.6a18"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="auditor__23" original="E391.6a1b"> a person who examines the quality or standard of something, or who finds out what has happened to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e03" id="auditor__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e02" id="auditor__25" original="E834.5e3e"><span class="x" id="auditor__26" original="E834.5e3f"> Hospitals are assessed by independent auditors who are themselves regulated by a national accreditation agency. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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auditory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e00" id="auditory" original="E391.6a38" sum="341"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2dff" id="auditory__1" original="E391.6a39"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2dfe" id="auditory__2" original="E391.6a3a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> auditory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2df5" id="auditory__4" original="E391.6a3f"><span class="pos" id="auditory__5" original="E391.6a40"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61d3" eid="auditory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-60c2" geo="br" id="auditory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="auditory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdətri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aud/audit/auditory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/auditory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://auditory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-60be" geo="n_am" id="auditory__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="auditory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːdətɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aud/audit/auditory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aud/audit/auditory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://auditory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2df3" id="auditory__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2df2" id="auditory__12" original="E391.6a43"><span class="def" id="auditory__13" original="E391.6a44"> connected with the sense of hearing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2df0" id="auditory__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2def" id="auditory__15" original="E834.5e44"><span class="x" id="auditory__16" original="E834.5e45"> The link between the ear and the brain is provided by the auditory nerve. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ded" id="auditory__17" original="E834.5e42"><span class="x" id="auditory__18" original="E834.5e43"> Schizophrenic patients tend to suffer from auditory hallucinations rather than visual hallucinations. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7ea7" id="auditory__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://auditory" title="auditory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7ea6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.541c" id="auditory__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="auditory__21"> auditory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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augment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2deb" id="augment" original="E391.6a8b" sum="437"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2dea" id="augment__1" original="E391.6a8c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2de9" id="augment__2" original="E391.6a8d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> augment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ddc" id="augment__9" original="E391.6a97"><span class="pos" id="augment__10" original="E391.6a98"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61dc" eid="augment__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-603e" geo="br" id="augment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aug/augme/augment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://augment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-603b" geo="n_am" id="augment__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aug/augme/augment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://augment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2ba2" id="augment__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6561" form="root" id="augment__17"><span class="vp" id="augment__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> augment </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-655f" eid="augment__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-655e" geo="br" id="augment__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aug/augme/augment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://augment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-655b" geo="n_am" id="augment__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aug/augme/augment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://augment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6558" form="thirdps" id="augment__24"><span class="vp" id="augment__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> augments </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6556" eid="augment__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6555" geo="br" id="augment__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈments <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aug/augme/augments__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augments__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://augments__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6552" geo="n_am" id="augment__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈments <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aug/augme/augments__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augments__us_1.ogg" href="sound://augments__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-654f" form="past" id="augment__31"><span class="vp" id="augment__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> augmented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-654d" eid="augment__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-654c" geo="br" id="augment__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aug/augme/augmented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augmented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://augmented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6549" geo="n_am" id="augment__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aug/augme/augmented__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augmented__us_2.ogg" href="sound://augmented__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6546" form="pastpart" id="augment__38"><span class="vp" id="augment__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> augmented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6544" eid="augment__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6543" geo="br" id="augment__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aug/augme/augmented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augmented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://augmented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6540" geo="n_am" id="augment__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aug/augme/augmented__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augmented__us_2.ogg" href="sound://augmented__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-653d" form="prespart" id="augment__45"><span class="vp" id="augment__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> augmenting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-653b" eid="augment__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-653a" geo="br" id="augment__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈmentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aug/augme/augmenting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augmenting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://augmenting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6537" geo="n_am" id="augment__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈmentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aug/augme/augmenting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augmenting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://augmenting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2db0" id="augment__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2daf" id="augment__53" original="E391.6ab5"><span class="cf" id="augment__54" original="E391.6ab6"><span class="exp" id="augment__55"> augment </span> something </span><span class="def" id="augment__56" original="E81e.-151a"> to add to something, so that it increases in size, amount or value </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2dab" id="augment__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2daa" id="augment__58" original="E81e.-1519"><span class="x" id="augment__59" original="E81e.-1518"> Evaluation can augment efficiency by making teachers more accountable to parents. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2da8" id="augment__60" original="E81e.-1517"><span class="x" id="augment__61" original="E81e.-1516"> The model can be augmented to take these effects into account. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2da6" id="augment__62"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2da5" id="augment__63" original="E391.6aba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2da4" id="augment__64"><span class="dr" id="augment__65" original="E391.6abb"> augmentation </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d99" id="augment__69" original="E391.6ac2"><span class="pos" id="augment__70" original="E391.6ac3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61dd" eid="augment__71" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6044" geo="br" id="augment__72" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːɡmenˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aug/augme/augmentation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augmentation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://augmentation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-6041" geo="n_am" id="augment__74" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="augment__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːɡmenˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aug/augme/augmentation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aug/augme/augmentation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://augmentation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d97" id="augment__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="augment__77" original="E391.6ac5"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="augment__78" original="E391.6ac6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d94" id="augment__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d93" id="augment__80" original="E81e.-1512"><span class="cf" id="augment__81" original="E81e.-1513"><span class="exp"> augmentation </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="augment__82" original="E81e.-1511"> There has been substantial augmentation of the skills and experience of local labour forces. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d90" id="augment__83" original="E81e.-1515"><span class="x" id="augment__84" original="E81e.-1514"> These augmentations were not enough. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7e5b" id="augment__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://augment" title="augment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7e5a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.548b" id="augment__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="augment__87"> augment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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authentic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d8e" id="authentic" original="E391.6dd3" sum="721"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d8d" id="authentic__1" original="E391.6dd4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d8c" id="authentic__2" original="E391.6dd5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> authentic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d82" id="authentic__6" original="E391.6ddd"><span class="pos" id="authentic__7" original="E391.6dde"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61ea" eid="authentic__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5935" geo="br" id="authentic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authentic__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈθentɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/authe/authentic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/authe/authentic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authentic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5932" geo="n_am" id="authentic__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authentic__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈθentɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/authe/authentic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/authe/authentic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authentic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d80" id="authentic__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d7f" id="authentic__14" original="E391.6ddf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="authentic__15" original="E391.6de0"> known to be real and genuine and not a copy </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d7d" id="authentic__16" original="E834.5e46" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://genuine" title="genuine (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d7c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.273d" id="authentic__17" original="E834.5e47"><span class="xh" id="authentic__18"> genuine </span><span class="xs" id="authentic__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d79" id="authentic__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d78" id="authentic__21" original="E834.5e48"><span class="x" id="authentic__22" original="E834.5e49"> The entire purpose of art museums is the display of authentic works of art, not reproductions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d76" id="authentic__23" original="E391.6de4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="authentic__24" original="E391.6de5"> true and accurate; based on fact </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d74" id="authentic__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d73" id="authentic__26" original="E834.5e4c"><span class="x" id="authentic__27" original="E834.5e4d"> Early women's writing offers historians the opportunity to hear the authentic voices of seventeenth-century women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d71" id="authentic__28" original="E39f.-3c7b"><span class="x" id="authentic__29" original="E39f.-3c7a"> Vast amounts of authentic materials are now available online to help language learners build up skills. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d6f" id="authentic__30" original="E391.6de9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="authentic__31" original="E391.6dea"> made to be exactly like the original </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d6d" id="authentic__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d6c" id="authentic__33" original="E834.5e50"><span class="x" id="authentic__34" original="E834.5e51"> Many Chinese migrants who have settled in the UK continue to buy authentic eastern-style food. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d6a" id="authentic__35"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d69" id="authentic__36" original="E391.6deb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d68" id="authentic__37"><span class="dr" id="authentic__38" original="E391.6dec"> authentically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d60" id="authentic__39" original="E391.6df0"><span class="pos" id="authentic__40" original="E391.6df1"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61eb" eid="authentic__41" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-592f" geo="br" id="authentic__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authentic__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈθentɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/authe/authentically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/authe/authentically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authentically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-592b" geo="n_am" id="authentic__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authentic__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈθentɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/authe/authentically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/authe/authentically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authentically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d5e" id="authentic__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d5d" id="authentic__47" original="E834.5e54"><span class="x" id="authentic__48" original="E834.5e55"> The music is not authentically performed unless it is performed in a domestic setting. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7e26" id="authentic__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://authentic" title="authentic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7e25" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.589a" id="authentic__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="authentic__51"> authentic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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authenticity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d5b" id="authenticity" original="E391.6e2c" sum="354"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d5a" id="authenticity__1" original="E391.6e2d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d59" id="authenticity__2" original="E391.6e2e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> authenticity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d51" id="authenticity__4" original="E391.6e33"><span class="pos" id="authenticity__5" original="E391.6e34"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.61fa" eid="authenticity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5877" geo="br" id="authenticity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authenticity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːθenˈtɪsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/authe/authenticity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/authe/authenticity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authenticity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5874" geo="n_am" id="authenticity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authenticity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːθenˈtɪsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/authe/authenticity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/authe/authenticity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authenticity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d4f" id="authenticity__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="authenticity__12" original="E391.6e36"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d4d" id="authenticity__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d4c" id="authenticity__14" original="E391.6e37"><span class="def" id="authenticity__15" original="E391.6e38"> the quality of being genuine or true, or based on fact </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d4a" id="authenticity__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d49" id="authenticity__17" original="E834.5e59"><span class="x" id="authenticity__18" original="E834.5e5a"> It was impossible to guarantee the document's authenticity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d47" id="authenticity__19" original="E834.5e5b"><span class="cf" id="authenticity__20" original="E39f.-3c70"><span class="exp" id="authenticity__21"> authenticity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="authenticity__22" original="E834.5e5c"> The paint structure could help to identify the authenticity of a painting. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7dec" id="authenticity__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://authenticity" title="authenticity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7deb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5913" id="authenticity__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="authenticity__25"> authenticity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d43" hm="1" id="author1" original="E391.6e39" sum="282"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d42" id="author1__1" original="E391.6e3a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d41" id="author1__2" original="E391.6e3b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> author <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d35" id="author1__7" original="E391.6e46"><span class="pos" id="author1__8" original="E391.6e47"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6201" eid="author1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-584d" geo="br" id="author1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/author__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/author__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://author__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-584a" geo="n_am" id="author1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/author__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/author__us_1.ogg" href="sound://author__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d33" id="author1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d32" id="author1__15" original="E391.6e48"><span class="def" id="author1__16" original="E391.6e49"> the person who wrote a particular article, book or document </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d30" id="author1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d2f" id="author1__18" original="E840.-76d9"><span class="x" id="author1__19" original="E840.-76d8"> The authors suggest that diabetic patients could benefit from a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7dcf" id="author1__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://author_1" title="author definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7dce" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5929" id="author1__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="author1__22"> author </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d2d" hm="2" id="author2" original="E391.6e4c" sum="335"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d2c" id="author2__1" original="E391.6e4d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d2b" id="author2__2" original="E391.6e4e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> author <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d1d" id="author2__9" original="E391.6e59"><span class="pos" id="author2__10" original="E391.6e5a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6208" eid="author2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5847" geo="br" id="author2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/author__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/author__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://author__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5844" geo="n_am" id="author2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/author__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/author__us_1.ogg" href="sound://author__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2b74" id="author2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6534" form="root" id="author2__17"><span class="vp" id="author2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> author </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6532" eid="author2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6531" geo="br" id="author2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/author__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/author__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://author__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-652e" geo="n_am" id="author2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/author__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/author__us_1.ogg" href="sound://author__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-652b" form="thirdps" id="author2__24"><span class="vp" id="author2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> authors </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6529" eid="author2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6528" geo="br" id="author2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authors__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authors__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authors__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6525" geo="n_am" id="author2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authors__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authors__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authors__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6522" form="past" id="author2__31"><span class="vp" id="author2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> authored </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6520" eid="author2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-651f" geo="br" id="author2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authored__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authored__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authored__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-651c" geo="n_am" id="author2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authored__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authored__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authored__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6519" form="pastpart" id="author2__38"><span class="vp" id="author2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> authored </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6517" eid="author2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6516" geo="br" id="author2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authored__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authored__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authored__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6513" geo="n_am" id="author2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authored__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authored__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authored__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6510" form="prespart" id="author2__45"><span class="vp" id="author2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> authoring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-650e" eid="author2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-650d" geo="br" id="author2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authoring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authoring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-650a" geo="n_am" id="author2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="author2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authoring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authoring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ced" id="author2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cec" id="author2__53" original="E391.6e77"><span class="cf" id="author2__54" original="E391.6e78"><span class="exp" id="author2__55"> author </span> something </span><span class="def" id="author2__56" original="E391.6e7b"> to be the author of an article, a book or a document </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ce8" id="author2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ce7" id="author2__58" original="E840.-76ab"><span class="x" id="author2__59" original="E840.-76aa"> He has authored over ninety articles on technical change, entrepreneurship and industrial organization. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7d85" id="author2__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://author_1" title="author definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7d84" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5929" id="author2__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="author2__62"> author </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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authorial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ce5" id="authorial" original="E391.6e8c" sum="358"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ce4" id="authorial__1" original="E391.6e8d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ce3" id="authorial__2" original="E391.6e8e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> authorial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cdb" id="authorial__4" original="E391.6e93"><span class="pos" id="authorial__5" original="E391.6e94"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.620f" eid="authorial__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-57cb" geo="br" id="authorial__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorial__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈθɔːriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authorial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authorial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-57c8" geo="n_am" id="authorial__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorial__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈθɔːriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authorial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authorial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cd9" id="authorial__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="authorial__12" original="E391.6e96"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cd7" id="authorial__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cd6" id="authorial__14" original="E391.6e98"><span class="def" id="authorial__15" original="E391.6e99"> coming from or connected with the author of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cd4" id="authorial__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cd3" id="authorial__17" original="E834.5e5f"><span class="x" id="authorial__18" original="E834.5e60"> The authorial voice frequently intervenes to make editorial observations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cd1" id="authorial__19" original="E834.5e5d"><span class="x" id="authorial__20" original="E834.5e5e"> They argued that it is not only authorial intention that determines the meaning of an artwork. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7d6b" id="authorial__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://authorial" title="authorial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7d6a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.598f" id="authorial__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="authorial__23"> authorial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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authoritarian
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ccf" id="authoritarian" original="E391.6ead" sum="648"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cce" id="authoritarian__1" original="E391.6eae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ccd" id="authoritarian__2" original="E391.6eaf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> authoritarian </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cbe" id="authoritarian__7" original="E391.6eb8"><span class="pos" id="authoritarian__8" original="E391.6eb9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6216" eid="authoritarian__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5757" geo="br" id="authoritarian__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authoritarian__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authoritarian__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoritarian__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authoritarian__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5754" geo="n_am" id="authoritarian__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authoritarian__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌθɔːrəˈteriən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authoritarian__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoritarian__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://authoritarian__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cbc" id="authoritarian__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cbb" id="authoritarian__15" original="E391.6eba"><span class="def" id="authoritarian__16" original="E391.6ebb"> believing that people should obey authority and rules, even if it means that people lose their personal freedom </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cb9" id="authoritarian__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cb8" id="authoritarian__18" original="E834.5e61"><span class="x" id="authoritarian__19" original="E834.5e62"> If such mass democracy movements grow strong enough, no authoritarian regime can resist them forever. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cb6" id="authoritarian__20" original="E834.5e63"><span class="x" id="authoritarian__21" original="E834.5e64"> Elections can be used to disguise authoritarian rule. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cb4" id="authoritarian__22" original="E39f.-3c50"><span class="x" id="authoritarian__23" original="E39f.-3c4f"> The trend in Western societies is towards less authoritarian styles of parenting. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cb2" id="authoritarian__24" original="E834.5e65"><span class="x" id="authoritarian__25" original="E834.5e66"> The Soviet bloc in 1972 was resolutely authoritarian. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cb0" id="authoritarian__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2caf" id="authoritarian__27" original="E391.6ec0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cae" id="authoritarian__28"><span class="dr" id="authoritarian__29" original="E391.6ec1"> authoritarianism </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ca2" id="authoritarian__30" original="E391.6ec6"><span class="pos" id="authoritarian__31" original="E391.6ec7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6217" eid="authoritarian__32" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-574c" geo="br" id="authoritarian__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authoritarian__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriənɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authoritarianism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoritarianism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authoritarianism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5749" geo="n_am" id="authoritarian__35" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authoritarian__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌθɔːrəˈteriənɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authoritarianism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoritarianism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authoritarianism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ca0" id="authoritarian__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="authoritarian__38" original="E391.6ec9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c9e" id="authoritarian__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c9d" id="authoritarian__40" original="E834.5e67"><span class="x" id="authoritarian__41" original="E834.5e68"> The transition from authoritarianism to democracy is always a period of high risk for any society. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7d4b" id="authoritarian__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://authoritarian_2" title="authoritarian definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7d4a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.14eb" id="authoritarian__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="authoritarian__44"> authoritarian </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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authoritative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c9b" id="authoritative" original="E391.6eca" sum="656"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c9a" id="authoritative__1" original="E391.6ecb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c99" id="authoritative__2" original="E391.6ecc"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> authoritative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c8d" id="authoritative__4" original="E391.6ed2"><span class="pos" id="authoritative__5" original="E391.6ed3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.622c" eid="authoritative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-56b3" geo="br" id="authoritative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authoritative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈθɒrətətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authoritative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoritative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authoritative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-56b0" geo="n_am" id="authoritative__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authoritative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈθɔːrəteɪtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authoritative__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoritative__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://authoritative__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c8b" id="authoritative__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c8a" id="authoritative__12" original="E391.6ed6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="authoritative__13" original="E391.6ed7"> that you can trust as true and accurate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c88" id="authoritative__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c87" id="authoritative__15" original="E826.-72d5"><span class="x" id="authoritative__16" original="E826.-72d4"> These reports are regarded as the authoritative scientific statements on climate change. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c85" id="authoritative__17" original="E826.-72d3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c84" id="authoritative__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="authoritative__19" original="E826.-72d2"> of a text </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="authoritative__20" original="E826.-72d1"> considered to be the best of its kind and not likely to be improved upon </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c81" id="authoritative__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c80" id="authoritative__22" original="E826.-766e"><span class="x" id="authoritative__23" original="E826.-766d"> Ptolemy's syntheses of astronomy and geography remained authoritative for more than a millennium. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c7e" id="authoritative__24" original="E391.6ed4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="authoritative__25" original="E391.6ed5"> showing that you expect people to obey and respect you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c7c" id="authoritative__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c7b" id="authoritative__27" original="E826.-7670"><span class="x" id="authoritative__28" original="E826.-766f"> The cooperative family ideal is based on the father as the authoritative figure. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c79" id="authoritative__29"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c78" id="authoritative__30" original="E391.6ed8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c77" id="authoritative__31"><span class="dr" id="authoritative__32" original="E391.6ed9"> authoritatively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c6b" id="authoritative__33" original="E391.6ede"><span class="pos" id="authoritative__34" original="E391.6edf"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.622d" eid="authoritative__35" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c1753aab.-67b8" geo="br" id="authoritative__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authoritative__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈθɒrətətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authoritatively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoritatively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authoritatively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c1753aab.-67b5" geo="n_am" id="authoritative__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authoritative__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈθɔːrəteɪtɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authoritatively__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authoritatively__us_4.ogg" href="sound://authoritatively__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c69" id="authoritative__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c68" id="authoritative__41" original="E826.-766c"><span class="x" id="authoritative__42" original="E826.-766b"> Authoritatively researched historical documentaries were expensive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c66" id="authoritative__43" original="E826.-766a"><span class="x" id="authoritative__44" original="E826.-7669"> The ethnographer was able to speak authoritatively about the workers and their lives. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7d16" id="authoritative__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://authoritative" title="authoritative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7d15" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.59e7" id="authoritative__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="authoritative__47"> authoritative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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authority
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c64" id="authority" original="E391.6ee0" sum="1670"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c63" id="authority__1" original="E391.6ee1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c62" id="authority__2" original="E391.6ee2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> authority </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c53" id="authority__7" original="E391.6eeb"><span class="pos" id="authority__8" original="E391.6eec"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6241" eid="authority__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-563c" geo="br" id="authority__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authority__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈθɒrəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authority__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authority__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://authority__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5639" geo="n_am" id="authority__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authority__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈθɔːrəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authority__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authority__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://authority__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c51" id="authority__14" original="E391.6eed"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c4e" form="pl" id="authority__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="authority__16" original="E391.6ef1"> authorities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c4c" id="authority__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c4b" id="authority__18" original="E391.6ef2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c4a" id="authority__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="authority__20" original="E391.6ef4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="authority__21" original="E391.6ef5"> the power to give orders to people or to say how things should be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c47" id="authority__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c46" id="authority__23" original="E826.-7618"><span class="x" id="authority__24" original="E826.-7617"> The teacher may delegate some authority to the students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c44" id="authority__25" original="E826.-7613"><span class="cf" id="authority__26" original="E826.-7614"><span class="exp" id="authority__27"> authority </span> over somebody </span><span class="x" id="authority__28" original="E826.-7612"> Parents exercised considerable authority over their young adult children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c40" id="authority__29" original="E826.-7616"><span class="cf" id="authority__30" original="E842.-7a62"><span class="exp" id="authority__31"> authority </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="authority__32" original="E826.-7615"> It was accepted that the ruler of a realm had the authority to determine the religion of its people. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c3c" id="authority__33" original="E826.-73e2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="authority__34"> adjective + authority </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c3a" id="authority__35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c39" id="authority__36" original="E826.-73e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c38" id="authority__37"><span class="coll" id="authority__38" original="E826.-73df"> statutory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c36" id="authority__39" original="E826.-73de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c35" id="authority__40"><span class="coll" id="authority__41" original="E826.-73dd"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c33" id="authority__42" original="E826.-73dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c32" id="authority__43"><span class="coll" id="authority__44" original="E826.-73db"> royal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c30" id="authority__45" original="E826.-73da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c2f" id="authority__46"><span class="coll" id="authority__47" original="E826.-73d9"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c2d" id="authority__48" original="E826.-73d8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c2c" id="authority__49" original="E826.-73d7"><span class="x" id="authority__50" original="E826.-73d6"> Elaborate ceremonies were held to demonstrate the political power and religious authority of the kings. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c2a" id="authority__51" original="E826.-6da8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="authority__52"> verb + authority </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c28" id="authority__53"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c27" id="authority__54" original="E826.-6da6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c26" id="authority__55"><span class="coll" id="authority__56" original="E826.-6da5"> delegate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c24" id="authority__57" original="E826.-6da4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c23" id="authority__58"><span class="coll" id="authority__59" original="E826.-6da3"> exercise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c21" id="authority__60" original="E826.-6da2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c20" id="authority__61"><span class="coll" id="authority__62" original="E826.-6da1"> gain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c1e" id="authority__63" original="E826.-6da0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c1d" id="authority__64"><span class="coll" id="authority__65" original="E826.-6d9f"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c1b" id="authority__66" original="E826.-6d9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c1a" id="authority__67"><span class="coll" id="authority__68" original="E826.-6d9d"> lack </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c18" id="authority__69" original="E826.-6d9c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c17" id="authority__70" original="E826.-6d9b"><span class="x" id="authority__71" original="E826.-6d9a"> Parliament may delegate to other bodies the authority to pass legislation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c15" id="authority__72" original="E826.-6d97"><span class="x" id="authority__73" original="E826.-6d96"> Students who challenge authority are trying to influence the world around them. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c13" id="authority__74"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c12" id="authority__75" original="E826.-6d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c11" id="authority__76"><span class="coll" id="authority__77" original="E826.-6d92"> have </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c0f" id="authority__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c0e" id="authority__79" original="E826.-6dab"><span class="x" id="authority__80" original="E826.-6d90"> The bishops of Rome had no effective authority in the Frankish national church. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c0c" id="authority__81" original="E391.6efb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c0b" id="authority__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="authority__83" original="E391.6efd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="authority__84" original="E391.6efe"> official permission or the right to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c08" id="authority__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c07" id="authority__86" original="E826.-7611"><span class="cf" id="authority__87" original="E842.-7a61"><span class="exp" id="authority__88"> authority </span> (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="authority__89" original="E826.-7610"> Supermarkets have no authority to use information about buying habits obtained from customer loyalty cards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c03" id="authority__90" original="E826.-760e"><span class="cf" id="authority__91" original="E826.-760f"> with/without (the) <span class="exp" id="authority__92"> authority </span> (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="authority__93" original="E826.-760d"> With no authority to collect taxes from their members, the society was reliant on voluntary contributions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bff" id="authority__94" original="E826.-760c"><span class="cf" id="authority__95" original="E47f.-2f32"> with/without the <span class="exp" id="authority__96"> authority </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="authority__97" original="E826.-760b"> A person responsible for copying a work without the authority of the copyright owner will incur a liability. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bfb" id="authority__98" original="E826.-6d94" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="authority__99"> verb + authority </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bf9" id="authority__100"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bf8" id="authority__101" original="E826.-6d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bf7" id="authority__102"><span class="coll" id="authority__103" original="E826.-6d92"> have </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bf5" id="authority__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bf4" id="authority__105" original="E826.-6d8d"><span class="x" id="authority__106" original="E826.-6d8c"> Financial regulations may stipulate which office-holders have authority to issue contracts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bf2" id="authority__107" original="E391.6eff"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bf1" id="authority__108"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="authority__109" original="E391.6f01"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="authority__110" original="E391.6f03"> an organization that has the power to make decisions or that has a particular area of responsibility in a country or region </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bee" id="authority__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bed" id="authority__112" original="E826.-760a"><span class="x" id="authority__113" original="E826.-7609"> Regional representatives include local authorities, cities or regional governments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2beb" id="authority__114" original="E826.-74a8"><span class="x" id="authority__115" original="E826.-74a7"> The Philippines monetary authority adjusted its key overnight interest rates. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2be9" id="authority__116" original="E826.-73d5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="authority__117"> adjective + authorities </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2be7" id="authority__118"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2be6" id="authority__119" original="E826.-73d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2be5" id="authority__120"><span class="coll" id="authority__121" original="E826.-73d2"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2be3" id="authority__122" original="E826.-73d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2be2" id="authority__123"><span class="coll" id="authority__124" original="E826.-73d0"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2be0" id="authority__125" original="E826.-73cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bdf" id="authority__126"><span class="coll" id="authority__127" original="E826.-73ce"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bdd" id="authority__128" original="E826.-73cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bdc" id="authority__129"><span class="coll" id="authority__130" original="E826.-73cc"> regulatory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bda" id="authority__131" original="E826.-73cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bd9" id="authority__132"><span class="coll" id="authority__133" original="E826.-73ca"> monetary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bd7" id="authority__134" original="E826.-73c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bd6" id="authority__135"><span class="coll" id="authority__136" original="E826.-73c8"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bd4" id="authority__137" original="E826.-73c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bd3" id="authority__138"><span class="coll" id="authority__139" original="E826.-73c6"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bd1" id="authority__140" original="E826.-73c5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bd0" id="authority__141" original="E826.-73e6"><span class="x" id="authority__142" original="E826.-73c4"> Traditionally, criminal law has been seen as the province of national authorities. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bce" id="authority__143" original="E391.6f07"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bcd" id="authority__144"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="authority__145" original="E391.6f09"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="authority__146" original="E391.6f0a"> the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bca" id="authority__147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bc9" id="authority__148" original="E826.-74a6"><span class="x" id="authority__149" original="E826.-74a5"> Homer was sometimes criticized, but his authority on a range of issues was deeply rooted. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bc7" id="authority__150" original="E391.6f0b"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bc6" id="authority__151"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="authority__152" original="E391.6f0d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="authority__153" original="E391.6f0e"><span class="exp" id="authority__154"> authority </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="authority__155" original="E391.6f0f"> a person with special knowledge </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bc1" id="authority__156" original="E391.6f10" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://specialist1" title="specialist1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bc0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-4bce" id="authority__157" original="E391.6f11"><span class="xh" id="authority__158"> specialist </span><span class="xhm" id="authority__159"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bbd" id="authority__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bbc" id="authority__161" original="E826.-74a4"><span class="x" id="authority__162" original="E826.-74a3"> Baker became known as an authority on bridge construction. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c21" id="authority__163" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="authority__164"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c23" id="authority__165" original="E826.-73e4"><span class="shcut" id="authority__166" original="E826.-73e3"> adjective + authority </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c25" id="authority__167" original="E826.-73e2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c26" id="authority__168" original="E826.-73e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c27" id="authority__169" original="E826.-73df"><span class="coll" id="authority__170"> statutory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c29" id="authority__171" original="E826.-73de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c2a" id="authority__172" original="E826.-73dd"><span class="coll" id="authority__173"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c2c" id="authority__174" original="E826.-73dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c2d" id="authority__175" original="E826.-73db"><span class="coll" id="authority__176"> royal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c2f" id="authority__177" original="E826.-73da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c30" id="authority__178" original="E826.-73d9"><span class="coll" id="authority__179"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c32" id="authority__180" original="E826.-73d8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c33" id="authority__181" original="E826.-73d7"><span class="x" id="authority__182" original="E826.-73d6"> Elaborate ceremonies were held to demonstrate the political power and religious authority of the kings. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c35" id="authority__183" original="E842.-7a60"><span class="shcut" id="authority__184" original="E842.-7a5f"> adjective + authorities </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c37" id="authority__185" original="E826.-73d5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c38" id="authority__186" original="E826.-73d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c39" id="authority__187" original="E826.-73d2"><span class="coll" id="authority__188"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c3b" id="authority__189" original="E826.-73d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c3c" id="authority__190" original="E826.-73d0"><span class="coll" id="authority__191"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c3e" id="authority__192" original="E826.-73cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c3f" id="authority__193" original="E826.-73ce"><span class="coll" id="authority__194"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c41" id="authority__195" original="E826.-73cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c42" id="authority__196" original="E826.-73cc"><span class="coll" id="authority__197"> regulatory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c44" id="authority__198" original="E826.-73cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c45" id="authority__199" original="E826.-73ca"><span class="coll" id="authority__200"> monetary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c47" id="authority__201" original="E826.-73c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c48" id="authority__202" original="E826.-73c8"><span class="coll" id="authority__203"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c4a" id="authority__204" original="E826.-73c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c4b" id="authority__205" original="E826.-73c6"><span class="coll" id="authority__206"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c4d" id="authority__207" original="E826.-73c5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c4e" id="authority__208" original="E826.-73e6"><span class="x" id="authority__209" original="E826.-73c4"> Traditionally, criminal law has been seen as the province of national authorities. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c50" id="authority__210" original="E826.-6daa"><span class="shcut" id="authority__211" original="E826.-6da9"> verb + authority </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c52" id="authority__212" original="E826.-6da8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c53" id="authority__213" original="E826.-6da6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c54" id="authority__214" original="E826.-6da5"><span class="coll" id="authority__215"> delegate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c56" id="authority__216" original="E826.-6da4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c57" id="authority__217" original="E826.-6da3"><span class="coll" id="authority__218"> exercise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c59" id="authority__219" original="E826.-6da2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c5a" id="authority__220" original="E826.-6da1"><span class="coll" id="authority__221"> gain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c5c" id="authority__222" original="E826.-6da0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c5d" id="authority__223" original="E826.-6d9f"><span class="coll" id="authority__224"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c5f" id="authority__225" original="E826.-6d9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c60" id="authority__226" original="E826.-6d9d"><span class="coll" id="authority__227"> lack </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c62" id="authority__228" original="E826.-6d9c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c63" id="authority__229" original="E826.-6d9b"><span class="x" id="authority__230" original="E826.-6d9a"> Parliament may delegate to other bodies the authority to pass legislation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c65" id="authority__231" original="E826.-6d97"><span class="x" id="authority__232" original="E826.-6d96"> Students who challenge authority are trying to influence the world around them. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c67" id="authority__233" original="E826.-6d95"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c68" id="authority__234" original="E826.-6d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c69" id="authority__235" original="E826.-6d92"><span class="coll" id="authority__236"> have </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c6b" id="authority__237" original="E826.-6d91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c6c" id="authority__238" original="E826.-6dab"><span class="x" id="authority__239" original="E826.-6d90"> The bishops of Rome had no effective authority in the Frankish national church. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5c6e" id="authority__240" original="E826.-6d8d"><span class="x" id="authority__241" original="E826.-6d8c"> Financial regulations may stipulate which office-holders have authority to issue contracts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7cd2" id="authority__242" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://authority" title="authority definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7cd1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5a05" id="authority__243" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="authority__244"> authority </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bba" id="authorization" original="E391.6f17" sum="898"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bb9" id="authorization__1" original="E391.6f18"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bb8" id="authorization__2" original="E391.6f19"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> authorization </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bb6" id="authorization__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bb5" id="authorization__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c646b0894.3ac5" id="authorization__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="authorization__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> author <span class="ptl" id="authorization__9"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ba8" id="authorization__13" original="E391.6f22"><span class="pos" id="authorization__14" original="E391.6f23"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.624d" eid="authorization__15" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-559b" geo="br" id="authorization__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorization__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authorization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authorization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5597" geo="n_am" id="authorization__18" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorization__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːθərəˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authorization__us_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorization__us_6.ogg" href="sound://authorization__us_6.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ba6" id="authorization__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ba5" id="authorization__21" original="E391.6f24"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ba4" id="authorization__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="authorization__23" original="E391.6f26"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="authorization__24" original="E391.6f27"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="authorization__25" original="E391.6f28"> official permission or power to do something; the act of giving permission </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ba0" id="authorization__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b9f" id="authorization__27" original="E834.5e6a"><span class="cf" id="authorization__28" original="E39f.-3c42"><span class="exp" id="authorization__29"> authorization </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="authorization__30" original="E834.5e6b"> Caregivers also gave authorization for the release of medical information from the children's medical chart. </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b99" id="authorization__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b98" id="authorization__32" original="E834.5e6c"><span class="cf" id="authorization__33" original="E39f.-3c41"> without the <span class="exp" id="authorization__34"> authorization </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="sep"> | </span><span class="cf" id="authorization__35" original="E465.-2f73"> without <span class="exp" id="authorization__36"> authorization </span> (from somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="authorization__37" original="E834.5e6d"> A group of states decided to use force without the explicit authorization of the Security Council. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b94" id="authorization__38" original="E834.5e69"><span class="cf" id="authorization__39" original="E39f.-3c3e"><span class="exp" id="authorization__40"> authorization </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="authorization__41" original="E834.5e6e"> The Secretary of Public Security obtained a judicial authorization to carry out wiretapping. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b90" id="authorization__42" original="E391.6f29"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b8f" id="authorization__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="authorization__44" original="E391.6f2b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="authorization__45" original="E391.6f2c"> a document that gives somebody official permission to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b8c" id="authorization__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b8b" id="authorization__47" original="E834.5e71"><span class="x" id="authorization__48" original="E834.5e72"> The King signed the authorization at the end of 1835. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7c27" id="authorization__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://authorization" title="authorization definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7c26" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5a72" id="authorization__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="authorization__51"> authorization </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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authorize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b89" id="authorize" original="E391.6f2d" sum="727"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b88" id="authorize__1" original="E391.6f2e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b87" id="authorize__2" original="E391.6f2f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> authorize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b85" id="authorize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b84" id="authorize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-99" id="authorize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="authorize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> author <span class="ptl" id="authorize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b72" id="authorize__19" original="E391.6f3e"><span class="pos" id="authorize__20" original="E391.6f3f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6256" eid="authorize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5563" geo="br" id="authorize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authorize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authorize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5560" geo="n_am" id="authorize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authorize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authorize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2b46" id="authorize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64fd" form="root" id="authorize__27"><span class="vp" id="authorize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> authorize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64fb" eid="authorize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64fa" geo="br" id="authorize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authorize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authorize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64f7" geo="n_am" id="authorize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authorize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authorize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64f4" form="thirdps" id="authorize__34"><span class="vp" id="authorize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> authorizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64f2" eid="authorize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64f1" geo="br" id="authorize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authorizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authorizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64ee" geo="n_am" id="authorize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authorizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authorizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64eb" form="past" id="authorize__41"><span class="vp" id="authorize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> authorized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64e9" eid="authorize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64e8" geo="br" id="authorize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authorized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authorized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64e5" geo="n_am" id="authorize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authorized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authorized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64e2" form="pastpart" id="authorize__48"><span class="vp" id="authorize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> authorized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64e0" eid="authorize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64df" geo="br" id="authorize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authorized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authorized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64dc" geo="n_am" id="authorize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authorized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authorized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64d9" form="prespart" id="authorize__55"><span class="vp" id="authorize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> authorizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64d7" eid="authorize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64d6" geo="br" id="authorize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authorizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authorizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-64d3" geo="n_am" id="authorize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authorizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authorizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b46" id="authorize__62"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="authorize__63" original="E391.6f5d"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b44" id="authorize__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b43" id="authorize__65" original="E391.6f5e"><span class="def" id="authorize__66" original="E391.6f5f"> to give official permission for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b41" id="authorize__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b40" id="authorize__68" original="E465.-2f6f"><span class="cf" id="authorize__69" original="E391.6f60"><span class="exp" id="authorize__70"> authorize </span> something </span><span class="x" id="authorize__71" original="E465.-2f6e"> The government authorized further aircraft production. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b3c" id="authorize__72" original="E834.5e77"><span class="x" id="authorize__73" original="E834.5e78"> They undercut the prices of the authorized dealers in a market and still make a profit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b3a" id="authorize__74" original="E465.-2f6d"><span class="cf" id="authorize__75" original="E391.6f61"><span class="exp" id="authorize__76"> authorize </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="authorize__77" original="E465.-2f6c"> The troops were authorized to use force. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b36" id="authorize__78" original="E834.5e79"><span class="x" id="authorize__79" original="E834.5e7a"> I was not authorized to access that particular data but I was authorized to access other data of the same kind. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b34" id="authorize__80" original="E391.6f62" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unauthorized" title="unauthorized definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b33" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4d24" id="authorize__81" original="E391.6f63"><span class="xh" id="authorize__82"> unauthorized </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7bbc" id="authorize__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://authorize" title="authorize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7bbb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5a98" id="authorize__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="authorize__85"> authorize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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authorship
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b31" id="authorship" original="E391.6f72" sum="453"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b30" id="authorship__1" original="E391.6f73"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b2f" id="authorship__2" original="E391.6f74"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> authorship </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b26" id="authorship__4" original="E391.6f79"><span class="pos" id="authorship__5" original="E391.6f7a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.625d" eid="authorship__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-54fd" geo="br" id="authorship__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorship__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθəʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autho/authorship__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorship__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://authorship__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-54fa" geo="n_am" id="authorship__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="authorship__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːθərʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autho/authorship__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autho/authorship__us_1.ogg" href="sound://authorship__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b24" id="authorship__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="authorship__12" original="E391.6f7c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b22" id="authorship__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b21" id="authorship__14" original="E391.6f7d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="authorship__15" original="E391.6f7e"> the identity of the person who wrote something, especially a book </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b1f" id="authorship__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b1e" id="authorship__17" original="E842.-7d75"><span class="x" id="authorship__18" original="E842.-7d74"> The society studied the evidence for Francis Bacon's authorship of plays commonly ascribed to William Shakespeare. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b1c" id="authorship__19" original="E391.6f7f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="authorship__20" original="E391.6f80"> the activity or fact of writing a book </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b1a" id="authorship__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b19" id="authorship__22" original="E842.-7d73"><span class="x" id="authorship__23" original="E842.-7d72"> Thackeray tended to regard authorship as an occupation rather than as a sacred or professional vocation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7b97" id="authorship__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://authorship" title="authorship definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7b96" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5aef" id="authorship__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="authorship__26"> authorship </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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autobiography
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b17" id="autobiography" original="E391.6fba" sum="466"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b16" id="autobiography__1" original="E391.6fbb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b15" id="autobiography__2" original="E391.6fbc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> autobiography </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b09" id="autobiography__7" original="E391.6fc4"><span class="pos" id="autobiography__8" original="E391.6fc5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6264" eid="autobiography__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-542b" geo="br" id="autobiography__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autobiography__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autob/autobiography__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autob/autobiography__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://autobiography__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5427" geo="n_am" id="autobiography__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autobiography__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autob/autobiography__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autob/autobiography__us_1.ogg" href="sound://autobiography__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b07" id="autobiography__14" original="E391.6fc9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b04" form="pl" id="autobiography__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="autobiography__16" original="E391.6fcd"> autobiographies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b02" id="autobiography__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="autobiography__18" original="E391.6fc7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="autobiography__19" original="E391.6fc8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2aff" id="autobiography__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2afe" id="autobiography__21" original="E391.6fce"><span class="def" id="autobiography__22" original="E391.6fcf"> the story of a person's life, written by that person; this type of writing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2afc" id="autobiography__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2afb" id="autobiography__24" original="E85d.-5bdb"><span class="x" id="autobiography__25" original="E85d.-5bda"> Many compelling autobiographies were written and published in this period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2af9" id="autobiography__26" original="E85d.-5bd9"><span class="x" id="autobiography__27" original="E85d.-5bd8"> This article suggests the value of autobiography for religious studies. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2af7" id="autobiography__28" original="E391.6fd0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biography" title="biography definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2af6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c9f" id="autobiography__29" original="E391.6fd1"><span class="xh" id="autobiography__30"> biography </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2af4" id="autobiography__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2af3" id="autobiography__32" original="E391.6fd3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2af2" id="autobiography__33"><span class="dr" id="autobiography__34" original="E391.6fd4"> autobiographical </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2aea" id="autobiography__35" original="E391.6fd8"><span class="pos" id="autobiography__36" original="E391.6fd9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6265" eid="autobiography__37" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5423" geo="br" id="autobiography__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autobiography__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autob/autobiographical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autob/autobiographical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://autobiographical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5420" geo="n_am" id="autobiography__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autobiography__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autob/autobiographical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autob/autobiographical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://autobiographical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ae8" id="autobiography__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ae7" id="autobiography__43" original="E85d.-5bd7"><span class="x" id="autobiography__44" original="E85d.-5bd6"> This century saw an increase in autobiographical writing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ae5" id="autobiography__45" original="E85d.-5bd5"><span class="x" id="autobiography__46" original="E85d.-5bd4"> Large sections of the novel are autobiographical. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7b6f" id="autobiography__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://autobiography" title="autobiography definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7b6e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5b58" id="autobiography__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="autobiography__49"> autobiography </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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autoimmune
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ae3" id="autoimmune" original="E391.7151" sum="376"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ae2" id="autoimmune__1" original="E391.7152"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ae1" id="autoimmune__2" original="E391.7153"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> autoimmune </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ad8" id="autoimmune__4" original="E391.7158"><span class="pos" id="autoimmune__5" original="E391.7159"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6274" eid="autoimmune__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5121" geo="br" id="autoimmune__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autoimmune__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autoi/autoimmune__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autoi/autoimmune__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://autoimmune__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-511d" geo="n_am" id="autoimmune__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autoimmune__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtoʊɪˈmjuːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autoi/autoimmune__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autoi/autoimmune__us_1.ogg" href="sound://autoimmune__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ad6" id="autoimmune__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="autoimmune__12" original="E391.715b"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ad4" id="autoimmune__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="autoimmune__14" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ad2" id="autoimmune__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ad1" id="autoimmune__16" original="E391.715d"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ad0" id="autoimmune__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="autoimmune__18" original="E465.-2f64"> of a disease or medical condition </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="autoimmune__19" original="E391.715e"> caused by substances that usually prevent illness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2acd" id="autoimmune__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2acc" id="autoimmune__21" original="E834.5e7d"><span class="x" id="autoimmune__22" original="E834.5e7e"> Interestingly, autoimmune diseases in general are less common in tropical countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2aca" id="autoimmune__23" original="E834.5e7f"><span class="x" id="autoimmune__24" original="E834.5e80"> Inflammation in the liver could be due to autoimmune hepatitis. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7b3c" id="autoimmune__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://autoimmune" title="autoimmune definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7b3b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5d1a" id="autoimmune__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="autoimmune__27"> autoimmune </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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automate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ac8" id="automate" original="E391.717d" sum="391"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ac7" id="automate__1" original="E391.717e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ac6" id="automate__2" original="E391.717f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> automate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ab9" id="automate__9" original="E391.7189"><span class="pos" id="automate__10" original="E391.718a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.627d" eid="automate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5075" geo="br" id="automate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-5072" geo="n_am" id="automate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2b18" id="automate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6495" form="root" id="automate__17"><span class="vp" id="automate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> automate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6493" eid="automate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6492" geo="br" id="automate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-648f" geo="n_am" id="automate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-648c" form="thirdps" id="automate__24"><span class="vp" id="automate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> automates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-648a" eid="automate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6489" geo="br" id="automate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6486" geo="n_am" id="automate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6483" form="past" id="automate__31"><span class="vp" id="automate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> automated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6481" eid="automate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6480" geo="br" id="automate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-647d" geo="n_am" id="automate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-647a" form="pastpart" id="automate__38"><span class="vp" id="automate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> automated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6478" eid="automate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6477" geo="br" id="automate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6474" geo="n_am" id="automate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6471" form="prespart" id="automate__45"><span class="vp" id="automate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> automating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-646f" eid="automate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-646e" geo="br" id="automate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-646b" geo="n_am" id="automate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a8d" id="automate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a8c" id="automate__53" original="E391.71a7"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a8b" id="automate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="automate__55" original="E391.71a9"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="automate__56" original="E391.71aa"><span class="exp" id="automate__57"> automate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="automate__58" original="E391.71ab"> to change a process so that it uses machines and computers instead of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a86" id="automate__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a85" id="automate__60" original="E842.-7cf0"><span class="x" id="automate__61" original="E842.-7cef"> Even when factories were automated, the workforce was rarely reduced. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a83" id="automate__62"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a82" id="automate__63" original="E842.-7aef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a81" id="automate__64"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="automate__65" original="E842.-7aee"> automated </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a79" id="automate__66" original="E842.-7aec"><span class="pos" id="automate__67" original="E842.-7aeb"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.627e" eid="automate__68" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-506f" geo="br" id="automate__69" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__70"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-506c" geo="n_am" id="automate__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automate__72"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a77" id="automate__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a76" id="automate__74" original="E842.-7aea"><span class="x" id="automate__75" original="E842.-7ae9"> A manufacturing system that was fully automated could begin making a new product without retraining or retooling. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7aee" id="automate__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://automate" title="automate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7aed" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5d4e" id="automate__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="automate__78"> automate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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automatic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a74" id="automatic" original="E391.71b9" sum="691"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a73" id="automatic__1" original="E391.71ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a72" id="automatic__2" original="E391.71bb"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> automatic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a67" id="automatic__7" original="E391.71c4"><span class="pos" id="automatic__8" original="E391.71c5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.628b" eid="automatic__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4ffe" geo="br" id="automatic__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automatic__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automatic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automatic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automatic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4ffb" geo="n_am" id="automatic__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automatic__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automatic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automatic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automatic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a65" id="automatic__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a64" id="automatic__15" original="E391.71c6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a63" id="automatic__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="automatic__17" original="E391.71c7"> of a machine or device </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="automatic__18" original="E391.71c8"> having controls that work without needing a person to operate them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a60" id="automatic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a5f" id="automatic__20" original="E4a8.1d"><span class="x" id="automatic__21" original="E4a8.1e"> The system is fully automatic and suitable for unmanned applications. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a5d" id="automatic__22" original="E391.71c9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="automatic__23" original="E391.71ca"> done or happening without thinking </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a5b" id="automatic__24" original="E391.71cb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://instinctive" title="instinctive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a5a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-14c1" id="automatic__25" original="E391.71cc"><span class="xh" id="automatic__26"> instinctive </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a58" id="automatic__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a57" id="automatic__28" original="E842.-7a70"><span class="x" id="automatic__29" original="E842.-7a6f"> Research shows that automatic or unconscious processes tend to be fast and efficient but inflexible. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a55" id="automatic__30" original="E391.71ce"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="automatic__31" original="E391.71cf"> always happening as a result of a particular action or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a53" id="automatic__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a52" id="automatic__33" original="E842.-7a6e"><span class="x" id="automatic__34" original="E842.-7a6d"> There is no automatic right for a shareholder to receive a dividend. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a50" id="automatic__35" original="E842.-7a6c"><span class="x" id="automatic__36" original="E842.-7a6b"> In the UK, copyright is automatic and there is no registration process. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7ac1" id="automatic__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://automatic_1" title="automatic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7ac0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5d8f" id="automatic__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="automatic__39"> automatic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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automatically
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a4e" id="automatically" original="E842.-7831" sum="668"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a4d" id="automatically__1" original="E842.-7830"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a4c" id="automatically__2" original="E842.-782f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> automatically </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a44" id="automatically__4" original="E842.-782a"><span class="pos" id="automatically__5" original="E842.-7829"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6292" eid="automatically__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4f8d" geo="br" id="automatically__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automatically__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automatically__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automatically__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://automatically__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4f89" geo="n_am" id="automatically__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automatically__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automatically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automatically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automatically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a42" id="automatically__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a41" id="automatically__12" original="E842.-7828"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="automatically__13" original="E842.-7827"> by machine or computer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a3f" id="automatically__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a3e" id="automatically__15" original="E842.-7826"><span class="x" id="automatically__16" original="E842.-7825"> The tests were performed automatically on machines that use robotics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a3c" id="automatically__17" original="E842.-77ef"><span class="x" id="automatically__18" original="E842.-77ee"> The web page is automatically updated every 15 minutes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a3a" id="automatically__19" original="E842.-7824"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="automatically__20" original="E842.-7823"> as a result of a particular action or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a38" id="automatically__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a37" id="automatically__22" original="E842.-7822"><span class="x" id="automatically__23" original="E842.-7821"> Tariffs automatically generate revenue for the government of the importing country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a35" id="automatically__24" original="E842.-7820"><span class="x" id="automatically__25" original="E842.-781f"> The statute identifies reasons for dismissal that will be automatically unfair. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a33" id="automatically__26" original="E842.-781e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a32" id="automatically__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="automatically__28" original="E842.-781d"> of the body's physical or mental processes </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="automatically__29" original="E842.-781c"> not requiring thought or attention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a2f" id="automatically__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a2e" id="automatically__31" original="E842.-781b"><span class="x" id="automatically__32" original="E842.-781a"> Thus, people seem to automatically retrieve this information from memory. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a98" id="automatically__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://automatically" title="automatically definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a97" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.6162" id="automatically__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="automatically__35"> automatically </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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automation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a2c" id="automation" original="E391.721e" sum="302"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a2b" id="automation__1" original="E391.721f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a2a" id="automation__2" original="E391.7220"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> automation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a22" id="automation__4" original="E391.7225"><span class="pos" id="automation__5" original="E391.7226"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.629b" eid="automation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4f06" geo="br" id="automation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automation__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automation__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://automation__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4f03" geo="n_am" id="automation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a20" id="automation__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="automation__12" original="E391.7228"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a1e" id="automation__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a1d" id="automation__14" original="E391.7229"><span class="def" id="automation__15" original="E391.722a"> the use or introduction of machines to do work that was previously done by people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a1b" id="automation__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a1a" id="automation__17" original="E842.-78f3"><span class="x" id="automation__18" original="E842.-78f2"> Gallie studied the impact of advanced automation on industrial workers in England and France. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a70" id="automation__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://automation" title="automation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a6f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5e31" id="automation__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="automation__21"> automation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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automobile
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a18" id="automobile" original="E391.7259" sum="530"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a17" id="automobile__1" original="E391.725a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a16" id="automobile__2" original="E391.725b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> automobile </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a0b" id="automobile__7" original="E391.7263"><span class="pos" id="automobile__8" original="E391.7264"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62a2" eid="automobile__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4ea7" geo="br" id="automobile__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automobile__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəməbiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automobile__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automobile__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automobile__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4ea4" geo="n_am" id="automobile__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automobile__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəməbiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automobile__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automobile__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://automobile__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a09" id="automobile__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="automobile__15" original="E391.7266"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a07" id="automobile__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a06" id="automobile__17" original="E391.7267"><span class="def" id="automobile__18" original="E391.7268"> a car </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a04" id="automobile__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a03" id="automobile__20" original="E834.5e83"><span class="x" id="automobile__21" original="E834.5e84"> Railroads had already lost market share to intercity buses and private automobiles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a01" id="automobile__22" original="E834.5e81"><span class="cf" id="automobile__23" original="E465.-2f63"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="automobile__24" original="E834.5e82"> In 2007, Toyota became the world's largest automobile manufacturer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29fe" id="automobile__25" original="E39f.-5199"><span class="x" id="automobile__26" original="E39f.-5198"> the automobile industry/market </span></span></span><span class="un" id="automobile__27" original="E465.-2f62" un="help"> In British English the term <span class="eb" id="automobile__28" original="E465.-2f61"> automobile </span> is only used before another noun; in other cases, British English uses <span class="eb" id="automobile__29" original="E465.-2f60"> car </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29f9" id="automobile__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29f8" id="automobile__31" original="E465.-2f5f"><span class="x" id="automobile__32" original="E465.-2f5e"> Railways had already lost market share to coaches and private cars. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a55" id="automobile__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://automobile" title="automobile definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5e78" id="automobile__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="automobile__35"> automobile </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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automotive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29f6" id="automotive" original="E391.7269" sum="348"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29f5" id="automotive__1" original="E391.726a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29f4" id="automotive__2" original="E391.726b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> automotive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29eb" id="automotive__4" original="E391.7270"><span class="pos" id="automotive__5" original="E391.7271"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62a9" eid="automotive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4e5e" geo="br" id="automotive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automotive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autom/automotive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automotive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://automotive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4e5a" geo="n_am" id="automotive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="automotive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌɔːtəˈmoʊtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autom/automotive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autom/automotive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://automotive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29e9" id="automotive__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="automotive__12" original="E834.5e86"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29e7" id="automotive__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29e6" id="automotive__14" original="E391.7274"><span class="def" id="automotive__15" original="E391.7275"> connected with vehicles that are driven by engines </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29e4" id="automotive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29e3" id="automotive__17" original="E834.5e87"><span class="x" id="automotive__18" original="E834.5e88"> The steel is recycled from waste material from the automotive industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29e1" id="automotive__19" original="E834.5e89"><span class="x" id="automotive__20" original="E834.5e8a"> Automotive suppliers are under a constant pressure to lower their production costs. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a30" id="automotive__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://automotive" title="automotive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a2f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5e95" id="automotive__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="automotive__23"> automotive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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autonomous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29df" id="autonomous" original="E391.7284" sum="667"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29de" id="autonomous__1" original="E391.7285"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29dd" id="autonomous__2" original="E391.7286"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> autonomous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29d4" id="autonomous__4" original="E391.728b"><span class="pos" id="autonomous__5" original="E391.728c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62b2" eid="autonomous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4e02" geo="br" id="autonomous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autonomous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈtɒnəməs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/auton/autonomous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/auton/autonomous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://autonomous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4dfe" geo="n_am" id="autonomous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autonomous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈtɑːnəməs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/auton/autonomous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/auton/autonomous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://autonomous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29d2" id="autonomous__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29d1" id="autonomous__12" original="E391.728d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29d0" id="autonomous__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="autonomous__14" original="E391.728e"> of a country, a region or an organization </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="autonomous__15" original="E391.728f"> able to govern itself or control its own affairs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29cd" id="autonomous__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29cc" id="autonomous__17" original="E834.5e8b"><span class="x" id="autonomous__18" original="E834.5e8c"> At that time the Russian Republic had as many as fourteen autonomous republics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29ca" id="autonomous__19" original="E834.5e8d"><span class="x" id="autonomous__20" original="E834.5e8e"> Small businesses are usually seen as independent and autonomous. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29c8" id="autonomous__21" original="E391.7290" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://independent" title="independent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29c7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3dfd" id="autonomous__22" original="E391.7291"><span class="xh" id="autonomous__23"> independent </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29c4" id="autonomous__24" original="E391.7293"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="autonomous__25" original="E391.7295"> able to act or make decisions independently </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29c2" id="autonomous__26" original="E834.5e8f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://independent" title="independent (6) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29c1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3db6" id="autonomous__27" original="E834.5e90"><span class="xh" id="autonomous__28"> independent </span><span class="xs" id="autonomous__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 6 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29be" id="autonomous__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29bd" id="autonomous__31" original="E834.5e91"><span class="x" id="autonomous__32" original="E834.5e92"> The company continued to treat all employees as relatively autonomous individuals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29bb" id="autonomous__33" original="E834.5e93"><span class="x" id="autonomous__34" original="E834.5e94"> In order to exploit these opportunities, learners must be largely autonomous. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29b9" id="autonomous__35"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29b8" id="autonomous__36" original="E391.7296"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29b7" id="autonomous__37"><span class="dr" id="autonomous__38" original="E391.7297"> autonomously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29ae" id="autonomous__39" original="E391.729b"><span class="pos" id="autonomous__40" original="E391.729c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62b3" eid="autonomous__41" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4e08" geo="br" id="autonomous__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autonomous__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈtɒnəməsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/auton/autonomously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/auton/autonomously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://autonomously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4e05" geo="n_am" id="autonomous__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autonomous__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈtɑːnəməsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/auton/autonomously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/auton/autonomously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://autonomously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29ac" id="autonomous__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29ab" id="autonomous__47" original="E834.5e95"><span class="x" id="autonomous__48" original="E834.5e96"> None of the institutions of the European Union is free to act autonomously. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29a9" id="autonomous__49" original="E834.5e97"><span class="x" id="autonomous__50" original="E834.5e98"> Cell division proceeds autonomously. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a16" id="autonomous__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://autonomous" title="autonomous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7a15" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5eb6" id="autonomous__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="autonomous__53"> autonomous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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autonomy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29a7" id="autonomy" original="E391.729d" sum="723"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29a6" id="autonomy__1" original="E391.729e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29a5" id="autonomy__2" original="E391.729f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> autonomy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2998" id="autonomy__7" original="E391.72a7"><span class="pos" id="autonomy__8" original="E391.72a8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62c2" eid="autonomy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4da8" geo="br" id="autonomy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autonomy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈtɒnəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/auton/autonomy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/auton/autonomy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://autonomy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4da4" geo="n_am" id="autonomy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autonomy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːˈtɑːnəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/auton/autonomy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/auton/autonomy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://autonomy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2996" id="autonomy__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="autonomy__15" original="E391.72aa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2994" id="autonomy__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2993" id="autonomy__17" original="E391.72ac"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="autonomy__18" original="E391.72ad"> the freedom of a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2991" id="autonomy__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2990" id="autonomy__20" original="E834.5ea0"><span class="x" id="autonomy__21" original="E834.5ea1"> In Canada the French-speaking population of Quebec began to demand greater autonomy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-298e" id="autonomy__22" original="E834.5ea2"><span class="x" id="autonomy__23" original="E834.5ea3"> US universities retained great autonomy in their administrative policies. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-298c" id="autonomy__24" original="E391.72ae" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://independence" title="independence definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-298b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3e2e" id="autonomy__25" original="E391.72af"><span class="xh" id="autonomy__26"> independence </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2988" id="autonomy__27" original="E391.72b1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="autonomy__28" original="E391.72b2"> the ability to act and make decisions without being controlled by anyone else </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2986" id="autonomy__29" original="E834.5ea4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://independence" title="independence (4) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2985" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3e08" id="autonomy__30" original="E834.5ea5"><span class="xh" id="autonomy__31"> independence </span><span class="xs" id="autonomy__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 4 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2982" id="autonomy__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2981" id="autonomy__34" original="E834.5ea8"><span class="x" id="autonomy__35" original="E834.5ea9"> The obvious problem with this model is that it fails to respect patient autonomy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-297f" id="autonomy__36" original="E465.-2f4b"><span class="x" id="autonomy__37" original="E465.-2f4a"> individual/personal autonomy </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-297d" id="autonomy__38" original="E834.5ea6"><span class="cf" id="autonomy__39" original="E465.-2f49"><span class="exp" id="autonomy__40"> autonomy </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="autonomy__41" original="E834.5ea7"> Teachers enjoyed great autonomy over curriculum development and decision-making. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-79d4" id="autonomy__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://autonomy" title="autonomy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-79d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5ee5" id="autonomy__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="autonomy__44"> autonomy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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autumn
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2979" id="autumn" original="E391.7359" sum="387"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2978" id="autumn__1" original="E391.735a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2977" id="autumn__2" original="E391.735b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> autumn </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2966" id="autumn__7" original="E391.7369"><span class="pos" id="autumn__8" original="E391.736a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62cb" eid="autumn__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2bb9" geo="br" id="autumn__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autumn__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aut/autum/autumn__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aut/autum/autumn__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://autumn__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2bb6" geo="n_am" id="autumn__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="autumn__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːtəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aut/autum/autumn__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aut/autum/autumn__us_3.ogg" href="sound://autumn__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6ee5" id="autumn__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="autumn__15" original="E391.7364"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-296c" id="autumn__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2968" id="autumn__17"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-296b" id="autumn__18"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="autumn__19" original="E391.7367"> North American English <span class="suffix"> usually </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> fall </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2964" id="autumn__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="autumn__22" original="E391.736c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="autumn__23" original="E391.736d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="autumn__24" original="E85d.-5bd0"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2960" id="autumn__25"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-295f" id="autumn__26" original="E391.736e"><span class="def" id="autumn__27" original="E391.736f"> the season of the year between summer and winter </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-295d" id="autumn__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-295c" id="autumn__29" original="E85d.-5bcf"><span class="cf" id="autumn__30" original="E4e1.2077"> in <span class="exp" id="autumn__31"> autumn </span></span><span class="x" id="autumn__32" original="E85d.-5bce"> Changes were made in autumn 2010. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2958" id="autumn__33" original="E85d.-5bd1"><span class="cf" id="autumn__34" original="E4e1.2078"> (in) the <span class="exp" id="autumn__35"> autumn </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="autumn__36" original="E85d.-5bcd"> The financial crisis hit in the autumn of 2008. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2954" id="autumn__37" original="E85d.-5bcc"><span class="cf" id="autumn__38" original="E4e1.2079"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="autumn__39" original="E85d.-5bcb"> Statistical tests were performed separately for spring and autumn surveys. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-799d" id="autumn__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://autumn" title="autumn definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-799c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.5fcf" id="autumn__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="autumn__42"> autumn </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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auxiliary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2951" hm="1" id="auxiliary1" original="E391.737d" sum="581"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2950" id="auxiliary1__1" original="E391.737e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-294f" id="auxiliary1__2" original="E391.737f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> auxiliary <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2945" id="auxiliary1__6" original="E391.7388"><span class="pos" id="auxiliary1__7" original="E391.7389"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62d2" eid="auxiliary1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4afd" geo="br" id="auxiliary1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="auxiliary1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈzɪliəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xau/xauxi/xauxiliary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xau/xauxi/xauxiliary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xauxiliary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4afa" geo="n_am" id="auxiliary1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="auxiliary1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈzɪliəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xau/xauxi/xauxiliary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xau/xauxi/xauxiliary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xauxiliary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2943" id="auxiliary1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2942" id="auxiliary1__14" original="E391.7390"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2941" id="auxiliary1__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="auxiliary1__16" original="E85d.-5bc9"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="auxiliary1__17" original="E391.7394"> extra; existing or being used in addition to the main one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-293e" id="auxiliary1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-293d" id="auxiliary1__19" original="E85d.-5bc8"><span class="x" id="auxiliary1__20" original="E85d.-5bc7"> The working and auxiliary electrodes are arranged as symmetrically as possible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-293b" id="auxiliary1__21" original="E4e1.2090"><span class="x" id="auxiliary1__22" original="E4e1.2091"> A second way is to accommodate the anomaly by tacking on an auxiliary hypothesis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2939" id="auxiliary1__23" original="E391.738a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2938" id="auxiliary1__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="auxiliary1__25" original="E85d.-5bc3"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="auxiliary1__26" original="E85d.-5bc2"> working in a supporting role; not qualified to do the job mentioned, but performing some aspects of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2935" id="auxiliary1__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2934" id="auxiliary1__28" original="E85d.-5bc1"><span class="x" id="auxiliary1__29" original="E85d.-5bc0"> Auxiliary staff should be encouraged to contribute. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2932" id="auxiliary1__30" original="E85d.-5bbf"><span class="x" id="auxiliary1__31" original="E85d.-5bbe"> auxiliary nurses/midwives </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-797c" id="auxiliary1__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://auxiliary_1" title="auxiliary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-797b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.600d" id="auxiliary1__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="auxiliary1__34"> auxiliary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2930" hm="2" id="auxiliary2" original="E4a5.4b3d" sum="492"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-292f" id="auxiliary2__1" original="E4a5.4b3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-292e" id="auxiliary2__2" original="E4a5.4b3f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> auxiliary <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2923" id="auxiliary2__7" original="E4a5.4b48"><span class="pos" id="auxiliary2__8" original="E4a5.4b49"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62d9" eid="auxiliary2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4af7" geo="br" id="auxiliary2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="auxiliary2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈzɪliəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xau/xauxi/xauxiliary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xau/xauxi/xauxiliary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xauxiliary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4af4" geo="n_am" id="auxiliary2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="auxiliary2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɔːɡˈzɪliəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xau/xauxi/xauxiliary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xau/xauxi/xauxiliary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xauxiliary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2921" id="auxiliary2__14" original="E4a5.4b4a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-291e" form="pl" id="auxiliary2__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="auxiliary2__16" original="E4a5.4b4e"> auxiliaries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-291c" id="auxiliary2__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-291b" id="auxiliary2__18" original="E4a5.4b4f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-291a" id="auxiliary2__19" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2919" id="auxiliary2__20"><span class="v"><strong> auxiliary verb </strong></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2917" id="auxiliary2__22"><span class="subj" id="auxiliary2__23" subj="gram"> grammar </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="auxiliary2__24" original="E4a5.4b54"> a verb such as <span class="ei" id="auxiliary2__25" original="E4a5.4b55"> be </span> , <span class="ei" id="auxiliary2__26" original="E4a5.4b56"> do </span> and <span class="ei" id="auxiliary2__27" original="E4a5.4b57"> have </span> used with main verbs to show tense, etc. and to form questions and negatives </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2911" id="auxiliary2__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2910" id="auxiliary2__29" original="E4a5.4b58"><span class="x" id="auxiliary2__30" original="E4a5.4b59"> In the question ‘Do you know where he has gone?’, ‘do’ and ‘has’ are auxiliaries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-290e" id="auxiliary2__31" original="E4a5.4b5a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="auxiliary2__32" original="E4a5.4b5b"> a worker who gives help or support to the main group of workers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-290c" id="auxiliary2__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-290b" id="auxiliary2__34" original="E4a5.4b5c"><span class="x" id="auxiliary2__35" original="E4a5.4b5d"> nursing auxiliaries </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7951" id="auxiliary2__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://auxiliary_1" title="auxiliary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7950" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.600d" id="auxiliary2__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="auxiliary2__38"> auxiliary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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availability
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2909" id="availability" original="E842.-753a" sum="508"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2908" id="availability__1" original="E842.-7539"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2907" id="availability__2" original="E842.-7538"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> availability </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28fb" id="availability__7" original="E842.-7533"><span class="pos" id="availability__8" original="E842.-7532"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62e0" eid="availability__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-49fc" geo="br" id="availability__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="availability__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌveɪləˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ava/avail/availability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ava/avail/availability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://availability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-49f9" geo="n_am" id="availability__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="availability__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˌveɪləˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ava/avail/availability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ava/avail/availability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://availability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28f9" id="availability__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="availability__15" original="E842.-7530"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28f7" id="availability__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28f6" id="availability__17" original="E842.-752f"><span class="def" id="availability__18" original="E842.-752e"> the quality of being able to be used or obtained </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28f4" id="availability__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28f3" id="availability__20" original="E842.-752d"><span class="x" id="availability__21" original="E842.-752c"> The least productive wetlands are limited by permanently low nutrient availability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28f1" id="availability__22" original="E84d.-7dcf"><span class="x" id="availability__23" original="E84d.-7dce"> Food was increasingly transported over greater and greater distances in order to ensure year-round availability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28ef" id="availability__24" original="E84d.-7df7"><span class="cf" id="availability__25" original="E842.-752b"><span class="exp" id="availability__26"> availability </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="availability__27" original="E84d.-7df6"> The benefit of this approach is the ready availability of results. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7928" id="availability__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://availability" title="availability definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7927" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.61aa" id="availability__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="availability__30"> availability </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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available
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28eb" id="available" original="E391.743a" sum="1177"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28ea" id="available__1" original="E391.743b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28e9" id="available__2" original="E391.743c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> available </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28e1" id="available__4" original="E391.7441"><span class="pos" id="available__5" original="E391.7442"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62e7" eid="available__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-49d2" geo="br" id="available__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="available__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈveɪləbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ava/avail/available__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ava/avail/available__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://available__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-49cf" geo="n_am" id="available__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="available__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈveɪləbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ava/avail/available__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ava/avail/available__us_1.ogg" href="sound://available__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28df" id="available__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28de" id="available__12" original="E391.7443"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28dd" id="available__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="available__14" original="E391.7444"> of things </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="available__15" original="E391.7445"> that you can use or obtain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28da" id="available__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28d9" id="available__17" original="E842.-77d6"><span class="x" id="available__18" original="E842.-77d5"> Public health facilities were not widely available. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28d7" id="available__19" original="E4a8.24"><span class="cf" id="available__20" original="E842.-77d4"><span class="exp" id="available__21"> available </span> for something (by somebody) </span><span class="x" id="available__22" original="E4a8.25"> A great deal of educational software is available for use both by teachers and students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28d3" id="available__23" original="E84e.-749e"><span class="cf" id="available__24" original="E84e.-749f"><span class="exp" id="available__25"> available </span> for somebody (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="available__26" original="E84e.-749d"> There are still a large number of antibiotics available for clinicians to use for the treatment of infection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28cf" id="available__27" original="E842.-77d0"><span class="cf" id="available__28" original="E842.-77d1"><span class="exp" id="available__29"> available </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="available__30" original="E842.-77cf"> In the UK, the Royal Mail service was first made available to the public in 1635. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28cb" id="available__31" original="E84d.-7304"><span class="cf" id="available__32" original="E84d.-7305"><span class="exp" id="available__33"> available </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="available__34" original="E84d.-7303"> Tap water is available in only 1 in 10 of the villages in the region. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28c7" id="available__35" original="E842.-77cd"><span class="cf" id="available__36" original="E842.-77ce"><span class="exp" id="available__37"> available </span> from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="available__38" original="E842.-77cc"> Table 7.3 illustrates data available from two case-control studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28c3" id="available__39" original="E842.-77ca"><span class="cf" id="available__40" original="E842.-77cb"><span class="exp" id="available__41"> available </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="available__42" original="E842.-77c9"> There are a number of tools available to assist with the construction and simulation of models. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28bf" id="available__43" original="E81e.-fe4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unavailable" title="unavailable (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28be" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4cf7" id="available__44" original="E81e.-fe3"><span class="xh" id="available__45"> unavailable </span><span class="xs" id="available__46"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28bb" id="available__47" original="E842.-7757" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="available__48"> available + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28b9" id="available__49"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28b8" id="available__50" original="E842.-7755"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28b7" id="available__51"><span class="coll" id="available__52" original="E842.-7754"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28b5" id="available__53" original="E842.-7753"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28b4" id="available__54"><span class="coll" id="available__55" original="E842.-7752"> data </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28b2" id="available__56"><span class="coll" id="available__57" original="E842.-7751"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28b0" id="available__58" original="E842.-7750"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28af" id="available__59"><span class="coll" id="available__60" original="E842.-774f"> resources </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28ad" id="available__61" original="E842.-774e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28ac" id="available__62"><span class="coll" id="available__63" original="E842.-774d"> supply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28aa" id="available__64" original="E842.-774c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28a9" id="available__65"><span class="coll" id="available__66" original="E842.-774b"> options </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28a7" id="available__67" original="E842.-774a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28a6" id="available__68" original="E842.-7749"><span class="x" id="available__69" original="E842.-7748"> Historically, the kinds of food consumed in various parts of the world primarily reflected available resources. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28a4" id="available__70" original="E842.-7745" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="available__71"> noun + be available </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28a2" id="available__72"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28a1" id="available__73" original="E842.-7743"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28a0" id="available__74"><span class="coll" id="available__75" original="E842.-7742"> options </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-289e" id="available__76"><span class="coll" id="available__77" original="E842.-7741"> alternative(s) </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-289c" id="available__78" original="E842.-7740"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-289b" id="available__79"><span class="coll" id="available__80" original="E842.-773f"> data </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2899" id="available__81"><span class="coll" id="available__82" original="E842.-773e"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2897" id="available__83" original="E842.-773d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2896" id="available__84"><span class="coll" id="available__85" original="E842.-773c"> equipment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2894" id="available__86" original="E842.-773b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2893" id="available__87"><span class="coll" id="available__88" original="E842.-773a"> resources </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2891" id="available__89" original="E842.-7739"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2890" id="available__90" original="E842.-7738"><span class="x" id="available__91" original="E842.-7737"> Therefore, little information is available on the compressive fatigue of composites. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-288e" id="available__92" original="E842.-777a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="available__93"> adverb + available </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-288c" id="available__94"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-288b" id="available__95" original="E842.-7778"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-288a" id="available__96"><span class="coll" id="available__97" original="E842.-7777"> commercially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2888" id="available__98" original="E842.-7776"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2887" id="available__99"><span class="coll" id="available__100" original="E842.-7775"> publicly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2885" id="available__101"><span class="coll" id="available__102" original="E842.-7774"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2883" id="available__103" original="E842.-7773"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2882" id="available__104"><span class="coll" id="available__105" original="E842.-7772"> readily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2880" id="available__106"><span class="coll" id="available__107" original="E842.-7771"> freely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-287e" id="available__108"><span class="coll" id="available__109" original="E842.-7770"> easily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-287c" id="available__110" original="E842.-776f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-287b" id="available__111"><span class="coll" id="available__112" original="E842.-776e"> immediately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2879" id="available__113" original="E842.-776d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2878" id="available__114"><span class="coll" id="available__115" original="E842.-776c"> currently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2876" id="available__116" original="E842.-776b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2875" id="available__117" original="E842.-776a"><span class="x" id="available__118" original="E842.-7769"> Furthermore, there is a great deal of readily available information about household structure from the national census and other sources. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2873" id="available__119" original="E81e.-fe2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="available__120" original="E81e.-fe1"><span class="exp" id="available__121"> available </span> (for something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2870" id="available__122"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="available__123" original="E81e.-fe0"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="available__124" original="E81e.-fdf"> free or willing to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-286d" id="available__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-286c" id="available__126" original="E81e.-fde"><span class="x" id="available__127" original="E81e.-fdd"> This means giving journalists and editors access to information and making senior management available for interview. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-286a" id="available__128" original="E81e.-fdc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unavailable" title="unavailable (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2869" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4ce6" id="available__129" original="E81e.-fdb"><span class="xh" id="available__130"> unavailable </span><span class="xs" id="available__131"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-790c" id="available__132" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://available" title="available definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-790b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6102" id="available__133" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="available__134"> available </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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avenue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2866" id="avenue" original="E391.7514" sum="349"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2865" id="avenue__1" original="E391.7515"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2864" id="avenue__2" original="E391.7516"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> avenue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2858" id="avenue__7" original="E391.751e"><span class="pos" id="avenue__8" original="E391.751f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62ee" eid="avenue__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-486b" geo="br" id="avenue__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avenue__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævənjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avenu/avenue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avenu/avenue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://avenue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4867" geo="n_am" id="avenue__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avenue__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævənuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avenu/avenue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avenu/avenue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avenue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2856" id="avenue__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2855" id="avenue__15" original="E391.7528"><span class="def" id="avenue__16" original="E391.7529"> a way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2853" id="avenue__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2852" id="avenue__18" original="E85d.-5be8"><span class="cf" id="avenue__19" original="E85d.-5be9"><span class="exp" id="avenue__20"> avenue </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="avenue__21" original="E85d.-5be7"> This is a promising avenue for future research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-284e" id="avenue__22" original="E85d.-5be5"><span class="cf" id="avenue__23" original="E85d.-5be6"><span class="exp" id="avenue__24"> avenue </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="avenue__25" original="E85d.-5be4"> This chapter will suggest new avenues of inquiry. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-284a" id="avenue__26" original="E85d.-5be3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://direction" title="direction (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2849" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b69" id="avenue__27" original="E85d.-5be2"><span class="xh" id="avenue__28"> direction </span><span class="xs" id="avenue__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-787e" id="avenue__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://avenue" title="avenue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-787d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6257" id="avenue__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="avenue__32"> avenue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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average
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2846" hm="1" id="average1" original="E391.7567" sum="710"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2845" id="average1__1" original="E391.7568"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2844" id="average1__2" original="E391.7569"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> average <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2838" id="average1__6" original="E391.7574"><span class="pos" id="average1__7" original="E391.7575"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62f7" eid="average1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2a72" geo="br" id="average1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avera/average__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/average__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://average__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2a6f" geo="n_am" id="average1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avera/average__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/average__us_2.ogg" href="sound://average__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2836" id="average1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2835" id="average1__14" original="E391.7576"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2834" id="average1__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="average1__16" original="E391.7578"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="average1__17" original="E391.7579"> calculated by adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2831" id="average1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2830" id="average1__19" original="E85b.64a9"><span class="x" id="average1__20" original="E85b.64aa"> The average cost of producing a product will fall as the quantity produced rises. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-282e" id="average1__21" original="E465.-1dd8"><span class="x" id="average1__22" original="E465.-1dd7"> Average annual temperature in the valley ranges from -16°C to -20°C. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-282c" id="average1__23" original="E85b.64ad"><span class="x" id="average1__24" original="E85b.64ae"> Niagara Falls has migrated a distance of more than 11 miles in 8 000 years, an average rate of three feet per year. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-282a" id="average1__25" original="E465.-1dd3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="average1__26"> average + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2828" id="average1__27"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2827" id="average1__28" original="E465.-1dd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2826" id="average1__29"><span class="coll" id="average1__30" original="E465.-1dd0"> number </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2824" id="average1__31" original="E465.-1dcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2823" id="average1__32"><span class="coll" id="average1__33" original="E465.-1dce"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2821" id="average1__34" original="E465.-1dcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2820" id="average1__35"><span class="coll" id="average1__36" original="E465.-1dcc"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-281e" id="average1__37" original="E465.-1dcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-281d" id="average1__38"><span class="coll" id="average1__39" original="E465.-1dca"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-281b" id="average1__40" original="E465.-1dc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-281a" id="average1__41"><span class="coll" id="average1__42" original="E465.-1dc8"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2818" id="average1__43" original="E465.-1dc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2817" id="average1__44"><span class="coll" id="average1__45" original="E465.-1dc6"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2815" id="average1__46" original="E465.-1dc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2814" id="average1__47"><span class="coll" id="average1__48" original="E465.-1dc4"> cost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2812" id="average1__49" original="E465.-1dc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2811" id="average1__50"><span class="coll" id="average1__51" original="E465.-1dc2"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-280f" id="average1__52" original="E465.-1dc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-280e" id="average1__53"><span class="coll" id="average1__54" original="E465.-1dc0"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-280c" id="average1__55" original="E465.-1dbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-280b" id="average1__56"><span class="coll" id="average1__57" original="E465.-1dbe"> height </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2809" id="average1__58" original="E465.-1dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2808" id="average1__59"><span class="coll" id="average1__60" original="E465.-1dbc"> length </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2806" id="average1__61" original="E465.-1dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2805" id="average1__62"><span class="coll" id="average1__63" original="E465.-1dba"> distance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2803" id="average1__64" original="E465.-1db9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2802" id="average1__65"><span class="coll" id="average1__66" original="E465.-1db8"> time </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2800" id="average1__67" original="E465.-1db7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27ff" id="average1__68"><span class="coll" id="average1__69" original="E465.-1db6"> age </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27fd" id="average1__70" original="E465.-1db5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27fc" id="average1__71"><span class="coll" id="average1__72" original="E465.-1db4"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27fa" id="average1__73" original="E465.-1db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27f9" id="average1__74"><span class="coll" id="average1__75" original="E465.-1db2"> income </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27f7" id="average1__76" original="E465.-1db1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27f6" id="average1__77"><span class="coll" id="average1__78" original="E465.-1db0"> wage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27f4" id="average1__79" original="E465.-1daf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27f3" id="average1__80"><span class="coll" id="average1__81" original="E465.-1dae"> growth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27f1" id="average1__82" original="E465.-1dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27f0" id="average1__83"><span class="coll" id="average1__84" original="E465.-1dac"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27ee" id="average1__85" original="E465.-1dab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27ed" id="average1__86"><span class="coll" id="average1__87" original="E465.-1daa"> speed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27eb" id="average1__88" original="E465.-1da9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27ea" id="average1__89"><span class="coll" id="average1__90" original="E465.-1da8"> velocity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27e8" id="average1__91" original="E465.-1da7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27e7" id="average1__92"><span class="coll" id="average1__93" original="E465.-1da6"> score </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27e5" id="average1__94" original="E465.-1da5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27e4" id="average1__95"><span class="coll" id="average1__96" original="E465.-1da4"> consumption </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27e2" id="average1__97" original="E465.-1da3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27e1" id="average1__98" original="E465.-1da2"><span class="x" id="average1__99" original="E465.-1da1"> In the 1940s, the average age at marriage for Irish women was 28 and for Irish men 33. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27df" id="average1__100" original="E85b.64ab"><span class="x" id="average1__101" original="E85b.64ac"> People in the wealthiest nations had average per capita annual incomes that were well over $20 000. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27dd" id="average1__102" original="E391.757a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="average1__103" original="E391.757b"> typical or normal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27db" id="average1__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27da" id="average1__105" original="E85b.64af"><span class="x" id="average1__106" original="E85b.64b0"> Someone who cannot walk as far as the average person may still be healthy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27d8" id="average1__107" original="E85b.64b1"><span class="x" id="average1__108" original="E85b.64b2"> On an average day in March, about 100 000 motorists were paying the congestion fees. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27d6" id="average1__109" original="E465.-1da0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="average1__110"> average + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27d4" id="average1__111"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27d3" id="average1__112" original="E465.-1d9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27d2" id="average1__113"><span class="coll" id="average1__114" original="E465.-1d9d"> person </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27d0" id="average1__115" original="E465.-1d9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27cf" id="average1__116"><span class="coll" id="average1__117" original="E465.-1d9b"> citizen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27cd" id="average1__118" original="E465.-1d9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27cc" id="average1__119"><span class="coll" id="average1__120" original="E465.-1d99"> family </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27ca" id="average1__121" original="E465.-1d98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27c9" id="average1__122"><span class="coll" id="average1__123" original="E465.-1d97"> household </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27c7" id="average1__124" original="E465.-1d96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27c6" id="average1__125"><span class="coll" id="average1__126" original="E465.-1d95"> year </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27c4" id="average1__127" original="E465.-1d94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27c3" id="average1__128" original="E465.-1d93"><span class="x" id="average1__129" original="E465.-1d92"> The average household was 15 per cent worse off than in 2003. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cba" id="average1__130" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="average1__131"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cbc" id="average1__132" original="E465.-1dd5"><span class="shcut" id="average1__133" original="E465.-1dd4"> average + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cbe" id="average1__134" original="E465.-1dd3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cbf" id="average1__135" original="E465.-1dd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cc0" id="average1__136" original="E465.-1dd0"><span class="coll" id="average1__137"> number </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cc2" id="average1__138" original="E465.-1dcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cc3" id="average1__139" original="E465.-1dce"><span class="coll" id="average1__140"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cc5" id="average1__141" original="E465.-1dcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cc6" id="average1__142" original="E465.-1dcc"><span class="coll" id="average1__143"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cc8" id="average1__144" original="E465.-1dcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cc9" id="average1__145" original="E465.-1dca"><span class="coll" id="average1__146"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ccb" id="average1__147" original="E465.-1dc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ccc" id="average1__148" original="E465.-1dc8"><span class="coll" id="average1__149"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cce" id="average1__150" original="E465.-1dc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ccf" id="average1__151" original="E465.-1dc6"><span class="coll" id="average1__152"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cd1" id="average1__153" original="E465.-1dc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cd2" id="average1__154" original="E465.-1dc4"><span class="coll" id="average1__155"> cost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cd4" id="average1__156" original="E465.-1dc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cd5" id="average1__157" original="E465.-1dc2"><span class="coll" id="average1__158"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cd7" id="average1__159" original="E465.-1dc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cd8" id="average1__160" original="E465.-1dc0"><span class="coll" id="average1__161"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cda" id="average1__162" original="E465.-1dbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cdb" id="average1__163" original="E465.-1dbe"><span class="coll" id="average1__164"> height </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cdd" id="average1__165" original="E465.-1dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cde" id="average1__166" original="E465.-1dbc"><span class="coll" id="average1__167"> length </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ce0" id="average1__168" original="E465.-1dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ce1" id="average1__169" original="E465.-1dba"><span class="coll" id="average1__170"> distance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ce3" id="average1__171" original="E465.-1db9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ce4" id="average1__172" original="E465.-1db8"><span class="coll" id="average1__173"> time </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ce6" id="average1__174" original="E465.-1db7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ce7" id="average1__175" original="E465.-1db6"><span class="coll" id="average1__176"> age </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ce9" id="average1__177" original="E465.-1db5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cea" id="average1__178" original="E465.-1db4"><span class="coll" id="average1__179"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cec" id="average1__180" original="E465.-1db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ced" id="average1__181" original="E465.-1db2"><span class="coll" id="average1__182"> income </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cef" id="average1__183" original="E465.-1db1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cf0" id="average1__184" original="E465.-1db0"><span class="coll" id="average1__185"> wage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cf2" id="average1__186" original="E465.-1daf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cf3" id="average1__187" original="E465.-1dae"><span class="coll" id="average1__188"> growth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cf5" id="average1__189" original="E465.-1dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cf6" id="average1__190" original="E465.-1dac"><span class="coll" id="average1__191"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cf8" id="average1__192" original="E465.-1dab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cf9" id="average1__193" original="E465.-1daa"><span class="coll" id="average1__194"> speed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cfb" id="average1__195" original="E465.-1da9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cfc" id="average1__196" original="E465.-1da8"><span class="coll" id="average1__197"> velocity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cfe" id="average1__198" original="E465.-1da7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5cff" id="average1__199" original="E465.-1da6"><span class="coll" id="average1__200"> score </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d01" id="average1__201" original="E465.-1da5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d02" id="average1__202" original="E465.-1da4"><span class="coll" id="average1__203"> consumption </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d04" id="average1__204" original="E465.-1da3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d05" id="average1__205" original="E465.-1da2"><span class="x" id="average1__206" original="E465.-1da1"> In the 1940s, the average age at marriage for Irish women was 28 and for Irish men 33. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d07" id="average1__207" original="E85b.64ab"><span class="x" id="average1__208" original="E85b.64ac"> People in the wealthiest nations had average per capita annual incomes that were well over $20 000. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d09" id="average1__209" original="E465.-1da0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d0a" id="average1__210" original="E465.-1d9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d0b" id="average1__211" original="E465.-1d9d"><span class="coll" id="average1__212"> person </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d0d" id="average1__213" original="E465.-1d9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d0e" id="average1__214" original="E465.-1d9b"><span class="coll" id="average1__215"> citizen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d10" id="average1__216" original="E465.-1d9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d11" id="average1__217" original="E465.-1d99"><span class="coll" id="average1__218"> family </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d13" id="average1__219" original="E465.-1d98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d14" id="average1__220" original="E465.-1d97"><span class="coll" id="average1__221"> household </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d16" id="average1__222" original="E465.-1d96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d17" id="average1__223" original="E465.-1d95"><span class="coll" id="average1__224"> year </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d19" id="average1__225" original="E465.-1d94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d1a" id="average1__226" original="E465.-1d93"><span class="x" id="average1__227" original="E465.-1d92"> The average household was 15 per cent worse off than in 2003. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-785a" id="average1__228" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://average_1" title="average definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7859" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.62c7" id="average1__229" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="average1__230"> average </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27c1" hm="2" id="average2" original="E391.7585" sum="1325"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27c0" id="average2__1" original="E391.7586"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27bf" id="average2__2" original="E391.7587"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> average <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27b3" id="average2__7" original="E391.7592"><span class="pos" id="average2__8" original="E391.7593"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.62fe" eid="average2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2a6c" geo="br" id="average2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avera/average__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/average__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://average__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2a69" geo="n_am" id="average2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avera/average__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/average__us_2.ogg" href="sound://average__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27b1" id="average2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="average2__15" original="E391.7595"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="average2__16" original="E391.7596"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27ae" id="average2__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27ad" id="average2__18" original="E391.7597"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="average2__19" original="E391.7598"> a number that expresses the central or typical value of a set of data </span><span class="un" id="average2__20" original="E465.-1d6f" un="help"> The term <span class="eb" id="average2__21" original="E465.-1d6e"> average </span> is most commonly used to mean the <span class="eb" id="average2__22" original="E465.-1d6d"> mean </span> : the result of adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts. However, the <span class="eb" id="average2__23" original="E465.-1d6c"> median </span> and the <span class="eb" id="average2__24" original="E465.-1d6b"> mode </span> are also types of average: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27a6" id="average2__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27a5" id="average2__26" original="E85b.64b7"><span class="x" id="average2__27" original="E85b.64b8"> Most studies calculate an average per person by dividing the total household income by the number of people in the household. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27a3" id="average2__28" original="E39f.-55ae"><span class="cf" id="average2__29" original="E39f.-55af"><span class="exp" id="average2__30"> average </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="average2__31" original="E39f.-55ad"> The average for the 28 nations in the OECD that year was 40.7 per cent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-279f" id="average2__32" original="E85b.64b9"><span class="cf" id="average2__33" original="E39f.-55ac"><span class="exp" id="average2__34"> average </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="average2__35" original="E85b.64ba"> Each meeting lasted an average of two hours. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-279b" id="average2__36" original="E39f.-55ab"><span class="x" id="average2__37" original="E39f.-55aa"> The record represents the average of December and January mean monthly temperatures for each summer. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2799" id="average2__38" original="E465.-1d6a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mean2" title="mean2 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2798" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-4253" id="average2__39" original="E465.-1d69"><span class="xh" id="average2__40"> mean </span><span class="xhm" id="average2__41"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="average2__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://median2" title="median2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2794" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-3827" id="average2__43" original="E465.-1d68"><span class="xh" id="average2__44"> median </span><span class="xhm" id="average2__45"> 2 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mode" title="mode (5) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2791" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-143a" id="average2__46" original="E465.-1d67"><span class="xh" id="average2__47"> mode </span><span class="xs" id="average2__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 5 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-278e" id="average2__49" original="E391.759c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="average2__50" original="E391.759d"> a level that is usual </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-278c" id="average2__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-278b" id="average2__52" original="E39f.-55a7"><span class="x" id="average2__53" original="E39f.-55a6"> In any given year, some companies will do better than the average and others will do worse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2789" id="average2__54" original="E85b.64bb"><span class="x" id="average2__55" original="E85b.64bc"> In general the East of England is less deprived than the national average. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2787" id="average2__56" original="E85b.64bd"><span class="cf" id="average2__57" original="E39f.-55a4"> above/below <span class="exp" id="average2__58"> average </span></span><span class="x" id="average2__59" original="E85b.64be"> Her mental arithmetic ability is slightly below average for her age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2783" id="average2__60" original="E85b.64bf"><span class="cf" id="average2__61" original="E39f.-55a3"> on <span class="exp" id="average2__62"> average </span></span><span class="x" id="average2__63" original="E85b.64c0"> The poorest 10% of Americans are richer on average than two-thirds of the people in the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-277f" id="average2__64" original="E39f.-55a2"><span class="x" id="average2__65" original="E39f.-55a1"> On average, 20% of the stem cells differentiate into stalk cells that die. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-77ce" id="average2__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://average_1" title="average definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-77cd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.62c7" id="average2__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="average2__68"> average </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-277d" hm="3" id="average3" original="E391.75a2" sum="1370"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-277c" id="average3__1" original="E391.75a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-277b" id="average3__2" original="E391.75a4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> average <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-276e" id="average3__9" original="E391.75af"><span class="pos" id="average3__10" original="E391.75b0"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6305" eid="average3__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2a66" geo="br" id="average3__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avera/average__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/average__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://average__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2a63" geo="n_am" id="average3__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avera/average__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/average__us_2.ogg" href="sound://average__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2aea" id="average3__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3557" form="root" id="average3__17"><span class="vp" id="average3__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> average </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3559" eid="average3__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.355a" geo="br" id="average3__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avera/average__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/average__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://average__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.355d" geo="n_am" id="average3__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avera/average__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/average__us_2.ogg" href="sound://average__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3560" form="thirdps" id="average3__24"><span class="vp" id="average3__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> averages </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3562" eid="average3__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3563" geo="br" id="average3__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avera/averages__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/averages__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://averages__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3566" geo="n_am" id="average3__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avera/averages__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/averages__us_1.ogg" href="sound://averages__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3569" form="past" id="average3__31"><span class="vp" id="average3__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> averaged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.356b" eid="average3__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.356c" geo="br" id="average3__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avera/averaged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/averaged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://averaged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.356f" geo="n_am" id="average3__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avera/averaged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/averaged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://averaged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3572" form="pastpart" id="average3__38"><span class="vp" id="average3__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> averaged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3574" eid="average3__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3575" geo="br" id="average3__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avera/averaged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/averaged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://averaged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3578" geo="n_am" id="average3__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avera/averaged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/averaged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://averaged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.357b" form="prespart" id="average3__45"><span class="vp" id="average3__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> averaging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.357d" eid="average3__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.357e" geo="br" id="average3__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avera/averaging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/averaging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://averaging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3581" geo="n_am" id="average3__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="average3__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈævərɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avera/averaging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avera/averaging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://averaging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2742" id="average3__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2741" id="average3__53" original="E391.75cd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2740" id="average3__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="average3__55" original="E391.75d2"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="average3__56" original="E391.75d0"><span class="exp" id="average3__57"> average </span> something </span><span class="def" id="average3__58" original="E391.75d3"> to be equal to a particular amount as an average </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-273b" id="average3__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-273a" id="average3__60" original="E85b.64c3"><span class="x" id="average3__61" original="E85b.64c4"> Female labour force participation rates were 63% in the USA and averaged 45% in Europe. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2738" id="average3__62" original="E85b.64c5"><span class="x" id="average3__63" original="E85b.64c6"> Temperatures average -5°C and there are few frost-free days. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2736" id="average3__64" original="E391.75d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2735" id="average3__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="average3__66" original="E85b.64c7"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="average3__67" original="E391.75d8"><span class="exp" id="average3__68"> average </span> something </span><span class="def" id="average3__69" original="E391.75d9"> to calculate the average of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2730" id="average3__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-272f" id="average3__71" original="E85b.64c8"><span class="x" id="average3__72" original="E85b.64c9"> Students are tested individually and their scores are averaged. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-272d" id="average3__73" original="E85b.64ca"><span class="x" id="average3__74" original="E85b.64cb"> Responses were averaged to create a scale of economic hardship. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-272b" id="average3__75" original="E391.75da"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-272a" id="average3__76" original="E391.75db"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2729" id="average3__77"><h4 class="pv"> average out (at something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2727" id="average3__79"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2726" id="average3__80"><span class="def" id="average3__81" original="E391.75dd"> to result in an average amount over a period of time or when several things are considered </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2724" id="average3__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2723" id="average3__83" original="E85b.64cc"><span class="x" id="average3__84" original="E85b.64cd"> The company would earn US$500 million over a ten-year period, averaging out at US$50 million per annum. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2721" id="average3__85" original="E39f.-559b"><span class="x" id="average3__86" original="E39f.-559a"> None of these techniques was perfect, but by applying as many as possible to each individual galaxy, it was hoped that the errors and uncertainties would average out. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-271f" id="average3__87" original="E391.75de"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-271e" id="average3__88"><h4 class="pv"> average something out (at something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-271c" id="average3__90"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-271b" id="average3__91"><span class="def" id="average3__92" original="E391.75e0"> to calculate the average of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2719" id="average3__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2718" id="average3__94" original="E85b.64ce"><span class="x" id="average3__95" original="E85b.64cf"> A total score is obtained by averaging out the ratings for individual items. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7759" id="average3__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://average_1" title="average definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7758" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.62c7" id="average3__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="average3__98"> average </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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averse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2716" id="averse" original="E391.75e1" sum="366"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2715" id="averse__1" original="E391.75e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2714" id="averse__2" original="E391.75e3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> averse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-270b" id="averse__4" original="E391.75e8"><span class="pos" id="averse__5" original="E391.75e9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.630c" eid="averse__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-46d5" geo="br" id="averse__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="averse__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avers/averse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avers/averse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://averse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-46d2" geo="n_am" id="averse__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="averse__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avers/averse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avers/averse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://averse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2709" id="averse__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="averse__12" original="E391.75eb"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2707" id="averse__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2706" id="averse__14" original="E391.75ef"><span class="cf" id="averse__15" original="E391.75f0"><span class="exp" id="averse__16"> averse </span> to (doing) something </span><span class="def" id="averse__17" original="E391.75f3"> not liking something; not wanting to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2702" id="averse__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2701" id="averse__19" original="E85d.-6920"><span class="x" id="averse__20" original="E85d.-691f"> Some managers are excessively averse to innovation. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="averse__21" original="E85d.-691e" un="help"><span class="eb" id="averse__22" original="E85d.-691d"> Averse </span> is only used without ‘to’ if it follows a noun: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26fd" id="averse__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26fc" id="averse__24" original="E85d.-691c"><span class="x" id="averse__25" original="E85d.-691b"> These firms tend to be less risk-averse. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26fa" id="averse__26" original="E85d.-6916" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://opposed" title="opposed (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26f9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5fc0" id="averse__27" original="E85d.-6915"><span class="xh" id="averse__28"> opposed </span><span class="xs" id="averse__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E5df.31e0" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E5df.31e1"><span class="h1" original="E5df.31e2"><ul class="inline" original="E5df.31e3"><li class="li" original="E5df.31e4"> adverse </li><li class="li" original="E5df.31e5"> averse </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E5df.31e6"><li class="li" original="E5df.31e7"><span class="eb" original="E5df.31e8"> adverse </span> negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.31e9"><span class="x" original="E5df.31ea"> an adverse consequence/​impact/​outcome/​reaction </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.31eb"><span class="eb" original="E5df.31ec"> averse </span> not liking something; not wanting to do something: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.31ed"><span class="x" original="E5df.31ee"> I am certainly not averse to criticism—indeed, I welcome debate. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.31ef"><span class="eb" original="E5df.31f0"> Averse </span> is used in combination with the nouns <span class="ei" original="E498.-67f3"> risk </span> and <span class="ei" original="E498.-67f2"> inflation </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.31f1"><span class="x" original="E5df.31f2"> Why would a central banker be more inflation-averse than the government? </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-771b" id="averse__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://averse" title="averse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-771a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6378" id="averse__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="averse__32"> averse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aversion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26f6" id="aversion" original="E391.75f4" sum="454"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26f5" id="aversion__1" original="E391.75f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26f4" id="aversion__2" original="E391.75f6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aversion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26e8" id="aversion__7" original="E391.75fe"><span class="pos" id="aversion__8" original="E391.75ff"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6313" eid="aversion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-46a5" geo="br" id="aversion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aversion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avers/aversion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avers/aversion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aversion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-46a2" geo="n_am" id="aversion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aversion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːrʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avers/aversion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avers/aversion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aversion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26e6" id="aversion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aversion__15" original="E391.7602"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="aversion__16" original="E391.7601"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="aversion__17" original="E85d.-6911"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26e2" id="aversion__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26e1" id="aversion__19" original="E391.7603"><span class="def" id="aversion__20" original="E391.7604"> a strong feeling of not liking something, or of not wanting to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26df" id="aversion__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26de" id="aversion__22" original="E85d.-6910"><span class="x" id="aversion__23" original="E85d.-690f"> These organizations exhibit a remarkable degree of risk aversion in their approach. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26dc" id="aversion__24" original="E4e1.3bc3"><span class="cf" id="aversion__25" original="E391.7605"><span class="exp" id="aversion__26"> aversion </span> to (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="aversion__27" original="E4e1.3bc4"> Their preferences show a strong aversion to risk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26d8" id="aversion__28" original="E85d.-690b"><span class="x" id="aversion__29" original="E85d.-690a"> Their aversion to uniting into a single political unit had a profound impact. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-76f3" id="aversion__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aversion" title="aversion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-76f2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6396" id="aversion__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aversion__32"> aversion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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avert
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26d6" id="avert" original="E391.7613" sum="411"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26d5" id="avert__1" original="E391.7614"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26d4" id="avert__2" original="E391.7615"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> avert </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26c6" id="avert__9" original="E391.761f"><span class="pos" id="avert__10" original="E391.7620"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.631a" eid="avert__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-466f" geo="br" id="avert__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avert/avert__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/avert__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://avert__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-466c" geo="n_am" id="avert__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avert/avert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/avert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2abc" id="avert__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63d7" form="root" id="avert__17"><span class="vp" id="avert__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> avert </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63d5" eid="avert__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63d4" geo="br" id="avert__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avert/avert__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/avert__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://avert__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63d1" geo="n_am" id="avert__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avert/avert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/avert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63ce" form="thirdps" id="avert__24"><span class="vp" id="avert__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> averts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63cc" eid="avert__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63cb" geo="br" id="avert__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avert/averts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/averts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://averts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63c8" geo="n_am" id="avert__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːrts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avert/averts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/averts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://averts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63c5" form="past" id="avert__31"><span class="vp" id="avert__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> averted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63c3" eid="avert__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63c2" geo="br" id="avert__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avert/averted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/averted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://averted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63bf" geo="n_am" id="avert__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avert/averted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/averted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://averted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63bc" form="pastpart" id="avert__38"><span class="vp" id="avert__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> averted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63ba" eid="avert__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63b9" geo="br" id="avert__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avert/averted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/averted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://averted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63b6" geo="n_am" id="avert__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avert/averted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/averted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://averted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63b3" form="prespart" id="avert__45"><span class="vp" id="avert__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> averting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63b1" eid="avert__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63b0" geo="br" id="avert__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ave/avert/averting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/averting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://averting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63ad" geo="n_am" id="avert__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avert__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɜːrtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ave/avert/averting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ave/avert/averting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://averting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2695" id="avert__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2694" id="avert__53" original="E391.763d"><span class="cf" id="avert__54" original="E391.763e"><span class="exp" id="avert__55"> avert </span> something </span><span class="def" id="avert__56" original="E391.763f"> to prevent something bad or dangerous from happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2690" id="avert__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-268f" id="avert__58" original="E465.-2f42"><span class="x" id="avert__59" original="E465.-2f41"> Although Wilson broke off diplomatic ties with Germany, he still hoped to avert war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-268d" id="avert__60" original="E834.5eb0"><span class="x" id="avert__61" original="E834.5eb1"> A catastrophe was averted through accurate forecasting and the timely evacuation of thousands of inhabitants. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-76a3" id="avert__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://avert" title="avert definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-76a2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.63c0" id="avert__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="avert__64"> avert </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aviation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-268b" id="aviation" original="E391.767b" sum="400"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-268a" id="aviation__1" original="E391.767c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2689" id="aviation__2" original="E391.767d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aviation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2681" id="aviation__4" original="E391.7682"><span class="pos" id="aviation__5" original="E391.7683"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6321" eid="aviation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-45d4" geo="br" id="aviation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aviation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/avi/aviat/aviation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/avi/aviat/aviation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://aviation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-45d1" geo="n_am" id="aviation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aviation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/avi/aviat/aviation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/avi/aviat/aviation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aviation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-267f" id="aviation__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aviation__12" original="E391.7685"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-267d" id="aviation__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-267c" id="aviation__14" original="E391.7686"><span class="def" id="aviation__15" original="E391.7687"> the activity of designing, building and flying aircraft </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-267a" id="aviation__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2679" id="aviation__17" original="E85b.64d0"><span class="x" id="aviation__18" original="E85b.64d1"> In this section, the technological advances that allowed commercial aviation to emerge are outlined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2677" id="aviation__19" original="E85b.64d2"><span class="cf" id="aviation__20" original="E465.-1d5c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="aviation__21" original="E85b.64d3"> The civil aviation industry has been the focus of particular controversy in the context of global climate change debates. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7687" id="aviation__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aviation" title="aviation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7686" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.643d" id="aviation__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aviation__24"> aviation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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avoid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2674" id="avoid" original="E391.7719" sum="1617"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2673" id="avoid__1" original="E391.771a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2672" id="avoid__2" original="E391.771b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> avoid </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2665" id="avoid__9" original="E391.7725"><span class="pos" id="avoid__10" original="E391.7726"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6328" eid="avoid__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-446c" geo="br" id="avoid__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoid__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoid__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://avoid__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-4469" geo="n_am" id="avoid__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avoid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2a8e" id="avoid__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63aa" form="root" id="avoid__17"><span class="vp" id="avoid__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> avoid </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63a8" eid="avoid__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63a7" geo="br" id="avoid__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoid__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoid__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://avoid__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63a4" geo="n_am" id="avoid__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avoid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-63a1" form="thirdps" id="avoid__24"><span class="vp" id="avoid__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> avoids </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-639f" eid="avoid__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-639e" geo="br" id="avoid__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoids__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoids__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://avoids__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-639b" geo="n_am" id="avoid__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoids__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoids__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avoids__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6398" form="past" id="avoid__31"><span class="vp" id="avoid__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> avoided </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6396" eid="avoid__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6395" geo="br" id="avoid__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoided__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://avoided__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6392" geo="n_am" id="avoid__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoided__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avoided__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-638f" form="pastpart" id="avoid__38"><span class="vp" id="avoid__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> avoided </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-638d" eid="avoid__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-638c" geo="br" id="avoid__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoided__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://avoided__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6389" geo="n_am" id="avoid__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoided__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avoided__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6386" form="prespart" id="avoid__45"><span class="vp" id="avoid__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> avoiding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6384" eid="avoid__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6383" geo="br" id="avoid__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoiding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoiding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://avoiding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6380" geo="n_am" id="avoid__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoid__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoiding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoiding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avoiding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2639" id="avoid__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2638" id="avoid__53" original="E391.7743"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="avoid__54" original="E391.7744"> to prevent something bad from happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2636" id="avoid__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2635" id="avoid__56" original="E85b.632a"><span class="cf" id="avoid__57" original="E391.7745"><span class="exp" id="avoid__58"> avoid </span> something </span><span class="x" id="avoid__59" original="E85b.632b"> Identifying the risk factors provided the major strategy for avoiding problems in later life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2631" id="avoid__60" original="E87a.45b3"><span class="x" id="avoid__61" original="E87a.45b4"> It is hard to avoid the conclusion that oil is being consumed about one million times faster than it was made . </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-262f" id="avoid__62" original="E85b.6308"><span class="cf" id="avoid__63" original="E391.7746"><span class="exp" id="avoid__64"> avoid </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="avoid__65" original="E85b.6309"> This technique requires technical expertise to avoid harming the patient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-262b" id="avoid__66" original="E465.-1d5b"><span class="cf" id="avoid__67" original="E87a.45a6"> in order to <span class="exp" id="avoid__68"> avoid </span></span><span class="x" id="avoid__69" original="E465.-1d5a"> Britain was forced to ask for US support in order to avoid economic catastrophe. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2627" id="avoid__70" original="E85b.630a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prevent" title="prevent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2626" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.1600" id="avoid__71" original="E85b.630b"><span class="xh" id="avoid__72"> prevent </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2624" id="avoid__73" original="E85b.631d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="avoid__74"> avoid + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2622" id="avoid__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2621" id="avoid__76" original="E85b.631f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2620" id="avoid__77"><span class="coll" id="avoid__78" original="E85b.6320"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-261e" id="avoid__79" original="E85b.6321"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-261d" id="avoid__80"><span class="coll" id="avoid__81" original="E85b.6322"> bias </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-261b" id="avoid__82" original="E85b.6323"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-261a" id="avoid__83"><span class="coll" id="avoid__84" original="E85b.6324"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2618" id="avoid__85" original="E87a.45ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2617" id="avoid__86"><span class="coll" id="avoid__87" original="E87a.45ac"> conclusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2615" id="avoid__88" original="E87a.45ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2614" id="avoid__89"><span class="coll" id="avoid__90" original="E87a.45ae"> difficulty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2612" id="avoid__91" original="E87a.45af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2611" id="avoid__92"><span class="coll" id="avoid__93" original="E87a.45b0"> harm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-260f" id="avoid__94" original="E85b.6325"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-260e" id="avoid__95"><span class="coll" id="avoid__96" original="E85b.6326"> conflict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-260c" id="avoid__97" original="E85b.6327"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-260b" id="avoid__98"><span class="coll" id="avoid__99" original="E85b.6328"> confusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2609" id="avoid__100" original="E87a.45b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2608" id="avoid__101"><span class="coll" id="avoid__102" original="E87a.45b2"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2606" id="avoid__103" original="E85b.6332"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2605" id="avoid__104"><span class="coll" id="avoid__105" original="E85b.6333"> risk </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2603" id="avoid__106"><span class="coll" id="avoid__107" original="E85b.6334"> danger </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2601" id="avoid__108"><span class="coll" id="avoid__109" original="E85b.6335"> pitfalls </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25ff" id="avoid__110" original="E85b.6336"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25fe" id="avoid__111"><span class="coll" id="avoid__112" original="E85b.6337"> error </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25fc" id="avoid__113" original="E85b.6329"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25fb" id="avoid__114" original="E465.-1d54"><span class="x" id="avoid__115" original="E465.-1d53"> This may avoid the need for major surgery in patients who have a limited life expectancy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25f9" id="avoid__116" original="E465.-1d52"><span class="x" id="avoid__117" original="E465.-1d51"> To avoid confusion, I shall only use this term in its strict scientific sense. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25f7" id="avoid__118" original="E85b.633e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="avoid__119"> adverb + avoid </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25f5" id="avoid__120"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25f4" id="avoid__121" original="E85b.633f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25f3" id="avoid__122"><span class="coll" id="avoid__123" original="E85b.6340"> thus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25f1" id="avoid__124" original="E85b.6341"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25f0" id="avoid__125"><span class="coll" id="avoid__126" original="E85b.6342"> thereby </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25ee" id="avoid__127" original="E465.-1d14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25ed" id="avoid__128"><span class="coll" id="avoid__129" original="E465.-1d13"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25eb" id="avoid__130"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25ea" id="avoid__131" original="E85b.6344"><span class="x" id="avoid__132" original="E85b.6345"> These teachers found it easier to keep to lessons which they could prepare beforehand, thereby avoiding embarrassment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25e8" id="avoid__133" original="E85b.6301"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="avoid__134" original="E85b.630c"> to choose not to do something; to put somebody in a situation where they do not have to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25e6" id="avoid__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25e5" id="avoid__136" original="E85b.630e"><span class="cf" id="avoid__137" original="E85b.630d"><span class="exp" id="avoid__138"> avoid </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="avoid__139" original="E85b.630f"> Managers have learned to take decisions instead of avoiding them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25e1" id="avoid__140" original="E85b.6311"><span class="cf" id="avoid__141" original="E85b.6310"><span class="exp" id="avoid__142"> avoid </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="avoid__143" original="E85b.6312"> Casual workers in the printing industry had avoided paying income tax on their earnings </span></span></span><span class="un" id="avoid__144" original="E85b.6315" un="help"> Do not use <span class="eb" id="avoid__145" original="E85b.6316"> avoid </span> with an infinitive. Use <span class="eb" id="avoid__146" original="E465.-1d59"> avoid + -ing </span> instead: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25da" id="avoid__147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25d9" id="avoid__148" original="E85b.659a"><span class="x" id="avoid__149" original="E85b.659b"> He avoided talking about the trauma. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25d7" id="avoid__150" original="E465.-1d58"><span class="wx" id="avoid__151" original="E465.-1d57"> He avoided to talk about the trauma. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25d5" id="avoid__152" original="E85b.633e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="avoid__153"> adverb + avoid </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25d3" id="avoid__154"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25d2" id="avoid__155" original="E85b.633f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25d1" id="avoid__156"><span class="coll" id="avoid__157" original="E85b.6340"> thus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25cf" id="avoid__158" original="E85b.6341"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25ce" id="avoid__159"><span class="coll" id="avoid__160" original="E85b.6342"> thereby </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25cc" id="avoid__161" original="E465.-1d14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25cb" id="avoid__162"><span class="coll" id="avoid__163" original="E465.-1d13"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25c9" id="avoid__164"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25c8" id="avoid__165" original="E465.-1d50"><span class="x" id="avoid__166" original="E465.-1d4f"> The researchers thus avoid drawing a definite conclusion, but instead make suggestions for future research. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25c6" id="avoid__167" original="E465.-1d12" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="avoid__168"> adverb + avoid </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25c4" id="avoid__169"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25c3" id="avoid__170" original="E465.-1d10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25c2" id="avoid__171"><span class="coll" id="avoid__172" original="E465.-1d0f"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25c0" id="avoid__173" original="E465.-1d0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25bf" id="avoid__174"><span class="coll" id="avoid__175" original="E465.-1d0d"> deliberately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25bd" id="avoid__176" original="E465.-1d0c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25bc" id="avoid__177" original="E465.-1d0b"><span class="x" id="avoid__178" original="E465.-1d0a"> This case highlighted how the company deliberately avoided dealing with the real problem. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25ba" id="avoid__179" original="E391.7747"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="avoid__180" original="E391.7749"><span class="exp" id="avoid__181"> avoid </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="avoid__182" original="E391.7748"> to keep away from somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25b6" id="avoid__183"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25b5" id="avoid__184" original="E85b.6313"><span class="x" id="avoid__185" original="E85b.6314"> Rodents prefer living hidden away in the dark, probably because that is the best way for them to avoid predators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25b3" id="avoid__186" original="E85b.6339"><span class="x" id="avoid__187" original="E85b.633a"> These tribes avoid contact with outsiders and little is known about them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25b1" id="avoid__188" original="E465.-1d56"><span class="x" id="avoid__189" original="E465.-1d55"> She tries to avoid conflict and confrontation wherever possible. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25af" id="avoid__190" original="E87a.45b5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="avoid__191"> avoid + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25ad" id="avoid__192"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25ac" id="avoid__193" original="E87a.45b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25ab" id="avoid__194"><span class="coll" id="avoid__195" original="E87a.45b8"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25a9" id="avoid__196" original="E87a.45b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25a8" id="avoid__197"><span class="coll" id="avoid__198" original="E87a.45ba"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25a6" id="avoid__199" original="E87a.45bb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25a5" id="avoid__200"><span class="coll" id="avoid__201" original="E87a.45bc"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25a3" id="avoid__202" original="E87a.45bd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25a2" id="avoid__203"><span class="coll" id="avoid__204" original="E87a.45be"> contact </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25a0" id="avoid__205" original="E87a.45bf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-259f" id="avoid__206" original="E87a.45c0"><span class="x" id="avoid__207" original="E87a.45c1"> Young people with this condition are often anxious when attending school and avoid situations where others are present. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-259d" id="avoid__208" original="E391.774b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="avoid__209" original="E391.774c"><span class="exp" id="avoid__210"> avoid </span> something </span><span class="def" id="avoid__211" original="E391.774d"> to prevent yourself from hitting something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2599" id="avoid__212"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2598" id="avoid__213" original="E85b.6317"><span class="x" id="avoid__214" original="E85b.6318"> Griffin demonstrated that plugging the bat's ears severely interfered with its ability to avoid obstacles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2596" id="avoid__215" original="E85b.6319"><span class="x" id="avoid__216" original="E85b.631a"> There was evidence that the defendant had swerved to avoid other vehicles. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d1c" id="avoid__217" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="avoid__218"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d1e" id="avoid__219" original="E85b.631c"><span class="shcut" id="avoid__220" original="E85b.6303"> avoid + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d20" id="avoid__221" original="E85b.631d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d21" id="avoid__222" original="E85b.631f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d22" id="avoid__223" original="E85b.6320"><span class="coll" id="avoid__224"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d24" id="avoid__225" original="E85b.6321"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d25" id="avoid__226" original="E85b.6322"><span class="coll" id="avoid__227"> bias </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d27" id="avoid__228" original="E85b.6323"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d28" id="avoid__229" original="E85b.6324"><span class="coll" id="avoid__230"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d2a" id="avoid__231" original="E87a.45ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d2b" id="avoid__232" original="E87a.45ac"><span class="coll" id="avoid__233"> conclusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d2d" id="avoid__234" original="E87a.45ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d2e" id="avoid__235" original="E87a.45ae"><span class="coll" id="avoid__236"> difficulty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d30" id="avoid__237" original="E87a.45af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d31" id="avoid__238" original="E87a.45b0"><span class="coll" id="avoid__239"> harm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d33" id="avoid__240" original="E85b.6325"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d34" id="avoid__241" original="E85b.6326"><span class="coll" id="avoid__242"> conflict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d36" id="avoid__243" original="E85b.6327"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d37" id="avoid__244" original="E85b.6328"><span class="coll" id="avoid__245"> confusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d39" id="avoid__246" original="E87a.45b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d3a" id="avoid__247" original="E87a.45b2"><span class="coll" id="avoid__248"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d3c" id="avoid__249" original="E85b.6332"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d3d" id="avoid__250" original="E85b.6333"><span class="coll" id="avoid__251"> risk </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d3f" id="avoid__252" original="E85b.6334"><span class="coll" id="avoid__253"> danger </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d41" id="avoid__254" original="E85b.6335"><span class="coll" id="avoid__255"> pitfalls </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d43" id="avoid__256" original="E85b.6336"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d44" id="avoid__257" original="E85b.6337"><span class="coll" id="avoid__258"> error </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d46" id="avoid__259" original="E85b.6329"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d47" id="avoid__260" original="E465.-1d54"><span class="x" id="avoid__261" original="E465.-1d53"> This may avoid the need for major surgery in patients who have a limited life expectancy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d49" id="avoid__262" original="E465.-1d52"><span class="x" id="avoid__263" original="E465.-1d51"> To avoid confusion, I shall only use this term in its strict scientific sense. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d4b" id="avoid__264" original="E87a.45b5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d4c" id="avoid__265" original="E87a.45b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d4d" id="avoid__266" original="E87a.45b8"><span class="coll" id="avoid__267"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d4f" id="avoid__268" original="E87a.45b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d50" id="avoid__269" original="E87a.45ba"><span class="coll" id="avoid__270"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d52" id="avoid__271" original="E87a.45bb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d53" id="avoid__272" original="E87a.45bc"><span class="coll" id="avoid__273"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d55" id="avoid__274" original="E87a.45bd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d56" id="avoid__275" original="E87a.45be"><span class="coll" id="avoid__276"> contact </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d58" id="avoid__277" original="E87a.45bf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d59" id="avoid__278" original="E87a.45c0"><span class="x" id="avoid__279" original="E87a.45c1"> Young people with this condition are often anxious when attending school and avoid situations where others are present. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d5b" id="avoid__280" original="E85b.633b"><span class="shcut" id="avoid__281" original="E85b.633c"> adverb + avoid </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d5d" id="avoid__282" original="E85b.633d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d5e" id="avoid__283" original="E85b.633f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d5f" id="avoid__284" original="E85b.6340"><span class="coll" id="avoid__285"> thus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d61" id="avoid__286" original="E85b.6341"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d62" id="avoid__287" original="E85b.6342"><span class="coll" id="avoid__288"> thereby </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d64" id="avoid__289" original="E465.-1d14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d65" id="avoid__290" original="E465.-1d13"><span class="coll" id="avoid__291"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d67" id="avoid__292" original="E85b.6343"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d68" id="avoid__293" original="E465.-1d50"><span class="x" id="avoid__294" original="E465.-1d4f"> The researchers thus avoid drawing a definite conclusion, but instead make suggestions for future research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d6a" id="avoid__295" original="E85b.6344"><span class="x" id="avoid__296" original="E85b.6345"> These teachers found it easier to keep to lessons which they could prepare beforehand, thereby avoiding embarrassment. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d6c" id="avoid__297" original="E465.-1d12"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d6d" id="avoid__298" original="E465.-1d10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d6e" id="avoid__299" original="E465.-1d0f"><span class="coll" id="avoid__300"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d70" id="avoid__301" original="E465.-1d0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d71" id="avoid__302" original="E465.-1d0d"><span class="coll" id="avoid__303"> deliberately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d73" id="avoid__304" original="E465.-1d0c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d74" id="avoid__305" original="E465.-1d0b"><span class="x" id="avoid__306" original="E465.-1d0a"> This case highlighted how the company deliberately avoided dealing with the real problem. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-763a" id="avoid__307" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://avoid" title="avoid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7639" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6520" id="avoid__308" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="avoid__309"> avoid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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avoidable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2594" id="avoidable" original="E391.7759" sum="312"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2593" id="avoidable__1" original="E391.775a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2592" id="avoidable__2" original="E391.775b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> avoidable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-258a" id="avoidable__4" original="E391.7760"><span class="pos" id="avoidable__5" original="E391.7761"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.632f" eid="avoidable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-43f7" geo="br" id="avoidable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoidable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoidable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoidable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://avoidable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-43f4" geo="n_am" id="avoidable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoidable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoidable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoidable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avoidable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2588" id="avoidable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2587" id="avoidable__12" original="E391.7762"><span class="def" id="avoidable__13" original="E391.7763"> that can be prevented </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2585" id="avoidable__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2584" id="avoidable__15" original="E85b.64d6"><span class="x" id="avoidable__16" original="E85b.64d7"> Many deaths from heart disease are actually avoidable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2582" id="avoidable__17" original="E85b.64d4"><span class="x" id="avoidable__18" original="E85b.64d5"> Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) was the leading cause of avoidable mortality. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2580" id="avoidable__19" original="E391.7764" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unavoidable" title="unavoidable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-257f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4cc5" id="avoidable__20" original="E391.7765"><span class="xh" id="avoidable__21"> unavoidable </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7585" id="avoidable__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://avoidable" title="avoidable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7584" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6582" id="avoidable__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="avoidable__24"> avoidable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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avoidance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-257d" id="avoidance" original="E391.7767" sum="586"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-257c" id="avoidance__1" original="E391.7768"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-257b" id="avoidance__2" original="E391.7769"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> avoidance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2573" id="avoidance__4" original="E391.776e"><span class="pos" id="avoidance__5" original="E391.776f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6336" eid="avoidance__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-43de" geo="br" id="avoidance__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoidance__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoidance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoidance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://avoidance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-43db" geo="n_am" id="avoidance__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="avoidance__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈvɔɪdəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/avo/avoid/avoidance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/avo/avoid/avoidance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://avoidance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2571" id="avoidance__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="avoidance__12" original="E391.7772"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-256f" id="avoidance__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-256e" id="avoidance__14" original="E391.7770"><span class="def" id="avoidance__15" original="E391.7774"> not doing something; preventing something from existing or happening; keeping away from somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-256c" id="avoidance__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-256b" id="avoidance__17" original="E39f.-5559"><span class="x" id="avoidance__18" original="E39f.-5558"> This is an example of tax avoidance rather than tax evasion (which is when individuals or firms act illegally). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2569" id="avoidance__19" original="E465.-1cb6"><span class="cf" id="avoidance__20" original="E391.7773"><span class="exp" id="avoidance__21"> avoidance </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="avoidance__22" original="E465.-1cb5"> A person's health improves with the avoidance of stress. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2565" id="avoidance__23" original="E85b.64dd"><span class="x" id="avoidance__24" original="E85b.64de"> Social harmony and the avoidance of conflict should be the ultimate goal of all personal interactions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2563" id="avoidance__25" original="E465.-1cb3"><span class="cf" id="avoidance__26" original="E465.-1cb4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="avoidance__27" original="E465.-1cb2"> We examined predator avoidance behaviour of larval fish. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7568" id="avoidance__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://avoidance" title="avoidance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7567" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6593" id="avoidance__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="avoidance__30"> avoidance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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await
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2560" id="await" original="E391.77f3" sum="586"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-255f" id="await__1" original="E391.77f4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-255e" id="await__2" original="E391.77f5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> await </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2551" id="await__9" original="E391.77ff"><span class="pos" id="await__10" original="E391.7800"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.633d" eid="await__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-42df" geo="br" id="await__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/await/await__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/await__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://await__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-42dc" geo="n_am" id="await__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/await/await__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/await__us_1.ogg" href="sound://await__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2a60" id="await__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-637d" form="root" id="await__17"><span class="vp" id="await__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> await </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-637b" eid="await__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-637a" geo="br" id="await__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/await/await__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/await__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://await__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6377" geo="n_am" id="await__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/await/await__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/await__us_1.ogg" href="sound://await__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6374" form="thirdps" id="await__24"><span class="vp" id="await__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> awaits </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6372" eid="await__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6371" geo="br" id="await__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/await/awaits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/awaits__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awaits__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-636e" geo="n_am" id="await__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/await/awaits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/awaits__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awaits__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-636b" form="past" id="await__31"><span class="vp" id="await__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> awaited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6369" eid="await__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6368" geo="br" id="await__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/await/awaited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/awaited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awaited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6365" geo="n_am" id="await__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/await/awaited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/awaited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awaited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6362" form="pastpart" id="await__38"><span class="vp" id="await__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> awaited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6360" eid="await__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-635f" geo="br" id="await__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/await/awaited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/awaited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awaited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-635c" geo="n_am" id="await__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/await/awaited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/awaited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awaited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6359" form="prespart" id="await__45"><span class="vp" id="await__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> awaiting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6357" eid="await__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6356" geo="br" id="await__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/await/awaiting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/awaiting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awaiting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6353" geo="n_am" id="await__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="await__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/await/awaiting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/await/awaiting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awaiting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2525" id="await__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2524" id="await__53" original="E391.781f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="await__54" original="E391.7820"><span class="exp" id="await__55"> await </span> something </span><span class="def" id="await__56" original="E391.7821"> to wait for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2520" id="await__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-251f" id="await__58" original="E597.-5521"><span class="x" id="await__59" original="E597.-5520"> She returned to England whilst her husband awaited immigration formalities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-251d" id="await__60" original="E597.-551f"><span class="x" id="await__61" original="E597.-551e"> Data answering this question are eagerly awaited. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-251b" id="await__62" original="E597.-551d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="await__63" original="E597.-551c"><span class="exp" id="await__64"> await </span> something </span><span class="def" id="await__65" original="E597.-551b"> used to say that something still needs to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2517" id="await__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2516" id="await__67" original="E597.-5518"><span class="x" id="await__68" original="E597.-5517"> Many questions await future research to clarify significant issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2514" id="await__69" original="E597.-551a"><span class="x" id="await__70" original="E597.-5519"> These results await further replication and specification. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2512" id="await__71" original="E391.7822"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="await__72" original="E391.7823"><span class="exp" id="await__73"> await </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="await__74" original="E391.7824"> to be going to happen to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-250e" id="await__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-250d" id="await__76" original="E597.-5514"><span class="x" id="await__77" original="E597.-5513"> The same fate awaited others. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7515" id="await__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://await" title="await definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7514" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.663e" id="await__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="await__80"> await </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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awake
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-250b" id="awake" original="E391.7825" sum="418"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-250a" id="awake__1" original="E391.7826"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2509" id="awake__2" original="E391.7827"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> awake </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24ff" id="awake__6" original="E391.7833"><span class="pos" id="awake__7" original="E391.7834"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6344" eid="awake__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.595b" geo="br" id="awake__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awake__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/awake/awake__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awake__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://awake__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ec93d31.595e" geo="n_am" id="awake__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awake__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/awake/awake__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awake__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awake__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24fd" id="awake__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="awake__14" original="E391.7837"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24fb" id="awake__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24fa" id="awake__16" original="E391.7835"><span class="def" id="awake__17" original="E391.7838"> not sleeping </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24f8" id="awake__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24f7" id="awake__19" original="E85b.64e7"><span class="cf" id="awake__20" original="E39f.-5554"> wide/fully <span class="exp" id="awake__21"> awake </span></span><span class="x" id="awake__22" original="E85b.64e8"> People are good at taking in facts about familiar objects when they are wide awake and not distracted. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24f3" id="awake__23" original="E85b.64e5"><span class="x" id="awake__24" original="E85b.64e6"> Blood pressure and pulse are monitored every 30 minutes until the patient is fully awake. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24f1" id="awake__25" original="E85b.64e9"><span class="cf" id="awake__26" original="E39f.-5552"> stay <span class="exp" id="awake__27"> awake </span></span><span class="x" id="awake__28" original="E85b.64ea"> The nurse advises Joan to try and stay awake during the daytime, no matter how tired she feels. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24ed" id="awake__29" original="E47f.-28f7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://asleep" title="asleep definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24ec" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4855" id="awake__30" original="E47f.-28f6"><span class="xh" id="awake__31"> asleep </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24ea" id="awake__32" original="E85b.64ed" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://wake2" title="wake2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24e9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.82b" id="awake__33" original="E85b.64ef"><span class="xh" id="awake__34"> wake </span><span class="xhm" id="awake__35"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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awaken
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24e6" id="awaken" original="E391.7888" sum="876"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24e5" id="awaken__1" original="E391.7889"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24e4" id="awaken__2" original="E391.788a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> awaken </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24d7" id="awaken__9" original="E391.7894"><span class="pos" id="awaken__10" original="E391.7895"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.634b" eid="awaken__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77aa" geo="br" id="awaken__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/awake/awaken__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awaken__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://awaken__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77a7" geo="n_am" id="awaken__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/awake/awaken__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awaken__us_2.ogg" href="sound://awaken__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2a32" id="awaken__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77d7" form="root" id="awaken__17"><span class="vp" id="awaken__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> awaken </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77d5" eid="awaken__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77d4" geo="br" id="awaken__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/awake/awaken__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awaken__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://awaken__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77d1" geo="n_am" id="awaken__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/./.mp/.mp3/.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/./.mp/.ogg" href="sound://.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77ce" form="thirdps" id="awaken__24"><span class="vp" id="awaken__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> awakens </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77cc" eid="awaken__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77cb" geo="br" id="awaken__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/awake/awakens__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakens__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://awakens__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77c8" geo="n_am" id="awaken__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/awake/awakens__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakens__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awakens__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77c5" form="past" id="awaken__31"><span class="vp" id="awaken__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> awakened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77c3" eid="awaken__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77c2" geo="br" id="awaken__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/awake/awakened__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakened__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://awakened__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77bf" geo="n_am" id="awaken__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/awake/awakened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awakened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77bc" form="pastpart" id="awaken__38"><span class="vp" id="awaken__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> awakened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77ba" eid="awaken__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77b9" geo="br" id="awaken__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/awake/awakened__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakened__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://awakened__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77b6" geo="n_am" id="awaken__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/awake/awakened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awakened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77b3" form="prespart" id="awaken__45"><span class="vp" id="awaken__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> awakening </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77b1" eid="awaken__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77b0" geo="br" id="awaken__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/awake/awakening__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakening__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://awakening__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-77ad" geo="n_am" id="awaken__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awaken__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/awake/awakening__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakening__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awakening__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24ab" id="awaken__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24aa" id="awaken__53" original="E391.78b4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24a9" id="awaken__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="awaken__55" original="E391.78b6"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="awaken__56" original="E391.78b7"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="awaken__57" original="E391.78b8"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="awaken__58" original="E391.78b9"> to wake up; to make somebody wake up </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24a4" id="awaken__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24a3" id="awaken__60" original="E85b.64fa"><span class="cf" id="awaken__61" original="E85b.64f9"><span class="exp" id="awaken__62"> awaken </span> from/to something </span><span class="x" id="awaken__63" original="E85b.64fb"> He had just awakened from a nap. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-249f" id="awaken__64" original="E85b.64fc"><span class="cf" id="awaken__65" original="E391.78ba"><span class="exp" id="awaken__66"> awaken </span> somebody (from/to something) </span><span class="x" id="awaken__67" original="E85b.64fd"> On a cold December night, residents were abruptly awakened to a horrific scene. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-249b" id="awaken__68" original="E391.78bd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-249a" id="awaken__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="awaken__70" original="E391.78c0"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="awaken__71" original="E85b.6503"><span class="exp" id="awaken__72"> awaken </span> something </span><span class="def" id="awaken__73" original="E391.78c2"> if something <span class="dh" id="awaken__74" original="E391.78c4"> awakens </span> an emotion, you start to feel that emotion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2494" id="awaken__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2493" id="awaken__76" original="E85b.6506"><span class="x" id="awaken__77" original="E85b.6507"> The arrival of the strangers awakened curiosity and fear. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2491" id="awaken__78" original="E391.78c5"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2490" id="awaken__79" original="E391.78c6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-248f" id="awaken__80"><h4 class="pv"> awaken (somebody) to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-248d" id="awaken__82"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-248c" id="awaken__83"><span class="def" id="awaken__84" original="E391.78c8"> to become aware or to make somebody aware of something and its possible effects or results </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-248a" id="awaken__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2489" id="awaken__86" original="E465.-1cab"><span class="x" id="awaken__87" original="E465.-1caa"> They had at last awakened to the threat of invasion from the south. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7491" id="awaken__88" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://awaken" title="awaken definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7490" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.672c" id="awaken__89" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="awaken__90"> awaken </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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awakening
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2487" id="awakening" original="E391.78cc" sum="528"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2486" id="awakening__1" original="E391.78cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2485" id="awakening__2" original="E391.78ce"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> awakening </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-247d" id="awakening__4" original="E391.78d5"><span class="pos" id="awakening__5" original="E391.78d6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6352" eid="awakening__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-55bf" geo="br" id="awakening__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awakening__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/awake/awakening__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakening__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://awakening__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-55bc" geo="n_am" id="awakening__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awakening__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪkənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/awake/awakening__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/awake/awakening__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awakening__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-247b" id="awakening__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-247a" id="awakening__12" original="E391.78d7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2479" id="awakening__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="awakening__14" original="E391.78d9"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="awakening__15" original="E391.78da"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="awakening__16" original="E391.78db"> an occasion when you realize something or become aware of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2475" id="awakening__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2474" id="awakening__18" original="E85b.6516"><span class="x" id="awakening__19" original="E85b.6517"> For Lenin and his friends, the 1905 Rebellion was a rude awakening. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2472" id="awakening__20" original="E391.78dc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2471" id="awakening__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="awakening__22" original="E391.78de"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="awakening__23" original="E391.78df"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="awakening__24" original="E39f.-54cb"><span class="exp" id="awakening__25"> awakening </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="awakening__26" original="E391.78e0"> the act of beginning to understand or feel something; the act of something starting or somebody waking </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-246b" id="awakening__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-246a" id="awakening__28" original="E465.-1ca9"><span class="x" id="awakening__29" original="E465.-1ca8"> Humiliation over this incident stimulated the awakening of national feeling in France. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-745d" id="awakening__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://awakening" title="awakening definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-745c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6786" id="awakening__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="awakening__32"> awakening </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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award
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2468" hm="1" id="award1" original="E391.78e1" sum="1376"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2467" id="award1__1" original="E391.78e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2466" id="award1__2" original="E391.78e3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> award <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-245a" id="award1__7" original="E391.78ee"><span class="pos" id="award1__8" original="E391.78ef"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6359" eid="award1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-40f9" geo="br" id="award1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/award/award__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/award__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://award__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-40f6" geo="n_am" id="award1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/award/award__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/award__us_1.ogg" href="sound://award__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2458" id="award1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2457" id="award1__15" original="E391.78f0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2456" id="award1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="award1__17" original="E391.78f2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="award1__18" original="E391.78f3"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in names of particular awards <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="award1__19" original="E391.78f4"> a prize such as money for something that somebody has done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2452" id="award1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2451" id="award1__21" original="E85b.651c"><span class="x" id="award1__22" original="E85b.651d"> She has won numerous prestigious awards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-244f" id="award1__23" original="E39f.-54a2"><span class="x" id="award1__24" original="E39f.-54a1"> Liverpool will probably be the last UK city to win the European Capital of Culture award for the next 15–20 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-244d" id="award1__25" original="E85b.651e"><span class="cf" id="award1__26" original="E391.78f5"><span class="exp" id="award1__27"> award </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="award1__28" original="E85b.651f"> The University won a major national award for the launch of a new partnership scheme with colleges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2449" id="award1__29" original="E39f.-54a0"><span class="cf" id="award1__30" original="E39f.-54a3"> award-winning </span><span class="x" id="award1__31" original="E39f.-549f"> This story will be shared with the world on the authors' award-winning oral history website. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2446" id="award1__32" original="E39f.-549e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="award1__33" original="E39f.-549d"><span class="exp" id="award1__34"> award </span> (of something) </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2443" id="award1__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="award1__36" original="E39f.-549b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="award1__37" original="E39f.-549a"> the act of giving somebody something, such as a prize or contract </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2440" id="award1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-243f" id="award1__39" original="E39f.-5499"><span class="x" id="award1__40" original="E39f.-5498"> I would also like to thank the Royal Society in the UK for the award of a History of Science grant that enabled me to undertake this research. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-243d" id="award1__41" original="E391.78f9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-243c" id="award1__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="award1__43" original="E391.78fb"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="award1__44" original="E391.78fc"> an increase in the amount of money somebody earns </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2439" id="award1__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2438" id="award1__46" original="E85b.6520"><span class="x" id="award1__47" original="E85b.6521"> Bonus payments, tips and performance-related pay awards may form part of the calculations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2436" id="award1__48" original="E85b.6522"><span class="x" id="award1__49" original="E85b.6523"> Everyone in each pay band received the same cash award. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2434" id="award1__50" original="E391.78fd"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2433" id="award1__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="award1__52" original="E391.78ff"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="award1__53" original="E391.7900"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="award1__54" original="E391.7901"> the amount of money that a court decides should be given to somebody who has won a case; the decision to give this money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-242f" id="award1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-242e" id="award1__56" original="E85b.6524"><span class="cf" id="award1__57" original="E465.-1ca7"><span class="exp" id="award1__58"> award </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="award1__59" original="E85b.6525"> It is difficult and costly to obtain an award for damages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-242a" id="award1__60" original="E85b.6526"><span class="cf" id="award1__61" original="E465.-1ca6"><span class="exp" id="award1__62"> award </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="award1__63" original="E85b.6527"> Numerous different factors will dictate the award of compensation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7437" id="award1__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://award_1" title="award definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7436" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.67a4" id="award1__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="award1__66"> award </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2426" hm="2" id="award2" original="E391.790e" sum="600"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2425" id="award2__1" original="E391.790f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2424" id="award2__2" original="E391.7910"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> award <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2416" id="award2__9" original="E391.791b"><span class="pos" id="award2__10" original="E391.791c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6360" eid="award2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-40f3" geo="br" id="award2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/award/award__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/award__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://award__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-40f0" geo="n_am" id="award2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/award/award__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/award__us_1.ogg" href="sound://award__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2a04" id="award2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62f0" form="root" id="award2__17"><span class="vp" id="award2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> award </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62ee" eid="award2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62ed" geo="br" id="award2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/award/award__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/award__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://award__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62ea" geo="n_am" id="award2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/award/award__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/award__us_1.ogg" href="sound://award__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62e7" form="thirdps" id="award2__24"><span class="vp" id="award2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> awards </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62e5" eid="award2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62e4" geo="br" id="award2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/award/awards__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/awards__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awards__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62e1" geo="n_am" id="award2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːrdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/award/awards__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/awards__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awards__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62de" form="past" id="award2__31"><span class="vp" id="award2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> awarded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62dc" eid="award2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62db" geo="br" id="award2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/award/awarded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/awarded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awarded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62d8" geo="n_am" id="award2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/award/awarded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/awarded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awarded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62d5" form="pastpart" id="award2__38"><span class="vp" id="award2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> awarded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62d3" eid="award2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62d2" geo="br" id="award2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/award/awarded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/awarded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awarded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62cf" geo="n_am" id="award2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/award/awarded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/awarded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awarded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62cc" form="prespart" id="award2__45"><span class="vp" id="award2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> awarding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62ca" eid="award2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62c9" geo="br" id="award2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/award/awarding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/awarding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awarding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-62c6" geo="n_am" id="award2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="award2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwɔːrdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/award/awarding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/award/awarding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awarding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23e5" id="award2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23e4" id="award2__53" original="E391.7939"><span class="def" id="award2__54" original="E391.793c"> to make an official decision to give a payment, prize or contract to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23e2" id="award2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23e1" id="award2__56" original="E85b.6529"><span class="cf" id="award2__57" original="E85b.6528"><span class="exp" id="award2__58"> award </span> something (for something) </span><span class="x" id="award2__59" original="E85b.652a"> Courts are today extremely reluctant to award compensation for economic loss. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23dd" id="award2__60" original="E465.-1ca5"><span class="cf" id="award2__61" original="E391.793d"><span class="exp" id="award2__62"> award </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="award2__63" original="E465.-1ca4"> A contract was awarded to ICL in September 1994. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23d9" id="award2__64" original="E85b.652b"><span class="x" id="award2__65" original="E85b.652c"> If the employer refuses to reinstate the employee, the tribunal will increase the damages awarded to the employee. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23d7" id="award2__66" original="E85b.652f"><span class="cf" id="award2__67" original="E391.793e"><span class="exp" id="award2__68"> award </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="award2__69" original="E85b.6530"> The court awarded her a sum of £4.4 million. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-73c1" id="award2__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://award_1" title="award definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-73c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.67a4" id="award2__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="award2__72"> award </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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aware
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23d3" id="aware" original="E391.7957" sum="851"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23d2" id="aware__1" original="E391.7958"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23d1" id="aware__2" original="E391.7959"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> aware </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23c8" id="aware__4" original="E391.795e"><span class="pos" id="aware__5" original="E391.795f"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6367" eid="aware__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3f7a" geo="br" id="aware__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aware__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/aware/aware__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/aware/aware__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://aware__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3f77" geo="n_am" id="aware__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="aware__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwer <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/aware/aware__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/aware/aware__us_1.ogg" href="sound://aware__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23c6" id="aware__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23c5" id="aware__12" original="E391.7960"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23c4" id="aware__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="aware__14" original="E391.7962"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="aware__15" original="E391.7963"> knowing or realizing that something is true or exists </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23c1" id="aware__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23c0" id="aware__17" original="E84e.-73c2"><span class="cf" id="aware__18" original="E84e.-73c3"><span class="exp" id="aware__19"> aware </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="aware__20" original="E84e.-73c1"> The factors that motivate people to smoke are complex and most people are aware of the risks to their health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23bc" id="aware__21" original="E84e.-73c5"><span class="x" id="aware__22" original="E84e.-73c0"> Obviously, people must be aware of a brand if they are going to buy it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23ba" id="aware__23" original="E84e.-73c4"><span class="x" id="aware__24" original="E84e.-73bf"> Most people are aware when others are misleading them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1c07" id="aware__25"><span class="x" id="aware__26"> Everyone who does business in a foreign country has to be aware of, and responsive to, that nation's culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23b8" id="aware__27" original="E84d.-7b03"><span class="cf" id="aware__28" original="E84e.-73be"><span class="exp" id="aware__29"> aware </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="aware__30" original="E84d.-7b02"> Claudius was well aware that he would be following in the footsteps of the deified Julius Caesar. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23b4" id="aware__31" original="E391.796f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unaware" title="unaware definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23b3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4c97" id="aware__32" original="E391.7970"><span class="xh" id="aware__33"> unaware </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23b1" id="aware__34" original="E84d.-7a14" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="aware__35"> aware of the + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23af" id="aware__36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23ae" id="aware__37" original="E84d.-7a12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23ad" id="aware__38"><span class="coll" id="aware__39" original="E84d.-7a11"> danger </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23ab" id="aware__40"><span class="coll" id="aware__41" original="E84d.-7a10"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23a9" id="aware__42" original="E84d.-7a0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23a8" id="aware__43"><span class="coll" id="aware__44" original="E84d.-7a0d"> difficulty </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23a6" id="aware__45"><span class="coll" id="aware__46" original="E84e.-73bd"> problems </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23a4" id="aware__47" original="E84d.-7a0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23a3" id="aware__48"><span class="coll" id="aware__49" original="E84d.-7a09"> importance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23a1" id="aware__50"><span class="coll" id="aware__51" original="E84e.-73bc"> significance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-239f" id="aware__52" original="E84d.-7a08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-239e" id="aware__53"><span class="coll" id="aware__54" original="E84d.-7a07"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-239c" id="aware__55" original="E84d.-7a06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-239b" id="aware__56"><span class="coll" id="aware__57" original="E84d.-7a05"> fact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2399" id="aware__58" original="E84d.-7a04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2398" id="aware__59"><span class="coll" id="aware__60" original="E84d.-7a03"> possibility </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2396" id="aware__61"><span class="coll" id="aware__62" original="E84e.-73bb"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2394" id="aware__63" original="E84d.-7a02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2393" id="aware__64"><span class="coll" id="aware__65" original="E84d.-7a01"> existence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2391" id="aware__66" original="E84d.-79fe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2390" id="aware__67" original="E84d.-79fd"><span class="x" id="aware__68" original="E84d.-79fc"> Plato was aware of the importance of law in ensuring stability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-238e" id="aware__69" original="E84e.-73ba"><span class="x" id="aware__70" original="E84e.-73b9"> Rosenthal and Jacobson's subjects do not appear to have been aware of the fact that they were participating in an experiment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-238c" id="aware__71" original="E84d.-79f9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="aware__72"> verb + aware </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-238a" id="aware__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2389" id="aware__74" original="E84d.-79f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2388" id="aware__75"><span class="coll" id="aware__76" original="E84d.-79f6"> become </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2386" id="aware__77" original="E84d.-79f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2385" id="aware__78"><span class="coll" id="aware__79" original="E84d.-79f4"> remain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2383" id="aware__80" original="E84d.-79f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2382" id="aware__81"><span class="coll" id="aware__82" original="E84d.-79f2"> make somebody </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2380" id="aware__83" original="E84d.-79f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-237f" id="aware__84"><span class="coll" id="aware__85" original="E84d.-79f0"> keep somebody </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-237d" id="aware__86" original="E84d.-79ef"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-237c" id="aware__87" original="E84d.-79ee"><span class="x" id="aware__88" original="E84d.-79ed"> Von Neumann became aware of the potential of high-speed digital electronics as a result of wartime work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-237a" id="aware__89" original="E84d.-79ec"><span class="x" id="aware__90" original="E84d.-79eb"> One of the most common uses of marketing communications is to make potential customers aware of the features and benefits of a product or service. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2378" id="aware__91" original="E84d.-79e8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="aware__92"> adverb + aware </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2376" id="aware__93"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2375" id="aware__94" original="E84d.-79e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2374" id="aware__95"><span class="coll" id="aware__96" original="E84d.-79e5"> acutely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2372" id="aware__97"><span class="coll" id="aware__98" original="E84d.-79e4"> keenly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2370" id="aware__99"><span class="coll" id="aware__100" original="E84d.-79e3"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-236e" id="aware__101" original="E84d.-79e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-236d" id="aware__102"><span class="coll" id="aware__103" original="E84d.-79e1"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-236b" id="aware__104" original="E84d.-79e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-236a" id="aware__105"><span class="coll" id="aware__106" original="E84d.-79df"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2368" id="aware__107" original="E84d.-79dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2367" id="aware__108"><span class="coll" id="aware__109" original="E84d.-79db"> consciously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2365" id="aware__110" original="E84d.-79da"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2364" id="aware__111" original="E84d.-79d9"><span class="x" id="aware__112" original="E84d.-79d8"> The Jia Qing Emperor was keenly aware of the need for reform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2362" id="aware__113" original="E84d.-79d5"><span class="x" id="aware__114" original="E84d.-79d4"> Anger is an emotion that affects your physical state, though you may not be consciously aware of it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2360" id="aware__115" original="E391.796c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="aware__116" original="E391.796d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used with an adverb <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="aware__117" original="E391.796e"> concerned and knowing a lot about a particular situation or development </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-235d" id="aware__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-235c" id="aware__119" original="E84d.-7b01"><span class="x" id="aware__120" original="E84d.-7b00"> Two of the women were long-time activists, and all were politically aware. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-235a" id="aware__121" original="E84d.-79d3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="aware__122"> adverb + aware </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2358" id="aware__123"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2357" id="aware__124" original="E84d.-79d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2356" id="aware__125"><span class="coll" id="aware__126" original="E84d.-79d0"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2354" id="aware__127" original="E84d.-79cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2353" id="aware__128"><span class="coll" id="aware__129" original="E84d.-79ce"> politically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2351" id="aware__130" original="E84d.-79cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2350" id="aware__131"><span class="coll" id="aware__132" original="E84d.-79cc"> socially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-234e" id="aware__133" original="E84d.-79cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-234d" id="aware__134"><span class="coll" id="aware__135" original="E84d.-79ca"> ecologically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-234b" id="aware__136" original="E84d.-79c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-234a" id="aware__137" original="E84d.-79c6"><span class="x" id="aware__138" original="E84d.-79c5"> A culturally aware international firm will adopt policies to fit into the host culture. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d76" id="aware__139" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="aware__140"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d78" id="aware__141" original="E84d.-7a16"><span class="shcut" id="aware__142" original="E84d.-7a15"> aware of the + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d7a" id="aware__143" original="E84d.-7a14"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d7b" id="aware__144" original="E84d.-7a12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d7c" id="aware__145" original="E84d.-7a11"><span class="coll" id="aware__146"> danger </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d7e" id="aware__147" original="E84d.-7a10"><span class="coll" id="aware__148"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d80" id="aware__149" original="E84d.-7a0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d81" id="aware__150" original="E84d.-7a0d"><span class="coll" id="aware__151"> difficulty </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d83" id="aware__152" original="E84e.-73bd"><span class="coll" id="aware__153"> problems </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d85" id="aware__154" original="E84d.-7a0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d86" id="aware__155" original="E84d.-7a09"><span class="coll" id="aware__156"> importance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d88" id="aware__157" original="E84e.-73bc"><span class="coll" id="aware__158"> significance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d8a" id="aware__159" original="E84d.-7a08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d8b" id="aware__160" original="E84d.-7a07"><span class="coll" id="aware__161"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d8d" id="aware__162" original="E84d.-7a06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d8e" id="aware__163" original="E84d.-7a05"><span class="coll" id="aware__164"> fact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d90" id="aware__165" original="E84d.-7a04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d91" id="aware__166" original="E84d.-7a03"><span class="coll" id="aware__167"> possibility </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d93" id="aware__168" original="E84e.-73bb"><span class="coll" id="aware__169"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d95" id="aware__170" original="E84d.-7a02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d96" id="aware__171" original="E84d.-7a01"><span class="coll" id="aware__172"> existence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d98" id="aware__173" original="E84d.-79fe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d99" id="aware__174" original="E84d.-79fd"><span class="x" id="aware__175" original="E84d.-79fc"> Plato was aware of the importance of law in ensuring stability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d9b" id="aware__176" original="E84e.-73ba"><span class="x" id="aware__177" original="E84e.-73b9"> Rosenthal and Jacobson's subjects do not appear to have been aware of the fact that they were participating in an experiment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d9d" id="aware__178" original="E84d.-79fb"><span class="shcut" id="aware__179" original="E84d.-79fa"> verb + aware </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5d9f" id="aware__180" original="E84d.-79f9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5da0" id="aware__181" original="E84d.-79f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5da1" id="aware__182" original="E84d.-79f6"><span class="coll" id="aware__183"> become </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5da3" id="aware__184" original="E84d.-79f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5da4" id="aware__185" original="E84d.-79f4"><span class="coll" id="aware__186"> remain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5da6" id="aware__187" original="E84d.-79f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5da7" id="aware__188" original="E84d.-79f2"><span class="coll" id="aware__189"> make somebody </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5da9" id="aware__190" original="E84d.-79f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5daa" id="aware__191" original="E84d.-79f0"><span class="coll" id="aware__192"> keep somebody </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dac" id="aware__193" original="E84d.-79ef"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dad" id="aware__194" original="E84d.-79ee"><span class="x" id="aware__195" original="E84d.-79ed"> Von Neumann became aware of the potential of high-speed digital electronics as a result of wartime work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5daf" id="aware__196" original="E84d.-79ec"><span class="x" id="aware__197" original="E84d.-79eb"> One of the most common uses of marketing communications is to make potential customers aware of the features and benefits of a product or service. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5db1" id="aware__198" original="E84d.-79ea"><span class="shcut" id="aware__199" original="E84d.-79e9"> adverb + aware </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5db3" id="aware__200" original="E84d.-79e8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5db4" id="aware__201" original="E84d.-79e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5db5" id="aware__202" original="E84d.-79e5"><span class="coll" id="aware__203"> acutely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5db7" id="aware__204" original="E84d.-79e4"><span class="coll" id="aware__205"> keenly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5db9" id="aware__206" original="E84d.-79e3"><span class="coll" id="aware__207"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dbb" id="aware__208" original="E84d.-79e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dbc" id="aware__209" original="E84d.-79e1"><span class="coll" id="aware__210"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dbe" id="aware__211" original="E84d.-79e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dbf" id="aware__212" original="E84d.-79df"><span class="coll" id="aware__213"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dc1" id="aware__214" original="E84d.-79dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dc2" id="aware__215" original="E84d.-79db"><span class="coll" id="aware__216"> consciously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dc4" id="aware__217" original="E84d.-79da"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dc5" id="aware__218" original="E84d.-79d9"><span class="x" id="aware__219" original="E84d.-79d8"> The Jia Qing Emperor was keenly aware of the need for reform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dc7" id="aware__220" original="E84d.-79d5"><span class="x" id="aware__221" original="E84d.-79d4"> Anger is an emotion that affects your physical state, though you may not be consciously aware of it. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dc9" id="aware__222" original="E84d.-79d3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dca" id="aware__223" original="E84d.-79d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dcb" id="aware__224" original="E84d.-79d0"><span class="coll" id="aware__225"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dcd" id="aware__226" original="E84d.-79cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dce" id="aware__227" original="E84d.-79ce"><span class="coll" id="aware__228"> politically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dd0" id="aware__229" original="E84d.-79cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dd1" id="aware__230" original="E84d.-79cc"><span class="coll" id="aware__231"> socially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dd3" id="aware__232" original="E84d.-79cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dd4" id="aware__233" original="E84d.-79ca"><span class="coll" id="aware__234"> ecologically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dd6" id="aware__235" original="E84d.-79c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dd7" id="aware__236" original="E84d.-79c6"><span class="x" id="aware__237" original="E84d.-79c5"> A culturally aware international firm will adopt policies to fit into the host culture. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-739f" id="aware__238" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aware" title="aware definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-739e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.684a" id="aware__239" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="aware__240"> aware </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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awareness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2348" id="awareness" original="E391.7972" sum="1002"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2347" id="awareness__1" original="E391.7973"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2346" id="awareness__2" original="E391.7974"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> awareness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-233a" id="awareness__7" original="E391.797c"><span class="pos" id="awareness__8" original="E391.797d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.636e" eid="awareness__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3eb7" geo="br" id="awareness__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awareness__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweənəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/aware/awareness__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/aware/awareness__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://awareness__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3eb3" geo="n_am" id="awareness__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awareness__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈwernəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/aware/awareness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/aware/awareness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awareness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2338" id="awareness__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="awareness__15" original="E391.7980"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="awareness__16" original="E84e.-72b7"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2335" id="awareness__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2334" id="awareness__18" original="E391.797e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="awareness__19" original="E391.7984"> the fact of knowing that something is true or exists </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2332" id="awareness__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2331" id="awareness__21" original="E84d.-795b"><span class="cf" id="awareness__22" original="E391.7982"><span class="exp" id="awareness__23"> awareness </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="awareness__24" original="E84d.-795a"> The patient lacked awareness of his speech difficulty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-232d" id="awareness__25" original="E84e.-72b6"><span class="x" id="awareness__26" original="E84e.-72b5"> There are two types of brand awareness: recognition and recall. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-232b" id="awareness__27" original="E84e.-72b8"><span class="cf" id="awareness__28" original="E391.7983"><span class="exp" id="awareness__29"> awareness </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="awareness__30" original="E84e.-72b4"> The novel shows an awareness that Afro-Americans are not the only group to be oppressed by the dominant white culture. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2327" id="awareness__31" original="E4a5.57d0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://self-awareness" title="self-awareness definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2326" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4c01" id="awareness__32" original="E4a5.57d1"><span class="xh" id="awareness__33"> self-awareness </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2324" id="awareness__34" original="E84d.-78f5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="awareness__35"> adjective + awareness </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2322" id="awareness__36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2321" id="awareness__37" original="E84d.-78f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2320" id="awareness__38"><span class="coll" id="awareness__39" original="E84d.-78f2"> conscious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-231e" id="awareness__40" original="E84d.-78f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-231d" id="awareness__41"><span class="coll" id="awareness__42" original="E84d.-78f0"> heightened </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-231b" id="awareness__43"><span class="coll" id="awareness__44" original="E84d.-7817"> increased </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2319" id="awareness__45"><span class="coll" id="awareness__46" original="E84d.-7819"> greater </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2317" id="awareness__47" original="E84d.-78ed"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2316" id="awareness__48" original="E84d.-78ec"><span class="x" id="awareness__49" original="E84d.-78eb"> A specific autobiographical memory is formed and can enter conscious awareness. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2314" id="awareness__50" original="E84d.-780d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="awareness__51"> verb + awareness </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2312" id="awareness__52"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2311" id="awareness__53" original="E84d.-780b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2310" id="awareness__54"><span class="coll" id="awareness__55" original="E84d.-780a"> lack </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-230e" id="awareness__56" original="E84d.-7809"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-230d" id="awareness__57" original="E84d.-7808"><span class="x" id="awareness__58" original="E84d.-7807"> Children often lack awareness of their emotions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-230b" id="awareness__59" original="E84d.-7709" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="awareness__60"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2309" id="awareness__61"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2308" id="awareness__62" original="E84d.-7707"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2307" id="awareness__63"><span class="coll" id="awareness__64" original="E84d.-7706"> (a) lack of awareness </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2305" id="awareness__65" original="E84d.-7705"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2304" id="awareness__66" original="E84d.-7704"><span class="x" id="awareness__67" original="E84d.-7703"> Error may be introduced through lack of awareness. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2302" id="awareness__68" original="E84d.-7957"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="awareness__69" original="E84d.-7953"> concern or interest in a particular situation or development </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2300" id="awareness__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22ff" id="awareness__71" original="E84d.-78d6"><span class="cf" id="awareness__72" original="E84d.-7952"><span class="exp" id="awareness__73"> awareness </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="awareness__74" original="E84d.-78d5"> Confronted with heightened public awareness of environmental issues, farmers sought new ways to manage their fields. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22fb" id="awareness__75" original="E84d.-794e"><span class="cf" id="awareness__76" original="E84d.-794f"><span class="exp" id="awareness__77"> awareness </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="awareness__78" original="E84d.-794d"> Raising awareness about tobacco is an appropriate intervention for smokers who are considering giving up smoking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22f7" id="awareness__79" original="E84d.-794b"><span class="cf" id="awareness__80" original="E84d.-794c"><span class="exp" id="awareness__81"> awareness </span> (among/amongst somebody) (that…) </span><span class="x" id="awareness__82" original="E84d.-794a"> There is a growing awareness among practitioners that organizational learning and development are intertwined. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22f3" id="awareness__83" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="awareness__84"> adjective + awareness </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22f1" id="awareness__85"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22f0" id="awareness__86" original="E84d.-78f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22ef" id="awareness__87"><span class="coll" id="awareness__88" original="E84d.-78f0"> heightened </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22ed" id="awareness__89"><span class="coll" id="awareness__90" original="E84d.-7817"> increased </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22eb" id="awareness__91"><span class="coll" id="awareness__92" original="E84d.-7819"> greater </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22e9" id="awareness__93"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22e8" id="awareness__94" original="E84d.-78e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22e7" id="awareness__95"><span class="coll" id="awareness__96" original="E84d.-78e6"> keen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22e5" id="awareness__97"><span class="coll" id="awareness__98" original="E84d.-78e5"> acute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22e3" id="awareness__99" original="E84d.-78e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22e2" id="awareness__100"><span class="coll" id="awareness__101" original="E84d.-78e3"> growing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22e0" id="awareness__102"><span class="coll" id="awareness__103" original="E84d.-7816"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22de" id="awareness__104" original="E84d.-78dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22dd" id="awareness__105"><span class="coll" id="awareness__106" original="E84d.-78dc"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22db" id="awareness__107" original="E84d.-78db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22da" id="awareness__108"><span class="coll" id="awareness__109" original="E84d.-78da"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22d8" id="awareness__110" original="E84d.-78d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22d7" id="awareness__111"><span class="coll" id="awareness__112" original="E84d.-78d8"> moral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22d5" id="awareness__113" original="E84d.-78d7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22d4" id="awareness__114" original="E84d.-7811"><span class="x" id="awareness__115" original="E84d.-7810"> Dickens' acute awareness of the inequalities of industrial England helped provoke the composition of ‘A Christmas Carol’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22d2" id="awareness__116" original="E84d.-7813"><span class="x" id="awareness__117" original="E84d.-7812"> In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to secure the greater participation of women in international peace operations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22d0" id="awareness__118" original="E84d.-7806" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="awareness__119"> verb + awareness </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22ce" id="awareness__120"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22cd" id="awareness__121" original="E84d.-7804"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22cc" id="awareness__122"><span class="coll" id="awareness__123" original="E84d.-7803"> build </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22ca" id="awareness__124"><span class="coll" id="awareness__125" original="E84d.-7802"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22c8" id="awareness__126"><span class="coll" id="awareness__127" original="E84d.-7801"> raise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22c6" id="awareness__128"><span class="coll" id="awareness__129" original="E84d.-7800"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22c4" id="awareness__130" original="E84e.-72b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22c3" id="awareness__131"><span class="coll" id="awareness__132" original="E84e.-72b2"> create </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22c1" id="awareness__133" original="E84d.-77ff"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22c0" id="awareness__134" original="E84d.-77fe"><span class="x" id="awareness__135" original="E84d.-77fd"> The aim of the campaign was to build greater awareness of Scotland as a diverse, exciting destination. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dd9" id="awareness__136" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="awareness__137"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ddb" id="awareness__138" original="E84d.-78f7"><span class="shcut" id="awareness__139" original="E84d.-78f6"> adjective + awareness </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ddd" id="awareness__140" original="E84d.-78f5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dde" id="awareness__141" original="E84d.-78f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ddf" id="awareness__142" original="E84d.-78f2"><span class="coll" id="awareness__143"> conscious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5de1" id="awareness__144" original="E84d.-78f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5de2" id="awareness__145" original="E84d.-78f0"><span class="coll" id="awareness__146"> heightened </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5de4" id="awareness__147" original="E84d.-7817"><span class="coll" id="awareness__148"> increased </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5de6" id="awareness__149" original="E84d.-7819"><span class="coll" id="awareness__150"> greater </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5de8" id="awareness__151" original="E84d.-78ed"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5de9" id="awareness__152" original="E84d.-78ec"><span class="x" id="awareness__153" original="E84d.-78eb"> A specific autobiographical memory is formed and can enter conscious awareness. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5deb" id="awareness__154" original="E84d.-78ea"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dec" id="awareness__155" original="E84d.-78e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5ded" id="awareness__156" original="E84d.-78e6"><span class="coll" id="awareness__157"> keen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5def" id="awareness__158" original="E84d.-78e5"><span class="coll" id="awareness__159"> acute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5df1" id="awareness__160" original="E84d.-78e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5df2" id="awareness__161" original="E84d.-78e3"><span class="coll" id="awareness__162"> growing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5df4" id="awareness__163" original="E84d.-7816"><span class="coll" id="awareness__164"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5df6" id="awareness__165" original="E84d.-78dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5df7" id="awareness__166" original="E84d.-78dc"><span class="coll" id="awareness__167"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5df9" id="awareness__168" original="E84d.-78db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dfa" id="awareness__169" original="E84d.-78da"><span class="coll" id="awareness__170"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dfc" id="awareness__171" original="E84d.-78d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dfd" id="awareness__172" original="E84d.-78d8"><span class="coll" id="awareness__173"> moral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5dff" id="awareness__174" original="E84d.-78d7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e00" id="awareness__175" original="E84d.-7811"><span class="x" id="awareness__176" original="E84d.-7810"> Dickens' acute awareness of the inequalities of industrial England helped provoke the composition of ‘A Christmas Carol’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e02" id="awareness__177" original="E84d.-7813"><span class="x" id="awareness__178" original="E84d.-7812"> In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to secure the greater participation of women in international peace operations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e04" id="awareness__179" original="E84d.-780f"><span class="shcut" id="awareness__180" original="E84d.-780e"> verb + awareness </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e06" id="awareness__181" original="E84d.-780d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e07" id="awareness__182" original="E84d.-780b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e08" id="awareness__183" original="E84d.-780a"><span class="coll" id="awareness__184"> lack </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e0a" id="awareness__185" original="E84d.-7809"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e0b" id="awareness__186" original="E84d.-7808"><span class="x" id="awareness__187" original="E84d.-7807"> Children often lack awareness of their emotions. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e0d" id="awareness__188" original="E84d.-7806"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e0e" id="awareness__189" original="E84d.-7804"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e0f" id="awareness__190" original="E84d.-7803"><span class="coll" id="awareness__191"> build </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e11" id="awareness__192" original="E84d.-7802"><span class="coll" id="awareness__193"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e13" id="awareness__194" original="E84d.-7801"><span class="coll" id="awareness__195"> raise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e15" id="awareness__196" original="E84d.-7800"><span class="coll" id="awareness__197"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e17" id="awareness__198" original="E84e.-72b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e18" id="awareness__199" original="E84e.-72b2"><span class="coll" id="awareness__200"> create </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e1a" id="awareness__201" original="E84d.-77ff"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e1b" id="awareness__202" original="E84d.-77fe"><span class="x" id="awareness__203" original="E84d.-77fd"> The aim of the campaign was to build greater awareness of Scotland as a diverse, exciting destination. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e1d" id="awareness__204" original="E84d.-770b"><span class="shcut" id="awareness__205" original="E84d.-770a"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e1f" id="awareness__206" original="E84d.-7709"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e20" id="awareness__207" original="E84d.-7707"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e21" id="awareness__208" original="E84d.-7706"><span class="coll" id="awareness__209"> (a) lack of awareness </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e23" id="awareness__210" original="E84d.-7705"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e24" id="awareness__211" original="E84d.-7704"><span class="x" id="awareness__212" original="E84d.-7703"> Error may be introduced through lack of awareness. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7309" id="awareness__213" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://awareness" title="awareness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7308" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.688c" id="awareness__214" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="awareness__215"> awareness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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away
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22be" id="away" original="E391.7997" sum="1105"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22bd" id="away__1" original="E391.7998"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22bc" id="away__2" original="E391.7999"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> away </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22b4" id="away__4" original="E391.799e"><span class="pos" id="away__5" original="E391.799f"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6377" eid="away__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3d70" geo="br" id="away__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="away__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awa/away_/away__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awa/away_/away__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://away__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3d6d" geo="n_am" id="away__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="away__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> əˈweɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awa/away_/away__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awa/away_/away__us_1.ogg" href="sound://away__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="un" id="away__11" original="E391.79a0" un="help"> For the special uses of <span class="eb" id="away__12" original="E391.79a1"> away </span> in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example <span class="eb" id="away__13" original="E391.79a2"> get away with (doing) something </span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" id="away__14" original="E391.79a3"> get </span> . </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22ae" id="away__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22ad" id="away__16" original="E391.79a4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="away__17" original="E391.79a5"> to or at a distance from somebody/something in space or time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22ab" id="away__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22aa" id="away__19" original="E85b.6531"><span class="cf" id="away__20" original="E39f.-543f"> far <span class="exp" id="away__21"> away </span></span><span class="x" id="away__22" original="E85b.6532"> People who lived in or near Athens would find it easier to vote than those who lived farther away. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22a6" id="away__23" original="E85b.6533"><span class="cf" id="away__24" original="E391.79a6"><span class="exp" id="away__25"> away </span> from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="away__26" original="E85b.6534"> Roman custom dictated that the dead be kept well away from the living. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22a2" id="away__27" original="E391.79a7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="away__28" original="E391.79a8"> to a different place or in a different direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22a0" id="away__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-229f" id="away__30" original="E85b.6539"><span class="x" id="away__31" original="E85b.653a"> The underlying problem will simply not go away. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-229d" id="away__32" original="E85b.653b"><span class="x" id="away__33" original="E85b.653c"> They did not receive a reply but their letters were filed away. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-229b" id="away__34" original="E85b.6535"><span class="cf" id="away__35" original="E465.-1c97"><span class="exp" id="away__36"> away </span> from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="away__37" original="E85b.6536"> The student has been moved away from his group to another desk. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2297" id="away__38" original="E391.79a9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="away__39" original="E391.79aa"> not present </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2295" id="away__40" original="E867.-d44" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://absent" title="absent (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2294" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ab" id="away__41" original="E867.-d43"><span class="xh" id="away__42"> absent </span><span class="xs" id="away__43"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2291" id="away__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2290" id="away__45" original="E85b.653e"><span class="x" id="away__46" original="E85b.653f"> Their house was burgled while they were away. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-228e" id="away__47" original="E85b.6540"><span class="cf" id="away__48" original="E391.79ad"><span class="exp" id="away__49"> away </span> from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="away__50" original="E85b.6541"> He was away from home for long periods of time. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-228a" id="away__51" original="E391.79b0"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="away__52" original="E391.79b1"> until disappearing completely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2288" id="away__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2287" id="away__54" original="E85b.6542"><span class="x" id="away__55" original="E85b.6543"> The showers will gradually die away. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2285" id="away__56" original="E85b.6544"><span class="x" id="away__57" original="E85b.6545"> The surrounding rock mass has been eroded away. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF1" id="right3__36" original="E396.-5385" sk="rightaway"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF2" id="right3__37"><span class="idm" id="right3__38" original="E396.-5384"> right away </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF4" id="right3__39"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF5" id="right3__40"><span class="def" id="right3__41" original="E396.-5383"> immediately; without delay </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF7" id="right3__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF8" id="right3__43" original="E908.-79f5"><span class="x" id="right3__44" original="E908.-79f4"> Staff needed information right away. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF1" id="straight2__41" original="E3a3.-18d5" sk="straightaway"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF2" id="straight2__42"><span class="idm" id="straight2__43" original="E3a3.-18d4"> straight away </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF4" id="straight2__44"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF5" id="straight2__45"><span class="def" id="straight2__46" original="E3a3.-18d3"> immediately; without delay </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF7" id="straight2__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2283-FF8" id="straight2__48" original="E9b6.-7ee3"><span class="x" id="straight2__49" original="E9b6.-7ee2"> Fagen agreed to go to Geneva straight away. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-727e" id="away__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://away_1" title="away definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-727d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.68d8" id="away__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="away__78"> away </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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awkward
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-227a" id="awkward" original="E391.7ab0" sum="1198"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2279" id="awkward__1" original="E391.7ab1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2278" id="awkward__2" original="E391.7ab2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> awkward </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-226f" id="awkward__4" original="E391.7ab7"><span class="pos" id="awkward__5" original="E391.7ab8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.637e" eid="awkward__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3a61" geo="br" id="awkward__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awkward__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːkwəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awk/awkwa/awkward__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awk/awkwa/awkward__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awkward__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3a5d" geo="n_am" id="awkward__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awkward__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːkwərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awk/awkwa/awkward__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awk/awkwa/awkward__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awkward__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-226d" id="awkward__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-226c" id="awkward__12" original="E391.7ab9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="awkward__13" original="E391.7aba"> embarrassed; making you feel embarrassed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-226a" id="awkward__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2269" id="awkward__15" original="E39f.-52b8"><span class="x" id="awkward__16" original="E39f.-52b7"> The stigma attached to mental illness can mean both parties feel awkward within the relationship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2267" id="awkward__17" original="E85b.6556"><span class="x" id="awkward__18" original="E85b.6557"> Successful conversation for many English speakers involves filling any gaps with talk; silence is regarded as awkward. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2265" id="awkward__19" original="E465.-1c87"><span class="cf" id="awkward__20" original="E465.-1c88"><span class="exp" id="awkward__21"> awkward </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="awkward__22" original="E465.-1c86"> Maybe he was socially awkward with boys but comfortable with girls. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2261" id="awkward__23" original="E391.7abb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="awkward__24" original="E391.7abc"> difficult to deal with </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225f" id="awkward__25" original="E391.7abd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://difficult" title="difficult definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-468b" id="awkward__26" original="E391.7abe"><span class="xh" id="awkward__27"> difficult </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225b" id="awkward__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225a" id="awkward__29" original="E85b.655a"><span class="x" id="awkward__30" original="E85b.655b"> Managers need to be able to answer awkward questions from company accountants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2258" id="awkward__31" original="E85b.655c"><span class="x" id="awkward__32" original="E85b.655d"> John can be very awkward sometimes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2256" id="awkward__33" original="E391.7ac0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="awkward__34" original="E391.7ac1"> not convenient </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2254" id="awkward__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2253" id="awkward__36" original="E85b.655e"><span class="x" id="awkward__37" original="E85b.655f"> These states are in awkward locations, and lack the political foundations to be reliable members of the alliance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2251" id="awkward__38" original="E391.7ac5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="awkward__39" original="E391.7ac6"> difficult because of its shape or design </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-224f" id="awkward__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-224e" id="awkward__41" original="E85b.6562"><span class="x" id="awkward__42" original="E85b.6563"> Manual handling involves lifting objects such as heavy boxes or awkward items of furniture. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-224c" id="awkward__43" original="E391.7ac7"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="awkward__44" original="E391.7ac8"> not moving in an easy way; not comfortable or elegant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-224a" id="awkward__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2249" id="awkward__46" original="E85b.6564"><span class="x" id="awkward__47" original="E85b.6565"> Dentists often have to sit for long periods in awkward positions while carrying out work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2247" id="awkward__48" original="E85b.6568"><span class="x" id="awkward__49" original="E85b.6569"> Far from conveying the author's intent, the awkward written style serves to obscure it. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2245" id="awkward__50"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2244" id="awkward__51" original="E391.7ac9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2243" id="awkward__52"><span class="dr" id="awkward__53" original="E391.7aca"> awkwardly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-223a" id="awkward__54" original="E391.7ace"><span class="pos" id="awkward__55" original="E391.7acf"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.637f" eid="awkward__56" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3a67" geo="br" id="awkward__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awkward__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːkwədli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awk/awkwa/awkwardly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awk/awkwa/awkwardly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awkwardly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3a64" geo="n_am" id="awkward__59" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awkward__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːkwərdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awk/awkwa/awkwardly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awk/awkwa/awkwardly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awkwardly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2238" id="awkward__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2237" id="awkward__62" original="E39f.-52b6"><span class="x" id="awkward__63" original="E39f.-52b5"> At first sight, these insights seem to fit awkwardly with the points made in the preceding paragraphs. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2235" id="awkward__64"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2234" id="awkward__65" original="E391.7ad0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2233" id="awkward__66"><span class="dr" id="awkward__67" original="E391.7ad1"> awkwardness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2227" id="awkward__71" original="E391.7ad8"><span class="pos" id="awkward__72" original="E391.7ad9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6380" eid="awkward__73" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3a6d" geo="br" id="awkward__74" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awkward__75"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːkwədnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/awk/awkwa/awkwardness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/awk/awkwa/awkwardness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://awkwardness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3a6a" geo="n_am" id="awkward__76" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="awkward__77"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈɔːkwərdnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/awk/awkwa/awkwardness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/awk/awkwa/awkwardness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://awkwardness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2225" id="awkward__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="awkward__79" original="E391.7adb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2223" id="awkward__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2222" id="awkward__81" original="E85b.656c"><span class="x" id="awkward__82" original="E85b.656d"> The adults significantly overestimated their young people's awkwardness and lack of self-confidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2220" id="awkward__83" original="E39f.-52b4"><span class="cf" id="awkward__84" original="E465.-1c85"><span class="exp"> awkwardness </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="awkward__85" original="E39f.-52b3"> She noted the occasional awkwardness of attempts to translate Kannada place names into English. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7238" id="awkward__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://awkward" title="awkward definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7237" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6ab0" id="awkward__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="awkward__88"> awkward </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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axial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-221d" id="axial" original="E391.7bcd" sum="358"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-221c" id="axial__1" original="E391.7bce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-221b" id="axial__2" original="E391.7bcf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> axial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2213" id="axial__4" original="E87e.-5829"><span class="pos" id="axial__5" original="E87e.-5828"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6395" eid="axial__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-37bc" geo="br" id="axial__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axial__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksiəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/axi/axial/axial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/axi/axial/axial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://axial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-37b9" geo="n_am" id="axial__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axial__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksiəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/axi/axial/axial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/axi/axial/axial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://axial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2211" id="axial__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2210" id="axial__12" original="E391.7bd6"><span class="def" id="axial__13" original="E391.7bd7"> connected with or forming an <a class="ndv" href="entry://axis" id="axial__14"> axis </a> ; around an axis </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-220d" id="axial__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-220c" id="axial__16" original="E39f.-529c"><span class="x" id="axial__17" original="E39f.-529b"> Marked changes in the axial tilt of the earth have also taken place. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-220a" id="axial__18" original="E85b.6578"><span class="x" id="axial__19" original="E85b.6579"> The surface roughness was measured in the axial direction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2208" id="axial__20" original="E85b.6576"><span class="x" id="axial__21" original="E85b.6577"> The axial skeleton consists of bones that form the axis of the body. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-71d9" id="axial__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://axial" title="axial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-71d8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6c55" id="axial__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="axial__24"> axial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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axiom
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2206" id="axiom" original="E391.7bdb" sum="345"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2205" id="axiom__1" original="E391.7bdc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2204" id="axiom__2" original="E391.7bdd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> axiom </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21f9" id="axiom__7" original="E391.7be5"><span class="pos" id="axiom__8" original="E391.7be6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.639c" eid="axiom__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-37a4" geo="br" id="axiom__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axiom__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksiəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/axi/axiom/axiom__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/axi/axiom/axiom__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://axiom__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-37a1" geo="n_am" id="axiom__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axiom__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksiəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/axi/axiom/axiom__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/axi/axiom/axiom__us_1.ogg" href="sound://axiom__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21f7" id="axiom__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21f6" id="axiom__15" original="E391.7be9"><span class="def" id="axiom__16" original="E81e.-1577"> a statement or principle that is regarded as being true without proof </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21f4" id="axiom__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21f3" id="axiom__18" original="E81e.-1576"><span class="x" id="axiom__19" original="E81e.-1575"> Mathematics is perceived as a system that can be reduced to a set of axioms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21f1" id="axiom__20" original="E81e.-1572"><span class="x" id="axiom__21" original="E81e.-1571"> Design axioms can be used to analyse why machines and processes are not working well. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-71bb" id="axiom__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://axiom" title="axiom definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-71ba" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6c66" id="axiom__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="axiom__24"> axiom </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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axiomatic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21ef" id="axiomatic" original="E391.7beb" sum="575"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21ee" id="axiomatic__1" original="E391.7bec"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21ed" id="axiomatic__2" original="E391.7bed"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> axiomatic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21e5" id="axiomatic__4" original="E391.7bf2"><span class="pos" id="axiomatic__5" original="E391.7bf3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63a3" eid="axiomatic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3774" geo="br" id="axiomatic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axiomatic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæksiəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/axi/axiom/axiomatic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/axi/axiom/axiomatic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://axiomatic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3771" geo="n_am" id="axiomatic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axiomatic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌæksiəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/axi/axiom/axiomatic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/axi/axiom/axiomatic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://axiomatic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21e3" id="axiomatic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21e2" id="axiomatic__12" original="E391.7bf7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="axiomatic__13" original="E391.7bf8"> true in such an obvious way that you do not need to prove it </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21e0" id="axiomatic__14" original="E391.7bf9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://self-evident" title="self-evident definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21df" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4d16" id="axiomatic__15" original="E391.7bfa"><span class="xh" id="axiomatic__16"> self-evident </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21dd" id="axiomatic__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21dc" id="axiomatic__18" original="E81e.-1570"><span class="x" id="axiomatic__19" original="E81e.-156f"> The first axiomatic generalization is that individual members of a species vary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21da" id="axiomatic__20" original="E81e.-156d"><span class="cf" id="axiomatic__21" original="E81e.-156e"> it is <span class="exp" id="axiomatic__22"> axiomatic </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="axiomatic__23" original="E81e.-156c"> It is axiomatic that doctors should try to do good and strive not to do harm. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21d6" id="axiomatic__24" original="E81e.-156b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21d5" id="axiomatic__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="axiomatic__26" original="E81e.-1569"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="axiomatic__27" original="E81e.-1568"> based on statements or principles which are regarded as being true without proof </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21d2" id="axiomatic__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21d1" id="axiomatic__29" original="E81e.-1567"><span class="x" id="axiomatic__30" original="E81e.-1566"> Mathematicians have developed various axiomatic systems of geometry. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-71a3" id="axiomatic__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://axiomatic" title="axiomatic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-71a2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6c7e" id="axiomatic__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="axiomatic__33"> axiomatic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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axis
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21cf" id="axis" original="E391.7c15" sum="1706"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21ce" id="axis__1" original="E391.7c16"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21cd" id="axis__2" original="E391.7c17"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> axis </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21c1" id="axis__7" original="E391.7c1f"><span class="pos" id="axis__8" original="E391.7c20"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63aa" eid="axis__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-37f8" geo="br" id="axis__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axis__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/axi/axis_/axis__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/axi/axis_/axis__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://axis__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-37f5" geo="n_am" id="axis__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axis__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/axi/axis_/axis__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/axi/axis_/axis__us_1.ogg" href="sound://axis__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21bf" id="axis__14" original="E391.7c21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21be" form="pl" id="axis__15" original="E391.7c22"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="axis__16" original="E391.7c24"> axes </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21bc" eid="axis__17" original="E391.7c25" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-37f2" geo="br" id="axis__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axis__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/axe/axes_/axes__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/axe/axes_/axes__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://axes__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-37ef" geo="n_am" id="axis__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="axis__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈæksiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/axe/axes_/axes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/axe/axes_/axes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://axes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21b6" id="axis__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21b5" id="axis__23" original="E391.7c28"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="axis__24" original="E391.7c29"> an imaginary line through the centre of an object, around which the object turns </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21b3" id="axis__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21b2" id="axis__26" original="E85b.657d"><span class="cf" id="axis__27" original="E442.-5b04"> on its <span class="exp" id="axis__28"> axis </span></span><span class="x" id="axis__29" original="E85b.657e"> The Earth rotates on its axis from west to east approximately once every 24 hours. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21ae" id="axis__30" original="E39f.-520a"><span class="cf" id="axis__31" original="E39f.-520b"><span class="exp" id="axis__32"> axis </span> of rotation </span><span class="x" id="axis__33" original="E39f.-5209"> At a given time t, the distance of the boundary from the axis of rotation is r. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21aa" id="axis__34" original="E391.7c31"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21a9" id="axis__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="axis__36" subj="geom"> geometry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="axis__37" original="E391.7c34"> a line that divides a shape into two equal parts, especially in the direction of the shape's greatest length </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21a6" id="axis__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21a5" id="axis__39" original="E85b.6588"><span class="cf" id="axis__40" original="E442.-5b03"><span class="exp" id="axis__41"> axis </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="axis__42" original="E85b.6589"> This centre line is the axis of the cylinder. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21a1" id="axis__43" original="E85b.658a"><span class="cf" id="axis__44" original="E39f.-5200"><span class="exp" id="axis__45"> axis </span> of symmetry </span><span class="x" id="axis__46" original="E85b.658b"> If the 2D image is symmetrical, then the object will contain the same axis of symmetry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-219d" id="axis__47" original="E442.-5b02"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="axis__48" original="E442.-5b01"><span class="exp" id="axis__49"> axis </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="axis__50" original="E442.-5b00"> a real or imaginary line that divides something into equal or approximately equal halves </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2199" id="axis__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2198" id="axis__52" original="E85b.6581"><span class="x" id="axis__53" original="E85b.6582"> The camera shows heavy traffic moving along the east-west axis of the town. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2196" id="axis__54" original="E391.7c2a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2195" id="axis__55"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="axis__56" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="axis__57" original="E391.7c2d"> a fixed line against which the positions of points are measured, especially points on a <a class="ndv" href="entry://graph" id="axis__58"> graph </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2191" id="axis__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2190" id="axis__60" original="E85b.657f"><span class="cf" id="axis__61" original="E39f.-5208"> horizontal/vertical <span class="exp" id="axis__62"> axis </span></span><span class="x" id="axis__63" original="E85b.6580"> The horizontal axis represents increasing time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-218c" id="axis__64" original="E39f.-5206"><span class="cf" id="axis__65" original="E39f.-5207"> on the… <span class="exp" id="axis__66"> axis </span></span><span class="x" id="axis__67" original="E39f.-5205"> This graph has inflation on the vertical axis and output on the horizontal one. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2188" id="axis__68" original="E85b.657c"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2187" id="axis__69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="axis__70" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="axis__71" original="E85b.6583"> a central line in a structure, about which parts are arranged </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2184" id="axis__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2183" id="axis__73" original="E85b.6584"><span class="x" id="axis__74" original="E85b.6585"> In plants, the main axis runs from the growing tip to the roots. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2181" id="axis__75" original="E85b.6586"><span class="cf" id="axis__76" original="E442.-5afd"> around the <span class="exp" id="axis__77"> axis </span></span><span class="x" id="axis__78" original="E85b.6587"> The device produces a centrifugal force by spinning a sample around a central axis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-217d" id="axis__79" original="E39f.-5202"><span class="cf" id="axis__80" original="E39f.-5203"> along the… <span class="exp" id="axis__81"> axis </span></span><span class="x" id="axis__82" original="E39f.-5201"> The type of cell produced is determined by positional values along the body axis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2179" id="axis__83" original="E4c7.1cc5"><span class="cf" id="axis__84" original="E4c7.1cc4"><span class="exp" id="axis__85"> axis </span> of symmetry </span><span class="x" id="axis__86" original="E4c7.1cc6"> The vertebrate body has three main axes of symmetry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2175" id="axis__87" original="E391.7c35"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2174" id="axis__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="axis__89" original="E391.7c37"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="axis__90" original="E391.7c39"> an agreement or <a class="ndv" href="entry://alliance" id="axis__91"> alliance </a> between two or more countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2170" id="axis__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-216f" id="axis__93" original="E85b.658c"><span class="x" id="axis__94" original="E85b.658d"> De Gaulle wanted to maintain the Franco-German axis as the key relationship within Europe. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7171" id="axis__95" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://axis" title="axis definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7170" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.6cb5" id="axis__96" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="axis__97"> axis </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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B2B
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-216d" id="b2b" original="E392.-409e" sk="baac" sum="129"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-216c" id="b2b__1" original="E392.-409d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-216b" id="b2b__2" original="E392.-409c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> B2B </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> abbreviation </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2163" id="b2b__4" original="E392.-4097"><span class="pos" id="b2b__5" original="E392.-4096"> abbreviation </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63b1" eid="b2b__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-34d4" geo="br" id="b2b__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="b2b__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbiː tə ˈbiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/b2b/b2b__/b2b__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/b2b/b2b__/b2b__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://b2b__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-34d1" geo="n_am" id="b2b__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="b2b__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbiː tə ˈbiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/b2b/b2b__/b2b__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/b2b/b2b__/b2b__us_1.ogg" href="sound://b2b__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2161" id="b2b__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2160" id="b2b__12" original="E392.-4095"><span class="def" id="b2b__13" original="E392.-4094"><a class="ndv" href="entry://business-to-business" id="b2b__14"> business-to-business </a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7118" id="b2b__15" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://b2b" title="B2B definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7117" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-38b3" id="b2b__16" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="b2b__17"> B2B </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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baby
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-215d" id="baby" original="E391.7ebe" sum="426"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-215c" id="baby__1" original="E391.7ebf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-215b" id="baby__2" original="E391.7ec0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> baby </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2150" id="baby__7" original="E391.7ecb"><span class="pos" id="baby__8" original="E391.7ecc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63b8" eid="baby__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-316c" geo="br" id="baby__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="baby__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪbi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bab/baby_/baby__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bab/baby_/baby__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://baby__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-3169" geo="n_am" id="baby__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="baby__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪbi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bab/baby_/baby__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bab/baby_/baby__us_1.ogg" href="sound://baby__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-214e" id="baby__14" original="E391.7ecd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-214b" form="pl" id="baby__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="baby__16" original="E391.7ed1"> babies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2149" id="baby__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2148" id="baby__18" original="E391.7ed2"><span class="def" id="baby__19" original="E391.7ed3"> a very young child or animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2146" id="baby__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2145" id="baby__21" original="E834.-374a"><span class="x" id="baby__22" original="E834.-3749"> A newborn baby will usually need to feed 8–12 times in a 24-hour period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2143" id="baby__23" original="E834.-3748"><span class="x" id="baby__24" original="E834.-3747"> Emily had her baby at home in Oxford in 1963. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2141" id="baby__25" original="E834.-3746"><span class="x" id="baby__26" original="E834.-3745"> Her first baby was born when she was aged 23. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-213f" id="baby__27" original="E834.-373e"><span class="x" id="baby__28" original="E834.-373d"> When the baby turtles break through the surface of sand covering the underground nest, they are just a few centimetres long. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-70fc" id="baby__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://baby_1" title="baby definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-70fb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.701e" id="baby__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="baby__31"> baby </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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back
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-213d" hm="1" id="back1" original="E392.-7d38" sum="1840"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-213c" id="back1__1" original="E392.-7d37"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-213b" id="back1__2" original="E392.-7d36"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> back <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-212e" id="back1__9" original="E392.-7d2b"><span class="pos" id="back1__10" original="E392.-7d2a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63bf" eid="back1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2bc0" geo="br" id="back1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://back__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2bbd" geo="n_am" id="back1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.ogg" href="sound://back__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="un" id="back1__16" original="E392.-7d29" un="help"> For the special uses of <span class="eb" id="back1__17" original="E392.-7d28"> back </span> in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example <span class="eb" id="back1__18" original="E392.-7d27"> pay somebody back </span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" id="back1__19" original="E392.-7d26"> pay </span> . </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2128" id="back1__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2127" id="back1__21" original="E392.-7d1c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="back1__22" original="E392.-7d1b"> to or into the place, condition, situation or activity where somebody/something was before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2125" id="back1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2124" id="back1__24" original="E834.-3589"><span class="x" id="back1__25" original="E834.-3588"> We need to go back to the beginning of the process and conduct further analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2122" id="back1__26" original="E834.-3587"><span class="x" id="back1__27" original="E834.-3586"> The case was referred back to the Court of Appeal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2120" id="back1__28" original="E834.-3581"><span class="x" id="back1__29" original="E834.-3580"> After peaking early in the 1980s, permafrost temperatures fell back again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-211e" id="back1__30" original="E834.-357f"><span class="x" id="back1__31" original="E834.-357e"> Darius's body was brought back to Persia and buried with full royal honours. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-211c" id="back1__32" original="E392.-7d1a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="back1__33" original="E392.-7d19"> in or into the past; ago </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-211a" id="back1__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2119" id="back1__35" original="E834.-357d"><span class="x" id="back1__36" original="E834.-357c"> An ethical code for nurses in the UK dates back to July 1983. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2117" id="back1__37" original="E834.-357b"><span class="x" id="back1__38" original="E834.-357a"> The history of modern social security can be traced back to 1870s Germany. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2115" id="back1__39" original="E392.-7d18"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="back1__40" original="E392.-7d17"> at a place previously left or mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2113" id="back1__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2112" id="back1__42" original="E87a.4a9c"><span class="x" id="back1__43" original="E87a.4a9d"> Back at Leipzig, the geographer Goldbach was hired to design the map for the travel narrative. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2110" id="back1__44" original="E834.-3575"><span class="x" id="back1__45" original="E834.-3574"> When light from the laser hits the land, the light is reflected back and can be detected by a sensor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-210e" id="back1__46" original="E834.-3573"><span class="x" id="back1__47" original="E834.-3572"> A woman steel worker angrily rejected the idea that women should go back home. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-210c" id="back1__48" original="E392.-7d16"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="back1__49" original="E392.-7d15"> in return or reply </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-210a" id="back1__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2109" id="back1__51" original="E834.-356d"><span class="x" id="back1__52" original="E834.-356c"> Inevitably, banks have begun to fight back at the prospect of countries re-regulating their financial systems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2107" id="back1__53" original="E834.-356b"><span class="x" id="back1__54" original="E834.-356a"> If one of the nodes has a copy of the requested file, then it sends back a reply message to the client. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2105" id="back1__55" original="E392.-7d20"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="back1__56" original="E392.-7d1f"> at a distance away from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2103" id="back1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2102" id="back1__58" original="E834.-3567"><span class="x" id="back1__59" original="E834.-3566"> Citizens could do little more than stand back and watch the city burn. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2100" id="back1__60" original="E392.-7d25"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="back1__61" original="E392.-7d24"> away from the front or centre; behind you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20fe" id="back1__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20fd" id="back1__63" original="E834.6539"><span class="x" id="back1__64" original="E834.653a"> The piston moves back by a small distance. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20fb" id="back1__65" original="E392.-7d23" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://forward1" title="forward1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20fa" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-2da" id="back1__66" original="E392.-7d22"><span class="xh" id="back1__67"> forward </span><span class="xhm" id="back1__68"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20f6" id="back1__69" original="E392.-7d1e"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="back1__70" original="E392.-7d1d"> under control; prevented from being expressed or coming out </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20f4" id="back1__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20f3" id="back1__72" original="E834.-3563"><span class="x" id="back1__73" original="E834.-3562"> The reformers held back privatization of the biggest state companies. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20f1" id="back1__74" original="E392.-7d14"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20f0" id="forth__26" original="E392.-7d13" sk="backandforth"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20ef" id="forth__27"><span class="idm" id="forth__28" original="E392.-7d12"> back and forth </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20ed" id="forth__29"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20ec" id="forth__30"><span class="def" id="forth__31" original="E392.-7d11"> from one place to another and back again many times </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20ea" id="forth__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20e9" id="forth__33" original="E834.-3561"><span class="x" id="forth__34" original="E834.-3560"> As the energy is never zero, the particle is never at rest but is always moving back and forth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20e7" id="forth__35" original="E834.-355f"><span class="x" id="forth__36" original="E834.-355e"> Two ships a year went back and forth between China and Japan. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-70d7" id="back1__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://back_1" title="back definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-70d6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.73ad" id="back1__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="back1__88"> back </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20e5" hm="2" id="back2" original="E392.-7e52" sum="2520"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20e4" id="back2__1" original="E392.-7e51"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20e3" id="back2__2" original="E392.-7e50"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> back <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20d8" id="back2__7" original="E392.-7e45"><span class="pos" id="back2__8" original="E392.-7e44"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63c6" eid="back2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2bba" geo="br" id="back2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://back__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2bb7" geo="n_am" id="back2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.ogg" href="sound://back__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20d6" id="back2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20d5" id="back2__15" original="E392.-7e32"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20d4" id="back2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="back2__17" original="E392.-7e30"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="back2__18" original="E392.-7e2e"> the part or area of something that is furthest from the front </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20d1" id="back2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20d0" id="back2__20" original="E834.5733"><span class="cf" id="back2__21" original="E392.-7e2f"><span class="exp" id="back2__22"> back </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="back2__23" original="E834.5734"> The victim died from a kick to the back of his head. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20cc" id="back2__24" original="E834.5738"><span class="cf" id="back2__25" original="E834.5735"> at the <span class="exp" id="back2__26"> back </span></span><span class="x" id="back2__27" original="E834.5739"> At the back of the classroom are two PCs, but only one of them is currently working. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20c8" id="back2__28" original="E392.-7e43"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="back2__29" original="E392.-7e42"> the part of the human body that is on the opposite side to the chest, between the neck and the tops of the legs; the part of an animal's body that <a class="ndv" href="entry://corresponds" id="back2__30"> corresponds </a> to this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20c5" id="back2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20c4" id="back2__32" original="E834.573a"><span class="x" id="back2__33" original="E834.573b"> She has had pain in her lower back for the past 2 weeks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20c2" id="back2__34" original="E834.573e"><span class="x" id="back2__35" original="E834.573f"> He lay down on his back. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20c0" id="back2__36" original="E834.5740"><span class="x" id="back2__37" original="E834.5741"> Golden egg bugs ( <span class="eul" id="back2__38" original="E47f.-271a"> Phyllomorpha laciniata </span> ) carry their eggs on their backs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20bd" id="back2__39" original="E392.-7e22"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20bc" id="back2__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="back2__41" original="E392.-7e20"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="back2__42" original="E392.-7e1f"><span class="exp" id="back2__43"> back </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="back2__44" original="E392.-7e1e"> the part of something, such as a piece of paper, that is on the opposite side to the one that has information or the most important information on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20b7" id="back2__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20b6" id="back2__46" original="E834.5744"><span class="x" id="back2__47" original="E834.5745"> Health warnings must cover 30–35% of the front and 40–50% of the back of tobacco packs in all European Union states. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20b4" id="back2__48" original="E392.-7e39"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="back2__49" original="E392.-7e38"> the row of bones in the middle of the back </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20b2" id="back2__50" original="E392.-7e37" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://spine" title="spine definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20b1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-41b1" id="back2__51" original="E392.-7e34"><span class="xh" id="back2__52"> spine </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20ae" id="back2__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20ad" id="back2__54" original="E834.574a"><span class="x" id="back2__55" original="E834.574b"> The fluid is removed using a needle from the spinal canal in the lower back. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20ab" id="back2__56" original="E392.-7e1d"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20aa" id="back2__57"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="back2__58" original="E392.-7e1b"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="back2__59" original="E392.-7e1a"> (at the) <span class="exp" id="back2__60"> back </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="back2__61" original="E392.-7e19"> the last few pages of something such as a book </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20a5" id="back2__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20a4" id="back2__63" original="E834.574c"><span class="x" id="back2__64" original="E834.574d"> The index is at the back of the book. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20a2" id="back2__65" original="E834.574e"><span class="x" id="back2__66" original="E834.574f"> There are grammar and vocabulary reference sections at the back. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-20a0" id="back2__67" original="E392.-7e06"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-209f" id="mind1__50" original="E392.-7e05" sk="atbackofmind"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-209e" id="mind1__51"><span class="idm" id="mind1__52" original="E392.-7e04"> at/in the back of your mind </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-209c" id="mind1__53"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-209b" id="mind1__54"><span class="def" id="mind1__55" original="E392.-7e03"> if a thought or idea is <span class="dh" id="mind1__56" original="E392.-7e02"> at the back of your mind </span> , it is not what you are mainly thinking about, but you are aware of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2098" id="mind1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2097" id="mind1__58" original="E834.5750"><span class="x" id="mind1__59" original="E834.5751"> Electoral politics seemed to be in the back of the President's mind throughout the 1964 Panama Crisis. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2095" id="back2__78" original="E392.-7ddd" sk="behindback"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2094" id="back2__79"><span class="idm" id="back2__80" original="E392.-7ddc"> behind somebody's back </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2092" id="back2__81"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2091" id="back2__82"><span class="def" id="back2__83" original="E392.-7ddb"> without somebody's knowledge or permission </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-208f" id="back2__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-208e" id="back2__85" original="E834.5752"><span class="x" id="back2__86" original="E834.5753"> She believes she has the admiration of others, but they laugh at her behind her back. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-208c" id="back2__87" original="E392.-7db2" sk="onbackof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-208b" id="back2__88"><span class="idm" id="back2__89" original="E392.-7db1"> on the back of something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2089" id="back2__90"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2088" id="back2__91"><span class="def" id="back2__92" original="E392.-7db0"> as a result of an achievement or a success </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2086" id="back2__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2085" id="back2__94" original="E834.5754"><span class="x" id="back2__95" original="E834.5755"> The business was built on the back of thirty years of manufacturing experience. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2083" id="back2__96" original="E392.-7da2" sk="turnbackon"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2082" id="back2__97"><span class="idm" id="back2__98" original="E392.-7da1"> turn your back on somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2080" id="back2__99"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-207f" id="back2__100" original="E392.-7d9d"><span class="def" id="back2__101" original="E392.-7d9c"> to reject somebody/something that you have previously been connected with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-207d" id="back2__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-207c" id="back2__103" original="E834.5758"><span class="x" id="back2__104" original="E834.5759"> Employees are turning their backs on employers with no sense of moral responsibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-207a" id="back2__105" original="E834.575a"><span class="x" id="back2__106" original="E834.575b"> Dixson accuses Australian intellectuals of turning their back on modernity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7082" id="back2__107" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://back_1" title="back definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7081" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.73ad" id="back2__108" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="back2__109"> back </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2078" hm="3" id="back3" original="E392.-7d69" sum="501"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2077" id="back3__1" original="E392.-7d68"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2076" id="back3__2" original="E392.-7d67"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> back <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2069" id="back3__9" original="E392.-7d5c"><span class="pos" id="back3__10" original="E392.-7d5b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63cd" eid="back3__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2bb4" geo="br" id="back3__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back3__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://back__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2bb1" geo="n_am" id="back3__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back3__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.ogg" href="sound://back__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2067" id="back3__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="back3__17" original="E392.-7d59"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2065" id="back3__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2064" id="back3__19" original="E392.-7d58"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="back3__20" original="E392.-7d57"> located behind or at the back of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2062" id="back3__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2061" id="back3__22" original="E834.6498"><span class="x" id="back3__23" original="E834.6499"> The wearing of seat belts in the front and back seats of cars is now compulsory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-205f" id="back3__24" original="E834.649a"><span class="x" id="back3__25" original="E834.649b"> The back page of the newspaper carried a small notice of his dismissal as minister of defence. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-205d" id="back3__26" original="E392.-7d56" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://front2" title="front2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-205c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.c1a" id="back3__27" original="E392.-7d55"><span class="xh" id="back3__28"> front </span><span class="xhm" id="back3__29"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2059" id="back3__30" original="E392.-7d52"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="back3__31" original="E392.-7d51"> of or from a past time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2057" id="back3__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2056" id="back3__33" original="E834.649e"><span class="x" id="back3__34" original="E834.649f"> Most university libraries stock back issues of newspapers on compact disc. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-700e" id="back3__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://back_1" title="back definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-700d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.73ad" id="back3__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="back3__37"> back </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2054" hm="4" id="back4" original="E392.-7cfb" sum="2663"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2053" id="back4__1" original="E392.-7cfa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2052" id="back4__2" original="E392.-7cf9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> back <span class="hm"> 4 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2045" id="back4__9" original="E392.-7cee"><span class="pos" id="back4__10" original="E392.-7ced"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63d4" eid="back4__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2bae" geo="br" id="back4__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://back__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2bab" geo="n_am" id="back4__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.ogg" href="sound://back__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-29d6" id="back4__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1432" form="root" id="back4__17"><span class="vp" id="back4__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> back </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1430" eid="back4__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-142f" geo="br" id="back4__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://back__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-142c" geo="n_am" id="back4__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/back_/back__us_1.ogg" href="sound://back__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1429" form="thirdps" id="back4__24"><span class="vp" id="back4__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> backs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1427" eid="back4__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1426" geo="br" id="back4__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backs/backs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backs/backs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1423" geo="n_am" id="back4__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backs/backs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backs/backs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1420" form="past" id="back4__31"><span class="vp" id="back4__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> backed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-141e" eid="back4__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-141d" geo="br" id="back4__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backe/backed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backe/backed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-141a" geo="n_am" id="back4__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backe/backed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backe/backed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1417" form="pastpart" id="back4__38"><span class="vp" id="back4__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> backed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1415" eid="back4__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1414" geo="br" id="back4__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backe/backed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backe/backed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1411" geo="n_am" id="back4__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backe/backed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backe/backed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-140e" form="prespart" id="back4__45"><span class="vp" id="back4__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> backing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-140c" eid="back4__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-140b" geo="br" id="back4__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backi/backing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backi/backing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b373c025.-1408" geo="n_am" id="back4__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="back4__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backi/backing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backi/backing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2019" id="back4__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2018" id="back4__53" original="E392.-7cc6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2017" id="back4__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="back4__55" original="E392.-7cc4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="back4__56" original="E392.-7cc3"><span class="exp" id="back4__57"> back </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="back4__58" original="E392.-7cc2"> to give help or support to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2012" id="back4__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2011" id="back4__60" original="E834.5ecf"><span class="x" id="back4__61" original="E834.5ed0"> Conclusive evidence to back his claim was lacking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-200f" id="back4__62" original="E834.5ed1"><span class="x" id="back4__63" original="E834.5ed2"> Many were not prepared to back a full-scale invasion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-200d" id="back4__64" original="E834.5ed5"><span class="x" id="back4__65" original="E834.5ed6"> In 1997 Labour MPs strongly backed Michael Foster's private members' bill to ban fox-hunting. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-200b" id="back4__66" original="E392.-7cad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-200a" id="back4__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="back4__68" original="E392.-7cab"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="back4__69" original="E392.-7caa"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2007" id="back4__70"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="back4__71" original="E392.-7ca7"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="back4__72" original="E392.-7ca6"> to be located behind something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2004" id="back4__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2003" id="back4__74" original="E834.5ed7"><span class="cf" id="back4__75" original="E392.-7ca9"> be backed by something </span><span class="x" id="back4__76" original="E834.5ed8"> The coastal plain is extremely narrow and over a considerable stretch is backed by rocky cliffs. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2000" id="back4__77" original="E392.-7c9f"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fff" id="back4__78" original="E392.-7c9e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ffe" id="back4__79"><h4 class="pv"> back away (from somebody/something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ffc" id="back4__81"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ffb" id="back4__82"><span class="def" id="back4__83" original="E392.-7c9c"> to avoid doing something that is unpleasant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ff9" id="back4__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ff8" id="back4__85" original="E834.5ed9"><span class="x" id="back4__86" original="E834.5eda"> Even the Security Council has seemed to back away from the issue. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ff6" id="back4__87" original="E392.-7c9b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ff5" id="back4__88"><h4 class="pv"> back down (from something) </h4><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ff3" id="back4__90" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ff0" id="back4__91"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ff2" id="back4__92"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="back4__93" original="E392.-7c97"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> back off </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fee" id="back4__95"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fed" id="back4__96"><span class="def" id="back4__97" original="E392.-7c95"> to take back a demand or an opinion that other people are strongly opposed to; to admit defeat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1feb" id="back4__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fea" id="back4__99" original="E834.5edd"><span class="x" id="back4__100" original="E834.5ede"> The security forces backed down from confrontation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fe8" id="back4__101" original="E834.5edf"><span class="x" id="back4__102" original="E834.5ee0"> When it became evident that the Politburo majority supported Lenin, Stalin backed down. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fe6" id="back4__103" original="E392.-7c8e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fe5" id="back4__104"><h4 class="pv"> back off (from something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fe3" id="back4__106"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fe2" id="back4__107"><span class="def" id="back4__108" original="E392.-7c8c"> to choose not to take action, in order to avoid a difficult situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fe0" id="back4__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fdf" id="back4__110" original="E834.5ee1"><span class="x" id="back4__111" original="E834.5ee2"> The Chamber of Commerce backed off from supporting national health insurance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fdd" id="back4__112" original="E834.5ee3"><span class="x" id="back4__113" original="E834.5ee4"> Anger serves as a signal that others should back off. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fdb" id="back4__114" original="E392.-7c85"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fda" id="back4__115"><h4 class="pv"> back out (of something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fd8" id="back4__117"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fd7" id="back4__118"><span class="def" id="back4__119" original="E392.-7c83"> to decide that you are no longer going to take part in something that has been agreed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fd5" id="back4__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fd4" id="back4__121" original="E834.5ee5"><span class="x" id="back4__122" original="E834.5ee6"> If one party backs out, he or she will be in breach of contract. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fd2" id="back4__123" original="E392.-7c7e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fd1" id="back4__124"><h4 class="pv"> back somebody/something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fcf" id="back4__126"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fce" id="back4__127" original="E392.-7c7c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="back4__128" original="E392.-7c7b"> to support a particular theory, opinion or idea; to say that what somebody says is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fcc" id="back4__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fcb" id="back4__130" original="E834.5ee7"><span class="x" id="back4__131" original="E834.5ee8"> His assertion was backed up by strong expert evidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fc9" id="back4__132" original="E834.5ee9"><span class="x" id="back4__133" original="E834.5eea"> She backed up her claim with numerous examples. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fc7" id="back4__134" original="E392.-7c7a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="back4__135" original="E392.-7c79"> to provide help or support for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fc5" id="back4__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fc4" id="back4__137" original="E834.5eed"><span class="x" id="back4__138" original="E834.5eee"> Good communications skills are vital but need to be backed up by a sound knowledge base. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fc2" id="back4__139" original="E834.5eef"><span class="x" id="back4__140" original="E834.5ef0"> They need rules or laws backed up by the credible threat of force. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fc0" id="back4__141" original="E392.-7c78" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://backup" title="backup definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fbf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e39" id="back4__142" original="E392.-7c77"><span class="xh" id="back4__143"> backup </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fbc" id="back4__144" original="E392.-7c75"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fbb" id="back4__145"><h4 class="pv"> back something up </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fb9" id="back4__147"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="back4__148" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fb7" id="back4__149"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fb6" id="back4__150"><span class="def" id="back4__151" original="E392.-7c71"> to prepare a second copy of a file or program that can be used if the main one is lost or damaged </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fb4" id="back4__152"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fb3" id="back4__153" original="E834.5ef3"><span class="x" id="back4__154" original="E834.5ef4"> It is good practice to make sure that your work is saved and backed up at regular intervals. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fb1" id="back4__155" original="E392.-7c70" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://backup" title="backup definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fb0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e39" id="back4__156" original="E392.-7c6f"><span class="xh" id="back4__157"> backup </span></span></a></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6fb9" id="back4__158" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://back_1" title="back definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6fb8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.73ad" id="back4__159" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="back4__160"> back </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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backbone
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fad" id="backbone" original="E392.-7bed" sum="940"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fac" id="backbone__1" original="E392.-7bec"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1fab" id="backbone__2" original="E392.-7beb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> backbone </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f9f" id="backbone__7" original="E392.-7be3"><span class="pos" id="backbone__8" original="E392.-7be2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63db" eid="backbone__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-29fa" geo="br" id="backbone__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backbone__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækbəʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backb/backbone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backb/backbone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backbone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-29f6" geo="n_am" id="backbone__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backbone__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækboʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backb/backbone__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backb/backbone__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backbone__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f9d" id="backbone__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f9c" id="backbone__15" original="E392.-7be1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f9b" id="backbone__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="backbone__17" original="E392.-7bdf"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="backbone__18" original="E392.-7bde"> the row of small bones that are connected together down the middle of the back </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f98" id="backbone__19" original="E392.-7bdd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://spine" title="spine definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f97" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-41b1" id="backbone__20" original="E392.-7bdc"><span class="xh" id="backbone__21"> spine </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f94" id="backbone__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f93" id="backbone__23" original="E834.65ec"><span class="x" id="backbone__24" original="E834.65ed"> Snakes have hundreds of similar vertebrae in their backbones. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f91" id="backbone__25" original="E392.-7bda"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f90" id="backbone__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="backbone__27" original="E392.-7bd8"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="backbone__28" original="E881.-52cf"><span class="exp" id="backbone__29"> backbone </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="backbone__30" original="E392.-7bd7"> the most important part of something such as a system or an organization that gives it support and strength </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f8b" id="backbone__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f8a" id="backbone__32" original="E5fb.6326"><span class="x" id="backbone__33" original="E5fb.6327"> Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f88" id="backbone__34" original="E834.65db"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f87" id="backbone__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="backbone__36" original="E834.65dd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f85" id="backbone__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="backbone__38" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="backbone__39" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="backbone__40" original="E834.65e0"> a long chain of atoms that is part of the structure of some large <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecules" id="backbone__41"> molecules </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f80" id="backbone__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f7f" id="backbone__43" original="E834.65e6"><span class="x" id="backbone__44" original="E834.65e7"> In polysilane polymers, the polymer backbone is made up entirely of silicon atoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f7d" id="backbone__45" original="E834.65e4"><span class="x" id="backbone__46" original="E834.65e5"> Phosphate molecules provide the structural ‘glue’ that holds the DNA backbone together. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f7b" id="backbone__47" original="E392.-7bd6"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f7a" id="backbone__48"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="backbone__49" original="E392.-7bd4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="backbone__50" original="E392.-7bd3"> the strength of character that you need to do something difficult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f77" id="backbone__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f76" id="backbone__52" original="E834.65f0"><span class="x" id="backbone__53" original="E834.65f1"> Many liberals became convinced that Clinton had no backbone at all. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6f3a" id="backbone__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://backbone" title="backbone definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6f39" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.77eb" id="backbone__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="backbone__56"> backbone </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced 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backdrop
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f74" id="backdrop" original="E392.-7a89" sum="886"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f73" id="backdrop__1" original="E392.-7a88"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f72" id="backdrop__2" original="E392.-7a87"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> backdrop </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f66" id="backdrop__7" original="E392.-7a7b"><span class="pos" id="backdrop__8" original="E392.-7a7a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63e4" eid="backdrop__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-27c5" geo="br" id="backdrop__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backdrop__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækdrɒp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backd/backdrop__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backd/backdrop__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backdrop__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-27c1" geo="n_am" id="backdrop__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backdrop__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækdrɑːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backd/backdrop__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backd/backdrop__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backdrop__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f64" id="backdrop__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f63" id="backdrop__15" original="E392.-7a72"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="backdrop__16" original="E392.-7a71"> the general conditions in which an event takes place, which sometimes help to explain that event </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f61" id="backdrop__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f60" id="backdrop__18" original="E853.-6c26"><span class="cf" id="backdrop__19" original="E853.-6c27"> a <span class="exp" id="backdrop__20"> backdrop </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="backdrop__21" original="E853.-6c25"> These results provide a backdrop for future research both nationally and internationally. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f5c" id="backdrop__22" original="E853.-6c21"><span class="cf" id="backdrop__23" original="E853.-6c22"> against the <span class="exp" id="backdrop__24"> backdrop </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="backdrop__25" original="E853.-6c20"> Against the backdrop of a divided government, even a technical issue of legal reform became severely politicized. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f58" id="backdrop__26" original="E392.-7a74"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="backdrop__27" original="E392.-7a73"> everything that can be seen around an event that is taking place, but which is not part of that event </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f56" id="backdrop__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f55" id="backdrop__29" original="E853.-6c1d"><span class="cf" id="backdrop__30" original="E47f.-26d4"><span class="exp" id="backdrop__31"> backdrop </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="backdrop__32" original="E853.-6c1c"> With its flourishing cultural and political life, Berlin offered a wonderful backdrop for the conference proceedings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f51" id="backdrop__33" original="E881.-52c9"><span class="cf" id="backdrop__34" original="E47f.-26d3"><span class="exp" id="backdrop__35"> backdrop </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="backdrop__36" original="E881.-52c8"> The wild landscape that formed a backdrop to human activities was probably not very dissimilar to what can be seen today. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6efd" id="backdrop__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://backdrop" title="backdrop definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6efc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.7981" id="backdrop__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="backdrop__39"> backdrop </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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background
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f4d" id="background" original="E392.-7989" sum="1944"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f4c" id="background__1" original="E392.-7988"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f4b" id="background__2" original="E392.-7987"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> background </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f3f" id="background__7" original="E392.-797f"><span class="pos" id="background__8" original="E392.-797e"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63ed" eid="background__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2677" geo="br" id="background__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="background__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækɡraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backg/background__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backg/background__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://background__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2674" geo="n_am" id="background__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="background__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækɡraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backg/background__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backg/background__us_1.ogg" href="sound://background__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f3d" id="background__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f3c" id="background__15" original="E392.-797d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f3b" id="background__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="background__17" original="E392.-797b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="background__18" original="E820.-789f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="background__19" original="E392.-797a"> the details of a person's family, education and experience </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f37" id="background__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f36" id="background__21" original="E820.-789e"><span class="x" id="background__22" original="E820.-789d"> He came from a privileged military background. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f34" id="background__23" original="E820.-789b"><span class="cf" id="background__24" original="E820.-789c"> from/with a … <span class="exp" id="background__25"> background </span></span><span class="x" id="background__26" original="E820.-789a"> The challenge is how to effectively manage employees from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f30" id="background__27" original="E820.-7898"><span class="cf" id="background__28" original="E820.-7899"><span class="exp" id="background__29"> background </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="background__30" original="E820.-7897"> The course is unsuitable for students with no background in electronics. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f2c" id="background__31" original="E822.-7981" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="background__32"> adjective + background </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f2a" id="background__33"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f29" id="background__34" original="E822.-797f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f28" id="background__35"><span class="coll" id="background__36" original="E822.-797e"> different </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f26" id="background__37"><span class="coll" id="background__38" original="E822.-797d"> diverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f24" id="background__39" original="E822.-797c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f23" id="background__40"><span class="coll" id="background__41" original="E822.-797b"> similar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f21" id="background__42" original="E822.-797a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f20" id="background__43"><span class="coll" id="background__44" original="E822.-7979"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f1e" id="background__45" original="E822.-7978"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f1d" id="background__46"><span class="coll" id="background__47" original="E822.-7977"> socio-economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f1b" id="background__48" original="E822.-7976"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f1a" id="background__49"><span class="coll" id="background__50" original="E822.-7975"> ethnic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f18" id="background__51" original="E822.-7974"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f17" id="background__52"><span class="coll" id="background__53" original="E822.-7973"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f15" id="background__54" original="E822.-7972"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f14" id="background__55"><span class="coll" id="background__56" original="E822.-7971"> linguistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f12" id="background__57" original="E822.-7970"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f11" id="background__58"><span class="coll" id="background__59" original="E822.-796f"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f0f" id="background__60" original="E822.-796e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f0e" id="background__61"><span class="coll" id="background__62" original="E822.-796d"> educational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f0c" id="background__63" original="E822.-796c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f0b" id="background__64" original="E822.-796b"><span class="x" id="background__65" original="E822.-796a"> Employing a mix of people from different backgrounds has led to an improvement in customer service. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f09" id="background__66" original="E822.-795e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="background__67"> noun + background </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f07" id="background__68"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f06" id="background__69" original="E822.-795c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f05" id="background__70"><span class="coll" id="background__71" original="E822.-795b"> family </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f03" id="background__72" original="E822.-795a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f02" id="background__73"><span class="coll" id="background__74" original="E822.-7959"> class </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1f00" id="background__75" original="E822.-7958"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eff" id="background__76" original="E822.-7957"><span class="x" id="background__77" original="E822.-7956"> All Ancient Greek citizens participated in politics, regardless of wealth or family background. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1efd" id="background__78" original="E822.-7953" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="background__79"> verb + background </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1efb" id="background__80"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1efa" id="background__81" original="E822.-7951"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ef9" id="background__82"><span class="coll" id="background__83" original="E822.-7950"> come from </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ef7" id="background__84" original="E822.-794f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ef6" id="background__85"><span class="coll" id="background__86" original="E822.-794e"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ef4" id="background__87" original="E822.-794d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ef3" id="background__88"><span class="coll" id="background__89" original="E822.-794c"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ef1" id="background__90" original="E822.-794b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ef0" id="background__91"><span class="coll" id="background__92" original="E822.-794a"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eee" id="background__93" original="E822.-7949"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eed" id="background__94" original="E822.-7948"><span class="x" id="background__95" original="E822.-7947"> Muslims and their religious practices in North America reflect diverse backgrounds. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eeb" id="background__96" original="E392.-7979"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eea" id="background__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="background__98" original="E392.-7977"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="background__99" original="E392.-7976"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="background__100" original="E392.-7975"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="background__101" original="E392.-7974"> the present circumstances or past events that help to explain an event or situation; information about these </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ee5" id="background__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ee4" id="background__103" original="E820.-7896"><span class="x" id="background__104" original="E820.-7895"> The precise date and historical background of the poem remain uncertain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ee2" id="background__105" original="E820.-7893"><span class="cf" id="background__106" original="E820.-7894"> against a <span class="exp" id="background__107"> background </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="background__108" original="E820.-7892"> The gradual development of human culture took place against a background of changing physical environments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ede" id="background__109" original="E820.-7890"><span class="cf" id="background__110" original="E820.-7891"><span class="exp" id="background__111"> background </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="background__112" original="E820.-788f"> First, a brief account will be given of the background to the Human Rights Act 1998. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eda" id="background__113" original="E820.-788d"><span class="cf" id="background__114" original="E820.-788e"><span class="exp" id="background__115"> background </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="background__116" original="E820.-788c"> The introduction should supply the necessary background on how the machine works. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ed6" id="background__117" original="E822.-7969" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="background__118"> adjective + background </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ed4" id="background__119"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ed3" id="background__120" original="E822.-7967"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ed2" id="background__121"><span class="coll" id="background__122" original="E822.-7966"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ed0" id="background__123" original="E822.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ecf" id="background__124"><span class="coll" id="background__125" original="E822.-7964"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ecd" id="background__126" original="E822.-7963"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ecc" id="background__127" original="E822.-7962"><span class="x" id="background__128" original="E822.-7961"> In this section, the theoretical background is presented along with some empirical findings. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eca" id="background__129" original="E822.-7946" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="background__130"> verb + background </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ec8" id="background__131"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ec7" id="background__132" original="E822.-7944"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ec6" id="background__133"><span class="coll" id="background__134" original="E822.-7943"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ec4" id="background__135" original="E822.-7942"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ec3" id="background__136"><span class="coll" id="background__137" original="E822.-7941"> provide </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ec1" id="background__138" original="E822.-7940"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ec0" id="background__139" original="E822.-793f"><span class="x" id="background__140" original="E822.-793e"> This atmosphere of fear and hostility formed the background against which later mob attacks took place. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ebe" id="background__141" original="E822.-793b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="background__142"> background + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ebc" id="background__143"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ebb" id="background__144" original="E822.-7939"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eba" id="background__145"><span class="coll" id="background__146" original="E822.-7938"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eb8" id="background__147" original="E822.-7937"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eb7" id="background__148"><span class="coll" id="background__149" original="E822.-7936"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eb5" id="background__150" original="E822.-7935"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eb4" id="background__151"><span class="coll" id="background__152" original="E822.-7934"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eb2" id="background__153" original="E822.-7933"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eb1" id="background__154"><span class="coll" id="background__155" original="E822.-7932"> literature </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eaf" id="background__156"><span class="coll" id="background__157" original="E822.-7931"> reading </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ead" id="background__158" original="E822.-7930"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eac" id="background__159" original="E822.-792f"><span class="x" id="background__160" original="E822.-792e"> Direct intervention by senior managers may be counterproductive if they lack the necessary background information. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1eaa" id="background__161" original="E392.-796b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ea9" id="background__162"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="background__163" original="E392.-7969"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="background__164" original="E392.-7968"> a position in which people are not paying attention to somebody/something or not as much attention as they are paying to somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ea6" id="background__165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ea5" id="background__166" original="E820.-788a"><span class="cf" id="background__167" original="E820.-788b"> in the <span class="exp" id="background__168"> background </span></span><span class="x" id="background__169" original="E820.-7889"> In the research, people who seemed timid tended to keep in the background and let others make decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ea1" id="background__170" original="E820.-7888"><span class="x" id="background__171" original="E820.-7887"> These programs are designed to work in the background, without human interference. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e9f" id="background__172" original="E820.-7885"><span class="cf" id="background__173" original="E820.-7886"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="background__174" original="E820.-7884"> For hearing impaired patients, it is important to reduce background noise, e.g. by turning off the TV or radio. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e9c" id="background__175" original="E392.-7967" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://foreground1" title="foreground1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e9b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-fe4" id="background__176" original="E392.-7966"><span class="xh" id="background__177"> foreground </span><span class="xhm" id="background__178"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e98" id="background__179" original="E822.-792d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="background__180"> background + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e96" id="background__181"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e95" id="background__182" original="E822.-792b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e94" id="background__183"><span class="coll" id="background__184" original="E822.-792a"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e92" id="background__185" original="E822.-7929"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e91" id="background__186"><span class="coll" id="background__187" original="E822.-7928"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e8f" id="background__188" original="E822.-7927"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e8e" id="background__189"><span class="coll" id="background__190" original="E822.-7926"> noise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e8c" id="background__191" original="E822.-7925"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e8b" id="background__192"><span class="coll" id="background__193" original="E822.-7924"> radiation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e89" id="background__194" original="E822.-7923"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e88" id="background__195" original="E822.-7922"><span class="x" id="background__196" original="E822.-7921"> Nitrate levels in these waters are now many times the expected background levels. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e86" id="background__197" original="E392.-7973"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e85" id="background__198"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="background__199" original="E392.-7971"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="background__200" original="E392.-7970"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="background__201" original="E820.-7883"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="background__202" original="E392.-796f"> the part of a picture, photograph or view behind the main objects or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e80" id="background__203"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e7f" id="background__204" original="E820.-7881"><span class="cf" id="background__205" original="E820.-7882"> in the <span class="exp" id="background__206"> background </span></span><span class="x" id="background__207" original="E820.-7880"> In the background of this photo is a hillside from which all the trees have been felled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e7b" id="background__208" original="E820.-787e"><span class="cf" id="background__209" original="E820.-787f"> against the <span class="exp" id="background__210"> background </span></span><span class="x" id="background__211" original="E820.-787d"> The main figures in the painting are clearly visible against the dark background. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e77" id="background__212" original="E392.-796e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://foreground1" title="foreground1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e76" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-fe4" id="background__213" original="E392.-796d"><span class="xh" id="background__214"> foreground </span><span class="xhm" id="background__215"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e26" id="background__216" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="background__217"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e28" id="background__218" original="E822.-7983"><span class="shcut" id="background__219" original="E822.-7982"> adjective + background </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e2a" id="background__220" original="E822.-7981"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e2b" id="background__221" original="E822.-797f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e2c" id="background__222" original="E822.-797e"><span class="coll" id="background__223"> different </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e2e" id="background__224" original="E822.-797d"><span class="coll" id="background__225"> diverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e30" id="background__226" original="E822.-797c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e31" id="background__227" original="E822.-797b"><span class="coll" id="background__228"> similar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e33" id="background__229" original="E822.-797a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e34" id="background__230" original="E822.-7979"><span class="coll" id="background__231"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e36" id="background__232" original="E822.-7978"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e37" id="background__233" original="E822.-7977"><span class="coll" id="background__234"> socio-economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e39" id="background__235" original="E822.-7976"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e3a" id="background__236" original="E822.-7975"><span class="coll" id="background__237"> ethnic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e3c" id="background__238" original="E822.-7974"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e3d" id="background__239" original="E822.-7973"><span class="coll" id="background__240"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e3f" id="background__241" original="E822.-7972"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e40" id="background__242" original="E822.-7971"><span class="coll" id="background__243"> linguistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e42" id="background__244" original="E822.-7970"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e43" id="background__245" original="E822.-796f"><span class="coll" id="background__246"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e45" id="background__247" original="E822.-796e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e46" id="background__248" original="E822.-796d"><span class="coll" id="background__249"> educational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e48" id="background__250" original="E822.-796c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e49" id="background__251" original="E822.-796b"><span class="x" id="background__252" original="E822.-796a"> Employing a mix of people from different backgrounds has led to an improvement in customer service. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e4b" id="background__253" original="E822.-7969"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e4c" id="background__254" original="E822.-7967"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e4d" id="background__255" original="E822.-7966"><span class="coll" id="background__256"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e4f" id="background__257" original="E822.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e50" id="background__258" original="E822.-7964"><span class="coll" id="background__259"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e52" id="background__260" original="E822.-7963"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e53" id="background__261" original="E822.-7962"><span class="x" id="background__262" original="E822.-7961"> In this section, the theoretical background is presented along with some empirical findings. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e55" id="background__263" original="E822.-7960"><span class="shcut" id="background__264" original="E822.-795f"> noun + background </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e57" id="background__265" original="E822.-795e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e58" id="background__266" original="E822.-795c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e59" id="background__267" original="E822.-795b"><span class="coll" id="background__268"> family </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e5b" id="background__269" original="E822.-795a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e5c" id="background__270" original="E822.-7959"><span class="coll" id="background__271"> class </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e5e" id="background__272" original="E822.-7958"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e5f" id="background__273" original="E822.-7957"><span class="x" id="background__274" original="E822.-7956"> All Ancient Greek citizens participated in politics, regardless of wealth or family background. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e61" id="background__275" original="E822.-7955"><span class="shcut" id="background__276" original="E822.-7954"> verb + background </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e63" id="background__277" original="E822.-7953"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e64" id="background__278" original="E822.-7951"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e65" id="background__279" original="E822.-7950"><span class="coll" id="background__280"> come from </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e67" id="background__281" original="E822.-794f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e68" id="background__282" original="E822.-794e"><span class="coll" id="background__283"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e6a" id="background__284" original="E822.-794d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e6b" id="background__285" original="E822.-794c"><span class="coll" id="background__286"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e6d" id="background__287" original="E822.-794b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e6e" id="background__288" original="E822.-794a"><span class="coll" id="background__289"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e70" id="background__290" original="E822.-7949"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e71" id="background__291" original="E822.-7948"><span class="x" id="background__292" original="E822.-7947"> Muslims and their religious practices in North America reflect diverse backgrounds. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e73" id="background__293" original="E822.-7946"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e74" id="background__294" original="E822.-7944"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e75" id="background__295" original="E822.-7943"><span class="coll" id="background__296"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e77" id="background__297" original="E822.-7942"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e78" id="background__298" original="E822.-7941"><span class="coll" id="background__299"> provide </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e7a" id="background__300" original="E822.-7940"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e7b" id="background__301" original="E822.-793f"><span class="x" id="background__302" original="E822.-793e"> This atmosphere of fear and hostility formed the background against which later mob attacks took place. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e7d" id="background__303" original="E822.-793d"><span class="shcut" id="background__304" original="E822.-793c"> background + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e7f" id="background__305" original="E822.-793b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e80" id="background__306" original="E822.-7939"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e81" id="background__307" original="E822.-7938"><span class="coll" id="background__308"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e83" id="background__309" original="E822.-7937"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e84" id="background__310" original="E822.-7936"><span class="coll" id="background__311"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e86" id="background__312" original="E822.-7935"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e87" id="background__313" original="E822.-7934"><span class="coll" id="background__314"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e89" id="background__315" original="E822.-7933"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e8a" id="background__316" original="E822.-7932"><span class="coll" id="background__317"> literature </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e8c" id="background__318" original="E822.-7931"><span class="coll" id="background__319"> reading </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e8e" id="background__320" original="E822.-7930"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e8f" id="background__321" original="E822.-792f"><span class="x" id="background__322" original="E822.-792e"> Direct intervention by senior managers may be counterproductive if they lack the necessary background information. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e91" id="background__323" original="E822.-792d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e92" id="background__324" original="E822.-792b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e93" id="background__325" original="E822.-792a"><span class="coll" id="background__326"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e95" id="background__327" original="E822.-7929"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e96" id="background__328" original="E822.-7928"><span class="coll" id="background__329"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e98" id="background__330" original="E822.-7927"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e99" id="background__331" original="E822.-7926"><span class="coll" id="background__332"> noise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e9b" id="background__333" original="E822.-7925"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e9c" id="background__334" original="E822.-7924"><span class="coll" id="background__335"> radiation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e9e" id="background__336" original="E822.-7923"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5e9f" id="background__337" original="E822.-7922"><span class="x" id="background__338" original="E822.-7921"> Nitrate levels in these waters are now many times the expected background levels. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6ed2" id="background__339" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://background" title="background definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6ed1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.7aa5" id="background__340" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="background__341"> background </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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backing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e73" id="backing" original="E392.-78f5" sum="498"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e72" id="backing__1" original="E392.-78f4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e71" id="backing__2" original="E392.-78f3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> backing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e66" id="backing__7" original="E392.-78e9"><span class="pos" id="backing__8" original="E392.-78e8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63f4" eid="backing__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2535" geo="br" id="backing__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backing__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backi/backing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backi/backing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-2532" geo="n_am" id="backing__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backing__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backi/backing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backi/backing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e64" id="backing__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e63" id="backing__15" original="E392.-78e7"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e62" id="backing__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="backing__17" original="E392.-78e5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="backing__18" original="E47f.-26be"><span class="exp" id="backing__19"> backing </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="backing__20" original="E392.-78e4"> help or support </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e5d" id="backing__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e5c" id="backing__22" original="E853.-6bf6"><span class="x" id="backing__23" original="E853.-6bf5"> Japanese businesses often exercise significant political power through financial backing of the political parties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e5a" id="backing__24" original="E853.-6bf4"><span class="x" id="backing__25" original="E853.-6bf3"> Rival national groups clashed in a series of wars, with the backing of various European great powers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e58" id="backing__26" original="E853.-6bf2"><span class="x" id="backing__27" original="E853.-6bf1"> These nations have received substantial financial backing from multilateral organizations. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6df5" id="backing__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://backing" title="backing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6df4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.7b8f" id="backing__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="backing__30"> backing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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backlash
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e56" id="backlash" original="E392.-78b7" sum="516"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e55" id="backlash__1" original="E392.-78b6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e54" id="backlash__2" original="E392.-78b5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> backlash </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e49" id="backlash__7" original="E392.-78ad"><span class="pos" id="backlash__8" original="E392.-78ac"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.63fb" eid="backlash__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-24bd" geo="br" id="backlash__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backlash__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæklæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backl/backlash__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backl/backlash__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backlash__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-24ba" geo="n_am" id="backlash__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backlash__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæklæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backl/backlash__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backl/backlash__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backlash__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e47" id="backlash__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="backlash__15" original="E392.-78a9"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e45" id="backlash__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e44" id="backlash__17" original="E392.-78ab"><span class="def" id="backlash__18" original="E392.-78a6"> a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e42" id="backlash__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e41" id="backlash__20" original="E853.-6bec"><span class="cf" id="backlash__21" original="E392.-78a7"><span class="exp" id="backlash__22"> backlash </span> from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="backlash__23" original="E853.-6beb"> If reforms involve cuts in Medicare, then a political backlash from older voters could very well emerge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e3d" id="backlash__24" original="E853.-6be8"><span class="cf" id="backlash__25" original="E392.-78a8"><span class="exp" id="backlash__26"> backlash </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="backlash__27" original="E853.-6be7"> Efforts to engineer a single global market resulted in a severe backlash against globalization. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6dd2" id="backlash__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://backlash" title="backlash definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6dd1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.7be0" id="backlash__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="backlash__30"> backlash </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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backup
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e39" id="backup" original="E392.-74e8" sum="669"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e38" id="backup__1" original="E392.-74e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e37" id="backup__2" original="E392.-74e6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> backup </h2><span class="z"></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e35" id="backup__4" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e34" id="backup__5"><span class="v"><strong> back-up </strong></span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e2c" id="backup__7" original="E392.-74e1"><span class="pos" id="backup__8" original="E392.-74e0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e32" eid="backup__9" original="E392.-74e4" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1e77" geo="br" id="backup__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backup__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backu/backup__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backu/backup__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backup__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1e74" geo="n_am" id="backup__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backup__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backu/backup__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backu/backup__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backup__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e2a" id="backup__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="backup__15" original="E392.-74de"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="backup__16" original="E392.-74dd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e27" id="backup__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e26" id="backup__18" original="E392.-74dc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="backup__19" original="E392.-74db"> extra help or support that you can get if necessary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e24" id="backup__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e23" id="backup__21" original="E853.-69a4"><span class="x" id="backup__22" original="E853.-69a3"> A range of specialized agencies can provide further backup. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e21" id="backup__23" original="E853.-69a2"><span class="cf" id="backup__24" original="E4a8.10de"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="backup__25" original="E853.-69a1"> Aristotle has some backup arguments to strengthen his case. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e1e" id="backup__26" original="E392.-74da"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e1d" id="backup__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="backup__28" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="backup__29" original="E392.-74d7"> a copy of something such as a file or program that can be used if the original is lost or damaged; the process of making these copies </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e1a" id="backup__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e19" id="backup__31" original="E853.-69aa"><span class="cf" id="backup__32" original="E4a8.10df"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="backup__33" original="E853.-69a9"> Since she did not have a backup copy of her work, all that she was able to submit were some notes copied from a text. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e16" id="backup__34" original="E4a8.10e1"><span class="cf" id="backup__35" original="E4a8.10e0"><span class="exp" id="backup__36"> backup </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="backup__37" original="E4a8.10e2"> Keep backups of all work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e12" id="backup__38" original="E853.-69a6"><span class="x" id="backup__39" original="E853.-69a5"> Backup of all accessed files occurs at regular time intervals. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e10" id="backup__40" original="E392.-74d6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e0f" id="backup__41" original="E392.-74d5"><span class="xw" id="backup__42" original="E47f.-26ee"> back something up </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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backward
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e0b" id="backward" original="E392.-74c2" sum="696"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e0a" id="backward__1" original="E392.-74c1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e09" id="backward__2" original="E392.-74c0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> backward </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1e00" id="backward__4" original="E392.-74bb"><span class="pos" id="backward__5" original="E392.-74ba"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6402" eid="backward__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1dec" geo="br" id="backward__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backward__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækwəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backw/backward__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backw/backward__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backward__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1de8" geo="n_am" id="backward__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backward__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækwərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backw/backward__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backw/backward__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backward__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dfe" id="backward__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dfd" id="backward__12" original="E392.-74b0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="backward__13" original="E392.-74af"> having made less progress than normal; developing slowly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dfb" id="backward__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dfa" id="backward__15" original="E882.-47c7"><span class="x" id="backward__16" original="E882.-47c6"> Backward firms should not attempt to grow, but instead seek to use their existing resources more efficiently. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1df8" id="backward__17" original="E853.46b1"><span class="x" id="backward__18" original="E853.46b2"> Backward countries often have a cheaper supply of labour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1df6" id="backward__19" original="E853.46b3"><span class="x" id="backward__20" original="E853.46b4"> School attendance remained low in the backward regions of Europe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1df4" id="backward__21" original="E392.-74b5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="backward__22" original="E392.-74b4"> moving in a direction that means that no progress is being made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1df2" id="backward__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1df1" id="backward__24" original="E853.46b5"><span class="x" id="backward__25" original="E853.46b6"> The party's long-term strategy clearly took a backward step. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1def" id="backward__26" original="E392.-74b9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dee" id="backward__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="backward__28" original="E392.-74b7"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="backward__29" original="E392.-74b6"> directed or moving towards the back </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1deb" id="backward__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dea" id="backward__31" original="E853.46b7"><span class="x" id="backward__32" original="E853.46b8"> The rocket emits light signals in both the forward and backward directions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1de8" id="backward__33" original="E392.-74ab" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://forward2" title="forward2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1de7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-28c" id="backward__34" original="E392.-74aa"><span class="xh" id="backward__35"> forward </span><span class="xhm" id="backward__36"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6d85" id="backward__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://backward_1" title="backward definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6d84" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7f8b" id="backward__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="backward__39"> backward </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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backwards
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1de4" id="backwards" original="E392.-747e" sum="1692"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1de3" id="backwards__1" original="E392.-747d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1de2" id="backwards__2" original="E392.-747c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> backwards </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dd4" id="backwards__4" original="E392.-7473"><span class="pos" id="backwards__5" original="E392.-7472"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.640b" eid="backwards__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1d68" geo="br" id="backwards__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backwards__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækwədz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/backw/backwards__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/backw/backwards__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://backwards__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1d64" geo="n_am" id="backwards__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="backwards__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbækwərdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/backw/backwards__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/backw/backwards__us_1.ogg" href="sound://backwards__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dd9" id="backwards__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dd8" id="backwards__12"><span class="v"><strong> backward </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dd6" id="backwards__14"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="backwards__15" original="E392.-7474"><span class="prefix"> especially in </span> North American English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dd2" id="backwards__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dd1" id="backwards__17" original="E392.-746c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="backwards__18" original="E392.-746b"> in the opposite direction to the usual one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dcf" id="backwards__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dce" id="backwards__20" original="E883.5328"><span class="x" id="backwards__21" original="E883.5329"> Ask the patient to count backwards from 20. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dcc" id="backwards__22" original="E883.532a"><span class="x" id="backwards__23" original="E883.532b"> The film moves chronologically backwards in order to tell the story of their friendship. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dca" id="backwards__24" original="E392.-7471"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="backwards__25" original="E392.-7470"> towards a place or position that is behind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dc8" id="backwards__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dc7" id="backwards__27" original="E883.532e"><span class="x" id="backwards__28" original="E883.532f"> The three cups catch the wind on one side of the axle and push backwards into the wind on the other side. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dc5" id="backwards__29" original="E392.-746f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://forward1" title="forward1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dc4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-2da" id="backwards__30" original="E392.-746e"><span class="xh" id="backwards__31"> forward </span><span class="xhm" id="backwards__32"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dc0" id="backwards__33" original="E392.-746a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="backwards__34" original="E392.-7469"> towards a worse state </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dbe" id="backwards__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dbd" id="backwards__36" original="E883.5330"><span class="x" id="backwards__37" original="E883.5331"> Some new democracies slide backwards while others flourish. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dbb" id="backwards__38" original="E882.54c8"><span class="x" id="backwards__39" original="E882.54c9"> Global economic integration clearly took several steps backwards during this period. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1db9" id="backwards__40" original="E392.-7468" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://forward1" title="forward1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1db8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-2da" id="backwards__41" original="E392.-7467"><span class="xh" id="backwards__42"> forward </span><span class="xhm" id="backwards__43"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1db4" id="backwards__44" original="E392.-745b"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1db3" id="forward1__59" original="E392.-745a" sk="backwardandforward"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1db2" id="forward1__60"><span class="idm" id="forward1__61" original="E392.-7459"> backward(s) and forward(s) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1db0" id="forward1__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1daf" id="forward1__63"><span class="def" id="forward1__64" original="E392.-7458"> from one place or position to another and back again many times </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dad" id="forward1__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dac" id="forward1__66" original="E883.5332"><span class="x" id="forward1__67" original="E883.5333"> Researchers often go backwards and forwards between the literature and research question during the course of a study. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1daa" id="forward1__68" original="E883.5334"><span class="x" id="forward1__69" original="E883.5335"> Dickens remained with her as much as his professional commitments in London permitted, taking the train backwards and forwards. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1da8" id="bend1__75" original="E392.-7457" sk="bendoverbackwards"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1da7" id="bend1__76"><span class="idm" id="bend1__77" original="E392.-7456"> bend/lean over backwards (to do something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1da5" id="bend1__78"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1da4" id="bend1__79"><span class="def" id="bend1__80" original="E392.-7455"> to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1da2" id="bend1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1da1" id="bend1__82" original="E883.5336"><span class="x" id="bend1__83" original="E883.5337"> In his view, the park service had leaned over backwards to accommodate the environmentalists. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6d54" id="backwards__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://backwards" title="backwards definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6d53" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7f31" id="backwards__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="backwards__67"> backwards </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bacteria
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d9f" id="bacteria" original="E392.-73ae" sum="376"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d9e" id="bacteria__1" original="E392.-73ad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d9d" id="bacteria__2" original="E392.-73ac"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bacteria </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d93" id="bacteria__4" original="E392.-73a7"><span class="pos" id="bacteria__5" original="E392.-73a6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6414" eid="bacteria__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-28f5" geo="br" id="bacteria__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bacteria__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækˈtɪəriə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/bacte/bacteria__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/bacte/bacteria__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bacteria__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-28f1" geo="n_am" id="bacteria__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bacteria__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækˈtɪriə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/bacte/bacteria__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/bacte/bacteria__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bacteria__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d91" id="bacteria__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="bacteria__12" original="E392.-73a4"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d8f" id="bacteria__13" original="E392.-73a3"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d8e" form="sing" id="bacteria__14" original="E392.-73a2"><span class="prefix"> singular </span><span class="if" id="bacteria__15" original="E392.-73a0"> bacterium </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6415" eid="bacteria__16" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1bf5" geo="br" id="bacteria__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bacteria__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækˈtɪəriəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/bacte/bacterium__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/bacte/bacterium__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bacterium__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1bf1" geo="n_am" id="bacteria__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bacteria__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækˈtɪriəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/bacte/bacterium__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/bacte/bacterium__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bacterium__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d85" id="bacteria__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d84" id="bacteria__22" original="E392.-739c"><span class="def" id="bacteria__23" original="E392.-739b"> the simplest and smallest forms of life. <span class="dh" id="bacteria__24" original="E392.-739a"> Bacteria </span> exist in large numbers in air, water and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d81" id="bacteria__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d80" id="bacteria__26" original="E822.-7852"><span class="x" id="bacteria__27" original="E822.-7851"> The bacteria that cause salmonella can be killed by cooking at high temperatures. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="data__178" original="E5df.358d" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="data__179" original="E5df.358e"><span class="h1" id="data__180" original="E5df.358f"><ul class="inline" id="data__181" original="E5df.3590"><li class="li" id="data__182" original="E5df.3591"> data </li><li class="li" id="data__183" original="E5df.3592"> bacteria </li><li class="li" id="data__184" original="E5df.3593"> criteria </li><li class="li" id="data__185" original="E5df.4196"> media </li><li class="li" id="data__186" original="E5df.3594"> phenomena </li><li class="li" id="data__187" original="E5df.3595"> strata </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="data__188" original="E576.2377"><li class="li" id="data__189" original="E576.2378"> In general English, these words are often used with the singular form of the verb: <span class="x-gs" id="data__190"><span class="x-g" id="data__191" original="E576.2379"><span class="x" id="data__192" original="E576.237a"><span class="ebi" id="data__193" original="E576.237b"> Bacteria is </span> killed by thorough cooking. </span></span></span> In academic English, this usage is considered incorrect and it is important to use the correct plural form of the verb: <span class="x-gs" id="data__194"><span class="x-g" id="data__195" original="E576.237e"><span class="x" id="data__196" original="E576.237f"><span class="ebi" id="data__197" original="E576.2380"> Bacteria enter </span> the skin through ulcers or cracks. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__198" original="E576.2381"><span class="x" id="data__199" original="E576.2382"> Based on <span class="ebi" id="data__200" original="E576.2383"> these criteria </span> ,… </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__201" original="E576.2384"><span class="x" id="data__202" original="E576.2385"> No <span class="ebi" id="data__203" original="E576.2386"> data are </span> available on the mineralogy of the local sediment, however. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__204" original="E576.2387"><span class="x" id="data__205" original="E576.2388"> Contemporary screen <span class="ebi" id="data__206" original="E576.2389"> media are </span> typically the result of numerous processes, only one of which involves actual filming. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__207" original="E576.238a"><span class="x" id="data__208" original="E576.238b"> Many atmospheric <span class="ebi" id="data__209" original="E576.238c"> phenomena are… </span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__210" original="E576.238d"><span class="x" id="data__211" original="E576.238e"> Younger Precambrian <span class="ebi" id="data__212" original="E576.238f"> strata are </span> widely exposed across central and southern Arizona. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="data__213" original="E576.2390"><li class="li" id="data__214" original="E576.2391"> The singular forms are <span class="eb" id="data__215" original="E576.2392"> bacterium </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__216" original="E576.2393"> criterion </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__217" original="E576.2394"> datum </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__218" original="E848.-2656"> medium </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__219" original="E576.2395"> phenomenon </span> and <span class="eb" id="data__220" original="E576.2396"> stratum </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="data__221"><span class="x-g" id="data__222" original="E576.2397"><span class="x" id="data__223" original="E576.2398"> The <span class="ebi" id="data__224" original="E576.2399"> bacterium is </span> rich in virulence factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__225" original="E576.239a"><span class="x" id="data__226" original="E576.239b"> The <span class="ebi" id="data__227" original="E576.239c"> criterion </span> of fairness <span class="ebi" id="data__228" original="E576.239d"> is </span> controversial. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__229" original="E576.239e"><span class="x" id="data__230" original="E576.239f"><span class="ebi" id="data__231" original="E576.23a0"> Every </span> reference <span class="ebi" id="data__232" original="E576.23a1"> datum makes </span> it possible for third persons to match data. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__233" original="E576.23a2"><span class="x" id="data__234" original="E576.23a3"> Downloading music rather than listening to the radio merely swaps <span class="ebi" id="data__235" original="E576.23a4"> one medium </span> for another. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__236" original="E576.23a5"><span class="x" id="data__237" original="E576.23a6"> Flooding is <span class="ebi" id="data__238" original="E576.23a7"> a natural phenomenon </span> in the Lower Central Plain </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__239" original="E576.23a8"><span class="x" id="data__240" original="E576.23a9"> In <span class="ebi" id="data__241" original="E576.23aa"> each </span> age <span class="ebi" id="data__242" original="E576.23ab"> stratum </span> , four gender-ethnicity groups were defined. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6d02" id="bacteria__93" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bacteria" title="bacteria definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6d01" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7e22" id="bacteria__94" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bacteria__95"> bacteria </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bacterial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d7b" id="bacterial" original="E822.-7850" sum="271"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d7a" id="bacterial__1" original="E822.-784f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d79" id="bacterial__2" original="E822.-784e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bacterial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d6f" id="bacterial__4" original="E822.-7849"><span class="pos" id="bacterial__5" original="E822.-7848"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6426" eid="bacterial__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1b99" geo="br" id="bacterial__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bacterial__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækˈtɪəriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bac/bacte/bacterial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bac/bacte/bacterial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bacterial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1b95" geo="n_am" id="bacterial__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bacterial__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bækˈtɪriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bac/bacte/bacterial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bac/bacte/bacterial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bacterial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d6d" id="bacterial__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d6c" id="bacterial__12" original="E822.-7847"><span class="def" id="bacterial__13" original="E822.-7846"> connected with or caused by bacteria </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d6a" id="bacterial__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d69" id="bacterial__15" original="E822.-7845"><span class="x" id="bacterial__16" original="E822.-7844"> Antibiotics may be useful in controlling secondary bacterial infections following a viral disease. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6ce5" id="bacterial__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bacterial" title="bacterial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6ce4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.6337" id="bacterial__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bacterial__19"> bacterial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bad
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d67" id="bad" original="E392.-7362" sum="2190"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d66" id="bad__1" original="E392.-7361"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d65" id="bad__2" original="E392.-7360"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bad </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d59" id="bad__8" original="E392.-7356"><span class="pos" id="bad__9" original="E392.-7355"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.642f" eid="bad__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1ae5" geo="br" id="bad__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bad__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bad/bad__/bad__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bad/bad__/bad__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bad__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1ae2" geo="n_am" id="bad__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bad__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bad/bad__/bad__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bad/bad__/bad__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bad__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d57" id="bad__15" original="E392.-7354"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d56" form="_tofix" id="bad__16" original="E392.-7353"><span class="if" id="bad__17" original="E392.-7352"> worse </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6430" eid="bad__18" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u711631b8a7d2af7b.-774c51fe.162e2971b13.696d" geo="br" id="bad__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bad__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/wor/worse/worse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/wor/worse/worse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://worse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u711631b8a7d2af7b.-774c51fe.162e2971b13.6970" geo="n_am" id="bad__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bad__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/wor/worse/worse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/wor/worse/worse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://worse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d4d" form="_tofix" id="bad__23" original="E848.-5d26"><span class="if" id="bad__24" original="E392.-734e"> worst </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6431" eid="bad__25" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u711631b8a7d2af7b.-774c51fe.162e2971b13.6973" geo="br" id="bad__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bad__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/wor/worst/worst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/wor/worst/worst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://worst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u711631b8a7d2af7b.-774c51fe.162e2971b13.6976" geo="n_am" id="bad__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bad__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/wor/worst/worst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/wor/worst/worst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://worst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d44" id="bad__30"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d43" id="bad__31" original="E392.-734a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bad__32" original="E392.-7349"> unpleasant; full of problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d41" id="bad__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d40" id="bad__34" original="E85b.7f64"><span class="x" id="bad__35" original="E85b.7f65"> Within their first year of qualifying, 79% of doctors break bad news to a patient at least once. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d3e" id="bad__36" original="E85b.7f66"><span class="x" id="bad__37" original="E85b.7f67"> Bad luck or error do not appear to explain the data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d3c" id="bad__38" original="E85b.7f68"><span class="x" id="bad__39" original="E85b.7f69"> In 2009, bad weather in the UK increased demand for holidays abroad. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d3a" id="bad__40" original="E392.-7348"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bad__41" original="E392.-7347"> of poor quality; below an acceptable standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d38" id="bad__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d37" id="bad__43" original="E85b.7f6f"><span class="x" id="bad__44" original="E85b.7f70"> The relationship had got off to a very bad start. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d35" id="bad__45" original="E85b.7f73"><span class="x" id="bad__46" original="E85b.7f74"> He was able to avoid military service on grounds of bad health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d33" id="bad__47" original="E85b.7f75"><span class="x" id="bad__48" original="E85b.7f76"> These plants showed a consistently worse environmental performance than the others. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d31" id="bad__49" original="E392.-732f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d30" id="bad__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="bad__51" original="E392.-732d"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bad__52" original="E392.-732c"><span class="exp" id="bad__53"> bad </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="bad__54" original="E392.-732b"> harmful; causing or likely to cause damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d2b" id="bad__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d2a" id="bad__56" original="E85b.7f77"><span class="x" id="bad__57" original="E85b.7f78"> Many of those who smoke know that it is extremely bad for their health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d28" id="bad__58" original="E85b.7f79"><span class="x" id="bad__59" original="E85b.7f7a"> Currency instability is generally bad for business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d26" id="bad__60" original="E85b.7f7b"><span class="x" id="bad__61" original="E85b.7f7c"> It has been suggested that retirement is bad for mental health. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d24" id="bad__62" original="E392.-733f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="bad__63" original="E392.-733e"> serious; severe </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d22" id="bad__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d21" id="bad__65" original="E85b.7f7f"><span class="x" id="bad__66" original="E85b.7f80"> Raising the ankle above the level of the heart will help prevent the swelling from getting worse. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d1f" id="bad__67" original="E392.-7346"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="bad__68" original="E392.-7345"><span class="exp" id="bad__69"> bad </span> at something/at doing something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d1c" id="bad__70"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bad__71" original="E392.-7344"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bad__72" original="E392.-7343"> not able to do something well or in an acceptable way </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d19" id="bad__73" original="E392.-7342" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://poor" title="poor definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d18" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-201d" id="bad__74" original="E392.-7341"><span class="xh" id="bad__75"> poor </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d15" id="bad__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d14" id="bad__77" original="E85b.7f83"><span class="x" id="bad__78" original="E85b.7f84"> Geologists are notoriously bad at predicting earthquakes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d12" id="bad__79" original="E392.-733d"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d11" id="bad__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="bad__81" original="E392.-733b"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bad__82" original="E392.-733a"> not appropriate in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d0e" id="bad__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d0d" id="bad__84" original="E85b.7f87"><span class="x" id="bad__85" original="E85b.7f88"> The summer was precisely the worst time to contact college students who were on summer vacation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d0b" id="bad__86" original="E85b.7f89"><span class="x" id="bad__87" original="E85b.7f8a"> There are many examples of bad decisions in organizations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d09" id="bad__88" original="E392.-7339"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="bad__89" original="E392.-7338"> morally wrong; behaving in a way that is morally wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d07" id="bad__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d06" id="bad__91" original="E85b.7f8b"><span class="x" id="bad__92" original="E85b.7f8c"> Economists are often portrayed as the bad guys in the environmental debate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d04" id="bad__93" original="E85b.7f8d"><span class="x" id="bad__94" original="E85b.7f8e"> Morality is primarily concerned with the inner inclinations and attitudes that motivate people to perform good or bad actions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d02" id="bad__95" original="E392.-7337"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d01" id="bad__96"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="bad__97" original="E392.-7335"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bad__98" original="E392.-7333"> not behaving well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cfe" id="bad__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cfd" id="bad__100" original="E85b.7f8f"><span class="x" id="bad__101" original="E85b.7f90"> Some excuse bad parental behaviour; some recognize and disapprove of it. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cfb" id="bad__102" original="E392.-7325"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cfa" id="bad__103"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bad__104" original="E884.-468c"> of food </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bad__105" original="E392.-7324"> not safe to eat because it has decayed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cf7" id="bad__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cf6" id="bad__107" original="E85b.7f91"><span class="x" id="bad__108" original="E85b.7f92"> The raspberries may go bad before they are sold. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cf4" id="bad__109" original="E392.-7323"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="cf" id="bad__110" original="E392.-7322"><span class="exp" id="bad__111"> bad </span> temper/mood </span><span class="def" id="bad__112" original="E392.-7321"> the state of feeling angry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cf0" id="bad__113"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cef" id="bad__114" original="E85b.7f93"><span class="x" id="bad__115" original="E85b.7f94"> Her crude language and bad temper reinforced this first impression. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ced-FF1" id="faith__70" original="E39d.787e" sk="inbadfaith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ced-FF2" id="faith__71"><span class="idm" id="faith__72" original="E39d.787f"> in bad faith </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ced-FF4" id="faith__73"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ced-FF5" id="faith__74"><span class="def" id="faith__75" original="E39d.7880"> knowing that what you are doing is wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ced-FF7" id="faith__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ced-FF8" id="faith__77" original="E93c.-7f35"><span class="x" id="faith__78" original="E93c.-7f34"> Although much of this kind of criticism is malicious and made in bad faith, it can nevertheless stick. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6cb8" id="bad__125" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bad_1" title="bad definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6cb7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7dc7" id="bad__126" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bad__127"> bad </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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badly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ce9" id="badly" original="E392.-71ba" sum="1386"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ce8" id="badly__1" original="E392.-71b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ce7" id="badly__2" original="E392.-71b8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> badly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cdf" id="badly__4" original="E392.-71b3"><span class="pos" id="badly__5" original="E392.-71b2"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6444" eid="badly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2891" geo="br" id="badly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="badly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbædli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bad/badly/badly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bad/badly/badly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://badly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-288e" geo="n_am" id="badly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="badly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbædli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bad/badly/badly__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bad/badly/badly__us_2.ogg" href="sound://badly__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cdd" id="badly__11" original="E392.-71b1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cdc" form="_tofix" id="badly__12" original="E392.-71b0"><span class="if" id="badly__13" original="E392.-71af"> worse </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6445" eid="badly__14" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u711631b8a7d2af7b.-774c51fe.162e503ece3.-54b7" geo="br" id="badly__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="badly__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/wor/worse/worse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/wor/worse/worse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://worse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u711631b8a7d2af7b.-774c51fe.162e503ece3.-54b4" geo="n_am" id="badly__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="badly__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/wor/worse/worse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/wor/worse/worse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://worse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cd3" form="_tofix" id="badly__19" original="E848.-5d34"><span class="if" id="badly__20" original="E392.-71ae"> worst </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6446" eid="badly__21" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u711631b8a7d2af7b.-774c51fe.162e503ece3.-54b1" geo="br" id="badly__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="badly__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/wor/worst/worst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/wor/worst/worst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://worst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u711631b8a7d2af7b.-774c51fe.162e503ece3.-54ae" geo="n_am" id="badly__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="badly__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/wor/worst/worst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/wor/worst/worst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://worst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cca" id="badly__26"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cc9" id="badly__27" original="E392.-7197"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="badly__28" original="E392.-7196"> used to emphasize how serious a situation or an event is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cc7" id="badly__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cc6" id="badly__30" original="E85c.-7f50"><span class="x" id="badly__31" original="E85c.-7f4f"> One child was killed and two others were badly injured. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cc4" id="badly__32" original="E85c.-7f4e"><span class="x" id="badly__33" original="E85c.-7f4d"> Cyclone Greg badly damaged the town of Keningau in December 1996. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cc2" id="badly__34" original="E85c.-7f4c"><span class="x" id="badly__35" original="E85c.-7f4b"> The large increases in the price of oil over the last few years have badly affected the airline industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cc0" id="badly__36" original="E85c.-7f4a"><span class="x" id="badly__37" original="E85c.-7f49"> He suffered badly from smallpox as a child. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cbe" id="badly__38" original="E392.-7199"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="badly__39" original="E392.-7198"> used to emphasize how much you want or need somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cbc" id="badly__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cbb" id="badly__41" original="E85c.-7f48"><span class="x" id="badly__42" original="E85c.-7f47"> Western medicine badly needs to find new anti-microbial agents. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cb9" id="badly__43" original="E85c.-7f46"><span class="x" id="badly__44" original="E85c.-7f45"> The bill would lock up land that Alaskans badly wanted and needed for economic growth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cb7" id="badly__45" original="E392.-71ad"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="badly__46" original="E392.-71ac"> not skilfully or not carefully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cb5" id="badly__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cb4" id="badly__48" original="E85c.-7f44"><span class="x" id="badly__49" original="E85c.-7f43"> If the sampling is done badly, the results will mislead. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cb2" id="badly__50" original="E85c.-7f42"><span class="x" id="badly__51" original="E85c.-7f41"> The administration had become inefficient and badly managed. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cb0" id="badly__52" original="E392.-71ab" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://well1" title="well1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1caf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.1faa" id="badly__53" original="E392.-71aa"><span class="xh" id="badly__54"> well </span><span class="xhm" id="badly__55"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cab" id="badly__56" original="E392.-71a8"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="badly__57" original="E392.-71a7"> not successfully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ca9" id="badly__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ca8" id="badly__59" original="E85c.-7f40"><span class="x" id="badly__60" original="E85c.-7f3f"> One option might be to compare a sample of companies which have performed well with those which have performed badly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ca6" id="badly__61" original="E85c.-7f3e"><span class="x" id="badly__62" original="E85c.-7f3d"> The war was going badly, and the government was blamed for its handling of the armed forces. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ca4" id="badly__63" original="E392.-71a3"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="badly__64" original="E392.-71a2"> not in an acceptable way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ca2" id="badly__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ca1" id="badly__66" original="E85c.-7f3c"><span class="x" id="badly__67" original="E85c.-7f3b"> Usually these events involve extra attention given to the child when behaving badly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c9f" id="badly__68" original="E85c.-7f3a"><span class="x" id="badly__69" original="E85c.-7f39"> People tend to spread negative information about others when they feel they are treated badly. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c9d" id="badly__70" original="E392.-719e"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="badly__71" original="E392.-719d"> in a way that makes people get a bad opinion about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c9b" id="badly__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c9a" id="badly__73" original="E85c.-7f38"><span class="x" id="badly__74" original="E85c.-7f37"> A minister's resignation often reflects badly on the government as a whole. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6c3b" id="badly__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://badly" title="badly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6c3a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7af4" id="badly__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="badly__77"> badly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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bag
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c98" id="bag" original="E392.-709b" sum="424"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c97" id="bag__1" original="E392.-709a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c96" id="bag__2" original="E392.-7099"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bag </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c8b" id="bag__7" original="E392.-708e"><span class="pos" id="bag__8" original="E392.-708d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6459" eid="bag__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1343" geo="br" id="bag__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bag__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bag/bag__/bag__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bag/bag__/bag__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bag__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-1340" geo="n_am" id="bag__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bag__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bag/bag__/bag__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bag/bag__/bag__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bag__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c89" id="bag__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c88" id="bag__15" original="E392.-708c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="use" id="bag__16" original="E392.-7089"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bag__17" original="E392.-7088"> a soft container that opens at the top, often used for carrying or holding something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c85" id="bag__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c84" id="bag__19" original="E85c.-7247"><span class="x" id="bag__20" original="E85c.-7246"> Samples should only be transported to the laboratory inside a sealed plastic bag. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c82" id="bag__21" original="E392.-7074"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="bag__22" original="E392.-7071"><span class="exp" id="bag__23"> bag </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="bag__24" original="E392.-7070"> the amount contained in a bag </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c7e" id="bag__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c7d" id="bag__26" original="E85c.-723c"><span class="x" id="bag__27" original="E85c.-723b"> Use ice packs, ice massages, or even a bag of frozen peas to help relieve the swelling. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6bf7" id="bag__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bag_1" title="bag definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6bf6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7965" id="bag__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bag__30"> bag </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bake
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c7b" id="bake" original="E392.-6d5b" sum="459"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c7a" id="bake__1" original="E392.-6d5a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c79" id="bake__2" original="E392.-6d59"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bake </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c6c" id="bake__9" original="E392.-6d4f"><span class="pos" id="bake__10" original="E392.-6d4e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6460" eid="bake__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-e51" geo="br" id="bake__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bak/bake_/bake__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bak/bake_/bake__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bake__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-e4e" geo="n_am" id="bake__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bak/bake_/bake__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bak/bake_/bake__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bake__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-29a8" id="bake__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-604a" form="root" id="bake__17"><span class="vp" id="bake__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bake </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6048" eid="bake__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6047" geo="br" id="bake__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bak/bake_/bake__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bak/bake_/bake__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bake__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6044" geo="n_am" id="bake__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bak/bake_/bake__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bak/bake_/bake__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bake__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6041" form="thirdps" id="bake__24"><span class="vp" id="bake__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bakes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-603f" eid="bake__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-603e" geo="br" id="bake__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bak/bakes/bakes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bak/bakes/bakes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bakes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-603b" geo="n_am" id="bake__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bak/bakes/bakes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bak/bakes/bakes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bakes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6038" form="past" id="bake__31"><span class="vp" id="bake__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> baked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6036" eid="bake__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6035" geo="br" id="bake__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bak/baked/baked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bak/baked/baked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://baked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6032" geo="n_am" id="bake__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bak/baked/baked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bak/baked/baked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://baked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-602f" form="pastpart" id="bake__38"><span class="vp" id="bake__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> baked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-602d" eid="bake__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-602c" geo="br" id="bake__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bak/baked/baked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bak/baked/baked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://baked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6029" geo="n_am" id="bake__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bak/baked/baked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bak/baked/baked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://baked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6026" form="prespart" id="bake__45"><span class="vp" id="bake__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> baking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6024" eid="bake__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6023" geo="br" id="bake__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bak/bakin/baking__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bak/bakin/baking__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://baking__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6020" geo="n_am" id="bake__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bake__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bak/bakin/baking__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bak/bakin/baking__us_2.ogg" href="sound://baking__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c40" id="bake__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c3f" id="bake__53" original="E392.-6d31"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c3e" id="bake__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bake__55" original="E392.-6d2f"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bake__56" original="E392.-6d2e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bake__57" original="E392.-6d2c"><span class="exp" id="bake__58"> bake </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="bake__59" original="E392.-6d2d"> to cook food in an <a class="ndv" href="entry://oven" id="bake__60"> oven </a> without extra fat or liquid; to be cooked in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c37" id="bake__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c36" id="bake__62" original="E492.-7826"><span class="x" id="bake__63" original="E492.-7825"> to bake bread/cakes </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c34" id="bake__64" original="E392.-6d29"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c33" id="bake__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bake__66" original="E392.-6d27"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bake__67" original="E392.-6d26"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bake__68" original="E392.-6d25"> to become or to make something become hard by heating </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c2f" id="bake__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c2e" id="bake__70" original="E492.-7824"><span class="x" id="bake__71" original="E492.-7823"> The bricks are left in the kiln to bake. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c2c" id="bake__72" original="E492.-7822"><span class="cf" id="bake__73" original="E392.-6d24"><span class="exp" id="bake__74"> bake </span> something </span><span class="x" id="bake__75" original="E492.-7821"> The clay is baked at very high temperatures. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6ba5" id="bake__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bake_1" title="bake definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6ba4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-74b4" id="bake__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bake__78"> bake </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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balance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c28" hm="1" id="balance1" original="E392.-6b84" sum="4659"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c27" id="balance1__1" original="E392.-6b83"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c26" id="balance1__2" original="E392.-6b82"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> balance <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c1b" id="balance1__7" original="E392.-6b77"><span class="pos" id="balance1__8" original="E392.-6b76"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6467" eid="balance1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-2750" geo="br" id="balance1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæləns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-274d" geo="n_am" id="balance1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæləns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balance__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance__us_2.ogg" href="sound://balance__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c19" id="balance1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c18" id="balance1__15" original="E392.-6b75"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c17" id="balance1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="balance1__17" original="E392.-6b72"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="balance1__18" original="E392.-6b73"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="balance1__19" original="E392.-6b71"> a situation in which all parts exist in equal or appropriate amounts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c13" id="balance1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c12" id="balance1__21" original="E822.-7707"><span class="x" id="balance1__22" original="E822.-7706"> The film clearly fails to strike a fair balance in its representation of the issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c10" id="balance1__23" original="E822.-7704"><span class="cf" id="balance1__24" original="E822.-7705"><span class="exp" id="balance1__25"> balance </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="balance1__26" original="E822.-7703"> The research tried to ensure an even balance of the sexes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c0c" id="balance1__27" original="E822.-7702"><span class="x" id="balance1__28" original="E822.-7701"> Higher levels of pollutants may upset the normal balance of forest life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c0a" id="balance1__29" original="E822.-76ff"><span class="cf" id="balance1__30" original="E822.-7700"><span class="exp" id="balance1__31"> balance </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="balance1__32" original="E822.-76fe"> The government has attempted to maintain a balance between expenditure and income. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c06" id="balance1__33" original="E392.-6b70" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balance-of-power" title="balance of power definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c05" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1aac" id="balance1__34" original="E822.-76fd"><span class="xh" id="balance1__35"> balance of power </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://checks-and-balances" title="checks and balances definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c03" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a2b" id="balance1__36" original="E4a5.2f2b"><span class="xh" id="balance1__37"> checks and balances </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://imbalance" title="imbalance definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c01" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-5e35" id="balance1__38" original="E392.-6b6f"><span class="xh" id="balance1__39"> imbalance </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bff" id="balance1__40" original="E822.-76ea" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="balance1__41"> adjective + balance </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bfd" id="balance1__42"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bfc" id="balance1__43" original="E822.-76e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bfb" id="balance1__44"><span class="coll" id="balance1__45" original="E822.-76e7"> delicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bf9" id="balance1__46"><span class="coll" id="balance1__47" original="E822.-76e6"> fine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bf7" id="balance1__48" original="E822.-76e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bf6" id="balance1__49"><span class="coll" id="balance1__50" original="E822.-76e4"> right </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bf4" id="balance1__51"><span class="coll" id="balance1__52" original="E822.-76e3"> appropriate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bf2" id="balance1__53"><span class="coll" id="balance1__54" original="E822.-76e2"> fair </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bf0" id="balance1__55"><span class="coll" id="balance1__56" original="E822.-76e1"> proper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bee" id="balance1__57" original="E822.-76e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bed" id="balance1__58"><span class="coll" id="balance1__59" original="E822.-76df"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1beb" id="balance1__60" original="E822.-76de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bea" id="balance1__61"><span class="coll" id="balance1__62" original="E822.-76dd"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1be8" id="balance1__63" original="E822.-76dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1be7" id="balance1__64"><span class="coll" id="balance1__65" original="E822.-76db"> ecological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1be5" id="balance1__66" original="E822.-76da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1be4" id="balance1__67"><span class="coll" id="balance1__68" original="E822.-76d9"> work-life </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1be2" id="balance1__69" original="E822.-76d8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1be1" id="balance1__70" original="E822.-76d7"><span class="x" id="balance1__71" original="E822.-76d6"> Human activities have disturbed the delicate balance which maintains the ozone layer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bdf" id="balance1__72" original="E822.-76d5"><span class="x" id="balance1__73" original="E822.-76d4"> Broadcasters must be seen to be maintaining political balance in their programming. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bdd" id="balance1__74" original="E822.-76d1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="balance1__75"> noun + balance </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bdb" id="balance1__76"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bda" id="balance1__77" original="E822.-76cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bd9" id="balance1__78"><span class="coll" id="balance1__79" original="E822.-76ce"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bd7" id="balance1__80" original="E822.-76cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bd6" id="balance1__81"><span class="coll" id="balance1__82" original="E822.-76cc"> water </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bd4" id="balance1__83" original="E822.-76cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bd3" id="balance1__84"><span class="coll" id="balance1__85" original="E822.-76ca"> fluid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bd1" id="balance1__86" original="E822.-76c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bd0" id="balance1__87"><span class="coll" id="balance1__88" original="E822.-76c8"> gender </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bce" id="balance1__89" original="E822.-76c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bcd" id="balance1__90" original="E822.-76c6"><span class="x" id="balance1__91" original="E822.-76c5"> The charts are used to monitor the patient's fluid balance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bcb" id="balance1__92" original="E822.-76c4"><span class="x" id="balance1__93" original="E822.-76c3"> Equal opportunities legislation has forced many organizations to recruit workforces that reflect the racial and gender balance of the population. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bc9" id="balance1__94" original="E822.-76c0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="balance1__95"> verb + balance </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bc7" id="balance1__96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bc6" id="balance1__97" original="E822.-76be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bc5" id="balance1__98"><span class="coll" id="balance1__99" original="E822.-76bd"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bc3" id="balance1__100" original="E822.-76bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bc2" id="balance1__101"><span class="coll" id="balance1__102" original="E822.-76bb"> find </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bc0" id="balance1__103"><span class="coll" id="balance1__104" original="E822.-76ba"> achieve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bbe" id="balance1__105"><span class="coll" id="balance1__106" original="E822.-76b9"> strike </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bbc" id="balance1__107" original="E822.-76b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bbb" id="balance1__108"><span class="coll" id="balance1__109" original="E822.-76b7"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bb9" id="balance1__110" original="E822.-76b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bb8" id="balance1__111"><span class="coll" id="balance1__112" original="E822.-76b5"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bb6" id="balance1__113" original="E822.-76b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bb5" id="balance1__114"><span class="coll" id="balance1__115" original="E822.-76b3"> change </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bb3" id="balance1__116"><span class="coll" id="balance1__117" original="E822.-76b2"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bb1" id="balance1__118"><span class="coll" id="balance1__119" original="E822.-76b1"> alter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1baf" id="balance1__120"><span class="coll" id="balance1__121" original="E822.-76b0"> shift </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bad" id="balance1__122"><span class="coll" id="balance1__123" original="E822.-76af"> tip </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bab" id="balance1__124"><span class="coll" id="balance1__125" original="E822.-76ae"> upset </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ba9" id="balance1__126" original="E822.-76ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ba8" id="balance1__127"><span class="coll" id="balance1__128" original="E822.-76ac"> restore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ba6" id="balance1__129"><span class="coll" id="balance1__130" original="E822.-76ab"> redress </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ba4" id="balance1__131" original="E822.-76aa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ba3" id="balance1__132" original="E822.-76a9"><span class="x" id="balance1__133" original="E822.-76a8"> Managers admit that they are uncertain about how to strike a balance between cost and quality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ba1" id="balance1__134" original="E822.-76a7"><span class="x" id="balance1__135" original="E822.-76a6"> Early action may tip the balance in favour of survival of the species. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b9f" id="balance1__136" original="E822.-76a5"><span class="x" id="balance1__137" original="E822.-76a4"> The function of employment law is to redress the balance between the employer and the dependent employees. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b9d" id="balance1__138" original="E392.-6b63"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b9c" id="balance1__139"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="balance1__140" original="E392.-6b61"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="balance1__141" original="E392.-6b60"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="balance1__142" original="E392.-6b5f"> the amount of money in a bank account; the amount of a bill that remains after part has been paid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b98" id="balance1__143"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b97" id="balance1__144" original="E822.-76fc"><span class="x" id="balance1__145" original="E822.-76fb"> One advantage of Internet banking is that it allows customers to check their balance online. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b95" id="balance1__146" original="E822.-7708" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balance-of-payments" title="balance of payments definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b94" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ac4" id="balance1__147" original="E822.-76fa"><span class="xh" id="balance1__148"> balance of payments </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balance-sheet" title="balance sheet definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b92" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a80" id="balance1__149" original="E822.-76f9"><span class="xh" id="balance1__150"> balance sheet </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://trade-balance" title="trade balance definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b90" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-7518" id="balance1__151" original="E822.-76f8"><span class="xh" id="balance1__152"> trade balance </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b8e" id="balance1__153" original="E392.-6b6c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b8d" id="balance1__154"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="balance1__155" original="E392.-6b6a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="balance1__156" original="E392.-6b69"> the ability to keep steady with an equal amount of weight on each side of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b8a" id="balance1__157"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b89" id="balance1__158" original="E822.-76f7"><span class="x" id="balance1__159" original="E822.-76f6"> In his rush to get on the bus, he pushed other passengers, causing them to lose their balance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b87" id="balance1__160" original="E822.-76f5"><span class="x" id="balance1__161" original="E822.-76f4"> Many of the patients with head injuries reported difficulty in keeping their balance while walking. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b85" id="balance1__162" original="E392.-6b5a"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b84" id="balance1__163" original="E392.-6b59" sk="balanceofprobabilities"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b83" id="balance1__164"><span class="idm" id="balance1__165" original="E392.-6b58"> (on) a/the balance of probabilities/probability </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b81" id="balance1__166"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b80" id="balance1__167"><span class="def" id="balance1__168" original="E392.-6b55"> (considering) the evidence on both sides of an argument, to find the most likely reason for or result of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b7e" id="balance1__169"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b7d" id="balance1__170" original="E822.-76f3"><span class="x" id="balance1__171" original="E822.-76f2"> When something is judged on a balance of probabilities, the jury only need to be 51% sure of the facts put forward. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b7b" id="balance1__172" original="E392.-6b54" sk="beinbalance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b7a" id="balance1__173"><span class="idm" id="balance1__174" original="E392.-6b53"> be/hang in the balance </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b78" id="balance1__175"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b77" id="balance1__176"><span class="def" id="balance1__177" original="E392.-6b52"> if the future or result of somebody/something important <span class="dh" id="balance1__178" original="E392.-6b51"> is/hangs in the balance </span> , it is uncertain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b74" id="balance1__179"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b73" id="balance1__180" original="E822.-76f1"><span class="x" id="balance1__181" original="E822.-76f0"> At the height of the battle, the fate of Europe hung in the balance. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b71" id="balance1__182" original="E392.-6b4a" sk="onbalance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b70" id="balance1__183"><span class="idm" id="balance1__184" original="E392.-6b49"> on balance </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b6e" id="balance1__185"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b6d" id="balance1__186"><span class="def" id="balance1__187" original="E392.-6b48"> after considering all the information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b6b" id="balance1__188"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b6a" id="balance1__189" original="E822.-76ef"><span class="x" id="balance1__190" original="E822.-76ee"> On balance, it seems that there may be very real advantages for a business in developing ethical policies. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF1" id="balance1__191" original="E39b.33ab" sk="redressbalance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF2" id="balance1__192"><span class="idm" id="balance1__193" original="E39b.33ac"> redress the balance </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF4" id="balance1__194"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF5" id="balance1__195"><span class="def" id="balance1__196" original="E39b.33ad"> to make a situation equal or fair again </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF7" id="balance1__197"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF8" id="balance1__198" original="E99d.-7cd7"><span class="x" id="balance1__199" original="E99d.-7cd6"> Minority groups may experience health deprivation, and health workers can redress the balance by positive discrimination in favour of deprived groups. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF1" id="balance1__200" original="E3a3.-ad8" sk="strikebalance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF2" id="balance1__201"><span class="idm" id="balance1__202" original="E3a3.-ad7"> strike a balance (between A and B) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF4" id="balance1__203"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF5" id="balance1__204"><span class="def" id="balance1__205" original="E3a3.-ad6"> to manage to find a way of being fair to two opposing things; to find an acceptable position which is between two things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF7" id="balance1__206"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF8" id="balance1__207" original="E8ed.-77cc"><span class="x" id="balance1__208" original="E8ed.-77cb"> In our work, it was necessary to strike a balance between the analytical approach and a numerical one. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF10" id="balance1__209" original="E8ed.-77ca"><span class="x" id="balance1__210" original="E8ed.-77c9"> The choice between retention and acquisition is not always clear-cut and for most businesses a balance must be struck. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF1" id="balance1__211" original="E397.-1c44" sk="tipbalance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF2" id="balance1__212"><span class="idm" id="balance1__213" original="E397.-1c43"> tip the balance/scales (in favour of, against, etc. somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF4" id="balance1__214"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF5" id="balance1__215"><span class="def" id="balance1__216" original="E397.-1c40"> to give somebody/something enough of an advantage or disadvantage, so that the result of something is affected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF7" id="balance1__217"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF8" id="balance1__218" original="E925.-5e09"><span class="x" id="balance1__219" original="E925.-5e08"> He remained confident that French intervention would tip the military balance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b68-FF10" id="balance1__220" original="E925.-5e0b"><span class="x" id="balance1__221" original="E925.-5e0a"> The Austrians joined the allies and tipped the scales against Napoleon. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6b7a" id="balance1__222" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balance_1" title="balance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6b79" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7262" id="balance1__223" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="balance1__224"> balance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b5b" hm="2" id="balance2" original="E392.-6b35" sum="1364"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b5a" id="balance2__1" original="E392.-6b34"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b59" id="balance2__2" original="E392.-6b33"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> balance <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b4c" id="balance2__9" original="E392.-6b28"><span class="pos" id="balance2__10" original="E392.-6b27"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.646e" eid="balance2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-271d" geo="br" id="balance2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæləns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-271a" geo="n_am" id="balance2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæləns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balance__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance__us_2.ogg" href="sound://balance__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-297a" id="balance2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ad6" form="root" id="balance2__17"><span class="vp" id="balance2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> balance </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ad4" eid="balance2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ad3" geo="br" id="balance2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæləns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ad0" geo="n_am" id="balance2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæləns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balance__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance__us_2.ogg" href="sound://balance__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-acd" form="thirdps" id="balance2__24"><span class="vp" id="balance2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> balances </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-acb" eid="balance2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-aca" geo="br" id="balance2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balances__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balances__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balances__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ac7" geo="n_am" id="balance2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balances__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balances__us_1.ogg" href="sound://balances__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ac4" form="past" id="balance2__31"><span class="vp" id="balance2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> balanced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ac2" eid="balance2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ac1" geo="br" id="balance2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balanced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balanced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balanced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-abe" geo="n_am" id="balance2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balanced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balanced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://balanced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-abb" form="pastpart" id="balance2__38"><span class="vp" id="balance2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> balanced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ab9" eid="balance2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ab8" geo="br" id="balance2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balanced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balanced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balanced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ab5" geo="n_am" id="balance2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balanced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balanced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://balanced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ab2" form="prespart" id="balance2__45"><span class="vp" id="balance2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> balancing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-ab0" eid="balance2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-aaf" geo="br" id="balance2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balancing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balancing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balancing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-aac" geo="n_am" id="balance2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balancing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balancing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://balancing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b20" id="balance2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b1f" id="balance2__53" original="E392.-6b03"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b1e" id="balance2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="balance2__55" original="E392.-6b00"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="balance2__56" original="E822.-7576"> often passive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="balance2__57" original="E392.-6b01"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="balance2__58" original="E392.-6aff"> to be equal in importance or amount to something else that has the opposite effect </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b19" id="balance2__59" original="E392.-6afe" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://offset1" title="offset1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b18" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5148" id="balance2__60" original="E392.-6afd"><span class="xh" id="balance2__61"> offset </span><span class="xhm" id="balance2__62"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b15" id="balance2__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b14" id="balance2__64" original="E822.-7574"><span class="cf" id="balance2__65" original="E822.-7575"> be balanced by something </span><span class="x" id="balance2__66" original="E822.-7573"> In a steady thermal state, this heat influx is exactly balanced by the net heat efflux. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b11" id="balance2__67" original="E822.-7570"><span class="cf" id="balance2__68" original="E392.-6afb"><span class="exp" id="balance2__69"> balance </span> out </span><span class="x" id="balance2__70" original="E822.-756f"> The graph shows that the supply from the producer and the demand from the consumer tend to balance out. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b0d" id="balance2__71" original="E392.-6af9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b0c" id="balance2__72"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="balance2__73" original="E392.-6af7"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="balance2__74" original="E392.-6af6"><span class="exp" id="balance2__75"> balance </span> A with/and B </span><span class="def" id="balance2__76" original="E392.-6af5"> to give equal importance to two different things or parts of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b07" id="balance2__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b06" id="balance2__78" original="E822.-756e"><span class="x" id="balance2__79" original="E822.-756d"> Her work attempts to balance theory with experimental evidence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b04" id="balance2__80" original="E392.-6af4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b03" id="balance2__81"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="balance2__82" original="E392.-6af2"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="balance2__83" original="E822.-756c"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="balance2__84" original="E392.-6af1"><span class="exp" id="balance2__85"> balance </span> A against B </span><span class="def" id="balance2__86" original="E392.-6af0"> to compare the importance of two different things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1afd" id="balance2__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1afc" id="balance2__88" original="E822.-756b"><span class="x" id="balance2__89" original="E822.-756a"> The risks are weighed and the costs are balanced against the likely benefit. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1afa" id="balance2__90" original="E392.-6aef"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1af9" id="balance2__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="balance2__92" original="E392.-6aed"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="balance2__93" original="E392.-6aec"><span class="exp" id="balance2__94"> balance </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1af5" id="balance2__95"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="balance2__96" subj="finan"> finance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="balance2__97" original="E392.-6ae9"> to show or make sure that in an account the total money spent is equal to the total money received </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1af2" id="balance2__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1af1" id="balance2__99" original="E822.-7569"><span class="x" id="balance2__100" original="E822.-7568"> The policies focused on cutting expenditure and raising taxes in order to balance the national budget. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1aef" id="balance2__101" original="E392.-6b0a"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1aee" id="balance2__102"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="balance2__103" original="E392.-6b08"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="balance2__104" original="E392.-6b07"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="balance2__105" original="E822.-7567"><span class="exp" id="balance2__106"> balance </span> (something) (on something) </span><span class="def" id="balance2__107" original="E392.-6b06"> to put your body or something else into a position where it is steady and does not fall </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ae8" id="balance2__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ae7" id="balance2__109" original="E822.-7566"><span class="x" id="balance2__110" original="E822.-7565"> It is a dynamically unstable system, like a pen precariously balanced on its tip. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6a78" id="balance2__111" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balance_1" title="balance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6a77" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7262" id="balance2__112" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="balance2__113"> balance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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balance of payments
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ac4" id="balance-of-payments" original="E392.-6aca" sum="428"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ac3" id="balance-of-payments__1" original="E392.-6ac9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ac2" id="balance-of-payments__2" original="E392.-6ac8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> balance of payments </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ab9" id="balance-of-payments__6" original="E392.-6ac3"><span class="pos" id="balance-of-payments__7" original="E392.-6ac2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-731d" eid="balance-of-payments__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-ae6" geo="br" id="balance-of-payments__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance-of-payments__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbæləns əv ˈpeɪmənts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balance_of_payments_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance_of_payments_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balance_of_payments_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-ae3" geo="n_am" id="balance-of-payments__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance-of-payments__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbæləns əv ˈpeɪmənts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balance_of_payments_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance_of_payments_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://balance_of_payments_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ab7" id="balance-of-payments__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="balance-of-payments__14" original="E392.-6ac0"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ab5" id="balance-of-payments__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ab4" id="balance-of-payments__16" original="E392.-6abf"><span class="def" id="balance-of-payments__17" original="E392.-6abe"> the difference between the amount a country pays for imports and the amount it receives for exports in a particular period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ab2" id="balance-of-payments__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ab1" id="balance-of-payments__19" original="E82c.1dec"><span class="x" id="balance-of-payments__20" original="E82c.1ded"> There was a growing deficit in the American balance of payments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1aaf" id="balance-of-payments__21" original="E856.-701c"><span class="cf" id="balance-of-payments__22" original="E82c.17b3"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="balance-of-payments__23" original="E856.-701b"> a balance of payments deficit/surplus/crisis </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6a04" id="balance-of-payments__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balance-of-payments" title="balance of payments definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6a03" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7136" id="balance-of-payments__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="balance-of-payments__26"> balance of payments </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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balance of power
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1aac" id="balance-of-power" original="E392.-6abd" sum="608"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1aab" id="balance-of-power__1" original="E392.-6abc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1aaa" id="balance-of-power__2" original="E392.-6abb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> balance of power </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1aa1" id="balance-of-power__6" original="E392.-6ab6"><span class="pos" id="balance-of-power__7" original="E392.-6ab5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7316" eid="balance-of-power__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-ac8" geo="br" id="balance-of-power__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance-of-power__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbæləns əv ˈpaʊə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balance_of_power_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance_of_power_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balance_of_power_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-ac5" geo="n_am" id="balance-of-power__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance-of-power__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbæləns əv ˈpaʊər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balance_of_power_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance_of_power_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://balance_of_power_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a9f" id="balance-of-power__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="balance-of-power__14" original="E392.-6ab3"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a9d" id="balance-of-power__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a9c" id="balance-of-power__16" original="E392.-6ab2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="balance-of-power__17" original="E82c.1e01"><span class="exp" id="balance-of-power__18"> balance of power </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="def" id="balance-of-power__19" original="E392.-6ab1"> a situation in which political or military strength is divided between two countries or groups of countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a98" id="balance-of-power__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a97" id="balance-of-power__21" original="E885.-7fbc"><span class="x" id="balance-of-power__22" original="E885.-7fbb"> The rough balance of power between the two superpowers helped to secure a degree of order. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a95" id="balance-of-power__23" original="E392.-6ab0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="balance-of-power__24" original="E392.-6aaf"> the power held by a small group which can give its support to either of two larger and equally strong groups </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a93" id="balance-of-power__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a92" id="balance-of-power__26" original="E82c.1e02"><span class="x" id="balance-of-power__27" original="E82c.1e03"> The party's position in holding the balance of power allowed it to negotiate with the major players. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-69e7" id="balance-of-power__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balance-of-power" title="balance of power definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-69e6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-7129" id="balance-of-power__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="balance-of-power__30"> balance of power </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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balance of trade
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a90" id="balance-of-trade" original="E392.-6aae" sum="178"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a8f" id="balance-of-trade__1" original="E392.-6aad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a8e" id="balance-of-trade__2" original="E392.-6aac"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> balance of trade </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a87" id="balance-of-trade__4" original="E392.-6aa5"><span class="pos" id="balance-of-trade__5" original="E392.-6aa4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-730f" eid="balance-of-trade__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-aaa" geo="br" id="balance-of-trade__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance-of-trade__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbæləns əv ˈtreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balance_of_trade_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance_of_trade_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balance_of_trade_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-aa7" geo="n_am" id="balance-of-trade__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance-of-trade__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbæləns əv ˈtreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balance_of_trade_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance_of_trade_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://balance_of_trade_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a85" id="balance-of-trade__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a84" id="balance-of-trade__12" original="E850.-6ce1"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a83" id="balance-of-trade__13" original="E850.-6ce0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://trade-balance" title="trade balance definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a82" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-7518" id="balance-of-trade__14" original="E850.-6cdf"><span class="xh" id="balance-of-trade__15"> trade balance </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-69ca" id="balance-of-trade__16" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balance-of-trade" title="balance of trade definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-69c9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-710f" id="balance-of-trade__17" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="balance-of-trade__18"> balance of trade </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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balance sheet
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a80" id="balance-sheet" original="E392.-6a9f" sum="415"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a7f" id="balance-sheet__1" original="E392.-6a9e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a7e" id="balance-sheet__2" original="E392.-6a9d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> balance sheet </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a74" id="balance-sheet__7" original="E392.-6a95"><span class="pos" id="balance-sheet__8" original="E392.-6a94"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.647c" eid="balance-sheet__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-a8b" geo="br" id="balance-sheet__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance-sheet__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæləns ʃiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balance_sheet_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance_sheet_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balance_sheet_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-a88" geo="n_am" id="balance-sheet__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balance-sheet__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæləns ʃiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balance_sheet_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balance_sheet_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://balance_sheet_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a72" id="balance-sheet__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="balance-sheet__15" subj="finan"> finance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a70" id="balance-sheet__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a6f" id="balance-sheet__17" original="E392.-6a91"><span class="def" id="balance-sheet__18" original="E392.-6a90"> a written statement showing the amount of money and property that a company has and listing what has been received and paid out </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a6d" id="balance-sheet__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a6c" id="balance-sheet__20" original="E885.-7fb4"><span class="x" id="balance-sheet__21" original="E885.-7fb3"> The balance sheets of carbon intensive companies are likely to be negatively impacted by rising carbon prices. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-69b0" id="balance-sheet__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balance-sheet" title="balance sheet definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-69af" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-70fb" id="balance-sheet__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="balance-sheet__24"> balance sheet </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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balanced
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ae5" id="balanced" original="E392.-6ad8" sum="733"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ae4" id="balanced__1" original="E392.-6ad7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ae3" id="balanced__2" original="E392.-6ad6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> balanced </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1adb" id="balanced__4" original="E392.-6ad1"><span class="pos" id="balanced__5" original="E392.-6ad0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6475" eid="balanced__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-b0b" geo="br" id="balanced__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balanced__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/balan/balanced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balanced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://balanced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-b08" geo="n_am" id="balanced__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="balanced__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælənst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/balan/balanced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/balan/balanced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://balanced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ad9" id="balanced__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="balanced__12" original="E392.-6ace"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ad7" id="balanced__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="balanced__14" original="E392.-6acd" reg="approv"> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ad5" id="balanced__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ad4" id="balanced__16" original="E392.-6acc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="balanced__17" original="E392.-6acb"> having all parts in equal, correct or good amounts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ad2" id="balanced__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ad1" id="balanced__19" original="E822.-7841"><span class="x" id="balanced__20" original="E822.-7840"> A government cannot massively expand military spending, cut taxes sharply, and still have a balanced budget. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1acf" id="balanced__21" original="E822.-783f"><span class="x" id="balanced__22" original="E822.-783e"> A healthy balanced diet consists of fibre, vitamins, minerals, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as protein, carbohydrate and fats. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1acd" id="balanced__23" original="E822.-783d"><span class="x" id="balanced__24" original="E822.-783c"> Risk-averse investors prefer a more balanced portfolio of products and services. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1acb" id="balanced__25" original="E822.-783b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="balanced__26" original="E822.-783a"> giving careful thought to all opinions on a particular subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ac9" id="balanced__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ac8" id="balanced__28" original="E822.-7839"><span class="x" id="balanced__29" original="E822.-7838"> Since the 1980s, historians have taken a more balanced view of these events. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ac6" id="balanced__30" original="E822.-7837"><span class="x" id="balanced__31" original="E822.-7836"> An economic perspective alone is not enough for a balanced picture of the countryside. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6a29" id="balanced__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://balanced" title="balanced definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6a28" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-714f" id="balanced__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="balanced__34"> balanced </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ball
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a6a" id="ball" original="E392.-68ea" sum="436"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a69" id="ball__1" original="E392.-68e9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a68" id="ball__2" original="E392.-68e8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ball </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a5d" id="ball__7" original="E392.-68dd"><span class="pos" id="ball__8" original="E392.-68dc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6483" eid="ball__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7e7" geo="br" id="ball__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ball__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/ball_/ball__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/ball_/ball__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://ball__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-7e4" geo="n_am" id="ball__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ball__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/ball_/ball__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/ball_/ball__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ball__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a5b" id="ball__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a5a" id="ball__15" original="E392.-68db"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ball__16" original="E392.-68da"> a round object used for throwing, hitting, etc. in games and sports </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a58" id="ball__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a57" id="ball__18" original="E85c.-6ed8"><span class="x" id="ball__19" original="E85c.-6ed7"> If you could throw the ball hard enough, it would escape from the Earth and carry on out into space. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a55" id="ball__20" original="E392.-68d9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="ball__21" original="E85c.-6ed0"><span class="exp" id="ball__22"> ball </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="ball__23" original="E392.-68d8"> a round object or a thing that has been formed into a round shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a51" id="ball__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a50" id="ball__25" original="E85c.-6ecf"><span class="x" id="ball__26" original="E85c.-6ece"> After fertilization, a mammalian egg divides to form a solid ball of cells. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6997" id="ball__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ball_1" title="ball definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6996" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-6ef5" id="ball__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ball__29"> ball </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ballot
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a4e" id="ballot" original="E392.-6644" sum="636"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a4d" id="ballot__1" original="E392.-6643"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a4c" id="ballot__2" original="E392.-6642"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ballot </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a41" id="ballot__7" original="E392.-6637"><span class="pos" id="ballot__8" original="E392.-6636"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.648a" eid="ballot__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-385" geo="br" id="ballot__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ballot__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bal/ballo/ballot__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bal/ballo/ballot__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ballot__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.-382" geo="n_am" id="ballot__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ballot__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbælət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bal/ballo/ballot__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bal/ballo/ballot__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ballot__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a3f" id="ballot__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a3e" id="ballot__15" original="E392.-6635"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a3d" id="ballot__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ballot__17" original="E392.-6633"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ballot__18" original="E392.-6632"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ballot__19" original="E392.-6631"> the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a39" id="ballot__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a38" id="ballot__21" original="E81e.-1ec7"><span class="x" id="ballot__22" original="E81e.-1ec6"> Jury members recorded their vote by secret ballot. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a36" id="ballot__23" original="E81e.-1ec5"><span class="cf" id="ballot__24" original="E586.-4af8"><span class="exp" id="ballot__25"> ballot </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="ballot__26" original="E81e.-1ec4"> A ballot of members approved the proposals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a32" id="ballot__27" original="E392.-6630"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a31" id="ballot__28" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a2e" id="ballot__29"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a30" id="ballot__30"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="ballot__31" original="E392.-662d"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> ballot paper </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a2c" id="ballot__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ballot__34" original="E392.-662a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ballot__35" original="E392.-6629"> the piece of paper on which somebody marks who they are voting for </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a29" id="ballot__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a28" id="ballot__37" original="E81e.-1ec3"><span class="x" id="ballot__38" original="E81e.-1ec2"> Turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a26" id="ballot__39" original="E81e.-1ec1"><span class="cf" id="ballot__40" original="E586.-4af7"><span class="exp" id="ballot__41"> ballot </span> box </span><span class="x" id="ballot__42" original="E81e.-1ec0"> He placed his paper into the ballot box. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a22" id="ballot__43" original="E392.-6623" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://poll1" title="poll1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a21" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-234c" id="ballot__44" original="E392.-6622"><span class="xh" id="ballot__45"> poll </span><span class="xhm" id="ballot__46"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6977" id="ballot__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ballot_1" title="ballot definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6976" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-6b8b" id="ballot__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ballot__49"> ballot </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ban
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a1d" hm="1" id="ban1" original="E392.-63c5" sum="689"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a1c" id="ban1__1" original="E392.-63c4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a1b" id="ban1__2" original="E392.-63c3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ban <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a0e" id="ban1__9" original="E392.-63b8"><span class="pos" id="ban1__10" original="E392.-63b7"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6491" eid="ban1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.17e" geo="br" id="ban1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/ban__/ban__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/ban__/ban__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ban__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.181" geo="n_am" id="ban1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/ban__/ban__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/ban__/ban__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ban__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-294c" id="ban1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f33" form="root" id="ban1__17"><span class="vp" id="ban1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> ban </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f31" eid="ban1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f30" geo="br" id="ban1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/ban__/ban__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/ban__/ban__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ban__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f2d" geo="n_am" id="ban1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/ban__/ban__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/ban__/ban__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ban__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f2a" form="thirdps" id="ban1__24"><span class="vp" id="ban1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bans </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f28" eid="ban1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f27" geo="br" id="ban1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bans_/bans__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bans_/bans__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bans__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f24" geo="n_am" id="ban1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bans_/bans__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bans_/bans__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bans__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f21" form="past" id="ban1__31"><span class="vp" id="ban1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> banned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f1f" eid="ban1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f1e" geo="br" id="ban1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/banne/banned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/banne/banned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://banned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f1b" geo="n_am" id="ban1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/banne/banned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/banne/banned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://banned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f18" form="pastpart" id="ban1__38"><span class="vp" id="ban1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> banned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f16" eid="ban1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f15" geo="br" id="ban1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/banne/banned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/banne/banned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://banned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f12" geo="n_am" id="ban1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/banne/banned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/banne/banned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://banned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f0f" form="prespart" id="ban1__45"><span class="vp" id="ban1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> banning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f0d" eid="ban1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f0c" geo="br" id="ban1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbænɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/banni/banning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/banni/banning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://banning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f09" geo="n_am" id="ban1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbænɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/banni/banning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/banni/banning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://banning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19d9" id="ban1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19d8" id="ban1__53" original="E392.-6393"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ban1__54" original="E392.-6391"> to decide or say officially that something is not allowed </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19d6" id="ban1__55" original="E392.-6390" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prohibit" title="prohibit definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19d5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.3924" id="ban1__56" original="E392.-638f"><span class="xh" id="ban1__57"> prohibit </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19d2" id="ban1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19d1" id="ban1__59" original="E81e.27ca"><span class="cf" id="ban1__60" original="E392.-6392"><span class="exp" id="ban1__61"> ban </span> something </span><span class="x" id="ban1__62" original="E81e.27cb"> Sweden banned the use of certain antibiotics in livestock production in 1986. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19cd" id="ban1__63" original="E81e.27cc"><span class="x" id="ban1__64" original="E81e.27cd"> Public protest and demonstrations are banned. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19cb" id="ban1__65" original="E81e.27cf"><span class="cf" id="ban1__66" original="E81e.27ce"><span class="exp" id="ban1__67"> ban </span> something from something </span><span class="x" id="ban1__68" original="E81e.27d0"> The government banned certain foods and drinks from schools. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19c7" id="ban1__69" original="E392.-638d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19c6" id="ban1__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="ban1__71" original="E392.-638b"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ban1__72" original="E392.-638a"> to order somebody not to do something or not to go somewhere, especially officially </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19c3" id="ban1__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19c2" id="ban1__74" original="E81e.27d1"><span class="cf" id="ban1__75" original="E392.-6389"><span class="exp" id="ban1__76"> ban </span> somebody from something </span><span class="x" id="ban1__77" original="E81e.27d2"> Reporters were banned from the courtroom. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19be" id="ban1__78" original="E81e.27d3"><span class="cf" id="ban1__79" original="E392.-6388"><span class="exp" id="ban1__80"> ban </span> somebody from doing something </span><span class="x" id="ban1__81" original="E81e.27d4"> He was banned from returning by the Home Secretary. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6909" id="ban1__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ban_1" title="ban definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6908" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-6851" id="ban1__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ban1__84"> ban </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19ba" hm="2" id="ban2" original="E392.-6385" sum="341"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19b9" id="ban2__1" original="E392.-6384"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19b8" id="ban2__2" original="E392.-6383"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ban <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19ad" id="ban2__7" original="E392.-6378"><span class="pos" id="ban2__8" original="E392.-6377"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6498" eid="ban2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.184" geo="br" id="ban2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/ban__/ban__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/ban__/ban__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ban__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.187" geo="n_am" id="ban2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ban2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/ban__/ban__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/ban__/ban__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ban__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19ab" id="ban2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19aa" id="ban2__15" original="E392.-6376"><span class="def" id="ban2__16" original="E392.-6374"> an official rule that says that something is not allowed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19a8" id="ban2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19a7" id="ban2__18" original="E81e.27d7"><span class="x" id="ban2__19" original="E81e.27d8"> The EU refused to lift its ban. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19a5" id="ban2__20" original="E81e.27d9"><span class="x" id="ban2__21" original="E81e.27da"> The costs of introducing workplace smoking bans were not assessed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19a3" id="ban2__22" original="E81e.27db"><span class="cf" id="ban2__23" original="E392.-6375"><span class="exp" id="ban2__24"> ban </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="ban2__25" original="E81e.27dc"> The Hunting Act 2004 imposed a ban on hunting wild animals with dogs. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-68d8" id="ban2__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ban_1" title="ban definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-68d7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-6851" id="ban2__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ban2__28"> ban </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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band
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-199f" hm="1" id="band1" original="E392.-62f9" sum="2006"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-199e" id="band1__1" original="E392.-62f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-199d" id="band1__2" original="E392.-62f7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> band <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1991" id="band1__7" original="E392.-62ec"><span class="pos" id="band1__8" original="E392.-62eb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.649f" eid="band1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2e7" geo="br" id="band1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/band_/band__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/band_/band__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://band__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2ea" geo="n_am" id="band1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/band_/band__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/band_/band__us_1.ogg" href="sound://band__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-198f" id="band1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-198e" id="band1__15" original="E392.-62c8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-198d" id="band1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="band1__17" original="E392.-62c6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="band1__18" original="E392.-62c5"> a strip or line of colour or light that appears different from what is around it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-198a" id="band1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1989" id="band1__20" original="E85c.-66f0"><span class="x" id="band1__21" original="E85c.-66ef"> The spectrum shows three bands coloured red, green and blue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1987" id="band1__22" original="E85c.-66f2"><span class="cf" id="band1__23" original="E887.-6a2e"><span class="exp" id="band1__24"> band </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="band1__25" original="E85c.-66f1"> The Milky Way forms a band of light across the night sky. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1983" id="band1__26" original="E85c.-66f3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1982" id="band1__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="band1__28" original="E85c.-66eb"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="band1__29" original="E85c.-66ea"> a long, often narrow area or part of something that is different from what is around it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-197f" id="band1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-197e" id="band1__31" original="E85c.-66e9"><span class="x" id="band1__32" original="E85c.-66e8"> Mediterranean climatic zones are confined to narrow bands either side of the Equator. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-197c" id="band1__33" original="E85c.-66e7"><span class="cf" id="band1__34" original="E888.-6f8e"><span class="exp" id="band1__35"> band </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="band1__36" original="E85c.-66e6"> Tidal channels which have strong currents may produce enriched bands of turbid water. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1978" id="band1__37" original="E392.-62be"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1977" id="band1__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="band1__39" original="E392.-62bc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="band1__40" original="E392.-62bb"> a range of something such as numbers, ages or prices within which people or things are counted or measured </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1974" id="band1__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1973" id="band1__42" original="E85c.-66e3"><span class="x" id="band1__43" original="E85c.-66e2"> In this table, age has been broken down into just three age bands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1971" id="band1__44" original="E85c.-66df"><span class="x" id="band1__45" original="E85c.-66de"> Some economists have argued for a flat rate of income tax rather than having different tax bands with increasing rates of tax. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-196f" id="band1__46" original="E85c.-66e1"><span class="cf" id="band1__47" original="E887.-6a2d"><span class="exp" id="band1__48"> band </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="band1__49" original="E85c.-66e0"> The charts show three bands of risk: less than 10%, 10–20%, and greater than 20%. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-196b" id="band1__50" original="E392.-62c4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-196a" id="band1__51" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1969" id="band1__52"><span class="v"><strong> waveband </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1967" id="band1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="band1__55" original="E392.-62c0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="band1__56" original="E392.-62bf"> a certain range of <a class="ndv" href="entry://frequencies" id="band1__57"> frequencies </a> of a wave, such as a light or radio wave </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1963" id="band1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1962" id="band1__59" original="E85c.-66d9"><span class="x" id="band1__60" original="E85c.-66d8"> Observations were made with radiometers at five frequency bands, ranging from 23 to 94 GHz. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1960" id="band1__61" original="E85c.-66db"><span class="cf" id="band1__62" original="E887.-6a2c"><span class="exp" id="band1__63"> band </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="band1__64" original="E85c.-66da"> Broadband refers to a band of frequencies available to transmit information. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-195c" id="band1__65" original="E392.-62cc"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-195b" id="band1__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="band1__67" original="E392.-62ca"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="band1__68" original="E392.-62c9"> a thin flat strip or circle of any material that is put around things, for example to hold them together or to make them stronger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1958" id="band1__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1957" id="band1__70" original="E85c.-66ce"><span class="x" id="band1__71" original="E85c.-66cd"> The top of each chamber was covered with aluminium foil secured with a rubber band. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1955" id="band1__72" original="E85c.-66cc"><span class="x" id="band1__73" original="E85c.-66cb"> Classical architects in Greece, Rome and Gujarat held their structures together with iron bands and pegs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1953" id="band1__74" original="E392.-62d0"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1952" id="band1__75"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="band1__76" original="E392.-62ce"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="band1__77" original="E392.-62cd"> a group of people who do something together or who have the same ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-194f" id="band1__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-194e" id="band1__79" original="E85c.-66d5"><span class="x" id="band1__80" original="E85c.-66d4"> The guerrillas are characterized as terrorists and criminal bands rather than parties to an armed conflict. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-194c" id="band1__81" original="E85c.-66d2"><span class="cf" id="band1__82" original="E85c.-66d3"><span class="exp" id="band1__83"> band </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="band1__84" original="E85c.-66d1"> Husayn and his small band of followers were slaughtered by an Umayyad army at Karbala. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-68b8" id="band1__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://band_1" title="band definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-68b7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-673f" id="band1__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="band1__87"> band </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1948" hm="2" id="band2" original="E392.-62ba" sum="672"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1947" id="band2__1" original="E392.-62b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1946" id="band2__2" original="E392.-62b8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> band <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1939" id="band2__9" original="E392.-62ad"><span class="pos" id="band2__10" original="E392.-62ac"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64a6" eid="band2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2ed" geo="br" id="band2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/band_/band__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/band_/band__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://band__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2f0" geo="n_am" id="band2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/band_/band__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/band_/band__us_1.ogg" href="sound://band__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-291e" id="band2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5f00" form="root" id="band2__17"><span class="vp" id="band2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> band </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5efe" eid="band2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5efd" geo="br" id="band2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/band_/band__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/band_/band__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://band__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5efa" geo="n_am" id="band2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/band_/band__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/band_/band__us_1.ogg" href="sound://band__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ef7" form="thirdps" id="band2__24"><span class="vp" id="band2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bands </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ef5" eid="band2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ef4" geo="br" id="band2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bændz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bands/bands__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bands/bands__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bands__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ef1" geo="n_am" id="band2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bændz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bands/bands__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bands/bands__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bands__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5eee" form="past" id="band2__31"><span class="vp" id="band2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> banded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5eec" eid="band2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5eeb" geo="br" id="band2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bande/banded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bande/banded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://banded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ee8" geo="n_am" id="band2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bande/banded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bande/banded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://banded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ee5" form="pastpart" id="band2__38"><span class="vp" id="band2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> banded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ee3" eid="band2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ee2" geo="br" id="band2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bande/banded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bande/banded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://banded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5edf" geo="n_am" id="band2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bande/banded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bande/banded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://banded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5edc" form="prespart" id="band2__45"><span class="vp" id="band2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> banding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5eda" eid="band2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ed9" geo="br" id="band2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bandi/banding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bandi/banding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://banding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ed6" geo="n_am" id="band2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="band2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bandi/banding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bandi/banding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://banding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-190d" id="band2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-190c" id="band2__53" original="E392.-628f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-190b" id="band2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="band2__55" original="E392.-628d"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="band2__56" original="E392.-628b"> to have a band of a different material or colour around or in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1908" id="band2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1907" id="band2__58" original="E85c.-4c7a"><span class="x" id="band2__59" original="E85c.-4c79"> Of these 36 nests, 29 were attended by a female that was also colour banded. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1905" id="band2__60" original="E392.-628a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1904" id="band2__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="band2__62" original="E392.-6288"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="band2__63" original="E392.-6287"><span class="exp" id="band2__64"> band </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1900" id="band2__65"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="band2__66" original="E392.-6285"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="band2__67" original="E392.-6284"> to be organized into groups depending on something such as price, income or age </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18fd" id="band2__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18fc" id="band2__69" original="E85c.-4c78"><span class="x" id="band2__70" original="E85c.-4c77"> People older than 60 years were banded in one group. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18fa" id="band2__71" original="E392.-6281"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18f9" id="band2__72" original="E392.-6280"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18f8" id="band2__73"><h4 class="pv"> band together </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18f6" id="band2__75"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18f5" id="band2__76"><span class="def" id="band2__77" original="E392.-627e"> to form a group in order to achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18f3" id="band2__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18f2" id="band2__79" original="E85c.-4c74"><span class="x" id="band2__80" original="E85c.-4c73"> If a local school needed a new playground, parents banded together to construct it. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-682d" id="band2__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://band_1" title="band definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-682c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-673f" id="band2__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="band2__83"> band </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bandwidth
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18f0" id="bandwidth" original="E392.-60df" sum="772"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18ef" id="bandwidth__1" original="E392.-60de"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18ee" id="bandwidth__2" original="E392.-60dd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bandwidth </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18e3" id="bandwidth__7" original="E392.-60d5"><span class="pos" id="bandwidth__8" original="E392.-60d4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64ad" eid="bandwidth__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1ff308b7bda72d30.-14a1b3f3.168700351ba.-3028" geo="br" id="bandwidth__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bandwidth__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændwɪdθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bandw/bandwidth__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bandw/bandwidth__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://bandwidth__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1ff308b7bda72d30.-14a1b3f3.168700351ba.-3025" geo="n_am" id="bandwidth__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bandwidth__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændwɪdθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bandw/bandwidth__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bandw/bandwidth__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://bandwidth__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1ff308b7bda72d30.-14a1b3f3.168700351ba.-3022" geo="br" id="bandwidth__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bandwidth__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændwɪtθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bandw/bandwidth__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bandw/bandwidth__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bandwidth__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1ff308b7bda72d30.-14a1b3f3.168700351ba.-301f" geo="n_am" id="bandwidth__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bandwidth__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbændwɪtθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bandw/bandwidth__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bandw/bandwidth__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://bandwidth__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18e1" id="bandwidth__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bandwidth__19" original="E392.-60d2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bandwidth__20" original="E392.-60d1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18de" id="bandwidth__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="bandwidth__22" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18dc" id="bandwidth__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18db" id="bandwidth__24" original="E392.-60cf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bandwidth__25" original="E392.-60ce"> a band of <a class="ndv" href="entry://frequencies" id="bandwidth__26"> frequencies </a> used for sending electronic signals </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18d8" id="bandwidth__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18d7" id="bandwidth__28" original="E85c.-613b"><span class="x" id="bandwidth__29" original="E85c.-613a"> The audio signal bandwidth is about 15 kHz. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18d5" id="bandwidth__30" original="E85c.-6139"><span class="x" id="bandwidth__31" original="E85c.-6138"> LEDs can be designed so as to produce coherent light with a very narrow bandwidth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18d3" id="bandwidth__32" original="E85c.-613d"><span class="cf" id="bandwidth__33" original="E4a8.1134"><span class="exp" id="bandwidth__34"> bandwidth </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bandwidth__35" original="E85c.-613c"> The transmission bandwidth of AM systems cannot be changed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18cf" id="bandwidth__36" original="E392.-60ca"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bandwidth__37" original="E392.-60c9"> a measurement of the amount of data that a particular computer network or Internet connection can send in a particular time. It is often measured in <a class="ndv" href="entry://bits" id="bandwidth__38"> bits </a> per second. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18cc" id="bandwidth__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18cb" id="bandwidth__40" original="E85c.-6133"><span class="x" id="bandwidth__41" original="E85c.-6132"> The amount of data that can be transmitted is limited by the available bandwidth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18c9" id="bandwidth__42" original="E85c.-6137"><span class="cf" id="bandwidth__43" original="E4a8.1135"><span class="exp" id="bandwidth__44"> bandwidth </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bandwidth__45" original="E85c.-6136"> The provision of multiple pathways considerably increases the bandwidth of the system. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-67f8" id="bandwidth__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bandwidth" title="bandwidth definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-67f7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-6490" id="bandwidth__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bandwidth__48"> bandwidth </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bank
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18c5" id="bank" original="E392.-5e8a" sum="807"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18c4" id="bank__1" original="E392.-5e89"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18c3" id="bank__2" original="E392.-5e88"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bank </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18b8" id="bank__7" original="E392.-5e7d"><span class="pos" id="bank__8" original="E392.-5e7c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64bc" eid="bank__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.a0b" geo="br" id="bank__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bank__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæŋk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bank_/bank__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bank_/bank__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bank__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.a0e" geo="n_am" id="bank__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bank__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæŋk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bank_/bank__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bank_/bank__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bank__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18b6" id="bank__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18b5" id="bank__15" original="E392.-5e7b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bank__16" original="E392.-5e7a"> an organization that keeps money safely for its customers and lends money to people who want to borrow it; the local office of an organization providing these services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18b3" id="bank__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18b2" id="bank__18" original="E822.-7559"><span class="x" id="bank__19" original="E822.-7558"> People may save money by putting it in the bank. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18b0" id="bank__20" original="E822.-7557"><span class="x" id="bank__21" original="E822.-7556"> The interest rate is set by the central bank. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18ae" id="bank__22" original="E822.-7555"><span class="x" id="bank__23" original="E822.-7554"> Internet banking avoids time-consuming trips to the bank. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18ac" id="bank__24" original="E843.53cf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://central-bank" title="central bank definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18ab" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62ae" id="bank__25" original="E843.53d0"><span class="xh" id="bank__26"> central bank </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18a9" id="bank__27" original="E392.-5e72"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bank__28" original="E392.-5e71"> an amount of something that is collected and stored; a place where something is stored ready for use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18a7" id="bank__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18a6" id="bank__30" original="E822.-7553"><span class="x" id="bank__31" original="E822.-7552"> Blood products are collected from the blood bank in the hospital. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18a4" id="bank__32" original="E392.-5e6d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="bank__33" original="E392.-5e6c"> the side of a river, <a class="ndv" href="entry://canal" id="bank__34"> canal </a> , etc. and the land near it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18a1" id="bank__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18a0" id="bank__36" original="E822.-754f"><span class="x" id="bank__37" original="E822.-754e"> Erosion is visible along the steep river bank. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-189e" id="bank__38" original="E822.-754d"><span class="cf" id="bank__39" original="E47f.b54"><span class="exp" id="bank__40"> bank </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bank__41" original="E822.-754c"> The cities of ancient Egypt were sited on the banks of the River Nile. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-67ce" id="bank__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bank_1" title="bank definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-67cd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-6163" id="bank__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bank__44"> bank </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bank account
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-189a" id="bank-account" original="E392.-5dfa" sum="322"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1899" id="bank-account__1" original="E392.-5df9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1898" id="bank-account__2" original="E392.-5df8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bank account </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1891" id="bank-account__4" original="E392.-5df3"><span class="pos" id="bank-account__5" original="E392.-5df2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64c3" eid="bank-account__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.a86" geo="br" id="bank-account__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bank-account__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋk əkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bank_/bank_account_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bank_/bank_account_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bank_account_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.a89" geo="n_am" id="bank-account__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bank-account__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋk əkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bank_/bank_account_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bank_/bank_account_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://bank_account_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-188f" id="bank-account__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-188e" id="bank-account__12" original="E392.-5df1"><span class="def" id="bank-account__13" original="E392.-5df0"> an arrangement with a bank that allows somebody/something to keep money there, pay money in and take money out </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-188c" id="bank-account__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-188b" id="bank-account__15" original="E85c.-5c2a"><span class="x" id="bank-account__16" original="E85c.-5c29"> He was jailed for depositing state finances into a private bank account. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-67a2" id="bank-account__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bank-account" title="bank account definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-67a1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-6064" id="bank-account__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bank-account__19"> bank account </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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banker
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1889" id="banker" original="E392.-5dbb" sum="395"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1888" id="banker__1" original="E392.-5dba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1887" id="banker__2" original="E392.-5db9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> banker </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-187b" id="banker__7" original="E392.-5db1"><span class="pos" id="banker__8" original="E392.-5db0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64ca" eid="banker__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.b12" geo="br" id="banker__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="banker__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/banke/banker__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/banke/banker__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://banker__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.b15" geo="n_am" id="banker__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="banker__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/banke/banker__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/banke/banker__us_1.ogg" href="sound://banker__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1879" id="banker__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1878" id="banker__15" original="E392.-5daf"><span class="def" id="banker__16" original="E392.-5dae"> a person who works in a senior position at a bank; a person or organization that provides financial services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1876" id="banker__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1875" id="banker__18" original="E822.-7835"><span class="x" id="banker__19" original="E822.-7834"> European central bankers make many important policy decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1873" id="banker__20" original="E822.-7832"><span class="cf" id="banker__21" original="E822.-7833"><span class="exp" id="banker__22"> banker </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="banker__23" original="E822.-7831"> The Bank of England is banker to the commercial banking system in the UK. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6789" id="banker__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://banker" title="banker definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6788" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-601c" id="banker__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="banker__26"> banker </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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banking
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-186f" id="banking" original="E392.-5d83" sum="337"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-186e" id="banking__1" original="E392.-5d82"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-186d" id="banking__2" original="E392.-5d81"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> banking </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1865" id="banking__4" original="E392.-5d7c"><span class="pos" id="banking__5" original="E392.-5d7b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64d1" eid="banking__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.b8f" geo="br" id="banking__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="banking__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/banki/banking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/banki/banking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://banking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.b92" geo="n_am" id="banking__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="banking__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/banki/banking__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/banki/banking__us_1.ogg" href="sound://banking__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1863" id="banking__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="banking__12" original="E392.-5d79"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1861" id="banking__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1860" id="banking__14" original="E392.-5d78"><span class="def" id="banking__15" original="E392.-5d77"> the business activity of banks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-185e" id="banking__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-185d" id="banking__17" original="E822.-7830"><span class="x" id="banking__18" original="E822.-782f"> With the development of Internet banking, location is becoming an irrelevant consideration for e-commerce. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-185b" id="banking__19" original="E822.-782e"><span class="cf" id="banking__20" original="E47f.b57"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="banking__21" original="E822.-782d"> The banking system consists of the central bank together with the commercial banks. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-676d" id="banking__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://banking" title="banking definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-676c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5fd2" id="banking__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="banking__24"> banking </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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banknote
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1858" id="banknote" original="E392.-5d76" sum="144"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1857" id="banknote__1" original="E392.-5d75"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1856" id="banknote__2" original="E392.-5d74"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> banknote </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-184a" id="banknote__7" original="E392.-5d6c"><span class="pos" id="banknote__8" original="E392.-5d6b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64d8" eid="banknote__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.bc4" geo="br" id="banknote__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="banknote__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋknəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bankn/banknote__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bankn/banknote__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://banknote__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.bc8" geo="n_am" id="banknote__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="banknote__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋknoʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bankn/banknote__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bankn/banknote__us_1.ogg" href="sound://banknote__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1848" id="banknote__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="banknote__15" original="E392.-5d69"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1846" id="banknote__16" original="E392.-5d68" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://note2" title="note2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1845" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.3217" id="banknote__17" original="E392.-5d67"><span class="xh" id="banknote__18"> note </span><span class="xhm" id="banknote__19"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6749" id="banknote__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://banknote" title="banknote definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6748" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5fbf" id="banknote__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="banknote__22"> banknote </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bankrupt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1841" id="bankrupt" original="E392.-5d13" sum="214"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1840" id="bankrupt__1" original="E392.-5d12"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-183f" id="bankrupt__2" original="E392.-5d11"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bankrupt </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1835" id="bankrupt__6" original="E392.-5d06"><span class="pos" id="bankrupt__7" original="E392.-5d05"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64e1" eid="bankrupt__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.c8c" geo="br" id="bankrupt__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bankrupt__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋkrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bankr/bankrupt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bankr/bankrupt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bankrupt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.c8f" geo="n_am" id="bankrupt__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bankrupt__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋkrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bankr/bankrupt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bankr/bankrupt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bankrupt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1833" id="bankrupt__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1832" id="bankrupt__14" original="E392.-5d04"><span class="def" id="bankrupt__15" original="E392.-5d03"> without enough money to pay what you owe </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1830" id="bankrupt__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-182f" id="bankrupt__17" original="E549.-603a"><span class="cf" id="bankrupt__18" original="E549.-603b"> go <span class="exp" id="bankrupt__19"> bankrupt </span></span><span class="x" id="bankrupt__20" original="E549.-6039"> The firm went bankrupt in 2009. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6737" id="bankrupt__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bankrupt_1" title="bankrupt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6736" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5f58" id="bankrupt__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bankrupt__23"> bankrupt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bankruptcy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-182b" id="bankruptcy" original="E392.-5cb6" sum="277"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-182a" id="bankruptcy__1" original="E392.-5cb5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1829" id="bankruptcy__2" original="E392.-5cb4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bankruptcy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-181e" id="bankruptcy__7" original="E392.-5cac"><span class="pos" id="bankruptcy__8" original="E392.-5cab"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64e8" eid="bankruptcy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.d01" geo="br" id="bankruptcy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bankruptcy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋkrʌptsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ban/bankr/bankruptcy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ban/bankr/bankruptcy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bankruptcy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.d04" geo="n_am" id="bankruptcy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bankruptcy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæŋkrʌptsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ban/bankr/bankruptcy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ban/bankr/bankruptcy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bankruptcy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-181c" id="bankruptcy__14" original="E392.-5ca7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1819" form="pl" id="bankruptcy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="bankruptcy__16" original="E392.-5ca3"> bankruptcies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1817" id="bankruptcy__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bankruptcy__18" original="E392.-5ca9"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bankruptcy__19" original="E392.-5ca8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1814" id="bankruptcy__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1813" id="bankruptcy__21" original="E392.-5ca2"><span class="def" id="bankruptcy__22" original="E392.-5ca1"> the state of being <a class="ndv" href="entry://bankrupt" id="bankruptcy__23"> bankrupt </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1810" id="bankruptcy__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-180f" id="bankruptcy__25" original="E549.-6027"><span class="x" id="bankruptcy__26" original="E549.-6026"> The firm filed for bankruptcy in 2009. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-180d" id="bankruptcy__27" original="E549.-6025"><span class="x" id="bankruptcy__28" original="E549.-6024"> There could be further bankruptcies among small farmers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6714" id="bankruptcy__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bankruptcy" title="bankruptcy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6713" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5eeb" id="bankruptcy__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bankruptcy__31"> bankruptcy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bar
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-180b" hm="1" id="bar1" original="E392.-5ab9" sum="2184"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-180a" id="bar1__1" original="E392.-5ab8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1809" id="bar1__2" original="E392.-5ab7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bar <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17fd" id="bar1__7" original="E392.-5aac"><span class="pos" id="bar1__8" original="E392.-5aab"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64ef" eid="bar1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.1263" geo="br" id="bar1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/bar__/bar__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar__/bar__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bar__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.1266" geo="n_am" id="bar1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/bar__/bar__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar__/bar__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bar__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17fb" id="bar1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17fa" id="bar1__15" original="E392.-5aaa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17f9" id="bar1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bar1__17" original="E392.-5aa8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bar1__18" original="E392.-5aa7"> a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic and other drinks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17f6" id="bar1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17f5" id="bar1__20" original="E85c.-4f3e"><span class="x" id="bar1__21" original="E85c.-4f3d"> Bars and pubs had a significantly greater percentage of patrons who smoked than did cafes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17f3" id="bar1__22" original="E392.-5a95"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17f2" id="bar1__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bar1__24" original="E392.-5a93"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="bar1__25" original="E392.-5a92"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bar1__26" original="E392.-5a91"> a place in which a particular kind of food or drink is the main thing that is served </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17ee" id="bar1__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17ed" id="bar1__28" original="E85c.-4f3a"><span class="x" id="bar1__29" original="E85c.-4f39"> a coffee/wine bar </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17eb" id="bar1__30" original="E392.-5a89"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17ea" id="bar1__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bar1__32" original="E392.-5a87"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bar1__33" original="E392.-5a86"> a piece of something with straight sides </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17e7" id="bar1__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17e6" id="bar1__35" original="E85c.-4f36"><span class="x" id="bar1__36" original="E85c.-4f35"> Chocolate bars and magazines are typical impulse purchases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17e4" id="bar1__37" original="E85c.-4f34"><span class="cf" id="bar1__38" original="E47f.d9c"><span class="exp" id="bar1__39"> bar </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bar1__40" original="E85c.-4f33"> In the bathroom, liquid soap has replaced individual bars of toilet soap. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17e0" id="bar1__41" original="E392.-5a85"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17df" id="bar1__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bar1__43" original="E392.-5a83"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bar1__44" original="E392.-5a82"> a long straight piece of metal or wood </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17dc" id="bar1__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17db" id="bar1__46" original="E85c.-4f30"><span class="x" id="bar1__47" original="E85c.-4f2f"> Because concrete is strong when squashed but weak when pulled, steel bars are used to reinforce it. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17d9" id="bar1__48" original="E392.-5a74"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17d8" id="bar1__49"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bar1__50" original="E392.-5a72"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bar1__51" original="E392.-5a71"> a band or strip in something such as a diagram or photograph, that shows information about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17d5" id="bar1__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17d4" id="bar1__53" original="E85c.-4f2a"><span class="x" id="bar1__54" original="E85c.-4f29"> The duration of the stimulus is indicated by the horizontal bar beneath the histogram. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17d2" id="bar1__55" original="E85c.-4f26"><span class="x" id="bar1__56" original="E85c.-4f25"> The size of the government revenue is indicated by the area with vertical bars in Figure 8.3. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17d0" id="bar1__57" original="E392.-5a70"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17cf" id="bar1__58"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bar1__59" original="E392.-5a6e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="bar1__60" original="E392.-5a6d"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bar1__61" original="E392.-5a6c"><span class="exp" id="bar1__62"> bar </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="bar1__63" original="E392.-5a6b"> a thing that stops somebody from doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17c9" id="bar1__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17c8" id="bar1__65" original="E85c.-4f20"><span class="x" id="bar1__66" original="E85c.-4f1f"> The higher costs of land transport were not an absolute bar to overland trade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17c6" id="bar1__67" original="E85c.-4f1e"><span class="x" id="bar1__68" original="E85c.-4f1d"> Religious belief was not necessarily a bar to party membership. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17c4" id="bar1__69" original="E392.-5a4e"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17c3" id="bar1__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bar1__71" original="E87e.-5747"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17c1" id="bar1__72" original="E848.-5c99"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17c0" form="pl" id="bar1__73"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="bar1__74" original="E848.-5c96"> bar </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17be" form="pl" id="bar1__75"><span class="if" id="bar1__76" original="E848.-5c94"> bars </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bar1__77" original="E392.-5a4d"> a unit for measuring the pressure of gas or the atmosphere </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17bb" id="bar1__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17ba" id="bar1__79" original="E85c.-4f1c"><span class="x" id="bar1__80" original="E85c.-4f1b"> Cylinders of compressed gas are typically filled to a pressure of 200 bar. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17b8" id="bar1__81" original="E85c.-4f41"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17b7" id="bar1__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bar1__83" original="E85c.-4f17"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="bar1__84" original="E85c.-4f16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bar1__85" original="E85c.-4f15"> a part of the display of a computer program that is used to control something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17b3" id="bar1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17b2" id="bar1__87" original="E85c.-4f14"><span class="x" id="bar1__88" original="E85c.-4f13"> Click ‘Edit’ on the menu bar, and select ‘Column Width’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17b0" id="bar1__89" original="E392.-5a54"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17af" id="bar1__90" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17ae" id="bar1__91"><span class="v"><strong> the Bar </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17ac" id="bar1__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bar1__94" original="E392.-5a51"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bar1__95" original="E392.-5a4f"> the profession of a lawyer, especially a lawyer that works in a higher court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17a9" id="bar1__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17a8" id="bar1__97" original="E85c.-4f10"><span class="x" id="bar1__98" original="E85c.-4f0f"> He was born in England, where he was called to the Bar in 1840. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17a6" id="bar1__99" original="E392.-5a46"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17a5" id="bar1__100" original="E392.-5a3f" sk="behindbars"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17a4" id="bar1__101"><span class="idm" id="bar1__102" original="E392.-5a3e"> behind bars </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17a2" id="bar1__103"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17a1" id="bar1__104"><span class="def" id="bar1__105" original="E392.-5a3b"> in prison </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-179f" id="bar1__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-179e" id="bar1__107" original="E85c.-4f0a"><span class="x" id="bar1__108" original="E85c.-4f09"> Infiltrators from enemy states could be sentenced to as much as seven years behind bars. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-179c" id="bar1__109" original="E392.-5a3a" sk="setbar"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-179b" id="bar1__110"><span class="idm" id="bar1__111" original="E392.-5a39"> set the bar </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1799" id="bar1__112"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1798" id="bar1__113"><span class="def" id="bar1__114" original="E392.-5a38"> to set a standard of quality or performance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1796" id="bar1__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1795" id="bar1__116" original="E85c.-4f08"><span class="x" id="bar1__117" original="E85c.-4f07"> She has set the bar high for future scholars—those who would build on her interpretations as well as those who would challenge them. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-66f8" id="bar1__118" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bar_1" title="bar definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-66f7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5c61" id="bar1__119" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bar1__120"> bar </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1793" hm="2" id="bar2" original="E392.-5a31" sum="560"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1792" id="bar2__1" original="E392.-5a30"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1791" id="bar2__2" original="E392.-5a2f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bar <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1783" id="bar2__9" original="E392.-5a24"><span class="pos" id="bar2__10" original="E392.-5a23"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64f6" eid="bar2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.1269" geo="br" id="bar2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/bar__/bar__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar__/bar__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bar__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.126c" geo="n_am" id="bar2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/bar__/bar__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar__/bar__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bar__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-28f0" id="bar2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a9c" form="root" id="bar2__17"><span class="vp" id="bar2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bar </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a9a" eid="bar2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a99" geo="br" id="bar2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/bar__/bar__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar__/bar__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bar__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a96" geo="n_am" id="bar2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/bar__/bar__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar__/bar__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bar__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a93" form="thirdps" id="bar2__24"><span class="vp" id="bar2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bars </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a91" eid="bar2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a90" geo="br" id="bar2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/bars_/bars__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/bars_/bars__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bars__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a8d" geo="n_am" id="bar2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/bars_/bars__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/bars_/bars__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bars__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a8a" form="past" id="bar2__31"><span class="vp" id="bar2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> barred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a88" eid="bar2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a87" geo="br" id="bar2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barre/barred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barre/barred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://barred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a84" geo="n_am" id="bar2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barre/barred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barre/barred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://barred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a81" form="pastpart" id="bar2__38"><span class="vp" id="bar2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> barred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a7f" eid="bar2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a7e" geo="br" id="bar2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barre/barred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barre/barred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://barred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a7b" geo="n_am" id="bar2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barre/barred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barre/barred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://barred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a78" form="prespart" id="bar2__45"><span class="vp" id="bar2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> barring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a76" eid="bar2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a75" geo="br" id="bar2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barri/barring__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barri/barring__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://barring__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7f89d943e98abfe7.-4db24fac.16164a1d90d.-3a72" geo="n_am" id="bar2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barri/barring__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barri/barring__us_2.ogg" href="sound://barring__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-174a" id="bar2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1749" id="bar2__53" original="E392.-59f7"><span class="def" id="bar2__54" original="E392.-59f5"> to not allow somebody/something to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1747" id="bar2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1746" id="bar2__56" original="E85c.-4eb6"><span class="x" id="bar2__57" original="E85c.-4eb5"> The illegality of the claimant's conduct might bar his claim. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1744" id="bar2__58" original="E85c.-4eb4"><span class="x" id="bar2__59" original="E85c.-4eb3"> The security system bars access to the data to persons not entitled to obtain such information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1742" id="bar2__60" original="E85c.-4eb2"><span class="cf" id="bar2__61" original="E392.-59f6"><span class="exp" id="bar2__62"> bar </span> somebody/something from something </span><span class="x" id="bar2__63" original="E85c.-4eb1"> Modernity, it seems, has not barred religion from everyday life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-173e" id="bar2__64" original="E85c.-4eaf"><span class="cf" id="bar2__65" original="E85c.-4eb0"><span class="exp" id="bar2__66"> bar </span> somebody/something from doing something </span><span class="x" id="bar2__67" original="E85c.-4eae"> The holders of the shares in question are barred from voting on the resolution. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6643" id="bar2__68" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bar_1" title="bar definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6642" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5c61" id="bar2__69" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bar2__70"> bar </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-173a" hm="3" id="bar3" original="E392.-59ef" sum="329"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1739" id="bar3__1" original="E392.-59ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1738" id="bar3__2" original="E392.-59ed"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bar <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-172d" id="bar3__6" original="E392.-59e2"><span class="pos" id="bar3__7" original="E392.-59e1"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.64fd" eid="bar3__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.126f" geo="br" id="bar3__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar3__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/bar__/bar__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar__/bar__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bar__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.1272" geo="n_am" id="bar3__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar3__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/bar__/bar__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar__/bar__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bar__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-172b" id="bar3__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="bar3__14" original="E392.-59de"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1729" id="bar3__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1728" id="bar3__16" original="E392.-59e0"><span class="def" id="bar3__17" original="E392.-59dd"> except for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1726" id="bar3__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1725" id="bar3__19" original="E85c.-4d96"><span class="x" id="bar3__20" original="E85c.-4d95"> Travel writing became regarded as a lesser genre, the province (bar a few exceptions) of amateur writers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1723" id="bar3__21" original="E85c.-4d94"><span class="x" id="bar3__22" original="E85c.-4d93"> Bar anecdotal ‘evidence’, it is unproven that any such link is socially governed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-661f" id="bar3__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bar_1" title="bar definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-661e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5c61" id="bar3__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bar3__25"> bar </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bar chart
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1721" id="bar-chart" original="E392.-5819" sum="380"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1720" id="bar-chart__1" original="E392.-5818"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-171f" id="bar-chart__2" original="E392.-5817"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bar chart </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1710" id="bar-chart__7" original="E392.-5810"><span class="pos" id="bar-chart__8" original="E392.-580f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6504" eid="bar-chart__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.1738" geo="br" id="bar-chart__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar-chart__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑː tʃɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/bar_c/bar_chart_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar_c/bar_chart_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bar_chart_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.173b" geo="n_am" id="bar-chart__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bar-chart__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːr tʃɑːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/bar_c/bar_chart_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/bar_c/bar_chart_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://bar_chart_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1715" id="bar-chart__14" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1712" id="bar-chart__15"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1714" id="bar-chart__16"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="bar-chart__17" original="E833.-5175"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> bar graph </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-170e" id="bar-chart__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-170d" id="bar-chart__20" original="E392.-580e"><span class="def" id="bar-chart__21" original="E392.-580d"> a diagram that uses lines or narrow <a class="ndv" href="entry://rectangles" id="bar-chart__22"> rectangles </a> of different heights (but equal widths) to show different amounts, so that they can be compared </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-170a" id="bar-chart__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1709" id="bar-chart__24" original="E856.-7005"><span class="x" id="bar-chart__25" original="E856.-7004"> A bar chart of the data is presented in Figure 4.3. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1707" id="bar-chart__26" original="E392.-580a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://histogram" title="histogram definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1706" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.775c" id="bar-chart__27" original="E392.-5809"><span class="xh" id="bar-chart__28"> histogram </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-65ff" id="bar-chart__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bar-chart" title="bar chart definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-65fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5866" id="bar-chart__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bar-chart__31"> bar chart </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bare
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1704" id="bare" original="E392.-57ec" sum="1343"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1703" id="bare__1" original="E392.-57eb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1702" id="bare__2" original="E392.-57ea"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bare </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16f5" id="bare__8" original="E392.-57dd"><span class="pos" id="bare__9" original="E392.-57dc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.650b" eid="bare__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.17d2" geo="br" id="bare__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bare__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/bare_/bare__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/bare_/bare__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bare__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.17d5" geo="n_am" id="bare__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bare__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ber <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/bare_/bare__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/bare_/bare__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bare__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16f3" id="bare__15" original="E392.-57db"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16f2" form="_tofix" id="bare__16"><span class="if" id="bare__17" original="E392.-57d9"> barer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16f0" form="_tofix" id="bare__18"><span class="if" id="bare__19" original="E392.-57d8"> barest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16ee" id="bare__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16ed" id="bare__21" original="E392.-57c9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16ec" id="bare__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="bare__23" original="E392.-57c7"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bare__24" original="E392.-57c6"> the most basic or simple; enough, but not more </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16e9" id="bare__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16e8" id="bare__26" original="E85b.7bcc"><span class="x" id="bare__27" original="E85b.7bcd"> It is advisable to keep the creative brief to the bare essentials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16e6" id="bare__28" original="E85b.7bce"><span class="x" id="bare__29" original="E85b.7bcf"> The bare facts are well known. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16e4" id="bare__30" original="E85b.7bd0"><span class="x" id="bare__31" original="E85b.7bd1"> They intend to do the bare minimum necessary to satisfy their obligations. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="bare__32" original="E85b.7bd2" un="help"><span class="eb" id="bare__33" original="E85b.7bd3"> Bare </span> can also suggest that something is not really enough: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16e0" id="bare__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16df" id="bare__35" original="E85b.7bd4"><span class="x" id="bare__36" original="E85b.7bd5"> Poor illiterate farmers eked out a bare living. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16dd" id="bare__37" original="E392.-57cf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16dc" id="bare__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="bare__39" original="E85b.7bd7"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bare__40" original="E392.-57cd"> not covered with anything </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16d9" id="bare__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16d8" id="bare__42" original="E85b.7bd8"><span class="x" id="bare__43" original="E85b.7bd9"> They had to sleep on the bare floor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16d6" id="bare__44" original="E85b.7bda"><span class="x" id="bare__45" original="E85b.7bdb"> The summit is largely bare rock, so there is no climatic treeline. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="bare__46" original="E85b.7bde" un="help"> A person with <span class="eb" id="bare__47" original="E85b.7bdf"> bare </span> arms, feet, etc. is not wearing anything on that part of their body. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16d2" id="bare__48" original="E392.-57cc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16d1" id="bare__49"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bare__50" original="E392.-57cb"> of a room, cupboard, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bare__51" original="E392.-57ca"> not containing anything; empty </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16ce" id="bare__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16cd" id="bare__53" original="E85b.7be2"><span class="x" id="bare__54" original="E85b.7be3"> The room is stark and bare. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16cb" id="bare__55" original="E392.-57bc"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16ca" id="bare__56" original="E392.-57bb" sk="barebones"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16c9" id="bare__57"><span class="idm" id="bare__58" original="E392.-57ba"> the bare bones (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16c7" id="bare__59"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16c6" id="bare__60"><span class="def" id="bare__61" original="E392.-57b9"> the basic facts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16c4" id="bare__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16c3" id="bare__63" original="E85b.7be4"><span class="x" id="bare__64" original="E85b.7be5"> This gives the bare bones of the story. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16c1" id="bare__65" original="E392.-57b5" sk="laybare"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16c0" id="bare__66"><span class="idm" id="bare__67" original="E392.-57b4"> lay something bare </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16be" id="bare__68"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16bd" id="bare__69"><span class="def" id="bare__70" original="E392.-57b1"> to make something known or understood that was not known or understood before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16bb" id="bare__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16ba" id="bare__72" original="E85b.7be6"><span class="x" id="bare__73" original="E85b.7be7"> The cosy corporate culture was suddenly laid bare. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16b8" id="bare__74" original="E392.-57b8" sk="withbarehands"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16b7" id="bare__75"><span class="idm" id="bare__76" original="E392.-57b7"> with your bare hands </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16b5" id="bare__77"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16b4" id="bare__78"><span class="def" id="bare__79" original="E392.-57b6"> without weapons or tools </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16b2" id="bare__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16b1" id="bare__81" original="E85b.7bea"><span class="x" id="bare__82" original="E85b.7beb"> Rescuers were able to shift the pieces with their bare hands. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-65dc" id="bare__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bare_1" title="bare definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-65db" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5824" id="bare__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bare__85"> bare </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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barely
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16af" id="barely" original="E392.-5722" sum="782"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16ae" id="barely__1" original="E392.-5721"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16ad" id="barely__2" original="E392.-5720"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> barely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16a4" id="barely__4" original="E392.-571b"><span class="pos" id="barely__5" original="E392.-571a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6512" eid="barely__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.18f8" geo="br" id="barely__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="barely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barel/barely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barel/barely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://barely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.18fb" geo="n_am" id="barely__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="barely__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barel/barely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barel/barely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://barely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16a2" id="barely__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16a1" id="barely__12" original="E392.-5717"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="barely__13" original="E85b.7bef"> used to say that something almost does not happen or exist </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-169f" id="barely__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-169e" id="barely__15" original="E85b.7bf0"><span class="x" id="barely__16" original="E85b.7bf1"> The issue is barely touched upon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-169c" id="barely__17" original="E85b.7bf2"><span class="x" id="barely__18" original="E85b.7bf3"> Ancient authors barely mention any of this. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-169a" id="barely__19" original="E85b.7bf4"><span class="x" id="barely__20" original="E85b.7bf5"> There is no systematic discussion of Christian doctrines and barely any mention of God. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1698" id="barely__21" original="E392.-5719"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="barely__22" original="E392.-5718"> used to say that something is almost impossible </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1696" id="barely__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1695" id="barely__24" original="E85b.7bf6"><span class="x" id="barely__25" original="E85b.7bf7"> The worms are barely visible without a microscope. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1693" id="barely__26" original="E85b.7bf8"><span class="x" id="barely__27" original="E85b.7bf9"> Such developments may be barely perceptible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1691" id="barely__28" original="E85b.7bfa"><span class="x" id="barely__29" original="E85b.7bfb"> These farmers are barely able to achieve a subsistence level of existence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-168f" id="barely__30" original="E392.-5715"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="barely__31" original="E392.-5714"> just; certainly not more than (a particular amount, age, time, etc.) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-168d" id="barely__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-168c" id="barely__33" original="E85b.7bfc"><span class="x" id="barely__34" original="E85b.7bfd"> He had left home with barely 100 dollars. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-168a" id="barely__35" original="E85b.7bfe"><span class="x" id="barely__36" original="E85b.7bff"> The mobile phone sector barely existed just 20 years ago. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1688" id="barely__37" original="E392.-5713"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="barely__38" original="E392.-5712"> only a very short time before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1686" id="barely__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1685" id="barely__40" original="E85b.7c00"><span class="x" id="barely__41" original="E85b.7c01"> The war had barely begun. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-658d" id="barely__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://barely" title="barely definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-658c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-56f2" id="barely__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="barely__44"> barely </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bargain
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1683" hm="1" id="bargain1" original="E392.-56c4" sum="1541"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1682" id="bargain1__1" original="E392.-56c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1681" id="bargain1__2" original="E392.-56c2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bargain <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1675" id="bargain1__7" original="E392.-56b7"><span class="pos" id="bargain1__8" original="E392.-56b6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6519" eid="bargain1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.19ab" geo="br" id="bargain1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːɡən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barga/bargain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bargain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.19ae" geo="n_am" id="bargain1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɡən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barga/bargain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bargain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1673" id="bargain1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1672" id="bargain1__15" original="E392.-56b3"><span class="def" id="bargain1__16" original="E392.-56b1"> an agreement between two or more people or groups, to do something for each other </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1670" id="bargain1__17" original="E85c.-7ef6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deal2" title="deal2 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-166f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dd4" id="bargain1__18" original="E85c.-7ef5"><span class="xh" id="bargain1__19"> deal </span><span class="xhm" id="bargain1__20"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="bargain1__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-166b" id="bargain1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-166a" id="bargain1__23" original="E85c.-7ef2"><span class="x" id="bargain1__24" original="E85c.-7ef1"> These two people never intended to make a bargain which could be enforced in law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1668" id="bargain1__25" original="E85c.-7ef4"><span class="cf" id="bargain1__26" original="E875.5559"><span class="exp" id="bargain1__27"> bargain </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="bargain1__28" original="E85c.-7ef3"> Individual companies are able to strike bargains with organized labour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1664" id="bargain1__29" original="E85c.-7eed"><span class="cf" id="bargain1__30" original="E85c.-7eee"><span class="exp" id="bargain1__31"> bargain </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="bargain1__32" original="E85c.-7eec"> Devolution represents a new bargain between the nations. </span></span></span></li><span class="un" id="bargain1__33" original="E85c.-7eeb" un="help"> In general English, a <span class="eb" id="bargain1__34" original="E85c.-7eea"> bargain </span> is often something that is bought for less than the normal price: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-165e" id="bargain1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-165d" id="bargain1__36" original="E85c.-7ee9"><span class="x" id="bargain1__37" original="E85c.-7ee8"> Investors have been able to snap up companies at bargain prices. </span></span></span> In academic writing, this is best avoided. Instead, you can use a more formal expression; for example, you can describe costs as <span class="eb" id="bargain1__38" original="E85c.-7ee7"> modest </span> or <span class="eb" id="bargain1__39" original="E85c.-7ee6"> relatively low </span> , or describe something as <span class="eb" id="bargain1__40" original="E85c.-7ee5"> relatively inexpensive </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1658" id="bargain1__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1657" id="bargain1__42" original="E85c.-7ee4"><span class="x" id="bargain1__43" original="E85c.-7ee3"> At the time of writing, this service is relatively inexpensive. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF1" id="bargain1__44" original="E39a.28fe" sk="drivehardbargain"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF2" id="bargain1__45"><span class="idm" id="bargain1__46" original="E39a.28ff"> drive/strike a hard bargain </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF4" id="bargain1__47"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF5" id="bargain1__48"><span class="def" id="bargain1__49" original="E39a.2900"> to argue in an aggressive way and force somebody to agree on the best possible price or arrangement for you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF7" id="bargain1__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF8" id="bargain1__51" original="E8ef.-71ff"><span class="x" id="bargain1__52" original="E8ef.-71fe"> French negotiators drove a hard bargain in the negotiations in Brussels. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF1" id="deal2__39" original="E3a3.-ad5" sk="strikebargain"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF2" id="deal2__40"><span class="idm" id="deal2__41" original="E3a3.-ad4"> strike a bargain/deal </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF4" id="deal2__42"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF5" id="deal2__43"><span class="def" id="deal2__44" original="E3a3.-ad3"> to make an agreement with somebody in which both sides have an advantage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF7" id="deal2__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF8" id="deal2__46" original="E8ed.-77c8"><span class="x" id="deal2__47" original="E8ed.-77c7"> Individual companies are able to strike bargains with organized labour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1655-FF10" id="deal2__48" original="E8ed.-77c6"><span class="x" id="deal2__49" original="E8ed.-77c5"> March's agent, Ivan von Auw, sent the book to Rinehart and soon struck a deal. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-655b" id="bargain1__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bargain_1" title="bargain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-655a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5676" id="bargain1__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bargain1__66"> bargain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-164c" hm="2" id="bargain2" original="E392.-569c" sum="813"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-164b" id="bargain2__1" original="E392.-569b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-164a" id="bargain2__2" original="E392.-569a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bargain <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-163c" id="bargain2__9" original="E392.-568f"><span class="pos" id="bargain2__10" original="E392.-568e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6520" eid="bargain2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.19b1" geo="br" id="bargain2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːɡən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barga/bargain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bargain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.19b4" geo="n_am" id="bargain2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɡən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barga/bargain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bargain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-28c2" id="bargain2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5dfe" form="root" id="bargain2__17"><span class="vp" id="bargain2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bargain </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5dfc" eid="bargain2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5dfb" geo="br" id="bargain2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːɡən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barga/bargain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bargain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5df8" geo="n_am" id="bargain2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɡən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barga/bargain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bargain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5df5" form="thirdps" id="bargain2__24"><span class="vp" id="bargain2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bargains </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5df3" eid="bargain2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5df2" geo="br" id="bargain2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːɡənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barga/bargains__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargains__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bargains__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5def" geo="n_am" id="bargain2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɡənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barga/bargains__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargains__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bargains__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5dec" form="past" id="bargain2__31"><span class="vp" id="bargain2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bargained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5dea" eid="bargain2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5de9" geo="br" id="bargain2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːɡənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barga/bargained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bargained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5de6" geo="n_am" id="bargain2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɡənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barga/bargained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bargained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5de3" form="pastpart" id="bargain2__38"><span class="vp" id="bargain2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bargained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5de1" eid="bargain2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5de0" geo="br" id="bargain2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːɡənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barga/bargained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bargained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5ddd" geo="n_am" id="bargain2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɡənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barga/bargained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bargained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5dda" form="prespart" id="bargain2__45"><span class="vp" id="bargain2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bargaining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5dd8" eid="bargain2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5dd7" geo="br" id="bargain2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːɡənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barga/bargaining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargaining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bargaining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5dd3" geo="n_am" id="bargain2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargain2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɡənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barga/bargaining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargaining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bargaining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-160b" id="bargain2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-160a" id="bargain2__53" original="E392.-5671"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1609" id="bargain2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bargain2__55" original="E392.-566f"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bargain2__56" original="E85c.-7ed8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bargain2__57" original="E392.-566e"> to talk with somebody about payment, conditions, etc. in order to reach an agreement </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1605" id="bargain2__58" original="E392.-566d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://negotiate" title="negotiate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1604" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.1eb2" id="bargain2__59" original="E392.-566c"><span class="xh" id="bargain2__60"> negotiate </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1602" id="bargain2__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1601" id="bargain2__62" original="E85c.-7ed7"><span class="cf" id="bargain2__63" original="E392.-566a"><span class="exp" id="bargain2__64"> bargain </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="bargain2__65" original="E85c.-7ed6"> Workers were now able to bargain more effectively for better wages and conditions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15fd" id="bargain2__66" original="E85c.-7ed4"><span class="cf" id="bargain2__67" original="E85c.-7ed5"><span class="exp" id="bargain2__68"> bargain </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="bargain2__69" original="E85c.-7ed3"> Policy stakeholders bargain over what the agenda should be. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15f9" id="bargain2__70" original="E85c.-7ed1"><span class="cf" id="bargain2__71" original="E85c.-7ed2"><span class="exp" id="bargain2__72"> bargain </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="bargain2__73" original="E85c.-7ed0"> These parents have fallen into the habit of bargaining with their children. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15f5" id="bargain2__74" original="E392.-5669"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15f4" id="bargain2__75" original="E392.-5665"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15f3" id="bargain2__76"><h4 class="pv"> bargain for something </h4><span class="use" id="bargain2__78" original="E392.-5663"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> usually in negative sentences <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15f0" id="bargain2__79"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15ef" id="bargain2__80"><span class="def" id="bargain2__81" original="E392.-5662"> to expect something to happen and be prepared for it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15ed" id="bargain2__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15ec" id="bargain2__83" original="E85c.-7ecc"><span class="x" id="bargain2__84" original="E85c.-7ecb"> What the Prime Minister had not bargained for, however, was the reaction of the trade unions. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-64ee" id="bargain2__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bargain_1" title="bargain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-64ed" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-5676" id="bargain2__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bargain2__87"> bargain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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bargaining
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15ea" id="bargaining" original="E392.-563d" sum="325"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15e9" id="bargaining__1" original="E392.-563c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15e8" id="bargaining__2" original="E392.-563b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bargaining </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15df" id="bargaining__4" original="E392.-5636"><span class="pos" id="bargaining__5" original="E392.-5635"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6527" eid="bargaining__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.1a75" geo="br" id="bargaining__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargaining__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːɡənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barga/bargaining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargaining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bargaining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.1a79" geo="n_am" id="bargaining__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargaining__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɡənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barga/bargaining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargaining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bargaining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15dd" id="bargaining__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bargaining__12" original="E392.-5633"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15db" id="bargaining__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15da" id="bargaining__14" original="E392.-5632"><span class="def" id="bargaining__15" original="E392.-5631"> discussion of prices and conditions with the aim of reaching an agreement that is acceptable </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15d8" id="bargaining__16" original="E392.-5630" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://negotiation" title="negotiation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.1f26" id="bargaining__17" original="E392.-562f"><span class="xh" id="bargaining__18"> negotiation </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15d5" id="bargaining__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15d4" id="bargaining__20" original="E81e.27dd"><span class="x" id="bargaining__21" original="E81e.27de"> It was difficult to coordinate annual wage bargaining. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15d2" id="bargaining__22" original="E392.-562d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collective-bargaining" title="collective bargaining definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15d1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-574c" id="bargaining__23" original="E392.-562c"><span class="xh" id="bargaining__24"> collective bargaining </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-64b9" id="bargaining__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bargaining" title="bargaining definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-64b8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-55b2" id="bargaining__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bargaining__27"> bargaining </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bargaining power
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15cf" id="bargaining-power" original="E392.-5619" sum="385"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15ce" id="bargaining-power__1" original="E392.-5618"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15cd" id="bargaining-power__2" original="E392.-5617"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bargaining power </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15c6" id="bargaining-power__4" original="E392.-5612"><span class="pos" id="bargaining-power__5" original="E392.-5611"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6530" eid="bargaining-power__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.1aa1" geo="br" id="bargaining-power__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargaining-power__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːɡənɪŋ paʊə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barga/bargaining_power_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargaining_power_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bargaining_power_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.1aa4" geo="n_am" id="bargaining-power__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bargaining-power__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːrɡənɪŋ paʊər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barga/bargaining_power_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barga/bargaining_power_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://bargaining_power_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15c4" id="bargaining-power__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bargaining-power__12" original="E392.-560f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15c2" id="bargaining-power__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15c1" id="bargaining-power__14" original="E392.-560e"><span class="def" id="bargaining-power__15" original="E392.-560d"> the amount of control a person or group has when trying to reach an agreement with another group in a business or political situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15bf" id="bargaining-power__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15be" id="bargaining-power__17" original="E85c.-7ec8"><span class="x" id="bargaining-power__18" original="E85c.-7ec7"> Because few of them are represented by a trade union, they have little bargaining power. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-649b" id="bargaining-power__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bargaining-power" title="bargaining power definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-649a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-557e" id="bargaining-power__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bargaining-power__21"> bargaining power </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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barrier
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15bc" id="barrier" original="E392.-5056" sum="1004"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15bb" id="barrier__1" original="E392.-5055"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15ba" id="barrier__2" original="E392.-5054"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> barrier </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15ad" id="barrier__7" original="E392.-504c"><span class="pos" id="barrier__8" original="E392.-504b"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6537" eid="barrier__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-260f" geo="br" id="barrier__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="barrier__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæriə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bar/barri/barrier__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bar/barri/barrier__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://barrier__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-260c" geo="n_am" id="barrier__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="barrier__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæriər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bar/barri/barrier__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bar/barri/barrier__us_2.ogg" href="sound://barrier__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15ab" id="barrier__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15aa" id="barrier__15" original="E392.-5045"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="barrier__16" original="E392.-5044"> a problem, rule or situation that prevents somebody from doing something, or that makes something impossible </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15a8" id="barrier__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15a7" id="barrier__18" original="E83c.-6ee1"><span class="x" id="barrier__19" original="E83c.-6ee0"> These patients all managed to overcome barriers such as lack of time, skill and knowledge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15a5" id="barrier__20" original="E83c.-6edf"><span class="cf" id="barrier__21" original="E392.-5043"><span class="exp" id="barrier__22"> barrier </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="barrier__23" original="E83c.-6ede"> Environmental regulations are often seen as barriers to trade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15a1" id="barrier__24" original="E83c.-6edc"><span class="cf" id="barrier__25" original="E83c.-6edd"><span class="exp" id="barrier__26"> barrier </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="barrier__27" original="E83c.-6edb"> The largest companies often try to raise entry barriers against competitors. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-159d" id="barrier__28" original="E83c.-6ece" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="barrier__29"> adjective + barrier </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-159b" id="barrier__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-159a" id="barrier__31" original="E83c.-6ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1599" id="barrier__32"><span class="coll" id="barrier__33" original="E83c.-6ecb"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1597" id="barrier__34" original="E83c.-6eca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1596" id="barrier__35"><span class="coll" id="barrier__36" original="E83c.-6ec9"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1594" id="barrier__37" original="E83c.-6ec8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1593" id="barrier__38"><span class="coll" id="barrier__39" original="E83c.-6ec7"> formidable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1591" id="barrier__40" original="E83c.-6ec6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1590" id="barrier__41"><span class="coll" id="barrier__42" original="E83c.-6ec5"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-158e" id="barrier__43" original="E83c.-6ec4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-158d" id="barrier__44"><span class="coll" id="barrier__45" original="E83c.-6ec3"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-158b" id="barrier__46" original="E83c.-6ec2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-158a" id="barrier__47"><span class="coll" id="barrier__48" original="E83c.-6ec1"> artificial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1588" id="barrier__49" original="E83c.-6ec0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1587" id="barrier__50"><span class="coll" id="barrier__51" original="E83c.-6ebf"> invisible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1585" id="barrier__52" original="E83c.-6ebe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1584" id="barrier__53"><span class="coll" id="barrier__54" original="E83c.-6ebd"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1582" id="barrier__55" original="E83c.-6ebc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1581" id="barrier__56"><span class="coll" id="barrier__57" original="E83c.-6ebb"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-157f" id="barrier__58" original="E83c.-6eba"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-157e" id="barrier__59" original="E83c.-6eb9"><span class="x" id="barrier__60" original="E83c.-6eb8"> Trade was significantly hampered by various invisible trade barriers, such as border controls and national technical standards for goods. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-157c" id="barrier__61" original="E83c.-6ea8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="barrier__62"> noun + barrier </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-157a" id="barrier__63"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1579" id="barrier__64" original="E83c.-6ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1578" id="barrier__65"><span class="coll" id="barrier__66" original="E83c.-6ea5"> language </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1576" id="barrier__67" original="E83c.-6ea4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1575" id="barrier__68"><span class="coll" id="barrier__69" original="E83c.-6ea3"> trade </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1573" id="barrier__70" original="E83c.-6ea2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1572" id="barrier__71"><span class="coll" id="barrier__72" original="E83c.-6ea1"> tariff </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1570" id="barrier__73" original="E83c.-6ea0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-156f" id="barrier__74"><span class="coll" id="barrier__75" original="E83c.-6e9f"> non-tariff </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-156d" id="barrier__76" original="E83c.-6e9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-156c" id="barrier__77"><span class="coll" id="barrier__78" original="E83c.-6e9d"> activation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-156a" id="barrier__79" original="E83c.-6e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1569" id="barrier__80"><span class="coll" id="barrier__81" original="E83c.-6e9b"> energy </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1567" id="barrier__82" original="E83c.-6e9a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1566" id="barrier__83" original="E83c.-6e99"><span class="x" id="barrier__84" original="E83c.-6e98"> Monetary controls and other non-tariff barriers have reduced total imports. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1564" id="barrier__85" original="E83c.-6e95" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="barrier__86"> verb + barrier </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1562" id="barrier__87"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1561" id="barrier__88" original="E83c.-6e93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1560" id="barrier__89"><span class="coll" id="barrier__90" original="E83c.-6e92"> erect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-155e" id="barrier__91"><span class="coll" id="barrier__92" original="E83c.-6e91"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-155c" id="barrier__93"><span class="coll" id="barrier__94" original="E83c.-6e90"> raise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-155a" id="barrier__95" original="E83c.-6e8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1559" id="barrier__96"><span class="coll" id="barrier__97" original="E83c.-6e8e"> remove </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1557" id="barrier__98"><span class="coll" id="barrier__99" original="E83c.-6e8d"> eliminate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1555" id="barrier__100"><span class="coll" id="barrier__101" original="E83c.-6e8c"> break down </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1553" id="barrier__102" original="E83c.-6e8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1552" id="barrier__103"><span class="coll" id="barrier__104" original="E83c.-6e8a"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1550" id="barrier__105"><span class="coll" id="barrier__106" original="E83c.-6e89"> lower </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-154e" id="barrier__107" original="E83c.-6e88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-154d" id="barrier__108"><span class="coll" id="barrier__109" original="E83c.-6e87"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-154b" id="barrier__110" original="E83c.-6e86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-154a" id="barrier__111"><span class="coll" id="barrier__112" original="E83c.-6e85"> overcome </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1548" id="barrier__113"><span class="coll" id="barrier__114" original="E83c.-6e84"> cross </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1546" id="barrier__115" original="E83c.-6e83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1545" id="barrier__116" original="E83c.-6e82"><span class="x" id="barrier__117" original="E83c.-6e81"> The court's verdict was that the company had erected significant barriers to prevent its competitors from entering the market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1543" id="barrier__118" original="E83c.-6e80"><span class="x" id="barrier__119" original="E83c.-6e7f"> The Single European Act of 1986 sought to eliminate barriers to the free movement of goods, services and capital. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1541" id="barrier__120"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1540" id="barrier__121" original="E83c.-6e7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-153f" id="barrier__122"><span class="coll" id="barrier__123" original="E83c.-6e7b"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-153d" id="barrier__124"><span class="coll" id="barrier__125" original="E83c.-6e7a"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-153b" id="barrier__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-153a" id="barrier__127" original="E821.-3fb0"><span class="x" id="barrier__128" original="E821.-3faf"> User fees constitute a financial barrier to accessing health services. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1538" id="barrier__129" original="E392.-5042"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="barrier__130" original="E392.-5041"> something that exists between one thing or person and another and keeps them separate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1536" id="barrier__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1535" id="barrier__132" original="E83c.-6eda"><span class="x" id="barrier__133" original="E83c.-6ed9"> Language barriers can be significant for international students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1533" id="barrier__134" original="E83c.-6ed7"><span class="cf" id="barrier__135" original="E83c.-6ed8"><span class="exp" id="barrier__136"> barrier </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="barrier__137" original="E83c.-6ed6"> The membrane of a cell is a barrier to virus entry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-152f" id="barrier__138" original="E83c.-6ed5"><span class="cf" id="barrier__139" original="E392.-5040"><span class="exp" id="barrier__140"> barrier </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="barrier__141" original="E83c.-6ed4"> The cream acts as a physical barrier between the skin and the outside world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-152b" id="barrier__142" original="E83c.-6ed3"><span class="cf" id="barrier__143" original="E392.-503f"><span class="exp" id="barrier__144"> barrier </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="barrier__145" original="E83c.-6ed2"> Mass media such as television and the Internet mean that national borders are no longer effective barriers against external influences. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1527" id="barrier__146" original="E83c.-6eb7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="barrier__147"> adjective + barrier </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1525" id="barrier__148"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1524" id="barrier__149" original="E848.-5c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1523" id="barrier__150"><span class="coll" id="barrier__151" original="E848.-5c92"> formidable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1521" id="barrier__152" original="E83c.-6eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1520" id="barrier__153"><span class="coll" id="barrier__154" original="E83c.-6eb2"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-151e" id="barrier__155" original="E83c.-6eb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-151d" id="barrier__156"><span class="coll" id="barrier__157" original="E83c.-6eb0"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-151b" id="barrier__158" original="E83c.-6eaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-151a" id="barrier__159"><span class="coll" id="barrier__160" original="E83c.-6eae"> natural </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1518" id="barrier__161" original="E83c.-6ead"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1517" id="barrier__162" original="E83c.-6eac"><span class="x" id="barrier__163" original="E83c.-6eab"> Effective natural barriers could include mountain ranges and rivers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1515" id="barrier__164" original="E83c.-6e7d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="barrier__165"> verb + barrier </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1513" id="barrier__166"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1512" id="barrier__167" original="E83c.-6e7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1511" id="barrier__168"><span class="coll" id="barrier__169" original="E83c.-6e7b"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-150f" id="barrier__170"><span class="coll" id="barrier__171" original="E83c.-6e7a"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-150d" id="barrier__172"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-150c" id="barrier__173" original="E83c.-6e78"><span class="x" id="barrier__174" original="E83c.-6e77"> Such cells form an effective barrier between the gut and the rest of the body. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f05" id="barrier__175" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="barrier__176"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f07" id="barrier__177" original="E83c.-6ed0"><span class="shcut" id="barrier__178" original="E83c.-6ecf"> adjective + barrier </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f09" id="barrier__179" original="E83c.-6ece"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f0a" id="barrier__180" original="E83c.-6ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f0b" id="barrier__181" original="E83c.-6ecb"><span class="coll" id="barrier__182"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f0d" id="barrier__183" original="E83c.-6eca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f0e" id="barrier__184" original="E83c.-6ec9"><span class="coll" id="barrier__185"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f10" id="barrier__186" original="E83c.-6ec8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f11" id="barrier__187" original="E83c.-6ec7"><span class="coll" id="barrier__188"> formidable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f13" id="barrier__189" original="E83c.-6ec6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f14" id="barrier__190" original="E83c.-6ec5"><span class="coll" id="barrier__191"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f16" id="barrier__192" original="E83c.-6ec4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f17" id="barrier__193" original="E83c.-6ec3"><span class="coll" id="barrier__194"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f19" id="barrier__195" original="E83c.-6ec2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f1a" id="barrier__196" original="E83c.-6ec1"><span class="coll" id="barrier__197"> artificial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f1c" id="barrier__198" original="E83c.-6ec0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f1d" id="barrier__199" original="E83c.-6ebf"><span class="coll" id="barrier__200"> invisible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f1f" id="barrier__201" original="E83c.-6ebe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f20" id="barrier__202" original="E83c.-6ebd"><span class="coll" id="barrier__203"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f22" id="barrier__204" original="E83c.-6ebc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f23" id="barrier__205" original="E83c.-6ebb"><span class="coll" id="barrier__206"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f25" id="barrier__207" original="E83c.-6eba"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f26" id="barrier__208" original="E83c.-6eb9"><span class="x" id="barrier__209" original="E83c.-6eb8"> Trade was significantly hampered by various invisible trade barriers, such as border controls and national technical standards for goods. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f28" id="barrier__210" original="E83c.-6eb7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f29" id="barrier__211" original="E848.-5c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f2a" id="barrier__212" original="E848.-5c92"><span class="coll" id="barrier__213"> formidable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f2c" id="barrier__214" original="E83c.-6eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f2d" id="barrier__215" original="E83c.-6eb2"><span class="coll" id="barrier__216"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f2f" id="barrier__217" original="E83c.-6eb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f30" id="barrier__218" original="E83c.-6eb0"><span class="coll" id="barrier__219"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f32" id="barrier__220" original="E83c.-6eaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f33" id="barrier__221" original="E83c.-6eae"><span class="coll" id="barrier__222"> natural </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f35" id="barrier__223" original="E83c.-6ead"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f36" id="barrier__224" original="E83c.-6eac"><span class="x" id="barrier__225" original="E83c.-6eab"> Effective natural barriers could include mountain ranges and rivers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f38" id="barrier__226" original="E83c.-6eaa"><span class="shcut" id="barrier__227" original="E83c.-6ea9"> noun + barrier </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f3a" id="barrier__228" original="E83c.-6ea8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f3b" id="barrier__229" original="E83c.-6ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f3c" id="barrier__230" original="E83c.-6ea5"><span class="coll" id="barrier__231"> language </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f3e" id="barrier__232" original="E83c.-6ea4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f3f" id="barrier__233" original="E83c.-6ea3"><span class="coll" id="barrier__234"> trade </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f41" id="barrier__235" original="E83c.-6ea2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f42" id="barrier__236" original="E83c.-6ea1"><span class="coll" id="barrier__237"> tariff </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f44" id="barrier__238" original="E83c.-6ea0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f45" id="barrier__239" original="E83c.-6e9f"><span class="coll" id="barrier__240"> non-tariff </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f47" id="barrier__241" original="E83c.-6e9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f48" id="barrier__242" original="E83c.-6e9d"><span class="coll" id="barrier__243"> activation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f4a" id="barrier__244" original="E83c.-6e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f4b" id="barrier__245" original="E83c.-6e9b"><span class="coll" id="barrier__246"> energy </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f4d" id="barrier__247" original="E83c.-6e9a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f4e" id="barrier__248" original="E83c.-6e99"><span class="x" id="barrier__249" original="E83c.-6e98"> Monetary controls and other non-tariff barriers have reduced total imports. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f50" id="barrier__250" original="E83c.-6e97"><span class="shcut" id="barrier__251" original="E83c.-6e96"> verb + barrier </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f52" id="barrier__252" original="E83c.-6e95"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f53" id="barrier__253" original="E83c.-6e93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f54" id="barrier__254" original="E83c.-6e92"><span class="coll" id="barrier__255"> erect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f56" id="barrier__256" original="E83c.-6e91"><span class="coll" id="barrier__257"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f58" id="barrier__258" original="E83c.-6e90"><span class="coll" id="barrier__259"> raise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f5a" id="barrier__260" original="E83c.-6e8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f5b" id="barrier__261" original="E83c.-6e8e"><span class="coll" id="barrier__262"> remove </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f5d" id="barrier__263" original="E83c.-6e8d"><span class="coll" id="barrier__264"> eliminate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f5f" id="barrier__265" original="E83c.-6e8c"><span class="coll" id="barrier__266"> break down </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f61" id="barrier__267" original="E83c.-6e8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f62" id="barrier__268" original="E83c.-6e8a"><span class="coll" id="barrier__269"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f64" id="barrier__270" original="E83c.-6e89"><span class="coll" id="barrier__271"> lower </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f66" id="barrier__272" original="E83c.-6e88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f67" id="barrier__273" original="E83c.-6e87"><span class="coll" id="barrier__274"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f69" id="barrier__275" original="E83c.-6e86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f6a" id="barrier__276" original="E83c.-6e85"><span class="coll" id="barrier__277"> overcome </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f6c" id="barrier__278" original="E83c.-6e84"><span class="coll" id="barrier__279"> cross </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f6e" id="barrier__280" original="E83c.-6e83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f6f" id="barrier__281" original="E83c.-6e82"><span class="x" id="barrier__282" original="E83c.-6e81"> The court's verdict was that the company had erected significant barriers to prevent its competitors from entering the market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f71" id="barrier__283" original="E83c.-6e80"><span class="x" id="barrier__284" original="E83c.-6e7f"> The Single European Act of 1986 sought to eliminate barriers to the free movement of goods, services and capital. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f73" id="barrier__285" original="E83c.-6e7e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f74" id="barrier__286" original="E83c.-6e7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f75" id="barrier__287" original="E83c.-6e7b"><span class="coll" id="barrier__288"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f77" id="barrier__289" original="E83c.-6e7a"><span class="coll" id="barrier__290"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f79" id="barrier__291" original="E83c.-6e79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f7a" id="barrier__292" original="E83c.-6e78"><span class="x" id="barrier__293" original="E83c.-6e77"> Such cells form an effective barrier between the gut and the rest of the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.5f7c" id="barrier__294" original="E821.-3fb0"><span class="x" id="barrier__295" original="E821.-3faf"> User fees constitute a financial barrier to accessing health services. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6481" id="barrier__296" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://barrier" title="barrier definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6480" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-4e34" id="barrier__297" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="barrier__298"> barrier </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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basal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-150a" id="basal" original="E392.-4f4c" sum="246"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1509" id="basal__1" original="E392.-4f4b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1508" id="basal__2" original="E392.-4f4a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> basal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1500" id="basal__4" original="E392.-4f45"><span class="pos" id="basal__5" original="E392.-4f44"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.653e" eid="basal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2973" geo="br" id="basal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/basal/basal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/basal/basal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://basal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2976" geo="n_am" id="basal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/basal/basal__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/basal/basal__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://basal__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14fe" id="basal__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="basal__12" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14fc" id="basal__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14fb" id="basal__14" original="E392.-4f41"><span class="def" id="basal__15" original="E392.-4f40"> forming or belonging to a bottom layer or base </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14f9" id="basal__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14f8" id="basal__17" original="E83c.-6e16"><span class="x" id="basal__18" original="E83c.-6e15"> The first zygotic division is unequal, with the basal cell larger than the apical cell. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-63ce" id="basal__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://basal" title="basal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-63cd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-4cd1" id="basal__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="basal__21"> basal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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base
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14f6" hm="1" id="base1" original="E392.-4ec3" sum="1199"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14f5" id="base1__1" original="E392.-4ec2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14f4" id="base1__2" original="E392.-4ec1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> base <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14e7" id="base1__9" original="E392.-4eb4"><span class="pos" id="base1__10" original="E392.-4eb3"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6545" eid="base1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.29b5" geo="br" id="base1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/base_/base__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/base_/base__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://base__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.29b8" geo="n_am" id="base1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/base_/base__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/base_/base__us_1.ogg" href="sound://base__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2892" id="base1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bf7" form="root" id="base1__17"><span class="vp" id="base1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> base </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bf5" eid="base1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bf4" geo="br" id="base1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/base_/base__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/base_/base__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://base__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bf1" geo="n_am" id="base1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/base_/base__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/base_/base__us_1.ogg" href="sound://base__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bee" form="thirdps" id="base1__24"><span class="vp" id="base1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bases </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bec" eid="base1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5beb" geo="br" id="base1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/bases/bases__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/bases/bases__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bases__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5be8" geo="n_am" id="base1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/bases/bases__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/bases/bases__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bases__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5be5" form="past" id="base1__31"><span class="vp" id="base1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> based </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5be3" eid="base1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5be2" geo="br" id="base1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/based/based__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/based/based__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://based__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bdf" geo="n_am" id="base1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/based/based__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/based/based__us_1.ogg" href="sound://based__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bdc" form="pastpart" id="base1__38"><span class="vp" id="base1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> based </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bda" eid="base1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bd9" geo="br" id="base1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/based/based__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/based/based__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://based__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bd6" geo="n_am" id="base1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/based/based__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/based/based__us_1.ogg" href="sound://based__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bd3" form="prespart" id="base1__45"><span class="vp" id="base1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> basing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bd1" eid="base1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bd0" geo="br" id="base1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/basin/basing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/basin/basing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://basing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5bcd" geo="n_am" id="base1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/basin/basing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/basin/basing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://basing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14bb" id="base1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14ba" id="base1__53" original="E392.-4e96"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14b9" id="base1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="base1__55" original="E392.-4e94"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="base1__56" original="E392.-4e92"> to use a particular place as the main place for an organization or activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14b6" id="base1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14b5" id="base1__58" original="E83c.-6c87"><span class="cf" id="base1__59" original="E83c.-6c88"> (be) based in… </span><span class="x" id="base1__60" original="E83c.-6c86"> The development team, previously based in Virginia, has relocated to Florida. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14b2" id="base1__61" original="E83c.-6c85"><span class="cf" id="base1__62" original="E392.-4e93"><span class="exp" id="base1__63"> base </span> somebody/something/yourself in… </span><span class="x" id="base1__64" original="E83c.-6c84"> Employment levels were boosted by inviting IT companies to base themselves in the city. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14ae" id="base1__65" original="E83c.-6c83" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://based" title="based (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14ad" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-136f" id="base1__66" original="E83c.-6c82"><span class="xh" id="base1__67"> based </span><span class="xs" id="base1__68"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14aa" id="base1__69" original="E392.-4e91"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14a9" id="base1__70" original="E392.-4e90"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14a8" id="base1__71"><h4 class="pv"> base something on/upon/around something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14a6" id="base1__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="base1__74" original="E83c.-6c80"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14a4" id="base1__75"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14a3" id="base1__76"><span class="def" id="base1__77" original="E392.-4e8e"> to use an idea, a fact or a situation as the point from which something can be developed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14a1" id="base1__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14a0" id="base1__79" original="E83c.-6c7f"><span class="x" id="base1__80" original="E83c.-6c7e"> Idealism holds that a state should base its foreign policy on ethical principles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-149e" id="base1__81" original="E83c.-6c7a"><span class="cf" id="base1__82" original="E83c.-6c7d"> be based on something </span><span class="x" id="base1__83" original="E83c.-6c79"> Both these theories of justice are based on a principle of equality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-c32" id="base1__84"><span class="x" id="base1__85"> This approach is based on two main assumptions:… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-149b" id="base1__86" original="E83c.-6c75"><span class="cf" id="base1__87" original="E83c.-6c76"> be based around something </span><span class="x" id="base1__88" original="E83c.-6c74"> Such companies adopted a more strategic approach to the management of labour, based around creating a high-trust working environment. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1498" id="base1__89" original="E83c.-6c70" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="base1__90"> noun + be based on something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1496" id="base1__91"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1495" id="base1__92" original="E83c.-6c6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1494" id="base1__93"><span class="coll" id="base1__94" original="E83c.-6c6d"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1492" id="base1__95" original="E83c.-6c6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1491" id="base1__96"><span class="coll" id="base1__97" original="E83c.-6c6b"> economy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-148f" id="base1__98" original="E83c.-6c6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-148e" id="base1__99"><span class="coll" id="base1__100" original="E83c.-6c69"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-148c" id="base1__101" original="E83c.-6c68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-148b" id="base1__102"><span class="coll" id="base1__103" original="E83c.-6c67"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1489" id="base1__104" original="E83c.-6c66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1488" id="base1__105"><span class="coll" id="base1__106" original="E83c.-6c65"> decision </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1486" id="base1__107"><span class="coll" id="base1__108" original="E83c.-6c64"> judgement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1484" id="base1__109"><span class="coll" id="base1__110" original="E83c.-6c63"> choice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1482" id="base1__111" original="E83c.-6c62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1481" id="base1__112"><span class="coll" id="base1__113" original="E83c.-6c61"> policy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-147f" id="base1__114"><span class="coll" id="base1__115" original="E83c.-6c60"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-147d" id="base1__116" original="E83c.-6c5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-147c" id="base1__117"><span class="coll" id="base1__118" original="E83c.-6c5e"> approach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-147a" id="base1__119"><span class="coll" id="base1__120" original="E83c.-6c5d"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1478" id="base1__121" original="E83c.-6c5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1477" id="base1__122"><span class="coll" id="base1__123" original="E83c.-6c5b"> model </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1475" id="base1__124"><span class="coll" id="base1__125" original="E83c.-6c5a"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1473" id="base1__126" original="E83c.-6c59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1472" id="base1__127"><span class="coll" id="base1__128" original="E83c.-6c58"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1470" id="base1__129" original="E83c.-6c57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-146f" id="base1__130"><span class="coll" id="base1__131" original="E83c.-6c56"> conclusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-146d" id="base1__132" original="E83c.-6c55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-146c" id="base1__133"><span class="coll" id="base1__134" original="E83c.-6c54"> research </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-146a" id="base1__135"><span class="coll" id="base1__136" original="E83c.-6c53"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1468" id="base1__137" original="E83c.-6c52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1467" id="base1__138"><span class="coll" id="base1__139" original="E83c.-6c51"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1465" id="base1__140" original="E83c.-6c50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1464" id="base1__141"><span class="coll" id="base1__142" original="E83c.-6c4f"> calculation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1462" id="base1__143"><span class="coll" id="base1__144" original="E83c.-6c4e"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1460" id="base1__145" original="E83c.-6c4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-145f" id="base1__146"><span class="coll" id="base1__147" original="E83c.-6c4c"> prediction </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-145d" id="base1__148" original="E83c.-6c4b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-145c" id="base1__149" original="E83c.-6c48"><span class="x" id="base1__150" original="E83c.-6c47"> All the committee's decisions were based on the welfare and best interests of the children. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-145a" id="base1__151" original="E83c.-6c44" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="base1__152"> be based + adverb + on something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1458" id="base1__153"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1457" id="base1__154" original="E83c.-6c42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1456" id="base1__155"><span class="coll" id="base1__156" original="E83c.-6c41"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1454" id="base1__157"><span class="coll" id="base1__158" original="E83c.-6c40"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1452" id="base1__159"><span class="coll" id="base1__160" original="E83c.-6c3f"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1450" id="base1__161" original="E83c.-6c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-144f" id="base1__162"><span class="coll" id="base1__163" original="E83c.-6c3d"> only </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-144d" id="base1__164"><span class="coll" id="base1__165" original="E83c.-6c3c"> entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-144b" id="base1__166"><span class="coll" id="base1__167" original="E83c.-6c3b"> solely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1449" id="base1__168"><span class="coll" id="base1__169" original="E83c.-6c3a"> simply </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1447" id="base1__170"><span class="coll" id="base1__171" original="E83c.-6c39"> purely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1445" id="base1__172"><span class="coll" id="base1__173" original="E83c.-6c38"> exclusively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1443" id="base1__174" original="E83c.-6c37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1442" id="base1__175"><span class="coll" id="base1__176" original="E83c.-6c36"> more </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1440" id="base1__177" original="E83c.-6c35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-143f" id="base1__178"><span class="coll" id="base1__179" original="E83c.-6c34"> less </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-143d" id="base1__180" original="E83c.-6c33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-143c" id="base1__181" original="E848.-5c54"><span class="x" id="base1__182" original="E848.-5c53"> The service approach is based entirely on existing web services technology. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-143a" id="base1__183" original="E83c.-6c2e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="base1__184"> be + adverb + based on something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1438" id="base1__185"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1437" id="base1__186" original="E83c.-6c2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1436" id="base1__187"><span class="coll" id="base1__188" original="E83c.-6c2b"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1434" id="base1__189" original="E83c.-6c2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1433" id="base1__190"><span class="coll" id="base1__191" original="E83c.-6c29"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1431" id="base1__192" original="E83c.-6c28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1430" id="base1__193"><span class="coll" id="base1__194" original="E83c.-6c27"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-142e" id="base1__195"><span class="coll" id="base1__196" original="E83c.-6c26"> mostly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-142c" id="base1__197"><span class="coll" id="base1__198" original="E83c.-6c25"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-142a" id="base1__199"><span class="coll" id="base1__200" original="E83c.-6c24"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1428" id="base1__201" original="E83c.-6c23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1427" id="base1__202"><span class="coll" id="base1__203" original="E83c.-6c22"> broadly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1425" id="base1__204" original="E83c.-6c21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1424" id="base1__205"><span class="coll" id="base1__206" original="E83c.-6c20"> typically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1422" id="base1__207" original="E848.-5c52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1421" id="base1__208"><span class="coll" id="base1__209" original="E848.-5c51"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-141f" id="base1__210" original="E83c.-6c1f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-141e" id="base1__211" original="E83c.-6c1e"><span class="x" id="base1__212" original="E83c.-6c1d"> All these stories of flooding are largely based on the ancient Babylonian epic Gilgamesh. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-141c" id="base1__213" original="E83c.-6c7c"><span class="x" id="base1__214" original="E83c.-6c7b"> Their conclusions were entirely based on an analysis of the results from previous studies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6384" id="base1__215" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://base_1" title="base definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6383" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-4cac" id="base1__216" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="base1__217"> base </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-141a" hm="2" id="base2" original="E392.-4f2c" sum="1518"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1419" id="base2__1" original="E392.-4f2b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1418" id="base2__2" original="E392.-4f2a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> base <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-140d" id="base2__7" original="E392.-4f1d"><span class="pos" id="base2__8" original="E392.-4f1c"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.654c" eid="base2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.29bb" geo="br" id="base2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/base_/base__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/base_/base__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://base__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.29be" geo="n_am" id="base2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="base2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/base_/base__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/base_/base__us_1.ogg" href="sound://base__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-140b" id="base2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-140a" id="base2__15" original="E392.-4f16"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1409" id="base2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="base2__17" original="E392.-4f14"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="base2__18" original="E392.-4f13"> an idea, a fact, a situation or a group of people from which something can be developed or achieved </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1406" id="base2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1405" id="base2__20" original="E83c.-6bb9"><span class="x" id="base2__21" original="E83c.-6bb8"> A strong research base supports the rationale for community schools. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1403" id="base2__22" original="E83c.-6bb7"><span class="x" id="base2__23" original="E83c.-6bb6"> The company needs to expand its knowledge base through further investment in education and training. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1401" id="base2__24" original="E83c.-6bb5"><span class="x" id="base2__25" original="E83c.-6bb4"> The development of a loyal customer base in China will be vital to future growth. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13ff" id="base2__26" original="E392.-4f12" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://basis" title="basis definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13fe" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-124f" id="base2__27" original="E392.-4f11"><span class="xh" id="base2__28"> basis </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13fb" id="base2__29" original="E4a5.30e8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://knowledge-base" title="knowledge base definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13fa" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.32f1" id="base2__30" original="E4a5.30e9"><span class="xh" id="base2__31"> knowledge base </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13f8" id="base2__32" original="E83c.-6afe" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="base2__33"> adjective + base </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13f6" id="base2__34"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13f5" id="base2__35" original="E83c.-6afc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13f4" id="base2__36"><span class="coll" id="base2__37" original="E83c.-6afb"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13f2" id="base2__38" original="E83c.-6afa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13f1" id="base2__39"><span class="coll" id="base2__40" original="E83c.-6af9"> large </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13ef" id="base2__41"><span class="coll" id="base2__42" original="E83c.-6af8"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13ed" id="base2__43" original="E83c.-6af7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13ec" id="base2__44"><span class="coll" id="base2__45" original="E83c.-6af6"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13ea" id="base2__46" original="E83c.-6af5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13e9" id="base2__47"><span class="coll" id="base2__48" original="E83c.-6af4"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13e7" id="base2__49" original="E83c.-6af3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13e6" id="base2__50"><span class="coll" id="base2__51" original="E83c.-6af2"> legal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13e4" id="base2__52" original="E83c.-6af1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13e3" id="base2__53" original="E83c.-6af0"><span class="x" id="base2__54" original="E83c.-6aef"> The legislation was struck down on the grounds that it lacked an adequate legal base. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13e1" id="base2__55" original="E83c.-6aec" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="base2__56"> noun + base </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13df" id="base2__57"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13de" id="base2__58" original="E83c.-6aea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13dd" id="base2__59"><span class="coll" id="base2__60" original="E83c.-6ae9"> tax </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13db" id="base2__61" original="E83c.-6ae8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13da" id="base2__62"><span class="coll" id="base2__63" original="E83c.-6ae7"> power </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13d8" id="base2__64" original="E83c.-6ae6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13d7" id="base2__65"><span class="coll" id="base2__66" original="E83c.-6ae5"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13d5" id="base2__67" original="E83c.-6ae4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13d4" id="base2__68"><span class="coll" id="base2__69" original="E83c.-6ae3"> skill </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13d2" id="base2__70" original="E83c.-6ae2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13d1" id="base2__71"><span class="coll" id="base2__72" original="E83c.-6ae1"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13cf" id="base2__73" original="E83c.-6ae0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13ce" id="base2__74"><span class="coll" id="base2__75" original="E83c.-6adf"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13cc" id="base2__76" original="E83c.-6ade"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13cb" id="base2__77"><span class="coll" id="base2__78" original="E83c.-6add"> resource </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13c9" id="base2__79" original="E83c.-6adc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13c8" id="base2__80"><span class="coll" id="base2__81" original="E83c.-6adb"> customer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13c6" id="base2__82" original="E83c.-6ada"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13c5" id="base2__83"><span class="coll" id="base2__84" original="E83c.-6ad9"> home </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13c3" id="base2__85" original="E83c.-6ad8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13c2" id="base2__86" original="E83c.-6ad7"><span class="x" id="base2__87" original="E83c.-6ad6"> With a very limited resource base, the island suffers from its small size and small population. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13c0" id="base2__88" original="E83c.-6ad3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="base2__89"> verb + base </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13be" id="base2__90"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13bd" id="base2__91" original="E83c.-6ad1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13bc" id="base2__92"><span class="coll" id="base2__93" original="E83c.-6ad0"> establish </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13ba" id="base2__94"><span class="coll" id="base2__95" original="E83c.-6acf"> build </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13b8" id="base2__96" original="E83c.-6ace"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13b7" id="base2__97"><span class="coll" id="base2__98" original="E83c.-6acd"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13b5" id="base2__99"><span class="coll" id="base2__100" original="E83c.-6acc"> broaden </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13b3" id="base2__101" original="E83c.-6acb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13b2" id="base2__102"><span class="coll" id="base2__103" original="E83c.-6aca"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13b0" id="base2__104" original="E83c.-6ac9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13af" id="base2__105" original="E83c.-6ac8"><span class="x" id="base2__106" original="E83c.-6ac7"> The king's power base in the north had been strengthened by recent victories. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13ad" id="base2__107" original="E392.-4ef7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13ac" id="base2__108"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="base2__109" original="E392.-4ef5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="base2__110" original="E392.-4ef4"> the main place where an organization or person operates from or stays </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13a9" id="base2__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13a8" id="base2__112" original="E83c.-6bb3"><span class="x" id="base2__113" original="E83c.-6bb2"> Seventeen of the world's fifty largest companies had their home base in the USA in 1998. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13a6" id="base2__114" original="E83c.-6bb1"><span class="x" id="base2__115" original="E83c.-6bb0"> Russia established a new naval base in Vladivostok. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13a4" id="base2__116" original="E392.-4f1b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13a3" id="base2__117"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="base2__118" original="E392.-4f19"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="base2__119" original="E392.-4f18"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="base2__120" original="E83c.-6baf"><span class="exp" id="base2__121"> base </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="base2__122" original="E392.-4f17"> the lowest part of something, especially the part or surface on which it rests or stands </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-139d" id="base2__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-139c" id="base2__124" original="E83c.-6bae"><span class="x" id="base2__125" original="E83c.-6bad"> The rainwater collects in a pool at the base of the cliff. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-139a" id="base2__126" original="E83c.-6bac"><span class="x" id="base2__127" original="E83c.-6bab"> As fewer babies are born, the base of the population pyramid narrows, producing a relative increase in the older population. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1398" id="base2__128" original="E392.-4eee"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1397" id="base2__129"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="base2__130" original="E392.-4eec"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1395" id="base2__131"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="base2__132" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="base2__133" original="E392.-4eeb"> a chemical substance, for example an <a class="ndv" href="entry://alkali" id="base2__134"> alkali </a> , that can combine with an acid to form a salt </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1391" id="base2__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1390" id="base2__136" original="E83c.-6baa"><span class="x" id="base2__137" original="E83c.-6ba9"> The addition of an acid or base normally causes the pH of the solution to change. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-138e" id="base2__138" original="E392.-4ee7"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-138d" id="base2__139"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="base2__140" original="E392.-4ee5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="base2__141" original="E392.-4ee4"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-138a" id="base2__142"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="base2__143" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="base2__144" original="E392.-4ee3"> a number on which a system of counting and expressing numbers is built up, for example 10 in the <a class="ndv" href="entry://decimal" id="base2__145"> decimal </a> system and 2 in the <a class="ndv" href="entry://binary" id="base2__146"> binary </a> system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1385" id="base2__147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1384" id="base2__148" original="E83c.-6ba8"><span class="x" id="base2__149" original="E83c.-6ba7"> The basic algorithms of arithmetic operate with integers in base 10 notation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-62d0" id="base2__150" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://base_1" title="base definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-62cf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-4cac" id="base2__151" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="base2__152"> base </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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based
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1382" id="based" original="E392.-4e1b" sum="611"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1381" id="based__1" original="E392.-4e1a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1380" id="based__2" original="E392.-4e19"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> based </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> combining form </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1378" id="based__4" original="E392.-4e14"><span class="pos" id="based__5" original="E392.-4e13"> combining form </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6553" eid="based__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2ac0" geo="br" id="based__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="based__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/based/based__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/based/based__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://based__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2ac3" geo="n_am" id="based__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="based__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/based/based__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/based/based__us_1.ogg" href="sound://based__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="use" id="based__11" original="E83c.-6a81"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in compound adjectives <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1375" id="based__12"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1374" id="based__13" original="E392.-4e10"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="based__14" original="E392.-4e0e"> using or developing from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1372" id="based__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1371" id="based__16" original="E83c.-6a80"><span class="x" id="based__17" original="E83c.-6a7f"> In the last decade the field has moved away from theoretical models and towards empirically based research. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-136f" id="based__18" original="E392.-4e0c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="based__19" original="E392.-4e0a"> operating mainly from or staying mainly in a particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-136d" id="based__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-136c" id="based__21" original="E83c.-6a7e"><span class="x" id="based__22" original="E83c.-6a7d"> The company is quickly becoming one of the largest London-based house builders. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-136a" id="based__23" original="E392.-4e08"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="based__24" original="E392.-4e05"> containing something as an important part or feature </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1368" id="based__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1367" id="based__26" original="E83c.-6a7c"><span class="x" id="based__27" original="E83c.-6a7b"> The soldiers stationed in Germany had a predominantly beef-based diet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1365" id="based__28" original="E83c.-6a7a"><span class="x" id="based__29" original="E83c.-6a79"> The study identified class-based differences in child-rearing practices. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6237" id="based__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://based" title="based definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6236" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-4b10" id="based__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="based__32"> based </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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baseline
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1363" id="baseline" original="E392.-4dc8" sum="539"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1362" id="baseline__1" original="E392.-4dc7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1361" id="baseline__2" original="E392.-4dc6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> baseline </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1355" id="baseline__7" original="E392.-4dbe"><span class="pos" id="baseline__8" original="E392.-4dbd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.655a" eid="baseline__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2b46" geo="br" id="baseline__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="baseline__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪslaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/basel/baseline__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/basel/baseline__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://baseline__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2b49" geo="n_am" id="baseline__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="baseline__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪslaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/basel/baseline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/basel/baseline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://baseline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1353" id="baseline__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="baseline__15" original="E85c.-7a10"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="baseline__16" original="E392.-4dbb"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="baseline__17" original="E85c.-7a0f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-134f" id="baseline__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-134e" id="baseline__19" original="E392.-4dae"><span class="def" id="baseline__20" original="E392.-4dab"> a measurement, situation or time that is used as a starting point when comparing facts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-134c" id="baseline__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-134b" id="baseline__22" original="E85c.-7a0e"><span class="cf" id="baseline__23" original="E4a8.120d"> against a <span class="exp" id="baseline__24"> baseline </span></span><span class="x" id="baseline__25" original="E85c.-7a0d"> The survey established a baseline against which further research can be compared. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1347" id="baseline__26" original="E85c.-7a09"><span class="cf" id="baseline__27" original="E85c.-7a0a"> at <span class="exp" id="baseline__28"> baseline </span></span><span class="x" id="baseline__29" original="E85c.-7a08"> General health status was measured at both baseline and follow-up. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1343" id="baseline__30" original="E85c.-7a06"><span class="cf" id="baseline__31" original="E85c.-7a07"> from <span class="exp" id="baseline__32"> baseline </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="baseline__33" original="E85c.-7a05"> Weight decreased significantly from baseline to 6 months. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-133f" id="baseline__34" original="E85c.-7a0c"><span class="cf" id="baseline__35" original="E4a8.120e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="baseline__36" original="E85c.-7a0b"> Baseline characteristics were comparable. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-620d" id="baseline__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://baseline" title="baseline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-620c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-4aa2" id="baseline__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="baseline__39"> baseline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bases
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-133c" id="bases" original="E392.-4d58" sum="115"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-133b" id="bases__1" original="E392.-4d57"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-133a" id="bases__2" original="E392.-4d56"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bases </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1338" eid="bases__4" original="E392.-4d54" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2c5b" geo="br" id="bases__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bases__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/bases/bases__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/bases/bases__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bases__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2c5e" geo="n_am" id="bases__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bases__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/bases/bases__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/bases/bases__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bases__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1332" id="bases__9"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1331" id="bases__10" original="E392.-4d4d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1330" id="bases__11" original="E392.-4d4c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> plural of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://base1" title="base1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-132f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14f6" id="bases__12" original="E855.-649e"><span class="xh" id="bases__13"> base </span><span class="xhm" id="bases__14"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-132c" id="bases__15" original="E392.-4d51"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-132b" id="bases__16" original="E392.-4d50" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> plural of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://basis" title="basis definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-132a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-124f" id="bases__17" original="E392.-4d4f"><span class="xh" id="bases__18"> basis </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-61ec" id="bases__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bases" title="bases definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-61eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-4a17" id="bases__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bases__21"> bases </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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basic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1328" id="basic" original="E392.-4ca0" sk="basic1" sum="754"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1327" id="basic__1" original="E392.-4c9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1326" id="basic__2" original="E392.-4c9e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> basic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-131c" id="basic__6" original="E392.-4c96"><span class="pos" id="basic__7" original="E392.-4c95"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1322" eid="basic__8" original="E392.-4c99" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-256d" geo="br" id="basic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basic__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/basic/basic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/basic/basic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://basic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-256a" geo="n_am" id="basic__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basic__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/basic/basic__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/basic/basic__us_3.ogg" href="sound://basic__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-131a" id="basic__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1319" id="basic__14" original="E392.-4c94"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="basic__15" original="E392.-4c93"> forming the part of something that is most necessary and from which other things develop </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1317" id="basic__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1316" id="basic__17" original="E849.-6f28"><span class="x" id="basic__18" original="E849.-6f27"> The nucleotide is the basic unit of the DNA molecule. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1314" id="basic__19" original="E849.-6f26"><span class="x" id="basic__20" original="E849.-6f25"> Figure 1.6 illustrates the basic principle behind a digital-to-analogue converter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1312" id="basic__21" original="E849.-6f22"><span class="cf" id="basic__22" original="E392.-4c92"><span class="exp" id="basic__23"> basic </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="basic__24" original="E849.-6f21"> The idea of moral equality is basic to Marx's thought. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-130e" id="basic__25" original="E849.-6f17" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="basic__26"> basic + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-130c" id="basic__27"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-130b" id="basic__28" original="E849.-6f15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-130a" id="basic__29"><span class="coll" id="basic__30" original="E849.-6f14"> principle </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1308" id="basic__31"><span class="coll" id="basic__32" original="E849.-6f13"> idea </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1306" id="basic__33"><span class="coll" id="basic__34" original="E849.-6f12"> belief </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1304" id="basic__35"><span class="coll" id="basic__36" original="E849.-6f11"> concept </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1302" id="basic__37"><span class="coll" id="basic__38" original="E849.-6f10"> premise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1300" id="basic__39"><span class="coll" id="basic__40" original="E849.-6f0f"> assumption </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12fe" id="basic__41"><span class="coll" id="basic__42" original="E849.-6f0e"> tenet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12fc" id="basic__43" original="E849.-6f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12fb" id="basic__44"><span class="coll" id="basic__45" original="E849.-6f0c"> logic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12f9" id="basic__46" original="E849.-6f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12f8" id="basic__47"><span class="coll" id="basic__48" original="E849.-6f0a"> element </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12f6" id="basic__49"><span class="coll" id="basic__50" original="E849.-6f09"> feature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12f4" id="basic__51" original="E849.-6f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12f3" id="basic__52"><span class="coll" id="basic__53" original="E849.-6f07"> building block </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12f1" id="basic__54" original="E849.-6f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12f0" id="basic__55"><span class="coll" id="basic__56" original="E849.-6f05"> unit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12ee" id="basic__57" original="E849.-6f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12ed" id="basic__58"><span class="coll" id="basic__59" original="E849.-6f03"> structure </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12eb" id="basic__60"><span class="coll" id="basic__61" original="E849.-6f02"> framework </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12e9" id="basic__62" original="E849.-6f01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12e8" id="basic__63"><span class="coll" id="basic__64" original="E849.-6f00"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12e6" id="basic__65" original="E849.-6eff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12e5" id="basic__66"><span class="coll" id="basic__67" original="E849.-6efe"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12e3" id="basic__68" original="E849.-6efd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12e2" id="basic__69"><span class="coll" id="basic__70" original="E849.-6efc"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12e0" id="basic__71" original="E849.-6efb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12df" id="basic__72"><span class="coll" id="basic__73" original="E849.-6efa"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12dd" id="basic__74"><span class="coll" id="basic__75" original="E849.-6ef9"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12db" id="basic__76" original="E849.-6ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12da" id="basic__77"><span class="coll" id="basic__78" original="E849.-6ef7"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12d8" id="basic__79" original="E849.-6ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12d7" id="basic__80"><span class="coll" id="basic__81" original="E849.-6ef5"> rule </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12d5" id="basic__82" original="E849.-6ef4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12d4" id="basic__83"><span class="coll" id="basic__84" original="E849.-6ef3"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12d2" id="basic__85" original="E849.-6ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12d1" id="basic__86"><span class="coll" id="basic__87" original="E849.-6ef1"> skill </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12cf" id="basic__88" original="E849.-6ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12ce" id="basic__89"><span class="coll" id="basic__90" original="E849.-6eef"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12cc" id="basic__91" original="E849.-6eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12cb" id="basic__92"><span class="coll" id="basic__93" original="E849.-6eed"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12c9" id="basic__94" original="E849.-6eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12c8" id="basic__95"><span class="coll" id="basic__96" original="E849.-6eeb"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12c6" id="basic__97" original="E849.-6eea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12c5" id="basic__98"><span class="coll" id="basic__99" original="E849.-6ee9"> emotion </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12c3" id="basic__100" original="E849.-6ee8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12c2" id="basic__101" original="E849.-6ee7"><span class="x" id="basic__102" original="E849.-6ee6"> A problem and its solution are among the basic building blocks of traditional narrative. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12c0" id="basic__103" original="E849.-6ee5"><span class="x" id="basic__104" original="E849.-6ee4"> Islam provided the basic ideological framework for political and social life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12be" id="basic__105" original="E849.-6ee3"><span class="x" id="basic__106" original="E849.-6ee2"> It is a maths game that helps children practise basic skills. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12bc" id="basic__107" original="E392.-4c91"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="basic__108" original="E392.-4c90"> of the simplest kind; at the simplest level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12ba" id="basic__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12b9" id="basic__110" original="E849.-6f20"><span class="x" id="basic__111" original="E849.-6f1f"> The PDP-11, which was introduced in 1969, would be regarded as a very basic machine by today's standards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12b7" id="basic__112" original="E849.-6f1e"><span class="x" id="basic__113" original="E849.-6f1d"> Changes in meaning can be divided into four basic types:… </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12b5" id="basic__114" original="E392.-4c8f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12b4" id="basic__115"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="basic__116" original="E392.-4c8d"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="basic__117" original="E392.-4c8c"> necessary and important to all people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12b1" id="basic__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12b0" id="basic__119" original="E849.-6f1c"><span class="x" id="basic__120" original="E849.-6f1b"> The universality of religion suggests that it serves a basic human need. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12ae" id="basic__121" original="E849.-6ee1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="basic__122"> basic + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12ac" id="basic__123"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12ab" id="basic__124" original="E849.-6edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12aa" id="basic__125"><span class="coll" id="basic__126" original="E849.-6ede"> need </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12a8" id="basic__127"><span class="coll" id="basic__128" original="E849.-6edd"> requirement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12a6" id="basic__129" original="E849.-6edc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12a5" id="basic__130"><span class="coll" id="basic__131" original="E849.-6edb"> right </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12a3" id="basic__132" original="E849.-6eda"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12a2" id="basic__133" original="E849.-6ed9"><span class="x" id="basic__134" original="E849.-6ed8"> Wollstonecraft asserted that one can exercise one's duties only if one has basic human rights. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.604b" id="basic__135" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="basic__136"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.604d" id="basic__137" original="E849.-6f19"><span class="shcut" id="basic__138" original="E849.-6f18"> basic + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.604f" id="basic__139" original="E849.-6f17"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6050" id="basic__140" original="E849.-6f15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6051" id="basic__141" original="E849.-6f14"><span class="coll" id="basic__142"> principle </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6053" id="basic__143" original="E849.-6f13"><span class="coll" id="basic__144"> idea </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6055" id="basic__145" original="E849.-6f12"><span class="coll" id="basic__146"> belief </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6057" id="basic__147" original="E849.-6f11"><span class="coll" id="basic__148"> concept </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6059" id="basic__149" original="E849.-6f10"><span class="coll" id="basic__150"> premise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.605b" id="basic__151" original="E849.-6f0f"><span class="coll" id="basic__152"> assumption </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.605d" id="basic__153" original="E849.-6f0e"><span class="coll" id="basic__154"> tenet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.605f" id="basic__155" original="E849.-6f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6060" id="basic__156" original="E849.-6f0c"><span class="coll" id="basic__157"> logic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6062" id="basic__158" original="E849.-6f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6063" id="basic__159" original="E849.-6f0a"><span class="coll" id="basic__160"> element </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6065" id="basic__161" original="E849.-6f09"><span class="coll" id="basic__162"> feature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6067" id="basic__163" original="E849.-6f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6068" id="basic__164" original="E849.-6f07"><span class="coll" id="basic__165"> building block </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.606a" id="basic__166" original="E849.-6f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.606b" id="basic__167" original="E849.-6f05"><span class="coll" id="basic__168"> unit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.606d" id="basic__169" original="E849.-6f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.606e" id="basic__170" original="E849.-6f03"><span class="coll" id="basic__171"> structure </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6070" id="basic__172" original="E849.-6f02"><span class="coll" id="basic__173"> framework </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6072" id="basic__174" original="E849.-6f01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6073" id="basic__175" original="E849.-6f00"><span class="coll" id="basic__176"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6075" id="basic__177" original="E849.-6eff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6076" id="basic__178" original="E849.-6efe"><span class="coll" id="basic__179"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6078" id="basic__180" original="E849.-6efd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6079" id="basic__181" original="E849.-6efc"><span class="coll" id="basic__182"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.607b" id="basic__183" original="E849.-6efb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.607c" id="basic__184" original="E849.-6efa"><span class="coll" id="basic__185"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.607e" id="basic__186" original="E849.-6ef9"><span class="coll" id="basic__187"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6080" id="basic__188" original="E849.-6ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6081" id="basic__189" original="E849.-6ef7"><span class="coll" id="basic__190"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6083" id="basic__191" original="E849.-6ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6084" id="basic__192" original="E849.-6ef5"><span class="coll" id="basic__193"> rule </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6086" id="basic__194" original="E849.-6ef4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6087" id="basic__195" original="E849.-6ef3"><span class="coll" id="basic__196"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6089" id="basic__197" original="E849.-6ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.608a" id="basic__198" original="E849.-6ef1"><span class="coll" id="basic__199"> skill </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.608c" id="basic__200" original="E849.-6ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.608d" id="basic__201" original="E849.-6eef"><span class="coll" id="basic__202"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.608f" id="basic__203" original="E849.-6eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6090" id="basic__204" original="E849.-6eed"><span class="coll" id="basic__205"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6092" id="basic__206" original="E849.-6eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6093" id="basic__207" original="E849.-6eeb"><span class="coll" id="basic__208"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6095" id="basic__209" original="E849.-6eea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6096" id="basic__210" original="E849.-6ee9"><span class="coll" id="basic__211"> emotion </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6098" id="basic__212" original="E849.-6ee8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6099" id="basic__213" original="E849.-6ee7"><span class="x" id="basic__214" original="E849.-6ee6"> A problem and its solution are among the basic building blocks of traditional narrative. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.609b" id="basic__215" original="E849.-6ee5"><span class="x" id="basic__216" original="E849.-6ee4"> Islam provided the basic ideological framework for political and social life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.609d" id="basic__217" original="E849.-6ee3"><span class="x" id="basic__218" original="E849.-6ee2"> It is a maths game that helps children practise basic skills. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.609f" id="basic__219" original="E849.-6ee1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60a0" id="basic__220" original="E849.-6edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60a1" id="basic__221" original="E849.-6ede"><span class="coll" id="basic__222"> need </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60a3" id="basic__223" original="E849.-6edd"><span class="coll" id="basic__224"> requirement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60a5" id="basic__225" original="E849.-6edc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60a6" id="basic__226" original="E849.-6edb"><span class="coll" id="basic__227"> right </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60a8" id="basic__228" original="E849.-6eda"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60a9" id="basic__229" original="E849.-6ed9"><span class="x" id="basic__230" original="E849.-6ed8"> Wollstonecraft asserted that one can exercise one's duties only if one has basic human rights. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-61d0" id="basic__231" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://basic_1" title="basic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-61cf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-4903" id="basic__232" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="basic__233"> basic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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basically
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12a0" id="basically" original="E392.-4c83" sum="473"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-129f" id="basically__1" original="E392.-4c82"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-129e" id="basically__2" original="E392.-4c81"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> basically </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1296" id="basically__4" original="E392.-4c7c"><span class="pos" id="basically__5" original="E392.-4c7b"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6561" eid="basically__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-253d" geo="br" id="basically__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basically__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/basic/basically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/basic/basically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://basically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-253a" geo="n_am" id="basically__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basically__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/basic/basically__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/basic/basically__us_2.ogg" href="sound://basically__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1294" id="basically__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1293" id="basically__12" original="E392.-4c7a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="basically__13" original="E392.-4c79"> in the most important ways, without considering features that are less important </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1291" id="basically__14" original="E392.-4c78" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://essentially" title="essentially definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1290" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.5f29" id="basically__15" original="E392.-4c77"><span class="xh" id="basically__16"> essentially </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-128e" id="basically__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-128d" id="basically__18" original="E849.-6eb5"><span class="x" id="basically__19" original="E849.-6eb4"> This hypothesis, although basically correct, is generally modified in one of various ways. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-128b" id="basically__20" original="E392.-4c75"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="basically__21" original="E392.-4c74"> used when giving an opinion or stating what is important about a situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1289" id="basically__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1288" id="basically__23" original="E849.-6eb3"><span class="x" id="basically__24" original="E849.-6eb2"> In this model, the workplace is basically perceived as a hostile environment. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6146" id="basically__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://basically" title="basically definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6145" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-48c9" id="basically__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="basically__27"> basically </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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basics
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1286" id="basics" original="E392.-4c66" sum="298"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1285" id="basics__1" original="E392.-4c65"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1284" id="basics__2" original="E392.-4c64"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> basics </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-127c" id="basics__4" original="E392.-4c5f"><span class="pos" id="basics__5" original="E392.-4c5e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6568" eid="basics__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2e75" geo="br" id="basics__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basics__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/basic/basics__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/basic/basics__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://basics__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2e78" geo="n_am" id="basics__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basics__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/basic/basics__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/basic/basics__us_1.ogg" href="sound://basics__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-127a" id="basics__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="basics__12" original="E392.-4c5c"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1278" id="basics__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1277" id="basics__14" original="E392.-4c5b"><span class="cf" id="basics__15" original="E392.-4c5a"><span class="exp" id="basics__16"> basics </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="basics__17" original="E392.-4c59"> the most important and necessary ideas, facts or skills from which other things develop </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1273" id="basics__18" original="E849.-6ead" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1272" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.136f" id="basics__19" original="E849.-6eac"><span class="xh" id="basics__20"> fundamentals </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1270" id="basics__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-126f" id="basics__22" original="E849.-6eab"><span class="x" id="basics__23" original="E849.-6eaa"> The basics of electrochemistry are widely taught in high school. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6126" id="basics__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://basics" title="basics definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6125" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-489a" id="basics__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="basics__26"> basics </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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basin
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-126d" id="basin" original="E392.-4c0f" sum="500"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-126c" id="basin__1" original="E392.-4c0e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-126b" id="basin__2" original="E392.-4c0d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> basin </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1260" id="basin__7" original="E392.-4c05"><span class="pos" id="basin__8" original="E392.-4c04"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.656f" eid="basin__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2f48" geo="br" id="basin__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basin__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/basin/basin__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/basin/basin__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://basin__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2f4b" geo="n_am" id="basin__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basin__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/basin/basin__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/basin/basin__us_1.ogg" href="sound://basin__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-125e" id="basin__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="basin__15" subj="geog"> geography </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-125c" id="basin__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-125b" id="basin__17" original="E392.-4bf8"><span class="def" id="basin__18" original="E392.-4bf5"> a place where the earth's surface is, or has been, lower than the surrounding area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1259" id="basin__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1258" id="basin__20" original="E81e.27e3"><span class="x" id="basin__21" original="E81e.27e4"> The Rhine river basin is the most industrialized region. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1256" id="basin__22" original="E4e1.2da3"><span class="x" id="basin__23" original="E4e1.2da4"> Rather more important may have been the infilling of the ocean basins by sediment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1254" id="basin__24" original="E4e1.2da5"><span class="x" id="basin__25" original="E4e1.2da6"> Gas-producing sedimentary basins are characterized by shallow-water sediments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1252" id="basin__26" original="E81e.27e5"><span class="cf" id="basin__27" original="E586.-5331"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="basin__28" original="E81e.27e6"> Approximately 1% of the drainage basin area is occupied by the stream channel. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6106" id="basin__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://basin" title="basin definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6105" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-481a" id="basin__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="basin__31"> basin </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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basis
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-124f" id="basis" original="E392.-4bf0" sum="1046"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-124e" id="basis__1" original="E392.-4bef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-124d" id="basis__2" original="E392.-4bee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> basis </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1242" id="basis__7" original="E392.-4be6"><span class="pos" id="basis__8" original="E392.-4be5"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6576" eid="basis__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-24d7" geo="br" id="basis__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basis__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/basis/basis__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/basis/basis__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://basis__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-24d4" geo="n_am" id="basis__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basis__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/basis/basis__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/basis/basis__us_2.ogg" href="sound://basis__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1240" id="basis__14" original="E392.-4be4"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-123f" form="pl" id="basis__15" original="E392.-4be3"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="basis__16" original="E392.-4be1"> bases </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-123d" eid="basis__17" original="E392.-4be0" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2c61" geo="br" id="basis__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basis__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bas/bases/bases__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bas/bases/bases__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bases__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.2c64" geo="n_am" id="basis__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="basis__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bas/bases/bases__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bas/bases/bases__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bases__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1237" id="basis__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1236" id="basis__23" original="E392.-4bdd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1235" id="basis__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="basis__25" original="E392.-4bdb"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="basis__26" original="E392.-4bda"> the reason why people take a particular action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1232" id="basis__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1231" id="basis__28" original="E849.-67a7"><span class="cf" id="basis__29" original="E849.-67a8"> on the <span class="exp" id="basis__30"> basis </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="basis__31" original="E849.-67a6"> Businesses are obliged to make decisions on the basis of the current value of their assets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-122d" id="basis__32" original="E849.-67a4"><span class="cf" id="basis__33" original="E849.-67a5"> on the <span class="exp" id="basis__34"> basis </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="basis__35" original="E849.-67a3"> Companies offer discounts on the basis that customers purchase goods in larger quantities. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1229" id="basis__36" original="E392.-4bd9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1228" id="basis__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="basis__38" original="E392.-4bd7"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="basis__39" original="E849.-67a2"> on a … <span class="exp" id="basis__40"> basis </span></span><span class="def" id="basis__41" original="E392.-4bd6"> the way something is organized or arranged </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1223" id="basis__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1222" id="basis__43" original="E849.-67a1"><span class="x" id="basis__44" original="E849.-67a0"> The fee was paid by members on a monthly basis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1220" id="basis__45" original="E849.-679f"><span class="x" id="basis__46" original="E849.-679e"> The industry, on a voluntary basis, should be encouraged to manufacture and market alcohol responsibly. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-121e" id="basis__47" original="E849.-6791" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="basis__48"> adjective + basis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-121c" id="basis__49"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-121b" id="basis__50" original="E849.-678f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-121a" id="basis__51"><span class="coll" id="basis__52" original="E849.-678e"> regular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1218" id="basis__53" original="E849.-678d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1217" id="basis__54"><span class="coll" id="basis__55" original="E849.-678c"> daily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1215" id="basis__56"><span class="coll" id="basis__57" original="E849.-678b"> day-to-day </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1213" id="basis__58" original="E849.-678a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1212" id="basis__59"><span class="coll" id="basis__60" original="E849.-6789"> monthly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1210" id="basis__61" original="E849.-6788"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-120f" id="basis__62"><span class="coll" id="basis__63" original="E849.-6787"> annual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-120d" id="basis__64" original="E849.-6786"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-120c" id="basis__65"><span class="coll" id="basis__66" original="E849.-6785"> ad hoc </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-120a" id="basis__67" original="E849.-6784"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1209" id="basis__68"><span class="coll" id="basis__69" original="E849.-6783"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1207" id="basis__70" original="E849.-6782"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1206" id="basis__71"><span class="coll" id="basis__72" original="E849.-6781"> continuous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1204" id="basis__73"><span class="coll" id="basis__74" original="E849.-6780"> ongoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1202" id="basis__75" original="E849.-677f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1201" id="basis__76"><span class="coll" id="basis__77" original="E849.-677e"> worldwide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11ff" id="basis__78" original="E849.-677d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11fe" id="basis__79"><span class="coll" id="basis__80" original="E849.-677c"> voluntary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11fc" id="basis__81" original="E849.-677b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11fb" id="basis__82" original="E849.-677a"><span class="x" id="basis__83" original="E849.-6779"> Monitoring is currently done on an ad hoc basis, but continuous monitoring would be preferable. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11f9" id="basis__84" original="E392.-4bd5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11f8" id="basis__85"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="basis__86" original="E392.-4bd3"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="basis__87" original="E392.-4bd2"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="basis__88" original="E392.-4bd1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="basis__89" original="E392.-4bd0"> the important facts, ideas or events that support something and that it can develop from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11f3" id="basis__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11f2" id="basis__91" original="E849.-679c"><span class="cf" id="basis__92" original="E849.-679d"><span class="exp" id="basis__93"> basis </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="basis__94" original="E849.-679b"> The concept of race among humans has no basis in fact. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11ee" id="basis__95" original="E849.-6799"><span class="cf" id="basis__96" original="E849.-679a"><span class="exp" id="basis__97"> basis </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="basis__98" original="E849.-6798"> After 1960, Keynesian economics gradually came to form the accepted basis of government policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11ea" id="basis__99" original="E849.-6796"><span class="cf" id="basis__100" original="E849.-6797"><span class="exp" id="basis__101"> basis </span> for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="basis__102" original="E849.-6795"> The polymers were expected to provide the basis for many future advances. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11e6" id="basis__103" original="E849.-6778" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="basis__104"> adjective + basis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11e4" id="basis__105"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11e3" id="basis__106" original="E849.-6776"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11e2" id="basis__107"><span class="coll" id="basis__108" original="E849.-6775"> theoretical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11e0" id="basis__109"><span class="coll" id="basis__110" original="E849.-6774"> conceptual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11de" id="basis__111" original="E849.-6773"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11dd" id="basis__112"><span class="coll" id="basis__113" original="E849.-6772"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11db" id="basis__114" original="E849.-6771"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11da" id="basis__115"><span class="coll" id="basis__116" original="E849.-6770"> sound </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11d8" id="basis__117"><span class="coll" id="basis__118" original="E849.-676f"> firm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11d6" id="basis__119" original="E849.-676e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11d5" id="basis__120"><span class="coll" id="basis__121" original="E849.-676d"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11d3" id="basis__122" original="E849.-676c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11d2" id="basis__123"><span class="coll" id="basis__124" original="E849.-676b"> legal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11d0" id="basis__125" original="E849.-676a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11cf" id="basis__126"><span class="coll" id="basis__127" original="E849.-6769"> molecular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11cd" id="basis__128" original="E849.-6768"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11cc" id="basis__129"><span class="coll" id="basis__130" original="E849.-6767"> biological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11ca" id="basis__131" original="E849.-6766"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11c9" id="basis__132"><span class="coll" id="basis__133" original="E849.-6765"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11c7" id="basis__134" original="E849.-6764"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11c6" id="basis__135" original="E849.-6763"><span class="x" id="basis__136" original="E849.-6762"> The literature offers a theoretical basis for distinguishing between novice and expert entrepreneurs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11c4" id="basis__137" original="E849.-6761"><span class="x" id="basis__138" original="E849.-6760"> Three studies independently proved that Mendel's mathematical principles offered a sound basis for explaining heredity as a whole. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11c2" id="basis__139" original="E849.-675d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="basis__140"> verb + basis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11c0" id="basis__141"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11bf" id="basis__142" original="E849.-675b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11be" id="basis__143"><span class="coll" id="basis__144" original="E849.-675a"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11bc" id="basis__145"><span class="coll" id="basis__146" original="E849.-6759"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11ba" id="basis__147"><span class="coll" id="basis__148" original="E849.-6758"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11b8" id="basis__149"><span class="coll" id="basis__150" original="E849.-6757"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11b6" id="basis__151" original="E849.-6756"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11b5" id="basis__152"><span class="coll" id="basis__153" original="E849.-6755"> lay </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11b3" id="basis__154"><span class="coll" id="basis__155" original="E849.-6754"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11b1" id="basis__156" original="E849.-6753"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11b0" id="basis__157"><span class="coll" id="basis__158" original="E849.-6752"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11ae" id="basis__159" original="E849.-6751"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11ad" id="basis__160"><span class="coll" id="basis__161" original="E849.-6750"> undermine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11ab" id="basis__162"><span class="coll" id="basis__163" original="E849.-674f"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11a9" id="basis__164" original="E849.-674e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11a8" id="basis__165" original="E849.-674d"><span class="x" id="basis__166" original="E849.-674c"> The claimant must first establish the basis of her claim. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11a6" id="basis__167" original="E849.-674b"><span class="x" id="basis__168" original="E849.-674a"> New international forces and technologies undermined the traditional basis of British society. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60ab" id="basis__169" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="basis__170"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60ad" id="basis__171" original="E849.-6793"><span class="shcut" id="basis__172" original="E849.-6792"> adjective + basis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60af" id="basis__173" original="E849.-6791"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60b0" id="basis__174" original="E849.-678f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60b1" id="basis__175" original="E849.-678e"><span class="coll" id="basis__176"> regular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60b3" id="basis__177" original="E849.-678d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60b4" id="basis__178" original="E849.-678c"><span class="coll" id="basis__179"> daily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60b6" id="basis__180" original="E849.-678b"><span class="coll" id="basis__181"> day-to-day </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60b8" id="basis__182" original="E849.-678a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60b9" id="basis__183" original="E849.-6789"><span class="coll" id="basis__184"> monthly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60bb" id="basis__185" original="E849.-6788"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60bc" id="basis__186" original="E849.-6787"><span class="coll" id="basis__187"> annual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60be" id="basis__188" original="E849.-6786"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60bf" id="basis__189" original="E849.-6785"><span class="coll" id="basis__190"> ad hoc </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60c1" id="basis__191" original="E849.-6784"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60c2" id="basis__192" original="E849.-6783"><span class="coll" id="basis__193"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60c4" id="basis__194" original="E849.-6782"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60c5" id="basis__195" original="E849.-6781"><span class="coll" id="basis__196"> continuous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60c7" id="basis__197" original="E849.-6780"><span class="coll" id="basis__198"> ongoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60c9" id="basis__199" original="E849.-677f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60ca" id="basis__200" original="E849.-677e"><span class="coll" id="basis__201"> worldwide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60cc" id="basis__202" original="E849.-677d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60cd" id="basis__203" original="E849.-677c"><span class="coll" id="basis__204"> voluntary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60cf" id="basis__205" original="E849.-677b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60d0" id="basis__206" original="E849.-677a"><span class="x" id="basis__207" original="E849.-6779"> Monitoring is currently done on an ad hoc basis, but continuous monitoring would be preferable. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60d2" id="basis__208" original="E849.-6778"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60d3" id="basis__209" original="E849.-6776"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60d4" id="basis__210" original="E849.-6775"><span class="coll" id="basis__211"> theoretical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60d6" id="basis__212" original="E849.-6774"><span class="coll" id="basis__213"> conceptual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60d8" id="basis__214" original="E849.-6773"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60d9" id="basis__215" original="E849.-6772"><span class="coll" id="basis__216"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60db" id="basis__217" original="E849.-6771"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60dc" id="basis__218" original="E849.-6770"><span class="coll" id="basis__219"> sound </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60de" id="basis__220" original="E849.-676f"><span class="coll" id="basis__221"> firm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60e0" id="basis__222" original="E849.-676e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60e1" id="basis__223" original="E849.-676d"><span class="coll" id="basis__224"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60e3" id="basis__225" original="E849.-676c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60e4" id="basis__226" original="E849.-676b"><span class="coll" id="basis__227"> legal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60e6" id="basis__228" original="E849.-676a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60e7" id="basis__229" original="E849.-6769"><span class="coll" id="basis__230"> molecular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60e9" id="basis__231" original="E849.-6768"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60ea" id="basis__232" original="E849.-6767"><span class="coll" id="basis__233"> biological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60ec" id="basis__234" original="E849.-6766"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60ed" id="basis__235" original="E849.-6765"><span class="coll" id="basis__236"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60ef" id="basis__237" original="E849.-6764"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60f0" id="basis__238" original="E849.-6763"><span class="x" id="basis__239" original="E849.-6762"> The literature offers a theoretical basis for distinguishing between novice and expert entrepreneurs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60f2" id="basis__240" original="E849.-6761"><span class="x" id="basis__241" original="E849.-6760"> Three studies independently proved that Mendel's mathematical principles offered a sound basis for explaining heredity as a whole. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60f4" id="basis__242" original="E849.-675f"><span class="shcut" id="basis__243" original="E849.-675e"> verb + basis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60f6" id="basis__244" original="E849.-675d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60f7" id="basis__245" original="E849.-675b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60f8" id="basis__246" original="E849.-675a"><span class="coll" id="basis__247"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60fa" id="basis__248" original="E849.-6759"><span class="coll" id="basis__249"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60fc" id="basis__250" original="E849.-6758"><span class="coll" id="basis__251"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.60fe" id="basis__252" original="E849.-6757"><span class="coll" id="basis__253"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6100" id="basis__254" original="E849.-6756"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6101" id="basis__255" original="E849.-6755"><span class="coll" id="basis__256"> lay </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6103" id="basis__257" original="E849.-6754"><span class="coll" id="basis__258"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6105" id="basis__259" original="E849.-6753"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6106" id="basis__260" original="E849.-6752"><span class="coll" id="basis__261"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6108" id="basis__262" original="E849.-6751"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6109" id="basis__263" original="E849.-6750"><span class="coll" id="basis__264"> undermine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.610b" id="basis__265" original="E849.-674f"><span class="coll" id="basis__266"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.610d" id="basis__267" original="E849.-674e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.610e" id="basis__268" original="E849.-674d"><span class="x" id="basis__269" original="E849.-674c"> The claimant must first establish the basis of her claim. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6110" id="basis__270" original="E849.-674b"><span class="x" id="basis__271" original="E849.-674a"> New international forces and technologies undermined the traditional basis of British society. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-60dc" id="basis__272" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://basis" title="basis definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-60db" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-47e8" id="basis__273" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="basis__274"> basis </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bath
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11a4" id="bath" original="E392.-4815" sk="bath1" sum="1011"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11a3" id="bath__1" original="E392.-4814"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11a2" id="bath__2" original="E392.-4813"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bath </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1193" id="bath__10" original="E392.-4808"><span class="pos" id="bath__11" original="E392.-4807"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-119a" eid="bath__12" original="E392.-480b" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1199" geo="br" id="bath__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bath__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/bath_/bath__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/bath_/bath__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bath__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1196" geo="n_am" id="bath__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bath__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/bath_/bath__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/bath_/bath__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bath__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1191" id="bath__17" original="E392.-4806"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1190" form="pl" id="bath__18" original="E392.-4805"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="bath__19" original="E392.-4803"> baths </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-118e" eid="bath__20" original="E392.-4802" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-118d" geo="br" id="bath__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bath__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːðz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/baths/baths__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/baths/baths__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://baths__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-118a" geo="n_am" id="bath__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bath__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bæðz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/baths/baths__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/baths/baths__us_1.ogg" href="sound://baths__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1187" id="bath__25"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1186" id="bath__26" original="E392.-47ff"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1184" id="bath__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="bath__28" original="E392.-47fc"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1185" id="bath__29" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1182" id="bath__30"><span class="v"><strong> bathtub </strong></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1180" eid="bath__32" original="E855.-5c1d" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-117f" geo="br" id="bath__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bath__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːθtʌb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/batht/bathtub__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/batht/bathtub__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bathtub__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-117c" geo="n_am" id="bath__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bath__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbæθtʌb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/batht/bathtub__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/batht/bathtub__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bathtub__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1179" id="bath__37"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="bath__38" original="E392.-47f5"> North American English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="bath__39" original="E392.-47f4"> British English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bath__40" original="E392.-47f3"> a large, long container that you put water in and then get into to wash your whole body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1175" id="bath__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1174" id="bath__42" original="E442.67ec"><span class="x" id="bath__43" original="E442.67ed"> She fractured her arm after trying to get out of the bath unassisted. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1172" id="bath__44" original="E392.-47e7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bath__45" original="E392.-47e4"> an act of washing your whole body by sitting or lying in water </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1170" id="bath__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-116f" id="bath__47" original="E442.-6532"><span class="x" id="bath__48" original="E442.-6531"> Warm baths may help relieve pain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-116d" id="bath__49" original="E442.67ee"><span class="x" id="bath__50" original="E442.67ef"> to have/take a bath </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-116b" id="bath__51" original="E392.-47ca"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="bath__52" original="E442.67f0"><span class="exp" id="bath__53"> bath </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="bath__54" original="E392.-47c6"> a container with a liquid in it, in which something is washed or placed for a period of time. <span class="dh" id="bath__55" original="E392.-47c3"> Baths </span> are used in industrial, chemical and medical processes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1166" id="bath__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1165" id="bath__57" original="E442.-652d"><span class="x" id="bath__58" original="E442.-652c"> Liquid propane is prepared by condensing gaseous propane into a tube that has been cooled in a bath of liquid nitrogen. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1163" id="bath__59" original="E442.-652b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1162" id="bath__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="bath__61" original="E442.-6528"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bath__62" original="E442.-6527"> a public place where people went in the past to wash or have a <span class="dh" id="bath__63" original="E47f.-34e1"> bath </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-115e" id="bath__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-115d" id="bath__65" original="E442.-6526"><span class="x" id="bath__66" original="E442.-6525"> The Greek settlers brought their gods and built temples, public baths and marketplaces. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6029" id="bath__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bath_1" title="bath definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6028" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-4287" id="bath__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bath__69"> bath </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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battery
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-115b" id="battery" original="E392.-446b" sum="901"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-115a" id="battery__1" original="E392.-446a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1159" id="battery__2" original="E392.-4469"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> battery </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1149" id="battery__7" original="E392.-445e"><span class="pos" id="battery__8" original="E392.-445d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1154" eid="battery__9" original="E392.-4464" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-23e3" geo="br" id="battery__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battery__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/batte/battery__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/batte/battery__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battery__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-23e0" geo="br" id="battery__12" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="battery__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/batte/battery__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/batte/battery__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://battery__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-23dc" geo="n_am" id="battery__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battery__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/batte/battery__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/batte/battery__us_4.ogg" href="sound://battery__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1147" id="battery__16" original="E392.-445c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1144" form="pl" id="battery__17"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="battery__18" original="E392.-4458"> batteries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1142" id="battery__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1141" id="battery__20" original="E392.-4457"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1140" id="battery__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="battery__22" original="E392.-4455"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="battery__23" original="E81e.27e7"> a device in which chemical energy is changed into electricity and used as a source of power </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-113d" id="battery__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-113c" id="battery__25" original="E81e.27e9"><span class="x" id="battery__26" original="E81e.27ea"> High-energy, rechargeable batteries have been critical to the growth of laptop computers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-113a" id="battery__27" original="E392.-4453"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1139" id="battery__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="battery__29" original="E392.-4451"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="battery__30" original="E392.-444f"> a large number or series of things of the same type </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1136" id="battery__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1135" id="battery__32" original="E81e.27eb"><span class="x" id="battery__33" original="E81e.27ec"> The test battery should consist of widely used and well-known measures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1133" id="battery__34" original="E81e.27ef"><span class="cf" id="battery__35" original="E392.-4450"><span class="exp" id="battery__36"> battery </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="battery__37" original="E81e.27f0"> The activities of many cells are controlled by a whole battery of hormones. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="battery__38" original="E81e.27f1" un="help"><span class="eb" id="battery__39" original="E81e.27f2"> Battery </span> farming <span class="ei" id="battery__40" original="E81e.27f3"> (BrE) </span> involves keeping a large number of animals, for example chickens, in small containers or spaces: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-112c" id="battery__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-112b" id="battery__42" original="E81e.27f4"><span class="x" id="battery__43" original="E81e.27f5"> Banning battery cages is discussed in many studies. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1129" id="battery__44" original="E392.-443e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1128" id="battery__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="battery__46" original="E392.-443c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="battery__47" original="E81e.27f6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1125" id="battery__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="battery__49" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="battery__50" original="E392.-443a"> the crime of attacking somebody physically </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1122" id="battery__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1121" id="battery__52" original="E81e.27f7"><span class="x" id="battery__53" original="E81e.27f8"> The defendant was charged with battery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-111f" id="battery__54" original="E81e.27f9"><span class="x" id="battery__55" original="E81e.27fa"> The restraint amounted to a battery. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-111d" id="battery__56" original="E586.-5292" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assault1" title="assault1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-111c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46e4" id="battery__57" original="E586.-5291"><span class="xh" id="battery__58"> assault </span><span class="xhm" id="battery__59"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="battery__60"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5fe0" id="battery__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://battery" title="battery definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5fdf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-3d9e" id="battery__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="battery__63"> battery </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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battle
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1118" hm="1" id="battle1" original="E392.-4415" sum="1623"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1117" id="battle1__1" original="E392.-4414"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1116" id="battle1__2" original="E392.-4413"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> battle <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-110b" id="battle1__7" original="E392.-4408"><span class="pos" id="battle1__8" original="E392.-4407"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.657d" eid="battle1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.4a84" geo="br" id="battle1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/battl/battle__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battle__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battle__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.4a87" geo="n_am" id="battle1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/battl/battle__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battle__us_2.ogg" href="sound://battle__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1109" id="battle1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1108" id="battle1__15" original="E392.-4406"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1107" id="battle1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="battle1__17" original="E392.-4404"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="battle1__18" original="E392.-4403"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="battle1__19" original="E392.-4402"> a fight between armies, ships or planes, especially during a war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1103" id="battle1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1102" id="battle1__21" original="E870.2f9b"><span class="cf" id="battle1__22" original="E870.2f9a"> the <span class="exp" id="battle1__23"> battle </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="battle1__24" original="E870.2f9c"> After winning the decisive battle of Jena, Napoleon triumphantly entered Berlin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10fe" id="battle1__25" original="E870.2f9e"><span class="cf" id="battle1__26" original="E870.2f9d"><span class="exp" id="battle1__27"> battle </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="battle1__28" original="E870.2f9f"> They refused to take part in battles with the Spartans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10fa" id="battle1__29" original="E870.2fa1"><span class="cf" id="battle1__30" original="E870.2fa0"><span class="exp" id="battle1__31"> battle </span> against somebody </span><span class="x" id="battle1__32" original="E870.2fa2"> They fought fierce battles against each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10f6" id="battle1__33" original="E870.2fa4"><span class="cf" id="battle1__34" original="E870.2fa3"><span class="exp" id="battle1__35"> battle </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="battle1__36" original="E870.2fa5"> The building was destroyed in a battle between government forces and rebels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10f2" id="battle1__37" original="E870.2fa7"><span class="cf" id="battle1__38" original="E870.2fa6"> in <span class="exp" id="battle1__39"> battle </span></span><span class="x" id="battle1__40" original="E870.2fa8"> Decius was killed in battle in 251. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10ee" id="battle1__41" original="E870.2faa"><span class="cf" id="battle1__42" original="E870.2fa9"> go into <span class="exp" id="battle1__43"> battle </span></span><span class="x" id="battle1__44" original="E870.2fab"> Many army units refused to go into battle. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10ea" id="battle1__45" original="E870.2fb0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="battle1__46"> adjective + battle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10e8" id="battle1__47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10e7" id="battle1__48" original="E870.2fb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10e6" id="battle1__49"><span class="coll" id="battle1__50" original="E870.2fb2"> decisive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10e4" id="battle1__51" original="E870.2fb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10e3" id="battle1__52"><span class="coll" id="battle1__53" original="E870.2fb4"> major </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10e1" id="battle1__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10e0" id="battle1__55" original="E685.be9"><span class="x" id="battle1__56" original="E685.bea"> Comparisons with the major battles of the First World War are not unjust. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10de" id="battle1__57" original="E870.2fcf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="battle1__58"> verb + battle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10dc" id="battle1__59"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10db" id="battle1__60" original="E870.2fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10da" id="battle1__61"><span class="coll" id="battle1__62" original="E870.2fd1"> fight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10d8" id="battle1__63"><span class="coll" id="battle1__64" original="E870.2fd2"> wage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10d6" id="battle1__65"><span class="coll" id="battle1__66" original="E870.2fd3"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10d4" id="battle1__67" original="E870.2fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10d3" id="battle1__68"><span class="coll" id="battle1__69" original="E870.2fd5"> win </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10d1" id="battle1__70" original="E870.2fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10d0" id="battle1__71"><span class="coll" id="battle1__72" original="E870.2fd7"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10ce" id="battle1__73" original="E870.2fd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10cd" id="battle1__74"><span class="coll" id="battle1__75" original="E870.2fd9"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10cb" id="battle1__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10ca" id="battle1__77" original="E870.2fdd"><span class="x" id="battle1__78" original="E870.2fde"> The English retreated in order to avoid a pitched battle. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10c8" id="battle1__79" original="E392.-43fe"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10c7" id="battle1__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="battle1__81" original="E392.-43fc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="battle1__82" original="E392.-43fa"> a competition, an argument or a struggle between people or groups of people trying to win power or control </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10c4" id="battle1__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10c3" id="battle1__84" original="E870.2f87"><span class="cf" id="battle1__85" original="E392.-43fb"><span class="exp" id="battle1__86"> battle </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="battle1__87" original="E870.2f88"> He wasted two years in battles with the Treasury. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10bf" id="battle1__88" original="E870.2f8a"><span class="cf" id="battle1__89" original="E870.2f89"><span class="exp" id="battle1__90"> battle </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="battle1__91" original="E870.2f8b"> Workers are constantly urged to help the company in its battle against the competition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10bb" id="battle1__92" original="E870.2f8d"><span class="cf" id="battle1__93" original="E870.2f8c"><span class="exp" id="battle1__94"> battle </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="battle1__95" original="E870.2f8e"> The article describes the electoral battle between John Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10b7" id="battle1__96" original="E870.2f90"><span class="cf" id="battle1__97" original="E870.2f8f"><span class="exp" id="battle1__98"> battle </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="battle1__99" original="E870.2f91"> In the late 1990s, the company lost a fierce competitive battle for market share to its main rival. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10b3" id="battle1__100" original="E870.2f92" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://campaign1" title="campaign1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10b2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4644" id="battle1__101" original="E870.2f93"><span class="xh" id="battle1__102"> campaign </span><span class="xhm" id="battle1__103"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="battle1__104"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10ae" id="battle1__105" original="E870.2fb0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="battle1__106"> adjective + battle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10ac" id="battle1__107"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10ab" id="battle1__108" original="E870.2fb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10aa" id="battle1__109"><span class="coll" id="battle1__110" original="E870.2fb2"> decisive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10a8" id="battle1__111" original="E870.2fb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10a7" id="battle1__112"><span class="coll" id="battle1__113" original="E870.2fb4"> major </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10a5" id="battle1__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10a4" id="battle1__115" original="E870.2fb6"><span class="x" id="battle1__116" original="E870.2fb7"> Major economic battles within the regime were fought out over economic policy. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10a2" id="battle1__117" original="E870.2fb9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="battle1__118"> adjective + battle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10a0" id="battle1__119"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-109f" id="battle1__120" original="E870.2fba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-109e" id="battle1__121"><span class="coll" id="battle1__122" original="E870.2fbb"> constant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-109c" id="battle1__123" original="E870.2fbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-109b" id="battle1__124"><span class="coll" id="battle1__125" original="E870.2fbd"> losing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1099" id="battle1__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1098" id="battle1__127" original="E685.beb"><span class="x" id="battle1__128" original="E685.bec"> His years in office were difficult, as he was in constant battle with a congressional majority. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1096" id="battle1__129" original="E870.2fc1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="battle1__130"> adjective + battle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1094" id="battle1__131"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1093" id="battle1__132" original="E870.2fc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1092" id="battle1__133"><span class="coll" id="battle1__134" original="E870.2fc4"> competitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1090" id="battle1__135" original="E870.2fc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-108f" id="battle1__136"><span class="coll" id="battle1__137" original="E870.2fc6"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-108d" id="battle1__138" original="E870.2fc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-108c" id="battle1__139"><span class="coll" id="battle1__140" original="E870.2fc8"> legal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-108a" id="battle1__141" original="E870.2fc9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1089" id="battle1__142" original="E870.2fca"><span class="x" id="battle1__143" original="E870.2fcb"> The early 1990s witnessed major cultural and political battles in New York City over education. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1087" id="battle1__144" original="E870.2fcf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="battle1__145"> verb + battle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1085" id="battle1__146"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1084" id="battle1__147" original="E870.2fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1083" id="battle1__148"><span class="coll" id="battle1__149" original="E870.2fd1"> fight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1081" id="battle1__150"><span class="coll" id="battle1__151" original="E870.2fd2"> wage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-107f" id="battle1__152"><span class="coll" id="battle1__153" original="E870.2fd3"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-107d" id="battle1__154" original="E870.2fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-107c" id="battle1__155"><span class="coll" id="battle1__156" original="E870.2fd5"> win </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-107a" id="battle1__157" original="E870.2fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1079" id="battle1__158"><span class="coll" id="battle1__159" original="E870.2fd7"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1077" id="battle1__160" original="E870.2fd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1076" id="battle1__161"><span class="coll" id="battle1__162" original="E870.2fd9"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1074" id="battle1__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1073" id="battle1__164" original="E870.2fdb"><span class="x" id="battle1__165" original="E870.2fdc"> The book describes how the forces of good do battle with the forces of evil. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1071" id="battle1__166" original="E392.-43f9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1070" id="battle1__167"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="battle1__168" original="E392.-43f7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="battle1__169" original="E392.-43f6"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="battle1__170" original="E392.-43f5"> a determined effort that somebody makes to solve a difficult problem or succeed in a difficult situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-106c" id="battle1__171"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-106b" id="battle1__172" original="E870.2f94"><span class="cf" id="battle1__173" original="E392.-43f4"><span class="exp" id="battle1__174"> battle </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="battle1__175" original="E870.2f95"> Many factors can influence the course of the battle against AIDS. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1067" id="battle1__176" original="E870.2f96"><span class="cf" id="battle1__177" original="E392.-43f3"><span class="exp" id="battle1__178"> battle </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="battle1__179" original="E870.2f97"> Hopner led the battle for political reform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1063" id="battle1__180" original="E870.2f98"><span class="cf" id="battle1__181" original="E392.-43f2"><span class="exp" id="battle1__182"> battle </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="battle1__183" original="E870.2f99"> Modern agriculture fights a constant battle with crop diseases. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-105f" id="battle1__184" original="E870.2fb9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="battle1__185"> adjective + battle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-105d" id="battle1__186"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-105c" id="battle1__187" original="E870.2fba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-105b" id="battle1__188"><span class="coll" id="battle1__189" original="E870.2fbb"> constant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1059" id="battle1__190" original="E870.2fbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1058" id="battle1__191"><span class="coll" id="battle1__192" original="E870.2fbd"> losing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1056" id="battle1__193"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1055" id="battle1__194" original="E870.2fbf"><span class="x" id="battle1__195" original="E870.2fc0"> Low-lying countries are fighting a losing battle for action on climate change. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6112" id="battle1__196" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="battle1__197"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6114" id="battle1__198" original="E870.2fad"><span class="shcut" id="battle1__199" original="E870.2fae"> adjective + battle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6116" id="battle1__200" original="E870.2faf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6117" id="battle1__201" original="E870.2fb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6118" id="battle1__202" original="E870.2fb2"><span class="coll" id="battle1__203"> decisive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.611a" id="battle1__204" original="E870.2fb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.611b" id="battle1__205" original="E870.2fb4"><span class="coll" id="battle1__206"> major </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.611d" id="battle1__207" original="E870.2fb5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.611e" id="battle1__208" original="E685.be9"><span class="x" id="battle1__209" original="E685.bea"> Comparisons with the major battles of the First World War are not unjust. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6120" id="battle1__210" original="E870.2fb6"><span class="x" id="battle1__211" original="E870.2fb7"> Major economic battles within the regime were fought out over economic policy. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6122" id="battle1__212" original="E870.2fb8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6123" id="battle1__213" original="E870.2fba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6124" id="battle1__214" original="E870.2fbb"><span class="coll" id="battle1__215"> constant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6126" id="battle1__216" original="E870.2fbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6127" id="battle1__217" original="E870.2fbd"><span class="coll" id="battle1__218"> losing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6129" id="battle1__219" original="E870.2fbe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.612a" id="battle1__220" original="E685.beb"><span class="x" id="battle1__221" original="E685.bec"> His years in office were difficult, as he was in constant battle with a congressional majority. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.612c" id="battle1__222" original="E870.2fbf"><span class="x" id="battle1__223" original="E870.2fc0"> Low-lying countries are fighting a losing battle for action on climate change. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.612e" id="battle1__224" original="E870.2fc1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.612f" id="battle1__225" original="E870.2fc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6130" id="battle1__226" original="E870.2fc4"><span class="coll" id="battle1__227"> competitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6132" id="battle1__228" original="E870.2fc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6133" id="battle1__229" original="E870.2fc6"><span class="coll" id="battle1__230"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6135" id="battle1__231" original="E870.2fc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6136" id="battle1__232" original="E870.2fc8"><span class="coll" id="battle1__233"> legal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6138" id="battle1__234" original="E870.2fc9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6139" id="battle1__235" original="E870.2fca"><span class="x" id="battle1__236" original="E870.2fcb"> The early 1990s witnessed major cultural and political battles in New York City over education. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.613b" id="battle1__237" original="E870.2fcc"><span class="shcut" id="battle1__238" original="E870.2fcd"> verb + battle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.613d" id="battle1__239" original="E870.2fce"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.613e" id="battle1__240" original="E870.2fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.613f" id="battle1__241" original="E870.2fd1"><span class="coll" id="battle1__242"> fight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6141" id="battle1__243" original="E870.2fd2"><span class="coll" id="battle1__244"> wage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6143" id="battle1__245" original="E870.2fd3"><span class="coll" id="battle1__246"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6145" id="battle1__247" original="E870.2fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6146" id="battle1__248" original="E870.2fd5"><span class="coll" id="battle1__249"> win </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6148" id="battle1__250" original="E870.2fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6149" id="battle1__251" original="E870.2fd7"><span class="coll" id="battle1__252"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.614b" id="battle1__253" original="E870.2fd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.614c" id="battle1__254" original="E870.2fd9"><span class="coll" id="battle1__255"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.614e" id="battle1__256" original="E870.2fda"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.614f" id="battle1__257" original="E870.2fdb"><span class="x" id="battle1__258" original="E870.2fdc"> The book describes how the forces of good do battle with the forces of evil. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6151" id="battle1__259" original="E870.2fdd"><span class="x" id="battle1__260" original="E870.2fde"> The English retreated in order to avoid a pitched battle. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5fa3" id="battle1__261" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://battle_1" title="battle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5fa2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-3d27" id="battle1__262" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="battle1__263"> battle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1053" hm="2" id="battle2" original="E392.-43e1" sum="647"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1052" id="battle2__1" original="E392.-43e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1051" id="battle2__2" original="E392.-43df"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> battle <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1044" id="battle2__9" original="E392.-43d4"><span class="pos" id="battle2__10" original="E392.-43d3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6584" eid="battle2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.4a8a" geo="br" id="battle2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/battl/battle__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battle__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battle__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.4a8d" geo="n_am" id="battle2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/battl/battle__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battle__us_2.ogg" href="sound://battle__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2864" id="battle2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5092" form="root" id="battle2__17"><span class="vp" id="battle2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> battle </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5090" eid="battle2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-508f" geo="br" id="battle2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/battl/battle__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battle__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battle__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-508c" geo="n_am" id="battle2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/battl/battle__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battle__us_2.ogg" href="sound://battle__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5089" form="thirdps" id="battle2__24"><span class="vp" id="battle2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> battles </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5087" eid="battle2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5086" geo="br" id="battle2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/battl/battles__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battles__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battles__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5083" geo="n_am" id="battle2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/battl/battles__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battles__us_1.ogg" href="sound://battles__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5080" form="past" id="battle2__31"><span class="vp" id="battle2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> battled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-507e" eid="battle2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-507d" geo="br" id="battle2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/battl/battled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-507a" geo="n_am" id="battle2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/battl/battled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://battled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5077" form="pastpart" id="battle2__38"><span class="vp" id="battle2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> battled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5075" eid="battle2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5074" geo="br" id="battle2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/battl/battled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5071" geo="n_am" id="battle2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/battl/battled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://battled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-506e" form="prespart" id="battle2__45"><span class="vp" id="battle2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> battling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-506c" eid="battle2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-506b" geo="br" id="battle2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/battl/battling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-5068" geo="n_am" id="battle2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battle2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/battl/battling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://battling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1018" id="battle2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1017" id="battle2__53" original="E392.-43b6"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1016" id="battle2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="battle2__55" original="E392.-43b4"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="battle2__56" original="E392.-43b3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="battle2__57" original="E392.-43b2"> to try very hard to deal with something unpleasant or achieve something difficult </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1012" id="battle2__58" original="E85c.-786d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fight1" title="fight1 (4) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1011" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-3dd5" id="battle2__59" original="E85c.-786c"><span class="xh" id="battle2__60"> fight </span><span class="xhm" id="battle2__61"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="battle2__62"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 4 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-100d" id="battle2__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-100c" id="battle2__64" original="E85c.-786b"><span class="cf" id="battle2__65" original="E392.-43b1"><span class="exp" id="battle2__66"> battle </span> with/against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="battle2__67" original="E85c.-786a"> She found herself battling with depression. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1008" id="battle2__68" original="E85c.-7869"><span class="cf" id="battle2__69" original="E392.-43b0"><span class="exp" id="battle2__70"> battle </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="battle2__71" original="E85c.-7868"> Women in the discipline continue to battle for acceptance and recognition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1004" id="battle2__72" original="E85c.-7867"><span class="cf" id="battle2__73" original="E392.-43af"><span class="exp" id="battle2__74"> battle </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="battle2__75" original="E85c.-7866"> Disability activists spent the 1960s battling what they saw as paternalism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1000" id="battle2__76" original="E85c.-7864"><span class="cf" id="battle2__77" original="E85c.-7865"><span class="exp" id="battle2__78"> battle </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="battle2__79" original="E85c.-7863"> They had to battle hard to secure sufficient resources. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5ea9" id="battle2__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://battle_1" title="battle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5ea8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-3d27" id="battle2__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="battle2__82"> battle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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battlefield
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ffc" id="battlefield" original="E392.-4349" sum="363"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ffb" id="battlefield__1" original="E392.-4348"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ffa" id="battlefield__2" original="E392.-4347"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> battlefield </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fef" id="battlefield__7" original="E392.-433a"><span class="pos" id="battlefield__8" original="E392.-4339"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.658b" eid="battlefield__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.4b91" geo="br" id="battlefield__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battlefield__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætlfiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/battl/battlefield__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battlefield__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battlefield__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.4b94" geo="n_am" id="battlefield__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battlefield__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætlfiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/battl/battlefield__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battlefield__us_1.ogg" href="sound://battlefield__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fed" id="battlefield__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fec" id="battlefield__15" original="E392.-4338"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="battlefield__16" original="E392.-4337"> a place where a battle is being fought or has been fought </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fea" id="battlefield__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fe9" id="battlefield__18" original="E885.-7fb0"><span class="cf" id="battlefield__19" original="E833.-48f4"> on the <span class="exp" id="battlefield__20"> battlefield </span></span><span class="x" id="battlefield__21" original="E885.-7faf"> The real difference between the armies lay in the number of troops who could be deployed on the battlefield. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fe5" id="battlefield__22" original="E392.-4336"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fe4" id="battlefield__23" original="E833.-48f3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://battleground" title="battleground definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fe3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fe1" id="battlefield__24" original="E833.-48f2"><span class="xh" id="battlefield__25"> battleground </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5e7a" id="battlefield__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://battlefield" title="battlefield definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5e79" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-3bf5" id="battlefield__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="battlefield__28"> battlefield </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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battleground
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fe1" id="battleground" original="E833.-4905" sum="214"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fe0" id="battleground__1" original="E833.-4904"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fdf" id="battleground__2" original="E833.-4903"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> battleground </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fd4" id="battleground__4" original="E833.-48fc"><span class="pos" id="battleground__5" original="E833.-48fb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6592" eid="battleground__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.4bca" geo="br" id="battleground__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battleground__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætlɡraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bat/battl/battleground__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battleground__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://battleground__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.4bcd" geo="n_am" id="battleground__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="battleground__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbætlɡraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bat/battl/battleground__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bat/battl/battleground__us_1.ogg" href="sound://battleground__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fd7" id="battleground__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fd6" id="battleground__12"><span class="v"><strong> battlefield </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fd2" id="battleground__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fd1" id="battleground__15" original="E833.-48fa"><span class="def" id="battleground__16" original="E833.-48f9"> a subject that people feel strongly about and argue about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fcf" id="battleground__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fce" id="battleground__18" original="E833.-48f8"><span class="x" id="battleground__19" original="E833.-48f7"> Education has become a key political battleground. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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be
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fcc" hm="1" id="be1" original="E392.-4020" sum="2833"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fcb" id="be1__1" original="E392.-401f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fca" id="be1__2" original="E392.-401e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> be <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fb4" id="be1__13" original="E392.-400a"><span class="pos" id="be1__14" original="E392.-4009"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6599" eid="be1__15" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.534e" geo="br" id="be1__16" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/be_/be__g/be__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/be_/be__g/be__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://be__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5351" geo="n_am" id="be1__18" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/be_/be__u/be__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/be_/be__u/be__us_1.ogg" href="sound://be__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5354" form="strong" geo="br" id="be1__20" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/be_/be__g/be__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/be_/be__g/be__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://be__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5357" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="be1__22" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/be_/be__u/be__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/be_/be__u/be__us_2.ogg" href="sound://be__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-55a6" id="be1__24" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.535a" form="root" id="be1__25"><span class="vp" id="be1__26"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> am/​are </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.535c" eid="be1__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.535d" geo="br" id="be1__28" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/am_/am__g/am__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/am_/am__g/am__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://am__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5360" geo="n_am" id="be1__30" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/am_/am__u/am__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/am_/am__u/am__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://am__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5363" geo="br" id="be1__32" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/are/are__/are__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/are/are__/are__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://are__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5366" geo="n_am" id="be1__34" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/are/are__/are__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/are/are__/are__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://are__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5369" form="neg" id="be1__36"><span class="vp" id="be1__37"> am not/​are not/​aren't </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.536b" form="thirdps" id="be1__38"><span class="vp" id="be1__39"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> is </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.536d" eid="be1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.536e" geo="br" id="be1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/i/is_/is__g/is__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/i/is_/is__g/is__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://is__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5371" geo="n_am" id="be1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/i/is_/is__u/is__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/i/is_/is__u/is__us_1.ogg" href="sound://is__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5374" form="neg" id="be1__45"><span class="vp" id="be1__46"> is not </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5376" form="short" id="be1__47"><span class="vp" id="be1__48"> isn't </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5378" form="past" id="be1__49"><span class="vp" id="be1__50"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> was </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.537a" eid="be1__51" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.537b" geo="br" id="be1__52" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__53"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/was/was__/was__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/was/was__/was__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://was__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.537e" geo="n_am" id="be1__54" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__55"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/was/was__/was__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/was/was__/was__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://was__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5381" form="strong" geo="br" id="be1__56" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be1__57"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɒz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/was/was__/was__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/was/was__/was__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://was__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5384" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="be1__58" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be1__59"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wʌz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/was/was__/was__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/was/was__/was__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://was__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5387" form="neg" id="be1__60"><span class="vp" id="be1__61"> was not </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5389" form="short" id="be1__62"><span class="vp" id="be1__63"> wasn't </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.538b" eid="be1__64" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.538c" geo="br" id="be1__65" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__66"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈwɒznt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/was/wasn_/wasn_t_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/was/wasn_/wasn_t_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://wasn_t_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.538f" geo="n_am" id="be1__67" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__68"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈwʌznt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/was/wasn_/wasn_t_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/was/wasn_/wasn_t_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://wasn_t_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5392" form="past" id="be1__69"><span class="vp" id="be1__70"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> were </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5394" eid="be1__71" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5395" geo="br" id="be1__72" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/wer/were_/were__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/wer/were_/were__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://were__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5398" geo="n_am" id="be1__74" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/wer/were_/were__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/wer/were_/were__us_1.ogg" href="sound://were__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.539b" form="strong" geo="br" id="be1__76" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be1__77"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/wer/were_/were__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/wer/were_/were__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://were__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.539e" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="be1__78" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be1__79"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/wer/were_/were__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/wer/were_/were__us_2.ogg" href="sound://were__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53a1" form="neg" id="be1__80"><span class="vp" id="be1__81"> were not </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53a3" form="short" id="be1__82"><span class="vp" id="be1__83"> weren't </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53a5" form="pastpart" id="be1__84"><span class="vp" id="be1__85"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> been </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53a7" eid="be1__86" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53a8" geo="br" id="be1__87" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__88"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bee/been_/been__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bee/been_/been__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://been__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53ab" geo="br" id="be1__89" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="be1__90"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bee/been_/been__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bee/been_/been__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://been__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53ae" geo="n_am" id="be1__91" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__92"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bee/been_/been__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bee/been_/been__us_1.ogg" href="sound://been__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53b1" form="prespart" id="be1__93"><span class="vp" id="be1__94"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> being </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53b3" eid="be1__95" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53b4" geo="br" id="be1__96" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__97"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bei/being/being__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bei/being/being__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://being__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53b7" geo="n_am" id="be1__98" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be1__99"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bei/being/being__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bei/being/being__us_1.ogg" href="sound://being__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f68" id="be1__100"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f67" id="be1__101" original="E392.-3fd8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f66" id="be1__102" original="E392.-3fd7"><span class="pos" id="be1__103" original="E392.-3fd6"> linking verb </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__104" original="E392.-3fd5"> there is/are + noun </span><span class="def" id="be1__105" original="E392.-3fd4"> to exist; to be present </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f62" id="be1__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f61" id="be1__107" original="E4a8.1429"><span class="x" id="be1__108" original="E4a8.142a"> There are no easy answers to this question. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f5f" id="be1__109" original="E4a8.142b"><span class="x" id="be1__110" original="E4a8.142c"> There were several reasons for this decision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f5d" id="be1__111" original="E4a8.142d"><span class="x" id="be1__112" original="E4a8.142e"> In order for motion to be possible, there must be empty space into which atoms can move. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f5b" id="be1__113" original="E392.-3fd3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f5a" id="be1__114"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="be1__115" original="E392.-3fd1"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__116" original="E392.-3fd0"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="be1__117" original="E392.-3fcf"> to be located; to be in a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f56" id="be1__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f55" id="be1__119" original="E4a8.142f"><span class="x" id="be1__120" original="E4a8.1430"> The city of Jakarta is on the northern coastal plain of Java. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f53" id="be1__121" original="E4a8.1431"><span class="x" id="be1__122" original="E4a8.1432"> Her children are all away at college. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f51" id="be1__123" original="E392.-3fce"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f50" id="be1__124"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="be1__125" original="E392.-3fcc"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__126" original="E392.-3fcb"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="be1__127" original="E392.-3fca"> to happen at a time or in a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f4c" id="be1__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f4b" id="be1__129" original="E4a8.1433"><span class="x" id="be1__130" original="E4a8.1434"> That was before the war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f49" id="be1__131" original="E4a8.1435"><span class="x" id="be1__132" original="E4a8.1436"> In 2016, the Olympics will be in Rio de Janeiro. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f47" id="be1__133" original="E392.-3fc9"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f46" id="be1__134"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="be1__135" original="E392.-3fc7"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__136" original="E392.-3fc6"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="be1__137" original="E392.-3fc5"> to remain in a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f42" id="be1__138"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f41" id="be1__139" original="E4a8.1437"><span class="x" id="be1__140" original="E4a8.1438"> She has been in the UK for eight years. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f3f" id="be1__141" original="E392.-3fc4"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f3e" id="be1__142"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="be1__143" original="E392.-3fc2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__144" original="E392.-3fc1"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="be1__145" original="E392.-3fc0"> to attend an event; to be present in a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f3a" id="be1__146"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f39" id="be1__147" original="E4a8.1439"><span class="x" id="be1__148" original="E4a8.143a"> Leaders of all the G8 nations were at the summit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f37" id="be1__149" original="E4a8.143b"><span class="x" id="be1__150" original="E4a8.143c"> In 1913 he was in Vienna, writing a theoretical treatise. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f35" id="be1__151" original="E392.-3fbf"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f34" id="be1__152"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="be1__153" original="E392.-3fbd"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="be1__154" original="E392.-3fbc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> only used in the perfect tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__155" original="E392.-3fbb"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="be1__156" original="E392.-3fba"> to visit a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f2f" id="be1__157"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f2e" id="be1__158" original="E4a8.143d"><span class="x" id="be1__159" original="E4a8.143e"> She had never been to Scotland. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f2c" id="be1__160" original="E392.-3fb4"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f2b" id="be1__161"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="be1__162" original="E392.-3fb2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__163" original="E392.-3fb1"><span class="exp" id="be1__164"> be </span> from… </span><span class="def" id="be1__165" original="E392.-3fb0"> used to say where somebody was born or where their home is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f26" id="be1__166"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f25" id="be1__167" original="E4a8.143f"><span class="x" id="be1__168" original="E4a8.1440"> Richard Nixon was from California. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f23" id="be1__169" original="E4a8.1441"><span class="x" id="be1__170" original="E4a8.1442"> He was from a Scottish landowning family. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f21" id="be1__171" original="E392.-3faf"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f20" id="be1__172" original="E392.-3fae"><span class="pos" id="be1__173" original="E392.-3fad"> linking verb </span></span><span class="def" id="be1__174" original="E392.-3fac"> used when you are naming people or things, describing them or giving more information about them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f1d" id="be1__175"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f1c" id="be1__176" original="E848.-5c24"><span class="cf" id="be1__177" original="E392.-3fab"> + noun </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f19" id="be1__179" original="E4a8.1445"><span class="x" id="be1__180" original="E4a8.1446"> He wanted to be a good father. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f17" id="be1__181" original="E4a8.1447"><span class="cf" id="be1__182" original="E392.-3faa"> + adj. </span><span class="x" id="be1__183" original="E4a8.1448"> By this time, she was 91 years old. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f14" id="be1__184" original="E4a8.1449"><span class="x" id="be1__185" original="E4a8.144a"> The results are very encouraging. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f12" id="be1__186" original="E4a8.144b"><span class="cf" id="be1__187" original="E392.-3fa9"><span class="exp" id="be1__188"> be </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="be1__189" original="E4a8.144c"> The fact is that US workers, on average, saw no improvement in their living standards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f0e" id="be1__190" original="E4a8.144d"><span class="cf" id="be1__191" original="E392.-3fa8"><span class="exp" id="be1__192"> be </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="be1__193" original="E4a8.144e"> The problem is getting it all done in the time available. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f0a" id="be1__194" original="E4a8.144f"><span class="cf" id="be1__195" original="E392.-3fa7"><span class="exp" id="be1__196"> be </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="be1__197" original="E4a8.1450"> The problem is to get it all done in the time available. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f06" id="be1__198" original="E4a5.65ef" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://would-be" title="would-be definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f05" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.4534" id="be1__199" original="E4a5.65f0"><span class="xh" id="be1__200"> would-be </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f03" id="be1__201" original="E392.-3fa6"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f02" id="be1__202" original="E392.-3fa5"><span class="pos" id="be1__203" original="E392.-3fa4"> linking verb </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__204" original="E392.-3fa3"> it is/was </span><span class="def" id="be1__205" original="E392.-3fa2"> used when you are describing a situation or saying what you think about it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-efe" id="be1__206"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-efd" id="be1__207" original="E4a8.1451"><span class="cf" id="be1__208" original="E392.-3fa1"> + adj. </span><span class="x" id="be1__209" original="E4a8.1452"> It is very cold in the winter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-efa" id="be1__210" original="E4a8.1453"><span class="x" id="be1__211" original="E4a8.1454"> In Denmark, for example, it is unusual for a woman not to work outside the home. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ef8" id="be1__212" original="E4a8.1455"><span class="cf" id="be1__213" original="E392.-3fa0"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="be1__214" original="E4a8.1456"> It is a shame this evidence was not available to earlier researchers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ef5" id="be1__215" original="E392.-3f9f"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ef4" id="be1__216" original="E392.-3f9e"><span class="pos" id="be1__217" original="E392.-3f9d"> linking verb </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__218" original="E392.-3f9c"> it is/was </span><span class="def" id="be1__219" original="E392.-3f9b"> used to talk about time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ef0" id="be1__220"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eef" id="be1__221" original="E4a8.1457"><span class="cf" id="be1__222" original="E392.-3f9a"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="be1__223" original="E4a8.1458"> It was August 1806 when Coleridge returned from Malta. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eec" id="be1__224" original="E4a8.1459"><span class="cf" id="be1__225" original="E392.-3f99"> + adj. </span><span class="x" id="be1__226" original="E4a8.145a"> It was early on the morning of 14 April. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ee9" id="be1__227" original="E392.-3f93"><span class="num"> 11 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ee8" id="be1__228" original="E392.-3f92"><span class="pos" id="be1__229" original="E392.-3f91"> linking verb </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ee6" id="be1__230"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="be1__231" original="E392.-3f8f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="be1__232" original="E392.-3f8e"> used to say who something belongs to or who it is intended for </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ee3" id="be1__233"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ee2" id="be1__234" original="E4a8.145b"><span class="cf" id="be1__235" original="E392.-3f8d"><span class="exp" id="be1__236"> be </span> mine, yours, etc. </span><span class="x" id="be1__237" original="E4a8.145c"> The money is not yours, it is John's. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ede" id="be1__238" original="E4a8.145d"><span class="cf" id="be1__239" original="E392.-3f8c"><span class="exp" id="be1__240"> be </span> for me, you, etc. </span><span class="x" id="be1__241" original="E4a8.145e"> This package is for you. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eda" id="be1__242" original="E392.-3f8b"><span class="num"> 12 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ed9" id="be1__243" original="E392.-3f8a"><span class="pos" id="be1__244" original="E392.-3f89"> linking verb </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__245" original="E392.-3f88"> + noun </span><span class="def" id="be1__246" original="E392.-3f87"> to cost </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ed5" id="be1__247"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ed4" id="be1__248" original="E4a8.145f"><span class="x" id="be1__249" original="E4a8.1460"> The tickets were £25 each. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ed2" id="be1__250" original="E392.-3f86"><span class="num"> 13 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ed1" id="be1__251" original="E392.-3f85"><span class="pos" id="be1__252" original="E392.-3f84"> linking verb </span></span><span class="cf" id="be1__253" original="E392.-3f83"> + noun </span><span class="def" id="be1__254" original="E392.-3f82"> to be equal to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ecd" id="be1__255"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ecc" id="be1__256" original="E4a8.1461"><span class="x" id="be1__257" original="E4a8.1462"> Three and three is six. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eca" id="be1__258" original="E4a8.1463"><span class="x" id="be1__259" original="E4a8.1464"> How much is a thousand pounds in euros? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ec8" id="be1__260" original="E4a8.1465"><span class="x" id="be1__261" original="E4a8.1466"> Let x be the sum of a and b. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ec6" id="be1__262" original="E392.-3f66"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="un" id="be1__263" original="E392.-3f7a" un="help"> Most idioms containing <span class="eb" id="be1__264" original="E392.-3f79"> be </span> are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example <span class="eb" id="be1__265" original="E392.-3f78"> as the case may be </span> is at <span class="eb" id="be1__266" original="E392.-3f77"> case </span> . </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ec5" id="be1__267" original="E392.-3f5f" sk="tobe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ec4" id="be1__268"><span class="idm" id="be1__269" original="E392.-3f5e"> -to-be </span><span class="use" id="be1__270" original="E392.-3f5d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ebd" id="be1__271"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ebc" id="be1__272"><span class="def" id="be1__273" original="E392.-3f5c"> future </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eba" id="be1__274"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eb9" id="be1__275" original="E4a8.1467"><span class="x" id="be1__276" original="E4a8.1468"> The programme provides job training to young mothers and mothers-to-be. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eb7" id="be1__277" original="E4a8.1469"><span class="x" id="be1__278" original="E4a8.146a"> She became the first commoner ever to marry an emperor-to-be. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eb5" hm="2" id="be2" original="E392.-3f5b" sum="1435"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eb4" id="be2__1" original="E392.-3f5a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eb3" id="be2__2" original="E392.-3f59"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> be <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> auxiliary verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e9d" id="be2__13" original="E392.-3f45"><span class="pos" id="be2__14" original="E392.-3f44"> auxiliary verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65a6" eid="be2__15" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53ba" geo="br" id="be2__16" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/be_/be__g/be__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/be_/be__g/be__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://be__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53bd" geo="n_am" id="be2__18" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/be_/be__u/be__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/be_/be__u/be__us_1.ogg" href="sound://be__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53c0" form="strong" geo="br" id="be2__20" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/be_/be__g/be__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/be_/be__g/be__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://be__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53c3" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="be2__22" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/be_/be__u/be__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/be_/be__u/be__us_2.ogg" href="sound://be__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-55a4" id="be2__24" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53c6" form="root" id="be2__25"><span class="vp" id="be2__26"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> am/​are </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53c8" eid="be2__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53c9" geo="br" id="be2__28" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/am_/am__g/am__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/am_/am__g/am__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://am__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53cc" geo="n_am" id="be2__30" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> æm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/am_/am__u/am__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/am_/am__u/am__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://am__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53cf" geo="br" id="be2__32" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/are/are__/are__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/are/are__/are__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://are__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53d2" geo="n_am" id="be2__34" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɑːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/are/are__/are__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/are/are__/are__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://are__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53d5" form="neg" id="be2__36"><span class="vp" id="be2__37"> am not/​are not/​aren't </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53d7" form="thirdps" id="be2__38"><span class="vp" id="be2__39"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> is </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53d9" eid="be2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53da" geo="br" id="be2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/i/is_/is__g/is__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/i/is_/is__g/is__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://is__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53dd" geo="n_am" id="be2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/i/is_/is__u/is__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/i/is_/is__u/is__us_1.ogg" href="sound://is__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53e0" form="neg" id="be2__45"><span class="vp" id="be2__46"> is not </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53e2" form="short" id="be2__47"><span class="vp" id="be2__48"> isn't </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53e4" form="past" id="be2__49"><span class="vp" id="be2__50"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> was </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53e6" eid="be2__51" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53e7" geo="br" id="be2__52" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__53"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/was/was__/was__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/was/was__/was__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://was__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53ea" geo="n_am" id="be2__54" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__55"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/was/was__/was__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/was/was__/was__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://was__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53ed" form="strong" geo="br" id="be2__56" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be2__57"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɒz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/was/was__/was__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/was/was__/was__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://was__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53f0" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="be2__58" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be2__59"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wʌz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/was/was__/was__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/was/was__/was__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://was__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53f3" form="neg" id="be2__60"><span class="vp" id="be2__61"> was not </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53f5" form="short" id="be2__62"><span class="vp" id="be2__63"> wasn't </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53f7" eid="be2__64" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53f8" geo="br" id="be2__65" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__66"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈwɒznt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/was/wasn_/wasn_t_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/was/wasn_/wasn_t_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://wasn_t_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53fb" geo="n_am" id="be2__67" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__68"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈwʌznt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/was/wasn_/wasn_t_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/was/wasn_/wasn_t_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://wasn_t_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.53fe" form="past" id="be2__69"><span class="vp" id="be2__70"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> were </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5400" eid="be2__71" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5401" geo="br" id="be2__72" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/wer/were_/were__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/wer/were_/were__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://were__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5404" geo="n_am" id="be2__74" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/wer/were_/were__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/wer/were_/were__us_1.ogg" href="sound://were__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5407" form="strong" geo="br" id="be2__76" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be2__77"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/w/wer/were_/were__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/w/wer/were_/were__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://were__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.540a" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="be2__78" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="be2__79"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> wɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/w/wer/were_/were__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/w/wer/were_/were__us_2.ogg" href="sound://were__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.540d" form="neg" id="be2__80"><span class="vp" id="be2__81"> were not </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.540f" form="short" id="be2__82"><span class="vp" id="be2__83"> weren't </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5411" form="prespart" id="be2__84"><span class="vp" id="be2__85"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> being </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5413" eid="be2__86" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5414" geo="br" id="be2__87" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__88"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bei/being/being__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bei/being/being__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://being__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5417" geo="n_am" id="be2__89" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="be2__90"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bei/being/being__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bei/being/being__us_1.ogg" href="sound://being__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e99" id="be2__91"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e98" id="be2__92" original="E392.-3f41"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="be2__93" original="E392.-3f40"> used with a past participle to form the passive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e96" id="be2__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e95" id="be2__95" original="E4a8.166b"><span class="x" id="be2__96" original="E4a8.166c"> He was killed in the war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e93" id="be2__97" original="E4a8.166d"><span class="x" id="be2__98" original="E4a8.166e"> Fusion power is still being developed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e91" id="be2__99" original="E4a8.166f"><span class="x" id="be2__100" original="E4a8.1670"> Participants will be told what to do. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e8f" id="be2__101" original="E392.-3f3f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="be2__102" original="E392.-3f3e"> used with a present participle to form progressive tenses </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e8d" id="be2__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e8c" id="be2__104" original="E4a8.1671"><span class="x" id="be2__105" original="E4a8.1672"> More students are studying closer to home. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e8a" id="be2__106" original="E4a8.1673"><span class="x" id="be2__107" original="E4a8.1674"> We have been investigating two broad areas of application for this technology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e88" id="be2__108" original="E4a8.1675"><span class="x" id="be2__109" original="E4a8.1676"> Techniques such as these are continually being refined. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e86" id="be2__110" original="E392.-3f38"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="be2__111" original="E392.-3f37"> used to avoid repeating the full form of a verb in the passive or a progressive tense </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e84" id="be2__112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e83" id="be2__113" original="E4a8.1677"><span class="x" id="be2__114" original="E4a8.1678"> Karen was not defeated in any of her games, but all the others were. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e81" id="be2__115" original="E392.-3f36"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="be2__116" original="E392.-3f35"><span class="exp" id="be2__117"> be </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="be2__118" original="E392.-3f34"> used to say what must or should be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e7d" id="be2__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e7c" id="be2__120" original="E4a8.1679"><span class="x" id="be2__121" original="E4a8.167a"> They could not agree on what was to be done about the problem. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e7a" id="be2__122" original="E392.-3f33"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="be2__123" original="E392.-3f32"><span class="exp" id="be2__124"> be </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="be2__125" original="E392.-3f31"> used to say what is arranged to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e76" id="be2__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e75" id="be2__127" original="E4a8.167b"><span class="x" id="be2__128" original="E4a8.167c"> Construction is to begin next summer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e73" id="be2__129" original="E392.-3f30"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="be2__130" original="E392.-3f2f"><span class="exp" id="be2__131"> be </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="be2__132" original="E392.-3f2e"> used to say what happened later </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e6f" id="be2__133"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e6e" id="be2__134" original="E4a8.167d"><span class="x" id="be2__135" original="E4a8.167e"> He was to regret this decision for the rest of his life. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e6c" id="be2__136" original="E392.-3f2d"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="cf" id="be2__137" original="E392.-3f2c"><span class="exp" id="be2__138"> be </span> not, never, etc. to do something/be done </span><span class="def" id="be2__139" original="E392.-3f2b"> used to say what could not or did not happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e68" id="be2__140"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e67" id="be2__141" original="E4a8.167f"><span class="x" id="be2__142" original="E4a8.1680"> He was never to see England again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e65" id="be2__143" original="E4a8.1681"><span class="x" id="be2__144" original="E4a8.1682"> The strange blue fish was not to be found in any of the books she consulted. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e63" id="be2__145" original="E392.-3f2a"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="cf" id="be2__146" original="E392.-3f29"> if somebody/it were to do something… </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e61" id="be2__147"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="be2__148" original="E392.-3f26" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="be2__149" original="E392.-3f25"> used to express a condition </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e5e" id="be2__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e5d" id="be2__151" original="E4a8.1683"><span class="x" id="be2__152" original="E4a8.1684"> She would be ostracized both religiously and socially if she were to be divorced. 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beach
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e5b" id="beach" original="E392.-3f08" sum="284"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e5a" id="beach__1" original="E392.-3f07"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e59" id="beach__2" original="E392.-3f06"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beach </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e4e" id="beach__7" original="E392.-3efb"><span class="pos" id="beach__8" original="E392.-3efa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65b3" eid="beach__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.55af" geo="br" id="beach__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beach__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beach/beach__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beach/beach__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://beach__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.55b2" geo="n_am" id="beach__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beach__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beach/beach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beach/beach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e4c" id="beach__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e4b" id="beach__15" original="E392.-3ef9"><span class="def" id="beach__16" original="E392.-3ef8"> an area of sand or small stones, beside the sea or a lake </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e49" id="beach__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e48" id="beach__18" original="E487.4b22"><span class="x" id="beach__19" original="E487.4b23"> Sea turtles, for example, lay eggs in underground nests on the beach. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e46" id="beach__20" original="E487.4b24"><span class="x" id="beach__21" original="E487.4b25"> Sandy beaches stretch along the coastline. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5cd0" id="beach__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beach_1" title="beach definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5ccf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-361f" id="beach__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beach__24"> beach </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beam
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e44" id="beam" original="E392.-3d75" sum="553"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e43" id="beam__1" original="E392.-3d74"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e42" id="beam__2" original="E392.-3d73"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beam </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e34" id="beam__9" original="E392.-3d68"><span class="pos" id="beam__10" original="E392.-3d67"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65ba" eid="beam__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.57cf" geo="br" id="beam__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beam__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beam_/beam__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beam_/beam__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beam__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.57d2" geo="n_am" id="beam__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beam__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beam_/beam__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beam_/beam__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beam__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e32" id="beam__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e31" id="beam__17" original="E392.-3d66"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="beam__18" original="E392.-3d65"> a line of light, electric waves or <a class="ndv" href="entry://particles" id="beam__19"> particles </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e2e" id="beam__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e2d" id="beam__21" original="E85c.-785e"><span class="x" id="beam__22" original="E85c.-785d"> The two light beams must be of exactly the same intensity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e2b" id="beam__23" original="E85c.-785c"><span class="x" id="beam__24" original="E85c.-785b"> The finely focused electron beam is scanned over the surface. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e29" id="beam__25" original="E85c.-7859"><span class="cf" id="beam__26" original="E85c.-785a"><span class="exp" id="beam__27"> beam </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="beam__28" original="E85c.-7858"> A fine beam of ultraviolet light activates the fluorescent compound. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e25" id="beam__29" original="E392.-3d5e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="beam__30" original="E392.-3d5d"> a long piece of wood, metal, etc. used to support weight in a building or other structure </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e23" id="beam__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e22" id="beam__32" original="E85c.-7857"><span class="x" id="beam__33" original="E85c.-7856"> The load-carrying capacity of the high-strength steel beam was 17.5 kN. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5cb2" id="beam__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beam_1" title="beam definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5cb1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-3401" id="beam__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beam__36"> beam </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bear
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e20" id="bear" original="E392.-3bf8" sum="6575"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e1f" id="bear__1" original="E392.-3bf7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e1e" id="bear__2" original="E392.-3bf6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bear </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e0f" id="bear__10" original="E392.-3bea"><span class="pos" id="bear__11" original="E392.-3be9"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65c1" eid="bear__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.59ad" geo="br" id="bear__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/bear_/bear__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/bear_/bear__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bear__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.59b0" geo="n_am" id="bear__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ber <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/bear_/bear__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/bear_/bear__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bear__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2836" id="bear__17" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-489a" form="root" id="bear__18"><span class="vp" id="bear__19"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bear </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4898" eid="bear__20" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4897" geo="br" id="bear__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/bear_/bear__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/bear_/bear__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bear__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4894" geo="n_am" id="bear__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ber <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/bear_/bear__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/bear_/bear__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bear__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4891" form="thirdps" id="bear__25"><span class="vp" id="bear__26"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bears </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-488f" eid="bear__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-488e" geo="br" id="bear__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/bears/bears__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/bears/bears__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bears__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-488b" geo="n_am" id="bear__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> berz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/bears/bears__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/bears/bears__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bears__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4888" form="past" id="bear__32"><span class="vp" id="bear__33"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bore </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4886" eid="bear__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4885" geo="br" id="bear__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/bore_/bore__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/bore_/bore__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bore__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4882" geo="n_am" id="bear__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/bore_/bore__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/bore_/bore__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bore__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-487f" form="pastpart" id="bear__39"><span class="vp" id="bear__40"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> borne </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-487d" eid="bear__41" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-487c" geo="br" id="bear__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borne/borne__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borne/borne__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borne__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4879" geo="n_am" id="bear__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borne/borne__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borne/borne__us_1.ogg" href="sound://borne__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4876" form="prespart" id="bear__46"><span class="vp" id="bear__47"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bearing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4874" eid="bear__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-4873" geo="br" id="bear__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beari/bearing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beari/bearing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bearing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-486f" geo="n_am" id="bear__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bear__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beari/bearing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beari/bearing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bearing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dcb" id="bear__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dca" id="bear__54" original="E392.-3b9d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="bear__55" original="E392.-3b9a"><span class="exp" id="bear__56"> bear </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bear__57" original="E85c.-633b"> to have something as a characteristic or feature; to be connected with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dc6" id="bear__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dc5" id="bear__59" original="E4a8.1824"><span class="x" id="bear__60" original="E4a8.1825"> The novel bears a passing resemblance to Shakespeare's ‘King Lear’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dc3" id="bear__61" original="E88a.-5427"><span class="x" id="bear__62" original="E88a.-5426"> He has chest pain that bears no relation to exertion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dc1" id="bear__63" original="E85c.-633a"><span class="x" id="bear__64" original="E85c.-6339"> These phenomena bear the imprint of their times. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dbf" id="bear__65" original="E85c.-6331"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="bear__66" original="E85c.-632e"><span class="exp" id="bear__67"> bear </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bear__68" original="E85c.-632d"> to have a particular mark, word or symbol that can be seen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dbb" id="bear__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dba" id="bear__70" original="E85c.-632c"><span class="x" id="bear__71" original="E85c.-632b"> Both men bore physical scars consistent with torture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-db8" id="bear__72" original="E85c.-632a"><span class="x" id="bear__73" original="E85c.-6329"> All toys which comply with European Commission minimum safety standards must bear the CE mark. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-db6" id="bear__74" original="E85c.-6328"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="bear__75" original="E85c.-6325"><span class="exp" id="bear__76"> bear </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bear__77" original="E85c.-6324"> to have a particular name </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-db2" id="bear__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-db1" id="bear__79" original="E85c.-6321"><span class="x" id="bear__80" original="E85c.-6320"> Kepler summarized his discoveries in three laws that now bear his name. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-daf" id="bear__81" original="E85c.-631f"><span class="x" id="bear__82" original="E85c.-631e"> Rulers bore the title ‘Sultan’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dad" id="bear__83" original="E392.-3baf"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="bear__84" original="E392.-3bac"><span class="exp" id="bear__85"> bear </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bear__86" original="E392.-3ba9"> to take responsibility for something difficult; to be affected by or deal with something unpleasant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-da9" id="bear__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-da8" id="bear__88" original="E85c.-6314"><span class="x" id="bear__89" original="E85c.-6313"> Students must bear the cost of their studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-da6" id="bear__90" original="E85c.-6311"><span class="x" id="bear__91" original="E85c.-6310"> Wives typically bear a greater responsibility for household duties and family care. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-da4" id="bear__92" original="E85c.-631d"><span class="x" id="bear__93" original="E85c.-631c"> The applicant should not be expected to bear the entire burden of proof. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-da2" id="bear__94" original="E85c.-6317"><span class="x" id="bear__95" original="E85c.-6316"> It was unskilled blue-collar workers who bore the brunt of redundancies. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="bear__96" original="E85c.-630e" un="help"> If somebody <span class="eb" id="bear__97" original="E85c.-630d"> cannot bear </span> something, they feel unable to deal with it or accept it: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d9e" id="bear__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d9d" id="bear__99" original="E85c.-630c"><span class="x" id="bear__100" original="E85c.-630b"> Her jealous husband could not bear the possibility of his wife talking to another man. </span></span></span> The short form ‘can't/couldn't bear’ is not suitable in academic writing, unless you are quoting. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d9b" id="bear__101" original="E4a8.1826"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="bear__102" original="E4a8.1827"> to have a feeling, especially a negative feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d99" id="bear__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d98" id="bear__104" original="E85c.-6333"><span class="cf" id="bear__105" original="E4a8.1828"><span class="exp" id="bear__106"> bear </span> something </span><span class="x" id="bear__107" original="E85c.-6332"> She bore a grudge against them because of their role in his death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d94" id="bear__108" original="E4a8.182a"><span class="cf" id="bear__109" original="E4a8.1829"><span class="exp" id="bear__110"> bear </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="bear__111" original="E4a8.182b"> He bore them no ill will. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d90" id="bear__112" original="E392.-3bb6"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="bear__113" original="E392.-3bb0"><span class="exp" id="bear__114"> bear </span> (doing) something </span><span class="def" id="bear__115" original="E392.-3bb2"> to be suitable for something; to be worth doing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d8c" id="bear__116"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d8b" id="bear__117" original="E85c.-6304"><span class="x" id="bear__118" original="E85c.-6303"> It bears repeating that this analysis had been firmly rejected by the Court. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="bear__119" original="E4a8.182c" un="help"> If something <span class="eb" id="bear__120" original="E4a8.182d"> does not bear close inspection </span> , it will be found to be unacceptable when carefully examined: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d87" id="bear__121"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d86" id="bear__122" original="E85c.-630a"><span class="x" id="bear__123" original="E85c.-6309"> This claim does not bear close inspection. </span></span></span> If something <span class="eb" id="bear__124" original="E848.-5c01"> does not bear comparison </span> with something else, it is not nearly as good: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d83" id="bear__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d82" id="bear__126" original="E85c.-6307"><span class="x" id="bear__127" original="E85c.-6306"> Her later work does not bear comparison with her earlier novels. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d80" id="bear__128" original="E392.-3b8f"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="cf" id="bear__129" original="E392.-3b8c"><span class="exp" id="bear__130"> bear </span> somebody/something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d7d" id="bear__131"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bear__132" original="E4a8.1831" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bear__133" original="E392.-3b87"> to carry or hold somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d7a" id="bear__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d79" id="bear__135" original="E85c.-6302"><span class="x" id="bear__136" original="E85c.-6301"> Relatives bearing gifts followed the couple on foot. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d77" id="bear__137" original="E85c.-6300"><span class="x" id="bear__138" original="E85c.-62ff"> The condition commonly affects weight-bearing joints (hips and knees). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d75" id="bear__139" original="E85c.-62fe"><span class="x" id="bear__140" original="E85c.-62fd"> The gun lobby sought to preserve the right to bear arms. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d73" id="bear__141" original="E392.-3b7f"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d72" id="bear__142"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bear__143" original="E4a8.1833" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bear__144" original="E392.-3b7b"> to give birth to a child </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d6f" id="bear__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d6e" id="bear__146" original="E85c.-62fc"><span class="cf" id="bear__147" original="E392.-3b7a"><span class="exp" id="bear__148"> bear </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="bear__149" original="E85c.-62fb"> She was not able to bear children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d6a" id="bear__150" original="E85c.-62fa"><span class="cf" id="bear__151" original="E392.-3b79"><span class="exp" id="bear__152"> bear </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="bear__153" original="E85c.-62f9"> She bore him three daughters. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d66" id="bear__154" original="E392.-3b78"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="cf" id="bear__155" original="E392.-3b75"><span class="exp" id="bear__156"> bear </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d63" id="bear__157"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bear__158" original="E4a8.1835" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bear__159" original="E392.-3b72"> to produce flowers or fruit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d60" id="bear__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d5f" id="bear__161" original="E85c.-62f8"><span class="x" id="bear__162" original="E85c.-62f7"> Many species of fig trees bear fruit several times a year. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d5d" id="bear__163" original="E392.-3b6c"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF1" id="bear__164" original="E88b.-7e06" sk="bearcomparison"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF2" id="bear__165"><span class="idm" id="bear__166" original="E88b.-7de4"> bear/stand comparison (with something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF4" id="bear__167"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF5" id="bear__168"><span class="def" id="bear__169" original="E88b.-7de3"> to be as good (as something else) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF7" id="bear__170"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF8" id="bear__171" original="E88b.-7de2"><span class="x" id="bear__172" original="E88b.-7de1"> British television stands comparison with that of any other country. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d5c" id="bear__173" original="E392.-3b66" sk="bearfruit"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d5b" id="bear__174"><span class="idm" id="bear__175" original="E392.-3b65"> bear fruit </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d59" id="bear__176"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d58" id="bear__177"><span class="def" id="bear__178" original="E392.-3b64"> to have a successful result </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d56" id="bear__179"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d55" id="bear__180" original="E85c.-62f6"><span class="x" id="bear__181" original="E85c.-62f5"> These efforts have finally borne fruit. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF1" id="bear__182" original="E3a2.-832" sk="bearinmind"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF2" id="bear__183"><span class="idm" id="bear__184" original="E3a2.-831"> bear/keep somebody/something in mind </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="bear__185" original="E3a2.-830"> bear/keep in mind that… </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF5" id="bear__186"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF6" id="bear__187"><span class="def" id="bear__188" original="E3a2.-82f"> to remember somebody/something; to remember or consider that… </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF8" id="bear__189"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF9" id="bear__190" original="E875.52ff"><span class="x" id="bear__191" original="E875.5300"> For Clifford, keeping in mind gender as a category for analysis is all-important. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF11" id="bear__192" original="E875.5301"><span class="x" id="bear__193" original="E875.5302"> However, it should also be borne in mind that stated preferences may not reflect individuals' true preferences. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF1" id="bear__194" original="E88c.-78e4" sk="bearmark"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF2" id="bear__195"><span class="idm" id="bear__196" original="E88c.-78f3"> bear/carry the mark(s) (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF4" id="bear__197"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF5" id="bear__198"><span class="def" id="bear__199" original="E88c.-78e3"> to show signs of what has happened to somebody/something or the way they have developed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF7" id="bear__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3b-FF8" id="bear__201" original="E88c.-78e2"><span class="x" id="bear__202" original="E88c.-78e1"> International financial institutions still bear the mark of the economic systems from which they have originated. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d53" id="bear__203" original="E85c.-62f4" sk="bearwitnessto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d52" id="bear__204"><span class="idm" id="bear__205" original="E85c.-62f3"> bear witness/testimony to something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d50" id="bear__206"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d4f" id="bear__207"><span class="def" id="bear__208" original="E85c.-62f2"> to provide evidence of the truth of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d4d" id="bear__209"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d4c" id="bear__210" original="E85c.-62f1"><span class="x" id="bear__211" original="E85c.-62f0"> Her diary bears witness to traumatic events of the past. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d4a" id="bear__212" original="E85c.-62ef"><span class="x" id="bear__213" original="E85c.-62ee"> A rich fossil record bears testimony to the enormous area that was inhabited. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d48" id="bear__214" original="E392.-3b58" sk="bringtobear"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d47" id="bear__215"><span class="idm" id="bear__216" original="E392.-3b57"> bring something to bear (on/upon somebody/something) </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d45" id="bear__217"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="bear__218" original="E85c.-62ec"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d43" id="bear__219"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d42" id="bear__220"><span class="def" id="bear__221" original="E392.-3b54"> to use pressure, influence or ideas to try to achieve something or make somebody do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d40" id="bear__222"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3f" id="bear__223" original="E85c.-62eb"><span class="x" id="bear__224" original="E85c.-62ea"> Strong pressure should be brought to bear on the child to return to school. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d3d" id="bear__225" original="E85c.-62e9"><span class="x" id="bear__226" original="E85c.-62e8"> The range of techniques brought to bear on the problem grew rapidly. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d2e" id="bear__227" original="E392.-3b42"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d2d" id="bear__228" original="E392.-3b41"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d2c" id="bear__229"><h4 class="pv"> bear down on somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d2a" id="bear__231"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d29" id="bear__232" original="E392.-3b3f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bear__233" original="E85c.-62e4"> to approach or deal with somebody/something with a lot of force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d27" id="bear__234"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d26" id="bear__235" original="E85c.-62e3"><span class="x" id="bear__236" original="E85c.-62e2"> As the flood bore down on the trucks, the guides scrambled up nearby slopes to safety. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d24" id="bear__237" original="E85c.-62e1"><span class="x" id="bear__238" original="E85c.-62e0"> He was determined to bear down on public debt. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d22" id="bear__239" original="E4a8.1836"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bear__240" original="E4a8.1837"> to press down on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d20" id="bear__241"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d1f" id="bear__242" original="E85c.-62dd"><span class="x" id="bear__243" original="E85c.-62dc"> These three forces combine to bear down on the stone below. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d1d" id="bear__244" original="E392.-3b37"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d1c" id="bear__245"><h4 class="pv"> bear on somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d1a" id="bear__247"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d19" id="bear__248"><span class="def" id="bear__249" original="E392.-3b33"> to be relevant or related to something; to have an effect on somebody/something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d17" id="bear__250" original="E392.-3b32" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://affect1" title="affect1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d16" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b7" id="bear__251" original="E392.-3b31"><span class="xh" id="bear__252"> affect </span><span class="xhm" id="bear__253"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d12" id="bear__254"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d11" id="bear__255" original="E85c.-62db"><span class="x" id="bear__256" original="E85c.-62da"> These factors bear directly on the success or failure of the therapy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d0f" id="bear__257" original="E85c.-62d9"><span class="x" id="bear__258" original="E85c.-62d8"> These policies bore most heavily on the more vulnerable elements in urban society. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d0d" id="bear__259" original="E392.-3b2f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d0c" id="bear__260"><h4 class="pv"> bear somebody/something out </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d0a" id="bear__262"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="bear__263" original="E85c.-62d7"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d08" id="bear__264"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d07" id="bear__265"><span class="def" id="bear__266" original="E392.-3b2b"> to show that somebody is right or that something is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d05" id="bear__267"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d04" id="bear__268" original="E85c.-62d6"><span class="x" id="bear__269" original="E85c.-62d5"> This theory is not borne out by the facts. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5c46" id="bear__270" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bear_1" title="bear definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5c45" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-31ff" id="bear__271" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bear__272"> bear </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bearer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d02" id="bearer" original="E392.-3a8a" sum="493"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d01" id="bearer__1" original="E392.-3a89"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d00" id="bearer__2" original="E392.-3a88"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bearer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cf4" id="bearer__7" original="E392.-3a80"><span class="pos" id="bearer__8" original="E392.-3a7f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65d6" eid="bearer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5ba8" geo="br" id="bearer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bearer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeərə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beare/bearer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beare/bearer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bearer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5bac" geo="n_am" id="bearer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bearer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beare/bearer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beare/bearer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bearer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cf2" id="bearer__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cf1" id="bearer__15" original="E392.-3a6d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bearer__16" original="E85c.-6346"> a person or thing that carries something, brings something or passes something on </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cef" id="bearer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cee" id="bearer__18" original="E85c.-6345"><span class="x" id="bearer__19" original="E85c.-6344"> The expedition to East Africa involved trackers, porters and gun bearers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cec" id="bearer__20" original="E85c.-6342"><span class="cf" id="bearer__21" original="E85c.-6343"><span class="exp" id="bearer__22"> bearer </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bearer__23" original="E85c.-6341"> Words are the bearers of meaning. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ce8" id="bearer__24" original="E85c.-6340"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="bearer__25" original="E85c.-633e"><span class="exp" id="bearer__26"> bearer </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="bearer__27" original="E85c.-633f"> a person who takes responsibility for something or who deals with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ce4" id="bearer__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ce3" id="bearer__29" original="E85c.-633d"><span class="x" id="bearer__30" original="E85c.-633c"> The bearers of health care costs need better value for money. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5b69" id="bearer__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bearer" title="bearer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5b68" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-2fb5" id="bearer__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bearer__33"> bearer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bearing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ce1" id="bearing" original="E392.-3a60" sum="1471"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ce0" id="bearing__1" original="E392.-3a5f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cdf" id="bearing__2" original="E392.-3a5e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bearing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cd3" id="bearing__7" original="E392.-3a56"><span class="pos" id="bearing__8" original="E392.-3a55"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65df" eid="bearing__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5bfa" geo="br" id="bearing__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bearing__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beari/bearing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beari/bearing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bearing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5bfe" geo="n_am" id="bearing__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bearing__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beari/bearing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beari/bearing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bearing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cd1" id="bearing__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cd0" id="bearing__15" original="E392.-3a43"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bearing__16" original="E392.-3a3f"> a part of a machine that supports a moving part, especially one that is turning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cce" id="bearing__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ccd" id="bearing__18" original="E85c.-62ce"><span class="x" id="bearing__19" original="E85c.-62cd"> Spinning the wheel faster will place a greater mechanical demand on the drive motor, bearings and seals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ccb" id="bearing__20" original="E392.-3a4b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bearing__21" original="E392.-3a47"> a direction measured from a fixed point using a <a class="ndv" href="entry://compass" id="bearing__22"> compass </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cc8" id="bearing__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cc7" id="bearing__24" original="E4a8.18db"><span class="x" id="bearing__25" original="E4a8.18dc"> There were no steeples or bridges from which to take a bearing. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="bearing__26" original="E85c.-62ca" un="help"> The expression <span class="eb" id="bearing__27" original="E85c.-62c9"> get/lose your bearings </span> is used to talk about finding/losing your way, mainly in a figurative sense: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cc3" id="bearing__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cc2" id="bearing__29" original="E85c.-62c8"><span class="x" id="bearing__30" original="E85c.-62c7"> Faced with uncertainty, he returns to a place of familiarity to get his bearings. </span></span></span> To <span class="eb" id="bearing__31" original="E85c.-62c4"> take your bearings from </span> something is to take it as your starting point and work out your position in relation to it: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cbf" id="bearing__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cbe" id="bearing__33" original="E85c.-62c3"><span class="x" id="bearing__34" original="E85c.-62c2"> Global constitutionalism takes its bearings from the same key themes. </span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cbc" id="bearing__35" original="E392.-3a3b"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cbb" id="bearing__36" original="E85c.-62be" sk="havebearingon"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cba" id="bearing__37"><span class="idm" id="bearing__38" original="E85c.-62bd"> have (a) bearing on/upon something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cb8" id="bearing__39"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cb7" id="bearing__40"><span class="def" id="bearing__41" original="E85c.-62bc"> to have an effect on something; to be relevant or related to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cb5" id="bearing__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cb4" id="bearing__43" original="E4a8.18dd"><span class="x" id="bearing__44" original="E4a8.18de"> Events in France had a direct bearing on the EC. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cb2" id="bearing__45" original="E85c.-62bb"><span class="x" id="bearing__46" original="E85c.-62ba"> Disparities in party wealth had a significant bearing on how the campaigns were fought. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cb0" id="bearing__47" original="E85c.-62b9"><span class="x" id="bearing__48" original="E85c.-62b8"> Conflict of personalities may therefore have a bearing upon the result. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cae" id="bearing__49" original="E85c.-62b7"><span class="x" id="bearing__50" original="E85c.-62b6"> This information has little bearing on the issues the report is intended to address. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5b43" id="bearing__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bearing" title="bearing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5b42" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-2f7e" id="bearing__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bearing__53"> bearing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beat
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cac" hm="1" id="beat1" original="E392.-39a0" sum="1471"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cab" id="beat1__1" original="E392.-399f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-caa" id="beat1__2" original="E392.-399e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beat <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c9d" id="beat1__9" original="E392.-3993"><span class="pos" id="beat1__10" original="E392.-3992"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65e8" eid="beat1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5d18" geo="br" id="beat1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beat_/beat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beat_/beat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5d1b" geo="n_am" id="beat1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beat_/beat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beat_/beat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2806" id="beat1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26db" form="root" id="beat1__17"><span class="vp" id="beat1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> beat </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26dd" eid="beat1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26de" geo="br" id="beat1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beat_/beat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beat_/beat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26e1" geo="n_am" id="beat1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beat_/beat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beat_/beat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26e4" form="thirdps" id="beat1__24"><span class="vp" id="beat1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> beats </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26e6" eid="beat1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26e7" geo="br" id="beat1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beats/beats__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beats/beats__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beats__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26ea" geo="n_am" id="beat1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beats/beats__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beats/beats__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beats__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26ed" form="past" id="beat1__31"><span class="vp" id="beat1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> beat </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26ef" eid="beat1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26f0" geo="br" id="beat1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beat_/beat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beat_/beat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26f3" geo="n_am" id="beat1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beat_/beat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beat_/beat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26f6" form="pastpart" id="beat1__38"><span class="vp" id="beat1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> beaten </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26f8" eid="beat1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26f9" geo="br" id="beat1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beate/beaten__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beate/beaten__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beaten__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26fc" geo="n_am" id="beat1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beate/beaten__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beate/beaten__us_2.ogg" href="sound://beaten__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.26ff" form="prespart" id="beat1__45"><span class="vp" id="beat1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> beating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2701" eid="beat1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2702" geo="br" id="beat1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beati/beating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beati/beating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2705" geo="n_am" id="beat1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beati/beating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beati/beating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c6c" id="beat1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c6b" id="beat1__53" original="E392.-3948"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c6a" id="beat1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="beat1__55" original="E392.-3945"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="beat1__56" original="E81e.27fb"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beat1__57" original="E392.-3944"> to hit somebody violently many times </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c66" id="beat1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c65" id="beat1__59" original="E81e.27fc"><span class="cf" id="beat1__60" original="E392.-3940"><span class="exp" id="beat1__61"> beat </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="beat1__62" original="E81e.27fd"> It was clear that she had been beaten. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c61" id="beat1__63" original="E81e.2800"><span class="cf" id="beat1__64" original="E392.-393f"><span class="exp" id="beat1__65"> beat </span> somebody + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="beat1__66" original="E81e.2801"> He was subsequently beaten to death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c5d" id="beat1__67" original="E81e.2804"><span class="x" id="beat1__68" original="E81e.2805"> The women had been beaten into submission. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c5b" id="beat1__69" original="E81e.2806"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c5a" id="beat1__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="beat1__71" original="E81e.2808"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="beat1__72" original="E392.-3946"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beat1__73" original="E81e.2809"> to hit something hard, usually more than once </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c56" id="beat1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c55" id="beat1__75" original="E81e.280a"><span class="cf" id="beat1__76" original="E392.-3942"><span class="exp" id="beat1__77"> beat </span> something </span><span class="x" id="beat1__78" original="E81e.280b"> The drummers walk before the cart, beating their drums. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c51" id="beat1__79" original="E81e.280d"><span class="cf" id="beat1__80" original="E81e.280c"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="beat1__81" original="E81e.280e"> The dramatic effect is heightened by the waves beating on the shore. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c4e" id="beat1__82" original="E392.-396f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c4d" id="beat1__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="beat1__84" original="E392.-396d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beat1__85" original="E81e.280f"> to be more successful than somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c4a" id="beat1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c49" id="beat1__87" original="E81e.2810"><span class="cf" id="beat1__88" original="E392.-396c"><span class="exp" id="beat1__89"> beat </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="beat1__90" original="E81e.2811"> To beat competitors, the service firm must continually meet or exceed customer expectation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c45" id="beat1__91" original="E81e.2813"><span class="cf" id="beat1__92" original="E81e.2812"><span class="exp" id="beat1__93"> beat </span> somebody/something + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="beat1__94" original="E81e.2814"> The defensive strategy beat off the strategy of the market challenger. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c41" id="beat1__95" original="E81e.2815"><span class="x" id="beat1__96" original="E81e.2816"> The Liberal Democrats were beaten into third place by the Respect party. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="beat1__97" original="E81e.2817" un="help"> In general English, <span class="eb" id="beat1__98" original="E81e.2818"> beat </span> is often used to talk about defeating somebody in a game or war: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c3d" id="beat1__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c3c" id="beat1__100" original="E81e.2819"><span class="x" id="beat1__101" original="E81e.281a"> He beat me at chess. </span></span></span> In academic English, <span class="eb" id="beat1__102" original="E81e.281b"> defeat </span> is more common: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c39" id="beat1__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c38" id="beat1__104" original="E81e.281c"><span class="x" id="beat1__105" original="E81e.281d"> The French were defeated at Waterloo in 1815. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c36" id="beat1__106" original="E392.-393d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c35" id="beat1__107"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="beat1__108" original="E392.-393b"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="beat1__109" original="E392.-393a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beat1__110" original="E392.-3939"> to make a regular movement; to cause something to do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c31" id="beat1__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c30" id="beat1__112" original="E81e.281e"><span class="x" id="beat1__113" original="E81e.281f"> The heart is still beating. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c2e" id="beat1__114" original="E81e.2820"><span class="x" id="beat1__115" original="E81e.2821"> A fruit fly beats its wings around 200 times per second. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c2c" id="beat1__116" original="E392.-38d0"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c2b" id="beat1__117" original="E392.-389c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c2a" id="beat1__118"><h4 class="pv"> beat somebody up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c28" id="beat1__120"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c27" id="beat1__121"><span class="def" id="beat1__122" original="E392.-389a"> to hit somebody violently many times </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c25" id="beat1__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c24" id="beat1__124" original="E81e.2822"><span class="x" id="beat1__125" original="E81e.2823"> They were beaten up, killed or taken into custody. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5ad5" id="beat1__126" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beat_1" title="beat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5ad4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-2e7a" id="beat1__127" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beat1__128"> beat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c22" hm="2" id="beat2" original="E392.-388a" sum="607"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c21" id="beat2__1" original="E392.-3889"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c20" id="beat2__2" original="E392.-3888"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beat <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c15" id="beat2__7" original="E392.-387d"><span class="pos" id="beat2__8" original="E392.-387c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65ef" eid="beat2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5d1e" geo="br" id="beat2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beat_/beat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beat_/beat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5d21" geo="n_am" id="beat2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beat2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beat_/beat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beat_/beat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c13" id="beat2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c12" id="beat2__15" original="E392.-387b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c11" id="beat2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="beat2__17" original="E392.-3879"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beat2__18" original="E81e.2824"> a single blow or movement, or a series of blows or movements; the sound or feeling of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c0e" id="beat2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c0d" id="beat2__20" original="E81e.2825"><span class="x" id="beat2__21" original="E81e.2826"> Peak heart rate was 92 beats per minute. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c0b" id="beat2__22" original="E81e.2827"><span class="x" id="beat2__23" original="E81e.2828"> These threats are accompanied by light tail beats. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c09" id="beat2__24" original="E81e.2829"><span class="x" id="beat2__25" original="E81e.282a"> The drug is used to treat patients with an irregular heartbeat. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c07" id="beat2__26" original="E392.-386e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c06" id="beat2__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="beat2__28" original="E392.-386c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="beat2__29" original="E586.-5286"><span class="exp" id="beat2__30"> beat </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="beat2__31" original="E392.-386b"> the main rhythm, or a unit of rhythm, in a piece of music or a poem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c01" id="beat2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c00" id="beat2__33" original="E81e.282b"><span class="x" id="beat2__34" original="E81e.282c"> Reggae was inspired by the beat of the Rasta drummers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bfe" id="beat2__35" original="E81e.282d"><span class="x" id="beat2__36" original="E81e.282e"> The regular alternation of weak and strong beats (iambic meter) is seldom disturbed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5a78" id="beat2__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beat_1" title="beat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5a77" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-2e7a" id="beat2__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beat2__39"> beat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beating
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bfc" id="beating" original="E392.-375b" sum="464"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bfb" id="beating__1" original="E392.-375a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bfa" id="beating__2" original="E392.-3759"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beating </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bf2" id="beating__4" original="E392.-3754"><span class="pos" id="beating__5" original="E392.-3753"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65f6" eid="beating__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5f39" geo="br" id="beating__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beating__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beati/beating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beati/beating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.5f3c" geo="n_am" id="beating__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beating__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beati/beating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beati/beating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bf0" id="beating__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bef" id="beating__12" original="E392.-3752"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bee" id="beating__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="beating__14" original="E392.-3750"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beating__15" original="E392.-374f"> an act of hitting somebody violently many times, as a punishment or in a fight </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-beb" id="beating__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bea" id="beating__17" original="E81e.282f"><span class="x" id="beating__18" original="E81e.2830"> They endured beatings, arrests and shootings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-be8" id="beating__19" original="E392.-3749"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-be7" id="beating__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="beating__21" original="E392.-3747"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beating__22" original="E392.-3746"> a series of blows to something such as a <a class="ndv" href="entry://drum" id="beating__23"> drum </a> , or movements of something such as your heart; the sound that this makes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-be3" id="beating__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-be2" id="beating__25" original="E81e.2831"><span class="x" id="beating__26" original="E81e.2832"> The heart's rhythmic beating is caused by the contraction of its myocardial cells. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5a51" id="beating__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beating" title="beating definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5a50" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-2ab8" id="beating__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beating__29"> beating </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beautiful
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-be0" id="beautiful" original="E392.-367e" sum="327"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bdf" id="beautiful__1" original="E392.-367d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bde" id="beautiful__2" original="E392.-367c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beautiful </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bd6" id="beautiful__4" original="E392.-3677"><span class="pos" id="beautiful__5" original="E392.-3676"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65fd" eid="beautiful__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.607c" geo="br" id="beautiful__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beautiful__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbjuːtɪfl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beaut/beautiful__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beaut/beautiful__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://beautiful__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.607f" geo="n_am" id="beautiful__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beautiful__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbjuːtɪfl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beaut/beautiful__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beaut/beautiful__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beautiful__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bd4" id="beautiful__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bd3" id="beautiful__12" original="E392.-3675"><span class="def" id="beautiful__13" original="E392.-3674"> having beauty; pleasing to the senses or to the mind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bd1" id="beautiful__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bd0" id="beautiful__15" original="E81e.2833"><span class="x" id="beautiful__16" original="E81e.2834"> The dance is a beautiful art form. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bce" id="beautiful__17" original="E586.-50e4"><span class="x" id="beautiful__18" original="E586.-50e3"> Helen of Troy is, by definition, the most beautiful woman of all time. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bcc" id="beautiful__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bcb" id="beautiful__20" original="E81e.2837"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bca" id="beautiful__21"><span class="dr" id="beautiful__22" original="E81e.2838"> beautifully </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bc2" id="beautiful__23" original="E81e.2839"><span class="pos" id="beautiful__24" original="E81e.283a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.65fe" eid="beautiful__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-21f3" geo="br" id="beautiful__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beautiful__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbjuːtɪfli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beaut/beautifully__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beaut/beautifully__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beautifully__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-21f0" geo="n_am" id="beautiful__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beautiful__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbjuːtɪfli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beaut/beautifully__us_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beaut/beautifully__us_5.ogg" href="sound://beautifully__us_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bc0" id="beautiful__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bbf" id="beautiful__31" original="E81e.283b"><span class="x" id="beautiful__32" original="E81e.283c"> He has produced a beautifully crafted book. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bbd" id="beautiful__33" original="E81e.283d"><span class="x" id="beautiful__34" original="E81e.283e"> The basic idea is beautifully simple. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5a31" id="beautiful__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beautiful" title="beautiful definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5a30" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-299c" id="beautiful__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beautiful__37"> beautiful </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beauty
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bbb" id="beauty" original="E392.-362e" sum="683"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bba" id="beauty__1" original="E392.-362d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bb9" id="beauty__2" original="E392.-362c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beauty </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bad" id="beauty__7" original="E392.-3624"><span class="pos" id="beauty__8" original="E392.-3623"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.660b" eid="beauty__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-219f" geo="br" id="beauty__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beauty__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbjuːti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bea/beaut/beauty__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bea/beaut/beauty__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beauty__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-219c" geo="n_am" id="beauty__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beauty__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbjuːti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bea/beaut/beauty__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bea/beaut/beauty__us_3.ogg" href="sound://beauty__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bab" id="beauty__14" original="E392.-3622"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ba8" form="pl" id="beauty__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="beauty__16" original="E392.-361e"> beauties </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ba6" id="beauty__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ba5" id="beauty__18" original="E392.-361d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ba4" id="beauty__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="beauty__20" original="E392.-361b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beauty__21" original="E392.-361a"> the quality of being pleasing to the senses or to the mind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ba1" id="beauty__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ba0" id="beauty__23" original="E81e.283f"><span class="x" id="beauty__24" original="E81e.2840"> Local tourism depended on the town's scenic beauty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b9e" id="beauty__25" original="E81e.2841"><span class="x" id="beauty__26" original="E81e.2842"> The ideal of feminine beauty has changed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b9c" id="beauty__27" original="E81e.2844"><span class="cf" id="beauty__28" original="E81e.2843"> the <span class="exp" id="beauty__29"> beauty </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="beauty__30" original="E81e.2845"> The beauty of the natural world is seen as a divine gift. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b98" id="beauty__31" original="E392.-3619"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b97" id="beauty__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="beauty__33" original="E392.-3617"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="beauty__34" original="E586.-50de"><span class="exp" id="beauty__35"> beauty </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="beauty__36" original="E392.-3616"> a person or thing that is beautiful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b92" id="beauty__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b91" id="beauty__38" original="E81e.2846"><span class="x" id="beauty__39" original="E81e.2847"> In his mind he sees the beauties of his homeland. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b8f" id="beauty__40" original="E392.-3611"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b8e" id="beauty__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="beauty__42" original="E392.-360f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="beauty__43" original="E81e.2848"> the <span class="exp" id="beauty__44"> beauty </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="beauty__45" original="E392.-360e"> a pleasing feature </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b89" id="beauty__46" original="E392.-360d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advantage1" title="advantage1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b88" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c9c" id="beauty__47" original="E392.-360c"><span class="xh" id="beauty__48"> advantage </span><span class="xhm" id="beauty__49"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b84" id="beauty__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b83" id="beauty__51" original="E81e.2849"><span class="x" id="beauty__52" original="E81e.284a"> The beauty of this model is that organizations can utilize whatever factors are relevant to their own environment. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-59fe" id="beauty__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beauty" title="beauty definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-59fd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-28f3" id="beauty__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beauty__55"> beauty </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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because
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b81" id="because" original="E392.-34e3" sum="501"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b80" id="because__1" original="E392.-34e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b7f" id="because__2" original="E392.-34e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> because </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b70" id="because__4" original="E392.-34da"><span class="pos" id="because__5" original="E392.-34d9"> conjunction </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b7d" eid="because__6" original="E392.-34df" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.6719" geo="br" id="because__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="because__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becau/because__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becau/because__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://because__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.671c" geo="n_am" id="because__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="because__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becau/because__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becau/because__us_2.ogg" href="sound://because__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.671f" geo="br" id="because__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="because__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkɒz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becau/because__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becau/because__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://because__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.6722" geo="n_am" id="because__13" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="because__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becau/because__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becau/because__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://because__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b6e" id="because__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b6d" id="because__16" original="E392.-34d8"><span class="def" id="because__17" original="E392.-34d7"> for the reason that </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b6b" id="because__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b6a" id="because__19" original="E85c.-4d1e"><span class="x" id="because__20" original="E85c.-4d1d"> She is unable to sleep because she is so worried about money. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b68" id="because__21" original="E85c.-4d1c"><span class="x" id="because__22" original="E85c.-4d1b"> Clearly the photographs are important because they record the events that took place. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b66" id="because__23" original="E85c.-4d1a"><span class="x" id="because__24" original="E85c.-4d19"> Because she is so well, there is no need to arrange a follow-up appointment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b64" id="because__25" original="E85c.-4d15"><span class="cf" id="because__26" original="E85c.-4d16"> it is <span class="exp" id="because__27"> because </span> … that… </span><span class="x" id="because__28" original="E85c.-4d14"> It is precisely because perspectives change, and because boundaries shift, that guidance is needed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b60" id="result1__36" original="E4e1.692c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="result1__37" original="E4e1.692d"><span class="h1" id="result1__38" original="E4e1.692e"> Explaining reasons </span><span class="p" id="result1__39" original="E4e1.692f"> The following words and expressions are useful when giving reasons why something is the case or for stating the cause of something. </span><span class="p" id="result1__40" original="E5df.-63e3"> See also the language bank at <span class="eb" id="result1__41" original="E5df.-63e2"> cause </span> . </span><ul class="bullet" id="result1__42" original="E4e1.6930"><li class="li" id="result1__43" original="E4e1.6931"> … <span class="eb" id="result1__44" original="E4e1.6932"> because (of)/as a result of/​on account of/​due to/​owing to… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__45" original="E4e1.6939"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__46" original="E4e1.693a"> is a/​the result of/​is due to… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__47" original="E4e1.693b"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__48" original="E4e1.693c"> stems from… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__49" original="E4e1.693d"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__50" original="E4e1.693e"> is caused by… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__51" original="E646.-6ca5"><span class="eb" id="result1__52" original="E646.-6ca4"> As/​Since… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="result1__53" original="E4e1.693f"><li class="li" id="result1__54" original="E4e1.6940"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd2" id="result1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6108" id="result1__56" original="E4e1.6941"><span class="x" id="result1__57" original="E4e1.6942"> English music declined, partly <span class="ebi" id="result1__58" original="E4e1.6943"> because </span> music came to be considered less an ‘art’ than an ‘accomplishment’ . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__59" original="E4e1.6944"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd1" id="result1__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6104" id="result1__61" original="E4e1.6945"><span class="x" id="result1__62" original="E4e1.6946"> The first cities probably reflected the production of an agricultural surplus, possibly <span class="ebi" id="result1__63" original="E4e1.6947"> as a result of </span> irrigation schemes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__64" original="E4e1.6948"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cd0" id="result1__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6100" id="result1__66" original="E4e1.6949"><span class="x" id="result1__67" original="E4e1.694a"> Liquid crystal displays provided major competition in many applications <span class="ebi" id="result1__68" original="E4e1.694b"> on account of </span> their much lower power consumption. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__69" original="E646.-6ca3"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ccf" id="result1__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60fc" id="result1__71" original="E646.-6ca2"><span class="x" id="result1__72" original="E646.-6ca1"> The Commission is regarded as the most federal institution of the EU, <span class="ebi" id="result1__73" original="E646.-6ca0"> owing largely to </span> its independence from direct national influences. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__74" original="E4e1.694c"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cce" id="result1__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60f8" id="result1__76" original="E4e1.694d"><span class="x" id="result1__77" original="E4e1.694e"> These differences may <span class="ebi" id="result1__78" original="E4e1.694f"> be due to </span> the fact that different methodologies were employed. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__79" original="E4e1.6950"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ccd" id="result1__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60f4" id="result1__81" original="E4e1.6951"><span class="x" id="result1__82" original="E4e1.6952"> The demotion of Malenkov <span class="ebi" id="result1__83" original="E4e1.6953"> was the result of </span> a concentrated effort to weaken the Malenkov-Beria ascendancy. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__84" original="E4e1.6954"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ccc" id="result1__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60f0" id="result1__86" original="E4e1.6955"><span class="x" id="result1__87" original="E4e1.6956"> Her interest in this <span class="ebi" id="result1__88" original="E4e1.6957"> stems from </span> her own experience of motherhood. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__89" original="E4e1.6958"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ccb" id="result1__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60ec" id="result1__91" original="E4e1.6959"><span class="x" id="result1__92" original="E4e1.695a"> Congenital hypothyroidism <span class="ebi" id="result1__93" original="E4e1.695b"> is caused by </span> a deficiency of thyroid hormones at birth. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__94" original="E646.-6c9f"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cca" id="result1__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60e8" id="result1__96" original="E646.-6c9e"><span class="x" id="result1__97" original="E646.-6c9d"><span class="ebi" id="result1__98" original="E646.-6c9c"> Since </span> the incubation period of smallpox is 1–2 weeks, the disease would have spread widely before it was even detected. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-59c1" id="because__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://because" title="because definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-59c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-2759" id="because__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="because__94"> because </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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because of
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b58" id="because-of" original="E85c.-4d13" sum="424"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b57" id="because-of__1" original="E85c.-4d12"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b56" id="because-of__2" original="E85c.-4d11"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> because of </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b4f" id="because-of__4" original="E85c.-4d0c"><span class="pos" id="because-of__5" original="E85c.-4d0b"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b54" eid="because-of__6" original="E85c.-4d0f" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-794e" geo="br" id="because-of__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="because-of__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkɒz əv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becau/because_of_1_gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becau/because_of_1_gb_3.ogg" href="sound://because_of_1_gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-794b" geo="br" id="because-of__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="because-of__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌz əv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becau/because_of_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becau/because_of_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://because_of_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7948" geo="n_am" id="because-of__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="because-of__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkɔːz əv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becau/because_of_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becau/because_of_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://because_of_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7945" geo="n_am" id="because-of__13" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="because-of__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌz əv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becau/because_of_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becau/because_of_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://because_of_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b4d" id="because-of__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b4c" id="because-of__16" original="E85c.-4d0a"><span class="def" id="because-of__17" original="E85c.-4d09"> used when giving a reason </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b4a" id="because-of__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b49" id="because-of__19" original="E85c.-4d08"><span class="x" id="because-of__20" original="E85c.-4d07"> Many studies were eliminated because of this constraint. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b47" id="because-of__21" original="E85c.-4d06"><span class="x" id="because-of__22" original="E85c.-4d05"> The colour of different samples may be different because of chemical variation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b45" id="because-of__23" original="E85c.-4d03"><span class="cf" id="because-of__24" original="E85c.-4d04"> it is <span class="exp" id="because-of__25"> because of </span> something that… </span><span class="x" id="because-of__26" original="E85c.-4d02"> It is because of these considerations that changes are not easy to interpret. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="therefore__23" original="E83d.-721d" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="therefore__24" original="E83d.-721c"><span class="h1" id="therefore__25" original="E83d.-721b"> Cause and effect </span><span class="p" id="therefore__26" original="E83d.-721a"> In academic writing, you often need to show a link between two or more actions or events, or link a cause X to an effect Y. </span><ul class="bullet" id="therefore__27" original="E4e1.6811"><li class="li" id="therefore__28" original="E4e1.6812"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__29" original="E4e1.6813"> causes/​produces/​leads to/​brings about/​results in </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__30" original="E4e1.681c"> Y <span class="eb" id="therefore__31" original="E4e1.681d"> is caused by/​is due to </span> X. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__32" original="E4e1.6820"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__33" original="E4e1.6821"> has/​exerts an influence on </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__34" original="E4e1.6822"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__35" original="E4e1.6823"> has an effect/​impact on </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__36" original="E4e1.6824"><span class="eb" id="therefore__37" original="E4e1.6825"> As a result of </span> X,… </li><li class="li" id="therefore__38" original="E827.7567"> … <span class="eb" id="therefore__39" original="E827.7568"> because… </span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__40" original="E4e1.6828"> … <span class="eb" id="therefore__41" original="E4e1.6829"> consequently/​therefore… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="therefore__42" original="E4e1.682c"><li class="li" id="therefore__43" original="E4e1.682f"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__44"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__45" original="E4e1.6830"><span class="x" id="therefore__46" original="E4e1.6831"> There is no scientific evidence that magnetic fields in that range <span class="ebi" id="therefore__47" original="E4e1.6832"> produce </span> harmful effects in humans. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__48" original="E4e1.6837"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__49"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__50" original="E4e1.6838"><span class="x" id="therefore__51" original="E4e1.6839"> Higher levels of employment <span class="ebi" id="therefore__52" original="E4e1.683a"> bring about </span> higher rates of capacity utilization. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__53" original="E4e1.683b"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__54"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__55" original="E4e1.683c"><span class="x" id="therefore__56" original="E4e1.683d"> Application of the points system has <span class="ebi" id="therefore__57" original="E4e1.683e"> resulted in </span> an increase in the number of qualified professionals. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__58" original="E442.-efc"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__59"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__60" original="E4a6.934"><span class="x" id="therefore__61" original="E4a6.935"> The majority of air pollutants <span class="ebi" id="therefore__62" original="E4a6.936"> are caused by </span> industry or transport. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__63" original="E4a6.933"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__64"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__65" original="E442.-f10"><span class="x" id="therefore__66" original="E442.-f0f"> Only about half of the permafrost warming <span class="ebi" id="therefore__67" original="E442.-f0e"> is due to </span> an increase in air temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__68" original="E4e1.683f"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__69"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__70" original="E4e1.6840"><span class="x" id="therefore__71" original="E4e1.6841"> The first of these factors <span class="ebi" id="therefore__72" original="E4e1.6842"> has </span> a powerful <span class="ebi" id="therefore__73" original="E4e1.6843"> influence on </span> the melting point of a polymer. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__74" original="E4e1.6844"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__75"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__76" original="E4e1.6845"><span class="x" id="therefore__77" original="E4e1.6846"> Legislative protection can <span class="ebi" id="therefore__78" original="E4e1.6847"> have </span> a direct <span class="ebi" id="therefore__79" original="E4e1.6848"> effect on </span> health. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__80" original="E4e1.6849"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__81"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__82" original="E4e1.684a"><span class="x" id="therefore__83" original="E4e1.684b"><span class="ebi" id="therefore__84" original="E4e1.684c"> As a result of </span> these technologies, televisual viewing changed radically. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__85" original="E4e1.6851"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__86"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__87" original="E4e1.6852"><span class="x" id="therefore__88" original="E4e1.6853"> Age at weaning is younger in humans than chimpanzees and the interbirth interval is <span class="ebi" id="therefore__89" original="E4e1.6854"> consequently </span> 50% shorter (Kaplan et al., 2000; Hawkes and Paine, 2006). </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5995" id="because-of__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://because-of" title="because of definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5994" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.64fc" id="because-of__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="because-of__96"> because of </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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become
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b41" id="become" original="E392.-3455" sum="630"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b40" id="become__1" original="E392.-3454"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b3f" id="become__2" original="E392.-3453"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> become </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> linking verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b32" id="become__9" original="E392.-3449"><span class="pos" id="become__10" original="E392.-3448"> linking verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6612" eid="become__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1ff5" geo="br" id="become__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becom/become__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/become__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://become__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1ff2" geo="n_am" id="become__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becom/become__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/become__us_2.ogg" href="sound://become__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-27d8" id="become__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d19" form="root" id="become__17"><span class="vp" id="become__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> become </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d1b" eid="become__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d1c" geo="br" id="become__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becom/become__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/become__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://become__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d1f" geo="n_am" id="become__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becom/become__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/become__us_2.ogg" href="sound://become__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d22" form="thirdps" id="become__24"><span class="vp" id="become__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> becomes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d24" eid="become__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d25" geo="br" id="become__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becom/becomes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/becomes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://becomes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d28" geo="n_am" id="become__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becom/becomes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/becomes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://becomes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d2b" form="past" id="become__31"><span class="vp" id="become__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> became </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d2d" eid="become__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d2e" geo="br" id="become__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkeɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becam/became__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becam/became__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://became__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d31" geo="n_am" id="become__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkeɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becam/became__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becam/became__us_2.ogg" href="sound://became__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d34" form="pastpart" id="become__38"><span class="vp" id="become__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> become </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d36" eid="become__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d37" geo="br" id="become__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becom/become__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/become__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://become__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d3a" geo="n_am" id="become__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becom/become__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/become__us_2.ogg" href="sound://become__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d3d" form="prespart" id="become__45"><span class="vp" id="become__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> becoming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d3f" eid="become__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d40" geo="br" id="become__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bec/becom/becoming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/becoming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://becoming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3d43" geo="n_am" id="become__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="become__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈkʌmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bec/becom/becoming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bec/becom/becoming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://becoming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-afb" id="become__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-afa" id="become__53" original="E392.-3424"><span class="def" id="become__54" original="E392.-3421"> to start to be something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-af8" id="become__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-af7" id="become__56" original="E85e.-7ff8"><span class="cf" id="become__57" original="E392.-3420"> + adj. </span><span class="x" id="become__58" original="E85e.-7ff7"> She became pregnant at fifteen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-af4" id="become__59" original="E85e.-7ff6"><span class="x" id="become__60" original="E85e.-7ff5"> During the last hundred years, diseases such as asthma, lung cancer and diabetes have become more common. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-af2" id="become__61" original="E85e.-7ff3"><span class="cf" id="become__62" original="E85e.-7ff4"> it becomes + adj. </span><span class="x" id="become__63" original="E85e.-7ff2"> Cable technology advanced but it soon became apparent that signals suffer distortion during transmission. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-aef" id="become__64" original="E85e.-7ff1"><span class="cf" id="become__65" original="E392.-341f"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="become__66" original="E85e.-7ff0"> Laios was buried and Kreon became king. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-aec" id="become__67" original="E85e.-7fef"><span class="x" id="become__68" original="E85e.-7fee"> The proposal eventually became law after the government accepted several amendments. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5939" id="become__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://become" title="become definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5938" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-266e" id="become__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="become__71"> become </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-aea" id="bed" original="E392.-33c6" sk="bed1" sum="683"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ae9" id="bed__1" original="E392.-33c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ae8" id="bed__2" original="E392.-33c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-add" id="bed__7" original="E392.-33b9"><span class="pos" id="bed__8" original="E392.-33b8"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ae3" eid="bed__9" original="E392.-33bc" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.6592" geo="br" id="bed__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bed__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bed/bed__/bed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bed/bed__/bed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.6595" geo="n_am" id="bed__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bed__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bed/bed__/bed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bed/bed__/bed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-adb" id="bed__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ada" id="bed__15" original="E392.-33b7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ad9" id="bed__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bed__17" original="E392.-33b5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bed__18" original="E392.-33b4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bed__19" original="E392.-33b3"> a piece of furniture for sleeping on </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ad5" id="bed__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ad4" id="bed__21" original="E85c.-3ef9"><span class="x" id="bed__22" original="E85c.-3ef8"> The hospital has almost 300 beds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ad2" id="bed__23" original="E85c.-3ef7"><span class="x" id="bed__24" original="E85c.-3ef6"> He reported difficulty getting out of bed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ad0" id="bed__25" original="E85c.-3ef5"><span class="x" id="bed__26" original="E85c.-3ef4"> She was fine when she went to bed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ace" id="bed__27" original="E392.-33a7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-acd" id="bed__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bed__29" original="E392.-33a5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="bed__30" original="E85c.-3ef1"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bed__31" original="E392.-33a4"> the bottom of a river, of the sea, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ac9" id="bed__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ac8" id="bed__33" original="E85c.-3ef0"><span class="x" id="bed__34" original="E85c.-3eef"> These species live on the river bed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ac6" id="bed__35" original="E85c.-3eee"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ac5" id="bed__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bed__37" original="E85c.-3eec"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bed__38" original="E85c.-3eeb"> an area of a river, sea, etc. where a particular plant or creature grows or lives </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ac2" id="bed__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ac1" id="bed__40" original="E85c.-3eea"><span class="x" id="bed__41" original="E85c.-3ee9"> reed/seagrass/oyster beds </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-abf" id="bed__42" original="E392.-3397"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-abe" id="bed__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bed__44" original="E392.-3395"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bed__45" original="E392.-3399"><span class="exp" id="bed__46"> bed </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="bed__47" original="E392.-3394"> a layer of something, especially a layer of rock or soil in the ground </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ab9" id="bed__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ab8" id="bed__49" original="E85c.-3ee8"><span class="x" id="bed__50" original="E85c.-3ee7"> The variegated shales are interbedded with thin beds of sandstone and siltstone. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5915" id="bed__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bed_1" title="bed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5914" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-257e" id="bed__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bed__53"> bed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bedrock
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ab6" id="bedrock" original="E392.-313e" sum="636"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ab5" id="bedrock__1" original="E392.-313d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ab4" id="bedrock__2" original="E392.-313c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bedrock </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-aa8" id="bedrock__7" original="E392.-3134"><span class="pos" id="bedrock__8" original="E392.-3133"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6620" eid="bedrock__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.691b" geo="br" id="bedrock__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bedrock__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbedrɒk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bed/bedro/bedrock__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bed/bedro/bedrock__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bedrock__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.691f" geo="n_am" id="bedrock__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bedrock__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbedrɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bed/bedro/bedrock__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bed/bedro/bedrock__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bedrock__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-aa6" id="bedrock__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-aa5" id="bedrock__15" original="E392.-3132"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-aa4" id="bedrock__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bedrock__17" original="E85c.-3ede"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="bedrock__18" original="E392.-3130"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bedrock__19" original="E85c.-3edd"> the <span class="exp" id="bedrock__20"> bedrock </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="bedrock__21" original="E392.-312f"> the essential ideas, facts or things on which something is based; the people who provide essential support for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a9e" id="bedrock__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a9d" id="bedrock__23" original="E85c.-3edc"><span class="x" id="bedrock__24" original="E85c.-3edb"> These concepts form the bedrock of any study of marketing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a9b" id="bedrock__25" original="E85c.-3eda"><span class="x" id="bedrock__26" original="E85c.-3ed9"> Unions such as UAW or ILGWU used to be the bedrock of the Democratic Party. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a99" id="bedrock__27" original="E392.-312e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a98" id="bedrock__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bedrock__29" original="E392.-312c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bedrock__30" original="E85c.-3ed8"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="bedrock__31" original="E85c.-3ed7"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bedrock__32" original="E392.-312b"> the solid rock in the ground below the loose soil and sand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a93" id="bedrock__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a92" id="bedrock__34" original="E85c.-3ed6"><span class="x" id="bedrock__35" original="E85c.-3ed5"> The fragments are released from bedrock by weathering. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a90" id="bedrock__36" original="E85c.-3ed4"><span class="x" id="bedrock__37" original="E85c.-3ed3"> In time the bedrock will be exposed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-58db" id="bedrock__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bedrock" title="bedrock definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-58da" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-2234" id="bedrock__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bedrock__40"> bedrock </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bee
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a8e" id="bee" original="E392.-3040" sum="231"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a8d" id="bee__1" original="E392.-303f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a8c" id="bee__2" original="E392.-303e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bee </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a81" id="bee__7" original="E392.-3036"><span class="pos" id="bee__8" original="E392.-3035"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6629" eid="bee__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.6b47" geo="br" id="bee__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bee__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bee/bee__/bee__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bee/bee__/bee__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bee__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.6b4a" geo="n_am" id="bee__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bee__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bee/bee__/bee__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bee/bee__/bee__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bee__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a7f" id="bee__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a7e" id="bee__15" original="E392.-3034"><span class="def" id="bee__16" original="E392.-3033"> a black and yellow flying insect. <span class="dh" id="bee__17" original="E392.-3032"> Bees </span> live in large groups and make <a class="ndv" href="entry://honey" id="bee__18"> honey </a> . </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a7a" id="bee__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a79" id="bee__20" original="E85c.-4ea8"><span class="x" id="bee__21" original="E85c.-4ea7"> Smoking the hives reduces the risk of being stung by bees. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-58b0" id="bee__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bee" title="bee definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-58af" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-20ed" id="bee__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bee__24"> bee </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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been
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a77" id="been" original="E392.-2ec6" sum="97"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a76" id="been__1" original="E392.-2ec5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a75" id="been__2" original="E392.-2ec4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> been </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6630" eid="been__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.6daf" geo="br" id="been__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="been__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> biːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bee/been_/been__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bee/been_/been__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://been__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.6db2" geo="br" id="been__7" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="been__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bee/been_/been__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bee/been_/been__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://been__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.6db5" geo="n_am" id="been__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="been__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bee/been_/been__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bee/been_/been__us_1.ogg" href="sound://been__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a6a" id="been__11" original="E392.-2ebe" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://be1" title="be1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a69" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fcc" id="been__12" original="E4a8.1a06"><span class="xh" id="been__13"> be </span><span class="xhm" id="been__14"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://be2" title="be2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a66" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eb5" id="been__15" original="E4a8.1a07"><span class="xh" id="been__16"> be </span><span class="xhm" id="been__17"> 2 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://go" title="go definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a63" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.3203" id="been__18" original="E4a8.1a08"><span class="xh" id="been__19"> go </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-588e" id="been__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://been" title="been definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-588d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1efe" id="been__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="been__22"> been </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a61" id="beer" original="E392.-2e44" sum="261"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a60" id="beer__1" original="E392.-2e43"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a5f" id="beer__2" original="E392.-2e42"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a53" id="beer__7" original="E392.-2e3a"><span class="pos" id="beer__8" original="E392.-2e39"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.663a" eid="beer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.6e69" geo="br" id="beer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bee/beer_/beer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bee/beer_/beer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.6e6c" geo="n_am" id="beer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bee/beer_/beer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bee/beer_/beer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a51" id="beer__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="beer__15" original="E392.-2e36"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="beer__16" original="E392.-2e35"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a4e" id="beer__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a4d" id="beer__18" original="E392.-2e38"><span class="def" id="beer__19" original="E392.-2e34"> a type of alcoholic drink that is made from grain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a4b" id="beer__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a4a" id="beer__21" original="E4c7.-32c"><span class="x" id="beer__22" original="E4c7.-32b"> People might buy less beer if the price of wine suddenly dropped. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a48" id="beer__23" original="E4c7.-32a"><span class="x" id="beer__24" original="E4c7.-329"> The strengths of different beers varies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5878" id="beer__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beer" title="beer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5877" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1e66" id="beer__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beer__27"> beer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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before
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a46" hm="1" id="before1" original="E392.-2ca0" sum="1233"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a45" id="before1__1" original="E392.-2c9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a44" id="before1__2" original="E392.-2c9e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> before <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a3b" id="before1__4" original="E392.-2c98"><span class="pos" id="before1__5" original="E392.-2c97"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6641" eid="before1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7110" geo="br" id="before1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="before1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈfɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bef/befor/before__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bef/befor/before__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://before__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7113" geo="n_am" id="before1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="before1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈfɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bef/befor/before__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bef/befor/before__us_1.ogg" href="sound://before__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a39" id="before1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a38" id="before1__12" original="E392.-2c96"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="before1__13" original="E392.-2c95"> earlier than something/somebody </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a36" id="before1__14" original="E85c.-3ed2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prior-to" title="prior to definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a35" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.1fea" id="before1__15" original="E85c.-3ed1"><span class="xh" id="before1__16"> prior to </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a33" id="before1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a32" id="before1__18" original="E85c.-3ed0"><span class="x" id="before1__19" original="E85c.-3ecf"> The condition is uncommon before the age of 40. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a30" id="before1__20" original="E85c.-3ece"><span class="x" id="before1__21" original="E85c.-3ecd"> In most states individuals must register to vote thirty days before an election. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a2e" id="before1__22" original="E85c.-3ecc"><span class="x" id="before1__23" original="E85c.-3ecb"> Before doing so, it would be wise to ask some basic questions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a2c" id="before1__24" original="E85c.-3eca"><span class="x" id="before1__25" original="E85c.-3ec9"> He died before his father. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a2a" id="before1__26" original="E85c.-3ec8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="before1__27" original="E85c.-3ec7"> (like somebody) <span class="exp" id="before1__28"> before </span> him/her, etc. </span><span class="def" id="before1__29" original="E85c.-3ec6"> used in comparisons with somebody who did a similar thing in the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a26" id="before1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a25" id="before1__31" original="E85c.-3ec5"><span class="x" id="before1__32" original="E85c.-3ec4"> Like others before him, he argued that… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a23" id="before1__33" original="E85c.-3ec3"><span class="x" id="before1__34" original="E85c.-3ec2"> They followed the same path of unstable employment that their parents had trodden before them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a21" id="before1__35" original="E392.-2c94"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="before1__36" original="E392.-2c91"> in a position in front of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a1f" id="before1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a1e" id="before1__38" original="E85c.-3ec1"><span class="x" id="before1__39" original="E85c.-3ec0"> The men bowed down before him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a1c" id="before1__40" original="E85c.-3ebf"><span class="x" id="before1__41" original="E85c.-3ebe"> He keeps a copy of the Sanskrit text open before him. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a1a" id="before1__42" original="E392.-2c89"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="before1__43" original="E392.-2c88"> in or into the presence of somebody who will deal with you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a18" id="before1__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a17" id="before1__45" original="E85c.-3ebd"><span class="x" id="before1__46" original="E85c.-3ebc"> His critics called a meeting of the committee and summoned him to appear before it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a15" id="before1__47" original="E85c.-3ebb"><span class="x" id="before1__48" original="E85c.-3eba"> Many of these cases have now come before the courts. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a13" id="before1__49" original="E392.-2c8b"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="before1__50" original="E85c.-3eb9"> the task <span class="dh" id="before1__51" original="E85c.-3eb8"> before </span> you is the task that you are dealing with or that you will have to deal with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a10" id="before1__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a0f" id="before1__53" original="E85c.-3eb7"><span class="x" id="before1__54" original="E85c.-3eb6"> This was perhaps the most delicate task before him. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a0d" id="before1__55" original="E392.-2c8d"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="before1__56" original="E392.-2c8c"> in front of somebody/something in an order or arrangement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a0b" id="before1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a0a" id="before1__58" original="E85c.-3eb5"><span class="x" id="before1__59" original="E85c.-3eb4"> The company was perceived as putting profits before safety. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5860" id="before1__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://before_1" title="before definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-585f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1c86" id="before1__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="before1__62"> before </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a08" hm="2" id="before2" original="E392.-2c83" sum="405"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a07" id="before2__1" original="E392.-2c82"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a06" id="before2__2" original="E392.-2c81"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> before <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9fd" id="before2__4" original="E392.-2c7b"><span class="pos" id="before2__5" original="E392.-2c7a"> conjunction </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6648" eid="before2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7116" geo="br" id="before2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="before2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈfɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bef/befor/before__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bef/befor/before__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://before__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7119" geo="n_am" id="before2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="before2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈfɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bef/befor/before__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bef/befor/before__us_1.ogg" href="sound://before__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9fb" id="before2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9fa" id="before2__12" original="E392.-2c79"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="before2__13" original="E392.-2c78"> earlier than the time when </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9f8" id="before2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9f7" id="before2__15" original="E85c.-3eb1"><span class="x" id="before2__16" original="E85c.-3eb0"> Males leave the group before they mature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9f5" id="before2__17" original="E85c.-3eaf"><span class="x" id="before2__18" original="E85c.-3eae"> He began to get in trouble even before he finished high school. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9f3" id="before2__19" original="E85c.-3eab"><span class="x" id="before2__20" original="E85c.-3eaa"> Before the data were imported, they were checked for completeness and accuracy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9f1" id="before2__21" original="E392.-2c77"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="before2__22" original="E392.-2c76"> until </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9ef" id="before2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9ee" id="before2__24" original="E85c.-3ea9"><span class="x" id="before2__25" original="E85c.-3ea8"> It may be some time before this prediction can be tested. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-581f" id="before2__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://before_1" title="before definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-581e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1c86" id="before2__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="before2__28"> before </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9ec" hm="3" id="before3" original="E392.-2c6f" sum="453"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9eb" id="before3__1" original="E392.-2c6e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9ea" id="before3__2" original="E392.-2c6d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> before <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9e1" id="before3__4" original="E392.-2c67"><span class="pos" id="before3__5" original="E392.-2c66"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.664f" eid="before3__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.711c" geo="br" id="before3__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="before3__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈfɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bef/befor/before__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bef/befor/before__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://before__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.711f" geo="n_am" id="before3__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="before3__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈfɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bef/befor/before__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bef/befor/before__us_1.ogg" href="sound://before__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9df" id="before3__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9de" id="before3__12" original="E392.-2c65"><span class="def" id="before3__13" original="E392.-2c64"> at an earlier time; in the past; already </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9dc" id="before3__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9db" id="before3__15" original="E85c.-3ea2"><span class="x" id="before3__16" original="E85c.-3ea1"> Her husband had been married three times before. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9d9" id="before3__17" original="E85c.-3ea7"><span class="x" id="before3__18" original="E85c.-3ea0"> However, as mentioned before, the results should be interpreted with caution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9d7" id="before3__19" original="E85c.-3ea6"><span class="cf" id="before3__20" original="E47f.11d7"> ever <span class="exp" id="before3__21"> before </span></span><span class="x" id="before3__22" original="E85c.-3ea5"> Women are better educated and have a greater range of jobs than ever before. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9d3" id="before3__23" original="E85c.-3ea4"><span class="cf" id="before3__24" original="E47f.11d8"> never <span class="exp" id="before3__25"> before </span></span><span class="x" id="before3__26" original="E85c.-3ea3"> Never before or since have academics enjoyed positions of such prestige. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5800" id="before3__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://before_1" title="before definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-57ff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1c86" id="before3__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="before3__29"> before </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beforehand
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9cf" id="beforehand" original="E392.-2c63" sum="347"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9ce" id="beforehand__1" original="E392.-2c62"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9cd" id="beforehand__2" original="E392.-2c61"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beforehand </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9c4" id="beforehand__4" original="E392.-2c5c"><span class="pos" id="beforehand__5" original="E392.-2c5b"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6656" eid="beforehand__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.71c2" geo="br" id="beforehand__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beforehand__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈfɔːhænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bef/befor/beforehand__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bef/befor/beforehand__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beforehand__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.71c6" geo="n_am" id="beforehand__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beforehand__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈfɔːrhænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bef/befor/beforehand__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bef/befor/beforehand__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beforehand__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9c2" id="beforehand__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9c1" id="beforehand__12" original="E392.-2c5a"><span class="def" id="beforehand__13" original="E392.-2c59"> earlier; before something else happens or is done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9bf" id="beforehand__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9be" id="beforehand__15" original="E85c.-3e9f"><span class="x" id="beforehand__16" original="E85c.-3e9e"> It is impossible to know beforehand if a new promotion will accomplish the desired goals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9bc" id="beforehand__17" original="E85c.-3e9d"><span class="x" id="beforehand__18" original="E85c.-3e9c"> Participants were told beforehand only that there would be a reading test. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-57de" id="beforehand__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beforehand" title="beforehand definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-57dd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1bf8" id="beforehand__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beforehand__21"> beforehand </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beg
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9ba" id="beg" original="E392.-2c1e" sum="1995"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9b9" id="beg__1" original="E392.-2c1d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9b8" id="beg__2" original="E392.-2c1c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beg </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9ab" id="beg__9" original="E392.-2c12"><span class="pos" id="beg__10" original="E392.-2c11"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.665f" eid="beg__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7264" geo="br" id="beg__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/beg__/beg__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/beg__/beg__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beg__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7267" geo="n_am" id="beg__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/beg__/beg__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/beg__/beg__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beg__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-27aa" id="beg__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38dd" form="root" id="beg__17"><span class="vp" id="beg__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> beg </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38db" eid="beg__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38da" geo="br" id="beg__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/beg__/beg__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/beg__/beg__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beg__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38d7" geo="n_am" id="beg__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/beg__/beg__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/beg__/beg__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beg__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38d4" form="thirdps" id="beg__24"><span class="vp" id="beg__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> begs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38d2" eid="beg__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38d1" geo="br" id="beg__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begs_/begs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begs_/begs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://begs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38ce" geo="n_am" id="beg__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begs_/begs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begs_/begs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://begs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38cb" form="past" id="beg__31"><span class="vp" id="beg__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> begged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38c9" eid="beg__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38c8" geo="br" id="beg__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begge/begged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begge/begged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://begged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38c5" geo="n_am" id="beg__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begge/begged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begge/begged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://begged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38c2" form="pastpart" id="beg__38"><span class="vp" id="beg__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> begged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38c0" eid="beg__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38bf" geo="br" id="beg__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begge/begged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begge/begged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://begged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38bc" geo="n_am" id="beg__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> beɡd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begge/begged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begge/begged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://begged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38b9" form="prespart" id="beg__45"><span class="vp" id="beg__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> begging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38b7" eid="beg__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38b6" geo="br" id="beg__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɡɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/beggi/begging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/beggi/begging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://begging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-38b3" geo="n_am" id="beg__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beg__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbeɡɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/beggi/begging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/beggi/begging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://begging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-976" id="beg__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-975" id="beg__53" original="E392.-2bed"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-974" id="beg__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="beg__55" original="E392.-2beb"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="beg__56" original="E392.-2bea"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beg__57" original="E392.-2be9"> to ask somebody for something, especially in a way that shows you want or need it very much </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-970" id="beg__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-96f" id="beg__59" original="E852.3d73"><span class="cf" id="beg__60" original="E392.-2be3"><span class="exp" id="beg__61"> beg </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="beg__62" original="E852.3d74"> She begged to be allowed to join him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-96b" id="beg__63" original="E852.3d75"><span class="cf" id="beg__64" original="E392.-2be4"><span class="exp" id="beg__65"> beg </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="beg__66" original="E852.3d76"> He begged the hunger strikers to give up. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-967" id="beg__67" original="E852.3d78"><span class="cf" id="beg__68" original="E852.3d77"><span class="exp" id="beg__69"> beg </span> something (from somebody) </span><span class="x" id="beg__70" original="E852.3d79"> The writers begged forgiveness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-963" id="beg__71" original="E586.-50d6"><span class="cf" id="beg__72" original="E586.-50d7"><span class="exp" id="beg__73"> beg </span> (somebody) (for something) </span><span class="x" id="beg__74" original="E586.-50d5"> After the battle of Pharsalus, he successfully begged Caesar for pardon. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-95f" id="beg__75" original="E586.-50d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-95e" id="beg__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="beg__77" original="E586.-50d2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beg__78" original="E586.-50d1"> to ask somebody for money or food, especially in the street </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-95b" id="beg__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-95a" id="beg__80" original="E586.-50d0"><span class="x" id="beg__81" original="E586.-50cf"> The city is full of homeless people begging in the streets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-958" id="beg__82" original="E852.3d71"><span class="cf" id="beg__83" original="E852.3d70"><span class="exp" id="beg__84"> beg </span> (for something) (from somebody) </span><span class="x" id="beg__85" original="E852.3d72"> Children raised money by begging for coins from passengers on trains. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-954" id="beg__86" original="E852.3d6e"><span class="x" id="beg__87" original="E852.3d6f"> The monks begged for their daily food. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-952" id="beg__88" original="E852.3d7a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-951" id="beg__89"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="beg__90" original="E852.3d7c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beg__91" original="E852.3d7d"> used to say that something is definitely needed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-94e" id="beg__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-94d" id="beg__93" original="E852.3d7e"><span class="cf" id="beg__94" original="E852.3d6b"><span class="exp" id="beg__95"> beg </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="beg__96" original="E852.3d7f"> This is an area that begs to be developed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-949" id="beg__97" original="E852.3d81"><span class="cf" id="beg__98" original="E852.3d80"><span class="exp" id="beg__99"> beg </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="beg__100" original="E852.3d82"> Others pose a problem that begs for an answer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-945" id="beg__101" original="E392.-2bd4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-944" id="beg__102"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="beg__103" original="E392.-2bd2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="beg__104" original="E852.3d83"><span class="exp" id="beg__105"> beg </span> (for something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-940" id="beg__106"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="beg__107" original="E852.3d84"> of an animal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="beg__108" original="E392.-2bd1"> to sit up and wait to be given food </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-93d" id="beg__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-93c" id="beg__110" original="E852.3d85"><span class="x" id="beg__111" original="E852.3d86"> The young partly beg for food and partly self-feed. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-93a" id="beg__112" original="E392.-2bcf"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-939" id="beg__113" original="E392.-2bbc" sk="begquestion"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-938" id="beg__114"><span class="idm" id="beg__115" original="E392.-2bbb"> beg the question </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-936" id="beg__116"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-935" id="beg__117" original="E392.-2bba"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="beg__118" original="E392.-2bb9"> to make somebody want to ask a question that has not yet been asked </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-933" id="beg__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-932" id="beg__120" original="E852.3d87"><span class="x" id="beg__121" original="E852.3d88"> This inevitably begs the question: by whose standards is aptness to be judged? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-930" id="beg__122" original="E852.3d8a"><span class="cf" id="beg__123" original="E852.3d89"><span class="exp" id="beg__124"> beg </span> of what/how/whether, etc… </span><span class="x" id="beg__125" original="E852.3d8b"> This begs the question of what defines space. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-92c" id="beg__126" original="E852.3d8d"><span class="cf" id="beg__127" original="E852.3d8c"><span class="exp" id="beg__128"> beg </span> as to whether/which, etc… </span><span class="x" id="beg__129" original="E852.3d8e"> All of these positions beg the question as to whether there is a ‘male’ or a ‘female’ set of behavioural attributes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-928" id="beg__130" original="E852.3d90"><span class="cf" id="beg__131" original="E852.3d8f"><span class="exp" id="beg__132"> beg </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="beg__133" original="E852.3d91"> This then begs the question of the form that monitoring should take. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-924" id="beg__134" original="E392.-2bb8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="beg__135" original="E392.-2bb7"> to talk about something as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-922" id="beg__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-921" id="beg__137" original="E852.3d92"><span class="x" id="beg__138" original="E852.3d93"> An argument that begs the question does not work. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-91f" id="beg__139" original="E392.-2bb6" sk="begstodiffer"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-91e" id="beg__140"><span class="idm" id="beg__141" original="E392.-2bb5"> somebody begs to differ </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-91c" id="beg__142"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-91b" id="beg__143"><span class="def" id="beg__144" original="E392.-2bb4"> used to say that somebody does not agree with something that has just been said </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-919" id="beg__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-918" id="beg__146" original="E852.3d94"><span class="x" id="beg__147" original="E852.3d95"> Many geographers beg to differ. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5789" id="beg__148" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beg" title="beg definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5788" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1ba7" id="beg__149" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beg__150"> beg </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-916" id="begin" original="E392.-2acc" sum="1825"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-915" id="begin__1" original="E392.-2acb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-914" id="begin__2" original="E392.-2aca"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> begin </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-906" id="begin__10" original="E392.-2abf"><span class="pos" id="begin__11" original="E392.-2abe"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6666" eid="begin__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.74e3" geo="br" id="begin__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begin/begin__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/begin__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://begin__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.74e6" geo="n_am" id="begin__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begin/begin__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/begin__us_1.ogg" href="sound://begin__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-277c" id="begin__17" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d52" form="root" id="begin__18"><span class="vp" id="begin__19"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> begin </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d50" eid="begin__20" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d4f" geo="br" id="begin__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begin/begin__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/begin__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://begin__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d4c" geo="n_am" id="begin__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begin/begin__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/begin__us_1.ogg" href="sound://begin__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d49" form="thirdps" id="begin__25"><span class="vp" id="begin__26"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> begins </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d47" eid="begin__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d46" geo="br" id="begin__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begin/begins__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/begins__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://begins__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d43" geo="n_am" id="begin__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begin/begins__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/begins__us_1.ogg" href="sound://begins__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d40" form="past" id="begin__32"><span class="vp" id="begin__33"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> began </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d3e" eid="begin__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d3d" geo="br" id="begin__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/began/began__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/began/began__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://began__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d3a" geo="n_am" id="begin__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/began/began__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/began/began__us_2.ogg" href="sound://began__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d37" form="pastpart" id="begin__39"><span class="vp" id="begin__40"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> begun </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d35" eid="begin__41" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d34" geo="br" id="begin__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡʌn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begun/begun__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begun/begun__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://begun__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d31" geo="n_am" id="begin__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡʌn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begun/begun__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begun/begun__us_2.ogg" href="sound://begun__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d2e" form="prespart" id="begin__46"><span class="vp" id="begin__47"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> beginning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d2c" eid="begin__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d2b" geo="br" id="begin__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begin/beginning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/beginning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beginning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1d28" geo="n_am" id="begin__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="begin__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begin/beginning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/beginning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beginning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8cd" id="begin__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8cc" id="begin__54" original="E392.-2a97"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8cb" id="begin__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="begin__56" original="E392.-2a94"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="begin__57" original="E392.-2a95"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="begin__58" original="E392.-2a93"> to start doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8c7" id="begin__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8c6" id="begin__60" original="E85e.-7f0b"><span class="cf" id="begin__61" original="E392.-2a90"><span class="exp" id="begin__62"> begin </span> something </span><span class="x" id="begin__63" original="E85e.-7f0a"> Seymour Fogel was a corn geneticist who began work on yeast in 1958. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8c2" id="begin__64" original="E85e.-7f07"><span class="cf" id="begin__65" original="E392.-2a8d"><span class="exp" id="begin__66"> begin </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="begin__67" original="E85e.-7f06"> Fifty years ago, evidence of the harmful effects of smoking was already beginning to emerge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8be" id="begin__68" original="E85e.-7f05"><span class="cf" id="begin__69" original="E392.-2a8c"><span class="exp" id="begin__70"> begin </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="begin__71" original="E85e.-7f04"> The scheme began operating in January 1999. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8ba" id="begin__72" original="E85e.-7f03"><span class="cf" id="begin__73" original="E392.-2a91"><span class="exp" id="begin__74"> begin </span> by doing something </span><span class="x" id="begin__75" original="E85e.-7f02"> This essay will begin by surveying the traditional practices in Chinese Buddhist culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8b6" id="begin__76" original="E85e.-7f01"><span class="cf" id="begin__77" original="E392.-2a92"><span class="exp" id="begin__78"> begin </span> (something) at something </span><span class="x" id="begin__79" original="E85e.-7f00"> Sales in segment B begin at a relatively low level. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8b2" id="begin__80" original="E85e.-7eff"><span class="cf" id="begin__81" original="E392.-2a8f"><span class="exp" id="begin__82"> begin </span> (something) with something </span><span class="x" id="begin__83" original="E85e.-7efe"> He decided to begin with a relatively low dose. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8ae" id="begin__84" original="E392.-2a8b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8ad" id="begin__85"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="begin__86" original="E392.-2a89"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="begin__87" original="E392.-2a88"> to start to happen or exist, especially from a particular time or in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8aa" id="begin__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8a9" id="begin__89" original="E85e.-7efd"><span class="x" id="begin__90" original="E85e.-7efc"> The work really began in the late 1970s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8a7" id="begin__91" original="E85e.-7efb"><span class="x" id="begin__92" original="E85e.-7efa"> In traditional societies, childbearing begins early in life. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8a5" id="begin__93" original="E392.-2a87"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8a4" id="begin__94"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="begin__95" original="E85e.-7ef9"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="begin__96" original="E392.-2a85"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="begin__97" original="E392.-2a83"> to be something first, before becoming something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8a0" id="begin__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-89f" id="begin__99" original="E85e.-7ef7"><span class="cf" id="begin__100" original="E85e.-7ef8"><span class="exp" id="begin__101"> begin </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="begin__102" original="E85e.-7ef6"> The European Parliament began life as a consultative assembly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-89b" id="begin__103" original="E85e.-7ef5"><span class="cf" id="begin__104" original="E392.-2a84"><span class="exp" id="begin__105"> begin </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="begin__106" original="E85e.-7ef4"> Begun as a radio network in the 1920s, the BBC became a more international service with its coverage of World War II. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-897" id="begin__107" original="E392.-2a82"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-896" id="begin__108"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="begin__109" original="E392.-2a80"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="begin__110" original="E392.-2a7f"> to have something as the first part or the point where something starts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-893" id="begin__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-892" id="begin__112" original="E85e.-7ef3"><span class="cf" id="begin__113" original="E392.-2a7e"><span class="exp" id="begin__114"> begin </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="begin__115" original="E85e.-7ef2"> Use ‘an’ before words beginning with a vowel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-88e" id="begin__116" original="E85e.-7ef1"><span class="cf" id="begin__117" original="E392.-2a7d"><span class="exp" id="begin__118"> begin </span> at something </span><span class="x" id="begin__119" original="E85e.-7ef0"> The spiral on a CD begins at the innermost track and spirals outward. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-88a" id="begin__120" original="E392.-2a6c"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-889" id="begin__121" original="E392.-2a6b" sk="tobeginwith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-888" id="begin__122"><span class="idm" id="begin__123" original="E392.-2a6a"> to begin with </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-886" id="begin__124"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-885" id="begin__125" original="E392.-2a69"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="begin__126" original="E392.-2a68"> at first </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-883" id="begin__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-882" id="begin__128" original="E85e.-7eef"><span class="x" id="begin__129" original="E85e.-7eee"> Profits were slow to begin with, before the expansion overseas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-880" id="begin__130" original="E392.-2a67"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="begin__131" original="E392.-2a66"> used to introduce the first point you want to make </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-87e" id="begin__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-87d" id="begin__133" original="E85e.-7eed"><span class="x" id="begin__134" original="E85e.-7eec"> Unfortunately, this approach presents numerous problems. To begin with, it comes at high cost and the investment of too much time. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-56d6" id="begin__135" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://begin" title="begin definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-56d5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-19c4" id="begin__136" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="begin__137"> begin </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beginner
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-87b" id="beginner" original="E392.-2a61" sum="304"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-87a" id="beginner__1" original="E392.-2a60"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-879" id="beginner__2" original="E392.-2a5f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beginner </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-86d" id="beginner__7" original="E392.-2a57"><span class="pos" id="beginner__8" original="E392.-2a56"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6674" eid="beginner__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7540" geo="br" id="beginner__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beginner__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪnə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begin/beginner__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/beginner__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beginner__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7543" geo="n_am" id="beginner__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beginner__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪnər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begin/beginner__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/beginner__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beginner__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-86b" id="beginner__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-86a" id="beginner__15" original="E392.-2a55"><span class="def" id="beginner__16" original="E392.-2a54"> a person who is starting to learn something and cannot do it very well yet </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-868" id="beginner__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-867" id="beginner__18" original="E85c.-3e9b"><span class="x" id="beginner__19" original="E85c.-3e9a"> First semester courses are for complete beginners who have never taken any language classes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5671" id="beginner__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beginner" title="beginner definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5670" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-18d1" id="beginner__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beginner__22"> beginner </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beginning
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-865" id="beginning" original="E392.-2a46" sum="1428"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-864" id="beginning__1" original="E392.-2a45"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-863" id="beginning__2" original="E392.-2a44"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beginning </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-857" id="beginning__7" original="E392.-2a3c"><span class="pos" id="beginning__8" original="E392.-2a3b"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.667b" eid="beginning__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7579" geo="br" id="beginning__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beginning__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beg/begin/beginning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/beginning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beginning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.757c" geo="n_am" id="beginning__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beginning__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beg/begin/beginning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beg/begin/beginning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beginning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-855" id="beginning__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-854" id="beginning__15" original="E392.-2a3a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-853" id="beginning__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="beginning__17" original="E392.-2a38"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="beginning__18" original="E392.-2a37"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beginning__19" original="E392.-2a35"> the time when something starts; the first part of an event or story </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-84f" id="beginning__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-84e" id="beginning__21" original="E85e.-7d47"><span class="cf" id="beginning__22" original="E392.-2a36"> the <span class="exp" id="beginning__23"> beginning </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="beginning__24" original="E85e.-7d46"> The invention of the telephone marked the beginning of a new era in communication technology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-84a" id="beginning__25" original="E85e.-7d44"><span class="cf" id="beginning__26" original="E85e.-7d45"> at the <span class="exp" id="beginning__27"> beginning </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="beginning__28" original="E85e.-7d43"> Japanese stock and land markets collapsed at the beginning of the 1990s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-846" id="beginning__29" original="E85e.-7d41"><span class="cf" id="beginning__30" original="E85e.-7d42"> at the <span class="exp" id="beginning__31"> beginning </span></span><span class="x" id="beginning__32" original="E85e.-7d40"> Fundamentally, the key facts remained as they were at the beginning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-842" id="beginning__33" original="E85e.-7d3e"><span class="cf" id="beginning__34" original="E85e.-7d3f"> from the <span class="exp" id="beginning__35"> beginning </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="beginning__36" original="E85e.-7d3d"> From the very beginning of animal evolution, species have come into contact with each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-83e" id="beginning__37" original="E85e.-7d3b"><span class="cf" id="beginning__38" original="E85e.-7d3c"> from <span class="exp" id="beginning__39"> beginning </span> to end </span><span class="x" id="beginning__40" original="E85e.-7d3a"> Patients are encouraged to tell their stories in their own words, from beginning to end. </span></span></span></li><span class="un" id="beginning__41" original="E392.-2a34" un="help"><span class="eb" id="beginning__42" original="E392.-2a33"> At the beginning (of something) </span> is used for the time and place when something begins. <span class="eb" id="beginning__43" original="E392.-2a32"> In the beginning </span> means <span class="eb" id="beginning__44" original="E392.-2a31"> at first </span> , and suggests a contrast with a later situation. </span></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-836" id="beginning__45"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-835" id="beginning__46" original="E392.-2a30"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-834" id="beginning__47" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-833" id="beginning__48"><span class="v"><strong> beginnings </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-831" id="beginning__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="beginning__51" original="E392.-2a2d"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="beginning__52" original="E392.-2a2c"> the first or early ideas, signs or stages of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-82e" id="beginning__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-82d" id="beginning__54" original="E85e.-7d39"><span class="x" id="beginning__55" original="E85e.-7d38"> From its humble beginnings as a small store in a Swedish village, IKEA has grown into the world's largest furniture retailer. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-82b" id="beginning__56" original="E392.-2a2b"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-82a" id="beginning__57" original="E392.-2a2a" sk="beginningofend"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-829" id="beginning__58"><span class="idm" id="beginning__59" original="E392.-2a29"> the beginning of the end </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-827" id="beginning__60"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-826" id="beginning__61"><span class="def" id="beginning__62" original="E392.-2a28"> the first sign of something ending </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-824" id="beginning__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-823" id="beginning__64" original="E889.-7aa8"><span class="x" id="beginning__65" original="E889.-7aa7"> The Alaska Highway cut through North America's last wilderness, spelling the beginning of the end of the old way of life. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5657" id="beginning__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beginning" title="beginning definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5656" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-18ab" id="beginning__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beginning__68"> beginning </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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behalf
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-821" id="behalf" original="E392.-293c" sum="555"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-820" id="behalf__1" original="E392.-293b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-81f" id="behalf__2" original="E392.-293a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> behalf </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-816" id="behalf__4" original="E392.-2935"><span class="pos" id="behalf__5" original="E392.-2934"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6682" eid="behalf__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7735" geo="br" id="behalf__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behalf__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈhɑːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behal/behalf__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behal/behalf__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://behalf__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7738" geo="n_am" id="behalf__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behalf__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈhæf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behal/behalf__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behal/behalf__us_1.ogg" href="sound://behalf__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-814" id="behalf__11" original="E392.-2933"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-813" id="behalf__12" original="E392.-292c" sk="onbehalfof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-812" id="behalf__13"><span class="idm" id="behalf__14" original="E392.-292b"> on behalf of somebody </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="behalf__15" original="E392.-292a"> on somebody's behalf </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-80f" id="behalf__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-80e" id="behalf__17" original="E392.-2929"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="behalf__18" original="E392.-2928"> as the representative of somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-80c" id="behalf__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-80b" id="behalf__20" original="E85f.-6699"><span class="x" id="behalf__21" original="E85f.-6698"> She accepted the prize on behalf of the committee. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-809" id="behalf__22" original="E85f.-6697"><span class="x" id="behalf__23" original="E85f.-6696"> Due to illness, the defendant was unable to testify on his own behalf. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-807" id="behalf__24" original="E392.-2927"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="behalf__25" original="E392.-2926"> in order to help somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-805" id="behalf__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-804" id="behalf__27" original="E85f.-6695"><span class="x" id="behalf__28" original="E85f.-6694"> Buddhist monks set up hospitals and rebuilt villages on behalf of the suffering victims of the war. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5613" id="behalf__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://behalf" title="behalf definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5612" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1752" id="behalf__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="behalf__31"> behalf </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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behave
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-802" id="behave" original="E392.-2923" sum="1113"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-801" id="behave__1" original="E392.-2922"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-800" id="behave__2" original="E392.-2921"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> behave </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f3" id="behave__9" original="E392.-2917"><span class="pos" id="behave__10" original="E392.-2916"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6689" eid="behave__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1c14" geo="br" id="behave__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behav/behave__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behave__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://behave__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1c11" geo="n_am" id="behave__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behav/behave__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behave__us_2.ogg" href="sound://behave__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-274e" id="behave__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e49" form="root" id="behave__17"><span class="vp" id="behave__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> behave </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e4b" eid="behave__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e4c" geo="br" id="behave__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behav/behave__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behave__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://behave__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e4f" geo="n_am" id="behave__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behav/behave__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behave__us_2.ogg" href="sound://behave__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e52" form="thirdps" id="behave__24"><span class="vp" id="behave__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> behaves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e54" eid="behave__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e55" geo="br" id="behave__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behav/behaves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://behaves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e58" geo="n_am" id="behave__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behav/behaves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://behaves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e5b" form="past" id="behave__31"><span class="vp" id="behave__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> behaved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e5d" eid="behave__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e5e" geo="br" id="behave__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behav/behaved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://behaved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e61" geo="n_am" id="behave__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behav/behaved__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaved__us_2.ogg" href="sound://behaved__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e64" form="pastpart" id="behave__38"><span class="vp" id="behave__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> behaved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e66" eid="behave__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e67" geo="br" id="behave__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behav/behaved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://behaved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e6a" geo="n_am" id="behave__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behav/behaved__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaved__us_2.ogg" href="sound://behaved__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e6d" form="prespart" id="behave__45"><span class="vp" id="behave__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> behaving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e6f" eid="behave__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e70" geo="br" id="behave__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behav/behaving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://behaving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.3e73" geo="n_am" id="behave__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behave__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behav/behaving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://behaving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c7" id="behave__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c6" id="behave__53" original="E392.-28de"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c5" id="behave__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="behave__55" original="E392.-28dc"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="behave__56" original="E392.-28d8"> to function or react in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c2" id="behave__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c1" id="behave__58" original="E85f.-65e9"><span class="cf" id="behave__59" original="E392.-28db"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="behave__60" original="E85f.-65e8"> The system behaves chaotically. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7be" id="behave__61" original="E85f.-65e7"><span class="x" id="behave__62" original="E85f.-65e6"> The data reveal how people behave when exposed to different advertisements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7bc" id="behave__63" original="E85f.-65e4"><span class="cf" id="behave__64" original="E85f.-65e5"><span class="exp" id="behave__65"> behave </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="behave__66" original="E85f.-65e3"> The material now behaves as an isotropic liquid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b8" id="behave__67" original="E85f.-65e1"><span class="cf" id="behave__68" original="E85f.-65e2"><span class="exp" id="behave__69"> behave </span> like somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="behave__70" original="E85f.-65e0"> In some ways, firms behave like individuals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b4" id="behave__71" original="E85f.-65de"><span class="cf" id="behave__72" original="E85f.-65df"><span class="exp" id="behave__73"> behave </span> as if/though… </span><span class="x" id="behave__74" original="E85f.-65dd"> The electrons behave as if they were tiny magnets. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="behave__75" original="E392.-28f1" un="help"> In spoken English, people often use <span class="eb" id="behave__76" original="E392.-28f0"> like </span> instead of <span class="eb" id="behave__77" original="E392.-28ef"> as if </span> or <span class="eb" id="behave__78" original="E392.-28ee"> as though </span> in this meaning. This is not correct in academic English. <span class="eb" id="behave__79" original="E85f.-65dc"> Like </span> can be used before a noun ( <span class="ei" id="behave__80" original="E85f.-65db"> individuals </span> ) but not before a clause ( <span class="ei" id="behave__81" original="E85f.-65da"> they were tiny magnets </span> ). </span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a9" id="behave__82" original="E85f.-65cd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behave__83"> noun + behave </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a7" id="behave__84"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a6" id="behave__85" original="E85f.-65cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a5" id="behave__86"><span class="coll" id="behave__87" original="E85f.-65cb"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a3" id="behave__88" original="E85f.-65ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a2" id="behave__89"><span class="coll" id="behave__90" original="E85f.-65c9"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a0" id="behave__91" original="E85f.-65c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79f" id="behave__92"><span class="coll" id="behave__93" original="E85f.-65c7"> student </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79d" id="behave__94" original="E85f.-65c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79c" id="behave__95"><span class="coll" id="behave__96" original="E85f.-65c5"> animal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-79a" id="behave__97" original="E85f.-65c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-799" id="behave__98"><span class="coll" id="behave__99" original="E85f.-65c3"> cell </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-797" id="behave__100" original="E85f.-65c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-796" id="behave__101"><span class="coll" id="behave__102" original="E85f.-65c1"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-794" id="behave__103" original="E85f.-65c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-793" id="behave__104"><span class="coll" id="behave__105" original="E85f.-65bf"> market </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-791" id="behave__106" original="E85f.-65be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-790" id="behave__107"><span class="coll" id="behave__108" original="E85f.-65bd"> firm </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78e" id="behave__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78d" id="behave__110" original="E85f.-65b9"><span class="x" id="behave__111" original="E85f.-65b8"> Zoo animals still largely behave in the ways that they would in the wild. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-78b" id="behave__112" original="E85f.-65b5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behave__113"> behave + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-789" id="behave__114"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-788" id="behave__115" original="E85f.-65b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-787" id="behave__116"><span class="coll" id="behave__117" original="E85f.-65b2"> differently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-785" id="behave__118" original="E85f.-65b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-784" id="behave__119"><span class="coll" id="behave__120" original="E85f.-65b0"> similarly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-782" id="behave__121" original="E85f.-65af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-781" id="behave__122"><span class="coll" id="behave__123" original="E85f.-65ae"> accordingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77f" id="behave__124" original="E85f.-65ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77e" id="behave__125"><span class="coll" id="behave__126" original="E85f.-65ac"> rationally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77c" id="behave__127" original="E85f.-65ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-77b" id="behave__128"><span class="coll" id="behave__129" original="E85f.-65aa"> opportunistically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-779" id="behave__130" original="E85f.-65a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-778" id="behave__131"><span class="coll" id="behave__132" original="E85f.-65a8"> aggressively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-776" id="behave__133" original="E85f.-65a7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-775" id="behave__134" original="E85f.-65a6"><span class="x" id="behave__135" original="E85f.-65a5"> The majority of people accept society's rules and behave accordingly. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-773" id="behave__136" original="E85f.-6597" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behave__137"> verb + to behave </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-771" id="behave__138"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-770" id="behave__139" original="E85f.-6596"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76f" id="behave__140"><span class="coll" id="behave__141" original="E85f.-6595"> tend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76d" id="behave__142" original="E85f.-6594"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76c" id="behave__143"><span class="coll" id="behave__144" original="E85f.-6593"> be expected </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-76a" id="behave__145" original="E85f.-6592"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-769" id="behave__146"><span class="coll" id="behave__147" original="E85f.-6591"> be likely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-767" id="behave__148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-766" id="behave__149" original="E85f.-658f"><span class="x" id="behave__150" original="E85f.-658e"> These materials tend to behave as insulators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-764" id="behave__151" original="E85f.-658d"><span class="x" id="behave__152" original="E85f.-658c"> An unmarried retired woman is likely to behave very differently from a young, single mother. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-762" id="behave__153" original="E392.-28f9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-761" id="behave__154"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="behave__155" original="E392.-28f7"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="behave__156" original="E392.-28f6"> + adv./prep. (towards somebody) </span><span class="def" id="behave__157" original="E392.-28f5"> to act in a particular way, especially towards other people </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75d" id="behave__158" original="E85f.-65d9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://act1" title="act1 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49cf" id="behave__159" original="E85f.-65d8"><span class="xh" id="behave__160"> act </span><span class="xhm" id="behave__161"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="behave__162"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-758" id="behave__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-757" id="behave__164" original="E85f.-65d7"><span class="x" id="behave__165" original="E85f.-65d6"> The patient behaved aggressively towards medical staff. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-755" id="behave__166" original="E85f.-65cd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behave__167"> noun + behave </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-753" id="behave__168"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-752" id="behave__169" original="E85f.-65cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-751" id="behave__170"><span class="coll" id="behave__171" original="E85f.-65cb"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74f" id="behave__172" original="E85f.-65ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74e" id="behave__173"><span class="coll" id="behave__174" original="E85f.-65c9"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74c" id="behave__175" original="E85f.-65c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-74b" id="behave__176"><span class="coll" id="behave__177" original="E85f.-65c7"> student </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-749" id="behave__178" original="E85f.-65c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-748" id="behave__179"><span class="coll" id="behave__180" original="E85f.-65c5"> animal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-746" id="behave__181" original="E85f.-65c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-745" id="behave__182"><span class="coll" id="behave__183" original="E85f.-65c3"> cell </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-743" id="behave__184" original="E85f.-65c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-742" id="behave__185"><span class="coll" id="behave__186" original="E85f.-65c1"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-740" id="behave__187" original="E85f.-65c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73f" id="behave__188"><span class="coll" id="behave__189" original="E85f.-65bf"> market </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73d" id="behave__190" original="E85f.-65be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73c" id="behave__191"><span class="coll" id="behave__192" original="E85f.-65bd"> firm </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-73a" id="behave__193"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-739" id="behave__194" original="E85f.-65bb"><span class="x" id="behave__195" original="E85f.-65ba"> These models attempt to explain how consumers behave towards global brands. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-737" id="behave__196" original="E85f.-65b4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behave__197"> behave + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-735" id="behave__198"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-734" id="behave__199" original="E85f.-65b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-733" id="behave__200"><span class="coll" id="behave__201" original="E85f.-65b2"> differently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-731" id="behave__202" original="E85f.-65b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-730" id="behave__203"><span class="coll" id="behave__204" original="E85f.-65b0"> similarly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72e" id="behave__205" original="E85f.-65af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72d" id="behave__206"><span class="coll" id="behave__207" original="E85f.-65ae"> accordingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72b" id="behave__208" original="E85f.-65ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72a" id="behave__209"><span class="coll" id="behave__210" original="E85f.-65ac"> rationally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-728" id="behave__211" original="E85f.-65ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-727" id="behave__212"><span class="coll" id="behave__213" original="E85f.-65aa"> opportunistically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-725" id="behave__214" original="E85f.-65a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-724" id="behave__215"><span class="coll" id="behave__216" original="E85f.-65a8"> aggressively </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-722" id="behave__217"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-721" id="behave__218" original="E85f.-65a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-720" id="behave__219"><span class="coll" id="behave__220" original="E85f.-65a1"> well </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71e" id="behave__221"><span class="coll" id="behave__222" original="E85f.-65a0"> responsibly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71c" id="behave__223" original="E85f.-659f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71b" id="behave__224"><span class="coll" id="behave__225" original="E85f.-659e"> badly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-719" id="behave__226" original="E85f.-659d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-718" id="behave__227" original="E85f.-659c"><span class="x" id="behave__228" original="E85f.-659b"> When they were given projects, the students behaved responsibly and professionally. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-716" id="behave__229" original="E85f.-6597" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behave__230"> verb + to behave </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-714" id="behave__231"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-713" id="behave__232" original="E85f.-6596"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-712" id="behave__233"><span class="coll" id="behave__234" original="E85f.-6595"> tend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-710" id="behave__235" original="E85f.-6594"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70f" id="behave__236"><span class="coll" id="behave__237" original="E85f.-6593"> be expected </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70d" id="behave__238" original="E85f.-6592"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70c" id="behave__239"><span class="coll" id="behave__240" original="E85f.-6591"> be likely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-70a" id="behave__241"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-709" id="behave__242" original="E821.-407d"><span class="x" id="behave__243" original="E821.-407c"> These people tend to behave passively in social relationships. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-707" id="behave__244" original="E392.-28e2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-706" id="behave__245" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-705" id="behave__246"><span class="v"><strong> -behaved </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="behave__248" original="E392.-28e0"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in adjectives <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="behave__249" original="E392.-28df"> behaving in the way mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-701" id="behave__250"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-700" id="behave__251" original="E85f.-65d3"><span class="x" id="behave__252" original="E85f.-65d2"> He was well-behaved at home but got into fights at school. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6153" id="behave__253" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="behave__254"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6155" id="behave__255" original="E85f.-65d0"><span class="shcut" id="behave__256" original="E85f.-65cf"> noun + behave </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6157" id="behave__257" original="E85f.-65ce"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6158" id="behave__258" original="E85f.-65cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6159" id="behave__259" original="E85f.-65cb"><span class="coll" id="behave__260"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.615b" id="behave__261" original="E85f.-65ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.615c" id="behave__262" original="E85f.-65c9"><span class="coll" id="behave__263"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.615e" id="behave__264" original="E85f.-65c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.615f" id="behave__265" original="E85f.-65c7"><span class="coll" id="behave__266"> student </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6161" id="behave__267" original="E85f.-65c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6162" id="behave__268" original="E85f.-65c5"><span class="coll" id="behave__269"> animal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6164" id="behave__270" original="E85f.-65c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6165" id="behave__271" original="E85f.-65c3"><span class="coll" id="behave__272"> cell </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6167" id="behave__273" original="E85f.-65c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6168" id="behave__274" original="E85f.-65c1"><span class="coll" id="behave__275"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.616a" id="behave__276" original="E85f.-65c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.616b" id="behave__277" original="E85f.-65bf"><span class="coll" id="behave__278"> market </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.616d" id="behave__279" original="E85f.-65be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.616e" id="behave__280" original="E85f.-65bd"><span class="coll" id="behave__281"> firm </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6170" id="behave__282" original="E85f.-65bc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6171" id="behave__283" original="E85f.-65bb"><span class="x" id="behave__284" original="E85f.-65ba"> These models attempt to explain how consumers behave towards global brands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6173" id="behave__285" original="E85f.-65b9"><span class="x" id="behave__286" original="E85f.-65b8"> Zoo animals still largely behave in the ways that they would in the wild. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6175" id="behave__287" original="E85f.-65b7"><span class="shcut" id="behave__288" original="E85f.-65b6"> behave + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6177" id="behave__289" original="E85f.-65b5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6178" id="behave__290" original="E85f.-65b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6179" id="behave__291" original="E85f.-65b2"><span class="coll" id="behave__292"> differently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.617b" id="behave__293" original="E85f.-65b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.617c" id="behave__294" original="E85f.-65b0"><span class="coll" id="behave__295"> similarly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.617e" id="behave__296" original="E85f.-65af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.617f" id="behave__297" original="E85f.-65ae"><span class="coll" id="behave__298"> accordingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6181" id="behave__299" original="E85f.-65ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6182" id="behave__300" original="E85f.-65ac"><span class="coll" id="behave__301"> rationally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6184" id="behave__302" original="E85f.-65ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6185" id="behave__303" original="E85f.-65aa"><span class="coll" id="behave__304"> opportunistically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6187" id="behave__305" original="E85f.-65a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6188" id="behave__306" original="E85f.-65a8"><span class="coll" id="behave__307"> aggressively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.618a" id="behave__308" original="E85f.-65a7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.618b" id="behave__309" original="E85f.-65a6"><span class="x" id="behave__310" original="E85f.-65a5"> The majority of people accept society's rules and behave accordingly. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.618d" id="behave__311" original="E85f.-65a4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.618e" id="behave__312" original="E85f.-65a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.618f" id="behave__313" original="E85f.-65a1"><span class="coll" id="behave__314"> well </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6191" id="behave__315" original="E85f.-65a0"><span class="coll" id="behave__316"> responsibly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6193" id="behave__317" original="E85f.-659f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6194" id="behave__318" original="E85f.-659e"><span class="coll" id="behave__319"> badly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6196" id="behave__320" original="E85f.-659d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6197" id="behave__321" original="E85f.-659c"><span class="x" id="behave__322" original="E85f.-659b"> When they were given projects, the students behaved responsibly and professionally. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6199" id="behave__323" original="E85f.-659a"><span class="shcut" id="behave__324" original="E85f.-6599"> verb + to behave </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.619b" id="behave__325" original="E85f.-6598"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.619c" id="behave__326" original="E85f.-6596"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.619d" id="behave__327" original="E85f.-6595"><span class="coll" id="behave__328"> tend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.619f" id="behave__329" original="E85f.-6594"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61a0" id="behave__330" original="E85f.-6593"><span class="coll" id="behave__331"> be expected </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61a2" id="behave__332" original="E85f.-6592"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61a3" id="behave__333" original="E85f.-6591"><span class="coll" id="behave__334"> be likely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61a5" id="behave__335" original="E85f.-6590"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61a6" id="behave__336" original="E85f.-658f"><span class="x" id="behave__337" original="E85f.-658e"> These materials tend to behave as insulators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61a8" id="behave__338" original="E821.-407d"><span class="x" id="behave__339" original="E821.-407c"> These people tend to behave passively in social relationships. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61aa" id="behave__340" original="E85f.-658d"><span class="x" id="behave__341" original="E85f.-658c"> An unmarried retired woman is likely to behave very differently from a young, single mother. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-55bd" id="behave__342" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://behave" title="behave definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-55bc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1722" id="behave__343" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="behave__344"> behave </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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behaviour
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fe" id="behaviour" original="E392.-28d2" sum="911"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fd" id="behaviour__1" original="E392.-28d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6fc" id="behaviour__2" original="E392.-28d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> behaviour </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f6" id="behaviour__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f3" id="behaviour__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6f5" id="behaviour__9"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="behaviour__10" original="E392.-28c9"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> behavior </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ea" id="behaviour__12" original="E392.-28c4"><span class="pos" id="behaviour__13" original="E392.-28c3"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6690" eid="behaviour__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1b27" geo="br" id="behaviour__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behaviour__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvjə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behav/behaviour__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaviour__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://behaviour__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1b24" geo="n_am" id="behaviour__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behaviour__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvjər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behav/behaviour__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaviour__us_2.ogg" href="sound://behaviour__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e8" id="behaviour__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e7" id="behaviour__20" original="E392.-28be"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e6" id="behaviour__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="behaviour__22" original="E392.-28bc"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="behaviour__23" original="E392.-28bb"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="behaviour__24" original="E392.-28ba"> the way that somebody/something functions or reacts in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e2" id="behaviour__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e1" id="behaviour__26" original="E86b.-7846"><span class="x" id="behaviour__27" original="E86b.-7845"> Ansoff et al. (1976) claimed that company behaviour reflected the changing business environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6df" id="behaviour__28" original="E86b.-7844"><span class="x" id="behaviour__29" original="E86b.-7843"> It was a study into chromosome behaviour in corn. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6dd" id="behaviour__30" original="E86b.-7841"><span class="cf" id="behaviour__31" original="E86b.-7842"><span class="exp" id="behaviour__32"> behaviour </span> towards something </span><span class="x" id="behaviour__33" original="E86b.-7840"> People's behaviour towards risk is an important factor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d9" id="behaviour__34" original="E86b.-783f"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d8" id="behaviour__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="behaviour__36" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="behaviour__37" original="E86b.-783e"> The young female birds exhibited complex behaviours such as nest building and nursing chicks. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d5" id="behaviour__38" original="E86b.-7832" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__39"> adjective + behaviour </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d3" id="behaviour__40"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d2" id="behaviour__41" original="E86b.-7831"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6d1" id="behaviour__42"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__43" original="E86b.-7830"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cf" id="behaviour__44" original="E86b.-782f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ce" id="behaviour__45"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__46" original="E86b.-782e"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cc" id="behaviour__47" original="E86b.-782d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6cb" id="behaviour__48"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__49" original="E86b.-782c"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c9" id="behaviour__50" original="E86b.-782b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c8" id="behaviour__51"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__52" original="E86b.-782a"> parental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c6" id="behaviour__53" original="E86b.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c5" id="behaviour__54"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__55" original="E86b.-7828"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c3" id="behaviour__56" original="E86b.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c2" id="behaviour__57"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__58" original="E86b.-7826"> acceptable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c0" id="behaviour__59" original="E86b.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bf" id="behaviour__60"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__61" original="E86b.-7824"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bd" id="behaviour__62" original="E86b.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6bc" id="behaviour__63"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__64" original="E86b.-7822"> cooperative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ba" id="behaviour__65" original="E86b.-7821"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b9" id="behaviour__66"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__67" original="E86b.-7820"> altruistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b7" id="behaviour__68" original="E86b.-781f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b6" id="behaviour__69"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__70" original="E86b.-781e"> prosocial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b4" id="behaviour__71" original="E86b.-781d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b3" id="behaviour__72"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__73" original="E86b.-781c"> inappropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b1" id="behaviour__74" original="E86b.-781b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b0" id="behaviour__75"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__76" original="E86b.-781a"> aggressive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ae" id="behaviour__77"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__78" original="E86b.-7819"> violent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ac" id="behaviour__79" original="E86b.-7818"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6ab" id="behaviour__80"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__81" original="E86b.-7817"> challenging </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a9" id="behaviour__82"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__83" original="E86b.-7816"> disruptive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a7" id="behaviour__84"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__85" original="E86b.-7815"> antisocial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a5" id="behaviour__86" original="E86b.-7814"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a4" id="behaviour__87"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__88" original="E86b.-7813"> criminal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a2" id="behaviour__89" original="E86b.-7812"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6a1" id="behaviour__90"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__91" original="E86b.-7811"> unethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69f" id="behaviour__92" original="E86b.-7810"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69e" id="behaviour__93"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__94" original="E86b.-780f"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69c" id="behaviour__95" original="E86b.-780e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69b" id="behaviour__96"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__97" original="E86b.-780d"> learned </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-699" id="behaviour__98" original="E86b.-780c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-698" id="behaviour__99"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__100" original="E86b.-780b"> adaptive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-696" id="behaviour__101" original="E86b.-780a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-695" id="behaviour__102"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__103" original="E86b.-7809"> opportunistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-693" id="behaviour__104" original="E86b.-7808"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-692" id="behaviour__105"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__106" original="E86b.-7807"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-690" id="behaviour__107" original="E86b.-7806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68f" id="behaviour__108"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__109" original="E86b.-7805"> unusual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68d" id="behaviour__110"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__111" original="E86b.-7804"> abnormal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68b" id="behaviour__112" original="E86b.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68a" id="behaviour__113"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__114" original="E86b.-7802"> risky </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-688" id="behaviour__115" original="E86b.-7801"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-687" id="behaviour__116"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__117" original="E86b.-7800"> suicidal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-685" id="behaviour__118" original="E86b.-77ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-684" id="behaviour__119"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__120" original="E86b.-77fe"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-682" id="behaviour__121"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-681" id="behaviour__122" original="E86b.-77fa"><span class="x" id="behaviour__123" original="E86b.-77f9"> Thus, hunting is both a learned and an evolved behaviour, essential for survival. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67f" id="behaviour__124" original="E86b.-77f6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__125"> noun + behaviour </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67d" id="behaviour__126"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67c" id="behaviour__127" original="E86b.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-67b" id="behaviour__128"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__129" original="E86b.-77f3"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-679" id="behaviour__130" original="E86b.-77f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-678" id="behaviour__131"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__132" original="E86b.-77f1"> animal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-676" id="behaviour__133" original="E86b.-77f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-675" id="behaviour__134"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__135" original="E86b.-77ef"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-673" id="behaviour__136" original="E86b.-77ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-672" id="behaviour__137"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__138" original="E86b.-77ed"> buying </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-670" id="behaviour__139" original="E86b.-77ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66f" id="behaviour__140"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__141" original="E86b.-77eb"> voting </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66d" id="behaviour__142" original="E86b.-77ea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66c" id="behaviour__143" original="E86b.-77e9"><span class="x" id="behaviour__144" original="E86b.-77e8"> In psychoanalytic theory, human behaviour derives at least partly from the unconsious mind. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66a" id="behaviour__145" original="E86b.-77e7"><span class="x" id="behaviour__146" original="E86b.-77e6"> Social and personal networks may influence the customer's buying behaviour. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-668" id="behaviour__147" original="E86b.-77e2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__148"> verb + behaviour </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-666" id="behaviour__149"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-665" id="behaviour__150" original="E86b.-77e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-664" id="behaviour__151"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__152" original="E86b.-77e0"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-662" id="behaviour__153"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__154" original="E86b.-77df"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-660" id="behaviour__155" original="E86b.-77de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65f" id="behaviour__156"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__157" original="E86b.-77dd"> change </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65d" id="behaviour__158"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__159" original="E86b.-77dc"> modify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-65b" id="behaviour__160"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__161" original="E86b.-77db"> alter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-659" id="behaviour__162"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__163" original="E86b.-77da"> adapt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-657" id="behaviour__164"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__165" original="E86b.-77d9"> adjust </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-655" id="behaviour__166" original="E86b.-77d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-654" id="behaviour__167"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__168" original="E86b.-77d7"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-652" id="behaviour__169"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__170" original="E86b.-77d6"> guide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-650" id="behaviour__171" original="E86b.-77d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64f" id="behaviour__172"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__173" original="E86b.-77d4"> drive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64d" id="behaviour__174"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__175" original="E86b.-77d3"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64b" id="behaviour__176" original="E86b.-77d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64a" id="behaviour__177"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__178" original="E86b.-77d1"> underlie </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-648" id="behaviour__179" original="E86b.-77d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-647" id="behaviour__180"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__181" original="E86b.-77cf"> control </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-645" id="behaviour__182"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__183" original="E86b.-77ce"> govern </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-643" id="behaviour__184"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__185" original="E86b.-77cd"> regulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-641" id="behaviour__186" original="E86b.-77cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-640" id="behaviour__187"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__188" original="E86b.-77cb"> constrain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63e" id="behaviour__189" original="E86b.-77ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63d" id="behaviour__190"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__191" original="E86b.-77c9"> reinforce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63b" id="behaviour__192" original="E86b.-77c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-63a" id="behaviour__193"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__194" original="E86b.-77c7"> reward </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-638" id="behaviour__195" original="E86b.-77c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-637" id="behaviour__196"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__197" original="E86b.-77c5"> motivate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-635" id="behaviour__198" original="E86b.-77c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-634" id="behaviour__199"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__200" original="E86b.-77c3"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-632" id="behaviour__201"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__202" original="E86b.-77c2"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-630" id="behaviour__203" original="E86b.-77c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62f" id="behaviour__204"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__205" original="E86b.-77c0"> produce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62d" id="behaviour__206"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__207" original="E86b.-77bf"> induce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62b" id="behaviour__208"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__209" original="E86b.-77be"> trigger </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-629" id="behaviour__210"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__211" original="E86b.-77bd"> elicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-627" id="behaviour__212" original="E86b.-77bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-626" id="behaviour__213"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__214" original="E86b.-77bb"> simulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-624" id="behaviour__215"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__216" original="E86b.-77ba"> mimic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-622" id="behaviour__217"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__218" original="E86b.-77b9"> imitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-620" id="behaviour__219" original="E86b.-77b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61f" id="behaviour__220"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__221" original="E86b.-77b7"> learn </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61d" id="behaviour__222" original="E86b.-77b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61c" id="behaviour__223"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__224" original="E86b.-77b5"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61a" id="behaviour__225" original="E86b.-77b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-619" id="behaviour__226"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__227" original="E86b.-77b3"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-617" id="behaviour__228" original="E86b.-77b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-616" id="behaviour__229"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__230" original="E86b.-77b1"> consider </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-614" id="behaviour__231" original="E86b.-77b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-613" id="behaviour__232"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__233" original="E86b.-77af"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-611" id="behaviour__234" original="E86b.-77ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-610" id="behaviour__235"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__236" original="E86b.-77ad"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60e" id="behaviour__237" original="E86b.-77ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60d" id="behaviour__238"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__239" original="E86b.-77ab"> predict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60b" id="behaviour__240" original="E86b.-77aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60a" id="behaviour__241"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__242" original="E86b.-77a9"> describe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-608" id="behaviour__243"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__244" original="E86b.-77a8"> characterize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-606" id="behaviour__245" original="E86b.-77a7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-605" id="behaviour__246"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__247" original="E86b.-77a6"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-603" id="behaviour__248" original="E86b.-77a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-602" id="behaviour__249"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__250" original="E86b.-77a4"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-600" id="behaviour__251"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__252" original="E86b.-77a3"> investigate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fe" id="behaviour__253" original="E86b.-77a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fd" id="behaviour__254"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__255" original="E86b.-77a1"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fb" id="behaviour__256" original="E86b.-77a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5fa" id="behaviour__257"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__258" original="E86b.-779f"> observe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f8" id="behaviour__259"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__260" original="E86b.-779e"> see </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f6" id="behaviour__261"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__262" original="E86b.-779d"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f4" id="behaviour__263" original="E86b.-779c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f3" id="behaviour__264"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__265" original="E86b.-779b"> be associated with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f1" id="behaviour__266" original="E86b.-779a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5f0" id="behaviour__267"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__268" original="E86b.-7799"> exhibit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ee" id="behaviour__269"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__270" original="E86b.-7798"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ec" id="behaviour__271"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__272" original="E86b.-7797"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ea" id="behaviour__273"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e9" id="behaviour__274" original="E86b.-7793"><span class="x" id="behaviour__275" original="E86b.-7792"> The machines can simulate the behaviour of the human mind very closely. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e7" id="behaviour__276" original="E86b.-778f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__277"> behaviour + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e5" id="behaviour__278"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e4" id="behaviour__279" original="E86b.-778d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e3" id="behaviour__280"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__281" original="E86b.-778c"> emerge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e1" id="behaviour__282"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__283" original="E86b.-778b"> appear </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5df" id="behaviour__284"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__285" original="E86b.-778a"> arise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5dd" id="behaviour__286"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__287" original="E86b.-7789"> occur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5db" id="behaviour__288" original="E86b.-7788"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5da" id="behaviour__289"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__290" original="E86b.-7787"> develop </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d8" id="behaviour__291"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__292" original="E86b.-7786"> evolve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d6" id="behaviour__293" original="E86b.-7785"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d5" id="behaviour__294"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__295" original="E86b.-7784"> differ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d3" id="behaviour__296"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__297" original="E86b.-7783"> vary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d1" id="behaviour__298" original="E86b.-7782"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d0" id="behaviour__299"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__300" original="E86b.-7781"> result in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ce" id="behaviour__301"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__302" original="E86b.-7780"> lead to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cc" id="behaviour__303" original="E86b.-777f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5cb" id="behaviour__304"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__305" original="E86b.-777e"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c9" id="behaviour__306"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__307" original="E86b.-777d"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c7" id="behaviour__308" original="E86b.-777c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c6" id="behaviour__309"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__310" original="E86b.-777b"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c4" id="behaviour__311" original="E86b.-777a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c3" id="behaviour__312" original="E86b.-7779"><span class="x" id="behaviour__313" original="E86b.-7778"> Intelligent insect behaviours can emerge from simple systems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c1" id="behaviour__314" original="E470.-4bea"><span class="x" id="behaviour__315" original="E470.-4be9"> The child learns that the aggressive behaviour results in a negative response. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bf" id="behaviour__316" original="E392.-28c2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5be" id="behaviour__317"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="behaviour__318" original="E392.-28c0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="behaviour__319" original="E392.-28bf"> the way that somebody behaves, especially towards other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5bb" id="behaviour__320"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ba" id="behaviour__321" original="E86b.-783d"><span class="x" id="behaviour__322" original="E86b.-783c"> The study focuses on how religious belief influences behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b8" id="behaviour__323" original="E86b.-783b"><span class="x" id="behaviour__324" original="E86b.-783a"> Aggressive behaviour occurs within and between local groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b6" id="behaviour__325" original="E86b.-7838"><span class="cf" id="behaviour__326" original="E86b.-7839"><span class="exp" id="behaviour__327"> behaviour </span> towards somebody </span><span class="x" id="behaviour__328" original="E86b.-7837"> Threatening behaviour towards the tenant can also breach this covenant. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b2" id="behaviour__329" original="E86b.-7832" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__330"> adjective + behaviour </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5b0" id="behaviour__331"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5af" id="behaviour__332" original="E86b.-7831"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ae" id="behaviour__333"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__334" original="E86b.-7830"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ac" id="behaviour__335" original="E86b.-782f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ab" id="behaviour__336"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__337" original="E86b.-782e"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a9" id="behaviour__338" original="E86b.-782d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a8" id="behaviour__339"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__340" original="E86b.-782c"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a6" id="behaviour__341" original="E86b.-782b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a5" id="behaviour__342"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__343" original="E86b.-782a"> parental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a3" id="behaviour__344" original="E86b.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a2" id="behaviour__345"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__346" original="E86b.-7828"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5a0" id="behaviour__347" original="E86b.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59f" id="behaviour__348"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__349" original="E86b.-7826"> acceptable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59d" id="behaviour__350" original="E86b.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59c" id="behaviour__351"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__352" original="E86b.-7824"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-59a" id="behaviour__353" original="E86b.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-599" id="behaviour__354"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__355" original="E86b.-7822"> cooperative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-597" id="behaviour__356" original="E86b.-7821"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-596" id="behaviour__357"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__358" original="E86b.-7820"> altruistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-594" id="behaviour__359" original="E86b.-781f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-593" id="behaviour__360"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__361" original="E86b.-781e"> prosocial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-591" id="behaviour__362" original="E86b.-781d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-590" id="behaviour__363"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__364" original="E86b.-781c"> inappropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58e" id="behaviour__365" original="E86b.-781b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58d" id="behaviour__366"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__367" original="E86b.-781a"> aggressive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58b" id="behaviour__368"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__369" original="E86b.-7819"> violent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-589" id="behaviour__370" original="E86b.-7818"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-588" id="behaviour__371"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__372" original="E86b.-7817"> challenging </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-586" id="behaviour__373"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__374" original="E86b.-7816"> disruptive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-584" id="behaviour__375"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__376" original="E86b.-7815"> antisocial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-582" id="behaviour__377" original="E86b.-7814"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-581" id="behaviour__378"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__379" original="E86b.-7813"> criminal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57f" id="behaviour__380" original="E86b.-7812"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57e" id="behaviour__381"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__382" original="E86b.-7811"> unethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57c" id="behaviour__383" original="E86b.-7810"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-57b" id="behaviour__384"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__385" original="E86b.-780f"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-579" id="behaviour__386" original="E86b.-780e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-578" id="behaviour__387"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__388" original="E86b.-780d"> learned </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-576" id="behaviour__389" original="E86b.-780c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-575" id="behaviour__390"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__391" original="E86b.-780b"> adaptive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-573" id="behaviour__392" original="E86b.-780a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-572" id="behaviour__393"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__394" original="E86b.-7809"> opportunistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-570" id="behaviour__395" original="E86b.-7808"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56f" id="behaviour__396"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__397" original="E86b.-7807"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56d" id="behaviour__398" original="E86b.-7806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56c" id="behaviour__399"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__400" original="E86b.-7805"> unusual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-56a" id="behaviour__401"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__402" original="E86b.-7804"> abnormal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-568" id="behaviour__403" original="E86b.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-567" id="behaviour__404"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__405" original="E86b.-7802"> risky </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-565" id="behaviour__406" original="E86b.-7801"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-564" id="behaviour__407"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__408" original="E86b.-7800"> suicidal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-562" id="behaviour__409" original="E86b.-77ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-561" id="behaviour__410"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__411" original="E86b.-77fe"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55f" id="behaviour__412"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55e" id="behaviour__413" original="E86b.-77fc"><span class="x" id="behaviour__414" original="E86b.-77fb"> Harsh parental rejection is a major contributor to antisocial behaviour in children. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55c" id="behaviour__415" original="E86b.-77e2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__416"> verb + behaviour </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55a" id="behaviour__417"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-559" id="behaviour__418" original="E86b.-77e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-558" id="behaviour__419"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__420" original="E86b.-77e0"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-556" id="behaviour__421"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__422" original="E86b.-77df"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-554" id="behaviour__423" original="E86b.-77de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-553" id="behaviour__424"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__425" original="E86b.-77dd"> change </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-551" id="behaviour__426"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__427" original="E86b.-77dc"> modify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54f" id="behaviour__428"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__429" original="E86b.-77db"> alter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54d" id="behaviour__430"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__431" original="E86b.-77da"> adapt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-54b" id="behaviour__432"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__433" original="E86b.-77d9"> adjust </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-549" id="behaviour__434" original="E86b.-77d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-548" id="behaviour__435"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__436" original="E86b.-77d7"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-546" id="behaviour__437"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__438" original="E86b.-77d6"> guide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-544" id="behaviour__439" original="E86b.-77d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-543" id="behaviour__440"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__441" original="E86b.-77d4"> drive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-541" id="behaviour__442"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__443" original="E86b.-77d3"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53f" id="behaviour__444" original="E86b.-77d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53e" id="behaviour__445"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__446" original="E86b.-77d1"> underlie </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53c" id="behaviour__447" original="E86b.-77d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53b" id="behaviour__448"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__449" original="E86b.-77cf"> control </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-539" id="behaviour__450"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__451" original="E86b.-77ce"> govern </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-537" id="behaviour__452"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__453" original="E86b.-77cd"> regulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-535" id="behaviour__454" original="E86b.-77cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-534" id="behaviour__455"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__456" original="E86b.-77cb"> constrain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-532" id="behaviour__457" original="E86b.-77ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-531" id="behaviour__458"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__459" original="E86b.-77c9"> reinforce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52f" id="behaviour__460" original="E86b.-77c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52e" id="behaviour__461"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__462" original="E86b.-77c7"> reward </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52c" id="behaviour__463" original="E86b.-77c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52b" id="behaviour__464"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__465" original="E86b.-77c5"> motivate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-529" id="behaviour__466" original="E86b.-77c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-528" id="behaviour__467"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__468" original="E86b.-77c3"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-526" id="behaviour__469"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__470" original="E86b.-77c2"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-524" id="behaviour__471" original="E86b.-77c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-523" id="behaviour__472"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__473" original="E86b.-77c0"> produce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-521" id="behaviour__474"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__475" original="E86b.-77bf"> induce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51f" id="behaviour__476"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__477" original="E86b.-77be"> trigger </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51d" id="behaviour__478"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__479" original="E86b.-77bd"> elicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51b" id="behaviour__480" original="E86b.-77bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-51a" id="behaviour__481"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__482" original="E86b.-77bb"> simulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-518" id="behaviour__483"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__484" original="E86b.-77ba"> mimic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-516" id="behaviour__485"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__486" original="E86b.-77b9"> imitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-514" id="behaviour__487" original="E86b.-77b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-513" id="behaviour__488"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__489" original="E86b.-77b7"> learn </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-511" id="behaviour__490" original="E86b.-77b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-510" id="behaviour__491"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__492" original="E86b.-77b5"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50e" id="behaviour__493" original="E86b.-77b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50d" id="behaviour__494"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__495" original="E86b.-77b3"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50b" id="behaviour__496" original="E86b.-77b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50a" id="behaviour__497"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__498" original="E86b.-77b1"> consider </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-508" id="behaviour__499" original="E86b.-77b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-507" id="behaviour__500"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__501" original="E86b.-77af"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-505" id="behaviour__502" original="E86b.-77ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-504" id="behaviour__503"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__504" original="E86b.-77ad"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-502" id="behaviour__505" original="E86b.-77ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-501" id="behaviour__506"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__507" original="E86b.-77ab"> predict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ff" id="behaviour__508" original="E86b.-77aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fe" id="behaviour__509"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__510" original="E86b.-77a9"> describe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fc" id="behaviour__511"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__512" original="E86b.-77a8"> characterize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4fa" id="behaviour__513" original="E86b.-77a7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f9" id="behaviour__514"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__515" original="E86b.-77a6"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f7" id="behaviour__516" original="E86b.-77a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f6" id="behaviour__517"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__518" original="E86b.-77a4"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f4" id="behaviour__519"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__520" original="E86b.-77a3"> investigate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f2" id="behaviour__521" original="E86b.-77a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f1" id="behaviour__522"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__523" original="E86b.-77a1"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ef" id="behaviour__524" original="E86b.-77a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ee" id="behaviour__525"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__526" original="E86b.-779f"> observe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ec" id="behaviour__527"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__528" original="E86b.-779e"> see </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ea" id="behaviour__529"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__530" original="E86b.-779d"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e8" id="behaviour__531" original="E86b.-779c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e7" id="behaviour__532"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__533" original="E86b.-779b"> be associated with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e5" id="behaviour__534" original="E86b.-779a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e4" id="behaviour__535"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__536" original="E86b.-7799"> exhibit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e2" id="behaviour__537"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__538" original="E86b.-7798"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4e0" id="behaviour__539"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__540" original="E86b.-7797"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4de" id="behaviour__541"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4dd" id="behaviour__542" original="E86b.-7795"><span class="x" id="behaviour__543" original="E86b.-7794"> He claimed that all human social behaviour is driven by the pursuit of power and material interest. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4db" id="behaviour__544" original="E86b.-778e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__545"> behaviour + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d9" id="behaviour__546"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d8" id="behaviour__547" original="E86b.-778d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d7" id="behaviour__548"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__549" original="E86b.-778c"> emerge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d5" id="behaviour__550"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__551" original="E86b.-778b"> appear </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d3" id="behaviour__552"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__553" original="E86b.-778a"> arise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d1" id="behaviour__554"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__555" original="E86b.-7789"> occur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cf" id="behaviour__556" original="E86b.-7788"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ce" id="behaviour__557"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__558" original="E86b.-7787"> develop </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4cc" id="behaviour__559"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__560" original="E86b.-7786"> evolve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ca" id="behaviour__561" original="E86b.-7785"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c9" id="behaviour__562"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__563" original="E86b.-7784"> differ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c7" id="behaviour__564"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__565" original="E86b.-7783"> vary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c5" id="behaviour__566" original="E86b.-7782"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c4" id="behaviour__567"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__568" original="E86b.-7781"> result in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c2" id="behaviour__569"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__570" original="E86b.-7780"> lead to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4c0" id="behaviour__571" original="E86b.-777f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bf" id="behaviour__572"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__573" original="E86b.-777e"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bd" id="behaviour__574"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__575" original="E86b.-777d"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4bb" id="behaviour__576" original="E86b.-777c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ba" id="behaviour__577"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__578" original="E86b.-777b"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b8" id="behaviour__579"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b7" id="behaviour__580" original="E470.-4bea"><span class="x" id="behaviour__581" original="E470.-4be9"> The child learns that the aggressive behaviour results in a negative response. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b5" id="behaviour__582" original="E86b.-7775" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__583"> behaviour + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b3" id="behaviour__584"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b2" id="behaviour__585" original="E86b.-7773"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b1" id="behaviour__586"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__587" original="E86b.-7772"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4af" id="behaviour__588" original="E86b.-7771"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ae" id="behaviour__589"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__590" original="E86b.-7770"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ac" id="behaviour__591" original="E86b.-776f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4ab" id="behaviour__592"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__593" original="E86b.-776e"> problems </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a9" id="behaviour__594" original="E86b.-776d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a8" id="behaviour__595"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__596" original="E86b.-776c"> therapy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a6" id="behaviour__597" original="E86b.-776b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a5" id="behaviour__598"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__599" original="E86b.-776a"> management </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a3" id="behaviour__600" original="E86b.-7769"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a2" id="behaviour__601" original="E86b.-7768"><span class="x" id="behaviour__602" original="E86b.-7767"> Emotional distress in the child is shown to lead to unwanted behaviour patterns. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61ac" id="behaviour__603" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="behaviour__604"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61ae" id="behaviour__605" original="E86b.-7835"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__606" original="E86b.-7834"> adjective + behaviour </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61b0" id="behaviour__607" original="E86b.-7833"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61b1" id="behaviour__608" original="E86b.-7831"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61b2" id="behaviour__609" original="E86b.-7830"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__610"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61b4" id="behaviour__611" original="E86b.-782f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61b5" id="behaviour__612" original="E86b.-782e"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__613"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61b7" id="behaviour__614" original="E86b.-782d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61b8" id="behaviour__615" original="E86b.-782c"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__616"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61ba" id="behaviour__617" original="E86b.-782b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61bb" id="behaviour__618" original="E86b.-782a"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__619"> parental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61bd" id="behaviour__620" original="E86b.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61be" id="behaviour__621" original="E86b.-7828"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__622"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61c0" id="behaviour__623" original="E86b.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61c1" id="behaviour__624" original="E86b.-7826"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__625"> acceptable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61c3" id="behaviour__626" original="E86b.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61c4" id="behaviour__627" original="E86b.-7824"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__628"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61c6" id="behaviour__629" original="E86b.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61c7" id="behaviour__630" original="E86b.-7822"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__631"> cooperative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61c9" id="behaviour__632" original="E86b.-7821"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61ca" id="behaviour__633" original="E86b.-7820"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__634"> altruistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61cc" id="behaviour__635" original="E86b.-781f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61cd" id="behaviour__636" original="E86b.-781e"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__637"> prosocial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61cf" id="behaviour__638" original="E86b.-781d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61d0" id="behaviour__639" original="E86b.-781c"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__640"> inappropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61d2" id="behaviour__641" original="E86b.-781b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61d3" id="behaviour__642" original="E86b.-781a"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__643"> aggressive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61d5" id="behaviour__644" original="E86b.-7819"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__645"> violent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61d7" id="behaviour__646" original="E86b.-7818"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61d8" id="behaviour__647" original="E86b.-7817"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__648"> challenging </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61da" id="behaviour__649" original="E86b.-7816"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__650"> disruptive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61dc" id="behaviour__651" original="E86b.-7815"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__652"> antisocial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61de" id="behaviour__653" original="E86b.-7814"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61df" id="behaviour__654" original="E86b.-7813"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__655"> criminal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61e1" id="behaviour__656" original="E86b.-7812"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61e2" id="behaviour__657" original="E86b.-7811"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__658"> unethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61e4" id="behaviour__659" original="E86b.-7810"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61e5" id="behaviour__660" original="E86b.-780f"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__661"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61e7" id="behaviour__662" original="E86b.-780e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61e8" id="behaviour__663" original="E86b.-780d"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__664"> learned </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61ea" id="behaviour__665" original="E86b.-780c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61eb" id="behaviour__666" original="E86b.-780b"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__667"> adaptive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61ed" id="behaviour__668" original="E86b.-780a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61ee" id="behaviour__669" original="E86b.-7809"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__670"> opportunistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61f0" id="behaviour__671" original="E86b.-7808"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61f1" id="behaviour__672" original="E86b.-7807"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__673"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61f3" id="behaviour__674" original="E86b.-7806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61f4" id="behaviour__675" original="E86b.-7805"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__676"> unusual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61f6" id="behaviour__677" original="E86b.-7804"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__678"> abnormal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61f8" id="behaviour__679" original="E86b.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61f9" id="behaviour__680" original="E86b.-7802"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__681"> risky </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61fb" id="behaviour__682" original="E86b.-7801"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61fc" id="behaviour__683" original="E86b.-7800"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__684"> suicidal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61fe" id="behaviour__685" original="E86b.-77ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.61ff" id="behaviour__686" original="E86b.-77fe"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__687"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6201" id="behaviour__688" original="E86b.-77fd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6202" id="behaviour__689" original="E86b.-77fc"><span class="x" id="behaviour__690" original="E86b.-77fb"> Harsh parental rejection is a major contributor to antisocial behaviour in children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6204" id="behaviour__691" original="E86b.-77fa"><span class="x" id="behaviour__692" original="E86b.-77f9"> Thus, hunting is both a learned and an evolved behaviour, essential for survival. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6206" id="behaviour__693" original="E86b.-77f8"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__694" original="E86b.-77f7"> noun + behaviour </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6208" id="behaviour__695" original="E86b.-77f6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6209" id="behaviour__696" original="E86b.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.620a" id="behaviour__697" original="E86b.-77f3"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__698"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.620c" id="behaviour__699" original="E86b.-77f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.620d" id="behaviour__700" original="E86b.-77f1"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__701"> animal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.620f" id="behaviour__702" original="E86b.-77f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6210" id="behaviour__703" original="E86b.-77ef"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__704"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6212" id="behaviour__705" original="E86b.-77ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6213" id="behaviour__706" original="E86b.-77ed"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__707"> buying </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6215" id="behaviour__708" original="E86b.-77ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6216" id="behaviour__709" original="E86b.-77eb"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__710"> voting </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6218" id="behaviour__711" original="E86b.-77ea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6219" id="behaviour__712" original="E86b.-77e9"><span class="x" id="behaviour__713" original="E86b.-77e8"> In psychoanalytic theory, human behaviour derives at least partly from the unconsious mind. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.621b" id="behaviour__714" original="E86b.-77e7"><span class="x" id="behaviour__715" original="E86b.-77e6"> Social and personal networks may influence the customer's buying behaviour. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.621d" id="behaviour__716" original="E86b.-77e5"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__717" original="E86b.-77e4"> verb + behaviour </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.621f" id="behaviour__718" original="E86b.-77e3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6220" id="behaviour__719" original="E86b.-77e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6221" id="behaviour__720" original="E86b.-77e0"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__721"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6223" id="behaviour__722" original="E86b.-77df"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__723"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6225" id="behaviour__724" original="E86b.-77de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6226" id="behaviour__725" original="E86b.-77dd"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__726"> change </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6228" id="behaviour__727" original="E86b.-77dc"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__728"> modify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.622a" id="behaviour__729" original="E86b.-77db"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__730"> alter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.622c" id="behaviour__731" original="E86b.-77da"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__732"> adapt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.622e" id="behaviour__733" original="E86b.-77d9"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__734"> adjust </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6230" id="behaviour__735" original="E86b.-77d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6231" id="behaviour__736" original="E86b.-77d7"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__737"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6233" id="behaviour__738" original="E86b.-77d6"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__739"> guide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6235" id="behaviour__740" original="E86b.-77d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6236" id="behaviour__741" original="E86b.-77d4"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__742"> drive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6238" id="behaviour__743" original="E86b.-77d3"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__744"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.623a" id="behaviour__745" original="E86b.-77d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.623b" id="behaviour__746" original="E86b.-77d1"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__747"> underlie </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.623d" id="behaviour__748" original="E86b.-77d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.623e" id="behaviour__749" original="E86b.-77cf"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__750"> control </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6240" id="behaviour__751" original="E86b.-77ce"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__752"> govern </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6242" id="behaviour__753" original="E86b.-77cd"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__754"> regulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6244" id="behaviour__755" original="E86b.-77cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6245" id="behaviour__756" original="E86b.-77cb"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__757"> constrain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6247" id="behaviour__758" original="E86b.-77ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6248" id="behaviour__759" original="E86b.-77c9"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__760"> reinforce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.624a" id="behaviour__761" original="E86b.-77c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.624b" id="behaviour__762" original="E86b.-77c7"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__763"> reward </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.624d" id="behaviour__764" original="E86b.-77c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.624e" id="behaviour__765" original="E86b.-77c5"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__766"> motivate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6250" id="behaviour__767" original="E86b.-77c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6251" id="behaviour__768" original="E86b.-77c3"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__769"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6253" id="behaviour__770" original="E86b.-77c2"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__771"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6255" id="behaviour__772" original="E86b.-77c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6256" id="behaviour__773" original="E86b.-77c0"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__774"> produce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6258" id="behaviour__775" original="E86b.-77bf"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__776"> induce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.625a" id="behaviour__777" original="E86b.-77be"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__778"> trigger </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.625c" id="behaviour__779" original="E86b.-77bd"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__780"> elicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.625e" id="behaviour__781" original="E86b.-77bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.625f" id="behaviour__782" original="E86b.-77bb"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__783"> simulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6261" id="behaviour__784" original="E86b.-77ba"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__785"> mimic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6263" id="behaviour__786" original="E86b.-77b9"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__787"> imitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6265" id="behaviour__788" original="E86b.-77b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6266" id="behaviour__789" original="E86b.-77b7"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__790"> learn </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6268" id="behaviour__791" original="E86b.-77b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6269" id="behaviour__792" original="E86b.-77b5"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__793"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.626b" id="behaviour__794" original="E86b.-77b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.626c" id="behaviour__795" original="E86b.-77b3"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__796"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.626e" id="behaviour__797" original="E86b.-77b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.626f" id="behaviour__798" original="E86b.-77b1"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__799"> consider </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6271" id="behaviour__800" original="E86b.-77b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6272" id="behaviour__801" original="E86b.-77af"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__802"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6274" id="behaviour__803" original="E86b.-77ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6275" id="behaviour__804" original="E86b.-77ad"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__805"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6277" id="behaviour__806" original="E86b.-77ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6278" id="behaviour__807" original="E86b.-77ab"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__808"> predict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.627a" id="behaviour__809" original="E86b.-77aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.627b" id="behaviour__810" original="E86b.-77a9"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__811"> describe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.627d" id="behaviour__812" original="E86b.-77a8"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__813"> characterize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.627f" id="behaviour__814" original="E86b.-77a7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6280" id="behaviour__815" original="E86b.-77a6"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__816"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6282" id="behaviour__817" original="E86b.-77a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6283" id="behaviour__818" original="E86b.-77a4"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__819"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6285" id="behaviour__820" original="E86b.-77a3"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__821"> investigate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6287" id="behaviour__822" original="E86b.-77a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6288" id="behaviour__823" original="E86b.-77a1"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__824"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.628a" id="behaviour__825" original="E86b.-77a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.628b" id="behaviour__826" original="E86b.-779f"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__827"> observe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.628d" id="behaviour__828" original="E86b.-779e"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__829"> see </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.628f" id="behaviour__830" original="E86b.-779d"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__831"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6291" id="behaviour__832" original="E86b.-779c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6292" id="behaviour__833" original="E86b.-779b"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__834"> be associated with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6294" id="behaviour__835" original="E86b.-779a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6295" id="behaviour__836" original="E86b.-7799"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__837"> exhibit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6297" id="behaviour__838" original="E86b.-7798"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__839"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6299" id="behaviour__840" original="E86b.-7797"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__841"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.629b" id="behaviour__842" original="E86b.-7796"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.629c" id="behaviour__843" original="E86b.-7795"><span class="x" id="behaviour__844" original="E86b.-7794"> He claimed that all human social behaviour is driven by the pursuit of power and material interest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.629e" id="behaviour__845" original="E86b.-7793"><span class="x" id="behaviour__846" original="E86b.-7792"> The machines can simulate the behaviour of the human mind very closely. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62a0" id="behaviour__847" original="E86b.-7791"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__848" original="E86b.-7790"> behaviour + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62a2" id="behaviour__849" original="E86b.-778f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62a3" id="behaviour__850" original="E86b.-778d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62a4" id="behaviour__851" original="E86b.-778c"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__852"> emerge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62a6" id="behaviour__853" original="E86b.-778b"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__854"> appear </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62a8" id="behaviour__855" original="E86b.-778a"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__856"> arise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62aa" id="behaviour__857" original="E86b.-7789"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__858"> occur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62ac" id="behaviour__859" original="E86b.-7788"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62ad" id="behaviour__860" original="E86b.-7787"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__861"> develop </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62af" id="behaviour__862" original="E86b.-7786"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__863"> evolve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62b1" id="behaviour__864" original="E86b.-7785"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62b2" id="behaviour__865" original="E86b.-7784"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__866"> differ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62b4" id="behaviour__867" original="E86b.-7783"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__868"> vary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62b6" id="behaviour__869" original="E86b.-7782"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62b7" id="behaviour__870" original="E86b.-7781"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__871"> result in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62b9" id="behaviour__872" original="E86b.-7780"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__873"> lead to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62bb" id="behaviour__874" original="E86b.-777f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62bc" id="behaviour__875" original="E86b.-777e"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__876"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62be" id="behaviour__877" original="E86b.-777d"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__878"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62c0" id="behaviour__879" original="E86b.-777c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62c1" id="behaviour__880" original="E86b.-777b"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__881"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62c3" id="behaviour__882" original="E86b.-777a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62c4" id="behaviour__883" original="E86b.-7779"><span class="x" id="behaviour__884" original="E86b.-7778"> Intelligent insect behaviours can emerge from simple systems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62c6" id="behaviour__885" original="E470.-4bea"><span class="x" id="behaviour__886" original="E470.-4be9"> The child learns that the aggressive behaviour results in a negative response. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62c8" id="behaviour__887" original="E86b.-7777"><span class="shcut" id="behaviour__888" original="E86b.-7776"> behaviour + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62ca" id="behaviour__889" original="E86b.-7775"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62cb" id="behaviour__890" original="E86b.-7773"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62cc" id="behaviour__891" original="E86b.-7772"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__892"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62ce" id="behaviour__893" original="E86b.-7771"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62cf" id="behaviour__894" original="E86b.-7770"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__895"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62d1" id="behaviour__896" original="E86b.-776f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62d2" id="behaviour__897" original="E86b.-776e"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__898"> problems </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62d4" id="behaviour__899" original="E86b.-776d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62d5" id="behaviour__900" original="E86b.-776c"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__901"> therapy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62d7" id="behaviour__902" original="E86b.-776b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62d8" id="behaviour__903" original="E86b.-776a"><span class="coll" id="behaviour__904"> management </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62da" id="behaviour__905" original="E86b.-7769"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62db" id="behaviour__906" original="E86b.-7768"><span class="x" id="behaviour__907" original="E86b.-7767"> Emotional distress in the child is shown to lead to unwanted behaviour patterns. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-54db" id="behaviour__908" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://behaviour" title="behaviour definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-54da" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-16ab" id="behaviour__909" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="behaviour__910"> behaviour </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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behavioural
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a0" id="behavioural" original="E86b.-7674" sum="434"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49f" id="behavioural__1" original="E86b.-7673"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49e" id="behavioural__2" original="E86b.-7672"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> behavioural </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49b" id="behavioural__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-498" id="behavioural__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-49a" id="behavioural__6"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="behavioural__7" original="E86b.-766e"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> behavioral </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-490" id="behavioural__9" original="E86b.-7669"><span class="pos" id="behavioural__10" original="E86b.-7668"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-496" eid="behavioural__11" original="E86b.-766c" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7814" geo="br" id="behavioural__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behavioural__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvjərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behav/behavioural__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behavioural__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://behavioural__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7818" geo="n_am" id="behavioural__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behavioural__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvjərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behav/behavioral__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behavioral__us_1.ogg" href="sound://behavioral__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48e" id="behavioural__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="behavioural__17" original="E86b.-7666"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48c" id="behavioural__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48b" id="behavioural__19" original="E86b.-7665"><span class="def" id="behavioural__20" original="E86b.-7664"> involving or connected with behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-489" id="behavioural__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-488" id="behavioural__22" original="E86b.-765f"><span class="x" id="behavioural__23" original="E86b.-765e"> Self-awareness in the children is encouraged in order to aid behavioural change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-486" id="behavioural__24" original="E86b.-7661"><span class="x" id="behavioural__25" original="E86b.-7660"> Behavioural ecology considers behaviour as a decision-making process that involves information gathering and processing. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-484" id="behavioural__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-483" id="behavioural__27" original="E86b.-765d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-482" id="behavioural__28"><span class="dr" id="behavioural__29" original="E86b.-765c"> behaviourally </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-480" id="behavioural__30" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47d" id="behavioural__31"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-47f" id="behavioural__32"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="behavioural__33" original="E86b.-7659"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> behaviorally </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-475" id="behavioural__35" original="E86b.-7654"><span class="pos" id="behavioural__36" original="E86b.-7653"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6697" eid="behavioural__37" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.781c" geo="br" id="behavioural__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behavioural__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvjərəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behav/behaviourally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaviourally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://behaviourally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.781f" geo="n_am" id="behavioural__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behavioural__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈheɪvjərəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behav/behaviourally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behav/behaviourally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://behaviourally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-473" id="behavioural__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-472" id="behavioural__43" original="E86b.-7652"><span class="x" id="behavioural__44" original="E86b.-7651"> When patients are particularly distressed and behaviourally disturbed, carefully monitored antipsychotic medication can be valuable. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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behind
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-470" hm="1" id="behind1" original="E392.-2818" sum="1189"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46f" id="behind1__1" original="E392.-2817"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-46e" id="behind1__2" original="E392.-2816"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> behind <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-466" id="behind1__4" original="E392.-2810"><span class="pos" id="behind1__5" original="E392.-280f"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.669e" eid="behind1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1abb" geo="br" id="behind1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behind1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈhaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behin/behind__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behin/behind__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://behind__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1ab8" geo="n_am" id="behind1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behind1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈhaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behin/behind__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behin/behind__us_2.ogg" href="sound://behind__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-464" id="behind1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-463" id="behind1__12" original="E392.-280e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="behind1__13" original="E392.-280d"> at or towards the back of somebody/something, and often hidden by them/it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-461" id="behind1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-460" id="behind1__15" original="E4a8.1aaf"><span class="x" id="behind1__16" original="E4a8.1ab0"> The recording machinery was positioned behind screens. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45e" id="behind1__17" original="E85c.-1e79"><span class="x" id="behind1__18" original="E85c.-1e78"> She cannot pick her foot up properly, but drags it behind her. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45c" id="behind1__19" original="E85c.-1e6d"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-45b" id="behind1__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="behind1__21" original="E4a8.1ab2" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="behind1__22" original="E85c.-1e6c"> Policymakers were able to hide behind their expert scientific advisers. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-458" id="behind1__23" original="E392.-280c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-457" id="behind1__24" original="E392.-280b"><span class="xw" id="behind1__25" original="E81e.3b21"> in front of </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-453" id="behind1__26" original="E392.-2809"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="behind1__27" original="E392.-2808"> making less progress than somebody/something; not as far forward as expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-451" id="behind1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-450" id="behind1__29" original="E85c.-1e73"><span class="x" id="behind1__30" original="E85c.-1e72"> Students may fall further behind their peers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44e" id="behind1__31" original="E85c.-1e71"><span class="x" id="behind1__32" original="E85c.-1e70"> This can result in data being released behind schedule. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44c" id="behind1__33" original="E392.-2805"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="behind1__34" original="E392.-2804"> responsible for starting or developing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-44a" id="behind1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-449" id="behind1__36" original="E85c.-1e67"><span class="x" id="behind1__37" original="E85c.-1e66"> The secret behind their success lies in their ability to make adjustments for local tastes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-447" id="behind1__38" original="E85c.-1e65"><span class="x" id="behind1__39" original="E85c.-1e64"> No economist has ever claimed that there is a single driving force behind economic growth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-445" id="behind1__40" original="E85c.-1e63"><span class="x" id="behind1__41" original="E85c.-1e62"> The basic idea behind this method is to use experimental conditions that reflect conditions of the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-443" id="behind1__42" original="E85c.-1e61"><span class="x" id="behind1__43" original="E85c.-1e60"> The theory behind a mortgage is simple. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-441" id="behind1__44" original="E4a8.1ab3"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="behind1__45" original="E4a8.1ab4"> supporting somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43f" id="behind1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43e" id="behind1__47" original="E85c.-1e6b"><span class="x" id="behind1__48" original="E85c.-1e6a"> They must, he insisted, unite behind the president. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43c" id="behind1__49" original="E85c.-1e5f"><span class="x" id="behind1__50" original="E85c.-1e5e"> He did not have family wealth behind him. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-43a" id="behind1__51" original="E392.-2803"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="behind1__52" original="E85c.-1e5d"><span class="exp" id="behind1__53"> behind </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="behind1__54" original="E392.-2802"> in somebody's past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-436" id="behind1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-435" id="behind1__56" original="E85c.-1e5c"><span class="x" id="behind1__57" original="E85c.-1e5b"> His travelling days were largely behind him. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-524f" id="behind1__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://behind_1" title="behind definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-524e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-15ba" id="behind1__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="behind1__60"> behind </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-433" hm="2" id="behind2" original="E392.-2801" sum="768"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-432" id="behind2__1" original="E392.-2800"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-431" id="behind2__2" original="E392.-27ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> behind <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-429" id="behind2__4" original="E392.-27f9"><span class="pos" id="behind2__5" original="E392.-27f8"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66a5" eid="behind2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1ab5" geo="br" id="behind2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behind2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈhaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/beh/behin/behind__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/beh/behin/behind__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://behind__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1ab2" geo="n_am" id="behind2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="behind2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈhaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/beh/behin/behind__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/beh/behin/behind__us_2.ogg" href="sound://behind__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-427" id="behind2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-426" id="behind2__12" original="E392.-27f7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="behind2__13" original="E85c.-1e9b"> making less progress than somebody/something; not as far forward as expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-424" id="behind2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-423" id="behind2__15" original="E85c.-1e9a"><span class="x" id="behind2__16" original="E85c.-1e99"> The government was behind in the opinion polls. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-421" id="behind2__17" original="E85c.-1e98"><span class="x" id="behind2__18" original="E85c.-1e97"> The UK was closing the gap with the US, although it still lagged behind. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41f" id="behind2__19" original="E85c.-1e96"><span class="x" id="behind2__20" original="E85c.-1e95"> She felt that she was left behind in the technological age. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="behind2__21" original="E85c.-1e94" un="help"> If somebody is <span class="eb" id="behind2__22" original="E85c.-1e93"> behind </span> with payments or work, he/she has not paid enough money or done enough work by a particular time: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41b" id="behind2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41a" id="behind2__24" original="E85c.-1e92"><span class="x" id="behind2__25" original="E85c.-1e91"> He was behind with his mortgage payments. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-418" id="behind2__26" original="E85c.-1e9c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="behind2__27" original="E85c.-1e8e"> in the place where somebody/something is or was </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-416" id="behind2__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-415" id="behind2__29" original="E85c.-1e8d"><span class="x" id="behind2__30" original="E85c.-1e8c"> Students would stay behind after the class to continue the discussion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-413" id="behind2__31" original="E85c.-1e8b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="behind2__32" original="E392.-27f6"> at or towards the back of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-411" id="behind2__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-410" id="behind2__34" original="E85c.-1e8a"><span class="x" id="behind2__35" original="E85c.-1e89"> Another vehicle hit the car from behind. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40e" id="behind2__36" original="E85c.-1e88" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ahead" title="ahead (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f06" id="behind2__37" original="E85c.-1e87"><span class="xh" id="behind2__38"> ahead </span><span class="xs" id="behind2__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://front1" title="in front definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.bf1" id="behind2__40" original="E85c.-1e86"><span class="xw" id="behind2__41"> in front </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-520e" id="behind2__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://behind_1" title="behind definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-520d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-15ba" id="behind2__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="behind2__44"> behind </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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being
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-406" id="being" original="E392.-2728" sum="560"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-405" id="being__1" original="E392.-2727"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-404" id="being__2" original="E392.-2726"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> being </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f8" id="being__7" original="E392.-271e"><span class="pos" id="being__8" original="E392.-271d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66ac" eid="being__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7b1c" geo="br" id="being__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="being__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bei/being/being__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bei/being/being__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://being__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7b1f" geo="n_am" id="being__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="being__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbiːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bei/being/being__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bei/being/being__us_1.ogg" href="sound://being__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f6" id="being__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f5" id="being__15" original="E392.-2715"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f4" id="being__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="being__17" original="E392.-2713"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="being__18" original="E392.-2712"> a real or imaginary living creature </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f1" id="being__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3f0" id="being__20" original="E86b.-7634"><span class="x" id="being__21" original="E86b.-7633"> Buddhists believe in kindness towards all living beings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ee" id="being__22" original="E86b.-7632"><span class="x" id="being__23" original="E86b.-7631"> The capacity to feel emotion is one of the key features that distinguishes human beings from machines. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ec" id="being__24" original="E392.-271c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3eb" id="being__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="being__26" original="E392.-271a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="being__27" original="E392.-2719"> existence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e8" id="being__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e7" id="being__29" original="E86b.-762f"><span class="cf" id="being__30" original="E86b.-7630"> come into <span class="exp" id="being__31"> being </span></span><span class="x" id="being__32" original="E86b.-762e"> The creation myth tells the story of how the world first came into being. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3e3" id="being__33" original="E86b.-762c"><span class="cf" id="being__34" original="E86b.-762d"> bring something into <span class="exp" id="being__35"> being </span></span><span class="x" id="being__36" original="E86b.-762b"> This coalition of radical movements was brought into being by globalization. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3df" id="being__37" original="E392.-2718" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://well-being" title="well-being definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3de" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.20a6" id="being__38" original="E392.-2717"><span class="xh" id="being__39"> well-being </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-51d9" id="being__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://being" title="being definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-51d8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1467" id="being__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="being__42"> being </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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belief
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dc" id="belief" original="E392.-25a8" sum="1318"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3db" id="belief__1" original="E392.-25a7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3da" id="belief__2" original="E392.-25a6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> belief </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cd" id="belief__7" original="E392.-259e"><span class="pos" id="belief__8" original="E392.-259d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66b3" eid="belief__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7d7f" geo="br" id="belief__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belief__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belie/belief__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/belief__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://belief__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7d82" geo="n_am" id="belief__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belief__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belie/belief__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/belief__us_1.ogg" href="sound://belief__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3cb" id="belief__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ca" id="belief__15" original="E392.-259c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c9" id="belief__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="belief__17" original="E392.-259a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="belief__18" original="E392.-2598"> a strong feeling that something/somebody exists or is true; confidence that something/somebody is good or right </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c6" id="belief__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c5" id="belief__20" original="E870.30de"><span class="x" id="belief__21" original="E870.30df"> Freud's personal stance was one of complete rejection of religious belief. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3c3" id="belief__22" original="E870.30e0"><span class="cf" id="belief__23" original="E392.-2599"><span class="exp" id="belief__24"> belief </span> in something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="belief__25" original="E870.30e1"> Both men have little belief in what they are fighting for. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bf" id="belief__26" original="E870.3116"><span class="cf" id="belief__27" original="E870.3309"><span class="exp" id="belief__28"> belief </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="belief__29" original="E870.3117"> Most of us share the fundamental belief that all people have intrinsic value. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3bb" id="belief__30" original="E870.30f0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__31"> adjective + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b9" id="belief__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b8" id="belief__33" original="E870.30f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b7" id="belief__34"><span class="coll" id="belief__35" original="E870.30f2"> own </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b5" id="belief__36"><span class="coll" id="belief__37" original="E870.30f3"> personal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b3" id="belief__38"><span class="coll" id="belief__39" original="E870.30f4"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b1" id="belief__40" original="E870.30f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3b0" id="belief__41"><span class="coll" id="belief__42" original="E870.30f6"> popular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ae" id="belief__43"><span class="coll" id="belief__44" original="E870.30f7"> mass </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3ac" id="belief__45"><span class="coll" id="belief__46" original="E870.30f8"> widespread </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3aa" id="belief__47"><span class="coll" id="belief__48" original="E870.30f9"> common </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a8" id="belief__49"><span class="coll" id="belief__50" original="E870.30fa"> general </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a6" id="belief__51"><span class="coll" id="belief__52" original="E870.30fb"> shared </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a4" id="belief__53"><span class="coll" id="belief__54" original="E870.30fc"> collective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a2" id="belief__55" original="E870.30fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3a1" id="belief__56"><span class="coll" id="belief__57" original="E870.30fe"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39f" id="belief__58" original="E870.30ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39e" id="belief__59"><span class="coll" id="belief__60" original="E870.3100"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39c" id="belief__61" original="E870.3101"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-39b" id="belief__62"><span class="coll" id="belief__63" original="E870.3102"> false </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-399" id="belief__64"><span class="coll" id="belief__65" original="E870.3103"> erroneous </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-397" id="belief__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-396" id="belief__67" original="E640.-248"><span class="x" id="belief__68" original="E640.-247"> Lincoln's personal belief was that all men should be free. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-394" id="belief__69" original="E870.3108" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__70"> adjective + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-392" id="belief__71"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-391" id="belief__72" original="E870.3109"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-390" id="belief__73"><span class="coll" id="belief__74" original="E870.310a"> core </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38e" id="belief__75"><span class="coll" id="belief__76" original="E870.310b"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38c" id="belief__77" original="E870.310c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-38b" id="belief__78"><span class="coll" id="belief__79" original="E870.310d"> traditional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-389" id="belief__80"><span class="coll" id="belief__81" original="E870.310e"> orthodox </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-387" id="belief__82" original="E870.310f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-386" id="belief__83"><span class="coll" id="belief__84" original="E870.3110"> religious </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-384" id="belief__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-383" id="belief__86" original="E640.-1d2"><span class="x" id="belief__87" original="E640.-1d1"> These innovations broke with traditional belief and practice. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-381" id="belief__88" original="E870.312f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__89"> verb + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37f" id="belief__90"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37e" id="belief__91" original="E870.3130"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37d" id="belief__92"><span class="coll" id="belief__93" original="E870.3131"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37b" id="belief__94" original="E870.3132"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37a" id="belief__95"><span class="coll" id="belief__96" original="E870.3133"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-378" id="belief__97" original="E870.3134"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-377" id="belief__98"><span class="coll" id="belief__99" original="E870.3135"> express </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-375" id="belief__100"><span class="coll" id="belief__101" original="E870.3136"> manifest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-373" id="belief__102" original="E870.3137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-372" id="belief__103"><span class="coll" id="belief__104" original="E870.3138"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-370" id="belief__105" original="E870.3139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36f" id="belief__106"><span class="coll" id="belief__107" original="E870.313a"> justify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36d" id="belief__108"><span class="coll" id="belief__109" original="E870.313b"> defend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36b" id="belief__110" original="E870.313c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36a" id="belief__111"><span class="coll" id="belief__112" original="E870.313d"> challenge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-368" id="belief__113"><span class="coll" id="belief__114" original="E870.313e"> contradict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-366" id="belief__115"><span class="coll" id="belief__116" original="E870.313f"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-364" id="belief__117" original="E870.3140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-363" id="belief__118"><span class="coll" id="belief__119" original="E870.3141"> undermine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-361" id="belief__120"><span class="coll" id="belief__121" original="E870.3142"> shake </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35f" id="belief__122" original="E870.3143"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35e" id="belief__123"><span class="coll" id="belief__124" original="E870.3144"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35c" id="belief__125"><span class="coll" id="belief__126" original="E870.3145"> abandon </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-35a" id="belief__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-359" id="belief__128" original="E640.-244"><span class="x" id="belief__129" original="E640.-243"> Kant repeatedly expressed his belief in the free, democratic use of reason to examine everything. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-357" id="belief__130" original="E870.3161" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__131"> belief + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-355" id="belief__132"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-354" id="belief__133" original="E870.3163"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-353" id="belief__134"><span class="coll" id="belief__135" original="E870.3164"> system </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-351" id="belief__136" original="E870.3165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-350" id="belief__137" original="E870.3166"><span class="x" id="belief__138" original="E870.3167"> Issues such as gay rights seemed to threaten the belief systems of millions of Americans. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34e" id="belief__139" original="E392.-2591"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-34d" id="belief__140"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="belief__141" original="E392.-258f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="belief__142" original="E392.-258e"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="belief__143" original="E392.-258d"> something that you believe, often as part of your religion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-349" id="belief__144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-348" id="belief__145" original="E870.30e2"><span class="x" id="belief__146" original="E870.30e3"> Many of the old religious beliefs and practices survived in rural areas, despite persecution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-346" id="belief__147" original="E870.30e5"><span class="cf" id="belief__148" original="E870.30e4"><span class="exp" id="belief__149"> belief </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="belief__150" original="E870.30e6"> A world view is a system of ideas and beliefs about the world. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-342" id="belief__151" original="E870.30f0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__152"> adjective + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-340" id="belief__153"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-33f" id="belief__154" original="E870.30f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-33e" id="belief__155"><span class="coll" id="belief__156" original="E870.30f2"> own </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-33c" id="belief__157"><span class="coll" id="belief__158" original="E870.30f3"> personal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-33a" id="belief__159"><span class="coll" id="belief__160" original="E870.30f4"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-338" id="belief__161" original="E870.30f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-337" id="belief__162"><span class="coll" id="belief__163" original="E870.30f6"> popular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-335" id="belief__164"><span class="coll" id="belief__165" original="E870.30f7"> mass </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-333" id="belief__166"><span class="coll" id="belief__167" original="E870.30f8"> widespread </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-331" id="belief__168"><span class="coll" id="belief__169" original="E870.30f9"> common </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32f" id="belief__170"><span class="coll" id="belief__171" original="E870.30fa"> general </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32d" id="belief__172"><span class="coll" id="belief__173" original="E870.30fb"> shared </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-32b" id="belief__174"><span class="coll" id="belief__175" original="E870.30fc"> collective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-329" id="belief__176" original="E870.30fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-328" id="belief__177"><span class="coll" id="belief__178" original="E870.30fe"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-326" id="belief__179" original="E870.30ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-325" id="belief__180"><span class="coll" id="belief__181" original="E870.3100"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-323" id="belief__182" original="E870.3101"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-322" id="belief__183"><span class="coll" id="belief__184" original="E870.3102"> false </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-320" id="belief__185"><span class="coll" id="belief__186" original="E870.3103"> erroneous </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31e" id="belief__187"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31d" id="belief__188" original="E870.3105"><span class="x" id="belief__189" original="E870.3106"> When she left home, she started to question her own beliefs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31b" id="belief__190" original="E870.3108" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__191"> adjective + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-319" id="belief__192"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-318" id="belief__193" original="E870.3109"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-317" id="belief__194"><span class="coll" id="belief__195" original="E870.310a"> core </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-315" id="belief__196"><span class="coll" id="belief__197" original="E870.310b"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-313" id="belief__198" original="E870.310c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-312" id="belief__199"><span class="coll" id="belief__200" original="E870.310d"> traditional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-310" id="belief__201"><span class="coll" id="belief__202" original="E870.310e"> orthodox </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30e" id="belief__203" original="E870.310f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30d" id="belief__204"><span class="coll" id="belief__205" original="E870.3110"> religious </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30b" id="belief__206"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-30a" id="belief__207" original="E870.331d"><span class="x" id="belief__208" original="E870.331e"> There are ongoing tensions between traditional beliefs and values and more progressive perspectives. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-308" id="belief__209" original="E870.3118" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__210"> adjective + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-306" id="belief__211"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-305" id="belief__212" original="E870.311a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-304" id="belief__213"><span class="coll" id="belief__214" original="E870.311b"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-302" id="belief__215" original="E870.311c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-301" id="belief__216"><span class="coll" id="belief__217" original="E870.311d"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ff" id="belief__218" original="E870.311e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fe" id="belief__219"><span class="coll" id="belief__220" original="E870.311f"> superstitious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fc" id="belief__221" original="E870.3120"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2fb" id="belief__222"><span class="coll" id="belief__223" original="E870.3121"> spiritual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f9" id="belief__224" original="E870.3122"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f8" id="belief__225" original="E870.3123"><span class="x" id="belief__226" original="E870.3124"> The study focused on students' cultural beliefs and practices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f6" id="belief__227" original="E870.312f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__228"> verb + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f4" id="belief__229"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f3" id="belief__230" original="E870.3130"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f2" id="belief__231"><span class="coll" id="belief__232" original="E870.3131"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2f0" id="belief__233" original="E870.3132"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ef" id="belief__234"><span class="coll" id="belief__235" original="E870.3133"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ed" id="belief__236" original="E870.3134"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ec" id="belief__237"><span class="coll" id="belief__238" original="E870.3135"> express </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ea" id="belief__239"><span class="coll" id="belief__240" original="E870.3136"> manifest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e8" id="belief__241" original="E870.3137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e7" id="belief__242"><span class="coll" id="belief__243" original="E870.3138"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e5" id="belief__244" original="E870.3139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e4" id="belief__245"><span class="coll" id="belief__246" original="E870.313a"> justify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e2" id="belief__247"><span class="coll" id="belief__248" original="E870.313b"> defend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2e0" id="belief__249" original="E870.313c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2df" id="belief__250"><span class="coll" id="belief__251" original="E870.313d"> challenge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2dd" id="belief__252"><span class="coll" id="belief__253" original="E870.313e"> contradict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2db" id="belief__254"><span class="coll" id="belief__255" original="E870.313f"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d9" id="belief__256" original="E870.3140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d8" id="belief__257"><span class="coll" id="belief__258" original="E870.3141"> undermine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d6" id="belief__259"><span class="coll" id="belief__260" original="E870.3142"> shake </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d4" id="belief__261" original="E870.3143"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d3" id="belief__262"><span class="coll" id="belief__263" original="E870.3144"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2d1" id="belief__264"><span class="coll" id="belief__265" original="E870.3145"> abandon </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cf" id="belief__266"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ce" id="belief__267" original="E870.3147"><span class="x" id="belief__268" original="E870.3148"> According to this interpretation, if any machine has beliefs, it must therefore be conscious. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2cc" id="belief__269" original="E870.314c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__270"> verb + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ca" id="belief__271"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c9" id="belief__272" original="E870.314d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c8" id="belief__273"><span class="coll" id="belief__274" original="E870.314e"> hold </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c6" id="belief__275"><span class="coll" id="belief__276" original="E870.314f"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c4" id="belief__277" original="E870.3150"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c3" id="belief__278"><span class="coll" id="belief__279" original="E870.3151"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2c1" id="belief__280"><span class="coll" id="belief__281" original="E870.3152"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bf" id="belief__282" original="E870.3153"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2be" id="belief__283"><span class="coll" id="belief__284" original="E870.3154"> accept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bc" id="belief__285" original="E870.3155"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2bb" id="belief__286"><span class="coll" id="belief__287" original="E870.3156"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b9" id="belief__288" original="E870.3157"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b8" id="belief__289"><span class="coll" id="belief__290" original="E870.3158"> confirm </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b6" id="belief__291"><span class="coll" id="belief__292" original="E870.3159"> reinforce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b4" id="belief__293" original="E870.315a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b3" id="belief__294"><span class="coll" id="belief__295" original="E870.315b"> revise </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b1" id="belief__296"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b0" id="belief__297" original="E870.315d"><span class="x" id="belief__298" original="E870.315e"> Further, individuals tend to hold very strong beliefs about their capacity to exercise control over their own behaviour and the environment (Bandura, 2001). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ae" id="belief__299" original="E392.-2597"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2ad" id="belief__300"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="belief__301" original="E392.-2595"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="belief__302" original="E392.-2594"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="belief__303" original="E392.-2592"> an opinion about something; something that you think is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a9" id="belief__304"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a8" id="belief__305" original="E870.30e7"><span class="cf" id="belief__306" original="E392.-2593"><span class="exp" id="belief__307"> belief </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="belief__308" original="E870.30e8"> This research has reinforced the belief that supercritical carbon dioxide can be used in future experiments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a4" id="belief__309" original="E870.30ea"><span class="cf" id="belief__310" original="E870.30e9"> in the <span class="exp" id="belief__311"> belief </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="belief__312" original="E870.30eb"> Some more extreme followers forbid science and knowledge in the belief that they are safeguarding religion. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2a0" id="belief__313" original="E870.30f0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__314"> adjective + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29e" id="belief__315"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29d" id="belief__316" original="E870.30f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29c" id="belief__317"><span class="coll" id="belief__318" original="E870.30f2"> own </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-29a" id="belief__319"><span class="coll" id="belief__320" original="E870.30f3"> personal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-298" id="belief__321"><span class="coll" id="belief__322" original="E870.30f4"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-296" id="belief__323" original="E870.30f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-295" id="belief__324"><span class="coll" id="belief__325" original="E870.30f6"> popular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-293" id="belief__326"><span class="coll" id="belief__327" original="E870.30f7"> mass </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-291" id="belief__328"><span class="coll" id="belief__329" original="E870.30f8"> widespread </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28f" id="belief__330"><span class="coll" id="belief__331" original="E870.30f9"> common </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28d" id="belief__332"><span class="coll" id="belief__333" original="E870.30fa"> general </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-28b" id="belief__334"><span class="coll" id="belief__335" original="E870.30fb"> shared </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-289" id="belief__336"><span class="coll" id="belief__337" original="E870.30fc"> collective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-287" id="belief__338" original="E870.30fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-286" id="belief__339"><span class="coll" id="belief__340" original="E870.30fe"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-284" id="belief__341" original="E870.30ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-283" id="belief__342"><span class="coll" id="belief__343" original="E870.3100"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-281" id="belief__344" original="E870.3101"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-280" id="belief__345"><span class="coll" id="belief__346" original="E870.3102"> false </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27e" id="belief__347"><span class="coll" id="belief__348" original="E870.3103"> erroneous </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27c" id="belief__349"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-27b" id="belief__350" original="E640.-246"><span class="x" id="belief__351" original="E640.-245"> Gentzkow and Shapiro (2008a) challenge the widespread belief that television is detrimental to cognitive development and academic achievement. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-279" id="belief__352" original="E870.3125" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__353"> adjective + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-277" id="belief__354"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-276" id="belief__355" original="E870.3127"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-275" id="belief__356"><span class="coll" id="belief__357" original="E870.3128"> mistaken </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-273" id="belief__358" original="E870.3129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-272" id="belief__359" original="E870.312a"><span class="x" id="belief__360" original="E870.312b"> The defendant’s mistaken belief was that his action was not dangerous. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-270" id="belief__361" original="E870.312f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__362"> verb + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26e" id="belief__363"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26d" id="belief__364" original="E870.3130"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26c" id="belief__365"><span class="coll" id="belief__366" original="E870.3131"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-26a" id="belief__367" original="E870.3132"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-269" id="belief__368"><span class="coll" id="belief__369" original="E870.3133"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-267" id="belief__370" original="E870.3134"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-266" id="belief__371"><span class="coll" id="belief__372" original="E870.3135"> express </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-264" id="belief__373"><span class="coll" id="belief__374" original="E870.3136"> manifest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-262" id="belief__375" original="E870.3137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-261" id="belief__376"><span class="coll" id="belief__377" original="E870.3138"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25f" id="belief__378" original="E870.3139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25e" id="belief__379"><span class="coll" id="belief__380" original="E870.313a"> justify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25c" id="belief__381"><span class="coll" id="belief__382" original="E870.313b"> defend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-25a" id="belief__383" original="E870.313c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-259" id="belief__384"><span class="coll" id="belief__385" original="E870.313d"> challenge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-257" id="belief__386"><span class="coll" id="belief__387" original="E870.313e"> contradict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-255" id="belief__388"><span class="coll" id="belief__389" original="E870.313f"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-253" id="belief__390" original="E870.3140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-252" id="belief__391"><span class="coll" id="belief__392" original="E870.3141"> undermine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-250" id="belief__393"><span class="coll" id="belief__394" original="E870.3142"> shake </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24e" id="belief__395" original="E870.3143"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24d" id="belief__396"><span class="coll" id="belief__397" original="E870.3144"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-24b" id="belief__398"><span class="coll" id="belief__399" original="E870.3145"> abandon </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-249" id="belief__400"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-248" id="belief__401" original="E870.3149"><span class="x" id="belief__402" original="E870.314a"> Careful observation of the facts justifies the belief that… </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-246" id="belief__403" original="E870.314c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="belief__404"> verb + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-244" id="belief__405"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-243" id="belief__406" original="E870.314d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-242" id="belief__407"><span class="coll" id="belief__408" original="E870.314e"> hold </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-240" id="belief__409"><span class="coll" id="belief__410" original="E870.314f"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23e" id="belief__411" original="E870.3150"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23d" id="belief__412"><span class="coll" id="belief__413" original="E870.3151"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-23b" id="belief__414"><span class="coll" id="belief__415" original="E870.3152"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-239" id="belief__416" original="E870.3153"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-238" id="belief__417"><span class="coll" id="belief__418" original="E870.3154"> accept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-236" id="belief__419" original="E870.3155"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-235" id="belief__420"><span class="coll" id="belief__421" original="E870.3156"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-233" id="belief__422" original="E870.3157"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-232" id="belief__423"><span class="coll" id="belief__424" original="E870.3158"> confirm </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-230" id="belief__425"><span class="coll" id="belief__426" original="E870.3159"> reinforce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22e" id="belief__427" original="E870.315a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22d" id="belief__428"><span class="coll" id="belief__429" original="E870.315b"> revise </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22b" id="belief__430"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-22a" id="belief__431" original="E640.-242"><span class="x" id="belief__432" original="E640.-241"> This study did not support the belief that… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-228" id="belief__433" original="E392.-258c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disbelief" title="disbelief definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-227" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34a5" id="belief__434" original="E392.-258b"><span class="xh" id="belief__435"> disbelief </span></span></a></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225-FF1" id="belief__436" original="E88f.-771a" sk="contrarytopopularbelief"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225-FF2" id="belief__437"><span class="idm" id="belief__438" original="E88f.-7719"> contrary to popular belief </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225-FF4" id="belief__439"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225-FF5" id="belief__440"><span class="def" id="belief__441" original="E88f.-7718"> opposite to what most people believe </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225-FF7" id="belief__442"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-225-FF8" id="belief__443" original="E88e.-797b"><span class="x" id="belief__444" original="E88e.-797a"> Contrary to popular belief, the Tasmanians did not become extinct. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62dd" id="belief__445" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="belief__446"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62df" id="belief__447" original="E870.30ed"><span class="shcut" id="belief__448" original="E870.30ee"> adjective + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62e1" id="belief__449" original="E870.30ef"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62e2" id="belief__450" original="E870.30f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62e3" id="belief__451" original="E870.30f2"><span class="coll" id="belief__452"> own </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62e5" id="belief__453" original="E870.30f3"><span class="coll" id="belief__454"> personal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62e7" id="belief__455" original="E870.30f4"><span class="coll" id="belief__456"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62e9" id="belief__457" original="E870.30f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62ea" id="belief__458" original="E870.30f6"><span class="coll" id="belief__459"> popular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62ec" id="belief__460" original="E870.30f7"><span class="coll" id="belief__461"> mass </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62ee" id="belief__462" original="E870.30f8"><span class="coll" id="belief__463"> widespread </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62f0" id="belief__464" original="E870.30f9"><span class="coll" id="belief__465"> common </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62f2" id="belief__466" original="E870.30fa"><span class="coll" id="belief__467"> general </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62f4" id="belief__468" original="E870.30fb"><span class="coll" id="belief__469"> shared </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62f6" id="belief__470" original="E870.30fc"><span class="coll" id="belief__471"> collective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62f8" id="belief__472" original="E870.30fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62f9" id="belief__473" original="E870.30fe"><span class="coll" id="belief__474"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62fb" id="belief__475" original="E870.30ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62fc" id="belief__476" original="E870.3100"><span class="coll" id="belief__477"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62fe" id="belief__478" original="E870.3101"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.62ff" id="belief__479" original="E870.3102"><span class="coll" id="belief__480"> false </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6301" id="belief__481" original="E870.3103"><span class="coll" id="belief__482"> erroneous </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6303" id="belief__483" original="E870.3104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6304" id="belief__484" original="E870.3105"><span class="x" id="belief__485" original="E870.3106"> When she left home, she started to question her own beliefs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6306" id="belief__486" original="E640.-248"><span class="x" id="belief__487" original="E640.-247"> Lincoln's personal belief was that all men should be free. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6308" id="belief__488" original="E640.-246"><span class="x" id="belief__489" original="E640.-245"> Gentzkow and Shapiro (2008a) challenge the widespread belief that television is detrimental to cognitive development and academic achievement. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.630a" id="belief__490" original="E870.3107"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.630b" id="belief__491" original="E870.3109"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.630c" id="belief__492" original="E870.310a"><span class="coll" id="belief__493"> core </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.630e" id="belief__494" original="E870.310b"><span class="coll" id="belief__495"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6310" id="belief__496" original="E870.310c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6311" id="belief__497" original="E870.310d"><span class="coll" id="belief__498"> traditional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6313" id="belief__499" original="E870.310e"><span class="coll" id="belief__500"> orthodox </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6315" id="belief__501" original="E870.310f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6316" id="belief__502" original="E870.3110"><span class="coll" id="belief__503"> religious </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6318" id="belief__504" original="E870.3115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6319" id="belief__505" original="E640.-1d2"><span class="x" id="belief__506" original="E640.-1d1"> These innovations broke with traditional belief and practice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.631b" id="belief__507" original="E870.331d"><span class="x" id="belief__508" original="E870.331e"> There are ongoing tensions between traditional beliefs and values and more progressive perspectives. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.631d" id="belief__509" original="E870.3118"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.631e" id="belief__510" original="E870.311a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.631f" id="belief__511" original="E870.311b"><span class="coll" id="belief__512"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6321" id="belief__513" original="E870.311c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6322" id="belief__514" original="E870.311d"><span class="coll" id="belief__515"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6324" id="belief__516" original="E870.311e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6325" id="belief__517" original="E870.311f"><span class="coll" id="belief__518"> superstitious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6327" id="belief__519" original="E870.3120"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6328" id="belief__520" original="E870.3121"><span class="coll" id="belief__521"> spiritual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.632a" id="belief__522" original="E870.3122"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.632b" id="belief__523" original="E870.3123"><span class="x" id="belief__524" original="E870.3124"> The study focused on students' cultural beliefs and practices. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.632d" id="belief__525" original="E870.3125"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.632e" id="belief__526" original="E870.3127"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.632f" id="belief__527" original="E870.3128"><span class="coll" id="belief__528"> mistaken </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6331" id="belief__529" original="E870.3129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6332" id="belief__530" original="E870.312a"><span class="x" id="belief__531" original="E870.312b"> The defendant’s mistaken belief was that his action was not dangerous. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6334" id="belief__532" original="E870.312c"><span class="shcut" id="belief__533" original="E870.312d"> verb + belief </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6336" id="belief__534" original="E870.312e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6337" id="belief__535" original="E870.3130"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6338" id="belief__536" original="E870.3131"><span class="coll" id="belief__537"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.633a" id="belief__538" original="E870.3132"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.633b" id="belief__539" original="E870.3133"><span class="coll" id="belief__540"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.633d" id="belief__541" original="E870.3134"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.633e" id="belief__542" original="E870.3135"><span class="coll" id="belief__543"> express </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6340" id="belief__544" original="E870.3136"><span class="coll" id="belief__545"> manifest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6342" id="belief__546" original="E870.3137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6343" id="belief__547" original="E870.3138"><span class="coll" id="belief__548"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6345" id="belief__549" original="E870.3139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6346" id="belief__550" original="E870.313a"><span class="coll" id="belief__551"> justify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6348" id="belief__552" original="E870.313b"><span class="coll" id="belief__553"> defend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.634a" id="belief__554" original="E870.313c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.634b" id="belief__555" original="E870.313d"><span class="coll" id="belief__556"> challenge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.634d" id="belief__557" original="E870.313e"><span class="coll" id="belief__558"> contradict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.634f" id="belief__559" original="E870.313f"><span class="coll" id="belief__560"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6351" id="belief__561" original="E870.3140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6352" id="belief__562" original="E870.3141"><span class="coll" id="belief__563"> undermine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6354" id="belief__564" original="E870.3142"><span class="coll" id="belief__565"> shake </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6356" id="belief__566" original="E870.3143"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6357" id="belief__567" original="E870.3144"><span class="coll" id="belief__568"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6359" id="belief__569" original="E870.3145"><span class="coll" id="belief__570"> abandon </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.635b" id="belief__571" original="E870.3146"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.635c" id="belief__572" original="E870.3147"><span class="x" id="belief__573" original="E870.3148"> According to this interpretation, if any machine has beliefs, it must therefore be conscious. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.635e" id="belief__574" original="E640.-244"><span class="x" id="belief__575" original="E640.-243"> Kant repeatedly expressed his belief in the free, democratic use of reason to examine everything. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6360" id="belief__576" original="E870.3149"><span class="x" id="belief__577" original="E870.314a"> Careful observation of the facts justifies the belief that… </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6362" id="belief__578" original="E870.314b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6363" id="belief__579" original="E870.314d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6364" id="belief__580" original="E870.314e"><span class="coll" id="belief__581"> hold </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6366" id="belief__582" original="E870.314f"><span class="coll" id="belief__583"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6368" id="belief__584" original="E870.3150"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6369" id="belief__585" original="E870.3151"><span class="coll" id="belief__586"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.636b" id="belief__587" original="E870.3152"><span class="coll" id="belief__588"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.636d" id="belief__589" original="E870.3153"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.636e" id="belief__590" original="E870.3154"><span class="coll" id="belief__591"> accept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6370" id="belief__592" original="E870.3155"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6371" id="belief__593" original="E870.3156"><span class="coll" id="belief__594"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6373" id="belief__595" original="E870.3157"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6374" id="belief__596" original="E870.3158"><span class="coll" id="belief__597"> confirm </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6376" id="belief__598" original="E870.3159"><span class="coll" id="belief__599"> reinforce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6378" id="belief__600" original="E870.315a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6379" id="belief__601" original="E870.315b"><span class="coll" id="belief__602"> revise </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.637b" id="belief__603" original="E870.315c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.637c" id="belief__604" original="E870.315d"><span class="x" id="belief__605" original="E870.315e"> Further, individuals tend to hold very strong beliefs about their capacity to exercise control over their own behaviour and the environment (Bandura, 2001). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.637e" id="belief__606" original="E640.-242"><span class="x" id="belief__607" original="E640.-241"> This study did not support the belief that… </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6380" id="belief__608" original="E870.315f"><span class="shcut" id="belief__609" original="E870.3160"> belief + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6382" id="belief__610" original="E870.3161"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6383" id="belief__611" original="E870.3163"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6384" id="belief__612" original="E870.3164"><span class="coll" id="belief__613"> system </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6386" id="belief__614" original="E870.3165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6387" id="belief__615" original="E870.3166"><span class="x" id="belief__616" original="E870.3167"> Issues such as gay rights seemed to threaten the belief systems of millions of Americans. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-51aa" id="belief__617" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://belief" title="belief definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-51a9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-12b6" id="belief__618" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="belief__619"> belief </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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believe
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-220" id="believe" original="E392.-2569" sum="1816"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21f" id="believe__1" original="E392.-2568"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-21e" id="believe__2" original="E392.-2567"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> believe </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-211" id="believe__9" original="E392.-255d"><span class="pos" id="believe__10" original="E392.-255c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66ba" eid="believe__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7df1" geo="br" id="believe__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belie/believe__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believe__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://believe__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7df4" geo="n_am" id="believe__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belie/believe__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believe__us_1.ogg" href="sound://believe__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-5575" id="believe__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3405" form="root" id="believe__17"><span class="vp" id="believe__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> believe </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3403" eid="believe__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3402" geo="br" id="believe__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belie/believe__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believe__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://believe__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33ff" geo="n_am" id="believe__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belie/believe__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believe__us_1.ogg" href="sound://believe__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33fc" form="thirdps" id="believe__24"><span class="vp" id="believe__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> believes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33fa" eid="believe__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33f9" geo="br" id="believe__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belie/believes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://believes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33f6" geo="n_am" id="believe__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belie/believes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://believes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33f3" form="past" id="believe__31"><span class="vp" id="believe__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> believed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33f1" eid="believe__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33f0" geo="br" id="believe__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belie/believed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://believed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33ed" geo="n_am" id="believe__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belie/believed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://believed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33ea" form="pastpart" id="believe__38"><span class="vp" id="believe__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> believed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33e8" eid="believe__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33e7" geo="br" id="believe__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belie/believed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://believed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33e4" geo="n_am" id="believe__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belie/believed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://believed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33e1" form="prespart" id="believe__45"><span class="vp" id="believe__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> believing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33df" eid="believe__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33de" geo="br" id="believe__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belie/believing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://believing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-33db" geo="n_am" id="believe__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believe__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belie/believing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://believing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="use" id="believe__52" original="E392.-253f"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1dc" id="believe__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1db" id="believe__54" original="E392.-2537"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1da" id="believe__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="believe__56" original="E392.-2534"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="believe__57" original="E392.-2533"> to think that something is true or possible, although you are not completely certain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d7" id="believe__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d6" id="believe__59" original="E831.-7ac9"><span class="cf" id="believe__60" original="E392.-2532"><span class="exp" id="believe__61"> believe </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="believe__62" original="E831.-7ac8"> Seventy per cent of biologists today believe the world is experiencing the fastest extinction of living species in the history of the planet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1d2" id="believe__63" original="E831.-7ac7"><span class="cf" id="believe__64" original="E392.-2531"> it is believed (that)… </span><span class="x" id="believe__65" original="E831.-7ac6"> It is believed that the crash was caused by pilot error. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cf" id="believe__66" original="E831.-7ac4"><span class="cf" id="believe__67" original="E831.-7ac5"><span class="exp" id="believe__68"> believe </span> something </span><span class="x" id="believe__69" original="E831.-7ac3"> Few scientists now believe the claims made in these twin studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1cb" id="believe__70" original="E831.-7ac2"><span class="cf" id="believe__71" original="E392.-2530"><span class="exp" id="believe__72"> believe </span> somebody/something to be, have, etc. something </span><span class="x" id="believe__73" original="E831.-7ac1"> The painting is believed to be a fourth-century copy. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="according-to__28" original="E4e1.68f4" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="according-to__29" original="E4e1.68f5"><span class="h1" id="according-to__30" original="E4e1.68f6"> Reporting someone's opinion </span><span class="p" id="according-to__31" original="E4e1.68f7"> In academic writing, you will often need to state another person's opinion or position; the following expressions can be used to make this clear. </span><ul class="bullet" id="according-to__32" original="E4e1.68f8"><li class="li" id="according-to__33" original="E4e1.68f9"><span class="eb" id="according-to__34" original="E4e1.68fa"> According to </span> X,… </li><li class="li" id="according-to__35" original="E4e1.68fb"><span class="eb" id="according-to__36" original="E4e1.68fc"> For </span> X,… </li><li class="li" id="according-to__37" original="E4e1.68fd"> X <span class="eb" id="according-to__38" original="E4e1.68fe"> takes the view that… </span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__39" original="E4e1.68ff"> X's <span class="eb" id="according-to__40" original="E4e1.6900"> view is that… </span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__41" original="E4e1.6901"> X <span class="eb" id="according-to__42" original="E4e1.6902"> is of the view/​opinion that… </span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__43" original="E4e1.6903"><span class="eb" id="according-to__44" original="E4e1.6904"> In </span> X's <span class="eb" id="according-to__45" original="E4e1.6905"> view/​opinion </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="according-to__46" original="E4e1.6906"> X <span class="eb" id="according-to__47" original="E4e1.6907"> believes (that)… </span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__48" original="E4e1.6908"> X <span class="eb" id="according-to__49" original="E4e1.6909"> suggests/​proposes that… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="according-to__50" original="E4e1.690a"><li class="li" id="according-to__51" original="E4e1.690b"><span class="x-gs" id="according-to__52"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__53" original="E4e1.690c"><span class="x" id="according-to__54" original="E4e1.690d"><span class="ebi" id="according-to__55" original="E4e1.690e"> According to </span> Humphrey (1987), consciousness arose when a new form of sense organ evolved, an ‘inner eye’. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__56" original="E4e1.690f"><span class="x-gs" id="according-to__57"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__58" original="E4e1.6910"><span class="x" id="according-to__59" original="E4e1.6911"><span class="ebi" id="according-to__60" original="E4e1.6912"> For </span> Freud, that hidden cause is a neurotic psychological need; <span class="ebi" id="according-to__61" original="E4e1.6913"> for </span> Durkheim, it is society. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__62" original="E4e1.6914"><span class="x-gs" id="according-to__63"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__64" original="E4e1.6915"><span class="x" id="according-to__65" original="E4e1.6916"> Ben Okri <span class="ebi" id="according-to__66" original="E4e1.6917"> takes the view that </span> the suffering associated with colonial occupation may ultimately be regenerative. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__67" original="E4e1.6918"><span class="x-gs" id="according-to__68"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__69" original="E4e1.6919"><span class="x" id="according-to__70" original="E4e1.691a"> Hobbes's <span class="ebi" id="according-to__71" original="E4e1.691b"> view is that </span> every action is motivated by either desire or aversion. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__72" original="E4e1.691c"><span class="x-gs" id="according-to__73"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__74" original="E4e1.691d"><span class="x" id="according-to__75" original="E4e1.691e"> Hutchison (1989) <span class="ebi" id="according-to__76" original="E4e1.691f"> is of the opinion that </span> the Mekong has, in the past, contributed sediment to the central lowland in Thailand. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__77" original="E4e1.6920"><span class="x-gs" id="according-to__78"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__79" original="E4e1.6921"><span class="x" id="according-to__80" original="E4e1.6922"><span class="ebi" id="according-to__81" original="E4e1.6923"> In her view </span> , using a policy analysis approach can help us to understand the process. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__82" original="E4e1.6924"><span class="x-gs" id="according-to__83"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__84" original="E4e1.6925"><span class="x" id="according-to__85" original="E4e1.6926"> Gage (2001) <span class="ebi" id="according-to__86" original="E4e1.6927"> believes </span> the long-term effects of a short-term drought are generally minimal. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__87" original="E4e1.6928"><span class="x-gs" id="according-to__88"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__89" original="E4e1.6929"><span class="x" id="according-to__90" original="E4e1.692a"> Wegner (2002) <span class="ebi" id="according-to__91" original="E4e1.692b"> proposes that </span> free will is an illusion created in three steps. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c7" id="believe__138" original="E831.-7aae" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="believe__139"> noun + believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c5" id="believe__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c4" id="believe__141" original="E831.-7aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c3" id="believe__142"><span class="coll" id="believe__143" original="E831.-7aac"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c1" id="believe__144" original="E831.-7aab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1c0" id="believe__145"><span class="coll" id="believe__146" original="E831.-7aaa"> scholars </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1be" id="believe__147" original="E831.-7aa9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bd" id="believe__148"><span class="coll" id="believe__149" original="E831.-7aa8"> scientists </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1bb" id="believe__150" original="E831.-7aa7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ba" id="believe__151"><span class="coll" id="believe__152" original="E831.-7aa6"> researchers </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b8" id="believe__153" original="E831.-7aa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b7" id="believe__154"><span class="coll" id="believe__155" original="E831.-7aa4"> experts </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b5" id="believe__156"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b4" id="believe__157" original="E685.121e"><span class="x" id="believe__158" original="E685.121f"> During the 1970s and 1980s, some scholars actually believed that the USA was in decline. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b2" id="believe__159" original="E831.-7a9d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="believe__160"> adverb + believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1b0" id="believe__161"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1af" id="believe__162" original="E831.-7a9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ae" id="believe__163"><span class="coll" id="believe__164" original="E831.-7a9b"> also </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ac" id="believe__165" original="E831.-7a9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1ab" id="believe__166"><span class="coll" id="believe__167" original="E831.-7a99"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a9" id="believe__168" original="E831.-7a98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a8" id="believe__169"><span class="coll" id="believe__170" original="E831.-7a97"> still </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a6" id="believe__171" original="E831.-7a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a5" id="believe__172"><span class="coll" id="believe__173" original="E831.-7a95"> previously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a3" id="believe__174" original="E831.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a2" id="believe__175"><span class="coll" id="believe__176" original="E831.-7a93"> widely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1a0" id="believe__177"><span class="coll" id="believe__178" original="E831.-7a92"> commonly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19e" id="believe__179"><span class="coll" id="believe__180" original="E831.-7a91"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19c" id="believe__181" original="E831.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-19b" id="believe__182"><span class="coll" id="believe__183" original="E831.-7a8f"> honestly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-199" id="believe__184"><span class="coll" id="believe__185" original="E831.-7a8e"> genuinely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-197" id="believe__186"><span class="coll" id="believe__187" original="E831.-7a8d"> sincerely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-195" id="believe__188" original="E831.-7a8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-194" id="believe__189"><span class="coll" id="believe__190" original="E831.-7a8b"> really </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-192" id="believe__191"><span class="coll" id="believe__192" original="E831.-7a8a"> truly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-190" id="believe__193"><span class="coll" id="believe__194" original="E831.-7a89"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18e" id="believe__195" original="E831.-7a88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18d" id="believe__196"><span class="coll" id="believe__197" original="E831.-7a87"> firmly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-18b" id="believe__198"><span class="coll" id="believe__199" original="E831.-7a86"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-189" id="believe__200" original="E831.-7a85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-188" id="believe__201"><span class="coll" id="believe__202" original="E831.-7a84"> hardly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-186" id="believe__203" original="E831.-7a83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-185" id="believe__204"><span class="coll" id="believe__205" original="E831.-7a82"> wrongly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-183" id="believe__206"><span class="coll" id="believe__207" original="E831.-7a81"> mistakenly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-181" id="believe__208"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-180" id="believe__209" original="E831.-7a7f"><span class="x" id="believe__210" original="E831.-7a7e"> After the debate, only 35 per cent still believed that war was likely. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17e" id="believe__211" original="E831.-7a7d"><span class="x" id="believe__212" original="E831.-7a7c"> It is widely believed that presidential democracies are more vulnerable to anti-democratic challenges. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17c" id="believe__213" original="E831.-7a6e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="believe__214"> adjective + to believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-17a" id="believe__215"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-179" id="believe__216" original="E831.-7a6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-178" id="believe__217"><span class="coll" id="believe__218" original="E831.-7a6b"> hard </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-176" id="believe__219"><span class="coll" id="believe__220" original="E831.-7a6a"> difficult </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-174" id="believe__221" original="E831.-7a69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-173" id="believe__222"><span class="coll" id="believe__223" original="E831.-7a68"> impossible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-171" id="believe__224" original="E831.-7a67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-170" id="believe__225"><span class="coll" id="believe__226" original="E831.-7a66"> easy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16e" id="believe__227" original="E831.-7a65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16d" id="believe__228"><span class="coll" id="believe__229" original="E831.-7a64"> reasonable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16b" id="believe__230" original="E831.-7a63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-16a" id="believe__231" original="E831.-7a62"><span class="x" id="believe__232" original="E831.-7a61"> It is hard to believe that these methods could produce any measurable benefits. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-168" id="believe__233" original="E831.-7a5d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="believe__234"> verb + to believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-166" id="believe__235"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-165" id="believe__236" original="E831.-7a5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-164" id="believe__237"><span class="coll" id="believe__238" original="E831.-7a5b"> come </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-162" id="believe__239" original="E831.-7a5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-161" id="believe__240"><span class="coll" id="believe__241" original="E831.-7a59"> continue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15f" id="believe__242" original="E831.-7a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15e" id="believe__243"><span class="coll" id="believe__244" original="E831.-7a57"> tend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15c" id="believe__245" original="E831.-7a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-15b" id="believe__246"><span class="coll" id="believe__247" original="E831.-7a55"> be inclined </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-159" id="believe__248" original="E831.-7a54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-158" id="believe__249"><span class="coll" id="believe__250" original="E831.-7a53"> be led </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-156" id="believe__251" original="E831.-7a52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-155" id="believe__252"><span class="coll" id="believe__253" original="E831.-7a51"> seem </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-153" id="believe__254"><span class="coll" id="believe__255" original="E831.-7a50"> appear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-151" id="believe__256" original="E831.-7a4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-150" id="believe__257"><span class="coll" id="believe__258" original="E831.-7a4e"> want </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14e" id="believe__259" original="E831.-7a4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14d" id="believe__260"><span class="coll" id="believe__261" original="E831.-7a4c"> like </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14b" id="believe__262" original="E831.-7a4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-14a" id="believe__263"><span class="coll" id="believe__264" original="E831.-7a4a"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-148" id="believe__265" original="E831.-7a49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-147" id="believe__266"><span class="coll" id="believe__267" original="E831.-7a48"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-145" id="believe__268" original="E831.-7a47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-144" id="believe__269"><span class="coll" id="believe__270" original="E831.-7a46"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-142" id="believe__271" original="E831.-7a45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-141" id="believe__272"><span class="coll" id="believe__273" original="E831.-7a44"> cease </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13f" id="believe__274"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13e" id="believe__275" original="E685.1222"><span class="x" id="believe__276" original="E685.1223"> Like several scientists before him, Darwin had come to believe that all life on earth evolved over millions of years from a few common ancestors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13c" id="believe__277" original="E831.-7a3e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="believe__278"> noun + to believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-13a" id="believe__279"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-139" id="believe__280" original="E831.-7a3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-138" id="believe__281"><span class="coll" id="believe__282" original="E831.-7a3b"> reason </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-136" id="believe__283"><span class="coll" id="believe__284" original="E831.-7a3a"> grounds </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-134" id="believe__285"><span class="coll" id="believe__286" original="E831.-7a39"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-132" id="believe__287" original="E831.-7a38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-131" id="believe__288"><span class="coll" id="believe__289" original="E831.-7a37"> tendency </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12f" id="believe__290" original="E831.-7a36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12e" id="believe__291" original="E831.-7a35"><span class="x" id="believe__292" original="E831.-7a34"> There is every reason to believe that human beings have always been highly social creatures. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12c" id="believe__293" original="E392.-253e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="believe__294" original="E392.-253b"> to feel certain that something is true or that somebody is telling the truth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-12a" id="believe__295"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-129" id="believe__296" original="E831.-7ac0"><span class="cf" id="believe__297" original="E392.-2539"><span class="exp" id="believe__298"> believe </span> something </span><span class="x" id="believe__299" original="E831.-7abf"> She came to believe certain significant truths. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-125" id="believe__300" original="E831.-7abe"><span class="cf" id="believe__301" original="E392.-253a"><span class="exp" id="believe__302"> believe </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="believe__303" original="E831.-7abd"> Cassandra could foretell the future, but no one would believe her. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-121" id="believe__304" original="E831.-7abc"><span class="cf" id="believe__305" original="E392.-2538"><span class="exp" id="believe__306"> believe </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="believe__307" original="E831.-7abb"> Hitler came to believe that he knew better than his scientific advisers. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11d" id="believe__308" original="E831.-7aae" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="believe__309"> noun + believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11b" id="believe__310"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-11a" id="believe__311" original="E831.-7aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-119" id="believe__312"><span class="coll" id="believe__313" original="E831.-7aac"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-117" id="believe__314" original="E831.-7aab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-116" id="believe__315"><span class="coll" id="believe__316" original="E831.-7aaa"> scholars </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-114" id="believe__317" original="E831.-7aa9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-113" id="believe__318"><span class="coll" id="believe__319" original="E831.-7aa8"> scientists </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-111" id="believe__320" original="E831.-7aa7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-110" id="believe__321"><span class="coll" id="believe__322" original="E831.-7aa6"> researchers </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10e" id="believe__323" original="E831.-7aa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10d" id="believe__324"><span class="coll" id="believe__325" original="E831.-7aa4"> experts </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10b" id="believe__326"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-10a" id="believe__327" original="E831.-7aa2"><span class="x" id="believe__328" original="E831.-7aa1"> Most ancient people believed that preserving a correct relationship with the gods was all-important. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-108" id="believe__329" original="E831.-7a9d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="believe__330"> adverb + believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-106" id="believe__331"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-105" id="believe__332" original="E831.-7a9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-104" id="believe__333"><span class="coll" id="believe__334" original="E831.-7a9b"> also </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-102" id="believe__335" original="E831.-7a9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-101" id="believe__336"><span class="coll" id="believe__337" original="E831.-7a99"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ff" id="believe__338" original="E831.-7a98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fe" id="believe__339"><span class="coll" id="believe__340" original="E831.-7a97"> still </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fc" id="believe__341" original="E831.-7a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-fb" id="believe__342"><span class="coll" id="believe__343" original="E831.-7a95"> previously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f9" id="believe__344" original="E831.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f8" id="believe__345"><span class="coll" id="believe__346" original="E831.-7a93"> widely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f6" id="believe__347"><span class="coll" id="believe__348" original="E831.-7a92"> commonly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f4" id="believe__349"><span class="coll" id="believe__350" original="E831.-7a91"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f2" id="believe__351" original="E831.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-f1" id="believe__352"><span class="coll" id="believe__353" original="E831.-7a8f"> honestly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ef" id="believe__354"><span class="coll" id="believe__355" original="E831.-7a8e"> genuinely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ed" id="believe__356"><span class="coll" id="believe__357" original="E831.-7a8d"> sincerely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-eb" id="believe__358" original="E831.-7a8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ea" id="believe__359"><span class="coll" id="believe__360" original="E831.-7a8b"> really </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e8" id="believe__361"><span class="coll" id="believe__362" original="E831.-7a8a"> truly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e6" id="believe__363"><span class="coll" id="believe__364" original="E831.-7a89"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e4" id="believe__365" original="E831.-7a88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e3" id="believe__366"><span class="coll" id="believe__367" original="E831.-7a87"> firmly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e1" id="believe__368"><span class="coll" id="believe__369" original="E831.-7a86"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-df" id="believe__370" original="E831.-7a85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-de" id="believe__371"><span class="coll" id="believe__372" original="E831.-7a84"> hardly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-dc" id="believe__373" original="E831.-7a83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-db" id="believe__374"><span class="coll" id="believe__375" original="E831.-7a82"> wrongly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d9" id="believe__376"><span class="coll" id="believe__377" original="E831.-7a81"> mistakenly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d7" id="believe__378"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d6" id="believe__379" original="E685.1220"><span class="x" id="believe__380" original="E685.1221"> They firmly believe that ending animal research is beneficial for consumers, animal welfare and industry. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d4" id="believe__381" original="E831.-7a79" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="believe__382"> believe + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d2" id="believe__383"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d1" id="believe__384" original="E831.-7a77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-d0" id="believe__385"><span class="coll" id="believe__386" original="E831.-7a76"> strongly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ce" id="believe__387"><span class="coll" id="believe__388" original="E831.-7a75"> firmly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cc" id="believe__389"><span class="coll" id="believe__390" original="E831.-7a74"> passionately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ca" id="believe__391" original="E831.-7a73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c9" id="believe__392" original="E831.-7a72"><span class="x" id="believe__393" original="E831.-7a71"> They believe strongly that good design is about far more than simple functionality. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c7" id="believe__394" original="E831.-7a5d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="believe__395"> verb + to believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c5" id="believe__396"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c4" id="believe__397" original="E831.-7a5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c3" id="believe__398"><span class="coll" id="believe__399" original="E831.-7a5b"> come </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c1" id="believe__400" original="E831.-7a5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-c0" id="believe__401"><span class="coll" id="believe__402" original="E831.-7a59"> continue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-be" id="believe__403" original="E831.-7a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bd" id="believe__404"><span class="coll" id="believe__405" original="E831.-7a57"> tend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-bb" id="believe__406" original="E831.-7a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ba" id="believe__407"><span class="coll" id="believe__408" original="E831.-7a55"> be inclined </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b8" id="believe__409" original="E831.-7a54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b7" id="believe__410"><span class="coll" id="believe__411" original="E831.-7a53"> be led </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b5" id="believe__412" original="E831.-7a52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b4" id="believe__413"><span class="coll" id="believe__414" original="E831.-7a51"> seem </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b2" id="believe__415"><span class="coll" id="believe__416" original="E831.-7a50"> appear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-b0" id="believe__417" original="E831.-7a4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-af" id="believe__418"><span class="coll" id="believe__419" original="E831.-7a4e"> want </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ad" id="believe__420" original="E831.-7a4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-ac" id="believe__421"><span class="coll" id="believe__422" original="E831.-7a4c"> like </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-aa" id="believe__423" original="E831.-7a4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a9" id="believe__424"><span class="coll" id="believe__425" original="E831.-7a4a"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a7" id="believe__426" original="E831.-7a49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a6" id="believe__427"><span class="coll" id="believe__428" original="E831.-7a48"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a4" id="believe__429" original="E831.-7a47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a3" id="believe__430"><span class="coll" id="believe__431" original="E831.-7a46"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a1" id="believe__432" original="E831.-7a45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-a0" id="believe__433"><span class="coll" id="believe__434" original="E831.-7a44"> cease </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9e" id="believe__435"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9d" id="believe__436" original="E831.-7a42"><span class="x" id="believe__437" original="E831.-7a41"> Participants were led to believe that their personal information would be kept confidential. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9b" id="believe__438" original="E392.-24e5"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-9a" id="believe__439" original="E392.-24e4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-99" id="believe__440"><h4 class="pv"> believe in somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-97" id="believe__442"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-96" id="believe__443"><span class="def" id="believe__444" original="E392.-24e2"> to feel certain that somebody/something exists </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-94" id="believe__445"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-93" id="believe__446" original="E831.-7aba"><span class="x" id="believe__447" original="E831.-7ab9"> They contend that the decision to believe in a God can be explained in terms of cost-benefit calculations. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-91" id="believe__448" original="E392.-24e1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-90" id="believe__449"><h4 class="pv"> believe in somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8e" id="believe__451"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8d" id="believe__452"><span class="def" id="believe__453" original="E392.-24df"> to feel that you can trust somebody and/or that they will be successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8b" id="believe__454"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-8a" id="believe__455" original="E831.-7ab8"><span class="x" id="believe__456" original="E831.-7ab7"> Teenagers need another human being to believe in them and their potential. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-88" id="believe__457" original="E392.-24de"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-87" id="believe__458"><h4 class="pv"> believe in something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-85" id="believe__460"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-84" id="believe__461"><span class="def" id="believe__462" original="E392.-24dc"> to think that something is good, right or acceptable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-82" id="believe__463"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-81" id="believe__464" original="E831.-7ab6"><span class="x" id="believe__465" original="E831.-7ab5"> He believed in a system of trade without interference from the government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7f" id="believe__466" original="E831.-7ab4"><span class="cf" id="believe__467" original="E392.-24db"><span class="exp"> believe </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="believe__468" original="E831.-7ab3"> Edmund Burke believed in working gradually to improve the legacy of the past. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6389" id="believe__469" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="believe__470"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.638b" id="believe__471" original="E831.-7ab1"><span class="shcut" id="believe__472" original="E831.-7ab0"> noun + believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.638d" id="believe__473" original="E831.-7aaf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.638e" id="believe__474" original="E831.-7aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.638f" id="believe__475" original="E831.-7aac"><span class="coll" id="believe__476"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6391" id="believe__477" original="E831.-7aab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6392" id="believe__478" original="E831.-7aaa"><span class="coll" id="believe__479"> scholars </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6394" id="believe__480" original="E831.-7aa9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6395" id="believe__481" original="E831.-7aa8"><span class="coll" id="believe__482"> scientists </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6397" id="believe__483" original="E831.-7aa7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6398" id="believe__484" original="E831.-7aa6"><span class="coll" id="believe__485"> researchers </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.639a" id="believe__486" original="E831.-7aa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.639b" id="believe__487" original="E831.-7aa4"><span class="coll" id="believe__488"> experts </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.639d" id="believe__489" original="E831.-7aa3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.639e" id="believe__490" original="E831.-7aa2"><span class="x" id="believe__491" original="E831.-7aa1"> Most ancient people believed that preserving a correct relationship with the gods was all-important. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63a0" id="believe__492" original="E685.121e"><span class="x" id="believe__493" original="E685.121f"> During the 1970s and 1980s, some scholars actually believed that the USA was in decline. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63a2" id="believe__494" original="E831.-7aa0"><span class="shcut" id="believe__495" original="E831.-7a9f"> adverb + believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63a4" id="believe__496" original="E831.-7a9e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63a5" id="believe__497" original="E831.-7a9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63a6" id="believe__498" original="E831.-7a9b"><span class="coll" id="believe__499"> also </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63a8" id="believe__500" original="E831.-7a9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63a9" id="believe__501" original="E831.-7a99"><span class="coll" id="believe__502"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63ab" id="believe__503" original="E831.-7a98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63ac" id="believe__504" original="E831.-7a97"><span class="coll" id="believe__505"> still </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63ae" id="believe__506" original="E831.-7a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63af" id="believe__507" original="E831.-7a95"><span class="coll" id="believe__508"> previously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63b1" id="believe__509" original="E831.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63b2" id="believe__510" original="E831.-7a93"><span class="coll" id="believe__511"> widely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63b4" id="believe__512" original="E831.-7a92"><span class="coll" id="believe__513"> commonly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63b6" id="believe__514" original="E831.-7a91"><span class="coll" id="believe__515"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63b8" id="believe__516" original="E831.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63b9" id="believe__517" original="E831.-7a8f"><span class="coll" id="believe__518"> honestly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63bb" id="believe__519" original="E831.-7a8e"><span class="coll" id="believe__520"> genuinely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63bd" id="believe__521" original="E831.-7a8d"><span class="coll" id="believe__522"> sincerely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63bf" id="believe__523" original="E831.-7a8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63c0" id="believe__524" original="E831.-7a8b"><span class="coll" id="believe__525"> really </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63c2" id="believe__526" original="E831.-7a8a"><span class="coll" id="believe__527"> truly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63c4" id="believe__528" original="E831.-7a89"><span class="coll" id="believe__529"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63c6" id="believe__530" original="E831.-7a88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63c7" id="believe__531" original="E831.-7a87"><span class="coll" id="believe__532"> firmly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63c9" id="believe__533" original="E831.-7a86"><span class="coll" id="believe__534"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63cb" id="believe__535" original="E831.-7a85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63cc" id="believe__536" original="E831.-7a84"><span class="coll" id="believe__537"> hardly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63ce" id="believe__538" original="E831.-7a83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63cf" id="believe__539" original="E831.-7a82"><span class="coll" id="believe__540"> wrongly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63d1" id="believe__541" original="E831.-7a81"><span class="coll" id="believe__542"> mistakenly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63d3" id="believe__543" original="E831.-7a80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63d4" id="believe__544" original="E831.-7a7f"><span class="x" id="believe__545" original="E831.-7a7e"> After the debate, only 35 per cent still believed that war was likely. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63d6" id="believe__546" original="E831.-7a7d"><span class="x" id="believe__547" original="E831.-7a7c"> It is widely believed that presidential democracies are more vulnerable to anti-democratic challenges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63d8" id="believe__548" original="E685.1220"><span class="x" id="believe__549" original="E685.1221"> They firmly believe that ending animal research is beneficial for consumers, animal welfare and industry. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63da" id="believe__550" original="E831.-7a7b"><span class="shcut" id="believe__551" original="E831.-7a7a"> believe + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63dc" id="believe__552" original="E831.-7a79"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63dd" id="believe__553" original="E831.-7a77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63de" id="believe__554" original="E831.-7a76"><span class="coll" id="believe__555"> strongly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63e0" id="believe__556" original="E831.-7a75"><span class="coll" id="believe__557"> firmly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63e2" id="believe__558" original="E831.-7a74"><span class="coll" id="believe__559"> passionately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63e4" id="believe__560" original="E831.-7a73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63e5" id="believe__561" original="E831.-7a72"><span class="x" id="believe__562" original="E831.-7a71"> They believe strongly that good design is about far more than simple functionality. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63e7" id="believe__563" original="E831.-7a70"><span class="shcut" id="believe__564" original="E831.-7a6f"> adjective + to believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63e9" id="believe__565" original="E831.-7a6e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63ea" id="believe__566" original="E831.-7a6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63eb" id="believe__567" original="E831.-7a6b"><span class="coll" id="believe__568"> hard </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63ed" id="believe__569" original="E831.-7a6a"><span class="coll" id="believe__570"> difficult </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63ef" id="believe__571" original="E831.-7a69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63f0" id="believe__572" original="E831.-7a68"><span class="coll" id="believe__573"> impossible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63f2" id="believe__574" original="E831.-7a67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63f3" id="believe__575" original="E831.-7a66"><span class="coll" id="believe__576"> easy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63f5" id="believe__577" original="E831.-7a65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63f6" id="believe__578" original="E831.-7a64"><span class="coll" id="believe__579"> reasonable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63f8" id="believe__580" original="E831.-7a63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63f9" id="believe__581" original="E831.-7a62"><span class="x" id="believe__582" original="E831.-7a61"> It is hard to believe that these methods could produce any measurable benefits. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63fb" id="believe__583" original="E831.-7a60"><span class="shcut" id="believe__584" original="E831.-7a5f"> verb + to believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63fd" id="believe__585" original="E831.-7a5e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63fe" id="believe__586" original="E831.-7a5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.63ff" id="believe__587" original="E831.-7a5b"><span class="coll" id="believe__588"> come </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6401" id="believe__589" original="E831.-7a5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6402" id="believe__590" original="E831.-7a59"><span class="coll" id="believe__591"> continue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6404" id="believe__592" original="E831.-7a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6405" id="believe__593" original="E831.-7a57"><span class="coll" id="believe__594"> tend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6407" id="believe__595" original="E831.-7a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6408" id="believe__596" original="E831.-7a55"><span class="coll" id="believe__597"> be inclined </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.640a" id="believe__598" original="E831.-7a54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.640b" id="believe__599" original="E831.-7a53"><span class="coll" id="believe__600"> be led </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.640d" id="believe__601" original="E831.-7a52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.640e" id="believe__602" original="E831.-7a51"><span class="coll" id="believe__603"> seem </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6410" id="believe__604" original="E831.-7a50"><span class="coll" id="believe__605"> appear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6412" id="believe__606" original="E831.-7a4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6413" id="believe__607" original="E831.-7a4e"><span class="coll" id="believe__608"> want </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6415" id="believe__609" original="E831.-7a4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6416" id="believe__610" original="E831.-7a4c"><span class="coll" id="believe__611"> like </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6418" id="believe__612" original="E831.-7a4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6419" id="believe__613" original="E831.-7a4a"><span class="coll" id="believe__614"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.641b" id="believe__615" original="E831.-7a49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.641c" id="believe__616" original="E831.-7a48"><span class="coll" id="believe__617"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.641e" id="believe__618" original="E831.-7a47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.641f" id="believe__619" original="E831.-7a46"><span class="coll" id="believe__620"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6421" id="believe__621" original="E831.-7a45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6422" id="believe__622" original="E831.-7a44"><span class="coll" id="believe__623"> cease </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6424" id="believe__624" original="E831.-7a43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6425" id="believe__625" original="E685.1222"><span class="x" id="believe__626" original="E685.1223"> Like several scientists before him, Darwin had come to believe that all life on earth evolved over millions of years from a few common ancestors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6427" id="believe__627" original="E831.-7a42"><span class="x" id="believe__628" original="E831.-7a41"> Participants were led to believe that their personal information would be kept confidential. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6429" id="believe__629" original="E831.-7a40"><span class="shcut" id="believe__630" original="E831.-7a3f"> noun + to believe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.642b" id="believe__631" original="E831.-7a3e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.642c" id="believe__632" original="E831.-7a3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.642d" id="believe__633" original="E831.-7a3b"><span class="coll" id="believe__634"> reason </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.642f" id="believe__635" original="E831.-7a3a"><span class="coll" id="believe__636"> grounds </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6431" id="believe__637" original="E831.-7a39"><span class="coll" id="believe__638"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6433" id="believe__639" original="E831.-7a38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6434" id="believe__640" original="E831.-7a37"><span class="coll" id="believe__641"> tendency </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6436" id="believe__642" original="E831.-7a36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6437" id="believe__643" original="E831.-7a35"><span class="x" id="believe__644" original="E831.-7a34"> There is every reason to believe that human beings have always been highly social creatures. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4fb7" id="believe__645" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://believe" title="believe definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4fb6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-1246" id="believe__646" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="believe__647"> believe </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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believer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7c" id="believer" original="E392.-24d7" sum="440"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7b" id="believer__1" original="E392.-24d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a" id="believer__2" original="E392.-24d5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> believer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6e" id="believer__7" original="E392.-24cd"><span class="pos" id="believer__8" original="E392.-24cc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66c1" eid="believer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7e63" geo="br" id="believer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belie/believer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://believer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7e66" geo="n_am" id="believer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="believer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈliːvər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belie/believer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belie/believer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://believer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6c" id="believer__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-6b" id="believer__15" original="E392.-24cb"><span class="def" id="believer__16" original="E392.-24ca"> a person who believes in the existence or truth of something, especially somebody who believes in a god or religion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-69" id="believer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-68" id="believer__18" original="E831.-7955"><span class="x" id="believer__19" original="E831.-7954"> The idea put forward by religious believers is that God will reward the good and punish the bad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-66" id="believer__20" original="E831.-7952"><span class="cf" id="believer__21" original="E831.-7953"><span class="exp" id="believer__22"> believer </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="believer__23" original="E831.-7951"> These students were all firm believers in the benefits of education. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4e44" id="believer__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://believer" title="believer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4e43" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-110c" id="believer__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="believer__26"> believer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bell
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-62" id="bell" original="E392.-248a" sum="809"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61" id="bell__1" original="E392.-2489"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-60" id="bell__2" original="E392.-2488"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bell </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-55" id="bell__7" original="E392.-247e"><span class="pos" id="bell__8" original="E392.-247d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66c8" eid="bell__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7ee7" geo="br" id="bell__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bell__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/bell_/bell__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/bell_/bell__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bell__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.160556119b0.7eea" geo="n_am" id="bell__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bell__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/bell_/bell__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/bell_/bell__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bell__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-53" id="bell__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-52" id="bell__15" original="E392.-247c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bell__16" original="E392.-247b"> a hollow metal object that makes a ringing sound when hit by a small piece of metal inside it; the sound that it makes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-50" id="bell__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f" id="bell__18" original="E487.4b48"><span class="x" id="bell__19" original="E487.4b49"> The bells of St Martin's church nearby were ringing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4d" id="bell__20" original="E392.-247a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bell__21" original="E392.-2479"> an electrical device which makes a ringing sound when a button on it is pushed; the sound that it makes, used as a signal or warning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b" id="bell__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a" id="bell__23" original="E487.4b4c"><span class="x" id="bell__24" original="E487.4b4d"> The students continue with their chosen work and the bell soon rings for lunch. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48-FF1" id="bell__25" original="E391.-1fee" sk="alarmbellsring"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48-FF2" id="bell__26"><span class="idm" id="bell__27" original="E391.-1fed"> alarm bells ring </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="bell__28" original="E487.74e8"> ring alarm bells </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48-FF5" id="bell__29"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48-FF6" id="bell__30"><span class="def" id="bell__31" original="E4e1.-4620"> if you say that <span class="dh" id="bell__32" original="E4e1.-461f"> alarm bells ring </span> or something <span class="dh" id="bell__33" original="E4e1.-461e"> rings alarm bells </span> , you mean that it makes people feel worried and not sure whether they can trust somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48-FF10" id="bell__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-48-FF11" id="bell__35" original="E824.-79f0"><span class="x" id="bell__36" original="E824.-79ef"> The fact that she has pain should ring alarm bells. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4e27" id="bell__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bell" title="bell definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4e26" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-10b5" id="bell__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bell__39"> bell </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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belong
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-42" id="belong" original="E392.-2197" sum="1982"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-41" id="belong__1" original="E392.-2196"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40" id="belong__2" original="E392.-2195"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> belong </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-31" id="belong__9" original="E392.-218b"><span class="pos" id="belong__10" original="E392.-218a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66cf" eid="belong__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1913" geo="br" id="belong__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɒŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belon/belong__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belong__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://belong__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-190f" geo="n_am" id="belong__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɔːŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belon/belong__us_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belong__us_6.ogg" href="sound://belong__us_6.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-5544" id="belong__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-756c" form="root" id="belong__17"><span class="vp" id="belong__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> belong </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-756a" eid="belong__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7569" geo="br" id="belong__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɒŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belon/belong__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belong__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://belong__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7565" geo="n_am" id="belong__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɔːŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belon/belong__us_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belong__us_6.ogg" href="sound://belong__us_6.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7561" form="thirdps" id="belong__24"><span class="vp" id="belong__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> belongs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-755f" eid="belong__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-755e" geo="br" id="belong__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɒŋz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belon/belongs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belongs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://belongs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-755b" geo="n_am" id="belong__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɔːŋz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belon/belongs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belongs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://belongs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7558" form="past" id="belong__31"><span class="vp" id="belong__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> belonged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7556" eid="belong__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7555" geo="br" id="belong__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɒŋd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belon/belonged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belonged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://belonged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7552" geo="n_am" id="belong__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɔːŋd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belon/belonged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belonged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://belonged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-754f" form="pastpart" id="belong__38"><span class="vp" id="belong__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> belonged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-754d" eid="belong__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-754c" geo="br" id="belong__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɒŋd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belon/belonged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belonged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://belonged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7549" geo="n_am" id="belong__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɔːŋd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belon/belonged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belonged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://belonged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7546" form="prespart" id="belong__45"><span class="vp" id="belong__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> belonging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7544" eid="belong__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7543" geo="br" id="belong__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belon/belonging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belonging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://belonging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7540" geo="n_am" id="belong__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belong__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belon/belonging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belon/belonging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://belonging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="use" id="belong__52" original="E392.-216d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a" id="belong__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b" id="belong__54" original="E392.-216c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c" id="belong__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="belong__56" original="E392.-216a"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="belong__57" original="E392.-2169"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="belong__58" original="E392.-2168"> to be in the right or suitable place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10" id="belong__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11" id="belong__60" original="E828.-770d"><span class="x" id="belong__61" original="E828.-770c"> Knowledge about the breeding habits of mice properly belongs in the encyclopedia, not in the linguistic definition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13" id="belong__62" original="E846.-7b3a"><span class="x" id="belong__63" original="E846.-7b3b"> Recovery puts the loss where it belongs, with the defendant's insurers rather than the taxpayer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15" id="belong__64" original="E842.-7a3b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16" id="belong__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="belong__66" original="E842.-7a39"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="belong__67" original="E842.-7a37"> to be connected with or come from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19" id="belong__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a" id="belong__69" original="E842.-7a35"><span class="cf" id="belong__70" original="E842.-7a36"><span class="exp" id="belong__71"> belong </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="belong__72" original="E842.-7a34"> The earliest references to her belong to the 1st century BC. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e" id="belong__73" original="E842.-7a33"><span class="x" id="belong__74" original="E842.-7a32"> Such instances clearly belong to the sphere of religion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20" id="belong__75" original="E842.-7a30"><span class="cf" id="belong__76" original="E842.-7a31"><span class="exp" id="belong__77"> belong </span> together </span><span class="x" id="belong__78" original="E842.-7a2f"> He reiterated that theory and research belong together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24" id="belong__79" original="E842.-7a2d"><span class="cf" id="belong__80" original="E842.-7a2e"><span class="exp" id="belong__81"> belong </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="belong__82" original="E842.-7a2c"> According to Dyirbal myth, the moon goes in the class with men and husbands, while the sun belongs with females and wives. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28" id="belong__83" original="E392.-2167"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29" id="belong__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="belong__85" original="E392.-2165"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="belong__86" original="E392.-2164"> to feel comfortable and happy in a particular situation or with a particular group of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c" id="belong__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d" id="belong__88" original="E826.-716a"><span class="x" id="belong__89" original="E826.-7169"> Our most basic socio-emotional need is to belong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f" id="belong__90" original="E826.-7168"><span class="cf" id="belong__91" original="E842.-7a2b"> a sense of belonging (to something) </span><span class="x" id="belong__92" original="E826.-7167"> Through purchasing certain brands, consumers can feel that they have a sense of belonging to a large group. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32" id="belong__93" original="E392.-215a"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33" id="belong__94" original="E392.-2159"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34" id="belong__95"><h4 class="pv"> belong to somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36" id="belong__97"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37" id="belong__98" original="E392.-2157"><span class="def" id="belong__99" original="E392.-2156"> to be owned by somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39" id="belong__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a" id="belong__101" original="E826.-7166"><span class="x" id="belong__102" original="E826.-7165"> The assets of an engineering company belong to the company and not to the official who happens to be managing director. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c" id="belong__103" original="E826.-7164"><span class="x" id="belong__104" original="E826.-7163"> These new states were largely created from land formerly belonging to Russia. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e" id="belong__105" original="E392.-2152"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f" id="belong__106"><h4 class="pv"> belong to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41" id="belong__108"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42" id="belong__109" original="E392.-214e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="belong__110" original="E392.-214d"> to be part of a particular group, type or system; to be in the right category </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44" id="belong__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45" id="belong__112" original="E826.-715a"><span class="x" id="belong__113" original="E826.-7159"> Each of these words belongs to a different syntactic category. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47" id="belong__114" original="E826.-715e"><span class="x" id="belong__115" original="E826.-715d"> The first way we classify living organisms is according to the species to which they belong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49" id="belong__116" original="E828.-76ff"><span class="x" id="belong__117" original="E828.-76fe"> Claudian's poetry belongs firmly to the classical tradition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b" id="belong__118" original="E392.-2150"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="belong__119" original="E392.-214f"> to be a member of a particular organization or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d" id="belong__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e" id="belong__121" original="E828.-7701"><span class="x" id="belong__122" original="E828.-7700"> Only 3 per cent of Americans actually belong to a party organization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50" id="belong__123" original="E828.-7703"><span class="x" id="belong__124" original="E828.-7702"> Individuals will often belong to more than one community. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4dc5" id="belong__125" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://belong" title="belong definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4dc4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-ced" id="belong__126" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="belong__127"> belong </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52" hm="1" id="below1" original="E392.-2116" sum="720"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53" id="below1__1" original="E392.-2115"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54" id="below1__2" original="E392.-2114"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> below <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d" id="below1__4" original="E392.-210e"><span class="pos" id="below1__5" original="E392.-210d"> preposition </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66d8" eid="below1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7a4c" geo="br" id="below1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="below1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈləʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/below/below__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/below/below__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://below__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7a49" geo="n_am" id="below1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="below1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈloʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/below/below__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/below/below__us_1.ogg" href="sound://below__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f" id="below1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60" id="below1__12" original="E392.-210a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="below1__13" original="E392.-2109"> of a lower amount, level or standard than somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62" id="below1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63" id="below1__15" original="E85c.-1ed5"><span class="x" id="below1__16" original="E85c.-1ed4"> The seasonal rainfall was 30 per cent below average. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65" id="below1__17" original="E85c.-1ed3"><span class="x" id="below1__18" original="E85c.-1ed2"> Mean monthly air temperatures are at or below freezing even in the summer months. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67" id="below1__19" original="E85c.-1ed1"><span class="x" id="below1__20" original="E85c.-1ed0"> If the frequency is below this minimum level, the likelihood is that the advertising will not work. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69" id="below1__21" original="E85c.-1ecf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://above1" title="above1 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ad0" id="below1__22" original="E85c.-1ece"><span class="xh" id="below1__23"> above </span><span class="xhm" id="below1__24"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="below1__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e" id="below1__26" original="E392.-2108"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="below1__27" original="E392.-2107"> of a lower rank or of less importance than somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70" id="below1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71" id="below1__29" original="E85c.-1ecd"><span class="x" id="below1__30" original="E85c.-1ecc"> The supreme judicial body was the Senate; below this there were various courts of appeal. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73" id="below1__31" original="E85c.-1ecb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://above1" title="above1 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac7" id="below1__32" original="E85c.-1eca"><span class="xh" id="below1__33"> above </span><span class="xhm" id="below1__34"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="below1__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78" id="below1__36" original="E392.-210c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="below1__37" original="E392.-210b"> at or to a lower position than somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a" id="below1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b" id="below1__39" original="E85c.-1ec9"><span class="x" id="below1__40" original="E85c.-1ec8"> The veins below the knee are distended. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d" id="below1__41" original="E85c.-1ec7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://above1" title="above1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ad7" id="below1__42" original="E85c.-1ec6"><span class="xh" id="below1__43"> above </span><span class="xhm" id="below1__44"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="below1__45"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4d6d" id="below1__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://below_1" title="below definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4d6c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-c20" id="below1__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="below1__48"> below </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.82" hm="2" id="below2" original="E392.-2106" sum="468"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.83" id="below2__1" original="E392.-2105"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.84" id="below2__2" original="E392.-2104"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> below <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8d" id="below2__4" original="E392.-20fe"><span class="pos" id="below2__5" original="E392.-20fd"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66df" eid="below2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7a46" geo="br" id="below2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="below2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈləʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/below/below__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/below/below__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://below__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7a43" geo="n_am" id="below2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="below2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈloʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/below/below__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/below/below__us_1.ogg" href="sound://below__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8f" id="below2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.90" id="below2__12" original="E392.-20fc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="below2__13" original="E85c.-1eb9"> later in the text </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.92" id="below2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.93" id="below2__15" original="E85c.-1eb8"><span class="x" id="below2__16" original="E85c.-1eb7"> As discussed below, the law was extended in 2001. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.95" id="below2__17" original="E85c.-1eb6"><span class="x" id="below2__18" original="E85c.-1eb5"> The details for each group are listed below. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.97" id="below2__19" original="E85c.-1eb4"><span class="x" id="below2__20" original="E85c.-1eb3"> See Section 6 below. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.99" id="below2__21" original="E85c.-1eb2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://above2" title="above2 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a92" id="below2__22" original="E85c.-1eb1"><span class="xh" id="below2__23"> above </span><span class="xhm" id="below2__24"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="below2__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://early2" title="earlier definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.1365" id="below2__26" original="E85c.-1eb0"><span class="xh" id="below2__27"> earlier </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a2" id="below2__28" original="E85c.-1eaf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="below2__29" original="E392.-20fb"> at or to a lower level, position or place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a4" id="below2__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a5" id="below2__31" original="E85c.-1eae"><span class="x" id="below2__32" original="E85c.-1ead"> This air forms a warmer thermal zone on the hillside in contrast to the cooler valley floor below. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a7" id="below2__33" original="E85c.-1eac"><span class="x" id="below2__34" original="E85c.-1eab"> He fell to his death in the sea below. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a9" id="below2__35" original="E85c.-1eaa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://above2" title="above2 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aa" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa4" id="below2__36" original="E85c.-1ea9"><span class="xh" id="below2__37"> above </span><span class="xhm" id="below2__38"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="below2__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4d3a" id="below2__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://below_1" title="below definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4d39" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-c20" id="below2__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="below2__42"> below </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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belt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ae" id="belt" original="E392.-20e2" sum="608"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.af" id="belt__1" original="E392.-20e1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b0" id="belt__2" original="E392.-20e0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> belt </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bb" id="belt__7" original="E392.-20d5"><span class="pos" id="belt__8" original="E392.-20d4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66e6" eid="belt__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-79db" geo="br" id="belt__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belt__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> belt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bel/belt_/belt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bel/belt_/belt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://belt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-79d8" geo="n_am" id="belt__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="belt__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> belt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bel/belt_/belt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bel/belt_/belt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://belt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bd" id="belt__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.be" id="belt__15" original="E392.-20c1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="belt__16" original="E852.3d5b"> a region with particular characteristics (especially a region that is also long or curved) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c0" id="belt__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c1" id="belt__18" original="E852.3d5d"><span class="x" id="belt__19" original="E852.3d5e"> Convergence of tectonic plates produced large mountain belts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c3" id="belt__20" original="E852.3d5f"><span class="x" id="belt__21" original="E852.3d60"> A substantial amount of the research is focused on the central Himalayan belt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c5" id="belt__22" original="E852.3d63"><span class="cf" id="belt__23" original="E586.-50c6"><span class="exp" id="belt__24"> belt </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="belt__25" original="E852.3d64"> High frequencies of the trait are found in populations across a broad belt of tropical Africa. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c9" id="belt__26" original="E392.-20c8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="belt__27" original="E392.-20c7"> a continuous band of material that moves round and is used to carry things along or to drive machinery </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cb" id="belt__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cc" id="belt__29" original="E852.3d65"><span class="x" id="belt__30" original="E852.3d66"> He introduced moving assembly belts into his plants. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4d08" id="belt__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://belt_1" title="belt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4d07" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-bc0" id="belt__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="belt__33"> belt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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benchmark
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ce" hm="1" id="benchmark1" original="E392.-1f66" sum="421"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cf" id="benchmark1__1" original="E392.-1f65"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d0" id="benchmark1__2" original="E392.-1f64"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> benchmark <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dc" id="benchmark1__7" original="E392.-1f59"><span class="pos" id="benchmark1__8" original="E392.-1f58"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66ed" eid="benchmark1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-782c" geo="br" id="benchmark1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmark__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmark__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://benchmark__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7828" geo="n_am" id="benchmark1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːrk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmark__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmark__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmark__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.de" id="benchmark1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.df" id="benchmark1__15" original="E392.-1f57"><span class="def" id="benchmark1__16" original="E852.35d3"> something that provides a standard against which other things can be measured or compared </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e1" id="benchmark1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e2" id="benchmark1__18" original="E852.35d5"><span class="cf" id="benchmark1__19" original="E852.35d4"><span class="exp" id="benchmark1__20"> benchmark </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="benchmark1__21" original="E852.35d6"> This work sets the benchmark for evidence-based practice in heath promotion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e6" id="benchmark1__22" original="E852.35da"><span class="cf" id="benchmark1__23" original="E852.35d9"> against a <span class="exp" id="benchmark1__24"> benchmark </span></span><span class="x" id="benchmark1__25" original="E852.35db"> Future performance can then be measured against this benchmark. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4ce2" id="benchmark1__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://benchmark_1" title="benchmark definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4ce1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-9ac" id="benchmark1__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="benchmark1__28"> benchmark </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ea" hm="2" id="benchmark2" original="E392.-1f55" sum="417"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eb" id="benchmark2__1" original="E392.-1f54"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ec" id="benchmark2__2" original="E392.-1f53"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> benchmark <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fa" id="benchmark2__9" original="E392.-1f48"><span class="pos" id="benchmark2__10" original="E392.-1f47"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66f6" eid="benchmark2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-781e" geo="br" id="benchmark2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmark__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmark__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://benchmark__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-781a" geo="n_am" id="benchmark2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːrk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmark__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmark__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmark__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2720" id="benchmark2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e2b" form="root" id="benchmark2__17"><span class="vp" id="benchmark2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> benchmark </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e29" eid="benchmark2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e28" geo="br" id="benchmark2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmark__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmark__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://benchmark__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e24" geo="n_am" id="benchmark2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːrk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmark__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmark__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmark__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e20" form="thirdps" id="benchmark2__24"><span class="vp" id="benchmark2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> benchmarks </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e1e" eid="benchmark2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e1d" geo="br" id="benchmark2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarks__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarks__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarks__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e1a" geo="n_am" id="benchmark2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːrks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarks__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarks__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarks__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e17" form="past" id="benchmark2__31"><span class="vp" id="benchmark2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> benchmarked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e15" eid="benchmark2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e14" geo="br" id="benchmark2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e11" geo="n_am" id="benchmark2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːrkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e0e" form="pastpart" id="benchmark2__38"><span class="vp" id="benchmark2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> benchmarked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e0c" eid="benchmark2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e0b" geo="br" id="benchmark2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e08" geo="n_am" id="benchmark2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːrkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e05" form="prespart" id="benchmark2__45"><span class="vp" id="benchmark2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> benchmarking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e03" eid="benchmark2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2e02" geo="br" id="benchmark2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2dff" geo="n_am" id="benchmark2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːrkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarking__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarking__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarking__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12b" id="benchmark2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12c" id="benchmark2__53" original="E392.-1f2a"><span class="cf" id="benchmark2__54" original="E392.-1f29"><span class="exp" id="benchmark2__55"> benchmark </span> something (against something) </span><span class="def" id="benchmark2__56" original="E392.-1f28"> to judge the standard of something in relation to other similar things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.130" id="benchmark2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.131" id="benchmark2__58" original="E852.35dc"><span class="x" id="benchmark2__59" original="E852.35dd"> This could provide valuable data against which to benchmark performance. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.133" id="benchmark2__60"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.134" id="benchmark2__61" original="E852.35de"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.135" id="benchmark2__62"><span class="dr" id="benchmark2__63" original="E852.35df"> benchmarking </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.137" id="benchmark2__64" original="E852.35e0"><span class="pos" id="benchmark2__65" original="E852.35e1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-413a" eid="benchmark2__66" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7824" geo="br" id="benchmark2__67" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__68"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7821" geo="n_am" id="benchmark2__69" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benchmark2__70"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbentʃmɑːrkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bench/benchmarking__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bench/benchmarking__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benchmarking__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.139" id="benchmark2__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="benchmark2__72" original="E852.35e3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13b" id="benchmark2__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13c" id="benchmark2__74" original="E852.35e4"><span class="x" id="benchmark2__75" original="E852.35e5"> Benchmarking has become a powerful tool for increasing a company's competitiveness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13e" id="benchmark2__76" original="E852.35e6"><span class="x" id="benchmark2__77" original="E852.35e7"> An example of a benchmarking study is shown in Figure 10.10. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4c8e" id="benchmark2__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://benchmark_1" title="benchmark definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4c8d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-9ac" id="benchmark2__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="benchmark2__80"> benchmark </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.140" hm="1" id="bend1" original="E392.-1ef8" sum="1640"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.141" id="bend1__1" original="E392.-1ef7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.142" id="bend1__2" original="E392.-1ef6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bend <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14f" id="bend1__9" original="E392.-1eeb"><span class="pos" id="bend1__10" original="E392.-1eea"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.66ff" eid="bend1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7750" geo="br" id="bend1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bend_/bend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bend_/bend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-774d" geo="n_am" id="bend1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bend_/bend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bend_/bend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-26f0" id="bend1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c4e" form="root" id="bend1__17"><span class="vp" id="bend1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c4c" eid="bend1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c4b" geo="br" id="bend1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bend_/bend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bend_/bend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c48" geo="n_am" id="bend1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bend_/bend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bend_/bend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c45" form="thirdps" id="bend1__24"><span class="vp" id="bend1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c43" eid="bend1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c42" geo="br" id="bend1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bends/bends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bends/bends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c3f" geo="n_am" id="bend1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bends/bends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bends/bends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c3c" form="past" id="bend1__31"><span class="vp" id="bend1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bent </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c3a" eid="bend1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c39" geo="br" id="bend1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bent_/bent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bent_/bent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c36" geo="n_am" id="bend1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bent_/bent__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bent_/bent__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bent__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c33" form="pastpart" id="bend1__38"><span class="vp" id="bend1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bent </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c31" eid="bend1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c30" geo="br" id="bend1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bent_/bent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bent_/bent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c2d" geo="n_am" id="bend1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bent_/bent__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bent_/bent__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bent__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c2a" form="prespart" id="bend1__45"><span class="vp" id="bend1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c28" eid="bend1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c27" geo="br" id="bend1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bendi/bending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bendi/bending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2c24" geo="n_am" id="bend1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bendi/bending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bendi/bending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.180" id="bend1__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bend1__53" original="E852.35bc"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bend1__54" original="E392.-1eba"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.183" id="bend1__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.184" id="bend1__56" original="E392.-1ebc"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.185" id="bend1__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bend1__58" original="E586.-50c4"> of a person or thing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bend1__59" original="E852.35bd"> to move or change direction so they are/it is no longer straight; to make somebody/something do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.188" id="bend1__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.189" id="bend1__61" original="E852.35be"><span class="x" id="bend1__62" original="E852.35bf"> At this point the beam is not bending at all. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18b" id="bend1__63" original="E852.35c1"><span class="cf" id="bend1__64" original="E852.35c0"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="bend1__65" original="E852.35c2"> The pain is relieved by bending forwards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18e" id="bend1__66" original="E852.35c3"><span class="cf" id="bend1__67" original="E392.-1eb9"><span class="exp" id="bend1__68"> bend </span> something + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="bend1__69" original="E852.35c4"> The stiffness of the helix prevents it being easily bent into a circle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.192" id="bend1__70" original="E852.35c5"><span class="cf" id="bend1__71" original="E392.-1eb2"><span class="exp" id="bend1__72"> bend </span> something </span><span class="x" id="bend1__73" original="E852.35c6"> A massive object like the sun bends light passing near its edge. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.196" id="bend1__74" original="E465.-3f78"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0-FF1" id="bend1__75" original="E392.-7457" sk="bendoverbackwards"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0-FF2" id="bend1__76"><span class="idm" id="bend1__77" original="E392.-7456"> bend/lean over backwards (to do something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0-FF4" id="bend1__78"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0-FF5" id="bend1__79"><span class="def" id="bend1__80" original="E392.-7455"> to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0-FF7" id="bend1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0-FF8" id="bend1__82" original="E883.5336"><span class="x" id="bend1__83" original="E883.5337"> In his view, the park service had leaned over backwards to accommodate the environmentalists. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.197" id="rule1__346" original="E465.-3f77" sk="bendrules"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.198" id="rule1__347"><span class="idm" id="rule1__348" original="E465.-3f76"> bend the rules </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19a" id="rule1__349"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19b" id="rule1__350"><span class="def" id="rule1__351" original="E465.-3f75"> to change the rules to suit a particular person or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19d" id="rule1__352"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19e" id="rule1__353" original="E465.-3f74"><span class="x" id="rule1__354" original="E465.-3f73"> Liberal societies tend to accept the need to bend rules to suit minority groups. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a4" id="bend1__93" original="E392.-1e95"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a5" id="bend1__94" original="E392.-1e94"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a6" id="bend1__95"><h4 class="pv"> bend to something </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> bend somebody/something to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a9" id="bend1__98"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1aa" id="bend1__99"><span class="def" id="bend1__100" original="E852.35c7"> to be forced to behave or act in a particular way; to force somebody/something to do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ac" id="bend1__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ad" id="bend1__102" original="E852.35c8"><span class="x" id="bend1__103" original="E852.35c9"> They bent to the intense pressure of established hierarchies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1af" id="bend1__104" original="E852.35ca"><span class="x" id="bend1__105" original="E852.35cb"> He exhibited the desire to bend others to his will. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4c2d" id="bend1__106" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bend_1" title="bend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4c2c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-936" id="bend1__107" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bend1__108"> bend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b1" hm="2" id="bend2" original="E392.-1e8f" sum="235"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b2" id="bend2__1" original="E392.-1e8e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b3" id="bend2__2" original="E392.-1e8d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bend <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1be" id="bend2__7" original="E392.-1e82"><span class="pos" id="bend2__8" original="E392.-1e81"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6706" eid="bend2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-774a" geo="br" id="bend2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/bend_/bend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/bend_/bend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7747" geo="n_am" id="bend2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bend2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/bend_/bend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/bend_/bend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c0" id="bend2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c1" id="bend2__15" original="E392.-1e80"><span class="def" id="bend2__16" original="E392.-1e7d"> a curve or turn, especially in a road or river </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c3" id="bend2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c4" id="bend2__18" original="E852.35d1"><span class="x" id="bend2__19" original="E852.35d2"> The river runs in long straight reaches separated from each other by sharp bends. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4bec" id="bend2__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bend_1" title="bend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4beb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-936" id="bend2__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bend2__22"> bend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beneath
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c6" hm="1" id="beneath1" original="E392.-1e35" sum="606"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c7" id="beneath1__1" original="E392.-1e34"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c8" id="beneath1__2" original="E392.-1e33"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beneath <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d0" id="beneath1__4" original="E392.-1e2e"><span class="pos" id="beneath1__5" original="E392.-1e2d"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.670d" eid="beneath1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-761a" geo="br" id="beneath1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beneath1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈniːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benea/beneath__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benea/beneath__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beneath__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7617" geo="n_am" id="beneath1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beneath1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈniːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benea/beneath__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benea/beneath__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beneath__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d2" id="beneath1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d3" id="beneath1__12" original="E392.-1e2a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="beneath1__13" original="E392.-1e29"> in or to a lower position than somebody/something; under somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d5" id="beneath1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d6" id="beneath1__15" original="E85c.-1ee5"><span class="x" id="beneath1__16" original="E85c.-1ee4"> What is concealed beneath the ground is not always known. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d8" id="beneath1__17" original="E85c.-1ee3"><span class="x" id="beneath1__18" original="E85c.-1ee2"> Denser bodies of water attempt to sink beneath less dense ones. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1da" id="beneath1__19" original="E85c.-1ee1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="beneath1__20" original="E85c.-1ee0"> behind an appearance or feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dc" id="beneath1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dd" id="beneath1__22" original="E85c.-1edf"><span class="x" id="beneath1__23" original="E85c.-1ede"> It is necessary to probe beneath the surface in order to discover what is happening. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1df" id="beneath1__24" original="E392.-1e28"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="beneath1__25" original="E392.-1e27"> not good enough for somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e1" id="beneath1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e2" id="beneath1__27" original="E85c.-1edd"><span class="x" id="beneath1__28" original="E85c.-1edc"> Both women were far beneath him in status. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e4" id="beneath1__29" original="E85c.-1edb"><span class="x" id="beneath1__30" original="E85c.-1eda"> They refused to undertake tasks that they considered beneath their social station. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4bd6" id="beneath1__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beneath_2" title="beneath definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4bd5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1644" id="beneath1__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beneath1__33"> beneath </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e6" hm="2" id="beneath2" original="E875.60ce" sum="326"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e7" id="beneath2__1" original="E875.60cf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e8" id="beneath2__2" original="E875.60d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beneath <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f0" id="beneath2__4" original="E875.60d6"><span class="pos" id="beneath2__5" original="E875.60d7"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6714" eid="beneath2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7614" geo="br" id="beneath2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beneath2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈniːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benea/beneath__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benea/beneath__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beneath__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7611" geo="n_am" id="beneath2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beneath2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈniːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benea/beneath__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benea/beneath__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beneath__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f2" id="beneath2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f3" id="beneath2__12" original="E875.60d8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="beneath2__13" original="E875.60d9"> in or to a lower position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f5" id="beneath2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f6" id="beneath2__15" original="E875.60da"><span class="x" id="beneath2__16" original="E875.60db"> The building may settle as the ground beneath consolidates. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f8" id="beneath2__17" original="E875.60dc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="beneath2__18" original="E875.60dd"> hidden behind an appearance or feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fa" id="beneath2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fb" id="beneath2__20" original="E875.60de"><span class="x" id="beneath2__21" original="E875.60df"> They are able to peel back the layers of obscurity, revealing the truths beneath. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4bb2" id="beneath2__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beneath_2" title="beneath definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4bb1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1644" id="beneath2__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beneath2__24"> beneath </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beneficial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fd" id="beneficial" original="E392.-1d9e" sum="541"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fe" id="beneficial__1" original="E392.-1d9d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ff" id="beneficial__2" original="E392.-1d9c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beneficial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.207" id="beneficial__4" original="E392.-1d97"><span class="pos" id="beneficial__5" original="E392.-1d96"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.671b" eid="beneficial__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-74f4" geo="br" id="beneficial__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beneficial__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbenɪˈfɪʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/beneficial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/beneficial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beneficial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-74f1" geo="n_am" id="beneficial__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beneficial__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbenɪˈfɪʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/beneficial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/beneficial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beneficial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.209" id="beneficial__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20a" id="beneficial__12" original="E392.-1d95"><span class="def" id="beneficial__13" original="E392.-1d91"> improving a situation; having a helpful or useful effect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20c" id="beneficial__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20d" id="beneficial__15" original="E831.-7944"><span class="x" id="beneficial__16" original="E831.-7943"> Grapefruit juice was shown to have significant beneficial effects on the reduction of blood pressure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20f" id="beneficial__17" original="E831.-7942"><span class="x" id="beneficial__18" original="E831.-7941"> The company established a mutually beneficial relationship with its suppliers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.211" id="beneficial__19" original="E831.-7940"><span class="cf" id="beneficial__20" original="E392.-1d94"><span class="exp" id="beneficial__21"> beneficial </span> to something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="beneficial__22" original="E831.-793f"> Both charities proved that they were directly beneficial to the community. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.215" id="beneficial__23" original="E392.-1d90" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advantageous" title="advantageous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.216" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e3c" id="beneficial__24" original="E392.-1d8f"><span class="xh" id="beneficial__25"> advantageous </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://favourable" title="favourable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.218" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-4b1a" id="beneficial__26" original="E392.-1d8d"><span class="xh" id="beneficial__27"> favourable </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21b" id="beneficial__28" original="E392.-1d8b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detrimental" title="detrimental definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b97" id="beneficial__29" original="E392.-1d8a"><span class="xh" id="beneficial__30"> detrimental </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4b97" id="beneficial__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beneficial" title="beneficial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4b96" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-723" id="beneficial__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beneficial__33"> beneficial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beneficiary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21e" id="beneficiary" original="E392.-1d88" sum="328"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21f" id="beneficiary__1" original="E392.-1d87"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.220" id="beneficiary__2" original="E392.-1d86"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beneficiary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22c" id="beneficiary__7" original="E392.-1d7e"><span class="pos" id="beneficiary__8" original="E392.-1d7d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6722" eid="beneficiary__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-74ac" geo="br" id="beneficiary__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beneficiary__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/beneficiary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/beneficiary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beneficiary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-74a8" geo="n_am" id="beneficiary__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beneficiary__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbenɪˈfɪʃieri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/beneficiary__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/beneficiary__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://beneficiary__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22e" id="beneficiary__14" original="E392.-1d7c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.231" form="pl" id="beneficiary__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="beneficiary__16" original="E392.-1d78"> beneficiaries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.233" id="beneficiary__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.234" id="beneficiary__18" original="E392.-1d77"><span class="cf" id="beneficiary__19" original="E392.-1d76"><span class="exp" id="beneficiary__20"> beneficiary </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="beneficiary__21" original="E392.-1d75"> a person who gains as a result of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.238" id="beneficiary__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.239" id="beneficiary__23" original="E831.-7937"><span class="x" id="beneficiary__24" original="E831.-7936"> It was high-income groups that were the major beneficiaries of the urban redevelopment schemes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4b69" id="beneficiary__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beneficiary" title="beneficiary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4b68" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-702" id="beneficiary__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beneficiary__27"> beneficiary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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benefit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23b" hm="1" id="benefit1" original="E392.-1d71" sum="1600"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23c" id="benefit1__1" original="E392.-1d70"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23d" id="benefit1__2" original="E392.-1d6f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> benefit <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.248" id="benefit1__7" original="E392.-1d62"><span class="pos" id="benefit1__8" original="E392.-1d61"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.672b" eid="benefit1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-7484" geo="br" id="benefit1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24a" id="benefit1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24b" id="benefit1__15" original="E392.-1d60"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24c" id="benefit1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="benefit1__17" original="E392.-1d5d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="benefit1__18" original="E392.-1d5e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="benefit1__19" original="E392.-1d5c"> a helpful and useful effect that something has; an advantage that something provides </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.250" id="benefit1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.251" id="benefit1__21" original="E831.-7916"><span class="cf" id="benefit1__22" original="E831.-7917"><span class="exp" id="benefit1__23"> benefit </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="benefit1__24" original="E831.-7915"> These treatments have been shown to have long-term benefits for patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.255" id="benefit1__25" original="E831.-7913"><span class="cf" id="benefit1__26" original="E831.-7914"><span class="exp" id="benefit1__27"> benefit </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="benefit1__28" original="E831.-7912"> Teamwork can multiply the benefits to students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.259" id="benefit1__29" original="E831.-7910"><span class="cf" id="benefit1__30" original="E831.-7911"> of <span class="exp" id="benefit1__31"> benefit </span></span><span class="x" id="benefit1__32" original="E831.-790f"> Radiotherapy may be of benefit in some cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1b95" id="benefit1__33"><span class="cf" id="benefit1__34"><span class="exp" id="benefit1__35"> benefit </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="benefit1__36"> Although giving up smoking is associated with weight gain, the benefits of stopping smoking should be considered a priority. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25d" id="benefit1__37" original="E831.-790d"><span class="cf" id="benefit1__38" original="E831.-790e"><span class="exp" id="benefit1__39"> benefit </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="benefit1__40" original="E831.-790c"> The system has the benefit of being fully automated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.261" id="benefit1__41" original="E831.-790a"><span class="cf" id="benefit1__42" original="E831.-790b"> for the <span class="exp" id="benefit1__43"> benefit </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="benefit1__44" original="E831.-7909"> Profits are used for the benefit of all members. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.265" id="benefit1__45" original="E392.-1d5b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cost-benefit" title="cost-benefit definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.266" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2de6" id="benefit1__46" original="E392.-1d5a"><span class="xh" id="benefit1__47"> cost-benefit </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.268" id="benefit1__48" original="E831.-78fa" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit1__49"> adjective + benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26a" id="benefit1__50"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26b" id="benefit1__51" original="E831.-78f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26c" id="benefit1__52"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__53" original="E831.-78f7"> potential </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26e" id="benefit1__54"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__55" original="E831.-78f6"> possible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.270" id="benefit1__56" original="E831.-78f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.271" id="benefit1__57"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__58" original="E831.-78f4"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.273" id="benefit1__59"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__60" original="E831.-78f3"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.275" id="benefit1__61"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__62" original="E831.-78f2"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.277" id="benefit1__63"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__64" original="E831.-78f1"> primary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.279" id="benefit1__65" original="E831.-78f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27a" id="benefit1__66"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__67" original="E831.-78ef"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27c" id="benefit1__68" original="E831.-78ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27d" id="benefit1__69"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__70" original="E831.-78ed"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27f" id="benefit1__71"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__72" original="E831.-78ec"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.281" id="benefit1__73" original="E831.-78eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.282" id="benefit1__74"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__75" original="E831.-78ea"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.284" id="benefit1__76" original="E831.-78e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.285" id="benefit1__77"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__78" original="E831.-78e8"> real </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.287" id="benefit1__79"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__80" original="E831.-78e7"> tangible </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.289" id="benefit1__81"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__82" original="E831.-78e6"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28b" id="benefit1__83" original="E831.-78e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28c" id="benefit1__84"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__85" original="E831.-78e4"> full </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28e" id="benefit1__86" original="E831.-78e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28f" id="benefit1__87"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__88" original="E831.-78e2"> marginal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.291" id="benefit1__89" original="E831.-78e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.292" id="benefit1__90"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__91" original="E831.-78e0"> net </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.294" id="benefit1__92" original="E831.-78df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.295" id="benefit1__93"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__94" original="E831.-78de"> positive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.297" id="benefit1__95" original="E831.-78dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.298" id="benefit1__96"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__97" original="E831.-78dc"> own </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29a" id="benefit1__98" original="E831.-78db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29b" id="benefit1__99"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__100" original="E831.-78da"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29d" id="benefit1__101" original="E831.-78d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29e" id="benefit1__102"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__103" original="E831.-78d8"> mutual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a0" id="benefit1__104" original="E831.-78d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a1" id="benefit1__105"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__106" original="E831.-78d6"> expected </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a3" id="benefit1__107" original="E831.-78d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a4" id="benefit1__108"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__109" original="E831.-78d4"> extra </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a6" id="benefit1__110"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__111" original="E831.-78d3"> additional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a8" id="benefit1__112" original="E831.-78d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a9" id="benefit1__113"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__114" original="E831.-78d1"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ab" id="benefit1__115" original="E831.-78d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ac" id="benefit1__116"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__117" original="E831.-78cf"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ae" id="benefit1__118" original="E831.-78ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2af" id="benefit1__119"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__120" original="E831.-78cd"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b1" id="benefit1__121" original="E831.-78cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b2" id="benefit1__122"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__123" original="E831.-78cb"> indirect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b4" id="benefit1__124" original="E831.-78ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b5" id="benefit1__125"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__126" original="E831.-78c9"> perceived </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b7" id="benefit1__127" original="E831.-78c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b8" id="benefit1__128"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__129" original="E831.-78c7"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ba" id="benefit1__130" original="E831.-78c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bb" id="benefit1__131"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__132" original="E831.-78c5"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bd" id="benefit1__133" original="E831.-78c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2be" id="benefit1__134"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__135" original="E831.-78c3"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c0" id="benefit1__136" original="E831.-78c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c1" id="benefit1__137"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__138" original="E831.-78c1"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c3" id="benefit1__139" original="E831.-78c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c4" id="benefit1__140"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__141" original="E831.-78bf"> public </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c6" id="benefit1__142" original="E831.-78be"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c7" id="benefit1__143" original="E831.-78bd"><span class="x" id="benefit1__144" original="E831.-78bc"> The potential benefits of modern technology for human well-being are profound. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c9" id="benefit1__145" original="E831.-78bb"><span class="x" id="benefit1__146" original="E831.-78ba"> Social networks can facilitate collaboration and cooperation for mutual benefit among users. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cb" id="benefit1__147" original="E831.-78b7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit1__148"> noun + benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cd" id="benefit1__149"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ce" id="benefit1__150" original="E831.-78b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cf" id="benefit1__151"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__152" original="E831.-78b4"> health </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d1" id="benefit1__153"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__154" original="E831.-78b3"> fitness </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d3" id="benefit1__155" original="E831.-78b2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d4" id="benefit1__156" original="E831.-78b1"><span class="x" id="benefit1__157" original="E831.-78b0"> The health benefits of the product have been hotly contested. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d6" id="benefit1__158" original="E831.-78ad" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit1__159"> verb + benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d8" id="benefit1__160"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d9" id="benefit1__161" original="E831.-78ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2da" id="benefit1__162"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__163" original="E831.-78aa"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2dc" id="benefit1__164"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__165" original="E831.-78a9"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2de" id="benefit1__166"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__167" original="E831.-78a8"> bring </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e0" id="benefit1__168"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__169" original="E831.-78a7"> deliver </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e2" id="benefit1__170"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__171" original="E831.-78a6"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e4" id="benefit1__172"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__173" original="E831.-78a5"> confer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e6" id="benefit1__174" original="E831.-78a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e7" id="benefit1__175"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__176" original="E831.-78a3"> yield </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e9" id="benefit1__177"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__178" original="E831.-78a2"> generate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2eb" id="benefit1__179" original="E831.-78a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ec" id="benefit1__180"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__181" original="E831.-78a0"> receive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ee" id="benefit1__182"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__183" original="E831.-789f"> gain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f0" id="benefit1__184"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__185" original="E831.-789e"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f2" id="benefit1__186"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__187" original="E831.-789d"> derive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f4" id="benefit1__188"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__189" original="E831.-789c"> reap </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f6" id="benefit1__190" original="E831.-789b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f7" id="benefit1__191"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__192" original="E831.-789a"> enjoy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f9" id="benefit1__193" original="E831.-7899"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fa" id="benefit1__194"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__195" original="E831.-7898"> outweigh </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fc" id="benefit1__196"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__197" original="E831.-7897"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fe" id="benefit1__198" original="E837.-62f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ff" id="benefit1__199"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__200" original="E837.-62f8"> maximize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.301" id="benefit1__201" original="E837.-62f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.302" id="benefit1__202"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__203" original="E837.-62f6"> communicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.304" id="benefit1__204"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__205" original="E837.-62f5"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.306" id="benefit1__206" original="E837.-62f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.307" id="benefit1__207"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__208" original="E837.-62f3"> share </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.309" id="benefit1__209"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__210" original="E837.-62f2"> distribute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30b" id="benefit1__211" original="E837.-62f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30c" id="benefit1__212"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__213" original="E837.-62f0"> emphasize </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30e" id="benefit1__214"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__215" original="E837.-62ef"> highlight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.310" id="benefit1__216"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__217" original="E837.-62ee"> stress </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.312" id="benefit1__218" original="E837.-62ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.313" id="benefit1__219"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__220" original="E837.-62ec"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.315" id="benefit1__221"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__222" original="E837.-62eb"> demonstrate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.317" id="benefit1__223"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__224" original="E837.-62ea"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.319" id="benefit1__225" original="E831.-7896"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31a" id="benefit1__226" original="E831.-7895"><span class="x" id="benefit1__227" original="E831.-7894"> Suppliers of branded goods have reaped the benefits of accessing global distribution channels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31c" id="benefit1__228" original="E837.-62e9"><span class="x" id="benefit1__229" original="E837.-62e8"> The smoker may decide that the emotional costs of smoking cessation outweigh the health benefits. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31e" id="benefit1__230" original="E837.-62e5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit1__231"> benefit + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.320" id="benefit1__232"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.321" id="benefit1__233" original="E837.-62e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.322" id="benefit1__234"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__235" original="E837.-62e0"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.324" id="benefit1__236" original="E837.-62df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.325" id="benefit1__237"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__238" original="E837.-62de"> accrue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.327" id="benefit1__239"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__240" original="E837.-62dd"> arise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.329" id="benefit1__241"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__242" original="E837.-62dc"> flow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32b" id="benefit1__243" original="E837.-62db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32c" id="benefit1__244"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__245" original="E837.-62da"> outweigh </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32e" id="benefit1__246"><span class="coll" id="benefit1__247" original="E837.-62d9"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.330" id="benefit1__248" original="E837.-62d8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.331" id="benefit1__249" original="E837.-62d7"><span class="x" id="benefit1__250" original="E837.-62d6"> The benefits tend to accrue to the controlling shareholders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.333" id="benefit1__251" original="E837.-62d5"><span class="x" id="benefit1__252" original="E837.-62d4"> The benefits exceed the costs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.335" id="benefit1__253" original="E392.-1d56"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.336" id="benefit1__254"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="benefit1__255" original="E392.-1d54"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="benefit1__256" original="E392.-1d53"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.339" id="benefit1__257"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="benefit1__258" original="E392.-1d52"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="benefit1__259" original="E392.-1d51"> money provided by the government to people who need financial help because they are unemployed, sick, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33c" id="benefit1__260"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33d" id="benefit1__261" original="E831.-7908"><span class="x" id="benefit1__262" original="E831.-7907"> These problems were exacerbated by the increase in the number of those drawing unemployment benefit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33f" id="benefit1__263" original="E831.-7906"><span class="x" id="benefit1__264" original="E831.-7905"> housing/sickness/child benefit </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.341" id="benefit1__265" original="E831.-7904"><span class="x" id="benefit1__266" original="E831.-7903"> welfare benefits </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.343" id="benefit1__267" original="E831.-7901"><span class="cf" id="benefit1__268" original="E831.-7902"> on <span class="exp" id="benefit1__269"> benefit </span></span><span class="x" id="benefit1__270" original="E831.-7900"> The programme was designed to give people on benefits the help and support that they need to look for work. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.347" id="benefit1__271" original="E392.-1d3d"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.348" id="benefit1__272" original="E392.-1d39" sk="givebenefitofdoubt"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.349" id="benefit1__273"><span class="idm" id="benefit1__274" original="E392.-1d38"> give somebody the benefit of the doubt </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34b" id="benefit1__275"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34c" id="benefit1__276"><span class="def" id="benefit1__277" original="E392.-1d37"> to accept that somebody has told the truth or has not done something wrong because you cannot prove that they have not told the truth/have done something wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34e" id="benefit1__278"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34f" id="benefit1__279" original="E831.-78ff"><span class="x" id="benefit1__280" original="E831.-78fe"> An asylum claimant must be given the benefit of the doubt with regards to their age. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4b4e" id="benefit1__281" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://benefit_1" title="benefit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4b4d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-6e1" id="benefit1__282" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="benefit1__283"> benefit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.351" hm="2" id="benefit2" original="E392.-1d36" sum="758"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.352" id="benefit2__1" original="E392.-1d35"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.353" id="benefit2__2" original="E392.-1d34"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> benefit <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.363" id="benefit2__11" original="E392.-1d27"><span class="pos" id="benefit2__12" original="E392.-1d26"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6732" eid="benefit2__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-747e" geo="br" id="benefit2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/benefit__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefit__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://benefit__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-747b" geo="n_am" id="benefit2__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/benefit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-54e8" id="benefit2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2b04" form="root" id="benefit2__19"><span class="vp" id="benefit2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> benefit </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2b02" eid="benefit2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2b01" geo="br" id="benefit2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/benefit__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefit__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://benefit__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2afe" geo="n_am" id="benefit2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/benefit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2afb" form="thirdps" id="benefit2__26"><span class="vp" id="benefit2__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> benefits </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2af9" eid="benefit2__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2af8" geo="br" id="benefit2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/benefits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefits__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benefits__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2af5" geo="n_am" id="benefit2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/benefits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefits__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefits__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2af2" form="past" id="benefit2__33"><span class="vp" id="benefit2__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> benefited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2af0" eid="benefit2__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2aef" geo="br" id="benefit2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/benefited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benefited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2aec" geo="n_am" id="benefit2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/benefited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ae9" form="pastpart" id="benefit2__40"><span class="vp" id="benefit2__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> benefited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ae7" eid="benefit2__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ae6" geo="br" id="benefit2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/benefited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benefited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ae3" geo="n_am" id="benefit2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/benefited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ae0" form="past" id="benefit2__47"><span class="vp" id="benefit2__48"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> benefitted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ade" eid="benefit2__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2add" geo="br" id="benefit2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/benefited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benefited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ada" geo="n_am" id="benefit2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/benefited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ad7" form="pastpart" id="benefit2__54"><span class="vp" id="benefit2__55"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> benefitted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ad5" eid="benefit2__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ad4" geo="br" id="benefit2__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/benefited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benefited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ad1" geo="n_am" id="benefit2__59" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/benefited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ace" form="prespart" id="benefit2__61"><span class="vp" id="benefit2__62"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> benefiting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2acc" eid="benefit2__63" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2acb" geo="br" id="benefit2__64" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__65"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/benefiting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefiting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benefiting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ac8" geo="n_am" id="benefit2__66" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__67"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/benefiting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefiting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefiting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ac5" form="prespart" id="benefit2__68"><span class="vp" id="benefit2__69"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> benefitting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ac3" eid="benefit2__70" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2ac2" geo="br" id="benefit2__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__72"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benef/benefiting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefiting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benefiting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2abf" geo="n_am" id="benefit2__73" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benefit2__74"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benef/benefiting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benef/benefiting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benefiting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a4" id="benefit2__75"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a5" id="benefit2__76" original="E392.-1cf5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a6" id="benefit2__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="benefit2__78" original="E392.-1cf3"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="benefit2__79" original="E392.-1cf1"> to be in a better position because of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a9" id="benefit2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3aa" id="benefit2__81" original="E837.-61cc"><span class="x" id="benefit2__82" original="E837.-61cb"> American consumers benefit when low-cost products are imported. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ac" id="benefit2__83" original="E837.-61ca"><span class="cf" id="benefit2__84" original="E392.-1cf2"><span class="exp" id="benefit2__85"> benefit </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="benefit2__86" original="E837.-61c9"> Shareholders benefit from the distribution of corporate assets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b0" id="benefit2__87" original="E837.-61c7"><span class="cf" id="benefit2__88" original="E837.-61c8"><span class="exp" id="benefit2__89"> benefit </span> by doing something </span><span class="x" id="benefit2__90" original="E837.-61c6"> Both countries benefited by engaging in trade. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b4" id="benefit2__91" original="E837.-61be" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__92"> noun + benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b6" id="benefit2__93"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b7" id="benefit2__94" original="E837.-61bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b8" id="benefit2__95"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__96" original="E837.-61bb"> country </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ba" id="benefit2__97" original="E837.-61ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bb" id="benefit2__98"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__99" original="E837.-61b9"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bd" id="benefit2__100" original="E837.-61b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3be" id="benefit2__101"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__102" original="E837.-61b7"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c0" id="benefit2__103" original="E837.-61b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c1" id="benefit2__104"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__105" original="E837.-61b5"> party </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c3" id="benefit2__106" original="E837.-61b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c4" id="benefit2__107"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__108" original="E837.-61b3"> female </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c6" id="benefit2__109" original="E837.-61b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c7" id="benefit2__110"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__111" original="E837.-61b1"> patient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c9" id="benefit2__112" original="E837.-61b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ca" id="benefit2__113"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__114" original="E837.-61af"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cc" id="benefit2__115" original="E837.-61ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cd" id="benefit2__116"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__117" original="E837.-61ad"> shareholder </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cf" id="benefit2__118" original="E837.-61ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d0" id="benefit2__119"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__120" original="E837.-61ab"> partner </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d2" id="benefit2__121" original="E837.-61aa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d3" id="benefit2__122" original="E837.-61a9"><span class="x" id="benefit2__123" original="E837.-61a8"> The solitary individual will usually benefit from joining the group. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d5" id="benefit2__124" original="E837.-61a7"><span class="x" id="benefit2__125" original="E837.-61a6"> Using the win-win negotiation strategy, both parties clearly benefited. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d7" id="benefit2__126" original="E837.-618b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__127"> verb + to benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d9" id="benefit2__128"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3da" id="benefit2__129" original="E837.-6189"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3db" id="benefit2__130"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__131" original="E837.-6188"> stand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dd" id="benefit2__132" original="E837.-6187"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3de" id="benefit2__133"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__134" original="E837.-6186"> expect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e0" id="benefit2__135" original="E837.-6185"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e1" id="benefit2__136"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__137" original="E837.-6184"> tend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e3" id="benefit2__138" original="E837.-6183"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e4" id="benefit2__139"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__140" original="E837.-6182"> continue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e6" id="benefit2__141" original="E837.-6181"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e7" id="benefit2__142"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__143" original="E837.-6180"> be likely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e9" id="benefit2__144" original="E837.-617f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ea" id="benefit2__145"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__146" original="E837.-617e"> be able </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ec" id="benefit2__147" original="E837.-617d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ed" id="benefit2__148" original="E837.-617c"><span class="x" id="benefit2__149" original="E837.-617b"> It is the educated middle classes that stand to benefit from China's economic boom. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ef" id="benefit2__150" original="E837.-617a"><span class="x" id="benefit2__151" original="E837.-6179"> The older students were able to benefit from instruction entirely in English. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f1" id="benefit2__152" original="E837.-6175" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__153"> adverb + benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f3" id="benefit2__154"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f4" id="benefit2__155" original="E837.-6174"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f5" id="benefit2__156"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__157" original="E837.-6173"> also </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f7" id="benefit2__158" original="E837.-6172"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f8" id="benefit2__159"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__160" original="E837.-6171"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fa" id="benefit2__161" original="E837.-6170"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fb" id="benefit2__162"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__163" original="E837.-616f"> still </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fd" id="benefit2__164" original="E837.-616e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fe" id="benefit2__165"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__166" original="E837.-616d"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.400" id="benefit2__167" original="E837.-616c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.401" id="benefit2__168"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__169" original="E837.-616b"> ultimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.403" id="benefit2__170" original="E837.-616a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.404" id="benefit2__171"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__172" original="E837.-6169"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.406" id="benefit2__173" original="E837.-6168"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.407" id="benefit2__174"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__175" original="E837.-6167"> undoubtedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.409" id="benefit2__176" original="E837.-6166"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40a" id="benefit2__177"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__178" original="E837.-6165"> automatically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40c" id="benefit2__179" original="E837.-6164"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40d" id="benefit2__180"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__181" original="E837.-6163"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40f" id="benefit2__182" original="E837.-6162"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.410" id="benefit2__183"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__184" original="E837.-6161"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.412" id="benefit2__185" original="E837.-6160"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.413" id="benefit2__186"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__187" original="E837.-615f"> greatly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.415" id="benefit2__188"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.416" id="benefit2__189" original="E470.-4ae3"><span class="x" id="benefit2__190" original="E470.-4ae2"> The manufacturer has directly benefited from government-supported financial packages. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.418" id="benefit2__191" original="E837.-6159" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__192"> benefit + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41a" id="benefit2__193"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41b" id="benefit2__194" original="E837.-6157"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41c" id="benefit2__195"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__196" original="E837.-6156"> greatly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41e" id="benefit2__197"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__198" original="E837.-6155"> enormously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.420" id="benefit2__199" original="E837.-6154"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.421" id="benefit2__200"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__201" original="E837.-6153"> most </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.423" id="benefit2__202" original="E837.-6152"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.424" id="benefit2__203"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__204" original="E837.-6151"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.426" id="benefit2__205" original="E837.-6150"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.427" id="benefit2__206"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__207" original="E837.-614f"> disproportionately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.429" id="benefit2__208" original="E837.-614c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42a" id="benefit2__209"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__210" original="E837.-614b"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42c" id="benefit2__211" original="E837.-614a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42d" id="benefit2__212"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__213" original="E837.-6149"> personally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42f" id="benefit2__214" original="E837.-6148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.430" id="benefit2__215" original="E837.-6147"><span class="x" id="benefit2__216" original="E837.-6146"> The labour market benefited greatly from an influx of cheap skilled labour. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.432" id="benefit2__217" original="E392.-1cfa"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.433" id="benefit2__218"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="benefit2__219" original="E392.-1cf8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="benefit2__220" original="E392.-1cf7"><span class="exp" id="benefit2__221"> benefit </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="benefit2__222" original="E392.-1cf6"> to be useful or provide an advantage to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.438" id="benefit2__223"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.439" id="benefit2__224" original="E837.-61c5"><span class="x" id="benefit2__225" original="E837.-61c4"> The government employs people to produce goods or services intended to benefit society as a whole. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43b" id="benefit2__226" original="E837.-61c3"><span class="x" id="benefit2__227" original="E837.-61c2"> The economic changes primarily benefited the elite. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43d" id="benefit2__228" original="E837.-61a3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__229"> benefit + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43f" id="benefit2__230"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.440" id="benefit2__231" original="E837.-61a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.441" id="benefit2__232"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__233" original="E837.-61a0"> society </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.443" id="benefit2__234"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__235" original="E837.-619f"> the public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.445" id="benefit2__236" original="E837.-619e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.446" id="benefit2__237"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__238" original="E837.-619d"> economy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.448" id="benefit2__239" original="E837.-619c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.449" id="benefit2__240"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__241" original="E837.-619b"> producer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44b" id="benefit2__242" original="E837.-619a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44c" id="benefit2__243"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__244" original="E837.-6199"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44e" id="benefit2__245" original="E837.-6198"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44f" id="benefit2__246"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__247" original="E837.-6197"> child </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.451" id="benefit2__248" original="E837.-6196"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.452" id="benefit2__249"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__250" original="E837.-6195"> shareholder </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.454" id="benefit2__251" original="E837.-6194"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.455" id="benefit2__252"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__253" original="E837.-6193"> partner </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.457" id="benefit2__254" original="E837.-6192"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.458" id="benefit2__255"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__256" original="E837.-6191"> user </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45a" id="benefit2__257" original="E837.-6190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45b" id="benefit2__258" original="E837.-618f"><span class="x" id="benefit2__259" original="E837.-618e"> The system was designed to benefit small producers by imposing lower taxes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45d" id="benefit2__260" original="E837.-6175" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__261"> adverb + benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45f" id="benefit2__262"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.460" id="benefit2__263" original="E837.-6174"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.461" id="benefit2__264"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__265" original="E837.-6173"> also </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.463" id="benefit2__266" original="E837.-6172"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.464" id="benefit2__267"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__268" original="E837.-6171"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.466" id="benefit2__269" original="E837.-6170"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.467" id="benefit2__270"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__271" original="E837.-616f"> still </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.469" id="benefit2__272" original="E837.-616e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46a" id="benefit2__273"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__274" original="E837.-616d"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46c" id="benefit2__275" original="E837.-616c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46d" id="benefit2__276"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__277" original="E837.-616b"> ultimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46f" id="benefit2__278" original="E837.-616a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.470" id="benefit2__279"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__280" original="E837.-6169"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.472" id="benefit2__281" original="E837.-6168"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.473" id="benefit2__282"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__283" original="E837.-6167"> undoubtedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.475" id="benefit2__284" original="E837.-6166"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.476" id="benefit2__285"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__286" original="E837.-6165"> automatically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.478" id="benefit2__287" original="E837.-6164"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.479" id="benefit2__288"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__289" original="E837.-6163"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47b" id="benefit2__290" original="E837.-6162"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47c" id="benefit2__291"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__292" original="E837.-6161"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47e" id="benefit2__293" original="E837.-6160"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47f" id="benefit2__294"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__295" original="E837.-615f"> greatly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.481" id="benefit2__296"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.482" id="benefit2__297" original="E837.-615d"><span class="x" id="benefit2__298" original="E837.-615c"> Ross (2006) found that capitalist democracy may not actually benefit the poor as much as this model suggests. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6508" id="benefit2__299" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="benefit2__300"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.650a" id="benefit2__301" original="E837.-61c0"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__302" original="E837.-61bf"> noun + benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.650c" id="benefit2__303" original="E837.-61be"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.650d" id="benefit2__304" original="E837.-61bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.650e" id="benefit2__305" original="E837.-61bb"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__306"> country </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6510" id="benefit2__307" original="E837.-61ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6511" id="benefit2__308" original="E837.-61b9"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__309"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6513" id="benefit2__310" original="E837.-61b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6514" id="benefit2__311" original="E837.-61b7"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__312"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6516" id="benefit2__313" original="E837.-61b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6517" id="benefit2__314" original="E837.-61b5"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__315"> party </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6519" id="benefit2__316" original="E837.-61b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.651a" id="benefit2__317" original="E837.-61b3"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__318"> female </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.651c" id="benefit2__319" original="E837.-61b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.651d" id="benefit2__320" original="E837.-61b1"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__321"> patient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.651f" id="benefit2__322" original="E837.-61b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6520" id="benefit2__323" original="E837.-61af"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__324"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6522" id="benefit2__325" original="E837.-61ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6523" id="benefit2__326" original="E837.-61ad"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__327"> shareholder </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6525" id="benefit2__328" original="E837.-61ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6526" id="benefit2__329" original="E837.-61ab"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__330"> partner </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6528" id="benefit2__331" original="E837.-61aa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6529" id="benefit2__332" original="E837.-61a9"><span class="x" id="benefit2__333" original="E837.-61a8"> The solitary individual will usually benefit from joining the group. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.652b" id="benefit2__334" original="E837.-61a7"><span class="x" id="benefit2__335" original="E837.-61a6"> Using the win-win negotiation strategy, both parties clearly benefited. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.652d" id="benefit2__336" original="E837.-61a5"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__337" original="E837.-61a4"> benefit + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.652f" id="benefit2__338" original="E837.-61a3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6530" id="benefit2__339" original="E837.-61a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6531" id="benefit2__340" original="E837.-61a0"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__341"> society </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6533" id="benefit2__342" original="E837.-619f"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__343"> the public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6535" id="benefit2__344" original="E837.-619e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6536" id="benefit2__345" original="E837.-619d"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__346"> economy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6538" id="benefit2__347" original="E837.-619c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6539" id="benefit2__348" original="E837.-619b"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__349"> producer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.653b" id="benefit2__350" original="E837.-619a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.653c" id="benefit2__351" original="E837.-6199"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__352"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.653e" id="benefit2__353" original="E837.-6198"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.653f" id="benefit2__354" original="E837.-6197"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__355"> child </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6541" id="benefit2__356" original="E837.-6196"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6542" id="benefit2__357" original="E837.-6195"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__358"> shareholder </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6544" id="benefit2__359" original="E837.-6194"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6545" id="benefit2__360" original="E837.-6193"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__361"> partner </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6547" id="benefit2__362" original="E837.-6192"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6548" id="benefit2__363" original="E837.-6191"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__364"> user </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.654a" id="benefit2__365" original="E837.-6190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.654b" id="benefit2__366" original="E837.-618f"><span class="x" id="benefit2__367" original="E837.-618e"> The system was designed to benefit small producers by imposing lower taxes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.654d" id="benefit2__368" original="E837.-618d"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__369" original="E837.-618c"> verb + to benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.654f" id="benefit2__370" original="E837.-618b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6550" id="benefit2__371" original="E837.-6189"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6551" id="benefit2__372" original="E837.-6188"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__373"> stand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6553" id="benefit2__374" original="E837.-6187"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6554" id="benefit2__375" original="E837.-6186"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__376"> expect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6556" id="benefit2__377" original="E837.-6185"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6557" id="benefit2__378" original="E837.-6184"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__379"> tend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6559" id="benefit2__380" original="E837.-6183"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.655a" id="benefit2__381" original="E837.-6182"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__382"> continue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.655c" id="benefit2__383" original="E837.-6181"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.655d" id="benefit2__384" original="E837.-6180"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__385"> be likely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.655f" id="benefit2__386" original="E837.-617f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6560" id="benefit2__387" original="E837.-617e"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__388"> be able </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6562" id="benefit2__389" original="E837.-617d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6563" id="benefit2__390" original="E837.-617c"><span class="x" id="benefit2__391" original="E837.-617b"> It is the educated middle classes that stand to benefit from China's economic boom. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6565" id="benefit2__392" original="E837.-617a"><span class="x" id="benefit2__393" original="E837.-6179"> The older students were able to benefit from instruction entirely in English. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6567" id="benefit2__394" original="E837.-6178"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__395" original="E837.-6177"> adverb + benefit </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6569" id="benefit2__396" original="E837.-6176"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.656a" id="benefit2__397" original="E837.-6174"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.656b" id="benefit2__398" original="E837.-6173"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__399"> also </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.656d" id="benefit2__400" original="E837.-6172"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.656e" id="benefit2__401" original="E837.-6171"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__402"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6570" id="benefit2__403" original="E837.-6170"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6571" id="benefit2__404" original="E837.-616f"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__405"> still </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6573" id="benefit2__406" original="E837.-616e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6574" id="benefit2__407" original="E837.-616d"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__408"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6576" id="benefit2__409" original="E837.-616c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6577" id="benefit2__410" original="E837.-616b"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__411"> ultimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6579" id="benefit2__412" original="E837.-616a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.657a" id="benefit2__413" original="E837.-6169"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__414"> actually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.657c" id="benefit2__415" original="E837.-6168"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.657d" id="benefit2__416" original="E837.-6167"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__417"> undoubtedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.657f" id="benefit2__418" original="E837.-6166"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6580" id="benefit2__419" original="E837.-6165"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__420"> automatically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6582" id="benefit2__421" original="E837.-6164"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6583" id="benefit2__422" original="E837.-6163"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__423"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6585" id="benefit2__424" original="E837.-6162"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6586" id="benefit2__425" original="E837.-6161"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__426"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6588" id="benefit2__427" original="E837.-6160"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6589" id="benefit2__428" original="E837.-615f"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__429"> greatly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.658b" id="benefit2__430" original="E837.-615e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.658c" id="benefit2__431" original="E470.-4ae3"><span class="x" id="benefit2__432" original="E470.-4ae2"> The manufacturer has directly benefited from government-supported financial packages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.658e" id="benefit2__433" original="E837.-615d"><span class="x" id="benefit2__434" original="E837.-615c"> Ross (2006) found that capitalist democracy may not actually benefit the poor as much as this model suggests. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6590" id="benefit2__435" original="E837.-615b"><span class="shcut" id="benefit2__436" original="E837.-615a"> benefit + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6592" id="benefit2__437" original="E837.-6159"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6593" id="benefit2__438" original="E837.-6157"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6594" id="benefit2__439" original="E837.-6156"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__440"> greatly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6596" id="benefit2__441" original="E837.-6155"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__442"> enormously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6598" id="benefit2__443" original="E837.-6154"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6599" id="benefit2__444" original="E837.-6153"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__445"> most </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.659b" id="benefit2__446" original="E837.-6152"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.659c" id="benefit2__447" original="E837.-6151"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__448"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.659e" id="benefit2__449" original="E837.-6150"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.659f" id="benefit2__450" original="E837.-614f"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__451"> disproportionately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65a1" id="benefit2__452" original="E837.-614c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65a2" id="benefit2__453" original="E837.-614b"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__454"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65a4" id="benefit2__455" original="E837.-614a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65a5" id="benefit2__456" original="E837.-6149"><span class="coll" id="benefit2__457"> personally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65a7" id="benefit2__458" original="E837.-6148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65a8" id="benefit2__459" original="E837.-6147"><span class="x" id="benefit2__460" original="E837.-6146"> The labour market benefited greatly from an influx of cheap skilled labour. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-49f0" id="benefit2__461" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://benefit_1" title="benefit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-49ef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-6e1" id="benefit2__462" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="benefit2__463"> benefit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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benign
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.484" id="benign" original="E392.-1c97" sum="595"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.485" id="benign__1" original="E392.-1c96"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.486" id="benign__2" original="E392.-1c95"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> benign </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48e" id="benign__4" original="E392.-1c90"><span class="pos" id="benign__5" original="E392.-1c8f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6739" eid="benign__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-72fe" geo="br" id="benign__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benign__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈnaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ben/benig/benign__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ben/benig/benign__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://benign__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1606579e3d0.-72fb" geo="n_am" id="benign__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="benign__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈnaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ben/benig/benign__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ben/benig/benign__us_1.ogg" href="sound://benign__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.490" id="benign__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.491" id="benign__12" original="E392.-1c89"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.492" id="benign__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="benign__14" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="benign__15" original="E392.-1c82"> not dangerous; not likely to cause death </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.495" id="benign__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.496" id="benign__17" original="E852.35ac"><span class="x" id="benign__18" original="E852.35ad"> Benign tumours do not invade surrounding tissue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.498" id="benign__19" original="E852.35ae"><span class="x" id="benign__20" original="E852.35af"> This is a rare tumour which can be benign or malignant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49a" id="benign__21" original="E852.35b0"><span class="x" id="benign__22" original="E852.35b1"> This is a relatively benign condition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49c" id="benign__23" original="E852.35b2"><span class="x" id="benign__24" original="E852.35b3"> Around 15% have a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, but most have benign disease. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49e" id="benign__25" original="E392.-1c81" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://malignant" title="malignant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-60af" id="benign__26" original="E392.-1c80"><span class="xh" id="benign__27"> malignant </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a1" id="benign__28" original="E392.-1c8e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="benign__29" original="E392.-1c8a"> not hurting anyone; not harmful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a3" id="benign__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a4" id="benign__31" original="E852.35b4"><span class="x" id="benign__32" original="E852.35b5"> The foregoing argument assumes a benign form of competition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a6" id="benign__33" original="E852.35b6"><span class="x" id="benign__34" original="E852.35b7"> Twenty-first century technologies could offer lifestyles that are environmentally benign. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4900" id="benign__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://benign" title="benign definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-48ff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-597" id="benign__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="benign__37"> benign </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beside
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a8" id="beside" original="E392.-191f" sum="446"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a9" id="beside__1" original="E392.-191e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aa" id="beside__2" original="E392.-191d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beside </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b2" id="beside__4" original="E392.-1918"><span class="pos" id="beside__5" original="E392.-1917"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6740" eid="beside__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7c4e" geo="br" id="beside__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beside__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bes/besid/beside__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bes/besid/beside__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beside__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7c4b" geo="n_am" id="beside__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beside__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bes/besid/beside__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bes/besid/beside__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beside__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b4" id="beside__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b5" id="beside__12" original="E392.-1916"><span class="def" id="beside__13" original="E392.-1915"> next to or at the side of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b7" id="beside__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b8" id="beside__15" original="E875.6099"><span class="x" id="beside__16" original="E875.609a"> The table beside the graph presents further descriptive statistics for the data. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ba" id="beside__17" original="E392.-1912"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bb" id="beside__18" original="E392.-1911" sk="besidepoint"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bc" id="beside__19"><span class="idm" id="beside__20" original="E392.-1910"> beside the point </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4be" id="beside__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bf" id="beside__22"><span class="def" id="beside__23" original="E392.-190f"> not important or closely connected with the main thing you are talking about </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c1" id="beside__24" original="E4a5.68a9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://irrelevant" title="irrelevant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.19e0" id="beside__25" original="E4a5.68aa"><span class="xh" id="beside__26"> irrelevant </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c4" id="beside__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c5" id="beside__28" original="E85c.-1ee7"><span class="x" id="beside__29" original="E85c.-1ee6"> The internal arguments were beside the point. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-48d8" id="beside__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beside" title="beside definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-48d7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-114" id="beside__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beside__32"> beside </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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besides
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c7" hm="1" id="besides1" original="E392.-190b" sum="369"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c8" id="besides1__1" original="E392.-190a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c9" id="besides1__2" original="E392.-1909"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> besides <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d1" id="besides1__4" original="E392.-1903"><span class="pos" id="besides1__5" original="E392.-1902"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6747" eid="besides1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7bfd" geo="br" id="besides1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="besides1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈsaɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bes/besid/besides__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bes/besid/besides__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://besides__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7bfa" geo="n_am" id="besides1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="besides1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈsaɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bes/besid/besides__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bes/besid/besides__us_1.ogg" href="sound://besides__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d3" id="besides1__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d4" id="besides1__12" original="E392.-1901"><span class="def" id="besides1__13" original="E392.-1900"> in addition to something; apart from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d6" id="besides1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d7" id="besides1__15" original="E85c.-3e99"><span class="x" id="besides1__16" original="E85c.-3e98"> Besides internal networking, a company has to make alliances with outside firms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d9" id="besides1__17" original="E85c.-3e97"><span class="x" id="besides1__18" original="E85c.-3e96"> Today, besides the original English version, the dictionary exists in translation in several other languages. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-48b5" id="besides1__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://besides_1" title="besides definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-48b4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-d0" id="besides1__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="besides1__21"> besides </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4db" hm="2" id="besides2" original="E392.-18ff" sum="615"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dc" id="besides2__1" original="E392.-18fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dd" id="besides2__2" original="E392.-18fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> besides <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e5" id="besides2__4" original="E392.-18f7"><span class="pos" id="besides2__5" original="E392.-18f6"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.674e" eid="besides2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7bf7" geo="br" id="besides2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="besides2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈsaɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bes/besid/besides__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bes/besid/besides__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://besides__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7bf4" geo="n_am" id="besides2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="besides2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈsaɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bes/besid/besides__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bes/besid/besides__us_1.ogg" href="sound://besides__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e7" id="besides2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e8" id="besides2__12" original="E392.-18f5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e9" id="besides2__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="besides2__14" original="E83f.c2d" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="besides2__15" original="E392.-18f4"> used for introducing an extra idea </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ec" id="besides2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ed" id="besides2__17" original="E85c.-3e95"><span class="x" id="besides2__18" original="E85c.-3e94"> Life cannot be measured out on a cost-benefit basis; besides, unless new techniques are tried, new cures cannot be discovered. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ef" id="besides2__19" original="E875.609d"><span class="x" id="besides2__20" original="E875.609e"> Besides, there is another problem with this hypothesis. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="besides2__21" original="E83f.c2e" un="help"> This use of <span class="eb" id="besides2__22" original="E83f.c2f"> besides </span> is best avoided in more formal academic writing; you can use <span class="eb" id="besides2__23" original="E83f.c30"> in addition </span> , <span class="eb" id="besides2__24" original="E83f.c31"> furthermore </span> or <span class="eb" id="besides2__25" original="E83f.c32"> moreover </span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="furthermore__29" original="E5df.-6492" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="furthermore__30" original="E5df.-6491"><span class="h1" id="furthermore__31" original="E5df.-6490"> Adding a further point </span><span class="p" id="furthermore__32" original="E5df.-648f"> These words and phrases may be used to introduce a further point in an argument. </span><ul class="bullet" id="furthermore__33" original="E5df.-648e"><li class="li" id="furthermore__34" original="E5df.-648d"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__35" original="E5df.-648c"> In addition (to something)/added to something </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="furthermore__36" original="E5df.-648b"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__37" original="E5df.-648a"> Along with something </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="furthermore__38" original="E5df.-6489"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__39" original="E5df.-6488"> Another/​A further/​An additional </span> reason/​factor/​example <span class="eb" id="furthermore__40" original="E5df.-6487"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__41" original="E5df.-6486"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__42" original="E5df.-6485"> Other </span> causes/​reasons/​factors/​advantages <span class="eb" id="furthermore__43" original="E5df.-6484"> include… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__44" original="E5df.-6483"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__45" original="E5df.-6482"> not only… </span> , <span class="eb" id="furthermore__46" original="E5df.-6481"> but also… </span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__47" original="E5df.-6480"><span class="eb" id="furthermore__48" original="E5df.-647f"> What is more/​Moreover/​Furthermore </span> ,… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="furthermore__49" original="E5df.-647e"><li class="li" id="furthermore__50" original="E5df.-647d"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__51"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__52" original="E5df.-647c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__53" original="E5df.-647b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__54" original="E5df.-647a"> In addition to </span> this, the elderly are faced with the challenge of a life expectancy longer than ever before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__55" original="E5df.-6479"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__56"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__57" original="E5df.-6478"><span class="x" id="furthermore__58" original="E5df.-6477"> Difficulty in housing his troops, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__59" original="E5df.-6476"> added to </span> the anxiety about his supply lines, forced Napoleon to quit Moscow. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__60" original="E5df.-6475"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__61"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__62" original="E5df.-6474"><span class="x" id="furthermore__63" original="E5df.-6473"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__64" original="E5df.-6472"> Along with </span> all these factors, perhaps the most important are the resources available to a household. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__65" original="E5df.-6471"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__66"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__67" original="E5df.-6470"><span class="x" id="furthermore__68" original="E5df.-646f"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__69" original="E5df.-646e"> A further </span> important aspect <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__70" original="E5df.-646d"> has been </span> the increasing globalization of services. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__71" original="E5df.-646c"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__72"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__73" original="E5df.-646b"><span class="x" id="furthermore__74" original="E5df.-646a"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__75" original="E5df.-6469"> Other </span> rarer causes of pancreatitis <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__76" original="E5df.-6468"> include </span> viruses, direct trauma to the abdomen, drugs and metabolic causes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__78" original="E5df.-6466"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__79"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__80" original="E5df.-6465"><span class="x" id="furthermore__81" original="E5df.-6464"> We test this theory, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__82" original="E5df.-6463"> not only </span> for Internet and mobile usage, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__83" original="E5df.-6462"> but also </span> for PCs. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__84" original="E5df.-6461"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__85"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__86" original="E5df.-6460"><span class="x" id="furthermore__87" original="E5df.-645f"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__88" original="E5df.-645e"> What is more </span> , by 1970, steam locomotives had been completely replaced by diesel-electrics. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__89" original="E5df.-645d"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__90"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__91" original="E5df.-645c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__92" original="E5df.-645b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__93" original="E5df.-645a"> Moreover </span> , as cheaper ways for extracting natural resources are discovered, the extraction rate increases. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__94" original="E5df.-6459"><span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__95"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__96" original="E5df.-6458"><span class="x" id="furthermore__97" original="E5df.-6457"> There was an extensive market for sugar. <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__98" original="E5df.-6456"> Furthermore </span> , sugar could be imported at prices that yielded good profits. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span> instead. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f6" id="besides2__96" original="E392.-18f3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="besides2__97" original="E392.-18f2"> in addition; also </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f8" id="besides2__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f9" id="besides2__99" original="E85c.-3e93"><span class="x" id="besides2__100" original="E85c.-3e92"> The organization deals with foreign policy issues, including defence and international trade, and much else besides. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-489d" id="besides2__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://besides_1" title="besides definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-489c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.-d0" id="besides2__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="besides2__103"> besides </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fb" hm="1" id="best1" original="E392.-17d0" sum="1068"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fc" id="best1__1" original="E392.-17cf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fd" id="best1__2" original="E392.-17ce"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> best <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.507" id="best1__6" original="E392.-17c3"><span class="pos" id="best1__7" original="E392.-17c2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6755" eid="best1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7991" geo="br" id="best1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="best1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> best <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bes/best_/best__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bes/best_/best__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://best__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-798e" geo="n_am" id="best1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="best1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> best <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bes/best_/best__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bes/best_/best__us_1.ogg" href="sound://best__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="use" id="best1__13" original="E392.-17c1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> superlative of <span class="ei" id="best1__14" original="E392.-17c0"> good </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50b" id="best1__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50c" id="best1__16" original="E392.-17bf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="best1__17" original="E392.-17be"> of the highest quality or standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50e" id="best1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50f" id="best1__19" original="E842.-7659"><span class="x" id="best1__20" original="E842.-7658"> This is probably the best introduction to the life and thought of Aquinas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.511" id="best1__21" original="E842.-7657"><span class="x" id="best1__22" original="E842.-7656"> It is worth noting that the Japanese industry has had the best performance in terms of job creation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.513" id="best1__23" original="E826.-7154"><span class="x" id="best1__24" original="E826.-7153"> These figures are our best current estimate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.515" id="best1__25" original="E826.-7152"><span class="x" id="best1__26" original="E826.-7151"> It took the best scientific minds nearly 90 years to decide how the platypus should be categorized. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.517" id="best1__27" original="E392.-17bb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="best1__28" original="E392.-17ba"> most suitable, appropriate or effective </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.519" id="best1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51a" id="best1__30" original="E826.-714a"><span class="x" id="best1__31" original="E826.-7149"> Economists are divided on the best response to such uncertainty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51c" id="best1__32" original="E826.-714c"><span class="x" id="best1__33" original="E826.-714b"> Withdrawal may be a child's best strategy for coping with anger. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51e" id="best1__34" original="E826.-7148"><span class="x" id="best1__35" original="E826.-7147"> Rodents prefer living hidden away in the dark, probably because that is the best way for them to avoid predators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.520" id="best1__36" original="E826.-7138"><span class="x" id="best1__37" original="E826.-7137"> They feel that the company's proposed strategy is not in the best interests of the current shareholders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.522" id="best1__38" original="E826.-7142"><span class="cf" id="best1__39" original="E842.-7655"> it is <span class="exp" id="best1__40"> best </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="best1__41" original="E826.-7141"> It is best to use a random method for assigning people to groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.526" id="best1__42" original="E826.-713e"><span class="cf" id="best1__43" original="E842.-7654"><span class="exp" id="best1__44"> best </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="best1__45" original="E826.-713d"> The court must consider what is best for the child's welfare above all other considerations. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4875" id="best1__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://best_1" title="best definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4874" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.b7" id="best1__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="best1__48"> best </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52a" hm="2" id="best2" original="E392.-17b2" sum="876"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52b" id="best2__1" original="E392.-17b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52c" id="best2__2" original="E392.-17b0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> best <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.536" id="best2__6" original="E392.-17a5"><span class="pos" id="best2__7" original="E392.-17a4"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.675c" eid="best2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-798b" geo="br" id="best2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="best2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> best <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bes/best_/best__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bes/best_/best__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://best__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7988" geo="n_am" id="best2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="best2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> best <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bes/best_/best__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bes/best_/best__us_1.ogg" href="sound://best__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="use" id="best2__13" original="E392.-17a3"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> superlative of <span class="ei" id="best2__14" original="E392.-17a2"> well </span> , often used in adjectives <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53a" id="best2__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53b" id="best2__16" original="E392.-17a1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="best2__17" original="E392.-17a0"> most; to the highest degree </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53d" id="best2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53e" id="best2__19" original="E826.-7136"><span class="x" id="best2__20" original="E826.-7135"> Dawkins is one of the best-known evolutionary biologists in the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.540" id="best2__21" original="E842.-7653"><span class="x" id="best2__22" original="E842.-7652"> Many different codes exist in the world of computing and digital systems, each of which is best suited to the particular job for which it was designed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.542" id="best2__23" original="E392.-179f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="best2__24" original="E392.-179e"> better than any other; to the highest standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.544" id="best2__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.545" id="best2__26" original="E842.-7651"><span class="x" id="best2__27" original="E842.-7650"> In terms of economic growth, countries such as Thailand and China perform best. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.547" id="best2__28" original="E842.-764f"><span class="x" id="best2__29" original="E842.-764e"> Portraying animated action is what cinema does best. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.549" id="best2__30" original="E392.-179d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="best2__31" original="E392.-179c"> in the most suitable, appropriate or effective way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54b" id="best2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54c" id="best2__33" original="E826.-7134"><span class="x" id="best2__34" original="E826.-7133"> The method is probably best explained with an example. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54e" id="best2__35" original="E826.-7130"><span class="x" id="best2__36" original="E826.-712f"> The PPP market can best be described as a developing market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.550" id="best2__37" original="E826.-712c"><span class="x" id="best2__38" original="E826.-712b"> This method works best for relatively low molecular weights. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.552" id="best2__39" original="E826.-7128"><span class="cf" id="best2__40" original="E842.-764d"> how <span class="exp" id="best2__41"> best </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="best2__42" original="E826.-7127"> There is much debate concerning how best to eliminate poverty in the less developed world. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4842" id="best2__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://best_1" title="best definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4841" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.b7" id="best2__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="best2__45"> best </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.556" hm="3" id="best3" original="E392.-1797" sum="709"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.557" id="best3__1" original="E392.-1796"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.558" id="best3__2" original="E392.-1795"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> best <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.562" id="best3__6" original="E392.-178a"><span class="pos" id="best3__7" original="E392.-1789"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6763" eid="best3__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7985" geo="br" id="best3__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="best3__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> best <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bes/best_/best__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bes/best_/best__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://best__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7982" geo="n_am" id="best3__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="best3__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> best <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bes/best_/best__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bes/best_/best__us_1.ogg" href="sound://best__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.564" id="best3__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="best3__14" original="E392.-1787"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.566" id="best3__15" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> usually </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.567" id="best3__16"><span class="v"><strong> the best </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.569" id="best3__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56a" id="best3__19" original="E392.-1785"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="best3__20" original="E392.-1784"> the thing or person that is of a higher quality or standard than any other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56c" id="best3__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56d" id="best3__22" original="E842.-764c"><span class="x" id="best3__23" original="E842.-764b"> There is no guarantee that the same design is the best at all times. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56f" id="best3__24" original="E842.-7649"><span class="cf" id="best3__25" original="E842.-764a"> the <span class="exp" id="best3__26"> best </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="best3__27" original="E842.-7648"> This is among the best of the older biographies of Lenin. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.573" id="best3__28" original="E392.-1781"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="best3__29" original="E392.-1780"> something that is as close as possible to what is needed or wanted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.575" id="best3__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.576" id="best3__31" original="E826.-7122"><span class="x" id="best3__32" original="E826.-7121"> The simplest theory is often the best. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.578" id="best3__33" original="E842.-7646"><span class="cf" id="best3__34" original="E842.-7647"> the <span class="exp" id="best3__35"> best </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="best3__36" original="E842.-7645"> It is not always easy to decide which is the best of a number of possible choices or solutions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57c" id="best3__37" original="E842.-7643"><span class="cf" id="best3__38" original="E842.-7644"> the <span class="exp" id="best3__39"> best </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="best3__40" original="E842.-7642"> In this environment, the best that a national government can hope to achieve is some semblance of control over the policy network. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-480f" id="best3__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://best_1" title="best definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-480e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.b7" id="best3__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="best3__43"> best </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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best practice
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.580" id="best-practice" original="E392.-1640" sum="534"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.581" id="best-practice__1" original="E392.-163f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.582" id="best-practice__2" original="E392.-163e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> best practice </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58c" id="best-practice__7" original="E392.-1639"><span class="pos" id="best-practice__8" original="E392.-1638"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.676a" eid="best-practice__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7763" geo="br" id="best-practice__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="best-practice__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbest ˈpræktɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bes/best_/best_practice_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bes/best_/best_practice_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://best_practice_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7760" geo="n_am" id="best-practice__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="best-practice__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbest ˈpræktɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bes/best_/best_practice_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bes/best_/best_practice_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://best_practice_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58e" id="best-practice__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="best-practice__15" original="E392.-1636"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="best-practice__16" original="E392.-1635"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.591" id="best-practice__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.592" id="best-practice__18" original="E392.-1634"><span class="def" id="best-practice__19" original="E392.-1633"> a way of doing something that is seen as a very good example of how it should be done and can be copied by other companies or organizations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.594" id="best-practice__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.595" id="best-practice__21" original="E82a.-7c4f"><span class="x" id="best-practice__22" original="E82a.-7c4e"> The scheme appears to fall short of full compliance with models of international best practice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.597" id="best-practice__23" original="E833.-48e7"><span class="x" id="best-practice__24" original="E833.-48e6"> An effective leader needs to identify and share best practices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.599" id="best-practice__25" original="E82c.17b9"><span class="cf" id="best-practice__26" original="E82c.17b8"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="best-practice__27" original="E82c.17ba"> best practice principles/standards/recommendations </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-47e2" id="best-practice__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://best-practice" title="best practice definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-47e1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.2ec" id="best-practice__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="best-practice__30"> best practice </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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betray
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59c" id="betray" original="E392.-1439" sum="993"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59d" id="betray__1" original="E392.-1438"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59e" id="betray__2" original="E392.-1437"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> betray </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ab" id="betray__9" original="E392.-142d"><span class="pos" id="betray__10" original="E392.-142c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6771" eid="betray__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7447" geo="br" id="betray__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/betra/betray__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betray__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://betray__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7444" geo="n_am" id="betray__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/betra/betray__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betray__us_1.ogg" href="sound://betray__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-26c2" id="betray__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25d9" form="root" id="betray__17"><span class="vp" id="betray__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> betray </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25d7" eid="betray__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25d6" geo="br" id="betray__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/betra/betray__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betray__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://betray__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25d3" geo="n_am" id="betray__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/betra/betray__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betray__us_1.ogg" href="sound://betray__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25d0" form="thirdps" id="betray__24"><span class="vp" id="betray__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> betrays </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25ce" eid="betray__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25cd" geo="br" id="betray__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/betra/betrays__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betrays__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://betrays__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25ca" geo="n_am" id="betray__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/betra/betrays__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betrays__us_1.ogg" href="sound://betrays__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25c7" form="past" id="betray__31"><span class="vp" id="betray__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> betrayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25c5" eid="betray__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25c4" geo="br" id="betray__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/betra/betrayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betrayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://betrayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25c1" geo="n_am" id="betray__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/betra/betrayed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betrayed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://betrayed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25be" form="pastpart" id="betray__38"><span class="vp" id="betray__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> betrayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25bc" eid="betray__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25bb" geo="br" id="betray__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/betra/betrayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betrayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://betrayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25b8" geo="n_am" id="betray__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/betra/betrayed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betrayed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://betrayed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25b5" form="prespart" id="betray__45"><span class="vp" id="betray__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> betraying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25b3" eid="betray__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25b2" geo="br" id="betray__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/betra/betraying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betraying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://betraying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-25af" geo="n_am" id="betray__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/betra/betraying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betraying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://betraying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d7" id="betray__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d8" id="betray__53" original="E392.-140b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="betray__54" original="E852.358d"> to fail to support somebody/something, by not doing what somebody trusted you to do or by not doing what is right </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5da" id="betray__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5db" id="betray__56" original="E852.358e"><span class="cf" id="betray__57" original="E392.-140a"><span class="exp" id="betray__58"> betray </span> something </span><span class="x" id="betray__59" original="E852.358f"> He attacked the party for betraying the ideals of its founders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5df" id="betray__60" original="E852.3590"><span class="x" id="betray__61" original="E852.3591"> The government betrayed the public's trust and abused its power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e1" id="betray__62" original="E852.3595"><span class="cf" id="betray__63" original="E852.3594"><span class="exp" id="betray__64"> betray </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="betray__65" original="E852.3596"> She betrayed the people who voted for her. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e5" id="betray__66" original="E852.358c"><span class="x" id="betray__67" original="E852.3597"> Many felt betrayed by the president's failure to follow through. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e7" id="betray__68" original="E392.-140f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e8" id="betray__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="betray__70" original="E852.3599"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="betray__71" original="E392.-140e"> to give information about somebody/something to an enemy </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5eb" id="betray__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ec" id="betray__73" original="E852.359a"><span class="cf" id="betray__74" original="E392.-140d"><span class="exp" id="betray__75"> betray </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="betray__76" original="E852.359b"> He was betrayed, and killed in battle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f0" id="betray__77" original="E852.359c"><span class="cf" id="betray__78" original="E392.-140c"><span class="exp" id="betray__79"> betray </span> somebody/something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="betray__80" original="E852.359d"> Russian plans had been betrayed to the enemy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f4" id="betray__81" original="E392.-1405"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="betray__82" original="E392.-1400"><span class="exp" id="betray__83"> betray </span> something </span><span class="def" id="betray__84" original="E392.-1404"> to make somebody aware of a piece of information, a feeling, etc., often without meaning to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f8" id="betray__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f9" id="betray__86" original="E852.359e"><span class="x" id="betray__87" original="E852.359f"> This remark betrays a common concern. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fb" id="betray__88" original="E852.35a0"><span class="x" id="betray__89" original="E852.35a1"> The author betrayed a personal sense of frustration. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fd" id="betray__90"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fe" id="betray__91" original="E586.-50ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ff" id="betray__92"><span class="dr" id="betray__93" original="E586.-50b9"> betrayal </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60a" id="betray__97" original="E586.-50b2"><span class="pos" id="betray__98" original="E586.-50b1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6772" eid="betray__99" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7441" geo="br" id="betray__100" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__101"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/betra/betrayal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betrayal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://betrayal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-743e" geo="n_am" id="betray__102" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="betray__103"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtreɪəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/betra/betrayal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/betra/betrayal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://betrayal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60c" id="betray__104"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="betray__105" original="E586.-50af"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="betray__106" original="E586.-50ae"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60f" id="betray__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.610" id="betray__108" original="E586.-50ad"><span class="x" id="betray__109" original="E586.-50ac"> His letters reveal a sense of betrayal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.612" id="betray__110" original="E586.-50ab"><span class="x" id="betray__111" original="E586.-50aa"> He continued the struggle until his eventual betrayal and death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.614" id="betray__112" original="E586.-50a8"><span class="cf" id="betray__113" original="E586.-50a9"><span class="exp"> betrayal </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="betray__114" original="E586.-50a7"> This was seen as a betrayal of trust. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4793" id="betray__115" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://betray" title="betray definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4792" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.587" id="betray__116" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="betray__117"> betray </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.617" hm="1" id="better1" original="E392.-13b7" sum="1779"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.618" id="better1__1" original="E392.-13b6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.619" id="better1__2" original="E392.-13b5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> better <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.624" id="better1__6" original="E392.-13aa"><span class="pos" id="better1__7" original="E392.-13a9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.677f" eid="better1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7370" geo="br" id="better1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://better__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-736d" geo="n_am" id="better1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.ogg" href="sound://better__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="use" id="better1__13" original="E392.-13a8"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> comparative of <span class="ei" id="better1__14" original="E392.-13a7"> good </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.628" id="better1__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.629" id="better1__16" original="E392.-13a6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="better1__17" original="E392.-13a5"> of a higher standard or less poor quality; not as bad as something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62b" id="better1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62c" id="better1__19" original="E826.-7113"><span class="x" id="better1__20" original="E826.-7112"> The employment of specialists can lead to better decisions and fewer mistakes being made. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62e" id="better1__21" original="E826.-710d"><span class="x" id="better1__22" original="E826.-710c"> One key need is for better education facilities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.630" id="better1__23" original="E826.-7115"><span class="x" id="better1__24" original="E826.-7114"> Our estimates become more reliable as our samples get better. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.632" id="better1__25" original="E84d.-7f83"><span class="cf" id="better1__26" original="E84d.-7f84"><span class="exp" id="better1__27"> better </span> than something </span><span class="x" id="better1__28" original="E84d.-7f82"> Profits for the company this year were nearly $6 million, which is better than their competitors. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.636" id="better1__29" original="E392.-13a2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="better1__30" original="E392.-13a1"> more suitable, appropriate or effective </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.638" id="better1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.639" id="better1__32" original="E84d.-7f81"><span class="x" id="better1__33" original="E84d.-7f80"> The sales force will do a far better job if marketing has done a good job. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63b" id="better1__34" original="E84d.-7f7e"><span class="cf" id="better1__35" original="E84d.-7f7f"><span class="exp" id="better1__36"> better </span> than something </span><span class="x" id="better1__37" original="E84d.-7f7d"> Overall, in high risk patients, warfarin is better than aspirin in preventing strokes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63f" id="better1__38" original="E846.-7ab3"><span class="cf" id="better1__39" original="E84d.-7f7c"><span class="exp" id="better1__40"> better </span> (for somebody) to do something </span><span class="x" id="better1__41" original="E846.-7ab2"> So long as energy systems generate significant environmental costs, it is better to use less energy than more. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.643" id="better1__42" original="E392.-13a4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="better1__43" original="E392.-13a3"> more able or skilled </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.645" id="better1__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.646" id="better1__45" original="E84d.-7f7b"><span class="x" id="better1__46" original="E84d.-7f7a"> Whether Austen is a better writer than Blyton and Constable a better painter than Picasso is largely a matter of taste. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.648" id="better1__47" original="E826.-7105"><span class="cf" id="better1__48" original="E84d.-7f79"><span class="exp" id="better1__49"> better </span> at something </span><span class="x" id="better1__50" original="E826.-7104"> People who are better at any one test tend to be better at all of the others. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64c" id="better1__51" original="E392.-139e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="better1__52" original="E392.-139d"> fully or partly recovered from an illness or injury; no longer painful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64e" id="better1__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64f" id="better1__54" original="E826.-70fd"><span class="x" id="better1__55" original="E826.-70fc"> Most infections get better on their own. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.651" id="better1__56" original="E392.-139c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://well2" title="well2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.652" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.2041" id="better1__57" original="E392.-139b"><span class="xh" id="better1__58"> well </span><span class="xhm" id="better1__59"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.655" id="better1__60" original="E392.-1398"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.656" id="better1__61" original="E392.-138a" sk="biggersmallerfasterslowerbetter"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.657" id="better1__62"><span class="idm" id="better1__63" original="E392.-1389"> the bigger, smaller, faster, slower, etc. the better </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.659" id="better1__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65a" id="better1__65"><span class="def" id="better1__66" original="E392.-1388"> used to say that something should be as big, small, etc. as possible </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65c" id="better1__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65d" id="better1__68" original="E84d.-7f78"><span class="x" id="better1__69" original="E84d.-7f77"> You do not have infinite time or money to apply this test—the cheaper and quicker it is, the better. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-473e" id="better1__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://better_1" title="better definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-473d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.63c" id="better1__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="better1__72"> better </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65f" hm="2" id="better2" original="E392.-1378" sum="769"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.660" id="better2__1" original="E392.-1377"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.661" id="better2__2" original="E392.-1376"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> better <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66c" id="better2__6" original="E392.-136b"><span class="pos" id="better2__7" original="E392.-136a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6786" eid="better2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-736a" geo="br" id="better2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://better__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7367" geo="n_am" id="better2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.ogg" href="sound://better__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="use" id="better2__13" original="E392.-1369"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> comparative of <span class="ei" id="better2__14" original="E392.-1368"> well </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.670" id="better2__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.671" id="better2__16" original="E392.-1367"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="better2__17" original="E392.-1366"> in a more excellent or effective way; not as badly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.673" id="better2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.674" id="better2__19" original="E826.-70ee"><span class="x" id="better2__20" original="E826.-70ed"> Additional arrangements have been developed to make the procedure work better. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.676" id="better2__21" original="E826.-70ec"><span class="cf" id="better2__22" original="E84d.-7f73"> do <span class="exp" id="better2__23"> better </span></span><span class="x" id="better2__24" original="E826.-70eb"> Some industries are counter-cyclical—that is, they do better in a recession. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67a" id="better2__25" original="E826.-70e6"><span class="cf" id="better2__26" original="E84d.-7f72"><span class="exp" id="better2__27"> better </span> than… </span><span class="x" id="better2__28" original="E826.-70e5"> In reading, girls performed consistently and significantly better than boys. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67e" id="better2__29" original="E392.-1365"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="better2__30" original="E392.-1364"> more; to a greater degree </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.680" id="better2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.681" id="better2__32" original="E84d.-7f6f"><span class="x" id="better2__33" original="E84d.-7f6e"> Acid deposition is better known by the name acid rain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.683" id="better2__34" original="E826.-70e2"><span class="x" id="better2__35" original="E826.-70e1"> She was interested in better understanding how the students worked in groups. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.685" id="better2__36" original="E392.-1363"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="better2__37" original="E392.-1362"> used to suggest that something would be a suitable or appropriate thing to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.687" id="better2__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.688" id="better2__39" original="E826.-70de"><span class="x" id="better2__40" original="E826.-70dd"> It is easy to think that time spent designing experiments would be better spent actually doing experiments. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-46f3" id="better2__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://better_1" title="better definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-46f2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.63c" id="better2__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="better2__43"> better </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68a" hm="3" id="better3" original="E392.-1351" sum="1027"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68b" id="better3__1" original="E392.-1350"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68c" id="better3__2" original="E392.-134f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> better <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69a" id="better3__9" original="E392.-1344"><span class="pos" id="better3__10" original="E392.-1343"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.678d" eid="better3__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7364" geo="br" id="better3__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better3__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://better__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-7361" geo="n_am" id="better3__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better3__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.ogg" href="sound://better__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69c" id="better3__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69d" id="better3__17" original="E392.-1342"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69e" id="better3__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="better3__19" original="E392.-1340"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="better3__20" original="E4e1.3bd0"><span class="exp" id="better3__21"> better </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="better3__22" original="E392.-133e"> something that is better </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a3" id="better3__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a4" id="better3__24" original="E4c7.-29a"><span class="x" id="better3__25" original="E4c7.-299"> Most readers would agree that this is the better of the two sonnets. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a6" id="better3__26" original="E392.-133d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a7" id="better3__27" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a8" id="better3__28"><span class="v"><strong> somebody's betters </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aa" id="better3__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="better3__31" original="E392.-133a"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="better3__32" original="E392.-1338"> people who are more intelligent or more important than somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ad" id="better3__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ae" id="better3__34" original="E4c7.-298"><span class="x" id="better3__35" original="E4c7.-297"> Actors of lower social rank mimicked their betters. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b0" id="better3__36" original="E392.-1337"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba-FF1" id="change1__687" original="E393.2761" sk="changeforbetter"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba-FF2" id="change1__688"><span class="idm" id="change1__689" original="E393.2762"> change(s) for the better </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba-FF4" id="change1__690"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba-FF5" id="change1__691"><span class="def" id="change1__692" original="E393.2763"> improvement(s) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba-FF7" id="change1__693"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba-FF8" id="change1__694" original="E839.-76bc"><span class="x" id="change1__695" original="E839.-76bb"> They believed that market forces would drive change for the better. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b1" id="better3__46" original="E392.-1333" sk="getbetterof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b2" id="better3__47"><span class="idm" id="better3__48" original="E392.-1332"> get the better of somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b4" id="better3__49"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b5" id="better3__50"><span class="def" id="better3__51" original="E392.-1331"> to defeat somebody/something or gain an advantage over them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b7" id="better3__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b8" id="better3__53" original="E4c7.-296"><span class="x" id="better3__54" original="E4c7.-295"> The capitalist continually tries to get the better of competition by incessantly introducing new machines. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-46c4" id="better3__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://better_1" title="better definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-46c3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.63c" id="better3__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="better3__57"> better </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bf" hm="4" id="better4" original="E392.-1320" sum="507"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c0" id="better4__1" original="E392.-131f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c1" id="better4__2" original="E392.-131e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> better <span class="hm"> 4 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cf" id="better4__9" original="E392.-1313"><span class="pos" id="better4__10" original="E392.-1312"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6794" eid="better4__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-735e" geo="br" id="better4__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://better__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-735b" geo="n_am" id="better4__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.ogg" href="sound://better__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2694" id="better4__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2486" form="root" id="better4__17"><span class="vp" id="better4__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> better </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2484" eid="better4__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2483" geo="br" id="better4__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://better__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2480" geo="n_am" id="better4__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/better__us_4.ogg" href="sound://better__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-247d" form="thirdps" id="better4__24"><span class="vp" id="better4__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> betters </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-247b" eid="better4__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-247a" geo="br" id="better4__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/bette/betters__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/betters__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://betters__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2477" geo="n_am" id="better4__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/bette/betters__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/betters__us_1.ogg" href="sound://betters__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2474" form="past" id="better4__31"><span class="vp" id="better4__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bettered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2472" eid="better4__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2471" geo="br" id="better4__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/bette/bettered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/bettered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bettered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-246e" geo="n_am" id="better4__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/bette/bettered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/bettered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bettered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-246b" form="pastpart" id="better4__38"><span class="vp" id="better4__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bettered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2469" eid="better4__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2468" geo="br" id="better4__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/bette/bettered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/bettered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bettered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2465" geo="n_am" id="better4__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/bette/bettered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/bettered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bettered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2462" form="prespart" id="better4__45"><span class="vp" id="better4__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bettering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2460" eid="better4__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-245f" geo="br" id="better4__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/bette/bettering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/bettering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bettering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-245c" geo="n_am" id="better4__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="better4__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbetərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/bette/bettering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/bette/bettering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bettering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ff" id="better4__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.700" id="better4__53" original="E392.-12f5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.701" id="better4__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="better4__55" original="E392.-12f3"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="better4__56" original="E392.-12f2"><span class="exp" id="better4__57"> better </span> something </span><span class="def" id="better4__58" original="E392.-12f1"> to be better or do something better than somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.706" id="better4__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.707" id="better4__60" original="E85b.676b"><span class="x" id="better4__61" original="E85b.676c"> It is widely accepted that Marx's analysis of capitalism has yet to be bettered. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.709" id="better4__62" original="E392.-12f0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="better4__63" original="E392.-12ef"><span class="exp" id="better4__64"> better </span> yourself </span><span class="def" id="better4__65" original="E392.-12ee"> to improve your social position through education, a better job, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70d" id="better4__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70e" id="better4__67" original="E85b.676d"><span class="x" id="better4__68" original="E85b.676e"> Huge numbers went overseas looking for new opportunities to better themselves. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-465d" id="better4__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://better_1" title="better definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-465c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.63c" id="better4__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="better4__71"> better </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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between
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.710" hm="1" id="between1" original="E392.-12a9" sum="2288"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.711" id="between1__1" original="E392.-12a8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.712" id="between1__2" original="E392.-12a7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> between <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71a" id="between1__4" original="E392.-12a1"><span class="pos" id="between1__5" original="E392.-12a0"> preposition </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.679b" eid="between1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1827" geo="br" id="between1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="between1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtwiːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/betwe/between__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/betwe/between__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://between__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1824" geo="n_am" id="between1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="between1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtwiːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/betwe/between__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/betwe/between__us_2.ogg" href="sound://between__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71c" id="between1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71d" id="between1__12" original="E392.-129f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="between1__13" original="E392.-129e"> in or into the space separating two or more points, regions, objects or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71f" id="between1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.720" id="between1__15" original="E834.5f15"><span class="x" id="between1__16" original="E834.5f16"> Trading centres started to develop between the great rivers of the Loire and the Rhine. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.722" id="between1__17" original="E875.65bf"><span class="cf" id="between1__18" original="E875.65be"> in <span class="exp" id="between1__19"> between </span></span><span class="x" id="between1__20" original="E875.65c0"> The specimen is positioned in between the source and the film. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.726" id="between1__21" original="E392.-129b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="between1__22" original="E392.-129a"> in the period that separates two points in time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.728" id="between1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.729" id="between1__24" original="E834.5f0d"><span class="x" id="between1__25" original="E834.5f0e"> Eleven volumes were published between 1965 and 1981. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72b" id="between1__26" original="E875.65b7"><span class="x" id="between1__27" original="E875.65b8"> The main interview followed the screening questions with no break between the two. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72d" id="between1__28" original="E875.65ba"><span class="cf" id="between1__29" original="E875.65b9"> in <span class="exp" id="between1__30"> between </span></span><span class="x" id="between1__31" original="E875.65bb"> Teachers could only be phoned in between lessons. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.731" id="between1__32" original="E392.-1299"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="between1__33" original="E392.-1298"> at some point along a scale from one amount, weight, distance, etc. to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.733" id="between1__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.734" id="between1__35" original="E834.5f19"><span class="x" id="between1__36" original="E834.5f1a"> Informal health expenditure accounts for between 4% and 8% of total health expenditure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.736" id="between1__37" original="E834.5f1b"><span class="x" id="between1__38" original="E834.5f1c"> It is reasonable to aim for a weight gain of between 0.5 and 1 kg each week. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.738" id="between1__39" original="E890.-5124"><span class="x" id="between1__40" original="E890.-5123"> A compromise exists between these two extremes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73a" id="between1__41" original="E392.-1294"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="between1__42" original="E392.-1293"> from one place to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73c" id="between1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73d" id="between1__44" original="E834.5f1d"><span class="x" id="between1__45" original="E834.5f1e"> Deutsche Bahn hopes to provide train services between London and Germany. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73f" id="between1__46" original="E392.-1292"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="between1__47" original="E392.-1291"> used when mentioning how two or more things or people are similar or different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.741" id="between1__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.742" id="between1__49" original="E834.5f1f"><span class="x" id="between1__50" original="E834.5f20"> Statistical analyses showed no difference between the two tests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.744" id="between1__51" original="E834.5f21"><span class="x" id="between1__52" original="E834.5f22"> There are a number of similarities between Christianity and Mahayana Buddhism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.746" id="between1__53" original="E4a8.1b58"><span class="x" id="between1__54" original="E4a8.1b59"> The dividing lines between the various sciences are ill-defined. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.748" id="between1__55" original="E834.5f25"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="between1__56" original="E834.5f26"> used to show a connection or relationship involving two or more things, people or organizations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74a" id="between1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74b" id="between1__58" original="E834.5f27"><span class="x" id="between1__59" original="E834.5f28"> Chaniotis (2005) focuses on the connections between war, culture and society during the Hellenistic period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74d" id="between1__60" original="E875.65c6"><span class="x" id="between1__61" original="E875.65c7"> Words tend to pick out concepts, though the exact relationship between them is complex. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74f" id="between1__62" original="E834.5f31"><span class="x" id="between1__63" original="E834.5f32"> Three-way negotiations took place between the union, the employers and the government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.751" id="between1__64" original="E875.65c8"><span class="x" id="between1__65" original="E875.65c9"> Trade between the two countries had reached US$47 150 million the year before. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.753" id="between1__66" original="E834.5f33"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="between1__67" original="E834.5f34"> used to show a choice involving two or more things or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.755" id="between1__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.756" id="between1__69" original="E834.5f35"><span class="x" id="between1__70" original="E834.5f36"> Lawrence's heroine has to choose between a passionate man and one who is more cultured but not as attractive. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.758" id="between1__71" original="E392.-1290"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="def" id="between1__72" original="E392.-128f"> shared by two or more people or things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75a" id="between1__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75b" id="between1__74" original="E834.5f37"><span class="x" id="between1__75" original="E834.5f38"> The work was shared between the Institute and Central College. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75d" id="between1__76" original="E875.65ca"><span class="x" id="between1__77" original="E875.65cb"> In the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, Spain and Portugal had divided the Americas between them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75f" id="between1__78" original="E392.-128e"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="def" id="between1__79" original="E392.-128d"> by putting together the efforts or actions of two or more people or groups </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.761" id="between1__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.762" id="between1__81" original="E834.5f39"><span class="x" id="between1__82" original="E834.5f3a"> China and India between them account for more than half the total increase. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-463c" id="between1__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://between_1" title="between definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-463b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7e3" id="between1__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="between1__85"> between </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.764" hm="2" id="between2" original="E392.-1289" sum="478"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.765" id="between2__1" original="E392.-1288"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.766" id="between2__2" original="E392.-1287"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> between <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76e" id="between2__4" original="E392.-1281"><span class="pos" id="between2__5" original="E392.-1280"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67a2" eid="between2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1821" geo="br" id="between2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="between2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtwiːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bet/betwe/between__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bet/betwe/between__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://between__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-181e" geo="n_am" id="between2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="between2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈtwiːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bet/betwe/between__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bet/betwe/between__us_2.ogg" href="sound://between__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.770" id="between2__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.771" id="between2__12" original="E392.-127f"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.772" id="between2__13" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> usually </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.773" id="between2__14"><span class="v"><strong> in between </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="between2__16" original="E392.-127d"> in the space, period of time, or range separating two or more objects, dates or events, or points on a scale </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.776" id="between2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.777" id="between2__18" original="E875.65ce"><span class="x" id="between2__19" original="E875.65cf"> Categories have some clear members, some clear non-members, and a range of cases in between. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.779" id="between2__20" original="E4a8.1b67"><span class="cf" id="between2__21" original="E875.65d2"> somewhere/something in <span class="exp" id="between2__22"> between </span></span><span class="x" id="between2__23" original="E4a8.1b68"> The annual totals for much of the rest of South East Asia lie somewhere in between. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-45e4" id="between2__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://between_1" title="between definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-45e3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7e3" id="between2__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="between2__26"> between </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bewildering
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77d" id="bewildering" original="E392.-117e" sum="477"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77e" id="bewildering__1" original="E392.-117d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77f" id="bewildering__2" original="E392.-117c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bewildering </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.787" id="bewildering__4" original="E392.-1177"><span class="pos" id="bewildering__5" original="E392.-1176"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67a9" eid="bewildering__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-703d" geo="br" id="bewildering__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bewildering__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bew/bewil/bewildering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bew/bewil/bewildering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bewildering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-703a" geo="n_am" id="bewildering__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bewildering__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bew/bewil/bewildering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bew/bewil/bewildering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bewildering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.789" id="bewildering__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78a" id="bewildering__12" original="E392.-1175"><span class="def" id="bewildering__13" original="E392.-1174"> making you feel confused because there are too many things to choose from or because something is difficult to understand </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78c" id="bewildering__14" original="E392.-1173" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confusing" title="confusing definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12e1" id="bewildering__15" original="E392.-1172"><span class="xh" id="bewildering__16"> confusing </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78f" id="bewildering__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.790" id="bewildering__18" original="E85b.6771"><span class="x" id="bewildering__19" original="E85b.6772"> Faced with a bewildering array of choices, buyers often try to simplify the choice process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.792" id="bewildering__20" original="E875.66fd"><span class="x" id="bewildering__21" original="E875.66fe"> If you visited Rome between 100 and 200, you would have found a bewildering variety of religions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-45c7" id="bewildering__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bewildering" title="bewildering definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-45c6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.99a" id="bewildering__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bewildering__24"> bewildering </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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beyond
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.794" hm="1" id="beyond1" original="E392.-1117" sum="1407"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.795" id="beyond1__1" original="E392.-1116"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.796" id="beyond1__2" original="E392.-1115"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beyond <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79f" id="beyond1__4" original="E392.-110f"><span class="pos" id="beyond1__5" original="E392.-110e"> preposition </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67b0" eid="beyond1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6f7d" geo="br" id="beyond1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beyond1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈjɒnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bey/beyon/beyond__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bey/beyon/beyond__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beyond__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6f7a" geo="n_am" id="beyond1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beyond1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈjɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bey/beyon/beyond__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bey/beyon/beyond__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beyond__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a1" id="beyond1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a2" id="beyond1__12" original="E392.-110d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="beyond1__13" original="E392.-110c"> on or to the further side of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a4" id="beyond1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a5" id="beyond1__15" original="E4a8.1b69"><span class="x" id="beyond1__16" original="E4a8.1b6a"> Buddhism began to spread beyond its home territory to other parts of India. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a7" id="beyond1__17" original="E85b.67a6"><span class="x" id="beyond1__18" original="E85b.67a7"> Canadian and American geographers were challenged to envision worlds beyond North America. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a9" id="beyond1__19" original="E85b.6790"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="beyond1__20" original="E85b.6791"> more developed than something; reaching further than something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ab" id="beyond1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ac" id="beyond1__22" original="E85b.6792"><span class="x" id="beyond1__23" original="E85b.6793"> BBC charity appeals clearly have a moral purpose beyond simple entertainment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ae" id="beyond1__24" original="E85b.6796"><span class="x" id="beyond1__25" original="E85b.6797"> Dickens developed his own art within and beyond the traditions of eighteenth-century literature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b0" id="beyond1__26" original="E85b.6798"><span class="x" id="beyond1__27" original="E85b.6799"> The later plays move beyond Noh drama into an experimental use of time and space. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b2" id="beyond1__28" original="E392.-1107"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="beyond1__29" original="E392.-1106"> used to say that something is not possible </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b4" id="beyond1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b5" id="beyond1__31" original="E85b.679e"><span class="x" id="beyond1__32" original="E85b.679f"> There are many influences beyond family control that shape children's attitudes and beliefs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b7" id="beyond1__33" original="E85b.679a"><span class="x" id="beyond1__34" original="E85b.679b"> Zen enlightenment occurs in a moment of awakening that is beyond logical comprehension. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b9" id="beyond1__35" original="E85b.67a0"><span class="x" id="beyond1__36" original="E85b.67a1"> What is beyond doubt is that the legacies of the Second World War were a heavy burden for following generations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bb" id="beyond1__37" original="E392.-1109"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="beyond1__38" original="E392.-1108"> more than a particular amount </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bd" id="beyond1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7be" id="beyond1__40" original="E85b.67a8"><span class="x" id="beyond1__41" original="E85b.67a9"> This theory states that an earthquake is generated when a fault has been strained beyond its elastic strength. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c0" id="beyond1__42" original="E392.-110b"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="beyond1__43" original="E392.-110a"> later than a particular time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c2" id="beyond1__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c3" id="beyond1__45" original="E85b.67aa"><span class="x" id="beyond1__46" original="E85b.67ab"> The plan sets out a range of targets for beyond 2014. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c5" id="beyond1__47" original="E392.-1105"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="beyond1__48" original="E392.-1104"> too far or too advanced for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c7" id="beyond1__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c8" id="beyond1__50" original="E85b.67ac"><span class="x" id="beyond1__51" original="E85b.67ad"> The great rebellions all began in areas far beyond the reach of foreign trade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ca" id="beyond1__52" original="E4a8.1b6b"><span class="x" id="beyond1__53" original="E4a8.1b6c"> The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-45ac" id="beyond1__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beyond_1" title="beyond definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-45ab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.a1c" id="beyond1__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beyond1__56"> beyond </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cc" hm="2" id="beyond2" original="E392.-10fd" sum="325"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cd" id="beyond2__1" original="E392.-10fc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ce" id="beyond2__2" original="E392.-10fb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> beyond <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d7" id="beyond2__4" original="E392.-10f5"><span class="pos" id="beyond2__5" original="E392.-10f4"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67b7" eid="beyond2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6f77" geo="br" id="beyond2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beyond2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈjɒnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bey/beyon/beyond__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bey/beyon/beyond__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://beyond__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6f74" geo="n_am" id="beyond2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="beyond2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪˈjɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bey/beyon/beyond__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bey/beyon/beyond__us_1.ogg" href="sound://beyond__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d9" id="beyond2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7da" id="beyond2__12" original="E392.-10f3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="beyond2__13" original="E85b.6777"> (and) <span class="exp" id="beyond2__14"> beyond </span></span><span class="def" id="beyond2__15" original="E392.-10f2"> on the other side; further on </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7de" id="beyond2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7df" id="beyond2__17" original="E85b.6778"><span class="x" id="beyond2__18" original="E85b.6779"> Humans migrated through North America, and beyond, into South America. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e1" id="beyond2__19" original="E85b.677c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="beyond2__20" original="E85b.677d"> (and) <span class="exp" id="beyond2__21"> beyond </span></span><span class="def" id="beyond2__22" original="E85b.677e"> afterwards or later </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e5" id="beyond2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e6" id="beyond2__24" original="E85b.677f"><span class="x" id="beyond2__25" original="E85b.6780"> Higher numbers of people are surviving into their 60s and beyond. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4571" id="beyond2__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beyond_1" title="beyond definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4570" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.a1c" id="beyond2__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="beyond2__28"> beyond </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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bias
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e8" hm="1" id="bias1" original="E392.-fee" sum="1317"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e9" id="bias1__1" original="E392.-fed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ea" id="bias1__2" original="E392.-fec"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bias <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f5" id="bias1__7" original="E392.-fdf"><span class="pos" id="bias1__8" original="E392.-fde"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67be" eid="bias1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6d9e" geo="br" id="bias1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/bias_/bias__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/bias_/bias__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bias__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6d9b" geo="n_am" id="bias1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/bias_/bias__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/bias_/bias__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bias__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f7" id="bias1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f8" id="bias1__15" original="E826.-70dc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f9" id="bias1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bias1__17" original="E826.-70da"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bias1__18" original="E826.-70d9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bias1__19" original="E826.-70d8"> the fact that the results of research or an experiment are not accurate because a particular factor has not been considered when collecting the information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fd" id="bias1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fe" id="bias1__21" original="E826.-70c5"><span class="x" id="bias1__22" original="E826.-70c4"> If a response rate is low, the risk of bias in the findings will be greater. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.800" id="bias1__23" original="E826.-70d7"><span class="x" id="bias1__24" original="E826.-70d6"> This procedure largely eliminates bias from the selection of a sample by using a process of random selection. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.802" id="bias1__25" original="E84d.-7bc0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bias1__26"> noun + bias </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.804" id="bias1__27"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.805" id="bias1__28" original="E84d.-7bbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.806" id="bias1__29"><span class="coll" id="bias1__30" original="E84d.-7bbd"> gender </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.808" id="bias1__31"><span class="coll" id="bias1__32" original="E846.-78d4"> sex </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.80a" id="bias1__33" original="E84d.-7bbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.80b" id="bias1__34"><span class="coll" id="bias1__35" original="E84d.-7bbb"> selection </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.80d" id="bias1__36"><span class="coll" id="bias1__37" original="E84d.-7bba"> sampling </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.80f" id="bias1__38" original="E84d.-7bb9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.810" id="bias1__39" original="E84d.-7bb8"><span class="x" id="bias1__40" original="E84d.-7bb7"> Sampling bias will occur if some members of the population have little or no chance of being selected for inclusion in the sample. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.812" id="bias1__41" original="E826.-70ab" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bias1__42"> verb + bias </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.814" id="bias1__43"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.815" id="bias1__44" original="E846.-78d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.816" id="bias1__45"><span class="coll" id="bias1__46" original="E846.-78d2"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.818" id="bias1__47"><span class="coll" id="bias1__48" original="E846.-78d1"> minimize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.81a" id="bias1__49" original="E826.-70a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.81b" id="bias1__50"><span class="coll" id="bias1__51" original="E826.-70a8"> eliminate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.81d" id="bias1__52"><span class="coll" id="bias1__53" original="E826.-70a6"> avoid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.81f" id="bias1__54"><span class="coll" id="bias1__55" original="E826.-70a5"> remove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.821" id="bias1__56" original="E826.-70a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.822" id="bias1__57"><span class="coll" id="bias1__58" original="E826.-70a3"> introduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.824" id="bias1__59" original="E826.-70a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.825" id="bias1__60"><span class="coll" id="bias1__61" original="E84d.-7bb6"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.827" id="bias1__62"><span class="coll" id="bias1__63" original="E826.-70a1"> reflect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.829" id="bias1__64"><span class="coll" id="bias1__65" original="E84d.-7bb5"> exhibit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.82b" id="bias1__66" original="E826.-70a0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.82c" id="bias1__67" original="E826.-709f"><span class="x" id="bias1__68" original="E826.-709e"> Probability sampling is a mechanism for reducing bias in the selection of samples. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.82e" id="bias1__69" original="E84d.-7bb4"><span class="x" id="bias1__70" original="E84d.-7bb3"> It is important to avoid bias in the wording of questionnaires. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.830" id="bias1__71" original="E826.-709c"><span class="x" id="bias1__72" original="E826.-709b"> Even a slight degree of mismatching in the ethnicity of the cases and controls could introduce bias into the results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.832" id="bias1__73" original="E470.-4914"><span class="x" id="bias1__74" original="E470.-4913"> The emphasis on personal autonomy might reflect a Western cultural bias. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.834" id="bias1__75" original="E470.-4912"><span class="x" id="bias1__76" original="E470.-4911"> The limited existing studies suggest that female entrepreneurs tend to enter into businesses which fit the feminine image (e.g. retailing) while male enterpreneurs exhibit no such bias. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.836" id="bias1__77" original="E392.-fdd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.837" id="bias1__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bias1__79" original="E392.-fdb"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bias1__80" original="E392.-fda"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="bias1__81" original="E392.-fd9"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bias1__82" original="E392.-fd8"> a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, in a way that influences your decisions in an unfair way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.83c" id="bias1__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.83d" id="bias1__84" original="E826.-70c1"><span class="x" id="bias1__85" original="E826.-70c0"> Politicians frequently express concern about political bias in the press. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.83f" id="bias1__86" original="E826.-70bf"><span class="cf" id="bias1__87" original="E84d.-7bd1"><span class="exp" id="bias1__88"> bias </span> towards somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="bias1__89" original="E826.-70be"> The Elizabethan poor laws showed a discriminatory bias towards women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.843" id="bias1__90" original="E84d.-7bcf"><span class="cf" id="bias1__91" original="E84d.-7bd0"><span class="exp" id="bias1__92"> bias </span> in favour of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="bias1__93" original="E84d.-7bce"> There is still a bias in favour of Oxbridge graduates for certain kinds of elite jobs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.847" id="bias1__94" original="E84d.-7bcc"><span class="cf" id="bias1__95" original="E84d.-7bcd"><span class="exp" id="bias1__96"> bias </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="bias1__97" original="E84d.-7bcb"> Christian writers scorned Tacitus because of his supposed bias against them. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.84b" id="bias1__98" original="E826.-70b6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bias1__99"> adjective + bias </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.84d" id="bias1__100"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.84e" id="bias1__101" original="E826.-70b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.84f" id="bias1__102"><span class="coll" id="bias1__103" original="E826.-70b3"> systematic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.851" id="bias1__104" original="E826.-70b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.852" id="bias1__105"><span class="coll" id="bias1__106" original="E826.-70b1"> ideological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.854" id="bias1__107" original="E846.-78d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.855" id="bias1__108"><span class="coll" id="bias1__109" original="E846.-78d7"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.857" id="bias1__110" original="E846.-78d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.858" id="bias1__111"><span class="coll" id="bias1__112" original="E846.-78d5"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.85a" id="bias1__113" original="E826.-70b0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.85b" id="bias1__114" original="E826.-70af"><span class="x" id="bias1__115" original="E826.-70ae"> The cultural bias in testing procedures such as these has led some researchers to recommend alternative means of assessment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.85d" id="bias1__116" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bias1__117"> verb + bias </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.85f" id="bias1__118"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.860" id="bias1__119" original="E826.-70a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.861" id="bias1__120"><span class="coll" id="bias1__121" original="E84d.-7bb6"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.863" id="bias1__122"><span class="coll" id="bias1__123" original="E826.-70a1"> reflect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.865" id="bias1__124"><span class="coll" id="bias1__125" original="E84d.-7bb5"> exhibit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.867" id="bias1__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.868" id="bias1__127" original="E470.-4914"><span class="x" id="bias1__128" original="E470.-4913"> The emphasis on personal autonomy might reflect a Western cultural bias. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.86a" id="bias1__129" original="E392.-fd7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.86b" id="bias1__130"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bias1__131" original="E392.-fd5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="bias1__132" original="E392.-fd4"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bias1__133" original="E392.-fd3"> an interest in one area or subject more than others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.86f" id="bias1__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.870" id="bias1__135" original="E84d.-7bc9"><span class="cf" id="bias1__136" original="E84d.-7bca"><span class="exp" id="bias1__137"> bias </span> towards something </span><span class="x" id="bias1__138" original="E84d.-7bc8"> The book has a distinct bias towards twentieth-century material. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.874" id="bias1__139" original="E84d.-7bc6"><span class="cf" id="bias1__140" original="E84d.-7bc7"><span class="exp" id="bias1__141"> bias </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="bias1__142" original="E84d.-7bc5"> The firm has shown a bias against risk taking. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.878" id="bias1__143" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bias1__144"> verb + bias </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.87a" id="bias1__145"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.87b" id="bias1__146" original="E826.-70a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.87c" id="bias1__147"><span class="coll" id="bias1__148" original="E84d.-7bb6"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.87e" id="bias1__149"><span class="coll" id="bias1__150" original="E826.-70a1"> reflect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.880" id="bias1__151"><span class="coll" id="bias1__152" original="E84d.-7bb5"> exhibit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.882" id="bias1__153"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.883" id="bias1__154" original="E470.-4912"><span class="x" id="bias1__155" original="E470.-4911"> The limited existing studies suggest that female entrepreneurs tend to enter into businesses which fit the feminine image (e.g. retailing) while male enterpreneurs exhibit no such bias. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65aa" id="bias1__156" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="bias1__157"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65ac" id="bias1__158" original="E826.-70b8"><span class="shcut" id="bias1__159" original="E826.-70b7"> adjective + bias </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65ae" id="bias1__160" original="E826.-70b6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65af" id="bias1__161" original="E826.-70b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65b0" id="bias1__162" original="E826.-70b3"><span class="coll" id="bias1__163"> systematic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65b2" id="bias1__164" original="E826.-70b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65b3" id="bias1__165" original="E826.-70b1"><span class="coll" id="bias1__166"> ideological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65b5" id="bias1__167" original="E846.-78d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65b6" id="bias1__168" original="E846.-78d7"><span class="coll" id="bias1__169"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65b8" id="bias1__170" original="E846.-78d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65b9" id="bias1__171" original="E846.-78d5"><span class="coll" id="bias1__172"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65bb" id="bias1__173" original="E826.-70b0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65bc" id="bias1__174" original="E826.-70af"><span class="x" id="bias1__175" original="E826.-70ae"> The cultural bias in testing procedures such as these has led some researchers to recommend alternative means of assessment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65be" id="bias1__176" original="E84d.-7bc2"><span class="shcut" id="bias1__177" original="E84d.-7bc1"> noun + bias </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65c0" id="bias1__178" original="E84d.-7bc0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65c1" id="bias1__179" original="E84d.-7bbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65c2" id="bias1__180" original="E84d.-7bbd"><span class="coll" id="bias1__181"> gender </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65c4" id="bias1__182" original="E846.-78d4"><span class="coll" id="bias1__183"> sex </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65c6" id="bias1__184" original="E84d.-7bbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65c7" id="bias1__185" original="E84d.-7bbb"><span class="coll" id="bias1__186"> selection </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65c9" id="bias1__187" original="E84d.-7bba"><span class="coll" id="bias1__188"> sampling </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65cb" id="bias1__189" original="E84d.-7bb9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65cc" id="bias1__190" original="E84d.-7bb8"><span class="x" id="bias1__191" original="E84d.-7bb7"> Sampling bias will occur if some members of the population have little or no chance of being selected for inclusion in the sample. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65ce" id="bias1__192" original="E826.-70ad"><span class="shcut" id="bias1__193" original="E826.-70ac"> verb + bias </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65d0" id="bias1__194" original="E826.-70ab"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65d1" id="bias1__195" original="E846.-78d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65d2" id="bias1__196" original="E846.-78d2"><span class="coll" id="bias1__197"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65d4" id="bias1__198" original="E846.-78d1"><span class="coll" id="bias1__199"> minimize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65d6" id="bias1__200" original="E826.-70a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65d7" id="bias1__201" original="E826.-70a8"><span class="coll" id="bias1__202"> eliminate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65d9" id="bias1__203" original="E826.-70a6"><span class="coll" id="bias1__204"> avoid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65db" id="bias1__205" original="E826.-70a5"><span class="coll" id="bias1__206"> remove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65dd" id="bias1__207" original="E826.-70a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65de" id="bias1__208" original="E826.-70a3"><span class="coll" id="bias1__209"> introduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65e0" id="bias1__210" original="E826.-70a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65e1" id="bias1__211" original="E84d.-7bb6"><span class="coll" id="bias1__212"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65e3" id="bias1__213" original="E826.-70a1"><span class="coll" id="bias1__214"> reflect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65e5" id="bias1__215" original="E84d.-7bb5"><span class="coll" id="bias1__216"> exhibit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65e7" id="bias1__217" original="E826.-70a0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65e8" id="bias1__218" original="E826.-709f"><span class="x" id="bias1__219" original="E826.-709e"> Probability sampling is a mechanism for reducing bias in the selection of samples. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65ea" id="bias1__220" original="E84d.-7bb4"><span class="x" id="bias1__221" original="E84d.-7bb3"> It is important to avoid bias in the wording of questionnaires. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65ec" id="bias1__222" original="E826.-709c"><span class="x" id="bias1__223" original="E826.-709b"> Even a slight degree of mismatching in the ethnicity of the cases and controls could introduce bias into the results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65ee" id="bias1__224" original="E470.-4914"><span class="x" id="bias1__225" original="E470.-4913"> The emphasis on personal autonomy might reflect a Western cultural bias. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65f0" id="bias1__226" original="E470.-4912"><span class="x" id="bias1__227" original="E470.-4911"> The limited existing studies suggest that female entrepreneurs tend to enter into businesses which fit the feminine image (e.g. retailing) while male enterpreneurs exhibit no such bias. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-454f" id="bias1__228" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bias_1" title="bias definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-454e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.bbb" id="bias1__229" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bias1__230"> bias </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.885" hm="2" id="bias2" original="E392.-fca" sum="719"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.886" id="bias2__1" original="E392.-fc9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.887" id="bias2__2" original="E392.-fc8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bias <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.896" id="bias2__11" original="E392.-fbb"><span class="pos" id="bias2__12" original="E392.-fba"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67c5" eid="bias2__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6d98" geo="br" id="bias2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/bias_/bias__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/bias_/bias__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bias__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6d95" geo="n_am" id="bias2__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/bias_/bias__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/bias_/bias__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bias__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-549c" id="bias2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-23aa" form="root" id="bias2__19"><span class="vp" id="bias2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bias </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-23a8" eid="bias2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-23a7" geo="br" id="bias2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/bias_/bias__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/bias_/bias__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bias__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-23a4" geo="n_am" id="bias2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/bias_/bias__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/bias_/bias__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bias__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-23a1" form="thirdps" id="bias2__26"><span class="vp" id="bias2__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> biases </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-239f" eid="bias2__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-239e" geo="br" id="bias2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/biase/biases__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biases__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biases__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-239b" geo="n_am" id="bias2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/biase/biases__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biases__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biases__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2398" form="past" id="bias2__33"><span class="vp" id="bias2__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> biased </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2396" eid="bias2__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2395" geo="br" id="bias2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://biased__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2392" geo="n_am" id="bias2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-238f" form="pastpart" id="bias2__40"><span class="vp" id="bias2__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> biased </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-238d" eid="bias2__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-238c" geo="br" id="bias2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://biased__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2389" geo="n_am" id="bias2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2386" form="past" id="bias2__47"><span class="vp" id="bias2__48"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> biassed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2384" eid="bias2__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2383" geo="br" id="bias2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://biased__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2380" geo="n_am" id="bias2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-237d" form="pastpart" id="bias2__54"><span class="vp" id="bias2__55"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> biassed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-237b" eid="bias2__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-237a" geo="br" id="bias2__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://biased__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2377" geo="n_am" id="bias2__59" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2374" form="prespart" id="bias2__61"><span class="vp" id="bias2__62"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> biasing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2372" eid="bias2__63" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2371" geo="br" id="bias2__64" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__65"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/biasi/biasing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/biasi/biasing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biasing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-236e" geo="n_am" id="bias2__66" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__67"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/biasi/biasing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/biasi/biasing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biasing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-236b" form="prespart" id="bias2__68"><span class="vp" id="bias2__69"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> biassing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2369" eid="bias2__70" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2368" geo="br" id="bias2__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__72"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/biasi/biasing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/biasi/biasing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biasing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-2365" geo="n_am" id="bias2__73" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bias2__74"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/biasi/biasing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/biasi/biasing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biasing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8c2" id="bias2__75"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8c3" id="bias2__76" original="E392.-f88"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="bias2__77" original="E392.-f87"><span class="exp" id="bias2__78"> bias </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bias2__79" original="E392.-f86"> to have an effect on the results of research or an experiment so that they do not show the real situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8c7" id="bias2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8c8" id="bias2__81" original="E826.-7094"><span class="x" id="bias2__82" original="E826.-7093"> Excluding this category would potentially bias the results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8ca" id="bias2__83" original="E826.-7092"><span class="x" id="bias2__84" original="E826.-7091"> Interviewers should resist varying the wording of questions, which may bias the findings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8cc" id="bias2__85" original="E392.-f8e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="bias2__86" original="E392.-f8d"><span class="exp" id="bias2__87"> bias </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="bias2__88" original="E392.-f8c"> to influence somebody's opinions or decisions, sometimes in an unfair way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8d0" id="bias2__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8d1" id="bias2__90" original="E826.-7096"><span class="x" id="bias2__91" original="E826.-7095"> Whatever evaluative framework we start from will inevitably bias our judgement one way or another. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8d3" id="bias2__92" original="E826.-709a"><span class="x" id="bias2__93" original="E826.-7099"> Experts disagree among themselves and may be biased by extraneous influences. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4480" id="bias2__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bias_1" title="bias definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-447f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.bbb" id="bias2__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bias2__96"> bias </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biased
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8d5" id="biased" original="E392.-f79" sum="1288"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8d6" id="biased__1" original="E392.-f78"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8d7" id="biased__2" original="E392.-f77"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biased </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8df" id="biased__4" original="E392.-f70"><span class="pos" id="biased__5" original="E392.-f6f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67cc" eid="biased__6" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6d19" geo="br" id="biased__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biased__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://biased__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6d16" geo="n_am" id="biased__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biased__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bia/biase/biased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8e1" id="biased__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8e2" id="biased__12" original="E84d.-78c1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="biased__13" original="E84d.-78c0"> giving results that are not fair or accurate, often because of a lack of balance in the way that information has been collected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8e4" id="biased__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8e5" id="biased__15" original="E826.-7077"><span class="x" id="biased__16" original="E826.-7076"> Missing data can lead to a biased sample and incorrect conclusions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8e7" id="biased__17" original="E826.-706f"><span class="cf" id="biased__18" original="E846.-78b8"><span class="exp" id="biased__19"> biased </span> towards/in favour of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="biased__20" original="E826.-706e"> In the case of service quality surveys, responses are likely to be biased in favour of those who are either very happy or very unhappy with service levels. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8eb" id="biased__21" original="E392.-f6e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="biased__22" original="E392.-f6c"> tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8ed" id="biased__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8ee" id="biased__24" original="E826.-7085"><span class="x" id="biased__25" original="E826.-7084"> The media is criticized as being sensationalistic and biased in its reporting. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8f0" id="biased__26" original="E846.-78b9"><span class="x" id="biased__27" original="E846.-78b7"> Biased attitudes among teachers may result in disengagement among students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8f2" id="biased__28" original="E826.-7087"><span class="cf" id="biased__29" original="E846.-78b6"><span class="exp" id="biased__30"> biased </span> towards/in favour of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="biased__31" original="E826.-7086"> In most new democracies, political reporting is biased towards particular groups, parties or ideologies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8f6" id="biased__32" original="E826.-707d"><span class="cf" id="biased__33" original="E846.-78b5"><span class="exp" id="biased__34"> biased </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="biased__35" original="E826.-707c"> The university in question was accused of having an admissions policy that was biased against women. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8fa" id="biased__36" original="E392.-f6b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unbiased" title="unbiased definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8fb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4c52" id="biased__37" original="E392.-f6a"><span class="xh" id="biased__38"> unbiased </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.8fd" id="biased__39" original="E392.-f68"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="biased__40" original="E392.-f67"><span class="exp" id="biased__41"> biased </span> towards something/somebody </span><span class="def" id="biased__42" original="E392.-f66"> having a particular interest in one thing more than others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.901" id="biased__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.902" id="biased__44" original="E826.-7079"><span class="x" id="biased__45" original="E826.-7078"> The geographical coverage of the data is highly biased towards the USA and western Europe. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-445d" id="biased__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biased" title="biased definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-445c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.c60" id="biased__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biased__48"> biased </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bible
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.904" id="bible" original="E392.-f2c" sum="341"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.905" id="bible__1" original="E392.-f2b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.906" id="bible__2" original="E392.-f2a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bible </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.911" id="bible__7" original="E392.-f22"><span class="pos" id="bible__8" original="E392.-f21"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67d3" eid="bible__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6c86" geo="br" id="bible__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bible__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bib/bible/bible__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bib/bible/bible__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bible__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6c83" geo="n_am" id="bible__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bible__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bib/bible/bible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bib/bible/bible__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bible__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.913" id="bible__14" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.914" id="bible__15"><span class="v"><strong> the Bible </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.916" id="bible__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.917" id="bible__18" original="E392.-f20"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.918" id="bible__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bible__20" original="E392.-f1d"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bible__21" original="E392.-f1c"> the <a class="ndv" href="entry://holy" id="bible__22"> holy </a> book of the Christian religion, consisting of the Old Testament and the New Testament </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.91c" id="bible__23" original="E392.-f1b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.91d" id="bible__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bible__25" original="E392.-f18"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bible__26" original="E392.-f17"> the holy book of the Jewish religion, consisting of the Law, the <a class="ndv" href="entry://prophets" id="bible__27"> prophets </a> and the Writings </span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4424" id="bible__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bible" title="bible definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4423" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.ccc" id="bible__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bible__30"> bible </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bibliography
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.921" id="bibliography" original="E392.-eb8" sum="617"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.922" id="bibliography__1" original="E392.-eb7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.923" id="bibliography__2" original="E392.-eb6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bibliography </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.92f" id="bibliography__7" original="E392.-eae"><span class="pos" id="bibliography__8" original="E392.-ead"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67da" eid="bibliography__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6b96" geo="br" id="bibliography__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bibliography__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪbliˈɒɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bib/bibli/bibliography__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bib/bibli/bibliography__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://bibliography__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6b92" geo="n_am" id="bibliography__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bibliography__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪbliˈɑːɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bib/bibli/bibliography__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bib/bibli/bibliography__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bibliography__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.931" id="bibliography__14" original="E392.-eac"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.934" form="pl" id="bibliography__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="bibliography__16" original="E392.-ea8"> bibliographies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.936" id="bibliography__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.937" id="bibliography__18" original="E392.-ea7"><span class="def" id="bibliography__19" original="E392.-ea4"> the list of books, etc. that have been used by somebody writing an article, essay, etc.; a list of books or articles about a particular subject or by a particular author </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.939" id="bibliography__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.93a" id="bibliography__21" original="E84d.-7596"><span class="x" id="bibliography__22" original="E84d.-7595"> Full publication details are provided in the bibliography at the end of the book. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.93c" id="bibliography__23" original="E84d.-7594"><span class="cf" id="bibliography__24" original="E47f.1974"><span class="exp" id="bibliography__25"> bibliography </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bibliography__26" original="E84d.-7593"> Another very useful source is the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.940" id="bibliography__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.941" id="bibliography__28" original="E392.-e95"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.942" id="bibliography__29"><span class="dr" id="bibliography__30" original="E392.-e94"> bibliographical </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.953" id="bibliography__31" original="E392.-e8b"><span class="pos" id="bibliography__32" original="E392.-e8a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67db" eid="bibliography__33" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6b8e" geo="br" id="bibliography__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bibliography__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪbliəˈɡræfɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bib/bibli/bibliographical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bib/bibli/bibliographical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bibliographical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6b8b" geo="n_am" id="bibliography__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bibliography__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪbliəˈɡræfɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bib/bibli/bibliographical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bib/bibli/bibliographical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bibliographical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.94a" id="bibliography__38" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.94b" id="bibliography__39"><span class="v"><strong> bibliographic </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.94d" eid="bibliography__41" original="E392.-e8e" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6b88" geo="br" id="bibliography__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bibliography__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪbliəˈɡræfɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bib/bibli/bibliographic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bib/bibli/bibliographic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bibliographic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6b85" geo="n_am" id="bibliography__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bibliography__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪbliəˈɡræfɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bib/bibli/bibliographic__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bib/bibli/bibliographic__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bibliographic__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.955" id="bibliography__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.956" id="bibliography__47" original="E84d.-7590"><span class="x" id="bibliography__48" original="E84d.-758f"> Online bibliographical databases that are accessible on the Internet are an invaluable source of references. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-43ff" id="bibliography__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bibliography" title="bibliography definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-43fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.d67" id="bibliography__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bibliography__51"> bibliography </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.958" hm="1" id="bid1" original="E392.-c84" sum="729"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.959" id="bid1__1" original="E392.-c83"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.95a" id="bid1__2" original="E392.-c82"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bid <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.965" id="bid1__7" original="E392.-c76"><span class="pos" id="bid1__8" original="E392.-c75"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67ea" eid="bid1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-684e" geo="br" id="bid1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-684b" geo="n_am" id="bid1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.967" id="bid1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.968" id="bid1__15" original="E392.-c70"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="bid1__16" original="E392.-c6f"><span class="exp" id="bid1__17"> bid </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="bid1__18" original="E392.-c6e"> an offer by a person or a company to pay a particular amount of money for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.96c" id="bid1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.96d" id="bid1__20" original="E85b.67b3"><span class="x" id="bid1__21" original="E85b.67b4"> In 2009, Kraft launched a hostile takeover bid for Cadbury. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.96f" id="bid1__22" original="E392.-c6d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="bid1__23" original="E392.-c6c"><span class="exp" id="bid1__24"> bid </span> (for something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.972" id="bid1__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="bid1__26" original="E392.-c6a"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="bid1__27" original="E392.-c69"><span class="exp" id="bid1__28"> bid </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="bid1__29" original="E392.-c68"> an offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.977" id="bid1__30" original="E392.-c67" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://tender3" title="tender3 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.978" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.4e96" id="bid1__31" original="E392.-c66"><span class="xh" id="bid1__32"> tender </span><span class="xhm" id="bid1__33"> 3 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.97b" id="bid1__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.97c" id="bid1__35" original="E85b.67b5"><span class="x" id="bid1__36" original="E85b.67b6"> Three firms submitted competitive bids for the work. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.97e" id="bid1__37" original="E392.-c64"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="bid1__38" original="E392.-c62"> an effort to do something or to obtain something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.980" id="bid1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.981" id="bid1__40" original="E85b.67b7"><span class="cf" id="bid1__41" original="E392.-c61"><span class="exp" id="bid1__42"> bid </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="bid1__43" original="E85b.67b8"> Lord Byron supported the Greek people in their bid for national independence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.985" id="bid1__44" original="E85b.67b9"><span class="cf" id="bid1__45" original="E392.-c60"><span class="exp" id="bid1__46"> bid </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="bid1__47" original="E85b.67ba"> Manchester's bid to host the 1996 Olympics did not succeed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-43c8" id="bid1__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bid1_1" title="bid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-43c7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.fab" id="bid1__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bid1__50"> bid </span><span class="xhm" id="bid1__51"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.989" hm="2" id="bid2" original="E392.-cde" sum="462"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.98a" id="bid2__1" original="E392.-cdd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.98b" id="bid2__2" original="E392.-cdc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bid <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.997" id="bid2__8" original="E392.-cd0"><span class="pos" id="bid2__9" original="E392.-ccf"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67f1" eid="bid2__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6848" geo="br" id="bid2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6845" geo="n_am" id="bid2__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2666" id="bid2__15" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20ef" form="root" id="bid2__16"><span class="vp" id="bid2__17"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bid </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20ed" eid="bid2__18" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20ec" geo="br" id="bid2__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20e9" geo="n_am" id="bid2__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20e6" form="thirdps" id="bid2__23"><span class="vp" id="bid2__24"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bids </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20e4" eid="bid2__25" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20e3" geo="br" id="bid2__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bid/bids_/bids__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bid/bids_/bids__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bids__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20e0" geo="n_am" id="bid2__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bid/bids_/bids__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bid/bids_/bids__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bids__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20dd" form="past" id="bid2__30"><span class="vp" id="bid2__31"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bid </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20db" eid="bid2__32" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20da" geo="br" id="bid2__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20d7" geo="n_am" id="bid2__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20d4" form="pastpart" id="bid2__37"><span class="vp" id="bid2__38"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bid </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20d2" eid="bid2__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20d1" geo="br" id="bid2__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20ce" geo="n_am" id="bid2__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bid/bid__/bid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20cb" form="prespart" id="bid2__44"><span class="vp" id="bid2__45"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bidding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20c9" eid="bid2__46" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20c8" geo="br" id="bid2__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__48"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bid/biddi/bidding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bid/biddi/bidding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bidding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-20c5" geo="n_am" id="bid2__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bid2__50"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bid/biddi/bidding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bid/biddi/bidding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bidding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9ca" id="bid2__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bid2__52" original="E392.-ca4"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9cc" id="bid2__53"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9cd" id="bid2__54" original="E392.-ca6"><span class="def" id="bid2__55" original="E392.-c9e"> to offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9cf" id="bid2__56" original="E392.-c9d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://tender2" title="tender2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9d0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.4e41" id="bid2__57" original="E392.-c9c"><span class="xh" id="bid2__58"> tender </span><span class="xhm" id="bid2__59"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="cf" id="bid2__60" original="E392.-ca3"><span class="exp" id="bid2__61"> bid </span> for something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9d6" id="bid2__62"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="bid2__63" original="E392.-ca1"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9d8" id="bid2__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9d9" id="bid2__65" original="E85b.67c8"><span class="cf" id="bid2__66" original="E392.-ca0"><span class="exp" id="bid2__67"> bid </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="bid2__68" original="E85b.67c9"> Three groups of companies bid for the contract to expand the Panama Canal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9dd" id="bid2__69" original="E4a8.1ba7"><span class="cf" id="bid2__70" original="E392.-c9f"><span class="exp" id="bid2__71"> bid </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="bid2__72" original="E4a8.1ba8"> Companies anywhere in the EU are free to bid to provide services. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-435a" id="bid2__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bid1_1" title="bid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4359" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.fab" id="bid2__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bid2__75"> bid </span><span class="xhm" id="bid2__76"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bidder
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9e1" id="bidder" original="E392.-bf1" sum="472"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9e2" id="bidder__1" original="E392.-bf0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9e3" id="bidder__2" original="E392.-bef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bidder </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9ef" id="bidder__7" original="E392.-be7"><span class="pos" id="bidder__8" original="E392.-be6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67f8" eid="bidder__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6765" geo="br" id="bidder__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bidder__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪdə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bid/bidde/bidder__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bid/bidde/bidder__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bidder__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6762" geo="n_am" id="bidder__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bidder__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪdər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bid/bidde/bidder__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bid/bidde/bidder__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bidder__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9f1" id="bidder__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9f2" id="bidder__15" original="E392.-be3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bidder__16" original="E392.-be2"> a person or group that offers to do something or to provide something for a particular amount of money, in competition with others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9f4" id="bidder__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9f5" id="bidder__18" original="E85b.67c4"><span class="x" id="bidder__19" original="E85b.67c5"> In 1992, the ITV franchises were sold off to the highest bidder. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9f7" id="bidder__20" original="E392.-be5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bidder__21" original="E392.-be4"> a person or group that offers to pay an amount of money to buy something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9f9" id="bidder__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9fa" id="bidder__23" original="E85b.67c6"><span class="x" id="bidder__24" original="E85b.67c7"> At each price, bidders indicate the quantity they would be willing to purchase. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4333" id="bidder__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bidder" title="bidder definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4332" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.10d5" id="bidder__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bidder__27"> bidder </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bidding
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9fc" id="bidding" original="E392.-be1" sum="320"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9fd" id="bidding__1" original="E392.-be0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.9fe" id="bidding__2" original="E392.-bdf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bidding </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a06" id="bidding__4" original="E392.-bda"><span class="pos" id="bidding__5" original="E392.-bd9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.67ff" eid="bidding__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-673b" geo="br" id="bidding__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bidding__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bid/biddi/bidding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bid/biddi/bidding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bidding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6738" geo="n_am" id="bidding__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bidding__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bid/biddi/bidding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bid/biddi/bidding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bidding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a08" id="bidding__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bidding__12" original="E392.-bd7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a0a" id="bidding__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a0b" id="bidding__14" original="E392.-bd2"><span class="cf" id="bidding__15" original="E85b.67d9"><span class="exp" id="bidding__16"> bidding </span> for something </span><span class="def" id="bidding__17" original="E392.-bd1"> the act of offering to do something or to provide something for a particular price </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a0f" id="bidding__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a10" id="bidding__19" original="E85b.67da"><span class="x" id="bidding__20" original="E85b.67db"> Recent studies show the need for more accurate cost estimates in competitive bidding for design contracts. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4316" id="bidding__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bidding" title="bidding definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4315" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.10eb" id="bidding__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bidding__23"> bidding </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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big
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a12" id="big" original="E392.-a8c" sum="749"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a13" id="big__1" original="E392.-a8b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a14" id="big__2" original="E392.-a8a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> big </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a20" id="big__8" original="E392.-a80"><span class="pos" id="big__9" original="E392.-a7f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6806" eid="big__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6504" geo="br" id="big__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="big__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/big/big__/big__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/big/big__/big__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://big__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-6501" geo="n_am" id="big__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="big__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/big/big__/big__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/big/big__/big__us_1.ogg" href="sound://big__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a22" id="big__15" original="E392.-a7a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a23" form="_tofix" id="big__16"><span class="if" id="big__17" original="E392.-a78"> bigger </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a25" form="_tofix" id="big__18"><span class="if" id="big__19" original="E392.-a77"> biggest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a27" id="big__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a28" id="big__21" original="E392.-a76"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a29" id="big__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="big__23" original="E85b.67e2" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="big__24" original="E392.-a75"> large in degree, size, amount, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a2c" id="big__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a2d" id="big__26" original="E85b.67e7"><span class="x" id="big__27" original="E85b.67e8"> All the power plants were situated far away from big cities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a2f" id="big__28" original="E85b.67e5"><span class="x" id="big__29" original="E85b.67e6"> Unfortunately, these risks are too big and too remote for many people to take seriously. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a31" id="big__30" original="E85b.67e9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a32" id="big__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="big__32" original="E85b.67eb"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a34" id="big__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="big__34" original="E85b.67ec" reg="infml"> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="big__35" original="E85b.67ed"> important; serious </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a37" id="big__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a38" id="big__37" original="E85b.67ee"><span class="x" id="big__38" original="E85b.67ef"> Up until now, Intel has been a big player in the computer industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a3a" id="big__39" original="E85b.67f0"><span class="x" id="big__40" original="E85b.67f1"> The project aims to answer some of the big questions about the origin of the universe. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a3c" id="big__41" original="E392.-a49"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a3d" id="big__42" original="E392.-a26" sk="bigpicture"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a3e" id="big__43"><span class="idm" id="big__44" original="E392.-a25"> the big picture </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a40" id="big__45"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a41" id="big__46"><span class="def" id="big__47" original="E392.-a21"> something considered as a whole </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a43" id="big__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a44" id="big__49" original="E891.6311"><span class="x" id="big__50" original="E891.6312"> Employees who can see the big picture will be able to come up with suggestions as to how processes might be improved. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-42f5" id="big__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://big_1" title="big definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-42f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.1277" id="big__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="big__53"> big </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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big business
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a46" id="big-business" original="E392.-907" sum="440"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a47" id="big-business__1" original="E392.-906"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a48" id="big-business__2" original="E392.-905"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> big business </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a4f" id="big-business__4" original="E392.-900"><span class="pos" id="big-business__5" original="E392.-8ff"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.680d" eid="big-business__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-638d" geo="br" id="big-business__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="big-business__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪɡ ˈbɪznəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/big/big_b/big_business_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/big/big_b/big_business_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://big_business_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-638a" geo="n_am" id="big-business__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="big-business__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪɡ ˈbɪznəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/big/big_b/big_business_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/big/big_b/big_business_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://big_business_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a51" id="big-business__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="big-business__12" original="E392.-8fd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a53" id="big-business__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a54" id="big-business__14" original="E392.-8fc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="big-business__15" original="E392.-8fb"> large companies that have a lot of power, considered as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a56" id="big-business__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a57" id="big-business__17" original="E85b.6810"><span class="x" id="big-business__18" original="E85b.6811"> The Great Crash of 1929 renewed popular suspicion of big business. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a59" id="big-business__19" original="E392.-8fa"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="big-business__20" original="E392.-8f9"> something that has become important because people are willing to spend a lot of money on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a5b" id="big-business__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a5c" id="big-business__22" original="E85b.6812"><span class="x" id="big-business__23" original="E85b.6813"> As new print technologies became available, publishing became big business. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-42c4" id="big-business__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://big-business" title="big business definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-42c3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.1500" id="big-business__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="big-business__26"> big business </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bilateral
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a5e" id="bilateral" original="E392.-5e4" sum="608"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a5f" id="bilateral__1" original="E392.-5e3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a60" id="bilateral__2" original="E392.-5e2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bilateral </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a68" id="bilateral__4" original="E392.-5dd"><span class="pos" id="bilateral__5" original="E392.-5dc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6814" eid="bilateral__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5ed3" geo="br" id="bilateral__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bilateral__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪˈlætərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bil/bilat/bilateral__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bil/bilat/bilateral__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bilateral__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5ed0" geo="n_am" id="bilateral__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bilateral__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪˈlætərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bil/bilat/bilateral__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bil/bilat/bilateral__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bilateral__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a6a" id="bilateral__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a6b" id="bilateral__12" original="E392.-5db"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bilateral__13" original="E392.-5da"> involving two groups of people or two countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a6d" id="bilateral__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a6e" id="bilateral__15" original="E875.69a6"><span class="x" id="bilateral__16" original="E875.69a7"> These disputes were eventually settled fairly amicably by means of bilateral treaties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a70" id="bilateral__17" original="E875.69a8"><span class="x" id="bilateral__18" original="E875.69a9"> In December 2001, the EU concluded a bilateral agreement with the United States to combat terrorism. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a72" id="bilateral__19" original="E392.-5ce" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://multilateral" title="multilateral definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a73" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.3d1" id="bilateral__20" original="E392.-5cd"><span class="xh" id="bilateral__21"> multilateral </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unilateral" title="unilateral definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a75" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-3967" id="bilateral__22" original="E392.-5c9"><span class="xh" id="bilateral__23"> unilateral </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a78" id="bilateral__24" original="E392.-5d9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a79" id="bilateral__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="bilateral__26" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bilateral__27" original="E392.-5d6"> involving both of two parts or sides of the body or brain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a7c" id="bilateral__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a7d" id="bilateral__29" original="E85b.6818"><span class="x" id="bilateral__30" original="E85b.6819"> Long-term exposure to high noise levels can result in bilateral hearing loss. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a7f" id="bilateral__31" original="E82b.4470" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unilateral" title="unilateral (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a80" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-394d" id="bilateral__32" original="E82b.4471"><span class="xh" id="bilateral__33"> unilateral </span><span class="xs" id="bilateral__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a83" id="bilateral__35"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a84" id="bilateral__36" original="E392.-5d5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a85" id="bilateral__37"><span class="dr" id="bilateral__38" original="E392.-5d4"> bilaterally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a8d" id="bilateral__39" original="E392.-5d0"><span class="pos" id="bilateral__40" original="E392.-5cf"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6815" eid="bilateral__41" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5ed9" geo="br" id="bilateral__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bilateral__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪˈlætərəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bil/bilat/bilaterally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bil/bilat/bilaterally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bilaterally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5ed6" geo="n_am" id="bilateral__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bilateral__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪˈlætərəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bil/bilat/bilaterally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bil/bilat/bilaterally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bilaterally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a8f" id="bilateral__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a90" id="bilateral__47" original="E85b.681a"><span class="x" id="bilateral__48" original="E85b.681b"> Up until the 1980s, Japan preferred to conduct trade bilaterally with each of the EU's member states. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-42a9" id="bilateral__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bilateral" title="bilateral definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-42a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.18bb" id="bilateral__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bilateral__51"> bilateral </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bile
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a92" id="bile" original="E392.-58d" sum="366"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a93" id="bile__1" original="E392.-58c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a94" id="bile__2" original="E392.-58b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bile </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a9c" id="bile__4" original="E392.-586"><span class="pos" id="bile__5" original="E392.-585"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6822" eid="bile__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5e53" geo="br" id="bile__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bile__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bil/bile_/bile__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bil/bile_/bile__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bile__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5e50" geo="n_am" id="bile__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bile__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bil/bile_/bile__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bil/bile_/bile__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bile__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a9e" id="bile__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bile__12" original="E392.-583"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aa0" id="bile__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aa1" id="bile__14" original="E392.-582"><span class="def" id="bile__15" original="E392.-581"> the greenish brown liquid with an unpleasant taste that is produced by the <a class="ndv" href="entry://liver" id="bile__16"> liver </a> to help the body to deal with the fats we eat, and that can come into your mouth when you <a class="ndv" href="entry://vomit" id="bile__17"> vomit </a> with an empty stomach </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aa5" id="bile__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aa6" id="bile__19" original="E893.-66f6"><span class="cf" id="bile__20" original="E893.-66f7"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bile__21" original="E893.-66f5"> Inflammation in the common bile duct leads to it becoming obstructed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-426f" id="bile__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bile" title="bile definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-426e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.1920" id="bile__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bile__24"> bile </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bilingual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aa9" id="bilingual" original="E392.-51f" sum="571"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aaa" id="bilingual__1" original="E392.-51e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aab" id="bilingual__2" original="E392.-51d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bilingual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ab5" id="bilingual__6" original="E392.-515"><span class="pos" id="bilingual__7" original="E392.-514"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6829" eid="bilingual__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5dc6" geo="br" id="bilingual__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bilingual__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪˈlɪŋɡwəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bil/bilin/bilingual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bil/bilin/bilingual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bilingual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5dc3" geo="n_am" id="bilingual__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bilingual__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪˈlɪŋɡwəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bil/bilin/bilingual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bil/bilin/bilingual__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bilingual__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ab7" id="bilingual__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ab8" id="bilingual__14" original="E392.-513"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bilingual__15" original="E392.-512"> able to speak two languages equally well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aba" id="bilingual__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.abb" id="bilingual__17" original="E81e.-1eb6"><span class="x" id="bilingual__18" original="E81e.-1eb5"> Written language difficulties in bilingual children are often explained away by teachers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.abd" id="bilingual__19" original="E81e.-1eb4"><span class="x" id="bilingual__20" original="E81e.-1eb3"> People may acquire a new language without discarding their old one and simply become bilingual. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.abf" id="bilingual__21" original="E392.-511"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bilingual__22" original="E392.-510"> using two languages; written in two languages </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ac1" id="bilingual__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ac2" id="bilingual__24" original="E81e.-1eb2"><span class="x" id="bilingual__25" original="E81e.-1eb1"> Bilingual education really helps immigrants learn English. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ac4" id="bilingual__26" original="E81e.-1eb0"><span class="x" id="bilingual__27" original="E81e.-1eaf"> A bilingual dictionary relates the vocabularies of two languages by means of translation equivalents. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4254" id="bilingual__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bilingual_1" title="bilingual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4253" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.16a4" id="bilingual__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bilingual__30"> bilingual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bill
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ac6" id="bill" original="E392.-4b0" sum="638"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ac7" id="bill__1" original="E392.-4af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ac8" id="bill__2" original="E392.-4ae"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bill </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ad5" id="bill__9" original="E392.-4a3"><span class="pos" id="bill__10" original="E392.-4a2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6830" eid="bill__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5d30" geo="br" id="bill__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bill__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bil/bill_/bill__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bil/bill_/bill__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bill__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5d2d" geo="n_am" id="bill__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bill__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bil/bill_/bill__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bil/bill_/bill__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bill__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ad7" id="bill__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ad8" id="bill__17" original="E392.-4a1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bill__18" original="E392.-4a0"> a piece of paper that shows how much you owe somebody for goods or services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ada" id="bill__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.adb" id="bill__20" original="E85b.6836"><span class="x" id="bill__21" original="E85b.6837"> Many participants said they struggled to pay their bills, get food and keep homes clean. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.add" id="bill__22" original="E85b.6838"><span class="x" id="bill__23" original="E85b.6839"> They faced a legal bill in excess of $25 000. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.adf" id="bill__24" original="E392.-490"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bill__25" original="E392.-48f"> a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country's parliament so that its members can discuss it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ae1" id="bill__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ae2" id="bill__27" original="E85b.683a"><span class="x" id="bill__28" original="E85b.683b"> The 2008 bill was passed by the Nigerian Senate by March 2010. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ae4" id="bill__29" original="E392.-497"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ae5" id="bill__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="bill__31" original="E392.-495"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ae7" id="bill__32" original="E392.-494" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://note2" title="note2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ae8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.3217" id="bill__33" original="E392.-493"><span class="xh" id="bill__34"> note </span><span class="xhm" id="bill__35"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aec" id="bill__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aed" id="bill__37" original="E875.6a41"><span class="x" id="bill__38" original="E875.6a42"> The rouble lost its value daily, and huge numbers of dollar bills circulated. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4230" id="bill__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bill_1" title="bill definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-422f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.1a43" id="bill__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bill__41"> bill </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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binary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.aef" hm="1" id="binary1" original="E392.-193" sum="510"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.af0" id="binary1__1" original="E392.-192"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.af1" id="binary1__2" original="E392.-191"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> binary <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.afa" id="binary1__4" original="E392.-189"><span class="pos" id="binary1__5" original="E392.-188"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6837" eid="binary1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5ac5" geo="br" id="binary1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="binary1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪnəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bin/binar/binary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bin/binar/binary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://binary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5ac8" geo="n_am" id="binary1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="binary1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪnəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/binar/binary__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/binar/binary__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://binary__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5acb" geo="n_am" id="binary1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="binary1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪneri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/binar/binary__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/binar/binary__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://binary__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.afc" id="binary1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.afd" id="binary1__14" original="E392.-187"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.afe" id="binary1__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="binary1__16" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="binary1__17" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="binary1__18" original="E392.-183"> using only 0 and 1 as a system of numbers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b02" id="binary1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b03" id="binary1__20" original="E85b.685b"><span class="x" id="binary1__21" original="E85b.685c"> The internal working of the machine is entirely in the binary system. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b05" id="binary1__22" original="E392.-182"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b06" id="binary1__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="binary1__24" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="binary1__25" original="E392.-17f"> based on only two numbers; consisting of two parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b09" id="binary1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b0a" id="binary1__27" original="E85b.685d"><span class="x" id="binary1__28" original="E85b.685e"> The contraction of ‘binary digit’ to ‘bit’ has become an industry standard abbreviation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b0c" id="binary1__29" original="E85b.685f"><span class="x" id="binary1__30" original="E85b.6860"> A binary variable was obtained for those babies exclusively breastfed at 3 months (yes/no). </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4205" id="binary1__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://binary_1" title="binary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4204" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.16b6" id="binary1__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="binary1__33"> binary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b0e" hm="2" id="binary2" original="E85b.686c" sum="458"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b0f" id="binary2__1" original="E85b.686d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b10" id="binary2__2" original="E85b.686e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> binary <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b1b" id="binary2__7" original="E85b.6877"><span class="pos" id="binary2__8" original="E85b.6878"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6841" eid="binary2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5ace" geo="br" id="binary2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="binary2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪnəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bin/binar/binary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bin/binar/binary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://binary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5ad1" geo="n_am" id="binary2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="binary2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪnəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/binar/binary__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/binar/binary__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://binary__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.1669fa23641.5ad4" geo="n_am" id="binary2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="binary2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪneri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/binar/binary__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/binar/binary__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://binary__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b1d" id="binary2__16" original="E4a8.1bb6"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b20" form="pl" id="binary2__17"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="binary2__18" original="E4a8.1bba"> binaries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b22" id="binary2__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b23" id="binary2__20" original="E85b.687b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b24" id="binary2__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="binary2__22" original="E875.6a4c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="binary2__23" original="E4a8.1bbd"><span class="exp" id="binary2__24"> binary </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b28" id="binary2__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="binary2__26" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="binary2__27" original="E85b.687e"> an idea or system consisting of two opposite parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b2b" id="binary2__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b2c" id="binary2__29" original="E85b.6881"><span class="x" id="binary2__30" original="E85b.6882"> The novel's characters are locked into a binary of black-white identity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b2e" id="binary2__31" original="E85b.6885"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b2f" id="binary2__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="binary2__33" original="E85b.687a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b31" id="binary2__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="binary2__35" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="binary2__36" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="binary2__37" original="E85b.6886"> a system of numbers that uses only 0 and 1 </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b35" id="binary2__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b36" id="binary2__39" original="E4a8.1bc1"><span class="x" id="binary2__40" original="E4a8.1bc2"> The computer performs calculations in binary and converts the results to decimal. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-41d8" id="binary2__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://binary_1" title="binary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-41d7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.16b6" id="binary2__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="binary2__43"> binary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bind
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b38" id="bind" original="E392.-167" sum="1476"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b39" id="bind__1" original="E392.-166"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b3a" id="bind__2" original="E392.-165"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bind </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b48" id="bind__9" original="E392.-15a"><span class="pos" id="bind__10" original="E392.-159"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.684b" eid="bind__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-57b1" geo="br" id="bind__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bin/bind_/bind__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bin/bind_/bind__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bind__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-57ae" geo="n_am" id="bind__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/bind_/bind__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/bind_/bind__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bind__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2638" id="bind__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1996" form="root" id="bind__17"><span class="vp" id="bind__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bind </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1994" eid="bind__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1993" geo="br" id="bind__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bin/bind_/bind__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bin/bind_/bind__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bind__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1990" geo="n_am" id="bind__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/bind_/bind__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/bind_/bind__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bind__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-198d" form="thirdps" id="bind__24"><span class="vp" id="bind__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> binds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-198b" eid="bind__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-198a" geo="br" id="bind__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bin/binds/binds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bin/binds/binds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://binds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1987" geo="n_am" id="bind__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/binds/binds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/binds/binds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://binds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1984" form="past" id="bind__31"><span class="vp" id="bind__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bound </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1982" eid="bind__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1981" geo="br" id="bind__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-197e" geo="n_am" id="bind__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-197b" form="pastpart" id="bind__38"><span class="vp" id="bind__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bound </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1979" eid="bind__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1978" geo="br" id="bind__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1975" geo="n_am" id="bind__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1972" form="prespart" id="bind__45"><span class="vp" id="bind__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> binding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1970" eid="bind__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-196f" geo="br" id="bind__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bin/bindi/binding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bin/bindi/binding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://binding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-196c" geo="n_am" id="bind__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bind__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/bindi/binding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/bindi/binding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://binding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b83" id="bind__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b84" id="bind__53" original="E392.-125"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b85" id="bind__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bind__55" original="E392.-123"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bind__56" original="E392.-122"> to unite people, organizations, etc. so that they are happier and live or work together better </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b88" id="bind__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b89" id="bind__58" original="E85b.688b"><span class="x" id="bind__59" original="E85b.688c"> As Lippmann says, what binds the elite is cooperation in their common interest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b8b" id="bind__60" original="E85b.688d"><span class="cf" id="bind__61" original="E392.-121"><span class="exp" id="bind__62"> bind </span> somebody/something together </span><span class="x" id="bind__63" original="E85b.688e"> It was these shared religious rituals that bound the French Huguenot community together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b8f" id="bind__64" original="E85b.6890"><span class="cf" id="bind__65" original="E85b.688f"><span class="exp" id="bind__66"> bind </span> A and B together </span><span class="x" id="bind__67" original="E85b.6891"> Mutual self-interest bound the soldier and the emperor together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b93" id="bind__68" original="E85b.6893"><span class="cf" id="bind__69" original="E85b.6892"><span class="exp" id="bind__70"> bind </span> A into B </span><span class="x" id="bind__71" original="E85b.6894"> Euopean leaders were determined to bind Germany fully into the new Europe. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b97" id="bind__72" original="E85b.6895" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bound1" title="bound together (by/in something) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b98" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.221e" id="bind__73" original="E85b.6896"><span class="xw" id="bind__74"> bound together (by/in something) </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b9c" id="bind__75" original="E392.-11f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b9d" id="bind__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bind__77" original="E392.-11d"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="bind__78" original="E392.-11c"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bind__79" original="E392.-11b"> to force somebody to do something by making them promise to do it or by making it their duty to do it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ba1" id="bind__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ba2" id="bind__81" original="E85b.6897"><span class="cf" id="bind__82" original="E392.-11a"><span class="exp" id="bind__83"> bind </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="bind__84" original="E85b.6898"> Vitoria argued that laws passed by the commonwealth bind everyone, including the king. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ba6" id="bind__85" original="E85b.6899"><span class="cf" id="bind__86" original="E392.-119"><span class="exp" id="bind__87"> bind </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="bind__88" original="E85b.689a"> Councils were bound by the new regulations to accept the lowest bid. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.baa" id="bind__89" original="E85b.689b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://binding1" title="binding1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bab" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bc9" id="bind__90" original="E85b.689c"><span class="xh" id="bind__91"> binding </span><span class="xhm" id="bind__92"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bae" id="bind__93" original="E392.-107"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.baf" id="bind__94"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bind__95" original="E392.-105"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bind__96" original="E85b.689d"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bb2" id="bind__97"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="bind__98" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bind__99" original="E392.-102"> to hold or combine with something as a result of a chemical <a class="ndv" href="entry://interaction" id="bind__100"> interaction </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bb6" id="bind__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bb7" id="bind__102" original="E85b.689f"><span class="cf" id="bind__103" original="E85b.689e"><span class="exp" id="bind__104"> bind </span> something </span><span class="x" id="bind__105" original="E85b.68a0"> Apoferritin can also bind iron irreversibly within enterocytes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bbb" id="bind__106" original="E85b.68a1"><span class="cf" id="bind__107" original="E392.-103"><span class="exp" id="bind__108"> bind </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="bind__109" original="E85b.68a2"> These gene-regulatory proteins act by binding directly to the DNA of the control regions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bbf" id="bind__110" original="E4a5.55d8"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bc0" id="bind__111"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bind__112" original="E4a5.55da"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="bind__113" original="E4a5.55db"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bind__114" original="E4a5.55dc"><span class="exp" id="bind__115"> bind </span> something (in something) </span><span class="def" id="bind__116" original="E4a5.55dd"> to fasten the pages of a book together and put them inside a cover </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bc6" id="bind__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bc7" id="bind__118" original="E4a5.55de"><span class="x" id="bind__119" original="E4a5.55df"> two volumes bound in leather </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4178" id="bind__120" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bind_1" title="bind definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4177" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.1ec1" id="bind__121" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bind__122"> bind </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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binding
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bc9" hm="1" id="binding1" original="E392.-9f" sum="411"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bca" id="binding1__1" original="E392.-9e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bcb" id="binding1__2" original="E392.-9d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> binding <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bd6" id="binding1__7" original="E392.-94"><span class="pos" id="binding1__8" original="E392.-93"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6852" eid="binding1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-56eb" geo="br" id="binding1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="binding1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bin/bindi/binding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bin/bindi/binding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://binding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-56e8" geo="n_am" id="binding1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="binding1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/bindi/binding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/bindi/binding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://binding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bd8" id="binding1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bd9" id="binding1__15" original="E392.-92"><span class="def" id="binding1__16" original="E392.-90"> that must be obeyed because it is accepted in law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bdb" id="binding1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bdc" id="binding1__18" original="E85b.68b0"><span class="x" id="binding1__19" original="E85b.68b1"> UN Resolution 1540 is a legally binding measure aimed at limiting the spread of weapons of mass destruction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bde" id="binding1__20" original="E85b.68b2"><span class="cf" id="binding1__21" original="E392.-91"><span class="exp" id="binding1__22"> binding </span> on/upon somebody </span><span class="x" id="binding1__23" original="E85b.68b3"> However, international law is not binding upon states without their consent. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-411f" id="binding1__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://binding_1" title="binding definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-411e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.1fdd" id="binding1__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="binding1__26"> binding </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.be2" hm="2" id="binding2" original="E392.-8f" sum="522"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.be3" id="binding2__1" original="E392.-8e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.be4" id="binding2__2" original="E392.-8d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> binding <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bf0" id="binding2__7" original="E392.-84"><span class="pos" id="binding2__8" original="E392.-83"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6859" eid="binding2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-56e5" geo="br" id="binding2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="binding2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bin/bindi/binding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bin/bindi/binding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://binding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-56e2" geo="n_am" id="binding2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="binding2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bin/bindi/binding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bin/bindi/binding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://binding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bf2" id="binding2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bf3" id="binding2__15" original="E392.-82"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="binding2__16" original="E4a8.1bdb"><span class="exp" id="binding2__17"> binding </span> (of something) (to something) </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bf6" id="binding2__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="binding2__19" original="E392.-7f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bf8" id="binding2__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="binding2__21" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="binding2__22" original="E392.-7e"> the process of holding or combining something by chemical action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bfb" id="binding2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bfc" id="binding2__24" original="E85b.68b7"><span class="x" id="binding2__25" original="E85b.68b8"> Methods to study the binding of various proteins to other proteins on protein microarrays have been developed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bfe" id="binding2__26" original="E4a5.55e9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.bff" id="binding2__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="binding2__28" original="E4a5.55eb"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="binding2__29" original="E4a5.55ec"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="binding2__30" original="E4a5.55ed"> the cover that holds the pages of a book together; the process of putting a cover on a book </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c03" id="binding2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c04" id="binding2__32" original="E4a5.55ee"><span class="x" id="binding2__33" original="E4a5.55ef"> rare books in leather bindings </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4101" id="binding2__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://binding_1" title="binding definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4100" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.1fdd" id="binding2__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="binding2__36"> binding </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biochemical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c06" id="biochemical" original="E85b.68b9" sum="379"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c07" id="biochemical__1" original="E85b.68ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c08" id="biochemical__2" original="E85b.68bb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biochemical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c14" id="biochemical__7" original="E85b.68c0"><span class="pos" id="biochemical__8" original="E85b.68c1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6860" eid="biochemical__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-546c" geo="br" id="biochemical__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biochemical__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəʊˈkemɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/bioch/biochemical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/bioch/biochemical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biochemical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5468" geo="n_am" id="biochemical__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biochemical__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪoʊˈkemɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/bioch/biochemical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/bioch/biochemical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biochemical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c16" id="biochemical__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biochemical__15" original="E85b.68c3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c18" id="biochemical__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c19" id="biochemical__17" original="E85b.68c4"><span class="def" id="biochemical__18" original="E85b.68c5"> connected with the chemical processes and substances that occur within living things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c1b" id="biochemical__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c1c" id="biochemical__20" original="E875.7b52"><span class="x" id="biochemical__21" original="E875.7b53"> Nitric oxide acts in many tissues, regulating different physiological and biochemical processes in plants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c1e" id="biochemical__22" original="E4a8.1c12"><span class="x" id="biochemical__23" original="E4a8.1c13"> biochemical tests/analyses </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-40d6" id="biochemical__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biochemical" title="biochemical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-40d5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.6848" id="biochemical__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biochemical__26"> biochemical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biochemist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c20" id="biochemist" original="E392.c2" sum="299"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c21" id="biochemist__1" original="E392.c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c22" id="biochemist__2" original="E392.c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biochemist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c2e" id="biochemist__7" original="E392.cc"><span class="pos" id="biochemist__8" original="E392.cd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6869" eid="biochemist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-541c" geo="br" id="biochemist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biochemist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəʊˈkemɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/bioch/biochemist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/bioch/biochemist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biochemist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5418" geo="n_am" id="biochemist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biochemist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪoʊˈkemɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/bioch/biochemist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/bioch/biochemist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biochemist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c30" id="biochemist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c31" id="biochemist__15" original="E392.ce"><span class="def" id="biochemist__16" original="E392.cf"> a scientist who studies <a class="ndv" href="entry://biochemistry" id="biochemist__17"> biochemistry </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c34" id="biochemist__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c35" id="biochemist__19" original="E85b.68c8"><span class="x" id="biochemist__20" original="E85b.68c9"> Biochemists have tended to concentrate on the few hundred chemicals that are commonly produced by most cells. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-40b9" id="biochemist__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biochemist" title="biochemist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-40b8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.21a5" id="biochemist__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biochemist__23"> biochemist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biochemistry
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c37" id="biochemistry" original="E392.d3" sum="477"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c38" id="biochemistry__1" original="E392.d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c39" id="biochemistry__2" original="E392.d5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biochemistry </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c42" id="biochemistry__4" original="E392.da"><span class="pos" id="biochemistry__5" original="E392.db"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6872" eid="biochemistry__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-53e4" geo="br" id="biochemistry__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biochemistry__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəʊˈkemɪstri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/bioch/biochemistry__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/bioch/biochemistry__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biochemistry__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-53e0" geo="n_am" id="biochemistry__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biochemistry__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪoʊˈkemɪstri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/bioch/biochemistry__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/bioch/biochemistry__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biochemistry__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c44" id="biochemistry__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c45" id="biochemistry__12" original="E392.dc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c46" id="biochemistry__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biochemistry__14" original="E392.de"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="biochemistry__15" original="E392.df"> the scientific study of the chemistry of living things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c49" id="biochemistry__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c4a" id="biochemistry__17" original="E85b.68cc"><span class="x" id="biochemistry__18" original="E85b.68cd"> Since 1925 we have seen the rise of genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c4c" id="biochemistry__19" original="E392.e0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c4d" id="biochemistry__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biochemistry__21" original="E392.e2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="biochemistry__22" original="E392.e3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="biochemistry__23" original="E47f.1a4c"><span class="exp" id="biochemistry__24"> biochemistry </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="biochemistry__25" original="E392.e4"> the chemical structure and behaviour of a living thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c53" id="biochemistry__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c54" id="biochemistry__27" original="E85b.68ce"><span class="x" id="biochemistry__28" original="E85b.68cf"> Much effort has been expended on studies of the biochemistry of antioxidants. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-40a0" id="biochemistry__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biochemistry" title="biochemistry definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-409f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.21b7" id="biochemistry__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biochemistry__31"> biochemistry </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biodiversity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c56" id="biodiversity" original="E392.147" sum="375"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c57" id="biodiversity__1" original="E392.148"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c58" id="biodiversity__2" original="E392.149"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biodiversity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c66" id="biodiversity__4" original="E392.152"><span class="pos" id="biodiversity__5" original="E392.153"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.687b" eid="biodiversity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-52be" geo="br" id="biodiversity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biodiversity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biodi/biodiversity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biodi/biodiversity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biodiversity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-52ba" geo="n_am" id="biodiversity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biodiversity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biodi/biodiversity__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biodi/biodiversity__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://biodiversity__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c61" id="biodiversity__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c62" id="biodiversity__12"><span class="reg" id="biodiversity__13" original="E392.150" reg="freq"><span class="prefix"> less </span><span class="prefix"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c64" id="biodiversity__14"><span class="v"><strong> biological diversity </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c68" id="biodiversity__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biodiversity__17" original="E392.155"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c6a" id="biodiversity__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c6b" id="biodiversity__19" original="E392.156"><span class="def" id="biodiversity__20" original="E392.157"> the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c6d" id="biodiversity__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c6e" id="biodiversity__22" original="E85b.68d8"><span class="x" id="biodiversity__23" original="E85b.68d9"> Rapid climate change is likely to cause major losses of biodiversity, including extinctions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4075" id="biodiversity__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biodiversity" title="biodiversity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4074" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.2235" id="biodiversity__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biodiversity__26"> biodiversity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biofuel
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c70" id="biofuel" original="E392.181" sum="283"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c71" id="biofuel__1" original="E392.182"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c72" id="biofuel__2" original="E392.183"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biofuel </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c7b" id="biofuel__4" original="E392.188"><span class="pos" id="biofuel__5" original="E392.189"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6884" eid="biofuel__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5218" geo="br" id="biofuel__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biofuel__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəʊfjuːəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biofu/biofuel__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biofu/biofuel__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://biofuel__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5214" geo="n_am" id="biofuel__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biofuel__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪoʊfjuːəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biofu/biofuel__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biofu/biofuel__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://biofuel__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c7d" id="biofuel__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="biofuel__12" original="E392.18b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biofuel__13" original="E392.18c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c80" id="biofuel__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c81" id="biofuel__15" original="E392.18d"><span class="def" id="biofuel__16" original="E392.18e"> fuel made from plant or animal sources </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c83" id="biofuel__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c84" id="biofuel__18" original="E852.3588"><span class="x" id="biofuel__19" original="E852.3589"> The challenge is to produce biofuels in a sustainable and economical way. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c86" id="biofuel__20" original="E852.358a"><span class="cf" id="biofuel__21" original="E586.-50a6"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="biofuel__22" original="E852.358b"> There was increased demand for food and biofuel crops. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-405a" id="biofuel__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biofuel" title="biofuel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4059" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.227c" id="biofuel__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biofuel__25"> biofuel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biographer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c89" id="biographer" original="E392.19f" sum="282"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c8a" id="biographer__1" original="E392.1a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c8b" id="biographer__2" original="E392.1a1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biographer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c97" id="biographer__7" original="E392.1a9"><span class="pos" id="biographer__8" original="E392.1aa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.688d" eid="biographer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5198" geo="br" id="biographer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biographer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈɒɡrəfə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biogr/biographer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biogr/biographer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biographer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5194" geo="n_am" id="biographer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biographer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈɑːɡrəfər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biogr/biographer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biogr/biographer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biographer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c99" id="biographer__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c9a" id="biographer__15" original="E392.1ab"><span class="def" id="biographer__16" original="E392.1ac"> a person who writes the story of another person's life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c9c" id="biographer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c9d" id="biographer__18" original="E852.3586"><span class="x" id="biographer__19" original="E852.3587"> Fernando's most recent biographer suggests that he may have been poisoned. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-403c" id="biographer__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biographer" title="biographer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-403b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.22a0" id="biographer__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biographer__22"> biographer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biography
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c9f" id="biography" original="E392.1ad" sum="463"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ca0" id="biography__1" original="E392.1ae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ca1" id="biography__2" original="E392.1af"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biography </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cad" id="biography__7" original="E392.1b7"><span class="pos" id="biography__8" original="E392.1b8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6896" eid="biography__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5140" geo="br" id="biography__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biography__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈɒɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biogr/biography__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biogr/biography__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biography__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-513c" geo="n_am" id="biography__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biography__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈɑːɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biogr/biography__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biogr/biography__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biography__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.caf" id="biography__14" original="E392.1bc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cb2" form="pl" id="biography__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="biography__16" original="E392.1c0"> biographies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cb4" id="biography__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="biography__18" original="E392.1ba"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biography__19" original="E392.1bb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cb7" id="biography__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cb8" id="biography__21" original="E392.1c1"><span class="cf" id="biography__22" original="E852.357d"><span class="exp" id="biography__23"> biography </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="biography__24" original="E392.1c2"> the story of a person's life written by somebody else; this type of writing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cbc" id="biography__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cbd" id="biography__26" original="E852.357e"><span class="x" id="biography__27" original="E852.357f"> The novel was not widely known until Hemenway's biography of Hurston was published. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cbf" id="biography__28" original="E852.357b"><span class="x" id="biography__29" original="E852.357c"> He believes that biography should show the truth of the inner man or woman. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cc1" id="biography__30" original="E392.1c3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://autobiography" title="autobiography definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cc2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2b17" id="biography__31" original="E392.1c4"><span class="xh" id="biography__32"> autobiography </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cc4" id="biography__33"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cc5" id="biography__34" original="E392.1c6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cc6" id="biography__35"><span class="dr" id="biography__36" original="E392.1c7"> biographical </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cce" id="biography__37" original="E392.1cb"><span class="pos" id="biography__38" original="E392.1cc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6897" eid="biography__39" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5138" geo="br" id="biography__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biography__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biogr/biographical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biogr/biographical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biographical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-5135" geo="n_am" id="biography__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biography__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biogr/biographical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biogr/biographical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biographical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cd0" id="biography__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cd1" id="biography__45" original="E852.3580"><span class="x" id="biography__46" original="E852.3581"> The biographical details are accurate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cd3" id="biography__47" original="E852.3582"><span class="x" id="biography__48" original="E852.3583"> He adds biographical sketches of many characters. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4019" id="biography__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biography" title="biography definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4018" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.22b3" id="biography__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biography__51"> biography </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biological
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cd5" id="biological" original="E392.1de" sum="797"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cd6" id="biological__1" original="E392.1df"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cd7" id="biological__2" original="E392.1e0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biological </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ce1" id="biological__4" original="E392.1e5"><span class="pos" id="biological__5" original="E392.1e6"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68a6" eid="biological__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-50ac" geo="br" id="biological__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biological__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biolo/biological__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biological__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://biological__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-50a8" geo="n_am" id="biological__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biological__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəˈlɑːdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biolo/biological__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biological__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biological__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ce3" id="biological__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ce4" id="biological__12" original="E392.1e9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="biological__13" original="E392.1ea"> connected with the processes that take place within living things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ce6" id="biological__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ce7" id="biological__15" original="E84d.-745a"><span class="x" id="biological__16" original="E84d.-7459"> Many biological processes depend on the interactions between molecules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ce9" id="biological__17" original="E84d.-7458"><span class="x" id="biological__18" original="E84d.-7457"> Biological activity accelerates the speed of natural chemical reactions, such as rock weathering. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ceb" id="biological__19" original="E392.1e7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="biological__20" original="E392.1e8"> connected with the science of biology </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ced" id="biological__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cee" id="biological__22" original="E84d.-7456"><span class="x" id="biological__23" original="E84d.-7455"> The biological sciences have enjoyed huge advances during the last few decades. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cf0" id="biological__24" original="E84d.-7454"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="biological__25" original="E84d.-7453"> a child's <span class="dh" id="biological__26" original="E84d.-7452"> biological parents </span> are their natural parents, not the people who <a class="ndv" href="entry://adopted" id="biological__27"> adopted </a> him/her </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cf4" id="biological__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cf5" id="biological__29" original="E84d.-7451"><span class="x" id="biological__30" original="E84d.-7450"> Determining who is the natural or biological father often requires proof of paternity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cf7" id="biological__31" original="E84d.-744d"><span class="x" id="biological__32" original="E84d.-744c"> Another factor is whether or not the stepfather has biological children of his own. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cf9" id="biological__33"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cfa" id="biological__34" original="E392.1f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.cfb" id="biological__35"><span class="dr" id="biological__36" original="E392.1f2"> biologically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d04" id="biological__37" original="E392.1f6"><span class="pos" id="biological__38" original="E392.1f7"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68a7" eid="biological__39" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-50a4" geo="br" id="biological__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biological__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biolo/biologically__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biologically__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://biologically__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-50a1" geo="n_am" id="biological__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biological__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəˈlɑːdʒɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biolo/biologically__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biologically__us_3.ogg" href="sound://biologically__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d06" id="biological__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d07" id="biological__45" original="E84d.-744b"><span class="x" id="biological__46" original="E84d.-744a"> Today, large areas of the Earth's surface have nearly ceased to be biologically productive. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3fe7" id="biological__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biological" title="biological definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3fe6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.22ef" id="biological__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biological__49"> biological </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biological diversity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d09" id="biological-diversity" original="E392.207" sum="117"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d0a" id="biological-diversity__1" original="E392.208"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d0b" id="biological-diversity__2" original="E392.209"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biological diversity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d12" id="biological-diversity__4" original="E392.20e"><span class="pos" id="biological-diversity__5" original="E392.20f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7308" eid="biological-diversity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a37764f75.-2c1e" geo="br" id="biological-diversity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biological-diversity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəˌlɒdʒɪkl daɪˈvɜːsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biolo/biological_diversity_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biological_diversity_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biological_diversity_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a37764f75.-2c1b" geo="n_am" id="biological-diversity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biological-diversity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəˌlɑːdʒɪkl daɪˈvɜːrsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biolo/biological_diversity_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biological_diversity_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://biological_diversity_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d14" id="biological-diversity__11" original="E392.210" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biodiversity" title="biodiversity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d15" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c56" id="biological-diversity__12" original="E392.211"><span class="xh" id="biological-diversity__13"> biodiversity </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biologist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d17" id="biologist" original="E392.230" sum="240"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d18" id="biologist__1" original="E392.231"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d19" id="biologist__2" original="E392.232"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biologist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d25" id="biologist__7" original="E392.23a"><span class="pos" id="biologist__8" original="E392.23b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68b6" eid="biologist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4ff9" geo="br" id="biologist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biologist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈɒlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biolo/biologist__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biologist__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://biologist__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4ff5" geo="n_am" id="biologist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biologist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈɑːlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biolo/biologist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biologist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biologist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d27" id="biologist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d28" id="biologist__15" original="E392.23c"><span class="def" id="biologist__16" original="E392.23d"> a scientist who studies biology </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d2a" id="biologist__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d2b" id="biologist__18" original="E4a8.1c1c"><span class="x" id="biologist__19" original="E4a8.1c1d"> Evolutionary biologists were the first to pose these questions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f9c" id="biologist__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biologist" title="biologist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f9b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.235d" id="biologist__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biologist__22"> biologist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d2d" id="biology" original="E392.23e" sum="655"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d2e" id="biology__1" original="E392.23f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d2f" id="biology__2" original="E392.240"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d3b" id="biology__6" original="E392.248"><span class="pos" id="biology__7" original="E392.249"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68bf" eid="biology__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4fa1" geo="br" id="biology__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biology__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biolo/biology__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biology__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://biology__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4f9d" geo="n_am" id="biology__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biology__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biolo/biology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biolo/biology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d3d" id="biology__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biology__14" original="E392.24b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d3f" id="biology__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d40" id="biology__16" original="E392.24c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="biology__17" original="E392.24d"> the scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d42" id="biology__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d43" id="biology__19" original="E84d.-7351"><span class="x" id="biology__20" original="E84d.-7350"> She has a BSc in biology and computer science. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d45" id="biology__21" original="E4a8.1c84"><span class="x" id="biology__22" original="E4a8.1c85"> Genetics began to play a major role in modern biology. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d47" id="biology__23" original="E4a8.1c86" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://molecular-biology" title="molecular biology definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d48" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-c89" id="biology__24" original="E4a8.1c87"><span class="xh" id="biology__25"> molecular biology </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d4a" id="biology__26" original="E392.253"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="biology__27" original="E392.254"> the way in which the body and cells of a living thing behave </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d4c" id="biology__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d4d" id="biology__29" original="E4a8.1c88"><span class="x" id="biology__30" original="E4a8.1c89"> Human nature is seen as grounded in human biology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d4f" id="biology__31" original="E84d.-7349"><span class="x" id="biology__32" original="E84d.-7348"> The significance of language and mental skills can be seen from looking at other aspects of our biology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d51" id="biology__33" original="E84d.-7346"><span class="cf" id="biology__34" original="E84d.-7347"> the <span class="exp" id="biology__35"> biology </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="biology__36" original="E84d.-7345"> The second finding of importance concerns the biology of <span class="eul" id="biology__37" original="E4a8.1c8a"> E. coli </span> and, by extension, almost all bacteria. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f7f" id="biology__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biology" title="biology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f7e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.2370" id="biology__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biology__40"> biology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biomass
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d56" id="biomass" original="E392.266" sum="743"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d57" id="biomass__1" original="E392.267"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d58" id="biomass__2" original="E392.268"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biomass </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d63" id="biomass__6" original="E392.270"><span class="pos" id="biomass__7" original="E392.271"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68c8" eid="biomass__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4f49" geo="br" id="biomass__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biomass__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪəʊmæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/bioma/biomass__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/bioma/biomass__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biomass__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4f45" geo="n_am" id="biomass__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biomass__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪoʊmæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/bioma/biomass__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/bioma/biomass__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biomass__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d65" id="biomass__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d66" id="biomass__14" original="E392.276"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d67" id="biomass__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biomass__16" original="E392.273"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="biomass__17" original="E392.274"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d6a" id="biomass__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="biomass__19" subj="ecol"> ecology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="biomass__20" original="E392.277"> the total quantity or <a class="ndv" href="entry://mass" id="biomass__21"> mass </a> of plants and animals in a particular area or volume </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d6e" id="biomass__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d6f" id="biomass__23" original="E833.-48b6"><span class="x" id="biomass__24" original="E833.-48b1"> Koi carp now constitute approximately 70% of total fish biomass in these waterways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d71" id="biomass__25" original="E856.-6bb4"><span class="cf" id="biomass__26" original="E833.-48b5"><span class="exp" id="biomass__27"> biomass </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="biomass__28" original="E856.-6bb3"> Sixty-eight plants died during the experiment, and accordingly were assigned a biomass of zero. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d75" id="biomass__29" original="E392.27a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d76" id="biomass__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biomass__31" original="E833.-48af"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d78" id="biomass__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="biomass__33" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="biomass__34" original="E392.27b"> natural materials from living or recently dead plants, trees and animals, used as fuel and in industrial production, especially in the generation of electricity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d7b" id="biomass__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d7c" id="biomass__36" original="E856.-6bb2"><span class="x" id="biomass__37" original="E856.-6bb1"> In low-income countries, biomass has been estimated to contribute, on average, about 40% to energy consumption. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d7e" id="biomass__38" original="E392.27c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fossil-fuel" title="fossil fuel definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d7f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-1c8" id="biomass__39" original="E392.27d"><span class="xh" id="biomass__40"> fossil fuel </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f54" id="biomass__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biomass" title="biomass definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f53" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.23a5" id="biomass__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biomass__43"> biomass </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biomedical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d81" id="biomedical" original="E392.29c" sum="239"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d82" id="biomedical__1" original="E392.29d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d83" id="biomedical__2" original="E392.29e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biomedical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d8c" id="biomedical__4" original="E392.2a3"><span class="pos" id="biomedical__5" original="E392.2a4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68d1" eid="biomedical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4efe" geo="br" id="biomedical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biomedical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəʊˈmedɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biome/biomedical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biome/biomedical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biomedical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4efa" geo="n_am" id="biomedical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biomedical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪoʊˈmedɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biome/biomedical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biome/biomedical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biomedical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d8e" id="biomedical__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="biomedical__12" original="E392.2a6"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d90" id="biomedical__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d91" id="biomedical__14" original="E392.2a7"><span class="def" id="biomedical__15" original="E392.2a8"> involving biology and medicine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d93" id="biomedical__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d94" id="biomedical__17" original="E852.3577"><span class="x" id="biomedical__18" original="E852.3578"> They were at the forefront of research in the biomedical sciences. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f24" id="biomedical__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biomedical" title="biomedical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f23" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.23e7" id="biomedical__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biomedical__21"> biomedical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biopsy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d96" id="biopsy" original="E392.2dc" sum="370"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d97" id="biopsy__1" original="E392.2dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.d98" id="biopsy__2" original="E392.2de"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biopsy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.da4" id="biopsy__7" original="E392.2e6"><span class="pos" id="biopsy__8" original="E392.2e7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68da" eid="biopsy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4e5d" geo="br" id="biopsy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biopsy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪɒpsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biops/biopsy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biops/biopsy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biopsy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4e59" geo="n_am" id="biopsy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biopsy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪɑːpsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biops/biopsy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biops/biopsy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biopsy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.da6" id="biopsy__14" original="E392.2e8"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.da9" form="pl" id="biopsy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="biopsy__16" original="E392.2ec"> biopsies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dab" id="biopsy__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="biopsy__18" original="E81d.69ad"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biopsy__19" original="E81d.69ae"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dae" id="biopsy__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.daf" id="biopsy__21" original="E392.2ed"><span class="def" id="biopsy__22" original="E392.2ee"> the act of removing and examining <a class="ndv" href="entry://tissue" id="biopsy__23"> tissue </a> from the body of somebody who is ill, in order to find out more about their disease </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.db2" id="biopsy__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.db3" id="biopsy__25" original="E81d.69af"><span class="x" id="biopsy__26" original="E81d.69b0"> Every patient suspected of cirrhosis should have a liver biopsy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.db5" id="biopsy__27" original="E81d.69b1"><span class="x" id="biopsy__28" original="E81d.69b2"> to perform/take a biopsy </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.db7" id="biopsy__29" original="E81d.69b3"><span class="x" id="biopsy__30" original="E81d.69b4"> Diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f01" id="biopsy__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biopsy" title="biopsy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3f00" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.243a" id="biopsy__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biopsy__33"> biopsy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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biotechnology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.db9" id="biotechnology" original="E392.32e" sum="456"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dba" id="biotechnology__1" original="E392.32f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dbb" id="biotechnology__2" original="E392.330"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> biotechnology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dc7" id="biotechnology__7" original="E392.33f"><span class="pos" id="biotechnology__8" original="E392.340"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68e3" eid="biotechnology__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4da1" geo="br" id="biotechnology__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biotechnology__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəʊtekˈnɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biote/biotechnology__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biote/biotechnology__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biotechnology__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4d9d" geo="n_am" id="biotechnology__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biotechnology__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪoʊtekˈnɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biote/biotechnology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biote/biotechnology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biotechnology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dc9" id="biotechnology__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="biotechnology__15" original="E392.342"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dcb" id="biotechnology__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dcc" id="biotechnology__17" original="E392.344"><span class="def" id="biotechnology__18" original="E392.345"> the use of living cells and bacteria in industrial and scientific processes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dce" id="biotechnology__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dcf" id="biotechnology__20" original="E81e.-1e5f"><span class="x" id="biotechnology__21" original="E81e.-1e5e"> Rapid developments in biotechnology offer new perspectives for understanding how natural selection shapes adaptation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dd1" id="biotechnology__22" original="E81e.-1e5d"><span class="cf" id="biotechnology__23" original="E586.-4af0"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="biotechnology__24" original="E81e.-1e5c"> a biotechnology company/firm </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dd4" id="biotechnology__25"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dd5" id="biotechnology__26" original="E392.346"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dd6" id="biotechnology__27"><span class="dr" id="biotechnology__28" original="E392.347"> biotechnological </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ddf" id="biotechnology__29" original="E81e.-1e5b"><span class="pos" id="biotechnology__30" original="E81e.-1e5a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68e4" eid="biotechnology__31" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4da7" geo="br" id="biotechnology__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biotechnology__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪəʊteknəˈlɒdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bio/biote/biotechnological__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bio/biote/biotechnological__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biotechnological__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4da4" geo="n_am" id="biotechnology__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="biotechnology__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪoʊteknəˈlɑːdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bio/biote/biotechnological__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bio/biote/biotechnological__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biotechnological__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.de1" id="biotechnology__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.de2" id="biotechnology__37" original="E586.-4aef"><span class="x" id="biotechnology__38" original="E586.-4aee"> Biotechnological applications include genetically modified organisms and biomedicines. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3edf" id="biotechnology__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biotechnology" title="biotechnology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3ede" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.249d" id="biotechnology__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="biotechnology__41"> biotechnology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bird
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.de4" id="bird" original="E392.41c" sum="706"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.de5" id="bird__1" original="E392.41d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.de6" id="bird__2" original="E392.41e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bird </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.df2" id="bird__7" original="E392.429"><span class="pos" id="bird__8" original="E392.42a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68f3" eid="bird__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4c32" geo="br" id="bird__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bird__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bir/bird_/bird__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bir/bird_/bird__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bird__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4c2f" geo="n_am" id="bird__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bird__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bir/bird_/bird__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bir/bird_/bird__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bird__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.df4" id="bird__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.df5" id="bird__15" original="E392.42b"><span class="def" id="bird__16" original="E392.42c"> a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. Most birds can fly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.df7" id="bird__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.df8" id="bird__18" original="E85b.68e0"><span class="x" id="bird__19" original="E85b.68e1"> In several bird species, some females may try to lay some of their eggs in another female's nest. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dfa" id="bird__20" original="E392.443"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dfb" id="eye__72" original="E392.456" sk="birdseyeview"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dfc" id="eye__73"><span class="idm" id="eye__74" original="E392.457"> a bird's-eye view (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dfe" id="eye__75"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.dff" id="eye__76"><span class="def" id="eye__77" original="E392.458"> a view of something from a high position looking down </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e01" id="eye__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e02" id="eye__79" original="E85b.68e2"><span class="x" id="eye__80" original="E85b.68e3"> Some people often dream of seeing themselves from above, as in a bird's eye view (Blackmore, 1996b). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3eb3" id="bird__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bird_1" title="bird definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3eb2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.25fd" id="bird__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bird__32"> bird </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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birth
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e04" id="birth" original="E392.623" sum="1633"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e05" id="birth__1" original="E392.624"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e06" id="birth__2" original="E392.625"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> birth </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e13" id="birth__7" original="E392.62f"><span class="pos" id="birth__8" original="E392.630"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.68fa" eid="birth__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-49b4" geo="br" id="birth__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="birth__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bir/birth/birth__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bir/birth/birth__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://birth__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-49b1" geo="n_am" id="birth__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="birth__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bir/birth/birth__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bir/birth/birth__us_1.ogg" href="sound://birth__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e15" id="birth__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e16" id="birth__15" original="E392.631"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e17" id="birth__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="birth__17" original="E392.633"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="birth__18" original="E392.634"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="birth__19" original="E392.635"> the time when a baby is born; the fact of a baby being born </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e1b" id="birth__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e1c" id="birth__21" original="E83c.-78eb"><span class="x" id="birth__22" original="E83c.-78ea"> During the first year after birth, growth occurs at a rate of about 2 cm per month. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e1e" id="birth__23" original="E849.-7e37"><span class="x" id="birth__24" original="E849.-7e36"> At the beginning of the century, infant mortality was about 140 per 1 000 live births. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e20" id="birth__25" original="E83c.-78e8"><span class="cf" id="birth__26" original="E83c.-78e9"> at <span class="exp" id="birth__27"> birth </span></span><span class="x" id="birth__28" original="E83c.-78e7"> Life expectancy at birth for males is shown in the table below. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e24" id="birth__29" original="E83c.-78e5"><span class="cf" id="birth__30" original="E83c.-78e6"> from <span class="exp" id="birth__31"> birth </span></span><span class="x" id="birth__32" original="E83c.-78e4"> Babies with sickle-cell disease are anaemic from birth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e28" id="birth__33" original="E83c.-78e2"><span class="cf" id="birth__34" original="E83c.-78e3"> the <span class="exp" id="birth__35"> birth </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="birth__36" original="E83c.-78e1"> The birth of James's son was not received with universal rejoicing in his kingdom. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e2c" id="birth__37" original="E392.636"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e2d" id="birth__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="birth__39" original="E392.638"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="birth__40" original="E83c.-78e0"> the <span class="exp" id="birth__41"> birth </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="birth__42" original="E392.639"> the beginning of a new situation, idea, place, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e32" id="birth__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e33" id="birth__44" original="E83c.-78df"><span class="x" id="birth__45" original="E83c.-78de"> Such questions have plagued science ever since the birth of quantum theory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e35" id="birth__46" original="E83c.-78dd"><span class="x" id="birth__47" original="E83c.-78dc"> The birth of a new Germany was one of the most immediate consequences of 1989. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e37" id="birth__48" original="E392.63a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e38" id="birth__49"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="birth__50" original="E392.63c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="birth__51" original="E392.63d"> the country or social position of somebody's family when they were born </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e3b" id="birth__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e3c" id="birth__53" original="E83c.-78db"><span class="x" id="birth__54" original="E83c.-78da"> The Buddha's noble birth and high status are popular themes in Buddhist art and literature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e3e" id="birth__55" original="E83c.-78d8"><span class="cf" id="birth__56" original="E83c.-78d9"> by <span class="exp" id="birth__57"> birth </span></span><span class="x" id="birth__58" original="E83c.-78d7"> Karl Popper, an Austrian by birth, emigrated to New Zealand in 1937. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e42" id="birth__59" original="E392.63e"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e43" id="birth__60" original="E392.63f" sk="givebirth"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e44" id="birth__61"><span class="idm" id="birth__62" original="E392.640"> give birth (to somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e46" id="birth__63"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e47" id="birth__64" original="E83c.-78d6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="birth__65" original="E83c.-78d5"> to produce a baby or young animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e49" id="birth__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e4a" id="birth__67" original="E83c.-78d4"><span class="x" id="birth__68" original="E83c.-78d3"> Chimpanzees give birth around every 5 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e4c" id="birth__69" original="E83c.-78d2"><span class="x" id="birth__70" original="E83c.-78d1"> By this time, Elizabeth Dickens had given birth to another boy, Frederick. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e4e" id="birth__71" original="E83c.-78d0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="birth__72" original="E83c.-78cf"> to make something come into existence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e50" id="birth__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e51" id="birth__74" original="E83c.-78ce"><span class="x" id="birth__75" original="E83c.-78cd"> It was montage that gave birth to film as an art. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e53" id="birth__76" original="E83c.-78cc"><span class="x" id="birth__77" original="E83c.-78cb"> The Maastricht Treaty gave birth to a new ‘European Union’. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3e8f" id="birth__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://birth" title="birth definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3e8e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.287d" id="birth__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="birth__80"> birth </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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birth control
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e55" id="birth-control" original="E392.64f" sum="345"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e56" id="birth-control__1" original="E392.650"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e57" id="birth-control__2" original="E392.651"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> birth control </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e60" id="birth-control__6" original="E392.656"><span class="pos" id="birth-control__7" original="E392.657"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6901" eid="birth-control__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4944" geo="br" id="birth-control__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="birth-control__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːθ kəntrəʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bir/birth/birth_control_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bir/birth/birth_control_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://birth_control_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4941" geo="n_am" id="birth-control__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="birth-control__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrθ kəntroʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bir/birth/birth_control_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bir/birth/birth_control_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://birth_control_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e62" id="birth-control__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="birth-control__14" original="E392.659"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e64" id="birth-control__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e65" id="birth-control__16" original="E392.65a"><span class="def" id="birth-control__17" original="E392.65b"> the practice of controlling the number of children a person has, using various methods of <a class="ndv" href="entry://contraception" id="birth-control__18"> contraception </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e68" id="birth-control__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e69" id="birth-control__20" original="E895.-7fff"><span class="x" id="birth-control__21" original="E895.-7ffe"> The debate led to renewed calls for greater access to be given to safe methods of birth control. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3e3b" id="birth-control__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://birth-control" title="birth control definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3e3a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.28d3" id="birth-control__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="birth-control__24"> birth control </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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birth rate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e84" id="birth-rate" original="E392.6b4" sum="314"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e85" id="birth-rate__1" original="E392.6b5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e86" id="birth-rate__2" original="E392.6b6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> birth rate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e90" id="birth-rate__7" original="E392.6be"><span class="pos" id="birth-rate__8" original="E392.6bf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6911" eid="birth-rate__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-47f8" geo="br" id="birth-rate__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="birth-rate__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːθ reɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bir/birth/birth_rate_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bir/birth/birth_rate_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://birth_rate_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-47f5" geo="n_am" id="birth-rate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="birth-rate__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrθ reɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bir/birth/birth_rate_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bir/birth/birth_rate_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://birth_rate_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e92" id="birth-rate__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e93" id="birth-rate__15" original="E392.6c0"><span class="def" id="birth-rate__16" original="E392.6c1"> the number of births every year for every 1 000 people in the population of a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e95" id="birth-rate__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e96" id="birth-rate__18" original="E85b.68fd"><span class="x" id="birth-rate__19" original="E85b.68fe"> a low/high birth rate </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e98" id="birth-rate__20" original="E85b.68ff"><span class="x" id="birth-rate__21" original="E85b.6900"> The war resulted in a further fall in the birth rate. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3e03" id="birth-rate__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://birth-rate" title="birth rate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3e02" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.2959" id="birth-rate__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="birth-rate__24"> birth rate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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birthday
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e6b" id="birthday" original="E392.65f" sum="312"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e6c" id="birthday__1" original="E392.660"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e6d" id="birthday__2" original="E392.661"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> birthday </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e79" id="birthday__7" original="E392.669"><span class="pos" id="birthday__8" original="E392.66a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6908" eid="birthday__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4912" geo="br" id="birthday__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="birthday__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːθdeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bir/birth/birthday__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bir/birth/birthday__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://birthday__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-490e" geo="n_am" id="birthday__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="birthday__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrθdeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bir/birth/birthday__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bir/birth/birthday__us_1.ogg" href="sound://birthday__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e7b" id="birthday__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e7c" id="birthday__15" original="E392.66b"><span class="def" id="birthday__16" original="E392.66c"> the day in each year which is the same date as the one on which you were born </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e7e" id="birthday__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e7f" id="birthday__18" original="E4e1.3be2"><span class="x" id="birthday__19" original="E4e1.3be3"> The twins celebrated their 21st birthday in March this year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e81" id="birthday__20" original="E4e1.3be5"><span class="cf" id="birthday__21" original="E4e1.3be4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="birthday__22" original="E4e1.3be6"> a birthday party/cake/present </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3e1f" id="birthday__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://birthday" title="birthday definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3e1e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.28e6" id="birthday__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="birthday__25"> birthday </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bisexual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e9a" id="bisexual" original="E392.783" sum="312"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e9b" id="bisexual__1" original="E392.784"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e9c" id="bisexual__2" original="E392.785"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bisexual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ea7" id="bisexual__7" original="E392.78e"><span class="pos" id="bisexual__8" original="E392.78f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6918" eid="bisexual__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4664" geo="br" id="bisexual__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bisexual__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪˈsekʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bis/bisex/bisexual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bis/bisex/bisexual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bisexual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4661" geo="n_am" id="bisexual__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bisexual__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaɪˈsekʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bis/bisex/bisexual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bis/bisex/bisexual__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bisexual__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ea9" id="bisexual__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eaa" id="bisexual__15" original="E392.790"><span class="def" id="bisexual__16" original="E392.795"> sexually attracted to both men and women </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eac" id="bisexual__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ead" id="bisexual__18" original="E597.-40ff"><span class="x" id="bisexual__19" original="E597.-40fe"> One UK survey of 1 285 gay and bisexual men and women found that 83% reported having experienced discrimination. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3de8" id="bisexual__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bisexual_1" title="bisexual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3de7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.2a5b" id="bisexual__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bisexual__22"> bisexual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bishop
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eaf" id="bishop" original="E392.7b9" sum="250"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eb0" id="bishop__1" original="E392.7ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eb1" id="bishop__2" original="E392.7bb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bishop </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ebc" id="bishop__7" original="E392.7c3"><span class="pos" id="bishop__8" original="E392.7c4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.691f" eid="bishop__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4616" geo="br" id="bishop__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bishop__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪʃəp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bis/bisho/bishop__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bis/bisho/bishop__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bishop__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-4613" geo="n_am" id="bishop__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bishop__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪʃəp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bis/bisho/bishop__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bis/bisho/bishop__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bishop__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ebe" id="bishop__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ebf" id="bishop__15" original="E392.7c5"><span class="cf" id="bishop__16" original="E879.-27e1"><span class="exp" id="bishop__17"> bishop </span> (of…) </span><span class="def" id="bishop__18" original="E392.7c6"> a senior priest in charge of the work of the Church in a city or district </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ec3" id="bishop__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ec4" id="bishop__20" original="E879.-27e0"><span class="x" id="bishop__21" original="E879.-27df"> Augustine became bishop of Hippo in 395. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3dcf" id="bishop__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bishop" title="bishop definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3dce" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.2a96" id="bishop__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bishop__24"> bishop </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ec6" id="bit" original="E392.839" sum="2054"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ec7" id="bit__1" original="E392.83a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ec8" id="bit__2" original="E392.83b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ed3" id="bit__7" original="E392.845"><span class="pos" id="bit__8" original="E392.846"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6926" eid="bit__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-33cc" geo="br" id="bit__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bit__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bit__/bit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bit__/bit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-33c9" geo="n_am" id="bit__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bit__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bit__/bit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bit__/bit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ed5" id="bit__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ed6" id="bit__15" original="E392.86b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ed7" id="bit__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bit__17" original="E392.86d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bit__18" original="E392.86e"> the smallest unit of information used by a computer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eda" id="bit__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.edb" id="bit__20" original="E85b.70fb"><span class="x" id="bit__21" original="E85b.70fc"> Some processors clear all bits not taking part in the operation to zero. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.edd" id="bit__22" original="E392.847"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ede" id="bit__23" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.edf" id="bit__24"><span class="v"><strong> a bit </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ee1" id="bit__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bit__27" original="E392.84a"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="bit__28" original="E392.84b"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used as an adverb <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ee4" id="bit__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="bit__30" original="E392.84d"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="reg" id="bit__31" original="E47f.1ae6" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bit__32" original="E392.84e"> rather </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ee8" id="bit__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ee9" id="bit__34" original="E85b.70fd"><span class="x" id="bit__35" original="E85b.70fe"> The story gets a bit complicated at this point. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eeb" id="bit__36" original="E85b.7100"><span class="cf" id="bit__37" original="E85b.70ff"><span class="exp" id="bit__38"> bit </span> like (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="bit__39" original="E85b.7101"> Learning to meditate is a bit like learning to play a musical instrument. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eef" id="bit__40" original="E85b.7102"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ef0" id="bit__41" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ef1" id="bit__42"><span class="v"><strong> a bit </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ef3" id="bit__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bit__45" original="E85b.7105"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="bit__46" original="E85b.7106"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used as an adverb <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bit__47" original="E85b.7107"> a small amount; a little </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ef7" id="bit__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ef8" id="bit__49" original="E85b.7108"><span class="x" id="bit__50" original="E85b.7109"> She should have gone a bit further in her explanation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u6b8ba8bb76ee18cb.3168f708.166396bd8b0.-59fb" id="bit__51"><span class="x" id="bit__52"> I'm going to finish now by talking a little bit about communicative language teaching. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.efa" id="bit__53" original="E85b.710b"><span class="cf" id="bit__54" original="E85b.710a"><span class="exp" id="bit__55"> bit </span> more/less </span><span class="x" id="bit__56" original="E85b.710c"> Each glance provides a bit more information to add to the picture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u6b8ba8bb76ee18cb.3168f708.166396bd8b0.-59fd" id="bit__57"><span class="x" id="bit__58"> I might say a little bit more about how this works later on. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.efe" id="bit__59" original="E392.857"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.eff" id="bit__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bit__61" original="E392.859"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bit__62" original="E392.85a"><span class="exp" id="bit__63"> bit </span> of something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f03" id="bit__64"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="bit__65" original="E392.85c"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="reg" id="bit__66" original="E47f.1ae7" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bit__67" original="E392.85d"> a small piece or part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f07" id="bit__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f08" id="bit__69" original="E85b.710d"><span class="x" id="bit__70" original="E85b.710e"> Historians must become detectives, hunting out bits of information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f0a" id="bit__71" original="E85b.710f"><span class="x" id="bit__72" original="E85b.7110"> The stresses on each bit of the rope were the same. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f0c" id="bit__73" original="E85b.7111"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f0d" id="bit__74"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bit__75" original="E85b.7113"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bit__76" original="E85b.7114"><span class="exp" id="bit__77"> bit </span> of something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f11" id="bit__78"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="bit__79" original="E85b.7116"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="reg" id="bit__80" original="E47f.1ae8" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bit__81" original="E85b.7117"> a small amount of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f15" id="bit__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f16" id="bit__83" original="E85b.711a"><span class="x" id="bit__84" original="E85b.711b"> If she lost a bit of weight, it would help with the pain in her knees. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1159" id="bit__85"><span class="x" id="bit__86"> There is a little bit of truth in this. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f18" id="bit__87" original="E392.891"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f19" id="bit__88" original="E392.89e" sk="bitbybit"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f1a" id="bit__89"><span class="idm" id="bit__90" original="E392.89f"> bit by bit </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f1c" id="bit__91"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bit__92" original="E47f.1aea" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f1e" id="bit__93"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f1f" id="bit__94"><span class="def" id="bit__95" original="E392.8a0"> a piece or part at a time; gradually </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f21" id="bit__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f22" id="bit__97" original="E85b.711c"><span class="x" id="bit__98" original="E85b.711d"> The scriptures had been translated into Latin bit by bit by missionaries. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f24" id="bit__99" original="E392.8c9" sk="everybitasgoodbad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f25" id="bit__100"><span class="idm" id="bit__101" original="E392.8ca"> every bit as good, bad, etc. (as somebody/something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f27" id="bit__102"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bit__103" original="E47f.1aec" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f29" id="bit__104"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f2a" id="bit__105"><span class="def" id="bit__106" original="E392.8cb"> just as good, bad, etc.; equally good, bad, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f2c" id="bit__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f2d" id="bit__108" original="E85b.711e"><span class="x" id="bit__109" original="E85b.711f"> Economic systems are every bit as chaotic as human societies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3db4" id="bit__110" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bit" title="bit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3db3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.2b43" id="bit__111" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bit__112"> bit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f2f" id="bite" original="E392.974" sum="582"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f30" id="bite__1" original="E392.975"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f31" id="bite__2" original="E392.976"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bite </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f3f" id="bite__10" original="E392.982"><span class="pos" id="bite__11" original="E392.983"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.692d" eid="bite__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-33ba" geo="br" id="bite__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bite_/bite__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bite_/bite__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bite__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.-33b7" geo="n_am" id="bite__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bite_/bite__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bite_/bite__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bite__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-260a" id="bite__17" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-336" form="root" id="bite__18"><span class="vp" id="bite__19"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bite </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-334" eid="bite__20" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-333" geo="br" id="bite__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bite_/bite__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bite_/bite__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bite__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-330" geo="n_am" id="bite__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bite_/bite__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bite_/bite__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bite__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-32d" form="thirdps" id="bite__25"><span class="vp" id="bite__26"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bites </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-32b" eid="bite__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-32a" geo="br" id="bite__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bites/bites__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bites/bites__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bites__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-327" geo="n_am" id="bite__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bites/bites__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bites/bites__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bites__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-324" form="past" id="bite__32"><span class="vp" id="bite__33"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bit </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-322" eid="bite__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-321" geo="br" id="bite__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bit__/bit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bit__/bit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-31e" geo="n_am" id="bite__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bit__/bit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bit__/bit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-31b" form="pastpart" id="bite__39"><span class="vp" id="bite__40"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bitten </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-319" eid="bite__41" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-318" geo="br" id="bite__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bitte/bitten__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitte/bitten__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bitten__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-315" geo="n_am" id="bite__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bitte/bitten__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitte/bitten__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bitten__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-312" form="prespart" id="bite__46"><span class="vp" id="bite__47"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> biting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-310" eid="bite__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-30f" geo="br" id="bite__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bitin/biting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitin/biting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://biting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-30c" geo="n_am" id="bite__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bite__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bitin/biting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitin/biting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://biting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f7c" id="bite__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f7d" id="bite__54" original="E392.9aa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f7e" id="bite__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bite__56" original="E392.9ac"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bite__57" original="E392.9ad"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f81" id="bite__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bite__59" original="E81d.6aad"> of a person or animal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bite__60" original="E392.9ae"> to use the teeth to cut into or through something or to make a small hole in somebody's skin </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f84" id="bite__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f85" id="bite__62" original="E81d.6aae"><span class="x" id="bite__63" original="E81d.6aaf"> Most European spiders do not bite. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f87" id="bite__64" original="E81d.6ab0"><span class="cf" id="bite__65" original="E392.9b0"><span class="exp" id="bite__66"> bite </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="bite__67" original="E81d.6ab1"> She had bitten, scratched and kicked her assailant. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f8b" id="bite__68" original="E392.9c0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f8c" id="bite__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bite__70" original="E392.9c2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bite__71" original="E392.9c3"> to have an unpleasant effect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f8f" id="bite__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f90" id="bite__73" original="E81d.6ab2"><span class="x" id="bite__74" original="E81d.6ab3"> US foreign trade declined once the depression began to bite. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f92" id="bite__75" original="E81d.6ab4"><span class="x" id="bite__76" original="E81d.6ab5"> Incomes policies have always tended to bite hardest on the public sector. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3d02" id="bite__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bite_1" title="bite definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3d01" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.2d75" id="bite__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bite__79"> bite </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bitter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f94" id="bitter" original="E392.ad3" sum="1092"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f95" id="bitter__1" original="E392.ad4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.f96" id="bitter__2" original="E392.ad5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bitter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fa3" id="bitter__8" original="E392.ae0"><span class="pos" id="bitter__9" original="E392.ae1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6942" eid="bitter__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-15f9" geo="br" id="bitter__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bitter__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bitte/bitter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitte/bitter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bitter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-15f6" geo="n_am" id="bitter__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bitter__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bitte/bitter__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitte/bitter__us_3.ogg" href="sound://bitter__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="un" id="bitter__15" original="E392.ae2" un="help"><span class="eb" id="bitter__16" original="E392.ae3"> more bitter </span> and <span class="eb" id="bitter__17" original="E392.ae4"> most bitter </span> are the usual comparative and superlative forms, but <span class="eb" id="bitter__18" original="E392.ae5"> bitterest </span> can also be used. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fa9" id="bitter__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.faa" id="bitter__20" original="E392.ae6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fab" id="bitter__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="bitter__22" original="E392.aee"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bitter__23" original="E392.ae8"> very serious and unpleasant, with a lot of anger or unhappiness involved </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fae" id="bitter__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.faf" id="bitter__25" original="E442.-9d6"><span class="x" id="bitter__26" original="E442.-9d5"> A bitter industrial dispute raged between the miners and the government in the winter of 1890–1. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fb1" id="bitter__27" original="E442.-9d4"><span class="x" id="bitter__28" original="E442.-9d3"> His severity made him some bitter enemies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fb3" id="bitter__29" original="E4a8.29d1"><span class="x" id="bitter__30" original="E4a8.29d2"> The bitter experience of religious wars in early modern Europe led to the Enlightenment's secular definition of civil society and the state. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fb5" id="bitter__31" original="E392.ae9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fb6" id="bitter__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bitter__33" original="E392.aea"> of people </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bitter__34" original="E392.aeb"> feeling angry and unhappy because you feel that you have been treated unfairly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fb9" id="bitter__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fba" id="bitter__36" original="E442.-9d2"><span class="x" id="bitter__37" original="E442.-9d1"> Though he may have been secretly frustrated about his lack of certain physical abilities, he was never bitter. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fbc" id="bitter__38" original="E392.af0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fbd" id="bitter__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bitter__40" original="E392.af1"> of food, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bitter__41" original="E392.af2"> having a strong, unpleasant taste; not sweet </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fc0" id="bitter__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fc1" id="bitter__43" original="E442.-9ce"><span class="x" id="bitter__44" original="E442.-9cd"> The drug has a bitter taste that is not fully masked by mixing it with fruit juices or syrups. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fc3" id="bitter__45" original="E392.af3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://sweet" title="sweet definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fc4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.2c5f" id="bitter__46" original="E392.af4"><span class="xh" id="bitter__47"> sweet </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fc7" id="bitter__48" original="E392.af6"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fc8" id="bitter__49"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bitter__50" original="E392.af7"> of weather conditions </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bitter__51" original="E392.af8"> extremely cold and unpleasant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fcb" id="bitter__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fcc" id="bitter__53" original="E442.-9cc"><span class="x" id="bitter__54" original="E442.-9cb"> The rain freezes as it falls, the waterfalls are ice-bound, and the nights are bitter. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fce" id="bitter__55"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fcf" id="bitter__56" original="E392.af9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fd0" id="bitter__57"><span class="dr" id="bitter__58" original="E392.afa"> bitterness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fd9" id="bitter__59" original="E392.afe"><span class="pos" id="bitter__60" original="E392.aff"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6943" eid="bitter__61" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.5420" geo="br" id="bitter__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bitter__63"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪtənəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bitte/bitterness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitte/bitterness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bitterness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.5423" geo="n_am" id="bitter__64" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bitter__65"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪtərnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bitte/bitterness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitte/bitterness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bitterness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fdb" id="bitter__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bitter__67" original="E392.b01"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fdd" id="bitter__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fde" id="bitter__69" original="E442.-9ca"><span class="x" id="bitter__70" original="E442.-9c9"> He expressed bitterness at the loss of fifteen years of his life under the tyranny of the regime. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3cd2" id="bitter__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bitter_1" title="bitter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3cd1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.2f85" id="bitter__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bitter__73"> bitter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bitterly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fe0" id="bitterly" original="E392.b38" sum="300"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fe1" id="bitterly__1" original="E392.b39"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fe2" id="bitterly__2" original="E392.b3a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bitterly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.feb" id="bitterly__4" original="E392.b3f"><span class="pos" id="bitterly__5" original="E392.b40"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6950" eid="bitterly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.54c9" geo="br" id="bitterly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bitterly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪtəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bit/bitte/bitterly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitte/bitterly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bitterly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.54cd" geo="n_am" id="bitterly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bitterly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪtərli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bit/bitte/bitterly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bit/bitte/bitterly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bitterly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fed" id="bitterly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.fee" id="bitterly__12" original="E392.b43"><span class="def" id="bitterly__13" original="E392.b45"> in a way that shows feelings of anger or unhappiness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ff0" id="bitterly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ff1" id="bitterly__15" original="E442.6887"><span class="x" id="bitterly__16" original="E442.6888"> She bitterly resented the fact that she had not attended college. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ff3" id="bitterly__17" original="E442.ad7"><span class="x" id="bitterly__18" original="E442.ad8"> They were bitterly opposed to the new immigration proposals. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3c8a" id="bitterly__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bitterly" title="bitterly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3c89" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.306a" id="bitterly__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bitterly__21"> bitterly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bivariate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ff5" id="bivariate" original="E83d.-764c" sum="398"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ff6" id="bivariate__1" original="E83d.-764b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ff7" id="bivariate__2" original="E83d.-764a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bivariate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1002" id="bivariate__6" original="E83d.-7643"><span class="pos" id="bivariate__7" original="E83d.-7642"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.ffb" eid="bivariate__8" original="E83d.-7646" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7bda" geo="br" id="bivariate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bivariate__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈveəriət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/biv/bivar/bivariate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/biv/bivar/bivariate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bivariate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7bd7" geo="n_am" id="bivariate__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bivariate__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪˈveriət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/biv/bivar/bivariate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/biv/bivar/bivariate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bivariate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1004" id="bivariate__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="bivariate__14" original="E83d.-7640"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1006" id="bivariate__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="bivariate__16" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1008" id="bivariate__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1009" id="bivariate__18" original="E83d.-763f"><span class="def" id="bivariate__19" original="E83d.-764d"> involving or depending upon two <a class="ndv" href="entry://variables" id="bivariate__20"> variables </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.100c" id="bivariate__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.100d" id="bivariate__22" original="E46b.1c0a"><span class="x" id="bivariate__23" original="E46b.1c0b"> Bivariate analysis is concerned with the analysis of two variables at a time in order to uncover whether the two variables are related. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.100f" id="bivariate__24" original="E83d.-763c"><span class="x" id="bivariate__25" original="E83d.-763b"> Model 1 of Table 2 presents a fixed effects model for the bivariate relationship between pain and depression. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1011" id="bivariate__26" original="E465.7817" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://multivariate" title="multivariate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1012" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5a0" id="bivariate__27" original="E465.7818"><span class="xh" id="bivariate__28"> multivariate </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1014" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-360a" id="bivariate__29" original="E597.1212"><span class="xh" id="bivariate__30"> univariate </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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black
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1016" hm="1" id="black1" original="E392.d16" sum="713"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1017" id="black1__1" original="E392.d17"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1018" id="black1__2" original="E392.d18"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> black <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1027" id="black1__11" original="E392.d25"><span class="pos" id="black1__12" original="E392.d26"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6959" eid="black1__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.5794" geo="br" id="black1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="black1__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/black/black__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/black/black__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://black__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.5797" geo="n_am" id="black1__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="black1__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/black/black__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/black/black__us_1.ogg" href="sound://black__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1029" id="black1__18" original="E392.d27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.102a" form="_tofix" id="black1__19"><span class="if" id="black1__20" original="E392.d29"> blacker </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.102c" form="_tofix" id="black1__21"><span class="if" id="black1__22" original="E392.d2a"> blackest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.102e" id="black1__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.102f" id="black1__24" original="E392.d2b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="black1__25" original="E392.d2c"> having the very darkest colour, like night or coal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1031" id="black1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1032" id="black1__27" original="E85b.6906"><span class="x" id="black1__28" original="E85b.6907"> Entries should be written clearly in black ink. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1034" id="black1__29" original="E392.d2f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="black1__30" original="E392.d31"> belonging to a race of people who have dark skin; connected with black people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1036" id="black1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1037" id="black1__32" original="E85b.690c"><span class="x" id="black1__33" original="E85b.690d"> Such groups demanded social and economic justice for black people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1039" id="black1__34" original="E875.7c6c"><span class="x" id="black1__35" original="E875.7c6d"> The Mangrove Restaurant was the informal centre for Notting Hill's black community. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="black1__36" original="E392.d32" un="help"><span class="eb" id="black1__37" original="E392.d33"> Black </span> is the word most widely used and generally accepted in Britain. In the US the currently accepted term is <span class="eb" id="black1__38" original="E392.d34"> African American </span> . </span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.103e" id="black1__39"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.103f" id="black1__40" original="E392.d49"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1040" id="black1__41"><span class="dr" id="black1__42" original="E392.d4a"> blackness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1048" id="black1__43" original="E392.d4e"><span class="pos" id="black1__44" original="E392.d4f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.695a" eid="black1__45" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.579a" geo="br" id="black1__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="black1__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblæknəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/black/blackness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/black/blackness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blackness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.579d" geo="n_am" id="black1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="black1__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblæknəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/black/blackness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/black/blackness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blackness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.104a" id="black1__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="black1__51" original="E392.d51"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="black1__52" original="E392.d52"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.104d" id="black1__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.104e" id="black1__54" original="E85b.690e"><span class="x" id="black1__55" original="E85b.690f"> Valerie, like many of her peers, made her blackness a central part of her identity. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3c45" id="black1__56" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://black_1" title="black definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3c44" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.328e" id="black1__57" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="black1__58"> black </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1050" hm="2" id="black2" original="E392.d61" sum="1174"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1051" id="black2__1" original="E392.d62"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1052" id="black2__2" original="E392.d63"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> black <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.105d" id="black2__7" original="E392.d70"><span class="pos" id="black2__8" original="E392.d71"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6967" eid="black2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.57a0" geo="br" id="black2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="black2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/black/black__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/black/black__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://black__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.57a3" geo="n_am" id="black2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="black2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/black/black__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/black/black__us_1.ogg" href="sound://black__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.105f" id="black2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1060" id="black2__15" original="E392.d72"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1061" id="black2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="black2__17" original="E392.d74"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="black2__18" original="E392.d75"> the very darkest colour, like night or coal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1064" id="black2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1065" id="black2__20" original="E875.7c6e"><span class="cf" id="black2__21" original="E4a8.29e0"> in <span class="exp" id="black2__22"> black </span></span><span class="x" id="black2__23" original="E875.7c6f"> One print is drawn in black and the other in red. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1069" id="black2__24" original="E392.d76"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.106a" id="black2__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="black2__26" original="E392.d79"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="black2__27" original="E392.d7a"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="black2__28" original="E392.d7b"> a member of a race of people who have dark skin </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.106e" id="black2__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.106f" id="black2__30" original="E85b.692d"><span class="x" id="black2__31" original="E85b.692e"> By 1700, some 115 000 blacks lived among a British Caribbean population of 148 000. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="black2__32" original="E392.d7c" un="help"> In this meaning, <span class="eb" id="black2__33" original="E392.d7d"> black </span> is more common in the plural. It can sound offensive in the singular. Instead, you can use the adjective ( <span class="ei" id="black2__34" original="E4a8.29e1"> a black man/woman </span> ) or, in the US, <span class="eb" id="black2__35" original="E392.d7e"> African American </span> . </span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1075" id="black2__36" original="E392.d7f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1076" id="white2__40" original="E392.d85" sk="blackandwhite"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1077" id="white2__41"><span class="idm" id="white2__42" original="E392.d86"> (in) black and white </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1079" id="white2__43"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.107a" id="white2__44" original="E4a8.29e2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="white2__45" original="E392.d87"> having no colours except black, white and grey (in photographs, on television, etc.) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.107c" id="white2__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.107d" id="white2__47" original="E85b.692f"><span class="x" id="white2__48" original="E85b.6930"> New technology became available, for instance the replacement of black-and-white televisions with colour sets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.107f" id="white2__49" original="E85b.6931"><span class="x" id="white2__50" original="E85b.6932"> The film was shot in black and white. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1081" id="white2__51" original="E4a8.29e3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="white2__52" original="E392.d8d"> in a way that makes people or things seem completely bad or good, or completely right or wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1083" id="white2__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1084" id="white2__54" original="E85b.6935"><span class="x" id="white2__55" original="E85b.6936"> Youths often tend to see situations in black and white. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1086" id="white2__56" original="E4a8.29e4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="white2__57" original="E392.d8a"> in writing or in print </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1088" id="white2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1089" id="white2__59" original="E85b.6933"><span class="x" id="white2__60" original="E85b.6934"> They argued strongly that democratic rights should be laid down in black and white. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3c0f" id="black2__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://black_1" title="black definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3c0e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.328e" id="black2__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="black2__60"> black </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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black hole
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.108b" id="black-hole" original="E392.1043" sum="519"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.108c" id="black-hole__1" original="E392.1044"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.108d" id="black-hole__2" original="E392.1045"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> black hole </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1094" id="black-hole__4" original="E392.104a"><span class="pos" id="black-hole__5" original="E392.104b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.696e" eid="black-hole__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.5bfb" geo="br" id="black-hole__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="black-hole__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌblæk ˈhəʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/black/black_hole_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/black/black_hole_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://black_hole_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.5bfe" geo="n_am" id="black-hole__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="black-hole__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌblæk ˈhoʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/black/black_hole_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/black/black_hole_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://black_hole_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1096" id="black-hole__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1097" id="black-hole__12" original="E392.104c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="black-hole__13" original="E392.104d"> an area in space that nothing, not even light, can escape from, because <a class="ndv" href="entry://gravity" id="black-hole__14"> gravity </a> is so strong there </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.109a" id="black-hole__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.109b" id="black-hole__16" original="E85b.691e"><span class="x" id="black-hole__17" original="E85b.691f"> There is evidence for the existence of black holes as remnants of the collapse of massive stars. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.109d" id="black-hole__18" original="E85b.691d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.109e" id="black-hole__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="black-hole__20" original="E85b.6921"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10a0" id="black-hole__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="black-hole__22" original="E4a8.2a69" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="black-hole__23" original="E85b.6922"> a situation in which people or things disappear or a lot of money is wasted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10a3" id="black-hole__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10a4" id="black-hole__25" original="E4a8.2a6a"><span class="x" id="black-hole__26" original="E4a8.2a6b"> The policy can result in a legal black hole that vulnerable people will fall into. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3bd3" id="black-hole__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://black-hole" title="black hole definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3bd2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.3697" id="black-hole__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="black-hole__29"> black hole </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bladder
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10a6" id="bladder" original="E392.12e9" sum="321"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10a7" id="bladder__1" original="E392.12ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10a8" id="bladder__2" original="E392.12eb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bladder </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10b4" id="bladder__7" original="E392.12f3"><span class="pos" id="bladder__8" original="E392.12f4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6975" eid="bladder__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.600d" geo="br" id="bladder__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bladder__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblædə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/bladd/bladder__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/bladd/bladder__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bladder__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.6010" geo="n_am" id="bladder__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bladder__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblædər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/bladd/bladder__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/bladd/bladder__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bladder__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10b6" id="bladder__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10b7" id="bladder__15" original="E392.12f5"><span class="def" id="bladder__16" original="E392.12f6"> an organ that is shaped like a bag in which liquid waste collects before it is passed out of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10b9" id="bladder__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10ba" id="bladder__18" original="E442.-b45"><span class="x" id="bladder__19" original="E442.-b44"> Patients should be encouraged to drink plenty of water and empty their bladder frequently. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3bb0" id="bladder__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bladder" title="bladder definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3baf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.39bb" id="bladder__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bladder__22"> bladder </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blame
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10bc" hm="1" id="blame1" original="E392.139a" sum="850"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10bd" id="blame1__1" original="E392.139b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10be" id="blame1__2" original="E392.139c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blame <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10cb" id="blame1__9" original="E392.13a7"><span class="pos" id="blame1__10" original="E392.13a8"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.697c" eid="blame1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.611e" geo="br" id="blame1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/blame/blame__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blame__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://blame__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.6121" geo="n_am" id="blame1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/blame/blame__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blame__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blame__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-25dc" id="blame1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-11af" form="root" id="blame1__17"><span class="vp" id="blame1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> blame </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-11ad" eid="blame1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-11ac" geo="br" id="blame1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/blame/blame__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blame__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://blame__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-11a9" geo="n_am" id="blame1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/blame/blame__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blame__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blame__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-11a6" form="thirdps" id="blame1__24"><span class="vp" id="blame1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> blames </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-11a4" eid="blame1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-11a3" geo="br" id="blame1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/blame/blames__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blames__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blames__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-11a0" geo="n_am" id="blame1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/blame/blames__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blames__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blames__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-119d" form="past" id="blame1__31"><span class="vp" id="blame1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> blamed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-119b" eid="blame1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-119a" geo="br" id="blame1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/blame/blamed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blamed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blamed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1197" geo="n_am" id="blame1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/blame/blamed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blamed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://blamed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1194" form="pastpart" id="blame1__38"><span class="vp" id="blame1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> blamed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1192" eid="blame1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1191" geo="br" id="blame1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/blame/blamed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blamed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blamed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-118e" geo="n_am" id="blame1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/blame/blamed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blamed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://blamed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-118b" form="prespart" id="blame1__45"><span class="vp" id="blame1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> blaming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1189" eid="blame1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1188" geo="br" id="blame1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbleɪmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/blami/blaming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/blami/blaming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blaming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-1185" geo="n_am" id="blame1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbleɪmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/blami/blaming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/blami/blaming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blaming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10f7" id="blame1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10f8" id="blame1__53" original="E392.13c5"><span class="def" id="blame1__54" original="E392.13c6"> to think or say that somebody/something is responsible for something bad </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10fa" id="blame1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10fb" id="blame1__56" original="E85b.693e"><span class="cf" id="blame1__57" original="E85b.693d"><span class="exp" id="blame1__58"> blame </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="blame1__59" original="E85b.693f"> Students blamed university officials who did not appear to be taking responsibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.10ff" id="blame1__60" original="E4a8.2a74"><span class="cf" id="blame1__61" original="E392.13c7"><span class="exp" id="blame1__62"> blame </span> somebody/something for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="blame1__63" original="E4a8.2a75"> Outdoor air pollution is often blamed for the increase in asthma cases in recent decades. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1103" id="blame1__64" original="E85b.6942"><span class="cf" id="blame1__65" original="E392.13c8"><span class="exp" id="blame1__66"> blame </span> something on somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="blame1__67" original="E85b.6943"> Political elites blamed the economic crisis on the low skill levels of American workers. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1107" id="blame1__68" original="E392.13c9"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1108" id="blame1__69" original="E392.13ca" sk="betoblame"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1109" id="blame1__70"><span class="idm" id="blame1__71" original="E392.13cb"> be to blame (for something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.110b" id="blame1__72"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.110c" id="blame1__73"><span class="def" id="blame1__74" original="E392.13cc"> to be responsible for something bad </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.110e" id="blame1__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.110f" id="blame1__76" original="E85b.6944"><span class="x" id="blame1__77" original="E85b.6945"> Ultimately, the committee had the unenviable task of deciding who was to blame for the failure. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3b66" id="blame1__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blame_1" title="blame definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3b65" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.3ac6" id="blame1__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blame1__80"> blame </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1111" hm="2" id="blame2" original="E392.13da" sum="574"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1112" id="blame2__1" original="E392.13db"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1113" id="blame2__2" original="E392.13dc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blame <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.111e" id="blame2__7" original="E392.13e7"><span class="pos" id="blame2__8" original="E392.13e8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6983" eid="blame2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.6124" geo="br" id="blame2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/blame/blame__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blame__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://blame__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.6127" geo="n_am" id="blame2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blame2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/blame/blame__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/blame/blame__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blame__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1120" id="blame2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1121" id="blame2__15" original="E392.13e9"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1122" id="blame2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="blame2__17" original="E392.13eb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blame2__18" original="E392.13ed"> responsibility for doing something badly or wrongly; saying that somebody/something is responsible for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1125" id="blame2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1126" id="blame2__20" original="E85b.6949"><span class="x" id="blame2__21" original="E85b.694a"> They continue to argue that the criminal justice system remains over-focused on punishment and blame. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1128" id="blame2__22" original="E85b.694b"><span class="cf" id="blame2__23" original="E392.13ec"><span class="exp" id="blame2__24"> blame </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="blame2__25" original="E85b.694c"> Many contemporaries laid the blame for this failure on the shoulders of the leadership in Washington. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.112c" id="blame2__26" original="E85b.694d"><span class="x" id="blame2__27" original="E85b.694e"> Increasingly, doctors believe that much of the blame for health inequalities lies with diet. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.112e" id="blame2__28" original="E392.13ee" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://credit1" title="credit1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.112f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c2c" id="blame2__29" original="E392.13ef"><span class="xh" id="blame2__30"> credit </span><span class="xhm" id="blame2__31"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3b39" id="blame2__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blame_1" title="blame definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3b38" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.3ac6" id="blame2__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blame2__34"> blame </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blank
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1132" id="blank" original="E392.1498" sum="482"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1133" id="blank__1" original="E392.1499"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1134" id="blank__2" original="E392.149a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blank </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1140" id="blank__8" original="E392.14a7"><span class="pos" id="blank__9" original="E392.14a8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.698a" eid="blank__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.6382" geo="br" id="blank__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blank__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blæŋk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bla/blank/blank__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bla/blank/blank__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blank__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16067f8450b.6385" geo="n_am" id="blank__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blank__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blæŋk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bla/blank/blank__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bla/blank/blank__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blank__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1142" id="blank__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1143" id="blank__16" original="E392.14ab"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1144" id="blank__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="blank__18" original="E392.14ac"> of a surface or background </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="blank__19" original="E392.14ad"> empty; with no pictures, marks or decoration </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1147" id="blank__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1148" id="blank__21" original="E442.688b"><span class="x" id="blank__22" original="E442.688c"> Blank spaces were provided in the online questionnaire to answer these questions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.114a" id="blank__23" original="E442.688d"><span class="x" id="blank__24" original="E442.688e"> a blank wall/page/canvas </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.114c" id="blank__25" original="E442.688f"><span class="x" id="blank__26" original="E442.6890"> Write on one side of the paper and leave the other side blank. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.114e" id="blank__27" original="E442.b26"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.114f" id="blank__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="blank__29" original="E442.6892" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="blank__30" original="E442.b27"> Human nature is basically a blank slate to be written on by society. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3b13" id="blank__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blank_1" title="blank definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3b12" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.3c2b" id="blank__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blank__33"> blank </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bleak
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1152" id="bleak" original="E392.1943" sum="380"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1153" id="bleak__1" original="E392.1944"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1154" id="bleak__2" original="E392.1945"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bleak </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1160" id="bleak__8" original="E392.194e"><span class="pos" id="bleak__9" original="E392.194f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6991" eid="bleak__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606937f01c.3351" geo="br" id="bleak__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleak__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bliːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bleak/bleak__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleak/bleak__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bleak__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606937f01c.3354" geo="n_am" id="bleak__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleak__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bliːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bleak/bleak__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleak/bleak__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bleak__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1162" id="bleak__15" original="E392.1950"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1163" form="_tofix" id="bleak__16"><span class="if" id="bleak__17" original="E392.1952"> bleaker </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1165" form="_tofix" id="bleak__18"><span class="if" id="bleak__19" original="E392.1953"> bleakest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1167" id="bleak__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1168" id="bleak__21" original="E392.1954"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1169" id="bleak__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bleak__23" original="E392.1955"> of a situation </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bleak__24" original="E392.1956"> not encouraging or giving any reason to have hope </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.116c" id="bleak__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.116d" id="bleak__26" original="E81d.6b2e"><span class="x" id="bleak__27" original="E81d.6b2f"> The future looks bleak. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.116f" id="bleak__28" original="E81d.6b30"><span class="x" id="bleak__29" original="E81d.6b31"> Tacitus paints a bleak picture of imperial Rome. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1171" id="bleak__30" original="E392.195a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1172" id="bleak__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bleak__32" original="E392.195b"> of a place </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bleak__33" original="E392.195c"> exposed, empty or with no pleasant features </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1175" id="bleak__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1176" id="bleak__35" original="E81d.6b32"><span class="x" id="bleak__36" original="E81d.6b33"> a bleak winter landscape </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3aea" id="bleak__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bleak" title="bleak definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3ae9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.4261" id="bleak__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bleak__39"> bleak </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bleed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1178" id="bleed" original="E392.19de" sum="237"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1179" id="bleed__1" original="E392.19df"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.117a" id="bleed__2" original="E392.19e0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bleed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1187" id="bleed__9" original="E392.19ea"><span class="pos" id="bleed__10" original="E392.19eb"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6998" eid="bleed__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-3e7" geo="br" id="bleed__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bliːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bleed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-3e4" geo="n_am" id="bleed__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bliːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bleed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-25ae" id="bleed__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9da" form="root" id="bleed__17"><span class="vp" id="bleed__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bleed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9d8" eid="bleed__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9d7" geo="br" id="bleed__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bliːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bleed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9d4" geo="n_am" id="bleed__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bliːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bleed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9d1" form="thirdps" id="bleed__24"><span class="vp" id="bleed__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bleeds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9cf" eid="bleed__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9ce" geo="br" id="bleed__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bliːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleeds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleeds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bleeds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9cb" geo="n_am" id="bleed__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bliːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleeds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleeds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bleeds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9c8" form="past" id="bleed__31"><span class="vp" id="bleed__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9c6" eid="bleed__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9c5" geo="br" id="bleed__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bled <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bled_/bled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bled_/bled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9c2" geo="n_am" id="bleed__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bled <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bled_/bled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bled_/bled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9bf" form="pastpart" id="bleed__38"><span class="vp" id="bleed__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9bd" eid="bleed__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9bc" geo="br" id="bleed__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bled <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bled_/bled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bled_/bled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9b9" geo="n_am" id="bleed__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bled <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bled_/bled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bled_/bled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9b6" form="prespart" id="bleed__45"><span class="vp" id="bleed__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bleeding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9b4" eid="bleed__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9b3" geo="br" id="bleed__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbliːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleeding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleeding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bleeding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-9b0" geo="n_am" id="bleed__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleed__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbliːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleeding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleeding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bleeding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11be" id="bleed__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11bf" id="bleed__53" original="E392.1a0e"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11c0" id="bleed__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bleed__55" original="E392.1a10"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bleed__56" original="E392.1a11"> to lose blood, especially from a wound or an injury </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11c3" id="bleed__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11c4" id="bleed__58" original="E85b.6956"><span class="x" id="bleed__59" original="E85b.6957"> The wound bled profusely. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3a89" id="bleed__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bleed" title="bleed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3a88" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.433e" id="bleed__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bleed__62"> bleed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bleeding
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11c6" id="bleeding" original="E392.1a56" sum="241"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11c7" id="bleeding__1" original="E392.1a57"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11c8" id="bleeding__2" original="E392.1a58"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bleeding </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11d0" id="bleeding__4" original="E392.1a5e"><span class="pos" id="bleeding__5" original="E392.1a5f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69a6" eid="bleeding__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-33b" geo="br" id="bleeding__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleeding__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbliːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleeding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleeding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bleeding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-338" geo="n_am" id="bleeding__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bleeding__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbliːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bleed/bleeding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bleed/bleeding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bleeding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11d2" id="bleeding__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11d3" id="bleeding__12" original="E392.1a60"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11d4" id="bleeding__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bleeding__14" original="E392.1a62"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bleeding__15" original="E392.1a63"> the process of losing blood from the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11d7" id="bleeding__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11d8" id="bleeding__17" original="E85b.6964"><span class="x" id="bleeding__18" original="E85b.6965"> A higher risk of major bleeding was observed with high-dose treatment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3a71" id="bleeding__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bleeding_1" title="bleeding definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3a70" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.43bb" id="bleeding__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bleeding__21"> bleeding </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blend
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11da" hm="1" id="blend1" original="E392.1b60" sum="775"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11db" id="blend1__1" original="E392.1b61"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11dc" id="blend1__2" original="E392.1b62"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blend <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.11e9" id="blend1__9" original="E392.1b6d"><span class="pos" id="blend1__10" original="E392.1b6e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69ad" eid="blend1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-1bc" geo="br" id="blend1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/blend/blend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-1b9" geo="n_am" id="blend1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/blend/blend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2580" id="blend1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-80b" form="root" id="blend1__17"><span class="vp" id="blend1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> blend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-809" eid="blend1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-808" geo="br" id="blend1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/blend/blend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-805" geo="n_am" id="blend1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/blend/blend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-802" form="thirdps" id="blend1__24"><span class="vp" id="blend1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> blends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-800" eid="blend1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ff" geo="br" id="blend1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/blend/blends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7fc" geo="n_am" id="blend1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/blend/blends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7f9" form="past" id="blend1__31"><span class="vp" id="blend1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> blended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7f7" eid="blend1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7f6" geo="br" id="blend1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/blend/blended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7f3" geo="n_am" id="blend1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/blend/blended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7f0" form="pastpart" id="blend1__38"><span class="vp" id="blend1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> blended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ee" eid="blend1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ed" geo="br" id="blend1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/blend/blended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ea" geo="n_am" id="blend1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/blend/blended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e7" form="prespart" id="blend1__45"><span class="vp" id="blend1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> blending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e5" eid="blend1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e4" geo="br" id="blend1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/blend/blending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e1" geo="n_am" id="blend1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/blend/blending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1215" id="blend1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1216" id="blend1__53" original="E392.1b8b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1217" id="blend1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="blend1__55" original="E392.1b8d"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="blend1__56" original="E442.68ad"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blend1__57" original="E392.1b8e"> to mix two or more substances together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.121b" id="blend1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.121c" id="blend1__59" original="E442.68ae"><span class="cf" id="blend1__60" original="E392.1b8f"><span class="exp" id="blend1__61"> blend </span> A with B </span><span class="x" id="blend1__62" original="E442.68af"> Countries such as Brazil and Canada are converting agricultural products to alcohol that can be blended with gasoline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1220" id="blend1__63" original="E442.68b0"><span class="cf" id="blend1__64" original="E442.1f01"><span class="exp" id="blend1__65"> blend </span> A into B </span><span class="x" id="blend1__66" original="E442.68b1"> In some cases, the polysiloxane is blended into a material to improve its mechanical properties. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1224" id="blend1__67" original="E392.1b97"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1225" id="blend1__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="blend1__69" original="E392.1b99"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="blend1__70" original="E392.1b9a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blend1__71" original="E392.1b9b"> to combine with something in an attractive or effective way; to combine things in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1229" id="blend1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.122a" id="blend1__73" original="E442.68b2"><span class="cf" id="blend1__74" original="E392.1b96"><span class="exp" id="blend1__75"> blend </span> (something) together </span><span class="x" id="blend1__76" original="E442.68b3"> The costumes, music and lighting all blend together beautifully. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.122e" id="blend1__77" original="E442.1f07"><span class="cf" id="blend1__78" original="E442.1f06"><span class="exp" id="blend1__79"> blend </span> (A) with B </span><span class="x" id="blend1__80" original="E442.1f08"> The series blends essential basic science with insights into laboratory practice. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3a25" id="blend1__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blend_1" title="blend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3a24" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.44fe" id="blend1__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blend1__83"> blend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1232" hm="2" id="blend2" original="E392.1bb4" sum="525"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1233" id="blend2__1" original="E392.1bb5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1234" id="blend2__2" original="E392.1bb6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blend <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.123f" id="blend2__7" original="E392.1bc1"><span class="pos" id="blend2__8" original="E392.1bc2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69b4" eid="blend2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-1b6" geo="br" id="blend2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/blend/blend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-1b3" geo="n_am" id="blend2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blend2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/blend/blend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/blend/blend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1241" id="blend2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1242" id="blend2__15" original="E392.1bc3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="blend2__16" original="E392.1bc4"> a mixture of different types of the same thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1244" id="blend2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1245" id="blend2__18" original="E442.21f1"><span class="x" id="blend2__19" original="E442.21f2"> The method for preparing the polymer blends involves a number of stages. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1247" id="blend2__20" original="E392.1bc5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1248" id="blend2__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="blend2__22" original="E392.1bc7"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="blend2__23" original="E442.21f3"><span class="exp" id="blend2__24"> blend </span> of A and B </span><span class="def" id="blend2__25" original="E392.1bc8"> an effective combination of different things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.124d" id="blend2__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.124e" id="blend2__27" original="E442.21f4"><span class="x" id="blend2__28" original="E442.21f5"> The country has an economic system that is an almost unique blend of capitalism and communism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1250" id="blend2__29" original="E442.21f6"><span class="x" id="blend2__30" original="E442.21f7"> Experts possess not just academic status but a blend of experience, skills and knowledge in the designated area. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-39f5" id="blend2__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blend_1" title="blend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-39f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.44fe" id="blend2__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blend2__33"> blend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1252" id="bless" original="E392.1bf5" sum="762"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1253" id="bless__1" original="E392.1bf6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1254" id="bless__2" original="E392.1bf7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bless </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1261" id="bless__9" original="E392.1c02"><span class="pos" id="bless__10" original="E392.1c03"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69bb" eid="bless__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-84" geo="br" id="bless__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bles <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bless/bless__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/bless__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bless__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.160695187c3.-81" geo="n_am" id="bless__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bles <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bless/bless__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/bless__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bless__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2552" id="bless__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-6a0" form="root" id="bless__17"><span class="vp" id="bless__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bless </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69e" eid="bless__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69d" geo="br" id="bless__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bles <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bless/bless__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/bless__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bless__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-69a" geo="n_am" id="bless__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bles <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bless/bless__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/bless__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bless__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-697" form="thirdps" id="bless__24"><span class="vp" id="bless__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> blesses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-695" eid="bless__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-694" geo="br" id="bless__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblesɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bless/blesses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blesses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blesses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-691" geo="n_am" id="bless__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblesɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bless/blesses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blesses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blesses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-68e" form="past" id="bless__31"><span class="vp" id="bless__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> blessed </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-68c" eid="bless__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-68b" geo="br" id="bless__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bless/blessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blessed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blessed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-688" geo="n_am" id="bless__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bless/blessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blessed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blessed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-685" form="pastpart" id="bless__38"><span class="vp" id="bless__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> blessed </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-683" eid="bless__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-682" geo="br" id="bless__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bless/blessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blessed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blessed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67f" geo="n_am" id="bless__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bless/blessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blessed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blessed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67c" form="prespart" id="bless__45"><span class="vp" id="bless__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> blessing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-67a" eid="bless__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-679" geo="br" id="bless__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bless/blessing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blessing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://blessing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-676" geo="n_am" id="bless__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bless__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bless/blessing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blessing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://blessing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1292" id="bless__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1293" id="bless__53" original="E392.1c25"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="bless__54" original="E392.1c26"><span class="exp" id="bless__55"> bless </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="bless__56" original="E392.1c27"> to ask God to protect somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1297" id="bless__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1298" id="bless__58" original="E442.21f8"><span class="x" id="bless__59" original="E442.21f9"> He delivered an emotional speech, ending with a tearful, ‘Thank you, friends. God bless you all.’ </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.129a" id="bless__60" original="E392.1c28"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="bless__61" original="E392.1c29"><span class="exp" id="bless__62"> bless </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bless__63" original="E392.1c2a"> to make something <a class="ndv" href="entry://holy" id="bless__64"> holy </a> by saying a prayer over it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.129f" id="bless__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12a0" id="bless__66" original="E442.21fa"><span class="x" id="bless__67" original="E442.21fb"> Amulets blessed by the monks are thought to heal the sick, bring fortune and protect against injury. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12a2" id="bless__68" original="E442.21fc"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12a3" id="bless__69" original="E442.21fd" sk="beblessedwith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12a4" id="bless__70"><span class="idm" id="bless__71" original="E442.21fe"> be blessed with something/somebody </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12a6" id="bless__72"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12a7" id="bless__73"><span class="def" id="bless__74" original="E442.21ff"> to have something good, such as ability, great happiness, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12a9" id="bless__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12aa" id="bless__76" original="E442.2200"><span class="x" id="bless__77" original="E442.2201"> The country is blessed with abundant natural resources. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-399b" id="bless__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bless_1" title="bless definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-399a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.45dd" id="bless__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bless__80"> bless </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blessing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12ac" id="blessing" original="E392.1c84" sum="712"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12ad" id="blessing__1" original="E392.1c85"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12ae" id="blessing__2" original="E392.1c86"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blessing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12b9" id="blessing__7" original="E392.1c8e"><span class="pos" id="blessing__8" original="E392.1c8f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69c2" eid="blessing__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069664ee5.-38bc" geo="br" id="blessing__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blessing__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/bless/blessing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blessing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blessing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069664ee5.-38b9" geo="n_am" id="blessing__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blessing__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/bless/blessing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/bless/blessing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blessing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12bb" id="blessing__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12bc" id="blessing__15" original="E392.1c90"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12bd" id="blessing__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="blessing__17" original="E392.1c92"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blessing__18" original="E392.1c93"> God's help and protection; a prayer asking for this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12c0" id="blessing__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12c1" id="blessing__20" original="E442.387d"><span class="x" id="blessing__21" original="E442.387e"> Brahmin priests are the channels through which ordinary people make offerings and receive divine blessings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12c3" id="blessing__22" original="E392.1c94"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12c4" id="blessing__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="blessing__24" original="E392.1c96"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="blessing__25" original="E442.387f"> the <span class="exp" id="blessing__26"> blessing </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="blessing__27" original="E392.1c97"> approval of or permission for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12c9" id="blessing__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12ca" id="blessing__29" original="E442.3880"><span class="x" id="blessing__30" original="E442.3881"> Subsequent Tory Party leaders have sought the official blessing of Thatcher herself. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12cc" id="blessing__31" original="E392.1c98"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="blessing__32" original="E392.1c99"> something that is good or helpful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12ce" id="blessing__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12cf" id="blessing__34" original="E442.3882"><span class="x" id="blessing__35" original="E442.3883"> The reform was accepted as a blessing by the vast majority of Russians. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12d1" id="blessing__36" original="E442.3885"><span class="x" id="blessing__37" original="E442.3886"> However, the workers' victory brought mixed blessings, as modernization reduced the number of miners needed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-396e" id="blessing__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blessing" title="blessing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-396d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.46a9" id="blessing__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blessing__40"> blessing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blew
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12d3" id="blew" original="E392.1cb8" sum="95"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12d4" id="blew__1" original="E392.1cb9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12d5" id="blew__2" original="E392.1cba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blew </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69c9" eid="blew__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069664ee5.-37e8" geo="br" id="blew__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blew__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/blew_/blew__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/blew_/blew__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blew__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069664ee5.-37e5" geo="n_am" id="blew__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blew__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/blew_/blew__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/blew_/blew__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blew__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12dd" id="blew__9" original="E392.1cbf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blow1" title="blow1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12de" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15a3" id="blew__10" original="E4a8.2a7d"><span class="xh" id="blew__11"> blow </span><span class="xhm" id="blew__12"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3944" id="blew__13" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blew" title="blew definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3943" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.46f7" id="blew__14" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blew__15"> blew </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blind
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12e1" hm="1" id="blind1" original="E392.1d5b" sum="1745"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12e2" id="blind1__1" original="E392.1d5c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12e3" id="blind1__2" original="E392.1d5d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blind <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12ef" id="blind1__8" original="E392.1d6a"><span class="pos" id="blind1__9" original="E392.1d6b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69d0" eid="blind1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-6fa9" geo="br" id="blind1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bli/blind/blind__gb_11.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blind__gb_11.ogg" href="sound://blind__gb_11.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-6fa6" geo="n_am" id="blind1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bli/blind/blind__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blind__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blind__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12f1" id="blind1__15" original="E392.1d6c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12f2" form="_tofix" id="blind1__16"><span class="if" id="blind1__17" original="E392.1d6e"> blinder </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12f4" form="_tofix" id="blind1__18"><span class="if" id="blind1__19" original="E392.1d6f"> blindest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12f6" id="blind1__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12f7" id="blind1__21" original="E392.1d70"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="blind1__22" original="E392.1d71"> not able to see </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12f9" id="blind1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12fa" id="blind1__24" original="E81d.738b"><span class="x" id="blind1__25" original="E81d.738c"> A chip of metal entered his good eye rendering him totally blind. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.12fc" id="blind1__26" original="E81d.738e"><span class="cf" id="blind1__27" original="E81d.738d"> go <span class="exp" id="blind1__28"> blind </span></span><span class="x" id="blind1__29" original="E81d.738f"> They went blind by repeatedly staring at the sun. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E854.-6dbe" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E854.-6dbd"><span class="h1" original="E854.-6dbc"> Talking about disabilities </span><ul class="deflist" original="E854.-6db9"><li class="li" original="E854.-6db8"> The term <span class="eb" original="E854.-6db7"> disability </span> is generally used when referring to a long-term condition which makes it difficult for a person to use part of their body completely or easily: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6883"><span class="x" original="E854.-6882"> Interviews with young adults who have grown up with disability focused on their achievement of employment and independent households. </span></span></span> You can also say <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3eeb"> physical disability </span> , <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3eec"> mental disability </span> or <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3eed"> learning disability </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-687d"><span class="x" original="E854.-687c"> Children with dyslexia or other learning disabilities need more attention at school to have the same learning opportunities as others. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E854.-6879"> The expression <span class="eb" original="E854.-6878"> disabled people </span> is often preferred to <span class="eb" original="E854.-6877"> the disabled </span> because it sounds more personal: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6884"><span class="x" original="E854.-6876"> The Act requires employers to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to ensure that disabled people are not at a disadvantage in the workplace. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E854.-6dc0"><span class="eb" original="E854.-6db5"> Visual impairment </span> is the term used to refer to conditions which result in a person being either <span class="eb" original="E848.-298f"> partially sighted </span> or <span class="eb" original="E848.-298e"> blind </span> , and which cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. You can also use the term <span class="eb" original="E854.-6db4"> visually impaired </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6db3"><span class="x" original="E854.-6db2"> Clinical data included hearing and visual impairments. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E8b4.3eee"><span class="x" original="E8b4.3eef"> Visually impaired people may lack confidence out of their normal environment. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E854.-6dad"><span class="eb" original="E854.-6dac"> Hearing impairment </span> is the term used to refer to conditions which result in a person having a degree of hearing loss, which in some cases may be improved with a device such as a hearing aid: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6d9f"><span class="x" original="E854.-6d9e"> An association was made between work as a diver and greater prevalence of significant hearing impairment. </span></span></span> Some people with hearing loss, especially if it is severe and/​or they were born with it, prefer the term <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3ef0"> deaf </span> or <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3ef1"> Deaf </span> because they do not consider deafness an impairment: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6d9c"><span class="x" original="E854.-6d9b"> Members of the Deaf community use Sign Language as their first or preferred language. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1300" id="blind1__30" original="E586.-4edc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1301" id="blind1__31" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1302" id="blind1__32"><span class="v"><strong> the blind </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1304" id="blind1__34" original="E586.-4eda"><span class="pos" id="blind1__35" original="E586.-4ed9"> noun </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1306" id="blind1__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="blind1__37" original="E586.-4ed7"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blind1__38" original="E586.-4ed6"> people who are <span class="dh" id="blind1__39" original="E47f.-2774"> blind </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.130a" id="blind1__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.130b" id="blind1__41" original="E81d.7392"><span class="x" id="blind1__42" original="E81d.7393"> She taught at a school for the blind. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.130d" id="blind1__43" original="E392.1d79"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="blind1__44" original="E81d.7394"><span class="exp" id="blind1__45"> blind </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="blind1__46" original="E392.1d7b"> not noticing or realizing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1311" id="blind1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1312" id="blind1__48" original="E81d.7395"><span class="x" id="blind1__49" original="E81d.7396"> When you are a part of the mainstream culture, it is easy to be blind to the fact that you have any cultural baggage at all. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1314" id="blind1__50" original="E392.1d7c"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1315" id="blind1__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="blind1__52" original="E392.1d7e"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1317" id="blind1__53"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="blind1__54" original="E392.1d7f"> of strong feelings </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="blind1__55" original="E392.1d80"> seeming to be unreasonable, and accepted without question </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.131a" id="blind1__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.131b" id="blind1__57" original="E81d.7397"><span class="x" id="blind1__58" original="E81d.7398"> He condemned the demand for blind obedience to the Party. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.131d" id="blind1__59" original="E81d.7399"><span class="x" id="blind1__60" original="E81d.739a"> Security could not be left to blind faith in the balance of power. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.131f" id="blind1__61" original="E392.1d81"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1320" id="blind1__62"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="blind1__63" original="E392.1d83"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1322" id="blind1__64"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="blind1__65" original="E392.1d84"> of a situation or an event </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="blind1__66" original="E392.1d85"> that cannot be controlled by reason </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1325" id="blind1__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1326" id="blind1__68" original="E81d.739b"><span class="x" id="blind1__69" original="E81d.739c"> Blind chance can result in failure for even the best prepared and resourced contestant. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1328" id="blind1__70" original="E81d.739f"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1329" id="blind1__71"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="blind1__72" original="E81d.73a0"> of a test or experiment </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="blind1__73" original="E81d.73a1"> in which the people taking the test do not know, for example, which drug, substance, etc, they have been given </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.132c" id="blind1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.132d" id="blind1__75" original="E597.2cb"><span class="x" id="blind1__76" original="E597.2cc"> Weston conducted a series of blind tests to find if recycled paper was comparable in quality to standard paper. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="blind1__77" original="E597.2cd" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="blind1__78" original="E597.2ce"> double-blind </span> test is one in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which drug, substance, etc. each participant has been given. </span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1331" id="blind1__79" original="E392.1d94"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1332" id="eye__157" original="E392.1da3" sk="turnblindeye"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1333" id="eye__158"><span class="idm" id="eye__159" original="E392.1da4"> turn a blind eye (to something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1335" id="eye__160"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1336" id="eye__161"><span class="def" id="eye__162" original="E392.1da5"> to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1338" id="eye__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1339" id="eye__164" original="E81d.73a7"><span class="x" id="eye__165" original="E81d.73a8"> International financial institutions previously turned a blind eye to corruption in projects they financed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-392b" id="blind1__89" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blind_1" title="blind definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-392a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.47c3" id="blind1__90" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blind1__91"> blind </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.133b" hm="2" id="blind2" original="E392.1dab" sum="893"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.133c" id="blind2__1" original="E392.1dac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.133d" id="blind2__2" original="E392.1dad"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blind <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.134a" id="blind2__9" original="E392.1dba"><span class="pos" id="blind2__10" original="E392.1dbb"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69d7" eid="blind2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-6fa3" geo="br" id="blind2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bli/blind/blind__gb_11.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blind__gb_11.ogg" href="sound://blind__gb_11.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-6fa0" geo="n_am" id="blind2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bli/blind/blind__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blind__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blind__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2524" id="blind2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3ec" form="root" id="blind2__17"><span class="vp" id="blind2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> blind </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3ea" eid="blind2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3e9" geo="br" id="blind2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bli/blind/blind__gb_11.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blind__gb_11.ogg" href="sound://blind__gb_11.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3e6" geo="n_am" id="blind2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bli/blind/blind__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blind__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blind__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3e3" form="thirdps" id="blind2__24"><span class="vp" id="blind2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> blinds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3e1" eid="blind2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3e0" geo="br" id="blind2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blaɪndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bli/blind/blinds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blinds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blinds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3dd" geo="n_am" id="blind2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blaɪndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bli/blind/blinds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blinds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blinds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3da" form="past" id="blind2__31"><span class="vp" id="blind2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> blinded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3d8" eid="blind2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3d7" geo="br" id="blind2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblaɪndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bli/blind/blinded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blinded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blinded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3d4" geo="n_am" id="blind2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblaɪndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bli/blind/blinded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blinded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blinded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3d1" form="pastpart" id="blind2__38"><span class="vp" id="blind2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> blinded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3cf" eid="blind2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3ce" geo="br" id="blind2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblaɪndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bli/blind/blinded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blinded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blinded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3cb" geo="n_am" id="blind2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblaɪndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bli/blind/blinded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blinded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blinded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3c8" form="prespart" id="blind2__45"><span class="vp" id="blind2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> blinding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3c6" eid="blind2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3c5" geo="br" id="blind2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblaɪndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bli/blind/blinding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blinding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://blinding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-3c2" geo="n_am" id="blind2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blind2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblaɪndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bli/blind/blinding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blinding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://blinding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1376" id="blind2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1377" id="blind2__53" original="E392.1dd8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1378" id="blind2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="blind2__55" original="E81d.73b8"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="blind2__56" original="E392.1dd9"><span class="exp" id="blind2__57"> blind </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="blind2__58" original="E392.1dda"> to make somebody unable to see, permanently or for a short time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.137d" id="blind2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.137e" id="blind2__60" original="E81d.73b9"><span class="x" id="blind2__61" original="E81d.73ba"> Fletcher was blinded in an industrial accident in 1999. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1380" id="blind2__62" original="E81d.73bb"><span class="x" id="blind2__63" original="E81d.73bc"> She was temporarily blinded by the sun. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1382" id="blind2__64" original="E392.1dde"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="blind2__65" original="E392.1de0"> to make somebody no longer able to think clearly or behave in a sensible way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1384" id="blind2__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1385" id="blind2__67" original="E81d.73ac"><span class="cf" id="blind2__68" original="E81d.73ab"><span class="exp" id="blind2__69"> blind </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="blind2__70" original="E81d.73ad"> Blinded by the love of power, Soto demanded permission to conquer Florida. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1389" id="blind2__71" original="E81d.73af"><span class="cf" id="blind2__72" original="E81d.73ae"><span class="exp" id="blind2__73"> blind </span> somebody to something </span><span class="x" id="blind2__74" original="E81d.73b0"> This mentality can blind people to their own weaknesses. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.138d" id="blind2__75" original="E81d.73bd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="blind2__76" original="E81d.73be"><span class="exp" id="blind2__77"> blind </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="blind2__78" original="E81d.73bf"> to make somebody who is taking part in an experiment or interview unaware of what is being tested or measured </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1391" id="blind2__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1392" id="blind2__80" original="E81d.73c0"><span class="x" id="blind2__81" original="E81d.73c1"> The subject and the investigator should be blinded if possible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1394" id="blind2__82" original="E81d.73c2"><span class="x" id="blind2__83" original="E81d.73c3"> Blinding the interview process makes it much less likely that we impose our biases on the results. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-38a2" id="blind2__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blind_1" title="blind definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-38a1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.47c3" id="blind2__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blind2__86"> blind </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blindness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1396" id="blindness" original="E81d.73c7" sum="374"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1397" id="blindness__1" original="E81d.73c8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1398" id="blindness__2" original="E81d.73c9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blindness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13a0" id="blindness__4" original="E81d.73ce"><span class="pos" id="blindness__5" original="E81d.73cf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69de" eid="blindness__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-6d68" geo="br" id="blindness__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blindness__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblaɪndnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bli/blind/blindness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blindness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blindness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-6d65" geo="n_am" id="blindness__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blindness__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblaɪndnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bli/blind/blindness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bli/blind/blindness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blindness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13a2" id="blindness__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="blindness__12" original="E81d.73d1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13a4" id="blindness__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13a5" id="blindness__14" original="E81d.73d2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="blindness__15" original="E81d.73d3"> the condition of being unable to see </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13a7" id="blindness__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13a8" id="blindness__17" original="E81d.73d4"><span class="x" id="blindness__18" original="E81d.73d5"> Vitamin A deficiency remains a major cause of blindness in developing countries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13aa" id="blindness__19" original="E81d.73d6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="blindness__20" original="E81d.73d7"><span class="exp" id="blindness__21"> blindness </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="blindness__22" original="E81d.73d8"> the condition of not noticing or realizing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13ae" id="blindness__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13af" id="blindness__24" original="E81d.73d9"><span class="x" id="blindness__25" original="E81d.73da"> Policy is formulated with a certain blindness to reality. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3870" id="blindness__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blindness" title="blindness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-386f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.6a1b" id="blindness__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blindness__28"> blindness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bloc
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13b1" id="bloc" original="E392.224c" sum="372"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13b2" id="bloc__1" original="E392.224d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13b3" id="bloc__2" original="E392.224e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bloc </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13bf" id="bloc__7" original="E392.2256"><span class="pos" id="bloc__8" original="E392.2257"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69e5" eid="bloc__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-4a09" geo="br" id="bloc__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bloc__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɒk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/bloc_/bloc__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/bloc_/bloc__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bloc__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-4a06" geo="n_am" id="bloc__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bloc__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/bloc_/bloc__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/bloc_/bloc__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bloc__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13c1" id="bloc__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13c2" id="bloc__15" original="E392.2258"><span class="def" id="bloc__16" original="E392.2259"> a group of countries that work closely together because they have similar political interests </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13c4" id="bloc__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13c5" id="bloc__18" original="E81e.-1e51"><span class="x" id="bloc__19" original="E81e.-1e50"> The arms race put an additional strain on the economies of the Eastern bloc. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13c7" id="bloc__20" original="E81e.-1e4f"><span class="x" id="bloc__21" original="E81e.-1e4e"> Germany combined with other European Economic Community countries to form a single trading bloc. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3850" id="bloc__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bloc" title="bloc definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-384f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.4e53" id="bloc__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bloc__24"> bloc </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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block
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13c9" hm="1" id="block1" original="E392.225d" sum="1376"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13ca" id="block1__1" original="E392.225e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13cb" id="block1__2" original="E392.225f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> block <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13d8" id="block1__7" original="E392.226a"><span class="pos" id="block1__8" original="E392.226b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69ec" eid="block1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-49e5" geo="br" id="block1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɒk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/block/block__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/block__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://block__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-49e2" geo="n_am" id="block1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/block/block__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/block__us_1.ogg" href="sound://block__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13da" id="block1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13db" id="block1__15" original="E392.226c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="block1__16" original="E392.226f"> a large piece of a solid material that is square in shape and usually has flat sides </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13dd" id="block1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13de" id="block1__18" original="E83c.-723c"><span class="x" id="block1__19" original="E83c.-723b"> The frictional force between a sliding block and a bench top is parallel to the sliding motion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13e0" id="block1__20" original="E83c.-723a"><span class="cf" id="block1__21" original="E849.-7d02"><span class="exp" id="block1__22"> block </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="block1__23" original="E83c.-7239"> A block of iron at high temperature consists of atoms that are oscillating vigorously around their average positions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13e4" id="block1__24" original="E392.2270" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://building-block" title="building block definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13e5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3768" id="block1__25" original="E392.2273"><span class="xh" id="block1__26"> building block </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13e7" id="block1__27" original="E392.2277"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="block1__28" original="E47f.1bd7"><span class="exp" id="block1__29"> block </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13ea" id="block1__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="block1__31" original="E392.227a"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="block1__32" original="E392.227b"> a tall building that contains apartments or offices </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13ed" id="block1__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13ee" id="block1__34" original="E849.-7d01"><span class="x" id="block1__35" original="E849.-7d00"> The house was demolished in 1951 to make way for modern blocks of flats. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13f0" id="block1__36" original="E83c.-7236"><span class="x" id="block1__37" original="E83c.-7235"> Streets nearby are quiet with a mixture of apartment blocks and homes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13f2" id="block1__38" original="E83c.-7234"><span class="x" id="block1__39" original="E83c.-7233"> High-rise blocks often lead to social segregation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13f4" id="block1__40" original="E392.228f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="block1__41" original="E849.-7cff"><span class="exp" id="block1__42"> block </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="block1__43" original="E392.2292"> a quantity of something that is considered as a single unit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13f8" id="block1__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13f9" id="block1__45" original="E83c.-7232"><span class="x" id="block1__46" original="E83c.-7231"> In each case, one firm controls the other with a large block of shares. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13fb" id="block1__47" original="E83c.-722e"><span class="x" id="block1__48" original="E83c.-722d"> Each participant performed 48 trials in blocks of 12. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.13fd" id="block1__49" original="E83c.-722c"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="block1__50" original="E849.-7cfe"><span class="exp" id="block1__51"> block </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1400" id="block1__52"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="block1__53" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="block1__54" original="E83c.-7227"> an amount of data that is considered as a single unit for a computer program to deal with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1403" id="block1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1404" id="block1__56" original="E83c.-7226"><span class="x" id="block1__57" original="E83c.-7225"> The program moves a block of data from one region of memory to another. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1406" id="block1__58" original="E83c.-7224"><span class="x" id="block1__59" original="E83c.-7223"> Transmission is in 207-byte blocks. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1408" id="block1__60" original="E392.2295"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1409" id="block1__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="block1__62" original="E392.2298"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="block1__63" original="E83c.-7220"><span class="exp" id="block1__64"> block </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="block1__65" original="E392.2299"> something that makes movement or progress difficult or impossible </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.140e" id="block1__66" original="E392.229a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://obstacle" title="obstacle definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.140f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.4516" id="block1__67" original="E392.229b"><span class="xh" id="block1__68"> obstacle </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1412" id="block1__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1413" id="block1__70" original="E83c.-721f"><span class="x" id="block1__71" original="E83c.-721e"> Politics, he believes, is a constant block to innovation and change. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3834" id="block1__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://block_1" title="block definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3833" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.4e6d" id="block1__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="block1__74"> block </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1415" hm="2" id="block2" original="E392.22ce" sum="1453"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1416" id="block2__1" original="E392.22cf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1417" id="block2__2" original="E392.22d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> block <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1426" id="block2__9" original="E392.22db"><span class="pos" id="block2__10" original="E392.22dc"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69f3" eid="block2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-49df" geo="br" id="block2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɒk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/block/block__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/block__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://block__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-49dc" geo="n_am" id="block2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/block/block__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/block__us_1.ogg" href="sound://block__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-24f6" id="block2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.217" form="root" id="block2__17"><span class="vp" id="block2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> block </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.219" eid="block2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.21a" geo="br" id="block2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɒk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/block/block__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/block__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://block__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.21d" geo="n_am" id="block2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/block/block__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/block__us_1.ogg" href="sound://block__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.220" form="thirdps" id="block2__24"><span class="vp" id="block2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> blocks </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.222" eid="block2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.223" geo="br" id="block2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɒks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/block/blocks__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blocks__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blocks__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.226" geo="n_am" id="block2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɑːks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/block/blocks__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blocks__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blocks__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.229" form="past" id="block2__31"><span class="vp" id="block2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> blocked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.22b" eid="block2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.22c" geo="br" id="block2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɒkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/block/blocked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blocked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blocked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.22f" geo="n_am" id="block2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɑːkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/block/blocked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blocked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blocked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.232" form="pastpart" id="block2__38"><span class="vp" id="block2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> blocked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.234" eid="block2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.235" geo="br" id="block2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɒkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/block/blocked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blocked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blocked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.238" geo="n_am" id="block2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɑːkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/block/blocked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blocked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blocked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.23b" form="prespart" id="block2__45"><span class="vp" id="block2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> blocking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.23d" eid="block2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.23e" geo="br" id="block2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblɒkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/block/blocking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blocking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blocking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.241" geo="n_am" id="block2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="block2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblɑːkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/block/blocking__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blocking__us_2.ogg" href="sound://blocking__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1457" id="block2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1458" id="block2__53" original="E392.22f9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="block2__54" original="E392.22fa"><span class="exp" id="block2__55"> block </span> something </span><span class="def" id="block2__56" original="E392.22fb"> to stop something from moving or flowing through a pipe, a passage, a road, etc. by putting something in it or across it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.145c" id="block2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.145d" id="block2__58" original="E83c.-6ff7"><span class="x" id="block2__59" original="E83c.-6ff6"> Volcanic rocks have poured into the gorge, temporarily blocking the Colorado River. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.145f" id="block2__60" original="E83c.-6ff5"><span class="x" id="block2__61" original="E83c.-6ff4"> One of the arteries has become partially blocked. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1461" id="block2__62" original="E83c.-6ff3"><span class="x" id="block2__63" original="E83c.-6ff2"> The ice shelf blocked the seaward opening of the valley. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1463" id="block2__64" original="E83c.-6ff1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="block2__65" original="E83c.-6fef"> to stop the movement of something by being or putting something in its way; to stop a process from happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1465" id="block2__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1466" id="block2__67" original="E83c.-6fee"><span class="cf" id="block2__68" original="E83c.-6ff0"><span class="exp" id="block2__69"> block </span> something </span><span class="x" id="block2__70" original="E83c.-6fed"> As the spacecraft passes behind the planet, the radio signals will be blocked. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.146a" id="block2__71" original="E83c.-6fea"><span class="x" id="block2__72" original="E83c.-6fe9"> The iodide blocks thyroid hormone release. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.146c" id="block2__73" original="E83c.-6fec"><span class="cf" id="block2__74" original="E849.-7cf8"><span class="exp" id="block2__75"> block </span> something from doing something </span><span class="x" id="block2__76" original="E83c.-6feb"> Dense algal blooms blocked light from reaching the rooted aquatic plants. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1470" id="block2__77" original="E392.22ff"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="block2__78" original="E392.2300"><span class="exp" id="block2__79"> block </span> something </span><span class="def" id="block2__80" original="E392.2301"> to use your power to prevent something from being done, developing or making progress </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1474" id="block2__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1475" id="block2__82" original="E83c.-6fe6"><span class="x" id="block2__83" original="E83c.-6fe5"> European regulators blocked both deals in 2000 and 2001. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1477" id="block2__84" original="E392.2305"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1478" id="block2__85" original="E392.230c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1479" id="block2__86"><h4 class="pv"> block something off </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.147b" id="block2__88"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.147c" id="block2__89"><span class="def" id="block2__90" original="E392.230e"> to close an opening or passage by placing a barrier at one end or in front of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.147e" id="block2__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.147f" id="block2__92" original="E83c.-6fe4"><span class="x" id="block2__93" original="E83c.-6fe3"> They managed to block off the main entrances to the convention centre by forming human chains. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1481" id="block2__94" original="E392.230f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1482" id="block2__95"><h4 class="pv"> block something out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1484" id="block2__97"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1485" id="block2__98"><span class="def" id="block2__99" original="E392.2312"> to stop light, sound, etc. from coming in </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1487" id="block2__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1488" id="block2__101" original="E83c.-6fe2"><span class="x" id="block2__102" original="E83c.-6fe1"> As the great cloud of dust blanketed the Earth, blocking out the sun, many more animals and plants succumbed. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-37b5" id="block2__103" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://block_1" title="block definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-37b4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.4e6d" id="block2__104" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="block2__105"> block </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blockage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.148a" id="blockage" original="E392.2359" sum="407"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.148b" id="blockage__1" original="E392.235a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.148c" id="blockage__2" original="E392.235b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blockage </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1498" id="blockage__7" original="E392.2363"><span class="pos" id="blockage__8" original="E392.2364"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.69fa" eid="blockage__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-48b8" geo="br" id="blockage__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blockage__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblɒkɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/block/blockage__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blockage__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blockage__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-48b4" geo="n_am" id="blockage__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blockage__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblɑːkɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/block/blockage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/block/blockage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blockage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.149a" id="blockage__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.149b" id="blockage__15" original="E392.2365"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="blockage__16" original="E392.2366"> a thing that blocks flow or movement, for example of a liquid in a narrow place </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.149d" id="blockage__17" original="E392.2367" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://obstruction" title="obstruction definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.149e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.4590" id="blockage__18" original="E392.2368"><span class="xh" id="blockage__19"> obstruction </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14a0" id="blockage__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14a1" id="blockage__21" original="E85b.6966"><span class="x" id="blockage__22" original="E85b.6967"> A rockfall formed a blockage that filled the river bed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14a3" id="blockage__23" original="E392.236a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="blockage__24" original="E47f.1c51"><span class="exp" id="blockage__25"> blockage </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="blockage__26" original="E392.236b"> the state of being blocked </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14a7" id="blockage__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14a8" id="blockage__28" original="E85b.6968"><span class="x" id="blockage__29" original="E85b.6969"> Blood supply was restricted due to the blockage of an artery. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-376d" id="blockage__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blockage" title="blockage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-376c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.5010" id="blockage__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blockage__32"> blockage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blog
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14aa" id="blog" original="E392.23dc" sum="365"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ab" id="blog__1" original="E392.23dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ac" id="blog__2" original="E392.23de"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blog </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14b5" id="blog__4" original="E392.23e4"><span class="pos" id="blog__5" original="E392.23e5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a03" eid="blog__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-455b" geo="br" id="blog__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blog__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɒɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blog_/blog__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blog_/blog__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blog__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606970e3a0.-4558" geo="n_am" id="blog__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blog__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɑːɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blog_/blog__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blog_/blog__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://blog__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14b7" id="blog__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14b8" id="blog__12" original="E392.23e6"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14b9" id="blog__13" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ba" id="blog__14"><span class="v"><strong> weblog </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="blog__16" original="E392.23e9"> a website where a person writes regularly about recent events or topics that interest them, often including links to other websites that they find interesting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14bd" id="blog__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14be" id="blog__18" original="E84e.-768c"><span class="x" id="blog__19" original="E84e.-768b"> Her current research includes a study of online blogs maintained and updated by teens. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-374d" id="blog__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blog_1" title="blog definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-374c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.50b3" id="blog__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blog__22"> blog </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blood
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14c0" id="blood" original="E392.2499" sum="935"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14c1" id="blood__1" original="E392.249a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14c2" id="blood__2" original="E392.249b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blood </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14cf" id="blood__9" original="E392.24a6"><span class="pos" id="blood__10" original="E392.24a7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a0a" eid="blood__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-7769" geo="br" id="blood__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blood/blood__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blood__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-7766" geo="n_am" id="blood__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blood/blood__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blood__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14d1" id="blood__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14d2" id="blood__17" original="E392.24a8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14d3" id="blood__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="blood__19" original="E392.24aa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blood__20" original="E392.24ab"> the red liquid that flows through the bodies of humans and animals </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14d6" id="blood__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14d7" id="blood__22" original="E85b.6971"><span class="x" id="blood__23" original="E85b.6972"> Before patients were given any treatment, blood was taken for tests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14d9" id="blood__24" original="E85b.6974"><span class="cf" id="blood__25" original="E85b.6973"> in the <span class="exp" id="blood__26"> blood </span></span><span class="x" id="blood__27" original="E85b.6975"> Cholesterol levels in the blood were very high. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14dd" id="blood__28" original="E85b.6977"><span class="cf" id="blood__29" original="E85b.6976"> into the <span class="exp" id="blood__30"> blood </span></span><span class="x" id="blood__31" original="E85b.6978"> This protein is produced by the liver and secreted into the blood. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14e1" id="blood__32" original="E85b.696f"><span class="cf" id="blood__33" original="E47f.1c54"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="blood__34" original="E85b.6970"> The haemoglobin in red blood cells enables them to transport oxygen. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14e4" id="blood__35" original="E392.24ac"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14e5" id="blood__36" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14e6" id="blood__37"><span class="v"><strong> -blooded </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="blood__39" original="E392.24ae"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in adjectives <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="blood__40" original="E392.24af"> having the type of <span class="dh" id="blood__41" original="E392.24b0"> blood </span> mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14eb" id="blood__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ec" id="blood__43" original="E85b.6979"><span class="x" id="blood__44" original="E85b.697a"><span class="eul" id="blood__45" original="E47f.1c55"> E. coli </span> is a bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded animals. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ef-FF1" id="flesh__30" original="E39e.-1de4" sk="fleshandblood"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ef-FF2" id="flesh__31"><span class="idm" id="flesh__32" original="E39e.-1de3"> flesh and blood </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ef-FF4" id="flesh__33"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ef-FF5" id="flesh__34"><span class="def" id="flesh__35" original="E39e.-1de2"> a normal living human with weaknesses; a human considered as a physical body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ef-FF7" id="flesh__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ef-FF8" id="flesh__37" original="E4c7.-328"><span class="x" id="flesh__38" original="E4c7.-327"> They are not machines, but sentient human beings, made of flesh and blood, and capable of feeling pain. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-372f" id="blood__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood_1" title="blood definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-372e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.51b4" id="blood__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blood__57"> blood </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blood count
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14f3" id="blood-count" original="E392.2577" sum="459"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14f4" id="blood-count__1" original="E392.2578"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14f5" id="blood-count__2" original="E392.2579"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blood count </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14fc" id="blood-count__4" original="E392.257e"><span class="pos" id="blood-count__5" original="E392.257f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a11" eid="blood-count__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-766c" geo="br" id="blood-count__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-count__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd kaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_count_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_count_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_count_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-7669" geo="n_am" id="blood-count__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-count__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd kaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_count_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_count_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_count_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14fe" id="blood-count__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14ff" id="blood-count__12" original="E392.2580"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="blood-count__13" original="E392.2581"> the number of red and white cells in somebody's blood </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1501" id="blood-count__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1502" id="blood-count__15" original="E85b.6994"><span class="x" id="blood-count__16" original="E85b.6995"> The object of treatment was to maintain the blood count, particularly haemoglobin and red cell volume. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1504" id="blood-count__17" original="E85b.6996"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="blood-count__18" original="E85b.6997"> a medical test to count the number of red and white cells in somebody's blood </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1506" id="blood-count__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1507" id="blood-count__20" original="E85b.6998"><span class="x" id="blood-count__21" original="E85b.6999"> A full blood count and liver function tests were administered before treatment commenced. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-36fd" id="blood-count__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood-count" title="blood count definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-36fc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.52fd" id="blood-count__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blood-count__24"> blood count </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blood group
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1509" id="blood-group" original="E392.259c" sum="315"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.150a" id="blood-group__1" original="E392.259d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.150b" id="blood-group__2" original="E392.259e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blood group </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1517" id="blood-group__4" original="E392.25a7"><span class="pos" id="blood-group__5" original="E392.25a8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a18" eid="blood-group__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-75fd" geo="br" id="blood-group__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-group__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd ɡruːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_group_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_group_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_group_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-75fa" geo="n_am" id="blood-group__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-group__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd ɡruːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_group_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_group_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_group_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1512" id="blood-group__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1513" id="blood-group__12"><span class="v"><strong> blood type </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1515" id="blood-group__14"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="blood-group__15" original="E392.25a6"><span class="prefix"> especially in </span> North American English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1519" id="blood-group__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.151a" id="blood-group__17" original="E392.25a9"><span class="def" id="blood-group__18" original="E392.25aa"> any of the different types that human blood is separated into for medical purposes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.151c" id="blood-group__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.151d" id="blood-group__20" original="E85b.69b3"><span class="x" id="blood-group__21" original="E85b.69b4"> The disorder appears to be more common in individuals with blood group A. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-36dd" id="blood-group__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood-group" title="blood group definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-36dc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.532c" id="blood-group__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blood-group__24"> blood group </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blood pressure
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.151f" id="blood-pressure" original="E392.2643" sum="288"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1520" id="blood-pressure__1" original="E392.2644"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1521" id="blood-pressure__2" original="E392.2645"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blood pressure </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1528" id="blood-pressure__4" original="E392.264a"><span class="pos" id="blood-pressure__5" original="E392.264b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a1f" eid="blood-pressure__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-74af" geo="br" id="blood-pressure__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-pressure__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd preʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_pressure_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_pressure_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_pressure_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-74ac" geo="n_am" id="blood-pressure__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-pressure__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd preʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_pressure_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_pressure_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_pressure_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.152a" id="blood-pressure__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="blood-pressure__12" original="E392.264d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.152c" id="blood-pressure__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.152d" id="blood-pressure__14" original="E392.264e"><span class="def" id="blood-pressure__15" original="E392.264f"> the pressure of blood as it travels around the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.152f" id="blood-pressure__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1530" id="blood-pressure__17" original="E85b.69bb"><span class="x" id="blood-pressure__18" original="E85b.69bc"> to have high/low blood pressure </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1532" id="blood-pressure__19" original="E85b.69bd"><span class="x" id="blood-pressure__20" original="E85b.69be"> Baseline heart rate and blood pressure were measured. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-36c5" id="blood-pressure__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood-pressure" title="blood pressure definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-36c4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.53ef" id="blood-pressure__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blood-pressure__23"> blood pressure </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blood test
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.154b" id="blood-test" original="E392.2716" sum="314"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.154c" id="blood-test__1" original="E392.2717"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.154d" id="blood-test__2" original="E392.2718"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blood test </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1557" id="blood-test__7" original="E392.2720"><span class="pos" id="blood-test__8" original="E392.2721"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a2d" eid="blood-test__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-7320" geo="br" id="blood-test__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-test__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd test <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_test_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_test_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_test_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-731d" geo="n_am" id="blood-test__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-test__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd test <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_test_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_test_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_test_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1559" id="blood-test__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.155a" id="blood-test__15" original="E392.2722"><span class="def" id="blood-test__16" original="E392.2723"> an examination of a small amount of your blood by doctors in order to make judgements about your medical condition </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.155c" id="blood-test__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.155d" id="blood-test__18" original="E85b.69c5"><span class="x" id="blood-test__19" original="E85b.69c6"> All patients had a blood test for cholesterol. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-368f" id="blood-test__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood-test" title="blood test definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-368e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.54fc" id="blood-test__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blood-test__22"> blood test </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blood transfusion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.155f" id="blood-transfusion" original="E392.2736" sum="390"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1560" id="blood-transfusion__1" original="E392.2737"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1561" id="blood-transfusion__2" original="E392.2738"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blood transfusion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.156b" id="blood-transfusion__4" original="E392.273f"><span class="pos" id="blood-transfusion__5" original="E392.2740"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a34" eid="blood-transfusion__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-72d5" geo="br" id="blood-transfusion__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-transfusion__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd trænsfjuːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_transfusion_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_transfusion_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_transfusion_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-72d2" geo="n_am" id="blood-transfusion__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-transfusion__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd trænsfjuːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_transfusion_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_transfusion_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_transfusion_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1568" id="blood-transfusion__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1569" id="blood-transfusion__12"><span class="v"><strong> transfusion </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.156d" id="blood-transfusion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="blood-transfusion__15" original="E392.2742"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="blood-transfusion__16" original="E392.2743"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1570" id="blood-transfusion__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1571" id="blood-transfusion__18" original="E392.2744"><span class="def" id="blood-transfusion__19" original="E392.2745"> the process of putting new blood into the body of a person or an animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1573" id="blood-transfusion__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1574" id="blood-transfusion__21" original="E85b.69c7"><span class="x" id="blood-transfusion__22" original="E85b.69c8"> The patient required a blood transfusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1576" id="blood-transfusion__23" original="E873.-7bf2"><span class="x" id="blood-transfusion__24" original="E873.-7bf1"> The possibility of blood transfusion should be discussed with the parents. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3673" id="blood-transfusion__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood-transfusion" title="blood transfusion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3672" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.5521" id="blood-transfusion__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blood-transfusion__27"> blood transfusion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blood type
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1578" id="blood-type" original="E392.2746" sum="140"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1579" id="blood-type__1" original="E392.2747"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.157a" id="blood-type__2" original="E392.2748"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blood type </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1581" id="blood-type__4" original="E392.274d"><span class="pos" id="blood-type__5" original="E392.274e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a3b" eid="blood-type__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-72b7" geo="br" id="blood-type__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-type__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd taɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_type_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_type_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_type_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-72b4" geo="n_am" id="blood-type__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-type__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd taɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_type_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_type_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_type_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1583" id="blood-type__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="blood-type__12" original="E392.2750"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1585" id="blood-type__13" original="E392.2751" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood-group" title="blood group definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1586" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1509" id="blood-type__14" original="E392.2752"><span class="xh" id="blood-type__15"> blood group </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3656" id="blood-type__16" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood-type" title="blood type definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3655" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.5535" id="blood-type__17" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blood-type__18"> blood type </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blood vessel
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1588" id="blood-vessel" original="E392.2754" sum="347"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1589" id="blood-vessel__1" original="E392.2755"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.158a" id="blood-vessel__2" original="E392.2756"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blood vessel </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1594" id="blood-vessel__7" original="E392.275e"><span class="pos" id="blood-vessel__8" original="E392.275f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a42" eid="blood-vessel__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-729f" geo="br" id="blood-vessel__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-vessel__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd vesl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_vessel_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_vessel_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_vessel_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-729c" geo="n_am" id="blood-vessel__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blood-vessel__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌd vesl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blood/blood_vessel_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/blood_vessel_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://blood_vessel_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1596" id="blood-vessel__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1597" id="blood-vessel__15" original="E392.2760"><span class="def" id="blood-vessel__16" original="E392.2761"> any of the tubes through which blood flows through the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1599" id="blood-vessel__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.159a" id="blood-vessel__18" original="E873.-7bf0"><span class="x" id="blood-vessel__19" original="E873.-7bef"> These deformed cells block small blood vessels, causing damage to tissues and organs. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.159c" id="blood-vessel__20" original="E392.2762" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://artery" title="artery definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.159d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4f10" id="blood-vessel__21" original="E392.2763"><span class="xh" id="blood-vessel__22"> artery </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capillary" title="capillary definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.159f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c95" id="blood-vessel__23" original="E392.2765"><span class="xh" id="blood-vessel__24"> capillary </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vein" title="vein definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15a1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-115f" id="blood-vessel__25" original="E392.2767"><span class="xh" id="blood-vessel__26"> vein </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3643" id="blood-vessel__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood-vessel" title="blood vessel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3642" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.5544" id="blood-vessel__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blood-vessel__29"> blood vessel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bloodstream
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1534" id="bloodstream" original="E392.26d9" sum="284"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1535" id="bloodstream__1" original="E392.26da"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1536" id="bloodstream__2" original="E392.26db"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bloodstream </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1541" id="bloodstream__7" original="E392.26e3"><span class="pos" id="bloodstream__8" original="E392.26e4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a26" eid="bloodstream__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-737e" geo="br" id="bloodstream__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bloodstream__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌdstriːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blood/bloodstream__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/bloodstream__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bloodstream__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-737b" geo="n_am" id="bloodstream__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bloodstream__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌdstriːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blood/bloodstream__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blood/bloodstream__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bloodstream__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1543" id="bloodstream__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bloodstream__15" original="E392.26e6"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1545" id="bloodstream__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1546" id="bloodstream__17" original="E392.26e7"><span class="def" id="bloodstream__18" original="E392.26e8"> the blood flowing through the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1548" id="bloodstream__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1549" id="bloodstream__20" original="E873.-7d31"><span class="x" id="bloodstream__21" original="E873.-7d30"> When we detect imminent danger, the hormone adrenaline is released into our bloodstream. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-36a8" id="bloodstream__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bloodstream" title="bloodstream definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-36a7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.54b0" id="bloodstream__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bloodstream__24"> bloodstream </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blow
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15a3" hm="1" id="blow1" original="E392.29e5" sum="1516"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15a4" id="blow1__1" original="E392.29e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15a5" id="blow1__2" original="E392.29e7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blow <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15b3" id="blow1__9" original="E392.29f2"><span class="pos" id="blow1__10" original="E392.29f3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a49" eid="blow1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069664ee5.-37dc" geo="br" id="blow1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bləʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blow_/blow__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blow_/blow__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blow__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069664ee5.-37d9" geo="n_am" id="blow1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bloʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blow_/blow__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blow_/blow__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blow__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-24c8" id="blow1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.109a" form="root" id="blow1__17"><span class="vp" id="blow1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> blow </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.109c" eid="blow1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.109d" geo="br" id="blow1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bləʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blow_/blow__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blow_/blow__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blow__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10a0" geo="n_am" id="blow1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bloʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blow_/blow__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blow_/blow__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blow__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10a3" form="thirdps" id="blow1__24"><span class="vp" id="blow1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> blows </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10a5" eid="blow1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10a6" geo="br" id="blow1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bləʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blows/blows__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blows/blows__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blows__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10a9" geo="n_am" id="blow1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bloʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blows/blows__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blows/blows__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blows__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10ac" form="past" id="blow1__31"><span class="vp" id="blow1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> blew </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10ae" eid="blow1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10af" geo="br" id="blow1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/ble/blew_/blew__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/ble/blew_/blew__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blew__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10b2" geo="n_am" id="blow1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/ble/blew_/blew__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/ble/blew_/blew__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blew__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10b5" form="pastpart" id="blow1__38"><span class="vp" id="blow1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> blown </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10b7" eid="blow1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10b8" geo="br" id="blow1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bləʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blown/blown__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blown/blown__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blown__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10bb" geo="n_am" id="blow1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bloʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blown/blown__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blown/blown__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blown__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10be" form="prespart" id="blow1__45"><span class="vp" id="blow1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> blowing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10c0" eid="blow1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10c1" geo="br" id="blow1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbləʊɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blowi/blowing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blowi/blowing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blowing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.10c4" geo="n_am" id="blow1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbloʊɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blowi/blowing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blowi/blowing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blowing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15f5" id="blow1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15f6" id="blow1__53" original="E392.2a1f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15f7" id="blow1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="blow1__55" original="E392.2a21"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="blow1__56" original="E392.2a22"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blow1__57" original="E392.2a23"> to send out air from the mouth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15fb" id="blow1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15fc" id="blow1__59" original="E896.7fa3"><span class="cf" id="blow1__60" original="E392.2a24"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="blow1__61" original="E896.7fa4"> He has to blow into the mouthpiece hard and fast. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.15ff" id="blow1__62" original="E896.7fa5"><span class="cf" id="blow1__63" original="E392.2a25"><span class="exp" id="blow1__64"> blow </span> something + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="blow1__65" original="E896.7fa6"> Then exhale, blowing out as much air as you can. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1603" id="blow1__66" original="E896.7fa8"><span class="cf" id="blow1__67" original="E896.7fa7"><span class="exp" id="blow1__68"> blow </span> something out </span><span class="x" id="blow1__69" original="E896.7fa9"> The patient is asked to blow as if they were blowing out a candle. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1607" id="blow1__70" original="E392.2a26"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1608" id="blow1__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="blow1__72" original="E392.2a28"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blow1__73" original="E392.2a2b"> when the wind or a current of air <span class="dh" id="blow1__74" original="E392.2a2c"> blows </span> , it is moving </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.160c" id="blow1__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.160d" id="blow1__76" original="E896.7faa"><span class="x" id="blow1__77" original="E896.7fab"> Renewable power is often available only intermittently (most obviously when the wind blows and the sun shines). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.160f" id="blow1__78" original="E392.2a2f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1610" id="blow1__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="blow1__80" original="E392.2a31"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="blow1__81" original="E392.2a32"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blow1__82" original="E392.2a33"> to be moved by the wind, somebody's breath, etc.; to move something in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1614" id="blow1__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1615" id="blow1__84" original="E896.7fae"><span class="cf" id="blow1__85" original="E392.2a34"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="blow1__86" original="E896.7faf"> Often you will see prayer flags blowing from the tops of houses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1618" id="blow1__87" original="E896.7fb0"><span class="cf" id="blow1__88" original="E392.2a36"><span class="exp" id="blow1__89"> blow </span> something + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="blow1__90" original="E896.7fb1"> Volcanic dust blown into the upper parts of the atmosphere is very effective in scattering light. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.161c" id="blow1__91" original="E392.2b0f"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.161d" id="blow1__92" original="E392.2b57"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.161e" id="blow1__93"><h4 class="pv"> blow up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1620" id="blow1__95"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1621" id="blow1__96" original="E392.2b59"><span class="def" id="blow1__97" original="E392.2b5a"> to explode; to be destroyed by an explosion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1623" id="blow1__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1624" id="blow1__99" original="E896.7fba"><span class="x" id="blow1__100" original="E896.7fbb"> The Challenger space shuttle blew up on launch in 1986. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1626" id="blow1__101" original="E392.2b5d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1627" id="blow1__102"><h4 class="pv"> blow something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1629" id="blow1__104"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.162a" id="blow1__105" original="E392.2b5f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="blow1__106" original="E392.2b60"> to destroy something by an explosion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.162c" id="blow1__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.162d" id="blow1__108" original="E896.7fbc"><span class="x" id="blow1__109" original="E896.7fbd"> A scheme to blow up a St Petersburg bridge as the Tsar passed over it came to nothing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.162f" id="blow1__110" original="E896.7fbe"><span class="x" id="blow1__111" original="E896.7fbf"> First, quarry faces were blown up to create natural-looking rock falls. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1631" id="blow1__112" original="E392.2b61"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="blow1__113" original="E392.2b62"> to fill something with air or gas so that it becomes firm </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1633" id="blow1__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1634" id="blow1__115" original="E896.7fc0"><span class="x" id="blow1__116" original="E896.7fc1"> The balloon is steadily growing larger and larger as it is blown up. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1636" id="blow1__117" original="E392.2b63"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="blow1__118" original="E392.2b64"> to make a photograph bigger </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1638" id="blow1__119" original="E392.2b65" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://enlarge" title="enlarge definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1639" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.4594" id="blow1__120" original="E392.2b66"><span class="xh" id="blow1__121"> enlarge </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.163b" id="blow1__122"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.163c" id="blow1__123" original="E896.7fc2"><span class="x" id="blow1__124" original="E896.7fc3"> We can blow the images up to a larger size. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-35df" id="blow1__125" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blow_1" title="blow definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-35de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.58b0" id="blow1__126" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blow1__127"> blow </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.163e" hm="2" id="blow2" original="E392.2b77" sum="874"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.163f" id="blow2__1" original="E392.2b78"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1640" id="blow2__2" original="E392.2b79"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blow <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.164c" id="blow2__7" original="E392.2b84"><span class="pos" id="blow2__8" original="E392.2b85"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a5e" eid="blow2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6ea6" geo="br" id="blow2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bləʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blo/blow_/blow__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blo/blow_/blow__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blow__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6ea3" geo="n_am" id="blow2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blow2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bloʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blo/blow_/blow__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blo/blow_/blow__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blow__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.164e" id="blow2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.164f" id="blow2__15" original="E392.2b88"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="blow2__16" original="E392.2b8a"> a sudden event that has damaging effects on somebody/something, causing sadness or disappointment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1651" id="blow2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1652" id="blow2__18" original="E896.7fc6"><span class="x" id="blow2__19" original="E896.7fc7"> The death of Marx's wife in 1881 was a devastating blow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1654" id="blow2__20" original="E896.7fca"><span class="cf" id="blow2__21" original="E392.2b89"><span class="exp" id="blow2__22"> blow </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="blow2__23" original="E896.7fcb"> The outbreak of strikes in 1979 dealt a fatal blow to an already weak Labour government. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1658" id="blow2__24" original="E392.2b86"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="blow2__25" original="E896.7fce"><span class="exp" id="blow2__26"> blow </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="blow2__27" original="E392.2b87"> a hard hit with the hand, a weapon, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.165c" id="blow2__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.165d" id="blow2__29" original="E896.7fcf"><span class="x" id="blow2__30" original="E896.7fd0"> Repeated minor blows to the head, such as occur in boxing, can lead to progressive deterioration in intellectual function. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.165f-FF1" id="deal1__53" original="E39c.-509c" sk="dealblowto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.165f-FF2" id="deal1__54"><span class="idm" id="deal1__55" original="E39c.-509a"> deal a blow to somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.165f-FF4" id="deal1__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.165f-FF5" id="deal1__57"><span class="def" id="deal1__58" original="E39c.-5096"> to be very shocking or harmful to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.165f-FF7" id="deal1__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.165f-FF8" id="deal1__60" original="E8db.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="deal1__61" original="E8db.-7ffc"> The Protestant Reformation dealt a devastating blow to the Catholic Church's claim to supreme authority. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3583" id="blow2__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blow_1" title="blow definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3582" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.58b0" id="blow2__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blow2__42"> blow </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1664" hm="1" id="blue1" original="E392.2e34" sum="525"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1665" id="blue1__1" original="E392.2e35"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1666" id="blue1__2" original="E392.2e36"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blue <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1672" id="blue1__8" original="E392.2e44"><span class="pos" id="blue1__9" original="E392.2e45"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a65" eid="blue1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6abd" geo="br" id="blue1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blue1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blue_/blue__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blue_/blue__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://blue__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6aba" geo="n_am" id="blue1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blue1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blue_/blue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blue_/blue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1674" id="blue1__15" original="E392.2e46"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1675" form="_tofix" id="blue1__16"><span class="if" id="blue1__17" original="E392.2e48"> bluer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1677" form="_tofix" id="blue1__18"><span class="if" id="blue1__19" original="E392.2e49"> bluest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1679" id="blue1__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.167a" id="blue1__21" original="E392.2e4a"><span class="def" id="blue1__22" original="E392.2e4b"> having the colour of a clear sky or the sea on a clear day </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.167c" id="blue1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.167d" id="blue1__24" original="E896.7fe0"><span class="x" id="blue1__25" original="E896.7fe1"> The blue sky gets its colour from the blue light that is scattered down to us from the upper reaches of the atmosphere. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="blue1__26" original="E896.7fe2" un="help"><span class="eb" id="blue1__27" original="E586.-4b7e"> Blue </span> is also used to describe somebody who looks slightly blue in colour because they are are cold or cannot breathe easily: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1681" id="blue1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1682" id="blue1__29" original="E896.7fe3"><span class="x" id="blue1__30" original="E896.7fe4"> The patient was going blue and needed more oxygen. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1684" id="blue1__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1685" id="blue1__32" original="E392.2e68"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1686" id="blue1__33"><span class="dr" id="blue1__34" original="E392.2e69"> blueness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.168e" id="blue1__35" original="E392.2e6d"><span class="pos" id="blue1__36" original="E392.2e6e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a66" eid="blue1__37" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6ac3" geo="br" id="blue1__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blue1__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbluːnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/bluen/blueness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/bluen/blueness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blueness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6ac0" geo="n_am" id="blue1__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blue1__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbluːnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/bluen/blueness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/bluen/blueness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blueness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1690" id="blue1__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="blue1__43" original="E392.2e70"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="blue1__44" original="E392.2e71"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1693" id="blue1__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1694" id="blue1__46" original="E896.7fe7"><span class="x" id="blue1__47" original="E896.7fe8"> The child may have pale skin with blueness around the lips. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3554" id="blue1__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blue_1" title="blue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3553" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.5e82" id="blue1__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blue1__50"> blue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1696" hm="2" id="blue2" original="E392.2e88" sum="353"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1697" id="blue2__1" original="E392.2e89"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1698" id="blue2__2" original="E392.2e8a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blue <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16a3" id="blue2__7" original="E392.2e98"><span class="pos" id="blue2__8" original="E392.2e99"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a73" eid="blue2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6ab7" geo="br" id="blue2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blue2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blue_/blue__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blue_/blue__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://blue__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6ab4" geo="n_am" id="blue2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blue2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blue_/blue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blue_/blue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16a5" id="blue2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="blue2__15" original="E392.2ea0"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="blue2__16" original="E392.2e9f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16a8" id="blue2__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16a9" id="blue2__18" original="E392.2e9d"><span class="def" id="blue2__19" original="E392.2ea1"> the colour of a clear sky or the sea on a clear day </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16ab" id="blue2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16ac" id="blue2__21" original="E896.7fec"><span class="cf" id="blue2__22" original="E896.7feb"> in <span class="exp" id="blue2__23"> blue </span></span><span class="x" id="blue2__24" original="E896.7fed"> The component waves are shown in blue. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16b0" id="blue2__25" original="E392.2ebc"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16b1" id="blue2__26" original="E392.2ebd" sk="outofblue"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16b2" id="blue2__27"><span class="idm" id="blue2__28" original="E392.2ebe"> out of the blue </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16b4" id="blue2__29"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16b5" id="blue2__30"><span class="def" id="blue2__31" original="E392.2ebf"> unexpectedly; without warning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16b7" id="blue2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16b8" id="blue2__33" original="E586.-4b7d"><span class="x" id="blue2__34" original="E586.-4b7c"> The Lisbon earthquake struck out of the blue on 1 November, 1755. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3520" id="blue2__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blue_1" title="blue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-351f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.5e82" id="blue2__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blue2__37"> blue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blue-collar
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16ba" id="blue-collar" original="E392.2f73" sum="321"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16bb" id="blue-collar__1" original="E392.2f74"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16bc" id="blue-collar__2" original="E392.2f75"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blue-collar </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16c3" id="blue-collar__4" original="E392.2f7a"><span class="pos" id="blue-collar__5" original="E392.2f7b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a7a" eid="blue-collar__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6954" geo="br" id="blue-collar__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blue-collar__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbluː ˈkɒlə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blue_/blue_collar_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blue_/blue_collar_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blue_collar_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6951" geo="n_am" id="blue-collar__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blue-collar__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbluː ˈkɑːlər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blue_/blue_collar_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blue_/blue_collar_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://blue_collar_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16c5" id="blue-collar__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="blue-collar__12" original="E392.2f7d"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16c7" id="blue-collar__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16c8" id="blue-collar__14" original="E392.2f7e"><span class="def" id="blue-collar__15" original="E392.2f7f"> connected with people who do physical work in industry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16ca" id="blue-collar__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16cb" id="blue-collar__17" original="E834.-2e07"><span class="x" id="blue-collar__18" original="E834.-2e06"> Only 24 per cent of all employed Americans are blue-collar workers. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16cd" id="blue-collar__19" original="E392.2f80" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://white-collar" title="white-collar definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16ce" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.25dd" id="blue-collar__20" original="E392.2f83"><span class="xh" id="blue-collar__21"> white-collar </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-34fc" id="blue-collar__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blue-collar" title="blue-collar definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-34fb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.6018" id="blue-collar__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blue-collar__24"> blue-collar </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blunt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16d0" hm="1" id="blunt1" original="E392.31bd" sum="712"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16d1" id="blunt1__1" original="E392.31be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16d2" id="blunt1__2" original="E392.31bf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blunt <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16de" id="blunt1__8" original="E392.31cc"><span class="pos" id="blunt1__9" original="E392.31cd"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a81" eid="blunt1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-661d" geo="br" id="blunt1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blunt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-661a" geo="n_am" id="blunt1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blunt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16e0" id="blunt1__15" original="E392.31ce"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16e1" form="_tofix" id="blunt1__16"><span class="if" id="blunt1__17" original="E392.31d0"> blunter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16e3" form="_tofix" id="blunt1__18"><span class="if" id="blunt1__19" original="E392.31d1"> bluntest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16e5" id="blunt1__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16e6" id="blunt1__21" original="E392.31d2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="blunt1__22" original="E392.31d3"> without a sharp edge or point </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16e8" id="blunt1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16e9" id="blunt1__24" original="E875.5065"><span class="x" id="blunt1__25" original="E875.5066"> The wound had been caused by a blunt object, hit with sufficient force to penetrate the skin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16eb" id="blunt1__26" original="E875.5064"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16ec" id="blunt1__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="blunt1__28" original="E4a8.2b10" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="blunt1__29" original="E875.5067"> He claimed that the immigration controls introduced by the UK were a blunt instrument that do not distinguish between different classes of migrants. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16ef" id="blunt1__30" original="E392.31d4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://sharp" title="sharp definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16f0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.6991" id="blunt1__31" original="E392.31d5"><span class="xh" id="blunt1__32"> sharp </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16f3" id="blunt1__33" original="E392.31d7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16f4" id="blunt1__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="blunt1__35" original="E392.31d8"> of a person or remark </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="blunt1__36" original="E392.31d9"> very direct; saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16f7" id="blunt1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16f8" id="blunt1__38" original="E834.-2ccd"><span class="x" id="blunt1__39" original="E834.-2ccc"> In letters from the late 1970s he was even blunter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16fa" id="blunt1__40" original="E834.-2ccb"><span class="x" id="blunt1__41" original="E834.-2cca"> The minister said: ‘To be blunt, shareholders in general do not have the ability to run a company.’ </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-34da" id="blunt1__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blunt_1" title="blunt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-34d9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.62f5" id="blunt1__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blunt1__44"> blunt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16fc" hm="2" id="blunt2" original="E392.31e3" sum="407"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16fd" id="blunt2__1" original="E392.31e4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.16fe" id="blunt2__2" original="E392.31e5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blunt <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.170b" id="blunt2__9" original="E392.31f2"><span class="pos" id="blunt2__10" original="E392.31f3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a88" eid="blunt2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6617" geo="br" id="blunt2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blunt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6614" geo="n_am" id="blunt2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blunt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-249a" id="blunt2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1492" form="root" id="blunt2__17"><span class="vp" id="blunt2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> blunt </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1494" eid="blunt2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1495" geo="br" id="blunt2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blunt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1498" geo="n_am" id="blunt2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blunt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.149b" form="thirdps" id="blunt2__24"><span class="vp" id="blunt2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> blunts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.149d" eid="blunt2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.149e" geo="br" id="blunt2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blunts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14a1" geo="n_am" id="blunt2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blʌnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blunts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14a4" form="past" id="blunt2__31"><span class="vp" id="blunt2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> blunted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14a6" eid="blunt2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14a7" geo="br" id="blunt2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blunted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14aa" geo="n_am" id="blunt2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blunted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14ad" form="pastpart" id="blunt2__38"><span class="vp" id="blunt2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> blunted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14af" eid="blunt2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14b0" geo="br" id="blunt2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blunted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14b3" geo="n_am" id="blunt2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blunted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14b6" form="prespart" id="blunt2__45"><span class="vp" id="blunt2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> blunting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14b8" eid="blunt2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14b9" geo="br" id="blunt2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blunting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.14bc" geo="n_am" id="blunt2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blunt2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blunt/blunting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/blunting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blunting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1737" id="blunt2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1738" id="blunt2__53" original="E392.3210"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="blunt2__54" original="E392.3211"><span class="exp" id="blunt2__55"> blunt </span> something </span><span class="def" id="blunt2__56" original="E392.3212"> to make something weaker or less effective </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.173c" id="blunt2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.173d" id="blunt2__58" original="E834.-2cc6"><span class="x" id="blunt2__59" original="E834.-2cc5"> The condition is managed through blunting the effect of the thyroid hormones. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.173f" id="blunt2__60" original="E392.3213"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="blunt2__61" original="E392.3214"><span class="exp" id="blunt2__62"> blunt </span> something </span><span class="def" id="blunt2__63" original="E392.3215"> to make a point or an edge less sharp </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1743" id="blunt2__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1744" id="blunt2__65" original="E834.-2cc4"><span class="x" id="blunt2__66" original="E834.-2cc3"> Abrasion and chemical weathering processes blunt particle edges. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3480" id="blunt2__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blunt_1" title="blunt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-347f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.62f5" id="blunt2__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blunt2__69"> blunt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bluntly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1746" id="bluntly" original="E392.3216" sum="243"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1747" id="bluntly__1" original="E392.3217"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1748" id="bluntly__2" original="E392.3218"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bluntly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1750" id="bluntly__4" original="E392.321d"><span class="pos" id="bluntly__5" original="E392.321e"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a8f" eid="bluntly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-65a7" geo="br" id="bluntly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bluntly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blunt/bluntly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/bluntly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bluntly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-65a4" geo="n_am" id="bluntly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bluntly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblʌntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blunt/bluntly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blunt/bluntly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bluntly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1752" id="bluntly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1753" id="bluntly__12" original="E392.321f"><span class="def" id="bluntly__13" original="E392.3220"> in a very direct way, without trying to be polite or kind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1755" id="bluntly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1756" id="bluntly__15" original="E4a8.2b15"><span class="x" id="bluntly__16" original="E4a8.2b16"> To put it bluntly, how can we make sure that the State does not cheat? </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3461" id="bluntly__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bluntly" title="bluntly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3460" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.6363" id="bluntly__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bluntly__19"> bluntly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blur
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1758" id="blur" original="E392.3236" sum="855"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1759" id="blur__1" original="E392.3237"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.175a" id="blur__2" original="E392.3238"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blur </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1768" id="blur__9" original="E392.3243"><span class="pos" id="blur__10" original="E392.3244"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a96" eid="blur__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-655f" geo="br" id="blur__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blur_/blur__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blur_/blur__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blur__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-655c" geo="n_am" id="blur__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blur_/blur__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blur_/blur__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blur__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-246c" id="blur__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.163e" form="root" id="blur__17"><span class="vp" id="blur__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> blur </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1640" eid="blur__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1641" geo="br" id="blur__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blur_/blur__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blur_/blur__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blur__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1644" geo="n_am" id="blur__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blur_/blur__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blur_/blur__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blur__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1647" form="thirdps" id="blur__24"><span class="vp" id="blur__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> blurs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1649" eid="blur__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.164a" geo="br" id="blur__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blurs/blurs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurs/blurs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blurs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.164d" geo="n_am" id="blur__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blurs/blurs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurs/blurs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blurs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1650" form="past" id="blur__31"><span class="vp" id="blur__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> blurred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1652" eid="blur__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1653" geo="br" id="blur__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blurr/blurred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurr/blurred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blurred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1656" geo="n_am" id="blur__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blurr/blurred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurr/blurred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blurred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1659" form="pastpart" id="blur__38"><span class="vp" id="blur__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> blurred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.165b" eid="blur__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.165c" geo="br" id="blur__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blurr/blurred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurr/blurred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blurred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.165f" geo="n_am" id="blur__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blurr/blurred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurr/blurred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blurred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1662" form="prespart" id="blur__45"><span class="vp" id="blur__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> blurring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1664" eid="blur__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1665" geo="br" id="blur__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blurr/blurring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurr/blurring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blurring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1668" geo="n_am" id="blur__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blur__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈblɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blurr/blurring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurr/blurring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blurring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17a1" id="blur__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17a2" id="blur__53" original="E392.3278"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17a3" id="blur__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="blur__55" original="E392.327a"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="blur__56" original="E392.327b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="blur__57" original="E392.327c"> to become difficult to distinguish clearly; to make something become difficult to distinguish clearly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17a7" id="blur__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17a8" id="blur__59" original="E834.-299a"><span class="x" id="blur__60" original="E834.-2999"> Since Marx's time, class divisions have blurred rather than intensified. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17aa" id="blur__61" original="E834.-2998"><span class="cf" id="blur__62" original="E392.327d"><span class="exp" id="blur__63"> blur </span> something </span><span class="x" id="blur__64" original="E834.-2997"> Globalization, therefore, blurs national boundaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17ae" id="blur__65" original="E834.-2995"><span class="cf" id="blur__66" original="E834.-2996"><span class="exp" id="blur__67"> blur </span> the distinction between A and B </span><span class="x" id="blur__68" original="E834.-2994"> Developments in computer technology have further blurred the distinction between hardware and software. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17b2" id="blur__69" original="E392.3268"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17b3" id="blur__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="blur__71" original="E392.326a"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="blur__72" original="E392.326b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17b6" id="blur__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="blur__74" original="E4a8.2b1f"> of a shape </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="blur__75" original="E392.326c"> to become less clear and sharp; to make the shape of something look less clear and sharp </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17b9" id="blur__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17ba" id="blur__77" original="E834.-2993"><span class="x" id="blur__78" original="E834.-2992"> In France, advertisers must ensure tobacco brand names and logos blur during all broadcasts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17bc" id="blur__79" original="E834.-2991"><span class="cf" id="blur__80" original="E392.326f"><span class="exp" id="blur__81"> blur </span> something </span><span class="x" id="blur__82" original="E834.-2990"> Any movement of the subject blurs the image captured by the camera. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-340e" id="blur__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blur_1" title="blur definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-340d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.6376" id="blur__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blur__85"> blur </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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blurred
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17c0" id="blurred" original="E392.32a9" sum="459"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17c1" id="blurred__1" original="E392.32aa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17c2" id="blurred__2" original="E392.32ab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> blurred </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17cb" id="blurred__4" original="E392.32b0"><span class="pos" id="blurred__5" original="E392.32b1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6a9d" eid="blurred__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6498" geo="br" id="blurred__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blurred__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/blu/blurr/blurred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurr/blurred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://blurred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-6495" geo="n_am" id="blurred__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="blurred__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> blɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/blu/blurr/blurred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/blu/blurr/blurred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://blurred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17cd" id="blurred__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17ce" id="blurred__12" original="E834.-298f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="blurred__13" original="E834.-298e"> not seeing things clearly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17d0" id="blurred__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17d1" id="blurred__15" original="E834.-298d"><span class="x" id="blurred__16" original="E834.-298c"> The patient may complain of blurred vision. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17d3" id="blurred__17" original="E392.32b6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="blurred__18" original="E392.32b7"> difficult to distinguish, so that differences are not clear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17d5" id="blurred__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17d6" id="blurred__20" original="E834.-298b"><span class="x" id="blurred__21" original="E834.-298a"> The line between ‘Roman’ and ‘barbarian’ was considerably more blurred than was once thought. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17d8" id="blurred__22" original="E392.32b2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="blurred__23" original="E392.32b3"> not clear; without a clear shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17da" id="blurred__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17db" id="blurred__25" original="E834.-2989"><span class="x" id="blurred__26" original="E834.-2988"> Processing the signals makes it possible to sharpen blurred images. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-33df" id="blurred__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blurred" title="blurred definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-33de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.6429" id="blurred__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="blurred__29"> blurred </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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BMI
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17dd" id="bmi" original="E392.33cd" sum="124"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17de" id="bmi__1" original="E392.33ce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17df" id="bmi__2" original="E392.33cf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> BMI </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> abbreviation </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17e7" id="bmi__4" original="E392.33d4"><span class="pos" id="bmi__5" original="E392.33d5"> abbreviation </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6aa4" eid="bmi__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-62f7" geo="br" id="bmi__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bmi__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbiː em ˈaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bmi/bmi_1/bmi_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bmi/bmi_1/bmi_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bmi_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-62f4" geo="n_am" id="bmi__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bmi__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbiː em ˈaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bmi/bmi_1/bmi_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bmi/bmi_1/bmi_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://bmi_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17e9" id="bmi__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17ea" id="bmi__12"><span class="def" id="bmi__13"><a class="ndv" href="entry://body mass index" id="bmi__14"> body mass index </a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-33bf" id="bmi__15" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bmi" title="BMI definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-33be" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.659d" id="bmi__16" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bmi__17"> BMI </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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board
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17ed" id="board" original="E392.3488" sum="1960"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17ee" id="board__1" original="E392.3489"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17ef" id="board__2" original="E392.348a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> board </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17fb" id="board__7" original="E392.3495"><span class="pos" id="board__8" original="E392.3496"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6aab" eid="board__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-621e" geo="br" id="board__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="board__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boa/board/board__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boa/board/board__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://board__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-621b" geo="n_am" id="board__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="board__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boa/board/board__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boa/board/board__us_1.ogg" href="sound://board__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17fd" id="board__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17fe" id="board__15" original="E392.34ba"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.17ff" id="board__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="board__17" original="E392.34bc"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="board__18" original="E834.-2987"><span class="exp" id="board__19"> board </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="board__20" original="E392.34bd"> a group of people who have power to make decisions and control a company or other organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1804" id="board__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1805" id="board__22" original="E834.-2986"><span class="x" id="board__23" original="E834.-2985"> In some companies, the board may take a larger role in routine management decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1807" id="board__24" original="E834.-2984"><span class="cf" id="board__25" original="E875.5071"><span class="exp" id="board__26"> board </span> of directors </span><span class="x" id="board__27" original="E834.-2983"> The CEO (chief executive officer) is sometimes also the chairman of the board of directors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.180b" id="board__28" original="E834.-2981"><span class="cf" id="board__29" original="E834.-2982"> on the <span class="exp" id="board__30"> board </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="board__31" original="E834.-2980"> Professor Biocca is on the editorial board of several journals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.180f" id="board__32" original="E392.34c0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1810" id="board__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="board__34" original="E392.34c2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="board__35" original="E392.34c3"> used in the name of some organizations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1813" id="board__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1814" id="board__37" original="E834.-297f"><span class="x" id="board__38" original="E834.-297e"> He helped establish the Australian National Film Board. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1816" id="board__39" original="E392.34a5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1817" id="board__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="board__41" original="E392.34a7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="board__42" original="E392.34a9"> a vertical surface on which to write or attach notices </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.181a" id="board__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.181b" id="board__44" original="E834.-297d"><span class="x" id="board__45" original="E834.-297c"> When asked what the boards displayed, only 21% were able to give the correct answer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.181d" id="board__46" original="E834.-297a"><span class="cf" id="board__47" original="E834.-297b"> on the <span class="exp" id="board__48"> board </span></span><span class="x" id="board__49" original="E834.-2979"> The students' guesses were written on the board and formed the basis of the discussion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1821" id="board__50" original="E834.-2978"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1822" id="board__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="board__52" original="E834.-2976"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="board__53" original="E834.-2975"> a thin, flat piece of wood or other stiff material on which to cut things, play games or perform other activities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1825" id="board__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1826" id="board__55" original="E834.-2974"><span class="x" id="board__56" original="E834.-2973"> Participants were required to memorize the positions of chess pieces on a board. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1828" id="board__57" original="E392.3497"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1829" id="board__58"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="board__59" original="E392.3499"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="board__60" original="E392.349a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="board__61" original="E392.349b"> a long thin piece of strong hard material, especially wood, used, for example, for making floors, building walls and roofs, and making boats </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.182d" id="board__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.182e" id="board__63" original="E834.-2972"><span class="x" id="board__64" original="E834.-2971"> Contemporary accounts describe overcrowded dormitories, bare boards and hard beds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1830" id="board__65" original="E834.-2970"><span class="x" id="board__66" original="E834.-296f"> The solvent has been identified in food packaging materials made from recycled board. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1832" id="board__67" original="E392.34c4"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1833" id="board__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="board__69" original="E392.34c6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="board__70" original="E392.34c7"> the meals that are provided when you stay in a place such as a hotel </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1836" id="board__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1837" id="board__72" original="E834.-296d"><span class="cf" id="board__73" original="E834.-296e"><span class="exp" id="board__74"> board </span> and lodging </span><span class="x" id="board__75" original="E834.-296c"> He performed a variety of jobs in the hostel and received free board and lodging in return. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.183b" id="board__76" original="E834.-296a"><span class="cf" id="board__77" original="E834.-296b"> room and <span class="exp" id="board__78"> board </span></span><span class="x" id="board__79" original="E834.-2969"> These schools provide room and board, education and clothing for thousands of boys. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.183f" id="board__80" original="E392.34eb"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1840" id="board__81" original="E392.34ec" sk="acrossboard"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1841" id="board__82"><span class="idm" id="board__83" original="E392.34ed"> across the board </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1843" id="board__84"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1844" id="board__85"><span class="def" id="board__86" original="E392.34ee"> involving or applying to everyone or everything </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1846" id="board__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1847" id="board__88" original="E834.-2968"><span class="x" id="board__89" original="E834.-2967"> The UK Government announced massive decreases in public spending across the board. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-33a8" id="board__90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://board_1" title="board definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-33a7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.667f" id="board__91" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="board__92"> board </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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boat
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1849" id="boat" original="E392.3659" sum="313"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.184a" id="boat__1" original="E392.365a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.184b" id="boat__2" original="E392.365b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boat </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1857" id="boat__7" original="E392.3665"><span class="pos" id="boat__8" original="E392.3666"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ab2" eid="boat__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-5f6a" geo="br" id="boat__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boat__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boa/boat_/boat_1_gb_1_abbr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boa/boat_/boat_1_gb_1_abbr.ogg" href="sound://boat_1_gb_1_abbr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-5f67" geo="n_am" id="boat__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boat__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> boʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boa/boat_/boat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boa/boat_/boat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1859" id="boat__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.185a" id="boat__15" original="E392.3667"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="boat__16" original="E392.3668"> a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.185c" id="boat__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.185d" id="boat__18" original="E487.4b74"><span class="x" id="boat__19" original="E487.4b75"> Their means of transport was four small rowing boats. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.185f" id="boat__20" original="E392.3679"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="boat__21" original="E392.367a"> a boat or ship of any size </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1861" id="boat__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1862" id="boat__23" original="E487.75ff"><span class="cf" id="boat__24" original="E487.75fe"> by <span class="exp" id="boat__25"> boat </span></span><span class="x" id="boat__26" original="E487.7600"> Most trade went by boat, land traffic being slow and expensive. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3349" id="boat__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boat" title="boat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3348" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.6935" id="boat__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boat__29"> boat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bodily
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1866" id="bodily" original="E392.3970" sum="299"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1867" id="bodily__1" original="E392.3971"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1868" id="bodily__2" original="E392.3972"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bodily </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1871" id="bodily__4" original="E392.3978"><span class="pos" id="bodily__5" original="E392.3979"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ab9" eid="bodily__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-5947" geo="br" id="bodily__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bodily__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒdɪli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bod/bodil/bodily__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bod/bodil/bodily__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bodily__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-5943" geo="n_am" id="bodily__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bodily__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːdɪli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bod/bodil/bodily__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bod/bodil/bodily__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bodily__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1873" id="bodily__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1874" id="bodily__12" original="E392.397a"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1875" id="bodily__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="bodily__14" original="E392.397c"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bodily__15" original="E392.397d"> connected with the human body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1878" id="bodily__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1879" id="bodily__17" original="E834.4f0a"><span class="x" id="bodily__18" original="E834.4f0b"> Patients often find it embarrassing to talk about bodily functions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.187b" id="bodily__19" original="E875.5075"><span class="x" id="bodily__20" original="E875.5076"> Contagious diseases are spread by touch or close bodily contact. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-332a" id="bodily__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bodily_1" title="bodily definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3329" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.6d0f" id="bodily__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bodily__23"> bodily </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.187d" id="body" original="E392.399a" sum="2203"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.187e" id="body__1" original="E392.399b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.187f" id="body__2" original="E392.399c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> body </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.188b" id="body__7" original="E392.39a6"><span class="pos" id="body__8" original="E392.39a7"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ac2" eid="body__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1587" geo="br" id="body__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="body__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bod/body_/body__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bod/body_/body__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://body__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1584" geo="n_am" id="body__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="body__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bod/body_/body__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bod/body_/body__us_2.ogg" href="sound://body__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.188d" id="body__14" original="E392.39a8"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1890" form="pl" id="body__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="body__16" original="E392.39ac"> bodies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1892" id="body__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1893" id="body__18" original="E392.39ad"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1894" id="body__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="body__20" original="E392.39af"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="body__21" original="E392.39b0"> the whole physical structure of a human or an animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1897" id="body__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1898" id="body__23" original="E83c.-7f2c"><span class="x" id="body__24" original="E83c.-7f2b"> The heart functions as a pump, driving the blood around the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.189a" id="body__25" original="E83c.-7e0a"><span class="x" id="body__26" original="E83c.-7e09"> In the seventeenth century, Descartes argued that the human body was a mechanism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.189c" id="body__27" original="E83c.-7ea9"><span class="cf" id="body__28" original="E4a8.2b49"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="body__29" original="E83c.-7ea8"> A number of medications can increase body weight by increasing appetite. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.189f" id="body__30" original="E83c.-7f06" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="body__31"> adjective + body </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18a1" id="body__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18a2" id="body__33" original="E83c.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18a3" id="body__34"><span class="coll" id="body__35" original="E83c.-7f03"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18a5" id="body__36" original="E83c.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18a6" id="body__37"><span class="coll" id="body__38" original="E83c.-7f01"> male </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18a8" id="body__39"><span class="coll" id="body__40" original="E83c.-7f00"> female </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18aa" id="body__41" original="E83c.-7eff"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18ab" id="body__42" original="E83c.-7efe"><span class="x" id="body__43" original="E83c.-7efd"> Gradually sculptors moved towards a more naturalistic representation of the human body. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18ad" id="body__44" original="E83c.-7ed0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="body__45"> verb + body </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18af" id="body__46"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18b0" id="body__47" original="E83c.-7ece"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18b1" id="body__48"><span class="coll" id="body__49" original="E83c.-7ecd"> enter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18b3" id="body__50" original="E83c.-7ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18b4" id="body__51"><span class="coll" id="body__52" original="E83c.-7ecb"> protect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18b6" id="body__53" original="E83c.-7eca"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18b7" id="body__54" original="E83c.-7ec9"><span class="x" id="body__55" original="E83c.-7ec8"> Anthrax can enter the body orally, or through cuts and skin lesions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18b9" id="body__56" original="E83c.-7ebb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="body__57"> body + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18bb" id="body__58"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18bc" id="body__59" original="E83c.-7eb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18bd" id="body__60"><span class="coll" id="body__61" original="E83c.-7eb8"> weight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18bf" id="body__62"><span class="coll" id="body__63" original="E83c.-7eb7"> size </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18c1" id="body__64"><span class="coll" id="body__65" original="E83c.-7eb6"> mass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18c3" id="body__66" original="E83c.-7eb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18c4" id="body__67"><span class="coll" id="body__68" original="E83c.-7eb4"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18c6" id="body__69" original="E83c.-7eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18c7" id="body__70"><span class="coll" id="body__71" original="E83c.-7eb2"> fat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18c9" id="body__72" original="E83c.-7eb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18ca" id="body__73"><span class="coll" id="body__74" original="E83c.-7eb0"> part </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18cc" id="body__75" original="E83c.-7eaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18cd" id="body__76"><span class="coll" id="body__77" original="E83c.-7eae"> fluid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18cf" id="body__78"><span class="coll" id="body__79" original="E83c.-7ead"> tissue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18d1" id="body__80" original="E83c.-7eac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18d2" id="body__81"><span class="coll" id="body__82" original="E83c.-7eab"> image </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18d4" id="body__83" original="E83c.-7eaa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18d5" id="body__84" original="E83c.-7ea7"><span class="x" id="body__85" original="E83c.-7ea6"> Reptiles need external sources of heat to regulate their body temperature. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18d7" id="body__86" original="E392.39b1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18d8" id="body__87"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="body__88" original="E392.39b3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="body__89" original="E392.39b4"> the main part of a body not including the head, or not including the head, arms and legs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18db" id="body__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18dc" id="body__91" original="E83c.-7f28"><span class="x" id="body__92" original="E83c.-7f27"> He was repeatedly kicked in the head and the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18de" id="body__93" original="E83c.-7f26"><span class="x" id="body__94" original="E83c.-7f25"> The sauropods had small heads, long necks and tails, and short barrel-shaped bodies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18e0" id="body__95" original="E392.39b5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18e1" id="body__96"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="body__97" original="E392.39b7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="body__98" original="E392.39b8"> the body of a dead person or animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18e4" id="body__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18e5" id="body__100" original="E83c.-7f24"><span class="x" id="body__101" original="E83c.-7f23"> Where no identifiable body has been found, family members will be unable to obtain a death certificate. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18e7" id="body__102" original="E392.39c2"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18e8" id="body__103"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="body__104" original="E392.39c4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="body__105" original="E392.39c5"><span class="exp" id="body__106"> body </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="body__107" original="E392.39c6"> a large amount or collection of something, especially information or knowledge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18ed" id="body__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18ee" id="body__109" original="E83c.-7edd"><span class="x" id="body__110" original="E83c.-7edc"> This theory is now supported by a large body of evidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18f0" id="body__111" original="E83c.-7f22"><span class="x" id="body__112" original="E83c.-7f21"> There is a large body of work that suggests that the distinction is not quite that straightforward. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18f2" id="body__113" original="E83c.-7ee4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="body__114"> adjective + body </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18f4" id="body__115"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18f5" id="body__116" original="E83c.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18f6" id="body__117"><span class="coll" id="body__118" original="E83c.-7ee1"> large </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18f8" id="body__119"><span class="coll" id="body__120" original="E83c.-7edf"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18fa" id="body__121" original="E849.-7701"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18fb" id="body__122"><span class="coll" id="body__123" original="E849.-7700"> growing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18fd" id="body__124" original="E83c.-7ede"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.18fe" id="body__125" original="E83c.-7f20"><span class="x" id="body__126" original="E83c.-7f1f"> A substantial body of research exists on how to make writing easier for the reader to understand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1900" id="body__127" original="E83c.-7ea3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="body__128"> body of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1902" id="body__129"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1903" id="body__130" original="E83c.-7ea1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1904" id="body__131"><span class="coll" id="body__132" original="E83c.-7ea0"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1906" id="body__133" original="E83c.-7e9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1907" id="body__134"><span class="coll" id="body__135" original="E83c.-7e9e"> evidence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1909" id="body__136"><span class="coll" id="body__137" original="E83c.-7e9d"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.190b" id="body__138" original="E83c.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.190c" id="body__139"><span class="coll" id="body__140" original="E83c.-7e9b"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.190e" id="body__141" original="E83c.-7e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.190f" id="body__142"><span class="coll" id="body__143" original="E83c.-7e99"> literature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1911" id="body__144" original="E83c.-7e97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1912" id="body__145"><span class="coll" id="body__146" original="E83c.-7e96"> opinion </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1914" id="body__147"><span class="coll" id="body__148" original="E83c.-7e95"> theory </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1916" id="body__149"><span class="coll" id="body__150" original="E83c.-7e94"> ideas </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1918" id="body__151" original="E83c.-7e92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1919" id="body__152"><span class="coll" id="body__153" original="E83c.-7e91"> law </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.191b" id="body__154"><span class="coll" id="body__155" original="E83c.-7e90"> rules </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.191d" id="body__156" original="E83c.-7e8f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.191e" id="body__157" original="E83c.-7e8e"><span class="x" id="body__158" original="E83c.-7e8d"> There is an emerging body of opinion that supports these approaches. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1920" id="body__159" original="E83c.-7e8c"><span class="x" id="body__160" original="E83c.-7e8b"> A constitution can be defined as being a body of rules which regulates the system of government within a state. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1922" id="body__161" original="E392.39b9"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1923" id="body__162"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="body__163" original="E392.39bb"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="body__164" original="E392.39bc"> the <span class="exp" id="body__165"> body </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="body__166" original="E392.39bd"> the main part of something, especially a book, article or document </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1928" id="body__167"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1929" id="body__168" original="E849.-770d"><span class="x" id="body__169" original="E849.-770b"> The main body of the text revolves around Isaiah's suffering servant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.192b" id="body__170" original="E83c.-7f18"><span class="x" id="body__171" original="E83c.-7f17"> Bacteria enter the enamel and body of the tooth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.192d" id="body__172" original="E392.39be"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.192e" id="body__173"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="body__174" original="E392.39c0"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="body__175" original="E392.39c1"> a group of people who work or act together, often for an official purpose, or who are connected in some other way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1931" id="body__176"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1932" id="body__177" original="E83c.-7f16"><span class="x" id="body__178" original="E83c.-7f15"> The Chartered Institute of Marketing is a professional body for marketing professionals based in the UK. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1934" id="body__179" original="E83c.-7f14"><span class="x" id="body__180" original="E83c.-7f13"> Irresponsible selling may result in fines from regulatory bodies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1936" id="body__181" original="E83c.-7f11"><span class="cf" id="body__182" original="E83c.-7f12"><span class="exp" id="body__183"> body </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="body__184" original="E83c.-7f10"> The French responded by dispatching two large bodies of troops to reinforce Louis's army in the Netherlands. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.193a" id="body__185" original="E83c.-7efc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="body__186"> adjective + body </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.193c" id="body__187"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.193d" id="body__188" original="E83c.-7efa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.193e" id="body__189"><span class="coll" id="body__190" original="E83c.-7ef9"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1940" id="body__191" original="E83c.-7ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1941" id="body__192"><span class="coll" id="body__193" original="E83c.-7ef7"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1943" id="body__194" original="E83c.-7ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1944" id="body__195"><span class="coll" id="body__196" original="E83c.-7ef5"> regulatory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1946" id="body__197" original="E83c.-7ef4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1947" id="body__198"><span class="coll" id="body__199" original="E83c.-7ef3"> decision-making </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1949" id="body__200" original="E83c.-7ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.194a" id="body__201"><span class="coll" id="body__202" original="E83c.-7ef1"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.194c" id="body__203" original="E83c.-7ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.194d" id="body__204"><span class="coll" id="body__205" original="E83c.-7eef"> governing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.194f" id="body__206" original="E83c.-7eee"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1950" id="body__207" original="E83c.-7eed"><span class="x" id="body__208" original="E83c.-7eec"> Energy advice is offered not only to individuals, but also to all companies and public bodies in the region. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1952" id="body__209" original="E83c.-7ec7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="body__210"> verb + body </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1954" id="body__211"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1955" id="body__212" original="E83c.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1956" id="body__213"><span class="coll" id="body__214" original="E83c.-7ec4"> establish </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1958" id="body__215"><span class="coll" id="body__216" original="E83c.-7ec3"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.195a" id="body__217"><span class="coll" id="body__218" original="E83c.-7ec2"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.195c" id="body__219"><span class="coll" id="body__220" original="E83c.-7ec1"> set up </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.195e" id="body__221" original="E83c.-7ec0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.195f" id="body__222" original="E83c.-7ebf"><span class="x" id="body__223" original="E83c.-7ebe"> The panel was a body established by the City of London to regulate takeovers and mergers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1961" id="body__224" original="E392.39c7"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1962" id="body__225"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="body__226" original="E392.39c9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1964" id="body__227"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="body__228" original="E392.39ca" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="body__229" original="E392.39cb"> an object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1967" id="body__230"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1968" id="body__231" original="E83c.-7f0f"><span class="x" id="body__232" original="E83c.-7f0e"> The state of motion of a body can only change if there is a resultant force applied. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.196a" id="body__233" original="E83c.-7f0d"><span class="x" id="body__234" original="E83c.-7f0c"> This equation yields the fundamental law of dynamics for solid bodies in rotation. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.196c" id="body__235" original="E83c.-7edb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="body__236"> adjective + body </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.196e" id="body__237"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.196f" id="body__238" original="E83c.-7ed9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1970" id="body__239"><span class="coll" id="body__240" original="E83c.-7ed8"> foreign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1972" id="body__241" original="E83c.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1973" id="body__242"><span class="coll" id="body__243" original="E83c.-7ed6"> solid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1975" id="body__244" original="E83c.-7ed5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1976" id="body__245" original="E83c.-7ed4"><span class="x" id="body__246" original="E83c.-7ed3"> The immune system protects the body from invasion from foreign bodies, such as bacteria. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1978" id="body__247" original="E849.-7709"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1979" id="body__248"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="body__249" original="E849.-7707"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="body__250" original="E849.-7706"> water <span class="exp" id="body__251"> body </span></span><span class="sep"> | </span><span class="cf" id="body__252" original="E849.-7705"><span class="exp" id="body__253"> body </span> of water </span><span class="def" id="body__254" original="E849.-7704"> a large area of water, such as a lake or sea </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1980" id="body__255"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1981" id="body__256" original="E849.-7703"><span class="x" id="body__257" original="E849.-7702"> Migrating birds die each year by drowning in oil ponds, which the birds mistake for water bodies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1983" id="body__258" original="E83c.-7f1e"><span class="x" id="body__259" original="E83c.-7f1d"> Coastal dunes are deposits of wind-blown sediment that occur next to large bodies of water. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65f2" id="body__260" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="body__261"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65f4" id="body__262" original="E83c.-7f08"><span class="shcut" id="body__263" original="E83c.-7f07"> adjective + body </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65f6" id="body__264" original="E83c.-7f06"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65f7" id="body__265" original="E83c.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65f8" id="body__266" original="E83c.-7f03"><span class="coll" id="body__267"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65fa" id="body__268" original="E83c.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65fb" id="body__269" original="E83c.-7f01"><span class="coll" id="body__270"> male </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65fd" id="body__271" original="E83c.-7f00"><span class="coll" id="body__272"> female </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.65ff" id="body__273" original="E83c.-7eff"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6600" id="body__274" original="E83c.-7efe"><span class="x" id="body__275" original="E83c.-7efd"> Gradually sculptors moved towards a more naturalistic representation of the human body. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6602" id="body__276" original="E83c.-7ee4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6603" id="body__277" original="E83c.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6604" id="body__278" original="E83c.-7ee1"><span class="coll" id="body__279"> large </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6606" id="body__280" original="E83c.-7edf"><span class="coll" id="body__281"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6608" id="body__282" original="E849.-7701"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6609" id="body__283" original="E849.-7700"><span class="coll" id="body__284"> growing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.660b" id="body__285" original="E83c.-7ede"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.660c" id="body__286" original="E83c.-7f20"><span class="x" id="body__287" original="E83c.-7f1f"> A substantial body of research exists on how to make writing easier for the reader to understand. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.660e" id="body__288" original="E83c.-7efc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.660f" id="body__289" original="E83c.-7efa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6610" id="body__290" original="E83c.-7ef9"><span class="coll" id="body__291"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6612" id="body__292" original="E83c.-7ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6613" id="body__293" original="E83c.-7ef7"><span class="coll" id="body__294"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6615" id="body__295" original="E83c.-7ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6616" id="body__296" original="E83c.-7ef5"><span class="coll" id="body__297"> regulatory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6618" id="body__298" original="E83c.-7ef4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6619" id="body__299" original="E83c.-7ef3"><span class="coll" id="body__300"> decision-making </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.661b" id="body__301" original="E83c.-7ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.661c" id="body__302" original="E83c.-7ef1"><span class="coll" id="body__303"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.661e" id="body__304" original="E83c.-7ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.661f" id="body__305" original="E83c.-7eef"><span class="coll" id="body__306"> governing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6621" id="body__307" original="E83c.-7eee"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6622" id="body__308" original="E83c.-7eed"><span class="x" id="body__309" original="E83c.-7eec"> Energy advice is offered not only to individuals, but also to all companies and public bodies in the region. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6624" id="body__310" original="E83c.-7edb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6625" id="body__311" original="E83c.-7ed9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6626" id="body__312" original="E83c.-7ed8"><span class="coll" id="body__313"> foreign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6628" id="body__314" original="E83c.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6629" id="body__315" original="E83c.-7ed6"><span class="coll" id="body__316"> solid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.662b" id="body__317" original="E83c.-7ed5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.662c" id="body__318" original="E83c.-7ed4"><span class="x" id="body__319" original="E83c.-7ed3"> The immune system protects the body from invasion from foreign bodies, such as bacteria. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.662e" id="body__320" original="E83c.-7ed2"><span class="shcut" id="body__321" original="E83c.-7ed1"> verb + body </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6630" id="body__322" original="E83c.-7ed0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6631" id="body__323" original="E83c.-7ece"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6632" id="body__324" original="E83c.-7ecd"><span class="coll" id="body__325"> enter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6634" id="body__326" original="E83c.-7ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6635" id="body__327" original="E83c.-7ecb"><span class="coll" id="body__328"> protect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6637" id="body__329" original="E83c.-7eca"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6638" id="body__330" original="E83c.-7ec9"><span class="x" id="body__331" original="E83c.-7ec8"> Anthrax can enter the body orally, or through cuts and skin lesions. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.663a" id="body__332" original="E83c.-7ec7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.663b" id="body__333" original="E83c.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.663c" id="body__334" original="E83c.-7ec4"><span class="coll" id="body__335"> establish </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.663e" id="body__336" original="E83c.-7ec3"><span class="coll" id="body__337"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6640" id="body__338" original="E83c.-7ec2"><span class="coll" id="body__339"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6642" id="body__340" original="E83c.-7ec1"><span class="coll" id="body__341"> set up </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6644" id="body__342" original="E83c.-7ec0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6645" id="body__343" original="E83c.-7ebf"><span class="x" id="body__344" original="E83c.-7ebe"> The panel was a body established by the City of London to regulate takeovers and mergers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6647" id="body__345" original="E83c.-7ebd"><span class="shcut" id="body__346" original="E83c.-7ebc"> body + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6649" id="body__347" original="E83c.-7ebb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.664a" id="body__348" original="E83c.-7eb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.664b" id="body__349" original="E83c.-7eb8"><span class="coll" id="body__350"> weight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.664d" id="body__351" original="E83c.-7eb7"><span class="coll" id="body__352"> size </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.664f" id="body__353" original="E83c.-7eb6"><span class="coll" id="body__354"> mass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6651" id="body__355" original="E83c.-7eb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6652" id="body__356" original="E83c.-7eb4"><span class="coll" id="body__357"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6654" id="body__358" original="E83c.-7eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6655" id="body__359" original="E83c.-7eb2"><span class="coll" id="body__360"> fat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6657" id="body__361" original="E83c.-7eb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6658" id="body__362" original="E83c.-7eb0"><span class="coll" id="body__363"> part </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.665a" id="body__364" original="E83c.-7eaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.665b" id="body__365" original="E83c.-7eae"><span class="coll" id="body__366"> fluid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.665d" id="body__367" original="E83c.-7ead"><span class="coll" id="body__368"> tissue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.665f" id="body__369" original="E83c.-7eac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6660" id="body__370" original="E83c.-7eab"><span class="coll" id="body__371"> image </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6662" id="body__372" original="E83c.-7eaa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6663" id="body__373" original="E83c.-7ea7"><span class="x" id="body__374" original="E83c.-7ea6"> Reptiles need external sources of heat to regulate their body temperature. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6665" id="body__375" original="E83c.-7ea5"><span class="shcut" id="body__376" original="E83c.-7ea4"> body of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6667" id="body__377" original="E83c.-7ea3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6668" id="body__378" original="E83c.-7ea1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6669" id="body__379" original="E83c.-7ea0"><span class="coll" id="body__380"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.666b" id="body__381" original="E83c.-7e9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.666c" id="body__382" original="E83c.-7e9e"><span class="coll" id="body__383"> evidence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.666e" id="body__384" original="E83c.-7e9d"><span class="coll" id="body__385"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6670" id="body__386" original="E83c.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6671" id="body__387" original="E83c.-7e9b"><span class="coll" id="body__388"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6673" id="body__389" original="E83c.-7e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6674" id="body__390" original="E83c.-7e99"><span class="coll" id="body__391"> literature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6676" id="body__392" original="E83c.-7e97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6677" id="body__393" original="E83c.-7e96"><span class="coll" id="body__394"> opinion </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6679" id="body__395" original="E83c.-7e95"><span class="coll" id="body__396"> theory </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.667b" id="body__397" original="E83c.-7e94"><span class="coll" id="body__398"> ideas </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.667d" id="body__399" original="E83c.-7e92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.667e" id="body__400" original="E83c.-7e91"><span class="coll" id="body__401"> law </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6680" id="body__402" original="E83c.-7e90"><span class="coll" id="body__403"> rules </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6682" id="body__404" original="E83c.-7e8f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6683" id="body__405" original="E83c.-7e8e"><span class="x" id="body__406" original="E83c.-7e8d"> There is an emerging body of opinion that supports these approaches. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6685" id="body__407" original="E83c.-7e8c"><span class="x" id="body__408" original="E83c.-7e8b"> A constitution can be defined as being a body of rules which regulates the system of government within a state. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3308" id="body__409" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://body" title="body definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3307" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.6d4e" id="body__410" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="body__411"> body </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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body language
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1985" id="body-language" original="E392.3a86" sum="361"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1986" id="body-language__1" original="E392.3a87"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1987" id="body-language__2" original="E392.3a88"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> body language </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1990" id="body-language__6" original="E392.3a8d"><span class="pos" id="body-language__7" original="E392.3a8e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ac9" eid="body-language__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-56d1" geo="br" id="body-language__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="body-language__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒdi læŋɡwɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bod/body_/body_language_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bod/body_/body_language_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://body_language_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-56ce" geo="n_am" id="body-language__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="body-language__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːdi læŋɡwɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bod/body_/body_language_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bod/body_/body_language_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://body_language_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1992" id="body-language__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="body-language__14" original="E392.3a90"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1994" id="body-language__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1995" id="body-language__16" original="E392.3a91"><span class="cf" id="body-language__17" original="E47f.1cf6"><span class="exp" id="body-language__18"> body language </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="body-language__19" original="E392.3a92"> the process of communicating what you are feeling or thinking by the way you place and move your body rather than by words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1999" id="body-language__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.199a" id="body-language__21" original="E895.-7ff4"><span class="x" id="body-language__22" original="E895.-7ff3"> The body language of the women clearly signals grief and torment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3201" id="body-language__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://body-language" title="body language definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3200" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.6f25" id="body-language__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="body-language__25"> body language </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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body mass index
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.199c" id="body-mass-index" original="E392.3a93" sum="497"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.199d" id="body-mass-index__1" original="E392.3a94"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.199e" id="body-mass-index__2" original="E392.3a95"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> body mass index </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19a9" id="body-mass-index__8" original="E392.3a9a"><span class="pos" id="body-mass-index__9" original="E392.3a9b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7301" eid="body-mass-index__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-56b3" geo="br" id="body-mass-index__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="body-mass-index__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒdi mæs ɪndeks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bod/body_/body_mass_index_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bod/body_/body_mass_index_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://body_mass_index_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-56b0" geo="n_am" id="body-mass-index__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="body-mass-index__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːdi mæs ɪndeks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bod/body_/body_mass_index_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bod/body_/body_mass_index_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://body_mass_index_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19ab" id="body-mass-index__15" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19ac" id="body-mass-index__16"><span class="v"><strong> BMI </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19ae" id="body-mass-index__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19af" id="body-mass-index__19" original="E392.3a9d"><span class="def" id="body-mass-index__20" original="E392.3a9e"> an approximate measure of whether somebody weighs too much or too little, calculated by dividing their weight in kilograms by their height in metres squared </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19b1" id="body-mass-index__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19b2" id="body-mass-index__22" original="E895.-7fba"><span class="x" id="body-mass-index__23" original="E895.-7fb9"> Evidence suggests that shift workers are more likely to have a higher body mass index. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-31e2" id="body-mass-index__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://body-mass-index" title="body mass index definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-31e1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.6f35" id="body-mass-index__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="body-mass-index__26"> body mass index </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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boil
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19b4" id="boil" original="E392.3d75" sum="1171"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19b5" id="boil__1" original="E392.3d76"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19b6" id="boil__2" original="E392.3d77"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boil </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19c3" id="boil__9" original="E392.3d82"><span class="pos" id="boil__10" original="E392.3d83"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ad0" eid="boil__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-51c3" geo="br" id="boil__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boi/boil_/boil__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boi/boil_/boil__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boil__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-51c0" geo="n_am" id="boil__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boi/boil_/boil__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boi/boil_/boil__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boil__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-243e" id="boil__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1bf6" form="root" id="boil__17"><span class="vp" id="boil__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> boil </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1bf8" eid="boil__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1bf9" geo="br" id="boil__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boi/boil_/boil__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boi/boil_/boil__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boil__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1bfc" geo="n_am" id="boil__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boi/boil_/boil__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boi/boil_/boil__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boil__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1bff" form="thirdps" id="boil__24"><span class="vp" id="boil__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> boils </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c01" eid="boil__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c02" geo="br" id="boil__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boi/boils/boils__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boi/boils/boils__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boils__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c05" geo="n_am" id="boil__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boi/boils/boils__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boi/boils/boils__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boils__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c08" form="past" id="boil__31"><span class="vp" id="boil__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> boiled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c0a" eid="boil__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c0b" geo="br" id="boil__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boi/boile/boiled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boi/boile/boiled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boiled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c0e" geo="n_am" id="boil__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boi/boile/boiled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boi/boile/boiled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boiled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c11" form="pastpart" id="boil__38"><span class="vp" id="boil__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> boiled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c13" eid="boil__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c14" geo="br" id="boil__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boi/boile/boiled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boi/boile/boiled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boiled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c17" geo="n_am" id="boil__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boi/boile/boiled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boi/boile/boiled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boiled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c1a" form="prespart" id="boil__45"><span class="vp" id="boil__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> boiling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c1c" eid="boil__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c1d" geo="br" id="boil__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boi/boili/boiling__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boi/boili/boiling__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://boiling__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c20" geo="n_am" id="boil__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boil__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boi/boili/boiling__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boi/boili/boiling__us_2.ogg" href="sound://boiling__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19ef" id="boil__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="boil__53" original="E392.3da2"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="boil__54" original="E392.3da3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19f2" id="boil__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19f3" id="boil__56" original="E392.3da0"><span class="def" id="boil__57" original="E392.3da4"> when a liquid <span class="dh" id="boil__58" original="E392.3da5"> boils </span> or when you <span class="dh" id="boil__59" original="E392.3da6"> boil </span> it, it is heated to the point where it turns to steam or <a class="ndv" href="entry://vapour" id="boil__60"> vapour </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19f8" id="boil__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19f9" id="boil__62" original="E824.-7eef"><span class="x" id="boil__63" original="E824.-7eee"> These solvents boil near 70°C. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.19fb" id="boil__64" original="E824.-7eed"><span class="cf" id="boil__65" original="E392.3daa"><span class="exp" id="boil__66"> boil </span> something </span><span class="x" id="boil__67" original="E824.-7eec"> The solution should then be boiled gently. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="boil__68" original="E824.-7eeb" un="help"> You can also say that you <span class="eb" id="boil__69" original="E586.-4b7b"> boil </span> a particular type of container, meaning that you boil what is inside it: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a01" id="boil__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a02" id="boil__71" original="E824.-7eea"><span class="x" id="boil__72" original="E824.-7ee9"> Once the cans were filled, they were boiled and cooled. </span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a04" id="boil__73" original="E392.3dd2"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a05" id="boil__74" original="E392.3dd7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a06" id="boil__75"><h4 class="pv"> boil something down (to/into something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a08" id="boil__77"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a09" id="boil__78"><span class="def" id="boil__79" original="E392.3dd9"> to make something, especially information, shorter by leaving out the parts that are not important </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0b" id="boil__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0c" id="boil__81" original="E824.-7ee6"><span class="x" id="boil__82" original="E824.-7ee5"> She has managed to boil this complex text down into a one-page summary. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0e" id="boil__83" original="E392.3dda"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a0f" id="boil__84"><h4 class="pv"> boil down to something </h4><span class="use" id="boil__86" original="E392.3ddc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a12" id="boil__87"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="boil__88" original="E47f.1d82" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a14" id="boil__89"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="boil__90" original="E392.3ddd"> of a situation, problem, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a16" id="boil__91"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a17" id="boil__92"><span class="def" id="boil__93" original="E392.3dde"> to have something as a main or basic part </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a19" id="boil__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a1a" id="boil__95" original="E824.-7ee4"><span class="x" id="boil__96" original="E824.-7ee3"> Our alternatives boil down to becoming smarter or becoming extinct. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a1c" id="boil__97" original="E824.-7ee2"><span class="x" id="boil__98" original="E824.-7ee1"> Ultimately, the issue boils down to a problem of confidence in public policymakers. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3195" id="boil__99" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boil_1" title="boil definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3194" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.72ba" id="boil__100" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boil__101"> boil </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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boiling point
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a1e" id="boiling-point" original="E392.3ea9" sum="347"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a1f" id="boiling-point__1" original="E392.3eaa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a20" id="boiling-point__2" original="E392.3eab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boiling point </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a2a" id="boiling-point__7" original="E392.3eb3"><span class="pos" id="boiling-point__8" original="E392.3eb4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ad7" eid="boiling-point__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-502a" geo="br" id="boiling-point__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boiling-point__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔɪlɪŋ pɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boi/boili/boiling_point_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boi/boili/boiling_point_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boiling_point_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-5027" geo="n_am" id="boiling-point__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boiling-point__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔɪlɪŋ pɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boi/boili/boiling_point_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boi/boili/boiling_point_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://boiling_point_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a2c" id="boiling-point__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="boiling-point__15" original="E392.3eb7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="boiling-point__16" original="E392.3eb6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a2f" id="boiling-point__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a30" id="boiling-point__18" original="E392.3eb8"><span class="def" id="boiling-point__19" original="E392.3eb9"> the temperature at which a liquid starts to boil </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a32" id="boiling-point__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a33" id="boiling-point__21" original="E824.-7ec6"><span class="x" id="boiling-point__22" original="E824.-7ec5"> The two bottles contain liquids that have different boiling points. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a35" id="boiling-point__23" original="E824.-7ec4"><span class="x" id="boiling-point__24" original="E824.-7ec3"> The solution is then heated up to near boiling point. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3153" id="boiling-point__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boiling-point" title="boiling point definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3152" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7479" id="boiling-point__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boiling-point__27"> boiling point </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bold
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a37" id="bold" original="E392.3ee7" sum="711"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a38" id="bold__1" original="E392.3ee8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a39" id="bold__2" original="E392.3ee9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bold </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a46" id="bold__8" original="E392.3ef3"><span class="pos" id="bold__9" original="E392.3ef4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ade" eid="bold__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4e2e" geo="br" id="bold__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bold__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bəʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bol/bold_/bold__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bol/bold_/bold__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bold__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4e2b" geo="n_am" id="bold__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bold__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> boʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bol/bold_/bold__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bol/bold_/bold__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bold__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a48" id="bold__15" original="E392.3ef5"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a49" form="_tofix" id="bold__16"><span class="if" id="bold__17" original="E392.3ef7"> bolder </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a4b" form="_tofix" id="bold__18"><span class="if" id="bold__19" original="E392.3ef8"> boldest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a4d" id="bold__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a4e" id="bold__21" original="E392.3eff"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a4f" id="bold__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bold__23" original="E392.3f02"> of printed words, letters, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bold__24" original="E392.3f03"> thicker and darker than normal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a52" id="bold__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a53" id="bold__26" original="E834.504e"><span class="x" id="bold__27" original="E834.504f"> The more likely diagnoses are given in bold type. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a55" id="bold__28" original="E875.5078"><span class="x" id="bold__29" original="E875.5079"> The bold page numbers in the index indicate where definitions are located. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a57" id="bold__30" original="E392.3ef9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a58" id="bold__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bold__32" original="E392.3efa"> of people or behaviour </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bold__33" original="E392.3efb"> brave and confident; not afraid to say what you feel or to take risks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a5b" id="bold__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a5c" id="bold__35" original="E834.5050"><span class="x" id="bold__36" original="E834.5051"> The novel's heroine, Jane Eyre, is bold and fiery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a5e" id="bold__37" original="E834.5052"><span class="x" id="bold__38" original="E834.5053"> New Labour came to power making bold claims that they would save the welfare state. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a60" id="bold__39" original="E392.3efc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a61" id="bold__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bold__41" original="E392.3efd"> of shapes, colour, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bold__42" original="E392.3efe"> that can be easily seen; having a strong clear appearance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a64" id="bold__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a65" id="bold__44" original="E834.5054"><span class="x" id="bold__45" original="E834.5055"> Young melons are often marked by distinct, bold stripes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3132" id="bold__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bold_1" title="bold definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3131" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.74cc" id="bold__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bold__48"> bold </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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boldly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a67" id="boldly" original="E834.5058" sum="310"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a68" id="boldly__1" original="E834.5059"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a69" id="boldly__2" original="E834.505a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boldly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a72" id="boldly__4" original="E834.505f"><span class="pos" id="boldly__5" original="E834.5060"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ae5" eid="boldly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4d99" geo="br" id="boldly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boldly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbəʊldli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bol/boldl/boldly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bol/boldl/boldly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boldly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4d96" geo="n_am" id="boldly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boldly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈboʊldli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bol/boldl/boldly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bol/boldl/boldly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boldly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a74" id="boldly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a75" id="boldly__12" original="E834.5061"><span class="def" id="boldly__13" original="E834.5062"> in a brave and confident way; without being afraid to say what you feel or to take risks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a77" id="boldly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a78" id="boldly__15" original="E834.5063"><span class="x" id="boldly__16" original="E834.5064"> The federal committee boldly asserted that inconsistencies between standards in different states were a problem. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3108" id="boldly__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boldly" title="boldly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3107" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.6b82" id="boldly__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boldly__19"> boldly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bolster
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a7a" id="bolster" original="E392.404d" sum="399"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a7b" id="bolster__1" original="E392.404e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a7c" id="bolster__2" original="E392.404f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bolster </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1a8a" id="bolster__9" original="E392.405a"><span class="pos" id="bolster__10" original="E392.405b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6aec" eid="bolster__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4b7e" geo="br" id="bolster__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbəʊlstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolster__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolster__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bolster__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4b7a" geo="n_am" id="bolster__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈboʊlstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolster__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolster__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bolster__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2410" id="bolster__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c23" form="root" id="bolster__17"><span class="vp" id="bolster__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bolster </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c25" eid="bolster__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c26" geo="br" id="bolster__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbəʊlstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolster__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolster__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bolster__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c2a" geo="n_am" id="bolster__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈboʊlstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolster__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolster__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bolster__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c2e" form="thirdps" id="bolster__24"><span class="vp" id="bolster__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bolsters </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c30" eid="bolster__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c31" geo="br" id="bolster__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbəʊlstəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolsters__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolsters__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bolsters__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c34" geo="n_am" id="bolster__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈboʊlstərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolsters__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolsters__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bolsters__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c37" form="past" id="bolster__31"><span class="vp" id="bolster__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bolstered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c39" eid="bolster__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c3a" geo="br" id="bolster__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbəʊlstəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolstered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolstered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bolstered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c3d" geo="n_am" id="bolster__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈboʊlstərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolstered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolstered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bolstered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c40" form="pastpart" id="bolster__38"><span class="vp" id="bolster__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bolstered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c42" eid="bolster__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c43" geo="br" id="bolster__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbəʊlstəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolstered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolstered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bolstered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c46" geo="n_am" id="bolster__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈboʊlstərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolstered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolstered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bolstered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c49" form="prespart" id="bolster__45"><span class="vp" id="bolster__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bolstering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c4b" eid="bolster__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c4c" geo="br" id="bolster__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbəʊlstərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolstering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolstering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bolstering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1c4f" geo="n_am" id="bolster__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bolster__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈboʊlstərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bol/bolst/bolstering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bol/bolst/bolstering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bolstering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1abb" id="bolster__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1abc" id="bolster__53" original="E392.4078"><span class="cf" id="bolster__54" original="E392.407a"><span class="exp" id="bolster__55"> bolster </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bolster__56" original="E392.4079"> to improve something or make it stronger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ac0" id="bolster__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ac1" id="bolster__58" original="E4e1.3be9"><span class="x" id="bolster__59" original="E4e1.3bea"> They used this fact to bolster their territorial claim to the islands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ac3" id="bolster__60" original="E4c7.-1c1"><span class="x" id="bolster__61" original="E4c7.-1c0"> Productivity growth increased to 2%, bolstered by the rapid growth of manufacturing productivity. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-30ba" id="bolster__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bolster_1" title="bolster definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-30b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.76b7" id="bolster__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bolster__64"> bolster </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bomb
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ac5" hm="1" id="bomb1" original="E392.4183" sum="604"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ac6" id="bomb1__1" original="E392.4184"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ac7" id="bomb1__2" original="E392.4185"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bomb <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ad3" id="bomb1__7" original="E392.4190"><span class="pos" id="bomb1__8" original="E392.4191"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6af5" eid="bomb1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4a4e" geo="br" id="bomb1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bomb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4a4b" geo="n_am" id="bomb1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bomb__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ad5" id="bomb1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ad6" id="bomb1__15" original="E392.4192"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ad7" id="bomb1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bomb1__17" original="E87e.-756d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bomb1__18" original="E392.4195"> a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrown </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ada" id="bomb1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1adb" id="bomb1__20" original="E824.-7e88"><span class="x" id="bomb1__21" original="E824.-7e87"> A car bomb was detonated outside the headquarters of MI5 in Northern Ireland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1add" id="bomb1__22" original="E824.-7e86"><span class="x" id="bomb1__23" original="E824.-7e85"> The bridge collapsed because a bomb exploded nearby. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1adf" id="bomb1__24" original="E824.-7e84"><span class="x" id="bomb1__25" original="E824.-7e83"> a nuclear/an atomic bomb </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ae1" id="bomb1__26" original="E586.-4b74"><span class="cf" id="bomb1__27" original="E586.-4b75"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bomb1__28" original="E586.-4b73"> In the early atomic age, Americans were asked to build and stock bomb shelters. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ae4" id="bomb1__29" original="E586.-4b72"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ae5" id="bomb1__30" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ae6" id="bomb1__31"><span class="v"><strong> the bomb </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ae8" id="bomb1__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bomb1__34" original="E586.-4b6f"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1aea" id="bomb1__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bomb1__36" original="E586.-4b6d" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bomb1__37" original="E586.-4b6c"> nuclear weapons </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1aed" id="bomb1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1aee" id="bomb1__39" original="E586.-4b6b"><span class="x" id="bomb1__40" original="E586.-4b6a"> The more nations get the bomb, the harder it becomes to prevent further proliferation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-309d" id="bomb1__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bomb_1" title="bomb definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-309c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.783e" id="bomb1__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bomb1__43"> bomb </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1af0" hm="2" id="bomb2" original="E392.41d4" sum="323"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1af1" id="bomb2__1" original="E392.41d5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1af2" id="bomb2__2" original="E392.41d6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bomb <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b00" id="bomb2__9" original="E392.41e1"><span class="pos" id="bomb2__10" original="E392.41e2"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6afc" eid="bomb2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4a48" geo="br" id="bomb2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bomb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4a45" geo="n_am" id="bomb2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bomb__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-23e0" id="bomb2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-5810" form="root" id="bomb2__17"><span class="vp" id="bomb2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bomb </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-580e" eid="bomb2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-580d" geo="br" id="bomb2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bomb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-580a" geo="n_am" id="bomb2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bom/bomb_/bomb__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bomb__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-5807" form="thirdps" id="bomb2__24"><span class="vp" id="bomb2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bombs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-5805" eid="bomb2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-5804" geo="br" id="bomb2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bom/bombs/bombs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombs/bombs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bombs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-5801" geo="n_am" id="bomb2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bom/bombs/bombs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombs/bombs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bombs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57fe" form="past" id="bomb2__31"><span class="vp" id="bomb2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bombed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57fc" eid="bomb2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57fb" geo="br" id="bomb2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bom/bombe/bombed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombe/bombed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bombed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57f8" geo="n_am" id="bomb2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bom/bombe/bombed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombe/bombed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bombed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57f5" form="pastpart" id="bomb2__38"><span class="vp" id="bomb2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bombed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57f3" eid="bomb2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57f2" geo="br" id="bomb2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bom/bombe/bombed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombe/bombed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bombed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57ef" geo="n_am" id="bomb2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bom/bombe/bombed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombe/bombed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bombed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57ec" form="prespart" id="bomb2__45"><span class="vp" id="bomb2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bombing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57ea" eid="bomb2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57e9" geo="br" id="bomb2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bom/bombi/bombing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombi/bombing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bombing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub1f20e10440e63bb.-3defd54b.16220582818.-57e6" geo="n_am" id="bomb2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bomb2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bom/bombi/bombing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombi/bombing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bombing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b31" id="bomb2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b32" id="bomb2__53" original="E392.41ff"><span class="cf" id="bomb2__54" original="E392.4202"><span class="exp" id="bomb2__55"> bomb </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="bomb2__56" original="E392.4203"> to attack somebody/something by leaving a bomb in a place or by dropping bombs from a plane </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b36" id="bomb2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b37" id="bomb2__58" original="E824.-7e82"><span class="x" id="bomb2__59" original="E824.-7e81"> In 1945, the Luftwaffe stopped bombing London. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b39" id="bomb2__60" original="E824.-7e7e"><span class="x" id="bomb2__61" original="E824.-7e7d"> a bombed building/city </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-303e" id="bomb2__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bomb_1" title="bomb definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-303d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.783e" id="bomb2__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bomb2__64"> bomb </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bombing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b3b" id="bombing" original="E392.4316" sum="366"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b3c" id="bombing__1" original="E392.4317"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b3d" id="bombing__2" original="E392.4318"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bombing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b49" id="bombing__7" original="E392.4320"><span class="pos" id="bombing__8" original="E392.4321"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b03" eid="bombing__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4809" geo="br" id="bombing__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bombing__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bom/bombi/bombing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombi/bombing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bombing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4805" geo="n_am" id="bombing__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bombing__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bom/bombi/bombing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bom/bombi/bombing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bombing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b4b" id="bombing__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bombing__15" original="E392.4323"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bombing__16" original="E392.4324"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b4e" id="bombing__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b4f" id="bombing__18" original="E392.4325"><span class="def" id="bombing__19" original="E392.4326"> an occasion when a bomb is dropped or left somewhere; the act of doing this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b51" id="bombing__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b52" id="bombing__21" original="E824.-7e7c"><span class="x" id="bombing__22" original="E824.-7e7b"> Suicide bombings in crowded civilian areas are not uncommon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b54" id="bombing__23" original="E586.-4b15"><span class="cf" id="bombing__24" original="E586.-4b16"> the <span class="exp" id="bombing__25"> bombing </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bombing__26" original="E586.-4b14"> Perhaps the most devastating of all these raids was the bombing of Dresden. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-301c" id="bombing__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bombing" title="bombing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-301b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7a6a" id="bombing__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bombing__29"> bombing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bond
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b58" hm="1" id="bond1" original="E392.43e2" sum="1496"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b59" id="bond1__1" original="E392.43e3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b5a" id="bond1__2" original="E392.43e4"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bond <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b66" id="bond1__7" original="E392.43ef"><span class="pos" id="bond1__8" original="E392.43f0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b0c" eid="bond1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-46b3" geo="br" id="bond1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bond_/bond__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bond_/bond__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bond__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-46b0" geo="n_am" id="bond1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bond_/bond__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bond_/bond__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bond__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b68" id="bond1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b69" id="bond1__15" original="E392.43f1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bond1__16" original="E392.43f5"> something that forms a connection between people or groups, such as a feeling of friendship or shared ideas and experiences </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b6b" id="bond1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b6c" id="bond1__18" original="E83c.-7d3c"><span class="x" id="bond1__19" original="E83c.-7d3b"> Gibbons form long-term pair bonds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b6e" id="bond1__20" original="E83c.-7d39"><span class="cf" id="bond1__21" original="E83c.-7d3a"><span class="exp" id="bond1__22"> bond </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="bond1__23" original="E83c.-7d38"> Bonds between families in different settlements may often have been strong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b72" id="bond1__24" original="E83c.-7d37"><span class="x" id="bond1__25" original="E83c.-7d36"> Children make the bond between husband and wife stronger. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b74" id="bond1__26" original="E83c.-7d34"><span class="cf" id="bond1__27" original="E83c.-7d35"><span class="exp" id="bond1__28"> bond </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="bond1__29" original="E83c.-7d33"> Socially anxious and shy individuals have more difficulty forming social bonds with others. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b78" id="bond1__30" original="E83c.-7d31"><span class="cf" id="bond1__31" original="E83c.-7d32"><span class="exp" id="bond1__32"> bond </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bond1__33" original="E83c.-7d30"> Working effectively involves developing a bond of trust between the subjects and the researcher. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b7c" id="bond1__34" original="E83c.-7d19" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bond1__35"> adjective + bond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b7e" id="bond1__36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b7f" id="bond1__37" original="E83c.-7d18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b80" id="bond1__38"><span class="coll" id="bond1__39" original="E83c.-7d17"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b82" id="bond1__40" original="E83c.-7d16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b83" id="bond1__41"><span class="coll" id="bond1__42" original="E83c.-7d15"> weak </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b85" id="bond1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b86" id="bond1__44" original="E83c.-7d11"><span class="x" id="bond1__45" original="E83c.-7d10"> People may choose to form a strong bond with a particular language or culture. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b88" id="bond1__46" original="E83c.-7d03" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bond1__47"> adjective + bond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b8a" id="bond1__48"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b8b" id="bond1__49" original="E83c.-7d01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b8c" id="bond1__50"><span class="coll" id="bond1__51" original="E83c.-7d00"> emotional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b8e" id="bond1__52" original="E83c.-7cff"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b8f" id="bond1__53" original="E83c.-7cfe"><span class="x" id="bond1__54" original="E83c.-7cfd"> In the first year, the child forms a strong, secure emotional bond with the mother. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b91" id="bond1__55" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bond1__56"> verb + bond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b93" id="bond1__57"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b94" id="bond1__58" original="E83c.-7cee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b95" id="bond1__59"><span class="coll" id="bond1__60" original="E83c.-7ced"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b97" id="bond1__61"><span class="coll" id="bond1__62" original="E83c.-7cec"> create </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b99" id="bond1__63"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b9a" id="bond1__64" original="E83c.-7ce5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b9b" id="bond1__65"><span class="coll" id="bond1__66" original="E83c.-7ce4"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b9d" id="bond1__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1b9e" id="bond1__68" original="E83c.-7cd9"><span class="x" id="bond1__69" original="E83c.-7cd8"> Philip strengthened the bonds between the army and the king by sharing its hardships and dangers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ba0" id="bond1__70" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bond1__71"> verb + bond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ba2" id="bond1__72"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ba3" id="bond1__73" original="E83c.-7ce1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ba4" id="bond1__74"><span class="coll" id="bond1__75" original="E83c.-7cdf"> have </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ba6" id="bond1__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ba7" id="bond1__77" original="E470.-48b9"><span class="x" id="bond1__78" original="E470.-48b8"> Members of a diaspora often have strong bonds with other compatriot communities outside the homeland. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ba9" id="bond1__79" original="E392.441c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bond1__80" original="E392.441f"> the way in which atoms are held together in a chemical <a class="ndv" href="entry://compound" id="bond1__81"> compound </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bac" id="bond1__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bad" id="bond1__83" original="E83c.-7d2f"><span class="x" id="bond1__84" original="E83c.-7d2e"> Collisions between molecules in solution can provide the energy required to break some chemical bonds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1baf" id="bond1__85" original="E83c.-7d2c"><span class="cf" id="bond1__86" original="E83c.-7d2d"><span class="exp" id="bond1__87"> bond </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="bond1__88" original="E83c.-7d2b"> The bond between the two oxygen atoms in a peroxide is relatively weak. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bb3" id="bond1__89" original="E83c.-7d29"><span class="cf" id="bond1__90" original="E83c.-7d2a"><span class="exp" id="bond1__91"> bond </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="bond1__92" original="E83c.-7d28"> Four of these electrons form covalent bonds with the neighbouring atoms. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bb7" id="bond1__93" original="E83c.-7d19" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bond1__94"> adjective + bond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bb9" id="bond1__95"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bba" id="bond1__96" original="E83c.-7d18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bbb" id="bond1__97"><span class="coll" id="bond1__98" original="E83c.-7d17"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bbd" id="bond1__99" original="E83c.-7d16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bbe" id="bond1__100"><span class="coll" id="bond1__101" original="E83c.-7d15"> weak </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bc0" id="bond1__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bc1" id="bond1__103" original="E83c.-7d13"><span class="x" id="bond1__104" original="E83c.-7d12"> The carbon-carbon bond in graphite is the strongest chemical bond known to exist. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bc3" id="bond1__105" original="E83c.-7d0f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bond1__106"> adjective + bond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bc5" id="bond1__107"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bc6" id="bond1__108" original="E83c.-7d0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bc7" id="bond1__109"><span class="coll" id="bond1__110" original="E83c.-7d0c"> single </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bc9" id="bond1__111"><span class="coll" id="bond1__112" original="E83c.-7d0b"> double </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bcb" id="bond1__113" original="E83c.-7d0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bcc" id="bond1__114"><span class="coll" id="bond1__115" original="E83c.-7d09"> chemical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bce" id="bond1__116" original="E83c.-7d08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bcf" id="bond1__117"><span class="coll" id="bond1__118" original="E83c.-7d07"> covalent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bd1" id="bond1__119" original="E83c.-7d06"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bd2" id="bond1__120" original="E83c.-7d05"><span class="x" id="bond1__121" original="E83c.-7d04"> The structure of these polymers is written as a sequence of alternating single and double bonds. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bd4" id="bond1__122" original="E83c.-7cef" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="bond1__123"> verb + bond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bd6" id="bond1__124"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bd7" id="bond1__125" original="E83c.-7cee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bd8" id="bond1__126"><span class="coll" id="bond1__127" original="E83c.-7ced"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bda" id="bond1__128"><span class="coll" id="bond1__129" original="E83c.-7cec"> create </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bdc" id="bond1__130" original="E83c.-7ceb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bdd" id="bond1__131"><span class="coll" id="bond1__132" original="E83c.-7cea"> be joined by </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bdf" id="bond1__133"><span class="coll" id="bond1__134" original="E83c.-7ce9"> be linked by </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1be1" id="bond1__135"><span class="coll" id="bond1__136" original="E83c.-7ce8"> be held together by </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1be3" id="bond1__137" original="E83c.-7ce7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1be4" id="bond1__138"><span class="coll" id="bond1__139" original="E83c.-7ce6"> break </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1be6" id="bond1__140" original="E83c.-7ce5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1be7" id="bond1__141"><span class="coll" id="bond1__142" original="E83c.-7ce4"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1be9" id="bond1__143" original="E83c.-7ce3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bea" id="bond1__144"><span class="coll" id="bond1__145" original="E83c.-7ce2"> weaken </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bec" id="bond1__146" original="E83c.-7ce1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bed" id="bond1__147"><span class="coll" id="bond1__148" original="E83c.-7cdf"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bef" id="bond1__149" original="E83c.-7c45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bf0" id="bond1__150"><span class="coll" id="bond1__151" original="E83c.-7c44"> contain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bf2" id="bond1__152"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bf3" id="bond1__153" original="E83c.-7cdd"><span class="x" id="bond1__154" original="E83c.-7cdc"> The reaction forms a new bond between carbon and hydrogen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bf5" id="bond1__155" original="E83c.-7cdb"><span class="x" id="bond1__156" original="E83c.-7cda"> Atoms are joined by covalent bonds to form molecules through the sharing of unpaired electrons. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bf7" id="bond1__157" original="E392.43f6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="bond1__158" original="E392.43f9"> an agreement by a government or a company to pay somebody interest on the money they have lent after a particular period of time; a document containing this agreement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bf9" id="bond1__159"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bfa" id="bond1__160" original="E83c.-7d27"><span class="x" id="bond1__161" original="E83c.-7d26"> The company raised the finance it needed by issuing bonds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bfc" id="bond1__162" original="E83c.-7cf4"><span class="cf" id="bond1__163" original="E858.-541f"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bond1__164" original="E83c.-7cf3"> The debt was funded through government bond issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1bff" id="bond1__165" original="E83c.-7d25"><span class="x" id="bond1__166" original="E83c.-7d24"> The growth of the US bond market has not been driven by government deficits. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c01" id="bond1__167" original="E83c.-7d23"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="bond1__168" original="E83c.-7d20"> the way in which two surfaces are joined together, often using <a class="ndv" href="entry://glue" id="bond1__169"> glue </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c04" id="bond1__170"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c05" id="bond1__171" original="E83c.-7d1f"><span class="x" id="bond1__172" original="E83c.-7d1e"> Coating the nylon in this way permits a strong bond. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6687" id="bond1__173" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="bond1__174"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6689" id="bond1__175" original="E83c.-7d1c"><span class="shcut" id="bond1__176" original="E83c.-7d1b"> adjective + bond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.668b" id="bond1__177" original="E83c.-7d1a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.668c" id="bond1__178" original="E83c.-7d18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.668d" id="bond1__179" original="E83c.-7d17"><span class="coll" id="bond1__180"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.668f" id="bond1__181" original="E83c.-7d16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6690" id="bond1__182" original="E83c.-7d15"><span class="coll" id="bond1__183"> weak </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6692" id="bond1__184" original="E83c.-7d14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6693" id="bond1__185" original="E83c.-7d11"><span class="x" id="bond1__186" original="E83c.-7d10"> People may choose to form a strong bond with a particular language or culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6695" id="bond1__187" original="E83c.-7d13"><span class="x" id="bond1__188" original="E83c.-7d12"> The carbon-carbon bond in graphite is the strongest chemical bond known to exist. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6697" id="bond1__189" original="E83c.-7d03"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6698" id="bond1__190" original="E83c.-7d01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6699" id="bond1__191" original="E83c.-7d00"><span class="coll" id="bond1__192"> emotional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.669b" id="bond1__193" original="E83c.-7cff"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.669c" id="bond1__194" original="E83c.-7cfe"><span class="x" id="bond1__195" original="E83c.-7cfd"> In the first year, the child forms a strong, secure emotional bond with the mother. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.669e" id="bond1__196" original="E83c.-7d0f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.669f" id="bond1__197" original="E83c.-7d0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66a0" id="bond1__198" original="E83c.-7d0c"><span class="coll" id="bond1__199"> single </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66a2" id="bond1__200" original="E83c.-7d0b"><span class="coll" id="bond1__201"> double </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66a4" id="bond1__202" original="E83c.-7d0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66a5" id="bond1__203" original="E83c.-7d09"><span class="coll" id="bond1__204"> chemical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66a7" id="bond1__205" original="E83c.-7d08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66a8" id="bond1__206" original="E83c.-7d07"><span class="coll" id="bond1__207"> covalent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66aa" id="bond1__208" original="E83c.-7d06"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66ab" id="bond1__209" original="E83c.-7d05"><span class="x" id="bond1__210" original="E83c.-7d04"> The structure of these polymers is written as a sequence of alternating single and double bonds. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66ad" id="bond1__211" original="E83c.-7cf2"><span class="shcut" id="bond1__212" original="E83c.-7cf1"> verb + bond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66af" id="bond1__213" original="E83c.-7cf0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66b0" id="bond1__214" original="E83c.-7cee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66b1" id="bond1__215" original="E83c.-7ced"><span class="coll" id="bond1__216"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66b3" id="bond1__217" original="E83c.-7cec"><span class="coll" id="bond1__218"> create </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66b5" id="bond1__219" original="E83c.-7ceb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66b6" id="bond1__220" original="E83c.-7cea"><span class="coll" id="bond1__221"> be joined by </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66b8" id="bond1__222" original="E83c.-7ce9"><span class="coll" id="bond1__223"> be linked by </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66ba" id="bond1__224" original="E83c.-7ce8"><span class="coll" id="bond1__225"> be held together by </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66bc" id="bond1__226" original="E83c.-7ce7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66bd" id="bond1__227" original="E83c.-7ce6"><span class="coll" id="bond1__228"> break </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66bf" id="bond1__229" original="E83c.-7ce5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66c0" id="bond1__230" original="E83c.-7ce4"><span class="coll" id="bond1__231"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66c2" id="bond1__232" original="E83c.-7ce3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66c3" id="bond1__233" original="E83c.-7ce2"><span class="coll" id="bond1__234"> weaken </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66c5" id="bond1__235" original="E83c.-7ce1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66c6" id="bond1__236" original="E83c.-7cdf"><span class="coll" id="bond1__237"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66c8" id="bond1__238" original="E83c.-7c45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66c9" id="bond1__239" original="E83c.-7c44"><span class="coll" id="bond1__240"> contain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66cb" id="bond1__241" original="E83c.-7cde"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66cc" id="bond1__242" original="E83c.-7cdd"><span class="x" id="bond1__243" original="E83c.-7cdc"> The reaction forms a new bond between carbon and hydrogen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66ce" id="bond1__244" original="E83c.-7cdb"><span class="x" id="bond1__245" original="E83c.-7cda"> Atoms are joined by covalent bonds to form molecules through the sharing of unpaired electrons. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66d0" id="bond1__246" original="E83c.-7cd9"><span class="x" id="bond1__247" original="E83c.-7cd8"> Philip strengthened the bonds between the army and the king by sharing its hardships and dangers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66d2" id="bond1__248" original="E470.-48b9"><span class="x" id="bond1__249" original="E470.-48b8"> Members of a diaspora often have strong bonds with other compatriot communities outside the homeland. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2fff" id="bond1__250" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bond_1" title="bond definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2ffe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7b81" id="bond1__251" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bond1__252"> bond </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c07" hm="2" id="bond2" original="E392.4427" sum="859"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c08" id="bond2__1" original="E392.4428"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c09" id="bond2__2" original="E392.4429"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bond <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c17" id="bond2__9" original="E392.4434"><span class="pos" id="bond2__10" original="E392.4435"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b13" eid="bond2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-46ad" geo="br" id="bond2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bond_/bond__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bond_/bond__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bond__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-46aa" geo="n_am" id="bond2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bond_/bond__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bond_/bond__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bond__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-23b2" id="bond2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f17" form="root" id="bond2__17"><span class="vp" id="bond2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bond </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f19" eid="bond2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f1a" geo="br" id="bond2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bond_/bond__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bond_/bond__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bond__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f1d" geo="n_am" id="bond2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bond_/bond__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bond_/bond__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bond__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f20" form="thirdps" id="bond2__24"><span class="vp" id="bond2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bonds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f22" eid="bond2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f23" geo="br" id="bond2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bonds/bonds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bonds/bonds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bonds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f26" geo="n_am" id="bond2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bonds/bonds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bonds/bonds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bonds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f29" form="past" id="bond2__31"><span class="vp" id="bond2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bonded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f2b" eid="bond2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f2c" geo="br" id="bond2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bonde/bonded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bonde/bonded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bonded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f2f" geo="n_am" id="bond2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bonde/bonded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bonde/bonded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bonded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f32" form="pastpart" id="bond2__38"><span class="vp" id="bond2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bonded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f34" eid="bond2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f35" geo="br" id="bond2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bonde/bonded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bonde/bonded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bonded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f38" geo="n_am" id="bond2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bonde/bonded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bonde/bonded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bonded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f3b" form="prespart" id="bond2__45"><span class="vp" id="bond2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bonding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f3d" eid="bond2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f3e" geo="br" id="bond2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bondi/bonding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bondi/bonding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bonding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.1f41" geo="n_am" id="bond2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bond2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bondi/bonding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bondi/bonding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bonding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c48" id="bond2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c49" id="bond2__53" original="E392.4452"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c4a" id="bond2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bond2__55" original="E392.4454"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bond2__56" original="E392.4455"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bond2__57" original="E392.4456"> to join two things firmly together; to join firmly to something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c4e" id="bond2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c4f" id="bond2__59" original="E83c.-6dac"><span class="cf" id="bond2__60" original="E392.4458"><span class="exp" id="bond2__61"> bond </span> (A) to B </span><span class="x" id="bond2__62" original="E83c.-6dab"> A bearing housing was bonded to the arm using epoxy adhesive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c53" id="bond2__63" original="E83c.-6db0"><span class="x" id="bond2__64" original="E83c.-6daf"> These crystals bond poorly to one another and also form weak layers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c55" id="bond2__65" original="E83c.-6da8"><span class="cf" id="bond2__66" original="E392.4459"><span class="exp" id="bond2__67"> bond </span> (A and B) together </span><span class="x" id="bond2__68" original="E83c.-6da7"> A polymeric resin bonds the fibres together. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c59" id="bond2__69" original="E849.-73d6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c5a" id="bond2__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="bond2__71" original="E849.-73d4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bond2__72" original="E849.-73d3"> to join atoms together by a chemical <a class="ndv" href="entry://bond" id="bond2__73"> bond </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c5e" id="bond2__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c5f" id="bond2__75" original="E83c.-6dae"><span class="cf" id="bond2__76" original="E849.-73d1"><span class="exp" id="bond2__77"> bond </span> A to B </span><span class="x" id="bond2__78" original="E83c.-6dad"> Each carbon atom is bonded to three others. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c63" id="bond2__79" original="E83c.-6daa"><span class="cf" id="bond2__80" original="E849.-73d0"><span class="exp" id="bond2__81"> bond </span> A and B together </span><span class="x" id="bond2__82" original="E83c.-6da9"> The number of atoms which are covalently bonded together to form a molecule can become very large. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c67" id="bond2__83" original="E392.445a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c68" id="bond2__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="bond2__85" original="E392.445c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bond2__86" original="E392.445e"><span class="exp" id="bond2__87"> bond </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="def" id="bond2__88" original="E392.445f"> to develop or create a relationship of trust with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c6d" id="bond2__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c6e" id="bond2__90" original="E83c.-6da4"><span class="x" id="bond2__91" original="E83c.-6da3"> The foster mother had bonded well with the boy but not especially with the girl. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2f1c" id="bond2__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bond_1" title="bond definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2f1b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7b81" id="bond2__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bond2__94"> bond </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bonding
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c70" id="bonding" original="E392.44a1" sum="629"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c71" id="bonding__1" original="E392.44a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c72" id="bonding__2" original="E392.44a3"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bonding </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c7b" id="bonding__4" original="E392.44a8"><span class="pos" id="bonding__5" original="E392.44a9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b1a" eid="bonding__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-460b" geo="br" id="bonding__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bonding__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bondi/bonding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bondi/bonding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bonding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4607" geo="n_am" id="bonding__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bonding__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bondi/bonding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bondi/bonding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bonding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c7d" id="bonding__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bonding__12" original="E392.44ab"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c7f" id="bonding__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c80" id="bonding__14" original="E392.44ac"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bonding__15" original="E392.44ad"> the process of forming a special relationship with somebody or with a group of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c82" id="bonding__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c83" id="bonding__17" original="E849.-748a"><span class="x" id="bonding__18" original="E849.-7489"> These films are full of scenes of male bonding. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c85" id="bonding__19" original="E849.-7487"><span class="cf" id="bonding__20" original="E849.-7488"><span class="exp" id="bonding__21"> bonding </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="bonding__22" original="E849.-7486"> Depressive disorder can have a negative effect on bonding between mother and baby. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c89" id="bonding__23" original="E392.44ae"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c8a" id="bonding__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="bonding__25" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bonding__26" original="E392.44b1"> the process of atoms joining together to form chemical <a class="ndv" href="entry://compounds" id="bonding__27"> compounds </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c8e" id="bonding__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c8f" id="bonding__29" original="E849.-7485"><span class="cf" id="bonding__30" original="E5fb.6379"><span class="exp" id="bonding__31"> bonding </span> of A and B </span><span class="x" id="bonding__32" original="E849.-7484"> Molecules are formed by the chemical bonding of atoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c93" id="bonding__33" original="E849.-7482"><span class="cf" id="bonding__34" original="E849.-7483"><span class="exp" id="bonding__35"> bonding </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="bonding__36" original="E849.-7481"> The properties of liquid and solid water are dominated by the hydrogen bonding between H₂O molecules. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2ee0" id="bonding__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bonding" title="bonding definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2edf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7ca4" id="bonding__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bonding__39"> bonding </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bone
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c97" id="bone" original="E392.44b2" sum="1010"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c98" id="bone__1" original="E392.44b3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1c99" id="bone__2" original="E392.44b4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bone </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ca6" id="bone__7" original="E392.44bf"><span class="pos" id="bone__8" original="E392.44c0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b23" eid="bone__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-45e3" geo="br" id="bone__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bone__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bəʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bone_/bone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bone_/bone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-45e0" geo="n_am" id="bone__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bone__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> boʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bone_/bone__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bone_/bone__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bone__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ca8" id="bone__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ca9" id="bone__15" original="E392.44c1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1caa" id="bone__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bone__17" original="E392.44c3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bone__18" original="E392.44c4"> any of the hard parts that form the <a class="ndv" href="entry://skeleton" id="bone__19"> skeleton </a> of the body of a human or an animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cae" id="bone__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1caf" id="bone__21" original="E834.524b"><span class="x" id="bone__22" original="E834.524c"> The adult human body contains 206 bones. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cb1" id="bone__23" original="E834.524d"><span class="cf" id="bone__24" original="E834.524a"><span class="exp" id="bone__25"> bone </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="bone__26" original="E834.524e"> Darwin found bones of enormous extinct animals high in the Andes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cb5" id="bone__27" original="E875.50be"><span class="cf" id="bone__28" original="E875.50bd"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bone__29" original="E875.50bf"> He suffered from a rare bone disease. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cb8" id="bone__30" original="E392.44c8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cb9" id="bone__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bone__32" original="E392.44ca"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bone__33" original="E392.44cb"> the hard substance that bones are made of </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cbc" id="bone__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cbd" id="bone__35" original="E834.524f"><span class="x" id="bone__36" original="E834.5250"> Magnesium in the body combines with calcium and phosphorus to form bone. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cbf" id="bone__37" original="E875.50c1"><span class="cf" id="bone__38" original="E875.50c0"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bone__39" original="E875.50c2"> A scan is indicated to determine bone mineral density in patients at high risk of osteoporosis. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cc2" id="bone__40" original="E392.44d0"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ccc-FF1" id="bare__56" original="E392.-57bb" sk="barebones"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ccc-FF2" id="bare__57"><span class="idm" id="bare__58" original="E392.-57ba"> the bare bones (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ccc-FF4" id="bare__59"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ccc-FF5" id="bare__60"><span class="def" id="bare__61" original="E392.-57b9"> the basic facts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ccc-FF7" id="bare__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ccc-FF8" id="bare__63" original="E85b.7be4"><span class="x" id="bare__64" original="E85b.7be5"> This gives the bare bones of the story. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cc3" id="contention__43" original="E392.44d1" sk="boneofcontention"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cc4" id="contention__44"><span class="idm" id="contention__45" original="E392.44d2"> a bone of contention </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cc6" id="contention__46"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cc7" id="contention__47"><span class="def" id="contention__48" original="E392.44d3"> a subject that causes disagreement and arguments between people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cc9" id="contention__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cca" id="contention__50" original="E834.5251"><span class="x" id="contention__51" original="E834.5252"> The influence of finance and the City of London has long been a bone of contention. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2eb4" id="bone__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bone_1" title="bone definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2eb3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7cbf" id="bone__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bone__61"> bone </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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bone marrow
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cd9" id="bone-marrow" original="E392.4586" sum="331"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cda" id="bone-marrow__1" original="E392.4587"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cdb" id="bone-marrow__2" original="E392.4588"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bone marrow </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ce5" id="bone-marrow__4" original="E392.458f"><span class="pos" id="bone-marrow__5" original="E392.4590"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b2a" eid="bone-marrow__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4448" geo="br" id="bone-marrow__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bone-marrow__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbəʊn mærəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bone_/bone_marrow_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bone_/bone_marrow_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bone_marrow_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-4445" geo="n_am" id="bone-marrow__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bone-marrow__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈboʊn mæroʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bone_/bone_marrow_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bone_/bone_marrow_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://bone_marrow_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ce2" id="bone-marrow__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ce3" id="bone-marrow__12"><span class="v"><strong> marrow </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ce7" id="bone-marrow__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bone-marrow__15" original="E392.4592"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ce9" id="bone-marrow__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cea" id="bone-marrow__17" original="E392.4593"><span class="def" id="bone-marrow__18" original="E392.4594"> a soft substance that fills the hollow parts of bones, and in which blood cells are produced </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cec" id="bone-marrow__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ced" id="bone-marrow__20" original="E834.5268"><span class="x" id="bone-marrow__21" original="E834.5269"> The most serious side effects are those affecting the liver, bone marrow and lungs. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2e6e" id="bone-marrow__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bone-marrow" title="bone marrow definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2e6d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7de6" id="bone-marrow__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bone-marrow__24"> bone marrow </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bonus
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cef" id="bonus" original="E392.4720" sum="479"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cf0" id="bonus__1" original="E392.4721"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cf1" id="bonus__2" original="E392.4722"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bonus </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cfd" id="bonus__7" original="E392.472a"><span class="pos" id="bonus__8" original="E392.472b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b31" eid="bonus__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-41c8" geo="br" id="bonus__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bonus__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbəʊnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bon/bonus/bonus__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bon/bonus/bonus__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bonus__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-41c4" geo="n_am" id="bonus__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bonus__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈboʊnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bon/bonus/bonus__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bon/bonus/bonus__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bonus__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1cff" id="bonus__14" original="E392.472c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d02" form="pl" id="bonus__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="bonus__16" original="E392.4730"> bonuses </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d04" id="bonus__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d05" id="bonus__18" original="E392.4731"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bonus__19" original="E392.4732"> an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to somebody's wages as a reward </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d07" id="bonus__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d08" id="bonus__21" original="E83c.-6b56"><span class="x" id="bonus__22" original="E83c.-6b55"> The company has continued to pay bonuses to its senior employees. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d0a" id="bonus__23" original="E83c.-6b54"><span class="cf" id="bonus__24" original="E47f.1f2b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bonus__25" original="E83c.-6b53"> Non-executive directors should receive fees but not options or bonus payments. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d0d" id="bonus__26" original="E392.4733"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bonus__27" original="E392.4734"> an extra advantage that you were not expecting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d0f" id="bonus__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d10" id="bonus__29" original="E83c.-6b52"><span class="x" id="bonus__30" original="E83c.-6b51"> The new amity with Scotland had the added bonus of isolating Ulster. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2e4e" id="bonus__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bonus" title="bonus definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2e4d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabaa0af.7fe9" id="bonus__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bonus__33"> bonus </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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book
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d12" id="book" original="E392.4957" sum="999"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d13" id="book__1" original="E392.4958"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d14" id="book__2" original="E392.4959"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> book </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d1f" id="book__7" original="E392.4964"><span class="pos" id="book__8" original="E392.4965"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b3a" eid="book__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3d87" geo="br" id="book__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="book__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/book_/book__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/book_/book__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://book__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3d84" geo="n_am" id="book__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="book__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/book_/book__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/book_/book__us_1.ogg" href="sound://book__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d21" id="book__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d22" id="book__15" original="E392.4966"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d23" id="book__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="book__17" original="E392.4968"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="book__18" original="E392.4969"> a set of printed pages that are fixed together inside a cover so that you can turn them and read them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d26" id="book__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d27" id="book__20" original="E86b.-7ef8"><span class="x" id="book__21" original="E86b.-7ef7"> The online environment provides a more flexible way of presenting a text than does a printed book. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d29" id="book__22" original="E86b.-7f1f"><span class="cf" id="book__23" original="E47f.1f2c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="book__24" original="E86b.-7f1e"> This series of articles has been published in book form. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d2c" id="book__25" original="E86b.-7ef3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="book__26"> noun + book </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d2e" id="book__27"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d2f" id="book__28" original="E86b.-7ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d30" id="book__29"><span class="coll" id="book__30" original="E86b.-7ef1"> reference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d32" id="book__31" original="E86b.-7eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d33" id="book__32"><span class="coll" id="book__33" original="E86b.-7eed"> history </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d35" id="book__34" original="E838.-783b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d36" id="book__35"><span class="coll" id="book__36" original="E838.-783a"> travel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d38" id="book__37" original="E86b.-7eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d39" id="book__38"><span class="coll" id="book__39" original="E86b.-7eeb"> prayer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d3b" id="book__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d3c" id="book__41" original="E86b.-7ee9"><span class="x" id="book__42" original="E86b.-7ee8"> Not all pupils have learning resources like reference books and computers at home. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d3e" id="book__43" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="book__44"> verb + book </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d40" id="book__45"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d41" id="book__46" original="E86b.-7edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d42" id="book__47"><span class="coll" id="book__48" original="E86b.-7ede"> read </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d44" id="book__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d45" id="book__50" original="E470.-4808"><span class="x" id="book__51" original="E470.-4807"> When Coleridge fell into his sleep, he had just been reading a book about the palace built by the Khan Kubla. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d47" id="book__52" original="E392.496a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d48" id="book__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="book__54" original="E392.496c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="book__55" original="E392.496d"> a written work published in printed or electronic form </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d4b" id="book__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d4c" id="book__57" original="E86b.-7f1d"><span class="x" id="book__58" original="E86b.-7f1c"> This book provides an introductory overview of cryptography. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d4e" id="book__59" original="E86b.-7f1a"><span class="cf" id="book__60" original="E86b.-7f1b"><span class="exp" id="book__61"> book </span> on/about something </span><span class="x" id="book__62" original="E86b.-7f19"> She is the author of several books on US foreign policy. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d52" id="book__63" original="E86b.-7f0b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="book__64"> adjective + book </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d54" id="book__65"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d55" id="book__66" original="E86b.-7f09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d56" id="book__67"><span class="coll" id="book__68" original="E86b.-7f08"> influential </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d58" id="book__69"><span class="coll" id="book__70" original="E86b.-7f07"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d5a" id="book__71" original="E86b.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d5b" id="book__72"><span class="coll" id="book__73" original="E86b.-7f05"> classic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d5d" id="book__74" original="E838.-7843"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d5e" id="book__75"><span class="coll" id="book__76" original="E838.-7842"> seminal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d60" id="book__77" original="E86b.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d61" id="book__78"><span class="coll" id="book__79" original="E86b.-7f03"> famous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d63" id="book__80" original="E86b.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d64" id="book__81"><span class="coll" id="book__82" original="E86b.-7f01"> popular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d66" id="book__83" original="E838.-7841"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d67" id="book__84"><span class="coll" id="book__85" original="E838.-7840"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d69" id="book__86" original="E838.-783f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d6a" id="book__87"><span class="coll" id="book__88" original="E838.-783e"> introductory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d6c" id="book__89" original="E838.-783d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d6d" id="book__90"><span class="coll" id="book__91" original="E838.-783c"> scholarly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d6f" id="book__92" original="E86b.-7f00"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d70" id="book__93" original="E86b.-7eff"><span class="x" id="book__94" original="E86b.-7efe"> ‘The Wealth of Nations’ is the most influential book on economics ever written. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d72" id="book__95" original="E86b.-7ef3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="book__96"> noun + book </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d74" id="book__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d75" id="book__98" original="E86b.-7ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d76" id="book__99"><span class="coll" id="book__100" original="E86b.-7ef1"> reference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d78" id="book__101" original="E86b.-7eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d79" id="book__102"><span class="coll" id="book__103" original="E86b.-7eed"> history </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d7b" id="book__104" original="E838.-783b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d7c" id="book__105"><span class="coll" id="book__106" original="E838.-783a"> travel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d7e" id="book__107" original="E86b.-7eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d7f" id="book__108"><span class="coll" id="book__109" original="E86b.-7eeb"> prayer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d81" id="book__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d82" id="book__111" original="E640.c2"><span class="x" id="book__112" original="E640.c3"> The account of school history books gave little insight into the inevitable misery that accompanied war. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d84" id="book__113" original="E86b.-7ee4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="book__114"> verb + book </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d86" id="book__115"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d87" id="book__116" original="E86b.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d88" id="book__117"><span class="coll" id="book__118" original="E86b.-7ee2"> write </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d8a" id="book__119" original="E86b.-7ee1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d8b" id="book__120"><span class="coll" id="book__121" original="E86b.-7ee0"> publish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d8d" id="book__122" original="E86b.-7edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d8e" id="book__123"><span class="coll" id="book__124" original="E86b.-7ede"> read </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d90" id="book__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d91" id="book__126" original="E86b.-7edc"><span class="x" id="book__127" original="E86b.-7edb"> He has written books on language, rationality and consciousness. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d93" id="book__128" original="E392.4981"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d94" id="book__129"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="book__130" original="E392.4983"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="book__131" original="E392.4984"> a section of a large written work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d97" id="book__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d98" id="book__133" original="E86b.-7f16"><span class="x" id="book__134" original="E86b.-7f15"> The myth provides an interesting contrast with the Book of Genesis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d9a" id="book__135" original="E86b.-7f12"><span class="x" id="book__136" original="E86b.-7f11"> In Book 4, Medea flees to join the Argonauts and secures the golden fleece for them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d9c" id="book__137" original="E392.4979"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d9d" id="book__138" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1d9e" id="book__139"><span class="v"><strong> the books </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1da0" id="book__141"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="book__142" original="E392.497c"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="book__143" original="E47f.1f2d"><span class="exp" id="book__144"> book </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="book__145" original="E392.497d"> the written records of the financial affairs of a business </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1da5" id="book__146" original="E392.497e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://account1" title="account1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1da6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2a9" id="book__147" original="E392.497f"><span class="xh" id="book__148"> account </span><span class="xhm" id="book__149"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1daa" id="book__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dab" id="book__151" original="E86b.-7f10"><span class="x" id="book__152" original="E86b.-7f0f"> The books of subsidiaries are often not provided on a quarterly basis. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66d4" id="book__153" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="book__154"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66d6" id="book__155" original="E86b.-7f0d"><span class="shcut" id="book__156" original="E86b.-7f0c"> adjective + book </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66d8" id="book__157" original="E86b.-7f0b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66d9" id="book__158" original="E86b.-7f09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66da" id="book__159" original="E86b.-7f08"><span class="coll" id="book__160"> influential </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66dc" id="book__161" original="E86b.-7f07"><span class="coll" id="book__162"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66de" id="book__163" original="E86b.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66df" id="book__164" original="E86b.-7f05"><span class="coll" id="book__165"> classic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66e1" id="book__166" original="E838.-7843"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66e2" id="book__167" original="E838.-7842"><span class="coll" id="book__168"> seminal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66e4" id="book__169" original="E86b.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66e5" id="book__170" original="E86b.-7f03"><span class="coll" id="book__171"> famous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66e7" id="book__172" original="E86b.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66e8" id="book__173" original="E86b.-7f01"><span class="coll" id="book__174"> popular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66ea" id="book__175" original="E838.-7841"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66eb" id="book__176" original="E838.-7840"><span class="coll" id="book__177"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66ed" id="book__178" original="E838.-783f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66ee" id="book__179" original="E838.-783e"><span class="coll" id="book__180"> introductory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66f0" id="book__181" original="E838.-783d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66f1" id="book__182" original="E838.-783c"><span class="coll" id="book__183"> scholarly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66f3" id="book__184" original="E86b.-7f00"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66f4" id="book__185" original="E86b.-7eff"><span class="x" id="book__186" original="E86b.-7efe"> ‘The Wealth of Nations’ is the most influential book on economics ever written. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66f6" id="book__187" original="E86b.-7ef6"><span class="shcut" id="book__188" original="E86b.-7ef5"> noun + book </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66f8" id="book__189" original="E86b.-7ef4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66f9" id="book__190" original="E86b.-7ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66fa" id="book__191" original="E86b.-7ef1"><span class="coll" id="book__192"> reference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66fc" id="book__193" original="E86b.-7eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66fd" id="book__194" original="E86b.-7eed"><span class="coll" id="book__195"> history </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.66ff" id="book__196" original="E838.-783b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6700" id="book__197" original="E838.-783a"><span class="coll" id="book__198"> travel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6702" id="book__199" original="E86b.-7eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6703" id="book__200" original="E86b.-7eeb"><span class="coll" id="book__201"> prayer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6705" id="book__202" original="E86b.-7eea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6706" id="book__203" original="E86b.-7ee9"><span class="x" id="book__204" original="E86b.-7ee8"> Not all pupils have learning resources like reference books and computers at home. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6708" id="book__205" original="E640.c2"><span class="x" id="book__206" original="E640.c3"> The account of school history books gave little insight into the inevitable misery that accompanied war. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.670a" id="book__207" original="E86b.-7ee7"><span class="shcut" id="book__208" original="E86b.-7ee6"> verb + book </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.670c" id="book__209" original="E86b.-7ee5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.670d" id="book__210" original="E86b.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.670e" id="book__211" original="E86b.-7ee2"><span class="coll" id="book__212"> write </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6710" id="book__213" original="E86b.-7ee1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6711" id="book__214" original="E86b.-7ee0"><span class="coll" id="book__215"> publish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6713" id="book__216" original="E86b.-7edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6714" id="book__217" original="E86b.-7ede"><span class="coll" id="book__218"> read </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6716" id="book__219" original="E86b.-7edd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6717" id="book__220" original="E86b.-7edc"><span class="x" id="book__221" original="E86b.-7edb"> He has written books on language, rationality and consciousness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6719" id="book__222" original="E470.-4808"><span class="x" id="book__223" original="E470.-4807"> When Coleridge fell into his sleep, he had just been reading a book about the palace built by the Khan Kubla. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2e2d" id="book__224" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://book_1" title="book definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2e2c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-7d7e" id="book__225" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="book__226"> book </span></span></a><span 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boom
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dad" hm="1" id="boom1" original="E392.4c29" sum="894"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dae" id="boom1__1" original="E392.4c2a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1daf" id="boom1__2" original="E392.4c2b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boom <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dba" id="boom1__7" original="E392.4c36"><span class="pos" id="boom1__8" original="E392.4c37"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b41" eid="boom1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3883" geo="br" id="boom1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boom_/boom__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boom_/boom__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boom__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3880" geo="n_am" id="boom1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boom_/boom__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boom_/boom__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boom__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dbc" id="boom1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="boom1__15" original="E834.5284"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="boom1__16" original="E834.5285"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dbf" id="boom1__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dc0" id="boom1__18" original="E392.4c38"><span class="def" id="boom1__19" original="E392.4c39"> a sudden increase in trade and economic activity, in a country or region generally, or in a particular industry; a period of wealth and success </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dc2" id="boom1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dc3" id="boom1__21" original="E834.5286"><span class="x" id="boom1__22" original="E834.5287"> This economic boom slowed down in the early 1970s for two principal reasons. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dc5" id="boom1__23" original="E875.5190"><span class="x" id="boom1__24" original="E875.5191"> In other parts of the country, a private housing boom, created many jobs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dc7" id="boom1__25" original="E834.5288"><span class="cf" id="boom1__26" original="E392.4c3a"><span class="exp" id="boom1__27"> boom </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="boom1__28" original="E834.5289"> During this period, there was a relative boom in the construction industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dcb" id="boom1__29" original="E834.528b"><span class="cf" id="boom1__30" original="E834.528a"><span class="exp" id="boom1__31"> boom </span> and bust </span><span class="x" id="boom1__32" original="E834.528c"> Labour appeared to have eliminated the economics of boom and bust that had characterized post-war economic policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dcf" id="boom1__33" original="E875.5193"><span class="cf" id="boom1__34" original="E875.5192"><span class="exp" id="boom1__35"> boom </span> years </span><span class="x" id="boom1__36" original="E875.5194"> Oil prices rose sharply during the boom years. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="boom1__37" original="E875.5195" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="boom1__38" original="E875.5196"> baby boom </span> is a period when more babies are born than usual, used especially to refer to the period immediately after the Second World War: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dd5" id="boom1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dd6" id="boom1__40" original="E875.5197"><span class="x" id="boom1__41" original="E875.5198"> The figures for 1970 and 1980 owe much to the effects of the baby boom. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2d8c" id="boom1__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boom_1" title="boom definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2d8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-79ab" id="boom1__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boom1__44"> boom </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dd8" hm="2" id="boom2" original="E392.4c57" sum="423"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dd9" id="boom2__1" original="E392.4c58"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dda" id="boom2__2" original="E392.4c59"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boom <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1de7" id="boom2__9" original="E392.4c64"><span class="pos" id="boom2__10" original="E392.4c65"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b48" eid="boom2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-387d" geo="br" id="boom2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boom_/boom__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boom_/boom__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boom__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-387a" geo="n_am" id="boom2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boom_/boom__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boom_/boom__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boom__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1de9" id="boom2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="boom2__17" original="E392.4c8f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2384" id="boom2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.33c" form="root" id="boom2__19"><span class="vp" id="boom2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> boom </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.33e" eid="boom2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.33f" geo="br" id="boom2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boom_/boom__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boom_/boom__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boom__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.342" geo="n_am" id="boom2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boom_/boom__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boom_/boom__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boom__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.345" form="thirdps" id="boom2__26"><span class="vp" id="boom2__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> booms </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.347" eid="boom2__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.348" geo="br" id="boom2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/booms/booms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/booms/booms__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://booms__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.34b" geo="n_am" id="boom2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/booms/booms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/booms/booms__us_1.ogg" href="sound://booms__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.34e" form="past" id="boom2__33"><span class="vp" id="boom2__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> boomed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.350" eid="boom2__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.351" geo="br" id="boom2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boome/boomed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boome/boomed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boomed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.354" geo="n_am" id="boom2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boome/boomed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boome/boomed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boomed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.357" form="pastpart" id="boom2__40"><span class="vp" id="boom2__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> boomed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.359" eid="boom2__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.35a" geo="br" id="boom2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boome/boomed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boome/boomed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boomed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.35d" geo="n_am" id="boom2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boome/boomed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boome/boomed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boomed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.360" form="prespart" id="boom2__47"><span class="vp" id="boom2__48"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> booming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.362" eid="boom2__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.363" geo="br" id="boom2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boomi/booming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boomi/booming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://booming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.366" geo="n_am" id="boom2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boom2__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boomi/booming__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boomi/booming__us_2.ogg" href="sound://booming__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e15" id="boom2__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e16" id="boom2__55" original="E392.4c8d"><span class="def" id="boom2__56" original="E392.4c90"> to have a period when growth is fast; to become bigger, more successful, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e18" id="boom2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e19" id="boom2__58" original="E834.5290"><span class="x" id="boom2__59" original="E834.5291"> In 2000, the US economy was booming. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e1b" id="boom2__60" original="E875.526e"><span class="x" id="boom2__61" original="E875.526f"> After World War II, roads and cities sprawled and timber production boomed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e1d" id="boom2__62" original="E875.5270"><span class="x" id="boom2__63" original="E875.5271"> One of the fastest-growing sectors of India's economy is the booming business services sector. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2d2d" id="boom2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boom_1" title="boom definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2d2c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-79ab" id="boom2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boom2__66"> boom </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e1f" hm="1" id="boost1" original="E392.4d7a" sum="487"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e20" id="boost1__1" original="E392.4d7b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e21" id="boost1__2" original="E392.4d7c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boost <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e2e" id="boost1__9" original="E392.4d87"><span class="pos" id="boost1__10" original="E392.4d88"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b4f" eid="boost1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-366a" geo="br" id="boost1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boost/boost__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boost__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boost__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3667" geo="n_am" id="boost1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boost/boost__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boost__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boost__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2356" id="boost1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2461" form="root" id="boost1__17"><span class="vp" id="boost1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> boost </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2463" eid="boost1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2464" geo="br" id="boost1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boost/boost__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boost__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boost__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2467" geo="n_am" id="boost1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boost/boost__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boost__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boost__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.246a" form="thirdps" id="boost1__24"><span class="vp" id="boost1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> boosts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.246c" eid="boost1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.246d" geo="br" id="boost1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boost/boosts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boosts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boosts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2470" geo="n_am" id="boost1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boost/boosts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boosts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boosts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2473" form="past" id="boost1__31"><span class="vp" id="boost1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> boosted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2475" eid="boost1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2476" geo="br" id="boost1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boost/boosted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boosted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boosted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2479" geo="n_am" id="boost1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boost/boosted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boosted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boosted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.247c" form="pastpart" id="boost1__38"><span class="vp" id="boost1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> boosted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.247e" eid="boost1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.247f" geo="br" id="boost1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boost/boosted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boosted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boosted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2482" geo="n_am" id="boost1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boost/boosted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boosted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boosted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2485" form="prespart" id="boost1__45"><span class="vp" id="boost1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> boosting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2487" eid="boost1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2488" geo="br" id="boost1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boost/boosting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boosting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boosting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.248b" geo="n_am" id="boost1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boost/boosting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boosting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boosting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e5a" id="boost1__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e5b" id="boost1__53" original="E392.4da5"><span class="cf" id="boost1__54" original="E392.4da6"><span class="exp" id="boost1__55"> boost </span> something </span><span class="def" id="boost1__56" original="E392.4da7"> to make something increase, or become better or more successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e5f" id="boost1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e60" id="boost1__58" original="E875.52bb"><span class="x" id="boost1__59" original="E875.52bc"> In the past, a compound of lead was used to boost the octane number of gasoline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e62" id="boost1__60" original="E834.566f"><span class="x" id="boost1__61" original="E834.5670"> Governments would secure stable long-term growth by boosting demand through tax cuts or higher spending. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e64" id="boost1__62" original="E875.52bd"><span class="x" id="boost1__63" original="E875.52be"> A number of films were made that were intended to boost wartime morale. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2cdf" id="boost1__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boost_1" title="boost definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2cde" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-77e9" id="boost1__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boost1__66"> boost </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e66" hm="2" id="boost2" original="E392.4daf" sum="478"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e67" id="boost2__1" original="E392.4db0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e68" id="boost2__2" original="E392.4db1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boost <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e73" id="boost2__7" original="E392.4dbc"><span class="pos" id="boost2__8" original="E392.4dbd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b56" eid="boost2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3664" geo="br" id="boost2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boost/boost__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boost__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boost__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3661" geo="n_am" id="boost2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boost2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> buːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boost/boost__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/boost__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boost__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e75" id="boost2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="boost2__15" original="E392.4dbf"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e77" id="boost2__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e78" id="boost2__17" original="E392.4dc0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="boost2__18" original="E392.4dc1"> something that helps or encourages somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e7a" id="boost2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e7b" id="boost2__20" original="E4a8.2c3a"><span class="x" id="boost2__21" original="E4a8.2c3b"> The movement began in 1900 and received a huge boost from a revival that started in the Chicago area in 1901. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e7d" id="boost2__22" original="E875.5390"><span class="cf" id="boost2__23" original="E875.538f"><span class="exp" id="boost2__24"> boost </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="boost2__25" original="E875.5391"> This offensive was a great boost to Russian and foreign morale. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e81" id="boost2__26" original="E392.4dc2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="boost2__27" original="E834.5673"><span class="exp" id="boost2__28"> boost </span> (in something) </span><span class="def" id="boost2__29" original="E392.4dc3"> an increase in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e85" id="boost2__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e86" id="boost2__31" original="E834.5674"><span class="x" id="boost2__32" original="E834.5675"> The deal failed to provide the expected boost in output and revenue. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2cbe" id="boost2__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boost_1" title="boost definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2cbd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-77e9" id="boost2__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boost2__35"> boost </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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booster
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e88" id="booster" original="E392.4dca" sum="769"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e89" id="booster__1" original="E392.4dcb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e8a" id="booster__2" original="E392.4dcc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> booster </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e96" id="booster__7" original="E392.4dd4"><span class="pos" id="booster__8" original="E392.4dd5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b5d" eid="booster__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3600" geo="br" id="booster__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="booster__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boo/boost/booster__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/booster__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://booster__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-35fd" geo="n_am" id="booster__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="booster__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boo/boost/booster__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boo/boost/booster__us_1.ogg" href="sound://booster__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e98" id="booster__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e99" id="booster__15" original="E392.4de4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="booster__16" original="E392.4de5"> an extra small amount of a drug that is given to increase or repeat the effect of one given earlier, for example to protect you from a disease for longer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e9b" id="booster__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e9c" id="booster__18" original="E834.5676"><span class="x" id="booster__19" original="E834.5677"> It is recommended that adults and adolescents over 16 years receive vaccinations, with a booster every 10 years. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1e9e" id="booster__20" original="E392.4de6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="booster__21" original="E392.4de7"> a thing that helps, encourages or improves somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ea0" id="booster__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ea1" id="booster__23" original="E834.567a"><span class="x" id="booster__24" original="E834.567b"> The brand's website has been transformed from a communication vehicle into an active sales booster. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ea3" id="booster__25" original="E392.4de8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ea4" id="booster__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="booster__27" original="E392.4dea"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="booster__28" original="E392.4deb"> a person who gives their support to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ea7" id="booster__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ea8" id="booster__30" original="E834.5678"><span class="x" id="booster__31" original="E834.5679"> By the early nineteenth century, boosters began petitioning the federal government to build a ship canal across northern Florida. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2c9a" id="booster__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://booster" title="booster definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2c99" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-777f" id="booster__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="booster__34"> booster </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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border
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1eaa" hm="1" id="border1" original="E392.5133" sum="1437"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1eab" id="border1__1" original="E392.5134"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1eac" id="border1__2" original="E392.5135"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> border <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1eb8" id="border1__7" original="E392.5140"><span class="pos" id="border1__8" original="E392.5141"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b64" eid="border1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-322c" geo="br" id="border1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːdə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borde/border__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/border__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://border__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3228" geo="n_am" id="border1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrdər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borde/border__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/border__us_1.ogg" href="sound://border__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1eba" id="border1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ebb" id="border1__15" original="E392.5142"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="border1__16" original="E392.5143"> the line that divides two countries or areas; the land near this line </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ebd" id="border1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ebe" id="border1__18" original="E834.5778"><span class="x" id="border1__19" original="E834.5779"> International migration is measured through information collected at borders and airports. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ec0" id="border1__20" original="E834.577b"><span class="cf" id="border1__21" original="E834.577a"> cross a <span class="exp" id="border1__22"> border </span></span><span class="x" id="border1__23" original="E834.577c"> The first Mormon pioneers crossed the American border into the North-West Territories in 1887. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ec4" id="border1__24" original="E834.577e"><span class="cf" id="border1__25" original="E834.577d"> on the <span class="exp" id="border1__26"> border </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="border1__27" original="E834.577f"> The Yanomamo Indians live on the border between Brazil and Venezuela. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ec8" id="border1__28" original="E834.5781"><span class="cf" id="border1__29" original="E834.5780"><span class="exp" id="border1__30"> border </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="border1__31" original="E834.5782"> Christianity had become the chief religion of many people living within and beyond the borders of the Roman Empire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ecc" id="border1__32" original="E834.5784"><span class="cf" id="border1__33" original="E834.5783"><span class="exp" id="border1__34"> border </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="border1__35" original="E834.5785"> She moved to a town on the German border with the Netherlands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ed0" id="border1__36" original="E834.5787"><span class="cf" id="border1__37" original="E834.5786"> across/over the <span class="exp" id="border1__38"> border </span></span><span class="x" id="border1__39" original="E834.5788"> Refugees fled across the border to Chad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ed4" id="border1__40" original="E627.-3136"><span class="cf" id="border1__41" original="E627.-3137"> national/international borders </span><span class="x" id="border1__42" original="E627.-3135"> These issues go beyond national borders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ed7" id="border1__43" original="E627.-3134"><span class="x" id="border1__44" original="E627.-3133"> 150 years ago, people moved freely across international borders without even the need for a passport. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ed9" id="border1__45" original="E875.548b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="border1__46" original="E875.548c"> the point at which a quality, subject, type of object, etc. is separated from another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1edb" id="border1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1edc" id="border1__48" original="E875.5491"><span class="cf" id="border1__49" original="E875.5490"><span class="exp" id="border1__50"> border </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="border1__51" original="E875.5492"> Such behaviour is likely to occur in those metals that are near the border between metals and non-metals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ee0" id="border1__52" original="E875.548e"><span class="cf" id="border1__53" original="E875.548d"> on the <span class="exp" id="border1__54"> border </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="border1__55" original="E875.548f"> The trial judge directed the jury to consider whether the defendant was partially insane or on the border of insanity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ee4" id="border1__56" original="E875.5487"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="border1__57" original="E81e.2321"><span class="exp" id="border1__58"> border </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="border1__59" original="E875.5488"> the edge of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ee8" id="border1__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ee9" id="border1__61" original="E81e.2322"><span class="x" id="border1__62" original="E81e.2323"> The anterior border of the lower jaw is also more rounded in this species. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2c73" id="border1__63" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://border_1" title="border definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2c72" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-7355" id="border1__64" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="border1__65"> border </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1eeb" hm="2" id="border2" original="E392.514b" sum="866"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1eec" id="border2__1" original="E392.514c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1eed" id="border2__2" original="E392.514d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> border <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1efb" id="border2__9" original="E392.5158"><span class="pos" id="border2__10" original="E392.5159"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b6d" eid="border2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3224" geo="br" id="border2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːdə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borde/border__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/border__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://border__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3220" geo="n_am" id="border2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrdər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borde/border__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/border__us_1.ogg" href="sound://border__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2328" id="border2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2578" form="root" id="border2__17"><span class="vp" id="border2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> border </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.257a" eid="border2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.257b" geo="br" id="border2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːdə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borde/border__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/border__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://border__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.257f" geo="n_am" id="border2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrdər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borde/border__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/border__us_1.ogg" href="sound://border__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2583" form="thirdps" id="border2__24"><span class="vp" id="border2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> borders </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2585" eid="border2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2586" geo="br" id="border2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːdəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borde/borders__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/borders__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borders__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2589" geo="n_am" id="border2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrdərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borde/borders__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/borders__us_1.ogg" href="sound://borders__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.258c" form="past" id="border2__31"><span class="vp" id="border2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bordered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.258e" eid="border2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.258f" geo="br" id="border2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːdəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borde/bordered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/bordered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bordered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2592" geo="n_am" id="border2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrdərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borde/bordered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/bordered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bordered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2595" form="pastpart" id="border2__38"><span class="vp" id="border2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bordered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2597" eid="border2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2598" geo="br" id="border2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːdəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borde/bordered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/bordered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bordered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.259b" geo="n_am" id="border2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrdərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borde/bordered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/bordered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bordered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.259e" form="prespart" id="border2__45"><span class="vp" id="border2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bordering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.25a0" eid="border2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.25a1" geo="br" id="border2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːdərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borde/bordering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/bordering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bordering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.25a4" geo="n_am" id="border2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="border2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrdərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borde/bordering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/bordering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bordering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f2c" id="border2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f2d" id="border2__53" original="E392.5176"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="border2__54" original="E392.5177"><span class="exp" id="border2__55"> border </span> something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f30" id="border2__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="border2__57" original="E392.5178"> of a country or an area </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="border2__58" original="E392.5179"> to be next to or share a border with another country or area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f33" id="border2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f34" id="border2__60" original="E834.5789"><span class="x" id="border2__61" original="E834.578a"> Coffee was grown in some regions bordering the Red Sea. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f36" id="border2__62" original="E834.578b"><span class="x" id="border2__63" original="E834.578c"> Two of NATO's member nations (Norway and Turkey) bordered the USSR. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f38" id="border2__64" original="E392.517a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="border2__65" original="E392.517b"><span class="exp" id="border2__66"> border </span> something </span><span class="def" id="border2__67" original="E392.517c"> to form a line along or around the edge of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f3c" id="border2__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f3d" id="border2__69" original="E834.578d"><span class="x" id="border2__70" original="E834.578e"> The River Ken was bordered by an area of newly established woodland. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f3f" id="border2__71" original="E392.517d"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f40" id="border2__72" original="E392.517e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f41" id="border2__73"><h4 class="pv"> border on something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f43" id="border2__75"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f44" id="border2__76" original="E392.5180"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="border2__77" original="E392.5181"> to come very close to being something, especially a strong or unpleasant emotion or quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f46" id="border2__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f47" id="border2__79" original="E834.578f"><span class="x" id="border2__80" original="E834.5790"> She took up music with a passion that bordered on obsession. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f49" id="border2__81" original="E392.5182"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="border2__82" original="E392.5183"> to be next to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f4b" id="border2__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f4c" id="border2__84" original="E834.5791"><span class="x" id="border2__85" original="E834.5792"> Areas bordering on the Aegean Sea appear to have suffered a briefer period of decline. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2bfa" id="border2__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://border_1" title="border definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2bf9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-7355" id="border2__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="border2__88"> border </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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borderland
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f4e" id="borderland" original="E392.5195" sum="518"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f4f" id="borderland__1" original="E392.5196"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f50" id="borderland__2" original="E392.5197"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> borderland </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f5c" id="borderland__7" original="E392.519f"><span class="pos" id="borderland__8" original="E392.51a0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b76" eid="borderland__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-319e" geo="br" id="borderland__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borderland__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːdəlænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borde/borderland__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/borderland__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borderland__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-319a" geo="n_am" id="borderland__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borderland__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrdərlænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borde/borderland__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/borderland__us_1.ogg" href="sound://borderland__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f5e" id="borderland__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f5f" id="borderland__15" original="E392.51a1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f60" id="borderland__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="borderland__17" original="E392.51a3"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="borderland__18" original="E834.5793"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="borderland__19" original="E392.51a4"> an area of land close to a border between two countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f64" id="borderland__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f65" id="borderland__21" original="E834.5794"><span class="x" id="borderland__22" original="E834.5795"> This tribe inhabited the Welsh borderlands in Roman times. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f67" id="borderland__23" original="E392.51a5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f68" id="borderland__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="borderland__25" original="E392.51a7"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="borderland__26" original="E834.5796"><span class="exp" id="borderland__27"> borderland </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="def" id="borderland__28" original="E392.51a8"> an area between two qualities, ideas or subjects that has features of both but is not clearly one or the other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f6d" id="borderland__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f6e" id="borderland__30" original="E834.5797"><span class="x" id="borderland__31" original="E834.5798"> In his writings, he explored the borderland between myth and history. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2bc3" id="borderland__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://borderland" title="borderland definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2bc2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-7275" id="borderland__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="borderland__34"> borderland </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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borderline
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f70" id="borderline" original="E392.51a9" sum="342"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f71" id="borderline__1" original="E392.51aa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f72" id="borderline__2" original="E392.51ab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> borderline </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f7e" id="borderline__7" original="E392.51b4"><span class="pos" id="borderline__8" original="E392.51b5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b7f" eid="borderline__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-316e" geo="br" id="borderline__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borderline__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːdəlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borde/borderline__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/borderline__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borderline__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-316a" geo="n_am" id="borderline__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borderline__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrdərlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borde/borderline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borde/borderline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://borderline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f80" id="borderline__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f81" id="borderline__15" original="E392.51b6"><span class="def" id="borderline__16" original="E392.51b7"> not clearly belonging to a particular condition or group; not clearly acceptable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f83" id="borderline__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f84" id="borderline__18" original="E834.5799"><span class="x" id="borderline__19" original="E834.579a"> There were borderline cases that some pathologists would call cancer and some would not. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b9c" id="borderline__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://borderline_1" title="borderline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b9b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-725e" id="borderline__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="borderline__22"> borderline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bore
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f86" id="bore" original="E83b.-7d77" sum="94"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f87" id="bore__1" original="E83b.-7d76"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f88" id="bore__2" original="E83b.-7d75"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bore </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b88" eid="bore__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3136" geo="br" id="bore__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bore__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/bore_/bore__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/bore_/bore__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bore__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3133" geo="n_am" id="bore__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bore__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/bore_/bore__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/bore_/bore__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bore__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f91" id="bore__9"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f92" id="bore__10" original="E83b.-7d70"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f93" id="bore__11" original="E83b.-7d6f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bear" title="bear definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f94" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e20" id="bore__12" original="E83b.-7d6e"><span class="xh" id="bore__13"> bear </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b88" id="bore__14" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bore_1" title="bore definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b87" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-7232" id="bore__15" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bore__16"> bore </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bored
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f96" id="bored" original="E392.5255" sum="366"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f97" id="bored__1" original="E392.5256"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1f98" id="bored__2" original="E392.5257"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bored </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fa1" id="bored__4" original="E392.525c"><span class="pos" id="bored__5" original="E392.525d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b8f" eid="bored__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-306c" geo="br" id="bored__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bored__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/bored/bored__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/bored/bored__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://bored__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-3069" geo="n_am" id="bored__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bored__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/bored/bored__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/bored/bored__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bored__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fa3" id="bored__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fa4" id="bored__12" original="E392.525e"><span class="def" id="bored__13" original="E392.525f"> feeling tired and impatient because you have lost interest in somebody/something or because you have nothing to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fa6" id="bored__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fa7" id="bored__15" original="E4c7.-1bf"><span class="cf" id="bored__16" original="E392.5260"><span class="exp" id="bored__17"> bored </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="bored__18" original="E4c7.-1be"> He says he is bored with school. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fab" id="bored__19" original="E4c7.-1bd"><span class="cf" id="bored__20" original="E392.5261"><span class="exp" id="bored__21"> bored </span> with doing something </span><span class="x" id="bored__22" original="E4c7.-1bc"> People quickly get bored with completing surveys. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b73" id="bored__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bored" title="bored definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b72" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-719d" id="bored__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bored__25"> bored </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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boring
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1faf" id="boring" original="E392.52b0" sum="286"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fb0" id="boring__1" original="E392.52b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fb1" id="boring__2" original="E392.52b2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boring </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fbc" id="boring__7" original="E392.52ba"><span class="pos" id="boring__8" original="E392.52bb"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fb6" eid="boring__9" original="E392.52b7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2fc0" geo="br" id="boring__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boring__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borin/boring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borin/boring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2fbd" geo="n_am" id="boring__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boring__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borin/boring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borin/boring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fbe" id="boring__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fbf" id="boring__15" original="E392.52bc"><span class="def" id="boring__16" original="E392.52bd"> not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fc1" id="boring__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fc2" id="boring__18" original="E487.5052"><span class="x" id="boring__19" original="E487.5053"> Commentators, researchers and the public considered the campaign dull, boring, and even sad. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b54" id="boring__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boring" title="boring definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b53" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-7120" id="boring__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boring__22"> boring </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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born
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fc4" id="born" original="E392.52d2" sum="1060"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fc5" id="born__1" original="E392.52d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fc6" id="born__2" original="E392.52d4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> born </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fcf" id="born__4" original="E392.52da"><span class="pos" id="born__5" original="E392.52db"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b96" eid="born__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2f28" geo="br" id="born__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="born__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/born_/born__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/born_/born__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://born__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2f25" geo="n_am" id="born__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="born__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/born_/born__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/born_/born__us_1.ogg" href="sound://born__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fd1" id="born__11" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fd2" id="born__12"><span class="v"><strong> be born </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="born__14" original="E392.52dd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used only in the passive, without <span class="ei" id="born__15" original="E392.52de"> by </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fd6" id="born__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fd7" id="born__17" original="E392.52df"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fd8" id="born__18" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fd9" id="born__19"><span class="v"><strong> b. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="born__21" original="E392.52e1"> to come out of your mother's body at the beginning of your life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fdc" id="born__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fdd" id="born__23" original="E849.-78e7"><span class="x" id="born__24" original="E849.-78e6"> Frederic Chopin was born in Poland in 1810. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fdf" id="born__25" original="E849.-78e5"><span class="x" id="born__26" original="E849.-78e4"> Human babies are born with relatively underdeveloped brains. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fe1" id="born__27" original="E849.-78e3"><span class="cf" id="born__28" original="E392.52e2"><span class="exp" id="born__29"> born </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="born__30" original="E849.-78e2"> Max Weber was born into a middle-class family in Erfurt, Germany, in 1864. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fe5" id="born__31" original="E849.-78e1"><span class="cf" id="born__32" original="E392.52e3"><span class="exp" id="born__33"> born </span> of/to somebody </span><span class="x" id="born__34" original="E849.-78e0"> Rushdie, born of a Muslim family in Bombay, was educated in England. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fe9" id="born__35" original="E849.-78dd"><span class="cf" id="born__36" original="E392.52e4"> + adj. </span><span class="x" id="born__37" original="E849.-78dc"> The Declaration commences with the notion that all peoples are born free and equal in dignity and rights. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fec" id="born__38" original="E392.52e6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fed" id="born__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="born__40" original="E392.52e7"> of an idea, an organization, a feeling, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="born__41" original="E392.52e8"> to start to exist </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ff0" id="born__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ff1" id="born__43" original="E849.-78db"><span class="x" id="born__44" original="E849.-78da"> Modern ethnography had yet to be born. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ff3" id="born__45" original="E849.-78d9"><span class="cf" id="born__46" original="E47f.200b"> + adj. </span><span class="x" id="born__47" original="E849.-78d8"> Most Internet-based companies are today born global whether or not they intend it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ff6" id="born__48" original="E849.-78d5"><span class="cf" id="born__49" original="E392.52e9"><span class="exp" id="born__50"> born </span> (out) of something </span><span class="x" id="born__51" original="E849.-78d4"> The class struggle, she argues, is born of economic oppression. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ffa" id="born__52" original="E392.52ea"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ffb" id="born__53" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1ffc" id="born__54"><span class="v"><strong> -born </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="born__56" original="E392.52ec"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="born__57" original="E392.52ed"> born in the place mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2000" id="born__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2001" id="born__59" original="E849.-78d3"><span class="x" id="born__60" original="E849.-78d2"> Loeb was a German-born zoologist who emigrated to the University of Chicago in 1892. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b39" id="born__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://born_1" title="born definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b38" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-70c4" id="born__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="born__63"> born </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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borne
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2003" id="borne" original="E392.533a" sum="105"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2004" id="borne__1" original="E392.533b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2005" id="borne__2" original="E392.533c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> borne </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6b9d" eid="borne__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2ed4" geo="br" id="borne__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borne__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borne/borne__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borne/borne__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borne__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2ed1" geo="n_am" id="borne__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borne__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borne/borne__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borne/borne__us_1.ogg" href="sound://borne__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.200e" id="borne__9"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.200f" id="borne__10" original="E392.5341"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2010" id="borne__11" original="E392.5342" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past participle of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bear" title="bear definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2011" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-e20" id="borne__12" original="E83b.-7d67"><span class="xh" id="borne__13"> bear </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2afe" id="borne__14" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://borne" title="borne definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2afd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-6ffb" id="borne__15" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="borne__16"> borne </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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borrow
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2013" id="borrow" original="E392.536a" sum="1377"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2014" id="borrow__1" original="E392.536b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2015" id="borrow__2" original="E392.536c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> borrow </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2026" id="borrow__9" original="E392.5377"><span class="pos" id="borrow__10" original="E392.5378"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ba4" eid="borrow__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2d8c" geo="br" id="borrow__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒrəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borro/borrow__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrow__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://borrow__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2d86" geo="n_am" id="borrow__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːroʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borro/borrow__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrow__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://borrow__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-22f8" id="borrow__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2712" form="root" id="borrow__17"><span class="vp" id="borrow__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> borrow </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2714" eid="borrow__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2715" geo="br" id="borrow__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒrəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borro/borrow__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrow__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://borrow__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.271b" geo="n_am" id="borrow__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːroʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borro/borrow__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrow__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://borrow__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.271f" form="thirdps" id="borrow__24"><span class="vp" id="borrow__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> borrows </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2721" eid="borrow__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2722" geo="br" id="borrow__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒrəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borro/borrows__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrows__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borrows__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2728" geo="n_am" id="borrow__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːroʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borro/borrows__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrows__us_2.ogg" href="sound://borrows__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.272b" form="past" id="borrow__31"><span class="vp" id="borrow__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> borrowed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.272d" eid="borrow__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.272e" geo="br" id="borrow__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒrəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borro/borrowed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrowed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borrowed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2734" geo="n_am" id="borrow__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːroʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borro/borrowed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrowed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://borrowed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2737" form="pastpart" id="borrow__38"><span class="vp" id="borrow__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> borrowed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2739" eid="borrow__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.273a" geo="br" id="borrow__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒrəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borro/borrowed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrowed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borrowed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2740" geo="n_am" id="borrow__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːroʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borro/borrowed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrowed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://borrowed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2743" form="prespart" id="borrow__45"><span class="vp" id="borrow__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> borrowing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2745" eid="borrow__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2746" geo="br" id="borrow__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borro/borrowing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrowing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borrowing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.274c" geo="n_am" id="borrow__50" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrow__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːroʊɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borro/borrowing__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrowing__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://borrowing__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2066" id="borrow__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2067" id="borrow__53" original="E392.53a9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2068" id="borrow__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="borrow__55" original="E392.53ab"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="borrow__56" original="E392.53ac"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="borrow__57" original="E392.53ad"> to take money from a person or bank and agree to pay it back to them/it at a later time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.206c" id="borrow__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.206d" id="borrow__59" original="E834.57df"><span class="cf" id="borrow__60" original="E392.53ae"><span class="exp" id="borrow__61"> borrow </span> something (from somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="borrow__62" original="E834.57e0"> In the UK, a sizeable group of people find it difficult to borrow money from these banks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2071" id="borrow__63" original="E875.5c16"><span class="cf" id="borrow__64" original="E392.53af"><span class="exp" id="borrow__65"> borrow </span> (from somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="borrow__66" original="E875.5c17"> Families are being forced to borrow to maintain their living standards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2075" id="borrow__67" original="E834.57e1"><span class="x" id="borrow__68" original="E834.57e2"> In 1760 the Chinese government had made it illegal for Chinese to borrow from foreigners. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2077" id="borrow__69" original="E392.53b3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://lend" title="lend definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2078" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.5686" id="borrow__70" original="E392.53b4"><span class="xh" id="borrow__71"> lend </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.207b" id="borrow__72" original="E392.53b6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.207c" id="borrow__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="borrow__74" original="E392.53b8"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="borrow__75" original="E392.53b9"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="borrow__76" original="E392.53ba"> to take a word, an idea, etc. from another language, person, etc. and use it as your own </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2080" id="borrow__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2081" id="borrow__78" original="E834.57e3"><span class="cf" id="borrow__79" original="E392.53bb"><span class="exp" id="borrow__80"> borrow </span> from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="borrow__81" original="E834.57e4"> It seems likely that both authors borrowed from some unknown third source. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2085" id="borrow__82" original="E834.57e5"><span class="cf" id="borrow__83" original="E392.53bc"><span class="exp" id="borrow__84"> borrow </span> something (from somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="borrow__85" original="E834.57e6"> Stonequist borrows the term from the renowned sociologist Robert E. Park. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2089" id="borrow__86" original="E875.5c18"><span class="x" id="borrow__87" original="E875.5c19"> The term ‘teenager’ or ‘cheenayja’ has been borrowed from English but is not in widespread use. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.208b" id="borrow__88" original="E392.539c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.208c" id="borrow__89"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="borrow__90" original="E392.539e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="borrow__91" original="E392.539f"> to take and use something that belongs to somebody else, and return it to them at a later time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.208f" id="borrow__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2090" id="borrow__93" original="E834.57e7"><span class="cf" id="borrow__94" original="E392.53a0"><span class="exp" id="borrow__95"> borrow </span> something </span><span class="x" id="borrow__96" original="E834.57e8"> The defendant had asked whether he could borrow the car for a few hours. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2094" id="borrow__97" original="E834.57e9"><span class="cf" id="borrow__98" original="E392.53a1"><span class="exp" id="borrow__99"> borrow </span> something from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="borrow__100" original="E834.57ea"> She is an avid reader, always borrowing books from the library. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2098" id="borrow__101" original="E392.53a6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://lend" title="lend definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2099" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.5686" id="borrow__102" original="E392.53a7"><span class="xh" id="borrow__103"> lend </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2aa0" id="borrow__104" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://borrow" title="borrow definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2a9f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-6fb5" id="borrow__105" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="borrow__106"> borrow </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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borrower
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.209c" id="borrower" original="E392.53c4" sum="286"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.209d" id="borrower__1" original="E392.53c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.209e" id="borrower__2" original="E392.53c6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> borrower </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20ad" id="borrower__7" original="E392.53cf"><span class="pos" id="borrower__8" original="E392.53d0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6baf" eid="borrower__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2c11" geo="br" id="borrower__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrower__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒrəʊə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borro/borrower__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrower__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://borrower__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2c0b" geo="n_am" id="borrower__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrower__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːroʊər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borro/borrower__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrower__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://borrower__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20af" id="borrower__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20b0" id="borrower__15" original="E392.53d1"><span class="def" id="borrower__16" original="E392.53d2"> a person or an organization that borrows money, especially from a bank </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20b2" id="borrower__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20b3" id="borrower__18" original="E834.57ef"><span class="x" id="borrower__19" original="E834.57f0"> The exact amount the borrower is to repay is clearly specified. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20b5" id="borrower__20" original="E392.53d3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://lender" title="lender definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20b6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.572c" id="borrower__21" original="E392.53d4"><span class="xh" id="borrower__22"> lender </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2a55" id="borrower__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://borrower" title="borrower definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2a54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-6f2d" id="borrower__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="borrower__25"> borrower </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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borrowing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20b8" id="borrowing" original="E392.53d6" sum="780"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20b9" id="borrowing__1" original="E392.53d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20ba" id="borrowing__2" original="E392.53d8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> borrowing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20c9" id="borrowing__7" original="E392.53e1"><span class="pos" id="borrowing__8" original="E392.53e2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6bba" eid="borrowing__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2be9" geo="br" id="borrowing__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrowing__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bor/borro/borrowing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrowing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://borrowing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2be3" geo="n_am" id="borrowing__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="borrowing__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɔːroʊɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bor/borro/borrowing__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bor/borro/borrowing__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://borrowing__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20cb" id="borrowing__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="borrowing__15" original="E392.53e5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="borrowing__16" original="E392.53e6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20ce" id="borrowing__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20cf" id="borrowing__18" original="E392.53e3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="borrowing__19" original="E392.53e7"> the money that a company, an organization or a person borrows; the act of borrowing money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20d1" id="borrowing__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20d2" id="borrowing__21" original="E834.57f3"><span class="x" id="borrowing__22" original="E834.57f4"> The income generated is usually sufficient to cover interest payments on borrowings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20d4" id="borrowing__23" original="E834.57f5"><span class="x" id="borrowing__24" original="E834.57f6"> The interest rate rose in the US as a result of an increase in government borrowing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20d6" id="borrowing__25" original="E392.53e8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="borrowing__26" original="E834.57f7"><span class="exp" id="borrowing__27"> borrowing </span> (of something) (from somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="borrowing__28" original="E392.53eb"> a word, phrase or idea that somebody has taken from another person's work or from another language and used in their own; the act of using a word, etc. taken from another source </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20da" id="borrowing__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20db" id="borrowing__30" original="E834.57f8"><span class="x" id="borrowing__31" original="E834.57f9"> The word ‘caveat’ is a borrowing from Latin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20dd" id="borrowing__32" original="E875.5c2a"><span class="x" id="borrowing__33" original="E875.5c2b"> Several geographers have expressed concern about the borrowing of ideas from other disciplines. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2a32" id="borrowing__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://borrowing" title="borrowing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2a31" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-6f19" id="borrowing__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="borrowing__36"> borrowing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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both
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20df" id="both" original="E392.55d7" sum="1064"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20e0" id="both__1" original="E392.55d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20e1" id="both__2" original="E392.55d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> both </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> determiner </span><span class="pnc"> , </span><span class="pos"> pronoun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20ea" id="both__4" original="E392.55de"><span class="pos" id="both__5" original="E392.55df"> determiner </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pos" id="both__6" original="E392.55e0"> pronoun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6bc5" eid="both__7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-270f" geo="br" id="both__8" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="both__9"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bəʊθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bot/both_/both__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bot/both_/both__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://both__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-270c" geo="n_am" id="both__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="both__11"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> boʊθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bot/both_/both__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bot/both_/both__us_1.ogg" href="sound://both__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20ed" id="both__12"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20ee" id="both__13" original="E392.55e1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="both__14" original="E392.55e2"> used with plural nouns to mean ‘the two’ or ‘the one as well as the other’ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20f0" id="both__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20f1" id="both__16" original="E853.-728d"><span class="x" id="both__17" original="E853.-728c"> Both firms produce an identical product. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20f3" id="both__18" original="E853.-7287"><span class="x" id="both__19" original="E853.-7286"> Most people would agree that Germany and the UK are both democracies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20f5" id="both__20" original="E853.-728b"><span class="x" id="both__21" original="E853.-728a"> The court order declared that the Californian couple should have custody of both the children at birth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20f7" id="both__22" original="E853.-727d"><span class="x" id="both__23" original="E853.-727c"> Both his grandfathers were noted storytellers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20f9" id="both__24" original="E853.-7289"><span class="x" id="both__25" original="E853.-7288"> The two electrons repel each other, on account of them both being negatively charged. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20fb" id="both__26" original="E853.-7285"><span class="x" id="both__27" original="E853.-7284"> Kozinets (2002) and Arnould (2007) have both asked this question and their answers differ. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.20fd" id="both__28" original="E853.-7282"><span class="cf" id="both__29" original="E853.-7283"><span class="exp" id="both__30"> both </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="both__31" original="E853.-7281"> Divorce involves a conscious decision by one or both of the spouses to bring the marriage to an end. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2101" id="both__32" original="E853.-7280"><span class="x" id="both__33" original="E853.-727f"> Two further estates were purchased in 1789, both of them in the south of the island. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2103" id="both__34" original="E392.55e3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="both__35" original="E392.55e4"> both… and… </span><span class="def" id="both__36" original="E392.55e5"> not only… but also… </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2106" id="both__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2107" id="both__38" original="E853.-727b"><span class="x" id="both__39" original="E853.-727a"> Life in rural schools tends to be harsh for both students and teachers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2109" id="both__40" original="E853.-7279"><span class="x" id="both__41" original="E853.-7278"> The objective of the study is to assess the human rights impact of the policy, both now and in the future. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2a10" id="both__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://both" title="both definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2a0f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-6cc2" id="both__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="both__44"> both </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bottom
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.210b" hm="1" id="bottom1" original="E392.57e1" sum="2452"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.210c" id="bottom1__1" original="E392.57e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.210d" id="bottom1__2" original="E392.57e3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bottom <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2119" id="bottom1__7" original="E392.57ee"><span class="pos" id="bottom1__8" original="E392.57ef"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6bcc" eid="bottom1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2247" geo="br" id="bottom1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bottom1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒtəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bot/botto/bottom__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bot/botto/bottom__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bottom__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2244" geo="n_am" id="bottom1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bottom1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːtəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bot/botto/bottom__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bot/botto/bottom__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bottom__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.211b" id="bottom1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.211c" id="bottom1__15" original="E392.57f0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.211d" id="bottom1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bottom1__17" original="E392.57f2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="bottom1__18" original="E392.57f3"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bottom1__19" original="E392.57f5"> the lowest part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2121" id="bottom1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2122" id="bottom1__21" original="E875.5c5b"><span class="x" id="bottom1__22" original="E875.5c5c"> Between 600 and 1 200 m of relief separate the valley bottom from the ridge top. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2124" id="bottom1__23" original="E853.-6ced"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__24" original="E392.57f4"><span class="exp" id="bottom1__25"> bottom </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bottom1__26" original="E853.-6cec"> When the spot reaches the bottom of the screen, it returns to the top again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2128" id="bottom1__27" original="E853.-6cea"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__28" original="E853.-6ceb"> at the <span class="exp" id="bottom1__29"> bottom </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="bottom1__30" original="E853.-6ce9"> Leave a space at the bottom of a page for the student to insert an answer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.212c" id="bottom1__31" original="E4a8.30ff"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__32" original="E4a8.30fe"> from top to <span class="exp" id="bottom1__33"> bottom </span></span><span class="x" id="bottom1__34" original="E4a8.3100"> In Figure 3, the timeline runs from top to bottom, each row representing one recording. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2130" id="bottom1__35" original="E392.57f6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://top1" title="top1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2131" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.7f33" id="bottom1__36" original="E392.57f7"><span class="xh" id="bottom1__37"> top </span><span class="xhm" id="bottom1__38"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2135" id="bottom1__39" original="E392.580f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2136" id="bottom1__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bottom1__41" original="E392.5811"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bottom1__42" original="E392.5813"> the lowest position on a scale, list, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2139" id="bottom1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.213a" id="bottom1__44" original="E853.-6d00"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__45" original="E392.5812"><span class="exp" id="bottom1__46"> bottom </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="bottom1__47" original="E853.-6cff"> Decision-makers tend to push such issues to the bottom of their priority list. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.213e" id="bottom1__48" original="E4a8.3101"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__49" original="E853.-6cfe"> at the <span class="exp" id="bottom1__50"> bottom </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="bottom1__51" original="E4a8.3102"> ‘Villeins’ were at the very bottom of the social hierarchy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2142" id="bottom1__52" original="E875.5cc9"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__53" original="E875.5cc8"> from the <span class="exp" id="bottom1__54"> bottom </span> up </span><span class="x" id="bottom1__55" original="E875.5cca"> They suggest that we think about security from the bottom up instead of from the top down, meaning that we start with the security of the individual rather than with that of the state. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2146" id="bottom1__56" original="E392.5814" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://top1" title="top1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2147" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.7f33" id="bottom1__57" original="E392.5815"><span class="xh" id="bottom1__58"> top </span><span class="xhm" id="bottom1__59"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.214b" id="bottom1__60" original="E875.5ccb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bottom-up" title="bottom-up definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.214c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21b7" id="bottom1__61" original="E875.5ccc"><span class="xh" id="bottom1__62"> bottom-up </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.214e" id="bottom1__63" original="E392.57ff"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.214f" id="bottom1__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bottom1__65" original="E392.5801"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="bottom1__66" original="E392.5802"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bottom1__67" original="E392.5804"> the lowest surface on the inside or outside of a container </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2153" id="bottom1__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2154" id="bottom1__69" original="E853.-6cfb"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__70" original="E392.5803"><span class="exp" id="bottom1__71"> bottom </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="bottom1__72" original="E853.-6cfa"> The density of the liquid increases towards the bottom of the tube. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2158" id="bottom1__73" original="E853.-6cf8"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__74" original="E853.-6cf9"> at the <span class="exp" id="bottom1__75"> bottom </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="bottom1__76" original="E853.-6cf7"> Slices of the tissue were placed at the bottom of a Petri dish. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.215c" id="bottom1__77" original="E853.-6cf5"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__78" original="E853.-6cf6"> on the <span class="exp" id="bottom1__79"> bottom </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="bottom1__80" original="E853.-6cf4"> No more salt dissolves and salt crystals remain on the bottom of the glass. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2160" id="bottom1__81" original="E875.5c59"><span class="x" id="bottom1__82" original="E875.5c5a"> The manufacturer's name usually appears on the bottom of the device. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2162" id="bottom1__83" original="E392.5805"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2163" id="bottom1__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bottom1__85" original="E392.5807"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bottom1__86" original="E392.5808"> the ground below the water in a sea, lake, river, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2166" id="bottom1__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2167" id="bottom1__88" original="E853.-6cef"><span class="cf" id="bottom1__89" original="E853.-6cf0"> (on the) <span class="exp" id="bottom1__90"> bottom </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="bottom1__91" original="E853.-6cee"> The company abandoned its plan to dump a disused oil rig on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.216b" id="bottom1__92" original="E392.5833"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.216c" id="bottom1__93" original="E392.5834" sk="atbottom"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.216d" id="bottom1__94"><span class="idm" id="bottom1__95" original="E392.5835"> at bottom </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.216f" id="bottom1__96"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2170" id="bottom1__97"><span class="def" id="bottom1__98" original="E392.5836"> used to say what somebody/something really is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2172" id="bottom1__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2173" id="bottom1__100" original="E853.-6ce3"><span class="x" id="bottom1__101" original="E853.-6ce2"> The question for the judge is, at bottom, how this point of government policy should be interpreted. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2175-FF1" id="bottom1__102" original="E4a8.3089" sk="racetobottom"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2175-FF2" id="bottom1__103"><span class="idm" id="bottom1__104" original="E4a8.308a"> race to the bottom </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2175-FF4" id="bottom1__105"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2175-FF5" id="bottom1__106"><span class="def" id="bottom1__107" original="E4a8.308b"> a situation in which countries or organizations compete with each other by cutting taxes, wages, standards, etc. in order to try to gain an advantage, with the result that overall tax or wage levels or standards are reduced, but no real advantage is gained by one country or organization over another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2175-FF7" id="bottom1__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2175-FF8" id="bottom1__109" original="E4a8.308c"><span class="x" id="bottom1__110" original="E4a8.308d"> This situation results in a ‘race to the bottom’ whereby nations try to underbid each other by offering ever-lower wages, ever-lower rates of taxation, and ever-more residual forms of state welfare. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-29df" id="bottom1__111" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bottom_1" title="bottom definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-29de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-69b8" id="bottom1__112" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bottom1__113"> bottom </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2179" hm="2" id="bottom2" original="E392.585d" sum="451"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.217a" id="bottom2__1" original="E392.585e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.217b" id="bottom2__2" original="E392.585f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bottom <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2186" id="bottom2__6" original="E392.586a"><span class="pos" id="bottom2__7" original="E392.586b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6bd3" eid="bottom2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2241" geo="br" id="bottom2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bottom2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɒtəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bot/botto/bottom__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bot/botto/bottom__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bottom__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-223e" geo="n_am" id="bottom2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bottom2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɑːtəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bot/botto/bottom__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bot/botto/bottom__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bottom__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2188" id="bottom2__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="bottom2__14" original="E392.586e"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.218a" id="bottom2__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.218b" id="bottom2__16" original="E392.586c"><span class="def" id="bottom2__17" original="E392.586f"> in the lowest place or position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.218d" id="bottom2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.218e" id="bottom2__19" original="E875.5ca0"><span class="x" id="bottom2__20" original="E875.5ca1"> The top and bottom surfaces are easier to cool than the centre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2190" id="bottom2__21" original="E853.-6cc7"><span class="x" id="bottom2__22" original="E853.-6cc6"> The village priest was at the bottom end of a hierarchical chain of command headed by the bishop. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2192" id="bottom2__23" original="E875.5ca5"><span class="cf" id="bottom2__24" original="E875.5ca4"><span class="exp" id="bottom2__25"> bottom </span> left/right </span><span class="x" id="bottom2__26" original="E875.5ca6"> Note that there is a general pattern of points flowing from the bottom left of the graph to the top right. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2196" id="bottom2__27" original="E875.5ca7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://top2" title="top2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2197" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.7fa4" id="bottom2__28" original="E875.5ca8"><span class="xh" id="bottom2__29"> top </span><span class="xhm" id="bottom2__30"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-296f" id="bottom2__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bottom_1" title="bottom definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-296e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-69b8" id="bottom2__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bottom2__33"> bottom </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bottom line
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.219a" id="bottom-line" original="E392.58d9" sum="497"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.219b" id="bottom-line__1" original="E392.58da"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.219c" id="bottom-line__2" original="E392.58db"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bottom line </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21a3" id="bottom-line__4" original="E392.58e0"><span class="pos" id="bottom-line__5" original="E392.58e1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6bda" eid="bottom-line__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-217c" geo="br" id="bottom-line__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bottom-line__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɒtəm ˈlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bot/botto/bottom_line_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bot/botto/bottom_line_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bottom_line_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2179" geo="n_am" id="bottom-line__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bottom-line__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɑːtəm ˈlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bot/botto/bottom_line_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bot/botto/bottom_line_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://bottom_line_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21a5" id="bottom-line__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="bottom-line__12" original="E392.58e3"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21a7" id="bottom-line__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21a8" id="bottom-line__14" original="E392.58e7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21a9" id="bottom-line__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="bottom-line__16" subj="busin"> business </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bottom-line__17" original="E392.58ea"> the amount of money that is a profit or a loss after everything has been calculated </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21ac" id="bottom-line__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21ad" id="bottom-line__19" original="E853.-6cc5"><span class="x" id="bottom-line__20" original="E853.-6cc4"> Business managers need to think about the bottom line first and foremost. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21af" id="bottom-line__21" original="E392.58e4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21b0" id="bottom-line__22" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> usually </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21b1" id="bottom-line__23"><span class="v"><strong> the bottom line </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bottom-line__25" original="E392.58e6"> the essential and most important factor </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21b4" id="bottom-line__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21b5" id="bottom-line__27" original="E853.-6cc3"><span class="x" id="bottom-line__28" original="E853.-6cc2"> The bottom line is that, if ambitious people feel trapped in dead-end positions, they will leave. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-294d" id="bottom-line__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bottom-line" title="bottom line definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-294c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-6807" id="bottom-line__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bottom-line__31"> bottom line </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bottom-up
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21b7" id="bottom-up" original="E392.58ed" sum="649"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21b8" id="bottom-up__1" original="E392.58ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21b9" id="bottom-up__2" original="E392.58ef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bottom-up </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21c0" id="bottom-up__4" original="E392.58f4"><span class="pos" id="bottom-up__5" original="E392.58f5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6be1" eid="bottom-up__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2163" geo="br" id="bottom-up__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bottom-up__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɒtəm ˈʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bot/botto/bottom_up_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bot/botto/bottom_up_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bottom_up_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2160" geo="n_am" id="bottom-up__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bottom-up__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɑːtəm ˈʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bot/botto/bottom_up_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bot/botto/bottom_up_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://bottom_up_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21c2" id="bottom-up__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21c3" id="bottom-up__12" original="E392.58f6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21c4" id="bottom-up__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bottom-up__14" original="E392.58f7"> of a plan, project, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bottom-up__15" original="E392.58f8"> starting with details and then later moving on to more general principles </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21c7" id="bottom-up__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21c8" id="bottom-up__17" original="E85b.543c"><span class="x" id="bottom-up__18" original="E85b.543d"> They describe a bottom-up approach to constructing artificial cells, using molecular components to directly assemble them. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21ca" id="bottom-up__19" original="E392.58f9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://top-down" title="top-down definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21cb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-7fca" id="bottom-up__20" original="E392.58fa"><span class="xh" id="bottom-up__21"> top-down </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21ce" id="bottom-up__22" original="E875.5cf4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bottom-up__23" original="E875.5cf5"> starting from or involving the people who have lower positions in an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21d0" id="bottom-up__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21d1" id="bottom-up__25" original="E875.5cf6"><span class="x" id="bottom-up__26" original="E875.5cf7"> Respondents were asked whether they thought the programme was driven by a top-down (management-led), or bottom-up (frontline-led) approach. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21d3" id="bottom-up__27" original="E82b.263e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://top-down" title="top-down (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21d4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-7fbe" id="bottom-up__28" original="E82b.263f"><span class="xh" id="bottom-up__29"> top-down </span><span class="xs" id="bottom-up__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-292d" id="bottom-up__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bottom-up" title="bottom-up definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-292c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-67dd" id="bottom-up__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bottom-up__33"> bottom-up </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bought
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21d7" id="bought" original="E392.5967" sum="122"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21d8" id="bought__1" original="E392.5968"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21d9" id="bought__2" original="E392.5969"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bought </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6be8" eid="bought__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-206c" geo="br" id="bought__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bought__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bough/bought__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bough/bought__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bought__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-2069" geo="n_am" id="bought__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bought__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bough/bought__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bough/bought__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bought__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21e1" id="bought__9" original="E392.596e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense, past participle of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://buy" title="buy definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21e2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e51" id="bought__10" original="E4a8.312a"><span class="xh" id="bought__11"> buy </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2908" id="bought__12" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bought" title="bought definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2907" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-6744" id="bought__13" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bought__14"> bought </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bound
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21e4" hm="1" id="bound1" original="E392.5af7" sum="1896"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21e5" id="bound1__1" original="E392.5af8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21e6" id="bound1__2" original="E392.5af9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bound <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21f0" id="bound1__6" original="E392.5b04"><span class="pos" id="bound1__7" original="E392.5b05"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6bef" eid="bound1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1e4d" geo="br" id="bound1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1e4a" geo="n_am" id="bound1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21f2" id="bound1__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="bound1__14" original="E392.5b09"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21f4" id="bound1__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21f5" id="bound1__16" original="E392.5b0a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="bound1__17" original="E392.5b0b"><span class="exp" id="bound1__18"> bound </span> to do/be something </span><span class="def" id="bound1__19" original="E392.5b0c"> certain or likely to happen, or to do or be something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21f9" id="bound1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21fa" id="bound1__21" original="E85b.5560"><span class="x" id="bound1__22" original="E85b.5561"> Without the support of the Catholic Church, the project was bound to fail. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21fc" id="bound1__23" original="E85b.5562"><span class="x" id="bound1__24" original="E85b.5563"> Any answer to such questions is bound to be speculative. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.21fe" id="bound1__25" original="E392.5b0d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bound1__26" original="E392.5b0e"> forced to do something by law, duty or a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2200" id="bound1__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2201" id="bound1__28" original="E85b.5564"><span class="cf" id="bound1__29" original="E392.5b0f"><span class="exp" id="bound1__30"> bound </span> by something </span><span class="x" id="bound1__31" original="E85b.5565"> US multinationals operating within Europe are bound by EU competition law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2205" id="bound1__32" original="E85b.5566"><span class="cf" id="bound1__33" original="E392.5b10"><span class="exp" id="bound1__34"> bound </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="bound1__35" original="E85b.5567"> Member States are bound to comply with Security Council resolutions under the United Nations Charter. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2209" id="bound1__36" original="E392.5b14"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="use" id="bound1__37" original="E392.5b15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bound1__38" original="E392.5b16"> prevented from working normally by the conditions mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.220c" id="bound1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.220d" id="bound1__40" original="E85b.5569"><span class="x" id="bound1__41" original="E85b.556a"> Coketown was based on the strike-bound manufacturing town of Preston. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.220f" id="bound1__42" original="E85b.556c"><span class="x" id="bound1__43" original="E85b.556d"> Vladivostok was ice-bound for much of the year. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2211" id="bound1__44" original="E392.5b17"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="use" id="bound1__45" original="E392.5b18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> also in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bound1__46" original="E392.5b19"> travelling, or ready to travel, in a particular direction or to a particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2214" id="bound1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2215" id="bound1__48" original="E85b.556e"><span class="x" id="bound1__49" original="E85b.556f"> The poster was erected alongside the busy London-bound side of the M4 motorway. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2217" id="bound1__50" original="E85b.5571"><span class="x" id="bound1__51" original="E85b.5572"> The second photograph shows a southbound train on the main peninsular railway line. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2219" id="bound1__52" original="E4a8.31bb"><span class="cf" id="bound1__53" original="E392.5b1a"><span class="exp" id="bound1__54"> bound </span> for… </span><span class="x" id="bound1__55" original="E4a8.31bc"> On 23 September 1936, he left England on a ship bound for New York. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.221d" id="bound1__56" original="E392.5b1b"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.221e" id="bound1__57" original="E392.5b24" sk="boundtogether"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.221f" id="bound1__58"><span class="idm" id="bound1__59" original="E392.5b25"> bound together (by/in something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2221" id="bound1__60"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2222" id="bound1__61"><span class="def" id="bound1__62" original="E392.5b26"> closely connected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2224" id="bound1__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2225" id="bound1__64" original="E85b.5577"><span class="x" id="bound1__65" original="E85b.5578"> Organizations are groups of individuals bound together by some common purpose. </span></span></span></span></span></span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2227" id="bound1__66" original="E392.5b1c" sk="boundupin"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2228" id="bound1__67"><span class="idm" id="bound1__68" original="E392.5b1d"> bound up in something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.222a" id="bound1__69"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.222b" id="bound1__70" original="E85b.55f8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bound1__71" original="E392.5b1e"> very busy with something; very interested or involved in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.222d" id="bound1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.222e" id="bound1__73" original="E85b.5575"><span class="x" id="bound1__74" original="E85b.5576"> In his collection of short stories, Dublin's citizens are portrayed as bound up in private concerns. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2230" id="bound1__75" original="E85b.55f9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2231" id="bound1__76" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2232" id="bound1__77"><span class="v"><strong> bound up with something </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bound1__79" original="E392.5b29"> closely connected with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2235" id="bound1__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2236" id="bound1__81" original="E85b.557b"><span class="x" id="bound1__82" original="E85b.557c"> Many people assume that ethical behaviour is intimately bound up with religion. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-28f4" id="bound1__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bound_1" title="bound definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-28f3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-64eb" id="bound1__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bound1__85"> bound </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2238" hm="2" id="bound2" original="E392.5bf9" sum="1055"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2239" id="bound2__1" original="E392.5bfa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.223a" id="bound2__2" original="E392.5bfb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bound <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2242" id="bound2__4" original="E392.5c00"><span class="pos" id="bound2__5" original="E392.5c01"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6bf6" eid="bound2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1e47" geo="br" id="bound2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1e44" geo="n_am" id="bound2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2244" id="bound2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2245" id="bound2__12" original="E392.5c04"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2246" id="bound2__13" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2247" id="bound2__14"><span class="v"><strong> bounds </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2249" id="bound2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="bound2__17" original="E392.5c03"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bound2__18" original="E392.5c05"> the accepted or furthest limits of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.224c" id="bound2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.224d" id="bound2__20" original="E85b.560d"><span class="cf" id="bound2__21" original="E83d.-7a5a"> within <span class="exp" id="bound2__22"> bound </span></span><span class="x" id="bound2__23" original="E85b.560e"> Britain entered an alliance with France to keep French ambitions within bounds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2251" id="bound2__24" original="E85b.5610"><span class="cf" id="bound2__25" original="E85b.560f"> beyond/outside/within the <span class="exp" id="bound2__26"> bound </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bound2__27" original="E85b.5611"> This scenario is not beyond the bounds of possibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2255" id="bound2__28" original="E85b.5613"><span class="cf" id="bound2__29" original="E85b.5612"> know no <span class="exp" id="bound2__30"> bound </span></span><span class="x" id="bound2__31" original="E85b.5614"> The ancient Greeks called it hubris, an arrogance that knows no bounds. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2259" id="bound2__32" original="E81e.2352"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.225a" id="bound2__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bound2__34" original="E81e.2354"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bound2__35" original="E81e.2355"><span class="exp" id="bound2__36"> bound </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.225e" id="bound2__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bound2__38" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bound2__39" original="E81e.2358"> a limiting value, line or <a class="ndv" href="entry://plane" id="bound2__40"> plane </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2262" id="bound2__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2263" id="bound2__42" original="E586.-3d73"><span class="x" id="bound2__43" original="E586.-3d72"> The lower bound for the natural numbers is either 0 or 1. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2265" id="bound2__44" original="E392.5c06"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2266" id="bound2__45" original="E392.5c07" sk="outofbounds"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2267" id="bound2__46"><span class="idm" id="bound2__47" original="E392.5c08"> out of bounds </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2269" id="bound2__48"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.226a" id="bound2__49"><span class="def" id="bound2__50" original="E392.5c0f"> not reasonable or acceptable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.226c" id="bound2__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.226d" id="bound2__52" original="E85b.5615"><span class="x" id="bound2__53" original="E85b.5616"> Appeals to the intentions of the artist are out of bounds. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.226f" id="bound2__54" original="E392.5c10" sk="outofbounds"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2270" id="bound2__55"><span class="idm" id="bound2__56" original="E392.5c11"> out of bounds (to/for somebody) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2272" id="bound2__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="bound2__58" original="E392.5c13"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2274" id="bound2__59"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2275" id="bound2__60"><span class="def" id="bound2__61" original="E392.5c14"> outside the limits of where somebody is allowed to be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2277" id="bound2__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2278" id="bound2__63" original="E85b.5617"><span class="x" id="bound2__64" original="E85b.5618"> Certain areas of the institution's premises are declared out of bounds to outsiders. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-28a0" id="bound2__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bound_1" title="bound definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-289f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-64eb" id="bound2__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bound2__67"> bound </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.227a" hm="3" id="bound3" original="E392.5b36" sum="514"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.227b" id="bound3__1" original="E392.5b37"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.227c" id="bound3__2" original="E392.5b38"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bound <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2289" id="bound3__9" original="E392.5b43"><span class="pos" id="bound3__10" original="E392.5b44"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6bfd" eid="bound3__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1e41" geo="br" id="bound3__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1e3e" geo="n_am" id="bound3__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.228b" id="bound3__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="bound3__17" original="E392.5b7d"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-22b9" id="bound3__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bb5" form="root" id="bound3__19"><span class="vp" id="bound3__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bound </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bb7" eid="bound3__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bb8" geo="br" id="bound3__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bbb" geo="n_am" id="bound3__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bbe" form="thirdps" id="bound3__26"><span class="vp" id="bound3__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bounds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bc0" eid="bound3__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bc1" geo="br" id="bound3__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bounds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bounds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bounds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bc4" geo="n_am" id="bound3__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bounds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bounds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bounds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bc7" form="past" id="bound3__33"><span class="vp" id="bound3__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bounded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bc9" eid="bound3__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bca" geo="br" id="bound3__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bounded__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bounded__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bounded__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bcd" geo="n_am" id="bound3__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bounded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bounded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bounded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bd0" form="pastpart" id="bound3__40"><span class="vp" id="bound3__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bounded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bd2" eid="bound3__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bd3" geo="br" id="bound3__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bounded__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bounded__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bounded__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bd6" geo="n_am" id="bound3__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bounded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bounded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bounded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bd9" form="prespart" id="bound3__47"><span class="vp" id="bound3__48"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bounding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bdb" eid="bound3__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bdc" geo="br" id="bound3__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bounding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bounding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bounding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.2bdf" geo="n_am" id="bound3__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound3__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bounding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bounding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bounding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22d0" id="bound3__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22d1" id="bound3__55" original="E392.5b7a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="bound3__56" original="E392.5b7e"><span class="exp" id="bound3__57"> bound </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bound3__58" original="E392.5b81"> to form the edge or limit of an area, object or quantity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22d5" id="bound3__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22d6" id="bound3__60" original="E85b.5608"><span class="x" id="bound3__61" original="E85b.5609"> Many species inhabit a restricted region bounded by geographic barriers such as seas or mountains. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22d8" id="bound3__62" original="E875.5dd6"><span class="x" id="bound3__63" original="E875.5dd7"> The cell contents remain bounded by a cell membrane throughout. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22da" id="bound3__64" original="E875.5dd8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="bound3__65" original="E875.5dd9"><span class="exp" id="bound3__66"> bound </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bound3__67" original="E875.5dda"> to limit something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22de" id="bound3__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22df" id="bound3__69" original="E875.5ddb"><span class="x" id="bound3__70" original="E875.5ddc"> The spirit of competition affects every part of life and is not bounded by class or gender. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2824" id="bound3__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bound_1" title="bound definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2823" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-64eb" id="bound3__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bound3__73"> bound </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22e1" hm="4" id="bound4" original="E83b.-7d55" sum="119"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22e2" id="bound4__1" original="E83b.-7d54"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22e3" id="bound4__2" original="E83b.-7d53"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bound <span class="hm"> 4 </span></h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c04" eid="bound4__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1e3b" geo="br" id="bound4__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound4__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1e38" geo="n_am" id="bound4__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound4__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22eb" id="bound4__9"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22ec" id="bound4__10" original="E83b.-7d4d"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22ed" id="bound4__11" original="E83b.-7d4c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense, past participle of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bind" title="bind definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22ee" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.b38" id="bound4__12" original="E83b.-7d4b"><span class="xh" id="bound4__13"> bind </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2805" id="bound4__14" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bound_1" title="bound definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2804" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-64eb" id="bound4__15" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bound4__16"> bound </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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bound variable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23af" id="bound-variable" original="E4a8.-7dcf" sum="108"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23b0" id="bound-variable__1" original="E4a8.-7dce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23b1" id="bound-variable__2" original="E4a8.-7dcd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bound variable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23b8" id="bound-variable__4" original="E4a8.-7dc9"><span class="pos" id="bound-variable__5" original="E4a8.-7dc8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23b3" eid="bound-variable__6" original="E4a8.-7dd0" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.109c" geo="br" id="bound-variable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound-variable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaʊnd ˈveəriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/bound_variable_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound_variable_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bound_variable_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.109f" geo="n_am" id="bound-variable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bound-variable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaʊnd ˈveriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bound_variable_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound_variable_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://bound_variable_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.10a2" geo="n_am" id="bound-variable__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="bound-variable__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbaʊnd ˈværiəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/bound_variable_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/bound_variable_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://bound_variable_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23ba" id="bound-variable__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23bb" id="bound-variable__14" original="E4a8.-7dc7"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23bc" id="bound-variable__15" original="E4a8.-7dc6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dummy-variable" title="dummy variable (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23bd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.df5" id="bound-variable__16" original="E4a8.-7dc5"><span class="xh" id="bound-variable__17"> dummy variable </span><span class="xs" id="bound-variable__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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boundary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22f0" id="boundary" original="E392.5b9e" sum="1283"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22f1" id="boundary__1" original="E392.5b9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22f2" id="boundary__2" original="E392.5ba0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boundary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.22fe" id="boundary__7" original="E392.5ba8"><span class="pos" id="boundary__8" original="E392.5ba9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c0b" eid="boundary__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1d7e" geo="br" id="boundary__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boundary__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊndri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bound/boundary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/boundary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://boundary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1d7b" geo="n_am" id="boundary__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boundary__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊndri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bound/boundary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bound/boundary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boundary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2300" id="boundary__14" original="E392.5baa"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2303" form="pl" id="boundary__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="boundary__16" original="E392.5bae"> boundaries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2305" id="boundary__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2306" id="boundary__18" original="E392.5baf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="boundary__19" original="E392.5bb0"> a line that marks the limits or edges of an area and separates it from other areas; a dividing line </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2308" id="boundary__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2309" id="boundary__21" original="E86b.-7bcb"><span class="cf" id="boundary__22" original="E86b.-7bcc"><span class="exp" id="boundary__23"> boundary </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="boundary__24" original="E86b.-7bca"> A flood control dyke was constructed along the eastern boundary of the city. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.230d" id="boundary__25" original="E86b.-7bce"><span class="cf" id="boundary__26" original="E86b.-7bd1"><span class="exp" id="boundary__27"> boundary </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="boundary__28" original="E86b.-7bcd"> The sites of the largest earthquakes coincide with the boundaries between the tectonic plates. </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2313" id="boundary__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2314" id="boundary__30" original="E86b.-7bd3"><span class="cf" id="boundary__31" original="E838.-77fb"> across the <span class="exp" id="boundary__32"> boundary </span></span><span class="sep"> | </span><span class="cf" id="boundary__33" original="E838.-77fa"> across boundaries </span><span class="x" id="boundary__34" original="E86b.-7bd2"> Labour is much less mobile across national boundaries than within them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2317" id="boundary__35" original="E86b.-7bc8"><span class="cf" id="boundary__36" original="E86b.-7bc9"> within/beyond the boundaries of something </span><span class="x" id="boundary__37" original="E86b.-7bc7"> Substantial forms of self-government can be achieved within the boundaries of a larger state. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.231a" id="boundary__38" original="E86b.-7bb1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="boundary__39"> adjective + boundary </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.231c" id="boundary__40"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.231d" id="boundary__41" original="E86b.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.231e" id="boundary__42"><span class="coll" id="boundary__43" original="E86b.-7baf"> sharp </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2320" id="boundary__44"><span class="coll" id="boundary__45" original="E86b.-7bae"> clear </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2322" id="boundary__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2323" id="boundary__47" original="E86b.-7bac"><span class="x" id="boundary__48" original="E86b.-7bab"> There is a sharp boundary between the soil and overlying deposits. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2325" id="boundary__49" original="E86b.-7ba8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="boundary__50"> adjective + boundary </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2327" id="boundary__51"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2328" id="boundary__52" original="E86b.-7ba6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2329" id="boundary__53"><span class="coll" id="boundary__54" original="E86b.-7ba5"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.232b" id="boundary__55" original="E838.-77f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.232c" id="boundary__56"><span class="coll" id="boundary__57" original="E838.-77f5"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.232e" id="boundary__58" original="E838.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.232f" id="boundary__59"><span class="coll" id="boundary__60" original="E838.-77f3"> territorial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2331" id="boundary__61" original="E838.-77f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2332" id="boundary__62"><span class="coll" id="boundary__63" original="E838.-77f1"> geographical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2334" id="boundary__64" original="E86b.-7ba1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2335" id="boundary__65" original="E86b.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="boundary__66" original="E86b.-7b9f"> Comparing statistics across national boundaries is difficult. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2337" id="boundary__67" original="E86b.-7b8d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="boundary__68"> verb + boundary </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2339" id="boundary__69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.233a" id="boundary__70" original="E86b.-7b8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.233b" id="boundary__71"><span class="coll" id="boundary__72" original="E86b.-7b8a"> mark </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.233d" id="boundary__73"><span class="coll" id="boundary__74" original="E86b.-7b89"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.233f" id="boundary__75" original="E86b.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2340" id="boundary__76"><span class="coll" id="boundary__77" original="E86b.-7b87"> draw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2342" id="boundary__78" original="E848.-25d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2343" id="boundary__79"><span class="coll" id="boundary__80" original="E848.-25cf"> redraw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2345" id="boundary__81" original="E86b.-7b86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2346" id="boundary__82"><span class="coll" id="boundary__83" original="E86b.-7b85"> cross </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2348" id="boundary__84" original="E838.-77ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2349" id="boundary__85"><span class="coll" id="boundary__86" original="E838.-77ed"> respect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.234b" id="boundary__87" original="E86b.-7b84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.234c" id="boundary__88" original="E86b.-7b83"><span class="x" id="boundary__89" original="E86b.-7b82"> It is impossible to draw a single line that marks the boundary between the two dialects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.234e" id="boundary__90" original="E86b.-7b81"><span class="x" id="boundary__91" original="E86b.-7b80"> Many of the world's major rivers cross international boundaries. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2350" id="boundary__92" original="E86b.-7bc6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2351" id="boundary__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="boundary__94" original="E86b.-7bc4"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="boundary__95" original="E86b.-7bc3"> a limit of something, especially a subject or area of activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2354" id="boundary__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2355" id="boundary__97" original="E86b.-7bc2"><span class="x" id="boundary__98" original="E86b.-7bc1"> At the beginning of a business partnership, it is important to establish boundaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2357" id="boundary__99" original="E86b.-7bba"><span class="cf" id="boundary__100" original="E86b.-7bbb"><span class="exp" id="boundary__101"> boundary </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="boundary__102" original="E86b.-7bb9"> Nurses must be aware of the boundaries of their own knowledge and skill. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.235b" id="boundary__103" original="E86b.-7bbf"><span class="cf" id="boundary__104" original="E86b.-7bc0"><span class="exp" id="boundary__105"> boundary </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="boundary__106" original="E86b.-7bbe"> The boundaries between work and family have been blurring steadily since the 1950s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.235f" id="boundary__107" original="E838.-77f8"><span class="cf" id="boundary__108" original="E838.-77f9"> across the boundaries </span><span class="x" id="boundary__109" original="E838.-77f7"> Disputes may occur across the boundaries of different disciplines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2362" id="boundary__110" original="E86b.-7bb7"><span class="cf" id="boundary__111" original="E86b.-7bb8"> within/beyond the boundaries of something </span><span class="x" id="boundary__112" original="E86b.-7bb6"> Unfortunately this activity lies beyond the boundaries of legal regulation. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2365" id="boundary__113" original="E86b.-7bb1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="boundary__114"> adjective + boundary </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2367" id="boundary__115"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2368" id="boundary__116" original="E86b.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2369" id="boundary__117"><span class="coll" id="boundary__118" original="E86b.-7baf"> sharp </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.236b" id="boundary__119"><span class="coll" id="boundary__120" original="E86b.-7bae"> clear </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.236d" id="boundary__121"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.236e" id="boundary__122" original="E86b.-7baa"><span class="x" id="boundary__123" original="E86b.-7ba9"> This suggests the existence of clear gender boundaries in manual and low-skilled, non-manual work. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2370" id="boundary__124" original="E86b.-7b9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="boundary__125"> adjective + boundary </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2372" id="boundary__126"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2373" id="boundary__127" original="E86b.-7b9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2374" id="boundary__128"><span class="coll" id="boundary__129" original="E86b.-7b9b"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2376" id="boundary__130" original="E86b.-7b9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2377" id="boundary__131"><span class="coll" id="boundary__132" original="E86b.-7b99"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2379" id="boundary__133" original="E86b.-7b98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.237a" id="boundary__134"><span class="coll" id="boundary__135" original="E86b.-7b97"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.237c" id="boundary__136" original="E86b.-7b96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.237d" id="boundary__137"><span class="coll" id="boundary__138" original="E86b.-7b95"> disciplinary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.237f" id="boundary__139" original="E86b.-7b94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2380" id="boundary__140"><span class="coll" id="boundary__141" original="E86b.-7b93"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2382" id="boundary__142" original="E86b.-7b92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2383" id="boundary__143" original="E86b.-7b91"><span class="x" id="boundary__144" original="E86b.-7b90"> Geographers have responded by broadening their focus beyond traditional boundaries. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2385" id="boundary__145" original="E86b.-7b7f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="boundary__146"> verb + boundary </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2387" id="boundary__147"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2388" id="boundary__148" original="E86b.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2389" id="boundary__149"><span class="coll" id="boundary__150" original="E86b.-7b7c"> cross </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.238b" id="boundary__151"><span class="coll" id="boundary__152" original="E86b.-7b7b"> transcend </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.238d" id="boundary__153"><span class="coll" id="boundary__154" original="E86b.-7b7a"> cut across </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.238f" id="boundary__155"><span class="coll" id="boundary__156" original="E838.-77ec"> span </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2391" id="boundary__157" original="E86b.-7b79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2392" id="boundary__158"><span class="coll" id="boundary__159" original="E86b.-7b78"> blur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2394" id="boundary__160" original="E86b.-7b77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2395" id="boundary__161"><span class="coll" id="boundary__162" original="E86b.-7b76"> define </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2397" id="boundary__163"><span class="coll" id="boundary__164" original="E86b.-7b75"> establish </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2399" id="boundary__165"><span class="coll" id="boundary__166" original="E86b.-7b74"> draw </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.239b" id="boundary__167"><span class="coll" id="boundary__168" original="E86b.-7b73"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.239d" id="boundary__169" original="E86b.-7b72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.239e" id="boundary__170"><span class="coll" id="boundary__171" original="E86b.-7b71"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23a0" id="boundary__172" original="E838.-77eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23a1" id="boundary__173"><span class="coll" id="boundary__174" original="E838.-77ea"> transgress </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23a3" id="boundary__175" original="E838.-77e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23a4" id="boundary__176"><span class="coll" id="boundary__177" original="E838.-77e8"> push </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23a6" id="boundary__178"><span class="coll" id="boundary__179" original="E838.-77e7"> extend </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23a8" id="boundary__180" original="E86b.-7b70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23a9" id="boundary__181" original="E86b.-7b6f"><span class="x" id="boundary__182" original="E86b.-7b6e"> Patterns of social interaction often transcend language boundaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23ab" id="boundary__183" original="E86b.-7b6d"><span class="x" id="boundary__184" original="E86b.-7b6c"> The rise of the ‘always-on’ communication system has blurred the boundaries between work and free time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23ad" id="boundary__185" original="E86b.-7b6b"><span class="x" id="boundary__186" original="E86b.-7b6a"> It is important to define the boundaries of the study. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.671b" id="boundary__187" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="boundary__188"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.671d" id="boundary__189" original="E86b.-7bb4"><span class="shcut" id="boundary__190" original="E86b.-7bb3"> adjective + boundary </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.671f" id="boundary__191" original="E86b.-7bb2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6720" id="boundary__192" original="E86b.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6721" id="boundary__193" original="E86b.-7baf"><span class="coll" id="boundary__194"> sharp </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6723" id="boundary__195" original="E86b.-7bae"><span class="coll" id="boundary__196"> clear </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6725" id="boundary__197" original="E86b.-7bad"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6726" id="boundary__198" original="E86b.-7bac"><span class="x" id="boundary__199" original="E86b.-7bab"> There is a sharp boundary between the soil and overlying deposits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6728" id="boundary__200" original="E86b.-7baa"><span class="x" id="boundary__201" original="E86b.-7ba9"> This suggests the existence of clear gender boundaries in manual and low-skilled, non-manual work. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.672a" id="boundary__202" original="E86b.-7ba8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.672b" id="boundary__203" original="E86b.-7ba6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.672c" id="boundary__204" original="E86b.-7ba5"><span class="coll" id="boundary__205"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.672e" id="boundary__206" original="E838.-77f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.672f" id="boundary__207" original="E838.-77f5"><span class="coll" id="boundary__208"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6731" id="boundary__209" original="E838.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6732" id="boundary__210" original="E838.-77f3"><span class="coll" id="boundary__211"> territorial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6734" id="boundary__212" original="E838.-77f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6735" id="boundary__213" original="E838.-77f1"><span class="coll" id="boundary__214"> geographical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6737" id="boundary__215" original="E86b.-7ba1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6738" id="boundary__216" original="E86b.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="boundary__217" original="E86b.-7b9f"> Comparing statistics across national boundaries is difficult. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.673a" id="boundary__218" original="E86b.-7b9e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.673b" id="boundary__219" original="E86b.-7b9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.673c" id="boundary__220" original="E86b.-7b9b"><span class="coll" id="boundary__221"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.673e" id="boundary__222" original="E86b.-7b9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.673f" id="boundary__223" original="E86b.-7b99"><span class="coll" id="boundary__224"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6741" id="boundary__225" original="E86b.-7b98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6742" id="boundary__226" original="E86b.-7b97"><span class="coll" id="boundary__227"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6744" id="boundary__228" original="E86b.-7b96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6745" id="boundary__229" original="E86b.-7b95"><span class="coll" id="boundary__230"> disciplinary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6747" id="boundary__231" original="E86b.-7b94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6748" id="boundary__232" original="E86b.-7b93"><span class="coll" id="boundary__233"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.674a" id="boundary__234" original="E86b.-7b92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.674b" id="boundary__235" original="E86b.-7b91"><span class="x" id="boundary__236" original="E86b.-7b90"> Geographers have responded by broadening their focus beyond traditional boundaries. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.674d" id="boundary__237" original="E86b.-7b8f"><span class="shcut" id="boundary__238" original="E86b.-7b8e"> verb + boundary </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.674f" id="boundary__239" original="E86b.-7b8d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6750" id="boundary__240" original="E86b.-7b8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6751" id="boundary__241" original="E86b.-7b8a"><span class="coll" id="boundary__242"> mark </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6753" id="boundary__243" original="E86b.-7b89"><span class="coll" id="boundary__244"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6755" id="boundary__245" original="E86b.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6756" id="boundary__246" original="E86b.-7b87"><span class="coll" id="boundary__247"> draw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6758" id="boundary__248" original="E848.-25d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6759" id="boundary__249" original="E848.-25cf"><span class="coll" id="boundary__250"> redraw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.675b" id="boundary__251" original="E86b.-7b86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.675c" id="boundary__252" original="E86b.-7b85"><span class="coll" id="boundary__253"> cross </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.675e" id="boundary__254" original="E838.-77ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.675f" id="boundary__255" original="E838.-77ed"><span class="coll" id="boundary__256"> respect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6761" id="boundary__257" original="E86b.-7b84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6762" id="boundary__258" original="E86b.-7b83"><span class="x" id="boundary__259" original="E86b.-7b82"> It is impossible to draw a single line that marks the boundary between the two dialects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6764" id="boundary__260" original="E86b.-7b81"><span class="x" id="boundary__261" original="E86b.-7b80"> Many of the world's major rivers cross international boundaries. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6766" id="boundary__262" original="E86b.-7b7f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6767" id="boundary__263" original="E86b.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6768" id="boundary__264" original="E86b.-7b7c"><span class="coll" id="boundary__265"> cross </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.676a" id="boundary__266" original="E86b.-7b7b"><span class="coll" id="boundary__267"> transcend </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.676c" id="boundary__268" original="E86b.-7b7a"><span class="coll" id="boundary__269"> cut across </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.676e" id="boundary__270" original="E838.-77ec"><span class="coll" id="boundary__271"> span </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6770" id="boundary__272" original="E86b.-7b79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6771" id="boundary__273" original="E86b.-7b78"><span class="coll" id="boundary__274"> blur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6773" id="boundary__275" original="E86b.-7b77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6774" id="boundary__276" original="E86b.-7b76"><span class="coll" id="boundary__277"> define </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6776" id="boundary__278" original="E86b.-7b75"><span class="coll" id="boundary__279"> establish </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6778" id="boundary__280" original="E86b.-7b74"><span class="coll" id="boundary__281"> draw </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.677a" id="boundary__282" original="E86b.-7b73"><span class="coll" id="boundary__283"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.677c" id="boundary__284" original="E86b.-7b72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.677d" id="boundary__285" original="E86b.-7b71"><span class="coll" id="boundary__286"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.677f" id="boundary__287" original="E838.-77eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6780" id="boundary__288" original="E838.-77ea"><span class="coll" id="boundary__289"> transgress </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6782" id="boundary__290" original="E838.-77e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6783" id="boundary__291" original="E838.-77e8"><span class="coll" id="boundary__292"> push </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6785" id="boundary__293" original="E838.-77e7"><span class="coll" id="boundary__294"> extend </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6787" id="boundary__295" original="E86b.-7b70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6788" id="boundary__296" original="E86b.-7b6f"><span class="x" id="boundary__297" original="E86b.-7b6e"> Patterns of social interaction often transcend language boundaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.678a" id="boundary__298" original="E86b.-7b6d"><span class="x" id="boundary__299" original="E86b.-7b6c"> The rise of the ‘always-on’ communication system has blurred the boundaries between work and free time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.678c" id="boundary__300" original="E86b.-7b6b"><span class="x" id="boundary__301" original="E86b.-7b6a"> It is important to define the boundaries of the study. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-27e7" id="boundary__302" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boundary" title="boundary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-27e6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-6406" id="boundary__303" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boundary__304"> boundary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bourgeois
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23c0" id="bourgeois" original="E392.5caf" sum="633"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23c1" id="bourgeois__1" original="E392.5cb0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23c2" id="bourgeois__2" original="E392.5cb1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bourgeois </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23d1" id="bourgeois__4" original="E392.5cb8"><span class="pos" id="bourgeois__5" original="E392.5cb9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c12" eid="bourgeois__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1b92" geo="br" id="bourgeois__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bourgeois__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊəʒwɑː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bourgeois__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1b8f" geo="br" id="bourgeois__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="bourgeois__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbʊəˈʒwɑː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bourgeois__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1b8c" geo="n_am" id="bourgeois__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bourgeois__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbʊrˈʒwɑː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://bourgeois__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1b88" geo="n_am" id="bourgeois__13" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="bourgeois__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊrʒwɑː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://bourgeois__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23d3" id="bourgeois__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23d4" id="bourgeois__16" original="E392.5cba"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bourgeois__17" original="E392.5cbb"> belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, especially when this involves being interested mainly in possessions and social status and supporting traditional values </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23d6" id="bourgeois__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23d7" id="bourgeois__19" original="E586.-4b05"><span class="x" id="bourgeois__20" original="E586.-4b04"> The novel ends with his assimilation into modern American bourgeois society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23d9" id="bourgeois__21" original="E81e.-22fb"><span class="x" id="bourgeois__22" original="E81e.-22fa"> Harold is continually attempting to better himself, to adopt bourgeois attitudes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23db" id="bourgeois__23" original="E392.5cc3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23dc" id="bourgeois__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="bourgeois__25" subj="polit"> politics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bourgeois__26" original="E392.5cc6"> supporting the interests of <a class="ndv" href="entry://capitalism" id="bourgeois__27"> capitalism </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23e0" id="bourgeois__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23e1" id="bourgeois__29" original="E81e.-22fd"><span class="x" id="bourgeois__30" original="E81e.-22fc"> The new state was run by a bourgeois political class of lawyers, civil servants and landowners. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23e3" id="bourgeois__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23e4" id="bourgeois__32" original="E392.5cca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23e5" id="bourgeois__33"><span class="dr" id="bourgeois__34" original="E392.5ccb"> bourgeois </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23e7" id="bourgeois__35" original="E392.5ccc"><span class="pos" id="bourgeois__36" original="E392.5ccd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4139" eid="bourgeois__37" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1b84" geo="br" id="bourgeois__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bourgeois__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊəʒwɑː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bourgeois__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1b81" geo="br" id="bourgeois__40" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="bourgeois__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbʊəˈʒwɑː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bourgeois__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1b7e" geo="n_am" id="bourgeois__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bourgeois__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbʊrˈʒwɑː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://bourgeois__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1b7a" geo="n_am" id="bourgeois__44" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="bourgeois__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊrʒwɑː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bourg/bourgeois__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://bourgeois__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23e9" id="bourgeois__46" original="E392.5cce"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23ea" form="pl" id="bourgeois__47" original="E392.5ccf"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="bourgeois__48" original="E392.5cd1"> bourgeois </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23ec" id="bourgeois__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.23ed" id="bourgeois__50" original="E81e.-22f5"><span class="x" id="bourgeois__51" original="E81e.-22f4"> The growing competition among the bourgeois make the wages of the workers ever more fluctuating. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-270f" id="bourgeois__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bourgeois_2" title="bourgeois definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-270e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-6287" id="bourgeois__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bourgeois__54"> bourgeois </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bow
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2410" id="bow" original="E392.5e28" sum="282"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2411" id="bow__1" original="E392.5e29"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2412" id="bow__2" original="E392.5e2a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bow </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.241e" id="bow__7" original="E392.5e35"><span class="pos" id="bow__8" original="E392.5e36"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2417" eid="bow__9" original="E392.5e32" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1a0d" geo="br" id="bow__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bow__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bow/bow__/bow__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bow/bow__/bow__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bow__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1a0a" geo="n_am" id="bow__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bow__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> boʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bow/bow__/bow__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bow/bow__/bow__us_3.ogg" href="sound://bow__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2420" id="bow__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2421" id="bow__15" original="E392.5e3b"><span class="def" id="bow__16" original="E392.5e3c"> a weapon used for shooting <a class="ndv" href="entry://arrows" id="bow__17"> arrows </a> , consisting of a long curved piece of wood with a tight string joining its ends </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2424" id="bow__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2425" id="bow__19" original="E4c7.-1bb"><span class="x" id="bow__20" original="E4c7.-1ba"> No serious modern hunter would still use a bow and arrow to kill game. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-26ba" id="bow__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bow2_1" title="bow definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-26b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-606f" id="bow__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bow__23"> bow </span><span class="xhm" id="bow__24"> 2 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bowel
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2427" id="bowel" original="E392.5eb9" sum="638"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2428" id="bowel__1" original="E392.5eba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2429" id="bowel__2" original="E392.5ebb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bowel </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2434" id="bowel__7" original="E392.5ec3"><span class="pos" id="bowel__8" original="E392.5ec4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c21" eid="bowel__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-18ad" geo="br" id="bowel__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bowel__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bow/bowel/bowel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bow/bowel/bowel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bowel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-18aa" geo="n_am" id="bowel__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bowel__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaʊəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bow/bowel/bowel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bow/bowel/bowel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bowel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2436" id="bowel__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2437" id="bowel__15" original="E392.5ec5"><span class="def" id="bowel__16" original="E392.5ec9"> the tube along which food passes after it has been through the stomach, especially the end where waste is collected before it is passed out of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2439" id="bowel__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.243a" id="bowel__18" original="E4a8.3218"><span class="x" id="bowel__19" original="E4a8.3219"> the small/large bowel </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.243c" id="bowel__20" original="E875.5f0c"><span class="cf" id="bowel__21" original="E4a8.321a"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bowel__22" original="E875.5f0d"> bowel disease/cancer/obstruction/surgery </span></span></span><span class="un" id="bowel__23" original="E875.5f06" un="help"> In non-technical language <span class="eb" id="bowel__24" original="E875.5f0e"> bowel </span> is often used in the plural: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2441" id="bowel__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2442" id="bowel__26" original="E875.5f0f"><span class="x" id="bowel__27" original="E875.5f10"> a pain in the bowels </span></span></span> . In medical language, the singular is usually used, except in the phrase <span class="ei" id="bowel__28" original="E4a8.321b"> to open/empty your bowels </span> , meaning ‘to pass solid waste out of the body’: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2445" id="bowel__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2446" id="bowel__30" original="E875.5f12"><span class="x" id="bowel__31" original="E875.5f13"> He describes only opening his bowels twice a week for the past 2 months. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-26a0" id="bowel__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bowel" title="bowel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-269f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-5fbe" id="bowel__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bowel__34"> bowel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bowl
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2448" id="bowl" original="E392.5f23" sum="330"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2449" id="bowl__1" original="E392.5f24"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.244a" id="bowl__2" original="E392.5f25"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bowl </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2456" id="bowl__7" original="E392.5f30"><span class="pos" id="bowl__8" original="E392.5f31"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c28" eid="bowl__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1817" geo="br" id="bowl__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bowl__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bəʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bow/bowl_/bowl__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bow/bowl_/bowl__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bowl__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1814" geo="n_am" id="bowl__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bowl__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> boʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bow/bowl_/bowl__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bow/bowl_/bowl__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bowl__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2458" id="bowl__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2459" id="bowl__15" original="E392.5f32"><span class="use" id="bowl__16" original="E392.5f35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bowl__17" original="E392.5f36"> a deep round dish with a wide open top, used especially for holding food or liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.245c" id="bowl__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.245d" id="bowl__19" original="E81e.-22b3"><span class="x" id="bowl__20" original="E81e.-22b2"> The pottery includes cooking jars and eating bowls. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.245f" id="bowl__21" original="E81e.-22b0"><span class="cf" id="bowl__22" original="E81e.-22b1"><span class="exp" id="bowl__23"> bowl </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="bowl__24" original="E81e.-22af"> The tube is then placed into a bowl of liquid. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-267b" id="bowl__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bowl_1" title="bowl definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-267a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-5f33" id="bowl__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bowl__27"> bowl </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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box
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2463" id="box" original="E392.60c2" sum="1578"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2464" id="box__1" original="E392.60c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2465" id="box__2" original="E392.60c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> box </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2471" id="box__7" original="E392.60cf"><span class="pos" id="box__8" original="E392.60d0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c2f" eid="box__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-15a5" geo="br" id="box__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="box__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɒks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/box/box__/box__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/box/box__/box__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://box__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-15a2" geo="n_am" id="box__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="box__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɑːks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/box/box__/box__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/box/box__/box__us_1.ogg" href="sound://box__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2473" id="box__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2474" id="box__15" original="E392.60e4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="box__16" original="E392.60e7"> a small square or <a class="ndv" href="entry://rectangle" id="box__17"> rectangle </a> on a page or computer screen containing information, or for people to put information in </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2477" id="box__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2478" id="box__19" original="E85b.57e2"><span class="cf" id="box__20" original="E83d.-7e80"> in a <span class="exp" id="box__21"> box </span></span><span class="x" id="box__22" original="E85b.57e3"> Typing the term in the search box will display the screen for this term. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.247c" id="box__23" original="E85b.57e5"><span class="cf" id="box__24" original="E85b.57e4"> tick/check a <span class="exp" id="box__25"> box </span></span><span class="x" id="box__26" original="E85b.57e6"> Customers who do not tick the box are considered to have given their consent. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2480" id="box__27" original="E392.60d1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="box__28" original="E392.60d4"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="box__29" original="E392.60d5"> a container made of wood, metal, etc. with a flat stiff base and sides and often a lid, used especially for holding solid things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2483" id="box__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2484" id="box__31" original="E85b.57e7"><span class="x" id="box__32" original="E85b.57e8"> A cat shut in a box might suffer intense distress, even though subjected to no physical harm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2486" id="box__33" original="E85b.57e9"><span class="x" id="box__34" original="E85b.57ea"> She checked the cash box and discovered that £100 was missing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2488" id="box__35" original="E875.60b8"><span class="x" id="box__36" original="E875.60b9"> The company attempted to address environmental issues by eliminating cardboard boxes when shipping materials from one plant to another. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.248a" id="box__37" original="E392.60d6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="box__38" original="E85b.57ed"><span class="exp" id="box__39"> box </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="box__40" original="E392.60d9"> a box and its contents </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.248e" id="box__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.248f" id="box__42" original="E85b.57ee"><span class="x" id="box__43" original="E85b.57ef"> It would be highly inconsistent to advertise a box of chocolates as ‘sophisticated’ if the packaging was cheap. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2491" id="box__44" original="E875.60b4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="use" id="box__45" original="E4a8.-19cd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="box__46" original="E875.60ba"> a container that holds or protects part of a larger device </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2494" id="box__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2495" id="box__48" original="E81e.235f"><span class="x" id="box__49" original="E81e.2360"> In a switch loop, only one of the cables enters the junction box. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2497" id="box__50" original="E4a8.-19cc"><span class="x" id="box__51" original="E4a8.-19cb"> The gears and shafts in a car are held together and lubricated in the gearbox. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2499" id="box__52" original="E392.60da"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="box__53" original="E392.60dd"> a small area in a theatre or court separated off from where other people sit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.249b" id="box__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.249c" id="box__55" original="E85b.57f7"><span class="x" id="box__56" original="E85b.57f8"> At the opera in Paris, Americans often took boxes for six to twelve of their compatriots. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.249e" id="box__57" original="E85b.57f9"><span class="x" id="box__58" original="E85b.57fa"> the jury/witness box </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24a0" id="box__59" original="E85b.57f0"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="box__60" original="E85b.57f1"> a small <a class="ndv" href="entry://shelter" id="box__61"> shelter </a> used for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24a3" id="box__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24a4" id="box__63" original="E85b.57f5"><span class="x" id="box__64" original="E85b.57f6"> Double-decker buses, red telephone boxes and black cabs are recurrent images of London in films of the 1960s. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-265d" id="box__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://box_1" title="box definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-265c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-5cfb" id="box__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="box__67"> box </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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boy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24a6" id="boy" original="E392.62a0" sum="348"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24a7" id="boy__1" original="E392.62a1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24a8" id="boy__2" original="E392.62a2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> boy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24b3" id="boy__7" original="E392.62ab"><span class="pos" id="boy__8" original="E392.62ac"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c36" eid="boy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1285" geo="br" id="boy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/boy/boy__/boy__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/boy/boy__/boy__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://boy__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16069a8aec4.-1282" geo="n_am" id="boy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="boy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/boy/boy__/boy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/boy/boy__/boy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://boy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24b5" id="boy__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24b6" id="boy__15" original="E392.62ad"><span class="def" id="boy__16" original="E392.62b0"> a male child or a young male person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24b8" id="boy__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24b9" id="boy__18" original="E81e.-1f99"><span class="x" id="boy__19" original="E81e.-1f98"> When he was a young boy he used to watch his father working. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24bb" id="boy__20" original="E81e.-1f97"><span class="x" id="boy__21" original="E81e.-1f96"> Both girls and boys can be encouraged to engage in creative writing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24bd" id="boy__22" original="E81e.-1f95"><span class="x" id="boy__23" original="E81e.-1f94"> Several studies focused on working-class boys who had no interest in being at school. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2617" id="boy__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boy_1" title="boy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2616" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-5a6a" id="boy__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="boy__26"> boy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bracket
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24bf" hm="1" id="bracket1" original="E392.65c6" sum="1014"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24c0" id="bracket1__1" original="E392.65c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24c1" id="bracket1__2" original="E392.65c8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bracket <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24cc" id="bracket1__7" original="E392.65d3"><span class="pos" id="bracket1__8" original="E392.65d4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c3d" eid="bracket1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59b1" geo="br" id="bracket1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brack/bracket__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracket__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bracket__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59b4" geo="n_am" id="bracket1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brack/bracket__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracket__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bracket__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24ce" id="bracket1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24cf" id="bracket1__15" original="E392.65d5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24d1" id="bracket1__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="bracket1__17" original="E392.65d9"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24d0" id="bracket1__18" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24d3" id="bracket1__19"><span class="v"><strong> parenthesis </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24d5" id="bracket1__21"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="bracket1__22" original="E392.65dd"> North American English </span><span class="sep"> or </span><span class="reg" id="bracket1__24" original="E392.65df" reg="fml"> formal </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24da" id="bracket1__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="bracket1__26" original="E392.65e1"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bracket1__27" original="E392.65e2"> either of a pair of marks, ( ), placed around extra information in a piece of writing or part of a problem in mathematics </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24dd" id="bracket1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24de" id="bracket1__29" original="E897.-7ffe"><span class="cf" id="bracket1__30" original="E897.-7fff"> in brackets </span><span class="x" id="bracket1__31" original="E897.-7ffd"> Numbers in brackets refer to the numbered paragraphs in Appendix 21. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24e1" id="bracket1__32" original="E465.3690"><span class="cf" id="bracket1__33" original="E87e.-7512"> inside the brackets </span><span class="x" id="bracket1__34" original="E465.3691"> Calculate the sum inside the brackets before tackling those outside. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24e4" id="bracket1__35" original="E392.65e9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24e5" id="bracket1__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="bracket1__37" original="E392.65eb"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24e7" id="bracket1__38" original="E4a8.32fc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://square-bracket" title="square bracket definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24e8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-396d" id="bracket1__39" original="E4a8.32fd"><span class="xh" id="bracket1__40"> square bracket </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24ea" id="bracket1__41" original="E392.65f3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="bracket1__42" original="E392.65f4"> income, tax, age, etc. <span class="exp" id="bracket1__43"> bracket </span></span><span class="def" id="bracket1__44" original="E392.65f5"> income, etc. within a particular range </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24ee" id="bracket1__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24ef" id="bracket1__46" original="E897.-7ffa"><span class="x" id="bracket1__47" original="E897.-7ff9"> This response was most common in the 30–44 age bracket. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24f1" id="bracket1__48" original="E897.-7ff8"><span class="x" id="bracket1__49" original="E897.-7ff7"> As people earn more, they move into higher marginal tax brackets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24f3" id="bracket1__50" original="E897.-7ff6"><span class="x" id="bracket1__51" original="E897.-7ff5"> Special interest and hobby magazines' circulations usually fall in the 50 000 to 100 000 bracket. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24f5" id="bracket1__52" original="E897.-7ff4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="bracket1__53" original="E897.-7ff3"> a piece of metal, wood or plastic fixed to the wall to support a <a class="ndv" href="entry://shelf" id="bracket1__54"> shelf </a> , etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24f8" id="bracket1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24f9" id="bracket1__56" original="E897.-7ff2"><span class="x" id="bracket1__57" original="E897.-7ff1"> The bracket and the steel fixture were joined with four bolts. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-25fa" id="bracket1__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bracket_1" title="bracket definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-25f9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-564d" id="bracket1__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bracket1__60"> bracket </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24fb" hm="2" id="bracket2" original="E392.65f8" sum="787"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24fc" id="bracket2__1" original="E392.65f9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.24fd" id="bracket2__2" original="E392.65fa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bracket <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.250a" id="bracket2__9" original="E392.6605"><span class="pos" id="bracket2__10" original="E392.6606"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c44" eid="bracket2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59b7" geo="br" id="bracket2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brack/bracket__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracket__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bracket__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59ba" geo="n_am" id="bracket2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brack/bracket__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracket__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bracket__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2279" id="bracket2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59bd" form="root" id="bracket2__17"><span class="vp" id="bracket2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bracket </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59bf" eid="bracket2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59c0" geo="br" id="bracket2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brack/bracket__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracket__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bracket__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59c3" geo="n_am" id="bracket2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brack/bracket__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracket__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bracket__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59c6" form="thirdps" id="bracket2__24"><span class="vp" id="bracket2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> brackets </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59c8" eid="bracket2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59c9" geo="br" id="bracket2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brack/brackets__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/brackets__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brackets__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59cc" geo="n_am" id="bracket2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brack/brackets__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/brackets__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brackets__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59cf" form="past" id="bracket2__31"><span class="vp" id="bracket2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bracketed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59d1" eid="bracket2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59d2" geo="br" id="bracket2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brack/bracketed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracketed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bracketed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59d5" geo="n_am" id="bracket2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brack/bracketed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracketed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bracketed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59d8" form="pastpart" id="bracket2__38"><span class="vp" id="bracket2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bracketed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59da" eid="bracket2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59db" geo="br" id="bracket2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brack/bracketed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracketed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bracketed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59de" geo="n_am" id="bracket2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brack/bracketed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracketed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bracketed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59e1" form="prespart" id="bracket2__45"><span class="vp" id="bracket2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bracketing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59e3" eid="bracket2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59e4" geo="br" id="bracket2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brack/bracketing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracketing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bracketing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.59e7" geo="n_am" id="bracket2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bracket2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrækɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brack/bracketing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brack/bracketing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bracketing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2536" id="bracket2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2537" id="bracket2__53" original="E392.6623"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="bracket2__54" original="E392.6624"><span class="exp" id="bracket2__55"> bracket </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bracket2__56" original="E392.6625"> to put words or figures between brackets </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.253b" id="bracket2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.253c" id="bracket2__58" original="E85b.5878"><span class="x" id="bracket2__59" original="E85b.5879"> The two editions differ here, in so far as the second brackets the pronoun in its text. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="bracket2__60" original="E465.3687" un="help"> In mathematics, parts of an <a class="ndv" href="entry://equation" id="bracket2__61"> equation </a> may be <span class="eb" id="bracket2__62" original="E465.368a"> bracketed </span> , in order to indicate the order in which to perform calculations: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2541" id="bracket2__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2542" id="bracket2__64" original="E465.368b"><span class="x" id="bracket2__65" original="E465.368c"> Calculate the bracketed portion of the equation before tackling the rest. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2544" id="bracket2__66" original="E392.6626"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bracket2__67" original="E392.662b"> to consider people or things to be similar or connected in some way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2546" id="bracket2__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2547" id="bracket2__69" original="E85b.587a"><span class="cf" id="bracket2__70" original="E392.6627"><span class="exp" id="bracket2__71"> bracket </span> A and B together </span><span class="x" id="bracket2__72" original="E85b.587b"> Both Lorentz and Einstein tended to bracket Maxwell and Faraday together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.254b" id="bracket2__73" original="E85b.587c"><span class="cf" id="bracket2__74" original="E392.6628"><span class="exp" id="bracket2__75"> bracket </span> A (together) with B </span><span class="x" id="bracket2__76" original="E85b.587d"> Sadosky brackets the Jackson Doctrine of 1814 with the 1823 Monroe Doctrine. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2589" id="bracket2__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bracket_1" title="bracket definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2588" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-564d" id="bracket2__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bracket2__79"> bracket </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.254f" id="brain" original="E392.677c" sum="403"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2550" id="brain__1" original="E392.677d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2551" id="brain__2" original="E392.677e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brain </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.255d" id="brain__7" original="E392.6789"><span class="pos" id="brain__8" original="E392.678a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c4b" eid="brain__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.5e1b" geo="br" id="brain__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brain__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brain/brain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brain/brain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.5e1e" geo="n_am" id="brain__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brain__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brain/brain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brain/brain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.255f" id="brain__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2560" id="brain__15" original="E392.678b"><span class="def" id="brain__16" original="E392.678e"> the organ inside the head that controls movement, thought, memory and feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2562" id="brain__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2563" id="brain__18" original="E898.-7ee8"><span class="x" id="brain__19" original="E898.-7ee7"> Scientists know in some detail how colour information is processed in the human brain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2565" id="brain__20" original="E838.-723f"><span class="x" id="brain__21" original="E838.-723e"> By then our ancestors had evolved bigger brains. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2567" id="brain__22" original="E898.-7ee6"><span class="cf" id="brain__23" original="E47f.2a60"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="brain__24" original="E898.-7ee5"> Brain activity creates an electromagnetic field that can be measured. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59d7" id="brain__25" original="E898.-7ed7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="brain__26" original="E898.-7ed6"> brain + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59d9" id="brain__27" original="E898.-7ed5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59da" id="brain__28" original="E898.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59db" id="brain__29"><span class="coll" id="brain__30" original="E898.-7ed2"> damage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59dd" id="brain__31"><span class="coll" id="brain__32" original="E898.-7ed1"> injury </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59df" id="brain__33" original="E838.-723d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59e0" id="brain__34"><span class="coll" id="brain__35" original="E838.-723c"> disorder </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59e2" id="brain__36" original="E898.-7ecf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59e3" id="brain__37"><span class="coll" id="brain__38" original="E898.-7ece"> tumour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59e5" id="brain__39" original="E898.-7ecd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59e6" id="brain__40"><span class="coll" id="brain__41" original="E898.-7ecc"> tissue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59e8" id="brain__42" original="E898.-7ecb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59e9" id="brain__43"><span class="coll" id="brain__44" original="E898.-7eca"> cell </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59eb" id="brain__45" original="E898.-7ec9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59ec" id="brain__46"><span class="coll" id="brain__47" original="E898.-7ec8"> region </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59ee" id="brain__48"><span class="coll" id="brain__49" original="E898.-7ec7"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59f0" id="brain__50" original="E898.-7ec6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59f1" id="brain__51"><span class="coll" id="brain__52" original="E898.-7ec5"> stem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59f3" id="brain__53" original="E898.-7ec4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59f4" id="brain__54"><span class="coll" id="brain__55" original="E898.-7ec3"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59f6" id="brain__56" original="E898.-7ec2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59f7" id="brain__57"><span class="coll" id="brain__58" original="E898.-7ec1"> development </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59f9" id="brain__59" original="E898.-7ec0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59fa" id="brain__60"><span class="coll" id="brain__61" original="E898.-7ebf"> function </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59fc" id="brain__62" original="E898.-7ebe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59fd" id="brain__63"><span class="coll" id="brain__64" original="E898.-7ebd"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.59ff" id="brain__65" original="E898.-7ebc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a00" id="brain__66"><span class="coll" id="brain__67" original="E898.-7ebb"> scan </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a02" id="brain__68"><span class="coll" id="brain__69" original="E898.-7eba"> imaging </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a04" id="brain__70" original="E898.-7eb9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a05" id="brain__71" original="E898.-7eb8"><span class="x" id="brain__72" original="E898.-7eb7"> Brain damage may result in personality change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a07" id="brain__73" original="E898.-7eb6"><span class="x" id="brain__74" original="E898.-7eb5"> The hippocampus is one brain region whose functions are relatively well understood. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-255c" id="brain__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brain_1" title="brain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-255b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-5427" id="brain__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brain__77"> brain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brainstorm
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.256a" id="brainstorm" original="E85b.589b" sum="591"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.256b" id="brainstorm__1" original="E85b.589c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.256c" id="brainstorm__2" original="E85b.589d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brainstorm </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.257a" id="brainstorm__9" original="E85b.58a7"><span class="pos" id="brainstorm__10" original="E85b.58a8"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c52" eid="brainstorm__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.609d" geo="br" id="brainstorm__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brainstorm__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪnstɔːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brain/brainstorm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brain/brainstorm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brainstorm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.60a1" geo="n_am" id="brainstorm__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brainstorm__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪnstɔːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brain/brainstorm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brain/brainstorm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brainstorm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.257c" id="brainstorm__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="brainstorm__17" original="E85b.58aa"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="brainstorm__18" original="E85b.58ab"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.257f" id="brainstorm__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2580" id="brainstorm__20" original="E85b.58ac"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2581" id="brainstorm__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="brainstorm__22" original="E85b.58ae"> of a group of people </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="brainstorm__23" original="E85b.58af"> to think about and discuss something, often in order to solve a problem or to create good ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2584" id="brainstorm__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2585" id="brainstorm__25" original="E85b.58b2"><span class="x" id="brainstorm__26" original="E85b.58b3"> Groups of children can be helped to brainstorm in order to identify alternative ways of responding to their anger. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2587" id="brainstorm__27" original="E85b.58b0"><span class="cf" id="brainstorm__28" original="E85b.58ad"><span class="exp" id="brainstorm__29"> brainstorm </span> something </span><span class="x" id="brainstorm__30" original="E85b.58b1"> Members of one group brainstormed ways for staff to improve interpersonal communication. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.258b" id="brainstorm__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.258c" id="brainstorm__32" original="E875.60e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.258d" id="brainstorm__33"><span class="dr" id="brainstorm__34" original="E875.60e3"> brainstorming </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2596" id="brainstorm__35" original="E875.60e7"><span class="pos" id="brainstorm__36" original="E875.60e8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c53" eid="brainstorm__37" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.60a5" geo="br" id="brainstorm__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brainstorm__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪnstɔːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brain/brainstorming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brain/brainstorming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brainstorming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.60a9" geo="n_am" id="brainstorm__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brainstorm__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪnstɔːrmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brain/brainstorming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brain/brainstorming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brainstorming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2598" id="brainstorm__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="brainstorm__43" original="E875.60ea"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.259a" id="brainstorm__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.259b" id="brainstorm__45" original="E875.60eb"><span class="x" id="brainstorm__46" original="E875.60ec"> Facilitators may use brainstorming, scenario planning or other techniques. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.259d" id="brainstorm__47" original="E875.60ee"><span class="cf" id="brainstorm__48" original="E875.60ed"><span class="exp"> brainstorming </span> session </span><span class="x" id="brainstorm__49" original="E875.60ef"> They held a brainstorming session to prepare topics for an upcoming strategy meeting. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2537" id="brainstorm__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brainstorm_1" title="brainstorm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2536" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.17b7" id="brainstorm__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brainstorm__52"> brainstorm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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branch
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25a0" hm="1" id="branch1" original="E392.6a35" sum="1579"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25a1" id="branch1__1" original="E392.6a36"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25a2" id="branch1__2" original="E392.6a37"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> branch <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25ae" id="branch1__7" original="E392.6a42"><span class="pos" id="branch1__8" original="E392.6a43"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c64" eid="branch1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.672b" geo="br" id="branch1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɑːntʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/branc/branch__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branch__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branch__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.672e" geo="n_am" id="branch1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bræntʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/branc/branch__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branch__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branch__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25b0" id="branch1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25b1" id="branch1__15" original="E392.6a4a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="branch1__16" original="E392.6a4b"> a part of a government or other large organization that deals with one particular aspect of its work </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25b3" id="branch1__17" original="E392.6a4c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://department" title="department definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25b4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78be" id="branch1__18" original="E392.6a4d"><span class="xh" id="branch1__19"> department </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25b6" id="branch1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25b7" id="branch1__21" original="E85b.625b"><span class="x" id="branch1__22" original="E85b.625c"> Congress designs and enacts laws, which are implemented by the executive branch. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25b9" id="branch1__23" original="E85b.625d"><span class="cf" id="branch1__24" original="E85b.625a"><span class="exp" id="branch1__25"> branch </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="branch1__26" original="E85b.625e"> It is imperative that the judiciary is independent of the other two branches of government. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25bd" id="branch1__27" original="E392.6a48"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="branch1__28" original="E392.6a49"> a local office or shop belonging to a company or organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25bf" id="branch1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25c0" id="branch1__30" original="E85b.6260"><span class="x" id="branch1__31" original="E85b.6261"> This non-profit organization also has branches in Berlin, London and Jerusalem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25c2" id="branch1__32" original="E85b.6262"><span class="cf" id="branch1__33" original="E85b.625f"><span class="exp" id="branch1__34"> branch </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="branch1__35" original="E85b.6263"> He opened a number of accounts in his own name at various branches of the bank. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25c6" id="branch1__36" original="E392.6a4f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="branch1__37" original="E85b.6264"><span class="exp" id="branch1__38"> branch </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="branch1__39" original="E392.6a50"> a division of an area of knowledge, or of a group of languages </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25ca" id="branch1__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25cb" id="branch1__41" original="E85b.6265"><span class="x" id="branch1__42" original="E85b.6266"> Like other branches of law, human rights law develops through cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25cd" id="branch1__43" original="E85b.6267"><span class="x" id="branch1__44" original="E85b.6268"> These languages belonging to the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo linguistic family. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25cf" id="branch1__45" original="E392.6a53"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="branch1__46" original="E85b.6269"><span class="exp" id="branch1__47"> branch </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="branch1__48" original="E392.6a54"> a group of members of a family who all have the same <a class="ndv" href="entry://ancestors" id="branch1__49"> ancestors </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25d4" id="branch1__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25d5" id="branch1__51" original="E85b.626a"><span class="x" id="branch1__52" original="E85b.626b"> Thomas belonged to a different branch of the family. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25d7" id="branch1__53" original="E392.6a44"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="branch1__54" original="E85b.626c"><span class="exp" id="branch1__55"> branch </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="branch1__56" original="E392.6a45"> a part of a tree that grows out from the <a class="ndv" href="entry://trunk" id="branch1__57"> trunk </a> and on which leaves, flowers and fruit grow </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25dc" id="branch1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25dd" id="branch1__59" original="E85b.626f"><span class="x" id="branch1__60" original="E85b.6270"> The forest canopy is formed of the upper branches of mature trees. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25df" id="branch1__61" original="E392.6a51"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="branch1__62" original="E85b.6271"><span class="exp" id="branch1__63"> branch </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="branch1__64" original="E392.6a52"> a smaller or less important part of something that leads away from the main part </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25e3" id="branch1__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25e4" id="branch1__66" original="E85b.6272"><span class="x" id="branch1__67" original="E85b.6273"> The two branches of the Heihe River flow to the East and West Juyan Lakes respectively. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25e6-FF1" id="branch1__68" original="E396.-2f7e" sk="rootandbranch"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25e6-FF2" id="branch1__69"><span class="idm" id="branch1__70" original="E396.-2f7d"> root and branch </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25e6-FF4" id="branch1__71"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25e6-FF5" id="branch1__72"><span class="def" id="branch1__73" original="E396.-2f7c"> thorough and complete </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25e6-FF7" id="branch1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25e6-FF8" id="branch1__75" original="E858.-3230"><span class="x" id="branch1__76" original="E858.-322f"> Farmers welcomed a root and branch reform of agricultural policy. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2501" id="branch1__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://branch_1" title="branch definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2500" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-50b2" id="branch1__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="branch1__79"> branch </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25eb" hm="2" id="branch2" original="E392.6a5d" sum="1116"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25ec" id="branch2__1" original="E392.6a5e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25ed" id="branch2__2" original="E392.6a5f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> branch <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.25fb" id="branch2__9" original="E392.6a6a"><span class="pos" id="branch2__10" original="E392.6a6b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c6b" eid="branch2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.676a" geo="br" id="branch2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɑːntʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/branc/branch__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branch__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branch__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.676d" geo="n_am" id="branch2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bræntʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/branc/branch__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branch__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branch__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-224b" id="branch2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6737" form="root" id="branch2__17"><span class="vp" id="branch2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> branch </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6739" eid="branch2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.673a" geo="br" id="branch2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɑːntʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/branc/branch__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branch__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branch__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.673d" geo="n_am" id="branch2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bræntʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/branc/branch__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branch__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branch__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6740" form="thirdps" id="branch2__24"><span class="vp" id="branch2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> branches </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6742" eid="branch2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6743" geo="br" id="branch2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɑːntʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/branc/branches__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branches__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branches__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6746" geo="n_am" id="branch2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbræntʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/branc/branches__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branches__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branches__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6749" form="past" id="branch2__31"><span class="vp" id="branch2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> branched </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.674b" eid="branch2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.674c" geo="br" id="branch2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɑːntʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/branc/branched__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branched__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branched__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.674f" geo="n_am" id="branch2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bræntʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/branc/branched__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branched__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branched__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6752" form="pastpart" id="branch2__38"><span class="vp" id="branch2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> branched </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6754" eid="branch2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6755" geo="br" id="branch2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɑːntʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/branc/branched__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branched__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branched__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6758" geo="n_am" id="branch2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bræntʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/branc/branched__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branched__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branched__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.675b" form="prespart" id="branch2__45"><span class="vp" id="branch2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> branching </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.675d" eid="branch2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.675e" geo="br" id="branch2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/branc/branching__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branching__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branching__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6761" geo="n_am" id="branch2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbræntʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/branc/branching__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branching__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branching__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.262c" id="branch2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.262d" id="branch2__53" original="E392.6a88"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.262e" id="branch2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="branch2__55" original="E392.6a8a"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="branch2__56" original="E392.6a8b"> to divide into two or more parts, especially smaller or less important parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2631" id="branch2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2632" id="branch2__58" original="E85b.627f"><span class="x" id="branch2__59" original="E85b.6280"> As the spinal cord passes through the spinal column, it branches at each vertebra. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2634" id="branch2__60" original="E85b.6281"><span class="cf" id="branch2__61" original="E85b.627e"><span class="exp" id="branch2__62"> branch </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="branch2__63" original="E85b.6282"> A tree starts as a single tiny stem, which then branches into two thin twigs. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2638" id="branch2__64"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2639" id="branch2__65" original="E81e.237e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.263a" id="branch2__66"><span class="dr" id="branch2__67" original="E81e.237f"> branched </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2643" id="branch2__68" original="E68e.-dfb"><span class="pos" id="branch2__69" original="E68e.-dfa"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c6c" eid="branch2__70" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6764" geo="br" id="branch2__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__72"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɑːntʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/branc/branched__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branched__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branched__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6767" geo="n_am" id="branch2__73" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__74"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bræntʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/branc/branched__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branched__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branched__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2645" id="branch2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2646" id="branch2__76" original="E4e1.-7d97"><span class="x" id="branch2__77" original="E4e1.-7d96"> The extent of relatedness can be represented in a branched model called a phylogenetic tree. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2648" id="branch2__78"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2649" id="branch2__79" original="E81e.2386"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.264a" id="branch2__80"><span class="dr" id="branch2__81" original="E81e.2387"> branching </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2653" id="branch2__82" original="E81e.238a"><span class="pos" id="branch2__83" original="E81e.238b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c6d" eid="branch2__84" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6731" geo="br" id="branch2__85" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__86"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/branc/branching__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branching__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branching__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6734" geo="n_am" id="branch2__87" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branch2__88"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbræntʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/branc/branching__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/branc/branching__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branching__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2655" id="branch2__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2656" id="branch2__90" original="E875.6dfc"><span class="x" id="branch2__91" original="E875.6dfd"> Branching diagrams are a logical way to represent a hierarchical structure. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2658" id="branch2__92" original="E392.6a8c"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2659" id="branch2__93" original="E392.6a8d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.265a" id="branch2__94"><h4 class="pv"> branch off (from something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.265c" id="branch2__96"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.265d" id="branch2__97"><span class="def" id="branch2__98" original="E392.6a91"> to separate and go in a different direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.265f" id="branch2__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2660" id="branch2__100" original="E85b.6283"><span class="x" id="branch2__101" original="E85b.6284"> Each kidney receives blood through a single renal artery that branches off from the abdominal aorta. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2662" id="branch2__102" original="E392.6a95"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2663" id="branch2__103"><h4 class="pv"> branch out (into something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2665" id="branch2__105"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2666" id="branch2__106"><span class="def" id="branch2__107" original="E392.6a97"> to start to do an activity that you have not done before, especially in your work or business </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2668" id="branch2__108" original="E392.6a98" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diversify" title="diversify definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2669" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-129a" id="branch2__109" original="E392.6a99"><span class="xh" id="branch2__110"> diversify </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.266b" id="branch2__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.266c" id="branch2__112" original="E85b.6285"><span class="x" id="branch2__113" original="E85b.6286"> Its expertise in training shoes has enabled it to branch out into sportswear, sports equipment and managing sports events. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2482" id="branch2__114" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://branch_1" title="branch definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2481" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-50b2" id="branch2__115" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="branch2__116"> branch </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.266e" hm="1" id="brand1" original="E392.6a9b" sum="727"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.266f" id="brand1__1" original="E392.6a9c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2670" id="brand1__2" original="E392.6a9d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brand <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.267b" id="brand1__7" original="E392.6aa8"><span class="pos" id="brand1__8" original="E392.6aa9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c80" eid="brand1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68ad" geo="br" id="brand1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/brand__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brand__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brand__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68b0" geo="n_am" id="brand1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/brand__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brand__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brand__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.267d" id="brand1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.267e" id="brand1__15" original="E392.6aaa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="brand1__16" original="E392.6aab"> a type of product with its own name made by a particular company; the name or reputation that a product has </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2680" id="brand1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2681" id="brand1__18" original="E875.6e26"><span class="x" id="brand1__19" original="E875.6e27"> A strong brand is generally seen to be a huge benefit when selling online. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2683" id="brand1__20" original="E85b.629d"><span class="cf" id="brand1__21" original="E85b.629c"><span class="exp" id="brand1__22"> brand </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="brand1__23" original="E85b.629e"> Many Hollywood stars of the period were paid to endorse certain brands of cigarettes as being stylish. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2687" id="brand1__24" original="E875.6e28"><span class="cf" id="brand1__25" original="E4a8.3319"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="brand1__26" original="E875.6e29"> One of the reasons high-profile grocery brands are advertised so frequently is to create brand awareness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.268a" id="brand1__27" original="E85b.62a2"><span class="cf" id="brand1__28" original="E85b.629f"> own <span class="exp" id="brand1__29"> brand </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.268d" id="brand1__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="brand1__31" original="E85b.62a1"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="brand1__32" original="E85b.62a3"> Retailers' own brands are usually cheaper. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2690" id="brand1__33" original="E392.6ab2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="brand1__34" original="E85b.62a4"><span class="exp" id="brand1__35"> brand </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="brand1__36" original="E392.6ab3"> a particular type or kind of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2694" id="brand1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2695" id="brand1__38" original="E85b.62a5"><span class="x" id="brand1__39" original="E85b.62a6"> The former Yugoslavia had its own brand of socialism in place. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-242d" id="brand1__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brand_1" title="brand definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-242c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-500b" id="brand1__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brand1__42"> brand </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2697" hm="2" id="brand2" original="E392.6ab6" sum="665"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2698" id="brand2__1" original="E392.6ab7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2699" id="brand2__2" original="E392.6ab8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brand <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26a6" id="brand2__9" original="E392.6ac3"><span class="pos" id="brand2__10" original="E392.6ac4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c87" eid="brand2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68e0" geo="br" id="brand2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/brand__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brand__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brand__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68e3" geo="n_am" id="brand2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/brand__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brand__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brand__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-221d" id="brand2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68b3" form="root" id="brand2__17"><span class="vp" id="brand2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> brand </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68b5" eid="brand2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68b6" geo="br" id="brand2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/brand__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brand__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brand__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68b9" geo="n_am" id="brand2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/brand__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brand__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brand__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68bc" form="thirdps" id="brand2__24"><span class="vp" id="brand2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> brands </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68be" eid="brand2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68bf" geo="br" id="brand2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brændz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/brands__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brands__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brands__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68c2" geo="n_am" id="brand2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brændz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/brands__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brands__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brands__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68c5" form="past" id="brand2__31"><span class="vp" id="brand2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> branded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68c7" eid="brand2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68c8" geo="br" id="brand2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/branded__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branded__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://branded__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68cb" geo="n_am" id="brand2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/branded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://branded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68ce" form="pastpart" id="brand2__38"><span class="vp" id="brand2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> branded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68d0" eid="brand2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68d1" geo="br" id="brand2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/branded__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branded__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://branded__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68d4" geo="n_am" id="brand2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/branded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://branded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68d7" form="prespart" id="brand2__45"><span class="vp" id="brand2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> branding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68d9" eid="brand2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68da" geo="br" id="brand2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/branding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://branding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.68dd" geo="n_am" id="brand2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/branding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://branding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26d2" id="brand2__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="brand2__53" original="E392.6ae2"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26d4" id="brand2__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26d5" id="brand2__55" original="E392.6ae3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="brand2__56" original="E392.6ae4"> to describe somebody/something as being something bad or unpleasant, especially unfairly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26d7" id="brand2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26d8" id="brand2__58" original="E85b.62a7"><span class="cf" id="brand2__59" original="E392.6ae5"><span class="exp" id="brand2__60"> brand </span> somebody as something </span><span class="x" id="brand2__61" original="E85b.62a8"> They were branded as traitors at home because they had allowed themselves to be taken prisoner. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26dc" id="brand2__62" original="E85b.62a9"><span class="cf" id="brand2__63" original="E392.6ae6"><span class="exp" id="brand2__64"> brand </span> somebody + noun/adj. </span><span class="x" id="brand2__65" original="E85b.62aa"> He was branded a liar by Strabo because he was describing places presumed not to exist. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26e0" id="brand2__66" original="E875.6e34"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="brand2__67" original="E875.6e35"> to give a <a class="ndv" href="entry://brand name" id="brand2__68"> brand name </a> and image to a product, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26e3" id="brand2__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26e4" id="brand2__70" original="E875.6e38"><span class="x" id="brand2__71" original="E875.6e39"> The process of branding a non-profit organization bears many similarities to the process of developing a brand in the corporate sector. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-23cd" id="brand2__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brand_1" title="brand definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-23cc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-500b" id="brand2__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brand2__74"> brand </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brand name
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2710" id="brand-name" original="E392.6b41" sum="476"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2711" id="brand-name__1" original="E392.6b42"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2712" id="brand-name__2" original="E392.6b43"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brand name </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2719" id="brand-name__4" original="E392.6b4a"><span class="pos" id="brand-name__5" original="E392.6b4b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c9c" eid="brand-name__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6b02" geo="br" id="brand-name__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand-name__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrænd neɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/brand_name_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brand_name_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brand_name_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6b05" geo="n_am" id="brand-name__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brand-name__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrænd neɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/brand_name_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/brand_name_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://brand_name_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.271b" id="brand-name__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.271c" id="brand-name__12" original="E392.6b4c"><span class="def" id="brand-name__13" original="E392.6b4d"> the name given to a product or range of products by the company that produces it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.271e" id="brand-name__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.271f" id="brand-name__15" original="E899.-687f"><span class="x" id="brand-name__16" original="E899.-687e"> Companies such as Virgin, Microsoft, Nike and Coca-Cola all have very strong brand names. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2721" id="brand-name__17" original="E899.-687c"><span class="cf" id="brand-name__18" original="E899.-687d"> under a <span class="exp" id="brand-name__19"> brand name </span></span><span class="x" id="brand-name__20" original="E597.2ee"> The retailer operates several chains of convenience stores under different brand names. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2725" id="brand-name__21" original="E899.-6879"><span class="cf" id="brand-name__22" original="E899.-687a"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="brand-name__23" original="E899.-6878"> It sells a range of brand-name products at extremely low prices. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2379" id="brand-name__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brand-name" title="brand name definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2378" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-4f39" id="brand-name__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brand-name__26"> brand name </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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branded
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26e6" id="branded" original="E392.6aec" sum="287"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26e7" id="branded__1" original="E392.6aed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26e8" id="branded__2" original="E392.6aee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> branded </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26f0" id="branded__4" original="E392.6af3"><span class="pos" id="branded__5" original="E392.6af4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c8e" eid="branded__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.699d" geo="br" id="branded__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branded__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/branded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.69a0" geo="n_am" id="branded__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branded__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/branded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26f2" id="branded__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="branded__12" original="E392.6af6"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26f4" id="branded__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26f5" id="branded__14" original="E392.6af7"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26f6" id="branded__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="branded__16" original="E392.6af8"> of a product </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="branded__17" original="E392.6af9"> made by a well-known company and having that company's name on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26f9" id="branded__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26fa" id="branded__19" original="E85b.62ad"><span class="x" id="branded__20" original="E85b.62ae"> In the USA a number of large charities have introduced their own branded products. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-23a9" id="branded__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://branded" title="branded definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-23a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-4f97" id="branded__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="branded__23"> branded </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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branding
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26fc" id="branding" original="E392.6afa" sum="335"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26fd" id="branding__1" original="E392.6afb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.26fe" id="branding__2" original="E392.6afc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> branding </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2706" id="branding__4" original="E392.6b01"><span class="pos" id="branding__5" original="E392.6b02"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6c95" eid="branding__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.69bc" geo="br" id="branding__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branding__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brand/branding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://branding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.69bf" geo="n_am" id="branding__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="branding__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrændɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brand/branding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brand/branding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://branding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2708" id="branding__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="branding__12" original="E392.6b04"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.270a" id="branding__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.270b" id="branding__14" original="E392.6b05"><span class="def" id="branding__15" original="E392.6b06"> the activity of giving a particular name and image to goods and services so that people will be attracted to them and want to buy them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.270d" id="branding__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.270e" id="branding__17" original="E85b.62af"><span class="x" id="branding__18" original="E85b.62b0"> Airlines and financial services organizations use corporate branding to instil trust. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-238f" id="branding__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://branding" title="branding definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-238e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-4f84" id="branding__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="branding__21"> branding </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brave
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2728" id="brave" original="E392.6d0d" sum="861"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2729" id="brave__1" original="E392.6d0e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.272a" id="brave__2" original="E392.6d0f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brave </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2736" id="brave__8" original="E392.6d1c"><span class="pos" id="brave__9" original="E392.6d1d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ca3" eid="brave__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6e9d" geo="br" id="brave__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brave__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brave/brave__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brave/brave__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://brave__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6ea0" geo="n_am" id="brave__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brave__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brave/brave__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brave/brave__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brave__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2738" id="brave__15" original="E392.6d1e"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2739" form="_tofix" id="brave__16"><span class="if" id="brave__17" original="E392.6d20"> braver </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.273b" form="_tofix" id="brave__18"><span class="if" id="brave__19" original="E392.6d21"> bravest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.273d" id="brave__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.273e" id="brave__21" original="E392.6d22"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.273f" id="brave__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="brave__23" original="E392.6d23"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="brave__24" original="E392.6d24"> willing to do things that are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2742" id="brave__25" original="E392.6d25" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://courageous" title="courageous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2743" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3497" id="brave__26" original="E392.6d26"><span class="xh" id="brave__27"> courageous </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2745" id="brave__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2746" id="brave__29" original="E81e.-1e2f"><span class="x" id="brave__30" original="E81e.-1e2e"> They recorded the names of people brave enough to vote against the Bolsheviks. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2748" id="brave__31" original="E392.6d28"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2749" id="brave__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="brave__33" original="E392.6d29"> of an action </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="brave__34" original="E392.6d2a"> requiring or showing courage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.274c" id="brave__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.274d" id="brave__36" original="E81e.-1e2d"><span class="x" id="brave__37" original="E81e.-1e2c"> They participated in a brave attempt to seize a Yangzi gunboat. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.274f" id="brave__38"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2750" id="brave__39" original="E392.6d30"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2751" id="brave__40"><span class="dr" id="brave__41" original="E392.6d31"> bravely </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2759" id="brave__42" original="E392.6d35"><span class="pos" id="brave__43" original="E392.6d36"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ca4" eid="brave__44" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6e91" geo="br" id="brave__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brave__46"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brave/bravely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brave/bravely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bravely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6e94" geo="n_am" id="brave__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brave__48"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brave/bravely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brave/bravely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bravely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.275b" id="brave__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.275c" id="brave__50" original="E81e.-1e29"><span class="x" id="brave__51" original="E81e.-1e28"> The soldiers fought bravely and intelligently. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.275e" id="brave__52"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.275f" id="brave__53" original="E392.6d37"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2760" id="brave__54"><span class="dr" id="brave__55" original="E392.6d38"> bravery </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2768" id="brave__56" original="E392.6d3c"><span class="pos" id="brave__57" original="E392.6d3d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ca5" eid="brave__58" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6e97" geo="br" id="brave__59" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brave__60"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪvəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bra/brave/bravery__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bra/brave/bravery__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bravery__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.6e9a" geo="n_am" id="brave__61" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brave__62"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪvəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bra/brave/bravery__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bra/brave/bravery__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bravery__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.276a" id="brave__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="brave__64" original="E392.6d3f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.276c" id="brave__65" original="E392.6d40" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://courage" title="courage definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.276d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3476" id="brave__66" original="E392.6d41"><span class="xh" id="brave__67"> courage </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.276f" id="brave__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2770" id="brave__69" original="E81e.-1e27"><span class="x" id="brave__70" original="E81e.-1e26"> He admired Christian bravery under persecution. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2772" id="brave__71" original="E392.6d43"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2773" id="brave__72" original="E392.6d44" sk="bravenewworld"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2774" id="brave__73"><span class="idm" id="brave__74" original="E392.6d45"> a/the brave new world </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2776" id="brave__75"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2777" id="brave__76"><span class="def" id="brave__77" original="E392.6d46"> a situation or society that changes in a way that is meant to improve people's lives but is often a source of extra problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2779" id="brave__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.277a" id="brave__79" original="E81e.-1e23"><span class="x" id="brave__80" original="E81e.-1e22"> Economic success depended on the fitness of individuals and groups to survive in the brave new world of competitive industrial society. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2353" id="brave__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brave_1" title="brave definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2352" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-4cd8" id="brave__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brave__83"> brave </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breach
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.277c" hm="1" id="breach1" original="E392.6f1d" sum="1198"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.277d" id="breach1__1" original="E392.6f1e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.277e" id="breach1__2" original="E392.6f1f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breach <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2789" id="breach1__7" original="E392.6f2a"><span class="pos" id="breach1__8" original="E392.6f2b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6cb8" eid="breach1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7456" geo="br" id="breach1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breac/breach__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breach__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breach__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7459" geo="n_am" id="breach1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breac/breach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.278b" id="breach1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.278c" id="breach1__15" original="E392.6f2e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.278d" id="breach1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="breach1__17" original="E392.6f30"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="breach1__18" original="E392.6f31"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breach1__19" original="E392.6f33"> an action that breaks a law or an agreement to behave in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2791" id="breach1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2792" id="breach1__21" original="E875.6e5e"><span class="cf" id="breach1__22" original="E392.6f32"><span class="exp" id="breach1__23"> breach </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="breach1__24" original="E875.6e5f"> The mere use of the software might constitute a breach of copyright. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2796" id="breach1__25" original="E853.-6b86"><span class="x" id="breach1__26" original="E853.-6b85"> He could be sued for breach of contract. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2798" id="breach1__27" original="E853.-6b84"><span class="x" id="breach1__28" original="E853.-6b83"> A breach of Article 82 of the Treaty had occurred. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.279a" id="breach1__29" original="E875.6e60"><span class="x" id="breach1__30" original="E875.6e61"> a breach of trust/confidence </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.279c" id="breach1__31" original="E853.-6b82"><span class="cf" id="breach1__32" original="E875.6e62"> in <span class="exp" id="breach1__33"> breach </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="breach1__34" original="E853.-6b81"> The directors were in breach of their duties to the company. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27a0" id="breach1__35" original="E392.6f3c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27a1" id="breach1__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="breach1__37" original="E392.6f3e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breach1__38" original="E392.6f3f"> a break in a relationship between people or countries </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27a4" id="breach1__39" original="E853.-6b80" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://rift" title="rift (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27a5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.585" id="breach1__40" original="E853.-6b7f"><span class="xh" id="breach1__41"> rift </span><span class="xs" id="breach1__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27a8" id="breach1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27a9" id="breach1__44" original="E853.-6b7c"><span class="cf" id="breach1__45" original="E853.-6b7d"><span class="exp" id="breach1__46"> breach </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="breach1__47" original="E853.-6b7b"> The breach between Caesar and the senate majority became irreparable. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27ad" id="breach1__48" original="E392.6f40"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27ae" id="breach1__49"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="breach1__50" original="E392.6f42"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="breach1__51" original="E853.-6b77"><span class="exp" id="breach1__52"> breach </span> (in something) </span><span class="def" id="breach1__53" original="E392.6f43"> an opening in something, especially where it is damaged or broken </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27b3" id="breach1__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27b4" id="breach1__55" original="E853.-6b76"><span class="x" id="breach1__56" original="E853.-6b75"> Any breach in the skin can allow the penetration of bacteria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27b6" id="breach1__57" original="E875.6e63"><span class="x" id="breach1__58" original="E875.6e64"> The water had drained away through a breach in the dam. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27b8" id="breach1__59" original="E875.6e65"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27b9" id="peace__64" original="E875.6e66" sk="breachofpeace"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27ba" id="peace__65"><span class="idm" id="peace__66" original="E875.6e67"> (a) breach of the peace </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27bc" id="peace__67"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="peace__68" original="E875.6e69"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27be" id="peace__69"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27bf" id="peace__70"><span class="def" id="peace__71" original="E875.6e6a"> the crime of behaving in a loud or violent way in public </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27c1" id="peace__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27c2" id="peace__73" original="E875.6e6b"><span class="x" id="peace__74" original="E875.6e6c"> The police have the power to arrest any person who has committed or is about to commit a breach of the peace. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-22ff" id="breach1__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breach_1" title="breach definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-22fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-4a41" id="breach1__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breach1__73"> breach </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27c4" hm="2" id="breach2" original="E392.6f49" sum="680"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27c5" id="breach2__1" original="E392.6f4a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27c6" id="breach2__2" original="E392.6f4b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breach <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27d3" id="breach2__9" original="E392.6f56"><span class="pos" id="breach2__10" original="E392.6f57"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6cbf" eid="breach2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7489" geo="br" id="breach2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breac/breach__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breach__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breach__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.748c" geo="n_am" id="breach2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breac/breach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-21ef" id="breach2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.745c" form="root" id="breach2__17"><span class="vp" id="breach2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> breach </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.745e" eid="breach2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.745f" geo="br" id="breach2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breac/breach__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breach__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breach__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7462" geo="n_am" id="breach2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breac/breach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7465" form="thirdps" id="breach2__24"><span class="vp" id="breach2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> breaches </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7467" eid="breach2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7468" geo="br" id="breach2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːtʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breac/breaches__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breaches__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breaches__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.746b" geo="n_am" id="breach2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːtʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breac/breaches__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breaches__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breaches__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.746e" form="past" id="breach2__31"><span class="vp" id="breach2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> breached </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7470" eid="breach2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7471" geo="br" id="breach2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breac/breached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7474" geo="n_am" id="breach2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breac/breached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7477" form="pastpart" id="breach2__38"><span class="vp" id="breach2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> breached </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7479" eid="breach2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.747a" geo="br" id="breach2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breac/breached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.747d" geo="n_am" id="breach2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːtʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breac/breached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7480" form="prespart" id="breach2__45"><span class="vp" id="breach2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> breaching </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7482" eid="breach2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7483" geo="br" id="breach2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːtʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breac/breaching__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breaching__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breaching__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7486" geo="n_am" id="breach2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breach2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːtʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breac/breaching__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breac/breaching__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breaching__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.27ff" id="breach2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2800" id="breach2__53" original="E392.6f76"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="breach2__54" original="E392.6f77"><span class="exp" id="breach2__55"> breach </span> something </span><span class="def" id="breach2__56" original="E392.6f78"> to not keep to an agreement or not keep a promise </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2804" id="breach2__57" original="E853.-6b63" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://break1" title="break1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2805" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2874" id="breach2__58" original="E392.6f7a"><span class="xh" id="breach2__59"> break </span><span class="xhm" id="breach2__60"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2808" id="breach2__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2809" id="breach2__62" original="E853.-6b61"><span class="x" id="breach2__63" original="E853.-6b60"> Her deportation would breach Article 3 of the Convention on Human Rights. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.280b" id="breach2__64" original="E853.-6b5f"><span class="x" id="breach2__65" original="E853.-6b5e"> Confidentiality cannot be breached without the patient's permission. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.280d" id="breach2__66" original="E392.6f7c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="breach2__67" original="E392.6f7d"><span class="exp" id="breach2__68"> breach </span> something </span><span class="def" id="breach2__69" original="E392.6f7e"> to make a gap or hole in something so that somebody/something can go through it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2811" id="breach2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2812" id="breach2__71" original="E853.-6b5d"><span class="x" id="breach2__72" original="E853.-6b5c"> A civilian car had breached the police barrier. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2814" id="breach2__73" original="E875.6e83"><span class="x" id="breach2__74" original="E875.6e84"> The enamel of the tooth can be breached by cariogenic bacteria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2816" id="breach2__75" original="E875.6e82"><span class="x" id="breach2__76" original="E875.6e85"> Sometimes, the barriers between species may be breached and interbreeding occurs. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2282" id="breach2__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breach_1" title="breach definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2281" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-4a41" id="breach2__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breach2__79"> breach </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bread
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2818" id="bread" original="E392.6f7f" sum="487"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2819" id="bread__1" original="E392.6f80"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.281a" id="bread__2" original="E392.6f81"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bread </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2825" id="bread__7" original="E392.6f8b"><span class="pos" id="bread__8" original="E392.6f8c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6cc6" eid="bread__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7513" geo="br" id="bread__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bread__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bred <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/bread/bread__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/bread/bread__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bread__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7516" geo="n_am" id="bread__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bread__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bred <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/bread/bread__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/bread/bread__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bread__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2827" id="bread__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bread__15" original="E392.6f8e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2829" id="bread__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.282a" id="bread__17" original="E392.6f8f"><span class="def" id="bread__18" original="E392.6f90"> a type of food made from flour, water and <a class="ndv" href="entry://yeast" id="bread__19"> yeast </a> mixed together and baked </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.282d" id="bread__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.282e" id="bread__21" original="E47f.26f7"><span class="x" id="bread__22" original="E47f.26f8"> a loaf of bread </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2830" id="bread__23" original="E47f.26f9"><span class="x" id="bread__24" original="E47f.26fa"> High-fibre foods such as wholemeal bread are recommended. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2832" id="bread__25" original="E392.6fa0"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2833" id="butter__22" original="E392.6fa1" sk="breadandbutterof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2834" id="butter__23"><span class="idm" id="butter__24" original="E392.6fa2"> the bread and butter of something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2836" id="butter__25"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2837" id="butter__26"><span class="def" id="butter__27" original="E392.6fa3"> the main part of a company or organization's work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2839" id="butter__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.283a" id="butter__29" original="E47f.26fb"><span class="x" id="butter__30" original="E47f.26fc"> Academic targets have become the bread and butter of school management. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2254" id="bread__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bread" title="bread definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2253" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-49b5" id="bread__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bread__37"> bread </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breadth
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.283c" id="breadth" original="E392.7095" sum="1070"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.283d" id="breadth__1" original="E392.7096"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.283e" id="breadth__2" original="E392.7097"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breadth </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2849" id="breadth__7" original="E392.709f"><span class="pos" id="breadth__8" original="E392.70a0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ccd" eid="breadth__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.76a4" geo="br" id="breadth__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breadth__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bredθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/bread/breadth__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/bread/breadth__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breadth__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.76a7" geo="n_am" id="breadth__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breadth__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bredθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/bread/breadth__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/bread/breadth__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://breadth__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.284b" id="breadth__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="breadth__15" original="E392.70a2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="breadth__16" original="E392.70a3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.284e" id="breadth__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.284f" id="breadth__18" original="E392.70ac"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="breadth__19" original="E392.70ad"> a wide range (of subjects, knowledge, interests, etc.); the fact of something including a wide range of subjects, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2851" id="breadth__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2852" id="breadth__21" original="E853.-6b2c"><span class="x" id="breadth__22" original="E853.-6b2b"> The book succeeds in offering detail and breadth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2854" id="breadth__23" original="E853.-6b29"><span class="cf" id="breadth__24" original="E853.-6b2a"><span class="exp" id="breadth__25"> breadth </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="breadth__26" original="E853.-6b28"> The author's breadth of knowledge is evident. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2858" id="breadth__27" original="E875.6ea3"><span class="cf" id="breadth__28" original="E875.6ea2"><span class="exp" id="breadth__29"> breadth </span> and depth of something </span><span class="x" id="breadth__30" original="E875.6ea4"> The computing techniques employed enhanced the breadth and depth of the investigation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.285c" id="breadth__31" original="E392.70a4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="breadth__32" original="E392.70a5"> the distance or measurement from one side to the other; how broad or wide something is </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.285e" id="breadth__33" original="E392.70a6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://width" title="width definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.285f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.2978" id="breadth__34" original="E392.70a7"><span class="xh" id="breadth__35"> width </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2861" id="breadth__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2862" id="breadth__37" original="E875.6ea5"><span class="x" id="breadth__38" original="E875.6ea6"> The height of the waves as well as their length and breadth varied with the dimensions of the ship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2864" id="breadth__39" original="E853.-6b27"><span class="cf" id="breadth__40" original="E875.6ea7"> in <span class="exp" id="breadth__41"> breadth </span></span><span class="x" id="breadth__42" original="E853.-6b26"> Lambeth was a compact area about a mile and a half in length and half a mile in breadth. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2868" id="breadth__43" original="E392.70a9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depth" title="depth definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2869" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71d8" id="breadth__44" original="E875.6ea9"><span class="xh" id="breadth__45"> depth </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://length" title="length definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.286b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.575a" id="breadth__46" original="E392.70aa"><span class="xh" id="breadth__47"> length </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.286d" id="breadth__48" original="E875.6eaa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broad" title="broad definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.286e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3140" id="breadth__49" original="E875.6eab"><span class="xh" id="breadth__50"> broad </span></span></a></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2870-FF1" id="length__122" original="E3a0.53f" sk="lengthandbreadthof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2870-FF2" id="length__123"><span class="idm" id="length__124" original="E3a0.540"> the length and breadth of… </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2870-FF4" id="length__125"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2870-FF5" id="length__126"><span class="def" id="length__127" original="E3a0.541"> in or to all parts of a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2870-FF7" id="length__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2870-FF8" id="length__129" original="E984.-76f8"><span class="x" id="length__130" original="E984.-76f7"> Sometimes they would travel the entire length and breadth of the country. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-222b" id="breadth__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breadth" title="breadth definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-222a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-486e" id="breadth__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breadth__62"> breadth </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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break
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2874" hm="1" id="break1" original="E392.70cf" sum="9563"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2875" id="break1__1" original="E392.70d0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2876" id="break1__2" original="E392.70d1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> break <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2884" id="break1__10" original="E392.70dd"><span class="pos" id="break1__11" original="E392.70de"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6cd4" eid="break1__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7842" geo="br" id="break1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/break/break__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/break__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://break__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7845" geo="n_am" id="break1__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/break/break__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/break__us_1.ogg" href="sound://break__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-21c1" id="break1__17" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7813" form="root" id="break1__18"><span class="vp" id="break1__19"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> break </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7815" eid="break1__20" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7816" geo="br" id="break1__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/break/break__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/break__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://break__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7819" geo="n_am" id="break1__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/break/break__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/break__us_1.ogg" href="sound://break__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.781c" form="thirdps" id="break1__25"><span class="vp" id="break1__26"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> breaks </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.781e" eid="break1__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.781f" geo="br" id="break1__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/break/breaks__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/breaks__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breaks__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7822" geo="n_am" id="break1__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/break/breaks__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/breaks__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breaks__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7825" form="past" id="break1__32"><span class="vp" id="break1__33"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> broke </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7827" eid="break1__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7828" geo="br" id="break1__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brəʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broke/broke__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broke__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broke__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.782b" geo="n_am" id="break1__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> broʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broke/broke__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broke__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broke__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.782e" form="pastpart" id="break1__39"><span class="vp" id="break1__40"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> broken </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7830" eid="break1__41" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7831" geo="br" id="break1__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrəʊkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broke/broken__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broken__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broken__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7835" geo="n_am" id="break1__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbroʊkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broke/broken__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broken__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broken__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7839" form="prespart" id="break1__46"><span class="vp" id="break1__47"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> breaking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.783b" eid="break1__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.783c" geo="br" id="break1__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/break/breaking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/breaking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breaking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.783f" geo="n_am" id="break1__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break1__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/break/breaking__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/breaking__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breaking__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28c5" id="break1__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28c6" id="break1__54" original="E392.7104"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28c7" id="break1__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="break1__56" original="E392.7106"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__57" original="E392.7107"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break1__58" original="E392.7108"> to be damaged and separated into two or more parts, as a result of force; to damage something in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28cb" id="break1__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28cc" id="break1__60" original="E85c.-5de3"><span class="x" id="break1__61" original="E85c.-5de2"> As the wind increased, the vertical supports of the bridge began to break. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28ce" id="break1__62" original="E85c.-5de1"><span class="cf" id="break1__63" original="E47f.2a7a"><span class="exp" id="break1__64"> break </span> apart </span><span class="x" id="break1__65" original="E85c.-5de0"> The supercontinent of Pangaea began to break apart during the Mesozoic period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28d2" id="break1__66" original="E85c.-5ddf"><span class="cf" id="break1__67" original="E392.7109"><span class="exp" id="break1__68"> break </span> in/into something </span><span class="x" id="break1__69" original="E85c.-5dde"> The rocks crashed against other rocks, breaking into pieces. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28d6" id="break1__70" original="E85c.-5ddd"><span class="cf" id="break1__71" original="E392.710a"><span class="exp" id="break1__72"> break </span> something </span><span class="x" id="break1__73" original="E85c.-5ddc"> The protesters broke windows, started fires and fought with the police. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28da" id="break1__74" original="E392.711a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28db" id="break1__75"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__76" original="E392.711c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__77" original="E392.711d"><span class="exp" id="break1__78"> break </span> something </span><span class="def" id="break1__79" original="E392.711e"> to do something that is against the law; to not keep a promise, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28e0" id="break1__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28e1" id="break1__81" original="E85c.-5ddb"><span class="x" id="break1__82" original="E85c.-5dda"> 9 out of 10 adolescent boys admitted to behaviour that broke the law, often minor acts of stealing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28e3" id="break1__83" original="E85c.-5dd7"><span class="x" id="break1__84" original="E85c.-5dd6"> Governments that break promises are likely to become unpopular. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28e5" id="break1__85" original="E392.712d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28e6" id="break1__86"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__87" original="E392.712f"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__88" original="E392.7130"><span class="exp" id="break1__89"> break </span> something </span><span class="def" id="break1__90" original="E392.7131"> to make something end by using force or strong action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28eb" id="break1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28ec" id="break1__92" original="E85c.-5dd5"><span class="x" id="break1__93" original="E85c.-5dd4"> The strike was broken by armed force and its leaders imprisoned. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28ee" id="break1__94" original="E85c.-5dd3"><span class="x" id="break1__95" original="E85c.-5dd2"> In the 1830s, the East India Company broke the Chinese monopoly on tea production by planting tea in India. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28f0" id="break1__96" original="E392.7128"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28f1" id="break1__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__98" original="E392.712a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__99" original="E392.712b"><span class="exp" id="break1__100"> break </span> something </span><span class="def" id="break1__101" original="E392.712c"> to interrupt something so that it ends suddenly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28f6" id="break1__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28f7" id="break1__103" original="E85c.-5dd1"><span class="x" id="break1__104" original="E85c.-5dd0"> The attack on the city broke the two-month deadlock. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28f9" id="break1__105" original="E85c.-5dcf"><span class="x" id="break1__106" original="E85c.-5dce"> Morley Safer's film ‘Vietnam’ (1967) finally broke the silence, with footage showing a war very different from the official version. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28fb" id="break1__107" original="E392.7132"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.28fc" id="break1__108"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__109" original="E392.7134"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__110" original="E392.7135"><span class="exp" id="break1__111"> break </span> something </span><span class="def" id="break1__112" original="E392.7136"> to end a connection with something or a relationship with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2901" id="break1__113"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2902" id="break1__114" original="E85c.-5dcd"><span class="x" id="break1__115" original="E85c.-5dcc"> Mass production broke the direct link between customer and producer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2904" id="break1__116" original="E392.7137"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2905" id="break1__117"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="break1__118" original="E392.7139"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__119" original="E392.713a"><span class="exp" id="break1__120"> break </span> free (from somebody/something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2909" id="break1__121"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="break1__122" original="E392.713b"> of a person, a group or an object </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="break1__123" original="E392.713c"> to get out of a situation in which they are stuck or limited </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.290c" id="break1__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.290d" id="break1__125" original="E85c.-5dcb"><span class="x" id="break1__126" original="E85c.-5dca"> After 200 years of British colonial rule, India broke free and became independent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.290f" id="break1__127" original="E85c.-5dc9"><span class="x" id="break1__128" original="E85c.-5dc8"> Large multinational businesses have broken free from the constraints imposed by national planning. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2911" id="break1__129" original="E392.713d"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2912" id="break1__130"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__131" original="E392.713f"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__132" original="E392.7141"><span class="exp" id="break1__133"> break </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="break1__134" original="E392.7142"> to destroy something or make somebody/something weaker </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2917" id="break1__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2918" id="break1__136" original="E85c.-5dc7"><span class="x" id="break1__137" original="E85c.-5dc6"> The Tribunal ruled that police actions had been intended to break the defendant's physical and moral resistance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.291a" id="break1__138" original="E85c.-51fe"><span class="x" id="break1__139" original="E85c.-51fd"> The scandal broke him. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.291c" id="break1__140" original="E85c.-5de4"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.291d" id="break1__141"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="break1__142" original="E85c.-5dc0"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break1__143" original="E85c.-5dbf"> to change from one state to another; to end or begin </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2920" id="break1__144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2921" id="break1__145" original="E85c.-5dbe"><span class="x" id="break1__146" original="E85c.-5dbd"> There were signs that the drought was beginning to break. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2923" id="break1__147" original="E85c.-5dbc"><span class="x" id="break1__148" original="E85c.-5dbb"> As dawn broke on 22 June similar conversations took place wherever officers met. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2925" id="break1__149" original="E392.716e"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2926" id="break1__150"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__151" original="E392.7170"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__152" original="E392.7171"><span class="exp" id="break1__153"> break </span> a record </span><span class="def" id="break1__154" original="E392.7172"> to do something better than anyone has ever done it before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.292b" id="break1__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.292c" id="break1__156" original="E85c.-5db6"><span class="x" id="break1__157" original="E85c.-5db5"> Michael Moore's ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ broke all box-office records for a documentary. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.292e" id="break1__158" original="E392.717a"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.292f" id="break1__159"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__160" original="E392.717c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__161" original="E392.717d"><span class="exp" id="break1__162"> break </span> a code </span><span class="def" id="break1__163" original="E392.717e"> to find the meaning of something secret </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2934" id="break1__164"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2935" id="break1__165" original="E85c.-51fc"><span class="x" id="break1__166" original="E85c.-51fb"> At Bletchley Park, 10 Colossus computers worked around the clock to break German codes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2937" id="break1__167" original="E392.7112"><span class="num"> 11 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2938" id="break1__168"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__169" original="E392.7114"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__170" original="E392.7115"><span class="exp" id="break1__171"> break </span> something </span><span class="def" id="break1__172" original="E392.7116"> to cut the surface of the skin and make it <a class="ndv" href="entry://bleed" id="break1__173"> bleed </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.293e" id="break1__174"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.293f" id="break1__175" original="E85c.-5dc3"><span class="x" id="break1__176" original="E85c.-5dc2"> This alarm substance is released only if the skin is broken after injury, for example, caused by the bite of a predator. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2941" id="break1__177" original="E392.715f"><span class="num"> 12 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2942" id="break1__178"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="break1__179" original="E392.7161"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break1__180" original="E392.7162"><span class="exp" id="break1__181"> break </span> the/bad news to somebody </span><span class="def" id="break1__182" original="E392.7163"> to be the first to tell somebody some bad news </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2947" id="break1__183"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2948" id="break1__184" original="E85c.-5dba"><span class="x" id="break1__185" original="E85c.-5db9"> Nurses have a key role in breaking bad news and caring for the family and loved ones. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.294a" id="break1__186" original="E392.715a"><span class="num"> 13 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.294b" id="break1__187"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="break1__188" original="E392.715c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break1__189" original="E392.715d"> if a piece of news <span class="dh" id="break1__190" original="E392.715e"> breaks </span> , it becomes known </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.294f" id="break1__191"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2950" id="break1__192" original="E85c.-5db8"><span class="x" id="break1__193" original="E85c.-5db7"> News of the Brunswick Manifesto first broke in Paris between 28 July and 1 August. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2952" id="break1__194" original="E392.7173"><span class="num"> 14 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2953" id="break1__195"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="break1__196" original="E392.7175"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break1__197" original="E392.7176"> when waves <span class="dh" id="break1__198" original="E392.7177"> break </span> , they fall and are dissolved into <a class="ndv" href="entry://foam" id="break1__199"> foam </a> , usually near land </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2958" id="break1__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2959" id="break1__201" original="E85c.-5db2"><span class="x" id="break1__202" original="E85c.-5db1"> Waves constantly break along this same section of the shoreline. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.295b" id="break1__203" original="E392.7189"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="un" id="break1__204" original="E392.718b" un="help"> Idioms containing <span class="eb" id="break1__205" original="E392.718c"> break </span> are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example <span class="eb" id="break1__206" original="E843.7428"> break new ground </span> is at <span class="eb" id="break1__207" original="E843.7429"> new </span> . </span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2960" id="break1__208" original="E392.718f"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2961" id="break1__209" original="E392.7191"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2962" id="break1__210"><h4 class="pv"> break away (from somebody/something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2964" id="break1__212"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2965" id="break1__213" original="E392.7193"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="break1__214" original="E85c.-5dae"> to become free of the control of a group or person, especially to form a separate group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2967" id="break1__215"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2968" id="break1__216" original="E85c.-5dab"><span class="x" id="break1__217" original="E85c.-5daa"> After the February Revolution, the Church saw an opportunity to break away from state control. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.296a" id="break1__218" original="E392.7195"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="break1__219" original="E392.7196"> to become free of the usual way of acting or thinking </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.296c" id="break1__220"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.296d" id="break1__221" original="E85c.-5da9"><span class="x" id="break1__222" original="E85c.-5da8"> Politicians and industry are still unable to break away from dependence on coal and oil. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.296f" id="break1__223" original="E392.719c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2970" id="break1__224"><h4 class="pv"> break down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2972" id="break1__226"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2973" id="break1__227" original="E392.71a4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="break1__228" original="E392.71a5"> to fail </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2975" id="break1__229"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2976" id="break1__230" original="E85c.-5da5"><span class="x" id="break1__231" original="E85c.-5da4"> With the Family Law Act 1996, the single ground for divorce was that the marriage had broken down. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2978" id="break1__232" original="E85c.-5da3"><span class="x" id="break1__233" original="E85c.-5da2"> The gradualist approach broke down in 1972 when the government was forced to take emergency measures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.297a" id="break1__234" original="E85c.-5da1"><span class="x" id="break1__235" original="E85c.-5da0"> Newton's law of gravity breaks down when a very large amount of matter is concentrated in a very small region of space. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.297c" id="break1__236" original="E392.71a6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breakdown" title="breakdown definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.297d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad4" id="break1__237" original="E392.71a7"><span class="xh" id="break1__238"> breakdown </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2980" id="break1__239" original="E392.719e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2981" id="break1__240"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="break1__241" original="E392.719f"> of a machine or vehicle </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="break1__242" original="E392.71a0"> to stop working because of a fault </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2984" id="break1__243"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2985" id="break1__244" original="E85c.-5d9f"><span class="x" id="break1__245" original="E85c.-5d9e"> Participants were on a camping trip when the camp truck broke down. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2987" id="break1__246" original="E392.71a1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breakdown" title="breakdown definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2988" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad4" id="break1__247" original="E392.71a2"><span class="xh" id="break1__248"> breakdown </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.298b" id="break1__249" original="E392.71ae"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="break1__250" original="E392.71af"> to lose control of your feelings and start crying </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.298d" id="break1__251"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.298e" id="break1__252" original="E85c.-5d9d"><span class="x" id="break1__253" original="E85c.-5d9c"> When the survivors saw the ruins they broke down and cried. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2990" id="break1__254" original="E85c.-5d9b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="break1__255" original="E85c.-5d9a"> to separate into parts or change into a different form in a chemical process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2992" id="break1__256"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2993" id="break1__257" original="E85c.-5d99"><span class="x" id="break1__258" original="E85c.-5d98"> Sea level changes caused methane hydrates to break down to methane gas. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2995" id="break1__259" original="E392.71b2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breakdown" title="breakdown definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2996" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad4" id="break1__260" original="E392.71b3"><span class="xh" id="break1__261"> breakdown </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2999" id="break1__262" original="E392.71b5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.299a" id="break1__263"><h4 class="pv"> break something down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.299c" id="break1__265"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.299d" id="break1__266" original="E392.71b9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="break1__267" original="E392.71ba"> to destroy something or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that somebody has </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.299f" id="break1__268"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29a0" id="break1__269" original="E85c.-5d94"><span class="x" id="break1__270" original="E85c.-5d93"> To break down barriers to women's equality in the workplace, new laws were required. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29a2" id="break1__271" original="E85c.-5d92"><span class="x" id="break1__272" original="E85c.-5d91"> Fox argues that King Records broke down the boundaries between genres. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29a4" id="break1__273" original="E85c.-5d90"><span class="x" id="break1__274" original="E85c.-5d8f"> Humanistic interests broke down the medieval isolation of social groups. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29a6" id="break1__275" original="E392.71bb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="break1__276" original="E392.71bc"> to divide something into parts in order to analyse it or make it easier to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29a8" id="break1__277"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29a9" id="break1__278" original="E85c.-5d8e"><span class="x" id="break1__279" original="E85c.-5d8d"> First, we broke down the price of the product into its various components. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29ab" id="break1__280" original="E85c.-5d8c"><span class="x" id="break1__281" original="E85c.-5d8b"> The figures are broken down into age, sex and cause of death. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29ad" id="break1__282" original="E392.71bd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breakdown" title="breakdown definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29ae" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad4" id="break1__283" original="E392.71be"><span class="xh" id="break1__284"> breakdown </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29b1" id="break1__285" original="E392.71c0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="break1__286" original="E392.71c1"> to make a substance separate into parts or change into a different form in a chemical process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29b3" id="break1__287"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29b4" id="break1__288" original="E85c.-5d8a"><span class="x" id="break1__289" original="E85c.-5d89"> Dermatophytes are able to break down keratin and use it as a nutrient. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29b6" id="break1__290" original="E392.71c2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breakdown" title="breakdown definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29b7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad4" id="break1__291" original="E392.71c3"><span class="xh" id="break1__292"> breakdown </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29ba" id="break1__293" original="E392.71ca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29bb" id="break1__294"><h4 class="pv"> break in </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29bd" id="break1__296"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29be" id="break1__297"><span class="def" id="break1__298" original="E392.71cc"> to enter a building by force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29c0" id="break1__299"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29c1" id="break1__300" original="E85c.-5d88"><span class="x" id="break1__301" original="E85c.-5d87"> The police broke in, and Walden, still fighting, was shot down. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29c3" id="break1__302" original="E392.71db"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29c4" id="break1__303"><h4 class="pv"> break into something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29c6" id="break1__305"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29c7" id="break1__306" original="E392.71dd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="break1__307" original="E392.71de"> to enter a building by force; to open a car, etc. by force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29c9" id="break1__308"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29ca" id="break1__309" original="E85c.-5d86"><span class="x" id="break1__310" original="E85c.-5d85"> The price rises were such that citizens broke into the bakeries to steal bread. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29cc" id="break1__311" original="E392.71ef"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="break1__312" original="E392.71f0"> to be successful when you get involved in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29ce" id="break1__313"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29cf" id="break1__314" original="E85c.-5d84"><span class="x" id="break1__315" original="E85c.-5d83"> Many developing countries are now beginning to break into global markets for manufactured goods and services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29d1" id="break1__316" original="E85c.-5d82"><span class="x" id="break1__317" original="E85c.-5d81"> Afro-American cinema broke into the mainstream with Spike Lee. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29d3" id="break1__318" original="E392.71e2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="break1__319" original="E392.71e3"> to begin laughing, singing, etc. suddenly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29d5" id="break1__320"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29d6" id="break1__321" original="E85c.-5d80"><span class="x" id="break1__322" original="E85c.-5d7f"> Then her rather intense expression breaks into a smile. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29d8" id="break1__323" original="E392.71f2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29d9" id="break1__324"><h4 class="pv"> break off </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29db" id="break1__326"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29dc" id="break1__327" original="E392.71f4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="break1__328" original="E392.71f5"> to become separated from something as a result of force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29de" id="break1__329"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.29df" id="break1__330" original="E85c.-5d7e"><span class="x" id="break1__331" original="E85c.-5d7d"> NASA managers were aware that a chunk of solid foam had broken off during launch. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a79" hm="2" id="break2" original="E392.7252" sum="1783"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a7a" id="break2__1" original="E392.7253"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a7b" id="break2__2" original="E392.7254"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> break <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a86" id="break2__7" original="E392.7260"><span class="pos" id="break2__8" original="E392.7261"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ceb" eid="break2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7848" geo="br" id="break2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/break/break__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/break__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://break__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.784b" geo="n_am" id="break2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/break/break__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/break__us_1.ogg" href="sound://break__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a88" id="break2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a89" id="break2__15" original="E392.7262"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a8a" id="break2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="break2__17" original="E392.7264"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break2__18" original="E392.7265"> a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a8d" id="break2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a8e" id="break2__20" original="E89a.5789"><span class="x" id="break2__21" original="E89a.578a"> The schools commonly used the lunch break for organized physical activity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a90" id="break2__22" original="E89a.5786"><span class="cf" id="break2__23" original="E875.6eea"> take breaks/a <span class="exp" id="break2__24"> break </span></span><span class="x" id="break2__25" original="E89a.5787"> Taking regular short breaks away from the computer screen is essential. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a94" id="break2__26" original="E89a.578c"><span class="cf" id="break2__27" original="E89a.578b"><span class="exp" id="break2__28"> break </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="break2__29" original="E89a.578d"> We handed out the research questionnaire to those who agreed, during breaks in several seminars. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a98" id="break2__30" original="E392.7272"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a99" id="break2__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="break2__32" original="E392.7274"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break2__33" original="E392.7275"> a pause or period of time when something stops before starting again </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a9c" id="break2__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a9d" id="break2__35" original="E89a.578e"><span class="x" id="break2__36" original="E89a.578f"> Now was not the time for a career break. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2a9f" id="break2__37" original="E89a.5791"><span class="cf" id="break2__38" original="E89a.5790"><span class="exp" id="break2__39"> break </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="break2__40" original="E89a.5792"> The city would be vulnerable to breaks in gas, water and electricity supplies in the event of an earthquake. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2aa3" id="break2__41" original="E392.727e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2aa4" id="break2__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="break2__43" original="E392.7280"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break2__44" original="E392.7281"> the fact of a situation or relationship changing, ending or being interrupted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2aa7" id="break2__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2aa8" id="break2__46" original="E89a.5793"><span class="cf" id="break2__47" original="E392.7282"><span class="exp" id="break2__48"> break </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="break2__49" original="E89a.5794"> This was at the time of Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2aac" id="break2__50" original="E89a.5795"><span class="cf" id="break2__51" original="E392.7283"><span class="exp" id="break2__52"> break </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="break2__53" original="E89a.5796"> New Labour represented a major break in Labour party traditions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ab0" id="break2__54" original="E89a.5798"><span class="cf" id="break2__55" original="E89a.5797"><span class="exp" id="break2__56"> break </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="break2__57" original="E89a.5799"> We should not view the eighth century as a radical break from the past. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ab4" id="break2__58" original="E392.7276"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ab5" id="break2__59"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="break2__60" original="E392.7278"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break2__61" original="E392.7279"> a pause for advertisements in the middle of a television or radio programme </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ab8" id="break2__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ab9" id="break2__63" original="E89a.579a"><span class="x" id="break2__64" original="E89a.579b"> Many people leave the room when commercial breaks begin. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2abb" id="break2__65" original="E392.7284"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2abc" id="break2__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="break2__67" original="E392.7286"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="break2__68" original="E89a.579c"><span class="exp" id="break2__69"> break </span> in something </span><span class="def" id="break2__70" original="E392.7288"> a space or an opening between two or more things or in a surface </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ac1" id="break2__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ac2" id="break2__72" original="E89a.579d"><span class="x" id="break2__73" original="E89a.579e"> There was no break in the clouds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ac4" id="break2__74" original="E89a.579f"><span class="x" id="break2__75" original="E89a.57a0"> Bacteria commonly gain entry via breaks in the skin surface. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ac6" id="break2__76" original="E392.728e"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ac7" id="break2__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="break2__78" original="E392.7290"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break2__79" original="E392.7291"> a place where something, especially a bone in your body, has broken </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2aca" id="break2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2acb" id="break2__81" original="E89a.57a1"><span class="x" id="break2__82" original="E89a.57a2"> Fractures are classified according to the nature of the break in the bone. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2acd" id="break2__83" original="E392.7289"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ace" id="break2__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="break2__85" original="E392.728b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="break2__86" original="E392.728d"> an opportunity to do something, usually to get something that you want or to achieve success </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad1" id="break2__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad2" id="break2__88" original="E89a.57a3"><span class="x" id="break2__89" original="E89a.57a4"> His big break came when he was cast in the Broadway production of ‘Picnic’. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1feb" id="break2__90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://break_1" title="break definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1fea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-481d" id="break2__91" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="break2__92"> break </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b33" id="break-up" original="E392.74c9" sum="883"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b34" id="break-up__1" original="E392.74ca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b35" id="break-up__2" original="E392.74cb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> break-up </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b3f" id="break-up__7" original="E392.74d3"><span class="pos" id="break-up__8" original="E392.74d4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b3a" eid="break-up__9" original="E392.74d0" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7e7b" geo="br" id="break-up__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break-up__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪk ʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/break/break_up_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/break_up_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://break_up_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7e7e" geo="n_am" id="break-up__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="break-up__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪk ʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/break/break_up_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/break_up_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://break_up_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b41" id="break-up__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="break-up__15" original="E875.6f26"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="break-up__16" original="E875.6f27"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="break-up__17" original="E875.6f28"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b45" id="break-up__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b46" id="break-up__19" original="E392.74d5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="break-up__20" original="E392.74d6"> the ending of a relationship or an association </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b48" id="break-up__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b49" id="break-up__22" original="E89a.57ae"><span class="x" id="break-up__23" original="E89a.57af"> Alvarez had just been through a difficult marriage break-up. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b4b" id="break-up__24" original="E89a.57b1"><span class="cf" id="break-up__25" original="E89a.57b0"><span class="exp" id="break-up__26"> break-up </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="break-up__27" original="E89a.57b2"> Apartheid led to the break-up of family and friendship networks that had built up over decades. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b4f" id="break-up__28" original="E392.74d7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="break-up__29" original="E89a.57b3"><span class="exp" id="break-up__30"> break-up </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="break-up__31" original="E392.74d8"> the division of a large organization or country into smaller parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b53" id="break-up__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b54" id="break-up__33" original="E875.6f29"><span class="x" id="break-up__34" original="E875.6f2a"> Until the very end, Gorbachev resisted the break-up of the USSR. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b56" id="break-up__35" original="E89a.57b4"><span class="x" id="break-up__36" original="E89a.57b5"> Break-up of such dominant companies as Boeing or Microsoft has not been contemplated. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b58" id="break-up__37" original="E89a.57b6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="break-up__38" original="E89a.57b7"> the breaking of something into several or many pieces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b5a" id="break-up__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b5b" id="break-up__40" original="E875.6f2b"><span class="x" id="break-up__41" original="E875.6f2c"> The recurring episodes of continental break-up, drift and collision have been called the Wilson cycle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b5d" id="break-up__42" original="E89a.57b9"><span class="cf" id="break-up__43" original="E89a.57b8"><span class="exp" id="break-up__44"> break-up </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="break-up__45" original="E89a.57ba"> Beach materials are derived from the break-up of corals. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1f21" id="break-up__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://break-up_2" title="break-up definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1f20" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-4126" id="break-up__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="break-up__48"> break-up </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breakdown
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad4" id="breakdown" original="E392.7341" sum="1424"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad5" id="breakdown__1" original="E392.7342"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ad6" id="breakdown__2" original="E392.7343"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breakdown </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ae1" id="breakdown__7" original="E392.734b"><span class="pos" id="breakdown__8" original="E392.734c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6cf2" eid="breakdown__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7c10" geo="br" id="breakdown__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breakdown__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪkdaʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/break/breakdown__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/breakdown__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breakdown__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7c13" geo="n_am" id="breakdown__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breakdown__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪkdaʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/break/breakdown__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/breakdown__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breakdown__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ae3" id="breakdown__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ae4" id="breakdown__15" original="E392.7351"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ae5" id="breakdown__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="breakdown__17" original="E392.7353"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="breakdown__18" original="E392.7354"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breakdown__19" original="E392.7355"> a failure of a relationship, system or discussion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ae9" id="breakdown__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2aea" id="breakdown__21" original="E85e.-7ad1"><span class="x" id="breakdown__22" original="E85e.-7ad0"> Sufficient levels of crime could lead to social breakdown. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2aec" id="breakdown__23" original="E85e.-7ace"><span class="cf" id="breakdown__24" original="E85e.-7acf"><span class="exp" id="breakdown__25"> breakdown </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="breakdown__26" original="E85e.-7acd"> There is uncertainty over how much habitat can be destroyed before there is a catastrophic breakdown of the ecosystem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2af0" id="breakdown__27" original="E85e.-7acc"><span class="x" id="breakdown__28" original="E85e.-7acb"> Byron left England following the breakdown of his marriage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2af2" id="breakdown__29" original="E85e.-7ac9"><span class="cf" id="breakdown__30" original="E85e.-7aca"><span class="exp" id="breakdown__31"> breakdown </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="breakdown__32" original="E85e.-7ac8"> A breakdown in the negotiations might have suggested that the EU had failed the new democracies in the East. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2af6" id="breakdown__33" original="E392.735b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2af7" id="breakdown__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="breakdown__35" original="E392.735d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breakdown__36" original="E392.735f"> the breaking of a substance into the parts of which it is made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2afa" id="breakdown__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2afb" id="breakdown__38" original="E85e.-7ac7"><span class="x" id="breakdown__39" original="E85e.-7ac6"> Some minerals, such as gold and platinum, are particularly resistant to chemical breakdown. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2afd" id="breakdown__40" original="E85e.-7ac2"><span class="cf" id="breakdown__41" original="E85e.-7ac5"><span class="exp" id="breakdown__42"> breakdown </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="breakdown__43" original="E85e.-7ac1"> Microbial breakdown of soil organic matter is a major source of atmospheric carbon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b01" id="breakdown__44" original="E85e.-7ac4"><span class="cf" id="breakdown__45" original="E838.-76d8"><span class="exp" id="breakdown__46"> breakdown </span> of something into something </span><span class="x" id="breakdown__47" original="E85e.-7ac3"> Physical weathering results in the breakdown of massive rock materials into smaller aggregates. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b05" id="breakdown__48" original="E392.7356"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b06" id="breakdown__49"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="breakdown__50" original="E392.7358"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="breakdown__51" original="E392.7359"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breakdown__52" original="E392.735a"> detailed information that you get by studying a set of figures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b0a" id="breakdown__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b0b" id="breakdown__54" original="E85e.-7ac0"><span class="x" id="breakdown__55" original="E85e.-7abf"> A further detailed statistical breakdown can be found in Appendix B. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b0d" id="breakdown__56" original="E85e.-7abd"><span class="cf" id="breakdown__57" original="E85e.-7abe"><span class="exp" id="breakdown__58"> breakdown </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="breakdown__59" original="E85e.-7abc"> The proposal shows a breakdown of direct costs and staff time. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b11" id="breakdown__60" original="E392.734d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b12" id="breakdown__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="breakdown__62" original="E392.734f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breakdown__63" original="E392.7350"> an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b15" id="breakdown__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b16" id="breakdown__65" original="E85e.-7abb"><span class="x" id="breakdown__66" original="E85e.-7aba"> It may be in a manager's interests to retain spare vehicles to cover for breakdowns. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1f8c" id="breakdown__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breakdown" title="breakdown definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1f8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-4332" id="breakdown__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breakdown__69"> breakdown </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breakthrough
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b18" id="breakthrough" original="E392.749a" sum="531"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b19" id="breakthrough__1" original="E392.749b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b1a" id="breakthrough__2" original="E392.749c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breakthrough </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b25" id="breakthrough__7" original="E392.74a5"><span class="pos" id="breakthrough__8" original="E392.74a6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6cf9" eid="breakthrough__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7e3f" geo="br" id="breakthrough__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breakthrough__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪkθruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/break/breakthrough__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/breakthrough__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breakthrough__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606dde594f.7e42" geo="n_am" id="breakthrough__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breakthrough__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbreɪkθruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/break/breakthrough__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/break/breakthrough__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breakthrough__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b27" id="breakthrough__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b28" id="breakthrough__15" original="E392.74a7"><span class="def" id="breakthrough__16" original="E392.74a8"> an important development or discovery that helps people to achieve or understand something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b2a" id="breakthrough__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b2b" id="breakthrough__18" original="E89b.-7ef1"><span class="x" id="breakthrough__19" original="E89b.-7ef0"> The Greens achieved an electoral breakthrough in 1989. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b2d" id="breakthrough__20" original="E89b.-7eef"><span class="x" id="breakthrough__21" original="E89b.-7eee"> Although some important innovations stem from scientific breakthroughs, this is not true most of the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b2f" id="breakthrough__22" original="E89b.-7eec"><span class="cf" id="breakthrough__23" original="E89b.-7eed"><span class="exp" id="breakthrough__24"> breakthrough </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="breakthrough__25" original="E89b.-7eeb"> The discovery of antibiotics was one of the major breakthroughs in modern medicine. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1f44" id="breakthrough__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breakthrough_1" title="breakthrough definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1f43" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-416a" id="breakthrough__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breakthrough__28"> breakthrough </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breast
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b61" id="breast" original="E392.74fd" sum="701"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b62" id="breast__1" original="E392.74fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b63" id="breast__2" original="E392.74ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breast </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b6e" id="breast__7" original="E392.750a"><span class="pos" id="breast__8" original="E392.750b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d00" eid="breast__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7f3d" geo="br" id="breast__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breast__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breas/breast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7f3a" geo="n_am" id="breast__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breast__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breas/breast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b70" id="breast__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b71" id="breast__15" original="E392.750c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="breast__16" original="E392.750f"> either of the two round soft organs at the front of a woman's body that produce milk when she has had a baby; a similar but smaller organ on a man's body, which does not produce milk </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b73" id="breast__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b74" id="breast__18" original="E85b.542b"><span class="x" id="breast__19" original="E85b.542c"> She discovered a lump in her left breast. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b76" id="breast__20" original="E85b.542d"><span class="cf" id="breast__21" original="E4a8.33b6"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="breast__22" original="E85b.542e"> Some drugs can pass into breast milk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b79" id="breast__23" original="E875.7021"><span class="x" id="breast__24" original="E875.7022"> Carcinoma of the male breast is uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all breast cancers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b7b" id="breast__25" original="E875.7023"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="breast__26" original="E875.7024"> the top part of the front of a person's body, below the neck </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b7d" id="breast__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b7e" id="breast__28" original="E875.7025"><span class="cf" id="breast__29" original="E4a8.33b7"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="breast__30" original="E875.7026"> Measurements of the trees' diameters were taken at breast height. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b81" id="breast__31" original="E392.7520"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="breast__32" original="E392.7523"> the front part of a bird's body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b83" id="breast__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b84" id="breast__34" original="E85b.5431"><span class="x" id="breast__35" original="E85b.5432"> The female is light grey with a chestnut breast. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1ef2" id="breast__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breast_1" title="breast definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1ef1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-40e2" id="breast__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breast__38"> breast </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breastfeed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b86" id="breastfeed" original="E392.7589" sum="472"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b87" id="breastfeed__1" original="E392.758a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b88" id="breastfeed__2" original="E392.758b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breastfeed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2b95" id="breastfeed__9" original="E392.7595"><span class="pos" id="breastfeed__10" original="E392.7596"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d07" eid="breastfeed__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d04" geo="br" id="breastfeed__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d01" geo="n_am" id="breastfeed__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2191" id="breastfeed__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d35" form="root" id="breastfeed__17"><span class="vp" id="breastfeed__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> breastfeed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d33" eid="breastfeed__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d32" geo="br" id="breastfeed__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d2f" geo="n_am" id="breastfeed__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d2c" form="thirdps" id="breastfeed__24"><span class="vp" id="breastfeed__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> breastfeeds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d2a" eid="breastfeed__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d29" geo="br" id="breastfeed__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeeds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeeds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeeds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d26" geo="n_am" id="breastfeed__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeeds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeeds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeeds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d23" form="past" id="breastfeed__31"><span class="vp" id="breastfeed__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> breastfed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d21" eid="breastfeed__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d20" geo="br" id="breastfeed__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d1c" geo="n_am" id="breastfeed__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d18" form="pastpart" id="breastfeed__38"><span class="vp" id="breastfeed__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> breastfed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d16" eid="breastfeed__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d15" geo="br" id="breastfeed__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d11" geo="n_am" id="breastfeed__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfed <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d0d" form="prespart" id="breastfeed__45"><span class="vp" id="breastfeed__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> breastfeeding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d0b" eid="breastfeed__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d0a" geo="br" id="breastfeed__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeeding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeeding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeeding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7d07" geo="n_am" id="breastfeed__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeeding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeeding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeeding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bc6" id="breastfeed__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="breastfeed__53" original="E392.75ba"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="breastfeed__54" original="E392.75bb"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bc9" id="breastfeed__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bca" id="breastfeed__56" original="E392.75b8"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bcb" id="breastfeed__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="breastfeed__58" original="E586.-4ad2"> of a woman </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="breastfeed__59" original="E392.75bd"> to feed a baby with milk from the <a class="ndv" href="entry://breast" id="breastfeed__60"> breast </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bcf" id="breastfeed__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bd0" id="breastfeed__62" original="E81e.-1e13"><span class="x" id="breastfeed__63" original="E81e.-1e12"> The current advice is that mothers should breastfeed for a minimum of one year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bd2" id="breastfeed__64" original="E81e.-1e10"><span class="cf" id="breastfeed__65" original="E81e.-1e11"><span class="exp" id="breastfeed__66"> breastfeed </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="breastfeed__67" original="E81e.-1e0f"> Some mothers are unable to breastfeed their babies at all. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bd6" id="breastfeed__68" original="E392.75bf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://nurse2" title="nurse2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bd7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.3c97" id="breastfeed__69" original="E392.75c2"><span class="xh" id="breastfeed__70"> nurse </span><span class="xhm" id="breastfeed__71"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bdb" id="breastfeed__72"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bdc" id="breastfeed__73" original="E81e.-1e0e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bdd" id="breastfeed__74"><span class="dr" id="breastfeed__75" original="E81e.-1e0d"> breastfeeding </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2be5" id="breastfeed__76" original="E81e.-1e07"><span class="pos" id="breastfeed__77" original="E81e.-1e06"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d08" eid="breastfeed__78" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7cfe" geo="br" id="breastfeed__79" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__80"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeeding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeeding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeeding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7cfb" geo="n_am" id="breastfeed__81" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breastfeed__82"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrestfiːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breas/breastfeeding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breas/breastfeeding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breastfeeding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2be7" id="breastfeed__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="breastfeed__84" original="E81e.-1e04"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2be9" id="breastfeed__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bea" id="breastfeed__86" original="E81e.-1e03"><span class="x" id="breastfeed__87" original="E81e.-1e02"> There may be good reasons to promote breastfeeding in certain contexts. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1e8c" id="breastfeed__88" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breastfeed" title="breastfeed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1e8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-4014" id="breastfeed__89" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breastfeed__90"> breastfeed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breath
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bec" id="breath" original="E392.75fe" sum="774"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bed" id="breath__1" original="E392.75ff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bee" id="breath__2" original="E392.7600"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breath </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bf9" id="breath__7" original="E392.7608"><span class="pos" id="breath__8" original="E392.7609"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d15" eid="breath__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7c47" geo="br" id="breath__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breath__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breat/breath__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breath__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breath__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7c44" geo="n_am" id="breath__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breath__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> breθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breat/breath__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breath__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breath__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bfb" id="breath__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bfc" id="breath__15" original="E392.760a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2bfd" id="breath__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="breath__17" original="E392.760c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breath__18" original="E392.760d"> the air that you take into your lungs and send out again </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c00" id="breath__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c01" id="breath__20" original="E81e.-1db3"><span class="x" id="breath__21" original="E81e.-1db2"> His breath smelt of alcohol. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c03" id="breath__22" original="E81e.-1db1"><span class="x" id="breath__23" original="E81e.-1db0"> She is able to lie flat without becoming short of breath. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c05" id="breath__24" original="E392.760e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c06" id="breath__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="breath__26" original="E392.7610"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breath__27" original="E392.7611"> an amount of air that enters the lungs at one time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c09" id="breath__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c0a" id="breath__29" original="E81e.-1daf"><span class="x" id="breath__30" original="E81e.-1dae"> The pain is worse if she tries to take a deep breath. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c0c" id="breath__31" original="E81e.-1dad"><span class="x" id="breath__32" original="E81e.-1dac"> With each normal breath, a climber there inhales only 40% of the mass of air inhaled at sea level. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c0e" id="breath__33" original="E392.7620"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c0f" id="breath__34" original="E392.7636" sk="holdbreath"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c10" id="breath__35"><span class="idm" id="breath__36" original="E392.7637"> hold your breath </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c12" id="breath__37"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c13" id="breath__38" original="E392.7638"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="breath__39" original="E392.7639"> to stop breathing for a short time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c15" id="breath__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c16" id="breath__41" original="E81e.-1dab"><span class="x" id="breath__42" original="E81e.-1daa"> Hold your breath for 10 seconds. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c18" id="breath__43" original="E392.763a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="breath__44" original="E392.763b"> to be anxious while you are waiting for something that you are worried about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c1a" id="breath__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c1b" id="breath__46" original="E81e.-1da7"><span class="x" id="breath__47" original="E81e.-1da6"> The UK cigarette industry held its breath awaiting the outcome of the case. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1e56" id="breath__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breath" title="breath definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1e55" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3f8c" id="breath__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breath__50"> breath </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breathe
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c1d" id="breathe" original="E392.76be" sum="922"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c1e" id="breathe__1" original="E392.76bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c1f" id="breathe__2" original="E392.76c0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breathe </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c2c" id="breathe__9" original="E392.76ca"><span class="pos" id="breathe__10" original="E392.76cb"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d1c" eid="breathe__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-79ae" geo="br" id="breathe__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːð <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breat/breathe__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathe__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breathe__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-79ab" geo="n_am" id="breathe__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːð <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breat/breathe__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathe__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breathe__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c2e" id="breathe__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="breathe__17" original="E392.76ea"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="breathe__18" original="E392.76eb"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-215f" id="breathe__19" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-79a8" form="root" id="breathe__20"><span class="vp" id="breathe__21"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> breathe </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-79a6" eid="breathe__22" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-79a5" geo="br" id="breathe__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__24"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːð <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breat/breathe__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathe__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breathe__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-79a2" geo="n_am" id="breathe__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__26"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːð <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breat/breathe__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathe__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breathe__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-799f" form="thirdps" id="breathe__27"><span class="vp" id="breathe__28"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> breathes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-799d" eid="breathe__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-799c" geo="br" id="breathe__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːðz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breat/breathes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breathes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7999" geo="n_am" id="breathe__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːðz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breat/breathes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breathes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7996" form="past" id="breathe__34"><span class="vp" id="breathe__35"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> breathed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7994" eid="breathe__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7993" geo="br" id="breathe__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːðd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breat/breathed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breathed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7990" geo="n_am" id="breathe__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːðd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breat/breathed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://breathed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-798d" form="pastpart" id="breathe__41"><span class="vp" id="breathe__42"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> breathed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-798b" eid="breathe__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-798a" geo="br" id="breathe__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːðd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breat/breathed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breathed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7987" geo="n_am" id="breathe__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːðd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breat/breathed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://breathed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7984" form="prespart" id="breathe__48"><span class="vp" id="breathe__49"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> breathing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7982" eid="breathe__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7981" geo="br" id="breathe__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːðɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breat/breathing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://breathing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-797e" geo="n_am" id="breathe__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathe__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːðɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breat/breathing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://breathing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c5b" id="breathe__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c5c" id="breathe__56" original="E392.76e8"><span class="def" id="breathe__57" original="E392.76ec"> to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c5e" id="breathe__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c5f" id="breathe__59" original="E81e.-1d5a"><span class="x" id="breathe__60" original="E81e.-1d59"> The victim is unable to breathe. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c61" id="breathe__61" original="E81e.-1d58"><span class="x" id="breathe__62" original="E81e.-1d57"> Encourage the child to breathe deeply. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c63" id="breathe__63" original="E81e.-1d56"><span class="cf" id="breathe__64" original="E392.76ed"><span class="exp" id="breathe__65"> breathe </span> something </span><span class="x" id="breathe__66" original="E81e.-1d55"> We all breathe the same air. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c67" id="breathe__67" original="E81e.-1d53"><span class="cf" id="breathe__68" original="E81e.-1d54"><span class="exp" id="breathe__69"> breathe </span> in/out something </span><span class="x" id="breathe__70" original="E81e.-1d52"> There is mounting evidence about the harmful effects of breathing in other people's smoke. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c6b" id="breathe__71" original="E586.-4acb"><span class="cf" id="breathe__72" original="E81e.-1d51"><span class="exp" id="breathe__73"> breathe </span> in/out </span><span class="x" id="breathe__74" original="E586.-4aca"> The canister is activated only as the person breathes in. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c6f" id="breathe__75" original="E392.770c"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c70" id="new__165" original="E392.7715" sk="breathelifeinto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c71" id="new__166"><span class="idm" id="new__167" original="E392.7716"> breathe (new) life into something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c73" id="new__168"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c74" id="new__169"><span class="def" id="new__170" original="E392.7717"> to improve something by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c76" id="new__171"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c77" id="new__172" original="E81e.-1d4c"><span class="x" id="new__173" original="E81e.-1d4b"> Talking with someone who participated directly in an event that students are studying breathes life into the facts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1ded" id="breathe__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breathe" title="breathe definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1dec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3e6c" id="breathe__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breathe__87"> breathe </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breathing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c79" id="breathing" original="E392.774c" sum="276"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c7a" id="breathing__1" original="E392.774d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c7b" id="breathing__2" original="E392.774e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breathing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c83" id="breathing__4" original="E392.7753"><span class="pos" id="breathing__5" original="E392.7754"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d23" eid="breathing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7810" geo="br" id="breathing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːðɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breat/breathing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breathing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-780d" geo="n_am" id="breathing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breathing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːðɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breat/breathing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breat/breathing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breathing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c85" id="breathing__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="breathing__12" original="E392.7756"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c87" id="breathing__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c88" id="breathing__14" original="E392.7757"><span class="def" id="breathing__15" original="E392.7758"> the action of taking air into the lungs and sending it out again </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c8a" id="breathing__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c8b" id="breathing__17" original="E81e.-1d4a"><span class="x" id="breathing__18" original="E81e.-1d49"> Deep breathing can help reduce feelings of anxiety. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c8d" id="breathing__19" original="E81e.-1d46"><span class="cf" id="breathing__20" original="E586.-4ac1"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="breathing__21" original="E81e.-1d45"> breathing difficulties/problems </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1dbd" id="breathing__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breathing" title="breathing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1dbc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3d83" id="breathing__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breathing__24"> breathing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c90" hm="1" id="breed1" original="E392.77f0" sum="968"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c91" id="breed1__1" original="E392.77f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c92" id="breed1__2" original="E392.77f2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breed <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2c9f" id="breed1__9" original="E392.77fd"><span class="pos" id="breed1__10" original="E392.77fe"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d2a" eid="breed1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74ea" geo="br" id="breed1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breed/breed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74e7" geo="n_am" id="breed1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breed/breed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2131" id="breed1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74e4" form="root" id="breed1__17"><span class="vp" id="breed1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> breed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74e2" eid="breed1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74e1" geo="br" id="breed1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breed/breed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74de" geo="n_am" id="breed1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breed/breed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74db" form="thirdps" id="breed1__24"><span class="vp" id="breed1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> breeds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74d9" eid="breed1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74d8" geo="br" id="breed1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breed/breeds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breeds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breeds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74d5" geo="n_am" id="breed1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breed/breeds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breeds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breeds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74d2" form="past" id="breed1__31"><span class="vp" id="breed1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74d0" eid="breed1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74cf" geo="br" id="breed1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bred <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/bred_/bred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/bred_/bred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74cc" geo="n_am" id="breed1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bred <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/bred_/bred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/bred_/bred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74c9" form="pastpart" id="breed1__38"><span class="vp" id="breed1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74c7" eid="breed1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74c6" geo="br" id="breed1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bred <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/bred_/bred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/bred_/bred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74c3" geo="n_am" id="breed1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bred <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/bred_/bred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/bred_/bred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74c0" form="prespart" id="breed1__45"><span class="vp" id="breed1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> breeding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74be" eid="breed1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74bd" geo="br" id="breed1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breed/breeding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breeding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://breeding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74ba" geo="n_am" id="breed1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breed/breeding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breeding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://breeding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cd0" id="breed1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cd1" id="breed1__53" original="E392.7820"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cd2" id="breed1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="breed1__55" original="E392.7822"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cd4" id="breed1__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="breed1__57" original="E392.7823"> of animals </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="breed1__58" original="E392.7824"> to have sex and produce young </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cd7" id="breed1__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cd8" id="breed1__60" original="E875.732c"><span class="x" id="breed1__61" original="E875.732d"> In these migratory species, individuals breed on the site or patch where they were born. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cda" id="breed1__62" original="E85b.5aaa"><span class="cf" id="breed1__63" original="E875.732e"><span class="exp" id="breed1__64"> breed </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="breed1__65" original="E85b.5aab"> Those birds that bred with the same partner as in the previous breeding season were defined as faithfuls. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cde" id="breed1__66" original="E392.7828"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cdf" id="breed1__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="breed1__68" original="E392.782a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breed1__69" original="E392.782c"> to keep animals or plants in order to produce young ones in a controlled way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ce2" id="breed1__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ce3" id="breed1__71" original="E85b.5aac"><span class="cf" id="breed1__72" original="E392.782b"><span class="exp" id="breed1__73"> breed </span> something </span><span class="x" id="breed1__74" original="E85b.5aad"> Horses were bred and reared by specialist horse breeders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ce7" id="breed1__75" original="E4e1.-7d93"><span class="x" id="breed1__76" original="E4e1.-7d92"> Desirable characteristics of plants are selected and then bred in traditional programmes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ce9" id="breed1__77" original="E85b.5aaf"><span class="cf" id="breed1__78" original="E85b.5aae"><span class="exp" id="breed1__79"> breed </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="breed1__80" original="E85b.5ab0"> These particular mice were bred for experimental use. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ced" id="breed1__81" original="E392.782d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cee" id="breed1__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="breed1__83" original="E392.782f"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="breed1__84" original="E392.7830"><span class="exp" id="breed1__85"> breed </span> something </span><span class="def" id="breed1__86" original="E392.7831"> to be the cause of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cf3" id="breed1__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cf4" id="breed1__88" original="E875.732f"><span class="x" id="breed1__89" original="E875.7330"> Inequality often breeds conflicts such as strikes and fosters hostile relationships between employers and employees. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cf6" id="breed1__90" original="E85b.5ab1"><span class="x" id="breed1__91" original="E85b.5ab2"> Success tends to breed success. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1d6b" id="breed1__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breed_1" title="breed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1d6a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3c90" id="breed1__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breed1__94"> breed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cf8" hm="2" id="breed2" original="E392.7843" sum="622"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cf9" id="breed2__1" original="E392.7844"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2cfa" id="breed2__2" original="E392.7845"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breed <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d05" id="breed2__7" original="E392.7850"><span class="pos" id="breed2__8" original="E392.7851"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d31" eid="breed2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74b7" geo="br" id="breed2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breed/breed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-74b4" geo="n_am" id="breed2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breed2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breed/breed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d07" id="breed2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d08" id="breed2__15" original="E392.7852"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="breed2__16" original="E392.7853"> a type of animal with a particular appearance that makes it different from others of the same species and that is the result of having been developed in a controlled way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d0a" id="breed2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d0b" id="breed2__18" original="E875.7331"><span class="x" id="breed2__19" original="E875.7332"> Dogs are a single species with many different breeds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d0d" id="breed2__20" original="E875.7333"><span class="cf" id="breed2__21" original="E85b.5ab4"><span class="exp" id="breed2__22"> breed </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="breed2__23" original="E875.7334"> The thickness of a particular egg shell may also depend on the age or breed of the hen. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d11" id="breed2__24" original="E392.7854"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d12" id="breed2__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="breed2__26" original="E392.7856"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="breed2__27" original="E392.7857"> a type of person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d15" id="breed2__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d16" id="breed2__29" original="E85b.5ab9"><span class="x" id="breed2__30" original="E85b.5aba"> Company archivists are a rare breed in Britain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d18" id="breed2__31" original="E85b.5abc"><span class="cf" id="breed2__32" original="E85b.5abb"><span class="exp" id="breed2__33"> breed </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="breed2__34" original="E85b.5abd"> The new breed of customer is less likely to take adverts at face value. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1d30" id="breed2__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breed_1" title="breed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1d2f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3c90" id="breed2__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breed2__37"> breed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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breeding
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d1c" id="breeding" original="E392.7866" sum="735"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d1d" id="breeding__1" original="E392.7867"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d1e" id="breeding__2" original="E392.7868"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> breeding </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d26" id="breeding__4" original="E392.786d"><span class="pos" id="breeding__5" original="E392.786e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d38" eid="breeding__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-744b" geo="br" id="breeding__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breeding__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/breed/breeding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breeding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://breeding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7448" geo="n_am" id="breeding__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="breeding__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/breed/breeding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/breed/breeding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://breeding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d28" id="breeding__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="breeding__12" original="E392.7870"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d2a" id="breeding__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d2b" id="breeding__14" original="E392.7871"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="breeding__15" original="E392.7872"> the activity of keeping animals or plants in order to breed from them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d2d" id="breeding__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d2e" id="breeding__17" original="E85b.5ac1"><span class="x" id="breeding__18" original="E85b.5ac2"> New strains of plant were produced through selective breeding. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d30" id="breeding__19" original="E85b.5ac4"><span class="cf" id="breeding__20" original="E85b.5ac3"><span class="exp" id="breeding__21"> breeding </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="breeding__22" original="E85b.5ac5"> This led to the breeding of chickens that grew faster with less feed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d34" id="breeding__23" original="E392.7873"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="breeding__24" original="E392.7874"> the production of young animals, plants, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d36" id="breeding__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d37" id="breeding__26" original="E85b.5ac6"><span class="x" id="breeding__27" original="E85b.5ac7"> The same burrows are used in winter and during breeding. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d39" id="breeding__28" original="E85b.5ac8"><span class="cf" id="breeding__29" original="E875.7410"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="breeding__30" original="E85b.5ac9"> The breeding season is short, leading many females to look for a suitable breeding site at the same time. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d3c" id="breeding__31" original="E392.7875"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d3d" id="breeding__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="breeding__33" original="E875.7412" reg="oldfash"> old-fashioned </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="breeding__34" original="E392.7876"> good manners, especially regarded as a result of the family or social background that somebody comes from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d40" id="breeding__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d41" id="breeding__36" original="E85b.5acb"><span class="x" id="breeding__37" original="E85b.5acc"> They were obviously men of good breeding and education. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1d09" id="breeding__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://breeding" title="breeding definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1d08" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3be4" id="breeding__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="breeding__40"> breeding </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brevity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d43" id="brevity" original="E392.7981" sum="507"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d44" id="brevity__1" original="E392.7982"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d45" id="brevity__2" original="E392.7983"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brevity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d4f" id="brevity__6" original="E392.798b"><span class="pos" id="brevity__7" original="E392.798c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d3f" eid="brevity__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-726b" geo="br" id="brevity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brevity__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrevəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bre/brevi/brevity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bre/brevi/brevity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brevity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-7268" geo="n_am" id="brevity__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brevity__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrevəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bre/brevi/brevity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bre/brevi/brevity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brevity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d51" id="brevity__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="brevity__14" original="E392.798e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d53" id="brevity__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d54" id="brevity__16" original="E392.7990"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="brevity__17" original="E392.7991"> the quality of using few words when speaking or writing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d56" id="brevity__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d57" id="brevity__19" original="E85e.-7718"><span class="x" id="brevity__20" original="E85e.-7717"> The paper is a model of brevity and clarity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d59" id="brevity__21" original="E85e.-7716"><span class="x" id="brevity__22" original="E85e.-7715"> For the sake of brevity, I have limited myself to the Western tradition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d5b" id="brevity__23" original="E85e.-7713"><span class="cf" id="brevity__24" original="E85e.-7714"> for <span class="exp" id="brevity__25"> brevity </span></span><span class="x" id="brevity__26" original="E85e.-7712"> For brevity, this transformation will be identified as the C/P transformation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d5f" id="brevity__27" original="E392.7995"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="brevity__28" original="E47f.2abf"><span class="exp" id="brevity__29"> brevity </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="brevity__30" original="E392.7996"> the fact of lasting a short time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d63" id="brevity__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d64" id="brevity__32" original="E85e.-7711"><span class="x" id="brevity__33" original="E85e.-7710"> Many of these epigrams deal with the brevity of human life. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d66" id="brevity__34" original="E392.7997" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brief2" title="brief2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d67" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e73" id="brevity__35" original="E392.7998"><span class="xh" id="brevity__36"> brief </span><span class="xhm" id="brevity__37"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1cdc" id="brevity__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brevity" title="brevity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1cdb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3a6d" id="brevity__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brevity__40"> brevity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brick
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d6a" id="brick" original="E392.7acf" sum="347"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d6b" id="brick__1" original="E392.7ad0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d6c" id="brick__2" original="E392.7ad1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brick </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d77" id="brick__7" original="E392.7adc"><span class="pos" id="brick__8" original="E392.7add"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d46" eid="brick__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6da8" geo="br" id="brick__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brick__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brick/brick__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brick/brick__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://brick__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6da5" geo="n_am" id="brick__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brick__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brick/brick__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brick/brick__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brick__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d79" id="brick__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="brick__15" original="E392.7ae1"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="brick__16" original="E392.7ae0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d7c" id="brick__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d7d" id="brick__18" original="E392.7ade"><span class="def" id="brick__19" original="E392.7ae2"> baked <a class="ndv" href="entry://clay" id="brick__20"> clay </a> used for building walls, houses and other buildings; an individual block of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d80" id="brick__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d81" id="brick__22" original="E4e1.3c4a"><span class="x" id="brick__23" original="E4e1.3c4b"> It was a large building, built of brick. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d83" id="brick__24" original="E4c7.-1b3"><span class="x" id="brick__25" original="E4c7.-1b2"> The early Spanish colonists built buildings with sun-dried clay bricks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d85" id="brick__26" original="E4c7.-1b5"><span class="cf" id="brick__27" original="E4e1.3c4c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="brick__28" original="E4c7.-1b4"> a brick wall/buiilding </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1caf" id="brick__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brick_1" title="brick definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1cae" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-38b5" id="brick__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brick__31"> brick </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bridge
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d88" hm="1" id="bridge1" original="E392.7bd1" sum="825"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d89" id="bridge1__1" original="E392.7bd2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d8a" id="bridge1__2" original="E392.7bd3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bridge <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d95" id="bridge1__7" original="E392.7bde"><span class="pos" id="bridge1__8" original="E392.7bdf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d4d" eid="bridge1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6aa1" geo="br" id="bridge1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridge_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridge_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bridge_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a9e" geo="n_am" id="bridge1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bridge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d97" id="bridge1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d98" id="bridge1__15" original="E392.7be0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bridge1__16" original="E392.7be3"> a structure that is built over a road, river, etc. so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d9a" id="bridge1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d9b" id="bridge1__18" original="E875.74ed"><span class="x" id="bridge1__19" original="E875.74ee"> There is some doubt about the exact date the bridge was built. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d9d" id="bridge1__20" original="E85b.5b94"><span class="x" id="bridge1__21" original="E85b.5b95"> Michelangelo had designed a bridge over the Bosphorus in 1506. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d9f" id="bridge1__22" original="E392.7be9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bridge1__23" original="E392.7bec"> a thing that provides a connection or contact between two different things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2da1" id="bridge1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2da2" id="bridge1__25" original="E85b.5b97"><span class="cf" id="bridge1__26" original="E85b.5b96"><span class="exp" id="bridge1__27"> bridge </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="bridge1__28" original="E85b.5b98"> His writings form a bridge between the 19th century and the civil rights movement of the 1960s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2da6" id="bridge1__29" original="E586.-3f9a"><span class="x" id="bridge1__30" original="E586.-3f99"> A salt bridge provides an electrical contact between two solutions by allowing ions to flow through it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2da8" id="bridge1__31" original="E875.74f2"><span class="cf" id="bridge1__32" original="E875.74f1"> build bridges (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="bridge1__33" original="E875.74f3"> They are trying to build bridges between the sciences and the humanities in ways that could enrich the university as a whole. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1c90" id="bridge1__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bridge_1" title="bridge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1c8f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3741" id="bridge1__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bridge1__36"> bridge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2dab" hm="2" id="bridge2" original="E392.7c1e" sum="761"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2dac" id="bridge2__1" original="E392.7c1f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2dad" id="bridge2__2" original="E392.7c20"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bridge <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2dba" id="bridge2__9" original="E392.7c2b"><span class="pos" id="bridge2__10" original="E392.7c2c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d54" eid="bridge2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a9b" geo="br" id="bridge2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridge_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridge_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bridge_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a98" geo="n_am" id="bridge2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bridge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2103" id="bridge2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a95" form="root" id="bridge2__17"><span class="vp" id="bridge2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bridge </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a93" eid="bridge2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a92" geo="br" id="bridge2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridge_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridge_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bridge_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a8f" geo="n_am" id="bridge2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bridge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a8c" form="thirdps" id="bridge2__24"><span class="vp" id="bridge2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bridges </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a8a" eid="bridge2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a89" geo="br" id="bridge2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridges__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bridges__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a86" geo="n_am" id="bridge2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridges__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bridges__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a83" form="past" id="bridge2__31"><span class="vp" id="bridge2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bridged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a81" eid="bridge2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a80" geo="br" id="bridge2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bridged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a7d" geo="n_am" id="bridge2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bridged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a7a" form="pastpart" id="bridge2__38"><span class="vp" id="bridge2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bridged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a78" eid="bridge2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a77" geo="br" id="bridge2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bridged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a74" geo="n_am" id="bridge2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bridged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a71" form="prespart" id="bridge2__45"><span class="vp" id="bridge2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bridging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a6f" eid="bridge2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a6e" geo="br" id="bridge2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridging__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridging__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://bridging__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6a6b" geo="n_am" id="bridge2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bridge2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bridg/bridging__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bridg/bridging__us_2.ogg" href="sound://bridging__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2de6" id="bridge2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2de7" id="bridge2__53" original="E392.7c49"><span class="cf" id="bridge2__54" original="E392.7c4a"><span class="exp" id="bridge2__55"> bridge </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bridge2__56" original="E392.7c4b"> to build or form a bridge over something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2deb" id="bridge2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2dec" id="bridge2__58" original="E85b.5ba4"><span class="x" id="bridge2__59" original="E85b.5ba5"> The distance that can be bridged by a single slab of stone is rarely more than four metres. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2dee" id="bridge2__60" original="E392.7c4c"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2def" id="divide2__45" original="E392.7c4d" sk="bridgegap"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2df0" id="divide2__46"><span class="idm" id="divide2__47" original="E392.7c4e"> bridge the gap/divide (between A and B) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2df2" id="divide2__48"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2df3" id="divide2__49"><span class="def" id="divide2__50" original="E392.7c4f"> to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2df5" id="divide2__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2df6" id="divide2__52" original="E85b.5ba6"><span class="x" id="divide2__53" original="E85b.5ba7"> This work attempts to bridge the gap between theory and practice. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1c38" id="bridge2__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bridge_1" title="bridge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1c37" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3741" id="bridge2__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bridge2__72"> bridge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2df8" hm="1" id="brief1" original="E392.7d0e" sum="764"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2df9" id="brief1__1" original="E392.7d0f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2dfa" id="brief1__2" original="E392.7d10"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brief <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e06" id="brief1__8" original="E392.7d1d"><span class="pos" id="brief1__9" original="E392.7d1e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d5b" eid="brief1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-671e" geo="br" id="brief1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/brief__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/brief__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://brief__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-671b" geo="n_am" id="brief1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/brief__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/brief__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brief__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e08" id="brief1__15" original="E392.7d1f"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e09" form="_tofix" id="brief1__16"><span class="if" id="brief1__17" original="E392.7d21"> briefer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e0b" form="_tofix" id="brief1__18"><span class="if" id="brief1__19" original="E392.7d22"> briefest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e0d" id="brief1__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e0e" id="brief1__21" original="E392.7d25"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="brief1__22" original="E392.7d26"> using few words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e10" id="brief1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e11" id="brief1__24" original="E86b.-7a2d"><span class="x" id="brief1__25" original="E86b.-7a2c"> The following is a brief summary of the techniques most commonly used. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e13" id="brief1__26" original="E86b.-7a2b"><span class="x" id="brief1__27" original="E86b.-7a2a"> A brief description of each of the methods is provided in the table below. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e15" id="brief1__28" original="E86b.-7a1e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="brief1__29"> brief + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e17" id="brief1__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e18" id="brief1__31" original="E86b.-7a1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e19" id="brief1__32"><span class="coll" id="brief1__33" original="E86b.-7a1b"> overview </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e1b" id="brief1__34"><span class="coll" id="brief1__35" original="E86b.-7a1a"> summary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e1d" id="brief1__36"><span class="coll" id="brief1__37" original="E86b.-7a19"> outline </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e1f" id="brief1__38" original="E838.-7637"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e20" id="brief1__39"><span class="coll" id="brief1__40" original="E838.-7636"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e22" id="brief1__41" original="E838.-7635"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e23" id="brief1__42"><span class="coll" id="brief1__43" original="E838.-7634"> survey </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e25" id="brief1__44" original="E86b.-7a17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e26" id="brief1__45"><span class="coll" id="brief1__46" original="E86b.-7a16"> description </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e28" id="brief1__47"><span class="coll" id="brief1__48" original="E86b.-7a15"> account </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e2a" id="brief1__49" original="E838.-7633"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e2b" id="brief1__50"><span class="coll" id="brief1__51" original="E838.-7632"> sketch </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e2d" id="brief1__52" original="E86b.-7a14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e2e" id="brief1__53"><span class="coll" id="brief1__54" original="E86b.-7a13"> discussion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e30" id="brief1__55" original="E838.-7631"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e31" id="brief1__56"><span class="coll" id="brief1__57" original="E838.-7630"> mention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e33" id="brief1__58" original="E838.-762f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e34" id="brief1__59"><span class="coll" id="brief1__60" original="E838.-762e"> comment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e36" id="brief1__61" original="E86b.-7a12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e37" id="brief1__62"><span class="coll" id="brief1__63" original="E86b.-7a11"> introduction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e39" id="brief1__64" original="E86b.-7a10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e3a" id="brief1__65"><span class="coll" id="brief1__66" original="E86b.-7a0f"> history </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e3c" id="brief1__67" original="E86b.-7a0e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e3d" id="brief1__68" original="E86b.-7a0d"><span class="x" id="brief1__69" original="E86b.-7a0c"> This section gives a brief overview of the empirical findings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e3f" id="brief1__70" original="E86b.-7a0b"><span class="x" id="brief1__71" original="E86b.-7a0a"> Two other possible contributory factors merit a brief mention. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e41" id="brief1__72" original="E392.7d23"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="brief1__73" original="E392.7d24"> lasting only a short time </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e43" id="brief1__74" original="E838.-763b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://short1" title="short1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e44" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.72e7" id="brief1__75" original="E838.-763a"><span class="xh" id="brief1__76"> short </span><span class="xhm" id="brief1__77"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="brief1__78"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e48" id="brief1__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e49" id="brief1__80" original="E86b.-7a29"><span class="x" id="brief1__81" original="E86b.-7a28"> The death of Commodus led to a brief period of political confusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e4b" id="brief1__82" original="E86b.-7a27"><span class="x" id="brief1__83" original="E86b.-7a26"> Human beings have existed for only a brief moment in the universe's history. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e4d" id="brief1__84" original="E838.-7639" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://lengthy" title="lengthy definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e4e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.582b" id="brief1__85" original="E838.-7638"><span class="xh" id="brief1__86"> lengthy </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e50" id="brief1__87" original="E86b.-7a09" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="brief1__88"> brief + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e52" id="brief1__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e53" id="brief1__90" original="E86b.-7a07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e54" id="brief1__91"><span class="coll" id="brief1__92" original="E86b.-7a06"> period </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e56" id="brief1__93" original="E86b.-7a05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e57" id="brief1__94"><span class="coll" id="brief1__95" original="E86b.-7a04"> moment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e59" id="brief1__96" original="E838.-762d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e5a" id="brief1__97"><span class="coll" id="brief1__98" original="E838.-762c"> interval </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e5c" id="brief1__99" original="E86b.-7a03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e5d" id="brief1__100"><span class="coll" id="brief1__101" original="E86b.-7a02"> episode </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e5f" id="brief1__102" original="E86b.-7a01"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e60" id="brief1__103" original="E838.-762b"><span class="x" id="brief1__104" original="E838.-762a"> Brief episodes of depression are frequent among patients with this disorder. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e62" id="brief1__105" original="E392.7d2a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brevity" title="brevity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e63" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2d43" id="brief1__106" original="E392.7d2b"><span class="xh" id="brief1__107"> brevity </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://briefly" title="briefly definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e65" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ef3" id="brief1__108" original="E392.7d2d"><span class="xh" id="brief1__109"> briefly </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e67" id="brief1__110" original="E392.7d2f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e68" id="brief1__111" original="E392.7d30" sk="inbrief"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e69" id="brief1__112"><span class="idm" id="brief1__113" original="E392.7d31"> in brief </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e6b" id="brief1__114"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e6c" id="brief1__115"><span class="def" id="brief1__116" original="E392.7d32"> in a few words, without details </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e6e" id="brief1__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e6f" id="brief1__118" original="E86b.-7a25"><span class="x" id="brief1__119" original="E86b.-7a24"> In brief, these molecules are made of two parts, one allowed to move around or along the other one. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e71" id="brief1__120" original="E86b.-7a23"><span class="x" id="brief1__121" original="E86b.-7a22"> The three phases are outlined in brief below. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67c2" id="brief1__122" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="brief1__123"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67c4" id="brief1__124" original="E86b.-7a20"><span class="shcut" id="brief1__125" original="E86b.-7a1f"> brief + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67c6" id="brief1__126" original="E86b.-7a1e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67c7" id="brief1__127" original="E86b.-7a1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67c8" id="brief1__128" original="E86b.-7a1b"><span class="coll" id="brief1__129"> overview </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67ca" id="brief1__130" original="E86b.-7a1a"><span class="coll" id="brief1__131"> summary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67cc" id="brief1__132" original="E86b.-7a19"><span class="coll" id="brief1__133"> outline </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67ce" id="brief1__134" original="E838.-7637"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67cf" id="brief1__135" original="E838.-7636"><span class="coll" id="brief1__136"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67d1" id="brief1__137" original="E838.-7635"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67d2" id="brief1__138" original="E838.-7634"><span class="coll" id="brief1__139"> survey </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67d4" id="brief1__140" original="E86b.-7a17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67d5" id="brief1__141" original="E86b.-7a16"><span class="coll" id="brief1__142"> description </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67d7" id="brief1__143" original="E86b.-7a15"><span class="coll" id="brief1__144"> account </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67d9" id="brief1__145" original="E838.-7633"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67da" id="brief1__146" original="E838.-7632"><span class="coll" id="brief1__147"> sketch </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67dc" id="brief1__148" original="E86b.-7a14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67dd" id="brief1__149" original="E86b.-7a13"><span class="coll" id="brief1__150"> discussion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67df" id="brief1__151" original="E838.-7631"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67e0" id="brief1__152" original="E838.-7630"><span class="coll" id="brief1__153"> mention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67e2" id="brief1__154" original="E838.-762f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67e3" id="brief1__155" original="E838.-762e"><span class="coll" id="brief1__156"> comment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67e5" id="brief1__157" original="E86b.-7a12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67e6" id="brief1__158" original="E86b.-7a11"><span class="coll" id="brief1__159"> introduction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67e8" id="brief1__160" original="E86b.-7a10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67e9" id="brief1__161" original="E86b.-7a0f"><span class="coll" id="brief1__162"> history </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67eb" id="brief1__163" original="E86b.-7a0e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67ec" id="brief1__164" original="E86b.-7a0d"><span class="x" id="brief1__165" original="E86b.-7a0c"> This section gives a brief overview of the empirical findings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67ee" id="brief1__166" original="E86b.-7a0b"><span class="x" id="brief1__167" original="E86b.-7a0a"> Two other possible contributory factors merit a brief mention. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67f0" id="brief1__168" original="E86b.-7a09"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67f1" id="brief1__169" original="E86b.-7a07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67f2" id="brief1__170" original="E86b.-7a06"><span class="coll" id="brief1__171"> period </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67f4" id="brief1__172" original="E86b.-7a05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67f5" id="brief1__173" original="E86b.-7a04"><span class="coll" id="brief1__174"> moment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67f7" id="brief1__175" original="E838.-762d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67f8" id="brief1__176" original="E838.-762c"><span class="coll" id="brief1__177"> interval </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67fa" id="brief1__178" original="E86b.-7a03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67fb" id="brief1__179" original="E86b.-7a02"><span class="coll" id="brief1__180"> episode </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67fd" id="brief1__181" original="E86b.-7a01"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.67fe" id="brief1__182" original="E838.-762b"><span class="x" id="brief1__183" original="E838.-762a"> Brief episodes of depression are frequent among patients with this disorder. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1c0d" id="brief1__184" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brief_1" title="brief definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1c0c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-35a9" id="brief1__185" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brief1__186"> brief </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e73" hm="2" id="brief2" original="E392.7d33" sum="527"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e74" id="brief2__1" original="E392.7d34"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e75" id="brief2__2" original="E392.7d35"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brief <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e80" id="brief2__7" original="E392.7d42"><span class="pos" id="brief2__8" original="E392.7d43"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d62" eid="brief2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6718" geo="br" id="brief2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/brief__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/brief__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://brief__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6715" geo="n_am" id="brief2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/brief__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/brief__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brief__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e82" id="brief2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e83" id="brief2__15" original="E392.7d47"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e84" id="brief2__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="brief2__17" original="E392.7d49"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="brief2__18" original="E392.7d4a"> the instructions that a person is given explaining what their job is and what their duties are </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e87" id="brief2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e88" id="brief2__20" original="E86b.-7877"><span class="x" id="brief2__21" original="E86b.-7876"> Turing's brief was to design and develop an electronic digital computer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e8a" id="brief2__22" original="E86b.-7871"><span class="x" id="brief2__23" original="E86b.-7870"> Shortlisted agencies are given a preliminary outline of the client's needs in a research brief. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e8c" id="brief2__24" original="E392.7d4b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e8d" id="brief2__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="brief2__26" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="brief2__27" original="E392.7d4f"> a document giving the facts about a legal case </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e90" id="brief2__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e91" id="brief2__29" original="E86b.-786f"><span class="x" id="brief2__30" original="E86b.-786e"> The two sides in the dispute then prepare briefs setting out their positions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1b94" id="brief2__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brief_1" title="brief definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1b93" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-35a9" id="brief2__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brief2__33"> brief </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e93" hm="3" id="brief3" original="E392.7d6e" sum="413"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e94" id="brief3__1" original="E392.7d6f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2e95" id="brief3__2" original="E392.7d70"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brief <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ea2" id="brief3__9" original="E392.7d7d"><span class="pos" id="brief3__10" original="E392.7d7e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d69" eid="brief3__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6712" geo="br" id="brief3__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/brief__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/brief__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://brief__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-670f" geo="n_am" id="brief3__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/brief__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/brief__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brief__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-20d5" id="brief3__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-670c" form="root" id="brief3__17"><span class="vp" id="brief3__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> brief </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-670a" eid="brief3__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6709" geo="br" id="brief3__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/brief__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/brief__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://brief__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6706" geo="n_am" id="brief3__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/brief__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/brief__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brief__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6703" form="thirdps" id="brief3__24"><span class="vp" id="brief3__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> briefs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6701" eid="brief3__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6700" geo="br" id="brief3__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːfs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/briefs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://briefs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66fd" geo="n_am" id="brief3__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːfs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/briefs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://briefs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66fa" form="past" id="brief3__31"><span class="vp" id="brief3__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> briefed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66f8" eid="brief3__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66f7" geo="br" id="brief3__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/briefed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://briefed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66f4" geo="n_am" id="brief3__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/briefed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://briefed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66f1" form="pastpart" id="brief3__38"><span class="vp" id="brief3__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> briefed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66ef" eid="brief3__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66ee" geo="br" id="brief3__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/briefed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://briefed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66eb" geo="n_am" id="brief3__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> briːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/briefed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://briefed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66e8" form="prespart" id="brief3__45"><span class="vp" id="brief3__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> briefing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66e6" eid="brief3__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66e5" geo="br" id="brief3__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːfɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/briefing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://briefing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-66e2" geo="n_am" id="brief3__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brief3__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːfɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/briefing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://briefing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ece" id="brief3__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ecf" id="brief3__53" original="E392.7d9b"><span class="def" id="brief3__54" original="E392.7d9c"> to give somebody information about something so that they are prepared to deal with it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ed1" id="brief3__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ed2" id="brief3__56" original="E86b.-7969"><span class="cf" id="brief3__57" original="E392.7d9d"><span class="exp" id="brief3__58"> brief </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="brief3__59" original="E86b.-7968"> Journalists are briefed twice daily by the Number 10 press secretary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ed6" id="brief3__60" original="E86b.-7963"><span class="cf" id="brief3__61" original="E392.7d9e"><span class="exp" id="brief3__62"> brief </span> somebody on/about something </span><span class="x" id="brief3__63" original="E86b.-7962"> Staff should be briefed on how to handle media inquiries. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1b3f" id="brief3__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brief_1" title="brief definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1b3e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-35a9" id="brief3__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brief3__66"> brief </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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briefing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2eda" id="briefing" original="E392.7dbc" sum="506"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2edb" id="briefing__1" original="E392.7dbd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2edc" id="briefing__2" original="E392.7dbe"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> briefing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ee4" id="briefing__4" original="E392.7dc3"><span class="pos" id="briefing__5" original="E392.7dc4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d70" eid="briefing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6522" geo="br" id="briefing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="briefing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːfɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/briefing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://briefing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-651f" geo="n_am" id="briefing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="briefing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːfɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/briefing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://briefing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ee6" id="briefing__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="briefing__12" original="E392.7dc7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="briefing__13" original="E392.7dd3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ee9" id="briefing__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2eea" id="briefing__15" original="E392.7dc5"><span class="def" id="briefing__16" original="E392.7dc8"> a meeting in which people are given instructions or information; the detailed instructions or information that are given at such a meeting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2eec" id="briefing__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2eed" id="briefing__18" original="E86b.-7868"><span class="x" id="briefing__19" original="E86b.-7867"> As he pointed out at a press briefing, air power alone cannot stop paramilitary action. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2eef" id="briefing__20" original="E86b.-7864"><span class="x" id="briefing__21" original="E86b.-7863"> Prior to the experiment, participants were given a one-hour briefing describing the task. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ef1" id="briefing__22" original="E838.-758e"><span class="x" id="briefing__23" original="E838.-758d"> Briefing promotes efficiency that in turn leads to improved effectiveness. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1b20" id="briefing__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://briefing" title="briefing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1b1f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-34ba" id="briefing__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="briefing__26"> briefing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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briefly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ef3" id="briefly" original="E392.7dd5" sum="418"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ef4" id="briefly__1" original="E392.7dd6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2ef5" id="briefly__2" original="E392.7dd7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> briefly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2efd" id="briefly__4" original="E392.7ddc"><span class="pos" id="briefly__5" original="E392.7ddd"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d77" eid="briefly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-64d6" geo="br" id="briefly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="briefly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːfli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brief/briefly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://briefly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-64d3" geo="n_am" id="briefly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="briefly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbriːfli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brief/briefly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brief/briefly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://briefly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2eff" id="briefly__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f00" id="briefly__12" original="E392.7de0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="briefly__13" original="E392.7de1"> in few words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f02" id="briefly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f03" id="briefly__15" original="E89b.-7f32"><span class="x" id="briefly__16" original="E89b.-7f31"> The most common forms of direct marketing are briefly described below. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f05" id="briefly__17" original="E89b.-7f30"><span class="x" id="briefly__18" original="E89b.-7f2f"> Section 2 considers briefly the neuropsychology of consciousness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f07" id="briefly__19" original="E89b.-7f2e"><span class="x" id="briefly__20" original="E89b.-7f2d"> Briefly, the main institutions concerned are the following… </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f09" id="briefly__21" original="E89b.-7f25" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="briefly__22"> briefly + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f0b" id="briefly__23"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f0c" id="briefly__24" original="E89b.-7f23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f0d" id="briefly__25"><span class="coll" id="briefly__26" original="E89b.-7f22"> discuss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f0f" id="briefly__27"><span class="coll" id="briefly__28" original="E89b.-7f20"> consider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f11" id="briefly__29"><span class="coll" id="briefly__30" original="E89b.-7f1e"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f13" id="briefly__31"><span class="coll" id="briefly__32" original="E89b.-7f1d"> look at </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f15" id="briefly__33" original="E838.-74d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f16" id="briefly__34"><span class="coll" id="briefly__35" original="E838.-74d7"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f18" id="briefly__36" original="E838.-74d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f19" id="briefly__37"><span class="coll" id="briefly__38" original="E838.-74d5"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f1b" id="briefly__39" original="E89b.-7f1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f1c" id="briefly__40"><span class="coll" id="briefly__41" original="E89b.-7f1b"> summarize </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f1e" id="briefly__42"><span class="coll" id="briefly__43" original="E89b.-7f1a"> outline </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f20" id="briefly__44" original="E89b.-7f19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f21" id="briefly__45"><span class="coll" id="briefly__46" original="E89b.-7f18"> mention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f23" id="briefly__47" original="E89b.-7f17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f24" id="briefly__48"><span class="coll" id="briefly__49" original="E89b.-7f16"> introduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f26" id="briefly__50" original="E89b.-7f15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f27" id="briefly__51"><span class="coll" id="briefly__52" original="E89b.-7f14"> explain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f29" id="briefly__53" original="E89b.-7f13"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f2a" id="briefly__54" original="E89b.-7f10"><span class="x" id="briefly__55" original="E89b.-7f0f"> Topics only briefly mentioned here are covered in more detail later in the book. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f2c" id="briefly__56" original="E838.-74d2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="briefly__57"> verb + briefly </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f2e" id="briefly__58"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f2f" id="briefly__59" original="E838.-74d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f30" id="briefly__60"><span class="coll" id="briefly__61" original="E838.-74cf"> discuss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f32" id="briefly__62"><span class="coll" id="briefly__63" original="E838.-74ce"> consider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f34" id="briefly__64"><span class="coll" id="briefly__65" original="E838.-74cd"> look <span class="exp"> briefly </span> at </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f36" id="briefly__66" original="E838.-74cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f37" id="briefly__67"><span class="coll" id="briefly__68" original="E838.-74cb"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f39" id="briefly__69" original="E838.-74ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f3a" id="briefly__70"><span class="coll" id="briefly__71" original="E838.-74c9"> mention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f3c" id="briefly__72" original="E838.-74c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f3d" id="briefly__73"><span class="coll" id="briefly__74" original="E838.-74c7"> explain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f3f" id="briefly__75" original="E838.-74c6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f40" id="briefly__76" original="E89b.-7f12"><span class="x" id="briefly__77" original="E89b.-7f11"> Each of these five areas is discussed briefly below. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f42" id="briefly__78" original="E392.7dde"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="briefly__79" original="E392.7ddf"> for a short time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f44" id="briefly__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f45" id="briefly__81" original="E89b.-7f2c"><span class="x" id="briefly__82" original="E89b.-7f2b"> Like the Persians, the Macedonians were to remain only briefly in India. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1b06" id="briefly__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://briefly" title="briefly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1b05" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3494" id="briefly__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="briefly__85"> briefly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bright
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f47" id="bright" original="E392.7e7a" sum="952"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f48" id="bright__1" original="E392.7e7b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f49" id="bright__2" original="E392.7e7c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bright </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f55" id="bright__8" original="E392.7e86"><span class="pos" id="bright__9" original="E392.7e87"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d7e" eid="bright__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-625b" geo="br" id="bright__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bright__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> braɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brigh/bright__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brigh/bright__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bright__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6258" geo="n_am" id="bright__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bright__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> braɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brigh/bright__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brigh/bright__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bright__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f57" id="bright__15" original="E392.7e88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f58" form="_tofix" id="bright__16"><span class="if" id="bright__17" original="E392.7e8a"> brighter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f5a" form="_tofix" id="bright__18"><span class="if" id="bright__19" original="E392.7e8b"> brightest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f5c" id="bright__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f5d" id="bright__21" original="E392.7e8c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bright__22" original="E392.7e8d"> full of light; shining strongly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f5f" id="bright__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f60" id="bright__24" original="E4a8.41f6"><span class="x" id="bright__25" original="E4a8.41f7"> The rooms are bright and spacious. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f62" id="bright__26" original="E85b.61a2"><span class="x" id="bright__27" original="E85b.61a3"> Proper assessment of the pupils of the eyes requires a bright light. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f64" id="bright__28" original="E4a8.41f8"><span class="x" id="bright__29" original="E4a8.41f9"> bright sunshine/sunlight/stars </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f66" id="bright__30" original="E4a8.41fa"><span class="x" id="bright__31" original="E4a8.41fb"> The bright spots are star-forming regions in the very distant galaxy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f68" id="bright__32" original="E392.7e8e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f69" id="bright__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="bright__34" original="E392.7e8f"> of a colour </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bright__35" original="E392.7e90"> strong and easy to see </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f6c" id="bright__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f6d" id="bright__37" original="E85b.61a6"><span class="x" id="bright__38" original="E85b.61a7"> African consumers particularly liked the bright colours of Indian textiles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f6f" id="bright__39" original="E4a8.41fc"><span class="cf" id="bright__40" original="E875.7519"><span class="exp" id="bright__41"> bright </span> red, blue, green, etc. </span><span class="x" id="bright__42" original="E4a8.41fd"> The colour changes to bright red and the solution has a pH of 6.0. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f73" id="bright__43" original="E392.7e93"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="bright__44" original="E392.7e94"> intelligent; quick to learn </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f75" id="bright__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f76" id="bright__46" original="E85b.61aa"><span class="x" id="bright__47" original="E85b.61ab"> She had the bright idea of writing the report in French. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f78" id="bright__48" original="E85b.61a8"><span class="x" id="bright__49" original="E85b.61a9"> Einstein was one of the brightest minds of modern times. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f7a" id="bright__50" original="E392.7e95"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="bright__51" original="E392.7e96"> giving reason to believe that good things will happen; likely to be successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f7c" id="bright__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f7d" id="bright__53" original="E85b.61ac"><span class="x" id="bright__54" original="E85b.61ad"> Lenin envisaged a bright future for Bukharin and Pyatakov. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f7f" id="bright__55"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f80" id="bright__56" original="E4a8.41fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f81" id="bright__57"><span class="dr" id="bright__58" original="E4a8.41ff"> brightly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f89" id="bright__59" original="E4a8.4203"><span class="pos" id="bright__60" original="E4a8.4204"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d7f" eid="bright__61" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6261" geo="br" id="bright__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bright__63"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbraɪtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brigh/brightly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brigh/brightly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brightly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-625e" geo="n_am" id="bright__64" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bright__65"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbraɪtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brigh/brightly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brigh/brightly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brightly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f8b" id="bright__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f8c" id="bright__67" original="E4a8.4205"><span class="x" id="bright__68" original="E4a8.4206"> Smaller stars, like the Sun, are also formed in spiral arms, but do not burn so brightly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f8e" id="bright__69" original="E4a8.4207"><span class="x" id="bright__70" original="E4a8.4208"> Colours are often paler in more brightly lit sites. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f90" id="bright__71" original="E4a8.4209"><span class="x" id="bright__72" original="E4a8.420a"> The male is more brightly coloured than the female. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f92" id="bright__73"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f93" id="bright__74" original="E4a8.420b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f94" id="bright__75"><span class="dr" id="bright__76" original="E4a8.420c"> brightness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f9c" id="bright__77" original="E4a8.4210"><span class="pos" id="bright__78" original="E4a8.4211"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d80" eid="bright__79" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6267" geo="br" id="bright__80" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bright__81"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbraɪtnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brigh/brightness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brigh/brightness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brightness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-6264" geo="n_am" id="bright__82" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bright__83"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbraɪtnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brigh/brightness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brigh/brightness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brightness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2f9e" id="bright__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bright__85" original="E4a8.4213"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fa0" id="bright__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fa1" id="bright__87" original="E4a8.41f5"><span class="cf" id="bright__88" original="E4a8.4214"><span class="exp"> brightness </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="bright__89" original="E4a8.4215"> Astronomers use ‘magnitudes’ to refer to the brightness of stars. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fa4" id="bright__90" original="E4a8.4216"><span class="x" id="bright__91" original="E4a8.4217"> This mixing effect reduces the brightness of the colours. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1aa5" id="bright__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bright_1" title="bright definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1aa4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-33c2" id="bright__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bright__94"> bright </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brilliant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fa6" id="brilliant" original="E392.7f5f" sum="522"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fa7" id="brilliant__1" original="E392.7f60"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fa8" id="brilliant__2" original="E392.7f61"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brilliant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fb3" id="brilliant__7" original="E392.7f69"><span class="pos" id="brilliant__8" original="E392.7f6a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d93" eid="brilliant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5fb7" geo="br" id="brilliant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brilliant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɪliənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/brill/brilliant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/brill/brilliant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brilliant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5fb4" geo="n_am" id="brilliant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brilliant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɪliənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/brill/brilliant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/brill/brilliant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brilliant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fb5" id="brilliant__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fb6" id="brilliant__15" original="E392.7f6b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="brilliant__16" original="E392.7f6c"> extremely clever, skilful or successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fb8" id="brilliant__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fb9" id="brilliant__18" original="E442.69df"><span class="x" id="brilliant__19" original="E442.69e0"> a brilliant scientist/engineer </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fbb" id="brilliant__20" original="E442.69e1"><span class="x" id="brilliant__21" original="E442.69e2"> This war witnessed the brilliant career of the Duke of Marlborough. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fbd" id="brilliant__22" original="E4a8.4218"><span class="x" id="brilliant__23" original="E4a8.4219"> He had no doubt that natural selection, a simple but brilliant idea, could explain the origin of design in the natural world. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fbf" id="brilliant__24" original="E392.7f71"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fc0" id="brilliant__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="brilliant__26" original="E392.7f72"> of light or colours </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="brilliant__27" original="E392.7f73"> very bright </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fc3" id="brilliant__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fc4" id="brilliant__29" original="E442.3aea"><span class="x" id="brilliant__30" original="E442.3aeb"> The colours vary from purple to red to brilliant orange. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1a46" id="brilliant__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brilliant" title="brilliant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1a45" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-3231" id="brilliant__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brilliant__33"> brilliant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bring
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fc6" id="bring" original="E393.-7fcc" sum="7533"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fc7" id="bring__1" original="E393.-7fcb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fc8" id="bring__2" original="E393.-7fca"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bring </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fd5" id="bring__9" original="E393.-7fc0"><span class="pos" id="bring__10" original="E393.-7fbf"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6d9a" eid="bring__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5cf9" geo="br" id="bring__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bring/bring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bring/bring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5cf6" geo="n_am" id="bring__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bring/bring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bring/bring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-20a7" id="bring__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d26" form="root" id="bring__17"><span class="vp" id="bring__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d24" eid="bring__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d23" geo="br" id="bring__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bring/bring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bring/bring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d20" geo="n_am" id="bring__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bring/bring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bring/bring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d1d" form="thirdps" id="bring__24"><span class="vp" id="bring__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> brings </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d1b" eid="bring__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d1a" geo="br" id="bring__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪŋz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bring/brings__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bring/brings__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brings__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d17" geo="n_am" id="bring__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɪŋz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bring/brings__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bring/brings__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brings__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d14" form="past" id="bring__31"><span class="vp" id="bring__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> brought </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d12" eid="bring__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d11" geo="br" id="bring__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broug/brought__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broug/brought__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brought__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d0e" geo="n_am" id="bring__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broug/brought__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broug/brought__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brought__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d0b" form="pastpart" id="bring__38"><span class="vp" id="bring__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> brought </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d09" eid="bring__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d08" geo="br" id="bring__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broug/brought__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broug/brought__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brought__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d05" geo="n_am" id="bring__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broug/brought__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broug/brought__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brought__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d02" form="prespart" id="bring__45"><span class="vp" id="bring__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bringing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5d00" eid="bring__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5cff" geo="br" id="bring__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɪŋɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bri/bring/bringing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bri/bring/bringing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bringing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5cfc" geo="n_am" id="bring__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bring__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɪŋɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bri/bring/bringing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bri/bring/bringing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bringing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3006" id="bring__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3007" id="bring__53" original="E393.-7fa1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bring__54" original="E393.-7fa0"> to come to a place with something/somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3009" id="bring__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.300a" id="bring__56" original="E85c.-5e95"><span class="cf" id="bring__57" original="E393.-7f9f"><span class="exp" id="bring__58"> bring </span> something/somebody (with you) </span><span class="x" id="bring__59" original="E85c.-5e94"> Participants were encouraged to bring their families with them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.300e" id="bring__60" original="E85c.-5e93"><span class="x" id="bring__61" original="E85c.-5e92"> The soldiers brought their equipment home with them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3010" id="bring__62" original="E85c.-5e90"><span class="x" id="bring__63" original="E85c.-5e8f"> Merchants brought with them lightweight luxuries such as spices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3012" id="bring__64" original="E85c.-5e97"><span class="cf" id="bring__65" original="E393.-7f9e"><span class="exp" id="bring__66"> bring </span> something/somebody to something </span><span class="x" id="bring__67" original="E85c.-5e96"> Ecosoc was intended as a forum for bringing specialist expertise to the EU. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3016" id="bring__68" original="E85c.-5e8e"><span class="cf" id="bring__69" original="E393.-7f9d"><span class="exp" id="bring__70"> bring </span> something for something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="bring__71" original="E85c.-5e8d"> Students were asked to find examples in advance and bring them for discussion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.301a" id="bring__72" original="E85c.-5e8c"><span class="cf" id="bring__73" original="E393.-7f9c"><span class="exp" id="bring__74"> bring </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="bring__75" original="E85c.-5e8b"> Fellow Christians visited Peregrinus in prison and brought him fine meals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.301e" id="bring__76" original="E393.-7f9b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bring__77" original="E393.-7f9a"> to provide somebody/something with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3020" id="bring__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3021" id="bring__79" original="E85c.-5e88"><span class="cf" id="bring__80" original="E47f.2aed"><span class="exp" id="bring__81"> bring </span> something </span><span class="x" id="bring__82" original="E85c.-5e87"> Octavian's victory in 31 BCE finally brought peace and stability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3025" id="bring__83" original="E85c.-5e8a"><span class="x" id="bring__84" original="E85c.-5e89"> Thus, it is clear that e-commerce brings substantial operational benefits, especially for industrial suppliers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3027" id="bring__85" original="E85c.-5e86"><span class="cf" id="bring__86" original="E393.-7f99"><span class="exp" id="bring__87"> bring </span> somebody/something sth </span><span class="x" id="bring__88" original="E85c.-5e85"> Good (1995) argues that people will not easily abandon pleasurable behaviour which brings them income or power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.302b" id="bring__89" original="E85c.-5e84"><span class="cf" id="bring__90" original="E393.-7f98"><span class="exp" id="bring__91"> bring </span> something to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="bring__92" original="E85c.-5e83"> Many employers fail to recognize that older workers can bring many benefits to a business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.302f" id="bring__93" original="E85c.-5e82"><span class="x" id="bring__94" original="E85c.-5e81"> This essay aims to bring a poststructuralist perspective to the narrative of the Cold War. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3031" id="bring__95" original="E85c.-5e75"><span class="cf" id="bring__96" original="E393.-7f8f"><span class="exp" id="bring__97"> bring </span> somebody/something + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="bring__98" original="E85c.-5e74"> In many cities the local sources are inadequate and water has to be brought in from rural areas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3035" id="bring__99" original="E393.-7f97"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="bring__100" original="E393.-7f95"> to cause something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3037" id="bring__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3038" id="bring__102" original="E85c.-5e80"><span class="cf" id="bring__103" original="E393.-7f96"><span class="exp" id="bring__104"> bring </span> something </span><span class="x" id="bring__105" original="E85c.-5e7f"> Perhaps the most important change brought by the war was the employment of married middle-aged women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.303c" id="bring__106" original="E85c.-5e7d"><span class="cf" id="bring__107" original="E85c.-5e7e"><span class="exp" id="bring__108"> bring </span> with it something </span><span class="x" id="bring__109" original="E85c.-5e7c"> Wherever capitalism has taken root, it has brought with it unprecedented change. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3040" id="bring__110" original="E393.-7f94"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="bring__111" original="E393.-7f93"><span class="exp" id="bring__112"> bring </span> somebody/something + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="bring__113" original="E393.-7f92"> to cause somebody/something to be in a particular condition or place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3044" id="bring__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3045" id="bring__115" original="E85c.-5e7b"><span class="x" id="bring__116" original="E85c.-5e7a"> The disintegration of the Soviet Union in the 1990s brought the Cold War to an end. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3047" id="bring__117" original="E85c.-5e77"><span class="x" id="bring__118" original="E85c.-5e76"> His anti-Prussian stance repeatedly brought him into conflict with the authorities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3049" id="bring__119" original="E85c.-5e79"><span class="x" id="bring__120" original="E85c.-5e78"> Blouet (1987) brought attention to the British geography of an earlier period with his biography of Mackinder. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.304b" id="bring__121" original="E393.-7f8d"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="bring__122" original="E393.-7f8c"><span class="exp" id="bring__123"> bring </span> something (against somebody) </span><span class="def" id="bring__124" original="E393.-7f8b"> to officially accuse somebody of a crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.304f" id="bring__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3050" id="bring__126" original="E85c.-5e73"><span class="x" id="bring__127" original="E85c.-5e72"> Black was famous for bringing legal actions against anyone who challenged him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3052" id="bring__128" original="E85c.-5e71"><span class="x" id="bring__129" original="E85c.-5e70"> She brought a claim for damages but the hotel denied responsibility. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3054" id="bring__130" original="E393.-7f8a"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="bring__131" original="E393.-7f89"><span class="exp" id="bring__132"> bring </span> yourself to do something </span><span class="def" id="bring__133" original="E393.-7f88"> to force yourself to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3058" id="bring__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3059" id="bring__135" original="E85c.-5e6f"><span class="x" id="bring__136" original="E85c.-5e6e"> Coleridge could not quite bring himself to abandon his wife and children. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.305b" id="bring__137" original="E393.-7f87"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="un" id="bring__138" original="E393.-7f85" un="help"> Idioms containing <span class="eb" id="bring__139" original="E393.-7f84"> bring </span> are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example <span class="eb" id="bring__140" original="E843.745a"> bring somebody/something to life </span> is at <span class="eb" id="bring__141" original="E843.745b"> life </span> . </span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3060" id="bring__142" original="E393.-7f81"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3061" id="bring__143" original="E393.-7f7f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3062" id="bring__144"><h4 class="pv"> bring something about </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3064" id="bring__146"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3065" id="bring__147"><span class="def" id="bring__148" original="E393.-7f7d"> to make something happen </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3067" id="bring__149" original="E393.-7f7c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cause1" title="cause1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3068" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c94" id="bring__150" original="E393.-7f7b"><span class="xh" id="bring__151"> cause </span><span class="xhm" id="bring__152"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.306b" id="bring__153"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.306c" id="bring__154" original="E85c.-5e6d"><span class="x" id="bring__155" original="E85c.-5e6c"> The publication of ‘The Origin of Species’ brought about a rapid change in the scientific world view. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.306e" id="bring__156" original="E85c.-5e6b"><span class="x" id="bring__157" original="E85c.-5e6a"> The development of agriculture over 10 000 years ago brought about momentous cultural change. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="therefore__23" original="E83d.-721d" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="therefore__24" original="E83d.-721c"><span class="h1" id="therefore__25" original="E83d.-721b"> Cause and effect </span><span class="p" id="therefore__26" original="E83d.-721a"> In academic writing, you often need to show a link between two or more actions or events, or link a cause X to an effect Y. </span><ul class="bullet" id="therefore__27" original="E4e1.6811"><li class="li" id="therefore__28" original="E4e1.6812"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__29" original="E4e1.6813"> causes/​produces/​leads to/​brings about/​results in </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__30" original="E4e1.681c"> Y <span class="eb" id="therefore__31" original="E4e1.681d"> is caused by/​is due to </span> X. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__32" original="E4e1.6820"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__33" original="E4e1.6821"> has/​exerts an influence on </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__34" original="E4e1.6822"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__35" original="E4e1.6823"> has an effect/​impact on </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__36" original="E4e1.6824"><span class="eb" id="therefore__37" original="E4e1.6825"> As a result of </span> X,… </li><li class="li" id="therefore__38" original="E827.7567"> … <span class="eb" id="therefore__39" original="E827.7568"> because… </span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__40" original="E4e1.6828"> … <span class="eb" id="therefore__41" original="E4e1.6829"> consequently/​therefore… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="therefore__42" original="E4e1.682c"><li class="li" id="therefore__43" original="E4e1.682f"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__44"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__45" original="E4e1.6830"><span class="x" id="therefore__46" original="E4e1.6831"> There is no scientific evidence that magnetic fields in that range <span class="ebi" id="therefore__47" original="E4e1.6832"> produce </span> harmful effects in humans. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__48" original="E4e1.6837"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__49"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__50" original="E4e1.6838"><span class="x" id="therefore__51" original="E4e1.6839"> Higher levels of employment <span class="ebi" id="therefore__52" original="E4e1.683a"> bring about </span> higher rates of capacity utilization. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__53" original="E4e1.683b"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__54"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__55" original="E4e1.683c"><span class="x" id="therefore__56" original="E4e1.683d"> Application of the points system has <span class="ebi" id="therefore__57" original="E4e1.683e"> resulted in </span> an increase in the number of qualified professionals. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__58" original="E442.-efc"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__59"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__60" original="E4a6.934"><span class="x" id="therefore__61" original="E4a6.935"> The majority of air pollutants <span class="ebi" id="therefore__62" original="E4a6.936"> are caused by </span> industry or transport. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__63" original="E4a6.933"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__64"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__65" original="E442.-f10"><span class="x" id="therefore__66" original="E442.-f0f"> Only about half of the permafrost warming <span class="ebi" id="therefore__67" original="E442.-f0e"> is due to </span> an increase in air temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__68" original="E4e1.683f"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__69"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__70" original="E4e1.6840"><span class="x" id="therefore__71" original="E4e1.6841"> The first of these factors <span class="ebi" id="therefore__72" original="E4e1.6842"> has </span> a powerful <span class="ebi" id="therefore__73" original="E4e1.6843"> influence on </span> the melting point of a polymer. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__74" original="E4e1.6844"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__75"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__76" original="E4e1.6845"><span class="x" id="therefore__77" original="E4e1.6846"> Legislative protection can <span class="ebi" id="therefore__78" original="E4e1.6847"> have </span> a direct <span class="ebi" id="therefore__79" original="E4e1.6848"> effect on </span> health. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__80" original="E4e1.6849"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__81"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__82" original="E4e1.684a"><span class="x" id="therefore__83" original="E4e1.684b"><span class="ebi" id="therefore__84" original="E4e1.684c"> As a result of </span> these technologies, televisual viewing changed radically. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__85" original="E4e1.6851"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__86"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__87" original="E4e1.6852"><span class="x" id="therefore__88" original="E4e1.6853"> Age at weaning is younger in humans than chimpanzees and the interbirth interval is <span class="ebi" id="therefore__89" original="E4e1.6854"> consequently </span> 50% shorter (Kaplan et al., 2000; Hawkes and Paine, 2006). </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3070" id="bring__225" original="E393.-7f66"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3071" id="bring__226"><h4 class="pv"> bring something back </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3073" id="bring__228"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3074" id="bring__229"><span class="def" id="bring__230" original="E393.-7f61"> to make something that existed before be introduced again </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3076" id="bring__231"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3077" id="bring__232" original="E85c.-5e69"><span class="x" id="bring__233" original="E85c.-5e68"> A month later, Labour defeat in the General Election brought the Conservatives back to power. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3079" id="bring__234" original="E393.-7f5d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.307a" id="bring__235"><h4 class="pv"> bring something back (for somebody) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.307c" id="bring__237"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.307d" id="bring__238"><span class="def" id="bring__239" original="E393.-7f5a"> to return with something for somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.307f" id="bring__240"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3080" id="bring__241" original="E85c.-5e65"><span class="x" id="bring__242" original="E85c.-5e64"> The quantity of food brought back to the nest did indeed increase with the number of chicks. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3082" id="bring__243" original="E393.-7f58"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3083" id="bring__244"><h4 class="pv"> bring something/somebody before somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3085" id="bring__246"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3086" id="bring__247"><span class="def" id="bring__248" original="E393.-7f54"> to present something/somebody for discussion or judgement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3088" id="bring__249"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3089" id="bring__250" original="E85c.-5e63"><span class="x" id="bring__251" original="E85c.-5e62"> The British were successful in bringing the matter before the Beijing government itself. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.308b" id="bring__252" original="E85c.-5e61"><span class="x" id="bring__253" original="E85c.-5e60"> Paul was brought before the Roman governor Felix. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.308d" id="bring__254" original="E393.-7f52"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.308e" id="bring__255"><h4 class="pv"> bring somebody down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3090" id="bring__257"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3091" id="bring__258"><span class="def" id="bring__259" original="E393.-7f4f"> to make somebody lose power or be defeated </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3093" id="bring__260"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3094" id="bring__261" original="E85c.-5e5f"><span class="x" id="bring__262" original="E85c.-5e5e"> The labour unions contributed to bringing down the dictatorship. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3096" id="bring__263" original="E393.-7f4b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3097" id="bring__264"><h4 class="pv"> bring something down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3099" id="bring__266"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.309a" id="bring__267"><span class="def" id="bring__268" original="E393.-7f48"> to reduce something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.309c" id="bring__269"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.309d" id="bring__270" original="E85c.-5e5d"><span class="x" id="bring__271" original="E85c.-5e5c"> In the early 1980s, restrictive monetary policy brought down the rate of inflation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.309f" id="bring__272" original="E85c.-5e5b"><span class="x" id="bring__273" original="E85c.-5e5a"> Immediate treatment brought the pulse rate down to normal levels. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30a1" id="bring__274" original="E393.-7f40"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30a2" id="bring__275"><h4 class="pv"> bring somebody/something forth </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30a4" id="bring__277"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bring__278" original="E393.-7f3b" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30a6" id="bring__279"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30a7" id="bring__280"><span class="def" id="bring__281" original="E393.-7f3a"> to produce something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30a9" id="bring__282"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30aa" id="bring__283" original="E85c.-5e59"><span class="x" id="bring__284" original="E85c.-5e58"> These developments brought forth strident calls for fresh elections. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30ac" id="bring__285" original="E393.-7f38"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30ad" id="bring__286"><h4 class="pv"> bring something forward </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30af" id="bring__288"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30b0" id="bring__289"><span class="def" id="bring__290" original="E393.-7f33"> to suggest something for discussion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30b2" id="bring__291"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30b3" id="bring__292" original="E85c.-5e57"><span class="x" id="bring__293" original="E85c.-5e56"> EU citizens are encouraged to bring forward new policy proposals. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30b5" id="bring__294" original="E393.-7f2f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30b6" id="bring__295"><h4 class="pv"> bring somebody in </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30b8" id="bring__297"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30b9" id="bring__298"><span class="def" id="bring__299" original="E393.-7f2c"> to ask somebody to do a particular job or to be involved in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30bb" id="bring__300"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30bc" id="bring__301" original="E85c.-5e55"><span class="x" id="bring__302" original="E85c.-5e54"> Malays and Chinese were brought in as labourers to work the phosphate mine. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30be" id="bring__303" original="E85c.-5e53"><span class="cf" id="bring__304" original="E393.-7f2b"><span class="exp"> bring </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="bring__305" original="E85c.-5e52"> Banks typically bring in their own advisers to do independent forecasts. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30c1" id="bring__306" original="E393.-7f27"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30c2" id="bring__307"><h4 class="pv"> bring something in </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30c4" id="bring__309"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30c5" id="bring__310" original="E85c.-5e98"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bring__311" original="E85c.-5e51"> to introduce a new system or a new element into an existing system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30c7" id="bring__312"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30c8" id="bring__313" original="E85c.-5e50"><span class="x" id="bring__314" original="E85c.-5e4f"> The government made an attempt to bring in a socialist market system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30ca" id="bring__315" original="E85c.-5e4e"><span class="x" id="bring__316" original="E85c.-5e4d"> The government was determined to bring in competition into the telecommunications industry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30cc" id="bring__317" original="E393.-7f25"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bring__318" original="E393.-7f24"> to introduce a new law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30ce" id="bring__319"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30cf" id="bring__320" original="E85c.-5e4c"><span class="x" id="bring__321" original="E85c.-5e4b"> Even when new Acts were brought in, they proved difficult to enforce against the weight of tradition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30d1" id="bring__322" original="E85c.-5e4a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="bring__323" original="E85c.-5e49"> to introduce an idea into a piece of writing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30d3" id="bring__324"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30d4" id="bring__325" original="E85c.-5e48"><span class="x" id="bring__326" original="E85c.-5e47"> In the next part of the essay, Hazlitt brings in the idea of time. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30d6" id="bring__327" original="E393.-7f21"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="bring__328" original="E393.-7f20"> to give a decision in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30d8" id="bring__329"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30d9" id="bring__330" original="E85c.-5e46"><span class="x" id="bring__331" original="E85c.-5e45"> The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30db" id="bring__332" original="E393.-7f1f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30dc" id="bring__333"><h4 class="pv"> bring somebody in something </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> bring in something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30df" id="bring__336"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30e0" id="bring__337"><span class="def" id="bring__338" original="E393.-7f1c"> to make or earn a particular amount of money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30e2" id="bring__339"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30e3" id="bring__340" original="E85c.-5e44"><span class="x" id="bring__341" original="E85c.-5e43"> The corporation brings in more than $5 billion in annual revenues. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30e5" id="bring__342" original="E393.-7f10"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30e6" id="bring__343"><h4 class="pv"> bring something on </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30e8" id="bring__345"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30e9" id="bring__346"><span class="def" id="bring__347" original="E393.-7f0d"> to make something develop, usually something unpleasant </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30eb" id="bring__348" original="E393.-7f0c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cause1" title="cause1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30ec" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c94" id="bring__349" original="E393.-7f0b"><span class="xh" id="bring__350"> cause </span><span class="xhm" id="bring__351"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30ef" id="bring__352"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30f0" id="bring__353" original="E85c.-5e40"><span class="x" id="bring__354" original="E85c.-5e3f"> Migraine headaches may be brought on by a number of factors such as alcohol, exercise or stress. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30f2" id="bring__355" original="E393.-7f07"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30f3" id="bring__356"><h4 class="pv"> bring something on yourself/somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30f5" id="bring__358"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30f6" id="bring__359"><span class="def" id="bring__360" original="E393.-7f05"> to be responsible for something unpleasant that happens to you/somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30f8" id="bring__361"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30f9" id="bring__362" original="E85c.-5e3a"><span class="x" id="bring__363" original="E85c.-5e39"> Acting unethically in business may bring shame on an individual, which may be an incentive to act ethically. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30fb" id="bring__364" original="E393.-7efb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30fc" id="bring__365"><h4 class="pv"> bring something out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30fe" id="bring__367"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.30ff" id="bring__368" original="E393.-7ef7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bring__369" original="E393.-7ef6"> to describe something that is not obvious in such a way that you become aware of it and understand it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3101" id="bring__370"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3102" id="bring__371" original="E85c.-5e36"><span class="x" id="bring__372" original="E85c.-5e35"> The report brings out some crucial policy issues that demand immediate attention. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3104" id="bring__373" original="E393.-7ef9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bring__374" original="E393.-7ef8"> to make something appear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3106" id="bring__375"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3107" id="bring__376" original="E85c.-5e34"><span class="x" id="bring__377" original="E85c.-5e33"> The Asian financial crisis has brought Japan's underlying problems out into the open. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3109" id="bring__378" original="E393.-7ef5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="bring__379" original="E393.-7ef4"> to produce something; to publish something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.310b" id="bring__380"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.310c" id="bring__381" original="E85c.-5e32"><span class="x" id="bring__382" original="E85c.-5e31"> IBM brought out its 360 series of mainframe computers in 1965. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.310e" id="bring__383" original="E393.-7ec2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.310f" id="bring__384"><h4 class="pv"> bring A and B together </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3111" id="bring__386"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3112" id="bring__387" original="E85c.-5e99"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bring__388" original="E85c.-5e30"> to combine two things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3114" id="bring__389"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3115" id="bring__390" original="E85c.-5e2f"><span class="x" id="bring__391" original="E85c.-5e2e"> Beadle and Ephrussi's work brought together genetics and embryology. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3117" id="bring__392" original="E85c.-5e2d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bring__393" original="E393.-7ec0"> to help two people or groups to end a disagreement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3119" id="bring__394"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.311a" id="bring__395" original="E85c.-5e2c"><span class="x" id="bring__396" original="E85c.-5e2b"> Agrippina brought together the warring factions of the imperial family. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.311c" id="bring__397" original="E393.-7ebe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.311d" id="bring__398"><h4 class="pv"> bring somebody up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.311f" id="bring__400"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3120" id="bring__401" original="E393.-7ebc"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3121" id="bring__402"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="bring__403" original="E393.-7eba"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bring__404" original="E393.-7eb9"> to care for a child, teaching him or her how to behave, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3124" id="bring__405" original="E393.-7eb8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://raise1" title="raise1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3125" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.75ef" id="bring__406" original="E393.-7eb7"><span class="xh" id="bring__407"> raise </span><span class="xhm" id="bring__408"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3129" id="bring__409"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.312a" id="bring__410" original="E85c.-5e2a"><span class="x" id="bring__411" original="E85c.-5e29"> Kibbutzim are Israeli collective farms where all the children are brought up communally. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.312c" id="bring__412" original="E85c.-5e26"><span class="cf" id="bring__413" original="E393.-7eb5"><span class="exp"> bring </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="bring__414" original="E85c.-5e25"> Children can be brought up to hate or to love. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.312f" id="bring__415" original="E393.-7eb3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://upbringing" title="upbringing definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3130" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-2ac3" id="bring__416" original="E393.-7eb2"><span class="xh" id="bring__417"> upbringing </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3132" id="bring__418" original="E393.-7eac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3133" id="bring__419"><h4 class="pv"> bring something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3135" id="bring__421"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3136" id="bring__422"><span class="def" id="bring__423" original="E393.-7ea9"> to mention a subject </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3138" id="bring__424" original="E393.-7ea8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://raise1" title="raise1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3139" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.75ef" id="bring__425" original="E393.-7ea7"><span class="xh" id="bring__426"> raise </span><span class="xhm" id="bring__427"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.313d" id="bring__428"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.313e" id="bring__429" original="E85c.-5e24"><span class="x" id="bring__430" original="E85c.-5e23"> The case was then brought up in Parliament. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-19ec" id="bring__431" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bring" title="bring definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-19eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-30e7" id="bring__432" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bring__433"> bring </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3140" id="broad" original="E393.-7bdf" sum="1457"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3141" id="broad__1" original="E393.-7bde"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3142" id="broad__2" original="E393.-7bdd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broad </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3151" id="broad__8" original="E393.-7bc9"><span class="pos" id="broad__9" original="E393.-7bc8"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6da1" eid="broad__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-549c" geo="br" id="broad__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broad__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broad__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broad__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broad__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5499" geo="n_am" id="broad__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broad__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broad__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broad__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broad__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3153" id="broad__15" original="E393.-7bbd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3154" form="_tofix" id="broad__16"><span class="if" id="broad__17" original="E393.-7bbb"> broader </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3156" form="_tofix" id="broad__18"><span class="if" id="broad__19" original="E393.-7bba"> broadest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3158" id="broad__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3159" id="broad__21" original="E393.-7bb9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="broad__22" original="E393.-7bb8"> wide </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.315b" id="broad__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.315c" id="broad__24" original="E838.-7bb0"><span class="x" id="broad__25" original="E838.-7baf"> In tropical moist areas, plants have broad leaves and large flowers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.315e" id="broad__26" original="E838.-7bae"><span class="x" id="broad__27" original="E838.-7bad"> The developments include a change in skull shape from broad and flat to tall and narrow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3160" id="broad__28" original="E838.-7222"><span class="x" id="broad__29" original="E838.-7221"> The phosphor emits a broad band of red and green light. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3162" id="broad__30" original="E393.-7bb7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://narrow1" title="narrow1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3163" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.cef" id="broad__31" original="E393.-7bb6"><span class="xh" id="broad__32"> narrow </span><span class="xhm" id="broad__33"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E4e1.57c5" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E4e1.57c6"><span class="h1" original="E4e1.57c7"><ul class="inline" original="E4e1.57c8"><li class="li" original="E4e1.57c9"> wide </li><li class="li" original="E4e1.57ca"> broad </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E4e1.57cb"><li class="li" original="E4e1.57cc"> Both <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57cd"> wide </span> and <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57ce"> broad </span> are used to describe something that includes a large variety of different people or things: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.57cf"><span class="x" original="E4e1.57d0"> a wide/​broad range/​array/​spectrum/​scope </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.57d1"><span class="x" original="E4e1.57d2"> a wide/​broad audience/​coalition/​community/​public/​readership. </span></span></span> Both <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57d5"> wide </span> and <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57d6"> broad </span> can be used with <span class="ei" original="E549.-5c71"> variety </span> , but <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57d7"> wide </span> is very much more frequent. </li><li class="li" original="E4e1.57d8"> Both <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57d9"> wide </span> and <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57da"> broad </span> can be used to mean ‘general’. However, in this meaning, both words, but especially <span class="eb" original="E549.-5c70"> wide </span> , are most often used in the comparative form ( <span class="eb" original="E549.-5c6f"> wider </span> , <span class="eb" original="E549.-5c6e"> broader </span> ): <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.57db"><span class="x" original="E4e1.57dc"> a wider/​broader perspective/​interpretation </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.57dd"><span class="x" original="E4e1.57de"> the wider/​broader implications </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.57df"><span class="eb" original="E4e1.57e0"> Broad </span> , but not <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57e1"> wide </span> , can be used to mean ‘not detailed’: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.57e2"><span class="x" original="E4e1.57e3"> a broad outline/​overview </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.57e4"> Both <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57e5"> wide </span> and <span class="eb" original="E4e1.57e6"> broad </span> mean ‘large’, especially when referring to the distance from one side to another: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.57e9"><span class="x" original="E4e1.57ea"> wide streets </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.57e7"><span class="x" original="E4e1.57e8"> a broad band of territory </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.57eb"><span class="eb" original="E4e1.57ec"> Wide </span> is used after the measurement when saying how big something is from one side to the other: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.57ed"><span class="x" original="E4e1.57ee"> a giant cube 7 feet tall by 7 feet wide by 10 feet long </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3167" id="broad__34" original="E393.-7bb1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="broad__35" original="E393.-7bb0"> including a great variety of things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3169" id="broad__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.316a" id="broad__37" original="E838.-7bac"><span class="x" id="broad__38" original="E838.-7bab"> Owls can hear over a broad range of frequencies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.316c" id="broad__39" original="E838.-7baa"><span class="x" id="broad__40" original="E838.-7ba9"> There are two broad categories of costs: economic costs and accounting costs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.316e" id="broad__41" original="E838.-7ba8"><span class="x" id="broad__42" original="E838.-7ba7"> Individual employment rights emerged in two broad areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3170" id="broad__43" original="E5fb.5ddd"><span class="x" id="broad__44" original="E5fb.5dde"> A broad-spectrum antibiotic is effective against a wide variety of diseases caused by bacteria. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3172" id="broad__45" original="E393.-7baf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://narrow1" title="narrow1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3173" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.cef" id="broad__46" original="E393.-7bae"><span class="xh" id="broad__47"> narrow </span><span class="xhm" id="broad__48"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3177" id="broad__49" original="E82b.6d6a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://wide" title="wide (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3178" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.277b" id="broad__50" original="E82b.6d6b"><span class="xh" id="broad__51"> wide </span><span class="xs" id="broad__52"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.317b" id="broad__53" original="E838.-7b7c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="broad__54"> broad + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.317d" id="broad__55"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.317e" id="broad__56" original="E838.-7b7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.317f" id="broad__57"><span class="coll" id="broad__58" original="E838.-7b79"> range </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3181" id="broad__59"><span class="coll" id="broad__60" original="E838.-7b78"> spectrum </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3183" id="broad__61"><span class="coll" id="broad__62" original="E838.-7b77"> array </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3185" id="broad__63"><span class="coll" id="broad__64" original="E838.-7b76"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3187" id="broad__65" original="E838.-7b75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3188" id="broad__66"><span class="coll" id="broad__67" original="E838.-7b74"> category </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.318a" id="broad__68"><span class="coll" id="broad__69" original="E838.-721e"> class </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.318c" id="broad__70" original="E838.-721d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.318d" id="broad__71"><span class="coll" id="broad__72" original="E838.-721c"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.318f" id="broad__73" original="E838.-7b73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3190" id="broad__74"><span class="coll" id="broad__75" original="E838.-7b72"> audience </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3192" id="broad__76" original="E838.-7b71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3193" id="broad__77" original="E838.-7b70"><span class="x" id="broad__78" original="E838.-7b6f"> This herbicide is used to control a broad spectrum of weeds. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3195" id="broad__79" original="E393.-7bac"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3196" id="broad__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="broad__81" original="E393.-7baa"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="broad__82" original="E393.-7ba9"> general; not detailed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3199" id="broad__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.319a" id="broad__84" original="E838.-7ba6"><span class="x" id="broad__85" original="E838.-7ba5"> Soils (defined in a broad sense) cover approximately 80% of the earth's land mass. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.319c" id="broad__86" original="E838.-7b80"><span class="x" id="broad__87" original="E838.-7b7f"> In an environmental context, however, the term ‘precipitation’ has a broader definition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.319e" id="broad__88" original="E838.-7223"><span class="cf" id="broad__89" original="E838.-7220"> in <span class="exp" id="broad__90"> broad </span> terms </span><span class="x" id="broad__91" original="E838.-721f"> In broad terms, Marx worked to construct a body of social theory that would explain how society actually worked. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31a2" id="broad__92" original="E82b.6d6c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://wide" title="wide (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31a3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.27c3" id="broad__93" original="E82b.6d6d"><span class="xh" id="broad__94"> wide </span><span class="xs" id="broad__95"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31a6" id="broad__96" original="E838.-7b97" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="broad__97"> broad + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31a8" id="broad__98"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31a9" id="broad__99" original="E838.-7b95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31aa" id="broad__100"><span class="coll" id="broad__101" original="E838.-7b94"> sense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31ac" id="broad__102" original="E838.-721b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31ad" id="broad__103"><span class="coll" id="broad__104" original="E838.-721a"> definition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31af" id="broad__105" original="E838.-7219"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31b0" id="broad__106"><span class="coll" id="broad__107" original="E838.-7218"> term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31b2" id="broad__108" original="E838.-7b91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31b3" id="broad__109"><span class="coll" id="broad__110" original="E838.-7b90"> outline </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31b5" id="broad__111"><span class="coll" id="broad__112" original="E838.-7b8f"> overview </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31b7" id="broad__113" original="E838.-7b8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31b8" id="broad__114"><span class="coll" id="broad__115" original="E838.-7b8d"> context </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31ba" id="broad__116"><span class="coll" id="broad__117" original="E838.-7b8c"> framework </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31bc" id="broad__118" original="E838.-7217"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31bd" id="broad__119"><span class="coll" id="broad__120" original="E838.-7216"> scope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31bf" id="broad__121" original="E838.-7b8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31c0" id="broad__122"><span class="coll" id="broad__123" original="E838.-7b8a"> perspective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31c2" id="broad__124"><span class="coll" id="broad__125" original="E838.-7b89"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31c4" id="broad__126" original="E838.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31c5" id="broad__127"><span class="coll" id="broad__128" original="E838.-7b87"> understanding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31c7" id="broad__129"><span class="coll" id="broad__130" original="E838.-7215"> conception </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31c9" id="broad__131" original="E838.-7214"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31ca" id="broad__132"><span class="coll" id="broad__133" original="E838.-7213"> concept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31cc" id="broad__134" original="E838.-7212"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31cd" id="broad__135"><span class="coll" id="broad__136" original="E838.-7211"> distinction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31cf" id="broad__137" original="E838.-7b86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31d0" id="broad__138"><span class="coll" id="broad__139" original="E838.-7b85"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31d2" id="broad__140" original="E838.-7b84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31d3" id="broad__141"><span class="coll" id="broad__142" original="E838.-7b83"> theme </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31d5" id="broad__143"><span class="coll" id="broad__144" original="E838.-7b82"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31d7" id="broad__145" original="E838.-7210"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31d8" id="broad__146"><span class="coll" id="broad__147" original="E838.-720f"> trend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31da" id="broad__148" original="E838.-720e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31db" id="broad__149"><span class="coll" id="broad__150" original="E838.-720d"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31dd" id="broad__151" original="E838.-7b81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31de" id="broad__152" original="E838.-7b7e"><span class="x" id="broad__153" original="E838.-7b7d"> The broad outlines of Bob Marley's life are relatively well known. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31e0" id="broad__154" original="E838.-7ba2"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="broad__155" original="E838.-7ba1"> with most people agreeing about something in a general way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31e2" id="broad__156"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31e3" id="broad__157" original="E838.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="broad__158" original="E838.-7b9f"> There was broad agreement between political parties about the social policies that were needed. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31e5" id="broad__159" original="E838.-7b6e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="broad__160"> broad + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31e7" id="broad__161"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31e8" id="broad__162" original="E838.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31e9" id="broad__163"><span class="coll" id="broad__164" original="E838.-7b6b"> consensus </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31eb" id="broad__165"><span class="coll" id="broad__166" original="E838.-7b69"> agreement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31ed" id="broad__167" original="E838.-720c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31ee" id="broad__168"><span class="coll" id="broad__169" original="E838.-720b"> coalition </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31f0" id="broad__170" original="E838.-7b68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31f1" id="broad__171" original="E838.-7b67"><span class="x" id="broad__172" original="E838.-7b66"> There is a broad consensus that free trade will maximize welfare in the long run. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31f3" id="broad__173" original="E393.-7ba8"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="broad__174" original="E393.-7ba7"> covering a wide area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31f5" id="broad__175"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31f6" id="broad__176" original="E838.-7b9e"><span class="x" id="broad__177" original="E838.-7b9d"> The Little Colorado River meanders across north-eastern Arizona in a broad, open valley. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31f8" id="broad__178" original="E838.-7b9c"><span class="x" id="broad__179" original="E838.-7b9b"> A glance at the map of Canada reveals a broad arc of large lakes. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31fa" id="broad__180" original="E82b.6d6e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://wide" title="wide (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31fb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.27b8" id="broad__181" original="E82b.6d6f"><span class="xh" id="broad__182"> wide </span><span class="xs" id="broad__183"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.683b" id="broad__184" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="broad__185"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.683d" id="broad__186" original="E838.-7b99"><span class="shcut" id="broad__187" original="E838.-7b98"> broad + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.683f" id="broad__188" original="E838.-7b7c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6840" id="broad__189" original="E838.-7b7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6841" id="broad__190" original="E838.-7b79"><span class="coll" id="broad__191"> range </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6843" id="broad__192" original="E838.-7b78"><span class="coll" id="broad__193"> spectrum </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6845" id="broad__194" original="E838.-7b77"><span class="coll" id="broad__195"> array </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6847" id="broad__196" original="E838.-7b76"><span class="coll" id="broad__197"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6849" id="broad__198" original="E838.-7b75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.684a" id="broad__199" original="E838.-7b74"><span class="coll" id="broad__200"> category </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.684c" id="broad__201" original="E838.-721e"><span class="coll" id="broad__202"> class </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.684e" id="broad__203" original="E838.-721d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.684f" id="broad__204" original="E838.-721c"><span class="coll" id="broad__205"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6851" id="broad__206" original="E838.-7b73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6852" id="broad__207" original="E838.-7b72"><span class="coll" id="broad__208"> audience </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6854" id="broad__209" original="E838.-7b71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6855" id="broad__210" original="E838.-7b70"><span class="x" id="broad__211" original="E838.-7b6f"> This herbicide is used to control a broad spectrum of weeds. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6857" id="broad__212" original="E838.-7b97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6858" id="broad__213" original="E838.-7b95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6859" id="broad__214" original="E838.-7b94"><span class="coll" id="broad__215"> sense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.685b" id="broad__216" original="E838.-721b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.685c" id="broad__217" original="E838.-721a"><span class="coll" id="broad__218"> definition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.685e" id="broad__219" original="E838.-7219"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.685f" id="broad__220" original="E838.-7218"><span class="coll" id="broad__221"> term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6861" id="broad__222" original="E838.-7b91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6862" id="broad__223" original="E838.-7b90"><span class="coll" id="broad__224"> outline </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6864" id="broad__225" original="E838.-7b8f"><span class="coll" id="broad__226"> overview </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6866" id="broad__227" original="E838.-7b8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6867" id="broad__228" original="E838.-7b8d"><span class="coll" id="broad__229"> context </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6869" id="broad__230" original="E838.-7b8c"><span class="coll" id="broad__231"> framework </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.686b" id="broad__232" original="E838.-7217"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.686c" id="broad__233" original="E838.-7216"><span class="coll" id="broad__234"> scope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.686e" id="broad__235" original="E838.-7b8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.686f" id="broad__236" original="E838.-7b8a"><span class="coll" id="broad__237"> perspective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6871" id="broad__238" original="E838.-7b89"><span class="coll" id="broad__239"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6873" id="broad__240" original="E838.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6874" id="broad__241" original="E838.-7b87"><span class="coll" id="broad__242"> understanding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6876" id="broad__243" original="E838.-7215"><span class="coll" id="broad__244"> conception </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6878" id="broad__245" original="E838.-7214"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6879" id="broad__246" original="E838.-7213"><span class="coll" id="broad__247"> concept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.687b" id="broad__248" original="E838.-7212"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.687c" id="broad__249" original="E838.-7211"><span class="coll" id="broad__250"> distinction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.687e" id="broad__251" original="E838.-7b86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.687f" id="broad__252" original="E838.-7b85"><span class="coll" id="broad__253"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6881" id="broad__254" original="E838.-7b84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6882" id="broad__255" original="E838.-7b83"><span class="coll" id="broad__256"> theme </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6884" id="broad__257" original="E838.-7b82"><span class="coll" id="broad__258"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6886" id="broad__259" original="E838.-7210"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6887" id="broad__260" original="E838.-720f"><span class="coll" id="broad__261"> trend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6889" id="broad__262" original="E838.-720e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.688a" id="broad__263" original="E838.-720d"><span class="coll" id="broad__264"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.688c" id="broad__265" original="E838.-7b81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.688d" id="broad__266" original="E838.-7b7e"><span class="x" id="broad__267" original="E838.-7b7d"> The broad outlines of Bob Marley's life are relatively well known. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.688f" id="broad__268" original="E838.-7b6e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6890" id="broad__269" original="E838.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6891" id="broad__270" original="E838.-7b6b"><span class="coll" id="broad__271"> consensus </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6893" id="broad__272" original="E838.-7b69"><span class="coll" id="broad__273"> agreement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6895" id="broad__274" original="E838.-720c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6896" id="broad__275" original="E838.-720b"><span class="coll" id="broad__276"> coalition </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6898" id="broad__277" original="E838.-7b68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6899" id="broad__278" original="E838.-7b67"><span class="x" id="broad__279" original="E838.-7b66"> There is a broad consensus that free trade will maximize welfare in the long run. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1898" id="broad__280" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broad_1" title="broad definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1897" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-2abb" id="broad__281" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broad__282"> broad </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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broadband
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31fe" id="broadband" original="E393.-7b5a" sum="687"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.31ff" id="broadband__1" original="E393.-7b59"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3200" id="broadband__2" original="E393.-7b58"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broadband </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3208" id="broadband__4" original="E393.-7b53"><span class="pos" id="broadband__5" original="E393.-7b52"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6da8" eid="broadband__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5445" geo="br" id="broadband__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadband__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdbænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadband__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadband__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadband__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5442" geo="n_am" id="broadband__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadband__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdbænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadband__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadband__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadband__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.320a" id="broadband__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="broadband__12" original="E393.-7b50"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.320c" id="broadband__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.320d" id="broadband__14" original="E875.7735"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.320e" id="broadband__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="broadband__16" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="broadband__17" original="E875.7738"> the use of a wide range of <a class="ndv" href="entry://frequencies" id="broadband__18"> frequencies </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3212" id="broadband__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3213" id="broadband__20" original="E875.773b"><span class="cf" id="broadband__21" original="E428.-510c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="broadband__22" original="E875.773c"> Brief audio broadband signals are used by some bat species that hunt near the ground or in an environment rich in denser vegetation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3216" id="broadband__23" original="E393.-7b45"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="broadband__24" original="E393.-7b44"> a way of connecting to the Internet which allows you to receive information, including pictures, etc., very quickly and that is always active (i.e. the user does not have to connect each time) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3218" id="broadband__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3219" id="broadband__26" original="E85b.61dd"><span class="cf" id="broadband__27" original="E428.-510d"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="broadband__28" original="E85b.61de"> Internet users can talk with one another through their existing broadband connection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.321c" id="broadband__29" original="E875.7733"><span class="x" id="broadband__30" original="E875.7734"> The UK government is working towards a nationwide high-speed broadband network by 2016. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-17e2" id="broadband__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broadband" title="broadband definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-17e1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-29f5" id="broadband__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broadband__33"> broadband </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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broadcast
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.321e" hm="1" id="broadcast1" original="E393.-7b0f" sum="631"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.321f" id="broadcast1__1" original="E393.-7b0e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3220" id="broadcast1__2" original="E393.-7b0d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broadcast <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.322e" id="broadcast1__9" original="E393.-7b02"><span class="pos" id="broadcast1__10" original="E393.-7b01"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6daf" eid="broadcast1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52d4" geo="br" id="broadcast1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52d0" geo="n_am" id="broadcast1__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-5465" id="broadcast1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52cc" form="root" id="broadcast1__17"><span class="vp" id="broadcast1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> broadcast </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52ca" eid="broadcast1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52c9" geo="br" id="broadcast1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52c5" geo="n_am" id="broadcast1__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52c1" form="thirdps" id="broadcast1__24"><span class="vp" id="broadcast1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> broadcasts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52bf" eid="broadcast1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52be" geo="br" id="broadcast1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkɑːsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcasts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcasts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcasts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52bb" geo="n_am" id="broadcast1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkæsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcasts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcasts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcasts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52b8" form="past" id="broadcast1__31"><span class="vp" id="broadcast1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> broadcast </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52b6" eid="broadcast1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52b5" geo="br" id="broadcast1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52b1" geo="n_am" id="broadcast1__36" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52ad" form="pastpart" id="broadcast1__38"><span class="vp" id="broadcast1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> broadcast </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52ab" eid="broadcast1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52aa" geo="br" id="broadcast1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52a6" geo="n_am" id="broadcast1__43" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52a2" form="prespart" id="broadcast1__45"><span class="vp" id="broadcast1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> broadcasting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-52a0" eid="broadcast1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-529f" geo="br" id="broadcast1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcasting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcasting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcasting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-529b" geo="n_am" id="broadcast1__50" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkæstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcasting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcasting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcasting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3272" id="broadcast1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3273" id="broadcast1__53" original="E393.-7ad1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3274" id="broadcast1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="broadcast1__55" original="E393.-7acf"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="broadcast1__56" original="E393.-7ace"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="broadcast1__57" original="E393.-7acc"> to send out programmes on television or radio </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3278" id="broadcast1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3279" id="broadcast1__59" original="E85b.62db"><span class="x" id="broadcast1__60" original="E85b.62dc"> The channel began broadcasting in 1988. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.327b" id="broadcast1__61" original="E85b.62de"><span class="cf" id="broadcast1__62" original="E85b.62dd"><span class="exp" id="broadcast1__63"> broadcast </span> something </span><span class="x" id="broadcast1__64" original="E85b.62df"> This study examines the children's programmes broadcast by six stations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.327f" id="broadcast1__65" original="E875.77b7"><span class="cf" id="broadcast1__66" original="E875.77b6"><span class="exp" id="broadcast1__67"> broadcast </span> media </span><span class="x" id="broadcast1__68" original="E875.77b8"> They argue that the Internet should be as highly regulated as the broadcast media. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3283" id="broadcast1__69" original="E393.-7acb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3284" id="broadcast1__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="broadcast1__71" original="E393.-7ac9"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="broadcast1__72" original="E393.-7ac8"><span class="exp" id="broadcast1__73"> broadcast </span> something </span><span class="def" id="broadcast1__74" original="E393.-7ac7"> to tell a lot of people about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3289" id="broadcast1__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.328a" id="broadcast1__76" original="E85b.62e0"><span class="x" id="broadcast1__77" original="E85b.62e1"> He broadcast his ideas in the ‘Avenir’ newspaper. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1777" id="broadcast1__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broadcast_1" title="broadcast definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1776" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-2998" id="broadcast1__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broadcast1__80"> broadcast </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.328c" hm="2" id="broadcast2" original="E393.-7ac6" sum="416"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.328d" id="broadcast2__1" original="E393.-7ac5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.328e" id="broadcast2__2" original="E393.-7ac4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broadcast <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.329a" id="broadcast2__7" original="E393.-7ab9"><span class="pos" id="broadcast2__8" original="E393.-7ab8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6db8" eid="broadcast2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5297" geo="br" id="broadcast2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-5293" geo="n_am" id="broadcast2__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcast2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.329c" id="broadcast2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="broadcast2__15" original="E875.77b0"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="broadcast2__16" original="E875.77b1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.329f" id="broadcast2__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32a0" id="broadcast2__18" original="E393.-7ab7"><span class="def" id="broadcast2__19" original="E393.-7ab6"> a radio or television programme; the sending out of a radio or television programme </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32a2" id="broadcast2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32a3" id="broadcast2__21" original="E85b.62e2"><span class="cf" id="broadcast2__22" original="E875.77b2"> television/TV/radio <span class="exp" id="broadcast2__23"> broadcast </span></span><span class="x" id="broadcast2__24" original="E85b.62e3"> The events were shown in a live television broadcast. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32a7" id="broadcast2__25" original="E875.77b4"><span class="cf" id="broadcast2__26" original="E875.77b3"><span class="exp" id="broadcast2__27"> broadcast </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="broadcast2__28" original="E875.77b5"> Many different brands are advertised during the broadcast of a football match. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1745" id="broadcast2__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broadcast_1" title="broadcast definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1744" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-2998" id="broadcast2__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broadcast2__31"> broadcast </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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broadcaster
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32ab" id="broadcaster" original="E393.-7ab3" sum="466"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32ac" id="broadcaster__1" original="E393.-7ab2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32ad" id="broadcaster__2" original="E393.-7ab1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broadcaster </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32b9" id="broadcaster__7" original="E393.-7aa9"><span class="pos" id="broadcaster__8" original="E393.-7aa8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6dc1" eid="broadcaster__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-43ca" geo="br" id="broadcaster__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcaster__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkɑːstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcaster__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcaster__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcaster__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-43c6" geo="n_am" id="broadcaster__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcaster__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkæstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcaster__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcaster__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcaster__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32bb" id="broadcaster__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32bc" id="broadcaster__15" original="E393.-7aa5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="broadcaster__16" original="E393.-7aa4"> a company that sends out television or radio programmes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32be" id="broadcaster__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32bf" id="broadcaster__18" original="E85b.62e6"><span class="x" id="broadcaster__19" original="E85b.62e7"> They claim that the BBC is now a commercial broadcaster like any other. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32c1" id="broadcaster__20" original="E393.-7aa7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="broadcaster__21" original="E393.-7aa6"> a person whose job is talking on television or radio programmes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32c3" id="broadcaster__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32c4" id="broadcaster__23" original="E85b.62e8"><span class="x" id="broadcaster__24" original="E85b.62e9"> Wright is a writer and broadcaster with an interest in the cultural and political dimensions of modern history. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1724" id="broadcaster__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broadcaster" title="broadcaster definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1723" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-292a" id="broadcaster__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broadcaster__27"> broadcaster </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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broadcasting
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32c6" id="broadcasting" original="E393.-7aa3" sum="401"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32c7" id="broadcasting__1" original="E393.-7aa2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32c8" id="broadcasting__2" original="E393.-7aa1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broadcasting </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32d1" id="broadcasting__4" original="E393.-7a9c"><span class="pos" id="broadcasting__5" original="E393.-7a9b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6dca" eid="broadcasting__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-43a9" geo="br" id="broadcasting__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcasting__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcasting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcasting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcasting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-43a5" geo="n_am" id="broadcasting__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadcasting__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdkæstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadcasting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadcasting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadcasting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32d3" id="broadcasting__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="broadcasting__12" original="E393.-7a99"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32d5" id="broadcasting__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32d6" id="broadcasting__14" original="E393.-7a98"><span class="def" id="broadcasting__15" original="E393.-7a97"> the business of making and sending out radio and television programmes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32d8" id="broadcasting__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32d9" id="broadcasting__17" original="E875.77b9"><span class="x" id="broadcasting__18" original="E875.77ba"> His supporters began to occupy key positions in the press and broadcasting. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32db" id="broadcasting__19" original="E85b.62e4"><span class="cf" id="broadcasting__20" original="E875.77bd"> television/TV/radio <span class="exp" id="broadcasting__21"> broadcasting </span></span><span class="x" id="broadcasting__22" original="E85b.62e5"> Developments in television broadcasting changed the role of the media in politics. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1705" id="broadcasting__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broadcasting" title="broadcasting definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1704" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-2911" id="broadcasting__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broadcasting__25"> broadcasting </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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broaden
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32df" id="broaden" original="E393.-7a96" sum="752"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32e0" id="broaden__1" original="E393.-7a95"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32e1" id="broaden__2" original="E393.-7a94"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broaden </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.32ee" id="broaden__9" original="E393.-7a8a"><span class="pos" id="broaden__10" original="E393.-7a89"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6dd3" eid="broaden__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42c1" geo="br" id="broaden__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broaden__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broaden__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broaden__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42be" geo="n_am" id="broaden__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broaden__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broaden__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broaden__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2079" id="broaden__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42bb" form="root" id="broaden__17"><span class="vp" id="broaden__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> broaden </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42b9" eid="broaden__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42b8" geo="br" id="broaden__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broaden__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broaden__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broaden__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42b5" geo="n_am" id="broaden__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broaden__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broaden__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broaden__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42b2" form="thirdps" id="broaden__24"><span class="vp" id="broaden__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> broadens </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42b0" eid="broaden__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42af" geo="br" id="broaden__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadens__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadens__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadens__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42ac" geo="n_am" id="broaden__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadens__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadens__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadens__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42a9" form="past" id="broaden__31"><span class="vp" id="broaden__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> broadened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42a7" eid="broaden__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42a6" geo="br" id="broaden__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42a3" geo="n_am" id="broaden__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-42a0" form="pastpart" id="broaden__38"><span class="vp" id="broaden__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> broadened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-429e" eid="broaden__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-429d" geo="br" id="broaden__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-429a" geo="n_am" id="broaden__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-4297" form="prespart" id="broaden__45"><span class="vp" id="broaden__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> broadening </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-4295" eid="broaden__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-4294" geo="br" id="broaden__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadening__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadening__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadening__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-4291" geo="n_am" id="broaden__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broaden__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadening__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadening__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadening__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.331a" id="broaden__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.331b" id="broaden__53" original="E393.-7a68"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.331c" id="broaden__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="broaden__55" original="E393.-7a65"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="broaden__56" original="E393.-7a66"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="broaden__57" original="E393.-7a63"> to include or affect more people or things; to make something do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3320" id="broaden__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3321" id="broaden__59" original="E85b.675c"><span class="cf" id="broaden__60" original="E85b.675b"><span class="exp" id="broaden__61"> broaden </span> (out) </span><span class="x" id="broaden__62" original="E85b.675d"> The limits of earth science have broadened out. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3325" id="broaden__63" original="E85b.675f"><span class="cf" id="broaden__64" original="E85b.675e"><span class="exp" id="broaden__65"> broaden </span> something (out) </span><span class="x" id="broaden__66" original="E85b.6760"> They wanted to broaden the scope of their study. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3329" id="broaden__67" original="E85b.6761"><span class="x" id="broaden__68" original="E85b.6762"> The World Bank sought to broaden its appeal through enhanced relations with governments. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.332b" id="broaden__69" original="E393.-7a62"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.332c" id="broaden__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="broaden__71" original="E393.-7a60"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="broaden__72" original="E393.-7a5f"><span class="exp" id="broaden__73"> broaden </span> something </span><span class="def" id="broaden__74" original="E393.-7a5e"> to increase your experience, knowledge, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3331" id="broaden__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3332" id="broaden__76" original="E85b.6763"><span class="x" id="broaden__77" original="E85b.6764"> Learning is about broadening understanding rather than accumulating facts. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3334" id="broaden__78" original="E875.77d0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3335" id="broaden__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="broaden__80" original="E875.77d2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="broaden__81" original="E875.77d3"> to become wider </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3338" id="broaden__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3339" id="broaden__83" original="E875.77d4"><span class="x" id="broaden__84" original="E875.77d5"> By then the individual cloud may have broadened to several hundred metres. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-16b7" id="broaden__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broaden" title="broaden definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-16b6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-28fd" id="broaden__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broaden__87"> broaden </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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broadly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.333b" id="broadly" original="E393.-7a30" sum="323"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.333c" id="broadly__1" original="E393.-7a2f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.333d" id="broadly__2" original="E393.-7a2e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broadly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3345" id="broadly__4" original="E393.-7a29"><span class="pos" id="broadly__5" original="E393.-7a28"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6dda" eid="broadly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-41cf" geo="br" id="broadly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broad/broadly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broadly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-41cc" geo="n_am" id="broadly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broadly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrɔːdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broad/broadly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broad/broadly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broadly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3347" id="broadly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3348" id="broadly__12" original="E393.-7a27"><span class="def" id="broadly__13" original="E393.-7a26"> generally, without considering details </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.334a" id="broadly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.334b" id="broadly__15" original="E897.-7fdb"><span class="x" id="broadly__16" original="E897.-7fda"> Broadly, these activities can be divided into four categories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.334d" id="broadly__17" original="E897.-7fd7"><span class="x" id="broadly__18" original="E897.-7fd6"> The two sets of results were broadly consistent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.334f" id="broadly__19" original="E897.-7fd9"><span class="x" id="broadly__20" original="E897.-7fd8"> Broadly speaking, there are three types of computer user. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3351" id="broadly__21" original="E829.7ecc" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="broadly__22" original="E829.7ecd"><span class="h1" id="broadly__23" original="E829.7ece"> Making generalizations </span><span class="p" id="broadly__24" original="E829.7ecf"> In academic writing, you sometimes need to say what the general situation is, rather than mention a specific case or talk about a situation in detail. </span><span class="h1" id="broadly__25" original="E848.-66fd"><ul class="inline" id="broadly__26" original="E829.7ed0"><li class="li" id="broadly__27" original="E848.-6e98"><span class="eb" id="broadly__28" original="E848.-6e97"> broadly </span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__29" original="E848.-6e96"><span class="eb" id="broadly__30" original="E848.-6e95"> generally </span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__31" original="E848.-6e94"><span class="eb" id="broadly__32" original="E848.-6e93"> mainly </span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__33" original="E848.-6e92"><span class="eb" id="broadly__34" original="E848.-6e91"> predominantly </span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__35" original="E848.-6e90"><span class="eb" id="broadly__36" original="E848.-6e8f"> essentially </span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__37" original="E829.7edb"><span class="eb" id="broadly__38" original="E829.7edc"> Broadly/​Generally speaking… </span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__39" original="E827.7500"><span class="eb" id="broadly__40" original="E827.7501"> In general… </span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__41" original="E829.7edf"><span class="eb" id="broadly__42" original="E829.7ee0"> tend to </span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__43" original="E829.7ee1"><span class="eb" id="broadly__44" original="E829.7ee2"> to a great/​large extent </span></li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="broadly__45" original="E829.7ee3"><li class="li" id="broadly__46" original="E829.7ee4"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc9" id="broadly__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60d0" id="broadly__48" original="E829.7ee5"><span class="x" id="broadly__49" original="E829.7ee6"> These types of advertisements <span class="ebi" id="broadly__50" original="E829.7ee7"> generally </span> do not work. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__51" original="E829.7ee8"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc8" id="broadly__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60cc" id="broadly__53" original="E829.7ee9"><span class="x" id="broadly__54" original="E829.7eea"> Hospitals throughout the world are <span class="ebi" id="broadly__55" original="E829.7eeb"> broadly </span> similar in the way that they deliver medical care. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__56" original="E829.7eec"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc7" id="broadly__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60c8" id="broadly__58" original="E829.7eed"><span class="x" id="broadly__59" original="E829.7eee"> Bowel cancer occurs <span class="ebi" id="broadly__60" original="E829.7eef"> mainly </span> in people of middle age or older. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__61" original="E829.7ef0"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc6" id="broadly__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60c4" id="broadly__63" original="E829.7ef1"><span class="x" id="broadly__64" original="E829.7ef2"> This viewpoint is <span class="ebi" id="broadly__65" original="E829.7ef3"> predominantly </span> a male one. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__66" original="E829.7ef4"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc5" id="broadly__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60c0" id="broadly__68" original="E829.7ef5"><span class="x" id="broadly__69" original="E829.7ef6"> The structure of the Commission has remained <span class="ebi" id="broadly__70" original="E829.7ef7"> essentially </span> unchanged for more than 40 years. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__71" original="E829.7ef8"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc4" id="broadly__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60bc" id="broadly__73" original="E829.7ef9"><span class="x" id="broadly__74" original="E829.7efa"><span class="ebi" id="broadly__75" original="E829.7efb"> Broadly speaking </span> , culture heroes are of two kinds. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__76" original="E829.7efc"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc3" id="broadly__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60b8" id="broadly__78" original="E829.7efd"><span class="x" id="broadly__79" original="E829.7efe"><span class="ebi" id="broadly__80" original="E829.7eff"> In general </span> , most drugs should be given on the day of surgery. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__81" original="E829.7f00"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc2" id="broadly__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60b4" id="broadly__83" original="E829.7f01"><span class="x" id="broadly__84" original="E829.7f02"> Real incomes <span class="ebi" id="broadly__85" original="E829.7f03"> tend to </span> rise during periods when unemployment is falling and inflation is picking up. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="broadly__86" original="E829.7f04"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc1" id="broadly__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60b0" id="broadly__88" original="E829.7f05"><span class="x" id="broadly__89" original="E829.7f06"> How people view their natural environment depends <span class="ebi" id="broadly__90" original="E829.7f07"> to a great extent </span> on their cultural background. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1686" id="broadly__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broadly" title="broadly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1685" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-2883" id="broadly__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broadly__93"> broadly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brochure
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3358" id="brochure" original="E393.-7904" sum="324"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3359" id="brochure__1" original="E393.-7903"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.335a" id="brochure__2" original="E393.-7902"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brochure </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3366" id="brochure__7" original="E393.-78fa"><span class="pos" id="brochure__8" original="E393.-78f9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6de1" eid="brochure__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3f46" geo="br" id="brochure__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brochure__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrəʊʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broch/brochure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broch/brochure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brochure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3f43" geo="n_am" id="brochure__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brochure__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> broʊˈʃʊr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broch/brochure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broch/brochure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brochure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3368" id="brochure__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3369" id="brochure__15" original="E393.-78f8"><span class="def" id="brochure__16" original="E393.-78f7"> a small magazine or book containing pictures and information about something or advertising something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.336b" id="brochure__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.336c" id="brochure__18" original="E85b.7139"><span class="x" id="brochure__19" original="E85b.713a"> A travel agent uses colourful brochures of holiday destinations. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.336e" id="brochure__20" original="E85b.713b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://pamphlet" title="pamphlet (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.336f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-77d0" id="brochure__21" original="E85b.713c"><span class="xh" id="brochure__22"> pamphlet </span><span class="xs" id="brochure__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1662" id="brochure__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brochure" title="brochure definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1661" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-2714" id="brochure__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brochure__26"> brochure </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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broke
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3372" id="broke" original="E393.-7868" sum="102"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3373" id="broke__1" original="E393.-7867"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3374" id="broke__2" original="E393.-7866"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broke </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6de8" eid="broke__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3d84" geo="br" id="broke__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broke__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brəʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broke/broke__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broke__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broke__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3d81" geo="n_am" id="broke__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broke__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> broʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broke/broke__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broke__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broke__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.337d" id="broke__9"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.337e" id="broke__10" original="E83b.-7d1a"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.337f" id="broke__11" original="E83b.-7d19" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://break1" title="break1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3380" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2874" id="broke__12" original="E83b.-7d18"><span class="xh" id="broke__13"> break </span><span class="xhm" id="broke__14"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-164a" id="broke__15" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broke_1" title="broke definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1649" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-264a" id="broke__16" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broke__17"> broke </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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broken
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3383" hm="1" id="broken1" original="E83b.-7d14" sum="115"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3384" id="broken1__1" original="E83b.-7d13"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3385" id="broken1__2" original="E83b.-7d12"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broken <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6def" eid="broken1__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3d32" geo="br" id="broken1__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broken1__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrəʊkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broke/broken__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broken__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broken__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3d2e" geo="n_am" id="broken1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broken1__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbroʊkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broke/broken__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broken__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broken__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.338e" id="broken1__9"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.338f" id="broken1__10" original="E83b.-7d0c"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3390" id="broken1__11" original="E83b.-7d0b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past participle of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://break1" title="break1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3391" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2874" id="broken1__12" original="E83b.-7d0a"><span class="xh" id="broken1__13"> break </span><span class="xhm" id="broken1__14"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1634" id="broken1__15" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broken_1" title="broken definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1633" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-261f" id="broken1__16" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broken1__17"> broken </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3394" hm="2" id="broken2" original="E393.-784e" sum="1021"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3395" id="broken2__1" original="E393.-784d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3396" id="broken2__2" original="E393.-784c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> broken <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.339f" id="broken2__4" original="E393.-7847"><span class="pos" id="broken2__5" original="E393.-7846"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6df8" eid="broken2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3d2a" geo="br" id="broken2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broken2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrəʊkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broke/broken__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broken__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://broken__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3d26" geo="n_am" id="broken2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="broken2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbroʊkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broke/broken__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broke/broken__us_1.ogg" href="sound://broken__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33a1" id="broken2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33a2" id="broken2__12" original="E393.-7845"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="broken2__13" original="E393.-7844"> that has been damaged or injured; no longer whole or working correctly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33a4" id="broken2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33a5" id="broken2__15" original="E85b.71c9"><span class="x" id="broken2__16" original="E85b.71ca"> There was broken glass everywhere. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33a7" id="broken2__17" original="E85b.71cb"><span class="x" id="broken2__18" original="E85b.71cc"> The victim fell and sustained several broken bones. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33a9" id="broken2__19" original="E393.-7840"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33aa" id="broken2__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="broken2__21" original="E393.-783e"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33ac" id="broken2__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="broken2__23" original="E85b.71cd"> of a relationship </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="broken2__24" original="E393.-783d"> ended or destroyed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33af" id="broken2__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33b0" id="broken2__26" original="E85b.71ce"><span class="x" id="broken2__27" original="E85b.71cf"> Very excessive drinking was associated with broken marriages. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33b2" id="broken2__28" original="E393.-7839"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33b3" id="broken2__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="broken2__30" original="E393.-7837"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33b5" id="broken2__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="broken2__32" original="E875.6a60"> of a promise or agreement </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="broken2__33" original="E393.-7836"> not kept </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33b8" id="broken2__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33b9" id="broken2__35" original="E85b.71d0"><span class="x" id="broken2__36" original="E85b.71d1"> With several broken peace agreements, the war continued. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33bb" id="broken2__37" original="E85b.71d2"><span class="x" id="broken2__38" original="E85b.71d3"> They became frustrated by the frequent broken promises of agents. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33bd" id="broken2__39" original="E393.-7835"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33be" id="broken2__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="broken2__41" original="E393.-7833"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="broken2__42" original="E393.-7832"> not continuous; disturbed or interrupted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33c1" id="broken2__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33c2" id="broken2__44" original="E85b.71d4"><span class="x" id="broken2__45" original="E85b.71d5"> The broken lines mark the links between each word and its role. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33c4" id="broken2__46" original="E393.-7831"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33c5" id="broken2__47"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="broken2__48" original="E393.-782f"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="broken2__49" original="E393.-782e"> made weak and tired by illness or difficulties </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33c8" id="broken2__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33c9" id="broken2__51" original="E85b.71d6"><span class="x" id="broken2__52" original="E85b.71d7"> He returned from the voyage a broken man. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33cb" id="broken2__53" original="E393.-782d"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33cc" id="broken2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="broken2__55" original="E393.-782b"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33ce" id="broken2__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="broken2__57" original="E393.-782a"> of a language that is not your own </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="broken2__58" original="E393.-7829"> spoken slowly and with a lot of mistakes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33d1" id="broken2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33d2" id="broken2__60" original="E85b.71d8"><span class="x" id="broken2__61" original="E85b.71d9"> Users found practitioners with poor or broken English difficult to understand. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33d4" id="broken2__62" original="E85b.71da" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fluent" title="fluent (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33d5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-206d" id="broken2__63" original="E85b.71db"><span class="xh" id="broken2__64"> fluent </span><span class="xs" id="broken2__65"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-161c" id="broken2__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://broken_1" title="broken definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-161b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-261f" id="broken2__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="broken2__68"> broken </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brother
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33d8" id="brother" original="E393.-74c6" sum="617"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33d9" id="brother__1" original="E393.-74c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33da" id="brother__2" original="E393.-74c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brother </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33e7" id="brother__8" original="E393.-74ba"><span class="pos" id="brother__9" original="E393.-74b9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e01" eid="brother__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-14bb" geo="br" id="brother__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brother__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrʌðə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broth/brother__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broth/brother__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://brother__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-14b8" geo="n_am" id="brother__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brother__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbrʌðər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broth/brother__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broth/brother__us_2.ogg" href="sound://brother__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33e9" id="brother__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33ea" id="brother__16" original="E393.-74b8"><span class="def" id="brother__17" original="E393.-74b7"> a boy or man who has the same mother and father as another person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33ec" id="brother__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33ed" id="brother__19" original="E442.3c4d"><span class="x" id="brother__20" original="E442.3c4e"> The film was another comedy-thriller from the creative minds of the Coen brothers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33ef" id="brother__21" original="E442.3c53"><span class="x" id="brother__22" original="E442.3c54"> Desta's older brother helps him to farm the land and care for the household's livestock. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33f1" id="brother__23" original="E442.3c55"><span class="x" id="brother__24" original="E442.3c56"> Llywelyn was unable to control his younger brother Dafydd, who in March 1282 launched a revolt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33f3" id="brother__25" original="E442.69e7"><span class="x" id="brother__26" original="E442.69e8"> A brother and sister in the same household can have very different experiences of social engagement outside the home. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33f5" id="brother__27" original="E442.3c5a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://sibling" title="sibling definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33f6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.7acf" id="brother__28" original="E442.3c5b"><span class="xh" id="brother__29"> sibling </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-15d1" id="brother__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brother_1" title="brother definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-15d0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-218f" id="brother__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brother__32"> brother </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brought
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33f8" id="brought" original="E393.-7433" sum="130"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33f9" id="brought__1" original="E393.-7432"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.33fa" id="brought__2" original="E393.-7431"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brought </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e08" eid="brought__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3363" geo="br" id="brought__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brought__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/broug/brought__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/broug/brought__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brought__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3360" geo="n_am" id="brought__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brought__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> brɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/broug/brought__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/broug/brought__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brought__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3402" id="brought__9" original="E393.-742c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense, past participle of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bring" title="bring definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3403" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2fc6" id="brought__10" original="E393.-742b"><span class="xh" id="brought__11"> bring </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-15b1" id="brought__12" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brought" title="brought definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-15b0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-20af" id="brought__13" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brought__14"> brought </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brown
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3405" hm="1" id="brown1" original="E393.-73b2" sum="300"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3406" id="brown1__1" original="E393.-73b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3407" id="brown1__2" original="E393.-73b0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brown <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3413" id="brown1__8" original="E393.-73a3"><span class="pos" id="brown1__9" original="E393.-73a2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e0f" eid="brown1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-319b" geo="br" id="brown1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brown1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> braʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/brown/brown_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/brown/brown_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brown_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3198" geo="n_am" id="brown1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brown1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> braʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/brown/brown__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/brown/brown__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brown__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3415" id="brown1__15" original="E393.-73a1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3416" form="_tofix" id="brown1__16"><span class="if" id="brown1__17" original="E393.-739f"> browner </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3418" form="_tofix" id="brown1__18"><span class="if" id="brown1__19" original="E393.-739e"> brownest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.341a" id="brown1__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.341b" id="brown1__21" original="E393.-739d"><span class="def" id="brown1__22" original="E393.-739c"> having the colour of wood or coffee </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.341d" id="brown1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.341e" id="brown1__24" original="E4c7.-1af"><span class="x" id="brown1__25" original="E4c7.-1ae"> The soil type is a typical brown forest soil. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3420" id="brown1__26" original="E4c7.-1ad"><span class="x" id="brown1__27" original="E4c7.-1ac"> Some people with light brown skin are labelled ‘black’. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1598" id="brown1__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brown_1" title="brown definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1597" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-2010" id="brown1__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brown1__30"> brown </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3422" hm="2" id="brown2" original="E393.-7390" sum="292"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3423" id="brown2__1" original="E393.-738f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3424" id="brown2__2" original="E393.-738e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brown <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.342f" id="brown2__7" original="E393.-7381"><span class="pos" id="brown2__8" original="E393.-7380"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e16" eid="brown2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3195" geo="br" id="brown2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brown2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> braʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bro/brown/brown_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bro/brown/brown_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brown_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-3192" geo="n_am" id="brown2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brown2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> braʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bro/brown/brown__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bro/brown/brown__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brown__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3431" id="brown2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="brown2__15" original="E393.-737d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="brown2__16" original="E393.-737c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3434" id="brown2__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3435" id="brown2__18" original="E393.-737f"><span class="def" id="brown2__19" original="E393.-737b"> the colour of wood or coffee </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3437" id="brown2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3438" id="brown2__21" original="E4c7.-1ab"><span class="x" id="brown2__22" original="E4c7.-1aa"> The cowboys wore different shades of brown. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.343a" id="brown2__23" original="E4e1.3caa"><span class="x" id="brown2__24" original="E4e1.3cab"> This is the reason for the dominant reds, oranges, yellows and browns of most bare rock in arid regions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-157a" id="brown2__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brown_1" title="brown definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1579" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-2010" id="brown2__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brown2__27"> brown </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brutal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.343c" id="brutal" original="E393.-6f51" sum="433"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.343d" id="brutal__1" original="E393.-6f50"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.343e" id="brutal__2" original="E393.-6f4f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brutal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3446" id="brutal__4" original="E393.-6f4a"><span class="pos" id="brutal__5" original="E393.-6f49"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e1d" eid="brutal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-2785" geo="br" id="brutal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brutal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbruːtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bru/bruta/brutal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bru/bruta/brutal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brutal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-2782" geo="n_am" id="brutal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brutal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbruːtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bru/bruta/brutal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bru/bruta/brutal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brutal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3448" id="brutal__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3449" id="brutal__12" original="E393.-6f48"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="brutal__13" original="E393.-6f47"> violent and cruel </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.344b" id="brutal__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.344c" id="brutal__15" original="E85b.71df"><span class="x" id="brutal__16" original="E85b.71e0"> The former Russian Empire deteriorated into a brutal civil war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.344e" id="brutal__17" original="E85b.71e1"><span class="x" id="brutal__18" original="E85b.71e2"> It was a regime of savage and brutal repression. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3450" id="brutal__19" original="E393.-6f46"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="brutal__20" original="E393.-6f45"> direct and clear about something unpleasant; not thinking of people's feelings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3452" id="brutal__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3453" id="brutal__22" original="E85b.71e3"><span class="x" id="brutal__23" original="E85b.71e4"> Samuel is utterly brutal in his choice of phrases. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3455" id="brutal__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3456" id="brutal__25" original="E393.-6f44"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3457" id="brutal__26"><span class="dr" id="brutal__27" original="E393.-6f43"> brutality </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3462" id="brutal__31" original="E393.-6f3c"><span class="pos" id="brutal__32" original="E393.-6f3b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e1e" eid="brutal__33" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-2793" geo="br" id="brutal__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brutal__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bruːˈtæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bru/bruta/brutality__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bru/bruta/brutality__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brutality__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-2790" geo="n_am" id="brutal__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brutal__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bruːˈtæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bru/bruta/brutality__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bru/bruta/brutality__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brutality__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3464" id="brutal__38" original="E393.-6f37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3467" form="pl" id="brutal__39"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="brutal__40" original="E393.-6f33"> brutalities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3469" id="brutal__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="brutal__42" original="E393.-6f39"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="brutal__43" original="E393.-6f38"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.346c" id="brutal__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.346d" id="brutal__45" original="E85b.71e5"><span class="x" id="brutal__46" original="E85b.71e6"> There have been diverse explanations for police brutality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.346f" id="brutal__47" original="E85b.71e7"><span class="cf" id="brutal__48" original="E47f.2b5d"><span class="exp"> brutality </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="brutal__49" original="E85b.71e8"> He pointed out the casual brutality of the language with which powerful people address the powerless. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3472" id="brutal__50"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3473" id="brutal__51" original="E393.-6f32"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3474" id="brutal__52"><span class="dr" id="brutal__53" original="E393.-6f31"> brutally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.347c" id="brutal__54" original="E393.-6f2d"><span class="pos" id="brutal__55" original="E393.-6f2c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e1f" eid="brutal__56" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-278d" geo="br" id="brutal__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brutal__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbruːtəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bru/bruta/brutally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bru/bruta/brutally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brutally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-2789" geo="n_am" id="brutal__59" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brutal__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbruːtəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bru/bruta/brutally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bru/bruta/brutally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brutally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.347e" id="brutal__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.347f" id="brutal__62" original="E85b.71e9"><span class="x" id="brutal__63" original="E85b.71ea"> She was brutally murdered. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3481" id="brutal__64" original="E85b.71eb"><span class="x" id="brutal__65" original="E85b.71ec"> The report offered a brutally frank assessment of the problems. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1562" id="brutal__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brutal" title="brutal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1561" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-1a33" id="brutal__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brutal__68"> brutal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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brute
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3483" id="brute" original="E393.-6ec5" sum="347"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3484" id="brute__1" original="E393.-6ec4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3485" id="brute__2" original="E393.-6ec3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> brute </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3490" id="brute__7" original="E393.-6eba"><span class="pos" id="brute__8" original="E393.-6eb9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e34" eid="brute__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-25f1" geo="br" id="brute__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brute__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bruːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bru/brute/brute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bru/brute/brute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://brute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-25ee" geo="n_am" id="brute__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="brute__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bruːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bru/brute/brute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bru/brute/brute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://brute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3492" id="brute__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="brute__15" original="E393.-6eb7"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3494" id="brute__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3495" id="brute__17" original="E393.-6eb6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="brute__18" original="E393.-6eb5"> involving physical strength only and not thought or intelligence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3497" id="brute__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3498" id="brute__20" original="E85b.72fa"><span class="x" id="brute__21" original="E85b.72fb"> They can silence opposition by brute force. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.349a" id="brute__22" original="E393.-6eb4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="brute__23" original="E393.-6eb3"> basic and unpleasant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.349c" id="brute__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.349d" id="brute__25" original="E85b.72fc"><span class="x" id="brute__26" original="E85b.72fd"> The brute fact is that many young people face unemployment when they leave school. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-150e" id="brute__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brute_1" title="brute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-150d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-1997" id="brute__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="brute__29"> brute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bubble
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.349f" id="bubble" original="E393.-6e02" sum="754"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34a0" id="bubble__1" original="E393.-6e01"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34a1" id="bubble__2" original="E393.-6e00"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bubble </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34ac" id="bubble__7" original="E393.-6df5"><span class="pos" id="bubble__8" original="E393.-6df4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e3b" eid="bubble__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1380" geo="br" id="bubble__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bubble__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bub/bubbl/bubble__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bub/bubbl/bubble__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bubble__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-137d" geo="n_am" id="bubble__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bubble__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bub/bubbl/bubble__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bub/bubbl/bubble__us_3.ogg" href="sound://bubble__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34ae" id="bubble__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34af" id="bubble__15" original="E393.-6df3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bubble__16" original="E393.-6df2"> a ball of air or gas in a liquid; a ball of air inside a solid substance such as glass </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34b1" id="bubble__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34b2" id="bubble__18" original="E81e.-1d3c"><span class="x" id="bubble__19" original="E81e.-1d3b"> The gas comes out of solution to form bubbles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34b4" id="bubble__20" original="E81e.-1d3a"><span class="x" id="bubble__21" original="E81e.-1d39"> Bubbles trapped in the cement are a persistent problem. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34b6" id="bubble__22" original="E393.-6dea"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34b7" id="bubble__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="bubble__24" subj="econ"> economics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bubble__25" original="E857.-7f5b"> used to refer to a large, fast increase in <a class="ndv" href="entry://asset" id="bubble__26"> asset </a> prices that is soon followed by a collapse in prices, usually caused by <a class="ndv" href="entry://speculation" id="bubble__27"> speculation </a> and enthusiasm, not real increases in value </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34bc" id="bubble__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34bd" id="bubble__29" original="E81e.-1d36"><span class="x" id="bubble__30" original="E81e.-1d35"> Various factors have been invoked to explain the housing bubble. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34bf" id="bubble__31" original="E81e.-1d33"><span class="cf" id="bubble__32" original="E81e.-1d34"><span class="exp" id="bubble__33"> bubble </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="bubble__34" original="E81e.-1d32"> There is no evidence of a bubble in prices for coffee, cotton or cocoa. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34c3" id="bubble__35" original="E81e.-1d31"><span class="cf" id="bubble__36" original="E857.-7f56"> the <span class="exp" id="bubble__37"> bubble </span> bursts </span><span class="x" id="bubble__38" original="E81e.-1d30"> When the bubble burst in 1990, the banks were left with mountains of bad debt. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-14f0" id="bubble__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bubble_1" title="bubble definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-14ef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-1873" id="bubble__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bubble__41"> bubble </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bud
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34c7" id="bud" original="E393.-69fd" sum="498"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34c8" id="bud__1" original="E393.-69fc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34c9" id="bud__2" original="E393.-69fb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bud </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34d4" id="bud__7" original="E393.-69f0"><span class="pos" id="bud__8" original="E393.-69ef"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e42" eid="bud__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1a8e" geo="br" id="bud__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bud__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/bud__/bud__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/bud__/bud__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bud__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1a8b" geo="n_am" id="bud__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bud__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/bud__/bud__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/bud__/bud__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bud__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34d6" id="bud__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34d7" id="bud__15" original="E393.-69ee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bud__16" original="E393.-69ed"> a small lump that grows on a plant and from which a flower or leaf develops; a flower or leaf that is not fully open </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34d9" id="bud__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34da" id="bud__18" original="E81e.-1d26"><span class="x" id="bud__19" original="E81e.-1d25"> Seedlings of trees from northern populations produced buds three weeks earlier than those from the south (Karhu et al., 1996). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34dc" id="bud__20" original="E81e.-1d24"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bud__21" original="E81e.-1d23"> a small lump on an animal that has not yet grown into a leg or other body part </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34de" id="bud__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34df" id="bud__23" original="E81e.-1d22"><span class="x" id="bud__24" original="E81e.-1d21"> Limb buds appear on the flanks of the embryo on the third day of incubation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-14c4" id="bud__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bud_1" title="bud definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-14c3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-134f" id="bud__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bud__27"> bud </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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Buddhism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34e1" id="buddhism" original="E393.-698a" sum="315"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34e2" id="buddhism__1" original="E393.-6989"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34e3" id="buddhism__2" original="E393.-6988"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> Buddhism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34eb" id="buddhism__4" original="E393.-6983"><span class="pos" id="buddhism__5" original="E393.-6982"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e49" eid="buddhism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-fba" geo="br" id="buddhism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buddhism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊdɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/buddh/buddhism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/buddh/buddhism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buddhism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-fb7" geo="n_am" id="buddhism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buddhism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːdɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/buddh/buddhism__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/buddh/buddhism__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://buddhism__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-fb4" geo="n_am" id="buddhism__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="buddhism__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊdɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/buddh/buddhism__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/buddh/buddhism__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://buddhism__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34ed" id="buddhism__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="buddhism__14" original="E393.-6980"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34ef" id="buddhism__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34f0" id="buddhism__16" original="E393.-697f"><span class="def" id="buddhism__17" original="E393.-697e"> an Asian religion based on the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama (or Buddha) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34f2" id="buddhism__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34f3" id="buddhism__19" original="E4a5.5033"><span class="x" id="buddhism__20" original="E4a5.5034"> My own interest has been in the actual practice of Buddhism in Buddhist lands today. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34f5" id="buddhism__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34f6" id="buddhism__22" original="E393.-697d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.34f7" id="buddhism__23"><span class="dr" id="buddhism__24" original="E393.-697c"> Buddhist </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3502" id="buddhism__28" original="E393.-6975"><span class="pos" id="buddhism__29" original="E393.-6974"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e4a" eid="buddhism__30" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-fb1" geo="br" id="buddhism__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buddhism__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊdɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buddhist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-fae" geo="n_am" id="buddhism__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buddhism__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːdɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://buddhist__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-fab" geo="n_am" id="buddhism__35" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="buddhism__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊdɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://buddhist__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3504" id="buddhism__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3505" id="buddhism__38" original="E4a5.5035"><span class="x" id="buddhism__39" original="E4a5.5036"> Buddhists, for instance, do not believe in a personal God like the one described in the Bible and the Qur'an. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3507" id="buddhism__40"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3508" id="buddhism__41" original="E393.-6973"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3509" id="buddhism__42"><span class="dr" id="buddhism__43" original="E393.-6972"> Buddhist </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3514" id="buddhism__47" original="E393.-696b"><span class="pos" id="buddhism__48" original="E393.-696a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e4b" eid="buddhism__49" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-fa8" geo="br" id="buddhism__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buddhism__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊdɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buddhist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-fa5" geo="n_am" id="buddhism__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buddhism__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbuːdɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://buddhist__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-fa2" geo="n_am" id="buddhism__54" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="buddhism__55"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊdɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/buddh/buddhist__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://buddhist__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3516" id="buddhism__56"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="buddhism__57" original="E393.-6968"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3518" id="buddhism__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3519" id="buddhism__59" original="E4a5.5037"><span class="x" id="buddhism__60" original="E4a5.5038"> a Buddhist monk/temple </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-14a7" id="buddhism__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://buddhism" title="Buddhism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-14a6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-12c5" id="buddhism__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="buddhism__63"> Buddhism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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budget
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.351b" hm="1" id="budget1" original="E393.-687b" sum="1157"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.351c" id="budget1__1" original="E393.-687a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.351d" id="budget1__2" original="E393.-6879"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> budget <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3528" id="budget1__7" original="E393.-686e"><span class="pos" id="budget1__8" original="E393.-686d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e5e" eid="budget1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1658" geo="br" id="budget1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/budge/budget__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budget__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://budget__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1655" geo="n_am" id="budget1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/budge/budget__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budget__us_1.ogg" href="sound://budget__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.352a" id="budget1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.352b" id="budget1__15" original="E393.-686c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.352c" id="budget1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="budget1__17" original="E393.-686a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="budget1__18" original="E393.-6869"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="budget1__19" original="E393.-6868"> the money that is available to a person or an organization and a plan of how it will be spent over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3530" id="budget1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3531" id="budget1__21" original="E81e.-1be3"><span class="x" id="budget1__22" original="E81e.-1be2"> It is generally the woman who controls the household budget. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3533" id="budget1__23" original="E586.-4ac0"><span class="x" id="budget1__24" original="E586.-4abf"> Pressures to balance budgets and be more competitive have also led to reduced public expenditure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3535" id="budget1__25" original="E81e.-1be0"><span class="cf" id="budget1__26" original="E81e.-1be1"><span class="exp" id="budget1__27"> budget </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="budget1__28" original="E81e.-1bdf"> They have a £50 000 budget for advertising. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3539" id="budget1__29" original="E81e.-1bdd"><span class="cf" id="budget1__30" original="E81e.-1bde"><span class="exp" id="budget1__31"> budget </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="budget1__32" original="E81e.-1bdc"> The hospital received an annual budget of $660 000 from the Ministry of Health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.353d" id="budget1__33" original="E81e.-1bda"><span class="cf" id="budget1__34" original="E81e.-1bdb"> within/on <span class="exp" id="budget1__35"> budget </span></span><span class="x" id="budget1__36" original="E81e.-1bd9"> The project was completed on time and within budget. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3541" id="budget1__37" original="E81e.-1bd7"><span class="cf" id="budget1__38" original="E81e.-1bd8"> over <span class="exp" id="budget1__39"> budget </span></span><span class="x" id="budget1__40" original="E81e.-1bd6"> The Channel Tunnel was 80% over budget. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3545" id="budget1__41" original="E586.-4abd"><span class="cf" id="budget1__42" original="E586.-4abe"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="budget1__43" original="E586.-4abc"> Councils in England and Wales are now confronted by radical budget cuts and the need to find substantial savings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3548" id="budget1__44" original="E393.-6867"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3549" id="budget1__45" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.354c" id="budget1__46"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.354a" id="budget1__47"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="budget1__48" original="E393.-6864"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> Budget </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.354e" id="budget1__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="budget1__51" original="E393.-6861"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="budget1__52" original="E393.-6860"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="budget1__53" original="E393.-685f"> an official statement by the government of a country's income from taxes, etc. and how it will be spent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3552" id="budget1__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3553" id="budget1__55" original="E81e.-1bd3"><span class="x" id="budget1__56" original="E81e.-1bd2"> The Budget contains good and bad news for taxpayers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3555" id="budget1__57" original="E81e.-1bd1"><span class="cf" id="budget1__58" original="E586.-4abb"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="budget1__59" original="E81e.-1bd0"> The budget deficit rises when activity falls and declines when activity rises. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1466" id="budget1__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://budget_1" title="budget definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1465" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-1164" id="budget1__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="budget1__62"> budget </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3558" hm="2" id="budget2" original="E393.-685e" sum="432"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3559" id="budget2__1" original="E393.-685d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.355a" id="budget2__2" original="E393.-685c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> budget <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3567" id="budget2__9" original="E393.-6851"><span class="pos" id="budget2__10" original="E393.-6850"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e65" eid="budget2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1625" geo="br" id="budget2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/budge/budget__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budget__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://budget__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1622" geo="n_am" id="budget2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/budge/budget__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budget__us_1.ogg" href="sound://budget__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-204b" id="budget2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1652" form="root" id="budget2__17"><span class="vp" id="budget2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> budget </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1650" eid="budget2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-164f" geo="br" id="budget2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/budge/budget__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budget__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://budget__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-164c" geo="n_am" id="budget2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/budge/budget__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budget__us_1.ogg" href="sound://budget__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1649" form="thirdps" id="budget2__24"><span class="vp" id="budget2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> budgets </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1647" eid="budget2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1646" geo="br" id="budget2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/budge/budgets__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgets__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://budgets__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1643" geo="n_am" id="budget2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/budge/budgets__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgets__us_1.ogg" href="sound://budgets__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1640" form="past" id="budget2__31"><span class="vp" id="budget2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> budgeted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-163e" eid="budget2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-163d" geo="br" id="budget2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/budge/budgeted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgeted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://budgeted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-163a" geo="n_am" id="budget2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/budge/budgeted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgeted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://budgeted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1637" form="pastpart" id="budget2__38"><span class="vp" id="budget2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> budgeted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1635" eid="budget2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1634" geo="br" id="budget2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/budge/budgeted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgeted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://budgeted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1631" geo="n_am" id="budget2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/budge/budgeted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgeted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://budgeted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-162e" form="prespart" id="budget2__45"><span class="vp" id="budget2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> budgeting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-162c" eid="budget2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-162b" geo="br" id="budget2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/budge/budgeting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgeting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://budgeting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1628" geo="n_am" id="budget2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/budge/budgeting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgeting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://budgeting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3593" id="budget2__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="budget2__53" original="E393.-6833"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="budget2__54" original="E393.-6832"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3596" id="budget2__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3597" id="budget2__56" original="E393.-6835"><span class="def" id="budget2__57" original="E393.-6831"> to allow or provide a particular amount of money for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3599" id="budget2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.359a" id="budget2__59" original="E81e.-1bcf"><span class="cf" id="budget2__60" original="E393.-6830"><span class="exp" id="budget2__61"> budget </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="budget2__62" original="E81e.-1bce"> The company budgeted for expenditure of £300 million. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.359e" id="budget2__63" original="E81e.-1bcd"><span class="cf" id="budget2__64" original="E393.-682f"><span class="exp" id="budget2__65"> budget </span> something (for something) </span><span class="x" id="budget2__66" original="E81e.-1bcc"> A firm may have budgeted $100 000 for a trade exhibition. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35a2" id="budget2__67"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35a3" id="budget2__68" original="E393.-682d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35a4" id="budget2__69"><span class="dr" id="budget2__70" original="E393.-682c"> budgeting </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35ac" id="budget2__71" original="E393.-6828"><span class="pos" id="budget2__72" original="E393.-6827"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e66" eid="budget2__73" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-161f" geo="br" id="budget2__74" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__75"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/budge/budgeting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgeting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://budgeting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-161c" geo="n_am" id="budget2__76" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budget2__77"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/budge/budgeting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgeting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://budgeting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35ae" id="budget2__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="budget2__79" original="E393.-6825"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35b0" id="budget2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35b1" id="budget2__81" original="E81e.-1bcb"><span class="x" id="budget2__82" original="E81e.-1bca"> This is a wholly different approach to school budgeting. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-13f1" id="budget2__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://budget_1" title="budget definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-13f0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-1164" id="budget2__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="budget2__85"> budget </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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budgetary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35b3" id="budgetary" original="E393.-6803" sum="283"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35b4" id="budgetary__1" original="E393.-6802"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35b5" id="budgetary__2" original="E393.-6801"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> budgetary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35be" id="budgetary__4" original="E393.-67fc"><span class="pos" id="budgetary__5" original="E393.-67fb"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e73" eid="budgetary__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1515" geo="br" id="budgetary__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budgetary__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪtəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bud/budge/budgetary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgetary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://budgetary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1511" geo="n_am" id="budgetary__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="budgetary__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌdʒɪteri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bud/budge/budgetary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bud/budge/budgetary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://budgetary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35c0" id="budgetary__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35c1" id="budgetary__12" original="E393.-67fa"><span class="def" id="budgetary__13" original="E393.-67f9"> connected with a <a class="ndv" href="entry://budget" id="budgetary__14"> budget </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35c4" id="budgetary__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35c5" id="budgetary__16" original="E81e.-1b7d"><span class="x" id="budgetary__17" original="E81e.-1b7c"> Budgetary constraints limit road construction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35c7" id="budgetary__18" original="E81e.-1b7b"><span class="x" id="budgetary__19" original="E81e.-1b7a"> India is planning to double the government budgetary allocations for health. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-13c1" id="budgetary__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://budgetary" title="budgetary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-13c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-10aa" id="budgetary__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="budgetary__22"> budgetary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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buffer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35c9" hm="1" id="buffer1" original="E393.-674d" sum="956"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35ca" id="buffer1__1" original="E393.-674c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35cb" id="buffer1__2" original="E393.-674b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> buffer <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35d7" id="buffer1__7" original="E393.-6742"><span class="pos" id="buffer1__8" original="E393.-6741"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e7c" eid="buffer1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1369" geo="br" id="buffer1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buffer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1366" geo="n_am" id="buffer1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buffer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35d9" id="buffer1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35da" id="buffer1__15" original="E393.-6740"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="buffer1__16" original="E393.-673f"> a thing or person that protects somebody/something against difficulties </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35dc" id="buffer1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35dd" id="buffer1__18" original="E897.-7feb"><span class="cf" id="buffer1__19" original="E393.-673d"><span class="exp" id="buffer1__20"> buffer </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="buffer1__21" original="E897.-7fea"> Local government may act as a buffer between citizens and central government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35e1" id="buffer1__22" original="E897.-7fe9"><span class="cf" id="buffer1__23" original="E393.-673e"><span class="exp" id="buffer1__24"> buffer </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="buffer1__25" original="E897.-7fe8"> The group held the majority of the firm's stock, providing a buffer against takeover. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35e5" id="buffer1__26" original="E838.-71d9"><span class="cf" id="buffer1__27" original="E487.7270"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="buffer1__28" original="E838.-71d8"> The absorption of Poland meant that there was no longer a buffer state separating Russia from Prussia. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35e8" id="buffer1__29" original="E838.-71d7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35e9" id="buffer1__30" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35ea" id="buffer1__31"><span class="v"><strong> buffer solution </strong></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35ec" id="buffer1__33"><span class="subj" id="buffer1__34" subj="chem"> chemistry </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="buffer1__35" original="E838.-71d2"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://solution" id="buffer1__36"> solution </a> that resists changes in <a class="ndv" href="entry://pH" id="buffer1__37"> pH </a> when small amounts of acid or <a class="ndv" href="entry://alkali" id="buffer1__38"> alkali </a> are added to it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35f2" id="buffer1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35f3" id="buffer1__40" original="E838.-71cb"><span class="x" id="buffer1__41" original="E838.-71ca"> The sodium phosphate buffer pH and Triton X-100 concentration requirements were determined empirically. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35f5" id="buffer1__42" original="E393.-6738"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35f6" id="buffer1__43"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="buffer1__44" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="buffer1__45" original="E393.-6735"> an area in a computer's memory where data can be stored for a short time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35f9" id="buffer1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35fa" id="buffer1__47" original="E897.-7fe7"><span class="x" id="buffer1__48" original="E897.-7fe6"> Some interfaces can deal with short bursts of high-speed data because they store data in a buffer. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-13a5" id="buffer1__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://buffer_1" title="buffer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-13a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-fcc" id="buffer1__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="buffer1__51"> buffer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35fc" hm="2" id="buffer2" original="E393.-6728" sum="600"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35fd" id="buffer2__1" original="E393.-6727"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.35fe" id="buffer2__2" original="E393.-6726"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> buffer <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.360c" id="buffer2__9" original="E393.-671d"><span class="pos" id="buffer2__10" original="E393.-671c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e83" eid="buffer2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1336" geo="br" id="buffer2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buffer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1333" geo="n_am" id="buffer2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buffer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-201d" id="buffer2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1363" form="root" id="buffer2__17"><span class="vp" id="buffer2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> buffer </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1361" eid="buffer2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1360" geo="br" id="buffer2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buffer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-135d" geo="n_am" id="buffer2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buffer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-135a" form="thirdps" id="buffer2__24"><span class="vp" id="buffer2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> buffers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1358" eid="buffer2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1357" geo="br" id="buffer2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buffers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1354" geo="n_am" id="buffer2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buffers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1351" form="past" id="buffer2__31"><span class="vp" id="buffer2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> buffered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-134f" eid="buffer2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-134e" geo="br" id="buffer2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buffered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-134b" geo="n_am" id="buffer2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buffered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1348" form="pastpart" id="buffer2__38"><span class="vp" id="buffer2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> buffered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1346" eid="buffer2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1345" geo="br" id="buffer2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buffered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1342" geo="n_am" id="buffer2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buffered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-133f" form="prespart" id="buffer2__45"><span class="vp" id="buffer2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> buffering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-133d" eid="buffer2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-133c" geo="br" id="buffer2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buffering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-1339" geo="n_am" id="buffer2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buffer2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌfərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buf/buffe/buffering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buf/buffe/buffering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buffering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.363c" id="buffer2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.363d" id="buffer2__53" original="E393.-66fc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="buffer2__54" original="E393.-66fa"> to protect somebody/something from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.363f" id="buffer2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3640" id="buffer2__56" original="E897.-7fe5"><span class="cf" id="buffer2__57" original="E393.-66fb"><span class="exp" id="buffer2__58"> buffer </span> somebody/something (against something) </span><span class="x" id="buffer2__59" original="E897.-7fe4"> Here the climate was relatively buffered against the glacial cycles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3644" id="buffer2__60" original="E897.-7fe3"><span class="x" id="buffer2__61" original="E897.-7fe2"> These friends can help buffer the child against anxiety. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3646" id="buffer2__62" original="E897.-7fe1"><span class="cf" id="buffer2__63" original="E838.-71c3"><span class="exp" id="buffer2__64"> buffer </span> somebody/something from something </span><span class="x" id="buffer2__65" original="E897.-7fe0"> The deep ocean floors are buffered from significant change. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.364a" id="buffer2__66" original="E393.-66ff"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="buffer2__67" original="E393.-66fe"><span class="exp" id="buffer2__68"> buffer </span> something </span><span class="def" id="buffer2__69" original="E393.-66fd"> to reduce the harmful effects of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.364e" id="buffer2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.364f" id="buffer2__71" original="E897.-7fdf"><span class="x" id="buffer2__72" original="E897.-7fde"> Such social support systems buffer stressful experiences. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-133e" id="buffer2__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://buffer_1" title="buffer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-133d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-fcc" id="buffer2__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="buffer2__75"> buffer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3651" id="build" original="E393.-645b" sum="3575"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3652" id="build__1" original="E393.-645a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3653" id="build__2" original="E393.-6459"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> build </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3660" id="build__9" original="E393.-644e"><span class="pos" id="build__10" original="E393.-644d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e8a" eid="build__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-bec" geo="br" id="build__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/build/build__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/build__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://build__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-be9" geo="n_am" id="build__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/build/build__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/build__us_1.ogg" href="sound://build__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1fef" id="build__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.498d" form="root" id="build__17"><span class="vp" id="build__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> build </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.498f" eid="build__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4990" geo="br" id="build__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/build/build__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/build__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://build__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4993" geo="n_am" id="build__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/build/build__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/build__us_1.ogg" href="sound://build__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4996" form="thirdps" id="build__24"><span class="vp" id="build__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> builds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4998" eid="build__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4999" geo="br" id="build__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪldz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/build/builds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/builds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://builds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.499c" geo="n_am" id="build__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪldz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/build/builds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/builds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://builds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.499f" form="past" id="build__31"><span class="vp" id="build__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> built </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49a1" eid="build__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49a2" geo="br" id="build__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/built/built__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/built/built__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://built__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49a5" geo="n_am" id="build__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/built/built__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/built/built__us_2.ogg" href="sound://built__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49a8" form="pastpart" id="build__38"><span class="vp" id="build__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> built </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49aa" eid="build__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49ab" geo="br" id="build__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/built/built__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/built/built__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://built__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49ae" geo="n_am" id="build__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɪlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/built/built__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/built/built__us_2.ogg" href="sound://built__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49b1" form="prespart" id="build__45"><span class="vp" id="build__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> building </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49b3" eid="build__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49b4" geo="br" id="build__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪldɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/build/building__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/building__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://building__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.49b7" geo="n_am" id="build__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪldɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/build/building__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/building__us_3.ogg" href="sound://building__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3691" id="build__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3692" id="build__53" original="E393.-642f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3693" id="build__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="build__55" original="E393.-642d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="build__56" original="E393.-642b"> to make something, especially a building, structure or machine, by putting parts together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3696" id="build__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3697" id="build__58" original="E838.-7e7e"><span class="cf" id="build__59" original="E393.-642a"><span class="exp" id="build__60"> build </span> something </span><span class="x" id="build__61" original="E838.-7e7d"> The Conservative government came to power in 1951 promising to build 300 000 new homes a year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.369b" id="build__62" original="E838.-7e7c"><span class="x" id="build__63" original="E838.-7e7b"> French engineers were busy building new canals and improving the navigability of rivers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.369d" id="build__64" original="E838.-7e7a"><span class="x" id="build__65" original="E838.-7e79"> Taught by its mother, the young animal learns more quickly how to fly or build its nest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.369f" id="build__66" original="E838.-7e78"><span class="cf" id="build__67" original="E393.-6429"><span class="exp" id="build__68"> build </span> something of something </span><span class="x" id="build__69" original="E838.-7e77"> Before the earthquake, Tokyo was like a large, close-knit village in which most houses were built of wood. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36a3" id="build__70" original="E838.-7e72"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36a4" id="build__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="build__72" original="E838.-7e70"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="build__73" original="E838.-7e6f"><span class="exp" id="build__74"> build </span> something </span><span class="def" id="build__75" original="E838.-7e6e"> to create something by putting information or ideas together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36a9" id="build__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36aa" id="build__77" original="E838.-7e6d"><span class="x" id="build__78" original="E838.-7e6c"> In order to try and understand these effects we built a mathematical model. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36ac" id="build__79" original="E838.-7e6b"><span class="x" id="build__80" original="E838.-7e6a"> The company uses direct marketing to build a customer database. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36ae" id="build__81" original="E838.-7e69"><span class="x" id="build__82" original="E838.-7e68"> There are transaction costs involved in building a portfolio of investments. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36b0" id="build__83" original="E393.-6426"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36b1" id="build__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="build__85" original="E393.-6424"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="build__86" original="E393.-6423"><span class="exp" id="build__87"> build </span> something </span><span class="def" id="build__88" original="E393.-6422"> to develop a business or relationship over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36b6" id="build__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36b7" id="build__90" original="E837.-7d07"><span class="x" id="build__91" original="E837.-7d06"> In Asia, Western firms should be aiming to build a business, not an asset (Young, 1998). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36b9" id="build__92" original="E838.-7e74"><span class="x" id="build__93" original="E838.-7e73"> It can take years to build a relationship with a client. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36bb" id="build__94" original="E393.-6421"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36bc" id="build__95"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="build__96" original="E393.-641f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36be" id="build__97"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="build__98" original="E393.-641e"> of a feeling, force, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="build__99" original="E393.-641d"> to become gradually stronger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36c1" id="build__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36c2" id="build__101" original="E838.-7e67"><span class="x" id="build__102" original="E838.-7e66"> The impetus builds relentlessly to the closing couplet, which supplies a double shock. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36c4" id="build__103" original="E393.-6415"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36c5" id="build__104" original="E393.-6414"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36c6" id="build__105"><h4 class="pv"> build something around something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36c8" id="build__107"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="build__108" original="E393.-6411"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36ca" id="build__109"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36cb" id="build__110"><span class="def" id="build__111" original="E393.-6410"> to create something, using something else as a basis </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36cd" id="build__112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36ce" id="build__113" original="E838.-7e65"><span class="x" id="build__114" original="E838.-7e64"> A personality cult was built around the figure of Mussolini. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36d0" id="build__115" original="E838.-7e63"><span class="x" id="build__116" original="E838.-7e62"> Microsoft's advertising campaign was built around the strapline ‘Where do you want to go today?’ </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36d2" id="build__117" original="E393.-640f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36d3" id="build__118"><h4 class="pv"> build something in </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> build something into something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36d6" id="build__121"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="build__122" original="E393.-640b"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36d8" id="build__123"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36d9" id="build__124" original="E393.-640a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="build__125" original="E393.-6409"> to include something as a permanent part of a larger structure </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36db" id="build__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36dc" id="build__127" original="E838.-7e61"><span class="x" id="build__128" original="E838.-7e60"> More and more consumers turned to mobile phones with cameras built in. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36de" id="build__129" original="E838.-7e5f"><span class="x" id="build__130" original="E838.-7e5e"> Computers are now built into a wide range of everyday items. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36e0" id="build__131" original="E393.-6408"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="build__132" original="E393.-6407"> to include something as a permanent part of a system or plan </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36e2" id="build__133"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36e3" id="build__134" original="E838.-7e5b"><span class="x" id="build__135" original="E838.-7e5a"> Collective responsibility is built into the EU's institutional system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36e5" id="build__136" original="E838.-7e59"><span class="x" id="build__137" original="E838.-7e58"> Scepticism is built into the refereeing process for scientific publications. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36e7" id="build__138" original="E393.-6406" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://built-in" title="built-in definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36e8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37ac" id="build__139" original="E393.-6405"><span class="xh" id="build__140"> built-in </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36ea" id="build__141" original="E393.-6403"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36eb" id="build__142"><h4 class="pv"> build on/upon something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36ed" id="build__144"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36ee" id="build__145"><span class="def" id="build__146" original="E393.-6401"> to use something as a basis for further progress </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36f0" id="build__147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36f1" id="build__148" original="E838.-7e57"><span class="x" id="build__149" original="E838.-7e56"> The models proposed by Mann and White build on this earlier work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36f3" id="build__150" original="E838.-7e55"><span class="x" id="build__151" original="E838.-7e54"> These initiatives build on a history of collaboration between university and industry researchers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36f5" id="build__152" original="E393.-6400"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36f6" id="build__153"><h4 class="pv"> build something on/upon something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36f8" id="build__155"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="build__156" original="E393.-63fd"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36fa" id="build__157"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36fb" id="build__158"><span class="def" id="build__159" original="E393.-63fc"> to base something on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36fd" id="build__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.36fe" id="build__161" original="E838.-7e53"><span class="x" id="build__162" original="E838.-7e52"> Air traffic control systems are built on complex statistical models. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3700" id="build__163" original="E838.-7e51"><span class="x" id="build__164" original="E838.-7e50"> Brands can be the keystones upon which the long-term success of companies is built. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3702" id="build__165" original="E393.-63f7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3703" id="build__166"><h4 class="pv"> build up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3705" id="build__168"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3706" id="build__169"><span class="def" id="build__170" original="E393.-63f5"> to become greater, more powerful or larger in number </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3708" id="build__171"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3709" id="build__172" original="E838.-7e4f"><span class="x" id="build__173" original="E838.-7e4e"> Ice built up on Antarctica and eventually formed an ice shelf over the sea. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.370b" id="build__174" original="E838.-7e4d"><span class="x" id="build__175" original="E838.-7e4c"> Eventually the pressure may build up and affect the uninjured lung. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.370d" id="build__176" original="E393.-63f4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://build-up" title="build-up definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.370e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.377f" id="build__177" original="E393.-63f3"><span class="xh" id="build__178"> build-up </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3711" id="build__179" original="E393.-63dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3712" id="build__180"><h4 class="pv"> build something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3714" id="build__182"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3715" id="build__183" original="E393.-63da"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="build__184" original="E393.-63d9"> to create or develop something gradually </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3717" id="build__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3718" id="build__186" original="E838.-7e4b"><span class="x" id="build__187" original="E838.-7e4a"> By using such data it is possible to build up a picture of the climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.371a" id="build__188" original="E838.-7e49"><span class="x" id="build__189" original="E838.-7e48"> This scheme is intended to build up a long-term relationship with the customer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.371c" id="build__190" original="E393.-63d8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="build__191" original="E393.-63d7"> to make something bigger or stronger than it was before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.371e" id="build__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.371f" id="build__193" original="E838.-7e47"><span class="x" id="build__194" original="E838.-7e46"> There was time to train the conscripts properly and to build up ammunition stocks. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-12e0" id="build__195" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://build_1" title="build definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-12df" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-bc6" id="build__196" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="build__197"> build </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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build-up
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.377f" id="build-up" original="E393.-6356" sum="805"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3780" id="build-up__1" original="E393.-6355"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3781" id="build-up__2" original="E393.-6354"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> build-up </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.378b" id="build-up__7" original="E393.-634c"><span class="pos" id="build-up__8" original="E393.-634b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ea6" eid="build-up__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-9ba" geo="br" id="build-up__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build-up__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪld ʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/build/build_up_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/build_up_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://build_up_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-9b7" geo="n_am" id="build-up__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="build-up__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪld ʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/build/build_up_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/build_up_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://build_up_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.378d" id="build-up__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.378e" id="build-up__15" original="E393.-634a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.378f" id="build-up__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="build-up__17" original="E393.-6348"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="build-up__18" original="E393.-6347"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="build-up__19" original="E393.-6346"> an increase in the amount of something over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3793" id="build-up__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3794" id="build-up__21" original="E85b.78ef"><span class="x" id="build-up__22" original="E85b.78f0"> The military build-up continued. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3796" id="build-up__23" original="E85b.78f2"><span class="cf" id="build-up__24" original="E85b.78f1"><span class="exp" id="build-up__25"> build-up </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="build-up__26" original="E85b.78f3"> The build-up of bilirubin causes jaundice. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.379a" id="build-up__27" original="E393.-6345"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.379b" id="build-up__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="build-up__29" original="E393.-6343"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="build-up__30" original="E393.-6342"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="build-up__31" original="E85b.78f4"><span class="exp" id="build-up__32"> build-up </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="build-up__33" original="E393.-6340"> the time before an important event, when people are preparing for it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37a1" id="build-up__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37a2" id="build-up__35" original="E85b.78f5"><span class="x" id="build-up__36" original="E85b.78f6"> Sales of many products will tend to increase in the build-up to Christmas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37a4" id="build-up__37" original="E393.-633f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37a5" id="build-up__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="build-up__39" original="E393.-633d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="build-up__40" original="E393.-633c"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="build-up__41" original="E393.-633b"> a very positive and enthusiastic description of something that is going to happen or be introduced, that is intended to make people excited about it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37a9" id="build-up__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37aa" id="build-up__43" original="E85b.78f7"><span class="x" id="build-up__44" original="E85b.78f8"> The product had an aggressive promotional build-up prior to launch. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-11d4" id="build-up__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://build-up_2" title="build-up definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-11d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-991" id="build-up__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="build-up__47"> build-up </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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builder
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3721" id="builder" original="E393.-63c1" sum="704"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3722" id="builder__1" original="E393.-63c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3723" id="builder__2" original="E393.-63bf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> builder </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.372f" id="builder__7" original="E393.-63b7"><span class="pos" id="builder__8" original="E393.-63b6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e91" eid="builder__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-aea" geo="br" id="builder__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="builder__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪldə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/build/builder__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/builder__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://builder__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-ae7" geo="n_am" id="builder__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="builder__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪldər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/build/builder__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/builder__us_1.ogg" href="sound://builder__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3731" id="builder__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3732" id="builder__15" original="E393.-63b5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="builder__16" original="E393.-63b4"> a person or company whose job is to build or repair houses or other buildings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3734" id="builder__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3735" id="builder__18" original="E85b.78bb"><span class="x" id="builder__19" original="E85b.78bc"> She monitored the builders' work for the whole of the renovation project. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3737" id="builder__20" original="E85b.78bd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="builder__21" original="E85b.78be"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> usually in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="builder__22" original="E85b.78bf"> a person who builds something by putting parts or material together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.373a" id="builder__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.373b" id="builder__24" original="E85b.78c0"><span class="x" id="builder__25" original="E85b.78c1"> Historically, bridge builders have tended to think of bridges as static objects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.373d" id="builder__26" original="E85b.78c2"><span class="x" id="builder__27" original="E85b.78c3"> Robot builders need to find out what real consciousness is and whether it can be put into a machine. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.373f" id="builder__28" original="E393.-63b3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="use" id="builder__29" original="E393.-63b2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> usually in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="builder__30" original="E393.-63b1"> a person or thing that creates or develops something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3742" id="builder__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3743" id="builder__32" original="E85b.78c4"><span class="x" id="builder__33" original="E85b.78c5"> Knowledge builders produce knowledge that can be linked to other ideas. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-123e" id="builder__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://builder" title="builder definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-123d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-a76" id="builder__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="builder__36"> builder </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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building
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3745" id="building" original="E393.-639f" sum="554"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3746" id="building__1" original="E393.-639e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3747" id="building__2" original="E393.-639d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> building </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3752" id="building__7" original="E393.-6395"><span class="pos" id="building__8" original="E393.-6394"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e98" eid="building__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-12c6" geo="br" id="building__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="building__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪldɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/build/building__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/building__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://building__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-12c3" geo="n_am" id="building__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="building__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪldɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/build/building__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/building__us_3.ogg" href="sound://building__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3754" id="building__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3755" id="building__15" original="E393.-6393"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3756" id="building__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="building__17" original="E393.-6391"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="building__18" original="E393.-6390"> a structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3759" id="building__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.375a" id="building__20" original="E898.-7ef0"><span class="x" id="building__21" original="E898.-7eef"> The earthquake resulted in the collapse of numerous high-rise buildings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.375c" id="building__22" original="E898.-7eee"><span class="x" id="building__23" original="E898.-7eed"> Office buildings usually have higher electricity consumption than residential buildings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.375e" id="building__24" original="E393.-638f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.375f" id="building__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="building__26" original="E393.-638d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="building__27" original="E393.-638c"> the process and work of building </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3762" id="building__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3763" id="building__29" original="E898.-7eec"><span class="x" id="building__30" original="E898.-7eeb"> Constantine undertook a massive programme of church building. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3765" id="building__31" original="E898.-7eea"><span class="cf" id="building__32" original="E47f.2b6c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="building__33" original="E898.-7ee9"> Sand and gravel are extracted for use in the building industry. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1217" id="building__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://building" title="building definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1216" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-a48" id="building__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="building__36"> building </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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building block
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3768" id="building-block" original="E393.-638b" sum="377"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3769" id="building-block__1" original="E393.-638a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.376a" id="building-block__2" original="E393.-6389"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> building block </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3771" id="building-block__4" original="E393.-6384"><span class="pos" id="building-block__5" original="E393.-6383"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6e9f" eid="building-block__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-a24" geo="br" id="building-block__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="building-block__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪldɪŋ blɒk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/build/building_block_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/building_block_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://building_block_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-a21" geo="n_am" id="building-block__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="building-block__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/build/building_block_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/build/building_block_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://building_block_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3773" id="building-block__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3774" id="building-block__12" original="E393.-637e"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3775" id="building-block__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="building-block__14" original="E393.-637b"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="building-block__15" original="E85b.78d0"><span class="exp" id="building-block__16"> building block </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="building-block__17" original="E393.-637a"> a basic unit from which something is built up </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.377a" id="building-block__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.377b" id="building-block__19" original="E85b.78d1"><span class="x" id="building-block__20" original="E85b.78d2"> The basic building blocks of digital systems are logic circuits and memory circuits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.377d" id="building-block__21" original="E875.6a73"><span class="x" id="building-block__22" original="E875.6a74"> Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-11f3" id="building-block__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://building-block" title="building block definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-11f2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-9dc" id="building-block__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="building-block__25"> building block </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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built-in
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37ac" id="built-in" original="E393.-6329" sum="305"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37ad" id="built-in__1" original="E393.-6328"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37ae" id="built-in__2" original="E393.-6327"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> built-in </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37ba" id="built-in__4" original="E393.-631e"><span class="pos" id="built-in__5" original="E393.-631d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ead" eid="built-in__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-96b" geo="br" id="built-in__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="built-in__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪlt ˈɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bui/built/built_in_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bui/built/built_in_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://built_in_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-968" geo="n_am" id="built-in__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="built-in__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪlt ˈɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bui/built/built_in_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bui/built/built_in_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://built_in_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37b5" id="built-in__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37b8" id="built-in__12"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37b6" id="built-in__13"><span class="reg" id="built-in__14" original="E393.-6320" reg="freq"><span class="prefix"> less </span><span class="prefix"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> in-built </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37bc" id="built-in__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="built-in__17" original="E393.-631b"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37be" id="built-in__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37bf" id="built-in__19" original="E393.-631a"><span class="def" id="built-in__20" original="E393.-6319"> included as part of something and not separate from it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37c1" id="built-in__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37c2" id="built-in__22" original="E85b.791b"><span class="x" id="built-in__23" original="E85b.791c"> The word processor has a built-in dictionary. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-119e" id="built-in__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://built-in" title="built-in definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-119d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-94e" id="built-in__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="built-in__26"> built-in </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bulb
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37c4" id="bulb" original="E393.-6304" sum="649"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37c5" id="bulb__1" original="E393.-6303"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37c6" id="bulb__2" original="E393.-6302"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bulb </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37d1" id="bulb__7" original="E393.-62fa"><span class="pos" id="bulb__8" original="E393.-62f9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6eb4" eid="bulb__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-8dc" geo="br" id="bulb__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bulb__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌlb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bul/bulb_/bulb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bul/bulb_/bulb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bulb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-8d9" geo="n_am" id="bulb__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bulb__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌlb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bul/bulb_/bulb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bul/bulb_/bulb__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bulb__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37d3" id="bulb__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37d4" id="bulb__15" original="E393.-62f8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37d5" id="bulb__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37d6" id="bulb__17"><span class="v"><strong> light bulb </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bulb__19" original="E393.-62f5"> the glass part that fits into an electric light, etc. to give light when it is switched on </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37d9" id="bulb__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37da" id="bulb__21" original="E81e.-1969"><span class="x" id="bulb__22" original="E81e.-1968"> The light from the bulb is directed upwards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37dc" id="bulb__23" original="E81e.-1967"><span class="x" id="bulb__24" original="E81e.-1966"> a fluorescent light bulb </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37de" id="bulb__25" original="E81e.-1965"><span class="x" id="bulb__26" original="E81e.-1964"> a low-energy bulb </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37e0" id="bulb__27" original="E393.-62f4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bulb__28" original="E393.-62f3"> the round underground part of some plants, that grows into a new plant every year </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37e2" id="bulb__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37e3" id="bulb__30" original="E81e.-1963"><span class="x" id="bulb__31" original="E81e.-1962"> The company sells bulbs and shrubs for domestic gardeners. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37e5" id="bulb__32" original="E393.-62f2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="bulb__33" original="E393.-62f1"> an object shaped like a <span class="dh" id="bulb__34" original="E393.-62f0"> bulb </span> , for example the end of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://thermometer" id="bulb__35"> thermometer </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37e9" id="bulb__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37ea" id="bulb__37" original="E81e.-1961"><span class="cf" id="bulb__38" original="E586.-4ab3"><span class="exp" id="bulb__39"> bulb </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="bulb__40" original="E81e.-1960"> the glass bulb of a pH electrode </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37ee" id="bulb__41" original="E81e.-195f"><span class="cf" id="bulb__42" original="E586.-4ab2"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bulb__43" original="E81e.-195e"> Ambient temperature was measured with a bulb thermometer. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1185" id="bulb__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bulb" title="bulb definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1184" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-918" id="bulb__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bulb__46"> bulb </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bulk
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37f1" id="bulk" original="E393.-6238" sum="1160"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37f2" id="bulk__1" original="E393.-6237"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37f3" id="bulk__2" original="E393.-6236"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bulk </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37fb" id="bulk__4" original="E393.-622b"><span class="pos" id="bulk__5" original="E393.-622a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ebb" eid="bulk__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-41b" geo="br" id="bulk__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bulk__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌlk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bul/bulk_/bulk__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bul/bulk_/bulk__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bulk__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-418" geo="n_am" id="bulk__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bulk__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌlk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bul/bulk_/bulk__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bul/bulk_/bulk__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bulk__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37fd" id="bulk__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37fe" id="bulk__12" original="E393.-6229"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.37ff" id="bulk__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="bulk__14" original="E393.-6227"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bulk__15" original="E393.-6226"> the <span class="exp" id="bulk__16"> bulk </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="bulk__17" original="E393.-6225"> the main part of something; most of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3804" id="bulk__18" original="E842.-74ce" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://majority" title="majority definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3805" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-6477" id="bulk__19" original="E842.-74cd"><span class="xh" id="bulk__20"> majority </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3807" id="bulk__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3808" id="bulk__22" original="E842.-74cc"><span class="x" id="bulk__23" original="E842.-74cb"> People of peasant status and below constituted the vast bulk of the European population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.380a" id="bulk__24" original="E842.-74ca"><span class="x" id="bulk__25" original="E842.-74c9"> On average, participants devoted the bulk of their time online to three domains: IM, visiting websites and email. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.380c" id="bulk__26" original="E393.-6224"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.380d" id="bulk__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bulk__28" original="E393.-6222"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bulk__29" original="E393.-6221"> the large quantity of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3810" id="bulk__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3811" id="bulk__31" original="E842.-74c5"><span class="cf" id="bulk__32" original="E842.-74cf"> in <span class="exp" id="bulk__33"> bulk </span></span><span class="x" id="bulk__34" original="E849.-6664"> Retailers can achieve significant economies of scale through buying in bulk more cheaply. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3815" id="bulk__35" original="E842.-74d0"><span class="cf" id="bulk__36" original="E4a8.4222"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bulk__37" original="E842.-74c8"> Organizations reward customers for early payment, bulk buying, or off-season buying. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3818" id="bulk__38" original="E842.-74c7"><span class="x" id="bulk__39" original="E842.-74c6"> Most freight moved by truck but bulk commodities were shipped by rail or river barge. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.381a" id="bulk__40" original="E85e.-7d10"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.381b" id="bulk__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bulk__42" original="E85e.-7d0e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="bulk__43" original="E85e.-7d0d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="bulk__44" original="E4a8.4223"> + noun </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.381f" id="bulk__45"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bulk__46" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bulk__47" original="E85e.-7d0a"> a mass or quantity of a substance (as opposed to very small quantities or individual atoms) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3822" id="bulk__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3823" id="bulk__49" original="E85e.-7d08"><span class="x" id="bulk__50" original="E85e.-7d07"> Unlike bulk materials, semiconductor nanoparticles are made of only hundreds to thousands of atoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3825" id="bulk__51" original="E85e.-7d05"><span class="x" id="bulk__52" original="E85e.-7d04"> Either a small sample is withdrawn or the bulk solution is monitored. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3827" id="bulk__53" original="E85e.-7d02"><span class="x" id="bulk__54" original="E85e.-7d01"> For conventional dating, radiocarbon laboratories require large bulk samples (sometimes spanning several centimetres of a core). </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1157" id="bulk__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bulk_1" title="bulk definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1156" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-81c" id="bulk__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bulk__57"> bulk </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bulky
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3829" id="bulky" original="E393.-61d6" sum="364"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.382a" id="bulky__1" original="E393.-61d5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.382b" id="bulky__2" original="E393.-61d4"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bulky </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3837" id="bulky__8" original="E393.-61cb"><span class="pos" id="bulky__9" original="E393.-61ca"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ec2" eid="bulky__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-394" geo="br" id="bulky__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bulky__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌlki <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bul/bulky/bulky__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bul/bulky/bulky__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bulky__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-391" geo="n_am" id="bulky__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bulky__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌlki <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bul/bulky/bulky__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bul/bulky/bulky__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bulky__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3839" id="bulky__15" original="E393.-61c9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.383a" form="_tofix" id="bulky__16"><span class="if" id="bulky__17" original="E393.-61c7"> bulkier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.383c" form="_tofix" id="bulky__18"><span class="if" id="bulky__19" original="E393.-61c6"> bulkiest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.383e" id="bulky__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bulky__21" original="E85e.-795b" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> sometimes </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3840" id="bulky__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3841" id="bulky__23" original="E393.-61c5"><span class="def" id="bulky__24" original="E393.-61c3"> large and difficult to move or carry, or taking up a lot of space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3843" id="bulky__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3844" id="bulky__26" original="E842.-74bf"><span class="x" id="bulky__27" original="E842.-74be"> The ‘mobile’ phones of the 1980s were bulky and expensive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3846" id="bulky__28" original="E842.-74bd"><span class="x" id="bulky__29" original="E842.-74bc"> As a bulky commodity, cement is not predominantly an export-oriented industry. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1110" id="bulky__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bulky" title="bulky definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-110f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-795" id="bulky__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bulky__32"> bulky </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bullet
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3848" id="bullet" original="E393.-60de" sum="233"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3849" id="bullet__1" original="E393.-60dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.384a" id="bullet__2" original="E393.-60dc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bullet </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3855" id="bullet__7" original="E393.-60d4"><span class="pos" id="bullet__8" original="E393.-60d3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ec9" eid="bullet__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-be" geo="br" id="bullet__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bullet__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊlɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bul/bulle/bullet__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bul/bulle/bullet__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bullet__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.-bb" geo="n_am" id="bullet__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bullet__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʊlɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bul/bulle/bullet__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bul/bulle/bullet__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bullet__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3857" id="bullet__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3858" id="bullet__15" original="E393.-60d2"><span class="def" id="bullet__16" original="E393.-60d1"> a small metal object that is fired from a gun </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.385a" id="bullet__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.385b" id="bullet__18" original="E85b.7900"><span class="x" id="bullet__19" original="E85b.7901"> Bullets were fired by drunken soldiers as they roamed the streets. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-10f5" id="bullet__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bullet" title="bullet definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-10f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.-64d" id="bullet__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bullet__22"> bullet </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bundle
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.385d" id="bundle" original="E393.-5b63" sum="370"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.385e" id="bundle__1" original="E393.-5b62"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.385f" id="bundle__2" original="E393.-5b61"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bundle </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.386a" id="bundle__7" original="E393.-5b56"><span class="pos" id="bundle__8" original="E393.-5b55"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ed0" eid="bundle__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.cb8" geo="br" id="bundle__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bundle__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌndl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bun/bundl/bundle__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bun/bundl/bundle__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bundle__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.cbb" geo="n_am" id="bundle__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bundle__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌndl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bun/bundl/bundle__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bun/bundl/bundle__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bundle__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.386c" id="bundle__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.386d" id="bundle__15" original="E393.-5b54"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="bundle__16" original="E81e.-168b"><span class="exp" id="bundle__17"> bundle </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="bundle__18" original="E393.-5b51"> a number of things tied or wrapped together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3871" id="bundle__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3872" id="bundle__20" original="E81e.-168a"><span class="x" id="bundle__21" original="E81e.-1689"> The carbon-fibre belt is composed of bundle of fibres. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3874" id="bundle__22" original="E393.-5b50"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="bundle__23" original="E81e.-1684"><span class="exp" id="bundle__24"> bundle </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="bundle__25" original="E393.-5b4d"> a number of things that belong or are sold together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3878" id="bundle__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3879" id="bundle__27" original="E81e.-1683"><span class="x" id="bundle__28" original="E81e.-1682"> In her book, firms are seen as bundles of resources. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-10dc" id="bundle__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bundle_1" title="bundle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-10db" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.fc" id="bundle__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bundle__31"> bundle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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burden
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.387b" hm="1" id="burden1" original="E393.-5725" sum="404"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.387c" id="burden1__1" original="E393.-5724"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.387d" id="burden1__2" original="E393.-5723"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> burden <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3889" id="burden1__7" original="E393.-5718"><span class="pos" id="burden1__8" original="E393.-5717"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ed7" eid="burden1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1856" geo="br" id="burden1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burde/burden__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burden__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burden__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1859" geo="n_am" id="burden1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burde/burden__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burden__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burden__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.388b" id="burden1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.388c" id="burden1__15" original="E393.-5716"><span class="def" id="burden1__16" original="E393.-5713"> a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.388e" id="burden1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.388f" id="burden1__18" original="E85c.-7fca"><span class="cf" id="burden1__19" original="E393.-5715"> the <span class="exp" id="burden1__20"> burden </span> of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="burden1__21" original="E85c.-7fc9"> The prosecution bear the burden of proving that the defendant committed the offence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3893" id="burden1__22" original="E85c.-7fc8"><span class="cf" id="burden1__23" original="E393.-5714"> a <span class="exp" id="burden1__24"> burden </span> on/to somebody </span><span class="x" id="burden1__25" original="E85c.-7fc7"> The measure was to ease the financial burden on low income families. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-10ba" id="burden1__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://burden_1" title="burden definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-10b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.647" id="burden1__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="burden1__28"> burden </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3897" hm="2" id="burden2" original="E393.-570b" sum="475"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3898" id="burden2__1" original="E393.-570a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3899" id="burden2__2" original="E393.-5709"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> burden <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.38a7" id="burden2__9" original="E393.-56fe"><span class="pos" id="burden2__10" original="E393.-56fd"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ede" eid="burden2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1889" geo="br" id="burden2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burde/burden__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burden__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burden__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.188c" geo="n_am" id="burden2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burde/burden__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burden__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burden__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1fc1" id="burden2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.185c" form="root" id="burden2__17"><span class="vp" id="burden2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> burden </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.185e" eid="burden2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.185f" geo="br" id="burden2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burde/burden__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burden__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burden__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1862" geo="n_am" id="burden2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrdn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burde/burden__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burden__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burden__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1865" form="thirdps" id="burden2__24"><span class="vp" id="burden2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> burdens </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1867" eid="burden2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1868" geo="br" id="burden2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːdnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burde/burdens__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burdens__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burdens__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.186b" geo="n_am" id="burden2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrdnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burde/burdens__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burdens__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burdens__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.186e" form="past" id="burden2__31"><span class="vp" id="burden2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> burdened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1870" eid="burden2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1871" geo="br" id="burden2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːdnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burde/burdened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burdened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burdened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1874" geo="n_am" id="burden2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrdnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burde/burdened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burdened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burdened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1877" form="pastpart" id="burden2__38"><span class="vp" id="burden2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> burdened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1879" eid="burden2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.187a" geo="br" id="burden2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːdnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burde/burdened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burdened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burdened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.187d" geo="n_am" id="burden2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrdnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burde/burdened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burdened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burdened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1880" form="prespart" id="burden2__45"><span class="vp" id="burden2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> burdening </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1882" eid="burden2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1883" geo="br" id="burden2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːdnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burde/burdening__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burdening__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burdening__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1886" geo="n_am" id="burden2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burden2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrdnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burde/burdening__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burde/burdening__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burdening__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.38d8" id="burden2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.38d9" id="burden2__53" original="E393.-56e0"><span class="def" id="burden2__54" original="E393.-56de"> to cause worry, difficulty or hard work for somebody, especially by giving them a duty or responsibility </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.38db" id="burden2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.38dc" id="burden2__56" original="E85c.-7fc6"><span class="cf" id="burden2__57" original="E393.-56df"><span class="exp" id="burden2__58"> burden </span> somebody/something with something </span><span class="x" id="burden2__59" original="E85c.-7fc5"> Small organizations are not burdened with bureaucracy and high fixed costs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.38e0" id="burden2__60" original="E85c.-7fc3"><span class="cf" id="burden2__61" original="E85c.-7fc4"><span class="exp" id="burden2__62"> burden </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="burden2__63" original="E85c.-7fc2"> Diseases such as TB continue to burden a large part of the world. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-106a" id="burden2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://burden_1" title="burden definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1069" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.647" id="burden2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="burden2__66"> burden </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bureaucracy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.38fa" id="bureaucracy" original="E393.-567f" sum="706"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.38fb" id="bureaucracy__1" original="E393.-567e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.38fc" id="bureaucracy__2" original="E393.-567d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bureaucracy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3908" id="bureaucracy__7" original="E393.-5675"><span class="pos" id="bureaucracy__8" original="E393.-5674"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ee5" eid="bureaucracy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.19d9" geo="br" id="bureaucracy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bureaucracy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burea/bureaucracy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burea/bureaucracy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bureaucracy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.19dd" geo="n_am" id="bureaucracy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bureaucracy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burea/bureaucracy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burea/bureaucracy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bureaucracy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.390a" id="bureaucracy__14" original="E393.-5673"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.390d" form="pl" id="bureaucracy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="bureaucracy__16" original="E393.-566f"> bureaucracies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.390f" id="bureaucracy__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3910" id="bureaucracy__18" original="E393.-5669"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3911" id="bureaucracy__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bureaucracy__20" original="E393.-5667"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="bureaucracy__21" original="E393.-5666"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="bureaucracy__22" original="E393.-5665"> a system of government in which there are a large number of state officials who are not elected; a country with such a system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3915" id="bureaucracy__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3916" id="bureaucracy__24" original="E81e.-1679"><span class="x" id="bureaucracy__25" original="E81e.-1678"> A new system of government and bureaucracy was created. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3918" id="bureaucracy__26" original="E586.-4aa5"><span class="x" id="bureaucracy__27" original="E586.-4aa4"> Competing agendas within state bureaucracies often prevented the formation of coherent policy regimes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.391a" id="bureaucracy__28" original="E393.-566e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.391b" id="bureaucracy__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="bureaucracy__30" original="E393.-566c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.391d" id="bureaucracy__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bureaucracy__32" original="E393.-566b" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bureaucracy__33" original="E393.-566a"> the system of official rules and ways of doing things that a government or an organization has, especially when these seem to be too complicated </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3920" id="bureaucracy__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3921" id="bureaucracy__35" original="E81e.-1675"><span class="x" id="bureaucracy__36" original="E81e.-1674"> The Conservative Party pledged to reduce bureaucracy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1029" id="bureaucracy__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bureaucracy" title="bureaucracy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1028" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.723" id="bureaucracy__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bureaucracy__39"> bureaucracy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bureaucrat
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3923" id="bureaucrat" original="E393.-5664" sum="415"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3924" id="bureaucrat__1" original="E393.-5663"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3925" id="bureaucrat__2" original="E393.-5662"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bureaucrat </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3931" id="bureaucrat__7" original="E393.-565a"><span class="pos" id="bureaucrat__8" original="E393.-5659"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6eee" eid="bureaucrat__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1a3a" geo="br" id="bureaucrat__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bureaucrat__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbjʊərəkræt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burea/bureaucrat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burea/bureaucrat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bureaucrat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1a3e" geo="n_am" id="bureaucrat__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bureaucrat__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbjʊrəkræt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burea/bureaucrat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burea/bureaucrat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bureaucrat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3933" id="bureaucrat__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bureaucrat__15" original="E393.-5657" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3935" id="bureaucrat__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3936" id="bureaucrat__17" original="E393.-5656"><span class="def" id="bureaucrat__18" original="E393.-5655"> an official working in an organization or a government department, especially one who follows the rules of the department too strictly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3938" id="bureaucrat__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3939" id="bureaucrat__20" original="E81e.-1669"><span class="x" id="bureaucrat__21" original="E81e.-1668"> Government bureaucrats were liable to become corrupt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.393b" id="bureaucrat__22" original="E81e.-1667"><span class="x" id="bureaucrat__23" original="E81e.-1666"> Many senior career bureaucrats know that they will outlast the president. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ffe" id="bureaucrat__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bureaucrat" title="bureaucrat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ffd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.750" id="bureaucrat__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bureaucrat__26"> bureaucrat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bureaucratic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.393d" id="bureaucratic" original="E393.-5654" sum="447"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.393e" id="bureaucratic__1" original="E393.-5653"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.393f" id="bureaucratic__2" original="E393.-5652"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bureaucratic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3948" id="bureaucratic__4" original="E393.-564d"><span class="pos" id="bureaucratic__5" original="E393.-564c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ef7" eid="bureaucratic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1a72" geo="br" id="bureaucratic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bureaucratic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burea/bureaucratic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burea/bureaucratic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bureaucratic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1a76" geo="n_am" id="bureaucratic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bureaucratic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burea/bureaucratic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burea/bureaucratic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bureaucratic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.394a" id="bureaucratic__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bureaucratic__12" original="E393.-564a" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.394c" id="bureaucratic__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.394d" id="bureaucratic__14" original="E393.-5649"><span class="def" id="bureaucratic__15" original="E393.-5648"> connected with a <a class="ndv" href="entry://bureaucracy" id="bureaucratic__16"> bureaucracy </a> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://bureaucrats" id="bureaucratic__17"> bureaucrats </a> and involving complicated official rules which may seem unnecessary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3951" id="bureaucratic__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3952" id="bureaucratic__19" original="E81e.-158e"><span class="x" id="bureaucratic__20" original="E81e.-158d"> The imperial government became more bureaucratic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3954" id="bureaucratic__21" original="E81e.-158c"><span class="x" id="bureaucratic__22" original="E81e.-158b"> Bureaucratic structures are not innovative and cannot cope with novelty or change. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3956" id="bureaucratic__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3957" id="bureaucratic__24" original="E393.-5641"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3958" id="bureaucratic__25"><span class="dr" id="bureaucratic__26" original="E393.-5640"> bureaucratically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3961" id="bureaucratic__27" original="E393.-563c"><span class="pos" id="bureaucratic__28" original="E393.-563b"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ef8" eid="bureaucratic__29" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1a6a" geo="br" id="bureaucratic__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bureaucratic__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burea/bureaucratically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burea/bureaucratically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bureaucratically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1a6e" geo="n_am" id="bureaucratic__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bureaucratic__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burea/bureaucratically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burea/bureaucratically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bureaucratically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3963" id="bureaucratic__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3964" id="bureaucratic__35" original="E81e.-158a"><span class="x" id="bureaucratic__36" original="E81e.-1589"> The economy had been run bureaucratically. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-fe2" id="bureaucratic__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bureaucratic" title="bureaucratic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-fe1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.765" id="bureaucratic__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bureaucratic__39"> bureaucratic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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burial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3966" id="burial" original="E393.-54ea" sum="257"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3967" id="burial__1" original="E393.-54e9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3968" id="burial__2" original="E393.-54e8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> burial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3973" id="burial__7" original="E393.-54e0"><span class="pos" id="burial__8" original="E393.-54df"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f09" eid="burial__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1e97" geo="br" id="burial__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burial__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberiəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/buria/burial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/buria/burial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.1e9a" geo="n_am" id="burial__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burial__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberiəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/buria/burial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/buria/burial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3975" id="burial__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="burial__15" original="E393.-54dd"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="burial__16" original="E393.-54dc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3978" id="burial__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3979" id="burial__18" original="E393.-54db"><span class="def" id="burial__19" original="E393.-54da"> the act or ceremony of burying a dead body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.397b" id="burial__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.397c" id="burial__21" original="E81e.-157e"><span class="x" id="burial__22" original="E81e.-157d"> Christians were prevented from recovering the bodies for burial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.397e" id="burial__23" original="E81e.-1580"><span class="cf" id="burial__24" original="E586.-4a98"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="burial__25" original="E81e.-157f"> a burial ground/place </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-fb0" id="burial__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://burial" title="burial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-faf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.92b" id="burial__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="burial__28"> burial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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burn
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3981" hm="1" id="burn1" original="E393.-5471" sum="3221"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3982" id="burn1__1" original="E393.-5470"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3983" id="burn1__2" original="E393.-546f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> burn <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3992" id="burn1__10" original="E393.-5463"><span class="pos" id="burn1__11" original="E393.-5462"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f10" eid="burn1__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.20fb" geo="br" id="burn1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burn_/burn__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burn_/burn__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burn__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.20fe" geo="n_am" id="burn1__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burn_/burn__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burn_/burn__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burn__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1f93" id="burn1__17" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2101" form="root" id="burn1__18"><span class="vp" id="burn1__19"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> burn </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2103" eid="burn1__20" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2104" geo="br" id="burn1__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burn_/burn__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burn_/burn__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burn__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2107" geo="n_am" id="burn1__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burn_/burn__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burn_/burn__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burn__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.210a" form="thirdps" id="burn1__25"><span class="vp" id="burn1__26"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> burns </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.210c" eid="burn1__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.210d" geo="br" id="burn1__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burns/burns__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burns/burns__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burns__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2110" geo="n_am" id="burn1__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burns/burns__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burns/burns__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burns__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2113" form="past" id="burn1__32"><span class="vp" id="burn1__33"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> burnt </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2115" eid="burn1__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2116" geo="br" id="burn1__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burnt/burnt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burnt/burnt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://burnt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2119" geo="n_am" id="burn1__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burnt/burnt__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burnt/burnt__us_2.ogg" href="sound://burnt__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.211c" form="pastpart" id="burn1__39"><span class="vp" id="burn1__40"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> burnt </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.211e" eid="burn1__41" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.211f" geo="br" id="burn1__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burnt/burnt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burnt/burnt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://burnt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2122" geo="n_am" id="burn1__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burnt/burnt__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burnt/burnt__us_2.ogg" href="sound://burnt__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2125" form="past" id="burn1__46"><span class="vp" id="burn1__47"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> burned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2127" eid="burn1__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2128" geo="br" id="burn1__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burne/burned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burne/burned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.212b" geo="n_am" id="burn1__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burne/burned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burne/burned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.212e" form="pastpart" id="burn1__53"><span class="vp" id="burn1__54"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> burned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2130" eid="burn1__55" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2131" geo="br" id="burn1__56" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__57"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burne/burned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burne/burned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2134" geo="n_am" id="burn1__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__59"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burne/burned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burne/burned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2137" form="prespart" id="burn1__60"><span class="vp" id="burn1__61"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> burning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2139" eid="burn1__62" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.213a" geo="br" id="burn1__63" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__64"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burni/burning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burni/burning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.213e" geo="n_am" id="burn1__65" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn1__66"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burni/burning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burni/burning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39dd" id="burn1__67"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39de" id="burn1__68" original="E393.-5437"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39df" id="burn1__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="burn1__70" original="E393.-5435"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="burn1__71" original="E393.-5434"> to produce flames and heat while using a fuel such as wood or coal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39e2" id="burn1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39e3" id="burn1__73" original="E849.-66a4"><span class="x" id="burn1__74" original="E849.-66a3"> There may be a rise in ‘copy-cat’ arson incidents once large fires are already burning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39e5" id="burn1__75" original="E849.-66a2"><span class="x" id="burn1__76" original="E849.-66a1"> Low-mass stars will burn for trillions of years. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39e7" id="burn1__77" original="E393.-5433"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39e8" id="burn1__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="burn1__79" original="E393.-5431"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="burn1__80" original="E393.-5430"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used especially in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="burn1__81" original="E393.-542f"> to be on fire </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39ec" id="burn1__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39ed" id="burn1__83" original="E85e.-7131"><span class="x" id="burn1__84" original="E85e.-712f"> By nightfall the whole city was burning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39ef" id="burn1__85" original="E84d.-72e0"><span class="x" id="burn1__86" original="E84d.-72df"> Patients who have jumped from a burning building should be assessed for other injuries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39f1" id="burn1__87" original="E393.-542e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39f2" id="burn1__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="burn1__89" original="E393.-542c"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="burn1__90" original="E393.-542b"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="burn1__91" original="E393.-542a"> to destroy, damage, injure or kill somebody/something by fire; to be destroyed, etc. by fire </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39f6" id="burn1__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39f7" id="burn1__93" original="E84d.-72dc"><span class="cf" id="burn1__94" original="E393.-5429"><span class="exp" id="burn1__95"> burn </span> (somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="burn1__96" original="E84d.-72db"> People resorted to violence, destroying fields, burning houses, and demanding lower taxes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39fb" id="burn1__97" original="E84d.-72da"><span class="x" id="burn1__98" original="E84d.-72d9"> Ferns are known to colonize areas burned by fires. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39fd" id="burn1__99" original="E849.-669e"><span class="x" id="burn1__100" original="E849.-669d"> The temple of Apollo burned to the ground. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.39ff" id="burn1__101" original="E85e.-712d"><span class="cf" id="burn1__102" original="E85e.-712e"><span class="exp" id="burn1__103"> burn </span> (somebody/something) to something </span><span class="x" id="burn1__104" original="E85e.-712c"> The penalty for witchcraft was to be burned to death. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a03" id="burn1__105" original="E393.-5427"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a04" id="burn1__106"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="burn1__107" original="E393.-5425"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="burn1__108" original="E393.-5424"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="burn1__109" original="E393.-5423"><span class="exp" id="burn1__110"> burn </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="burn1__111" original="E393.-5422"> if you <span class="dh" id="burn1__112" original="E393.-5421"> burn </span> a fuel, or a fuel <span class="dh" id="burn1__113" original="E393.-5420"> burns </span> , it produces heat, light or energy </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a0c" id="burn1__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a0d" id="burn1__115" original="E84d.-72d5"><span class="x" id="burn1__116" original="E84d.-72d4"> The most common greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide, which is released when fossil fuels are burned. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a0f" id="burn1__117" original="E84d.-72d3"><span class="x" id="burn1__118" original="E84d.-72d2"> Most of the power plants in China burn coal, which causes acid rain and pollution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a11" id="burn1__119" original="E85e.-712b"><span class="x" id="burn1__120" original="E85e.-712a"> These compounds burn more smoothly and efficiently and are used to produce higher octane fuels. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a13" id="burn1__121" original="E393.-5415"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a14" id="burn1__122"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="burn1__123" original="E393.-5413"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="burn1__124" original="E393.-5412"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="burn1__125" original="E393.-5411"> to be damaged or injured by the sun, heat, acid, etc.; to damage or injure somebody/something in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a18" id="burn1__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a19" id="burn1__127" original="E85e.-7130"><span class="x" id="burn1__128" original="E85e.-7129"> People with fair skin, which tends to burn easily, are at greatest risk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a1b" id="burn1__129" original="E84d.-72de"><span class="cf" id="burn1__130" original="E393.-5410"><span class="exp" id="burn1__131"> burn </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="burn1__132" original="E84d.-72dd"> A six year-old boy was badly burned by an electrified rail while trespassing on the defendant's land. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a1f" id="burn1__133" original="E849.-669a"><span class="cf" id="burn1__134" original="E393.-540f"><span class="exp" id="burn1__135"> burn </span> something </span><span class="x" id="burn1__136" original="E849.-6699"> Excessive ultraviolet light destroys sweat glands and burns skin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a23" id="burn1__137" original="E84d.-72d7"><span class="cf" id="burn1__138" original="E393.-540e"><span class="exp" id="burn1__139"> burn </span> yourself </span><span class="x" id="burn1__140" original="E84d.-72d6"> If you burn yourself getting something out of the oven, you approach the oven with more care next time. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a27" id="burn1__141" original="E393.-53bd"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a28" id="burn1__142" original="E393.-53b4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a29" id="burn1__143"><h4 class="pv"> burn down </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> burn something down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a2c" id="burn1__146"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a2d" id="burn1__147"><span class="def" id="burn1__148" original="E393.-53b1"> to be destroyed by fire; to destroy something by fire </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a2f" id="burn1__149"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a30" id="burn1__150" original="E84d.-72cd"><span class="x" id="burn1__151" original="E84d.-72cc"> When the palace burned down, early in the eighth century, it was not rebuilt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a32" id="burn1__152" original="E849.-668d"><span class="x" id="burn1__153" original="E849.-668c"> His employer had asked him to burn the property down in order to make a fraudulent insurance claim. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a34" id="burn1__154" original="E393.-53a5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a35" id="burn1__155"><h4 class="pv"> burn out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a37" id="burn1__157"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a38" id="burn1__158"><span class="def" id="burn1__159" original="E393.-53a2"> to stop working or to make something stop working because it gets too hot or is used too much </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a3a" id="burn1__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a3b" id="burn1__161" original="E849.-6684"><span class="x" id="burn1__162" original="E849.-6683"> If the plant goes down because a machine burns out, it costs millions in repair and lost production. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a3d" id="burn1__163" original="E393.-53aa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a3e" id="burn1__164"><h4 class="pv"> burn out </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> burn itself out </h4><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a41" id="burn1__167"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="burn1__168" original="E393.-53a7"> of a fire </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a43" id="burn1__169"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a44" id="burn1__170"><span class="def" id="burn1__171" original="E393.-53a6"> to stop burning because there is nothing more to burn </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a46" id="burn1__172"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a47" id="burn1__173" original="E849.-6688"><span class="x" id="burn1__174" original="E849.-6687"> The kind of stars that form supernovae burn out in only a few million years. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a49" id="burn1__175" original="E849.-66a5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a4a" id="burn1__176"><h4 class="pv"> burn out </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> be burnt out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a4d" id="burn1__179"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a4e" id="burn1__180"><span class="def" id="burn1__181" original="E849.-6680"> to ruin your health or become very tired by working too hard or because of stress </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a50" id="burn1__182"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a51" id="burn1__183" original="E849.-667f"><span class="x" id="burn1__184" original="E849.-667e"> Many teachers burn out, especially if they are not accustomed to the challenges of teaching in urban public schools. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a53" id="burn1__185" original="E47f.2b7b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> related noun </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://burnout" title="burnout definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a54" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a84" id="burn1__186" original="E47f.2b7c"><span class="xh" id="burn1__187"> burnout </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a56" id="burn1__188" original="E393.-5395"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a57" id="burn1__189"><h4 class="pv"> burn up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a59" id="burn1__191"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a5a" id="burn1__192"><span class="def" id="burn1__193" original="E393.-5392"> to be destroyed by heat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a5c" id="burn1__194"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a5d" id="burn1__195" original="E849.-6678"><span class="x" id="burn1__196" original="E849.-6677"> Most of the carbon in the product would eventually burn up. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a5f" id="burn1__197" original="E393.-5383"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a60" id="burn1__198"><h4 class="pv"> burn something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a62" id="burn1__200"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a63" id="burn1__201"><span class="def" id="burn1__202" original="E393.-5380"> to get rid of or destroy something by burning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a65" id="burn1__203"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a66" id="burn1__204" original="E849.-6676"><span class="x" id="burn1__205" original="E849.-6675"> Mankind will burn up the vast majority of oil resources in less than 200 years. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-f44" id="burn1__206" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://burn_1" title="burn definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-f43" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.9d7" id="burn1__207" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="burn1__208"> burn </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a68" hm="2" id="burn2" original="E393.-537b" sum="397"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a69" id="burn2__1" original="E393.-537a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a6a" id="burn2__2" original="E393.-5379"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> burn <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a76" id="burn2__7" original="E393.-536d"><span class="pos" id="burn2__8" original="E393.-536c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f17" eid="burn2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2142" geo="br" id="burn2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burn_/burn__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burn_/burn__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burn__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2145" geo="n_am" id="burn2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burn2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burn_/burn__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burn_/burn__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burn__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a78" id="burn2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a79" id="burn2__15" original="E393.-536b"><span class="def" id="burn2__16" original="E393.-5368"> an injury or a mark caused by fire, heat, acid or <a class="ndv" href="entry://friction" id="burn2__17"> friction </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a7c" id="burn2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a7d" id="burn2__19" original="E84d.-72c7"><span class="x" id="burn2__20" original="E84d.-72c6"> Prolonged skin contact with liquid propane at any temperature can cause severe burns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a7f" id="burn2__21" original="E84d.-72c5"><span class="x" id="burn2__22" original="E84d.-72c4"> He suffered a relatively minor burn. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a81" id="burn2__23" original="E84d.-72c3"><span class="cf" id="burn2__24" original="E47f.2b7f"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="burn2__25" original="E84d.-72c2"> Engineers at NASA met to discuss the escalating evidence of burn damage to the solid rocket boosters. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ea6" id="burn2__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://burn_1" title="burn definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ea5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.9d7" id="burn2__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="burn2__28"> burn </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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burnout
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a84" id="burnout" original="E393.-52c5" sum="270"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a85" id="burnout__1" original="E393.-52c4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a86" id="burnout__2" original="E393.-52c3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> burnout </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a8f" id="burnout__4" original="E393.-52be"><span class="pos" id="burnout__5" original="E393.-52bd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f1e" eid="burnout__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.23f6" geo="br" id="burnout__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burnout__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːnaʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burno/burnout__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burno/burnout__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burnout__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.23fa" geo="n_am" id="burnout__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burnout__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrnaʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burno/burnout__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burno/burnout__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burnout__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a91" id="burnout__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="burnout__12" original="E393.-52ba"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a93" id="burnout__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a94" id="burnout__14" original="E393.-52b9"><span class="def" id="burnout__15" original="E393.-52b8"> the state of being extremely tired or ill, either physically or mentally, because of too much work or stress </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a96" id="burnout__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a97" id="burnout__17" original="E85c.-7fab"><span class="x" id="burnout__18" original="E85c.-7faa"> Burnout is especially common in caregiving contexts. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-e86" id="burnout__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://burnout" title="burnout definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-e85" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.cd8" id="burnout__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="burnout__21"> burnout </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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burst
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a99" hm="1" id="burst1" original="E393.-50fe" sum="742"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a9a" id="burst1__1" original="E393.-50fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3a9b" id="burst1__2" original="E393.-50fc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> burst <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3aa8" id="burst1__8" original="E393.-50f2"><span class="pos" id="burst1__9" original="E393.-50f1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f27" eid="burst1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28c6" geo="br" id="burst1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28c9" geo="n_am" id="burst1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1f51" id="burst1__15" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28cc" form="root" id="burst1__16"><span class="vp" id="burst1__17"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> burst </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28ce" eid="burst1__18" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28cf" geo="br" id="burst1__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28d2" geo="n_am" id="burst1__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28d5" form="thirdps" id="burst1__23"><span class="vp" id="burst1__24"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bursts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28d7" eid="burst1__25" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28d8" geo="br" id="burst1__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burst/bursts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/bursts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bursts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28db" geo="n_am" id="burst1__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burst/bursts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/bursts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bursts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28de" form="past" id="burst1__30"><span class="vp" id="burst1__31"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> burst </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28e0" eid="burst1__32" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28e1" geo="br" id="burst1__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28e4" geo="n_am" id="burst1__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28e7" form="pastpart" id="burst1__37"><span class="vp" id="burst1__38"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> burst </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28e9" eid="burst1__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28ea" geo="br" id="burst1__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28ed" geo="n_am" id="burst1__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28f0" form="prespart" id="burst1__44"><span class="vp" id="burst1__45"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bursting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28f2" eid="burst1__46" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28f3" geo="br" id="burst1__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__48"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burst/bursting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/bursting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bursting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28f6" geo="n_am" id="burst1__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst1__50"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɜːrstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burst/bursting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/bursting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bursting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3add" id="burst1__51"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ade" id="burst1__52" original="E393.-50d6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3adf" id="burst1__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="burst1__54" original="E393.-50d4"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="burst1__55" original="E393.-50d3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="burst1__56" original="E393.-50d2"> to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ae3" id="burst1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ae4" id="burst1__58" original="E487.53cf"><span class="x" id="burst1__59" original="E487.53d0"> The dam burst after days of torrential rain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ae6" id="burst1__60" original="E487.53d1"><span class="cf" id="burst1__61" original="E393.-50cf"><span class="exp" id="burst1__62"> burst </span> something </span><span class="x" id="burst1__63" original="E487.53d2"> The claimant's land was flooded as a result of the stream bursting its banks. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3aea" id="burst1__64" original="E393.-50ce"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3aeb" id="burst1__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="burst1__66" original="E393.-50cc"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="burst1__67" original="E393.-50cb"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="burst1__68" original="E393.-50ca"> to go or come from somewhere suddenly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3aef" id="burst1__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3af0" id="burst1__70" original="E487.7635"><span class="x" id="burst1__71" original="E487.7636"> The twenty-first century burst upon us in an era of seemingly unbounded optimism about the future. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3af2" id="burst1__72" original="E393.-50af"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3af3" id="burst1__73" original="E393.-50a7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3af4" id="burst1__74"><h4 class="pv"> burst into something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3af6" id="burst1__76"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3af7" id="burst1__77"><span class="def" id="burst1__78" original="E393.-50a5"> to start producing something suddenly and with great force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3af9" id="burst1__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3afa" id="burst1__80" original="E487.53db"><span class="x" id="burst1__81" original="E487.53dc"> The truck crashed and burst into flames. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-e38" id="burst1__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://burst_1" title="burst definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-e37" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.ede" id="burst1__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="burst1__84"> burst </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3afc" hm="2" id="burst2" original="E393.-5095" sum="453"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3afd" id="burst2__1" original="E393.-5094"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3afe" id="burst2__2" original="E393.-5093"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> burst <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b0a" id="burst2__7" original="E393.-5089"><span class="pos" id="burst2__8" original="E393.-5088"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f2e" eid="burst2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28f9" geo="br" id="burst2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.28fc" geo="n_am" id="burst2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="burst2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burst/burst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b0c" id="burst2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b0d" id="burst2__15" original="E393.-5087"><span class="def" id="burst2__16" original="E393.-5086"> a short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b0f" id="burst2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b10" id="burst2__18" original="E442.3c80"><span class="cf" id="burst2__19" original="E442.448f"><span class="exp" id="burst2__20"> burst </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="burst2__21" original="E442.3c81"> The children have short intense bursts of activity followed by longer periods of inactivity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b14" id="burst2__22" original="E442.3c84"><span class="x" id="burst2__23" original="E442.3c85"> These showers usually fall within an hour, producing short bursts of moderate to heavy rain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b16" id="burst2__24" original="E442.6b36"><span class="cf" id="burst2__25" original="E442.6b35"> in bursts </span><span class="x" id="burst2__26" original="E442.6b37"> Her breath was coming in short bursts. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-e06" id="burst2__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://burst_1" title="burst definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-e05" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.ede" id="burst2__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="burst2__29"> burst </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bury
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b19" id="bury" original="E393.-5058" sum="619"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b1a" id="bury__1" original="E393.-5057"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b1b" id="bury__2" original="E393.-5056"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bury </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b28" id="bury__9" original="E393.-504c"><span class="pos" id="bury__10" original="E393.-504b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f35" eid="bury__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a9f" geo="br" id="bury__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/bury_/bury__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/bury_/bury__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bury__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2aa2" geo="n_am" id="bury__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/bury_/bury__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/bury_/bury__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bury__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1f23" id="bury__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a72" form="root" id="bury__17"><span class="vp" id="bury__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bury </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a74" eid="bury__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a75" geo="br" id="bury__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/bury_/bury__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/bury_/bury__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bury__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a78" geo="n_am" id="bury__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/bury_/bury__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/bury_/bury__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bury__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a7b" form="thirdps" id="bury__24"><span class="vp" id="bury__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> buries </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a7d" eid="bury__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a7e" geo="br" id="bury__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberiz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burie/buries__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burie/buries__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buries__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a81" geo="n_am" id="bury__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberiz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burie/buries__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burie/buries__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buries__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a84" form="past" id="bury__31"><span class="vp" id="bury__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> buried </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a86" eid="bury__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a87" geo="br" id="bury__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burie/buried__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burie/buried__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buried__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a8a" geo="n_am" id="bury__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burie/buried__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burie/buried__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buried__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a8d" form="pastpart" id="bury__38"><span class="vp" id="bury__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> buried </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a8f" eid="bury__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a90" geo="br" id="bury__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/burie/buried__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/burie/buried__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buried__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a93" geo="n_am" id="bury__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/burie/buried__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/burie/buried__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buried__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a96" form="prespart" id="bury__45"><span class="vp" id="bury__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> burying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a98" eid="bury__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a99" geo="br" id="bury__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberiɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bur/buryi/burying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bur/buryi/burying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://burying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2a9c" geo="n_am" id="bury__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bury__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈberiɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bur/buryi/burying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bur/buryi/burying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://burying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b5d" id="bury__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b5e" id="bury__53" original="E393.-5028"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="bury__54" original="E393.-5027"><span class="exp" id="bury__55"> bury </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="bury__56" original="E393.-5026"> to place something in the ground, especially a dead body in a <a class="ndv" href="entry://grave" id="bury__57"> grave </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b63" id="bury__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b64" id="bury__59" original="E81e.-134f"><span class="x" id="bury__60" original="E81e.-134e"> The body is buried in a simple cloth shroud. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b66" id="bury__61" original="E81e.-134d"><span class="x" id="bury__62" original="E81e.-134c"> The two brothers murder Lorenzo and bury him in a wood. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b68" id="bury__63" original="E393.-501b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b69" id="bury__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="bury__65" original="E393.-5019"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="bury__66" original="E393.-5017"><span class="exp" id="bury__67"> bury </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="bury__68" original="E393.-5018"> to cover something with soil, rocks, leaves, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b6e" id="bury__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b6f" id="bury__70" original="E81e.-1349"><span class="x" id="bury__71" original="E81e.-1348"> The soil has been buried under a layer of sand. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b71" id="bury__72" original="E393.-5012"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="bury__73" original="E393.-5011"><span class="exp" id="bury__74"> bury </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bury__75" original="E393.-5010"> to ignore or hide a feeling, a mistake, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b75" id="bury__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b76" id="bury__77" original="E81e.-1345"><span class="x" id="bury__78" original="E81e.-1344"> Many Australian families worked hard to bury any evidence of their convict connections. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-dac" id="bury__79" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bury" title="bury definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-dab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.1012" id="bury__80" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bury__81"> bury </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bus
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b78" id="bus" original="E393.-4ffb" sum="463"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b79" id="bus__1" original="E393.-4ffa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b7a" id="bus__2" original="E393.-4ff9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bus </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b86" id="bus__8" original="E393.-4feb"><span class="pos" id="bus__9" original="E393.-4fea"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f3c" eid="bus__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2c0a" geo="br" id="bus__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bus__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bus/bus__/bus__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bus/bus__/bus__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://bus__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.2c0d" geo="n_am" id="bus__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bus__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bus/bus__/bus__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bus/bus__/bus__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bus__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b88" id="bus__15" original="E393.-4fe9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b89" form="pl" id="bus__16" original="E393.-4fe8"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="bus__17" original="E393.-4fe6"> buses </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b8b" form="_tofix" id="bus__18" original="E393.-4fe5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b8c" id="bus__19"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="bus__20" original="E393.-4fe3"> US <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="if" id="bus__21" original="E393.-4fe2"> busses </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b8f" id="bus__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b90" id="bus__23" original="E393.-4fe1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bus__24" original="E393.-4fe0"> a large road vehicle that carries passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b92" id="bus__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b93" id="bus__26" original="E85c.-7f95"><span class="x" id="bus__27" original="E85c.-7f94"> The bus stop is 10 minutes' walk away and buses are infrequent. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b95" id="bus__28" original="E393.-4fcf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b96" id="bus__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="bus__30" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="bus__31" original="E393.-4fcc"> a set of connections that carry data from one part of a computer system to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b99" id="bus__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b9a" id="bus__33" original="E85c.-7f93"><span class="x" id="bus__34" original="E85c.-7f92"> Internal buses link devices within the computer. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-d76" id="bus__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bus_1" title="bus definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-d75" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.10b3" id="bus__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bus__37"> bus </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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business
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b9c" id="business" original="E393.-4dbb" sum="3558"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b9d" id="business__1" original="E393.-4dba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3b9e" id="business__2" original="E393.-4db9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> business </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ba9" id="business__7" original="E393.-4db1"><span class="pos" id="business__8" original="E393.-4db0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f43" eid="business__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-124e" geo="br" id="business__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="business__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bus/busin/business__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/business__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://business__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-124b" geo="n_am" id="business__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="business__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bus/busin/business__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/business__us_4.ogg" href="sound://business__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bab" id="business__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bac" id="business__15" original="E393.-4daf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bad" id="business__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="business__17" original="E393.-4dad"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="business__18" original="E393.-4dac"> the activity of making, buying, selling or supplying goods or services for money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bb0" id="business__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bb1" id="business__20" original="E85e.-7aa9"><span class="x" id="business__21" original="E85e.-7aa8"> Many US banks were eager to do business with the Russians. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bb3" id="business__22" original="E85e.-7aa5"><span class="cf" id="business__23" original="E85e.-6f0f"> in <span class="exp" id="business__24"> business </span></span><span class="x" id="business__25" original="E85e.-7aa4"> Marketing managers have to make hard decisions if they are to stay in business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bb7" id="business__26" original="E85e.-7aa7"><span class="cf" id="business__27" original="E47f.2b86"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="business__28" original="E85e.-7aa6"> For many companies, corruption is considered to be an everyday aspect of the global business environment. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bba" id="business__29" original="E393.-4da8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commerce" title="commerce definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bbb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a2e" id="business__30" original="E393.-4daa"><span class="xh" id="business__31"> commerce </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://trade1" title="trade1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bbd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-7729" id="business__32" original="E393.-4da7"><span class="xh" id="business__33"> trade </span><span class="xhm" id="business__34"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bc0" id="business__35" original="E393.-4da5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://big-business" title="big business definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bc1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.a46" id="business__36" original="E393.-4da2"><span class="xh" id="business__37"> big business </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bc3" id="business__38" original="E85e.-7a73" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="business__39"> adjective + business </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bc5" id="business__40"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bc6" id="business__41" original="E85e.-7a71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bc7" id="business__42"><span class="coll" id="business__43" original="E85e.-7a70"> big </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bc9" id="business__44" original="E85e.-7a6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bca" id="business__45"><span class="coll" id="business__46" original="E85e.-7a6e"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bcc" id="business__47" original="E85e.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bcd" id="business__48"><span class="coll" id="business__49" original="E85e.-7a6c"> international </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bcf" id="business__50"><span class="coll" id="business__51" original="E85e.-7a6b"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bd1" id="business__52" original="E85e.-7a64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bd2" id="business__53"><span class="coll" id="business__54" original="E85e.-7a63"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bd4" id="business__55" original="E85e.-7a62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bd5" id="business__56"><span class="coll" id="business__57" original="E85e.-7a61"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bd7" id="business__58" original="E85e.-7a60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bd8" id="business__59"><span class="coll" id="business__60" original="E85e.-7a5f"> private </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bda" id="business__61" original="E85e.-7a59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bdb" id="business__62" original="E85e.-7a58"><span class="x" id="business__63" original="E85e.-7a57"> An understanding of international business is essential for marketers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bdd" id="business__64" original="E85e.-7a4a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="business__65"> noun + business </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bdf" id="business__66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3be0" id="business__67" original="E85e.-7a49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3be1" id="business__68"><span class="coll" id="business__69" original="E85e.-7a48"> family </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3be3" id="business__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3be4" id="business__71" original="E85e.-7a44"><span class="x" id="business__72" original="E85e.-7a43"> The role of women in family business is relatively under-investigated. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3be6" id="business__73" original="E85e.-7a37" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="business__74"> verb + business </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3be8" id="business__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3be9" id="business__76" original="E85e.-7a35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bea" id="business__77"><span class="coll" id="business__78" original="E85e.-7a34"> do </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bec" id="business__79"><span class="coll" id="business__80" original="E85e.-6f03"> conduct </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bee" id="business__81" original="E85e.-7a31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bef" id="business__82" original="E85e.-7a30"><span class="x" id="business__83" original="E85e.-7a2f"> A growing number of credit card suppliers conduct business over the Internet. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bf1" id="business__84" original="E85e.-79f2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="business__85"> business + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bf3" id="business__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bf4" id="business__87" original="E85e.-79f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bf5" id="business__88"><span class="coll" id="business__89" original="E85e.-79ef"> group </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bf7" id="business__90" original="E85e.-79ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bf8" id="business__91"><span class="coll" id="business__92" original="E85e.-79ed"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bfa" id="business__93" original="E85e.-79ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bfb" id="business__94"><span class="coll" id="business__95" original="E85e.-79eb"> cycle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bfd" id="business__96" original="E85e.-79ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3bfe" id="business__97"><span class="coll" id="business__98" original="E85e.-79e9"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c00" id="business__99" original="E85e.-79e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c01" id="business__100"><span class="coll" id="business__101" original="E85e.-79e7"> unit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c03" id="business__102" original="E85e.-79e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c04" id="business__103"><span class="coll" id="business__104" original="E85e.-79e5"> owner </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c06" id="business__105" original="E85e.-79e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c07" id="business__106"><span class="coll" id="business__107" original="E85e.-79e3"> leader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c09" id="business__108" original="E85e.-79e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c0a" id="business__109"><span class="coll" id="business__110" original="E85e.-79e1"> interests </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c0c" id="business__111" original="E85e.-79e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c0d" id="business__112"><span class="coll" id="business__113" original="E85e.-79df"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c0f" id="business__114" original="E85e.-79de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c10" id="business__115"><span class="coll" id="business__116" original="E85e.-79dd"> practices </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c12" id="business__117" original="E85e.-79dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c13" id="business__118"><span class="coll" id="business__119" original="E85e.-79db"> services </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c15" id="business__120" original="E85e.-79da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c16" id="business__121"><span class="coll" id="business__122" original="E85e.-79d9"> opportunities </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c18" id="business__123" original="E85e.-79d8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c19" id="business__124" original="E85e.-79d7"><span class="x" id="business__125" original="E85e.-79d6"> Business strategy will dictate how firms compete. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c1b" id="business__126" original="E85e.-79d5"><span class="x" id="business__127" original="E85e.-79d4"> Many business leaders take different stances depending on the issue under discussion. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c1d" id="business__128" original="E393.-4d96"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c1e" id="business__129"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="business__130" original="E393.-4d94"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="business__131" original="E393.-4d93"> a commercial organization such as a company, shop or factory </span><span class="un" id="business__132" original="E85e.-7aa3" un="help"> In this meaning, the word <span class="eb" id="business__133" original="E85e.-7aa2"> business </span> often describes a small or medium-sized organization; the word <span class="eb" id="business__134" original="E85e.-7aa1"> company </span> can be used for both small and large organizations: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c24" id="business__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c25" id="business__136" original="E85e.-7aa0"><span class="x" id="business__137" original="E85e.-7a9f"> The chair is responsible for the running of the board, whilst the CEO is responsible for running the business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c27" id="business__138" original="E85e.-7a9e"><span class="x" id="business__139" original="E85e.-7a9d"> Small businesses make a direct contribution to economic growth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c29" id="business__140" original="E85e.-7a05"><span class="x" id="business__141" original="E85e.-7a04"> The UK pharmaceutical sector is now dominated by relatively few businesses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c2b" id="business__142" original="E85e.-79f6"><span class="x" id="business__143" original="E85e.-79f5"> Changes in the value of a currency are particularly significant now that so many businesses operate globally. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c2d" id="business__144" original="E85e.-7a9c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://company" title="company definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c2e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f15" id="business__145" original="E85e.-7a9a"><span class="xh" id="business__146"> company </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://firm1" title="firm1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c30" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-2fb5" id="business__147" original="E85e.-7a9b"><span class="xh" id="business__148"> firm </span><span class="xhm" id="business__149"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c33" id="business__150" original="E85e.-7a72" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="business__151"> adjective + business </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c35" id="business__152"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c36" id="business__153" original="E85e.-7a71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c37" id="business__154"><span class="coll" id="business__155" original="E85e.-7a70"> big </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c39" id="business__156" original="E85e.-7a6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c3a" id="business__157"><span class="coll" id="business__158" original="E85e.-7a6e"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c3c" id="business__159" original="E85e.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c3d" id="business__160"><span class="coll" id="business__161" original="E85e.-7a6c"> international </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c3f" id="business__162"><span class="coll" id="business__163" original="E85e.-7a6b"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c41" id="business__164" original="E85e.-7a64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c42" id="business__165"><span class="coll" id="business__166" original="E85e.-7a63"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c44" id="business__167" original="E85e.-7a62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c45" id="business__168"><span class="coll" id="business__169" original="E85e.-7a61"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c47" id="business__170" original="E85e.-7a60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c48" id="business__171"><span class="coll" id="business__172" original="E85e.-7a5f"> private </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c4a" id="business__173"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c4b" id="business__174" original="E85e.-6f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c4c" id="business__175"><span class="coll" id="business__176" original="E85e.-6f07"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c4e" id="business__177" original="E85e.-7a68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c4f" id="business__178"><span class="coll" id="business__179" original="E85e.-7a67"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c51" id="business__180" original="E85e.-6f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c52" id="business__181"><span class="coll" id="business__182" original="E85e.-6f05"> successful </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c54" id="business__183" original="E85e.-6f04"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c55" id="business__184" original="E85e.-7a56"><span class="x" id="business__185" original="E85e.-7a55"> A local community group was attempting to attract new businesses to the area. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c57" id="business__186" original="E85e.-7a4a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="business__187"> noun + business </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c59" id="business__188"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c5a" id="business__189" original="E85e.-7a49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c5b" id="business__190"><span class="coll" id="business__191" original="E85e.-7a48"> family </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c5d" id="business__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c5e" id="business__193" original="E85e.-7a42"><span class="x" id="business__194" original="E85e.-7a41"> He had been working in the family business since leaving school at 15. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c60" id="business__195" original="E85e.-7a2e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="business__196"> verb + business </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c62" id="business__197"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c63" id="business__198" original="E85e.-7a2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c64" id="business__199"><span class="coll" id="business__200" original="E85e.-7a2b"> run </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c66" id="business__201" original="E839.-7cf6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c67" id="business__202"><span class="coll" id="business__203" original="E839.-7cf5"> manage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c69" id="business__204" original="E85e.-7a2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c6a" id="business__205"><span class="coll" id="business__206" original="E85e.-7a29"> start </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c6c" id="business__207" original="E85e.-7a22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c6d" id="business__208"><span class="coll" id="business__209" original="E85e.-7a21"> build </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c6f" id="business__210" original="E85e.-7a1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c70" id="business__211"><span class="coll" id="business__212" original="E85e.-7a1d"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c72" id="business__213"><span class="coll" id="business__214" original="E85e.-6f01"> grow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c74" id="business__215" original="E85e.-7a28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c75" id="business__216"><span class="coll" id="business__217" original="E85e.-7a27"> own </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c77" id="business__218" original="E85e.-7a20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c78" id="business__219"><span class="coll" id="business__220" original="E85e.-7a1f"> acquire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c7a" id="business__221" original="E85e.-7a26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c7b" id="business__222"><span class="coll" id="business__223" original="E85e.-7a25"> sell </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c7d" id="business__224" original="E85e.-7a1c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c7e" id="business__225" original="E85e.-7a1b"><span class="x" id="business__226" original="E85e.-7a1a"> People running their own businesses tended to be working in construction and retailing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c80" id="business__227" original="E393.-4d9e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c81" id="business__228"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="business__229" original="E393.-4d9c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="business__230" original="E393.-4d9b"> work or another activity that is part of your job and not done for pleasure or for any other reason </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c84" id="business__231"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c85" id="business__232" original="E85e.-7a99"><span class="cf" id="business__233" original="E85e.-6f0e"> on <span class="exp" id="business__234"> business </span></span><span class="x" id="business__235" original="E85e.-7a98"> One segment of the market is people travelling on business, often at short notice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c89" id="business__236" original="E85e.-7a97"><span class="cf" id="business__237" original="E47f.2b87"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="business__238" original="E85e.-7a96"> She had recently returned from a business trip to Europe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c8c" id="business__239" original="E393.-4d9a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c8d" id="business__240"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="business__241" original="E393.-4d98"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="business__242" original="E393.-4d97"> the amount of work done by a company, etc.; the rate, volume, value or quality of this work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c90" id="business__243"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c91" id="business__244" original="E85e.-7a95"><span class="x" id="business__245" original="E85e.-7a94"> Unions could be sued by an employer for damages for lost business resulting from industrial action. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c93" id="business__246" original="E85e.-7a93"><span class="x" id="business__247" original="E85e.-7a92"> The firm needs to calculate the potential increase in business relative to the cost of the advertising required to secure it. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c95" id="business__248" original="E85e.-7aad"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c96" id="business__249"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="business__250" original="E85e.-7a90"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="business__251" original="E85e.-7a8f"> a particular area of commercial activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c99" id="business__252"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c9a" id="business__253" original="E85e.-7a8e"><span class="x" id="business__254" original="E85e.-7a8d"> She had great depth of knowledge of the retail business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c9c" id="business__255" original="E85e.-6f0d"><span class="x" id="business__256" original="E85e.-6f0c"> Out of the 24 largest Brazilian private groups in 2007, three had banking as their core business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3c9e" id="business__257" original="E85e.-7a8c"><span class="x" id="business__258" original="E85e.-7a8b"> The process attempted to define what business the company wished to be in, in the future. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ca0" id="business__259" original="E85e.-7aab" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://industry" title="industry definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ca1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-34fa" id="business__260" original="E85e.-7a8a"><span class="xh" id="business__261"> industry </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ca3" id="business__262" original="E393.-4d85"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ca4" id="business__263"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="business__264" original="E393.-4d7c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="business__265" original="E393.-4d7b"> the fact of a person or people buying goods or services from a business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ca7" id="business__266"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ca8" id="business__267" original="E85e.-7a7d"><span class="x" id="business__268" original="E85e.-7a7c"> Many companies enjoy high levels of repeat business without providing high levels of customer satisfaction. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3caa" id="business__269" original="E85e.-6f10" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://custom" title="custom (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cab" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5050" id="business__270" original="E85e.-6f0b"><span class="xh" id="business__271"> custom </span><span class="xs" id="business__272"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cae" id="business__273" original="E393.-4d92"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3caf" id="business__274"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="business__275" original="E393.-4d90"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="business__276" original="E393.-4d8f"> something that concerns a particular person or organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cb2" id="business__277"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cb3" id="business__278" original="E85e.-7a89"><span class="x" id="business__279" original="E85e.-7a88"> Entrepreneurs are in the business of reducing costs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cb5" id="business__280" original="E85e.-7a87"><span class="x" id="business__281" original="E85e.-7a86"> Ed Diener has made it his business to discover where people have higher levels of personal happiness. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cb7" id="business__282" original="E85e.-7a85" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://responsibility" title="responsibility definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cb8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-1546" id="business__283" original="E85e.-7a84"><span class="xh" id="business__284"> responsibility </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cba" id="business__285" original="E393.-4d8e"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cbb" id="business__286"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="business__287" original="E393.-4d8c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="business__288" original="E393.-4d8b"> important matters that need to be dealt with or discussed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cbe" id="business__289"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cbf" id="business__290" original="E85e.-7a83"><span class="x" id="business__291" original="E85e.-7a82"> There is unfinished business in areas such as the reform of the House of Lords. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cc1" id="business__292" original="E393.-4d8a"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cc2" id="business__293"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="business__294" original="E393.-4d88"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="business__295" original="E393.-4d87"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> usually with an adjective <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="business__296" original="E47f.2b88"><span class="exp" id="business__297"> business </span> (of something/of doing something) </span><span class="def" id="business__298" original="E393.-4d86"> a situation or a series of events </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cc8" id="business__299"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cc9" id="business__300" original="E85e.-7a81"><span class="x" id="business__301" original="E85e.-7a80"> The qualification has no relevance to the practical business of life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ccb" id="business__302" original="E85e.-7a7f"><span class="x" id="business__303" original="E85e.-7a7e"> The whole business of being a successful parent is the most complex of life's challenges. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ccd" id="business__304" original="E393.-4d7a"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cce" id="business__305" original="E393.-4d5d" sk="goaboutbusiness"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ccf" id="business__306"><span class="idm" id="business__307" original="E393.-4d5c"> go about your business </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cd1" id="business__308"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cd2" id="business__309"><span class="def" id="business__310" original="E393.-4d5b"> to do the things that you normally do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cd4" id="business__311"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cd5" id="business__312" original="E85e.-7a7b"><span class="x" id="business__313" original="E85e.-7a7a"> Everyone should be free to go about their daily business. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cd7" id="business__314" original="E393.-4d4d" sk="outofbusiness"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cd8" id="business__315"><span class="idm" id="business__316" original="E393.-4d4c"> out of business </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cda" id="business__317"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cdb" id="business__318"><span class="def" id="business__319" original="E393.-4d4b"> having stopped operating as a business because there is no more money or work available </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cdd" id="business__320"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cde" id="business__321" original="E85e.-7aaa"><span class="x" id="business__322" original="E85e.-7a79"> Some firms will move away to alternative locations while others will simply go out of business </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ce0" id="business__323" original="E85e.-7a78"><span class="x" id="business__324" original="E85e.-7a77"> Some firms will succeed and achieve high profits; others will fail and be driven out of business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ce2" id="business__325" original="E85e.-79be"><span class="x" id="business__326" original="E85e.-79bd"> Competition from supermarkets forced many petrol retailers out of business. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.689b" id="business__327" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="business__328"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.689d" id="business__329" original="E85e.-7a75"><span class="shcut" id="business__330" original="E85e.-7a74"> adjective + business </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.689f" id="business__331" original="E85e.-7a73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68a0" id="business__332" original="E85e.-7a71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68a1" id="business__333" original="E85e.-7a70"><span class="coll" id="business__334"> big </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68a3" id="business__335" original="E85e.-7a6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68a4" id="business__336" original="E85e.-7a6e"><span class="coll" id="business__337"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68a6" id="business__338" original="E85e.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68a7" id="business__339" original="E85e.-7a6c"><span class="coll" id="business__340"> international </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68a9" id="business__341" original="E85e.-7a6b"><span class="coll" id="business__342"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68ab" id="business__343" original="E85e.-7a64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68ac" id="business__344" original="E85e.-7a63"><span class="coll" id="business__345"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68ae" id="business__346" original="E85e.-7a62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68af" id="business__347" original="E85e.-7a61"><span class="coll" id="business__348"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68b1" id="business__349" original="E85e.-7a60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68b2" id="business__350" original="E85e.-7a5f"><span class="coll" id="business__351"> private </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68b4" id="business__352" original="E85e.-7a59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68b5" id="business__353" original="E85e.-7a58"><span class="x" id="business__354" original="E85e.-7a57"> An understanding of international business is essential for marketers. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68b7" id="business__355" original="E85e.-6f0a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68b8" id="business__356" original="E85e.-6f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68b9" id="business__357" original="E85e.-6f07"><span class="coll" id="business__358"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68bb" id="business__359" original="E85e.-7a68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68bc" id="business__360" original="E85e.-7a67"><span class="coll" id="business__361"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68be" id="business__362" original="E85e.-6f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68bf" id="business__363" original="E85e.-6f05"><span class="coll" id="business__364"> successful </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68c1" id="business__365" original="E85e.-6f04"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68c2" id="business__366" original="E85e.-7a56"><span class="x" id="business__367" original="E85e.-7a55"> A local community group was attempting to attract new businesses to the area. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68c4" id="business__368" original="E85e.-7a4d"><span class="shcut" id="business__369" original="E85e.-7a4c"> noun + business </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68c6" id="business__370" original="E85e.-7a4b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68c7" id="business__371" original="E85e.-7a49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68c8" id="business__372" original="E85e.-7a48"><span class="coll" id="business__373"> family </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68ca" id="business__374" original="E85e.-7a45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68cb" id="business__375" original="E85e.-7a44"><span class="x" id="business__376" original="E85e.-7a43"> The role of women in family business is relatively under-investigated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68cd" id="business__377" original="E85e.-7a42"><span class="x" id="business__378" original="E85e.-7a41"> He had been working in the family business since leaving school at 15. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68cf" id="business__379" original="E85e.-7a39"><span class="shcut" id="business__380" original="E85e.-7a38"> verb + business </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68d1" id="business__381" original="E85e.-7a37"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68d2" id="business__382" original="E85e.-7a35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68d3" id="business__383" original="E85e.-7a34"><span class="coll" id="business__384"> do </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68d5" id="business__385" original="E85e.-6f03"><span class="coll" id="business__386"> conduct </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68d7" id="business__387" original="E85e.-7a31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68d8" id="business__388" original="E85e.-7a30"><span class="x" id="business__389" original="E85e.-7a2f"> A growing number of credit card suppliers conduct business over the Internet. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68da" id="business__390" original="E85e.-7a2e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68db" id="business__391" original="E85e.-7a2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68dc" id="business__392" original="E85e.-7a2b"><span class="coll" id="business__393"> run </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68de" id="business__394" original="E839.-7cf6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68df" id="business__395" original="E839.-7cf5"><span class="coll" id="business__396"> manage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68e1" id="business__397" original="E85e.-7a2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68e2" id="business__398" original="E85e.-7a29"><span class="coll" id="business__399"> start </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68e4" id="business__400" original="E85e.-7a22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68e5" id="business__401" original="E85e.-7a21"><span class="coll" id="business__402"> build </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68e7" id="business__403" original="E85e.-7a1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68e8" id="business__404" original="E85e.-7a1d"><span class="coll" id="business__405"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68ea" id="business__406" original="E85e.-6f01"><span class="coll" id="business__407"> grow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68ec" id="business__408" original="E85e.-7a28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68ed" id="business__409" original="E85e.-7a27"><span class="coll" id="business__410"> own </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68ef" id="business__411" original="E85e.-7a20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68f0" id="business__412" original="E85e.-7a1f"><span class="coll" id="business__413"> acquire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68f2" id="business__414" original="E85e.-7a26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68f3" id="business__415" original="E85e.-7a25"><span class="coll" id="business__416"> sell </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68f5" id="business__417" original="E85e.-7a1c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68f6" id="business__418" original="E85e.-7a1b"><span class="x" id="business__419" original="E85e.-7a1a"> People running their own businesses tended to be working in construction and retailing. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68f8" id="business__420" original="E85e.-79f4"><span class="shcut" id="business__421" original="E85e.-79f3"> business + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68fa" id="business__422" original="E85e.-79f2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68fb" id="business__423" original="E85e.-79f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68fc" id="business__424" original="E85e.-79ef"><span class="coll" id="business__425"> group </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68fe" id="business__426" original="E85e.-79ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.68ff" id="business__427" original="E85e.-79ed"><span class="coll" id="business__428"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6901" id="business__429" original="E85e.-79ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6902" id="business__430" original="E85e.-79eb"><span class="coll" id="business__431"> cycle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6904" id="business__432" original="E85e.-79ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6905" id="business__433" original="E85e.-79e9"><span class="coll" id="business__434"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6907" id="business__435" original="E85e.-79e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6908" id="business__436" original="E85e.-79e7"><span class="coll" id="business__437"> unit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.690a" id="business__438" original="E85e.-79e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.690b" id="business__439" original="E85e.-79e5"><span class="coll" id="business__440"> owner </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.690d" id="business__441" original="E85e.-79e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.690e" id="business__442" original="E85e.-79e3"><span class="coll" id="business__443"> leader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6910" id="business__444" original="E85e.-79e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6911" id="business__445" original="E85e.-79e1"><span class="coll" id="business__446"> interests </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6913" id="business__447" original="E85e.-79e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6914" id="business__448" original="E85e.-79df"><span class="coll" id="business__449"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6916" id="business__450" original="E85e.-79de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6917" id="business__451" original="E85e.-79dd"><span class="coll" id="business__452"> practices </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6919" id="business__453" original="E85e.-79dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.691a" id="business__454" original="E85e.-79db"><span class="coll" id="business__455"> services </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.691c" id="business__456" original="E85e.-79da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.691d" id="business__457" original="E85e.-79d9"><span class="coll" id="business__458"> opportunities </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.691f" id="business__459" original="E85e.-79d8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6920" id="business__460" original="E85e.-79d7"><span class="x" id="business__461" original="E85e.-79d6"> Business strategy will dictate how firms compete. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6922" id="business__462" original="E85e.-79d5"><span class="x" id="business__463" original="E85e.-79d4"> Many business leaders take different stances depending on the issue under discussion. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-d56" id="business__464" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://business" title="business definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-d55" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.1365" id="business__465" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="business__466"> business </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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business cycle
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ce4" id="business-cycle" original="E857.-7f3f" sum="236"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ce5" id="business-cycle__1" original="E857.-7f3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ce6" id="business-cycle__2" original="E857.-7f3d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> business cycle </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ced" id="business-cycle__4" original="E857.-7f39"><span class="pos" id="business-cycle__5" original="E857.-7f38"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ce8" eid="business-cycle__6" original="E857.-7f40" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-78cf" geo="br" id="business-cycle__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="business-cycle__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəs saɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bus/busin/business_cycle_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/business_cycle_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://business_cycle_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-78cc" geo="n_am" id="business-cycle__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="business-cycle__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəs saɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bus/busin/business_cycle_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/business_cycle_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://business_cycle_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cef" id="business-cycle__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cf0" id="business-cycle__12" original="E857.-7f37"><span class="def" id="business-cycle__13" original="E857.-7f36"> the way in which an economy repeatedly expands and contracts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cf2" id="business-cycle__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cf3" id="business-cycle__15" original="E857.-7f35"><span class="x" id="business-cycle__16" original="E857.-7f34"> During the expansion phase of a business cycle, output and employment increase rapidly. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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business-to-business
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d1f" id="business-to-business" original="E393.-4c85" sum="474"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d20" id="business-to-business__1" original="E393.-4c84"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d21" id="business-to-business__2" original="E393.-4c83"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> business-to-business </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d28" id="business-to-business__4" original="E393.-4c7e"><span class="pos" id="business-to-business__5" original="E393.-4c7d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72f3" eid="business-to-business__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3240" geo="br" id="business-to-business__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="business-to-business__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪznəs tə ˈbɪznəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bus/busin/business_to_business_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/business_to_business_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://business_to_business_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3243" geo="n_am" id="business-to-business__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="business-to-business__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌbɪznəs tə ˈbɪznəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bus/busin/business_to_business_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/business_to_business_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://business_to_business_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d2a" id="business-to-business__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="business-to-business__12" original="E393.-4c7b"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d2c" id="business-to-business__13" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d2d" id="business-to-business__14"><span class="v"><strong> B2B </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d2f" id="business-to-business__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d30" id="business-to-business__17" original="E393.-4c79"><span class="def" id="business-to-business__18" original="E393.-4c78"> done between one business and another rather than between a business and its ordinary customers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d32" id="business-to-business__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d33" id="business-to-business__20" original="E85c.-7f89"><span class="x" id="business-to-business__21" original="E85c.-7f88"> The characteristics of business-to-business marketing are very different from consumer marketing. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-bc3" id="business-to-business__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://business-to-business" title="business-to-business definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-bc2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.15c2" id="business-to-business__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="business-to-business__24"> business-to-business </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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businessman
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cf5" id="businessman" original="E393.-4cdd" sum="288"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cf6" id="businessman__1" original="E393.-4cdc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3cf7" id="businessman__2" original="E393.-4cdb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> businessman </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d0e" id="businessman__7" original="E393.-4ccc"><span class="pos" id="businessman__8" original="E393.-4ccb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f4a" eid="businessman__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.316d" geo="br" id="businessman__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="businessman__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəsmæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bus/busin/businessman__gb_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/businessman__gb_5.ogg" href="sound://businessman__gb_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3170" geo="n_am" id="businessman__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="businessman__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəsmæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bus/busin/businessman__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/businessman__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://businessman__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3173" geo="br" id="businessman__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="businessman__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəsmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bus/busin/businessman__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/businessman__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://businessman__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3177" geo="n_am" id="businessman__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="businessman__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəsmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bus/busin/businessman__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/businessman__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://businessman__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="sep"> , </span><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> businesswoman </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f4b" eid="businessman__19" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-115e" geo="br" id="businessman__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="businessman__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəswʊmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bus/busin/businesswoman__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/businesswoman__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://businesswoman__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-115b" geo="n_am" id="businessman__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="businessman__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪznəswʊmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bus/busin/businesswoman__us_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bus/busin/businesswoman__us_5.ogg" href="sound://businesswoman__us_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d10" id="businessman__24" original="E393.-4cca"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d13" form="pl" id="businessman__25"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="businessman__26" original="E393.-4cc6"> businessmen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d17" form="_tofix" id="businessman__27"><span class="if" id="businessman__28" original="E393.-4cbd"> businesswomen </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d19" id="businessman__29"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d1a" id="businessman__30" original="E393.-4cb9"><span class="def" id="businessman__31" original="E393.-4cb8"> a person who works in business, especially at a high level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d1c" id="businessman__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d1d" id="businessman__33" original="E89d.-7688"><span class="x" id="businessman__34" original="E89d.-7687"> Emily's father had been a successful businessman in his home country. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-bde" id="businessman__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://businessman" title="businessman definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-bdd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-412b1790.14a39209424.ca9" id="businessman__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="businessman__37"> businessman </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bust
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d35" id="bust" original="E393.-4b3f" sum="207"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d36" id="bust__1" original="E393.-4b3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d37" id="bust__2" original="E393.-4b3d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bust </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d42" id="bust__7" original="E393.-4b32"><span class="pos" id="bust__8" original="E393.-4b31"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f58" eid="bust__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.366a" geo="br" id="bust__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bust__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bus/bust_/bust__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bus/bust_/bust__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bust__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.366d" geo="n_am" id="bust__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bust__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bus/bust_/bust__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bus/bust_/bust__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bust__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d44" id="bust__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="bust__15" original="E4a8.2bee" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d46" id="bust__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d47" id="bust__17" original="E4a8.2bef"><span class="def" id="bust__18" original="E4a8.2bf0"> a period of economic difficulty or <a class="ndv" href="entry://depression" id="bust__19"> depression </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d4a" id="bust__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d4b" id="bust__21" original="E4a8.2bf3"><span class="x" id="bust__22" original="E4a8.2bf4"> The boom was followed by the present bust. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d4d" id="bust__23" original="E4a8.2bf5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://boom1" title="boom1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d4e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1dad" id="bust__24" original="E4a8.2bf6"><span class="xh" id="bust__25"> boom </span><span class="xhm" id="bust__26"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ba8" id="bust__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bust_1" title="bust definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ba7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.16c8" id="bust__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bust__29"> bust </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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busy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d51" id="busy" original="E393.-4a3c" sum="1491"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d52" id="busy__1" original="E393.-4a3b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d53" id="busy__2" original="E393.-4a3a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> busy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d5f" id="busy__8" original="E393.-4a2d"><span class="pos" id="busy__9" original="E393.-4a2c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f5f" eid="busy__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1013" geo="br" id="busy__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="busy__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪzi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bus/busy_/busy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bus/busy_/busy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://busy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-1010" geo="n_am" id="busy__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="busy__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbɪzi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bus/busy_/busy__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bus/busy_/busy__us_2.ogg" href="sound://busy__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d61" id="busy__15" original="E393.-4a2b"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d62" form="_tofix" id="busy__16"><span class="if" id="busy__17" original="E393.-4a29"> busier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d64" form="_tofix" id="busy__18"><span class="if" id="busy__19" original="E393.-4a28"> busiest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d66" id="busy__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d67" id="busy__21" original="E393.-4a27"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="busy__22" original="E393.-4a26"> having a lot to do; perhaps not free to do something else because you are working on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d69" id="busy__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d6a" id="busy__24" original="E846.-6ff9"><span class="x" id="busy__25" original="E846.-6ff8"> This manager is very busy and has two production shifts running per day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d6c" id="busy__26" original="E846.-6ff7"><span class="cf" id="busy__27" original="E839.-7c9b"> too <span class="exp" id="busy__28"> busy </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="busy__29" original="E846.-6ff6"> They are too busy to respond to customer requests promptly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d70" id="busy__30" original="E846.-6ff5"><span class="cf" id="busy__31" original="E393.-4a25"><span class="exp" id="busy__32"> busy </span> with something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="busy__33" original="E846.-6ff4"> The Social Democrats in exile were too busy with their own feuds to pay full attention to what was happening in Russia. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d74" id="busy__34" original="E393.-4a24"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="busy__35" original="E393.-4a23"><span class="exp" id="busy__36"> busy </span> (doing something) </span><span class="def" id="busy__37" original="E393.-4a22"> spending a lot of time on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d78" id="busy__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d79" id="busy__39" original="E846.-6ff3"><span class="x" id="busy__40" original="E846.-6ff2"> She is planning a second career as a non-executive director and is busy talking to headhunters and contacts. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d7b" id="busy__41" original="E393.-4a21"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d7c" id="busy__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="busy__43" original="E846.-6ff1"> of a place </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="busy__44" original="E393.-4a20"> full of people, activity, vehicles, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d7f" id="busy__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d80" id="busy__46" original="E846.-6ff0"><span class="x" id="busy__47" original="E846.-6fef"> The police officer wanted to move the cars which were blocking the busy street in front of the station. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d82" id="busy__48" original="E846.-6fee"><span class="x" id="busy__49" original="E846.-6fed"> If an earthquake strikes at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the freeways will still be busy. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d84" id="busy__50" original="E846.-6fec" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://quiet" title="quiet (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d85" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.6e24" id="busy__51" original="E846.-6feb"><span class="xh" id="busy__52"> quiet </span><span class="xs" id="busy__53"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d88" id="busy__54" original="E846.-6ffa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crowded" title="crowded definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d89" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43d8" id="busy__55" original="E846.-6fea"><span class="xh" id="busy__56"> crowded </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d8b" id="busy__57" original="E393.-4a1f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d8c" id="busy__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="busy__59" original="E846.-6fe9"> of a period of time </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="busy__60" original="E393.-4a1e"> full of work and activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d8f" id="busy__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d90" id="busy__62" original="E846.-6fe8"><span class="x" id="busy__63" original="E846.-6fe7"> Farming families did industrial work during the less busy seasons of the agricultural year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d92" id="busy__64" original="E846.-6fe6"><span class="x" id="busy__65" original="E846.-6fe5"> Traditionally, the busiest time for Internet shopping is lunchtime on the second Monday in December. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d94" id="busy__66" original="E846.-6fe4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://quiet" title="quiet (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d95" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.6e24" id="busy__67" original="E846.-6fe3"><span class="xh" id="busy__68"> quiet </span><span class="xs" id="busy__69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d98" id="busy__70" original="E846.-6ffc"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d99" id="busy__71"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="busy__72" original="E846.-6fe2"> of a machine </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="busy__73" original="E846.-6ffb"> in use or active </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d9c" id="busy__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d9d" id="busy__75" original="E846.-6fe1"><span class="x" id="busy__76" original="E846.-6fe0"> Figure 6.2 depicts the remaining process times for the busy machines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3d9f" id="busy__77" original="E846.-6fdf"><span class="cf" id="busy__78" original="E839.-7c9a"><span class="exp" id="busy__79"> busy </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="busy__80" original="E846.-6fde"> While the printer is busy printing the document, the CPU is idling with nothing to do. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3da3" id="busy__81" original="E846.-6fdd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://idle" title="idle (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3da4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-664c" id="busy__82" original="E846.-6fdc"><span class="xh" id="busy__83"> idle </span><span class="xs" id="busy__84"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-b84" id="busy__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://busy_1" title="busy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-b83" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.18a3" id="busy__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="busy__87"> busy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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but
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3da7" hm="1" id="but1" original="E393.-499e" sum="758"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3da8" id="but1__1" original="E393.-499d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3da9" id="but1__2" original="E393.-499c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> but <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3db8" id="but1__6" original="E393.-498c"><span class="pos" id="but1__7" original="E393.-498b"> conjunction </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dad" eid="but1__8" original="E393.-4994" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b06" geo="br" id="but1__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="but1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/but/but__/but__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://but__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b09" geo="n_am" id="but1__11" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="but1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/but/but__/but__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://but__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b0c" form="strong" geo="br" id="but1__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="but1__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/but/but__/but__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://but__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b0f" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="but1__15" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="but1__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/but/but__/but__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://but__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dba" id="but1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dbb" id="but1__18" original="E393.-498a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="but1__19" original="E393.-4989"> used to introduce a word or phrase that contrasts with what was said before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dbd" id="but1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dbe" id="but1__21" original="E85c.-6d0f"><span class="x" id="but1__22" original="E85c.-6d0e"> Productivity has been continuously rising but unemployment has not been continuously falling. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dc0" id="but1__23" original="E85c.-6d0b"><span class="x" id="but1__24" original="E85c.-6d0a"> Her age is uncertain, but she was most likely fourteen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dc2" id="but1__25" original="E827.762a"><span class="x" id="but1__26" original="E827.762b"> A market is not a place, but rather a set of buying and selling activities. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dc4" id="but1__27" original="E393.-4988"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="but1__28" original="E393.-4987"> however; despite this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dc6" id="but1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dc7" id="but1__30" original="E4a8.4226"><span class="x" id="but1__31" original="E4a8.4227"> The food is cheap but delicious. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dc9" id="but1__32" original="E85c.-6d09"><span class="x" id="but1__33" original="E85c.-6d08"> Along the way he was tested by God but overcame all temptation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dcb" id="but1__34" original="E4a8.4228"><span class="x" id="but1__35" original="E4a8.4229"> This is one principle, but it is not the only one. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dcd" id="but1__36" original="E393.-4982"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="but1__37" original="E393.-4981"> except </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dcf" id="but1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dd0" id="but1__39" original="E85c.-6d03"><span class="x" id="but1__40" original="E85c.-6d02"> People will have little or no alternative but to move. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dd2" id="but1__41" original="E393.-497a"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dd3" id="but1__42" original="E393.-4979" sk="butfor"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dd4" id="but1__43"><span class="idm" id="but1__44" original="E393.-4978"> but for </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dd6" id="but1__45"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dd7" id="but1__46" original="E393.-4977"><span class="def" id="but1__47" original="E393.-4976"> if it were not for </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dd9" id="but1__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dda" id="but1__49" original="E85c.-6d01"><span class="x" id="but1__50" original="E85c.-6d00"> The two women would not have been persecuted but for their gender. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-b2b" id="but1__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://but_1" title="but definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-b2a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.199a" id="but1__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="but1__53"> but </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ddc" hm="2" id="but2" original="E393.-4968" sum="217"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ddd" id="but2__1" original="E393.-4967"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dde" id="but2__2" original="E393.-4966"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> but <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ded" id="but2__6" original="E393.-4956"><span class="pos" id="but2__7" original="E393.-4955"> preposition </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3de2" eid="but2__8" original="E393.-495e" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b12" geo="br" id="but2__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="but2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/but/but__/but__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://but__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b15" geo="n_am" id="but2__11" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="but2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/but/but__/but__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://but__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b18" form="strong" geo="br" id="but2__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="but2__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/but/but__/but__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://but__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b1b" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="but2__15" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="but2__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/but/but__/but__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://but__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3def" id="but2__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3df0" id="but2__18" original="E393.-4954"><span class="def" id="but2__19" original="E393.-4953"> except; apart from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3df2" id="but2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3df3" id="but2__21" original="E85c.-6cff"><span class="x" id="but2__22" original="E85c.-6cfe"> All but one member of his family were killed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3df5" id="but2__23" original="E85c.-6cfd"><span class="x" id="but2__24" original="E85c.-6cfc"> The costume covered everything but her face. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-af1" id="but2__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://but_1" title="but definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-af0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.199a" id="but2__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="but2__27"> but </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3df7" hm="3" id="but3" original="E393.-4952" sum="193"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3df8" id="but3__1" original="E393.-4951"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3df9" id="but3__2" original="E393.-4950"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> but <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e08" id="but3__6" original="E393.-4940"><span class="pos" id="but3__7" original="E393.-493f"> adverb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3dfd" eid="but3__8" original="E393.-4948" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b1e" geo="br" id="but3__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="but3__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/but/but__/but__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://but__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b21" geo="n_am" id="but3__11" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="but3__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/but/but__/but__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://but__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b24" form="strong" geo="br" id="but3__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="but3__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/but/but__/but__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://but__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3b27" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="but3__15" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="but3__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/but/but__/but__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/but/but__/but__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://but__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e0a" id="but3__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e0b" id="but3__18" original="E393.-493e"><span class="def" id="but3__19" original="E393.-493d"> only </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e0d" id="but3__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e0e" id="but3__21" original="E85c.-6cfb"><span class="x" id="but3__22" original="E85c.-6cfa"> The egg itself is but a single cell. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e10" id="but3__23" original="E85c.-6cf9"><span class="x" id="but3__24" original="E85c.-6cf8"> Formal education is but one element of a child's learning. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ad1" id="but3__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://but_1" title="but definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ad0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.199a" id="but3__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="but3__27"> but </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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butter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e12" id="butter" original="E393.-47cf" sum="489"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e13" id="butter__1" original="E393.-47ce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e14" id="butter__2" original="E393.-47cd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> butter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e20" id="butter__7" original="E393.-47c2"><span class="pos" id="butter__8" original="E393.-47c1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f66" eid="butter__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3f9f" geo="br" id="butter__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="butter__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/but/butte/butter__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/but/butte/butter__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://butter__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.3fa2" geo="n_am" id="butter__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="butter__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/but/butte/butter__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/but/butte/butter__us_2.ogg" href="sound://butter__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e22" id="butter__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="butter__15" original="E393.-47be"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e24" id="butter__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e25" id="butter__17" original="E393.-47c0"><span class="def" id="butter__18" original="E393.-47bd"> a soft yellow food made from milk, used in cooking and for spreading on bread </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e27" id="butter__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e28" id="butter__20" original="E4c7.-1a9"><span class="x" id="butter__21" original="E4c7.-1a8"> Cattle provided milk which was converted to butter and cheese. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e2a-FF1" id="butter__22" original="E392.6fa1" sk="breadandbutterof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e2a-FF2" id="butter__23"><span class="idm" id="butter__24" original="E392.6fa2"> the bread and butter of something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e2a-FF4" id="butter__25"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e2a-FF5" id="butter__26"><span class="def" id="butter__27" original="E392.6fa3"> the main part of a company or organization's work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e2a-FF7" id="butter__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e2a-FF8" id="butter__29" original="E47f.26fb"><span class="x" id="butter__30" original="E47f.26fc"> Academic targets have become the bread and butter of school management. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ab4" id="butter__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://butter_1" title="butter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-ab3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.1bec" id="butter__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="butter__33"> butter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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button
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e2e" id="button" original="E393.-46a1" sum="450"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e2f" id="button__1" original="E393.-46a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e30" id="button__2" original="E393.-469f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> button </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e3d" id="button__9" original="E393.-4694"><span class="pos" id="button__10" original="E393.-4693"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f6d" eid="button__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-e81" geo="br" id="button__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="button__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/but/butto/button__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/but/butto/button__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://button__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-e7e" geo="n_am" id="button__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="button__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbʌtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/but/butto/button__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/but/butto/button__us_4.ogg" href="sound://button__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e3f" id="button__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e40" id="button__17" original="E393.-468d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="button__18" original="E393.-468c"> a small part of a machine that you press to make it work </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e42" id="button__19" original="E85c.-6ce4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://switch2" title="switch2 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e43" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.2ed0" id="button__20" original="E85c.-6ce3"><span class="xh" id="button__21"> switch </span><span class="xhm" id="button__22"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="button__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e47" id="button__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e48" id="button__25" original="E85c.-6ce2"><span class="x" id="button__26" original="E85c.-6ce1"> The transistor is switched on when the button is pressed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e4a" id="button__27" original="E85c.-6ce0"><span class="x" id="button__28" original="E85c.-6cdf"> the on/off button </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e4c" id="button__29" original="E393.-4688"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="button__30" original="E393.-4687"> a small area on a computer screen that you use to make it do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e4e" id="button__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e4f" id="button__32" original="E85c.-6cde"><span class="x" id="button__33" original="E85c.-6cdd"> The page formatting can be changed by clicking the Setup button. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-a95" id="button__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://button_1" title="button definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-a94" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.1d83" id="button__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="button__36"> button </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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buy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e51" id="buy" original="E393.-452f" sum="2890"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e52" id="buy__1" original="E393.-452e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e53" id="buy__2" original="E393.-452d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> buy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e60" id="buy__9" original="E393.-4522"><span class="pos" id="buy__10" original="E393.-4521"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f74" eid="buy__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44c8" geo="br" id="buy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buy/buy__/buy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buy/buy__/buy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44cb" geo="n_am" id="buy__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buy/buy__/buy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buy/buy__/buy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1ef5" id="buy__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44ce" form="root" id="buy__17"><span class="vp" id="buy__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> buy </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44d0" eid="buy__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44d1" geo="br" id="buy__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buy/buy__/buy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buy/buy__/buy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44d4" geo="n_am" id="buy__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buy/buy__/buy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buy/buy__/buy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44d7" form="thirdps" id="buy__24"><span class="vp" id="buy__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> buys </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44d9" eid="buy__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44da" geo="br" id="buy__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buy/buys_/buys__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buy/buys_/buys__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buys__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44dd" geo="n_am" id="buy__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buy/buys_/buys__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buy/buys_/buys__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buys__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44e0" form="past" id="buy__31"><span class="vp" id="buy__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bought </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44e2" eid="buy__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44e3" geo="br" id="buy__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bough/bought__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bough/bought__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bought__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44e6" geo="n_am" id="buy__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/bou/bough/bought__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/bou/bough/bought__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bought__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44e9" form="pastpart" id="buy__38"><span class="vp" id="buy__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bought </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44eb" eid="buy__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44ec" geo="br" id="buy__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/bou/bough/bought__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/bou/bough/bought__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bought__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44ef" geo="n_am" id="buy__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> bɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" 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class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buy/buyin/buying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buy/buyin/buying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.44f8" geo="n_am" id="buy__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buy__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buy/buyin/buying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buy/buyin/buying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e91" id="buy__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e92" id="buy__53" original="E393.-4503"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="buy__54" original="E393.-44ff"> to obtain something by paying money for it </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e94" id="buy__55" original="E849.-664f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://purchase2" title="purchase2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e95" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.5c5f" id="buy__56" original="E849.-664e"><span class="xh" id="buy__57"> purchase </span><span class="xhm" id="buy__58"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e98" id="buy__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e99" id="buy__60" original="E849.-664d"><span class="cf" id="buy__61" original="E393.-44fe"><span class="exp" id="buy__62"> buy </span> something </span><span class="x" id="buy__63" original="E849.-664c"> When you are buying a car, you will also consider the other costs associated with running it, such as fuel, insurance and tax. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e9d" id="buy__64" original="E849.-664b"><span class="x" id="buy__65" original="E849.-664a"> Currencies can be bought and sold openly on the foreign exchange market in many countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3e9f" id="buy__66" original="E849.-6649"><span class="x" id="buy__67" original="E849.-6648"> Foreign markets could not afford to buy American goods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ea1" id="buy__68" original="E849.-6647"><span class="cf" id="buy__69" original="E393.-44fd"><span class="exp" id="buy__70"> buy </span> something from somebody </span><span class="x" id="buy__71" original="E849.-6646"> The strong pound means that customers can buy products from overseas competitors more cheaply. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ea5" id="buy__72" original="E849.-6645"><span class="cf" id="buy__73" original="E393.-44fc"><span class="exp" id="buy__74"> buy </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="buy__75" original="E849.-6644"> Mike's parents offered to buy him a car if he agreed to commit himself to his college studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ea9" id="buy__76" original="E849.-6643"><span class="cf" id="buy__77" original="E393.-44fb"><span class="exp" id="buy__78"> buy </span> something for somebody </span><span class="x" id="buy__79" original="E849.-6642"> Mr and Mrs Brown bought a house for their daughter. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ead" id="buy__80" original="E393.-44f9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://sell" title="sell definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eae" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4e38" id="buy__81" original="E393.-44f8"><span class="xh" id="buy__82"> sell </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eb1" id="buy__83" original="E393.-44f6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eb2" id="buy__84"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="buy__85" original="E393.-44f2"> of money </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="buy__86" original="E393.-44f1"> to be enough to pay for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eb5" id="buy__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eb6" id="buy__88" original="E849.-663d"><span class="cf" id="buy__89" original="E393.-44f3"><span class="exp" id="buy__90"> buy </span> something </span><span class="x" id="buy__91" original="E849.-663c"> Economic growth may not buy happiness, but it usually purchases a better quality of life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eba" id="buy__92" original="E849.-663f"><span class="x" id="buy__93" original="E849.-663e"> The value of the dollar is the amount of a foreign currency that a dollar will buy when exchanged in the foreign exchange market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ebc" id="buy__94" original="E849.-663b"><span class="cf" id="buy__95" original="E839.-7b9a"><span class="exp" id="buy__96"> buy </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="buy__97" original="E849.-663a"> Personal wealth won't buy you a better National Health Service. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ec0" id="buy__98" original="E393.-44c0"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ec1" id="buy__99" original="E393.-44bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ec2" id="buy__100"><h4 class="pv"> buy something in </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ec4" id="buy__102"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="buy__103" original="E393.-44bc"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ec6" id="buy__104"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ec7" id="buy__105"><span class="def" id="buy__106" original="E393.-44bb"> to buy something in large quantities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ec9" id="buy__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eca" id="buy__108" original="E849.-6638"><span class="x" id="buy__109" original="E849.-6637"> Meals are typically bought in by airlines from local food processors. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="buy__110" original="E849.-6650" un="help"><span class="eb" id="buy__111" original="E849.-6636"> Buy in </span> is often used to talk about products or services that are bought by a large company from a smaller specialist company. </span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ece" id="buy__112" original="E393.-44ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ecf" id="buy__113"><h4 class="pv"> buy into something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ed1" id="buy__115"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ed2" id="buy__116" original="E393.-44b8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="buy__117" original="E393.-44b7"> to buy shares in a company, especially in order to gain some control over it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ed4" id="buy__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ed5" id="buy__119" original="E849.-6634"><span class="x" id="buy__120" original="E849.-6633"> Recent developments offer new opportunities for international firms seeking to buy into local companies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ed7" id="buy__121" original="E849.-6632"><span class="x" id="buy__122" original="E849.-6631"> Foreign conglomerates were quick to buy into countries where economic growth promised profitable returns. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ed9" id="buy__123" original="E393.-44b6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eda" id="buy__124"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="buy__125" original="E393.-44b4" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="buy__126" original="E393.-44b3"> to believe something, especially an idea that many other people believe in </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3edd" id="buy__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ede" id="buy__128" original="E849.-6630"><span class="x" id="buy__129" original="E849.-662f"> Staff have to buy into the change if they are to make it work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ee0" id="buy__130" original="E849.-662e"><span class="x" id="buy__131" original="E849.-662d"> These women entering marriage don't buy into the view of romantic love. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ee2" id="buy__132" original="E393.-44af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ee3" id="buy__133"><h4 class="pv"> buy somebody off </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ee5" id="buy__135"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="buy__136" original="E839.-7b98" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ee7" id="buy__137"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ee8" id="buy__138"><span class="def" id="buy__139" original="E393.-44ad"> to pay somebody money, especially in a way that is dishonest, to prevent them from doing something that you do not want them to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eea" id="buy__140"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eeb" id="buy__141" original="E849.-662b"><span class="x" id="buy__142" original="E849.-662a"> Farmers had to produce enough to buy off rulers and priests, and insure society against the ever-present risk of harvest failure. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eed" id="buy__143" original="E393.-44ac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eee" id="buy__144"><h4 class="pv"> buy somebody out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ef0" id="buy__146"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ef1" id="buy__147" original="E393.-44aa"><span class="def" id="buy__148" original="E393.-44a9"> to pay somebody for their share in a business, usually in order to get total control of it for yourself </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ef3" id="buy__149"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ef4" id="buy__150" original="E849.-6628"><span class="x" id="buy__151" original="E849.-6627"> Rural society started to polarize, as successful farmers bought out their neighbours. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ef6" id="buy__152" original="E393.-44a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ef7" id="buy__153"><h4 class="pv"> buy something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ef9" id="buy__155"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3efa" id="buy__156"><span class="def" id="buy__157" original="E393.-44a1"> to buy all or as much as possible of something, often in order to control its supply, or to increase the size and power of a company </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3efc" id="buy__158"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3efd" id="buy__159" original="E849.-6623"><span class="x" id="buy__160" original="E849.-6622"> It became possible to make fortunes by buying up raw materials at internal prices and exporting them at world prices. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-a3a" id="buy__161" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://buy_1" title="buy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-a39" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.1f64" id="buy__162" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="buy__163"> buy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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buyer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3eff" id="buyer" original="E393.-448c" sum="593"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f00" id="buyer__1" original="E393.-448b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f01" id="buyer__2" original="E393.-448a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> buyer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f0d" id="buyer__7" original="E393.-4482"><span class="pos" id="buyer__8" original="E393.-4481"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f7b" eid="buyer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4594" geo="br" id="buyer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buyer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/buy/buyer/buyer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/buy/buyer/buyer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://buyer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4597" geo="n_am" id="buyer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="buyer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/buy/buyer/buyer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/buy/buyer/buyer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://buyer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f0f" id="buyer__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f10" id="buyer__15" original="E393.-4480"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="buyer__16" original="E393.-447f"> a person who buys something, especially something expensive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f12" id="buyer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f13" id="buyer__18" original="E846.-6fca"><span class="x" id="buyer__19" original="E846.-6fc9"> Competitive markets consist of many potential buyers and sellers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f15" id="buyer__20" original="E846.-6fcc"><span class="x" id="buyer__21" original="E846.-6fcb"> Foreign buyers were initially attracted by low labour costs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f17" id="buyer__22" original="E846.-6fd0"><span class="cf" id="buyer__23" original="E839.-7b27"><span class="exp" id="buyer__24"> buyer </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="buyer__25" original="E846.-6fcf"> The company needs to target prospective buyers for its product. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f1b" id="buyer__26" original="E393.-447b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://seller" title="seller definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f1c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4f2a" id="buyer__27" original="E393.-447a"><span class="xh" id="buyer__28"> seller </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vendor" title="vendor definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f1f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-10f6" id="buyer__29" original="E393.-4478"><span class="xh" id="buyer__30"> vendor </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f21" id="buyer__31" original="E393.-447e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://purchaser" title="purchaser definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f22" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.5cac" id="buyer__32" original="E393.-447d"><span class="xh" id="buyer__33"> purchaser </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f24" id="buyer__34" original="E393.-4476"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="buyer__35" original="E393.-4475"> a person whose job is to choose stock or materials for a large shop or business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f26" id="buyer__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f27" id="buyer__37" original="E846.-6fc8"><span class="x" id="buyer__38" original="E846.-6fc7"> Ernest Oppenheimer went to South Africa in 1902 as a diamond buyer for a London firm. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-9ba" id="buyer__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://buyer" title="buyer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-9b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.2069" id="buyer__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="buyer__41"> buyer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f29" hm="1" id="by1" original="E393.-432c" sum="3169"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f2a" id="by1__1" original="E393.-432b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f2b" id="by1__2" original="E393.-432a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> by <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f33" id="by1__4" original="E393.-4324"><span class="pos" id="by1__5" original="E393.-4323"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f82" eid="by1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4832" geo="br" id="by1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="by1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/by_/by__g/by__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/by_/by__g/by__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://by__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4835" geo="n_am" id="by1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="by1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/by_/by__u/by__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/by_/by__u/by__us_1.ogg" href="sound://by__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f35" id="by1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f36" id="by1__12" original="E393.-4320"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="by1__13" original="E393.-431f"> used, usually after a passive verb, to show who or what does, creates or causes something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f38" id="by1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f39" id="by1__15" original="E48d.-794f"><span class="x" id="by1__16" original="E48d.-794e"> Between 20% and 25% of all deaths in these countries are caused by cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f3b" id="by1__17" original="E48d.-794d"><span class="x" id="by1__18" original="E48d.-794c"> a play by Ibsen </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f3d" id="by1__19" original="E48d.-794b"><span class="x" id="by1__20" original="E48d.-794a"> It was a clear decision by the electorate to reject the policies of the last five years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f3f" id="by1__21" original="E492.-78bb"><span class="x" id="by1__22" original="E492.-78ba"> What is meant by ‘a fair test’? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f41" id="by1__23" original="E492.1000"><span class="x" id="by1__24" original="E492.1001"> In 1744 Frederick became alarmed by Austrian successes and re-entered the war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f43" id="by1__25" original="E48d.-7949"><span class="x" id="by1__26" original="E48d.-7948"> Further support for this claim is provided by experimental studies by Fletcher (2009) and Fernandez et al. (2010). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f45" id="by1__27" original="E393.-431e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="by1__28" original="E393.-431d"> used for showing how or in what way something is done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f47" id="by1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f48" id="by1__30" original="E492.1002"><span class="x" id="by1__31" original="E492.1003"> This is a field that has been revolutionized by the use of computers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f4a" id="by1__32" original="E48d.-7947"><span class="x" id="by1__33" original="E48d.-7946"> The interviewees were all contacted by email. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f4c" id="by1__34" original="E48d.-7945"><span class="x" id="by1__35" original="E48d.-7944"> to travel by boat/bus/car/plane </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f4e" id="by1__36" original="E48d.-7943"><span class="x" id="by1__37" original="E48d.-7942"> to travel by air/land/sea </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f50" id="by1__38" original="E48d.-7940"><span class="cf" id="by1__39" original="E48d.-7941"><span class="exp" id="by1__40"> by </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="by1__41" original="E48d.-793f"> Malaria can be controlled by attacking the parasite. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f54" id="by1__42" original="E48d.-793d"><span class="cf" id="by1__43" original="E48d.-793e"><span class="exp" id="by1__44"> by </span> means of something </span><span class="x" id="by1__45" original="E48d.-793c"> They plan to provide further working capital by means of borrowing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f58" id="by1__46" original="E393.-431c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="by1__47" original="E393.-431b"> used before particular nouns without <span class="ei" id="by1__48" original="E393.-431a"> the </span> , to show how something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f5b" id="by1__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f5c" id="by1__50" original="E48d.-793b"><span class="x" id="by1__51" original="E48d.-793a"> These results could not have occurred by chance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f5e" id="by1__52" original="E48d.-7939"><span class="x" id="by1__53" original="E48d.-7938"> Anderson, by contrast, rejects this view. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f60" id="by1__54" original="E48d.-7937"><span class="x" id="by1__55" original="E48d.-7936"> The first Europeans had reached Japan by accident in 1543. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f62" id="by1__56" original="E393.-4311"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="by1__57" original="E393.-4310"> from what somebody/something says or shows; according to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f64" id="by1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f65" id="by1__59" original="E48d.-7935"><span class="x" id="by1__60" original="E48d.-7934"> He was, by all accounts, a dedicated and inspired teacher. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f67" id="by1__61" original="E48d.-7933"><span class="x" id="by1__62" original="E48d.-7932"> The table presents a breakdown of employment figures by age and occupation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f69" id="by1__63" original="E393.-4313"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="by1__64" original="E393.-4312"> used to show the degree or amount of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f6b" id="by1__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f6c" id="by1__66" original="E48d.-7931"><span class="x" id="by1__67" original="E48d.-7930"> House prices rose by 10%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f6e" id="by1__68" original="E48d.-792f"><span class="x" id="by1__69" original="E48d.-792e"> In 2006 it was revealed that the government had missed its target by 17%. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f70" id="by1__70" original="E393.-430a"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="by1__71" original="E393.-4309"> used to state the rate at which something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f72" id="by1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f73" id="by1__73" original="E48d.-792d"><span class="x" id="by1__74" original="E48d.-792c"> The symptoms were noted day by day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f75" id="by1__75" original="E48d.-792b"><span class="x" id="by1__76" original="E48d.-792a"> In this sector, international financial market information is changing by the minute. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f77" id="by1__77" original="E393.-430d"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="by1__78" original="E393.-430c"> used with <span class="ei" id="by1__79" original="E393.-430b"> the </span> to show the period or quantity used for buying, selling or measuring something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f7a" id="by1__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f7b" id="by1__81" original="E48d.-7929"><span class="x" id="by1__82" original="E48d.-7928"> In capitalist employment, labour is paid for by the hour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f7d" id="by1__83" original="E48d.-7927"><span class="x" id="by1__84" original="E48d.-7926"> Acai is processed into vinho at small stands or shops and sold by the litre. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f7f" id="by1__85" original="E393.-4308"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="def" id="by1__86" original="E393.-4307"> used to show the measurements of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f81" id="by1__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f82" id="by1__88" original="E48d.-7925"><span class="x" id="by1__89" original="E48d.-7924"> Each plot measured 50 m by 50 m. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f84" id="by1__90" original="E393.-4306"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="def" id="by1__91" original="E393.-4305"> used when multiplying or dividing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f86" id="by1__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f87" id="by1__93" original="E48d.-7923"><span class="x" id="by1__94" original="E48d.-7922"> 6 multiplied by 2 equals 12. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f89" id="by1__95" original="E48d.-7921"><span class="x" id="by1__96" original="E48d.-7920"> 6 divided by 2 equals 3. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f8b" id="by1__97" original="E393.-4319"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="def" id="by1__98" original="E393.-4318"> not later than the time mentioned; before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f8d" id="by1__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f8e" id="by1__100" original="E492.-78b9"><span class="x" id="by1__101" original="E492.-78b8"> By early 1915, the Russian armies were in retreat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f90" id="by1__102" original="E492.-78b6"><span class="cf" id="by1__103" original="E492.-78b7"><span class="exp" id="by1__104"> by </span> now/this time </span><span class="x" id="by1__105" original="E492.-78b5"> By now, France was under the control of Napoleon Bonaparte. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f94" id="by1__106" original="E492.-78b3"><span class="cf" id="by1__107" original="E492.-78b4"><span class="exp" id="by1__108"> by </span> the time of something/that… </span><span class="x" id="by1__109" original="E492.-78b2"> By the time of his death in 1815 he owned two houses and two mills in the town. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f98" id="by1__110" original="E393.-4322"><span class="num"> 11 </span><span class="def" id="by1__111" original="E393.-4321"> near somebody/something; at the side of somebody/something; beside somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f9a" id="by1__112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f9b" id="by1__113" original="E492.-78b1"><span class="x" id="by1__114" original="E492.-78b0"> Waste is dumped by the roadside, in drainage channels and in other public areas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f9d" id="by1__115" original="E393.-4317"><span class="num"> 12 </span><span class="def" id="by1__116" original="E393.-4316"> past somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3f9f" id="by1__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fa0" id="by1__118" original="E492.-78af"><span class="x" id="by1__119" original="E492.-78ae"> Later that morning I passed by the cafe again. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fa2" id="by1__120" original="E393.-4315"><span class="num"> 13 </span><span class="def" id="by1__121" original="E393.-4314"> during something; in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fa4" id="by1__122"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fa5" id="by1__123" original="E492.-78ac"><span class="cf" id="by1__124" original="E492.-78ad"><span class="exp" id="by1__125"> by </span> day/night </span><span class="x" id="by1__126" original="E492.-78ab"> These animals always hunt by night. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fa9" id="by1__127" original="E492.-78aa"><span class="x" id="by1__128" original="E492.-78a9"> They had to work by candlelight. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fab" id="by1__129" original="E393.-430f"><span class="num"> 14 </span><span class="def" id="by1__130" original="E393.-430e"> used to show the part of somebody/something that somebody touches, holds, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fad" id="by1__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fae" id="by1__132" original="E492.-78a8"><span class="x" id="by1__133" original="E492.-78a7"> She takes him gently by the hand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fb0" id="by1__134" original="E492.-78a6"><span class="x" id="by1__135" original="E492.-78a5"> Pick it up by the handle. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fb2" id="by1__136" original="E393.-4304"><span class="num"> 15 </span><span class="def" id="by1__137" original="E393.-4303"> used for giving more information about where somebody comes from, what somebody does, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fb4" id="by1__138"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fb5" id="by1__139" original="E492.-78a4"><span class="x" id="by1__140" original="E492.-78a3"> He was German by birth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fb7" id="by1__141" original="E492.-78a2"><span class="x" id="by1__142" original="E492.-78a1"> She is a journalist by profession. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fb9" id="by1__143" original="E393.-4302"><span class="num"> 16 </span><span class="def" id="by1__144" original="E393.-4301"> used when swearing to mean ‘in the name of’ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fbb" id="by1__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fbc" id="by1__146" original="E492.-78a0"><span class="x" id="by1__147" original="E492.-789f"> I swear by Almighty God… </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-991" id="by1__148" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://by_1" title="by definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-990" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.2245" id="by1__149" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="by1__150"> by </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fbe" hm="2" id="by2" original="E393.-42fb" sum="326"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fbf" id="by2__1" original="E393.-42fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fc0" id="by2__2" original="E393.-42f9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> by <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fc8" id="by2__4" original="E393.-42f3"><span class="pos" id="by2__5" original="E393.-42f2"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f89" eid="by2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4838" geo="br" id="by2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="by2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/by_/by__g/by__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/by_/by__g/by__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://by__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.483b" geo="n_am" id="by2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="by2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> baɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/by_/by__u/by__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/by_/by__u/by__us_1.ogg" href="sound://by__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fca" id="by2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fcb" id="by2__12" original="E393.-42f1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="by2__13" original="E393.-42f0"> past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fcd" id="by2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fce" id="by2__15" original="E492.-7864"><span class="x" id="by2__16" original="E492.-7863"> As time goes by, sales start to stabilize. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fd0" id="by2__17" original="E492.-7862"><span class="x" id="by2__18" original="E492.-7861"> Einstein imagined a passenger on a train watching another train pass by. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fd2" id="by2__19" original="E393.-42ef"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="by2__20" original="E393.-42ee"> used to say that something is saved so that it can be used in the future </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fd4" id="by2__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fd5" id="by2__22" original="E492.-7860"><span class="x" id="by2__23" original="E492.-785f"> She has put some money by for college fees. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-8f8" id="by2__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://by_1" title="by definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-8f7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.2245" id="by2__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="by2__26"> by </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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by-product
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.403f" id="by-product" original="E393.-41d8" sum="614"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4040" id="by-product__1" original="E393.-41d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4041" id="by-product__2" original="E393.-41d6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> by-product </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.404b" id="by-product__7" original="E393.-41ce"><span class="pos" id="by-product__8" original="E393.-41cd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fa2" eid="by-product__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4c37" geo="br" id="by-product__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="by-product__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪ prɒdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/by_/by_pr/by_product_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/by_/by_pr/by_product_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://by_product_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4c3a" geo="n_am" id="by-product__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="by-product__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪ prɑːdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/by_/by_pr/by_product_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/by_/by_pr/by_product_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://by_product_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.404d" id="by-product__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.404e" id="by-product__15" original="E393.-41cc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="by-product__16" original="E393.-41cb"> a substance that is produced during the process of making or destroying something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4050" id="by-product__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4051" id="by-product__18" original="E85c.-6cd0"><span class="x" id="by-product__19" original="E85c.-6ccf"> Many modern processes have hazardous and toxic waste as their by-products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4053" id="by-product__20" original="E85c.-6ccd"><span class="cf" id="by-product__21" original="E85c.-6cce"><span class="exp" id="by-product__22"> by-product </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="by-product__23" original="E85c.-6ccc"> Oxygen is released as a by-product of photosynthesis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4057" id="by-product__24" original="E393.-41ca"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="by-product__25" original="E85c.-6ccb"><span class="exp" id="by-product__26"> by-product </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="by-product__27" original="E393.-41c9"> a thing that happens, often in an unexpected way, as the result of something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.405b" id="by-product__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.405c" id="by-product__29" original="E87e.-6cc9"><span class="x" id="by-product__30" original="E87e.-6cc8"> One of the by-products of unemployment is an increase in crime. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-85d" id="by-product__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://by-product" title="by-product definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-85c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.246f" id="by-product__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="by-product__33"> by-product </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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bypass
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fd7" hm="1" id="bypass1" original="E393.-421e" sum="762"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fd8" id="bypass1__1" original="E393.-421d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fd9" id="bypass1__2" original="E393.-421c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bypass <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fe4" id="bypass1__7" original="E393.-4211"><span class="pos" id="bypass1__8" original="E393.-4210"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f90" eid="bypass1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b75" geo="br" id="bypass1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpɑːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypass__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypass__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bypass__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b79" geo="n_am" id="bypass1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypass__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypass__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bypass__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fe6" id="bypass1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fe7" id="bypass1__15" original="E442.47bb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="bypass1__16" original="E442.47bc"> a road that passes around a town or city rather than through the centre </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fe9" id="bypass1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fea" id="bypass1__18" original="E442.47bd"><span class="x" id="bypass1__19" original="E442.47be"> Noise levels in town should fall as traffic is diverted to the new bypass. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fec" id="bypass1__20" original="E442.47bf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="bypass1__21" original="E442.47c0"> a pipe or connection to allow a flow when the main one is blocked </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fee" id="bypass1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3fef" id="bypass1__23" original="E442.47c1"><span class="cf" id="bypass1__24" original="E442.6b61"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bypass1__25" original="E442.47c2"> If heating is required, the bypass valve next to the evaporator can be turned off. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ff2" id="bypass1__26" original="E393.-420b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="bypass1__27" original="E393.-420a"> a medical operation in which a different route is created, especially to improve blood flow to the heart when a part of it is damaged or blocked </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ff4" id="bypass1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ff5" id="bypass1__29" original="E442.47c3"><span class="cf" id="bypass1__30" original="E442.6b62"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="bypass1__31" original="E442.47c4"> The president had a successful bypass operation in December but was still in frail health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ff8" id="bypass1__32" original="E442.47c5"><span class="x" id="bypass1__33" original="E442.47c6"> Treatments available to assist with weight loss include drugs and gastric bypass surgery. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-8d6" id="bypass1__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bypass_1" title="bypass definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-8d5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.241a" id="bypass1__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bypass1__36"> bypass </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ffa" hm="2" id="bypass2" original="E393.-4209" sum="448"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ffb" id="bypass2__1" original="E393.-4208"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ffc" id="bypass2__2" original="E393.-4207"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> bypass <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4009" id="bypass2__9" original="E393.-41fc"><span class="pos" id="bypass2__10" original="E393.-41fb"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6f99" eid="bypass2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b7d" geo="br" id="bypass2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpɑːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypass__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypass__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bypass__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b81" geo="n_am" id="bypass2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypass__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypass__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bypass__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1ec7" id="bypass2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b85" form="root" id="bypass2__17"><span class="vp" id="bypass2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> bypass </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b87" eid="bypass2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b88" geo="br" id="bypass2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpɑːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypass__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypass__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bypass__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b8c" geo="n_am" id="bypass2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypass__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypass__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bypass__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b90" form="thirdps" id="bypass2__24"><span class="vp" id="bypass2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> bypasses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b92" eid="bypass2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b93" geo="br" id="bypass2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpɑːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypasses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypasses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bypasses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b96" geo="n_am" id="bypass2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpæsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypasses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypasses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bypasses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b99" form="past" id="bypass2__31"><span class="vp" id="bypass2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> bypassed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b9b" eid="bypass2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b9c" geo="br" id="bypass2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypassed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypassed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bypassed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4b9f" geo="n_am" id="bypass2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypassed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypassed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bypassed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4ba2" form="pastpart" id="bypass2__38"><span class="vp" id="bypass2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> bypassed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4ba4" eid="bypass2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4ba5" geo="br" id="bypass2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypassed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypassed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bypassed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4ba8" geo="n_am" id="bypass2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypassed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypassed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bypassed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4bab" form="prespart" id="bypass2__45"><span class="vp" id="bypass2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> bypassing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4bad" eid="bypass2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4bae" geo="br" id="bypass2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpɑːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypassing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypassing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://bypassing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.4bb1" geo="n_am" id="bypass2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="bypass2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈbaɪpæsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/b/byp/bypas/bypassing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/b/byp/bypas/bypassing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://bypassing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4035" id="bypass2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4036" id="bypass2__53" original="E393.-41de"><span class="cf" id="bypass2__54" original="E393.-41dd"><span class="exp" id="bypass2__55"> bypass </span> something </span><span class="def" id="bypass2__56" original="E393.-41dc"> to go past or round something; to avoid something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.403a" id="bypass2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.403b" id="bypass2__58" original="E442.47c7"><span class="x" id="bypass2__59" original="E442.47c8"> Dominant retailers are bypassing wholesalers and distributors to buy direct from manufacturers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.403d" id="bypass2__60" original="E442.47c9"><span class="x" id="bypass2__61" original="E442.47ca"> As the liver becomes damaged, blood flows through less freely and so the circulation must find ways that bypass the liver. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-87a" id="bypass2__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bypass_1" title="bypass definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-879" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.241a" id="bypass2__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="bypass2__64"> bypass </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cabinet
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.405e" id="cabinet" original="E393.-3fbe" sum="620"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.405f" id="cabinet__1" original="E393.-3fbd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4060" id="cabinet__2" original="E393.-3fbc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cabinet </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.406b" id="cabinet__7" original="E393.-3fb4"><span class="pos" id="cabinet__8" original="E393.-3fb3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fa9" eid="cabinet__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.5654" geo="br" id="cabinet__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cabinet__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæbɪnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cab/cabin/cabinet__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cab/cabin/cabinet__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://cabinet__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.5657" geo="n_am" id="cabinet__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cabinet__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæbɪnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cab/cabin/cabinet__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cab/cabin/cabinet__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cabinet__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.406d" id="cabinet__14" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> usually </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.406e" id="cabinet__15"><span class="v"><strong> the Cabinet </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4070" id="cabinet__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="cabinet__18" original="E393.-3faf"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4072" id="cabinet__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4073" id="cabinet__20" original="E393.-3fb2"><span class="def" id="cabinet__21" original="E393.-3fae"> a group of chosen members of a government, which is responsible for advising and deciding on government policy </span><span class="un" id="cabinet__22" original="E586.-487f" un="help"> In the UK, Canada and some other countries, the <span class="eb" id="cabinet__23" original="E586.-487e"> Cabinet </span> is the group of senior ministers responsible for policy; in the US, it is a group of advisers to the president: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4077" id="cabinet__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4078" id="cabinet__25" original="E852.476c"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4079" id="cabinet__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cabinet__27" original="E393.-3fab"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="cabinet__28" original="E852.476d"> The Cabinet as a whole must carry responsibility for all major decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.407c" id="cabinet__29" original="E586.-487c"><span class="cf" id="cabinet__30" original="E586.-487d"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cabinet__31" original="E586.-487b"> a cabinet meeting </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.407f" id="cabinet__32" original="E852.476f"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4080" id="cabinet__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cabinet__34" original="E393.-3fac"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="cabinet__35" original="E852.4770"> A number of cabinet ministers resigned over the issue. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-834" id="cabinet__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cabinet" title="cabinet definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-833" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.2749" id="cabinet__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cabinet__38"> cabinet </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4083" id="cable" original="E393.-3f5e" sum="555"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4084" id="cable__1" original="E393.-3f5d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4085" id="cable__2" original="E393.-3f5c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4090" id="cable__7" original="E393.-3f51"><span class="pos" id="cable__8" original="E393.-3f50"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fb0" eid="cable__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-d61" geo="br" id="cable__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cable__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cab/cable/cable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cab/cable/cable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-d5e" geo="n_am" id="cable__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cable__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cab/cable/cable__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cab/cable/cable__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cable__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4092" id="cable__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cable__15" original="E393.-3f48"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cable__16" original="E393.-3f47"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4095" id="cable__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4096" id="cable__18" original="E393.-3f4a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cable__19" original="E393.-3f46"> a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber, that carries electricity, telephone signals, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4098" id="cable__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4099" id="cable__21" original="E824.-7cf3"><span class="x" id="cable__22" original="E824.-7cf2"> In 1978, an agreement was made to develop the first transatlantic fibre-optic cable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.409b" id="cable__23" original="E824.-7cf1"><span class="cf" id="cable__24" original="E586.-4a97"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cable__25" original="E824.-7cf0"> The development of technology such as cable television, cell phones and Internet access has accelerated globalization. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.409e" id="cable__26" original="E393.-3f4f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cable__27" original="E393.-3f4b"> thick strong metal rope used on ships, for supporting bridges, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40a0" id="cable__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40a1" id="cable__29" original="E824.-7cef"><span class="x" id="cable__30" original="E824.-7cee"> Steel cables were used to hold the netting in place on the slope. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-80d" id="cable__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cable_1" title="cable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-80c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.27cc" id="cable__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cable__33"> cable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calcium
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40a3" id="calcium" original="E393.-3837" sum="476"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40a4" id="calcium__1" original="E393.-3836"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40a5" id="calcium__2" original="E393.-3835"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calcium </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40ad" id="calcium__4" original="E393.-3830"><span class="pos" id="calcium__5" original="E393.-382f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fb7" eid="calcium__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6ddf" geo="br" id="calcium__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calcium__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælsiəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calci/calcium__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calci/calcium__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calcium__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6de2" geo="n_am" id="calcium__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calcium__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælsiəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calci/calcium__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calci/calcium__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calcium__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40af" id="calcium__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="calcium__12" original="E393.-382d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40b1" id="calcium__13" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40b2" id="calcium__14"><span class="v"><strong> Ca </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40b4" id="calcium__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40b5" id="calcium__17" original="E393.-382b"><span class="def" id="calcium__18" original="E393.-382a"> the chemical element of <a class="ndv" href="entry://atomic number" id="calcium__19"> atomic number </a> 20. <span class="dh" id="calcium__20" original="E393.-3829"> Calcium </span> is a soft silver-white metal. </span><span class="un" id="calcium__21" original="E870.-73f0" un="help"><span class="eb" id="calcium__22" original="E870.-73ed"> Calcium </span><a class="ndv" href="entry://compounds" id="calcium__23"> compounds </a> occur naturally in <a class="ndv" href="entry://limestone" id="calcium__24"> limestone </a> and other minerals. <span class="eb" id="calcium__25" original="E870.-73e9"> Calcium </span> salts are an important element in bone, teeth and shells: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40be" id="calcium__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40bf" id="calcium__27" original="E870.-73ee"><span class="x" id="calcium__28" original="E870.-73e8"> Deficiency of vitamin D prevents the absorption of calcium. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40c1" id="calcium__29" original="E870.-73e7"><span class="cf" id="calcium__30" original="E47f.2be1"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="calcium__31" original="E870.-73e6"> Calcium ions control many metabolic and physiological functions in cells. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7ea" id="calcium__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calcium" title="calcium definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3076" id="calcium__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calcium__34"> calcium </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calcium carbonate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40c4" id="calcium-carbonate" original="E393.-3826" sum="353"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40c5" id="calcium-carbonate__1" original="E393.-3825"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40c6" id="calcium-carbonate__2" original="E393.-3824"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calcium carbonate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40cf" id="calcium-carbonate__6" original="E393.-381f"><span class="pos" id="calcium-carbonate__7" original="E393.-381e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fbe" eid="calcium-carbonate__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6e09" geo="br" id="calcium-carbonate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calcium-carbonate__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkælsiəm ˈkɑːbəneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calci/calcium_carbonate_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calci/calcium_carbonate_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calcium_carbonate_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6e0c" geo="n_am" id="calcium-carbonate__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calcium-carbonate__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkælsiəm ˈkɑːrbənət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calci/calcium_carbonate_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calci/calcium_carbonate_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://calcium_carbonate_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40d1" id="calcium-carbonate__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="calcium-carbonate__14" original="E393.-381c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40d3" id="calcium-carbonate__15" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40d4" id="calcium-carbonate__16"><span class="v"><strong> CaCO <span class="sub" id="calcium-carbonate__18" original="E393.-381a"> 3 </span></strong></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40d7" id="calcium-carbonate__19"><span class="subj" id="calcium-carbonate__20" subj="chem"> chemistry </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40d9" id="calcium-carbonate__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40da" id="calcium-carbonate__22" original="E393.-3817"><span class="def" id="calcium-carbonate__23" original="E393.-3816"> a white solid substance that exists naturally as <a class="ndv" href="entry://limestone" id="calcium-carbonate__24"> limestone </a> and <a class="ndv" href="entry://marble" id="calcium-carbonate__25"> marble </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40de" id="calcium-carbonate__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40df" id="calcium-carbonate__27" original="E895.-7fae"><span class="x" id="calcium-carbonate__28" original="E895.-7fad"> Further consequences are changes in pH and possible precipitation of calcium carbonate. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7c0" id="calcium-carbonate__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calcium-carbonate" title="calcium carbonate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-7bf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.308e" id="calcium-carbonate__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calcium-carbonate__31"> calcium carbonate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calculate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40e1" id="calculate" original="E393.-37ff" sum="1390"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40e2" id="calculate__1" original="E393.-37fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40e3" id="calculate__2" original="E393.-37fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calculate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40f2" id="calculate__9" original="E393.-37f3"><span class="pos" id="calculate__10" original="E393.-37f2"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fc5" eid="calculate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f20" geo="br" id="calculate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculate__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://calculate__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f23" geo="n_am" id="calculate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1e97" id="calculate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6ef3" form="root" id="calculate__17"><span class="vp" id="calculate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> calculate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6ef5" eid="calculate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6ef6" geo="br" id="calculate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculate__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://calculate__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6ef9" geo="n_am" id="calculate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6efc" form="thirdps" id="calculate__24"><span class="vp" id="calculate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> calculates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6efe" eid="calculate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6eff" geo="br" id="calculate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calculates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f02" geo="n_am" id="calculate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f05" form="past" id="calculate__31"><span class="vp" id="calculate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> calculated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f07" eid="calculate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f08" geo="br" id="calculate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calculated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f0b" geo="n_am" id="calculate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f0e" form="pastpart" id="calculate__38"><span class="vp" id="calculate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> calculated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f10" eid="calculate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f11" geo="br" id="calculate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calculated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f14" geo="n_am" id="calculate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f17" form="prespart" id="calculate__45"><span class="vp" id="calculate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> calculating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f19" eid="calculate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f1a" geo="br" id="calculate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calculating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6f1d" geo="n_am" id="calculate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.411e" id="calculate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.411f" id="calculate__53" original="E393.-37d5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="calculate__54" original="E393.-37d4"> to use numbers or mathematics to find out a total number, amount, distance, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4121" id="calculate__55" original="E393.-37d3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4122" id="calculate__56" original="E393.-37d2"><span class="xw" id="calculate__57" original="E82b.79b1"> work something out </span><span class="xs" id="calculate__58" original="E82b.79b4"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4127" id="calculate__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4128" id="calculate__60" original="E870.-7ab8"><span class="cf" id="calculate__61" original="E393.-37d0"><span class="exp" id="calculate__62"> calculate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="calculate__63" original="E870.-7ab7"> We calculated the percentage of water in the sample. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.412c" id="calculate__64" original="E870.-7ab6"><span class="x" id="calculate__65" original="E870.-7ab5"> A variety of models can be used to calculate viscosity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.412e" id="calculate__66" original="E870.-7ab3"><span class="cf" id="calculate__67" original="E870.-7ab4"><span class="exp" id="calculate__68"> calculate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="calculate__69" original="E870.-7ab2"> The organization calculated that from 1998 to 2008 the incidence of type 2 diabetes rose by 54%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4132" id="calculate__70" original="E870.-7ab1"><span class="cf" id="calculate__71" original="E393.-37cf"><span class="exp" id="calculate__72"> calculate </span> how much, what, etc. </span><span class="x" id="calculate__73" original="E870.-7ab0"> Calculate how many in a birth cohort survive from one census to the next. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4136" id="calculate__74" original="E831.-7c8d"><span class="cf" id="calculate__75" original="E831.-7c8e"> it is calculated that… </span><span class="x" id="calculate__76" original="E831.-7c8c"> It is calculated that for polio, elimination depends on virtually 100% vaccine uptake. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4139" id="calculate__77" original="E870.-7aa3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="calculate__78"> calculate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.413b" id="calculate__79"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.413c" id="calculate__80" original="E870.-7a9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.413d" id="calculate__81"><span class="coll" id="calculate__82" original="E870.-7a9e"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.413f" id="calculate__83" original="E831.-7c89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4140" id="calculate__84"><span class="coll" id="calculate__85" original="E831.-7c88"> quantity </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4142" id="calculate__86"><span class="coll" id="calculate__87" original="E831.-7c87"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4144" id="calculate__88" original="E870.-7a95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4145" id="calculate__89"><span class="coll" id="calculate__90" original="E870.-7a94"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4147" id="calculate__91" original="E831.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4148" id="calculate__92"><span class="coll" id="calculate__93" original="E831.-7c85"> ratio </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.414a" id="calculate__94" original="E831.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.414b" id="calculate__95"><span class="coll" id="calculate__96" original="E831.-7c83"> percentage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.414d" id="calculate__97"><span class="coll" id="calculate__98" original="E831.-7c82"> fraction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.414f" id="calculate__99" original="E831.-7c81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4150" id="calculate__100"><span class="coll" id="calculate__101" original="E831.-7c80"> volume </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4152" id="calculate__102" original="E831.-7c7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4153" id="calculate__103"><span class="coll" id="calculate__104" original="E831.-7c7e"> distance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4155" id="calculate__105" original="E831.-7c7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4156" id="calculate__106"><span class="coll" id="calculate__107" original="E831.-7c7c"> mass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4158" id="calculate__108" original="E870.-7a9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4159" id="calculate__109"><span class="coll" id="calculate__110" original="E870.-7a9c"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.415b" id="calculate__111" original="E831.-7c7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.415c" id="calculate__112"><span class="coll" id="calculate__113" original="E831.-7c7a"> density </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.415e" id="calculate__114" original="E870.-7a97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.415f" id="calculate__115"><span class="coll" id="calculate__116" original="E870.-7a96"> probability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4161" id="calculate__117" original="E870.-7a9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4162" id="calculate__118"><span class="coll" id="calculate__119" original="E870.-7a9a"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4164" id="calculate__120" original="E870.-7aa1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4165" id="calculate__121"><span class="coll" id="calculate__122" original="E870.-7aa0"> coefficient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4167" id="calculate__123" original="E870.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4168" id="calculate__124"><span class="coll" id="calculate__125" original="E870.-7a98"> constant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.416a" id="calculate__126" original="E870.-7a93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.416b" id="calculate__127" original="E870.-7a90"><span class="x" id="calculate__128" original="E870.-7a8f"> Equation 10.1 can be used to calculate the rate of profit of a particular company. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.416d" id="calculate__129" original="E870.-7a92"><span class="x" id="calculate__130" original="E870.-7a91"> We calculated the concentration of sucrose within the solution. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.416f" id="calculate__131" original="E870.-7a8c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="calculate__132"> adverb + calculate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4171" id="calculate__133"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4172" id="calculate__134" original="E870.-7a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4173" id="calculate__135"><span class="coll" id="calculate__136" original="E870.-7a86"> easily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4175" id="calculate__137"><span class="coll" id="calculate__138" original="E870.-7a84"> readily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4177" id="calculate__139" original="E870.-7aba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4178" id="calculate__140"><span class="coll" id="calculate__141" original="E870.-7a88"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.417a" id="calculate__142" original="E831.-7c79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.417b" id="calculate__143"><span class="coll" id="calculate__144" original="E831.-7c78"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.417d" id="calculate__145" original="E831.-7c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.417e" id="calculate__146"><span class="coll" id="calculate__147" original="E831.-7c76"> then </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4180" id="calculate__148" original="E870.-7a83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4181" id="calculate__149" original="E870.-7a82"><span class="x" id="calculate__150" original="E870.-7a81"> The error probability is then calculated. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4183" id="calculate__151" original="E870.-7a7c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="calculate__152"> be calculated from + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4185" id="calculate__153"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4186" id="calculate__154" original="E870.-7a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4187" id="calculate__155"><span class="coll" id="calculate__156" original="E870.-7a79"> data </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4189" id="calculate__157" original="E870.-7a78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.418a" id="calculate__158"><span class="coll" id="calculate__159" original="E870.-7a77"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.418c" id="calculate__160" original="E870.-7a76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.418d" id="calculate__161"><span class="coll" id="calculate__162" original="E870.-7a75"> equation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.418f" id="calculate__163" original="E870.-7a74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4190" id="calculate__164"><span class="coll" id="calculate__165" original="E870.-7a73"> formula </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4192" id="calculate__166" original="E870.-7a72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4193" id="calculate__167" original="E870.-7a6f"><span class="x" id="calculate__168" original="E870.-7a6e"> Death rates are calculated from data for a twelve-month period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4195" id="calculate__169" original="E870.-7a71"><span class="x" id="calculate__170" original="E870.-7a70"> The value of n can be calculated from the equation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4197" id="calculate__171" original="E393.-37cd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="calculate__172" original="E393.-37cc"> to guess something or form an opinion by using experience, common sense or reason </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4199" id="calculate__173" original="E393.-37cb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://estimate1" title="estimate1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.419a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.6217" id="calculate__174" original="E393.-37ca"><span class="xh" id="calculate__175"> estimate </span><span class="xhm" id="calculate__176"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.419d" id="calculate__177"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.419e" id="calculate__178" original="E870.-7aaf"><span class="cf" id="calculate__179" original="E831.-7c8b"><span class="exp" id="calculate__180"> calculate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="calculate__181" original="E870.-7aae"> The overall size of the electorate in England and Wales in this period is impossible to calculate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41a2" id="calculate__182" original="E870.-7abb"><span class="cf" id="calculate__183" original="E393.-37c8"><span class="exp" id="calculate__184"> calculate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="calculate__185" original="E870.-7aad"> One historian has calculated that five million soldiers died in the wars between 1618 and 1713. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41a6" id="calculate__186" original="E870.-7aac"><span class="cf" id="calculate__187" original="E393.-37c7"><span class="exp" id="calculate__188"> calculate </span> how much, what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="calculate__189" original="E870.-7aab"> These students may calculate how many times they have to misbehave to achieve their aim. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41aa" id="calculate__190" original="E870.-7ab9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="calculate__191" original="E870.-7aaa"> be calculated to do something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41ac" id="calculate__192"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="calculate__193" original="E831.-7c8a"> of an action </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="calculate__194" original="E870.-7aa9"> to be intended to have a particular effect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41af" id="calculate__195"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41b0" id="calculate__196" original="E870.-7aa8"><span class="x" id="calculate__197" original="E870.-7aa7"> The tone of the advertisement was calculated to appeal to its target market. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-772" id="calculate__198" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calculate" title="calculate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-771" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.30bc" id="calculate__199" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calculate__200"> calculate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41b2" id="calculated" original="E393.-37c6" sum="514"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41b3" id="calculated__1" original="E393.-37c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41b4" id="calculated__2" original="E393.-37c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calculated </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41bc" id="calculated__4" original="E393.-37bf"><span class="pos" id="calculated__5" original="E393.-37be"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fcc" eid="calculated__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6fd2" geo="br" id="calculated__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculated__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calculated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.6fd5" geo="n_am" id="calculated__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculated__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41be" id="calculated__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="calculated__12" original="E393.-37bc"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41c0" id="calculated__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41c1" id="calculated__14" original="E393.-37bb"><span class="def" id="calculated__15" original="E393.-37ba"> carefully planned in order to get a particular result </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41c3" id="calculated__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41c4" id="calculated__17" original="E824.-7ced"><span class="x" id="calculated__18" original="E824.-7cec"> Individuals acting against the law in this way were of course taking a calculated risk. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41c6" id="calculated__19" original="E393.-37b9"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41c7" id="calculated__20" original="E393.-37b8" sk="becalculatedtodo"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41c8" id="calculated__21"><span class="idm" id="calculated__22" original="E393.-37b7"> be calculated to do something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41ca" id="calculated__23"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41cb" id="calculated__24"><span class="def" id="calculated__25" original="E393.-37b6"> to be intended to do something; to be likely to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41cd" id="calculated__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41ce" id="calculated__27" original="E824.-7ceb"><span class="x" id="calculated__28" original="E824.-7cea"> Imperial art in general was calculated to give an impression of stability. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6cc" id="calculated__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calculated" title="calculated definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6cb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3109" id="calculated__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calculated__31"> calculated </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calculation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41d0" id="calculation" original="E393.-37a8" sum="772"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41d1" id="calculation__1" original="E393.-37a7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41d2" id="calculation__2" original="E393.-37a6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calculation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41de" id="calculation__7" original="E393.-379e"><span class="pos" id="calculation__8" original="E393.-379d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fd3" eid="calculation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7003" geo="br" id="calculation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculation__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculation__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://calculation__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7006" geo="n_am" id="calculation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41e0" id="calculation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="calculation__15" original="E393.-379a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="calculation__16" original="E393.-3799"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41e3" id="calculation__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41e4" id="calculation__18" original="E393.-379c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="calculation__19" original="E393.-3798"> the act or process of using numbers to find out an amount </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41e6" id="calculation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41e7" id="calculation__21" original="E84a.-7dea"><span class="x" id="calculation__22" original="E84a.-7de9"> Computers can perform complex calculations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41e9" id="calculation__23" original="E838.-7f6b"><span class="x" id="calculation__24" original="E838.-7f6a"> There is a simple method for doing these calculations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41eb" id="calculation__25" original="E838.-7f68"><span class="cf" id="calculation__26" original="E838.-7f69"> by <span class="exp" id="calculation__27"> calculation </span></span><span class="x" id="calculation__28" original="E838.-7f67"> The value of n can be determined by calculation from Equation 6.1. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41ef" id="calculation__29" original="E84a.-7e19"><span class="cf" id="calculation__30" original="E4a8.4232"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="calculation__31" original="E84a.-7e18"> The calculation method takes account of the population size. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41f2" id="calculation__32" original="E84a.-7e10" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="calculation__33"> adjective + calculation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41f4" id="calculation__34"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41f5" id="calculation__35" original="E84a.-7e0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41f6" id="calculation__36"><span class="coll" id="calculation__37" original="E84a.-7e0d"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41f8" id="calculation__38" original="E84a.-7e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41f9" id="calculation__39"><span class="coll" id="calculation__40" original="E84a.-7e05"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41fb" id="calculation__41" original="E84a.-7e0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41fc" id="calculation__42"><span class="coll" id="calculation__43" original="E84a.-7e0b"> numerical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41fe" id="calculation__44" original="E84a.-7e08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.41ff" id="calculation__45"><span class="coll" id="calculation__46" original="E84a.-7e07"> mathematical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4201" id="calculation__47" original="E838.-7f66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4202" id="calculation__48"><span class="coll" id="calculation__49" original="E838.-7f65"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4204" id="calculation__50" original="E84a.-7e02"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4205" id="calculation__51" original="E84a.-7e01"><span class="x" id="calculation__52" original="E84a.-7e00"> This conclusion is supported by detailed calculations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4207" id="calculation__53" original="E84a.-7dff"><span class="x" id="calculation__54" original="E84a.-7dfe"> Numerical operations are based as much on learning of facts as on detailed calculation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4209" id="calculation__55" original="E84a.-7df7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="calculation__56"> verb + calculation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.420b" id="calculation__57"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.420c" id="calculation__58" original="E84a.-7df5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.420d" id="calculation__59"><span class="coll" id="calculation__60" original="E84a.-7df4"> perform </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.420f" id="calculation__61"><span class="coll" id="calculation__62" original="E838.-7f64"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4211" id="calculation__63" original="E84a.-7df3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4212" id="calculation__64"><span class="coll" id="calculation__65" original="E84a.-7df2"> simplify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4214" id="calculation__66" original="E84a.-7df1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4215" id="calculation__67"><span class="coll" id="calculation__68" original="E84a.-7df0"> repeat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4217" id="calculation__69" original="E84a.-7deb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4218" id="calculation__70" original="E84a.-7dfb"><span class="x" id="calculation__71" original="E84a.-7dfa"> The spreadsheet is a worksheet with cells that can be filled with numbers to perform simple calculations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.421a" id="calculation__72" original="E84a.-7de8"><span class="x" id="calculation__73" original="E84a.-7de7"> To simplify the calculations, the square roots were rounded off to one decimal place. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.421c" id="calculation__74"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.421d" id="calculation__75" original="E84a.-7ded"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.421e" id="calculation__76"><span class="coll" id="calculation__77" original="E84a.-7dec"> make </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4220" id="calculation__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4221" id="calculation__79" original="E84a.-7d28"><span class="x" id="calculation__80" original="E84a.-7d27"> The researcher needs to take the collected data and make the appropriate calculations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4223" id="calculation__81" original="E84a.-7de2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="calculation__82"> calculation + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4225" id="calculation__83"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4226" id="calculation__84" original="E84a.-7de0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4227" id="calculation__85"><span class="coll" id="calculation__86" original="E84a.-7ddf"> indicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4229" id="calculation__87"><span class="coll" id="calculation__88" original="E84a.-7ddb"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.422b" id="calculation__89" original="E84a.-7dde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.422c" id="calculation__90"><span class="coll" id="calculation__91" original="E84a.-7ddd"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.422e" id="calculation__92" original="E84a.-7dda"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.422f" id="calculation__93" original="E84a.-7dd9"><span class="x" id="calculation__94" original="E84a.-7dd8"> Calculations show that the lake behind the Prospect Dam required 22 years to fill with water. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4231" id="calculation__95"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4232" id="calculation__96" original="E838.-7f61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4233" id="calculation__97"><span class="coll" id="calculation__98" original="E838.-7f60"> be based on </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4235" id="calculation__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4236" id="calculation__100" original="E838.-7f5e"><span class="x" id="calculation__101" original="E838.-7f5d"> These calculations were based on an extremely limited amount of data. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4238" id="calculation__102" original="E393.-3797"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="calculation__103" original="E393.-3793"> the process of using your judgement to decide what the results would be of doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.423a" id="calculation__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.423b" id="calculation__105" original="E84a.-7e15"><span class="x" id="calculation__106" original="E84a.-7e14"> The strategies chosen are based on rational calculation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.423d" id="calculation__107" original="E84a.-7e17"><span class="cf" id="calculation__108" original="E4a8.4233"><span class="exp" id="calculation__109"> calculation </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="calculation__110" original="E84a.-7e16"> This policy has been driven by the calculation that Labour had to demonstrate economic competence if it was to win a general election. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4241" id="calculation__111" original="E84a.-7d9d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="calculation__112"> verb + calculation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4243" id="calculation__113"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4244" id="calculation__114" original="E84a.-7ded"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4245" id="calculation__115"><span class="coll" id="calculation__116" original="E84a.-7dec"> make </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4247" id="calculation__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4248" id="calculation__118" original="E84a.-7de6"><span class="x" id="calculation__119" original="E84a.-7de5"> The president will make many political calculations before selecting a name. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.424a" id="calculation__120" original="E838.-7f62" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="calculation__121"> calculation + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.424c" id="calculation__122"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.424d" id="calculation__123" original="E838.-7f61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.424e" id="calculation__124"><span class="coll" id="calculation__125" original="E838.-7f60"> be based on </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4250" id="calculation__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4251" id="calculation__127" original="E640.ce5"><span class="x" id="calculation__128" original="E640.ce6"> His calculation was based on a wrong assumption. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6984" id="calculation__129" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="calculation__130"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6986" id="calculation__131" original="E84a.-7e12"><span class="shcut" id="calculation__132" original="E84a.-7e11"> adjective + calculation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6988" id="calculation__133" original="E84a.-7e10"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6989" id="calculation__134" original="E84a.-7e0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.698a" id="calculation__135" original="E84a.-7e0d"><span class="coll" id="calculation__136"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.698c" id="calculation__137" original="E84a.-7e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.698d" id="calculation__138" original="E84a.-7e05"><span class="coll" id="calculation__139"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.698f" id="calculation__140" original="E84a.-7e0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6990" id="calculation__141" original="E84a.-7e0b"><span class="coll" id="calculation__142"> numerical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6992" id="calculation__143" original="E84a.-7e08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6993" id="calculation__144" original="E84a.-7e07"><span class="coll" id="calculation__145"> mathematical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6995" id="calculation__146" original="E838.-7f66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6996" id="calculation__147" original="E838.-7f65"><span class="coll" id="calculation__148"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6998" id="calculation__149" original="E84a.-7e02"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6999" id="calculation__150" original="E84a.-7e01"><span class="x" id="calculation__151" original="E84a.-7e00"> This conclusion is supported by detailed calculations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.699b" id="calculation__152" original="E84a.-7dff"><span class="x" id="calculation__153" original="E84a.-7dfe"> Numerical operations are based as much on learning of facts as on detailed calculation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.699d" id="calculation__154" original="E84a.-7df9"><span class="shcut" id="calculation__155" original="E84a.-7df8"> verb + calculation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.699f" id="calculation__156" original="E84a.-7df7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69a0" id="calculation__157" original="E84a.-7df5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69a1" id="calculation__158" original="E84a.-7df4"><span class="coll" id="calculation__159"> perform </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69a3" id="calculation__160" original="E838.-7f64"><span class="coll" id="calculation__161"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69a5" id="calculation__162" original="E84a.-7df3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69a6" id="calculation__163" original="E84a.-7df2"><span class="coll" id="calculation__164"> simplify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69a8" id="calculation__165" original="E84a.-7df1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69a9" id="calculation__166" original="E84a.-7df0"><span class="coll" id="calculation__167"> repeat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69ab" id="calculation__168" original="E84a.-7deb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69ac" id="calculation__169" original="E84a.-7dfb"><span class="x" id="calculation__170" original="E84a.-7dfa"> The spreadsheet is a worksheet with cells that can be filled with numbers to perform simple calculations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69ae" id="calculation__171" original="E84a.-7de8"><span class="x" id="calculation__172" original="E84a.-7de7"> To simplify the calculations, the square roots were rounded off to one decimal place. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69b0" id="calculation__173" original="E84a.-7d9e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69b1" id="calculation__174" original="E84a.-7ded"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69b2" id="calculation__175" original="E84a.-7dec"><span class="coll" id="calculation__176"> make </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69b4" id="calculation__177" original="E84a.-7d9c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69b5" id="calculation__178" original="E84a.-7d28"><span class="x" id="calculation__179" original="E84a.-7d27"> The researcher needs to take the collected data and make the appropriate calculations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69b7" id="calculation__180" original="E84a.-7de6"><span class="x" id="calculation__181" original="E84a.-7de5"> The president will make many political calculations before selecting a name. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69b9" id="calculation__182" original="E84a.-7de4"><span class="shcut" id="calculation__183" original="E84a.-7de3"> calculation + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69bb" id="calculation__184" original="E84a.-7de2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69bc" id="calculation__185" original="E84a.-7de0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69bd" id="calculation__186" original="E84a.-7ddf"><span class="coll" id="calculation__187"> indicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69bf" id="calculation__188" original="E84a.-7ddb"><span class="coll" id="calculation__189"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69c1" id="calculation__190" original="E84a.-7dde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69c2" id="calculation__191" original="E84a.-7ddd"><span class="coll" id="calculation__192"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69c4" id="calculation__193" original="E84a.-7dda"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69c5" id="calculation__194" original="E84a.-7dd9"><span class="x" id="calculation__195" original="E84a.-7dd8"> Calculations show that the lake behind the Prospect Dam required 22 years to fill with water. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69c7" id="calculation__196" original="E838.-7f63"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69c8" id="calculation__197" original="E838.-7f61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69c9" id="calculation__198" original="E838.-7f60"><span class="coll" id="calculation__199"> be based on </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69cb" id="calculation__200" original="E838.-7f5f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69cc" id="calculation__201" original="E838.-7f5e"><span class="x" id="calculation__202" original="E838.-7f5d"> These calculations were based on an extremely limited amount of data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69ce" id="calculation__203" original="E640.ce5"><span class="x" id="calculation__204" original="E640.ce6"> His calculation was based on a wrong assumption. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6a5" id="calculation__205" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calculation" title="calculation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-6a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.313f" id="calculation__206" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calculation__207"> calculation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calculator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4253" id="calculator" original="E393.-378d" sum="262"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4254" id="calculator__1" original="E393.-378c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4255" id="calculator__2" original="E393.-378b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calculator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4261" id="calculator__7" original="E393.-3783"><span class="pos" id="calculator__8" original="E393.-3782"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fda" eid="calculator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.703e" geo="br" id="calculator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calculator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7041" geo="n_am" id="calculator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjuleɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4263" id="calculator__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4264" id="calculator__15" original="E393.-3781"><span class="def" id="calculator__16" original="E393.-3780"> a small electronic device for calculating with numbers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4266" id="calculator__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4267" id="calculator__18" original="E85b.56db"><span class="x" id="calculator__19" original="E85b.56dc"> This analysis can be done on a good pocket calculator. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-622" id="calculator__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calculator" title="calculator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-621" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.316f" id="calculator__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calculator__22"> calculator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calculus
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4269" id="calculus" original="E393.-377f" sum="334"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.426a" id="calculus__1" original="E393.-377e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.426b" id="calculus__2" original="E393.-377d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calculus </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4276" id="calculus__7" original="E393.-3775"><span class="pos" id="calculus__8" original="E393.-3774"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fe1" eid="calculus__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.706b" geo="br" id="calculus__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculus__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjələs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculus__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculus__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calculus__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.706e" geo="n_am" id="calculus__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calculus__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælkjələs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calcu/calculus__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calcu/calculus__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calculus__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4278" id="calculus__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="calculus__15" original="E393.-3772"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.427a" id="calculus__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.427b" id="calculus__17" original="E393.-3771"><span class="def" id="calculus__18" original="E393.-3770"> the branch of mathematics that deals with rates of change, for example in the slope of a curve or the speed of a falling object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.427d" id="calculus__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.427e" id="calculus__20" original="E4a8.425d"><span class="x" id="calculus__21" original="E4a8.425e"> In physics. Newton's laws of motion can be described using calculus. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-607" id="calculus__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calculus" title="calculus definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-606" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.318b" id="calculus__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calculus__24"> calculus </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calendar
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4280" id="calendar" original="E393.-373a" sum="457"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4281" id="calendar__1" original="E393.-3739"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4282" id="calendar__2" original="E393.-3738"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calendar </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.428e" id="calendar__7" original="E393.-3730"><span class="pos" id="calendar__8" original="E393.-372f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fe8" eid="calendar__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.70e3" geo="br" id="calendar__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calendar__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪndə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calen/calendar__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calen/calendar__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://calendar__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.70e6" geo="n_am" id="calendar__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calendar__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪndər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calen/calendar__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calen/calendar__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calendar__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4290" id="calendar__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4291" id="calendar__15" original="E393.-3721"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="calendar__16" original="E393.-3720"> a system by which time is divided into fixed periods, showing the beginning and end of a year </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4293" id="calendar__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4294" id="calendar__18" original="E852.4777"><span class="x" id="calendar__19" original="E852.4778"> Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4296" id="calendar__20" original="E393.-3725"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4297" id="calendar__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="calendar__22" original="E393.-3723"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="calendar__23" original="E393.-3722"> a list of important events or dates of a particular type during the year </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.429a" id="calendar__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.429b" id="calendar__25" original="E852.4779"><span class="x" id="calendar__26" original="E852.477a"> Demand for male labour in agriculture is dictated by the agricultural calendar. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5ee" id="calendar__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calendar" title="calendar definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5ed" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.31d9" id="calendar__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calendar__29"> calendar </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calendar year
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.429d" id="calendar-year" original="E393.-370d" sum="155"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.429e" id="calendar-year__1" original="E393.-370c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.429f" id="calendar-year__2" original="E393.-370b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calendar year </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42a6" id="calendar-year__4" original="E393.-3706"><span class="pos" id="calendar-year__5" original="E393.-3705"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72ec" eid="calendar-year__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7161" geo="br" id="calendar-year__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calendar-year__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkælɪndə ˈjɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calen/calendar_year_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calen/calendar_year_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calendar_year_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7164" geo="br" id="calendar-year__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="calendar-year__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkælɪndə ˈjɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calen/calendar_year_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calen/calendar_year_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://calendar_year_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7167" geo="n_am" id="calendar-year__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calendar-year__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkælɪndər ˈjɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calen/calendar_year_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calen/calendar_year_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://calendar_year_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42a8" id="calendar-year__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="calendar-year__14" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42aa" id="calendar-year__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42ab" id="calendar-year__16" original="E393.-3702"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42ac" id="calendar-year__17" original="E83d.-73a1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://year" title="year (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42ad" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.4ab6" id="calendar-year__18" original="E83d.-73a0"><span class="xh" id="calendar-year__19"> year </span><span class="xs" id="calendar-year__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5cc" id="calendar-year__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calendar-year" title="calendar year definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-5cb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.321f" id="calendar-year__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calendar-year__23"> calendar year </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calibrate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42b0" id="calibrate" original="E393.-36be" sum="1339"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42b1" id="calibrate__1" original="E393.-36bd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42b2" id="calibrate__2" original="E393.-36bc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calibrate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42bf" id="calibrate__9" original="E393.-36b2"><span class="pos" id="calibrate__10" original="E393.-36b1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6fef" eid="calibrate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72ab" geo="br" id="calibrate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72ae" geo="n_am" id="calibrate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1e69" id="calibrate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72b1" form="root" id="calibrate__17"><span class="vp" id="calibrate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> calibrate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72b3" eid="calibrate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72b4" geo="br" id="calibrate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72b7" geo="n_am" id="calibrate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72ba" form="thirdps" id="calibrate__24"><span class="vp" id="calibrate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> calibrates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72bc" eid="calibrate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72bd" geo="br" id="calibrate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72c0" geo="n_am" id="calibrate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72c3" form="past" id="calibrate__31"><span class="vp" id="calibrate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> calibrated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72c5" eid="calibrate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72c6" geo="br" id="calibrate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72c9" geo="n_am" id="calibrate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72cc" form="pastpart" id="calibrate__38"><span class="vp" id="calibrate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> calibrated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72ce" eid="calibrate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72cf" geo="br" id="calibrate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72d2" geo="n_am" id="calibrate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72d5" form="prespart" id="calibrate__45"><span class="vp" id="calibrate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> calibrating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72d7" eid="calibrate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72d8" geo="br" id="calibrate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.72db" geo="n_am" id="calibrate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibrate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkælɪbreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calib/calibrating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibrating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calibrating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42eb" id="calibrate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42ec" id="calibrate__53" original="E393.-3694"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="calibrate__54" original="E393.-3690"> to mark units of measurement on a scientific instrument so that it can be used for measuring something accurately </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42ee" id="calibrate__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42ef" id="calibrate__56" original="E870.-73cb"><span class="cf" id="calibrate__57" original="E393.-3693"><span class="exp" id="calibrate__58"> calibrate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="calibrate__59" original="E870.-73ca"> Use calibrated containers of appropriate size. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42f3" id="calibrate__60" original="E870.-73c7"><span class="cf" id="calibrate__61" original="E47f.38cd"><span class="exp" id="calibrate__62"> calibrate </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="calibrate__63" original="E870.-73c6"> Flasks are calibrated for volume measurement with high levels of accuracy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42f7" id="calibrate__64" original="E870.-73db"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="calibrate__65" original="E870.-73d9"> to check the readings of an instrument with those of a standard in order to check how accurate the instrument is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42f9" id="calibrate__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42fa" id="calibrate__67" original="E870.-73d6"><span class="cf" id="calibrate__68" original="E870.-73da"><span class="exp" id="calibrate__69"> calibrate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="calibrate__70" original="E870.-73d5"> It is necessary to calibrate the instrument at regular intervals with standard reference materials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.42fe" id="calibrate__71" original="E870.-73d8"><span class="cf" id="calibrate__72" original="E838.-7edd"><span class="exp" id="calibrate__73"> calibrate </span> something against something </span><span class="x" id="calibrate__74" original="E870.-73d7"> The balance is calibrated against a sample of known susceptibility. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4302" id="calibrate__75" original="E870.-73d4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="calibrate__76" original="E870.-73d3"><span class="exp" id="calibrate__77"> calibrate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="calibrate__78" original="E870.-73d2"> to adjust the results of an experiment in order to take other factors into account or to allow comparison with other data </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4306" id="calibrate__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4307" id="calibrate__80" original="E870.-73cf"><span class="x" id="calibrate__81" original="E870.-73ce"> Weighting is a way of calibrating a survey. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4309" id="calibrate__82" original="E870.-73d1"><span class="x" id="calibrate__83" original="E870.-73d0"> Fossil data are used to calibrate the rate of molecular evolution. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.430b" id="calibrate__84" original="E870.-73cd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adjust" title="adjust definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.430c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5599" id="calibrate__85" original="E870.-73cc"><span class="xh" id="calibrate__86"> adjust </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.430e" id="calibrate__87" original="E870.-73c5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="calibrate__88" original="E870.-73c4"><span class="exp" id="calibrate__89"> calibrate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="calibrate__90" original="E870.-73c2"> to carefully assess, set or adjust something abstract </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4312" id="calibrate__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4313" id="calibrate__92" original="E870.-73bf"><span class="x" id="calibrate__93" original="E870.-73be"> Calibrating supply and demand is not the only distinctive feature of the new strategy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4315" id="calibrate__94" original="E870.-73bd"><span class="x" id="calibrate__95" original="E870.-73bc"> The fines were carefully calibrated according to the status of the people involved. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-582" id="calibrate__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calibrate" title="calibrate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-581" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3285" id="calibrate__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calibrate__98"> calibrate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calibration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4317" id="calibration" original="E393.-368c" sum="808"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4318" id="calibration__1" original="E393.-368b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4319" id="calibration__2" original="E393.-368a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calibration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4324" id="calibration__7" original="E393.-3682"><span class="pos" id="calibration__8" original="E393.-3681"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ff6" eid="calibration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7302" geo="br" id="calibration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkælɪˈbreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calib/calibration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calibration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7305" geo="n_am" id="calibration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calibration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkælɪˈbreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calib/calibration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calib/calibration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calibration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4326" id="calibration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4327" id="calibration__15" original="E393.-367e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4328" id="calibration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="calibration__17" original="E393.-367c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="calibration__18" original="E393.-367b"> the act of <a class="ndv" href="entry://calibrating" id="calibration__19"> calibrating </a> an instrument or a method </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.432c" id="calibration__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.432d" id="calibration__21" original="E870.-73b6"><span class="x" id="calibration__22" original="E870.-73b5"> Because it does not require calibration, the basic instrument is still the mercury-in-glass barometer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.432f" id="calibration__23" original="E870.-73b4"><span class="cf" id="calibration__24" original="E47f.38d0"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="calibration__25" original="E870.-73b3"> Appropriate values can be read off the calibration graphs. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="calibration__26" original="E870.-73b7" un="help"> In chemistry, a <span class="eb" id="calibration__27" original="E870.-73b2"> calibration curve </span> is a method used to determine the concentration of a substance in a sample by comparing it with a set of samples of known concentrations: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4334" id="calibration__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4335" id="calibration__29" original="E870.-73b1"><span class="x" id="calibration__30" original="E870.-73b0"> The data have been plotted in the form of a calibration curve. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4337" id="calibration__31" original="E393.-3677"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4338" id="calibration__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="calibration__33" original="E393.-3675"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="calibration__34" original="E393.-3674"> the units of measurement marked on a scientific instrument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.433b" id="calibration__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.433c" id="calibration__36" original="E870.-73af"><span class="x" id="calibration__37" original="E870.-73ae"> Burettes are glass tubes with a tap at one end containing a range of volume calibrations along their length. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-543" id="calibration__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calibration" title="calibration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-542" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.32b4" id="calibration__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calibration__40"> calibration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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call
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.433e" hm="1" id="call1" original="E393.-35c6" sk="call1" sum="6474"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.433f" id="call1__1" original="E393.-35c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4340" id="call1__2" original="E393.-35c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> call <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.434d" id="call1__9" original="E393.-35b9"><span class="pos" id="call1__10" original="E393.-35b8"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4347" eid="call1__11" original="E393.-35bc" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74b9" geo="br" id="call1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/call_/call__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/call_/call__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://call__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74bc" geo="n_am" id="call1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/call_/call__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/call_/call__us_1.ogg" href="sound://call__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1e3b" id="call1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74bf" form="root" id="call1__17"><span class="vp" id="call1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> call </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74c1" eid="call1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74c2" geo="br" id="call1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/call_/call__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/call_/call__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://call__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74c5" geo="n_am" id="call1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/call_/call__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/call_/call__us_1.ogg" href="sound://call__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74c8" form="thirdps" id="call1__24"><span class="vp" id="call1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> calls </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74ca" eid="call1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74cb" geo="br" id="call1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calls/calls__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calls/calls__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calls__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74ce" geo="n_am" id="call1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calls/calls__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calls/calls__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calls__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74d1" form="past" id="call1__31"><span class="vp" id="call1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> called </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74d3" eid="call1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74d4" geo="br" id="call1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calle/called__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calle/called__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://called__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74d7" geo="n_am" id="call1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calle/called__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calle/called__us_1.ogg" href="sound://called__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74da" form="pastpart" id="call1__38"><span class="vp" id="call1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> called </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74dc" eid="call1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74dd" geo="br" id="call1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calle/called__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calle/called__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://called__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74e0" geo="n_am" id="call1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calle/called__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calle/called__us_1.ogg" href="sound://called__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74e3" form="prespart" id="call1__45"><span class="vp" id="call1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> calling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74e5" eid="call1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74e6" geo="br" id="call1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calli/calling__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calli/calling__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://calling__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74e9" geo="n_am" id="call1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calli/calling__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calli/calling__us_2.ogg" href="sound://calling__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4379" id="call1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.437a" id="call1__53" original="E393.-359b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.437b" id="call1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="call1__55" original="E393.-3599"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="call1__56" original="E393.-3598"> to give somebody/something a particular name; to use a particular name or title when you are talking to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.437e" id="call1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.437f" id="call1__58" original="E85c.-659d"><span class="cf" id="call1__59" original="E393.-3597"><span class="exp" id="call1__60"> call </span> somebody/something + noun </span><span class="x" id="call1__61" original="E85c.-659c"> Pentland calls his approach ‘reality mining’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4383" id="call1__62" original="E87e.-6cb7"><span class="cf" id="call1__63" original="E87e.-6cb8"> (be) called + noun </span><span class="x" id="call1__64" original="E87e.-6cb6"> The bubbles in lava are called vesicles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4386" id="call1__65" original="E87e.-6cb5"><span class="x" id="call1__66" original="E87e.-6cb4"> The return to equilibrium is the process called spin relaxation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4388" id="call1__67" original="E85c.-4f7f"><span class="cf" id="call1__68" original="E393.-3596"><span class="exp" id="call1__69"> call </span> somebody/something by something </span><span class="x" id="call1__70" original="E85c.-4f7e"> It is important for the teacher to call students by their names. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.438c" id="call1__71" original="E85c.-6596"><span class="cf" id="call1__72" original="E85c.-6597"><span class="exp" id="call1__73"> call </span> somebody/something after somebody </span><span class="x" id="call1__74" original="E85c.-6595"> The agency was called after its founder, Ted Bates. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4390" id="call1__75" original="E393.-3595" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4391" id="call1__76" original="E393.-3594"><span class="xh" id="call1__77" original="E87e.-6cb9"> so-called </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4393" id="call1__78" original="E393.-3592"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4394" id="call1__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="call1__80" original="E393.-3590"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="call1__81" original="E393.-358e"><span class="exp" id="call1__82"> call </span> somebody/something + noun/adj. </span><span class="def" id="call1__83" original="E393.-358f"> to describe somebody/something in a particular way; to consider somebody/something to be something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4399" id="call1__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.439a" id="call1__85" original="E85c.-4f7d"><span class="x" id="call1__86" original="E85c.-4f7c"> Although it is called a documentary, many would see the film as propaganda. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.439c" id="call1__87" original="E393.-358c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.439d" id="call1__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="call1__89" original="E393.-358a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="call1__90" original="E393.-3589"><span class="exp" id="call1__91"> call </span> yourself + noun </span><span class="def" id="call1__92" original="E393.-3588"> to claim that you are a particular type of person, especially when other people question whether this is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43a2" id="call1__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43a3" id="call1__94" original="E85c.-4f7b"><span class="x" id="call1__95" original="E85c.-4f7a"> In the modern society that emerged, even a merchant's daughter could call herself a lady. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43a5" id="call1__96" original="E393.-3587"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43a6" id="call1__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="call1__98" original="E393.-3585"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="call1__99" original="E393.-3584"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="call1__100" original="E393.-3583"> to shout or say something loudly to attract somebody's attention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43aa" id="call1__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43ab" id="call1__102" original="E85c.-6587"><span class="cf" id="call1__103" original="E393.-3581"><span class="exp" id="call1__104"> call </span> (something) out </span><span class="x" id="call1__105" original="E85c.-6586"> Jack tends to irritate teachers by calling out in class. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43af" id="call1__106" original="E85c.-6581"><span class="cf" id="call1__107" original="E393.-3580"><span class="exp" id="call1__108"> call </span> something </span><span class="x" id="call1__109" original="E85c.-6580"> Gao raised her hand and the teacher gave her the floor by calling her name. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43b3" id="call1__110" original="E393.-357e"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43b4" id="call1__111"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="call1__112" original="E393.-357c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="call1__113" original="E393.-3579"> to ask somebody/something to come to a place, by shouting, by telephoning, or as an official order or request </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43b7" id="call1__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43b8" id="call1__115" original="E85c.-657f"><span class="cf" id="call1__116" original="E393.-3574"><span class="exp" id="call1__117"> call </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="call1__118" original="E85c.-657e"> to call the police/an ambulance/a doctor </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43bc" id="call1__119" original="E85c.-657d"><span class="x" id="call1__120" original="E85c.-657c"> The prosecution will present their case and call their witnesses first. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43be" id="call1__121" original="E85c.-4f78"><span class="cf" id="call1__122" original="E85c.-4f79"><span class="exp" id="call1__123"> call </span> somebody/something + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="call1__124" original="E85c.-4f77"> About 7% of patients will be called back for a further diagnostic investigation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43c2" id="call1__125" original="E393.-3572"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43c3" id="call1__126"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="call1__127" original="E393.-356f"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="call1__128" original="E393.-3570"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="call1__129" original="E393.-356d"><span class="exp" id="call1__130"> call </span> (somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="call1__131" original="E393.-356e"> to make a telephone call </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43c9" id="call1__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43ca" id="call1__133" original="E85c.-656f"><span class="x" id="call1__134" original="E85c.-656e"> All those whom we interviewed stated a preference for calling a friend on a mobile rather than a home phone. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43cc" id="call1__135" original="E85c.-656d"><span class="x" id="call1__136" original="E85c.-656c"> Random-digit dialling is the practice of calling random telephone numbers in the target area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43ce" id="call1__137" original="E85c.-6571"><span class="x" id="call1__138" original="E85c.-6570"> A company ‘captures’ phone numbers from persons calling to inquire about goods or services. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43d0" id="call1__139" original="E393.-3564"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43d1" id="call1__140"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="call1__141" original="E393.-3562"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="call1__142" original="E85c.-656b"><span class="exp" id="call1__143"> call </span> + adv./prep. </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43d5" id="call1__144"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="call1__145" original="E393.-3561"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="call1__146" original="E393.-3560"> to make a short visit to a place or person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43d8" id="call1__147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43d9" id="call1__148" original="E85c.-656a"><span class="x" id="call1__149" original="E85c.-6569"> Ships calling at the port rarely exceeded 6 000 tons. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43db" id="call1__150" original="E393.-355d"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43dc" id="call1__151"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="call1__152" original="E393.-355b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="call1__153" original="E393.-355a"><span class="exp" id="call1__154"> call </span> something </span><span class="def" id="call1__155" original="E393.-3559"> to order something to happen; to announce that something will happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43e1" id="call1__156"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43e2" id="call1__157" original="E85c.-6566"><span class="x" id="call1__158" original="E85c.-6565"> She called a meeting with supervisors to identify possible reasons for this. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43e4" id="call1__159" original="E85c.-6564"><span class="x" id="call1__160" original="E85c.-6563"> Bismarck promptly dissolved the Reichstag and called elections. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43e6" id="call1__161" original="E393.-3558"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43e7" id="call1__162"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="call1__163" original="E393.-3556"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43e9" id="call1__164"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="call1__165" original="E85c.-6562"> of a bird or animal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="call1__166" original="E393.-3555"> to make the cry that is typical for it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43ec" id="call1__167"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43ed" id="call1__168" original="E85c.-6561"><span class="x" id="call1__169" original="E85c.-6560"> There might be a mechanism that made animals call when they smelt odours similar to their own in urine. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43ef" id="call1__170" original="E393.-3542"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4402-FF1" id="call1__171" original="E3a2.-815" sk="bringtomind"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4402-FF2" id="call1__172"><span class="idm" id="call1__173" original="E3a2.-814"> bring/call somebody/something to mind </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4402-FF4" id="call1__174"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4402-FF5" id="call1__175"><span class="def" id="call1__176" original="E3a2.-80b"> to remind you of somebody/something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4402-FF7" id="call1__177" original="E3a2.-80a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://recall2" title="recall2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4402-FF8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-6d92" id="call1__178" original="E3a2.-809"><span class="xh" id="call1__179"> recall </span><span class="xhm" id="call1__180"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4402-FF11" id="call1__181"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4402-FF12" id="call1__182" original="E875.5303"><span class="x" id="call1__183" original="E875.5304"> In fact, the script brings to mind Sophocles' play ‘Oedipus Tyrannus’. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43f0" id="call1__184" original="E393.-3539" sk="callintoquestion"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43f1" id="call1__185"><span class="idm" id="call1__186" original="E393.-3538"> call something into question </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43f3" id="call1__187"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43f4" id="call1__188"><span class="def" id="call1__189" original="E393.-3537"> to doubt something or make others doubt something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43f6" id="call1__190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43f7" id="call1__191" original="E85c.-4f75"><span class="x" id="call1__192" original="E85c.-4f74"> This failure called into question the whole basis of postwar cooperation. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43f9" id="call1__193" original="E393.-3516" sk="calltoaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43fa" id="call1__194"><span class="idm" id="call1__195" original="E393.-3515"> call somebody to account (for/over something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43fc" id="call1__196"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43fd" id="call1__197"><span class="def" id="call1__198" original="E393.-3514"> to make somebody explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.43ff" id="call1__199"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4400" id="call1__200" original="E85c.-655d"><span class="x" id="call1__201" original="E85c.-655c"> They believed that the people had the right to call officials to account. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4407" id="call1__202" original="E393.-34fc"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4408" id="call1__203" original="E393.-34f2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4409" id="call1__204"><h4 class="pv"> call back </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> call somebody back </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.440c" id="call1__207"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.440d" id="call1__208"><span class="def" id="call1__209" original="E393.-34ef"> to telephone somebody again or to telephone somebody who telephoned or contacted you earlier </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.440f" id="call1__210"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4410" id="call1__211" original="E85c.-6559"><span class="x" id="call1__212" original="E85c.-6558"> Donors receiving an engaged tone or a holding message do not call back. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4412" id="call1__213" original="E393.-34e9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4413" id="call1__214"><h4 class="pv"> call for something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4415" id="call1__216"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4416" id="call1__217" original="E393.-34e2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="call1__218" original="E393.-34e1"> to publicly ask for something to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4418" id="call1__219"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4419" id="call1__220" original="E85c.-6555"><span class="x" id="call1__221" original="E85c.-6554"> Others have called for more research into the relationships between social networks and entrepreneurship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.441b" id="call1__222" original="E85c.-6553"><span class="x" id="call1__223" original="E85c.-6552"> The Board called for a change in the law. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.441d" id="call1__224" original="E393.-34e7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="call1__225" original="E393.-34e6"> to need something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.441f" id="call1__226"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4420" id="call1__227" original="E85c.-6551"><span class="x" id="call1__228" original="E85c.-6550"> Care of older adults calls for an understanding of the features of dementia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4422" id="call1__229" original="E85c.-654f"><span class="x" id="call1__230" original="E85c.-654e"> Advertising is best at targeting broadly defined target audiences where dialogue is not called for. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4424" id="call1__231" original="E393.-34e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4425" id="call1__232"><h4 class="pv"> call something forth </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4427" id="call1__234"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="call1__235" original="E85c.-4f72" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4429" id="call1__236"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.442a" id="call1__237"><span class="def" id="call1__238" original="E393.-34dc"> to produce a particular reaction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.442c" id="call1__239"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.442d" id="call1__240" original="E85c.-654d"><span class="x" id="call1__241" original="E85c.-654c"> The growth in global trade in food calls forth new kinds of responses by business. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.442f" id="call1__242" original="E393.-34d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4430" id="call1__243"><h4 class="pv"> call somebody/something in </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4432" id="call1__245"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4433" id="call1__246"><span class="def" id="call1__247" original="E393.-34d6"> to ask for the services of somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4435" id="call1__248"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4436" id="call1__249" original="E85c.-654b"><span class="x" id="call1__250" original="E85c.-654a"> It was necessary to call in the aid of the military. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4438" id="call1__251" original="E85c.-6549"><span class="x" id="call1__252" original="E85c.-6548"> Experts were called in to help decide whether to build it in stone or timber. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.443a" id="call1__253" original="E393.-34d5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.443b" id="call1__254"><h4 class="pv"> call something in </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.443d" id="call1__256"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.443e" id="call1__257"><span class="def" id="call1__258" original="E393.-34d3"> to order or ask for the return of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4440" id="call1__259"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4441" id="call1__260" original="E85c.-6547"><span class="x" id="call1__261" original="E85c.-6546"> There are insufficient funds and assets to pay the creditors when the debts are called in. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4443" id="call1__262" original="E393.-34cf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4444" id="call1__263"><h4 class="pv"> call something off </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4446" id="call1__265"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4447" id="call1__266"><span class="def" id="call1__267" original="E393.-34cd"> to cancel something; to decide that something will not happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4449" id="call1__268"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.444a" id="call1__269" original="E85c.-6545"><span class="x" id="call1__270" original="E85c.-6544"> The plant's owners agreed to improve conditions, and the union agreed to call off the protests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.444c" id="call1__271" original="E85c.-6543"><span class="x" id="call1__272" original="E85c.-6542"> Crispi was forced to listen to the radicals in his coalition, and the talks were called off. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.444e" id="call1__273" original="E393.-34cc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.444f" id="call1__274"><h4 class="pv"> call on/upon somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4451" id="call1__276"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4452" id="call1__277" original="E393.-34c6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="call1__278" original="E393.-34c5"> to ask or demand that somebody do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4454" id="call1__279"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4455" id="call1__280" original="E85c.-6541"><span class="x" id="call1__281" original="E85c.-6540"> He is calling on the Australian government to push for an international inquiry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4457" id="call1__282" original="E85c.-653f"><span class="x" id="call1__283" original="E85c.-653e"> Workers in high-technology environments will be called on to assess the consistency of information. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4459" id="call1__284" original="E85c.-653d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="call1__285" original="E85c.-653c"> to use or refer to something when it is needed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.445b" id="call1__286"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.445c" id="call1__287" original="E85c.-653b"><span class="x" id="call1__288" original="E85c.-653a"> Large states can call on far more extensive administrative and technical resources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.445e" id="call1__289" original="E85c.-6539"><span class="x" id="call1__290" original="E85c.-6538"> They might use behaviourist arguments or call on the influence of genes or education. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4460" id="call1__291" original="E393.-34c8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="call1__292" original="E393.-34c7"> to formally invite or ask somebody to speak, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4462" id="call1__293"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4463" id="call1__294" original="E85c.-6537"><span class="x" id="call1__295" original="E85c.-6536"> The teacher calls on students to read out their answers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4465" id="call1__296" original="E393.-34bb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4466" id="call1__297"><h4 class="pv"> call somebody up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4468" id="call1__299"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4469" id="call1__300" original="E393.-34b5"><span class="def" id="call1__301" original="E393.-34b4"> to make somebody join the armed forces </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.446b" id="call1__302" original="E393.-34b3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conscript1" title="conscript1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.446c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d4c" id="call1__303" original="E393.-34b2"><span class="xh" id="call1__304"> conscript </span><span class="xhm" id="call1__305"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://draft2" title="draft2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.446f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1a0" id="call1__306" original="E393.-34b0"><span class="xh" id="call1__307"> draft </span><span class="xhm" id="call1__308"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4473" id="call1__309"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4474" id="call1__310" original="E85c.-652e"><span class="x" id="call1__311" original="E85c.-652d"> In 1940 he was called up, and despite his degree, was not considered officer material. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4476" id="call1__312" original="E393.-34a9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4477" id="call1__313"><h4 class="pv"> call something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4479" id="call1__315"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.447a" id="call1__316" original="E393.-34a7"><span class="def" id="call1__317" original="E393.-34a6"> to bring something back to your mind </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.447c" id="call1__318" original="E393.-34a5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://recall1" title="recall1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.447d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-6dff" id="call1__319" original="E393.-34a4"><span class="xh" id="call1__320"> recall </span><span class="xhm" id="call1__321"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4481" id="call1__322"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4482" id="call1__323" original="E85c.-652c"><span class="x" id="call1__324" original="E85c.-652b"> For Americans, this campaign calls up nostalgic images of a simpler life. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4e7" id="call1__325" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://call_1" title="call definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-4e6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.33a3" id="call1__326" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="call1__327"> call </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4484" hm="2" id="call2" original="E393.-34a0" sk="call2" sum="1898"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4485" id="call2__1" original="E393.-349f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4486" id="call2__2" original="E393.-349e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> call <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4491" id="call2__7" original="E393.-3493"><span class="pos" id="call2__8" original="E393.-3492"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.448b" eid="call2__9" original="E393.-3496" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74ec" geo="br" id="call2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/call_/call__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/call_/call__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://call__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.74ef" geo="n_am" id="call2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/call_/call__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/call_/call__us_1.ogg" href="sound://call__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4493" id="call2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4494" id="call2__15" original="E393.-3481"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="call2__16" original="E393.-347d"> a request, an order or a demand for somebody to do something or to go somewhere </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4496" id="call2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4497" id="call2__18" original="E85b.597c"><span class="x" id="call2__19" original="E85b.597d"> Schnoring says that ‘few governments have responded positively to this call’ (2001: 157). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4499" id="call2__20" original="E85b.597f"><span class="cf" id="call2__21" original="E85b.597e"><span class="exp" id="call2__22"> call </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="call2__23" original="E85b.5980"> The riot naturally produced calls for political reform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.449d" id="call2__24" original="E85b.5982"><span class="cf" id="call2__25" original="E85b.5981"><span class="exp" id="call2__26"> call </span> (to somebody) to do something </span><span class="x" id="call2__27" original="E85b.5983"> There were calls to reduce the right to trial by jury. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44a1" id="call2__28" original="E85b.5985"><span class="cf" id="call2__29" original="E85b.5984"><span class="exp" id="call2__30"> call </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="call2__31" original="E85b.5986"> The book's foreword is a spirited call to action against the threat of human-induced climate change. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44a5" id="call2__32" original="E393.-3491"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="call2__33" original="E393.-348c"> the act of contacting somebody on the telephone </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44a7" id="call2__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44a8" id="call2__35" original="E85b.5987"><span class="x" id="call2__36" original="E85b.5988"> Unsolicited direct marketing messages can include direct mail, telephone calls, emails and text messages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44aa" id="call2__37" original="E85b.5989"><span class="x" id="call2__38" original="E85b.598a"> Even calls made on wireless phones are still primarily carried over the traditional landline telephone network. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44ac" id="call2__39" original="E393.-348b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="call2__40" original="E393.-3488"> a loud sound made by a bird or an animal, or by a person to attract attention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44ae" id="call2__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44af" id="call2__42" original="E85b.598b"><span class="x" id="call2__43" original="E85b.598c"> A classic example is the alarm calls given by birds when they have detected a predator. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44b1" id="call2__44" original="E393.-3471"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="call2__45" original="E393.-346e"><span class="exp" id="call2__46"> call </span> on somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="call2__47" original="E393.-346d"> a demand or pressure placed on somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44b5" id="call2__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44b6" id="call2__49" original="E85b.598d"><span class="x" id="call2__50" original="E85b.598e"> Close monitoring of the board is costly for shareholders, who may have other more pressing calls on their time. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44b8" id="call2__51" original="E393.-344d"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44b9" id="call2__52" original="E83e.-631f" sk="calltoarms"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44ba" id="call2__53"><span class="idm" id="call2__54" original="E83e.-631e"> a call to arms </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44bc" id="call2__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44bd" id="call2__56"><span class="def" id="call2__57" original="E83e.-631d"> a request that makes you want to take action and try to defend something or get ready for a fight </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44bf" id="call2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44c0" id="call2__59" original="E83e.-631c"><span class="x" id="call2__60" original="E83e.-631b"> She made a call to arms to fight the dominance and abuses of multinationals. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44c2" id="call2__61" original="E393.-3444" sk="oncall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44c3" id="call2__62"><span class="idm" id="call2__63" original="E393.-3443"> (be) on call </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44c5" id="call2__64"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="call2__65" original="E393.-3442"> of a doctor, police officer, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44c7" id="call2__66"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44c8" id="call2__67"><span class="def" id="call2__68" original="E393.-3441"> available for work if necessary, especially in an emergency </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44ca" id="call2__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44cb" id="call2__70" original="E85b.598f"><span class="x" id="call2__71" original="E85b.5990"> A call to the emergency phone number reaches the answering service, which will contact the doctor on call. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44cd-FF1" id="call2__72" original="E3a4.2a60" sk="portofcall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44cd-FF2" id="call2__73"><span class="idm" id="call2__74" original="E3a4.2a61"> port of call </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44cd-FF4" id="call2__75"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44cd-FF5" id="call2__76"><span class="def" id="call2__77" original="E3a4.2a64"> one of a series of places that you visit on a journey or steps that you take in a process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44cd-FF7" id="call2__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44cd-FF8" id="call2__79" original="E82b.5c94"><span class="x" id="call2__80" original="E82b.5c95"> Growing numbers of people regard the Internet as their first port of call for both general and specific information about companies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3cb" id="call2__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://call_1" title="call definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-3ca" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.33a3" id="call2__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="call2__83"> call </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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call centre
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44d1" id="call-centre" original="E393.-33f9" sum="391"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44d2" id="call-centre__1" original="E393.-33f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44d3" id="call-centre__2" original="E393.-33f7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> call centre </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44e0" id="call-centre__4" original="E393.-33ec"><span class="pos" id="call-centre__5" original="E393.-33eb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.6ffd" eid="call-centre__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.778b" geo="br" id="call-centre__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call-centre__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːl sentə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/call_/call_centre_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/call_/call_centre_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://call_centre_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.778e" geo="n_am" id="call-centre__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="call-centre__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːl sentər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/call_/call_centre_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/call_/call_centre_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://call_centre_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-67c3" id="call-centre__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="call-centre__12" original="E393.-33f1"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44da" id="call-centre__13" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44de" id="call-centre__14"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44db" id="call-centre__15"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="call-centre__16" original="E393.-33ee"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> call center </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44e2" id="call-centre__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44e3" id="call-centre__19" original="E393.-33ea"><span class="def" id="call-centre__20" original="E393.-33e9"> an office in which a large number of people work using telephones, for example arranging insurance for people, or taking customers' orders and answering questions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44e5" id="call-centre__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44e6" id="call-centre__22" original="E85b.5994"><span class="x" id="call-centre__23" original="E85b.5995"> The ads generated 250 000 calls to the organization's call centre. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-377" id="call-centre__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://call-centre" title="call centre definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-376" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3733" id="call-centre__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="call-centre__26"> call centre </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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caller
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44e8" id="caller" original="E393.-33d8" sum="261"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44e9" id="caller__1" original="E393.-33d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44ea" id="caller__2" original="E393.-33d6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> caller </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44f6" id="caller__7" original="E393.-33ce"><span class="pos" id="caller__8" original="E393.-33cd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7004" eid="caller__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.77de" geo="br" id="caller__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caller__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːlə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calle/caller__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calle/caller__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caller__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.77e1" geo="n_am" id="caller__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caller__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːlər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calle/caller__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calle/caller__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caller__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44f8" id="caller__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44f9" id="caller__15" original="E393.-33cc"><span class="def" id="caller__16" original="E393.-33cb"> a person who is making a telephone call </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44fb" id="caller__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44fc" id="caller__18" original="E85b.599e"><span class="x" id="caller__19" original="E85b.599f"> The emergency services stood to benefit from 3G's ability to pinpoint precisely a caller's location. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-35e" id="caller__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://caller" title="caller definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-35d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.375e" id="caller__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="caller__22"> caller </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calling
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44fe" id="calling" original="E393.-337b" sum="497"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44ff" id="calling__1" original="E393.-337a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4500" id="calling__2" original="E393.-3379"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calling </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.450b" id="calling__7" original="E393.-3371"><span class="pos" id="calling__8" original="E393.-3370"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.700b" eid="calling__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.78b6" geo="br" id="calling__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calling__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calli/calling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calli/calling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.78b9" geo="n_am" id="calling__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calling__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calli/calling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calli/calling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.450d" id="calling__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.450e" id="calling__15" original="E393.-336f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="calling__16" original="E393.-336e"> a strong desire or feeling of duty to do a particular job, especially one in which you help other people </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4510" id="calling__17" original="E393.-336d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vocation" title="vocation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4511" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.e2" id="calling__18" original="E393.-336c"><span class="xh" id="calling__19"> vocation </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4513" id="calling__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4514" id="calling__21" original="E85b.59a0"><span class="x" id="calling__22" original="E85b.59a1"> Cyprian's theme was that some bishops and presbyters were unworthy of their sacred calling. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4516" id="calling__23" original="E85b.59a2"><span class="x" id="calling__24" original="E85b.59a3"> For many, caring for the sick is more a calling than an occupation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4518" id="calling__25" original="E393.-336a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="calling__26" original="E393.-3367"> a profession or career </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.451a" id="calling__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.451b" id="calling__28" original="E85b.59a4"><span class="x" id="calling__29" original="E85b.59a5"> Schiller emerges as a man dedicated to the literary calling. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-345" id="calling__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calling" title="calling definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-344" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.37d3" id="calling__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calling__32"> calling </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calm
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.451d" hm="1" id="calm1" original="E393.-3262" sum="483"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.451e" id="calm1__1" original="E393.-3261"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.451f" id="calm1__2" original="E393.-3260"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calm <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.452b" id="calm1__8" original="E393.-3253"><span class="pos" id="calm1__9" original="E393.-3252"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7012" eid="calm1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d4d" geo="br" id="calm1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calm_/calm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calm_/calm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d50" geo="n_am" id="calm1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calm_/calm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calm_/calm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.452d" id="calm1__15" original="E393.-3251"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.452e" form="_tofix" id="calm1__16"><span class="if" id="calm1__17" original="E393.-324f"> calmer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4530" form="_tofix" id="calm1__18"><span class="if" id="calm1__19" original="E393.-324e"> calmest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4532" id="calm1__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4533" id="calm1__21" original="E393.-324d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="calm1__22" original="E393.-324c"> not excited, nervous or upset </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4535" id="calm1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4536" id="calm1__24" original="E85b.621e"><span class="x" id="calm1__25" original="E85b.621f"> During the reply, interviewers should notice whether their patients are calm or distressed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4538" id="calm1__26" original="E393.-324b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4539" id="calm1__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="calm1__28" original="E393.-324a"> of the sea </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="calm1__29" original="E393.-3249"> without large waves </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.453c" id="calm1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.453d" id="calm1__31" original="E85b.6220"><span class="x" id="calm1__32" original="E85b.6221"> The faintest wind can produce waves on calm water. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.453f" id="calm1__33" original="E393.-3248"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4540" id="calm1__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="calm1__35" original="E393.-3247"> of the weather </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="calm1__36" original="E393.-3246"> without wind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4543" id="calm1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4544" id="calm1__38" original="E85b.6222"><span class="x" id="calm1__39" original="E85b.6223"> The most serious pollution episodes occur in calm or nearly calm conditions. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4546" id="calm1__40"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4547" id="calm1__41" original="E393.-3245"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4548" id="calm1__42"><span class="dr" id="calm1__43" original="E393.-3244"> calmly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4550" id="calm1__44" original="E393.-3240"><span class="pos" id="calm1__45" original="E393.-323f"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7013" eid="calm1__46" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d47" geo="br" id="calm1__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm1__48"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calml/calmly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calml/calmly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calmly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d4a" geo="n_am" id="calm1__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm1__50"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calml/calmly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calml/calmly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calmly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4552" id="calm1__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4553" id="calm1__52" original="E85b.6224"><span class="x" id="calm1__53" original="E85b.6225"> It is important to assess risk calmly and fairly (McCann and McKeown, 2002). </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-31c" id="calm1__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calm_1" title="calm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-31b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.393b" id="calm1__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calm1__56"> calm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4555" hm="2" id="calm2" original="E393.-3235" sum="886"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4556" id="calm2__1" original="E393.-3234"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4557" id="calm2__2" original="E393.-3233"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calm <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4566" id="calm2__11" original="E393.-3226"><span class="pos" id="calm2__12" original="E393.-3225"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7020" eid="calm2__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d80" geo="br" id="calm2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calm_/calm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calm_/calm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d83" geo="n_am" id="calm2__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calm_/calm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calm_/calm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1e0d" id="calm2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d53" form="root" id="calm2__19"><span class="vp" id="calm2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> calm </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d55" eid="calm2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d56" geo="br" id="calm2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calm_/calm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calm_/calm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d59" geo="n_am" id="calm2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calm_/calm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calm_/calm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d5c" form="thirdps" id="calm2__26"><span class="vp" id="calm2__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> calms </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d5e" eid="calm2__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d5f" geo="br" id="calm2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calms/calms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calms/calms__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calms__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d62" geo="n_am" id="calm2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calms/calms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calms/calms__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calms__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d65" form="past" id="calm2__33"><span class="vp" id="calm2__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> calmed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d67" eid="calm2__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d68" geo="br" id="calm2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calme/calmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calme/calmed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calmed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d6b" geo="n_am" id="calm2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calme/calmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calme/calmed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calmed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d6e" form="pastpart" id="calm2__40"><span class="vp" id="calm2__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> calmed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d70" eid="calm2__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d71" geo="br" id="calm2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calme/calmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calme/calmed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calmed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d74" geo="n_am" id="calm2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calme/calmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calme/calmed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calmed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d77" form="prespart" id="calm2__47"><span class="vp" id="calm2__48"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> calming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d79" eid="calm2__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d7a" geo="br" id="calm2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calmi/calming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calmi/calming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7d7d" geo="n_am" id="calm2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calm2__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calmi/calming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calmi/calming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4592" id="calm2__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4593" id="calm2__55" original="E393.-3208"><span class="cf" id="calm2__56" original="E393.-3207"><span class="exp" id="calm2__57"> calm </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="calm2__58" original="E393.-3206"> to make somebody/something become quiet and more relaxed, especially after strong emotion or excitement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4597" id="calm2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4598" id="calm2__60" original="E85b.6226"><span class="x" id="calm2__61" original="E85b.6227"> The doctor's first action will be to calm the patient and ensure the safety of others. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.459a" id="calm2__62" original="E85b.6228"><span class="x" id="calm2__63" original="E85b.6229"> The management might have calmed the situation but the police exacerbated it by arresting the leaders. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.459c" id="calm2__64" original="E393.-3202"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.459d" id="calm2__65" original="E393.-3201"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.459e" id="calm2__66"><h4 class="pv"> calm down </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> calm somebody/something down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45a1" id="calm2__69"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45a2" id="calm2__70"><span class="def" id="calm2__71" original="E393.-31fe"> to become calm; to make somebody/something become calm </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45a4" id="calm2__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45a5" id="calm2__73" original="E85b.622a"><span class="x" id="calm2__74" original="E85b.622b"> Telling an emotional or angry person ‘Calm down’ is likely to have the opposite effect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45a7" id="calm2__75" original="E85b.622c"><span class="x" id="calm2__76" original="E85b.622d"> This was a move which some felt only exacerbated the situation rather than calming it down. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b2" id="calm2__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calm_1" title="calm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-2b1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.393b" id="calm2__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calm2__79"> calm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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calorie
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45a9" id="calorie" original="E393.-31ce" sum="884"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45aa" id="calorie__1" original="E393.-31cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45ab" id="calorie__2" original="E393.-31cc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> calorie </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45b6" id="calorie__7" original="E393.-31c4"><span class="pos" id="calorie__8" original="E393.-31c3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7027" eid="calorie__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7f4d" geo="br" id="calorie__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calorie__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæləri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cal/calor/calorie__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cal/calor/calorie__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://calorie__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1606e5709c6.7f50" geo="n_am" id="calorie__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="calorie__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæləri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cal/calor/calorie__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cal/calor/calorie__us_1.ogg" href="sound://calorie__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45b8" id="calorie__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45b9" id="calorie__15" original="E393.-31c2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45ba" id="calorie__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45bb" id="calorie__17"><span class="v"><strong> Calorie </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="calorie__19" original="E393.-31c1"> a unit for measuring how much energy food will produce </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45be" id="calorie__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45bf" id="calorie__21" original="E465.-6f42"><span class="x" id="calorie__22" original="E465.-6f41"> School dinners account for an extra 40 calories per day, enough to cause significant weight gain. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="calorie__23" original="E586.-3956" un="help"> This unit is defined as the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1°C; it is mainly used to measure the energy value of foods. It is sometimes written as <span class="eb" id="calorie__24" original="E82e.-7664"> Calorie </span> , with a capital C, as it is equal to one thousand times the scientific value of a <span class="eb" id="calorie__25" original="E82e.-7663"> calorie </span> . </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45c4" id="calorie__26" original="E393.-31c0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="calorie__27" original="E393.-31bd"> a unit of heat energy: the energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by 1°C (but now usually defined as 4.1868 joules) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45c6" id="calorie__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45c7" id="calorie__29" original="E465.-6f43"><span class="x" id="calorie__30" original="E465.-6f40"> The ocean circulation system is currently responsible for the northward transport of some 51 021 calories of heat to the North Atlantic region annually. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-288" id="calorie__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calorie" title="calorie definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-287" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3a1b" id="calorie__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="calorie__33"> calorie </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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came
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45c9" id="came" original="E393.-3054" sum="94"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45ca" id="came__1" original="E393.-3053"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45cb" id="came__2" original="E393.-3052"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> came </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.702e" eid="came__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d26" geo="br" id="came__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="came__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/came_/came__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/came_/came__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://came__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d23" geo="n_am" id="came__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="came__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/came_/came__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/came_/came__us_1.ogg" href="sound://came__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45d3" id="came__9" original="E393.-304d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://come" title="come definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45d4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5101" id="came__10" original="E4a8.4338"><span class="xh" id="came__11"> come </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-266" id="came__12" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://came" title="came definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-265" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3bed" id="came__13" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="came__14"> came </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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camera
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45d6" id="camera" original="E393.-2fdd" sum="511"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45d7" id="camera__1" original="E393.-2fdc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45d8" id="camera__2" original="E393.-2fdb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> camera </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45e3" id="camera__7" original="E393.-2fd3"><span class="pos" id="camera__8" original="E393.-2fd2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7035" eid="camera__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7b71" geo="br" id="camera__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="camera__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæmərə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/camer/camera__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/camer/camera__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://camera__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7b6e" geo="n_am" id="camera__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="camera__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæmərə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/camer/camera__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/camer/camera__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://camera__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45e5" id="camera__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45e6" id="camera__15" original="E393.-2fd1"><span class="def" id="camera__16" original="E393.-2fd0"> a piece of equipment for taking photographs, moving pictures or television pictures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45e8" id="camera__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45e9" id="camera__18" original="E824.-7ce9"><span class="x" id="camera__19" original="E824.-7ce8"> She sings her lines directly into the camera. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45eb" id="camera__20" original="E824.-7ce7"><span class="x" id="camera__21" original="E824.-7ce6"> It has become possible for anyone with a digital video camera to make movies and distribute them over the Internet. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45ed" id="camera__22" original="E393.-2fcf"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45ee" id="camera__23" original="E393.-2fc9" sk="oncamera"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45ef" id="camera__24"><span class="idm" id="camera__25" original="E393.-2fc8"> on camera </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45f1" id="camera__26"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45f2" id="camera__27"><span class="def" id="camera__28" original="E393.-2fc7"> being filmed or shown on television </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45f4" id="camera__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45f5" id="camera__30" original="E824.-7ce5"><span class="x" id="camera__31" original="E824.-7ce4"> The Prime Minister was mocked for his awkward attempts to smile on camera. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-253" id="camera__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://camera" title="camera definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-252" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3c7e" id="camera__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="camera__34"> camera </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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camp
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45f7" id="camp" original="E393.-2ee1" sum="1127"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45f8" id="camp__1" original="E393.-2ee0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.45f9" id="camp__2" original="E393.-2edf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> camp </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4604" id="camp__7" original="E393.-2ed2"><span class="pos" id="camp__8" original="E393.-2ed1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.703c" eid="camp__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-76bd" geo="br" id="camp__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="camp__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/camp_/camp__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/camp_/camp__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://camp__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-76ba" geo="n_am" id="camp__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="camp__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/camp_/camp__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/camp_/camp__us_1.ogg" href="sound://camp__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4606" id="camp__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4607" id="camp__15" original="E393.-2ec0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4608" id="camp__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="camp__17" original="E393.-2ebe"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="camp__18" original="E393.-2ebd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="camp__19" original="E393.-2ebc"> a place where people are kept in temporary buildings, especially by a government and often for long periods </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.460c" id="camp__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.460d" id="camp__21" original="E824.-7ce1"><span class="x" id="camp__22" original="E824.-7ce0"> Political prisoners were sent to labour camps. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.460f" id="camp__23" original="E824.-7ce3"><span class="x" id="camp__24" original="E824.-7ce2"> He fled the country in 1980 and resided in a temporary refugee camp in Malaysia. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4611" id="camp__25" original="E393.-2ebb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concentration-camp" title="concentration camp definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4612" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2651" id="camp__26" original="E393.-2eba"><span class="xh" id="camp__27"> concentration camp </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4614" id="camp__28" original="E393.-2ed0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4615" id="camp__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="camp__30" original="E393.-2ece"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="camp__31" original="E393.-2ecd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="camp__32" original="E393.-2ecc"> a place where people live in temporary buildings for part of the year </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4619" id="camp__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.461a" id="camp__34" original="E824.-7cdf"><span class="x" id="camp__35" original="E824.-7cde"> Every year, semi-nomadic herders set up a base camp half-way up the mountain. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.461c" id="camp__36" original="E393.-2ec8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.461d" id="camp__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="camp__38" original="E393.-2ec6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="camp__39" original="E393.-2ec5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="camp__40" original="E393.-2ec4"> a place where young people go on holiday and take part in various activities or a particular activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4621" id="camp__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4622" id="camp__42" original="E824.-7cdd"><span class="x" id="camp__43" original="E824.-7cdc"> Saturday programmes, holiday programmes and summer camps are provided for the children. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4624" id="camp__44" original="E393.-2eb4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4625" id="camp__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="camp__46" original="E393.-2eb2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="camp__47" original="E393.-2eb1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="camp__48" original="E393.-2eb0"> a place where soldiers live while they are training or fighting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4629" id="camp__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.462a" id="camp__50" original="E824.-7cdb"><span class="x" id="camp__51" original="E824.-7cda"> A military training camp was set up outside the city. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.462c" id="camp__52" original="E393.-2eaf"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.462d" id="camp__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="camp__54" original="E393.-2ead"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="camp__55" original="E393.-2eac"> a group of people who have the same ideas about something and oppose people with other ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4630" id="camp__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4631" id="camp__57" original="E824.-7cd9"><span class="x" id="camp__58" original="E824.-7cd8"> Stolypin was an outspoken politician who had enemies in every political camp. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-22e" id="camp__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://camp_1" title="camp definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-22d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3dc6" id="camp__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="camp__61"> camp </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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campaign
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4633" hm="1" id="campaign1" original="E393.-2e41" sum="1141"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4634" id="campaign1__1" original="E393.-2e40"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4635" id="campaign1__2" original="E393.-2e3f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> campaign <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4641" id="campaign1__7" original="E393.-2e34"><span class="pos" id="campaign1__8" original="E393.-2e33"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7043" eid="campaign1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-bb4" geo="br" id="campaign1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/campa/campaign__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaign__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://campaign__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-bb1" geo="n_am" id="campaign1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/campa/campaign__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaign__us_2.ogg" href="sound://campaign__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4643" id="campaign1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4644" id="campaign1__15" original="E393.-2e32"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="campaign1__16" original="E393.-2e30"> a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4646" id="campaign1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4647" id="campaign1__18" original="E85b.71f1"><span class="x" id="campaign1__19" original="E85b.71f2"> Pepsi launched a TV advertising campaign featuring the popular Miss Vietnam, Ha Kieu Anh. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4649" id="campaign1__20" original="E85b.71f3"><span class="cf" id="campaign1__21" original="E393.-2e31"><span class="exp" id="campaign1__22"> campaign </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="campaign1__23" original="E85b.71f4"> Some took part in local political campaigns against the construction of a nuclear power plant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.464d" id="campaign1__24" original="E85b.71f6"><span class="cf" id="campaign1__25" original="E85b.71f5"><span class="exp" id="campaign1__26"> campaign </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="campaign1__27" original="E85b.71f7"> Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have now become a crucial actor in campaigns for human rights. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4651" id="campaign1__28" original="E85b.721c"><span class="cf" id="campaign1__29" original="E85b.71f8"><span class="exp" id="campaign1__30"> campaign </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="campaign1__31" original="E85b.721d"> There is a national campaign to help people get the most out of their medications. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4655" id="campaign1__32" original="E85b.729e"><span class="cf" id="campaign1__33" original="E4a8.433b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="campaign1__34" original="E85b.729f"> While four out of five Americans report discussing politics, 10% or less report engaging in any form of campaign activity. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4658" id="campaign1__35" original="E85b.7205" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="campaign1__36"> adjective + campaign </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.465a" id="campaign1__37"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.465b" id="campaign1__38" original="E85b.7207"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.465c" id="campaign1__39"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__40" original="E85b.7208"> successful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.465e" id="campaign1__41" original="E85b.7209"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.465f" id="campaign1__42"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__43" original="E85b.720a"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4661" id="campaign1__44" original="E85b.720b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4662" id="campaign1__45"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__46" original="E85b.720c"> presidential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4664" id="campaign1__47" original="E85b.720d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4665" id="campaign1__48"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__49" original="E85b.720e"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4667" id="campaign1__50" original="E85b.720f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4668" id="campaign1__51"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__52" original="E85b.7210"> promotional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.466a" id="campaign1__53" original="E85b.7211"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.466b" id="campaign1__54"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__55" original="E85b.7212"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.466d" id="campaign1__56" original="E85b.7213"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.466e" id="campaign1__57"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__58" original="E85b.7214"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4670" id="campaign1__59" original="E85b.7215"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4671" id="campaign1__60"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__61" original="E85b.7216"> local </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4673" id="campaign1__62" original="E85b.7217"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4674" id="campaign1__63" original="E85b.7218"><span class="x" id="campaign1__64" original="E85b.7219"> The reduction in disease following a successful vaccine campaign can easily be reversed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4676" id="campaign1__65" original="E85b.721a"><span class="x" id="campaign1__66" original="E85b.721b"> Al Gore renounced his previous commitment to green taxes in his 2000 presidential campaign. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4678" id="campaign1__67" original="E85b.7220" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="campaign1__68"> noun + campaign </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.467a" id="campaign1__69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.467b" id="campaign1__70" original="E85b.7222"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.467c" id="campaign1__71"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__72" original="E85b.7223"> election </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.467e" id="campaign1__73" original="E85b.7224"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.467f" id="campaign1__74"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__75" original="E85b.7225"> advertising </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4681" id="campaign1__76"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__77" original="E85b.7226"> marketing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4683" id="campaign1__78" original="E85b.7227"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4684" id="campaign1__79"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__80" original="E85b.7228"> public relations </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4686" id="campaign1__81"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__82" original="E85b.7229"> PR </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4688" id="campaign1__83" original="E85b.722a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4689" id="campaign1__84"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__85" original="E85b.722b"> media </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.468b" id="campaign1__86"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__87" original="E85b.722c"> mass media </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.468d" id="campaign1__88" original="E85b.722d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.468e" id="campaign1__89"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__90" original="E85b.722e"> communications </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4690" id="campaign1__91" original="E85b.722f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4691" id="campaign1__92"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__93" original="E85b.7230"> health </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4693" id="campaign1__94" original="E85b.7231"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4694" id="campaign1__95"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__96" original="E85b.7232"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4696" id="campaign1__97" original="E85b.7233"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4697" id="campaign1__98"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__99" original="E85b.7234"> awareness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4699" id="campaign1__100" original="E85b.7235"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.469a" id="campaign1__101"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__102" original="E85b.7236"> education </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.469c" id="campaign1__103" original="E85b.7237"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.469d" id="campaign1__104" original="E85b.7238"><span class="x" id="campaign1__105" original="E85b.7239"> Business owners can make large contributions to election campaigns and influence political agendas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.469f" id="campaign1__106" original="E85b.723e"><span class="x" id="campaign1__107" original="E85b.723f"> Most EU countries promote voluntary and unpaid blood donation through information campaigns and other measures. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46a1" id="campaign1__108" original="E85b.7243" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="campaign1__109"> verb + campaign </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46a3" id="campaign1__110"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46a4" id="campaign1__111" original="E85b.7244"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46a5" id="campaign1__112"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__113" original="E85b.7245"> launch </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46a7" id="campaign1__114"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__115" original="E85b.7246"> begin </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46a9" id="campaign1__116"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__117" original="E85b.7247"> initiate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46ab" id="campaign1__118" original="E85b.7248"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46ac" id="campaign1__119"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__120" original="E85b.7249"> conduct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46ae" id="campaign1__121"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__122" original="E85b.724a"> undertake </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46b0" id="campaign1__123" original="E85b.724b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46b1" id="campaign1__124"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__125" original="E85b.724c"> mount </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46b3" id="campaign1__126"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__127" original="E85b.724d"> wage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46b5" id="campaign1__128"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__129" original="E85b.724e"> organize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46b7" id="campaign1__130" original="E85b.724f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46b8" id="campaign1__131"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__132" original="E85b.7250"> lead </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46ba" id="campaign1__133" original="E85b.7251"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46bb" id="campaign1__134"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__135" original="E85b.7252"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46bd" id="campaign1__136" original="E85b.7253"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46be" id="campaign1__137"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__138" original="E85b.7254"> plan </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46c0" id="campaign1__139"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46c1" id="campaign1__140" original="E85b.7258"><span class="x" id="campaign1__141" original="E85b.7259"> Paolo Freire was a Brazilian educator who conducted a national literacy campaign in the 1960s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46c3" id="campaign1__142" original="E85b.725a"><span class="x" id="campaign1__143" original="E85b.725b"> A new campaign was mounted against workers having a second, ‘black economy’ job. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46c5" id="campaign1__144" original="E85b.7262" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="campaign1__145"> verb + campaign </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46c7" id="campaign1__146"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46c8" id="campaign1__147" original="E85b.7264"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46c9" id="campaign1__148"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__149" original="E85b.7265"> run </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46cb" id="campaign1__150" original="E85b.7266"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46cc" id="campaign1__151"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__152" original="E85b.7267"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46ce" id="campaign1__153" original="E85b.7268"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46cf" id="campaign1__154"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__155" original="E85b.7269"> design </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46d1" id="campaign1__156"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__157" original="E85b.726a"> create </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46d3" id="campaign1__158" original="E85b.726d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46d4" id="campaign1__159" original="E85b.726e"><span class="x" id="campaign1__160" original="E85b.726f"> Most candidates for state and local offices do not have the resources to run high-profile campaigns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46d6" id="campaign1__161" original="E85b.7272"><span class="x" id="campaign1__162" original="E85b.7273"> It is difficult to design a viral marketing campaign and know how far it will go. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46d8" id="campaign1__163" original="E85b.7276" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="campaign1__164"> campaign + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46da" id="campaign1__165"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46db" id="campaign1__166" original="E85b.7278"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46dc" id="campaign1__167"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__168" original="E85b.7279"> be aimed at </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46de" id="campaign1__169" original="E85b.727a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46df" id="campaign1__170"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__171" original="E85b.727b"> target </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46e1" id="campaign1__172" original="E85b.727c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46e2" id="campaign1__173" original="E85b.727f"><span class="x" id="campaign1__174" original="E85b.7280"> A different commercial was made for each of the major markets targeted by the campaign. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.46e4" id="campaign1__175" original="E85b.7283" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="campaign1__176"> campaign + 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id="campaign1__213"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__214" original="E85b.729c"> website </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.470c" id="campaign1__215" original="E85b.729d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.470d" id="campaign1__216" original="E85b.72a0"><span class="x" id="campaign1__217" original="E85b.72a1"> The Democrats have always received a significant minority of campaign contributions from business. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.470f" id="campaign1__218" original="E393.-2e2f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="campaign1__219" original="E393.-2e2e"> a series of attacks and battles that are intended to achieve a particular military aim during a war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4711" id="campaign1__220"><span class="x-g" 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class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4723" id="campaign1__238"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__239" original="E85b.7249"> conduct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4725" id="campaign1__240"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__241" original="E85b.724a"> undertake </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4727" id="campaign1__242" original="E85b.724b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4728" id="campaign1__243"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__244" original="E85b.724c"> mount </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.472a" id="campaign1__245"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__246" original="E85b.724d"> wage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.472c" id="campaign1__247"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__248" original="E85b.724e"> organize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.472e" id="campaign1__249" original="E85b.724f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.472f" id="campaign1__250"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__251" original="E85b.7250"> lead </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4731" id="campaign1__252" original="E85b.7251"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4732" id="campaign1__253"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__254" original="E85b.7252"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4734" id="campaign1__255" original="E85b.7253"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4735" id="campaign1__256"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__257" original="E85b.7254"> plan </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4737" id="campaign1__258"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4738" id="campaign1__259" original="E85b.725e"><span class="x" id="campaign1__260" original="E85b.725f"> Caracalla led two campaigns in northern Scotland, with the professed intention of conquering the whole of Britain. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69d0" id="campaign1__261" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="campaign1__262"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.69d2" id="campaign1__263" original="E85b.7203"><span class="shcut" 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dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a08" id="campaign1__317" original="E85b.722e"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__318"> communications </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a0a" id="campaign1__319" original="E85b.722f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a0b" id="campaign1__320" original="E85b.7230"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__321"> health </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a0d" id="campaign1__322" original="E85b.7231"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a0e" id="campaign1__323" original="E85b.7232"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__324"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a10" id="campaign1__325" original="E85b.7233"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a11" id="campaign1__326" original="E85b.7234"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__327"> awareness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a13" id="campaign1__328" original="E85b.7235"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a14" id="campaign1__329" original="E85b.7236"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__330"> education </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a16" id="campaign1__331" original="E85b.7237"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a17" id="campaign1__332" original="E85b.7238"><span class="x" id="campaign1__333" original="E85b.7239"> Business owners can make large contributions to election campaigns and influence political agendas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a19" id="campaign1__334" original="E85b.723e"><span class="x" id="campaign1__335" original="E85b.723f"> Most EU countries promote voluntary and unpaid blood donation through information campaigns and other measures. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a1b" id="campaign1__336" original="E85b.7240"><span class="shcut" id="campaign1__337" original="E85b.7241"> verb + campaign </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a1d" id="campaign1__338" original="E85b.7242"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a1e" id="campaign1__339" original="E85b.7244"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a1f" id="campaign1__340" original="E85b.7245"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__341"> launch </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a21" id="campaign1__342" original="E85b.7246"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__343"> begin </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a23" id="campaign1__344" original="E85b.7247"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__345"> initiate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a25" id="campaign1__346" original="E85b.7248"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a26" id="campaign1__347" original="E85b.7249"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__348"> conduct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a28" id="campaign1__349" original="E85b.724a"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__350"> undertake </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a2a" id="campaign1__351" original="E85b.724b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a2b" id="campaign1__352" original="E85b.724c"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__353"> mount </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a2d" id="campaign1__354" original="E85b.724d"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__355"> wage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a2f" id="campaign1__356" original="E85b.724e"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__357"> organize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a31" id="campaign1__358" original="E85b.724f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a32" id="campaign1__359" original="E85b.7250"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__360"> lead </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a34" id="campaign1__361" original="E85b.7251"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a35" id="campaign1__362" original="E85b.7252"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__363"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a37" id="campaign1__364" original="E85b.7253"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a38" id="campaign1__365" original="E85b.7254"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__366"> plan </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a3a" id="campaign1__367" original="E85b.7257"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a3b" id="campaign1__368" original="E85b.7258"><span class="x" id="campaign1__369" original="E85b.7259"> Paolo Freire was a Brazilian educator who conducted a national literacy campaign in the 1960s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a3d" id="campaign1__370" original="E85b.725a"><span class="x" id="campaign1__371" original="E85b.725b"> A new campaign was mounted against workers having a second, ‘black economy’ job. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a3f" id="campaign1__372" original="E85b.725e"><span class="x" id="campaign1__373" original="E85b.725f"> Caracalla led two campaigns in northern Scotland, with the professed intention of conquering the whole of Britain. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a41" id="campaign1__374" original="E85b.7262"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a42" id="campaign1__375" original="E85b.7264"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a43" id="campaign1__376" original="E85b.7265"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__377"> run </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a45" id="campaign1__378" original="E85b.7266"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a46" id="campaign1__379" original="E85b.7267"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__380"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a48" id="campaign1__381" original="E85b.7268"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a49" id="campaign1__382" original="E85b.7269"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__383"> design </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a4b" id="campaign1__384" original="E85b.726a"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__385"> create </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a4d" id="campaign1__386" original="E85b.726d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a4e" id="campaign1__387" original="E85b.726e"><span class="x" id="campaign1__388" original="E85b.726f"> Most candidates for state and local offices do not have the resources to run high-profile campaigns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a50" id="campaign1__389" original="E85b.7272"><span class="x" id="campaign1__390" original="E85b.7273"> It is difficult to design a viral marketing campaign and know how far it will go. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a52" id="campaign1__391" original="E85b.7274"><span class="shcut" id="campaign1__392" original="E85b.7275"> campaign + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a54" id="campaign1__393" original="E85b.7276"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a55" id="campaign1__394" original="E85b.7278"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a56" id="campaign1__395" original="E85b.7279"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__396"> be aimed at </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a58" id="campaign1__397" original="E85b.727a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a59" id="campaign1__398" original="E85b.727b"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__399"> target </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a5b" id="campaign1__400" original="E85b.727c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a5c" id="campaign1__401" original="E85b.727f"><span class="x" id="campaign1__402" original="E85b.7280"> A different commercial was made for each of the major markets targeted by the campaign. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a5e" id="campaign1__403" original="E85b.7281"><span class="shcut" id="campaign1__404" original="E85b.7282"> campaign + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a60" id="campaign1__405" original="E85b.7283"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a61" id="campaign1__406" original="E85b.7285"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a62" id="campaign1__407" original="E85b.7286"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__408"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a64" id="campaign1__409" original="E85b.7287"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a65" id="campaign1__410" original="E85b.7288"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__411"> contribution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a67" id="campaign1__412" original="E85b.7289"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a68" id="campaign1__413" original="E85b.728a"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__414"> finance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a6a" id="campaign1__415" original="E85b.728b"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__416"> funds </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a6c" id="campaign1__417" original="E85b.728c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a6d" id="campaign1__418" original="E85b.728d"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__419"> spending </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a6f" id="campaign1__420" original="E85b.728e"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__421"> expenditure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a71" id="campaign1__422" original="E85b.728f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a72" id="campaign1__423" original="E85b.7290"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__424"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a74" id="campaign1__425" original="E85b.7292"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a75" id="campaign1__426" original="E85b.7293"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__427"> planning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a77" id="campaign1__428" original="E85b.7294"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a78" id="campaign1__429" original="E85b.7295"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__430"> manager </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a7a" id="campaign1__431" original="E85b.7296"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a7b" id="campaign1__432" original="E85b.7297"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__433"> message </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a7d" id="campaign1__434" original="E85b.7298"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__435"> slogan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a7f" id="campaign1__436" original="E85b.7299"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a80" id="campaign1__437" original="E85b.729a"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__438"> material </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a82" id="campaign1__439" original="E85b.729b"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__440"> poster </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a84" id="campaign1__441" original="E85b.729c"><span class="coll" id="campaign1__442"> website </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a86" id="campaign1__443" original="E85b.729d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6a87" id="campaign1__444" original="E85b.72a0"><span class="x" id="campaign1__445" original="E85b.72a1"> The Democrats have always received a significant minority of campaign contributions from business. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1ed" id="campaign1__446" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://campaign_1" title="campaign definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-1ec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3eb0" id="campaign1__447" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="campaign1__448"> campaign </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.473a" hm="2" id="campaign2" original="E393.-2e2d" sum="1182"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.473b" id="campaign2__1" original="E393.-2e2c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.473c" id="campaign2__2" original="E393.-2e2b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> campaign <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4749" id="campaign2__9" original="E393.-2e20"><span class="pos" id="campaign2__10" original="E393.-2e1f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.704a" eid="campaign2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-b81" geo="br" id="campaign2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/campa/campaign__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaign__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://campaign__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-b7e" geo="n_am" id="campaign2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/campa/campaign__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaign__us_2.ogg" href="sound://campaign__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.474b" id="campaign2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="campaign2__17" original="E393.-2e02"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1ddf" id="campaign2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4c9c" form="root" id="campaign2__19"><span class="vp" id="campaign2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> campaign </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4c9e" eid="campaign2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4c9f" geo="br" id="campaign2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/campa/campaign__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaign__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://campaign__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4ca2" geo="n_am" id="campaign2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/campa/campaign__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaign__us_2.ogg" href="sound://campaign__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4ca5" form="thirdps" id="campaign2__26"><span class="vp" id="campaign2__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> campaigns </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4ca7" eid="campaign2__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4ca8" geo="br" id="campaign2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigns__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigns__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigns__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cab" geo="n_am" id="campaign2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigns__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigns__us_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigns__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cae" form="past" id="campaign2__33"><span class="vp" id="campaign2__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> campaigned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cb0" eid="campaign2__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cb1" geo="br" id="campaign2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cb4" geo="n_am" id="campaign2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cb7" form="pastpart" id="campaign2__40"><span class="vp" id="campaign2__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> campaigned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cb9" eid="campaign2__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cba" geo="br" id="campaign2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cbd" geo="n_am" id="campaign2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cc0" form="prespart" id="campaign2__47"><span class="vp" id="campaign2__48"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> campaigning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cc2" eid="campaign2__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cc3" geo="br" id="campaign2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4cc6" geo="n_am" id="campaign2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4777" id="campaign2__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4778" id="campaign2__55" original="E393.-2e04"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="campaign2__56" original="E393.-2e00"> to take part in or lead a political, social or commercial <a class="ndv" href="entry://campaign" id="campaign2__57"> campaign </a> , for example in order to achieve change or win an election </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.477b" id="campaign2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.477c" id="campaign2__59" original="E85b.72fe"><span class="x" id="campaign2__60" original="E85b.72ff"> Organizations campaigning in the election used web tools to good effect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.477e" id="campaign2__61" original="E85b.7300"><span class="x" id="campaign2__62" original="E85b.7301"> Campaigning residents have used conservationist tactics to prevent further council redevelopment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4780" id="campaign2__63" original="E85b.7302"><span class="cf" id="campaign2__64" original="E393.-2dff"><span class="exp" id="campaign2__65"> campaign </span> for something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="campaign2__66" original="E85b.7303"> A number of Labour supporters joined the Liberal Democrats in campaigning for electoral reform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4784" id="campaign2__67" original="E85b.7305"><span class="cf" id="campaign2__68" original="E85b.7304"><span class="exp" id="campaign2__69"> campaign </span> against something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="campaign2__70" original="E85b.7306"> Coleridge campaigned against the employment of children in cotton factories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4788" id="campaign2__71" original="E85b.7307"><span class="cf" id="campaign2__72" original="E393.-2dfe"><span class="exp" id="campaign2__73"> campaign </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="campaign2__74" original="E85b.7308"> He campaigned to revive Magyar language and culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.478c" id="campaign2__75" original="E85b.730a"><span class="cf" id="campaign2__76" original="E85b.7309"><span class="exp" id="campaign2__77"> campaign </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="campaign2__78" original="E85b.730b"> Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth campaign on environmental issues. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4790" id="campaign2__79" original="E85b.730c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="campaign2__80" original="E85b.730e"> to take part in or lead a military <a class="ndv" href="entry://campaign" id="campaign2__81"> campaign </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4793" id="campaign2__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4794" id="campaign2__83" original="E85b.7311"><span class="x" id="campaign2__84" original="E85b.7312"> Louis VIII and his baronial allies were campaigning in the south. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4796" id="campaign2__85" original="E85b.7314"><span class="cf" id="campaign2__86" original="E85b.7313"><span class="exp" id="campaign2__87"> campaign </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="campaign2__88" original="E85b.7315"> After returning from Greece, Alexander campaigned in the spring of 335 against the Thracians and Illyrians. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.479a" id="campaign2__89"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.479b" id="campaign2__90" original="E393.-2dfd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.479c" id="campaign2__91"><span class="dr" id="campaign2__92" original="E393.-2dfc"> campaigning </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47a4" id="campaign2__93" original="E393.-2df8"><span class="pos" id="campaign2__94" original="E393.-2df7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.704b" eid="campaign2__95" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-74d7" geo="br" id="campaign2__96" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__97"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-74d4" geo="n_am" id="campaign2__98" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaign2__99"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47a6" id="campaign2__100"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="campaign2__101" original="E393.-2df5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47a8" id="campaign2__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47a9" id="campaign2__103" original="E85b.7316"><span class="x" id="campaign2__104" original="E85b.7317"> Following extensive campaigning, the government was persuaded to retain the current rules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47ab" id="campaign2__105" original="E85b.7318"><span class="x" id="campaign2__106" original="E85b.7319"> Military campaigning sometimes demanded the emperor's presence on the frontier. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-b0" id="campaign2__107" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://campaign_1" title="campaign definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-af" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3eb0" id="campaign2__108" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="campaign2__109"> campaign </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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campaigner
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47ad" id="campaigner" original="E393.-2df4" sum="541"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47ae" id="campaigner__1" original="E393.-2df3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47af" id="campaigner__2" original="E393.-2df2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> campaigner </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47bb" id="campaigner__7" original="E393.-2dea"><span class="pos" id="campaigner__8" original="E393.-2de9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7058" eid="campaigner__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7428" geo="br" id="campaigner__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaigner__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigner__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigner__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigner__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7425" geo="n_am" id="campaigner__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="campaigner__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæmˈpeɪnər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/campa/campaigner__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/campa/campaigner__us_1.ogg" href="sound://campaigner__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47bd" id="campaigner__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47be" id="campaigner__15" original="E393.-2de8"><span class="def" id="campaigner__16" original="E393.-2de7"> a person who leads or takes part in a <a class="ndv" href="entry://campaign" id="campaigner__17"> campaign </a> , especially one for political or social change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47c1" id="campaigner__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47c2" id="campaigner__19" original="E4a8.437a"><span class="x" id="campaigner__20" original="E4a8.437b"> Environmental campaigners have questioned the sustainability of the project. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47c4" id="campaigner__21" original="E85b.7322"><span class="cf" id="campaigner__22" original="E85b.7321"><span class="exp" id="campaigner__23"> campaigner </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="campaigner__24" original="E85b.7323"> Benezet was a printer, schoolmaster, and respected campaigner against slavery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47c8" id="campaigner__25" original="E85b.7325"><span class="cf" id="campaigner__26" original="E85b.7324"><span class="exp" id="campaigner__27"> campaigner </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="campaigner__28" original="E85b.7326"> Groups like Charter 88 and Democratic Audit were influential campaigners for reform. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-66" id="campaigner__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://campaigner" title="campaigner definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-65" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.3f8f" id="campaigner__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="campaigner__31"> campaigner </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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can
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47cc" hm="1" id="can1" original="E393.-2ce2" sum="1102"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47cd" id="can1__1" original="E393.-2ce1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47ce" id="can1__2" original="E393.-2ce0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> can <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> modal verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47db" id="can1__4" original="E393.-2cd5"><span class="pos" id="can1__5" original="E393.-2cd4"> modal verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.47d0" eid="can1__6" original="E393.-2cdd" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6efb" geo="br" id="can1__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/can__/can__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/can__/can__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://can__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6ef8" geo="n_am" id="can1__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/can__/can__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/can__/can__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://can__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6ef5" form="strong" geo="br" id="can1__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="can1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/can__/can__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/can__/can__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://can__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6ef2" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="can1__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="can1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/can__/can__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/can__/can__us_2.ogg" href="sound://can__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-4ad1" id="can1__15" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c24" form="neg" id="can1__16"><span class="vp" id="can1__17"> cannot </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c26" eid="can1__18" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c27" geo="br" id="can1__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænɒt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/canno/cannot__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/canno/cannot__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cannot__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c2b" geo="n_am" id="can1__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/canno/cannot__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/canno/cannot__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cannot__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c2f" form="short" id="can1__23"><span class="vp" id="can1__24"> can’t </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c31" eid="can1__25" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c32" geo="br" id="can1__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/can_t/can_t_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/can_t/can_t_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://can_t_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c35" geo="n_am" id="can1__28" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kænt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/can_t/can_t_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/can_t/can_t_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://can_t_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c38" form="past" id="can1__30"><span class="vp" id="can1__31"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> could </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c3a" eid="can1__32" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c3b" geo="br" id="can1__33" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/could/could__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/could__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://could__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c3e" geo="n_am" id="can1__35" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/could/could__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/could__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://could__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c41" form="strong" geo="br" id="can1__37" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="can1__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/could/could__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/could__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://could__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c44" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="can1__39" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="can1__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/could/could__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/could__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://could__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c47" form="neg" id="can1__41"><span class="vp" id="can1__42"> could not </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c49" form="short" id="can1__43"><span class="vp" id="can1__44"> couldn’t </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c4b" eid="can1__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c4c" geo="br" id="can1__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʊdnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/could/couldn_t_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/couldn_t_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://couldn_t_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6974a322ec2c8c0f.-41587c81.161ac01b077.5c4f" geo="n_am" id="can1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can1__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʊdnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/could/couldn_t_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/couldn_t_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://couldn_t_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="can1__50" original="E83f.bf2" un="help"> The short forms <span class="eb" id="can1__51" original="E83f.bf3"> can't </span> and <span class="eb" id="can1__52" original="E83f.bf4"> couldn't </span> are best avoided in academic writing, unless you are quoting or deliberately using a less formal style. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.480a" id="can1__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.480b" id="can1__54" original="E393.-2caf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="can1__55" original="E393.-2cae"> used to say that it is possible for somebody/something to do something, or for something to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.480d" id="can1__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.480e" id="can1__57" original="E85b.7579"><span class="x" id="can1__58" original="E85b.757a"> Organizations can take action to reduce the causes and symptoms of stress. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4810" id="can1__59" original="E85b.757b"><span class="x" id="can1__60" original="E85b.757c"> The test can be interpreted by computer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4812" id="can1__61" original="E85b.757f"><span class="x" id="can1__62" original="E85b.7580"> Signs of heart disease could not be detected. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4814" id="can1__63" original="E85b.7583"><span class="x" id="can1__64" original="E85b.7584"> The government was under pressure to find and deport as many of the freed prisoners as they could. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4816" id="can1__65" original="E393.-2cad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="can1__66" original="E393.-2cac"> used to say that somebody knows how to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4818" id="can1__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4819" id="can1__68" original="E85b.7585"><span class="x" id="can1__69" original="E85b.7586"> In general they can speak only limited English. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.481b" id="can1__70" original="E85b.7587"><span class="x" id="can1__71" original="E85b.7588"> Her parents can neither read nor write, but they are numerate. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.481d" id="can1__72" original="E393.-2cab"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="can1__73" original="E393.-2caa"> used with the verbs ‘feel’, ‘hear’, ‘see’, ‘smell’, ‘taste’ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.481f" id="can1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4820" id="can1__75" original="E85b.7589"><span class="x" id="can1__76" original="E85b.758a"> An advertisement is revealed for shorter and shorter intervals and respondents are asked what they can see. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4822" id="can1__77" original="E393.-2ca9"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="can1__78" original="E393.-2ca8"> used to show that somebody is allowed to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4824" id="can1__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4825" id="can1__80" original="E85b.758b"><span class="x" id="can1__81" original="E85b.758c"> The children can go to the library computer lab before and after school to access their email and the Internet. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4827" id="can1__82" original="E393.-2c9b"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="can1__83" original="E393.-2c9a"> used to say what somebody/something is often like </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4829" id="can1__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.482a" id="can1__85" original="E85b.758d"><span class="x" id="can1__86" original="E85b.758e"> Students can become too focused on obtaining teacher approval. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="can1__87" original="E843.6384" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="can1__88" original="E843.6385"><span class="h1" id="can1__89" original="E843.6386"><ul class="inline" id="can1__90" original="E843.6387"><li class="li" id="can1__91" original="E843.6388"> Modal verbs </li></ul></span><span class="p" id="can1__92" original="E843.6e56"> The modal verbs in English are <span class="eb" id="can1__93" original="E843.6e57"> can </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__94" original="E843.6e58"> could </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__95" original="E843.6e59"> may </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__96" original="E843.6e5a"> might </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__97" original="E843.6e5b"> must </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__98" original="E843.6e5c"> shall </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__99" original="E843.6e5d"> should </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__100" original="E843.6e5e"> will </span> and <span class="eb" id="can1__101" original="E843.6e5f"> would </span> . </span><ul class="deflist" id="can1__102" original="E843.6394"><li class="li" id="can1__103" original="E843.6395"> Modal verbs are followed by the infinitive of another verb without <span class="ei" id="can1__104" original="E843.6396"> to </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="can1__105"><span class="x-g" id="can1__106" original="E843.6493"><span class="x" id="can1__107" original="E843.6494"> Future work <span class="ebi" id="can1__108" original="E843.6495"> could examine </span> these conditions further by… </span></span><span class="x-g" id="can1__109" original="E843.6397"><span class="x" id="can1__110" original="E843.6398"> As markets are interdependent, we <span class="ebi" id="can1__111" original="E843.6399"> should study </span> them together, not separately. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__112" original="E843.639b"> Modal verbs have only one form. They have no past and present participles and do not add - <span class="ei" id="can1__113" original="E843.639c"> s </span> to the third person singular form: <span class="x-gs" id="can1__114"><span class="x-g" id="can1__115" original="E843.6496"><span class="x" id="can1__116" original="E843.6497"> A behavioural reward programme <span class="ebi" id="can1__117" original="E843.6498"> can </span> help a teen learn constructive ways to manage anger. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="can1__118" original="E843.639d"><span class="x" id="can1__119" original="E843.639e"> Conservation today <span class="ebi" id="can1__120" original="E843.639f"> must </span> work across a complex political landscape of public and private landownership. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__121" original="E843.63a1"> In negatives, modal verbs are placed before <span class="ei" id="can1__122" original="E843.63a2"> not </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="can1__123"><span class="x-g" id="can1__124" original="E843.63a3"><span class="x" id="can1__125" original="E843.63a4"> Extinction <span class="ebi" id="can1__126" original="E843.63a5"> may not be </span> complete due to strong dispersion. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4830" id="can1__127" original="E646.-3f2c" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="can1__128" original="E646.-3f2b"><span class="h1" id="can1__129" original="E646.-3f2a"><ul class="inline" id="can1__130" original="E646.-3f29"><li class="li" id="can1__131" original="E646.-3f28"> can </li><li class="li" id="can1__132" original="E89e.15c8"> cannot </li><li class="li" id="can1__133" original="E646.-3f27"> be able to </li><li class="li" id="can1__134" original="E89e.15c9"> be unable to </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="can1__135" original="E646.-3f26"><li class="li" id="can1__136" original="E646.-3f25"><span class="eb" id="can1__137" original="E89e.15ca"> Can </span> and <span class="eb" id="can1__138" original="E89e.15cb"> be able to </span> can each be used to express possibility. The negatives are <span class="eb" id="can1__139" original="E89e.15cc"> cannot </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__140" original="E89e.15cd"> be unable to </span> or <span class="eb" id="can1__141" original="E89e.15ce"> not be able to </span> . These expressions are all followed by the infinitive without <span class="ei" id="can1__142" original="E646.-3f23"> to </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cc0" id="can1__143"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-60a0" id="can1__144" original="E89e.15d0"><span class="x" id="can1__145" original="E89e.15d1"> Although we <span class="ebi" id="can1__146" original="E89e.15d2"> can measure </span> sea ice extent relatively easily, we <span class="ebi" id="can1__147" original="E89e.15d3"> cannot measure </span> the volume. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-609c" id="can1__148" original="E646.-30ba"><span class="x" id="can1__149" original="E646.-30b9"> Principally, the glider <span class="ebi" id="can1__150" original="E646.-30b8"> is able to survey </span> the head of the adjacent submarine canyon. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__151" original="E646.-30b6"> The past form of <span class="ei" id="can1__152" original="E646.-305f"> can </span> is <span class="eb" id="can1__153" original="E646.-305e"> could </span> ; the past form of <span class="ei" id="can1__154" original="E646.-305d"> be able </span> is <span class="eb" id="can1__155" original="E646.-305c"> was/​were able </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cbe" id="can1__156"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6094" id="can1__157" original="E646.-305b"><span class="x" id="can1__158" original="E646.-305a"> Formerly, employers <span class="ebi" id="can1__159" original="E646.-3059"> could insist </span> that all sickness absence be confirmed by a certificate issued by a doctor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6091" id="can1__160" original="E646.-30b5"><span class="x" id="can1__161" original="E646.-30b4"> Thus, these refugees <span class="ebi" id="can1__162" original="E646.-30b3"> were able to choose </span> where in France they would be resettled. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__163" original="E646.-3057"> To talk about possibility in the future, use <span class="eb" id="can1__164" original="E646.-3056"> could </span> and <span class="eb" id="can1__165" original="E646.-3055"> would be able </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cbc" id="can1__166"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-608b" id="can1__167" original="E646.-3004"><span class="x" id="can1__168" original="E646.-3003"> In the future, the UK <span class="ebi" id="can1__169" original="E646.-3002"> could use </span> biomass to satisfy about 4.5% of its present total energy needs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6088" id="can1__170" original="E646.-3001"><span class="x" id="can1__171" original="E646.-3000"> Figure 6 relates to the population in Wales, but a similar graph <span class="ebi" id="can1__172" original="E646.-2fff"> could be constructed </span> for Scotland, England or Ireland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6085" id="can1__173" original="E646.-2ffe"><span class="x" id="can1__174" original="E646.-2ffd"> Some politicians optimistically predicted that the country <span class="ebi" id="can1__175" original="E646.-2ffc"> would be able to free </span> itself from aid and donor influence. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-f" id="can1__176" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://can1" title="can definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.-e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.4101" id="can1__177" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="can1__178"> can </span><span class="xhm" id="can1__179"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4835" hm="2" id="can2" original="E393.-2c88" sum="461"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4836" id="can2__1" original="E393.-2c87"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4837" id="can2__2" original="E393.-2c86"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> can <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4847" id="can2__7" original="E393.-2c7b"><span class="pos" id="can2__8" original="E393.-2c7a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.483c" eid="can2__9" original="E393.-2c7e" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6ee7" geo="br" id="can2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/can__/can__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/can__/can__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://can__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6ee4" geo="n_am" id="can2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="can2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/can__/can__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/can__/can__us_2.ogg" href="sound://can__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4842" id="can2__14" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4845" id="can2__15"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4843" id="can2__16"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="can2__17" original="E393.-2c72"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> tin </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4849" id="can2__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.484a" id="can2__20" original="E393.-2c75"><span class="def" id="can2__21" original="E393.-2c6e"> a metal container in which food and drink is sold </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.484c" id="can2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.484d" id="can2__23" original="E4e1.3cc9"><span class="x" id="can2__24" original="E4e1.3cca"> Cardboard, food tins, aluminium drink cans, milk cartons and plastic bottles can all be recycled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.484f" id="can2__25" original="E4e1.3ccc"><span class="cf" id="can2__26" original="E4e1.3ccb"><span class="exp" id="can2__27"> can </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="can2__28" original="E4e1.3ccd"> a can of cola </span></span></span><span class="un" id="can2__29" original="E393.-2c6d" un="help"> In American English, <span class="eb" id="can2__30" original="E393.-2c6b"> can </span> is the usual word used for both food and drink. In British English, <span class="eb" id="can2__31" original="E393.-2c69"> can </span> is always used for drink, but <span class="eb" id="can2__32" original="E393.-2c68"> tin </span> or <span class="eb" id="can2__33" original="E393.-2c67"> can </span> can be used for food, paint, etc. </span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.34" id="can2__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://can1" title="can definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.4101" id="can2__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="can2__36"> can </span><span class="xhm" id="can2__37"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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canal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4858" id="canal" original="E393.-2bac" sum="575"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4859" id="canal__1" original="E393.-2bab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.485a" id="canal__2" original="E393.-2baa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> canal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4865" id="canal__7" original="E393.-2ba2"><span class="pos" id="canal__8" original="E393.-2ba1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7076" eid="canal__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6cfe" geo="br" id="canal__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="canal__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnæl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/canal/canal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/canal/canal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://canal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6cfb" geo="n_am" id="canal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="canal__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnæl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/canal/canal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/canal/canal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://canal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4867" id="canal__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4868" id="canal__15" original="E393.-2ba0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="canal__16" original="E393.-2b9f"> a long straight passage dug in the ground and filled with water for boats and ships to travel along; a smaller passage used for carrying water to fields, crops, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.486a" id="canal__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.486b" id="canal__18" original="E85b.784a"><span class="x" id="canal__19" original="E85b.784b"> In 1772 the River Mersey was joined to the Severn by the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.486d" id="canal__20" original="E85b.784c"><span class="x" id="canal__21" original="E85b.784d"> Reservoirs were dug and irrigation canals constructed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.486f" id="canal__22" original="E393.-2b9e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="canal__23" original="E393.-2b9d"> a tube inside the body through which liquid, food or air can pass </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4871" id="canal__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4872" id="canal__25" original="E85b.784e"><span class="x" id="canal__26" original="E85b.784f"> Discharge from the ear canal may indicate infection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4874" id="canal__27" original="E85b.7850"><span class="x" id="canal__28" original="E85b.7851"> Head size is ultimately constrained by limits on the size of the birth canal. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cancel
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4876" id="cancel" original="E393.-2ae5" sum="1329"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4877" id="cancel__1" original="E393.-2ae4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4878" id="cancel__2" original="E393.-2ae3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cancel </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4887" id="cancel__11" original="E393.-2ad7"><span class="pos" id="cancel__12" original="E393.-2ad6"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.707d" eid="cancel__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-94a" geo="br" id="cancel__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cancel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-947" geo="n_am" id="cancel__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancel__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancel__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cancel__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-537d" id="cancel__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d50" form="root" id="cancel__19"><span class="vp" id="cancel__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cancel </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d52" eid="cancel__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d53" geo="br" id="cancel__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cancel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d56" geo="n_am" id="cancel__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancel__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancel__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cancel__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d59" form="thirdps" id="cancel__26"><span class="vp" id="cancel__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cancels </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d5b" eid="cancel__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d5c" geo="br" id="cancel__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænslz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancels__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancels__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cancels__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d5f" geo="n_am" id="cancel__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænslz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancels__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancels__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cancels__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d62" form="past" id="cancel__33"><span class="vp" id="cancel__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cancelled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d64" eid="cancel__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d65" geo="br" id="cancel__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cancelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d68" geo="n_am" id="cancel__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cancelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d6b" form="pastpart" id="cancel__40"><span class="vp" id="cancel__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cancelled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d6d" eid="cancel__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d6e" geo="br" id="cancel__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cancelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d71" geo="n_am" id="cancel__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cancelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d74" form="past" id="cancel__47"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d75" id="cancel__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="cancel__49"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="vp" id="cancel__50"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> canceled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d78" eid="cancel__51" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d79" geo="br" id="cancel__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__53"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cancelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d7c" geo="n_am" id="cancel__54" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__55"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cancelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d7f" form="pastpart" id="cancel__56"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d80" id="cancel__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="cancel__58"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="vp" id="cancel__59"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> canceled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d83" eid="cancel__60" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d84" geo="br" id="cancel__61" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cancelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d87" geo="n_am" id="cancel__63" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cancelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d8a" form="prespart" id="cancel__65"><span class="vp" id="cancel__66"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cancelling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d8c" eid="cancel__67" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d8d" geo="br" id="cancel__68" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænslɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/canceling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/canceling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://canceling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d90" geo="n_am" id="cancel__70" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænslɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/canceling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/canceling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://canceling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d93" form="prespart" id="cancel__72"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d94" id="cancel__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="cancel__74"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="vp" id="cancel__75"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> canceling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d97" eid="cancel__76" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d98" geo="br" id="cancel__77" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__78"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænslɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/canceling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/canceling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://canceling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.4d9b" geo="n_am" id="cancel__79" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancel__80"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænslɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/canceling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/canceling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://canceling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48cf" id="cancel__81"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48d0" id="cancel__82" original="E393.-2aa3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="cancel__83" original="E393.-2aa0"><span class="exp" id="cancel__84"> cancel </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cancel__85" original="E393.-2a9f"> to decide that something that has been arranged will not now take place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48d4" id="cancel__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48d5" id="cancel__87" original="E824.-7cd5"><span class="x" id="cancel__88" original="E824.-7cd4"> The new military government cancelled the elections and banned all political parties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48d7" id="cancel__89" original="E824.-7cd3"><span class="x" id="cancel__90" original="E824.-7cd2"> Several flights were cancelled due to poor visibility. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48d9" id="cancel__91" original="E393.-2a9e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://postpone" title="postpone definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48da" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-f6a" id="cancel__92" original="E393.-2a9d"><span class="xh" id="cancel__93"> postpone </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48dc" id="cancel__94" original="E393.-2a9b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="cancel__95" original="E393.-2a97"><span class="exp" id="cancel__96"> cancel </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cancel__97" original="E393.-2a96"> to say that you no longer want to continue with an agreement, especially one that has been legally arranged </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48e0" id="cancel__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48e1" id="cancel__99" original="E824.-7cd1"><span class="x" id="cancel__100" original="E824.-7cd0"> Gonzalez cancelled the company's contract and ordered all company officials to leave the country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48e3" id="cancel__101" original="E824.-7ccf"><span class="x" id="cancel__102" original="E824.-7cce"> After the revolution, the majority of foreign debts were cancelled. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48e5" id="cancel__103" original="E393.-2a90"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48e6" id="cancel__104" original="E393.-2a8f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48e7" id="cancel__105"><h4 class="pv"> cancel out </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> cancel something out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48ea" id="cancel__108"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48eb" id="cancel__109"><span class="def" id="cancel__110" original="E393.-2a8c"> if two or more things <span class="dh" id="cancel__111" original="E393.-2a8b"> cancel out </span> or one <span class="dh" id="cancel__112" original="E393.-2a8a"> cancels out </span> the other, they are equally important but have an opposite effect on a situation so that the situation does not change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48ef" id="cancel__113"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48f0" id="cancel__114" original="E824.-7ccd"><span class="x" id="cancel__115" original="E824.-7ccc"> Boyne (1998) shows that rising transaction costs of privatization tend to cancel out short-term efficiency gains. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48f2" id="cancel__116" original="E824.-7cca"><span class="cf" id="cancel__117" original="E824.-7ccb"><span class="exp"> cancel </span> each other out </span><span class="x" id="cancel__118" original="E824.-7cc9"> The two signals cancelled each other out. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="cancel__119" original="E586.-4a90" un="help"> In mathematics, equal factors on either side of an <a class="ndv" href="entry://equation" id="cancel__120"> equation </a> can <span class="eb" id="cancel__121" original="E586.-4a8d"> cancel </span> each other <span class="eb" id="cancel__122" original="E586.-4a8c"> out </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48f9" id="cancel__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48fa" id="cancel__124" original="E586.-4a8b"><span class="x" id="cancel__125" original="E586.-4a8a"> ‘Divide by 9’ cancels out ‘multiply by 9’. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.bf" id="cancel__126" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cancel" title="cancel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.43f0" id="cancel__127" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cancel__128"> cancel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cancellation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48fc" id="cancellation" original="E393.-2a7c" sum="444"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48fd" id="cancellation__1" original="E393.-2a7b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.48fe" id="cancellation__2" original="E393.-2a7a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cancellation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4909" id="cancellation__7" original="E393.-2a6e"><span class="pos" id="cancellation__8" original="E393.-2a6d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7084" eid="cancellation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6868" geo="br" id="cancellation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancellation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkænsəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancellation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancellation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cancellation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6865" geo="n_am" id="cancellation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancellation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkænsəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancellation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancellation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cancellation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.490b" id="cancellation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cancellation__15" original="E393.-2a6a"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cancellation__16" original="E393.-2a69"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.490e" id="cancellation__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.490f" id="cancellation__18" original="E393.-2a6c"><span class="cf" id="cancellation__19" original="E586.-4a83"><span class="exp" id="cancellation__20"> cancellation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="cancellation__21" original="E393.-2a68"> a decision to stop something that has already been arranged from happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4913" id="cancellation__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4914" id="cancellation__23" original="E824.-7cc4"><span class="x" id="cancellation__24" original="E824.-7cc3"> The Alternative Declaration called for immediate cancellation of all debt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4916" id="cancellation__25" original="E824.-7cc2"><span class="x" id="cancellation__26" original="E824.-7cc1"> The report detailed the number of contract cancellations and reasons why customers had cancelled. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.102" id="cancellation__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cancellation" title="cancellation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.103" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.4487" id="cancellation__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cancellation__29"> cancellation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cancer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4918" id="cancer" original="E393.-2a3d" sk="cancer1" sum="567"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4919" id="cancer__1" original="E393.-2a3c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.491a" id="cancer__2" original="E393.-2a3b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cancer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4927" id="cancer__7" original="E393.-2a33"><span class="pos" id="cancer__8" original="E393.-2a32"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4920" eid="cancer__9" original="E393.-2a36" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-7c4" geo="br" id="cancer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancer__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancer__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cancer__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-7c1" geo="n_am" id="cancer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancer__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancer__us_3.ogg" href="sound://cancer__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4929" id="cancer__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cancer__15" original="E393.-2a2f"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cancer__16" original="E393.-2a2e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.492c" id="cancer__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.492d" id="cancer__18" original="E393.-2a31"><span class="def" id="cancer__19" original="E393.-2a2d"> a serious disease in which <a class="ndv" href="entry://growths" id="cancer__20"> growths </a> of cells, also called <span class="dh" id="cancer__21" original="E393.-2a29"> cancers </span> , form in the body and kill normal body cells. The disease often causes death. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4931" id="cancer__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4932" id="cancer__23" original="E85b.7862"><span class="x" id="cancer__24" original="E85b.7863"> Currently in the UK, one in four people dies of cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4934" id="cancer__25" original="E85b.7864"><span class="x" id="cancer__26" original="E85b.7865"> Ultraviolet radiation can cause cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4936" id="cancer__27" original="E85b.7868"><span class="x" id="cancer__28" original="E85b.7869"> 60% of all cancers are diagnosed in those aged over 65 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4938" id="cancer__29" original="E85b.786c"><span class="x" id="cancer__30" original="E85b.786d"> breast/lung/prostate cancer </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.493a" id="cancer__31" original="E85b.7866"><span class="cf" id="cancer__32" original="E4a8.48d2"><span class="exp" id="cancer__33"> cancer </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cancer__34" original="E85b.7867"> People who have cancer of the larynx may have to have a laryngectomy. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.493e" id="cancer__35"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.493f" id="cancer__36" original="E393.-2a23"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4940" id="cancer__37"><span class="dr" id="cancer__38" original="E393.-2a22"> cancerous </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4948" id="cancer__39" original="E393.-2a1e"><span class="pos" id="cancer__40" original="E393.-2a1d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.708b" eid="cancer__41" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6806" geo="br" id="cancer__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancer__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsərəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/cance/cancerous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancerous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cancerous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6803" geo="n_am" id="cancer__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cancer__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænsərəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/cance/cancerous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/cance/cancerous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cancerous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.494a" id="cancer__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.494b" id="cancer__47" original="E85b.7870"><span class="x" id="cancer__48" original="E85b.7871"> Radiotherapy Involves the use of high-energy ionizing radiation directed at cancerous cells. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.123" id="cancer__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cancer_1" title="cancer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.124" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.44de" id="cancer__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cancer__51"> cancer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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candidate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.494d" id="candidate" original="E393.-299e" sum="1286"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.494e" id="candidate__1" original="E393.-299d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.494f" id="candidate__2" original="E393.-299c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> candidate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.495f" id="candidate__7" original="E393.-2991"><span class="pos" id="candidate__8" original="E393.-2990"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4954" eid="candidate__9" original="E393.-2997" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-660f" geo="br" id="candidate__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="candidate__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkændɪdət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/candi/candidate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/candi/candidate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://candidate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-660c" geo="n_am" id="candidate__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="candidate__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkændɪdət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/candi/candidate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/candi/candidate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://candidate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6609" geo="br" id="candidate__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="candidate__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkændɪdeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/candi/candidate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/candi/candidate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://candidate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-6605" geo="n_am" id="candidate__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="candidate__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkændɪdeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/candi/candidate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/candi/candidate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://candidate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4961" id="candidate__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4962" id="candidate__19" original="E393.-298f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="candidate__20" original="E393.-298d"> a person who is trying to be elected or is applying for a job </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4964" id="candidate__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4965" id="candidate__22" original="E85b.7bbb"><span class="x" id="candidate__23" original="E85b.7bbc"> Citizens have the right to vote and to stand as candidates in elections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4967" id="candidate__24" original="E85b.7bbd"><span class="x" id="candidate__25" original="E85b.7bbe"> The committee recommended her as the most suitable candidate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4969" id="candidate__26" original="E85b.7bc2"><span class="cf" id="candidate__27" original="E85b.7bbf"><span class="exp" id="candidate__28"> candidate </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="candidate__29" original="E85b.7bc3"> Candidates for senior posts need to demonstrate solid management experience. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.496d" id="candidate__30" original="E393.-2986"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="candidate__31" original="E393.-2985"><span class="exp" id="candidate__32"> candidate </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="candidate__33" original="E393.-2984"> a person or thing that is considered suitable for something or that is likely to be something or get something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4971" id="candidate__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4972" id="candidate__35" original="E85b.7bc6"><span class="x" id="candidate__36" original="E85b.7bc7"> Even in those patients who are suitable candidates for this surgery, 5-year survival is less than 10%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4974" id="candidate__37" original="E85b.7bc8"><span class="x" id="candidate__38" original="E85b.7bc9"> There are unfortunately a number of viruses that at present do not seem promising candidates for vaccines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4976" id="candidate__39" original="E4a8.4924"><span class="x" id="candidate__40" original="E4a8.4925"> The outer core is an iron alloy with about 10 per cent of lighter elements, the most likely candidates being oxygen, sulfur, nickel and silicon. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="candidate__41" original="E4a8.4923" un="help"> In biochemistry, <span class="eb" id="candidate__42" original="E4a8.4926"> candidate gene </span> is a <a class="ndv" href="entry://gene" id="candidate__43"> gene </a> that is suspected of being involved in the expression of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://trait" id="candidate__44"> trait </a> such as a disease: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.497c" id="candidate__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.497d" id="candidate__46" original="E4a8.492b"><span class="x" id="candidate__47" original="E4a8.492c"> The first candidate genes for Huntington's disease had features that made them seem plausible. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.497f" id="candidate__48" original="E393.-298a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4980" id="candidate__49"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="candidate__50" original="E393.-2988"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="candidate__51" original="E393.-2987"> a person taking an exam </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4983" id="candidate__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4984" id="candidate__53" original="E85b.7bca"><span class="x" id="candidate__54" original="E85b.7bcb"> For Task 1, candidates write a report of around 150 words based on a table or diagram. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.160" id="candidate__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://candidate" title="candidate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.161" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.45c0" id="candidate__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="candidate__57"> candidate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cannot
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4986" id="cannot" original="E393.-2638" sum="164"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4987" id="cannot__1" original="E393.-2637"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4988" id="cannot__2" original="E393.-2636"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cannot </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7092" eid="cannot__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-5ba8" geo="br" id="cannot__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cannot__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænɒt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/canno/cannot__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/canno/cannot__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cannot__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-5ba4" geo="n_am" id="cannot__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cannot__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/canno/cannot__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/canno/cannot__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cannot__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4991" id="cannot__9"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4992" id="cannot__10" original="E85b.7592"><span class="def" id="cannot__11" original="E85b.7593"> can not </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4994" id="cannot__12"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4995" id="cannot__13" original="E85b.7594"><span class="x" id="cannot__14" original="E85b.7595"> The timing of the largest earthquakes cannot be predicted precisely. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.195" id="cannot__15" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cannot" title="cannot definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.196" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.4a13" id="cannot__16" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cannot__17"> cannot </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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canon
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4997" id="canon" original="E393.-2545" sum="701"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4998" id="canon__1" original="E393.-2544"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4999" id="canon__2" original="E393.-2543"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> canon </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49a4" id="canon__7" original="E393.-253b"><span class="pos" id="canon__8" original="E393.-253a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.709b" eid="canon__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-58f8" geo="br" id="canon__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="canon__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/canon/canon__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/canon/canon__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://canon__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-58f5" geo="n_am" id="canon__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="canon__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/canon/canon__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/canon/canon__us_1.ogg" href="sound://canon__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49a6" id="canon__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49a7" id="canon__15" original="E393.-2530"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="canon__16" original="E393.-252f"> a list of the books or other works that are generally accepted as being important or as being the genuine work of a particular writer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49a9" id="canon__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49aa" id="canon__18" original="E85b.7ec3"><span class="x" id="canon__19" original="E85b.7ec4"> These postcolonial texts refer to classics of the English literary canon such as ‘The Tempest’, ‘Robinson Crusoe’, and ‘Heart of Darkness’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49ac" id="canon__20" original="E85b.7ec5"><span class="x" id="canon__21" original="E85b.7ec6"> Various first quarto editions of plays from the Shakespeare canon were published before 1600. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49ae" id="canon__22" original="E393.-2534"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="canon__23" original="E875.74b9"><span class="exp" id="canon__24"> canon </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="canon__25" original="E393.-2531"> a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which something is judged </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49b2" id="canon__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49b3" id="canon__27" original="E85b.7ec7"><span class="x" id="canon__28" original="E85b.7ec8"> Plays in performance were subject to new theatrical fashions, new styles of acting and new canons of taste. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1ae" id="canon__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://canon" title="canon definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1af" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.4b3f" id="canon__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="canon__31"> canon </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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canonical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49b5" id="canonical" original="E393.-2515" sum="723"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49b6" id="canonical__1" original="E393.-2514"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49b7" id="canonical__2" original="E393.-2513"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> canonical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49c3" id="canonical__7" original="E393.-2509"><span class="pos" id="canonical__8" original="E393.-2508"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70a2" eid="canonical__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-58b8" geo="br" id="canonical__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="canonical__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnɒnɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/canon/canonical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/canon/canonical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://canonical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-58b4" geo="n_am" id="canonical__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="canonical__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnɑːnɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/canon/canonical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/canon/canonical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://canonical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49c5" id="canonical__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49c6" id="canonical__15" original="E85b.7ec9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="canonical__16" original="E85b.7eca"> connected with or included in a list of highly respected texts or works of literature </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49c8" id="canonical__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49c9" id="canonical__18" original="E85b.7ecb"><span class="x" id="canonical__19" original="E85b.7ecc"> Descartes's ‘Meditations’ is perhaps the most closely studied of all the canonical texts in Western philosophy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49cb" id="canonical__20" original="E85b.7ecd"><span class="x" id="canonical__21" original="E85b.7ece"> The New York Trilogy is packed full of references to canonical writers: Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, Poe, Milton. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49cd" id="canonical__22" original="E393.-2507"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="canonical__23" original="E393.-2506"> included in a list of <a class="ndv" href="entry://holy" id="canonical__24"> holy </a> books that are accepted as genuine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49d0" id="canonical__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49d1" id="canonical__26" original="E85b.7ed1"><span class="x" id="canonical__27" original="E85b.7ed2"> In the four canonical gospels, Jesus was never depicted as attacking the Roman state. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49d3" id="canonical__28" original="E393.-2503"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49d4" id="canonical__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="canonical__30" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="canonical__31" original="E393.-2500"> in the simplest accepted form in mathematics </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49d7" id="canonical__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49d8" id="canonical__33" original="E87e.-6ba2"><span class="x" id="canonical__34" original="E87e.-6ba1"> the canonical form for a matrix </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1d2" id="canonical__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://canonical" title="canonical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.4b88" id="canonical__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="canonical__37"> canonical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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canopy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49da" id="canopy" original="E393.-2453" sum="588"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49db" id="canopy__1" original="E393.-2452"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49dc" id="canopy__2" original="E393.-2451"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> canopy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49e7" id="canopy__7" original="E393.-2447"><span class="pos" id="canopy__8" original="E393.-2446"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70ab" eid="canopy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-5699" geo="br" id="canopy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="canopy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænəpi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/can/canop/canopy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/can/canop/canopy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://canopy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-5696" geo="n_am" id="canopy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="canopy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkænəpi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/can/canop/canopy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/can/canop/canopy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://canopy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49e9" id="canopy__14" original="E393.-2445"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49ec" form="pl" id="canopy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="canopy__16" original="E393.-2441"> canopies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49ee" id="canopy__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49ef" id="canopy__18" original="E393.-243e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="canopy__19" original="E393.-243d"> a layer of something that spreads over an area like a roof, especially branches of trees in a forest </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49f1" id="canopy__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49f2" id="canopy__21" original="E465.-6c97"><span class="x" id="canopy__22" original="E465.-6c96"> Invasive trees will rapidly colonize open areas and exploit gaps in the forest canopy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49f4" id="canopy__23" original="E586.-3954"><span class="cf" id="canopy__24" original="E586.-3955"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="canopy__25" original="E586.-3953"> Average percentage canopy cover did not differ significantly between the territories. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49f7" id="canopy__26" original="E393.-2440"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="canopy__27" original="E393.-243f"> a cover that is fixed or hangs above something, especially a bed, seat, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49f9" id="canopy__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49fa" id="canopy__29" original="E465.-6c9a"><span class="x" id="canopy__30" original="E465.-6c99"> At their meeting, she sat in state under a canopy, with a robe on her shoulders and a crown upon her head. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1ff" id="canopy__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://canopy" title="canopy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.200" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.4c65" id="canopy__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="canopy__33"> canopy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cap
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49fc" hm="1" id="cap1" original="E393.-21b1" sk="cap1" sum="662"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49fd" id="cap1__1" original="E393.-21b0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.49fe" id="cap1__2" original="E393.-21af"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cap <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a09" id="cap1__7" original="E393.-21a4"><span class="pos" id="cap1__8" original="E393.-21a3"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a03" eid="cap1__9" original="E393.-21a7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f55" geo="br" id="cap1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/cap__/cap__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/cap__/cap__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cap__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f52" geo="n_am" id="cap1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/cap__/cap__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/cap__/cap__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cap__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a0b" id="cap1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a0c" id="cap1__15" original="E393.-218a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cap1__16" original="E393.-2189"> something that covers the top or end of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a0e" id="cap1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a0f" id="cap1__18" original="E824.-7ca7"><span class="x" id="cap1__19" original="E824.-7ca6"> These volcanic flows formed a cap covering the older rocks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a11" id="cap1__20" original="E824.-7ca3"><span class="x" id="cap1__21" original="E824.-7ca2"> A thick metal test tube closed by a screw cap was heated under pressure. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a13" id="cap1__22" original="E393.-2188"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cap1__23" original="E393.-2187"> an upper limit placed on spending or borrowing, or on the number or amount of something that is allowed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a15" id="cap1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a16" id="cap1__25" original="E824.-7ca1"><span class="x" id="cap1__26" original="E824.-7ca0"> The government introduced price caps and wage controls in the effort to control inflation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a18" id="cap1__27" original="E824.-7c9e"><span class="cf" id="cap1__28" original="E824.-7c9f"><span class="exp" id="cap1__29"> cap </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="cap1__30" original="E824.-7c9d"> There is no cap on the amount of damages that may be awarded in this type of case. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a1c" id="cap1__31" original="E586.-4a80"><span class="x" id="cap1__32" original="E586.-4a7f"> They plan to impose a cap on new immigration from outside the EU. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a1e" id="cap1__33" original="E393.-217b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ice-cap" title="ice cap definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a1f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-6dac" id="cap1__34" original="E393.-217a"><span class="xh" id="cap1__35"> ice cap </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.220" id="cap1__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cap_1" title="cap definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.221" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.4fc3" id="cap1__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cap1__38"> cap </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a21" hm="2" id="cap2" original="E393.-215c" sk="cap2" sum="744"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a22" id="cap2__1" original="E393.-215b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a23" id="cap2__2" original="E393.-215a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cap <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a30" id="cap2__9" original="E393.-214f"><span class="pos" id="cap2__10" original="E393.-214e"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a2a" eid="cap2__11" original="E393.-2152" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f22" geo="br" id="cap2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/cap__/cap__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/cap__/cap__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cap__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f1f" geo="n_am" id="cap2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/cap__/cap__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/cap__/cap__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cap__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1db1" id="cap2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f4f" form="root" id="cap2__17"><span class="vp" id="cap2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cap </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f4d" eid="cap2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f4c" geo="br" id="cap2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/cap__/cap__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/cap__/cap__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cap__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f49" geo="n_am" id="cap2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/cap__/cap__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/cap__/cap__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cap__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f46" form="thirdps" id="cap2__24"><span class="vp" id="cap2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> caps </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f44" eid="cap2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f43" geo="br" id="cap2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/caps_/caps__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/caps_/caps__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caps__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f40" geo="n_am" id="cap2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/caps_/caps__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/caps_/caps__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caps__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f3d" form="past" id="cap2__31"><span class="vp" id="cap2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> capped </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f3b" eid="cap2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f3a" geo="br" id="cap2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/cappe/capped__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/cappe/capped__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capped__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f37" geo="n_am" id="cap2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/cappe/capped__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/cappe/capped__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capped__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f34" form="pastpart" id="cap2__38"><span class="vp" id="cap2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> capped </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f32" eid="cap2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f31" geo="br" id="cap2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/cappe/capped__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/cappe/capped__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capped__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f2e" geo="n_am" id="cap2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/cappe/capped__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/cappe/capped__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capped__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f2b" form="prespart" id="cap2__45"><span class="vp" id="cap2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> capping </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f29" eid="cap2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f28" geo="br" id="cap2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/cappi/capping__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/cappi/capping__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capping__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4f25" geo="n_am" id="cap2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cap2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/cappi/capping__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/cappi/capping__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capping__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a65" id="cap2__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="cap2__53" original="E393.-2123"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a67" id="cap2__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a68" id="cap2__55" original="E393.-212a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="cap2__56" original="E393.-2127"><span class="exp" id="cap2__57"> cap </span> something (with something) </span><span class="def" id="cap2__58" original="E393.-2126"> to cover the top or end of something with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a6c" id="cap2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a6d" id="cap2__60" original="E824.-7cb4"><span class="x" id="cap2__61" original="E824.-7cb3"> A large body of ice capped the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a6f" id="cap2__62" original="E824.-7cb2"><span class="x" id="cap2__63" original="E824.-7cb1"> The cylinder had both ends capped with copper. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a71" id="cap2__64" original="E393.-2125"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="cap2__65" original="E393.-2122"><span class="exp" id="cap2__66"> cap </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a74" id="cap2__67"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cap2__68" original="E393.-2120"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cap2__69" original="E393.-211f"> to place an upper limit on spending or borrowing, or on the number of amount of something that is allowed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a77" id="cap2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a78" id="cap2__71" original="E824.-7cb0"><span class="x" id="cap2__72" original="E824.-7caf"> Central government has made repeated efforts since the 1980s to cap local government spending. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a7a" id="cap2__73" original="E824.-7cae"><span class="x" id="cap2__74" original="E824.-7cad"> Tradable permits are one method of capping emissions of greenhouse gases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a7c" id="cap2__75" original="E824.-7cab"><span class="cf" id="cap2__76" original="E824.-7cac"><span class="exp" id="cap2__77"> cap </span> something at something </span><span class="x" id="cap2__78" original="E824.-7caa"> The VAT base was capped at 55 per cent of GNP in all member states. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.285" id="cap2__79" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cap_1" title="cap definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.286" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.4fc3" id="cap2__80" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cap2__81"> cap </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capability
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a80" id="capability" original="E393.-2104" sum="798"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a81" id="capability__1" original="E393.-2103"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a82" id="capability__2" original="E393.-2102"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capability </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a8d" id="capability__7" original="E393.-20fa"><span class="pos" id="capability__8" original="E393.-20f9"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70b2" eid="capability__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4e5f" geo="br" id="capability__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capability__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capab/capability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capab/capability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4e5c" geo="n_am" id="capability__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capability__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capab/capability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capab/capability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a8f" id="capability__14" original="E393.-20f5"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a92" form="pl" id="capability__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="capability__16" original="E393.-20f1"> capabilities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a94" id="capability__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a95" id="capability__18" original="E393.-20f0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a96" id="capability__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="capability__20" original="E393.-20f7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capability__21" original="E393.-20f6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capability__22" original="E393.-20ee"> the ability or qualities necessary to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a9a" id="capability__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a9b" id="capability__24" original="E84a.-7ba8"><span class="x" id="capability__25" original="E84a.-7ba7"> There are differences in the way employers utilize the skills and capabilities of their workforce. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4a9d" id="capability__26" original="E84a.-7baa"><span class="cf" id="capability__27" original="E870.-733c"><span class="exp" id="capability__28"> capability </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="capability__29" original="E84a.-7ba9"> Television has the capability of influencing the behaviour of children in a positive direction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aa1" id="capability__30" original="E84a.-7bac"><span class="cf" id="capability__31" original="E870.-733b"><span class="exp" id="capability__32"> capability </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="capability__33" original="E84a.-7bab"> Technological competence will enhance our capability to protect the environment. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aa5" id="capability__34" original="E84a.-7ba1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capability__35"> adjective + capability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aa7" id="capability__36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aa8" id="capability__37" original="E84a.-7b9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aa9" id="capability__38"><span class="coll" id="capability__39" original="E84a.-7b9e"> technological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aab" id="capability__40" original="E838.-7ec6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aac" id="capability__41"><span class="coll" id="capability__42" original="E838.-7ec5"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aae" id="capability__43" original="E84a.-7b9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aaf" id="capability__44"><span class="coll" id="capability__45" original="E84a.-7b9c"> innovative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ab1" id="capability__46" original="E84a.-7b9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ab2" id="capability__47"><span class="coll" id="capability__48" original="E84a.-7b9a"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ab4" id="capability__49" original="E838.-7ec4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ab5" id="capability__50"><span class="coll" id="capability__51" original="E838.-7ec3"> managerial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ab7" id="capability__52" original="E84a.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ab8" id="capability__53"><span class="coll" id="capability__54" original="E84a.-7b98"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aba" id="capability__55" original="E838.-7ec2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4abb" id="capability__56"><span class="coll" id="capability__57" original="E838.-7ec1"> manufacturing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4abd" id="capability__58" original="E84a.-7b97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4abe" id="capability__59"><span class="coll" id="capability__60" original="E84a.-7b96"> strategic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ac0" id="capability__61" original="E84a.-7b95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ac1" id="capability__62" original="E84a.-7b94"><span class="x" id="capability__63" original="E84a.-7b93"> Government policies help local firms to acquire sufficient technological capabilities to compete in the international economy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ac3" id="capability__64" original="E84a.-7b92"><span class="x" id="capability__65" original="E84a.-7b91"> The successful repositioning of an enterprise often requires the building of new organizational capability. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ac5" id="capability__66" original="E84a.-7b78" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capability__67"> verb + capability </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ac7" id="capability__68"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ac8" id="capability__69" original="E84a.-7b76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ac9" id="capability__70"><span class="coll" id="capability__71" original="E84a.-7b75"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4acb" id="capability__72" original="E84a.-7b74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4acc" id="capability__73"><span class="coll" id="capability__74" original="E84a.-7b73"> acquire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ace" id="capability__75" original="E84a.-7b81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4acf" id="capability__76"><span class="coll" id="capability__77" original="E84a.-7b80"> build </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ad1" id="capability__78" original="E84a.-7b7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ad2" id="capability__79"><span class="coll" id="capability__80" original="E84a.-7b7e"> accumulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ad4" id="capability__81" original="E84a.-7b72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ad5" id="capability__82"><span class="coll" id="capability__83" original="E84a.-7b71"> enhance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ad7" id="capability__84"><span class="coll" id="capability__85" original="E84a.-7b70"> improve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ad9" id="capability__86" original="E84a.-7b6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ada" id="capability__87"><span class="coll" id="capability__88" original="E84a.-7b6e"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4adc" id="capability__89" original="E838.-7ec0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4add" id="capability__90"><span class="coll" id="capability__91" original="E838.-7ebf"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4adf" id="capability__92" original="E84a.-7b6d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ae0" id="capability__93" original="E84a.-7b6c"><span class="x" id="capability__94" original="E84a.-7b6b"> The firm must possess the capability to manufacture or distribute goods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ae2" id="capability__95" original="E84a.-7b7c"><span class="x" id="capability__96" original="E84a.-7b7b"> Building strategic capability is the essence of competitive advantage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ae4" id="capability__97" original="E84a.-7b7a"><span class="x" id="capability__98" original="E84a.-7b79"> There was a tendency for firms to begin with simple tasks and accumulate capabilities gradually. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ae6" id="capability__99" original="E393.-20ed"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ae7" id="capability__100"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="capability__101" original="E838.-7ec9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capability__102" original="E393.-20ec"> the power or weapons that a country has for war or for military action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aea" id="capability__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aeb" id="capability__104" original="E84a.-7ba6"><span class="x" id="capability__105" original="E84a.-7ba5"> States will inevitably develop offensive military capabilities to defend themselves. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aed" id="capability__106" original="E84a.-7b6a"><span class="x" id="capability__107" original="E84a.-7b69"> More countries are in a position to acquire a nuclear capability. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2b6" id="capability__108" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capability" title="capability definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2b7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.50d9" id="capability__109" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capability__110"> capability </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aef" id="capable" original="E393.-20eb" sum="737"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4af0" id="capable__1" original="E393.-20ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4af1" id="capable__2" original="E393.-20e9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4af9" id="capable__4" original="E393.-20e4"><span class="pos" id="capable__5" original="E393.-20e3"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70b9" eid="capable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-78e" geo="br" id="capable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪpəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capab/capable__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capab/capable__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://capable__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-78b" geo="n_am" id="capable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪpəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capab/capable__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capab/capable__us_2.ogg" href="sound://capable__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4afb" id="capable__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4afc" id="capable__12" original="E393.-20e2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="capable__13" original="E393.-20e1"> having the ability or qualities necessary for doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4afe" id="capable__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4aff" id="capable__15" original="E870.-73a8"><span class="cf" id="capable__16" original="E393.-20e0"><span class="exp" id="capable__17"> capable </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="capable__18" original="E870.-73a7"> Crows are capable of highly intelligent behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b03" id="capable__19" original="E870.-73a4"><span class="cf" id="capable__20" original="E393.-20df"><span class="exp" id="capable__21"> capable </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="capable__22" original="E870.-73a3"> Ms Pierce believes investors are quite capable of making their own judgements of value. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="capable__23" original="E870.-73a9" un="help"> Note that <span class="eb" id="capable__24" original="E870.-73a2"> capable </span> is never followed by an infinitive. So, you can say <span class="ei" id="capable__25" original="E870.-73a1"> Korea is capable of developing its own applications software </span> or <span class="ei" id="capable__26" original="E870.-73a0"> The technology is capable of being improved </span> but NOT <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b0b" id="capable__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b0c" id="capable__28" original="E889.-77a8"><span class="wx" id="capable__29" original="E889.-77a7"> capable to develop </span></span></span> or <span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-58ac" id="capable__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-58ab" id="capable__31"><span class="wx" id="capable__32"> capable to be improved </span></span></span> . </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b0e" id="capable__33" original="E838.-7dd7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incapable" title="incapable (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b0f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-47e8" id="capable__34" original="E838.-7dd6"><span class="xh" id="capable__35"> incapable </span><span class="xs" id="capable__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b12" id="capable__37" original="E393.-20de"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="capable__38" original="E393.-20dd"> having the ability to do things well </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b14" id="capable__39" original="E393.-20dc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://skilled" title="skilled definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b15" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-6ea1" id="capable__40" original="E393.-20db"><span class="xh" id="capable__41"> skilled </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competent" title="competent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b18" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3964" id="capable__42" original="E393.-20d9"><span class="xh" id="capable__43"> competent </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b1b" id="capable__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b1c" id="capable__45" original="E870.-739d"><span class="x" id="capable__46" original="E870.-739c"> She is well read and a highly capable student. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.321" id="capable__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capable" title="capable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.322" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5103" id="capable__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capable__49"> capable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capacitance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b1e" id="capacitance" original="E393.-20bd" sum="366"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b1f" id="capacitance__1" original="E393.-20bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b20" id="capacitance__2" original="E393.-20bb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capacitance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b2b" id="capacitance__7" original="E393.-20b3"><span class="pos" id="capacitance__8" original="E393.-20b2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70c0" eid="capacitance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4d79" geo="br" id="capacitance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capacitance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈpæsɪtəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capac/capacitance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capac/capacitance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capacitance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4d76" geo="n_am" id="capacitance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capacitance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈpæsɪtəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capac/capacitance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capac/capacitance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capacitance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b2d" id="capacitance__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capacitance__15" original="E393.-20b0"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="capacitance__16" original="E824.-7c98"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b30" id="capacitance__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capacitance__18" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b32" id="capacitance__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b33" id="capacitance__20" original="E393.-20ae"><span class="def" id="capacitance__21" original="E393.-20ad"> the ability of a system to store an electrical charge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b35" id="capacitance__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b36" id="capacitance__23" original="E824.-7c97"><span class="x" id="capacitance__24" original="E824.-7c96"> The total capacitance was kept to a minimum. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b38" id="capacitance__25" original="E824.-7c95"><span class="x" id="capacitance__26" original="E824.-7c94"> We did not account for the finite time required to charge and discharge the various internal capacitances. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35a" id="capacitance__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capacitance" title="capacitance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5152" id="capacitance__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capacitance__29"> capacitance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capacitor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b3a" id="capacitor" original="E393.-20a8" sum="240"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b3b" id="capacitor__1" original="E393.-20a7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b3c" id="capacitor__2" original="E393.-20a6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capacitor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b48" id="capacitor__7" original="E393.-209e"><span class="pos" id="capacitor__8" original="E393.-209d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70c7" eid="capacitor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4d5b" geo="br" id="capacitor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capacitor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈpæsɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capac/capacitor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capac/capacitor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capacitor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4d58" geo="n_am" id="capacitor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capacitor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈpæsɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capac/capacitor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capac/capacitor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capacitor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b4a" id="capacitor__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capacitor__15" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b4c" id="capacitor__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b4d" id="capacitor__17" original="E393.-209a"><span class="def" id="capacitor__18" original="E393.-2099"> a device used to store an electrical charge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b4f" id="capacitor__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b50" id="capacitor__20" original="E824.-7c93"><span class="x" id="capacitor__21" original="E824.-7c92"> The capacitor exhibited a large voltage dependence. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.377" id="capacitor__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capacitor" title="capacitor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.378" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.516d" id="capacitor__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capacitor__24"> capacitor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capacity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b52" id="capacity" original="E393.-2098" sum="1763"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b53" id="capacity__1" original="E393.-2097"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b54" id="capacity__2" original="E393.-2096"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capacity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b5f" id="capacity__7" original="E393.-208e"><span class="pos" id="capacity__8" original="E393.-208d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70ce" eid="capacity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-734" geo="br" id="capacity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capacity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈpæsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capac/capacity__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capac/capacity__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://capacity__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-731" geo="n_am" id="capacity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capacity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈpæsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capac/capacity__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capac/capacity__us_3.ogg" href="sound://capacity__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b61" id="capacity__14" original="E393.-208c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b64" form="pl" id="capacity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="capacity__16" original="E393.-2088"> capacities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b66" id="capacity__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b67" id="capacity__18" original="E393.-2081"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b68" id="capacity__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="capacity__20" original="E393.-207f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capacity__21" original="E393.-207d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capacity__22" original="E393.-207c"> the ability to understand or to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b6c" id="capacity__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b6d" id="capacity__24" original="E847.-7169"><span class="x" id="capacity__25" original="E847.-7168"> There are important variations in learning capacities among individuals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b6f" id="capacity__26" original="E847.-7165"><span class="cf" id="capacity__27" original="E393.-2079"><span class="exp" id="capacity__28"> capacity </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="capacity__29" original="E847.-7164"> The river has the capacity to erode through any rock type. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b73" id="capacity__30" original="E847.-7163"><span class="cf" id="capacity__31" original="E393.-207b"><span class="exp" id="capacity__32"> capacity </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="capacity__33" original="E847.-7162"> Humans have greater capacity for happiness than most other species. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b77" id="capacity__34" original="E847.-7161"><span class="cf" id="capacity__35" original="E393.-207a"><span class="exp" id="capacity__36"> capacity </span> for doing something </span><span class="x" id="capacity__37" original="E847.-7160"> Vico argued that all human beings have a capacity for understanding history. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b7b" id="capacity__38" original="E847.-7151" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__39"> adjective + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b7d" id="capacity__40"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b7e" id="capacity__41" original="E838.-7cc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b7f" id="capacity__42"><span class="coll" id="capacity__43" original="E838.-7cc1"> remarkable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b81" id="capacity__44" original="E838.-7cc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b82" id="capacity__45"><span class="coll" id="capacity__46" original="E838.-7cbf"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b84" id="capacity__47" original="E838.-7cbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b85" id="capacity__48"><span class="coll" id="capacity__49" original="E838.-7cbd"> innate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b87" id="capacity__50" original="E847.-714f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b88" id="capacity__51"><span class="coll" id="capacity__52" original="E847.-714e"> mental </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b8a" id="capacity__53"><span class="coll" id="capacity__54" original="E838.-7cbc"> intellectual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b8c" id="capacity__55"><span class="coll" id="capacity__56" original="E838.-7cbb"> cognitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b8e" id="capacity__57" original="E838.-7cba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b8f" id="capacity__58"><span class="coll" id="capacity__59" original="E838.-7cb9"> reproductive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b91" id="capacity__60" original="E847.-714d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b92" id="capacity__61" original="E838.-7cb8"><span class="x" id="capacity__62" original="E838.-7cb7"> Sea urchin embryos have a remarkable capacity for regulation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b94" id="capacity__63" original="E847.-714c"><span class="x" id="capacity__64" original="E847.-714b"> Malnutrition reduces mental capacity. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b96" id="capacity__65"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b97" id="capacity__66" original="E847.-7137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b98" id="capacity__67"><span class="coll" id="capacity__68" original="E847.-7136"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b9a" id="capacity__69" original="E847.-7135"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b9b" id="capacity__70"><span class="coll" id="capacity__71" original="E847.-7134"> full </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b9d" id="capacity__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4b9e" id="capacity__73" original="E847.-7130"><span class="x" id="capacity__74" original="E847.-712f"> The brain has a limited capacity for detailed processing. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ba0" id="capacity__75" original="E847.-711a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__76"> verb + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ba2" id="capacity__77"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ba3" id="capacity__78" original="E847.-7116"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ba4" id="capacity__79"><span class="coll" id="capacity__80" original="E847.-7115"> possess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ba6" id="capacity__81"><span class="coll" id="capacity__82" original="E838.-7ca6"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ba8" id="capacity__83" original="E847.-7118"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ba9" id="capacity__84"><span class="coll" id="capacity__85" original="E847.-7117"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bab" id="capacity__86" original="E847.-7114"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bac" id="capacity__87"><span class="coll" id="capacity__88" original="E847.-7113"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bae" id="capacity__89" original="E838.-7ca5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4baf" id="capacity__90"><span class="coll" id="capacity__91" original="E838.-7ca4"> retain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bb1" id="capacity__92" original="E838.-7ca3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bb2" id="capacity__93"><span class="coll" id="capacity__94" original="E838.-7ca2"> strengthen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bb4" id="capacity__95"><span class="coll" id="capacity__96" original="E838.-7ca1"> enhance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bb6" id="capacity__97"><span class="coll" id="capacity__98" original="E838.-7ca0"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bb8" id="capacity__99" original="E838.-7c9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bb9" id="capacity__100"><span class="coll" id="capacity__101" original="E838.-7c9e"> exercise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bbb" id="capacity__102" original="E838.-7c9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bbc" id="capacity__103"><span class="coll" id="capacity__104" original="E838.-7c9c"> assess </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bbe" id="capacity__105" original="E847.-7112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bbf" id="capacity__106" original="E847.-7111"><span class="x" id="capacity__107" original="E847.-7110"> I have always possessed the capacity to work hard. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bc1" id="capacity__108" original="E838.-7c9b"><span class="x" id="capacity__109" original="E838.-7c9a"> The teacher has an important role in helping students develop their capacity to be responsible. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bc3" id="capacity__110"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bc4" id="capacity__111" original="E847.-710d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bc5" id="capacity__112"><span class="coll" id="capacity__113" original="E847.-710c"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bc7" id="capacity__114" original="E847.-710b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bc8" id="capacity__115"><span class="coll" id="capacity__116" original="E847.-710a"> build </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bca" id="capacity__117"><span class="coll" id="capacity__118" original="E847.-7108"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bcc" id="capacity__119"><span class="coll" id="capacity__120" original="E838.-7c99"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bce" id="capacity__121" original="E838.-7c98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bcf" id="capacity__122"><span class="coll" id="capacity__123" original="E838.-7c97"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bd1" id="capacity__124" original="E838.-7c96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bd2" id="capacity__125"><span class="coll" id="capacity__126" original="E838.-7c95"> limit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bd4" id="capacity__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bd5" id="capacity__128" original="E847.-7104"><span class="x" id="capacity__129" original="E847.-7103"> The complexity of the problem exceeds the capacity of one person to comprehend. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bd7" id="capacity__130" original="E393.-2087"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bd8" id="capacity__131"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capacity__132" original="E393.-2085"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="capacity__133" original="E393.-2084"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="capacity__134" original="E393.-2083"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capacity__135" original="E393.-2082"> the number of things or people that a container or space can hold </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bdd" id="capacity__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bde" id="capacity__137" original="E847.-716d"><span class="x" id="capacity__138" original="E847.-716c"> An airline with excess capacity would lose sales opportunities if there were no customers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4be0" id="capacity__139" original="E847.-716b"><span class="cf" id="capacity__140" original="E4a8.4945"><span class="exp" id="capacity__141"> capacity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="capacity__142" original="E847.-716a"> The total capacity of the drainage pumps installed for the city is 692 m³. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4be4" id="capacity__143" original="E4a8.4946" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carrying-capacity" title="carrying capacity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4be5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54a1" id="capacity__144" original="E4a8.4947"><span class="xh" id="capacity__145"> carrying capacity </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4be7" id="capacity__146" original="E847.-7143" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__147"> adjective + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4be9" id="capacity__148"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bea" id="capacity__149" original="E847.-7142"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4beb" id="capacity__150"><span class="coll" id="capacity__151" original="E847.-7141"> excess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bed" id="capacity__152"><span class="coll" id="capacity__153" original="E838.-7cb6"> spare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bef" id="capacity__154" original="E847.-7140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bf0" id="capacity__155"><span class="coll" id="capacity__156" original="E847.-713f"> maximum </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bf2" id="capacity__157"><span class="coll" id="capacity__158" original="E838.-7cb5"> total </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bf4" id="capacity__159"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bf5" id="capacity__160" original="E847.-713d"><span class="x" id="capacity__161" original="E847.-713c"> If you have a channel that is transporting less data than its maximum capacity permits, you are not using it fully. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bf7" id="capacity__162" original="E847.-7138" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__163"> adjective + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bf9" id="capacity__164"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bfa" id="capacity__165" original="E847.-7137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bfb" id="capacity__166"><span class="coll" id="capacity__167" original="E847.-7136"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bfd" id="capacity__168" original="E847.-7135"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4bfe" id="capacity__169"><span class="coll" id="capacity__170" original="E847.-7134"> full </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c00" id="capacity__171"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c01" id="capacity__172" original="E847.-7132"><span class="x" id="capacity__173" original="E847.-7131"> You want your cinema to operate at full capacity throughout the week. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c03" id="capacity__174" original="E847.-712a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__175"> noun + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c05" id="capacity__176"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c06" id="capacity__177" original="E847.-7128"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c07" id="capacity__178"><span class="coll" id="capacity__179" original="E847.-7127"> storage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c09" id="capacity__180" original="E847.-7126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c0a" id="capacity__181" original="E847.-7125"><span class="x" id="capacity__182" original="E847.-7124"> The computer must have an adequate storage capacity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c0c" id="capacity__183" original="E847.-710e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__184"> verb + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c0e" id="capacity__185"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c0f" id="capacity__186" original="E847.-710d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c10" id="capacity__187"><span class="coll" id="capacity__188" original="E847.-710c"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c12" id="capacity__189" original="E847.-710b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c13" id="capacity__190"><span class="coll" id="capacity__191" original="E847.-710a"> build </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c15" id="capacity__192"><span class="coll" id="capacity__193" original="E847.-7108"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c17" id="capacity__194"><span class="coll" id="capacity__195" original="E838.-7c99"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c19" id="capacity__196" original="E838.-7c98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c1a" id="capacity__197"><span class="coll" id="capacity__198" original="E838.-7c97"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c1c" id="capacity__199" original="E838.-7c96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c1d" id="capacity__200"><span class="coll" id="capacity__201" original="E838.-7c95"> limit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c1f" id="capacity__202"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c20" id="capacity__203" original="E847.-7106"><span class="x" id="capacity__204" original="E847.-7105"> The volume of water that must be pumped out may exceed the capacity of the system. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c22" id="capacity__205" original="E393.-2070"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c23" id="capacity__206"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="capacity__207" original="E393.-206e"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capacity__208" original="E393.-206d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capacity__209" original="E393.-206c"> the quantity that a factory, machine, etc. can produce </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c27" id="capacity__210"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c28" id="capacity__211" original="E847.-715f"><span class="x" id="capacity__212" original="E847.-715e"> Korea has expanded its shipbuilding capacity a great deal in recent years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c2a" id="capacity__213" original="E847.-715d"><span class="x" id="capacity__214" original="E847.-715c"> If demand is strong, the plant will need to build additional capacity quickly. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c2c" id="capacity__215" original="E847.-7138" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__216"> adjective + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c2e" id="capacity__217"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c2f" id="capacity__218" original="E847.-7137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c30" id="capacity__219"><span class="coll" id="capacity__220" original="E847.-7136"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c32" id="capacity__221" original="E847.-7135"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c33" id="capacity__222"><span class="coll" id="capacity__223" original="E847.-7134"> full </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c35" id="capacity__224"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c36" id="capacity__225" original="E847.-712e"><span class="x" id="capacity__226" original="E847.-712d"> Setting up a company with only limited capacity reduces its ability to respond to developments in its environment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c38" id="capacity__227" original="E847.-7143" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__228"> adjective + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c3a" id="capacity__229"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c3b" id="capacity__230" original="E847.-7142"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c3c" id="capacity__231"><span class="coll" id="capacity__232" original="E847.-7141"> excess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c3e" id="capacity__233"><span class="coll" id="capacity__234" original="E838.-7cb6"> spare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c40" id="capacity__235" original="E847.-7140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c41" id="capacity__236"><span class="coll" id="capacity__237" original="E847.-713f"> maximum </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c43" id="capacity__238"><span class="coll" id="capacity__239" original="E838.-7cb5"> total </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c45" id="capacity__240"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c46" id="capacity__241" original="E847.-713b"><span class="x" id="capacity__242" original="E847.-713a"> Some firms have excess capacity and can therefore meet an increase in demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c48" id="capacity__243" original="E847.-714a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__244"> adjective + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c4a" id="capacity__245"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c4b" id="capacity__246" original="E847.-716e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c4c" id="capacity__247"><span class="coll" id="capacity__248" original="E847.-7148"> productive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c4e" id="capacity__249" original="E838.-7cb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c4f" id="capacity__250"><span class="coll" id="capacity__251" original="E838.-7cb3"> unused </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c51" id="capacity__252" original="E847.-7147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c52" id="capacity__253" original="E847.-7146"><span class="x" id="capacity__254" original="E847.-7145"> Businesses are likely to have unused productive capacity: they will have machinery idle for lack of demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c54" id="capacity__255" original="E847.-7123" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__256"> noun + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c56" id="capacity__257"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c57" id="capacity__258" original="E847.-7121"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c58" id="capacity__259"><span class="coll" id="capacity__260" original="E847.-7120"> production </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c5a" id="capacity__261"><span class="coll" id="capacity__262" original="E838.-7ca7"> manufacturing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c5c" id="capacity__263" original="E847.-711f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c5d" id="capacity__264" original="E847.-7102"><span class="x" id="capacity__265" original="E847.-7101"> When orders exceeded his production capacity, he outsourced from other potters. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c5f" id="capacity__266" original="E847.-710e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__267"> verb + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c61" id="capacity__268"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c62" id="capacity__269" original="E847.-710d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c63" id="capacity__270"><span class="coll" id="capacity__271" original="E847.-710c"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c65" id="capacity__272" original="E847.-710b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c66" id="capacity__273"><span class="coll" id="capacity__274" original="E847.-710a"> build </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c68" id="capacity__275"><span class="coll" id="capacity__276" original="E847.-7108"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c6a" id="capacity__277"><span class="coll" id="capacity__278" original="E838.-7c99"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c6c" id="capacity__279" original="E838.-7c98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c6d" id="capacity__280"><span class="coll" id="capacity__281" original="E838.-7c97"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c6f" id="capacity__282" original="E838.-7c96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c70" id="capacity__283"><span class="coll" id="capacity__284" original="E838.-7c95"> limit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c72" id="capacity__285"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c73" id="capacity__286" original="E470.-43a0"><span class="x" id="capacity__287" original="E470.-439f"> If this trend continues over time, the business may have to reduce capacity or else diversify into new products. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c75" id="capacity__288" original="E393.-2078"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c76" id="capacity__289"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="capacity__290" original="E393.-2076"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="capacity__291" original="E393.-2075"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capacity__292" original="E393.-2074"> the official position or function that somebody has </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c7a" id="capacity__293" original="E393.-2073" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://role" title="role definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c7b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.1165" id="capacity__294" original="E393.-2072"><span class="xh" id="capacity__295"> role </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c7d" id="capacity__296"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c7e" id="capacity__297" original="E838.-7ca9"><span class="cf" id="capacity__298" original="E838.-7cc4"> in a… <span class="exp" id="capacity__299"> capacity </span></span><span class="x" id="capacity__300" original="E838.-7ca8"> This rule applies whether the individual was acting in a professional or a personal capacity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c82" id="capacity__301" original="E847.-7159"><span class="x" id="capacity__302" original="E847.-7158"> to act in an official capacity </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c84" id="capacity__303" original="E847.-715b"><span class="cf" id="capacity__304" original="E838.-7cc3"> in somebody's <span class="exp" id="capacity__305"> capacity </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="capacity__306" original="E847.-715a"> He kept paying off the mortgage in his capacity as solicitor to the mortgagor. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c88" id="capacity__307" original="E393.-206b"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c89" id="capacity__308"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="capacity__309" original="E393.-2069"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capacity__310" original="E393.-2068"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capacity__311" original="E393.-2067"> the size or power of a piece of equipment, especially the engine of a vehicle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c8d" id="capacity__312"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c8e" id="capacity__313" original="E847.-7156"><span class="x" id="capacity__314" original="E847.-7155"> Turbine farms with a total capacity of 3.3 GW may be foreseen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c90" id="capacity__315" original="E847.-716f"><span class="x" id="capacity__316" original="E847.-7157"> The design called for a memory of roughly the same capacity as an early Apple Macintosh computer. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c92" id="capacity__317" original="E4a5.2f74" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://heat-capacity" title="heat capacity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c93" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.6673" id="capacity__318" original="E4a5.2f75"><span class="xh" id="capacity__319"> heat capacity </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6acc" id="capacity__320" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="capacity__321"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ace" id="capacity__322" original="E847.-7153"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__323" original="E847.-7152"> adjective + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ad0" id="capacity__324" original="E847.-7151"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ad1" id="capacity__325" original="E838.-7cc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ad2" id="capacity__326" original="E838.-7cc1"><span class="coll" id="capacity__327"> remarkable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ad4" id="capacity__328" original="E838.-7cc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ad5" id="capacity__329" original="E838.-7cbf"><span class="coll" id="capacity__330"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ad7" id="capacity__331" original="E838.-7cbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ad8" id="capacity__332" original="E838.-7cbd"><span class="coll" id="capacity__333"> innate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ada" id="capacity__334" original="E847.-714f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6adb" id="capacity__335" original="E847.-714e"><span class="coll" id="capacity__336"> mental </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6add" id="capacity__337" original="E838.-7cbc"><span class="coll" id="capacity__338"> intellectual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6adf" id="capacity__339" original="E838.-7cbb"><span class="coll" id="capacity__340"> cognitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ae1" id="capacity__341" original="E838.-7cba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ae2" id="capacity__342" original="E838.-7cb9"><span class="coll" id="capacity__343"> reproductive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ae4" id="capacity__344" original="E847.-714d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ae5" id="capacity__345" original="E838.-7cb8"><span class="x" id="capacity__346" original="E838.-7cb7"> Sea urchin embryos have a remarkable capacity for regulation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ae7" id="capacity__347" original="E847.-714c"><span class="x" id="capacity__348" original="E847.-714b"> Malnutrition reduces mental capacity. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ae9" id="capacity__349" original="E847.-7139"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6aea" id="capacity__350" original="E847.-7137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6aeb" id="capacity__351" original="E847.-7136"><span class="coll" id="capacity__352"> limited </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6aed" id="capacity__353" original="E847.-7135"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6aee" id="capacity__354" original="E847.-7134"><span class="coll" id="capacity__355"> full </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6af0" id="capacity__356" original="E847.-7133"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6af1" id="capacity__357" original="E847.-7130"><span class="x" id="capacity__358" original="E847.-712f"> The brain has a limited capacity for detailed processing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6af3" id="capacity__359" original="E847.-712e"><span class="x" id="capacity__360" original="E847.-712d"> Setting up a company with only limited capacity reduces its ability to respond to developments in its environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6af5" id="capacity__361" original="E847.-7132"><span class="x" id="capacity__362" original="E847.-7131"> You want your cinema to operate at full capacity throughout the week. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6af7" id="capacity__363" original="E847.-7144"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6af8" id="capacity__364" original="E847.-7142"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6af9" id="capacity__365" original="E847.-7141"><span class="coll" id="capacity__366"> excess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6afb" id="capacity__367" original="E838.-7cb6"><span class="coll" id="capacity__368"> spare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6afd" id="capacity__369" original="E847.-7140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6afe" id="capacity__370" original="E847.-713f"><span class="coll" id="capacity__371"> maximum </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b00" id="capacity__372" original="E838.-7cb5"><span class="coll" id="capacity__373"> total </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b02" id="capacity__374" original="E847.-713e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b03" id="capacity__375" original="E847.-713b"><span class="x" id="capacity__376" original="E847.-713a"> Some firms have excess capacity and can therefore meet an increase in demand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b05" id="capacity__377" original="E847.-713d"><span class="x" id="capacity__378" original="E847.-713c"> If you have a channel that is transporting less data than its maximum capacity permits, you are not using it fully. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b07" id="capacity__379" original="E847.-714a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b08" id="capacity__380" original="E847.-716e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b09" id="capacity__381" original="E847.-7148"><span class="coll" id="capacity__382"> productive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b0b" id="capacity__383" original="E838.-7cb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b0c" id="capacity__384" original="E838.-7cb3"><span class="coll" id="capacity__385"> unused </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b0e" id="capacity__386" original="E847.-7147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b0f" id="capacity__387" original="E847.-7146"><span class="x" id="capacity__388" original="E847.-7145"> Businesses are likely to have unused productive capacity: they will have machinery idle for lack of demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b11" id="capacity__389" original="E847.-712c"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__390" original="E847.-712b"> noun + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b13" id="capacity__391" original="E847.-712a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b14" id="capacity__392" original="E847.-7128"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b15" id="capacity__393" original="E847.-7127"><span class="coll" id="capacity__394"> storage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b17" id="capacity__395" original="E847.-7126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b18" id="capacity__396" original="E847.-7125"><span class="x" id="capacity__397" original="E847.-7124"> The computer must have an adequate storage capacity. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b1a" id="capacity__398" original="E847.-7123"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b1b" id="capacity__399" original="E847.-7121"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b1c" id="capacity__400" original="E847.-7120"><span class="coll" id="capacity__401"> production </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b1e" id="capacity__402" original="E838.-7ca7"><span class="coll" id="capacity__403"> manufacturing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b20" id="capacity__404" original="E847.-711f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b21" id="capacity__405" original="E847.-7102"><span class="x" id="capacity__406" original="E847.-7101"> When orders exceeded his production capacity, he outsourced from other potters. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b23" id="capacity__407" original="E847.-711c"><span class="shcut" id="capacity__408" original="E847.-711b"> verb + capacity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b25" id="capacity__409" original="E847.-711a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b26" id="capacity__410" original="E847.-7116"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b27" id="capacity__411" original="E847.-7115"><span class="coll" id="capacity__412"> possess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b29" id="capacity__413" original="E838.-7ca6"><span class="coll" id="capacity__414"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b2b" id="capacity__415" original="E847.-7118"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b2c" id="capacity__416" original="E847.-7117"><span class="coll" id="capacity__417"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b2e" id="capacity__418" original="E847.-7114"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b2f" id="capacity__419" original="E847.-7113"><span class="coll" id="capacity__420"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b31" id="capacity__421" original="E838.-7ca5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b32" id="capacity__422" original="E838.-7ca4"><span class="coll" id="capacity__423"> retain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b34" id="capacity__424" original="E838.-7ca3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b35" id="capacity__425" original="E838.-7ca2"><span class="coll" id="capacity__426"> strengthen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b37" id="capacity__427" original="E838.-7ca1"><span class="coll" id="capacity__428"> enhance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b39" id="capacity__429" original="E838.-7ca0"><span class="coll" id="capacity__430"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b3b" id="capacity__431" original="E838.-7c9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b3c" id="capacity__432" original="E838.-7c9e"><span class="coll" id="capacity__433"> exercise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b3e" id="capacity__434" original="E838.-7c9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b3f" id="capacity__435" original="E838.-7c9c"><span class="coll" id="capacity__436"> assess </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b41" id="capacity__437" original="E847.-7112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b42" id="capacity__438" original="E847.-7111"><span class="x" id="capacity__439" original="E847.-7110"> I have always possessed the capacity to work hard. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b44" id="capacity__440" original="E838.-7c9b"><span class="x" id="capacity__441" original="E838.-7c9a"> The teacher has an important role in helping students develop their capacity to be responsible. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b46" id="capacity__442" original="E847.-710f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b47" id="capacity__443" original="E847.-710d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b48" id="capacity__444" original="E847.-710c"><span class="coll" id="capacity__445"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b4a" id="capacity__446" original="E847.-710b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b4b" id="capacity__447" original="E847.-710a"><span class="coll" id="capacity__448"> build </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b4d" id="capacity__449" original="E847.-7108"><span class="coll" id="capacity__450"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b4f" id="capacity__451" original="E838.-7c99"><span class="coll" id="capacity__452"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b51" id="capacity__453" original="E838.-7c98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b52" id="capacity__454" original="E838.-7c97"><span class="coll" id="capacity__455"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b54" id="capacity__456" original="E838.-7c96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b55" id="capacity__457" original="E838.-7c95"><span class="coll" id="capacity__458"> limit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b57" id="capacity__459" original="E847.-7107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b58" id="capacity__460" original="E847.-7104"><span class="x" id="capacity__461" original="E847.-7103"> The complexity of the problem exceeds the capacity of one person to comprehend. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b5a" id="capacity__462" original="E847.-7106"><span class="x" id="capacity__463" original="E847.-7105"> The volume of water that must be pumped out may exceed the capacity of the system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b5c" id="capacity__464" original="E470.-43a0"><span class="x" id="capacity__465" original="E470.-439f"> If this trend continues over time, the business may have to reduce capacity or else diversify into new products. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.395" id="capacity__466" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capacity" title="capacity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.396" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.517f" id="capacity__467" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capacity__468"> capacity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capillary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c95" id="capillary" original="E393.-1fd4" sum="392"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c96" id="capillary__1" original="E393.-1fd3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4c97" id="capillary__2" original="E393.-1fd2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capillary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ca3" id="capillary__7" original="E393.-1fca"><span class="pos" id="capillary__8" original="E393.-1fc9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70d5" eid="capillary__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4b5b" geo="br" id="capillary__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capillary__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈpɪləri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capil/capillary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capil/capillary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capillary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4b58" geo="n_am" id="capillary__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capillary__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpəleri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capil/capillary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capil/capillary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capillary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ca5" id="capillary__14" original="E393.-1fc8"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ca8" form="pl" id="capillary__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="capillary__16" original="E393.-1fc4"> capillaries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4caa" id="capillary__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cab" id="capillary__18" original="E393.-1fc1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cac" id="capillary__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capillary__20" subj="anat"> anatomy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="capillary__21" original="E393.-1fc0"> any of the smallest tubes in the body that carry blood </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4caf" id="capillary__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cb0" id="capillary__23" original="E824.-7c90"><span class="cf" id="capillary__24" original="E586.-4a73"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="capillary__25" original="E824.-7c8f"> Free flowing capillary blood was collected on filter paper. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cb3" id="capillary__26" original="E824.-7c91"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cb4" id="capillary__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="capillary__28" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="capillary__29" original="E824.-7c8c"> a tube which is as thin as a hair </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cb7" id="capillary__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cb8" id="capillary__31" original="E824.-7c8b"><span class="cf" id="capillary__32" original="E586.-4a72"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="capillary__33" original="E824.-7c8a"> A glass capillary tube of internal radius 0.320 mm was used. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4dc" id="capillary__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capillary" title="capillary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4dd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.52a2" id="capillary__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capillary__36"> capillary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capital
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cbb" id="capital" original="E393.-1fb1" sum="2306"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cbc" id="capital__1" original="E393.-1fb0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cbd" id="capital__2" original="E393.-1faf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capital </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cc9" id="capital__7" original="E393.-1fa6"><span class="pos" id="capital__8" original="E393.-1fa5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70dc" eid="capital__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6c8" geo="br" id="capital__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capital__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capital__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6c5" geo="n_am" id="capital__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capital__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital__us_3.ogg" href="sound://capital__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ccb" id="capital__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ccc" id="capital__15" original="E393.-1f98"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ccd" id="capital__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capital__17" original="E393.-1f96"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capital__18" original="E393.-1f95"> wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person and is available to invest or be used to start a business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cd0" id="capital__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cd1" id="capital__20" original="E838.-7a38"><span class="x" id="capital__21" original="E838.-7a37"> The average return on capital invested in land was only about 5 per cent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cd3" id="capital__22" original="E870.-7ef0"><span class="x" id="capital__23" original="E870.-7eef"> Amazon's share capital was seventeen times greater than that of the world's largest ‘bricks and mortar’ book chain-store. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cd5" id="capital__24" original="E870.-7ef2"><span class="cf" id="capital__25" original="E857.-7ed2"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="capital__26" original="E870.-7ef1"> The individual resources of the firm include items of capital equipment. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cd8" id="capital__27" original="E4a5.61d0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://venture-capital" title="venture capital definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cd9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-f88" id="capital__28" original="E4a5.61d1"><span class="xh" id="capital__29"> venture capital </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cdb" id="capital__30" original="E870.-7ed5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capital__31"> adjective + capital </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cdd" id="capital__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cde" id="capital__33" original="E870.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cdf" id="capital__34"><span class="coll" id="capital__35" original="E870.-7ed2"> foreign </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ce1" id="capital__36"><span class="coll" id="capital__37" original="E870.-7ed1"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ce3" id="capital__38" original="E870.-7ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ce4" id="capital__39"><span class="coll" id="capital__40" original="E870.-7ecf"> private </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ce6" id="capital__41" original="E838.-7a33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ce7" id="capital__42"><span class="coll" id="capital__43" original="E838.-7a32"> working </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ce9" id="capital__44" original="E870.-7ece"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cea" id="capital__45" original="E870.-7ecd"><span class="x" id="capital__46" original="E870.-7ecc"> The government relied on foreign capital for economic development. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cec" id="capital__47" original="E870.-7ebc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capital__48"> verb + capital </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cee" id="capital__49"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cef" id="capital__50" original="E870.-7eba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cf0" id="capital__51"><span class="coll" id="capital__52" original="E870.-7eb9"> invest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cf2" id="capital__53" original="E870.-7eb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cf3" id="capital__54"><span class="coll" id="capital__55" original="E870.-7eb7"> raise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cf5" id="capital__56" original="E870.-7eb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cf6" id="capital__57"><span class="coll" id="capital__58" original="E870.-7eb5"> attract </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cf8" id="capital__59" original="E870.-7eb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cf9" id="capital__60"><span class="coll" id="capital__61" original="E870.-7eb3"> accumulate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cfb" id="capital__62" original="E870.-7eb2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cfc" id="capital__63" original="E870.-7eb1"><span class="x" id="capital__64" original="E870.-7eb0"> Producers need time to attract new capital. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cfe" id="capital__65" original="E870.-7ead" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capital__66"> capital + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d00" id="capital__67"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d01" id="capital__68" original="E870.-7eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d02" id="capital__69"><span class="coll" id="capital__70" original="E870.-7eaa"> mobility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d04" id="capital__71" original="E870.-7ea9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d05" id="capital__72"><span class="coll" id="capital__73" original="E870.-7ea8"> investment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d07" id="capital__74" original="E870.-7ea2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d08" id="capital__75"><span class="coll" id="capital__76" original="E870.-7ea1"> goods </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d0a" id="capital__77"><span class="coll" id="capital__78" original="E870.-7e9f"> stock </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d0c" id="capital__79" original="E870.-7e9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d0d" id="capital__80"><span class="coll" id="capital__81" original="E870.-7e9d"> asset </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d0f" id="capital__82" original="E870.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d10" id="capital__83"><span class="coll" id="capital__84" original="E870.-7e9b"> equipment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d12" id="capital__85" original="E870.-7ea7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d13" id="capital__86" original="E870.-7ea6"><span class="x" id="capital__87" original="E870.-7ea5"> Market controls were lifted in Europe and capital mobility increased. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d15" id="capital__88" original="E870.-7e99"><span class="x" id="capital__89" original="E870.-7e98"> Investment may include the purchase of necessary capital equipment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d17" id="capital__90" original="E393.-1f94"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d18" id="capital__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capital__92" original="E393.-1f92"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capital__93" original="E393.-1f90"> people who use their money to control a society's economic activity, considered as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d1b" id="capital__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d1c" id="capital__95" original="E870.-7ede"><span class="x" id="capital__96" original="E870.-7edd"> The division of social wealth between capital and labour has become still more unequal. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="capital__97" original="E83e.-6182" un="help"> Although this meaning of <span class="eb" id="capital__98" original="E83e.-6181"> capital </span> is fairly common in history and sociology, it is not used in economics. Economists only use the term <span class="eb" id="capital__99" original="E83e.-6180"> capital </span> to refer to the capital itself, not the people who own it. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d21" id="capital__100" original="E870.-7ef7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d22" id="capital__101"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capital__102" original="E870.-7eee"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="capital__103" original="E838.-7a36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="capital__104" original="E870.-7eed"> a valuable resource of a particular kind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d26" id="capital__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d27" id="capital__106" original="E870.-7eec"><span class="x" id="capital__107" original="E870.-7eeb"> Investment in human capital has become more critical than ever. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d29" id="capital__108" original="E46b.31cf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cultural-capital" title="cultural capital definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d2a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4972" id="capital__109" original="E46b.31d0"><span class="xh" id="capital__110"> cultural capital </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://human-capital" title="human capital definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d2c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-7604" id="capital__111" original="E854.-68ae"><span class="xh" id="capital__112"> human capital </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://social-capital" title="social capital definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d2e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-6427" id="capital__113" original="E829.-66a5"><span class="xh" id="capital__114"> social capital </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d30" id="capital__115" original="E870.-7ef6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capital__116"> adjective + capital </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d32" id="capital__117"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d33" id="capital__118" original="E870.-7ef5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d34" id="capital__119"><span class="coll" id="capital__120" original="E870.-7eca"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d36" id="capital__121" original="E870.-7ec9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d37" id="capital__122"><span class="coll" id="capital__123" original="E870.-7ec8"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d39" id="capital__124" original="E870.-7ec7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d3a" id="capital__125"><span class="coll" id="capital__126" original="E870.-7ec6"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d3c" id="capital__127" original="E870.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d3d" id="capital__128"><span class="coll" id="capital__129" original="E870.-7ec4"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d3f" id="capital__130" original="E870.-7ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d40" id="capital__131"><span class="coll" id="capital__132" original="E870.-7ec2"> natural </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d42" id="capital__133" original="E870.-7ec1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d43" id="capital__134" original="E870.-7ec0"><span class="x" id="capital__135" original="E870.-7ebf"> Language is a form of social and cultural capital that can be converted into economic capital. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d45" id="capital__136" original="E47f.a6f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d46" id="capital__137"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capital__138" original="E87e.-68a9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d48" id="capital__139"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capital__140" subj="econ"> economics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="capital__141" original="E47f.a72"> used as a general term to describe anything other than labour and land that can be used in the production process, usually with the property that it can be used repeatedly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d4b" id="capital__142"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d4c" id="capital__143" original="E83e.-617f"><span class="x" id="capital__144" original="E83e.-617e"> As countries develop, their production methods become more capital-based. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d4e" id="capital__145" original="E393.-1fa4"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d4f" id="capital__146" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d50" id="capital__147"><span class="v"><strong> capital city </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d52" id="capital__149"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="capital__150" original="E393.-1fa0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capital__151" original="E393.-1f9f"> the most important town or city of a country or region, usually where the central government operates from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d55" id="capital__152"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d56" id="capital__153" original="E870.-7eea"><span class="x" id="capital__154" original="E870.-7ee9"> Beijing, the nation's capital, represents the culture of North China. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d58" id="capital__155" original="E870.-7ee8"><span class="x" id="capital__156" original="E870.-7ee7"> There were demonstrations in several provincial capitals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d5a" id="capital__157" original="E870.-7ee6"><span class="x" id="capital__158" original="E870.-7ee5"> Seven of the world's ten largest capital cities are built on estuaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d5c" id="capital__159" original="E870.-7ee2"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d5d" id="capital__160"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="capital__161" original="E870.-7ee3" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="capital__162" original="E870.-7ee1"> Mumbai is the financial capital and richest city in India. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="capital__163" original="E870.-7ee0" un="help"> In this example, <span class="eb" id="capital__164" original="E870.-7edf"> capital </span> describes a place that is associated more than any other place with a particular activity or product. </span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d62" id="capital__165" original="E838.-7a31" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capital__166"> adjective + capital </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d64" id="capital__167"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d65" id="capital__168" original="E838.-7a2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d66" id="capital__169"><span class="coll" id="capital__170" original="E838.-7a2e"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d68" id="capital__171" original="E838.-7a2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d69" id="capital__172"><span class="coll" id="capital__173" original="E838.-7a2c"> regional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d6b" id="capital__174"><span class="coll" id="capital__175" original="E838.-7a2b"> provincial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d6d" id="capital__176" original="E838.-7a2a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d6e" id="capital__177" original="E838.-7a29"><span class="x" id="capital__178" original="E838.-7a28"> Decisions on whether to support the war were almost entirely made in national EU capitals, not Brussels. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d70" id="capital__179" original="E393.-1f8f"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d71" id="capital__180" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d72" id="capital__181"><span class="v"><strong> capital letter </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d74" id="capital__183"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="capital__184" original="E393.-1f8b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="capital__185" original="E393.-1f8a"> a letter of the form and size that is used at the beginning of a sentence or a name (= A, B, C rather than a, b, c) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d77" id="capital__186"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d78" id="capital__187" original="E870.-7edc"><span class="x" id="capital__188" original="E870.-7edb"> They presented participants with target words written in capitals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d7a" id="capital__189" original="E87e.-68a8"><span class="x" id="capital__190" original="E87e.-68a7"> Sets are usually denoted by capital letters such as S, A, B, X, etc. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b5e" id="capital__191" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="capital__192"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b60" id="capital__193" original="E870.-7ed7"><span class="shcut" id="capital__194" original="E870.-7ed6"> adjective + capital </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b62" id="capital__195" original="E870.-7ed5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b63" id="capital__196" original="E870.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b64" id="capital__197" original="E870.-7ed2"><span class="coll" id="capital__198"> foreign </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b66" id="capital__199" original="E870.-7ed1"><span class="coll" id="capital__200"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b68" id="capital__201" original="E870.-7ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b69" id="capital__202" original="E870.-7ecf"><span class="coll" id="capital__203"> private </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b6b" id="capital__204" original="E838.-7a33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b6c" id="capital__205" original="E838.-7a32"><span class="coll" id="capital__206"> working </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b6e" id="capital__207" original="E870.-7ece"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b6f" id="capital__208" original="E870.-7ecd"><span class="x" id="capital__209" original="E870.-7ecc"> The government relied on foreign capital for economic development. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b71" id="capital__210" original="E870.-7ef6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b72" id="capital__211" original="E870.-7ef5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b73" id="capital__212" original="E870.-7eca"><span class="coll" id="capital__213"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b75" id="capital__214" original="E870.-7ec9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b76" id="capital__215" original="E870.-7ec8"><span class="coll" id="capital__216"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b78" id="capital__217" original="E870.-7ec7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b79" id="capital__218" original="E870.-7ec6"><span class="coll" id="capital__219"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b7b" id="capital__220" original="E870.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b7c" id="capital__221" original="E870.-7ec4"><span class="coll" id="capital__222"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b7e" id="capital__223" original="E870.-7ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b7f" id="capital__224" original="E870.-7ec2"><span class="coll" id="capital__225"> natural </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b81" id="capital__226" original="E870.-7ec1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b82" id="capital__227" original="E870.-7ec0"><span class="x" id="capital__228" original="E870.-7ebf"> Language is a form of social and cultural capital that can be converted into economic capital. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b84" id="capital__229" original="E838.-7a31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b85" id="capital__230" original="E838.-7a2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b86" id="capital__231" original="E838.-7a2e"><span class="coll" id="capital__232"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b88" id="capital__233" original="E838.-7a2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b89" id="capital__234" original="E838.-7a2c"><span class="coll" id="capital__235"> regional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b8b" id="capital__236" original="E838.-7a2b"><span class="coll" id="capital__237"> provincial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b8d" id="capital__238" original="E838.-7a2a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b8e" id="capital__239" original="E838.-7a29"><span class="x" id="capital__240" original="E838.-7a28"> Decisions on whether to support the war were almost entirely made in national EU capitals, not Brussels. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b90" id="capital__241" original="E870.-7ebe"><span class="shcut" id="capital__242" original="E870.-7ebd"> verb + capital </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b92" id="capital__243" original="E870.-7ebc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b93" id="capital__244" original="E870.-7eba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b94" id="capital__245" original="E870.-7eb9"><span class="coll" id="capital__246"> invest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b96" id="capital__247" original="E870.-7eb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b97" id="capital__248" original="E870.-7eb7"><span class="coll" id="capital__249"> raise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b99" id="capital__250" original="E870.-7eb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b9a" id="capital__251" original="E870.-7eb5"><span class="coll" id="capital__252"> attract </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b9c" id="capital__253" original="E870.-7eb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b9d" id="capital__254" original="E870.-7eb3"><span class="coll" id="capital__255"> accumulate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6b9f" id="capital__256" original="E870.-7eb2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ba0" id="capital__257" original="E870.-7eb1"><span class="x" id="capital__258" original="E870.-7eb0"> Producers need time to attract new capital. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ba2" id="capital__259" original="E870.-7eaf"><span class="shcut" id="capital__260" original="E870.-7eae"> capital + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ba4" id="capital__261" original="E870.-7ead"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ba5" id="capital__262" original="E870.-7eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ba6" id="capital__263" original="E870.-7eaa"><span class="coll" id="capital__264"> mobility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ba8" id="capital__265" original="E870.-7ea9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ba9" id="capital__266" original="E870.-7ea8"><span class="coll" id="capital__267"> investment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bab" id="capital__268" original="E870.-7ea2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bac" id="capital__269" original="E870.-7ea1"><span class="coll" id="capital__270"> goods </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bae" id="capital__271" original="E870.-7e9f"><span class="coll" id="capital__272"> stock </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bb0" id="capital__273" original="E870.-7e9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bb1" id="capital__274" original="E870.-7e9d"><span class="coll" id="capital__275"> asset </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bb3" id="capital__276" original="E870.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bb4" id="capital__277" original="E870.-7e9b"><span class="coll" id="capital__278"> equipment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bb6" id="capital__279" original="E870.-7ea7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bb7" id="capital__280" original="E870.-7ea6"><span class="x" id="capital__281" original="E870.-7ea5"> Market controls were lifted in Europe and capital mobility increased. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6bb9" id="capital__282" original="E870.-7e99"><span class="x" id="capital__283" original="E870.-7e98"> Investment may include the purchase of necessary capital equipment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.501" id="capital__284" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capital_1" title="capital definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.502" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.52d0" id="capital__285" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capital__286"> capital </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capital account
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d7c" id="capital-account" original="E83e.-5e97" sum="473"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d7d" id="capital-account__1" original="E83e.-5e96"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d7e" id="capital-account__2" original="E83e.-5e95"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capital account </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d85" id="capital-account__4" original="E83e.-5e91"><span class="pos" id="capital-account__5" original="E83e.-5e90"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d80" eid="capital-account__6" original="E83e.-5e99" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-767b" geo="br" id="capital-account__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital-account__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtl əkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capital_account_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital_account_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capital_account_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-7678" geo="n_am" id="capital-account__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital-account__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtl əkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capital_account_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital_account_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://capital_account_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d87" id="capital-account__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capital-account__12" subj="econ"> economics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d89" id="capital-account__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d8a" id="capital-account__14" original="E83e.-5e98"><span class="def" id="capital-account__15" original="E83e.-5e8d"> one of the two main parts that make up a country's <a class="ndv" href="entry://balance of payments" id="capital-account__16"> balance of payments </a> (along with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://current account" id="capital-account__17"> current account </a> ) </span><span class="un" id="capital-account__18" original="E83e.-5e88" un="help"> A country's <span class="eb" id="capital-account__19" original="E83e.-5e87"> current account </span> reflects the country's net income; the <span class="eb" id="capital-account__20" original="E83e.-5e86"> capital account </span> reflects changes in ownership of <a class="ndv" href="entry://assets" id="capital-account__21"> assets </a> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d92" id="capital-account__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d93" id="capital-account__23" original="E83e.-5e83"><span class="x" id="capital-account__24" original="E83e.-5e82"> The capital account records changes in the stock of various types of foreign assets owned by home residents and home assets owned by overseas residents. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capital goods
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d95" id="capital-goods" original="E393.-1f54" sum="383"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d96" id="capital-goods__1" original="E393.-1f53"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d97" id="capital-goods__2" original="E393.-1f52"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capital goods </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4da0" id="capital-goods__6" original="E393.-1f4d"><span class="pos" id="capital-goods__7" original="E393.-1f4c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70e3" eid="capital-goods__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a99" geo="br" id="capital-goods__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital-goods__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtl ɡʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capital_goods_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital_goods_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capital_goods_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a96" geo="n_am" id="capital-goods__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital-goods__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtl ɡʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capital_goods_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital_goods_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://capital_goods_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4da2" id="capital-goods__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="capital-goods__14" original="E393.-1f4a"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4da4" id="capital-goods__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capital-goods__16" subj="busin"> business </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4da6" id="capital-goods__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4da7" id="capital-goods__18" original="E393.-1f48"><span class="def" id="capital-goods__19" original="E393.-1f47"> goods such as factory machines that are used for producing other goods </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4da9" id="capital-goods__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4daa" id="capital-goods__21" original="E895.-7bc8"><span class="x" id="capital-goods__22" original="E895.-7bc7"> The income of employers derives mainly from their ownership of the capital goods used in production and their control over the labour of others. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dac" id="capital-goods__23" original="E393.-1f46" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consumer-goods" title="consumer goods definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dad" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.262" id="capital-goods__24" original="E393.-1f45"><span class="xh" id="capital-goods__25"> consumer goods </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5e3" id="capital-goods__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capital-goods" title="capital goods definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5e4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5382" id="capital-goods__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capital-goods__28"> capital goods </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capital letter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e9c" id="capital-letter" original="E393.-1ea7" sum="160"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e9d" id="capital-letter__1" original="E393.-1ea6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e9e" id="capital-letter__2" original="E393.-1ea5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capital letter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ea5" id="capital-letter__4" original="E393.-1ea0"><span class="pos" id="capital-letter__5" original="E393.-1e9f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7106" eid="capital-letter__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-46a4" geo="br" id="capital-letter__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital-letter__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkæpɪtl ˈletə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capital_letter_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital_letter_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capital_letter_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-46a1" geo="n_am" id="capital-letter__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital-letter__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkæpɪtl ˈletər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capital_letter_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital_letter_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://capital_letter_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ea7" id="capital-letter__11" original="E393.-1e9e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capital" title="capital definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ea8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4cbb" id="capital-letter__12" original="E393.-1e9d"><span class="xh" id="capital-letter__13"> capital </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.704" id="capital-letter__14" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capital-letter" title="capital letter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.705" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5454" id="capital-letter__15" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capital-letter__16"> capital letter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capital punishment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4eab" id="capital-punishment" original="E393.-1e9a" sum="274"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4eac" id="capital-punishment__1" original="E393.-1e99"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ead" id="capital-punishment__2" original="E393.-1e98"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capital punishment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4eb6" id="capital-punishment__6" original="E393.-1e93"><span class="pos" id="capital-punishment__7" original="E393.-1e92"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.710d" eid="capital-punishment__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-463d" geo="br" id="capital-punishment__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital-punishment__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capital_punishment_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital_punishment_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capital_punishment_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-463a" geo="n_am" id="capital-punishment__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capital-punishment__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capital_punishment_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capital_punishment_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://capital_punishment_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4eb8" id="capital-punishment__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capital-punishment__14" original="E393.-1e90"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4eba" id="capital-punishment__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ebb" id="capital-punishment__16" original="E393.-1e8f"><span class="def" id="capital-punishment__17" original="E393.-1e8e"> punishment by death </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ebd" id="capital-punishment__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ebe" id="capital-punishment__19" original="E895.-77c5"><span class="x" id="capital-punishment__20" original="E895.-77c4"> The member states have reaffirmed the Union's opposition to capital punishment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.718" id="capital-punishment__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capital-punishment" title="capital punishment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.719" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5462" id="capital-punishment__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capital-punishment__23"> capital punishment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capitalism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4daf" id="capitalism" original="E393.-1f34" sum="459"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4db0" id="capitalism__1" original="E393.-1f33"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4db1" id="capitalism__2" original="E393.-1f32"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capitalism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dba" id="capitalism__4" original="E393.-1f2d"><span class="pos" id="capitalism__5" original="E393.-1f2c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70ea" eid="capitalism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a61" geo="br" id="capitalism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a5e" geo="n_am" id="capitalism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dbc" id="capitalism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capitalism__12" original="E393.-1f2a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dbe" id="capitalism__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dbf" id="capitalism__14" original="E393.-1f29"><span class="def" id="capitalism__15" original="E393.-1f28"> an economic system in which a country's businesses and industry are controlled and run for profit by private owners rather than by the government </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dc1" id="capitalism__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dc2" id="capitalism__17" original="E870.-7391"><span class="x" id="capitalism__18" original="E870.-7390"> The protesters do not really have an alternative to global capitalism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dc4" id="capitalism__19" original="E870.-738f"><span class="x" id="capitalism__20" original="E870.-738e"> A feature of paid work under capitalism is that the nature of jobs and skills changes. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dc6" id="capitalism__21" original="E393.-1f27" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communism" title="communism definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dc7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4132" id="capitalism__22" original="E870.-738c"><span class="xh" id="capitalism__23"> communism </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://socialism" title="socialism definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dc9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-63fa" id="capitalism__24" original="E393.-1f26"><span class="xh" id="capitalism__25"> socialism </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5ff" id="capitalism__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capitalism" title="capitalism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.600" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.53a4" id="capitalism__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capitalism__28"> capitalism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capitalist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dcb" hm="1" id="capitalist1" original="E393.-1f10" sum="445"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dcc" id="capitalist1__1" original="E393.-1f0f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dcd" id="capitalist1__2" original="E393.-1f0e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capitalist <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4de3" id="capitalist1__7" original="E393.-1f05"><span class="pos" id="capitalist1__8" original="E393.-1f04"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70f1" eid="capitalist1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a13" geo="br" id="capitalist1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalist1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a10" geo="n_am" id="capitalist1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalist1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dd8" id="capitalist1__14" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dd9" id="capitalist1__15"><span class="reg" id="capitalist1__16" original="E393.-1f00" reg="freq"><span class="prefix"> less </span><span class="prefix"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ddb" id="capitalist1__17"><span class="v"><strong> capitalistic </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ddd" eid="capitalist1__19" original="E393.-1efe" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a19" geo="br" id="capitalist1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalist1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkæpɪtəˈlɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalistic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalistic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalistic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a16" geo="n_am" id="capitalist1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalist1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkæpɪtəˈlɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalistic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalistic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalistic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4de5" id="capitalist1__24"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4de6" id="capitalist1__25" original="E393.-1f03"><span class="def" id="capitalist1__26" original="E393.-1efb"> based on the principles of <a class="ndv" href="entry://capitalism" id="capitalist1__27"> capitalism </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4de9" id="capitalist1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dea" id="capitalist1__29" original="E870.-744d"><span class="x" id="capitalist1__30" original="E870.-744c"> Unemployment is a chronic problem in a capitalist economy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dec" id="capitalist1__31" original="E870.-744b"><span class="x" id="capitalist1__32" original="E870.-744a"> Women do more unpaid domestic work than men in advanced capitalist societies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dee" id="capitalist1__33" original="E870.-7449"><span class="x" id="capitalist1__34" original="E870.-7448"> The capitalistic system is essentially an international system. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a1c" id="capitalist1__35" original="E870.-7446" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capitalist1__36" original="E870.-7445"> capitalist + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a1e" id="capitalist1__37" original="E870.-7444"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a1f" id="capitalist1__38" original="E870.-7442"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a20" id="capitalist1__39"><span class="coll" id="capitalist1__40" original="E870.-7441"> economy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a22" id="capitalist1__41" original="E870.-7440"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a23" id="capitalist1__42"><span class="coll" id="capitalist1__43" original="E870.-743f"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a25" id="capitalist1__44" original="E838.-791f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a26" id="capitalist1__45"><span class="coll" id="capitalist1__46" original="E838.-791e"> democracy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a28" id="capitalist1__47" original="E838.-791d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a29" id="capitalist1__48"><span class="coll" id="capitalist1__49" original="E838.-791c"> country </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a2b" id="capitalist1__50" original="E870.-743e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a2c" id="capitalist1__51"><span class="coll" id="capitalist1__52" original="E870.-743d"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a2e" id="capitalist1__53" original="E870.-743c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a2f" id="capitalist1__54"><span class="coll" id="capitalist1__55" original="E870.-743b"> class </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a31" id="capitalist1__56" original="E870.-743a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a32" id="capitalist1__57"><span class="coll" id="capitalist1__58" original="E870.-7439"> world </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a34" id="capitalist1__59" original="E870.-7438"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a35" id="capitalist1__60"><span class="coll" id="capitalist1__61" original="E870.-7437"> development </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a37" id="capitalist1__62" original="E870.-7436"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a38" id="capitalist1__63" original="E870.-7435"><span class="x" id="capitalist1__64" original="E870.-7434"> The power of the capitalist class over the working class has grown. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a3a" id="capitalist1__65" original="E870.-7433"><span class="x" id="capitalist1__66" original="E870.-7432"> The region provides an interesting exception to much of the rest of the capitalist world. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.62b" id="capitalist1__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capitalist_1" title="capitalist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.62c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.53bd" id="capitalist1__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capitalist1__69"> capitalist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4df0" hm="2" id="capitalist2" original="E393.-1f24" sum="546"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4df1" id="capitalist2__1" original="E393.-1f23"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4df2" id="capitalist2__2" original="E393.-1f22"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capitalist <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dfd" id="capitalist2__7" original="E393.-1f19"><span class="pos" id="capitalist2__8" original="E393.-1f18"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70f8" eid="capitalist2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a0d" geo="br" id="capitalist2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalist2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4a0a" geo="n_am" id="capitalist2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalist2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4dff" id="capitalist2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e00" id="capitalist2__15" original="E393.-1f17"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="capitalist2__16" original="E393.-1f16"> a person who supports <a class="ndv" href="entry://capitalism" id="capitalist2__17"> capitalism </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e03" id="capitalist2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e04" id="capitalist2__19" original="E870.-7386"><span class="x" id="capitalist2__20" original="E870.-7385"> Traditional Marxism divided society into three classes: capitalists, workers and the petty bourgeoisie. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e06" id="capitalist2__21" original="E870.-7387" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communist1" title="communist1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e07" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4112" id="capitalist2__22" original="E870.-7383"><span class="xh" id="capitalist2__23"> communist </span><span class="xhm" id="capitalist2__24"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://socialist" title="socialist definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e0a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-63dd" id="capitalist2__25" original="E870.-7384"><span class="xh" id="capitalist2__26"> socialist </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e0c" id="capitalist2__27" original="E393.-1f12"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="capitalist2__28" original="E393.-1f11"> a person who owns or controls a lot of wealth and uses it to produce more wealth, for example by investing in trade and industry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e0e" id="capitalist2__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e0f" id="capitalist2__30" original="E838.-7900"><span class="x" id="capitalist2__31" original="E838.-78ff"> In the 1860s, German banks effectively displaced foreign capitalists in Rhineland-Westphalia. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.649" id="capitalist2__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capitalist_1" title="capitalist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.64a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.53bd" id="capitalist2__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capitalist2__34"> capitalist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capitalization
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e11" id="capitalization" original="E870.-7368" sum="463"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e12" id="capitalization__1" original="E870.-7365"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e13" id="capitalization__2" original="E870.-7364"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capitalization </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e15" id="capitalization__4" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e18" id="capitalization__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e16" id="capitalization__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="capitalization__7" original="E870.-7361"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> capitalisation </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e21" id="capitalization__9" original="E870.-735c"><span class="pos" id="capitalization__10" original="E870.-735b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e1a" eid="capitalization__11" original="E870.-735f" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-492f" geo="br" id="capitalization__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalization__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-492b" geo="n_am" id="capitalization__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalization__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkæpɪtələˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e23" id="capitalization__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capitalization__17" original="E870.-7359"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="capitalization__18" original="E870.-7358"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e26" id="capitalization__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capitalization__20" subj="finan"> finance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e28" id="capitalization__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e29" id="capitalization__22" original="E870.-7366"><span class="def" id="capitalization__23" original="E870.-7357"> the activity of providing money for a company, or of changing income or <a class="ndv" href="entry://assets" id="capitalization__24"> assets </a> into money that a company or organization can use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e2c" id="capitalization__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e2d" id="capitalization__26" original="E870.-7354"><span class="x" id="capitalization__27" original="E870.-7353"> To increase their capitalization, a number of Russian banks wanted to be listed on US stock exchanges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e2f" id="capitalization__28" original="E870.-7352"><span class="cf" id="capitalization__29" original="E89f.-2c2a"><span class="exp" id="capitalization__30"> capitalization </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="capitalization__31" original="E870.-7351"> The capitalization of university research does not prevent publication of results. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capitalize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e33" id="capitalize" original="E393.-1ef7" sum="1137"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e34" id="capitalize__1" original="E393.-1ef6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e35" id="capitalize__2" original="E393.-1ef5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capitalize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e37" id="capitalize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e38" id="capitalize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-97" id="capitalize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="capitalize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> capital <span class="ptl" id="capitalize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e4a" id="capitalize__19" original="E393.-1ee6"><span class="pos" id="capitalize__20" original="E393.-1ee5"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.70ff" eid="capitalize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-488e" geo="br" id="capitalize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-488b" geo="n_am" id="capitalize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1d83" id="capitalize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4888" form="root" id="capitalize__27"><span class="vp" id="capitalize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> capitalize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4886" eid="capitalize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4885" geo="br" id="capitalize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4882" geo="n_am" id="capitalize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-487f" form="thirdps" id="capitalize__34"><span class="vp" id="capitalize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> capitalizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-487d" eid="capitalize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-487c" geo="br" id="capitalize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4879" geo="n_am" id="capitalize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4876" form="past" id="capitalize__41"><span class="vp" id="capitalize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> capitalized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4874" eid="capitalize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4873" geo="br" id="capitalize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4870" geo="n_am" id="capitalize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-486d" form="pastpart" id="capitalize__48"><span class="vp" id="capitalize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> capitalized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-486b" eid="capitalize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-486a" geo="br" id="capitalize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4867" geo="n_am" id="capitalize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4864" form="prespart" id="capitalize__55"><span class="vp" id="capitalize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> capitalizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4862" eid="capitalize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4861" geo="br" id="capitalize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-485e" geo="n_am" id="capitalize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capitalize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capit/capitalizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capit/capitalizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capitalizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e76" id="capitalize__62"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e77" id="capitalize__63" original="E393.-1ec8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="capitalize__64" original="E393.-1ec7"><span class="exp" id="capitalize__65"> capitalize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="capitalize__66" original="E393.-1ec6"> to write or print a letter of the alphabet as a capital; to begin a word with a capital letter </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e7b" id="capitalize__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e7c" id="capitalize__68" original="E870.-7376"><span class="x" id="capitalize__69" original="E870.-7375"> The term may be capitalized when used in this specific context. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e7e" id="capitalize__70" original="E393.-1ec0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e7f" id="capitalize__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="capitalize__72" original="E393.-1ebe"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="capitalize__73" original="E393.-1ebd"><span class="exp" id="capitalize__74"> capitalize </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e83" id="capitalize__75"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capitalize__76" subj="busin"> business </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="capitalize__77" subj="finan"> finance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="capitalize__78" original="E393.-1eba"> to provide a company, etc. with the money it needs to function </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e87" id="capitalize__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e88" id="capitalize__80" original="E870.-7373"><span class="x" id="capitalize__81" original="E870.-7372"> Many banks were insufficiently capitalized to support their lending. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e8a" id="capitalize__82" original="E393.-1eae"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e8b" id="capitalize__83" original="E393.-1ead"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e8c" id="capitalize__84"><h4 class="pv"> capitalize on/upon something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e8e" id="capitalize__86"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e8f" id="capitalize__87"><span class="def" id="capitalize__88" original="E393.-1eab"> to gain a further advantage for yourself from a situation </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e91" id="capitalize__89" original="E393.-1eaa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e92" id="capitalize__90" original="E393.-1ea9"><span class="xw" id="capitalize__91" original="E81e.3e93"> take advantage of something/somebody </span><span class="xs" id="capitalize__92" original="E81e.3e96"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e97" id="capitalize__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e98" id="capitalize__94" original="E870.-736f"><span class="x" id="capitalize__95" original="E870.-736e"> Labour was able to capitalize on the extension of the vote to the working class. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4e9a" id="capitalize__96" original="E870.-736d"><span class="x" id="capitalize__97" original="E870.-736c"> Coca-Cola are able to capitalize upon the brand value that they have established across cultures. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6cb" id="capitalize__98" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capitalize" title="capitalize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6cc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.53f1" id="capitalize__99" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capitalize__100"> capitalize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capsule
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ec0" id="capsule" original="E393.-1cd3" sum="723"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ec1" id="capsule__1" original="E393.-1cd2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ec2" id="capsule__2" original="E393.-1cd1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capsule </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ed0" id="capsule__7" original="E393.-1cc8"><span class="pos" id="capsule__8" original="E393.-1cc7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ec7" eid="capsule__9" original="E393.-1ccc" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-412f" geo="br" id="capsule__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capsule__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpsjuːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capsu/capsule__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capsu/capsule__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capsule__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-412c" geo="n_am" id="capsule__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capsule__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capsu/capsule__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capsu/capsule__us_2.ogg" href="sound://capsule__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-4129" geo="n_am" id="capsule__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="capsule__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpsuːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capsu/capsule__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capsu/capsule__us_3.ogg" href="sound://capsule__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ed2" id="capsule__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ed3" id="capsule__17" original="E393.-1cc6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="capsule__18" original="E393.-1cc5"> a small container which has a measured amount of a medicine inside and which dissolves when you swallow it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ed5" id="capsule__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ed6" id="capsule__20" original="E4a8.49cf"><span class="x" id="capsule__21" original="E4a8.49d0"> The medicine can be taken as tablets or capsules. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ed8" id="capsule__22" original="E393.-1cc4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ed9" id="capsule__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capsule__24" subj="anat"> anatomy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="capsule__25" original="E393.-1cc3"> a covering of an organ or other structure in the body, for example a <a class="ndv" href="entry://kidney" id="capsule__26"> kidney </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4edd" id="capsule__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ede" id="capsule__28" original="E840.-79ca"><span class="x" id="capsule__29" original="E840.-79c9"> The tough capsule surrounding each kidney offers protection against trauma and prevents the entry of bacteria. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ee0" id="capsule__30" original="E840.-79c8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ee1" id="capsule__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capsule__32" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="capsule__33" original="E840.-79c7"> a layer that forms the outer surface of some <a class="ndv" href="entry://bacterial" id="capsule__34"> bacterial </a> cells </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ee5" id="capsule__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ee6" id="capsule__36" original="E597.6e0"><span class="x" id="capsule__37" original="E597.6e1"> When stressed, certain bacteria form protective capsules that are heat stable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ee8" id="capsule__38" original="E4e1.2fd7"><span class="x" id="capsule__39" original="E4e1.2fd8"> These capsules are secreted by the cells and account for the virulence of the bacterium. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.734" id="capsule__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capsule" title="capsule definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.735" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.567b" id="capsule__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capsule__42"> capsule </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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caption
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4eea" id="caption" original="E393.-1c29" sum="389"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4eeb" id="caption__1" original="E393.-1c28"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4eec" id="caption__2" original="E393.-1c27"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> caption </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ef7" id="caption__7" original="E393.-1c1c"><span class="pos" id="caption__8" original="E393.-1c1b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7114" eid="caption__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-3ee4" geo="br" id="caption__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caption__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/capti/caption__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/capti/caption__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caption__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-3ee1" geo="n_am" id="caption__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caption__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/capti/caption__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/capti/caption__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caption__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ef9" id="caption__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4efa" id="caption__15" original="E393.-1c1a"><span class="def" id="caption__16" original="E393.-1c19"> words that are printed under a picture, diagram, etc. that explain or describe it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4efc" id="caption__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4efd" id="caption__18" original="E824.-7c86"><span class="x" id="caption__19" original="E824.-7c85"> Brief captions explain events depicted in the paintings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4eff" id="caption__20" original="E824.-7c82"><span class="cf" id="caption__21" original="E824.-7c87"><span class="exp" id="caption__22"> caption </span> for/to/under something </span><span class="x" id="caption__23" original="E824.-7c81"> The caption for Fig. 15.6 provides the details of layer thicknesses in each configuration. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.75f" id="caption__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://caption_1" title="caption definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.760" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5748" id="caption__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="caption__26"> caption </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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capture
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f03" hm="1" id="capture1" original="E393.-1b5e" sum="2015"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f04" id="capture1__1" original="E393.-1b5d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f05" id="capture1__2" original="E393.-1b5c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capture <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f14" id="capture1__9" original="E393.-1b51"><span class="pos" id="capture1__10" original="E393.-1b50"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.711b" eid="capture1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3f2" geo="br" id="capture1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/captu/capture__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/capture__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capture__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3ef" geo="n_am" id="capture1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/captu/capture__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/capture__us_2.ogg" href="sound://capture__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1d55" id="capture1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-753d" form="root" id="capture1__17"><span class="vp" id="capture1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> capture </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-753b" eid="capture1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-753a" geo="br" id="capture1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/captu/capture__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/capture__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capture__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7537" geo="n_am" id="capture1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/captu/capture__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/capture__us_2.ogg" href="sound://capture__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7534" form="thirdps" id="capture1__24"><span class="vp" id="capture1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> captures </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7532" eid="capture1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7531" geo="br" id="capture1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/captu/captures__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/captures__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://captures__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-752e" geo="n_am" id="capture1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/captu/captures__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/captures__us_1.ogg" href="sound://captures__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-752b" form="past" id="capture1__31"><span class="vp" id="capture1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> captured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7529" eid="capture1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7528" geo="br" id="capture1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/captu/captured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/captured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://captured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7525" geo="n_am" id="capture1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/captu/captured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/captured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://captured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7522" form="pastpart" id="capture1__38"><span class="vp" id="capture1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> captured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7520" eid="capture1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-751f" geo="br" id="capture1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/captu/captured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/captured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://captured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-751c" geo="n_am" id="capture1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/captu/captured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/captured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://captured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7519" form="prespart" id="capture1__45"><span class="vp" id="capture1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> capturing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7517" eid="capture1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7516" geo="br" id="capture1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/captu/capturing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/capturing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capturing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7513" geo="n_am" id="capture1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/captu/capturing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/capturing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://capturing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f44" id="capture1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f45" id="capture1__53" original="E393.-1b29"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="capture1__54" original="E393.-1b28"><span class="exp" id="capture1__55"> capture </span> somebody's attention/imagination/interest </span><span class="def" id="capture1__56" original="E393.-1b27"> to make somebody interested in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f49" id="capture1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f4a" id="capture1__58" original="E85f.-7ef4"><span class="x" id="capture1__59" original="E85f.-7ef3"> The spiritual wisdom of India captured his imagination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f4c" id="capture1__60" original="E85f.-69b8"><span class="x" id="capture1__61" original="E85f.-69b7"> Vivid or dramatic events or discoveries have played an important role in capturing political attention. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f4e" id="capture1__62" original="E393.-1b26"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="capture1__63" original="E393.-1b24"> to record something accurately in words or pictures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f50" id="capture1__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f51" id="capture1__65" original="E86b.-7ffc"><span class="cf" id="capture1__66" original="E393.-1b25"><span class="exp" id="capture1__67"> capture </span> something </span><span class="x" id="capture1__68" original="E86b.-7ffb"> The advent of sound and colour transformed the way that filmmakers could capture reality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f55" id="capture1__69" original="E85f.-69b5"><span class="cf" id="capture1__70" original="E393.-1b1d"><span class="exp" id="capture1__71"> capture </span> somebody/something on film/tape/canvas, etc. </span><span class="x" id="capture1__72" original="E85f.-69b4"> The revolution was witnessed by an international audience thanks to images captured on mobile telephones. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f59" id="capture1__73" original="E86b.-7ffd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capture1__74"> capture + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f5b" id="capture1__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f5c" id="capture1__76" original="E86b.-7ff5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f5d" id="capture1__77"><span class="coll" id="capture1__78" original="E86b.-7ff4"> essence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f5f" id="capture1__79"><span class="coll" id="capture1__80" original="E86b.-7ff3"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f61" id="capture1__81" original="E86b.-7c2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f62" id="capture1__82"><span class="coll" id="capture1__83" original="E86b.-7c2b"> complexity </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f64" id="capture1__84"><span class="coll" id="capture1__85" original="E86b.-7c2a"> richness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f66" id="capture1__86" original="E86b.-7ff2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f67" id="capture1__87"><span class="coll" id="capture1__88" original="E86b.-7ff1"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f69" id="capture1__89" original="E86b.-7ff0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f6a" id="capture1__90"><span class="coll" id="capture1__91" original="E86b.-7fef"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f6c" id="capture1__92" original="E86b.-7c29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f6d" id="capture1__93"><span class="coll" id="capture1__94" original="E86b.-7c28"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f6f" id="capture1__95" original="E86b.-7c27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f70" id="capture1__96"><span class="coll" id="capture1__97" original="E86b.-7c26"> spirit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f72" id="capture1__98" original="E86b.-7c25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f73" id="capture1__99"><span class="coll" id="capture1__100" original="E86b.-7c24"> moment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f75" id="capture1__101" original="E86b.-7c23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f76" id="capture1__102"><span class="coll" id="capture1__103" original="E86b.-7c22"> image </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f78" id="capture1__104" original="E86b.-7fee"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f79" id="capture1__105" original="E86b.-7fed"><span class="x" id="capture1__106" original="E86b.-7fec"> For each of the datasets, I have chosen one or more illustrations that capture some important aspect of the results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f7b" id="capture1__107" original="E86b.-7c21"><span class="x" id="capture1__108" original="E86b.-7c20"> As a poet, he captures vivid moments of visual perception. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f7d" id="capture1__109" original="E86b.-7c1d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="capture1__110"> adverb + capture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f7f" id="capture1__111"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f80" id="capture1__112" original="E86b.-7c1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f81" id="capture1__113"><span class="coll" id="capture1__114" original="E86b.-7c1a"> nicely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f83" id="capture1__115" original="E86b.-7c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f84" id="capture1__116"><span class="coll" id="capture1__117" original="E86b.-7c18"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f86" id="capture1__118" original="E86b.-7c17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f87" id="capture1__119"><span class="coll" id="capture1__120" original="E86b.-7c16"> adequately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f89" id="capture1__121" original="E86b.-7c15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f8a" id="capture1__122"><span class="coll" id="capture1__123" original="E86b.-7c14"> fully </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f8c" id="capture1__124" original="E86b.-7c13"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f8d" id="capture1__125" original="E86b.-7c12"><span class="x" id="capture1__126" original="E86b.-7c11"> The spirit of the movement is nicely captured in this quotation from Catherine Booth:… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f8f" id="capture1__127" original="E393.-1b2f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="capture1__128" original="E393.-1b2d"> to catch or take control of somebody/something using physical force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f91" id="capture1__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f92" id="capture1__130" original="E85f.-7efc"><span class="cf" id="capture1__131" original="E393.-1b2e"><span class="exp" id="capture1__132"> capture </span> something </span><span class="x" id="capture1__133" original="E85f.-7efb"> These spiders do not build webs, but capture prey by jumping onto them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f96" id="capture1__134" original="E85f.-7ef8"><span class="x" id="capture1__135" original="E85f.-7ef7"> The fighting continued until 30 April 1975, when communist troops captured Saigon and reunified the country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f98" id="capture1__136" original="E85f.-7efe"><span class="cf" id="capture1__137" original="E393.-1b31"><span class="exp" id="capture1__138"> capture </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="capture1__139" original="E85f.-7efd"> Ali Pasha was captured by the Turks and executed in February 1822. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f9c" id="capture1__140" original="E393.-1b2c"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="capture1__141" original="E393.-1b2a"> to succeed in getting control of something that other people are also trying to control </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f9e" id="capture1__142"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f9f" id="capture1__143" original="E85f.-7ef6"><span class="cf" id="capture1__144" original="E393.-1b2b"><span class="exp" id="capture1__145"> capture </span> something </span><span class="x" id="capture1__146" original="E85f.-7ef5"> Initially, the product was a huge success, capturing 40% of the market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fa3" id="capture1__147" original="E86b.-7c2e"><span class="cf" id="capture1__148" original="E86b.-7c2f"><span class="exp" id="capture1__149"> capture </span> something from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="capture1__150" original="E86b.-7c2d"> The company has been successful in capturing market share from its nearest rivals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fa7" id="capture1__151" original="E393.-1b18"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="capture1__152" original="E393.-1b17"><span class="exp" id="capture1__153"> capture </span> something </span><span class="def" id="capture1__154" original="E393.-1b16"> to collect and record data using a computer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fab" id="capture1__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fac" id="capture1__156" original="E85f.-69b3"><span class="x" id="capture1__157" original="E85f.-69b2"> Table 4.8 presents the remaining demographic data captured in the survey. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fae" id="capture1__158" original="E86b.-7ffa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://data-capture" title="data capture definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4faf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5960" id="capture1__159" original="E86b.-7ff9"><span class="xh" id="capture1__160"> data capture </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fb1" id="capture1__161" original="E393.-1b33"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="capture1__162" original="E393.-1b30"><span class="exp" id="capture1__163"> capture </span> something </span><span class="def" id="capture1__164" original="E393.-1b32"> to collect a natural supply of something and either make use of it, or store it where it can do no harm </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fb5" id="capture1__165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fb6" id="capture1__166" original="E85f.-7efa"><span class="x" id="capture1__167" original="E85f.-7ef9"> Chloroplasts capture the energy from light and use it to drive a series of reactions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fb8" id="capture1__168" original="E86b.-7ff8"><span class="x" id="capture1__169" original="E86b.-7ff7"> After the CO₂ is captured, the remaining H₂ can be used for running a gas turbine. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fba" id="capture1__170" original="E86b.-7bf6"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="cf" id="capture1__171" original="E86b.-7bf2"><span class="exp" id="capture1__172"> capture </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fbd" id="capture1__173"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="capture1__174" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="capture1__175" original="E86b.-7bef"> to absorb a very small piece of matter, for example an <a class="ndv" href="entry://electron" id="capture1__176"> electron </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fc1" id="capture1__177"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fc2" id="capture1__178" original="E86b.-7bec"><span class="x" id="capture1__179" original="E86b.-7beb"> At least two photons must be captured to supply the reaction energy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7ae" id="capture1__180" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capture_1" title="capture definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7af" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5844" id="capture1__181" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capture1__182"> capture </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fc4" hm="2" id="capture2" original="E393.-1b15" sum="448"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fc5" id="capture2__1" original="E393.-1b14"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fc6" id="capture2__2" original="E393.-1b13"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> capture <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fcf" id="capture2__4" original="E393.-1b08"><span class="pos" id="capture2__5" original="E393.-1b07"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7122" eid="capture2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3ec" geo="br" id="capture2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cap/captu/capture__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/capture__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://capture__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-3e9" geo="n_am" id="capture2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="capture2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæptʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cap/captu/capture__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cap/captu/capture__us_2.ogg" href="sound://capture__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fd1" id="capture2__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="capture2__12" original="E393.-1b04"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fd3" id="capture2__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fd4" id="capture2__14" original="E393.-1b06"><span class="def" id="capture2__15" original="E393.-1b03"> the act of capturing somebody/something or of being captured </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fd6" id="capture2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fd7" id="capture2__17" original="E4a8.49d9"><span class="x" id="capture2__18" original="E4a8.49da"> In 1812 he records in his logbook his capture by pirates off the coast of Jamaica. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fd9" id="capture2__19" original="E86b.-7be0"><span class="cf" id="capture2__20" original="E86b.-7be1"> the <span class="exp" id="capture2__21"> capture </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="capture2__22" original="E86b.-7bdf"> The one success of the 1544 campaign was the capture of Boulogne. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fdd" id="capture2__23" original="E85f.-7c5f"><span class="x" id="capture2__24" original="E85f.-7c5e"> The first of these processes involves the capture of an electron by the nucleus. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fdf" id="capture2__25" original="E86b.-7be2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://data-capture" title="data capture definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fe0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5960" id="capture2__26" original="E86b.-7bde"><span class="xh" id="capture2__27"> data capture </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.840" id="capture2__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capture_1" title="capture definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.841" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5844" id="capture2__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="capture2__30"> capture </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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car
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fe2" id="car" original="E393.-1aec" sum="649"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fe3" id="car__1" original="E393.-1aeb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4fe4" id="car__2" original="E393.-1aea"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> car </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ff0" id="car__7" original="E393.-1ae2"><span class="pos" id="car__8" original="E393.-1ae1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7129" eid="car__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-3abb" geo="br" id="car__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="car__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/car__/car__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/car__/car__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://car__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-3ab8" geo="n_am" id="car__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="car__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/car__/car__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/car__/car__us_1.ogg" href="sound://car__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ff2" id="car__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ff3" id="car__15" original="E393.-1ae0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ff4" id="car__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ff7" id="car__17"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ff5" id="car__18"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="car__19" original="E393.-1ad8"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> automobile </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="car__21" original="E393.-1ad6"> a road vehicle with an engine and four wheels that can carry a small number of passengers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ffa" id="car__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ffb" id="car__23" original="E85c.-5d24"><span class="x" id="car__24" original="E85c.-5d23"> The use of mobile telephones while driving a car has been identified as dangerous. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4ffd" id="car__25" original="E85c.-5d21"><span class="cf" id="car__26" original="E85c.-5d22"> by <span class="exp" id="car__27"> car </span></span><span class="x" id="car__28" original="E85c.-5d20"> In 2008, with rising oil prices, the distances people travelled by car began to fall. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5001" id="car__29" original="E85c.-5d1f"><span class="cf" id="car__30" original="E47f.3b04"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="car__31" original="E85c.-5d1e"> The film star Montgomery Clift was involved in a car accident in 1956. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5004" id="car__32" original="E83d.-75be"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5005" id="car__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="car__34" original="E83d.-75bc"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="car__35" original="E83d.-75bb"> a separate section of a train, for carrying passengers, animals or goods; a <a class="ndv" href="entry://coach" id="car__36"> coach </a> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://truck" id="car__37"> truck </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.500a" id="car__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.500b" id="car__39" original="E83d.-75b6"><span class="x" id="car__40" original="E83d.-75b5"> Several cars went off the rails. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.862" id="car__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://car" title="car definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.863" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.58ef" id="car__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="car__43"> car </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carbohydrate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.500d" id="carbohydrate" original="E393.-19b3" sum="447"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.500e" id="carbohydrate__1" original="E393.-19b2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.500f" id="carbohydrate__2" original="E393.-19b1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carbohydrate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.501b" id="carbohydrate__7" original="E393.-19a9"><span class="pos" id="carbohydrate__8" original="E393.-19a8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7130" eid="carbohydrate__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-3688" geo="br" id="carbohydrate__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbohydrate__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carbo/carbohydrate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbohydrate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carbohydrate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-3684" geo="n_am" id="carbohydrate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbohydrate__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːrboʊˈhaɪdreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carbo/carbohydrate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbohydrate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://carbohydrate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.501d" id="carbohydrate__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="carbohydrate__15" original="E826.-7f2c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="carbohydrate__16" original="E826.-7f2b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5020" id="carbohydrate__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5021" id="carbohydrate__18" original="E393.-19a7"><span class="def" id="carbohydrate__19" original="E393.-199f"> a substance such as sugar or <a class="ndv" href="entry://starch" id="carbohydrate__20"> starch </a> that consists of <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon" id="carbohydrate__21"> carbon </a> , <a class="ndv" href="entry://hydrogen" id="carbohydrate__22"> hydrogen </a> and <a class="ndv" href="entry://oxygen" id="carbohydrate__23"> oxygen </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5027" id="carbohydrate__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5028" id="carbohydrate__25" original="E826.-7fbf"><span class="x" id="carbohydrate__26" original="E826.-7fbe"> The wider availability of foods that are high in fats and simple carbohydrates is a primary cause of obesity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.502a" id="carbohydrate__27"><span class="x" id="carbohydrate__28" original="E826.-7c2f"> After eating, most of the carbohydrate in food is broken down by the body into glucose. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.895" id="carbohydrate__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carbohydrate" title="carbohydrate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.896" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5aa7" id="carbohydrate__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="carbohydrate__31"> carbohydrate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carbon
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.502c" id="carbon" original="E393.-1966" sum="612"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.502d" id="carbon__1" original="E393.-1965"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.502e" id="carbon__2" original="E393.-1964"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carbon </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.503c" id="carbon__7" original="E393.-195c"><span class="pos" id="carbon__8" original="E393.-195b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7139" eid="carbon__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-3602" geo="br" id="carbon__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbon__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːbən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carbo/carbon__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbon__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carbon__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-35fe" geo="n_am" id="carbon__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbon__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːrbən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carbo/carbon__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbon__us_1.ogg" href="sound://carbon__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.503e" id="carbon__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="carbon__15" original="E393.-1958"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5040" id="carbon__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5041" id="carbon__17" original="E393.-195a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5042" id="carbon__18" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5043" id="carbon__19"><span class="v"><strong> C </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="carbon__21" original="E393.-1956"> the chemical element of <a class="ndv" href="entry://atomic number" id="carbon__22"> atomic number </a> 6. <span class="dh" id="carbon__23" original="E393.-1955"> Carbon </span> is found in all living things, existing in a pure state in several different forms, including diamond and <a class="ndv" href="entry://graphite" id="carbon__24"> graphite </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5049" id="carbon__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.504a" id="carbon__26" original="E826.-7bcc"><span class="cf" id="carbon__27" original="E47f.3b09"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="carbon__28" original="E826.-7bcb"> Two hydrogen atoms are attached to each carbon atom by its remaining two bonds. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.504d" id="carbon__29" original="E393.-194e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="carbon__30" original="E393.-194b"> used when referring to the gas <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon dioxide" id="carbon__31"> carbon dioxide </a> in terms of the effect it has on the earth's climate in causing <a class="ndv" href="entry://climate change" id="carbon__32"> climate change </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5051" id="carbon__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5052" id="carbon__34" original="E826.-7bca"><span class="cf" id="carbon__35" original="E47f.3b0a"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="carbon__36" original="E826.-7bc9"> Tropical deforestation and forest degradation are major sources of carbon emissions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.8ba" id="carbon__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carbon" title="carbon definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.8bb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5b10" id="carbon__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="carbon__39"> carbon </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carbon cycle
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5074" id="carbon-cycle" original="E393.-18c2" sum="492"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5075" id="carbon-cycle__1" original="E393.-18c1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5076" id="carbon-cycle__2" original="E393.-18c0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carbon cycle </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5080" id="carbon-cycle__7" original="E393.-18b8"><span class="pos" id="carbon-cycle__8" original="E393.-18b7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7149" eid="carbon-cycle__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-34df" geo="br" id="carbon-cycle__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbon-cycle__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːbən saɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carbo/carbon_cycle_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbon_cycle_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carbon_cycle_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-34dc" geo="n_am" id="carbon-cycle__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbon-cycle__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːrbən saɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carbo/carbon_cycle_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbon_cycle_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://carbon_cycle_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5082" id="carbon-cycle__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="carbon-cycle__15" original="E393.-18b4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="carbon-cycle__16" original="E393.-18b5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5085" id="carbon-cycle__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5086" id="carbon-cycle__18" original="E393.-18b3"><span class="def" id="carbon-cycle__19" original="E393.-18b2"> the processes by which <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon" id="carbon-cycle__20"> carbon </a> is changed from one form to another within the environment, for example in plants and when wood or oil is burned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5089" id="carbon-cycle__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.508a" id="carbon-cycle__22" original="E895.-7797"><span class="x" id="carbon-cycle__23" original="E895.-7796"> Human activities have a significant impact on the global carbon cycle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.508c" id="carbon-cycle__24" original="E885.-7d88"><span class="x" id="carbon-cycle__25" original="E885.-7d87"> Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and it is produced during both the short-term and long-term carbon cycles. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.907" id="carbon-cycle__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carbon-cycle" title="carbon cycle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.908" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5bda" id="carbon-cycle__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="carbon-cycle__28"> carbon cycle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carbon dioxide
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.508e" id="carbon-dioxide" original="E393.-189a" sum="456"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.508f" id="carbon-dioxide__1" original="E393.-1899"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5090" id="carbon-dioxide__2" original="E393.-1898"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carbon dioxide </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5097" id="carbon-dioxide__4" original="E393.-1893"><span class="pos" id="carbon-dioxide__5" original="E393.-1892"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7150" eid="carbon-dioxide__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-34a7" geo="br" id="carbon-dioxide__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbon-dioxide__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːbən daɪˈɒksaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carbo/carbon_dioxide_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbon_dioxide_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carbon_dioxide_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-34a4" geo="n_am" id="carbon-dioxide__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbon-dioxide__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːrbən daɪˈɑːksaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carbo/carbon_dioxide_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbon_dioxide_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://carbon_dioxide_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5099" id="carbon-dioxide__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="carbon-dioxide__12" original="E393.-1890"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.509b" id="carbon-dioxide__13" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.509c" id="carbon-dioxide__14"><span class="v"><strong> CO <span class="sub" id="carbon-dioxide__16" original="E393.-188e"> 2 </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.509f" id="carbon-dioxide__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50a0" id="carbon-dioxide__18" original="E393.-188d"><span class="def" id="carbon-dioxide__19" original="E393.-188c"> a gas breathed out by people and animals from the lungs or produced by burning <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon" id="carbon-dioxide__20"> carbon </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50a3" id="carbon-dioxide__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50a4" id="carbon-dioxide__22" original="E89d.-76d2"><span class="x" id="carbon-dioxide__23" original="E89d.-76d1"> Water trickling through soil thus becomes enriched in carbon dioxide. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50a6" id="carbon-dioxide__24" original="E89d.-76d0"><span class="cf" id="carbon-dioxide__25" original="E47f.3b11"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="carbon-dioxide__26" original="E89d.-76cf"> Emissions from fossil fuel burning are virtually certain to drive the upward trend in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.926" id="carbon-dioxide__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carbon-dioxide" title="carbon dioxide definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.927" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5c04" id="carbon-dioxide__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="carbon-dioxide__29"> carbon dioxide </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carbon monoxide
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50a9" id="carbon-monoxide" original="E393.-180e" sum="315"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50aa" id="carbon-monoxide__1" original="E393.-180d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50ab" id="carbon-monoxide__2" original="E393.-180c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carbon monoxide </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50b4" id="carbon-monoxide__4" original="E393.-1807"><span class="pos" id="carbon-monoxide__5" original="E393.-1806"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7157" eid="carbon-monoxide__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-3397" geo="br" id="carbon-monoxide__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbon-monoxide__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːbən mənˈɒksaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carbo/carbon_monoxide_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbon_monoxide_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://carbon_monoxide_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-3394" geo="n_am" id="carbon-monoxide__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbon-monoxide__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːrbən mənˈɑːksaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carbo/carbon_monoxide_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbon_monoxide_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://carbon_monoxide_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50b6" id="carbon-monoxide__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="carbon-monoxide__12" original="E393.-1804"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50b8" id="carbon-monoxide__13" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50b9" id="carbon-monoxide__14"><span class="v"><strong> CO </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50bb" id="carbon-monoxide__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50bc" id="carbon-monoxide__17" original="E393.-1802"><span class="def" id="carbon-monoxide__18" original="E393.-1801"> a poisonous gas formed when <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon" id="carbon-monoxide__19"> carbon </a> burns partly but not completely. It is produced when petrol is burnt in car engines </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50bf" id="carbon-monoxide__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50c0" id="carbon-monoxide__21" original="E85c.-5cfc"><span class="cf" id="carbon-monoxide__22" original="E47f.3b14"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="carbon-monoxide__23" original="E85c.-5cfb"> There is a significiant risk of carbon monoxide poisoning from a gas fire. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carbonate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5055" id="carbonate" original="E393.-1921" sum="392"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5056" id="carbonate__1" original="E393.-1920"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5057" id="carbonate__2" original="E393.-191f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carbonate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5065" id="carbonate__9" original="E393.-1915"><span class="pos" id="carbonate__10" original="E393.-1914"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7142" eid="carbonate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-97" geo="br" id="carbonate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbonate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːbənət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carbo/carbonate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbonate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://carbonate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-94" geo="n_am" id="carbonate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carbonate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːrbənət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carbo/carbonate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carbo/carbonate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://carbonate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5067" id="carbonate__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="carbonate__17" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5069" id="carbonate__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.506a" id="carbonate__19" original="E393.-1911"><span class="def" id="carbonate__20" original="E393.-1910"> a salt that contains <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon" id="carbonate__21"> carbon </a> and <a class="ndv" href="entry://oxygen" id="carbonate__22"> oxygen </a> together with another chemical </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.506e" id="carbonate__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.506f" id="carbonate__24" original="E85c.-5d0d"><span class="x" id="carbonate__25" original="E85c.-5d0c"> Adding calcium carbonate to an acid lake should improve the quality of water by reducing its acidity. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5071" id="carbonate__26" original="E843.52ee" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calcium-carbonate" title="calcium carbonate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5072" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.40c4" id="carbonate__27" original="E843.52ef"><span class="xh" id="carbonate__28"> calcium carbonate </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.8e6" id="carbonate__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carbonate" title="carbonate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.8e7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5b6a" id="carbonate__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="carbonate__31"> carbonate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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card
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50c3" id="card" original="E393.-16bf" sum="754"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50c4" id="card__1" original="E393.-16be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50c5" id="card__2" original="E393.-16bd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> card </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50d1" id="card__7" original="E393.-16b2"><span class="pos" id="card__8" original="E393.-16b1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.715e" eid="card__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2fbc" geo="br" id="card__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="card__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/card_/card__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/card_/card__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://card__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2fb9" geo="n_am" id="card__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="card__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/card_/card__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/card_/card__us_1.ogg" href="sound://card__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50d3" id="card__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50d4" id="card__15" original="E393.-16ab"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="card__16" original="E393.-16a8"> a small piece of stiff paper or plastic with information on it, especially information about somebody's identity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50d6" id="card__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50d7" id="card__18" original="E824.-7cc0"><span class="x" id="card__19" original="E824.-7cbf"> Every citizen was issued with an identity card. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50d9" id="card__20" original="E824.-7cbe"><span class="x" id="card__21" original="E824.-7cbd"> The teacher gave each student a card with two pieces of information on it </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50db" id="card__22" original="E393.-168f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="card__23" original="E393.-168c"> a small piece of plastic, especially one given by a bank or shop, used for buying things or obtaining money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50dd" id="card__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50de" id="card__25" original="E824.-7cbc"><span class="x" id="card__26" original="E824.-7cbb"> A much smaller proportion of Chinese customers used credit cards. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50e0" id="card__27" original="E393.-1656"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50e1" id="card__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="card__29" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="card__30" original="E393.-1653"> a small device containing an electronic <a class="ndv" href="entry://circuit" id="card__31"> circuit </a> that is part of a computer or added to it, enabling it to perform particular functions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50e5" id="card__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50e6" id="card__33" original="E824.-7cba"><span class="x" id="card__34" original="E824.-7cb9"> These differences have all but vanished with the introduction of high-speed graphics cards. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.95d" id="card__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://card_1" title="card definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.95e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.5e35" id="card__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="card__37"> card </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cardiac
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50e8" id="cardiac" original="E393.-1552" sum="344"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50e9" id="cardiac__1" original="E393.-1551"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50ea" id="cardiac__2" original="E393.-1550"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cardiac </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50f4" id="cardiac__4" original="E393.-154b"><span class="pos" id="cardiac__5" original="E393.-154a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7165" eid="cardiac__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2d90" geo="br" id="cardiac__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cardiac__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːdiæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/cardi/cardiac__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/cardi/cardiac__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cardiac__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2d8c" geo="n_am" id="cardiac__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cardiac__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːrdiæk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/cardi/cardiac__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/cardi/cardiac__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cardiac__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50f6" id="cardiac__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="cardiac__12" original="E393.-1548"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50f8" id="cardiac__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cardiac__14" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50fa" id="cardiac__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50fb" id="cardiac__16" original="E393.-1546"><span class="def" id="cardiac__17" original="E393.-1545"> connected with the heart or heart disease </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50fd" id="cardiac__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.50fe" id="cardiac__19" original="E85c.-5cf8"><span class="x" id="cardiac__20" original="E85c.-5cf7"> cardiac disease/failure/surgery </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5100" id="cardiac__21" original="E4a8.49dd"><span class="x" id="cardiac__22" original="E4a8.49de"> Heart attacks, in some cases, may lead to cardiac arrest. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="cardiac__23" original="E85c.-5cf4" un="help"> If somebody has a <span class="eb" id="cardiac__24" original="E85c.-5cf3"> cardiac arrest </span> , their heart suddenly stops temporarily or permanently. </span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.989" id="cardiac__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cardiac" title="cardiac definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.98a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.6050" id="cardiac__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cardiac__27"> cardiac </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cardiovascular
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5104" id="cardiovascular" original="E393.-1487" sum="248"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5105" id="cardiovascular__1" original="E393.-1486"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5106" id="cardiovascular__2" original="E393.-1485"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cardiovascular </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.510f" id="cardiovascular__4" original="E393.-1480"><span class="pos" id="cardiovascular__5" original="E393.-147f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.716e" eid="cardiovascular__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2b9a" geo="br" id="cardiovascular__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cardiovascular__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːdiəʊˈvæskjələ(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/cardi/cardiovascular__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/cardi/cardiovascular__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cardiovascular__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2b96" geo="n_am" id="cardiovascular__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cardiovascular__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːrdioʊˈvæskjələr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/cardi/cardiovascular__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/cardi/cardiovascular__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cardiovascular__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5111" id="cardiovascular__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cardiovascular__12" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5113" id="cardiovascular__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5114" id="cardiovascular__14" original="E393.-147c"><span class="def" id="cardiovascular__15" original="E393.-147b"> connected with the heart and the <a class="ndv" href="entry://blood vessels" id="cardiovascular__16"> blood vessels </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5117" id="cardiovascular__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5118" id="cardiovascular__18" original="E85c.-5ce8"><span class="x" id="cardiovascular__19" original="E85c.-5ce7"> The role of diet on cardiovascular risk is well established. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.511a" id="cardiovascular__20" original="E85c.-5cea"><span class="x" id="cardiovascular__21" original="E85c.-5ce9"> cardiovascular disease/factors/events </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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care
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.511c" hm="1" id="care1" original="E393.-1440" sum="2051"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.511d" id="care1__1" original="E393.-143f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.511e" id="care1__2" original="E393.-143e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> care <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5127" id="care1__4" original="E393.-1426"><span class="pos" id="care1__5" original="E393.-1425"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7177" eid="care1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a53" geo="br" id="care1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/care_/care__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/care_/care__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://care__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a50" geo="n_am" id="care1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ker <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/care_/care__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/care_/care__us_1.ogg" href="sound://care__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5129" id="care1__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="care1__12" original="E393.-1414"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.512b" id="care1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.512c" id="care1__14" original="E393.-1416"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="care1__15" original="E393.-1413"> the process of caring for somebody/something and providing what they need for their health or protection </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.512e" id="care1__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.512f" id="care1__17" original="E839.-70ca"><span class="x" id="care1__18" original="E839.-70c9"> Many women feel an obligation to undertake unpaid social care. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5131" id="care1__19" original="E86b.-7ca7"><span class="cf" id="care1__20" original="E839.-70cc"><span class="exp" id="care1__21"> care </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="care1__22" original="E86b.-7ca6"> Women are usually those responsible for the care of children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5135" id="care1__23" original="E822.-7e1f"><span class="cf" id="care1__24" original="E839.-70c8"><span class="exp" id="care1__25"> care </span> for somebody </span><span class="x" id="care1__26" original="E822.-7e1e"> Rowles et al. (1996) addressed the issue of long-term care for the rural elderly population. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5139" id="care1__27" original="E393.-1412" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://childcare" title="childcare definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.513a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c01" id="care1__28" original="E839.-70c7"><span class="xh" id="care1__29"> childcare </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://community-care" title="community care definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.513c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fa7" id="care1__30" original="E843.5dd6"><span class="xh" id="care1__31"> community care </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://day-care" title="day care definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.513e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5baa" id="care1__32" original="E393.-1411"><span class="xh" id="care1__33"> day care </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://health-care" title="health care definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5140" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.6346" id="care1__34" original="E393.-140d"><span class="xh" id="care1__35"> health care </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://intensive-care" title="intensive care definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5142" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-a9a" id="care1__36" original="E393.-140b"><span class="xh" id="care1__37"> intensive care </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://primary-care" title="primary care definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5144" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.1a5c" id="care1__38" original="E4a5.4c12"><span class="xh" id="care1__39"> primary care </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5146" id="care1__40" original="E822.-7e15" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="care1__41"> adjective + care </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5148" id="care1__42"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5149" id="care1__43" original="E839.-7f1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.514a" id="care1__44"><span class="coll" id="care1__45" original="E839.-7f1d"> medical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.514c" id="care1__46" original="E839.-7f1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.514d" id="care1__47"><span class="coll" id="care1__48" original="E839.-7f1b"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.514f" id="care1__49" original="E839.-70c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5150" id="care1__50"><span class="coll" id="care1__51" original="E839.-70c3"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5152" id="care1__52" original="E839.-7f1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5153" id="care1__53"><span class="coll" id="care1__54" original="E839.-7f19"> parental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5155" id="care1__55" original="E839.-7f18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5156" id="care1__56"><span class="coll" id="care1__57" original="E839.-7f17"> primary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5158" id="care1__58" original="E839.-7f16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5159" id="care1__59"><span class="coll" id="care1__60" original="E839.-7f15"> secondary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.515b" id="care1__61" original="E839.-7f14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.515c" id="care1__62"><span class="coll" id="care1__63" original="E839.-7f13"> palliative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.515e" id="care1__64" original="E839.-7f12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.515f" id="care1__65"><span class="coll" id="care1__66" original="E839.-7f11"> post-operative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5161" id="care1__67" original="E839.-7f0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5162" id="care1__68"><span class="coll" id="care1__69" original="E839.-7f0b"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5164" id="care1__70" original="E839.-7f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5165" id="care1__71"><span class="coll" id="care1__72" original="E839.-7f07"> intensive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5167" id="care1__73" original="E839.-7f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5168" id="care1__74"><span class="coll" id="care1__75" original="E839.-7f0d"> residential </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.516a" id="care1__76" original="E822.-7e0f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.516b" id="care1__77" original="E839.-7f06"><span class="x" id="care1__78" original="E839.-7f05"> A good system of primary care is an essential component of an efficient and equitable health care system. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.516d" id="care1__79" original="E839.-70bc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="care1__80"> noun + care </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.516f" id="care1__81"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5170" id="care1__82" original="E822.-7e13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5171" id="care1__83"><span class="coll" id="care1__84" original="E822.-7e12"> health </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5173" id="care1__85" original="E822.-7e11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5174" id="care1__86"><span class="coll" id="care1__87" original="E822.-7e10"> nursing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5176" id="care1__88" original="E839.-7f10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5177" id="care1__89"><span class="coll" id="care1__90" original="E839.-7f0f"> community </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5179" id="care1__91" original="E839.-7f0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.517a" id="care1__92"><span class="coll" id="care1__93" original="E839.-7f09"> emergency </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.517c" id="care1__94" original="E839.-70ba"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.517d" id="care1__95" original="E822.-7e0e"><span class="x" id="care1__96" original="E822.-7e0d"> Nursing care should focus on vigilant monitoring of the patient's condition and on patient comfort. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.517f" id="care1__97" original="E822.-7e0a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="care1__98"> verb + care </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5181" id="care1__99"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5182" id="care1__100" original="E822.-7e08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5183" id="care1__101"><span class="coll" id="care1__102" original="E822.-7e07"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5185" id="care1__103"><span class="coll" id="care1__104" original="E839.-7f04"> deliver </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5187" id="care1__105"><span class="coll" id="care1__106" original="E839.-7e8e"> give </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5189" id="care1__107" original="E822.-7e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.518a" id="care1__108"><span class="coll" id="care1__109" original="E822.-7e05"> receive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.518c" id="care1__110" original="E839.-70b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.518d" id="care1__111"><span class="coll" id="care1__112" original="E839.-70b8"> access </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.518f" id="care1__113" original="E839.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5190" id="care1__114"><span class="coll" id="care1__115" original="E839.-7f02"> require </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5192" id="care1__116"><span class="coll" id="care1__117" original="E839.-7e8d"> need </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5194" id="care1__118" original="E822.-7e04"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5195" id="care1__119" original="E822.-7e03"><span class="x" id="care1__120" original="E822.-7e02"> The nursing role in relation to patients with alcohol-related problems is to deliver care in a non-judgemental way. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5197" id="care1__121" original="E393.-1409"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="care1__122" original="E393.-1406"> attention or thought that you give to something that you are doing so that you will do it well and avoid mistakes or damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5199" id="care1__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.519a" id="care1__124" original="E86b.-7ca5"><span class="cf" id="care1__125" original="E839.-70cb"> with <span class="exp" id="care1__126"> care </span></span><span class="x" id="care1__127" original="E86b.-7ca4"> These figures need to be interpreted with care. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.519e" id="care1__128" original="E822.-7e1d"><span class="cf" id="care1__129" original="E839.-70c6"> take <span class="exp" id="care1__130"> care </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="care1__131" original="E822.-7e1c"> The government has taken great care to protect freshwater supplies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51a2" id="care1__132" original="E86b.-7ca3"><span class="cf" id="care1__133" original="E839.-70c5"> take <span class="exp" id="care1__134"> care </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="care1__135" original="E86b.-7ca2"> Advertisers need to take care that they do not infringe a culture's aesthetic codes. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51a6" id="care1__136" original="E839.-7efe" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="care1__137"> adjective + care </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51a8" id="care1__138"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51a9" id="care1__139" original="E839.-7efc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51aa" id="care1__140"><span class="coll" id="care1__141" original="E839.-7efb"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51ac" id="care1__142" original="E839.-70c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51ad" id="care1__143"><span class="coll" id="care1__144" original="E839.-70c1"> special </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51af" id="care1__145" original="E839.-7ef9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51b0" id="care1__146"><span class="coll" id="care1__147" original="E839.-7ef8"> reasonable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51b2" id="care1__148" original="E839.-70c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51b3" id="care1__149"><span class="coll" id="care1__150" original="E839.-70bf"> proper </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51b5" id="care1__151" original="E839.-7ef6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51b6" id="care1__152" original="E839.-7ef5"><span class="x" id="care1__153" original="E839.-7ef4"> The event would not have occurred if the defendant had exercised proper care and attention. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51b8" id="care1__154" original="E839.-7ef2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="care1__155"> verb + care </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51ba" id="care1__156"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51bb" id="care1__157" original="E839.-7ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51bc" id="care1__158"><span class="coll" id="care1__159" original="E839.-7eef"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51be" id="care1__160"><span class="coll" id="care1__161" original="E839.-7e8c"> exercise </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51c0" id="care1__162" original="E839.-7ee2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51c1" id="care1__163" original="E839.-7ee1"><span class="x" id="care1__164" original="E839.-7ee0"> Care must be exercised when interpreting these data. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51c3" id="care1__165" original="E393.-13fe"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51c4" id="care1__166" original="E393.-13f5" sk="incare"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51c5" id="care1__167"><span class="idm" id="care1__168" original="E393.-13f4"> in care </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51c7" id="care1__169"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="care1__170" original="E393.-13f2"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51c9" id="care1__171"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="care1__172" original="E393.-13f1"> of children </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51cb" id="care1__173"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51cc" id="care1__174"><span class="def" id="care1__175" original="E393.-13f0"> living in an institution run by the local authority rather than with their parents </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51ce" id="care1__176"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51cf" id="care1__177" original="E85f.-7fe2"><span class="x" id="care1__178" original="E85f.-7fe1"> The child and two siblings were placed in care and subsequently adopted. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51d1" id="care1__179" original="E393.-13ef" sk="incareof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51d2" id="care1__180"><span class="idm" id="care1__181" original="E393.-13ee"> in the care of somebody </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="care1__182" original="E8a0.-73d1"> in somebody's care </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51d5" id="care1__183"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51d6" id="care1__184"><span class="def" id="care1__185" original="E393.-13ed"> being cared for by somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51d8" id="care1__186"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51d9" id="care1__187" original="E85f.-7fe0"><span class="x" id="care1__188" original="E85f.-7fdf"> The boy was placed in the care of foster parents acting on behalf of the local authority. </span></span></span></span></span></span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51db" id="care1__189" original="E393.-13e4" sk="takecareof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51dc" id="care1__190"><span class="idm" id="care1__191" original="E393.-13e3"> take care of somebody/something/yourself </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51de" id="care1__192"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51df" id="care1__193" original="E393.-13e2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="care1__194" original="E393.-13e1"> to care for somebody/something/yourself </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51e1" id="care1__195"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51e2" id="care1__196" original="E85f.-7fde"><span class="x" id="care1__197" original="E85f.-7fdd"> Leo has volunteered to take care of all four children. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51e4" id="care1__198" original="E393.-13e0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="care1__199" original="E393.-13df"> to be responsible for or to deal with a situation or task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51e6" id="care1__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51e7" id="care1__201" original="E85f.-7fdc"><span class="x" id="care1__202" original="E85f.-7fdb"> There are no simple technological fixes that can take care of the problem. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51e9" id="care1__203" original="E393.-13de" sk="undercareof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51ea" id="care1__204"><span class="idm" id="care1__205" original="E393.-13dd"> under the care of somebody </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51ec" id="care1__206"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51ed" id="care1__207"><span class="def" id="care1__208" original="E393.-13dc"> receiving medical care from somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51ef" id="care1__209"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51f0" id="care1__210" original="E85f.-7fda"><span class="x" id="care1__211" original="E85f.-7fd9"> He is thought to be safe to go back to university under the care of a community psychiatric nurse. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c15" id="care1__212" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="care1__213"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c17" id="care1__214" original="E822.-7e17"><span class="shcut" id="care1__215" original="E822.-7e16"> adjective + care </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c19" id="care1__216" original="E822.-7e15"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c1a" id="care1__217" original="E839.-7f1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c1b" id="care1__218" original="E839.-7f1d"><span class="coll" id="care1__219"> medical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c1d" id="care1__220" original="E839.-7f1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c1e" id="care1__221" original="E839.-7f1b"><span class="coll" id="care1__222"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c20" id="care1__223" original="E839.-70c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c21" id="care1__224" original="E839.-70c3"><span class="coll" id="care1__225"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c23" id="care1__226" original="E839.-7f1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c24" id="care1__227" original="E839.-7f19"><span class="coll" id="care1__228"> parental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c26" id="care1__229" original="E839.-7f18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c27" id="care1__230" original="E839.-7f17"><span class="coll" id="care1__231"> primary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c29" id="care1__232" original="E839.-7f16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c2a" id="care1__233" original="E839.-7f15"><span class="coll" id="care1__234"> secondary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c2c" id="care1__235" original="E839.-7f14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c2d" id="care1__236" original="E839.-7f13"><span class="coll" id="care1__237"> palliative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c2f" id="care1__238" original="E839.-7f12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c30" id="care1__239" original="E839.-7f11"><span class="coll" id="care1__240"> post-operative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c32" id="care1__241" original="E839.-7f0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c33" id="care1__242" original="E839.-7f0b"><span class="coll" id="care1__243"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c35" id="care1__244" original="E839.-7f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c36" id="care1__245" original="E839.-7f07"><span class="coll" id="care1__246"> intensive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c38" id="care1__247" original="E839.-7f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c39" id="care1__248" original="E839.-7f0d"><span class="coll" id="care1__249"> residential </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c3b" id="care1__250" original="E822.-7e0f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c3c" id="care1__251" original="E839.-7f06"><span class="x" id="care1__252" original="E839.-7f05"> A good system of primary care is an essential component of an efficient and equitable health care system. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c3e" id="care1__253" original="E839.-7efe"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c3f" id="care1__254" original="E839.-7efc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c40" id="care1__255" original="E839.-7efb"><span class="coll" id="care1__256"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c42" id="care1__257" original="E839.-70c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c43" id="care1__258" original="E839.-70c1"><span class="coll" id="care1__259"> special </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c45" id="care1__260" original="E839.-7ef9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c46" id="care1__261" original="E839.-7ef8"><span class="coll" id="care1__262"> reasonable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c48" id="care1__263" original="E839.-70c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c49" id="care1__264" original="E839.-70bf"><span class="coll" id="care1__265"> proper </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c4b" id="care1__266" original="E839.-7ef6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c4c" id="care1__267" original="E839.-7ef5"><span class="x" id="care1__268" original="E839.-7ef4"> The event would not have occurred if the defendant had exercised proper care and attention. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c4e" id="care1__269" original="E839.-70be"><span class="shcut" id="care1__270" original="E839.-70bd"> noun + care </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c50" id="care1__271" original="E839.-70bc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c51" id="care1__272" original="E822.-7e13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c52" id="care1__273" original="E822.-7e12"><span class="coll" id="care1__274"> health </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c54" id="care1__275" original="E822.-7e11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c55" id="care1__276" original="E822.-7e10"><span class="coll" id="care1__277"> nursing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c57" id="care1__278" original="E839.-7f10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c58" id="care1__279" original="E839.-7f0f"><span class="coll" id="care1__280"> community </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c5a" id="care1__281" original="E839.-7f0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c5b" id="care1__282" original="E839.-7f09"><span class="coll" id="care1__283"> emergency </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c5d" id="care1__284" original="E839.-70ba"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c5e" id="care1__285" original="E822.-7e0e"><span class="x" id="care1__286" original="E822.-7e0d"> Nursing care should focus on vigilant monitoring of the patient's condition and on patient comfort. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c60" id="care1__287" original="E822.-7e0c"><span class="shcut" id="care1__288" original="E822.-7e0b"> verb + care </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c62" id="care1__289" original="E822.-7e0a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c63" id="care1__290" original="E822.-7e08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c64" id="care1__291" original="E822.-7e07"><span class="coll" id="care1__292"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c66" id="care1__293" original="E839.-7f04"><span class="coll" id="care1__294"> deliver </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c68" id="care1__295" original="E839.-7e8e"><span class="coll" id="care1__296"> give </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c6a" id="care1__297" original="E822.-7e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c6b" id="care1__298" original="E822.-7e05"><span class="coll" id="care1__299"> receive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c6d" id="care1__300" original="E839.-70b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c6e" id="care1__301" original="E839.-70b8"><span class="coll" id="care1__302"> access </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c70" id="care1__303" original="E839.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c71" id="care1__304" original="E839.-7f02"><span class="coll" id="care1__305"> require </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c73" id="care1__306" original="E839.-7e8d"><span class="coll" id="care1__307"> need </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c75" id="care1__308" original="E822.-7e04"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c76" id="care1__309" original="E822.-7e03"><span class="x" id="care1__310" original="E822.-7e02"> The nursing role in relation to patients with alcohol-related problems is to deliver care in a non-judgemental way. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c78" id="care1__311" original="E839.-7ef2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c79" id="care1__312" original="E839.-7ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c7a" id="care1__313" original="E839.-7eef"><span class="coll" id="care1__314"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c7c" id="care1__315" original="E839.-7e8c"><span class="coll" id="care1__316"> exercise </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c7e" id="care1__317" original="E839.-7ee2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c7f" id="care1__318" original="E839.-7ee1"><span class="x" id="care1__319" original="E839.-7ee0"> Care must be exercised when interpreting these data. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.9bf" id="care1__320" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://care_1" title="care definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.9c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.61b2" id="care1__321" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="care1__322"> care </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51f2" hm="2" id="care2" original="E393.-13db" sum="1191"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51f3" id="care2__1" original="E393.-13da"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.51f4" id="care2__2" original="E393.-13d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> care <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5202" id="care2__9" original="E393.-13ce"><span class="pos" id="care2__10" original="E393.-13cd"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.717e" eid="care2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a1e" geo="br" id="care2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/care_/care__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/care_/care__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://care__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a1b" geo="n_am" id="care2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ker <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/care_/care__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/care_/care__us_1.ogg" href="sound://care__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-4a93" id="care2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a4d" form="root" id="care2__17"><span class="vp" id="care2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> care </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a4b" eid="care2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a4a" geo="br" id="care2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/care_/care__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/care_/care__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://care__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a47" geo="n_am" id="care2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ker <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/care_/care__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/care_/care__us_1.ogg" href="sound://care__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a44" form="thirdps" id="care2__24"><span class="vp" id="care2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cares </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a42" eid="care2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a41" geo="br" id="care2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/cares/cares__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/cares/cares__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cares__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a3e" geo="n_am" id="care2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kerz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/cares/cares__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/cares/cares__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cares__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a3b" form="past" id="care2__31"><span class="vp" id="care2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a39" eid="care2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a38" geo="br" id="care2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/cared/cared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/cared/cared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a35" geo="n_am" id="care2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kerd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/cared/cared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/cared/cared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a32" form="pastpart" id="care2__38"><span class="vp" id="care2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a30" eid="care2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a2f" geo="br" id="care2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/cared/cared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/cared/cared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a2c" geo="n_am" id="care2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kerd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/cared/cared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/cared/cared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a29" form="thirdps" id="care2__45"><span class="vp" id="care2__46"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> caring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a27" eid="care2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a26" geo="br" id="care2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carin/caring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carin/caring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2a22" geo="n_am" id="care2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="care2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkerɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carin/caring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carin/caring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="use" id="care2__52" original="E393.-13a3"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5205" id="care2__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5206" id="care2__54" original="E393.-13a2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5207" id="care2__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="care2__56" original="E393.-13a0"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="care2__57" original="E393.-139f"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="care2__58" original="E393.-139e"> to feel that something is important and worth being concerned about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.520b" id="care2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.520c" id="care2__60" original="E822.-7df9"><span class="cf" id="care2__61" original="E393.-139d"><span class="exp" id="care2__62"> care </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="care2__63" original="E822.-7df8"> Consumers do not care about price increases as much as they did in the past. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5210" id="care2__64" original="E822.-7df7"><span class="cf" id="care2__65" original="E393.-139c"><span class="exp" id="care2__66"> care </span> whether/what, etc. </span><span class="x" id="care2__67" original="E822.-7df6"> Predators do not care whether it is sunny or not. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5214" id="care2__68" original="E393.-139a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5215" id="care2__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="care2__70" original="E393.-1398"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="care2__71" original="E393.-1397"><span class="exp" id="care2__72"> care </span> (about somebody) </span><span class="def" id="care2__73" original="E393.-1396"> to like or love somebody and be concerned about what happens to them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.521a" id="care2__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.521b" id="care2__75" original="E839.-7e94"><span class="x" id="care2__76" original="E839.-7e93"> Teachers show that they care about students by listening to them, trusting and respecting them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.521d" id="care2__77" original="E393.-1395"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.521e" id="care2__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="care2__79" original="E393.-1393"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="care2__80" original="E393.-1392"><span class="exp" id="care2__81"> care </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="care2__82" original="E393.-1391"> to make the effort to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5223" id="care2__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5224" id="care2__84" original="E839.-6fbd"><span class="x" id="care2__85" original="E839.-6fbc"> Once this idea took hold, historians found further evidence for it wherever they cared to look. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="care2__86" original="E839.-6fbb" un="help"> To <span class="eb" id="care2__87" original="E839.-6fba"> not care to do something </span> means to not do something because you do not want to: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5228" id="care2__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5229" id="care2__89" original="E839.-7e92"><span class="x" id="care2__90" original="E839.-7e91"> The company which owned the oil rig did not care to publicize the accident. </span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.522b" id="care2__91" original="E393.-136c"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.522c" id="care2__92" original="E393.-136b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.522d" id="care2__93"><h4 class="pv"> care for somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.522f" id="care2__95"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5230" id="care2__96"><span class="def" id="care2__97" original="E393.-1368"> to look after somebody, for example because they are sick, very old or very young </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5232" id="care2__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5233" id="care2__99" original="E839.-7e90"><span class="x" id="care2__100" original="E839.-7e8f"> When parents grow old and can no longer care for their disabled son or daughter, special accommodation is required. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.a9c" id="care2__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://care_1" title="care definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.a9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.61b2" id="care2__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="care2__103"> care </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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career
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5235" id="career" original="E393.-1318" sum="641"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5236" id="career__1" original="E393.-1317"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5237" id="career__2" original="E393.-1316"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> career </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5243" id="career__7" original="E393.-130b"><span class="pos" id="career__8" original="E393.-130a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7185" eid="career__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-239" geo="br" id="career__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="career__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/caree/career__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/caree/career__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://career__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-236" geo="n_am" id="career__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="career__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/caree/career__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/caree/career__us_2.ogg" href="sound://career__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5245" id="career__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5246" id="career__15" original="E393.-1305"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="career__16" original="E393.-1304"> the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5248" id="career__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5249" id="career__18" original="E826.-7792"><span class="x" id="career__19" original="E826.-7791"> He began his academic career at Imperial College. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.524b" id="career__20" original="E393.-1309"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="career__21" original="E393.-1308"> the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.524d" id="career__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.524e" id="career__23" original="E826.-76d8"><span class="cf" id="career__24" original="E826.-76d9"><span class="exp" id="career__25"> career </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="career__26" original="E826.-76d7"> She came to teaching from a brief career in journalism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5252" id="career__27" original="E826.-76d5"><span class="cf" id="career__28" original="E826.-76d6"><span class="exp" id="career__29"> career </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="career__30" original="E826.-76d4"> Marx had hoped for a career as a university professor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5256" id="career__31" original="E826.-7794"><span class="cf" id="career__32" original="E47f.3ba9"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="career__33" original="E826.-7793"> Approximately 25 per cent of senior technical staff have left the company for career advancement elsewhere. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.adf" id="career__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://career_1" title="career definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.ae0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.63ae" id="career__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="career__36"> career </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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careful
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5259" id="careful" original="E393.-1295" sum="981"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.525a" id="careful__1" original="E393.-1294"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.525b" id="careful__2" original="E393.-1293"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> careful </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5264" id="careful__4" original="E393.-128e"><span class="pos" id="careful__5" original="E393.-128d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.718c" eid="careful__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-180" geo="br" id="careful__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="careful__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeəfl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/caref/careful__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/caref/careful__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://careful__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-17d" geo="n_am" id="careful__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="careful__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkerfl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/caref/careful__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/caref/careful__us_2.ogg" href="sound://careful__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5266" id="careful__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5267" id="careful__12" original="E393.-1283"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="careful__13" original="E393.-1282"> giving a lot of attention to details </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5269" id="careful__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.526a" id="careful__15" original="E826.-75fc"><span class="x" id="careful__16" original="E826.-75fb"> Careful consideration should be given to how these resources will be obtained. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.526c" id="careful__17" original="E393.-128c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.526d" id="careful__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="careful__19" original="E393.-128a"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="careful__20" original="E393.-1289"> giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid doing something wrong or damaging something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5270" id="careful__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5271" id="careful__22" original="E84d.-7fdc"><span class="cf" id="careful__23" original="E393.-1288"><span class="exp" id="careful__24"> careful </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="careful__25" original="E84d.-7fdb"> Weber was careful to distinguish capitalism of the early modern centuries from capitalism of his own day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5275" id="careful__26" original="E84d.-7fda"><span class="cf" id="careful__27" original="E393.-1287"><span class="exp" id="careful__28"> careful </span> not to do something </span><span class="x" id="careful__29" original="E84d.-7fd9"> When reducing costs, they must be careful not to reduce the quality of the product. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5279" id="careful__30" original="E84d.-7fd8"><span class="cf" id="careful__31" original="E393.-1285"><span class="exp" id="careful__32"> careful </span> about/with something </span><span class="x" id="careful__33" original="E84d.-7fd7"> Some service providers are careful about how they make their services available globally through the Internet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.527d" id="careful__34" original="E846.-7f1c"><span class="cf" id="careful__35" original="E846.-7f1d"><span class="exp" id="careful__36"> careful </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="careful__37" original="E846.-7f1b"> The questions were pre-prepared but we were careful that they should naturally fit with the general flow of conversation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5281" id="careful__38" original="E846.-7f19"><span class="cf" id="careful__39" original="E846.-7f1a"><span class="exp" id="careful__40"> careful </span> when/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="careful__41" original="E846.-7f18"> Patients taking these drugs must be careful when out in the sun. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.b03" id="careful__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://careful" title="careful definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.b04" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.646a" id="careful__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="careful__44"> careful </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carefully
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5285" id="carefully" original="E84d.-7ffe" sum="292"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5286" id="carefully__1" original="E84d.-7ffd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5287" id="carefully__2" original="E84d.-7ffc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carefully </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5290" id="carefully__4" original="E84d.-7ff7"><span class="pos" id="carefully__5" original="E84d.-7ff6"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7193" eid="carefully__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-d2" geo="br" id="carefully__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carefully__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeəfəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/caref/carefully__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/caref/carefully__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carefully__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-ce" geo="n_am" id="carefully__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carefully__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkerfəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/caref/carefully__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/caref/carefully__us_3.ogg" href="sound://carefully__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5292" id="carefully__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5293" id="carefully__12" original="E84d.-7ff3"><span class="def" id="carefully__13" original="E84d.-7ff2"> in a careful way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5295" id="carefully__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5296" id="carefully__15" original="E84d.-7fef"><span class="x" id="carefully__16" original="E84d.-7fee"> It is important that nurses listen carefully to their clients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5298" id="carefully__17" original="E846.-7ee0"><span class="x" id="carefully__18" original="E846.-7edf"> Their carefully designed project focused on managerial processes in three industries. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.b34" id="carefully__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carefully" title="carefully definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.b35" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.7394" id="carefully__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="carefully__21"> carefully </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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caregiver
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.529a" id="caregiver" original="E393.-1264" sum="152"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.529b" id="caregiver__1" original="E393.-1263"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.529c" id="caregiver__2" original="E393.-1262"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> caregiver </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52a8" id="caregiver__7" original="E393.-1254"><span class="pos" id="caregiver__8" original="E393.-1253"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.719c" eid="caregiver__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-242f" geo="br" id="caregiver__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caregiver__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeəɡɪvə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/careg/caregiver__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/careg/caregiver__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caregiver__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-242b" geo="n_am" id="caregiver__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caregiver__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkerɡɪvər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/careg/caregiver__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/careg/caregiver__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caregiver__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52aa" id="caregiver__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="caregiver__15" original="E393.-1259"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52ac" id="caregiver__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52ad" id="caregiver__17" original="E393.-1252"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52ae" id="caregiver__18" original="E4a8.49e3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carer" title="carer definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52af" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5304" id="caregiver__19" original="E4a8.49e4"><span class="xh" id="caregiver__20"> carer </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.b53" id="caregiver__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://caregiver" title="caregiver definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.b54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.64db" id="caregiver__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="caregiver__23"> caregiver </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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careless
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52b1" id="careless" original="E393.-1238" sum="913"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52b2" id="careless__1" original="E393.-1237"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52b3" id="careless__2" original="E393.-1236"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> careless </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52bc" id="careless__4" original="E393.-1231"><span class="pos" id="careless__5" original="E393.-1230"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71a5" eid="careless__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-92" geo="br" id="careless__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="careless__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeələs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carel/careless__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carel/careless__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://careless__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-8f" geo="n_am" id="careless__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="careless__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkerləs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carel/careless__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carel/careless__us_2.ogg" href="sound://careless__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52be" id="careless__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52bf" id="careless__12" original="E393.-122f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="careless__13" original="E393.-122e"> not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52c1" id="careless__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52c2" id="careless__15" original="E85c.-5c79"><span class="cf" id="careless__16" original="E4a8.49ee"><span class="exp" id="careless__17"> careless </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="careless__18" original="E85c.-5c78"> The minister was revealed to have been careless about his financial dealings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52c6" id="careless__19" original="E85c.-5c7b"><span class="cf" id="careless__20" original="E4a8.49ef"><span class="exp" id="careless__21"> careless </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="careless__22" original="E85c.-5c7a"> The authorities were found to have been careless and insensitive in their handling of the case. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52ca" id="careless__23" original="E393.-122d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://careful" title="careful definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52cb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5259" id="careless__24" original="E393.-122c"><span class="xh" id="careless__25"> careful </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52ce" id="careless__26" original="E393.-122a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="careless__27" original="E393.-1229"> resulting from a lack of attention and thought </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52d0" id="careless__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52d1" id="careless__29" original="E85c.-5c75"><span class="x" id="careless__30" original="E85c.-5c74"> The schoolwork produced by children with these disorders contains many careless errors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52d3" id="careless__31" original="E85c.-5c77"><span class="x" id="careless__32" original="E85c.-5c76"> The defendant was liable for all the damage directly resulting from his careless behaviour. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52d5" id="careless__33" original="E393.-1223"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="careless__34" original="E393.-1227"><span class="exp" id="careless__35"> careless </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="careless__36" original="E393.-1222"> not showing interest or effort </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52d9" id="careless__37" original="E393.-1221" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://casual" title="casual definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52da" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57f7" id="careless__38" original="E393.-1220"><span class="xh" id="careless__39"> casual </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52dd" id="careless__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52de" id="careless__41" original="E85c.-5c73"><span class="x" id="careless__42" original="E85c.-5c72"> The emperor seemed to his officers to be increasingly careless of the empire's real needs. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52e0" id="careless__43"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52e1" id="careless__44" original="E393.-121e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52e2" id="careless__45"><span class="dr" id="careless__46" original="E393.-121d"> carelessly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52eb" id="careless__47" original="E393.-1219"><span class="pos" id="careless__48" original="E393.-1218"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71a6" eid="careless__49" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-239d" geo="br" id="careless__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="careless__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeələsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carel/carelessly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carel/carelessly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carelessly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-239a" geo="n_am" id="careless__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="careless__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkerləsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carel/carelessly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carel/carelessly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://carelessly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52ed" id="careless__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52ee" id="careless__55" original="E85c.-5c6f"><span class="x" id="careless__56" original="E85c.-5c6e"> Police had handled the evidence carelessly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52f0" id="careless__57" original="E85c.-5c71"><span class="x" id="careless__58" original="E85c.-5c70"> The terms religion and spirituality are often used inconsistently and carelessly. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52f2" id="careless__59"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52f3" id="careless__60" original="E393.-1217"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52f4" id="careless__61"><span class="dr" id="careless__62" original="E393.-1216"> carelessness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52fd" id="careless__63" original="E393.-1212"><span class="pos" id="careless__64" original="E393.-1211"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71a7" eid="careless__65" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-23a3" geo="br" id="careless__66" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="careless__67"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeələsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carel/carelessness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carel/carelessness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carelessness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-23a0" geo="n_am" id="careless__68" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="careless__69"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkerləsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carel/carelessness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carel/carelessness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://carelessness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.52ff" id="careless__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="careless__71" original="E393.-120f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5301" id="careless__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5302" id="careless__73" original="E85c.-5c6d"><span class="x" id="careless__74" original="E85c.-5c6c"> There was no proof of carelessness by the defendant. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.b68" id="careless__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://careless" title="careless definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.b69" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.6511" id="careless__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="careless__77"> careless </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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carer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5304" id="carer" original="E393.-1203" sum="321"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5305" id="carer__1" original="E393.-1202"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5306" id="carer__2" original="E393.-1201"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5318" id="carer__7" original="E393.-11f3"><span class="pos" id="carer__8" original="E393.-11f2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71ba" eid="carer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2295" geo="br" id="carer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeərə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carer/carer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carer/carer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-2291" geo="n_am" id="carer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkerər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carer/carer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carer/carer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://carer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-67c1" id="carer__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="carer__15" original="E393.-11f8"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5312" id="carer__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5316" id="carer__17"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5313" id="carer__18"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="carer__19" original="E393.-11f5"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> caregiver </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.531a" id="carer__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.531b" id="carer__22" original="E393.-11f1"><span class="def" id="carer__23" original="E393.-11f0"> a person who takes care of a sick, old or <a class="ndv" href="entry://disabled" id="carer__24"> disabled </a> person at home </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.531e" id="carer__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.531f" id="carer__26" original="E4a8.49df"><span class="x" id="carer__27" original="E4a8.49e0"> Assessments were conducted in the families' homes, where the primary carer—usually the mother—completed questionnaires. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.bc7" id="carer__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carer" title="carer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.bc8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.6576" id="carer__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="carer__30"> carer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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caring
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5321" id="caring" original="E393.-1053" sum="537"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5322" id="caring__1" original="E393.-1052"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5323" id="caring__2" original="E393.-1051"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> caring </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.532c" id="caring__4" original="E393.-104c"><span class="pos" id="caring__5" original="E393.-104b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71c3" eid="caring__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-1c93" geo="br" id="caring__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caring__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carin/caring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carin/caring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-1c8f" geo="n_am" id="caring__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caring__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkerɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carin/caring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carin/caring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.532e" id="caring__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="caring__12" original="E393.-1049"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5330" id="caring__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5331" id="caring__14" original="E824.-7c80"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5332" id="caring__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="caring__16" original="E393.-1045"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="caring__17" original="E824.-7c7f"> connected with work that involves looking after or helping other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5335" id="caring__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5336" id="caring__19" original="E824.-7c7e"><span class="x" id="caring__20" original="E824.-7c7d"> Many young carers enjoy and are proud of their caring role. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5338" id="caring__21" original="E824.-7c7c"><span class="x" id="caring__22" original="E824.-7c7b"> Women are disproportionately represented in the caring professions, such as nursing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.533a" id="caring__23" original="E393.-1048"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="caring__24" original="E393.-1047"> kind, helpful and showing that you care about other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.533c" id="caring__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.533d" id="caring__26" original="E824.-7c7a"><span class="x" id="caring__27" original="E824.-7c79"> She had several very caring friends. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.533f" id="caring__28" original="E824.-7c78"><span class="x" id="caring__29" original="E824.-7c77"> The aim was to develop a learning environment that was welcoming and caring. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.be2" id="caring__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://caring" title="caring definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.be3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.6774" id="caring__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="caring__32"> caring </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carrier
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5341" id="carrier" original="E393.-b8a" sum="1205"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5342" id="carrier__1" original="E393.-b89"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5343" id="carrier__2" original="E393.-b88"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carrier </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.534f" id="carrier__7" original="E393.-b80"><span class="pos" id="carrier__8" original="E393.-b7f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71cc" eid="carrier__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-e14" geo="br" id="carrier__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carrier__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæriə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carri/carrier__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carri/carrier__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carrier__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-e11" geo="n_am" id="carrier__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carrier__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæriər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carri/carrier__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carri/carrier__us_1.ogg" href="sound://carrier__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5351" id="carrier__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5352" id="carrier__15" original="E393.-b75"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="carrier__16" original="E85c.-5c64"><span class="exp" id="carrier__17"> carrier </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="carrier__18" original="E393.-b74"> a person or an animal that passes a disease to other people or animals but does not suffer from it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5356" id="carrier__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5357" id="carrier__20" original="E85c.-5c63"><span class="x" id="carrier__21" original="E85c.-5c62"> There is some evidence that carriers of Tay-Sachs disease have increased immunity to tuberculosis. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="carrier__22" original="E83d.-79a4" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="carrier__23" original="E83d.-79a3"> carrier </span> may carry bacteria or a virus that can be passed to other people/animals; or they may possess a particular <a class="ndv" href="entry://gene" id="carrier__24"> gene </a> that can result in a medical condition in their own children/young. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.535c" id="carrier__25" original="E393.-b7e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="carrier__26" original="E393.-b7d"> a company that carries goods or passengers from one place to another, especially by air </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.535e" id="carrier__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.535f" id="carrier__28" original="E85c.-5c61"><span class="x" id="carrier__29" original="E85c.-5c60"> In fact, as the main air carriers struggled, the cut-price airlines experienced a boom in travel. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5361" id="carrier__30" original="E393.-b69"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="carrier__31" original="E393.-b68"> a substance that supports or carries another substance or <a class="ndv" href="entry://particle" id="carrier__32"> particle </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5364" id="carrier__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5365" id="carrier__34" original="E4c7.1d3e"><span class="cf" id="carrier__35" original="E4c7.1d3d"><span class="exp" id="carrier__36"> carrier </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="carrier__37" original="E4c7.1d3f"> Ethanol functions as a carrier for the perfume oils. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5369" id="carrier__38" original="E4c7.1d41"><span class="cf" id="carrier__39" original="E4c7.1d40"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="carrier__40" original="E4c7.1d42"> Argon is also an ideal carrier gas, a propellant with no propensity to react. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.536c" id="carrier__41" original="E4c7.1d3a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.536d" id="carrier__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="carrier__43" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="carrier__44" original="E4c7.1d45"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecule" id="carrier__45"> molecule </a> that makes possible the transfer of a particular <span class="dh" id="carrier__46" original="E4c7.1d49"> molecule </span> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://ion" id="carrier__47"> ion </a> into or within a living <a class="ndv" href="entry://organism" id="carrier__48"> organism </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5374" id="carrier__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5375" id="carrier__50" original="E83d.-7996"><span class="x" id="carrier__51" original="E83d.-7995"> Most of the water-soluble vitamins are transported across the small intestinal membrane by mechanisms mediated by a carrier. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.c06" id="carrier__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carrier" title="carrier definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.c07" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.6d59" id="carrier__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="carrier__54"> carrier </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carry
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5377" id="carry" original="E393.-af7" sum="6527"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5378" id="carry__1" original="E393.-af6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5379" id="carry__2" original="E393.-af5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carry </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5386" id="carry__9" original="E393.-aeb"><span class="pos" id="carry__10" original="E393.-aea"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71d3" eid="carry__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.c1" geo="br" id="carry__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carry/carry__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carry/carry__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carry__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.c4" geo="n_am" id="carry__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carry/carry__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carry/carry__us_2.ogg" href="sound://carry__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1d27" id="carry__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.53c" form="root" id="carry__17"><span class="vp" id="carry__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> carry </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.53e" eid="carry__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.53f" geo="br" id="carry__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carry/carry__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carry/carry__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carry__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.542" geo="n_am" id="carry__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carry/carry__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carry/carry__us_2.ogg" href="sound://carry__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.545" form="thirdps" id="carry__24"><span class="vp" id="carry__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> carries </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.547" eid="carry__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.548" geo="br" id="carry__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæriz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carri/carries__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carri/carries__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carries__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.54b" geo="n_am" id="carry__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæriz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carri/carries__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carri/carries__us_1.ogg" href="sound://carries__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.54e" form="past" id="carry__31"><span class="vp" id="carry__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> carried </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.550" eid="carry__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.551" geo="br" id="carry__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carri/carried__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carri/carried__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carried__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.554" geo="n_am" id="carry__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carri/carried__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carri/carried__us_1.ogg" href="sound://carried__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.557" form="pastpart" id="carry__38"><span class="vp" id="carry__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> carried </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.559" eid="carry__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.55a" geo="br" id="carry__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carri/carried__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carri/carried__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carried__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.55d" geo="n_am" id="carry__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carri/carried__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carri/carried__us_1.ogg" href="sound://carried__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.560" form="prespart" id="carry__45"><span class="vp" id="carry__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> carrying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.562" eid="carry__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.563" geo="br" id="carry__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæriɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carry/carrying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carry/carrying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carrying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.566" geo="n_am" id="carry__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carry__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæriɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carry/carrying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carry/carrying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://carrying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53bb" id="carry__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53bc" id="carry__53" original="E393.-ac7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="carry__54" original="E393.-ac3"> to support the weight of somebody/something and take them/it from place to place; to take somebody/something from one place to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53be" id="carry__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53bf" id="carry__56" original="E85c.-5937"><span class="cf" id="carry__57" original="E393.-ac4"><span class="exp" id="carry__58"> carry </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="carry__59" original="E85c.-5936"> The birchbark canoe was able to carry heavy loads, and yet was light enough to be carried when necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53c3" id="carry__60" original="E85c.-5932"><span class="cf" id="carry__61" original="E85c.-5935"><span class="exp" id="carry__62"> carry </span> somebody/something + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="carry__63" original="E85c.-5931"> Soil particles are carried away in the runoff water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53c7" id="carry__64" original="E85c.-5930"><span class="x" id="carry__65" original="E85c.-592f"> The balloon would be carried along by the wind. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53c9" id="carry__66" original="E85c.-5934"><span class="x" id="carry__67" original="E85c.-5933"> The statue of the Burdened Woman is the figure of one woman carrying another in her arms. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53cb" id="carry__68" original="E393.-ac2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="carry__69" original="E393.-abf"><span class="exp" id="carry__70"> carry </span> something </span><span class="def" id="carry__71" original="E393.-abe"> to have something with you and take it wherever you go </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53cf" id="carry__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53d0" id="carry__73" original="E85c.-592e"><span class="x" id="carry__74" original="E85c.-592d"> They believed the message was clear: the way to stop crime was for citizens to carry weapons. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53d2" id="carry__75" original="E393.-abd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="carry__76" original="E393.-ab9"> to contain and direct the flow of water, electricity, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53d4" id="carry__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53d5" id="carry__78" original="E85c.-592c"><span class="cf" id="carry__79" original="E393.-aba"><span class="exp" id="carry__80"> carry </span> something </span><span class="x" id="carry__81" original="E85c.-592b"> Current is carried by free electrons travelling from source to drain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53d9" id="carry__82" original="E85c.-5929"><span class="cf" id="carry__83" original="E85c.-592a"><span class="exp" id="carry__84"> carry </span> something + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="carry__85" original="E85c.-5928"> They built an 8 000-mile pipeline system to carry the crude oil to the port. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53dd" id="carry__86" original="E85c.-5927"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="carry__87" original="E85c.-5924"><span class="exp" id="carry__88"> carry </span> something </span><span class="def" id="carry__89" original="E85c.-5923"> to contain something such as information, a message or a signal and be able to pass it from one place, person, etc. to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53e1" id="carry__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53e2" id="carry__91" original="E85c.-5922"><span class="x" id="carry__92" original="E85c.-5921"> Well after 1953, he opposed the notion that DNA actually carries genetic information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53e4" id="carry__93" original="E85c.-5920"><span class="x" id="carry__94" original="E85c.-591f"> AM signals carry a message with their varying amplitude. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53e6" id="carry__95" original="E393.-ab8"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="carry__96" original="E393.-ab5"><span class="exp" id="carry__97"> carry </span> something </span><span class="def" id="carry__98" original="E393.-ab4"> if a person, an animal, etc. <span class="dh" id="carry__99" original="E393.-ab3"> carries </span> a disease, they are infected with it and might spread it to others although they might not become ill themselves </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53eb" id="carry__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53ec" id="carry__101" original="E85c.-591c"><span class="x" id="carry__102" original="E85c.-591b"> Deaths from malaria, carried by mosquitoes, were only 6 per million population in England and Wales. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53ee" id="carry__103" original="E393.-aad"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="carry__104" original="E393.-aaa"><span class="exp" id="carry__105"> carry </span> something </span><span class="def" id="carry__106" original="E393.-aa9"> to support the weight of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53f2" id="carry__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53f3" id="carry__108" original="E85c.-591a"><span class="x" id="carry__109" original="E85c.-5919"> Footbridges, highway bridges and railway bridges carry pedestrians, road traffic and trains. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53f5" id="carry__110" original="E85c.-5918"><span class="x" id="carry__111" original="E85c.-5917"> A cable rope made of strands of thin steel wires is used, each of which carries primarily tensile loads. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53f7" id="carry__112" original="E393.-aa3"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="cf" id="carry__113" original="E393.-aa0"><span class="exp" id="carry__114"> carry </span> something </span><span class="def" id="carry__115" original="E393.-a9f"> to have something as a quality, feature or possible result </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53fb" id="carry__116"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53fc" id="carry__117" original="E85c.-5916"><span class="x" id="carry__118" original="E85c.-5915"> The educated elite held high positions in government, and their opinions carried great weight. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.53fe" id="carry__119" original="E85c.-5910"><span class="x" id="carry__120" original="E85c.-590f"> This offence carries a maximum sentence of 14 years' imprisonment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5400" id="carry__121" original="E393.-aa8"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="cf" id="carry__122" original="E393.-aa5"><span class="exp" id="carry__123"> carry </span> something </span><span class="def" id="carry__124" original="E393.-aa4"> to accept responsibility for something; to suffer the results of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5404" id="carry__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5405" id="carry__126" original="E85c.-590c"><span class="x" id="carry__127" original="E85c.-590b"> Her guardian believes that C is too young to carry the burden of decisions about her own future. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5407" id="carry__128" original="E393.-a8d"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="cf" id="carry__129" original="E393.-a8a"><span class="exp" id="carry__130"> carry </span> something/somebody + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="carry__131" original="E393.-a89"> to take something/somebody to a particular point or in a particular direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.540b" id="carry__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.540c" id="carry__133" original="E85c.-4d78"><span class="x" id="carry__134" original="E85c.-4d77"> This hope appears to have carried many people through dark times. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.540e" id="carry__135" original="E85c.-5908"><span class="x" id="carry__136" original="E85c.-5907"> Policymakers became convinced of the need to carry the war to the North. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5410" id="carry__137" original="E393.-a88"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5411" id="carry__138"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="carry__139" original="E393.-a85"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="carry__140" original="E393.-a83"> to approve of something by more people voting for it than against it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5414" id="carry__141"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5415" id="carry__142" original="E85c.-5906"><span class="cf" id="carry__143" original="E393.-a84"> be carried </span><span class="x" id="carry__144" original="E85c.-5905"> A Conservative motion of no confidence was carried by one vote. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5418" id="carry__145" original="E393.-a77"><span class="num"> 11 </span><span class="cf" id="carry__146" original="E393.-a74"><span class="exp" id="carry__147"> carry </span> something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.541b" id="carry__148"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="carry__149" original="E47f.3e71"> of a newspaper or broadcast </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="carry__150" original="E393.-a73"> to publish or broadcast a particular story </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.541e" id="carry__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.541f" id="carry__152" original="E85c.-5902"><span class="x" id="carry__153" original="E85c.-5901"> It was reported on by a Toronto community paper and by Radio Canada International; no other media outlet carried the story. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF1" id="bear__194" original="E88c.-78e4" sk="bearmark"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF2" id="bear__195"><span class="idm" id="bear__196" original="E88c.-78f3"> bear/carry the mark(s) (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF4" id="bear__197"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF5" id="bear__198"><span class="def" id="bear__199" original="E88c.-78e3"> to show signs of what has happened to somebody/something or the way they have developed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF7" id="bear__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF8" id="bear__201" original="E88c.-78e2"><span class="x" id="bear__202" original="E88c.-78e1"> International financial institutions still bear the mark of the economic systems from which they have originated. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF1" id="day__78" original="E39c.-5842" sk="carryday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF2" id="day__79"><span class="idm" id="day__80" original="E39c.-5841"> carry/win the day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF4" id="day__81"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF5" id="day__82"><span class="def" id="day__83" original="E39c.-583e"> to be successful against somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF7" id="day__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5421-FF8" id="day__85" original="E851.-7fe3"><span class="x" id="day__86" original="E851.-7fe2"> The anti-slave trade cause needed to win the votes of the majority of independent MPs to carry the day. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5429" id="carry__172" original="E393.-a37"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.542a" id="carry__173" original="E393.-a33"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.542b" id="carry__174"><h4 class="pv"> carry something forward </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.542d" id="carry__176"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.542e" id="carry__177" original="E85c.-58f7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="carry__178" original="E85c.-58f6"> to develop something or cause it to progress </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5430" id="carry__179"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5431" id="carry__180" original="E85c.-58f3"><span class="x" id="carry__181" original="E85c.-58f2"> This work has been carried forward by Coriat and Weinstein (2002). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5433" id="carry__182" original="E85c.-58f1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="carry__183" original="E85c.-58f0"> to cause something to continue into a later period </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5435" id="carry__184"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5436" id="carry__185" original="E85c.-58ef"><span class="x" id="carry__186" original="E85c.-58ee"> These inequalities had been carried forward from colonial times. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5438" id="carry__187" original="E85c.-58ed"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5439" id="carry__188" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.543a" id="carry__189"><span class="v"><strong> carry something over </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="carry__191" original="E393.-a2f"> to move a total amount from one column, page or calculation to the next </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.543d" id="carry__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.543e" id="carry__193" original="E85c.-58ec"><span class="x" id="carry__194" original="E85c.-58eb"> At each step a number x is carried forward from the previous working. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5440" id="carry__195" original="E85c.-58ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5441" id="carry__196"><h4 class="pv"> carry somebody/something off </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5443" id="carry__198"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5444" id="carry__199"><span class="def" id="carry__200" original="E85c.-58e8"> to take somebody/something away from the place where they belong by force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5446" id="carry__201"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5447" id="carry__202" original="E85c.-58e7"><span class="x" id="carry__203" original="E85c.-58e6"> Sidonius writes of a woman carried off by ‘local bandits’ (Epistles 6.4.1). </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5449" id="carry__204" original="E393.-a28"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.544a" id="carry__205"><h4 class="pv"> carry on </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.544c" id="carry__207"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.544d" id="carry__208" original="E393.-a26"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.544e" id="carry__209"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="carry__210" original="E393.-a24"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="carry__211" original="E393.-a23"> to continue moving </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5451" id="carry__212"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5452" id="carry__213" original="E85c.-58e5"><span class="x" id="carry__214" original="E85c.-58e4"> If we then carry on in the same direction for the same distance, we end up at an equivalent position. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5454" id="carry__215" original="E393.-a1b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5455" id="carry__216"><h4 class="pv"> carry on (with something) </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> carry something on </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5458" id="carry__219"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5459" id="carry__220"><span class="def" id="carry__221" original="E393.-a18"> to continue doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.545b" id="carry__222"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.545c" id="carry__223" original="E85c.-58e3"><span class="x" id="carry__224" original="E85c.-58e2"> They carried on as before, hoping that the passage of time would solve their problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.545e" id="carry__225" original="E85c.-58e1"><span class="x" id="carry__226" original="E85c.-58e0"> Ministers were determined to carry on with this approach. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5460" id="carry__227" original="E85c.-58df"><span class="x" id="carry__228" original="E85c.-58de"> They own the tools of their trade or whatever capital goods they need in order to carry on their work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5462" id="carry__229" original="E85c.-58dd"><span class="cf" id="carry__230" original="E393.-a17"><span class="exp"> carry </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="carry__231" original="E85c.-58dc"> People who genuinely could not work would carry on receiving the same level of benefits. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5465" id="carry__232" original="E393.-a11"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5466" id="carry__233"><h4 class="pv"> carry something out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5468" id="carry__235"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5469" id="carry__236" original="E393.-a0d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="carry__237" original="E393.-a0c"> to do and complete a task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.546b" id="carry__238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.546c" id="carry__239" original="E85c.-58d7"><span class="x" id="carry__240" original="E85c.-58d6"> We carry out a detailed analysis of these internal layers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.546e" id="carry__241" original="E85c.-58d9"><span class="x" id="carry__242" original="E85c.-58d8"> Redundancy is when the genome has duplicate genes carrying out the same functions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5470" id="carry__243" original="E393.-a0f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="carry__244" original="E393.-a0e"> to do something that you have said you will do or have been asked to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5472" id="carry__245"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5473" id="carry__246" original="E85c.-58d5"><span class="x" id="carry__247" original="E85c.-58d4"> They lacked the resources to carry out these plans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5475" id="carry__248" original="E85c.-58d3"><span class="x" id="carry__249" original="E85c.-58d2"> The threats could not be carried out. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5477" id="carry__250" original="E393.-a0b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5478" id="carry__251"><h4 class="pv"> carry over </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.547a" id="carry__253"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.547b" id="carry__254"><span class="def" id="carry__255" original="E393.-a09"> to continue to exist in a different situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.547d" id="carry__256"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.547e" id="carry__257" original="E85c.-58d1"><span class="x" id="carry__258" original="E85c.-58d0"> Certain cinematic values carry over from the silent to the sound film. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5480" id="carry__259" original="E393.-a08"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5481" id="carry__260"><h4 class="pv"> carry something over </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5483" id="carry__262"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5484" id="carry__263" original="E393.-a06"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="carry__264" original="E393.-a05"> to keep something from one situation and use it or deal with it in a different situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5486" id="carry__265"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5487" id="carry__266" original="E85c.-58cf"><span class="x" id="carry__267" original="E85c.-58ce"> Typically, people carry over features from their first language into another language that they learn later in life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5489" id="carry__268" original="E85c.-58cd"><span class="x" id="carry__269" original="E85c.-58cc"> The key provisions of the 1980 Broadcasting Act were carried over almost unchanged into the 1990 Act. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.548b" id="carry__270" original="E393.-a02"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="carry__271" original="E85c.-58cb"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.548d" id="carry__272" original="E85c.-58ca" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carry" title="carry something forward definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.548e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.542a" id="carry__273" original="E85c.-58c9"><span class="xw" id="carry__274"> carry something forward </span></span></a></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5491" id="carry__275" original="E393.-9fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5492" id="carry__276"><h4 class="pv"> carry something through </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5494" id="carry__278"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5495" id="carry__279"><span class="def" id="carry__280" original="E393.-9f8"> to continue with or complete something successfully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5497" id="carry__281"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5498" id="carry__282" original="E85c.-58c6"><span class="x" id="carry__283" original="E85c.-58c5"> In Part II, we set out some ways to ensure these principles are carried through. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.549a" id="carry__284" original="E597.-35d7" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="carry__285" original="E597.-35d6"><span class="h1" id="carry__286" original="E597.-35d5"><ul class="inline" id="carry__287" original="E597.-35d4"><li class="li" id="carry__288" original="E597.-35d3"> carry something out </li><li class="li" id="carry__289" original="E597.-35d2"> conduct </li><li class="li" id="carry__290" original="E597.-35d1"> undertake </li><li class="li" id="carry__291" original="E597.-35d0"> perform <span class="pos" id="carry__292" original="E597.-35cf"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="carry__293" original="E597.-35ce"> These words all mean to do a task or an activity. </span><ul class="bullet" id="carry__294" original="E597.-35cd"><li class="li" id="carry__295" original="E597.-35cc"> to carry out/​conduct/​undertake/​perform a/​an <span class="eb" id="carry__296" original="E597.-35cb"> study/​analysis/​survey/​experiment/​test/​activity </span></li><li class="li" id="carry__297" original="E597.-35ca"> to carry out/​conduct/​undertake/​perform <span class="eb" id="carry__298" original="E597.-35c9"> work </span></li><li class="li" id="carry__299" original="E597.-35c8"> to carry out/​perform a <span class="eb" id="carry__300" original="E597.-35c7"> role/​duty/​function </span></li><li class="li" id="carry__301" original="E597.-35c6"> to carry out/​conduct/​undertake/​perform something <span class="eb" id="carry__302" original="E597.-35c5"> to assess/​determine/​identify </span> something </li><li class="li" id="carry__303" original="E597.-35c4"><span class="eb" id="carry__304" original="E597.-35c3"> typically/​usually/​regularly </span> carry out/​conduct/​undertake/​perform something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="carry__305" original="E597.-35c2"><li class="li" id="carry__306" original="E597.-35c1"><span class="eb" id="carry__307" original="E597.-35c0"> Carry out </span> places emphasis on work done over a period of time according to a plan; <span class="eb" id="carry__308" original="E597.-35bf"> undertake </span> often refers to the responsibility involved in completing a project; <span class="eb" id="carry__309" original="E597.-35be"> perform </span> often emphasizes the skill involved in a task: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cb9" id="carry__310"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-606c" id="carry__311" original="E597.-35bd"><span class="x" id="carry__312" original="E597.-35bc"> The actual engineering work was being carried out at the National Physical Laboratory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-606a" id="carry__313" original="E597.-35bb"><span class="x" id="carry__314" original="E597.-35ba"> Traditionally, manufacturers were only able to undertake projects for companies wanting high volumes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6068" id="carry__315" original="E597.-35b9"><span class="x" id="carry__316" original="E597.-35b8"> Such transplantation procedures should only be performed in centres with the necessary expertise. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="carry__317" original="E597.-35b7"><span class="eb" id="carry__318" original="E597.-35b6"> Conduct </span> is often used with words like <span class="ei" id="carry__319" original="E597.-35b5"> interview </span> , <span class="ei" id="carry__320" original="E597.-35b4"> survey </span> and <span class="ei" id="carry__321" original="E597.-35b3"> focus group </span> in which people are trying to get answers to questions; it is also used with words like <span class="ei" id="carry__322" original="E597.-35b2"> investigation </span> , <span class="ei" id="carry__323" original="E597.-35b1"> assessment </span> and <span class="ei" id="carry__324" original="E597.-35b0"> evaluation </span> in which people are checking or testing somebody/​something: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cb6" id="carry__325"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-605e" id="carry__326" original="E597.-35af"><span class="x" id="carry__327" original="E597.-35ae"> We conducted in-depth interviews with a sample of 42 men. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-605c" id="carry__328" original="E597.-35ad"><span class="x" id="carry__329" original="E597.-35ac"> The lab conducted environmental audits of its manufacturing plants. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="carry__330" original="E597.-35ab"><span class="eb" id="carry__331" original="E597.-35aa"> Carry out </span> and <span class="eb" id="carry__332" original="E597.-35a9"> perform </span> can be used to talk about a role or responsibility; <span class="eb" id="carry__333" original="E597.-35a8"> conduct </span> and <span class="eb" id="carry__334" original="E597.-35a7"> undertake </span> are used about a task or an activity: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cb4" id="carry__335"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6055" id="carry__336" original="E597.-35a6"><span class="x" id="carry__337" original="E597.-35a5"> The account manager has to perform several roles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6053" id="carry__338" original="E597.-35a4"><span class="x" id="carry__339" original="E597.-35a3"> They may even undertake practical tasks in the classroom like mixing paints. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.c79" id="carry__340" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carry_1" title="carry definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.c7a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.6e37" id="carry__341" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="carry__342"> carry </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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carrying capacity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54a1" id="carrying-capacity" original="E83d.-7130" sum="477"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54a2" id="carrying-capacity__1" original="E83d.-712f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54a3" id="carrying-capacity__2" original="E83d.-712e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> carrying capacity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54ad" id="carrying-capacity__7" original="E83d.-7127"><span class="pos" id="carrying-capacity__8" original="E83d.-7126"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54a8" eid="carrying-capacity__9" original="E83d.-712a" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6933" geo="br" id="carrying-capacity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carrying-capacity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæriɪŋ kəpæsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carry/carrying_capacity_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carry/carrying_capacity_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://carrying_capacity_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6930" geo="n_am" id="carrying-capacity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="carrying-capacity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæriɪŋ kəpæsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carry/carrying_capacity_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carry/carrying_capacity_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://carrying_capacity_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54af" id="carrying-capacity__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="carrying-capacity__15" original="E83d.-7124"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="carrying-capacity__16" original="E83d.-7131"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="carrying-capacity__17" original="E46b.2418"><span class="exp" id="carrying-capacity__18"> carrying capacity </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54b4" id="carrying-capacity__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="carrying-capacity__20" subj="ecol"> ecology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54b6" id="carrying-capacity__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54b7" id="carrying-capacity__22" original="E83d.-7123"><span class="def" id="carrying-capacity__23" original="E83d.-7122"> the maximum population of a species that an area can support continuously without environmental damage to the area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54b9" id="carrying-capacity__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54ba" id="carrying-capacity__25" original="E83d.-7115"><span class="x" id="carrying-capacity__26" original="E83d.-7114"> Ecological critics would argue that there is still a fundamental tension between economic growth and the carrying capacity of the planet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54bc" id="carrying-capacity__27" original="E83d.-7132"><span class="x" id="carrying-capacity__28" original="E83d.-7111"> Small islands with a small carrying capacity can only support small populations. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cartel
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54be" id="cartel" original="E393.-911" sum="329"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54bf" id="cartel__1" original="E393.-910"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54c0" id="cartel__2" original="E393.-90f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cartel </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54cc" id="cartel__7" original="E393.-907"><span class="pos" id="cartel__8" original="E393.-906"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71da" eid="cartel__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-965" geo="br" id="cartel__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cartel__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːˈtel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/car/carte/cartel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/car/carte/cartel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cartel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-962" geo="n_am" id="cartel__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cartel__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːrˈtel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/car/carte/cartel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/car/carte/cartel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cartel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54ce" id="cartel__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="cartel__15" original="E393.-904"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54d0" id="cartel__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54d1" id="cartel__17" original="E393.-903"><span class="def" id="cartel__18" original="E393.-902"> a group of separate companies that agree to increase profits by fixing prices and not competing with each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54d3" id="cartel__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54d4" id="cartel__20" original="E824.-7c6e"><span class="x" id="cartel__21" original="E824.-7c6d"> Any business found to be a member of a cartel can be fined up to 10 per cent of its UK turnover. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.d93" id="cartel__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cartel" title="cartel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.d94" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.715c" id="cartel__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cartel__24"> cartel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cascade
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54d6" hm="1" id="cascade1" original="E393.-6ff" sum="326"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54d7" id="cascade1__1" original="E393.-6fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54d8" id="cascade1__2" original="E393.-6fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cascade <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54e3" id="cascade1__7" original="E393.-6f2"><span class="pos" id="cascade1__8" original="E393.-6f1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71e1" eid="cascade1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-356" geo="br" id="cascade1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casca/cascade__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascade__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cascade__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-353" geo="n_am" id="cascade1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casca/cascade__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascade__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cascade__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54e5" id="cascade1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54e6" id="cascade1__15" original="E393.-6e5"><span class="cf" id="cascade1__16" original="E824.-7c6c"><span class="exp" id="cascade1__17"> cascade </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="cascade1__18" original="E393.-6e2"> a series of stages in a process, each of which causes the next to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54ea" id="cascade1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54eb" id="cascade1__20" original="E824.-7c69"><span class="x" id="cascade1__21" original="E824.-7c68"> Thus, even a few degrees of global warming could provoke a cascade of devastating climatic changes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.dac" id="cascade1__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cascade_1" title="cascade definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.dad" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.740f" id="cascade1__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cascade1__24"> cascade </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54ed" hm="2" id="cascade2" original="E393.-6e1" sum="1084"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54ee" id="cascade2__1" original="E393.-6e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54ef" id="cascade2__2" original="E393.-6df"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cascade <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.54fc" id="cascade2__9" original="E393.-6d4"><span class="pos" id="cascade2__10" original="E393.-6d3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71e8" eid="cascade2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-323" geo="br" id="cascade2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casca/cascade__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascade__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cascade__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-320" geo="n_am" id="cascade2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casca/cascade__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascade__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cascade__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1cf9" id="cascade2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-350" form="root" id="cascade2__17"><span class="vp" id="cascade2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cascade </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-34e" eid="cascade2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-34d" geo="br" id="cascade2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casca/cascade__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascade__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cascade__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-34a" geo="n_am" id="cascade2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casca/cascade__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascade__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cascade__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-347" form="thirdps" id="cascade2__24"><span class="vp" id="cascade2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cascades </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-345" eid="cascade2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-344" geo="br" id="cascade2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casca/cascades__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascades__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cascades__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-341" geo="n_am" id="cascade2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casca/cascades__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascades__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cascades__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-33e" form="past" id="cascade2__31"><span class="vp" id="cascade2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cascaded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-33c" eid="cascade2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-33b" geo="br" id="cascade2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casca/cascaded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascaded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cascaded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-338" geo="n_am" id="cascade2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casca/cascaded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascaded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cascaded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-335" form="pastpart" id="cascade2__38"><span class="vp" id="cascade2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cascaded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-333" eid="cascade2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-332" geo="br" id="cascade2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casca/cascaded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascaded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cascaded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-32f" geo="n_am" id="cascade2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casca/cascaded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascaded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cascaded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-32c" form="prespart" id="cascade2__45"><span class="vp" id="cascade2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cascading </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-32a" eid="cascade2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-329" geo="br" id="cascade2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casca/cascading__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascading__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cascading__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-326" geo="n_am" id="cascade2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cascade2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæˈskeɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casca/cascading__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casca/cascading__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cascading__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5528" id="cascade2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5529" id="cascade2__53" original="E824.-7c67"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.552a" id="cascade2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cascade2__55" original="E824.-7c65"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cascade2__56" original="E824.-7c64"> to happen as part of a process, each stage of which causes the next </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.552d" id="cascade2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.552e" id="cascade2__58" original="E824.-7c63"><span class="x" id="cascade2__59" original="E824.-7c62"> Problems began to cascade during the New Orleans emergency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5530" id="cascade2__60" original="E824.-7c61"><span class="x" id="cascade2__61" original="E824.-7c60"> The cascading effects of the early morning snowfall caused numerous flights to be cancelled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5532" id="cascade2__62" original="E824.-7c5e"><span class="cf" id="cascade2__63" original="E824.-7c5f"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="cascade2__64" original="E824.-7c5d"> These toxic effects can cascade down the food chain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5535" id="cascade2__65" original="E824.-7c5c"><span class="x" id="cascade2__66" original="E824.-7c5b"> The sequence of small shocks eventually cascaded into a catastrophic earthquake. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5537" id="cascade2__67" original="E393.-6b1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5538" id="cascade2__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cascade2__69" original="E393.-6af"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cascade2__70" original="E393.-6ae"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.553b" id="cascade2__71"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cascade2__72" original="E393.-6ac" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cascade2__73" original="E393.-6ab"> to communicate information to a series of people or groups, each passing it on to the next </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.553e" id="cascade2__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.553f" id="cascade2__75" original="E824.-7c58"><span class="x" id="cascade2__76" original="E824.-7c57"> The learning targets are cascaded from the education authority to schools, students and parents. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5541" id="cascade2__77" original="E824.-7c5a"><span class="x" id="cascade2__78" original="E824.-7c59"> First tier suppliers are required to cascade the reporting requirement to their sub-tier suppliers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5543" id="cascade2__79" original="E393.-6b6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5544" id="cascade2__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cascade2__81" original="E393.-6b4"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cascade2__82" original="E393.-6b3"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="cascade2__83" original="E393.-6b2"> to flow downwards in large amounts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5548" id="cascade2__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5549" id="cascade2__85" original="E824.-7c54"><span class="x" id="cascade2__86" original="E824.-7c53"> Molten rock cascaded into the valley from the east. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.554b" id="cascade2__87" original="E824.-7c56"><span class="x" id="cascade2__88" original="E824.-7c55"> The 1987 flow was caused by a flood cascading over a 100 m cliff in the Kaibab Formation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.df8" id="cascade2__89" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cascade_1" title="cascade definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.df9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.740f" id="cascade2__90" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cascade2__91"> cascade </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.554d" id="case" original="E393.-6aa" sum="3223"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.554e" id="case__1" original="E393.-6a9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.554f" id="case__2" original="E393.-6a8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> case </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5557" id="case__4" original="E393.-69d"><span class="pos" id="case__5" original="E393.-69c"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71ef" eid="case__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-257" geo="br" id="case__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="case__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/case_/case__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/case_/case__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://case__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-254" geo="n_am" id="case__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="case__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/case_/case__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/case_/case__us_1.ogg" href="sound://case__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5559" id="case__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.555a" id="case__12" original="E393.-69b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.555b" id="case__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="case__14" original="E393.-699"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="case__15" original="E393.-698"> a particular situation or a situation of a particular type </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.555e" id="case__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.555f" id="case__17" original="E83c.-7796"><span class="cf" id="case__18" original="E83c.-72b4"><span class="exp" id="case__19"> case </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="case__20" original="E83c.-7795"> Sachs sees the Asian financial crisis as a classic case of financial panic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5563" id="case__21" original="E4a5.6f4f"><span class="cf" id="case__22" original="E4a5.6f4e"> in this <span class="exp" id="case__23"> case </span></span><span class="x" id="case__24" original="E4a5.6f50"> In this case, any solution to the problem would require drastic reductions in carbon dioxide emissions in the rich countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5567" id="case__25" original="E849.-7e67"><span class="cf" id="case__26" original="E849.-7e68"> in some cases </span><span class="x" id="case__27" original="E849.-7e66"> In some cases, Asian applicants were treated more favourably than those of African-Caribbean origin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.556a" id="case__28" original="E849.-7e6a"><span class="cf" id="case__29" original="E83c.-72b6"> in cases of something </span><span class="x" id="case__30" original="E849.-7e69"> A clause in the agreement allows patents to be set aside in cases of national emergency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u75430828e763d564.5dd54678.1659ed91fb6.16ea" id="case__31"><span class="cf" id="case__32"> in the <span class="exp" id="case__33"> case </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="case__34"> In the case of technology adoption, most studies have found that large firms adopt any given technology early. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u6b8ba8bb76ee18cb.3168f708.166396bd8b0.-653a" id="case__35"><span class="cf" id="case__36"> as in the <span class="exp" id="case__37"> case </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="case__38"> A surface can be highly complex, as in the case of fractals, or quite simple, as in the case of planes. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.556d" id="case__39" original="E393.-697" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://worst-case" title="worst-case definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.556e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.439d" id="case__40" original="E393.-696"><span class="xh" id="case__41"> worst-case </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5570" id="case__42" original="E83c.-7785" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="case__43"> adjective + case </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5572" id="case__44"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5573" id="case__45" original="E83c.-7783"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5574" id="case__46"><span class="coll" id="case__47" original="E83c.-7782"> special </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5576" id="case__48"><span class="coll" id="case__49" original="E85e.-7de3"> exceptional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5578" id="case__50" original="E85e.-7b46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5579" id="case__51"><span class="coll" id="case__52" original="E85e.-7b45"> extreme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.557b" id="case__53" original="E85e.-7b44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.557c" id="case__54"><span class="coll" id="case__55" original="E85e.-7b43"> rare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.557e" id="case__56" original="E849.-7e5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.557f" id="case__57"><span class="coll" id="case__58" original="E849.-7e5c"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5581" id="case__59"><span class="coll" id="case__60" original="E85e.-7de1"> certain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5583" id="case__61"><span class="coll" id="case__62" original="E85e.-7de0"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5585" id="case__63" original="E85e.-7b4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5586" id="case__64"><span class="coll" id="case__65" original="E85e.-7b42"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5588" id="case__66" original="E85e.-7ddf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5589" id="case__67"><span class="coll" id="case__68" original="E85e.-7dde"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.558b" id="case__69" original="E85e.-7b41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.558c" id="case__70"><span class="coll" id="case__71" original="E85e.-7b40"> interesting </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.558e" id="case__72" original="E83c.-777f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.558f" id="case__73" original="E85e.-7b3f"><span class="x" id="case__74" original="E85e.-7b3e"> Seven special cases of interest are illustrated in Fig.16. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5591" id="case__75" original="E85e.-7b4e"><span class="x" id="case__76" original="E85e.-7b3d"> In the present case, a more direct approach is possible. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5593" id="case__77" original="E85e.-7de8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="case__78"> verb + case </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5595" id="case__79"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5596" id="case__80" original="E85e.-7dca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5597" id="case__81"><span class="coll" id="case__82" original="E85e.-7dc9"> consider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5599" id="case__83"><span class="coll" id="case__84" original="E85e.-7dc8"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.559b" id="case__85"><span class="coll" id="case__86" original="E85e.-7dc7"> discuss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.559d" id="case__87"><span class="coll" id="case__88" original="E85e.-7b4c"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.559f" id="case__89" original="E85e.-7b4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55a0" id="case__90"><span class="coll" id="case__91" original="E85e.-7b3c"> cite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55a2" id="case__92"><span class="coll" id="case__93" original="E85e.-7b3b"> mention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55a4" id="case__94" original="E85e.-7b3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55a5" id="case__95"><span class="coll" id="case__96" original="E85e.-7b49"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55a7" id="case__97" original="E85e.-7dc4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55a8" id="case__98" original="E85e.-7dc3"><span class="x" id="case__99" original="E85e.-7dc2"> Section 3 discusses the particular case of election turnout. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55aa" id="case__100" original="E85e.-7b39"><span class="x" id="case__101" original="E85e.-7b38"> Reinharz (1992) cites the case of an American study by Andersen (1981), in which… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55ac" id="case__102" original="E393.-694"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55ad" id="case__103" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55ae" id="case__104"><span class="v"><strong> the case </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55b0" id="case__106"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="case__107" original="E393.-691"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="case__108" original="E393.-690"><span class="exp" id="case__109"> case </span> (that…) </span><span class="def" id="case__110" original="E393.-68f"> the true situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55b5" id="case__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55b6" id="case__112" original="E83c.-778c"><span class="x" id="case__113" original="E83c.-778b"> It is often the case that symptoms have been present for some time before the patient seeks medical advice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-bfc" id="case__114"><span class="x" id="case__115"> Economists such as Friedman have always maintained that this is the case. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-3b3" id="case__116"><span class="x" id="case__117"> Minority shareholders should have the same rights as larger shareholders, but often this is not the case. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55b8" id="case__118" original="E829.-73d4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://situation" title="situation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55b9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-7235" id="case__119" original="E829.-73d3"><span class="xh" id="case__120"> situation </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55bb" id="case__121" original="E393.-685"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55bc" id="case__122"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="case__123" original="E393.-683"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="case__124" original="E393.-682"> a legal matter that is investigated by an authority such as the police or a court of law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55bf" id="case__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55c0" id="case__126" original="E83c.-7794"><span class="x" id="case__127" original="E83c.-7793"> Recent cases investigated have highlighted illegal behaviour by many well-known companies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55c2" id="case__128" original="E83c.-7792"><span class="x" id="case__129" original="E83c.-7791"> Each case brought before the court must be considered according to its special circumstances. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55c4" id="case__130" original="E85e.-7dea" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="case__131"> adjective + case </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55c6" id="case__132"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55c7" id="case__133" original="E85e.-7dda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55c8" id="case__134"><span class="coll" id="case__135" original="E85e.-7dd9"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55ca" id="case__136" original="E85e.-7dd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55cb" id="case__137"><span class="coll" id="case__138" original="E85e.-7dd7"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55cd" id="case__139" original="E85e.-7dd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55ce" id="case__140"><span class="coll" id="case__141" original="E85e.-7dd5"> recent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55d0" id="case__142"><span class="coll" id="case__143" original="E85e.-7dd4"> earlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55d2" id="case__144"><span class="coll" id="case__145" original="E85e.-7dd3"> previous </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55d4" id="case__146" original="E85e.-7dd2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55d5" id="case__147" original="E85e.-7dd1"><span class="x" id="case__148" original="E85e.-7dd0"> The law is easy to state but difficult to apply in individual cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55d7" id="case__149" original="E85e.-7dcf"><span class="x" id="case__150" original="E85e.-7dce"> The tribunal is not bound by decisions made in previous cases. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55d9" id="case__151" original="E85e.-7de6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="case__152"> verb + case </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55db" id="case__153"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55dc" id="case__154" original="E85e.-7dc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55dd" id="case__155"><span class="coll" id="case__156" original="E85e.-7dbf"> bring </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55df" id="case__157" original="E85e.-7dbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55e0" id="case__158"><span class="coll" id="case__159" original="E85e.-7dbd"> hear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55e2" id="case__160" original="E85e.-7dbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55e3" id="case__161"><span class="coll" id="case__162" original="E85e.-7dbb"> decide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55e5" id="case__163" original="E85e.-7dba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55e6" id="case__164"><span class="coll" id="case__165" original="E85e.-7db9"> refer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55e8" id="case__166" original="E85e.-7b47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55e9" id="case__167"><span class="coll" id="case__168" original="E85e.-7b48"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55eb" id="case__169" original="E85e.-7b37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55ec" id="case__170"><span class="coll" id="case__171" original="E85e.-7b36"> handle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55ee" id="case__172" original="E85e.-7b35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55ef" id="case__173"><span class="coll" id="case__174" original="E85e.-7b34"> win </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55f1" id="case__175" original="E85e.-7b33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55f2" id="case__176"><span class="coll" id="case__177" original="E85e.-7b32"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55f4" id="case__178" original="E85e.-7b31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55f5" id="case__179"><span class="coll" id="case__180" original="E85e.-7b30"> cite </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55f7" id="case__181" original="E85e.-7db8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55f8" id="case__182" original="E85e.-7db7"><span class="x" id="case__183" original="E85e.-7db6"> The Attorney General referred the case to the Court of Appeal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55fa" id="case__184" original="E85e.-7db5"><span class="x" id="case__185" original="E85e.-7db4"> Many of the cases heard by the court involved property disputes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55fc" id="case__186" original="E393.-67e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.55fd" id="case__187"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="case__188" original="E393.-67c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="case__189" original="E393.-67b"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="case__190" original="E393.-679"> a set of facts or arguments that support one side in a discussion or trial </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5601" id="case__191"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5602" id="case__192" original="E83c.-7790"><span class="cf" id="case__193" original="E83c.-72b3"><span class="exp" id="case__194"> case </span> for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="case__195" original="E83c.-778f"> There is a case for suspension when a student's behaviour threatens the educational opportunity of others. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5606" id="case__196" original="E85e.-7de5"><span class="x" id="case__197" original="E85e.-7de4"> A strong case can be made for ensuring universal access to this inexpensive treatment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5608" id="case__198" original="E849.-7e65"><span class="cf" id="case__199" original="E83c.-72b5"><span class="exp" id="case__200"> case </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="case__201" original="E849.-7e64"> The case against such research appeals to several ethical arguments. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.560c" id="case__202" original="E85e.-7de7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="case__203"> verb + case </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.560e" id="case__204"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.560f" id="case__205" original="E85e.-7db2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5610" id="case__206"><span class="coll" id="case__207" original="E85e.-7db1"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5612" id="case__208"><span class="coll" id="case__209" original="E85e.-7db0"> present </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5614" id="case__210"><span class="coll" id="case__211" original="E85e.-7daf"> argue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5616" id="case__212" original="E85e.-7b4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5617" id="case__213"><span class="coll" id="case__214" original="E85e.-7b2f"> prove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5619" id="case__215" original="E85e.-7b2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.561a" id="case__216"><span class="coll" id="case__217" original="E85e.-7b2d"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.561c" id="case__218" original="E85e.-7b2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.561d" id="case__219"><span class="coll" id="case__220" original="E85e.-7b2b"> overstate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.561f" id="case__221" original="E85e.-7dae"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5620" id="case__222" original="E85e.-7dad"><span class="x" id="case__223" original="E85e.-7dac"> In his philosophical work, he argued the case for complete separation of Church and State. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5622" id="case__224" original="E85e.-7b2a"><span class="x" id="case__225" original="E85e.-7b29"> However, philosophers of science are in general agreement that Mill failed to prove his case. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5624" id="case__226" original="E393.-66d"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5625" id="case__227"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="case__228" original="E393.-66b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="case__229" original="E83c.-72b2"><span class="exp" id="case__230"> case </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="case__231" original="E393.-66a"> the fact of somebody having a disease or an injury; a person suffering from a disease or an injury </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.562a" id="case__232"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.562b" id="case__233" original="E83c.-778e"><span class="x" id="case__234" original="E83c.-778d"> Antibiotics are indicated for severe cases of salmonella. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.562d" id="case__235" original="E849.-78a5"><span class="x" id="case__236" original="E849.-78a4"> There are over 40 000 new cases of skin cancer annually in the UK. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.562f" id="case__237" original="E393.-678"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5630" id="case__238"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="case__239" original="E393.-676"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="case__240" original="E393.-675"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="case__241" original="E393.-674"> a container or covering used to protect or store things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5634" id="case__242"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5635" id="case__243" original="E83c.-778a"><span class="x" id="case__244" original="E83c.-7789"> The machine's case was fitted with three small windows. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5637" id="case__245" original="E83c.-7747"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5638" id="case__246" original="E83c.-7746" sk="ascasemaybe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5639" id="case__247"><span class="idm" id="case__248" original="E83c.-7745"> as the case may be </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.563b" id="case__249"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.563c" id="case__250"><span class="def" id="case__251" original="E83c.-7744"> used to say that one of two or more possibilities is true, but which one is true depends on the circumstances </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.563e" id="case__252"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.563f" id="case__253" original="E849.-7e63"><span class="x" id="case__254" original="E849.-7e62"> Parents or, as the case may be, legal guardians, have the primary responsibility for the upbringing of the child. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5641" id="point1__200" original="E83c.-7742" sk="caseinpoint"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5642" id="point1__201"><span class="idm" id="point1__202" original="E83c.-7741"> a case in point </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5644" id="point1__203"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5645" id="point1__204"><span class="def" id="point1__205" original="E83c.-7740"> a clear example of the situation or problem that is being discussed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5647" id="point1__206"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5648" id="point1__207" original="E8a2.-63ef"><span class="x" id="point1__208" original="E8a2.-63ee"> Industrialization was less advanced or on a smaller scale in a number of countries. Australia is a case in point. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.564a" id="case__264" original="E83c.-773e" sk="inanycase"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.564b" id="case__265"><span class="idm" id="case__266" original="E83c.-773d"> in any case </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.564d" id="case__267"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.564e" id="case__268"><span class="def" id="case__269" original="E83c.-773c"> whatever happens or may have happened </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5650" id="case__270"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5651" id="case__271" original="E849.-7a0d"><span class="x" id="case__272" original="E849.-7a0c"> Price is, in any case, a sensitive issue in international markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5653" id="case__273" original="E849.-7a0b"><span class="x" id="case__274" original="E849.-7a0a"> None of these explanations has proved adequate, although each probably contains some truth. In any case, different archaeologists are trying to explain different things. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c81" id="case__275" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="case__276"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c83" id="case__277" original="E83c.-7787"><span class="shcut" id="case__278" original="E83c.-7786"> adjective + case </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c85" id="case__279" original="E83c.-7785"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c86" id="case__280" original="E83c.-7783"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c87" id="case__281" original="E83c.-7782"><span class="coll" id="case__282"> special </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c89" id="case__283" original="E85e.-7de3"><span class="coll" id="case__284"> exceptional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c8b" id="case__285" original="E85e.-7b46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c8c" id="case__286" original="E85e.-7b45"><span class="coll" id="case__287"> extreme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c8e" id="case__288" original="E85e.-7b44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c8f" id="case__289" original="E85e.-7b43"><span class="coll" id="case__290"> rare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c91" id="case__291" original="E849.-7e5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c92" id="case__292" original="E849.-7e5c"><span class="coll" id="case__293"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c94" id="case__294" original="E85e.-7de1"><span class="coll" id="case__295"> certain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c96" id="case__296" original="E85e.-7de0"><span class="coll" id="case__297"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c98" id="case__298" original="E85e.-7b4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c99" id="case__299" original="E85e.-7b42"><span class="coll" id="case__300"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c9b" id="case__301" original="E85e.-7ddf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c9c" id="case__302" original="E85e.-7dde"><span class="coll" id="case__303"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c9e" id="case__304" original="E85e.-7b41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6c9f" id="case__305" original="E85e.-7b40"><span class="coll" id="case__306"> interesting </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ca1" id="case__307" original="E83c.-777f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ca2" id="case__308" original="E85e.-7b3f"><span class="x" id="case__309" original="E85e.-7b3e"> Seven special cases of interest are illustrated in Fig.16. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ca4" id="case__310" original="E85e.-7b4e"><span class="x" id="case__311" original="E85e.-7b3d"> In the present case, a more direct approach is possible. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ca6" id="case__312" original="E85e.-7dea"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ca7" id="case__313" original="E85e.-7dda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ca8" id="case__314" original="E85e.-7dd9"><span class="coll" id="case__315"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6caa" id="case__316" original="E85e.-7dd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cab" id="case__317" original="E85e.-7dd7"><span class="coll" id="case__318"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cad" id="case__319" original="E85e.-7dd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cae" id="case__320" original="E85e.-7dd5"><span class="coll" id="case__321"> recent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cb0" id="case__322" original="E85e.-7dd4"><span class="coll" id="case__323"> earlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cb2" id="case__324" original="E85e.-7dd3"><span class="coll" id="case__325"> previous </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cb4" id="case__326" original="E85e.-7dd2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cb5" id="case__327" original="E85e.-7dd1"><span class="x" id="case__328" original="E85e.-7dd0"> The law is easy to state but difficult to apply in individual cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cb7" id="case__329" original="E85e.-7dcf"><span class="x" id="case__330" original="E85e.-7dce"> The tribunal is not bound by decisions made in previous cases. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cb9" id="case__331" original="E85e.-7dcd"><span class="shcut" id="case__332" original="E85e.-7dcc"> verb + case </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cbb" id="case__333" original="E85e.-7de8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cbc" id="case__334" original="E85e.-7dca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cbd" id="case__335" original="E85e.-7dc9"><span class="coll" id="case__336"> consider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cbf" id="case__337" original="E85e.-7dc8"><span class="coll" id="case__338"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cc1" id="case__339" original="E85e.-7dc7"><span class="coll" id="case__340"> discuss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cc3" id="case__341" original="E85e.-7b4c"><span class="coll" id="case__342"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cc5" id="case__343" original="E85e.-7b4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cc6" id="case__344" original="E85e.-7b3c"><span class="coll" id="case__345"> cite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cc8" id="case__346" original="E85e.-7b3b"><span class="coll" id="case__347"> mention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cca" id="case__348" original="E85e.-7b3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ccb" id="case__349" original="E85e.-7b49"><span class="coll" id="case__350"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ccd" id="case__351" original="E85e.-7dc4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cce" id="case__352" original="E85e.-7dc3"><span class="x" id="case__353" original="E85e.-7dc2"> Section 3 discusses the particular case of election turnout. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cd0" id="case__354" original="E85e.-7b39"><span class="x" id="case__355" original="E85e.-7b38"> Reinharz (1992) cites the case of an American study by Andersen (1981), in which… </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cd2" id="case__356" original="E85e.-7de6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cd3" id="case__357" original="E85e.-7dc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cd4" id="case__358" original="E85e.-7dbf"><span class="coll" id="case__359"> bring </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cd6" id="case__360" original="E85e.-7dbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cd7" id="case__361" original="E85e.-7dbd"><span class="coll" id="case__362"> hear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cd9" id="case__363" original="E85e.-7dbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cda" id="case__364" original="E85e.-7dbb"><span class="coll" id="case__365"> decide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cdc" id="case__366" original="E85e.-7dba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cdd" id="case__367" original="E85e.-7db9"><span class="coll" id="case__368"> refer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cdf" id="case__369" original="E85e.-7b47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ce0" id="case__370" original="E85e.-7b48"><span class="coll" id="case__371"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ce2" id="case__372" original="E85e.-7b37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ce3" id="case__373" original="E85e.-7b36"><span class="coll" id="case__374"> handle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ce5" id="case__375" original="E85e.-7b35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ce6" id="case__376" original="E85e.-7b34"><span class="coll" id="case__377"> win </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ce8" id="case__378" original="E85e.-7b33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ce9" id="case__379" original="E85e.-7b32"><span class="coll" id="case__380"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ceb" id="case__381" original="E85e.-7b31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cec" id="case__382" original="E85e.-7b30"><span class="coll" id="case__383"> cite </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cee" id="case__384" original="E85e.-7db8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cef" id="case__385" original="E85e.-7db7"><span class="x" id="case__386" original="E85e.-7db6"> The Attorney General referred the case to the Court of Appeal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cf1" id="case__387" original="E85e.-7db5"><span class="x" id="case__388" original="E85e.-7db4"> Many of the cases heard by the court involved property disputes. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cf3" id="case__389" original="E85e.-7de7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cf4" id="case__390" original="E85e.-7db2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cf5" id="case__391" original="E85e.-7db1"><span class="coll" id="case__392"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cf7" id="case__393" original="E85e.-7db0"><span class="coll" id="case__394"> present </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cf9" id="case__395" original="E85e.-7daf"><span class="coll" id="case__396"> argue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cfb" id="case__397" original="E85e.-7b4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cfc" id="case__398" original="E85e.-7b2f"><span class="coll" id="case__399"> prove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cfe" id="case__400" original="E85e.-7b2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6cff" id="case__401" original="E85e.-7b2d"><span class="coll" id="case__402"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6d01" id="case__403" original="E85e.-7b2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6d02" id="case__404" original="E85e.-7b2b"><span class="coll" id="case__405"> overstate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6d04" id="case__406" original="E85e.-7dae"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6d05" id="case__407" original="E85e.-7dad"><span class="x" id="case__408" original="E85e.-7dac"> In his philosophical work, he argued the case for complete separation of Church and State. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6d07" id="case__409" original="E85e.-7b2a"><span class="x" id="case__410" original="E85e.-7b29"> However, philosophers of science are in general agreement that Mill failed to prove his case. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.e2d" id="case__411" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://case_1" title="case definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.e2e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.746f" id="case__412" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="case__413"> case </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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case history
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5655" id="case-history" original="E393.-5e8" sum="582"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5656" id="case-history__1" original="E393.-5e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5657" id="case-history__2" original="E393.-5e6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> case history </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5661" id="case-history__7" original="E393.-5de"><span class="pos" id="case-history__8" original="E393.-5dd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71f6" eid="case-history__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1ff308b7bda72d30.-14a1b3f3.168700351ba.-2eee" geo="br" id="case-history__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="case-history__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪs hɪstri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/case_/case_history_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/case_/case_history_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://case_history_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1ff308b7bda72d30.-14a1b3f3.168700351ba.-2eeb" geo="n_am" id="case-history__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="case-history__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪs hɪstri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/case_/case_history_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/case_/case_history_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://case_history_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5663" id="case-history__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5664" id="case-history__15" original="E393.-5dc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="case-history__16" original="E393.-5db"> a record of a person's background, past illnesses, etc. that a doctor or <a class="ndv" href="entry://social worker" id="case-history__17"> social worker </a> studies </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5667" id="case-history__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5668" id="case-history__19" original="E85c.-5745"><span class="x" id="case-history__20" original="E85c.-5744"> The article includes a case history of the first documented patient with sickle-cell disease. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.566a" id="case-history__21" original="E85c.-5746"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="case-history__22" original="E4a8.4a6c"> an example of something, usually provided in order to explain an idea or a theory </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.566c" id="case-history__23" original="E85c.-5743" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://case-study" title="case study (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.566d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56a3" id="case-history__24" original="E85c.-5742"><span class="xh" id="case-history__25"> case study </span><span class="xs" id="case-history__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5670" id="case-history__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5671" id="case-history__28" original="E875.796f"><span class="x" id="case-history__29" original="E875.7970"> A number of case histories are discussed, supporting the idea that effective advertising leads to better promotions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.f3c" id="case-history__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://case-history" title="case history definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.f3d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.75e7" id="case-history__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="case-history__32"> case history </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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case law
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5673" id="case-law" original="E393.-5d7" sum="276"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5674" id="case-law__1" original="E393.-5d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5675" id="case-law__2" original="E393.-5d5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> case law </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.567e" id="case-law__6" original="E393.-5d0"><span class="pos" id="case-law__7" original="E393.-5cf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.71fd" eid="case-law__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-19f" geo="br" id="case-law__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="case-law__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪs lɔː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/case_/case_law_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/case_/case_law_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://case_law_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-19c" geo="n_am" id="case-law__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="case-law__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪs lɔː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/case_/case_law_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/case_/case_law_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://case_law_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5680" id="case-law__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="case-law__14" original="E393.-5cd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5682" id="case-law__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5683" id="case-law__16" original="E393.-5cb"><span class="def" id="case-law__17" original="E393.-5ca"> law based on decisions made by judges in earlier cases </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5685" id="case-law__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5686" id="case-law__19" original="E885.-7bf4"><span class="x" id="case-law__20" original="E885.-7bf3"> The Commission's position stands on firm ground since it is based on previous case law. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5688" id="case-law__21" original="E393.-5c9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-law" title="common law definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5689" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4494" id="case-law__22" original="E393.-5c8"><span class="xh" id="case-law__23"> common law </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.f60" id="case-law__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://case-law" title="case law definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.f61" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.75f8" id="case-law__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="case-law__26"> case law </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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case study
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.568b" id="case-study" original="E393.-590" sum="720"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.568c" id="case-study__1" original="E393.-58f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.568d" id="case-study__2" original="E393.-58e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> case study </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5697" id="case-study__7" original="E393.-586"><span class="pos" id="case-study__8" original="E393.-585"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7204" eid="case-study__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-13c" geo="br" id="case-study__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="case-study__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪs stʌdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/case_/case_study_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/case_/case_study_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://case_study_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-139" geo="n_am" id="case-study__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="case-study__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪs stʌdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/case_/case_study_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/case_/case_study_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://case_study_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5699" id="case-study__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.569a" id="case-study__15" original="E393.-584"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="case-study__16" original="E393.-583"> a detailed account of the development of a person, a group of people or a situation over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.569c" id="case-study__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.569d" id="case-study__18" original="E4a8.4a79"><span class="x" id="case-study__19" original="E4a8.4a7a"> The case study was undertaken over a period of two months through a series of visits to the school. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.569f" id="case-study__20" original="E4a8.4a7c"><span class="cf" id="case-study__21" original="E4a8.4a7b"><span class="exp" id="case-study__22"> case study </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="case-study__23" original="E4a8.4a7d"> The syndrome can be illustrated by a brief case study of a typical patient. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56a3" id="case-study__24" original="E85c.-57c9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="case-study__25" original="E85c.-57c6"> an example of something, usually provided in order to explain an idea or a theory </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56a5" id="case-study__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56a6" id="case-study__27" original="E4a8.4a7e"><span class="x" id="case-study__28" original="E4a8.4a7f"> Detailed case studies may provide an answer to this question. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56a8" id="case-study__29" original="E4a8.4a81"><span class="cf" id="case-study__30" original="E4a8.4a80"><span class="exp" id="case-study__31"> case study </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="case-study__32" original="E4a8.4a82"> Airline deregulation provides a case study of the effects of the internal market. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.f7c" id="case-study__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://case-study" title="case study definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.f7d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.764e" id="case-study__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="case-study__35"> case study </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cash
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56ac" id="cash" original="E393.-562" sum="388"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56ad" id="cash__1" original="E393.-561"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56ae" id="cash__2" original="E393.-560"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cash </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56b8" id="cash__6" original="E393.-555"><span class="pos" id="cash__7" original="E393.-554"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.720b" eid="cash__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-24" geo="br" id="cash__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cash__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/cash_/cash__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/cash_/cash__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cash__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-21" geo="n_am" id="cash__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cash__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/cash_/cash__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/cash_/cash__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cash__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56ba" id="cash__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cash__14" original="E393.-552"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56bc" id="cash__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56bd" id="cash__16" original="E393.-551"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cash__17" original="E393.-550"> money in the form of coins or notes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56bf" id="cash__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56c0" id="cash__19" original="E85c.-57b7"><span class="cf" id="cash__20" original="E85c.-57b8"> in <span class="exp" id="cash__21"> cash </span></span><span class="x" id="cash__22" original="E85c.-57b6"> All workers were paid in cash. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56c4" id="cash__23" original="E85c.-57ba"><span class="cf" id="cash__24" original="E4a8.4a89"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cash__25" original="E85c.-57b9"> One important innovation has been direct cash payments to disabled people. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56c7" id="cash__26" original="E393.-54a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56c8" id="cash__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cash__28" original="E393.-548" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cash__29" original="E393.-547"> money in any form </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56cb" id="cash__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56cc" id="cash__31" original="E85c.-57b5"><span class="x" id="cash__32" original="E85c.-57b4"> In the early 1990s, these finance companies had plenty of cash and were simply looking for quick gains. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.fa3" id="cash__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cash_1" title="cash definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.fa4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.767e" id="cash__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cash__35"> cash </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cash flow
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56ce" id="cash-flow" original="E393.-423" sum="430"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56cf" id="cash-flow__1" original="E393.-422"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56d0" id="cash-flow__2" original="E393.-421"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cash flow </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56da" id="cash-flow__7" original="E393.-419"><span class="pos" id="cash-flow__8" original="E393.-418"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7212" eid="cash-flow__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.201" geo="br" id="cash-flow__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cash-flow__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæʃ fləʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/cash_/cash_flow_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/cash_/cash_flow_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cash_flow_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.204" geo="n_am" id="cash-flow__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cash-flow__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæʃ floʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/cash_/cash_flow_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/cash_/cash_flow_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cash_flow_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56dc" id="cash-flow__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cash-flow__15" original="E393.-416"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cash-flow__16" original="E393.-415"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56df" id="cash-flow__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56e0" id="cash-flow__18" original="E393.-414"><span class="def" id="cash-flow__19" original="E393.-413"> the movement of money into and out of a business as goods are bought and sold </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56e2" id="cash-flow__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56e3" id="cash-flow__21" original="E885.-7d21"><span class="x" id="cash-flow__22" original="E885.-7d20"> Some of the conglomerates survived and grew by maintaining a positive cash flow, not by making a profit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56e5" id="cash-flow__23" original="E895.-776a"><span class="x" id="cash-flow__24" original="E895.-7769"> Value ultimately depends upon the ability of the business to generate long-term sustainable cash flow. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.fcb" id="cash-flow__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cash-flow" title="cash flow definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.fcc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.782e" id="cash-flow__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cash-flow__27"> cash flow </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cast
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56e7" hm="1" id="cast1" original="E393.-282" sum="4522"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56e8" id="cast1__1" original="E393.-281"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56e9" id="cast1__2" original="E393.-280"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cast <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.56f6" id="cast1__8" original="E393.-276"><span class="pos" id="cast1__9" original="E393.-275"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7219" eid="cast1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.729" geo="br" id="cast1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.72c" geo="n_am" id="cast1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1ccb" id="cast1__15" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6fa" form="root" id="cast1__16"><span class="vp" id="cast1__17"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cast </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6fc" eid="cast1__18" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6fd" geo="br" id="cast1__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.700" geo="n_am" id="cast1__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.703" form="thirdps" id="cast1__23"><span class="vp" id="cast1__24"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> casts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.705" eid="cast1__25" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.706" geo="br" id="cast1__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casts/casts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casts/casts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://casts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.709" geo="n_am" id="cast1__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casts/casts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casts/casts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://casts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.70c" form="past" id="cast1__30"><span class="vp" id="cast1__31"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cast </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.70e" eid="cast1__32" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.70f" geo="br" id="cast1__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.712" geo="n_am" id="cast1__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.715" form="pastpart" id="cast1__37"><span class="vp" id="cast1__38"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cast </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.717" eid="cast1__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.718" geo="br" id="cast1__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.71b" geo="n_am" id="cast1__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.71e" form="prespart" id="cast1__44"><span class="vp" id="cast1__45"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> casting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.720" eid="cast1__46" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.721" geo="br" id="cast1__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__48"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casti/casting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casti/casting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://casting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.725" geo="n_am" id="cast1__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast1__50"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casti/casting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casti/casting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://casting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.572c" id="cast1__51"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.572d" id="cast1__52" original="E586.-4a58"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="cast1__53" original="E586.-4a57"><span class="exp" id="cast1__54"> cast </span> doubt (on/upon somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="cast1__55" original="E586.-4a56"> to say, do or suggest something that makes people doubt something or think that somebody is less honest or good </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5731" id="cast1__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5732" id="cast1__57" original="E586.-4a55"><span class="x" id="cast1__58" original="E586.-4a54"> However, some studies cast doubt on this explanation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5734" id="cast1__59" original="E586.-4a53"><span class="x" id="cast1__60" original="E586.-4a52"> Only extreme radicals such as Thomas Paine publicly cast doubt on the Bible's reliability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5736" id="cast1__61" original="E586.-4a51"><span class="x" id="cast1__62" original="E586.-4a50"> The financial crisis of the late 1990s cast some doubt on the country's economic stability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5738" id="cast1__63" original="E586.-4a4f"><span class="x" id="cast1__64" original="E586.-4a4e"> More recent research casts considerable doubt on whether the reasons for Sir Thomas's resignation were as straight-forward as appeared at the time. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.573a" id="cast1__65" original="E393.-21e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="cast1__66" original="E393.-21b"><span class="exp" id="cast1__67"> cast </span> a/your vote/ballot (for somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="cast1__68" original="E393.-21a"> to vote for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.573e" id="cast1__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.573f" id="cast1__70" original="E824.-7bfc"><span class="x" id="cast1__71" original="E824.-7bfb"> 59% of electors cast their vote for the Labour Party candidate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5741" id="cast1__72" original="E824.-7bfe"><span class="x" id="cast1__73" original="E824.-7bfd"> In 1983 the United States cast the sole vote against a UN motion to restrict the trade in hazardous substances. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5743" id="cast1__74" original="E393.-224"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="cast1__75" original="E393.-221"> to describe or present somebody/something/yourself in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5745" id="cast1__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5746" id="cast1__77" original="E824.-7bfa"><span class="cf" id="cast1__78" original="E393.-220"><span class="exp" id="cast1__79"> cast </span> somebody/something/yourself (as something) </span><span class="x" id="cast1__80" original="E824.-7bf9"> Socrates may be fairly cast as a champion of democratic values. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.574a" id="cast1__81" original="E824.-7bf6"><span class="cf" id="cast1__82" original="E393.-21f"><span class="exp" id="cast1__83"> cast </span> somebody/something/yourself (in something) </span><span class="x" id="cast1__84" original="E824.-7bf5"> Historians generally cast these events in colonialist terms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.574e" id="cast1__85" original="E824.-7bf8"><span class="x" id="cast1__86" original="E824.-7bf7"> She often laughs at him when he attempts to cast himself in the role of her defender. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5750" id="cast1__87" original="E393.-255"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="cast1__88" original="E393.-252"><span class="exp" id="cast1__89"> cast </span> something (over/on something) </span><span class="def" id="cast1__90" original="E393.-251"> to make light or a shadow appear in a particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5754" id="cast1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5755" id="cast1__92" original="E824.-7bea"><span class="x" id="cast1__93" original="E824.-7be9"> Shadows of people walking past are cast on the walls of the cave. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5757" id="cast1__94" original="E393.-25a"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="cast1__95" original="E824.-7c00"><span class="exp" id="cast1__96"> cast </span> an/your eye over/on something </span><span class="def" id="cast1__97" original="E393.-256"> to examine and analyse something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.575b" id="cast1__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.575c" id="cast1__99" original="E824.-7bec"><span class="x" id="cast1__100" original="E824.-7beb"> Wharton (2012) casts a critical eye over recent attempts to reduce sexual discrimination. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.575e" id="cast1__101" original="E393.-20f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.577c-FF1" id="shed__88" original="E3a0.1da8" sk="castlighton"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.577c-FF2" id="shed__89"><span class="idm" id="shed__90" original="E3a0.1da9"> cast/shed/throw light on something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.577c-FF4" id="shed__91"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.577c-FF5" id="shed__92"><span class="def" id="shed__93" original="E824.-7c29"> to help people to understand something, especially in a new way, by providing new explanations or information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.577c-FF7" id="shed__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.577c-FF8" id="shed__95" original="E956.-7f3f"><span class="x" id="shed__96" original="E956.-7f3e"> Future field studies may shed light on this question. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.577c-FF10" id="shed__97" original="E824.-7c28"><span class="x" id="shed__98" original="E824.-7c27"> Since Darwin and Wallace, the evolutionary perspective has cast a new light on numerous unresolved questions. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.575f" id="net2__40" original="E393.-20b" sk="castnetwide"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5760" id="net2__41"><span class="idm" id="net2__42" original="E393.-20a"> cast your net wide/widely </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5762" id="net2__43"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5763" id="net2__44"><span class="def" id="net2__45" original="E393.-209"> to consider a lot of different people, activities, possibilities, etc. when you are looking for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5765" id="net2__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5766" id="net2__47" original="E824.-7be4"><span class="x" id="net2__48" original="E824.-7be3"> In his search for data, Freeborg casts his net widely and includes a wide range of oral sources. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5768" id="shadow__57" original="E465.-305f" sk="castshadow"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5769" id="shadow__58"><span class="idm" id="shadow__59" original="E465.-305e"> cast a (long) shadow (over somebody/something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.576b" id="shadow__60"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="shadow__61" original="E824.-7bf2"> of something negative, such as a war </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.576d" id="shadow__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.576e" id="shadow__63"><span class="def" id="shadow__64" original="E824.-7bf1"> to have a negative effect that lasts a long time, especially by making people feel that something is less good than they believed before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5770" id="shadow__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5771" id="shadow__66" original="E824.-7bf0"><span class="x" id="shadow__67" original="E824.-7bef"> Military rule ended in 1989 but its legacy continued to cast a long shadow over the country for decades. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5773" id="cast1__133" original="E393.-208" sk="castspell"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5774" id="cast1__134"><span class="idm" id="cast1__135" original="E393.-207"> cast a spell (on/over somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5776" id="cast1__136"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5777" id="cast1__137"><span class="def" id="cast1__138" original="E393.-206"> to use words that are thought to be magic and have the power to change somebody/something; to have a powerful influence over somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5779" id="cast1__139"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.577a" id="cast1__140" original="E824.-7bff"><span class="x" id="cast1__141" original="E824.-7be2"> The portrayal of Sparta as an egalitarian society continues to cast a spell over historians and philosophers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5781" id="cast1__142" original="E393.-1ed"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5782" id="cast1__143" original="E393.-1e9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5783" id="cast1__144"><h4 class="pv"> cast something aside </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5785" id="cast1__146"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5786" id="cast1__147"><span class="def" id="cast1__148" original="E393.-1e5"> to get rid of something or stop thinking in a particular way because it is no longer useful </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5788" id="cast1__149" original="E393.-1e4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discard" title="discard definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5789" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3458" id="cast1__150" original="E393.-1e3"><span class="xh" id="cast1__151"> discard </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.578b" id="cast1__152"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.578c" id="cast1__153" original="E824.-7be0"><span class="x" id="cast1__154" original="E824.-7bdf"> The Liberal Democrats finally cast aside their doubts and formed a coalition with the Conservatives. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.578e" id="cast1__155" original="E393.-1c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.578f" id="cast1__156"><h4 class="pv"> cast something off </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5791" id="cast1__158"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5792" id="cast1__159"><span class="def" id="cast1__160" original="E393.-1c3"> to get rid of something because you no longer want or need it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5794" id="cast1__161"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5795" id="cast1__162" original="E824.-7bde"><span class="x" id="cast1__163" original="E824.-7bdd"> She argues that women took up physical training as a way of casting off Victorian restrictions on dress and behaviour. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5797" id="cast1__164" original="E393.-1bb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5798" id="cast1__165"><h4 class="pv"> cast somebody/something out </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.579a" id="cast1__167"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cast1__168" original="E393.-1b8" reg="lit"> literary </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.579c" id="cast1__169"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.579d" id="cast1__170"><span class="def" id="cast1__171" original="E393.-1b7"> to get rid of somebody/something, especially by using force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.579f" id="cast1__172"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57a0" id="cast1__173" original="E824.-7bdc"><span class="x" id="cast1__174" original="E824.-7bdb"> Some healers claimed to be able to cast out or expel evil spirits from people. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.101d" id="cast1__175" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cast_1" title="cast definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.101e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.7a52" id="cast1__176" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cast1__177"> cast </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57a2" hm="2" id="cast2" original="E393.-1b3" sum="647"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57a3" id="cast2__1" original="E393.-1b2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57a4" id="cast2__2" original="E393.-1b1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cast <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57b0" id="cast2__7" original="E393.-1a7"><span class="pos" id="cast2__8" original="E393.-1a6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7220" eid="cast2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.72f" geo="br" id="cast2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.732" geo="n_am" id="cast2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cast2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/cast_/cast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57b2" id="cast2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57b3" id="cast2__15" original="E393.-1a5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57b4" id="cast2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="cast2__17" original="E393.-1a3"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cast2__18" original="E393.-1a2"> all the people who act in a play or film; all the characters who appear in a story </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57b7" id="cast2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57b8" id="cast2__20" original="E824.-7c76"><span class="x" id="cast2__21" original="E824.-7c75"> The film had a very strong cast, with Jude Law in the lead role. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57ba" id="cast2__22" original="E824.-7c74"><span class="cf" id="cast2__23" original="E586.-4a3e"><span class="exp" id="cast2__24"> cast </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cast2__25" original="E824.-7c73"> Both novels are populated by a large cast of colourful characters. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57be" id="cast2__26" original="E393.-194"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57bf" id="cast2__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="cast2__28" original="E824.-7c71"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cast2__29" original="E586.-4a3d"><span class="exp" id="cast2__30"> cast </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="cast2__31" original="E393.-18f"> the way that a person or thing is or appears </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57c4" id="cast2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57c5" id="cast2__33" original="E824.-7c70"><span class="x" id="cast2__34" original="E824.-7c6f"> Those of a more authoritarian cast of mind wished to destroy the rebels. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57c7" id="cast2__35" original="E586.-4a3c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57c8" id="cast2__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cast2__37" original="E586.-4a3a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cast2__38" original="E586.-4a39"> a case that covers a broken bone and protects it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57cb" id="cast2__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57cc" id="cast2__40" original="E586.-4a38"><span class="x" id="cast2__41" original="E586.-4a37"> The leg is immobilized by placing it in a cast. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.10a6" id="cast2__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cast_1" title="cast definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.10a7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.7a52" id="cast2__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cast2__44"> cast </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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caste
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57ce" id="caste" original="E393.-165" sum="731"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57cf" id="caste__1" original="E393.-164"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57d0" id="caste__2" original="E393.-163"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> caste </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57dc" id="caste__7" original="E393.-15b"><span class="pos" id="caste__8" original="E393.-15a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7227" eid="caste__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.820" geo="br" id="caste__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caste__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/caste/caste__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/caste/caste__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caste__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.823" geo="n_am" id="caste__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caste__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/caste/caste__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/caste/caste__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caste__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57de" id="caste__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57df" id="caste__15" original="E393.-159"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57e0" id="caste__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="caste__17" original="E393.-157"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="caste__18" original="E393.-156"> any of the four main divisions of Hindu society, originally those made according to functions in society </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57e3" id="caste__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57e4" id="caste__20" original="E586.-4879"><span class="cf" id="caste__21" original="E586.-487a"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="caste__22" original="E586.-4878"> In India, the caste system divided local rural society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57e7" id="caste__23" original="E852.480c"><span class="x" id="caste__24" original="E852.480d"> These government policies have enraged high-caste Hindus. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57e9" id="caste__25" original="E393.-155"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57ea" id="caste__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="caste__27" original="E393.-153"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="caste__28" original="E393.-152"> a social class, especially one whose members do not allow others to join it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57ed" id="caste__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57ee" id="caste__30" original="E852.480e"><span class="x" id="caste__31" original="E852.480f"> The Norman Conquest fixed a division between a privileged ruling caste and the alienated mass of the population. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57f0" id="caste__32" original="E393.-151"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57f1" id="caste__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="caste__34" original="E393.-14f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="caste__35" original="E393.-14e"> the system of dividing society into classes based on differences in family rank or wealth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57f4" id="caste__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57f5" id="caste__37" original="E586.-4877"><span class="x" id="caste__38" original="E586.-4876"> These women became involved in shaping the debates on gender and caste. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.10d5" id="caste__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://caste" title="caste definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.10d6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.7c2d" id="caste__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="caste__41"> caste </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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casual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57f7" id="casual" original="E393.2e" sum="1353"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57f8" id="casual__1" original="E393.2f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.57f9" id="casual__2" original="E393.30"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> casual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5803" id="casual__6" original="E393.39"><span class="pos" id="casual__7" original="E393.3a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.722e" eid="casual__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.c3b" geo="br" id="casual__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="casual__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæʒuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casua/casual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casua/casual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://casual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.c3e" geo="n_am" id="casual__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="casual__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæʒuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casua/casual__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casua/casual__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://casual__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5805" id="casual__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5806" id="casual__14" original="E393.3f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5807" id="casual__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="casual__16" original="E393.41"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="casual__17" original="E393.42"> without paying attention to detail </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.580a" id="casual__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.580b" id="casual__19" original="E85c.-57ed"><span class="x" id="casual__20" original="E85c.-57ec"> Even casual observation suggests that human behaviour is also controlled by informal rules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.580d" id="casual__21" original="E85c.-57eb"><span class="x" id="casual__22" original="E85c.-57ea"> The elements of religion appear in Nuer culture in an almost hidden way, so that the casual observer could easily miss them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.580f" id="casual__23" original="E393.3b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5810" id="casual__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="casual__25" original="E393.3d"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="casual__26" original="E393.3e"> not showing much care or thought </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5813" id="casual__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5814" id="casual__28" original="E85c.-57e9"><span class="x" id="casual__29" original="E85c.-57e8"> These comments are more than just casual reminiscences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5816" id="casual__30" original="E4a8.4a9e"><span class="x" id="casual__31" original="E4a8.4a9f"> People in casual conversation may make ethical judgements that would not be considered valid by a philosopher. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5818" id="casual__32" original="E393.4a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5819" id="casual__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="casual__34" original="E393.4c"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.581b" id="casual__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="casual__36" original="E4a8.4aa0"> of a relationship </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="casual__37" original="E393.4d"> lasting only a short time and without deep affection </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.581e" id="casual__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.581f" id="casual__39" original="E4a8.4aa1"><span class="x" id="casual__40" original="E4a8.4aa2"> Members of this group were more likely to have engaged in casual sex. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5821" id="casual__41" original="E393.45"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5822" id="casual__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="casual__43" original="E393.47"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5824" id="casual__44"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="casual__45" original="E393.48"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5826" id="casual__46"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="casual__47" original="E4a8.4aa4"> of work </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="casual__48" original="E393.49"> not permanent; not regular </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5829" id="casual__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.582a" id="casual__50" original="E4a8.4aa5"><span class="x" id="casual__51" original="E4a8.4aa6"> The growth of flexible and casual work has affected not only the unskilled but also professional workers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.582c" id="casual__52" original="E4a8.4aa7"><span class="x" id="casual__53" original="E4a8.4aa8"> casual workers/labour/jobs </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.582e" id="casual__54" original="E393.43"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="casual__55" original="E393.44"> not formal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5830" id="casual__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5831" id="casual__57" original="E85c.-57df"><span class="x" id="casual__58" original="E85c.-57de"> Staff at the company had a reputation for casual dress. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5833" id="casual__59" original="E85c.-57dd"><span class="x" id="casual__60" original="E85c.-57dc"> These features are much more frequent in formal speech than in everyday casual conversation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5835" id="casual__61" original="E393.4e"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5836" id="casual__62"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="casual__63" original="E393.50"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="casual__64" original="E393.51"> happening by chance; doing something by chance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5839" id="casual__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.583a" id="casual__66" original="E4a8.4aa9"><span class="x" id="casual__67" original="E4a8.4aaa"> a casual encounter/meeting </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.583c" id="casual__68" original="E85c.-57db"><span class="x" id="casual__69" original="E85c.-57da"> HIV is not transmitted by casual contact such as shaking hands or sharing a fork. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.583e" id="casual__70"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.583f" id="casual__71" original="E393.52"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5840" id="casual__72"><span class="dr" id="casual__73" original="E393.53"> casually </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5848" id="casual__74" original="E393.57"><span class="pos" id="casual__75" original="E393.58"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.722f" eid="casual__76" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.c35" geo="br" id="casual__77" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="casual__78"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæʒuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casua/casually__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casua/casually__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://casually__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.c38" geo="n_am" id="casual__79" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="casual__80"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæʒuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casua/casually__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casua/casually__us_1.ogg" href="sound://casually__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.584a" id="casual__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.584b" id="casual__82" original="E85c.-57d7"><span class="x" id="casual__83" original="E85c.-57d6"> Modernism in English historiography attacked what we now rather casually refer to as the ‘whig’ view of history. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1100" id="casual__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://casual_1" title="casual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1101" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.7e44" id="casual__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="casual__86"> casual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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casualty
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.584d" id="casualty" original="E393.89" sum="591"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.584e" id="casualty__1" original="E393.8a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.584f" id="casualty__2" original="E393.8b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> casualty </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.585a" id="casualty__7" original="E393.93"><span class="pos" id="casualty__8" original="E393.94"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.723c" eid="casualty__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.d13" geo="br" id="casualty__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="casualty__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæʒuəlti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cas/casua/casualty__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cas/casua/casualty__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://casualty__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.d16" geo="n_am" id="casualty__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="casualty__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæʒuəlti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cas/casua/casualty__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cas/casua/casualty__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://casualty__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.585c" id="casualty__14" original="E393.95"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.585f" form="pl" id="casualty__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="casualty__16" original="E393.99"> casualties </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5861" id="casualty__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5862" id="casualty__18" original="E393.9a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="casualty__19" original="E393.9d"> a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5864" id="casualty__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5865" id="casualty__21" original="E586.-391a"><span class="x" id="casualty__22" original="E586.-3919"> Modern warfare is characterized by increasing numbers of civilian casualties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5867" id="casualty__23" original="E465.-6753"><span class="x" id="casualty__24" original="E465.-6752"> The thickest ash layers fall close to the volcano and cause casualties. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5869" id="casualty__25" original="E393.9e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="casualty__26" original="E586.-3918"><span class="exp" id="casualty__27"> casualty </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="casualty__28" original="E393.a1"> a person who suffers or a thing that is destroyed when something else takes place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.586d" id="casualty__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.586e" id="casualty__30" original="E465.-6751"><span class="x" id="casualty__31" original="E465.-6750"> Gender equality was an unintended casualty of the restructuring process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5870" id="casualty__32" original="E465.-674f"><span class="x" id="casualty__33" original="E465.-674e"> Some believe the first casualty of war is truth. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5872" id="casualty__34" original="E393.a2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://victim" title="victim definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5873" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-982" id="casualty__35" original="E393.a3"><span class="xh" id="casualty__36"> victim </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1161" id="casualty__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://casualty_1" title="casualty definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1162" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb1a08.7efd" id="casualty__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="casualty__39"> casualty </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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catalogue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5876" id="catalogue" original="E393.1b8" sum="325"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5877" id="catalogue__1" original="E393.1b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5878" id="catalogue__2" original="E393.1ba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> catalogue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.587a" id="catalogue__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.587d" id="catalogue__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.587b" id="catalogue__6"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="catalogue__7" original="E393.1c4"> North American English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> catalog </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5889" id="catalogue__9" original="E393.1ca"><span class="pos" id="catalogue__10" original="E393.1cb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7243" eid="catalogue__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.f9b" geo="br" id="catalogue__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalogue__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlɒɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalogue__gb_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalogue__gb_6.ogg" href="sound://catalogue__gb_6.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.f9e" geo="n_am" id="catalogue__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalogue__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlɔːɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalogue__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalogue__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://catalogue__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.588b" id="catalogue__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.588c" id="catalogue__17" original="E393.1cc"><span class="def" id="catalogue__18" original="E393.1cd"> a complete list of items, for example of all the books or resources in a library, or of items for sale </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.588e" id="catalogue__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.588f" id="catalogue__20" original="E842.-7a0d"><span class="x" id="catalogue__21" original="E842.-7a0c"> Access to this catalogue can be obtained by going to the Data Archive home page. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.118f" id="catalogue__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catalogue_1" title="catalogue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1190" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7f4c" id="catalogue__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="catalogue__24"> catalogue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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catalyse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5891" id="catalyse" original="E393.211" sum="329"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5892" id="catalyse__1" original="E393.212"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5893" id="catalyse__2" original="E393.213"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> catalyse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-679f" id="catalyse__9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="catalyse__10" original="E393.21b"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.589a" id="catalyse__11" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.589e" id="catalyse__12"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.589b" id="catalyse__13"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="catalyse__14" original="E393.21e"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> catalyze </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58a6" id="catalyse__16" original="E393.223"><span class="pos" id="catalyse__17" original="E393.224"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.724f" eid="catalyse__18" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10f9" geo="br" id="catalyse__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalyse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalyse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catalyse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10fc" geo="n_am" id="catalyse__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalyse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalyse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catalyse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1c9b" id="catalyse__23" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10cc" form="root" id="catalyse__24"><span class="vp" id="catalyse__25"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> catalyse </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10ce" eid="catalyse__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10cf" geo="br" id="catalyse__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalyse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalyse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catalyse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10d2" geo="n_am" id="catalyse__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalyse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalyse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catalyse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10d5" form="thirdps" id="catalyse__31"><span class="vp" id="catalyse__32"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> catalyses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10d7" eid="catalyse__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10d8" geo="br" id="catalyse__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalyses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalyses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catalyses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10db" geo="n_am" id="catalyse__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalyses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalyses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catalyses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10de" form="past" id="catalyse__38"><span class="vp" id="catalyse__39"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> catalysed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10e0" eid="catalyse__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10e1" geo="br" id="catalyse__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalysed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalysed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catalysed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10e4" geo="n_am" id="catalyse__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalysed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalysed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catalysed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10e7" form="pastpart" id="catalyse__45"><span class="vp" id="catalyse__46"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> catalysed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10e9" eid="catalyse__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10ea" geo="br" id="catalyse__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalysed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalysed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catalysed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10ed" geo="n_am" id="catalyse__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalysed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalysed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catalysed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10f0" form="prespart" id="catalyse__52"><span class="vp" id="catalyse__53"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> catalysing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10f2" eid="catalyse__54" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10f3" geo="br" id="catalyse__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__56"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalysing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalysing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catalysing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.10f6" geo="n_am" id="catalyse__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyse__58"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalysing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalysing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catalysing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58d2" id="catalyse__59"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58d3" id="catalyse__60" original="E393.241"><span class="cf" id="catalyse__61" original="E393.242"><span class="exp" id="catalyse__62"> catalyse </span> something </span><span class="def" id="catalyse__63" original="E393.245"> to make a chemical reaction happen faster </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58d7" id="catalyse__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58d8" id="catalyse__65" original="E842.-78ed"><span class="x" id="catalyse__66" original="E842.-78ec"> Enzymes are soluble proteins that catalyse biochemical reactions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.11df" id="catalyse__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catalyse" title="catalyse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.11e0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7eea" id="catalyse__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="catalyse__69"> catalyse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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catalysis
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58da" id="catalysis" original="E842.-784c" sum="203"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58db" id="catalysis__1" original="E842.-784b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58dc" id="catalysis__2" original="E842.-784a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> catalysis </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58e4" id="catalysis__4" original="E842.-7845"><span class="pos" id="catalysis__5" original="E842.-7844"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7256" eid="catalysis__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.111d" geo="br" id="catalysis__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalysis__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈtæləsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalysis__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalysis__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catalysis__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1120" geo="n_am" id="catalysis__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalysis__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈtæləsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalysis__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalysis__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catalysis__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58e6" id="catalysis__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="catalysis__12" original="E842.-7842"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58e8" id="catalysis__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58e9" id="catalysis__14" original="E842.-7841"><span class="def" id="catalysis__15" original="E842.-7840"> an increase in the rate of a chemical reaction that is caused by a substance called a <a class="ndv" href="entry://catalyst" id="catalysis__16"> catalyst </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58ec" id="catalysis__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58ed" id="catalysis__18" original="E842.-783d"><span class="x" id="catalysis__19" original="E842.-783c"> The rate of catalysis is dependent on the pH. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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catalyst
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58ef" id="catalyst" original="E393.259" sum="494"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58f0" id="catalyst__1" original="E393.25a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58f1" id="catalyst__2" original="E393.25b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> catalyst </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58fc" id="catalyst__7" original="E393.263"><span class="pos" id="catalyst__8" original="E393.264"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.725d" eid="catalyst__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.113b" geo="br" id="catalyst__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyst__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalyst__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalyst__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catalyst__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.113e" geo="n_am" id="catalyst__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalyst__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalyst__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalyst__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catalyst__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58fe" id="catalyst__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.58ff" id="catalyst__15" original="E393.265"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="catalyst__16" original="E393.268"> a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen faster without being changed itself </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5901" id="catalyst__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5902" id="catalyst__18" original="E842.-7635"><span class="x" id="catalyst__19" original="E842.-7634"> This reaction will occur quickly only if the surface is hot enough and the proper catalyst is used. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5904" id="catalyst__20" original="E393.269"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="catalyst__21" original="E393.26a"><span class="exp" id="catalyst__22"> catalyst </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="catalyst__23" original="E393.26b"> a person or thing that causes a change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5908" id="catalyst__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5909" id="catalyst__25" original="E842.-7633"><span class="x" id="catalyst__26" original="E842.-7632"> Developments in the economic base act as a catalyst for the broader transformation of society as a whole. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1210" id="catalyst__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catalyst" title="catalyst definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1211" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7e97" id="catalyst__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="catalyst__29"> catalyst </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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catalytic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.590b" id="catalytic" original="E84d.-7d14" sum="227"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.590c" id="catalytic__1" original="E84d.-7d13"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.590d" id="catalytic__2" original="E84d.-7d12"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> catalytic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5915" id="catalytic__4" original="E84d.-7d0d"><span class="pos" id="catalytic__5" original="E84d.-7d0c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7264" eid="catalytic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1167" geo="br" id="catalytic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalytic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catal/catalytic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalytic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catalytic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.116a" geo="n_am" id="catalytic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catalytic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catal/catalytic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catal/catalytic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catalytic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5917" id="catalytic__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5918" id="catalytic__12" original="E84d.-7d0b"><span class="def" id="catalytic__13" original="E84d.-7d0a"> connected with the action of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://catalyst" id="catalytic__14"> catalyst </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.591b" id="catalytic__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.591c" id="catalytic__16" original="E84d.-7d07"><span class="x" id="catalytic__17" original="E84d.-7d06"> The catalytic activity was strongly influenced by the structure of the catalyst and the reaction conditions. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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catastrophe
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.591e" id="catastrophe" original="E393.339" sum="517"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.591f" id="catastrophe__1" original="E393.33a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5920" id="catastrophe__2" original="E393.33b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> catastrophe </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.592b" id="catastrophe__7" original="E393.343"><span class="pos" id="catastrophe__8" original="E393.344"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.726b" eid="catastrophe__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1382" geo="br" id="catastrophe__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catastrophe__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈtæstrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catas/catastrophe__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catas/catastrophe__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catastrophe__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1385" geo="n_am" id="catastrophe__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catastrophe__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈtæstrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catas/catastrophe__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catas/catastrophe__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catastrophe__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.592d" id="catastrophe__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.592e" id="catastrophe__15" original="E393.345"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="catastrophe__16" original="E393.346"> a sudden very serious event that causes great suffering for many people </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5930" id="catastrophe__17" original="E393.347" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disaster" title="disaster definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5931" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34ec" id="catastrophe__18" original="E393.348"><span class="xh" id="catastrophe__19"> disaster </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5933" id="catastrophe__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5934" id="catastrophe__21" original="E85c.-5785"><span class="x" id="catastrophe__22" original="E85c.-5784"> The threat of a global nuclear catastrophe has hung over the world for over half a century. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5936" id="catastrophe__23" original="E393.34a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="catastrophe__24" original="E393.34b"> an event that has a very bad effect on somebody/something or makes very serious difficulties </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5938" id="catastrophe__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5939" id="catastrophe__26" original="E85c.-5783"><span class="x" id="catastrophe__27" original="E85c.-5782"> Many believed that Johnson's re-election would be a catastrophe for the country. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1244" id="catastrophe__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catastrophe" title="catastrophe definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1245" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7d7a" id="catastrophe__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="catastrophe__30"> catastrophe </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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catastrophic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.593b" id="catastrophic" original="E85c.-57aa" sum="880"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.593c" id="catastrophic__1" original="E85c.-57a9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.593d" id="catastrophic__2" original="E85c.-57a8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> catastrophic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5946" id="catastrophic__4" original="E85c.-57a3"><span class="pos" id="catastrophic__5" original="E85c.-57a2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7272" eid="catastrophic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.13f8" geo="br" id="catastrophic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catastrophic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catas/catastrophic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catas/catastrophic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catastrophic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.13fc" geo="n_am" id="catastrophic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catastrophic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catas/catastrophic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catas/catastrophic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catastrophic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5948" id="catastrophic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5949" id="catastrophic__12" original="E85c.-57a1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="catastrophic__13" original="E85c.-57a0"> connected with a sudden very serious event that causes great suffering for many people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.594b" id="catastrophic__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.594c" id="catastrophic__15" original="E85c.-579c"><span class="x" id="catastrophic__16" original="E85c.-579b"> Recent catastrophic events, such as Hurricane Katrina, highlight the critical role of the public health system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.594e" id="catastrophic__17" original="E85c.-5799"><span class="cf" id="catastrophic__18" original="E85c.-579a"><span class="exp" id="catastrophic__19"> catastrophic </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="catastrophic__20" original="E85c.-5798"> Of course, a nuclear war would be catastrophic for all mankind. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5952" id="catastrophic__21" original="E85c.-5797"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="catastrophic__22" original="E85c.-5796"> having a very bad effect on somebody/something, or making very serious difficulties </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5954" id="catastrophic__23" original="E85c.-579f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disastrous" title="disastrous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5955" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34be" id="catastrophic__24" original="E85c.-579e"><span class="xh" id="catastrophic__25"> disastrous </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5957" id="catastrophic__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5958" id="catastrophic__27" original="E85c.-5795"><span class="x" id="catastrophic__28" original="E85c.-5794"> A fairly financed system would protect all individuals against catastrophic financial loss due to illness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.595a" id="catastrophic__29" original="E85c.-5792"><span class="cf" id="catastrophic__30" original="E85c.-5793"><span class="exp" id="catastrophic__31"> catastrophic </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="catastrophic__32" original="E85c.-5791"> A number of studies indicate how major illness can be catastrophic for household finances (Russell, 2004; McIntyre et al., 2006). </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.595e" id="catastrophic__33"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.595f" id="catastrophic__34" original="E85c.-5790"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5960" id="catastrophic__35"><span class="dr" id="catastrophic__36" original="E85c.-578f"> catastrophically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5969" id="catastrophic__37" original="E85c.-578b"><span class="pos" id="catastrophic__38" original="E85c.-578a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7273" eid="catastrophic__39" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.13f0" geo="br" id="catastrophic__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catastrophic__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catas/catastrophically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catas/catastrophically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catastrophically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.13f4" geo="n_am" id="catastrophic__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catastrophic__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catas/catastrophically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catas/catastrophically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catastrophically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.596b" id="catastrophic__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.596c" id="catastrophic__45" original="E85c.-5789"><span class="x" id="catastrophic__46" original="E85c.-5788"> Mount Pinatubo erupted catastrophically in 1991. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1264" id="catastrophic__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catastrophic" title="catastrophic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1265" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.750e" id="catastrophic__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="catastrophic__49"> catastrophic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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catch
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.596e" hm="1" id="catch1" original="E393.3bb" sum="3816"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.596f" id="catch1__1" original="E393.3bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5970" id="catch1__2" original="E393.3bd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> catch <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.597d" id="catch1__9" original="E393.3c8"><span class="pos" id="catch1__10" original="E393.3c9"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7284" eid="catch1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.157a" geo="br" id="catch1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catch/catch__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catch__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://catch__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.157d" geo="n_am" id="catch1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catch/catch__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catch__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catch__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1c6d" id="catch1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1580" form="root" id="catch1__17"><span class="vp" id="catch1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> catch </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1582" eid="catch1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1583" geo="br" id="catch1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catch/catch__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catch__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://catch__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1586" geo="n_am" id="catch1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catch/catch__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catch__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catch__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1589" form="thirdps" id="catch1__24"><span class="vp" id="catch1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> catches </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.158b" eid="catch1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.158c" geo="br" id="catch1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catch/catches__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catches__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catches__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.158f" geo="n_am" id="catch1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catch/catches__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catches__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catches__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1592" form="past" id="catch1__31"><span class="vp" id="catch1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> caught </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1594" eid="catch1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1595" geo="br" id="catch1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://court__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1598" geo="n_am" id="catch1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/caugh/caught__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/caugh/caught__us_2.ogg" href="sound://caught__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.159b" form="pastpart" id="catch1__38"><span class="vp" id="catch1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> caught </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.159d" eid="catch1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.159e" geo="br" id="catch1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://court__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.15a1" geo="n_am" id="catch1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/caugh/caught__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/caugh/caught__us_2.ogg" href="sound://caught__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.15a4" form="prespart" id="catch1__45"><span class="vp" id="catch1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> catching </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.15a6" eid="catch1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.15a7" geo="br" id="catch1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catch/catching__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catching__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catching__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.15aa" geo="n_am" id="catch1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catch/catching__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catching__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catching__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59ae" id="catch1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59af" id="catch1__53" original="E393.3f6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="catch1__54" original="E393.3f9"><span class="exp" id="catch1__55"> catch </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="catch1__56" original="E393.3fa"> to capture a person or an animal that tries or would try to escape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59b3" id="catch1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59b4" id="catch1__58" original="E824.-5c2a"><span class="x" id="catch1__59" original="E824.-5c29"> The workers catch fish by throwing nets out from the ship. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59b6" id="catch1__60" original="E393.3e7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="catch1__61" original="E393.3ea"><span class="exp" id="catch1__62"> catch </span> something </span><span class="def" id="catch1__63" original="E393.3eb"> to stop and hold a moving object, especially in your hands </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59ba" id="catch1__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59bb" id="catch1__65" original="E824.-5c28"><span class="x" id="catch1__66" original="E824.-5c27"> Each time the ball was thrown up in the air and caught, reaction times were measured. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59bd" id="catch1__67" original="E393.418"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59be" id="catch1__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="catch1__69" original="E824.-5c26"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="catch1__70" original="E393.41c"> to cause somebody to be in a dificult and usually unexpected situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59c1" id="catch1__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59c2" id="catch1__72" original="E824.-5c25"><span class="cf" id="catch1__73" original="E393.41b"><span class="exp" id="catch1__74"> catch </span> somebody (+ adv./prep.) </span><span class="x" id="catch1__75" original="E824.-5c24"> Arguably, the declarations of war in September 1939 caught Hitler by surprise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59c6" id="catch1__76" original="E824.-5c23"><span class="x" id="catch1__77" original="E824.-5c22"> The Council was caught in a trap as a result of its own disorganization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59c8" id="catch1__78" original="E824.-5c20"><span class="cf" id="catch1__79" original="E824.-5c21"> be caught between A and B </span><span class="x" id="catch1__80" original="E824.-5c1f"> Front-line employees are caught between customer demands and management demands (Bowen and Schneider, 1985). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59cb" id="catch1__81" original="E393.3fb"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="catch1__82" original="E393.3fe"> to find or discover somebody doing something, especially something wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59cd" id="catch1__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59ce" id="catch1__84" original="E824.-5c1e"><span class="cf" id="catch1__85" original="E393.3ff"><span class="exp" id="catch1__86"> catch </span> somebody doing something </span><span class="x" id="catch1__87" original="E824.-5c1d"> Several traders were caught breaking international rules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59d2" id="catch1__88" original="E824.-5c1a"><span class="cf" id="catch1__89" original="E393.401"><span class="exp" id="catch1__90"> catch </span> somebody + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="catch1__91" original="E824.-5c19"> Two junior managers were caught in the act of placing recording equipment in the meeting room. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59d6" id="catch1__92" original="E393.43a"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="catch1__93" original="E393.43d"><span class="exp" id="catch1__94"> catch </span> somebody's attention, imagination, etc. </span><span class="def" id="catch1__95" original="E393.43e"> if something <span class="dh" id="catch1__96" original="E393.43f"> catches </span> your attention, imagination, etc., you notice it and feel interested in it </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59db" id="catch1__97" original="E586.-4a2e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capture1" title="capture1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59dc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f45" id="catch1__98" original="E586.-4a2d"><span class="xh" id="catch1__99"> capture </span><span class="xhm" id="catch1__100"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="catch1__101"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59e0" id="catch1__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59e1" id="catch1__103" original="E824.-5c18"><span class="x" id="catch1__104" original="E824.-5c17"> The growing presence of Chinese goods in world markets caught the attention of many observers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59e3" id="catch1__105" original="E824.-5c16"><span class="x" id="catch1__106" original="E824.-5c15"> Scientific approaches to religion first caught the imagination of scholars in the nineteenth century. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59e5" id="catch1__107" original="E393.440"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="cf" id="catch1__108" original="E393.443"><span class="exp" id="catch1__109"> catch </span> something </span><span class="def" id="catch1__110" original="E393.444"> to show or describe something accurately </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59e9" id="catch1__111" original="E393.445" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capture1" title="capture1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59ea" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4f03" id="catch1__112" original="E393.446"><span class="xh" id="catch1__113"> capture </span><span class="xhm" id="catch1__114"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59ee" id="catch1__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59ef" id="catch1__116" original="E824.-5c10"><span class="x" id="catch1__117" original="E824.-5c0f"> The procedure was filmed from six angles in order to catch every detail. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59f1" id="catch1__118" original="E393.430"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="cf" id="catch1__119" original="E393.433"><span class="exp" id="catch1__120"> catch </span> sight/a glimpse of somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="catch1__121" original="E393.434"> to notice somebody/something, if only for a moment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59f5" id="catch1__122"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59f6" id="catch1__123" original="E824.-5c14"><span class="x" id="catch1__124" original="E824.-5c13"> There is a pause when Ismene enters and the figures on the stage first catch sight of her. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59f8" id="catch1__125" original="E586.-4a2c"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59f9" id="catch1__126"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="catch1__127" original="E586.-4a2a" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="catch1__128" original="E586.-4a29"> He was arguably the first modern Muslim to catch a glimpse of the character of the age that was coming. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.59fc" id="catch1__129" original="E393.41d"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="cf" id="catch1__130" original="E393.421"><span class="exp" id="catch1__131"> catch </span> something (from somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="catch1__132" original="E393.420"> to get an illness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a00" id="catch1__133"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a01" id="catch1__134" original="E824.-5c12"><span class="x" id="catch1__135" original="E824.-5c11"> Stage three of the model represents people who have caught a disease but who are not yet infectious. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a03" id="catch1__136" original="E393.457"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="cf" id="catch1__137" original="E393.45b"><span class="exp" id="catch1__138"> catch </span> fire </span><span class="def" id="catch1__139" original="E393.45c"> to begin to burn </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a07" id="catch1__140"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a08" id="catch1__141" original="E824.-5c0e"><span class="x" id="catch1__142" original="E824.-5c0d"> In 1986 a warehouse at a chemical factory near Basel, Switzerland caught fire. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a0a" id="catch1__143" original="E393.402"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="cf" id="catch1__144" original="E393.405"><span class="exp" id="catch1__145"> catch </span> something </span><span class="def" id="catch1__146" original="E393.406"> to be in time for a bus, train, plane, etc. and get on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a0e" id="catch1__147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a0f" id="catch1__148" original="E824.-5c0c"><span class="x" id="catch1__149" original="E824.-5c0b"> The patient got up early and rushed to catch the train to university. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a11" id="catch1__150" original="E393.465"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a1b-FF1" id="surprise1__66" original="E3a3.3bf1" sk="catchbysurprise"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a1b-FF2" id="surprise1__67"><span class="idm" id="surprise1__68" original="E3a3.3bf2"> catch/take somebody/something by surprise </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a1b-FF4" id="surprise1__69"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a1b-FF5" id="surprise1__70"><span class="def" id="surprise1__71" original="E3a3.3bf3"> to attack or capture somebody/something unexpectedly or without warning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a1b-FF7" id="surprise1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a1b-FF8" id="surprise1__73" original="E9a1.-7a65"><span class="x" id="surprise1__74" original="E9a1.-7a64"> For many predators, hunting success depends on their ability to catch prey by surprise. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a12" id="eye__81" original="E393.472" sk="catcheye"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a13" id="eye__82"><span class="idm" id="eye__83" original="E393.473"> catch somebody's/the eye </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a15" id="eye__84"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a16" id="eye__85"><span class="def" id="eye__86" original="E393.474"> to attract somebody's attention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a18" id="eye__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a19" id="eye__88" original="E824.-5c0a"><span class="x" id="eye__89" original="E824.-5c09"> Of course, advertising is designed to catch the eye. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a20" id="catch1__169" original="E393.4b4"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a21" id="catch1__170" original="E393.4ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a22" id="catch1__171"><h4 class="pv"> catch on </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a24" id="catch1__173"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a25" id="catch1__174"><span class="def" id="catch1__175" original="E393.4bc"> to become popular or fashionable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a27" id="catch1__176"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a28" id="catch1__177" original="E824.-5c08"><span class="x" id="catch1__178" original="E824.-5c07"> The idea of producing coins soon caught on in ancient Greece. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a2a" id="catch1__179" original="E393.4ce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a2b" id="catch1__180"><h4 class="pv"> be/get caught up in something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a2d" id="catch1__182"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a2e" id="catch1__183"><span class="def" id="catch1__184" original="E393.4d0"> to become involved in something, especially when you do not want to be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a30" id="catch1__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a31" id="catch1__186" original="E824.-5c06"><span class="x" id="catch1__187" original="E824.-5c05"> Churches in tenth-century England were occasionally caught up in this political violence. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a33" id="catch1__188" original="E393.4d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a34" id="catch1__189"><h4 class="pv"> catch up (with somebody) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a36" id="catch1__191"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a37" id="catch1__192"><span class="def" id="catch1__193" original="E393.4da"> to reach the same level or standard as somebody who was better or more advanced </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a39" id="catch1__194"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a3a" id="catch1__195" original="E824.-5c04"><span class="x" id="catch1__196" original="E824.-5c03"> The fact that India is catching up with the rich countries has little to do with international investment. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.12d5" id="catch1__197" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catch_1" title="catch definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.12d6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7cc7" id="catch1__198" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="catch1__199"> catch </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a3c" hm="2" id="catch2" original="E393.4e2" sum="483"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a3d" id="catch2__1" original="E393.4e3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a3e" id="catch2__2" original="E393.4e4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> catch <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a49" id="catch2__7" original="E393.4ef"><span class="pos" id="catch2__8" original="E393.4f0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.728b" eid="catch2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.15ad" geo="br" id="catch2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catch/catch__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catch__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://catch__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.15b0" geo="n_am" id="catch2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catch2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catch/catch__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catch/catch__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catch__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a4b" id="catch2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a4c" id="catch2__15" original="E393.4f1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="catch2__16" original="E586.-4a19"><span class="exp" id="catch2__17"> catch </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="catch2__18" original="E393.4f4"> an act of catching something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a50" id="catch2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a51" id="catch2__20" original="E586.-4a1a"><span class="x" id="catch2__21" original="E586.-4a18"> Since 2004, ICES has recommended that there should be no commercial catch of Norwegian coastal cod north of 62°N. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a53" id="catch2__22" original="E393.4f5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="catch2__23" original="E393.4f8"> an amount of fish that are caught </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a55" id="catch2__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a56" id="catch2__25" original="E586.-4a17"><span class="x" id="catch2__26" original="E586.-4a16"> The global fish catch grew more than six times between 1950 and 1997. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a58" id="catch2__27" original="E586.-4a14"><span class="cf" id="catch2__28" original="E586.-4a15"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="catch2__29" original="E586.-4a13"> The total catch is estimated to have considerably exceeded the 2008 Scottish catch quota. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1375" id="catch2__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catch_1" title="catch definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1376" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7cc7" id="catch2__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="catch2__32"> catch </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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categorical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a5b" id="categorical" original="E393.5fd" sum="602"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a5c" id="categorical__1" original="E393.5fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a5d" id="categorical__2" original="E393.5ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> categorical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a66" id="categorical__4" original="E393.604"><span class="pos" id="categorical__5" original="E393.605"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7292" eid="categorical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.18f9" geo="br" id="categorical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.18fd" geo="n_am" id="categorical__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈɡɔːrɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://categorical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a68" id="categorical__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="categorical__12" original="E393.607"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a6a" id="categorical__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a6b" id="categorical__14" original="E393.609"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="categorical__15" original="E393.60a"> expressed clearly and in a way that shows that you are very sure about what you are saying </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a6d" id="categorical__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a6e" id="categorical__17" original="E85c.-577b"><span class="x" id="categorical__18" original="E85c.-577a"> The report argues that it is not possible to give categorical answers to such ethical questions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a70" id="categorical__19" original="E85c.-577c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="categorical__20" original="E85c.-5777"> connected with a category or categories </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a72" id="categorical__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a73" id="categorical__22" original="E4a8.5169"><span class="x" id="categorical__23" original="E4a8.516a"> An example of categorical data is the number of people who fall into only one of a small number of well-defined categories, such as being male or female. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a75" id="categorical__24" original="E4a8.516b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://categorical-variable" title="categorical variable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a76" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a88" id="categorical__25" original="E4a8.516c"><span class="xh" id="categorical__26"> categorical variable </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a78" id="categorical__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a79" id="categorical__28" original="E393.60b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a7a" id="categorical__29"><span class="dr" id="categorical__30" original="E393.60c"> categorically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a83" id="categorical__31" original="E393.610"><span class="pos" id="categorical__32" original="E393.611"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7293" eid="categorical__33" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.18f1" geo="br" id="categorical__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorical__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.18f5" geo="n_am" id="categorical__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorical__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˈɡɔːrɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://categorically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a85" id="categorical__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a86" id="categorical__39" original="E85c.-5774"><span class="x" id="categorical__40" original="E85c.-5773"> The Court of Appeal categorically rejected these arguments. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1399" id="categorical__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://categorical" title="categorical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.139a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7918" id="categorical__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="categorical__43"> categorical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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categorical variable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a88" id="categorical-variable" original="E83d.-7071" sum="419"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a89" id="categorical-variable__1" original="E83d.-7070"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a8a" id="categorical-variable__2" original="E83d.-706f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> categorical variable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a97" id="categorical-variable__7" original="E83d.-7067"><span class="pos" id="categorical-variable__8" original="E83d.-7066"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a8f" eid="categorical-variable__9" original="E83d.-706a" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.111d" geo="br" id="categorical-variable__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorical-variable__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˌɡɒrɪkl ˈveəriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorical_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorical_variable_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorical_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.1120" geo="n_am" id="categorical-variable__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorical-variable__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˌɡɔːrɪkl ˈveriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorical_variable_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorical_variable_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://categorical_variable_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.1123" geo="n_am" id="categorical-variable__14" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="categorical-variable__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəˌɡɔːrɪkl ˈværiəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorical_variable_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorical_variable_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://categorical_variable_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a94" id="categorical-variable__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a95" id="categorical-variable__17"><span class="v"><strong> discrete variable </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a99" id="categorical-variable__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="categorical-variable__20" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a9b" id="categorical-variable__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a9c" id="categorical-variable__22" original="E83d.-7065"><span class="def" id="categorical-variable__23" original="E83d.-7064"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://variable" id="categorical-variable__24"> variable </a> that can only be one of a limited number of items </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a9f" id="categorical-variable__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aa0" id="categorical-variable__26" original="E83d.-7059"><span class="x" id="categorical-variable__27" original="E83d.-7058"> Comparisons of categorical variables (e.g. current smoking—yes or no; sex—male or female) between groups were performed. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aa2" id="categorical-variable__28" original="E428.-5488" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aa3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e23" id="categorical-variable__29" original="E428.-5487"><span class="xh" id="categorical-variable__30"> continuous variable </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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categorization
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aa5" id="categorization" original="E84d.-755c" sum="302"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aa6" id="categorization__1" original="E84d.-755b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aa7" id="categorization__2" original="E84d.-755a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> categorization </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aa9" id="categorization__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aaa" id="categorization__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c646b0894.3ac7" id="categorization__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="categorization__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> categor <span class="ptl" id="categorization__9"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ab4" id="categorization__10" original="E84d.-7554"><span class="pos" id="categorization__11" original="E84d.-7553"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aad" eid="categorization__12" original="E84d.-7557" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.198c" geo="br" id="categorization__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorization__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəɡəraɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1990" geo="n_am" id="categorization__15" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorization__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkætəɡərəˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorization__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorization__us_3.ogg" href="sound://categorization__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ab6" id="categorization__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="categorization__18" original="E84d.-7550"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="categorization__19" original="E84d.-7551"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ab9" id="categorization__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aba" id="categorization__21" original="E84d.-754f"><span class="def" id="categorization__22" original="E84d.-754e"> the activity or action of putting something into one or more categories </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5abc" id="categorization__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5abd" id="categorization__24" original="E84d.-754d"><span class="x" id="categorization__25" original="E84d.-754b"> The EU defies simple categorization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5abf" id="categorization__26" original="E846.-7df9"><span class="x" id="categorization__27" original="E84d.-754c"> Table 26.2 uses the categorizations developed by Schneider and Guillen. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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categorize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ac1" id="categorize" original="E393.612" sum="872"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ac2" id="categorize__1" original="E393.613"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ac3" id="categorize__2" original="E393.614"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> categorize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ac5" id="categorize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ac6" id="categorize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-95" id="categorize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="categorize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> categor <span class="ptl" id="categorize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ad8" id="categorize__19" original="E393.623"><span class="pos" id="categorize__20" original="E393.624"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72a4" eid="categorize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a5a" geo="br" id="categorize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a5d" geo="n_am" id="categorize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://categorize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1c3f" id="categorize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a2d" form="root" id="categorize__27"><span class="vp" id="categorize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> categorize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a2f" eid="categorize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a30" geo="br" id="categorize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a33" geo="n_am" id="categorize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://categorize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a36" form="thirdps" id="categorize__34"><span class="vp" id="categorize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> categorizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a38" eid="categorize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a39" geo="br" id="categorize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a3c" geo="n_am" id="categorize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://categorizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a3f" form="past" id="categorize__41"><span class="vp" id="categorize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> categorized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a41" eid="categorize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a42" geo="br" id="categorize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a45" geo="n_am" id="categorize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://categorized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a48" form="pastpart" id="categorize__48"><span class="vp" id="categorize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> categorized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a4a" eid="categorize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a4b" geo="br" id="categorize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a4e" geo="n_am" id="categorize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://categorized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a51" form="prespart" id="categorize__55"><span class="vp" id="categorize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> categorizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a53" eid="categorize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a54" geo="br" id="categorize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/categorizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://categorizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1a57" geo="n_am" id="categorize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="categorize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/categorizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/categorizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://categorizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b04" id="categorize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b05" id="categorize__63" original="E393.641"><span class="def" id="categorize__64" original="E393.642"> to put people or things into groups according to what type they are </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b07" id="categorize__65" original="E393.643" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classify" title="classify definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b08" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7221" id="categorize__66" original="E393.644"><span class="xh" id="categorize__67"> classify </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b0a" id="categorize__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b0b" id="categorize__69" original="E84d.-754a"><span class="cf" id="categorize__70" original="E393.646"><span class="exp" id="categorize__71"> categorize </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="categorize__72" original="E84d.-7549"> Different people do not necessarily categorize things in the same way. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b0f" id="categorize__73" original="E842.-78f1"><span class="cf" id="categorize__74" original="E846.-7e09"><span class="exp" id="categorize__75"> categorize </span> somebody/something according to something </span><span class="x" id="categorize__76" original="E842.-78f0"> Countries are categorized according to their income. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b13" id="categorize__77" original="E4a8.517d"><span class="cf" id="categorize__78" original="E393.647"><span class="exp" id="categorize__79"> categorize </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="categorize__80" original="E4a8.517e"> The majority of members of society can be categorized as opinion followers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b17" id="categorize__81" original="E846.-7e07"><span class="cf" id="categorize__82" original="E846.-7e08"><span class="exp" id="categorize__83"> categorize </span> somebody/something into something </span><span class="x" id="categorize__84" original="E846.-7e06"> This approach to personality categorizes people into different personality types. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="select1__82" original="E82b.3245" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="select1__83" original="E82b.3248"><span class="h1" id="select1__84" original="E82b.3249"> Research verbs </span><span class="p" id="select1__85" original="E82b.3246"> These verbs are each used to describe the research process, including its <span class="eb" id="select1__86" original="E8cd.76eb"> aims </span> , <span class="eb" id="select1__87" original="E8cd.76ec"> processes </span> and <span class="eb" id="select1__88" original="E8cd.76ed"> results </span> . Note the use of the passive form ( <span class="ei" id="select1__89" original="E82b.34d7"> were conducted </span> / <span class="ei" id="select1__90" original="E82b.34d8"> were examined </span> ): </span><span class="h1" id="select1__91" original="E848.-6650"><ul class="inline" id="select1__92" original="E82b.3247"><li class="li" id="select1__93" original="E82b.3287"> analyse </li><li class="li" id="select1__94" original="E82b.324a"> assess </li><li class="li" id="select1__95" original="E82b.324b"> categorize </li><li class="li" id="select1__96" original="E82b.324c"> conduct </li><li class="li" id="select1__97" original="E82b.324d"> examine </li><li class="li" id="select1__98" original="E82b.324e"> find </li><li class="li" id="select1__99" original="E82b.3288"> investigate </li><li class="li" id="select1__100" original="E82b.328f"> measure </li><li class="li" id="select1__101" original="E82b.324f"> select </li><li class="li" id="select1__102" original="E82b.3250"> use </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="select1__103" original="E82b.3251"><li class="li" id="select1__104" original="E82b.3289"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__105"><span class="x-g" id="select1__106" original="E82b.328a"><span class="x" id="select1__107" original="E82b.328b"> In this study, we <span class="ebi" id="select1__108" original="E82b.328c"> analyse </span> the mechanism of… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="select1__109" original="E82b.3252"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__110"><span class="x-g" id="select1__111" original="E82b.3253"><span class="x" id="select1__112" original="E82b.3254"> Statistical tests <span class="ebi" id="select1__113" original="E82b.3255"> were conducted </span> to assess group differences. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="select1__114" original="E82b.3256"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__115"><span class="x-g" id="select1__116" original="E82b.3257"><span class="x" id="select1__117" original="E82b.3258"> Data <span class="ebi" id="select1__118" original="E82b.3259"> were examined </span> both within and across practices. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="select1__119" original="E82b.325a"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__120"><span class="x-g" id="select1__121" original="E82b.325b"><span class="x" id="select1__122" original="E82b.325c"> In an Australian study, Barrett (1980) <span class="ebi" id="select1__123" original="E82b.325d"> found </span> that… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="select1__124" original="E82b.325e"><span class="x-gs" id="select1__125"><span class="x-g" id="select1__126" original="E82b.325f"><span class="x" id="select1__127" original="E82b.3260"> In this study, we <span class="ebi" id="select1__128" original="E82b.3261"> use </span> Norwegian register data covering all children born in 2004–2009. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" id="select1__129" original="E83d.-76ca"> For reporting verbs, see the Language Bank at <span class="eb" id="select1__130" original="E83e.-76c0"> report </span><span class="ei" id="select1__131" original="E83e.-76bf"> verb </span> . </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1445" id="categorize__135" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://categorize" title="categorize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1446" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-78f2" id="categorize__136" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="categorize__137"> categorize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b1b" id="category" original="E393.656" sum="354"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b1c" id="category__1" original="E393.657"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b1d" id="category__2" original="E393.658"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> category </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b29" id="category__7" original="E393.660"><span class="pos" id="category__8" original="E393.661"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72ab" eid="category__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1ad1" geo="br" id="category__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="category__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/categ/category__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/category__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://category__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1ad5" geo="n_am" id="category__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="category__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætəɡɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/categ/category__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/categ/category__us_1.ogg" href="sound://category__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b2b" id="category__14" original="E393.662"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b2e" form="pl" id="category__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="category__16" original="E393.666"> categories </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b30" id="category__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b31" id="category__18" original="E393.667"><span class="def" id="category__19" original="E393.668"> a group of people or things with particular features in common </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b33" id="category__20" original="E393.669" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://class1" title="class1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b34" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-745a" id="category__21" original="E393.66a"><span class="xh" id="category__22"> class </span><span class="xhm" id="category__23"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b37" id="category__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b38" id="category__25" original="E84d.-7544"><span class="x" id="category__26" original="E84d.-7543"> These criticisms fall into three broad categories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b3a" id="category__27" original="E846.-7dcc"><span class="cf" id="category__28" original="E846.-7dcd"><span class="exp" id="category__29"> category </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="category__30" original="E846.-7dcb"> Fault rocks are a texturally distinct category of rocks. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a3c" id="category__31" original="E84d.-74d9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="category__32" original="E84d.-74d8"> adjective + category </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a3e" id="category__33" original="E84d.-74d7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a3f" id="category__34" original="E84d.-74d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a40" id="category__35"><span class="coll" id="category__36" original="E84d.-74d4"> broad </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a42" id="category__37"><span class="coll" id="category__38" original="E846.-7dca"> general </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a44" id="category__39"><span class="coll" id="category__40" original="E846.-7dc9"> basic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a46" id="category__41" original="E84d.-74d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a47" id="category__42"><span class="coll" id="category__43" original="E84d.-74d2"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a49" id="category__44"><span class="coll" id="category__45" original="E846.-7dc8"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a4b" id="category__46" original="E84d.-74d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a4c" id="category__47"><span class="coll" id="category__48" original="E84d.-74d0"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a4e" id="category__49" original="E846.-7dc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a4f" id="category__50"><span class="coll" id="category__51" original="E846.-7dc6"> distinct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a51" id="category__52"><span class="coll" id="category__53" original="E846.-7dc5"> separate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a53" id="category__54" original="E846.-7dc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a54" id="category__55"><span class="coll" id="category__56" original="E846.-7dc3"> certain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a56" id="category__57"><span class="coll" id="category__58" original="E846.-7dc2"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a58" id="category__59"><span class="coll" id="category__60" original="E846.-7dc1"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a5a" id="category__61" original="E846.-7dc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a5b" id="category__62"><span class="coll" id="category__63" original="E846.-7dbf"> special </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a5d" id="category__64" original="E84d.-74cf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a5e" id="category__65" original="E84d.-74ce"><span class="x" id="category__66" original="E84d.-74cd"> There are many different categories of donor that a charity can target. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a60" id="category__67" original="E846.-7dbe"><span class="x" id="category__68" original="E846.-7dbd"> A special category of viruses is those that cause disease only when the immune system is deficient in some way. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a62" id="category__69" original="E84d.-74cc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="category__70" original="E84d.-74cb"> verb + category </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a64" id="category__71" original="E84d.-74ca"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a65" id="category__72" original="E84d.-74c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a66" id="category__73"><span class="coll" id="category__74" original="E84d.-74c7"> identify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a68" id="category__75"><span class="coll" id="category__76" original="E846.-7dbc"> distinguish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a6a" id="category__77" original="E84d.-74c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a6b" id="category__78"><span class="coll" id="category__79" original="E84d.-74c5"> define </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a6d" id="category__80"><span class="coll" id="category__81" original="E846.-7dbb"> specify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a6f" id="category__82" original="E846.-7dba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a70" id="category__83"><span class="coll" id="category__84" original="E846.-7db9"> create </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a72" id="category__85" original="E84d.-74c4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a73" id="category__86" original="E84d.-74c3"><span class="x" id="category__87" original="E84d.-74c2"> The Town Planning Department identified three categories of residential property—good, medium and poor. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1476" id="category__88" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://category" title="category definition in English "><span class="xr-g" 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cater
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b3e" id="cater" original="E393.66c" sum="781"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b3f" id="cater__1" original="E393.66d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b40" id="cater__2" original="E393.66e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cater </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b4e" id="cater__9" original="E393.678"><span class="pos" id="cater__10" original="E393.679"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72b4" eid="cater__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1bdf" geo="br" id="cater__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/cater/cater__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/cater__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cater__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1be2" geo="n_am" id="cater__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/cater/cater__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/cater__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cater__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1c11" id="cater__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1be5" form="root" id="cater__17"><span class="vp" id="cater__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cater </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1be7" eid="cater__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1be8" geo="br" id="cater__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/cater/cater__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/cater__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cater__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1beb" geo="n_am" id="cater__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/cater/cater__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/cater__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cater__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1bee" form="thirdps" id="cater__24"><span class="vp" id="cater__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> caters </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1bf0" eid="cater__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1bf1" geo="br" id="cater__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/cater/caters__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/caters__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://caters__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1bf4" geo="n_am" id="cater__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/cater/caters__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/caters__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caters__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1bf7" form="past" id="cater__31"><span class="vp" id="cater__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> catered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1bf9" eid="cater__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1bfa" geo="br" id="cater__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/cater/catered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/catered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1bfd" geo="n_am" id="cater__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/cater/catered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/catered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1c00" form="pastpart" id="cater__38"><span class="vp" id="cater__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> catered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1c02" eid="cater__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1c03" geo="br" id="cater__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/cater/catered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/catered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1c06" geo="n_am" id="cater__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/cater/catered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/catered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1c09" form="prespart" id="cater__45"><span class="vp" id="cater__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> catering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1c0b" eid="cater__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1c0c" geo="br" id="cater__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/cater/catering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/catering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1c0f" geo="n_am" id="cater__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cater__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪtərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/cater/catering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/cater/catering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b7e" id="cater__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b7f" id="cater__53" original="E586.-6d52"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b80" id="cater__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cater__55" original="E586.-3909"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cater__56" original="E586.-6d4d"> to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b83" id="cater__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b84" id="cater__58" original="E586.-6d4b"><span class="cf" id="cater__59" original="E586.-6d4c"><span class="exp" id="cater__60"> cater </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cater__61" original="E586.-6d4a"> Many companies are becoming more customer-driven in catering for the needs of consumers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b88" id="cater__62" original="E586.-6a9e"><span class="cf" id="cater__63" original="E586.-6d49"><span class="exp" id="cater__64"> cater </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cater__65" original="E586.-6a9d"> Attractions have been skilfully tailored and packaged to cater to Japanese taste. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b8c" id="cater__66" original="E393.699"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b8d" id="cater__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cater__68" original="E393.697"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cater__69" original="E393.698"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cater__70" original="E393.69a"> to provide food and drinks for a social event </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b91" id="cater__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b92" id="cater__72" original="E586.-6d50"><span class="cf" id="cater__73" original="E393.69d"><span class="exp" id="cater__74"> cater </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b95" id="cater__75"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cater__76" original="E393.69c"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="cater__77" original="E586.-6d4f"> Women's groups were involved in decorating the sanctuary for festivals and catering for synagogue events. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b98" id="cater__78" original="E586.-6d51"><span class="cf" id="cater__79" original="E393.6a0"><span class="exp" id="cater__80"> cater </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b9b" id="cater__81"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="cater__82" original="E393.69f"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="cater__83" original="E586.-6d4e"> They were involved in catering synagogue events. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.14c8" id="cater__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cater" title="cater definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.14c9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7880" id="cater__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cater__86"> cater </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cathode
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b9e" id="cathode" original="E393.7c1" sum="363"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5b9f" id="cathode__1" original="E393.7c2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ba0" id="cathode__2" original="E393.7c3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cathode </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bac" id="cathode__7" original="E393.7cb"><span class="pos" id="cathode__8" original="E393.7cc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72bb" eid="cathode__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1f59" geo="br" id="cathode__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cathode__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæθəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catho/cathode__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catho/cathode__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cathode__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1f5d" geo="n_am" id="cathode__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cathode__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæθoʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catho/cathode__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catho/cathode__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cathode__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bae" id="cathode__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cathode__15" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bb0" id="cathode__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bb1" id="cathode__17" original="E393.7cf"><span class="def" id="cathode__18" original="E393.7d0"> the <a class="ndv" href="entry://electrode" id="cathode__19"> electrode </a> in an electrical device where <a class="ndv" href="entry://reduction" id="cathode__20"> reduction </a> happens; the negative <span class="dh" id="cathode__21" original="E586.-4864"> electrode </span> in an <a class="ndv" href="entry://electrolytic" id="cathode__22"> electrolytic </a> cell and the positive <span class="dh" id="cathode__23" original="E586.-4863"> electrode </span> in a battery </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bb8" id="cathode__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bb9" id="cathode__25" original="E82e.-7649"><span class="x" id="cathode__26" original="E82e.-7648"> Hydrogen is formed at the cathode during the electrolysis of seawater. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bbb" id="cathode__27" original="E393.7de" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anode" title="anode definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bbc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-71a3" id="cathode__28" original="E393.7df"><span class="xh" id="cathode__29"> anode </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.14ff" id="cathode__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cathode" title="cathode definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1500" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-76e2" id="cathode__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cathode__32"> cathode </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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Catholic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bbe" id="catholic" original="E393.7f4" sk="catholic2" sum="182"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bbf" id="catholic__1" original="E393.7f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bc0" id="catholic__2" original="E393.7f6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> Catholic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bc8" id="catholic__4" original="E393.7fb"><span class="pos" id="catholic__5" original="E393.7fc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bc2" eid="catholic__6" original="E393.7f8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1fb5" geo="br" id="catholic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catholic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæθlɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catho/catholic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catho/catholic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catholic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1fb8" geo="n_am" id="catholic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catholic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæθlɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catho/catholic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catho/catholic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catholic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bcd" id="catholic__11"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bce" id="catholic__12" original="E879.-279c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bcf" id="catholic__13"><span class="dr" id="catholic__14" original="E879.-279b"> Catholic </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bd7" id="catholic__15" original="E879.-2797"><span class="pos" id="catholic__16" original="E879.-2796"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bd1" eid="catholic__17" original="E879.-279a" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1fbb" geo="br" id="catholic__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catholic__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæθlɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catho/catholic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catho/catholic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catholic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1fbe" geo="n_am" id="catholic__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catholic__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæθlɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catho/catholic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catho/catholic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catholic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bd9" id="catholic__22" original="E879.-2795" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://roman-catholic" title="Roman Catholic definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bda" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.1365" id="catholic__23" original="E879.-2794"><span class="xh" id="catholic__24"> Roman Catholic </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bdc" id="catholic__25"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bdd" id="catholic__26" original="E393.800"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bde" id="catholic__27"><span class="dr" id="catholic__28" original="E393.801"> Catholicism </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5be7" id="catholic__29" original="E393.805"><span class="pos" id="catholic__30" original="E393.806"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72c4" eid="catholic__31" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1fc1" geo="br" id="catholic__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catholic__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈθɒləsɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catho/catholicism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catho/catholicism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://catholicism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.1fc5" geo="n_am" id="catholic__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="catholic__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈθɑːləsɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catho/catholicism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catho/catholicism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://catholicism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5be9" id="catholic__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="catholic__37" original="E393.808"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5beb" id="catholic__38" original="E393.809" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bec" id="catholic__39" original="E393.80a"><span class="xw" id="catholic__40" original="E879.-27b9"> Roman Catholicism </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bca" id="catholic__41" original="E393.7fd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://roman-catholic" title="Roman Catholic definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bcb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.1365" id="catholic__42" original="E393.7fe"><span class="xh" id="catholic__43"> Roman Catholic </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1520" id="catholic__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catholic_2" title="Catholic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1521" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-76ab" id="catholic__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="catholic__46"> Catholic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bef" id="cation" original="E393.823" sum="295"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bf0" id="cation__1" original="E393.824"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bf1" id="cation__2" original="E393.825"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bfc" id="cation__7" original="E393.82d"><span class="pos" id="cation__8" original="E393.82e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72cd" eid="cation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2029" geo="br" id="cation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætaɪən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cat/catio/cation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cat/catio/cation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.202c" geo="n_am" id="cation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkætaɪən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cat/catio/cation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cat/catio/cation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5bfe" id="cation__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cation__15" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c00" id="cation__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c01" id="cation__17" original="E393.832"><span class="def" id="cation__18" original="E393.833"> an <a class="ndv" href="entry://ion" id="cation__19"> ion </a> with a positive electrical <a class="ndv" href="entry://charge" id="cation__20"> charge </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c05" id="cation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c06" id="cation__22" original="E85c.-576b"><span class="x" id="cation__23" original="E85c.-576a"> When electricity is passed through copper sulfate solution, the copper cations gain electrons and form metallic copper. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c08" id="cation__24" original="E393.839" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://anion" title="anion definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c09" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-72f4" id="cation__25" original="E393.83a"><span class="xh" id="cation__26"> anion </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.155a" id="cation__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cation" title="cation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.155b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7661" id="cation__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cation__29"> cation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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caught
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c0b" id="caught" original="E393.9e1" sum="125"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c0c" id="caught__1" original="E393.9e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c0d" id="caught__2" original="E393.9e3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> caught </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72d4" eid="caught__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2377" geo="br" id="caught__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caught__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://court__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.237a" geo="n_am" id="caught__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caught__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/caugh/caught__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/caugh/caught__us_2.ogg" href="sound://caught__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c15" id="caught__9" original="E393.9e8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense, past participle of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catch1" title="catch1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c16" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.596e" id="caught__10" original="E4a8.5184"><span class="xh" id="caught__11"> catch </span><span class="xhm" id="caught__12"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1577" id="caught__13" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://caught" title="caught definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1578" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-743d" id="caught__14" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="caught__15"> caught </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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causal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c19" id="causal" original="E393.a5e" sum="503"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c1a" id="causal__1" original="E393.a5f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c1b" id="causal__2" original="E393.a60"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> causal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c23" id="causal__4" original="E393.a65"><span class="pos" id="causal__5" original="E393.a66"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72db" eid="causal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.24e8" geo="br" id="causal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/causa/causal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://causal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.24eb" geo="n_am" id="causal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/causa/causal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://causal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c25" id="causal__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c26" id="causal__12" original="E393.a67"><span class="def" id="causal__13" original="E393.a6a"> connected with the relationship between two things, where one causes the other to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c28" id="causal__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c29" id="causal__15" original="E846.-7ff2"><span class="x" id="causal__16" original="E846.-7ff1"> Research findings have established a causal link between smoking and lung cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c2b" id="causal__17" original="E83c.-7fdd"><span class="x" id="causal__18" original="E83c.-7fdc"> DNA damage has drawn ample attention in the past because of its causal relationship with cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c2d" id="causal__19" original="E83c.-7fd9"><span class="x" id="causal__20" original="E83c.-7fd8"> The great contribution of Darwin was to realize the causal mechanism for adaptive evolution. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c2f" id="causal__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c30" id="causal__22" original="E4c1.40fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c31" id="causal__23"><span class="dr" id="causal__24" original="E4c1.40fe"> causally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c39" id="causal__25" original="E4c1.4101"><span class="pos" id="causal__26" original="E4c1.4102"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72dc" eid="causal__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.24e0" geo="br" id="causal__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causal__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/causa/causally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://causally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.24e4" geo="n_am" id="causal__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causal__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/causa/causally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://causally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c3b" id="causal__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c3c" id="causal__33" original="E4c1.4103"><span class="x" id="causal__34" original="E4c1.4104"> The ensuing reaction was causally related to the prescription of penicillin. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1587" id="causal__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://causal" title="causal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1588" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-73a0" id="causal__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="causal__37"> causal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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causality
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c3e" id="causality" original="E393.a76" sum="538"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c3f" id="causality__1" original="E393.a77"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c40" id="causality__2" original="E393.a78"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> causality </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c48" id="causality__4" original="E393.a7f"><span class="pos" id="causality__5" original="E393.a80"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72eb" eid="causality__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2512" geo="br" id="causality__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causality__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːˈzæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/causa/causality__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causality__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://causality__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2515" geo="n_am" id="causality__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causality__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːˈzæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/causa/causality__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causality__us_1.ogg" href="sound://causality__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c4a" id="causality__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="causality__12" original="E393.a82"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c4c" id="causality__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c4d" id="causality__14" original="E393.a84"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c4e" id="causality__15" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c4f" id="causality__16"><span class="v"><strong> causation </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="causality__18" original="E47f.3f10"><span class="exp" id="causality__19"> causality </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="def" id="causality__20" original="E393.a85"> the relationship between something that happens and the reason for it happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c54" id="causality__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c55" id="causality__22" original="E846.-7f0d"><span class="x" id="causality__23" original="E846.-7f0c"> The assumption of causality between poverty and lack of education may be mistaken. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c57" id="causality__24" original="E822.-75f3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="causality__25" original="E822.-75f2"> the principle that nothing can happen without a cause </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c59" id="causality__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c5a" id="causality__27" original="E822.-75f1"><span class="x" id="causality__28" original="E822.-75f0"> Four distinctive preoccupations can be discerned in quantitative research: measurement, causality, generalization and replication. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.15b5" id="causality__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://causality" title="causality definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.15b6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-737a" id="causality__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="causality__31"> causality </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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causation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c5c" id="causation" original="E393.a86" sum="640"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c5d" id="causation__1" original="E393.a87"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c5e" id="causation__2" original="E393.a88"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> causation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c66" id="causation__4" original="E393.a8d"><span class="pos" id="causation__5" original="E393.a8e"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72f2" eid="causation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2542" geo="br" id="causation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/causa/causation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://causation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2545" geo="n_am" id="causation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/causa/causation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://causation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c68" id="causation__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="causation__12" original="E393.a90"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c6a" id="causation__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c6b" id="causation__14" original="E393.a92"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="causation__15" original="E393.a93"> the process of one event causing or producing another event </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c6d" id="causation__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c6e" id="causation__17" original="E846.-7f07"><span class="x" id="causation__18" original="E846.-7f06"> The most common risk factors for cancer causation are tobacco use, dietary factors, infective causes and UV light. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c70" id="causation__19" original="E822.-75ee"><span class="cf" id="causation__20" original="E822.-75ef"><span class="exp" id="causation__21"> causation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="causation__22" original="E822.-75ed"> Excess cholesterol is a risk factor in causation of heart attacks. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="causation__23" original="E428.-517f" un="help"> In law, a <span class="eb" id="causation__24" original="E428.-517e"> chain of causation </span> is a linked series of events leading from cause to effect, typically considered when examining a claim for <a class="ndv" href="entry://damages" id="causation__25"> damages </a> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c77" id="causation__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c78" id="causation__27" original="E428.-517b"><span class="x" id="causation__28" original="E428.-517a"> There are circumstances in which the conduct of the victim may break the chain of causation. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c7a" id="causation__29" original="E83c.-7158"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c7b" id="causation__30" original="E83c.-7157" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://causality" title="causality (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c7c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c4d" id="causation__31" original="E83c.-7156"><span class="xh" id="causation__32"> causality </span><span class="xs" id="causation__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.15d7" id="causation__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://causation" title="causation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.15d8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7365" id="causation__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="causation__36"> causation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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causative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c7f" id="causative" original="E393.a98" sum="244"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c80" id="causative__1" original="E393.a99"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c81" id="causative__2" original="E393.a9a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> causative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c8c" id="causative__7" original="E393.aa2"><span class="pos" id="causative__8" original="E393.aa3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.72f9" eid="causative__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.255a" geo="br" id="causative__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causative__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/causa/causative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://causative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.255d" geo="n_am" id="causative__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="causative__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/causa/causative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/causa/causative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://causative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c8e" id="causative__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c8f" id="causative__15" original="E393.aa4"><span class="def" id="causative__16" original="E393.aa7"> acting as the cause of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c91" id="causative__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c92" id="causative__18" original="E85c.-575f"><span class="x" id="causative__19" original="E85c.-575e"> Smoking is a causative factor for lung cancer. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.15ff" id="causative__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://causative" title="causative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1600" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-734f" id="causative__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="causative__22"> causative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cause
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c94" hm="1" id="cause1" original="E393.ae0" sum="645"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c95" id="cause1__1" original="E393.ae1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5c96" id="cause1__2" original="E393.ae2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cause <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ca3" id="cause1__9" original="E393.aed"><span class="pos" id="cause1__10" original="E393.aee"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7300" eid="cause1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2626" geo="br" id="cause1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cause/cause__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/cause__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cause__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2629" geo="n_am" id="cause1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cause/cause__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/cause__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cause__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1be3" id="cause1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.25f9" form="root" id="cause1__17"><span class="vp" id="cause1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cause </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.25fb" eid="cause1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.25fc" geo="br" id="cause1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cause/cause__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/cause__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cause__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.25ff" geo="n_am" id="cause1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cause/cause__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/cause__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cause__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2602" form="thirdps" id="cause1__24"><span class="vp" id="cause1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> causes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2604" eid="cause1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2605" geo="br" id="cause1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cause/causes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/causes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://causes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2608" geo="n_am" id="cause1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cause/causes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/causes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://causes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.260b" form="past" id="cause1__31"><span class="vp" id="cause1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> caused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.260d" eid="cause1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.260e" geo="br" id="cause1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cause/caused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/caused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2611" geo="n_am" id="cause1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cause/caused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/caused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2614" form="pastpart" id="cause1__38"><span class="vp" id="cause1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> caused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2616" eid="cause1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2617" geo="br" id="cause1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cause/caused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/caused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.261a" geo="n_am" id="cause1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cause/caused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/caused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.261d" form="prespart" id="cause1__45"><span class="vp" id="cause1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> causing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.261f" eid="cause1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2620" geo="br" id="cause1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/causi/causing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/causi/causing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://causing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2623" geo="n_am" id="cause1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/causi/causing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/causi/causing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://causing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ccf" id="cause1__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cd0" id="cause1__53" original="E393.b0b"><span class="def" id="cause1__54" original="E393.b0c"> to make something happen, especially something bad or unpleasant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cd2" id="cause1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cd3" id="cause1__56" original="E84e.-7c51"><span class="cf" id="cause1__57" original="E393.b0d"><span class="exp" id="cause1__58"> cause </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cause1__59" original="E84e.-7c50"> If inhaled, the gas can cause damage to the lungs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.210c" id="cause1__60" original="E4a6.934"><span class="x" id="cause1__61" original="E4a6.935"> The majority of air pollutants are caused by industry or transport. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cd7" id="cause1__62" original="E84e.-7c4f"><span class="cf" id="cause1__63" original="E393.b0e"><span class="exp" id="cause1__64"> cause </span> something for somebody </span><span class="x" id="cause1__65" original="E84e.-7c4e"> Personality disorder may cause difficulties for elderly patients and their families. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cdb" id="cause1__66" original="E84e.-7c4d"><span class="cf" id="cause1__67" original="E393.b10"><span class="exp" id="cause1__68"> cause </span> something to do something </span><span class="x" id="cause1__69" original="E84e.-7c4c"> High elevation of mountain ranges causes them to erode rapidly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cdf" id="cause1__70" original="E822.-75e9"><span class="cf" id="cause1__71" original="E822.-75ea"><span class="exp" id="cause1__72"> cause </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="cause1__73" original="E822.-75e8"> He is reluctant to cough as this causes him considerable pain. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="result1__36" original="E4e1.692c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="result1__37" original="E4e1.692d"><span class="h1" id="result1__38" original="E4e1.692e"> Explaining reasons </span><span class="p" id="result1__39" original="E4e1.692f"> The following words and expressions are useful when giving reasons why something is the case or for stating the cause of something. </span><span class="p" id="result1__40" original="E5df.-63e3"> See also the language bank at <span class="eb" id="result1__41" original="E5df.-63e2"> cause </span> . </span><ul class="bullet" id="result1__42" original="E4e1.6930"><li class="li" id="result1__43" original="E4e1.6931"> … <span class="eb" id="result1__44" original="E4e1.6932"> because (of)/as a result of/​on account of/​due to/​owing to… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__45" original="E4e1.6939"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__46" original="E4e1.693a"> is a/​the result of/​is due to… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__47" original="E4e1.693b"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__48" original="E4e1.693c"> stems from… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__49" original="E4e1.693d"> X <span class="eb" id="result1__50" original="E4e1.693e"> is caused by… </span></li><li class="li" id="result1__51" original="E646.-6ca5"><span class="eb" id="result1__52" original="E646.-6ca4"> As/​Since… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="result1__53" original="E4e1.693f"><li class="li" id="result1__54" original="E4e1.6940"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__55"><span class="x-g" id="result1__56" original="E4e1.6941"><span class="x" id="result1__57" original="E4e1.6942"> English music declined, partly <span class="ebi" id="result1__58" original="E4e1.6943"> because </span> music came to be considered less an ‘art’ than an ‘accomplishment’ . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__59" original="E4e1.6944"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__60"><span class="x-g" id="result1__61" original="E4e1.6945"><span class="x" id="result1__62" original="E4e1.6946"> The first cities probably reflected the production of an agricultural surplus, possibly <span class="ebi" id="result1__63" original="E4e1.6947"> as a result of </span> irrigation schemes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__64" original="E4e1.6948"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__65"><span class="x-g" id="result1__66" original="E4e1.6949"><span class="x" id="result1__67" original="E4e1.694a"> Liquid crystal displays provided major competition in many applications <span class="ebi" id="result1__68" original="E4e1.694b"> on account of </span> their much lower power consumption. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__69" original="E646.-6ca3"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__70"><span class="x-g" id="result1__71" original="E646.-6ca2"><span class="x" id="result1__72" original="E646.-6ca1"> The Commission is regarded as the most federal institution of the EU, <span class="ebi" id="result1__73" original="E646.-6ca0"> owing largely to </span> its independence from direct national influences. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__74" original="E4e1.694c"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__75"><span class="x-g" id="result1__76" original="E4e1.694d"><span class="x" id="result1__77" original="E4e1.694e"> These differences may <span class="ebi" id="result1__78" original="E4e1.694f"> be due to </span> the fact that different methodologies were employed. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__79" original="E4e1.6950"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__80"><span class="x-g" id="result1__81" original="E4e1.6951"><span class="x" id="result1__82" original="E4e1.6952"> The demotion of Malenkov <span class="ebi" id="result1__83" original="E4e1.6953"> was the result of </span> a concentrated effort to weaken the Malenkov-Beria ascendancy. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__84" original="E4e1.6954"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__85"><span class="x-g" id="result1__86" original="E4e1.6955"><span class="x" id="result1__87" original="E4e1.6956"> Her interest in this <span class="ebi" id="result1__88" original="E4e1.6957"> stems from </span> her own experience of motherhood. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__89" original="E4e1.6958"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__90"><span class="x-g" id="result1__91" original="E4e1.6959"><span class="x" id="result1__92" original="E4e1.695a"> Congenital hypothyroidism <span class="ebi" id="result1__93" original="E4e1.695b"> is caused by </span> a deficiency of thyroid hormones at birth. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__94" original="E646.-6c9f"><span class="x-gs" id="result1__95"><span class="x-g" id="result1__96" original="E646.-6c9e"><span class="x" id="result1__97" original="E646.-6c9d"><span class="ebi" id="result1__98" original="E646.-6c9c"> Since </span> the incubation period of smallpox is 1–2 weeks, the disease would have spread widely before it was even detected. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a77" id="cause1__137" original="E84e.-7c4a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cause1__138" original="E84e.-7c49"> cause + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a79" id="cause1__139" original="E84e.-7c48"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a7a" id="cause1__140" original="E84e.-7c46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a7b" id="cause1__141"><span class="coll" id="cause1__142" original="E84e.-7c45"> damage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a7d" id="cause1__143"><span class="coll" id="cause1__144" original="E84e.-7c44"> harm </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a7f" id="cause1__145"><span class="coll" id="cause1__146" original="E84e.-7c43"> injury </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a81" id="cause1__147" original="E84e.-7c42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a82" id="cause1__148"><span class="coll" id="cause1__149" original="E84e.-7c41"> problems </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a84" id="cause1__150"><span class="coll" id="cause1__151" original="E84e.-76cd"> difficulties </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a86" id="cause1__152" original="E83c.-714f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a87" id="cause1__153"><span class="coll" id="cause1__154" original="E83c.-714e"> disruption </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a89" id="cause1__155" original="E83c.-714d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a8a" id="cause1__156"><span class="coll" id="cause1__157" original="E83c.-714c"> confusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a8c" id="cause1__158" original="E83c.-714b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a8d" id="cause1__159"><span class="coll" id="cause1__160" original="E822.-75dc"> anxiety </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a8f" id="cause1__161"><span class="coll" id="cause1__162" original="E83c.-714a"> concern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a91" id="cause1__163" original="E822.-75de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a92" id="cause1__164"><span class="coll" id="cause1__165" original="E822.-75dd"> distress </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a94" id="cause1__166" original="E84e.-7c35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a95" id="cause1__167" original="E83c.-7150"><span class="x" id="cause1__168" original="E83c.-7149"> These processes cause significant engineering problems for roads, buildings and other structures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a97" id="cause1__169" original="E83c.-7fe7"><span class="x" id="cause1__170" original="E83c.-7fe6"> Anxiety management techniques help to reduce the distress caused by withdrawal symptoms. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a99" id="cause1__171" original="E822.-75ec"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a9a" id="cause1__172" original="E84e.-7c3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a9b" id="cause1__173"><span class="coll" id="cause1__174" original="E84e.-7c3b"> disease </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a9d" id="cause1__175"><span class="coll" id="cause1__176" original="E84e.-7c3a"> infection </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5a9f" id="cause1__177"><span class="coll" id="cause1__178" original="E822.-75e5"> illness </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aa1" id="cause1__179"><span class="coll" id="cause1__180" original="E822.-75e4"> syndrome </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aa3" id="cause1__181"><span class="coll" id="cause1__182" original="E822.-75e3"> disorder </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aa5" id="cause1__183" original="E822.-75e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aa6" id="cause1__184"><span class="coll" id="cause1__185" original="E822.-75df"> cancer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aa8" id="cause1__186" original="E84e.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aa9" id="cause1__187"><span class="coll" id="cause1__188" original="E84e.-7c3d"> death </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aab" id="cause1__189" original="E822.-75e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aac" id="cause1__190"><span class="coll" id="cause1__191" original="E822.-75e1"> pain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aae" id="cause1__192" original="E822.-75db"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aaf" id="cause1__193" original="E822.-75da"><span class="x" id="cause1__194" original="E822.-75d9"> There are several types of infection caused by fungi. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ab1" id="cause1__195" original="E822.-75eb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ab2" id="cause1__196" original="E84e.-7c37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ab3" id="cause1__197"><span class="coll" id="cause1__198" original="E84e.-7c36"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ab5" id="cause1__199" original="E83c.-7148"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ab6" id="cause1__200"><span class="coll" id="cause1__201" original="E83c.-7147"> reduction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ab8" id="cause1__202" original="E84e.-7c39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ab9" id="cause1__203"><span class="coll" id="cause1__204" original="E84e.-7c38"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5abb" id="cause1__205" original="E822.-75d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5abc" id="cause1__206"><span class="coll" id="cause1__207" original="E822.-75d5"> delay </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5abe" id="cause1__208" original="E84e.-7c40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5abf" id="cause1__209"><span class="coll" id="cause1__210" original="E84e.-7c3f"> loss </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ac1" id="cause1__211" original="E822.-75d4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ac2" id="cause1__212" original="E822.-75d3"><span class="x" id="cause1__213" original="E822.-75d2"> Invasive GM plants might cause changes in communities of other plants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ac4" id="cause1__214" original="E83c.-7fe5"><span class="x" id="cause1__215" original="E83c.-7fe4"> The majority of the people live along the coast, and development pressures have caused the loss of many reefs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ac6" id="cause1__216" original="E849.-7c97" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cause1__217" original="E849.-7c96"> adverb + cause </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ac8" id="cause1__218" original="E849.-7c95"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ac9" id="cause1__219" original="E849.-7b1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aca" id="cause1__220"><span class="coll" id="cause1__221" original="E849.-7b1d"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5acc" id="cause1__222" original="E849.-7c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5acd" id="cause1__223"><span class="coll" id="cause1__224" original="E849.-7c90"> often </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5acf" id="cause1__225"><span class="coll" id="cause1__226" original="E849.-7b1c"> frequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ad1" id="cause1__227" original="E849.-7b1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ad2" id="cause1__228"><span class="coll" id="cause1__229" original="E849.-7c92"> commonly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ad4" id="cause1__230"><span class="coll" id="cause1__231" original="E849.-7b1a"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ad6" id="cause1__232" original="E849.-7b19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ad7" id="cause1__233"><span class="coll" id="cause1__234" original="E849.-7b18"> typically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ad9" id="cause1__235" original="E849.-7c8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ada" id="cause1__236"><span class="coll" id="cause1__237" original="E849.-7c8e"> rarely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5adc" id="cause1__238" original="E849.-7b17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5add" id="cause1__239"><span class="coll" id="cause1__240" original="E849.-7b16"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5adf" id="cause1__241" original="E849.-7b15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ae0" id="cause1__242"><span class="coll" id="cause1__243" original="E849.-7b14"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ae2" id="cause1__244"><span class="coll" id="cause1__245" original="E849.-7b13"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ae4" id="cause1__246"><span class="coll" id="cause1__247" original="E849.-7b12"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ae6" id="cause1__248" original="E849.-7b11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ae7" id="cause1__249"><span class="coll" id="cause1__250" original="E849.-7b10"> partly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ae9" id="cause1__251" original="E849.-7c8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aea" id="cause1__252"><span class="coll" id="cause1__253" original="E849.-7c8c"> thus </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aec" id="cause1__254"><span class="coll" id="cause1__255" original="E849.-7c8b"> thereby </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aee" id="cause1__256" original="E849.-7c8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5aef" id="cause1__257"><span class="coll" id="cause1__258" original="E849.-7c89"> probably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5af1" id="cause1__259" original="E849.-7b0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5af2" id="cause1__260"><span class="coll" id="cause1__261" original="E849.-7b0e"> actually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5af4" id="cause1__262" original="E849.-7c88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5af5" id="cause1__263" original="E849.-7c85"><span class="x" id="cause1__264" original="E849.-7c84"> Iodine deficiency commonly causes enlargement of the thyroid gland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5af7" id="cause1__265" original="E849.-7c87"><span class="x" id="cause1__266" original="E849.-7c86"> CO₂ and other greenhouse gases may trap the outgoing thermal radiation from the earth, thereby causing global warming. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ce3" id="therefore__23" original="E83d.-721d" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="therefore__24" original="E83d.-721c"><span class="h1" id="therefore__25" original="E83d.-721b"> Cause and effect </span><span class="p" id="therefore__26" original="E83d.-721a"> In academic writing, you often need to show a link between two or more actions or events, or link a cause X to an effect Y. </span><ul class="bullet" id="therefore__27" original="E4e1.6811"><li class="li" id="therefore__28" original="E4e1.6812"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__29" original="E4e1.6813"> causes/​produces/​leads to/​brings about/​results in </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__30" original="E4e1.681c"> Y <span class="eb" id="therefore__31" original="E4e1.681d"> is caused by/​is due to </span> X. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__32" original="E4e1.6820"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__33" original="E4e1.6821"> has/​exerts an influence on </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__34" original="E4e1.6822"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__35" original="E4e1.6823"> has an effect/​impact on </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__36" original="E4e1.6824"><span class="eb" id="therefore__37" original="E4e1.6825"> As a result of </span> X,… </li><li class="li" id="therefore__38" original="E827.7567"> … <span class="eb" id="therefore__39" original="E827.7568"> because… </span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__40" original="E4e1.6828"> … <span class="eb" id="therefore__41" original="E4e1.6829"> consequently/​therefore… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="therefore__42" original="E4e1.682c"><li class="li" id="therefore__43" original="E4e1.682f"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cb2" id="therefore__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6040" id="therefore__45" original="E4e1.6830"><span class="x" id="therefore__46" original="E4e1.6831"> There is no scientific evidence that magnetic fields in that range <span class="ebi" id="therefore__47" original="E4e1.6832"> produce </span> harmful effects in humans. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__48" original="E4e1.6837"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cb1" id="therefore__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-603c" id="therefore__50" original="E4e1.6838"><span class="x" id="therefore__51" original="E4e1.6839"> Higher levels of employment <span class="ebi" id="therefore__52" original="E4e1.683a"> bring about </span> higher rates of capacity utilization. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__53" original="E4e1.683b"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cb0" id="therefore__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6038" id="therefore__55" original="E4e1.683c"><span class="x" id="therefore__56" original="E4e1.683d"> Application of the points system has <span class="ebi" id="therefore__57" original="E4e1.683e"> resulted in </span> an increase in the number of qualified professionals. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__58" original="E442.-efc"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4caf" id="therefore__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6034" id="therefore__60" original="E4a6.934"><span class="x" id="therefore__61" original="E4a6.935"> The majority of air pollutants <span class="ebi" id="therefore__62" original="E4a6.936"> are caused by </span> industry or transport. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__63" original="E4a6.933"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cae" id="therefore__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6030" id="therefore__65" original="E442.-f10"><span class="x" id="therefore__66" original="E442.-f0f"> Only about half of the permafrost warming <span class="ebi" id="therefore__67" original="E442.-f0e"> is due to </span> an increase in air temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__68" original="E4e1.683f"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cad" id="therefore__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-602c" id="therefore__70" original="E4e1.6840"><span class="x" id="therefore__71" original="E4e1.6841"> The first of these factors <span class="ebi" id="therefore__72" original="E4e1.6842"> has </span> a powerful <span class="ebi" id="therefore__73" original="E4e1.6843"> influence on </span> the melting point of a polymer. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__74" original="E4e1.6844"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cac" id="therefore__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6027" id="therefore__76" original="E4e1.6845"><span class="x" id="therefore__77" original="E4e1.6846"> Legislative protection can <span class="ebi" id="therefore__78" original="E4e1.6847"> have </span> a direct <span class="ebi" id="therefore__79" original="E4e1.6848"> effect on </span> health. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__80" original="E4e1.6849"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cab" id="therefore__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6022" id="therefore__82" original="E4e1.684a"><span class="x" id="therefore__83" original="E4e1.684b"><span class="ebi" id="therefore__84" original="E4e1.684c"> As a result of </span> these technologies, televisual viewing changed radically. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__85" original="E4e1.6851"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4caa" id="therefore__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-601e" id="therefore__87" original="E4e1.6852"><span class="x" id="therefore__88" original="E4e1.6853"> Age at weaning is younger in humans than chimpanzees and the interbirth interval is <span class="ebi" id="therefore__89" original="E4e1.6854"> consequently </span> 50% shorter (Kaplan et al., 2000; Hawkes and Paine, 2006). </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1649" id="cause1__334" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cause_1" title="cause definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.164a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-732d" id="cause1__335" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cause1__336"> cause </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ce9" hm="2" id="cause2" original="E393.ab3" sum="1269"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cea" id="cause2__1" original="E393.ab4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ceb" id="cause2__2" original="E393.ab5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cause <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cf3" id="cause2__4" original="E393.ac0"><span class="pos" id="cause2__5" original="E393.ac1"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7307" eid="cause2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.262c" geo="br" id="cause2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cause/cause__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/cause__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cause__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.262f" geo="n_am" id="cause2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cause2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cause/cause__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cause/cause__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cause__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cf5" id="cause2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cf6" id="cause2__12" original="E393.ac2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cf7" id="cause2__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cause2__14" original="E393.ac4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cause2__15" original="E84e.-76cc"><span class="exp" id="cause2__16"> cause </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="cause2__17" original="E393.ac5"> a person or thing that makes something happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cfc" id="cause2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cfd" id="cause2__19" original="E84e.-7c87"><span class="x" id="cause2__20" original="E84e.-7c86"> The western Allies failed to understand the underlying causes of Russian resentment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5cff" id="cause2__21" original="E822.-7617"><span class="x" id="cause2__22" original="E84e.-7c69"> Malthus saw population growth as the primary cause of poverty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d01" id="cause2__23" original="E822.-7620"><span class="x" id="cause2__24" original="E822.-761f"> Tuberculosis was a major cause of death in Europe, and remains so in the developing world. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d03" id="cause2__25" original="E84e.-7c7c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cause2__26"> adjective + cause </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d05" id="cause2__27"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d06" id="cause2__28" original="E84e.-7c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d07" id="cause2__29"><span class="coll" id="cause2__30" original="E84e.-7c76"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d09" id="cause2__31"><span class="coll" id="cause2__32" original="E84e.-7c75"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d0b" id="cause2__33"><span class="coll" id="cause2__34" original="E84e.-7c74"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d0d" id="cause2__35"><span class="coll" id="cause2__36" original="E84e.-7c73"> primary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d0f" id="cause2__37"><span class="coll" id="cause2__38" original="E84e.-76c7"> prime </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d11" id="cause2__39" original="E84e.-7c7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d12" id="cause2__40"><span class="coll" id="cause2__41" original="E84e.-7c79"> underlying </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d14" id="cause2__42"><span class="coll" id="cause2__43" original="E84e.-7c78"> root </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d16" id="cause2__44" original="E84e.-7c72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d17" id="cause2__45"><span class="coll" id="cause2__46" original="E84e.-7c71"> possible </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d19" id="cause2__47"><span class="coll" id="cause2__48" original="E84e.-76c8"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d1b" id="cause2__49" original="E84e.-7c70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d1c" id="cause2__50"><span class="coll" id="cause2__51" original="E84e.-7c6f"> likely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d1e" id="cause2__52"><span class="coll" id="cause2__53" original="E84e.-76c9"> probable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d20" id="cause2__54" original="E84e.-7c6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d21" id="cause2__55"><span class="coll" id="cause2__56" original="E84e.-7c6d"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d23" id="cause2__57" original="E822.-75d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d24" id="cause2__58"><span class="coll" id="cause2__59" original="E822.-75cf"> common </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d26" id="cause2__60" original="E822.-75ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d27" id="cause2__61"><span class="coll" id="cause2__62" original="E822.-75cd"> proximate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d29" id="cause2__63" original="E822.-75cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d2a" id="cause2__64"><span class="coll" id="cause2__65" original="E822.-75cb"> sole </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d2c" id="cause2__66" original="E822.-75ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d2d" id="cause2__67"><span class="coll" id="cause2__68" original="E822.-75c9"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d2f" id="cause2__69" original="E822.-75c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d30" id="cause2__70"><span class="coll" id="cause2__71" original="E822.-75c7"> unknown </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d32" id="cause2__72" original="E822.-75c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d33" id="cause2__73"><span class="coll" id="cause2__74" original="E822.-75c5"> contributory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d35" id="cause2__75" original="E822.-75c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d36" id="cause2__76"><span class="coll" id="cause2__77" original="E822.-75c3"> ultimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d38" id="cause2__78" original="E822.-75c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d39" id="cause2__79"><span class="coll" id="cause2__80" original="E822.-75c1"> multiple </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d3b" id="cause2__81" original="E84e.-7c6c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d3c" id="cause2__82" original="E84e.-7c6b"><span class="x" id="cause2__83" original="E84e.-7c6a"> In reality, the root causes of such problems often lie much deeper. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d3e" id="cause2__84" original="E84e.-7c66" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cause2__85"> verb + cause </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d40" id="cause2__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d41" id="cause2__87" original="E84e.-7c64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d42" id="cause2__88"><span class="coll" id="cause2__89" original="E84e.-7c63"> identify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d44" id="cause2__90"><span class="coll" id="cause2__91" original="E84e.-7c62"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d46" id="cause2__92" original="E84e.-7c61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d47" id="cause2__93"><span class="coll" id="cause2__94" original="E84e.-7c60"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d49" id="cause2__95" original="E84e.-7c5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d4a" id="cause2__96"><span class="coll" id="cause2__97" original="E84e.-7c5e"> exclude </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d4c" id="cause2__98" original="E84e.-7c5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d4d" id="cause2__99"><span class="coll" id="cause2__100" original="E84e.-7c5c"> treat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d4f" id="cause2__101" original="E84e.-7c5b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d50" id="cause2__102" original="E84e.-7c5a"><span class="x" id="cause2__103" original="E84e.-7c59"> Clearly, additional studies are required to identify the exact cause of this problem. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d52" id="cause2__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d53" id="cause2__105" original="E822.-7614"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d54" id="cause2__106"><span class="coll" id="cause2__107" original="E822.-7613"> tackle </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d56" id="cause2__108"><span class="coll" id="cause2__109" original="E822.-7611"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d58" id="cause2__110" original="E822.-7610"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d59" id="cause2__111"><span class="coll" id="cause2__112" original="E822.-760f"> investigate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d5b" id="cause2__113"><span class="coll" id="cause2__114" original="E822.-760b"> examine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d5d" id="cause2__115" original="E822.-760a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d5e" id="cause2__116" original="E822.-7609"><span class="x" id="cause2__117" original="E822.-7608"> The Japanese economy grew very suddenly, prompting many countries to examine the causes of Japan's success. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d60" id="cause2__118"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d61" id="cause2__119" original="E393.ac6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d62" id="cause2__120"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cause2__121" original="E393.ac8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cause2__122" original="E393.aca"> a reason for having particular feelings or behaving in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d65" id="cause2__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d66" id="cause2__124" original="E84e.-7c85"><span class="cf" id="cause2__125" original="E393.ac9"><span class="exp" id="cause2__126"> cause </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="cause2__127" original="E84e.-7c84"> The scientific evidence shows there is no cause for alarm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d6a" id="cause2__128" original="E83c.-7146"><span class="cf" id="cause2__129" original="E84e.-76cb"> without <span class="exp" id="cause2__130"> cause </span></span><span class="x" id="cause2__131" original="E83c.-7145"> The symptoms can appear without apparent cause in some people. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d6e" id="cause2__132" original="E393.acb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d6f" id="cause2__133"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cause2__134" original="E393.acd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cause2__135" original="E393.ace"> an organization or idea that people support or fight for </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d72" id="cause2__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d73" id="cause2__137" original="E822.-761b"><span class="x" id="cause2__138" original="E822.-761a"> Orwell left for Spain to fight for the Republican cause. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d75" id="cause2__139" original="E822.-7619"><span class="x" id="cause2__140" original="E822.-7618"> Governments want to encourage charitable causes to be more active in seeking donations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d77" id="cause2__141" original="E84e.-7c83"><span class="cf" id="cause2__142" original="E84e.-76ca"> the <span class="exp" id="cause2__143"> cause </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cause2__144" original="E84e.-7c82"> These global forces sometimes use their power to further the cause of democracy. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d7b" id="cause2__145" original="E849.-7cbb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cause2__146"> verb + cause </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d7d" id="cause2__147"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d7e" id="cause2__148" original="E849.-7cb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d7f" id="cause2__149"><span class="coll" id="cause2__150" original="E849.-7cb8"> further </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d81" id="cause2__151"><span class="coll" id="cause2__152" original="E849.-7cb7"> advance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d83" id="cause2__153" original="E849.-7cb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d84" id="cause2__154"><span class="coll" id="cause2__155" original="E849.-7cb5"> champion </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d86" id="cause2__156"><span class="coll" id="cause2__157" original="E849.-7cb4"> espouse </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d88" id="cause2__158"><span class="coll" id="cause2__159" original="E849.-7cb3"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d8a" id="cause2__160" original="E849.-7b0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d8b" id="cause2__161"><span class="coll" id="cause2__162" original="E849.-7b0c"> promote </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d8d" id="cause2__163" original="E849.-7cb2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d8e" id="cause2__164" original="E849.-7cb1"><span class="x" id="cause2__165" original="E849.-7cb0"> Orwell's ‘1984’ described how new technologies would advance the cause of totalitarianism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d90" id="cause2__166" original="E849.-7caf"><span class="x" id="cause2__167" original="E849.-7cae"> Given the nature of Dickens' prejudices, it is unlikely that he would have wholeheartedly espoused the cause of women's political emancipation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d92-FF1" id="common1__234" original="E399.-3e53" sk="makecommoncausewith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d92-FF2" id="common1__235"><span class="idm" id="common1__236" original="E399.-3e52"> make common cause with somebody </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d92-FF4" id="common1__237"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d92-FF5" id="common1__238"><span class="def" id="common1__239" original="E399.-3e4f"> to be united with somebody about something that you both agree on, believe in or wish to achieve </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d92-FF7" id="common1__240"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d92-FF8" id="common1__241" original="E84b.-7691"><span class="x" id="common1__242" original="E84b.-7690"> Vlasov decided to make common cause with the Germans after he and his troops were captured. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dc8" id="cause2__177" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="cause2__178"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dca" id="cause2__179" original="E84e.-7c7e"><span class="shcut" id="cause2__180" original="E84e.-7c7d"> adjective + cause </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dcc" id="cause2__181" original="E84e.-7c7c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dcd" id="cause2__182" original="E84e.-7c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dce" id="cause2__183" original="E84e.-7c76"><span class="coll" id="cause2__184"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dd0" id="cause2__185" original="E84e.-7c75"><span class="coll" id="cause2__186"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dd2" id="cause2__187" original="E84e.-7c74"><span class="coll" id="cause2__188"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dd4" id="cause2__189" original="E84e.-7c73"><span class="coll" id="cause2__190"> primary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dd6" id="cause2__191" original="E84e.-76c7"><span class="coll" id="cause2__192"> prime </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dd8" id="cause2__193" original="E84e.-7c7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dd9" id="cause2__194" original="E84e.-7c79"><span class="coll" id="cause2__195"> underlying </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ddb" id="cause2__196" original="E84e.-7c78"><span class="coll" id="cause2__197"> root </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ddd" id="cause2__198" original="E84e.-7c72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dde" id="cause2__199" original="E84e.-7c71"><span class="coll" id="cause2__200"> possible </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6de0" id="cause2__201" original="E84e.-76c8"><span class="coll" id="cause2__202"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6de2" id="cause2__203" original="E84e.-7c70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6de3" id="cause2__204" original="E84e.-7c6f"><span class="coll" id="cause2__205"> likely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6de5" id="cause2__206" original="E84e.-76c9"><span class="coll" id="cause2__207"> probable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6de7" id="cause2__208" original="E84e.-7c6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6de8" id="cause2__209" original="E84e.-7c6d"><span class="coll" id="cause2__210"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dea" id="cause2__211" original="E822.-75d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6deb" id="cause2__212" original="E822.-75cf"><span class="coll" id="cause2__213"> common </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ded" id="cause2__214" original="E822.-75ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dee" id="cause2__215" original="E822.-75cd"><span class="coll" id="cause2__216"> proximate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6df0" id="cause2__217" original="E822.-75cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6df1" id="cause2__218" original="E822.-75cb"><span class="coll" id="cause2__219"> sole </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6df3" id="cause2__220" original="E822.-75ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6df4" id="cause2__221" original="E822.-75c9"><span class="coll" id="cause2__222"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6df6" id="cause2__223" original="E822.-75c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6df7" id="cause2__224" original="E822.-75c7"><span class="coll" id="cause2__225"> unknown </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6df9" id="cause2__226" original="E822.-75c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dfa" id="cause2__227" original="E822.-75c5"><span class="coll" id="cause2__228"> contributory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dfc" id="cause2__229" original="E822.-75c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dfd" id="cause2__230" original="E822.-75c3"><span class="coll" id="cause2__231"> ultimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6dff" id="cause2__232" original="E822.-75c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e00" id="cause2__233" original="E822.-75c1"><span class="coll" id="cause2__234"> multiple </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e02" id="cause2__235" original="E84e.-7c6c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e03" id="cause2__236" original="E84e.-7c6b"><span class="x" id="cause2__237" original="E84e.-7c6a"> In reality, the root causes of such problems often lie much deeper. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e05" id="cause2__238" original="E84e.-7c68"><span class="shcut" id="cause2__239" original="E84e.-7c67"> verb + cause </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e07" id="cause2__240" original="E84e.-7c66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e08" id="cause2__241" original="E84e.-7c64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e09" id="cause2__242" original="E84e.-7c63"><span class="coll" id="cause2__243"> identify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e0b" id="cause2__244" original="E84e.-7c62"><span class="coll" id="cause2__245"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e0d" id="cause2__246" original="E84e.-7c61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e0e" id="cause2__247" original="E84e.-7c60"><span class="coll" id="cause2__248"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e10" id="cause2__249" original="E84e.-7c5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e11" id="cause2__250" original="E84e.-7c5e"><span class="coll" id="cause2__251"> exclude </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e13" id="cause2__252" original="E84e.-7c5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e14" id="cause2__253" original="E84e.-7c5c"><span class="coll" id="cause2__254"> treat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e16" id="cause2__255" original="E84e.-7c5b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e17" id="cause2__256" original="E84e.-7c5a"><span class="x" id="cause2__257" original="E84e.-7c59"> Clearly, additional studies are required to identify the exact cause of this problem. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e19" id="cause2__258" original="E822.-7616"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e1a" id="cause2__259" original="E822.-7614"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e1b" id="cause2__260" original="E822.-7613"><span class="coll" id="cause2__261"> tackle </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e1d" id="cause2__262" original="E822.-7611"><span class="coll" id="cause2__263"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e1f" id="cause2__264" original="E822.-7610"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e20" id="cause2__265" original="E822.-760f"><span class="coll" id="cause2__266"> investigate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e22" id="cause2__267" original="E822.-760b"><span class="coll" id="cause2__268"> examine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e24" id="cause2__269" original="E822.-760a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e25" id="cause2__270" original="E822.-7609"><span class="x" id="cause2__271" original="E822.-7608"> The Japanese economy grew very suddenly, prompting many countries to examine the causes of Japan's success. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e27" id="cause2__272" original="E849.-7cbb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e28" id="cause2__273" original="E849.-7cb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e29" id="cause2__274" original="E849.-7cb8"><span class="coll" id="cause2__275"> further </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e2b" id="cause2__276" original="E849.-7cb7"><span class="coll" id="cause2__277"> advance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e2d" id="cause2__278" original="E849.-7cb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e2e" id="cause2__279" original="E849.-7cb5"><span class="coll" id="cause2__280"> champion </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e30" id="cause2__281" original="E849.-7cb4"><span class="coll" id="cause2__282"> espouse </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e32" id="cause2__283" original="E849.-7cb3"><span class="coll" id="cause2__284"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e34" id="cause2__285" original="E849.-7b0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e35" id="cause2__286" original="E849.-7b0c"><span class="coll" id="cause2__287"> promote </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e37" id="cause2__288" original="E849.-7cb2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e38" id="cause2__289" original="E849.-7cb1"><span class="x" id="cause2__290" original="E849.-7cb0"> Orwell's ‘1984’ described how new technologies would advance the cause of totalitarianism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e3a" id="cause2__291" original="E849.-7caf"><span class="x" id="cause2__292" original="E849.-7cae"> Given the nature of Dickens' prejudices, it is unlikely that he would have wholeheartedly espoused the cause of women's political emancipation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1673" id="cause2__293" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cause_1" title="cause definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1674" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-732d" id="cause2__294" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cause2__295"> cause </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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caution
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d97" hm="1" id="caution1" original="E393.b9f" sum="568"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d98" id="caution1__1" original="E393.ba0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5d99" id="caution1__2" original="E393.ba1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> caution <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5da4" id="caution1__7" original="E393.bac"><span class="pos" id="caution1__8" original="E393.bad"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.730e" eid="caution1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2961" geo="br" id="caution1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/caution__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/caution__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caution__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2964" geo="n_am" id="caution1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/caution__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/caution__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caution__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5da6" id="caution1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="caution1__15" original="E393.bb0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5da8" id="caution1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5da9" id="caution1__17" original="E393.bae"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="caution1__18" original="E393.bb1"> care that you take in order to avoid mistakes or danger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dab" id="caution1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dac" id="caution1__20" original="E85c.-575d"><span class="x" id="caution1__21" original="E85c.-575c"> Caution must be exercised when attempting to transfer sales methods from one culture to another. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dae" id="caution1__22" original="E85c.-575a"><span class="cf" id="caution1__23" original="E85c.-575b"> with <span class="exp" id="caution1__24"> caution </span></span><span class="x" id="caution1__25" original="E85c.-5759"> These drugs should be used with caution in patients at risk of developing diabetes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5db2" id="caution1__26" original="E393.bb7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="caution1__27" original="E393.bbc"> a warning or a piece of advice about a possible danger or risk </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5db4" id="caution1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5db5" id="caution1__29" original="E85c.-5755"><span class="cf" id="caution1__30" original="E85c.-5756"> a note/word of <span class="exp" id="caution1__31"> caution </span></span><span class="x" id="caution1__32" original="E85c.-5754"> Some have sounded a note of caution in connection with the practical application of this technique. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.172a" id="caution1__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://caution_1" title="caution definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.172b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-71b7" id="caution1__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="caution1__35"> caution </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5db9" hm="2" id="caution2" original="E393.bc1" sum="588"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dba" id="caution2__1" original="E393.bc2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dbb" id="caution2__2" original="E393.bc3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> caution <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dc8" id="caution2__9" original="E393.bce"><span class="pos" id="caution2__10" original="E393.bcf"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7315" eid="caution2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2967" geo="br" id="caution2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/caution__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/caution__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caution__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.296a" geo="n_am" id="caution2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/caution__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/caution__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caution__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dca" id="caution2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="caution2__17" original="E393.bee"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="caution2__18" original="E393.bef"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1bb5" id="caution2__19" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.296d" form="root" id="caution2__20"><span class="vp" id="caution2__21"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> caution </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.296f" eid="caution2__22" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2970" geo="br" id="caution2__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__24"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/caution__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/caution__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caution__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2973" geo="n_am" id="caution2__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__26"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/caution__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/caution__us_1.ogg" href="sound://caution__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2976" form="thirdps" id="caution2__27"><span class="vp" id="caution2__28"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cautions </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2978" eid="caution2__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2979" geo="br" id="caution2__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautions__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautions__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cautions__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.297c" geo="n_am" id="caution2__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautions__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautions__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cautions__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.297f" form="past" id="caution2__34"><span class="vp" id="caution2__35"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cautioned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2981" eid="caution2__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2982" geo="br" id="caution2__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautioned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautioned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cautioned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2985" geo="n_am" id="caution2__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautioned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautioned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cautioned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2988" form="pastpart" id="caution2__41"><span class="vp" id="caution2__42"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cautioned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.298a" eid="caution2__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.298b" geo="br" id="caution2__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautioned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautioned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cautioned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.298e" geo="n_am" id="caution2__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautioned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautioned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cautioned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2991" form="prespart" id="caution2__48"><span class="vp" id="caution2__49"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cautioning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2993" eid="caution2__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2994" geo="br" id="caution2__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautioning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautioning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cautioning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2997" geo="n_am" id="caution2__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caution2__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautioning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautioning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cautioning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5df7" id="caution2__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5df8" id="caution2__56" original="E393.bec"><span class="def" id="caution2__57" original="E393.bf0"> to warn somebody about the possible dangers or problems of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dfa" id="caution2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dfb" id="caution2__59" original="E85c.-5736"><span class="cf" id="caution2__60" original="E393.bf1"><span class="exp" id="caution2__61"> caution </span> (somebody) against something </span><span class="x" id="caution2__62" original="E85c.-5735"> Other environmentalists caution against abandoning Enlightenment values (Hayward, 1995). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5dff" id="caution2__63" original="E85c.-5732"><span class="cf" id="caution2__64" original="E393.bf3"><span class="exp" id="caution2__65"> caution </span> (somebody) that… </span><span class="x" id="caution2__66" original="E85c.-5731"> The authors caution, however, that these conclusions are based on a relatively small number of studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e03" id="caution2__67" original="E85c.-5730"><span class="cf" id="caution2__68" original="E393.bf4"><span class="exp" id="caution2__69"> caution </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="caution2__70" original="E85c.-572f"> Whitty cautions us not to mistake rhetoric for reality. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1782" id="caution2__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://caution_1" title="caution definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1783" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-71b7" id="caution2__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="caution2__73"> caution </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cautionary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e07" id="cautionary" original="E393.c06" sum="392"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e08" id="cautionary__1" original="E393.c07"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e09" id="cautionary__2" original="E393.c08"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cautionary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e12" id="cautionary__4" original="E393.c0d"><span class="pos" id="cautionary__5" original="E393.c0e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.731c" eid="cautionary__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.29fd" geo="br" id="cautionary__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cautionary__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃənəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautionary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautionary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cautionary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2a01" geo="n_am" id="cautionary__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cautionary__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃəneri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautionary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautionary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cautionary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e14" id="cautionary__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e15" id="cautionary__12" original="E393.c0f"><span class="def" id="cautionary__13" original="E393.c10"> giving advice or a warning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e17" id="cautionary__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e18" id="cautionary__15" original="E85c.-5728"><span class="x" id="cautionary__16" original="E85c.-5727"> However, Twidale and Bourne (1993) have sounded a cautionary note, arguing that these relationships are more complicated than they might seem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e1a" id="cautionary__17" original="E85c.-572a"><span class="x" id="cautionary__18" original="E85c.-5729"> The French case offers a cautionary tale about the limits of industry influence. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.17a4" id="cautionary__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cautionary" title="cautionary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.17a5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-711b" id="cautionary__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cautionary__21"> cautionary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cautious
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e1c" id="cautious" original="E393.c11" sum="467"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e1d" id="cautious__1" original="E393.c12"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e1e" id="cautious__2" original="E393.c13"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cautious </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e26" id="cautious__4" original="E393.c18"><span class="pos" id="cautious__5" original="E393.c19"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7325" eid="cautious__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2a37" geo="br" id="cautious__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cautious__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautious__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautious__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cautious__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2a3a" geo="n_am" id="cautious__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cautious__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautious__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautious__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cautious__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e28" id="cautious__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e29" id="cautious__12" original="E393.c1a"><span class="def" id="cautious__13" original="E393.c1b"> being careful about what you say or do, especially in order to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any risks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e2b" id="cautious__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e2c" id="cautious__15" original="E85c.-5726"><span class="x" id="cautious__16" original="E85c.-5725"> These results are cause for cautious optimism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e2e" id="cautious__17" original="E85c.-5724"><span class="cf" id="cautious__18" original="E393.c1d"><span class="exp" id="cautious__19"> cautious </span> about (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="cautious__20" original="E85c.-5723"> Although we are cautious about generalizing from our small scale study, our key findings do seem highly significant. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e32" id="cautious__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e33" id="cautious__22" original="E393.c1e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e34" id="cautious__23"><span class="dr" id="cautious__24" original="E393.c1f"> cautiously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e3c" id="cautious__25" original="E393.c23"><span class="pos" id="cautious__26" original="E393.c24"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7326" eid="cautious__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2a3d" geo="br" id="cautious__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cautious__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautiously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautiously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cautiously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2a40" geo="n_am" id="cautious__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cautious__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cau/cauti/cautiously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cau/cauti/cautiously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cautiously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e3e" id="cautious__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e3f" id="cautious__33" original="E85c.-5720"><span class="x" id="cautious__34" original="E85c.-571f"> Philip's senior commanders urged the young king to proceed cautiously. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e41" id="cautious__35" original="E85c.-571e"><span class="x" id="cautious__36" original="E85c.-571d"> Most interviewees were cautiously optimistic about their financial future. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.17bc" id="cautious__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cautious" title="cautious definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.17bd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-710a" id="cautious__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cautious__39"> cautious </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cave
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e43" id="cave" original="E393.caa" sum="278"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e44" id="cave__1" original="E393.cab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e45" id="cave__2" original="E393.cac"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cave </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e50" id="cave__7" original="E393.cb7"><span class="pos" id="cave__8" original="E393.cb8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7333" eid="cave__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2bd0" geo="br" id="cave__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cave__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cav/cave_/cave__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cav/cave_/cave__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cave__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2bd3" geo="n_am" id="cave__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cave__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cav/cave_/cave__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cav/cave_/cave__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cave__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e52" id="cave__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e53" id="cave__15" original="E393.cb9"><span class="def" id="cave__16" original="E393.cba"> a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e55" id="cave__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e56" id="cave__18" original="E586.-4842"><span class="x" id="cave__19" original="E586.-4841"> The five longest and deepest caves are listed in Table 1. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e58" id="cave__20" original="E586.-483f"><span class="cf" id="cave__21" original="E586.-4840"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cave__22" original="E586.-483e"> The landscape is underlain by extensive cave systems. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.17eb" id="cave__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cave_1" title="cave definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.17ec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-7022" id="cave__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cave__25"> cave </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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caveat
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e5b" id="caveat" original="E393.cf4" sum="403"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e5c" id="caveat__1" original="E393.cf5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e5d" id="caveat__2" original="E393.cf6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> caveat </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e68" id="caveat__7" original="E393.cfe"><span class="pos" id="caveat__8" original="E393.cff"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.733a" eid="caveat__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2c30" geo="br" id="caveat__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caveat__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæviæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cav/cavea/caveat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cav/cavea/caveat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://caveat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2c33" geo="n_am" id="caveat__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="caveat__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkæviæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cav/cavea/caveat__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cav/cavea/caveat__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://caveat__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e6a" id="caveat__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="caveat__15" original="E393.d01" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="geo" geo="lat" id="caveat__16" original="E393.d02"> from Latin </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e6d" id="caveat__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e6e" id="caveat__18" original="E393.d03"><span class="def" id="caveat__19" original="E393.d04"> a warning that particular things need to be considered before something can be done or understood </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e70" id="caveat__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e71" id="caveat__21" original="E586.-697e"><span class="x" id="caveat__22" original="E586.-697d"> An important caveat is that our analysis focuses solely on the private sector. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e73" id="caveat__23" original="E586.-6982"><span class="x" id="caveat__24" original="E586.-6980"> The car had been sold at auction, subject to the caveat that it was sold as seen and with all its faults. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.180a" id="caveat__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://caveat" title="caveat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.180b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6fb9" id="caveat__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="caveat__27"> caveat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cavity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e75" id="cavity" original="E393.e00" sum="228"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e76" id="cavity__1" original="E393.e01"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e77" id="cavity__2" original="E393.e02"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cavity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e82" id="cavity__7" original="E393.e0a"><span class="pos" id="cavity__8" original="E393.e0b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7341" eid="cavity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2eb4" geo="br" id="cavity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cavity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkævəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cav/cavit/cavity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cav/cavit/cavity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cavity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.2eb7" geo="n_am" id="cavity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cavity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkævəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cav/cavit/cavity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cav/cavit/cavity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cavity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e84" id="cavity__14" original="E393.e0c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e87" form="pl" id="cavity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="cavity__16" original="E393.e10"> cavities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e89" id="cavity__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e8a" id="cavity__18" original="E393.e15"><span class="def" id="cavity__19" original="E393.e16"> a hole or empty space inside a solid object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e8c" id="cavity__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e8d" id="cavity__21" original="E85f.-69f9"><span class="x" id="cavity__22" original="E85f.-69f8"> This mineral may occur in voids or cavities in volcanic rocks. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.182a" id="cavity__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cavity" title="cavity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.182b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6e6e" id="cavity__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cavity__25"> cavity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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CD
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e8f" id="cd" original="E393.f28" sum="280"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e90" id="cd__1" original="E393.f29"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e91" id="cd__2" original="E393.f2a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> CD </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e9c" id="cd__4" original="E393.f31"><span class="pos" id="cd__5" original="E393.f32"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7348" eid="cd__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.31e0" geo="br" id="cd__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cd__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsiː ˈdiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cd_/cd_1_/cd_1_gb_1_abbr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cd_/cd_1_/cd_1_gb_1_abbr.ogg" href="sound://cd_1_gb_1_abbr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.31e3" geo="n_am" id="cd__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cd__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsiː ˈdiː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cd_/cd__u/cd__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cd_/cd__u/cd__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cd__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e99" id="cd__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e9a" id="cd__12"><span class="v"><strong> disc </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e9e" id="cd__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cd__15" original="E824.-7c51"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cd__16" original="E824.-7c50"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ea1" id="cd__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ea2" id="cd__18" original="E393.f33"><span class="def" id="cd__19" original="E393.f34"> the abbreviation for <span class="dh" id="cd__20" original="E393.f35"> compact disc </span> (a small disc on which sound or data is recorded) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ea5" id="cd__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ea6" id="cd__22" original="E824.-7c4f"><span class="x" id="cd__23" original="E824.-7c4e"> The cost of purchasing blank CDs in bulk was minimal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ea8" id="cd__24" original="E824.-7c4c"><span class="cf" id="cd__25" original="E824.-7c4d"> on <span class="exp" id="cd__26"> CD </span></span><span class="x" id="cd__27" original="E824.-7c4b"> Initially, the data were only available on CD. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1846" id="cd__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cd" title="CD definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1847" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6cfc" id="cd__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cd__30"> CD </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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CD-ROM
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5eac" id="cd-rom" original="E393.f7f" sum="393"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ead" id="cd-rom__1" original="E393.f80"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5eae" id="cd-rom__2" original="E393.f81"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> CD-ROM </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5eba" id="cd-rom__7" original="E393.f89"><span class="pos" id="cd-rom__8" original="E393.f8a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.734f" eid="cd-rom__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3264" geo="br" id="cd-rom__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cd-rom__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsiː diː ˈrɒm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cd_/cd_ro/cd_rom_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cd_/cd_ro/cd_rom_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cd_rom_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3268" geo="n_am" id="cd-rom__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cd-rom__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsiː diː ˈrɑːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cd_/cd_ro/cd_rom_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cd_/cd_ro/cd_rom_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cd_rom_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ebc" id="cd-rom__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cd-rom__15" original="E393.f8c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cd-rom__16" original="E393.f8d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ebf" id="cd-rom__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ec0" id="cd-rom__18" original="E393.f8e"><span class="def" id="cd-rom__19" original="E393.f8f"> the abbreviation for <span class="dh" id="cd-rom__20" original="E393.f90"> compact disc read-only memory </span> (a CD on which large amounts of data, sound and pictures can be stored, for use on a computer) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ec3" id="cd-rom__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ec4" id="cd-rom__22" original="E824.-7c46"><span class="x" id="cd-rom__23" original="E824.-7c45"> The photographs were reissued as a CD-ROM by NASA. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ec6" id="cd-rom__24" original="E824.-7c43"><span class="cf" id="cd-rom__25" original="E824.-7c44"> on <span class="exp" id="cd-rom__26"> CD-ROM </span></span><span class="x" id="cd-rom__27" original="E824.-7c42"> The listings were sold on CD-ROM. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1869" id="cd-rom__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cd-rom" title="CD-ROM definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.186a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6c8b" id="cd-rom__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cd-rom__30"> CD-ROM </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cease
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5eca" id="cease" original="E393.fe1" sum="716"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ecb" id="cease__1" original="E393.fe2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ecc" id="cease__2" original="E393.fe3"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cease </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ed9" id="cease__9" original="E393.fed"><span class="pos" id="cease__10" original="E393.fee"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7358" eid="cease__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33cc" geo="br" id="cease__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> siːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cea/cease/cease__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/cease__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cease__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33cf" geo="n_am" id="cease__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> siːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cea/cease/cease__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/cease__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cease__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1b87" id="cease__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.339f" form="root" id="cease__17"><span class="vp" id="cease__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cease </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33a1" eid="cease__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33a2" geo="br" id="cease__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> siːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cea/cease/cease__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/cease__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cease__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33a5" geo="n_am" id="cease__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> siːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cea/cease/cease__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/cease__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cease__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33a8" form="thirdps" id="cease__24"><span class="vp" id="cease__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> ceases </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33aa" eid="cease__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33ab" geo="br" id="cease__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsiːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cea/cease/ceases__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/ceases__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ceases__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33ae" geo="n_am" id="cease__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsiːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cea/cease/ceases__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/ceases__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ceases__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33b1" form="past" id="cease__31"><span class="vp" id="cease__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> ceased </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33b3" eid="cease__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33b4" geo="br" id="cease__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> siːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cea/cease/ceased__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/ceased__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ceased__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33b7" geo="n_am" id="cease__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> siːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cea/cease/ceased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/ceased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ceased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33ba" form="pastpart" id="cease__38"><span class="vp" id="cease__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> ceased </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33bc" eid="cease__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33bd" geo="br" id="cease__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> siːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cea/cease/ceased__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/ceased__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ceased__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33c0" geo="n_am" id="cease__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> siːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cea/cease/ceased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cea/cease/ceased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ceased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33c3" form="prespart" id="cease__45"><span class="vp" id="cease__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> ceasing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33c5" eid="cease__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33c6" geo="br" id="cease__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsiːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cea/ceasi/ceasing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cea/ceasi/ceasing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ceasing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.33c9" geo="n_am" id="cease__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cease__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsiːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cea/ceasi/ceasing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cea/ceasi/ceasing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ceasing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f05" id="cease__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f06" id="cease__53" original="E393.100f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f07" id="cease__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cease__55" original="E393.100c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cease__56" original="E393.1010"> to stop happening or existing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f0a" id="cease__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f0b" id="cease__58" original="E84d.-758b"><span class="x" id="cease__59" original="E84d.-758a"> In Iceland, corn-growing decreased greatly not long after 1300 and ceased altogether in the sixteenth century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f0d" id="cease__60" original="E84d.-7589"><span class="cf" id="cease__61" original="E393.1011"><span class="exp" id="cease__62"> cease </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="cease__63" original="E84d.-7588"> Unrestrained nineteenth-century capitalism, with its dreadful conditions for the working class, has largely ceased to exist in the West. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f11" id="cease__64" original="E84d.-7587"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f12" id="cease__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cease__66" original="E84d.-7585"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cease__67" original="E84d.-7584"> to stop doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f15" id="cease__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f16" id="cease__69" original="E84d.-7583"><span class="cf" id="cease__70" original="E393.1012"><span class="exp" id="cease__71"> cease </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cease__72" original="E84d.-7582"> Chronic use of cocaine can lead to psychiatric disorders when use is ceased. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f1a" id="cease__73" original="E84d.-7581"><span class="cf" id="cease__74" original="E393.1013"><span class="exp" id="cease__75"> cease </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="cease__76" original="E84d.-7580"> In 2008, the furniture retailer MFI ceased trading, with the loss of 1 400 jobs. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f1e" id="cease__77" original="E393.1014" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cessation" title="cessation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f1f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6905" id="cease__78" original="E393.1015"><span class="xh" id="cease__79"> cessation </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.18b8" id="cease__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cease" title="cease definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.18b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6c0c" id="cease__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cease__82"> cease </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ceiling
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f21" id="ceiling" original="E393.10d6" sum="562"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f22" id="ceiling__1" original="E393.10d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f23" id="ceiling__2" original="E393.10d8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ceiling </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f2e" id="ceiling__7" original="E393.10e0"><span class="pos" id="ceiling__8" original="E393.10e1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.735f" eid="ceiling__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.364c" geo="br" id="ceiling__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ceiling__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cei/ceili/ceiling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cei/ceili/ceiling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ceiling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.364f" geo="n_am" id="ceiling__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ceiling__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cei/ceili/ceiling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cei/ceili/ceiling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ceiling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f30" id="ceiling__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f31" id="ceiling__15" original="E393.10e2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="ceiling__16" original="E393.10e3"> the top inside surface of a room </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f33" id="ceiling__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f34" id="ceiling__18" original="E442.4bd1"><span class="x" id="ceiling__19" original="E442.4bd2"> The house had fallen into a state of disrepair, with peeling paint on the walls and ceilings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f36" id="ceiling__20" original="E442.4bd3"><span class="x" id="ceiling__21" original="E442.4bd4"> Neoclassical forms were imitated: high ceilings and grandiose facades became popular. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f38" id="ceiling__22" original="E393.10e4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="ceiling__23" original="E393.10e5"> the highest limit or amount of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f3a" id="ceiling__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f3b" id="ceiling__25" original="E442.4bd5"><span class="x" id="ceiling__26" original="E442.4bd6"> A five per cent ceiling was imposed on wage increases in 1978. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f3d" id="ceiling__27" original="E442.4bd8"><span class="x" id="ceiling__28" original="E442.4bd9"> OPEC's role is not to prevent oil prices from rising above certain levels or to set a price ceiling. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f3f" id="ceiling__29" original="E393.10e6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://floor" title="floor definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f40" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-24f4" id="ceiling__30" original="E393.10e7"><span class="xh" id="ceiling__31"> floor </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.18e7" id="ceiling__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ceiling" title="ceiling definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.18e8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6ae3" id="ceiling__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ceiling__34"> ceiling </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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celebrate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f43" id="celebrate" original="E393.113b" sum="987"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f44" id="celebrate__1" original="E393.113c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f45" id="celebrate__2" original="E393.113d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> celebrate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f52" id="celebrate__9" original="E393.1147"><span class="pos" id="celebrate__10" original="E393.1148"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7366" eid="celebrate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37c9" geo="br" id="celebrate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37cc" geo="n_am" id="celebrate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1b59" id="celebrate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.379c" form="root" id="celebrate__17"><span class="vp" id="celebrate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> celebrate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.379e" eid="celebrate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.379f" geo="br" id="celebrate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37a2" geo="n_am" id="celebrate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37a5" form="thirdps" id="celebrate__24"><span class="vp" id="celebrate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> celebrates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37a7" eid="celebrate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37a8" geo="br" id="celebrate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37ab" geo="n_am" id="celebrate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37ae" form="past" id="celebrate__31"><span class="vp" id="celebrate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> celebrated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37b0" eid="celebrate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37b1" geo="br" id="celebrate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37b4" geo="n_am" id="celebrate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37b7" form="pastpart" id="celebrate__38"><span class="vp" id="celebrate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> celebrated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37b9" eid="celebrate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37ba" geo="br" id="celebrate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37bd" geo="n_am" id="celebrate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37c0" form="prespart" id="celebrate__45"><span class="vp" id="celebrate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> celebrating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37c2" eid="celebrate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37c3" geo="br" id="celebrate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.37c6" geo="n_am" id="celebrate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f7e" id="celebrate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f7f" id="celebrate__53" original="E393.1165"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f80" id="celebrate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="celebrate__55" original="E393.1167"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="celebrate__56" original="E393.1168"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="celebrate__57" original="E393.1169"> to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f84" id="celebrate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f85" id="celebrate__59" original="E84d.-757d"><span class="x" id="celebrate__60" original="E84d.-757c"> After performing a sacrifice, the Trojans celebrated with a feast. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f87" id="celebrate__61" original="E85f.-69c4"><span class="cf" id="celebrate__62" original="E393.116a"><span class="exp" id="celebrate__63"> celebrate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="celebrate__64" original="E84d.-7578"> Titus built a triumphal arch at Rome to celebrate his victory. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f8b" id="celebrate__65" original="E393.1173"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f8c" id="celebrate__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="celebrate__67" original="E393.1175"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="celebrate__68" original="E393.1179"> to praise somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f8f" id="celebrate__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f90" id="celebrate__70" original="E84d.-7577"><span class="cf" id="celebrate__71" original="E393.1176"><span class="exp" id="celebrate__72"> celebrate </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="celebrate__73" original="E84d.-7576"> Many early European epic poems celebrated some kind of military success. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f94" id="celebrate__74" original="E84d.-7574"><span class="cf" id="celebrate__75" original="E84d.-7575"><span class="exp" id="celebrate__76"> celebrate </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="celebrate__77" original="E84d.-7573"> Alan Turing is celebrated as a genius, both for his mathematical work in 1936 and later for his codebreaking skill. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f98" id="celebrate__78" original="E393.116b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="celebrate__79" original="E393.116e"><span class="exp" id="celebrate__80"> celebrate </span> something </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f9b" id="celebrate__81"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="celebrate__82" original="E393.116d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5f9d" id="celebrate__83"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="celebrate__84" subj="relig"> religion </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="celebrate__85" original="E393.116f"> to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian <a class="ndv" href="entry://communion" id="celebrate__86"> communion </a> service </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fa1" id="celebrate__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fa2" id="celebrate__88" original="E84d.-7572"><span class="x" id="celebrate__89" original="E84d.-7571"> Bishop Wulfstan celebrated communion, preached and performed mass confirmations during journeys round his diocese. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.193d" id="celebrate__90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://celebrate" title="celebrate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.193e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6a5c" id="celebrate__91" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="celebrate__92"> celebrate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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celebrated
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fa4" id="celebrated" original="E393.117a" sum="343"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fa5" id="celebrated__1" original="E393.117b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fa6" id="celebrated__2" original="E393.117c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> celebrated </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fae" id="celebrated__4" original="E393.1181"><span class="pos" id="celebrated__5" original="E393.1182"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.736d" eid="celebrated__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3880" geo="br" id="celebrated__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrated__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3883" geo="n_am" id="celebrated__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrated__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselɪbreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fb0" id="celebrated__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fb1" id="celebrated__12" original="E393.1183"><span class="def" id="celebrated__13" original="E393.1184"> famous for having good qualities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fb3" id="celebrated__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fb4" id="celebrated__15" original="E85c.-571a"><span class="x" id="celebrated__16" original="E85c.-5719"> Sean Wilentz is the celebrated author of numerous books on the nineteenth century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fb6" id="celebrated__17" original="E85c.-5718"><span class="x" id="celebrated__18" original="E85c.-5717"> Cut into the stone are words from Winston Churchill's most celebrated wartime speech. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1973" id="celebrated__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://celebrated" title="celebrated definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1974" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6a0e" id="celebrated__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="celebrated__21"> celebrated </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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celebration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fb8" id="celebration" original="E393.1185" sum="889"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fb9" id="celebration__1" original="E393.1186"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fba" id="celebration__2" original="E393.1187"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> celebration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fc5" id="celebration__7" original="E393.118f"><span class="pos" id="celebration__8" original="E393.1190"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7374" eid="celebration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2ba" geo="br" id="celebration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celebration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2bd" geo="n_am" id="celebration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebration__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebration__us_2.ogg" href="sound://celebration__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fc7" id="celebration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fc8" id="celebration__15" original="E393.1191"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fc9" id="celebration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="celebration__17" original="E393.1193"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="celebration__18" original="E393.1194"> a special event that people organize in order to celebrate something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fcc" id="celebration__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fcd" id="celebration__20" original="E84d.-756e"><span class="x" id="celebration__21" original="E84d.-756d"> Rewards may be distributed on special occasions such as during the Chinese New Year celebration. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fcf" id="celebration__22" original="E393.1195"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fd0" id="celebration__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="celebration__24" original="E393.1197"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="celebration__25" original="E393.1199"> the act of celebrating something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fd3" id="celebration__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fd4" id="celebration__27" original="E84d.-756b"><span class="x" id="celebration__28" original="E84d.-756a"> Rather than being a cause for celebration, this shortening of working life is seen as a major problem in many European societies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fd6" id="celebration__29" original="E84d.-7567"><span class="cf" id="celebration__30" original="E84d.-7568"> in <span class="exp" id="celebration__31"> celebration </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="celebration__32" original="E84d.-7566"> Expensive gifts may be given in celebration of significant milestones, like high school or college graduation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fda" id="celebration__33" original="E84d.-7565"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fdb" id="celebration__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="celebration__35" original="E84d.-7563"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="celebration__36" original="E84d.-7562"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="celebration__37" original="E84d.-7560"><span class="exp" id="celebration__38"> celebration </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="celebration__39" original="E84d.-7561"> an act that shows how much you admire somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fe1" id="celebration__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fe2" id="celebration__41" original="E84d.-755f"><span class="x" id="celebration__42" original="E84d.-755e"> Delinquency was seen by some as a rejection of middle-class values and a celebration of working-class values. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.198e" id="celebration__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://celebration" title="celebration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.198f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-69fb" id="celebration__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="celebration__45"> celebration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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celebrity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fe4" id="celebrity" original="E393.11a5" sum="508"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fe5" id="celebrity__1" original="E393.11a6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5fe6" id="celebrity__2" original="E393.11a7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> celebrity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ff1" id="celebrity__7" original="E393.11af"><span class="pos" id="celebrity__8" original="E393.11b0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.737b" eid="celebrity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.38f1" geo="br" id="celebrity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈlebrəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.38f4" geo="n_am" id="celebrity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celebrity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈlebrəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celeb/celebrity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celeb/celebrity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celebrity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ff3" id="celebrity__14" original="E393.11b1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ff6" form="pl" id="celebrity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="celebrity__16" original="E393.11b5"> celebrities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ff8" id="celebrity__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ff9" id="celebrity__18" original="E393.11b6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ffa" id="celebrity__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="celebrity__20" original="E393.11bc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="celebrity__21" original="E393.11bd"> a famous person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ffd" id="celebrity__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5ffe" id="celebrity__23" original="E4a8.5193"><span class="x" id="celebrity__24" original="E4a8.5194"> It was from that moment that Einstein became a celebrity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6000" id="celebrity__25" original="E393.11be"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6001" id="celebrity__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="celebrity__27" original="E393.11c0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="celebrity__28" original="E393.11c1"> the state of being famous </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6004" id="celebrity__29" original="E393.11c2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fame" title="fame definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6005" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-56fa" id="celebrity__30" original="E393.11c3"><span class="xh" id="celebrity__31"> fame </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6007" id="celebrity__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6008" id="celebrity__33" original="E85c.-5712"><span class="x" id="celebrity__34" original="E85c.-5711"> It was only after his death that Aubrey achieved celebrity as a biographer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.600a" id="celebrity__35" original="E85c.-5710"><span class="cf" id="celebrity__36" original="E4a8.5195"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="celebrity__37" original="E85c.-570f"> Celebrity is increasingly associated with a wide range of jobs—for example, celebrity chefs, celebrity historians and celebrity doctors. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.19c3" id="celebrity__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://celebrity" title="celebrity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.19c4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-69c5" id="celebrity__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="celebrity__40"> celebrity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cell
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.600d" id="cell" original="E393.124f" sum="1488"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.600e" id="cell__1" original="E393.1250"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.600f" id="cell__2" original="E393.1251"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cell </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.601c" id="cell__7" original="E393.1259"><span class="pos" id="cell__8" original="E393.125a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7382" eid="cell__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3a05" geo="br" id="cell__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cell__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/cell_/cell__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/cell_/cell__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cell__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3a08" geo="n_am" id="cell__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cell__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/cell_/cell__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/cell_/cell__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cell__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.601e" id="cell__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.601f" id="cell__15" original="E393.1268"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cell__16" original="E393.1269"> the smallest unit of living matter that can exist on its own. All plants and animals are made up of <span class="dh" id="cell__17" original="E393.126a"> cells </span> . </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6022" id="cell__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6023" id="cell__19" original="E849.-7017"><span class="x" id="cell__20" original="E83c.-775c"> Plant and animal cells share many common internal features, but there are some crucial differences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6025" id="cell__21" original="E846.-7114"><span class="x" id="cell__22" original="E846.-7112"> Each time a cell divides, its DNA must be duplicated or the chromosomes must be replicated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6027" id="cell__23" original="E849.-7015"><span class="x" id="cell__24" original="E846.-7113"> blood/brain/liver/muscle cells </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6029" id="cell__25" original="E393.126b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://germ-cell" title="germ cell definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.602a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.2926" id="cell__26" original="E843.7558"><span class="xh" id="cell__27"> germ cell </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://stem-cell" title="stem cell definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.602c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-2205" id="cell__28" original="E393.126c"><span class="xh" id="cell__29"> stem cell </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.602e" id="cell__30" original="E393.1273"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cell__31" original="E393.1274"> a device for producing an electric current, for example by the action of chemicals or light </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6030" id="cell__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6031" id="cell__33" original="E83c.-775a"><span class="x" id="cell__34" original="E83c.-7759"> Extensive research is still taking place to improve the electrodes and electrolyte performance in fuel cells. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6033" id="cell__35" original="E849.-7014"><span class="x" id="cell__36" original="E83c.-7758"> Individual cells can be wired together to produce greater voltages or higher currents. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6035" id="cell__37" original="E393.126e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="cell__38" original="E393.126f"> each of the small sections that together form a larger structure, for example a <a class="ndv" href="entry://honeycomb" id="cell__39"> honeycomb </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6038" id="cell__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6039" id="cell__41" original="E83c.-7757"><span class="x" id="cell__42" original="E83c.-7756"> The unit cell has the same dimension along all three crystallographic axes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.603b" id="cell__43" original="E393.1277"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="cell__44" original="E393.1278"> one of the small squares in a <a class="ndv" href="entry://spreadsheet" id="cell__45"> spreadsheet </a> computer program in which you enter a single item of data </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.603e" id="cell__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.603f" id="cell__47" original="E83c.-7755"><span class="x" id="cell__48" original="E83c.-7754"> The test works by calculating for each cell in the table an expected frequency or value. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6041" id="cell__49" original="E393.1275"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="cell__50" original="E393.1276"> a small group of people who work as part of a larger political organization, especially secretly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6043" id="cell__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6044" id="cell__52" original="E83c.-7753"><span class="x" id="cell__53" original="E83c.-7752"> These new technologies have enabled terrorist cells to mount coordinated attacks in different countries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6046" id="cell__54" original="E85f.-68b8"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="cell__55" original="E85f.-68b7"> a room for one or more prisoners in a prison or police station </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6048" id="cell__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6049" id="cell__57" original="E85f.-68b6"><span class="x" id="cell__58" original="E85f.-68b5"> The dialogue is set in Socrates' prison cell. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.604b" id="cell__59" original="E8a4.-710c"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.604c" id="cell__60"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cell__61" original="E8a4.-710a" reg="infml"> informal </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="cell__62" original="E8a4.-7109"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.604f" id="cell__63" original="E8a4.-7108" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mobile-phone" title="mobile phone definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6050" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-15ea" id="cell__64" original="E8a4.-7107"><span class="xh" id="cell__65"> mobile phone </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.19ed" id="cell__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cell" title="cell definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.19ee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-68cc" id="cell__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cell__68"> cell </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cell phone
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6052" id="cell-phone" original="E393.12dc" sum="189"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6053" id="cell-phone__1" original="E393.12dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6054" id="cell-phone__2" original="E393.12de"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cell phone </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6066" id="cell-phone__4" original="E393.12ef"><span class="pos" id="cell-phone__5" original="E393.12f0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7389" eid="cell-phone__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3b06" geo="br" id="cell-phone__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cell-phone__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsel fəʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/cellp/cellphone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/cellp/cellphone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cellphone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3b09" geo="n_am" id="cell-phone__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cell-phone__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsel foʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/cellp/cellphone__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/cellp/cellphone__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cellphone__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.605d" id="cell-phone__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.605e" id="cell-phone__12"><span class="v"><strong> cellular phone </strong></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6060" id="cell-phone__14"><span class="reg" id="cell-phone__15" original="E393.12e6" reg="infml"> informal </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6062" id="cell-phone__16"><span class="reg" id="cell-phone__17" original="E393.12e6" reg="infml"> informal </span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6064" id="cell-phone__18"><span class="v"><strong> cell </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6068" id="cell-phone__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="cell-phone__21" original="E393.12e9"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.606a" id="cell-phone__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.606b" id="cell-phone__23" original="E393.12f1"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.606c" id="cell-phone__24" original="E8a4.-7110" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mobile-phone" title="mobile phone definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.606d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-15ea" id="cell-phone__25" original="E8a4.-710f"><span class="xh" id="cell-phone__26"> mobile phone </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1a3c" id="cell-phone__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cell-phone" title="cell phone definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1a3d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-680c" id="cell-phone__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cell-phone__29"> cell phone </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cellular
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.606f" id="cellular" original="E393.12f3" sum="657"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6070" id="cellular__1" original="E393.12f4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6071" id="cellular__2" original="E393.12f5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cellular </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.607b" id="cellular__4" original="E393.12fa"><span class="pos" id="cellular__5" original="E393.12fb"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7390" eid="cellular__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3b59" geo="br" id="cellular__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cellular__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈseljələ(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/cellu/cellular__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/cellu/cellular__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cellular__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3b5c" geo="n_am" id="cellular__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cellular__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈseljələr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/cellu/cellular__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/cellu/cellular__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cellular__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.607d" id="cellular__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="cellular__12" original="E83c.-7454"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.607f" id="cellular__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6080" id="cellular__14" original="E393.12fc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cellular__15" original="E393.12fd"> connected with or consisting of the cells of plants or animals </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6082" id="cellular__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6083" id="cellular__17" original="E849.-700c"><span class="x" id="cellular__18" original="E83c.-7451"> Blood plasma is blood with its cellular components removed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6085" id="cellular__19" original="E393.12fe"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cellular__20" original="E393.12ff"> connected with a telephone system that works by radio instead of wires </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6087" id="cellular__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6088" id="cellular__22" original="E83c.-7450"><span class="x" id="cellular__23" original="E83c.-744f"> Japan provides a huge market for new products in high technology industries such as personal computers and cellular phones. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.608a" id="cellular__24" original="E83c.-744e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="cellular__25" original="E83c.-744d"> connected with or consisting of small sections that together form a larger structure </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.608c" id="cellular__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.608d" id="cellular__27" original="E83c.-744c"><span class="x" id="cellular__28" original="E83c.-744b"> The machines are arranged in a cellular structure and the worker moves in a loop opposite to the flow of the work piece. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1a54" id="cellular__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cellular" title="cellular definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1a55" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-67e5" id="cellular__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cellular__31"> cellular </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cellulose
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.608f" id="cellulose" original="E393.1329" sum="343"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6090" id="cellulose__1" original="E393.132a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6091" id="cellulose__2" original="E393.132b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cellulose </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.609d" id="cellulose__7" original="E393.1333"><span class="pos" id="cellulose__8" original="E393.1334"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7397" eid="cellulose__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3bb3" geo="br" id="cellulose__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cellulose__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈseljuləʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/cellu/cellulose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/cellu/cellulose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cellulose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3bb7" geo="n_am" id="cellulose__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cellulose__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈseljuloʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/cellu/cellulose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/cellu/cellulose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cellulose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.609f" id="cellulose__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cellulose__15" original="E393.1336"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60a1" id="cellulose__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60a2" id="cellulose__17" original="E393.1337"><span class="def" id="cellulose__18" original="E393.1338"> a natural substance that forms the cell walls of all plants and trees and is used in making plastics, paper, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60a4" id="cellulose__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60a5" id="cellulose__20" original="E586.-4a5e"><span class="cf" id="cellulose__21" original="E586.-4a5f"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cellulose__22" original="E586.-4a5d"> Such work has been done using cellulose fibres and silica as the substrates. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1a7b" id="cellulose__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cellulose" title="cellulose definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1a7c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6795" id="cellulose__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cellulose__25"> cellulose </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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Celsius
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60a8" id="celsius" original="E393.1340" sum="316"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60a9" id="celsius__1" original="E393.1341"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60aa" id="celsius__2" original="E393.1342"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> Celsius </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60b5" id="celsius__4" original="E393.1349"><span class="pos" id="celsius__5" original="E393.134a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73a0" eid="celsius__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3be7" geo="br" id="celsius__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celsius__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselsiəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celsi/celsius__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celsi/celsius__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celsius__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3bea" geo="n_am" id="celsius__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celsius__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselsiəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celsi/celsius__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celsi/celsius__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celsius__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60b2" id="celsius__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60b3" id="celsius__12"><span class="v"><strong> centigrade </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60b7" id="celsius__14" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60b8" id="celsius__15"><span class="v"><strong> C </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60ba" id="celsius__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60bb" id="celsius__18" original="E393.134c"><span class="def" id="celsius__19" original="E393.134d"> of or using a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60bd" id="celsius__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60be" id="celsius__21" original="E4a5.647a"><span class="x" id="celsius__22" original="E4a5.647b"> The average temperature is 25.3 degrees Celsius. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60c0" id="celsius__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60c1" id="celsius__24" original="E393.134e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60c2" id="celsius__25"><span class="dr" id="celsius__26" original="E393.134f"> Celsius </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60c4" id="celsius__27" original="E393.1350"><span class="pos" id="celsius__28" original="E393.1351"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4138" eid="celsius__29" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3bed" geo="br" id="celsius__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celsius__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselsiəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cel/celsi/celsius__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cel/celsi/celsius__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://celsius__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3bf0" geo="n_am" id="celsius__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="celsius__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈselsiəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cel/celsi/celsius__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cel/celsi/celsius__us_1.ogg" href="sound://celsius__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60c6" id="celsius__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="celsius__35" original="E393.1353"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60c8" id="celsius__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60c9" id="celsius__37" original="E4a5.647c"><span class="x" id="celsius__38" original="E4a5.647d"> temperatures in Celsius and Fahrenheit </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1a98" id="celsius__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://celsius_2" title="Celsius definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1a99" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.19b4" id="celsius__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="celsius__41"> Celsius </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60cb" hm="1" id="cement1" original="E393.13b0" sum="593"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60cc" id="cement1__1" original="E393.13b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60cd" id="cement1__2" original="E393.13b2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cement <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60d7" id="cement1__6" original="E393.13bd"><span class="pos" id="cement1__7" original="E393.13be"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73a7" eid="cement1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d46" geo="br" id="cement1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cem/cemen/cement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d49" geo="n_am" id="cement1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cem/cemen/cement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60d9" id="cement1__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cement1__14" original="E393.13c0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60db" id="cement1__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60dc" id="cement1__16" original="E393.13c1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cement1__17" original="E393.13c2"> a grey powder made by burning <a class="ndv" href="entry://clay" id="cement1__18"> clay </a> and <a class="ndv" href="entry://lime" id="cement1__19"> lime </a> that sets hard when it is mixed with water. <span class="dh" id="cement1__20" original="E393.13c8"> Cement </span> is used in building to stick bricks together and to make very hard surfaces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60e1" id="cement1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60e2" id="cement1__22" original="E852.4a14"><span class="x" id="cement1__23" original="E852.4a15"> In 1999, Malaysia produced approximately 11 million metric tons of cement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60e4" id="cement1__24" original="E852.4a16"><span class="cf" id="cement1__25" original="E586.-4835"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cement1__26" original="E852.4a17"> Cement plants constructed before the 1990s were based on older kiln technologies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60e7" id="cement1__27" original="E393.13c9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cement1__28" original="E393.13ca"> the hard substance that is formed when <span class="dh" id="cement1__29" original="E393.13cb"> cement </span> becomes dry and hard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60ea" id="cement1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60eb" id="cement1__31" original="E852.4a18"><span class="x" id="cement1__32" original="E852.4a19"> The objective is to provide longer-lasting, low-cost houses made of cement or brick. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1abd" id="cement1__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cement_1" title="cement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1abe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-66e8" id="cement1__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cement1__35"> cement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60ed" hm="2" id="cement2" original="E393.13d7" sum="573"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60ee" id="cement2__1" original="E393.13d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60ef" id="cement2__2" original="E393.13d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cement <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60fc" id="cement2__9" original="E393.13e4"><span class="pos" id="cement2__10" original="E393.13e5"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73ae" eid="cement2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d79" geo="br" id="cement2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cem/cemen/cement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d7c" geo="n_am" id="cement2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cem/cemen/cement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1b2b" id="cement2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d4c" form="root" id="cement2__17"><span class="vp" id="cement2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cement </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d4e" eid="cement2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d4f" geo="br" id="cement2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cem/cemen/cement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d52" geo="n_am" id="cement2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cem/cemen/cement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d55" form="thirdps" id="cement2__24"><span class="vp" id="cement2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cements </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d57" eid="cement2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d58" geo="br" id="cement2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈments <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cem/cemen/cements__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cements__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cements__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d5b" geo="n_am" id="cement2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈments <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cem/cemen/cements__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cements__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cements__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d5e" form="past" id="cement2__31"><span class="vp" id="cement2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cemented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d60" eid="cement2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d61" geo="br" id="cement2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cem/cemen/cemented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cemented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cemented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d64" geo="n_am" id="cement2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cem/cemen/cemented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cemented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cemented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d67" form="pastpart" id="cement2__38"><span class="vp" id="cement2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cemented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d69" eid="cement2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d6a" geo="br" id="cement2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cem/cemen/cemented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cemented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cemented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d6d" geo="n_am" id="cement2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cem/cemen/cemented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cemented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cemented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d70" form="prespart" id="cement2__45"><span class="vp" id="cement2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cementing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d72" eid="cement2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d73" geo="br" id="cement2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈmentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cem/cemen/cementing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cementing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cementing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3d76" geo="n_am" id="cement2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cement2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɪˈmentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cem/cemen/cementing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cem/cemen/cementing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cementing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6128" id="cement2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6129" id="cement2__53" original="E393.1409"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="cement2__54" original="E393.140a"><span class="exp" id="cement2__55"> cement </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cement2__56" original="E393.140b"> to make a relationship, an agreement, etc. stronger </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.612d" id="cement2__57" original="E393.140c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://strengthen" title="strengthen definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.612e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-11aa" id="cement2__58" original="E393.140d"><span class="xh" id="cement2__59"> strengthen </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6131" id="cement2__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6132" id="cement2__61" original="E852.4a26"><span class="x" id="cement2__62" original="E852.4a27"> These marriages were usually aimed at cementing tribal alliances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6134" id="cement2__63" original="E852.4a28"><span class="x" id="cement2__64" original="E852.4a29"> Advertisements can be used to cement relationships between the firm and its suppliers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6136" id="cement2__65" original="E393.1402"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6137" id="cement2__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="cement2__67" original="E393.1404"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cement2__68" original="E393.1405"><span class="exp" id="cement2__69"> cement </span> A and B (together) </span><span class="def" id="cement2__70" original="E393.1406"> to join two things together using <a class="ndv" href="entry://cement" id="cement2__71"> cement </a> , <a class="ndv" href="entry://glue" id="cement2__72"> glue </a> , etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.613e" id="cement2__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.613f" id="cement2__74" original="E586.-4821"><span class="x" id="cement2__75" original="E586.-4820"> Some have a core of rocky blocks and fragments cemented together by ice. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1b13" id="cement2__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cement_1" title="cement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1b14" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-66e8" id="cement2__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cement2__78"> cement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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censor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6141" hm="1" id="censor1" original="E393.1470" sum="335"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6142" id="censor1__1" original="E393.1471"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6143" id="censor1__2" original="E393.1472"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> censor <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.614f" id="censor1__7" original="E393.147d"><span class="pos" id="censor1__8" original="E393.147e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73b5" eid="censor1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f3b" geo="br" id="censor1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/censo/censor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://censor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f3e" geo="n_am" id="censor1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/censo/censor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://censor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6151" id="censor1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6152" id="censor1__15" original="E393.147f"><span class="def" id="censor1__16" original="E393.1480"> a person whose job is to examine books, films, etc. and remove parts that are considered to be offensive, immoral or a political threat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6154" id="censor1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6155" id="censor1__18" original="E586.-67b6"><span class="x" id="censor1__19" original="E586.-67b5"> Government censors banned the play on the grounds that it insulted the king. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1b3e" id="censor1__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://censor_1" title="censor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1b3f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-65fa" id="censor1__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="censor1__22"> censor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6157" hm="2" id="censor2" original="E393.1481" sum="391"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6158" id="censor2__1" original="E393.1482"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6159" id="censor2__2" original="E393.1483"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> censor <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6167" id="censor2__9" original="E393.148e"><span class="pos" id="censor2__10" original="E393.148f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73bc" eid="censor2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f6e" geo="br" id="censor2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/censo/censor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://censor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f71" geo="n_am" id="censor2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/censo/censor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://censor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1afd" id="censor2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f41" form="root" id="censor2__17"><span class="vp" id="censor2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> censor </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f43" eid="censor2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f44" geo="br" id="censor2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/censo/censor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://censor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f47" geo="n_am" id="censor2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/censo/censor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://censor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f4a" form="thirdps" id="censor2__24"><span class="vp" id="censor2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> censors </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f4c" eid="censor2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f4d" geo="br" id="censor2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/censo/censors__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censors__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://censors__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f50" geo="n_am" id="censor2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/censo/censors__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censors__us_1.ogg" href="sound://censors__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f53" form="past" id="censor2__31"><span class="vp" id="censor2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> censored </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f55" eid="censor2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f56" geo="br" id="censor2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/censo/censored__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censored__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://censored__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f59" geo="n_am" id="censor2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/censo/censored__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censored__us_1.ogg" href="sound://censored__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f5c" form="pastpart" id="censor2__38"><span class="vp" id="censor2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> censored </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f5e" eid="censor2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f5f" geo="br" id="censor2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/censo/censored__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censored__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://censored__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f62" geo="n_am" id="censor2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/censo/censored__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censored__us_1.ogg" href="sound://censored__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f65" form="prespart" id="censor2__45"><span class="vp" id="censor2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> censoring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f67" eid="censor2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f68" geo="br" id="censor2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/censo/censoring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censoring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://censoring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.3f6b" geo="n_am" id="censor2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censor2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/censo/censoring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censoring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://censoring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6197" id="censor2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6198" id="censor2__53" original="E393.14ac"><span class="cf" id="censor2__54" original="E393.14ad"><span class="exp" id="censor2__55"> censor </span> something </span><span class="def" id="censor2__56" original="E393.14ae"> to remove the parts of a book, film, etc. that are considered to be offensive, immoral or a political threat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.619c" id="censor2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.619d" id="censor2__58" original="E586.-67b4"><span class="x" id="censor2__59" original="E586.-67b3"> In Britain, at least six films were censored in the 1930s because of their depiction of police methods. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1b88" id="censor2__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://censor_1" title="censor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1b89" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-65fa" id="censor2__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="censor2__62"> censor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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censorship
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.619f" id="censorship" original="E393.14bf" sum="268"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61a0" id="censorship__1" original="E393.14c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61a1" id="censorship__2" original="E393.14c1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> censorship </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61aa" id="censorship__4" original="E393.14c6"><span class="pos" id="censorship__5" original="E393.14c7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73c3" eid="censorship__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.403f" geo="br" id="censorship__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censorship__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensəʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/censo/censorship__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censorship__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://censorship__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4043" geo="n_am" id="censorship__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="censorship__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensərʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/censo/censorship__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/censo/censorship__us_1.ogg" href="sound://censorship__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61ac" id="censorship__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="censorship__12" original="E393.14c9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61ae" id="censorship__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61af" id="censorship__14" original="E393.14ca"><span class="def" id="censorship__15" original="E393.14cb"> the act or policy of <a class="ndv" href="entry://censoring" id="censorship__16"> censoring </a> books, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61b2" id="censorship__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61b3" id="censorship__18" original="E586.-66cc"><span class="x" id="censorship__19" original="E586.-66cb"> The government began to tighten press censorship and organize police surveillance in universities. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1ba4" id="censorship__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://censorship" title="censorship definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1ba5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-65a1" id="censorship__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="censorship__22"> censorship </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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census
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61b5" id="census" original="E393.1515" sum="404"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61b6" id="census__1" original="E393.1516"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61b7" id="census__2" original="E393.1517"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> census </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61c2" id="census__7" original="E393.1521"><span class="pos" id="census__8" original="E393.1522"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73cc" eid="census__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4179" geo="br" id="census__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="census__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/censu/census__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/censu/census__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://census__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.417c" geo="n_am" id="census__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="census__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsensəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/censu/census__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/censu/census__us_1.ogg" href="sound://census__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61c4" id="census__14" original="E393.1523"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61c5" form="pl" id="census__15" original="E393.1524"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="census__16" original="E393.1526"> censuses </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61c7" id="census__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61c8" id="census__18" original="E393.1527"><span class="def" id="census__19" original="E393.1528"> the process of officially counting something, especially a country's population, and recording various facts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61ca" id="census__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61cb" id="census__21" original="E824.-7c3b"><span class="x" id="census__22" original="E824.-7c3a"> Since 1801, the UK government has conducted a census every ten years of every household in the country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61cd" id="census__23" original="E824.-7c39"><span class="cf" id="census__24" original="E586.-4a5c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="census__25" original="E824.-7c38"> The 2000 census data show a ratio of 118 males to 100 females. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1bc1" id="census__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://census" title="census definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1bc2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-653c" id="census__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="census__28"> census </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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center
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61d0" id="center" original="E393.15a8" sum="155"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61d1" id="center__1" original="E393.15a9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61d2" id="center__2" original="E393.15aa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> center </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73d3" eid="center__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9c26b5fc686fc246.6413c511.1635ba0c37c.-79cb" geo="br" id="center__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="center__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centre__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centre__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9c26b5fc686fc246.6413c511.1635ba0c37c.-79c8" geo="n_am" id="center__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="center__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centre__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centre__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61de" id="center__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="center__15" original="E393.15b5"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61e0" id="center__16" original="E393.15b6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centre1" title="centre1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61e1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63ac" id="center__17" original="E8a5.-7f89"><span class="xh" id="center__18"> centre </span><span class="xhm" id="center__19"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centre2" title="centre2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61e4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6499" id="center__20" original="E8a5.-7f88"><span class="xh" id="center__21"> centre </span><span class="xhm" id="center__22"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1be6" id="center__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://center_1" title="center definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1be7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-647d" id="center__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="center__25"> center </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centigrade
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61e7" id="centigrade" original="E393.15df" sum="172"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61e8" id="centigrade__1" original="E393.15e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61e9" id="centigrade__2" original="E393.15e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centigrade </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61f1" id="centigrade__4" original="E393.15e6"><span class="pos" id="centigrade__5" original="E393.15e7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73da" eid="centigrade__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.436f" geo="br" id="centigrade__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centigrade__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentɪɡreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centi/centigrade__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centi/centigrade__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centigrade__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4372" geo="n_am" id="centigrade__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centigrade__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentɪɡreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centi/centigrade__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centi/centigrade__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centigrade__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61f6" id="centigrade__11"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61f7" id="centigrade__12" original="E393.15eb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61f8" id="centigrade__13"><span class="dr" id="centigrade__14" original="E393.15ec"> centigrade </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61fa" id="centigrade__15" original="E393.15ed"><span class="pos" id="centigrade__16" original="E393.15ee"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4137" eid="centigrade__17" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4375" geo="br" id="centigrade__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centigrade__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentɪɡreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centi/centigrade__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centi/centigrade__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centigrade__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4378" geo="n_am" id="centigrade__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centigrade__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentɪɡreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centi/centigrade__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centi/centigrade__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centigrade__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61fc" id="centigrade__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="centigrade__23" original="E393.15f0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61fe" id="centigrade__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61ff" id="centigrade__25" original="E4a5.6490"><span class="x" id="centigrade__26" original="E4a5.6491"> temperatures in centigrade and Fahrenheit </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61f3" id="centigrade__27" original="E393.15e8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://celsius" title="Celsius definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.61f4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.60a8" id="centigrade__28" original="E393.15e9"><span class="xh" id="centigrade__29"> Celsius </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1bf9" id="centigrade__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centigrade_1" title="centigrade definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1bfa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.19c5" id="centigrade__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centigrade__32"> centigrade </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centimetre
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6201" id="centimetre" original="E393.1616" sum="300"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6202" id="centimetre__1" original="E393.1617"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6203" id="centimetre__2" original="E393.1618"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centimetre </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6208" id="centimetre__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.620b" id="centimetre__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6209" id="centimetre__9"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="centimetre__10" original="E393.161f"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> centimeter </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6214" id="centimetre__12" original="E393.1624"><span class="pos" id="centimetre__13" original="E393.1625"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73e1" eid="centimetre__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.43e1" geo="br" id="centimetre__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centimetre__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentɪmiːtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centi/centimetre__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centi/centimetre__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://centimetre__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.43e4" geo="n_am" id="centimetre__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centimetre__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentɪmiːtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centi/centimetre__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centi/centimetre__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://centimetre__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6216" id="centimetre__19" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6217" id="centimetre__20"><span class="v"><strong> cm </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6219" id="centimetre__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.621a" id="centimetre__23" original="E393.1627"><span class="def" id="centimetre__24" original="E393.1628"> a unit for measuring length. There are 100 <span class="dh" id="centimetre__25" original="E393.1629"> centimetres </span> in a metre. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.621d" id="centimetre__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.621e" id="centimetre__27" original="E4a5.6b7f"><span class="x" id="centimetre__28" original="E4a5.6b80"> The individual is 180 centimetres tall. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1c1f" id="centimetre__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centimetre" title="centimetre definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1c20" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-63ee" id="centimetre__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centimetre__31"> centimetre </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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central
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6220" id="central" original="E393.1638" sum="980"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6221" id="central__1" original="E393.1639"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6222" id="central__2" original="E393.163a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> central </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.622a" id="central__4" original="E393.163f"><span class="pos" id="central__5" original="E393.1640"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73e8" eid="central__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4494" geo="br" id="central__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="central__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/central__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/central__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://central__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4497" geo="n_am" id="central__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="central__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/central__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/central__us_1.ogg" href="sound://central__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.622c" id="central__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.622d" id="central__12" original="E393.1645"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="central__13" original="E393.1646"> in the centre of an area or object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.622f" id="central__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6230" id="central__15" original="E849.-74eb"><span class="x" id="central__16" original="E849.-74ea"> Within central Europe, the most abundant species of toad is the common toad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6232" id="central__17" original="E85e.-707a"><span class="x" id="central__18" original="E849.-74e9"> A water molecule consists of a central oxygen atom, bonded to two hydrogen atoms. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6234" id="central__19" original="E849.-74d7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="central__20"> central + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6236" id="central__21"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6237" id="central__22" original="E849.-74d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6238" id="central__23"><span class="coll" id="central__24" original="E849.-74d1"> district </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.623a" id="central__25" original="E85f.-6891"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.623b" id="central__26"><span class="coll" id="central__27" original="E85f.-6890"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.623d" id="central__28" original="E85f.-688f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.623e" id="central__29"><span class="coll" id="central__30" original="E85f.-688e"> point </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6240" id="central__31" original="E849.-74d0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6241" id="central__32" original="E849.-74cf"><span class="x" id="central__33" original="E849.-74ce"> Retail shops were concentrated in the central business district. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6243" id="central__34" original="E393.1641"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="central__35" original="E393.1642"> very important or essential </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6245" id="central__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6246" id="central__37" original="E849.-74e8"><span class="x" id="central__38" original="E849.-74e7"> The holiness of the body and its desires is a central theme of Blake's later work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6248" id="central__39" original="E85e.-7079"><span class="x" id="central__40" original="E849.-74e6"> National governments play a central role in the EU's policy process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.624a" id="central__41" original="E849.-749c"><span class="x" id="central__42" original="E849.-749b"> Glutamic acid is an amino acid of central importance in metabolism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.624c" id="central__43" original="E849.-74e4"><span class="cf" id="central__44" original="E849.-74e5"><span class="exp" id="central__45"> central </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="central__46" original="E849.-74e3"> As the Christian church became more central to Graeco-Roman society, its important buildings became more prominent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6250" id="central__47" original="E849.-74e1"><span class="cf" id="central__48" original="E849.-74e2"><span class="exp" id="central__49"> central </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="central__50" original="E849.-74e0"> Religion has always been central in human affairs. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="main1__137" original="E5df.1c77" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="main1__138" original="E5df.1c78"><span class="h1" id="main1__139" original="E5df.1c79"><ul class="inline" id="main1__140" original="E5df.1c7a"><li class="li" id="main1__141" original="E5df.1c7b"> main </li><li class="li" id="main1__142" original="E5df.1c7c"> major </li><li class="li" id="main1__143" original="E5df.1c7d"> key </li><li class="li" id="main1__144" original="E5df.1c7e"> central </li><li class="li" id="main1__145" original="E5df.1c7f"> principal </li><li class="li" id="main1__146" original="E5df.1c80"> prime </li><li class="li" id="main1__147" original="E5df.1c81"> primary <span class="pos" id="main1__148" original="E83b.750f"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="main1__149" original="E5df.1c83"> These words all describe something that is the largest or most important of its kind. </span><ul class="bullet" id="main1__150" original="E5df.1c84"><li class="li" id="main1__151" original="E5df.1c85"> to be key/​central <span class="eb" id="main1__152" original="E5df.1c86"> to </span> something </li><li class="li" id="main1__153" original="E5df.1c87"> a/​the main/​major/​key/​principal/​prime/​primary <span class="eb" id="main1__154" original="E5df.1c88"> factor/​source </span></li><li class="li" id="main1__155" original="E5df.1c89"> a/​the main/​major/​key/​central/​principal/​prime/​primary <span class="eb" id="main1__156" original="E5df.1c8a"> concern </span></li><li class="li" id="main1__157" original="E5df.1c8b"> a/​the main/​major/​key/​central/​principal <span class="eb" id="main1__158" original="E5df.1c8c"> component </span></li><li class="li" id="main1__159" original="E5df.1c8d"> a/​the main/​major/​key/​central/​primary <span class="eb" id="main1__160" original="E5df.1c8e"> issue/​role </span></li><li class="li" id="main1__161" original="E5df.1c8f"> a/​the main/​major/​principal/​prime/​primary <span class="eb" id="main1__162" original="E5df.1c90"> cause </span></li><li class="li" id="main1__163" original="E5df.1c91"> to be <span class="eb" id="main1__164" original="E5df.1c92"> of </span> major/​key/​central/​prime/​primary <span class="eb" id="main1__165" original="E5df.1c93"> importance </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="main1__166" original="E5df.1c94"><li class="li" id="main1__167" original="E5df.1c95"><span class="eb" id="main1__168" original="E5df.1c96"> Main </span> tends to describe something in fairly objective terms as the largest, most significant, etc; <span class="eb" id="main1__169" original="E5df.1c97"> major </span> can express a judgement about how important or serious something is: <span class="x-gs" id="main1__170"><span class="x-g" id="main1__171" original="E5df.1c98"><span class="x" id="main1__172" original="E5df.1c99"> The main sources of water for the body are food and fluid ingestion. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="main1__173" original="E5df.1c9a"><span class="x" id="main1__174" original="E5df.1c9b"> Illegal logging is a major problem in many parts of the region. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="main1__175" original="E5df.1c9c"><span class="eb" id="main1__176" original="E5df.1c9d"> Key </span> emphasizes that something is the important thing in a particular context; <span class="eb" id="main1__177" original="E5df.1c9e"> central </span> emphasizes that something is important because other things depend on or are influenced by it: <span class="x-gs" id="main1__178"><span class="x-g" id="main1__179" original="E5df.1c9f"><span class="x" id="main1__180" original="E5df.1ca0"> Some commentators predict that resource shortages will play a key role in future conflicts. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="main1__181" original="E5df.1ca1"><span class="x" id="main1__182" original="E5df.1ca2"> Ethical issues are nowadays more central to discussions about research than ever before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="main1__183" original="E5df.1ca3"><span class="eb" id="main1__184" original="E5df.1ca4"> Principal </span> is mostly used for statements of fact about which there can be no argument; to state an opinion, it is more usual to use <span class="eb" id="main1__185" original="E5df.1ca5"> key </span> or <span class="eb" id="main1__186" original="E5df.1ca6"> central </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="main1__187"><span class="x-g" id="main1__188" original="E5df.1ca7"><span class="x" id="main1__189" original="E5df.1ca8"> Sulfuric acid is one of the principal acidifying components in precipitation. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="main1__190" original="E5df.1ca9"><span class="x" id="main1__191" original="E5df.1caa"> a key/​central issue/​question </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="main1__192" original="E5df.1cab"><span class="eb" id="main1__193" original="E5df.1cac"> Prime </span> and <span class="eb" id="main1__194" original="E5df.1cad"> primary </span> can both describe something that is the most important and so should be considered first; <span class="eb" id="main1__195" original="E5df.1cae"> prime </span> can emphasize one thing above all others; <span class="eb" id="main1__196" original="E5df.1caf"> primary </span> is often used where there are a number of things which can be ranked as <span class="ebi" id="main1__197" original="E5df.1cb0"> primary </span> , <span class="ebi" id="main1__198" original="E5df.1cb1"> secondary </span> , etc: <span class="x-gs" id="main1__199"><span class="x-g" id="main1__200" original="E5df.1cb2"><span class="x" id="main1__201" original="E5df.1cb3"> This phase is therefore of prime importance for the contractor. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="main1__202" original="E5df.1cb4"><span class="x" id="main1__203" original="E5df.1cb5"> Obesity will soon overtake smoking as the primary preventable cause of death. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6254" id="central__118" original="E849.-74cd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="central__119"> central + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6256" id="central__120"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6257" id="central__121" original="E849.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6258" id="central__122"><span class="coll" id="central__123" original="E849.-74ca"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.625a" id="central__124" original="E849.-74c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.625b" id="central__125"><span class="coll" id="central__126" original="E849.-74c8"> theme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.625d" id="central__127" original="E85f.-688d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.625e" id="central__128"><span class="coll" id="central__129" original="E85f.-688c"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6260" id="central__130"><span class="coll" id="central__131" original="E85f.-688b"> concern </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6262" id="central__132"><span class="coll" id="central__133" original="E85f.-688a"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6264" id="central__134" original="E85f.-6889"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6265" id="central__135"><span class="coll" id="central__136" original="E85f.-6888"> concept </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6267" id="central__137"><span class="coll" id="central__138" original="E85f.-6887"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6269" id="central__139" original="E85f.-6886"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.626a" id="central__140"><span class="coll" id="central__141" original="E85f.-6885"> tenet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.626c" id="central__142" original="E849.-74c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.626d" id="central__143"><span class="coll" id="central__144" original="E849.-74c5"> feature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.626f" id="central__145" original="E85f.-6884"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6270" id="central__146"><span class="coll" id="central__147" original="E85f.-6883"> part </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6272" id="central__148" original="E849.-74c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6273" id="central__149"><span class="coll" id="central__150" original="E849.-74c1"> place </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6275" id="central__151" original="E85f.-6882"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6276" id="central__152"><span class="coll" id="central__153" original="E85f.-6881"> focus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6278" id="central__154" original="E85f.-6880"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6279" id="central__155"><span class="coll" id="central__156" original="E85f.-687f"> point </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.627b" id="central__157" original="E85f.-687e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.627c" id="central__158"><span class="coll" id="central__159" original="E85f.-687d"> figure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.627e" id="central__160" original="E849.-74c0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.627f" id="central__161" original="E849.-74bd"><span class="x" id="central__162" original="E849.-74bc"> Global climate change is a central issue facing the world today. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6281" id="central__163" original="E849.-74bf"><span class="x" id="central__164" original="E849.-74be"> Some schools of social theory accord a more central place to political questions than others. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6283" id="central__165" original="E849.-74ac" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="central__166"> adverb + central </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6285" id="central__167"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6286" id="central__168" original="E849.-74aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6287" id="central__169"><span class="coll" id="central__170" original="E849.-74a9"> absolutely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6289" id="central__171" original="E849.-74a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.628a" id="central__172"><span class="coll" id="central__173" original="E849.-74a7"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.628c" id="central__174" original="E849.-74a6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.628d" id="central__175" original="E85f.-6893"><span class="x" id="central__176" original="E85f.-6879"> Greek religion is absolutely central to our understanding of Greek culture and society. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.628f" id="central__177" original="E393.1643"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6290" id="central__178"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="central__179" original="E849.-74de"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="central__180" original="E393.1644"> having power or control over other parts, countries or organizations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6293" id="central__181"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6294" id="central__182" original="E849.-74dd"><span class="x" id="central__183" original="E849.-74dc"> The Onin War (1467–1478) brought an end to central government control in Japan. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6296" id="central__184" original="E85f.-6894" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://central-nervous-system" title="central nervous system definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6297" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6393" id="central__185" original="E85f.-6892"><span class="xh" id="central__186"> central nervous system </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6299" id="central__187" original="E849.-74bb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="central__188"> central + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.629b" id="central__189"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.629c" id="central__190" original="E849.-74b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.629d" id="central__191"><span class="coll" id="central__192" original="E849.-74b8"> bank </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.629f" id="central__193" original="E849.-74b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62a0" id="central__194"><span class="coll" id="central__195" original="E849.-74b6"> government </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62a2" id="central__196" original="E849.-74b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62a3" id="central__197"><span class="coll" id="central__198" original="E849.-74b4"> authority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62a5" id="central__199" original="E85f.-687c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62a6" id="central__200"><span class="coll" id="central__201" original="E85f.-687b"> office </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62a8" id="central__202" original="E849.-74b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62a9" id="central__203"><span class="coll" id="central__204" original="E849.-74b2"> planning </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62ab" id="central__205" original="E849.-74b1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62ac" id="central__206" original="E85f.-6895"><span class="x" id="central__207" original="E85f.-687a"> The threat of family vendetta was of vital importance in a society lacking a central political authority. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e3c" id="central__208" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="central__209"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e3e" id="central__210" original="E849.-74d9"><span class="shcut" id="central__211" original="E849.-74d8"> central + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e40" id="central__212" original="E849.-74d7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e41" id="central__213" original="E849.-74d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e42" id="central__214" original="E849.-74d1"><span class="coll" id="central__215"> district </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e44" id="central__216" original="E85f.-6891"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e45" id="central__217" original="E85f.-6890"><span class="coll" id="central__218"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e47" id="central__219" original="E85f.-688f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e48" id="central__220" original="E85f.-688e"><span class="coll" id="central__221"> point </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e4a" id="central__222" original="E849.-74d0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e4b" id="central__223" original="E849.-74cf"><span class="x" id="central__224" original="E849.-74ce"> Retail shops were concentrated in the central business district. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e4d" id="central__225" original="E849.-74cd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e4e" id="central__226" original="E849.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e4f" id="central__227" original="E849.-74ca"><span class="coll" id="central__228"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e51" id="central__229" original="E849.-74c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e52" id="central__230" original="E849.-74c8"><span class="coll" id="central__231"> theme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e54" id="central__232" original="E85f.-688d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e55" id="central__233" original="E85f.-688c"><span class="coll" id="central__234"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e57" id="central__235" original="E85f.-688b"><span class="coll" id="central__236"> concern </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e59" id="central__237" original="E85f.-688a"><span class="coll" id="central__238"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e5b" id="central__239" original="E85f.-6889"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e5c" id="central__240" original="E85f.-6888"><span class="coll" id="central__241"> concept </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e5e" id="central__242" original="E85f.-6887"><span class="coll" id="central__243"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e60" id="central__244" original="E85f.-6886"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e61" id="central__245" original="E85f.-6885"><span class="coll" id="central__246"> tenet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e63" id="central__247" original="E849.-74c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e64" id="central__248" original="E849.-74c5"><span class="coll" id="central__249"> feature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e66" id="central__250" original="E85f.-6884"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e67" id="central__251" original="E85f.-6883"><span class="coll" id="central__252"> part </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e69" id="central__253" original="E849.-74c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e6a" id="central__254" original="E849.-74c1"><span class="coll" id="central__255"> place </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e6c" id="central__256" original="E85f.-6882"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e6d" id="central__257" original="E85f.-6881"><span class="coll" id="central__258"> focus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e6f" id="central__259" original="E85f.-6880"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e70" id="central__260" original="E85f.-687f"><span class="coll" id="central__261"> point </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e72" id="central__262" original="E85f.-687e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e73" id="central__263" original="E85f.-687d"><span class="coll" id="central__264"> figure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e75" id="central__265" original="E849.-74c0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e76" id="central__266" original="E849.-74bd"><span class="x" id="central__267" original="E849.-74bc"> Global climate change is a central issue facing the world today. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e78" id="central__268" original="E849.-74bf"><span class="x" id="central__269" original="E849.-74be"> Some schools of social theory accord a more central place to political questions than others. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e7a" id="central__270" original="E849.-74bb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e7b" id="central__271" original="E849.-74b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e7c" id="central__272" original="E849.-74b8"><span class="coll" id="central__273"> bank </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e7e" id="central__274" original="E849.-74b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e7f" id="central__275" original="E849.-74b6"><span class="coll" id="central__276"> government </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e81" id="central__277" original="E849.-74b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e82" id="central__278" original="E849.-74b4"><span class="coll" id="central__279"> authority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e84" id="central__280" original="E85f.-687c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e85" id="central__281" original="E85f.-687b"><span class="coll" id="central__282"> office </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e87" id="central__283" original="E849.-74b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e88" id="central__284" original="E849.-74b2"><span class="coll" id="central__285"> planning </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e8a" id="central__286" original="E849.-74b1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e8b" id="central__287" original="E85f.-6895"><span class="x" id="central__288" original="E85f.-687a"> The threat of family vendetta was of vital importance in a society lacking a central political authority. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e8d" id="central__289" original="E849.-74ae"><span class="shcut" id="central__290" original="E849.-74ad"> adverb + central </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e8f" id="central__291" original="E849.-74ac"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e90" id="central__292" original="E849.-74aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e91" id="central__293" original="E849.-74a9"><span class="coll" id="central__294"> absolutely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e93" id="central__295" original="E849.-74a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e94" id="central__296" original="E849.-74a7"><span class="coll" id="central__297"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e96" id="central__298" original="E849.-74a6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e97" id="central__299" original="E85f.-6893"><span class="x" id="central__300" original="E85f.-6879"> Greek religion is absolutely central to our understanding of Greek culture and society. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1c36" id="central__301" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://central" title="central definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1c37" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-63c4" id="central__302" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="central__303"> central </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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central bank
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62ae" id="central-bank" original="E393.167b" sum="336"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62af" id="central-bank__1" original="E393.167c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62b0" id="central-bank__2" original="E393.167d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> central bank </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62b7" id="central-bank__4" original="E393.1682"><span class="pos" id="central-bank__5" original="E393.1683"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73ef" eid="central-bank__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.452f" geo="br" id="central-bank__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="central-bank__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrəl ˈbæŋk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/central_bank_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/central_bank_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://central_bank_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4532" geo="n_am" id="central-bank__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="central-bank__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrəl ˈbæŋk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/central_bank_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/central_bank_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://central_bank_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62b9" id="central-bank__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62ba" id="central-bank__12" original="E393.1684"><span class="def" id="central-bank__13" original="E393.1685"> a national bank that does business with the government and other banks, and issues the country's coins and paper money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62bc" id="central-bank__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62bd" id="central-bank__15" original="E873.-7a99"><span class="x" id="central-bank__16" original="E873.-7a98"> As inflation comes down, the central bank steps in and cuts the interest rate. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1cc8" id="central-bank__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://central-bank" title="central bank definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1cc9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6347" id="central-bank__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="central-bank__19"> central bank </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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central government
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62bf" id="central-government" original="E393.16a2" sum="514"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62c0" id="central-government__1" original="E393.16a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62c1" id="central-government__2" original="E393.16a4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> central government </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62c8" id="central-government__4" original="E393.16a9"><span class="pos" id="central-government__5" original="E393.16aa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73f6" eid="central-government__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4581" geo="br" id="central-government__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="central-government__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrəl ˈɡʌvənmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/central_government_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/central_government_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://central_government_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4584" geo="n_am" id="central-government__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="central-government__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrəl ˈɡʌvərnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/central_government_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/central_government_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://central_government_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62ca" id="central-government__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62cb" id="central-government__12" original="E393.16ae"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62cc" id="central-government__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="central-government__14" original="E85b.7b6e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="central-government__15" original="E393.16ac"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="central-government__16" original="E873.-7a97"> the government of a whole country rather than a region; the work that this government does </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62d0" id="central-government__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62d1" id="central-government__18" original="E873.-7a96"><span class="x" id="central-government__19" original="E873.-7a95"> The central government lays down the framework and minimum standards for services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62d3" id="central-government__20" original="E873.-7a94"><span class="x" id="central-government__21" original="E873.-7a93"> Decision-making governance at the local level, however, requires the support and cooperation of central government. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62d5" id="central-government__22" original="E85b.7b76" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://local-government" title="local government definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62d6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.7eb4" id="central-government__23" original="E85b.7b77"><span class="xh" id="central-government__24"> local government </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1cde" id="central-government__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://central-government" title="central government definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1cdf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-631b" id="central-government__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="central-government__27"> central government </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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central nervous system
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6393" id="central-nervous-system" original="E393.172f" sum="435"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6394" id="central-nervous-system__1" original="E393.1730"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6395" id="central-nervous-system__2" original="E393.1731"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> central nervous system </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.639f" id="central-nervous-system__7" original="E393.1736"><span class="pos" id="central-nervous-system__8" original="E393.1737"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7412" eid="central-nervous-system__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.477e" geo="br" id="central-nervous-system__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="central-nervous-system__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrəl ˈnɜːvəs sɪstəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/central_nervous_system_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/central_nervous_system_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://central_nervous_system_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4781" geo="n_am" id="central-nervous-system__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="central-nervous-system__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrəl ˈnɜːrvəs sɪstəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/central_nervous_system_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/central_nervous_system_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://central_nervous_system_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63a1" id="central-nervous-system__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63a2" id="central-nervous-system__15" original="E393.173a"><span class="def" id="central-nervous-system__16" original="E393.173b"> the part of the system of <a class="ndv" href="entry://nerves" id="central-nervous-system__17"> nerves </a> in the body that consists of the brain and the <a class="ndv" href="entry://spinal cord" id="central-nervous-system__18"> spinal cord </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63a6" id="central-nervous-system__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63a7" id="central-nervous-system__20" original="E833.-47c0"><span class="x" id="central-nervous-system__21" original="E833.-47bd"> Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63a9" id="central-nervous-system__22" original="E393.173f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://nervous-system" title="nervous system definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63aa" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.2137" id="central-nervous-system__23" original="E393.1740"><span class="xh" id="central-nervous-system__24"> nervous system </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1dce" id="central-nervous-system__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://central-nervous-system" title="central nervous system definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1dcf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-6270" id="central-nervous-system__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="central-nervous-system__27"> central nervous system </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centrality
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62d8" id="centrality" original="E85e.-70b0" sum="599"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62d9" id="centrality__1" original="E85e.-70af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62da" id="centrality__2" original="E85e.-70ae"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centrality </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62e2" id="centrality__4" original="E85e.-70a9"><span class="pos" id="centrality__5" original="E85e.-70a8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.73fd" eid="centrality__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.45f3" geo="br" id="centrality__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrality__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> senˈtræləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrality__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrality__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrality__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.45f6" geo="n_am" id="centrality__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrality__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> senˈtræləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrality__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrality__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centrality__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62e4" id="centrality__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="centrality__12" original="E85e.-70a6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62e6" id="centrality__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62e7" id="centrality__14" original="E85e.-70a5"><span class="def" id="centrality__15" original="E85e.-70a4"> the fact of being very important or essential </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62e9" id="centrality__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62ea" id="centrality__17" original="E85e.-70a3"><span class="x" id="centrality__18" original="E85e.-70a2"> Customer centrality means that anticipating and satisfying customer needs can be a competitive advantage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62ec" id="centrality__19" original="E85e.-70a0"><span class="cf" id="centrality__20" original="E85e.-70a1"><span class="exp" id="centrality__21"> centrality </span> of something (in something) </span><span class="x" id="centrality__22" original="E85e.-709f"> The centrality of food in the family budget and the mother's responsibility for it were dominant features of working class life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62f0" id="centrality__23" original="E85e.-709e"><span class="cf" id="centrality__24" original="E85f.-6848"><span class="exp" id="centrality__25"> centrality </span> of something (to something) </span><span class="x" id="centrality__26" original="E85e.-709d"> The centrality of Alexander the Great to the study of imperialism and cultural transfer can scarcely be in doubt. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1cfe" id="centrality__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centrality" title="centrality definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1cff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.7646" id="centrality__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centrality__29"> centrality </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centralize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62f4" id="centralize" original="E393.16e6" sum="657"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62f5" id="centralize__1" original="E393.16e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62f6" id="centralize__2" original="E393.16e8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centralize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62f8" id="centralize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62f9" id="centralize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-93" id="centralize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="centralize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> central <span class="ptl" id="centralize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.630b" id="centralize__19" original="E393.16f7"><span class="pos" id="centralize__20" original="E393.16f8"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7404" eid="centralize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.468f" geo="br" id="centralize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centralize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centralize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4692" geo="n_am" id="centralize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centralize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centralize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1acf" id="centralize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.465a" form="root" id="centralize__27"><span class="vp" id="centralize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> centralize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.465c" eid="centralize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.465d" geo="br" id="centralize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centralize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centralize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4660" geo="n_am" id="centralize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centralize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centralize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4663" form="thirdps" id="centralize__34"><span class="vp" id="centralize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> centralizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4665" eid="centralize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4666" geo="br" id="centralize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centralizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centralizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4669" geo="n_am" id="centralize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centralizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centralizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.466c" form="past" id="centralize__41"><span class="vp" id="centralize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> centralized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.466e" eid="centralize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.466f" geo="br" id="centralize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centralized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centralized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4672" geo="n_am" id="centralize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centralized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centralized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4675" form="pastpart" id="centralize__48"><span class="vp" id="centralize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> centralized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4677" eid="centralize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4678" geo="br" id="centralize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centralized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centralized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.467b" geo="n_am" id="centralize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centralized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centralized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.467e" form="prespart" id="centralize__55"><span class="vp" id="centralize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> centralizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4680" eid="centralize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4681" geo="br" id="centralize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centralizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centralizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4684" geo="n_am" id="centralize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centralizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centralizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6337" id="centralize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6338" id="centralize__63" original="E393.1715"><span class="def" id="centralize__64" original="E393.1717"> to give the control of a country or an organization to a group of people in one particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.633a" id="centralize__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.633b" id="centralize__66" original="E85e.-7063"><span class="x" id="centralize__67" original="E85e.-7062"> The conduct of war compelled governments to centralize power in order to mobilize the resources necessary for victory. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.633d" id="centralize__68" original="E85e.-7061" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decentralize" title="decentralize definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.633e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.625d" id="centralize__69" original="E85e.-7060"><span class="xh" id="centralize__70"> decentralize </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6340" id="centralize__71"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6341" id="centralize__72" original="E393.1718"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6342" id="centralize__73"><span class="dr" id="centralize__74" original="E393.1719"> centralization </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6344" id="centralize__75" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6345" id="centralize__76"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1da8" id="centralize__77"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="centralize__78"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> central <span class="ptl" id="centralize__80"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.634f" id="centralize__81" original="E393.171e"><span class="pos" id="centralize__82" original="E393.171f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6348" eid="centralize__83" original="E393.171b" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4687" geo="br" id="centralize__84" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__85"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrəlaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centralization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centralization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.468b" geo="n_am" id="centralize__86" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralize__87"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrələˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centralization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centralization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6351" id="centralize__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="centralize__89" original="E393.1721"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6353" id="centralize__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6354" id="centralize__91" original="E85e.-705f"><span class="cf" id="centralize__92" original="E85f.-6847"><span class="exp"> centralization </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="centralize__93" original="E85e.-705e"> For many parts of Greece, the eighth century was a period of increasing political centralization. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6357" id="centralize__94" original="E85e.-705a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decentralize" title="decentralization definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6358" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62b1" id="centralize__95" original="E85e.-7059"><span class="xw" id="centralize__96"> decentralization </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1d58" id="centralize__97" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centralize" title="centralize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1d59" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-62c5" id="centralize__98" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centralize__99"> centralize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centralized
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.635b" id="centralized" original="E85e.-7051" sum="405"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.635c" id="centralized__1" original="E85e.-7050"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.635d" id="centralized__2" original="E85e.-704f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centralized </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.635f" id="centralized__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6360" id="centralized__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c646b0894.3ac9" id="centralized__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="centralized__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> central <span class="ptl" id="centralized__9"> ised </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6369" id="centralized__10" original="E85e.-7049"><span class="pos" id="centralized__11" original="E85e.-7048"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6363" eid="centralized__12" original="E4a8.51ba" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4736" geo="br" id="centralized__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralized__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centralized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centralized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4739" geo="n_am" id="centralized__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centralized__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centralized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centralized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centralized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.636b" id="centralized__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.636c" id="centralized__18" original="E85e.-7047"><span class="def" id="centralized__19" original="E85e.-7046"> done or controlled by one main organization or group of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.636e" id="centralized__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.636f" id="centralized__21" original="E85e.-7045"><span class="x" id="centralized__22" original="E85e.-7044"> Many people found change to a market-based system difficult to cope with after 40 years of centralized planning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6371" id="centralized__23" original="E85e.-7041"><span class="x" id="centralized__24" original="E85e.-7040"> A large shareholding body makes centralized management a necessity for the efficient conduct of its business. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centrally
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6373" id="centrally" original="E85e.-7097" sum="703"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6374" id="centrally__1" original="E85e.-7096"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6375" id="centrally__2" original="E85e.-7095"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centrally </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.637d" id="centrally__4" original="E85e.-7090"><span class="pos" id="centrally__5" original="E85e.-708f"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.740b" eid="centrally__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4760" geo="br" id="centrally__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrally__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4763" geo="n_am" id="centrally__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrally__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centrally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.637f" id="centrally__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6380" id="centrally__12" original="E85e.-708e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="centrally__13" original="E85e.-708d"> in the centre of an area or object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6382" id="centrally__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6383" id="centrally__15" original="E85e.-708c"><span class="x" id="centrally__16" original="E85e.-708b"> Later settlers favoured homes that had large rooms and a centrally located kitchen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6385" id="centrally__17" original="E85e.-708a"><span class="x" id="centrally__18" original="E85e.-7089"> First, the empty weighing container should be placed centrally on the pan. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6387" id="centrally__19" original="E85e.-7088"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="centrally__20" original="E85e.-7087"> from one main place or by one main organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6389" id="centrally__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.638a" id="centrally__22" original="E85e.-7082"><span class="x" id="centrally__23" original="E85e.-7081"> Efficiencies could be created if all of their separate activities were centrally coordinated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.638c" id="centrally__24" original="E85e.-7084"><span class="x" id="centrally__25" original="E85e.-7083"> The Beveridge Report in 1942 recommended the establishment of a centrally organized and funded health service. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.638e" id="centrally__26" original="E85e.-7080"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="centrally__27" original="E85e.-707f"> mainly or in the most important part </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6390" id="centrally__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6391" id="centrally__29" original="E85e.-707e"><span class="x" id="centrally__30" original="E85e.-707d"> Marx and Durkheim were both centrally concerned with the emergence of modern capitalism. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1da7" id="centrally__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centrally" title="centrally definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1da8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.7659" id="centrally__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centrally__33"> centrally </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centre
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63ac" hm="1" id="centre1" original="E393.1794" sum="2923"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63ad" id="centre1__1" original="E393.1795"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63ae" id="centre1__2" original="E393.1796"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centre <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63b3" id="centre1__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63b6" id="centre1__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63b4" id="centre1__9"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="centre1__10" original="E393.17a1"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> center </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63bf" id="centre1__12" original="E393.17a6"><span class="pos" id="centre1__13" original="E393.17a7"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7419" eid="centre1__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48d2" geo="br" id="centre1__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre1__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centre__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centre__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48d5" geo="n_am" id="centre1__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre1__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centre__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centre__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63c1" id="centre1__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63c2" id="centre1__20" original="E393.17a8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63c3" id="centre1__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="centre1__22" original="E393.17aa"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="centre1__23" original="E393.17ab"> the middle point or part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63c6" id="centre1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63c7" id="centre1__25" original="E839.-7953"><span class="x" id="centre1__26" original="E839.-7952"> It is now believed that most galaxies have a black hole at their centre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63c9" id="centre1__27" original="E839.-7951"><span class="cf" id="centre1__28" original="E86b.-7dc6"> in the <span class="exp" id="centre1__29"> centre </span></span><span class="x" id="centre1__30" original="E839.-7950"> Many grains are thinner at their edges than in the centre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63cd" id="centre1__31" original="E839.-794e"><span class="cf" id="centre1__32" original="E839.-794f"><span class="exp" id="centre1__33"> centre </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="centre1__34" original="E839.-794d"> The positive charge is concentrated at the very centre of the atom. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63d1" id="centre1__35" original="E393.17b7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63d2" id="centre1__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="centre1__37" original="E393.17b9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="centre1__38" original="E393.17ba"> a place or an area where a lot of people live; a place where a lot of business or cultural activity takes place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63d5" id="centre1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63d6" id="centre1__40" original="E839.-794a"><span class="x" id="centre1__41" original="E839.-7949"> Eventually a large earthquake will strike in the heart of an urban centre and claim a million lives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63d8" id="centre1__42" original="E839.-7948"><span class="x" id="centre1__43" original="E839.-7947"> Nairobi has long had a good reputation as an administrative centre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63da" id="centre1__44" original="E839.-7946"><span class="x" id="centre1__45" original="E839.-7945"> A properly sited landfill should not be located in the immediate vicinity of population centres. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63dc" id="centre1__46" original="E86b.-7dc3"><span class="cf" id="centre1__47" original="E86b.-7dc4"><span class="exp" id="centre1__48"> centre </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="centre1__49" original="E86b.-7dc2"> The core area north of the Thames remained the centre of commerce. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63e0" id="centre1__50" original="E839.-7912" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="centre1__51"> adjective + centre </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63e2" id="centre1__52"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63e3" id="centre1__53" original="E86b.-7dca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63e4" id="centre1__54"><span class="coll" id="centre1__55" original="E86b.-7db4"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63e6" id="centre1__56" original="E839.-790a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63e7" id="centre1__57"><span class="coll" id="centre1__58" original="E839.-7909"> urban </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63e9" id="centre1__59" original="E839.-790c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63ea" id="centre1__60"><span class="coll" id="centre1__61" original="E839.-790b"> metropolitan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63ec" id="centre1__62" original="E839.-7910"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63ed" id="centre1__63"><span class="coll" id="centre1__64" original="E839.-790f"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63ef" id="centre1__65" original="E839.-790e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63f0" id="centre1__66"><span class="coll" id="centre1__67" original="E839.-790d"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63f2" id="centre1__68" original="E839.-7908"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63f3" id="centre1__69"><span class="coll" id="centre1__70" original="E839.-7907"> administrative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63f5" id="centre1__71" original="E839.-7906"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63f6" id="centre1__72"><span class="coll" id="centre1__73" original="E839.-7905"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63f8" id="centre1__74" original="E86b.-7dc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63f9" id="centre1__75"><span class="coll" id="centre1__76" original="E86b.-7db3"> commercial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63fb" id="centre1__77" original="E839.-7904"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63fc" id="centre1__78" original="E86b.-7db2"><span class="x" id="centre1__79" original="E86b.-7db1"> At several major centres, including Athens, occupation continued without interruption. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.63fe" id="centre1__80" original="E839.-7901"><span class="x" id="centre1__81" original="E839.-7900"> The city of Dubai is the trading and financial centre for much of the larger Middle East region. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6400" id="centre1__82" original="E393.17bb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6401" id="centre1__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="centre1__84" original="E393.17bd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="centre1__85" original="E393.17be"> a building or place used for a particular purpose or activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6404" id="centre1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6405" id="centre1__87" original="E839.-7944"><span class="x" id="centre1__88" original="E839.-7943"> The use of overseas call centres is growing in the UK. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6407" id="centre1__89" original="E839.-7942"><span class="x" id="centre1__90" original="E839.-7941"> After serving 12 years in a juvenile detention centre, she was released. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6409" id="centre1__91" original="E843.52fc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://call-centre" title="call centre definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.640a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.44d1" id="centre1__92" original="E843.52fd"><span class="xh" id="centre1__93"> call centre </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://health-centre" title="health centre definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.640c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.635f" id="centre1__94" original="E843.76f3"><span class="xh" id="centre1__95"> health centre </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.640e" id="centre1__96" original="E839.-78f4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="centre1__97"> noun + centre </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6410" id="centre1__98"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6411" id="centre1__99" original="E839.-78f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6412" id="centre1__100"><span class="coll" id="centre1__101" original="E839.-78f1"> call </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6414" id="centre1__102" original="E839.-78f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6415" id="centre1__103"><span class="coll" id="centre1__104" original="E839.-78ef"> shopping </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6417" id="centre1__105" original="E839.-78ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6418" id="centre1__106"><span class="coll" id="centre1__107" original="E839.-78ed"> leisure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.641a" id="centre1__108" original="E839.-78ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.641b" id="centre1__109"><span class="coll" id="centre1__110" original="E839.-78eb"> health </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.641d" id="centre1__111" original="E86b.-7dc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.641e" id="centre1__112"><span class="coll" id="centre1__113" original="E86b.-7db0"> community </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6420" id="centre1__114" original="E839.-78ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6421" id="centre1__115"><span class="coll" id="centre1__116" original="E839.-78e9"> detention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6423" id="centre1__117" original="E839.-78e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6424" id="centre1__118"><span class="coll" id="centre1__119" original="E839.-78e7"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6426" id="centre1__120" original="E839.-78e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6427" id="centre1__121"><span class="coll" id="centre1__122" original="E839.-78e5"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6429" id="centre1__123" original="E839.-78e4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.642a" id="centre1__124" original="E839.-78e3"><span class="x" id="centre1__125" original="E839.-78e2"> Locating a health centre adjacent to a school has the advantage of accessibility for students and for community children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.642c" id="centre1__126" original="E839.-78e1"><span class="x" id="centre1__127" original="E839.-78e0"> Firms want to establish efficient distribution centres with good links to other parts of Europe. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.642e" id="centre1__128" original="E839.-7940"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.642f" id="centre1__129"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="centre1__130" original="E839.-793e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="centre1__131" original="E839.-793c"> a place that is important for a particular activity or where something happens a lot </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6432" id="centre1__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6433" id="centre1__133" original="E839.-793b"><span class="cf" id="centre1__134" original="E839.-793d"><span class="exp" id="centre1__135"> centre </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="centre1__136" original="E839.-793a"> Birmingham was the centre of the gunmaking trade in Britain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6437" id="centre1__137" original="E839.-7934"><span class="cf" id="centre1__138" original="E839.-7935"><span class="exp" id="centre1__139"> centre </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="centre1__140" original="E839.-7933"> Poland can now be regarded as the centre for motor vehicle production in Eastern Europe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.643b" id="centre1__141" original="E839.-7932"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.643c" id="centre1__142"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="centre1__143" original="E839.-7930"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="centre1__144" original="E839.-792e"> the most important part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.643f" id="centre1__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6440" id="centre1__146" original="E839.-792d"><span class="cf" id="centre1__147" original="E839.-792f"><span class="exp" id="centre1__148"> centre </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="centre1__149" original="E839.-792c"> The centre of her interest was the Holy Land. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6444" id="centre1__150" original="E839.-7928"><span class="cf" id="centre1__151" original="E839.-7929"><span class="exp" id="centre1__152"> centre </span> of attention </span><span class="x" id="centre1__153" original="E839.-7927"> These cells have been the centre of attention in recent studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6448" id="centre1__154" original="E86b.-7dcc"><span class="cf" id="centre1__155" original="E839.-7926"> at the <span class="exp" id="centre1__156"> centre </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="centre1__157" original="E86b.-7dc1"> Bhutan is the only country in the world that puts happiness at the centre of government policy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.644c" id="centre1__158" original="E393.17bf"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.644d" id="centre1__159"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="centre1__160" original="E393.17c1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="centre1__161" original="E393.17c2"><span class="exp" id="centre1__162"> centre </span> of excellence </span><span class="def" id="centre1__163" original="E393.17c3"> a place where a particular kind of work is done extremely well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6452" id="centre1__164"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6453" id="centre1__165" original="E86b.-7dcb"><span class="x" id="centre1__166" original="E86b.-7dc0"> The Hadley Centre for Climate Change Prediction and Research is widely acknowledged to be among the world's leading centres of excellence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6455" id="centre1__167" original="E393.17c9"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6456" id="centre1__168" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6457" id="centre1__169"><span class="v"><strong> -centred </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="centre1__171" original="E393.17ca"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in adjectives <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="centre1__172" original="E393.17cb"> having the thing mentioned as the most important feature </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.645b" id="centre1__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.645c" id="centre1__174" original="E839.-791d"><span class="x" id="centre1__175" original="E839.-791c"> Teaching methods are now proliferating far beyond simple distinctions between traditional and child-centred methods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.645e" id="centre1__176" original="E839.-791b"><span class="x" id="centre1__177" original="E839.-791a"> These developments in geology were part of a larger shift away from a human-centred world-view. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6460" id="centre1__178" original="E839.-78dd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="centre1__179"> noun + -centred </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6462" id="centre1__180"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6463" id="centre1__181" original="E839.-78db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6464" id="centre1__182"><span class="coll" id="centre1__183" original="E839.-78da"> client </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6466" id="centre1__184"><span class="coll" id="centre1__185" original="E839.-78d9"> customer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6468" id="centre1__186" original="E839.-78d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6469" id="centre1__187"><span class="coll" id="centre1__188" original="E839.-78d7"> patient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.646b" id="centre1__189" original="E839.-78d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.646c" id="centre1__190"><span class="coll" id="centre1__191" original="E839.-78d5"> family </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.646e" id="centre1__192" original="E839.-78d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.646f" id="centre1__193"><span class="coll" id="centre1__194" original="E839.-78d3"> student </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6471" id="centre1__195" original="E839.-78d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6472" id="centre1__196"><span class="coll" id="centre1__197" original="E839.-78d1"> teacher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6474" id="centre1__198" original="E839.-78d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6475" id="centre1__199"><span class="coll" id="centre1__200" original="E839.-78cf"> person </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6477" id="centre1__201"><span class="coll" id="centre1__202" original="E839.-78ce"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6479" id="centre1__203" original="E839.-78cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.647a" id="centre1__204"><span class="coll" id="centre1__205" original="E839.-78cc"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.647c" id="centre1__206" original="E839.-78c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.647d" id="centre1__207"><span class="coll" id="centre1__208" original="E839.-78c1"> sun </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.647f" id="centre1__209" original="E839.-78c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6480" id="centre1__210"><span class="coll" id="centre1__211" original="E839.-78bf"> earth </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6482" id="centre1__212" original="E839.-78cb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6483" id="centre1__213" original="E839.-78ca"><span class="x" id="centre1__214" original="E839.-78c9"> Patient-centred medicine seeks an integrated understanding of the patient's world. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6485" id="centre1__215" original="E393.17cf"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6486" id="centre1__216" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> usually </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6487" id="centre1__217"><span class="v"><strong> the centre </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6489" id="centre1__219"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="centre1__220" original="E393.17d2"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="centre1__221" original="E393.17d3"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://moderate" id="centre1__222"> moderate </a> (= middle) political position or party, between the extremes of <a class="ndv" href="entry://left-wing" id="centre1__223"> left-wing </a> and <a class="ndv" href="entry://right-wing" id="centre1__224"> right-wing </a> parties </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.648f" id="centre1__225"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6490" id="centre1__226" original="E839.-7917"><span class="x" id="centre1__227" original="E839.-7916"> Under the new leader, the policies shifted to the centre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6492" id="centre1__228" original="E839.-7919"><span class="x" id="centre1__229" original="E839.-7918"> Voters tend not to have extreme ideological preferences and will align themselves near the centre. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF1" id="front1__148" original="E39e.4362" sk="frontandcentre"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF2" id="front1__149"><span class="idm" id="front1__150" original="E39e.4363"> front and centre </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF4" id="front1__151" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF5" id="front1__152"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF6" id="front1__153"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="front1__154" original="E89d.-7ff0"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> front and center </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF9" id="front1__156"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="front1__157" original="E39e.4365"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF11" id="front1__158"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF12" id="front1__159"><span class="def" id="front1__160" original="E39e.4366"> in or into the most important position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF14" id="front1__161"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6494-FF15" id="front1__162" original="E84c.-7259"><span class="x" id="front1__163" original="E84c.-7258"> A review of current global famine areas confirms that famine seems to have six principal causes, with bad government front and centre. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e99" id="centre1__246" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="centre1__247"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e9b" id="centre1__248" original="E839.-7914"><span class="shcut" id="centre1__249" original="E839.-7913"> adjective + centre </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e9d" id="centre1__250" original="E86b.-7dc7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e9e" id="centre1__251" original="E86b.-7dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6e9f" id="centre1__252" original="E86b.-7dbc"><span class="coll" id="centre1__253"> regional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ea1" id="centre1__254" original="E86b.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ea2" id="centre1__255" original="E86b.-7dba"><span class="coll" id="centre1__256"> local </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ea4" id="centre1__257" original="E86b.-7db9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ea5" id="centre1__258" original="E86b.-7db8"><span class="x" id="centre1__259" original="E86b.-7db7"> Regional cancer centres serve a population of at least one million. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ea7" id="centre1__260" original="E86b.-7db6"><span class="x" id="centre1__261" original="E86b.-7db5"> Camulodunum was an important local centre for the powerful tribes of the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ea9" id="centre1__262" original="E839.-7912"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eaa" id="centre1__263" original="E86b.-7dca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eab" id="centre1__264" original="E86b.-7db4"><span class="coll" id="centre1__265"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ead" id="centre1__266" original="E839.-790a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eae" id="centre1__267" original="E839.-7909"><span class="coll" id="centre1__268"> urban </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eb0" id="centre1__269" original="E839.-790c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eb1" id="centre1__270" original="E839.-790b"><span class="coll" id="centre1__271"> metropolitan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eb3" id="centre1__272" original="E839.-7910"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eb4" id="centre1__273" original="E839.-790f"><span class="coll" id="centre1__274"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eb6" id="centre1__275" original="E839.-790e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eb7" id="centre1__276" original="E839.-790d"><span class="coll" id="centre1__277"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eb9" id="centre1__278" original="E839.-7908"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eba" id="centre1__279" original="E839.-7907"><span class="coll" id="centre1__280"> administrative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ebc" id="centre1__281" original="E839.-7906"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ebd" id="centre1__282" original="E839.-7905"><span class="coll" id="centre1__283"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ebf" id="centre1__284" original="E86b.-7dc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ec0" id="centre1__285" original="E86b.-7db3"><span class="coll" id="centre1__286"> commercial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ec2" id="centre1__287" original="E839.-7904"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ec3" id="centre1__288" original="E86b.-7db2"><span class="x" id="centre1__289" original="E86b.-7db1"> At several major centres, including Athens, occupation continued without interruption. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ec5" id="centre1__290" original="E839.-7901"><span class="x" id="centre1__291" original="E839.-7900"> The city of Dubai is the trading and financial centre for much of the larger Middle East region. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ec7" id="centre1__292" original="E839.-78f6"><span class="shcut" id="centre1__293" original="E839.-78f5"> noun + centre </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ec9" id="centre1__294" original="E839.-78f4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eca" id="centre1__295" original="E839.-78f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ecb" id="centre1__296" original="E839.-78f1"><span class="coll" id="centre1__297"> call </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ecd" id="centre1__298" original="E839.-78f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ece" id="centre1__299" original="E839.-78ef"><span class="coll" id="centre1__300"> shopping </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ed0" id="centre1__301" original="E839.-78ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ed1" id="centre1__302" original="E839.-78ed"><span class="coll" id="centre1__303"> leisure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ed3" id="centre1__304" original="E839.-78ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ed4" id="centre1__305" original="E839.-78eb"><span class="coll" id="centre1__306"> health </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ed6" id="centre1__307" original="E86b.-7dc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ed7" id="centre1__308" original="E86b.-7db0"><span class="coll" id="centre1__309"> community </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ed9" id="centre1__310" original="E839.-78ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eda" id="centre1__311" original="E839.-78e9"><span class="coll" id="centre1__312"> detention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6edc" id="centre1__313" original="E839.-78e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6edd" id="centre1__314" original="E839.-78e7"><span class="coll" id="centre1__315"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6edf" id="centre1__316" original="E839.-78e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ee0" id="centre1__317" original="E839.-78e5"><span class="coll" id="centre1__318"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ee2" id="centre1__319" original="E839.-78e4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ee3" id="centre1__320" original="E839.-78e3"><span class="x" id="centre1__321" original="E839.-78e2"> Locating a health centre adjacent to a school has the advantage of accessibility for students and for community children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ee5" id="centre1__322" original="E839.-78e1"><span class="x" id="centre1__323" original="E839.-78e0"> Firms want to establish efficient distribution centres with good links to other parts of Europe. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ee7" id="centre1__324" original="E839.-78df"><span class="shcut" id="centre1__325" original="E839.-78de"> noun + -centred </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ee9" id="centre1__326" original="E839.-78dd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eea" id="centre1__327" original="E839.-78db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eeb" id="centre1__328" original="E839.-78da"><span class="coll" id="centre1__329"> client </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eed" id="centre1__330" original="E839.-78d9"><span class="coll" id="centre1__331"> customer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6eef" id="centre1__332" original="E839.-78d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ef0" id="centre1__333" original="E839.-78d7"><span class="coll" id="centre1__334"> patient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ef2" id="centre1__335" original="E839.-78d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ef3" id="centre1__336" original="E839.-78d5"><span class="coll" id="centre1__337"> family </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ef5" id="centre1__338" original="E839.-78d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ef6" id="centre1__339" original="E839.-78d3"><span class="coll" id="centre1__340"> student </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ef8" id="centre1__341" original="E839.-78d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6ef9" id="centre1__342" original="E839.-78d1"><span class="coll" id="centre1__343"> teacher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6efb" id="centre1__344" original="E839.-78d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6efc" id="centre1__345" original="E839.-78cf"><span class="coll" id="centre1__346"> person </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6efe" id="centre1__347" original="E839.-78ce"><span class="coll" id="centre1__348"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f00" id="centre1__349" original="E839.-78cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f01" id="centre1__350" original="E839.-78cc"><span class="coll" id="centre1__351"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f03" id="centre1__352" original="E839.-78c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f04" id="centre1__353" original="E839.-78c1"><span class="coll" id="centre1__354"> sun </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f06" id="centre1__355" original="E839.-78c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f07" id="centre1__356" original="E839.-78bf"><span class="coll" id="centre1__357"> earth </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f09" id="centre1__358" original="E839.-78cb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f0a" id="centre1__359" original="E839.-78ca"><span class="x" id="centre1__360" original="E839.-78c9"> Patient-centred medicine seeks an integrated understanding of the patient's world. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1df1" id="centre1__361" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centre_1" title="centre definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1df2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-61fd" id="centre1__362" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centre1__363"> centre </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6499" hm="2" id="centre2" original="E393.17e7" sum="2492"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.649a" id="centre2__1" original="E393.17e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.649b" id="centre2__2" original="E393.17e9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centre <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64a3" id="centre2__10" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64a6" id="centre2__11"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64a4" id="centre2__12"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="centre2__13" original="E393.17f4"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> center </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64af" id="centre2__15" original="E393.17f9"><span class="pos" id="centre2__16" original="E393.17fa"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7420" eid="centre2__17" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48d8" geo="br" id="centre2__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centre__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centre__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48db" geo="n_am" id="centre2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centre__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centre__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1aa1" id="centre2__22" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48de" form="root" id="centre2__23"><span class="vp" id="centre2__24"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> centre </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48e0" eid="centre2__25" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48e1" geo="br" id="centre2__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centre__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centre__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48e4" geo="n_am" id="centre2__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centre__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centre__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48e7" form="thirdps" id="centre2__30"><span class="vp" id="centre2__31"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> centres </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48e9" eid="centre2__32" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48ea" geo="br" id="centre2__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centres__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centres__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centres__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48ed" geo="n_am" id="centre2__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centres__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centres__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centres__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48f0" form="past" id="centre2__37"><span class="vp" id="centre2__38"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> centred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48f2" eid="centre2__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48f3" geo="br" id="centre2__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48f7" geo="n_am" id="centre2__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48fb" form="pastpart" id="centre2__44"><span class="vp" id="centre2__45"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> centred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48fd" eid="centre2__46" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.48fe" geo="br" id="centre2__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__48"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4902" geo="n_am" id="centre2__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__50"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4906" form="prespart" id="centre2__51"><span class="vp" id="centre2__52"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> centring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4908" eid="centre2__53" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4909" geo="br" id="centre2__54" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__55"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.490c" geo="n_am" id="centre2__56" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre2__57"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64df" id="centre2__58"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64e0" id="centre2__59" original="E393.1817"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64e1" id="centre2__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="centre2__61" original="E86b.-7d5d"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="centre2__62" original="E393.1818"><span class="exp" id="centre2__63"> centre </span> something </span><span class="def" id="centre2__64" original="E393.1819"> to move something so that it is in the <span class="dh" id="centre2__65" original="E393.181a"> centre </span> of something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64e7" id="centre2__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64e8" id="centre2__67" original="E86b.-7d5c"><span class="x" id="centre2__68" original="E86b.-7d5b"> Every element within the lens must be accurately centred. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64ea" id="centre2__69" original="E393.181b"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64eb" id="centre2__70" original="E393.181c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64ec" id="centre2__71"><h4 class="pv"> centre around/on/round/upon somebody/something </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> centre something around/on/round/upon somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64ef" id="centre2__74"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64f0" id="centre2__75"><span class="def" id="centre2__76" original="E393.181f"> to be or make somebody/something become the person or thing around which most activity takes place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64f2" id="centre2__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64f3" id="centre2__78" original="E85f.-7f50"><span class="x" id="centre2__79" original="E85f.-7f4f"> Much of the early competition between film and television centred around screen size and format. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64f5" id="centre2__80" original="E85f.-7f4c"><span class="x" id="centre2__81" original="E85f.-7f4b"> In Ukraine, industry is centred on coal but the region also has access to supplies of iron, manganese, salt and gas. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64f7" id="centre2__82" original="E393.1820"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64f8" id="centre2__83"><h4 class="pv"> be centred in… </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64fa" id="centre2__85"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="centre2__86" original="E393.1823"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64fc" id="centre2__87"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64fd" id="centre2__88"><span class="def" id="centre2__89" original="E393.1824"> to taken place mainly in or around a particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.64ff" id="centre2__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6500" id="centre2__91" original="E85f.-7f46"><span class="x" id="centre2__92" original="E85f.-7f45"> Social and economic life at the end of the ninth century was centred in the local communities. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6502" id="centre2__93" original="E86b.-7d5a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6503" id="centre2__94"><h4 class="pv"> be centred on/upon something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6505" id="centre2__96"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6506" id="centre2__97"><span class="def" id="centre2__98" original="E86b.-7d58"> to have a particular place or feature as the middle point </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6508" id="centre2__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6509" id="centre2__100" original="E85f.-7f52"><span class="x" id="centre2__101" original="E85f.-7f51"> The glacial mass appears to have been centred upon Saharan Africa. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1f17" id="centre2__102" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centre_1" title="centre definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1f18" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-61fd" id="centre2__103" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centre2__104"> centre </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centre of gravity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.650b" id="centre-of-gravity" original="E393.18c8" sum="592"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.650c" id="centre-of-gravity__1" original="E393.18c9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.650d" id="centre-of-gravity__2" original="E393.18ca"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centre of gravity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6514" id="centre-of-gravity__4" original="E393.18cf"><span class="pos" id="centre-of-gravity__5" original="E393.18d0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7427" eid="centre-of-gravity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7428" geo="br" id="centre-of-gravity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre-of-gravity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentər əv ˈɡrævəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centre_of_gravity_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre_of_gravity_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centre_of_gravity_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.742b" geo="n_am" id="centre-of-gravity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre-of-gravity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentər əv ˈɡrævəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centre_of_gravity_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre_of_gravity_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://centre_of_gravity_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6516" id="centre-of-gravity__11" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6519" id="centre-of-gravity__12"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6517" id="centre-of-gravity__13"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="centre-of-gravity__14" original="E47f.5990"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> center of gravity </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.651b" id="centre-of-gravity__16" original="E393.18d1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.651c" form="pl" id="centre-of-gravity__17"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="centre-of-gravity__18" original="E393.18d4"> centres of gravity </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.651e" form="pl" id="centre-of-gravity__19"><span class="if" id="centre-of-gravity__20" original="E47f.5994"> centers of gravity </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6520" id="centre-of-gravity__21"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6521" id="centre-of-gravity__22" original="E393.18d5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="centre-of-gravity__23" original="E393.18d6"> the point in an object at which its weight is considered to act </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6523" id="centre-of-gravity__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6524" id="centre-of-gravity__25" original="E85b.7b82"><span class="x" id="centre-of-gravity__26" original="E85b.7b83"> If a rod is hanging from a point a little above its centre of gravity it will be in stable equilibrium. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6526" id="centre-of-gravity__27" original="E85b.7b84"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="centre-of-gravity__28" original="E85b.7b85"> the place where the most important developments in a particular situation or activity are happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6528" id="centre-of-gravity__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6529" id="centre-of-gravity__30" original="E85b.7b86"><span class="x" id="centre-of-gravity__31" original="E85b.7b87"> There was much talk in the late 1980s of the centre of gravity of the world economy shifting from the US to Asia. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1f5d" id="centre-of-gravity__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centre-of-gravity" title="centre of gravity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1f5e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-604e" id="centre-of-gravity__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centre-of-gravity__34"> centre of gravity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centre stage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.652b" id="centre-stage" original="E393.1927" sum="322"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.652c" id="centre-stage__1" original="E393.1928"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.652d" id="centre-stage__2" original="E393.1929"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centre stage </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.652f" id="centre-stage__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6532" id="centre-stage__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6530" id="centre-stage__6"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="centre-stage__7" original="E393.192d"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> center stage </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6539" id="centre-stage__9" original="E393.1932"><span class="pos" id="centre-stage__10" original="E393.1933"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.742e" eid="centre-stage__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4ae8" geo="br" id="centre-stage__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre-stage__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentə ˈsteɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centre_stage_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre_stage_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centre_stage_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4aeb" geo="n_am" id="centre-stage__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre-stage__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentər ˈsteɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centre_stage_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre_stage_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://centre_stage_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.653b" id="centre-stage__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="centre-stage__17" original="E393.1935"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.653d" id="centre-stage__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.653e" id="centre-stage__19" original="E393.1936"><span class="def" id="centre-stage__20" original="E393.1937"> an important position where somebody/something can easily get people's attention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6540" id="centre-stage__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6541" id="centre-stage__22" original="E85b.7b7a"><span class="x" id="centre-stage__23" original="E85b.7b7b"> Education has taken centre stage in policymaking. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6543" id="centre-stage__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6544" id="centre-stage__25" original="E393.1938"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6545" id="centre-stage__26"><span class="dr" id="centre-stage__27" original="E393.1939"> centre stage </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6547" id="centre-stage__28" original="E393.193a"><span class="pos" id="centre-stage__29" original="E393.193b"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4136" eid="centre-stage__30" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4aee" geo="br" id="centre-stage__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre-stage__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentə ˈsteɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centre_stage_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre_stage_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centre_stage_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4af1" geo="n_am" id="centre-stage__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centre-stage__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentər ˈsteɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centre_stage_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centre_stage_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://centre_stage_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6549" id="centre-stage__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.654a" id="centre-stage__36" original="E85b.7b80"><span class="x" id="centre-stage__37" original="E85b.7b81"> It now seemed that concerns about child protection had, again, moved centre stage. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1f7f" id="centre-stage__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centre-stage_2" title="centre stage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1f80" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1a18" id="centre-stage__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centre-stage__40"> centre stage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centrifugal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.654c" id="centrifugal" original="E393.194b" sum="313"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.654d" id="centrifugal__1" original="E393.194c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.654e" id="centrifugal__2" original="E393.194d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centrifugal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.655b" id="centrifugal__4" original="E393.1955"><span class="pos" id="centrifugal__5" original="E393.1956"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7435" eid="centrifugal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645f58fd78.21f2" geo="br" id="centrifugal__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifugal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrɪˈfjuːɡl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifugal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifugal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifugal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645f58fd78.21f5" geo="br" id="centrifugal__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="centrifugal__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> senˈtrɪfjəɡl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifugal__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifugal__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://centrifugal__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645f58fd78.21f8" geo="n_am" id="centrifugal__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifugal__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> senˈtrɪfjəɡl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifugal__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifugal__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://centrifugal__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.655d" id="centrifugal__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="centrifugal__14" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.655f" id="centrifugal__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6560" id="centrifugal__16" original="E393.1959"><span class="def" id="centrifugal__17" original="E393.195a"> moving or tending to move away from a centre </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6562" id="centrifugal__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6563" id="centrifugal__19" original="E8a6.-1912"><span class="x" id="centrifugal__20" original="E8a6.-1911"> Polar flattening is the result of a balance between gravity and the centrifugal effect of rotation. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6565" id="centrifugal__21" original="E85b.7b8e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centripetal" title="centripetal definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6566" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65d9" id="centrifugal__22" original="E85b.7b8f"><span class="xh" id="centrifugal__23"> centripetal </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1fa6" id="centrifugal__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centrifugal" title="centrifugal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1fa7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5fa0" id="centrifugal__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centrifugal__26"> centrifugal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centrifugal force
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6568" id="centrifugal-force" original="E393.195b" sum="356"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6569" id="centrifugal-force__1" original="E393.195c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.656a" id="centrifugal-force__2" original="E393.195d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centrifugal force </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6574" id="centrifugal-force__4" original="E393.1964"><span class="pos" id="centrifugal-force__5" original="E393.1965"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7442" eid="centrifugal-force__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645f58fd78.21fb" geo="br" id="centrifugal-force__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifugal-force__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrɪˌfjuːɡl ˈfɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifugal_force_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifugal_force_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifugal_force_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645f58fd78.21fe" geo="br" id="centrifugal-force__9" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="centrifugal-force__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> senˌtrɪfjəɡl ˈfɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifugal_force_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifugal_force_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://centrifugal_force_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645f58fd78.2201" geo="n_am" id="centrifugal-force__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifugal-force__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> senˌtrɪfjəɡl ˈfɔːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifugal_force_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifugal_force_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://centrifugal_force_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6571" id="centrifugal-force__13" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6572" id="centrifugal-force__14"><span class="v"><strong> centrifugal force </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6576" id="centrifugal-force__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="centrifugal-force__17" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6578" id="centrifugal-force__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6579" id="centrifugal-force__19" original="E393.1968"><span class="def" id="centrifugal-force__20" original="E393.1969"> a force that appears to cause an object travelling around a centre to fly away from the centre and off its <a class="ndv" href="entry://circular" id="centrifugal-force__21"> circular </a> path </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.657c" id="centrifugal-force__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.657d" id="centrifugal-force__23" original="E85b.7b94"><span class="x" id="centrifugal-force__24" original="E85b.7b95"> The centrifugal force arising from rotation distorts the molecule. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1fca" id="centrifugal-force__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centrifugal-force" title="centrifugal force definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1fcb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5f8f" id="centrifugal-force__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centrifugal-force__27"> centrifugal force </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centrifuge
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.657f" hm="1" id="centrifuge1" original="E393.196c" sum="429"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6580" id="centrifuge1__1" original="E393.196d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6581" id="centrifuge1__2" original="E393.196e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centrifuge <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.658c" id="centrifuge1__7" original="E393.1978"><span class="pos" id="centrifuge1__8" original="E393.1979"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.744f" eid="centrifuge1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b84" geo="br" id="centrifuge1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b87" geo="n_am" id="centrifuge1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.658e" id="centrifuge1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.658f" id="centrifuge1__15" original="E393.197a"><span class="def" id="centrifuge1__16" original="E393.197b"> a machine with a part that turns around very quickly to separate substances, for example liquids from solids, by forcing the heavier substance to the outer edge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6591" id="centrifuge1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6592" id="centrifuge1__18" original="E8a6.-18f1"><span class="x" id="centrifuge1__19" original="E8a6.-18f0"> The digested material can be spun in a centrifuge, so that the cellular debris sinks to the bottom of the sample. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1fe4" id="centrifuge1__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centrifuge" title="centrifuge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.1fe5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5f7b" id="centrifuge1__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centrifuge1__22"> centrifuge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6594" hm="2" id="centrifuge2" original="E428.-5162" sum="462"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6595" id="centrifuge2__1" original="E428.-5161"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6596" id="centrifuge2__2" original="E428.-5160"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centrifuge <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65a3" id="centrifuge2__9" original="E428.-5156"><span class="pos" id="centrifuge2__10" original="E428.-5155"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7456" eid="centrifuge2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4bb7" geo="br" id="centrifuge2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4bba" geo="n_am" id="centrifuge2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-4b02" id="centrifuge2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b8a" form="root" id="centrifuge2__17"><span class="vp" id="centrifuge2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> centrifuge </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b8c" eid="centrifuge2__19" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b8d" geo="br" id="centrifuge2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b90" geo="n_am" id="centrifuge2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b93" form="thirdps" id="centrifuge2__24"><span class="vp" id="centrifuge2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> centrifuges </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b95" eid="centrifuge2__26" source="ald9" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b96" geo="br" id="centrifuge2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuges__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuges__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b99" geo="n_am" id="centrifuge2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuges__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuges__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b9c" form="past" id="centrifuge2__31"><span class="vp" id="centrifuge2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> centrifuged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b9e" eid="centrifuge2__33" source="ald9" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4b9f" geo="br" id="centrifuge2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4ba2" geo="n_am" id="centrifuge2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4ba5" form="pastpart" id="centrifuge2__38"><span class="vp" id="centrifuge2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> centrifuged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4ba7" eid="centrifuge2__40" source="ald9" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4ba8" geo="br" id="centrifuge2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4bab" geo="n_am" id="centrifuge2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4bae" form="prespart" id="centrifuge2__45"><span class="vp" id="centrifuge2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> centrifuging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4bb0" eid="centrifuge2__47" source="ald9" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4bb1" geo="br" id="centrifuge2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4bb4" geo="n_am" id="centrifuge2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centrifuge2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentrɪfjuːdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centrifuging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centrifuging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centrifuging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65a5" id="centrifuge2__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="centrifuge2__53" original="E428.-5152"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65d1" id="centrifuge2__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65d2" id="centrifuge2__55" original="E428.-5135"><span class="def" id="centrifuge2__56" original="E597.8f7"> to use a <a class="ndv" href="entry://centrifuge" id="centrifuge2__57"> centrifuge </a> to make substances turn around very quickly so that the different parts separate by forcing the heavier substance to the outer edge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65d5" id="centrifuge2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65d6" id="centrifuge2__59" original="E428.-5131"><span class="cf" id="centrifuge2__60" original="E47f.599d"> be centrifuged </span><span class="x" id="centrifuge2__61" original="E428.-5130"> After 1 hour, the tissue samples were centrifuged for 20 minutes at 20 000 g at 4°C. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.202b" id="centrifuge2__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centrifuge" title="centrifuge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.202c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5f7b" id="centrifuge2__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="centrifuge2__64"> centrifuge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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centripetal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65d9" id="centripetal" original="E393.197c" sum="228"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65da" id="centripetal__1" original="E393.197d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65db" id="centripetal__2" original="E393.197e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> centripetal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65e8" id="centripetal__4" original="E393.1986"><span class="pos" id="centripetal__5" original="E393.1987"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.745d" eid="centripetal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645f58fd78.2204" geo="br" id="centripetal__7" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centripetal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsentrɪˈpiːtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centripetal__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centripetal__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://centripetal__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645f58fd78.2207" geo="br" id="centripetal__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="centripetal__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> senˈtrɪpɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centr/centripetal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centripetal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://centripetal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645f58fd78.220a" geo="n_am" id="centripetal__11" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="centripetal__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> senˈtrɪpɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centr/centripetal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centr/centripetal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://centripetal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65ea" id="centripetal__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="centripetal__14" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65ec" id="centripetal__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65ed" id="centripetal__16" original="E393.198a"><span class="def" id="centripetal__17" original="E393.198b"> moving or tending to move towards a centre </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65ef" id="centripetal__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65f0" id="centripetal__19" original="E8a6.-18d6"><span class="x" id="centripetal__20" original="E8a6.-18d5"> The centrifuge creates centripetal force perpendicular to the rotation axis. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65f2" id="centripetal__21" original="E85b.7b9a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centrifugal" title="centrifugal definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65f3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.654c" id="centripetal__22" original="E85b.7b9b"><span class="xh" id="centripetal__23"> centrifugal </span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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century
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65f5" id="century" original="E393.19af" sum="1556"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65f6" id="century__1" original="E393.19b0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.65f7" id="century__2" original="E393.19b1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> century </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6602" id="century__7" original="E393.19b9"><span class="pos" id="century__8" original="E393.19ba"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.746a" eid="century__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.308" geo="br" id="century__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="century__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentʃəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cen/centu/century__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cen/centu/century__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://century__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.30b" geo="n_am" id="century__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="century__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsentʃəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cen/centu/century__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cen/centu/century__us_2.ogg" href="sound://century__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6604" id="century__14" original="E393.19bb"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6607" form="pl" id="century__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="century__16" original="E393.19bf"> centuries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6609" id="century__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.660a" id="century__18" original="E393.19c2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.660b" id="century__19" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.660c" id="century__20"><span class="v"><strong> c </strong></span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.660e" id="century__22"><span class="v"><strong> cent. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="century__24" original="E393.19c5"> any of the periods of 100 years before or after the birth of Christ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6611" id="century__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6612" id="century__26" original="E85f.-797b"><span class="x" id="century__27" original="E85f.-797a"> The eighteenth century brought important changes in both western and eastern hemispheres. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6614" id="century__28" original="E85f.-794e"><span class="cf" id="century__29" original="E84b.-724d"> in the… <span class="exp" id="century__30"> century </span></span><span class="x" id="century__31" original="E85f.-794d"> In the US in the early 21st century, one child in six is growing up in poverty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6618" id="century__32" original="E4a8.51d7"><span class="cf" id="century__33" original="E84b.-724c"> during the <span class="exp" id="century__34"> century </span></span><span class="x" id="century__35" original="E4a8.51d8"> The Spanish explored what is now Arizona during the 16th century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.661c" id="century__36" original="E84b.-724a"><span class="cf" id="century__37" original="E84b.-724b"> throughout the <span class="exp" id="century__38"> century </span></span><span class="x" id="century__39" original="E84b.-7249"> Two economies, England throughout the century and the Netherlands before 1650, did improve their agriculture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6620" id="century__40" original="E84b.-7247"><span class="cf" id="century__41" original="E84b.-7248"> (not) until the… <span class="exp" id="century__42"> century </span></span><span class="x" id="century__43" original="E84b.-7246"> It was not until the mid-nineteenth century that the term came into common use. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6624" id="century__44" original="E84b.-7244"><span class="cf" id="century__45" original="E84b.-7245"> since the… <span class="exp" id="century__46"> century </span></span><span class="x" id="century__47" original="E84b.-7243"> Apart from a brief period (1649-60), England has had a monarchy since the 10th century. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6628" id="century__48" original="E85f.-7960" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="century__49"> adjective + century </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.662a" id="century__50"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.662b" id="century__51" original="E85f.-795e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.662c" id="century__52"><span class="coll" id="century__53" original="E85f.-795d"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.662e" id="century__54" original="E85f.-795c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.662f" id="century__55"><span class="coll" id="century__56" original="E85f.-795b"> mid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6631" id="century__57" original="E85f.-795a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6632" id="century__58"><span class="coll" id="century__59" original="E85f.-7959"> late </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6634" id="century__60" original="E85f.-7958"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6635" id="century__61"><span class="coll" id="century__62" original="E85f.-7957"> twentieth </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6637" id="century__63"><span class="coll" id="century__64" original="E85f.-7956"> nineteenth </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6639" id="century__65"><span class="coll" id="century__66" original="E85f.-7955"> eighteenth, etc. </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.663b" id="century__67" original="E85f.-7953"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.663c" id="century__68"><span class="coll" id="century__69" original="E85f.-7952"> mid-sixteenth </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.663e" id="century__70"><span class="coll" id="century__71" original="E85f.-7951"> mid-tenth, etc. </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6640" id="century__72" original="E85f.-794f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6641" id="century__73" original="E85f.-794c"><span class="x" id="century__74" original="E85f.-794b"> By the mid-seventeenth century, chocolate had become fashionable among the rich in Paris. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6643" id="century__75" original="E85f.-793c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="century__76"> verb + century </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6645" id="century__77"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6646" id="century__78" original="E85f.-7930"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6647" id="century__79"><span class="coll" id="century__80" original="E85f.-792f"> begin </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6649" id="century__81"><span class="coll" id="century__82" original="E84b.-723e"> enter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.664b" id="century__83" original="E85f.-793b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.664c" id="century__84"><span class="coll" id="century__85" original="E85f.-793a"> mark </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.664e" id="century__86"><span class="coll" id="century__87" original="E85f.-7936"> characterize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6650" id="century__88" original="E85f.-7939"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6651" id="century__89"><span class="coll" id="century__90" original="E85f.-7938"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6653" id="century__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6654" id="century__92" original="E85f.-7723"><span class="x" id="century__93" original="E85f.-7722"> The growth of population that marked these centuries is significant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6656" id="century__94" original="E85f.-7934"><span class="x" id="century__95" original="E85f.-7933"> The eighteenth century was characterized by a remarkable surge in inventiveness and innovation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6658" id="century__96" original="E85f.-7927" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="century__97"> century + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.665a" id="century__98"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.665b" id="century__99" original="E85f.-7925"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.665c" id="century__100"><span class="coll" id="century__101" original="E85f.-7924"> witness </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.665e" id="century__102"><span class="coll" id="century__103" original="E85f.-7922"> see </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6660" id="century__104" original="E85f.-7921"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6661" id="century__105" original="E85f.-7920"><span class="x" id="century__106" original="E85f.-791f"> The eighteenth century witnessed the birth of the Enlightenment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6663" id="century__107" original="E85f.-7904" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="century__108"> century + abbreviation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6665" id="century__109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6666" id="century__110" original="E85f.-7902"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6667" id="century__111"><span class="coll" id="century__112" original="E85f.-7900"> AD </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6669" id="century__113"><span class="coll" id="century__114" original="E85f.-78f7"> CE </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.666b" id="century__115" original="E85f.-78ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.666c" id="century__116"><span class="coll" id="century__117" original="E85f.-78fd"> BC </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.666e" id="century__118"><span class="coll" id="century__119" original="E85f.-78fa"> BCE </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6670" id="century__120" original="E85f.-78f6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6671" id="century__121" original="E85f.-78f3"><span class="x" id="century__122" original="E85f.-78f2"> By the later first century AD, many farmsteads were cultivating coriander and opium poppies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6673" id="century__123" original="E85f.-78f1"><span class="x" id="century__124" original="E85f.-78f0"> Aristotle lived in the fourth century BCE. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6675" id="century__125" original="E393.19c0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="century__126" original="E393.19c1"> a period of 100 years </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6677" id="century__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6678" id="century__128" original="E85f.-7975"><span class="x" id="century__129" original="E85f.-7974"> The Hellenistic period spans the three centuries from the death of Alexander to the death of Cleopatra VII of Egypt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.667a" id="century__130" original="E85f.-7970"><span class="cf" id="century__131" original="E85f.-7971"><span class="exp" id="century__132"> century </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="century__133" original="E85f.-796f"> The empire provided about two centuries of peace. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.667e" id="century__134" original="E85f.-7973"><span class="cf" id="century__135" original="E84b.-7242"><span class="exp" id="century__136"> century </span> ago </span><span class="x" id="century__137" original="E85f.-7972"> Until half a century ago, the country was almost entirely cut off from the outside world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6682" id="century__138" original="E84b.-7240"><span class="cf" id="century__139" original="E84b.-7241"> over the… <span class="exp" id="century__140"> century </span></span><span class="x" id="century__141" original="E84b.-723f"> Over the last five centuries, capitalism has traced a steady rise to dominance. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="period__491" original="E4db.-77dd" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="period__492" original="E4db.-77dc"><span class="h1" id="period__493" original="E4db.-77db"> Time expressions </span><span class="p" id="period__494" original="E4db.-77da"> In academic writing, time expressions are important for specifying when an event or change took place; for saying how long a process lasted; or for comparing quantities over time. </span><ul class="bullet" id="period__495" original="E4db.-77d9"><li class="li" id="period__496" original="E4db.-77d8"><span class="eb" id="period__497" original="E4db.-77d7"> over (a period of) </span> 5 years/​months/​decades/​centuries </li><li class="li" id="period__498" original="E4db.-77d6"><span class="eb" id="period__499" original="E4db.-77d5"> over a </span> long/​short/10-year, etc. <span class="eb" id="period__500" original="E4db.-77d4"> period </span></li><li class="li" id="period__501" original="E4db.-77d3"><span class="eb" id="period__502" original="E4db.-77d2"> over the past </span> 10 years/3 decades/​few months </li><li class="li" id="period__503" original="E4db.-77d1"><span class="eb" id="period__504" original="E4db.-77d0"> over time/​the years </span></li><li class="li" id="period__505" original="E4db.-77cf"><span class="eb" id="period__506" original="E4db.-77ce"> for (a period of) </span> 5 years/​months/​decades/​centuries </li><li class="li" id="period__507" original="E4db.-77cd"><span class="eb" id="period__508" original="E4db.-77cc"> for many/​several </span> years/​decades/​months </li><li class="li" id="period__509" original="E4db.-77cb"><span class="eb" id="period__510" original="E4db.-77ca"> since </span> 1935/last year/​March </li><li class="li" id="period__511" original="E4db.-77c9"><span class="eb" id="period__512" original="E4db.-77c8"> in the </span> medieval/​Victorian/​post-war <span class="eb" id="period__513" original="E4db.-77c7"> period </span></li><li class="li" id="period__514" original="E4db.-77c6"><span class="eb" id="period__515" original="E4db.-77c5"> in the past </span> 10 years/3 decades/​few months </li><li class="li" id="period__516" original="E4db.-77c4"><span class="eb" id="period__517" original="E4db.-77c3"> in recent </span> years/​months/​decades </li><li class="li" id="period__518" original="E4db.-77c2"><span class="eb" id="period__519" original="E4db.-77c1"> during the past/​last </span> 10 years/3 decades/​few months </li><li class="li" id="period__520" original="E4db.-77c0"><span class="eb" id="period__521" original="E4db.-77bf"> during this </span> time/​period </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="period__522" original="E4db.-77be"><li class="li" id="period__523" original="E4db.-77bd"><span class="x-gs" id="period__524"><span class="x-g" id="period__525" original="E4db.-77bc"><span class="x" id="period__526" original="E4db.-77bb"><span class="ebi" id="period__527" original="E4db.-77ba"> Over </span> several <span class="ebi" id="period__528" original="E4db.-77b9"> days </span> , their performance improved significantly. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__529" original="E4db.-77b8"><span class="x-gs" id="period__530"><span class="x-g" id="period__531" original="E4db.-77b7"><span class="x" id="period__532" original="E4db.-77b6"> The interviews were conducted <span class="ebi" id="period__533" original="E4db.-77b5"> over </span> a seven-month <span class="ebi" id="period__534" original="E4db.-77b4"> period </span> in 2006. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__535" original="E4db.-77b3"><span class="x-gs" id="period__536"><span class="x-g" id="period__537" original="E4db.-77b2"><span class="x" id="period__538" original="E4db.-77b1"><span class="ebi" id="period__539" original="E4db.-77b0"> Over the past </span> 100 years, the cost of transporting goods over long distances has dramatically fallen. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__540" original="E4db.-77af"><span class="x-gs" id="period__541"><span class="x-g" id="period__542" original="E4db.-77ae"><span class="x" id="period__543" original="E4db.-77ad"><span class="ebi" id="period__544" original="E4db.-77ac"> Over time </span> , entire cities, tribes, kingdoms and the Roman Empire itself accepted the new religion. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__545" original="E4db.-77ab"><span class="x-gs" id="period__546"><span class="x-g" id="period__547" original="E4db.-77aa"><span class="x" id="period__548" original="E4db.-77a9"> Daniel (409–493) joined a monastery at age twelve and stayed <span class="ebi" id="period__549" original="E4db.-77a8"> for </span> 25 <span class="ebi" id="period__550" original="E4db.-77a7"> years </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__551" original="E4db.-77a6"><span class="x-gs" id="period__552"><span class="x-g" id="period__553" original="E4db.-77a5"><span class="x" id="period__554" original="E4db.-77a4"> Tree-ring properties have been used <span class="ebi" id="period__555" original="E4db.-77a3"> for many years </span> to reconstruct past climates. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__556" original="E4db.-77a2"><span class="x-gs" id="period__557"><span class="x-g" id="period__558" original="E4db.-77a1"><span class="x" id="period__559" original="E4db.-77a0"><span class="ebi" id="period__560" original="E4db.-779f"> Since </span> 1995, there have been more deaths from cancer than from ischaemic heart disease. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__561" original="E4db.-779e"><span class="x-gs" id="period__562"><span class="x-g" id="period__563" original="E4db.-779d"><span class="x" id="period__564" original="E4db.-779c"> Phillips and Hardy (2002: 75–8) analysed 127 cartoons that appeared in Canadian newspapers <span class="ebi" id="period__565" original="E4db.-779b"> in the </span> 1987–9 <span class="ebi" id="period__566" original="E4db.-779a"> period </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__567" original="E4db.-7799"><span class="x-gs" id="period__568"><span class="x-g" id="period__569" original="E4db.-7798"><span class="x" id="period__570" original="E4db.-7797"> There has been a huge increase in general practice workload <span class="ebi" id="period__571" original="E4db.-7796"> in the past </span> three decades. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__572" original="E4db.-7795"><span class="x-gs" id="period__573"><span class="x-g" id="period__574" original="E4db.-7794"><span class="x" id="period__575" original="E4db.-7793"> School dropout rates have remained fairly stable <span class="ebi" id="period__576" original="E4db.-7792"> in recent years </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__577" original="E4db.-7791"><span class="x-gs" id="period__578"><span class="x-g" id="period__579" original="E4db.-7790"><span class="x" id="period__580" original="E4db.-778f"> 13 major lava dams were formed and subsequently destroyed in the Grand Canyon <span class="ebi" id="period__581" original="E4db.-778e"> during the last </span> one to two million years. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__582" original="E4db.-778d"><span class="x-gs" id="period__583"><span class="x-g" id="period__584" original="E4db.-778c"><span class="x" id="period__585" original="E4db.-778b"><span class="ebi" id="period__586" original="E4db.-778a"> During this </span> 30-year <span class="ebi" id="period__587" original="E4db.-7789"> period </span> , per capita consumption increased from less than 2 lb to 6.6 lb. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6686" id="century__239" original="E85f.-7969" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="century__240"> adjective + century </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6688" id="century__241"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6689" id="century__242" original="E85f.-7967"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.668a" id="century__243"><span class="coll" id="century__244" original="E85f.-7966"> past </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.668c" id="century__245" original="E85f.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.668d" id="century__246"><span class="coll" id="century__247" original="E85f.-7964"> preceding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.668f" id="century__248"><span class="coll" id="century__249" original="E85f.-7724"> previous </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6691" id="century__250" original="E85f.-7963"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6692" id="century__251" original="E85f.-7962"><span class="x" id="century__252" original="E85f.-7961"> Over the past century, the economic importance of the government has grown dramatically. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6694" id="century__253" original="E85f.-7948" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="century__254"> noun + century </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6696" id="century__255"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6697" id="century__256" original="E85f.-7946"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6698" id="century__257"><span class="coll" id="century__258" original="E85f.-7945"> half </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.669a" id="century__259" original="E85f.-7944"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.669b" id="century__260"><span class="coll" id="century__261" original="E85f.-7943"> quarter </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.669d" id="century__262" original="E85f.-7942"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.669e" id="century__263" original="E85f.-7941"><span class="x" id="century__264" original="E85f.-7940"> There has been a phenomenal growth of scientific knowledge over the last half century. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66a0" id="century__265" original="E85f.-793c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="century__266"> verb + century </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66a2" id="century__267"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66a3" id="century__268" original="E85f.-7930"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66a4" id="century__269"><span class="coll" id="century__270" original="E85f.-792f"> begin </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66a6" id="century__271"><span class="coll" id="century__272" original="E84b.-723e"> enter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66a8" id="century__273" original="E85f.-793b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66a9" id="century__274"><span class="coll" id="century__275" original="E85f.-793a"> mark </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66ab" id="century__276"><span class="coll" id="century__277" original="E85f.-7936"> characterize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66ad" id="century__278" original="E85f.-7939"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66ae" id="century__279"><span class="coll" id="century__280" original="E85f.-7938"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b0" id="century__281"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b1" id="century__282" original="E85f.-792b"><span class="x" id="century__283" original="E85f.-792a"> Britain began its last century of Roman rule in exactly the same manner as it had entered the previous century, with intense imperial activity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b3-FF1" id="century__284" original="E397.559e" sk="turnofcentury"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b3-FF2" id="century__285"><span class="idm" id="century__286" original="E397.559f"> the turn of the century/year </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b3-FF4" id="century__287"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b3-FF5" id="century__288"><span class="def" id="century__289" original="E397.55a0"> the time when a new century/year starts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b3-FF7" id="century__290"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b3-FF8" id="century__291" original="E8b2.-5c51"><span class="x" id="century__292" original="E8b2.-5c50"> Just before the turn of the century, a new common currency, the euro, was born. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f0c" id="century__293" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="century__294"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f0e" id="century__295" original="E85f.-796b"><span class="shcut" id="century__296" original="E85f.-796a"> adjective + century </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f10" id="century__297" original="E85f.-7969"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f11" id="century__298" original="E85f.-7967"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f12" id="century__299" original="E85f.-7966"><span class="coll" id="century__300"> past </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f14" id="century__301" original="E85f.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f15" id="century__302" original="E85f.-7964"><span class="coll" id="century__303"> preceding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f17" id="century__304" original="E85f.-7724"><span class="coll" id="century__305"> previous </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f19" id="century__306" original="E85f.-7963"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f1a" id="century__307" original="E85f.-7962"><span class="x" id="century__308" original="E85f.-7961"> Over the past century, the economic importance of the government has grown dramatically. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f1c" id="century__309" original="E85f.-7960"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f1d" id="century__310" original="E85f.-795e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f1e" id="century__311" original="E85f.-795d"><span class="coll" id="century__312"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f20" id="century__313" original="E85f.-795c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f21" id="century__314" original="E85f.-795b"><span class="coll" id="century__315"> mid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f23" id="century__316" original="E85f.-795a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f24" id="century__317" original="E85f.-7959"><span class="coll" id="century__318"> late </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f26" id="century__319" original="E85f.-7958"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f27" id="century__320" original="E85f.-7957"><span class="coll" id="century__321"> twentieth </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f29" id="century__322" original="E85f.-7956"><span class="coll" id="century__323"> nineteenth </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f2b" id="century__324" original="E85f.-7955"><span class="coll" id="century__325"> eighteenth, etc. </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f2d" id="century__326" original="E85f.-7953"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f2e" id="century__327" original="E85f.-7952"><span class="coll" id="century__328"> mid-sixteenth </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f30" id="century__329" original="E85f.-7951"><span class="coll" id="century__330"> mid-tenth, etc. </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f32" id="century__331" original="E85f.-794f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f33" id="century__332" original="E85f.-794c"><span class="x" id="century__333" original="E85f.-794b"> By the mid-seventeenth century, chocolate had become fashionable among the rich in Paris. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f35" id="century__334" original="E85f.-794a"><span class="shcut" id="century__335" original="E85f.-7949"> noun + century </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f37" id="century__336" original="E85f.-7948"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f38" id="century__337" original="E85f.-7946"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f39" id="century__338" original="E85f.-7945"><span class="coll" id="century__339"> half </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f3b" id="century__340" original="E85f.-7944"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f3c" id="century__341" original="E85f.-7943"><span class="coll" id="century__342"> quarter </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f3e" id="century__343" original="E85f.-7942"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f3f" id="century__344" original="E85f.-7941"><span class="x" id="century__345" original="E85f.-7940"> There has been a phenomenal growth of scientific knowledge over the last half century. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f41" id="century__346" original="E85f.-793f"><span class="shcut" id="century__347" original="E85f.-793e"> verb + century </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f43" id="century__348" original="E85f.-793d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f44" id="century__349" original="E85f.-7930"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f45" id="century__350" original="E85f.-792f"><span class="coll" id="century__351"> begin </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f47" id="century__352" original="E84b.-723e"><span class="coll" id="century__353"> enter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f49" id="century__354" original="E85f.-793b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f4a" id="century__355" original="E85f.-793a"><span class="coll" id="century__356"> mark </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f4c" id="century__357" original="E85f.-7936"><span class="coll" id="century__358"> characterize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f4e" id="century__359" original="E85f.-7939"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f4f" id="century__360" original="E85f.-7938"><span class="coll" id="century__361"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f51" id="century__362" original="E85f.-7935"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f52" id="century__363" original="E85f.-792b"><span class="x" id="century__364" original="E85f.-792a"> Britain began its last century of Roman rule in exactly the same manner as it had entered the previous century, with intense imperial activity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f54" id="century__365" original="E85f.-7723"><span class="x" id="century__366" original="E85f.-7722"> The growth of population that marked these centuries is significant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f56" id="century__367" original="E85f.-7934"><span class="x" id="century__368" original="E85f.-7933"> The eighteenth century was characterized by a remarkable surge in inventiveness and innovation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f58" id="century__369" original="E85f.-7929"><span class="shcut" id="century__370" original="E85f.-7928"> century + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f5a" id="century__371" original="E85f.-7927"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f5b" id="century__372" original="E85f.-7925"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f5c" id="century__373" original="E85f.-7924"><span class="coll" id="century__374"> witness </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f5e" id="century__375" original="E85f.-7922"><span class="coll" id="century__376"> see </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f60" id="century__377" original="E85f.-7921"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f61" id="century__378" original="E85f.-7920"><span class="x" id="century__379" original="E85f.-791f"> The eighteenth century witnessed the birth of the Enlightenment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f63" id="century__380" original="E85f.-7906"><span class="shcut" id="century__381" original="E85f.-7905"> century + abbreviation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f65" id="century__382" original="E85f.-7904"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f66" id="century__383" original="E85f.-7902"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f67" id="century__384" original="E85f.-7900"><span class="coll" id="century__385"> AD </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f69" id="century__386" original="E85f.-78f7"><span class="coll" id="century__387"> CE </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f6b" id="century__388" original="E85f.-78ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f6c" id="century__389" original="E85f.-78fd"><span class="coll" id="century__390"> BC </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f6e" id="century__391" original="E85f.-78fa"><span class="coll" id="century__392"> BCE </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f70" id="century__393" original="E85f.-78f6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f71" id="century__394" original="E85f.-78f3"><span class="x" id="century__395" original="E85f.-78f2"> By the later first century AD, many farmsteads were cultivating coriander and opium poppies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f73" id="century__396" original="E85f.-78f1"><span class="x" id="century__397" original="E85f.-78f0"> Aristotle lived in the fourth century BCE. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2069" id="century__398" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://century" title="century definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.206a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5f29" id="century__399" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="century__400"> century </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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CEO
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b8" id="ceo" original="E393.19d3" sum="296"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66b9" id="ceo__1" original="E393.19d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66ba" id="ceo__2" original="E393.19d5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> CEO </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> abbreviation </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66c3" id="ceo__4" original="E393.19da"><span class="pos" id="ceo__5" original="E393.19db"> abbreviation </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7471" eid="ceo__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4c95" geo="br" id="ceo__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ceo__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsiː iː ˈəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/ceo/ceo__/ceo__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/ceo/ceo__/ceo__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ceo__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4c98" geo="n_am" id="ceo__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ceo__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsiː iː ˈoʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/ceo/ceo__/ceo__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/ceo/ceo__/ceo__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ceo__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66c5" id="ceo__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66c6" id="ceo__12" original="E393.19dc"><span class="def" id="ceo__13" original="E393.19dd"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66c8" id="ceo__14" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66c9" id="ceo__15"><span class="v"><strong> chief executive officer </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span> (the person with the highest rank in a business company) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66cb" id="ceo__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66cc" id="ceo__18" original="E8a6.-18d0"><span class="x" id="ceo__19" original="E8a6.-18cf"> Klaus Kleinfeld was the company's CEO from 2005 to mid-2007. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2128" id="ceo__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ceo" title="CEO definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2129" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5ef5" id="ceo__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ceo__22"> CEO </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cereal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66ce" id="cereal" original="E393.1a3c" sum="294"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66cf" id="cereal__1" original="E393.1a3d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66d0" id="cereal__2" original="E393.1a3e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cereal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66dc" id="cereal__7" original="E393.1a46"><span class="pos" id="cereal__8" original="E393.1a47"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7478" eid="cereal__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4d39" geo="br" id="cereal__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cereal__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪəriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/cerea/cereal__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/cerea/cereal__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cereal__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4d3d" geo="n_am" id="cereal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cereal__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪriəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/cerea/cereal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/cerea/cereal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cereal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66de" id="cereal__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66df" id="cereal__15" original="E393.1a48"><span class="def" id="cereal__16" original="E393.1a4b"> any type of grain that can be eaten or made into flour or bread </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66e1" id="cereal__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66e2" id="cereal__18" original="E586.-6640"><span class="cf" id="cereal__19" original="E586.-38c1"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cereal__20" original="E586.-663f"> The principal cereal crop varies according to climate and soil—it may be corn, wheat, rye or barley. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2146" id="cereal__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cereal" title="cereal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2147" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5e69" id="cereal__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cereal__23"> cereal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cerebral
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66e5" id="cerebral" original="E393.1a7b" sum="198"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66e6" id="cerebral__1" original="E393.1a7c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66e7" id="cerebral__2" original="E393.1a7d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cerebral </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66f0" id="cerebral__4" original="E393.1a82"><span class="pos" id="cerebral__5" original="E393.1a83"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7481" eid="cerebral__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u5a5f37cd83e788bc.6b849bec.1653cb9122d.-6ec6" geo="br" id="cerebral__7" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cerebral__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈriːbrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/cereb/cerebral__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/cereb/cerebral__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://cerebral__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u5a5f37cd83e788bc.6b849bec.1653cb9122d.-6ec3" geo="n_am" id="cerebral__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cerebral__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈriːbrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/cereb/cerebral__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/cereb/cerebral__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cerebral__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u5a5f37cd83e788bc.6b849bec.1653cb9122d.-6ec0" geo="br" id="cerebral__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cerebral__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈserəbrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/cereb/cerebral__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/cereb/cerebral__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cerebral__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u5a5f37cd83e788bc.6b849bec.1653cb9122d.-6ebd" geo="n_am" id="cerebral__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cerebral__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈserəbrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/cereb/cerebral__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/cereb/cerebral__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://cerebral__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66f2" id="cerebral__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66f3" id="cerebral__16" original="E393.1a84"><span class="def" id="cerebral__17" original="E393.1a85"> connected with the brain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66f5" id="cerebral__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66f6" id="cerebral__19" original="E824.-7c37"><span class="x" id="cerebral__20" original="E824.-7c36"> Various factors affect cerebral blood flow. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.215d" id="cerebral__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cerebral" title="cerebral definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.215e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5e14" id="cerebral__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cerebral__23"> cerebral </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ceremonial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66f8" id="ceremonial" original="E393.1ab7" sum="321"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66f9" id="ceremonial__1" original="E393.1ab8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.66fa" id="ceremonial__2" original="E393.1ab9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ceremonial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6706" id="ceremonial__7" original="E393.1ac2"><span class="pos" id="ceremonial__8" original="E393.1ac3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7488" eid="ceremonial__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4e89" geo="br" id="ceremonial__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ceremonial__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌserɪˈməʊniəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/cerem/ceremonial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/cerem/ceremonial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ceremonial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4e8d" geo="n_am" id="ceremonial__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ceremonial__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌserɪˈmoʊniəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/cerem/ceremonial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/cerem/ceremonial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ceremonial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6708" id="ceremonial__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6709" id="ceremonial__15" original="E393.1ac4"><span class="def" id="ceremonial__16" original="E393.1ac5"> connected with or used in a ceremony </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.670b" id="ceremonial__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.670c" id="ceremonial__18" original="E85b.7b9e"><span class="x" id="ceremonial__19" original="E85b.7b9f"> In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch plays a largely ceremonial role. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.670e" id="ceremonial__20" original="E85b.7ba0"><span class="x" id="ceremonial__21" original="E85b.7ba1"> The nomadic Turkmen people used woven textiles to make both practical and ceremonial artefacts. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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ceremony
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6710" id="ceremony" original="E393.1af6" sum="535"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6711" id="ceremony__1" original="E393.1af7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6712" id="ceremony__2" original="E393.1af8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> ceremony </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.671e" id="ceremony__7" original="E393.1b00"><span class="pos" id="ceremony__8" original="E393.1b01"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7491" eid="ceremony__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4f37" geo="br" id="ceremony__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ceremony__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈserəməni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/cerem/ceremony__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/cerem/ceremony__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://ceremony__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.4f3b" geo="n_am" id="ceremony__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="ceremony__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈserəmoʊni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/cerem/ceremony__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/cerem/ceremony__us_1.ogg" href="sound://ceremony__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6720" id="ceremony__14" original="E393.1b02"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6723" form="pl" id="ceremony__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="ceremony__16" original="E393.1b06"> ceremonies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6725" id="ceremony__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6726" id="ceremony__18" original="E393.1b07"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6727" id="ceremony__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="ceremony__20" original="E393.1b09"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ceremony__21" original="E393.1b0a"> a public or religious occasion that includes a series of formal or traditional actions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.672a" id="ceremony__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.672b" id="ceremony__23" original="E85b.7ba2"><span class="x" id="ceremony__24" original="E85b.7ba3"> The official marriage ceremony is quite simple. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.672d" id="ceremony__25" original="E393.1b0b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.672e" id="ceremony__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="ceremony__27" original="E393.1b0d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="ceremony__28" original="E393.1b0e"> formal behaviour; traditional actions and words used on particular formal occasions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6731" id="ceremony__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6732" id="ceremony__30" original="E8a7.-7d66"><span class="x" id="ceremony__31" original="E8a7.-7d65"> Prizes were given out with due ceremony. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6734" id="ceremony__32" original="E85b.7ba8"><span class="x" id="ceremony__33" original="E85b.7ba9"> More than 30 individuals, including women and children, were buried without apparent ceremony in a large pit. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2197" id="ceremony__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ceremony" title="ceremony definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2198" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5d72" id="ceremony__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="ceremony__36"> ceremony </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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certain
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6736" hm="1" id="certain1" original="E393.1b68" sum="2238"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6737" id="certain1__1" original="E393.1b69"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6738" id="certain1__2" original="E393.1b6a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> certain <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6741" id="certain1__4" original="E393.1b70"><span class="pos" id="certain1__5" original="E393.1b71"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.749a" eid="certain1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.35c" geo="br" id="certain1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certain1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certa/certain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certa/certain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.35f" geo="n_am" id="certain1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certain1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certa/certain__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certa/certain__us_2.ogg" href="sound://certain__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6743" id="certain1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6744" id="certain1__12" original="E393.1b72"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="certain1__13" original="E393.1b73"> that you can rely on to happen or be true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6746" id="certain1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6747" id="certain1__15" original="E85f.-6d41"><span class="x" id="certain1__16" original="E85f.-6d40"> In the wild, parapox means certain death for red squirrels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6749" id="certain1__17" original="E85f.-6d3f"><span class="cf" id="certain1__18" original="E393.1b74"> it is/seems <span class="exp" id="certain1__19"> certain </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="certain1__20" original="E85f.-6d3e"> Although exact figures are rarely available, it is certain that the Church owned very high proportions of the land. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.674d" id="certain1__21" original="E84b.-7053"><span class="cf" id="certain1__22" original="E84b.-7054"> it is <span class="exp" id="certain1__23"> certain </span> how, what etc… </span><span class="x" id="certain1__24" original="E84b.-7052"> It is not certain how effective such measures would be. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6751" id="certain1__25" original="E85f.-6d3d"><span class="cf" id="certain1__26" original="E393.1b75"><span class="exp" id="certain1__27"> certain </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="certain1__28" original="E85f.-6d3c"> Emissions from fossil fuel burning are virtually certain to drive the upward trend in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6755" id="certain1__29" original="E85f.-6d39"><span class="cf" id="certain1__30" original="E393.1b76"><span class="exp" id="certain1__31"> certain </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="certain1__32" original="E85f.-6d38"> In these conditions, the person who sells most cheaply is certain of securing the greatest sales. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6759" id="certain1__33" original="E85f.-6d00" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="certain1__34"> adverb + certain </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.675b" id="certain1__35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.675c" id="certain1__36" original="E85f.-6cff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.675d" id="certain1__37"><span class="coll" id="certain1__38" original="E85f.-6cfc"> virtually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.675f" id="certain1__39"><span class="coll" id="certain1__40" original="E85f.-6cfe"> almost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6761" id="certain1__41" original="E85f.-6cec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6762" id="certain1__42"><span class="coll" id="certain1__43" original="E85f.-6ceb"> absolutely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6764" id="certain1__44"><span class="coll" id="certain1__45" original="E84b.-702f"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6766" id="certain1__46" original="E85f.-6cf9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6767" id="certain1__47"><span class="coll" id="certain1__48" original="E85f.-6cf4"> reasonably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6769" id="certain1__49"><span class="coll" id="certain1__50" original="E85f.-6cf8"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.676b" id="certain1__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.676c" id="certain1__52" original="E85f.-6d3b"><span class="x" id="certain1__53" original="E85f.-6d3a"> New member states in the European Union are almost certain to bring with them their own unresolved language problems. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.676e" id="certain1__54" original="E393.1b77"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.676f" id="certain1__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="certain1__56" original="E85f.-6d36"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="certain1__57" original="E393.1b78"> firmly believing something; having no doubts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6772" id="certain1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6773" id="certain1__59" original="E85f.-6d35"><span class="cf" id="certain1__60" original="E393.1b79"><span class="exp" id="certain1__61"> certain </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="certain1__62" original="E85f.-6d34"> He could not be certain he made the right decision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6777" id="certain1__63" original="E85f.-6d33"><span class="cf" id="certain1__64" original="E393.1b7a"><span class="exp" id="certain1__65"> certain </span> of/about something </span><span class="x" id="certain1__66" original="E85f.-6d32"> Sometimes customers are certain about what they want, but often they are not. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.677b" id="certain1__67" original="E84b.-7051"><span class="cf" id="certain1__68" original="E393.1b7b"><span class="exp" id="certain1__69"> certain </span> what/where, etc… </span><span class="x" id="certain1__70" original="E84b.-7050"> Wegener was not certain what drove the continents apart. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.677f" id="certain1__71" original="E82b.3fef" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncertain" title="uncertain (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6780" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4c12" id="certain1__72" original="E82b.3ff0"><span class="xh" id="certain1__73"> uncertain </span><span class="xs" id="certain1__74"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6783" id="certain1__75" original="E85f.-6d00" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="certain1__76"> adverb + certain </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6785" id="certain1__77"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6786" id="certain1__78" original="E85f.-6cff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6787" id="certain1__79"><span class="coll" id="certain1__80" original="E85f.-6cfc"> virtually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6789" id="certain1__81"><span class="coll" id="certain1__82" original="E85f.-6cfe"> almost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.678b" id="certain1__83" original="E85f.-6cec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.678c" id="certain1__84"><span class="coll" id="certain1__85" original="E85f.-6ceb"> absolutely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.678e" id="certain1__86"><span class="coll" id="certain1__87" original="E84b.-702f"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6790" id="certain1__88" original="E85f.-6cf9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6791" id="certain1__89"><span class="coll" id="certain1__90" original="E85f.-6cf4"> reasonably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6793" id="certain1__91"><span class="coll" id="certain1__92" original="E85f.-6cf8"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6795" id="certain1__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6796" id="certain1__94" original="E84b.-702e"><span class="x" id="certain1__95" original="E84b.-702d"> It is impossible to be absolutely certain that a finding based on a sample will also be found in the population. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6798" id="certain1__96" original="E393.1b7c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6799" id="certain1__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="certain1__98" original="E85f.-6d2e"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="certain1__99" original="E393.1b7d"> used to mention a particular thing, person or group without giving any more details about it/them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.679c" id="certain1__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.679d" id="certain1__101" original="E85f.-6d2b"><span class="x" id="certain1__102" original="E85f.-6d2a"> Certain groups of people are much more at risk than others. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.679f" id="certain1__103" original="E85f.-6d29"><span class="x" id="certain1__104" original="E85f.-6d28"> Forests can be severely damaged by unusual or sustained low temperatures during certain times of the year. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67a1" id="certain1__105" original="E85f.-6d10" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="certain1__106"> certain + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67a3" id="certain1__107"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67a4" id="certain1__108" original="E85f.-6d0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67a5" id="certain1__109"><span class="coll" id="certain1__110" original="E85f.-6d0b"> kind </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67a7" id="certain1__111"><span class="coll" id="certain1__112" original="E85f.-6d0d"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67a9" id="certain1__113" original="E84b.-704c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67aa" id="certain1__114"><span class="coll" id="certain1__115" original="E84b.-704b"> category </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67ac" id="certain1__116"><span class="coll" id="certain1__117" original="E84b.-704a"> class </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67ae" id="certain1__118" original="E84b.-7049"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67af" id="certain1__119"><span class="coll" id="certain1__120" original="E84b.-7048"> group </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67b1" id="certain1__121" original="E85f.-6d0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67b2" id="certain1__122"><span class="coll" id="certain1__123" original="E85f.-6d09"> aspect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67b4" id="certain1__124"><span class="coll" id="certain1__125" original="E84b.-7047"> characteristic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67b6" id="certain1__126"><span class="coll" id="certain1__127" original="E84b.-7046"> feature </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67b8" id="certain1__128"><span class="coll" id="certain1__129" original="E84b.-7045"> property </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67ba" id="certain1__130"><span class="coll" id="certain1__131" original="E84b.-7044"> trait </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67bc" id="certain1__132" original="E85f.-6d08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67bd" id="certain1__133"><span class="coll" id="certain1__134" original="E85f.-6d07"> way </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67bf" id="certain1__135"><span class="coll" id="certain1__136" original="E84b.-7043"> respects </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67c1" id="certain1__137" original="E85f.-6d19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67c2" id="certain1__138"><span class="coll" id="certain1__139" original="E85f.-6d18"> circumstance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67c4" id="certain1__140"><span class="coll" id="certain1__141" original="E85f.-6d16"> condition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67c6" id="certain1__142" original="E85f.-6d15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67c7" id="certain1__143"><span class="coll" id="certain1__144" original="E85f.-6d14"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67c9" id="certain1__145" original="E84b.-7042"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67ca" id="certain1__146"><span class="coll" id="certain1__147" original="E84b.-7041"> things </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67cc" id="certain1__148" original="E84b.-7040"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67cd" id="certain1__149"><span class="coll" id="certain1__150" original="E84b.-703f"> cases </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67cf" id="certain1__151" original="E84b.-703e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67d0" id="certain1__152"><span class="coll" id="certain1__153" original="E84b.-703d"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67d2" id="certain1__154" original="E86b.-7d48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67d3" id="certain1__155"><span class="coll" id="certain1__156" original="E86b.-7d47"> point </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67d5" id="certain1__157" original="E86b.-7d46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67d6" id="certain1__158"><span class="coll" id="certain1__159" original="E86b.-7d45"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67d8" id="certain1__160" original="E86b.-7d44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67d9" id="certain1__161"><span class="coll" id="certain1__162" original="E86b.-7d43"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67db" id="certain1__163" original="E84b.-703c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67dc" id="certain1__164"><span class="coll" id="certain1__165" original="E84b.-703b"> period </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67de" id="certain1__166" original="E84b.-703a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67df" id="certain1__167"><span class="coll" id="certain1__168" original="E84b.-7039"> assumption </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67e1" id="certain1__169" original="E85f.-6d06"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67e2" id="certain1__170" original="E86b.-7d4c"><span class="x" id="certain1__171" original="E86b.-7d4b"> Human survival is dependent on certain kinds of behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67e4" id="certain1__172" original="E85f.-6d05"><span class="x" id="certain1__173" original="E85f.-6d04"> Sometimes, tradition or religion may mean that people will dress in a certain way. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67e6" id="certain1__174" original="E85f.-6d12"><span class="x" id="certain1__175" original="E85f.-6d11"> Under certain circumstances, an actor may influence a film as much as a writer, director or producer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67e8" id="certain1__176" original="E86b.-7d41"><span class="x" id="certain1__177" original="E86b.-7d40"> Current begins to flow through the valve once the grid voltage reaches a certain level. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67ea" id="certain1__178" original="E393.1b82"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67eb" id="certain1__179" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67ec" id="certain1__180"><span class="v"><strong> a certain… </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67ee" id="certain1__182"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="certain1__183" original="E85f.-6d26"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="certain1__184" original="E393.1b83"> slight; that can be seen but is difficult to describe </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67f1" id="certain1__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67f2" id="certain1__186" original="E84b.-704e"><span class="x" id="certain1__187" original="E84b.-704d"> Thus, there will be a certain amount of change in genotype over time in a population. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67f4" id="certain1__188" original="E393.1b84"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67f5" id="certain1__189" original="E393.1b85" sk="forcertain"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67f6" id="certain1__190"><span class="idm" id="certain1__191" original="E393.1b86"> for certain </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67f8" id="certain1__192"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67f9" id="certain1__193"><span class="def" id="certain1__194" original="E393.1b87"> without doubt </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67fb" id="certain1__195"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67fc" id="certain1__196" original="E86b.-7d52"><span class="x" id="certain1__197" original="E86b.-7d51"> It is impossible to say for certain if earthquakes were responsible for destroying the Mississippian temples. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67fe" id="certain1__198" original="E393.1b88" sk="makecertain"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.67ff" id="certain1__199"><span class="idm" id="certain1__200" original="E393.1b89"> make certain (that…) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6801" id="certain1__201"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6802" id="certain1__202"><span class="def" id="certain1__203" original="E393.1b8a"> to do something in order to be sure that something happens or is definitely true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6804" id="certain1__204"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6805" id="certain1__205" original="E86b.-7d50"><span class="x" id="certain1__206" original="E86b.-7d4f"> The courts make certain that laws and policies are consistent with the Constitution. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6807" id="extent__100" original="E85f.-6d21" sk="tocertainextent"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6808" id="extent__101"><span class="idm" id="extent__102" original="E85f.-6d20"> to a certain extent </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.680a" id="extent__103"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.680b" id="extent__104"><span class="def" id="extent__105" original="E85f.-6d1f"> in some ways but not completely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.680d" id="extent__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.680e" id="extent__107" original="E4a8.5205"><span class="x" id="extent__108" original="E4a8.5206"> While this is clearly true to a certain extent, there are three important exceptions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f75" id="certain1__216" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="certain1__217"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f77" id="certain1__218" original="E85f.-6d1d"><span class="shcut" id="certain1__219" original="E85f.-6d1c"> certain + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f79" id="certain1__220" original="E85f.-6d10"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f7a" id="certain1__221" original="E85f.-6d0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f7b" id="certain1__222" original="E85f.-6d0b"><span class="coll" id="certain1__223"> kind </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f7d" id="certain1__224" original="E85f.-6d0d"><span class="coll" id="certain1__225"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f7f" id="certain1__226" original="E84b.-704c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f80" id="certain1__227" original="E84b.-704b"><span class="coll" id="certain1__228"> category </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f82" id="certain1__229" original="E84b.-704a"><span class="coll" id="certain1__230"> class </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f84" id="certain1__231" original="E84b.-7049"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f85" id="certain1__232" original="E84b.-7048"><span class="coll" id="certain1__233"> group </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f87" id="certain1__234" original="E85f.-6d0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f88" id="certain1__235" original="E85f.-6d09"><span class="coll" id="certain1__236"> aspect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f8a" id="certain1__237" original="E84b.-7047"><span class="coll" id="certain1__238"> characteristic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f8c" id="certain1__239" original="E84b.-7046"><span class="coll" id="certain1__240"> feature </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f8e" id="certain1__241" original="E84b.-7045"><span class="coll" id="certain1__242"> property </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f90" id="certain1__243" original="E84b.-7044"><span class="coll" id="certain1__244"> trait </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f92" id="certain1__245" original="E85f.-6d08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f93" id="certain1__246" original="E85f.-6d07"><span class="coll" id="certain1__247"> way </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f95" id="certain1__248" original="E84b.-7043"><span class="coll" id="certain1__249"> respects </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f97" id="certain1__250" original="E85f.-6d19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f98" id="certain1__251" original="E85f.-6d18"><span class="coll" id="certain1__252"> circumstance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f9a" id="certain1__253" original="E85f.-6d16"><span class="coll" id="certain1__254"> condition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f9c" id="certain1__255" original="E85f.-6d15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f9d" id="certain1__256" original="E85f.-6d14"><span class="coll" id="certain1__257"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6f9f" id="certain1__258" original="E84b.-7042"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fa0" id="certain1__259" original="E84b.-7041"><span class="coll" id="certain1__260"> things </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fa2" id="certain1__261" original="E84b.-7040"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fa3" id="certain1__262" original="E84b.-703f"><span class="coll" id="certain1__263"> cases </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fa5" id="certain1__264" original="E84b.-703e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fa6" id="certain1__265" original="E84b.-703d"><span class="coll" id="certain1__266"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fa8" id="certain1__267" original="E86b.-7d48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fa9" id="certain1__268" original="E86b.-7d47"><span class="coll" id="certain1__269"> point </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fab" id="certain1__270" original="E86b.-7d46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fac" id="certain1__271" original="E86b.-7d45"><span class="coll" id="certain1__272"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fae" id="certain1__273" original="E86b.-7d44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6faf" id="certain1__274" original="E86b.-7d43"><span class="coll" id="certain1__275"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fb1" id="certain1__276" original="E84b.-703c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fb2" id="certain1__277" original="E84b.-703b"><span class="coll" id="certain1__278"> period </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fb4" id="certain1__279" original="E84b.-703a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fb5" id="certain1__280" original="E84b.-7039"><span class="coll" id="certain1__281"> assumption </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fb7" id="certain1__282" original="E85f.-6d06"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fb8" id="certain1__283" original="E86b.-7d4c"><span class="x" id="certain1__284" original="E86b.-7d4b"> Human survival is dependent on certain kinds of behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fba" id="certain1__285" original="E85f.-6d05"><span class="x" id="certain1__286" original="E85f.-6d04"> Sometimes, tradition or religion may mean that people will dress in a certain way. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fbc" id="certain1__287" original="E85f.-6d12"><span class="x" id="certain1__288" original="E85f.-6d11"> Under certain circumstances, an actor may influence a film as much as a writer, director or producer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fbe" id="certain1__289" original="E86b.-7d41"><span class="x" id="certain1__290" original="E86b.-7d40"> Current begins to flow through the valve once the grid voltage reaches a certain level. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fc0" id="certain1__291" original="E85f.-6d03"><span class="shcut" id="certain1__292" original="E85f.-6d02"> adverb + certain </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fc2" id="certain1__293" original="E85f.-6d01"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fc3" id="certain1__294" original="E85f.-6cff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fc4" id="certain1__295" original="E85f.-6cfc"><span class="coll" id="certain1__296"> virtually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fc6" id="certain1__297" original="E85f.-6cfe"><span class="coll" id="certain1__298"> almost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fc8" id="certain1__299" original="E85f.-6cec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fc9" id="certain1__300" original="E85f.-6ceb"><span class="coll" id="certain1__301"> absolutely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fcb" id="certain1__302" original="E84b.-702f"><span class="coll" id="certain1__303"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fcd" id="certain1__304" original="E85f.-6cf9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fce" id="certain1__305" original="E85f.-6cf4"><span class="coll" id="certain1__306"> reasonably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fd0" id="certain1__307" original="E85f.-6cf8"><span class="coll" id="certain1__308"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fd2" id="certain1__309" original="E85f.-6cf3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fd3" id="certain1__310" original="E85f.-6d3b"><span class="x" id="certain1__311" original="E85f.-6d3a"> New member states in the European Union are almost certain to bring with them their own unresolved language problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.6fd5" id="certain1__312" original="E84b.-702e"><span class="x" id="certain1__313" original="E84b.-702d"> It is impossible to be absolutely certain that a finding based on a sample will also be found in the population. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.21b8" id="certain1__314" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://certain_1" title="certain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.21b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5cd2" id="certain1__315" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="certain1__316"> certain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6810" hm="2" id="certain2" original="E393.1b92" sum="534"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6811" id="certain2__1" original="E393.1b93"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6812" id="certain2__2" original="E393.1b94"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> certain <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> pronoun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.681b" id="certain2__4" original="E393.1b9a"><span class="pos" id="certain2__5" original="E393.1b9b"> pronoun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74a1" eid="certain2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.362" geo="br" id="certain2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certain2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certa/certain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certa/certain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.365" geo="n_am" id="certain2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certain2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certa/certain__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certa/certain__us_2.ogg" href="sound://certain__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.681d" id="certain2__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.681e" id="certain2__12" original="E393.1b9c"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.681f" id="certain2__13" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6820" id="certain2__14"><span class="v"><strong> certain of… </strong></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6822" id="certain2__16"><span class="reg" id="certain2__17" original="E393.1b9f" reg="fml"> formal </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="certain2__18" original="E393.1ba0"> used for talking about some particular members of a group of people or things without giving their names or any more details about them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6825" id="certain2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6826" id="certain2__20" original="E86b.-7c59"><span class="x" id="certain2__21" original="E86b.-7c58"> Russia never had a real Renaissance, although certain of her rulers tried to impose one. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6828" id="certain2__22" original="E86b.-7c55"><span class="x" id="certain2__23" original="E86b.-7c54"> Possible biases were dealt with by repeating the experiments with certain of the environmental conditions changed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2295" id="certain2__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://certain_1" title="certain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2296" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5cd2" id="certain2__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="certain2__26"> certain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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certainly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.682a" id="certainly" original="E393.1ba1" sum="449"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.682b" id="certainly__1" original="E393.1ba2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.682c" id="certainly__2" original="E393.1ba3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> certainly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6835" id="certainly__4" original="E393.1ba8"><span class="pos" id="certainly__5" original="E393.1ba9"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74a8" eid="certainly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5072" geo="br" id="certainly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certainly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtnli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certa/certainly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certa/certainly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certainly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5075" geo="n_am" id="certainly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certainly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtnli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certa/certainly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certa/certainly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://certainly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6837" id="certainly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6838" id="certainly__12" original="E393.1baa"><span class="def" id="certainly__13" original="E393.1bab"> without doubt </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.683a" id="certainly__14" original="E393.1bac" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://definitely" title="definitely definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.683b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73bd" id="certainly__15" original="E393.1bad"><span class="xh" id="certainly__16"> definitely </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.683e" id="certainly__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.683f" id="certainly__18" original="E84a.-7e50"><span class="x" id="certainly__19" original="E84a.-7e4f"> He almost certainly had a rare bone disease as a result of his parents being first cousins. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6841" id="certainly__20" original="E84a.-7e4e"><span class="x" id="certainly__21" original="E84a.-7e4d"> It is certainly true that very high interest rates discourage investment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6843" id="certainly__22" original="E84a.-7e4c"><span class="x" id="certainly__23" original="E84a.-7e4b"> Certainly, there is a lot of evidence that boys talk more in the classroom and get more attention from teachers than girls. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b04" id="certainly__24" original="E84a.-7e49" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="certainly__25" original="E84a.-7e48"> certainly + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b06" id="certainly__26" original="E84a.-7e47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b07" id="certainly__27" original="E84a.-7e45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b08" id="certainly__28"><span class="coll" id="certainly__29" original="E84a.-7e44"> hope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b0a" id="certainly__30" original="E84a.-7e43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b0b" id="certainly__31"><span class="coll" id="certainly__32" original="E84a.-7e42"> seem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b0d" id="certainly__33" original="E84a.-7e41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b0e" id="certainly__34"><span class="coll" id="certainly__35" original="E84a.-7e40"> help </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b10" id="certainly__36" original="E84a.-7e3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b11" id="certainly__37"><span class="coll" id="certainly__38" original="E84a.-7e3e"> exist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b13" id="certainly__39" original="E84b.-6faf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b14" id="certainly__40"><span class="coll" id="certainly__41" original="E84b.-6fae"> contribute </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b16" id="certainly__42"><span class="coll" id="certainly__43" original="E84b.-6fad"> play a part/​role </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b18" id="certainly__44" original="E84a.-7e3d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b19" id="certainly__45" original="E84a.-7e3c"><span class="x" id="certainly__46" original="E84a.-7e3b"> Dickens certainly seems to have both deeply respected and trusted Bulwer's literary judgement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b1b" id="certainly__47" original="E84a.-7e3a"><span class="x" id="certainly__48" original="E84a.-7e39"> A demand for printed plays certainly existed. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b1d" id="certainly__49" original="E84a.-7e38" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="certainly__50" original="E84a.-7e37"> certainly + adjective </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b1f" id="certainly__51" original="E84a.-7e36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b20" id="certainly__52" original="E84a.-7e34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b21" id="certainly__53"><span class="coll" id="certainly__54" original="E84a.-7e33"> true </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b23" id="certainly__55" original="E84a.-7e32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b24" id="certainly__56"><span class="coll" id="certainly__57" original="E84a.-7e31"> possible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b26" id="certainly__58" original="E84a.-7e30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b27" id="certainly__59"><span class="coll" id="certainly__60" original="E84a.-7e2f"> important </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b29" id="certainly__61" original="E84a.-7e2e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b2a" id="certainly__62" original="E84a.-7e2d"><span class="x" id="certainly__63" original="E84a.-7e2c"> It is certainly possible to argue that general elections now have less impact for public policy than in the past. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b2c" id="certainly__64" original="E84a.-7e2b"><span class="x" id="certainly__65" original="E84a.-7e2a"> It is certainly important for the consumer to have a clear idea of what the product stands for. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.22b2" id="certainly__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://certainly" title="certainly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.22b3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5c0d" id="certainly__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="certainly__68"> certainly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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certainty
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6845" id="certainty" original="E393.1bb2" sum="1006"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6846" id="certainty__1" original="E393.1bb3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6847" id="certainty__2" original="E393.1bb4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> certainty </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6853" id="certainty__7" original="E393.1bbc"><span class="pos" id="certainty__8" original="E393.1bbd"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74af" eid="certainty__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.50b1" geo="br" id="certainty__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certainty__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtnti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certa/certainty__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certa/certainty__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certainty__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.50b4" geo="n_am" id="certainty__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certainty__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtnti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certa/certainty__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certa/certainty__us_1.ogg" href="sound://certainty__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6855" id="certainty__14" original="E393.1bbe"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6858" form="pl" id="certainty__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="certainty__16" original="E393.1bc2"> certainties </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.685a" id="certainty__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.685b" id="certainty__18" original="E393.1bc7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.685c" id="certainty__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="certainty__20" original="E393.1bc9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="certainty__21" original="E393.1bca"> the strong belief that something is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.685f" id="certainty__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6860" id="certainty__23" original="E84a.-7c6b"><span class="cf" id="certainty__24" original="E84a.-7c6e"> with … <span class="exp" id="certainty__25"> certainty </span></span><span class="x" id="certainty__26" original="E84a.-7c6a"> Archaeologists can say with a fair degree of certainty that people were living in this area 40 000 years ago. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6864" id="certainty__27" original="E84b.-6e41"><span class="cf" id="certainty__28" original="E84b.-6e42"><span class="exp" id="certainty__29"> certainty </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="certainty__30" original="E84b.-6e40"> There can be no certainty that the trends identified from this data are likely to continue in the future. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6868" id="certainty__31" original="E84a.-7c69" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conviction" title="conviction (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6869" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d92" id="certainty__32" original="E84a.-7c68"><span class="xh" id="certainty__33"> conviction </span><span class="xs" id="certainty__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.686c" id="certainty__35" original="E393.1bc3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.686d" id="certainty__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="certainty__37" original="E393.1bc5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="certainty__38" original="E393.1bc6"> something that you know is completely true or reliable; an event that is definitely going to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6870" id="certainty__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6871" id="certainty__40" original="E84a.-7c67"><span class="x" id="certainty__41" original="E84a.-7c66"> The communist party promised a return to the old certainties of punctual wages and pensions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6873" id="certainty__42" original="E84a.-7c65"><span class="x" id="certainty__43" original="E84a.-7c64"> A more federal European structure is a certainty in the long run. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6875" id="certainty__44" original="E84a.-7c63"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6876" id="certainty__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="certainty__46" original="E84a.-7c61"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="certainty__47" original="E84a.-7c60"> the quality of being definitely true or reliable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6879" id="certainty__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.687a" id="certainty__49" original="E84a.-7c5f"><span class="x" id="certainty__50" original="E84a.-7c5e"> The Court has restored legal certainty after a period of incoherent case law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.687c" id="certainty__51" original="E84a.-7c5c"><span class="cf" id="certainty__52" original="E84a.-7c5d"> the <span class="exp" id="certainty__53"> certainty </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="certainty__54" original="E84a.-7c5b"> These arguments are persuasive, but do not offer the certainty of mathematical proof. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.22d7" id="certainty__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://certainty" title="certainty definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.22d8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5be5" id="certainty__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="certainty__57"> certainty </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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certificate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6880" id="certificate" original="E393.1be7" sum="628"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6881" id="certificate__1" original="E393.1be8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6882" id="certificate__2" original="E393.1be9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> certificate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.688e" id="certificate__7" original="E393.1bf1"><span class="pos" id="certificate__8" original="E393.1bf2"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6887" eid="certificate__9" original="E393.1bf3" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.51d0" geo="br" id="certificate__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certificate__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈtɪfɪkət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certi/certificate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certificate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certificate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.51d4" geo="n_am" id="certificate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certificate__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sərˈtɪfɪkət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certi/certificate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certificate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://certificate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6890" id="certificate__14" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6891" id="certificate__15"><span class="v"><strong> cert. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6893" id="certificate__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6894" id="certificate__18" original="E393.1bf7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="certificate__19" original="E393.1bf8"> an official document that may be used to prove that the facts it states are true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6896" id="certificate__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6897" id="certificate__21" original="E824.-5c9e"><span class="x" id="certificate__22" original="E824.-5c9d"> a birth/marriage/death certificate </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6899" id="certificate__23" original="E824.-5c9c"><span class="x" id="certificate__24" original="E824.-5c9b"> It is up to the GP to issue a medical certificate if appropriate. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.689b" id="certificate__25" original="E393.1bf9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="certificate__26" original="E393.1bfa"> an official document proving that you have completed a course of study or passed an exam; a qualification obtained after a course of study or an exam </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.689d" id="certificate__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.689e" id="certificate__28" original="E824.-5c9a"><span class="x" id="certificate__29" original="E824.-5c99"> All students in the class were working towards obtaining a language proficiency certificate. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2315" id="certificate__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://certificate_1" title="certificate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2316" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5b96" id="certificate__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="certificate__32"> certificate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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certify
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68a0" id="certify" original="E393.1c89" sum="796"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68a1" id="certify__1" original="E393.1c8a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68a2" id="certify__2" original="E393.1c8b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> certify </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68b0" id="certify__9" original="E393.1c95"><span class="pos" id="certify__10" original="E393.1c96"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74b6" eid="certify__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53c1" geo="br" id="certify__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certi/certify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53c5" geo="n_am" id="certify__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certi/certify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://certify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1a6f" id="certify__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53c9" form="root" id="certify__17"><span class="vp" id="certify__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> certify </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53cb" eid="certify__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53cc" geo="br" id="certify__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certi/certify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53d0" geo="n_am" id="certify__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certi/certify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://certify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53d4" form="thirdps" id="certify__24"><span class="vp" id="certify__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> certifies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53d6" eid="certify__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53d7" geo="br" id="certify__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certi/certifies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certifies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certifies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53da" geo="n_am" id="certify__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certi/certifies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certifies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://certifies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53dd" form="past" id="certify__31"><span class="vp" id="certify__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> certified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53df" eid="certify__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53e0" geo="br" id="certify__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certi/certified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53e3" geo="n_am" id="certify__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certi/certified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://certified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53e6" form="pastpart" id="certify__38"><span class="vp" id="certify__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> certified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53e8" eid="certify__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53e9" geo="br" id="certify__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certi/certified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53ec" geo="n_am" id="certify__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certi/certified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://certified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53ef" form="prespart" id="certify__45"><span class="vp" id="certify__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> certifying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53f1" eid="certify__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53f2" geo="br" id="certify__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːtɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cer/certi/certifying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certifying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://certifying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.53f5" geo="n_am" id="certify__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="certify__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cer/certi/certifying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cer/certi/certifying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://certifying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68ea" id="certify__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68eb" id="certify__53" original="E393.1cb9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="certify__54" original="E393.1cbc"> to state officially, especially in writing, that something is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68ed" id="certify__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68ee" id="certify__56" original="E824.-5bb2"><span class="cf" id="certify__57" original="E393.1cbd"><span class="exp" id="certify__58"> certify </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="certify__59" original="E824.-5bb1"> The Secretary of State certified that the two men were suspected of international terrorist connections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68f2" id="certify__60" original="E824.-5bb0"><span class="cf" id="certify__61" original="E393.1cbf"><span class="exp" id="certify__62"> certify </span> somebody/something (as) something </span><span class="x" id="certify__63" original="E824.-5baf"> The ship had been certified as seaworthy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68f6" id="certify__64" original="E824.-5bae"><span class="cf" id="certify__65" original="E586.-4a12"> certified + noun </span><span class="x" id="certify__66" original="E824.-5bad"> By that time there were 360 Fairtrade certified producer groups in 40 producer countries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68f9" id="certify__67" original="E393.1cc6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68fa" id="certify__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="certify__69" original="E393.1cc8"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="certify__70" original="E393.1cc9"><span class="exp" id="certify__71"> certify </span> somebody (as) + adj. </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.68fe" id="certify__72"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="certify__73" original="E393.1ccb"> British English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="certify__74" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="certify__75" original="E393.1ccd"> to officially state that somebody is mentally ill, so that they can be given medical treatment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6902" id="certify__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6903" id="certify__77" original="E824.-5bac"><span class="x" id="certify__78" original="E824.-5bab"> Many members of the opposition were imprisoned, exiled or certified insane. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2373" id="certify__79" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://certify" title="certify definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2374" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5add" id="certify__80" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="certify__81"> certify </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cessation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6905" id="cessation" original="E393.1d67" sum="371"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6906" id="cessation__1" original="E393.1d68"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6907" id="cessation__2" original="E393.1d69"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cessation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6912" id="cessation__7" original="E393.1d71"><span class="pos" id="cessation__8" original="E393.1d72"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74bf" eid="cessation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.551c" geo="br" id="cessation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cessation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> seˈseɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/ces/cessa/cessation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/ces/cessa/cessation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cessation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.551f" geo="n_am" id="cessation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cessation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> seˈseɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/ces/cessa/cessation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/ces/cessa/cessation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cessation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6914" id="cessation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cessation__15" original="E393.1d74"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cessation__16" original="E393.1d75"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6917" id="cessation__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cessation__18" original="E393.1d76" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6919" id="cessation__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.691a" id="cessation__20" original="E393.1d77"><span class="def" id="cessation__21" original="E393.1d78"> the stopping of something; a pause in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.691c" id="cessation__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.691d" id="cessation__23" original="E85b.7baa"><span class="x" id="cessation__24" original="E85b.7bab"> The smoker may decide that the costs of smoking cessation outweigh the benefits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.691f" id="cessation__25" original="E85b.7bad"><span class="cf" id="cessation__26" original="E85b.7bac"><span class="exp" id="cessation__27"> cessation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cessation__28" original="E85b.7bae"> They were repatriated only three years after the cessation of hostilities. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.23a6" id="cessation__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cessation" title="cessation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.23a7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-59c9" id="cessation__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cessation__31"> cessation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cf.
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6923" id="cf" original="E393.1ddf" sum="265"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6924" id="cf__1" original="E393.1de0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6925" id="cf__2" original="E393.1de1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cf. </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> abbreviation </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.692c" id="cf__4" original="E393.1de6"><span class="pos" id="cf__5" original="E393.1de7"> abbreviation </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72e5" eid="cf__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.55ae" geo="br" id="cf__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cf__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsiː ˈef <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cf_/cf__1/cf__1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cf_/cf__1/cf__1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cf__1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.55b1" geo="n_am" id="cf__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cf__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsiː ˈef <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cf_/cf__1/cf__1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cf_/cf__1/cf__1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cf__1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.692e" id="cf__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.692f" id="cf__12" original="E393.1de8"><span class="use" id="cf__13" original="E4a8.522a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in writing <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cf__14" original="E393.1de9"> compare </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6932" id="cf__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6933" id="cf__16" original="E4a8.522b"><span class="x" id="cf__17" original="E4a8.522c"> Dennett's position here is similar to Quine's (cf. Chapter 4). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6935" id="cf__18" original="E8a8.-4e56"><span class="x" id="cf__19" original="E8a8.-4e55"> Maintaining differences in culture is indeed an independent goal, cf. Article 128 of the Amsterdam Treaty. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chain
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6937" id="chain" original="E393.1f68" sum="1503"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6938" id="chain__1" original="E393.1f69"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6939" id="chain__2" original="E393.1f6a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chain </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6946" id="chain__7" original="E393.1f75"><span class="pos" id="chain__8" original="E393.1f76"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74c6" eid="chain__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5902" geo="br" id="chain__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chain__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chain/chain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chain/chain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5905" geo="n_am" id="chain__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chain__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chain/chain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chain/chain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6948" id="chain__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6949" id="chain__15" original="E393.1f7d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.694a" id="chain__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chain__17" original="E393.1f7f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chain__18" original="E393.1f80"> a series of connected things or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.694d" id="chain__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.694e" id="chain__20" original="E8a8.-4e53"><span class="x" id="chain__21" original="E8a8.-4e52"> The products are sold through a supply chain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6950" id="chain__22" original="E8a8.-4e4f"><span class="cf" id="chain__23" original="E8a8.-4e54"><span class="exp" id="chain__24"> chain </span> of something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="chain__25" original="E8a8.-4e4e"> These islands form a chain of over 300 reef platforms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6954" id="chain__26" original="E8a8.-4e4b"><span class="x" id="chain__27" original="E8a8.-4e4a"> The offices are arranged in a clear hierarchy with unambiguous chains of command. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6956" id="chain__28" original="E393.1f81" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://food-chain" title="food chain definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6957" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-16fd" id="chain__29" original="E393.1f82"><span class="xh" id="chain__30"> food chain </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://supply-chain" title="supply chain definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6959" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.19f8" id="chain__31" original="E4a5.5ddc"><span class="xh" id="chain__32"> supply chain </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.695b" id="chain__33" original="E393.1f84"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.695c" id="chain__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chain__35" original="E393.1f86"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chain__36" original="E393.1f87"> a group of shops or hotels owned by the same company </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.695f" id="chain__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6960" id="chain__38" original="E8a8.-4e49"><span class="x" id="chain__39" original="E8a8.-4e48"> More high-tech supermarket chains use loyalty cards to track individuals' purchases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6962" id="chain__40" original="E8a8.-4e47"><span class="cf" id="chain__41" original="E47f.59ea"><span class="exp" id="chain__42"> chain </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="chain__43" original="E8a8.-4e46"> The organization has a chain of hotels in Mediterranean destinations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6966" id="chain__44" original="E393.1f77"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6967" id="chain__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chain__46" original="E393.1f79"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="chain__47" original="E393.1f7a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chain__48" original="E393.1f7b"> a series of connected metal rings, used for pulling or fastening things; a length of <span class="dh" id="chain__49" original="E393.1f7c"> chain </span> used for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.696c" id="chain__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.696d" id="chain__51" original="E8a8.-4e45"><span class="x" id="chain__52" original="E8a8.-4e44"> Chains were suspended across a nearby gorge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.696f" id="chain__53" original="E8a8.-4e43"><span class="x" id="chain__54" original="E8a8.-4e42"> She wore enormous gold earrings and heavy gold chains around her neck. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF1" id="chain__55" original="E3a0.2ca4" sk="linkinchain"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF2" id="chain__56"><span class="idm" id="chain__57" original="E3a0.2ca5"> a link in the chain </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF4" id="chain__58"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF5" id="chain__59"><span class="def" id="chain__60" original="E3a0.2ca6"> one of the stages in a process or a line of argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF7" id="chain__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF8" id="chain__62" original="E890.4c33"><span class="x" id="chain__63" original="E890.4c34"> In practice, the last two crucial links in the chain have seldom been discussed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF10" id="chain__64" original="E890.4c35"><span class="x" id="chain__65" original="E890.4c36"> The field teams constitute the first link in the chain of information production. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF1" id="chain__66" original="E398.31f8" sk="weaklink"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF2" id="chain__67"><span class="idm" id="chain__68" original="E398.31f9"> the weak link (in the chain) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF4" id="chain__69"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF5" id="chain__70"><span class="def" id="chain__71" original="E398.31fa"> the point at which a system or an organization is most likely to fail </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF7" id="chain__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6971-FF8" id="chain__73" original="E885.-7e54"><span class="x" id="chain__74" original="E885.-7e53"> Manufacturing capability might be the weakest link in the company's move towards improving their competitiveness. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.23db" id="chain__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chain_1" title="chain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.23dc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5769" id="chain__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chain__77"> chain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chain reaction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6979" id="chain-reaction" original="E393.200f" sum="604"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.697a" id="chain-reaction__1" original="E393.2010"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.697b" id="chain-reaction__2" original="E393.2011"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chain reaction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6985" id="chain-reaction__7" original="E393.2019"><span class="pos" id="chain-reaction__8" original="E393.201a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72de" eid="chain-reaction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.59fc" geo="br" id="chain-reaction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chain-reaction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌtʃeɪn riˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chain/chain_reaction_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chain/chain_reaction_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chain_reaction_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.59ff" geo="n_am" id="chain-reaction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chain-reaction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌtʃeɪn riˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chain/chain_reaction_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chain/chain_reaction_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://chain_reaction_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6987" id="chain-reaction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6988" id="chain-reaction__15" original="E393.201b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6989" id="chain-reaction__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="chain-reaction__17" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="chain-reaction__18" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="chain-reaction__19" original="E393.201f"> a chemical or nuclear change that forms products which themselves cause more changes and new products </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.698d" id="chain-reaction__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.698e" id="chain-reaction__21" original="E8a8.-4e38"><span class="x" id="chain-reaction__22" original="E8a8.-4e37"> Nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons differ in their management of the nuclear chain reaction and the energy produced. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6990" id="chain-reaction__23" original="E393.2020"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="chain-reaction__24" original="E393.2021"> a series of events, each of which causes the next </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6992" id="chain-reaction__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6993" id="chain-reaction__26" original="E8a7.-7cf1"><span class="x" id="chain-reaction__27" original="E8a7.-7cf0"> Stock market fluctuations in the major industrialized countries set off a chain reaction throughout the industrialized world. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.241f" id="chain-reaction__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chain-reaction" title="chain reaction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2420" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5675" id="chain-reaction__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chain-reaction__30"> chain reaction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chair
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6995" hm="1" id="chair1" original="E393.2077" sum="696"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6996" id="chair1__1" original="E393.2078"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6997" id="chair1__2" original="E393.2079"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chair <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69a3" id="chair1__7" original="E393.2084"><span class="pos" id="chair1__8" original="E393.2085"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74cd" eid="chair1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c4b" geo="br" id="chair1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chair__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chair__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://chair__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c4e" geo="n_am" id="chair1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃer <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chair__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chair__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chair__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69a5" id="chair1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69a6" id="chair1__15" original="E393.2086"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="chair1__16" original="E393.2089"> a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69a8" id="chair1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69a9" id="chair1__18" original="E8a8.-4e34"><span class="x" id="chair1__19" original="E8a8.-4e33"> He realized he found it difficult getting out of a chair. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69ab" id="chair1__20" original="E393.2099"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69ac" id="chair1__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="chair1__22" original="E393.209c"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="chair1__23" original="E47f.59f2"><span class="exp" id="chair1__24"> chair </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="chair1__25" original="E393.209d"> the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee; the person who holds this position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69b1" id="chair1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69b2" id="chair1__27" original="E8a8.-4e2f"><span class="x" id="chair1__28" original="E8a8.-4e2e"> The Secretary of State has the power to appoint the chair and directors of the trusts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69b4" id="chair1__29" original="E8a8.-4e2d"><span class="x" id="chair1__30" original="E8a8.-4e2c"> Although not chair of the audit committee, he is a member of it. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69b6" id="chair1__31" original="E393.209e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="chair1__32" original="E47f.59f3"><span class="exp" id="chair1__33"> chair </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="chair1__34" original="E393.20a1"> the position of being in charge of a department in a university </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69ba" id="chair1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69bb" id="chair1__36" original="E8a8.-4e29"><span class="x" id="chair1__37" original="E8a8.-4e28"> He held the chair of moral philosophy at the University of Glasgow. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2440" id="chair1__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chair_1" title="chair definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2441" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5603" id="chair1__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chair1__40"> chair </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69bd" hm="2" id="chair2" original="E393.20ab" sum="357"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69be" id="chair2__1" original="E393.20ac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69bf" id="chair2__2" original="E393.20ad"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chair <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69cd" id="chair2__9" original="E393.20b8"><span class="pos" id="chair2__10" original="E393.20b9"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74d4" eid="chair2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c51" geo="br" id="chair2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chair__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chair__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://chair__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c54" geo="n_am" id="chair2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃer <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chair__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chair__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chair__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1a3f" id="chair2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c57" form="root" id="chair2__17"><span class="vp" id="chair2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> chair </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c59" eid="chair2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c5a" geo="br" id="chair2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chair__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chair__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://chair__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c5d" geo="n_am" id="chair2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃer <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chair__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chair__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chair__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c60" form="thirdps" id="chair2__24"><span class="vp" id="chair2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> chairs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c62" eid="chair2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c63" geo="br" id="chair2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chairs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chairs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c66" geo="n_am" id="chair2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃerz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chairs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chairs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c69" form="past" id="chair2__31"><span class="vp" id="chair2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> chaired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c6b" eid="chair2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c6c" geo="br" id="chair2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chaired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chaired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chaired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c6f" geo="n_am" id="chair2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃerd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chaired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chaired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chaired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c72" form="pastpart" id="chair2__38"><span class="vp" id="chair2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> chaired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c74" eid="chair2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c75" geo="br" id="chair2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chaired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chaired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chaired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c78" geo="n_am" id="chair2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃerd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chaired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chaired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chaired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c7b" form="prespart" id="chair2__45"><span class="vp" id="chair2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> chairing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c7d" eid="chair2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c7e" geo="br" id="chair2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chairing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chairing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5c81" geo="n_am" id="chair2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chair2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃerɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chairing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chairing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69fe" id="chair2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69ff" id="chair2__53" original="E393.20d6"><span class="cf" id="chair2__54" original="E393.20d7"><span class="exp" id="chair2__55"> chair </span> something </span><span class="def" id="chair2__56" original="E393.20d8"> to act as the <a class="ndv" href="entry://chairperson" id="chair2__57"> chairperson </a> of a meeting, discussion, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a04" id="chair2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a05" id="chair2__59" original="E8a8.-4e24"><span class="x" id="chair2__60" original="E8a8.-4e23"> The most important committees are chaired by the Prime Minister. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a07" id="chair2__61" original="E8a8.-4e22"><span class="x" id="chair2__62" original="E8a8.-4e21"> One decision the teacher needs to make is who will chair the meeting. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.249c" id="chair2__63" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chair_1" title="chair definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.249d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5603" id="chair2__64" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chair2__65"> chair </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chairman
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a09" id="chairman" original="E393.20e7" sum="516"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a0a" id="chairman__1" original="E393.20e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a0b" id="chairman__2" original="E393.20e9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chairman </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a21" id="chairman__4" original="E393.20f1"><span class="pos" id="chairman__5" original="E393.20f2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74db" eid="chairman__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5e24" geo="br" id="chairman__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chairman__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeəmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chairman__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairman__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chairman__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5e28" geo="n_am" id="chairman__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chairman__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃermən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chairman__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairman__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chairman__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="sep"> , </span><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chairwoman </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74dc" eid="chairman__17" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5e1c" geo="br" id="chairman__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chairman__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeəwɪmɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chairwomen__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairwomen__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chairwomen__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5e20" geo="n_am" id="chairman__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chairman__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃerwɪmɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chairwomen__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairwomen__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chairwomen__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a23" id="chairman__22" original="E393.20f3"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a26" form="pl" id="chairman__23"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="chairman__24" original="E393.20f7"> chairmen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a2a" form="_tofix" id="chairman__25"><span class="if" id="chairman__26" original="E4a8.5305"> chairwomen </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a2c" id="chairman__27"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a2d" id="chairman__28" original="E393.20fb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="chairman__29" original="E4a8.5315"><span class="exp" id="chairman__30"> chairman </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="chairman__31" original="E393.20fc"> the person in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a31" id="chairman__32" original="E8a8.-4e20" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chair1" title="chair1 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a32" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.69ab" id="chairman__33" original="E8a8.-4e1f"><span class="xh" id="chairman__34"> chair </span><span class="xhm" id="chairman__35"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="chairman__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chairperson" title="chairperson definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a36" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a42" id="chairman__37" original="E47f.1954"><span class="xh" id="chairman__38"> chairperson </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a38" id="chairman__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a39" id="chairman__40" original="E8a7.-1fb2"><span class="x" id="chairman__41" original="E8a7.-1fb1"> The chairman of the meeting should be impartial. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a3b" id="chairman__42" original="E393.20fd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="chairman__43" original="E4a8.5316"><span class="exp" id="chairman__44"> chairman </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="chairman__45" original="E393.20fe"> the person in charge of a committee, a company, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a3f" id="chairman__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a40" id="chairman__47" original="E8a8.-4e1e"><span class="x" id="chairman__48" original="E8a8.-4e1d"> After Stalin died, Malenkov became chairman of the Council of Ministers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.24d1" id="chairman__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chairman" title="chairman definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.24d2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5563" id="chairman__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chairman__51"> chairman </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chairperson
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a42" id="chairperson" original="E393.2113" sum="281"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a43" id="chairperson__1" original="E393.2114"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a44" id="chairperson__2" original="E393.2115"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chairperson </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a50" id="chairperson__7" original="E393.211d"><span class="pos" id="chairperson__8" original="E393.211e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74ed" eid="chairperson__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5eae" geo="br" id="chairperson__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chairperson__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeəpɜːsn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chair/chairperson__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairperson__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chairperson__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.5eb1" geo="n_am" id="chairperson__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chairperson__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃerpɜːrsn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chairperson__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chair/chairperson__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chairperson__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a52" id="chairperson__14" original="E393.211f"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a53" form="pl" id="chairperson__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="chairperson__16" original="E393.2122"> -persons </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a55" form="pl" id="chairperson__17"><span class="if" id="chairperson__18" original="E393.2123"> chairpersons </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a57" id="chairperson__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a58" id="chairperson__20" original="E393.2124"><span class="def" id="chairperson__21" original="E393.2125"> the man or woman in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a5a" id="chairperson__22" original="E47f.1947" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chair1" title="chair1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a5b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6995" id="chairperson__23" original="E393.2127"><span class="xh" id="chairperson__24"> chair </span><span class="xhm" id="chairperson__25"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chairman" title="chairman definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a5f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a09" id="chairperson__26" original="E47f.1948"><span class="xh" id="chairperson__27"> chairman </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a61" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a18" id="chairperson__28" original="E87e.-5d9e"><span class="xh" id="chairperson__29"> chairwoman </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.24ff" id="chairperson__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chairperson" title="chairperson definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2500" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5523" id="chairperson__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chairperson__32"> chairperson </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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challenge
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a63" hm="1" id="challenge1" original="E393.2247" sum="2172"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a64" id="challenge1__1" original="E393.2248"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a65" id="challenge1__2" original="E393.2249"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> challenge <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a70" id="challenge1__7" original="E393.2254"><span class="pos" id="challenge1__8" original="E393.2255"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74f4" eid="challenge1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6257" geo="br" id="challenge1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chall/challenge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://challenge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.625a" geo="n_am" id="challenge1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chall/challenge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://challenge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a72" id="challenge1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a73" id="challenge1__15" original="E393.2256"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a74" id="challenge1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="challenge1__17" original="E870.-7ffa"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="challenge1__18" original="E870.-7ff9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="challenge1__19" original="E393.2257"> a new or difficult task or situation that tests somebody's ability and skill </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a78" id="challenge1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a79" id="challenge1__21" original="E870.-7ff8"><span class="x" id="challenge1__22" original="E870.-7ff7"> Children with poor self-esteem are often quick to give up when facing a new challenge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a7b" id="challenge1__23" original="E870.-7ff5"><span class="cf" id="challenge1__24" original="E870.-7ff6"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__25"> challenge </span> for somebody </span><span class="x" id="challenge1__26" original="E870.-7ff4"> Some chronic diseases are a great challenge for vaccine developers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a7f" id="challenge1__27" original="E870.-7ff0"><span class="cf" id="challenge1__28" original="E870.-7ff1"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__29"> challenge </span> for somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="challenge1__30" original="E870.-7fef"> The company issued a public challenge for hackers to attack its system in order to test its security. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a83" id="challenge1__31" original="E870.-7fed"><span class="cf" id="challenge1__32" original="E870.-7fee"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__33"> challenge </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="challenge1__34" original="E870.-7fec"> It may take decades to change lifestyles in response to the challenge of climate change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a87" id="challenge1__35" original="E870.-7fe8"><span class="cf" id="challenge1__36" original="E870.-7feb"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__37"> challenge </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="challenge1__38" original="E870.-7fe7"> The challenges of running a successful business are enormous. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a8b" id="challenge1__39" original="E870.-7f6f"><span class="cf" id="challenge1__40" original="E8a9.-7788"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__41"> challenge </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="challenge1__42" original="E870.-7f6e"> The rapidly spreading virus posed a unique challenge to global health care systems. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a8f" id="challenge1__43" original="E870.-7fb3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__44"> adjective + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a91" id="challenge1__45"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a92" id="challenge1__46" original="E8a9.-7786"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a93" id="challenge1__47"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__48" original="E8a9.-7785"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a95" id="challenge1__49" original="E870.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a96" id="challenge1__50"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__51" original="E870.-7fb1"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a98" id="challenge1__52" original="E870.-7fb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a99" id="challenge1__53"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__54" original="E870.-7faf"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a9b" id="challenge1__55" original="E8a9.-7784"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a9c" id="challenge1__56"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__57" original="E8a9.-7783"> formidable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a9e" id="challenge1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6a9f" id="challenge1__59" original="E870.-7ff3"><span class="x" id="challenge1__60" original="E870.-7ff2"> Enlargement was a major challenge for the new EU. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aa1" id="challenge1__61" original="E870.-7fab"><span class="x" id="challenge1__62" original="E870.-7faa"> Meeting the costs of oil demand presents a significant challenge to the global economy. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aa3" id="challenge1__63" original="E870.-7fc4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__64"> adjective + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aa5" id="challenge1__65"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aa6" id="challenge1__66" original="E870.-7fc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aa7" id="challenge1__67"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__68" original="E870.-7fc1"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aa9" id="challenge1__69" original="E870.-7fbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aaa" id="challenge1__70"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__71" original="E870.-7fbb"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aac" id="challenge1__72"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__73" original="E870.-7fba"> big </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aae" id="challenge1__74" original="E870.-71c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aaf" id="challenge1__75"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__76" original="E870.-71c4"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ab1" id="challenge1__77" original="E8a9.-7782"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ab2" id="challenge1__78"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__79" original="E8a9.-7781"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ab4" id="challenge1__80" original="E870.-7fb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ab5" id="challenge1__81"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__82" original="E870.-7fb8"> unique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ab7" id="challenge1__83" original="E8a9.-7780"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ab8" id="challenge1__84"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__85" original="E8a9.-777f"> real </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aba" id="challenge1__86" original="E8a9.-777e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6abb" id="challenge1__87"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__88" original="E8a9.-777d"> future </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6abd" id="challenge1__89" original="E870.-7fb7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6abe" id="challenge1__90" original="E8a9.-74f9"><span class="x" id="challenge1__91" original="E8a9.-74f8"> Perhaps the biggest challenge for researchers is to bridge the wide gulf between theory and practice. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ac0" id="challenge1__92"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ac1" id="challenge1__93" original="E870.-7fa7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ac2" id="challenge1__94"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__95" original="E870.-7fa6"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ac4" id="challenge1__96" original="E870.-7fa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ac5" id="challenge1__97"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__98" original="E870.-7fa4"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ac7" id="challenge1__99" original="E870.-7fa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ac8" id="challenge1__100"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__101" original="E870.-7fa2"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aca" id="challenge1__102" original="E870.-71c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6acb" id="challenge1__103"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__104" original="E870.-71c2"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6acd" id="challenge1__105" original="E870.-7fa1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ace" id="challenge1__106" original="E870.-7fa0"><span class="x" id="challenge1__107" original="E870.-7f9f"> As with many environmental challenges, it is developing countries that bear the brunt of the problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ad0" id="challenge1__108" original="E870.-71c1"><span class="x" id="challenge1__109" original="E870.-71c0"> Since the late 1980s, firms have had to adapt to the economic and political challenges caused by the fall of communism. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ad2" id="challenge1__110" original="E870.-7f90" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__111"> verb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ad4" id="challenge1__112"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ad5" id="challenge1__113" original="E870.-7f8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ad6" id="challenge1__114"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__115" original="E870.-7f8c"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ad8" id="challenge1__116" original="E8a9.-777c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ad9" id="challenge1__117"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__118" original="E8a9.-777b"> pose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6adb" id="challenge1__119"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__120" original="E8a9.-777a"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6add" id="challenge1__121" original="E870.-7f8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ade" id="challenge1__122"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__123" original="E870.-7f8e"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ae0" id="challenge1__124"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__125" original="E8a9.-7779"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ae2" id="challenge1__126" original="E870.-7f78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ae3" id="challenge1__127"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__128" original="E870.-7f77"> represent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ae5" id="challenge1__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ae6" id="challenge1__130" original="E870.-7f82"><span class="x" id="challenge1__131" original="E870.-7f81"> The countries of Western Europe were not well placed to meet the financial challenges of EU enlargement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ae8" id="challenge1__132" original="E870.-7f80"><span class="x" id="challenge1__133" original="E870.-7f7f"> Significant work has been done to address these new challenges. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aea" id="challenge1__134" original="E870.-71be" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__135"> verb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aec" id="challenge1__136"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aed" id="challenge1__137" original="E870.-71b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aee" id="challenge1__138"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__139" original="E870.-71b6"> raise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6af0" id="challenge1__140" original="E870.-71b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6af1" id="challenge1__141"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__142" original="E870.-71b1"> offer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6af3" id="challenge1__143"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6af4" id="challenge1__144" original="E870.-71b4"><span class="x" id="challenge1__145" original="E870.-71b3"> One of the biggest challenges raised by Internet shopping is how to overcome the customers' perceptions of risk. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6af6" id="challenge1__146" original="E8a9.-7778" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__147"> verb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6af8" id="challenge1__148"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6af9" id="challenge1__149" original="E8a9.-7776"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6afa" id="challenge1__150"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__151" original="E8a9.-7775"> confront </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6afc" id="challenge1__152" original="E8a9.-7774"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6afd" id="challenge1__153"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__154" original="E8a9.-7773"> overcome </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6aff" id="challenge1__155" original="E8a9.-7772"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b00" id="challenge1__156" original="E8a9.-7771"><span class="x" id="challenge1__157" original="E8a9.-7770"> Successfully confronting this challenge will require a change in gender roles. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b02" id="challenge1__158" original="E393.225a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b03" id="challenge1__159"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="challenge1__160" original="E870.-7fe5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="challenge1__161" original="E393.225c"> a statement or an action that shows that somebody refuses to accept something and questions whether it is right, legal, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b06" id="challenge1__162"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b07" id="challenge1__163" original="E870.-7fe4"><span class="cf" id="challenge1__164" original="E393.225b"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__165"> challenge </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="challenge1__166" original="E870.-7fe3"> There are two main challenges to this theory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b0b" id="challenge1__167" original="E870.-7f95"><span class="cf" id="challenge1__168" original="E8a9.-7787"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__169"> challenge </span> (from somebody) </span><span class="x" id="challenge1__170" original="E870.-7f94"> In America, corporations are very vulnerable to legal challenges from consumers. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b0f" id="challenge1__171" original="E870.-7fb3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__172"> adjective + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b11" id="challenge1__173"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b12" id="challenge1__174" original="E8a9.-7786"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b13" id="challenge1__175"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__176" original="E8a9.-7785"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b15" id="challenge1__177" original="E870.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b16" id="challenge1__178"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__179" original="E870.-7fb1"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b18" id="challenge1__180" original="E870.-7fb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b19" id="challenge1__181"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__182" original="E870.-7faf"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b1b" id="challenge1__183" original="E8a9.-7784"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b1c" id="challenge1__184"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__185" original="E8a9.-7783"> formidable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b1e" id="challenge1__186"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b1f" id="challenge1__187" original="E870.-7fad"><span class="x" id="challenge1__188" original="E870.-7fac"> The first serious challenge to oligarchic rule came not from below, but from within the elite group itself. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b21" id="challenge1__189" original="E870.-7f9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__190"> adjective + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b23" id="challenge1__191"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b24" id="challenge1__192" original="E870.-7f9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b25" id="challenge1__193"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__194" original="E870.-7f9b"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b27" id="challenge1__195" original="E870.-7f9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b28" id="challenge1__196"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__197" original="E870.-7f99"> legal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b2a" id="challenge1__198" original="E870.-7f98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b2b" id="challenge1__199"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__200" original="E870.-7f97"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b2d" id="challenge1__201" original="E870.-7f96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b2e" id="challenge1__202" original="E870.-7fe2"><span class="x" id="challenge1__203" original="E870.-7fe1"> The king could not ignore so direct a challenge to his authority. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b30" id="challenge1__204" original="E870.-71be" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__205"> verb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b32" id="challenge1__206"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b33" id="challenge1__207" original="E870.-71b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b34" id="challenge1__208"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__209" original="E870.-71b6"> raise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b36" id="challenge1__210" original="E870.-71b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b37" id="challenge1__211"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__212" original="E870.-71b1"> offer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b39" id="challenge1__213"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b3a" id="challenge1__214" original="E640.e43"><span class="x" id="challenge1__215" original="E640.e44"> As for relativism itself, I have raised two challenges. First, … </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b3c" id="challenge1__216" original="E8a9.-776e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__217"> verb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b3e" id="challenge1__218"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b3f" id="challenge1__219" original="E8a9.-776d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b40" id="challenge1__220"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__221" original="E8a9.-776c"> mount </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b42" id="challenge1__222"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b43" id="challenge1__223" original="E640.e45"><span class="x" id="challenge1__224" original="E640.e46"> This chapter mounts a convincing challenge to the otherwise widespread idea that… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b45" id="challenge1__225" original="E870.-7fe0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b46" id="challenge1__226"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="challenge1__227" original="E870.-7fde"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="challenge1__228" original="E870.-7fdd"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__229"> challenge </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="challenge1__230" original="E870.-7fdc"> something that is likely to cause trouble or danger to somebody/something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b4b" id="challenge1__231" original="E870.-7fd7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://threat" title="threat (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b4c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6bf4" id="challenge1__232" original="E870.-7fd6"><span class="xh" id="challenge1__233"> threat </span><span class="xs" id="challenge1__234"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b4f" id="challenge1__235"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b50" id="challenge1__236" original="E870.-7fdb"><span class="x" id="challenge1__237" original="E870.-7fda"> We become aroused and ready to respond when we think something is a challenge to our safety. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b52" id="challenge1__238" original="E870.-7fd9"><span class="x" id="challenge1__239" original="E870.-7fd8"> The UN Secretary General created a panel to examine the major threats and challenges to global peace. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b54" id="challenge1__240" original="E870.-7fb3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__241"> adjective + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b56" id="challenge1__242"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b57" id="challenge1__243" original="E8a9.-7786"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b58" id="challenge1__244"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__245" original="E8a9.-7785"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b5a" id="challenge1__246" original="E870.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b5b" id="challenge1__247"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__248" original="E870.-7fb1"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b5d" id="challenge1__249" original="E870.-7fb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b5e" id="challenge1__250"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__251" original="E870.-7faf"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b60" id="challenge1__252" original="E8a9.-7784"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b61" id="challenge1__253"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__254" original="E8a9.-7783"> formidable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b63" id="challenge1__255"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b64" id="challenge1__256" original="E640.e3f"><span class="x" id="challenge1__257" original="E640.e40"> Winter conditions within nest chambers can present a serious challenge to survival for these species. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b66" id="challenge1__258" original="E870.-7f90" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__259"> verb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b68" id="challenge1__260"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b69" id="challenge1__261" original="E870.-7f8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b6a" id="challenge1__262"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__263" original="E870.-7f8c"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b6c" id="challenge1__264" original="E8a9.-777c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b6d" id="challenge1__265"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__266" original="E8a9.-777b"> pose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b6f" id="challenge1__267"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__268" original="E8a9.-777a"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b71" id="challenge1__269" original="E870.-7f8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b72" id="challenge1__270"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__271" original="E870.-7f8e"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b74" id="challenge1__272"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__273" original="E8a9.-7779"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b76" id="challenge1__274" original="E870.-7f78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b77" id="challenge1__275"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__276" original="E870.-7f77"> represent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b79" id="challenge1__277"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b7a" id="challenge1__278" original="E640.e41"><span class="x" id="challenge1__279" original="E640.e42"> The study used these techniques to address critical challenges to aviation safety. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b7c" id="challenge1__280" original="E870.-7fd5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b7d" id="challenge1__281"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="challenge1__282" original="E870.-7fd3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="challenge1__283" original="E870.-7fd2"> an attempt to defeat somebody/something in a competition or fight </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b80" id="challenge1__284"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b81" id="challenge1__285" original="E870.-7fd1"><span class="cf" id="challenge1__286" original="E47f.5a23"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__287"> challenge </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="challenge1__288" original="E870.-7fd0"> The company has maintained its top position, despite the challenges of newer rivals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b85" id="challenge1__289" original="E870.-71c8"><span class="cf" id="challenge1__290" original="E870.-71c9"><span class="exp" id="challenge1__291"> challenge </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="challenge1__292" original="E870.-71c7"> Henry VII's main priority was to stifle any challenge to his position. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b89" id="challenge1__293" original="E870.-7f90" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__294"> verb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b8b" id="challenge1__295"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b8c" id="challenge1__296" original="E870.-7f8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b8d" id="challenge1__297"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__298" original="E870.-7f8c"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b8f" id="challenge1__299" original="E8a9.-777c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b90" id="challenge1__300"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__301" original="E8a9.-777b"> pose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b92" id="challenge1__302"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__303" original="E8a9.-777a"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b94" id="challenge1__304" original="E870.-7f8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b95" id="challenge1__305"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__306" original="E870.-7f8e"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b97" id="challenge1__307"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__308" original="E8a9.-7779"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b99" id="challenge1__309" original="E870.-7f78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b9a" id="challenge1__310"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__311" original="E870.-7f77"> represent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b9c" id="challenge1__312"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b9d" id="challenge1__313" original="E870.-7fcf"><span class="x" id="challenge1__314" original="E870.-7fce"> China's rapid growth may soon represent a serious challenge to America's position as the dominant economic power. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6b9f" id="challenge1__315" original="E8a9.-776e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__316"> verb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba1" id="challenge1__317"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba2" id="challenge1__318" original="E8a9.-776d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba3" id="challenge1__319"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__320" original="E8a9.-776c"> mount </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba5" id="challenge1__321"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba6" id="challenge1__322" original="E870.-7f64"><span class="x" id="challenge1__323" original="E870.-7f63"> He lost the election in South Carolina and never again mounted a strong challenge to the front-runner. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba8" id="challenge1__324" original="E870.-7fcd"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ba9" id="rise2__285" original="E870.-7fcc" sk="risetochallenge"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6baa" id="rise2__286"><span class="idm" id="rise2__287" original="E870.-7fcb"> rise to the challenge (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bac" id="rise2__288"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bad" id="rise2__289"><span class="def" id="rise2__290" original="E870.-7fca"> to be successful in dealing with a new or difficult task or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6baf" id="rise2__291"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bb0" id="rise2__292" original="E870.-7fc9"><span class="x" id="rise2__293" original="E870.-7fc8"> Global marketers will only be successful if they rise to the challenge of understanding local cultures. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7003" id="challenge1__334" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="challenge1__335"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7005" id="challenge1__336" original="E870.-7fc6"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__337" original="E870.-7fc5"> adjective + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7007" id="challenge1__338" original="E870.-7fb4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7008" id="challenge1__339" original="E8a9.-7786"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7009" id="challenge1__340" original="E8a9.-7785"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__341"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.700b" id="challenge1__342" original="E870.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.700c" id="challenge1__343" original="E870.-7fb1"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__344"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.700e" id="challenge1__345" original="E870.-7fb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.700f" id="challenge1__346" original="E870.-7faf"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__347"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7011" id="challenge1__348" original="E8a9.-7784"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7012" id="challenge1__349" original="E8a9.-7783"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__350"> formidable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7014" id="challenge1__351" original="E870.-7fae"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7015" id="challenge1__352" original="E870.-7ff3"><span class="x" id="challenge1__353" original="E870.-7ff2"> Enlargement was a major challenge for the new EU. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7017" id="challenge1__354" original="E870.-7fad"><span class="x" id="challenge1__355" original="E870.-7fac"> The first serious challenge to oligarchic rule came not from below, but from within the elite group itself. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7019" id="challenge1__356" original="E640.e3f"><span class="x" id="challenge1__357" original="E640.e40"> Winter conditions within nest chambers can present a serious challenge to survival for these species. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.701b" id="challenge1__358" original="E870.-7fab"><span class="x" id="challenge1__359" original="E870.-7faa"> Meeting the costs of oil demand presents a significant challenge to the global economy. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.701d" id="challenge1__360" original="E870.-7fc4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.701e" id="challenge1__361" original="E870.-7fc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.701f" id="challenge1__362" original="E870.-7fc1"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__363"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7021" id="challenge1__364" original="E870.-7fbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7022" id="challenge1__365" original="E870.-7fbb"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__366"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7024" id="challenge1__367" original="E870.-7fba"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__368"> big </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7026" id="challenge1__369" original="E870.-71c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7027" id="challenge1__370" original="E870.-71c4"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__371"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7029" id="challenge1__372" original="E8a9.-7782"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.702a" id="challenge1__373" original="E8a9.-7781"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__374"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.702c" id="challenge1__375" original="E870.-7fb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.702d" id="challenge1__376" original="E870.-7fb8"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__377"> unique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.702f" id="challenge1__378" original="E8a9.-7780"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7030" id="challenge1__379" original="E8a9.-777f"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__380"> real </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7032" id="challenge1__381" original="E8a9.-777e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7033" id="challenge1__382" original="E8a9.-777d"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__383"> future </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7035" id="challenge1__384" original="E870.-7fb7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7036" id="challenge1__385" original="E8a9.-74f9"><span class="x" id="challenge1__386" original="E8a9.-74f8"> Perhaps the biggest challenge for researchers is to bridge the wide gulf between theory and practice. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7038" id="challenge1__387" original="E870.-7fa9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7039" id="challenge1__388" original="E870.-7fa7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.703a" id="challenge1__389" original="E870.-7fa6"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__390"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.703c" id="challenge1__391" original="E870.-7fa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.703d" id="challenge1__392" original="E870.-7fa4"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__393"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.703f" id="challenge1__394" original="E870.-7fa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7040" id="challenge1__395" original="E870.-7fa2"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__396"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7042" id="challenge1__397" original="E870.-71c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7043" id="challenge1__398" original="E870.-71c2"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__399"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7045" id="challenge1__400" original="E870.-7fa1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7046" id="challenge1__401" original="E870.-7fa0"><span class="x" id="challenge1__402" original="E870.-7f9f"> As with many environmental challenges, it is developing countries that bear the brunt of the problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7048" id="challenge1__403" original="E870.-71c1"><span class="x" id="challenge1__404" original="E870.-71c0"> Since the late 1980s, firms have had to adapt to the economic and political challenges caused by the fall of communism. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.704a" id="challenge1__405" original="E870.-7f9e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.704b" id="challenge1__406" original="E870.-7f9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.704c" id="challenge1__407" original="E870.-7f9b"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__408"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.704e" id="challenge1__409" original="E870.-7f9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.704f" id="challenge1__410" original="E870.-7f99"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__411"> legal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7051" id="challenge1__412" original="E870.-7f98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7052" id="challenge1__413" original="E870.-7f97"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__414"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7054" id="challenge1__415" original="E870.-7f96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7055" id="challenge1__416" original="E870.-7fe2"><span class="x" id="challenge1__417" original="E870.-7fe1"> The king could not ignore so direct a challenge to his authority. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7057" id="challenge1__418" original="E870.-7f93"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__419" original="E870.-7f92"> verb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7059" id="challenge1__420" original="E870.-7f91"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.705a" id="challenge1__421" original="E870.-7f8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.705b" id="challenge1__422" original="E870.-7f8c"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__423"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.705d" id="challenge1__424" original="E8a9.-777c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.705e" id="challenge1__425" original="E8a9.-777b"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__426"> pose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7060" id="challenge1__427" original="E8a9.-777a"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__428"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7062" id="challenge1__429" original="E870.-7f8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7063" id="challenge1__430" original="E870.-7f8e"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__431"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7065" id="challenge1__432" original="E8a9.-7779"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__433"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7067" id="challenge1__434" original="E870.-7f78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7068" id="challenge1__435" original="E870.-7f77"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__436"> represent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.706a" id="challenge1__437" original="E870.-7f83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.706b" id="challenge1__438" original="E870.-7f82"><span class="x" id="challenge1__439" original="E870.-7f81"> The countries of Western Europe were not well placed to meet the financial challenges of EU enlargement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.706d" id="challenge1__440" original="E870.-7f80"><span class="x" id="challenge1__441" original="E870.-7f7f"> Significant work has been done to address these new challenges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.706f" id="challenge1__442" original="E640.e41"><span class="x" id="challenge1__443" original="E640.e42"> The study used these techniques to address critical challenges to aviation safety. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7071" id="challenge1__444" original="E870.-7fcf"><span class="x" id="challenge1__445" original="E870.-7fce"> China's rapid growth may soon represent a serious challenge to America's position as the dominant economic power. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7073" id="challenge1__446" original="E870.-71bf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7074" id="challenge1__447" original="E870.-71b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7075" id="challenge1__448" original="E870.-71b6"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__449"> raise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7077" id="challenge1__450" original="E870.-71b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7078" id="challenge1__451" original="E870.-71b1"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__452"> offer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.707a" id="challenge1__453" original="E870.-71b5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.707b" id="challenge1__454" original="E870.-71b4"><span class="x" id="challenge1__455" original="E870.-71b3"> One of the biggest challenges raised by Internet shopping is how to overcome the customers' perceptions of risk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.707d" id="challenge1__456" original="E640.e43"><span class="x" id="challenge1__457" original="E640.e44"> As for relativism itself, I have raised two challenges. First, … </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.707f" id="challenge1__458" original="E8a9.-7778"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7080" id="challenge1__459" original="E8a9.-7776"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7081" id="challenge1__460" original="E8a9.-7775"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__461"> confront </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7083" id="challenge1__462" original="E8a9.-7774"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7084" id="challenge1__463" original="E8a9.-7773"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__464"> overcome </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7086" id="challenge1__465" original="E8a9.-7772"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7087" id="challenge1__466" original="E8a9.-7771"><span class="x" id="challenge1__467" original="E8a9.-7770"> Successfully confronting this challenge will require a change in gender roles. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7089" id="challenge1__468" original="E8a9.-776f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.708a" id="challenge1__469" original="E8a9.-776d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.708b" id="challenge1__470" original="E8a9.-776c"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__471"> mount </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.708d" id="challenge1__472" original="E8a9.-776b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.708e" id="challenge1__473" original="E640.e45"><span class="x" id="challenge1__474" original="E640.e46"> This chapter mounts a convincing challenge to the otherwise widespread idea that… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7090" id="challenge1__475" original="E870.-7f64"><span class="x" id="challenge1__476" original="E870.-7f63"> He lost the election in South Carolina and never again mounted a strong challenge to the front-runner. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7092" id="challenge1__477" original="E8a9.-74f7"><span class="shcut" id="challenge1__478" original="E8a9.-74f6"> challenge + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7094" id="challenge1__479" original="E8a9.-74f5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7095" id="challenge1__480" original="E8a9.-74f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7096" id="challenge1__481" original="E8a9.-74f2"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__482"> face </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7098" id="challenge1__483" original="E8a9.-74f1"><span class="coll" id="challenge1__484"> confront </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.709a" id="challenge1__485" original="E8a9.-74f0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.709b" id="challenge1__486" original="E870.-7fb6"><span class="x" id="challenge1__487" original="E870.-7fb5"> Perhaps the greatest challenge facing Mexico City is that it is sinking at a rate of up to 38 cm a year. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.251d" id="challenge1__488" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://challenge_1" title="challenge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.251e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-539f" id="challenge1__489" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="challenge1__490"> challenge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bb2" hm="2" id="challenge2" original="E393.225d" sum="1568"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bb3" id="challenge2__1" original="E393.225e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bb4" id="challenge2__2" original="E393.225f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> challenge <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bc1" id="challenge2__9" original="E393.226a"><span class="pos" id="challenge2__10" original="E393.226b"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.74fb" eid="challenge2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.628a" geo="br" id="challenge2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chall/challenge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://challenge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.628d" geo="n_am" id="challenge2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chall/challenge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://challenge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1a11" id="challenge2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.625d" form="root" id="challenge2__17"><span class="vp" id="challenge2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> challenge </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.625f" eid="challenge2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6260" geo="br" id="challenge2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chall/challenge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://challenge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6263" geo="n_am" id="challenge2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chall/challenge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://challenge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6266" form="thirdps" id="challenge2__24"><span class="vp" id="challenge2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> challenges </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6268" eid="challenge2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6269" geo="br" id="challenge2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chall/challenges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenges__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://challenges__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.626c" geo="n_am" id="challenge2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chall/challenges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenges__us_1.ogg" href="sound://challenges__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.626f" form="past" id="challenge2__31"><span class="vp" id="challenge2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> challenged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6271" eid="challenge2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6272" geo="br" id="challenge2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chall/challenged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://challenged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6275" geo="n_am" id="challenge2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chall/challenged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://challenged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6278" form="pastpart" id="challenge2__38"><span class="vp" id="challenge2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> challenged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.627a" eid="challenge2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.627b" geo="br" id="challenge2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chall/challenged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://challenged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.627e" geo="n_am" id="challenge2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chall/challenged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://challenged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6281" form="prespart" id="challenge2__45"><span class="vp" id="challenge2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> challenging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6283" eid="challenge2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6284" geo="br" id="challenge2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chall/challenging__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenging__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://challenging__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6287" geo="n_am" id="challenge2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenge2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chall/challenging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://challenging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bed" id="challenge2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bee" id="challenge2__53" original="E393.2288"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="challenge2__54" original="E393.2289"><span class="exp" id="challenge2__55"> challenge </span> something </span><span class="def" id="challenge2__56" original="E393.228a"> to question whether something is right, legal or true; to refuse to accept or believe something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bf2" id="challenge2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bf3" id="challenge2__58" original="E831.-7f34"><span class="x" id="challenge2__59" original="E831.-7f33"> The women campaigned to challenge social injustices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bf5" id="challenge2__60" original="E831.-7f32"><span class="x" id="challenge2__61" original="E831.-7f31"> If the defendant pleads not guilty, he may challenge the prosecution case in one of three ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bf7" id="challenge2__62" original="E831.-7f30"><span class="x" id="challenge2__63" original="E831.-7f2f"> The belief in some countries that obesity represents wealth and prosperity may need to be challenged. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bf9" id="challenge2__64" original="E393.228b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispute2" title="dispute2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bfa" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21de" id="challenge2__65" original="E393.228c"><span class="xh" id="challenge2__66"> dispute </span><span class="xhm" id="challenge2__67"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6bfe" id="challenge2__68" original="E831.-7f13" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge2__69"> challenge + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c00" id="challenge2__70"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c01" id="challenge2__71" original="E831.-7f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c02" id="challenge2__72"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__73" original="E831.-7f10"> assumption </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c04" id="challenge2__74" original="E831.-7f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c05" id="challenge2__75"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__76" original="E831.-7f0c"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c07" id="challenge2__77" original="E831.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c08" id="challenge2__78"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__79" original="E831.-7f0a"> belief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c0a" id="challenge2__80" original="E831.-7f09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c0b" id="challenge2__81"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__82" original="E831.-7f08"> idea </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c0d" id="challenge2__83"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__84" original="E831.-7f07"> notion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c0f" id="challenge2__85" original="E831.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c10" id="challenge2__86"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__87" original="E831.-7f0e"> decision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c12" id="challenge2__88" original="E8a9.-743c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c13" id="challenge2__89"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__90" original="E8a9.-743b"> validity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c15" id="challenge2__91" original="E8a9.-743a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c16" id="challenge2__92"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__93" original="E8a9.-7439"> legality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c18" id="challenge2__94" original="E8a9.-7438"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c19" id="challenge2__95"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__96" original="E8a9.-7437"> wisdom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c1b" id="challenge2__97" original="E8a9.-7436"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c1c" id="challenge2__98"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__99" original="E8a9.-7435"> status quo </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c1e" id="challenge2__100" original="E831.-7f06"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c1f" id="challenge2__101" original="E831.-7f05"><span class="x" id="challenge2__102" original="E831.-7f04"> He wanted to challenge the assumption that quality and productivity are incompatible. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c21" id="challenge2__103" original="E831.-7ef3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge2__104"> adverb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c23" id="challenge2__105"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c24" id="challenge2__106" original="E831.-7ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c25" id="challenge2__107"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__108" original="E831.-7ef1"> seriously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c27" id="challenge2__109" original="E831.-7ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c28" id="challenge2__110"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__111" original="E831.-7eef"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c2a" id="challenge2__112" original="E8a9.-7433"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c2b" id="challenge2__113"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__114" original="E8a9.-7432"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c2d" id="challenge2__115" original="E8a9.-7431"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c2e" id="challenge2__116"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__117" original="E8a9.-7430"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c30" id="challenge2__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c31" id="challenge2__119" original="E831.-7eeb"><span class="x" id="challenge2__120" original="E831.-7eea"> The claimant successfully challenged the refusal to allow him a hearing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c33" id="challenge2__121" original="E831.-7f2e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="challenge2__122" original="E831.-7e5f"><span class="exp" id="challenge2__123"> challenge </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="challenge2__124" original="E831.-7f2d"> to refuse to accept, or present a threat to, somebody/something's authority or position of power </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c37" id="challenge2__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c38" id="challenge2__126" original="E831.-7f2a"><span class="x" id="challenge2__127" original="E831.-7f29"> The percentage of students who consistently challenge authority is small. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c3a" id="challenge2__128" original="E831.-7f2c"><span class="x" id="challenge2__129" original="E831.-7f2b"> Hereditary rulers were challenged by the American and French Revolutions of the 18th century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c3c" id="challenge2__130" original="E831.-7f1e"><span class="x" id="challenge2__131" original="E831.-7f1d"> The English never seriously challenged the Dutch in the spice trade, despite considerable effort. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c3e" id="challenge2__132" original="E831.-7f03" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge2__133"> challenge + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c40" id="challenge2__134"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c41" id="challenge2__135" original="E831.-7f01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c42" id="challenge2__136"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__137" original="E831.-7f00"> authority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c44" id="challenge2__138" original="E831.-7efd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c45" id="challenge2__139"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__140" original="E831.-7efc"> order </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c47" id="challenge2__141" original="E831.-7e5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c48" id="challenge2__142"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__143" original="E831.-7e5a"> dominance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c4a" id="challenge2__144"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__145" original="E8a9.-7434"> hegemony </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c4c" id="challenge2__146" original="E831.-7ef9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c4d" id="challenge2__147" original="E831.-7ef8"><span class="x" id="challenge2__148" original="E831.-7ef7"> The 1960s was an era in which authority and the existing order were increasingly challenged. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c4f" id="challenge2__149" original="E831.-7e59"><span class="x" id="challenge2__150" original="E831.-7e58"> Asian Chinese firms are catching up and will soon challenge the dominance of Western firms in industrial sectors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c51" id="challenge2__151" original="E831.-7ef3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="challenge2__152"> adverb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c53" id="challenge2__153"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c54" id="challenge2__154" original="E831.-7ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c55" id="challenge2__155"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__156" original="E831.-7ef1"> seriously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c57" id="challenge2__157" original="E831.-7ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c58" id="challenge2__158"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__159" original="E831.-7eef"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c5a" id="challenge2__160" original="E8a9.-7433"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c5b" id="challenge2__161"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__162" original="E8a9.-7432"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c5d" id="challenge2__163" original="E8a9.-7431"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c5e" id="challenge2__164"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__165" original="E8a9.-7430"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c60" id="challenge2__166"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c61" id="challenge2__167" original="E470.-4120"><span class="x" id="challenge2__168" original="E470.-411f"> These new political ideas directly challenged the colonial order. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c63" id="challenge2__169" original="E393.228e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="challenge2__170" original="E831.-7f28"><span class="exp" id="challenge2__171"> challenge </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="challenge2__172" original="E393.228f"> to invite somebody to enter a competition or fight or to attempt to do something new or difficult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c67" id="challenge2__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c68" id="challenge2__174" original="E831.-7f27"><span class="x" id="challenge2__175" original="E831.-7f26"> A weak successor will be challenged by rivals eager to replace him as head chief. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c6a" id="challenge2__176" original="E831.-7f25"><span class="cf" id="challenge2__177" original="E393.2290"><span class="exp" id="challenge2__178"> challenge </span> somebody to something </span><span class="x" id="challenge2__179" original="E831.-7f24"> He challenged them to a singing contest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c6e" id="challenge2__180" original="E831.-7f23"><span class="cf" id="challenge2__181" original="E393.2291"><span class="exp" id="challenge2__182"> challenge </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="challenge2__183" original="E831.-7f22"> The film challenges the viewer to ask questions about reality. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c72" id="challenge2__184" original="E393.2292"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="challenge2__185" original="E393.2293"><span class="exp" id="challenge2__186"> challenge </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="challenge2__187" original="E393.2294"> to test somebody's ability and skills </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c76" id="challenge2__188"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c77" id="challenge2__189" original="E831.-7f18"><span class="x" id="challenge2__190" original="E831.-7f17"> People need to feel that they are challenged by their work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c79" id="challenge2__191" original="E831.-7f1a"><span class="x" id="challenge2__192" original="E831.-7f19"> The process of globalization has challenged national governments, as it makes them more interdependent. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c7b" id="doubt2__70" original="E4e1.37ef" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="doubt2__71" original="E4e1.37f0"><span class="h1" id="doubt2__72" original="E4e1.37f1"><ul class="inline" id="doubt2__73" original="E4e1.37f2"><li class="li" id="doubt2__74" original="E4e1.37f3"> challenge </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__75" original="E4e1.37f4"> question </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__76" original="E4e1.37f5"> dispute </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__77" original="E4e1.37f6"> doubt <span class="pos" id="doubt2__78" original="E4e1.37f7"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="doubt2__79" original="E4e1.37f8"> These words all mean to have or express uncertainty about something. </span><ul class="bullet" id="doubt2__80" original="E4e1.37f9"><li class="li" id="doubt2__81" original="E4e1.37fa"> to question/​dispute/​doubt <span class="eb" id="doubt2__82" original="E4e1.37fb"> whether… </span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__83" original="E4e1.37fc"> to dispute/​doubt <span class="eb" id="doubt2__84" original="E4e1.37fd"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__85" original="E4e1.37fe"> to challenge/​question/​dispute a/​an <span class="eb" id="doubt2__86" original="E4e1.37ff"> claim/​view/​idea </span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__87" original="E4e1.3800"> to challenge/​question a/​an <span class="eb" id="doubt2__88" original="E4e1.3801"> belief/​assumption/​approach </span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__89" original="E4e1.3804"> to challenge/​question/​doubt the <span class="eb" id="doubt2__90" original="E4e1.3805"> validity </span> of something </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__91" original="E4e1.3802"> to question/​doubt the <span class="eb" id="doubt2__92" original="E4e1.3803"> ability/​existence/​value </span> of somebody/​something </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__93" original="E4e1.3806"> to <span class="eb" id="doubt2__94" original="E4e1.3807"> seriously </span> challenge/​question/​doubt something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="doubt2__95" original="E4e1.3808"><li class="li" id="doubt2__96" original="E4e1.3809"><span class="eb" id="doubt2__97" original="E4e1.380a"> Challenge </span> and <span class="eb" id="doubt2__98" original="E4e1.380b"> dispute </span> are used when somebody expresses uncertainty about something quite strongly, especially publicly; <span class="eb" id="doubt2__99" original="E4e1.380c"> question </span> and <span class="eb" id="doubt2__100" original="E4e1.380d"> doubt </span> can be used to talk about an opinion expressed more tentatively or a feeling of uncertainty: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ca9" id="doubt2__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6000" id="doubt2__102" original="E4e1.380e"><span class="x" id="doubt2__103" original="E4e1.380f"> This approach is now increasingly challenged by competing theories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ffe" id="doubt2__104" original="E4e1.3810"><span class="x" id="doubt2__105" original="E4e1.3811"> The impact of these measures was hotly disputed at the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ffc" id="doubt2__106" original="E4e1.3812"><span class="x" id="doubt2__107" original="E4e1.3813"> Researchers are beginning to doubt whether burnout is confined to the helping professions. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__108" original="E4e1.3814"><span class="eb" id="doubt2__109" original="E4e1.3815"> Question </span> and <span class="eb" id="doubt2__110" original="E4e1.3816"> doubt </span> are used especially to express uncertainty about how good, important, effective, etc. something is: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ca6" id="doubt2__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ff7" id="doubt2__112" original="E4e1.3817"><span class="x" id="doubt2__113" original="E4e1.3818"> Dodd and Anderson (2001) question the effectiveness of government-sponsored enterprise initiatives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ff5" id="doubt2__114" original="E4e1.3819"><span class="x" id="doubt2__115" original="E4e1.381a"> There are, however, reasons to doubt the adequacy of the existing framework. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.709d" id="challenge2__239" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="challenge2__240"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.709f" id="challenge2__241" original="E831.-7f15"><span class="shcut" id="challenge2__242" original="E831.-7f14"> challenge + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70a1" id="challenge2__243" original="E831.-7f13"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70a2" id="challenge2__244" original="E831.-7f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70a3" id="challenge2__245" original="E831.-7f10"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__246"> assumption </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70a5" id="challenge2__247" original="E831.-7f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70a6" id="challenge2__248" original="E831.-7f0c"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__249"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70a8" id="challenge2__250" original="E831.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70a9" id="challenge2__251" original="E831.-7f0a"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__252"> belief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70ab" id="challenge2__253" original="E831.-7f09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70ac" id="challenge2__254" original="E831.-7f08"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__255"> idea </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70ae" id="challenge2__256" original="E831.-7f07"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__257"> notion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70b0" id="challenge2__258" original="E831.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70b1" id="challenge2__259" original="E831.-7f0e"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__260"> decision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70b3" id="challenge2__261" original="E8a9.-743c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70b4" id="challenge2__262" original="E8a9.-743b"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__263"> validity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70b6" id="challenge2__264" original="E8a9.-743a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70b7" id="challenge2__265" original="E8a9.-7439"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__266"> legality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70b9" id="challenge2__267" original="E8a9.-7438"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70ba" id="challenge2__268" original="E8a9.-7437"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__269"> wisdom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70bc" id="challenge2__270" original="E8a9.-7436"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70bd" id="challenge2__271" original="E8a9.-7435"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__272"> status quo </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70bf" id="challenge2__273" original="E831.-7f06"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70c0" id="challenge2__274" original="E831.-7f05"><span class="x" id="challenge2__275" original="E831.-7f04"> He wanted to challenge the assumption that quality and productivity are incompatible. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70c2" id="challenge2__276" original="E831.-7f03"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70c3" id="challenge2__277" original="E831.-7f01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70c4" id="challenge2__278" original="E831.-7f00"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__279"> authority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70c6" id="challenge2__280" original="E831.-7efd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70c7" id="challenge2__281" original="E831.-7efc"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__282"> order </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70c9" id="challenge2__283" original="E831.-7e5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70ca" id="challenge2__284" original="E831.-7e5a"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__285"> dominance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70cc" id="challenge2__286" original="E8a9.-7434"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__287"> hegemony </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70ce" id="challenge2__288" original="E831.-7ef9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70cf" id="challenge2__289" original="E831.-7ef8"><span class="x" id="challenge2__290" original="E831.-7ef7"> The 1960s was an era in which authority and the existing order were increasingly challenged. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70d1" id="challenge2__291" original="E831.-7e59"><span class="x" id="challenge2__292" original="E831.-7e58"> Asian Chinese firms are catching up and will soon challenge the dominance of Western firms in industrial sectors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70d3" id="challenge2__293" original="E831.-7ef6"><span class="shcut" id="challenge2__294" original="E831.-7ef5"> adverb + challenge </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70d5" id="challenge2__295" original="E831.-7ef4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70d6" id="challenge2__296" original="E831.-7ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70d7" id="challenge2__297" original="E831.-7ef1"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__298"> seriously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70d9" id="challenge2__299" original="E831.-7ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70da" id="challenge2__300" original="E831.-7eef"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__301"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70dc" id="challenge2__302" original="E8a9.-7433"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70dd" id="challenge2__303" original="E8a9.-7432"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__304"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70df" id="challenge2__305" original="E8a9.-7431"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70e0" id="challenge2__306" original="E8a9.-7430"><span class="coll" id="challenge2__307"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70e2" id="challenge2__308" original="E831.-7eec"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70e3" id="challenge2__309" original="E831.-7eeb"><span class="x" id="challenge2__310" original="E831.-7eea"> The claimant successfully challenged the refusal to allow him a hearing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70e5" id="challenge2__311" original="E470.-4120"><span class="x" id="challenge2__312" original="E470.-411f"> These new political ideas directly challenged the colonial order. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.26a1" id="challenge2__313" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://challenge_1" title="challenge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.26a2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-539f" id="challenge2__314" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="challenge2__315"> challenge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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challenger
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c82" id="challenger" original="E393.22ab" sum="456"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c83" id="challenger__1" original="E393.22ac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c84" id="challenger__2" original="E393.22ad"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> challenger </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c90" id="challenger__7" original="E393.22b5"><span class="pos" id="challenger__8" original="E393.22b6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7502" eid="challenger__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.636e" geo="br" id="challenger__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenger__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chall/challenger__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenger__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://challenger__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6371" geo="n_am" id="challenger__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenger__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chall/challenger__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenger__us_1.ogg" href="sound://challenger__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c92" id="challenger__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c93" id="challenger__15" original="E393.22b7"><span class="def" id="challenger__16" original="E393.22b8"> a person, company, etc. that competes with another in business or politics for an important position that the other one already holds </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c95" id="challenger__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c96" id="challenger__18" original="E831.-7d8e"><span class="x" id="challenger__19" original="E831.-7d8d"> Currently, with no real challengers, the USA dominates the global economic scene. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c98" id="challenger__20" original="E831.-7d8c"><span class="x" id="challenger__21" original="E831.-7d8b"> Candidates who already hold their seats usually attract more votes than challengers do. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2748" id="challenger__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://challenger_1" title="challenger definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2749" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-52fa" id="challenger__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="challenger__24"> challenger </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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challenging
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c9a" id="challenging" original="E393.22b9" sum="405"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c9b" id="challenging__1" original="E393.22ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c9c" id="challenging__2" original="E393.22bb"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> challenging </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ca4" id="challenging__4" original="E393.22c0"><span class="pos" id="challenging__5" original="E393.22c1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7509" eid="challenging__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.638c" geo="br" id="challenging__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenging__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chall/challenging__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenging__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://challenging__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.638f" geo="n_am" id="challenging__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="challenging__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chall/challenging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chall/challenging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://challenging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ca6" id="challenging__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ca7" id="challenging__12" original="E393.22c2"><span class="def" id="challenging__13" original="E393.22c3"> difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ca9" id="challenging__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6caa" id="challenging__15" original="E831.-7d7c"><span class="x" id="challenging__16" original="E831.-7d7b"> Managing the euro will continue to be a challenging task for the EU. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cac" id="challenging__17" original="E831.-7d7a"><span class="x" id="challenging__18" original="E831.-7d79"> About 16% of people with learning disabilities have challenging behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cae" id="challenging__19" original="E831.-7d78"><span class="x" id="challenging__20" original="E831.-7d77"> The management of these symptoms can be very challenging. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="demanding__19" original="E4c7.1886" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="demanding__20" original="E4c7.1887"><span class="h1" id="demanding__21" original="E4c7.1888"><ul class="inline" id="demanding__22" original="E4c7.1889"><li class="li" id="demanding__23" original="E4c7.188a"> difficult </li><li class="li" id="demanding__24" original="E4c7.188b"> hard </li><li class="li" id="demanding__25" original="E4c7.188c"> challenging </li><li class="li" id="demanding__26" original="E4c7.188d"> demanding <span class="pos" id="demanding__27" original="E4c7.188e"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="demanding__28" original="E4c7.188f"> These words all describe something that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do. </span><ul class="bullet" id="demanding__29" original="E4c7.1890"><li class="li" id="demanding__30" original="E4c7.1891"> difficult/​hard <span class="eb" id="demanding__31" original="E4c7.1892"> for </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="demanding__32" original="E4c7.1893"> difficult/​hard <span class="eb" id="demanding__33" original="E4c7.1894"> to see/​find/​imagine/​understand </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__34" original="E4c7.1895"> hard/​challenging/​demanding <span class="eb" id="demanding__35" original="E4c7.1896"> work </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__36" original="E4c7.1897"> a difficult/​challenging/​demanding <span class="eb" id="demanding__37" original="E4c7.1898"> task </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__38" original="E4c7.1899"> a difficult/​hard <span class="eb" id="demanding__39" original="E4c7.189a"> time/​decision </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__40" original="E4c7.189b"> a difficult/​challenging <span class="eb" id="demanding__41" original="E4c7.189c"> question/​problem/​issue </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__42" original="E4c7.189d"><span class="eb" id="demanding__43" original="E4c7.189e"> increasingly/​particularly </span> difficult/​hard/​challenging/​demanding </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="demanding__44" original="E4c7.189f"><li class="li" id="demanding__45" original="E4c7.1885"><span class="eb" id="demanding__46" original="E4c7.18a0"> Hard </span> is slightly less formal than <span class="eb" id="demanding__47" original="E4c7.18a1"> difficult </span> ; it is used particularly in the structure <span class="ei" id="demanding__48" original="E4c7.18a2"> hard to see/​find/​imagine/​understand </span> and in the common phrases <span class="ei" id="demanding__49" original="E4c7.18a3"> hard work </span> , <span class="ei" id="demanding__50" original="E4c7.18a4"> hard times </span> , <span class="ei" id="demanding__51" original="E4c7.18a5"> have a hard time doing </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="demanding__52"><span class="x-g" id="demanding__53" original="E4c7.18a6"><span class="x" id="demanding__54" original="E4c7.18a7"> It is hard to see any practical and viable alternative to the state at present. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="demanding__55" original="E4c7.18a8"><span class="x" id="demanding__56" original="E4c7.18a9"> People have a much harder time adapting to uncertainty than to one-time shocks. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__57" original="E4c7.18aa"> A <span class="eb" id="demanding__58" original="E4c7.18ab"> challenging </span> or a <span class="eb" id="demanding__59" original="E4c7.18ac"> demanding </span> task, problem or situation is difficult to deal with; <span class="eb" id="demanding__60" original="E4c7.18ad"> challenging </span> can be used in an approving way to describe something that is difficult but which you hope to achieve or overcome; a <span class="eb" id="demanding__61" original="E4c7.18ae"> demanding </span> standard is high and difficult to achieve: <span class="x-gs" id="demanding__62"><span class="x-g" id="demanding__63" original="E4c7.18af"><span class="x" id="demanding__64" original="E4c7.18b0"> All of these issues serve to ensure an exciting and intellectually challenging environment for human resource practitioners. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="demanding__65" original="E4c7.18b1"><span class="x" id="demanding__66" original="E4c7.18b2"> Only the larger firms are able to meet these increasingly demanding criteria. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2760" id="challenging__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://challenging" title="challenging definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2761" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-52e6" id="challenging__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="challenging__71"> challenging </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chamber
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cb0" id="chamber" original="E393.22c6" sum="1064"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cb1" id="chamber__1" original="E393.22c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cb2" id="chamber__2" original="E393.22c8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chamber </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cbe" id="chamber__7" original="E393.22d0"><span class="pos" id="chamber__8" original="E393.22d1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7510" eid="chamber__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.63c4" geo="br" id="chamber__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chamber__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeɪmbə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chamb/chamber__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chamb/chamber__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chamber__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.63c7" geo="n_am" id="chamber__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chamber__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeɪmbər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chamb/chamber__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chamb/chamber__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chamber__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cc0" id="chamber__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cc1" id="chamber__15" original="E393.22e5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cc2" id="chamber__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chamber__17" original="E393.22e7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chamber__18" original="E393.22e8"> a space inside the body, a plant, a machine, etc. which is separated from the rest </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cc5" id="chamber__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cc6" id="chamber__20" original="E838.-7fb6"><span class="x" id="chamber__21" original="E838.-7fb5"> Pacemakers can have electrodes that stimulate both chambers of the heart. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cc8" id="chamber__22" original="E838.-7fb4"><span class="x" id="chamber__23" original="E838.-7fb3"> Temperatures in the combustion chamber range from 1 000 to 1 400°C. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cca" id="chamber__24" original="E838.-7fb2"><span class="x" id="chamber__25" original="E838.-7fb1"> When gas from the magma chamber has been exhausted, the lava erupts more quietly. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ccc" id="chamber__26" original="E393.22dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ccd" id="chamber__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chamber__28" original="E393.22df"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="chamber__29" original="E393.22e0"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="chamber__30" original="E393.22e1"> a room used for the particular purpose that is mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cd1" id="chamber__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cd2" id="chamber__32" original="E838.-7fb0"><span class="x" id="chamber__33" original="E838.-7faf"> The walls of the burial chamber were decorated with paintings and inscriptions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cd4" id="chamber__34" original="E393.22d2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cd5" id="chamber__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chamber__36" original="E393.22d4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chamber__37" original="E393.22d5"> a large room in a public building that is used for formal meetings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cd8" id="chamber__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cd9" id="chamber__39" original="E838.-7fae"><span class="x" id="chamber__40" original="E838.-7fad"> It was not unusual for a palace to have royal apartments alongside council chambers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cdb" id="chamber__41" original="E393.22d9"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cdc" id="chamber__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="chamber__43" original="E393.22db"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chamber__44" original="E393.22dc"> one of the parts of a parliament; the people who belong to that part </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cdf" id="chamber__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ce0" id="chamber__46" original="E838.-7fac"><span class="x" id="chamber__47" original="E838.-7fab"> The Polish Sejm had an upper chamber, the senate, composed of the ecclesiastical, military and royal officials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ce2" id="chamber__48" original="E838.-7faa"><span class="x" id="chamber__49" original="E838.-7fa9"> Less than half the chamber exercised their right to vote. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.277d" id="chamber__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chamber" title="chamber definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.277e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-52ca" id="chamber__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chamber__52"> chamber </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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champion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ce4" hm="1" id="champion1" original="E393.2455" sum="538"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ce5" id="champion1__1" original="E393.2456"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ce6" id="champion1__2" original="E393.2457"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> champion <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cf1" id="champion1__7" original="E393.2462"><span class="pos" id="champion1__8" original="E393.2463"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7517" eid="champion1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4c1" geo="br" id="champion1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/champ/champion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/champion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://champion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4c4" geo="n_am" id="champion1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/champ/champion__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/champion__us_2.ogg" href="sound://champion__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cf3" id="champion1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cf4" id="champion1__15" original="E393.2464"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="champion1__16" original="E393.2465"> a person, team, etc. that has won a competition, especially in a sport </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cf6" id="champion1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cf7" id="champion1__18" original="E852.4a4c"><span class="x" id="champion1__19" original="E852.4a4d"> Simon and Newell predicted that within ten years, the world chess champion would be a computer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cf9" id="champion1__20" original="E393.2466"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="champion1__21" original="E393.2468"> a person who fights for, or speaks in support of, a group of people or a belief </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cfb" id="champion1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cfc" id="champion1__23" original="E852.4a4e"><span class="x" id="champion1__24" original="E852.4a4f"> Try to get the support of someone within the organization who will act as your champion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6cfe" id="champion1__25" original="E852.4a50"><span class="cf" id="champion1__26" original="E393.2467"><span class="exp" id="champion1__27"> champion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="champion1__28" original="E852.4a51"> He was a fierce champion of democracy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.27b4" id="champion1__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://champion_1" title="champion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.27b5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-50d0" id="champion1__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="champion1__31"> champion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d02" hm="2" id="champion2" original="E393.2469" sum="401"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d03" id="champion2__1" original="E393.246a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d04" id="champion2__2" original="E393.246b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> champion <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d11" id="champion2__9" original="E393.2476"><span class="pos" id="champion2__10" original="E393.2477"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.751e" eid="champion2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4f4" geo="br" id="champion2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/champ/champion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/champion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://champion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4f7" geo="n_am" id="champion2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/champ/champion__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/champion__us_2.ogg" href="sound://champion__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-19e3" id="champion2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5059" form="root" id="champion2__17"><span class="vp" id="champion2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> champion </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.505b" eid="champion2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.505c" geo="br" id="champion2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/champ/champion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/champion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://champion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.505f" geo="n_am" id="champion2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/champ/champion__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/champion__us_2.ogg" href="sound://champion__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5062" form="thirdps" id="champion2__24"><span class="vp" id="champion2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> champions </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5064" eid="champion2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5065" geo="br" id="champion2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/champ/champions__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/champions__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://champions__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5068" geo="n_am" id="champion2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/champ/champions__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/champions__us_1.ogg" href="sound://champions__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.506b" form="past" id="champion2__31"><span class="vp" id="champion2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> championed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.506d" eid="champion2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.506e" geo="br" id="champion2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/champ/championed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/championed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://championed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5071" geo="n_am" id="champion2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/champ/championed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/championed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://championed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5074" form="pastpart" id="champion2__38"><span class="vp" id="champion2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> championed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5076" eid="champion2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5077" geo="br" id="champion2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/champ/championed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/championed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://championed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.507a" geo="n_am" id="champion2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/champ/championed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/championed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://championed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.507d" form="prespart" id="champion2__45"><span class="vp" id="champion2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> championing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.507f" eid="champion2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5080" geo="br" id="champion2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/champ/championing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/championing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://championing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5083" geo="n_am" id="champion2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="champion2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæmpiənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/champ/championing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/champ/championing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://championing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d3d" id="champion2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d3e" id="champion2__53" original="E393.2494"><span class="cf" id="champion2__54" original="E393.2495"><span class="exp" id="champion2__55"> champion </span> something </span><span class="def" id="champion2__56" original="E393.2496"> to fight for or speak in support of a group of people or a belief </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d42" id="champion2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d43" id="champion2__58" original="E852.4a5d"><span class="x" id="champion2__59" original="E852.4a5e"> Wiessner's article robustly champions the cause of indigenous peoples. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d45" id="champion2__60" original="E586.-4810"><span class="x" id="champion2__61" original="E586.-480f"> He championed the rights of the working class and the poor. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2807" id="champion2__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://champion_1" title="champion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2808" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-50d0" id="champion2__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="champion2__64"> champion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d47" id="chance" original="E393.24ad" sum="3328"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d48" id="chance__1" original="E393.24ae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d49" id="chance__2" original="E393.24af"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d55" id="chance__7" original="E393.24ba"><span class="pos" id="chance__8" original="E393.24bb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7525" eid="chance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.68d0" geo="br" id="chance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chanc/chance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chanc/chance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.68d3" geo="n_am" id="chance__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chanc/chance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chanc/chance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d57" id="chance__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d58" id="chance__15" original="E393.24bc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d59" id="chance__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chance__17" original="E393.24be"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="chance__18" original="E393.24bf"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chance__19" original="E393.24c0"> a possibility of something happening, especially something that you want </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d5d" id="chance__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d5e" id="chance__21" original="E8a8.-4e0f"><span class="x" id="chance__22" original="E8a8.-4e0e"> The damage to his reputation ruined his chances as a politician. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d60" id="chance__23" original="E8a8.-4e0b"><span class="cf" id="chance__24" original="E393.24c4"><span class="exp" id="chance__25"> chance </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="chance__26" original="E8a8.-4e0a"> Another significant problem is that the use of several eggs increases the chances of multiple births. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d64" id="chance__27" original="E8a8.-4e09"><span class="cf" id="chance__28" original="E393.24c1"><span class="exp" id="chance__29"> chance </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="chance__30" original="E8a8.-4e08"> Staying in groups lowers each individual animal's chance of being captured by a predator. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d68" id="chance__31" original="E8a8.-4e07"><span class="x" id="chance__32" original="E8a8.-4e06"> Until the law changed in the 1960s, couples had very little chance of obtaining a divorce. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d6a" id="chance__33" original="E8a8.-4e05"><span class="cf" id="chance__34" original="E393.24c3"><span class="exp" id="chance__35"> chance </span> of something doing something </span><span class="x" id="chance__36" original="E8a8.-4e04"> If there are more molecules present, the chances of them colliding must increase. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d6e" id="chance__37" original="E8a8.-4e03"><span class="cf" id="chance__38" original="E393.24c2"><span class="exp" id="chance__39"> chance </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="chance__40" original="E8a8.-4e02"> The protocol aims to maximize the chances that a dispute can be resolved without resort to a full legal hearing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d72" id="chance__41" original="E393.24c5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d73" id="chance__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chance__43" original="E393.24c7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chance__44" original="E393.24c8"> a suitable time or situation when you have the opportunity to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d76" id="chance__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d77" id="chance__46" original="E8a8.-4e01"><span class="cf" id="chance__47" original="E393.24ca"><span class="exp" id="chance__48"> chance </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="chance__49" original="E8a8.-4e00"> The young males are regularly chased away by the dominant males and have few chances to mate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d7b" id="chance__50" original="E8a8.-4dfb"><span class="cf" id="chance__51" original="E393.24cb"><span class="exp" id="chance__52"> chance </span> for somebody/something to do something </span><span class="x" id="chance__53" original="E8a8.-4dfa"> Every time DNA is copied, there is a chance for copy errors to occur. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d7f" id="chance__54" original="E8a8.-4df8"><span class="cf" id="chance__55" original="E8a8.-4df9"><span class="exp" id="chance__56"> chance </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="chance__57" original="E8a8.-4df7"> The chance for a productive alliance between the two most powerful states in Greece was lost. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d83" id="chance__58" original="E8a8.-4df6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d84" id="chance__59"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chance__60" original="E8a8.-4df4"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="chance__61" original="E8a8.-4df3"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chance__62" original="E8a8.-4df2"> used to refer to the opportunities that somebody has in their life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d88" id="chance__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d89" id="chance__64" original="E8a8.-4df1"><span class="x" id="chance__65" original="E8a8.-4df0"> It still seems that occupation, gender and race have a major impact on our life chances. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d8b" id="chance__66" original="E393.24d0"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d8c" id="chance__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="chance__68" original="E393.24d2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chance__69" original="E393.24d3"> the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d8f" id="chance__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d90" id="chance__71" original="E8a8.-4def"><span class="x" id="chance__72" original="E8a8.-4dee"> These similarities must be due to more than pure chance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d92" id="chance__73" original="E8a8.-4ded"><span class="x" id="chance__74" original="E8a8.-4dec"> Chance also plays a role in determining which of these mutations persist and which are lost. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d94" id="chance__75" original="E8a8.-4dea"><span class="cf" id="chance__76" original="E8a8.-4deb"> by <span class="exp" id="chance__77"> chance </span></span><span class="x" id="chance__78" original="E8a8.-4de9"> Sometimes a disease dies out because, just by chance, its earliest victims happen not to pass the disease on to others. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d98" id="chance__79" original="E393.24d4"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d99" id="chance__80" original="E393.24e1" sk="chancesare"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d9a" id="chance__81"><span class="idm" id="chance__82" original="E393.24e2"> the chances are (that)… </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d9c" id="chance__83"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="chance__84" original="E393.24e4" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d9e" id="chance__85"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6d9f" id="chance__86"><span class="def" id="chance__87" original="E393.24e5"> it is likely that… </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6da1" id="chance__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6da2" id="chance__89" original="E8a8.-4de6"><span class="x" id="chance__90" original="E8a8.-4de5"> If a pedagogical tool is popular with the students, the chances are that it will also be beneficial for learning. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db9-FF1" id="even2__46" original="E8aa.-7e8d" sk="haveevenchance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db9-FF2" id="even2__47"><span class="idm" id="even2__48" original="E8aa.-7e8c"> have an even chance (of doing something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db9-FF4" id="even2__49"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db9-FF5" id="even2__50"><span class="def" id="even2__51" original="E8aa.-7e8b"> to be equally likely to do or not do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db9-FF7" id="even2__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db9-FF8" id="even2__53" original="E8aa.-7e8a"><span class="x" id="even2__54" original="E8aa.-7e89"> If a fair coin is thrown without bias, then it has an even chance of landing on heads or tails. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6da4" id="chance__100" original="E393.24f8" sk="standchance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6da5" id="chance__101"><span class="idm" id="chance__102" original="E393.24f9"> stand a chance (of doing something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6da7" id="chance__103"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6da8" id="chance__104"><span class="def" id="chance__105" original="E393.24fa"> to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6daa" id="chance__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dab" id="chance__107" original="E8a8.-4de2"><span class="x" id="chance__108" original="E8a8.-4de1"> Surgery must take place within two months of birth to stand any chance of success. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dad" id="chance__109" original="E393.24fb" sk="takechance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dae" id="chance__110"><span class="idm" id="chance__111" original="E393.24fc"> take a chance (on something/somebody) </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="chance__112" original="E8a8.-4dde"> take (any) chances </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db1" id="chance__113"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db2" id="chance__114"><span class="def" id="chance__115" original="E393.24fd"> to decide to do something, knowing that it might be the wrong choice or a risk </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db4" id="chance__116"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db5" id="chance__117" original="E4a8.5324"><span class="x" id="chance__118" original="E4a8.5325"> The bank was prepared to take a chance and lend him 40% of the purchase price. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6db7" id="chance__119" original="E4a8.5326"><span class="x" id="chance__120" original="E4a8.5327"> It was probably safe, but she was taking no chances. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2824" id="chance__121" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chance_1" title="chance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2825" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-5057" id="chance__122" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chance__123"> chance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dbe" hm="1" id="change1" original="E393.272c" sum="2274"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dbf" id="change1__1" original="E393.272d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dc0" id="change1__2" original="E393.272e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> change <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dcb" id="change1__7" original="E393.2739"><span class="pos" id="change1__8" original="E393.273a"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.752c" eid="change1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bda" geo="br" id="change1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chang/change__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/change__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://change__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bdd" geo="n_am" id="change1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chang/change__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/change__us_1.ogg" href="sound://change__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dcd" id="change1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dce" id="change1__15" original="E393.273b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dcf" id="change1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="change1__17" original="E393.273d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="change1__18" original="E393.273e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="change1__19" original="E393.2740"> the act or process of something becoming different; the result of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dd3" id="change1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dd4" id="change1__21" original="E839.-76e0"><span class="x" id="change1__22" original="E839.-76df"> The changes associated with technological innovation demand different skills. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dd6" id="change1__23" original="E839.-76e2"><span class="x" id="change1__24" original="E839.-76e1"> Change has been very slow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dd8" id="change1__25" original="E839.-76de"><span class="cf" id="change1__26" original="E393.273f"><span class="exp" id="change1__27"> change </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="change1__28" original="E839.-76dd"> Longitudinal studies are more likely to detect changes in social interaction over time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a9d" id="change1__29"><span class="x" id="change1__30"> A change in advertising message can be used to alter the image of a product. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ddc" id="change1__31" original="E839.-756c"><span class="cf" id="change1__32" original="E85f.-6e98"><span class="exp" id="change1__33"> change </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="change1__34" original="E839.-756b"> This sudden change of direction has not yet been explained. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6de0" id="change1__35" original="E839.-76db"><span class="cf" id="change1__36" original="E839.-76dc"><span class="exp" id="change1__37"> change </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="change1__38" original="E839.-76da"> The Act made radical changes to the way in which courts dealt with children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6de4" id="change1__39" original="E839.-76d8"><span class="cf" id="change1__40" original="E839.-76d9"><span class="exp" id="change1__41"> change </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="change1__42" original="E839.-76d7"> This situation represents a significant change from the mid-twentieth century. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6de8" id="change1__43" original="E839.-76d6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://adjustment" title="adjustment definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6de9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55fc" id="change1__44" original="E839.-76d4"><span class="xh" id="change1__45"> adjustment </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alteration" title="alteration definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6deb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d1b" id="change1__46" original="E839.-76d5"><span class="xh" id="change1__47"> alteration </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ded" id="change1__48" original="E839.-76d3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://climate-change" title="climate change definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dee" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b7a" id="change1__49" original="E839.-76d2"><span class="xh" id="change1__50"> climate change </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6df0" id="change1__51" original="E839.-75ff" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__52"> adjective + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6df2" id="change1__53"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6df3" id="change1__54" original="E839.-75f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6df4" id="change1__55"><span class="coll" id="change1__56" original="E839.-75f5"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6df6" id="change1__57" original="E839.-75f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6df7" id="change1__58"><span class="coll" id="change1__59" original="E839.-75f3"> abrupt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6df9" id="change1__60"><span class="coll" id="change1__61" original="E839.-75f2"> sudden </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dfb" id="change1__62" original="E839.-75fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dfc" id="change1__63"><span class="coll" id="change1__64" original="E839.-75fd"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dfe" id="change1__65" original="E839.-75fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6dff" id="change1__66"><span class="coll" id="change1__67" original="E839.-75fb"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e01" id="change1__68" original="E839.-75fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e02" id="change1__69"><span class="coll" id="change1__70" original="E839.-75f9"> permanent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e04" id="change1__71" original="E839.-75f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e05" id="change1__72"><span class="coll" id="change1__73" original="E839.-75f0"> gradual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e07" id="change1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e08" id="change1__75" original="E839.-75ee"><span class="x" id="change1__76" original="E839.-75ed"> The last twenty years have been a period of rapid technological change. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e0a" id="change1__77" original="E839.-7616" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__78"> adjective + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e0c" id="change1__79"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e0d" id="change1__80" original="E839.-7614"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e0e" id="change1__81"><span class="coll" id="change1__82" original="E839.-7613"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e10" id="change1__83"><span class="coll" id="change1__84" original="E839.-7612"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e12" id="change1__85" original="E839.-7610"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e13" id="change1__86"><span class="coll" id="change1__87" original="E839.-7611"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e15" id="change1__88"><span class="coll" id="change1__89" original="E839.-760f"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e17" id="change1__90" original="E839.-760d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e18" id="change1__91"><span class="coll" id="change1__92" original="E839.-7609"> dramatic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e1a" id="change1__93"><span class="coll" id="change1__94" original="E85f.-76e9"> revolutionary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e1c" id="change1__95" original="E85f.-76e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e1d" id="change1__96"><span class="coll" id="change1__97" original="E839.-760c"> radical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e1f" id="change1__98"><span class="coll" id="change1__99" original="E839.-760a"> fundamental </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e21" id="change1__100"><span class="coll" id="change1__101" original="E839.-760b"> profound </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e23" id="change1__102" original="E85f.-76e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e24" id="change1__103"><span class="coll" id="change1__104" original="E85f.-76e6"> drastic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e26" id="change1__105" original="E839.-7608"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e27" id="change1__106"><span class="coll" id="change1__107" original="E839.-7607"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e29" id="change1__108" original="E839.-7606"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e2a" id="change1__109"><span class="coll" id="change1__110" original="E839.-7605"> small </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e2c" id="change1__111"><span class="coll" id="change1__112" original="E839.-7604"> minor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e2e" id="change1__113" original="E85f.-76e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e2f" id="change1__114"><span class="coll" id="change1__115" original="E85f.-76e4"> incremental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e31" id="change1__116" original="E839.-75f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e32" id="change1__117"><span class="coll" id="change1__118" original="E839.-75f7"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e34" id="change1__119" original="E85f.-76e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e35" id="change1__120"><span class="coll" id="change1__121" original="E85f.-76e2"> positive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e37" id="change1__122" original="E839.-7603"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e38" id="change1__123" original="E839.-7602"><span class="x" id="change1__124" original="E839.-7601"> Fundamental changes have taken place in the labour market. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e3a" id="change1__125"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e3b" id="change1__126" original="E839.-75ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e3c" id="change1__127"><span class="coll" id="change1__128" original="E839.-75e9"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e3e" id="change1__129" original="E839.-75e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e3f" id="change1__130"><span class="coll" id="change1__131" original="E839.-75e7"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e41" id="change1__132" original="E839.-75e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e42" id="change1__133"><span class="coll" id="change1__134" original="E839.-75e5"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e44" id="change1__135" original="E839.-75e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e45" id="change1__136"><span class="coll" id="change1__137" original="E839.-75e3"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e47" id="change1__138" original="E839.-75e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e48" id="change1__139"><span class="coll" id="change1__140" original="E839.-75e1"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e4a" id="change1__141" original="E839.-75e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e4b" id="change1__142"><span class="coll" id="change1__143" original="E839.-75df"> constitutional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e4d" id="change1__144" original="E839.-75de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e4e" id="change1__145"><span class="coll" id="change1__146" original="E839.-75dd"> demographic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e50" id="change1__147" original="E839.-75dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e51" id="change1__148"><span class="coll" id="change1__149" original="E839.-75db"> structural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e53" id="change1__150" original="E839.-75da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e54" id="change1__151"><span class="coll" id="change1__152" original="E839.-75d9"> strategic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e56" id="change1__153" original="E839.-75d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e57" id="change1__154"><span class="coll" id="change1__155" original="E839.-75d7"> organizational </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e59" id="change1__156"><span class="coll" id="change1__157" original="E839.-75d6"> institutional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e5b" id="change1__158" original="E839.-75d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e5c" id="change1__159"><span class="coll" id="change1__160" original="E839.-75d4"> technological </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e5e" id="change1__161"><span class="coll" id="change1__162" original="E839.-75d3"> technical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e60" id="change1__163" original="E839.-75d2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e61" id="change1__164" original="E839.-75d1"><span class="x" id="change1__165" original="E839.-75d0"> The economy had undergone a major structural change. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e63" id="change1__166"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e64" id="change1__167" original="E839.-75cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e65" id="change1__168"><span class="coll" id="change1__169" original="E839.-75cc"> evolutionary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e67" id="change1__170" original="E839.-75cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e68" id="change1__171"><span class="coll" id="change1__172" original="E839.-75ca"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e6a" id="change1__173" original="E839.-75c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e6b" id="change1__174"><span class="coll" id="change1__175" original="E839.-75c8"> climatic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e6d" id="change1__176" original="E839.-75c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e6e" id="change1__177"><span class="coll" id="change1__178" original="E839.-75c6"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e70" id="change1__179" original="E839.-75c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e71" id="change1__180"><span class="coll" id="change1__181" original="E839.-75c4"> behavioural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e73" id="change1__182" original="E839.-75c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e74" id="change1__183"><span class="coll" id="change1__184" original="E839.-75c2"> chemical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e76" id="change1__185" original="E839.-75c1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e77" id="change1__186" original="E839.-75c0"><span class="x" id="change1__187" original="E839.-75bf"> These environmental changes had economic implications. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e79" id="change1__188" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__189"> noun + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e7b" id="change1__190"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e7c" id="change1__191" original="E839.-75b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e7d" id="change1__192"><span class="coll" id="change1__193" original="E839.-75b8"> colour </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e7f" id="change1__194"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e80" id="change1__195" original="E839.-75b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e81" id="change1__196"><span class="coll" id="change1__197" original="E839.-75b6"> temperature </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e83" id="change1__198"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e84" id="change1__199" original="E839.-75b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e85" id="change1__200"><span class="coll" id="change1__201" original="E839.-75b2"> energy </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e87" id="change1__202"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e88" id="change1__203" original="E839.-75b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e89" id="change1__204"><span class="coll" id="change1__205" original="E839.-75b0"> price </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e8b" id="change1__206"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e8c" id="change1__207" original="E839.-75af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e8d" id="change1__208"><span class="coll" id="change1__209" original="E839.-75ae"> population </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e8f" id="change1__210"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e90" id="change1__211" original="E640.1121"><span class="x" id="change1__212" original="E640.1122"> For the Antarctic marine ecosystem, relatively small temperature changes give rise to glacier melt, ice shelf collapse and sea ice reduction. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e92" id="change1__213" original="E839.-76b4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__214"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e94" id="change1__215"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e95" id="change1__216" original="E85f.-76e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e96" id="change1__217"><span class="coll" id="change1__218" original="E85f.-76e0"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e98" id="change1__219" original="E85f.-76df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e99" id="change1__220"><span class="coll" id="change1__221" original="E85f.-76de"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e9b" id="change1__222"><span class="coll" id="change1__223" original="E85f.-76dd"> bring </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e9d" id="change1__224"><span class="coll" id="change1__225" original="E85f.-76dc"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6e9f" id="change1__226" original="E839.-76b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ea0" id="change1__227"><span class="coll" id="change1__228" original="E839.-76b0"> bring about </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ea2" id="change1__229"><span class="coll" id="change1__230" original="E839.-76a7"> induce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ea4" id="change1__231"><span class="coll" id="change1__232" original="E839.-76b1"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ea6" id="change1__233" original="E85f.-76db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ea7" id="change1__234"><span class="coll" id="change1__235" original="E85f.-76da"> promote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ea9" id="change1__236"><span class="coll" id="change1__237" original="E839.-76ab"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eab" id="change1__238" original="E85f.-76d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eac" id="change1__239"><span class="coll" id="change1__240" original="E85f.-76d8"> drive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eae" id="change1__241" original="E85f.-76d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eaf" id="change1__242"><span class="coll" id="change1__243" original="E85f.-76d6"> initiate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eb1" id="change1__244" original="E839.-76a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eb2" id="change1__245"><span class="coll" id="change1__246" original="E839.-76a0"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eb4" id="change1__247" original="E85f.-76d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eb5" id="change1__248"><span class="coll" id="change1__249" original="E85f.-76d4"> manage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eb7" id="change1__250" original="E839.-769f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eb8" id="change1__251"><span class="coll" id="change1__252" original="E839.-769e"> force <span class="exp"> change </span> (upon/​on somebody/​something) </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eba" id="change1__253"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ebb" id="change1__254" original="E839.-7695"><span class="x" id="change1__255" original="E839.-7694"> Sometimes the repair process causes a permanent change to the DNA sequence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ebd" id="change1__256" original="E839.-7693"><span class="x" id="change1__257" original="E839.-7692"> These attempts to induce cultural change were largely unsuccessful. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ebf" id="change1__258" original="E839.-7690" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__259"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ec1" id="change1__260"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ec2" id="change1__261" original="E839.-768f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ec3" id="change1__262"><span class="coll" id="change1__263" original="E839.-768e"> undergo </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ec5" id="change1__264"><span class="coll" id="change1__265" original="E839.-768d"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ec7" id="change1__266" original="E839.-768c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ec8" id="change1__267"><span class="coll" id="change1__268" original="E839.-768b"> resist </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eca" id="change1__269"><span class="coll" id="change1__270" original="E839.-768a"> oppose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ecc" id="change1__271" original="E839.-7687"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ecd" id="change1__272"><span class="coll" id="change1__273" original="E839.-7686"> predict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ecf" id="change1__274"><span class="coll" id="change1__275" original="E839.-7685"> anticipate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ed1" id="change1__276" original="E839.-7678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ed2" id="change1__277"><span class="coll" id="change1__278" original="E839.-7676"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ed4" id="change1__279"><span class="coll" id="change1__280" original="E839.-7675"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ed6" id="change1__281" original="E839.-767f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ed7" id="change1__282"><span class="coll" id="change1__283" original="E839.-767e"> be caused by </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ed9" id="change1__284" original="E839.-765d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eda" id="change1__285"><span class="coll" id="change1__286" original="E839.-765b"> see </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6edc" id="change1__287"><span class="coll" id="change1__288" original="E839.-765c"> observe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ede" id="change1__289"><span class="coll" id="change1__290" original="E839.-765a"> witness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ee0" id="change1__291" original="E839.-7671"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ee1" id="change1__292"><span class="coll" id="change1__293" original="E839.-7670"> reflect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ee3" id="change1__294"><span class="coll" id="change1__295" original="E839.-766e"> represent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ee5" id="change1__296"><span class="coll" id="change1__297" original="E839.-766f"> mark </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ee7" id="change1__298" original="E839.-7646"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ee8" id="change1__299"><span class="coll" id="change1__300" original="E839.-7645"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eea" id="change1__301" original="E839.-7642"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eeb" id="change1__302"><span class="coll" id="change1__303" original="E839.-7641"> understand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eed" id="change1__304"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eee" id="change1__305" original="E839.-7683"><span class="x" id="change1__306" original="E839.-7682"> The meatpacking industry was undergoing structural change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ef0" id="change1__307" original="E839.-7661"><span class="x" id="change1__308" original="E839.-7660"> All the key steps in development reflect changes in gene activity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ef2" id="change1__309" original="E839.-7680" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__310"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ef4" id="change1__311"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ef5" id="change1__312" original="E839.-7668"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ef6" id="change1__313"><span class="coll" id="change1__314" original="E839.-7667"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ef8" id="change1__315"><span class="coll" id="change1__316" original="E839.-7666"> indicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6efa" id="change1__317"><span class="coll" id="change1__318" original="E839.-7665"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6efc" id="change1__319" original="E839.-7659"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6efd" id="change1__320"><span class="coll" id="change1__321" original="E839.-7658"> detect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6eff" id="change1__322"><span class="coll" id="change1__323" original="E839.-7657"> identify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f01" id="change1__324"><span class="coll" id="change1__325" original="E85f.-76d3"> notice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f03" id="change1__326" original="E85f.-76d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f04" id="change1__327"><span class="coll" id="change1__328" original="E85f.-76d1"> be characterized by </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f06" id="change1__329"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f07" id="change1__330" original="E839.-7663"><span class="x" id="change1__331" original="E839.-7662"> The glacial period was characterized by significant changes in average temperature. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f09" id="change1__332" original="E839.-765f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__333"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f0b" id="change1__334"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f0c" id="change1__335" original="E839.-7656"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f0d" id="change1__336"><span class="coll" id="change1__337" original="E839.-7655"> monitor </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f0f" id="change1__338"><span class="coll" id="change1__339" original="E839.-7654"> track </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f11" id="change1__340" original="E839.-7652"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f12" id="change1__341"><span class="coll" id="change1__342" original="E839.-7651"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f14" id="change1__343"><span class="coll" id="change1__344" original="E839.-7650"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f16" id="change1__345" original="E839.-764a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f17" id="change1__346"><span class="coll" id="change1__347" original="E839.-7649"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f19" id="change1__348" original="E839.-764e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f1a" id="change1__349"><span class="coll" id="change1__350" original="E839.-764d"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f1c" id="change1__351" original="E839.-764c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f1d" id="change1__352"><span class="coll" id="change1__353" original="E839.-764b"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f1f" id="change1__354" original="E839.-7640"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f20" id="change1__355" original="E839.-763f"><span class="x" id="change1__356" original="E839.-763e"> The researcher is well placed to monitor changes over time. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f22" id="change1__357" original="E839.-7639" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__358"> change + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f24" id="change1__359"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f25" id="change1__360" original="E839.-7638"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f26" id="change1__361"><span class="coll" id="change1__362" original="E839.-7637"> occur </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f28" id="change1__363"><span class="coll" id="change1__364" original="E839.-7636"> happen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f2a" id="change1__365"><span class="coll" id="change1__366" original="E839.-7635"> take place </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f2c" id="change1__367" original="E839.-7626"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f2d" id="change1__368"><span class="coll" id="change1__369" original="E839.-7625"> affect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f2f" id="change1__370"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f30" id="change1__371" original="E839.-761d"><span class="x" id="change1__372" original="E839.-761c"> A dramatic change occurred late in the eighteenth century. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f32" id="change1__373" original="E839.-76d1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f33" id="change1__374"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="change1__375" original="E839.-76cf"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="change1__376" original="E839.-76ce"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="change1__377" original="E839.-76cd"> the act or process of something passing from one state or form into another; the result of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f37" id="change1__378"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f38" id="change1__379" original="E85f.-76ec"><span class="cf" id="change1__380" original="E85f.-76ed"><span class="exp" id="change1__381"> change </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="change1__382" original="E85f.-76eb"> When a substance undergoes a change of state, energy is involved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f3c" id="change1__383" original="E839.-76cb"><span class="cf" id="change1__384" original="E839.-76cc"><span class="exp" id="change1__385"> change </span> from A to B </span><span class="x" id="change1__386" original="E839.-76ca"> The change from grassland to shrubland over the last 150 years is an interesting example. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f40" id="change1__387" original="E839.-76c8"><span class="cf" id="change1__388" original="E839.-76c9"><span class="exp" id="change1__389"> change </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="change1__390" original="E839.-76c7"> The company was keen to reduce its overheads and therefore made the change to a ‘stockless warehouse’ system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f44" id="change1__391" original="E839.-76c5"><span class="cf" id="change1__392" original="E839.-76c6"><span class="exp" id="change1__393"> change </span> towards something </span><span class="x" id="change1__394" original="E839.-76c4"> There has also been a change towards more cohabitation before marriage. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f48" id="change1__395" original="E839.-76c3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://move2" title="move2 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f49" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.18e" id="change1__396" original="E839.-76c2"><span class="xh" id="change1__397"> move </span><span class="xhm" id="change1__398"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="change1__399"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f4d" id="change1__400" original="E839.-75ff" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__401"> adjective + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f4f" id="change1__402"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f50" id="change1__403" original="E839.-75f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f51" id="change1__404"><span class="coll" id="change1__405" original="E839.-75f5"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f53" id="change1__406" original="E839.-75f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f54" id="change1__407"><span class="coll" id="change1__408" original="E839.-75f3"> abrupt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f56" id="change1__409"><span class="coll" id="change1__410" original="E839.-75f2"> sudden </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f58" id="change1__411" original="E839.-75fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f59" id="change1__412"><span class="coll" id="change1__413" original="E839.-75fd"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f5b" id="change1__414" original="E839.-75fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f5c" id="change1__415"><span class="coll" id="change1__416" original="E839.-75fb"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f5e" id="change1__417" original="E839.-75fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f5f" id="change1__418"><span class="coll" id="change1__419" original="E839.-75f9"> permanent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f61" id="change1__420" original="E839.-75f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f62" id="change1__421"><span class="coll" id="change1__422" original="E839.-75f0"> gradual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f64" id="change1__423"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f65" id="change1__424" original="E640.111f"><span class="x" id="change1__425" original="E640.1120"> There may be sudden changes of mood without apparent cause. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f67" id="change1__426" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__427"> noun + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f69" id="change1__428"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f6a" id="change1__429" original="E839.-75b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f6b" id="change1__430"><span class="coll" id="change1__431" original="E839.-75b8"> colour </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f6d" id="change1__432"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f6e" id="change1__433" original="E839.-75a8"><span class="x" id="change1__434" original="E839.-75a7"> This lack of colour change indicates a positive reaction. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f70" id="change1__435" original="E839.-76b4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__436"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f72" id="change1__437"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f73" id="change1__438" original="E85f.-76e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f74" id="change1__439"><span class="coll" id="change1__440" original="E85f.-76e0"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f76" id="change1__441" original="E85f.-76df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f77" id="change1__442"><span class="coll" id="change1__443" original="E85f.-76de"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f79" id="change1__444"><span class="coll" id="change1__445" original="E85f.-76dd"> bring </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f7b" id="change1__446"><span class="coll" id="change1__447" original="E85f.-76dc"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f7d" id="change1__448" original="E839.-76b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f7e" id="change1__449"><span class="coll" id="change1__450" original="E839.-76b0"> bring about </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f80" id="change1__451"><span class="coll" id="change1__452" original="E839.-76a7"> induce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f82" id="change1__453"><span class="coll" id="change1__454" original="E839.-76b1"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f84" id="change1__455" original="E85f.-76db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f85" id="change1__456"><span class="coll" id="change1__457" original="E85f.-76da"> promote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f87" id="change1__458"><span class="coll" id="change1__459" original="E839.-76ab"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f89" id="change1__460" original="E85f.-76d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f8a" id="change1__461"><span class="coll" id="change1__462" original="E85f.-76d8"> drive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f8c" id="change1__463" original="E85f.-76d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f8d" id="change1__464"><span class="coll" id="change1__465" original="E85f.-76d6"> initiate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f8f" id="change1__466" original="E839.-76a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f90" id="change1__467"><span class="coll" id="change1__468" original="E839.-76a0"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f92" id="change1__469" original="E85f.-76d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f93" id="change1__470"><span class="coll" id="change1__471" original="E85f.-76d4"> manage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f95" id="change1__472" original="E839.-769f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f96" id="change1__473"><span class="coll" id="change1__474" original="E839.-769e"> force <span class="exp"> change </span> (upon/​on somebody/​something) </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f98" id="change1__475"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f99" id="change1__476" original="E640.1125"><span class="x" id="change1__477" original="E640.1126"> A number of factors combined to bring about a gradual change of outlook. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f9b" id="change1__478" original="E839.-7690" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__479"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f9d" id="change1__480"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f9e" id="change1__481" original="E839.-768f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6f9f" id="change1__482"><span class="coll" id="change1__483" original="E839.-768e"> undergo </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fa1" id="change1__484"><span class="coll" id="change1__485" original="E839.-768d"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fa3" id="change1__486" original="E839.-768c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fa4" id="change1__487"><span class="coll" id="change1__488" original="E839.-768b"> resist </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fa6" id="change1__489"><span class="coll" id="change1__490" original="E839.-768a"> oppose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fa8" id="change1__491" original="E839.-7687"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fa9" id="change1__492"><span class="coll" id="change1__493" original="E839.-7686"> predict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fab" id="change1__494"><span class="coll" id="change1__495" original="E839.-7685"> anticipate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fad" id="change1__496" original="E839.-7678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fae" id="change1__497"><span class="coll" id="change1__498" original="E839.-7676"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fb0" id="change1__499"><span class="coll" id="change1__500" original="E839.-7675"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fb2" id="change1__501" original="E839.-767f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fb3" id="change1__502"><span class="coll" id="change1__503" original="E839.-767e"> be caused by </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fb5" id="change1__504" original="E839.-765d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fb6" id="change1__505"><span class="coll" id="change1__506" original="E839.-765b"> see </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fb8" id="change1__507"><span class="coll" id="change1__508" original="E839.-765c"> observe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fba" id="change1__509"><span class="coll" id="change1__510" original="E839.-765a"> witness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fbc" id="change1__511" original="E839.-7671"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fbd" id="change1__512"><span class="coll" id="change1__513" original="E839.-7670"> reflect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fbf" id="change1__514"><span class="coll" id="change1__515" original="E839.-766e"> represent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fc1" id="change1__516"><span class="coll" id="change1__517" original="E839.-766f"> mark </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fc3" id="change1__518" original="E839.-7646"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fc4" id="change1__519"><span class="coll" id="change1__520" original="E839.-7645"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fc6" id="change1__521" original="E839.-7642"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fc7" id="change1__522"><span class="coll" id="change1__523" original="E839.-7641"> understand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fc9" id="change1__524"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fca" id="change1__525" original="E640.16f9"><span class="x" id="change1__526" original="E640.16fa"> This discovery marked a change to a new way of seeing the world. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fcc" id="change1__527" original="E839.-7680" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__528"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fce" id="change1__529"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fcf" id="change1__530" original="E839.-7668"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fd0" id="change1__531"><span class="coll" id="change1__532" original="E839.-7667"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fd2" id="change1__533"><span class="coll" id="change1__534" original="E839.-7666"> indicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fd4" id="change1__535"><span class="coll" id="change1__536" original="E839.-7665"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fd6" id="change1__537" original="E839.-7659"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fd7" id="change1__538"><span class="coll" id="change1__539" original="E839.-7658"> detect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fd9" id="change1__540"><span class="coll" id="change1__541" original="E839.-7657"> identify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fdb" id="change1__542"><span class="coll" id="change1__543" original="E85f.-76d3"> notice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fdd" id="change1__544" original="E85f.-76d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fde" id="change1__545"><span class="coll" id="change1__546" original="E85f.-76d1"> be characterized by </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fe0" id="change1__547"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fe1" id="change1__548" original="E640.1129"><span class="x" id="change1__549" original="E640.112a"> The pollen record shows relatively rapid changes from spruce to Douglas fir and back again (Grigg and Whitlock, 1998). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fe3" id="change1__550" original="E839.-7639" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__551"> change + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fe5" id="change1__552"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fe6" id="change1__553" original="E839.-7638"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fe7" id="change1__554"><span class="coll" id="change1__555" original="E839.-7637"> occur </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fe9" id="change1__556"><span class="coll" id="change1__557" original="E839.-7636"> happen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6feb" id="change1__558"><span class="coll" id="change1__559" original="E839.-7635"> take place </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fed" id="change1__560" original="E839.-7626"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fee" id="change1__561"><span class="coll" id="change1__562" original="E839.-7625"> affect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ff0" id="change1__563"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ff1" id="change1__564" original="E640.112b"><span class="x" id="change1__565" original="E640.112c"> Around this time, a fundamental change took place in the way people thought. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ff3" id="change1__566" original="E393.2747"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ff4" id="change1__567"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="change1__568" original="E393.2749"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="change1__569" original="E839.-76c1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="change1__570" original="E85f.-76ee"><span class="exp" id="change1__571"> change </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="change1__572" original="E393.274c"> the act or process of replacing something with something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ffa" id="change1__573"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ffb" id="change1__574" original="E839.-76be"><span class="x" id="change1__575" original="E839.-76bd"> There have been changes of government in the meantime. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6ffd" id="change1__576" original="E839.-76c0"><span class="x" id="change1__577" original="E839.-76bf"> There is a huge literature on regime change. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6fff" id="change1__578" original="E4a5.5431" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://regime-change" title="regime change definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7000" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-50e8" id="change1__579" original="E4a5.5432"><span class="xh" id="change1__580"> regime change </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7002" id="change1__581" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__582"> noun + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7004" id="change1__583"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7005" id="change1__584" original="E839.-75ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7006" id="change1__585"><span class="coll" id="change1__586" original="E839.-75ac"> policy </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7008" id="change1__587"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7009" id="change1__588" original="E839.-75ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.700a" id="change1__589"><span class="coll" id="change1__590" original="E839.-75aa"> regime </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.700c" id="change1__591"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.700d" id="change1__592" original="E640.1123"><span class="x" id="change1__593" original="E640.1124"> Many policy changes have been implemented primarily at the local level. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.700f" id="change1__594" original="E839.-76b4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__595"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7011" id="change1__596"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7012" id="change1__597" original="E85f.-76e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7013" id="change1__598"><span class="coll" id="change1__599" original="E85f.-76e0"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7015" id="change1__600" original="E85f.-76df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7016" id="change1__601"><span class="coll" id="change1__602" original="E85f.-76de"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7018" id="change1__603"><span class="coll" id="change1__604" original="E85f.-76dd"> bring </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.701a" id="change1__605"><span class="coll" id="change1__606" original="E85f.-76dc"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.701c" id="change1__607" original="E839.-76b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.701d" id="change1__608"><span class="coll" id="change1__609" original="E839.-76b0"> bring about </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.701f" id="change1__610"><span class="coll" id="change1__611" original="E839.-76a7"> induce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7021" id="change1__612"><span class="coll" id="change1__613" original="E839.-76b1"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7023" id="change1__614" original="E85f.-76db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7024" id="change1__615"><span class="coll" id="change1__616" original="E85f.-76da"> promote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7026" id="change1__617"><span class="coll" id="change1__618" original="E839.-76ab"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7028" id="change1__619" original="E85f.-76d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7029" id="change1__620"><span class="coll" id="change1__621" original="E85f.-76d8"> drive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.702b" id="change1__622" original="E85f.-76d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.702c" id="change1__623"><span class="coll" id="change1__624" original="E85f.-76d6"> initiate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.702e" id="change1__625" original="E839.-76a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.702f" id="change1__626"><span class="coll" id="change1__627" original="E839.-76a0"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7031" id="change1__628" original="E85f.-76d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7032" id="change1__629"><span class="coll" id="change1__630" original="E85f.-76d4"> manage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7034" id="change1__631" original="E839.-769f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7035" id="change1__632"><span class="coll" id="change1__633" original="E839.-769e"> force <span class="exp"> change </span> (upon/​on somebody/​something) </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7037" id="change1__634"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7038" id="change1__635" original="E640.1127"><span class="x" id="change1__636" original="E640.1128"> The worsening economic situation forced a change of direction for the company. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.703a" id="change1__637" original="E839.-7690" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change1__638"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.703c" id="change1__639"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.703d" id="change1__640" original="E839.-768f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.703e" id="change1__641"><span class="coll" id="change1__642" original="E839.-768e"> undergo </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7040" id="change1__643"><span class="coll" id="change1__644" original="E839.-768d"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7042" id="change1__645" original="E839.-768c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7043" id="change1__646"><span class="coll" id="change1__647" original="E839.-768b"> resist </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7045" id="change1__648"><span class="coll" id="change1__649" original="E839.-768a"> oppose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7047" id="change1__650" original="E839.-7687"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7048" id="change1__651"><span class="coll" id="change1__652" original="E839.-7686"> predict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.704a" id="change1__653"><span class="coll" id="change1__654" original="E839.-7685"> anticipate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.704c" id="change1__655" original="E839.-7678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.704d" id="change1__656"><span class="coll" id="change1__657" original="E839.-7676"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.704f" id="change1__658"><span class="coll" id="change1__659" original="E839.-7675"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7051" id="change1__660" original="E839.-767f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7052" id="change1__661"><span class="coll" id="change1__662" original="E839.-767e"> be caused by </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7054" id="change1__663" original="E839.-765d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7055" id="change1__664"><span class="coll" id="change1__665" original="E839.-765b"> see </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7057" id="change1__666"><span class="coll" id="change1__667" original="E839.-765c"> observe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7059" id="change1__668"><span class="coll" id="change1__669" original="E839.-765a"> witness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.705b" id="change1__670" original="E839.-7671"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.705c" id="change1__671"><span class="coll" id="change1__672" original="E839.-7670"> reflect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.705e" id="change1__673"><span class="coll" id="change1__674" original="E839.-766e"> represent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7060" id="change1__675"><span class="coll" id="change1__676" original="E839.-766f"> mark </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7062" id="change1__677" original="E839.-7646"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7063" id="change1__678"><span class="coll" id="change1__679" original="E839.-7645"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7065" id="change1__680" original="E839.-7642"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7066" id="change1__681"><span class="coll" id="change1__682" original="E839.-7641"> understand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7068" id="change1__683"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7069" id="change1__684" original="E640.16f7"><span class="x" id="change1__685" original="E640.16f8"> Many workers tried to resist this change of employment status. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.706b" id="change1__686" original="E393.2760"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.706c" id="change1__687" original="E393.2761" sk="changeforbetter"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.706d" id="change1__688"><span class="idm" id="change1__689" original="E393.2762"> change(s) for the better </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.706f" id="change1__690"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7070" id="change1__691"><span class="def" id="change1__692" original="E393.2763"> improvement(s) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7072" id="change1__693"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7073" id="change1__694" original="E839.-76bc"><span class="x" id="change1__695" original="E839.-76bb"> They believed that market forces would drive change for the better. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7075" id="heart__81" original="E393.2764" sk="changeofheart"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7076" id="heart__82"><span class="idm" id="heart__83" original="E393.2765"> a change of heart </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7078" id="heart__84"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7079" id="heart__85"><span class="def" id="heart__86" original="E393.2766"> a new attitude towards something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.707b" id="heart__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.707c" id="heart__88" original="E839.-76ba"><span class="x" id="heart__89" original="E839.-76b9"> Unless there is a radical change of heart by the Court of Justice, the previous requirements will apply. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.707e-FF1" id="change1__705" original="E398.6c21" sk="windwindsofchange"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.707e-FF2" id="change1__706"><span class="idm" id="change1__707" original="E398.6c22"> a wind/the winds of change </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.707e-FF4" id="change1__708"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.707e-FF5" id="change1__709"><span class="def" id="change1__710" original="E834.-2852"> events that will cause change; a feeling that things are about to change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.707e-FF7" id="change1__711"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.707e-FF8" id="change1__712" original="E834.-2851"><span class="x" id="change1__713" original="E834.-2850"> The winds of change were clearly blowing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70e7" id="change1__714" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="change1__715"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70e9" id="change1__716" original="E839.-7618"><span class="shcut" id="change1__717" original="E839.-7617"> adjective + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70eb" id="change1__718" original="E839.-7600"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70ec" id="change1__719" original="E839.-75f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70ed" id="change1__720" original="E839.-75f5"><span class="coll" id="change1__721"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70ef" id="change1__722" original="E839.-75f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70f0" id="change1__723" original="E839.-75f3"><span class="coll" id="change1__724"> abrupt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70f2" id="change1__725" original="E839.-75f2"><span class="coll" id="change1__726"> sudden </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70f4" id="change1__727" original="E839.-75fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70f5" id="change1__728" original="E839.-75fd"><span class="coll" id="change1__729"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70f7" id="change1__730" original="E839.-75fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70f8" id="change1__731" original="E839.-75fb"><span class="coll" id="change1__732"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70fa" id="change1__733" original="E839.-75fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70fb" id="change1__734" original="E839.-75f9"><span class="coll" id="change1__735"> permanent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70fd" id="change1__736" original="E839.-75f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.70fe" id="change1__737" original="E839.-75f0"><span class="coll" id="change1__738"> gradual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7100" id="change1__739" original="E839.-75ef"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7101" id="change1__740" original="E839.-75ee"><span class="x" id="change1__741" original="E839.-75ed"> The last twenty years have been a period of rapid technological change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7103" id="change1__742" original="E640.111f"><span class="x" id="change1__743" original="E640.1120"> There may be sudden changes of mood without apparent cause. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7105" id="change1__744" original="E839.-7616"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7106" id="change1__745" original="E839.-7614"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7107" id="change1__746" original="E839.-7613"><span class="coll" id="change1__747"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7109" id="change1__748" original="E839.-7612"><span class="coll" id="change1__749"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.710b" id="change1__750" original="E839.-7610"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.710c" id="change1__751" original="E839.-7611"><span class="coll" id="change1__752"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.710e" id="change1__753" original="E839.-760f"><span class="coll" id="change1__754"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7110" id="change1__755" original="E839.-760d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7111" id="change1__756" original="E839.-7609"><span class="coll" id="change1__757"> dramatic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7113" id="change1__758" original="E85f.-76e9"><span class="coll" id="change1__759"> revolutionary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7115" id="change1__760" original="E85f.-76e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7116" id="change1__761" original="E839.-760c"><span class="coll" id="change1__762"> radical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7118" id="change1__763" original="E839.-760a"><span class="coll" id="change1__764"> fundamental </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.711a" id="change1__765" original="E839.-760b"><span class="coll" id="change1__766"> profound </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.711c" id="change1__767" original="E85f.-76e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.711d" id="change1__768" original="E85f.-76e6"><span class="coll" id="change1__769"> drastic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.711f" id="change1__770" original="E839.-7608"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7120" id="change1__771" original="E839.-7607"><span class="coll" id="change1__772"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7122" id="change1__773" original="E839.-7606"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7123" id="change1__774" original="E839.-7605"><span class="coll" id="change1__775"> small </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7125" id="change1__776" original="E839.-7604"><span class="coll" id="change1__777"> minor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7127" id="change1__778" original="E85f.-76e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7128" id="change1__779" original="E85f.-76e4"><span class="coll" id="change1__780"> incremental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.712a" id="change1__781" original="E839.-75f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.712b" id="change1__782" original="E839.-75f7"><span class="coll" id="change1__783"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.712d" id="change1__784" original="E85f.-76e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.712e" id="change1__785" original="E85f.-76e2"><span class="coll" id="change1__786"> positive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7130" id="change1__787" original="E839.-7603"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7131" id="change1__788" original="E839.-7602"><span class="x" id="change1__789" original="E839.-7601"> Fundamental changes have taken place in the labour market. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7133" id="change1__790" original="E839.-75ec"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7134" id="change1__791" original="E839.-75ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7135" id="change1__792" original="E839.-75e9"><span class="coll" id="change1__793"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7137" id="change1__794" original="E839.-75e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7138" id="change1__795" original="E839.-75e7"><span class="coll" id="change1__796"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.713a" id="change1__797" original="E839.-75e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.713b" id="change1__798" original="E839.-75e5"><span class="coll" id="change1__799"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.713d" id="change1__800" original="E839.-75e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.713e" id="change1__801" original="E839.-75e3"><span class="coll" id="change1__802"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7140" id="change1__803" original="E839.-75e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7141" id="change1__804" original="E839.-75e1"><span class="coll" id="change1__805"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7143" id="change1__806" original="E839.-75e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7144" id="change1__807" original="E839.-75df"><span class="coll" id="change1__808"> constitutional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7146" id="change1__809" original="E839.-75de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7147" id="change1__810" original="E839.-75dd"><span class="coll" id="change1__811"> demographic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7149" id="change1__812" original="E839.-75dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.714a" id="change1__813" original="E839.-75db"><span class="coll" id="change1__814"> structural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.714c" id="change1__815" original="E839.-75da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.714d" id="change1__816" original="E839.-75d9"><span class="coll" id="change1__817"> strategic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.714f" id="change1__818" original="E839.-75d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7150" id="change1__819" original="E839.-75d7"><span class="coll" id="change1__820"> organizational </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7152" id="change1__821" original="E839.-75d6"><span class="coll" id="change1__822"> institutional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7154" id="change1__823" original="E839.-75d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7155" id="change1__824" original="E839.-75d4"><span class="coll" id="change1__825"> technological </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7157" id="change1__826" original="E839.-75d3"><span class="coll" id="change1__827"> technical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7159" id="change1__828" original="E839.-75d2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.715a" id="change1__829" original="E839.-75d1"><span class="x" id="change1__830" original="E839.-75d0"> The economy had undergone a major structural change. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.715c" id="change1__831" original="E839.-75cf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.715d" id="change1__832" original="E839.-75cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.715e" id="change1__833" original="E839.-75cc"><span class="coll" id="change1__834"> evolutionary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7160" id="change1__835" original="E839.-75cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7161" id="change1__836" original="E839.-75ca"><span class="coll" id="change1__837"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7163" id="change1__838" original="E839.-75c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7164" id="change1__839" original="E839.-75c8"><span class="coll" id="change1__840"> climatic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7166" id="change1__841" original="E839.-75c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7167" id="change1__842" original="E839.-75c6"><span class="coll" id="change1__843"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7169" id="change1__844" original="E839.-75c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.716a" id="change1__845" original="E839.-75c4"><span class="coll" id="change1__846"> behavioural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.716c" id="change1__847" original="E839.-75c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.716d" id="change1__848" original="E839.-75c2"><span class="coll" id="change1__849"> chemical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.716f" id="change1__850" original="E839.-75c1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7170" id="change1__851" original="E839.-75c0"><span class="x" id="change1__852" original="E839.-75bf"> These environmental changes had economic implications. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7172" id="change1__853" original="E839.-75bd"><span class="shcut" id="change1__854" original="E839.-75bc"> noun + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7174" id="change1__855" original="E839.-75bb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7175" id="change1__856" original="E839.-75b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7176" id="change1__857" original="E839.-75b8"><span class="coll" id="change1__858"> colour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7178" id="change1__859" original="E839.-75b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7179" id="change1__860" original="E839.-75b6"><span class="coll" id="change1__861"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.717b" id="change1__862" original="E839.-75b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.717c" id="change1__863" original="E839.-75b2"><span class="coll" id="change1__864"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.717e" id="change1__865" original="E839.-75b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.717f" id="change1__866" original="E839.-75b0"><span class="coll" id="change1__867"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7181" id="change1__868" original="E839.-75af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7182" id="change1__869" original="E839.-75ae"><span class="coll" id="change1__870"> population </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7184" id="change1__871" original="E839.-75ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7185" id="change1__872" original="E839.-75ac"><span class="coll" id="change1__873"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7187" id="change1__874" original="E839.-75ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7188" id="change1__875" original="E839.-75aa"><span class="coll" id="change1__876"> regime </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.718a" id="change1__877" original="E839.-75a9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.718b" id="change1__878" original="E839.-75a8"><span class="x" id="change1__879" original="E839.-75a7"> This lack of colour change indicates a positive reaction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.718d" id="change1__880" original="E640.1121"><span class="x" id="change1__881" original="E640.1122"> For the Antarctic marine ecosystem, relatively small temperature changes give rise to glacier melt, ice shelf collapse and sea ice reduction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.718f" id="change1__882" original="E640.1123"><span class="x" id="change1__883" original="E640.1124"> Many policy changes have been implemented primarily at the local level. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7191" id="change1__884" original="E839.-76b7"><span class="shcut" id="change1__885" original="E839.-76b6"> verb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7193" id="change1__886" original="E839.-76b5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7194" id="change1__887" original="E85f.-76e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7195" id="change1__888" original="E85f.-76e0"><span class="coll" id="change1__889"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7197" id="change1__890" original="E85f.-76df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7198" id="change1__891" original="E85f.-76de"><span class="coll" id="change1__892"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.719a" id="change1__893" original="E85f.-76dd"><span class="coll" id="change1__894"> bring </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.719c" id="change1__895" original="E85f.-76dc"><span class="coll" id="change1__896"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.719e" id="change1__897" original="E839.-76b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.719f" id="change1__898" original="E839.-76b0"><span class="coll" id="change1__899"> bring about </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71a1" id="change1__900" original="E839.-76a7"><span class="coll" id="change1__901"> induce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71a3" id="change1__902" original="E839.-76b1"><span class="coll" id="change1__903"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71a5" id="change1__904" original="E85f.-76db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71a6" id="change1__905" original="E85f.-76da"><span class="coll" id="change1__906"> promote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71a8" id="change1__907" original="E839.-76ab"><span class="coll" id="change1__908"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71aa" id="change1__909" original="E85f.-76d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71ab" id="change1__910" original="E85f.-76d8"><span class="coll" id="change1__911"> drive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71ad" id="change1__912" original="E85f.-76d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71ae" id="change1__913" original="E85f.-76d6"><span class="coll" id="change1__914"> initiate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71b0" id="change1__915" original="E839.-76a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71b1" id="change1__916" original="E839.-76a0"><span class="coll" id="change1__917"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71b3" id="change1__918" original="E85f.-76d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71b4" id="change1__919" original="E85f.-76d4"><span class="coll" id="change1__920"> manage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71b6" id="change1__921" original="E839.-769f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71b7" id="change1__922" original="E839.-769e"><span class="coll" id="change1__923"> force <span class="exp"> change </span> (upon/​on somebody/​something) </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71b9" id="change1__924" original="E839.-7696"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71ba" id="change1__925" original="E839.-7695"><span class="x" id="change1__926" original="E839.-7694"> Sometimes the repair process causes a permanent change to the DNA sequence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71bc" id="change1__927" original="E640.1125"><span class="x" id="change1__928" original="E640.1126"> A number of factors combined to bring about a gradual change of outlook. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71be" id="change1__929" original="E839.-7693"><span class="x" id="change1__930" original="E839.-7692"> These attempts to induce cultural change were largely unsuccessful. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71c0" id="change1__931" original="E640.1127"><span class="x" id="change1__932" original="E640.1128"> The worsening economic situation forced a change of direction for the company. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71c2" id="change1__933" original="E839.-7691"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71c3" id="change1__934" original="E839.-768f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71c4" id="change1__935" original="E839.-768e"><span class="coll" id="change1__936"> undergo </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71c6" id="change1__937" original="E839.-768d"><span class="coll" id="change1__938"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71c8" id="change1__939" original="E839.-768c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71c9" id="change1__940" original="E839.-768b"><span class="coll" id="change1__941"> resist </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71cb" id="change1__942" original="E839.-768a"><span class="coll" id="change1__943"> oppose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71cd" id="change1__944" original="E839.-7687"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71ce" id="change1__945" original="E839.-7686"><span class="coll" id="change1__946"> predict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71d0" id="change1__947" original="E839.-7685"><span class="coll" id="change1__948"> anticipate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71d2" id="change1__949" original="E839.-7678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71d3" id="change1__950" original="E839.-7676"><span class="coll" id="change1__951"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71d5" id="change1__952" original="E839.-7675"><span class="coll" id="change1__953"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71d7" id="change1__954" original="E839.-767f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71d8" id="change1__955" original="E839.-767e"><span class="coll" id="change1__956"> be caused by </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71da" id="change1__957" original="E839.-765d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71db" id="change1__958" original="E839.-765b"><span class="coll" id="change1__959"> see </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71dd" id="change1__960" original="E839.-765c"><span class="coll" id="change1__961"> observe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71df" id="change1__962" original="E839.-765a"><span class="coll" id="change1__963"> witness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71e1" id="change1__964" original="E839.-7671"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71e2" id="change1__965" original="E839.-7670"><span class="coll" id="change1__966"> reflect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71e4" id="change1__967" original="E839.-766e"><span class="coll" id="change1__968"> represent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71e6" id="change1__969" original="E839.-766f"><span class="coll" id="change1__970"> mark </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71e8" id="change1__971" original="E839.-7646"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71e9" id="change1__972" original="E839.-7645"><span class="coll" id="change1__973"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71eb" id="change1__974" original="E839.-7642"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71ec" id="change1__975" original="E839.-7641"><span class="coll" id="change1__976"> understand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71ee" id="change1__977" original="E839.-7684"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71ef" id="change1__978" original="E839.-7683"><span class="x" id="change1__979" original="E839.-7682"> The meatpacking industry was undergoing structural change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71f1" id="change1__980" original="E640.16f7"><span class="x" id="change1__981" original="E640.16f8"> Many workers tried to resist this change of employment status. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71f3" id="change1__982" original="E839.-7661"><span class="x" id="change1__983" original="E839.-7660"> All the key steps in development reflect changes in gene activity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71f5" id="change1__984" original="E640.16f9"><span class="x" id="change1__985" original="E640.16fa"> This discovery marked a change to a new way of seeing the world. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71f7" id="change1__986" original="E839.-7681"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71f8" id="change1__987" original="E839.-7668"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71f9" id="change1__988" original="E839.-7667"><span class="coll" id="change1__989"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71fb" id="change1__990" original="E839.-7666"><span class="coll" id="change1__991"> indicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71fd" id="change1__992" original="E839.-7665"><span class="coll" id="change1__993"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.71ff" id="change1__994" original="E839.-7659"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7200" id="change1__995" original="E839.-7658"><span class="coll" id="change1__996"> detect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7202" id="change1__997" original="E839.-7657"><span class="coll" id="change1__998"> identify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7204" id="change1__999" original="E85f.-76d3"><span class="coll" id="change1__1000"> notice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7206" id="change1__1001" original="E85f.-76d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7207" id="change1__1002" original="E85f.-76d1"><span class="coll" id="change1__1003"> be characterized by </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7209" id="change1__1004" original="E839.-7664"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.720a" id="change1__1005" original="E640.1129"><span class="x" id="change1__1006" original="E640.112a"> The pollen record shows relatively rapid changes from spruce to Douglas fir and back again (Grigg and Whitlock, 1998). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.720c" id="change1__1007" original="E839.-7663"><span class="x" id="change1__1008" original="E839.-7662"> The glacial period was characterized by significant changes in average temperature. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.720e" id="change1__1009" original="E839.-765f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.720f" id="change1__1010" original="E839.-7656"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7210" id="change1__1011" original="E839.-7655"><span class="coll" id="change1__1012"> monitor </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7212" id="change1__1013" original="E839.-7654"><span class="coll" id="change1__1014"> track </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7214" id="change1__1015" original="E839.-7652"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7215" id="change1__1016" original="E839.-7651"><span class="coll" id="change1__1017"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7217" id="change1__1018" original="E839.-7650"><span class="coll" id="change1__1019"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7219" id="change1__1020" original="E839.-764a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.721a" id="change1__1021" original="E839.-7649"><span class="coll" id="change1__1022"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.721c" id="change1__1023" original="E839.-764e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.721d" id="change1__1024" original="E839.-764d"><span class="coll" id="change1__1025"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.721f" id="change1__1026" original="E839.-764c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7220" id="change1__1027" original="E839.-764b"><span class="coll" id="change1__1028"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7222" id="change1__1029" original="E839.-7640"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7223" id="change1__1030" original="E839.-763f"><span class="x" id="change1__1031" original="E839.-763e"> The researcher is well placed to monitor changes over time. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7225" id="change1__1032" original="E839.-763c"><span class="shcut" id="change1__1033" original="E839.-763b"> change + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7227" id="change1__1034" original="E839.-763a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7228" id="change1__1035" original="E839.-7638"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7229" id="change1__1036" original="E839.-7637"><span class="coll" id="change1__1037"> occur </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.722b" id="change1__1038" original="E839.-7636"><span class="coll" id="change1__1039"> happen </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.722d" id="change1__1040" original="E839.-7635"><span class="coll" id="change1__1041"> take place </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.722f" id="change1__1042" original="E839.-7626"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7230" id="change1__1043" original="E839.-7625"><span class="coll" id="change1__1044"> affect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7232" id="change1__1045" original="E839.-761e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7233" id="change1__1046" original="E839.-761d"><span class="x" id="change1__1047" original="E839.-761c"> A dramatic change occurred late in the eighteenth century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7235" id="change1__1048" original="E640.112b"><span class="x" id="change1__1049" original="E640.112c"> Around this time, a fundamental change took place in the way people thought. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7237" id="change1__1050" original="E85f.-76cc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7238" id="change1__1051" original="E839.-7631"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7239" id="change1__1052" original="E839.-7630"><span class="coll" id="change1__1053"> result from </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.723b" id="change1__1054" original="E85f.-76ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.723c" id="change1__1055" original="E85f.-76c9"><span class="coll" id="change1__1056"> result in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.723e" id="change1__1057" original="E85f.-76c8"><span class="coll" id="change1__1058"> lead to </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7240" id="change1__1059" original="E85f.-76c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7241" id="change1__1060" original="E839.-761b"><span class="x" id="change1__1061" original="E839.-761a"> Changes may also result from neurological disorders. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.289e" id="change1__1062" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://change_1" title="change definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.289f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4dd3" id="change1__1063" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="change1__1064"> change </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7083" hm="2" id="change2" original="E393.2669" sum="3032"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7084" id="change2__1" original="E393.266a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7085" id="change2__2" original="E393.266b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> change <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7092" id="change2__9" original="E393.2676"><span class="pos" id="change2__10" original="E393.2677"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7533" eid="change2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6c0d" geo="br" id="change2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chang/change__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/change__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://change__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6c10" geo="n_am" id="change2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chang/change__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/change__us_1.ogg" href="sound://change__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-19b5" id="change2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6be0" form="root" id="change2__17"><span class="vp" id="change2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> change </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6be2" eid="change2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6be3" geo="br" id="change2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chang/change__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/change__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://change__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6be6" geo="n_am" id="change2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chang/change__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/change__us_1.ogg" href="sound://change__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6be9" form="thirdps" id="change2__24"><span class="vp" id="change2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> changes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6beb" eid="change2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bec" geo="br" id="change2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chang/changes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://changes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bef" geo="n_am" id="change2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chang/changes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://changes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bf2" form="past" id="change2__31"><span class="vp" id="change2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> changed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bf4" eid="change2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bf5" geo="br" id="change2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chang/changed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://changed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bf8" geo="n_am" id="change2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chang/changed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://changed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bfb" form="pastpart" id="change2__38"><span class="vp" id="change2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> changed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bfd" eid="change2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6bfe" geo="br" id="change2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chang/changed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://changed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6c01" geo="n_am" id="change2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeɪndʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chang/changed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://changed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6c04" form="prespart" id="change2__45"><span class="vp" id="change2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> changing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6c06" eid="change2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6c07" geo="br" id="change2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chang/changing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://changing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6c0a" geo="n_am" id="change2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="change2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chang/changing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://changing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70be" id="change2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70bf" id="change2__53" original="E393.2698"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70c0" id="change2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="change2__55" original="E393.269a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="change2__56" original="E393.269b"><span class="exp" id="change2__57"> change </span> something </span><span class="def" id="change2__58" original="E393.269c"> to make something different </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70c5" id="change2__59" original="E8ac.-7ffd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alter" title="alter (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70c6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d0b" id="change2__60" original="E8ac.-7ffc"><span class="xh" id="change2__61"> alter </span><span class="xs" id="change2__62"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70c9" id="change2__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70ca" id="change2__64" original="E8ac.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="change2__65" original="E8ac.-7ffa"> Technology is changing the way children learn. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70cc" id="change2__66" original="E8ac.-7ff9"><span class="x" id="change2__67" original="E8ac.-7ff8"> Difficulties arise when research participants change their behaviour because they know they are being studied. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70ce" id="change2__68" original="E8ac.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="change2__69" original="E8ac.-7ff6"> The operating speed of the engine can be changed by altering the air/fuel ratio. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70d0" id="change2__70" original="E83c.-76e1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__71"> change + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70d2" id="change2__72"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70d3" id="change2__73" original="E83c.-76df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70d4" id="change2__74"><span class="coll" id="change2__75" original="E83c.-76de"> the way… </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70d6" id="change2__76" original="E8ac.-7faf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70d7" id="change2__77"><span class="coll" id="change2__78" original="E8ac.-7fae"> the course of something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70d9" id="change2__79" original="E8ac.-7fbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70da" id="change2__80"><span class="coll" id="change2__81" original="E8ac.-7fbd"> the situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70dc" id="change2__82" original="E83c.-76dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70dd" id="change2__83"><span class="coll" id="change2__84" original="E83c.-76dc"> the conditions </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70df" id="change2__85" original="E83c.-76db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70e0" id="change2__86"><span class="coll" id="change2__87" original="E83c.-76da"> the world </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70e2" id="change2__88"><span class="coll" id="change2__89" original="E83c.-76d9"> the landscape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70e4" id="change2__90" original="E8ac.-7fb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70e5" id="change2__91"><span class="coll" id="change2__92" original="E8ac.-7fb4"> the nature of something </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70e7" id="change2__93"><span class="coll" id="change2__94" original="E8ac.-7fb2"> the character of something </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70e9" id="change2__95"><span class="coll" id="change2__96" original="E8ac.-7fb3"> the face of something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70eb" id="change2__97" original="E83c.-76d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70ec" id="change2__98"><span class="coll" id="change2__99" original="E83c.-76d7"> the meaning of something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70ee" id="change2__100" original="E83c.-76d6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70ef" id="change2__101" original="E8ac.-7f87"><span class="x" id="change2__102" original="E8ac.-7f86"> E-commerce has changed the way in which business can be done and has opened up whole new markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70f1" id="change2__103" original="E83c.-76d5"><span class="x" id="change2__104" original="E83c.-76d4"> The demise of state socialism changed the nature of geographic research in this region. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70f3" id="change2__105"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70f4" id="change2__106" original="E8ac.-7fa9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70f5" id="change2__107"><span class="coll" id="change2__108" original="E8ac.-7fa8"> behaviour </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70f7" id="change2__109"><span class="coll" id="change2__110" original="E8ac.-7fa7"> practices </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70f9" id="change2__111" original="E8ac.-7fa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70fa" id="change2__112"><span class="coll" id="change2__113" original="E83c.-76d1"> mind </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70fc" id="change2__114" original="E83c.-76d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70fd" id="change2__115"><span class="coll" id="change2__116" original="E83c.-76cf"> attitude </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.70ff" id="change2__117"><span class="coll" id="change2__118" original="E83c.-76ce"> position </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7101" id="change2__119" original="E83c.-76cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7102" id="change2__120"><span class="coll" id="change2__121" original="E83c.-76cc"> view </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7104" id="change2__122"><span class="coll" id="change2__123" original="E8ac.-7fa2"> perception </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7106" id="change2__124" original="E83c.-76cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7107" id="change2__125"><span class="coll" id="change2__126" original="E83c.-76ca"> focus </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7109" id="change2__127" original="E83c.-76c9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.710a" id="change2__128" original="E83c.-76c8"><span class="x" id="change2__129" original="E83c.-76c7"> It can be very difficult to change cultural attitudes within an organization. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.710c" id="change2__130"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.710d" id="change2__131" original="E83c.-76c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.710e" id="change2__132"><span class="coll" id="change2__133" original="E83c.-76c5"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7110" id="change2__134" original="E8ac.-7f9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7111" id="change2__135"><span class="coll" id="change2__136" original="E8ac.-7f9b"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7113" id="change2__137" original="E83c.-76c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7114" id="change2__138"><span class="coll" id="change2__139" original="E83c.-76c3"> composition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7116" id="change2__140" original="E83c.-76c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7117" id="change2__141"><span class="coll" id="change2__142" original="E83c.-76c1"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7119" id="change2__143" original="E83c.-76c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.711a" id="change2__144"><span class="coll" id="change2__145" original="E83c.-76bf"> the parameters </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.711c" id="change2__146" original="E8ac.-7f96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.711d" id="change2__147"><span class="coll" id="change2__148" original="E8ac.-7f95"> the rules </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.711f" id="change2__149" original="E83c.-76be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7120" id="change2__150"><span class="coll" id="change2__151" original="E83c.-76bd"> the law </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7122" id="change2__152" original="E83c.-76bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7123" id="change2__153"><span class="coll" id="change2__154" original="E83c.-76bb"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7125" id="change2__155" original="E8ac.-7f91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7126" id="change2__156"><span class="coll" id="change2__157" original="E8ac.-7f90"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7128" id="change2__158" original="E83c.-76ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7129" id="change2__159"><span class="coll" id="change2__160" original="E83c.-76b9"> price </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.712b" id="change2__161" original="E8ac.-7f88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.712c" id="change2__162" original="E8ac.-7f85"><span class="x" id="change2__163" original="E8ac.-7f84"> Normally, the lens changes its shape to help the eye focus. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.712e" id="change2__164" original="E83c.-76b6"><span class="x" id="change2__165" original="E83c.-76b5"> Public concern and media pressure have changed policies and practices at governmental, institutional and corporate levels. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7130" id="change2__166" original="E83c.-7695" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__167"> adverb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7132" id="change2__168"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7133" id="change2__169" original="E83c.-7694"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7134" id="change2__170"><span class="coll" id="change2__171" original="E83c.-7693"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7136" id="change2__172"><span class="coll" id="change2__173" original="E83c.-7692"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7138" id="change2__174" original="E83c.-7691"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7139" id="change2__175"><span class="coll" id="change2__176" original="E83c.-7690"> completely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.713b" id="change2__177" original="E83c.-768f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.713c" id="change2__178"><span class="coll" id="change2__179" original="E83c.-768e"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.713e" id="change2__180" original="E8ac.-7ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.713f" id="change2__181"><span class="coll" id="change2__182" original="E8ac.-7ecf"> slightly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7141" id="change2__183"><span class="coll" id="change2__184" original="E8ac.-7ece"> subtly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7143" id="change2__185" original="E8ac.-7ed4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7144" id="change2__186"><span class="coll" id="change2__187" original="E8ac.-7ed3"> hardly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7146" id="change2__188" original="E83c.-768d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7147" id="change2__189"><span class="coll" id="change2__190" original="E83c.-768c"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7149" id="change2__191" original="E83c.-768b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.714a" id="change2__192"><span class="coll" id="change2__193" original="E83c.-768a"> rapidly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.714c" id="change2__194" original="E8ac.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.714d" id="change2__195"><span class="coll" id="change2__196" original="E8ac.-7ec4"> undoubtedly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.714f" id="change2__197"><span class="coll" id="change2__198" original="E8ac.-7ec3"> certainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7151" id="change2__199"><span class="coll" id="change2__200" original="E8ac.-7ec2"> inevitably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7153" id="change2__201"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7154" id="change2__202" original="E83c.-7688"><span class="x" id="change2__203" original="E83c.-7687"> The Asian crisis has significantly changed the business environment in the region. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7156" id="change2__204" original="E83c.-7683" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__205"> adverb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7158" id="change2__206"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7159" id="change2__207" original="E83c.-7681"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.715a" id="change2__208"><span class="coll" id="change2__209" original="E83c.-7680"> dramatically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.715c" id="change2__210"><span class="coll" id="change2__211" original="E83c.-767f"> drastically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.715e" id="change2__212" original="E83c.-767d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.715f" id="change2__213"><span class="coll" id="change2__214" original="E83c.-767c"> radically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7161" id="change2__215"><span class="coll" id="change2__216" original="E83c.-767b"> profoundly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7163" id="change2__217" original="E83c.-767a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7164" id="change2__218"><span class="coll" id="change2__219" original="E83c.-7679"> permanently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7166" id="change2__220" original="E83c.-7678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7167" id="change2__221"><span class="coll" id="change2__222" original="E83c.-7677"> thus </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7169" id="change2__223"><span class="coll" id="change2__224" original="E83c.-7676"> thereby </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.716b" id="change2__225" original="E83c.-7675"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.716c" id="change2__226" original="E8ac.-7ebe"><span class="x" id="change2__227" original="E8ac.-7ebd"> It is also possible to exchange the magnetic ions, thus changing the magnetic properties without modifying the structure. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.716e" id="change2__228" original="E393.2694"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.716f" id="change2__229"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="change2__230" original="E393.2696"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="change2__231" original="E393.2697"> to become different </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7172" id="change2__232" original="E8ac.-7ff4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alter" title="alter (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7173" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7d0b" id="change2__233" original="E8ac.-7ff3"><span class="xh" id="change2__234"> alter </span><span class="xs" id="change2__235"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7176" id="change2__236"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7177" id="change2__237" original="E8ac.-7ff2"><span class="x" id="change2__238" original="E8ac.-7ff1"> The political balance has changed substantially. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7179" id="change2__239" original="E8ac.-7ff0"><span class="x" id="change2__240" original="E8ac.-7fef"> And, of course, the existing technologies are constantly changing. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.717b" id="change2__241" original="E8ac.-7f73" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__242"> noun + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.717d" id="change2__243"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.717e" id="change2__244" original="E8ac.-7f71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.717f" id="change2__245"><span class="coll" id="change2__246" original="E8ac.-7f70"> things </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7181" id="change2__247"><span class="coll" id="change2__248" original="E8ac.-7f6f"> the situation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7183" id="change2__249"><span class="coll" id="change2__250" original="E8ac.-7f6d"> circumstances </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7185" id="change2__251"><span class="coll" id="change2__252" original="E8ac.-7f69"> the picture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7187" id="change2__253" original="E83c.-76a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7188" id="change2__254"><span class="coll" id="change2__255" original="E83c.-76a8"> conditions </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.718a" id="change2__256"><span class="coll" id="change2__257" original="E83c.-76a7"> the climate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.718c" id="change2__258" original="E83c.-76a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.718d" id="change2__259"><span class="coll" id="change2__260" original="E83c.-76a5"> the environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.718f" id="change2__261" original="E8ac.-7f5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7190" id="change2__262"><span class="coll" id="change2__263" original="E8ac.-7f5d"> technology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7192" id="change2__264" original="E8ac.-7f53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7193" id="change2__265"><span class="coll" id="change2__266" original="E8ac.-7f50"> attitudes </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7195" id="change2__267" original="E8ac.-7f4e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7196" id="change2__268" original="E8ac.-7f4d"><span class="x" id="change2__269" original="E8ac.-7f4c"> Things have changed, but history has left its legacy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7198" id="change2__270" original="E8ac.-7f4b"><span class="x" id="change2__271" original="E8ac.-7f4a"> Societal conditions have changed in a fundamental way over the last two decades. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.719a" id="change2__272" original="E8ac.-7f45" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__273"> changing + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.719c" id="change2__274"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.719d" id="change2__275" original="E8ac.-7f39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.719e" id="change2__276"><span class="coll" id="change2__277" original="E8ac.-7f38"> nature of something </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71a0" id="change2__278"><span class="coll" id="change2__279" original="E8ac.-7f35"> character of something </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71a2" id="change2__280"><span class="coll" id="change2__281" original="E8ac.-7f33"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71a4" id="change2__282" original="E8ac.-7f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71a5" id="change2__283"><span class="coll" id="change2__284" original="E8ac.-7f40"> conditions </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71a7" id="change2__285"><span class="coll" id="change2__286" original="E8ac.-7f42"> circumstances </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71a9" id="change2__287"><span class="coll" id="change2__288" original="E8ac.-7f3b"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ab" id="change2__289" original="E83c.-76a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ac" id="change2__290"><span class="coll" id="change2__291" original="E83c.-76a3"> context </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ae" id="change2__292" original="E83c.-76a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71af" id="change2__293"><span class="coll" id="change2__294" original="E83c.-76a1"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71b1" id="change2__295" original="E83c.-76a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71b2" id="change2__296"><span class="coll" id="change2__297" original="E83c.-769f"> world </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71b4" id="change2__298" original="E83c.-769e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71b5" id="change2__299"><span class="coll" id="change2__300" original="E83c.-769d"> landscape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71b7" id="change2__301" original="E83c.-769c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71b8" id="change2__302"><span class="coll" id="change2__303" original="E83c.-769b"> climate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ba" id="change2__304" original="E83c.-769a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71bb" id="change2__305"><span class="coll" id="change2__306" original="E83c.-7699"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71bd" id="change2__307" original="E8ac.-7f2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71be" id="change2__308"><span class="coll" id="change2__309" original="E8ac.-7f29"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71c0" id="change2__310" original="E8ac.-7f2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71c1" id="change2__311"><span class="coll" id="change2__312" original="E8ac.-7f2b"> needs </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71c3" id="change2__313" original="E8ac.-7f32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71c4" id="change2__314"><span class="coll" id="change2__315" original="E8ac.-7f30"> attitudes </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71c6" id="change2__316" original="E8ac.-7f28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71c7" id="change2__317" original="E8ac.-7f25"><span class="x" id="change2__318" original="E8ac.-7f24"> The changing nature of familial obligations is not necessarily influenced by state intervention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71c9" id="change2__319" original="E8ac.-7f27"><span class="x" id="change2__320" original="E8ac.-7f26"> Bacteria live in continually changing environments to which they must adapt for survival. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71cb" id="change2__321" original="E83c.-7695" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__322"> adverb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71cd" id="change2__323"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ce" id="change2__324" original="E83c.-7694"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71cf" id="change2__325"><span class="coll" id="change2__326" original="E83c.-7693"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71d1" id="change2__327"><span class="coll" id="change2__328" original="E83c.-7692"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71d3" id="change2__329" original="E83c.-7691"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71d4" id="change2__330"><span class="coll" id="change2__331" original="E83c.-7690"> completely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71d6" id="change2__332" original="E83c.-768f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71d7" id="change2__333"><span class="coll" id="change2__334" original="E83c.-768e"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71d9" id="change2__335" original="E8ac.-7ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71da" id="change2__336"><span class="coll" id="change2__337" original="E8ac.-7ecf"> slightly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71dc" id="change2__338"><span class="coll" id="change2__339" original="E8ac.-7ece"> subtly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71de" id="change2__340" original="E8ac.-7ed4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71df" id="change2__341"><span class="coll" id="change2__342" original="E8ac.-7ed3"> hardly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71e1" id="change2__343" original="E83c.-768d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71e2" id="change2__344"><span class="coll" id="change2__345" original="E83c.-768c"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71e4" id="change2__346" original="E83c.-768b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71e5" id="change2__347"><span class="coll" id="change2__348" original="E83c.-768a"> rapidly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71e7" id="change2__349" original="E8ac.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71e8" id="change2__350"><span class="coll" id="change2__351" original="E8ac.-7ec4"> undoubtedly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ea" id="change2__352"><span class="coll" id="change2__353" original="E8ac.-7ec3"> certainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ec" id="change2__354"><span class="coll" id="change2__355" original="E8ac.-7ec2"> inevitably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ee" id="change2__356"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ef" id="change2__357" original="E83c.-7686"><span class="x" id="change2__358" original="E83c.-7685"> Rapidly changing family roles make social support less readily available than in the past. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71f1" id="change2__359" original="E83c.-76e6"><span class="x" id="change2__360" original="E83c.-7684"> Removal of chemical species by midwinter melting means that snowpack chemistry inevitably changes over the season. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71f3" id="change2__361" original="E83c.-7673" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__362"> adverb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71f5" id="change2__363"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71f6" id="change2__364" original="E83c.-7672"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71f7" id="change2__365"><span class="coll" id="change2__366" original="E83c.-7671"> suddenly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71f9" id="change2__367" original="E83c.-7670"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71fa" id="change2__368"><span class="coll" id="change2__369" original="E83c.-766f"> slowly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71fc" id="change2__370"><span class="coll" id="change2__371" original="E83c.-766e"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71fe" id="change2__372" original="E83c.-766d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.71ff" id="change2__373"><span class="coll" id="change2__374" original="E83c.-766c"> constantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7201" id="change2__375"><span class="coll" id="change2__376" original="E83c.-766b"> continually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7203" id="change2__377"><span class="coll" id="change2__378" original="E83c.-766a"> continuously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7205" id="change2__379"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7206" id="change2__380" original="E83c.-7668"><span class="x" id="change2__381" original="E83c.-7667"> Lifestyles are constantly changing and consumers are constantly shifting their preferences over time. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7208" id="change2__382" original="E8ac.-7f21" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__383"> change + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.720a" id="change2__384"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.720b" id="change2__385" original="E8ac.-7f1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.720c" id="change2__386"><span class="coll" id="change2__387" original="E8ac.-7f1e"> dramatically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.720e" id="change2__388"><span class="coll" id="change2__389" original="E8ac.-7f1a"> drastically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7210" id="change2__390" original="E83c.-7664"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7211" id="change2__391"><span class="coll" id="change2__392" original="E83c.-7663"> radically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7213" id="change2__393"><span class="coll" id="change2__394" original="E83c.-7662"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7215" id="change2__395" original="E83c.-7661"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7216" id="change2__396"><span class="coll" id="change2__397" original="E83c.-7660"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7218" id="change2__398"><span class="coll" id="change2__399" original="E8ac.-7ef3"> considerably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.721a" id="change2__400"><span class="coll" id="change2__401" original="E8ac.-7ef2"> markedly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.721c" id="change2__402"><span class="coll" id="change2__403" original="E8ac.-7eef"> greatly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.721e" id="change2__404"><span class="coll" id="change2__405" original="E83c.-765f"> substantially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7220" id="change2__406"><span class="coll" id="change2__407" original="E8ac.-7ef0"> appreciably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7222" id="change2__408" original="E83c.-765e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7223" id="change2__409"><span class="coll" id="change2__410" original="E83c.-765d"> completely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7225" id="change2__411" original="E8ac.-7f16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7226" id="change2__412"><span class="coll" id="change2__413" original="E8ac.-7f15"> rapidly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7228" id="change2__414"><span class="coll" id="change2__415" original="E8ac.-7f14"> quickly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.722a" id="change2__416"><span class="coll" id="change2__417" original="E83c.-765c"> fast </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.722c" id="change2__418" original="E83c.-765b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.722d" id="change2__419"><span class="coll" id="change2__420" original="E83c.-765a"> abruptly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.722f" id="change2__421" original="E8ac.-7f10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7230" id="change2__422"><span class="coll" id="change2__423" original="E8ac.-7f0f"> slowly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7232" id="change2__424"><span class="coll" id="change2__425" original="E8ac.-7f0e"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7234" id="change2__426" original="E8ac.-7f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7235" id="change2__427"><span class="coll" id="change2__428" original="E8ac.-7f0c"> frequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7237" id="change2__429" original="E83c.-7659"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7238" id="change2__430"><span class="coll" id="change2__431" original="E83c.-7658"> constantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.723a" id="change2__432"><span class="coll" id="change2__433" original="E8ac.-7f0a"> continuously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.723c" id="change2__434" original="E8ac.-7eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.723d" id="change2__435"><span class="coll" id="change2__436" original="E8ac.-7eed"> forever </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.723f" id="change2__437" original="E8ac.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7240" id="change2__438"><span class="coll" id="change2__439" original="E8ac.-7f05"> accordingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7242" id="change2__440" original="E8ac.-7f03"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7243" id="change2__441" original="E8ac.-7f02"><span class="x" id="change2__442" original="E8ac.-7f01"> All this would change dramatically with the advent of industrialization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7245" id="change2__443" original="E87e.-5c5b"><span class="x" id="change2__444" original="E87e.-5c5a"> Economic policy in Britain has changed considerably since the 19th century, yet a number of themes remain constant. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7247" id="change2__445" original="E393.269d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7248" id="change2__446"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="change2__447" original="E393.26a0"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="change2__448" original="E393.26a1"> to make something pass from one state or form into another </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.724b" id="change2__449" original="E8ac.-7fee" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convert1" title="convert1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.724c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ba8" id="change2__450" original="E8ac.-7fed"><span class="xh" id="change2__451"> convert </span><span class="xhm" id="change2__452"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="change2__453"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7250" id="change2__454"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7251" id="change2__455" original="E8ac.-7fec"><span class="cf" id="change2__456" original="E83c.-76e8"><span class="exp" id="change2__457"> change </span> A to/into B </span><span class="x" id="change2__458" original="E8ac.-7feb"> The hydrogen and the oxygen molecules are changed to water molecules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7255" id="change2__459" original="E8ac.-7fea"><span class="x" id="change2__460" original="E8ac.-7fe9"> Glacial erosion may change V-shaped fluvial valleys into U-shaped glacial valleys. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7257" id="change2__461" original="E8ac.-7fe8"><span class="cf" id="change2__462" original="E83c.-76e5"><span class="exp" id="change2__463"> change </span> something from A to/into B </span><span class="x" id="change2__464" original="E8ac.-7fe7"> There had been severe restrictions on the amount of currency that could be changed from roubles to other currencies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.725b" id="change2__465" original="E8ac.-7fe6"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.725c" id="change2__466"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="change2__467" original="E8ac.-7fe4"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="change2__468" original="E8ac.-7fe3"> to pass from one state or form into another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.725f" id="change2__469"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7260" id="change2__470" original="E8ac.-7fe2"><span class="cf" id="change2__471" original="E83c.-76e4"><span class="exp" id="change2__472"> change </span> from A to B </span><span class="x" id="change2__473" original="E8ac.-7fe1"> The solution changed from a deep brown colour to clear. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7264" id="change2__474" original="E8ac.-7fe0"><span class="cf" id="change2__475" original="E83c.-76e3"><span class="exp" id="change2__476"> change </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="change2__477" original="E8ac.-7fdf"> After 1953, the agenda changed to the study of DNA. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7268" id="change2__478" original="E8ac.-7fde" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://become" title="become (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7269" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-afa" id="change2__479" original="E8ac.-7fdd"><span class="xh" id="change2__480"> become </span><span class="xs" id="change2__481"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://turn1" title="turn1 (7) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.726c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-55db" id="change2__482" original="E8ac.-7fdb"><span class="xh" id="change2__483"> turn </span><span class="xhm" id="change2__484"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="change2__485"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 7 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7270" id="change2__486" original="E393.26a4"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7271" id="change2__487"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="change2__488" original="E393.26a6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="change2__489" original="E393.26a7"><span class="exp" id="change2__490"> change </span> something </span><span class="def" id="change2__491" original="E393.26a8"> to start having a different colour, form or direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7276" id="change2__492"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7277" id="change2__493" original="E8ac.-7fda"><span class="x" id="change2__494" original="E8ac.-7fd9"> Non-specific binding may also cause the crystal to change colour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7279" id="change2__495" original="E8ac.-7fd8"><span class="x" id="change2__496" original="E8ac.-7fd7"> Unless we change course now, these people will be left in a world where energy is a scarce resource. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.727b" id="change2__497" original="E8ac.-7f83" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__498"> change + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.727d" id="change2__499"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.727e" id="change2__500" original="E8ac.-7f81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.727f" id="change2__501"><span class="coll" id="change2__502" original="E8ac.-7f80"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7281" id="change2__503" original="E83c.-76b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7282" id="change2__504"><span class="coll" id="change2__505" original="E83c.-76b3"> colour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7284" id="change2__506" original="E83c.-76b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7285" id="change2__507"><span class="coll" id="change2__508" original="E83c.-76b1"> position </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7287" id="change2__509" original="E83c.-76b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7288" id="change2__510"><span class="coll" id="change2__511" original="E83c.-76af"> course </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.728a" id="change2__512"><span class="coll" id="change2__513" original="E83c.-76ae"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.728c" id="change2__514" original="E83c.-76ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.728d" id="change2__515"><span class="coll" id="change2__516" original="E83c.-76ac"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.728f" id="change2__517" original="E83c.-76ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7290" id="change2__518"><span class="coll" id="change2__519" original="E83c.-76aa"> sex </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7292" id="change2__520" original="E8ac.-7f78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7293" id="change2__521" original="E8ac.-7f77"><span class="x" id="change2__522" original="E8ac.-7f76"> The researcher can change direction in the course of his or her investigation much more easily than in quantitative research. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7295" id="change2__523" original="E83c.-7673" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="change2__524"> adverb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7297" id="change2__525"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7298" id="change2__526" original="E83c.-7672"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7299" id="change2__527"><span class="coll" id="change2__528" original="E83c.-7671"> suddenly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.729b" id="change2__529" original="E83c.-7670"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.729c" id="change2__530"><span class="coll" id="change2__531" original="E83c.-766f"> slowly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.729e" id="change2__532"><span class="coll" id="change2__533" original="E83c.-766e"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72a0" id="change2__534" original="E83c.-766d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72a1" id="change2__535"><span class="coll" id="change2__536" original="E83c.-766c"> constantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72a3" id="change2__537"><span class="coll" id="change2__538" original="E83c.-766b"> continually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72a5" id="change2__539"><span class="coll" id="change2__540" original="E83c.-766a"> continuously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72a7" id="change2__541"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72a8" id="change2__542" original="E83c.-7666"><span class="x" id="change2__543" original="E83c.-7665"> The camera continually changes position with respect to the performance. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72aa" id="change2__544" original="E393.26a9"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72ab" id="change2__545"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="change2__546" original="E393.26ab"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="change2__547" original="E8ac.-7fd6"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="change2__548" original="E393.26ac"> to replace something with something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72af" id="change2__549"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72b0" id="change2__550" original="E8ac.-7fd5"><span class="cf" id="change2__551" original="E393.26af"><span class="exp" id="change2__552"> change </span> something (to something) </span><span class="x" id="change2__553" original="E8ac.-7fd4"> We changed the name of the zoo to ZSL in order to reflect the conservation work of the Zoological Society of London. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72b4" id="change2__554" original="E8ac.-7fd0"><span class="cf" id="change2__555" original="E8ac.-7fd3"><span class="exp" id="change2__556"> change </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="change2__557" original="E8ac.-7fcf"> There is no doubt that changing to new, simpler architectures made many more developments possible. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72b8" id="change2__558" original="E393.26eb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unchanging" title="unchanging definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72b9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4b09" id="change2__559" original="E393.26ec"><span class="xh" id="change2__560"> unchanging </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72bb" id="change2__561" original="E393.26ee"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72bc" id="change2__562" original="E393.26ef" sk="changehands"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72bd" id="change2__563"><span class="idm" id="change2__564" original="E393.26f0"> change hands </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72bf" id="change2__565"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72c0" id="change2__566"><span class="def" id="change2__567" original="E393.26f1"> to pass to a different owner </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72c2" id="change2__568"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72c3" id="change2__569" original="E8ac.-7fce"><span class="x" id="change2__570" original="E8ac.-7fcd"> Nuclear assets could change hands, for example because of a coup. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72c5" id="mind1__85" original="E393.26f5" sk="changemind"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72c6" id="mind1__86"><span class="idm" id="mind1__87" original="E393.26f6"> change your/somebody's mind </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72c8" id="mind1__88"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72c9" id="mind1__89"><span class="def" id="mind1__90" original="E393.26f7"> to change a decision or an opinion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72cb" id="mind1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72cc" id="mind1__92" original="E8ac.-7fcc"><span class="x" id="mind1__93" original="E8ac.-7fcb"> Mr Lipman then changed his mind and did not want to complete the sale. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72ce" id="change2__580" original="E393.270c"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72cf" id="change2__581" original="E8ac.-7ffe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72d0" id="change2__582"><h4 class="pv"> change back (into/to something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72d2" id="change2__584"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72d3" id="change2__585"><span class="def" id="change2__586" original="E8ac.-7fc6"> to return to a previous state or form </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72d5" id="change2__587"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72d6" id="change2__588" original="E8ac.-7fc5"><span class="x" id="change2__589" original="E8ac.-7fc4"> The diamonds have changed back to the low-temperature form of carbon, which is graphite. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72d8" id="change2__590" original="E393.2710"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72d9" id="change2__591"><h4 class="pv"> change something back (into/to something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72db" id="change2__593"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72dc" id="change2__594"><span class="def" id="change2__595" original="E393.2712"> to make something return to a previous state or form </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72de" id="change2__596"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72df" id="change2__597" original="E83c.-76e7"><span class="x" id="change2__598" original="E83c.-76e2"> The court ordered that the contract be changed back to the previous draft. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7243" id="change2__599" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="change2__600"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7245" id="change2__601" original="E8ac.-7fc2"><span class="shcut" id="change2__602" original="E8ac.-7fc1"> change + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7247" id="change2__603" original="E83c.-76e1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7248" id="change2__604" original="E83c.-76df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7249" id="change2__605" original="E83c.-76de"><span class="coll" id="change2__606"> the way… </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.724b" id="change2__607" original="E8ac.-7faf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.724c" id="change2__608" original="E8ac.-7fae"><span class="coll" id="change2__609"> the course of something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.724e" id="change2__610" original="E8ac.-7fbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.724f" id="change2__611" original="E8ac.-7fbd"><span class="coll" id="change2__612"> the situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7251" id="change2__613" original="E83c.-76dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7252" id="change2__614" original="E83c.-76dc"><span class="coll" id="change2__615"> the conditions </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7254" id="change2__616" original="E83c.-76db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7255" id="change2__617" original="E83c.-76da"><span class="coll" id="change2__618"> the world </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7257" id="change2__619" original="E83c.-76d9"><span class="coll" id="change2__620"> the landscape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7259" id="change2__621" original="E8ac.-7fb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.725a" id="change2__622" original="E8ac.-7fb4"><span class="coll" id="change2__623"> the nature of something </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.725c" id="change2__624" original="E8ac.-7fb2"><span class="coll" id="change2__625"> the character of something </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.725e" id="change2__626" original="E8ac.-7fb3"><span class="coll" id="change2__627"> the face of something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7260" id="change2__628" original="E83c.-76d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7261" id="change2__629" original="E83c.-76d7"><span class="coll" id="change2__630"> the meaning of something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7263" id="change2__631" original="E83c.-76d6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7264" id="change2__632" original="E8ac.-7f87"><span class="x" id="change2__633" original="E8ac.-7f86"> E-commerce has changed the way in which business can be done and has opened up whole new markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7266" id="change2__634" original="E83c.-76d5"><span class="x" id="change2__635" original="E83c.-76d4"> The demise of state socialism changed the nature of geographic research in this region. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7268" id="change2__636" original="E83c.-76d3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7269" id="change2__637" original="E8ac.-7fa9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.726a" id="change2__638" original="E8ac.-7fa8"><span class="coll" id="change2__639"> behaviour </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.726c" id="change2__640" original="E8ac.-7fa7"><span class="coll" id="change2__641"> practices </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.726e" id="change2__642" original="E8ac.-7fa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.726f" id="change2__643" original="E83c.-76d1"><span class="coll" id="change2__644"> mind </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7271" id="change2__645" original="E83c.-76d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7272" id="change2__646" original="E83c.-76cf"><span class="coll" id="change2__647"> attitude </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7274" id="change2__648" original="E83c.-76ce"><span class="coll" id="change2__649"> position </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7276" id="change2__650" original="E83c.-76cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7277" id="change2__651" original="E83c.-76cc"><span class="coll" id="change2__652"> view </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7279" id="change2__653" original="E8ac.-7fa2"><span class="coll" id="change2__654"> perception </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.727b" id="change2__655" original="E83c.-76cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.727c" id="change2__656" original="E83c.-76ca"><span class="coll" id="change2__657"> focus </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.727e" id="change2__658" original="E83c.-76c9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.727f" id="change2__659" original="E83c.-76c8"><span class="x" id="change2__660" original="E83c.-76c7"> It can be very difficult to change cultural attitudes within an organization. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7281" id="change2__661" original="E8ac.-7fc0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7282" id="change2__662" original="E83c.-76c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7283" id="change2__663" original="E83c.-76c5"><span class="coll" id="change2__664"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7285" id="change2__665" original="E8ac.-7f9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7286" id="change2__666" original="E8ac.-7f9b"><span class="coll" id="change2__667"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7288" id="change2__668" original="E83c.-76c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7289" id="change2__669" original="E83c.-76c3"><span class="coll" id="change2__670"> composition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.728b" id="change2__671" original="E83c.-76c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.728c" id="change2__672" original="E83c.-76c1"><span class="coll" id="change2__673"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.728e" id="change2__674" original="E83c.-76c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.728f" id="change2__675" original="E83c.-76bf"><span class="coll" id="change2__676"> the parameters </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7291" id="change2__677" original="E8ac.-7f96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7292" id="change2__678" original="E8ac.-7f95"><span class="coll" id="change2__679"> the rules </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7294" id="change2__680" original="E83c.-76be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7295" id="change2__681" original="E83c.-76bd"><span class="coll" id="change2__682"> the law </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7297" id="change2__683" original="E83c.-76bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7298" id="change2__684" original="E83c.-76bb"><span class="coll" id="change2__685"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.729a" id="change2__686" original="E8ac.-7f91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.729b" id="change2__687" original="E8ac.-7f90"><span class="coll" id="change2__688"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.729d" id="change2__689" original="E83c.-76ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.729e" id="change2__690" original="E83c.-76b9"><span class="coll" id="change2__691"> price </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72a0" id="change2__692" original="E8ac.-7f88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72a1" id="change2__693" original="E8ac.-7f85"><span class="x" id="change2__694" original="E8ac.-7f84"> Normally, the lens changes its shape to help the eye focus. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72a3" id="change2__695" original="E83c.-76b6"><span class="x" id="change2__696" original="E83c.-76b5"> Public concern and media pressure have changed policies and practices at governmental, institutional and corporate levels. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72a5" id="change2__697" original="E8ac.-7f83"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72a6" id="change2__698" original="E8ac.-7f81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72a7" id="change2__699" original="E8ac.-7f80"><span class="coll" id="change2__700"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72a9" id="change2__701" original="E83c.-76b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72aa" id="change2__702" original="E83c.-76b3"><span class="coll" id="change2__703"> colour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72ac" id="change2__704" original="E83c.-76b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72ad" id="change2__705" original="E83c.-76b1"><span class="coll" id="change2__706"> position </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72af" id="change2__707" original="E83c.-76b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72b0" id="change2__708" original="E83c.-76af"><span class="coll" id="change2__709"> course </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72b2" id="change2__710" original="E83c.-76ae"><span class="coll" id="change2__711"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72b4" id="change2__712" original="E83c.-76ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72b5" id="change2__713" original="E83c.-76ac"><span class="coll" id="change2__714"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72b7" id="change2__715" original="E83c.-76ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72b8" id="change2__716" original="E83c.-76aa"><span class="coll" id="change2__717"> sex </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72ba" id="change2__718" original="E8ac.-7f78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72bb" id="change2__719" original="E8ac.-7f77"><span class="x" id="change2__720" original="E8ac.-7f76"> The researcher can change direction in the course of his or her investigation much more easily than in quantitative research. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72bd" id="change2__721" original="E8ac.-7f75"><span class="shcut" id="change2__722" original="E8ac.-7f74"> noun + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72bf" id="change2__723" original="E8ac.-7f73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72c0" id="change2__724" original="E8ac.-7f71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72c1" id="change2__725" original="E8ac.-7f70"><span class="coll" id="change2__726"> things </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72c3" id="change2__727" original="E8ac.-7f6f"><span class="coll" id="change2__728"> the situation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72c5" id="change2__729" original="E8ac.-7f6d"><span class="coll" id="change2__730"> circumstances </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72c7" id="change2__731" original="E8ac.-7f69"><span class="coll" id="change2__732"> the picture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72c9" id="change2__733" original="E83c.-76a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72ca" id="change2__734" original="E83c.-76a8"><span class="coll" id="change2__735"> conditions </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72cc" id="change2__736" original="E83c.-76a7"><span class="coll" id="change2__737"> the climate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72ce" id="change2__738" original="E83c.-76a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72cf" id="change2__739" original="E83c.-76a5"><span class="coll" id="change2__740"> the environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72d1" id="change2__741" original="E8ac.-7f5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72d2" id="change2__742" original="E8ac.-7f5d"><span class="coll" id="change2__743"> technology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72d4" id="change2__744" original="E8ac.-7f53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72d5" id="change2__745" original="E8ac.-7f50"><span class="coll" id="change2__746"> attitudes </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72d7" id="change2__747" original="E8ac.-7f4e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72d8" id="change2__748" original="E8ac.-7f4d"><span class="x" id="change2__749" original="E8ac.-7f4c"> Things have changed, but history has left its legacy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72da" id="change2__750" original="E8ac.-7f4b"><span class="x" id="change2__751" original="E8ac.-7f4a"> Societal conditions have changed in a fundamental way over the last two decades. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72dc" id="change2__752" original="E8ac.-7f47"><span class="shcut" id="change2__753" original="E8ac.-7f46"> changing + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72de" id="change2__754" original="E8ac.-7f45"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72df" id="change2__755" original="E8ac.-7f39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72e0" id="change2__756" original="E8ac.-7f38"><span class="coll" id="change2__757"> nature of something </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72e2" id="change2__758" original="E8ac.-7f35"><span class="coll" id="change2__759"> character of something </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72e4" id="change2__760" original="E8ac.-7f33"><span class="coll" id="change2__761"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72e6" id="change2__762" original="E8ac.-7f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72e7" id="change2__763" original="E8ac.-7f40"><span class="coll" id="change2__764"> conditions </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72e9" id="change2__765" original="E8ac.-7f42"><span class="coll" id="change2__766"> circumstances </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72eb" id="change2__767" original="E8ac.-7f3b"><span class="coll" id="change2__768"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72ed" id="change2__769" original="E83c.-76a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72ee" id="change2__770" original="E83c.-76a3"><span class="coll" id="change2__771"> context </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72f0" id="change2__772" original="E83c.-76a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72f1" id="change2__773" original="E83c.-76a1"><span class="coll" id="change2__774"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72f3" id="change2__775" original="E83c.-76a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72f4" id="change2__776" original="E83c.-769f"><span class="coll" id="change2__777"> world </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72f6" id="change2__778" original="E83c.-769e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72f7" id="change2__779" original="E83c.-769d"><span class="coll" id="change2__780"> landscape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72f9" id="change2__781" original="E83c.-769c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72fa" id="change2__782" original="E83c.-769b"><span class="coll" id="change2__783"> climate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72fc" id="change2__784" original="E83c.-769a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72fd" id="change2__785" original="E83c.-7699"><span class="coll" id="change2__786"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.72ff" id="change2__787" original="E8ac.-7f2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7300" id="change2__788" original="E8ac.-7f29"><span class="coll" id="change2__789"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7302" id="change2__790" original="E8ac.-7f2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7303" id="change2__791" original="E8ac.-7f2b"><span class="coll" id="change2__792"> needs </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7305" id="change2__793" original="E8ac.-7f32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7306" id="change2__794" original="E8ac.-7f30"><span class="coll" id="change2__795"> attitudes </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7308" id="change2__796" original="E8ac.-7f28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7309" id="change2__797" original="E8ac.-7f25"><span class="x" id="change2__798" original="E8ac.-7f24"> The changing nature of familial obligations is not necessarily influenced by state intervention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.730b" id="change2__799" original="E8ac.-7f27"><span class="x" id="change2__800" original="E8ac.-7f26"> Bacteria live in continually changing environments to which they must adapt for survival. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.730d" id="change2__801" original="E83c.-7698"><span class="shcut" id="change2__802" original="E83c.-7697"> adverb + change </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.730f" id="change2__803" original="E83c.-7696"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7310" id="change2__804" original="E83c.-7694"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7311" id="change2__805" original="E83c.-7693"><span class="coll" id="change2__806"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7313" id="change2__807" original="E83c.-7692"><span class="coll" id="change2__808"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7315" id="change2__809" original="E83c.-7691"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7316" id="change2__810" original="E83c.-7690"><span class="coll" id="change2__811"> completely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7318" id="change2__812" original="E83c.-768f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7319" id="change2__813" original="E83c.-768e"><span class="coll" id="change2__814"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.731b" id="change2__815" original="E8ac.-7ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.731c" id="change2__816" original="E8ac.-7ecf"><span class="coll" id="change2__817"> slightly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.731e" id="change2__818" original="E8ac.-7ece"><span class="coll" id="change2__819"> subtly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7320" id="change2__820" original="E8ac.-7ed4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7321" id="change2__821" original="E8ac.-7ed3"><span class="coll" id="change2__822"> hardly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7323" id="change2__823" original="E83c.-768d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7324" id="change2__824" original="E83c.-768c"><span class="coll" id="change2__825"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7326" id="change2__826" original="E83c.-768b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7327" id="change2__827" original="E83c.-768a"><span class="coll" id="change2__828"> rapidly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7329" id="change2__829" original="E8ac.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.732a" id="change2__830" original="E8ac.-7ec4"><span class="coll" id="change2__831"> undoubtedly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.732c" id="change2__832" original="E8ac.-7ec3"><span class="coll" id="change2__833"> certainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.732e" id="change2__834" original="E8ac.-7ec2"><span class="coll" id="change2__835"> inevitably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7330" id="change2__836" original="E83c.-7689"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7331" id="change2__837" original="E83c.-7688"><span class="x" id="change2__838" original="E83c.-7687"> The Asian crisis has significantly changed the business environment in the region. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7333" id="change2__839" original="E83c.-7686"><span class="x" id="change2__840" original="E83c.-7685"> Rapidly changing family roles make social support less readily available than in the past. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7335" id="change2__841" original="E83c.-76e6"><span class="x" id="change2__842" original="E83c.-7684"> Removal of chemical species by midwinter melting means that snowpack chemistry inevitably changes over the season. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7337" id="change2__843" original="E83c.-7683"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7338" id="change2__844" original="E83c.-7681"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7339" id="change2__845" original="E83c.-7680"><span class="coll" id="change2__846"> dramatically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.733b" id="change2__847" original="E83c.-767f"><span class="coll" id="change2__848"> drastically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.733d" id="change2__849" original="E83c.-767d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.733e" id="change2__850" original="E83c.-767c"><span class="coll" id="change2__851"> radically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7340" id="change2__852" original="E83c.-767b"><span class="coll" id="change2__853"> profoundly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7342" id="change2__854" original="E83c.-767a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7343" id="change2__855" original="E83c.-7679"><span class="coll" id="change2__856"> permanently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7345" id="change2__857" original="E83c.-7678"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7346" id="change2__858" original="E83c.-7677"><span class="coll" id="change2__859"> thus </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7348" id="change2__860" original="E83c.-7676"><span class="coll" id="change2__861"> thereby </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.734a" id="change2__862" original="E83c.-7675"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.734b" id="change2__863" original="E8ac.-7ebe"><span class="x" id="change2__864" original="E8ac.-7ebd"> It is also possible to exchange the magnetic ions, thus changing the magnetic properties without modifying the structure. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.734d" id="change2__865" original="E83c.-7674"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.734e" id="change2__866" original="E83c.-7672"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.734f" id="change2__867" original="E83c.-7671"><span class="coll" id="change2__868"> suddenly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7351" id="change2__869" original="E83c.-7670"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7352" id="change2__870" original="E83c.-766f"><span class="coll" id="change2__871"> slowly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7354" id="change2__872" original="E83c.-766e"><span class="coll" id="change2__873"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7356" id="change2__874" original="E83c.-766d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7357" id="change2__875" original="E83c.-766c"><span class="coll" id="change2__876"> constantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7359" id="change2__877" original="E83c.-766b"><span class="coll" id="change2__878"> continually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.735b" id="change2__879" original="E83c.-766a"><span class="coll" id="change2__880"> continuously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.735d" id="change2__881" original="E83c.-7669"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.735e" id="change2__882" original="E83c.-7668"><span class="x" id="change2__883" original="E83c.-7667"> Lifestyles are constantly changing and consumers are constantly shifting their preferences over time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7360" id="change2__884" original="E83c.-7666"><span class="x" id="change2__885" original="E83c.-7665"> The camera continually changes position with respect to the performance. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7362" id="change2__886" original="E8ac.-7f23"><span class="shcut" id="change2__887" original="E8ac.-7f22"> change + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7364" id="change2__888" original="E8ac.-7f21"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7365" id="change2__889" original="E8ac.-7f1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7366" id="change2__890" original="E8ac.-7f1e"><span class="coll" id="change2__891"> dramatically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7368" id="change2__892" original="E8ac.-7f1a"><span class="coll" id="change2__893"> drastically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.736a" id="change2__894" original="E83c.-7664"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.736b" id="change2__895" original="E83c.-7663"><span class="coll" id="change2__896"> radically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.736d" id="change2__897" original="E83c.-7662"><span class="coll" id="change2__898"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.736f" id="change2__899" original="E83c.-7661"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7370" id="change2__900" original="E83c.-7660"><span class="coll" id="change2__901"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7372" id="change2__902" original="E8ac.-7ef3"><span class="coll" id="change2__903"> considerably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7374" id="change2__904" original="E8ac.-7ef2"><span class="coll" id="change2__905"> markedly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7376" id="change2__906" original="E8ac.-7eef"><span class="coll" id="change2__907"> greatly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7378" id="change2__908" original="E83c.-765f"><span class="coll" id="change2__909"> substantially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.737a" id="change2__910" original="E8ac.-7ef0"><span class="coll" id="change2__911"> appreciably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.737c" id="change2__912" original="E83c.-765e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.737d" id="change2__913" original="E83c.-765d"><span class="coll" id="change2__914"> completely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.737f" id="change2__915" original="E8ac.-7f16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7380" id="change2__916" original="E8ac.-7f15"><span class="coll" id="change2__917"> rapidly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7382" id="change2__918" original="E8ac.-7f14"><span class="coll" id="change2__919"> quickly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7384" id="change2__920" original="E83c.-765c"><span class="coll" id="change2__921"> fast </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7386" id="change2__922" original="E83c.-765b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7387" id="change2__923" original="E83c.-765a"><span class="coll" id="change2__924"> abruptly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7389" id="change2__925" original="E8ac.-7f10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.738a" id="change2__926" original="E8ac.-7f0f"><span class="coll" id="change2__927"> slowly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.738c" id="change2__928" original="E8ac.-7f0e"><span class="coll" id="change2__929"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.738e" id="change2__930" original="E8ac.-7f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.738f" id="change2__931" original="E8ac.-7f0c"><span class="coll" id="change2__932"> frequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7391" id="change2__933" original="E83c.-7659"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7392" id="change2__934" original="E83c.-7658"><span class="coll" id="change2__935"> constantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7394" id="change2__936" original="E8ac.-7f0a"><span class="coll" id="change2__937"> continuously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7396" id="change2__938" original="E8ac.-7eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7397" id="change2__939" original="E8ac.-7eed"><span class="coll" id="change2__940"> forever </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7399" id="change2__941" original="E8ac.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.739a" id="change2__942" original="E8ac.-7f05"><span class="coll" id="change2__943"> accordingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.739c" id="change2__944" original="E8ac.-7f03"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.739d" id="change2__945" original="E8ac.-7f02"><span class="x" id="change2__946" original="E8ac.-7f01"> All this would change dramatically with the advent of industrialization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.739f" id="change2__947" original="E87e.-5c5b"><span class="x" id="change2__948" original="E87e.-5c5a"> Economic policy in Britain has changed considerably since the 19th century, yet a number of themes remain constant. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2b98" id="change2__949" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://change_1" title="change definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2b99" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4dd3" id="change2__950" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="change2__951"> change </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72e1" id="changeable" original="E393.277b" sum="403"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72e2" id="changeable__1" original="E393.277c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72e3" id="changeable__2" original="E393.277d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> changeable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72eb" id="changeable__4" original="E393.2782"><span class="pos" id="changeable__5" original="E393.2783"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.753a" eid="changeable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6d9c" geo="br" id="changeable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="changeable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chang/changeable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changeable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://changeable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6d9f" geo="n_am" id="changeable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="changeable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chang/changeable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changeable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://changeable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72ed" id="changeable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72ee" id="changeable__12" original="E393.2784"><span class="def" id="changeable__13" original="E393.2785"> likely to change; often changing </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72f0" id="changeable__14" original="E393.2786" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unpredictable" title="unpredictable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72f1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-3141" id="changeable__15" original="E393.2787"><span class="xh" id="changeable__16"> unpredictable </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72f3" id="changeable__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72f4" id="changeable__18" original="E8a8.-4dc9"><span class="x" id="changeable__19" original="E8a8.-4dc8"> In the low-pressure belt circling Antarctica, the weather is very changeable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72f6" id="changeable__20" original="E8a8.-4dc7"><span class="x" id="changeable__21" original="E8a8.-4dc6"> Some species change their reproductive strategy and biology to suit changeable habitats. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72f8" id="changeable__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72f9" id="changeable__23" original="E393.278c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.72fa" id="changeable__24"><span class="dr" corpus_freq="13" id="changeable__25" original="E393.278d"> changeability </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7302" id="changeable__26" original="E393.2791"><span class="pos" id="changeable__27" original="E393.2792"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.753b" eid="changeable__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6da2" geo="br" id="changeable__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="changeable__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌtʃeɪndʒəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chang/changeability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changeability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://changeability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.6da5" geo="n_am" id="changeable__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="changeable__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌtʃeɪndʒəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chang/changeability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chang/changeability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://changeability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7304" id="changeable__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="changeable__34" original="E393.2794"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7306" id="changeable__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7307" id="changeable__36" original="E8ad.2152"><span class="x" id="changeable__37" original="E8ad.2153"> We need to be sensitive to the changeability of discourse and to the diverse ways in which the discourse develops. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2dcb" id="changeable__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://changeable" title="changeable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2dcc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4b86" id="changeable__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="changeable__40"> changeable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7309" hm="1" id="channel1" original="E393.281e" sum="1507"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.730a" id="channel1__1" original="E393.281f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.730b" id="channel1__2" original="E393.2820"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> channel <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7316" id="channel1__7" original="E393.282d"><span class="pos" id="channel1__8" original="E393.282e"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7548" eid="channel1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7038" geo="br" id="channel1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channel__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channel__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://channel__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.703b" geo="n_am" id="channel1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7318" id="channel1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7319" id="channel1__15" original="E393.2837"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.731a" id="channel1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="channel1__17" original="E393.2839"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="channel1__18" original="E393.283d"> a way of sending and receiving information or goods </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.731d" id="channel1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.731e" id="channel1__20" original="E85f.-6ca3"><span class="x" id="channel1__21" original="E85f.-6ca2"> The Internet is reshaping distribution channels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7320" id="channel1__22" original="E85f.-6ca7"><span class="cf" id="channel1__23" original="E870.-7401"><span class="exp" id="channel1__24"> channel </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="channel1__25" original="E85f.-6ca6"> It is important to keep channels of communication open. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7324" id="channel1__26" original="E870.-73ff"><span class="cf" id="channel1__27" original="E870.-7400"><span class="exp" id="channel1__28"> channel </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="channel1__29" original="E870.-73fe"> Different people have different views and need channels for the exchange of ideas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7328" id="channel1__30" original="E85f.-6ca5"><span class="cf" id="channel1__31" original="E870.-73fd"> through … <span class="exp" id="channel1__32"> channel </span></span><span class="x" id="channel1__33" original="E85f.-6ca4"> The issue had been discussed first through diplomatic channels. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.732c" id="channel1__34" original="E393.283e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="channel1__35" original="E393.2841"> a way of achieving something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.732e" id="channel1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.732f" id="channel1__37" original="E85f.-6ca1"><span class="cf" id="channel1__38" original="E870.-73fc"> through a/the <span class="exp" id="channel1__39"> channel </span></span><span class="x" id="channel1__40" original="E85f.-6ca0"> These people cannot afford to buy houses through the usual channels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7333" id="channel1__41" original="E870.-73fa"><span class="cf" id="channel1__42" original="E870.-73fb"><span class="exp" id="channel1__43"> channel </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="channel1__44" original="E870.-73f9"> Grammar schools opened up new channels for social mobility. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7337" id="channel1__45" original="E393.2842"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="channel1__46" original="E393.2845"> a passage along which water flows </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7339" id="channel1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.733a" id="channel1__48" original="E85f.-6c9d"><span class="x" id="channel1__49" original="E85f.-6c9c"> In arid zones, river channels may be common, but water flows only rarely. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.733c" id="channel1__50" original="E85f.-6c9b"><span class="x" id="channel1__51" original="E85f.-6c9a"> Erosion may widen the channel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.733e" id="channel1__52" original="E870.-7402"><span class="x" id="channel1__53" original="E870.-73f8"> The floodwater is managed using drainage channels and sluices. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7340" id="channel1__54" original="E85f.-6c97"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7341" id="channel1__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="channel1__56" original="E85f.-6c95"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="channel1__57" original="E85f.-6c94"> a passage of water that connects two areas of water, especially two seas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7344" id="channel1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7345" id="channel1__59" original="E85f.-6c93"><span class="x" id="channel1__60" original="E85f.-6c92"> Depending on tidal conditions, this channel can be of varying depth. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="channel1__61" original="E85f.-6c91" un="help"><span class="eb" id="channel1__62" original="E870.-73f7"> The Channel </span> or <span class="eb" id="channel1__63" original="E870.-73f6"> The English Channel </span> is the sea between England and France: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.734a" id="channel1__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.734b" id="channel1__65" original="E85f.-6c90"><span class="x" id="channel1__66" original="E85f.-6c8f"> The Channel Tunnel between France and England cost £5 billion to construct. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.734d" id="channel1__67" original="E393.282f"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="channel1__68" original="E393.2832"> a television station </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.734f" id="channel1__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7350" id="channel1__70" original="E85f.-6c8a"><span class="x" id="channel1__71" original="E85f.-6c89"> Today there are hundreds of television channels. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7352" id="channel1__72" original="E393.2833"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="channel1__73" original="E393.2836"> a band of radio waves used for sending signals </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7354" id="channel1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7355" id="channel1__75" original="E85f.-6c88"><span class="x" id="channel1__76" original="E85f.-6c87"> Several signals are transmitted simultaneously on the same channel. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7357" id="channel1__77" original="E393.2846"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="channel1__78" original="E393.2849"> a path for a current or signal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7359" id="channel1__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.735a" id="channel1__80" original="E85f.-6c86"><span class="x" id="channel1__81" original="E85f.-6c85"> The voltage at every point along the channel is zero. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2dfb" id="channel1__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://channel_1" title="channel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2dfc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4abb" id="channel1__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="channel1__84"> channel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.735c" hm="2" id="channel2" original="E393.2854" sum="1258"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.735d" id="channel2__1" original="E393.2855"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.735e" id="channel2__2" original="E393.2856"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> channel <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.736d" id="channel2__11" original="E393.2863"><span class="pos" id="channel2__12" original="E393.2864"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.754f" eid="channel2__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.708c" geo="br" id="channel2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channel__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channel__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://channel__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.708f" geo="n_am" id="channel2__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-5285" id="channel2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59a2" form="root" id="channel2__19"><span class="vp" id="channel2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> channel </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59a4" eid="channel2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59a5" geo="br" id="channel2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channel__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channel__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://channel__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59a8" geo="n_am" id="channel2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59ab" form="thirdps" id="channel2__26"><span class="vp" id="channel2__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> channels </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59ad" eid="channel2__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59ae" geo="br" id="channel2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channels__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channels__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://channels__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59b1" geo="n_am" id="channel2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channels__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channels__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channels__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59b4" form="past" id="channel2__33"><span class="vp" id="channel2__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> channelled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59b6" eid="channel2__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59b7" geo="br" id="channel2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://channelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59ba" geo="n_am" id="channel2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59bd" form="pastpart" id="channel2__40"><span class="vp" id="channel2__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> channelled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59bf" eid="channel2__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59c0" geo="br" id="channel2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://channelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59c3" geo="n_am" id="channel2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59c6" form="past" id="channel2__47"><span class="label-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59c7" id="channel2__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="channel2__49"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="vp" id="channel2__50"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> channeled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59ca" eid="channel2__51" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59cb" geo="br" id="channel2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__53"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://channelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59ce" geo="n_am" id="channel2__54" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__55"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59d1" form="pastpart" id="channel2__56"><span class="label-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59d2" id="channel2__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="channel2__58"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="vp" id="channel2__59"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> channeled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59d5" eid="channel2__60" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59d6" geo="br" id="channel2__61" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://channelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59d9" geo="n_am" id="channel2__63" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59dc" form="prespart" id="channel2__65"><span class="vp" id="channel2__66"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> channelling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59de" eid="channel2__67" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59df" geo="br" id="channel2__68" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channeling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channeling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://channeling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59e2" geo="n_am" id="channel2__70" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channeling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channeling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channeling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59e5" form="prespart" id="channel2__72"><span class="label-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59e6" id="channel2__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="channel2__74"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="vp" id="channel2__75"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> channeling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59e9" eid="channel2__76" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59ea" geo="br" id="channel2__77" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__78"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chann/channeling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channeling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://channeling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc8cdf1cd67bb4522.-13815838.167319751df.59ed" geo="n_am" id="channel2__79" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="channel2__80"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃænlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chann/channeling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chann/channeling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://channeling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73b5" id="channel2__81"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73b6" id="channel2__82" original="E393.2897"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="channel2__83" original="E393.2899"> to send money, information or other resources to a particular place or using a particular route </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73b8" id="channel2__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73b9" id="channel2__85" original="E85f.-6c81"><span class="cf" id="channel2__86" original="E393.2898"><span class="exp" id="channel2__87"> channel </span> something into/to something </span><span class="x" id="channel2__88" original="E85f.-6c80"> The banks then channelled funds into speculative investments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73bd" id="channel2__89" original="E85f.-6c7f"><span class="x" id="channel2__90" original="E85f.-6c7e"> The findings are already being channelled to country managers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73bf" id="channel2__91" original="E85f.-6c7c"><span class="cf" id="channel2__92" original="E85f.-6c7d"><span class="exp" id="channel2__93"> channel </span> something through something </span><span class="x" id="channel2__94" original="E85f.-6c7b"> Much of the EU's development aid is channelled through the European Development Fund. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73c3" id="channel2__95" original="E393.289a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="channel2__96" original="E393.289c"> to use thoughts, feelings and attitudes for a particular purpose or in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73c5" id="channel2__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73c6" id="channel2__98" original="E85f.-6c7a"><span class="cf" id="channel2__99" original="E870.-712c"><span class="exp" id="channel2__100"> channel </span> something </span><span class="x" id="channel2__101" original="E85f.-6c79"> This initiative was seen as a way of channelling conflict constructively. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73ca" id="channel2__102" original="E85f.-6c77"><span class="cf" id="channel2__103" original="E85f.-6c78"><span class="exp" id="channel2__104"> channel </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="channel2__105" original="E85f.-6c76"> Energies were channelled into a cross-party campaign for devolution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73ce" id="channel2__106" original="E85f.-6c74"><span class="cf" id="channel2__107" original="E85f.-6c75"><span class="exp" id="channel2__108"> channel </span> something towards something </span><span class="x" id="channel2__109" original="E85f.-6c73"> Much of their energy is channelled towards trying to maintain positive self-esteem. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73d2" id="channel2__110" original="E85f.-6c72" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://harness" title="harness (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73d3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.5b41" id="channel2__111" original="E85f.-6c71"><span class="xh" id="channel2__112"> harness </span><span class="xs" id="channel2__113"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73d6" id="channel2__114" original="E393.289d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="channel2__115" original="E393.289e"><span class="exp" id="channel2__116"> channel </span> something (+ adv./prep.) </span><span class="def" id="channel2__117" original="E393.289f"> to carry water, a current, etc. in a particular direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73da" id="channel2__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73db" id="channel2__119" original="E85f.-6c70"><span class="x" id="channel2__120" original="E85f.-6c6f"> Drainage is channelled away from potential source areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73dd" id="channel2__121" original="E85f.-6c6e"><span class="x" id="channel2__122" original="E85f.-6c6d"> These components channel the electrically charged ions to create the rhythmic activity. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2e9c" id="channel2__123" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://channel_1" title="channel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2e9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4abb" id="channel2__124" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="channel2__125"> channel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chaos
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73df" id="chaos" original="E393.2993" sum="665"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73e0" id="chaos__1" original="E393.2994"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73e1" id="chaos__2" original="E393.2995"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chaos </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73ea" id="chaos__4" original="E393.299a"><span class="pos" id="chaos__5" original="E393.299b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7556" eid="chaos__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.73cc" geo="br" id="chaos__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chaos__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪɒs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chaos/chaos__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chaos/chaos__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chaos__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.73cf" geo="n_am" id="chaos__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chaos__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkeɪɑːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chaos/chaos__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chaos/chaos__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chaos__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73ec" id="chaos__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="chaos__12" original="E393.299d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73ee" id="chaos__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73ef" id="chaos__14" original="E393.299e"><span class="def" id="chaos__15" original="E393.299f"> a state of complete confusion and lack of order </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73f1" id="chaos__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73f2" id="chaos__17" original="E852.4a87"><span class="x" id="chaos__18" original="E852.4a88"> The change created so much chaos that the benefits were never realized. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73f4" id="chaos__19" original="E852.4a89"><span class="x" id="chaos__20" original="E852.4a8a"> As Europe descended into chaos in the 1930s and 1940s, social theory found a flourishing home in the US. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="chaos__21" original="E586.-480a" un="help"> In physics, <span class="eb" id="chaos__22" original="E586.-4809"> chaos </span> is the property of a complex system whose behaviour is so <a class="ndv" href="entry://unpredictable" id="chaos__23"> unpredictable </a> that it appears <a class="ndv" href="entry://random" id="chaos__24"> random </a> , especially because small changes in conditions can have very large effects. <span class="eb" id="chaos__25" original="E586.-4804"> Chaos theory </span> is the branch of mathematics that deals with these complex systems: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73fb" id="chaos__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73fc" id="chaos__27" original="E586.-4803"><span class="x" id="chaos__28" original="E586.-4802"> The study of chaos and complexity has become a subculture within science. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2ed8" id="chaos__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chaos" title="chaos definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2ed9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-48b6" id="chaos__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chaos__31"> chaos </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chaotic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73fe" id="chaotic" original="E393.29ae" sum="403"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.73ff" id="chaotic__1" original="E393.29af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7400" id="chaotic__2" original="E393.29b0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chaotic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7409" id="chaotic__4" original="E393.29b5"><span class="pos" id="chaotic__5" original="E393.29b6"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.755d" eid="chaotic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.744f" geo="br" id="chaotic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chaotic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪˈɒtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chaot/chaotic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chaot/chaotic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chaotic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7453" geo="n_am" id="chaotic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chaotic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪˈɑːtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chaot/chaotic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chaot/chaotic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chaotic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.740b" id="chaotic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.740c" id="chaotic__12" original="E393.29b7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="chaotic__13" original="E393.29b8"> in a state of complete confusion and lack of order </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.740e" id="chaotic__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.740f" id="chaotic__15" original="E852.4aa1"><span class="x" id="chaotic__16" original="E852.4aa2"> The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union had produced a somewhat chaotic situation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7411" id="chaotic__17" original="E586.-47fb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7412" id="chaotic__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="chaotic__19" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="chaotic__20" original="E586.-47f8"> connected with systems that show <a class="ndv" href="entry://chaos" id="chaotic__21"> chaos </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7416" id="chaotic__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7417" id="chaotic__23" original="E586.-47f5"><span class="x" id="chaotic__24" original="E586.-47f4"> Chaotic systems are extremely sensitive to small variations in some of their parameters. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2efa" id="chaotic__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chaotic" title="chaotic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2efb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4887" id="chaotic__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chaotic__27"> chaotic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chapter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7419" id="chapter" original="E393.2b20" sum="867"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.741a" id="chapter__1" original="E393.2b21"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.741b" id="chapter__2" original="E393.2b22"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chapter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7427" id="chapter__7" original="E393.2b2a"><span class="pos" id="chapter__8" original="E393.2b2b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7566" eid="chapter__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.583" geo="br" id="chapter__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chapter__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæptə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chapt/chapter__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chapt/chapter__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://chapter__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.586" geo="n_am" id="chapter__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chapter__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃæptər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chapt/chapter__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chapt/chapter__us_2.ogg" href="sound://chapter__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7429" id="chapter__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.742a" id="chapter__15" original="E393.2b2c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.742b" id="chapter__16" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.742c" id="chapter__17"><span class="v"><strong> chap. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="chapter__19" original="E393.2b30"> a separate section of a book, usually with a number or title </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.742f" id="chapter__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7430" id="chapter__21" original="E838.-7dbf"><span class="x" id="chapter__22" original="E838.-7dbe"> The following five chapters will provide a more detailed analysis of the factors that influence health status. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7432" id="chapter__23" original="E838.-7dbd"><span class="x" id="chapter__24" original="E838.-7dbc"> Chapter 4 focuses on Mahayana Buddhism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.44f" id="chapter__25"><span class="x" id="chapter__26"> Portions of this chapter were excerpted from two prior papers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.214b" id="chapter__27" original="E838.-7dc1"><span class="x" id="chapter__28" original="E838.-7dc0"> In this opening chapter I will sketch the major developments to be discussed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7434" id="chapter__29" original="E838.-7dba"><span class="cf" id="chapter__30" original="E838.-7dbb"><span class="exp" id="chapter__31"> chapter </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="chapter__32" original="E838.-7db9"> Four themes provide the organizational framework for this chapter on Dickens. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7438" id="chapter__33" original="E838.-7dad" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="chapter__34"> adjective + chapter </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.743a" id="chapter__35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.743b" id="chapter__36" original="E838.-7dab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.743c" id="chapter__37"><span class="coll" id="chapter__38" original="E838.-7daa"> opening </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.743e" id="chapter__39"><span class="coll" id="chapter__40" original="E838.-7da8"> introductory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7440" id="chapter__41" original="E838.-7da7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7441" id="chapter__42"><span class="coll" id="chapter__43" original="E838.-7da6"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7443" id="chapter__44" original="E838.-7d9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7444" id="chapter__45"><span class="coll" id="chapter__46" original="E838.-7d9e"> late </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7446" id="chapter__47" original="E838.-7da5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7447" id="chapter__48"><span class="coll" id="chapter__49" original="E838.-7da4"> concluding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7449" id="chapter__50"><span class="coll" id="chapter__51" original="E838.-7da2"> closing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.744b" id="chapter__52"><span class="coll" id="chapter__53" original="E838.-7da0"> final </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.744d" id="chapter__54" original="E838.-7d9d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.744e" id="chapter__55" original="E838.-7dc1"><span class="x" id="chapter__56" original="E838.-7dc0"> In this opening chapter I will sketch the major developments to be discussed. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7450" id="chapter__57"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7451" id="chapter__58" original="E838.-7d96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7452" id="chapter__59"><span class="coll" id="chapter__60" original="E838.-7d95"> previous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7454" id="chapter__61" original="E838.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7455" id="chapter__62"><span class="coll" id="chapter__63" original="E838.-7d93"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7457" id="chapter__64" original="E838.-7d92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7458" id="chapter__65"><span class="coll" id="chapter__66" original="E838.-7d91"> following </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.745a" id="chapter__67"><span class="coll" id="chapter__68" original="E838.-7d8f"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.745c" id="chapter__69" original="E838.-7d8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.745d" id="chapter__70"><span class="coll" id="chapter__71" original="E838.-7d8d"> first </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.745f" id="chapter__72"><span class="coll" id="chapter__73" original="E838.-7d8c"> second </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7461" id="chapter__74"><span class="coll" id="chapter__75" original="E838.-7d8b"> third, etc. </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7463" id="chapter__76" original="E838.-7d8a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7464" id="chapter__77" original="E838.-7d89"><span class="x" id="chapter__78" original="E838.-7d88"> As outlined in the previous chapter, the significance of these developments may not have been apparent at the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7466" id="chapter__79" original="E838.-7d87"><span class="x" id="chapter__80" original="E838.-7d86"> The third chapter looks at a selection of twentieth-century Australian writing. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7468" id="chapter__81" original="E838.-7d08" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="chapter__82"> verb + chapter </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.746a" id="chapter__83"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.746b" id="chapter__84" original="E838.-7d06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.746c" id="chapter__85"><span class="coll" id="chapter__86" original="E838.-7d05"> read </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.746e" id="chapter__87" original="E8a9.-7282"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.746f" id="chapter__88"><span class="coll" id="chapter__89" original="E8a9.-7281"> write </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7471" id="chapter__90" original="E838.-7d00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7472" id="chapter__91"><span class="coll" id="chapter__92" original="E838.-7cff"> begin </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7474" id="chapter__93"><span class="coll" id="chapter__94" original="E838.-7cfe"> start </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7476" id="chapter__95" original="E838.-7cfd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7477" id="chapter__96"><span class="coll" id="chapter__97" original="E838.-7cfc"> conclude </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7479" id="chapter__98"><span class="coll" id="chapter__99" original="E838.-7cfb"> end </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.747b" id="chapter__100" original="E838.-7cfa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.747c" id="chapter__101" original="E8a9.-7280"><span class="x" id="chapter__102" original="E8a9.-727f"> The fifth section concludes the chapter by making remarks on future research agendas. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.747e" id="chapter__103" original="E838.-7d83" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="chapter__104"> chapter + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7480" id="chapter__105"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7481" id="chapter__106" original="E838.-7d81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7482" id="chapter__107"><span class="coll" id="chapter__108" original="E838.-7d80"> focus on </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7484" id="chapter__109"><span class="coll" id="chapter__110" original="E8a9.-727e"> be devoted to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7486" id="chapter__111"><span class="coll" id="chapter__112" original="E8a9.-727d"> concentrate on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7488" id="chapter__113" original="E838.-7d7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7489" id="chapter__114"><span class="coll" id="chapter__115" original="E838.-7d7e"> discuss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.748b" id="chapter__116"><span class="coll" id="chapter__117" original="E838.-7d76"> consider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.748d" id="chapter__118"><span class="coll" id="chapter__119" original="E8a9.-727c"> address </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.748f" id="chapter__120"><span class="coll" id="chapter__121" original="E8a9.-727b"> deal with </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7491" id="chapter__122"><span class="coll" id="chapter__123" original="E838.-7d78"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7493" id="chapter__124"><span class="coll" id="chapter__125" original="E8a9.-727a"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7495" id="chapter__126"><span class="coll" id="chapter__127" original="E8a9.-7279"> cover </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7497" id="chapter__128" original="E8a9.-7278"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7498" id="chapter__129"><span class="coll" id="chapter__130" original="E8a9.-7277"> outline </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.749a" id="chapter__131" original="E8a9.-7276"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.749b" id="chapter__132"><span class="coll" id="chapter__133" original="E8a9.-7275"> argue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.749d" id="chapter__134" original="E8a9.-7274"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.749e" id="chapter__135"><span class="coll" id="chapter__136" original="E8a9.-7273"> conclude </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74a0" id="chapter__137" original="E838.-7d73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74a1" id="chapter__138" original="E838.-7cf7"><span class="x" id="chapter__139" original="E838.-7cf6"> The next three chapters are devoted to the behaviour of electrons in atoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74a3" id="chapter__140" original="E838.-7d70"><span class="x" id="chapter__141" original="E838.-7d6f"> The next chapter considers the methods by which EU laws are given effect in the UK. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74a5" id="chapter__142" original="E393.2b31"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="chapter__143" original="E393.2b34"> a period of time in history or a person's life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74a7" id="chapter__144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74a8" id="chapter__145" original="E838.-7db7"><span class="cf" id="chapter__146" original="E838.-7db8"><span class="exp" id="chapter__147"> chapter </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="chapter__148" original="E838.-7db6"> The reign of Edward I opened a new chapter in the history of the British Isles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74ac" id="chapter__149" original="E838.-7db2"><span class="cf" id="chapter__150" original="E838.-7db5"><span class="exp" id="chapter__151"> chapter </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="chapter__152" original="E838.-7db1"> The collapse of the USSR ended that chapter of human history. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2f1b" id="chapter__153" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chapter" title="chapter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2f1c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-46f1" id="chapter__154" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chapter__155"> chapter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74b0" id="character" original="E393.2bc7" sum="2001"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74b1" id="character__1" original="E393.2bc8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74b2" id="character__2" original="E393.2bc9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> character </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74be" id="character__7" original="E393.2bd1"><span class="pos" id="character__8" original="E393.2bd2"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.756d" eid="character__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5d1" geo="br" id="character__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="character__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/character__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/character__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://character__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5d4" geo="n_am" id="character__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="character__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/character__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/character__us_3.ogg" href="sound://character__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74c0" id="character__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74c1" id="character__15" original="E393.2bd3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74c2" id="character__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="character__17" original="E393.2bd5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="character__18" original="E393.2bd6"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="character__19" original="E393.2bdc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="character__20" original="E393.2bd7"> the way that something/somebody is; one or more qualities or features that cause something/somebody to be a particular way </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74c7" id="character__21" original="E393.2bde" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://nature" title="nature definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74c8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.1333" id="character__22" original="E393.2bdf"><span class="xh" id="character__23"> nature </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74cb" id="character__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74cc" id="character__25" original="E870.3363"><span class="x" id="character__26" original="E870.3364"> The seasonal cycle gives this area its distinctive character. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74ce" id="character__27" original="E870.3366"><span class="cf" id="character__28" original="E870.3365"> the <span class="exp" id="character__29"> character </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="character__30" original="E870.3367"> Lenin argued that the character of capitalism had changed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74d2" id="character__31" original="E870.3369"><span class="cf" id="character__32" original="E870.3368"> the… <span class="exp" id="character__33"> character </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="character__34" original="E870.336a"> The government emphasized the strictly humanitarian character of the operation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74d6" id="character__35" original="E870.336c"><span class="cf" id="character__36" original="E870.336b"> … in <span class="exp" id="character__37"> character </span></span><span class="x" id="character__38" original="E870.336d"> These data sets are clearly very different in character. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74da" id="character__39" original="E870.336e"><span class="x" id="character__40" original="E870.336f"> River flow may become more uniform in character. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74dc" id="character__41" original="E870.3371"><span class="cf" id="character__42" original="E870.3370"> of (a)… <span class="exp" id="character__43"> character </span></span><span class="x" id="character__44" original="E870.3372"> The results are mainly of a negative character. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74e0" id="character__45" original="E870.33a1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="character__46"> adjective + character </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74e2" id="character__47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74e3" id="character__48" original="E870.33a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74e4" id="character__49"><span class="coll" id="character__50" original="E870.33a3"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74e6" id="character__51" original="E870.33a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74e7" id="character__52"><span class="coll" id="character__53" original="E870.33a5"> distinctive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74e9" id="character__54" original="E870.33a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74ea" id="character__55"><span class="coll" id="character__56" original="E870.33a7"> unique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74ec" id="character__57" original="E84b.-78b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74ed" id="character__58"><span class="coll" id="character__59" original="E84b.-78b1"> moral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74ef" id="character__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74f0" id="character__61" original="E870.33a9"><span class="x" id="character__62" original="E870.33aa"> Each segment has its own unique character. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74f2" id="character__63" original="E640.1c98"><span class="x" id="character__64" original="E640.1c99"> The novel delivers a strong indictment of the moral character of the East India Company officers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74f4" id="character__65" original="E870.3387" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="character__66"> verb + character </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74f6" id="character__67"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74f7" id="character__68" original="E870.3389"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74f8" id="character__69"><span class="coll" id="character__70" original="E870.338a"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74fa" id="character__71" original="E870.338b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74fb" id="character__72"><span class="coll" id="character__73" original="E870.338c"> emphasize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74fd" id="character__74" original="E870.338d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.74fe" id="character__75"><span class="coll" id="character__76" original="E870.338e"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7500" id="character__77" original="E870.338f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7501" id="character__78"><span class="coll" id="character__79" original="E870.3390"> give something/​somebody <span class="exp"> character </span></span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7503" id="character__80" original="E870.3391"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7504" id="character__81"><span class="coll" id="character__82" original="E870.3392"> alter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7506" id="character__83"><span class="coll" id="character__84" original="E870.3393"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7508" id="character__85" original="E870.3394"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7509" id="character__86"><span class="coll" id="character__87" original="E870.3395"> possess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.750b" id="character__88"><span class="coll" id="character__89" original="E870.3396"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.750d" id="character__90" original="E870.3397"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.750e" id="character__91"><span class="coll" id="character__92" original="E870.3398"> acquire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7510" id="character__93" original="E870.3399"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7511" id="character__94"><span class="coll" id="character__95" original="E870.339a"> retain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7513" id="character__96" original="E84b.-78ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7514" id="character__97"><span class="coll" id="character__98" original="E84b.-78ad"> lose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7516" id="character__99" original="E870.339b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7517" id="character__100" original="E870.339c"><span class="x" id="character__101" original="E870.339d"> The voluntary sector has to be capable of retaining its distinctive character. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7519" id="character__102" original="E393.2be1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.751a" id="character__103"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="character__104" original="E393.2be3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.751c" id="character__105"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="character__106" original="E393.2be4" reg="approv"> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="character__107" original="E393.2be5"> strong personal qualities such as the ability to deal with difficult situations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.751f" id="character__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7520" id="character__109" original="E870.3378"><span class="x" id="character__110" original="E870.3379"> Gergen (2001) argued that character, vision and political capacity are three essential traits for leadership. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7522" id="character__111" original="E870.337a"><span class="x" id="character__112" original="E870.337b"> Her fragile appearance belied her formidable strength of character. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7524" id="character__113" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="character__114"> adjective + character </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7526" id="character__115"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7527" id="character__116" original="E84b.-78b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7528" id="character__117"><span class="coll" id="character__118" original="E84b.-78b1"> moral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.752a" id="character__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.752b" id="character__120" original="E84b.-78b0"><span class="x" id="character__121" original="E84b.-78af"> A person might have great moral character yet never really do anything of great significance. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.752d" id="character__122" original="E84b.-78be"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.752e" id="character__123"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="character__124" original="E84b.-78bc"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="character__125" original="E84b.-78bb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="character__126" original="E84b.-78ba"> the opinion that people have of you, particularly of whether you can be trusted or relied on </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7532" id="character__127" original="E84b.-78b9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reputation" title="reputation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7533" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-27df" id="character__128" original="E84b.-78b8"><span class="xh" id="character__129"> reputation </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7535" id="character__130"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7536" id="character__131" original="E84b.-78b7"><span class="x" id="character__132" original="E84b.-78b6"> The play constitutes a frontal attack on Shaftesbury's character and the motives of his party. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7538" id="character__133" original="E870.3373"><span class="cf" id="character__134" original="E84b.-78b5"> of… <span class="exp" id="character__135"> character </span></span><span class="x" id="character__136" original="E870.3374"> They were chosen from men of good character. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.753c" id="character__137" original="E393.2bfc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.753d" id="character__138"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="character__139" original="E393.2bfe"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="character__140" original="E393.2bff"> a person or an animal in a story, play or film </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7540" id="character__141"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7541" id="character__142" original="E870.337c"><span class="x" id="character__143" original="E870.337d"> These outsiders are the central characters in his novels. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7543" id="character__144" original="E870.33ab" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="character__145"> adjective + character </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7545" id="character__146"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7546" id="character__147" original="E870.33ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7547" id="character__148"><span class="coll" id="character__149" original="E870.33ae"> fictional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7549" id="character__150" original="E870.33af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.754a" id="character__151"><span class="coll" id="character__152" original="E870.33b0"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.754c" id="character__153"><span class="coll" id="character__154" original="E870.33b1"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.754e" id="character__155"><span class="coll" id="character__156" original="E870.33b2"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7550" id="character__157" original="E870.33b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7551" id="character__158"><span class="coll" id="character__159" original="E870.33b6"> minor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7553" id="character__160" original="E870.33b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7554" id="character__161"><span class="coll" id="character__162" original="E870.33b8"> male </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7556" id="character__163" original="E870.33b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7557" id="character__164"><span class="coll" id="character__165" original="E870.33ba"> female </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7559" id="character__166" original="E870.33bb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.755a" id="character__167" original="E870.33bc"><span class="x" id="character__168" original="E870.33bd"> When we read a novel, we typically take the perspective of the principal character. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.755c" id="character__169" original="E393.2c00"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.755d" id="character__170"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="character__171" original="E393.2c02"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="character__172" original="E393.2c03"> a letter, sign, mark or symbol used in writing, printing or computers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7560" id="character__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7561" id="character__174" original="E870.337e"><span class="x" id="character__175" original="E870.337f"> A maximum number of characters can be specified. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7563" id="character__176" original="E870.3380"><span class="x" id="character__177" original="E870.3381"> They transmit data as ASCII characters. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7565" id="character__178" original="E393.2bd8"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7566" id="character__179"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="character__180" original="E393.2bda"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7568" id="character__181"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="character__182" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="character__183" original="E393.2bdd"> a characteristic, especially one that helps you identify a species </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.756b" id="character__184"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.756c" id="character__185" original="E870.3376"><span class="x" id="character__186" original="E870.3377"> The females chose mates that possessed these characters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.756e" id="character__187" original="E84b.-78b4"><span class="x" id="character__188" original="E84b.-78b3"> In some species, males show obvious secondary sexual characters. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7570" id="character__189" original="E393.2c04"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7571" id="character__190" original="E393.2c05" sk="outofcharacter"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7572" id="character__191"><span class="idm" id="character__192" original="E393.2c07"> out of character </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7574" id="character__193"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7575" id="character__194"><span class="def" id="character__195" original="E393.2c08"> not typical of a person's character </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7577" id="character__196"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7578" id="character__197" original="E870.3382"><span class="x" id="character__198" original="E870.3383"> I do not think the action was wholly out of character. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7410" id="character__199" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="character__200"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7412" id="character__201" original="E870.339e"><span class="shcut" id="character__202" original="E870.339f"> adjective + character </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7414" id="character__203" original="E870.33a0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7415" id="character__204" original="E870.33a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7416" id="character__205" original="E870.33a3"><span class="coll" id="character__206"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7418" id="character__207" original="E870.33a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7419" id="character__208" original="E870.33a5"><span class="coll" id="character__209"> distinctive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.741b" id="character__210" original="E870.33a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.741c" id="character__211" original="E870.33a7"><span class="coll" id="character__212"> unique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.741e" id="character__213" original="E84b.-78b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.741f" id="character__214" original="E84b.-78b1"><span class="coll" id="character__215"> moral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7421" id="character__216" original="E870.33a8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7422" id="character__217" original="E870.33a9"><span class="x" id="character__218" original="E870.33aa"> Each segment has its own unique character. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7424" id="character__219" original="E640.1c98"><span class="x" id="character__220" original="E640.1c99"> The novel delivers a strong indictment of the moral character of the East India Company officers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7426" id="character__221" original="E84b.-78b0"><span class="x" id="character__222" original="E84b.-78af"> A person might have great moral character yet never really do anything of great significance. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7428" id="character__223" original="E870.33ab"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7429" id="character__224" original="E870.33ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.742a" id="character__225" original="E870.33ae"><span class="coll" id="character__226"> fictional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.742c" id="character__227" original="E870.33af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.742d" id="character__228" original="E870.33b0"><span class="coll" id="character__229"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.742f" id="character__230" original="E870.33b1"><span class="coll" id="character__231"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7431" id="character__232" original="E870.33b2"><span class="coll" id="character__233"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7433" id="character__234" original="E870.33b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7434" id="character__235" original="E870.33b6"><span class="coll" id="character__236"> minor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7436" id="character__237" original="E870.33b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7437" id="character__238" original="E870.33b8"><span class="coll" id="character__239"> male </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7439" id="character__240" original="E870.33b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.743a" id="character__241" original="E870.33ba"><span class="coll" id="character__242"> female </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.743c" id="character__243" original="E870.33bb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.743d" id="character__244" original="E870.33bc"><span class="x" id="character__245" original="E870.33bd"> When we read a novel, we typically take the perspective of the principal character. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.743f" id="character__246" original="E870.3385"><span class="shcut" id="character__247" original="E870.3386"> verb + character </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7441" id="character__248" original="E870.3387"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7442" id="character__249" original="E870.3389"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7443" id="character__250" original="E870.338a"><span class="coll" id="character__251"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7445" id="character__252" original="E870.338b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7446" id="character__253" original="E870.338c"><span class="coll" id="character__254"> emphasize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7448" id="character__255" original="E870.338d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7449" id="character__256" original="E870.338e"><span class="coll" id="character__257"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.744b" id="character__258" original="E870.338f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.744c" id="character__259" original="E870.3390"><span class="coll" id="character__260"> give something/​somebody <span class="exp"> character </span></span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.744e" id="character__261" original="E870.3391"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.744f" id="character__262" original="E870.3392"><span class="coll" id="character__263"> alter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7451" id="character__264" original="E870.3393"><span class="coll" id="character__265"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7453" id="character__266" original="E870.3394"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7454" id="character__267" original="E870.3395"><span class="coll" id="character__268"> possess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7456" id="character__269" original="E870.3396"><span class="coll" id="character__270"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7458" id="character__271" original="E870.3397"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7459" id="character__272" original="E870.3398"><span class="coll" id="character__273"> acquire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.745b" id="character__274" original="E870.3399"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.745c" id="character__275" original="E870.339a"><span class="coll" id="character__276"> retain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.745e" id="character__277" original="E84b.-78ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.745f" id="character__278" original="E84b.-78ad"><span class="coll" id="character__279"> lose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7461" id="character__280" original="E870.339b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7462" id="character__281" original="E870.339c"><span class="x" id="character__282" original="E870.339d"> The voluntary sector has to be capable of retaining its distinctive character. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2fb5" id="character__283" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://character" title="character definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.2fb6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-45e0" id="character__284" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="character__285"> character </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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characteristic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.757a" hm="1" id="characteristic1" original="E393.2c49" sum="551"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.757b" id="characteristic1__1" original="E393.2c4a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.757c" id="characteristic1__2" original="E393.2c4b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> characteristic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7587" id="characteristic1__7" original="E393.2c54"><span class="pos" id="characteristic1__8" original="E393.2c55"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7574" eid="characteristic1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.791a" geo="br" id="characteristic1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characteristic1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characteristic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characteristic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://characteristic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.791d" geo="n_am" id="characteristic1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characteristic1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characteristic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characteristic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://characteristic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7589" id="characteristic1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.758a" id="characteristic1__15" original="E870.-7189"><span class="cf" id="characteristic1__16" original="E870.-7188"><span class="exp" id="characteristic1__17"> characteristic </span> (of something/somebody) </span><span class="def" id="characteristic1__18" original="E870.-7187"> a typical feature or quality that something/somebody has </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.758e" id="characteristic1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.758f" id="characteristic1__20" original="E870.-7186"><span class="x" id="characteristic1__21" original="E870.-7185"> A key characteristic of the American political system is its dominance by the two major parties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7591" id="characteristic1__22" original="E870.-7184"><span class="x" id="characteristic1__23" original="E870.-7183"> He agrees that multinationals display the characteristics of their economy of origin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7593" id="characteristic1__24" original="E870.-7182"><span class="x" id="characteristic1__25" original="E870.-7181"> Characteristics associated with pre-term birth include multiple pregnancy and smoking. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="property__32" original="E5df.52b9" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="property__33" original="E5df.52ba"><span class="h1" id="property__34" original="E5df.52b8"><ul class="inline" id="property__35" original="E5df.52bb"><li class="li" id="property__36" original="E5df.52bc"> feature </li><li class="li" id="property__37" original="E5df.52bd"> characteristic </li><li class="li" id="property__38" original="E5df.52be"> quality </li><li class="li" id="property__39" original="E5df.52bf"> property </li><li class="li" id="property__40" original="E5df.52c0"> trait </li><li class="li" id="property__41" original="E5df.52c1"> attribute <span class="pos" id="property__42" original="E83b.6928"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="property__43" original="E5df.52c3"> These are all words for something that is typical of somebody/​something, especially making them different from others. </span><ul class="bullet" id="property__44" original="E5df.52c4"><li class="li" id="property__45" original="E5df.52c5"> a/​an feature/​characteristic/​quality/​property/​trait/​attribute <span class="eb" id="property__46" original="E5df.52c6"> of </span> somebody/​something </li><li class="li" id="property__47" original="E5df.52c7"> a/​an <span class="eb" id="property__48" original="E5df.52c8"> important/​essential/​key </span> feature/​characteristic/​property/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__49" original="E5df.52c9"><span class="eb" id="property__50" original="E5df.52ca"> different </span> characteristics/​qualities/​properties/​traits/​attributes </li><li class="li" id="property__51" original="E5df.52cb"> a <span class="eb" id="property__52" original="E5df.52cc"> personal </span> characteristic/​quality/​trait/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__53" original="E5df.52cd"> a <span class="eb" id="property__54" original="E5df.52ce"> physical </span> characteristic/​property/​trait/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__55" original="E5df.52cf"> to <span class="eb" id="property__56" original="E5df.52d0"> have </span> a/​an feature/​characteristic/​quality/​property/​trait/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__57" original="E5df.52d1"> to <span class="eb" id="property__58" original="E5df.52d2"> share/​identify/​associate </span> a/​an feature/​characteristic/​trait/​attribute </li><li class="li" id="property__59" original="E5df.52d3"> to <span class="eb" id="property__60" original="E5df.52d4"> show/​exhibit </span> a feature/​characteristic/​property/​trait </li><li class="li" id="property__61" original="E5df.52d5"> to <span class="eb" id="property__62" original="E5df.52d6"> possess </span> a/​an quality/​property/​trait/​attribute </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="property__63" original="E5df.52d7"><li class="li" id="property__64" original="E5df.52d8"> Several of these words can be used to talk about a person; a <span class="eb" id="property__65" original="E5df.52d9"> characteristic </span> can refer to somebody's character, behaviour or appearance; a <span class="eb" id="property__66" original="E5df.52da"> quality </span> can refer to somebody's character or ability: <span class="x-gs" id="property__67"><span class="x-g" id="property__68" original="E5df.52db"><span class="x" id="property__69" original="E5df.52dc"> Individual socio-demographic characteristics considered were age, sex, household income and work status. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="property__70" original="E5df.52dd"><span class="x" id="property__71" original="E5df.52de"> Results-based leadership seeks to balance personal qualities with appropriate knowledge. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="property__72" original="E5df.52df"><span class="eb" id="property__73" original="E5df.52e0"> Attribute </span> and <span class="eb" id="property__74" original="E5df.52e1"> trait </span> are slightly more formal and are often used in life sciences to describe what can be observed or measured about people or animals; <span class="eb" id="property__75" original="E5df.52e2"> trait </span> is used especially to talk about typical behaviour: <span class="x-gs" id="property__76"><span class="x-g" id="property__77" original="E5df.52e3"><span class="x" id="property__78" original="E5df.52e4"> Certain physical attributes, such as height, are not easily modified. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="property__79" original="E5df.52e5"><span class="x" id="property__80" original="E5df.52e6"> The patterns of behavioural traits in different populations throughout tropical Africa reveal surprising variation. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="property__81" original="E5df.52e7"><span class="eb" id="property__82" original="E5df.52e8"> Feature </span> and <span class="eb" id="property__83" original="E5df.52e9"> characteristic </span> can be used to talk about something important or typical of a place or thing; <span class="eb" id="property__84" original="E5df.52ea"> property </span> is used especially to talk about the features of a material or substance: <span class="x-gs" id="property__85"><span class="x-g" id="property__86" original="E5df.52eb"><span class="x" id="property__87" original="E5df.52ec"> The absence of clear boundaries between rural and urban areas is a distinctive feature of contemporary land use. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="property__88" original="E5df.52ed"><span class="x" id="property__89" original="E5df.52ee"> The product of the radioactive decay can possess very different chemical properties. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b2e" id="characteristic1__84" original="E870.-715e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="characteristic1__85" original="E870.-715d"> adjective + characteristic </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b30" id="characteristic1__86" original="E870.-715c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b31" id="characteristic1__87" original="E870.-715a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b32" id="characteristic1__88"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__89" original="E870.-7159"> distinctive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b34" id="characteristic1__90"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__91" original="E870.-7158"> defining </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b36" id="characteristic1__92"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__93" original="E870.-7157"> distinguishing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b38" id="characteristic1__94" original="E870.-7156"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b39" id="characteristic1__95"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__96" original="E870.-7155"> unique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b3b" id="characteristic1__97" original="E870.-7154"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b3c" id="characteristic1__98"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__99" original="E870.-7153"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b3e" id="characteristic1__100" original="E870.-7150"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b3f" id="characteristic1__101"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__102" original="E870.-7151"> certain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b41" id="characteristic1__103"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__104" original="E870.-714f"> specific </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b43" id="characteristic1__105"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__106" original="E870.-714e"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b45" id="characteristic1__107" original="E870.-714d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b46" id="characteristic1__108"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__109" original="E870.-714c"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b48" id="characteristic1__110"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__111" original="E870.-714b"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b4a" id="characteristic1__112"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__113" original="E870.-714a"> principal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b4c" id="characteristic1__114" original="E84b.-7895"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b4d" id="characteristic1__115"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__116" original="E84b.-7894"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b4f" id="characteristic1__117" original="E870.-7148"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b50" id="characteristic1__118"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__119" original="E870.-7147"> essential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b52" id="characteristic1__120" original="E870.-7146"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b53" id="characteristic1__121"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__122" original="E870.-7145"> common </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b55" id="characteristic1__123" original="E870.-7144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b56" id="characteristic1__124" original="E870.-7143"><span class="x" id="characteristic1__125" original="E870.-7142"> Alpine regions have their own distinctive characteristics. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b58" id="characteristic1__126" original="E870.-7141"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b59" id="characteristic1__127" original="E870.-713f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b5a" id="characteristic1__128"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__129" original="E870.-713e"> demographic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b5c" id="characteristic1__130" original="E870.-713d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b5d" id="characteristic1__131"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__132" original="E870.-713c"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b5f" id="characteristic1__133" original="E870.-713b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b60" id="characteristic1__134"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__135" original="E870.-713a"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b62" id="characteristic1__136" original="E870.-7139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b63" id="characteristic1__137"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__138" original="E870.-7138"> behavioural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b65" id="characteristic1__139" original="E870.-7137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b66" id="characteristic1__140"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__141" original="E870.-7136"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b68" id="characteristic1__142" original="E870.-7135"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b69" id="characteristic1__143"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__144" original="E870.-7134"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b6b" id="characteristic1__145" original="E870.-7133"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b6c" id="characteristic1__146"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__147" original="E870.-7132"> structural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b6e" id="characteristic1__148" original="E870.-7131"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b6f" id="characteristic1__149"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__150" original="E870.-7130"> chemical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b71" id="characteristic1__151" original="E870.-712f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b72" id="characteristic1__152" original="E870.-712e"><span class="x" id="characteristic1__153" original="E870.-712d"> The tests were designed to assess the personal characteristics of applicants. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b74" id="characteristic1__154" original="E870.-717f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="characteristic1__155" original="E870.-717e"> verb + characteristics </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b76" id="characteristic1__156" original="E870.-717d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b77" id="characteristic1__157" original="E870.-717b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b78" id="characteristic1__158"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__159" original="E870.-717a"> exhibit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b7a" id="characteristic1__160"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__161" original="E870.-7179"> display </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b7c" id="characteristic1__162"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__163" original="E870.-7178"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b7e" id="characteristic1__164" original="E870.-7177"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b7f" id="characteristic1__165"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__166" original="E870.-7176"> possess </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b81" id="characteristic1__167"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__168" original="E870.-7175"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b83" id="characteristic1__169" original="E870.-7174"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b84" id="characteristic1__170"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__171" original="E870.-7173"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b86" id="characteristic1__172" original="E870.-7172"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b87" id="characteristic1__173"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__174" original="E870.-7171"> acquire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b89" id="characteristic1__175" original="E870.-7170"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b8a" id="characteristic1__176"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__177" original="E870.-716f"> retain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b8c" id="characteristic1__178" original="E870.-716e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b8d" id="characteristic1__179" original="E870.-716d"><span class="x" id="characteristic1__180" original="E870.-716c"> We are developing carbon-based materials that exhibit these characteristics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b8f" id="characteristic1__181" original="E870.-716b"><span class="x" id="characteristic1__182" original="E870.-716a"> These hormones share common characteristics. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b91" id="characteristic1__183" original="E870.-7169"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b92" id="characteristic1__184" original="E870.-7167"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b93" id="characteristic1__185"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__186" original="E870.-7166"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b95" id="characteristic1__187" original="E84b.-7893"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b96" id="characteristic1__188"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__189" original="E84b.-7892"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b98" id="characteristic1__190" original="E870.-7164"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b99" id="characteristic1__191"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__192" original="E870.-7163"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b9b" id="characteristic1__193" original="E84b.-7891"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b9c" id="characteristic1__194"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__195" original="E84b.-7890"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b9e" id="characteristic1__196" original="E8ae.-71b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5b9f" id="characteristic1__197"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__198" original="E8ae.-71b4"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ba1" id="characteristic1__199" original="E84b.-788e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ba2" id="characteristic1__200"><span class="coll" id="characteristic1__201" original="E84b.-788d"> study </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ba4" id="characteristic1__202" original="E870.-7161"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ba5" id="characteristic1__203" original="E870.-7160"><span class="x" id="characteristic1__204" original="E870.-715f"> Childe (1951) identified ten characteristics of civilization. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3081" id="characteristic1__205" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://characteristic_1" title="characteristic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3082" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4504" id="characteristic1__206" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="characteristic1__207"> characteristic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7595" hm="2" id="characteristic2" original="E393.2c2f" sum="479"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7596" id="characteristic2__1" original="E393.2c30"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7597" id="characteristic2__2" original="E393.2c31"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> characteristic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75a1" id="characteristic2__6" original="E393.2c3a"><span class="pos" id="characteristic2__7" original="E393.2c3b"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.757b" eid="characteristic2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7920" geo="br" id="characteristic2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characteristic2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characteristic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characteristic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://characteristic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7923" geo="n_am" id="characteristic2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characteristic2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characteristic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characteristic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://characteristic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75a3" id="characteristic2__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75a4" id="characteristic2__14" original="E393.2c3c"><span class="def" id="characteristic2__15" original="E393.2c3e"> very typical of something/somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75a6" id="characteristic2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75a7" id="characteristic2__17" original="E870.-7195"><span class="x" id="characteristic2__18" original="E870.-7194"> These winds are a characteristic feature of the Antarctic interior. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75a9" id="characteristic2__19" original="E870.-7193"><span class="x" id="characteristic2__20" original="E870.-7192"> The top mineral layer has a characteristic grey ashy appearance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75ab" id="characteristic2__21" original="E870.-7191"><span class="cf" id="characteristic2__22" original="E393.2c3d"><span class="exp" id="characteristic2__23"> characteristic </span> of something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="characteristic2__24" original="E870.-7190"> This method is characteristic of modern mathematics. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75af" id="characteristic2__25"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75b0" id="characteristic2__26" original="E393.2c42"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75b1" id="characteristic2__27"><span class="dr" id="characteristic2__28" original="E393.2c43"> characteristically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75b9" id="characteristic2__29" original="E393.2c47"><span class="pos" id="characteristic2__30" original="E393.2c48"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.757c" eid="characteristic2__31" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7926" geo="br" id="characteristic2__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characteristic2__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characteristically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characteristically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://characteristically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7929" geo="n_am" id="characteristic2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characteristic2__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characteristically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characteristically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://characteristically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75bb" id="characteristic2__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75bc" id="characteristic2__37" original="E870.-718f"><span class="x" id="characteristic2__38" original="E870.-718e"> The soil is characteristically shallow and easily eroded. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.309f" id="characteristic2__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://characteristic_1" title="characteristic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.30a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4504" id="characteristic2__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="characteristic2__41"> characteristic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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characterization
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75be" id="characterization" original="E393.2c59" sum="755"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75bf" id="characterization__1" original="E393.2c5a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75c0" id="characterization__2" original="E393.2c5b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> characterization </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75c2" id="characterization__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75c3" id="characterization__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c646b0894.3acb" id="characterization__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="characterization__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> character <span class="ptl" id="characterization__9"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75d2" id="characterization__15" original="E393.2c66"><span class="pos" id="characterization__16" original="E393.2c67"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7589" eid="characterization__17" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.79be" geo="br" id="characterization__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterization__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærəktəraɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characterization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://characterization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.79c2" geo="n_am" id="characterization__20" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterization__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærəktərəˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characterization__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterization__us_3.ogg" href="sound://characterization__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75d4" id="characterization__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="characterization__23" original="E393.2c69"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="characterization__24" original="E393.2c6a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75d7" id="characterization__25"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75d8" id="characterization__26" original="E393.2c6d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="characterization__27" original="E831.-7ff2"><span class="exp" id="characterization__28"> characterization </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="characterization__29" original="E393.2c70"> the process of discovering or describing the qualities or features of something; the result of this process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75dc" id="characterization__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75dd" id="characterization__31" original="E831.-7ff1"><span class="x" id="characterization__32" original="E831.-7ff0"> Further characterization of the polymer is in progress. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75df" id="characterization__33" original="E831.-7fef"><span class="x" id="characterization__34" original="E831.-7fee"> Such characterizations are quite simply not accurate. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75e1" id="characterization__35" original="E831.-7fed" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://categorization" title="categorization definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75e2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5aa5" id="characterization__36" original="E831.-7fec"><span class="xh" id="characterization__37"> categorization </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75e4" id="characterization__38" original="E393.2c6b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="characterization__39" original="E393.2c6c"> the way in which the characters in a story, play or film are made to seem real </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75e6" id="characterization__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75e7" id="characterization__41" original="E831.-7feb"><span class="x" id="characterization__42" original="E831.-7fea"> It is a tale told with a comic sensibility and witty characterization. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75e9" id="characterization__43" original="E393.2c71" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://portrayal" title="portrayal definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75ea" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-19eb" id="characterization__44" original="E393.2c72"><span class="xh" id="characterization__45"> portrayal </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.30d9" id="characterization__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://characterization" title="characterization definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.30da" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-44b9" id="characterization__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="characterization__48"> characterization </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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characterize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75ec" id="characterize" original="E393.2c74" sum="1151"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75ed" id="characterize__1" original="E393.2c75"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75ee" id="characterize__2" original="E393.2c76"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> characterize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75f0" id="characterize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.75f1" id="characterize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-91" id="characterize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="characterize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> character <span class="ptl" id="characterize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7603" id="characterize__19" original="E393.2c85"><span class="pos" id="characterize__20" original="E393.2c86"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7592" eid="characterize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a7d" geo="br" id="characterize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characterize__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterize__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://characterize__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a80" geo="n_am" id="characterize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characterize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://characterize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1987" id="characterize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a83" form="root" id="characterize__27"><span class="vp" id="characterize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> characterize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a85" eid="characterize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a86" geo="br" id="characterize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characterize__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterize__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://characterize__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a89" geo="n_am" id="characterize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characterize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://characterize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a8c" form="thirdps" id="characterize__34"><span class="vp" id="characterize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> characterizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a8e" eid="characterize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a8f" geo="br" id="characterize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characterizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://characterizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a92" geo="n_am" id="characterize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characterizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://characterizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a95" form="past" id="characterize__41"><span class="vp" id="characterize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> characterized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a97" eid="characterize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a98" geo="br" id="characterize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characterized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://characterized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a9b" geo="n_am" id="characterize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characterized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://characterized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7a9e" form="pastpart" id="characterize__48"><span class="vp" id="characterize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> characterized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7aa0" eid="characterize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7aa1" geo="br" id="characterize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characterized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://characterized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7aa4" geo="n_am" id="characterize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characterized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://characterized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7aa7" form="prespart" id="characterize__55"><span class="vp" id="characterize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> characterizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7aa9" eid="characterize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7aaa" geo="br" id="characterize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chara/characterizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://characterizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7aad" geo="n_am" id="characterize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="characterize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkærəktəraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chara/characterizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chara/characterizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://characterizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.762f" id="characterize__62"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7630" id="characterize__63" original="E393.2ca8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7631" id="characterize__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="characterize__65" original="E393.2cab"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="characterize__66" original="E393.2ca9"><span class="exp" id="characterize__67"> characterize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="characterize__68" original="E393.2cac"> to be the most typical or most obvious quality or feature of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7636" id="characterize__69" original="E84b.-76e4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://typify" title="typify (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7637" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4fa3" id="characterize__70" original="E84b.-76e3"><span class="xh" id="characterize__71"> typify </span><span class="xs" id="characterize__72"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.763a" id="characterize__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.763b" id="characterize__74" original="E831.-7fe4"><span class="x" id="characterize__75" original="E831.-7fe3"> The economy was characterized by high wages and high unemployment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.763d" id="characterize__76" original="E831.-7fe2"><span class="x" id="characterize__77" original="E831.-7fe1"> Tourette's syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive and involuntary tics. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.763f" id="characterize__78" original="E831.-7fc8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="characterize__79"> noun+ (be) characterized by </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7641" id="characterize__80"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7642" id="characterize__81" original="E831.-7fc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7643" id="characterize__82"><span class="coll" id="characterize__83" original="E831.-7fc5"> disorder </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7645" id="characterize__84"><span class="coll" id="characterize__85" original="E84b.-7807"> syndrome </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7647" id="characterize__86"><span class="coll" id="characterize__87" original="E831.-7fc1"> condition </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7649" id="characterize__88"><span class="coll" id="characterize__89" original="E831.-7fbf"> disease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.764b" id="characterize__90" original="E831.-7fb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.764c" id="characterize__91"><span class="coll" id="characterize__92" original="E831.-7fb8"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.764e" id="characterize__93" original="E831.-7fb7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.764f" id="characterize__94"><span class="coll" id="characterize__95" original="E831.-7fb6"> landscape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7651" id="characterize__96" original="E831.-7fb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7652" id="characterize__97"><span class="coll" id="characterize__98" original="E831.-7fb4"> economy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7654" id="characterize__99" original="E831.-7fb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7655" id="characterize__100"><span class="coll" id="characterize__101" original="E831.-7fb2"> industry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7657" id="characterize__102" original="E84b.-7806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7658" id="characterize__103"><span class="coll" id="characterize__104" original="E84b.-7805"> society </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.765a" id="characterize__105" original="E831.-7fbe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.765b" id="characterize__106" original="E831.-7fbd"><span class="x" id="characterize__107" original="E831.-7fbc"> The disease is characterized by increased numbers of plasma cells in the bone marrow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.765d" id="characterize__108" original="E831.-7fb0"><span class="x" id="characterize__109" original="E831.-7faf"> The US and UK are most competitive in industries characterized by science-based innovative activities. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.765f" id="characterize__110" original="E831.-7fac" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="characterize__111"> be characterized by + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7661" id="characterize__112"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7662" id="characterize__113" original="E831.-7faa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7663" id="characterize__114"><span class="coll" id="characterize__115" original="E831.-7fa9"> the presence of </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7665" id="characterize__116" original="E831.-7fa8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7666" id="characterize__117"><span class="coll" id="characterize__118" original="E831.-7fa7"> the onset of </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7668" id="characterize__119" original="E831.-7fa6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7669" id="characterize__120"><span class="coll" id="characterize__121" original="E831.-7fa5"> a lack of </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.766b" id="characterize__122" original="E831.-7fa4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.766c" id="characterize__123"><span class="coll" id="characterize__124" original="E831.-7fa3"> a… degree of </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.766e" id="characterize__125" original="E831.-7fa2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.766f" id="characterize__126" original="E831.-7fa1"><span class="x" id="characterize__127" original="E831.-7fa0"> Corporate ownership in Chile is characterized by a high degree of ownership concentration. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7671" id="characterize__128" original="E831.-7f9d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="characterize__129"> be + adverb + characterized </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7673" id="characterize__130"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7674" id="characterize__131" original="E831.-7f9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7675" id="characterize__132"><span class="coll" id="characterize__133" original="E831.-7f9a"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7677" id="characterize__134" original="E831.-7f99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7678" id="characterize__135"><span class="coll" id="characterize__136" original="E831.-7f98"> typically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.767a" id="characterize__137" original="E831.-7f97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.767b" id="characterize__138"><span class="coll" id="characterize__139" original="E831.-7f95"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.767d" id="characterize__140"><span class="coll" id="characterize__141" original="E831.-7f96"> normally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.767f" id="characterize__142" original="E831.-7f94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7680" id="characterize__143"><span class="coll" id="characterize__144" original="E831.-7f93"> often </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7682" id="characterize__145"><span class="coll" id="characterize__146" original="E831.-7f92"> frequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7684" id="characterize__147" original="E831.-7f91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7685" id="characterize__148"><span class="coll" id="characterize__149" original="E831.-7f90"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7687" id="characterize__150" original="E831.-7f89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7688" id="characterize__151" original="E831.-7f88"><span class="x" id="characterize__152" original="E831.-7f87"> The higher education sector is too often characterized by conservatism. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.768a" id="characterize__153" original="E831.-7fe0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.768b" id="characterize__154"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="characterize__155" original="E831.-7fdd"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="characterize__156" original="E831.-7fdf"><span class="exp" id="characterize__157"> characterize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="characterize__158" original="E831.-7fdc"> to be the feature or quality that makes something different from similar things </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7690" id="characterize__159" original="E84b.-76e2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://distinguish" title="distinguish (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7691" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-18c0" id="characterize__160" original="E84b.-76e1"><span class="xh" id="characterize__161"> distinguish </span><span class="xs" id="characterize__162"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7694" id="characterize__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7695" id="characterize__164" original="E831.-7fdb"><span class="x" id="characterize__165" original="E831.-7fda"> Each chemical element is characterized by its number of protons. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7697" id="characterize__166" original="E831.-7fd4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7698" id="characterize__167"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="characterize__168" original="E831.-7fd2"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="characterize__169" original="E831.-7fd1"><span class="exp" id="characterize__170"> characterize </span> somebody/something (as something) </span><span class="def" id="characterize__171" original="E831.-7fd0"> to describe something/somebody in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.769d" id="characterize__172"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.769e" id="characterize__173" original="E831.-7fcf"><span class="x" id="characterize__174" original="E831.-7fce"> The people were typically characterized as passive and effeminate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76a0" id="characterize__175" original="E831.-7fcd"><span class="x" id="characterize__176" original="E831.-7fcc"> Freud characterized unconscious mental activity as ‘primary process thinking’. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.313a" id="characterize__177" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://characterize" title="characterize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.313b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4490" id="characterize__178" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="characterize__179"> characterize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76a2" hm="1" id="charge1" original="E393.2d4d" sum="2759"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76a3" id="charge1__1" original="E393.2d4e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76a4" id="charge1__2" original="E393.2d4f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> charge <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76b1" id="charge1__7" original="E393.2d5a"><span class="pos" id="charge1__8" original="E393.2d5b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7599" eid="charge1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d25" geo="br" id="charge1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/charg/charge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d28" geo="n_am" id="charge1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːrdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/charg/charge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76b3" id="charge1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76b4" id="charge1__15" original="E393.2d5c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76b5" id="charge1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="charge1__17" original="E393.2d5e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="charge1__18" original="E393.2d5f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="charge1__19" original="E393.2d60"><span class="exp" id="charge1__20"> charge </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="charge1__21" original="E393.2d61"> the amount of money that somebody asks for goods and services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76bb" id="charge1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76bc" id="charge1__23" original="E8a8.-4dc1"><span class="x" id="charge1__24" original="E8a8.-4dc0"> The company is currently considering introducing charges for all of its websites. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76be" id="charge1__25" original="E8a8.-4dc3"><span class="x" id="charge1__26" original="E8a8.-4dc2"> The most prominent green tax in the UK is the congestion charge levied on vehicles entering central London. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76c0" id="charge1__27" original="E8a8.-4dbf"><span class="x" id="charge1__28" original="E8a8.-4dbe"> People with diabetes are also exempt from prescription charges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76c2" id="charge1__29" original="E8a8.-4dbd"><span class="x" id="charge1__30" original="E8a8.-4dbc"> In the US local telephone calls are generally free of charge. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76c4" id="charge1__31" original="E393.2d70"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76c5" id="charge1__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="charge1__33" original="E393.2d72"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="charge1__34" original="E393.2d73"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charge1__35" original="E393.2d74"> an official claim made by the police that somebody has committed a crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76c9" id="charge1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76ca" id="charge1__37" original="E8a8.-4dbb"><span class="x" id="charge1__38" original="E8a8.-4dba"> At trial, the judge dismissed the charge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76cc" id="charge1__39" original="E8a8.-4db9"><span class="x" id="charge1__40" original="E8a8.-4db8"> He was acquitted of the theft charge but convicted of the assault charges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76ce" id="charge1__41" original="E8a8.-4db7"><span class="x" id="charge1__42" original="E8a8.-4db6"> She was released without charge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76d0" id="charge1__43" original="E8a8.-4db4"><span class="cf" id="charge1__44" original="E8a8.-4db5"><span class="exp" id="charge1__45"> charge </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="charge1__46" original="E8a8.-4db3"> The vice-president and several others were arrested on charges of treason. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76d4" id="charge1__47" original="E8a8.-4db2"><span class="cf" id="charge1__48" original="E4a8.533a"><span class="exp" id="charge1__49"> charge </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="charge1__50" original="E8a8.-4db1"> He faced charges of kidnapping, torturing and killing political opponents. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76d8" id="charge1__51" original="E393.2d75"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76d9" id="charge1__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="charge1__53" original="E393.2d77"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charge1__54" original="E393.2d78"> a statement accusing somebody of doing something wrong or bad </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76dc" id="charge1__55" original="E393.2d79" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://allegation" title="allegation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76dd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.773b" id="charge1__56" original="E393.2d7a"><span class="xh" id="charge1__57"> allegation </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76df" id="charge1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76e0" id="charge1__59" original="E8a8.-4db0"><span class="x" id="charge1__60" original="E8a8.-4daf"> Voyeurism is a charge often levelled against reality television. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76e2" id="charge1__61" original="E8a8.-4dab"><span class="cf" id="charge1__62" original="E8a8.-4dae"><span class="exp" id="charge1__63"> charge </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="charge1__64" original="E8a8.-4daa"> Labour law is open to the charge that it is confusing and costly for employers to apply. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76e6" id="charge1__65" original="E393.2d87"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76e7" id="charge1__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="charge1__67" original="E393.2d89"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="charge1__68" original="E393.2d8a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charge1__69" original="E393.2d8b"> the amount of electricity that is put into a battery or carried by a substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76eb" id="charge1__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76ec" id="charge1__71" original="E8a8.-4da9"><span class="x" id="charge1__72" original="E8a8.-4da8"> Since the ions carry a charge, they may be accelerated and focused into a beam by an electric field. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76ee" id="charge1__73" original="E4a8.533b"><span class="x" id="charge1__74" original="E4a8.533c"> It is this field that controls the amount of charge in the channel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76f0" id="charge1__75" original="E8a8.-4da5"><span class="cf" id="charge1__76" original="E4a8.533d"> a positive/negative <span class="exp" id="charge1__77"> charge </span></span><span class="x" id="charge1__78" original="E8a8.-4da4"> As the electron leaves its parent atom, it leaves behind a net positive charge. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76f4" id="charge1__79" original="E393.2d7c"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76f5" id="charge1__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="charge1__81" original="E393.2d7e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charge1__82" original="E393.2d7f"> responsibility for the care or control of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76f8" id="charge1__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76f9" id="charge1__84" original="E4a8.533e"><span class="cf" id="charge1__85" original="E8a8.-4da3"><span class="exp" id="charge1__86"> charge </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="charge1__87" original="E4a8.533f"> They are eager to take charge of their own lives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76fd" id="charge1__88" original="E8a8.-4da0"><span class="cf" id="charge1__89" original="E4a8.5340"> in <span class="exp" id="charge1__90"> charge </span> of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="charge1__91" original="E8a8.-4d9f"> In Nicholas's many absences, Alexander was left in charge of routine state affairs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7701" id="charge1__92" original="E8a8.-4d9e"><span class="x" id="charge1__93" original="E8a8.-4d9d"> Life at home after the war was, in effect, no different, with women still in charge of running the home. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7703" id="charge1__94" original="E393.2d80"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7704" id="charge1__95"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="charge1__96" original="E393.2d82"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7706" id="charge1__97"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="charge1__98" original="E393.2d83" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="charge1__99" original="E393.2d86"> a person that you have responsibility for and care for </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7709" id="charge1__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.770a" id="charge1__101" original="E8a8.-4d9a"><span class="x" id="charge1__102" original="E8a8.-4d99"> The relationship between nurses and their charges could develop as the child grew. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.770c" id="charge1__103" original="E393.2d8c"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.770d" id="charge1__104"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="charge1__105" original="E393.2d8e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charge1__106" original="E393.2d8f"> a sudden attack where somebody/something runs straight at somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7710" id="charge1__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7711" id="charge1__108" original="E8a8.-4d98"><span class="x" id="charge1__109" original="E8a8.-4d97"> He disrupted the front line with a cavalry charge from the right. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7713" id="charge1__110" original="E393.2da2"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7714" id="press2__146" original="E393.2da3" sk="bringcharges"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7715" id="press2__147"><span class="idm" id="press2__148" original="E393.2da4"> bring/press charges (against somebody) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7717" id="press2__149"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="press2__150" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7719" id="press2__151"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.771a" id="press2__152"><span class="def" id="press2__153" original="E393.2da7"> to accuse somebody formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.771c" id="press2__154"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.771d" id="press2__155" original="E8a8.-4d96"><span class="x" id="press2__156" original="E8a8.-4d95"> Charges were brought under Section 3 of the 1990 Act. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.31c1" id="charge1__122" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charge_1" title="charge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.31c2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4386" id="charge1__123" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="charge1__124"> charge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.771f" hm="2" id="charge2" original="E393.2dad" sum="1650"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7720" id="charge2__1" original="E393.2dae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7721" id="charge2__2" original="E393.2daf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> charge <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7730" id="charge2__9" original="E393.2dba"><span class="pos" id="charge2__10" original="E393.2dbb"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75a0" eid="charge2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d2b" geo="br" id="charge2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/charg/charge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d2e" geo="n_am" id="charge2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːrdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/charg/charge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1959" id="charge2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d31" form="root" id="charge2__17"><span class="vp" id="charge2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> charge </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d33" eid="charge2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d34" geo="br" id="charge2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/charg/charge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d37" geo="n_am" id="charge2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːrdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/charg/charge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d3a" form="thirdps" id="charge2__24"><span class="vp" id="charge2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> charges </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d3c" eid="charge2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d3d" geo="br" id="charge2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/charg/charges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charges__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charges__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d40" geo="n_am" id="charge2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/charg/charges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charges__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charges__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d43" form="past" id="charge2__31"><span class="vp" id="charge2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> charged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d45" eid="charge2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d46" geo="br" id="charge2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/charg/charged__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charged__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://charged__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d49" geo="n_am" id="charge2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːrdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/charg/charged__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charged__us_3.ogg" href="sound://charged__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d4c" form="pastpart" id="charge2__38"><span class="vp" id="charge2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> charged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d4e" eid="charge2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d4f" geo="br" id="charge2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/charg/charged__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charged__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://charged__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d52" geo="n_am" id="charge2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːrdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/charg/charged__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charged__us_3.ogg" href="sound://charged__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d55" form="prespart" id="charge2__45"><span class="vp" id="charge2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> charging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d57" eid="charge2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d58" geo="br" id="charge2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/charg/charging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.7d5b" geo="n_am" id="charge2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charge2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/charg/charging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/charg/charging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7761" id="charge2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7762" id="charge2__53" original="E393.2dd8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7763" id="charge2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="charge2__55" original="E393.2dda"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="charge2__56" original="E393.2ddb"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charge2__57" original="E393.2ddc"> to ask an amount of money for goods or a service </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7767" id="charge2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7768" id="charge2__59" original="E8a8.-4d92"><span class="x" id="charge2__60" original="E8a8.-4d91"> The company is charging lower prices in order to gain market share. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.776a" id="charge2__61" original="E8a8.-4d90"><span class="cf" id="charge2__62" original="E393.2ddd"><span class="exp" id="charge2__63"> charge </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="charge2__64" original="E8a8.-4d8f"> A higher rate is charged for telephone calls during the daytime. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.776e" id="charge2__65" original="E8a8.-4d8e"><span class="cf" id="charge2__66" original="E393.2dde"><span class="exp" id="charge2__67"> charge </span> somebody for something </span><span class="x" id="charge2__68" original="E8a8.-4d8d"> There is a growing pressure to charge farmers for water used for irrigation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7772" id="charge2__69" original="E8a8.-4d8c"><span class="cf" id="charge2__70" original="E393.2de0"><span class="exp" id="charge2__71"> charge </span> somebody something (for something) </span><span class="x" id="charge2__72" original="E8a8.-4d8b"> Chinese property developers are able to charge buyers a premium for a flat on the eighth floor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7776" id="charge2__73" original="E8a8.-4d8a"><span class="cf" id="charge2__74" original="E393.2de1"><span class="exp" id="charge2__75"> charge </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="charge2__76" original="E8a8.-4d89"> They have started charging for previously free services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.777a" id="charge2__77" original="E8a8.-4d87"><span class="cf" id="charge2__78" original="E8a8.-4d88"><span class="exp" id="charge2__79"> charge </span> something to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="charge2__80" original="E8a8.-4d86"> The majority of BAA's income is derived from charging landing fees to airlines. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.777e" id="charge2__81" original="E393.2deb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.777f" id="charge2__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="charge2__83" original="E393.2ded"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charge2__84" original="E393.2dee"> to accuse somebody formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7782" id="charge2__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7783" id="charge2__86" original="E8af.-1ed5"><span class="cf" id="charge2__87" original="E393.2def"><span class="exp" id="charge2__88"> charge </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="charge2__89" original="E8af.-1ed4"> Although the president was not formally charged, he was indicted as an accomplice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7787" id="charge2__90" original="E8a8.-4d81"><span class="cf" id="charge2__91" original="E393.2df0"><span class="exp" id="charge2__92"> charge </span> somebody with (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="charge2__93" original="E8a8.-4d80"> Reginald was charged with her murder. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.778b" id="charge2__94" original="E8a8.-4d7f"><span class="x" id="charge2__95" original="E8a8.-4d7e"> They were both charged with assaulting an officer in the execution of his duty. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.778d" id="charge2__96" original="E393.2e09"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.778e" id="charge2__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="charge2__98" original="E393.2e0b"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="charge2__99" original="E5df.-3539"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charge2__100" original="E393.2e0f"> to give somebody a responsibility or task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7792" id="charge2__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7793" id="charge2__102" original="E8a8.-4d7b"><span class="cf" id="charge2__103" original="E393.2e10"> be charged with something </span><span class="x" id="charge2__104" original="E8a8.-4d7a"> The NGO is charged with the task of identifying and cleaning contaminated water sources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7796" id="charge2__105" original="E8a8.-4d79"><span class="cf" id="charge2__106" original="E393.2e11"> be charged with doing something </span><span class="x" id="charge2__107" original="E8a8.-4d78"> Overseers were charged with disciplining the field workers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7799" id="charge2__108" original="E393.2e03"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.779a" id="charge2__109"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="charge2__110" original="E393.2e05"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="charge2__111" original="E393.2e07"><span class="exp" id="charge2__112"> charge </span> something (up) </span><span class="def" id="charge2__113" original="E393.2e06"> to pass electricity through something so that it is stored there </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.779f" id="charge2__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77a0" id="charge2__115" original="E8a8.-4d77"><span class="x" id="charge2__116" original="E8a8.-4d76"> It takes 16 hours to charge the batteries from a 13-amp electricity supply. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3272" id="charge2__117" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charge_1" title="charge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3273" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4386" id="charge2__118" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="charge2__119"> charge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced 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charisma
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77a2" id="charisma" original="E393.2f52" sum="294"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77a3" id="charisma__1" original="E393.2f53"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77a4" id="charisma__2" original="E393.2f54"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> charisma </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77af" id="charisma__7" original="E393.2f5c"><span class="pos" id="charisma__8" original="E393.2f5d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75a7" eid="charisma__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7f72" geo="br" id="charisma__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charisma__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪzmə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chari/charisma__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chari/charisma__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charisma__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7f6f" geo="n_am" id="charisma__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charisma__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪzmə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chari/charisma__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chari/charisma__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charisma__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77b1" id="charisma__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="charisma__15" original="E393.2f5f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77b3" id="charisma__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77b4" id="charisma__17" original="E393.2f60"><span class="def" id="charisma__18" original="E393.2f61"> the powerful personal quality that some people have to attract and impress other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77b6" id="charisma__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77b7" id="charisma__20" original="E8b0.-326"><span class="x" id="charisma__21" original="E8b0.-325"> First, leaders must possess charisma and engender trust and respect. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.32c8" id="charisma__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charisma" title="charisma definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.32c9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-40a2" id="charisma__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="charisma__24"> charisma </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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charismatic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77b9" id="charismatic" original="E393.2f62" sum="269"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77ba" id="charismatic__1" original="E393.2f63"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77bb" id="charismatic__2" original="E393.2f64"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> charismatic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77c6" id="charismatic__7" original="E393.2f6d"><span class="pos" id="charismatic__8" original="E393.2f6e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75ae" eid="charismatic__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7f3a" geo="br" id="charismatic__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charismatic__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chari/charismatic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chari/charismatic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charismatic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7f37" geo="n_am" id="charismatic__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charismatic__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chari/charismatic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chari/charismatic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charismatic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77c8" id="charismatic__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77c9" id="charismatic__15" original="E393.2f6f"><span class="def" id="charismatic__16" original="E393.2f70"> having <a class="ndv" href="entry://charisma" id="charismatic__17"> charisma </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77cc" id="charismatic__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77cd" id="charismatic__19" original="E8b0.-324"><span class="x" id="charismatic__20" original="E8b0.-323"> Ali was a charismatic figure who inspired fierce loyalty and commitment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.32e1" id="charismatic__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charismatic_1" title="charismatic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.32e2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4088" id="charismatic__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="charismatic__23"> charismatic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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charitable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77cf" id="charitable" original="E393.2f90" sum="801"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77d0" id="charitable__1" original="E393.2f91"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77d1" id="charitable__2" original="E393.2f92"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> charitable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77d9" id="charitable__4" original="E393.2f97"><span class="pos" id="charitable__5" original="E393.2f98"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75b5" eid="charitable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7efc" geo="br" id="charitable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charitable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃærətəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chari/charitable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chari/charitable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charitable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7ef9" geo="n_am" id="charitable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charitable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃærətəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chari/charitable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chari/charitable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charitable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77db" id="charitable__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77dc" id="charitable__12" original="E393.2f99"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="charitable__13" original="E393.2f9a"> connected with a charity or charities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77de" id="charitable__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77df" id="charitable__15" original="E8b0.-320"><span class="x" id="charitable__16" original="E8b0.-31f"> The museum was constituted a charitable trust in 1989. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77e1" id="charitable__17" original="E8b0.-31e"><span class="x" id="charitable__18" original="E8b0.-31d"> Many fee-paying public schools enjoy charitable status. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="charitable__19" original="E8b0.-31c" un="help"> In British English, to have <span class="eb" id="charitable__20" original="E8b0.-31b"> charitable status </span> means to be an official charity. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77e5" id="charitable__21" original="E393.2f9d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="charitable__22" original="E393.2f9e"> helping people who are poor or in need </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77e7" id="charitable__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77e8" id="charitable__24" original="E8b0.-31a"><span class="x" id="charitable__25" original="E8b0.-319"> In 2004, charitable giving reached a record $248.52 billion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77ea" id="charitable__26" original="E8b0.-318"><span class="x" id="charitable__27" original="E8b0.-317"> Married women of the middle classes busied themselves with charitable works visiting hospitals, prisons and poor houses. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77ec" id="charitable__28" original="E393.2f9f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="charitable__29" original="E393.2fa0"> kind in your attitude to other people, especially when you are judging them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77ee" id="charitable__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77ef" id="charitable__31" original="E597.7f5"><span class="x" id="charitable__32" original="E597.7f6"> Emma's private judgement on the new Mrs Elton is less charitable: ‘self-important, presuming, familiar, ignorant and ill-bred.’ </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.32f8" id="charitable__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charitable" title="charitable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.32f9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4049" id="charitable__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="charitable__35"> charitable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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charity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77f1" id="charity" original="E393.2fab" sum="981"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77f2" id="charity__1" original="E393.2fac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77f3" id="charity__2" original="E393.2fad"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> charity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.77fe" id="charity__7" original="E393.2fb5"><span class="pos" id="charity__8" original="E393.2fb6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75bc" eid="charity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.68f" geo="br" id="charity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃærəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chari/charity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chari/charity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.692" geo="n_am" id="charity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃærəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chari/charity__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chari/charity__us_2.ogg" href="sound://charity__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7800" id="charity__14" original="E393.2fb7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7803" form="pl" id="charity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="charity__16" original="E393.2fbb"> charities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7805" id="charity__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7806" id="charity__18" original="E393.2fbc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7807" id="charity__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="charity__20" original="E393.2fbe"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charity__21" original="E393.2fbf"> an organization for helping people in need </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.780a" id="charity__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.780b" id="charity__23" original="E8b0.-312"><span class="x" id="charity__24" original="E8b0.-311"> There has been a significant fall in public giving to charities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.780d" id="charity__25" original="E8b0.-310"><span class="x" id="charity__26" original="E8b0.-30f"> About 60% of registered charities have incomes of less than £10 000 per annum. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.780f" id="charity__27" original="E8b0.-30c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7810" id="charity__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="charity__29" original="E8b0.-30a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charity__30" original="E8b0.-309"> charities considered as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7813" id="charity__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7814" id="charity__32" original="E8b0.-308"><span class="x" id="charity__33" original="E8b0.-307"> He has given $5 billion in donations to charity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7816" id="charity__34" original="E8b0.-306"><span class="x" id="charity__35" original="E8b0.-305"> The ball was auctioned off for charity at the end of the match. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7818" id="charity__36" original="E393.2fc0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7819" id="charity__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="charity__38" original="E393.2fc2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charity__39" original="E393.2fc3"> money, food, help, etc. that is given to people who are in need </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.781c" id="charity__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.781d" id="charity__41" original="E8b0.-302"><span class="x" id="charity__42" original="E8b0.-301"> Sickness reduced people to helplessness and dependence on charity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.781f" id="charity__43" original="E4a8.5376"><span class="cf" id="charity__44" original="E4a8.5375"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="charity__45" original="E4a8.5377"> Muslim charity work includes both mutual support to members of the congregation and social work in the local community. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7822" id="charity__46" original="E393.2fc4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7823" id="charity__47"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="charity__48" original="E393.2fc6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="charity__49" original="E393.2fc8"> kindness and sympathy towards other people, especially when you are judging them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7826" id="charity__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7827" id="charity__51" original="E8b0.-2fe"><span class="x" id="charity__52" original="E8b0.-2fd"> The protection of human rights is emphatically not a matter of charity but rather an entitlement of all human beings. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3326" id="charity__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charity" title="charity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3327" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-4011" id="charity__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="charity__55"> charity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7829" hm="1" id="chart1" original="E393.3128" sum="551"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.782a" id="chart1__1" original="E393.3129"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.782b" id="chart1__2" original="E393.312a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chart <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7837" id="chart1__7" original="E393.3135"><span class="pos" id="chart1__8" original="E393.3136"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75c3" eid="chart1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7aa6" geo="br" id="chart1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chart/chart__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/chart__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chart__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7aa3" geo="n_am" id="chart1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chart/chart__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/chart__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chart__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7839" id="chart1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.783a" id="chart1__15" original="E393.3137"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="chart1__16" original="E393.313a"> a page or sheet of information in the form of diagrams, lists of figures, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.783c" id="chart1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.783d" id="chart1__18" original="E84b.-776f"><span class="x" id="chart1__19" original="E84b.-776e"> The pie chart shows the relative percentage of the cell mass contributed by each class of molecules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.783f" id="chart1__20" original="E847.-68c0"><span class="cf" id="chart1__21" original="E84b.-776d"> on/in a/the <span class="exp" id="chart1__22"> chart </span></span><span class="x" id="chart1__23" original="E847.-68bf"> The number of people in each position is indicated on the chart. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7843" id="chart1__24" original="E84b.-776c"><span class="x" id="chart1__25" original="E84b.-776b"> The frequencies are displayed in the bar chart in Fig. 5.3. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7845" id="chart1__26" original="E393.313b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bar-chart" title="bar chart definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7846" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1721" id="chart1__27" original="E393.313c"><span class="xh" id="chart1__28"> bar chart </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://pie-chart" title="pie chart definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7848" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-3dd6" id="chart1__29" original="E393.3140"><span class="xh" id="chart1__30"> pie chart </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.784a" id="chart1__31" original="E393.3142"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="chart1__32" original="E393.3145"> a detailed map of the sea </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.784c" id="chart1__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.784d" id="chart1__34" original="E847.-68be"><span class="x" id="chart1__35" original="E847.-68bd"> Mercator's map replaced all earlier charts used at sea. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.335d" id="chart1__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chart_1" title="chart definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.335e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-3e06" id="chart1__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chart1__38"> chart </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.784f" hm="2" id="chart2" original="E393.3155" sum="924"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7850" id="chart2__1" original="E393.3156"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7851" id="chart2__2" original="E393.3157"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chart <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.785f" id="chart2__9" original="E393.3162"><span class="pos" id="chart2__10" original="E393.3163"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75ca" eid="chart2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7aa0" geo="br" id="chart2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chart/chart__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/chart__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chart__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a9d" geo="n_am" id="chart2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chart/chart__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/chart__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chart__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-192b" id="chart2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a9a" form="root" id="chart2__17"><span class="vp" id="chart2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> chart </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a98" eid="chart2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a97" geo="br" id="chart2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chart/chart__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/chart__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chart__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a94" geo="n_am" id="chart2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chart/chart__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/chart__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chart__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a91" form="thirdps" id="chart2__24"><span class="vp" id="chart2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> charts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a8f" eid="chart2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a8e" geo="br" id="chart2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chart/charts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a8b" geo="n_am" id="chart2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɑːrts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chart/charts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a88" form="past" id="chart2__31"><span class="vp" id="chart2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> charted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a86" eid="chart2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a85" geo="br" id="chart2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chart/charted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a82" geo="n_am" id="chart2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chart/charted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a7f" form="pastpart" id="chart2__38"><span class="vp" id="chart2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> charted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a7d" eid="chart2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a7c" geo="br" id="chart2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chart/charted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a79" geo="n_am" id="chart2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chart/charted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a76" form="prespart" id="chart2__45"><span class="vp" id="chart2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> charting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a74" eid="chart2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a73" geo="br" id="chart2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chart/charting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7a70" geo="n_am" id="chart2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chart2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːrtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chart/charting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7890" id="chart2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7891" id="chart2__53" original="E393.3180"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="chart2__54" original="E393.3181"><span class="exp" id="chart2__55"> chart </span> something </span><span class="def" id="chart2__56" original="E393.3182"> to record or follow the progress or development of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7895" id="chart2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7896" id="chart2__58" original="E847.-68b5"><span class="x" id="chart2__59" original="E847.-68b4"> Because the data are compiled over many years, it is possible to chart trends over time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7898" id="chart2__60" original="E84b.-775c"><span class="x" id="chart2__61" original="E84b.-775b"> Both historians share an interest in charting the rise and fall of power. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.789a" id="chart2__62" original="E847.-68b3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://track2" title="track2 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.789b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-77ca" id="chart2__63" original="E847.-68b2"><span class="xh" id="chart2__64"> track </span><span class="xhm" id="chart2__65"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="chart2__66"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.789f" id="chart2__67" original="E393.3183"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="chart2__68" original="E393.3184"><span class="exp" id="chart2__69"> chart </span> something </span><span class="def" id="chart2__70" original="E393.3185"> to plan a course of action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78a3" id="chart2__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78a4" id="chart2__72" original="E847.-68b1"><span class="x" id="chart2__73" original="E847.-68b0"> She insisted on charting her own course, and enrolled at the college. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78a6" id="chart2__74" original="E847.-6886"><span class="x" id="chart2__75" original="E847.-6885"> The party claimed to have charted a new path to revolution. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78a8" id="chart2__76" original="E393.3186"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="chart2__77" original="E393.3187"><span class="exp" id="chart2__78"> chart </span> something </span><span class="def" id="chart2__79" original="E393.3188"> to make a map of an area </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78ac" id="chart2__80" original="E393.3189" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://map2" title="map2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78ad" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-58b5" id="chart2__81" original="E393.318a"><span class="xh" id="chart2__82"> map </span><span class="xhm" id="chart2__83"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78b1" id="chart2__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78b2" id="chart2__85" original="E847.-68a7"><span class="x" id="chart2__86" original="E847.-68a6"> The expedition embarked on charting the newly acquired territory. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78b4" id="chart2__87" original="E847.-68b6"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="chart2__88" original="E847.-68af"><span class="exp" id="chart2__89"> chart </span> something </span><span class="def" id="chart2__90" original="E847.-68ae"> to discuss or deal with a topic or area of study </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78b8" id="chart2__91" original="E847.-68a9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cover1" title="cover1 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78b9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3726" id="chart2__92" original="E847.-68a8"><span class="xh" id="chart2__93"> cover </span><span class="xhm" id="chart2__94"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="chart2__95"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78bd" id="chart2__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78be" id="chart2__97" original="E847.-68ad"><span class="x" id="chart2__98" original="E847.-68ac"> Philosophers and neurobiologists have already charted some of this terrain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78c0" id="chart2__99" original="E847.-68ab"><span class="x" id="chart2__100" original="E847.-68aa"> His poetry seemed to chart quite new territory. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.33b7" id="chart2__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chart_1" title="chart definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.33b8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-3e06" id="chart2__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chart2__103"> chart </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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charter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78c2" id="charter" original="E393.318c" sum="956"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78c3" id="charter__1" original="E393.318d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78c4" id="charter__2" original="E393.318e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> charter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78d0" id="charter__7" original="E393.3199"><span class="pos" id="charter__8" original="E393.319a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75d1" eid="charter__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-7940" geo="br" id="charter__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charter__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cha/chart/charter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://charter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-793c" geo="n_am" id="charter__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="charter__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɑːrtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cha/chart/charter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cha/chart/charter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://charter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78d2" id="charter__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78d3" id="charter__15" original="E393.319b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="charter__16" original="E393.319e"> a written statement describing the rights that a particular group of people should have </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78d5" id="charter__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78d6" id="charter__18" original="E586.-6433"><span class="x" id="charter__19" original="E586.-6432"> Charters such as the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights of 1948 set out a list of basic rights for all human beings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78d8" id="charter__20" original="E586.-642f"><span class="x" id="charter__21" original="E586.-642e"> Many governments have introduced service charters designed to show employees the need to serve customers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78da" id="charter__22" original="E393.319f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="charter__23" original="E393.31a2"> a written statement of the principles and aims of an organization </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78dc" id="charter__24" original="E393.31a3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constitution" title="constitution definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78dd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25e" id="charter__25" original="E393.31a4"><span class="xh" id="charter__26"> constitution </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78e0" id="charter__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78e1" id="charter__28" original="E586.-6129"><span class="x" id="charter__29" original="E586.-6128"> A new democratic national charter was drafted by representatives of those residing in the south. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78e3" id="charter__30" original="E393.31a6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="charter__31" original="E393.31a9"> an official document stating that a ruler or government allows a new organization, town or university to be established and gives it particular rights </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78e5" id="charter__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78e6" id="charter__33" original="E586.-642d"><span class="x" id="charter__34" original="E586.-642c"> The College of Arts, Science and Technology, set up in 1958, received its university charter in 1999. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78e8" id="charter__35" original="E586.-642b"><span class="x" id="charter__36" original="E586.-642a"> A procession marked the 700th anniversary of the city's royal charter. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.33fd" id="charter__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charter_1" title="charter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.33fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-3d6a" id="charter__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="charter__39"> charter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cheap
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78ea" id="cheap" original="E393.3654" sum="1216"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78eb" id="cheap__1" original="E393.3655"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78ec" id="cheap__2" original="E393.3656"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cheap </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78f8" id="cheap__8" original="E393.3660"><span class="pos" id="cheap__9" original="E393.3661"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75da" eid="cheap__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6c67" geo="br" id="cheap__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheap__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃiːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/cheap/cheap__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/cheap/cheap__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cheap__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6c64" geo="n_am" id="cheap__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheap__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃiːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/cheap/cheap__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/cheap/cheap__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cheap__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78fa" id="cheap__15" original="E393.3662"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78fb" form="_tofix" id="cheap__16" original="E393.3663"><span class="if" id="cheap__17" original="E393.3664"> cheaper </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78fd" form="_tofix" id="cheap__18" original="E393.3665"><span class="if" id="cheap__19" original="E393.3666"> cheapest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.78ff" id="cheap__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7900" id="cheap__21" original="E393.3667"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cheap__22" original="E393.3668"> costing little money or less money than you expected </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7902" id="cheap__23" original="E393.3669" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inexpensive" title="inexpensive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7903" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-31ff" id="cheap__24" original="E393.366a"><span class="xh" id="cheap__25"> inexpensive </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7905" id="cheap__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7906" id="cheap__27" original="E8b0.-2fc"><span class="x" id="cheap__28" original="E8b0.-2fb"> The combination of cheap imports and domestic over-supply led to a collapse in the price of beef. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7908" id="cheap__29" original="E8b0.-2fa"><span class="x" id="cheap__30" original="E8b0.-2f9"> In order to participate in the global capitalist economy, these countries must sell their raw materials at cheap prices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.790a" id="cheap__31" original="E8b0.-2f6"><span class="x" id="cheap__32" original="E8b0.-2f5"> Both countries have a huge supply of relatively cheap labour. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="cheap__33" original="E8b0.-2f4" un="help"><span class="eb" id="cheap__34" original="E8b0.-2f3"> Cheap labour </span> refers to people who are paid very little in comparison with people from other countries or areas. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.790e" id="cheap__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.790f" id="cheap__36" original="E8b0.-2f2"><span class="cf" id="cheap__37" original="E87e.-5b1d"> it is <span class="exp" id="cheap__38"> cheap </span> (for somebody/something) to do something </span><span class="x" id="cheap__39" original="E8b0.-2f1"> With lower interest rates, it is cheaper for households to borrow money. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7913" id="cheap__40" original="E8b0.-2f0"><span class="x" id="cheap__41" original="E8b0.-2ef"> There are abundant world reserves of gas and it is cheaper to produce than oil. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7915" id="cheap__42" original="E393.3671" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://expensive" title="expensive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7916" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-7a5c" id="cheap__43" original="E393.3672"><span class="xh" id="cheap__44"> expensive </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7918" id="cheap__45"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7919" id="cheap__46" original="E393.3674"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cheap__47" original="E393.3675"> charging low prices </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.791b" id="cheap__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.791c" id="cheap__49" original="E8b0.-2ee"><span class="x" id="cheap__50" original="E8b0.-2ed"> Thousands of jobs have been lost as jobs have moved to cheaper countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.791e" id="cheap__51" original="E8b0.-2ec"><span class="x" id="cheap__52" original="E8b0.-2eb"> The film's main action takes place in cheap hotels and squalid gyms. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7920" id="cheap__53" original="E393.3678" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://expensive" title="expensive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7921" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-7a5c" id="cheap__54" original="E393.3679"><span class="xh" id="cheap__55"> expensive </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7923" id="cheap__56" original="E393.367b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7924" id="cheap__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cheap__58" original="E393.367d" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cheap__59" original="E393.367e"> low in price and quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7927" id="cheap__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7928" id="cheap__61" original="E8b0.-2e8"><span class="x" id="cheap__62" original="E8b0.-2e7"> One publisher introduced cheap editions of Russian classics, printing at least 100 000 copies of each volume. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.792a" id="cheap__63"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.792b" id="cheap__64" original="E393.3692"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.792c" id="cheap__65"><span class="dr" id="cheap__66" original="E393.3693"> cheapness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7934" id="cheap__67" original="E393.3697"><span class="pos" id="cheap__68" original="E393.3698"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75db" eid="cheap__69" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6c6d" geo="br" id="cheap__70" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheap__71"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃiːpnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/cheap/cheapness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/cheap/cheapness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cheapness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6c6a" geo="n_am" id="cheap__72" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheap__73"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃiːpnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/cheap/cheapness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/cheap/cheapness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cheapness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7936" id="cheap__74"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cheap__75" original="E393.369a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7938" id="cheap__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7939" id="cheap__77" original="E8b0.-2e6"><span class="cf" id="cheap__78" original="E47f.5d7e"><span class="exp"> cheapness </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="cheap__79" original="E8b0.-2e5"> The relative cheapness of fossil fuel energy is a product of years of investment in infrastructure systems. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.342d" id="cheap__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cheap_1" title="cheap definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.342e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-3707" id="cheap__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cheap__82"> cheap </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cheaply
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.793c" id="cheaply" original="E393.3701" sum="285"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.793d" id="cheaply__1" original="E393.3702"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.793e" id="cheaply__2" original="E393.3703"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cheaply </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7946" id="cheaply__4" original="E393.3708"><span class="pos" id="cheaply__5" original="E393.3709"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75e8" eid="cheaply__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6b32" geo="br" id="cheaply__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheaply__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃiːpli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/cheap/cheaply__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/cheap/cheaply__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cheaply__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6b2f" geo="n_am" id="cheaply__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheaply__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃiːpli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/cheap/cheaply__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/cheap/cheaply__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cheaply__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7948" id="cheaply__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7949" id="cheaply__12" original="E393.370a"><span class="def" id="cheaply__13" original="E393.370b"> without spending or costing much money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.794b" id="cheaply__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.794c" id="cheaply__15" original="E8b0.-2d8"><span class="x" id="cheaply__16" original="E8b0.-2d7"> Deuterium can be easily and cheaply extracted from water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.794e" id="cheaply__17" original="E8b0.-2d6"><span class="x" id="cheaply__18" original="E8b0.-2d5"> Branded fashion clothing is sold more cheaply in Malaysia than in Europe. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.347b" id="cheaply__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cheaply" title="cheaply definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.347c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-35cb" id="cheaply__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cheaply__21"> cheaply </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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check
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7950" hm="1" id="check1" original="E393.379f" sum="1547"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7951" id="check1__1" original="E393.37a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7952" id="check1__2" original="E393.37a1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> check <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.795f" id="check1__9" original="E393.37ac"><span class="pos" id="check1__10" original="E393.37ad"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75ef" eid="check1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-683e" geo="br" id="check1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃek <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/check/check__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/check/check__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://check__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-683b" geo="n_am" id="check1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃek <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/check/check__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/check/check__us_1.ogg" href="sound://check__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-18fd" id="check1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-686b" form="root" id="check1__17"><span class="vp" id="check1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> check </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6869" eid="check1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6868" geo="br" id="check1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃek <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/check/check__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/check/check__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://check__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6865" geo="n_am" id="check1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃek <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/check/check__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/check/check__us_1.ogg" href="sound://check__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6862" form="thirdps" id="check1__24"><span class="vp" id="check1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> checks </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6860" eid="check1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-685f" geo="br" id="check1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/check/checks__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checks__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://checks__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-685c" geo="n_am" id="check1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃeks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/check/checks__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checks__us_1.ogg" href="sound://checks__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6859" form="past" id="check1__31"><span class="vp" id="check1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> checked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6857" eid="check1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6856" geo="br" id="check1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/check/checked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://checked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6853" geo="n_am" id="check1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/check/checked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://checked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6850" form="pastpart" id="check1__38"><span class="vp" id="check1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> checked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-684e" eid="check1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-684d" geo="br" id="check1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/check/checked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://checked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-684a" geo="n_am" id="check1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/check/checked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://checked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6847" form="prespart" id="check1__45"><span class="vp" id="check1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> checking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6845" eid="check1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6844" geo="br" id="check1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃekɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/check/checking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://checking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6841" geo="n_am" id="check1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃekɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/check/checking__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checking__us_2.ogg" href="sound://checking__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.798b" id="check1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.798c" id="check1__53" original="E393.37ca"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.798d" id="check1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="check1__55" original="E393.37cc"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="check1__56" original="E849.-6fde"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="check1__57" original="E393.37ce"> to examine something to make sure it is correct or acceptable, or to see if something is present or as you think it is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7991" id="check1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7992" id="check1__59" original="E849.-6fe2"><span class="cf" id="check1__60" original="E849.-7558"><span class="exp" id="check1__61"> check </span> something </span><span class="x" id="check1__62" original="E849.-6fdd"> The experiment was designed to check the validity of this hypothesis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7996" id="check1__63" original="E849.-754a"><span class="x" id="check1__64" original="E849.-7549"> The sample must be checked to ensure it is sputum, not saliva. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7998" id="check1__65" original="E849.-6fdf"><span class="cf" id="check1__66" original="E849.-6fdc"><span class="exp" id="check1__67"> check </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="check1__68" original="E849.-6fdb"> Check for signs of bleeding. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.799c" id="check1__69" original="E849.-7554"><span class="cf" id="check1__70" original="E849.-7555"><span class="exp" id="check1__71"> check </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="check1__72" original="E849.-7553"> Blood test results are checked for high levels of protein. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79a0" id="check1__73" original="E849.-7551"><span class="cf" id="check1__74" original="E849.-7552"><span class="exp" id="check1__75"> check </span> something against/with something </span><span class="x" id="check1__76" original="E849.-7550"> The scanned fingerprints are checked against police records. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79a4" id="check1__77" original="E849.-754c"><span class="cf" id="check1__78" original="E849.-754d"><span class="exp" id="check1__79"> check </span> something by doing something </span><span class="x" id="check1__80" original="E849.-754b"> Therefore, inheritance patterns could only be checked by conducting breeding experiments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79a8" id="check1__81" original="E849.-6fe1"><span class="cf" id="check1__82" original="E849.-7548"><span class="exp" id="check1__83"> check </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="check1__84" original="E849.-6fda"> We checked that the crystals were not cracked or dissolved by looking at them under a microscope. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79ac" id="check1__85" original="E849.-6fe0"><span class="cf" id="check1__86" original="E849.-7559"><span class="exp" id="check1__87"> check </span> whether/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="check1__88" original="E849.-6fd9"> To check whether the catalysis is photo-induced, the experiment was repeated in complete darkness. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79b0" id="check1__89" original="E393.37dc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79b1" id="check1__90"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="check1__91" original="E393.37de"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="check1__92" original="E393.37df"><span class="exp" id="check1__93"> check </span> something </span><span class="def" id="check1__94" original="E393.37e0"> to control something; to stop something from increasing or getting worse </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79b6" id="check1__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79b7" id="check1__96" original="E83c.-71b1"><span class="x" id="check1__97" original="E83c.-71af"> Population growth was checked by a shortage of prey species. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79b9" id="check1__98" original="E4a5.6c49"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79ba" id="check1__99"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="check1__100" original="E4a5.6c4b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="check1__101" original="E4a5.6c4c"><span class="exp" id="check1__102"> check </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79be" id="check1__103"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="check1__104" original="E4a5.6c4e"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79c0" id="check1__105" original="E4a5.6c4f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://tick1" title="tick1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79c1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.7140" id="check1__106" original="E4a5.6c50"><span class="xh" id="check1__107"> tick </span><span class="xhm" id="check1__108"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="check1__109"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79c5" id="check1__110" original="E393.3803"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79c6" id="check1__111" original="E393.381c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79c7" id="check1__112"><h4 class="pv"> check on somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79c9" id="check1__114"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79ca" id="check1__115"><span class="def" id="check1__116" original="E393.381e"> to make sure that there is nothing wrong with somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79cc" id="check1__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79cd" id="check1__118" original="E83c.-71ae"><span class="x" id="check1__119" original="E83c.-71ad"> Procedures exist to check on the quality of the work done by the technicians. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.34c7" id="check1__120" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://check_1" title="check definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.34c8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-3499" id="check1__121" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="check1__122"> check </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79cf" hm="2" id="check2" original="E393.383d" sum="1221"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79d0" id="check2__1" original="E393.383e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79d1" id="check2__2" original="E393.383f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> check <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79dc" id="check2__7" original="E393.384a"><span class="pos" id="check2__8" original="E393.384b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75f6" eid="check2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6838" geo="br" id="check2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃek <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/check/check__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/check/check__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://check__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6835" geo="n_am" id="check2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="check2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃek <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/check/check__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/check/check__us_1.ogg" href="sound://check__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79de" id="check2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79df" id="check2__15" original="E393.384c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="check2__16" original="E393.3850"> an act of making sure that something is safe, correct or in good condition by examining it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79e1" id="check2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79e2" id="check2__18" original="E849.-7735"><span class="x" id="check2__19" original="E849.-7734"> The clinic provides annual health checks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79e4" id="check2__20" original="E849.-7733"><span class="cf" id="check2__21" original="E393.384f"><span class="exp" id="check2__22"> check </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="check2__23" original="E849.-7732"> External regulators could make checks on financial markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79e8" id="check2__24" original="E849.-772e"><span class="cf" id="check2__25" original="E849.-772f"><span class="exp" id="check2__26"> check </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="check2__27" original="E849.-772d"> The procedure includes a check for bruising and signs of bleeding. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79ec" id="check2__28" original="E393.3859"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="check2__29" original="E393.385f"> something that delays the progress of something else or stops it from getting worse </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79ee" id="check2__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79ef" id="check2__31" original="E849.-772c"><span class="cf" id="check2__32" original="E85e.-7ffd"><span class="exp" id="check2__33"> check </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="check2__34" original="E849.-772b"> The only practical checks on the government's power were a lack of resources and its own inefficiency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79f3" id="check2__35" original="E849.-772a"><span class="x" id="check2__36" original="E849.-7729"> The new constitution was intended to serve as a check on corruption and abuse of power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79f5" id="check2__37" original="E85e.-7ffc"><span class="cf" id="check2__38" original="E85e.-7ffe"><span class="exp" id="check2__39"> check </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="check2__40" original="E85e.-7ffb"> Once climatic conditions permitted, there were few checks to a rapid spread of tree species across Europe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79f9" id="check2__41" original="E4a8.53bc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79fa" id="check2__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="check2__43" original="E4a8.53be"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79fc" id="check2__44" original="E4a8.53bf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cheque" title="cheque definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79fd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7af3" id="check2__45" original="E4a8.53c0"><span class="xh" id="check2__46"> cheque </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.79ff" id="check2__47" original="E4a5.6c71"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a00" id="check2__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="check2__49" original="E4a5.6c73"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a02" id="check2__50" original="E4a5.6c74" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://tick2" title="tick2 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a03" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.716e" id="check2__51" original="E4a5.6c75"><span class="xh" id="check2__52"> tick </span><span class="xhm" id="check2__53"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="check2__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a07" id="check2__55" original="E393.38a4"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a08" id="check2__56" original="E393.38a5" sk="holdincheck"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a09" id="check2__57"><span class="idm" id="check2__58" original="E393.38a6"> hold/keep something in check </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a0b" id="check2__59"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a0c" id="check2__60"><span class="def" id="check2__61" original="E393.38a7"> to keep something under control so that it does not spread or get worse </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a0e" id="check2__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a0f" id="check2__63" original="E849.-7726"><span class="x" id="check2__64" original="E849.-7725"> Such diseases are present in the body all the time but are kept in check by the immune system. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a11" id="check2__65" original="E849.-7728" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://checks-and-balances" title="checks and balances definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a12" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a2b" id="check2__66" original="E849.-7727"><span class="xh" id="check2__67"> checks and balances </span></span></a></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.351e" id="check2__68" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://check_1" title="check definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.351f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-3499" id="check2__69" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="check2__70"> check </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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checklist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a14" id="checklist" original="E393.3977" sum="320"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a15" id="checklist__1" original="E393.3978"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a16" id="checklist__2" original="E393.3979"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> checklist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a21" id="checklist__7" original="E393.3981"><span class="pos" id="checklist__8" original="E393.3982"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.75fd" eid="checklist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6527" geo="br" id="checklist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="checklist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeklɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/check/checklist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checklist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://checklist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6524" geo="n_am" id="checklist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="checklist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃeklɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/check/checklist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checklist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://checklist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a23" id="checklist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a24" id="checklist__15" original="E393.3983"><span class="cf" id="checklist__16" original="E47f.5d89"><span class="exp" id="checklist__17"> checklist </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="checklist__18" original="E393.3984"> a list of the things that you must remember to do, to take with you or to find out </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a28" id="checklist__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a29" id="checklist__20" original="E8b0.-2d4"><span class="x" id="checklist__21" original="E8b0.-2d3"> She had a checklist of things to ask when someone reported a crime. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3567" id="checklist__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://checklist" title="checklist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3568" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-3176" id="checklist__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="checklist__24"> checklist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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checks and balances
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a2b" id="checks-and-balances" original="E393.39e5" sum="446"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a2c" id="checks-and-balances__1" original="E393.39e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a2d" id="checks-and-balances__2" original="E393.39e7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> checks and balances </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a34" id="checks-and-balances__4" original="E393.39ec"><span class="pos" id="checks-and-balances__5" original="E393.39ed"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72d7" eid="checks-and-balances__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6275" geo="br" id="checks-and-balances__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="checks-and-balances__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌtʃeks ən ˈbælənsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/check/checks_and_balances_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checks_and_balances_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://checks_and_balances_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-6272" geo="n_am" id="checks-and-balances__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="checks-and-balances__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌtʃeks ən ˈbælənsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/check/checks_and_balances_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/check/checks_and_balances_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://checks_and_balances_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a36" id="checks-and-balances__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="checks-and-balances__12" original="E393.39ef"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a38" id="checks-and-balances__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a39" id="checks-and-balances__14" original="E393.39f0"><span class="def" id="checks-and-balances__15" original="E393.39f1"> influences in an organization or political system which help to keep it fair and stop a small group from keeping all the power </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a3b" id="checks-and-balances__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a3c" id="checks-and-balances__17" original="E8b0.-2d2"><span class="x" id="checks-and-balances__18" original="E8b0.-2d1"> The checks and balances that operate on a prime minister are predominantly informal and political, not legal. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a3e" id="checks-and-balances__19" original="E465.-32e3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://the-separation-of-powers" title="separation of powers definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a3f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.5896" id="checks-and-balances__20" original="E465.-32e2"><span class="xh" id="checks-and-balances__21"> separation of powers </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3581" id="checks-and-balances__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://checks-and-balances" title="checks and balances definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3582" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-30da" id="checks-and-balances__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="checks-and-balances__24"> checks and balances </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cheese
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a41" id="cheese" original="E393.3bf9" sum="446"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a42" id="cheese__1" original="E393.3bfa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a43" id="cheese__2" original="E393.3bfb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cheese </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a4e" id="cheese__7" original="E393.3c05"><span class="pos" id="cheese__8" original="E393.3c06"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7604" eid="cheese__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-5ab4" geo="br" id="cheese__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheese__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/chees/cheese__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/chees/cheese__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://cheese__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-5ab1" geo="n_am" id="cheese__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheese__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/chees/cheese__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/chees/cheese__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cheese__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a50" id="cheese__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cheese__15" original="E393.3c09"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cheese__16" original="E393.3c0a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a53" id="cheese__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a54" id="cheese__18" original="E393.3c07"><span class="def" id="cheese__19" original="E393.3c0b"> a type of food made from milk that can be either soft or hard and is usually white or yellow in colour; a particular type of this food </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a56" id="cheese__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a57" id="cheese__21" original="E492.288f"><span class="x" id="cheese__22" original="E492.2890"> Denmark found new markets for its bacon, eggs, butter and cheese in urban Britain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a59" id="cheese__23" original="E492.2891"><span class="x" id="cheese__24" original="E492.2892"> Until the mid-nineteenth century, Camembert, like most other cheeses, was sold in only a few local markets. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35a0" id="cheese__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cheese" title="cheese definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35a1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2dd8" id="cheese__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cheese__27"> cheese </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chemical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a5b" hm="1" id="chemical1" original="E393.3d41" sum="645"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a5c" id="chemical1__1" original="E393.3d42"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a5d" id="chemical1__2" original="E393.3d43"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chemical <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a67" id="chemical1__6" original="E393.3d4c"><span class="pos" id="chemical1__7" original="E393.3d4d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.760b" eid="chemical1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.743" geo="br" id="chemical1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemical1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/chemi/chemical__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemical__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://chemical__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.746" geo="n_am" id="chemical1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemical1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/chemi/chemical__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemical__us_2.ogg" href="sound://chemical__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a69" id="chemical1__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a6a" id="chemical1__14" original="E393.3d50"><span class="def" id="chemical1__15" original="E393.3d51"> involving atoms and <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecules" id="chemical1__16"> molecules </a> and how they cause substances to have different structures, properties and reactions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a6d" id="chemical1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a6e" id="chemical1__18" original="E847.-69a0"><span class="x" id="chemical1__19" original="E847.-699f"> Many chemical reactions generate vivid colours. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a70" id="chemical1__20" original="E847.-699e"><span class="x" id="chemical1__21" original="E847.-699d"> DNA and RNA are very similar in chemical composition. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="chemical1__22" original="E847.-699c" un="help"> In non-scientific use, <span class="eb" id="chemical1__23" original="E870.-70f2"> chemical </span> is often used for describing substances that are produced in industrial processes, rather than occurring naturally. This use is best avoided in scientific writing: use <span class="eb" id="chemical1__24" original="E847.-699b"> synthetic </span> or <span class="eb" id="chemical1__25" original="E870.-70f1"> artificial </span> instead: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a76" id="chemical1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a77" id="chemical1__27" original="E844.-7efe"><span class="x" id="chemical1__28" original="E844.-7efd"> Organic farming largely avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ba7" id="chemical1__29" original="E847.-6997" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="chemical1__30" original="E847.-6996"> chemical + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ba9" id="chemical1__31" original="E847.-6995"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5baa" id="chemical1__32" original="E847.-6993"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bab" id="chemical1__33"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__34" original="E847.-6992"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bad" id="chemical1__35" original="E847.-6991"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bae" id="chemical1__36"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__37" original="E847.-6990"> reaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bb0" id="chemical1__38" original="E847.-698f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bb1" id="chemical1__39"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__40" original="E847.-698e"> modification </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bb3" id="chemical1__41"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__42" original="E847.-698d"> shift </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bb5" id="chemical1__43"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__44" original="E870.-70f0"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bb7" id="chemical1__45" original="E847.-698c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bb8" id="chemical1__46"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__47" original="E847.-698b"> bonding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bba" id="chemical1__48" original="E847.-698a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bbb" id="chemical1__49"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__50" original="E847.-6989"> weathering </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bbd" id="chemical1__51" original="E870.-70ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bbe" id="chemical1__52"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__53" original="E870.-70ee"> synthesis </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bc0" id="chemical1__54" original="E847.-6988"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bc1" id="chemical1__55" original="E847.-6987"><span class="x" id="chemical1__56" original="E847.-6986"> Chemical weathering is significant because of the high temperature and humidity. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bc3" id="chemical1__57" original="E847.-6985"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bc4" id="chemical1__58" original="E847.-6983"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bc5" id="chemical1__59"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__60" original="E847.-6982"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bc7" id="chemical1__61" original="E847.-6981"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bc8" id="chemical1__62"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__63" original="E847.-6980"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bca" id="chemical1__64" original="E847.-697f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bcb" id="chemical1__65"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__66" original="E847.-697e"> properties </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bcd" id="chemical1__67" original="E870.-70ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bce" id="chemical1__68"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__69" original="E870.-70ec"> characteristics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bd0" id="chemical1__70" original="E847.-697d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bd1" id="chemical1__71"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__72" original="E847.-697c"> composition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bd3" id="chemical1__73" original="E847.-697b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bd4" id="chemical1__74"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__75" original="E847.-697a"> formula </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bd6" id="chemical1__76" original="E847.-6979"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bd7" id="chemical1__77"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__78" original="E847.-6978"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bd9" id="chemical1__79" original="E847.-6977"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bda" id="chemical1__80"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__81" original="E847.-6976"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bdc" id="chemical1__82" original="E847.-6975"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bdd" id="chemical1__83"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__84" original="E847.-6974"> diversity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bdf" id="chemical1__85" original="E870.-70eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5be0" id="chemical1__86"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__87" original="E870.-70ea"> equilibrium </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5be2" id="chemical1__88" original="E847.-6973"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5be3" id="chemical1__89" original="E870.-70f3"><span class="x" id="chemical1__90" original="E870.-70e9"> The chemical nature of soils is determined by the combination of mineral and organic matter that makes up the soil. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5be5" id="chemical1__91" original="E847.-6972"><span class="x" id="chemical1__92" original="E847.-6971"> These zones have distinctive physical, chemical and biological properties. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5be7" id="chemical1__93" original="E847.-6970"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5be8" id="chemical1__94" original="E847.-696e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5be9" id="chemical1__95"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__96" original="E847.-696d"> group </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5beb" id="chemical1__97" original="E847.-696c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bec" id="chemical1__98"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__99" original="E847.-696b"> substance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bee" id="chemical1__100" original="E847.-696a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bef" id="chemical1__101"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__102" original="E847.-6969"> element </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bf1" id="chemical1__103" original="E847.-6968"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bf2" id="chemical1__104"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__105" original="E847.-6967"> compound </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bf4" id="chemical1__106" original="E847.-6966"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bf5" id="chemical1__107"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__108" original="E847.-6965"> bond </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bf7" id="chemical1__109" original="E847.-6964"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bf8" id="chemical1__110"><span class="coll" id="chemical1__111" original="E847.-6963"> reagent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bfa" id="chemical1__112" original="E847.-6962"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bfb" id="chemical1__113" original="E847.-6961"><span class="x" id="chemical1__114" original="E847.-6960"> There are several types of chemical bonds. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35ba" id="chemical1__115" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chemical_1" title="chemical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35bb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2c22" id="chemical1__116" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chemical1__117"> chemical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a79" hm="2" id="chemical2" original="E393.3d5c" sum="368"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a7a" id="chemical2__1" original="E393.3d5d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a7b" id="chemical2__2" original="E393.3d5e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chemical <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a86" id="chemical2__7" original="E393.3d67"><span class="pos" id="chemical2__8" original="E393.3d68"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7612" eid="chemical2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.749" geo="br" id="chemical2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemical2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/chemi/chemical__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemical__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://chemical__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.74c" geo="n_am" id="chemical2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemical2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/chemi/chemical__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemical__us_2.ogg" href="sound://chemical__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a88" id="chemical2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a89" id="chemical2__15" original="E393.3d69"><span class="def" id="chemical2__16" original="E393.3d6a"> a substance obtained by or used in a chemical process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a8b" id="chemical2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a8c" id="chemical2__18" original="E847.-6955"><span class="x" id="chemical2__19" original="E847.-6954"> The main chemicals in these oils are triglycerides. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a8e" id="chemical2__20" original="E847.-6953"><span class="x" id="chemical2__21" original="E847.-6952"> Cellulose is the most abundant organic chemical on earth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a90" id="chemical2__22" original="E847.-6951"><span class="cf" id="chemical2__23" original="E47f.5d8c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="chemical2__24" original="E847.-6950"> The chemical industry focused on ways to reduce pollution. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bfd" id="chemical2__25" original="E847.-694e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="chemical2__26" original="E847.-694d"> adjective + chemicals </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5bff" id="chemical2__27" original="E847.-694c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c00" id="chemical2__28" original="E847.-694a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c01" id="chemical2__29"><span class="coll" id="chemical2__30" original="E847.-6949"> synthetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c03" id="chemical2__31" original="E847.-6948"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c04" id="chemical2__32"><span class="coll" id="chemical2__33" original="E847.-6947"> organic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c06" id="chemical2__34" original="E847.-6946"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c07" id="chemical2__35"><span class="coll" id="chemical2__36" original="E847.-6945"> toxic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c09" id="chemical2__37" original="E847.-6944"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c0a" id="chemical2__38"><span class="coll" id="chemical2__39" original="E847.-6943"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c0c" id="chemical2__40" original="E847.-6942"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c0d" id="chemical2__41" original="E847.-6941"><span class="x" id="chemical2__42" original="E847.-6940"> Synthetic chemicals were increasingly used in perfume production. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c0f" id="chemical2__43" original="E8b1.-7370" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="chemical2__44" original="E8b1.-736f"> chemical + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c11" id="chemical2__45" original="E8b1.-736e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c12" id="chemical2__46" original="E8b1.-736c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c13" id="chemical2__47"><span class="coll" id="chemical2__48" original="E8b1.-736b"> weapons </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c15" id="chemical2__49"><span class="coll" id="chemical2__50" original="E8b1.-736a"> warfare </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c17" id="chemical2__51" original="E8b1.-7369"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c18" id="chemical2__52" original="E8b1.-7368"><span class="x" id="chemical2__53" original="E8b1.-7367"> The use of chemical and biological weapons is proscribed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35dd" id="chemical2__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chemical_1" title="chemical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2c22" id="chemical2__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chemical2__56"> chemical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chemically
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a93" id="chemically" original="E847.-69b0" sum="285"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a94" id="chemically__1" original="E847.-69af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a95" id="chemically__2" original="E847.-69ae"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chemically </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a9d" id="chemically__4" original="E847.-69a9"><span class="pos" id="chemically__5" original="E847.-69a8"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7619" eid="chemically__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-57a4" geo="br" id="chemically__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemically__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/chemi/chemically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chemically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-57a0" geo="n_am" id="chemically__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemically__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/chemi/chemically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chemically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7a9f" id="chemically__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aa0" id="chemically__12" original="E847.-69a6"><span class="def" id="chemically__13" original="E847.-69a5"> involving chemical reactions, properties or structures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aa2" id="chemically__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aa3" id="chemically__15" original="E847.-69a4"><span class="x" id="chemically__16" original="E847.-69a3"> The heated water will react chemically with the rocks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aa5" id="chemically__17" original="E847.-69a2"><span class="x" id="chemically__18" original="E847.-69a1"> The liquid phase must be chemically inert. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35fa" id="chemically__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chemically" title="chemically definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.35fb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.78c6" id="chemically__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chemically__21"> chemically </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chemist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aa7" id="chemist" original="E393.3dbe" sum="382"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aa8" id="chemist__1" original="E393.3dbf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aa9" id="chemist__2" original="E393.3dc0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chemist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ab4" id="chemist__7" original="E393.3dc8"><span class="pos" id="chemist__8" original="E393.3dc9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7622" eid="chemist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-574a" geo="br" id="chemist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/chemi/chemist__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemist__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://chemist__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-5747" geo="n_am" id="chemist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/chemi/chemist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chemist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ab6" id="chemist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ab7" id="chemist__15" original="E393.3de5"><span class="def" id="chemist__16" original="E393.3de6"> a scientist who studies chemistry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ab9" id="chemist__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aba" id="chemist__18" original="E847.-693d"><span class="x" id="chemist__19" original="E847.-693c"> Our reliance on analytical chemists will increase. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7abc" id="chemist__20" original="E847.-693b"><span class="x" id="chemist__21" original="E847.-693a"> Other organic chemists were fascinated by the structures. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="chemist__22" original="E847.-6939" un="help"> In non-academic British English, a <span class="eb" id="chemist__23" original="E870.-6fc9"> chemist </span> is also a <a class="ndv" href="entry://pharmacist" id="chemist__24"> pharmacist </a> working in a shop where you can buy medicines. </span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3615" id="chemist__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chemist" title="chemist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3616" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2b7d" id="chemist__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chemist__27"> chemist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chemistry
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ac1" id="chemistry" original="E393.3de7" sum="792"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ac2" id="chemistry__1" original="E393.3de8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ac3" id="chemistry__2" original="E393.3de9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chemistry </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ace" id="chemistry__7" original="E393.3df1"><span class="pos" id="chemistry__8" original="E393.3df2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7629" eid="chemistry__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-56f7" geo="br" id="chemistry__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemistry__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪstri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/chemi/chemistry__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemistry__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://chemistry__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-56f4" geo="n_am" id="chemistry__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chemistry__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkemɪstri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/chemi/chemistry__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/chemi/chemistry__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chemistry__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ad0" id="chemistry__14" original="E87e.-5ad7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ad3" form="pl" id="chemistry__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="chemistry__16" original="E87e.-5ad3"> chemistries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ad5" id="chemistry__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ad6" id="chemistry__18" original="E393.3df5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ad7" id="chemistry__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="chemistry__20" original="E393.3df4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chemistry__21" original="E393.3df6"> the scientific study of substances, including the study of their chemical structures, properties and reactions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ada" id="chemistry__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7adb" id="chemistry__23" original="E847.-69bc"><span class="x" id="chemistry__24" original="E847.-69bb"> His interests are in inorganic chemistry and bioenergetics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7add" id="chemistry__25" original="E847.-69ba"><span class="x" id="chemistry__26" original="E847.-69b9"> The more complicated the molecule being made, the more difficult synthetic organic chemistry becomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7adf" id="chemistry__27" original="E870.-6fba"><span class="x" id="chemistry__28" original="E870.-6fb9"> physical/analytical/environmental/green chemistry </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ae1" id="chemistry__29" original="E393.3df7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://biochemistry" title="biochemistry definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ae2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.c37" id="chemistry__30" original="E393.3df8"><span class="xh" id="chemistry__31"> biochemistry </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ae4" id="chemistry__32" original="E393.3dfa"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ae5" id="chemistry__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chemistry__34" original="E847.-69b8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ae7" id="chemistry__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="chemistry__36" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="chemistry__37" original="E393.3dfd"> the chemical structure or properties of a particular substance, process or site </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aea" id="chemistry__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aeb" id="chemistry__39" original="E87e.-5ad2"><span class="x" id="chemistry__40" original="E87e.-5ad1"> The patient's blood chemistry was monitored regularly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7aed" id="chemistry__41" original="E847.-69b6"><span class="cf" id="chemistry__42" original="E847.-69b7"> the <span class="exp" id="chemistry__43"> chemistry </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="chemistry__44" original="E847.-69b5"> The chemistry of the molecule is relatively simple. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7af1" id="chemistry__45" original="E847.-69b4"><span class="x" id="chemistry__46" original="E847.-69b3"> The chemistry of this reduction is given below. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3638" id="chemistry__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chemistry" title="chemistry definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3639" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2b3b" id="chemistry__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chemistry__49"> chemistry </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cheque
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7af3" id="cheque" original="E393.3e58" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7af4" id="cheque__1" original="E393.3e59"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7af5" id="cheque__2" original="E393.3e5a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cheque </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-679c" id="cheque__7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cheque__8" original="E393.3e60"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7afa" id="cheque__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7afe" id="cheque__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7afb" id="cheque__11"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="cheque__12" original="E393.3e63"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> check </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b06" id="cheque__14" original="E393.3e68"><span class="pos" id="cheque__15" original="E393.3e69"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7630" eid="cheque__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-5656" geo="br" id="cheque__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheque__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃek <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/chequ/cheque__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/chequ/cheque__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cheque__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-5653" geo="n_am" id="cheque__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cheque__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃek <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/chequ/cheque__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/chequ/cheque__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cheque__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b08" id="cheque__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b09" id="cheque__22" original="E393.3e6a"><span class="cf" id="cheque__23" original="E4a8.53ba"><span class="exp" id="cheque__24"> cheque </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="cheque__25" original="E393.3e6b"> a printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying for something instead of using money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b0d" id="cheque__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b0e" id="cheque__27" original="E4a8.53b9"><span class="x" id="cheque__28" original="E4a8.53bb"> They presented him with a cheque for £4 000. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.366f" id="cheque__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cheque" title="cheque definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3670" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2a9f" id="cheque__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cheque__31"> cheque </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chest
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b10" id="chest" original="E393.404f" sum="262"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b11" id="chest__1" original="E393.4050"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b12" id="chest__2" original="E393.4051"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chest </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b1d" id="chest__7" original="E393.4059"><span class="pos" id="chest__8" original="E393.405a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7637" eid="chest__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-5201" geo="br" id="chest__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chest__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/che/chest/chest__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/che/chest/chest__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://chest__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-51fe" geo="n_am" id="chest__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chest__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/che/chest/chest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/che/chest/chest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b1f" id="chest__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b20" id="chest__15" original="E393.405b"><span class="def" id="chest__16" original="E393.405c"> the top part of the front of the body, between the neck and the stomach </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b22" id="chest__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b23" id="chest__18" original="E8b0.-2d0"><span class="cf" id="chest__19" original="E47f.5d9d"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="chest__20" original="E8b0.-2cf"> The hallmark of the disease is chest pain, which can often be intense. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.368a" id="chest__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chest" title="chest definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.368b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2825" id="chest__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chest__23"> chest </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chi-square test
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c5c" id="chi-square-test" original="E393.4e8e" sum="419"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c5d" id="chi-square-test__1" original="E393.4e8f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c5e" id="chi-square-test__2" original="E393.4e90"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chi-square test </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c67" id="chi-square-test__4" original="E393.4e95"><span class="pos" id="chi-square-test__5" original="E393.4e96"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7698" eid="chi-square-test__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-33e5" geo="br" id="chi-square-test__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chi-square-test__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaɪ ˈskweə test <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/chi_s/chi_square_test_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/chi_s/chi_square_test_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chi_square_test_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-33e1" geo="n_am" id="chi-square-test__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chi-square-test__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaɪ ˈskwer test <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/chi_s/chi_square_test_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/chi_s/chi_square_test_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://chi_square_test_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c69" id="chi-square-test__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="chi-square-test__12" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c6b" id="chi-square-test__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c6c" id="chi-square-test__14" original="E393.4e99"><span class="def" id="chi-square-test__15" original="E393.4e9a"> a calculation that is used to test how well a set of data fits the results that were expected according to a theory </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c6e" id="chi-square-test__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c6f" id="chi-square-test__17" original="E8af.-2197"><span class="x" id="chi-square-test__18" original="E8af.-2196"> Chi square tests were performed to evaluate differences for quantitative and categorical variables, respectively. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.380c" id="chi-square-test__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chi-square-test" title="chi-square test definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.380d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-1589" id="chi-square-test__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chi-square-test__21"> chi-square test </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chief
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b26" hm="1" id="chief1" original="E393.447d" sum="800"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b27" id="chief1__1" original="E393.447e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b28" id="chief1__2" original="E393.447f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chief <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b32" id="chief1__6" original="E393.4488"><span class="pos" id="chief1__7" original="E393.4489"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.763e" eid="chief1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-4998" geo="br" id="chief1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chief1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃiːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/chief/chief__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/chief/chief__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chief__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-4995" geo="n_am" id="chief1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chief1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃiːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/chief/chief__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/chief/chief__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chief__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b34" id="chief1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b35" id="chief1__14" original="E393.448c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b36" id="chief1__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="chief1__16" original="E393.448b"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chief1__17" original="E393.448d"> most important </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b39" id="chief1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b3a" id="chief1__19" original="E8b0.-2cc"><span class="x" id="chief1__20" original="E8b0.-2cb"> The chief advantage of a digital recording is that the recording is far superior. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b3c" id="chief1__21" original="E8b0.-2ca"><span class="x" id="chief1__22" original="E8b0.-2c9"> However, oil continues to be the chief source of industrial energy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b3e" id="chief1__23" original="E8b0.-2c8"><span class="x" id="chief1__24" original="E8b0.-2c7"> Chief among the honourable employments in any feudal community is warfare. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b40" id="chief1__25" original="E393.448e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b41" id="chief1__26" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b42" id="chief1__27"><span class="v"><strong> Chief </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b44" id="chief1__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="chief1__30" original="E8b0.-2c5"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="chief1__31" original="E393.4490"> highest in rank </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b47" id="chief1__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b48" id="chief1__33" original="E8b0.-2c4"><span class="x" id="chief1__34" original="E8b0.-2c3"> The deployment of police resources was within the discretion of the Chief Constable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b4a" id="chief1__35" original="E8b0.-2c2"><span class="x" id="chief1__36" original="E8b0.-2c1"> In 1833 he was appointed chief engineer of the London and Birmingham line. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b4c" id="chief1__37" original="E393.4491"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b4d" id="chief1__38" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b4e" id="chief1__39"><span class="v"><strong> -in-chief </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="chief1__41" original="E393.4493"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in nouns <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="chief1__42" original="E393.4494"> of the highest rank </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b52" id="chief1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b53" id="chief1__44" original="E8b0.-2be"><span class="x" id="chief1__45" original="E8b0.-2bd"> Paskevich rose to be commander-in-chief, even though better generals were available. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b55" id="chief1__46" original="E393.4495" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chiefly" title="chiefly definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b56" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b8a" id="chief1__47" original="E393.4496"><span class="xh" id="chief1__48"> chiefly </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.36a3" id="chief1__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chief_1" title="chief definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.36a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-22e4" id="chief1__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chief1__51"> chief </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b58" hm="2" id="chief2" original="E393.4498" sum="553"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b59" id="chief2__1" original="E393.4499"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b5a" id="chief2__2" original="E393.449a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chief <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b65" id="chief2__7" original="E393.44a3"><span class="pos" id="chief2__8" original="E393.44a4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7645" eid="chief2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-4992" geo="br" id="chief2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chief2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃiːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/chief/chief__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/chief/chief__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chief__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-498f" geo="n_am" id="chief2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chief2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃiːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/chief/chief__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/chief/chief__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chief__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b67" id="chief2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b68" id="chief2__15" original="E393.44a5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="chief2__16" original="E393.44a6"> a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b6a" id="chief2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b6b" id="chief2__18" original="E8b0.-2ba"><span class="x" id="chief2__19" original="E8b0.-2b9"> Most Cabinet ministers see themselves firstly as departmental chiefs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b6d" id="chief2__20" original="E8b0.-2b8"><span class="cf" id="chief2__21" original="E47f.5da0"><span class="exp" id="chief2__22"> chief </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="chief2__23" original="E8b0.-2b7"> The new chief of the general staff was Zhukov. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b71" id="chief2__24" original="E393.44a7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="chief2__25" original="E393.44a8"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often as a title <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="chief2__26" original="E393.44a9"> a leader or ruler of a people or community </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b74" id="chief2__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b75" id="chief2__28" original="E8b0.-2b6"><span class="x" id="chief2__29" original="E8b0.-2b5"> The most successful of the barbarian tribal chiefs was Arminius. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b77" id="chief2__30" original="E8b0.-2b4"><span class="x" id="chief2__31" original="E8b0.-2b3"> Many disputes could be resolved by the local chief and the simple court of the village elders. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.36da" id="chief2__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chief_1" title="chief definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.36db" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-22e4" id="chief2__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chief2__34"> chief </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chief executive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b79" id="chief-executive" original="E393.44bc" sum="328"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b7a" id="chief-executive__1" original="E393.44bd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b7b" id="chief-executive__2" original="E393.44be"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chief executive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b82" id="chief-executive__4" original="E393.44c3"><span class="pos" id="chief-executive__5" original="E393.44c4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.764c" eid="chief-executive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b8f2bc43.-762c" geo="br" id="chief-executive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chief-executive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌtʃiːf ɪɡˈzekjətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/chief/chief_executive_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/chief/chief_executive_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chief_executive_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b8f2bc43.-7629" geo="n_am" id="chief-executive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chief-executive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌtʃiːf ɪɡˈzekjətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/chief/chief_executive_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/chief/chief_executive_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://chief_executive_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b84" id="chief-executive__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b85" id="chief-executive__12" original="E393.44c5"><span class="def" id="chief-executive__13" original="E393.44c6"> the person with the highest rank in a company or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b87" id="chief-executive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b88" id="chief-executive__15" original="E8b0.-2b2"><span class="x" id="chief-executive__16" original="E8b0.-2b1"> The company's chief executive said that the business was fighting for survival after a downturn in demand. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.36fc" id="chief-executive__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chief-executive" title="chief executive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.36fd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-226f" id="chief-executive__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chief-executive__19"> chief executive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chiefly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b8a" id="chiefly" original="E393.44f0" sum="314"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b8b" id="chiefly__1" original="E393.44f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b8c" id="chiefly__2" original="E393.44f2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chiefly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b94" id="chiefly__4" original="E393.44f7"><span class="pos" id="chiefly__5" original="E393.44f8"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7653" eid="chiefly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-48b9" geo="br" id="chiefly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chiefly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃiːfli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/chief/chiefly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/chief/chiefly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chiefly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-48b6" geo="n_am" id="chiefly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chiefly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃiːfli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/chief/chiefly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/chief/chiefly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chiefly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b96" id="chiefly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b97" id="chiefly__12" original="E393.44f9"><span class="def" id="chiefly__13" original="E393.44fa"> not completely, but as a most important part </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b99" id="chiefly__14" original="E393.44fb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mainly" title="mainly definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b9a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-67b3" id="chiefly__15" original="E393.44fe"><span class="xh" id="chiefly__16"> mainly </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://primarily" title="primarily definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b9c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.19d4" id="chiefly__17" original="E393.44fc"><span class="xh" id="chiefly__18"> primarily </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b9e" id="chiefly__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7b9f" id="chiefly__20" original="E8b0.-2b0"><span class="x" id="chiefly__21" original="E8b0.-2af"> Savannah, steppe and prairie are composed chiefly of grasses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ba1" id="chiefly__22" original="E8b0.-2ae"><span class="x" id="chiefly__23" original="E8b0.-2ad"> His study is chiefly concerned with literature written in English. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3712" id="chiefly__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chiefly" title="chiefly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3713" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2227" id="chiefly__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chiefly__26"> chiefly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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child
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ba3" id="child" original="E393.45cd" sum="867"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ba4" id="child__1" original="E393.45ce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ba5" id="child__2" original="E393.45cf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> child </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bb0" id="child__7" original="E393.45d7"><span class="pos" id="child__8" original="E393.45d8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.765a" eid="child__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-4746" geo="br" id="child__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="child__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃaɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/child/child__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/child__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://child__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-4743" geo="n_am" id="child__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="child__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃaɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/child/child__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/child__us_1.ogg" href="sound://child__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bb2" id="child__14" original="E393.45d9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bb3" form="pl" id="child__15" original="E393.45da"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="child__16" original="E393.45dc"> children </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.765b" eid="child__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.9aa" geo="br" id="child__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="child__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɪldrən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/child/children__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/children__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://children__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.9ad" geo="n_am" id="child__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="child__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃɪldrən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/child/children__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/children__us_3.ogg" href="sound://children__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bbb" id="child__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bbc" id="child__23" original="E393.45e0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="child__24" original="E393.45e1"> a young human who is not yet an adult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bbe" id="child__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bbf" id="child__26" original="E842.-78ff"><span class="x" id="child__27" original="E842.-78fe"> Newborns and young children are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bc1" id="child__28" original="E842.-78fd"><span class="x" id="child__29" original="E842.-78fc"> Children learn through observation as well as through discussion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bc3" id="child__30" original="E393.45eb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="child__31" original="E393.45ec"> a son or daughter of any age, belonging to a particular family </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bc5" id="child__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bc6" id="child__33" original="E842.-78fb"><span class="x" id="child__34" original="E842.-78fa"> She has four children, all of whom are in their thirties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bc8" id="child__35" original="E842.-78f9"><span class="x" id="child__36" original="E842.-78f8"> There was evidence that awards were being made to children from poor homes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bca" id="child__37" original="E842.-78f6"><span class="cf" id="child__38" original="E842.-78f7"><span class="exp" id="child__39"> child </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="child__40" original="E842.-78f5"> Children of working-class parents have a much higher chance of themselves ending up in manual work. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="child__41" original="E842.-78f4" un="help"> In non-technical language, you are likely to talk about <span class="eb" id="child__42" original="E842.-78d9"> children from </span> a particular type of family. In academic writing, <span class="eb" id="child__43" original="E842.-78d8"> (the) children of </span> is more common: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bd1" id="child__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bd2" id="child__45" original="E844.-7efa"><span class="x" id="child__46" original="E844.-7ef9"> The children of families with high incomes are more likely to have high incomes when they grow up. </span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.373c" id="child__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://child" title="child definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.373d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-211d" id="child__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="child__49"> child </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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childbearing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bd4" id="childbearing" original="E393.461b" sum="332"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bd5" id="childbearing__1" original="E393.461c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bd6" id="childbearing__2" original="E393.461d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> childbearing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bdf" id="childbearing__4" original="E393.4622"><span class="pos" id="childbearing__5" original="E393.4623"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7668" eid="childbearing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-46ca" geo="br" id="childbearing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childbearing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldbeərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/child/childbearing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childbearing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://childbearing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-46c6" geo="n_am" id="childbearing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childbearing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldberɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/child/childbearing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childbearing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://childbearing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7be1" id="childbearing__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="childbearing__12" original="E393.4625"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7be3" id="childbearing__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7be4" id="childbearing__14" original="E393.4626"><span class="def" id="childbearing__15" original="E393.4627"> the process of being pregnant and giving birth to children </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7be6" id="childbearing__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7be7" id="childbearing__17" original="E8af.-21b6"><span class="x" id="childbearing__18" original="E8af.-21b5"> Women were delaying marriage and childbearing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7be9" id="childbearing__19" original="E8b0.-2a4"><span class="cf" id="childbearing__20" original="E47f.6aaa"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="childbearing__21" original="E8b0.-2a3"> The drug also has certain advantages, particularly in women of childbearing age. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3769" id="childbearing__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://childbearing" title="childbearing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.376a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-205f" id="childbearing__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="childbearing__24"> childbearing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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childbirth
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bec" id="childbirth" original="E393.4635" sum="243"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bed" id="childbirth__1" original="E393.4636"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bee" id="childbirth__2" original="E393.4637"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> childbirth </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bf7" id="childbirth__4" original="E393.463c"><span class="pos" id="childbirth__5" original="E393.463d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7671" eid="childbirth__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-464d" geo="br" id="childbirth__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childbirth__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldbɜːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/child/childbirth__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childbirth__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://childbirth__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-4649" geo="n_am" id="childbirth__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childbirth__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldbɜːrθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/child/childbirth__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childbirth__us_1.ogg" href="sound://childbirth__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bf9" id="childbirth__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="childbirth__12" original="E393.463f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bfb" id="childbirth__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bfc" id="childbirth__14" original="E393.4640"><span class="def" id="childbirth__15" original="E393.4641"> the process of giving birth to a baby </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bfe" id="childbirth__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7bff" id="childbirth__17" original="E8b0.-290"><span class="x" id="childbirth__18" original="E8b0.-28f"> These women are more likely to require medical intervention during childbirth. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3786" id="childbirth__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://childbirth" title="childbirth definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3787" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-203e" id="childbirth__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="childbirth__21"> childbirth </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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childcare
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c01" id="childcare" original="E393.4642" sum="274"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c02" id="childcare__1" original="E393.4643"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c03" id="childcare__2" original="E393.4644"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> childcare </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c0e" id="childcare__6" original="E393.4649"><span class="pos" id="childcare__7" original="E393.464a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.767a" eid="childcare__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-4615" geo="br" id="childcare__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childcare__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldkeə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/child/childcare__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childcare__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://childcare__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-4611" geo="n_am" id="childcare__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childcare__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldker <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/child/childcare__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childcare__us_1.ogg" href="sound://childcare__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c10" id="childcare__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="childcare__14" original="E393.464c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c12" id="childcare__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c13" id="childcare__16" original="E393.464d"><span class="def" id="childcare__17" original="E393.464e"> the care of children, especially while parents are at work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c15" id="childcare__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c16" id="childcare__19" original="E82c.13c5"><span class="x" id="childcare__20" original="E82c.13c6"> The researchers noted a class difference in fathers' participation in housework and childcare. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.37a2" id="childcare__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://childcare" title="childcare definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.37a3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2028" id="childcare__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="childcare__23"> childcare </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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childhood
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c18" id="childhood" original="E393.464f" sum="411"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c19" id="childhood__1" original="E393.4650"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c1a" id="childhood__2" original="E393.4651"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> childhood </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c26" id="childhood__7" original="E393.4659"><span class="pos" id="childhood__8" original="E393.465a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7683" eid="childhood__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.956" geo="br" id="childhood__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childhood__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldhʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/child/childhood__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childhood__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://childhood__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.959" geo="n_am" id="childhood__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childhood__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldhʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/child/childhood__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childhood__us_3.ogg" href="sound://childhood__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c28" id="childhood__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="childhood__15" original="E393.465c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="childhood__16" original="E393.465d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c2b" id="childhood__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c2c" id="childhood__18" original="E393.465e"><span class="def" id="childhood__19" original="E393.465f"> the period of somebody's life when they are a child </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c2e" id="childhood__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c2f" id="childhood__21" original="E8b0.-29e"><span class="x" id="childhood__22" original="E8b0.-29d"> Gauguin spent his childhood in Peru. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c31" id="childhood__23" original="E8b0.-29c"><span class="x" id="childhood__24" original="E8b0.-29b"> Poverty during childhood has been shown to be related to adult health and socio-economic status. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c33" id="childhood__25" original="E8b0.-29a"><span class="cf" id="childhood__26" original="E47f.6aab"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="childhood__27" original="E8b0.-299"> The second new area of interest was the rising rate of childhood obesity. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.37bf" id="childhood__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://childhood" title="childhood definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.37c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2012" id="childhood__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="childhood__30"> childhood </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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childless
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c36" id="childless" original="E393.468d" sum="258"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c37" id="childless__1" original="E393.468e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c38" id="childless__2" original="E393.468f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> childless </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c40" id="childless__4" original="E393.4694"><span class="pos" id="childless__5" original="E393.4695"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.768a" eid="childless__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-4542" geo="br" id="childless__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childless__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldləs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/child/childless__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childless__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://childless__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-453f" geo="n_am" id="childless__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="childless__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃaɪldləs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/child/childless__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/child/childless__us_1.ogg" href="sound://childless__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c42" id="childless__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c43" id="childless__12" original="E393.4696"><span class="def" id="childless__13" original="E393.4697"> having no children </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c45" id="childless__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c46" id="childless__15" original="E8b0.-296"><span class="x" id="childless__16" original="E8b0.-295"> Fertility rates are falling because couples are choosing to remain childless or to have fewer children. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.37da" id="childless__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://childless" title="childless definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.37db" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-1fa2" id="childless__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="childless__19"> childless </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chip
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c48" id="chip" original="E393.4b82" sum="116"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c49" id="chip__1" original="E393.4b83"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c4a" id="chip__2" original="E393.4b84"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chip </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c55" id="chip__7" original="E393.4b8f"><span class="pos" id="chip__8" original="E393.4b90"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7691" eid="chip__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-3aa4" geo="br" id="chip__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chip__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chi/chip_/chip__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chi/chip_/chip__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chip__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-3aa1" geo="n_am" id="chip__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chip__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chi/chip_/chip__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chi/chip_/chip__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chip__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c57" id="chip__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c58" id="chip__15" original="E393.4bb4"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c59" id="chip__16" original="E393.4bb5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://microchip" title="microchip definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c5a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-28fe" id="chip__17" original="E393.4bb6"><span class="xh" id="chip__18"> microchip </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.37f3" id="chip__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chip_1" title="chip definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.37f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-1967" id="chip__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chip__21"> chip </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chloride
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c71" id="chloride" original="E393.4f63" sum="316"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c72" id="chloride__1" original="E393.4f64"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c73" id="chloride__2" original="E393.4f65"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chloride </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c7e" id="chloride__7" original="E393.4f6d"><span class="pos" id="chloride__8" original="E393.4f6e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76a1" eid="chloride__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-31f8" geo="br" id="chloride__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chloride__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɔːraɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chl/chlor/chloride__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chl/chlor/chloride__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chloride__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-31f5" geo="n_am" id="chloride__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chloride__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɔːraɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chl/chlor/chloride__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chl/chlor/chloride__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chloride__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c80" id="chloride__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="chloride__15" original="E393.4f70"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chloride__16" original="E393.4f71"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c83" id="chloride__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="chloride__18" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c85" id="chloride__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c86" id="chloride__20" original="E393.4f73"><span class="def" id="chloride__21" original="E393.4f74"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://compound" id="chloride__22"> compound </a> of <a class="ndv" href="entry://chlorine" id="chloride__23"> chlorine </a> and another chemical element or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c8a" id="chloride__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c8b" id="chloride__25" original="E870.-2209"><span class="x" id="chloride__26" original="E870.-2207"> Two samples of potassium chloride were weighed and were recorded as being 34.5645 g and 35.5664 g, respectively. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.382a" id="chloride__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chloride" title="chloride definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.382b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-1478" id="chloride__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chloride__29"> chloride </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chlorinated
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c8d" id="chlorinated" original="E8b0.-28e" sum="206"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c8e" id="chlorinated__1" original="E8b0.-28d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c8f" id="chlorinated__2" original="E8b0.-28c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chlorinated </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c97" id="chlorinated__4" original="E8b0.-287"><span class="pos" id="chlorinated__5" original="E8b0.-286"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76a8" eid="chlorinated__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-3141" geo="br" id="chlorinated__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chlorinated__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɔːrɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chl/chlor/chlorinated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chl/chlor/chlorinated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chlorinated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-313e" geo="n_am" id="chlorinated__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chlorinated__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɔːrɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chl/chlor/chlorinated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chl/chlor/chlorinated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chlorinated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c99" id="chlorinated__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="chlorinated__12" original="E8b0.-284"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c9b" id="chlorinated__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c9c" id="chlorinated__14" original="E8b0.-283"><span class="def" id="chlorinated__15" original="E8b0.-282"> that has had <a class="ndv" href="entry://chlorine" id="chlorinated__16"> chlorine </a> added </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7c9f" id="chlorinated__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ca0" id="chlorinated__18" original="E8b0.-27f"><span class="x" id="chlorinated__19" original="E8b0.-27e"> Fruit were first washed in 200 ppm chlorinated water. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ca2" id="chlorinated__20"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ca3" id="chlorinated__21" original="E8af.-1f20"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ca4" id="chlorinated__22"><span class="dr" id="chlorinated__23" original="E8af.-1f1f"> chlorination </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cac" id="chlorinated__24" original="E8af.-1f1b"><span class="pos" id="chlorinated__25" original="E8af.-1f1a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76a9" eid="chlorinated__26" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-3147" geo="br" id="chlorinated__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chlorinated__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklɔːrɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chl/chlor/chlorination__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chl/chlor/chlorination__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chlorination__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-3144" geo="n_am" id="chlorinated__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chlorinated__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklɔːrɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chl/chlor/chlorination__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chl/chlor/chlorination__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chlorination__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cae" id="chlorinated__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="chlorinated__32" original="E8af.-1f18"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cb0" id="chlorinated__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cb1" id="chlorinated__34" original="E8af.-1f17"><span class="cf" id="chlorinated__35" original="E47f.6aac"><span class="exp"> chlorination </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="chlorinated__36" original="E8af.-1f16"> Chlorination of wastewater is often the last step before it is discharged into the receiving water body. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chlorine
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cb4" id="chlorine" original="E393.4fb6" sum="359"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cb5" id="chlorine__1" original="E393.4fb7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cb6" id="chlorine__2" original="E393.4fb8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chlorine </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cc1" id="chlorine__7" original="E393.4fc0"><span class="pos" id="chlorine__8" original="E393.4fc1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76b6" eid="chlorine__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-3105" geo="br" id="chlorine__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chlorine__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɔːriːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chl/chlor/chlorine__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chl/chlor/chlorine__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chlorine__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-3102" geo="n_am" id="chlorine__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chlorine__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɔːriːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chl/chlor/chlorine__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chl/chlor/chlorine__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://chlorine__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cc3" id="chlorine__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="chlorine__15" original="E393.4fc3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cc5" id="chlorine__16" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cc6" id="chlorine__17"><span class="v"><strong> Cl </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cc8" id="chlorine__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cc9" id="chlorine__20" original="E393.4fc5"><span class="def" id="chlorine__21" original="E393.4fc6"> the chemical element of <a class="ndv" href="entry://atomic number" id="chlorine__22"> atomic number </a> 17. <span class="dh" id="chlorine__23" original="E393.4fc7"> Chlorine </span> is a poisonous, light green gas with a strong smell. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ccd" id="chlorine__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cce" id="chlorine__25" original="E870.2b0d"><span class="cf" id="chlorine__26" original="E47f.6aaf"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="chlorine__27" original="E870.2b0e"> The two reactions form a chain in which a single chlorine atom can destroy many ozone molecules. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3873" id="chlorine__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chlorine" title="chlorine definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3874" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-141b" id="chlorine__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chlorine__30"> chlorine </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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choice
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cd1" id="choice" original="E393.50db" sum="2374"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cd2" id="choice__1" original="E393.50dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cd3" id="choice__2" original="E393.50dd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> choice </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ce0" id="choice__9" original="E393.50e8"><span class="pos" id="choice__10" original="E393.50e9"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76bd" eid="choice__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-2ed6" geo="br" id="choice__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choice__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɔɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cho/choic/choice__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cho/choic/choice__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://choice__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-2ed3" geo="n_am" id="choice__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choice__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɔɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cho/choic/choice__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cho/choic/choice__us_1.ogg" href="sound://choice__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ce2" id="choice__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ce3" id="choice__17" original="E393.50ea"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ce4" id="choice__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="choice__19" original="E393.50ec"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="choice__20" original="E85e.-71f1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="choice__21" original="E393.50ee"> an act of choosing between two or more possibilities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ce8" id="choice__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ce9" id="choice__23" original="E85e.-71f2"><span class="x" id="choice__24" original="E85e.-71e8"> Habitat choice affects breeding choices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ceb" id="choice__25" original="E85e.-71ef"><span class="cf" id="choice__26" original="E85e.-71f0"><span class="exp" id="choice__27"> choice </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="choice__28" original="E85e.-71ee"> The outcome of the experiment was determined by the initial choice of methodology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cef" id="choice__29" original="E85e.-71ec"><span class="cf" id="choice__30" original="E85e.-71ed"><span class="exp" id="choice__31"> choice </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="choice__32" original="E85e.-71eb"> Patients were able to make educated choices about treatment options. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cf3" id="choice__33" original="E85e.-71ea"><span class="cf" id="choice__34" original="E393.50ed"><span class="exp" id="choice__35"> choice </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="choice__36" original="E85e.-71e9"> Managers face a difficult choice between conflicting goals. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cf7" id="choice__37" original="E839.-7e32" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choice__38"> adjective + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cf9" id="choice__39"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cfa" id="choice__40" original="E839.-7e30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cfb" id="choice__41"><span class="coll" id="choice__42" original="E839.-7e2f"> actual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cfd" id="choice__43" original="E839.-7e2e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cfe" id="choice__44" original="E839.-7e2d"><span class="x" id="choice__45" original="E839.-7e2c"> The survey focuses on the reasons for the actual choices made by customers. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d00" id="choice__46"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d01" id="choice__47" original="E839.-7e29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d02" id="choice__48"><span class="coll" id="choice__49" original="E839.-7e28"> good </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d04" id="choice__50" original="E839.-7e22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d05" id="choice__51"><span class="coll" id="choice__52" original="E839.-7e21"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d07" id="choice__53" original="E839.-7e1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d08" id="choice__54"><span class="coll" id="choice__55" original="E839.-7e1e"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d0a" id="choice__56" original="E839.-7e1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d0b" id="choice__57"><span class="coll" id="choice__58" original="E839.-7e1c"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d0d" id="choice__59" original="E839.-7e1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d0e" id="choice__60"><span class="coll" id="choice__61" original="E839.-7e1a"> suitable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d10" id="choice__62" original="E839.-7e19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d11" id="choice__63"><span class="coll" id="choice__64" original="E839.-7e18"> healthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d13" id="choice__65" original="E839.-7e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d14" id="choice__66"><span class="coll" id="choice__67" original="E839.-7e16"> optimal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d16" id="choice__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d17" id="choice__69" original="E839.-7e14"><span class="x" id="choice__70" original="E839.-7e13"> These findings may help to explain why poorer people are less likely to make healthy choices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d19" id="choice__71" original="E839.-7790" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choice__72"> adjective + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d1b" id="choice__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d1c" id="choice__74" original="E839.-778e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d1d" id="choice__75"><span class="coll" id="choice__76" original="E839.-778d"> stark </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d1f" id="choice__77" original="E839.-778c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d20" id="choice__78" original="E839.-778b"><span class="x" id="choice__79" original="E839.-778a"> Politicians are faced with stark choices about how to allocate scarce resources. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d22" id="choice__80"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d23" id="choice__81" original="E839.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d24" id="choice__82"><span class="coll" id="choice__83" original="E839.-7e0f"> free </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d26" id="choice__84" original="E839.-7e0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d27" id="choice__85"><span class="coll" id="choice__86" original="E839.-7e0d"> real </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d29" id="choice__87" original="E839.-7e0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d2a" id="choice__88"><span class="coll" id="choice__89" original="E839.-7e0b"> individual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d2c" id="choice__90"><span class="coll" id="choice__91" original="E839.-7e0a"> personal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d2e" id="choice__92"><span class="coll" id="choice__93" original="E839.-7e09"> own </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d30" id="choice__94" original="E839.-7e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d31" id="choice__95"><span class="coll" id="choice__96" original="E839.-7e05"> parental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d33" id="choice__97" original="E839.-7e02"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d34" id="choice__98" original="E839.-7e01"><span class="x" id="choice__99" original="E839.-7e00"> She argues that the state of one's health is largely dependent on individual choices rather than social factors. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d36" id="choice__100"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d37" id="choice__101" original="E839.-7dfd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d38" id="choice__102"><span class="coll" id="choice__103" original="E839.-7dfc"> random </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d3a" id="choice__104"><span class="coll" id="choice__105" original="E839.-7dfa"> arbitrary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d3c" id="choice__106" original="E839.-7df9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d3d" id="choice__107"><span class="coll" id="choice__108" original="E839.-7df8"> careful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d3f" id="choice__109" original="E839.-7df7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d40" id="choice__110"><span class="coll" id="choice__111" original="E839.-7df6"> informed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d42" id="choice__112" original="E839.-7df5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d43" id="choice__113"><span class="coll" id="choice__114" original="E839.-7df4"> conscious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d45" id="choice__115" original="E839.-7df3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d46" id="choice__116"><span class="coll" id="choice__117" original="E839.-7df2"> difficult </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d48" id="choice__118" original="E839.-7def"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d49" id="choice__119"><span class="coll" id="choice__120" original="E839.-7dee"> moral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d4b" id="choice__121" original="E839.-7de3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d4c" id="choice__122" original="E839.-7de2"><span class="x" id="choice__123" original="E839.-7de1"> Information must be available for parents to make informed choices about the schools they select for their children. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d4e" id="choice__124" original="E839.-7785" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choice__125"> noun + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d50" id="choice__126"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d51" id="choice__127" original="E839.-7783"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d52" id="choice__128"><span class="coll" id="choice__129" original="E839.-7782"> habitat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d54" id="choice__130" original="E839.-7781"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d55" id="choice__131"><span class="coll" id="choice__132" original="E839.-7780"> breeding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d57" id="choice__133" original="E839.-777f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d58" id="choice__134"><span class="coll" id="choice__135" original="E839.-777e"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d5a" id="choice__136" original="E839.-777d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d5b" id="choice__137"><span class="coll" id="choice__138" original="E839.-777c"> lifestyle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d5d" id="choice__139" original="E839.-777b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d5e" id="choice__140"><span class="coll" id="choice__141" original="E839.-777a"> brand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d60" id="choice__142" original="E839.-7779"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d61" id="choice__143"><span class="coll" id="choice__144" original="E839.-7778"> career </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d63" id="choice__145" original="E839.-7777"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d64" id="choice__146" original="E839.-7776"><span class="x" id="choice__147" original="E839.-7775"> Increasing globalization is making policy choices harder for democratically elected leaders. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d66" id="choice__148" original="E839.-7774" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choice__149"> verb + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d68" id="choice__150"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d69" id="choice__151" original="E839.-7dc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d6a" id="choice__152"><span class="coll" id="choice__153" original="E839.-7dc5"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d6c" id="choice__154" original="E839.-7dc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d6d" id="choice__155"><span class="coll" id="choice__156" original="E839.-7dc0"> face </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d6f" id="choice__157" original="E839.-7772"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d70" id="choice__158" original="E839.-7771"><span class="x" id="choice__159" original="E839.-7770"> Every individual must make a choice for herself or himself. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d72" id="choice__160"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d73" id="choice__161" original="E839.-7dba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d74" id="choice__162"><span class="coll" id="choice__163" original="E839.-7db9"> influence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d76" id="choice__164"><span class="coll" id="choice__165" original="E839.-7db8"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d78" id="choice__166"><span class="coll" id="choice__167" original="E839.-7db7"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d7a" id="choice__168"><span class="coll" id="choice__169" original="E839.-7db6"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d7c" id="choice__170" original="E839.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d7d" id="choice__171"><span class="coll" id="choice__172" original="E839.-7db2"> determine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d7f" id="choice__173"><span class="coll" id="choice__174" original="E839.-7db1"> dictate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d81" id="choice__175" original="E839.-7da8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d82" id="choice__176"><span class="coll" id="choice__177" original="E839.-7da7"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d84" id="choice__178" original="E839.-7da6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d85" id="choice__179"><span class="coll" id="choice__180" original="E839.-7da5"> justify </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d87" id="choice__181" original="E85f.-7c39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d88" id="choice__182" original="E85f.-7c38"><span class="x" id="choice__183" original="E85f.-7c37"> The experiment demonstrates clearly that female mate choice is directly influenced by this trait. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d8a" id="choice__184"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d8b" id="choice__185" original="E839.-7db0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d8c" id="choice__186"><span class="coll" id="choice__187" original="E839.-7daf"> restrict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d8e" id="choice__188"><span class="coll" id="choice__189" original="E839.-7dae"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d90" id="choice__190"><span class="coll" id="choice__191" original="E839.-7dad"> constrain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d92" id="choice__192" original="E839.-776d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d93" id="choice__193" original="E839.-7da1"><span class="x" id="choice__194" original="E839.-7da0"> Limited access to material also constrains the choices of historical documentarians. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d95" id="choice__195" original="E85e.-71e7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d96" id="choice__196"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="choice__197" original="E85e.-71e5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="choice__198" original="E85e.-71e4"> something that you can choose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d99" id="choice__199"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d9a" id="choice__200" original="E85e.-71e3"><span class="x" id="choice__201" original="E85e.-71e2"> The villagers had two choices: emigration or armed resistance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d9c" id="choice__202" original="E839.-7dcc"><span class="x" id="choice__203" original="E839.-7dcb"> Participants were given a list of five possible choices. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7d9e" id="choice__204" original="E839.-7e23" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choice__205"> adjective + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7da0" id="choice__206"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7da1" id="choice__207" original="E839.-7e29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7da2" id="choice__208"><span class="coll" id="choice__209" original="E839.-7e28"> good </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7da4" id="choice__210" original="E839.-7e22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7da5" id="choice__211"><span class="coll" id="choice__212" original="E839.-7e21"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7da7" id="choice__213" original="E839.-7e1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7da8" id="choice__214"><span class="coll" id="choice__215" original="E839.-7e1e"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7daa" id="choice__216" original="E839.-7e1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dab" id="choice__217"><span class="coll" id="choice__218" original="E839.-7e1c"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dad" id="choice__219" original="E839.-7e1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dae" id="choice__220"><span class="coll" id="choice__221" original="E839.-7e1a"> suitable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7db0" id="choice__222" original="E839.-7e19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7db1" id="choice__223"><span class="coll" id="choice__224" original="E839.-7e18"> healthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7db3" id="choice__225" original="E839.-7e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7db4" id="choice__226"><span class="coll" id="choice__227" original="E839.-7e16"> optimal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7db6" id="choice__228"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7db7" id="choice__229" original="E839.-7e26"><span class="x" id="choice__230" original="E839.-7e25"> Radiotherapy is a good choice for a patient who would not be keen or fit for surgery. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7db9" id="choice__231" original="E839.-7dc8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choice__232"> verb + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dbb" id="choice__233"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dbc" id="choice__234" original="E839.-7dc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dbd" id="choice__235"><span class="coll" id="choice__236" original="E839.-7dc2"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dbf" id="choice__237" original="E839.-7dbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dc0" id="choice__238"><span class="coll" id="choice__239" original="E839.-7dbe"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dc2" id="choice__240"><span class="coll" id="choice__241" original="E839.-7dbd"> give </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dc4" id="choice__242" original="E839.-7da4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dc5" id="choice__243" original="E839.-7da3"><span class="x" id="choice__244" original="E839.-7da2"> Ultimately, the film is offering a choice between two lifestyles within bourgeois democracy. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dc7" id="choice__245" original="E393.50ef"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dc8" id="choice__246"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="choice__247" original="E393.50f1"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="choice__248" original="E393.50f2"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="choice__249" original="E393.50f3"> the possibility of choosing; the right to choose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dcc" id="choice__250"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dcd" id="choice__251" original="E85e.-71e1"><span class="x" id="choice__252" original="E85e.-71e0"> There are financial constraints on managers' freedom of choice in pursuing preferred strategies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dcf" id="choice__253" original="E839.-7795"><span class="x" id="choice__254" original="E839.-7794"> Consumer choice will be compromised if GM foods are not adequately labelled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dd1" id="choice__255" original="E85e.-71de"><span class="cf" id="choice__256" original="E85e.-71df"><span class="exp" id="choice__257"> choice </span> about </span><span class="x" id="choice__258" original="E85e.-71dd"> Researchers had no choice about the materials used. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dd5" id="choice__259" original="E839.-7797"><span class="x" id="choice__260" original="E839.-7793"> The child may not be considered capable of exercising a choice about complex matters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dd7" id="choice__261" original="E85e.-71db"><span class="cf" id="choice__262" original="E85e.-71dc"> have no/little <span class="exp" id="choice__263"> choice </span> (but to do something) </span><span class="x" id="choice__264" original="E85e.-71da"> Each business owner has no choice but to engage in a never-ending race to avoid falling behind. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ddb" id="choice__265" original="E393.50f4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ddc" id="choice__266"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="choice__267" original="E393.50f6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="choice__268" original="E393.50f7"> a person or thing that is chosen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ddf" id="choice__269"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7de0" id="choice__270" original="E85e.-71d8"><span class="cf" id="choice__271" original="E85e.-71d9"><span class="exp" id="choice__272"> choice </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="choice__273" original="E85e.-71d7"> Area detectors are thus the best choice for any kind of diffraction data collection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7de4" id="choice__274" original="E839.-7796"><span class="cf" id="choice__275" original="E839.-7792"><span class="exp" id="choice__276"> choice </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="choice__277" original="E839.-7791"> Palmerston was a popular choice as prime minister. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7de8" id="choice__278" original="E393.50f8"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7de9" id="choice__279"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="choice__280" original="E393.50fb"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="choice__281" original="E393.50fa"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="choice__282" original="E393.50fc"> the number or range of different things to choose from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ded" id="choice__283"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dee" id="choice__284" original="E85e.-71d3"><span class="x" id="choice__285" original="E85e.-71d2"> Supermarkets offer customers greater choice and convenience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7df0" id="choice__286" original="E85e.-71d5"><span class="cf" id="choice__287" original="E85e.-71d6"><span class="exp" id="choice__288"> choice </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="choice__289" original="E85e.-71d4"> Participants were given a wider choice of tasks. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7df4" id="choice__290" original="E839.-7de0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choice__291"> adjective + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7df6" id="choice__292"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7df7" id="choice__293" original="E839.-7789"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7df8" id="choice__294"><span class="coll" id="choice__295" original="E839.-7788"> wide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dfa" id="choice__296" original="E839.-7dde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dfb" id="choice__297"><span class="coll" id="choice__298" original="E839.-7ddd"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dfd" id="choice__299" original="E839.-7ddc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7dfe" id="choice__300"><span class="coll" id="choice__301" original="E839.-7ddb"> more </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e00" id="choice__302" original="E839.-7dda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e01" id="choice__303"><span class="coll" id="choice__304" original="E839.-7dd9"> limited </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e03" id="choice__305" original="E839.-7dd4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e04" id="choice__306" original="E839.-7dd3"><span class="x" id="choice__307" original="E839.-7dd2"> The more choice the buyer has to purchase goods and services, the more the balance of power is in his/​her favour. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e06" id="choice__308" original="E839.-7dc8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choice__309"> verb + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e08" id="choice__310"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e09" id="choice__311" original="E839.-7dc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e0a" id="choice__312"><span class="coll" id="choice__313" original="E839.-7dc2"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e0c" id="choice__314" original="E839.-7dbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e0d" id="choice__315"><span class="coll" id="choice__316" original="E839.-7dbe"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e0f" id="choice__317"><span class="coll" id="choice__318" original="E839.-7dbd"> give </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e11" id="choice__319" original="E839.-7da4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e12" id="choice__320" original="E839.-7da3"><span class="x" id="choice__321" original="E839.-7da2"> Ultimately, the film is offering a choice between two lifestyles within bourgeois democracy. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e14" id="choice__322"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e15" id="choice__323" original="E839.-7db0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e16" id="choice__324"><span class="coll" id="choice__325" original="E839.-7daf"> restrict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e18" id="choice__326"><span class="coll" id="choice__327" original="E839.-7dae"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e1a" id="choice__328"><span class="coll" id="choice__329" original="E839.-7dad"> constrain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e1c" id="choice__330" original="E839.-776d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e1d" id="choice__331" original="E839.-7da1"><span class="x" id="choice__332" original="E839.-7da0"> Limited access to material also constrains the choices of historical documentarians. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e1f" id="choice__333" original="E393.5102"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e20" id="choice__334" original="E393.5103" sk="bychoice"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e21" id="choice__335"><span class="idm" id="choice__336" original="E393.5104"> by choice </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e23" id="choice__337"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e24" id="choice__338"><span class="def" id="choice__339" original="E393.5105"> because you have chosen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e26" id="choice__340"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e27" id="choice__341" original="E85e.-71d1"><span class="x" id="choice__342" original="E85e.-71d0"> Most students who attend this programme do so not by choice but because they are compelled to by the school board. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e29" id="choice__343" original="E393.5106" sk="ofchoice"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e2a" id="choice__344"><span class="idm" id="choice__345" original="E393.5107"> of choice (for somebody/something) </span><span class="use" id="choice__346" original="E393.5108"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used after a noun <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e2d" id="choice__347"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e2e" id="choice__348"><span class="def" id="choice__349" original="E393.5109"> that is chosen by a particular group of people or for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e30" id="choice__350"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e31" id="choice__351" original="E85e.-71cf"><span class="x" id="choice__352" original="E85e.-71ce"> Gas liquid chromatography is the method of choice for separating volatile compounds. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e33" id="choice__353" original="E393.510a" sk="ofchoice"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e34" id="choice__354"><span class="idm" id="choice__355" original="E393.510b"> of your choice </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e36" id="choice__356"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e37" id="choice__357"><span class="def" id="choice__358" original="E393.510c"> that you choose yourself </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e39" id="choice__359"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e3a" id="choice__360" original="E85e.-71cd"><span class="x" id="choice__361" original="E85e.-71cc"> Explain, for a country of your choice, the role that the voluntary sector plays in society. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75a3" id="choice__362" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="choice__363"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75a5" id="choice__364" original="E839.-7e34"><span class="shcut" id="choice__365" original="E839.-7e33"> adjective + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75a7" id="choice__366" original="E839.-7e32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75a8" id="choice__367" original="E839.-7e30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75a9" id="choice__368" original="E839.-7e2f"><span class="coll" id="choice__369"> actual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75ab" id="choice__370" original="E839.-7e2e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75ac" id="choice__371" original="E839.-7e2d"><span class="x" id="choice__372" original="E839.-7e2c"> The survey focuses on the reasons for the actual choices made by customers. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75ae" id="choice__373" original="E839.-7e24"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75af" id="choice__374" original="E839.-7e29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75b0" id="choice__375" original="E839.-7e28"><span class="coll" id="choice__376"> good </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75b2" id="choice__377" original="E839.-7e22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75b3" id="choice__378" original="E839.-7e21"><span class="coll" id="choice__379"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75b5" id="choice__380" original="E839.-7e1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75b6" id="choice__381" original="E839.-7e1e"><span class="coll" id="choice__382"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75b8" id="choice__383" original="E839.-7e1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75b9" id="choice__384" original="E839.-7e1c"><span class="coll" id="choice__385"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75bb" id="choice__386" original="E839.-7e1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75bc" id="choice__387" original="E839.-7e1a"><span class="coll" id="choice__388"> suitable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75be" id="choice__389" original="E839.-7e19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75bf" id="choice__390" original="E839.-7e18"><span class="coll" id="choice__391"> healthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75c1" id="choice__392" original="E839.-7e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75c2" id="choice__393" original="E839.-7e16"><span class="coll" id="choice__394"> optimal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75c4" id="choice__395" original="E839.-7e15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75c5" id="choice__396" original="E839.-7e26"><span class="x" id="choice__397" original="E839.-7e25"> Radiotherapy is a good choice for a patient who would not be keen or fit for surgery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75c7" id="choice__398" original="E839.-7e14"><span class="x" id="choice__399" original="E839.-7e13"> These findings may help to explain why poorer people are less likely to make healthy choices. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75c9" id="choice__400" original="E839.-7790"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75ca" id="choice__401" original="E839.-778e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75cb" id="choice__402" original="E839.-778d"><span class="coll" id="choice__403"> stark </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75cd" id="choice__404" original="E839.-778c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75ce" id="choice__405" original="E839.-778b"><span class="x" id="choice__406" original="E839.-778a"> Politicians are faced with stark choices about how to allocate scarce resources. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75d0" id="choice__407" original="E839.-7e12"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75d1" id="choice__408" original="E839.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75d2" id="choice__409" original="E839.-7e0f"><span class="coll" id="choice__410"> free </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75d4" id="choice__411" original="E839.-7e0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75d5" id="choice__412" original="E839.-7e0d"><span class="coll" id="choice__413"> real </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75d7" id="choice__414" original="E839.-7e0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75d8" id="choice__415" original="E839.-7e0b"><span class="coll" id="choice__416"> individual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75da" id="choice__417" original="E839.-7e0a"><span class="coll" id="choice__418"> personal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75dc" id="choice__419" original="E839.-7e09"><span class="coll" id="choice__420"> own </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75de" id="choice__421" original="E839.-7e06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75df" id="choice__422" original="E839.-7e05"><span class="coll" id="choice__423"> parental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75e1" id="choice__424" original="E839.-7e02"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75e2" id="choice__425" original="E839.-7e01"><span class="x" id="choice__426" original="E839.-7e00"> She argues that the state of one's health is largely dependent on individual choices rather than social factors. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75e4" id="choice__427" original="E839.-7dff"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75e5" id="choice__428" original="E839.-7dfd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75e6" id="choice__429" original="E839.-7dfc"><span class="coll" id="choice__430"> random </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75e8" id="choice__431" original="E839.-7dfa"><span class="coll" id="choice__432"> arbitrary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75ea" id="choice__433" original="E839.-7df9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75eb" id="choice__434" original="E839.-7df8"><span class="coll" id="choice__435"> careful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75ed" id="choice__436" original="E839.-7df7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75ee" id="choice__437" original="E839.-7df6"><span class="coll" id="choice__438"> informed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75f0" id="choice__439" original="E839.-7df5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75f1" id="choice__440" original="E839.-7df4"><span class="coll" id="choice__441"> conscious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75f3" id="choice__442" original="E839.-7df3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75f4" id="choice__443" original="E839.-7df2"><span class="coll" id="choice__444"> difficult </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75f6" id="choice__445" original="E839.-7def"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75f7" id="choice__446" original="E839.-7dee"><span class="coll" id="choice__447"> moral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75f9" id="choice__448" original="E839.-7de3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75fa" id="choice__449" original="E839.-7de2"><span class="x" id="choice__450" original="E839.-7de1"> Information must be available for parents to make informed choices about the schools they select for their children. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75fc" id="choice__451" original="E839.-7de0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75fd" id="choice__452" original="E839.-7789"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.75fe" id="choice__453" original="E839.-7788"><span class="coll" id="choice__454"> wide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7600" id="choice__455" original="E839.-7dde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7601" id="choice__456" original="E839.-7ddd"><span class="coll" id="choice__457"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7603" id="choice__458" original="E839.-7ddc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7604" id="choice__459" original="E839.-7ddb"><span class="coll" id="choice__460"> more </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7606" id="choice__461" original="E839.-7dda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7607" id="choice__462" original="E839.-7dd9"><span class="coll" id="choice__463"> limited </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7609" id="choice__464" original="E839.-7dd4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.760a" id="choice__465" original="E839.-7dd3"><span class="x" id="choice__466" original="E839.-7dd2"> The more choice the buyer has to purchase goods and services, the more the balance of power is in his/​her favour. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.760c" id="choice__467" original="E839.-7787"><span class="shcut" id="choice__468" original="E839.-7786"> noun + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.760e" id="choice__469" original="E839.-7785"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.760f" id="choice__470" original="E839.-7783"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7610" id="choice__471" original="E839.-7782"><span class="coll" id="choice__472"> habitat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7612" id="choice__473" original="E839.-7781"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7613" id="choice__474" original="E839.-7780"><span class="coll" id="choice__475"> breeding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7615" id="choice__476" original="E839.-777f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7616" id="choice__477" original="E839.-777e"><span class="coll" id="choice__478"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7618" id="choice__479" original="E839.-777d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7619" id="choice__480" original="E839.-777c"><span class="coll" id="choice__481"> lifestyle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.761b" id="choice__482" original="E839.-777b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.761c" id="choice__483" original="E839.-777a"><span class="coll" id="choice__484"> brand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.761e" id="choice__485" original="E839.-7779"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.761f" id="choice__486" original="E839.-7778"><span class="coll" id="choice__487"> career </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7621" id="choice__488" original="E839.-7777"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7622" id="choice__489" original="E839.-7776"><span class="x" id="choice__490" original="E839.-7775"> Increasing globalization is making policy choices harder for democratically elected leaders. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7624" id="choice__491" original="E839.-7dca"><span class="shcut" id="choice__492" original="E839.-7dc9"> verb + choice </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7626" id="choice__493" original="E839.-7774"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7627" id="choice__494" original="E839.-7dc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7628" id="choice__495" original="E839.-7dc5"><span class="coll" id="choice__496"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.762a" id="choice__497" original="E839.-7dc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.762b" id="choice__498" original="E839.-7dc0"><span class="coll" id="choice__499"> face </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.762d" id="choice__500" original="E839.-7772"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.762e" id="choice__501" original="E839.-7771"><span class="x" id="choice__502" original="E839.-7770"> Every individual must make a choice for herself or himself. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7630" id="choice__503" original="E85f.-7c3b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7631" id="choice__504" original="E839.-7dba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7632" id="choice__505" original="E839.-7db9"><span class="coll" id="choice__506"> influence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7634" id="choice__507" original="E839.-7db8"><span class="coll" id="choice__508"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7636" id="choice__509" original="E839.-7db7"><span class="coll" id="choice__510"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7638" id="choice__511" original="E839.-7db6"><span class="coll" id="choice__512"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.763a" id="choice__513" original="E839.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.763b" id="choice__514" original="E839.-7db2"><span class="coll" id="choice__515"> determine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.763d" id="choice__516" original="E839.-7db1"><span class="coll" id="choice__517"> dictate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.763f" id="choice__518" original="E839.-7da8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7640" id="choice__519" original="E839.-7da7"><span class="coll" id="choice__520"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7642" id="choice__521" original="E839.-7da6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7643" id="choice__522" original="E839.-7da5"><span class="coll" id="choice__523"> justify </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7645" id="choice__524" original="E85f.-7c39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7646" id="choice__525" original="E85f.-7c38"><span class="x" id="choice__526" original="E85f.-7c37"> The experiment demonstrates clearly that female mate choice is directly influenced by this trait. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7648" id="choice__527" original="E839.-7dc8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7649" id="choice__528" original="E839.-7dc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.764a" id="choice__529" original="E839.-7dc2"><span class="coll" id="choice__530"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.764c" id="choice__531" original="E839.-7dbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.764d" id="choice__532" original="E839.-7dbe"><span class="coll" id="choice__533"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.764f" id="choice__534" original="E839.-7dbd"><span class="coll" id="choice__535"> give </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7651" id="choice__536" original="E839.-7da4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7652" id="choice__537" original="E839.-7da3"><span class="x" id="choice__538" original="E839.-7da2"> Ultimately, the film is offering a choice between two lifestyles within bourgeois democracy. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7654" id="choice__539" original="E839.-776f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7655" id="choice__540" original="E839.-7db0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7656" id="choice__541" original="E839.-7daf"><span class="coll" id="choice__542"> restrict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7658" id="choice__543" original="E839.-7dae"><span class="coll" id="choice__544"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.765a" id="choice__545" original="E839.-7dad"><span class="coll" id="choice__546"> constrain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.765c" id="choice__547" original="E839.-776d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.765d" id="choice__548" original="E839.-7da1"><span class="x" id="choice__549" original="E839.-7da0"> Limited access to material also constrains the choices of historical documentarians. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.765f" id="choice__550" original="E839.-7d9f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7660" id="choice__551" original="E839.-7d9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7661" id="choice__552" original="E839.-7d99"><span class="coll" id="choice__553"> exercise </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7663" id="choice__554" original="E839.-7d98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7664" id="choice__555" original="E839.-7d97"><span class="x" id="choice__556" original="E839.-7d96"> There are few local schools, making it difficult for parents to exercise genuine chioce. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3891" id="choice__557" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://choice_1" title="choice definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3892" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-12a8" id="choice__558" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="choice__559"> choice </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cholesterol
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e3c" id="cholesterol" original="E393.5247" sum="371"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e3d" id="cholesterol__1" original="E393.5248"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e3e" id="cholesterol__2" original="E393.5249"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cholesterol </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e48" id="cholesterol__4" original="E393.524e"><span class="pos" id="cholesterol__5" original="E393.524f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76c4" eid="cholesterol__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-2c00" geo="br" id="cholesterol__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cholesterol__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlestərɒl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cho/chole/cholesterol__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cho/chole/cholesterol__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cholesterol__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-2bfc" geo="n_am" id="cholesterol__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cholesterol__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlestərɔːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cho/chole/cholesterol__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cho/chole/cholesterol__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cholesterol__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e4a" id="cholesterol__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cholesterol__12" original="E393.5251"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e4c" id="cholesterol__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e4d" id="cholesterol__14" original="E393.5252"><span class="def" id="cholesterol__15" original="E393.5253"> a substance found in blood, fat and most <a class="ndv" href="entry://tissue" id="cholesterol__16"> tissue </a> of the body. Too much <span class="dh" id="cholesterol__17" original="E393.5257"> cholesterol </span> can cause heart disease. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e51" id="cholesterol__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e52" id="cholesterol__19" original="E890.4663"><span class="x" id="cholesterol__20" original="E890.4664"> Jon suffers from high cholesterol and chronic fatigue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e54" id="cholesterol__21" original="E890.4665"><span class="x" id="cholesterol__22" original="E890.4666"> Lowering total cholesterol by 25% reduces cardiovascular risk significantly. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3a00" id="cholesterol__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cholesterol" title="cholesterol definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3a01" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-1044" id="cholesterol__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cholesterol__25"> cholesterol </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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choose
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e56" id="choose" original="E393.52d0" sum="2083"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e57" id="choose__1" original="E393.52d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e58" id="choose__2" original="E393.52d2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> choose </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7e66" id="choose__10" original="E393.52dd"><span class="pos" id="choose__11" original="E393.52de"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76cd" eid="choose__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29ec" geo="br" id="choose__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cho/choos/choose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cho/choos/choose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://choose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29e9" geo="n_am" id="choose__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cho/choos/choose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cho/choos/choose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://choose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-18cf" id="choose__17" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29e0" form="root" id="choose__18"><span class="vp" id="choose__19"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> choose </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29de" eid="choose__20" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29dd" geo="br" id="choose__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cho/choos/choose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cho/choos/choose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://choose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29da" geo="n_am" id="choose__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cho/choos/choose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cho/choos/choose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://choose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29d7" form="thirdps" id="choose__25"><span class="vp" id="choose__26"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> chooses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29d5" eid="choose__27" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29d4" geo="br" id="choose__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cho/choos/chooses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cho/choos/chooses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chooses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29d1" geo="n_am" id="choose__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cho/choos/chooses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cho/choos/chooses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chooses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29ce" form="past" id="choose__32"><span class="vp" id="choose__33"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> chose </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29cc" eid="choose__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29cb" geo="br" id="choose__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cho/chose/chose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cho/chose/chose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29c8" geo="n_am" id="choose__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃoʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cho/chose/chose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cho/chose/chose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29c5" form="pastpart" id="choose__39"><span class="vp" id="choose__40"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> chosen </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29c3" eid="choose__41" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29c2" geo="br" id="choose__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃəʊzn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cho/chose/chosen__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cho/chose/chosen__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chosen__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29bf" geo="n_am" id="choose__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃoʊzn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cho/chose/chosen__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cho/chose/chosen__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chosen__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29bc" form="prespart" id="choose__46"><span class="vp" id="choose__47"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> choosing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29ba" eid="choose__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29b9" geo="br" id="choose__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cho/choos/choosing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cho/choos/choosing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://choosing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-29b6" geo="n_am" id="choose__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="choose__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈtʃuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cho/choos/choosing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cho/choos/choosing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://choosing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ea7" id="choose__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ea8" id="choose__54" original="E393.5305"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ea9" id="choose__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="choose__56" original="E393.5307"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="choose__57" original="E393.5308"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="choose__58" original="E393.5309"> to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ead" id="choose__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eae" id="choose__60" original="E85f.-74f0"><span class="cf" id="choose__61" original="E393.530a"><span class="exp" id="choose__62"> choose </span> between A and/or B </span><span class="x" id="choose__63" original="E85f.-74ef"> Soon the independent producers had to choose between surviving or falling behind. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eb2" id="choose__64" original="E85f.-74f2"><span class="cf" id="choose__65" original="E870.2b3e"><span class="exp" id="choose__66"> choose </span> among something </span><span class="x" id="choose__67" original="E85f.-74f1"> Firms already find it hard to choose among the available strategic options. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eb6" id="choose__68" original="E85f.-74ed"><span class="cf" id="choose__69" original="E85f.-74ee"><span class="exp" id="choose__70"> choose </span> A over B </span><span class="x" id="choose__71" original="E85f.-74ec"> Historically, the people of the United States have tended to choose personal freedom over public order. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eba" id="choose__72" original="E85f.-74eb"><span class="cf" id="choose__73" original="E393.530b"><span class="exp" id="choose__74"> choose </span> something </span><span class="x" id="choose__75" original="E85f.-74ea"> One member from each family was randomly chosen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ebe" id="choose__76" original="E85f.-74e9"><span class="cf" id="choose__77" original="E393.530c"><span class="exp" id="choose__78"> choose </span> somebody/something from something </span><span class="x" id="choose__79" original="E85f.-74e8"> The research sites were chosen from four different regions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ec2" id="choose__80" original="E85f.-74e7"><span class="cf" id="choose__81" original="E393.530d"><span class="exp" id="choose__82"> choose </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="choose__83" original="E85f.-74e6"> The interesting question is why a pagan emperor would choose Christianity as the official religion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ec6" id="choose__84" original="E85f.-74e5"><span class="cf" id="choose__85" original="E870.2b3f"><span class="exp" id="choose__86"> choose </span> somebody/something for something </span><span class="x" id="choose__87" original="E85f.-74e4"> The new state held free elections to choose political leaders for national and local levels of government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eca" id="choose__88" original="E85f.-74e3"><span class="cf" id="choose__89" original="E393.530e"><span class="exp" id="choose__90"> choose </span> whether/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="choose__91" original="E85f.-74e2"> However, viewers can choose whether to accept the director's version of reality or not. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ece" id="choose__92" original="E85f.-74e1"><span class="x" id="choose__93" original="E85f.-74e0"> In the early experiments, subjects were allowed to choose what to draw. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ed0" id="choose__94" original="E85f.-74df"><span class="cf" id="choose__95" original="E393.5310"><span class="exp" id="choose__96"> choose </span> somebody/something to be/do something </span><span class="x" id="choose__97" original="E85f.-74de"> He believed God had chosen him to be a spiritual leader. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ed4" id="choose__98" original="E85f.-74d2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choose__99"> choose + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ed6" id="choose__100"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ed7" id="choose__101" original="E85f.-74d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ed8" id="choose__102"><span class="coll" id="choose__103" original="E85f.-74cf"> option </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eda" id="choose__104"><span class="coll" id="choose__105" original="E85f.-74ce"> alternative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7edc" id="choose__106" original="E85f.-74cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7edd" id="choose__107"><span class="coll" id="choose__108" original="E85f.-74cc"> item </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7edf" id="choose__109" original="E85f.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ee0" id="choose__110"><span class="coll" id="choose__111" original="E85f.-74ca"> the one </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ee2" id="choose__112" original="E85f.-74c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ee3" id="choose__113"><span class="coll" id="choose__114" original="E85f.-74c4"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ee5" id="choose__115"><span class="coll" id="choose__116" original="E85f.-74c3"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ee7" id="choose__117" original="E85f.-74c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ee8" id="choose__118"><span class="coll" id="choose__119" original="E85f.-74f3"> path </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eea" id="choose__120"><span class="coll" id="choose__121" original="E85f.-74c1"> course </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eec" id="choose__122" original="E85f.-74be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eed" id="choose__123"><span class="coll" id="choose__124" original="E85f.-74bd"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7eef" id="choose__125" original="E85f.-74b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ef0" id="choose__126"><span class="coll" id="choose__127" original="E85f.-74b7"> name </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ef2" id="choose__128" original="E85f.-74b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ef3" id="choose__129"><span class="coll" id="choose__130" original="E85f.-74b5"> site </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ef5" id="choose__131"><span class="coll" id="choose__132" original="E85f.-74b4"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ef7" id="choose__133" original="E85f.-74b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ef8" id="choose__134"><span class="coll" id="choose__135" original="E85f.-74b2"> candidate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7efa" id="choose__136" original="E85f.-74b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7efb" id="choose__137"><span class="coll" id="choose__138" original="E85f.-74b0"> mate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7efd" id="choose__139" original="E85f.-74af"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7efe" id="choose__140" original="E85f.-74ae"><span class="x" id="choose__141" original="E85f.-74ad"> When the choices appear on the screen, participants are asked to choose the one they would like to receive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f00" id="choose__142" original="E85f.-74ac"><span class="x" id="choose__143" original="E85f.-74ab"> Many in the rural areas are choosing a different path from the one chosen by their ancestors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f02" id="choose__144" original="E85f.-74a7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choose__145"> noun + choose </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f04" id="choose__146"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f05" id="choose__147" original="E85f.-74a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f06" id="choose__148"><span class="coll" id="choose__149" original="E85f.-74a5"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f08" id="choose__150" original="E85f.-74a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f09" id="choose__151"><span class="coll" id="choose__152" original="E85f.-74a3"> person </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f0b" id="choose__153"><span class="coll" id="choose__154" original="E85f.-74a2"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f0d" id="choose__155" original="E85f.-74a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f0e" id="choose__156"><span class="coll" id="choose__157" original="E85f.-74a0"> female </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f10" id="choose__158" original="E85f.-749a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f11" id="choose__159"><span class="coll" id="choose__160" original="E85f.-7499"> company </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f13" id="choose__161"><span class="coll" id="choose__162" original="E85f.-7498"> firm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f15" id="choose__163" original="E870.2b41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f16" id="choose__164"><span class="coll" id="choose__165" original="E870.2b42"> employer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f18" id="choose__166" original="E85f.-7493"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f19" id="choose__167"><span class="coll" id="choose__168" original="E85f.-7492"> policymaker </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f1b" id="choose__169" original="E85f.-7491"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f1c" id="choose__170"><span class="coll" id="choose__171" original="E85f.-7490"> researcher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f1e" id="choose__172" original="E85f.-748f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f1f" id="choose__173"><span class="coll" id="choose__174" original="E85f.-748e"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f21" id="choose__175"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f22" id="choose__176" original="E85f.-748c"><span class="x" id="choose__177" original="E85f.-748b"> It thus appears that females may choose a mate based on the size of his song repertoire. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f24" id="choose__178" original="E85f.-7488" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choose__179"> adverb + choose </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f26" id="choose__180"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f27" id="choose__181" original="E85f.-7486"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f28" id="choose__182"><span class="coll" id="choose__183" original="E85f.-7485"> randomly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f2a" id="choose__184" original="E85f.-7484"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f2b" id="choose__185"><span class="coll" id="choose__186" original="E85f.-7483"> arbitrarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f2d" id="choose__187" original="E85f.-7482"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f2e" id="choose__188"><span class="coll" id="choose__189" original="E85f.-7481"> suitably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f30" id="choose__190"><span class="coll" id="choose__191" original="E85f.-7480"> appropriately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f35" id="choose__195" original="E85f.-747d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f36" id="choose__196" original="E85f.-747c"><span class="x" id="choose__197" original="E85f.-747b"> Suitably chosen books can reinforce the therapist's advice. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f38" id="choose__198"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f39" id="choose__199" original="E85f.-7478"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f3a" id="choose__200"><span class="coll" id="choose__201" original="E85f.-7477"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f3c" id="choose__202" original="E85f.-7476"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f3d" id="choose__203"><span class="coll" id="choose__204" original="E85f.-7475"> deliberately </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f3f" id="choose__205"><span class="coll" id="choose__206" original="E85f.-7474"> consciously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f41" id="choose__207" original="E85f.-7473"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f42" id="choose__208"><span class="coll" id="choose__209" original="E85f.-7472"> actively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f44" id="choose__210" original="E85f.-7471"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f45" id="choose__211"><span class="coll" id="choose__212" original="E85f.-7470"> freely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f47" id="choose__213" original="E85f.-746f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f48" id="choose__214"><span class="coll" id="choose__215" original="E85f.-746e"> simply </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f4a" id="choose__216"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f4b" id="choose__217" original="E85f.-746c"><span class="x" id="choose__218" original="E85f.-746b"> The site location was carefully chosen in order to avoid flooding. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f4d" id="choose__219" original="E85f.-7037" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choose__220"> choose + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f4f" id="choose__221"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f50" id="choose__222" original="E85f.-7036"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f51" id="choose__223"><span class="coll" id="choose__224" original="E85f.-7035"> at random </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f53" id="choose__225" original="E870.2b43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f54" id="choose__226"><span class="coll" id="choose__227" original="E870.2b44"> instead </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f56" id="choose__228"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f57" id="choose__229" original="E85f.-7033"><span class="x" id="choose__230" original="E85f.-7032"> Five numbers were chosen at random. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f59" id="choose__231" original="E393.5311"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f5a" id="choose__232"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="choose__233" original="E393.5313"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="choose__234" original="E393.5314"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="choose__235" original="E393.5315"> to prefer or decide to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f5e" id="choose__236"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f5f" id="choose__237" original="E85f.-74db"><span class="x" id="choose__238" original="E85f.-74da"> Customers will be able to block direct marketing if they choose. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f61" id="choose__239" original="E640.-2f67"><span class="cf" id="choose__240" original="E393.5316"><span class="exp" id="choose__241"> choose </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="choose__242" original="E640.-2f66"> They chose to wait and see what would happen. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f65" id="choose__243" original="E85f.-74a7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choose__244"> noun + choose </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f67" id="choose__245"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f68" id="choose__246" original="E85f.-74a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f69" id="choose__247"><span class="coll" id="choose__248" original="E85f.-74a5"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f6b" id="choose__249" original="E85f.-74a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f6c" id="choose__250"><span class="coll" id="choose__251" original="E85f.-74a3"> person </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f6e" id="choose__252"><span class="coll" id="choose__253" original="E85f.-74a2"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f70" id="choose__254" original="E85f.-74a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f71" id="choose__255"><span class="coll" id="choose__256" original="E85f.-74a0"> female </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f73" id="choose__257" original="E85f.-749a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f74" id="choose__258"><span class="coll" id="choose__259" original="E85f.-7499"> company </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f76" id="choose__260"><span class="coll" id="choose__261" original="E85f.-7498"> firm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f78" id="choose__262" original="E870.2b41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f79" id="choose__263"><span class="coll" id="choose__264" original="E870.2b42"> employer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f7b" id="choose__265" original="E85f.-7493"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f7c" id="choose__266"><span class="coll" id="choose__267" original="E85f.-7492"> policymaker </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f7e" id="choose__268" original="E85f.-7491"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f7f" id="choose__269"><span class="coll" id="choose__270" original="E85f.-7490"> researcher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f81" id="choose__271" original="E85f.-748f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f82" id="choose__272"><span class="coll" id="choose__273" original="E85f.-748e"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f84" id="choose__274"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f85" id="choose__275" original="E470.-4067"><span class="x" id="choose__276" original="E470.-4066"> Consumers might choose to purchase one company's product over the competition simply because they respect the company. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f87" id="choose__277" original="E85f.-7479" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choose__278"> adverb + choose </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f89" id="choose__279"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f8a" id="choose__280" original="E85f.-7478"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f8b" id="choose__281"><span class="coll" id="choose__282" original="E85f.-7477"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f8d" id="choose__283" original="E85f.-7476"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f8e" id="choose__284"><span class="coll" id="choose__285" original="E85f.-7475"> deliberately </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f90" id="choose__286"><span class="coll" id="choose__287" original="E85f.-7474"> consciously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f92" id="choose__288" original="E85f.-7473"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f93" id="choose__289"><span class="coll" id="choose__290" original="E85f.-7472"> actively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f95" id="choose__291" original="E85f.-7471"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f96" id="choose__292"><span class="coll" id="choose__293" original="E85f.-7470"> freely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f98" id="choose__294" original="E85f.-746f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f99" id="choose__295"><span class="coll" id="choose__296" original="E85f.-746e"> simply </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f9b" id="choose__297"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f9c" id="choose__298" original="E85f.-746a"><span class="x" id="choose__299" original="E85f.-7469"> The defendant had deliberately chosen not to enter into a direct contractual relationship. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7f9e" id="choose__300" original="E85f.-7458" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="choose__301"> chooose to + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fa0" id="choose__302"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fa1" id="choose__303" original="E85f.-7456"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fa2" id="choose__304"><span class="coll" id="choose__305" original="E85f.-7455"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fa4" id="choose__306" original="E85f.-7454"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fa5" id="choose__307"><span class="coll" id="choose__308" original="E85f.-7453"> focus on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fa7" id="choose__309" original="E870.2b45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fa8" id="choose__310"><span class="coll" id="choose__311" original="E870.2b46"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7faa" id="choose__312" original="E85f.-7451"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fab" id="choose__313"><span class="coll" id="choose__314" original="E85f.-7450"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fad" id="choose__315" original="E85f.-744f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fae" id="choose__316"><span class="coll" id="choose__317" original="E85f.-744e"> ignore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fb0" id="choose__318" original="E85f.-744d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fb1" id="choose__319"><span class="coll" id="choose__320" original="E85f.-744c"> withdraw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fb3" id="choose__321" original="E85f.-744b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fb4" id="choose__322"><span class="coll" id="choose__323" original="E85f.-744a"> live </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fb6" id="choose__324" original="E85f.-7449"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fb7" id="choose__325"><span class="coll" id="choose__326" original="E85f.-7448"> satisfy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fb9" id="choose__327" original="E85f.-7447"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fba" id="choose__328"><span class="coll" id="choose__329" original="E85f.-7446"> perform </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fbc" id="choose__330" original="E85f.-7441"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fbd" id="choose__331" original="E85f.-7440"><span class="x" id="choose__332" original="E85f.-743f"> Other authors such as George (1990) have chosen to focus on the role of internal marketing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fbf" id="choose__333" original="E393.5317" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://choice" title="choice definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fc0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7cd1" id="choose__334" original="E870.2b40"><span class="xh" id="choose__335"> choice </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fc2" id="choose__336" original="E393.5319"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fcc-FF1" id="pick__82" original="E3a4.-3803" sk="pickandchoose"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fcc-FF2" id="pick__83"><span class="idm" id="pick__84" original="E3a4.-3802"> pick and choose (something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fcc-FF4" id="pick__85"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fcc-FF5" id="pick__86"><span class="def" id="pick__87" original="E3a4.-3801"> to choose only those things that you like or want very much </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fcc-FF7" id="pick__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fcc-FF8" id="pick__89" original="E977.-78e2"><span class="x" id="pick__90" original="E977.-78e1"> Consumers want to pick and choose which products they buy. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fc3" id="choose__346" original="E393.531a" sk="thereislittletochoosebetweenandb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fc4" id="choose__347"><span class="idm" id="choose__348" original="E393.531b"> there is little to choose between A and B </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fc6" id="choose__349"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fc7" id="choose__350"><span class="def" id="choose__351" original="E393.531c"> there is very little difference between two or more things or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fc9" id="choose__352"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fca" id="choose__353" original="E85f.-74d7"><span class="x" id="choose__354" original="E85f.-74d6"> There is little to choose between these technologies, in terms of fuel efficiency. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7666" id="choose__355" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="choose__356"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7668" id="choose__357" original="E85f.-74d4"><span class="shcut" id="choose__358" original="E85f.-74d3"> choose + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.766a" id="choose__359" original="E85f.-74d2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.766b" id="choose__360" original="E85f.-74d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.766c" id="choose__361" original="E85f.-74cf"><span class="coll" id="choose__362"> option </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.766e" id="choose__363" original="E85f.-74ce"><span class="coll" id="choose__364"> alternative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7670" id="choose__365" original="E85f.-74cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7671" id="choose__366" original="E85f.-74cc"><span class="coll" id="choose__367"> item </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7673" id="choose__368" original="E85f.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7674" id="choose__369" original="E85f.-74ca"><span class="coll" id="choose__370"> the one </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7676" id="choose__371" original="E85f.-74c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7677" id="choose__372" original="E85f.-74c4"><span class="coll" id="choose__373"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7679" id="choose__374" original="E85f.-74c3"><span class="coll" id="choose__375"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.767b" id="choose__376" original="E85f.-74c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.767c" id="choose__377" original="E85f.-74f3"><span class="coll" id="choose__378"> path </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.767e" id="choose__379" original="E85f.-74c1"><span class="coll" id="choose__380"> course </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7680" id="choose__381" original="E85f.-74be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7681" id="choose__382" original="E85f.-74bd"><span class="coll" id="choose__383"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7683" id="choose__384" original="E85f.-74b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7684" id="choose__385" original="E85f.-74b7"><span class="coll" id="choose__386"> name </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7686" id="choose__387" original="E85f.-74b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7687" id="choose__388" original="E85f.-74b5"><span class="coll" id="choose__389"> site </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7689" id="choose__390" original="E85f.-74b4"><span class="coll" id="choose__391"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.768b" id="choose__392" original="E85f.-74b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.768c" id="choose__393" original="E85f.-74b2"><span class="coll" id="choose__394"> candidate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.768e" id="choose__395" original="E85f.-74b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.768f" id="choose__396" original="E85f.-74b0"><span class="coll" id="choose__397"> mate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7691" id="choose__398" original="E85f.-74af"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7692" id="choose__399" original="E85f.-74ae"><span class="x" id="choose__400" original="E85f.-74ad"> When the choices appear on the screen, participants are asked to choose the one they would like to receive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7694" id="choose__401" original="E85f.-74ac"><span class="x" id="choose__402" original="E85f.-74ab"> Many in the rural areas are choosing a different path from the one chosen by their ancestors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7696" id="choose__403" original="E85f.-74aa"><span class="shcut" id="choose__404" original="E85f.-74a9"> noun + choose </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7698" id="choose__405" original="E85f.-74a8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7699" id="choose__406" original="E85f.-74a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.769a" id="choose__407" original="E85f.-74a5"><span class="coll" id="choose__408"> people </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.769c" id="choose__409" original="E85f.-74a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.769d" id="choose__410" original="E85f.-74a3"><span class="coll" id="choose__411"> person </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.769f" id="choose__412" original="E85f.-74a2"><span class="coll" id="choose__413"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76a1" id="choose__414" original="E85f.-74a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76a2" id="choose__415" original="E85f.-74a0"><span class="coll" id="choose__416"> female </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76a4" id="choose__417" original="E85f.-749a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76a5" id="choose__418" original="E85f.-7499"><span class="coll" id="choose__419"> company </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76a7" id="choose__420" original="E85f.-7498"><span class="coll" id="choose__421"> firm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76a9" id="choose__422" original="E870.2b41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76aa" id="choose__423" original="E870.2b42"><span class="coll" id="choose__424"> employer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76ac" id="choose__425" original="E85f.-7493"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76ad" id="choose__426" original="E85f.-7492"><span class="coll" id="choose__427"> policymaker </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76af" id="choose__428" original="E85f.-7491"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76b0" id="choose__429" original="E85f.-7490"><span class="coll" id="choose__430"> researcher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76b2" id="choose__431" original="E85f.-748f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76b3" id="choose__432" original="E85f.-748e"><span class="coll" id="choose__433"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76b5" id="choose__434" original="E85f.-748d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76b6" id="choose__435" original="E85f.-748c"><span class="x" id="choose__436" original="E85f.-748b"> It thus appears that females may choose a mate based on the size of his song repertoire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76b8" id="choose__437" original="E470.-4067"><span class="x" id="choose__438" original="E470.-4066"> Consumers might choose to purchase one company's product over the competition simply because they respect the company. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76ba" id="choose__439" original="E85f.-748a"><span class="shcut" id="choose__440" original="E85f.-7489"> adverb + choose </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76bc" id="choose__441" original="E85f.-7488"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76bd" id="choose__442" original="E85f.-7486"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76be" id="choose__443" original="E85f.-7485"><span class="coll" id="choose__444"> randomly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76c0" id="choose__445" original="E85f.-7484"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76c1" id="choose__446" original="E85f.-7483"><span class="coll" id="choose__447"> arbitrarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76c3" id="choose__448" original="E85f.-7482"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76c4" id="choose__449" original="E85f.-7481"><span class="coll" id="choose__450"> suitably </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76c6" id="choose__451" original="E85f.-7480"><span class="coll" id="choose__452"> appropriately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76cb" id="choose__456" original="E85f.-747d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76cc" id="choose__457" original="E85f.-747c"><span class="x" id="choose__458" original="E85f.-747b"> Suitably chosen books can reinforce the therapist's advice. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76ce" id="choose__459" original="E85f.-747a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76cf" id="choose__460" original="E85f.-7478"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76d0" id="choose__461" original="E85f.-7477"><span class="coll" id="choose__462"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76d2" id="choose__463" original="E85f.-7476"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76d3" id="choose__464" original="E85f.-7475"><span class="coll" id="choose__465"> deliberately </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76d5" id="choose__466" original="E85f.-7474"><span class="coll" id="choose__467"> consciously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76d7" id="choose__468" original="E85f.-7473"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76d8" id="choose__469" original="E85f.-7472"><span class="coll" id="choose__470"> actively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76da" id="choose__471" original="E85f.-7471"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76db" id="choose__472" original="E85f.-7470"><span class="coll" id="choose__473"> freely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76dd" id="choose__474" original="E85f.-746f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76de" id="choose__475" original="E85f.-746e"><span class="coll" id="choose__476"> simply </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76e0" id="choose__477" original="E85f.-746d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76e1" id="choose__478" original="E85f.-746c"><span class="x" id="choose__479" original="E85f.-746b"> The site location was carefully chosen in order to avoid flooding. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76e3" id="choose__480" original="E85f.-746a"><span class="x" id="choose__481" original="E85f.-7469"> The defendant had deliberately chosen not to enter into a direct contractual relationship. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76e5" id="choose__482" original="E85f.-7468"><span class="shcut" id="choose__483" original="E85f.-7467"> choose + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76e7" id="choose__484" original="E85f.-7038"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76e8" id="choose__485" original="E85f.-7036"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76e9" id="choose__486" original="E85f.-7035"><span class="coll" id="choose__487"> at random </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76eb" id="choose__488" original="E870.2b43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76ec" id="choose__489" original="E870.2b44"><span class="coll" id="choose__490"> instead </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76ee" id="choose__491" original="E85f.-7034"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76ef" id="choose__492" original="E85f.-7033"><span class="x" id="choose__493" original="E85f.-7032"> Five numbers were chosen at random. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76f1" id="choose__494" original="E85f.-745e"><span class="x" id="choose__495" original="E85f.-745d"> Wordsworth avoids most of these conventions, choosing instead to present a starkly realistic portrait of rural life. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76f3" id="choose__496" original="E85f.-745a"><span class="shcut" id="choose__497" original="E85f.-7459"> chooose to + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76f5" id="choose__498" original="E85f.-7458"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76f6" id="choose__499" original="E85f.-7456"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76f7" id="choose__500" original="E85f.-7455"><span class="coll" id="choose__501"> do </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76f9" id="choose__502" original="E85f.-7454"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76fa" id="choose__503" original="E85f.-7453"><span class="coll" id="choose__504"> focus on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76fc" id="choose__505" original="E870.2b45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76fd" id="choose__506" original="E870.2b46"><span class="coll" id="choose__507"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.76ff" id="choose__508" original="E85f.-7451"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7700" id="choose__509" original="E85f.-7450"><span class="coll" id="choose__510"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7702" id="choose__511" original="E85f.-744f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7703" id="choose__512" original="E85f.-744e"><span class="coll" id="choose__513"> ignore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7705" id="choose__514" original="E85f.-744d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7706" id="choose__515" original="E85f.-744c"><span class="coll" id="choose__516"> withdraw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7708" id="choose__517" original="E85f.-744b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7709" id="choose__518" original="E85f.-744a"><span class="coll" id="choose__519"> live </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.770b" id="choose__520" original="E85f.-7449"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.770c" id="choose__521" original="E85f.-7448"><span class="coll" id="choose__522"> satisfy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.770e" id="choose__523" original="E85f.-7447"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.770f" id="choose__524" original="E85f.-7446"><span class="coll" id="choose__525"> perform </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7711" id="choose__526" original="E85f.-7441"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7712" id="choose__527" original="E85f.-7440"><span class="x" id="choose__528" original="E85f.-743f"> Other authors such as George (1990) have chosen to focus on the role of internal marketing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3a62" id="choose__529" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://choose" title="choose definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3a63" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-fac" id="choose__530" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="choose__531"> choose </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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Christian
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fd0" hm="1" id="christian1" original="E393.572f" sum="347"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fd1" id="christian1__1" original="E393.5730"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fd2" id="christian1__2" original="E393.5731"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> Christian <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fdd" id="christian1__7" original="E393.573a"><span class="pos" id="christian1__8" original="E393.573b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76e2" eid="christian1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1e98" geo="br" id="christian1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="christian1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chris/christian__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chris/christian__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://christian__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1e95" geo="n_am" id="christian1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="christian1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chris/christian__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chris/christian__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://christian__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fdf" id="christian1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fe0" id="christian1__15" original="E393.573c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="christian1__16" original="E393.573d"> based on or believing the teachings of Jesus Christ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fe2" id="christian1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fe3" id="christian1__18" original="E4a5.4d34"><span class="x" id="christian1__19" original="E4a5.4d35"> the Christian Church/faith/religion </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fe5" id="christian1__20" original="E4a5.4d36"><span class="x" id="christian1__21" original="E4a5.4d37"> She had a Christian upbringing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fe7" id="christian1__22" original="E393.573e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="christian1__23" original="E393.573f"> connected with <a class="ndv" href="entry://Christians" id="christian1__24"> Christians </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fea" id="christian1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7feb" id="christian1__26" original="E4a5.4d39"><span class="x" id="christian1__27" original="E4a5.4d3a"> the Christian sector of the city </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3b9e" id="christian1__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://christian_1" title="Christian definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3b9f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-9a5" id="christian1__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="christian1__30"> Christian </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fed" hm="2" id="christian2" original="E393.5746" sum="259"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fee" id="christian2__1" original="E393.5747"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7fef" id="christian2__2" original="E393.5748"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> Christian <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ffa" id="christian2__7" original="E393.5751"><span class="pos" id="christian2__8" original="E393.5752"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76e9" eid="christian2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1e92" geo="br" id="christian2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="christian2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chris/christian__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chris/christian__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://christian__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1e8f" geo="n_am" id="christian2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="christian2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chris/christian__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chris/christian__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://christian__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ffc" id="christian2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.7ffd" id="christian2__15" original="E393.5753"><span class="def" id="christian2__16" original="E393.5754"> a person who believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8000" id="christian2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fff" id="christian2__18" original="E4a5.4d3d"><span class="x" id="christian2__19" original="E4a5.4d3e"> Only 10% of the population are now practising Christians. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3bbf" id="christian2__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://christian_1" title="Christian definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3bc0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-9a5" id="christian2__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="christian2__22"> Christian </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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Christianity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ffd" id="christianity" original="E393.5766" sum="288"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ffc" id="christianity__1" original="E393.5767"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ffb" id="christianity__2" original="E393.5768"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> Christianity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ff3" id="christianity__4" original="E393.576d"><span class="pos" id="christianity__5" original="E393.576e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76f0" eid="christianity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1e3b" geo="br" id="christianity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="christianity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪstiˈænəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chris/christianity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chris/christianity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://christianity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1e38" geo="n_am" id="christianity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="christianity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪstiˈænəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chris/christianity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chris/christianity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://christianity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ff1" id="christianity__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="christianity__12" original="E393.5770"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fef" id="christianity__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fee" id="christianity__14" original="E393.5771"><span class="def" id="christianity__15" original="E393.5772"> the religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the belief that he was the son of God </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fec" id="christianity__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7feb" id="christianity__17" original="E4a5.4d3f"><span class="x" id="christianity__18" original="E4a5.4d40"> the spread of Christianity in the first century </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3bd7" id="christianity__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://christianity" title="Christianity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3bd8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-957" id="christianity__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="christianity__21"> Christianity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chromosome
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fe9" id="chromosome" original="E393.58fe" sum="504"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fe8" id="chromosome__1" original="E393.58ff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fe7" id="chromosome__2" original="E393.5900"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chromosome </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fda" id="chromosome__7" original="E393.5908"><span class="pos" id="chromosome__8" original="E393.5909"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76f7" eid="chromosome__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-19ab" geo="br" id="chromosome__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chromosome__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrəʊməsəʊm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chrom/chromosome__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chrom/chromosome__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chromosome__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-19a8" geo="n_am" id="chromosome__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chromosome__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkroʊməsoʊm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chrom/chromosome__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chrom/chromosome__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chromosome__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fd8" id="chromosome__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="chromosome__15" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fd6" id="chromosome__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fd5" id="chromosome__17" original="E393.590c"><span class="def" id="chromosome__18" original="E393.590d"> one of the very small structures like threads in the <a class="ndv" href="entry://nuclei" id="chromosome__19"> nuclei </a> of animal and plant cells, that carry the <a class="ndv" href="entry://genes" id="chromosome__20"> genes </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fd1" id="chromosome__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fd0" id="chromosome__22" original="E4e1.-7d8e"><span class="x" id="chromosome__23" original="E4e1.-7d8d"> In most cells, chromosomes are visible via microscopy only during the process of cell division. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fce" id="chromosome__24" original="E4e1.-7d8c"><span class="x" id="chromosome__25" original="E4e1.-7d8b"> A single chromosome contains many genes embedded within a single DNA molecule. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fcc" id="chromosome__26" original="E393.5914" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://x-chromosome" title="X chromosome definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fcb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.4a08" id="chromosome__27" original="E393.5917"><span class="xh" id="chromosome__28"> X chromosome </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://y-chromosome" title="Y chromosome definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fc9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.4a81" id="chromosome__29" original="E393.5919"><span class="xh" id="chromosome__30"> Y chromosome </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fc7" id="chromosome__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fc6" id="chromosome__32" original="E4c1.429d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fc5" id="chromosome__33"><span class="dr" id="chromosome__34" original="E4c1.429e"> chromosomal </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fbc" id="chromosome__35" original="E4c1.42a2"><span class="pos" id="chromosome__36" original="E4c1.42a3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.76f8" eid="chromosome__37" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-19b1" geo="br" id="chromosome__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chromosome__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrəʊməˈsəʊməl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chrom/chromosomal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chrom/chromosomal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chromosomal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-19ae" geo="n_am" id="chromosome__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chromosome__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkroʊməˈsoʊməl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chrom/chromosomal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chrom/chromosomal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chromosomal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fba" id="chromosome__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="chromosome__43" original="E4c1.42a5"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fb8" id="chromosome__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fb7" id="chromosome__45" original="E4c1.42a6"><span class="x" id="chromosome__46" original="E4c1.42a7"> Chromosomal abnormalities occur in 10–20% of spermatozoa. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3bf3" id="chromosome__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chromosome" title="chromosome definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3bf4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-764" id="chromosome__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chromosome__49"> chromosome </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chronic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fb5" id="chronic" original="E393.5922" sum="522"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fb4" id="chronic__1" original="E393.5923"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fb3" id="chronic__2" original="E393.5924"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chronic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fa9" id="chronic__4" original="E393.5929"><span class="pos" id="chronic__5" original="E393.592a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7705" eid="chronic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-193a" geo="br" id="chronic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɒnɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chron/chronic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://chronic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1936" geo="n_am" id="chronic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɑːnɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chron/chronic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chronic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fa7" id="chronic__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fa6" id="chronic__12" original="E393.592b"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fa5" id="chronic__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="chronic__14" original="E393.592c"> especially of a disease </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="chronic__15" original="E393.592d"> lasting for a long time; difficult to cure or get rid of </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fa2" id="chronic__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fa1" id="chronic__17" original="E85f.-6dbc"><span class="x" id="chronic__18" original="E85f.-6dbb"> Asthma is a common chronic disease of childhood. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f9f" id="chronic__19" original="E85f.-6dba"><span class="x" id="chronic__20" original="E85f.-6db9"> These symptoms are associated with chronic hepatitis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f9d" id="chronic__21" original="E870.2d3b"><span class="x" id="chronic__22" original="E870.2d3c"> The treatment of severe chronic pain is difficult. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f9b" id="chronic__23" original="E870.2d39"><span class="x" id="chronic__24" original="E870.2d3d"> a chronic illness/condition/infection/disorder </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f99" id="chronic__25" original="E85f.-6dbd"><span class="x" id="chronic__26" original="E85f.-6db8"> The financial crash had created chronic unemployment and poverty. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f97" id="chronic__27" original="E393.592e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://acute" title="acute definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f96" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f3a" id="chronic__28" original="E393.592f"><span class="xh" id="chronic__29"> acute </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f93" id="chronic__30"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f92" id="chronic__31" original="E870.2d3a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f91" id="chronic__32"><span class="dr" id="chronic__33" original="E870.2d3e"> chronically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f88" id="chronic__34" original="E870.2d42"><span class="pos" id="chronic__35" original="E870.2d43"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7706" eid="chronic__36" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1932" geo="br" id="chronic__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronic__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɒnɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chron/chronically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chronically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-192e" geo="n_am" id="chronic__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronic__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɑːnɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chron/chronically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chronically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f86" id="chronic__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f85" id="chronic__42" original="E870.2d44"><span class="x" id="chronic__43" original="E870.2d45"> Rousseau was by now chronically ill. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3c27" id="chronic__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chronic" title="chronic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3c28" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-736" id="chronic__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chronic__46"> chronic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chronological
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f83" id="chronological" original="E393.59bb" sum="622"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f82" id="chronological__1" original="E393.59bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f81" id="chronological__2" original="E393.59bd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chronological </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f78" id="chronological__4" original="E393.59c2"><span class="pos" id="chronological__5" original="E393.59c3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7717" eid="chronological__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1705" geo="br" id="chronological__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronological__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chron/chronological__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronological__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chronological__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1701" geo="n_am" id="chronological__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronological__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chron/chronological__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronological__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chronological__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f76" id="chronological__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f75" id="chronological__12" original="E393.59c4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f74" id="chronological__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="chronological__14" original="E393.59c5"> of a number of events </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="chronological__15" original="E393.59c6"> arranged in the order in which they happened </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f71" id="chronological__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f70" id="chronological__17" original="E85f.-6b64"><span class="x" id="chronological__18" original="E85f.-6b63"> The method involved listing the incidents in chronological order from 1900 onwards. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f6e" id="chronological__19" original="E393.59c7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="chronological__20" original="E393.59c8"><span class="exp" id="chronological__21"> chronological </span> age </span><span class="def" id="chronological__22" original="E393.59cb"> the number of years a person or animal has lived as opposed to their level of physical, mental or emotional development </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f6a" id="chronological__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f69" id="chronological__24" original="E85f.-6b62"><span class="x" id="chronological__25" original="E85f.-6b61"> The results suggest that the level of mutations in the rats reflected their biological rather than their chronological age. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f67" id="chronological__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f66" id="chronological__27" original="E870.2e15"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f65" id="chronological__28"><span class="dr" id="chronological__29" original="E870.2e16"> chronologically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f5c" id="chronological__30" original="E870.2e1a"><span class="pos" id="chronological__31" original="E870.2e1b"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7718" eid="chronological__32" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-170d" geo="br" id="chronological__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronological__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chron/chronologically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronologically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chronologically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1709" geo="n_am" id="chronological__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronological__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chron/chronologically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronologically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chronologically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f5a" id="chronological__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f59" id="chronological__38" original="E870.2e1c"><span class="x" id="chronological__39" original="E870.2e1d"> The next play in the sequence to be written, Richard III, was chronologically the last in terms of the events that it portrays. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3c5e" id="chronological__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chronological" title="chronological definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3c5f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-670" id="chronological__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chronological__42"> chronological </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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chronology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f57" id="chronology" original="E393.59d6" sum="451"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f56" id="chronology__1" original="E393.59d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f55" id="chronology__2" original="E393.59d8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> chronology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f49" id="chronology__7" original="E393.59e0"><span class="pos" id="chronology__8" original="E393.59e1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7729" eid="chronology__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-16a5" geo="br" id="chronology__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronology__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krəˈnɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chr/chron/chronology__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronology__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://chronology__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-16a1" geo="n_am" id="chronology__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="chronology__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krəˈnɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chr/chron/chronology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chr/chron/chronology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://chronology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f47" id="chronology__14" original="E393.59e2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f44" form="pl" id="chronology__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="chronology__16" original="E393.59e6"> chronologies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f42" id="chronology__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="chronology__18" original="E393.59e8"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="chronology__19" original="E393.59e9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f3f" id="chronology__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f3e" id="chronology__21" original="E393.59ea"><span class="cf" id="chronology__22" original="E870.2e1e"><span class="exp" id="chronology__23"> chronology </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="chronology__24" original="E393.59eb"> the order in which a series of events happened; a list of these events in order </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f3a" id="chronology__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f39" id="chronology__26" original="E85f.-6b68"><span class="x" id="chronology__27" original="E85f.-6b67"> It is in fact exceedingly hard to establish the chronology of these developments in government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f37" id="chronology__28" original="E85f.-6b66"><span class="x" id="chronology__29" original="E85f.-6b65"> Other relative chronologies were based on the succession of climatic phases during the Ice Age. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3c9c" id="chronology__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chronology" title="chronology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3c9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-64c" id="chronology__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="chronology__32"> chronology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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church
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f35" id="church" original="E393.5c99" sum="1051"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f34" id="church__1" original="E393.5c9a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f33" id="church__2" original="E393.5c9b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> church </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f27" id="church__7" original="E393.5ca5"><span class="pos" id="church__8" original="E393.5ca6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7732" eid="church__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-cce" geo="br" id="church__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="church__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɜːtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/chu/churc/church__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/chu/churc/church__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://church__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-ccb" geo="n_am" id="church__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="church__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> tʃɜːrtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/chu/churc/church__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/chu/churc/church__us_1.ogg" href="sound://church__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f25" id="church__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f24" id="church__15" original="E393.5ca7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f23" id="church__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="church__17" original="E393.5ca9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="church__18" original="E393.5caa"> a building where Christians go to worship </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f20" id="church__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f1f" id="church__20" original="E890.4673"><span class="x" id="church__21" original="E890.4674"> They married in her parish church. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f1d" id="church__22" original="E890.4675"><span class="x" id="church__23" original="E890.4676"> During religious holidays, crowds gather in or near the mosques and churches. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f1b" id="church__24" original="E393.5cab"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f1a" id="church__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="church__26" original="E393.5cad"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="church__27" original="E393.5cae"> a service or services in a <span class="dh" id="church__28" original="E393.5caf"> church </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f16" id="church__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f15" id="church__30" original="E890.4677"><span class="x" id="church__31" original="E890.4678"> I grew up going to church. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f13" id="church__32" original="E890.4679"><span class="x" id="church__33" original="E890.467a"> Attending church was one way for them to socialize and be active in their community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f11" id="church__34" original="E890.467d"><span class="cf" id="church__35" original="E4a8.5418"> in <span class="exp" id="church__36"> church </span></span><span class="x" id="church__37" original="E890.467e"> They wanted to be married in church. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f0d" id="church__38" original="E890.467b"><span class="cf" id="church__39" original="E4a8.5419"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="church__40" original="E890.467c"> There has been a significant decline in church attendance in Italy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f0a" id="church__41" original="E393.5cb3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f09" id="church__42" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f08" id="church__43"><span class="v"><strong> Church </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f06" id="church__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="church__46" original="E393.5cb6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="church__47" original="E393.5cb7"> a particular group of Christians </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f03" id="church__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f02" id="church__49" original="E890.4683"><span class="x" id="church__50" original="E890.4684"> There is a lot of opposition to family planning, particularly from the Catholic Church. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f00" id="church__51" original="E890.467f"><span class="x" id="church__52" original="E890.4680"> People in closed network religious groups tend to be suspicious of people outside the church. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7efe" id="church__53" original="E393.5cbb"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7efd" id="church__54" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7efc" id="church__55"><span class="v"><strong> (the) Church </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7efa" id="church__57"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="church__58" original="E393.5cbe"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="church__59" original="E393.5cbf"> the ministers of the Christian religion; the institution of the Christian religion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ef7" id="church__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ef6" id="church__61" original="E890.4685"><span class="x" id="church__62" original="E890.4686"> Despite the separation of Church and State, the USA retains a Judaeo-Christian ethos. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3cb9" id="church__63" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://church" title="church definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3cba" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.-2d5" id="church__64" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="church__65"> church </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cigarette
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ef4" id="cigarette" original="E393.5f04" sum="354"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ef3" id="cigarette__1" original="E393.5f05"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ef2" id="cigarette__2" original="E393.5f06"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cigarette </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ee6" id="cigarette__7" original="E393.5f0e"><span class="pos" id="cigarette__8" original="E393.5f0f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7739" eid="cigarette__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1c0" geo="br" id="cigarette__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cigarette__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪɡəˈret <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cig/cigar/cigarette__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cig/cigar/cigarette__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cigarette__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.-1bd" geo="n_am" id="cigarette__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cigarette__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪɡəret <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cig/cigar/cigarette__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cig/cigar/cigarette__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://cigarette__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ee4" id="cigarette__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ee3" id="cigarette__15" original="E393.5f10"><span class="def" id="cigarette__16" original="E393.5f11"> a thin tube of paper filled with <a class="ndv" href="entry://tobacco" id="cigarette__17"> tobacco </a> , for smoking </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ee0" id="cigarette__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7edf" id="cigarette__19" original="E4a8.541b"><span class="x" id="cigarette__20" original="E4a8.541c"> He smokes about 10 cigarettes each day and drinks about 20 units of alcohol each week. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7edd" id="cigarette__21" original="E4a8.541e"><span class="cf" id="cigarette__22" original="E4a8.541d"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cigarette__23" original="E4a8.541f"> Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for several cancers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3cfd" id="cigarette__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cigarette" title="cigarette definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3cfe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5e" id="cigarette__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cigarette__26"> cigarette </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cinema
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eda" id="cinema" original="E393.6071" sum="967"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ed9" id="cinema__1" original="E393.6072"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ed8" id="cinema__2" original="E393.6073"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cinema </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ecd" id="cinema__7" original="E393.607b"><span class="pos" id="cinema__8" original="E393.607c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7740" eid="cinema__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.9f2" geo="br" id="cinema__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cinema__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪnəmə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cin/cinem/cinema__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cin/cinem/cinema__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://cinema__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.9f5" geo="n_am" id="cinema__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cinema__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪnəmə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cin/cinem/cinema__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cin/cinem/cinema__us_3.ogg" href="sound://cinema__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ecb" id="cinema__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eca" id="cinema__15" original="E393.607d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6762" id="cinema__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cinema__17" original="E393.607f"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ec9" id="cinema__18" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ec5" id="cinema__19"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ec8" id="cinema__20"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="cinema__21" original="E393.6082"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> movie theater </strong></span></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ec3" id="cinema__23"><span class="v"><strong> theater </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ec1" id="cinema__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cinema__26" original="E393.6086"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cinema__27" original="E393.6087"> a building in which films are shown </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ebe" id="cinema__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ebd" id="cinema__29" original="E890.4695"><span class="x" id="cinema__30" original="E890.4696"> Working women preferred to spend their leisure hours at the cinema or dance-hall. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ebb" id="cinema__31" original="E393.6088"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eba" id="cinema__32" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eb9" id="cinema__33"><span class="v"><strong> the cinema </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eb7" id="cinema__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="cinema__36" original="E393.608b"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6761" id="cinema__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cinema__38" original="E393.608c"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eb5" id="cinema__39" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eb1" id="cinema__40"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eb4" id="cinema__41"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="cinema__42" original="E393.608f"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> the movies </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eaf" id="cinema__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="cinema__45" original="E87e.-58a5"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cinema__46" original="E393.6091"> when you go to <span class="dh" id="cinema__47" original="E393.6092"> the cinema </span> , you go to a cinema to see a film </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eab" id="cinema__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eaa" id="cinema__49" original="E890.468d"><span class="x" id="cinema__50" original="E890.468e"> Will people still go to the cinema to watch films if they can download them direct to their PCs? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ea8" id="cinema__51" original="E890.468f"><span class="x" id="cinema__52" original="E890.4690"> How frequently do you usually visit the cinema? </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ea6" id="cinema__53" original="E393.6094"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ea5" id="cinema__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cinema__55" original="E393.6096"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="cinema__56" original="E393.6097"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6760" id="cinema__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cinema__58" original="E393.6098"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ea2" id="cinema__59" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e9e" id="cinema__60"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ea1" id="cinema__61"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="cinema__62" original="E393.609b"> North American English <span class="suffix"> usually </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> the movies </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e9c" id="cinema__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="cinema__65" original="E87e.-58a3"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cinema__66" original="E393.609d"> films as an art or an industry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e99" id="cinema__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e98" id="cinema__68" original="E890.4691"><span class="x" id="cinema__69" original="E890.4692"> Even in silent cinema, someone is always speaking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e96" id="cinema__70" original="E890.4693"><span class="x" id="cinema__71" original="E890.4694"> During British cinema's postwar heyday, female supporting players were very important. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3d1a" id="cinema__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cinema" title="cinema definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3d1b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.216" id="cinema__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cinema__74"> cinema </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cinematic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e94" id="cinematic" original="E393.60ba" sum="347"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e93" id="cinematic__1" original="E393.60bb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e92" id="cinematic__2" original="E393.60bc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cinematic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e8a" id="cinematic__4" original="E393.60c1"><span class="pos" id="cinematic__5" original="E393.60c2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7747" eid="cinematic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.db" geo="br" id="cinematic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cinematic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cin/cinem/cinematic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cin/cinem/cinematic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cinematic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.de" geo="n_am" id="cinematic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cinematic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cin/cinem/cinematic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cin/cinem/cinematic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cinematic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e88" id="cinematic__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cinematic__12" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e86" id="cinematic__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e85" id="cinematic__14" original="E393.60c5"><span class="def" id="cinematic__15" original="E393.60c6"> connected with films and how they are made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e83" id="cinematic__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e82" id="cinematic__17" original="E4a8.5423"><span class="x" id="cinematic__18" original="E4a8.5424"> In this study, he examines the use of expressionist cinematic techniques. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e80" id="cinematic__19" original="E4a8.5425"><span class="x" id="cinematic__20" original="E4a8.5426"> cinematic images/styles </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e7e" id="cinematic__21" original="E890.4699"><span class="x" id="cinematic__22" original="E890.469a"> This book deploys a distinctive non-linear, even cinematic, structure. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3d63" id="cinematic__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cinematic" title="cinematic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3d64" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2d9" id="cinematic__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cinematic__25"> cinematic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circadian
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e7c" id="circadian" original="E393.615d" sum="271"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e7b" id="circadian__1" original="E393.615e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e7a" id="circadian__2" original="E393.615f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circadian </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e71" id="circadian__4" original="E393.6164"><span class="pos" id="circadian__5" original="E393.6165"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.774e" eid="circadian__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.1f6" geo="br" id="circadian__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circadian__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɜːˈkeɪdiən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circa/circadian__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circa/circadian__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circadian__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.1fa" geo="n_am" id="circadian__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circadian__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sɜːrˈkeɪdiən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circa/circadian__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circa/circadian__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circadian__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e6f" id="circadian__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="circadian__12" original="E393.6167"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e6d" id="circadian__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="circadian__14" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e6b" id="circadian__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e6a" id="circadian__16" original="E393.6169"><span class="def" id="circadian__17" original="E393.616a"> connected with the changes in the bodies of people or animals over each period of 24 hours </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e68" id="circadian__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e67" id="circadian__19" original="E442.4be6"><span class="x" id="circadian__20" original="E442.4be7"> Shift work can disrupt the circadian rhythm. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3d83" id="circadian__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circadian" title="circadian definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3d84" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3b0" id="circadian__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circadian__23"> circadian </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circle
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e65" hm="1" id="circle1" original="E393.616b" sum="1027"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e64" id="circle1__1" original="E393.616c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e63" id="circle1__2" original="E393.616d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circle <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e57" id="circle1__7" original="E393.6178"><span class="pos" id="circle1__8" original="E393.6179"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7757" eid="circle1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.b2d" geo="br" id="circle1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circl/circle__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circle__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://circle__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.b30" geo="n_am" id="circle1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circl/circle__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circle__us_2.ogg" href="sound://circle__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e55" id="circle1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e54" id="circle1__15" original="E393.617a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="circle1__16" original="E393.617b"> a completely round flat shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e52" id="circle1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e51" id="circle1__18" original="E85f.-69ef"><span class="x" id="circle1__19" original="E85f.-69ee"> In Fig. 3 the triangles and circles represent boys and girls respectively. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e4f" id="circle1__20" original="E393.617f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="circle1__21" original="E393.6180"> the line that forms the edge of a circle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e4d" id="circle1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e4c" id="circle1__23" original="E85f.-69ed"><span class="x" id="circle1__24" original="E85f.-69ec"> The circle formed by the equator has the North Pole as its centre. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e4a" id="circle1__25" original="E393.6188"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="circle1__26" original="E393.6189"> a thing or a group of people or things shaped like a circle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e48" id="circle1__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e47" id="circle1__28" original="E85f.-69eb"><span class="x" id="circle1__29" original="E85f.-69ea"> A very short length of tubing is bent into a circle. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e45" id="circle1__30" original="E393.619c"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="circle1__31" original="E393.619d"> a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests, jobs, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e43" id="circle1__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e42" id="circle1__33" original="E85f.-69e9"><span class="x" id="circle1__34" original="E85f.-69e8"> These ideas found a receptive hearing in some Christian circles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e40" id="circle1__35" original="E837.-7ac0"><span class="cf" id="circle1__36" original="E837.-7ac1"><span class="exp" id="circle1__37"> circle </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="circle1__38" original="E837.-7abf"> She was described as a strong-minded and outgoing person with a large circle of friends. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e3c" id="circle1__39" original="E393.619e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vicious-circle" title="vicious circle definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e3b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-99a" id="circle1__40" original="E393.61a3"><span class="xh" id="circle1__41"> vicious circle </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e39" id="circle1__42" original="E393.61a5"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e38" id="circle1__43" original="E393.61a6" sk="comefullcircle"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e37" id="circle1__44"><span class="idm" id="circle1__45" original="E393.61a7"> come full circle </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e35" id="circle1__46"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e34" id="circle1__47"><span class="def" id="circle1__48" original="E393.61a8"> to return to the situation in which you started, after a series of events or experiences </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e32" id="circle1__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e31" id="circle1__50" original="E85f.-69e5"><span class="x" id="circle1__51" original="E85f.-69e4"> The argument has now come full circle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e2f" id="circle1__52" original="E85f.-69e3"><span class="x" id="circle1__53" original="E85f.-69e2"> A reduction in the profit rate will tend to discourage investment, and the process may then come full circle. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3d9c" id="circle1__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circle_1" title="circle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3d9d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3c5" id="circle1__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circle1__56"> circle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e2d" hm="2" id="circle2" original="E393.61b1" sum="533"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e2c" id="circle2__1" original="E393.61b2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e2b" id="circle2__2" original="E393.61b3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circle <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e1d" id="circle2__9" original="E393.61be"><span class="pos" id="circle2__10" original="E393.61bf"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.775e" eid="circle2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.b60" geo="br" id="circle2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circl/circle__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circle__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://circle__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.b63" geo="n_am" id="circle2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circl/circle__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circle__us_2.ogg" href="sound://circle__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-18a1" id="circle2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50dd" form="root" id="circle2__17"><span class="vp" id="circle2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> circle </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50df" eid="circle2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50e0" geo="br" id="circle2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circl/circle__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circle__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://circle__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50e3" geo="n_am" id="circle2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circl/circle__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circle__us_2.ogg" href="sound://circle__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50e6" form="thirdps" id="circle2__24"><span class="vp" id="circle2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> circles </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50e8" eid="circle2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50e9" geo="br" id="circle2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːklz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circl/circles__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circles__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circles__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50ec" geo="n_am" id="circle2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrklz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circl/circles__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circles__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circles__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50ef" form="past" id="circle2__31"><span class="vp" id="circle2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> circled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50f1" eid="circle2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50f2" geo="br" id="circle2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circl/circled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50f5" geo="n_am" id="circle2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circl/circled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50f8" form="pastpart" id="circle2__38"><span class="vp" id="circle2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> circled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50fa" eid="circle2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50fb" geo="br" id="circle2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circl/circled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.50fe" geo="n_am" id="circle2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circl/circled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5101" form="prespart" id="circle2__45"><span class="vp" id="circle2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> circling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5103" eid="circle2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5104" geo="br" id="circle2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːklɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circl/circling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5107" geo="n_am" id="circle2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circle2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrklɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circl/circling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circl/circling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dec" id="circle2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7deb" id="circle2__53" original="E393.61dc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dea" id="circle2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="circle2__55" original="E393.61de"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="circle2__56" original="E393.61df"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="circle2__57" original="E393.61e0"> to move in a circle, especially in the air </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7de6" id="circle2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7de5" id="circle2__59" original="E85c.-69f4"><span class="cf" id="circle2__60" original="E393.61e2"><span class="exp" id="circle2__61"> circle </span> something </span><span class="x" id="circle2__62" original="E85c.-69f3"> A GPS involves a group of satellites circling the earth in precisely known orbits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7de1" id="circle2__63" original="E85c.-69f0"><span class="cf" id="circle2__64" original="E393.61e1"><span class="exp" id="circle2__65"> circle </span> adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="circle2__66" original="E85c.-69ed"> In a sense, the poem circles back to its title. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ddd" id="circle2__67" original="E393.61e3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ddc" id="circle2__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="circle2__69" original="E393.61e5"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="circle2__70" original="E393.61e6"><span class="exp" id="circle2__71"> circle </span> something </span><span class="def" id="circle2__72" original="E393.61e7"> to draw a circle around something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dd7" id="circle2__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dd6" id="circle2__74" original="E85c.-69ec"><span class="x" id="circle2__75" original="E85c.-69eb"> They were asked to circle the answer that best represented the meaning. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3e08" id="circle2__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circle_1" title="circle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3e09" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3c5" id="circle2__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circle2__78"> circle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circuit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dd4" id="circuit" original="E393.61ff" sum="392"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dd3" id="circuit__1" original="E393.6200"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dd2" id="circuit__2" original="E393.6201"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circuit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dc5" id="circuit__7" original="E393.620b"><span class="pos" id="circuit__8" original="E393.620c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7765" eid="circuit__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.3f6" geo="br" id="circuit__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circuit__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circuit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circuit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circuit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.3f9" geo="n_am" id="circuit__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circuit__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circuit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circuit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circuit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dc3" id="circuit__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dc2" id="circuit__15" original="E393.620f"><span class="def" id="circuit__16" original="E393.6210"> the complete path of wires and equipment along which an electric current flows </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dc0" id="circuit__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dbf" id="circuit__18" original="E837.-7662"><span class="x" id="circuit__19" original="E837.-7661"> Ohm's law accurately describes the behaviour of electrical circuits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dbd" id="circuit__20" original="E837.-7660"><span class="cf" id="circuit__21" original="E47f.6c30"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="circuit__22" original="E837.-765f"> This operation is illustrated in the circuit diagram in Fig. 4.2. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dba" id="circuit__23" original="E393.6211" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://integrated-circuit" title="integrated circuit definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7db9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-dba" id="circuit__24" original="E393.6212"><span class="xh" id="circuit__25"> integrated circuit </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://short-circuit_1" title="short circuit definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7db7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.747c" id="circuit__26" original="E393.6216"><span class="xh" id="circuit__27"> short circuit </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3e34" id="circuit__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circuit" title="circuit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3e35" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4a3" id="circuit__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circuit__30"> circuit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circular
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7db5" id="circular" original="E393.6278" sum="621"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7db4" id="circular__1" original="E393.6279"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7db3" id="circular__2" original="E393.627a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circular </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7da7" id="circular__7" original="E393.6283"><span class="pos" id="circular__8" original="E393.6284"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.776c" eid="circular__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.502" geo="br" id="circular__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circular__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkjələ(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circular__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circular__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circular__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.506" geo="n_am" id="circular__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circular__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkjələr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circular__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circular__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circular__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7da5" id="circular__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7da4" id="circular__15" original="E393.6285"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="circular__16" original="E393.6286"> shaped like a circle; round </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7da2" id="circular__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7da1" id="circular__18" original="E85f.-69a5"><span class="x" id="circular__19" original="E85f.-69a4"> The standard manual gauge has a circular mouth with internal diameter 127 mm. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d9f" id="circular__20" original="E393.6287"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="circular__21" original="E393.6288"> moving around in a circle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d9d" id="circular__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d9c" id="circular__23" original="E85f.-69a3"><span class="x" id="circular__24" original="E85f.-69a2"> The ions follow a circular path. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d9a" id="circular__25" original="E837.-7a43"><span class="x" id="circular__26" original="E837.-7a42"> He believed that the planets Venus and Mercury moved in circular orbits around the sun. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d98" id="circular__27" original="E393.6289"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d97" id="circular__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="circular__29" original="E393.628a"> of an argument or a theory </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="circular__30" original="E393.628b"> using an idea or a statement to prove something which is then used to prove the idea or statement at the beginning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d94" id="circular__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d93" id="circular__32" original="E86b.-7f2d"><span class="x" id="circular__33" original="E86b.-7f2c"> Their reasoning amounts to little more than a circular argument. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3e57" id="circular__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circular_1" title="circular definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3e58" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.542" id="circular__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circular__36"> circular </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circulate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d91" id="circulate" original="E393.62bb" sum="1107"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d90" id="circulate__1" original="E393.62bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d8f" id="circulate__2" original="E393.62bd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circulate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d81" id="circulate__9" original="E393.62c7"><span class="pos" id="circulate__10" original="E393.62c8"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7775" eid="circulate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.650" geo="br" id="circulate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkjəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circulate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circulate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.654" geo="n_am" id="circulate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkjəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circulate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circulate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1873" id="circulate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.658" form="root" id="circulate__17"><span class="vp" id="circulate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> circulate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.65a" eid="circulate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.65b" geo="br" id="circulate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkjəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circulate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circulate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.65f" geo="n_am" id="circulate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkjəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circulate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circulate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.663" form="thirdps" id="circulate__24"><span class="vp" id="circulate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> circulates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.665" eid="circulate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.666" geo="br" id="circulate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkjəleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circulates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circulates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.669" geo="n_am" id="circulate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkjəleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circulates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circulates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.66c" form="past" id="circulate__31"><span class="vp" id="circulate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> circulated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.66e" eid="circulate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.66f" geo="br" id="circulate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkjəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circulated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circulated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.672" geo="n_am" id="circulate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkjəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circulated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circulated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.675" form="pastpart" id="circulate__38"><span class="vp" id="circulate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> circulated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.677" eid="circulate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.678" geo="br" id="circulate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkjəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circulated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circulated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67b" geo="n_am" id="circulate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkjəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circulated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circulated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67e" form="prespart" id="circulate__45"><span class="vp" id="circulate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> circulating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.680" eid="circulate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.681" geo="br" id="circulate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkjəleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circulating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circulating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.684" geo="n_am" id="circulate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkjəleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circulating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circulating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d50" id="circulate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d4f" id="circulate__53" original="E393.62e5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d4e" id="circulate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="circulate__55" original="E393.62e7"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="circulate__56" original="E393.62e8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="circulate__57" original="E393.62e9"> to move continuously or freely around a system or area; to cause something to move in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d4a" id="circulate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d49" id="circulate__59" original="E89b.-7f3c"><span class="x" id="circulate__60" original="E89b.-7f3b"> Infancy marks a period during which circulating sex hormone levels are very low. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d47" id="circulate__61" original="E89b.-7f3a"><span class="cf" id="circulate__62" original="E837.-75cf"><span class="exp" id="circulate__63"> circulate </span> through/throughout/around something </span><span class="x" id="circulate__64" original="E89b.-7f39"> Once imported, the goods circulate freely throughout the countries of the customs union. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d43" id="circulate__65" original="E89b.-7f38"><span class="cf" id="circulate__66" original="E393.62ec"><span class="exp" id="circulate__67"> circulate </span> something (through/throughout/around something) </span><span class="x" id="circulate__68" original="E89b.-7f37"> Cold water is circulated through the engine. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d3f" id="circulate__69" original="E393.62ed"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d3e" id="circulate__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="circulate__71" original="E393.62ef"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="circulate__72" original="E393.62f0"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d3b" id="circulate__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="circulate__74" original="E837.-75ce"> of ideas or information </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="circulate__75" original="E393.62f2"> to pass from place to place or person to person; to pass on ideas or information, especially to all the members of a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d38" id="circulate__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d37" id="circulate__77" original="E837.-75cd"><span class="x" id="circulate__78" original="E837.-75cc"> Rumours circulated that the factory would close. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d35" id="circulate__79" original="E89b.-7f36"><span class="cf" id="circulate__80" original="E393.62f1"><span class="exp" id="circulate__81"> circulate </span> something (among somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="circulate__82" original="E89b.-7f35"> The technical plans for the computer were widely circulated among US research institutes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d31" id="circulate__83" original="E89b.-7f34"><span class="cf" id="circulate__84" original="E837.-75cb"><span class="exp" id="circulate__85"> circulate </span> something to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="circulate__86" original="E89b.-7f33"> The draft proposal was circulated to all departments for comments. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3eb3" id="circulate__87" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circulate" title="circulate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3eb4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5a1" id="circulate__88" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circulate__89"> circulate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circulation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d2d" id="circulation" original="E393.62fe" sum="1665"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d2c" id="circulation__1" original="E393.62ff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d2b" id="circulation__2" original="E393.6300"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circulation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d1f" id="circulation__7" original="E393.6308"><span class="pos" id="circulation__8" original="E393.6309"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.777e" eid="circulation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.729" geo="br" id="circulation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circulation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circulation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.72d" geo="n_am" id="circulation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːrkjəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circulation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circulation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d1d" id="circulation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d1c" id="circulation__15" original="E393.630a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d1b" id="circulation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="circulation__17" original="E393.630c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="circulation__18" original="E393.630d"> the movement of blood around the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d18" id="circulation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d17" id="circulation__20" original="E89b.-7f02"><span class="x" id="circulation__21" original="E89b.-7f01"> The patient was suffering from poor circulation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d15" id="circulation__22" original="E837.-733e"><span class="x" id="circulation__23" original="E837.-733d"> Iodide is rapidly removed from circulation by the thyroid and kidney. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d13" id="circulation__24" original="E837.-733b"><span class="cf" id="circulation__25" original="E837.-733c"><span class="exp" id="circulation__26"> circulation </span> of the blood </span><span class="x" id="circulation__27" original="E837.-733a"> It was Harvey who discovered the circulation of the blood. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d0f" id="circulation__28" original="E393.631b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d0e" id="circulation__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="circulation__30" original="E393.631d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="circulation__31" original="E393.631f"> the movement of something (for example air, water or gas) around an area or inside a system or machine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d0b" id="circulation__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d0a" id="circulation__33" original="E837.-7339"><span class="x" id="circulation__34" original="E837.-7338"> These changes in atmospheric circulation led to increased ice age aridity over most areas of Africa. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d08" id="circulation__35" original="E837.-7337"><span class="cf" id="circulation__36" original="E89b.-7eff"><span class="exp" id="circulation__37"> circulation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="circulation__38" original="E837.-7336"> The circulation of ocean currents is influenced by ocean basin topography and by climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d04" id="circulation__39" original="E89b.-7f04"><span class="cf" id="circulation__40" original="E837.-7335"><span class="exp" id="circulation__41"> circulation </span> around something </span><span class="x" id="circulation__42" original="E89b.-7f00"> Lanchester discovered that air circulation around wings was the main cause of lift. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d00" id="circulation__43" original="E393.630e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cff" id="circulation__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="circulation__45" original="E393.6310"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="circulation__46" original="E393.6311"> the fact of goods, information or ideas passing from one person or place to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cfc" id="circulation__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cfb" id="circulation__48" original="E89b.-7efc"><span class="cf" id="circulation__49" original="E837.-7334"><span class="exp" id="circulation__50"> circulation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="circulation__51" original="E89b.-7efb"> They believed in a common market for the free circulation of goods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cf7" id="circulation__52" original="E89b.-7ef9"><span class="cf" id="circulation__53" original="E89b.-7efa"> in <span class="exp" id="circulation__54"> circulation </span></span><span class="x" id="circulation__55" original="E89b.-7ef8"> At any given time, many different versions of the traditional stories would be in circulation around the ancient Greek world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cf3" id="circulation__56" original="E837.-7332"><span class="cf" id="circulation__57" original="E837.-7333"> into <span class="exp" id="circulation__58"> circulation </span></span><span class="x" id="circulation__59" original="E837.-7331"> The euro came into circulation in 2002. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cef" id="circulation__60" original="E837.-732f"><span class="cf" id="circulation__61" original="E837.-7330"> out of <span class="exp" id="circulation__62"> circulation </span></span><span class="x" id="circulation__63" original="E837.-732e"> The manufacturer must either repair the product or take it out of circulation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ceb" id="circulation__64" original="E393.6316"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cea" id="circulation__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="circulation__66" original="E393.6318"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="circulation__67" original="E393.6319"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="circulation__68" original="E393.631a"> the usual number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold each day, week, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ce6" id="circulation__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ce5" id="circulation__70" original="E837.-732d"><span class="x" id="circulation__71" original="E837.-732c"> Over this period, the magazine increased its circulation by over 70 per cent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ce3" id="circulation__72" original="E89b.-7f03"><span class="cf" id="circulation__73" original="E89b.-7ef5"> a <span class="exp" id="circulation__74"> circulation </span> of 10 000, etc. </span><span class="x" id="circulation__75" original="E89b.-7ef4"> Chambers' Edinburgh Journal had a circulation of 50 000 in Scotland in the 1830s. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3eeb" id="circulation__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circulation" title="circulation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3eec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5f0" id="circulation__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circulation__78"> circulation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circulatory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cdf" id="circulatory" original="E393.6320" sum="302"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cde" id="circulatory__1" original="E393.6321"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cdd" id="circulatory__2" original="E393.6322"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circulatory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cd4" id="circulatory__4" original="E393.6327"><span class="pos" id="circulatory__5" original="E393.6328"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7787" eid="circulatory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.787" geo="br" id="circulatory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulatory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪtəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circulatory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulatory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circulatory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.78a" geo="n_am" id="circulatory__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circulatory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkjələtɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circulatory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circulatory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circulatory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cd2" id="circulatory__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cd1" id="circulatory__12" original="E393.6329"><span class="def" id="circulatory__13" original="E393.632a"> connected with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://circulation" id="circulatory__14"> circulation </a> of the blood </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cce" id="circulatory__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ccd" id="circulatory__16" original="E85c.-69db"><span class="x" id="circulatory__17" original="E85c.-69da"> The lung interacts with the outside environment and the circulatory system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ccb" id="circulatory__18" original="E85c.-69d9"><span class="x" id="circulatory__19" original="E85c.-69d8"> circulatory arrest/disease/failure </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3f39" id="circulatory__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circulatory" title="circulatory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3f3a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.635" id="circulatory__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circulatory__22"> circulatory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circumference
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cc9" id="circumference" original="E393.6378" sum="576"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cc8" id="circumference__1" original="E393.6379"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cc7" id="circumference__2" original="E393.637a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circumference </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cbb" id="circumference__7" original="E393.6382"><span class="pos" id="circumference__8" original="E393.6383"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.778e" eid="circumference__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.93e" geo="br" id="circumference__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumference__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈkʌmfərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumference__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumference__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circumference__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.942" geo="n_am" id="circumference__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumference__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> sərˈkʌmfərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circumference__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumference__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circumference__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cb9" id="circumference__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="circumference__15" original="E393.6385"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="circumference__16" original="E393.6386"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cb6" id="circumference__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cb5" id="circumference__18" original="E393.6387"><span class="def" id="circumference__19" original="E393.6388"> a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape; the length of this line </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cb3" id="circumference__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cb2" id="circumference__21" original="E85c.-69ad"><span class="x" id="circumference__22" original="E85c.-69ac"> This group also had larger waist circumferences and higher percentage body fat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cb0" id="circumference__23" original="E85c.-69aa"><span class="cf" id="circumference__24" original="E85c.-69ab"><span class="exp" id="circumference__25"> circumference </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="circumference__26" original="E85c.-69a9"> The mathematician Eratosthenes produced a strikingly accurate estimate of the circumference of the earth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cac" id="circumference__27" original="E85c.-69a7"><span class="cf" id="circumference__28" original="E85c.-69a8"> in <span class="exp" id="circumference__29"> circumference </span></span><span class="x" id="circumference__30" original="E85c.-69a6"> Boys had to cut down a tree at least nine inches in circumference and build a bridge. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3f5a" id="circumference__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circumference" title="circumference definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3f5b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.691" id="circumference__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circumference__33"> circumference </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circumstance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ca8" id="circumstance" original="E393.6462" sum="1780"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ca7" id="circumstance__1" original="E393.6463"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ca6" id="circumstance__2" original="E393.6464"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circumstance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c94" id="circumstance__7" original="E393.646e"><span class="pos" id="circumstance__8" original="E393.646f"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7797" eid="circumstance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.c78" geo="br" id="circumstance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumstance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkəmstəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumstance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumstance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circumstance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.c7b" geo="br" id="circumstance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="circumstance__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkəmstɑːns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumstance__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumstance__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://circumstance__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.c7f" geo="br" id="circumstance__14" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="circumstance__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːkəmstæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumstance__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumstance__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://circumstance__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.c83" geo="n_am" id="circumstance__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumstance__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɜːrkəmstæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circumstance__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumstance__us_3.ogg" href="sound://circumstance__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c92" id="circumstance__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c91" id="circumstance__19" original="E393.6470"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c90" id="circumstance__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="circumstance__21" original="E393.6472"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="circumstance__22" original="E393.6473"> usually plural </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="circumstance__23" original="E837.-78b1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="circumstance__24" original="E393.6474"> the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c8b" id="circumstance__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c8a" id="circumstance__26" original="E86b.-7cf7"><span class="x" id="circumstance__27" original="E86b.-7cf6"> The circumstances surrounding the crisis will be examined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c88" id="circumstance__28" original="E86b.-7e56"><span class="cf" id="circumstance__29" original="E86b.-7e59"> in… circumstances </span><span class="x" id="circumstance__30" original="E86b.-7e55"> Unaccompanied minors may only be detained in very exceptional circumstances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c85" id="circumstance__31" original="E837.-78af"><span class="cf" id="circumstance__32" original="E837.-78b0"> in circumstances where… </span><span class="x" id="circumstance__33" original="E837.-78ae"> Offering choice in circumstances where users are not able to exercise it could simply increase inequalities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c82" id="circumstance__34" original="E86b.-7e51"><span class="cf" id="circumstance__35" original="E86b.-7e52"> under… circumstances </span><span class="x" id="circumstance__36" original="E86b.-7e50"> Under normal circumstances, the body's immune system will protect the patient from infection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c7f" id="circumstance__37" original="E86b.-7e4e"><span class="cf" id="circumstance__38" original="E86b.-7e4f"> according to… circumstance(s) </span><span class="x" id="circumstance__39" original="E86b.-7e4d"> The legal duty of the licensee differs according to the different circumstances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c7c" id="circumstance__40" original="E86b.-7e4c"><span class="x" id="circumstance__41" original="E86b.-7e4b"> Relationships in politics vary according to circumstance and the tactics of the various politicial parties. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c7a" id="circumstance__42" original="E86b.-7e45" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="circumstance__43"> adjective + circumstances </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c78" id="circumstance__44"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c77" id="circumstance__45" original="E86b.-7e44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c76" id="circumstance__46"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__47" original="E86b.-7e43"> certain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c74" id="circumstance__48"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__49" original="E86b.-7e42"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c72" id="circumstance__50"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__51" original="E86b.-7e41"> individual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c70" id="circumstance__52"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__53" original="E86b.-7e40"> specific </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c6e" id="circumstance__54"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__55" original="E86b.-7e3f"> such </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c6c" id="circumstance__56" original="E86b.-7e3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c6b" id="circumstance__57"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__58" original="E86b.-7e3b"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c69" id="circumstance__59" original="E86b.-7e38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c68" id="circumstance__60"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__61" original="E86b.-7e37"> changing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c66" id="circumstance__62" original="E86b.-7e36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c65" id="circumstance__63"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__64" original="E86b.-7e35"> exceptional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c63" id="circumstance__65"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__66" original="E86b.-7e34"> special </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c61" id="circumstance__67" original="E86b.-7e31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c60" id="circumstance__68"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__69" original="E86b.-7e30"> extreme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c5e" id="circumstance__70" original="E86b.-7e2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c5d" id="circumstance__71"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__72" original="E86b.-7e2e"> normal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c5b" id="circumstance__73" original="E86b.-7e28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c5a" id="circumstance__74"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__75" original="E86b.-7e27"> favourable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c58" id="circumstance__76" original="E86b.-7e26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c57" id="circumstance__77"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__78" original="E86b.-7e25"> the right </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c55" id="circumstance__79" original="E86b.-7e24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c54" id="circumstance__80"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__81" original="E86b.-7e23"> adverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c52" id="circumstance__82" original="E86b.-7cf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c51" id="circumstance__83"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__84" original="E86b.-7cf0"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c4f" id="circumstance__85" original="E86b.-7e1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c4e" id="circumstance__86"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__87" original="E86b.-7e1b"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c4c" id="circumstance__88" original="E86b.-7e2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c4b" id="circumstance__89"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__90" original="E86b.-7e2c"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c49" id="circumstance__91" original="E86b.-7e18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c48" id="circumstance__92"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__93" original="E86b.-7e17"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c46" id="circumstance__94" original="E86b.-7e16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c45" id="circumstance__95"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__96" original="E86b.-7e15"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c43" id="circumstance__97" original="E86b.-7e14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c42" id="circumstance__98" original="E837.-78ad"><span class="x" id="circumstance__99" original="E837.-78ac"> The reform happened under extreme political circumstances that empowered government reformers and discredited business elites. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c40" id="circumstance__100" original="E837.-78ab"><span class="x" id="circumstance__101" original="E837.-78aa"> In favourable circumstances, molecules and even atoms can be imaged with scanning probe microscopes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c3e" id="circumstance__102" original="E86b.-7dfd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="circumstance__103"> verb + circumstances </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c3c" id="circumstance__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c3b" id="circumstance__105" original="E86b.-7df9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c3a" id="circumstance__106"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__107" original="E86b.-7df8"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c38" id="circumstance__108" original="E86b.-7df7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c37" id="circumstance__109"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__110" original="E86b.-7df6"> specify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c35" id="circumstance__111" original="E86b.-7df5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c34" id="circumstance__112"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__113" original="E86b.-7df4"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c32" id="circumstance__114" original="E86b.-7df3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c31" id="circumstance__115"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__116" original="E86b.-7df2"> imagine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c2f" id="circumstance__117"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__118" original="E86b.-7df1"> envisage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c2d" id="circumstance__119" original="E86b.-7dee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c2c" id="circumstance__120"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__121" original="E86b.-7ded"> suit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c2a" id="circumstance__122"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__123" original="E86b.-7dec"> fit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c28" id="circumstance__124" original="E86b.-7de7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c27" id="circumstance__125" original="E86b.-7ceb"><span class="x" id="circumstance__126" original="E86b.-7cea"> It would have been difficult for anyone to envisage the particular circumstances that led to the global financial crisis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c25" id="circumstance__127" original="E86b.-7de6"><span class="x" id="circumstance__128" original="E86b.-7de5"> The aim was to design a template that could be modified to suit the actual circumstances. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c23" id="circumstance__129" original="E86b.-7de2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="circumstance__130"> phrase </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c21" id="circumstance__131"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c20" id="circumstance__132" original="E86b.-7de0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c1f" id="circumstance__133"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__134" original="E86b.-7ddf"> circumstances beyond somebody's control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c1d" id="circumstance__135" original="E86b.-7ddc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c1c" id="circumstance__136" original="E86b.-7ddb"><span class="x" id="circumstance__137" original="E86b.-7dda"> Costs may also be incurred through circumstances beyond the control of the licensing firm. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c1a" id="circumstance__138" original="E393.6475"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c19" id="circumstance__139" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c18" id="circumstance__140"><span class="v"><strong> circumstances </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c16" id="circumstance__142"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="circumstance__143" original="E393.6478"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="circumstance__144" original="E393.6479"> the conditions of a person's life, especially the money they have </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c13" id="circumstance__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c12" id="circumstance__146" original="E86b.-7e4a"><span class="x" id="circumstance__147" original="E86b.-7e49"> The judge failed to take sufficiently into account the personal circumstances of the claimant. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c10" id="circumstance__148" original="E86b.-7e11" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="circumstance__149"> adjective + circumstances </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c0e" id="circumstance__150"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c0d" id="circumstance__151" original="E86b.-7e0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c0c" id="circumstance__152"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__153" original="E86b.-7e0e"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c0a" id="circumstance__154" original="E86b.-7e0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c09" id="circumstance__155"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__156" original="E86b.-7e0c"> financial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c07" id="circumstance__157"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__158" original="E837.-78a9"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c05" id="circumstance__159" original="E86b.-7ced"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c04" id="circumstance__160"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__161" original="E86b.-7cec"> family </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c02" id="circumstance__162" original="E86b.-7e0b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c01" id="circumstance__163" original="E86b.-7e13"><span class="x" id="circumstance__164" original="E86b.-7e12"> Arguably, it will not be enough simply to wait for economic growth to improve the material circumstances of people in poverty. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="circumstance__165" original="E549.-762f" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="circumstance__166" original="E549.-762e"><span class="h1" id="circumstance__167" original="E549.-762d"><ul class="inline" id="circumstance__168" original="E549.-762c"><li class="li" id="circumstance__169" original="E549.-762b"> situation </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__170" original="E549.-762a"> circumstances </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__171" original="E549.-7629"> position </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__172" original="E549.-7628"> conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__173" original="E549.-7627"> the case <span class="pos" id="circumstance__174" original="E83b.7693"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="circumstance__175" original="E549.-7624"> These words are all used to talk about the way that things are. </span><ul class="bullet" id="circumstance__176" original="E549.-7623"><li class="li" id="circumstance__177" original="E549.-7622"> a situation <span class="eb" id="circumstance__178" original="E549.-7621"> where/​in which </span> … </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__179" original="E549.-761e"> a situation/​circumstances/​a position/​conditions <span class="eb" id="circumstance__180" original="E549.-761d"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__181" original="E549.-761c"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__182" original="E549.-761b"> in a… </span> situation/​position/​condition </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__183" original="E549.-761a"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__184" original="E549.-7619"> in… </span> circumstances/​conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__185" original="E549.-760c"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__186" original="E549.-760b"> it is </span> the case <span class="eb" id="circumstance__187" original="E549.-760a"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="circumstance__188" original="E549.-7609"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__189" original="E549.-7608"> This is </span> the situation/​position/​case. </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__190" original="E549.-7605"> the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__191" original="E549.-7604"> current/​present </span> situation/​circumstances/​conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__192" original="E549.-75ff"> somebody's/​the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__193" original="E549.-75fe"> economic/​financial/​social </span> situation/​circumstances/​position/​conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__194" original="E549.-7618"> to <span class="eb" id="circumstance__195" original="E549.-7617"> lead to </span> a situation/​condition… </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__196" original="E549.-7616"> a situation/​circumstances/​conditions <span class="eb" id="circumstance__197" original="E549.-7615"> lead(s) to something/​arise(s) </span></li><li class="li" id="circumstance__198" original="E549.-7612"> the situation/​the position/​conditions <span class="eb" id="circumstance__199" original="E549.-7611"> deteriorate(s)/worsen(s) </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="circumstance__200" original="E549.-75fd"><li class="li" id="circumstance__201" original="E83e.-73e3"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__202" original="E83e.-73e2"> Situation </span> is the most general of these words, used to talk about all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place; <span class="eb" id="circumstance__203" original="E83e.-73e1"> position </span> often refers to the situation of a particular person, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do; <span class="eb" id="circumstance__204" original="E83e.-73e0"> the case </span> is the true situation: <span class="x-gs" id="circumstance__205"><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__206" original="E549.-75f1"><span class="x" id="circumstance__207" original="E549.-75f0"> This has led to a situation of lawlessness. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__208" original="E549.-75f3"><span class="x" id="circumstance__209" original="E549.-75f2"> Situations arise in which it is important to have this information. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__210" original="E83e.-73df"><span class="x" id="circumstance__211" original="E83e.-73de"> This put him and his colleagues in a difficult position. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__212" original="E549.-75e9"><span class="x" id="circumstance__213" original="E549.-75e8"> It appears to be the case that scores are distorted. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="circumstance__214" original="E83e.-73dd"> The <span class="eb" id="circumstance__215" original="E83e.-73dc"> circumstances </span> that affect an event are the facts surrounding it; the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__216" original="E83e.-73db"> conditions </span> that affect it are often physical ones, such as the weather. A person's <span class="eb" id="circumstance__217" original="E83e.-73da"> circumstances </span> are their financial situation; the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__218" original="E83e.-73d9"> conditions </span> they live in refer to things such as the quality and amount of food or shelter they have: <span class="x-gs" id="circumstance__219"><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__220" original="E83e.-73d8"><span class="x" id="circumstance__221" original="E83e.-73d7"> Some organizations are less focused on such strategies in the face of current economic circumstances. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__222" original="E83e.-73d6"><span class="x" id="circumstance__223" original="E83e.-73d5"> Living in poor social conditions in childhood is associated with poorer health in later life. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bff" id="circumstance__224" original="E393.647f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bfe" id="circumstance__225" original="E393.6480" sk="incircumstances"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bfd" id="circumstance__226"><span class="idm" id="circumstance__227" original="E393.6481"> in/under the circumstances </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bfb" id="circumstance__228"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bfa" id="circumstance__229"><span class="def" id="circumstance__230" original="E393.6482"> used before or after a statement to show that you have thought about the conditions that affect a situation before making a decision or a statement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bf8" id="circumstance__231"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bf7" id="circumstance__232" original="E86b.-7cf5"><span class="x" id="circumstance__233" original="E86b.-7cf4"> In the circumstances, the decision to abandon the case was a reasonable one. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bf5" id="circumstance__234" original="E393.6483" sk="innocircumstances"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bf4" id="circumstance__235"><span class="idm" id="circumstance__236" original="E393.6484"> in/under no circumstances </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bf2" id="circumstance__237"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bf1" id="circumstance__238"><span class="def" id="circumstance__239" original="E393.6485"> used to emphasize that something should never happen or be allowed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bef" id="circumstance__240"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bee" id="circumstance__241" original="E86b.-7cf3"><span class="x" id="circumstance__242" original="E86b.-7cf2"> Reith genuinely believed that the General Strike could under no circumstances be justified. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7714" id="circumstance__243" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="circumstance__244"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7716" id="circumstance__245" original="E86b.-7e47"><span class="shcut" id="circumstance__246" original="E86b.-7e46"> adjective + circumstances </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7718" id="circumstance__247" original="E86b.-7e45"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7719" id="circumstance__248" original="E86b.-7e44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.771a" id="circumstance__249" original="E86b.-7e43"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__250"> certain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.771c" id="circumstance__251" original="E86b.-7e42"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__252"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.771e" id="circumstance__253" original="E86b.-7e41"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__254"> individual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7720" id="circumstance__255" original="E86b.-7e40"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__256"> specific </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7722" id="circumstance__257" original="E86b.-7e3f"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__258"> such </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7724" id="circumstance__259" original="E86b.-7e3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7725" id="circumstance__260" original="E86b.-7e3b"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__261"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7727" id="circumstance__262" original="E86b.-7e38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7728" id="circumstance__263" original="E86b.-7e37"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__264"> changing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.772a" id="circumstance__265" original="E86b.-7e36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.772b" id="circumstance__266" original="E86b.-7e35"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__267"> exceptional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.772d" id="circumstance__268" original="E86b.-7e34"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__269"> special </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.772f" id="circumstance__270" original="E86b.-7e31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7730" id="circumstance__271" original="E86b.-7e30"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__272"> extreme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7732" id="circumstance__273" original="E86b.-7e2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7733" id="circumstance__274" original="E86b.-7e2e"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__275"> normal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7735" id="circumstance__276" original="E86b.-7e28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7736" id="circumstance__277" original="E86b.-7e27"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__278"> favourable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7738" id="circumstance__279" original="E86b.-7e26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7739" id="circumstance__280" original="E86b.-7e25"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__281"> the right </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.773b" id="circumstance__282" original="E86b.-7e24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.773c" id="circumstance__283" original="E86b.-7e23"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__284"> adverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.773e" id="circumstance__285" original="E86b.-7cf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.773f" id="circumstance__286" original="E86b.-7cf0"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__287"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7741" id="circumstance__288" original="E86b.-7e1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7742" id="circumstance__289" original="E86b.-7e1b"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__290"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7744" id="circumstance__291" original="E86b.-7e2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7745" id="circumstance__292" original="E86b.-7e2c"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__293"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7747" id="circumstance__294" original="E86b.-7e18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7748" id="circumstance__295" original="E86b.-7e17"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__296"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.774a" id="circumstance__297" original="E86b.-7e16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.774b" id="circumstance__298" original="E86b.-7e15"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__299"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.774d" id="circumstance__300" original="E86b.-7e14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.774e" id="circumstance__301" original="E837.-78ad"><span class="x" id="circumstance__302" original="E837.-78ac"> The reform happened under extreme political circumstances that empowered government reformers and discredited business elites. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7750" id="circumstance__303" original="E837.-78ab"><span class="x" id="circumstance__304" original="E837.-78aa"> In favourable circumstances, molecules and even atoms can be imaged with scanning probe microscopes. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7752" id="circumstance__305" original="E86b.-7e11"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7753" id="circumstance__306" original="E86b.-7e0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7754" id="circumstance__307" original="E86b.-7e0e"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__308"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7756" id="circumstance__309" original="E86b.-7e0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7757" id="circumstance__310" original="E86b.-7e0c"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__311"> financial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7759" id="circumstance__312" original="E837.-78a9"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__313"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.775b" id="circumstance__314" original="E86b.-7ced"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.775c" id="circumstance__315" original="E86b.-7cec"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__316"> family </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.775e" id="circumstance__317" original="E86b.-7e0b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.775f" id="circumstance__318" original="E86b.-7e13"><span class="x" id="circumstance__319" original="E86b.-7e12"> Arguably, it will not be enough simply to wait for economic growth to improve the material circumstances of people in poverty. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7761" id="circumstance__320" original="E86b.-7dff"><span class="shcut" id="circumstance__321" original="E86b.-7dfe"> verb + circumstances </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7763" id="circumstance__322" original="E86b.-7dfd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7764" id="circumstance__323" original="E86b.-7df9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7765" id="circumstance__324" original="E86b.-7df8"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__325"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7767" id="circumstance__326" original="E86b.-7df7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7768" id="circumstance__327" original="E86b.-7df6"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__328"> specify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.776a" id="circumstance__329" original="E86b.-7df5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.776b" id="circumstance__330" original="E86b.-7df4"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__331"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.776d" id="circumstance__332" original="E86b.-7df3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.776e" id="circumstance__333" original="E86b.-7df2"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__334"> imagine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7770" id="circumstance__335" original="E86b.-7df1"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__336"> envisage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7772" id="circumstance__337" original="E86b.-7dee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7773" id="circumstance__338" original="E86b.-7ded"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__339"> suit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7775" id="circumstance__340" original="E86b.-7dec"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__341"> fit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7777" id="circumstance__342" original="E86b.-7de7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7778" id="circumstance__343" original="E86b.-7ceb"><span class="x" id="circumstance__344" original="E86b.-7cea"> It would have been difficult for anyone to envisage the particular circumstances that led to the global financial crisis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.777a" id="circumstance__345" original="E86b.-7de6"><span class="x" id="circumstance__346" original="E86b.-7de5"> The aim was to design a template that could be modified to suit the actual circumstances. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.777c" id="circumstance__347" original="E86b.-7de4"><span class="shcut" id="circumstance__348" original="E86b.-7de3"> phrase </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.777e" id="circumstance__349" original="E86b.-7de2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.777f" id="circumstance__350" original="E86b.-7de0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7780" id="circumstance__351" original="E86b.-7ddf"><span class="coll" id="circumstance__352"> circumstances beyond somebody's control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7782" id="circumstance__353" original="E86b.-7ddc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7783" id="circumstance__354" original="E86b.-7ddb"><span class="x" id="circumstance__355" original="E86b.-7dda"> Costs may also be incurred through circumstances beyond the control of the licensing firm. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3f83" id="circumstance__356" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circumstance" title="circumstance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.3f84" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.7a7" id="circumstance__357" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circumstance__358"> circumstance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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circumvent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bec" id="circumvent" original="E393.64a1" sum="509"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7beb" id="circumvent__1" original="E393.64a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bea" id="circumvent__2" original="E393.64a3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> circumvent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bdc" id="circumvent__9" original="E393.64ad"><span class="pos" id="circumvent__10" original="E393.64ae"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77a6" eid="circumvent__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23cc" geo="br" id="circumvent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːkəmˈvent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23d0" geo="n_am" id="circumvent__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvent__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvent__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://circumvent__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1843" id="circumvent__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23d4" form="root" id="circumvent__17"><span class="vp" id="circumvent__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> circumvent </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23d6" eid="circumvent__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23d7" geo="br" id="circumvent__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːkəmˈvent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23db" geo="n_am" id="circumvent__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvent__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvent__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://circumvent__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23df" form="thirdps" id="circumvent__24"><span class="vp" id="circumvent__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> circumvents </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23e1" eid="circumvent__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23e2" geo="br" id="circumvent__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːkəmˈvents <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvents__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvents__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvents__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23e5" geo="n_am" id="circumvent__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːrkəmˈvents <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvents__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvents__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvents__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23e8" form="past" id="circumvent__31"><span class="vp" id="circumvent__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> circumvented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23ea" eid="circumvent__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23eb" geo="br" id="circumvent__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːkəmˈventɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23ee" geo="n_am" id="circumvent__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːrkəmˈventɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23f1" form="pastpart" id="circumvent__38"><span class="vp" id="circumvent__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> circumvented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23f3" eid="circumvent__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23f4" geo="br" id="circumvent__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːkəmˈventɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23f7" geo="n_am" id="circumvent__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːrkəmˈventɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23fa" form="prespart" id="circumvent__45"><span class="vp" id="circumvent__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> circumventing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23fc" eid="circumvent__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23fd" geo="br" id="circumvent__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːkəmˈventɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumventing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumventing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circumventing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2400" geo="n_am" id="circumvent__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːrkəmˈventɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circumventing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumventing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circumventing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bab" id="circumvent__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7baa" id="circumvent__53" original="E393.64cd"><span class="cf" id="circumvent__54" original="E393.64ce"><span class="exp" id="circumvent__55"> circumvent </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ba7" id="circumvent__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="circumvent__57" original="E393.64cc" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="circumvent__58" original="E393.64cf"> to find a way of avoiding a difficulty or a rule </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ba4" id="circumvent__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ba3" id="circumvent__60" original="E824.-5ba2"><span class="x" id="circumvent__61" original="E824.-5ba1"> Javelosa (1994) has circumvented the problem by attaching a numerical score to each category. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ba1" id="circumvent__62" original="E824.-5ba0"><span class="x" id="circumvent__63" original="E824.-5b9f"> Their underlying aim was to discover a way to reduce or circumvent their tax obligations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b9f" id="circumvent__64"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b9e" id="circumvent__65" original="E393.64d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b9d" id="circumvent__66"><span class="dr" corpus_freq="9" id="circumvent__67" original="E393.64d4"> circumvention </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b91" id="circumvent__71" original="E393.64db"><span class="pos" id="circumvent__72" original="E393.64dc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77a7" eid="circumvent__73" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23c4" geo="br" id="circumvent__74" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__75"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːkəmˈvenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvention__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvention__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvention__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.23c8" geo="n_am" id="circumvent__76" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="circumvent__77"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɜːrkəmˈvenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cir/circu/circumvention__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cir/circu/circumvention__us_1.ogg" href="sound://circumvention__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b8f" id="circumvent__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="circumvent__79" original="E393.64de"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b8d" id="circumvent__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b8c" id="circumvent__81" original="E824.-5b9e"><span class="cf" id="circumvent__82" original="E586.-4a10"><span class="exp"> circumvention </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="circumvent__83" original="E824.-5b9d"> The new legislation reduced the scope for circumvention of the regulations. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4071" id="circumvent__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circumvent" title="circumvent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4072" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.828" id="circumvent__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="circumvent__86"> circumvent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b89" id="citation" original="E393.6598" sum="827"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b88" id="citation__1" original="E393.6599"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b87" id="citation__2" original="E393.659a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> citation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b7c" id="citation__7" original="E393.65a2"><span class="pos" id="citation__8" original="E393.65a3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77b8" eid="citation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.25bb" geo="br" id="citation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="citation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> saɪˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/citat/citation__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/citat/citation__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://citation__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.25be" geo="n_am" id="citation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="citation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> saɪˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/citat/citation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/citat/citation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://citation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b7a" id="citation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b79" id="citation__15" original="E393.65a6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b78" id="citation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="citation__17" original="E393.65a8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="citation__18" original="E393.65a9"> words taken from a piece of writing or a speech; a reference, usually consisting of a name and a date, that identifies the original writer or speaker of these words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b75" id="citation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b74" id="citation__20" original="E89b.-7ee4"><span class="cf" id="citation__21" original="E89b.-7ee5"><span class="exp" id="citation__22"> citation </span> to something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="citation__23" original="E89b.-7ee3"> Before the 1950s, writings on classroom management were limited and few of the works included citations to previous research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b70" id="citation__24" original="E86b.-74a9"><span class="cf" id="citation__25" original="E86b.-74aa"><span class="exp" id="citation__26"> citation </span> from something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="citation__27" original="E86b.-74a8"> Legal arguments and conclusions are justified or supported by citations from the Qur'an and traditions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b6c" id="citation__28" original="E393.65aa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://quotation" title="quotation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b6b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.6f96" id="citation__29" original="E393.65ab"><span class="xh" id="citation__30"> quotation </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b68" id="citation__31" original="E393.65b1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b67" id="citation__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="citation__33" original="E393.65b3"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="citation__34" original="E89b.-7ee8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="citation__35" original="E837.-71f3"><span class="exp" id="citation__36"> citation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="citation__37" original="E393.65b4"> an act of <a class="ndv" href="entry://citing" id="citation__38"> citing </a> or being <a class="ndv" href="entry://cited" id="citation__39"> cited </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b5f" id="citation__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b5e" id="citation__41" original="E89b.-7ee2"><span class="x" id="citation__42" original="E89b.-7ee1"> The citation of web pages soon became generally accepted. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b5c" id="citation__43" original="E89b.-7ee0"><span class="x" id="citation__44" original="E89b.-7edf"> There were disappointingly few citations of recent articles. </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="quotation__33" original="E81d.63c1" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="quotation__34" original="E81d.63c2"><span class="h1" id="quotation__35" original="E81d.63c3"><ul class="inline" id="quotation__36" original="E81d.63c4"><li class="li" id="quotation__37" original="E81d.63ff"> reference </li><li class="li" id="quotation__38" original="E81d.6400"> citation </li><li class="li" id="quotation__39" original="E81d.6401"> quotation <span class="pos" id="quotation__40" original="E83b.75c7"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="quotation__41" original="E85d.-5acf"> These are all words for something you say or write that repeats the words or ideas of somebody else. </span><ul class="bullet" id="quotation__42" original="E85d.-5ace"><li class="li" id="quotation__43" original="E85d.-5acd"> a reference/​citation <span class="eb" id="quotation__44" original="E85d.-5acc"> to </span> somebody/​something </li><li class="li" id="quotation__45" original="E85d.-5acb"> a quotation/​citation <span class="eb" id="quotation__46" original="E85d.-5aca"> from </span> somebody/​something </li><li class="li" id="quotation__47" original="E85d.-5ac9"> to <span class="eb" id="quotation__48" original="E85d.-5ac8"> include/​contain/​provide </span> a reference/​citation/​quotation </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="quotation__49" original="E85d.-5ac7"><li class="li" id="quotation__50" original="E85d.-5ad2"> A <span class="eb" id="quotation__51" original="E85d.-5ac6"> quotation </span> is where you state the <span class="ebi" id="quotation__52" original="E85d.-5ac5"> exact words </span> that somebody said or wrote, in order to support your own ideas or argument; a <span class="eb" id="quotation__53" original="E85d.-5ac4"> citation </span> is where you use the <span class="ebi" id="quotation__54" original="E85d.-5ac3"> ideas </span> of another author: <span class="x-gs" id="quotation__55"><span class="x-g" id="quotation__56" original="E85d.-5ac2"><span class="x" id="quotation__57" original="E85d.-5ac1"> Direct quotations from interview transcripts are identified by interview number. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="quotation__58" original="E85d.-5ad1"><span class="x" id="quotation__59" original="E85d.-5ac0"> Before this, few of the works included citations to previous research. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="quotation__60" original="E85d.-5abf"> A <span class="eb" id="quotation__61" original="E85d.-5abe"> reference </span> is always used in academic writing with a <span class="eb" id="quotation__62" original="E85d.-5abd"> quotation </span> or a <span class="eb" id="quotation__63" original="E85d.-5abc"> citation </span> to give details about the source; an <span class="ebi" id="quotation__64" original="E85d.-5abb"> in-text reference </span> appears in the text and full reference details are given in a <span class="ebi" id="quotation__65" original="E85d.-5aba"> reference list </span> or <span class="ebi" id="quotation__66" original="E85d.-5ab9"> bibliography </span> at the end: <span class="x-gs" id="quotation__67"><span class="x-g" id="quotation__68" original="E85d.-5ab8"><span class="x" id="quotation__69" original="E85d.-5ab7"> Table 5.5 provides references to selected erosion studies carried out in granite areas. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="quotation__70" original="E597.426"><span class="eb" id="quotation__71" original="E597.427"> Citation </span> is also used as a general term to refer to any information from a source: a <span class="eb" id="quotation__72" original="E597.428"> citation </span> , a <span class="eb" id="quotation__73" original="E597.429"> quotation </span> or a <span class="eb" id="quotation__74" original="E597.42a"> reference </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="quotation__75"><span class="x-g" id="quotation__76" original="E597.42b"><span class="x" id="quotation__77" original="E597.42c"> A full list of citations is included at the end. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" id="quotation__78" original="E81d.63d2"><span class="un" id="quotation__79" original="E81d.63d3" un="note"> Use a quotation only when the exact wording is important. Remember that quotations and citations may be used to support, but not to replace, your own ideas. It is essential to make it clear to the reader whose idea you are stating; if you do not do this, the reader will assume the idea is yours, which is plagiarism. For information on avoiding plagiarism, see pages AWT6–7. </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.40a8" id="citation__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://citation" title="citation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.40a9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.959" id="citation__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="citation__94"> citation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b5a" id="cite" original="E393.65c2" sum="903"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b59" id="cite__1" original="E393.65c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b58" id="cite__2" original="E393.65c4"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cite </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b4b" id="cite__9" original="E393.65ce"><span class="pos" id="cite__10" original="E393.65cf"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77bf" eid="cite__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26ba" geo="br" id="cite__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> saɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/cite_/cite__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/cite_/cite__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cite__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26bd" geo="n_am" id="cite__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> saɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/cite_/cite__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/cite_/cite__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cite__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1813" id="cite__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.268d" form="root" id="cite__17"><span class="vp" id="cite__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cite </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.268f" eid="cite__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2690" geo="br" id="cite__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> saɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/cite_/cite__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/cite_/cite__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cite__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2693" geo="n_am" id="cite__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> saɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/cite_/cite__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/cite_/cite__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cite__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2696" form="thirdps" id="cite__24"><span class="vp" id="cite__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cites </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2698" eid="cite__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2699" geo="br" id="cite__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> saɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/cites/cites__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/cites/cites__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cites__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.269c" geo="n_am" id="cite__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> saɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/cites/cites__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/cites/cites__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cites__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.269f" form="past" id="cite__31"><span class="vp" id="cite__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26a1" eid="cite__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26a2" geo="br" id="cite__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/cited/cited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/cited/cited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26a5" geo="n_am" id="cite__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/cited/cited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/cited/cited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26a8" form="pastpart" id="cite__38"><span class="vp" id="cite__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26aa" eid="cite__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26ab" geo="br" id="cite__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/cited/cited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/cited/cited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26ae" geo="n_am" id="cite__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/cited/cited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/cited/cited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26b1" form="prespart" id="cite__45"><span class="vp" id="cite__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> citing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26b3" eid="cite__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26b4" geo="br" id="cite__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/citin/citing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/citin/citing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://citing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.26b7" geo="n_am" id="cite__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cite__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/citin/citing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/citin/citing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://citing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b1f" id="cite__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b1e" id="cite__53" original="E393.65ee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="cite__54" original="E393.65ef"><span class="exp" id="cite__55"> cite </span> something (as something) </span><span class="def" id="cite__56" original="E393.65f0"> to mention something as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b1a" id="cite__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b19" id="cite__58" original="E86b.-75aa"><span class="x" id="cite__59" original="E86b.-75a9"> Most respondents cite convenience as a principal benefit of accessing health care information online. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b17" id="cite__60" original="E837.-6b05"><span class="x" id="cite__61" original="E837.-6b04"> Foley cites some evidence in support of this view. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b15" id="cite__62" original="E837.-6b0f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://quote1" title="quote1 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b14" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.703a" id="cite__63" original="E837.-6b0e"><span class="xh" id="cite__64"> quote </span><span class="xhm" id="cite__65"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="cite__66"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b10" id="cite__67" original="E86b.-7594" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cite__68"> cite + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b0e" id="cite__69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b0d" id="cite__70" original="E86b.-7592"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b0c" id="cite__71"><span class="coll" id="cite__72" original="E86b.-7591"> example </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b0a" id="cite__73"><span class="coll" id="cite__74" original="E837.-6b06"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b08" id="cite__75" original="E86b.-758e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b07" id="cite__76"><span class="coll" id="cite__77" original="E86b.-758d"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b05" id="cite__78" original="E86b.-758c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b04" id="cite__79"><span class="coll" id="cite__80" original="E86b.-758b"> reason </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b02" id="cite__81" original="E86b.-758a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b01" id="cite__82" original="E86b.-75ac"><span class="x" id="cite__83" original="E86b.-75a7"> The most commonly cited reason for relocation was high labour costs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aff" id="cite__84" original="E86b.-7573" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cite__85"> adverb + cite </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7afd" id="cite__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7afc" id="cite__87" original="E86b.-7572"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7afb" id="cite__88"><span class="coll" id="cite__89" original="E86b.-7571"> often </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7af9" id="cite__90"><span class="coll" id="cite__91" original="E86b.-7570"> widely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7af7" id="cite__92"><span class="coll" id="cite__93" original="E86b.-756f"> frequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7af5" id="cite__94"><span class="coll" id="cite__95" original="E86b.-756e"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7af3" id="cite__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7af2" id="cite__97" original="E470.-3df0"><span class="x" id="cite__98" original="E470.-3def"> A frequently cited example of a marine species introduced into North America is the European periwinkle ( <span class="eul" id="cite__99" original="E470.-3dee"> Littorina littorea </span> ). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aef" id="cite__100" original="E86b.-7567" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cite__101"> cite + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aed" id="cite__102"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aec" id="cite__103" original="E86b.-7566"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aeb" id="cite__104"><span class="coll" id="cite__105" original="E86b.-7565"> above </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ae9" id="cite__106"><span class="coll" id="cite__107" original="E86b.-7564"> earlier </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ae7" id="cite__108" original="E86b.-7563"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ae6" id="cite__109"><span class="coll" id="cite__110" original="E86b.-7562"> here </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ae4" id="cite__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ae3" id="cite__112" original="E86b.-7560"><span class="x" id="cite__113" original="E86b.-755f"> As the few examples cited here show,… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ae1" id="cite__114"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ae0" id="cite__115" original="E393.65f1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cite__116" original="E393.65f3"> to speak or write words taken from another writer or speaker; to give a reference, usually consisting of a name and date, that identifies the original writer or speaker of these words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ade" id="cite__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7add" id="cite__118" original="E837.-6b0b"><span class="cf" id="cite__119" original="E393.65f2"><span class="exp" id="cite__120"> cite </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cite__121" original="E837.-6b0a"> She cites several influential papers, such as Boxall and Dowling (1990). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ad9" id="cite__122" original="E837.-6b0d"><span class="x" id="cite__123" original="E837.-6b0c"> To back up this claim, he cites a passage from Kant's ‘Physical Geography’, which goes as follows:… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ad7" id="cite__124" original="E837.-6b08"><span class="cf" id="cite__125" original="E837.-6b09"><span class="exp" id="cite__126"> cite </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="cite__127" original="E837.-6b07"> He became one of the authors most cited in the revolutionary press. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ad3" id="cite__128" original="E393.65f4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://quote1" title="quote1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ad2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.6fde" id="cite__129" original="E393.65f5"><span class="xh" id="cite__130"> quote </span><span class="xhm" id="cite__131"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ace" id="cite__132" original="E86b.-75ab" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cite__133"> cite + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7acc" id="cite__134"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7acb" id="cite__135" original="E86b.-757b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aca" id="cite__136"><span class="coll" id="cite__137" original="E86b.-757a"> passage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ac8" id="cite__138" original="E86b.-7580"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ac7" id="cite__139"><span class="coll" id="cite__140" original="E86b.-757f"> paper </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ac5" id="cite__141"><span class="coll" id="cite__142" original="E86b.-757e"> article </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ac3" id="cite__143"><span class="coll" id="cite__144" original="E86b.-757d"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ac1" id="cite__145"><span class="coll" id="cite__146" original="E86b.-757c"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7abf" id="cite__147" original="E86b.-7586"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7abe" id="cite__148"><span class="coll" id="cite__149" original="E86b.-7585"> author </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7abc" id="cite__150"><span class="coll" id="cite__151" original="E86b.-7584"> source </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aba" id="cite__152"><span class="coll" id="cite__153" original="E86b.-7583"> authority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ab8" id="cite__154" original="E86b.-7582"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ab7" id="cite__155"><span class="coll" id="cite__156" original="E86b.-7581"> reference </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ab5" id="cite__157" original="E86b.-7579"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ab4" id="cite__158" original="E837.-6b03"><span class="x" id="cite__159" original="E837.-6b02"> In the article cited, he disputes this claim. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ab2" id="cite__160" original="E837.-6b01"><span class="x" id="cite__161" original="E837.-6b00"> Primary sources cited in Ludlum (1963) were consulted wherever possible. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ab0" id="cite__162" original="E86b.-7573" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cite__163"> adverb + cite </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aae" id="cite__164"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aad" id="cite__165" original="E86b.-7572"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aac" id="cite__166"><span class="coll" id="cite__167" original="E86b.-7571"> often </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aaa" id="cite__168"><span class="coll" id="cite__169" original="E86b.-7570"> widely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aa8" id="cite__170"><span class="coll" id="cite__171" original="E86b.-756f"> frequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aa6" id="cite__172"><span class="coll" id="cite__173" original="E86b.-756e"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aa4" id="cite__174"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aa3" id="cite__175" original="E837.-6aff"><span class="x" id="cite__176" original="E837.-6afe"> One of Simmel's most often cited essays is his essay of 1903 ‘The Metropolis and Mental Life’. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7aa1" id="cite__177" original="E86b.-7567" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cite__178"> cite + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a9f" id="cite__179"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a9e" id="cite__180" original="E86b.-7566"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a9d" id="cite__181"><span class="coll" id="cite__182" original="E86b.-7565"> above </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a9b" id="cite__183"><span class="coll" id="cite__184" original="E86b.-7564"> earlier </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a99" id="cite__185" original="E86b.-7563"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a98" id="cite__186"><span class="coll" id="cite__187" original="E86b.-7562"> here </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a96" id="cite__188"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a95" id="cite__189" original="E470.-3ded"><span class="x" id="cite__190" original="E470.-3dec"> Much of the literature cited above falls into this category. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7785" id="cite__191" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="cite__192"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7787" id="cite__193" original="E86b.-7596"><span class="shcut" id="cite__194" original="E86b.-7595"> cite + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7789" id="cite__195" original="E86b.-7594"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.778a" id="cite__196" original="E86b.-7592"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.778b" id="cite__197" original="E86b.-7591"><span class="coll" id="cite__198"> example </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.778d" id="cite__199" original="E837.-6b06"><span class="coll" id="cite__200"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.778f" id="cite__201" original="E86b.-758e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7790" id="cite__202" original="E86b.-758d"><span class="coll" id="cite__203"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7792" id="cite__204" original="E86b.-758c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7793" id="cite__205" original="E86b.-758b"><span class="coll" id="cite__206"> reason </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7795" id="cite__207" original="E86b.-758a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7796" id="cite__208" original="E86b.-75ac"><span class="x" id="cite__209" original="E86b.-75a7"> The most commonly cited reason for relocation was high labour costs. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7798" id="cite__210" original="E86b.-75ab"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7799" id="cite__211" original="E86b.-757b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.779a" id="cite__212" original="E86b.-757a"><span class="coll" id="cite__213"> passage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.779c" id="cite__214" original="E86b.-7580"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.779d" id="cite__215" original="E86b.-757f"><span class="coll" id="cite__216"> paper </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.779f" id="cite__217" original="E86b.-757e"><span class="coll" id="cite__218"> article </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77a1" id="cite__219" original="E86b.-757d"><span class="coll" id="cite__220"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77a3" id="cite__221" original="E86b.-757c"><span class="coll" id="cite__222"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77a5" id="cite__223" original="E86b.-7586"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77a6" id="cite__224" original="E86b.-7585"><span class="coll" id="cite__225"> author </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77a8" id="cite__226" original="E86b.-7584"><span class="coll" id="cite__227"> source </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77aa" id="cite__228" original="E86b.-7583"><span class="coll" id="cite__229"> authority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77ac" id="cite__230" original="E86b.-7582"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77ad" id="cite__231" original="E86b.-7581"><span class="coll" id="cite__232"> reference </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77af" id="cite__233" original="E86b.-7579"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77b0" id="cite__234" original="E837.-6b03"><span class="x" id="cite__235" original="E837.-6b02"> In the article cited, he disputes this claim. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77b2" id="cite__236" original="E837.-6b01"><span class="x" id="cite__237" original="E837.-6b00"> Primary sources cited in Ludlum (1963) were consulted wherever possible. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77b4" id="cite__238" original="E86b.-7576"><span class="shcut" id="cite__239" original="E86b.-7575"> adverb + cite </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77b6" id="cite__240" original="E86b.-7574"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77b7" id="cite__241" original="E86b.-7572"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77b8" id="cite__242" original="E86b.-7571"><span class="coll" id="cite__243"> often </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77ba" id="cite__244" original="E86b.-7570"><span class="coll" id="cite__245"> widely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77bc" id="cite__246" original="E86b.-756f"><span class="coll" id="cite__247"> frequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77be" id="cite__248" original="E86b.-756e"><span class="coll" id="cite__249"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77c0" id="cite__250" original="E86b.-756d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77c1" id="cite__251" original="E837.-6aff"><span class="x" id="cite__252" original="E837.-6afe"> One of Simmel's most often cited essays is his essay of 1903 ‘The Metropolis and Mental Life’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77c3" id="cite__253" original="E470.-3df0"><span class="x" id="cite__254" original="E470.-3def"> A frequently cited example of a marine species introduced into North America is the European periwinkle ( <span class="eul" id="cite__255" original="E470.-3dee"> Littorina littorea </span> ). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77c6" id="cite__256" original="E86b.-756a"><span class="shcut" id="cite__257" original="E86b.-7569"> cite + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77c8" id="cite__258" original="E86b.-7568"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77c9" id="cite__259" original="E86b.-7566"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77ca" id="cite__260" original="E86b.-7565"><span class="coll" id="cite__261"> above </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77cc" id="cite__262" original="E86b.-7564"><span class="coll" id="cite__263"> earlier </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77ce" id="cite__264" original="E86b.-7563"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77cf" id="cite__265" original="E86b.-7562"><span class="coll" id="cite__266"> here </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77d1" id="cite__267" original="E86b.-7561"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77d2" id="cite__268" original="E470.-3ded"><span class="x" id="cite__269" original="E470.-3dec"> Much of the literature cited above falls into this category. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77d4" id="cite__270" original="E86b.-7560"><span class="x" id="cite__271" original="E86b.-755f"> As the few examples cited here show,… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.410b" id="cite__272" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cite" title="cite definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.410c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.98e" id="cite__273" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cite__274"> cite </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a93" id="citizen" original="E393.660c" sum="599"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a92" id="citizen__1" original="E393.660d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a91" id="citizen__2" original="E393.660e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> citizen </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a84" id="citizen__7" original="E393.6616"><span class="pos" id="citizen__8" original="E393.6617"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77c6" eid="citizen__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.cfa" geo="br" id="citizen__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="citizen__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪtɪzn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/citiz/citizen__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/citiz/citizen__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://citizen__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.cfd" geo="n_am" id="citizen__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="citizen__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪtɪzn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/citiz/citizen__us_7.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/citiz/citizen__us_7.ogg" href="sound://citizen__us_7.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a82" id="citizen__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a81" id="citizen__15" original="E393.6618"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="citizen__16" original="E393.6619"> a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a7f" id="citizen__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a7e" id="citizen__18" original="E84a.-7811"><span class="x" id="citizen__19" original="E84a.-7810"> States have primary responsibility for protecting their own citizens. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a7c" id="citizen__20" original="E84a.-7812"><span class="x" id="citizen__21" original="E84a.-780d"> They could register as a British citizen after five years' lawful residence in the UK. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a7a" id="citizen__22" original="E84a.-780f"><span class="cf" id="citizen__23" original="E47f.6d25"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="citizen__24" original="E84a.-780e"> Most freeborn Romans had full citizen status. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a77" id="citizen__25" original="E393.661f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://subject1" title="subject1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a76" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-2cf" id="citizen__26" original="E393.6620"><span class="xh" id="citizen__27"> subject </span><span class="xhm" id="citizen__28"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a72" id="citizen__29" original="E84a.-7804" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__30"> adjective + citizen </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a70" id="citizen__31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a6f" id="citizen__32" original="E84a.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a6e" id="citizen__33"><span class="coll" id="citizen__34" original="E84a.-7802"> ordinary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a6c" id="citizen__35"><span class="coll" id="citizen__36" original="E84a.-7801"> private </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a6a" id="citizen__37"><span class="coll" id="citizen__38" original="E84a.-77ff"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a68" id="citizen__39" original="E837.-67d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a67" id="citizen__40"><span class="coll" id="citizen__41" original="E837.-67d2"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a65" id="citizen__42" original="E84a.-77fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a64" id="citizen__43"><span class="coll" id="citizen__44" original="E84a.-77fb"> fellow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a62" id="citizen__45" original="E84a.-77f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a61" id="citizen__46"><span class="coll" id="citizen__47" original="E84a.-77f7"> wealthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a5f" id="citizen__48" original="E84a.-77f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a5e" id="citizen__49"><span class="coll" id="citizen__50" original="E84a.-77f5"> poor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a5c" id="citizen__51" original="E84a.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a5b" id="citizen__52"><span class="coll" id="citizen__53" original="E84a.-77f3"> good </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a59" id="citizen__54"><span class="coll" id="citizen__55" original="E84a.-77f2"> responsible </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a57" id="citizen__56"><span class="coll" id="citizen__57" original="E84a.-77f1"> active </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a55" id="citizen__58" original="E84a.-77f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a54" id="citizen__59"><span class="coll" id="citizen__60" original="E84a.-77ef"> global </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a52" id="citizen__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a51" id="citizen__62" original="E837.-67d1"><span class="x" id="citizen__63" original="E837.-67d0"> This approach fails to develop students to be active citizens and problem-solvers when they leave school. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a4f" id="citizen__64" original="E84a.-77e7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__65"> verb + citizen </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a4d" id="citizen__66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a4c" id="citizen__67" original="E84a.-77e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a4b" id="citizen__68"><span class="coll" id="citizen__69" original="E84a.-77e5"> become </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a49" id="citizen__70" original="E84a.-77e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a48" id="citizen__71"><span class="coll" id="citizen__72" original="E84a.-77e3"> allow </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a46" id="citizen__73"><span class="coll" id="citizen__74" original="E84a.-77e2"> permit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a44" id="citizen__75" original="E84a.-77e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a43" id="citizen__76"><span class="coll" id="citizen__77" original="E84a.-77e0"> enable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a41" id="citizen__78" original="E84a.-77df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a40" id="citizen__79"><span class="coll" id="citizen__80" original="E84a.-77de"> entitle </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a3e" id="citizen__81" original="E84a.-77dd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a3d" id="citizen__82" original="E84a.-77da"><span class="x" id="citizen__83" original="E84a.-77d9"> Most importantly, having a free media allows citizens to make informed political choices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a3b" id="citizen__84" original="E84a.-77d6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__85"> citizen + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a39" id="citizen__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a38" id="citizen__87" original="E84a.-77d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a37" id="citizen__88"><span class="coll" id="citizen__89" original="E84a.-77d3"> enjoy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a35" id="citizen__90" original="E84a.-77d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a34" id="citizen__91"><span class="coll" id="citizen__92" original="E84a.-77d1"> vote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a32" id="citizen__93" original="E84a.-77d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a31" id="citizen__94"><span class="coll" id="citizen__95" original="E84a.-77cf"> participate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a2f" id="citizen__96" original="E84a.-77ce"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a2e" id="citizen__97" original="E84a.-77cd"><span class="x" id="citizen__98" original="E84a.-77cc"> Irish citizens also enjoy full rights of British citizenship when they are resident in the UK. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a2c" id="citizen__99" original="E84a.-77c8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__100"> noun + citizen </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a2a" id="citizen__101"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a29" id="citizen__102" original="E84a.-77c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a28" id="citizen__103"><span class="coll" id="citizen__104" original="E84a.-77c6"> participation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a26" id="citizen__105"><span class="coll" id="citizen__106" original="E84a.-77c5"> involvement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a24" id="citizen__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a23" id="citizen__108" original="E84a.-77c3"><span class="x" id="citizen__109" original="E84a.-77c2"> Arguably, successful citizen participation in a free and democratic society requires a common language and common values. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a21" id="citizen__110"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a20" id="citizen__111" original="E393.661a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="citizen__112" original="E393.661b"> a person who lives in a particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a1e" id="citizen__113"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a1d" id="citizen__114" original="E837.-67d7"><span class="x" id="citizen__115" original="E837.-67d6"> Ordinary citizens often found it safer to be politically passive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a1b" id="citizen__116" original="E837.-67d5"><span class="x" id="citizen__117" original="E837.-67d4"> This attitude reduced women to the status of second-class citizens. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a19" id="citizen__118" original="E84a.-7804" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__119"> adjective + citizen </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a17" id="citizen__120"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a16" id="citizen__121" original="E84a.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a15" id="citizen__122"><span class="coll" id="citizen__123" original="E84a.-7802"> ordinary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a13" id="citizen__124"><span class="coll" id="citizen__125" original="E84a.-7801"> private </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a11" id="citizen__126"><span class="coll" id="citizen__127" original="E84a.-77ff"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a0f" id="citizen__128" original="E837.-67d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a0e" id="citizen__129"><span class="coll" id="citizen__130" original="E837.-67d2"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a0c" id="citizen__131" original="E84a.-77fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a0b" id="citizen__132"><span class="coll" id="citizen__133" original="E84a.-77fb"> fellow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a09" id="citizen__134" original="E84a.-77f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a08" id="citizen__135"><span class="coll" id="citizen__136" original="E84a.-77f7"> wealthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a06" id="citizen__137" original="E84a.-77f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a05" id="citizen__138"><span class="coll" id="citizen__139" original="E84a.-77f5"> poor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a03" id="citizen__140" original="E84a.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a02" id="citizen__141"><span class="coll" id="citizen__142" original="E84a.-77f3"> good </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a00" id="citizen__143"><span class="coll" id="citizen__144" original="E84a.-77f2"> responsible </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79fe" id="citizen__145"><span class="coll" id="citizen__146" original="E84a.-77f1"> active </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79fc" id="citizen__147" original="E84a.-77f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79fb" id="citizen__148"><span class="coll" id="citizen__149" original="E84a.-77ef"> global </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79f9" id="citizen__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79f8" id="citizen__151" original="E84a.-77eb"><span class="x" id="citizen__152" original="E84a.-77ea"> Ohmae (1991) argues further that information has made us all global citizens. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79f6" id="citizen__153" original="E84a.-77c8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__154"> noun + citizen </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79f4" id="citizen__155"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79f3" id="citizen__156" original="E84a.-77c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79f2" id="citizen__157"><span class="coll" id="citizen__158" original="E84a.-77c6"> participation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79f0" id="citizen__159"><span class="coll" id="citizen__160" original="E84a.-77c5"> involvement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79ee" id="citizen__161"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79ed" id="citizen__162" original="E640.1e8d"><span class="x" id="citizen__163" original="E640.1e8e"> Another crucial theme is citizen involvement in the policymaking process. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77d6" id="citizen__164" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="citizen__165"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77d8" id="citizen__166" original="E84a.-7806"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__167" original="E84a.-7813"> adjective + citizen </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77da" id="citizen__168" original="E84a.-7805"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77db" id="citizen__169" original="E84a.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77dc" id="citizen__170" original="E84a.-7802"><span class="coll" id="citizen__171"> ordinary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77de" id="citizen__172" original="E84a.-7801"><span class="coll" id="citizen__173"> private </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77e0" id="citizen__174" original="E84a.-77ff"><span class="coll" id="citizen__175"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77e2" id="citizen__176" original="E837.-67d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77e3" id="citizen__177" original="E837.-67d2"><span class="coll" id="citizen__178"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77e5" id="citizen__179" original="E84a.-77fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77e6" id="citizen__180" original="E84a.-77fb"><span class="coll" id="citizen__181"> fellow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77e8" id="citizen__182" original="E84a.-77f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77e9" id="citizen__183" original="E84a.-77f7"><span class="coll" id="citizen__184"> wealthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77eb" id="citizen__185" original="E84a.-77f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77ec" id="citizen__186" original="E84a.-77f5"><span class="coll" id="citizen__187"> poor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77ee" id="citizen__188" original="E84a.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77ef" id="citizen__189" original="E84a.-77f3"><span class="coll" id="citizen__190"> good </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77f1" id="citizen__191" original="E84a.-77f2"><span class="coll" id="citizen__192"> responsible </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77f3" id="citizen__193" original="E84a.-77f1"><span class="coll" id="citizen__194"> active </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77f5" id="citizen__195" original="E84a.-77f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77f6" id="citizen__196" original="E84a.-77ef"><span class="coll" id="citizen__197"> global </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77f8" id="citizen__198" original="E84a.-77ec"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77f9" id="citizen__199" original="E837.-67d1"><span class="x" id="citizen__200" original="E837.-67d0"> This approach fails to develop students to be active citizens and problem-solvers when they leave school. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77fb" id="citizen__201" original="E84a.-77eb"><span class="x" id="citizen__202" original="E84a.-77ea"> Ohmae (1991) argues further that information has made us all global citizens. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77fd" id="citizen__203" original="E84a.-77e9"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__204" original="E84a.-77e8"> verb + citizen </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.77ff" id="citizen__205" original="E84a.-77e7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7800" id="citizen__206" original="E84a.-77e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7801" id="citizen__207" original="E84a.-77e5"><span class="coll" id="citizen__208"> become </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7803" id="citizen__209" original="E84a.-77e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7804" id="citizen__210" original="E84a.-77e3"><span class="coll" id="citizen__211"> allow </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7806" id="citizen__212" original="E84a.-77e2"><span class="coll" id="citizen__213"> permit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7808" id="citizen__214" original="E84a.-77e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7809" id="citizen__215" original="E84a.-77e0"><span class="coll" id="citizen__216"> enable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.780b" id="citizen__217" original="E84a.-77df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.780c" id="citizen__218" original="E84a.-77de"><span class="coll" id="citizen__219"> entitle </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.780e" id="citizen__220" original="E84a.-77dd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.780f" id="citizen__221" original="E84a.-77da"><span class="x" id="citizen__222" original="E84a.-77d9"> Most importantly, having a free media allows citizens to make informed political choices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7811" id="citizen__223" original="E84a.-77d8"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__224" original="E84a.-77d7"> citizen + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7813" id="citizen__225" original="E84a.-77d6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7814" id="citizen__226" original="E84a.-77d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7815" id="citizen__227" original="E84a.-77d3"><span class="coll" id="citizen__228"> enjoy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7817" id="citizen__229" original="E84a.-77d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7818" id="citizen__230" original="E84a.-77d1"><span class="coll" id="citizen__231"> vote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.781a" id="citizen__232" original="E84a.-77d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.781b" id="citizen__233" original="E84a.-77cf"><span class="coll" id="citizen__234"> participate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.781d" id="citizen__235" original="E84a.-77ce"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.781e" id="citizen__236" original="E84a.-77cd"><span class="x" id="citizen__237" original="E84a.-77cc"> Irish citizens also enjoy full rights of British citizenship when they are resident in the UK. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7820" id="citizen__238" original="E84a.-77cb"><span class="shcut" id="citizen__239" original="E84a.-77ca"> noun + citizen </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7822" id="citizen__240" original="E84a.-77c9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7823" id="citizen__241" original="E84a.-77c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7824" id="citizen__242" original="E84a.-77c6"><span class="coll" id="citizen__243"> participation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7826" id="citizen__244" original="E84a.-77c5"><span class="coll" id="citizen__245"> involvement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7828" id="citizen__246" original="E84a.-77c4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7829" id="citizen__247" original="E84a.-77c3"><span class="x" id="citizen__248" original="E84a.-77c2"> Arguably, successful citizen participation in a free and democratic society requires a common language and common values. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.782b" id="citizen__249" original="E640.1e8d"><span class="x" id="citizen__250" original="E640.1e8e"> Another crucial theme is citizen involvement in the policymaking process. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.41ab" id="citizen__251" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://citizen" title="citizen definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.41ac" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.9ee" id="citizen__252" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="citizen__253"> citizen </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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citizenship
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79eb" id="citizenship" original="E393.6661" sum="438"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79ea" id="citizenship__1" original="E393.6662"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79e9" id="citizenship__2" original="E393.6663"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> citizenship </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79de" id="citizenship__7" original="E393.666b"><span class="pos" id="citizenship__8" original="E393.666c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77cd" eid="citizenship__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2803" geo="br" id="citizenship__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="citizenship__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/citiz/citizenship__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/citiz/citizenship__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://citizenship__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2806" geo="n_am" id="citizenship__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="citizenship__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/citiz/citizenship__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/citiz/citizenship__us_1.ogg" href="sound://citizenship__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79dc" id="citizenship__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="citizenship__15" original="E393.666e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79da" id="citizenship__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79d9" id="citizenship__17" original="E393.666f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="citizenship__18" original="E393.6670"> the legal right to belong to a particular country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79d7" id="citizenship__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79d6" id="citizenship__20" original="E837.-6540"><span class="x" id="citizenship__21" original="E837.-653f"> In 2002, more than 100 000 people acquired British citizenship. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79d4" id="citizenship__22" original="E393.6671"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="citizenship__23" original="E393.6672"> the state of being a citizen and accepting the responsibilities of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79d2" id="citizenship__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79d1" id="citizenship__25" original="E84a.-76e7"><span class="x" id="citizenship__26" original="E84a.-76e6"> What appears to be missing from economic rationalism is any notion of active citizenship. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4256" id="citizenship__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://citizenship" title="citizenship definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4257" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.a61" id="citizenship__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="citizenship__29"> citizenship </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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city
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79cf" id="city" original="E393.66d3" sum="557"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79ce" id="city__1" original="E393.66d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79cd" id="city__2" original="E393.66d5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> city </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79c2" id="city__7" original="E393.66dd"><span class="pos" id="city__8" original="E393.66de"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77d4" eid="city__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.28e6" geo="br" id="city__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="city__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cit/city_/city__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cit/city_/city__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://city__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.28e9" geo="n_am" id="city__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="city__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cit/city_/city__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cit/city_/city__us_1.ogg" href="sound://city__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79c0" id="city__14" original="E393.66df"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79bd" form="pl" id="city__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="city__16" original="E393.66e3"> cities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79bb" id="city__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79ba" id="city__18" original="E393.66e4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79b9" id="city__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="city__20" original="E393.66e6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="city__21" original="E393.66e7"> a large and important town </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79b6" id="city__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79b5" id="city__23" original="E84a.-7fcc"><span class="x" id="city__24" original="E84a.-7fcb"> Some major cities are located close to active volcanoes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79b3" id="city__25" original="E84a.-7fca"><span class="cf" id="city__26" original="E47f.6d6d"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="city__27" original="E84a.-7fc9"> The evidence showed that women and the elderly are often reluctant to use the city centre at night. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79b0" id="city__28" original="E393.66e8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inner-city" title="inner city definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79af" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-1fc6" id="city__29" original="E393.66e9"><span class="xh" id="city__30"> inner city </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79ad" id="city__31" original="E393.66fc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79ac" id="city__32" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79ab" id="city__33"><span class="v"><strong> the City </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79a9" id="city__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="city__36" original="E393.66ff"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="city__37" original="E393.6701"> Britain's financial and business centre, in the oldest part of London </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79a6" id="city__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79a5" id="city__39" original="E84a.-7fc4"><span class="x" id="city__40" original="E84a.-7fc3"> One of the main elements in Labour's economic policy was the need to reassure the City that it could run the economy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4279" id="city__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://city" title="city definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.427a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.b05" id="city__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="city__43"> city </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79a3" id="civic" original="E393.67a9" sum="507"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79a2" id="civic__1" original="E393.67aa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79a1" id="civic__2" original="E393.67ab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7999" id="civic__4" original="E393.67b0"><span class="pos" id="civic__5" original="E393.67b1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77db" eid="civic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2a2f" geo="br" id="civic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civic/civic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civic/civic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2a32" geo="n_am" id="civic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civic/civic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civic/civic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7997" id="civic__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="civic__12" original="E393.67b3"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7995" id="civic__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7994" id="civic__14" original="E393.67b4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="civic__15" original="E393.67b5"> officially connected with a town or city </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7992" id="civic__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7991" id="civic__17" original="E85c.-61e0"><span class="x" id="civic__18" original="E85c.-61df"> These two countries do a better job integrating immigrants into common civic and political institutions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-798f" id="civic__19" original="E393.67b6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="civic__20" original="E393.67b7"> connected with the activities of people in relation to their town, city or local area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-798d" id="civic__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-798c" id="civic__22" original="E85c.-61de"><span class="x" id="civic__23" original="E85c.-61dd"> Democracy depends on civic engagement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-798a" id="civic__24" original="E85c.-61dc"><span class="x" id="civic__25" original="E85c.-61db"> The less relatively deprived people feel, the more likely they are to participate in civic life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7988" id="civic__26" original="E85c.-61da"><span class="x" id="civic__27" original="E85c.-61d9"> civic duty/responsibility </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.42a3" id="civic__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civic" title="civic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.42a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.c1e" id="civic__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civic__30"> civic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civil
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7986" id="civil" original="E393.67e5" sum="1101"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7985" id="civil__1" original="E393.67e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7984" id="civil__2" original="E393.67e7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civil </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-797c" id="civil__4" original="E393.67ec"><span class="pos" id="civil__5" original="E393.67ed"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77e2" eid="civil__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.d60" geo="br" id="civil__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civil__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civil__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.d63" geo="n_am" id="civil__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civil__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil__us_3.ogg" href="sound://civil__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-797a" id="civil__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="civil__12" original="E393.67f0"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7978" id="civil__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7977" id="civil__14" original="E393.67ee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="civil__15" original="E393.67f1"> connected with the people who live in a country rather than with the state </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7975" id="civil__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7974" id="civil__17" original="E84a.-7f7b"><span class="x" id="civil__18" original="E84a.-7f7a"> Post-war Italy was characterized by a weak state and a strong civil society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7972" id="civil__19" original="E84a.-7f77"><span class="x" id="civil__20" original="E84a.-7f76"> It remains among the world's most corrupt countries and recently has faced increasing civil unrest. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7970" id="civil__21" original="E84a.-7f73" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-war" title="civil war definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-796f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-778d" id="civil__22" original="E84a.-7f72"><span class="xh" id="civil__23"> civil war </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-war" title="civil war definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-796d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-778d" id="civil__24" original="E84a.-7f71"><span class="xh" id="civil__25"> civil war </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-war" title="civil war definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-796b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-778d" id="civil__26" original="E393.67f3"><span class="xh" id="civil__27"> civil war </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7969" id="civil__28" original="E84a.-7f7d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="civil__29"> civil + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7967" id="civil__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7966" id="civil__31" original="E870.2ee9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7965" id="civil__32"><span class="coll" id="civil__33" original="E870.2eec"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7963" id="civil__34" original="E84a.-7f57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7962" id="civil__35"><span class="coll" id="civil__36" original="E84a.-7f56"> war </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7960" id="civil__37"><span class="coll" id="civil__38" original="E84a.-7f55"> conflict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-795e" id="civil__39" original="E84a.-7f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-795d" id="civil__40"><span class="coll" id="civil__41" original="E84a.-7f53"> unrest </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-795b" id="civil__42"><span class="coll" id="civil__43" original="E84a.-7f52"> strife </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7959" id="civil__44"><span class="coll" id="civil__45" original="E84a.-7f51"> disobedience </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7957" id="civil__46"><span class="coll" id="civil__47" original="E870.2eed"> disturbance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7955" id="civil__48" original="E84a.-7f50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7954" id="civil__49"><span class="coll" id="civil__50" original="E84a.-7f4f"> rights </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7952" id="civil__51"><span class="coll" id="civil__52" original="E84a.-7f4e"> liberties </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7950" id="civil__53" original="E84a.-7f4d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-794f" id="civil__54" original="E84a.-7f4c"><span class="x" id="civil__55" original="E84a.-7f4b"> The Wei Dynasty fell into civil war and the capital city was sacked and abandoned. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-794d" id="civil__56" original="E84a.-7f4a"><span class="x" id="civil__57" original="E84a.-7f49"> Gandhi mobilized a mass campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-794b" id="civil__58" original="E393.67f5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="civil__59" original="E393.67f8"> connected with the state rather than with religion or with the armed forces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7949" id="civil__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7948" id="civil__61" original="E84a.-7f64"><span class="x" id="civil__62" original="E84a.-7f63"> The civil aviation industry has been the focus of particular controversy in the context of global climate change debates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7946" id="civil__63" original="E84a.-7f62"><span class="x" id="civil__64" original="E84a.-7f61"> If a civil authority has broken down, this is the responsibility of that state's citizens and its political leaders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7944" id="civil__65" original="E84a.-7f60"><span class="x" id="civil__66" original="E84a.-7f5f"> Diocletian began an important reform, separating military from civil power in frontier provinces. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7942" id="civil__67" original="E84a.-7f5e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-war" title="civil war definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7941" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-778d" id="civil__68" original="E84a.-7f5d"><span class="xh" id="civil__69"> civil war </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-war" title="civil war definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-793f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-778d" id="civil__70" original="E84a.-7f5c"><span class="xh" id="civil__71"> civil war </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-793d" id="civil__72" original="E393.67f9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="civil__73" original="E393.67fc"> involving personal legal matters and not criminal law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-793b" id="civil__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-793a" id="civil__75" original="E84a.-7f6e"><span class="x" id="civil__76" original="E84a.-7f6d"> In civil law, the innocent party instigates the claim against the defendant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7938" id="civil__77" original="E84a.-7f6a"><span class="x" id="civil__78" original="E84a.-7f69"> In the United Kingdom, defamation is almost entirely a matter for the civil courts. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7936" id="civil__79" original="E393.67fd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://criminal1" title="criminal1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7935" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d61" id="civil__80" original="E393.67fe"><span class="xh" id="civil__81"> criminal </span><span class="xhm" id="civil__82"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7932" id="civil__83" original="E870.2ee8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-law" title="civil law definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7931" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7816" id="civil__84" original="E870.2eeb"><span class="xh" id="civil__85"> civil law </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-792f" id="civil__86" original="E84a.-7f7c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="civil__87"> civil + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-792d" id="civil__88"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-792c" id="civil__89" original="E84a.-7f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-792b" id="civil__90"><span class="coll" id="civil__91" original="E84a.-7f44"> partnership </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7929" id="civil__92" original="E84a.-7f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7928" id="civil__93"><span class="coll" id="civil__94" original="E84a.-7f42"> partner </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7926" id="civil__95" original="E84a.-7f41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7925" id="civil__96"><span class="coll" id="civil__97" original="E84a.-7f40"> proceedings </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7923" id="civil__98"><span class="coll" id="civil__99" original="E84a.-7f3f"> action </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7921" id="civil__100"><span class="coll" id="civil__101" original="E84a.-7f3e"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-791f" id="civil__102" original="E84a.-7f3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-791e" id="civil__103"><span class="coll" id="civil__104" original="E84a.-7f3c"> law </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-791c" id="civil__105"><span class="coll" id="civil__106" original="E84a.-7f3b"> regulation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-791a" id="civil__107" original="E84a.-7f3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7919" id="civil__108"><span class="coll" id="civil__109" original="E84a.-7f39"> liability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7917" id="civil__110" original="E84a.-7f38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7916" id="civil__111"><span class="coll" id="civil__112" original="E84a.-7f37"> court </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7914" id="civil__113" original="E84a.-7f36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7913" id="civil__114" original="E84a.-7f35"><span class="x" id="civil__115" original="E84a.-7f34"> Marriage or civil partnership remain the only legal means of establishing a stable relationship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7911" id="civil__116" original="E84a.-7f33"><span class="x" id="civil__117" original="E84a.-7f32"> Different terminology is used in criminal proceedings to that which is used in civil proceedings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-790f" id="civil__118" original="E84a.-7f31"><span class="x" id="civil__119" original="E84a.-7f30"> There are a number of treaties which establish rules on civil liability for environmental damage. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.782d" id="civil__120" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="civil__121"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.782f" id="civil__122" original="E84a.-7f5a"><span class="shcut" id="civil__123" original="E84a.-7f59"> civil + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7831" id="civil__124" original="E84a.-7f7d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7832" id="civil__125" original="E870.2ee9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7833" id="civil__126" original="E870.2eec"><span class="coll" id="civil__127"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7835" id="civil__128" original="E84a.-7f57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7836" id="civil__129" original="E84a.-7f56"><span class="coll" id="civil__130"> war </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7838" id="civil__131" original="E84a.-7f55"><span class="coll" id="civil__132"> conflict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.783a" id="civil__133" original="E84a.-7f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.783b" id="civil__134" original="E84a.-7f53"><span class="coll" id="civil__135"> unrest </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.783d" id="civil__136" original="E84a.-7f52"><span class="coll" id="civil__137"> strife </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.783f" id="civil__138" original="E84a.-7f51"><span class="coll" id="civil__139"> disobedience </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7841" id="civil__140" original="E870.2eed"><span class="coll" id="civil__141"> disturbance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7843" id="civil__142" original="E84a.-7f50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7844" id="civil__143" original="E84a.-7f4f"><span class="coll" id="civil__144"> rights </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7846" id="civil__145" original="E84a.-7f4e"><span class="coll" id="civil__146"> liberties </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7848" id="civil__147" original="E84a.-7f4d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7849" id="civil__148" original="E84a.-7f4c"><span class="x" id="civil__149" original="E84a.-7f4b"> The Wei Dynasty fell into civil war and the capital city was sacked and abandoned. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.784b" id="civil__150" original="E84a.-7f4a"><span class="x" id="civil__151" original="E84a.-7f49"> Gandhi mobilized a mass campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.784d" id="civil__152" original="E870.2eea"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.784e" id="civil__153" original="E870.2eef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.784f" id="civil__154" original="E870.2ef0"><span class="coll" id="civil__155"> servant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7851" id="civil__156" original="E870.2ef1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7852" id="civil__157" original="E870.2ef2"><span class="coll" id="civil__158"> service </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7854" id="civil__159" original="E870.2ef3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7855" id="civil__160" original="E870.2ef4"><span class="coll" id="civil__161"> authority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7857" id="civil__162" original="E870.2ef5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7858" id="civil__163" original="E870.2ef6"><span class="coll" id="civil__164"> administration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.785a" id="civil__165" original="E870.2ef7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.785b" id="civil__166" original="E870.2ef8"><span class="coll" id="civil__167"> aviation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.785d" id="civil__168" original="E870.2ef9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.785e" id="civil__169" original="E870.2efa"><span class="coll" id="civil__170"> engineering </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7860" id="civil__171" original="E870.2efb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7861" id="civil__172" original="E870.2efc"><span class="coll" id="civil__173"> engineer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7863" id="civil__174" original="E870.2efd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7864" id="civil__175" original="E870.2efe"><span class="x" id="civil__176" original="E870.2eff"> The army, navy and civil administration grew in size and power. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7866" id="civil__177" original="E84a.-7f7c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7867" id="civil__178" original="E84a.-7f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7868" id="civil__179" original="E84a.-7f44"><span class="coll" id="civil__180"> partnership </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.786a" id="civil__181" original="E84a.-7f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.786b" id="civil__182" original="E84a.-7f42"><span class="coll" id="civil__183"> partner </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.786d" id="civil__184" original="E84a.-7f41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.786e" id="civil__185" original="E84a.-7f40"><span class="coll" id="civil__186"> proceedings </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7870" id="civil__187" original="E84a.-7f3f"><span class="coll" id="civil__188"> action </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7872" id="civil__189" original="E84a.-7f3e"><span class="coll" id="civil__190"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7874" id="civil__191" original="E84a.-7f3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7875" id="civil__192" original="E84a.-7f3c"><span class="coll" id="civil__193"> law </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7877" id="civil__194" original="E84a.-7f3b"><span class="coll" id="civil__195"> regulation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7879" id="civil__196" original="E84a.-7f3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.787a" id="civil__197" original="E84a.-7f39"><span class="coll" id="civil__198"> liability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.787c" id="civil__199" original="E84a.-7f38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.787d" id="civil__200" original="E84a.-7f37"><span class="coll" id="civil__201"> court </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.787f" id="civil__202" original="E84a.-7f36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7880" id="civil__203" original="E84a.-7f35"><span class="x" id="civil__204" original="E84a.-7f34"> Marriage or civil partnership remain the only legal means of establishing a stable relationship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7882" id="civil__205" original="E84a.-7f33"><span class="x" id="civil__206" original="E84a.-7f32"> Different terminology is used in criminal proceedings to that which is used in civil proceedings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7884" id="civil__207" original="E84a.-7f31"><span class="x" id="civil__208" original="E84a.-7f30"> There are a number of treaties which establish rules on civil liability for environmental damage. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.42c4" id="civil__209" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil" title="civil definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.42c5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.c74" id="civil__210" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civil__211"> civil </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civil engineering
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-790d" id="civil-engineering" original="E393.682f" sum="414"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-790c" id="civil-engineering__1" original="E393.6830"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-790b" id="civil-engineering__2" original="E393.6831"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civil engineering </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7904" id="civil-engineering__4" original="E393.6836"><span class="pos" id="civil-engineering__5" original="E393.6837"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77e9" eid="civil-engineering__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2b28" geo="br" id="civil-engineering__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-engineering__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl endʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_engineering_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_engineering_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_engineering_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2b2b" geo="n_am" id="civil-engineering__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-engineering__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl endʒɪˈnɪrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_engineering_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_engineering_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_engineering_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7902" id="civil-engineering__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="civil-engineering__12" original="E393.6839"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7900" id="civil-engineering__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78ff" id="civil-engineering__14" original="E393.683a"><span class="def" id="civil-engineering__15" original="E393.683b"> the design, building and repair of roads, bridges, <a class="ndv" href="entry://canals" id="civil-engineering__16"> canals </a> , etc.; the study of this as a subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78fc" id="civil-engineering__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78fb" id="civil-engineering__18" original="E85c.-6195"><span class="x" id="civil-engineering__19" original="E85c.-6194"> The Construction Group carries out various construction, civil engineering, and land development projects. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78f9" id="civil-engineering__20"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78f8" id="civil-engineering__21" original="E393.683f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78f7" id="civil-engineering__22"><span class="dr" id="civil-engineering__23" original="E393.6840"> civil engineer </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78f0" id="civil-engineering__24" original="E393.6844"><span class="pos" id="civil-engineering__25" original="E393.6845"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77ea" eid="civil-engineering__26" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2b2e" geo="br" id="civil-engineering__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-engineering__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl endʒɪˈnɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_engineer_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_engineer_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_engineer_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2b31" geo="n_am" id="civil-engineering__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-engineering__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl endʒɪˈnɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_engineer_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_engineer_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_engineer_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78ee" id="civil-engineering__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78ed" id="civil-engineering__32" original="E85c.-6193"><span class="x" id="civil-engineering__33" original="E85c.-6192"> Developing nations are hiring American civil engineers to advise on building roads and dams. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4341" id="civil-engineering__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-engineering" title="civil engineering definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4342" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.cd9" id="civil-engineering__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civil-engineering__36"> civil engineering </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civil law
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7816" id="civil-law" original="E393.68df" sum="535"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7815" id="civil-law__1" original="E393.68e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7814" id="civil-law__2" original="E393.68e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civil law </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-780b" id="civil-law__6" original="E393.68e6"><span class="pos" id="civil-law__7" original="E393.68e7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.781c" eid="civil-law__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2d26" geo="br" id="civil-law__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-law__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈlɔː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_law_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_law_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_law_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2d29" geo="n_am" id="civil-law__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-law__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈlɔː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_law_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_law_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_law_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7809" id="civil-law__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="civil-law__14" original="E393.68e9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7807" id="civil-law__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7806" id="civil-law__16" original="E393.68ea"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="civil-law__17" original="E393.68eb"> law that deals with the rights of private citizens rather than with crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7804" id="civil-law__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7803" id="civil-law__19" original="E885.-7790"><span class="cf" id="civil-law__20" original="E833.-4783"> in/under <span class="exp" id="civil-law__21"> civil law </span></span><span class="x" id="civil-law__22" original="E885.-778f"> The divorce becomes effective in civil law after a period allowed for reconciliation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77ff" id="civil-law__23" original="E82c.13c9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="civil-law__24" original="E82c.13ca"> the system of law that is common on the European continent, historically based on the law of ancient Rome </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77fd" id="civil-law__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77fc" id="civil-law__26" original="E82c.13cb"><span class="cf" id="civil-law__27" original="E833.-4782"> in/under <span class="exp" id="civil-law__28"> civil law </span></span><span class="x" id="civil-law__29" original="E82c.13cc"> They contend that property rights are better protected under British common law than under French civil law. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.445b" id="civil-law__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-law" title="civil law definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.445c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.ddc" id="civil-law__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civil-law__32"> civil law </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civil liberty
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77f8" id="civil-liberty" original="E393.68ec" sum="511"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77f7" id="civil-liberty__1" original="E393.68ed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77f6" id="civil-liberty__2" original="E393.68ee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civil liberty </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77ef" id="civil-liberty__4" original="E393.68f3"><span class="pos" id="civil-liberty__5" original="E393.68f4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7823" eid="civil-liberty__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2d3e" geo="br" id="civil-liberty__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-liberty__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈlɪbəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_liberty_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_liberty_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_liberty_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2d41" geo="n_am" id="civil-liberty__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-liberty__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈlɪbərti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_liberty_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_liberty_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_liberty_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77ed" id="civil-liberty__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="civil-liberty__12" original="E393.68f6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="civil-liberty__13" original="E393.68f7"> usually plural </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="civil-liberty__14" original="E393.68f8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77e9" id="civil-liberty__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77e8" id="civil-liberty__16" original="E393.68f9"><span class="def" id="civil-liberty__17" original="E393.68fa"> the right of people to be free to say or do what they want while respecting others and staying within the law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77e6" id="civil-liberty__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77e5" id="civil-liberty__19" original="E885.-75de"><span class="x" id="civil-liberty__20" original="E885.-75dd"> In July 2003 the first election was held under the new constitution, guaranteeing political rights and civil liberties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77e3" id="civil-liberty__21" original="E885.-75dc"><span class="x" id="civil-liberty__22" original="E885.-75db"> By the end of the year, a revolution that had promised freedom and civil liberty was waging a bloody civil war against its own citizens. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.447e" id="civil-liberty__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-liberty" title="civil liberty definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.447f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.de9" id="civil-liberty__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civil-liberty__25"> civil liberty </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civil partnership
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77e1" id="civil-partnership" original="E393.6914" sum="457"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77e0" id="civil-partnership__1" original="E393.6915"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77df" id="civil-partnership__2" original="E393.6916"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civil partnership </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77d8" id="civil-partnership__4" original="E393.691b"><span class="pos" id="civil-partnership__5" original="E393.691c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.782a" eid="civil-partnership__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2da6" geo="br" id="civil-partnership__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-partnership__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_partnership_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_partnership_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_partnership_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2da9" geo="n_am" id="civil-partnership__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-partnership__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_partnership_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_partnership_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_partnership_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77d6" id="civil-partnership__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="civil-partnership__12" original="E576.895"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="civil-partnership__13" original="E576.896"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77d3" id="civil-partnership__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77d2" id="civil-partnership__15" original="E393.691d"><span class="def" id="civil-partnership__16" original="E393.691e"> a relationship between two people of the same sex, recognized as having the same legal status as a marriage between a man and a woman </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77d0" id="civil-partnership__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77cf" id="civil-partnership__18" original="E576.897"><span class="x" id="civil-partnership__19" original="E576.898"> The couple entered into a civil partnership one year ago. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77cd" id="civil-partnership__20" original="E833.-4773"><span class="x" id="civil-partnership__21" original="E833.-4772"> Marriage or civil partnership remain the only legal means of establishing a stable relationship. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4499" id="civil-partnership__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-partnership" title="civil partnership definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.449a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.e19" id="civil-partnership__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civil-partnership__24"> civil partnership </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civil rights
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77cb" id="civil-rights" original="E393.691f" sum="498"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77ca" id="civil-rights__1" original="E393.6920"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77c9" id="civil-rights__2" original="E393.6921"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civil rights </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77c2" id="civil-rights__4" original="E393.6926"><span class="pos" id="civil-rights__5" original="E393.6927"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7831" eid="civil-rights__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2dcc" geo="br" id="civil-rights__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-rights__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈraɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_rights_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_rights_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_rights_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2dcf" geo="n_am" id="civil-rights__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-rights__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈraɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_rights_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_rights_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_rights_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77c0" id="civil-rights__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="civil-rights__12" original="E393.6929"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77be" id="civil-rights__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77bd" id="civil-rights__14" original="E393.692a"><span class="def" id="civil-rights__15" original="E393.692b"> the rights that every person in a society has, for example to be treated equally, to be able to vote, work, etc. whatever their sex, race or religion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77bb" id="civil-rights__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77ba" id="civil-rights__17" original="E8b2.-7cfc"><span class="x" id="civil-rights__18" original="E8b2.-7cfb"> Some nations have responded to the inequities facing immigrants by granting them political and civil rights. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77b8" id="civil-rights__19" original="E833.-4768"><span class="cf" id="civil-rights__20" original="E833.-4767"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="civil-rights__21" original="E833.-4766"> In the 1960s, the civil rights movement changed the political climate in the southern states. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.44b3" id="civil-rights__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-rights" title="civil rights definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.44b4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.e25" id="civil-rights__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civil-rights__24"> civil rights </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civil servant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77b5" id="civil-servant" original="E393.693a" sum="270"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77b4" id="civil-servant__1" original="E393.693b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77b3" id="civil-servant__2" original="E393.693c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civil servant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77ac" id="civil-servant__4" original="E393.6941"><span class="pos" id="civil-servant__5" original="E393.6942"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7838" eid="civil-servant__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2e03" geo="br" id="civil-servant__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-servant__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈsɜːvənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_servant_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_servant_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_servant_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2e06" geo="n_am" id="civil-servant__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-servant__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈsɜːrvənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_servant_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_servant_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_servant_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77aa" id="civil-servant__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77a9" id="civil-servant__12" original="E393.6943"><span class="def" id="civil-servant__13" original="E393.6944"> a person who works in the <a class="ndv" href="entry://civil service" id="civil-servant__14"> civil service </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77a6" id="civil-servant__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77a5" id="civil-servant__16" original="E8b2.-7b61"><span class="x" id="civil-servant__17" original="E8b2.-7b60"> Traditionally, senior civil servants have been the main policy advisers to ministers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.44cc" id="civil-servant__18" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-servant" title="civil servant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.44cd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.e4b" id="civil-servant__19" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civil-servant__20"> civil servant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civil war
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-778d" id="civil-war" original="E393.6956" sum="606"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-778c" id="civil-war__1" original="E393.6957"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-778b" id="civil-war__2" original="E393.6958"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civil war </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7784" id="civil-war__4" original="E393.695d"><span class="pos" id="civil-war__5" original="E393.695e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.783f" eid="civil-war__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2e38" geo="br" id="civil-war__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-war__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈwɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_war_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_war_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_war_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2e3b" geo="n_am" id="civil-war__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civil-war__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvl ˈwɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civil_war_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civil_war_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://civil_war_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7782" id="civil-war__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7781" id="civil-war__12" original="E393.695f"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7780" id="civil-war__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="civil-war__14" original="E393.6961"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="civil-war__15" original="E393.6962"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="civil-war__16" original="E393.6963"> a war between groups of people in the same country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-777c" id="civil-war__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-777b" id="civil-war__18" original="E8b2.-78d0"><span class="x" id="civil-war__19" original="E8b2.-78cf"> There was a general understanding that both sides were responsible for plunging Spain into a brutal civil war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7779" id="civil-war__20" original="E8b2.-78ce"><span class="x" id="civil-war__21" original="E8b2.-78cd"> In the wake of independence, civil war erupted across the country. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="civil-war__22" original="E833.-4704" un="help"><span class="eb" id="civil-war__23" original="E833.-4703"> The Civil War </span> may be used to refer to a particular war, especially the one fought in the US in the 1860s: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7775" id="civil-war__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7774" id="civil-war__25" original="E833.-4702"><span class="x" id="civil-war__26" original="E833.-4701"> Any study of the causes of the Civil War cannot end with the outbreak of fighting in April 1861. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7772" id="civil-war__27" original="E833.-4700"><span class="x" id="civil-war__28" original="E833.-46ff"> the English/Spanish Civil War </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.44fb" id="civil-war__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil-war" title="civil war definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.44fc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.e72" id="civil-war__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civil-war__31"> civil war </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civilian
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78eb" hm="1" id="civilian1" original="E393.6846" sum="381"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78ea" id="civilian1__1" original="E393.6847"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78e9" id="civilian1__2" original="E393.6848"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civilian <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78de" id="civilian1__7" original="E393.6850"><span class="pos" id="civilian1__8" original="E393.6851"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77f7" eid="civilian1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2b82" geo="br" id="civilian1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilian1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈvɪliən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilian__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilian__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civilian__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2b85" geo="n_am" id="civilian1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilian1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈvɪliən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilian__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilian__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilian__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78dc" id="civilian1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78db" id="civilian1__15" original="E393.6852"><span class="def" id="civilian1__16" original="E393.6853"> a person who is not a member of the armed forces or the police </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78d9" id="civilian1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78d8" id="civilian1__18" original="E85c.-614a"><span class="x" id="civilian1__19" original="E85c.-6149"> This resulted in a number of attacks in which innocent civilians were killed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78d6" id="civilian1__20" original="E85c.-6148"><span class="x" id="civilian1__21" original="E85c.-6147"> After initial failures, peacekeeping forces have succeeded in protecting civilians. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78d4" id="civilian1__22" original="E393.685a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://military2" title="military2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78d3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-2549" id="civilian1__23" original="E393.685b"><span class="xh" id="civilian1__24"> military </span><span class="xhm" id="civilian1__25"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.436b" id="civilian1__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://" title="civilian definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.436c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1b10" id="civilian1__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civilian1__28"> civilian </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78d0" hm="2" id="civilian2" original="E890.3d6b" sum="373"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78cf" id="civilian2__1" original="E890.3d6c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78ce" id="civilian2__2" original="E890.3d6d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civilian <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78c6" id="civilian2__4" original="E890.3d73"><span class="pos" id="civilian2__5" original="E890.3d74"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.77fe" eid="civilian2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2b88" geo="br" id="civilian2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilian2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈvɪliən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilian__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilian__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civilian__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2b8b" geo="n_am" id="civilian2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilian2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈvɪliən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilian__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilian__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilian__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78c4" id="civilian2__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="civilian2__12" original="E890.3d76"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78c2" id="civilian2__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78c1" id="civilian2__14" original="E890.3d77"><span class="def" id="civilian2__15" original="E890.3d78"> connected with people who are not members of the armed forces or the police </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78bf" id="civilian2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78be" id="civilian2__17" original="E890.3d79"><span class="x" id="civilian2__18" original="E890.3d7a"> The number of military abuses against the civilian population is said to be high. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78bc" id="civilian2__19" original="E890.3d7b"><span class="x" id="civilian2__20" original="E890.3d7c"> The share of civilian casualties in armed conflict has increased. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78ba" id="civilian2__21" original="E890.3d7f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://military2" title="military2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78b9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-2549" id="civilian2__22" original="E890.3d80"><span class="xh" id="civilian2__23"> military </span><span class="xhm" id="civilian2__24"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4389" id="civilian2__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://" title="civilian definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.438a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1b10" id="civilian2__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civilian2__27"> civilian </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civilization
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78b6" id="civilization" original="E393.6874" sum="1066"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78b5" id="civilization__1" original="E393.6875"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78b4" id="civilization__2" original="E393.6876"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civilization </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78b2" id="civilization__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78b1" id="civilization__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c646b0894.3acd" id="civilization__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="civilization__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> civil <span class="ptl" id="civilization__9"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78a2" id="civilization__15" original="E393.6881"><span class="pos" id="civilization__16" original="E393.6882"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7805" eid="civilization__17" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2bdf" geo="br" id="civilization__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilization__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilization__gb_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilization__gb_5.ogg" href="sound://civilization__gb_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2be3" geo="n_am" id="civilization__20" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilization__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78a0" id="civilization__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-789f" id="civilization__23" original="E393.6883"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-789e" id="civilization__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="civilization__25" original="E393.6885"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="civilization__26" original="E393.6886"> a state of human society that is very developed and organized </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-789b" id="civilization__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-789a" id="civilization__28" original="E85c.-5c46"><span class="x" id="civilization__29" original="E85c.-5c45"> Modern civilization has changed our activity patterns and our diet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7898" id="civilization__30" original="E85c.-5c44"><span class="x" id="civilization__31" original="E85c.-5c43"> The potential benefits of modern technology for improving human civilization are profound in every sphere. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7896" id="civilization__32" original="E85c.-5c42"><span class="x" id="civilization__33" original="E85c.-5c41"> Even those who seek to get away from it all maintain contact with civilization by mobile phone. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7894" id="civilization__34" original="E393.6887"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7893" id="civilization__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="civilization__36" original="E393.6889"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="civilization__37" original="E393.688a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="civilization__38" original="E393.688b"> a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-788f" id="civilization__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-788e" id="civilization__40" original="E85c.-5c40"><span class="x" id="civilization__41" original="E85c.-5c3f"> The Mediterranean Basin was the cradle of Western civilization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-788c" id="civilization__42" original="E85c.-5c3e"><span class="x" id="civilization__43" original="E85c.-5c3d"> The pyramids of Egypt are monuments to an ancient civilization. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-788a" id="civilization__44" original="E393.688c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7889" id="civilization__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="civilization__46" original="E393.688e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="civilization__47" original="E393.688f"> all the people in the world and the societies they live in, considered as a whole </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7886" id="civilization__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7885" id="civilization__49" original="E890.3d88"><span class="x" id="civilization__50" original="E890.3d89"> These considerations suggest that volcanic super-eruptions pose a real threat to civilization. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.43b0" id="civilization__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civilization" title="civilization definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.43b1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.d3c" id="civilization__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civilization__53"> civilization </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civilize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7883" id="civilize" original="E393.6895" sum="653"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7882" id="civilize__1" original="E393.6896"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7881" id="civilize__2" original="E393.6897"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civilize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-787f" id="civilize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-787e" id="civilize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-8f" id="civilize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="civilize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> civil <span class="ptl" id="civilize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-786c" id="civilize__19" original="E393.68a6"><span class="pos" id="civilize__20" original="E393.68a7"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.780e" eid="civilize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cb0" geo="br" id="civilize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civilize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cb3" geo="n_am" id="civilize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-17e5" id="civilize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cb6" form="root" id="civilize__27"><span class="vp" id="civilize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> civilize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cb8" eid="civilize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cb9" geo="br" id="civilize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civilize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cbc" geo="n_am" id="civilize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cbf" form="thirdps" id="civilize__34"><span class="vp" id="civilize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> civilizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cc1" eid="civilize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cc2" geo="br" id="civilize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civilizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cc5" geo="n_am" id="civilize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cc8" form="past" id="civilize__41"><span class="vp" id="civilize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> civilized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cca" eid="civilize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2ccb" geo="br" id="civilize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civilized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cce" geo="n_am" id="civilize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cd1" form="pastpart" id="civilize__48"><span class="vp" id="civilize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> civilized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cd3" eid="civilize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cd4" geo="br" id="civilize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civilized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cd7" geo="n_am" id="civilize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cda" form="prespart" id="civilize__55"><span class="vp" id="civilize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> civilizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cdc" eid="civilize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cdd" geo="br" id="civilize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civilizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2ce0" geo="n_am" id="civilize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7840" id="civilize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-783f" id="civilize__63" original="E393.68c4"><span class="cf" id="civilize__64" original="E393.68c5"><span class="exp" id="civilize__65"> civilize </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="civilize__66" original="E393.68c6"> to educate and improve a person or a society; to make somebody's behaviour or manners better </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-783b" id="civilize__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-783a" id="civilize__68" original="E85c.-585a"><span class="x" id="civilize__69" original="E85c.-5859"> Literature was seen as a special kind of writing which, it was argued, could civilize the lower classes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7838" id="civilize__70" original="E85c.-5858"><span class="x" id="civilize__71" original="E85c.-5857"> The Romans' view of their ‘civilizing mission’ emphasized their political and military contributions to a chaotic and corrupt world. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4419" id="civilize__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civilize" title="civilize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.441a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.d76" id="civilize__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civilize__74"> civilize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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civilized
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7836" id="civilized" original="E393.68c7" sum="661"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7835" id="civilized__1" original="E393.68c8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7834" id="civilized__2" original="E393.68c9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> civilized </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7832" id="civilized__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7831" id="civilized__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c646b0894.3acf" id="civilized__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="civilized__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> civil <span class="ptl" id="civilized__9"> ised </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7825" id="civilized__13" original="E393.68d2"><span class="pos" id="civilized__14" original="E393.68d3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7815" eid="civilized__15" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cfc" geo="br" id="civilized__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilized__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/civ/civil/civilized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://civilized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.2cff" geo="n_am" id="civilized__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="civilized__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪvəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/civ/civil/civilized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/civ/civil/civilized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://civilized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7823" id="civilized__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7822" id="civilized__21" original="E393.68d4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="civilized__22" original="E393.68d5"> well-organized socially with a very developed culture and way of life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7820" id="civilized__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-781f" id="civilized__24" original="E85c.-5856"><span class="x" id="civilized__25" original="E85c.-5855"> The discovery revealed the sudden demise of an early Greek settlement of a highly civilized people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-781d" id="civilized__26" original="E85c.-5854"><span class="x" id="civilized__27" original="E85c.-5853"> The contrast between civilized Greeks and uncultured barbarians is a familiar feature of the literary tradition from an early period. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-781b" id="civilized__28" original="E393.68d6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="civilized__29" original="E393.68d7"> having laws and customs that are fair and morally acceptable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7819" id="civilized__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7818" id="civilized__31" original="E85c.-5852"><span class="x" id="civilized__32" original="E85c.-5851"> A concern for the health of others could be considered as one of the hallmarks of a civilized society. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.443a" id="civilized__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civilized" title="civilized definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.443b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.dad" id="civilized__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="civilized__35"> civilized </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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claim
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7770" hm="1" id="claim1" original="E393.6a5e" sum="2975"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-776f" id="claim1__1" original="E393.6a5f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-776e" id="claim1__2" original="E393.6a60"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> claim <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7761" id="claim1__7" original="E393.6a6b"><span class="pos" id="claim1__8" original="E393.6a6c"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7846" eid="claim1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32d1" geo="br" id="claim1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/claim/claim__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claim__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://claim__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32d4" geo="n_am" id="claim1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/claim/claim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claim__us_1.ogg" href="sound://claim__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-775f" id="claim1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-775e" id="claim1__15" original="E393.6a6d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="claim1__16" original="E393.6a71"> a statement that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-775c" id="claim1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-775b" id="claim1__18" original="E870.-7090"><span class="x" id="claim1__19" original="E870.-708f"> Despite the similarities in the arguments, they involve some very different claims and assumptions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7759" id="claim1__20" original="E870.-7092"><span class="cf" id="claim1__21" original="E393.6a70"><span class="exp" id="claim1__22"> claim </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="claim1__23" original="E870.-7091"> In general, participants reject the claim that globalization is inevitable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7755" id="claim1__24" original="E870.-703a"><span class="x" id="claim1__25" original="E870.-7039"> The authors refrain from making strong claims that the models describe underlying processes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7753" id="claim1__26" original="E870.-708c"><span class="cf" id="claim1__27" original="E870.2f33"><span class="exp" id="claim1__28"> claim </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="claim1__29" original="E870.-708b"> The EU's claim to represent the peoples of Europe is seriously undermined by low and declining turnouts in European elections. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-774f" id="claim1__30" original="E870.-7070" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="claim1__31"> adjective + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-774d" id="claim1__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-774c" id="claim1__33" original="E870.-706e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-774b" id="claim1__34"><span class="coll" id="claim1__35" original="E870.-706d"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7749" id="claim1__36" original="E870.-706c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7748" id="claim1__37"><span class="coll" id="claim1__38" original="E870.-706b"> central </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7746" id="claim1__39" original="E870.-706a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7745" id="claim1__40"><span class="coll" id="claim1__41" original="E870.-7069"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7743" id="claim1__42" original="E870.-7066"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7742" id="claim1__43"><span class="coll" id="claim1__44" original="E870.-7065"> competing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7740" id="claim1__45" original="E870.-7068"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-773f" id="claim1__46"><span class="coll" id="claim1__47" original="E870.-7067"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-773d" id="claim1__48" original="E870.-7064"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-773c" id="claim1__49" original="E870.-7063"><span class="x" id="claim1__50" original="E870.-7062"> The general claim is that ‘no one seems now to be in control’ (Bauman, 1998). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-773a" id="claim1__51" original="E870.-7096" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="claim1__52"> verb + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7738" id="claim1__53"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7737" id="claim1__54" original="E870.-704a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7736" id="claim1__55"><span class="coll" id="claim1__56" original="E870.-7049"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7734" id="claim1__57"><span class="coll" id="claim1__58" original="E870.2f42"> advance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7732" id="claim1__59" original="E870.-7048"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7731" id="claim1__60"><span class="coll" id="claim1__61" original="E870.-7047"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-772f" id="claim1__62" original="E870.2f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-772e" id="claim1__63"><span class="coll" id="claim1__64" original="E870.2f44"> undermine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-772c" id="claim1__65" original="E870.2f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-772b" id="claim1__66"><span class="coll" id="claim1__67" original="E870.2f46"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7729" id="claim1__68" original="E870.2f47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7728" id="claim1__69"><span class="coll" id="claim1__70" original="E870.2f48"> justify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7726" id="claim1__71" original="E870.2f49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7725" id="claim1__72"><span class="coll" id="claim1__73" original="E870.2f4a"> evaluate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7723" id="claim1__74" original="E870.-7046"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7722" id="claim1__75"><span class="coll" id="claim1__76" original="E870.-7045"> accept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7720" id="claim1__77" original="E870.-7044"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-771f" id="claim1__78"><span class="coll" id="claim1__79" original="E870.-7043"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-771d" id="claim1__80"><span class="coll" id="claim1__81" original="E870.-7042"> dismiss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-771b" id="claim1__82" original="E870.2f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-771a" id="claim1__83"><span class="coll" id="claim1__84" original="E870.2f4c"> refute </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7718" id="claim1__85" original="E870.-703b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7717" id="claim1__86" original="E870.-7038"><span class="x" id="claim1__87" original="E870.-7037"> There is much evidence to support the claim that a process of political globalization has been under way for quite some time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7715" id="claim1__88" original="E870.-7036"><span class="x" id="claim1__89" original="E870.-7035"> Although many social researchers appear to accept medical claims without scepticism, several have raised important criticisms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7713" id="claim1__90" original="E870.-708e"><span class="x" id="claim1__91" original="E870.-708d"> It is easy to dismiss such claims as ideologically motivated, rather than empirically drawn. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7711" id="claim1__92" original="E393.6a72"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="claim1__93" original="E393.6a77"> a right that somebody believes they have to be given something, treated in a particular way, or credited with a particular quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-770f" id="claim1__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-770e" id="claim1__95" original="E870.-708a"><span class="x" id="claim1__96" original="E870.-7089"> The ongoing land claims by Native Canadians mean that Canada's political geography is still far from settled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-770c" id="claim1__97" original="E870.2f34"><span class="cf" id="claim1__98" original="E870.2f2f"><span class="exp" id="claim1__99"> claim </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="claim1__100" original="E870.2f35"> Henry was anxious to strengthen his doubtful claim to the throne. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7708" id="claim1__101" original="E870.2f36"><span class="x" id="claim1__102" original="E870.2f37"> Many of these traditions have very strong claims to authenticity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7706" id="claim1__103" original="E870.2f39"><span class="cf" id="claim1__104" original="E870.2f38"><span class="exp" id="claim1__105"> claim </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="claim1__106" original="E870.2f3a"> She failed to recognize her children's claims on her attention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7702" id="claim1__107" original="E870.-7086"><span class="cf" id="claim1__108" original="E870.2f3b"><span class="exp" id="claim1__109"> claim </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="claim1__110" original="E870.-7085"> The intertribal conflict was fuelled by competing claims for the land and the bison that grazed on it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76fe" id="claim1__111" original="E870.-7088"><span class="cf" id="claim1__112" original="E870.2f3c"><span class="exp" id="claim1__113"> claim </span> (of somebody) to be/do/have something </span><span class="x" id="claim1__114" original="E870.-7087"> Utilitarianism is a theory of how to respect the moral claim of each individual to be treated as an equal. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76fa" id="claim1__115" original="E870.-7099" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="claim1__116"> adjective + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76f8" id="claim1__117"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76f7" id="claim1__118" original="E870.2f3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76f6" id="claim1__119"><span class="coll" id="claim1__120" original="E870.2f40"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76f4" id="claim1__121" original="E870.-705c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76f3" id="claim1__122"><span class="coll" id="claim1__123" original="E870.-705b"> legitimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76f1" id="claim1__124" original="E870.-705e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76f0" id="claim1__125"><span class="coll" id="claim1__126" original="E870.-705d"> moral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76ee" id="claim1__127" original="E870.-705a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76ed" id="claim1__128"><span class="coll" id="claim1__129" original="E870.-7059"> competing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76eb" id="claim1__130"><span class="coll" id="claim1__131" original="E870.-7058"> rival </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76e9" id="claim1__132" original="E870.-7057"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76e8" id="claim1__133"><span class="coll" id="claim1__134" original="E870.-7056"> territorial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76e6" id="claim1__135" original="E870.-7054"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76e5" id="claim1__136" original="E870.2f31"><span class="x" id="claim1__137" original="E870.2f41"> Technical expertise may be the basis for a legitimate claim to professional status. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76e3" id="claim1__138" original="E870.-7034" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="claim1__139"> verb + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76e1" id="claim1__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76e0" id="claim1__141" original="E870.-7033"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76df" id="claim1__142"><span class="coll" id="claim1__143" original="E870.-7032"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76dd" id="claim1__144"><span class="coll" id="claim1__145" original="E870.-7030"> assert </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76db" id="claim1__146" original="E870.2f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76da" id="claim1__147"><span class="coll" id="claim1__148" original="E870.2f4e"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76d8" id="claim1__149" original="E870.2f4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76d7" id="claim1__150"><span class="coll" id="claim1__151" original="E870.2f50"> support </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76d5" id="claim1__152" original="E870.-7027"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76d4" id="claim1__153" original="E870.2f32"><span class="x" id="claim1__154" original="E870.2f51"> Vienna supported the claims of Germans against Italians in Trentino and Trieste. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76d2" id="claim1__155" original="E393.6a78"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="claim1__156" original="E393.6a7c"> an official request for something that you believe you have a legal right to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76d0" id="claim1__157"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76cf" id="claim1__158" original="E870.-7082"><span class="x" id="claim1__159" original="E870.-7081"> Where an asylum claim is made at a UK port of entry there is an obligation to consider it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76cd" id="claim1__160" original="E870.-7080"><span class="x" id="claim1__161" original="E870.-707f"> Following a successful claim, the court is empowered to issue a remedy within its jurisdiction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76cb" id="claim1__162" original="E870.-7084"><span class="cf" id="claim1__163" original="E870.2f3d"><span class="exp" id="claim1__164"> claim </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="claim1__165" original="E870.-7083"> She brought a claim for damages but the hotel denied responsibility. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76c7" id="claim1__166" original="E870.-7094" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="claim1__167"> verb + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76c5" id="claim1__168"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76c4" id="claim1__169" original="E870.-701f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76c3" id="claim1__170"><span class="coll" id="claim1__171" original="E870.-701e"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76c1" id="claim1__172" original="E870.2f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76c0" id="claim1__173"><span class="coll" id="claim1__174" original="E870.2f53"> base a <span class="exp"> claim </span> on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76be" id="claim1__175" original="E870.-701c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76bd" id="claim1__176"><span class="coll" id="claim1__177" original="E870.-701b"> bring </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76bb" id="claim1__178"><span class="coll" id="claim1__179" original="E870.-701a"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76b9" id="claim1__180" original="E870.2f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76b8" id="claim1__181"><span class="coll" id="claim1__182" original="E870.2f55"> hear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76b6" id="claim1__183" original="E870.2f56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76b5" id="claim1__184"><span class="coll" id="claim1__185" original="E870.2f57"> allow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76b3" id="claim1__186" original="E870.2f58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76b2" id="claim1__187"><span class="coll" id="claim1__188" original="E870.2f59"> settle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76b0" id="claim1__189" original="E870.-7019"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76af" id="claim1__190"><span class="coll" id="claim1__191" original="E870.-7018"> defeat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76ad" id="claim1__192" original="E870.2f5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76ac" id="claim1__193"><span class="coll" id="claim1__194" original="E870.2f5b"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76aa" id="claim1__195"><span class="coll" id="claim1__196" original="E870.2f5c"> dismiss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76a8" id="claim1__197"><span class="coll" id="claim1__198" original="E870.2f5d"> deny </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76a6" id="claim1__199"><span class="coll" id="claim1__200" original="E870.2f5e"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76a4" id="claim1__201" original="E870.-7013"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76a3" id="claim1__202" original="E870.-7012"><span class="x" id="claim1__203" original="E870.-7011"> In order to establish a successful claim of negligence, three tests must be satisfied. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76a1" id="claim1__204" original="E870.-7010"><span class="x" id="claim1__205" original="E870.-700f"> The Commission decided not to pursue a claim for full compensation from the French government. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-769f" id="claim1__206" original="E870.-6fb3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="claim1__207"> noun + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-769d" id="claim1__208"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-769c" id="claim1__209" original="E870.-6fb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-769b" id="claim1__210"><span class="coll" id="claim1__211" original="E870.-6fb0"> asylum </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7699" id="claim1__212"><span class="coll" id="claim1__213" original="E870.-6faf"> refugee </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7697" id="claim1__214" original="E870.-6fae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7696" id="claim1__215"><span class="coll" id="claim1__216" original="E870.-6fad"> human rights </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7694" id="claim1__217" original="E870.-6fac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7693" id="claim1__218"><span class="coll" id="claim1__219" original="E870.-6fab"> wage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7691" id="claim1__220" original="E870.-6faa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7690" id="claim1__221" original="E870.-6fa9"><span class="x" id="claim1__222" original="E870.-6fa8"> Visa restrictions were used to deter travellers from countries which tended to produce a high number of refugee claims. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-768e" id="claim1__223" original="E870.-6fa7"><span class="x" id="claim1__224" original="E870.-6fa6"> The freer atmosphere had encouraged many strikes, usually in support of wage claims or better conditions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-768c" id="claim1__225" original="E393.6a7d"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-768b" id="claim1__226" original="E393.6a86" sk="layclaimto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-768a" id="claim1__227"><span class="idm" id="claim1__228" original="E393.6a87"> lay claim to something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7688" id="claim1__229"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7687" id="claim1__230"><span class="def" id="claim1__231" original="E393.6a88"> to state that you have a right to own something or be credited with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7685" id="claim1__232"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7684" id="claim1__233" original="E870.-7076"><span class="x" id="claim1__234" original="E870.-7075"> The Portuguese laid claim to the eastern part of South America. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7682" id="claim1__235" original="E870.-7078"><span class="x" id="claim1__236" original="E870.-7077"> It is the classical Athenians who can probably lay claim to the invention of commercial advertising as we know it today. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7680" id="claim1__237" original="E393.6a89" sk="makenoclaim"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-767f" id="claim1__238"><span class="idm" id="claim1__239" original="E393.6a8a"> make no claim (to something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-767d" id="claim1__240"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-767c" id="claim1__241"><span class="def" id="claim1__242" original="E393.6a8b"> used to say that somebody/something obviously does not have a particular characteristic, but should be judged on other qualities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-767a" id="claim1__243"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7679" id="claim1__244" original="E870.2f30"><span class="x" id="claim1__245" original="E870.2f3e"> As a drama, it makes no claim to documentary truth. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7677-FF1" id="stake2__74" original="E3a3.-5672" sk="stakeclaim"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7677-FF2" id="stake2__75"><span class="idm" id="stake2__76" original="E3a3.-5671"> stake your claim (to/for/on something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7677-FF4" id="stake2__77"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7677-FF5" id="stake2__78"><span class="def" id="stake2__79" original="E3a3.-5670"> to say or show publicly that you think something should be yours or that you should be considered in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7677-FF7" id="stake2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7677-FF8" id="stake2__81" original="E9cc.-79e1"><span class="x" id="stake2__82" original="E9cc.-79e0"> Settlers of European descent had begun to stake their claims in the frontier region. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7677-FF10" id="stake2__83" original="E9cc.-79df"><span class="x" id="stake2__84" original="E9cc.-79de"> Russia staked its claim to be regarded as a major European power. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7886" id="claim1__257" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="claim1__258"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7888" id="claim1__259" original="E870.-7072"><span class="shcut" id="claim1__260" original="E870.-7071"> adjective + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.788a" id="claim1__261" original="E870.-7070"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.788b" id="claim1__262" original="E870.-706e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.788c" id="claim1__263" original="E870.-706d"><span class="coll" id="claim1__264"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.788e" id="claim1__265" original="E870.-706c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.788f" id="claim1__266" original="E870.-706b"><span class="coll" id="claim1__267"> central </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7891" id="claim1__268" original="E870.-706a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7892" id="claim1__269" original="E870.-7069"><span class="coll" id="claim1__270"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7894" id="claim1__271" original="E870.-7066"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7895" id="claim1__272" original="E870.-7065"><span class="coll" id="claim1__273"> competing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7897" id="claim1__274" original="E870.-7068"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7898" id="claim1__275" original="E870.-7067"><span class="coll" id="claim1__276"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.789a" id="claim1__277" original="E870.-7064"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.789b" id="claim1__278" original="E870.-7063"><span class="x" id="claim1__279" original="E870.-7062"> The general claim is that ‘no one seems now to be in control’ (Bauman, 1998). </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.789d" id="claim1__280" original="E870.-7099"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.789e" id="claim1__281" original="E870.2f3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.789f" id="claim1__282" original="E870.2f40"><span class="coll" id="claim1__283"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78a1" id="claim1__284" original="E870.-705c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78a2" id="claim1__285" original="E870.-705b"><span class="coll" id="claim1__286"> legitimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78a4" id="claim1__287" original="E870.-705e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78a5" id="claim1__288" original="E870.-705d"><span class="coll" id="claim1__289"> moral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78a7" id="claim1__290" original="E870.-705a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78a8" id="claim1__291" original="E870.-7059"><span class="coll" id="claim1__292"> competing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78aa" id="claim1__293" original="E870.-7058"><span class="coll" id="claim1__294"> rival </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78ac" id="claim1__295" original="E870.-7057"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78ad" id="claim1__296" original="E870.-7056"><span class="coll" id="claim1__297"> territorial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78af" id="claim1__298" original="E870.-7054"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78b0" id="claim1__299" original="E870.2f31"><span class="x" id="claim1__300" original="E870.2f41"> Technical expertise may be the basis for a legitimate claim to professional status. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78b2" id="claim1__301" original="E870.-700c"><span class="shcut" id="claim1__302" original="E870.-700b"> noun + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78b4" id="claim1__303" original="E870.-6fb3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78b5" id="claim1__304" original="E870.-6fb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78b6" id="claim1__305" original="E870.-6fb0"><span class="coll" id="claim1__306"> asylum </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78b8" id="claim1__307" original="E870.-6faf"><span class="coll" id="claim1__308"> refugee </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78ba" id="claim1__309" original="E870.-6fae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78bb" id="claim1__310" original="E870.-6fad"><span class="coll" id="claim1__311"> human rights </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78bd" id="claim1__312" original="E870.-6fac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78be" id="claim1__313" original="E870.-6fab"><span class="coll" id="claim1__314"> wage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78c0" id="claim1__315" original="E870.-6faa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78c1" id="claim1__316" original="E870.-6fa9"><span class="x" id="claim1__317" original="E870.-6fa8"> Visa restrictions were used to deter travellers from countries which tended to produce a high number of refugee claims. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78c3" id="claim1__318" original="E870.-6fa7"><span class="x" id="claim1__319" original="E870.-6fa6"> The freer atmosphere had encouraged many strikes, usually in support of wage claims or better conditions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78c5" id="claim1__320" original="E870.-704d"><span class="shcut" id="claim1__321" original="E870.-704c"> verb + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78c7" id="claim1__322" original="E870.-7096"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78c8" id="claim1__323" original="E870.-704a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78c9" id="claim1__324" original="E870.-7049"><span class="coll" id="claim1__325"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78cb" id="claim1__326" original="E870.2f42"><span class="coll" id="claim1__327"> advance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78cd" id="claim1__328" original="E870.-7048"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78ce" id="claim1__329" original="E870.-7047"><span class="coll" id="claim1__330"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78d0" id="claim1__331" original="E870.2f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78d1" id="claim1__332" original="E870.2f44"><span class="coll" id="claim1__333"> undermine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78d3" id="claim1__334" original="E870.2f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78d4" id="claim1__335" original="E870.2f46"><span class="coll" id="claim1__336"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78d6" id="claim1__337" original="E870.2f47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78d7" id="claim1__338" original="E870.2f48"><span class="coll" id="claim1__339"> justify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78d9" id="claim1__340" original="E870.2f49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78da" id="claim1__341" original="E870.2f4a"><span class="coll" id="claim1__342"> evaluate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78dc" id="claim1__343" original="E870.-7046"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78dd" id="claim1__344" original="E870.-7045"><span class="coll" id="claim1__345"> accept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78df" id="claim1__346" original="E870.-7044"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78e0" id="claim1__347" original="E870.-7043"><span class="coll" id="claim1__348"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78e2" id="claim1__349" original="E870.-7042"><span class="coll" id="claim1__350"> dismiss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78e4" id="claim1__351" original="E870.2f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78e5" id="claim1__352" original="E870.2f4c"><span class="coll" id="claim1__353"> refute </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78e7" id="claim1__354" original="E870.-703b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78e8" id="claim1__355" original="E870.-7038"><span class="x" id="claim1__356" original="E870.-7037"> There is much evidence to support the claim that a process of political globalization has been under way for quite some time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78ea" id="claim1__357" original="E870.-7036"><span class="x" id="claim1__358" original="E870.-7035"> Although many social researchers appear to accept medical claims without scepticism, several have raised important criticisms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78ec" id="claim1__359" original="E870.-708e"><span class="x" id="claim1__360" original="E870.-708d"> It is easy to dismiss such claims as ideologically motivated, rather than empirically drawn. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78ee" id="claim1__361" original="E870.-7034"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78ef" id="claim1__362" original="E870.-7033"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78f0" id="claim1__363" original="E870.-7032"><span class="coll" id="claim1__364"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78f2" id="claim1__365" original="E870.-7030"><span class="coll" id="claim1__366"> assert </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78f4" id="claim1__367" original="E870.2f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78f5" id="claim1__368" original="E870.2f4e"><span class="coll" id="claim1__369"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78f7" id="claim1__370" original="E870.2f4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78f8" id="claim1__371" original="E870.2f50"><span class="coll" id="claim1__372"> support </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78fa" id="claim1__373" original="E870.-7027"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78fb" id="claim1__374" original="E870.2f32"><span class="x" id="claim1__375" original="E870.2f51"> Vienna supported the claims of Germans against Italians in Trentino and Trieste. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78fd" id="claim1__376" original="E870.-7094"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78fe" id="claim1__377" original="E870.-701f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.78ff" id="claim1__378" original="E870.-701e"><span class="coll" id="claim1__379"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7901" id="claim1__380" original="E870.2f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7902" id="claim1__381" original="E870.2f53"><span class="coll" id="claim1__382"> base a <span class="exp"> claim </span> on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7904" id="claim1__383" original="E870.-701c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7905" id="claim1__384" original="E870.-701b"><span class="coll" id="claim1__385"> bring </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7907" id="claim1__386" original="E870.-701a"><span class="coll" id="claim1__387"> pursue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7909" id="claim1__388" original="E870.2f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.790a" id="claim1__389" original="E870.2f55"><span class="coll" id="claim1__390"> hear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.790c" id="claim1__391" original="E870.2f56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.790d" id="claim1__392" original="E870.2f57"><span class="coll" id="claim1__393"> allow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.790f" id="claim1__394" original="E870.2f58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7910" id="claim1__395" original="E870.2f59"><span class="coll" id="claim1__396"> settle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7912" id="claim1__397" original="E870.-7019"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7913" id="claim1__398" original="E870.-7018"><span class="coll" id="claim1__399"> defeat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7915" id="claim1__400" original="E870.2f5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7916" id="claim1__401" original="E870.2f5b"><span class="coll" id="claim1__402"> reject </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7918" id="claim1__403" original="E870.2f5c"><span class="coll" id="claim1__404"> dismiss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.791a" id="claim1__405" original="E870.2f5d"><span class="coll" id="claim1__406"> deny </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.791c" id="claim1__407" original="E870.2f5e"><span class="coll" id="claim1__408"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.791e" id="claim1__409" original="E870.-7013"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.791f" id="claim1__410" original="E870.-7012"><span class="x" id="claim1__411" original="E870.-7011"> In order to establish a successful claim of negligence, three tests must be satisfied. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7921" id="claim1__412" original="E870.-7010"><span class="x" id="claim1__413" original="E870.-700f"> The Commission decided not to pursue a claim for full compensation from the French government. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4522" id="claim1__414" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://claim_1" title="claim definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4523" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.f55" id="claim1__415" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="claim1__416"> claim </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7672" hm="2" id="claim2" original="E393.6a0a" sum="3155"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7671" id="claim2__1" original="E393.6a0b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7670" id="claim2__2" original="E393.6a0c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> claim <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7662" id="claim2__9" original="E393.6a17"><span class="pos" id="claim2__10" original="E393.6a18"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.784d" eid="claim2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32d7" geo="br" id="claim2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/claim/claim__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claim__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://claim__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32da" geo="n_am" id="claim2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/claim/claim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claim__us_1.ogg" href="sound://claim__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-17b7" id="claim2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32dd" form="root" id="claim2__17"><span class="vp" id="claim2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> claim </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32df" eid="claim2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32e0" geo="br" id="claim2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/claim/claim__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claim__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://claim__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32e3" geo="n_am" id="claim2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/claim/claim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claim__us_1.ogg" href="sound://claim__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32e6" form="thirdps" id="claim2__24"><span class="vp" id="claim2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> claims </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32e8" eid="claim2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32e9" geo="br" id="claim2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/claim/claims__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claims__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://claims__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32ec" geo="n_am" id="claim2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/claim/claims__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claims__us_1.ogg" href="sound://claims__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32ef" form="past" id="claim2__31"><span class="vp" id="claim2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> claimed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32f1" eid="claim2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32f2" geo="br" id="claim2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/claim/claimed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claimed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://claimed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32f5" geo="n_am" id="claim2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/claim/claimed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claimed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://claimed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32f8" form="pastpart" id="claim2__38"><span class="vp" id="claim2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> claimed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32fa" eid="claim2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32fb" geo="br" id="claim2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/claim/claimed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claimed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://claimed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.32fe" geo="n_am" id="claim2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/claim/claimed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claimed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://claimed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.3301" form="prespart" id="claim2__45"><span class="vp" id="claim2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> claiming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.3303" eid="claim2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.3304" geo="br" id="claim2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkleɪmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/claim/claiming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claiming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://claiming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.3307" geo="n_am" id="claim2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claim2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkleɪmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/claim/claiming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claiming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://claiming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7636" id="claim2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7635" id="claim2__53" original="E393.6a35"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="claim2__54" original="E393.6a38"> to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7633" id="claim2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7630" id="claim2__58" original="E847.-7942"><span class="cf" id="claim2__59" original="E393.6a39"><span class="exp" id="claim2__60"> claim </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="claim2__61" original="E847.-7941"> Some reports claim that the military bases on the island lost all communications with the mainland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-762c" id="claim2__62" original="E831.-7ed2"><span class="cf" id="claim2__63" original="E393.6a3a"><span class="exp" id="claim2__64"> claim </span> to be/do something </span><span class="x" id="claim2__65" original="E831.-7ecf"> Absolute monarchs claimed to be accountable only to God. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7628" id="claim2__66" original="E847.-793e"><span class="cf" id="claim2__67" original="E393.6a3b"><span class="exp" id="claim2__68"> claim </span> something </span><span class="x" id="claim2__69" original="E847.-793d"> He was a fierce fighter and reformer who claimed direct descent from the Prophet Muhammad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7624" id="claim2__70" original="E847.-793c"><span class="cf" id="claim2__71" original="E393.6a3c"> it is claimed that… </span><span class="x" id="claim2__72" original="E847.-793b"> It is claimed that the climate in certain buildings produces unhealthy symptoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7621" id="claim2__73" original="E847.-7940"><span class="cf" id="claim2__74" original="E831.-7ece"> be claimed to be/do something </span><span class="x" id="claim2__75" original="E847.-793f"> These products are claimed to repel insects and other pests through high-frequency sound. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="argue__257" original="E873.-7bbf" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="argue__258" original="E873.-7bbe"><span class="h1" id="argue__259" original="E873.-7bbd"><ul class="inline" id="argue__260" original="E873.-7bbc"><li class="li" id="argue__261" original="E873.-7bbb"> argue </li><li class="li" id="argue__262" original="E873.-7bba"> assert </li><li class="li" id="argue__263" original="E873.-7bb9"> claim </li><li class="li" id="argue__264" original="E873.-7bb8"> contend </li><li class="li" id="argue__265" original="E873.-7bb7"> maintain <span class="pos" id="argue__266" original="E873.-7bb6"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="argue__267" original="E873.-7bb5"> These words can all be used to report somebody's opinion. </span><ul class="bullet" id="argue__268" original="E873.-7bb4"><li class="li" id="argue__269" original="E873.-7bb3"> to argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__270" original="E873.-7bb2"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__271" original="E873.-7bb1"><span class="eb" id="argue__272" original="E873.-7bb0"> It is </span> argued/​asserted/​claimed/​contended <span class="eb" id="argue__273" original="E873.-7baf"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__274" original="E873.-7bae"><span class="eb" id="argue__275" original="E873.-7bad"> I would </span> argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__276" original="E873.-7bac"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__277" original="E873.-7bab"> to argue/​assert/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__278" original="E873.-7baa"> a proposition/​thesis </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__279" original="E873.-7ba9"> to argue <span class="eb" id="argue__280" original="E873.-7ba8"> against/​for/​in favour of </span> an approach/​a hypothesis </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="argue__281" original="E873.-7ba7"><li class="li" id="argue__282" original="E873.-7ba6"><span class="eb" id="argue__283" original="E873.-7ba5"> Argue </span> suggests that there is evidence to support a position; <span class="eb" id="argue__284" original="E873.-7ba4"> assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__285" original="E873.-7ba3"> claim </span> are often used when no evidence is offered and/​or you are reporting somebody's opinion you do not agree with: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__286"><span class="x-g" id="argue__287" original="E873.-7ba2"><span class="x" id="argue__288" original="E873.-7ba1"> Moore (1994) argues his thesis by examining salient examples. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__289" original="E873.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="argue__290" original="E873.-7b9f"> It is claimed that the division of Hindu society into four castes gave stability to Indian society. However,… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__291" original="E873.-7b9e"><span class="eb" id="argue__292" original="E873.-7b9d"> Maintain </span> is often used to defend an established point of view; <span class="eb" id="argue__293" original="E873.-7b9c"> contend </span> is often used to put forward a position that is new or controversial: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__294"><span class="x-g" id="argue__295" original="E873.-7b9b"><span class="x" id="argue__296" original="E873.-7b9a"> They have consistently maintained that there is no evidence of carcinogenic hazard. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__297" original="E873.-7b99"><span class="x" id="argue__298" original="E873.-7b98"> Some researchers now contend that the cave paintings may be only 15 000 years old. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__299" original="E873.-7b97"><span class="eb" id="argue__300" original="E873.-7b96"> Assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__301" original="E873.-7b95"> contend </span> both report an opinion that is given firmly; <span class="eb" id="argue__302" original="E873.-7b94"> contend </span> implies that some evidence is available: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__303"><span class="x-g" id="argue__304" original="E873.-7b93"><span class="x" id="argue__305" original="E873.-7b92"> Marshall (2004) boldly asserts that public money must flow freely. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__306" original="E873.-7b91"><span class="x" id="argue__307" original="E873.-7b90"> Kupperman (2000) persuasively contends that… </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-761e" id="claim2__127" original="E831.-7ec5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="claim2__128"> adverb + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-761c" id="claim2__129"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-761b" id="claim2__130" original="E831.-7ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-761a" id="claim2__131"><span class="coll" id="claim2__132" original="E831.-7ec2"> legitimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7618" id="claim2__133" original="E831.-7ec1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7617" id="claim2__134"><span class="coll" id="claim2__135" original="E831.-7ec0"> plausibly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7615" id="claim2__136" original="E831.-7ebf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7614" id="claim2__137"><span class="coll" id="claim2__138" original="E831.-7ebe"> later </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7612" id="claim2__139" original="E831.-7ebd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7611" id="claim2__140" original="E831.-7ebc"><span class="x" id="claim2__141" original="E831.-7ebb"> The manager could legitimately claim that he was only doing his job. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-760f" id="claim2__142" original="E393.6a3d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="claim2__143" original="E393.6a40"><span class="exp" id="claim2__144"> claim </span> something </span><span class="def" id="claim2__145" original="E393.6a41"> to say that you own or have earned something, especially because you believe it is your legal right </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-760b" id="claim2__146"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-760a" id="claim2__147" original="E847.-7938"><span class="x" id="claim2__148" original="E847.-7937"> Many regimes have claimed the entitlement to ignore human rights. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7608" id="claim2__149" original="E847.-793a"><span class="x" id="claim2__150" original="E847.-7939"> She left her home country to claim asylum in the US. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7606" id="claim2__151" original="E847.-7912"><span class="x" id="claim2__152" original="E847.-7911"> Canada claimed sovereignty over the entire Arctic Archipelago of North America in 1895. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7604" id="claim2__153" original="E831.-7ecd"><span class="x" id="claim2__154" original="E831.-7ecc"> The communist party, since it claimed credit for all technical successes, could logically be blamed for the failures too. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="argue__257" original="E873.-7bbf" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="argue__258" original="E873.-7bbe"><span class="h1" id="argue__259" original="E873.-7bbd"><ul class="inline" id="argue__260" original="E873.-7bbc"><li class="li" id="argue__261" original="E873.-7bbb"> argue </li><li class="li" id="argue__262" original="E873.-7bba"> assert </li><li class="li" id="argue__263" original="E873.-7bb9"> claim </li><li class="li" id="argue__264" original="E873.-7bb8"> contend </li><li class="li" id="argue__265" original="E873.-7bb7"> maintain <span class="pos" id="argue__266" original="E873.-7bb6"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="argue__267" original="E873.-7bb5"> These words can all be used to report somebody's opinion. </span><ul class="bullet" id="argue__268" original="E873.-7bb4"><li class="li" id="argue__269" original="E873.-7bb3"> to argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__270" original="E873.-7bb2"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__271" original="E873.-7bb1"><span class="eb" id="argue__272" original="E873.-7bb0"> It is </span> argued/​asserted/​claimed/​contended <span class="eb" id="argue__273" original="E873.-7baf"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__274" original="E873.-7bae"><span class="eb" id="argue__275" original="E873.-7bad"> I would </span> argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__276" original="E873.-7bac"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__277" original="E873.-7bab"> to argue/​assert/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__278" original="E873.-7baa"> a proposition/​thesis </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__279" original="E873.-7ba9"> to argue <span class="eb" id="argue__280" original="E873.-7ba8"> against/​for/​in favour of </span> an approach/​a hypothesis </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="argue__281" original="E873.-7ba7"><li class="li" id="argue__282" original="E873.-7ba6"><span class="eb" id="argue__283" original="E873.-7ba5"> Argue </span> suggests that there is evidence to support a position; <span class="eb" id="argue__284" original="E873.-7ba4"> assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__285" original="E873.-7ba3"> claim </span> are often used when no evidence is offered and/​or you are reporting somebody's opinion you do not agree with: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__286"><span class="x-g" id="argue__287" original="E873.-7ba2"><span class="x" id="argue__288" original="E873.-7ba1"> Moore (1994) argues his thesis by examining salient examples. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__289" original="E873.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="argue__290" original="E873.-7b9f"> It is claimed that the division of Hindu society into four castes gave stability to Indian society. However,… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__291" original="E873.-7b9e"><span class="eb" id="argue__292" original="E873.-7b9d"> Maintain </span> is often used to defend an established point of view; <span class="eb" id="argue__293" original="E873.-7b9c"> contend </span> is often used to put forward a position that is new or controversial: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__294"><span class="x-g" id="argue__295" original="E873.-7b9b"><span class="x" id="argue__296" original="E873.-7b9a"> They have consistently maintained that there is no evidence of carcinogenic hazard. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__297" original="E873.-7b99"><span class="x" id="argue__298" original="E873.-7b98"> Some researchers now contend that the cave paintings may be only 15 000 years old. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__299" original="E873.-7b97"><span class="eb" id="argue__300" original="E873.-7b96"> Assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__301" original="E873.-7b95"> contend </span> both report an opinion that is given firmly; <span class="eb" id="argue__302" original="E873.-7b94"> contend </span> implies that some evidence is available: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__303"><span class="x-g" id="argue__304" original="E873.-7b93"><span class="x" id="argue__305" original="E873.-7b92"> Marshall (2004) boldly asserts that public money must flow freely. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__306" original="E873.-7b91"><span class="x" id="argue__307" original="E873.-7b90"> Kupperman (2000) persuasively contends that… </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7602" id="claim2__206" original="E847.-7946" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="claim2__207"> claim + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7600" id="claim2__208"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75ff" id="claim2__209" original="E847.-7920"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75fe" id="claim2__210"><span class="coll" id="claim2__211" original="E847.-791f"> right </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75fc" id="claim2__212"><span class="coll" id="claim2__213" original="E847.-791e"> entitlement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75fa" id="claim2__214" original="E847.-791d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75f9" id="claim2__215"><span class="coll" id="claim2__216" original="E847.-791c"> asylum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75f7" id="claim2__217" original="E847.-791b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75f6" id="claim2__218"><span class="coll" id="claim2__219" original="E847.-791a"> sovereignty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75f4" id="claim2__220" original="E847.-7919"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75f3" id="claim2__221"><span class="coll" id="claim2__222" original="E847.-7918"> status </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75f1" id="claim2__223" original="E847.-7917"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75f0" id="claim2__224"><span class="coll" id="claim2__225" original="E847.-7916"> authority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75ee" id="claim2__226" original="E831.-7ec8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75ed" id="claim2__227"><span class="coll" id="claim2__228" original="E831.-7ec7"> credit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75eb" id="claim2__229" original="E847.-7915"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75ea" id="claim2__230" original="E847.-7914"><span class="x" id="claim2__231" original="E847.-7913"> She claimed a right of residence in the United Kingdom on the basis that her daughter was in education there. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75e8" id="claim2__232" original="E847.-7910"><span class="x" id="claim2__233" original="E847.-790f"> The priests claimed the authority to interpret the Law. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75e6" id="claim2__234"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75e5" id="claim2__235" original="E393.6a42"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75e4" id="claim2__236"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="claim2__237" original="E393.6a44"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="claim2__238" original="E393.6a45"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="claim2__239" original="E393.6a46"> to ask officially for money because you believe you have a legal right to it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75e0" id="claim2__240"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75df" id="claim2__241" original="E847.-7907"><span class="cf" id="claim2__242" original="E831.-7ecb"><span class="exp" id="claim2__243"> claim </span> something </span><span class="x" id="claim2__244" original="E847.-7906"> Some unemployed people are not entitled to claim benefits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75db" id="claim2__245" original="E847.-7930"><span class="cf" id="claim2__246" original="E393.6a48"><span class="exp" id="claim2__247"> claim </span> something (from somebody/something) (for something) </span><span class="x" id="claim2__248" original="E847.-792f"> She claimed damages from the defendants for the economic loss resulting from the cost of bringing up the child. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75d7" id="claim2__249" original="E831.-7eca"><span class="cf" id="claim2__250" original="E831.-7ed1"><span class="exp" id="claim2__251"> claim </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="claim2__252" original="E831.-7ec9"> Four police officers, who were present at the disaster, claimed for their psychiatric injuries as primary victims. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75d3" id="claim2__253" original="E847.-7945" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="claim2__254"> claim + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75d1" id="claim2__255"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75d0" id="claim2__256" original="E847.-790d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75cf" id="claim2__257"><span class="coll" id="claim2__258" original="E847.-790c"> damages </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75cd" id="claim2__259"><span class="coll" id="claim2__260" original="E847.-790b"> compensation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75cb" id="claim2__261" original="E847.-790a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75ca" id="claim2__262"><span class="coll" id="claim2__263" original="E847.-7909"> benefits </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75c8" id="claim2__264" original="E847.-7908"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75c7" id="claim2__265" original="E847.-7932"><span class="x" id="claim2__266" original="E847.-7931"> She was paid at a substantially lower rate than her male colleagues and claimed compensation for the damage suffered. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75c5" id="claim2__267"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75c4" id="claim2__268" original="E393.6a54"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="claim2__269" original="E393.6a57"><span class="exp" id="claim2__270"> claim </span> something/somebody </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75c1" id="claim2__271"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="claim2__272" original="E393.6a58"> of a disaster, an accident, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="claim2__273" original="E393.6a59"> to cause somebody's death </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75be" id="claim2__274"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75bd" id="claim2__275" original="E847.-792e"><span class="x" id="claim2__276" original="E847.-792d"> Many of the diseases and illnesses which claimed the lives of people in the last century have been eradicated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75bb" id="claim2__277" original="E576.8cd"><span class="x" id="claim2__278" original="E576.8ce"> The monsoon claimed ten victims. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b9" id="claim2__279" original="E847.-7947"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="claim2__280" original="E847.-792a"><span class="exp" id="claim2__281"> claim </span> something </span><span class="def" id="claim2__282" original="E847.-7929"> to gain, win or achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b5" id="claim2__283"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b4" id="claim2__284" original="E847.-7928"><span class="x" id="claim2__285" original="E847.-7927"> The father had held the house on trust for the daughter, so she could claim her share of it. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF1" id="life__607" original="E3a0.190b" sk="claimlife"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF2" id="life__608"><span class="idm" id="life__609" original="E8c3.-7ca4"> claim/take somebody's life </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF4" id="life__610"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF5" id="life__611"><span class="def" id="life__612" original="E3a0.190d"> to kill somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF7" id="life__613"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF8" id="life__614" original="E8c3.-7ca3"><span class="x" id="life__615" original="E8c3.-7ca2"> The fire took the lives of 146 women and girls. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF1" id="ground__140" original="E3a2.350e" sk="claimmoralhighground"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF2" id="ground__141"><span class="idm" id="ground__142" original="E3a2.350f"> claim/take the moral high ground </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF4" id="ground__143"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF5" id="ground__144"><span class="def" id="ground__145" original="E3a2.3510"> to claim that your side of an argument is morally better than your opponents' side; to argue in a way that makes your side seem morally better </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF7" id="ground__146"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75b2-FF8" id="ground__147" original="E841.-7bbd"><span class="x" id="ground__148" original="E841.-7bbc"> Some bars had bravely taken the moral high ground by introducing smoking bans. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75aa" id="claim2__304" original="E393.6a5a"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75a9" id="claim2__305" original="E393.6a5b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75a8" id="claim2__306"><h4 class="pv"> claim something back (from somebody) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75a6" id="claim2__308"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75a5" id="claim2__309"><span class="def" id="claim2__310" original="E393.6a5d"> to ask or demand to have something returned because you have a right to it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75a3" id="claim2__311"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75a2" id="claim2__312" original="E847.-7926"><span class="x" id="claim2__313" original="E847.-7925"> There has to be some point at which a landowner is too late to claim his or her land back from someone who has been in possession of it for a long time. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7923" id="claim2__314" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="claim2__315"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7925" id="claim2__316" original="E847.-7923"><span class="shcut" id="claim2__317" original="E847.-7922"> claim + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7927" id="claim2__318" original="E847.-7946"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7928" id="claim2__319" original="E847.-7920"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7929" id="claim2__320" original="E847.-791f"><span class="coll" id="claim2__321"> right </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.792b" id="claim2__322" original="E847.-791e"><span class="coll" id="claim2__323"> entitlement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.792d" id="claim2__324" original="E847.-791d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.792e" id="claim2__325" original="E847.-791c"><span class="coll" id="claim2__326"> asylum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7930" id="claim2__327" original="E847.-791b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7931" id="claim2__328" original="E847.-791a"><span class="coll" id="claim2__329"> sovereignty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7933" id="claim2__330" original="E847.-7919"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7934" id="claim2__331" original="E847.-7918"><span class="coll" id="claim2__332"> status </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7936" id="claim2__333" original="E847.-7917"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7937" id="claim2__334" original="E847.-7916"><span class="coll" id="claim2__335"> authority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7939" id="claim2__336" original="E831.-7ec8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.793a" id="claim2__337" original="E831.-7ec7"><span class="coll" id="claim2__338"> credit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.793c" id="claim2__339" original="E847.-7915"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.793d" id="claim2__340" original="E847.-7914"><span class="x" id="claim2__341" original="E847.-7913"> She claimed a right of residence in the United Kingdom on the basis that her daughter was in education there. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.793f" id="claim2__342" original="E847.-7910"><span class="x" id="claim2__343" original="E847.-790f"> The priests claimed the authority to interpret the Law. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7941" id="claim2__344" original="E847.-7945"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7942" id="claim2__345" original="E847.-790d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7943" id="claim2__346" original="E847.-790c"><span class="coll" id="claim2__347"> damages </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7945" id="claim2__348" original="E847.-790b"><span class="coll" id="claim2__349"> compensation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7947" id="claim2__350" original="E847.-790a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7948" id="claim2__351" original="E847.-7909"><span class="coll" id="claim2__352"> benefits </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.794a" id="claim2__353" original="E847.-7908"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.794b" id="claim2__354" original="E847.-7932"><span class="x" id="claim2__355" original="E847.-7931"> She was paid at a substantially lower rate than her male colleagues and claimed compensation for the damage suffered. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.794d" id="claim2__356" original="E831.-7ed0"><span class="shcut" id="claim2__357" original="E831.-7ec6"> adverb + claim </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.794f" id="claim2__358" original="E831.-7ec5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7950" id="claim2__359" original="E831.-7ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7951" id="claim2__360" original="E831.-7ec2"><span class="coll" id="claim2__361"> legitimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7953" id="claim2__362" original="E831.-7ec1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7954" id="claim2__363" original="E831.-7ec0"><span class="coll" id="claim2__364"> plausibly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7956" id="claim2__365" original="E831.-7ebf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7957" id="claim2__366" original="E831.-7ebe"><span class="coll" id="claim2__367"> later </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7959" id="claim2__368" original="E831.-7ebd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.795a" id="claim2__369" original="E831.-7ebc"><span class="x" id="claim2__370" original="E831.-7ebb"> The manager could legitimately claim that he was only doing his job. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4654" id="claim2__371" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://claim_1" title="claim definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4655" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.f55" id="claim2__372" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="claim2__373"> claim </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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claimant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75a0" id="claimant" original="E393.6a91" sum="542"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-759f" id="claimant__1" original="E393.6a92"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-759e" id="claimant__2" original="E393.6a93"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> claimant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7593" id="claimant__7" original="E393.6a9b"><span class="pos" id="claimant__8" original="E393.6a9c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7854" eid="claimant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.33c7" geo="br" id="claimant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claimant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkleɪmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/claim/claimant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claimant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://claimant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.33ca" geo="n_am" id="claimant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="claimant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkleɪmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/claim/claimant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/claim/claimant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://claimant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7591" id="claimant__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7590" id="claimant__15" original="E393.6a9d"><span class="def" id="claimant__16" original="E393.6a9e"> a person who makes an official request or demand for something because they believe they have a right to it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-758e" id="claimant__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-758d" id="claimant__18" original="E84a.-7e21"><span class="x" id="claimant__19" original="E84a.-7e20"> The claimant must prove that the defendant acted in bad faith. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-758b" id="claimant__20" original="E84a.-7e25"><span class="x" id="claimant__21" original="E84a.-7e24"> The House of Lords held that detention of asylum claimants was lawful ‘to prevent unauthorized entry’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7589" id="claimant__22" original="E831.-7e2f"><span class="cf" id="claimant__23" original="E831.-7e30"><span class="exp" id="claimant__24"> claimant </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="claimant__25" original="E831.-7e2e"> There had been a long-running succession dispute between rival claimants to the throne. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7585" id="claimant__26" original="E850.-69e0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://plaintiff" title="plaintiff definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7584" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-3767" id="claimant__27" original="E850.-69df"><span class="xh" id="claimant__28"> plaintiff </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.46fd" id="claimant__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://claimant" title="claimant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.46fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1082" id="claimant__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="claimant__31"> claimant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clarify
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7582" id="clarify" original="E393.6e2e" sum="569"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7581" id="clarify__1" original="E393.6e2f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7580" id="clarify__2" original="E393.6e30"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clarify </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7573" id="clarify__9" original="E393.6e3a"><span class="pos" id="clarify__10" original="E393.6e3b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.785b" eid="clarify__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4009" geo="br" id="clarify__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clari/clarify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clarify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.400c" geo="n_am" id="clarify__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clari/clarify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clarify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1789" id="clarify__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.400f" form="root" id="clarify__17"><span class="vp" id="clarify__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> clarify </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4011" eid="clarify__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4012" geo="br" id="clarify__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clari/clarify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clarify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4015" geo="n_am" id="clarify__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clari/clarify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clarify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4018" form="thirdps" id="clarify__24"><span class="vp" id="clarify__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> clarifies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.401a" eid="clarify__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.401b" geo="br" id="clarify__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clari/clarifies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarifies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clarifies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.401e" geo="n_am" id="clarify__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clari/clarifies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarifies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clarifies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4021" form="past" id="clarify__31"><span class="vp" id="clarify__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> clarified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4023" eid="clarify__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4024" geo="br" id="clarify__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clari/clarified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clarified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4027" geo="n_am" id="clarify__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clari/clarified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clarified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.402a" form="pastpart" id="clarify__38"><span class="vp" id="clarify__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> clarified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.402c" eid="clarify__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.402d" geo="br" id="clarify__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clari/clarified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clarified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4030" geo="n_am" id="clarify__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clari/clarified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clarified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4033" form="prespart" id="clarify__45"><span class="vp" id="clarify__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> clarifying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4035" eid="clarify__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4036" geo="br" id="clarify__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clari/clarifying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarifying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clarifying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4039" geo="n_am" id="clarify__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clari/clarifying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarifying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clarifying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-753e" id="clarify__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-753d" id="clarify__53" original="E393.6e5e"><span class="def" id="clarify__54" original="E393.6e61"> to make something clearer or easier to understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-753b" id="clarify__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-753a" id="clarify__56" original="E847.-7412"><span class="cf" id="clarify__57" original="E393.6e62"><span class="exp" id="clarify__58"> clarify </span> something </span><span class="x" id="clarify__59" original="E847.-7411"> Appealing to ethical frameworks may help to clarify the issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7536" id="clarify__60" original="E847.-7410"><span class="x" id="clarify__61" original="E847.-740f"> Firstly, it is necessary to clarify the meaning of the term ‘business groups’ . </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7534" id="clarify__62" original="E847.-740c"><span class="cf" id="clarify__63" original="E393.6e63"><span class="exp" id="clarify__64"> clarify </span> what/why, etc… </span><span class="x" id="clarify__65" original="E847.-740b"> Let me clarify what I mean by service work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7530" id="clarify__66" original="E847.-740a"><span class="x" id="clarify__67" original="E847.-7409"> It is necessary to clarify why low inflation targets have been adopted. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-752e" id="clarify__68"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-752d" id="clarify__69" original="E4c1.42ce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-752c" id="clarify__70"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="clarify__71" original="E4c1.42cf"> clarification </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7524" id="clarify__72" original="E4c1.42d3"><span class="pos" id="clarify__73" original="E4c1.42d4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.785c" eid="clarify__74" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4003" geo="br" id="clarify__75" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__76"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklærəfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clari/clarification__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarification__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clarification__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4006" geo="n_am" id="clarify__77" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarify__78"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklærəfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clari/clarification__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarification__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clarification__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7522" id="clarify__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="clarify__80" original="E4c1.42d6"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="clarify__81" original="E4c1.42d7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-751f" id="clarify__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-751e" id="clarify__83" original="E4c1.42d8"><span class="x" id="clarify__84" original="E4c1.42d9"> As the circumstances are very different in these cases, there is a need for further clarification by the higher courts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-751c" id="clarify__85" original="E4c1.42da"><span class="x" id="clarify__86" original="E4c1.42db"> I would like to thank my supervisor, Mary Reno, who suggested several revisions and clarifications. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__176"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__177" original="E393.75ae"> clear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__178" original="E393.75af" wfp="adj"> adjective </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__179" original="E5df.-34a6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__180"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__181" original="E5df.-35bd"> unclear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__182" original="E5df.-35bc" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__183"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__184" original="E393.75b1"> clearly </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__185" original="E393.75b2" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__186"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__187" original="E393.75b3"> clarity </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__188" original="E393.75b4" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__189"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__190" original="E393.75b5"> clarify </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__191" original="E393.75b6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4759" id="clarify__103" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clarify" title="clarify definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.475a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.153e" id="clarify__104" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clarify__105"> clarify </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clarity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-751a" id="clarity" original="E393.6eb1" sum="850"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7519" id="clarity__1" original="E393.6eb2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7518" id="clarity__2" original="E393.6eb3"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clarity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-750d" id="clarity__7" original="E393.6ebb"><span class="pos" id="clarity__8" original="E393.6ebc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7869" eid="clarity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4194" geo="br" id="clarity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clari/clarity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clarity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4197" geo="n_am" id="clarity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clarity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklærəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clari/clarity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clari/clarity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clarity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-750b" id="clarity__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="clarity__15" original="E393.6ebe"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7509" id="clarity__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7508" id="clarity__17" original="E393.6ebf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="clarity__18" original="E393.6ec0"> the quality of being expressed clearly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7506" id="clarity__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7505" id="clarity__20" original="E847.-6e9d"><span class="x" id="clarity__21" original="E847.-6e9c"> The merits of this approach are that it provides greater clarity and control over spending. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7503" id="clarity__22" original="E847.-6e9f"><span class="x" id="clarity__23" original="E847.-6e9e"> The difficulty with many accounts of planned change is their lack of conceptual clarity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7501" id="clarity__24" original="E393.6ec1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="clarity__25" original="E393.6ec2"> the ability to think about or understand something clearly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74ff" id="clarity__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74fe" id="clarity__27" original="E847.-6e99"><span class="x" id="clarity__28" original="E847.-6e98"> The Buddha saw with such clarity how different states of mind and courses of action lead to different results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74fc" id="clarity__29" original="E847.-6e9b"><span class="cf" id="clarity__30" original="E831.-7d84"><span class="exp" id="clarity__31"> clarity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="clarity__32" original="E847.-6e9a"> Dealing with climate change urgently requires a shared clarity of vision and purpose at all levels. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74f8" id="clarity__33" original="E393.6ec3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="clarity__34" original="E393.6ec4"> if a picture, substance or sound has <span class="dh" id="clarity__35" original="E393.6ec5"> clarity </span> , you can see or hear it very clearly, or see through it easily </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74f5" id="clarity__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74f4" id="clarity__37" original="E847.-6e97"><span class="x" id="clarity__38" original="E847.-6e96"> This lack of clarity results from the main sound being partly smothered by slightly later echoes. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__176"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__177" original="E393.75ae"> clear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__178" original="E393.75af" wfp="adj"> adjective </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__179" original="E5df.-34a6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__180"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__181" original="E5df.-35bd"> unclear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__182" original="E5df.-35bc" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__183"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__184" original="E393.75b1"> clearly </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__185" original="E393.75b2" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__186"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__187" original="E393.75b3"> clarity </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__188" original="E393.75b4" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__189"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__190" original="E393.75b5"> clarify </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__191" original="E393.75b6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4793" id="clarity__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clarity" title="clarity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4794" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.15f2" id="clarity__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clarity__57"> clarity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clash
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74f2" hm="1" id="clash1" original="E393.6ed5" sum="1126"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74f1" id="clash1__1" original="E393.6ed6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74f0" id="clash1__2" original="E393.6ed7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clash <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74e5" id="clash1__7" original="E393.6ee2"><span class="pos" id="clash1__8" original="E393.6ee3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7870" eid="clash1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4296" geo="br" id="clash1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clash/clash__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clash__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clash__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4299" geo="n_am" id="clash1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clash/clash__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clash__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clash__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74e3" id="clash1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74e2" id="clash1__15" original="E393.6eef"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="clash1__16" original="E393.6ef0"> the difference that exists between two things that are opposed to each other </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74e0" id="clash1__17" original="E393.6ef1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conflict1" title="conflict1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74df" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-167d" id="clash1__18" original="E393.6ef2"><span class="xh" id="clash1__19"> conflict </span><span class="xhm" id="clash1__20"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74db" id="clash1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74da" id="clash1__22" original="E852.4ad1"><span class="x" id="clash1__23" original="E852.4ad2"> When organizations join together, there may be a culture clash. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74d8" id="clash1__24" original="E852.4ad3"><span class="cf" id="clash1__25" original="E586.-47e9"><span class="exp" id="clash1__26"> clash </span> (of something) (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="clash1__27" original="E852.4ad4"> The fundamental clash of interests between miners and companies has turned mining regions into centres of intense conflict. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74d4" id="clash1__28" original="E393.6ee4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="clash1__29" original="E393.6ee7"> a short fight between two groups of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74d2" id="clash1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74d1" id="clash1__31" original="E852.4ad5"><span class="x" id="clash1__32" original="E852.4ad6"> In 1969, there were serious armed clashes on disputed parts of the border. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74cf" id="clash1__33" original="E852.4ad7"><span class="cf" id="clash1__34" original="E393.6ee6"><span class="exp" id="clash1__35"> clash </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="clash1__36" original="E852.4ad8"> The strike lasted for six weeks, and sparked violent clashes between workers and police. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74cb" id="clash1__37" original="E852.4ad9"><span class="cf" id="clash1__38" original="E393.6ee5"><span class="exp" id="clash1__39"> clash </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="clash1__40" original="E852.4ada"> Relentless racial discrimination led to clashes with white soldiers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74c7" id="clash1__41" original="E393.6ee8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="clash1__42" original="E393.6eeb"> an argument between two people or groups of people who have different beliefs and ideas </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74c5" id="clash1__43" original="E393.6eec" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conflict1" title="conflict1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74c4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-167d" id="clash1__44" original="E393.6eed"><span class="xh" id="clash1__45"> conflict </span><span class="xhm" id="clash1__46"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74c0" id="clash1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74bf" id="clash1__48" original="E852.4adb"><span class="cf" id="clash1__49" original="E393.6eea"><span class="exp" id="clash1__50"> clash </span> (between A and B) (over something) </span><span class="x" id="clash1__51" original="E852.4adc"> Clashes between ministries over what should be the national position are common. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74bb" id="clash1__52" original="E852.4add"><span class="cf" id="clash1__53" original="E393.6ee9"><span class="exp" id="clash1__54"> clash </span> (with somebody) (over something) </span><span class="x" id="clash1__55" original="E852.4ade"> Cabinet members have been known to resign because of clashes with senior White House staffers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.47bd" id="clash1__56" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clash_1" title="clash definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.47be" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1629" id="clash1__57" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clash1__58"> clash </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74b7" hm="2" id="clash2" original="E393.6efd" sum="850"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74b6" id="clash2__1" original="E393.6efe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74b5" id="clash2__2" original="E393.6eff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clash <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74a8" id="clash2__9" original="E393.6f0a"><span class="pos" id="clash2__10" original="E393.6f0b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7877" eid="clash2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42c9" geo="br" id="clash2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clash/clash__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clash__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clash__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42cc" geo="n_am" id="clash2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clash/clash__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clash__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clash__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-175b" id="clash2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.429c" form="root" id="clash2__17"><span class="vp" id="clash2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> clash </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.429e" eid="clash2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.429f" geo="br" id="clash2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clash/clash__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clash__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clash__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42a2" geo="n_am" id="clash2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clash/clash__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clash__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clash__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42a5" form="thirdps" id="clash2__24"><span class="vp" id="clash2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> clashes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42a7" eid="clash2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42a8" geo="br" id="clash2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clash/clashes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clashes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clashes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42ab" geo="n_am" id="clash2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clash/clashes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clashes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clashes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42ae" form="past" id="clash2__31"><span class="vp" id="clash2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> clashed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42b0" eid="clash2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42b1" geo="br" id="clash2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clash/clashed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clashed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clashed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42b4" geo="n_am" id="clash2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clash/clashed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clashed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clashed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42b7" form="pastpart" id="clash2__38"><span class="vp" id="clash2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> clashed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42b9" eid="clash2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42ba" geo="br" id="clash2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clash/clashed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clashed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clashed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42bd" geo="n_am" id="clash2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clash/clashed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clashed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clashed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42c0" form="prespart" id="clash2__45"><span class="vp" id="clash2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> clashing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42c2" eid="clash2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42c3" geo="br" id="clash2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clash/clashing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clashing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clashing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.42c6" geo="n_am" id="clash2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clash2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clash/clashing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clash/clashing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clashing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-747c" id="clash2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-747b" id="clash2__53" original="E393.6f28"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-747a" id="clash2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="clash2__55" original="E393.6f2a"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="clash2__56" original="E393.6f2c"> to come together and fight </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7477" id="clash2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7476" id="clash2__58" original="E852.4c58"><span class="x" id="clash2__59" original="E852.4c59"> After 1876, the two countries clashed repeatedly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7474" id="clash2__60" original="E852.4c5a"><span class="cf" id="clash2__61" original="E393.6f2b"><span class="exp" id="clash2__62"> clash </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="clash2__63" original="E852.4c5b"> The crowd clashed with troops, and five demonstrators were killed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7470" id="clash2__64" original="E393.6f2d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-746f" id="clash2__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="clash2__66" original="E393.6f2f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="clash2__67" original="E393.6f30"><span class="exp" id="clash2__68"> clash </span> (with somebody) (over/on something) </span><span class="def" id="clash2__69" original="E393.6f31"> to argue or disagree seriously with somebody about something, and to show this in public </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-746a" id="clash2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7469" id="clash2__71" original="E852.4c5e"><span class="x" id="clash2__72" original="E852.4c5f"> The European colonial powers had, however, clashed over imperial issues before. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7467" id="clash2__73" original="E852.4c60"><span class="x" id="clash2__74" original="E852.4c61"> During this period, Stalin clashed with Trotsky on several matters. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7465" id="clash2__75" original="E393.6f32"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7464" id="clash2__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="clash2__77" original="E393.6f34"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="clash2__78" original="E393.6f35"><span class="exp" id="clash2__79"> clash </span> (with something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7460" id="clash2__80"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="clash2__81" original="E393.6f36"> of beliefs, ideas or personalities </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="clash2__82" original="E393.6f37"> to be very different and opposed to each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-745d" id="clash2__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-745c" id="clash2__84" original="E852.4c62"><span class="x" id="clash2__85" original="E852.4c63"> At some point, local desires and initiatives are likely to clash with fundamental government policy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.482b" id="clash2__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clash_1" title="clash definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.482c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1629" id="clash2__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clash2__88"> clash </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-745a" hm="1" id="class1" original="E393.6f98" sum="2141"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7459" id="class1__1" original="E393.6f99"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7458" id="class1__2" original="E393.6f9a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> class <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-744c" id="class1__7" original="E393.6fa5"><span class="pos" id="class1__8" original="E393.6fa6"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.787e" eid="class1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4575" geo="br" id="class1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/class__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/class__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://class__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4578" geo="n_am" id="class1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/class__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/class__us_1.ogg" href="sound://class__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-744a" id="class1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7449" id="class1__15" original="E393.6fc2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7448" id="class1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="class1__17" original="E393.6fc4"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="class1__18" original="E393.6fc5"> one of the groups of people in a society that are thought of as being at the same social or economic level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7445" id="class1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7444" id="class1__20" original="E838.-78db"><span class="x" id="class1__21" original="E838.-78da"> The Labour Party was broadly seen as the party of the working class. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7442" id="class1__22" original="E8b3.-7470"><span class="x" id="class1__23" original="E8b3.-746f"> Young people from the upper and middle classes are still far more likely to go to unversity. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7440" id="class1__24" original="E8b4.5e2a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://the-lower-classes" title="lower classes definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-743f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-6e87" id="class1__25" original="E8b4.5e2b"><span class="xh" id="class1__26"> lower classes </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://middle-class_2" title="middle-class definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-743d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-2789" id="class1__27" original="E83e.-7d28"><span class="xh" id="class1__28"> middle-class </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://middle-class_1" title="middle class definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-743b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-2778" id="class1__29" original="E83e.-7d27"><span class="xh" id="class1__30"> middle class </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7439" id="class1__31" original="E838.-78df" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="class1__32"> adjective + class </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7437" id="class1__33"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7436" id="class1__34" original="E838.-78b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7435" id="class1__35"><span class="coll" id="class1__36" original="E838.-78b2"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7433" id="class1__37" original="E8b3.-746a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7432" id="class1__38"><span class="coll" id="class1__39" original="E8b3.-7469"> socio-economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7430" id="class1__40" original="E838.-78b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-742f" id="class1__41"><span class="coll" id="class1__42" original="E838.-78b0"> middle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-742d" id="class1__43" original="E838.-78af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-742c" id="class1__44"><span class="coll" id="class1__45" original="E838.-78ae"> working </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-742a" id="class1__46"><span class="coll" id="class1__47" original="E838.-78ad"> lower </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7428" id="class1__48" original="E8b3.-7468"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7427" id="class1__49"><span class="coll" id="class1__50" original="E8b3.-7467"> upper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7425" id="class1__51" original="E838.-78ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7424" id="class1__52"><span class="coll" id="class1__53" original="E838.-78ab"> ruling </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7422" id="class1__54"><span class="coll" id="class1__55" original="E838.-78a9"> dominant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7420" id="class1__56" original="E8b3.-7466"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-741f" id="class1__57"><span class="coll" id="class1__58" original="E8b3.-7465"> capitalist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-741d" id="class1__59" original="E838.-78a7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-741c" id="class1__60"><span class="coll" id="class1__61" original="E838.-78a6"> privileged </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-741a" id="class1__62" original="E8b3.-7464"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7419" id="class1__63"><span class="coll" id="class1__64" original="E8b3.-7463"> elite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7417" id="class1__65" original="E838.-78a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7416" id="class1__66"><span class="coll" id="class1__67" original="E838.-78a4"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7414" id="class1__68" original="E838.-78a3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7413" id="class1__69"><span class="coll" id="class1__70" original="E838.-78a2"> educated </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7411" id="class1__71" original="E838.-78a1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7410" id="class1__72" original="E838.-78a0"><span class="x" id="class1__73" original="E838.-789f"> A dominant class typically favours maintaining things as they are. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-740e" id="class1__74" original="E837.-7feb"><span class="x" id="class1__75" original="E837.-7fea"> In medieval times, the language of the educated class was Latin. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-740c" id="class1__76"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-740b" id="class1__77" original="E393.6fc6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-740a" id="class1__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="class1__79" original="E393.6fc8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="class1__80" original="E393.6fc9"> the way that people are divided into different social and economic groups </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7407" id="class1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7406" id="class1__82" original="E838.-78d7"><span class="x" id="class1__83" original="E838.-78d6"> The definition of social class has varied over time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7404" id="class1__84" original="E838.-78d5"><span class="cf" id="class1__85" original="E47f.6df9"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="class1__86" original="E838.-78d4"> For Marx, revolution involved overthrowing the class system. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7401" id="class1__87" original="E837.-7fdb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="class1__88"> class + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73ff" id="class1__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73fe" id="class1__90" original="E837.-7fd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73fd" id="class1__91"><span class="coll" id="class1__92" original="E837.-7fd8"> struggle </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73fb" id="class1__93"><span class="coll" id="class1__94" original="E837.-7fd7"> conflict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73f9" id="class1__95" original="E8b3.-7449"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73f8" id="class1__96"><span class="coll" id="class1__97" original="E8b3.-7448"> antagonism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73f6" id="class1__98" original="E837.-7fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73f5" id="class1__99"><span class="coll" id="class1__100" original="E837.-7fd5"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73f3" id="class1__101" original="E837.-7fd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73f2" id="class1__102"><span class="coll" id="class1__103" original="E837.-7fd0"> background </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73f0" id="class1__104" original="E837.-7fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73ef" id="class1__105"><span class="coll" id="class1__106" original="E837.-7fd3"> differences </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73ed" id="class1__107"><span class="coll" id="class1__108" original="E837.-7fd2"> inequality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73eb" id="class1__109" original="E8b3.-7447"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73ea" id="class1__110"><span class="coll" id="class1__111" original="E8b3.-7446"> divisions </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73e8" id="class1__112" original="E837.-7fcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73e7" id="class1__113"><span class="coll" id="class1__114" original="E837.-7fcc"> relations </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73e5" id="class1__115" original="E837.-7fcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73e4" id="class1__116"><span class="coll" id="class1__117" original="E837.-7fce"> identity </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73e2" id="class1__118" original="E837.-7fcb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73e1" id="class1__119" original="E837.-7fca"><span class="x" id="class1__120" original="E837.-7fc9"> The interviews show that people's sense of class identity is weak. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73df" id="class1__121"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73de" id="class1__122" original="E393.6fca"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73dd" id="class1__123"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="class1__124" original="E393.6fcc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="class1__125" original="E393.6fcd"> a group of things that have similar characteristics or qualities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73da" id="class1__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73d9" id="class1__127" original="E838.-78cf"><span class="x" id="class1__128" original="E838.-78ce"> The chemical compounds are separated into classes based on their chemical or physical properties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73d7" id="class1__129" original="E838.-78d1"><span class="cf" id="class1__130" original="E8b3.-746e"><span class="exp" id="class1__131"> class </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="class1__132" original="E838.-78d0"> Ewert and his group identified at least ten different classes of neuron. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73d3" id="class1__133" original="E8b3.-746d"><span class="x" id="class1__134" original="E8b3.-746c"> There are two main classes of muscles: striated and smooth. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="term1__30" original="E47f.5759" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="term1__31" original="E47f.575a"><span class="h1" id="term1__32" original="E47f.575b"> Defining language </span><span class="p" id="term1__33" original="E47f.575c"> In academic writing, it is important to define what you mean when you use a particular term or expression. </span><ul class="bullet" id="term1__34" original="E47f.575d"><li class="li" id="term1__35" original="E47f.575e"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__36" original="E47f.575f"> can/​may be defined as… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__37" original="E47f.5762"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__38" original="E47f.5763"> is also known as/​is referred to as… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__39" original="E47f.5764"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__40" original="E47f.5765"> includes/​consists of/​comprises… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__41" original="E47f.5766"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__42" original="E47f.5767"> involves/​concerns/​is related to… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__43" original="E47f.5768"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__44" original="E47f.5769"> is a kind/​type/​class of… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__45" original="E47f.576a"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__46" original="E47f.576b"> is a term referring to… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__47" original="E47f.576c"> I <span class="eb" id="term1__48" original="E47f.576d"> use the term </span> X <span class="eb" id="term1__49" original="E47f.576e"> to refer to/​to mean… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__50" original="E47f.576f"><span class="eb" id="term1__51" original="E47f.5770"> The term </span> X <span class="eb" id="term1__52" original="E47f.5771"> refers to/​is used to refer to… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__53" original="E47f.5772"><span class="eb" id="term1__54" original="E47f.5773"> This is what is meant by… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="term1__55" original="E47f.5776"><li class="li" id="term1__56" original="E47f.5777"><span class="x-gs" id="term1__57"><span class="x-g" id="term1__58" original="E47f.5778"><span class="x" id="term1__59" original="E47f.5779"> ‘Economic distance‘ <span class="ebi" id="term1__60" original="E47f.577a"> can be defined as </span> the cost incurred to overcome physical distance. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__61" original="E646.-2e92"><span class="x-gs" id="term1__62"><span class="x-g" id="term1__63" original="E646.-2e91"><span class="x" id="term1__64" original="E646.-2e90"> Propaganda, <span class="ebi" id="term1__65" original="E646.-2e8f"> also known as </span> disinformation, continues to be… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__66" original="E47f.5783"><span class="x-gs" id="term1__67"><span class="x-g" id="term1__68" original="E47f.5784"><span class="x" id="term1__69" original="E47f.5785"> Culture <span class="ebi" id="term1__70" original="E47f.5786"> includes </span> codes of behaviour, dress, language, rituals and beliefs. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__71" original="E47f.5787"><span class="x-gs" id="term1__72"><span class="x-g" id="term1__73" original="E47f.5788"><span class="x" id="term1__74" original="E47f.5789"> The third dimension of economic systems is called ‘change’, which <span class="ebi" id="term1__75" original="E47f.578a"> concerns </span> the passage of time. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__76" original="E47f.578b"><span class="x-gs" id="term1__77"><span class="x-g" id="term1__78" original="E47f.578c"><span class="x" id="term1__79" original="E47f.578d"> Salmonella <span class="ebi" id="term1__80" original="E47f.578e"> is a type of </span> bacteria. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__81" original="E4c7.2c67"><span class="x-gs" id="term1__82"><span class="x-g" id="term1__83" original="E4c7.2c68"><span class="x" id="term1__84" original="E4c7.2c69"> Postmodernism <span class="ebi" id="term1__85" original="E4c7.2c6a"> is a term referring to </span> cultural phenomena which… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__86" original="E47f.5793"><span class="x-gs" id="term1__87"><span class="x-g" id="term1__88" original="E47f.5794"><span class="x" id="term1__89" original="E47f.5795"> I have <span class="ebi" id="term1__90" original="E47f.5796"> used the term to refer to </span> all languages descended from a protolanguage. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__91" original="E47f.5797"><span class="x-gs" id="term1__92"><span class="x-g" id="term1__93" original="E47f.5798"><span class="x" id="term1__94" original="E47f.5799"> Nuclear medicine <span class="ebi" id="term1__95" original="E47f.579a"> is a term used to </span> describe the use of radioactive compounds in diagnostic tests or treatment of diseases. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__96" original="E47f.579b"><span class="x-gs" id="term1__97"><span class="x-g" id="term1__98" original="E47f.579c"><span class="x" id="term1__99" original="E47f.579d"> This is what <span class="ebi" id="term1__100" original="E47f.579e"> is meant by </span> ‘commodity production’. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73d1" id="class1__206" original="E8b3.-7462" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="class1__207"> adjective + class </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73cf" id="class1__208"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73ce" id="class1__209" original="E8b3.-7460"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73cd" id="class1__210"><span class="coll" id="class1__211" original="E8b3.-745f"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73cb" id="class1__212" original="E8b3.-745e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73ca" id="class1__213"><span class="coll" id="class1__214" original="E8b3.-745d"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73c8" id="class1__215" original="E8b3.-745c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73c7" id="class1__216"><span class="coll" id="class1__217" original="E8b3.-745b"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73c5" id="class1__218" original="E8b3.-745a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73c4" id="class1__219"><span class="coll" id="class1__220" original="E8b3.-7459"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73c2" id="class1__221" original="E8b3.-7458"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73c1" id="class1__222"><span class="coll" id="class1__223" original="E8b3.-7457"> distinct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73bf" id="class1__224" original="E8b3.-7456"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73be" id="class1__225"><span class="coll" id="class1__226" original="E8b3.-7455"> special </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73bc" id="class1__227" original="E8b3.-7454"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73bb" id="class1__228" original="E8b3.-7453"><span class="x" id="class1__229" original="E8b3.-7452"> There are two broad classes of abnormal cell growth in the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73b9" id="class1__230" original="E8b3.-7451"><span class="x" id="class1__231" original="E8b3.-7450"> Some level of certain classes of mild pathogens may be acceptable in irrigation water. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73b7" id="class1__232" original="E838.-78de" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="class1__233"> verb + class </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73b5" id="class1__234"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73b4" id="class1__235" original="E838.-7898"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73b3" id="class1__236"><span class="coll" id="class1__237" original="E838.-7897"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73b1" id="class1__238" original="E838.-7896"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73b0" id="class1__239"><span class="coll" id="class1__240" original="E838.-7895"> denote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73ae" id="class1__241"><span class="coll" id="class1__242" original="E837.-7fe9"> represent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73ac" id="class1__243"><span class="coll" id="class1__244" original="E837.-7fe8"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73aa" id="class1__245" original="E8b3.-744f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73a9" id="class1__246"><span class="coll" id="class1__247" original="E8b3.-744e"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73a7" id="class1__248" original="E838.-7892"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73a6" id="class1__249"><span class="coll" id="class1__250" original="E838.-7891"> identify </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73a4" id="class1__251" original="E838.-788d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73a3" id="class1__252" original="E838.-788c"><span class="x" id="class1__253" original="E838.-788b"> Lipids represent a wide-ranging class of compounds. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73a1" id="class1__254" original="E393.6fab"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73a0" id="class1__255"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="class1__256" original="E393.6fad"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="class1__257" original="E393.6fae"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="class1__258" original="E393.6faf"> an occasion when a group of students meets to be taught </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-739c" id="class1__259" original="E393.6fb0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://lesson" title="lesson definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-739b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.59fd" id="class1__260" original="E393.6fb1"><span class="xh" id="class1__261"> lesson </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7398" id="class1__262"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7397" id="class1__263" original="E838.-78cb"><span class="x" id="class1__264" original="E838.-78ca"> Some youths periodically skip classes or miss school altogether for a day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7395" id="class1__265" original="E838.-78c9"><span class="x" id="class1__266" original="E838.-78c8"> The Council announced that funding for English classes would be ended for asylum seekers. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7393" id="class1__267" original="E837.-7fe6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="class1__268"> verb + class </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7391" id="class1__269"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7390" id="class1__270" original="E837.-7fe4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-738f" id="class1__271"><span class="coll" id="class1__272" original="E837.-7fe2"> take </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-738d" id="class1__273" original="E8b3.-744d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-738c" id="class1__274"><span class="coll" id="class1__275" original="E8b3.-744c"> attend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-738a" id="class1__276" original="E837.-7fe1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7389" id="class1__277"><span class="coll" id="class1__278" original="E837.-7fe0"> skip </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7387" id="class1__279" original="E8b3.-744b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7386" id="class1__280"><span class="coll" id="class1__281" original="E8b3.-744a"> teach </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7384" id="class1__282" original="E837.-7fdf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7383" id="class1__283" original="E837.-7fde"><span class="x" id="class1__284" original="E837.-7fdd"> One mother reports that her son was failing in school because he would not attend classes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7381" id="class1__285"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7380" id="class1__286" original="E393.6fa7"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-737f" id="class1__287"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="class1__288" original="E393.6fa9"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="class1__289" original="E393.6faa"> a group of students who are taught together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-737c" id="class1__290"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-737b" id="class1__291" original="E838.-78c7"><span class="x" id="class1__292" original="E838.-78c6"> The class began to brainstorm ways that they could increase class activities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7379" id="class1__293" original="E838.-78c5"><span class="x" id="class1__294" original="E838.-78c4"> To complete the project, the class is divided into small groups of five students. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7377" id="class1__295" original="E393.6ff2"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7376" id="class1__296"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="class1__297" original="E393.6ff4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7374" id="class1__298"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="class1__299" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="class1__300" original="E393.6ff5"> a group into which animals, plants or other life forms are divided, below a <a class="ndv" href="entry://phylum" id="class1__301"> phylum </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7370" id="class1__302"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-736f" id="class1__303" original="E838.-78bd"><span class="x" id="class1__304" original="E838.-78bc"> The phylum Echinodermata has five classes and about 6 000 living species. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-736d" id="class1__305" original="E393.6ff9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://family1" title="family1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-736c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-560b" id="class1__306" original="E393.6ffa"><span class="xh" id="class1__307"> family </span><span class="xhm" id="class1__308"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://genus" title="genus definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7368" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.2762" id="class1__309" original="E393.6ffc"><span class="xh" id="class1__310"> genus </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://kingdom" title="kingdom (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7366" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.2f70" id="class1__311" original="E8b5.-7b3d"><span class="xh" id="class1__312"> kingdom </span><span class="xs" id="class1__313"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://order1" title="order1 (9) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7363" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.675d" id="class1__314" original="E8b5.-7b3c"><span class="xh" id="class1__315"> order </span><span class="xhm" id="class1__316"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="class1__317"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 9 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://species" title="species definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-735f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-4a66" id="class1__318" original="E393.6ffe"><span class="xh" id="class1__319"> species </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-735d" id="class1__320" original="E393.6fed"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-735c" id="class1__321"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="class1__322" original="E393.6fef"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="class1__323" original="E393.6ff0"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="class1__324" original="E393.6ff1"> one of the levels of achievement in a British university degree </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7358" id="class1__325"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7357" id="class1__326" original="E838.-78bb"><span class="x" id="class1__327" original="E838.-78ba"> He obtained a first-class honours degree. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7355" id="class1__328" original="E393.6fdb"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7354" id="class1__329"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="class1__330" original="E393.6fdd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="class1__331" original="E393.6fde"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="class1__332" original="E393.6fdf"> each of several different levels of comfort that are available to people who travel on public transport </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7350" id="class1__333"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-734f" id="class1__334" original="E838.-78b9"><span class="x" id="class1__335" original="E838.-78b8"> The company had been particularly hit by a fall in business-class and first-class passengers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.795c" id="class1__336" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="class1__337"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.795e" id="class1__338" original="E838.-78b6"><span class="shcut" id="class1__339" original="E838.-78b5"> adjective + class </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7960" id="class1__340" original="E838.-78df"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7961" id="class1__341" original="E838.-78b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7962" id="class1__342" original="E838.-78b2"><span class="coll" id="class1__343"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7964" id="class1__344" original="E8b3.-746a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7965" id="class1__345" original="E8b3.-7469"><span class="coll" id="class1__346"> socio-economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7967" id="class1__347" original="E838.-78b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7968" id="class1__348" original="E838.-78b0"><span class="coll" id="class1__349"> middle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.796a" id="class1__350" original="E838.-78af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.796b" id="class1__351" original="E838.-78ae"><span class="coll" id="class1__352"> working </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.796d" id="class1__353" original="E838.-78ad"><span class="coll" id="class1__354"> lower </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.796f" id="class1__355" original="E8b3.-7468"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7970" id="class1__356" original="E8b3.-7467"><span class="coll" id="class1__357"> upper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7972" id="class1__358" original="E838.-78ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7973" id="class1__359" original="E838.-78ab"><span class="coll" id="class1__360"> ruling </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7975" id="class1__361" original="E838.-78a9"><span class="coll" id="class1__362"> dominant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7977" id="class1__363" original="E8b3.-7466"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7978" id="class1__364" original="E8b3.-7465"><span class="coll" id="class1__365"> capitalist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.797a" id="class1__366" original="E838.-78a7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.797b" id="class1__367" original="E838.-78a6"><span class="coll" id="class1__368"> privileged </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.797d" id="class1__369" original="E8b3.-7464"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.797e" id="class1__370" original="E8b3.-7463"><span class="coll" id="class1__371"> elite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7980" id="class1__372" original="E838.-78a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7981" id="class1__373" original="E838.-78a4"><span class="coll" id="class1__374"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7983" id="class1__375" original="E838.-78a3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7984" id="class1__376" original="E838.-78a2"><span class="coll" id="class1__377"> educated </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7986" id="class1__378" original="E838.-78a1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7987" id="class1__379" original="E838.-78a0"><span class="x" id="class1__380" original="E838.-789f"> A dominant class typically favours maintaining things as they are. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7989" id="class1__381" original="E837.-7feb"><span class="x" id="class1__382" original="E837.-7fea"> In medieval times, the language of the educated class was Latin. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.798b" id="class1__383" original="E8b3.-7462"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.798c" id="class1__384" original="E8b3.-7460"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.798d" id="class1__385" original="E8b3.-745f"><span class="coll" id="class1__386"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.798f" id="class1__387" original="E8b3.-745e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7990" id="class1__388" original="E8b3.-745d"><span class="coll" id="class1__389"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7992" id="class1__390" original="E8b3.-745c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7993" id="class1__391" original="E8b3.-745b"><span class="coll" id="class1__392"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7995" id="class1__393" original="E8b3.-745a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7996" id="class1__394" original="E8b3.-7459"><span class="coll" id="class1__395"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7998" id="class1__396" original="E8b3.-7458"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7999" id="class1__397" original="E8b3.-7457"><span class="coll" id="class1__398"> distinct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.799b" id="class1__399" original="E8b3.-7456"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.799c" id="class1__400" original="E8b3.-7455"><span class="coll" id="class1__401"> special </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.799e" id="class1__402" original="E8b3.-7454"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.799f" id="class1__403" original="E8b3.-7453"><span class="x" id="class1__404" original="E8b3.-7452"> There are two broad classes of abnormal cell growth in the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79a1" id="class1__405" original="E8b3.-7451"><span class="x" id="class1__406" original="E8b3.-7450"> Some level of certain classes of mild pathogens may be acceptable in irrigation water. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79a3" id="class1__407" original="E838.-789b"><span class="shcut" id="class1__408" original="E838.-789a"> verb + class </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79a5" id="class1__409" original="E838.-78de"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79a6" id="class1__410" original="E838.-7898"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79a7" id="class1__411" original="E838.-7897"><span class="coll" id="class1__412"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79a9" id="class1__413" original="E838.-7896"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79aa" id="class1__414" original="E838.-7895"><span class="coll" id="class1__415"> denote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79ac" id="class1__416" original="E837.-7fe9"><span class="coll" id="class1__417"> represent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79ae" id="class1__418" original="E837.-7fe8"><span class="coll" id="class1__419"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79b0" id="class1__420" original="E8b3.-744f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79b1" id="class1__421" original="E8b3.-744e"><span class="coll" id="class1__422"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79b3" id="class1__423" original="E838.-7892"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79b4" id="class1__424" original="E838.-7891"><span class="coll" id="class1__425"> identify </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79b6" id="class1__426" original="E838.-788d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79b7" id="class1__427" original="E838.-788c"><span class="x" id="class1__428" original="E838.-788b"> Lipids represent a wide-ranging class of compounds. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79b9" id="class1__429" original="E837.-7fe6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79ba" id="class1__430" original="E837.-7fe4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79bb" id="class1__431" original="E837.-7fe2"><span class="coll" id="class1__432"> take </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79bd" id="class1__433" original="E8b3.-744d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79be" id="class1__434" original="E8b3.-744c"><span class="coll" id="class1__435"> attend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79c0" id="class1__436" original="E837.-7fe1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79c1" id="class1__437" original="E837.-7fe0"><span class="coll" id="class1__438"> skip </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79c3" id="class1__439" original="E8b3.-744b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79c4" id="class1__440" original="E8b3.-744a"><span class="coll" id="class1__441"> teach </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79c6" id="class1__442" original="E837.-7fdf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79c7" id="class1__443" original="E837.-7fde"><span class="x" id="class1__444" original="E837.-7fdd"> One mother reports that her son was failing in school because he would not attend classes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79c9" id="class1__445" original="E837.-7ff5"><span class="shcut" id="class1__446" original="E837.-7fdc"> class + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79cb" id="class1__447" original="E837.-7fdb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79cc" id="class1__448" original="E837.-7fd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79cd" id="class1__449" original="E837.-7fd8"><span class="coll" id="class1__450"> struggle </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79cf" id="class1__451" original="E837.-7fd7"><span class="coll" id="class1__452"> conflict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79d1" id="class1__453" original="E8b3.-7449"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79d2" id="class1__454" original="E8b3.-7448"><span class="coll" id="class1__455"> antagonism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79d4" id="class1__456" original="E837.-7fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79d5" id="class1__457" original="E837.-7fd5"><span class="coll" id="class1__458"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79d7" id="class1__459" original="E837.-7fd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79d8" id="class1__460" original="E837.-7fd0"><span class="coll" id="class1__461"> background </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79da" id="class1__462" original="E837.-7fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79db" id="class1__463" original="E837.-7fd3"><span class="coll" id="class1__464"> differences </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79dd" id="class1__465" original="E837.-7fd2"><span class="coll" id="class1__466"> inequality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79df" id="class1__467" original="E8b3.-7447"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79e0" id="class1__468" original="E8b3.-7446"><span class="coll" id="class1__469"> divisions </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79e2" id="class1__470" original="E837.-7fcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79e3" id="class1__471" original="E837.-7fcc"><span class="coll" id="class1__472"> relations </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79e5" id="class1__473" original="E837.-7fcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79e6" id="class1__474" original="E837.-7fce"><span class="coll" id="class1__475"> identity </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79e8" id="class1__476" original="E837.-7fcb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79e9" id="class1__477" original="E837.-7fca"><span class="x" id="class1__478" original="E837.-7fc9"> The interviews show that people's sense of class identity is weak. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4860" id="class1__479" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://class_1" title="class definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4861" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1776" id="class1__480" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="class1__481"> class </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-734d" hm="2" id="class2" original="E393.7005" sum="515"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-734c" id="class2__1" original="E393.7006"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-734b" id="class2__2" original="E393.7007"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> class <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-733d" id="class2__9" original="E393.7012"><span class="pos" id="class2__10" original="E393.7013"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7885" eid="class2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.45a8" geo="br" id="class2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/class__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/class__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://class__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.45ab" geo="n_am" id="class2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/class__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/class__us_1.ogg" href="sound://class__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-172d" id="class2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.457b" form="root" id="class2__17"><span class="vp" id="class2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> class </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.457d" eid="class2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.457e" geo="br" id="class2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/class__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/class__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://class__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4581" geo="n_am" id="class2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/class__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/class__us_1.ogg" href="sound://class__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4584" form="thirdps" id="class2__24"><span class="vp" id="class2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> classes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4586" eid="class2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4587" geo="br" id="class2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɑːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.458a" geo="n_am" id="class2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.458d" form="past" id="class2__31"><span class="vp" id="class2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> classed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.458f" eid="class2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4590" geo="br" id="class2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4593" geo="n_am" id="class2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4596" form="pastpart" id="class2__38"><span class="vp" id="class2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> classed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4598" eid="class2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4599" geo="br" id="class2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.459c" geo="n_am" id="class2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klæst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.459f" form="prespart" id="class2__45"><span class="vp" id="class2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> classing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.45a1" eid="class2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.45a2" geo="br" id="class2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɑːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.45a5" geo="n_am" id="class2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-730c" id="class2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-730b" id="class2__53" original="E393.7030"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-730a" id="class2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="class2__55" original="E393.7032"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="class2__56" original="E393.7034"> to think or decide that somebody/something is a particular type of person or thing </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7307" id="class2__57" original="E393.7035" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classify" title="classify definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7306" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7221" id="class2__58" original="E393.7036"><span class="xh" id="class2__59"> classify </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7303" id="class2__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7302" id="class2__61" original="E838.-787b"><span class="cf" id="class2__62" original="E393.7033"><span class="exp" id="class2__63"> class </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="class2__64" original="E838.-787a"> Only 14 per cent of the adult population were classed as belonging to professional or managerial groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72fe" id="class2__65" original="E838.-7877"><span class="cf" id="class2__66" original="E8b3.-736f"><span class="exp" id="class2__67"> class </span> A and B together </span><span class="x" id="class2__68" original="E838.-7876"> These groups share important properties that justify their being classed together. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.499f" id="class2__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://class_1" title="class definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.49a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1776" id="class2__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="class2__71"> class </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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class struggle
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7197" id="class-struggle" original="E393.71d8" sum="369"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7196" id="class-struggle__1" original="E393.71d9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7195" id="class-struggle__2" original="E393.71da"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> class struggle </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-718b" id="class-struggle__4" original="E393.71e1"><span class="pos" id="class-struggle__5" original="E393.71e2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78bf" eid="class-struggle__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4b4a" geo="br" id="class-struggle__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class-struggle__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklɑːs ˈstrʌɡl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/class_struggle_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/class_struggle_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://class_struggle_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4b4d" geo="n_am" id="class-struggle__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="class-struggle__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklæs ˈstrʌɡl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/class_struggle_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/class_struggle_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://class_struggle_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-718e" id="class-struggle__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-718d" id="class-struggle__12"><span class="v"><strong> class war </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7189" id="class-struggle__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="class-struggle__15" original="E393.71e4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="class-struggle__16" original="E393.71e5"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7186" id="class-struggle__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="class-struggle__18" subj="polit"> politics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7184" id="class-struggle__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7183" id="class-struggle__20" original="E393.71e7"><span class="def" id="class-struggle__21" original="E393.71e8"> opposition between the different social classes in society, especially that described in Marxist theory </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7181" id="class-struggle__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7180" id="class-struggle__23" original="E85c.-5818"><span class="x" id="class-struggle__24" original="E85c.-5817"> Their study can teach us a lot about the role of literacy and media in class struggle. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4b53" id="class-struggle__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://class-struggle" title="class struggle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4b54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1b0a" id="class-struggle__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="class-struggle__27"> class struggle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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classic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72fa" hm="1" id="classic1" original="E393.7070" sum="812"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72f9" id="classic1__1" original="E393.7071"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72f8" id="classic1__2" original="E393.7072"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> classic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72ed" id="classic1__7" original="E393.707b"><span class="pos" id="classic1__8" original="E393.707c"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.788c" eid="classic1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.db4" geo="br" id="classic1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classic1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.db7" geo="n_am" id="classic1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classic1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classic__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classic__us_2.ogg" href="sound://classic__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72eb" id="classic1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="classic1__15" original="E393.707e"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72e9" id="classic1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72e8" id="classic1__17" original="E393.707f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="classic1__18" original="E393.7080"> accepted or deserving to be accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72e6" id="classic1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72e5" id="classic1__20" original="E838.-7f02"><span class="x" id="classic1__21" original="E838.-7f01"> His book, first published in 1924, became a classic text. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72e3" id="classic1__22" original="E832.-7fb7"><span class="x" id="classic1__23" original="E832.-7fb6"> There have been several classic studies demonstrating the relationship between the environment and health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72e1" id="classic1__24" original="E838.-7efe"><span class="x" id="classic1__25" original="E838.-7efd"> In her classic experiment, Perky asked subjects to look at a blank screen and to imagine an object on it. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72df" id="classic1__26" original="E393.7081"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72de" id="classic1__27" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72dd" id="classic1__28"><span class="v"><strong> classical </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="classic1__30" original="E393.7084"> having all the typical features of something that you would expect to find </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72da" id="classic1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72d9" id="classic1__32" original="E838.-7efa"><span class="x" id="classic1__33" original="E838.-7ef9"> South Korea and Taiwan are classic examples of countries pursuing a strategy of export-led development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72d7" id="classic1__34" original="E838.-7efc"><span class="x" id="classic1__35" original="E838.-7efb"> Classic symptoms of the disease are weight loss, fatigue, diarrhoea and anaemia. </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E4e1.6b7a" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E4e1.6b7b"><span class="h1" original="E4e1.6b7c"><ul class="inline" original="E4e1.6b7d"><li class="li" original="E4e1.6b7f"> classical </li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6b7e"> classic </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E4e1.6b80"><li class="li" original="E4e1.6b8b"><span class="eb" original="E4e1.6b8c"> Classical </span> refers to ideas and fields of study that are widely accepted and have formed the basis of later study: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.6b8d"><span class="x" original="E4e1.6b8e"> classical liberalism/​logic/​physics/​thermodynamics. </span></span></span> It also refers to things that are connected with the culture of Ancient Greece and Rome: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.6b8f"><span class="x" original="E4e1.6b90"> classical antiquity/​mythology </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6b81"><span class="eb" original="E4e1.6b82"> Classic </span> describes something that is accepted as being one of the best or most important of its kind: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.6b83"><span class="x" original="E4e1.6b84"> a classic essay/​experiment/​paper/​study/​text/​textbook . </span></span></span> It also refers to expressions of ideas that are accepted as being strong and accurate: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.6b85"><span class="x" original="E4e1.6b86"> a classic account/​definition/​formulation/​justification/​statement </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6b87"> Both words, but especially <span class="eb" original="E4e1.6b88"> classic </span> , can be used to describe things that have all the typical features of something: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.6b89"><span class="x" original="E4e1.6b8a"> The classic example of an emerging infectious disease is HIV/​AIDS. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E549.-5cc9"> A <span class="eb" original="E549.-5cc8"> classic </span> work of literature is considered to be serious and have lasting value. </li><li class="li" original="E549.-5ccb"><span class="eb" original="E549.-5cca"> Classical </span> music is written in a Western tradition and is considered to be serious and have lasting value. </li></ul></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.49c5" id="classic1__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classic_1" title="classic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.49c6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.18b6" id="classic1__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="classic1__38"> classic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72d5" hm="2" id="classic2" original="E393.708c" sum="591"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72d4" id="classic2__1" original="E393.708d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72d3" id="classic2__2" original="E393.708e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> classic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72c8" id="classic2__7" original="E393.7097"><span class="pos" id="classic2__8" original="E393.7098"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7893" eid="classic2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.dba" geo="br" id="classic2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classic2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.dbd" geo="n_am" id="classic2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classic2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classic__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classic__us_2.ogg" href="sound://classic__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72c6" id="classic2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72c5" id="classic2__15" original="E393.7099"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72c4" id="classic2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="classic2__17" original="E393.709b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="classic2__18" original="E393.709c"> a book, film or song which is well known and considered to be of very high quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72c1" id="classic2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72c0" id="classic2__20" original="E838.-7ef8"><span class="x" id="classic2__21" original="E838.-7ef7"> Today the book is recognized as a classic that was far ahead of its time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72be" id="classic2__22" original="E838.-7ef4"><span class="x" id="classic2__23" original="E838.-7ef3"> The films became classics among film students for their bold artistic experiment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72bc" id="classic2__24" original="E393.70a1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72bb" id="classic2__25" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72ba" id="classic2__26"><span class="v"><strong> Classics </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72b8" id="classic2__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="classic2__29" original="E393.70a4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="classic2__30" original="E393.70a5"> the study of ancient Greek and Roman culture, especially their languages and literature </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72b5" id="classic2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72b4" id="classic2__32" original="E838.-7ef2"><span class="x" id="classic2__33" original="E838.-7ef1"> She studied Classics, ancient history and philosophy at Oxford University. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.49ec" id="classic2__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classic_1" title="classic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.49ed" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.18b6" id="classic2__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="classic2__36"> classic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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classical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72b2" id="classical" original="E393.70a6" sum="987"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72b1" id="classical__1" original="E393.70a7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72b0" id="classical__2" original="E393.70a8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> classical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72a8" id="classical__4" original="E393.70ad"><span class="pos" id="classical__5" original="E393.70ae"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.789a" eid="classical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.e14" geo="br" id="classical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.e17" geo="n_am" id="classical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classical__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classical__us_2.ogg" href="sound://classical__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72a6" id="classical__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="classical__12" original="E393.70b0"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72a4" id="classical__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72a3" id="classical__14" original="E393.70b1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="classical__15" original="E393.70b2"> widely accepted and used for a long time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72a1" id="classical__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72a0" id="classical__17" original="E838.-7fdd"><span class="x" id="classical__18" original="E838.-7fdc"> In classical physics, light is described as electromagnetic radiation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-729e" id="classical__19" original="E838.-7fdb"><span class="x" id="classical__20" original="E838.-7fda"> The classical approach has been frequently criticized. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-729c" id="classical__21" original="E838.-7fd7"><span class="x" id="classical__22" original="E838.-7fd6"> Classical Freudian theory describes human behaviour in terms of ‘drives’ or ‘instincts’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-729a" id="classical__23" original="E393.70b3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="classical__24" original="E393.70b4"> connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7298" id="classical__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7297" id="classical__26" original="E838.-7fd5"><span class="x" id="classical__27" original="E838.-7fd4"> In classical mythology, the roles of hero and trickster can be combined in a single character. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7295" id="classical__28" original="E838.-7fd3"><span class="x" id="classical__29" original="E838.-7fd2"> In his studies of classical antiquity, he turned instinctively to the Greeks, rather than the Romans. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7293" id="classical__30" original="E393.70b5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7292" id="classical__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="classical__32" original="E393.70b6"> of music </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="classical__33" original="E393.70b7"> written in a Western musical tradition, usually using an established form (for example, a <a class="ndv" href="entry://symphony" id="classical__34"> symphony </a> ) and not played on electronic instruments. <span class="dh" id="classical__35" original="E393.70bb"> Classical </span> music is generally considered to be serious and to have a lasting value. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-728d" id="classical__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-728c" id="classical__37" original="E838.-7fd1"><span class="x" id="classical__38" original="E838.-7fd0"> It is a story about a rainy day, set to a piece of classical music. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-728a" id="classical__39" original="E393.70bc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7289" id="classical__40" original="E393.70bd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classic1" title="classic1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7288" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72fa" id="classical__41" original="E393.70be"><span class="xh" id="classical__42"> classic </span><span class="xhm" id="classical__43"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7284" id="classical__44" original="E4e1.6b7a" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" id="classical__45" original="E4e1.6b7b"><span class="h1" id="classical__46" original="E4e1.6b7c"><ul class="inline" id="classical__47" original="E4e1.6b7d"><li class="li" id="classical__48" original="E4e1.6b7f"> classical </li><li class="li" id="classical__49" original="E4e1.6b7e"> classic </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="classical__50" original="E4e1.6b80"><li class="li" id="classical__51" original="E4e1.6b8b"><span class="eb" id="classical__52" original="E4e1.6b8c"> Classical </span> refers to ideas and fields of study that are widely accepted and have formed the basis of later study: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ca4" id="classical__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5fed" id="classical__54" original="E4e1.6b8d"><span class="x" id="classical__55" original="E4e1.6b8e"> classical liberalism/​logic/​physics/​thermodynamics </span></span></span> . It also refers to things that are connected with the culture of Ancient Greece and Rome: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ca3" id="classical__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5feb" id="classical__57" original="E4e1.6b8f"><span class="x" id="classical__58" original="E4e1.6b90"> classical antiquity/​mythology </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="classical__59" original="E4e1.6b81"><span class="eb" id="classical__60" original="E4e1.6b82"> Classic </span> describes something that is accepted as being one of the best or most important of its kind: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ca2" id="classical__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5fe7" id="classical__62" original="E4e1.6b83"><span class="x" id="classical__63" original="E4e1.6b84"> a classic essay/​experiment/​paper/​study/​text/​textbook </span></span></span> . It also refers to expressions of ideas that are accepted as being strong and accurate: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ca1" id="classical__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5fe5" id="classical__65" original="E4e1.6b85"><span class="x" id="classical__66" original="E4e1.6b86"> a classic account/​definition/​formulation/​justification/​statement </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="classical__67" original="E4e1.6b87"> Both words, but especially <span class="eb" id="classical__68" original="E4e1.6b88"> classic </span> , can be used to describe things that have all the typical features of something: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4ca0" id="classical__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5fe1" id="classical__70" original="E4e1.6b89"><span class="x" id="classical__71" original="E4e1.6b8a"> The classic example of an emerging infectious disease is HIV/​AIDS. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="classical__72" original="E549.-5cc9"> A <span class="eb" id="classical__73" original="E549.-5cc8"> classic </span> work of literature is considered to be serious and have lasting value. </li><li class="li" id="classical__74" original="E549.-5ccb"><span class="eb" id="classical__75" original="E549.-5cca"> Classical </span> music is written in a Western tradition and is considered to be serious and have lasting value. </li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4a12" id="classical__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classical" title="classical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4a13" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.194e" id="classical__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="classical__78"> classical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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classically
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-727f" id="classically" original="E8b6.-19f6" sum="737"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-727e" id="classically__1" original="E8b6.-19f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-727d" id="classically__2" original="E8b6.-19f4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> classically </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7275" id="classically__4" original="E8b6.-19ef"><span class="pos" id="classically__5" original="E8b6.-19ee"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78a1" eid="classically__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.47a4" geo="br" id="classically__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classically__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.47a8" geo="n_am" id="classically__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classically__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7273" id="classically__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7272" id="classically__12" original="E8b6.-19e9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="classically__13" original="E8b6.-19e8"> in a way that is widely accepted as being true or valid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7270" id="classically__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-726f" id="classically__15" original="E8b6.-19e5"><span class="x" id="classically__16" original="E8b6.-19e4"> The term ‘class’ is classically defined by Karl Marx and Max Weber. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-726d" id="classically__17" original="E8b6.-19e3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="classically__18" original="E8b6.-19e2"> used to say that something is typical of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-726b" id="classically__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-726a" id="classically__20" original="E8b6.-19e1"><span class="x" id="classically__21" original="E8b6.-19e0"> The books' cover photographs often show classically American cultural images (such as the Statue of Liberty). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7268" id="classically__22" original="E8b6.-19ed"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="classically__23" original="E8b6.-19ec"> used to describe what usually or typically happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7266" id="classically__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7265" id="classically__25" original="E8b6.-19eb"><span class="x" id="classically__26" original="E8b6.-19ea"> Classically, the affected limb is shortened and the hip is externally rotated. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7263" id="classically__27" original="E8b6.-19df"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="classically__28" original="E8b6.-19de"> according to the traditional standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7261" id="classically__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7260" id="classically__30" original="E8b6.-19dd"><span class="x" id="classically__31" original="E8b6.-19dc"> Geographers must continue to collaborate with classically trained oceanographers, ocean engineers and marine policy specialists. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4a48" id="classically__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classically" title="classically definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4a49" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.7bff" id="classically__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="classically__34"> classically </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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classicism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-725e" id="classicism" original="E393.70cc" sum="404"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-725d" id="classicism__1" original="E393.70cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-725c" id="classicism__2" original="E393.70ce"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> classicism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7252" id="classicism__6" original="E393.70d6"><span class="pos" id="classicism__7" original="E393.70d7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78aa" eid="classicism__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.47bf" geo="br" id="classicism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classicism__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪsɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classicism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classicism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classicism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.47c2" geo="n_am" id="classicism__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classicism__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪsɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classicism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classicism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classicism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7250" id="classicism__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="classicism__14" original="E393.70d9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-724e" id="classicism__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-724d" id="classicism__16" original="E393.70da"><span class="def" id="classicism__17" original="E393.70db"> a style of art and literature that is simple and elegant and is based on the styles of ancient Greece and Rome. <span class="dh" id="classicism__18" original="E393.70dc"> Classicism </span> was popular in Europe in the 18th century. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-724a" id="classicism__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7249" id="classicism__20" original="E85c.-582c"><span class="x" id="classicism__21" original="E85c.-582b"> His classicism is evident not only in his frequent quotations from classical literature but often in his style. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4a71" id="classicism__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classicism" title="classicism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4a72" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.19aa" id="classicism__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="classicism__24"> classicism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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classification
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7247" id="classification" original="E393.7100" sum="738"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7246" id="classification__1" original="E393.7101"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7245" id="classification__2" original="E393.7102"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> classification </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7239" id="classification__7" original="E393.710a"><span class="pos" id="classification__8" original="E393.710b"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78b1" eid="classification__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4833" geo="br" id="classification__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classification__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classification__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classification__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classification__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4836" geo="n_am" id="classification__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classification__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classification__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classification__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classification__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7237" id="classification__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7236" id="classification__15" original="E393.710c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7235" id="classification__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="classification__17" original="E393.710e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="classification__18" original="E393.710f"> the act or process of putting animals, people or things into a group or category </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7232" id="classification__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7231" id="classification__20" original="E832.-7f52"><span class="x" id="classification__21" original="E832.-7f51"> She argues that black identity has been influenced by the practice of racial classification in America. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-722f" id="classification__22" original="E838.-7fe5"><span class="cf" id="classification__23" original="E47f.6ec0"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="classification__24" original="E838.-7fe4"> The Dewey decimal classification system is commonly used in educational libraries throughout the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-722a" id="classification__27" original="E393.7113"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7229" id="classification__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="classification__29" original="E393.7115"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="classification__30" original="E393.7116"> a group or category into which somebody/something is put </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7226" id="classification__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7225" id="classification__32" original="E838.-7fe1"><span class="x" id="classification__33" original="E838.-7fe0"> Classifications based on appearances alone can be misleading. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7223" id="classification__34" original="E838.-7fdf"><span class="x" id="classification__35" original="E838.-7fde"> Many of these classifications are simplistic and do not capture the characteristics and diversity of markets. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4a8c" id="classification__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classification" title="classification definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4a8d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.19e6" id="classification__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="classification__38"> classification </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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classify
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7221" id="classify" original="E393.716b" sum="1015"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7220" id="classify__1" original="E393.716c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-721f" id="classify__2" original="E393.716d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> classify </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7211" id="classify__9" original="E393.7177"><span class="pos" id="classify__10" original="E393.7178"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78b8" eid="classify__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49c5" geo="br" id="classify__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classify__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classify__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://classify__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49c8" geo="n_am" id="classify__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-16ff" id="classify__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49cb" form="root" id="classify__17"><span class="vp" id="classify__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> classify </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49cd" eid="classify__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49ce" geo="br" id="classify__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classify__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classify__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://classify__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49d1" geo="n_am" id="classify__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49d4" form="thirdps" id="classify__24"><span class="vp" id="classify__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> classifies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49d6" eid="classify__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49d7" geo="br" id="classify__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classifies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classifies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classifies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49da" geo="n_am" id="classify__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classifies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classifies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classifies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49dd" form="past" id="classify__31"><span class="vp" id="classify__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> classified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49df" eid="classify__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49e0" geo="br" id="classify__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49e3" geo="n_am" id="classify__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49e6" form="pastpart" id="classify__38"><span class="vp" id="classify__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> classified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49e8" eid="classify__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49e9" geo="br" id="classify__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49ec" geo="n_am" id="classify__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://classified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49ef" form="prespart" id="classify__45"><span class="vp" id="classify__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> classifying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49f1" eid="classify__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49f2" geo="br" id="classify__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classifying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classifying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classifying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.49f5" geo="n_am" id="classify__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classify__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classifying__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classifying__us_2.ogg" href="sound://classifying__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71dc" id="classify__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71db" id="classify__53" original="E393.719b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="classify__54" original="E393.719d"> to arrange somebody/something in groups according to features that they have in common </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71d9" id="classify__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71d8" id="classify__56" original="E838.-7fff"><span class="cf" id="classify__57" original="E393.719c"><span class="exp" id="classify__58"> classify </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="classify__59" original="E838.-7ffe"> The first way of classifying consumer products is to consider them in terms of their durability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71d4" id="classify__60" original="E832.-7f12"><span class="cf" id="classify__61" original="E832.-7f13"><span class="exp" id="classify__62"> classify </span> somebody/something according to something </span><span class="x" id="classify__63" original="E832.-7f11"> Population members can be classified according to multiple criteria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71d0" id="classify__64" original="E838.-7ffb"><span class="cf" id="classify__65" original="E832.-7f10"><span class="exp" id="classify__66"> classify </span> somebody/something into something </span><span class="x" id="classify__67" original="E838.-7ffa"> It is common to use some form of diagnostic test that classifies individuals into categories. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71cc" id="classify__68" original="E393.719e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="classify__69" original="E393.71a0"> to decide which type or group somebody/something belongs to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71ca" id="classify__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71c9" id="classify__71" original="E838.-7ff9"><span class="cf" id="classify__72" original="E393.719f"> be classified as something </span><span class="x" id="classify__73" original="E838.-7ff8"> Crustal rocks can be broadly classified as igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71c6" id="classify__74" original="E838.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="classify__75" original="E838.-7ff6"> 216 students were classified as English learners, all of whom spoke Spanish as their first language. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71c4" id="classify__76" original="E838.-7ff5"><span class="cf" id="classify__77" original="E832.-7f0f"><span class="exp" id="classify__78"> classify </span> somebody/something (as something) </span><span class="x" id="classify__79" original="E838.-7ff4"> His verse has always been difficult to classify. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4af0" id="classify__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classify" title="classify definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4af1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1a70" id="classify__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="classify__82"> classify </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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classroom
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71c0" id="classroom" original="E393.71c7" sum="578"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71bf" id="classroom__1" original="E393.71c8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71be" id="classroom__2" original="E393.71c9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> classroom </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71ac" id="classroom__7" original="E393.71d4"><span class="pos" id="classroom__8" original="E393.71d5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71b9" eid="classroom__9" original="E393.71ce" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4af7" geo="br" id="classroom__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classroom__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɑːsruːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classroom__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classroom__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://classroom__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4afa" geo="n_am" id="classroom__12" pref="1" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classroom__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsruːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classroom__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classroom__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://classroom__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4afe" geo="br" id="classroom__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classroom__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɑːsrʊm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/class/classroom__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classroom__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://classroom__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4b02" geo="n_am" id="classroom__16" pref="2" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="classroom__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklæsrʊm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/class/classroom__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/class/classroom__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://classroom__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71aa" id="classroom__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71a9" id="classroom__19" original="E393.71d6"><span class="def" id="classroom__20" original="E393.71d7"> a room where a class of children or students is taught </span><span class="un" id="classroom__21" original="E890.3eab" un="help"> The word <span class="eb" id="classroom__22" original="E890.3eac"> classroom </span> is often used to talk about the practice and methods of teaching: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71a5" id="classroom__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71a4" id="classroom__24" original="E85c.-581f"><span class="cf" id="classroom__25" original="E85c.-5820"> in the <span class="exp" id="classroom__26"> classroom </span></span><span class="x" id="classroom__27" original="E85c.-581e"> If students are to grow as responsible citizens, then they need to learn responsibility in the classroom. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71a0" id="classroom__28" original="E85c.-581a"><span class="cf" id="classroom__29" original="E85c.-581b"> outside the <span class="exp" id="classroom__30"> classroom </span></span><span class="x" id="classroom__31" original="E85c.-5819"> Learning does not stop outside the classroom. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-719c" id="classroom__32" original="E85c.-5826"><span class="cf" id="classroom__33" original="E492.-773e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="classroom__34" original="E85c.-5825"> Effective classroom management is more than quick-fix strategies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7199" id="classroom__35" original="E492.-773d"><span class="x" id="classroom__36" original="E492.-773c"> classroom practice/activities </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4b28" id="classroom__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://classroom" title="classroom definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4b29" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1aef" id="classroom__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="classroom__39"> classroom </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clause
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-717e" id="clause" original="E393.723a" sum="529"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-717d" id="clause__1" original="E393.723b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-717c" id="clause__2" original="E393.723c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clause </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7171" id="clause__7" original="E393.7244"><span class="pos" id="clause__8" original="E393.7245"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78c6" eid="clause__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4ef2" geo="br" id="clause__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clause__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/claus/clause__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/claus/clause__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clause__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.4ef5" geo="n_am" id="clause__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clause__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɔːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/claus/clause__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/claus/clause__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clause__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-716f" id="clause__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-716e" id="clause__15" original="E393.724a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="clause__16" original="E393.724b"> an item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-716c" id="clause__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-716b" id="clause__18" original="E847.-6e91"><span class="x" id="clause__19" original="E847.-6e90"> This contract contained a clause that laid down in which courts any disputes were to be settled. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7169" id="clause__20" original="E393.7246"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7168" id="clause__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="clause__22" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="clause__23" original="E393.7249"> a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a sentence or part of a sentence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7165" id="clause__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7164" id="clause__25" original="E847.-6e8b"><span class="x" id="clause__26" original="E847.-6e8a"> Some clauses may be complex and may include several embedded clauses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7162" id="clause__27" original="E4a5.7124"><span class="x" id="clause__28" original="E4a5.7125"> The main clause always contains a finite verb. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4b6c" id="clause__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clause" title="clause definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4b6d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1b87" id="clause__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clause__31"> clause </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clay
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7160" id="clay" original="E393.7339" sum="299"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-715f" id="clay__1" original="E393.733a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-715e" id="clay__2" original="E393.733b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clay </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7153" id="clay__7" original="E393.7343"><span class="pos" id="clay__8" original="E393.7344"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78cd" eid="clay__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.51c3" geo="br" id="clay__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clay__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cla/clay_/clay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cla/clay_/clay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.51c6" geo="n_am" id="clay__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clay__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cla/clay_/clay__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cla/clay_/clay__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clay__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7151" id="clay__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="clay__15" original="E393.7346"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-714f" id="clay__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-714e" id="clay__17" original="E393.7347"><span class="def" id="clay__18" original="E393.7348"> a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as <a class="ndv" href="entry://pots" id="clay__19"> pots </a> and bricks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-714b" id="clay__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-714a" id="clay__21" original="E824.-5b9c"><span class="x" id="clay__22" original="E824.-5b9b"> The soil was composed mainly of sand, with approximately 15% silt and 9% clay. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4b90" id="clay__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clay" title="clay definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4b91" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1cfe" id="clay__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clay__25"> clay </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clean
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7148" hm="1" id="clean1" original="E393.7397" sum="587"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7147" id="clean1__1" original="E393.7398"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7146" id="clean1__2" original="E393.7399"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clean <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-713a" id="clean1__8" original="E393.73a6"><span class="pos" id="clean1__9" original="E393.73a7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78d4" eid="clean1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5368" geo="br" id="clean1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clean/clean__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/clean__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://clean__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.536b" geo="n_am" id="clean1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clean/clean__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/clean__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clean__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7138" id="clean1__15" original="E393.73a8"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7137" form="_tofix" id="clean1__16"><span class="if" id="clean1__17" original="E393.73aa"> cleaner </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7135" form="_tofix" id="clean1__18"><span class="if" id="clean1__19" original="E393.73ab"> cleanest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7133" id="clean1__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7132" id="clean1__21" original="E393.73ac"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="clean1__22" original="E393.73ad"> not dirty </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7130" id="clean1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-712f" id="clean1__24" original="E824.-5b96"><span class="x" id="clean1__25" original="E824.-5b95"> The wound was kept clean and dry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-712d" id="clean1__26" original="E824.-5b94"><span class="x" id="clean1__27" original="E824.-5b93"> Guests expect a hotel room to be clean and comfortable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-712b" id="clean1__28" original="E824.-5b92"><span class="x" id="clean1__29" original="E824.-5b91"> One prisoner complained that the authorities had not provided him with shoes or clean clothes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7129" id="clean1__30" original="E393.73b5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="clean1__31" original="E393.73b6"> not containing or producing harmful or unpleasant substances </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7127" id="clean1__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7126" id="clean1__33" original="E824.-5b90"><span class="x" id="clean1__34" original="E824.-5b8f"> The organizations worked together to supply clean drinking water to the village. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7124" id="clean1__35" original="E824.-5b8e"><span class="x" id="clean1__36" original="E824.-5b8d"> Hydrogen is viewed as a clean energy alternative that could one day replace fossil fuels. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4bb0" id="clean1__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clean_1" title="clean definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4bb1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1d70" id="clean1__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clean1__39"> clean </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7122" hm="2" id="clean2" original="E393.73f3" sum="778"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7121" id="clean2__1" original="E393.73f4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7120" id="clean2__2" original="E393.73f5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clean <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7113" id="clean2__9" original="E393.7402"><span class="pos" id="clean2__10" original="E393.7403"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78db" eid="clean2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.536e" geo="br" id="clean2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clean/clean__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/clean__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://clean__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5371" geo="n_am" id="clean2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clean/clean__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/clean__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clean__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-16d1" id="clean2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5374" form="root" id="clean2__17"><span class="vp" id="clean2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> clean </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5376" eid="clean2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5377" geo="br" id="clean2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clean/clean__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/clean__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://clean__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.537a" geo="n_am" id="clean2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clean/clean__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/clean__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clean__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.537d" form="thirdps" id="clean2__24"><span class="vp" id="clean2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cleans </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.537f" eid="clean2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5380" geo="br" id="clean2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clean/cleans__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/cleans__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleans__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5383" geo="n_am" id="clean2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clean/cleans__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/cleans__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleans__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5386" form="past" id="clean2__31"><span class="vp" id="clean2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cleaned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5388" eid="clean2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5389" geo="br" id="clean2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clean/cleaned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/cleaned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.538c" geo="n_am" id="clean2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clean/cleaned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/cleaned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.538f" form="pastpart" id="clean2__38"><span class="vp" id="clean2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cleaned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5391" eid="clean2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5392" geo="br" id="clean2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clean/cleaned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/cleaned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5395" geo="n_am" id="clean2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clean/cleaned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/cleaned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5398" form="prespart" id="clean2__45"><span class="vp" id="clean2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cleaning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.539a" eid="clean2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.539b" geo="br" id="clean2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkliːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clean/cleaning__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/cleaning__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cleaning__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.539e" geo="n_am" id="clean2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clean2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkliːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clean/cleaning__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clean/cleaning__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cleaning__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70e7" id="clean2__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="clean2__53" original="E393.7422"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="clean2__54" original="E393.7423"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70e4" id="clean2__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70e3" id="clean2__56" original="E393.7420"><span class="cf" id="clean2__57" original="E393.7424"><span class="exp" id="clean2__58"> clean </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="clean2__59" original="E393.7425"> to make something free from dirt or dust </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70df" id="clean2__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70de" id="clean2__61" original="E824.-5b69"><span class="x" id="clean2__62" original="E824.-5b68"> The hotel room had not been adequately cleaned. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70dc" id="clean2__63" original="E824.-5b67"><span class="x" id="clean2__64" original="E824.-5b66"> A low-sugar diet and regular teeth cleaning are both essential for dental health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70da" id="clean2__65" original="E824.-5b65"><span class="x" id="clean2__66" original="E824.-5b64"> She has written about her experiences cooking and cleaning with Mexican American women in New Mexico. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70d8" id="clean2__67" original="E393.7449"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70d7" id="clean2__68" original="E393.746b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70d6" id="clean2__69"><h4 class="pv"> clean something up </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> clean up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70d3" id="clean2__72"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70d2" id="clean2__73"><span class="def" id="clean2__74" original="E393.746e"> to remove dirt or pollution from somewhere or something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70d0" id="clean2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70cf" id="clean2__76" original="E824.-5b63"><span class="x" id="clean2__77" original="E824.-5b62"> The city council spent millions cleaning up the abandoned mines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70cd" id="clean2__78" original="E824.-5b61"><span class="x" id="clean2__79" original="E824.-5b60"> Two mechanisms were used to clean up the water supply. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70cb" id="clean2__80" original="E824.-5b5f"><span class="x" id="clean2__81" original="E824.-5b5e"> All staff were expected to work tidily and clean up after themselves. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4c08" id="clean2__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clean_1" title="clean definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4c09" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.1d70" id="clean2__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clean2__84"> clean </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70c9" hm="1" id="clear1" original="E393.759e" sum="2887"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70c8" id="clear1__1" original="E393.759f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70c7" id="clear1__2" original="E393.75a0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clear <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70a8" id="clear1__8" original="E393.75b7"><span class="pos" id="clear1__9" original="E393.75b8"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78e2" eid="clear1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57e8" geo="br" id="clear1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/clear__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clear__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clear__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57eb" geo="n_am" id="clear1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/clear__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clear__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clear__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70a6" id="clear1__15" original="E393.75c4"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70a5" form="_tofix" id="clear1__16"><span class="if" id="clear1__17" original="E393.75c6"> clearer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70a3" form="_tofix" id="clear1__18"><span class="if" id="clear1__19" original="E393.75c7"> clearest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70a1" id="clear1__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70a0" id="clear1__21" original="E393.75ca"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="clear1__22" original="E393.75cb"> obvious and leaving no doubt at all </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-709e" id="clear1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-709d" id="clear1__24" original="E838.-7788"><span class="x" id="clear1__25" original="E838.-7787"> There is clear evidence of several ice ages in the Permian and Carboniferous periods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-709b" id="clear1__26" original="E838.-7786"><span class="x" id="clear1__27" original="E838.-7785"> The clearest example of how individual behaviour can affect health is smoking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a89" id="clear1__28"><span class="cf" id="clear1__29" original="E8b7.-7831"> it is <span class="exp" id="clear1__30"> clear </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="clear1__31"> It is clear that Livia had many friends and allies among the Roman elite. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7099" id="clear1__32" original="E838.-7782"><span class="x" id="clear1__33" original="E838.-7781"> After a little investigation, it became clear that many of the stories were recycled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7095" id="clear1__34" original="E838.-7780"><span class="cf" id="clear1__35" original="E393.75cc"> it is <span class="exp" id="clear1__36"> clear </span> to somebody that… </span><span class="x" id="clear1__37" original="E838.-777f"> It was quite clear to everyone except Lenin that Malinovsky was a police informer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7091" id="clear1__38" original="E8b7.-782f"><span class="cf" id="clear1__39" original="E8b7.-7830"> it is <span class="exp" id="clear1__40"> clear </span> from something that… </span><span class="x" id="clear1__41" original="E8b7.-782e"> It is clear from these data that the world population is no longer growing at an increasing rate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-708d" id="clear1__42" original="E838.-777e"><span class="cf" id="clear1__43" original="E393.75cd"> it is <span class="exp" id="clear1__44"> clear </span> what/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="clear1__45" original="E838.-777d"> It is not clear what the benefits of this method are. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7089" id="clear1__46" original="E838.-7777"><span class="cf" id="clear1__47" original="E838.-7778"> make <span class="exp" id="clear1__48"> clear </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="clear1__49" original="E838.-7776"> Early on, he made clear that he was an atheist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7085" id="clear1__50" original="E838.-7774"><span class="cf" id="clear1__51" original="E838.-7775"> make it <span class="exp" id="clear1__52"> clear </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="clear1__53" original="E838.-7773"> The Buddha made it clear that women could attain all the goals of his religion. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7081" id="clear1__54" original="E838.-774f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__55"> clear + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-707f" id="clear1__56"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-707e" id="clear1__57" original="E838.-774d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-707d" id="clear1__58"><span class="coll" id="clear1__59" original="E838.-774c"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-707b" id="clear1__60" original="E838.-774b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-707a" id="clear1__61"><span class="coll" id="clear1__62" original="E838.-774a"> example </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7078" id="clear1__63"><span class="coll" id="clear1__64" original="E8b7.-7829"> illustration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7076" id="clear1__65" original="E838.-7745"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7075" id="clear1__66"><span class="coll" id="clear1__67" original="E838.-7744"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7073" id="clear1__68" original="E838.-7749"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7072" id="clear1__69"><span class="coll" id="clear1__70" original="E838.-7748"> distinction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7070" id="clear1__71" original="E837.-6e13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-706f" id="clear1__72"><span class="coll" id="clear1__73" original="E837.-6e12"> difference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-706d" id="clear1__74" original="E838.-7747"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-706c" id="clear1__75"><span class="coll" id="clear1__76" original="E838.-7746"> indication </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-706a" id="clear1__77"><span class="coll" id="clear1__78" original="E8b7.-7828"> sign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7068" id="clear1__79" original="E837.-6e11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7067" id="clear1__80"><span class="coll" id="clear1__81" original="E837.-6e10"> implication </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7065" id="clear1__82" original="E838.-7741"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7064" id="clear1__83"><span class="coll" id="clear1__84" original="E838.-7740"> link </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7062" id="clear1__85" original="E8b7.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7061" id="clear1__86"><span class="coll" id="clear1__87" original="E8b7.-7826"> majority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-705f" id="clear1__88" original="E8b7.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-705e" id="clear1__89"><span class="coll" id="clear1__90" original="E8b7.-7824"> consensus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-705c" id="clear1__91" original="E8b7.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-705b" id="clear1__92"><span class="coll" id="clear1__93" original="E8b7.-7822"> intention </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7059" id="clear1__94" original="E838.-773d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7058" id="clear1__95" original="E838.-773c"><span class="x" id="clear1__96" original="E838.-773b"> There was no clear distinction between philosophy and science in Aristotle's day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7056" id="clear1__97" original="E838.-773a"><span class="x" id="clear1__98" original="E838.-7739"> American culture draws a clear link between romantic love and marriage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7054" id="clear1__99" original="E8b7.-7821"><span class="x" id="clear1__100" original="E8b7.-7820"> A clear majority of voters supported devolution. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7052" id="clear1__101" original="E838.-771c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__102"> verb + clear </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7050" id="clear1__103"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-704f" id="clear1__104" original="E838.-771a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-704e" id="clear1__105"><span class="coll" id="clear1__106" original="E838.-7719"> become </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-704c" id="clear1__107" original="E838.-7718"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-704b" id="clear1__108"><span class="coll" id="clear1__109" original="E838.-7717"> seem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7049" id="clear1__110" original="E838.-7716"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7048" id="clear1__111"><span class="coll" id="clear1__112" original="E838.-7715"> remain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7046" id="clear1__113" original="E838.-7714"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7045" id="clear1__114" original="E838.-7713"><span class="x" id="clear1__115" original="E838.-7712"> It seems clear that poverty is the biggest single factor contributing to the spread of AIDS. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7043" id="clear1__116" original="E838.-770e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__117"> adverb + clear </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7041" id="clear1__118"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7040" id="clear1__119" original="E838.-770d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-703f" id="clear1__120"><span class="coll" id="clear1__121" original="E838.-770c"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-703d" id="clear1__122" original="E838.-770b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-703c" id="clear1__123"><span class="coll" id="clear1__124" original="E838.-770a"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-703a" id="clear1__125" original="E8b7.-7817"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7039" id="clear1__126"><span class="coll" id="clear1__127" original="E8b7.-7816"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7037" id="clear1__128" original="E8b7.-7815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7036" id="clear1__129"><span class="coll" id="clear1__130" original="E8b7.-7814"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7034" id="clear1__131" original="E8b7.-7813"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7033" id="clear1__132"><span class="coll" id="clear1__133" original="E8b7.-7812"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7031" id="clear1__134" original="E8b7.-7811"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7030" id="clear1__135"><span class="coll" id="clear1__136" original="E8b7.-7810"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-702e" id="clear1__137" original="E8b7.-780f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-702d" id="clear1__138"><span class="coll" id="clear1__139" original="E8b7.-780e"> not entirely </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-702b" id="clear1__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-702a" id="clear1__141" original="E8b7.-7809"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7029" id="clear1__142"><span class="coll" id="clear1__143" original="E8b7.-7808"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7027" id="clear1__144" original="E8b7.-7807"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7026" id="clear1__145"><span class="coll" id="clear1__146" original="E8b7.-7806"> abundantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7024" id="clear1__147" original="E8b7.-7805"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7023" id="clear1__148"><span class="coll" id="clear1__149" original="E8b7.-7804"> immediately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7021" id="clear1__150" original="E8b7.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7020" id="clear1__151"><span class="coll" id="clear1__152" original="E8b7.-7802"> perfectly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-701e" id="clear1__153"><span class="coll" id="clear1__154" original="E8b7.-7801"> absolutely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-701c" id="clear1__155" original="E8b7.-7800"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-701b" id="clear1__156"><span class="coll" id="clear1__157" original="E8b7.-77ff"> not always </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7019" id="clear1__158" original="E8b7.-77fe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7018" id="clear1__159" original="E838.-7702"><span class="x" id="clear1__160" original="E838.-7701"> The deleterious effects of misguided human modification of our environment have become abundantly clear. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7016" id="clear1__161" original="E393.75c8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="clear1__162" original="E393.75c9"> easy to understand or read </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7014" id="clear1__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7013" id="clear1__164" original="E837.-7006"><span class="x" id="clear1__165" original="E837.-7005"> The diagrams are very clear and informative. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7011" id="clear1__166" original="E8b7.-782d"><span class="x" id="clear1__167" original="E8b7.-782c"> The law needs to be kept as clear and simple as possible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-700f" id="clear1__168" original="E8b7.-782b"><span class="x" id="clear1__169" original="E8b7.-782a"> A strong brand identity will send a clear message to the consumer. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-700d" id="clear1__170" original="E838.-7738" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__171"> clear + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-700b" id="clear1__172"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-700a" id="clear1__173" original="E838.-7736"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7009" id="clear1__174"><span class="coll" id="clear1__175" original="E838.-7735"> instruction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7007" id="clear1__176" original="E8b7.-781f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7006" id="clear1__177"><span class="coll" id="clear1__178" original="E8b7.-781e"> guidelines </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7004" id="clear1__179" original="E838.-7732"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7003" id="clear1__180"><span class="coll" id="clear1__181" original="E838.-7731"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7001" id="clear1__182" original="E8b7.-781d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7000" id="clear1__183"><span class="coll" id="clear1__184" original="E8b7.-781c"> message </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ffe" id="clear1__185" original="E838.-7730"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ffd" id="clear1__186"><span class="coll" id="clear1__187" original="E838.-772f"> statement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ffb" id="clear1__188" original="E838.-772e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ffa" id="clear1__189"><span class="coll" id="clear1__190" original="E838.-772d"> definition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ff8" id="clear1__191" original="E838.-773f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ff7" id="clear1__192"><span class="coll" id="clear1__193" original="E838.-773e"> picture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ff5" id="clear1__194" original="E8b7.-781b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ff4" id="clear1__195"><span class="coll" id="clear1__196" original="E8b7.-781a"> answer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ff2" id="clear1__197" original="E8b7.-7819"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ff1" id="clear1__198"><span class="coll" id="clear1__199" original="E8b7.-7818"> explanation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fef" id="clear1__200" original="E838.-772c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fee" id="clear1__201" original="E838.-772b"><span class="x" id="clear1__202" original="E838.-772a"> The instructions were very clear. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fec" id="clear1__203" original="E838.-7729"><span class="x" id="clear1__204" original="E838.-7728"> Clear definitions are important at the outset. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fea" id="clear1__205" original="E838.-7784"><span class="x" id="clear1__206" original="E838.-7783"> They needed to gain a clearer picture of local markets and conditions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fe8" id="clear1__207" original="E838.-770e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__208"> adverb + clear </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fe6" id="clear1__209"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fe5" id="clear1__210" original="E838.-770d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fe4" id="clear1__211"><span class="coll" id="clear1__212" original="E838.-770c"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fe2" id="clear1__213" original="E838.-770b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fe1" id="clear1__214"><span class="coll" id="clear1__215" original="E838.-770a"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fdf" id="clear1__216" original="E8b7.-7817"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fde" id="clear1__217"><span class="coll" id="clear1__218" original="E8b7.-7816"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fdc" id="clear1__219" original="E8b7.-7815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fdb" id="clear1__220"><span class="coll" id="clear1__221" original="E8b7.-7814"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fd9" id="clear1__222" original="E8b7.-7813"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fd8" id="clear1__223"><span class="coll" id="clear1__224" original="E8b7.-7812"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fd6" id="clear1__225" original="E8b7.-7811"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fd5" id="clear1__226"><span class="coll" id="clear1__227" original="E8b7.-7810"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fd3" id="clear1__228" original="E8b7.-780f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fd2" id="clear1__229"><span class="coll" id="clear1__230" original="E8b7.-780e"> not entirely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fd0" id="clear1__231"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fcf" id="clear1__232" original="E8b7.-780d"><span class="x" id="clear1__233" original="E8b7.-780c"> The situation is not entirely clear. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fcd" id="clear1__234" original="E393.75ce"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="clear1__235" original="E393.75cf"> having or feeling no doubt or confusion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fcb" id="clear1__236"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fca" id="clear1__237" original="E838.-7772"><span class="x" id="clear1__238" original="E838.-7771"> It is important to have a clear understanding of the issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fc8" id="clear1__239" original="E838.-7770"><span class="cf" id="clear1__240" original="E393.75d0"><span class="exp" id="clear1__241"> clear </span> about/on something </span><span class="x" id="clear1__242" original="E838.-776f"> She was not clear about what the question was actually asking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fc4" id="clear1__243" original="E838.-7704"><span class="x" id="clear1__244" original="E838.-7703"> Ecologists are quite clear on what to do when it comes to wilderness: protect it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fc2" id="clear1__245" original="E838.-776e"><span class="cf" id="clear1__246" original="E393.75d1"><span class="exp" id="clear1__247"> clear </span> who/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="clear1__248" original="E838.-776d"> At twelve he was not clear who he was yet. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fbe" id="clear1__249" original="E838.-7727" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__250"> clear + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fbc" id="clear1__251"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fbb" id="clear1__252" original="E838.-7725"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fba" id="clear1__253"><span class="coll" id="clear1__254" original="E838.-7724"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fb8" id="clear1__255" original="E838.-7723"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fb7" id="clear1__256"><span class="coll" id="clear1__257" original="E838.-7722"> sense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fb5" id="clear1__258" original="E837.-7000"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fb4" id="clear1__259"><span class="coll" id="clear1__260" original="E837.-6fff"> idea </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fb2" id="clear1__261" original="E838.-7721"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fb1" id="clear1__262" original="E838.-7720"><span class="x" id="clear1__263" original="E838.-771f"> It is difficult to get a clear sense of how widespread these practices are. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6faf" id="clear1__264" original="E838.-770e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__265"> adverb + clear </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fad" id="clear1__266"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fac" id="clear1__267" original="E838.-770d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fab" id="clear1__268"><span class="coll" id="clear1__269" original="E838.-770c"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fa9" id="clear1__270" original="E838.-770b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fa8" id="clear1__271"><span class="coll" id="clear1__272" original="E838.-770a"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fa6" id="clear1__273" original="E8b7.-7817"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fa5" id="clear1__274"><span class="coll" id="clear1__275" original="E8b7.-7816"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fa3" id="clear1__276" original="E8b7.-7815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fa2" id="clear1__277"><span class="coll" id="clear1__278" original="E8b7.-7814"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fa0" id="clear1__279" original="E8b7.-7813"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f9f" id="clear1__280"><span class="coll" id="clear1__281" original="E8b7.-7812"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f9d" id="clear1__282" original="E8b7.-7811"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f9c" id="clear1__283"><span class="coll" id="clear1__284" original="E8b7.-7810"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f9a" id="clear1__285" original="E8b7.-780f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f99" id="clear1__286"><span class="coll" id="clear1__287" original="E8b7.-780e"> not entirely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f97" id="clear1__288"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f96" id="clear1__289" original="E470.-3bdb"><span class="x" id="clear1__290" original="E470.-3bda"> Most students are reasonably clear about what they are meant to be learning. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f94" id="clear1__291" original="E393.75d4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="clear1__292" original="E393.75d5"> easy to see or hear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f92" id="clear1__293"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f91" id="clear1__294" original="E838.-776c"><span class="x" id="clear1__295" original="E838.-776b"> A VCR could not deliver the same clear image and high-quality sound as a DVD. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f8f" id="clear1__296" original="E838.-776a"><span class="x" id="clear1__297" original="E838.-7769"> Headphones can make listening to the TV or radio easier by making sounds louder and clearer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f8d" id="clear1__298" original="E393.75d6"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="clear1__299" original="E393.75d7"> that you can see through </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f8b" id="clear1__300"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f8a" id="clear1__301" original="E838.-7768"><span class="x" id="clear1__302" original="E838.-7767"> In clear waters, blue-green light penetrates to the greatest depth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f88" id="clear1__303" original="E838.-7766"><span class="x" id="clear1__304" original="E838.-7765"> Formaldehyde is a poisonous, clear, colourless liquid with a pungent odour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f86" id="clear1__305" original="E838.-7764"><span class="x" id="clear1__306" original="E838.-7763"> Termites collected from logs were placed in clear plastic boxes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f84" id="clear1__307" original="E393.75d8"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="clear1__308" original="E393.75d9"> without cloud or rain, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f82" id="clear1__309"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f81" id="clear1__310" original="E838.-7762"><span class="x" id="clear1__311" original="E838.-7761"> Clear skies are often associated with descending air. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f7f" id="clear1__312" original="E838.-7760"><span class="x" id="clear1__313" original="E838.-775f"> On cloudy days, there is a considerable reduction in solar insolation compared with clear days. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f7d" id="clear1__314" original="E393.75e0"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="cf" id="clear1__315" original="E393.75e1"><span class="exp" id="clear1__316"> clear </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="clear1__317" original="E393.75e2"> free from things that are blocking the way or covering the surface of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f79" id="clear1__318"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f78" id="clear1__319" original="E838.-775c"><span class="x" id="clear1__320" original="E838.-775b"> For most of this period the waters around Iceland were largely clear of ice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f76" id="clear1__321" original="E838.-775e"><span class="x" id="clear1__322" original="E838.-775d"> A large area of forest was bulldozed clear of all vegetation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f74" id="clear1__323" original="E393.75ed"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="cf" id="clear1__324" original="E393.75ee"><span class="exp" id="clear1__325"> clear </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="clear1__326" original="E393.75ef"> free from something that is unpleasant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f70" id="clear1__327"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f6f" id="clear1__328" original="E838.-775a"><span class="x" id="clear1__329" original="E838.-7759"> Pathology confirmed that the area was fully clear of tumour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f6d" id="clear1__330" original="E838.-7758"><span class="x" id="clear1__331" original="E838.-7757"> It takes about two years for the farm to become completely clear of pesticides. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f6b" id="clear1__332" original="E393.75f0"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f6a" id="clear1__333"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="clear1__334" original="E393.75f2"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="clear1__335" original="E393.75f3"><span class="exp" id="clear1__336"> clear </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="clear1__337" original="E393.75f4"> not touching somebody/something; a distance away from somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f65" id="clear1__338"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f64" id="clear1__339" original="E838.-7756"><span class="x" id="clear1__340" original="E838.-7755"> She decided to keep well clear of him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f62" id="clear1__341" original="E838.-7754"><span class="x" id="clear1__342" original="E838.-7753"> They use their tentacles to attach to the sea floor so that they float just clear of the bottom. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70b8" id="clear2__176"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__177" original="E393.75ae"> clear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__178" original="E393.75af" wfp="adj"> adjective </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__179" original="E5df.-34a6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70b4" id="clear2__180"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__181" original="E5df.-35bd"> unclear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__182" original="E5df.-35bc" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70b1" id="clear2__183"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__184" original="E393.75b1"> clearly </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__185" original="E393.75b2" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70ae" id="clear2__186"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__187" original="E393.75b3"> clarity </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__188" original="E393.75b4" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70ab" id="clear2__189"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__190" original="E393.75b5"> clarify </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__191" original="E393.75b6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f60" id="obvious__116" original="E549.-4cca" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="obvious__117" original="E549.-4cc9"><span class="h1" id="obvious__118" original="E549.-4cc8"><ul class="inline" id="obvious__119" original="E549.-4cc7"><li class="li" id="obvious__120" original="E549.-4cc6"> clear </li><li class="li" id="obvious__121" original="E549.-4cc5"> obvious </li><li class="li" id="obvious__122" original="E549.-4cc4"> apparent </li><li class="li" id="obvious__123" original="E549.-4cc3"> evident <span class="pos" id="obvious__124" original="E83b.684c"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="obvious__125" original="E549.-4cc2"> These words can all be used to say that something is easy to see or understand. </span><ul class="bullet" id="obvious__126" original="E549.-4cc1"><li class="li" id="obvious__127" original="E549.-4cc0"><span class="eb" id="obvious__128" original="E549.-4cbf"> It is </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident <span class="eb" id="obvious__129" original="E549.-4cbe"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="obvious__130" original="E549.-4cbd"><span class="eb" id="obvious__131" original="E549.-4cbc"> It is </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident <span class="eb" id="obvious__132" original="E549.-4cbb"> what/​how, etc… </span></li><li class="li" id="obvious__133" original="E549.-4cba"> to <span class="eb" id="obvious__134" original="E549.-4cb9"> make </span> something clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident </li><li class="li" id="obvious__135" original="E549.-4cb8"> to <span class="eb" id="obvious__136" original="E549.-4cb7"> make it </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent <span class="eb" id="obvious__137" original="E549.-4cb6"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="obvious__138" original="E549.-4cb5"> to <span class="eb" id="obvious__139" original="E549.-4cb4"> become/​seem </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident </li><li class="li" id="obvious__140" original="E549.-4cb1"> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident <span class="eb" id="obvious__141" original="E549.-4cb0"> to </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="obvious__142" original="E549.-4caf"> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident <span class="eb" id="obvious__143" original="E549.-4cae"> from/​in </span> something </li><li class="li" id="obvious__144" original="E549.-4cad"><span class="eb" id="obvious__145" original="E549.-4cac"> immediately </span> clear/​obvious/​apparent/​evident </li><li class="li" id="obvious__146" original="E549.-4cab"> a clear/​an obvious <span class="eb" id="obvious__147" original="E549.-4caa"> example/​reason </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="obvious__148" original="E549.-4ccb"><li class="li" id="obvious__149" original="E549.-4ca9"> These words all have almost exactly the same meaning; however, there are slight differences in how they are used. If you <span class="ei" id="obvious__150" original="E5df.-5d72"> make something clear </span> , you do so deliberately because you want people to understand something: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c9f" id="obvious__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5fbc" id="obvious__152" original="E549.-4ca3"><span class="x" id="obvious__153" original="E549.-4ca2"> The review made clear the important role of the audit committee. </span></span></span> However, if something <span class="ei" id="obvious__154" original="E5df.-5d71"> becomes clear/​obvious/​evident/​apparent </span> or <span class="ei" id="obvious__155" original="E5df.-5d70"> makes it obvious/​apparent that… </span> , it is facts or circumstances that make people realize something: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c9e" id="obvious__156"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5fb8" id="obvious__157" original="E549.-4c9d"><span class="x" id="obvious__158" original="E549.-4c9c"> It became evident to city leaders that a more formal approach would be beneficial. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="obvious__159" original="E549.-4c9b"> When <span class="eb" id="obvious__160" original="E549.-4c9a"> apparent </span> is used before a noun, it often suggests that something may not be true; the other words in this group do not change their meaning in this way: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c9d" id="obvious__161"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5fb4" id="obvious__162" original="E549.-4c99"><span class="x" id="obvious__163" original="E549.-4c98"> He resolved the apparent contradiction </span></span></span> (= it was not really a contradiction) <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c9c" id="obvious__164"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5fb2" id="obvious__165" original="E549.-4c97"><span class="x" id="obvious__166" original="E549.-4c96"> There is an obvious contradiction here </span></span></span> (= it really is a contradiction). </li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79eb" id="clear1__410" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="clear1__411"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79ed" id="clear1__412" original="E838.-7751"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__413" original="E838.-7750"> clear + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79ef" id="clear1__414" original="E838.-774f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79f0" id="clear1__415" original="E838.-774d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79f1" id="clear1__416" original="E838.-774c"><span class="coll" id="clear1__417"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79f3" id="clear1__418" original="E838.-774b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79f4" id="clear1__419" original="E838.-774a"><span class="coll" id="clear1__420"> example </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79f6" id="clear1__421" original="E8b7.-7829"><span class="coll" id="clear1__422"> illustration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79f8" id="clear1__423" original="E838.-7745"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79f9" id="clear1__424" original="E838.-7744"><span class="coll" id="clear1__425"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79fb" id="clear1__426" original="E838.-7749"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79fc" id="clear1__427" original="E838.-7748"><span class="coll" id="clear1__428"> distinction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79fe" id="clear1__429" original="E837.-6e13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.79ff" id="clear1__430" original="E837.-6e12"><span class="coll" id="clear1__431"> difference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a01" id="clear1__432" original="E838.-7747"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a02" id="clear1__433" original="E838.-7746"><span class="coll" id="clear1__434"> indication </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a04" id="clear1__435" original="E8b7.-7828"><span class="coll" id="clear1__436"> sign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a06" id="clear1__437" original="E837.-6e11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a07" id="clear1__438" original="E837.-6e10"><span class="coll" id="clear1__439"> implication </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a09" id="clear1__440" original="E838.-7741"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a0a" id="clear1__441" original="E838.-7740"><span class="coll" id="clear1__442"> link </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a0c" id="clear1__443" original="E8b7.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a0d" id="clear1__444" original="E8b7.-7826"><span class="coll" id="clear1__445"> majority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a0f" id="clear1__446" original="E8b7.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a10" id="clear1__447" original="E8b7.-7824"><span class="coll" id="clear1__448"> consensus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a12" id="clear1__449" original="E8b7.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a13" id="clear1__450" original="E8b7.-7822"><span class="coll" id="clear1__451"> intention </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a15" id="clear1__452" original="E838.-773d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a16" id="clear1__453" original="E838.-773c"><span class="x" id="clear1__454" original="E838.-773b"> There was no clear distinction between philosophy and science in Aristotle's day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a18" id="clear1__455" original="E838.-773a"><span class="x" id="clear1__456" original="E838.-7739"> American culture draws a clear link between romantic love and marriage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a1a" id="clear1__457" original="E8b7.-7821"><span class="x" id="clear1__458" original="E8b7.-7820"> A clear majority of voters supported devolution. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a1c" id="clear1__459" original="E838.-7738"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a1d" id="clear1__460" original="E838.-7736"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a1e" id="clear1__461" original="E838.-7735"><span class="coll" id="clear1__462"> instruction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a20" id="clear1__463" original="E8b7.-781f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a21" id="clear1__464" original="E8b7.-781e"><span class="coll" id="clear1__465"> guidelines </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a23" id="clear1__466" original="E838.-7732"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a24" id="clear1__467" original="E838.-7731"><span class="coll" id="clear1__468"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a26" id="clear1__469" original="E8b7.-781d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a27" id="clear1__470" original="E8b7.-781c"><span class="coll" id="clear1__471"> message </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a29" id="clear1__472" original="E838.-7730"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a2a" id="clear1__473" original="E838.-772f"><span class="coll" id="clear1__474"> statement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a2c" id="clear1__475" original="E838.-772e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a2d" id="clear1__476" original="E838.-772d"><span class="coll" id="clear1__477"> definition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a2f" id="clear1__478" original="E838.-773f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a30" id="clear1__479" original="E838.-773e"><span class="coll" id="clear1__480"> picture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a32" id="clear1__481" original="E8b7.-781b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a33" id="clear1__482" original="E8b7.-781a"><span class="coll" id="clear1__483"> answer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a35" id="clear1__484" original="E8b7.-7819"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a36" id="clear1__485" original="E8b7.-7818"><span class="coll" id="clear1__486"> explanation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a38" id="clear1__487" original="E838.-772c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a39" id="clear1__488" original="E838.-772b"><span class="x" id="clear1__489" original="E838.-772a"> The instructions were very clear. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a3b" id="clear1__490" original="E838.-7729"><span class="x" id="clear1__491" original="E838.-7728"> Clear definitions are important at the outset. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a3d" id="clear1__492" original="E838.-7784"><span class="x" id="clear1__493" original="E838.-7783"> They needed to gain a clearer picture of local markets and conditions. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a3f" id="clear1__494" original="E838.-7727"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a40" id="clear1__495" original="E838.-7725"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a41" id="clear1__496" original="E838.-7724"><span class="coll" id="clear1__497"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a43" id="clear1__498" original="E838.-7723"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a44" id="clear1__499" original="E838.-7722"><span class="coll" id="clear1__500"> sense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a46" id="clear1__501" original="E837.-7000"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a47" id="clear1__502" original="E837.-6fff"><span class="coll" id="clear1__503"> idea </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a49" id="clear1__504" original="E838.-7721"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a4a" id="clear1__505" original="E838.-7720"><span class="x" id="clear1__506" original="E838.-771f"> It is difficult to get a clear sense of how widespread these practices are. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a4c" id="clear1__507" original="E838.-771e"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__508" original="E838.-771d"> verb + clear </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a4e" id="clear1__509" original="E838.-771c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a4f" id="clear1__510" original="E838.-771a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a50" id="clear1__511" original="E838.-7719"><span class="coll" id="clear1__512"> become </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a52" id="clear1__513" original="E838.-7718"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a53" id="clear1__514" original="E838.-7717"><span class="coll" id="clear1__515"> seem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a55" id="clear1__516" original="E838.-7716"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a56" id="clear1__517" original="E838.-7715"><span class="coll" id="clear1__518"> remain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a58" id="clear1__519" original="E838.-7714"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a59" id="clear1__520" original="E838.-7713"><span class="x" id="clear1__521" original="E838.-7712"> It seems clear that poverty is the biggest single factor contributing to the spread of AIDS. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a5b" id="clear1__522" original="E838.-7711"><span class="shcut" id="clear1__523" original="E838.-7710"> adverb + clear </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a5d" id="clear1__524" original="E838.-770f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a5e" id="clear1__525" original="E838.-770d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a5f" id="clear1__526" original="E838.-770c"><span class="coll" id="clear1__527"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a61" id="clear1__528" original="E838.-770b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a62" id="clear1__529" original="E838.-770a"><span class="coll" id="clear1__530"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a64" id="clear1__531" original="E8b7.-7817"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a65" id="clear1__532" original="E8b7.-7816"><span class="coll" id="clear1__533"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a67" id="clear1__534" original="E8b7.-7815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a68" id="clear1__535" original="E8b7.-7814"><span class="coll" id="clear1__536"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a6a" id="clear1__537" original="E8b7.-7813"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a6b" id="clear1__538" original="E8b7.-7812"><span class="coll" id="clear1__539"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a6d" id="clear1__540" original="E8b7.-7811"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a6e" id="clear1__541" original="E8b7.-7810"><span class="coll" id="clear1__542"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a70" id="clear1__543" original="E8b7.-780f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a71" id="clear1__544" original="E8b7.-780e"><span class="coll" id="clear1__545"> not entirely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a73" id="clear1__546" original="E838.-7705"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a74" id="clear1__547" original="E470.-3bdb"><span class="x" id="clear1__548" original="E470.-3bda"> Most students are reasonably clear about what they are meant to be learning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a76" id="clear1__549" original="E8b7.-780d"><span class="x" id="clear1__550" original="E8b7.-780c"> The situation is not entirely clear. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a78" id="clear1__551" original="E8b7.-780b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a79" id="clear1__552" original="E8b7.-7809"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a7a" id="clear1__553" original="E8b7.-7808"><span class="coll" id="clear1__554"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a7c" id="clear1__555" original="E8b7.-7807"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a7d" id="clear1__556" original="E8b7.-7806"><span class="coll" id="clear1__557"> abundantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a7f" id="clear1__558" original="E8b7.-7805"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a80" id="clear1__559" original="E8b7.-7804"><span class="coll" id="clear1__560"> immediately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a82" id="clear1__561" original="E8b7.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a83" id="clear1__562" original="E8b7.-7802"><span class="coll" id="clear1__563"> perfectly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a85" id="clear1__564" original="E8b7.-7801"><span class="coll" id="clear1__565"> absolutely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a87" id="clear1__566" original="E8b7.-7800"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a88" id="clear1__567" original="E8b7.-77ff"><span class="coll" id="clear1__568"> not always </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a8a" id="clear1__569" original="E8b7.-77fe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a8b" id="clear1__570" original="E838.-7702"><span class="x" id="clear1__571" original="E838.-7701"> The deleterious effects of misguided human modification of our environment have become abundantly clear. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4c4e" id="clear1__572" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clear_1" title="clear definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4c4f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.20e7" id="clear1__573" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clear1__574"> clear </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f59" hm="2" id="clear2" original="E393.7625" sum="3376"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f58" id="clear2__1" original="E393.7626"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f57" id="clear2__2" original="E393.7627"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clear <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f49" id="clear2__9" original="E393.7634"><span class="pos" id="clear2__10" original="E393.7635"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78e9" eid="clear2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.581b" geo="br" id="clear2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/clear__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clear__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clear__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.581e" geo="n_am" id="clear2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/clear__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clear__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clear__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-16a3" id="clear2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57ee" form="root" id="clear2__17"><span class="vp" id="clear2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> clear </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57f0" eid="clear2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57f1" geo="br" id="clear2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/clear__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clear__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clear__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57f4" geo="n_am" id="clear2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/clear__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clear__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clear__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57f7" form="thirdps" id="clear2__24"><span class="vp" id="clear2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> clears </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57f9" eid="clear2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57fa" geo="br" id="clear2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/clears__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clears__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clears__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.57fd" geo="n_am" id="clear2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/clears__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clears__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clears__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5800" form="past" id="clear2__31"><span class="vp" id="clear2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cleared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5802" eid="clear2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5803" geo="br" id="clear2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/cleared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/cleared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5806" geo="n_am" id="clear2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/cleared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/cleared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5809" form="pastpart" id="clear2__38"><span class="vp" id="clear2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cleared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.580b" eid="clear2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.580c" geo="br" id="clear2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/cleared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/cleared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.580f" geo="n_am" id="clear2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/cleared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/cleared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5812" form="prespart" id="clear2__45"><span class="vp" id="clear2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> clearing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5814" eid="clear2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5815" geo="br" id="clear2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/clearing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clearing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://clearing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5818" geo="n_am" id="clear2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/clearing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clearing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://clearing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f18" id="clear2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f17" id="clear2__53" original="E393.765c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f16" id="clear2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="clear2__55" original="E393.765e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="clear2__56" original="E393.765f"> to remove something that is not wanted or needed from a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f13" id="clear2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f12" id="clear2__58" original="E867.-18be"><span class="cf" id="clear2__59" original="E393.7660"><span class="exp" id="clear2__60"> clear </span> something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="clear2__61" original="E867.-18bd"> Humans have cleared forests to make way for their crops. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f0e" id="clear2__62" original="E867.-18bc"><span class="x" id="clear2__63" original="E867.-18bb"> Drugs are cleared by the kidney through one of three processes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f0c" id="clear2__64" original="E867.-18ba"><span class="x" id="clear2__65" original="E867.-18b9"> Such acute infections either kill their host or are rapidly cleared. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f0a" id="clear2__66" original="E867.-18b7"><span class="cf" id="clear2__67" original="E867.-18b8"><span class="exp" id="clear2__68"> clear </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="clear2__69" original="E867.-18b6"> Fire was a key method of clearing land for agriculture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f06" id="clear2__70" original="E867.-18b5"><span class="cf" id="clear2__71" original="E393.7661"><span class="exp" id="clear2__72"> clear </span> A of B </span><span class="x" id="clear2__73" original="E867.-18b4"> The patient is not breathing out deeply enough to clear his lungs of mucus. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f02" id="clear2__74" original="E867.-18b3"><span class="x" id="clear2__75" original="E867.-18b2"> An approximate area of 10 by 15 m was cleared of small trees and shrubs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f00" id="clear2__76" original="E867.-18b1"><span class="cf" id="clear2__77" original="E393.7662"><span class="exp" id="clear2__78"> clear </span> B from A </span><span class="x" id="clear2__79" original="E867.-18b0"> Mucus is continually cleared from the respiratory tract by cilia. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6efc" id="clear2__80" original="E393.7674"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6efb" id="clear2__81"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="clear2__82" original="E393.7676"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="clear2__83" original="E393.7678"> to gradually go away or disappear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ef8" id="clear2__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ef7" id="clear2__85" original="E867.-18ad"><span class="x" id="clear2__86" original="E867.-18ac"> The infection can clear spontaneously in 20% of cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ef5" id="clear2__87" original="E867.-135a"><span class="x" id="clear2__88" original="E867.-1359"> Fortunately, during the two-week period, to a large extent the smog cleared. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ef3" id="clear2__89" original="E393.7693"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ef2" id="clear2__90"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="clear2__91" original="E393.7695"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="clear2__92" original="E393.7697"><span class="exp" id="clear2__93"> clear </span> something </span><span class="def" id="clear2__94" original="E393.7696"> to give or get official approval for something to be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eed" id="clear2__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eec" id="clear2__96" original="E867.-1367"><span class="x" id="clear2__97" original="E867.-1366"> The second merger was also cleared by the competition authorities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eea" id="clear2__98" original="E867.-1365"><span class="x" id="clear2__99" original="E867.-1364"> The Commission subsequently cleared the transaction in June 2010. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ee8" id="clear2__100" original="E867.-1361"><span class="x" id="clear2__101" original="E867.-1360"> Speeches to foreign visitors were not normally cleared beforehand by the Standing Committee. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ee6" id="clear2__102" original="E393.768e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ee5" id="clear2__103"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="clear2__104" original="E393.7690"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="clear2__105" original="E393.7692"> to prove that somebody is not guilty of a crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ee2" id="clear2__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ee1" id="clear2__107" original="E867.-135e"><span class="cf" id="clear2__108" original="E867.-135f"><span class="exp" id="clear2__109"> clear </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="clear2__110" original="E867.-135d"> They were convicted of the hijacking and served prison sentences, though later cleared by the Court of Appeal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6edd" id="clear2__111" original="E867.-135c"><span class="cf" id="clear2__112" original="E393.7691"><span class="exp" id="clear2__113"> clear </span> somebody of something </span><span class="x" id="clear2__114" original="E867.-135b"> He was fortunate to escape a more serious charge of tax evasion and was cleared of eight other charges. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ed9" id="clear2__115" original="E393.76a3"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ed8" id="clear2__116"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="clear2__117" original="E393.76a5"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="clear2__118" original="E393.76a6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="clear2__119" original="E393.76a7"><span class="exp" id="clear2__120"> clear </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="clear2__121" original="E393.76a8"> if a payment made to somebody <span class="dh" id="clear2__122" original="E393.76a9"> clears </span> , or a bank <span class="dh" id="clear2__123" original="E393.76aa"> clears </span> it, the money is available for them to use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ed0" id="clear2__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ecf" id="clear2__125" original="E867.-1358"><span class="x" id="clear2__126" original="E867.-1357"> Sales include only those transactions for which payment has been cleared. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ecd" id="clear2__127" original="E393.76c7"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ecc" id="clear2__128" original="E393.76d5" sk="clearground"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ecb" id="clear2__129"><span class="idm" id="clear2__130" original="E393.76d6"> clear the ground/way (for something/for something to happen) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ec9" id="clear2__131"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ec8" id="clear2__132"><span class="def" id="clear2__133" original="E393.76d7"> to remove things that are stopping the progress or movement of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ec6" id="clear2__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ec5" id="clear2__135" original="E867.-1352"><span class="x" id="clear2__136" original="E867.-1351"> The Labour leader's announcement that he would stand down in September cleared the way for formal discussions to take place. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ec3" id="clear2__137" original="E393.76e0"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ec2" id="clear2__138" original="E393.76e1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ec1" id="clear2__139"><h4 class="pv"> clear something away </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ebf" id="clear2__141"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ebe" id="clear2__142"><span class="def" id="clear2__143" original="E393.76e4"> to remove something because it is not wanted or needed, or in order to leave a clear space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ebc" id="clear2__144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ebb" id="clear2__145" original="E867.-1350"><span class="x" id="clear2__146" original="E867.-134f"> By the spring, however, the last of the ruined buildings were cleared away. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eb9" id="clear2__147" original="E393.76ef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eb8" id="clear2__148"><h4 class="pv"> clear something out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eb6" id="clear2__150"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eb5" id="clear2__151"><span class="def" id="clear2__152" original="E393.76f2"> to make something empty and clean by removing things or throwing things away </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eb3" id="clear2__153"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eb2" id="clear2__154" original="E867.-134e"><span class="x" id="clear2__155" original="E867.-134d"> Her father cleared out the family home once the two children were at college. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eb0" id="clear2__156" original="E393.76f6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eaf" id="clear2__157"><h4 class="pv"> clear up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ead" id="clear2__159"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eac" id="clear2__160" original="E393.76fb"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eab" id="clear2__161"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="clear2__162" original="E393.76fc"> of an illness or infection </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="clear2__163" original="E393.76fd"> to disappear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ea8" id="clear2__164"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ea7" id="clear2__165" original="E867.-134c"><span class="x" id="clear2__166" original="E867.-134b"> In many cases, the rash will clear up with no treatment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ea5" id="clear2__167" original="E393.7702"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ea4" id="clear2__168"><h4 class="pv"> clear something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ea2" id="clear2__170"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ea1" id="clear2__171"><span class="def" id="clear2__172" original="E393.7704"> to solve or explain something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e9f" id="clear2__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e9e" id="clear2__174" original="E867.-1346"><span class="x" id="clear2__175" original="E867.-1345"> Piloting or pre-testing may clear up problems in question formulation. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__176"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__177" original="E393.75ae"> clear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__178" original="E393.75af" wfp="adj"> adjective </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__179" original="E5df.-34a6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__180"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__181" original="E5df.-35bd"> unclear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__182" original="E5df.-35bc" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__183"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__184" original="E393.75b1"> clearly </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__185" original="E393.75b2" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__186"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__187" original="E393.75b3"> clarity </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__188" original="E393.75b4" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__189"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__190" original="E393.75b5"> clarify </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__191" original="E393.75b6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4dda" id="clear2__192" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clear_1" title="clear definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4ddb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.20e7" id="clear2__193" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clear2__194"> clear </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clear-cut
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e68" id="clear-cut" original="E393.777f" sum="374"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e67" id="clear-cut__1" original="E393.7780"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e66" id="clear-cut__2" original="E393.7781"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clear-cut </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e5f" id="clear-cut__4" original="E393.7786"><span class="pos" id="clear-cut__5" original="E393.7787"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78f9" eid="clear-cut__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.59bf" geo="br" id="clear-cut__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear-cut__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklɪə ˈkʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/clear_cut_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clear_cut_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clear_cut_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.59c2" geo="n_am" id="clear-cut__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clear-cut__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklɪr ˈkʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/clear_cut_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clear_cut_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://clear_cut_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e5d" id="clear-cut__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e5c" id="clear-cut__12" original="E393.7788"><span class="def" id="clear-cut__13" original="E393.7789"> definite and easy to see or identify </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e5a" id="clear-cut__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e59" id="clear-cut__15" original="E85c.-5663"><span class="x" id="clear-cut__16" original="E85c.-5662"> The distinction between the focus group method and the group interview is by no means clear-cut. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e57" id="clear-cut__17" original="E85c.-565d"><span class="x" id="clear-cut__18" original="E85c.-565c"> Here we have a clear-cut case of film trying to measure up to a literary work. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4e9f" id="clear-cut__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clear-cut" title="clear-cut definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4ea0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2474" id="clear-cut__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clear-cut__21"> clear-cut </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clearance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e9c" id="clearance" original="E393.7753" sum="1101"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e9b" id="clearance__1" original="E393.7754"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e9a" id="clearance__2" original="E393.7755"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clearance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e8e" id="clearance__7" original="E393.775d"><span class="pos" id="clearance__8" original="E393.775e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.78f0" eid="clearance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.598a" geo="br" id="clearance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clearance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/clearance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clearance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clearance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.598e" geo="n_am" id="clearance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clearance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/clearance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clearance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clearance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e8c" id="clearance__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e8b" id="clearance__15" original="E393.775f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e8a" id="clearance__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="clearance__17" original="E393.7762"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="clearance__18" original="E393.7761"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="clearance__19" original="E393.7763"> the act of removing things that are not wanted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e86" id="clearance__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e85" id="clearance__21" original="E85c.-580a"><span class="x" id="clearance__22" original="E85c.-5809"> The impact of such large-scale forest clearance on river systems is evident. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e83" id="clearance__23" original="E85c.-5805"><span class="cf" id="clearance__24" original="E85c.-5806"><span class="exp" id="clearance__25"> clearance </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="clearance__26" original="E85c.-5804"> The clearance of a drug is the irreversible elimination of the drug from the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e7f" id="clearance__27" original="E85c.-5808"><span class="cf" id="clearance__28" original="E47f.6faf"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="clearance__29" original="E85c.-5807"> The massive slum clearance programme of the 1950s and 1960s created space for further building of council houses and flats. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e7c" id="clearance__30" original="E393.7769"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e7b" id="clearance__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="clearance__32" original="E393.776b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="clearance__33" original="E393.776c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="clearance__34" original="E393.776d"> official permission that is given to somebody before they can work somewhere, have particular information, or do something they want to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e77" id="clearance__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e76" id="clearance__36" original="E85c.-5803"><span class="x" id="clearance__37" original="E85c.-5802"> Ethical clearance was not required for this observational study. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e74" id="clearance__38" original="E85c.-5801"><span class="x" id="clearance__39" original="E85c.-5800"> Access to the data and the computer equipment are limited to persons with appropriate security clearances. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e72" id="clearance__40" original="E393.776e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e71" id="clearance__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="clearance__42" original="E393.7770"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="clearance__43" original="E393.7771"> official permission for a person or vehicle to enter or leave a country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e6e" id="clearance__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e6d" id="clearance__45" original="E85c.-57ff"><span class="x" id="clearance__46" original="E85c.-57fe"> The usual immigration application made abroad is for entry clearance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e6b" id="clearance__47" original="E85c.-57fd"><span class="cf" id="clearance__48" original="E47f.6fb0"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="clearance__49" original="E85c.-57fc"> The paperless customs clearance system has resulted in cost savings. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4e6b" id="clearance__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clearance" title="clearance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4e6c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2427" id="clearance__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clearance__52"> clearance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e55" id="clearly" original="E393.77cd" sum="686"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e54" id="clearly__1" original="E393.77ce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e53" id="clearly__2" original="E393.77cf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clearly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e4a" id="clearly__4" original="E393.77d4"><span class="pos" id="clearly__5" original="E393.77d5"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7900" eid="clearly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.e62" geo="br" id="clearly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clearly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clear/clearly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clearly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clearly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.e65" geo="n_am" id="clearly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clearly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪrli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clear/clearly__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clear/clearly__us_2.ogg" href="sound://clearly__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e48" id="clearly__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e47" id="clearly__12" original="E393.77da"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="clearly__13" original="E393.77db"> used to emphasize that what you are saying is obvious and true </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e45" id="clearly__14" original="E393.77dc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://obviously" title="obviously definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e44" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.471f" id="clearly__15" original="E393.77dd"><span class="xh" id="clearly__16"> obviously </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e42" id="clearly__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e41" id="clearly__18" original="E84b.-7882"><span class="x" id="clearly__19" original="E84b.-7881"> The patient was clearly in severe pain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e3f" id="clearly__20" original="E84b.-7880"><span class="x" id="clearly__21" original="E84b.-787f"> Inflation clearly has negative effects on real incomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e3d" id="clearly__22" original="E84b.-787e"><span class="x" id="clearly__23" original="E84b.-787d"> Clearly, low-wage countries are relatively abundant in low-skilled workers. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e3b" id="clearly__24" original="E84b.-783a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clearly__25"> clearly + adjective </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e39" id="clearly__26"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e38" id="clearly__27" original="E84b.-7838"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e37" id="clearly__28"><span class="coll" id="clearly__29" original="E84b.-7837"> related </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e35" id="clearly__30" original="E84b.-7836"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e34" id="clearly__31"><span class="coll" id="clearly__32" original="E84b.-7835"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e32" id="clearly__33" original="E84b.-7834"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e31" id="clearly__34"><span class="coll" id="clearly__35" original="E84b.-7833"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e2f" id="clearly__36" original="E84b.-7832"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e2e" id="clearly__37"><span class="coll" id="clearly__38" original="E84b.-7831"> impossible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e2c" id="clearly__39" original="E8b1.-7657"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e2b" id="clearly__40"><span class="coll" id="clearly__41" original="E8b1.-7656"> relevant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e29" id="clearly__42" original="E84b.-7830"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e28" id="clearly__43" original="E84b.-782f"><span class="x" id="clearly__44" original="E84b.-782e"> Understanding how markets work is clearly important to managers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e26" id="clearly__45" original="E393.77d8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="clearly__46" original="E393.77d9"> in a way that is easy to see, hear or understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e24" id="clearly__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e23" id="clearly__48" original="E84b.-7878"><span class="x" id="clearly__49" original="E84b.-7877"> All packages must be clearly labelled with hazard information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e21" id="clearly__50" original="E84b.-7876"><span class="x" id="clearly__51" original="E84b.-7875"> The division of the exoskeleton into three parts is clearly seen in most of these species. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e1f" id="clearly__52" original="E84b.-7860" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clearly__53"> clearly + verb | verb + clearly </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e1d" id="clearly__54"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e1c" id="clearly__55" original="E84b.-785e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e1b" id="clearly__56"><span class="coll" id="clearly__57" original="E84b.-785d"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e19" id="clearly__58"><span class="coll" id="clearly__59" original="E8b1.-7659"> demonstrate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e17" id="clearly__60"><span class="coll" id="clearly__61" original="E8b1.-7658"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e15" id="clearly__62" original="E84b.-785c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e14" id="clearly__63"><span class="coll" id="clearly__64" original="E84b.-785b"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e12" id="clearly__65" original="E84b.-785a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e11" id="clearly__66"><span class="coll" id="clearly__67" original="E84b.-7859"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e0f" id="clearly__68" original="E84b.-7858"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e0e" id="clearly__69"><span class="coll" id="clearly__70" original="E84b.-7857"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e0c" id="clearly__71" original="E84b.-7856"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e0b" id="clearly__72"><span class="coll" id="clearly__73" original="E84b.-7855"> distinguish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e09" id="clearly__74" original="E84b.-7854"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e08" id="clearly__75"><span class="coll" id="clearly__76" original="E84b.-7853"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e06" id="clearly__77" original="E84b.-7852"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e05" id="clearly__78"><span class="coll" id="clearly__79" original="E84b.-7851"> establish </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e03" id="clearly__80" original="E84b.-7850"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e02" id="clearly__81" original="E84b.-784f"><span class="x" id="clearly__82" original="E84b.-784e"> The graph shows clearly that whales have the smallest relative brain size among all mammals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e00" id="clearly__83" original="E84b.-7864"><span class="x" id="clearly__84" original="E84b.-7863"> The evidence clearly indicated that women are often reluctant to enter the city centre at night. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dfe" id="clearly__85" original="E84b.-784d"><span class="x" id="clearly__86" original="E84b.-784c"> The studies clearly established the link between tobacco smoking and lung cancer. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dfc" id="clearly__87" original="E84b.-782d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clearly__88"> clearly + adjective </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dfa" id="clearly__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6df9" id="clearly__90" original="E84b.-782b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6df8" id="clearly__91"><span class="coll" id="clearly__92" original="E84b.-782a"> evident </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6df6" id="clearly__93" original="E8b1.-7655"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6df5" id="clearly__94"><span class="coll" id="clearly__95" original="E8b1.-7654"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6df3" id="clearly__96" original="E84b.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6df2" id="clearly__97"><span class="coll" id="clearly__98" original="E84b.-7828"> visible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6df0" id="clearly__99" original="E84b.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6def" id="clearly__100"><span class="coll" id="clearly__101" original="E8b1.-7653"> identifiable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ded" id="clearly__102"><span class="coll" id="clearly__103" original="E84b.-7826"> recognizable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6deb" id="clearly__104" original="E84b.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dea" id="clearly__105"><span class="coll" id="clearly__106" original="E84b.-7824"> distinct </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6de8" id="clearly__107" original="E84b.-7823"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6de7" id="clearly__108" original="E84b.-7820"><span class="x" id="clearly__109" original="E84b.-781f"> The effects of the 1988 drought were still clearly evident in 1993. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6de5" id="clearly__110" original="E84b.-7822"><span class="x" id="clearly__111" original="E84b.-7821"> Most bacteria are clearly visible in a light microscope. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6de3" id="clearly__112" original="E393.77d6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="clearly__113" original="E393.77d7"> in a normal way and without difficulty </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6de1" id="clearly__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6de0" id="clearly__115" original="E84b.-7872"><span class="x" id="clearly__116" original="E84b.-7871"> After the accident she was confused and had difficulty thinking clearly. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dde" id="clearly__117" original="E84b.-7849" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clearly__118"> verb + clearly </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ddc" id="clearly__119"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ddb" id="clearly__120" original="E84b.-7847"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dda" id="clearly__121"><span class="coll" id="clearly__122" original="E84b.-7846"> see </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dd8" id="clearly__123" original="E84b.-7845"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dd7" id="clearly__124"><span class="coll" id="clearly__125" original="E84b.-7844"> speak </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dd5" id="clearly__126" original="E84b.-7843"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dd4" id="clearly__127"><span class="coll" id="clearly__128" original="E84b.-7842"> think </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dd2" id="clearly__129" original="E84b.-7791"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dd1" id="clearly__130"><span class="coll" id="clearly__131" original="E84b.-7790"> hear </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dcf" id="clearly__132" original="E84b.-783f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dce" id="clearly__133" original="E84b.-783e"><span class="x" id="clearly__134" original="E84b.-783d"> On waking, he could not see clearly out of either eye. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__176"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__177" original="E393.75ae"> clear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__178" original="E393.75af" wfp="adj"> adjective </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__179" original="E5df.-34a6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__180"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__181" original="E5df.-35bd"> unclear </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__182" original="E5df.-35bc" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__183"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__184" original="E393.75b1"> clearly </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__185" original="E393.75b2" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__186"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__187" original="E393.75b3"> clarity </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__188" original="E393.75b4" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="clear2__189"><span class="wfw" id="clear2__190" original="E393.75b5"> clarify </span><span class="wfp" id="clear2__191" original="E393.75b6" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a8d" id="clearly__151" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="clearly__152"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a8f" id="clearly__153" original="E84b.-7862"><span class="shcut" id="clearly__154" original="E84b.-7861"> clearly + verb | verb + clearly </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a91" id="clearly__155" original="E84b.-7860"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a92" id="clearly__156" original="E84b.-785e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a93" id="clearly__157" original="E84b.-785d"><span class="coll" id="clearly__158"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a95" id="clearly__159" original="E8b1.-7659"><span class="coll" id="clearly__160"> demonstrate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a97" id="clearly__161" original="E8b1.-7658"><span class="coll" id="clearly__162"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a99" id="clearly__163" original="E84b.-785c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a9a" id="clearly__164" original="E84b.-785b"><span class="coll" id="clearly__165"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a9c" id="clearly__166" original="E84b.-785a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a9d" id="clearly__167" original="E84b.-7859"><span class="coll" id="clearly__168"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7a9f" id="clearly__169" original="E84b.-7858"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aa0" id="clearly__170" original="E84b.-7857"><span class="coll" id="clearly__171"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aa2" id="clearly__172" original="E84b.-7856"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aa3" id="clearly__173" original="E84b.-7855"><span class="coll" id="clearly__174"> distinguish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aa5" id="clearly__175" original="E84b.-7854"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aa6" id="clearly__176" original="E84b.-7853"><span class="coll" id="clearly__177"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aa8" id="clearly__178" original="E84b.-7852"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aa9" id="clearly__179" original="E84b.-7851"><span class="coll" id="clearly__180"> establish </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aab" id="clearly__181" original="E84b.-7850"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aac" id="clearly__182" original="E84b.-784f"><span class="x" id="clearly__183" original="E84b.-784e"> The graph shows clearly that whales have the smallest relative brain size among all mammals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aae" id="clearly__184" original="E84b.-7864"><span class="x" id="clearly__185" original="E84b.-7863"> The evidence clearly indicated that women are often reluctant to enter the city centre at night. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ab0" id="clearly__186" original="E84b.-784d"><span class="x" id="clearly__187" original="E84b.-784c"> The studies clearly established the link between tobacco smoking and lung cancer. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ab2" id="clearly__188" original="E84b.-784b"><span class="shcut" id="clearly__189" original="E84b.-784a"> verb + clearly </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ab4" id="clearly__190" original="E84b.-7849"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ab5" id="clearly__191" original="E84b.-7847"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ab6" id="clearly__192" original="E84b.-7846"><span class="coll" id="clearly__193"> see </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ab8" id="clearly__194" original="E84b.-7845"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ab9" id="clearly__195" original="E84b.-7844"><span class="coll" id="clearly__196"> speak </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7abb" id="clearly__197" original="E84b.-7843"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7abc" id="clearly__198" original="E84b.-7842"><span class="coll" id="clearly__199"> think </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7abe" id="clearly__200" original="E84b.-7791"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7abf" id="clearly__201" original="E84b.-7790"><span class="coll" id="clearly__202"> hear </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ac1" id="clearly__203" original="E84b.-783f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ac2" id="clearly__204" original="E84b.-783e"><span class="x" id="clearly__205" original="E84b.-783d"> On waking, he could not see clearly out of either eye. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ac4" id="clearly__206" original="E84b.-783c"><span class="shcut" id="clearly__207" original="E84b.-783b"> clearly + adjective </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ac6" id="clearly__208" original="E84b.-783a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ac7" id="clearly__209" original="E84b.-7838"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ac8" id="clearly__210" original="E84b.-7837"><span class="coll" id="clearly__211"> related </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aca" id="clearly__212" original="E84b.-7836"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7acb" id="clearly__213" original="E84b.-7835"><span class="coll" id="clearly__214"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7acd" id="clearly__215" original="E84b.-7834"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ace" id="clearly__216" original="E84b.-7833"><span class="coll" id="clearly__217"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ad0" id="clearly__218" original="E84b.-7832"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ad1" id="clearly__219" original="E84b.-7831"><span class="coll" id="clearly__220"> impossible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ad3" id="clearly__221" original="E8b1.-7657"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ad4" id="clearly__222" original="E8b1.-7656"><span class="coll" id="clearly__223"> relevant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ad6" id="clearly__224" original="E84b.-7830"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ad7" id="clearly__225" original="E84b.-782f"><span class="x" id="clearly__226" original="E84b.-782e"> Understanding how markets work is clearly important to managers. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ad9" id="clearly__227" original="E84b.-782d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ada" id="clearly__228" original="E84b.-782b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7adb" id="clearly__229" original="E84b.-782a"><span class="coll" id="clearly__230"> evident </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7add" id="clearly__231" original="E8b1.-7655"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ade" id="clearly__232" original="E8b1.-7654"><span class="coll" id="clearly__233"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ae0" id="clearly__234" original="E84b.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ae1" id="clearly__235" original="E84b.-7828"><span class="coll" id="clearly__236"> visible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ae3" id="clearly__237" original="E84b.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ae4" id="clearly__238" original="E8b1.-7653"><span class="coll" id="clearly__239"> identifiable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ae6" id="clearly__240" original="E84b.-7826"><span class="coll" id="clearly__241"> recognizable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ae8" id="clearly__242" original="E84b.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ae9" id="clearly__243" original="E84b.-7824"><span class="coll" id="clearly__244"> distinct </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aeb" id="clearly__245" original="E84b.-7823"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aec" id="clearly__246" original="E84b.-7820"><span class="x" id="clearly__247" original="E84b.-781f"> The effects of the 1988 drought were still clearly evident in 1993. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aee" id="clearly__248" original="E84b.-7822"><span class="x" id="clearly__249" original="E84b.-7821"> Most bacteria are clearly visible in a light microscope. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4eb7" id="clearly__250" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clearly" title="clearly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4eb8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.24e2" id="clearly__251" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clearly__252"> clearly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cleave
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dcc" id="cleave" original="E393.7863" sum="552"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dcb" id="cleave__1" original="E393.7864"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dca" id="cleave__2" original="E393.7865"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cleave </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dba" id="cleave__12" original="E393.7872"><span class="pos" id="cleave__13" original="E393.7873"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7907" eid="cleave__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c08" geo="br" id="cleave__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleave__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleave__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleave__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c0b" geo="n_am" id="cleave__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleave__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleave__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleave__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1675" id="cleave__19" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c0e" form="root" id="cleave__20"><span class="vp" id="cleave__21"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cleave </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c10" eid="cleave__22" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c11" geo="br" id="cleave__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__24"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleave__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleave__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleave__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c14" geo="n_am" id="cleave__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__26"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleave__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleave__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleave__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c17" form="thirdps" id="cleave__27"><span class="vp" id="cleave__28"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cleaves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c19" eid="cleave__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c1a" geo="br" id="cleave__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleaves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleaves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c1d" geo="n_am" id="cleave__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleaves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleaves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c20" form="past" id="cleave__34"><span class="vp" id="cleave__35"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cleaved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c22" eid="cleave__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c23" geo="br" id="cleave__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleaved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleaved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c26" geo="n_am" id="cleave__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleaved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleaved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c29" form="pastpart" id="cleave__41"><span class="vp" id="cleave__42"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cleaved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c2b" eid="cleave__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c2c" geo="br" id="cleave__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleaved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleaved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c2f" geo="n_am" id="cleave__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kliːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleaved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleaved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c32" form="prespart" id="cleave__48"><span class="vp" id="cleave__49"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cleaving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c34" eid="cleave__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c35" geo="br" id="cleave__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkliːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleaving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleaving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5c38" geo="n_am" id="cleave__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cleave__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkliːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/cleav/cleaving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleav/cleaving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleaving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d89" id="cleave__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d88" id="cleave__56" original="E393.7898"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d87" id="cleave__57"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cleave__58" original="E393.789a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cleave__59" original="E393.789b"><span class="exp" id="cleave__60"> cleave </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cleave__61" original="E393.78a0"> to split or cut something in two </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d82" id="cleave__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d81" id="cleave__63" original="E586.-6030"><span class="x" id="cleave__64" original="E586.-602f"> Once a protein is cleaved and destroyed, it is hard to reverse this process. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d7f" id="cleave__65" original="E393.78ad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d7e" id="cleave__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cleave__67" original="E393.78af"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cleave__68" original="E393.78b0"><span class="exp" id="cleave__69"> cleave </span> to something/somebody </span><span class="def" id="cleave__70" original="E393.78b3"> to continue to believe in or be loyal to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d79" id="cleave__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d78" id="cleave__72" original="E586.-602e"><span class="x" id="cleave__73" original="E586.-602d"> They cleaved closely to the establishment, resolved to keep an established church, monarchy and aristocracy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4f7f" id="cleave__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cleave" title="cleave definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4f80" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.259e" id="cleave__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cleave__76"> cleave </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clergy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d76" id="clergy" original="E393.79d7" sum="383"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d75" id="clergy__1" original="E393.79d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d74" id="clergy__2" original="E393.79d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clergy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d68" id="clergy__7" original="E393.79e2"><span class="pos" id="clergy__8" original="E393.79e3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.790e" eid="clergy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5ede" geo="br" id="clergy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clergy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɜːdʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/clerg/clergy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/clerg/clergy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clergy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5ee1" geo="n_am" id="clergy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clergy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɜːrdʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/clerg/clergy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/clerg/clergy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clergy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d66" id="clergy__14" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d65" id="clergy__15"><span class="v"><strong> the clergy </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d63" id="clergy__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="clergy__18" original="E393.79e5"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d61" id="clergy__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d60" id="clergy__20" original="E393.79e6"><span class="def" id="clergy__21" original="E393.79e7"> the priests or ministers of a religion, especially of the Christian Church </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d5e" id="clergy__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d5d" id="clergy__23" original="E824.-5b6f"><span class="x" id="clergy__24" original="E824.-5b6e"> After the revolution, Catholic clergy were required to take an oath of loyalty to the state. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d5b" id="clergy__25" original="E824.-5b6d"><span class="x" id="clergy__26" original="E824.-5b6c"> He did not become a member of the clergy until near the end of his life. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4faa" id="clergy__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clergy" title="clergy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4fab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.277c" id="clergy__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clergy__29"> clergy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clerical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d59" id="clerical" original="E393.7a33" sum="420"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d58" id="clerical__1" original="E393.7a34"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d57" id="clerical__2" original="E393.7a35"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clerical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d4c" id="clerical__7" original="E393.7a3d"><span class="pos" id="clerical__8" original="E393.7a3e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7915" eid="clerical__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5ff6" geo="br" id="clerical__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clerical__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklerɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/cleri/clerical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleri/clerical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clerical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.5ff9" geo="n_am" id="clerical__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clerical__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklerɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/cleri/clerical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleri/clerical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clerical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d4a" id="clerical__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d49" id="clerical__15" original="E393.7a3f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="clerical__16" original="E393.7a40"> connected with office work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d47" id="clerical__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d46" id="clerical__18" original="E492.-7744"><span class="x" id="clerical__19" original="E492.-7743"> Increasingly, such employees as clerical workers, draftsmen and sales personnel have seen their jobs computerized and deskilled. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d44" id="clerical__20" original="E393.7a41"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="clerical__21" original="E393.7a42"> connected with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://clergy" id="clerical__22"> clergy </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d41" id="clerical__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d40" id="clerical__24" original="E492.-7742"><span class="x" id="clerical__25" original="E492.-7741"> Papal reformers had condemned clerical marriage since the mid-eleventh century. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4fc5" id="clerical__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clerical" title="clerical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4fc6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.27ef" id="clerical__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clerical__28"> clerical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clever
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d3e" id="clever" original="E393.7abf" sum="794"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d3d" id="clever__1" original="E393.7ac0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d3c" id="clever__2" original="E393.7ac1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clever </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d2f" id="clever__8" original="E393.7aca"><span class="pos" id="clever__9" original="E393.7acb"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.791c" eid="clever__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.610a" geo="br" id="clever__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clever__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklevə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/cleve/clever__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleve/clever__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clever__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.610d" geo="n_am" id="clever__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clever__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklevər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/cleve/clever__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleve/clever__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clever__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d2d" id="clever__15" original="E393.7acc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d2c" form="_tofix" id="clever__16"><span class="if" id="clever__17" original="E393.7ace"> cleverer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d2a" form="_tofix" id="clever__18"><span class="if" id="clever__19" original="E393.7acf"> cleverest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="clever__20" original="E4a5.7525"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> You can also use <span class="eb" id="clever__21" original="E4a5.7526"> more clever </span> and <span class="eb" id="clever__22" original="E4a5.7527"> most clever </span> . <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d25" id="clever__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d24" id="clever__24" original="E393.7ad3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d23" id="clever__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="clever__26" original="E393.7ad5"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="clever__27" original="E393.7ad6"> quick at learning and understanding things </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d20" id="clever__28" original="E393.7ad7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://intelligent" title="intelligent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d1f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-c95" id="clever__29" original="E393.7ad8"><span class="xh" id="clever__30"> intelligent </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d1d" id="clever__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d1c" id="clever__32" original="E442.5488"><span class="x" id="clever__33" original="E442.5489"> The idea that clever people are somehow mentally faster is an old and vague one. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d1a" id="clever__34" original="E393.7ada"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="clever__35" original="E393.7adb"><span class="exp" id="clever__36"> clever </span> (at something/doing something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d17" id="clever__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="clever__38" original="E393.7add"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="clever__39" original="E393.7ade"> skilful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d14" id="clever__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d13" id="clever__41" original="E442.548e"><span class="x" id="clever__42" original="E442.548f"> Some people are very clever at concealing their real feelings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d11" id="clever__43" original="E393.7adf"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="clever__44" original="E393.7ae0"> showing intelligence or skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or somebody's actions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d0f" id="clever__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d0e" id="clever__46" original="E442.5490"><span class="x" id="clever__47" original="E442.5491"> Church buildings like Westminster Abbey are clever pieces of medieval structural engineering. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d0c" id="clever__48" original="E442.5492"><span class="x" id="clever__49" original="E442.5493"> Many farmers were clever enough to invest their earnings in the modernization of their farms. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d0a" id="clever__50"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d09" id="clever__51" original="E393.7ae7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d08" id="clever__52"><span class="dr" id="clever__53" original="E393.7ae8"> cleverly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cff" id="clever__54" original="E393.7aec"><span class="pos" id="clever__55" original="E393.7aed"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.791d" eid="clever__56" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6104" geo="br" id="clever__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clever__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklevəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cle/cleve/cleverly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleve/cleverly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cleverly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6107" geo="n_am" id="clever__59" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clever__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklevərli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cle/cleve/cleverly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cle/cleve/cleverly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cleverly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cfd" id="clever__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cfc" id="clever__62" original="E442.5496"><span class="x" id="clever__63" original="E442.5497"> The doors are cleverly designed so that they cannot open directly outwards. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4fed" id="clever__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clever" title="clever definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.4fee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.28a1" id="clever__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clever__66"> clever </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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click
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cfa" id="click" original="E393.7b30" sum="451"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cf9" id="click__1" original="E393.7b31"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cf8" id="click__2" original="E393.7b32"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> click </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ceb" id="click__9" original="E393.7b3d"><span class="pos" id="click__10" original="E393.7b3e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.792a" eid="click__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62d7" geo="br" id="click__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/click/click__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/click__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://click__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62da" geo="n_am" id="click__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/click/click__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/click__us_1.ogg" href="sound://click__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1647" id="click__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62dd" form="root" id="click__17"><span class="vp" id="click__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> click </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62df" eid="click__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62e0" geo="br" id="click__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/click/click__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/click__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://click__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62e3" geo="n_am" id="click__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/click/click__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/click__us_1.ogg" href="sound://click__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62e6" form="thirdps" id="click__24"><span class="vp" id="click__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> clicks </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62e8" eid="click__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62e9" geo="br" id="click__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/click/clicks__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/clicks__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clicks__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62ec" geo="n_am" id="click__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/click/clicks__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/clicks__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clicks__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62ef" form="past" id="click__31"><span class="vp" id="click__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> clicked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62f1" eid="click__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62f2" geo="br" id="click__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/click/clicked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/clicked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clicked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62f5" geo="n_am" id="click__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/click/clicked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/clicked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clicked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62f8" form="pastpart" id="click__38"><span class="vp" id="click__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> clicked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62fa" eid="click__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62fb" geo="br" id="click__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/click/clicked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/clicked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clicked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.62fe" geo="n_am" id="click__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/click/clicked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/clicked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clicked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6301" form="prespart" id="click__45"><span class="vp" id="click__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> clicking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6303" eid="click__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6304" geo="br" id="click__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/click/clicking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/clicking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clicking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6307" geo="n_am" id="click__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="click__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/click/clicking__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/click/clicking__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clicking__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cbf" id="click__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="click__53" original="E393.7b65"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="click__54" original="E393.7b66"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cbc" id="click__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cbb" id="click__56" original="E393.7b63"><span class="def" id="click__57" original="E393.7b67"> to press a button on a mouse, etc. to choose a function or item on a computer screen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cb9" id="click__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cb8" id="click__59" original="E586.-4310"><span class="cf" id="click__60" original="E393.7b6a"><span class="exp" id="click__61"> click </span> something </span><span class="x" id="click__62" original="E586.-430f"> Selecting the required text and then clicking the right mouse button will provide access to the relevant menu. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cb4" id="click__63" original="E586.-4312"><span class="cf" id="click__64" original="E393.7b6b"><span class="exp" id="click__65"> click </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="click__66" original="E586.-4311"> Click on the company's website to find recipes and tips about nutrition. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.505f" id="click__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://click_1" title="click definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5060" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.295a" id="click__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="click__69"> click </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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client
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cb0" id="client" original="E393.7bbd" sum="570"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6caf" id="client__1" original="E393.7bbe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cae" id="client__2" original="E393.7bbf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> client </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ca3" id="client__7" original="E393.7bc7"><span class="pos" id="client__8" original="E393.7bc8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7931" eid="client__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6407" geo="br" id="client__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="client__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaɪənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clien/client__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clien/client__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://client__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.640a" geo="n_am" id="client__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="client__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaɪənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clien/client__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clien/client__us_1.ogg" href="sound://client__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ca1" id="client__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ca0" id="client__15" original="E393.7bc9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="client__16" original="E393.7bca"> a person who uses the services or advice of a professional person or organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c9e" id="client__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c9d" id="client__18" original="E85c.-565b"><span class="x" id="client__19" original="E85c.-565a"> Agencies provided their clients with a wide range of varied marketing services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c9b" id="client__20" original="E85c.-5659"><span class="x" id="client__21" original="E85c.-5658"> All of these organizations are potential clients for social research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c99" id="client__22" original="E85c.-5655"><span class="x" id="client__23" original="E85c.-5654"> It is hoped that the health facilities will become more responsive to the needs of the clients. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c97" id="client__24" original="E393.7bcb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c96" id="client__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="client__26" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="client__27" original="E393.7bce"> a computer that is linked to a <a class="ndv" href="entry://server" id="client__28"> server </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c92" id="client__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c91" id="client__30" original="E85c.-5653"><span class="x" id="client__31" original="E85c.-5652"> The operating system is distributed between the client and the server. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.507e" id="client__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://client" title="client definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.507f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2a2e" id="client__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="client__34"> client </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clientele
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c8f" id="clientele" original="E393.7bd2" sum="394"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c8e" id="clientele__1" original="E393.7bd3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c8d" id="clientele__2" original="E393.7bd4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clientele </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c81" id="clientele__7" original="E393.7bdc"><span class="pos" id="clientele__8" original="E393.7bdd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7938" eid="clientele__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.643b" geo="br" id="clientele__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clientele__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkliːənˈtel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clien/clientele__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clien/clientele__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clientele__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.643e" geo="n_am" id="clientele__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clientele__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌklaɪənˈtel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clien/clientele__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clien/clientele__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clientele__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c7f" id="clientele__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="singspv" id="clientele__15" original="E393.7bdf"> singular + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c7d" id="clientele__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c7c" id="clientele__17" original="E393.7be0"><span class="def" id="clientele__18" original="E393.7be1"> all the customers of a shop, restaurant, organization, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c7a" id="clientele__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c79" id="clientele__20" original="E85c.-5644"><span class="x" id="clientele__21" original="E85c.-5643"> Our recruitment strategies targeted sites that served diverse clientele. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c77" id="clientele__22" original="E85c.-5642"><span class="x" id="clientele__23" original="E85c.-5641"> Household goods manufacturers tried to understand the tastes and interests of their overwhelmingly female clientele. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.50a5" id="clientele__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clientele" title="clientele definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.50a6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2a52" id="clientele__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clientele__26"> clientele </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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climate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c75" id="climate" original="E393.7c44" sum="1019"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c74" id="climate__1" original="E393.7c45"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c73" id="climate__2" original="E393.7c46"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> climate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c67" id="climate__7" original="E393.7c4e"><span class="pos" id="climate__8" original="E393.7c4f"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.793f" eid="climate__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.652c" geo="br" id="climate__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climate__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaɪmət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clima/climate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clima/climate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://climate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.652f" geo="n_am" id="climate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climate__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaɪmət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clima/climate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clima/climate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://climate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c65" id="climate__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c64" id="climate__15" original="E393.7c50"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c63" id="climate__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="climate__17" original="E393.7c52"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="climate__18" original="E393.7c53"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="climate__19" original="E393.7c54"> the regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c5f" id="climate__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c5e" id="climate__21" original="E84b.-7326"><span class="x" id="climate__22" original="E84b.-7325"> The mild climate results in a long growing season. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c5c" id="climate__23" original="E84b.-7324"><span class="x" id="climate__24" original="E84b.-7323"> Small variations in climate can have a significant impact on ecosystems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c5a" id="climate__25" original="E84b.-7328"><span class="cf" id="climate__26" original="E47f.6fb3"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="climate__27" original="E84b.-7327"> Climate variability refers to shorter term variations in climate. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c57" id="climate__28" original="E84b.-7313" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="climate__29"> adjective + climate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c55" id="climate__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c54" id="climate__31" original="E84b.-7312"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c53" id="climate__32"><span class="coll" id="climate__33" original="E84b.-7311"> warm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c51" id="climate__34" original="E84b.-7310"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c50" id="climate__35"><span class="coll" id="climate__36" original="E84b.-730f"> hot </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c4e" id="climate__37" original="E84b.-730e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c4d" id="climate__38"><span class="coll" id="climate__39" original="E84b.-730d"> cold </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c4b" id="climate__40" original="E84b.-730c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c4a" id="climate__41"><span class="coll" id="climate__42" original="E84b.-730b"> dry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c48" id="climate__43" original="E84b.-730a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c47" id="climate__44"><span class="coll" id="climate__45" original="E84b.-7309"> wet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c45" id="climate__46" original="E84b.-7308"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c44" id="climate__47"><span class="coll" id="climate__48" original="E84b.-7307"> tropical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c42" id="climate__49" original="E84b.-7306"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c41" id="climate__50"><span class="coll" id="climate__51" original="E84b.-7305"> humid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c3f" id="climate__52" original="E84b.-7304"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c3e" id="climate__53"><span class="coll" id="climate__54" original="E84b.-7303"> temperate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c3c" id="climate__55" original="E8b1.-74b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c3b" id="climate__56"><span class="coll" id="climate__57" original="E8b1.-74b4"> arid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c39" id="climate__58" original="E8b1.-74b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c38" id="climate__59"><span class="coll" id="climate__60" original="E8b1.-74b2"> harsh </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c36" id="climate__61" original="E8b1.-74b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c35" id="climate__62"><span class="coll" id="climate__63" original="E8b1.-74b0"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c33" id="climate__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c32" id="climate__65" original="E84b.-7301"><span class="x" id="climate__66" original="E84b.-7300"> In general, Vietnam has a humid tropical climate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c30" id="climate__67" original="E84b.-72ff" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="climate__68"> adjective + climate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c2e" id="climate__69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c2d" id="climate__70" original="E84b.-72fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c2c" id="climate__71"><span class="coll" id="climate__72" original="E84b.-72fc"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c2a" id="climate__73" original="E84b.-72fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c29" id="climate__74"><span class="coll" id="climate__75" original="E84b.-72fa"> regional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c27" id="climate__76" original="E84b.-72f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c26" id="climate__77"><span class="coll" id="climate__78" original="E84b.-72f8"> local </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c24" id="climate__79" original="E84b.-72f7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c23" id="climate__80" original="E84b.-72f6"><span class="x" id="climate__81" original="E84b.-72f5"> Volcanic eruptions have had measurable effects on global climate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c21" id="climate__82" original="E84b.-72e4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="climate__83"> verb + climate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c1f" id="climate__84"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c1e" id="climate__85" original="E84b.-72e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c1d" id="climate__86"><span class="coll" id="climate__87" original="E84b.-72e2"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c1b" id="climate__88" original="E84b.-72e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c1a" id="climate__89"><span class="coll" id="climate__90" original="E84b.-72e0"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c18" id="climate__91" original="E84b.-72df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c17" id="climate__92"><span class="coll" id="climate__93" original="E84b.-72de"> change </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c15" id="climate__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c14" id="climate__95" original="E84b.-72dc"><span class="x" id="climate__96" original="E84b.-72db"> Altitude affects climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c12" id="climate__97" original="E8a9.-77b1"><span class="x" id="climate__98" original="E8a9.-77b0"> Since 2005, there has been a broad consensus that human activity is influencing our climate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c10" id="climate__99" original="E84b.-72cf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="climate__100"> climate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c0e" id="climate__101"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c0d" id="climate__102" original="E84b.-72cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c0c" id="climate__103"><span class="coll" id="climate__104" original="E84b.-72cc"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c0a" id="climate__105" original="E84b.-72cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c09" id="climate__106"><span class="coll" id="climate__107" original="E84b.-72ca"> variability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c07" id="climate__108" original="E8b1.-7518"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c06" id="climate__109"><span class="coll" id="climate__110" original="E8b1.-7517"> variation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c04" id="climate__111" original="E84b.-72c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c03" id="climate__112"><span class="coll" id="climate__113" original="E84b.-72c8"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c01" id="climate__114" original="E8b1.-7516"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c00" id="climate__115"><span class="coll" id="climate__116" original="E8b1.-7515"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bfe" id="climate__117" original="E8b1.-7514"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bfd" id="climate__118"><span class="coll" id="climate__119" original="E8b1.-7513"> event </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bfb" id="climate__120" original="E8b1.-7512"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bfa" id="climate__121"><span class="coll" id="climate__122" original="E8b1.-7511"> record </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bf8" id="climate__123" original="E84b.-72c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bf7" id="climate__124" original="E84b.-72c6"><span class="x" id="climate__125" original="E84b.-72c5"> The long-term record shows that the composition of the forests has changed with climate changes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bf5" id="climate__126" original="E8b1.-7510"><span class="x" id="climate__127" original="E8b1.-750f"> Severe climate events, such as major droughts, present severe challenges. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bf3" id="climate__128" original="E393.7c55"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bf2" id="climate__129"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="climate__130" original="E393.7c57"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="climate__131" original="E393.7c58"> an area with particular weather conditions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bef" id="climate__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bee" id="climate__133" original="E84b.-7322"><span class="x" id="climate__134" original="E84b.-7321"> These soils are found only in drier climates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bec" id="climate__135" original="E84b.-7320"><span class="x" id="climate__136" original="E84b.-731f"> Inuit children are leaner, not fatter, than children from warmer climates. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bea" id="climate__137" original="E84b.-7313" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="climate__138"> adjective + climate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6be8" id="climate__139"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6be7" id="climate__140" original="E84b.-7312"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6be6" id="climate__141"><span class="coll" id="climate__142" original="E84b.-7311"> warm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6be4" id="climate__143" original="E84b.-7310"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6be3" id="climate__144"><span class="coll" id="climate__145" original="E84b.-730f"> hot </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6be1" id="climate__146" original="E84b.-730e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6be0" id="climate__147"><span class="coll" id="climate__148" original="E84b.-730d"> cold </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bde" id="climate__149" original="E84b.-730c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bdd" id="climate__150"><span class="coll" id="climate__151" original="E84b.-730b"> dry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bdb" id="climate__152" original="E84b.-730a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bda" id="climate__153"><span class="coll" id="climate__154" original="E84b.-7309"> wet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bd8" id="climate__155" original="E84b.-7308"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bd7" id="climate__156"><span class="coll" id="climate__157" original="E84b.-7307"> tropical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bd5" id="climate__158" original="E84b.-7306"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bd4" id="climate__159"><span class="coll" id="climate__160" original="E84b.-7305"> humid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bd2" id="climate__161" original="E84b.-7304"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bd1" id="climate__162"><span class="coll" id="climate__163" original="E84b.-7303"> temperate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bcf" id="climate__164" original="E8b1.-74b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bce" id="climate__165"><span class="coll" id="climate__166" original="E8b1.-74b4"> arid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bcc" id="climate__167" original="E8b1.-74b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bcb" id="climate__168"><span class="coll" id="climate__169" original="E8b1.-74b2"> harsh </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bc9" id="climate__170" original="E8b1.-74b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bc8" id="climate__171"><span class="coll" id="climate__172" original="E8b1.-74b0"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bc6" id="climate__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bc5" id="climate__174" original="E8a9.-77b3"><span class="x" id="climate__175" original="E8a9.-77b2"> Warm-blooded organisms are larger in colder climates than in warmer ones. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bc3" id="climate__176" original="E393.7c59"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bc2" id="climate__177"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="climate__178" original="E393.7c5b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="climate__179" original="E393.7c5c"> a general attitude or feeling; an atmosphere or a situation that exists in a particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bbf" id="climate__180"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bbe" id="climate__181" original="E84b.-731e"><span class="x" id="climate__182" original="E84b.-731d"> In today's political climate, countries increasingly work together in the interests of national security. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bbc" id="climate__183" original="E84b.-731b"><span class="cf" id="climate__184" original="E84b.-731c"><span class="exp" id="climate__185"> climate </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="climate__186" original="E84b.-731a"> Education can promote a climate of ethnic tolerance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bb8" id="climate__187" original="E84b.-7319"><span class="x" id="climate__188" original="E84b.-7318"> The climate of opinion in China changed overnight. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bb6" id="climate__189" original="E8b1.-7520"><span class="cf" id="climate__190" original="E8b1.-7521"><span class="exp" id="climate__191"> climate </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="climate__192" original="E8b1.-751f"> Government support would create a favourable climate for research. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bb2" id="climate__193" original="E84b.-72f4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="climate__194"> adjective + climate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bb0" id="climate__195"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6baf" id="climate__196" original="E8b1.-751c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bae" id="climate__197"><span class="coll" id="climate__198" original="E8b1.-751b"> favourable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bac" id="climate__199" original="E8b1.-74af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6bab" id="climate__200"><span class="coll" id="climate__201" original="E8b1.-74ae"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ba9" id="climate__202" original="E84b.-72f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ba8" id="climate__203"><span class="coll" id="climate__204" original="E84b.-72f1"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ba6" id="climate__205" original="E84b.-72f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ba5" id="climate__206"><span class="coll" id="climate__207" original="E84b.-72ef"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ba3" id="climate__208" original="E84b.-72ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ba2" id="climate__209"><span class="coll" id="climate__210" original="E84b.-72ed"> moral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ba0" id="climate__211" original="E84b.-72ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b9f" id="climate__212"><span class="coll" id="climate__213" original="E84b.-72eb"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b9d" id="climate__214" original="E8b1.-74ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b9c" id="climate__215"><span class="coll" id="climate__216" original="E8b1.-74ac"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b9a" id="climate__217" original="E8b1.-74ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b99" id="climate__218"><span class="coll" id="climate__219" original="E8b1.-74aa"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b97" id="climate__220" original="E84b.-72ea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b96" id="climate__221" original="E84b.-72e9"><span class="x" id="climate__222" original="E84b.-72e8"> An exceptionally harsh economic climate prevailed in the 1590s, with poor harvests, low wages and high taxation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b94" id="climate__223" original="E84b.-72e4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="climate__224"> verb + climate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b92" id="climate__225"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b91" id="climate__226" original="E84b.-72e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b90" id="climate__227"><span class="coll" id="climate__228" original="E84b.-72e2"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b8e" id="climate__229" original="E84b.-72e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b8d" id="climate__230"><span class="coll" id="climate__231" original="E84b.-72e0"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b8b" id="climate__232" original="E84b.-72df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b8a" id="climate__233"><span class="coll" id="climate__234" original="E84b.-72de"> change </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b88" id="climate__235"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b87" id="climate__236" original="E8b1.-751a"><span class="x" id="climate__237" original="E8b1.-7519"> The civil rights movement changed the political climate in the southern states. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b85" id="climate__238" original="E84b.-72da" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="climate__239"> verb + climate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b83" id="climate__240"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b82" id="climate__241" original="E84b.-72d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b81" id="climate__242"><span class="coll" id="climate__243" original="E84b.-72d7"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b7f" id="climate__244"><span class="coll" id="climate__245" original="E84b.-72d5"> foster </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b7d" id="climate__246" original="E84b.-72d4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b7c" id="climate__247" original="E84b.-72d3"><span class="x" id="climate__248" original="E84b.-72d2"> Their aim was to foster a climate of understanding and respect. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7af0" id="climate__249" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="climate__250"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7af2" id="climate__251" original="E84b.-7316"><span class="shcut" id="climate__252" original="E84b.-7315"> adjective + climate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7af4" id="climate__253" original="E84b.-7314"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7af5" id="climate__254" original="E84b.-7312"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7af6" id="climate__255" original="E84b.-7311"><span class="coll" id="climate__256"> warm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7af8" id="climate__257" original="E84b.-7310"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7af9" id="climate__258" original="E84b.-730f"><span class="coll" id="climate__259"> hot </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7afb" id="climate__260" original="E84b.-730e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7afc" id="climate__261" original="E84b.-730d"><span class="coll" id="climate__262"> cold </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7afe" id="climate__263" original="E84b.-730c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7aff" id="climate__264" original="E84b.-730b"><span class="coll" id="climate__265"> dry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b01" id="climate__266" original="E84b.-730a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b02" id="climate__267" original="E84b.-7309"><span class="coll" id="climate__268"> wet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b04" id="climate__269" original="E84b.-7308"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b05" id="climate__270" original="E84b.-7307"><span class="coll" id="climate__271"> tropical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b07" id="climate__272" original="E84b.-7306"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b08" id="climate__273" original="E84b.-7305"><span class="coll" id="climate__274"> humid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b0a" id="climate__275" original="E84b.-7304"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b0b" id="climate__276" original="E84b.-7303"><span class="coll" id="climate__277"> temperate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b0d" id="climate__278" original="E8b1.-74b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b0e" id="climate__279" original="E8b1.-74b4"><span class="coll" id="climate__280"> arid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b10" id="climate__281" original="E8b1.-74b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b11" id="climate__282" original="E8b1.-74b2"><span class="coll" id="climate__283"> harsh </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b13" id="climate__284" original="E8b1.-74b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b14" id="climate__285" original="E8b1.-74b0"><span class="coll" id="climate__286"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b16" id="climate__287" original="E84b.-7302"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b17" id="climate__288" original="E84b.-7301"><span class="x" id="climate__289" original="E84b.-7300"> In general, Vietnam has a humid tropical climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b19" id="climate__290" original="E8a9.-77b3"><span class="x" id="climate__291" original="E8a9.-77b2"> Warm-blooded organisms are larger in colder climates than in warmer ones. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b1b" id="climate__292" original="E84b.-72ff"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b1c" id="climate__293" original="E84b.-72fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b1d" id="climate__294" original="E84b.-72fc"><span class="coll" id="climate__295"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b1f" id="climate__296" original="E84b.-72fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b20" id="climate__297" original="E84b.-72fa"><span class="coll" id="climate__298"> regional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b22" id="climate__299" original="E84b.-72f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b23" id="climate__300" original="E84b.-72f8"><span class="coll" id="climate__301"> local </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b25" id="climate__302" original="E84b.-72f7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b26" id="climate__303" original="E84b.-72f6"><span class="x" id="climate__304" original="E84b.-72f5"> Volcanic eruptions have had measurable effects on global climate. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b28" id="climate__305" original="E84b.-72f4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b29" id="climate__306" original="E8b1.-751c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b2a" id="climate__307" original="E8b1.-751b"><span class="coll" id="climate__308"> favourable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b2c" id="climate__309" original="E8b1.-74af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b2d" id="climate__310" original="E8b1.-74ae"><span class="coll" id="climate__311"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b2f" id="climate__312" original="E84b.-72f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b30" id="climate__313" original="E84b.-72f1"><span class="coll" id="climate__314"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b32" id="climate__315" original="E84b.-72f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b33" id="climate__316" original="E84b.-72ef"><span class="coll" id="climate__317"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b35" id="climate__318" original="E84b.-72ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b36" id="climate__319" original="E84b.-72ed"><span class="coll" id="climate__320"> moral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b38" id="climate__321" original="E84b.-72ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b39" id="climate__322" original="E84b.-72eb"><span class="coll" id="climate__323"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b3b" id="climate__324" original="E8b1.-74ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b3c" id="climate__325" original="E8b1.-74ac"><span class="coll" id="climate__326"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b3e" id="climate__327" original="E8b1.-74ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b3f" id="climate__328" original="E8b1.-74aa"><span class="coll" id="climate__329"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b41" id="climate__330" original="E84b.-72ea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b42" id="climate__331" original="E84b.-72e9"><span class="x" id="climate__332" original="E84b.-72e8"> An exceptionally harsh economic climate prevailed in the 1590s, with poor harvests, low wages and high taxation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b44" id="climate__333" original="E84b.-72e7"><span class="shcut" id="climate__334" original="E84b.-72e6"> verb + climate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b46" id="climate__335" original="E84b.-72e5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b47" id="climate__336" original="E84b.-72e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b48" id="climate__337" original="E84b.-72e2"><span class="coll" id="climate__338"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b4a" id="climate__339" original="E84b.-72e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b4b" id="climate__340" original="E84b.-72e0"><span class="coll" id="climate__341"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b4d" id="climate__342" original="E84b.-72df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b4e" id="climate__343" original="E84b.-72de"><span class="coll" id="climate__344"> change </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b50" id="climate__345" original="E84b.-72dd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b51" id="climate__346" original="E84b.-72dc"><span class="x" id="climate__347" original="E84b.-72db"> Altitude affects climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b53" id="climate__348" original="E8a9.-77b1"><span class="x" id="climate__349" original="E8a9.-77b0"> Since 2005, there has been a broad consensus that human activity is influencing our climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b55" id="climate__350" original="E8b1.-751a"><span class="x" id="climate__351" original="E8b1.-7519"> The civil rights movement changed the political climate in the southern states. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b57" id="climate__352" original="E84b.-72da"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b58" id="climate__353" original="E84b.-72d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b59" id="climate__354" original="E84b.-72d7"><span class="coll" id="climate__355"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b5b" id="climate__356" original="E84b.-72d5"><span class="coll" id="climate__357"> foster </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b5d" id="climate__358" original="E84b.-72d4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b5e" id="climate__359" original="E84b.-72d3"><span class="x" id="climate__360" original="E84b.-72d2"> Their aim was to foster a climate of understanding and respect. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b60" id="climate__361" original="E84b.-72d1"><span class="shcut" id="climate__362" original="E84b.-72d0"> climate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b62" id="climate__363" original="E84b.-72cf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b63" id="climate__364" original="E84b.-72cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b64" id="climate__365" original="E84b.-72cc"><span class="coll" id="climate__366"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b66" id="climate__367" original="E84b.-72cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b67" id="climate__368" original="E84b.-72ca"><span class="coll" id="climate__369"> variability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b69" id="climate__370" original="E8b1.-7518"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b6a" id="climate__371" original="E8b1.-7517"><span class="coll" id="climate__372"> variation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b6c" id="climate__373" original="E84b.-72c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b6d" id="climate__374" original="E84b.-72c8"><span class="coll" id="climate__375"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b6f" id="climate__376" original="E8b1.-7516"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b70" id="climate__377" original="E8b1.-7515"><span class="coll" id="climate__378"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b72" id="climate__379" original="E8b1.-7514"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b73" id="climate__380" original="E8b1.-7513"><span class="coll" id="climate__381"> event </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b75" id="climate__382" original="E8b1.-7512"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b76" id="climate__383" original="E8b1.-7511"><span class="coll" id="climate__384"> record </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b78" id="climate__385" original="E84b.-72c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b79" id="climate__386" original="E84b.-72c6"><span class="x" id="climate__387" original="E84b.-72c5"> The long-term record shows that the composition of the forests has changed with climate changes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7b7b" id="climate__388" original="E8b1.-7510"><span class="x" id="climate__389" original="E8b1.-750f"> Severe climate events, such as major droughts, present severe challenges. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.50c1" id="climate__390" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://climate" title="climate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.50c2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2afc" id="climate__391" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="climate__392"> climate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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climate change
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b7a" id="climate-change" original="E393.7c5d" sum="522"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b79" id="climate-change__1" original="E393.7c5e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b78" id="climate-change__2" original="E393.7c5f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> climate change </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b71" id="climate-change__4" original="E393.7c64"><span class="pos" id="climate-change__5" original="E393.7c65"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7946" eid="climate-change__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6559" geo="br" id="climate-change__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climate-change__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clima/climate_change_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clima/climate_change_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://climate_change_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.655c" geo="n_am" id="climate-change__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climate-change__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clima/climate_change_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clima/climate_change_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://climate_change_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b6f" id="climate-change__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="climate-change__12" original="E393.7c67"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b6d" id="climate-change__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b6c" id="climate-change__14" original="E393.7c68"><span class="def" id="climate-change__15" original="E393.7c69"> changes in the earth's weather, including changes in temperature, wind patterns and <a class="ndv" href="entry://rainfall" id="climate-change__16"> rainfall </a> , especially the increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon dioxide" id="climate-change__17"> carbon dioxide </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b68" id="climate-change__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b67" id="climate-change__19" original="E8b2.-7756"><span class="x" id="climate-change__20" original="E8b2.-7755"> Developing and commercializing clean energy is one of the basic strategies to combat global climate change. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b65" id="climate-change__21" original="E393.7c6f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://global-warming" title="global warming definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b64" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.310d" id="climate-change__22" original="E393.7c70"><span class="xh" id="climate-change__23"> global warming </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.51be" id="climate-change__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://climate-change" title="climate change definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.51bf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2b35" id="climate-change__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="climate-change__26"> climate change </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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climatic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b62" id="climatic" original="E393.7c72" sum="432"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b61" id="climatic__1" original="E393.7c73"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b60" id="climatic__2" original="E393.7c74"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> climatic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b58" id="climatic__4" original="E393.7c79"><span class="pos" id="climatic__5" original="E393.7c7a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.794d" eid="climatic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.658a" geo="br" id="climatic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climatic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clima/climatic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clima/climatic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://climatic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.658d" geo="n_am" id="climatic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climatic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clima/climatic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clima/climatic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://climatic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b56" id="climatic__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="climatic__12" original="E393.7c7c"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b54" id="climatic__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b53" id="climatic__14" original="E393.7c7d"><span class="def" id="climatic__15" original="E393.7c7e"> connected with the climate of a particular area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b51" id="climatic__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b50" id="climatic__17" original="E8a9.-77a1"><span class="x" id="climatic__18" original="E8a9.-77a0"> Tree ring data point to a sudden climatic change in 536–545 AD. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b4e" id="climatic__19" original="E8b1.-7441"><span class="x" id="climatic__20" original="E8b1.-7440"> climatic variation/variability </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b4c" id="climatic__21" original="E8b1.-743f"><span class="x" id="climatic__22" original="E8b1.-743e"> climatic fluctuations/oscillations </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b4a" id="climatic__23" original="E8a9.-779f"><span class="x" id="climatic__24" original="E8a9.-779e"> Some varieties of rocks can be deposited only under specific climatic conditions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b48" id="climatic__25"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b47" id="climatic__26" original="E393.7c7f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b46" id="climatic__27"><span class="dr" id="climatic__28" original="E393.7c80"> climatically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b3e" id="climatic__29" original="E393.7c84"><span class="pos" id="climatic__30" original="E393.7c85"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.794e" eid="climatic__31" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6590" geo="br" id="climatic__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climatic__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪˈmætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clima/climatically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clima/climatically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://climatically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6594" geo="n_am" id="climatic__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climatic__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪˈmætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clima/climatically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clima/climatically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://climatically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b3c" id="climatic__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b3b" id="climatic__37" original="E8a9.-779d"><span class="x" id="climatic__38" original="E8a9.-779c"> South-western Michigan was climatically well suited for wheat production. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.51db" id="climatic__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://climatic" title="climatic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.51dc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2b51" id="climatic__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="climatic__41"> climatic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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climb
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b39" id="climb" original="E393.7cfa" sum="906"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b38" id="climb__1" original="E393.7cfb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b37" id="climb__2" original="E393.7cfc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> climb </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b2a" id="climb__9" original="E393.7d07"><span class="pos" id="climb__10" original="E393.7d08"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.795d" eid="climb__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67b7" geo="br" id="climb__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/climb/climb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climb__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://climb__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67ba" geo="n_am" id="climb__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/climb/climb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climb__us_1.ogg" href="sound://climb__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1619" id="climb__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67bd" form="root" id="climb__17"><span class="vp" id="climb__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> climb </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67bf" eid="climb__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67c0" geo="br" id="climb__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/climb/climb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climb__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://climb__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67c3" geo="n_am" id="climb__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/climb/climb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climb__us_1.ogg" href="sound://climb__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67c6" form="thirdps" id="climb__24"><span class="vp" id="climb__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> climbs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67c8" eid="climb__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67c9" geo="br" id="climb__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/climb/climbs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climbs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://climbs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67cc" geo="n_am" id="climb__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/climb/climbs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climbs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://climbs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67cf" form="past" id="climb__31"><span class="vp" id="climb__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> climbed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67d1" eid="climb__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67d2" geo="br" id="climb__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/climb/climbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climbed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://climbed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67d5" geo="n_am" id="climb__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/climb/climbed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climbed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://climbed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67d8" form="pastpart" id="climb__38"><span class="vp" id="climb__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> climbed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67da" eid="climb__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67db" geo="br" id="climb__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/climb/climbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climbed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://climbed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67de" geo="n_am" id="climb__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaɪmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/climb/climbed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climbed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://climbed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67e1" form="prespart" id="climb__45"><span class="vp" id="climb__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> climbing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67e3" eid="climb__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67e4" geo="br" id="climb__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaɪmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/climb/climbing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climbing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://climbing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.67e7" geo="n_am" id="climb__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="climb__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaɪmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/climb/climbing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/climb/climbing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://climbing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6afe" id="climb__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6afd" id="climb__53" original="E393.7d25"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6afc" id="climb__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="climb__55" original="E393.7d27"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="climb__56" original="E393.7d28"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="climb__57" original="E393.7d29"><span class="exp" id="climb__58"> climb </span> (up) (something) </span><span class="def" id="climb__59" original="E393.7d2a"> to go up something towards the top </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6af6" id="climb__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6af5" id="climb__61" original="E81d.6b3e"><span class="x" id="climb__62" original="E81d.6b3f"> Overall, normal-weight workers were more likely to climb the stairs than the overweight. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6af3" id="climb__63" original="E81d.6b40"><span class="x" id="climb__64" original="E81d.6b41"> People climbed up on the roofs of buildings to watch. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6af1" id="climb__65" original="E393.7d3f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6af0" id="climb__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="climb__67" original="E393.7d41"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="climb__68" original="E81d.6b42"><span class="exp" id="climb__69"> climb </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="climb__70" original="E393.7d43"> to increase in value or amount </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aeb" id="climb__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aea" id="climb__72" original="E81d.6b43"><span class="x" id="climb__73" original="E81d.6b44"> By 1966, however, that figure had climbed to 85 per cent. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ae8" id="climb__74" original="E393.7d44"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ae7" id="climb__75"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="climb__76" original="E393.7d46"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="climb__77" original="E393.7d47"><span class="exp" id="climb__78"> climb </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="climb__79" original="E393.7d48"> to move to a higher level of importance in a society, organization, etc., by your own effort </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ae2" id="climb__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ae1" id="climb__81" original="E81d.6b45"><span class="x" id="climb__82" original="E81d.6b46"> Eight years later he had climbed to the position of Secretary of State. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6adf" id="climb__83" original="E393.7d2b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ade" id="climb__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="climb__85" original="E393.7d2d"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="climb__86" original="E393.7d2e"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="climb__87" original="E393.7d2f"> to move somewhere, especially with difficulty or effort </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ada" id="climb__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ad9" id="climb__89" original="E81d.6b47"><span class="x" id="climb__90" original="E81d.6b48"> Rats make desperate attempts to climb out when they are put in water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ad7" id="climb__91" original="E81d.6b49"><span class="x" id="climb__92" original="E81d.6b4a"> The emergency team climbed into a helicopter. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.523d" id="climb__93" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://climb_1" title="climb definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.523e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2bf8" id="climb__94" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="climb__95"> climb </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clinic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ad5" id="clinic" original="E393.7eae" sum="890"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ad4" id="clinic__1" original="E393.7eaf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ad3" id="clinic__2" original="E393.7eb0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clinic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ac7" id="clinic__7" original="E393.7eb8"><span class="pos" id="clinic__8" original="E393.7eb9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7964" eid="clinic__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6d40" geo="br" id="clinic__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clinic__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪnɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clini/clinic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clini/clinic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clinic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6d43" geo="n_am" id="clinic__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clinic__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪnɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clini/clinic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clini/clinic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clinic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ac5" id="clinic__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ac4" id="clinic__15" original="E393.7eba"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="clinic__16" original="E393.7ebb"> a building or part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment or advice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ac2" id="clinic__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ac1" id="clinic__18" original="E85c.-5602"><span class="x" id="clinic__19" original="E85c.-5601"> Only 2.5% of all pregnant women fail to attend an antenatal clinic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6abf" id="clinic__20" original="E85c.-55fd"><span class="cf" id="clinic__21" original="E85c.-55fe"> in a <span class="exp" id="clinic__22"> clinic </span></span><span class="x" id="clinic__23" original="E85c.-55fc"> These patients are usually treated in outpatient clinics as day cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6abb" id="clinic__24" original="E85c.-55fa"><span class="cf" id="clinic__25" original="E85c.-55fb"> at a <span class="exp" id="clinic__26"> clinic </span></span><span class="x" id="clinic__27" original="E85c.-55f9"> All children have a routine check-up at the child health clinic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ab7" id="clinic__28" original="E85c.-5604"><span class="cf" id="clinic__29" original="E47f.6ffe"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="clinic__30" original="E85c.-5603"> Many injury patients return for clinic visits to check progress two weeks following treatment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ab4" id="clinic__31" original="E393.7ebc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ab3" id="clinic__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="clinic__33" original="E393.7ebe"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="clinic__34" original="E393.7ebf"> a period of time during which doctors or nurses give special medical treatment or advice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ab0" id="clinic__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aaf" id="clinic__36" original="E85c.-55f8"><span class="x" id="clinic__37" original="E85c.-55f7"> Monthly diabetic clinics were held. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aad" id="clinic__38" original="E393.7ec0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aac" id="clinic__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="clinic__40" original="E393.7ec2"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="clinic__41" original="E393.7ec3"> a private hospital or one that treats health problems of a particular kind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aa9" id="clinic__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aa8" id="clinic__43" original="E85c.-55f4"><span class="x" id="clinic__44" original="E85c.-55f3"> Private clinics tend to have longer consultation times than those in the public sector. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.527a" id="clinic__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clinic" title="clinic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.527b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2e89" id="clinic__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clinic__47"> clinic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clinical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aa6" id="clinical" original="E393.7ed1" sum="382"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aa5" id="clinical__1" original="E393.7ed2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aa4" id="clinical__2" original="E393.7ed3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clinical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a9b" id="clinical__4" original="E393.7ed8"><span class="pos" id="clinical__5" original="E393.7ed9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.796b" eid="clinical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6d8b" geo="br" id="clinical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clinical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪnɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clini/clinical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clini/clinical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clinical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6d8e" geo="n_am" id="clinical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clinical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪnɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clini/clinical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clini/clinical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clinical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a99" id="clinical__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a98" id="clinical__12" original="E393.7eda"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a97" id="clinical__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="clinical__14" original="E393.7edc"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="clinical__15" original="E393.7edd"> connected with the examination and treatment of patients and their illnesses </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a94" id="clinical__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a93" id="clinical__17" original="E85c.-5596"><span class="x" id="clinical__18" original="E85c.-5595"> This test is not yet used in routine clinical practice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a91" id="clinical__19" original="E85c.-5594"><span class="x" id="clinical__20" original="E85c.-5593"> There is, however, insufficient evidence from clinical trials on which to evaluate these treatments. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c1a" id="clinical__21" original="E85c.-5591" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="clinical__22" original="E85c.-5590"> clinical + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c1c" id="clinical__23" original="E85c.-558f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c1d" id="clinical__24" original="E85c.-558d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c1e" id="clinical__25"><span class="coll" id="clinical__26" original="E85c.-558c"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c20" id="clinical__27" original="E85c.-558b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c21" id="clinical__28"><span class="coll" id="clinical__29" original="E85c.-558a"> trial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c23" id="clinical__30" original="E85c.-5589"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c24" id="clinical__31"><span class="coll" id="clinical__32" original="E85c.-5588"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c26" id="clinical__33"><span class="coll" id="clinical__34" original="E85c.-5587"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c28" id="clinical__35" original="E85c.-5586"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c29" id="clinical__36"><span class="coll" id="clinical__37" original="E85c.-5585"> laboratory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c2b" id="clinical__38" original="E85c.-5584"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c2c" id="clinical__39"><span class="coll" id="clinical__40" original="E85c.-5583"> setting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c2e" id="clinical__41" original="E85c.-5582"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c2f" id="clinical__42"><span class="coll" id="clinical__43" original="E85c.-5581"> guidelines </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c31" id="clinical__44" original="E85c.-5580"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c32" id="clinical__45"><span class="coll" id="clinical__46" original="E85c.-557f"> assessment </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c34" id="clinical__47"><span class="coll" id="clinical__48" original="E85c.-557e"> examination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c36" id="clinical__49" original="E85c.-557d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c37" id="clinical__50"><span class="coll" id="clinical__51" original="E85c.-557c"> interview </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c39" id="clinical__52" original="E85c.-557b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c3a" id="clinical__53"><span class="coll" id="clinical__54" original="E85c.-557a"> diagnosis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c3c" id="clinical__55" original="E85c.-5579"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c3d" id="clinical__56"><span class="coll" id="clinical__57" original="E85c.-5578"> outcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c3f" id="clinical__58" original="E85c.-5577"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c40" id="clinical__59"><span class="coll" id="clinical__60" original="E85c.-5576"> feature </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c42" id="clinical__61"><span class="coll" id="clinical__62" original="E85c.-5575"> sign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c44" id="clinical__63" original="E85c.-5574"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c45" id="clinical__64"><span class="coll" id="clinical__65" original="E85c.-5573"> sample </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c47" id="clinical__66" original="E85c.-5572"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c48" id="clinical__67"><span class="coll" id="clinical__68" original="E85c.-5571"> data </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c4a" id="clinical__69"><span class="coll" id="clinical__70" original="E85c.-5570"> findings </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c4c" id="clinical__71" original="E85c.-556f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c4d" id="clinical__72"><span class="coll" id="clinical__73" original="E85c.-556e"> decision </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c4f" id="clinical__74"><span class="coll" id="clinical__75" original="E85c.-556d"> judgement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c51" id="clinical__76" original="E85c.-556c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c52" id="clinical__77" original="E85c.-556b"><span class="x" id="clinical__78" original="E85c.-556a"> Blood and other tissues can be tested in clinical laboratories to aid in preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c54" id="clinical__79" original="E85c.-5569"><span class="x" id="clinical__80" original="E85c.-5568"> The clinical features of each of these syndromes are similar. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.52aa" id="clinical__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clinical" title="clinical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.52ab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2ec5" id="clinical__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clinical__83"> clinical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clinically
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a8f" id="clinically" original="E85c.-555a" sum="459"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a8e" id="clinically__1" original="E85c.-5559"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a8d" id="clinically__2" original="E85c.-5558"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clinically </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a85" id="clinically__4" original="E85c.-5553"><span class="pos" id="clinically__5" original="E85c.-5552"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7972" eid="clinically__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6dcb" geo="br" id="clinically__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clinically__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪnɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clini/clinically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clini/clinically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clinically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6dcf" geo="n_am" id="clinically__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clinically__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɪnɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clini/clinically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clini/clinically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clinically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a83" id="clinically__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a82" id="clinically__12" original="E85c.-5551"><span class="def" id="clinically__13" original="E85c.-5550"> in a way that is connected with the examination and treatment of patients and their illnesses </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a80" id="clinically__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a7f" id="clinically__15" original="E492.-772d"><span class="x" id="clinically__16" original="E492.-772c"> Clinically, the symptoms of lung cancer and tuberculosis are often similar. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a7d" id="clinically__17" original="E85c.-554d"><span class="x" id="clinically__18" original="E85c.-554c"> Some newer strains are resistant to almost all clinically available antibiotics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a7b" id="clinically__19" original="E85c.-554b"><span class="x" id="clinically__20" original="E85c.-554a"> An effective treatment for the clinically diagnosed condition is available. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.52c6" id="clinically__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clinically" title="clinically definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.52c7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.7ca0" id="clinically__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clinically__23"> clinically </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clinician
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a79" id="clinician" original="E393.7eee" sum="300"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a78" id="clinician__1" original="E393.7eef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a77" id="clinician__2" original="E393.7ef0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clinician </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a6c" id="clinician__7" original="E393.7ef8"><span class="pos" id="clinician__8" original="E393.7ef9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.797b" eid="clinician__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6de5" geo="br" id="clinician__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clinician__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪˈnɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cli/clini/clinician__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cli/clini/clinician__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clinician__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.6de8" geo="n_am" id="clinician__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clinician__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɪˈnɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cli/clini/clinician__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cli/clini/clinician__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clinician__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a6a" id="clinician__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a69" id="clinician__15" original="E393.7efa"><span class="def" id="clinician__16" original="E393.7efb"> a doctor, <a class="ndv" href="entry://psychologist" id="clinician__17"> psychologist </a> , etc. who has direct contact with patients </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a66" id="clinician__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a65" id="clinician__19" original="E85c.-5538"><span class="x" id="clinician__20" original="E85c.-5537"> The Internet is also increasingly being used by clinicians to acquire health information. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.52e3" id="clinician__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clinician" title="clinician definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.52e4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.2f00" id="clinician__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clinician__23"> clinician </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clock
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a63" id="clock" original="E399.-7e17" sum="1074"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a62" id="clock__1" original="E399.-7e16"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a61" id="clock__2" original="E399.-7e15"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clock </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a55" id="clock__7" original="E399.-7e0a"><span class="pos" id="clock__8" original="E399.-7e09"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7982" eid="clock__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7599" geo="br" id="clock__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clock__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɒk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clock/clock__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clock/clock__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clock__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.759c" geo="n_am" id="clock__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clock__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clock/clock__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clock/clock__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clock__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a53" id="clock__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a52" id="clock__15" original="E399.-7e08"><span class="def" id="clock__16" original="E399.-7e05"> an instrument for measuring and showing time, in a room or on the wall of a building (not worn or carried like a watch) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a50" id="clock__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a4f" id="clock__18" original="E824.-5b5d"><span class="x" id="clock__19" original="E824.-5b5c"> The time measured by the clock was 12.10 </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a4d" id="clock__20" original="E824.-5b5b"><span class="x" id="clock__21" original="E824.-5b5a"> Both clocks were set to zero. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a4b" id="clock__22" original="E824.-5b59"><span class="x" id="clock__23" original="E824.-5b58"> The first clock was running slower. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="clock__24" original="E586.-49f3" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="clock__25" original="E586.-49f2"> biological clock </span> is a natural system in living things that controls regular physical activities such as sleeping: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a47" id="clock__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a46" id="clock__27" original="E586.-49f1"><span class="x" id="clock__28" original="E586.-49f0"> The movements of the leaves are triggered by the plant's biological clock. </span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a44" id="clock__29" original="E399.-7deb"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a43" id="clock__30" original="E399.-7de6" sk="aroundclock"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a42" id="clock__31"><span class="idm" id="clock__32" original="E399.-7de5"> around/round the clock </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a40" id="clock__33"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a3f" id="clock__34"><span class="def" id="clock__35" original="E399.-7de4"> all day and all night without stopping </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a3d" id="clock__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a3c" id="clock__37" original="E824.-5b57"><span class="x" id="clock__38" original="E824.-5b56"> Satellite technology meant that Al-Jazeera broadcasts could be watched around the clock on all five continents. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a3a" id="clock__39" original="E399.-7dda" sk="turnclockback"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a39" id="clock__40"><span class="idm" id="clock__41" original="E399.-7dd9"> turn/put the clock back </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a37" id="clock__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="clock__43" original="E399.-7dd4" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a35" id="clock__44"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a34" id="clock__45"><span class="def" id="clock__46" original="E399.-7dd7"> to return to a situation that existed in the past, or to old-fashioned methods or ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a32" id="clock__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a31" id="clock__48" original="E824.-5b55"><span class="x" id="clock__49" original="E824.-5b54"> After the war's end, various policies attempted to turn the clock back for female war workers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.52fd" id="clock__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clock_1" title="clock definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.52fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.32df" id="clock__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clock__52"> clock </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a2f" hm="1" id="clone1" original="E399.-7c0e" sum="438"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a2e" id="clone1__1" original="E399.-7c0d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a2d" id="clone1__2" original="E399.-7c0c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clone <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a21" id="clone1__7" original="E399.-7c01"><span class="pos" id="clone1__8" original="E399.-7c00"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7989" eid="clone1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79b9" geo="br" id="clone1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clone/clone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/clone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79bc" geo="n_am" id="clone1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clone/clone__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/clone__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clone__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a1f" id="clone1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a1e" id="clone1__15" original="E399.-7bff"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a1d" id="clone1__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="clone1__17" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="clone1__18" original="E399.-7bfc"> a plant or an animal that is produced naturally or artificially from the cells of another plant or animal and is therefore exactly the same as it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a1a" id="clone1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a19" id="clone1__20" original="E85c.-5531"><span class="x" id="clone1__21" original="E85c.-5530"> A population of plants derived from a single clone will have no genetic variability at all. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a17" id="clone1__22" original="E85c.-552e"><span class="cf" id="clone1__23" original="E85c.-552f"><span class="exp" id="clone1__24"> clone </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="clone1__25" original="E85c.-552d"> The body contains many different clones of plasma cells. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5334" id="clone1__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clone_1" title="clone definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5335" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.35a5" id="clone1__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clone1__28"> clone </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a13" hm="2" id="clone2" original="E399.-7bf3" sum="416"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a12" id="clone2__1" original="E399.-7bf2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a11" id="clone2__2" original="E399.-7bf1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clone <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a03" id="clone2__9" original="E399.-7be6"><span class="pos" id="clone2__10" original="E399.-7be5"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7990" eid="clone2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79bf" geo="br" id="clone2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clone/clone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/clone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79c2" geo="n_am" id="clone2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clone/clone__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/clone__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clone__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-15eb" id="clone2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79c5" form="root" id="clone2__17"><span class="vp" id="clone2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> clone </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79c7" eid="clone2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79c8" geo="br" id="clone2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clone/clone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/clone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79cb" geo="n_am" id="clone2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clone/clone__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/clone__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clone__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79ce" form="thirdps" id="clone2__24"><span class="vp" id="clone2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> clones </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79d0" eid="clone2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79d1" geo="br" id="clone2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clone/clones__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/clones__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clones__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79d4" geo="n_am" id="clone2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clone/clones__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/clones__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clones__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79d7" form="past" id="clone2__31"><span class="vp" id="clone2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cloned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79d9" eid="clone2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79da" geo="br" id="clone2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clone/cloned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/cloned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79dd" geo="n_am" id="clone2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clone/cloned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/cloned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cloned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79e0" form="pastpart" id="clone2__38"><span class="vp" id="clone2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cloned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79e2" eid="clone2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79e3" geo="br" id="clone2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clone/cloned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/cloned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79e6" geo="n_am" id="clone2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clone/cloned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clone/cloned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cloned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79e9" form="prespart" id="clone2__45"><span class="vp" id="clone2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cloning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79eb" eid="clone2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79ec" geo="br" id="clone2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkləʊnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloni/cloning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloni/cloning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.79ef" geo="n_am" id="clone2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clone2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkloʊnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloni/cloning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloni/cloning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cloning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69d2" id="clone2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69d1" id="clone2__53" original="E399.-7bc8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69d0" id="clone2__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="clone2__55" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="clone2__56" original="E399.-7bc7"><span class="exp" id="clone2__57"> clone </span> something </span><span class="def" id="clone2__58" original="E399.-7bc6"> to produce an exact copy of an animal or a plant from its cells </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69cb" id="clone2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69ca" id="clone2__60" original="E85c.-552a"><span class="x" id="clone2__61" original="E85c.-5529"> Scientists have cloned a gene that helps brain cells communicate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69c8" id="clone2__62" original="E85c.-5528"><span class="x" id="clone2__63" original="E85c.-5527"> The long-term effects of this genomic mixing are unknown, but cloned animals develop a range of health problems. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5384" id="clone2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clone_1" title="clone definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5385" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.35a5" id="clone2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clone2__66"> clone </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69c6" hm="1" id="close1" original="E399.-7ba7" sum="2666"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69c5" id="close1__1" original="E399.-7ba6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69c4" id="close1__2" original="E399.-7ba5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> close <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69b6" id="close1__9" original="E399.-7b9a"><span class="pos" id="close1__10" original="E399.-7b99"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69bd" eid="close1__11" original="E399.-7b9d" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bde" geo="br" id="close1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/close__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://close__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7be1" geo="n_am" id="close1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/close__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__us_1.ogg" href="sound://close__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-15bd" id="close1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7be4" form="root" id="close1__17"><span class="vp" id="close1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> close </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7be6" eid="close1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7be7" geo="br" id="close1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/close__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://close__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bea" geo="n_am" id="close1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/close__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__us_1.ogg" href="sound://close__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bed" form="thirdps" id="close1__24"><span class="vp" id="close1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> closes </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bef" eid="close1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bf0" geo="br" id="close1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkləʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/closes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bf3" geo="n_am" id="close1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkloʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/closes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://closes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bf6" form="past" id="close1__31"><span class="vp" id="close1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> closed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bf8" eid="close1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bf9" geo="br" id="close1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/closed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bfc" geo="n_am" id="close1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/closed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://closed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7bff" form="pastpart" id="close1__38"><span class="vp" id="close1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> closed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c01" eid="close1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c02" geo="br" id="close1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/closed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c05" geo="n_am" id="close1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/closed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://closed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c08" form="prespart" id="close1__45"><span class="vp" id="close1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> closing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c0a" eid="close1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c0b" geo="br" id="close1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkləʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/closi/closing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/closi/closing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://closing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c0e" geo="n_am" id="close1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkloʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/closi/closing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/closi/closing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://closing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6985" id="close1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6984" id="close1__53" original="E399.-7b7a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6983" id="close1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="close1__55" original="E399.-7b78"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="close1__56" original="E399.-7b77"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="close1__57" original="E399.-7b76"><span class="exp" id="close1__58"> close </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="close1__59" original="E399.-7b75"> to put something into a position so that it covers an opening; to get into this position </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-697d" id="close1__60" original="E399.-7b74" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://shut" title="shut definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-697c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.7a30" id="close1__61" original="E399.-7b73"><span class="xh" id="close1__62"> shut </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-697a" id="close1__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6979" id="close1__64" original="E492.-7714"><span class="x" id="close1__65" original="E492.-7713"> to close a door/window </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6977" id="close1__66" original="E850.-6929"><span class="x" id="close1__67" original="E850.-6928"> The patient may be encouraged to close their eyes and listen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6975" id="close1__68" original="E850.-6925"><span class="x" id="close1__69" original="E850.-6924"> The valve begins to close and the flow of steam is reduced. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6973" id="close1__70" original="E399.-7b71" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open2" title="open2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6972" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.590e" id="close1__71" original="E399.-7b70"><span class="xh" id="close1__72"> open </span><span class="xhm" id="close1__73"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-696e" id="close1__74" original="E399.-7b6e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-696d" id="close1__75"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="close1__76" original="E399.-7b6c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="close1__77" original="E399.-7b6a"> to move the parts of something together so that it is no longer open </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-696a" id="close1__78" original="E399.-7b69" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://shut" title="shut definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6969" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.7a30" id="close1__79" original="E399.-7b68"><span class="xh" id="close1__80"> shut </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6967" id="close1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6966" id="close1__82" original="E850.-6923"><span class="x" id="close1__83" original="E850.-6922"> She closes the book and puts it on her lap. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6964" id="close1__84" original="E850.-6921"><span class="x" id="close1__85" original="E850.-6920"> These immensely strong muscles close the jaws. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6962" id="close1__86" original="E399.-7b66" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open2" title="open2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6961" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.590e" id="close1__87" original="E399.-7b65"><span class="xh" id="close1__88"> open </span><span class="xhm" id="close1__89"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-695d" id="close1__90" original="E399.-7b63"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-695c" id="close1__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="close1__92" original="E399.-7b61"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="close1__93" original="E399.-7b60"> often passive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="close1__94" original="E399.-7b5f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="close1__95" original="E399.-7b5e"> to make the work of a shop, etc. stop for a period of time; to not be open for people to use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6957" id="close1__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6956" id="close1__97" original="E850.-691f"><span class="cf" id="close1__98" original="E399.-7b5c"><span class="exp" id="close1__99"> close </span> something (to somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="close1__100" original="E850.-691e"> On January 18 the river was closed to all fishing activities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6952" id="close1__101" original="E850.-691b"><span class="cf" id="close1__102" original="E399.-7b5b"><span class="exp" id="close1__103"> close </span> (for something) </span><span class="x" id="close1__104" original="E850.-691a"> Airports would have to close if the strikes were to go ahead. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-694e" id="close1__105" original="E850.-6919"><span class="x" id="close1__106" original="E850.-6918"> Business and government offices close for Friday prayer. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-694c" id="close1__107" original="E399.-7b5a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open2" title="open2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-694b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.590e" id="close1__108" original="E399.-7b59"><span class="xh" id="close1__109"> open </span><span class="xhm" id="close1__110"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6947" id="close1__111" original="E399.-7b57"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6946" id="close1__112" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6945" id="close1__113"><span class="v"><strong> close down </strong></span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6943" id="close1__115"><span class="v"><strong> close something down </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6941" id="close1__117"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="close1__118" original="E399.-7b55"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="close1__119" original="E399.-7b54"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="close1__120" original="E399.-7b53"><span class="exp" id="close1__121"> close </span> (something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-693c" id="close1__122"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="close1__123" original="E492.-7712"> of a company, shop, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="close1__124" original="E399.-7b4f"> it stop operating as a business; to stop operating a company, shop, etc. as a business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6939" id="close1__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6938" id="close1__126" original="E850.-6917"><span class="x" id="close1__127" original="E850.-6916"> The town’s population has declined since the factory closed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6936" id="close1__128" original="E850.-6913"><span class="x" id="close1__129" original="E850.-6912"> His newspaper, ‘Rheinische Zeitung’, was closed down by the government. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6934" id="close1__130" original="E399.-7b4c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open2" title="open2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6933" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.590e" id="close1__131" original="E399.-7b4b"><span class="xh" id="close1__132"> open </span><span class="xhm" id="close1__133"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-692f" id="close1__134" original="E399.-7b49"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-692e" id="close1__135"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="close1__136" original="E399.-7b46"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="close1__137" original="E399.-7b47"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="close1__138" original="E399.-7b45"> to end; to make something end </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-692a" id="close1__139"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6929" id="close1__140" original="E850.-690f"><span class="cf" id="close1__141" original="E399.-7b44"><span class="exp" id="close1__142"> close </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="close1__143" original="E850.-690e"> This dramatic book closes with the murder of the disgraced Vitellius. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6925" id="close1__144" original="E850.-690d"><span class="cf" id="close1__145" original="E492.-7711"><span class="exp" id="close1__146"> close </span> something (with something) </span><span class="x" id="close1__147" original="E850.-690c"> Evans-Pritchard closes his discussion with a short account of prophets and priests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6921" id="close1__148" original="E850.-6906"><span class="x" id="close1__149" original="E850.-6905"> He closed his bank account. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-691f" id="close1__150" original="E399.-7b43" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open2" title="open2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-691e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.590e" id="close1__151" original="E399.-7b42"><span class="xh" id="close1__152"> open </span><span class="xhm" id="close1__153"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-691a" id="close1__154" original="E399.-7b3b"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6919" id="close1__155"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="close1__156" original="E399.-7b39"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="close1__157" original="E399.-7b38"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="close1__158" original="E399.-7b37"><span class="exp" id="close1__159"> close </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="close1__160" original="E399.-7b36"> to make the distance or difference between two people or things smaller; to become smaller or narrower </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6913" id="close1__161"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6912" id="close1__162" original="E850.-6904"><span class="x" id="close1__163" original="E850.-6903"> Researchers will be able to close further gaps in our knowledge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6910" id="close1__164" original="E850.-6902"><span class="x" id="close1__165" original="E850.-6901"> The gap between male and female wages began to close during the 1980s. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-690e" id="close1__166" original="E399.-7b14"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-690d" id="close1__167" original="E399.-7b0a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-690c" id="close1__168"><h4 class="pv"> close down </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> close something down </h4><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6909" id="close1__171" original="E399.-7b07" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://close1" title="close1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6908" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69c6" id="close1__172" original="E399.-7b06"><span class="xh" id="close1__173"> close </span><span class="xhm" id="close1__174"> 1 </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6904" id="close1__175" original="E399.-7af2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6903" id="close1__176"><h4 class="pv"> close in (on somebody/something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6901" id="close1__178"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6900" id="close1__179"><span class="def" id="close1__180" original="E399.-7af0"> to move nearer to somebody/something, especially in order to attack them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68fe" id="close1__181"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68fd" id="close1__182" original="E850.-68ff"><span class="x" id="close1__183" original="E850.-68fe"> The rebels were closing in on the city. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68fb" id="close1__184" original="E399.-7aef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68fa" id="close1__185"><h4 class="pv"> close something off </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68f8" id="close1__187"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68f7" id="close1__188"><span class="def" id="close1__189" original="E399.-7aed"> to separate something from other parts so that people cannot use it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68f5" id="close1__190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68f4" id="close1__191" original="E850.-68f9"><span class="x" id="close1__192" original="E850.-68f8"> After closing off the enemy’s harbour, he overcame long resistance and captured Carthage. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.53d4" id="close1__193" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://close1_1" title="close definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.53d5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3621" id="close1__194" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="close1__195"> close </span><span class="xhm" id="close1__196"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68f2" hm="2" id="close2" original="E399.-7ac8" sum="594"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68f1" id="close2__1" original="E399.-7ac7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68f0" id="close2__2" original="E399.-7ac6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> close <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68e4" id="close2__7" original="E399.-7abb"><span class="pos" id="close2__8" original="E399.-7aba"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68eb" eid="close2__9" original="E399.-7abe" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c11" geo="br" id="close2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/close__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://close__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c14" geo="n_am" id="close2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/close__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__us_1.ogg" href="sound://close__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68e2" id="close2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="close2__15" original="E399.-7ab5"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68e0" id="close2__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68df" id="close2__17" original="E399.-7ab7"><span class="def" id="close2__18" original="E399.-7ab3"> the end of a period of time, an activity or a text </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68dd" id="close2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68dc" id="close2__20" original="E850.-68df"><span class="x" id="close2__21" original="E850.-68de"> The Cold War was coming to a close. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68da" id="close2__22" original="E8b8.605b"><span class="x" id="close2__23" original="E8b8.605c"> As the century drew to a close, scientists did not have any way to gauge the overall size of an earthquake. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68d8" id="close2__24" original="E850.-68d8"><span class="cf" id="close2__25" original="E850.-68d9"><span class="exp" id="close2__26"> close </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="close2__27" original="E850.-68d7"> He took British citizenship only at the close of his life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68d4" id="close2__28" original="E850.-68d6"><span class="x" id="close2__29" original="E850.-68d5"> Karas’s claim had been refused shortly before the close of business on 11 October. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68d2" id="close2__30" original="E4a5.53a9"><span class="x" id="close2__31" original="E4a5.53aa"> I often write a sentence such as ‘Thank you in advance for your time and attention’ prior to the close of the email. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5476" id="close2__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://close1_1" title="close definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5477" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3621" id="close2__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="close2__34"> close </span><span class="xhm" id="close2__35"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68d0" hm="3" id="close3" original="E399.-7ab2" sum="3007"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68cf" id="close3__1" original="E399.-7ab1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68ce" id="close3__2" original="E399.-7ab0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> close <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68c1" id="close3__8" original="E399.-7aa5"><span class="pos" id="close3__9" original="E399.-7aa4"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68c8" eid="close3__10" original="E399.-7aa8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c17" geo="br" id="close3__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close3__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/close__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://close__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c1a" geo="n_am" id="close3__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close3__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/close__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__us_2.ogg" href="sound://close__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68bf" id="close3__15" original="E399.-7aa1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68be" form="_tofix" id="close3__16"><span class="if" id="close3__17" original="E399.-7a9f"> closer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68bc" form="_tofix" id="close3__18"><span class="if" id="close3__19" original="E399.-7a9e"> closest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68ba" id="close3__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68b9" id="close3__21" original="E399.-7a9d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="close3__22" original="E399.-7a98"> near in space or time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68b7" id="close3__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68b6" id="close3__24" original="E8b9.-78a7"><span class="x" id="close3__25" original="E8b9.-78a6"> Animals that graze in the open need to sense a predator before it gets too close. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68b4" id="close3__26" original="E8b9.-791b"><span class="x" id="close3__27" original="E8b9.-791a"> The area's climate is controlled by its close proximity to the Pacific Ocean. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68b2" id="close3__28" original="E862.-74e0"><span class="cf" id="close3__29" original="E399.-7a9a"><span class="exp" id="close3__30"> close </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="close3__31" original="E862.-74df"> During an inversion, cooler air remains close to the surface of the earth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68ae" id="close3__32" original="E8b1.-7a2f"><span class="cf" id="close3__33" original="E399.-7a99"><span class="exp" id="close3__34"> close </span> together </span><span class="x" id="close3__35" original="E8b1.-7a2e"> The earthquakes occurred very close together. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68aa" id="close3__36" original="E862.-74d4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__37"> adverb + close </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68a8" id="close3__38"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68a7" id="close3__39" original="E862.-74d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68a6" id="close3__40"><span class="coll" id="close3__41" original="E862.-74d2"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68a4" id="close3__42" original="E862.-74d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68a3" id="close3__43"><span class="coll" id="close3__44" original="E862.-74d0"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68a1" id="close3__45"><span class="coll" id="close3__46" original="E862.-74cf"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-689f" id="close3__47"><span class="coll" id="close3__48" original="E862.-74ce"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-689d" id="close3__49" original="E862.-74cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-689c" id="close3__50"><span class="coll" id="close3__51" original="E862.-74cc"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-689a" id="close3__52" original="E862.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6899" id="close3__53"><span class="coll" id="close3__54" original="E862.-74ca"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6897" id="close3__55" original="E862.-74c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6896" id="close3__56"><span class="coll" id="close3__57" original="E862.-74c8"> remarkably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6894" id="close3__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6893" id="close3__59" original="E862.-74c6"><span class="x" id="close3__60" original="E862.-74c5"> If the molecules are sufficiently close to one another, the energy emitted by the donor can be absorbed by the acceptor. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6891" id="close3__61" original="E8bb.-7fde" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__62"> adverb + close </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-688f" id="close3__63"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-688e" id="close3__64" original="E8bb.-7fdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-688d" id="close3__65"><span class="coll" id="close3__66" original="E8bb.-7fdb"> geographically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-688b" id="close3__67" original="E8bb.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-688a" id="close3__68"><span class="coll" id="close3__69" original="E8bb.-7fd9"> physically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6888" id="close3__70" original="E8bb.-7fd8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6887" id="close3__71" original="E8bb.-7fd7"><span class="x" id="close3__72" original="E8bb.-7fd6"> Geographically close lakes will share a common pool of species. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6885" id="close3__73" original="E8b9.-7898" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__74"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6883" id="close3__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6882" id="close3__76" original="E8b9.-7896"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6881" id="close3__77"><span class="coll" id="close3__78" original="E8b9.-7895"> in close proximity to somebody/​something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-687f" id="close3__79" original="E8b9.-7894"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-687e" id="close3__80"><span class="coll" id="close3__81" original="E8b9.-7893"> at close range </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-687c" id="close3__82" original="E8b9.-7892"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-687b" id="close3__83" original="E8b9.-7891"><span class="x" id="close3__84" original="E8b9.-7890"> Most people were farmers and lived in close proximity to the water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6879" id="close3__85" original="E8b1.-7a11"><span class="x" id="close3__86" original="E8b1.-7a10"> At close range, dolphins utilize vision for hunting. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6877" id="close3__87" original="E399.-7a97"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6876" id="close3__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="close3__89" original="E399.-7a95"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="close3__90" original="E399.-7a92"> almost in a particular state; likely to do something soon </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6873" id="close3__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6872" id="close3__92" original="E8b1.-7a2b"><span class="cf" id="close3__93" original="E399.-7a94"><span class="exp" id="close3__94"> close </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="close3__95" original="E8b1.-7a2a"> He seemed close to death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-686e" id="close3__96" original="E8b1.-7a29"><span class="cf" id="close3__97" original="E399.-7a93"><span class="exp" id="close3__98"> close </span> to doing something </span><span class="x" id="close3__99" original="E8b1.-7a28"> The party has yet to come close to winning a seat in parliament. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-686a" id="close3__100" original="E862.-74d4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__101"> adverb + close </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6868" id="close3__102"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6867" id="close3__103" original="E862.-74d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6866" id="close3__104"><span class="coll" id="close3__105" original="E862.-74d2"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6864" id="close3__106" original="E862.-74d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6863" id="close3__107"><span class="coll" id="close3__108" original="E862.-74d0"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6861" id="close3__109"><span class="coll" id="close3__110" original="E862.-74cf"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-685f" id="close3__111"><span class="coll" id="close3__112" original="E862.-74ce"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-685d" id="close3__113" original="E862.-74cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-685c" id="close3__114"><span class="coll" id="close3__115" original="E862.-74cc"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-685a" id="close3__116" original="E862.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6859" id="close3__117"><span class="coll" id="close3__118" original="E862.-74ca"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6857" id="close3__119" original="E862.-74c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6856" id="close3__120"><span class="coll" id="close3__121" original="E862.-74c8"> remarkably </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6854" id="close3__122"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6853" id="close3__123" original="E8b9.-78a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6852" id="close3__124"><span class="coll" id="close3__125" original="E8b9.-78a0"> dangerously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6850" id="close3__126" original="E8b9.-789f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-684f" id="close3__127"><span class="coll" id="close3__128" original="E8bb.-7fd5"> uncomfortably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-684d" id="close3__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-684c" id="close3__130" original="E8b1.-7a2d"><span class="x" id="close3__131" original="E8b1.-7a2c"> His actions brought the country dangerously close to disaster. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-684a" id="close3__132" original="E399.-7a83"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="close3__133" original="E399.-7a81"> very similar to something else or to an amount </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6848" id="close3__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6847" id="close3__135" original="E8bb.-7fe7"><span class="x" id="close3__136" original="E8bb.-7fe6"> The food provided to males in our experiment is a very close match to their natural food supply. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6845" id="close3__137" original="E8b1.-7a23"><span class="cf" id="close3__138" original="E399.-7a82"><span class="exp" id="close3__139"> close </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="close3__140" original="E8b1.-7a22"> She was treated with something close to veneration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6841" id="close3__141" original="E8b1.-7a25"><span class="x" id="close3__142" original="E8b1.-7a24"> Poverty levels for black Americans are close to double the rate for whites. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-683f" id="close3__143" original="E8bb.-7fe5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__144"> close + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-683d" id="close3__145"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-683c" id="close3__146" original="E8bb.-7fe3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-683b" id="close3__147"><span class="coll" id="close3__148" original="E8bb.-7fe2"> approximation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6839" id="close3__149" original="E8bb.-7fe1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6838" id="close3__150"><span class="coll" id="close3__151" original="E8bb.-7fe0"> match </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6836" id="close3__152" original="E8bb.-7fdf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6835" id="close3__153" original="E862.-74de"><span class="x" id="close3__154" original="E862.-74dd"> This is a close approximation of the optimum performance attainable. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6833" id="close3__155" original="E862.-74d4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__156"> adverb + close </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6831" id="close3__157"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6830" id="close3__158" original="E862.-74d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-682f" id="close3__159"><span class="coll" id="close3__160" original="E862.-74d2"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-682d" id="close3__161" original="E862.-74d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-682c" id="close3__162"><span class="coll" id="close3__163" original="E862.-74d0"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-682a" id="close3__164"><span class="coll" id="close3__165" original="E862.-74cf"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6828" id="close3__166"><span class="coll" id="close3__167" original="E862.-74ce"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6826" id="close3__168" original="E862.-74cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6825" id="close3__169"><span class="coll" id="close3__170" original="E862.-74cc"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6823" id="close3__171" original="E862.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6822" id="close3__172"><span class="coll" id="close3__173" original="E862.-74ca"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6820" id="close3__174" original="E862.-74c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-681f" id="close3__175"><span class="coll" id="close3__176" original="E862.-74c8"> remarkably </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-681d" id="close3__177"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-681c" id="close3__178" original="E8b9.-78a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-681b" id="close3__179"><span class="coll" id="close3__180" original="E8b9.-78a0"> dangerously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6819" id="close3__181" original="E8b9.-789f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6818" id="close3__182"><span class="coll" id="close3__183" original="E8bb.-7fd5"> uncomfortably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6816" id="close3__184"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6815" id="close3__185" original="E8b9.-789c"><span class="x" id="close3__186" original="E8b9.-789b"> In business, gift-giving and hospitality can come dangerously close to bribery. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6813" id="close3__187" original="E399.-7a87"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6812" id="close3__188"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="close3__189" original="E399.-7a85"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="close3__190" original="E399.-7a84"> careful and thorough </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-680f" id="close3__191"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-680e" id="close3__192" original="E8b9.-78ff"><span class="x" id="close3__193" original="E8b9.-78fe"> After 2008, banks began taking a closer look at their loans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-680c" id="close3__194" original="E8b9.-78fd"><span class="x" id="close3__195" original="E8b9.-78fc"> Only after his second book did people begin to pay close attention to his views. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-680a" id="close3__196" original="E8b9.-78c5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__197"> close + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6808" id="close3__198"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6807" id="close3__199" original="E8b9.-78c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6806" id="close3__200"><span class="coll" id="close3__201" original="E8b9.-78c2"> look </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6804" id="close3__202" original="E862.-74dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6803" id="close3__203"><span class="coll" id="close3__204" original="E862.-74db"> observation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6801" id="close3__205" original="E8b9.-78c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6800" id="close3__206"><span class="coll" id="close3__207" original="E8b9.-78c0"> examination </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67fe" id="close3__208"><span class="coll" id="close3__209" original="E8b9.-78bc"> inspection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67fc" id="close3__210" original="E8b9.-78b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67fb" id="close3__211"><span class="coll" id="close3__212" original="E8b9.-78b6"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67f9" id="close3__213" original="E8b9.-78bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67f8" id="close3__214"><span class="coll" id="close3__215" original="E8b9.-78be"> attention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67f6" id="close3__216" original="E8b9.-78bb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67f5" id="close3__217"><span class="coll" id="close3__218" original="E8b9.-78ba"> scrutiny </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67f3" id="close3__219" original="E8b9.-78b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67f2" id="close3__220"><span class="coll" id="close3__221" original="E8b9.-78b8"> reading </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67f0" id="close3__222" original="E8b9.-78b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67ef" id="close3__223"><span class="coll" id="close3__224" original="E8b9.-78b4"> supervision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67ed" id="close3__225" original="E862.-74da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67ec" id="close3__226"><span class="coll" id="close3__227" original="E862.-74d9"> monitoring </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67ea" id="close3__228" original="E8b9.-78b3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67e9" id="close3__229" original="E8b1.-7a19"><span class="x" id="close3__230" original="E8b1.-7a18"> On closer inspection, it appears that state aid has increased. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67e7" id="close3__231" original="E8b9.-78b2"><span class="x" id="close3__232" original="E8b9.-78b1"> The church came under close supervision by the tsar. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67e5" id="close3__233" original="E8b9.-7909"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="close3__234" original="E8ba.-7a6e"> used to describe a connection with somebody/something that is very strong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67e3" id="close3__235"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67e2" id="close3__236" original="E8b9.-7907"><span class="x" id="close3__237" original="E8b9.-7906"> In many countries, there is a close relationship between business and politics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67e0" id="close3__238" original="E8b9.-7905"><span class="x" id="close3__239" original="E8b9.-7904"> There is a close link between health and housing. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67de" id="close3__240" original="E8b9.-78e3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__241"> close + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67dc" id="close3__242"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67db" id="close3__243" original="E8b9.-78e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67da" id="close3__244"><span class="coll" id="close3__245" original="E8b9.-78e0"> relationship </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67d8" id="close3__246"><span class="coll" id="close3__247" original="E8b9.-78de"> link </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67d6" id="close3__248"><span class="coll" id="close3__249" original="E8b9.-78dc"> association </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67d4" id="close3__250"><span class="coll" id="close3__251" original="E8b9.-78da"> tie </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67d2" id="close3__252"><span class="coll" id="close3__253" original="E8b9.-78d8"> relations </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67d0" id="close3__254"><span class="coll" id="close3__255" original="E8b9.-78d6"> connection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67ce" id="close3__256" original="E862.-74d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67cd" id="close3__257"><span class="coll" id="close3__258" original="E862.-74d7"> integration </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67cb" id="close3__259" original="E8b9.-78d5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67ca" id="close3__260" original="E8b9.-78d4"><span class="x" id="close3__261" original="E8b9.-78d3"> Traditionally, there is a close association between geography, mapping and exploration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67c8" id="close3__262" original="E8b9.-78d2"><span class="x" id="close3__263" original="E8b9.-78d1"> Kuwait maintains close ties with the West. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67c6" id="close3__264" original="E862.-74d4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__265"> adverb + close </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67c4" id="close3__266"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67c3" id="close3__267" original="E862.-74d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67c2" id="close3__268"><span class="coll" id="close3__269" original="E862.-74d2"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67c0" id="close3__270" original="E862.-74d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67bf" id="close3__271"><span class="coll" id="close3__272" original="E862.-74d0"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67bd" id="close3__273"><span class="coll" id="close3__274" original="E862.-74cf"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67bb" id="close3__275"><span class="coll" id="close3__276" original="E862.-74ce"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67b9" id="close3__277" original="E862.-74cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67b8" id="close3__278"><span class="coll" id="close3__279" original="E862.-74cc"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67b6" id="close3__280" original="E862.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67b5" id="close3__281"><span class="coll" id="close3__282" original="E862.-74ca"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67b3" id="close3__283" original="E862.-74c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67b2" id="close3__284"><span class="coll" id="close3__285" original="E862.-74c8"> remarkably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67b0" id="close3__286"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67af" id="close3__287" original="E470.-3b32"><span class="x" id="close3__288" original="E470.-3b31"> There is remarkably close agreement between the archaeological and documentary evidence. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67ad" id="close3__289" original="E399.-7a8e"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="close3__290" original="E399.-7a8d"> near in family relationship </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67ab" id="close3__291"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67aa" id="close3__292" original="E8b9.-7913"><span class="x" id="close3__293" original="E8b9.-7912"> In the past, marriages between close relatives such as first cousins were common. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67a8" id="close3__294" original="E8b9.-7911"><span class="x" id="close3__295" original="E8b9.-7910"> He wrote various poems about his close family. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67a6" id="close3__296" original="E399.-7a8c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://distant" title="distant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67a5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1ba1" id="close3__297" original="E399.-7a8b"><span class="xh" id="close3__298"> distant </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67a2" id="close3__299" original="E8b9.-78ef" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__300"> close + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67a0" id="close3__301"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-679f" id="close3__302" original="E8b9.-78ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-679e" id="close3__303"><span class="coll" id="close3__304" original="E8b9.-78ed"> relative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-679c" id="close3__305"><span class="coll" id="close3__306" original="E8b9.-78eb"> relation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-679a" id="close3__307"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6799" id="close3__308" original="E8b9.-78e5"><span class="x" id="close3__309" original="E8b9.-78e4"> Some cultures regard it as preferable to marry a close relation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6797" id="close3__310" original="E8b9.-790f"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="close3__311" original="E8b9.-790e"> belonging to the same group of plants or animals </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6795" id="close3__312"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6794" id="close3__313" original="E8b9.-790d"><span class="x" id="close3__314" original="E8b9.-790c"> Our close relatives the chimpanzees also live in highly complex social groups. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6792" id="close3__315" original="E8b9.-790b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://distant" title="distant (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6791" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1b7d" id="close3__316" original="E8b9.-790a"><span class="xh" id="close3__317"> distant </span><span class="xs" id="close3__318"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-678e" id="close3__319" original="E8b9.-78ef" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__320"> close + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-678c" id="close3__321"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-678b" id="close3__322" original="E8b9.-78ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-678a" id="close3__323"><span class="coll" id="close3__324" original="E8b9.-78ed"> relative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6788" id="close3__325"><span class="coll" id="close3__326" original="E8b9.-78eb"> relation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6786" id="close3__327"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6785" id="close3__328" original="E470.-3b34"><span class="x" id="close3__329" original="E470.-3b33"> Many species currently found in the ecosystem, or close relations of current species, have survived throughout all these changes of climate and environment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6783" id="close3__330" original="E399.-7a89"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="def" id="close3__331" original="E399.-7a88"> very involved in the work or activities of somebody else, usually seeing and talking to them regularly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6781" id="close3__332"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6780" id="close3__333" original="E8b9.-7901"><span class="x" id="close3__334" original="E8b9.-7900"> In Europe, there is close cooperation between national governments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-677e" id="close3__335" original="E8b9.-7903"><span class="x" id="close3__336" original="E8b9.-7902"> Antibiotics may be needed by those who have had close contact with the patient. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-677c" id="close3__337" original="E8b9.-78d0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="close3__338"> close + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-677a" id="close3__339"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6779" id="close3__340" original="E8b9.-78ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6778" id="close3__341"><span class="coll" id="close3__342" original="E8b9.-78cd"> contact </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6776" id="close3__343"><span class="coll" id="close3__344" original="E8b9.-78cb"> touch </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6774" id="close3__345" original="E8b9.-78ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6773" id="close3__346"><span class="coll" id="close3__347" original="E8b9.-78c9"> cooperation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6771" id="close3__348"><span class="coll" id="close3__349" original="E862.-74d6"> collaboration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-676f" id="close3__350" original="E8b1.-7a1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-676e" id="close3__351"><span class="coll" id="close3__352" original="E8b1.-7a1c"> associate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-676c" id="close3__353" original="E8b9.-78c8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-676b" id="close3__354" original="E8b1.-7a1b"><span class="x" id="close3__355" original="E8b1.-7a1a"> The president's closest associates advised him against the plan. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6769" id="close3__356" original="E399.-7a91"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="def" id="close3__357" original="E399.-7a8f"> knowing somebody very well and liking them very much </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6767" id="close3__358"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6766" id="close3__359" original="E8b9.-7917"><span class="x" id="close3__360" original="E8b9.-7916"> Her once close relationship with her mother had deteriorated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6764" id="close3__361" original="E8b9.-7915"><span class="x" id="close3__362" original="E8b9.-7914"> Hugh had few close friends. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6762" id="close3__363" original="E8b1.-7a27"><span class="cf" id="close3__364" original="E399.-7a90"><span class="exp" id="close3__365"> close </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="close3__366" original="E8b1.-7a26"> Girls are often considered to be closer to their mothers than boys. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-675e" id="close3__367" original="E399.-7a80"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="def" id="close3__368" original="E399.-7a7f"> won by only a small amount or distance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-675c" id="close3__369"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-675b" id="close3__370" original="E8b1.-7a1f"><span class="x" id="close3__371" original="E8b1.-7a1e"> Manchester was the most popular film location, with London a close second. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6759" id="close3__372" original="E399.-7a4d"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6758" id="quarter__172" original="E399.-7a4c" sk="atclosequarters"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6757" id="quarter__173"><span class="idm" id="quarter__174" original="E399.-7a4b"> at/from close quarters </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6755" id="quarter__175"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6754" id="quarter__176"><span class="def" id="quarter__177" original="E399.-7a4a"> very near </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6752" id="quarter__178"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6751" id="quarter__179" original="E8b9.-78f9"><span class="x" id="quarter__180" original="E8b9.-78f8"> The fighting was at very close quarters. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-674f" id="eye__99" original="E399.-7a37" sk="keepcloseeyeon"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-674e" id="eye__100"><span class="idm" id="eye__101" original="E399.-7a36"> keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-674c" id="eye__102"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-674b" id="eye__103"><span class="def" id="eye__104" original="E399.-7a35"> to watch somebody/something carefully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6749" id="eye__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6748" id="eye__106" original="E8b9.-78f7"><span class="x" id="eye__107" original="E8b9.-78f6"> It is important to keep a close eye on electrolyte levels and replace where necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6746" id="eye__108" original="E8b9.-78f5"><span class="x" id="eye__109" original="E8b9.-78f4"> The government is keeping a close watch on the economy. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bbb" id="close3__393" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="close3__394"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bbd" id="close3__395" original="E8b9.-78f2"><span class="shcut" id="close3__396" original="E8b9.-78f1"> close + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bbf" id="close3__397" original="E8bb.-7fe5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bc0" id="close3__398" original="E8bb.-7fe3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bc1" id="close3__399" original="E8bb.-7fe2"><span class="coll" id="close3__400"> approximation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bc3" id="close3__401" original="E8bb.-7fe1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bc4" id="close3__402" original="E8bb.-7fe0"><span class="coll" id="close3__403"> match </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bc6" id="close3__404" original="E8bb.-7fdf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bc7" id="close3__405" original="E862.-74de"><span class="x" id="close3__406" original="E862.-74dd"> This is a close approximation of the optimum performance attainable. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bc9" id="close3__407" original="E8b9.-78c5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bca" id="close3__408" original="E8b9.-78c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bcb" id="close3__409" original="E8b9.-78c2"><span class="coll" id="close3__410"> look </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bcd" id="close3__411" original="E862.-74dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bce" id="close3__412" original="E862.-74db"><span class="coll" id="close3__413"> observation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bd0" id="close3__414" original="E8b9.-78c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bd1" id="close3__415" original="E8b9.-78c0"><span class="coll" id="close3__416"> examination </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bd3" id="close3__417" original="E8b9.-78bc"><span class="coll" id="close3__418"> inspection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bd5" id="close3__419" original="E8b9.-78b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bd6" id="close3__420" original="E8b9.-78b6"><span class="coll" id="close3__421"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bd8" id="close3__422" original="E8b9.-78bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bd9" id="close3__423" original="E8b9.-78be"><span class="coll" id="close3__424"> attention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bdb" id="close3__425" original="E8b9.-78bb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bdc" id="close3__426" original="E8b9.-78ba"><span class="coll" id="close3__427"> scrutiny </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bde" id="close3__428" original="E8b9.-78b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bdf" id="close3__429" original="E8b9.-78b8"><span class="coll" id="close3__430"> reading </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7be1" id="close3__431" original="E8b9.-78b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7be2" id="close3__432" original="E8b9.-78b4"><span class="coll" id="close3__433"> supervision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7be4" id="close3__434" original="E862.-74da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7be5" id="close3__435" original="E862.-74d9"><span class="coll" id="close3__436"> monitoring </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7be7" id="close3__437" original="E8b9.-78b3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7be8" id="close3__438" original="E8b1.-7a19"><span class="x" id="close3__439" original="E8b1.-7a18"> On closer inspection, it appears that state aid has increased. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bea" id="close3__440" original="E8b9.-78b2"><span class="x" id="close3__441" original="E8b9.-78b1"> The church came under close supervision by the tsar. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bec" id="close3__442" original="E8b9.-78e3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bed" id="close3__443" original="E8b9.-78e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bee" id="close3__444" original="E8b9.-78e0"><span class="coll" id="close3__445"> relationship </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bf0" id="close3__446" original="E8b9.-78de"><span class="coll" id="close3__447"> link </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bf2" id="close3__448" original="E8b9.-78dc"><span class="coll" id="close3__449"> association </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bf4" id="close3__450" original="E8b9.-78da"><span class="coll" id="close3__451"> tie </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bf6" id="close3__452" original="E8b9.-78d8"><span class="coll" id="close3__453"> relations </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bf8" id="close3__454" original="E8b9.-78d6"><span class="coll" id="close3__455"> connection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bfa" id="close3__456" original="E862.-74d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bfb" id="close3__457" original="E862.-74d7"><span class="coll" id="close3__458"> integration </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bfd" id="close3__459" original="E8b9.-78d5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7bfe" id="close3__460" original="E8b9.-78d4"><span class="x" id="close3__461" original="E8b9.-78d3"> Traditionally, there is a close association between geography, mapping and exploration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c00" id="close3__462" original="E8b9.-78d2"><span class="x" id="close3__463" original="E8b9.-78d1"> Kuwait maintains close ties with the West. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c02" id="close3__464" original="E8b9.-78f0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c03" id="close3__465" original="E8b9.-78ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c04" id="close3__466" original="E8b9.-78ed"><span class="coll" id="close3__467"> relative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c06" id="close3__468" original="E8b9.-78eb"><span class="coll" id="close3__469"> relation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c08" id="close3__470" original="E8b9.-78e8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c09" id="close3__471" original="E8b9.-78e5"><span class="x" id="close3__472" original="E8b9.-78e4"> Some cultures regard it as preferable to marry a close relation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c0b" id="close3__473" original="E470.-3b34"><span class="x" id="close3__474" original="E470.-3b33"> Many species currently found in the ecosystem, or close relations of current species, have survived throughout all these changes of climate and environment. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c0d" id="close3__475" original="E8b9.-78d0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c0e" id="close3__476" original="E8b9.-78ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c0f" id="close3__477" original="E8b9.-78cd"><span class="coll" id="close3__478"> contact </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c11" id="close3__479" original="E8b9.-78cb"><span class="coll" id="close3__480"> touch </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c13" id="close3__481" original="E8b9.-78ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c14" id="close3__482" original="E8b9.-78c9"><span class="coll" id="close3__483"> cooperation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c16" id="close3__484" original="E862.-74d6"><span class="coll" id="close3__485"> collaboration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c18" id="close3__486" original="E8b1.-7a1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c19" id="close3__487" original="E8b1.-7a1c"><span class="coll" id="close3__488"> associate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c1b" id="close3__489" original="E8b9.-78c8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c1c" id="close3__490" original="E8b1.-7a1b"><span class="x" id="close3__491" original="E8b1.-7a1a"> The president's closest associates advised him against the plan. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c1e" id="close3__492" original="E8b9.-78a5"><span class="shcut" id="close3__493" original="E8b9.-78a4"> adverb + close </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c20" id="close3__494" original="E862.-74d5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c21" id="close3__495" original="E862.-74d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c22" id="close3__496" original="E862.-74d2"><span class="coll" id="close3__497"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c24" id="close3__498" original="E862.-74d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c25" id="close3__499" original="E862.-74d0"><span class="coll" id="close3__500"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c27" id="close3__501" original="E862.-74cf"><span class="coll" id="close3__502"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c29" id="close3__503" original="E862.-74ce"><span class="coll" id="close3__504"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c2b" id="close3__505" original="E862.-74cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c2c" id="close3__506" original="E862.-74cc"><span class="coll" id="close3__507"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c2e" id="close3__508" original="E862.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c2f" id="close3__509" original="E862.-74ca"><span class="coll" id="close3__510"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c31" id="close3__511" original="E862.-74c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c32" id="close3__512" original="E862.-74c8"><span class="coll" id="close3__513"> remarkably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c34" id="close3__514" original="E862.-74c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c35" id="close3__515" original="E862.-74c6"><span class="x" id="close3__516" original="E862.-74c5"> If the molecules are sufficiently close to one another, the energy emitted by the donor can be absorbed by the acceptor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c37" id="close3__517" original="E470.-3b32"><span class="x" id="close3__518" original="E470.-3b31"> There is remarkably close agreement between the archaeological and documentary evidence. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c39" id="close3__519" original="E8bb.-7fde"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c3a" id="close3__520" original="E8bb.-7fdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c3b" id="close3__521" original="E8bb.-7fdb"><span class="coll" id="close3__522"> geographically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c3d" id="close3__523" original="E8bb.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c3e" id="close3__524" original="E8bb.-7fd9"><span class="coll" id="close3__525"> physically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c40" id="close3__526" original="E8bb.-7fd8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c41" id="close3__527" original="E8bb.-7fd7"><span class="x" id="close3__528" original="E8bb.-7fd6"> Geographically close lakes will share a common pool of species. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c43" id="close3__529" original="E8b9.-78a3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c44" id="close3__530" original="E8b9.-78a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c45" id="close3__531" original="E8b9.-78a0"><span class="coll" id="close3__532"> dangerously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c47" id="close3__533" original="E8b9.-789f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c48" id="close3__534" original="E8bb.-7fd5"><span class="coll" id="close3__535"> uncomfortably </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c4a" id="close3__536" original="E8b9.-789d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c4b" id="close3__537" original="E8b9.-789c"><span class="x" id="close3__538" original="E8b9.-789b"> In business, gift-giving and hospitality can come dangerously close to bribery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c4d" id="close3__539" original="E8b1.-7a2d"><span class="x" id="close3__540" original="E8b1.-7a2c"> His actions brought the country dangerously close to disaster. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c4f" id="close3__541" original="E8b9.-789a"><span class="shcut" id="close3__542" original="E8b9.-7899"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c51" id="close3__543" original="E8b9.-7898"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c52" id="close3__544" original="E8b9.-7896"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c53" id="close3__545" original="E8b9.-7895"><span class="coll" id="close3__546"> in close proximity to somebody/​something </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c55" id="close3__547" original="E8b9.-7894"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c56" id="close3__548" original="E8b9.-7893"><span class="coll" id="close3__549"> at close range </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c58" id="close3__550" original="E8b9.-7892"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c59" id="close3__551" original="E8b9.-7891"><span class="x" id="close3__552" original="E8b9.-7890"> Most people were farmers and lived in close proximity to the water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c5b" id="close3__553" original="E8b1.-7a11"><span class="x" id="close3__554" original="E8b1.-7a10"> At close range, dolphins utilize vision for hunting. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.549f" id="close3__555" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://close2_1" title="close definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.54a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3801" id="close3__556" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="close3__557"> close </span><span class="xhm" id="close3__558"> 2 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6744" hm="4" id="close4" original="E399.-7a2c" sum="1474"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6743" id="close4__1" original="E399.-7a2b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6742" id="close4__2" original="E399.-7a2a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> close <span class="hm"> 4 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6737" id="close4__6" original="E399.-7a1f"><span class="pos" id="close4__7" original="E399.-7a1e"> adverb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-673e" eid="close4__8" original="E399.-7a22" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c1d" geo="br" id="close4__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close4__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/close__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://close__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7c20" geo="n_am" id="close4__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="close4__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/close__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/close__us_2.ogg" href="sound://close__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6735" id="close4__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6734" id="close4__14" original="E399.-7a1b"><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6733" id="close4__15" original="E399.-7a1a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6732" form="_tofix" id="close4__16"><span class="if" id="close4__17" original="E399.-7a18"> closer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6730" form="_tofix" id="close4__18"><span class="if" id="close4__19" original="E399.-7a17"> closest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="close4__20" original="E399.-7a16"> near; not far away </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-672d" id="close4__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-672c" id="close4__22" original="E850.-68d4"><span class="x" id="close4__23" original="E850.-68d3"> The Christmas Island population is largely composed of people living close together whose families know each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-672a" id="close4__24" original="E850.-68d2"><span class="x" id="close4__25" original="E850.-68d1"> Small galaxies that come too close to our own galaxy get broken up by the gravitational forces they encounter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6728" id="close4__26" original="E850.-68d0"><span class="x" id="close4__27" original="E850.-68cf"> Significant progress has been made toward getting closer to this goal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6726" id="close4__28" original="E850.-68ce"><span class="x" id="close4__29" original="E850.-68cd"> The London exchange is close behind the NASDAQ and Tokyo exchanges in size. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6724" id="close4__30" original="E399.-7a15"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6723" id="close4__31" original="E399.-7a14" sk="closeathand"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6722" id="close4__32"><span class="idm" id="close4__33" original="E399.-7a13"> close at hand </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6720" id="close4__34"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-671f" id="close4__35"><span class="def" id="close4__36" original="E399.-7a12"> near; in a place where somebody/something can be reached easily </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-671d" id="close4__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-671c" id="close4__38" original="E850.-68cc"><span class="x" id="close4__39" original="E850.-68cb"> The need for mutual support in a potentially hostile environment made it desirable to have neighbours close at hand. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-671a" id="close4__40" original="E399.-7a11" sk="closeby"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6719" id="close4__41"><span class="idm" id="close4__42" original="E399.-7a10"> close by (somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6717" id="close4__43"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6716" id="close4__44"><span class="def" id="close4__45" original="E399.-7a0f"> at a short distance (from somebody/something) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6714" id="close4__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6713" id="close4__47" original="E850.-68ca"><span class="x" id="close4__48" original="E850.-68c9"> Attending meetings was easier for those who lived close by. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6711" id="close4__49" original="E399.-7a0e" sk="closeto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6710" id="close4__50"><span class="idm" id="close4__51" original="E399.-7a0c"> close to </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-670e" id="close4__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-670d" id="close4__53"><span class="def" id="close4__54" original="E399.-7a0b"> almost; nearly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-670b" id="close4__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-670a" id="close4__56" original="E850.-68c6"><span class="x" id="close4__57" original="E850.-68c5"> Job dissatisfaction among nurses was close to 20% in most countries. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6708" id="close4__58" original="E399.-7a00" sk="comeclose"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6707" id="close4__59"><span class="idm" id="close4__60" original="E399.-79ff"> come close (to something/to doing something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6705" id="close4__61"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6704" id="close4__62"><span class="def" id="close4__63" original="E399.-79fe"> to almost reach or do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6702" id="close4__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6701" id="close4__65" original="E850.-68c2"><span class="x" id="close4__66" original="E850.-68c1"> None of them came close to discovering what was really going on. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5626" id="close4__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://close2_1" title="close definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5627" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3801" id="close4__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="close4__69"> close </span><span class="xhm" id="close4__70"> 2 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66ff" id="closed" original="E399.-79c4" sum="1463"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66fe" id="closed__1" original="E399.-79c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66fd" id="closed__2" original="E399.-79c2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> closed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66f4" id="closed__4" original="E399.-79bd"><span class="pos" id="closed__5" original="E399.-79bc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7997" eid="closed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7dfe" geo="br" id="closed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/closed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7e01" geo="n_am" id="closed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/closed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://closed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66f2" id="closed__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66f1" id="closed__12" original="E399.-79bb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66f0" id="closed__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="closed__14" original="E399.-79b9"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="closed__15" original="E399.-79b8"> not open </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66ed" id="closed__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66ec" id="closed__17" original="E850.-68be"><span class="x" id="closed__18" original="E850.-68bd"> The windows are kept closed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66ea" id="closed__19" original="E850.-68bc"><span class="x" id="closed__20" original="E850.-68bb"> The patient loses balance with his/her eyes closed. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66e8" id="closed__21" original="E399.-79ad" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open1" title="open1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66e7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5840" id="closed__22" original="E399.-79ac"><span class="xh" id="closed__23"> open </span><span class="xhm" id="closed__24"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66e3" id="closed__25" original="E399.-79b7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66e2" id="closed__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="closed__27" original="E399.-79b5"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="closed__28" original="E399.-79b4"> not open, especially of a shop or public building that is not open for a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66df" id="closed__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66de" id="closed__30" original="E850.-68ba"><span class="x" id="closed__31" original="E850.-68b9"> Government offices are closed on some days. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66dc" id="closed__32" original="E850.-68b7"><span class="cf" id="closed__33" original="E850.-68b8"><span class="exp" id="closed__34"> closed </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="closed__35" original="E850.-68b6"> The defendant was found in an area of the building which was closed to the public. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66d8" id="closed__36" original="E8b8.7d8a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open1" title="open1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5840" id="closed__37" original="E8b8.7d8b"><span class="xh" id="closed__38"> open </span><span class="xhm" id="closed__39"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66d3" id="closed__40" original="E399.-79b3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="closed__41" original="E399.-79b2"> not willing to accept outside influences or new ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66d1" id="closed__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66d0" id="closed__43" original="E850.-68b5"><span class="x" id="closed__44" original="E850.-68b4"> Only North Korea still maintains a traditional hard-line, secretive, closed system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66ce" id="closed__45" original="E857.-7e11"><span class="x" id="closed__46" original="E857.-7e10"> The perception of the Soviet Union as a closed society had changed. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="closed__47" original="E857.-7e0f" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="closed__48" original="E857.-7e0e"> closed economy </span> is one in which all the goods and services people need are produced within that economy, and there is no trade with other economies. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66ca" id="closed__49" original="E8b8.7d8c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open1" title="open1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66c9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5840" id="closed__50" original="E8b8.7d8d"><span class="xh" id="closed__51"> open </span><span class="xhm" id="closed__52"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66c5" id="closed__53" original="E399.-79b1"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66c4" id="closed__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="closed__55" original="E399.-79af"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="closed__56" original="E399.-79ae"> limited to a particular group of people or things; not open to everyone </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66c1" id="closed__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66c0" id="closed__58" original="E850.-68b1"><span class="x" id="closed__59" original="E850.-68b0"> The committee meets in closed session. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66be" id="closed__60" original="E850.-68af"><span class="x" id="closed__61" original="E850.-68ae"> Prepositions largely constitute a closed set (unlike nouns and verbs). </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66bc" id="closed__62" original="E8b8.7d8e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open1" title="open1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66bb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5840" id="closed__63" original="E8b8.7d8f"><span class="xh" id="closed__64"> open </span><span class="xhm" id="closed__65"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66b7" id="closed__66" original="E857.-7e12"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66b6" id="closed__67"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="closed__68" subj="geom"> geometry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66b4" id="closed__69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="closed__70" original="E857.-7e0b"> of a curve or figure </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="closed__71" original="E857.-7e0a"> formed from a single line without end </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66b1" id="closed__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66b0" id="closed__73" original="E857.-7e09"><span class="x" id="closed__74" original="E857.-7e08"> The curves join smoothly at these two points so that the phase paths are closed curves. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66ae" id="closed__75" original="E399.-79aa"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66ad" id="closed__76" original="E399.-79a9" sk="behindcloseddoors"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66ac" id="closed__77"><span class="idm" id="closed__78" original="E399.-79a8"> behind closed doors </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66aa" id="closed__79"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66a9" id="closed__80"><span class="def" id="closed__81" original="E399.-79a7"> without the public being allowed to attend or know what is happening; in private </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66a7" id="closed__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66a6" id="closed__83" original="E850.-68ad"><span class="x" id="closed__84" original="E850.-68ac"> These meetings take place behind closed doors. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.566c" id="closed__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://closed" title="closed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.566d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3a03" id="closed__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="closed__87"> closed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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closed question
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66a4" id="closed-question" original="E4a5.3960" sum="355"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66a3" id="closed-question__1" original="E4a5.3961"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66a2" id="closed-question__2" original="E4a5.3962"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> closed question </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-669b" id="closed-question__4" original="E4a5.3967"><span class="pos" id="closed-question__5" original="E4a5.3968"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66a0" eid="closed-question__6" original="E4a5.3964" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6926" geo="br" id="closed-question__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closed-question__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkləʊzd ˈkwestʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/closed_question_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closed_question_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closed_question_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6923" geo="n_am" id="closed-question__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closed-question__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkloʊzd ˈkwestʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/closed_question_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closed_question_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://closed_question_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6699" id="closed-question__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6698" id="closed-question__12" original="E4a5.3969"><span class="def" id="closed-question__13" original="E4a5.396a"> a question to which the answer is either <span class="dh" id="closed-question__14" original="E4a5.396b"> yes </span> or <span class="dh" id="closed-question__15" original="E4a5.396c"> no </span> or one of a very limited set of possible answers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6694" id="closed-question__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6693" id="closed-question__17" original="E4a5.396d"><span class="x" id="closed-question__18" original="E4a5.396e"> With a closed question, respondents are presented with a set of fixed alternatives from which they have to choose an appropriate answer. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6691" id="closed-question__19" original="E4a5.396f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://open-question" title="open question (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6690" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5b1b" id="closed-question__20" original="E4a5.3970"><span class="xh" id="closed-question__21"> open question </span><span class="xs" id="closed-question__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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closely
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-668d" id="closely" original="E8bc.-7edf" sum="1411"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-668c" id="closely__1" original="E8bc.-7ede"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-668b" id="closely__2" original="E8bc.-7edd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> closely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6682" id="closely__4" original="E8bc.-7ed8"><span class="pos" id="closely__5" original="E8bc.-7ed7"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.799e" eid="closely__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.eb6" geo="br" id="closely__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkləʊsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/closely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.eb9" geo="n_am" id="closely__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closely__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkloʊsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/closely__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closely__us_3.ogg" href="sound://closely__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6680" id="closely__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-667f" id="closely__12" original="E8bc.-7ed6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="closely__13" original="E8bc.-7ed5"> in a way that has a strong connection with somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-667d" id="closely__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-667c" id="closely__15" original="E8bc.-7ed4"><span class="x" id="closely__16" original="E8bc.-7ed3"> Vegetation is closely linked to climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-667a" id="closely__17" original="E8bc.-7ed2"><span class="x" id="closely__18" original="E8bc.-7ed1"> The histories of the Cold War and of the bomb are very closely connected. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6678" id="closely__19" original="E8bc.-7e55" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__20"> closely + verb + -ed </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6676" id="closely__21"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6675" id="closely__22" original="E8bc.-7e53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6674" id="closely__23"><span class="coll" id="closely__24" original="E8bc.-7e52"> related </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6672" id="closely__25"><span class="coll" id="closely__26" original="E8bb.-7c6c"> connected </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6670" id="closely__27"><span class="coll" id="closely__28" original="E8bc.-7e9f"> linked </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-666e" id="closely__29"><span class="coll" id="closely__30" original="E8bb.-7c6b"> correlated </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-666c" id="closely__31"><span class="coll" id="closely__32" original="E8bb.-7c6a"> coupled </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-666a" id="closely__33"><span class="coll" id="closely__34" original="E8bb.-7c69"> interrelated </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6668" id="closely__35"><span class="coll" id="closely__36" original="E8bb.-7add"> bound up with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6666" id="closely__37" original="E8bb.-7c68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6665" id="closely__38"><span class="coll" id="closely__39" original="E8bb.-7c67"> associated with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6663" id="closely__40" original="E8bb.-7c66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6662" id="closely__41"><span class="coll" id="closely__42" original="E8bb.-7c65"> aligned </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6660" id="closely__43"><span class="coll" id="closely__44" original="E8bb.-7c64"> allied </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-665e" id="closely__45" original="E8bb.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-665d" id="closely__46"><span class="coll" id="closely__47" original="E8bb.-7c62"> tied to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-665b" id="closely__48"><span class="coll" id="closely__49" original="E8bb.-7c61"> affiliated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6659" id="closely__50" original="E8bb.-7c60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6658" id="closely__51"><span class="coll" id="closely__52" original="E8bb.-7c5f"> intertwined </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6656" id="closely__53" original="E8bb.-7c5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6655" id="closely__54"><span class="coll" id="closely__55" original="E8bb.-7c5d"> integrated </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6653" id="closely__56" original="E8bc.-7e51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6652" id="closely__57" original="E8bc.-7e8f"><span class="x" id="closely__58" original="E8bc.-7e8e"> Type 2 diabetes is closely associated with obesity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6650" id="closely__59" original="E8bc.-7e8d"><span class="x" id="closely__60" original="E8bc.-7e8c"> A person's self-esteem can be closely tied to having a job. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-664e" id="closely__61" original="E8bc.-7ed0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="closely__62" original="E8bc.-7ecf"> in a careful or thorough way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-664c" id="closely__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-664b" id="closely__64" original="E8bc.-7ece"><span class="x" id="closely__65" original="E8bc.-7ecd"> The patients are closely monitored. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6649" id="closely__66" original="E8bc.-7ecc"><span class="x" id="closely__67" original="E8bc.-7ecb"> After looking closely at a number of studies, I came to this conclusion. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6647" id="closely__68" original="E8bc.-7e8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__69"> closely + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6645" id="closely__70"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6644" id="closely__71" original="E8bc.-7e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6643" id="closely__72"><span class="coll" id="closely__73" original="E8bc.-7e88"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6641" id="closely__74" original="E8bc.-7e85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6640" id="closely__75"><span class="coll" id="closely__76" original="E8bc.-7e84"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-663e" id="closely__77" original="E8bb.-7c5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-663d" id="closely__78"><span class="coll" id="closely__79" original="E8bb.-7c5b"> scrutinize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-663b" id="closely__80" original="E8bc.-7e83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-663a" id="closely__81" original="E8bb.-7c5a"><span class="x" id="closely__82" original="E8bb.-7c59"> Alleged infringements of economic and social rights are closely scrutinized by the court. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6638" id="closely__83" original="E8bb.-7c47" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__84"> verb + closely </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6636" id="closely__85"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6635" id="closely__86" original="E8bb.-7c45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6634" id="closely__87"><span class="coll" id="closely__88" original="E8bb.-7c44"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6632" id="closely__89" original="E8bc.-7e87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6631" id="closely__90"><span class="coll" id="closely__91" original="E8bc.-7e86"> look </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-662f" id="closely__92" original="E8bb.-7c43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-662e" id="closely__93"><span class="coll" id="closely__94" original="E8bb.-7c42"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-662c" id="closely__95" original="E8bb.-7c41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-662b" id="closely__96"><span class="coll" id="closely__97" original="E8bb.-7c40"> follow </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6629" id="closely__98" original="E8bb.-7c3f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6628" id="closely__99" original="E8bc.-7e82"><span class="x" id="closely__100" original="E8bc.-7e81"> Her novels examine closely the role of women in history. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6626" id="closely__101" original="E8bc.-7eca"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="closely__102" original="E8bc.-7ec9"> in a way that is very similar to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6624" id="closely__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6623" id="closely__104" original="E8bc.-7ec8"><span class="x" id="closely__105" original="E8bc.-7ec7"> Cordierite closely resembles quartz. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6621" id="closely__106" original="E8bc.-7ec6"><span class="x" id="closely__107" original="E8bc.-7ec5"> One day, machines may simulate the human mind very closely. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-661f" id="closely__108" original="E8bc.-7e80" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__109"> closely + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-661d" id="closely__110"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-661c" id="closely__111" original="E8bc.-7e7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-661b" id="closely__112"><span class="coll" id="closely__113" original="E8bc.-7e7d"> resemble </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6619" id="closely__114" original="E8bc.-7e7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6618" id="closely__115"><span class="coll" id="closely__116" original="E8bc.-7e7b"> match </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6616" id="closely__117" original="E8bc.-7e76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6615" id="closely__118"><span class="coll" id="closely__119" original="E8bc.-7e75"> parallel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6613" id="closely__120" original="E8bb.-7c58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6612" id="closely__121"><span class="coll" id="closely__122" original="E8bb.-7c57"> follow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6610" id="closely__123" original="E8bc.-7e74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-660f" id="closely__124"><span class="coll" id="closely__125" original="E8bc.-7e73"> approximate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-660d" id="closely__126" original="E8bb.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-660c" id="closely__127"><span class="coll" id="closely__128" original="E8bb.-7c55"> mimic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-660a" id="closely__129" original="E8bb.-7c54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6609" id="closely__130"><span class="coll" id="closely__131" original="E8bb.-7c53"> mirror </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6607" id="closely__132"><span class="coll" id="closely__133" original="E8bb.-7c52"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6605" id="closely__134" original="E8bc.-7e70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6604" id="closely__135" original="E8bc.-7e6f"><span class="x" id="closely__136" original="E8bc.-7e6e"> The sample closely matched the ethnic distribution of the US population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6602" id="closely__137" original="E8bc.-7e6d"><span class="x" id="closely__138" original="E8bc.-7e6c"> This Nordic myth closely parallels a Roman tale. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6600" id="closely__139" original="E8bb.-7c3e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__140"> verb + closely </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65fe" id="closely__141"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65fd" id="closely__142" original="E8bc.-7e78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65fc" id="closely__143"><span class="coll" id="closely__144" original="E8bc.-7e77"> correspond </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65fa" id="closely__145" original="E8bb.-7c3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65f9" id="closely__146" original="E8bb.-7c3b"><span class="x" id="closely__147" original="E8bb.-7c3a"> The results correspond closely to those reported for osteoarthritis of the knee. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65f7" id="closely__148" original="E8bc.-7ec4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="closely__149" original="E8bc.-7ec3"> in a way that involves working or being with somebody/something a lot </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65f5" id="closely__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65f4" id="closely__151" original="E8bc.-7ec2"><span class="x" id="closely__152" original="E8bc.-7ec1"> In Japan, schools and families collaborate closely on behavioural issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65f2" id="closely__153" original="E8bb.-7c4c"><span class="x" id="closely__154" original="E8bb.-7c4b"> Central government is closely involved in overseeing the provision of many services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65f0" id="closely__155" original="E8bc.-7ebf"><span class="cf" id="closely__156" original="E8bc.-7ec0"><span class="exp" id="closely__157"> closely </span> together </span><span class="x" id="closely__158" original="E8bc.-7ebe"> They worked closely together to come up with a design. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65ec" id="closely__159" original="E8bc.-7e6b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__160"> verb + closely </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65ea" id="closely__161"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65e9" id="closely__162" original="E8bc.-7e69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65e8" id="closely__163"><span class="coll" id="closely__164" original="E8bc.-7e68"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65e6" id="closely__165" original="E8bc.-7e67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65e5" id="closely__166"><span class="coll" id="closely__167" original="E8bc.-7e66"> cooperate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65e3" id="closely__168" original="E8bc.-7e65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65e2" id="closely__169"><span class="coll" id="closely__170" original="E8bc.-7e64"> collaborate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65e0" id="closely__171" original="E8bc.-7e63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65df" id="closely__172" original="E8bc.-7e62"><span class="x" id="closely__173" original="E8bc.-7e61"> The organizations cooperate closely on many matters. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65dd" id="closely__174" original="E8bc.-7ebd"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="closely__175" original="E8bc.-7ebc"> if people, animals or plants are <span class="dh" id="closely__176" original="E8bb.-7c6e"> closely </span> related, they are near in their family relationship </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65da" id="closely__177"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65d9" id="closely__178" original="E8bc.-7ebb"><span class="x" id="closely__179" original="E8bc.-7eba"> Closely related species often have many characteristics in common. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65d7" id="closely__180" original="E8bc.-7eb9"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="closely__181" original="E8bc.-7eb8"> with little time or space between one person or thing and another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65d5" id="closely__182"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65d4" id="closely__183" original="E8bc.-7eb7"><span class="cf" id="closely__184" original="E8bb.-7c6d"><span class="exp" id="closely__185"> closely </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="closely__186" original="E8bc.-7eb6"> The Yellow River shifted course in the 12th century and flowed more closely to the Shangqui area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65d0" id="closely__187" original="E8bc.-7eb4"><span class="cf" id="closely__188" original="E8bc.-7eb5"><span class="exp" id="closely__189"> closely </span> together </span><span class="x" id="closely__190" original="E8bc.-7eb3"> The molecules are packed closely together in the crystal. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65cc" id="closely__191" original="E8bc.-7e60" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__192"> closely + verb + -ed </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65ca" id="closely__193"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65c9" id="closely__194" original="E8bc.-7e5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65c8" id="closely__195"><span class="coll" id="closely__196" original="E8bc.-7e5d"> packed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65c6" id="closely__197" original="E8bc.-7e5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65c5" id="closely__198"><span class="coll" id="closely__199" original="E8bc.-7e5b"> spaced </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65c3" id="closely__200" original="E8bc.-7e5a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65c2" id="closely__201" original="E8bc.-7e59"><span class="x" id="closely__202" original="E8bc.-7e58"> An atoll usually consists of a string of closely spaced coral islets. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65c0" id="closely__203" original="E8bc.-7eae" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__204"> closely + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65be" id="closely__205"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65bd" id="closely__206" original="E8bc.-7ead"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65bc" id="closely__207"><span class="coll" id="closely__208" original="E8bc.-7eac"> follow </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65ba" id="closely__209"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65b9" id="closely__210" original="E470.-39d3"><span class="x" id="closely__211" original="E470.-39d2"> The movements of Viking armies in Ireland the mid-ninth century were closely followed by similar exploits in England. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65b7" id="closely__212" original="E8bb.-7c38" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__213"> verb + closely </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65b5" id="closely__214"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65b4" id="closely__215" original="E8bb.-7c37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65b3" id="closely__216"><span class="coll" id="closely__217" original="E8bb.-7c36"> follow </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65b1" id="closely__218"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65b0" id="closely__219" original="E8bb.-7c34"><span class="x" id="closely__220" original="E8bb.-7c33"> Her best work followed closely after the success of ‘Lady Audley's Secret’. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65ae" id="closely__221" original="E8bc.-7d62"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="closely__222" original="E8bc.-7d61"> used to describe a situation in which there is very little difference between one person, thing or amount and another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65ac" id="closely__223"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65ab" id="closely__224" original="E8bc.-7d60"><span class="x" id="closely__225" original="E8bc.-7d5f"> He lost in a closely fought contest. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65a9" id="closely__226" original="E8bc.-7eae" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__227"> closely + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65a7" id="closely__228"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65a6" id="closely__229" original="E8bc.-7ead"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65a5" id="closely__230"><span class="coll" id="closely__231" original="E8bc.-7eac"> follow </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65a3" id="closely__232"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65a2" id="closely__233" original="E8bb.-7c49"><span class="x" id="closely__234" original="E8bb.-7c48"> Spaniards in particular (closely followed by the Greek and the Italians) exhibit clearly above-average values. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65a0" id="closely__235" original="E8bb.-7c38" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="closely__236"> verb + closely </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-659e" id="closely__237"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-659d" id="closely__238" original="E8bb.-7c37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-659c" id="closely__239"><span class="coll" id="closely__240" original="E8bb.-7c36"> follow </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-659a" id="closely__241"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6599" id="closely__242" original="E8bb.-7c32"><span class="x" id="closely__243" original="E8bb.-7c31"> France and Germany are the biggest-spending countries, followed closely by Denmark and Sweden. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c5d" id="closely__244" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="closely__245"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c5f" id="closely__246" original="E576.e08"><span class="shcut" id="closely__247" original="E576.e09"> closely + verb + -ed </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c61" id="closely__248" original="E8bc.-7e55"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c62" id="closely__249" original="E8bc.-7e53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c63" id="closely__250" original="E8bc.-7e52"><span class="coll" id="closely__251"> related </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c65" id="closely__252" original="E8bb.-7c6c"><span class="coll" id="closely__253"> connected </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c67" id="closely__254" original="E8bc.-7e9f"><span class="coll" id="closely__255"> linked </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c69" id="closely__256" original="E8bb.-7c6b"><span class="coll" id="closely__257"> correlated </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c6b" id="closely__258" original="E8bb.-7c6a"><span class="coll" id="closely__259"> coupled </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c6d" id="closely__260" original="E8bb.-7c69"><span class="coll" id="closely__261"> interrelated </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c6f" id="closely__262" original="E8bb.-7add"><span class="coll" id="closely__263"> bound up with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c71" id="closely__264" original="E8bb.-7c68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c72" id="closely__265" original="E8bb.-7c67"><span class="coll" id="closely__266"> associated with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c74" id="closely__267" original="E8bb.-7c66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c75" id="closely__268" original="E8bb.-7c65"><span class="coll" id="closely__269"> aligned </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c77" id="closely__270" original="E8bb.-7c64"><span class="coll" id="closely__271"> allied </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c79" id="closely__272" original="E8bb.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c7a" id="closely__273" original="E8bb.-7c62"><span class="coll" id="closely__274"> tied to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c7c" id="closely__275" original="E8bb.-7c61"><span class="coll" id="closely__276"> affiliated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c7e" id="closely__277" original="E8bb.-7c60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c7f" id="closely__278" original="E8bb.-7c5f"><span class="coll" id="closely__279"> intertwined </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c81" id="closely__280" original="E8bb.-7c5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c82" id="closely__281" original="E8bb.-7c5d"><span class="coll" id="closely__282"> integrated </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c84" id="closely__283" original="E8bc.-7e51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c85" id="closely__284" original="E8bc.-7e8f"><span class="x" id="closely__285" original="E8bc.-7e8e"> Type 2 diabetes is closely associated with obesity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c87" id="closely__286" original="E8bc.-7e8d"><span class="x" id="closely__287" original="E8bc.-7e8c"> A person's self-esteem can be closely tied to having a job. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c89" id="closely__288" original="E8bc.-7e60"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c8a" id="closely__289" original="E8bc.-7e5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c8b" id="closely__290" original="E8bc.-7e5d"><span class="coll" id="closely__291"> packed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c8d" id="closely__292" original="E8bc.-7e5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c8e" id="closely__293" original="E8bc.-7e5b"><span class="coll" id="closely__294"> spaced </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c90" id="closely__295" original="E8bc.-7e5a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c91" id="closely__296" original="E8bc.-7e59"><span class="x" id="closely__297" original="E8bc.-7e58"> An atoll usually consists of a string of closely spaced coral islets. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c93" id="closely__298" original="E8bc.-7e57"><span class="shcut" id="closely__299" original="E8bc.-7e56"> closely + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c95" id="closely__300" original="E8bc.-7e8b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c96" id="closely__301" original="E8bc.-7e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c97" id="closely__302" original="E8bc.-7e88"><span class="coll" id="closely__303"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c99" id="closely__304" original="E8bc.-7e85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c9a" id="closely__305" original="E8bc.-7e84"><span class="coll" id="closely__306"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c9c" id="closely__307" original="E8bb.-7c5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c9d" id="closely__308" original="E8bb.-7c5b"><span class="coll" id="closely__309"> scrutinize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7c9f" id="closely__310" original="E8bc.-7e83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ca0" id="closely__311" original="E8bb.-7c5a"><span class="x" id="closely__312" original="E8bb.-7c59"> Alleged infringements of economic and social rights are closely scrutinized by the court. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ca2" id="closely__313" original="E8bc.-7e80"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ca3" id="closely__314" original="E8bc.-7e7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ca4" id="closely__315" original="E8bc.-7e7d"><span class="coll" id="closely__316"> resemble </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ca6" id="closely__317" original="E8bc.-7e7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ca7" id="closely__318" original="E8bc.-7e7b"><span class="coll" id="closely__319"> match </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ca9" id="closely__320" original="E8bc.-7e76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7caa" id="closely__321" original="E8bc.-7e75"><span class="coll" id="closely__322"> parallel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cac" id="closely__323" original="E8bb.-7c58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cad" id="closely__324" original="E8bb.-7c57"><span class="coll" id="closely__325"> follow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7caf" id="closely__326" original="E8bc.-7e74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cb0" id="closely__327" original="E8bc.-7e73"><span class="coll" id="closely__328"> approximate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cb2" id="closely__329" original="E8bb.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cb3" id="closely__330" original="E8bb.-7c55"><span class="coll" id="closely__331"> mimic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cb5" id="closely__332" original="E8bb.-7c54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cb6" id="closely__333" original="E8bb.-7c53"><span class="coll" id="closely__334"> mirror </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cb8" id="closely__335" original="E8bb.-7c52"><span class="coll" id="closely__336"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cba" id="closely__337" original="E8bc.-7e70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cbb" id="closely__338" original="E8bc.-7e6f"><span class="x" id="closely__339" original="E8bc.-7e6e"> The sample closely matched the ethnic distribution of the US population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cbd" id="closely__340" original="E8bc.-7e6d"><span class="x" id="closely__341" original="E8bc.-7e6c"> This Nordic myth closely parallels a Roman tale. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cbf" id="closely__342" original="E8bc.-7eaf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cc0" id="closely__343" original="E8bc.-7ead"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cc1" id="closely__344" original="E8bc.-7eac"><span class="coll" id="closely__345"> follow </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cc3" id="closely__346" original="E8bb.-7c4a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cc4" id="closely__347" original="E8bb.-7c49"><span class="x" id="closely__348" original="E8bb.-7c48"> Spaniards in particular (closely followed by the Greek and the Italians) exhibit clearly above-average values. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cc6" id="closely__349" original="E470.-39d3"><span class="x" id="closely__350" original="E470.-39d2"> The movements of Viking armies in Ireland the mid-ninth century were closely followed by similar exploits in England. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cc8" id="closely__351" original="E8bc.-7eb1"><span class="shcut" id="closely__352" original="E8bc.-7eb0"> verb + closely </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cca" id="closely__353" original="E8bb.-7c47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ccb" id="closely__354" original="E8bb.-7c45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ccc" id="closely__355" original="E8bb.-7c44"><span class="coll" id="closely__356"> monitor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cce" id="closely__357" original="E8bc.-7e87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ccf" id="closely__358" original="E8bc.-7e86"><span class="coll" id="closely__359"> look </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cd1" id="closely__360" original="E8bb.-7c43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cd2" id="closely__361" original="E8bb.-7c42"><span class="coll" id="closely__362"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cd4" id="closely__363" original="E8bb.-7c41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cd5" id="closely__364" original="E8bb.-7c40"><span class="coll" id="closely__365"> follow </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cd7" id="closely__366" original="E8bb.-7c3f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cd8" id="closely__367" original="E8bc.-7e82"><span class="x" id="closely__368" original="E8bc.-7e81"> Her novels examine closely the role of women in history. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cda" id="closely__369" original="E8bb.-7c3e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cdb" id="closely__370" original="E8bc.-7e78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cdc" id="closely__371" original="E8bc.-7e77"><span class="coll" id="closely__372"> correspond </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cde" id="closely__373" original="E8bb.-7c3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cdf" id="closely__374" original="E8bb.-7c3b"><span class="x" id="closely__375" original="E8bb.-7c3a"> The results correspond closely to those reported for osteoarthritis of the knee. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ce1" id="closely__376" original="E8bc.-7e6b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ce2" id="closely__377" original="E8bc.-7e69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ce3" id="closely__378" original="E8bc.-7e68"><span class="coll" id="closely__379"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ce5" id="closely__380" original="E8bc.-7e67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ce6" id="closely__381" original="E8bc.-7e66"><span class="coll" id="closely__382"> cooperate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ce8" id="closely__383" original="E8bc.-7e65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ce9" id="closely__384" original="E8bc.-7e64"><span class="coll" id="closely__385"> collaborate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ceb" id="closely__386" original="E8bc.-7e63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cec" id="closely__387" original="E8bc.-7e62"><span class="x" id="closely__388" original="E8bc.-7e61"> The organizations cooperate closely on many matters. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cee" id="closely__389" original="E8bb.-7c39"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cef" id="closely__390" original="E8bb.-7c37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cf0" id="closely__391" original="E8bb.-7c36"><span class="coll" id="closely__392"> follow </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cf2" id="closely__393" original="E8bb.-7c35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cf3" id="closely__394" original="E8bb.-7c34"><span class="x" id="closely__395" original="E8bb.-7c33"> Her best work followed closely after the success of ‘Lady Audley's Secret’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cf5" id="closely__396" original="E8bb.-7c32"><span class="x" id="closely__397" original="E8bb.-7c31"> France and Germany are the biggest-spending countries, 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closeness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6597" id="closeness" original="E8bd.-7f91" sum="1085"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6596" id="closeness__1" original="E8bd.-7f90"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6595" id="closeness__2" original="E8bd.-7f8f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> closeness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-658c" id="closeness__4" original="E8bd.-7f8a"><span class="pos" id="closeness__5" original="E8bd.-7f89"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79a5" eid="closeness__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7fb4" geo="br" id="closeness__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closeness__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkləʊsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/close/closeness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closeness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closeness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16077f1160f.7fb7" geo="n_am" id="closeness__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closeness__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkloʊsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/close/closeness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/close/closeness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://closeness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-658a" id="closeness__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="closeness__12" original="E8bd.-7f87"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6588" id="closeness__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6587" id="closeness__14" original="E8bd.-7f86"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="closeness__15" original="E8bd.-7f85"> the fact of knowing somebody very well and liking them very much </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6585" id="closeness__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6584" id="closeness__17" original="E8bd.-7f84"><span class="x" id="closeness__18" original="E8bd.-7f83"> She regretted the lack of emotional closeness in their relationship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6582" id="closeness__19" original="E8bd.-7f81"><span class="cf" id="closeness__20" original="E8bd.-7f82"><span class="exp" id="closeness__21"> closeness </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="closeness__22" original="E8bd.-7f80"> Closeness to high-school and college friends declines with time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-657e" id="closeness__23" original="E8bd.-7f7f"><span class="cf" id="closeness__24" original="E576.e78"><span class="exp" id="closeness__25"> closeness </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="closeness__26" original="E8bd.-7f7e"> She wanted closeness with her dad. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-657a" id="closeness__27" original="E8bd.-7f7d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="closeness__28" original="E47f.71a1"><span class="exp" id="closeness__29"> closeness </span> (to somebody) </span><span class="def" id="closeness__30" original="E8bd.-7f7c"> the fact of being very involved in the work or activities of somebody else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6576" id="closeness__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6575" id="closeness__32" original="E8bd.-7f7b"><span class="x" id="closeness__33" original="E8bd.-7f7a"> His authority and closeness to Blair led to him being called ‘the real deputy Prime Minister’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6573" id="closeness__34" original="E8bd.-7f79"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="closeness__35" original="E47f.71a2"><span class="exp" id="closeness__36"> closeness </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="closeness__37" original="E8bd.-7f78"> the fact of having a strong connection with somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-656f" id="closeness__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-656e" id="closeness__39" original="E8bd.-7f77"><span class="x" id="closeness__40" original="E8bd.-7f76"> The dying person is placed on the floor, symbolizing closeness to ‘mother earth’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-656c" id="closeness__41" original="E8bd.-7f75"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="closeness__42" original="E47f.71a3"><span class="exp" id="closeness__43"> closeness </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="closeness__44" original="E8bd.-7f74"> the fact of being near in time or space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6568" id="closeness__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6567" id="closeness__46" original="E8bd.-7f73"><span class="x" id="closeness__47" original="E8bd.-7f72"> The closeness of some of the active large volcanoes and densely populated centres is a serious hazard in Java. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6565" id="closeness__48" original="E8bd.-7f71"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="closeness__49" original="E8bd.-7f70"> the fact of being very similar to something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6563" id="closeness__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6562" id="closeness__51" original="E8bd.-7f6f"><span class="x" id="closeness__52" original="E8bd.-7f6e"> There is no simple correlation between semantic closeness and degree of synonymy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.57d7" id="closeness__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://closeness" title="closeness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.57d8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.7cfa" id="closeness__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="closeness__55"> closeness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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closing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6560" hm="1" id="closing1" original="E399.-7844" sum="414"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-655f" id="closing1__1" original="E399.-7843"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-655e" id="closing1__2" original="E399.-7842"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> closing <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6555" id="closing1__4" original="E399.-783c"><span class="pos" id="closing1__5" original="E399.-783b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79ac" eid="closing1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7e6d" geo="br" id="closing1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closing1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkləʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/closi/closing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/closi/closing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7e6a" geo="n_am" id="closing1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closing1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkloʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/closi/closing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/closi/closing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://closing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6553" id="closing1__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6552" id="closing1__12" original="E399.-783a"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6551" id="closing1__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="closing1__14" original="E399.-7838"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="closing1__15" original="E399.-7837"> coming at the end of a speech, a period of time or an activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-654e" id="closing1__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-654d" id="closing1__17" original="E850.-68a6"><span class="x" id="closing1__18" original="E850.-68a5"> What followed was a series of formal closing remarks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-654b" id="closing1__19" original="E850.-68a4"><span class="x" id="closing1__20" original="E850.-68a3"> Douglas’s design team’s extensive experience with jets began in the closing days of World War II. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6549" id="closing1__21" original="E850.-68a2"><span class="x" id="closing1__22" original="E850.-68a1"> the closing chapters/pages/lines </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6547" id="closing1__23" original="E399.-7836" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://opening2" title="opening2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6546" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5aa2" id="closing1__24" original="E399.-7835"><span class="xh" id="closing1__25"> opening </span><span class="xhm" id="closing1__26"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.580f" id="closing1__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://closing_1" title="closing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5810" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3be4" id="closing1__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="closing1__29"> closing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6543" hm="2" id="closing2" original="E399.-7831" sum="305"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6542" id="closing2__1" original="E399.-7830"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6541" id="closing2__2" original="E399.-782f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> closing <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6538" id="closing2__4" original="E399.-7829"><span class="pos" id="closing2__5" original="E399.-7828"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79b3" eid="closing2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7e67" geo="br" id="closing2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closing2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkləʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/closi/closing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/closi/closing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7e64" geo="n_am" id="closing2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closing2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkloʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/closi/closing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/closi/closing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://closing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6536" id="closing2__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6535" id="closing2__12" original="E399.-7827"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6534" id="closing2__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="closing2__14" original="E399.-7825"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="closing2__15" original="E850.-689d"><span class="exp" id="closing2__16"> closing </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="closing2__17" original="E399.-7824"> the act of shutting something such as a factory, hospital, school, etc. permanently </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-652f" id="closing2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-652e" id="closing2__19" original="E850.-689c"><span class="x" id="closing2__20" original="E850.-689b"> Halliburton announced the closing of the Dover plant on October 13, 2000. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.582f" id="closing2__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://closing_1" title="closing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5830" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3be4" id="closing2__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="closing2__23"> closing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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closure
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-652c" id="closure" original="E399.-7805" sum="1218"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-652b" id="closure__1" original="E399.-7804"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-652a" id="closure__2" original="E399.-7803"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> closure </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-651e" id="closure__7" original="E399.-77fb"><span class="pos" id="closure__8" original="E399.-77fa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79ba" eid="closure__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7de1" geo="br" id="closure__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closure__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkləʊʒə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/closu/closure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/closu/closure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://closure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7ddd" geo="n_am" id="closure__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="closure__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkloʊʒər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/closu/closure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/closu/closure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://closure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-651c" id="closure__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-651b" id="closure__15" original="E399.-77f9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-651a" id="closure__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="closure__17" original="E399.-77f7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="closure__18" original="E399.-77f6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="closure__19" original="E850.-6896"><span class="exp" id="closure__20"> closure </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="closure__21" original="E399.-77f5"> the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6514" id="closure__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6513" id="closure__23" original="E850.-6895"><span class="x" id="closure__24" original="E850.-6894"> The new president initiated the closure of one-third of the company's factories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6511" id="closure__25" original="E850.-6893"><span class="x" id="closure__26" original="E850.-6892"> They complain that hospital closures or job losses are more prominently reported than the opening of a new hospital or factory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-650f" id="closure__27" original="E850.-6891"><span class="x" id="closure__28" original="E850.-6890"> Texas schools that receive low ratings face sanctions, including possible closure. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-650d" id="closure__29" original="E399.-77f4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-650c" id="closure__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="closure__31" original="E399.-77f2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="closure__32" original="E399.-77f1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="closure__33" original="E850.-688f"><span class="exp" id="closure__34"> closure </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="closure__35" original="E399.-77f0"> the temporary closing of a business, public place, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6506" id="closure__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6505" id="closure__37" original="E850.-688c"><span class="x" id="closure__38" original="E850.-688b"> The Richmond River was reopened to normal fishing activities after a closure of some six weeks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6503" id="closure__39" original="E850.-688a"><span class="x" id="closure__40" original="E850.-6889"> The closure of UK airports was due to an ash cloud caused by a volcanic eruption in Iceland. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6501" id="closure__41" original="E850.-6888"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6500" id="closure__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="closure__43" original="E850.-6886"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="closure__44" original="E850.-6884"> the act of blocking up a hole or opening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64fd" id="closure__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64fc" id="closure__46" original="E850.-6881"><span class="x" id="closure__47" original="E850.-6880"> Repair is usually achieved by surgical closure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64fa" id="closure__48" original="E850.-6897"><span class="cf" id="closure__49" original="E850.-6885"><span class="exp" id="closure__50"> closure </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="closure__51" original="E850.-6898"> With the closure of Glen Canyon Dam in 1963, major floods were eliminated. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64f6" id="closure__52" original="E399.-77ef"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64f5" id="closure__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="closure__54" original="E399.-77ed"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="closure__55" original="E399.-77ec"> a sense of conclusion at the end of a work of art, piece of music, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64f2" id="closure__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64f1" id="closure__57" original="E850.-687f"><span class="x" id="closure__58" original="E850.-687e"> The plots generate a desire for narrative closure, which the endings do indeed offer the reader. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.584e" id="closure__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://closure" title="closure definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.584f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3c32" id="closure__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="closure__61"> closure </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clot
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64ef" hm="1" id="clot1" original="E399.-77eb" sum="233"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64ee" id="clot1__1" original="E399.-77ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64ed" id="clot1__2" original="E399.-77e9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clot <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64e4" id="clot1__4" original="E399.-77de"><span class="pos" id="clot1__5" original="E399.-77dd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79c3" eid="clot1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d22" geo="br" id="clot1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɒt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clot_/clot__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clot_/clot__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clot__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d1f" geo="n_am" id="clot1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clot_/clot__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clot_/clot__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clot__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64e2" id="clot1__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64e1" id="clot1__12" original="E399.-77dc"><span class="def" id="clot1__13" original="E850.-687d"> a lump that is formed when a liquid, especially blood, dries or becomes thicker </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64df" id="clot1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64de" id="clot1__15" original="E850.-687c"><span class="x" id="clot1__16" original="E850.-687b"> When blood becomes too thick, the risk of blood clots rises. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.588b" id="clot1__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clot_1" title="clot definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.588c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3c5f" id="clot1__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clot1__19"> clot </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64dc" hm="2" id="clot2" original="E399.-77d2" sum="275"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64db" id="clot2__1" original="E399.-77d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64da" id="clot2__2" original="E399.-77d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clot <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64cc" id="clot2__9" original="E399.-77c5"><span class="pos" id="clot2__10" original="E399.-77c4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79ca" eid="clot2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cef" geo="br" id="clot2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɒt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clot_/clot__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clot_/clot__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clot__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cec" geo="n_am" id="clot2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clot_/clot__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clot_/clot__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clot__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-158f" id="clot2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d1c" form="root" id="clot2__17"><span class="vp" id="clot2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> clot </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d1a" eid="clot2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d19" geo="br" id="clot2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɒt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clot_/clot__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clot_/clot__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clot__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d16" geo="n_am" id="clot2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clot_/clot__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clot_/clot__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clot__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d13" form="thirdps" id="clot2__24"><span class="vp" id="clot2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> clots </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d11" eid="clot2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d10" geo="br" id="clot2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɒts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clots/clots__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clots/clots__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clots__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d0d" geo="n_am" id="clot2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɑːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clots/clots__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clots/clots__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clots__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d0a" form="past" id="clot2__31"><span class="vp" id="clot2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> clotted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d08" eid="clot2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d07" geo="br" id="clot2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɒtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clott/clotted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clott/clotted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clotted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d04" geo="n_am" id="clot2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɑːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clott/clotted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clott/clotted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clotted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7d01" form="pastpart" id="clot2__38"><span class="vp" id="clot2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> clotted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cff" eid="clot2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cfe" geo="br" id="clot2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɒtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clott/clotted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clott/clotted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clotted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cfb" geo="n_am" id="clot2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɑːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clott/clotted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clott/clotted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clotted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cf8" form="prespart" id="clot2__45"><span class="vp" id="clot2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> clotting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cf6" eid="clot2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cf5" geo="br" id="clot2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɒtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/clott/clotting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/clott/clotting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clotting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cf2" geo="n_am" id="clot2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clot2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklɑːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/clott/clotting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/clott/clotting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clotting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-649b" id="clot2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-649a" id="clot2__53" original="E399.-77a7"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6490" id="clot2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="clot2__55" original="E399.-779e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="clot2__56" original="E399.-779b"> when blood <span class="dh" id="clot2__57" original="E399.-779a"> clots </span> , it forms thick lumps </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-648c" id="clot2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-648b" id="clot2__59" original="E850.-687a"><span class="x" id="clot2__60" original="E850.-6879"> The ability of the blood to clot is a vital part of the body’s natural defence. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.58d5" id="clot2__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clot_1" title="clot definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.58d6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3c5f" id="clot2__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clot2__63"> clot </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cloth
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6489" id="cloth" original="E399.-7795" sum="611"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6488" id="cloth__1" original="E399.-7794"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6487" id="cloth__2" original="E399.-7793"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cloth </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-647b" id="cloth__7" original="E399.-778b"><span class="pos" id="cloth__8" original="E399.-778a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79d1" eid="cloth__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cad" geo="br" id="cloth__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloth__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɒθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloth/cloth__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/cloth__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloth__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7caa" geo="n_am" id="cloth__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloth__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɔːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloth/cloth__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/cloth__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cloth__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6479" id="cloth__14" original="E399.-7789"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6478" form="pl" id="cloth__15" original="E399.-7788"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="cloth__16" original="E399.-7786"> cloths </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79d2" eid="cloth__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cb3" geo="br" id="cloth__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloth__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɒθs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloth/cloths__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/cloths__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloths__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7cb0" geo="n_am" id="cloth__20" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloth__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klɔːðz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloth/cloths__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/cloths__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cloths__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-646f" id="cloth__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-646e" id="cloth__23" original="E399.-7782"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-646d" id="cloth__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cloth__25" original="E399.-7780"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cloth__26" original="E399.-777f"> material made by <a class="ndv" href="entry://weaving" id="cloth__27"> weaving </a> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://knitting" id="cloth__28"> knitting </a> cotton, wool, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6468" id="cloth__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6467" id="cloth__30" original="E850.-6878"><span class="x" id="cloth__31" original="E850.-6877"> The production of cotton cloth was China’s greatest industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6465" id="cloth__32" original="E850.-6876"><span class="x" id="cloth__33" original="E850.-6875"> Cover the food with a piece of cloth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6463" id="cloth__34" original="E850.-6873"><span class="cf" id="cloth__35" original="E850.-6874"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cloth__36" original="E850.-6872"> The fruit was collected and stored in cloth bags. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6460" id="cloth__37" original="E850.-6871"><span class="x" id="cloth__38" original="E850.-6870"> The Wiltshire village of Castle Combe became a centre of cloth production. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-645e" id="cloth__39" original="E399.-777c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-645d" id="cloth__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cloth__41" original="E399.-777a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cloth__42" original="E399.-7778"> a piece of <span class="dh" id="cloth__43" original="E399.-7777"> cloth </span> , often used for a special purpose, especially cleaning things or covering a table </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6459" id="cloth__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6458" id="cloth__45" original="E850.-686f"><span class="x" id="cloth__46" original="E850.-686e"> Never apply ice directly onto the skin: wrap in a cloth or towel before applying. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5904" id="cloth__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cloth" title="cloth definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5905" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3cbb" id="cloth__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cloth__49"> cloth </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clothes
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6456" id="clothes" original="E399.-76fc" sum="268"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6455" id="clothes__1" original="E399.-76fb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6454" id="clothes__2" original="E399.-76fa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clothes </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6445" id="clothes__4" original="E399.-76f2"><span class="pos" id="clothes__5" original="E399.-76f1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6452" eid="clothes__6" original="E399.-76f8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7a40" geo="br" id="clothes__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clothes__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊðz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloth/clothes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/clothes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clothes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7a3d" geo="n_am" id="clothes__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clothes__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊðz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloth/clothes__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/clothes__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://clothes__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7a3a" geo="br" id="clothes__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clothes__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kləʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloth/clothes__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/clothes__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://clothes__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7a37" geo="n_am" id="clothes__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clothes__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kloʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloth/clothes__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/clothes__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://clothes__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6443" id="clothes__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="clothes__16" original="E399.-76ef"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6441" id="clothes__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6440" id="clothes__18" original="E399.-76ee"><span class="def" id="clothes__19" original="E399.-76ed"> the things that you wear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-643e" id="clothes__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-643d" id="clothes__21" original="E850.-686d"><span class="x" id="clothes__22" original="E850.-686c"> Community nurses wear their own clothes, not uniforms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-643b" id="clothes__23" original="E850.-6864"><span class="cf" id="clothes__24" original="E47f.71ed"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="clothes__25" original="E850.-6863"> ‘The Look’ is a high-street clothes retailer mainly based in the UK. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5935" id="clothes__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clothes" title="clothes definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5936" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3d8e" id="clothes__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clothes__28"> clothes </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clothing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6438" id="clothing" original="E399.-767f" sum="388"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6437" id="clothing__1" original="E399.-767e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6436" id="clothing__2" original="E399.-767d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clothing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-642d" id="clothing__4" original="E399.-7678"><span class="pos" id="clothing__5" original="E399.-7677"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79df" eid="clothing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7830" geo="br" id="clothing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clothing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkləʊðɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloth/clothing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/clothing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clothing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-782d" geo="n_am" id="clothing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clothing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkloʊðɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloth/clothing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloth/clothing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clothing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-642b" id="clothing__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="clothing__12" original="E399.-7675"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6429" id="clothing__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6428" id="clothing__14" original="E399.-7674"><span class="def" id="clothing__15" original="E399.-7673"> clothes, especially a particular type of clothes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6426" id="clothing__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6425" id="clothing__17" original="E850.-6862"><span class="x" id="clothing__18" original="E850.-6861"> Removal of containers must be done by staff wearing suitable protective clothing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6423" id="clothing__19" original="E850.-6860"><span class="x" id="clothing__20" original="E850.-685f"> These items of clothing have a symbolic function within the Muslim community itself. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6421" id="clothing__21" original="E850.-685d"><span class="cf" id="clothing__22" original="E47f.71ee"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="clothing__23" original="E850.-685c"> It was a difficult time for the clothing industry. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5950" id="clothing__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clothing" title="clothing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5951" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3e75" id="clothing__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clothing__26"> clothing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cloud
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-641e" hm="1" id="cloud1" original="E399.-764f" sum="1025"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-641d" id="cloud1__1" original="E399.-764e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-641c" id="cloud1__2" original="E399.-764d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cloud <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6414" id="cloud1__4" original="E399.-7642"><span class="pos" id="cloud1__5" original="E399.-7641"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79e6" eid="cloud1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7713" geo="br" id="cloud1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloud__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloud__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloud__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7710" geo="n_am" id="cloud1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloud__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloud__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cloud__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6412" id="cloud1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6411" id="cloud1__12" original="E399.-7640"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6410" id="cloud1__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cloud1__14" original="E399.-763e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cloud1__15" original="E399.-763d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cloud1__16" original="E399.-763c"> a grey or white mass made of very small drops of water, that floats in the sky </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-640c" id="cloud1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-640b" id="cloud1__18" original="E850.-6859"><span class="x" id="cloud1__19" original="E850.-6858"> As the air cools, water vapour condenses to form clouds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6409" id="cloud1__20" original="E850.-6857"><span class="x" id="cloud1__21" original="E850.-6856"> Lightning almost always originates within cloud. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6407" id="cloud1__22" original="E399.-7636"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6406" id="cloud1__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cloud1__24" original="E399.-7634"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cloud1__25" original="E850.-6855"><span class="exp" id="cloud1__26"> cloud </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="cloud1__27" original="E399.-7633"> a large mass of something in the air, for example dust or smoke </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6401" id="cloud1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6400" id="cloud1__29" original="E850.-6854"><span class="x" id="cloud1__30" original="E850.-6853"> The explosion would produce a cloud of radioactive dust. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63fe" id="cloud1__31" original="E850.-6852"><span class="x" id="cloud1__32" original="E850.-6851"> An industrial accident at a chemical plant released a cloud of poisonous gas that killed thousands of people. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63fc" id="cloud1__33" original="E399.-7632"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63fb" id="cloud1__34" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63fa" id="cloud1__35"><span class="v"><strong> the cloud </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63f8" id="cloud1__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="cloud1__38" original="E399.-7630"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cloud1__39" original="E399.-762f"> a system of software and other computer resources that are stored on the Internet and to which computer users have access </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63f5" id="cloud1__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63f4" id="cloud1__41" original="E850.-684e"><span class="x" id="cloud1__42" original="E850.-684d"> Data are uploaded and analysed in a shared cloud. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63f2" id="cloud1__43" original="E576.e81"><span class="x" id="cloud1__44" original="E576.e82"> In this model, providers install and operate application software in the cloud. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63f0" id="cloud1__45" original="E850.-684b"><span class="cf" id="cloud1__46" original="E47f.7d9f"><span class="exp" id="cloud1__47"> cloud </span> computing </span><span class="x" id="cloud1__48" original="E850.-684a"> Cloud computing offers an attractive solution to customers keen to acquire computing infrastructure without large upfront investment. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.596b" id="cloud1__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cloud_1" title="cloud definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.596c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3ec0" id="cloud1__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cloud1__51"> cloud </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63ec" hm="2" id="cloud2" original="E399.-7619" sum="436"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63eb" id="cloud2__1" original="E399.-7618"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63ea" id="cloud2__2" original="E399.-7617"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cloud <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63dd" id="cloud2__9" original="E399.-760c"><span class="pos" id="cloud2__10" original="E399.-760b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79ed" eid="cloud2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-770d" geo="br" id="cloud2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloud__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloud__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloud__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-770a" geo="n_am" id="cloud2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloud__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloud__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cloud__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1561" id="cloud2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7707" form="root" id="cloud2__17"><span class="vp" id="cloud2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cloud </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7705" eid="cloud2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7704" geo="br" id="cloud2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloud__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloud__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloud__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-7701" geo="n_am" id="cloud2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloud__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloud__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cloud__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76fe" form="thirdps" id="cloud2__24"><span class="vp" id="cloud2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> clouds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76fc" eid="cloud2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76fb" geo="br" id="cloud2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloud/clouds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/clouds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clouds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76f8" geo="n_am" id="cloud2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klaʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloud/clouds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/clouds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clouds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76f5" form="past" id="cloud2__31"><span class="vp" id="cloud2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> clouded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76f3" eid="cloud2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76f2" geo="br" id="cloud2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloud/clouded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/clouded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clouded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76ef" geo="n_am" id="cloud2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloud/clouded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/clouded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clouded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76ec" form="pastpart" id="cloud2__38"><span class="vp" id="cloud2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> clouded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76ea" eid="cloud2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76e9" geo="br" id="cloud2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloud/clouded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/clouded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clouded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76e6" geo="n_am" id="cloud2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloud/clouded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/clouded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clouded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76e3" form="prespart" id="cloud2__45"><span class="vp" id="cloud2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> clouding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76e1" eid="cloud2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76e0" geo="br" id="cloud2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloud/clouding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/clouding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clouding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-76dd" geo="n_am" id="cloud2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloud2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloud/clouding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/clouding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clouding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63b1" id="cloud2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63b0" id="cloud2__53" original="E399.-75df"><span class="def" id="cloud2__54" original="E399.-75db"> to make something become less clear or certain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63ae" id="cloud2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63ad" id="cloud2__56" original="E850.-6845"><span class="cf" id="cloud2__57" original="E492.-76e8"><span class="exp" id="cloud2__58"> cloud </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cloud2__59" original="E850.-6844"> His concern for order and decency clouds his judgement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63a9" id="cloud2__60" original="E492.-76e7"><span class="x" id="cloud2__61" original="E492.-76e6"> Uncertainty also clouded the economy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63a7" id="cloud2__62" original="E492.-76e5"><span class="cf" id="cloud2__63" original="E399.-75dc"><span class="exp" id="cloud2__64"> cloud </span> the issue </span><span class="x" id="cloud2__65" original="E492.-76e4"> Variation in anatomical structure clouded the issue of what was a distinct species and what was merely a variety. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.59d5" id="cloud2__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cloud_1" title="cloud definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.59d6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3ec0" id="cloud2__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cloud2__68"> cloud </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cloudy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63a3" id="cloudy" original="E399.-7575" sum="542"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63a2" id="cloudy__1" original="E399.-7574"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63a1" id="cloudy__2" original="E399.-7573"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cloudy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6395" id="cloudy__8" original="E399.-756a"><span class="pos" id="cloudy__9" original="E399.-7569"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79f4" eid="cloudy__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-75ca" geo="br" id="cloudy__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloudy__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloudy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloudy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloudy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-75c7" geo="n_am" id="cloudy__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloudy__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloudy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloudy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cloudy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6393" id="cloudy__15" original="E399.-7568"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6392" form="_tofix" id="cloudy__16"><span class="if" id="cloudy__17" original="E399.-7566"> cloudier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6390" form="_tofix" id="cloudy__18"><span class="if" id="cloudy__19" original="E399.-7565"> cloudiest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-638e" id="cloudy__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-638d" id="cloudy__21" original="E399.-7564"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-638c" id="cloudy__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cloudy__23" original="E399.-7563"> of the sky or the weather </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cloudy__24" original="E399.-7562"> covered with clouds; with a lot of clouds </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6389" id="cloudy__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6388" id="cloudy__26" original="E850.-6836"><span class="x" id="cloudy__27" original="E850.-6835"> Dry seasons tend to be warmer, being less cloudy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6386" id="cloudy__28" original="E850.-6834"><span class="x" id="cloudy__29" original="E850.-6833"> The figure shows the hourly average values of solar radiation for typical clear and cloudy days. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6384" id="cloudy__30" original="E399.-7561" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clear1" title="clear1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6383" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70c9" id="cloudy__31" original="E399.-7560"><span class="xh" id="cloudy__32"> clear </span><span class="xhm" id="cloudy__33"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-637f" id="cloudy__34" original="E399.-755e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-637e" id="cloudy__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cloudy__36" original="E399.-755d"> of liquids </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cloudy__37" original="E399.-755c"> not clear or transparent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-637b" id="cloudy__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-637a" id="cloudy__39" original="E850.-682e"><span class="x" id="cloudy__40" original="E850.-682d"> Cloudy fluids indicate a raised white cell count and possible infection. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6378" id="cloudy__41"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6377" id="cloudy__42" original="E399.-755b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6376" id="cloudy__43"><span class="dr" id="cloudy__44" original="E399.-755a"> cloudiness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-636e" id="cloudy__45" original="E399.-7556"><span class="pos" id="cloudy__46" original="E399.-7555"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.79f5" eid="cloudy__47" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-75d0" geo="br" id="cloudy__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloudy__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdinəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloudiness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloudiness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cloudiness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-75cd" geo="n_am" id="cloudy__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cloudy__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklaʊdinəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clo/cloud/cloudiness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clo/cloud/cloudiness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cloudiness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-636c" id="cloudy__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cloudy__53" original="E399.-7553"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-636a" id="cloudy__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6369" id="cloudy__55" original="E850.-6827"><span class="x" id="cloudy__56" original="E850.-6826"> Increasing cloudiness is a factor often invoked to explain changes in vegetation. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.59fc" id="cloudy__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cloudy" title="cloudy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.59fd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.3fee" id="cloudy__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cloudy__59"> cloudy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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club
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6367" id="club" original="E399.-7425" sum="758"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6366" id="club__1" original="E399.-7424"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6365" id="club__2" original="E399.-7423"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> club </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-635a" id="club__7" original="E399.-7418"><span class="pos" id="club__8" original="E399.-7417"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a02" eid="club__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-718d" geo="br" id="club__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="club__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klʌb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clu/club_/club__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clu/club_/club__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://club__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-718a" geo="n_am" id="club__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="club__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> klʌb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clu/club_/club__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clu/club_/club__us_1.ogg" href="sound://club__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6358" id="club__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6357" id="club__15" original="E399.-7416"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6356" id="club__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="club__17" original="E399.-7414"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="club__18" original="E399.-7413"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="club__19" original="E399.-7412"> a group of people who meet together regularly, for a particular activity, sport, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6352" id="club__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6351" id="club__21" original="E824.-5b53"><span class="x" id="club__22" original="E824.-5b52"> After-school sports clubs such as football, netball and rugby were established. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-634f" id="club__23" original="E399.-7402"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-634e" id="club__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="club__25" original="E399.-7400"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-634c" id="club__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="club__27" original="E399.-73ff"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="club__28" original="E399.-73fe"> a professional sports organization that includes the players, managers, owners and members </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6349" id="club__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6348" id="club__30" original="E824.-5b51"><span class="x" id="club__31" original="E824.-5b50"> Premier League clubs spent 1.3 billion on player wages in 2008–09. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6346" id="club__32" original="E824.-5b4f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6345" id="club__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="club__34" original="E586.-49ed"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="club__35" original="E824.-5b4e"> a group of people or countries that share characteristics and aims </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6342" id="club__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6341" id="club__37" original="E824.-5b4d"><span class="x" id="club__38" original="E824.-5b4c"> As Kenneth Waltz argued, ‘Nuclear weapons will nevertheless spread, with a new member occasionally joining the club.’ </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5a36" id="club__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://club_1" title="club definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5a37" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4190" id="club__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="club__41"> club </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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clue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-633f" id="clue" original="E399.-728b" sum="606"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-633e" id="clue__1" original="E399.-728a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-633d" id="clue__2" original="E399.-7289"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> clue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6332" id="clue__7" original="E399.-727e"><span class="pos" id="clue__8" original="E399.-727d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a09" eid="clue__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6e5e" geo="br" id="clue__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clue__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clu/clue_/clue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clu/clue_/clue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6e5b" geo="n_am" id="clue__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="clue__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kluː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clu/clue_/clue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clu/clue_/clue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6330" id="clue__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-632f" id="clue__15" original="E399.-7279"><span class="def" id="clue__16" original="E399.-7277"> a fact or a piece of evidence that helps you discover the answer to a problem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-632d" id="clue__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-632c" id="clue__18" original="E586.-49ec"><span class="cf" id="clue__19" original="E896.77ef"><span class="exp" id="clue__20"> clue </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="clue__21" original="E586.-49eb"> The cosmic microwave background provides clues to the origin of galaxies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6328" id="clue__22" original="E896.77f3"><span class="cf" id="clue__23" original="E896.77f2"><span class="exp" id="clue__24"> clue </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="clue__25" original="E896.77f4"> Climate data over previous decades may offer clues about environmental impacts on breeding success. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6324" id="clue__26" original="E896.77f6"><span class="cf" id="clue__27" original="E896.77f5"><span class="exp" id="clue__28"> clue </span> as to something </span><span class="x" id="clue__29" original="E896.77f7"> Routine biochemical tests can give clues as to the presence of cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6320" id="clue__30" original="E896.77ed"><span class="cf" id="clue__31" original="E586.-49ea"><span class="exp" id="clue__32"> clue </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="clue__33" original="E896.77ee"> These soil characteristics provide valuable clues that a soil was affected by frost during its formation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5a62" id="clue__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://clue_1" title="clue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5a63" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.438e" id="clue__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="clue__36"> clue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cluster
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-631c" hm="1" id="cluster1" original="E399.-7141" sum="825"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-631b" id="cluster1__1" original="E399.-7140"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-631a" id="cluster1__2" original="E399.-713f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cluster <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-630d" id="cluster1__7" original="E399.-7134"><span class="pos" id="cluster1__8" original="E399.-7133"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a10" eid="cluster1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a75" geo="br" id="cluster1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clu/clust/cluster__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/cluster__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cluster__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a72" geo="n_am" id="cluster1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clu/clust/cluster__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/cluster__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cluster__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-630b" id="cluster1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-630a" id="cluster1__15" original="E399.-7132"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cluster1__16" original="E399.-7131"> a group of things of the same type that appear or are found close together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6308" id="cluster1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6307" id="cluster1__18" original="E8b3.-7a8d"><span class="x" id="cluster1__19" original="E8b3.-7a8c"> In South Africa, diamonds are found as clusters in funnel-shaped pipes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6305" id="cluster1__20" original="E8b1.-738c"><span class="x" id="cluster1__21" original="E8b1.-738b"> The industrial clusters within Harare comprise firms that are located in an easily defined physical area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6303" id="cluster1__22" original="E8b3.-7a8f"><span class="cf" id="cluster1__23" original="E8b1.-738a"> in clusters </span><span class="x" id="cluster1__24" original="E8b3.-7a8e"> Most galaxies occur in clusters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6300" id="cluster1__25" original="E8b3.-7a88"><span class="cf" id="cluster1__26" original="E8b3.-7a89"><span class="exp" id="cluster1__27"> cluster </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cluster1__28" original="E8b3.-7a87"> a cluster of atoms/cells/galaxies </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62fc" id="cluster1__29" original="E8b3.-7a86"><span class="x" id="cluster1__30" original="E8b3.-7a85"> Prior to the 1970s, American professional football players came primarily from a cluster of southern states. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62fa" id="cluster1__31" original="E8b3.-7a84"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cluster1__32" original="E8b3.-7a83"> a small group of people who are chosen to represent a larger group, used in research </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62f8" id="cluster1__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62f7" id="cluster1__34" original="E8b3.-7a82"><span class="x" id="cluster1__35" original="E8b3.-7a81"> It would be better to choose respondents from small, geographically local clusters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62f5" id="cluster1__36" original="E8b3.-7a80"><span class="cf" id="cluster1__37" original="E47f.7da0"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cluster1__38" original="E8b3.-7a7f"> Cluster analysis was used to classify the adolescents. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5a8a" id="cluster1__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cluster_1" title="cluster definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5a8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4534" id="cluster1__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cluster1__41"> cluster </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62f2" hm="2" id="cluster2" original="E399.-7128" sum="862"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62f1" id="cluster2__1" original="E399.-7127"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62f0" id="cluster2__2" original="E399.-7126"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cluster <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62e2" id="cluster2__9" original="E399.-711b"><span class="pos" id="cluster2__10" original="E399.-711a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a17" eid="cluster2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a42" geo="br" id="cluster2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clu/clust/cluster__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/cluster__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cluster__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a3f" geo="n_am" id="cluster2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clu/clust/cluster__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/cluster__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cluster__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62e0" id="cluster2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cluster2__17" original="E399.-70fb"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cluster2__18" original="E8b3.-7a7e"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="cluster2__19" original="E8b3.-7a7d"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1533" id="cluster2__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a6f" form="root" id="cluster2__21"><span class="vp" id="cluster2__22"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cluster </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a6d" eid="cluster2__23" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a6c" geo="br" id="cluster2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clu/clust/cluster__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/cluster__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cluster__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a69" geo="n_am" id="cluster2__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clu/clust/cluster__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/cluster__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cluster__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a66" form="thirdps" id="cluster2__28"><span class="vp" id="cluster2__29"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> clusters </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a64" eid="cluster2__30" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a63" geo="br" id="cluster2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clu/clust/clusters__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/clusters__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clusters__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a60" geo="n_am" id="cluster2__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clu/clust/clusters__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/clusters__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clusters__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a5d" form="past" id="cluster2__35"><span class="vp" id="cluster2__36"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> clustered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a5b" eid="cluster2__37" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a5a" geo="br" id="cluster2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clu/clust/clustered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/clustered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clustered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a57" geo="n_am" id="cluster2__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clu/clust/clustered__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/clustered__us_2.ogg" href="sound://clustered__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a54" form="pastpart" id="cluster2__42"><span class="vp" id="cluster2__43"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> clustered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a52" eid="cluster2__44" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a51" geo="br" id="cluster2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__46"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clu/clust/clustered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/clustered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clustered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a4e" geo="n_am" id="cluster2__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__48"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clu/clust/clustered__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/clustered__us_2.ogg" href="sound://clustered__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a4b" form="prespart" id="cluster2__49"><span class="vp" id="cluster2__50"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> clustering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a49" eid="cluster2__51" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a48" geo="br" id="cluster2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__53"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/clu/clust/clustering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/clustering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://clustering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a45" geo="n_am" id="cluster2__54" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cluster2__55"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈklʌstərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/clu/clust/clustering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/clu/clust/clustering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://clustering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62ae" id="cluster2__56"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62ad" id="cluster2__57" original="E399.-70fd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62ac" id="cluster2__58"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cluster2__59" original="E8b1.-7388"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cluster2__60" original="E8b1.-7387"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cluster2__61" original="E399.-70fa"> to come or be together in a small group or groups </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62a8" id="cluster2__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62a7" id="cluster2__63" original="E8b3.-7a7c"><span class="cf" id="cluster2__64" original="E399.-70f9"><span class="exp" id="cluster2__65"> cluster </span> together </span><span class="x" id="cluster2__66" original="E8b3.-7a7b"> The women clustered together, listening intently. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62a3" id="cluster2__67" original="E8b1.-7385"><span class="cf" id="cluster2__68" original="E8b1.-7386"> be clustered together </span><span class="x" id="cluster2__69" original="E8b1.-7384"> Groups of firms in different industries can be clustered together geographically. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62a0" id="cluster2__70" original="E8b3.-7a78"><span class="cf" id="cluster2__71" original="E399.-70f8"> be clustered around/round somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cluster2__72" original="E8b3.-7a77"> Most of the electron density is clustered around the atomic nuclei. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-629d" id="cluster2__73" original="E8b3.-7a76"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-629c" id="cluster2__74"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cluster2__75" original="E8b1.-7382"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cluster2__76" original="E8b1.-7381"> be clustered around/round something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6299" id="cluster2__77"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cluster2__78" original="E8b1.-7380"> of data points </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cluster2__79" original="E8b3.-7a75"> to have a similar value </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6296" id="cluster2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6295" id="cluster2__81" original="E8b3.-7a73"><span class="x" id="cluster2__82" original="E8b3.-7a72"> The data are mostly clustered around the mean with few extremely high or low values. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6293" id="cluster2__83" original="E8b3.-7a71"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6292" id="cluster2__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cluster2__85" original="E8b1.-737e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cluster2__86" original="E8b1.-737d"> be clustered (+ adv./prep.) </span><span class="def" id="cluster2__87" original="E8b3.-7a70"> to happen at about the same time or in the same place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-628e" id="cluster2__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-628d" id="cluster2__89" original="E8b3.-7a6f"><span class="x" id="cluster2__90" original="E8b3.-7a6e"> Individual hurricanes tended to be clustered in time. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5aeb" id="cluster2__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cluster_1" title="cluster definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5aec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4534" id="cluster2__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cluster2__93"> cluster </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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co-worker
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38bc" id="co-worker" original="E399.459a" sum="545"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38bd" id="co-worker__1" original="E399.459b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38be" id="co-worker__2" original="E399.459c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> co-worker </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38c8" id="co-worker__7" original="E399.45a4"><span class="pos" id="co-worker__8" original="E399.45a5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73a5" eid="co-worker__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6fb3" geo="br" id="co-worker__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="co-worker__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊ wɜːkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/co_/co_wo/co_worker_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/co_/co_wo/co_worker_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://co_worker_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6fb0" geo="n_am" id="co-worker__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="co-worker__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊ wɜːrkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/co_/co_wo/co_worker_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/co_/co_wo/co_worker_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://co_worker_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38ca" id="co-worker__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38cb" id="co-worker__15" original="E399.45a6"><span class="def" id="co-worker__16" original="E399.45a7"> a person who works on the same project as somebody; a person who works with somebody, doing the same kind of job </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38cd" id="co-worker__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38ce" id="co-worker__18" original="E867.-d8f"><span class="x" id="co-worker__19" original="E867.-d8e"> Tomas Santos and his co-workers have shown that woodland habitats regenerate more slowly in drier areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38d0" id="co-worker__20" original="E867.-d8d"><span class="cf" id="co-worker__21" original="E4c7.3218"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="co-worker__22" original="E867.-d8c"> The results of this present study showed that stress levels reduced with better supervisor and co-worker support. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38d3" id="co-worker__23" original="E399.45a8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colleague" title="colleague definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38d4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58b8" id="co-worker__24" original="E399.45a9"><span class="xh" id="co-worker__25"> colleague </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.24c" id="co-worker__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://co-worker" title="co-worker definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.24d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.48d6" id="co-worker__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="co-worker__28"> co-worker </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coach
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-628b" id="coach" original="E399.-6f8b" sum="696"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-628a" id="coach__1" original="E399.-6f8a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6289" id="coach__2" original="E399.-6f89"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coach </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-627d" id="coach__7" original="E399.-6f7e"><span class="pos" id="coach__8" original="E399.-6f7d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a1e" eid="coach__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-65c2" geo="br" id="coach__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coach__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coach/coach__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coach/coach__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coach__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-65bf" geo="n_am" id="coach__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coach__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊtʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coach/coach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coach/coach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-627b" id="coach__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-627a" id="coach__15" original="E399.-6f7c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="coach__16" original="E399.-6f79"> a person who trains a person or team in sport </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6278" id="coach__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6277" id="coach__18" original="E586.-4295"><span class="x" id="coach__19" original="E586.-4294"> The school soccer club needs an experienced football coach. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6275" id="coach__20" original="E399.-6f61"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="coach__21" original="E399.-6f5e"> a person who gives somebody extra teaching or training, especially in professional skills </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6273" id="coach__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6272" id="coach__23" original="E586.-4293"><span class="x" id="coach__24" original="E586.-4292"> The company used coaches and mentors for career development and advice. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6270" id="coach__25" original="E399.-6f6d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-626f" id="coach__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="coach__27" original="E399.-6f6a"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coach__28" original="E399.-6f69"> a comfortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-626c" id="coach__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-626b" id="coach__30" original="E586.-4291"><span class="cf" id="coach__31" original="E586.-38a5"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coach__32" original="E586.-4290"> The coach operator had a long history of safe operation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6268" id="coach__33" original="E586.-38a4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-675d" id="coach__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="coach__35" original="E586.-38a2"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6267" id="coach__36" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6263" id="coach__37"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6266" id="coach__38"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="coach__39" original="E586.-389f"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> car </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coach__41" original="E586.-389d"> a separate section of a train for carrying passengers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6260" id="coach__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-625f" id="coach__43" original="E586.-389c"><span class="x" id="coach__44" original="E586.-389b"> Several coaches went off the rails. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-625d" id="coach__45" original="E586.-389a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://truck" title="truck (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-625c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-5b25" id="coach__46" original="E586.-3899"><span class="xh" id="coach__47"> truck </span><span class="xs" id="coach__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5b21" id="coach__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coach_1" title="coach definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5b22" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4785" id="coach__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coach__51"> coach </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6259" id="coal" original="E399.-6e74" sum="502"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6258" id="coal__1" original="E399.-6e73"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6257" id="coal__2" original="E399.-6e72"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-624b" id="coal__7" original="E399.-6e6a"><span class="pos" id="coal__8" original="E399.-6e69"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a25" eid="coal__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-62e1" geo="br" id="coal__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coal__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coal_/coal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coal_/coal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-62de" geo="n_am" id="coal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coal__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coal_/coal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coal_/coal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6249" id="coal__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6248" id="coal__15" original="E399.-6e68"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6247" id="coal__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coal__17" original="E399.-6e66"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coal__18" original="E399.-6e65"> a hard black mineral that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6244" id="coal__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6243" id="coal__20" original="E850.-6822"><span class="x" id="coal__21" original="E850.-6821"> Most of the power plants burn coal, which causes acid rain and pollution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6241" id="coal__22" original="E850.-6820"><span class="x" id="coal__23" original="E850.-681f"> In 2000 about 200 million people used coal for household cooking in East Asia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-623f" id="coal__24" original="E850.-681b"><span class="cf" id="coal__25" original="E47f.7da4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coal__26" original="E850.-681a"> Methane and coal dust in coal mines cause explosions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-623c" id="coal__27" original="E399.-6e64"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-623b" id="coal__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="coal__29" original="E399.-6e62"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coal__30" original="E399.-6e61"> a type of <span class="dh" id="coal__31" original="E399.-6e60"> coal </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6237" id="coal__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6236" id="coal__33" original="E850.-6817"><span class="x" id="coal__34" original="E850.-6816"> Western coals generally have a low mineral and sulfur content. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5b56" id="coal__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coal" title="coal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5b57" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.48ea" id="coal__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coal__37"> coal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coalition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6234" id="coalition" original="E399.-6dbe" sum="994"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6233" id="coalition__1" original="E399.-6dbd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6232" id="coalition__2" original="E399.-6dbc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coalition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6226" id="coalition__7" original="E399.-6db4"><span class="pos" id="coalition__8" original="E399.-6db3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a2c" eid="coalition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-613f" geo="br" id="coalition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coalition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coali/coalition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coali/coalition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coalition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-613b" geo="n_am" id="coalition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coalition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coali/coalition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coali/coalition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coalition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6224" id="coalition__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6223" id="coalition__15" original="E399.-6db2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6222" id="coalition__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="coalition__17" original="E399.-6db0"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coalition__18" original="E399.-6daf"> a government formed by two or more political parties working together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-621f" id="coalition__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-621e" id="coalition__20" original="E850.-6814"><span class="cf" id="coalition__21" original="E850.-6815"><span class="exp" id="coalition__22"> coalition </span> (with something) </span><span class="x" id="coalition__23" original="E850.-6813"> The Conservatives formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-621a" id="coalition__24" original="E850.-6812"><span class="cf" id="coalition__25" original="E47f.7da5"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coalition__26" original="E850.-6811"> Coalition governments composed of many minority parties—as in Mali and Niger—are rare. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6217" id="coalition__27" original="E850.-680f"><span class="x" id="coalition__28" original="E850.-680e"> Diverse views of coalition partners can lead to political instability. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6215" id="coalition__29" original="E399.-6dae"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6214" id="coalition__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="coalition__31" original="E399.-6dac"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="coalition__32" original="E850.-680d"><span class="exp" id="coalition__33"> coalition </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="coalition__34" original="E399.-6dab"> a group formed by people from several different groups, especially political ones, agreeing to work together for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-620f" id="coalition__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-620e" id="coalition__36" original="E850.-680c"><span class="x" id="coalition__37" original="E850.-680b"> Government ministers have refused to meet a coalition of ten environmental groups to discuss their current policy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-620c" id="coalition__38" original="E399.-6daa"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-620b" id="coalition__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coalition__40" original="E399.-6da8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="coalition__41" original="E850.-680a"> (in) <span class="exp" id="coalition__42"> coalition </span> (with something) </span><span class="def" id="coalition__43" original="E399.-6da7"> the act of two or more groups joining together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6206" id="coalition__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6205" id="coalition__45" original="E850.-6809"><span class="x" id="coalition__46" original="E850.-6808"> Some community organizations work in coalition with traditional unions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5b80" id="coalition__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coalition" title="coalition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5b81" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.49d7" id="coalition__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coalition__49"> coalition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coarse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6203" id="coarse" original="E399.-6d3f" sum="435"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6202" id="coarse__1" original="E399.-6d3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6201" id="coarse__2" original="E399.-6d3d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coarse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61f4" id="coarse__8" original="E399.-6d34"><span class="pos" id="coarse__9" original="E399.-6d33"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a35" eid="coarse__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-606f" geo="br" id="coarse__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coarse__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cours/course__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cours/course__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://course__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-606c" geo="n_am" id="coarse__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coarse__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coars/coarse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coars/coarse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coarse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61f2" id="coarse__15" original="E399.-6d32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61f1" form="_tofix" id="coarse__16"><span class="if" id="coarse__17" original="E399.-6d30"> coarser </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61ef" form="_tofix" id="coarse__18"><span class="if" id="coarse__19" original="E399.-6d2f"> coarsest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61ed" id="coarse__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61ec" id="coarse__21" original="E399.-6d26"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="coarse__22" original="E399.-6d25"> consisting of fairly large pieces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61ea" id="coarse__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61e9" id="coarse__24" original="E852.4e5b"><span class="x" id="coarse__25" original="E852.4e5c"> Coarser sediment derived from river mouths is trapped close to the shoreline by waves. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61e7" id="coarse__26" original="E399.-6d24" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fine1" title="fine1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61e6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-32a8" id="coarse__27" original="E399.-6d23"><span class="xh" id="coarse__28"> fine </span><span class="xhm" id="coarse__29"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61e2" id="coarse__30" original="E399.-6d2e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61e1" id="coarse__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coarse__32" original="E399.-6d2d"> of skin, hair, cloth or other material </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coarse__33" original="E399.-6d2c"> rough </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61de" id="coarse__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61dd" id="coarse__35" original="E852.4e5f"><span class="x" id="coarse__36" original="E852.4e60"> Symptoms include fatigue, weight gain, coarse dry hair and dry skin. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61db" id="coarse__37" original="E399.-6d2b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://smooth1" title="smooth1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61da" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-66fb" id="coarse__38" original="E399.-6d2a"><span class="xh" id="coarse__39"> smooth </span><span class="xhm" id="coarse__40"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5bba" id="coarse__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coarse" title="coarse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5bbb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4a77" id="coarse__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coarse__43"> coarse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coast
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61d6" id="coast" original="E399.-6cae" sum="446"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61d5" id="coast__1" original="E399.-6cad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61d4" id="coast__2" original="E399.-6cac"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coast </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61c8" id="coast__7" original="E399.-6ca1"><span class="pos" id="coast__8" original="E399.-6ca0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a3c" eid="coast__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5ea1" geo="br" id="coast__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coast__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coast/coast__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coast/coast__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coast__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5e9e" geo="n_am" id="coast__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coast__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coast/coast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coast/coast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61c6" id="coast__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61c5" id="coast__15" original="E399.-6c9f"><span class="def" id="coast__16" original="E399.-6c9b"> the land beside or near to the sea or ocean </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61c3" id="coast__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61c2" id="coast__18" original="E850.-67fe"><span class="x" id="coast__19" original="E850.-67fd"> Property damage along the US coast from storms at sea occurs each year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61c0" id="coast__20" original="E492.-727c"><span class="cf" id="coast__21" original="E850.-6805"><span class="exp" id="coast__22"> coast </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coast__23" original="E492.-727b"> the south/southern coast of France </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61bc" id="coast__24" original="E850.-6800"><span class="cf" id="coast__25" original="E492.-727a"> on the <span class="exp" id="coast__26"> coast </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="coast__27" original="E850.-67ff"> It is the largest estuary on the Atlantic coast of the USA. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61b8" id="coast__28" original="E850.-6802"><span class="cf" id="coast__29" original="E492.-7279"> off the <span class="exp" id="coast__30"> coast </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="coast__31" original="E850.-6801"> The Canaries lie off the west coast of Africa. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5be2" id="coast__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coast_1" title="coast definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5be3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4b30" id="coast__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coast__34"> coast </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coastal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61b4" id="coastal" original="E399.-6c4c" sum="377"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61b3" id="coastal__1" original="E399.-6c4b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61b2" id="coastal__2" original="E399.-6c4a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coastal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61a9" id="coastal__4" original="E399.-6c45"><span class="pos" id="coastal__5" original="E399.-6c44"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a43" eid="coastal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5e3e" geo="br" id="coastal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coastal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊstl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coast/coastal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coast/coastal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coastal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5e3b" geo="n_am" id="coastal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coastal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊstl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coast/coastal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coast/coastal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coastal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61a7" id="coastal__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="coastal__12" original="E399.-6c42"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61a5" id="coastal__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61a4" id="coastal__14" original="E399.-6c41"><span class="def" id="coastal__15" original="E399.-6c40"> of or near a coast </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61a2" id="coastal__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61a1" id="coastal__17" original="E850.-67fa"><span class="x" id="coastal__18" original="E850.-67f9"> Most of the population live in highly urbanized areas along the coastal plains. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-619f" id="coastal__19" original="E850.-67f8"><span class="x" id="coastal__20" original="E850.-67f7"> A number of minerals are mined in the coastal zone of South East Asia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-619d" id="coastal__21" original="E850.-67f6"><span class="x" id="coastal__22" original="E850.-67f5"> Much of Thailand’s coastal erosion is on the western coast of the Thai Peninsula. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5c06" id="coastal__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coastal" title="coastal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5c07" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4c1c" id="coastal__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coastal__25"> coastal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coastline
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-619b" id="coastline" original="E399.-6bf4" sum="449"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-619a" id="coastline__1" original="E399.-6bf3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6199" id="coastline__2" original="E399.-6bf2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coastline </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-618d" id="coastline__7" original="E399.-6bea"><span class="pos" id="coastline__8" original="E399.-6be9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a4a" eid="coastline__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5d75" geo="br" id="coastline__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coastline__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊstlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coast/coastline__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coast/coastline__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coastline__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5d71" geo="n_am" id="coastline__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coastline__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊstlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coast/coastline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coast/coastline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coastline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-618b" id="coastline__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-618a" id="coastline__15" original="E399.-6be8"><span class="def" id="coastline__16" original="E399.-6be7"> the land along a coast, especially when you are thinking of its shape or appearance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6188" id="coastline__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6187" id="coastline__18" original="E850.-67f1"><span class="x" id="coastline__19" original="E850.-67f0"> Until the age of oceanic trade, China’s long coastline was almost a closed frontier. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6185" id="coastline__20" original="E850.-67ed"><span class="x" id="coastline__21" original="E850.-67ec"> a rugged/rocky coastline </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6183" id="coastline__22" original="E850.-67ef"><span class="cf" id="coastline__23" original="E47f.7db7"><span class="exp" id="coastline__24"> coastline </span> of… </span><span class="x" id="coastline__25" original="E850.-67ee"> The Greeks began founding colonies along the southern coastline of Italy and most of Sicily. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5c25" id="coastline__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coastline" title="coastline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5c26" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4c91" id="coastline__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coastline__28"> coastline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coat
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-617f" hm="1" id="coat1" original="E399.-6be6" sum="730"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-617e" id="coat1__1" original="E399.-6be5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-617d" id="coat1__2" original="E399.-6be4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coat <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6171" id="coat1__7" original="E399.-6bd9"><span class="pos" id="coat1__8" original="E399.-6bd8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a53" eid="coat1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5cba" geo="br" id="coat1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coat_/coat__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coat_/coat__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coat__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5cb7" geo="n_am" id="coat1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coat_/coat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coat_/coat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-616f" id="coat1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-616e" id="coat1__15" original="E399.-6bd7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="coat1__16" original="E399.-6bd6"> a piece of outdoor clothing that is worn over other clothes to keep you warm or dry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-616c" id="coat1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-616b" id="coat1__18" original="E492.-71f8"><span class="x" id="coat1__19" original="E492.-71f7"> They dress in long dark coats and large-rimmed black hats. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6169" id="coat1__20" original="E399.-6bc5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="coat1__21" original="E399.-6bbf"> a piece of clothing that is worn by doctors and scientists over other clothes for protection at work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6167" id="coat1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6166" id="coat1__23" original="E850.-67e6"><span class="x" id="coat1__24" original="E850.-67e5"> Laboratory coats are worn to protect everyday clothing and skin from exposure to hazardous substances. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6164" id="coat1__25" original="E399.-6bb5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="coat1__26" original="E399.-6bb4"> the fur, hair or wool that covers an animal's body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6162" id="coat1__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6161" id="coat1__28" original="E850.-67e2"><span class="x" id="coat1__29" original="E850.-67e1"> The animal has white spots on its coat. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-615f" id="coat1__30" original="E850.-67eb"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="coat1__31" original="E850.-67dc"> an outer layer or covering </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-615d" id="coat1__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-615c" id="coat1__33" original="E850.-67db"><span class="x" id="coat1__34" original="E850.-67da"> A virus is a microscopic organism, consisting mainly of nucleic acid in a protein coat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-615a" id="coat1__35" original="E850.-67d9"><span class="x" id="coat1__36" original="E850.-67d8"> The unfertilized egg is surrounded by a protective external coat. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5c44" id="coat1__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coat_1" title="coat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5c45" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4cac" id="coat1__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coat1__39"> coat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6158" hm="2" id="coat2" original="E399.-6ba6" sum="362"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6157" id="coat2__1" original="E399.-6ba5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6156" id="coat2__2" original="E399.-6ba4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coat <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6148" id="coat2__9" original="E399.-6b99"><span class="pos" id="coat2__10" original="E399.-6b98"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a5a" eid="coat2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c87" geo="br" id="coat2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coat_/coat__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coat_/coat__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coat__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c84" geo="n_am" id="coat2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coat_/coat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coat_/coat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1505" id="coat2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5cb4" form="root" id="coat2__17"><span class="vp" id="coat2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> coat </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5cb2" eid="coat2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5cb1" geo="br" id="coat2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coat_/coat__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coat_/coat__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coat__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5cae" geo="n_am" id="coat2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coat_/coat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coat_/coat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5cab" form="thirdps" id="coat2__24"><span class="vp" id="coat2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> coats </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5ca9" eid="coat2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5ca8" geo="br" id="coat2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coats/coats__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coats/coats__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coats__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5ca5" geo="n_am" id="coat2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coats/coats__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coats/coats__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coats__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5ca2" form="past" id="coat2__31"><span class="vp" id="coat2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5ca0" eid="coat2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c9f" geo="br" id="coat2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coate/coated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coate/coated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c9c" geo="n_am" id="coat2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coate/coated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coate/coated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c99" form="pastpart" id="coat2__38"><span class="vp" id="coat2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c97" eid="coat2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c96" geo="br" id="coat2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coate/coated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coate/coated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c93" geo="n_am" id="coat2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coate/coated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coate/coated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c90" form="prespart" id="coat2__45"><span class="vp" id="coat2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c8e" eid="coat2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c8d" geo="br" id="coat2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coati/coating__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coati/coating__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coating__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5c8a" geo="n_am" id="coat2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coat2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coati/coating__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coati/coating__us_2.ogg" href="sound://coating__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6117" id="coat2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6116" id="coat2__53" original="E399.-6b7b"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6115" id="coat2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="coat2__55" original="E399.-6b79"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="coat2__56" original="E399.-6b78"><span class="exp" id="coat2__57"> coat </span> something (with/in something) </span><span class="def" id="coat2__58" original="E399.-6b77"> to cover something with a layer of a substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6110" id="coat2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-610f" id="coat2__60" original="E850.-67d7"><span class="x" id="coat2__61" original="E850.-67d6"> The original floppy disk was made of plastic coated with a magnetic material. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-610d" id="coat2__62" original="E850.-67d5"><span class="x" id="coat2__63" original="E850.-67d4"> Cave walls are frequently coated in organic mud. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5c9f" id="coat2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coat_1" title="coat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5ca0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4cac" id="coat2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coat2__66"> coat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coating
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-610b" id="coating" original="E399.-6b38" sum="400"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-610a" id="coating__1" original="E399.-6b37"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6109" id="coating__2" original="E399.-6b36"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coating </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60fd" id="coating__7" original="E399.-6b2e"><span class="pos" id="coating__8" original="E399.-6b2d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a61" eid="coating__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5b4e" geo="br" id="coating__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coating__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coa/coati/coating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coa/coati/coating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-5b4a" geo="n_am" id="coating__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coating__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coa/coati/coating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coa/coati/coating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60fb" id="coating__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60fa" id="coating__15" original="E399.-6b2c"><span class="cf" id="coating__16" original="E850.-67d1"><span class="exp" id="coating__17"> coating </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="coating__18" original="E399.-6b2b"> a thin layer of a substance covering a surface </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60f6" id="coating__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60f5" id="coating__20" original="E850.-67d0"><span class="x" id="coating__21" original="E850.-67cf"> In many soils, coatings of iron oxides or other compounds mask the colour of the primary particles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60f3" id="coating__22" original="E850.-67cc"><span class="x" id="coating__23" original="E850.-67cb"> Spores are individual cells wrapped in a tough outer coating, which are dispersed to other locations. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5cc0" id="coating__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coating" title="coating definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5cc1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.4d96" id="coating__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coating__26"> coating </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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code
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60f1" hm="1" id="code1" original="E399.-64e8" sum="1671"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60f0" id="code1__1" original="E399.-64e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60ef" id="code1__2" original="E399.-64e6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> code <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60e3" id="code1__7" original="E399.-64db"><span class="pos" id="code1__8" original="E399.-64da"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a6a" eid="code1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c53" geo="br" id="code1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/code_/code__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/code_/code__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://code__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c50" geo="n_am" id="code1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/code_/code__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/code_/code__us_1.ogg" href="sound://code__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60e1" id="code1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60e0" id="code1__15" original="E8b3.-7a61"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60df" id="code1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="code1__17" original="E8b3.-7a5f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="code1__18" original="E8b3.-7a5e"> a series of letters, numbers or symbols that are used to identify, sort or represent something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60dc" id="code1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60db" id="code1__20" original="E8b3.-7a5d"><span class="x" id="code1__21" original="E8b3.-7a5c"> In this code, ‘a’ stands for ‘age’, ‘s’ stands for ‘sex’ and ‘l’ stands for ‘location’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60d9" id="code1__22" original="E399.-64d9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60d8" id="code1__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="code1__24" original="E399.-64d7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="code1__25" original="E399.-64d6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="code1__26" original="E399.-64d5"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="code1__27" original="E399.-64d4"> a system of words, letters, numbers or symbols that represent a message or record information secretly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60d3" id="code1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60d2" id="code1__29" original="E8b3.-7a59"><span class="x" id="code1__30" original="E8b3.-7a58"> At Bletchley Park, 10 Colossus computers worked around the clock to break German codes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60d0" id="code1__31" original="E8b3.-7a54"><span class="cf" id="code1__32" original="E8b3.-7a55"> in <span class="exp" id="code1__33"> code </span></span><span class="x" id="code1__34" original="E8b3.-7a53"> He had to write in code in order to confuse the prison censor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60cc" id="code1__35" original="E8b3.-7a57"><span class="cf" id="code1__36" original="E47f.7dc0"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="code1__37" original="E8b3.-7a56"> The Navy used three alternative code words for ‘very, very urgent’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60c9" id="code1__38" original="E8b3.-7a52"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60c8" id="code1__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="code1__40" original="E8b3.-7a4f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="code1__41" original="E8b3.-7a4d"> a word, phrase or symbol that is used to represent an idea in an indirect way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60c5" id="code1__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60c4" id="code1__43" original="E8b3.-7a4c"><span class="cf" id="code1__44" original="E8b3.-7a4e"><span class="exp" id="code1__45"> code </span> (for something) </span><span class="x" id="code1__46" original="E8b3.-7a4b"> The Confederate flag may still be seen by some as code for white supremacy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60c0" id="code1__47" original="E8b3.-7a4a"><span class="cf" id="code1__48" original="E47f.7dc1"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="code1__49" original="E8b3.-7a49"> Gender is often used as a code word for women. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60bd" id="code1__50" original="E399.-64bf"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60bc" id="code1__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="code1__52" original="E399.-64bd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60ba" id="code1__53"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="code1__54" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="code1__55" original="E399.-64bb"> a system of computer programming instructions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60b7" id="code1__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60b6" id="code1__57" original="E8b3.-7a48"><span class="x" id="code1__58" original="E8b3.-7a47"> NT and Windows 2000 used underlying 32-bit binary code rather than the 16-bit code of DOS. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60b4" id="code1__59" original="E399.-64b5"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60b3" id="code1__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="code1__61" original="E399.-64b3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="code1__62" original="E399.-64b2"> a set of moral principles or rules of behaviour that are generally accepted by society or a social group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60b0" id="code1__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60af" id="code1__64" original="E8b3.-7a46"><span class="x" id="code1__65" original="E8b3.-7a45"> The samurai lived by a rigorous ethical code. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60ad" id="code1__66" original="E8b3.-7a43"><span class="cf" id="code1__67" original="E8b3.-7a44"><span class="exp" id="code1__68"> code </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="code1__69" original="E8b3.-7a42"> a code of practice/conduct/ethics </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60a9" id="code1__70" original="E399.-64b1"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60a8" id="code1__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="code1__72" original="E399.-64af"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="code1__73" original="E399.-64ae"> a system of laws or rules that state how people in an institution or a country should behave </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60a5" id="code1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60a4" id="code1__75" original="E8b3.-7a41"><span class="x" id="code1__76" original="E8b3.-7a40"> South Africa arguably has the most comprehensive corporate governance code in the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60a2" id="code1__77" original="E8b3.-7a3f"><span class="x" id="code1__78" original="E8b3.-7a3e"> In the UK, there are a number of voluntary codes which set standards for responsible advertising. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60a0" id="code1__79" original="E8b3.-7a3d"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-609f" id="code1__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="code1__81" original="E8b3.-7a3b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-609d" id="code1__82"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="code1__83" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-609b" id="code1__84" original="E8b3.-7a3a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://genetic-code" title="genetic code definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-609a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.2530" id="code1__85" original="E8b3.-7a39"><span class="xh" id="code1__86"> genetic code </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5cdd" id="code1__87" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://code_1" title="code definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5cde" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.558d" id="code1__88" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="code1__89"> code </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6098" hm="2" id="code2" original="E399.-64a8" sum="1199"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6097" id="code2__1" original="E399.-64a7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6096" id="code2__2" original="E399.-64a6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> code <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6088" id="code2__9" original="E399.-649b"><span class="pos" id="code2__10" original="E399.-649a"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a71" eid="code2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c4d" geo="br" id="code2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/code_/code__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/code_/code__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://code__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c4a" geo="n_am" id="code2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/code_/code__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/code_/code__us_1.ogg" href="sound://code__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-14d7" id="code2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c47" form="root" id="code2__17"><span class="vp" id="code2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> code </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c45" eid="code2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c44" geo="br" id="code2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/code_/code__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/code_/code__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://code__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c41" geo="n_am" id="code2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/code_/code__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/code_/code__us_1.ogg" href="sound://code__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c3e" form="thirdps" id="code2__24"><span class="vp" id="code2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> codes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c3c" eid="code2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c3b" geo="br" id="code2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codes/codes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codes/codes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://codes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c38" geo="n_am" id="code2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codes/codes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codes/codes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://codes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c35" form="past" id="code2__31"><span class="vp" id="code2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c33" eid="code2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c32" geo="br" id="code2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/coded/coded__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/coded/coded__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coded__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c2f" geo="n_am" id="code2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/coded/coded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/coded/coded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://coded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c2c" form="pastpart" id="code2__38"><span class="vp" id="code2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c2a" eid="code2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c29" geo="br" id="code2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/coded/coded__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/coded/coded__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coded__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c26" geo="n_am" id="code2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/coded/coded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/coded/coded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://coded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c23" form="prespart" id="code2__45"><span class="vp" id="code2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c21" eid="code2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c20" geo="br" id="code2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codin/coding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codin/coding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c1d" geo="n_am" id="code2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codin/coding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codin/coding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://coding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6057" id="code2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6056" id="code2__53" original="E399.-647d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6055" id="code2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="code2__55" original="E8b3.-7a1f"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="code2__56" original="E8b1.-734e"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="code2__57" original="E8b1.-734d"><span class="exp" id="code2__58"> code </span> something </span><span class="def" id="code2__59" original="E399.-647b"> to write or print words, letters, numbers, etc. on something so that you know what it is, what group it belongs to, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-604f" id="code2__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-604e" id="code2__61" original="E8b3.-7a1e"><span class="x" id="code2__62" original="E8b3.-7a1d"> Text can be coded according to who is speaking and reflect gender, income and age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-604c" id="code2__63" original="E8b3.-7a1c"><span class="x" id="code2__64" original="E8b3.-7a1b"> Blood tubes are generally colour coded. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-604a" id="code2__65" original="E399.-647a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6049" id="code2__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="code2__67" original="E8b3.-7a19"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="code2__68" original="E8b1.-734c"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="code2__69" original="E8b1.-734b"><span class="exp" id="code2__70"> code </span> something </span><span class="def" id="code2__71" original="E399.-6478"> to put a message into code so that it can be understood by only a few people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6043" id="code2__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6042" id="code2__73" original="E8b3.-7a18"><span class="x" id="code2__74" original="E8b3.-7a17"> A message can be coded to protect it from unauthorized readers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6040" id="code2__75" original="E399.-6477"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-603f" id="code2__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="code2__77" original="E8b3.-7a15"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="code2__78" original="E8b1.-734a"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="code2__79" original="E8b1.-7349"><span class="exp" id="code2__80"> code </span> something (as something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-603a" id="code2__81"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="code2__82" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="code2__83" original="E399.-6473"> to write a computer program by putting one system of numbers, words and symbols into another system </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6037" id="code2__84" original="E399.-6472" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://encode" title="encode definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6036" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.3968" id="code2__85" original="E399.-6471"><span class="xh" id="code2__86"> encode </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6034" id="code2__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6033" id="code2__88" original="E8b3.-7a13"><span class="x" id="code2__89" original="E8b3.-7a12"> Instructions can be stored in memory coded as numbers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6031" id="code2__90" original="E8b3.-7a11"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6030" id="code2__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="code2__92" original="E8b3.-7a0f"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="code2__93" original="E8b3.-7a0e"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="code2__94" original="E8b1.-7348"> be coded (into somebody/something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-602c" id="code2__95"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="code2__96" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="code2__97" original="E8b3.-7a0d"> to be contained in a person's <a class="ndv" href="entry://genetic code" id="code2__98"> genetic code </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6028" id="code2__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6027" id="code2__100" original="E8b3.-7a0c"><span class="x" id="code2__101" original="E8b3.-7a0b"> There is an assumption that behaviours are genetically coded into humans and are therefore beyond change. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6025" id="code2__102" original="E8b3.-7a0a"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6024" id="code2__103"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="code2__104" original="E8b3.-7a08"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="code2__105" original="E8b3.-7a06"><span class="exp" id="code2__106"> code </span> for something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6020" id="code2__107"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="code2__108" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="code2__109" original="E8b3.-7a05"> to be the <a class="ndv" href="entry://genetic code" id="code2__110"> genetic code </a> for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-601c" id="code2__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-601b" id="code2__112" original="E8b3.-7a04"><span class="x" id="code2__113" original="E8b3.-7a03"> The alleles code for a long tail in males. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5d6a" id="code2__114" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://code_1" title="code definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5d6b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.558d" id="code2__115" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="code2__116"> code </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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code of practice
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ffd" id="code-of-practice" original="E399.-643a" sum="372"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ffc" id="code-of-practice__1" original="E399.-6439"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ffb" id="code-of-practice__2" original="E399.-6438"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> code of practice </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ff4" id="code-of-practice__4" original="E399.-6433"><span class="pos" id="code-of-practice__5" original="E399.-6432"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72d0" eid="code-of-practice__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4a5e" geo="br" id="code-of-practice__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code-of-practice__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊd əv ˈpræktɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/code_/code_of_practice_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/code_/code_of_practice_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://code_of_practice_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4a5b" geo="n_am" id="code-of-practice__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="code-of-practice__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊd əv ˈpræktɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/code_/code_of_practice_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/code_/code_of_practice_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://code_of_practice_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ff2" id="code-of-practice__11" original="E399.-6431"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ff1" form="pl" id="code-of-practice__12" original="E399.-6430"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="code-of-practice__13" original="E399.-642e"> codes of practice </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fef" id="code-of-practice__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fee" id="code-of-practice__15" original="E399.-642d"><span class="def" id="code-of-practice__16" original="E399.-642c"> a set of standards that members of a particular profession agree to follow in their work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fec" id="code-of-practice__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5feb" id="code-of-practice__18" original="E8b2.-76d9"><span class="x" id="code-of-practice__19" original="E8b2.-76d8"> Codes of practice issued by professional bodies may constitute significant evidence of what constitutes reasonable care. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5ddc" id="code-of-practice__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://code-of-practice" title="code of practice definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5ddd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5668" id="code-of-practice__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="code-of-practice__22"> code of practice </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coded
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6019" id="coded" original="E399.-646f" sum="585"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6018" id="coded__1" original="E399.-646e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6017" id="coded__2" original="E399.-646d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coded </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-600e" id="coded__4" original="E399.-6468"><span class="pos" id="coded__5" original="E399.-6467"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a78" eid="coded__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4b68" geo="br" id="coded__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coded__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/coded/coded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/coded/coded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4b64" geo="n_am" id="coded__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coded__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/coded/coded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/coded/coded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-600c" id="coded__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="coded__12" original="E399.-6464"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-600a" id="coded__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6009" id="coded__14" original="E399.-6466"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="coded__15" original="E832.-7f48"> written in or marked with information, often in the form of letters or numbers, that are used to identify, sort or represent something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6007" id="coded__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6006" id="coded__17" original="E832.-7f47"><span class="x" id="coded__18" original="E832.-7f46"> Coded data are input into a computer manually or scanned. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6004" id="coded__19" original="E832.-7f45"><span class="x" id="coded__20" original="E832.-7f44"> DNA carries chemically coded instructions for development. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6002" id="coded__21" original="E832.-7f43"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="coded__22" original="E832.-7f42"> written or sent using a secret system of words, letters, numbers, etc. that can only be understood by a few other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6000" id="coded__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fff" id="coded__24" original="E832.-7f41"><span class="x" id="coded__25" original="E832.-7f40"> He deciphered coded messages exchanged between Mary and others conspiring to overthrow the queen. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5dbc" id="coded__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coded" title="coded definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5dbd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5623" id="coded__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coded__28"> coded </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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codify
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fe9" id="codify" original="E399.-63a3" sum="399"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fe8" id="codify__1" original="E399.-63a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fe7" id="codify__2" original="E399.-63a1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> codify </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fd9" id="codify__9" original="E399.-6397"><span class="pos" id="codify__10" original="E399.-6396"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a81" eid="codify__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4913" geo="br" id="codify__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codif/codify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://codify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-490f" geo="n_am" id="codify__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːdɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codif/codify__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codify__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://codify__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-14a9" id="codify__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4903" form="root" id="codify__17"><span class="vp" id="codify__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> codify </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4901" eid="codify__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4900" geo="br" id="codify__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codif/codify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://codify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48fc" geo="n_am" id="codify__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːdɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codif/codify__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codify__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://codify__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48f8" form="thirdps" id="codify__24"><span class="vp" id="codify__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> codifies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48f6" eid="codify__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48f5" geo="br" id="codify__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codif/codifies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codifies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://codifies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48f2" geo="n_am" id="codify__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːdɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codif/codifies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codifies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://codifies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48ef" form="past" id="codify__31"><span class="vp" id="codify__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> codified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48ed" eid="codify__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48ec" geo="br" id="codify__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codif/codified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://codified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48e9" geo="n_am" id="codify__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːdɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codif/codified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://codified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48e6" form="pastpart" id="codify__38"><span class="vp" id="codify__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> codified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48e4" eid="codify__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48e3" geo="br" id="codify__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codif/codified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://codified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48e0" geo="n_am" id="codify__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːdɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codif/codified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://codified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48dd" form="prespart" id="codify__45"><span class="vp" id="codify__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> codifying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48db" eid="codify__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48da" geo="br" id="codify__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codif/codifying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codifying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://codifying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48d7" geo="n_am" id="codify__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːdɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codif/codifying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codifying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://codifying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f9f" id="codify__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f9e" id="codify__53" original="E399.-6373"><span class="cf" id="codify__54" original="E399.-6372"><span class="exp" id="codify__55"> codify </span> something </span><span class="def" id="codify__56" original="E399.-636f"> to arrange laws, rules, information, etc. into a system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f9a" id="codify__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f99" id="codify__58" original="E832.-7f27"><span class="x" id="codify__59" original="E832.-7f26"> The Compensation Act 2006 was passed to codify existing common law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f97" id="codify__60" original="E832.-7f25"><span class="x" id="codify__61" original="E832.-7f24"> The Hebrew prayers were first codified in the ninth century. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f95" id="codify__62"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f94" id="codify__63" original="E8b1.-733c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f93" id="codify__64"><span class="dr" id="codify__65" original="E8b1.-733b"> codification </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f8a" id="codify__66" original="E8b1.-7337"><span class="pos" id="codify__67" original="E8b1.-7336"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a82" eid="codify__68" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-490b" geo="br" id="codify__69" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__70"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codif/codification__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codification__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://codification__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4907" geo="n_am" id="codify__71" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="codify__72"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codif/codification__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codif/codification__us_1.ogg" href="sound://codification__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f88" id="codify__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="codify__74" original="E8b1.-7334"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="codify__75" original="E492.-7156"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f85" id="codify__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f84" id="codify__77" original="E8b1.-7332"><span class="cf" id="codify__78" original="E8b1.-7333"><span class="exp"> codification </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="codify__79" original="E8b1.-7331"> Codification of knowledge is the outcome of a conscious effort. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f81" id="codify__80" original="E492.-7155"><span class="x" id="codify__81" original="E492.-7154"> The 1893 Act was a codification of various rights into one Act of Parliament. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5e33" id="codify__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://codify" title="codify definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5e34" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5711" id="codify__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="codify__84"> codify </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coding
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f7f" id="coding" original="E83d.-6dd8" sum="647"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f7e" id="coding__1" original="E83d.-6dd7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f7d" id="coding__2" original="E83d.-6dd6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coding </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f72" id="coding__6" original="E83d.-6dcf"><span class="pos" id="coding__7" original="E83d.-6dce"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a93" eid="coding__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4856" geo="br" id="coding__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coding__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cod/codin/coding__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cod/codin/coding__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coding__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4853" geo="n_am" id="coding__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coding__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cod/codin/coding__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cod/codin/coding__us_2.ogg" href="sound://coding__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f70" id="coding__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coding__14" original="E83d.-6dcc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f6e" id="coding__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f6d" id="coding__16" original="E83d.-6dcb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="coding__17" original="E83d.-6dca"> the process of using a code to <a class="ndv" href="entry://classify" id="coding__18"> classify </a> or identify items </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f6a" id="coding__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f69" id="coding__20" original="E83d.-6d4f"><span class="cf" id="coding__21" original="E428.-55d3"><span class="exp" id="coding__22"> coding </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="coding__23" original="E83d.-6d4e"> The two authors undertook independent coding of participants' interview transcripts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f65" id="coding__24" original="E83d.-6d38"><span class="cf" id="coding__25" original="E83d.-6d45"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coding__26" original="E83d.-6d37"> Interviews were read and coding schemes were developed around emerging themes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f62" id="coding__27" original="E83d.-6dc7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f61" id="coding__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="coding__29" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coding__30" original="E83d.-6dc6"> the means by which the cells of the body form <a class="ndv" href="entry://proteins" id="coding__31"> proteins </a> and <a class="ndv" href="entry://generate" id="coding__32"> generate </a> characteristics from information carried in <a class="ndv" href="entry://genetic" id="coding__33"> genetic </a> material </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f5b" id="coding__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f5a" id="coding__35" original="E83d.-6d27"><span class="cf" id="coding__36" original="E83d.-6d2c"><span class="exp" id="coding__37"> coding </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="coding__38" original="E83d.-6d26"> Genetic coding for six toes is rare in humans, though apparently not in cats. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f56" id="coding__39" original="E83d.-6d18"><span class="cf" id="coding__40" original="E83d.-6d25"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coding__41" original="E83d.-6d17"> This type of mutation is highly disruptive and usually lethal if it occurs within coding regions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coefficient
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f53" id="coefficient" original="E399.-62fb" sum="556"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f52" id="coefficient__1" original="E399.-62fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f51" id="coefficient__2" original="E399.-62f9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coefficient </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f44" id="coefficient__7" original="E399.-62f1"><span class="pos" id="coefficient__8" original="E399.-62f0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7a9a" eid="coefficient__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4700" geo="br" id="coefficient__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coefficient__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coeff/coefficient__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coeff/coefficient__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coefficient__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-46fc" geo="n_am" id="coefficient__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coefficient__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪˈfɪʃnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coeff/coefficient__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coeff/coefficient__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coefficient__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f42" id="coefficient__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f41" id="coefficient__15" original="E399.-62ef"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f40" id="coefficient__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="coefficient__17" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coefficient__18" original="E399.-62ec"> a number that is placed before another quantity and that multiplies it, for example 3 in the quantity 3 <span class="ei" id="coefficient__19" original="E492.-6fd3"> x </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f3c" id="coefficient__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f3b" id="coefficient__21" original="E8bb.-7a98"><span class="x" id="coefficient__22" original="E8bb.-7a97"> In order to calculate any given coefficient, it is necessary to consider only a finite number of factors. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f39" id="coefficient__23" original="E4a5.2f68" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correlation-coefficient" title="correlation coefficient definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f38" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2767" id="coefficient__24" original="E4a5.2f69"><span class="xh" id="coefficient__25"> correlation coefficient </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f36" id="coefficient__26" original="E399.-62eb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f35" id="coefficient__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="coefficient__28" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coefficient__29" original="E399.-62e8"> a number that measures a particular property of a substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f32" id="coefficient__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f31" id="coefficient__31" original="E8bd.-7e43"><span class="x" id="coefficient__32" original="E8bd.-7e42"> The moisture diffusion coefficient strongly depends on temperature. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5e97" id="coefficient__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coefficient" title="coefficient definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5e98" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.57cd" id="coefficient__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coefficient__35"> coefficient </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coerce
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f2f" id="coerce" original="E399.-62ad" sum="442"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f2e" id="coerce__1" original="E399.-62ac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f2d" id="coerce__2" original="E399.-62ab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coerce </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f1f" id="coerce__9" original="E399.-62a1"><span class="pos" id="coerce__10" original="E399.-62a0"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7aa3" eid="coerce__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4536" geo="br" id="coerce__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerce__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coerce__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4533" geo="n_am" id="coerce__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerce__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coerce__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1479" id="coerce__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4563" form="root" id="coerce__17"><span class="vp" id="coerce__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> coerce </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4561" eid="coerce__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4560" geo="br" id="coerce__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerce__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coerce__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-455d" geo="n_am" id="coerce__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerce__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coerce__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-455a" form="thirdps" id="coerce__24"><span class="vp" id="coerce__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> coerces </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4558" eid="coerce__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4557" geo="br" id="coerce__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɜːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerces__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerces__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coerces__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4554" geo="n_am" id="coerce__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɜːrsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerces__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerces__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coerces__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4551" form="past" id="coerce__31"><span class="vp" id="coerce__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coerced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-454f" eid="coerce__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-454e" geo="br" id="coerce__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coerced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-454b" geo="n_am" id="coerce__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coerced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4548" form="pastpart" id="coerce__38"><span class="vp" id="coerce__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coerced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4546" eid="coerce__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4545" geo="br" id="coerce__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coerced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4542" geo="n_am" id="coerce__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coerc/coerced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coerced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coerced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-453f" form="prespart" id="coerce__45"><span class="vp" id="coerce__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coercing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-453d" eid="coerce__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-453c" geo="br" id="coerce__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɜːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coerc/coercing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coercing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coercing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4539" geo="n_am" id="coerce__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coerce__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɜːrsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coerc/coercing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coercing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coercing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eee" id="coerce__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eed" id="coerce__53" original="E399.-6283"><span class="def" id="coerce__54" original="E399.-627e"> to make somebody do something by using force or threats </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eeb" id="coerce__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eea" id="coerce__56" original="E81d.6b7e"><span class="cf" id="coerce__57" original="E399.-6282"><span class="exp" id="coerce__58"> coerce </span> somebody into (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="coerce__59" original="E81d.6b7f"> Henry subsequently attempted to coerce the Scots into accepting the treaty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ee6" id="coerce__60" original="E81d.6b80"><span class="cf" id="coerce__61" original="E399.-6281"><span class="exp" id="coerce__62"> coerce </span> somebody (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="coerce__63" original="E81d.6b81"> The party in power determines the agenda and coerces its members to support it. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5eee" id="coerce__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coerce" title="coerce definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5eef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5833" id="coerce__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coerce__66"> coerce </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coercion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ee2" id="coercion" original="E399.-627d" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ee1" id="coercion__1" original="E399.-627c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ee0" id="coercion__2" original="E399.-627b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coercion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ed4" id="coercion__7" original="E399.-6273"><span class="pos" id="coercion__8" original="E399.-6272"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7aaa" eid="coercion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-44d3" geo="br" id="coercion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coercion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɜːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coerc/coercion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coercion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coercion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-44d0" geo="n_am" id="coercion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coercion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɜːrʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coerc/coercion__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coercion__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://coercion__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ed2" id="coercion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coercion__15" original="E399.-6270"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ed0" id="coercion__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ecf" id="coercion__17" original="E399.-626e"><span class="def" id="coercion__18" original="E399.-626d"> the action or practice of making somebody do something by using force or threats </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ecd" id="coercion__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ecc" id="coercion__20" original="E81d.6b82"><span class="x" id="coercion__21" original="E81d.6b83"> The greater the legitimacy of the regime, the less the need for government to use coercion. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5f0f" id="coercion__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coercion" title="coercion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5f10" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5866" id="coercion__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coercion__24"> coercion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coercive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eca" id="coercive" original="E399.-626c" sum="244"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ec9" id="coercive__1" original="E399.-626b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ec8" id="coercive__2" original="E399.-626a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coercive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ebf" id="coercive__4" original="E399.-6265"><span class="pos" id="coercive__5" original="E399.-6264"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ab1" eid="coercive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-44b4" geo="br" id="coercive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coercive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɜːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coerc/coercive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coercive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coercive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-44b1" geo="n_am" id="coercive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coercive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɜːrsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coerc/coercive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coerc/coercive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coercive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ebd" id="coercive__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ebc" id="coercive__12" original="E399.-6261"><span class="def" id="coercive__13" original="E399.-6260"> connected with or using force or threats </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eba" id="coercive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eb9" id="coercive__15" original="E81d.6b84"><span class="x" id="coercive__16" original="E81d.6b85"> The police have more armed officers and coercive powers than ever before. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5f25" id="coercive__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coercive" title="coercive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5f26" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.587e" id="coercive__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coercive__19"> coercive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coexist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eb7" id="coexist" original="E399.-6250" sum="721"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eb6" id="coexist__1" original="E399.-624f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eb5" id="coexist__2" original="E399.-624e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coexist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eac" id="coexist__4" original="E399.-6249"><span class="pos" id="coexist__5" original="E399.-6248"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ab8" eid="coexist__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43c2" geo="br" id="coexist__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coexist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43be" geo="n_am" id="coexist__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪɡˈzɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coexist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-144b" id="coexist__11" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43f9" form="root" id="coexist__12"><span class="vp" id="coexist__13"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> coexist </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43f7" eid="coexist__14" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43f6" geo="br" id="coexist__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coexist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43f2" geo="n_am" id="coexist__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪɡˈzɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coexist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43ee" form="thirdps" id="coexist__19"><span class="vp" id="coexist__20"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> coexists </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43ec" eid="coexist__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43eb" geo="br" id="coexist__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexists__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexists__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coexists__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43e8" geo="n_am" id="coexist__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪɡˈzɪsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexists__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexists__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coexists__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43e5" form="past" id="coexist__26"><span class="vp" id="coexist__27"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coexisted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43e3" eid="coexist__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43e2" geo="br" id="coexist__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexisted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexisted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coexisted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43df" geo="n_am" id="coexist__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪɡˈzɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexisted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexisted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coexisted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43dc" form="pastpart" id="coexist__33"><span class="vp" id="coexist__34"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coexisted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43da" eid="coexist__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43d9" geo="br" id="coexist__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexisted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexisted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coexisted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43d6" geo="n_am" id="coexist__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪɡˈzɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexisted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexisted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coexisted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43d3" form="prespart" id="coexist__40"><span class="vp" id="coexist__41"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coexisting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43d1" eid="coexist__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43d0" geo="br" id="coexist__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexisting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexisting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coexisting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43cd" geo="n_am" id="coexist__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexisting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexisting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coexisting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e7b" id="coexist__47"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e7a" id="coexist__48" original="E399.-622b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e79" id="coexist__49"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="coexist__50" original="E399.-6229"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coexist__51" original="E399.-6225"> to exist together in the same place or at the same time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e76" id="coexist__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e75" id="coexist__53" original="E896.7814"><span class="x" id="coexist__54" original="E896.7815"> If this resource is abundant, the two species may coexist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e73" id="coexist__55" original="E896.7817"><span class="cf" id="coexist__56" original="E896.7816"><span class="exp" id="coexist__57"> coexist </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="coexist__58" original="E896.7818"> Malaria has coexisted with the human population for millennia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e6f" id="coexist__59" original="E896.781a"><span class="cf" id="coexist__60" original="E896.7819"><span class="exp" id="coexist__61"> coexist </span> in somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="coexist__62" original="E896.781b"> The disease is conventionally divided up into three types, although features of each may coexist in the same patient. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e6b" id="coexist__63" original="E586.-49e8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e6a" id="coexist__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="coexist__65" original="E586.-49e6"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e68" id="coexist__66"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coexist__67" original="E586.-49e5"> of different countries or groups </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coexist__68" original="E586.-49e4"> to exist together in a peaceful way, despite having different interests or ways of thinking </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e65" id="coexist__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e64" id="coexist__70" original="E586.-49e3"><span class="x" id="coexist__71" original="E586.-49e2"> The task of diplomacy was to help different states to coexist. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e62" id="coexist__72"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e61" id="coexist__73" original="E586.-49e1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e60" id="coexist__74"><span class="dr" id="coexist__75" original="E586.-49e0"> coexistence </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e57" id="coexist__76" original="E586.-49dc"><span class="pos" id="coexist__77" original="E586.-49db"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ab9" eid="coexist__78" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43ca" geo="br" id="coexist__79" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__80"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪstəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexistence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexistence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coexistence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-43c6" geo="n_am" id="coexist__81" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coexist__82"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪɡˈzɪstəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coe/coexi/coexistence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coe/coexi/coexistence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coexistence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e55" id="coexist__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coexist__84" original="E586.-49d9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e53" id="coexist__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e52" id="coexist__86" original="E586.-49d8"><span class="x" id="coexist__87" original="E586.-49d7"> Peaceful coexistence requires acceptance by the diverse populations involved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e50" id="coexist__88" original="E586.-49d6"><span class="x" id="coexist__89" original="E586.-49d5"> Historically, Ethiopian society is marked by diversity and inter-religious coexistence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e4e" id="coexist__90" original="E586.-49d3"><span class="cf" id="coexist__91" original="E586.-49d4"><span class="exp"> coexistence </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coexist__92" original="E586.-49d2"> The coexistence of different species that depend on, and compete for, the same resources at the same time is commonly observed. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5f6e" id="coexist__93" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coexist" title="coexist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5f6f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.58a9" id="coexist__94" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coexist__95"> coexist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coffee
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e4b" id="coffee" original="E399.-6209" sum="873"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e4a" id="coffee__1" original="E399.-6208"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e49" id="coffee__2" original="E399.-6207"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coffee </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e3a" id="coffee__7" original="E399.-61fe"><span class="pos" id="coffee__8" original="E399.-61fd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7aca" eid="coffee__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4311" geo="br" id="coffee__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coffee__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cof/coffe/coffee__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cof/coffe/coffee__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coffee__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-430e" geo="n_am" id="coffee__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coffee__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cof/coffe/coffee__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cof/coffe/coffee__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://coffee__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e38" id="coffee__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e37" id="coffee__15" original="E399.-61fc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e36" id="coffee__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coffee__17" original="E399.-61fa"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="coffee__18" original="E399.-61f9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coffee__19" original="E399.-61f8"> the cooked seeds (called <span class="ve" id="coffee__20" original="E399.-61f5"> coffee beans </span> ) of a tropical plant; a powder made from them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e31" id="coffee__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e30" id="coffee__22" original="E850.-6945"><span class="x" id="coffee__23" original="E850.-6944"> The value of the raw beans contained in a jar of instant coffee may be no more than a few pence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e2e" id="coffee__24" original="E399.-61f4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e2d" id="coffee__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coffee__26" original="E399.-61f2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="coffee__27" original="E576.f17"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coffee__28" original="E399.-61f1"> a hot drink made from coffee powder and boiling water. It may be drunk with milk and/or sugar added. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e29" id="coffee__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e28" id="coffee__30" original="E850.-693f"><span class="x" id="coffee__31" original="E850.-693e"> For this advertising to work, the reader must already drink coffee. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e26" id="coffee__32" original="E850.-693d"><span class="x" id="coffee__33" original="E850.-693c"> The appointment is negotiated over a cup of coffee. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e24" id="coffee__34" original="E576.f18"><span class="x" id="coffee__35" original="E576.f19"> I'd like a strong black coffee. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e22" id="coffee__36" original="E399.-61eb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e21" id="coffee__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coffee__38" original="E399.-61e9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coffee__39" original="E399.-61e8"> a tropical plant that produces <span class="ve" id="coffee__40" original="E850.-6936"> coffee beans </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e1d" id="coffee__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e1c" id="coffee__42" original="E850.-6935"><span class="x" id="coffee__43" original="E850.-6934"> Arabica coffee is grown throughout Latin America, Central and East Africa, India and Indonesia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e1a" id="coffee__44" original="E850.-6930"><span class="cf" id="coffee__45" original="E47f.7e91"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coffee__46" original="E850.-692f"> Fairtrade labelling was created in 1986 in response to the request of coffee farmers in southern Mexico. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5fb8" id="coffee__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coffee" title="coffee definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5fb9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.58fb" id="coffee__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coffee__49"> coffee </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cogent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e17" id="cogent" original="E399.-60e8" sum="397"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e16" id="cogent__1" original="E399.-60e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e15" id="cogent__2" original="E399.-60e6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cogent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e0c" id="cogent__4" original="E399.-60e1"><span class="pos" id="cogent__5" original="E399.-60e0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ad6" eid="cogent__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3ff5" geo="br" id="cogent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cogent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cog/cogen/cogent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogen/cogent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cogent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3ff1" geo="n_am" id="cogent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cogent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊdʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cog/cogen/cogent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogen/cogent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cogent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e0a" id="cogent__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cogent__12" original="E399.-60de" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e08" id="cogent__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e07" id="cogent__14" original="E399.-60dd"><span class="def" id="cogent__15" original="E399.-60dc"> strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e05" id="cogent__16" original="E399.-60db" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convincing" title="convincing definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e04" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e1d" id="cogent__17" original="E399.-60da"><span class="xh" id="cogent__18"> convincing </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e02" id="cogent__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e01" id="cogent__20" original="E4c3.-4ef2"><span class="x" id="cogent__21" original="E4c3.-4ef1"> More recently, cogent arguments have been put forward for the ecological distinctiveness of the Mediterranean (Horden and Purcell, 2000). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dff" id="cogent__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dfe" id="cogent__23" original="E399.-60d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dfd" id="cogent__24"><span class="dr" id="cogent__25" original="E399.-60d7"> cogency </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5df4" id="cogent__26" original="E399.-60d3"><span class="pos" id="cogent__27" original="E399.-60d2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ad7" eid="cogent__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3fed" geo="br" id="cogent__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cogent__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdʒənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cog/cogen/cogency__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogen/cogency__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cogency__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3fe9" geo="n_am" id="cogent__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cogent__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊdʒənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cog/cogen/cogency__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogen/cogency__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cogency__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5df2" id="cogent__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cogent__34" original="E399.-60d0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5df0" id="cogent__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5def" id="cogent__36" original="E4c3.-4ef0"><span class="x" id="cogent__37" original="E4c3.-4eef"> The court's decision must depend on the cogency of the evidence presented. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ded" id="cogent__38"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dec" id="cogent__39" original="E399.-60cf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5deb" id="cogent__40"><span class="dr" id="cogent__41" original="E399.-60ce"> cogently </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5de2" id="cogent__42" original="E399.-60ca"><span class="pos" id="cogent__43" original="E399.-60c9"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ad8" eid="cogent__44" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3fe5" geo="br" id="cogent__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cogent__46"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊdʒəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cog/cogen/cogently__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogen/cogently__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cogently__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3fe2" geo="n_am" id="cogent__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cogent__48"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊdʒəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cog/cogen/cogently__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogen/cogently__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cogently__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5de0" id="cogent__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ddf" id="cogent__50" original="E4c3.-4eee"><span class="x" id="cogent__51" original="E4c3.-4eed"> Steinberg (1996) cogently argues against this assumption. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5fed" id="cogent__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cogent" title="cogent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.5fee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5a70" id="cogent__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cogent__54"> cogent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cognition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ddd" id="cognition" original="E399.-604b" sum="275"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ddc" id="cognition__1" original="E399.-604a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ddb" id="cognition__2" original="E399.-6049"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cognition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dcf" id="cognition__7" original="E399.-6041"><span class="pos" id="cognition__8" original="E399.-6040"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7aef" eid="cognition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3e80" geo="br" id="cognition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cognition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒɡˈnɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cog/cogni/cognition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogni/cognition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cognition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3e7c" geo="n_am" id="cognition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cognition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːɡˈnɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cog/cogni/cognition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogni/cognition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cognition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dcd" id="cognition__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cognition__15" original="E399.-603e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dcb" id="cognition__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cognition__17" subj="psych"> psychology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dc9" id="cognition__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dc8" id="cognition__19" original="E399.-603c"><span class="def" id="cognition__20" original="E399.-603b"> the process by which knowledge and understanding are developed in the mind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dc6" id="cognition__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dc5" id="cognition__22" original="E8bd.-7e41"><span class="x" id="cognition__23" original="E8bd.-7e40"> Much of human cognition occurs at a subconscious level. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6033" id="cognition__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cognition" title="cognition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6034" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5b2b" id="cognition__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cognition__26"> cognition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cognitive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dc3" id="cognitive" original="E399.-603a" sum="398"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dc2" id="cognitive__1" original="E399.-6039"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dc1" id="cognitive__2" original="E399.-6038"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cognitive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5db7" id="cognitive__4" original="E399.-6033"><span class="pos" id="cognitive__5" original="E399.-6032"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7af8" eid="cognitive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3e4f" geo="br" id="cognitive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cognitive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒɡnətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cog/cogni/cognitive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogni/cognitive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cognitive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3e4b" geo="n_am" id="cognitive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cognitive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːɡnətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cog/cogni/cognitive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cog/cogni/cognitive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cognitive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5db5" id="cognitive__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="cognitive__12" original="E399.-6030"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5db3" id="cognitive__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cognitive__14" subj="psych"> psychology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5db1" id="cognitive__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5db0" id="cognitive__16" original="E399.-602f"><span class="def" id="cognitive__17" original="E399.-602e"> connected with the mental processes of understanding </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dae" id="cognitive__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dad" id="cognitive__19" original="E8bb.-7937"><span class="x" id="cognitive__20" original="E8bb.-7936"> Many younger children do not have the cognitive ability to describe their emotions at length. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dab" id="cognitive__21" original="E8bd.-7e3e"><span class="x" id="cognitive__22" original="E8bd.-7e3d"> Everyday behaviour involves multiple cognitive processes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5da9" id="cognitive__23" original="E8bd.-7e3c"><span class="x" id="cognitive__24" original="E8bd.-7e3b"> Even minor head injuries can cause cognitive impairments. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6050" id="cognitive__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cognitive" title="cognitive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6051" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5b45" id="cognitive__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cognitive__27"> cognitive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cohabit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5da7" id="cohabit" original="E399.-5feb" sum="548"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5da6" id="cohabit__1" original="E399.-5fea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5da5" id="cohabit__2" original="E399.-5fe9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cohabit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d97" id="cohabit__9" original="E399.-5fdf"><span class="pos" id="cohabit__10" original="E399.-5fde"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b01" eid="cohabit__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3cc0" geo="br" id="cohabit__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhæbɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3cbc" geo="n_am" id="cohabit__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhæbɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-141b" id="cohabit__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3cb8" form="root" id="cohabit__17"><span class="vp" id="cohabit__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cohabit </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3cb6" eid="cohabit__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3cb5" geo="br" id="cohabit__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhæbɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3cb1" geo="n_am" id="cohabit__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhæbɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3cad" form="thirdps" id="cohabit__24"><span class="vp" id="cohabit__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cohabits </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3cab" eid="cohabit__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3caa" geo="br" id="cohabit__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhæbɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabits__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabits__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3ca7" geo="n_am" id="cohabit__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhæbɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabits__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabits__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3ca4" form="past" id="cohabit__31"><span class="vp" id="cohabit__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cohabited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3ca2" eid="cohabit__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3ca1" geo="br" id="cohabit__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhæbɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c9e" geo="n_am" id="cohabit__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhæbɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c9b" form="pastpart" id="cohabit__38"><span class="vp" id="cohabit__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cohabited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c99" eid="cohabit__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c98" geo="br" id="cohabit__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhæbɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c95" geo="n_am" id="cohabit__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhæbɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c92" form="prespart" id="cohabit__45"><span class="vp" id="cohabit__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cohabiting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c90" eid="cohabit__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c8f" geo="br" id="cohabit__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhæbɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabiting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabiting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabiting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c8c" geo="n_am" id="cohabit__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhæbɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabiting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabiting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabiting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d66" id="cohabit__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d65" id="cohabit__53" original="E399.-5fc1"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d64" id="cohabit__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cohabit__55" original="E399.-5fbf"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d62" id="cohabit__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cohabit__57" original="E399.-5fbb"> usually of a man and a woman </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cohabit__58" original="E399.-5fba"> to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d5f" id="cohabit__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d5e" id="cohabit__60" original="E850.-67ca"><span class="x" id="cohabit__61" original="E850.-67c9"> The parents had cohabited for some 50 years and had seven children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d5c" id="cohabit__62" original="E850.-67c6"><span class="x" id="cohabit__63" original="E850.-67c5"> There has been a rise in the percentage of children born to cohabiting couples. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d5a" id="cohabit__64" original="E492.-6fd2"><span class="cf" id="cohabit__65" original="E399.-5fbe"><span class="exp" id="cohabit__66"> cohabit </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="cohabit__67" original="E492.-6fd1"> She had never cohabited with the father of her child. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d56" id="cohabit__68"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d55" id="cohabit__69" original="E399.-5fb9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d54" id="cohabit__70"><span class="dr" id="cohabit__71" original="E399.-5fb8"> cohabitation </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d4b" id="cohabit__72" original="E399.-5fb4"><span class="pos" id="cohabit__73" original="E399.-5fb3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b02" eid="cohabit__74" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c89" geo="br" id="cohabit__75" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__76"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabitation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabitation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabitation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3c85" geo="n_am" id="cohabit__77" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohabit__78"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohab/cohabitation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohab/cohabitation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohabitation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d49" id="cohabit__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cohabit__80" original="E399.-5fb1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d47" id="cohabit__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d46" id="cohabit__82" original="E850.-67c4"><span class="x" id="cohabit__83" original="E850.-67c3"> Premarital cohabitation is increasingly common. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.60a2" id="cohabit__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cohabit" title="cohabit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.60a3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5bc0" id="cohabit__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cohabit__86"> cohabit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coherence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d44" id="coherence" original="E399.-5f78" sum="670"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d43" id="coherence__1" original="E399.-5f77"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d42" id="coherence__2" original="E399.-5f76"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coherence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d36" id="coherence__7" original="E399.-5f6e"><span class="pos" id="coherence__8" original="E399.-5f6d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b13" eid="coherence__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3b63" geo="br" id="coherence__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coherence__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhɪərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/coher/coherence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/coher/coherence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coherence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3b5f" geo="n_am" id="coherence__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coherence__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhɪrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/coher/coherence__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/coher/coherence__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://coherence__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d34" id="coherence__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coherence__15" original="E399.-5f6b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d32" id="coherence__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d31" id="coherence__17" original="E8bd.-7e3a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="coherence__18" original="E8bd.-7e39"> the quality of being logical and well organized </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d2f" id="coherence__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d2e" id="coherence__20" original="E8bd.-7e38"><span class="x" id="coherence__21" original="E8bd.-7e37"> The current law lacks coherence and is in need of reform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d2c" id="coherence__22" original="E8bb.-7295"><span class="cf" id="coherence__23" original="E8bb.-7296"><span class="exp" id="coherence__24"> coherence </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coherence__25" original="E8bb.-7294"> These elements threaten the overall coherence of the text. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d28" id="coherence__26" original="E8bb.-7293" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d27" id="coherence__27" original="E8bb.-7292"><span class="xw" id="coherence__28" original="E81e.42ba"> incoherence </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d24" id="coherence__29" original="E399.-5f69"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="coherence__30" original="E399.-5f68"> the situation in which all the parts of something fit or work well together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d22" id="coherence__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d21" id="coherence__32" original="E8bb.-728e"><span class="cf" id="coherence__33" original="E8bb.-728f"><span class="exp" id="coherence__34"> coherence </span> between something </span><span class="x" id="coherence__35" original="E8bb.-728d"> The aim is to achieve maximum coherence between the various components. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d1d" id="coherence__36" original="E8bd.-7e36"><span class="cf" id="coherence__37" original="E8bb.-728c"><span class="exp" id="coherence__38"> coherence </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coherence__39" original="E8bd.-7e35"> The addition of new member states has not affected the coherence of existing groups in the EU. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d19" id="coherence__40" original="E399.-5f67" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d18" id="coherence__41" original="E399.-5f66"><span class="xw" id="coherence__42" original="E81e.42bd"> incoherence </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.60dd" id="coherence__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coherence" title="coherence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.60de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5c46" id="coherence__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coherence__45"> coherence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coherent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d15" id="coherent" original="E399.-5f64" sum="1043"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d14" id="coherent__1" original="E399.-5f63"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d13" id="coherent__2" original="E399.-5f62"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coherent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d0a" id="coherent__4" original="E399.-5f5d"><span class="pos" id="coherent__5" original="E399.-5f5c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b1c" eid="coherent__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3b2d" geo="br" id="coherent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coherent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhɪərənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/coher/coherent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/coher/coherent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coherent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3b29" geo="n_am" id="coherent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coherent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhɪrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/coher/coherent__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/coher/coherent__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://coherent__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d08" id="coherent__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d07" id="coherent__12" original="E399.-5f5b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d06" id="coherent__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coherent__14" original="E399.-5f5a"> of an argument, theory, statement or policy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coherent__15" original="E399.-5f59"> logical and well organized; easy to understand and clear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d03" id="coherent__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d02" id="coherent__17" original="E8bb.-7285"><span class="x" id="coherent__18" original="E8bb.-7284"> These ideas have yet to be developed into a coherent theory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d00" id="coherent__19" original="E8bb.-7283"><span class="x" id="coherent__20" original="E8bb.-7282"> a coherent account/narrative </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cfe" id="coherent__21" original="E8bb.-7281"><span class="x" id="coherent__22" original="E8bb.-7280"> a coherent strategy/approach </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cfc" id="coherent__23" original="E8bb.-727f"><span class="x" id="coherent__24" original="E8bb.-727e"> The aim is to synthesize the existing research into a coherent framework. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cfa" id="coherent__25" original="E8bb.-727d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incoherent" title="incoherent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cf9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-441e" id="coherent__26" original="E8bb.-727c"><span class="xh" id="coherent__27"> incoherent </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cf6" id="coherent__28" original="E399.-5f58"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cf5" id="coherent__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coherent__30" original="E399.-5f57"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coherent__31" original="E399.-5f56"> able to talk and express yourself clearly; showing this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cf2" id="coherent__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cf1" id="coherent__33" original="E8bd.-7e30"><span class="x" id="coherent__34" original="E8bd.-7e2f"> Anxious people become more coherent when put at ease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cef" id="coherent__35" original="E487.2696"><span class="x" id="coherent__36" original="E487.2697"> The stroke left him incapable of coherent speech. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ced" id="coherent__37" original="E8bb.-7279" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incoherent" title="incoherent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cec" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-441e" id="coherent__38" original="E8bb.-7278"><span class="xh" id="coherent__39"> incoherent </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ce9" id="coherent__40" original="E8bd.-7e2e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="coherent__41" original="E8bd.-7e2d"> made up of different parts that fit or work well together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ce7" id="coherent__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ce6" id="coherent__43" original="E8bd.-7e2c"><span class="x" id="coherent__44" original="E8bd.-7e2b"> She organized the different parts of the story into a coherent whole. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ce4" id="coherent__45" original="E8bd.-7e2a"><span class="x" id="coherent__46" original="E8bd.-7e29"> Under Constantine, the scattered and often unmarked places were reshaped into a coherent ‘holy land’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ce2" id="coherent__47" original="E487.2695"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ce1" id="coherent__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="coherent__49" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cdf" id="coherent__50"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coherent__51" original="E487.269a"> of waves </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coherent__52" original="E487.269b"> in <a class="ndv" href="entry://phase" id="coherent__53"> phase </a> with each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cdb" id="coherent__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cda" id="coherent__55" original="E487.269e"><span class="x" id="coherent__56" original="E487.269f"> Light from a laser is coherent and all the waves are synchronized: they go up and down together. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cd8" id="coherent__57" original="E487.26a4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incoherent" title="incoherent (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cd7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-43f8" id="coherent__58" original="E487.26a5"><span class="xh" id="coherent__59"> incoherent </span><span class="xs" id="coherent__60"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.610c" id="coherent__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coherent" title="coherent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.610d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5c61" id="coherent__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coherent__63"> coherent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coherently
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cd4" id="coherently" original="E8bd.-7e25" sum="449"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cd3" id="coherently__1" original="E8bd.-7e24"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cd2" id="coherently__2" original="E8bd.-7e23"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coherently </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cc9" id="coherently__4" original="E8bd.-7e1e"><span class="pos" id="coherently__5" original="E8bd.-7e1d"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b25" eid="coherently__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3af5" geo="br" id="coherently__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coherently__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhɪərəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/coher/coherently__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/coher/coherently__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coherently__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3af2" geo="n_am" id="coherently__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coherently__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhɪrəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/coher/coherently__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/coher/coherently__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coherently__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cc7" id="coherently__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cc6" id="coherently__12" original="E8bd.-7e1c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="coherently__13" original="E8bd.-7e26"> in a logical and well organized way that is clear and easy to understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cc4" id="coherently__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cc3" id="coherently__15" original="E8bd.-7e1b"><span class="x" id="coherently__16" original="E8bd.-7e1a"> In Ancient Greece, the ability to speak coherently and persuasively was an important key to political influence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cc1" id="coherently__17" original="E8bd.-7e19"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="coherently__18" original="E8bd.-7e18"> in a way that involves different parts fitting or working well together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cbf" id="coherently__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cbe" id="coherently__20" original="E8bd.-7e17"><span class="x" id="coherently__21" original="E8bd.-7e16"> Teams of workers need to act coherently during a crisis. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.614e" id="coherently__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coherently" title="coherently definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.614f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.7eab" id="coherently__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coherently__24"> coherently </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cohesion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cbc" id="cohesion" original="E399.-5f4b" sum="518"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cbb" id="cohesion__1" original="E399.-5f4a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cba" id="cohesion__2" original="E399.-5f49"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cohesion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cae" id="cohesion__7" original="E399.-5f41"><span class="pos" id="cohesion__8" original="E399.-5f40"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b2c" eid="cohesion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3ad0" geo="br" id="cohesion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohesion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhiːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohes/cohesion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohes/cohesion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohesion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3acc" geo="n_am" id="cohesion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohesion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhiːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohes/cohesion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohes/cohesion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohesion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cac" id="cohesion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cohesion__15" original="E399.-5f3e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5caa" id="cohesion__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ca9" id="cohesion__17" original="E399.-5f3d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cohesion__18" original="E399.-5f3a"> the act or state of keeping together </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ca7" id="cohesion__19" original="E399.-5f39" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unity" title="unity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ca6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-3651" id="cohesion__20" original="E399.-5f38"><span class="xh" id="cohesion__21"> unity </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ca4" id="cohesion__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ca3" id="cohesion__23" original="E850.-67c2"><span class="x" id="cohesion__24" original="E850.-67c1"> Governments frequently call on culture as a source of social cohesion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ca1" id="cohesion__25" original="E850.-67c0"><span class="x" id="cohesion__26" original="E850.-67bf"> There is evidence of high levels of group cohesion, with members eager to find agreement with their colleagues. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c9f" id="cohesion__27" original="E399.-5f36"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c9e" id="cohesion__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cohesion__29" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="cohesion__30" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cohesion__31" original="E399.-5f32"> the force causing <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecules" id="cohesion__32"> molecules </a> of the same substance to stick together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c99" id="cohesion__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c98" id="cohesion__34" original="E850.-67be"><span class="x" id="cohesion__35" original="E850.-67bd"> Cohesion is a force of attraction between like molecules. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6170" id="cohesion__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cohesion" title="cohesion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6171" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5c91" id="cohesion__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cohesion__38"> cohesion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cohesive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c96" id="cohesive" original="E399.-5f2e" sum="511"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c95" id="cohesive__1" original="E399.-5f2d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c94" id="cohesive__2" original="E399.-5f2c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cohesive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c8b" id="cohesive__4" original="E399.-5f27"><span class="pos" id="cohesive__5" original="E399.-5f26"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b35" eid="cohesive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3aa2" geo="br" id="cohesive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohesive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhiːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohes/cohesive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohes/cohesive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohesive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3a9e" geo="n_am" id="cohesive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohesive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhiːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohes/cohesive__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohes/cohesive__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cohesive__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c89" id="cohesive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c88" id="cohesive__12" original="E399.-5f23"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cohesive__13" original="E399.-5f22"> forming a united whole </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c86" id="cohesive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c85" id="cohesive__15" original="E850.-67b8"><span class="x" id="cohesive__16" original="E850.-67b7"> Indian Muslims constitute arguably one of the largest cohesive groups in India. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c83" id="cohesive__17" original="E850.-67b6"><span class="x" id="cohesive__18" original="E850.-67b5"> Sections 1 to 6 of the Theft Act 1968 should be read as a cohesive whole. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c81" id="cohesive__19" original="E399.-5f21"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cohesive__20" original="E399.-5f20"> causing people or things to become united </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c7f" id="cohesive__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c7e" id="cohesive__22" original="E850.-67b4"><span class="x" id="cohesive__23" original="E850.-67b3"> Unless societies can find a cohesive force to bring people together, they confront an unending war of ‘all-against-all’. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c7c" id="cohesive__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c7b" id="cohesive__25" original="E399.-5f1f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c7a" id="cohesive__26"><span class="dr" id="cohesive__27" original="E399.-5f1e"> cohesiveness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c71" id="cohesive__28" original="E399.-5f1a"><span class="pos" id="cohesive__29" original="E399.-5f19"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b36" eid="cohesive__30" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3a9a" geo="br" id="cohesive__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohesive__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈhiːsɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohes/cohesiveness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohes/cohesiveness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohesiveness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3a97" geo="n_am" id="cohesive__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohesive__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈhiːsɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohes/cohesiveness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohes/cohesiveness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohesiveness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c6f" id="cohesive__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cohesive__36" original="E399.-5f17"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c6d" id="cohesive__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c6c" id="cohesive__38" original="E850.-67b2"><span class="x" id="cohesive__39" original="E850.-67b1"> Group cohesiveness can be built on members’ similarity and liking for each other. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6196" id="cohesive__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cohesive" title="cohesive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6197" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5cb6" id="cohesive__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cohesive__42"> cohesive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cohort
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c6a" id="cohort" original="E399.-5f16" sum="544"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c69" id="cohort__1" original="E399.-5f15"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c68" id="cohort__2" original="E399.-5f14"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cohort </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c5b" id="cohort__7" original="E399.-5f0c"><span class="pos" id="cohort__8" original="E399.-5f0b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b45" eid="cohort__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3a62" geo="br" id="cohort__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohort__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊhɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coh/cohor/cohort__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohor/cohort__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cohort__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3a5f" geo="n_am" id="cohort__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cohort__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊhɔːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coh/cohor/cohort__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coh/cohor/cohort__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cohort__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c59" id="cohort__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="cohort__15" original="E399.-5f09"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c57" id="cohort__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c56" id="cohort__17" original="E399.-5f08"><span class="cf" id="cohort__18" original="E850.-67b0"><span class="exp" id="cohort__19"> cohort </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="cohort__20" original="E399.-5f05"> a group of people who share a common feature or aspect of behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c52" id="cohort__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c51" id="cohort__22" original="E850.-67af"><span class="x" id="cohort__23" original="E850.-67ae"> The drafting of government legislation is carried out by a small cohort of legally qualified senior civil servants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c4f" id="cohort__24" original="E850.-67ad"><span class="x" id="cohort__25" original="E850.-67ac"> In 2009 the same virus was identified in a cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c4d" id="cohort__26" original="E850.-67ab"><span class="x" id="cohort__27" original="E850.-67aa"> This is a longitudinal study of health and mortality that has followed an original cohort of 6 928 adults since 1965. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.61cb" id="cohort__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cohort" title="cohort definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.61cc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5cdc" id="cohort__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cohort__30"> cohort </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coil
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c4b" id="coil" original="E399.-5eb5" sum="533"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c4a" id="coil__1" original="E399.-5eb4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c49" id="coil__2" original="E399.-5eb3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coil </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c3e" id="coil__7" original="E399.-5ea8"><span class="pos" id="coil__8" original="E399.-5ea7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b4c" eid="coil__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-396a" geo="br" id="coil__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coil__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coil_/coil__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coil_/coil__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coil__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3967" geo="n_am" id="coil__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coil__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coil_/coil__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coil_/coil__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coil__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c3c" id="coil__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c3b" id="coil__15" original="E399.-5ea6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="coil__16" original="E586.-4230"><span class="exp" id="coil__17"> coil </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="coil__18" original="E399.-5ea5"> a series of circles formed by winding up a length of rope, wire, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c37" id="coil__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c36" id="coil__20" original="E586.-422f"><span class="x" id="coil__21" original="E586.-422e"> He had a heavy coil of climbing rope strapped to his rucksack. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c34" id="coil__22" original="E399.-5ea2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="coil__23" original="E399.-5ea1"> a length of wire, wound into circles, that can carry electricity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c32" id="coil__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c31" id="coil__25" original="E586.-422d"><span class="x" id="coil__26" original="E586.-422c"> The power transformer consists of two separate coils wound around an iron core. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c2f" id="coil__27" original="E586.-422a"><span class="cf" id="coil__28" original="E586.-422b"><span class="exp" id="coil__29"> coil </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coil__30" original="E586.-4229"> The electric current that is passed through the coil of wire within the heater is a uniform flow of electrons. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.61ea" id="coil__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coil_1" title="coil definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.61eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5d1a" id="coil__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coil__33"> coil </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coin
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c2b" hm="1" id="coin1" original="E399.-5e9c" sum="779"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c2a" id="coin1__1" original="E399.-5e9b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c29" id="coin1__2" original="E399.-5e9a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coin <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c1e" id="coin1__7" original="E399.-5e8f"><span class="pos" id="coin1__8" original="E399.-5e8e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b53" eid="coin1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-372f" geo="br" id="coin1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coin_/coin__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coin_/coin__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coin__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-372c" geo="n_am" id="coin1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coin_/coin__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coin_/coin__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coin__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c1c" id="coin1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c1b" id="coin1__15" original="E399.-5e8d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c1a" id="coin1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="coin1__17" original="E399.-5e8b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coin1__18" original="E399.-5e8a"> a small flat piece of metal used as money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c17" id="coin1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c16" id="coin1__20" original="E896.7839"><span class="x" id="coin1__21" original="E896.783a"> Euro notes and coins came into circulation in January 2002. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c14" id="coin1__22" original="E896.783b"><span class="x" id="coin1__23" original="E896.783c"> He issued a commemorative gold coin with his portrait. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c12" id="coin1__24" original="E399.-5e89"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c11" id="coin1__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coin1__26" original="E399.-5e87"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coin1__27" original="E399.-5e86"> money made of metal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c0e" id="coin1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c0d" id="coin1__29" original="E896.783d"><span class="x" id="coin1__30" original="E896.783e"> Enormous sums were collected, in coin, and paid to Viking raiders of England in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c0b-FF1" id="coin1__31" original="E3a1.-31b3" sk="othersideofcoin"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c0b-FF2" id="coin1__32"><span class="idm" id="coin1__33" original="E3a1.-31b2"> the other side of the coin </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c0b-FF4" id="coin1__34"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c0b-FF5" id="coin1__35"><span class="def" id="coin1__36" original="E3a1.-31b1"> the aspect of a situation that is the opposite of or contrasts with the one you have been talking about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c0b-FF7" id="coin1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c0b-FF8" id="coin1__38" original="E81d.6977"><span class="x" id="coin1__39" original="E81d.6978"> Severe climate events have presented us with challenges; however, the other side of the coin is that we humans have been affecting environmental change. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.620e" id="coin1__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coin_1" title="coin definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.620f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5d82" id="coin1__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coin1__42"> coin </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c06" hm="2" id="coin2" original="E399.-5e7d" sum="368"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c05" id="coin2__1" original="E399.-5e7c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c04" id="coin2__2" original="E399.-5e7b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coin <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bf7" id="coin2__9" original="E399.-5e70"><span class="pos" id="coin2__10" original="E399.-5e6f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b5a" eid="coin2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3729" geo="br" id="coin2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coin_/coin__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coin_/coin__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coin__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3726" geo="n_am" id="coin2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coin_/coin__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coin_/coin__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coin__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-13eb" id="coin2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3723" form="root" id="coin2__17"><span class="vp" id="coin2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> coin </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3721" eid="coin2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3720" geo="br" id="coin2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coin_/coin__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coin_/coin__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coin__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-371d" geo="n_am" id="coin2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coin_/coin__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coin_/coin__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coin__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-371a" form="thirdps" id="coin2__24"><span class="vp" id="coin2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> coins </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3718" eid="coin2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3717" geo="br" id="coin2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coins/coins__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coins/coins__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coins__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3714" geo="n_am" id="coin2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coins/coins__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coins/coins__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coins__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3711" form="past" id="coin2__31"><span class="vp" id="coin2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-370f" eid="coin2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-370e" geo="br" id="coin2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coine/coined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coine/coined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-370b" geo="n_am" id="coin2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coine/coined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coine/coined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3708" form="pastpart" id="coin2__38"><span class="vp" id="coin2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3706" eid="coin2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3705" geo="br" id="coin2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coine/coined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coine/coined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3702" geo="n_am" id="coin2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coine/coined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coine/coined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-36ff" form="prespart" id="coin2__45"><span class="vp" id="coin2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-36fd" eid="coin2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-36fc" geo="br" id="coin2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coini/coining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coini/coining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-36f9" geo="n_am" id="coin2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coin2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coini/coining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coini/coining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bcb" id="coin2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bca" id="coin2__53" original="E399.-5e52"><span class="cf" id="coin2__54" original="E399.-5e51"><span class="exp" id="coin2__55"> coin </span> something </span><span class="def" id="coin2__56" original="E399.-5e50"> to invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bc6" id="coin2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bc5" id="coin2__58" original="E896.7844"><span class="x" id="coin2__59" original="E896.7845"> ‘Sarvodaya’ is a term first coined by Mahatma Gandhi to mean ‘the well-being of all’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bc3" id="coin2__60" original="E896.7846"><span class="x" id="coin2__61" original="E896.7847"> Sinn (2007) coined the phrase the ‘Green Paradox’. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6268" id="coin2__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coin_1" title="coin definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6269" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5d82" id="coin2__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coin2__64"> coin </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coinage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bc1" id="coinage" original="E399.-5e3b" sum="683"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bc0" id="coinage__1" original="E399.-5e3a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bbf" id="coinage__2" original="E399.-5e39"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coinage </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bb7" id="coinage__4" original="E399.-5e34"><span class="pos" id="coinage__5" original="E399.-5e33"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b62" eid="coinage__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3657" geo="br" id="coinage__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coinage__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coina/coinage__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coina/coinage__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coinage__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3654" geo="n_am" id="coinage__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coinage__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coina/coinage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coina/coinage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coinage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bb5" id="coinage__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bb4" id="coinage__12" original="E399.-5e32"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bb3" id="coinage__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coinage__14" original="E399.-5e30"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coinage__15" original="E399.-5e2f"> the coins used in a particular place or at a particular time; coins of a particular type </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bb0" id="coinage__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5baf" id="coinage__17" original="E896.7923"><span class="x" id="coinage__18" original="E896.7924"> Money, in the form of silver coinage, was part of every Athenian's life as a means of exchange. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bad" id="coinage__19" original="E896.7927"><span class="x" id="coinage__20" original="E896.7928"> The foundation of mints was probably the single most important development in the rise of Anglo-Saxon coinage. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5bab" id="coinage__21" original="E399.-5e2a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5baa" id="coinage__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="coinage__23" original="E399.-5e28"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coinage__24" original="E399.-5e27"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coinage__25" original="E399.-5e26"> a word or phrase that has been invented recently; the process of inventing a word or phrase </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ba6" id="coinage__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ba5" id="coinage__27" original="E896.7929"><span class="x" id="coinage__28" original="E896.792a"> Florio's work had a dramatic impact on the English language, with thousands of new coinages from Italian. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ba3" id="coinage__29" original="E586.-49c8"><span class="x" id="coinage__30" original="E586.-49c7"> The word is of Derrida’s own coinage. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6282" id="coinage__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coinage" title="coinage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6283" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5e02" id="coinage__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coinage__33"> coinage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coincide
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ba1" id="coincide" original="E399.-5e14" sum="993"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ba0" id="coincide__1" original="E399.-5e13"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b9f" id="coincide__2" original="E399.-5e12"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coincide </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b91" id="coincide__9" original="E399.-5e08"><span class="pos" id="coincide__10" original="E399.-5e07"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b69" eid="coincide__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-353a" geo="br" id="coincide__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincide__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincide__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coincide__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3536" geo="n_am" id="coincide__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincide__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincide__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coincide__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-13bd" id="coincide__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3569" form="root" id="coincide__17"><span class="vp" id="coincide__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> coincide </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3567" eid="coincide__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3566" geo="br" id="coincide__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincide__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincide__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coincide__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3562" geo="n_am" id="coincide__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincide__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincide__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coincide__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-355e" form="thirdps" id="coincide__24"><span class="vp" id="coincide__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> coincides </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-355c" eid="coincide__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-355b" geo="br" id="coincide__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincides__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincides__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coincides__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3558" geo="n_am" id="coincide__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincides__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincides__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coincides__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3555" form="past" id="coincide__31"><span class="vp" id="coincide__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coincided </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3553" eid="coincide__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3552" geo="br" id="coincide__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincided__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coincided__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-354f" geo="n_am" id="coincide__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincided__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coincided__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-354c" form="pastpart" id="coincide__38"><span class="vp" id="coincide__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coincided </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-354a" eid="coincide__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3549" geo="br" id="coincide__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincided__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coincided__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3546" geo="n_am" id="coincide__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincided__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coincided__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3543" form="prespart" id="coincide__45"><span class="vp" id="coincide__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coinciding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3541" eid="coincide__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3540" geo="br" id="coincide__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coinciding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coinciding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coinciding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-353d" geo="n_am" id="coincide__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincide__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coinciding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coinciding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coinciding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b60" id="coincide__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b5f" id="coincide__53" original="E399.-5dea"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b5e" id="coincide__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="coincide__55" original="E399.-5de8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b5c" id="coincide__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coincide__57" original="E399.-5de7"> of two or more events </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coincide__58" original="E399.-5de6"> to take place at the same time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b59" id="coincide__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b58" id="coincide__60" original="E8bd.-7e15"><span class="x" id="coincide__61" original="E8bd.-7e14"> Patterns of boom and recession do not always coincide in different countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b56" id="coincide__62" original="E8bd.-7e13"><span class="cf" id="coincide__63" original="E399.-5de5"><span class="exp" id="coincide__64"> coincide </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="coincide__65" original="E8bd.-7e12"> The reign of Alexander coincided almost exactly with the golden age of Russian literature. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b52" id="coincide__66" original="E399.-5de4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b51" id="coincide__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="coincide__68" original="E399.-5de2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b4f" id="coincide__69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coincide__70" original="E399.-5de0"> of ideas or opinions </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coincide__71" original="E399.-5ddf"> to be the same or very similar </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b4c" id="coincide__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b4b" id="coincide__73" original="E8bd.-7e11"><span class="x" id="coincide__74" original="E8bd.-7e10"> The two men only remained friends so long as their views coincided. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b49" id="coincide__75" original="E8bd.-7e0f"><span class="cf" id="coincide__76" original="E399.-5dde"><span class="exp" id="coincide__77"> coincide </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="coincide__78" original="E8bd.-7e0e"> People listen best to advice when it coincides with their own opinions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b45" id="coincide__79" original="E399.-5ddd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b44" id="coincide__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="coincide__81" original="E399.-5ddb"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b42" id="coincide__82"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coincide__83" original="E399.-5dd9"> of objects or places </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coincide__84" original="E399.-5dd8"> to meet; to share the same space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b3f" id="coincide__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b3e" id="coincide__86" original="E8bd.-7e0d"><span class="x" id="coincide__87" original="E8bd.-7e0c"> Before the nineteenth century, the boundaries between states and languages rarely coincided. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b3c" id="coincide__88" original="E8bd.-7e0b"><span class="x" id="coincide__89" original="E8bd.-7e0a"> The two curves coincide at high frequencies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b3a" id="coincide__90" original="E8bd.-7e09"><span class="cf" id="coincide__91" original="E399.-5dd7"><span class="exp" id="coincide__92"> coincide </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="coincide__93" original="E8bd.-7e08"> The axis may coincide with the plane of cleavage or be at right angles to it. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.62de" id="coincide__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coincide" title="coincide definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.62df" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5e39" id="coincide__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coincide__96"> coincide </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b36" id="coincidence" original="E399.-5dd6" sum="950"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b35" id="coincidence__1" original="E399.-5dd5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b34" id="coincidence__2" original="E399.-5dd4"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coincidence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b28" id="coincidence__7" original="E399.-5dcc"><span class="pos" id="coincidence__8" original="E399.-5dcb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b72" eid="coincidence__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-348e" geo="br" id="coincidence__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincidence__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincidence__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincidence__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coincidence__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-348a" geo="n_am" id="coincidence__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincidence__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɪnsɪdəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincidence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincidence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coincidence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b26" id="coincidence__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b25" id="coincidence__15" original="E399.-5dca"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b24" id="coincidence__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="coincidence__17" original="E399.-5dc8"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coincidence__18" original="E399.-5dc7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coincidence__19" original="E399.-5dc6"> the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, often in a surprising way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b20" id="coincidence__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b1f" id="coincidence__21" original="E8be.-7dfd"><span class="x" id="coincidence__22" original="E8be.-7dfc"> Only a series of remarkable coincidences have made earth habitable for humans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b1d" id="coincidence__23" original="E8be.-7df8"><span class="cf" id="coincidence__24" original="E8be.-7df9"> by <span class="exp" id="coincidence__25"> coincidence </span></span><span class="x" id="coincidence__26" original="E8be.-7df7"> It was by sheer coincidence that the two artists met. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b19" id="coincidence__27" original="E8be.-7dfb"><span class="cf" id="coincidence__28" original="E8bb.-7271"> It is a/no <span class="exp" id="coincidence__29"> coincidence </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="coincidence__30" original="E8be.-7dfa"> It is no coincidence that sites such as Babylon and Thebes were sited on the banks of major rivers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b15" id="coincidence__31" original="E399.-5dc5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b14" id="coincidence__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="coincidence__33" original="E399.-5dc3"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coincidence__34" original="E8be.-7df6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="coincidence__35" original="E8be.-7df5"><span class="exp" id="coincidence__36"> coincidence </span> of A with/and B </span><span class="def" id="coincidence__37" original="E399.-5dc1"> the fact of things being present in the same place at the same time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b0e" id="coincidence__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b0d" id="coincidence__39" original="E8be.-7df4"><span class="x" id="coincidence__40" original="E8be.-7df3"> The coincidence of industrialization with urbanization means that cities generate most of East Asia's pollution. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b0b" id="coincidence__41" original="E399.-5dc0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b0a" id="coincidence__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="coincidence__43" original="E399.-5dbe"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coincidence__44" original="E8be.-7df2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="coincidence__45" original="E8bb.-7270"><span class="exp" id="coincidence__46"> coincidence </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="coincidence__47" original="E399.-5dbc"> the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b04" id="coincidence__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b03" id="coincidence__49" original="E8be.-7df1"><span class="x" id="coincidence__50" original="E8be.-7df0"> The barter system relies on a double coincidence of wants. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.631d" id="coincidence__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coincidence" title="coincidence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.631e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5e8c" id="coincidence__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coincidence__53"> coincidence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coincident
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b01" id="coincident" original="E399.-5dbb" sum="281"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5b00" id="coincident__1" original="E399.-5dba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aff" id="coincident__2" original="E399.-5db9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coincident </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5af6" id="coincident__4" original="E399.-5db4"><span class="pos" id="coincident__5" original="E399.-5db3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b7b" eid="coincident__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3442" geo="br" id="coincident__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincident__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɪnsɪdənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincident__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincident__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coincident__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-343e" geo="n_am" id="coincident__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincident__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɪnsɪdənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincident__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincident__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coincident__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5af4" id="coincident__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5af3" id="coincident__12" original="E399.-5db2"><span class="cf" id="coincident__13" original="E399.-5db1"><span class="exp" id="coincident__14"> coincident </span> (with something) </span><span class="def" id="coincident__15" original="E399.-5dae"> happening or found in the same place or at the same time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aef" id="coincident__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aee" id="coincident__17" original="E8be.-7def"><span class="x" id="coincident__18" original="E8be.-7dee"> The tundra zone is broadly coincident with permafrost. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6354" id="coincident__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coincident" title="coincident definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6355" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5ec2" id="coincident__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coincident__21"> coincident </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coincidental
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aec" id="coincidental" original="E399.-5dad" sum="421"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aeb" id="coincidental__1" original="E399.-5dac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aea" id="coincidental__2" original="E399.-5dab"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coincidental </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ae1" id="coincidental__4" original="E399.-5da6"><span class="pos" id="coincidental__5" original="E399.-5da5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b84" eid="coincidental__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3412" geo="br" id="coincidental__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincidental__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincidental__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincidental__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coincidental__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-340e" geo="n_am" id="coincidental__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincidental__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˌɪnsɪˈdentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincidental__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincidental__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coincidental__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5adf" id="coincidental__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="coincidental__12" original="E399.-5da3"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5add" id="coincidental__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5adc" id="coincidental__14" original="E399.-5da2"><span class="def" id="coincidental__15" original="E399.-5da1"> happening by chance; not planned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ada" id="coincidental__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ad9" id="coincidental__17" original="E850.-67a9"><span class="x" id="coincidental__18" original="E850.-67a8"> There is a 5% probability that the difference could be coincidental, that is due to chance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ad7" id="coincidental__19" original="E850.-67a7"><span class="x" id="coincidental__20" original="E850.-67a6"> Similar features encountered in different manuscripts sometimes turn out to be purely coincidental. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ad5" id="coincidental__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ad4" id="coincidental__22" original="E399.-5da0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ad3" id="coincidental__23"><span class="dr" id="coincidental__24" original="E399.-5d9f"> coincidentally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aca" id="coincidental__25" original="E399.-5d9b"><span class="pos" id="coincidental__26" original="E399.-5d9a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b85" eid="coincidental__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-340a" geo="br" id="coincidental__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincidental__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincidentally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincidentally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coincidentally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3406" geo="n_am" id="coincidental__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coincidental__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˌɪnsɪˈdentəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coi/coinc/coincidentally__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coi/coinc/coincidentally__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://coincidentally__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ac8" id="coincidental__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ac7" id="coincidental__33" original="E850.-67a5"><span class="x" id="coincidental__34" original="E850.-67a4"> Many tumours of this type are found coincidentally during surgery for other conditions. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6370" id="coincidental__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coincidental" title="coincidental definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6371" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.5ed4" id="coincidental__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coincidental__37"> coincidental </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cold
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ac5" hm="1" id="cold1" original="E399.-5c9c" sum="813"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ac4" id="cold1__1" original="E399.-5c9b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ac3" id="cold1__2" original="E399.-5c9a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cold <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ab6" id="cold1__8" original="E399.-5c8f"><span class="pos" id="cold1__9" original="E399.-5c8e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b96" eid="cold1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3222" geo="br" id="cold1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cold1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/cold_/cold__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/cold_/cold__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://cold__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-321f" geo="n_am" id="cold1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cold1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/cold_/cold__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/cold_/cold__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cold__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ab4" id="cold1__15" original="E399.-5c8d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ab3" form="_tofix" id="cold1__16"><span class="if" id="cold1__17" original="E399.-5c8b"> colder </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ab1" form="_tofix" id="cold1__18"><span class="if" id="cold1__19" original="E399.-5c8a"> coldest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aaf" id="cold1__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aae" id="cold1__21" original="E399.-5c89"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cold1__22" original="E399.-5c88"> having a lower than usual temperature; having a temperature lower than the human body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aac" id="cold1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aab" id="cold1__24" original="E850.-679f"><span class="x" id="cold1__25" original="E850.-679e"> Joyce was complaining of feeling cold. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aa9" id="cold1__26" original="E850.-679d"><span class="x" id="cold1__27" original="E850.-679c"> This cold air remains close to the surface of the earth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aa7" id="cold1__28" original="E850.-679b"><span class="x" id="cold1__29" original="E850.-679a"> Hold the patient’s affected eye under gently running cold water for at least 10 minutes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aa5" id="cold1__30" original="E850.-6799"><span class="x" id="cold1__31" original="E850.-6798"> The Natufian peoples deserted much of the area as the climate became colder. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aa3" id="cold1__32" original="E399.-5c85"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5aa2" id="cold1__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cold1__34" original="E850.-6795"> of food or drink </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cold1__35" original="E399.-5c84"> served, eaten or drunk without being heated, or after cooling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a9f" id="cold1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a9e" id="cold1__37" original="E850.-6794"><span class="x" id="cold1__38" original="E850.-6793"> Innocent is a business that produces and sells cold drinks made from fruit. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a9c" id="cold1__39" original="E399.-5c83"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a9b" id="cold1__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cold1__41" original="E399.-5c82"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cold1__42" original="E399.-5c81"> without emotion; unfriendly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a98" id="cold1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a97" id="cold1__44" original="E850.-6792"><span class="x" id="cold1__45" original="E850.-6791"> He could sometimes act in a stern, cold, distant way. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a95" id="cold1__46" original="E850.-6790"><span class="x" id="cold1__47" original="E850.-678f"> Premodern families are no longer seen as emotionally cold. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.63a3" id="cold1__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cold_1" title="cold definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.63a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.601a" id="cold1__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cold1__50"> cold </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a93" hm="2" id="cold2" original="E399.-5c43" sum="694"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a92" id="cold2__1" original="E399.-5c42"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a91" id="cold2__2" original="E399.-5c41"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cold <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a85" id="cold2__7" original="E399.-5c36"><span class="pos" id="cold2__8" original="E399.-5c35"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7b9d" eid="cold2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-321c" geo="br" id="cold2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cold2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/cold_/cold__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/cold_/cold__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://cold__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-3219" geo="n_am" id="cold2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cold2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/cold_/cold__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/cold_/cold__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cold__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a83" id="cold2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a82" id="cold2__15" original="E399.-5c34"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a81" id="cold2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cold2__17" original="E399.-5c32"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cold2__18" original="E399.-5c31"> a lack of heat; a low temperature, especially in the atmosphere </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a7e" id="cold2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a7d" id="cold2__20" original="E850.-678a"><span class="x" id="cold2__21" original="E850.-6789"> The livestock died of cold and hunger. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a7b" id="cold2__22" original="E850.-6788"><span class="x" id="cold2__23" original="E850.-6787"> The child shivered in the cold. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a79" id="cold2__24" original="E850.-6786"><span class="x" id="cold2__25" original="E850.-6785"> This is a period of extreme cold in the Tatra mountains. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a77" id="cold2__26" original="E399.-5c30"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a76" id="cold2__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cold2__28" original="E399.-5c2e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a74" id="cold2__29" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a73" id="cold2__30"><span class="reg" id="cold2__31" original="E399.-5c2b" reg="freq"><span class="prefix"> less </span><span class="prefix"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a71" id="cold2__32"><span class="v"><strong> the common cold </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cold2__34" original="E399.-5c29"> a common illness that affects the nose and/or throat, making it difficult to breathe through the nose and causing a sore throat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a6e" id="cold2__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a6d" id="cold2__36" original="E850.-6784"><span class="x" id="cold2__37" original="E850.-6783"> He has had a cold and fever for the past couple of days. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a6b" id="cold2__38" original="E850.-6782"><span class="x" id="cold2__39" original="E850.-6781"> Even minor illnesses of short duration, notably the common cold, have a major economic impact through absences from work. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.63d2" id="cold2__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cold_1" title="cold definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.63d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.601a" id="cold2__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cold2__42"> cold </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cold war
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a69" id="cold-war" original="E399.-5aa5" sum="415"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a68" id="cold-war__1" original="E399.-5aa4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a67" id="cold-war__2" original="E399.-5aa3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cold war </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a60" id="cold-war__4" original="E399.-5a9e"><span class="pos" id="cold-war__5" original="E399.-5a9d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ba4" eid="cold-war__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2e38" geo="br" id="cold-war__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cold-war__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/cold_/cold_war_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/cold_/cold_war_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cold_war_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2e35" geo="n_am" id="cold-war__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cold-war__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊld ˈwɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/cold_/cold_war_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/cold_/cold_war_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cold_war_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a5e" id="cold-war__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="cold-war__12" original="E399.-5a9b"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cold-war__13" original="E399.-5a9a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a5b" id="cold-war__14" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a5a" id="cold-war__15"><span class="v"><strong> Cold War </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a58" id="cold-war__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a57" id="cold-war__18" original="E399.-5a98"><span class="def" id="cold-war__19" original="E399.-5a97"> a very unfriendly relationship between two countries who are not actually fighting each other, usually used about the situation between the US and the Soviet Union after the Second World War </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a55" id="cold-war__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a54" id="cold-war__21" original="E850.-6780"><span class="x" id="cold-war__22" original="E850.-677f"> The end of the Cold War had major implications for defence, foreign and security policy. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6402" id="cold-war__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cold-war" title="cold war definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6403" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.633d" id="cold-war__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cold-war__25"> cold war </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collaborate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a52" id="collaborate" original="E399.-5a2e" sum="953"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a51" id="collaborate__1" original="E399.-5a2d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a50" id="collaborate__2" original="E399.-5a2c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collaborate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a43" id="collaborate__9" original="E399.-5a22"><span class="pos" id="collaborate__10" original="E399.-5a21"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bab" eid="collaborate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2cba" geo="br" id="collaborate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaborate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2cb7" geo="n_am" id="collaborate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaborate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-138d" id="collaborate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2cb4" form="root" id="collaborate__17"><span class="vp" id="collaborate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> collaborate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2cb2" eid="collaborate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2cb1" geo="br" id="collaborate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaborate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2cae" geo="n_am" id="collaborate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaborate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2cab" form="thirdps" id="collaborate__24"><span class="vp" id="collaborate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> collaborates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2ca9" eid="collaborate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2ca8" geo="br" id="collaborate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaborates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2ca5" geo="n_am" id="collaborate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaborates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2ca2" form="past" id="collaborate__31"><span class="vp" id="collaborate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> collaborated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2ca0" eid="collaborate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c9f" geo="br" id="collaborate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaborated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c9c" geo="n_am" id="collaborate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaborated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c99" form="pastpart" id="collaborate__38"><span class="vp" id="collaborate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> collaborated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c97" eid="collaborate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c96" geo="br" id="collaborate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaborated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c93" geo="n_am" id="collaborate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaborated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c90" form="prespart" id="collaborate__45"><span class="vp" id="collaborate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> collaborating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c8e" eid="collaborate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c8d" geo="br" id="collaborate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaborating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c8a" geo="n_am" id="collaborate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaborating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a17" id="collaborate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a16" id="collaborate__53" original="E399.-5a04"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a15" id="collaborate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collaborate__55" original="E399.-5a02"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collaborate__56" original="E399.-5a01"> to work together with somebody in order to produce or achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a12" id="collaborate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a11" id="collaborate__58" original="E850.-677e"><span class="x" id="collaborate__59" original="E850.-677d"> Organizations collaborate to reduce the costs of developing innovation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a0f" id="collaborate__60" original="E850.-677c"><span class="cf" id="collaborate__61" original="E399.-5a00"><span class="exp" id="collaborate__62"> collaborate </span> (with somebody) (on something) </span><span class="x" id="collaborate__63" original="E850.-677b"> The company collaborates closely with its suppliers to increase access to the best product design skills. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a0b" id="collaborate__64" original="E850.-677a"><span class="x" id="collaborate__65" original="E850.-6779"> Mulvey collaborated on a number of films with her husband, film theorist Peter Wollen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a09" id="collaborate__66" original="E850.-6778"><span class="cf" id="collaborate__67" original="E399.-59ff"><span class="exp" id="collaborate__68"> collaborate </span> (with somebody) (in something/in doing something) </span><span class="x" id="collaborate__69" original="E850.-6777"> His vision was to have universities and government collaborate in their research efforts. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a05" id="collaborate__70" original="E399.-59fe"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a04" id="collaborate__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collaborate__72" original="E399.-59fc"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="collaborate__73" original="E399.-59fb"><span class="exp" id="collaborate__74"> collaborate </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="def" id="collaborate__75" original="E399.-59f8"> to help the enemy who has taken control of your country during a war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59ff" id="collaborate__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59fe" id="collaborate__77" original="E850.-6776"><span class="x" id="collaborate__78" original="E850.-6775"> During the Second World War the Vichy regime collaborated with the Nazis. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.644c" id="collaborate__79" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collaborate" title="collaborate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.644d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.63c4" id="collaborate__80" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collaborate__81"> collaborate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collaboration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59fc" id="collaboration" original="E399.-59f7" sum="1062"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59fb" id="collaboration__1" original="E399.-59f6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59fa" id="collaboration__2" original="E399.-59f5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collaboration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59ef" id="collaboration__7" original="E399.-59ed"><span class="pos" id="collaboration__8" original="E399.-59ec"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bb2" eid="collaboration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c22" geo="br" id="collaboration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaboration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaboration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaboration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaboration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2c1f" geo="n_am" id="collaboration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaboration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaboration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaboration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaboration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59ed" id="collaboration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59ec" id="collaboration__15" original="E399.-59eb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59eb" id="collaboration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collaboration__17" original="E399.-59e9"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collaboration__18" original="E399.-59e8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collaboration__19" original="E399.-59e7"> the act of working with another person or group of people to create or produce something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59e7" id="collaboration__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59e6" id="collaboration__21" original="E850.-6774"><span class="cf" id="collaboration__22" original="E576.f50"><span class="exp" id="collaboration__23"> collaboration </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="collaboration__24" original="E850.-6773"> Francis Crick is best known for his collaboration with James D. Watson in their discovery of the structure of DNA. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59e2" id="collaboration__25" original="E850.-6770"><span class="cf" id="collaboration__26" original="E399.-59e6"><span class="exp" id="collaboration__27"> collaboration </span> (with somebody) (on something) </span><span class="x" id="collaboration__28" original="E850.-676f"> The collaboration on the integrated circuit illustrates that innovation is rarely the product of a single mind. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59de" id="collaboration__29" original="E492.-70ea"><span class="cf" id="collaboration__30" original="E492.-714e"> in <span class="exp" id="collaboration__31"> collaboration </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="collaboration__32" original="E492.-70e9"> These fields of US university research frequently developed in close collaboration with industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59da" id="collaboration__33" original="E850.-676e"><span class="cf" id="collaboration__34" original="E399.-59e5"><span class="exp" id="collaboration__35"> collaboration </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="collaboration__36" original="E850.-676d"> The opera was the result of a collaboration between Hofmannsthal, Reinhardt and Strauss. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59d6" id="collaboration__37" original="E399.-59e4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59d5" id="collaboration__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collaboration__39" original="E399.-59e2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collaboration__40" original="E399.-59e1"> a piece of work produced by two or more people or groups of people working together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59d2" id="collaboration__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59d1" id="collaboration__42" original="E850.-676c"><span class="x" id="collaboration__43" original="E850.-676b"> The book was a collaboration from three scientists who spent their lives trying to understand how genes influence behaviour. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.647a" id="collaboration__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collaboration" title="collaboration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.647b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6404" id="collaboration__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collaboration__46"> collaboration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collaborative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59cf" id="collaborative" original="E399.-59db" sum="439"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59ce" id="collaborative__1" original="E399.-59da"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59cd" id="collaborative__2" original="E399.-59d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collaborative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59c4" id="collaborative__4" original="E399.-59d4"><span class="pos" id="collaborative__5" original="E399.-59d3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bb9" eid="collaborative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2be4" geo="br" id="collaborative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbərətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaborative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2be0" geo="n_am" id="collaborative__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaborative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59c2" id="collaborative__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="collaborative__12" original="E399.-59d1"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59c0" id="collaborative__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59bf" id="collaborative__14" original="E399.-59cf"><span class="def" id="collaborative__15" original="E399.-59ce"> involving, or done by, several people or groups of people working together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59bd" id="collaborative__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59bc" id="collaborative__17" original="E850.-676a"><span class="x" id="collaborative__18" original="E850.-6769"> Trust is an important factor in creating a collaborative relationship among workers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59ba" id="collaborative__19" original="E850.-6768"><span class="x" id="collaborative__20" original="E850.-6767"> A key to success was the establishment of a collaborative research group. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59b8" id="collaborative__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59b7" id="collaborative__22" original="E399.-59cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59b6" id="collaborative__23"><span class="dr" id="collaborative__24" original="E399.-59cc"> collaboratively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59ad" id="collaborative__25" original="E399.-59c8"><span class="pos" id="collaborative__26" original="E399.-59c7"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bba" eid="collaborative__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2bdc" geo="br" id="collaborative__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborative__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbərətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaboratively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaboratively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaboratively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2bd9" geo="n_am" id="collaborative__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborative__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaboratively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaboratively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaboratively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59ab" id="collaborative__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59aa" id="collaborative__33" original="E850.-6766"><span class="x" id="collaborative__34" original="E850.-6765"> Most environmental historians need to work collaboratively with scientists or other specialists. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.64ac" id="collaborative__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collaborative" title="collaborative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.64ad" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6433" id="collaborative__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collaborative__37"> collaborative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collaborator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59a8" id="collaborator" original="E399.-59c6" sum="555"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59a7" id="collaborator__1" original="E399.-59c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59a6" id="collaborator__2" original="E399.-59c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collaborator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-599a" id="collaborator__7" original="E399.-59bc"><span class="pos" id="collaborator__8" original="E399.-59bb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bc9" eid="collaborator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2bac" geo="br" id="collaborator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collaborator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2ba9" geo="n_am" id="collaborator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collaborator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæbəreɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collaborator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collaborator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collaborator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5998" id="collaborator__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5997" id="collaborator__15" original="E399.-59ba"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="collaborator__16" original="E399.-59b9"> a person who works with another person to create or produce something such as a book </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5995" id="collaborator__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5994" id="collaborator__18" original="E850.-6763"><span class="x" id="collaborator__19" original="E850.-6762"> Smith was able to enlist the help of her long-time collaborator, script editor Tony Holland. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5992" id="collaborator__20" original="E399.-59b8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="collaborator__21" original="E850.-675f"><span class="exp" id="collaborator__22"> collaborator </span> (with somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="collaborator__23" original="E399.-59b5"> a person who helps the enemy in a war, when they have taken control of the person's country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-598e" id="collaborator__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-598d" id="collaborator__25" original="E850.-675e"><span class="x" id="collaborator__26" original="E850.-6764"> Some rival sects perceived the Sadducees as collaborators with the Romans. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.64d7" id="collaborator__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collaborator" title="collaborator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.64d8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6452" id="collaborator__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collaborator__29"> collaborator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collapse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-598b" hm="1" id="collapse1" original="E399.-5917" sum="1347"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-598a" id="collapse1__1" original="E399.-5916"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5989" id="collapse1__2" original="E399.-5915"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collapse <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-597c" id="collapse1__9" original="E399.-590a"><span class="pos" id="collapse1__10" original="E399.-5909"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bd0" eid="collapse1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a75" geo="br" id="collapse1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collapse__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapse__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://collapse__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a72" geo="n_am" id="collapse1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collapse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collapse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-597a" id="collapse1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5979" id="collapse1__17" original="E399.-5908"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5978" id="collapse1__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collapse1__19" original="E399.-5904"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collapse1__20" original="E399.-5906"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="collapse1__21" original="E399.-5905"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collapse1__22" original="E399.-5903"> a sudden failure of something, such as a system, an institution, a business or a course of action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5973" id="collapse1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5972" id="collapse1__24" original="E860.-7a39"><span class="x" id="collapse1__25" original="E860.-7a38"> A natural disaster on this scale would lead to social collapse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5970" id="collapse1__26" original="E860.-7a37"><span class="x" id="collapse1__27" original="E860.-7a36"> An economic collapse in 2001 triggered a brief upsurge in social protests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-596e" id="collapse1__28" original="E84a.-76b0"><span class="cf" id="collapse1__29" original="E860.-7a35"> the <span class="exp" id="collapse1__30"> collapse </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="collapse1__31" original="E84a.-76af"> Popular revolts hastened but did not cause the collapse of the empire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-596a" id="collapse1__32" original="E84a.-76ac"><span class="cf" id="collapse1__33" original="E860.-7a34"> on the verge of <span class="exp" id="collapse1__34"> collapse </span></span><span class="x" id="collapse1__35" original="E84a.-76ab"> The bank was on the verge of collapse. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5966" id="collapse1__36" original="E399.-5902"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5965" id="collapse1__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collapse1__38" original="E399.-5900"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collapse1__39" original="E84a.-76b1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collapse1__40" original="E399.-58ff"> the action of a building or part of a hill, etc. suddenly falling down </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5961" id="collapse1__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5960" id="collapse1__42" original="E84a.-76aa"><span class="x" id="collapse1__43" original="E84a.-76a9"> The bridge collapse was caused by a fracture within a joint. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-595e" id="collapse1__44" original="E84a.-76a8"><span class="x" id="collapse1__45" original="E84a.-76a7"> It is argued that such catastrophic slope collapses were triggered by powerful earthquakes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-595c" id="collapse1__46" original="E399.-58f8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-595b" id="collapse1__47"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collapse1__48" original="E399.-58f6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="collapse1__49" original="E399.-58f5"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collapse1__50" original="E399.-58f4"> a sudden fall in value </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5957" id="collapse1__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5956" id="collapse1__52" original="E860.-7a33"><span class="x" id="collapse1__53" original="E860.-7a32"> The stock market suffered a major collapse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5954" id="collapse1__54" original="E84a.-76a4"><span class="cf" id="collapse1__55" original="E860.-7a31"><span class="exp" id="collapse1__56"> collapse </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="collapse1__57" original="E84a.-76a3"> A sudden loss of investor confidence led to a dramatic collapse of the rupiah. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5950" id="collapse1__58" original="E860.-7a2f"><span class="cf" id="collapse1__59" original="E860.-7a30"><span class="exp" id="collapse1__60"> collapse </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="collapse1__61" original="E860.-7a2e"> The IMF acted to prevent a collapse in the value of the pound. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-594c" id="collapse1__62" original="E399.-58fe"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-594b" id="collapse1__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collapse1__64" original="E399.-58fc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collapse1__65" original="E399.-58f9"> a medical condition when somebody suddenly becomes very ill, or when somebody falls because they are ill or weak </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5948" id="collapse1__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5947" id="collapse1__67" original="E84a.-76a6"><span class="x" id="collapse1__68" original="E84a.-76a5"> The risks are complete cardiovascular collapse and death. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.64f9" id="collapse1__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collapse_1" title="collapse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.64fa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.64b3" id="collapse1__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collapse1__71"> collapse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5945" hm="2" id="collapse2" original="E399.-5976" sum="1469"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5944" id="collapse2__1" original="E399.-5975"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5943" id="collapse2__2" original="E399.-5974"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collapse <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5936" id="collapse2__9" original="E399.-5969"><span class="pos" id="collapse2__10" original="E399.-5968"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bd7" eid="collapse2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a6f" geo="br" id="collapse2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collapse__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapse__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://collapse__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a6c" geo="n_am" id="collapse2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collapse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collapse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-135f" id="collapse2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a69" form="root" id="collapse2__17"><span class="vp" id="collapse2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> collapse </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a67" eid="collapse2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a66" geo="br" id="collapse2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collapse__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapse__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://collapse__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a63" geo="n_am" id="collapse2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collapse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collapse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a60" form="thirdps" id="collapse2__24"><span class="vp" id="collapse2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> collapses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a5e" eid="collapse2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a5d" geo="br" id="collapse2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæpsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collapses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collapses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a5a" geo="n_am" id="collapse2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæpsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collapses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collapses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a57" form="past" id="collapse2__31"><span class="vp" id="collapse2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> collapsed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a55" eid="collapse2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a54" geo="br" id="collapse2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæpst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collapsed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapsed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collapsed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a51" geo="n_am" id="collapse2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæpst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collapsed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapsed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collapsed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a4e" form="pastpart" id="collapse2__38"><span class="vp" id="collapse2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> collapsed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a4c" eid="collapse2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a4b" geo="br" id="collapse2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæpst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collapsed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapsed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collapsed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a48" geo="n_am" id="collapse2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæpst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collapsed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapsed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collapsed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a45" form="prespart" id="collapse2__45"><span class="vp" id="collapse2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> collapsing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a43" eid="collapse2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a42" geo="br" id="collapse2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæpsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collapsing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapsing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collapsing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2a3f" geo="n_am" id="collapse2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collapse2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlæpsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collapsing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collapsing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collapsing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-590c" id="collapse2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-590b" id="collapse2__53" original="E399.-593d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-590a" id="collapse2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collapse2__55" original="E399.-593b"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5908" id="collapse2__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="collapse2__57" original="E860.-79ff"> of a system, an institution, a business or a course of action </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="collapse2__58" original="E399.-593a"> to fail suddenly or completely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5905" id="collapse2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5904" id="collapse2__60" original="E84a.-76c8"><span class="x" id="collapse2__61" original="E84a.-76c7"> The regime quickly collapsed after the defeat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5902" id="collapse2__62" original="E84a.-76c6"><span class="x" id="collapse2__63" original="E84a.-76c5"> The evidence suggests that such high CO₂ levels would quickly cause major fisheries to collapse. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5900" id="collapse2__64" original="E399.-5939" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58ff" id="collapse2__65" original="E399.-5938"><span class="xw" id="collapse2__66" original="E81e.42cf"> break down </span><span class="xs" id="collapse2__67" original="E81e.42d2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58fa" id="collapse2__68" original="E399.-594d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58f9" id="collapse2__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collapse2__70" original="E399.-594b"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collapse2__71" original="E399.-594a"> to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58f6" id="collapse2__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58f5" id="collapse2__73" original="E84a.-76c4"><span class="x" id="collapse2__74" original="E84a.-76c3"> The inquiry concluded that the bridge collapsed as a result of poor design. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58f3" id="collapse2__75" original="E84a.-76c2"><span class="x" id="collapse2__76" original="E84a.-76c1"> Eventually the weak continental crust begins to collapse under its own weight. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58f1" id="collapse2__77" original="E399.-5949" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58f0" id="collapse2__78" original="E399.-5948"><span class="xw" id="collapse2__79" original="E81e.42d4"> give way </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58ed" id="collapse2__80" original="E860.-79fe"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58ec" id="collapse2__81"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collapse2__82" original="E860.-79fc"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58ea" id="collapse2__83"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="collapse2__84" original="E860.-79fb"> of prices or a <a class="ndv" href="entry://currency" id="collapse2__85"> currency </a></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="collapse2__86" original="E860.-79f8"> to decrease suddenly in amount or value </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58e6" id="collapse2__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58e5" id="collapse2__88" original="E860.-79f7"><span class="x" id="collapse2__89" original="E860.-79f6"> Exports fell and commodity prices collapsed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58e3" id="collapse2__90" original="E399.-5946"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58e2" id="collapse2__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collapse2__92" original="E399.-5944"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collapse2__93" original="E399.-5943"> to fall down, and usually become unconscious, especially because you are very ill </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58df" id="collapse2__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58de" id="collapse2__95" original="E84a.-76c0"><span class="x" id="collapse2__96" original="E84a.-76bf"> A 63-year-old man collapsed while running across the road and lost consciousness for a short period. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58dc" id="collapse2__97" original="E399.-5932"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58db" id="collapse2__98"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="collapse2__99" original="E399.-592f"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collapse2__100" original="E399.-592d"> to make a system simpler by removing or ignoring differences between categories </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58d8" id="collapse2__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58d7" id="collapse2__102" original="E84a.-76b9"><span class="cf" id="collapse2__103" original="E399.-592e"><span class="exp" id="collapse2__104"> collapse </span> something </span><span class="x" id="collapse2__105" original="E84a.-76b8"> A broader definition would collapse the distinction between these two categories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58d3" id="collapse2__106" original="E84a.-76bd"><span class="cf" id="collapse2__107" original="E84a.-76be"><span class="exp" id="collapse2__108"> collapse </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="collapse2__109" original="E84a.-76bc"> The main proposal was to collapse the two-tier system of immigration appeals into one. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58cf" id="collapse2__110" original="E84a.-76bb"><span class="cf" id="collapse2__111" original="E860.-79f5"> be collapsed into something </span><span class="x" id="collapse2__112" original="E84a.-76ba"> These complex descriptions are interconnected but cannot be collapsed into each other. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6572" id="collapse2__113" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collapse_1" title="collapse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6573" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.64b3" id="collapse2__114" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collapse2__115"> collapse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collateral
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58cc" id="collateral" original="E399.-5815" sum="464"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58cb" id="collateral__1" original="E399.-5814"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58ca" id="collateral__2" original="E399.-5813"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collateral </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58c2" id="collateral__4" original="E399.-580a"><span class="pos" id="collateral__5" original="E399.-5809"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bde" eid="collateral__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-26ea" geo="br" id="collateral__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collateral__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlætərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colla/collateral__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collateral__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collateral__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-26e7" geo="n_am" id="collateral__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collateral__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlætərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colla/collateral__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colla/collateral__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collateral__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58c0" id="collateral__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58bf" id="collateral__12" original="E399.-5808"><span class="def" id="collateral__13" original="E399.-5805"> connected with something else, but in addition to it and less important </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58bd" id="collateral__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58bc" id="collateral__15" original="E850.-675c"><span class="x" id="collateral__16" original="E850.-675b"> The collateral benefits of increased energy efficiency include improved air quality and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58ba" id="collateral__17" original="E850.-675d"><span class="x" id="collateral__18" original="E850.-675a"> US General Stanley McChrystal issued instructions that collateral damage in the form of civilian casualties should be minimized. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.65c2" id="collateral__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collateral_1" title="collateral definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.65c3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6687" id="collateral__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collateral__21"> collateral </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colleague
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58b8" id="colleague" original="E399.-5804" sum="381"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58b7" id="colleague__1" original="E399.-5803"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58b6" id="colleague__2" original="E399.-5802"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colleague </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58aa" id="colleague__7" original="E399.-57fa"><span class="pos" id="colleague__8" original="E399.-57f9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7be5" eid="colleague__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2693" geo="br" id="colleague__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colleague__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒliːɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/colleague__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/colleague__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://colleague__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-268f" geo="n_am" id="colleague__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colleague__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːliːɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/colleague__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/colleague__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colleague__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58a8" id="colleague__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58a7" id="colleague__15" original="E399.-57f8"><span class="def" id="colleague__16" original="E399.-57f7"> a person that you work with, especially in a profession or business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58a5" id="colleague__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58a4" id="colleague__18" original="E847.-7f9e"><span class="x" id="colleague__19" original="E847.-7f9d"> Mrs Thatcher had to persuade her Cabinet colleagues to agree to her economic strategy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58a2" id="colleague__20" original="E847.-7f9c"><span class="x" id="colleague__21" original="E847.-7f9b"> Khanna and colleagues argued that there are three factors underlying the process. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.65df" id="colleague__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colleague" title="colleague definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.65e0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.66bb" id="colleague__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colleague__24"> colleague </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collect
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58a0" id="collect" original="E399.-57f6" sum="1602"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-589f" id="collect__1" original="E399.-57f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-589e" id="collect__2" original="E399.-57f4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collect </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5891" id="collect__9" original="E399.-57e9"><span class="pos" id="collect__10" original="E399.-57e8"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bee" eid="collect__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2540" geo="br" id="collect__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collect__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collect__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://collect__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-253d" geo="n_am" id="collect__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1331" id="collect__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-256d" form="root" id="collect__17"><span class="vp" id="collect__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> collect </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-256b" eid="collect__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-256a" geo="br" id="collect__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collect__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collect__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://collect__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2567" geo="n_am" id="collect__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2564" form="thirdps" id="collect__24"><span class="vp" id="collect__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> collects </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2562" eid="collect__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2561" geo="br" id="collect__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collects__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collects__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collects__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-255e" geo="n_am" id="collect__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collects__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collects__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collects__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-255b" form="past" id="collect__31"><span class="vp" id="collect__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> collected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2559" eid="collect__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2558" geo="br" id="collect__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2555" geo="n_am" id="collect__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2552" form="pastpart" id="collect__38"><span class="vp" id="collect__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> collected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2550" eid="collect__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-254f" geo="br" id="collect__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-254c" geo="n_am" id="collect__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2549" form="prespart" id="collect__45"><span class="vp" id="collect__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> collecting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2547" eid="collect__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2546" geo="br" id="collect__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collecting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collecting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collecting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2543" geo="n_am" id="collect__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collect__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collecting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collecting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collecting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5865" id="collect__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5864" id="collect__53" original="E399.-57cb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5863" id="collect__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="collect__55" original="E399.-57c9"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collect__56" original="E399.-57c8"> to bring things together from different people or places </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5860" id="collect__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-585f" id="collect__58" original="E847.-6e86"><span class="cf" id="collect__59" original="E399.-57c4"><span class="exp" id="collect__60"> collect </span> something </span><span class="x" id="collect__61" original="E847.-6e85"> All information collected in the survey will be kept confidential. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-585b" id="collect__62" original="E847.-6e84"><span class="x" id="collect__63" original="E847.-6e83"> Steno travelled around Italy looking at rock strata and collecting fossils. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5859" id="collect__64" original="E847.-6e82"><span class="cf" id="collect__65" original="E399.-57c3"><span class="exp" id="collect__66"> collect </span> something from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="collect__67" original="E847.-6e81"> The first year was spent collecting data from both reading and primary sources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5855" id="collect__68" original="E8b9.-7b6c"><span class="cf" id="collect__69" original="E847.-6e87"><span class="exp" id="collect__70"> collect </span> something together </span><span class="x" id="collect__71" original="E8b9.-7b6b"> Hills (1994) collected together the preliminary findings of this research. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5851" id="collect__72" original="E399.-57c7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://gather" title="gather definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5850" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.1c76" id="collect__73" original="E399.-57c6"><span class="xh" id="collect__74"> gather </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-584d" id="collect__75" original="E847.-6e64" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="collect__76"> collect + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-584b" id="collect__77"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-584a" id="collect__78" original="E847.-6e62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5849" id="collect__79"><span class="coll" id="collect__80" original="E847.-6e61"> data </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5847" id="collect__81"><span class="coll" id="collect__82" original="E847.-6e60"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5845" id="collect__83" original="E8b9.-7b69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5844" id="collect__84"><span class="coll" id="collect__85" original="E8b9.-7b68"> statistics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5842" id="collect__86" original="E847.-6e5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5841" id="collect__87"><span class="coll" id="collect__88" original="E847.-6e5d"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-583f" id="collect__89" original="E847.-6e5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-583e" id="collect__90"><span class="coll" id="collect__91" original="E847.-6e5b"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-583c" id="collect__92" original="E8b9.-7b67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-583b" id="collect__93"><span class="coll" id="collect__94" original="E8b9.-7b66"> fossils </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5839" id="collect__95" original="E847.-6e56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5838" id="collect__96" original="E847.-6e55"><span class="x" id="collect__97" original="E847.-6e54"> The advent of computers enabled companies to collect statistics on almost every aspect of performance. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5836" id="collect__98" original="E847.-6e88"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5835" id="collect__99"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="collect__100" original="E847.-6e7b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collect__101" original="E847.-6e79"> to obtain something, especially for use in tests </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5832" id="collect__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5831" id="collect__103" original="E847.-6e78"><span class="cf" id="collect__104" original="E8b9.-7b6a"><span class="exp" id="collect__105"> collect </span> something </span><span class="x" id="collect__106" original="E847.-6e77"> A urine sample was collected by nursing staff and sent to the laboratory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-582d" id="collect__107" original="E847.-6e73"><span class="cf" id="collect__108" original="E847.-6e76"><span class="exp" id="collect__109"> collect </span> something from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="collect__110" original="E847.-6e72"> It was easy to collect a soil sample from the local hillside. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5829" id="collect__111" original="E847.-6e46" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="collect__112"> collect + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5827" id="collect__113"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5826" id="collect__114" original="E847.-6e44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5825" id="collect__115"><span class="coll" id="collect__116" original="E847.-6e43"> sample </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5823" id="collect__117" original="E847.-6e42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5822" id="collect__118"><span class="coll" id="collect__119" original="E847.-6e41"> specimen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5820" id="collect__120" original="E847.-6e40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-581f" id="collect__121"><span class="coll" id="collect__122" original="E847.-6e3f"> blood </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-581d" id="collect__123" original="E847.-6e3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-581c" id="collect__124"><span class="coll" id="collect__125" original="E847.-6e3d"> urine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-581a" id="collect__126" original="E847.-6e3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5819" id="collect__127" original="E847.-6e3b"><span class="x" id="collect__128" original="E847.-6e3a"> A tissue specimen may be collected from virtually any part of the body. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5817" id="collect__129" original="E399.-579b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5816" id="collect__130"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="collect__131" original="E399.-5799"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="collect__132" original="E399.-5798"><span class="exp" id="collect__133"> collect </span> something </span><span class="def" id="collect__134" original="E399.-5797"> to obtain the money that somebody owes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5811" id="collect__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5810" id="collect__136" original="E847.-6e7e"><span class="x" id="collect__137" original="E847.-6e7d"> Local leaders were appointed by the sultan to collect the taxes due to the royal household. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-580e" id="collect__138" original="E847.-6e53" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="collect__139"> collect + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-580c" id="collect__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-580b" id="collect__141" original="E847.-6e51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-580a" id="collect__142"><span class="coll" id="collect__143" original="E847.-6e50"> tax </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5808" id="collect__144" original="E847.-6e4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5807" id="collect__145"><span class="coll" id="collect__146" original="E847.-6e4e"> money </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5805" id="collect__147" original="E847.-6e4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5804" id="collect__148"><span class="coll" id="collect__149" original="E847.-6e4c"> revenue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5802" id="collect__150" original="E847.-6e4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5801" id="collect__151"><span class="coll" id="collect__152" original="E847.-6e4a"> rent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57ff" id="collect__153" original="E8b9.-7b65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57fe" id="collect__154"><span class="coll" id="collect__155" original="E8b9.-7b64"> fees </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57fc" id="collect__156" original="E847.-6e49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57fb" id="collect__157" original="E847.-6e48"><span class="x" id="collect__158" original="E847.-6e47"> There was no monitoring of the money collected in taxation by the government. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57f9" id="collect__159" original="E399.-57b3"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57f8" id="collect__160"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collect__161" original="E399.-57b1"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="collect__162" original="E847.-6e71"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collect__163" original="E399.-57af"> to gradually increase in amount in a place; to gradually obtain more and more of something in a place </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57f4" id="collect__164" original="E399.-57ae" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://accumulate" title="accumulate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57f3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58f" id="collect__165" original="E399.-57ad"><span class="xh" id="collect__166"> accumulate </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57f1" id="collect__167"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57f0" id="collect__168" original="E847.-6e70"><span class="x" id="collect__169" original="E847.-6e6f"> Water that collects in these hollows supports a specialized community of microorganisms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57ee" id="collect__170" original="E847.-6e6d"><span class="cf" id="collect__171" original="E847.-6e6e"><span class="exp" id="collect__172"> collect </span> something </span><span class="x" id="collect__173" original="E847.-6e6c"> The new reservoir collects enough rainwater for the whole village. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57ea" id="collect__174" original="E847.-6e6b"><span class="x" id="collect__175" original="E847.-6e6a"> The solar cells collected light and converted it into electricity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57e8" id="collect__176" original="E399.-57aa"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57e7" id="collect__177"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="collect__178" original="E399.-57a8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="collect__179" original="E399.-57a6"><span class="exp" id="collect__180"> collect </span> something (from…) </span><span class="def" id="collect__181" original="E399.-57a7"> to go somewhere in order to take something away </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57e2" id="collect__182"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57e1" id="collect__183" original="E847.-6e69"><span class="x" id="collect__184" original="E847.-6e68"> The patient had to collect her tablets from the pharmacy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cf7" id="collect__185" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="collect__186"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cf9" id="collect__187" original="E847.-6e66"><span class="shcut" id="collect__188" original="E847.-6e65"> collect + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cfb" id="collect__189" original="E847.-6e64"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cfc" id="collect__190" original="E847.-6e62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cfd" id="collect__191" original="E847.-6e61"><span class="coll" id="collect__192"> data </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7cff" id="collect__193" original="E847.-6e60"><span class="coll" id="collect__194"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d01" id="collect__195" original="E8b9.-7b69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d02" id="collect__196" original="E8b9.-7b68"><span class="coll" id="collect__197"> statistics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d04" id="collect__198" original="E847.-6e5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d05" id="collect__199" original="E847.-6e5d"><span class="coll" id="collect__200"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d07" id="collect__201" original="E847.-6e5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d08" id="collect__202" original="E847.-6e5b"><span class="coll" id="collect__203"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d0a" id="collect__204" original="E8b9.-7b67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d0b" id="collect__205" original="E8b9.-7b66"><span class="coll" id="collect__206"> fossils </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d0d" id="collect__207" original="E847.-6e56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d0e" id="collect__208" original="E847.-6e55"><span class="x" id="collect__209" original="E847.-6e54"> The advent of computers enabled companies to collect statistics on almost every aspect of performance. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d10" id="collect__210" original="E847.-6e46"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d11" id="collect__211" original="E847.-6e44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d12" id="collect__212" original="E847.-6e43"><span class="coll" id="collect__213"> sample </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d14" id="collect__214" original="E847.-6e42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d15" id="collect__215" original="E847.-6e41"><span class="coll" id="collect__216"> specimen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d17" id="collect__217" original="E847.-6e40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d18" id="collect__218" original="E847.-6e3f"><span class="coll" id="collect__219"> blood </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d1a" id="collect__220" original="E847.-6e3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d1b" id="collect__221" original="E847.-6e3d"><span class="coll" id="collect__222"> urine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d1d" id="collect__223" original="E847.-6e3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d1e" id="collect__224" original="E847.-6e3b"><span class="x" id="collect__225" original="E847.-6e3a"> A tissue specimen may be collected from virtually any part of the body. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d20" id="collect__226" original="E847.-6e53"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d21" id="collect__227" original="E847.-6e51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d22" id="collect__228" original="E847.-6e50"><span class="coll" id="collect__229"> tax </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d24" id="collect__230" original="E847.-6e4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d25" id="collect__231" original="E847.-6e4e"><span class="coll" id="collect__232"> money </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d27" id="collect__233" original="E847.-6e4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d28" id="collect__234" original="E847.-6e4c"><span class="coll" id="collect__235"> revenue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d2a" id="collect__236" original="E847.-6e4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d2b" id="collect__237" original="E847.-6e4a"><span class="coll" id="collect__238"> rent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d2d" id="collect__239" original="E8b9.-7b65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d2e" id="collect__240" original="E8b9.-7b64"><span class="coll" id="collect__241"> fees </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d30" id="collect__242" original="E847.-6e49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d31" id="collect__243" original="E847.-6e48"><span class="x" id="collect__244" original="E847.-6e47"> There was no monitoring of the money collected in taxation by the government. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.662b" id="collect__245" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collect_1" title="collect definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.662c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.7f3d" id="collect__246" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collect__247"> collect </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collection
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57df" id="collection" original="E399.-5740" sum="1476"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57de" id="collection__1" original="E399.-573f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57dd" id="collection__2" original="E399.-573e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collection </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57d2" id="collection__7" original="E399.-5736"><span class="pos" id="collection__8" original="E399.-5735"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bf5" eid="collection__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2403" geo="br" id="collection__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collection__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collection__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collection__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collection__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2400" geo="n_am" id="collection__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collection__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collection__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collection__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collection__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57d0" id="collection__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57cf" id="collection__15" original="E399.-5734"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57ce" id="collection__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collection__17" original="E399.-5732"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collection__18" original="E399.-5731"> the action or process of bringing information or things together into one place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57cb" id="collection__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57ca" id="collection__20" original="E847.-6a2b"><span class="x" id="collection__21" original="E847.-6a2a"> The most successful method of data collection turned out to be the structured questionnaires. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57c8" id="collection__22" original="E847.-6a29"><span class="cf" id="collection__23" original="E8b9.-7b2c"> the <span class="exp" id="collection__24"> collection </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="collection__25" original="E847.-6a28"> In addition, the soil acts as a medium for the collection and movement of rainwater. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57c4" id="collection__26" original="E399.-5730"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57c3" id="collection__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collection__28" original="E399.-572e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="collection__29" original="E8b9.-7b2b"><span class="exp" id="collection__30"> collection </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="collection__31" original="E399.-572d"> a group of things or an amount of liquid gathered in one place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57be" id="collection__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57bd" id="collection__33" original="E8b9.-7b2a"><span class="x" id="collection__34" original="E8b9.-7b29"> A complex organism is not merely a collection of cells. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57bb" id="collection__35" original="E8b9.-7b28"><span class="x" id="collection__36" original="E8b9.-7b27"> A collection of 13 varied mental tests was given to over 2 000 adult Americans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57b9" id="collection__37" original="E8b9.-7b26"><span class="x" id="collection__38" original="E8b9.-7b25"> What exists on the Web at the present time is information, essentially a large collection of facts. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57b7" id="collection__39" original="E399.-5724"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57b6" id="collection__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collection__41" original="E399.-5722"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="collection__42" original="E8b9.-7b24"><span class="exp" id="collection__43"> collection </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="collection__44" original="E399.-5721"> a group of pieces of writing on one topic published together in one book; many pieces of information on one topic gathered in one place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57b1" id="collection__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57b0" id="collection__46" original="E847.-6a21"><span class="x" id="collection__47" original="E847.-6a20"> It is a comprehensive collection of essays on global citizenship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57ae" id="collection__48" original="E847.-6a1f"><span class="x" id="collection__49" original="E847.-6a1e"> The database contains a rich collection of linguistic data drawn from around 550 of the world's languages. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57ac" id="collection__50" original="E847.-6a1d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57ab" id="collection__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collection__52" original="E847.-6a1b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="collection__53" original="E8b9.-7b23"><span class="exp" id="collection__54"> collection </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="collection__55" original="E847.-6a1a"> a group of objects, often of the same type, that have been brought together in one place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57a6" id="collection__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57a5" id="collection__57" original="E847.-6a19"><span class="x" id="collection__58" original="E847.-6a18"> The museum possesses an extensive collection of mid-nineteenth century photographs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57a3" id="collection__59" original="E399.-572c"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57a2" id="collection__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collection__61" original="E399.-5729"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collection__62" original="E399.-5728"> an act of taking something away from a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-579f" id="collection__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-579e" id="collection__64" original="E847.-6a17"><span class="x" id="collection__65" original="E847.-6a16"> Local authorities are obliged to provide refuse collection. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.66c3" id="collection__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collection" title="collection definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.66c4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6842" id="collection__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collection__68"> collection </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collective
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-579c" hm="1" id="collective1" original="E399.-5718" sum="626"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-579b" id="collective1__1" original="E399.-5717"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-579a" id="collective1__2" original="E399.-5716"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collective <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-578d" id="collective1__7" original="E399.-570d"><span class="pos" id="collective1__8" original="E399.-570c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7bfc" eid="collective1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-239e" geo="br" id="collective1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collective1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collective__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collective__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-239b" geo="n_am" id="collective1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collective1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collective__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collective__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collective__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-578b" id="collective1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="collective1__15" original="E399.-570a"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5789" id="collective1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5788" id="collective1__17" original="E399.-5709"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="collective1__18" original="E399.-5708"> done or shared by all members of a group of people; involving a whole group or society </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5786" id="collective1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5785" id="collective1__20" original="E847.-68ef"><span class="x" id="collective1__21" original="E847.-68ee"> The church was governed by the collective decisions of bishops. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5783" id="collective1__22" original="E8b9.-7b08"><span class="x" id="collective1__23" original="E8b9.-7b07"> Nurses have an individual and collective responsibility to protect the patient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5781" id="collective1__24" original="E847.-68eb"><span class="x" id="collective1__25" original="E847.-68ea"> It is through dialogue that understandings are reached and collective identities constructed (Miller, 1992). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-577f" id="collective1__26" original="E399.-5707"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="collective1__27" original="E399.-5706"> used to refer to all members of a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-577d" id="collective1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-577c" id="collective1__29" original="E8b9.-7b06"><span class="x" id="collective1__30" original="E8b9.-7b05"> Respiration is a collective term that refers to several functions:… </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.670e" id="collective1__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collective_1" title="collective definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.670f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.68a0" id="collective1__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collective1__33"> collective </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-577a" hm="2" id="collective2" original="E399.-56fe" sum="334"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5779" id="collective2__1" original="E399.-56fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5778" id="collective2__2" original="E399.-56fc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collective <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-576d" id="collective2__7" original="E399.-56f3"><span class="pos" id="collective2__8" original="E399.-56f2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c03" eid="collective2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2398" geo="br" id="collective2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collective2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collective__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collective__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2395" geo="n_am" id="collective2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collective2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collective__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collective__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collective__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-576b" id="collective2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-576a" id="collective2__15" original="E399.-56f1"><span class="def" id="collective2__16" original="E399.-56f0"> a group of people who own a business or a farm and run it together; the business that they run </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5768" id="collective2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5767" id="collective2__18" original="E850.-6759"><span class="x" id="collective2__19" original="E850.-6758"> Urban communists sent to supervise the new collectives were ignorant of agriculture. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6730" id="collective2__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collective_1" title="collective definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6731" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.68a0" id="collective2__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collective2__22"> collective </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collective action
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5765" id="collective-action" original="E83d.-6ba7" sum="457"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5764" id="collective-action__1" original="E83d.-6ba6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5763" id="collective-action__2" original="E83d.-6ba5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collective action </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5759" id="collective-action__7" original="E83d.-6b9d"><span class="pos" id="collective-action__8" original="E83d.-6b9c"> noun </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5757" id="collective-action__10"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collective-action__11" original="E83d.-6b99"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="collective-action__12" original="E428.-55c2"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5754" id="collective-action__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5753" id="collective-action__14" original="E83d.-6b98"><span class="def" id="collective-action__15" original="E83d.-6b97"> activities of a group working together to achieve a shared goal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5751" id="collective-action__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5750" id="collective-action__17" original="E83d.-6b92"><span class="x" id="collective-action__18" original="E83d.-6b91"> Future wars were to be deterred by the League of Nations, which would take collective action against aggressor states. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-574e" id="collective-action__19" original="E83d.-6b8c"><span class="x" id="collective-action__20" original="E83d.-6b8b"> The treaty provides an international legal framework that allows for collective actions to address pressing global security issues. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collective bargaining
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-574c" id="collective-bargaining" original="E399.-56ef" sum="486"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-574b" id="collective-bargaining__1" original="E399.-56ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-574a" id="collective-bargaining__2" original="E399.-56ed"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collective bargaining </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5743" id="collective-bargaining__4" original="E399.-56e8"><span class="pos" id="collective-bargaining__5" original="E399.-56e7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72c9" eid="collective-bargaining__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2362" geo="br" id="collective-bargaining__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collective-bargaining__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌlektɪv ˈbɑːɡənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collective_bargaining_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collective_bargaining_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collective_bargaining_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-235f" geo="n_am" id="collective-bargaining__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collective-bargaining__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌlektɪv ˈbɑːrɡənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collective_bargaining_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collective_bargaining_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://collective_bargaining_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5741" id="collective-bargaining__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collective-bargaining__12" original="E399.-56e5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-573f" id="collective-bargaining__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-573e" id="collective-bargaining__14" original="E399.-56e4"><span class="def" id="collective-bargaining__15" original="E399.-56e3"> discussions between a trade union and an employer about the pay and working conditions of the union members </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-573c" id="collective-bargaining__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-573b" id="collective-bargaining__17" original="E82c.13e1"><span class="x" id="collective-bargaining__18" original="E82c.13e2"> The level of payment at each point was determined through collective bargaining. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5739" id="collective-bargaining__19" original="E82c.17c8"><span class="cf" id="collective-bargaining__20" original="E82c.17c7"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="collective-bargaining__21" original="E82c.17c9"> Many people benefited from prevailing wage rates established in collective bargaining agreements. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6761" id="collective-bargaining__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collective-bargaining" title="collective bargaining definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6762" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.68e9" id="collective-bargaining__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collective-bargaining__24"> collective bargaining </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collectively
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5736" id="collectively" original="E8b9.-7b04" sum="348"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5735" id="collectively__1" original="E8b9.-7b03"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5734" id="collectively__2" original="E8b9.-7b02"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collectively </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-572c" id="collectively__4" original="E8b9.-7afd"><span class="pos" id="collectively__5" original="E8b9.-7afc"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c0a" eid="collectively__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-232c" geo="br" id="collectively__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collectively__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collectively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collectively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collectively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2329" geo="n_am" id="collectively__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collectively__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collectively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collectively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collectively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-572a" id="collectively__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5729" id="collectively__12" original="E8b9.-7afb"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5728" id="collectively__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="collectively__14" original="E8b9.-7afa"> of all members of a group </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="collectively__15" original="E8b9.-7af9"> together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5725" id="collectively__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5724" id="collectively__17" original="E8b9.-7af8"><span class="x" id="collectively__18" original="E8b9.-7af7"> In fact, small- and medium-sized firms collectively employ more people than do large business firms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5722" id="collectively__19" original="E8b9.-7af6"><span class="x" id="collectively__20" original="E8b9.-7af5"> These theorems are collectively called the central limit theorem. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.677a" id="collectively__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collectively" title="collectively definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.677b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.7f5d" id="collectively__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collectively__23"> collectively </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collectivism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5720" id="collectivism" original="E399.-56b8" sum="387"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-571f" id="collectivism__1" original="E399.-56b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-571e" id="collectivism__2" original="E399.-56b6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collectivism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5716" id="collectivism__4" original="E399.-56b1"><span class="pos" id="collectivism__5" original="E399.-56b0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c11" eid="collectivism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-22c5" geo="br" id="collectivism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collectivism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪvɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collectivism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collectivism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collectivism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-22c2" geo="n_am" id="collectivism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collectivism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪvɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collectivism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collectivism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collectivism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5714" id="collectivism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collectivism__12" original="E399.-56ae"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5712" id="collectivism__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5711" id="collectivism__14" original="E399.-56ad"><span class="def" id="collectivism__15" original="E399.-56ac"> the political system in which all farms, businesses and industries are owned by the government or by all the people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-570f" id="collectivism__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-570e" id="collectivism__17" original="E850.-6757"><span class="x" id="collectivism__18" original="E850.-6756"> The whole idea of collectivism is based on the view that unity is strength to be shared equally. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-570c" id="collectivism__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-570b" id="collectivism__20" original="E399.-56ab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-570a" id="collectivism__21"><span class="dr" id="collectivism__22" original="E399.-56aa"> collectivist </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56ff" id="collectivism__26" original="E399.-56a3"><span class="pos" id="collectivism__27" original="E399.-56a2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c12" eid="collectivism__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-22cb" geo="br" id="collectivism__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collectivism__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪvɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/collectivist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collectivist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collectivist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-22c8" geo="n_am" id="collectivism__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collectivism__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlektɪvɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/collectivist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/collectivist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collectivist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56fd" id="collectivism__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56fc" id="collectivism__34" original="E850.-6755"><span class="x" id="collectivism__35" original="E850.-6754"> Japan’s collectivist culture has spawned large high-productivity companies in selected industries. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6796" id="collectivism__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collectivism" title="collectivism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6797" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6921" id="collectivism__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collectivism__38"> collectivism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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college
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56fa" id="college" original="E399.-561b" sum="1398"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56f9" id="college__1" original="E399.-561a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56f8" id="college__2" original="E399.-5619"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> college </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56ec" id="college__7" original="E399.-5611"><span class="pos" id="college__8" original="E399.-5610"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c1f" eid="college__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2118" geo="br" id="college__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="college__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒlɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colle/college__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/college__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://college__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-2114" geo="n_am" id="college__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="college__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːlɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colle/college__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colle/college__us_1.ogg" href="sound://college__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56ea" id="college__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56e9" id="college__15" original="E399.-5603"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56e8" id="college__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="college__17" original="E399.-5601"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="college__18" original="E399.-5600"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="college__19" original="E399.-55ff"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in names <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56e4" id="college__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="college__21" original="E8b9.-7aec"> in the US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="college__22" original="E399.-55fe"> a university where students can study for a degree after they have left school </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56e1" id="college__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56e0" id="college__24" original="E870.-6f00"><span class="x" id="college__25" original="E870.-6eff"> She was the first in her family to attend college. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56de" id="college__26" original="E870.-6efe"><span class="x" id="college__27" original="E870.-6efd"> In 1990, an average of 15.9 per cent of the adult population had a college degree. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56dc" id="college__28" original="E8b9.-7aeb"><span class="x" id="college__29" original="E8b9.-7aea"> Carleton College </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56da" id="college__30" original="E870.-6ef9"><span class="cf" id="college__31" original="E870.-6efa"> at <span class="exp" id="college__32"> college </span></span><span class="x" id="college__33" original="E870.-6ef8"> Black female students at many elite colleges and universities personify this statistic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56d6" id="college__34" original="E8b9.-7ae9"><span class="x" id="college__35" original="E8b9.-7ae8"> Her children are now away at college. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56d4" id="college__36" original="E870.-6efc"><span class="cf" id="college__37" original="E4db.-7f7e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="college__38" original="E870.-6efb"> The survey was sent to a sample of American college students. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56d1" id="college__39" original="E399.-560f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56d0" id="college__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="college__41" original="E399.-560d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="college__42" original="E399.-560c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="college__43" original="E399.-560b"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in names <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56cc" id="college__44"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="college__45" original="E8b9.-7ae7"> in Britain </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="college__46" original="E399.-560a"> a place where students go to study or to receive training after they have left school </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56c9" id="college__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56c8" id="college__48" original="E870.-6ef7"><span class="x" id="college__49" original="E870.-6ef6"> The role of further education colleges expanded. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56c6" id="college__50" original="E399.-55f7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56c5" id="college__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="college__52" original="E399.-55f5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="college__53" original="E399.-55f4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="college__54" original="E8b9.-7ae6"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in names <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="college__55" original="E399.-55f3"> one of the separate institutions that some British universities, such as Oxford and Cambridge, are divided into </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56c0" id="college__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56bf" id="college__57" original="E870.-6ef5"><span class="x" id="college__58" original="E870.-6ef4"> She graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56bd" id="college__59" original="E399.-55f2"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56bc" id="college__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="college__61" original="E8b9.-7ae4"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="college__62" original="E8b9.-7ae3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="college__63" original="E8b9.-7ae2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in names <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56b8" id="college__64"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="college__65" original="E8b9.-7ae1"> in the US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="college__66" original="E399.-55f1"> one of the main divisions of some large universities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56b5" id="college__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56b4" id="college__68" original="E870.-6f01"><span class="x" id="college__69" original="E870.-6ef3"> He was Professor of Public Health at Cornell University Medical College. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56b0" id="college__72" original="E399.-55e4"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56af" id="college__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="college__74" original="E399.-55e2"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="college__75" original="E399.-55e1"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> usually in names <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="college__76" original="E399.-55e0"> an organized group of professional people with special interests, duties or powers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56ab" id="college__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56aa" id="college__78" original="E870.-6ef0"><span class="x" id="college__79" original="E870.-6eef"> The research was published by the Royal College of Physicians. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.67c4" id="college__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://college" title="college definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.67c5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.69d9" id="college__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="college__82"> college </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56a8" id="collide" original="E399.-55bf" sum="889"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56a7" id="collide__1" original="E399.-55be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56a6" id="collide__2" original="E399.-55bd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collide </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5699" id="collide__9" original="E399.-55b3"><span class="pos" id="collide__10" original="E399.-55b2"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c28" eid="collide__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fa5" geo="br" id="collide__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colli/collide__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collide__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collide__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fa2" geo="n_am" id="collide__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colli/collide__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collide__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collide__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1303" id="collide__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fd2" form="root" id="collide__17"><span class="vp" id="collide__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> collide </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fd0" eid="collide__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fcf" geo="br" id="collide__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colli/collide__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collide__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collide__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fcc" geo="n_am" id="collide__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colli/collide__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collide__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collide__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fc9" form="thirdps" id="collide__24"><span class="vp" id="collide__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> collides </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fc7" eid="collide__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fc6" geo="br" id="collide__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colli/collides__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collides__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collides__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fc3" geo="n_am" id="collide__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colli/collides__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collides__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collides__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fc0" form="past" id="collide__31"><span class="vp" id="collide__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> collided </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fbe" eid="collide__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fbd" geo="br" id="collide__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colli/collided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collided__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collided__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fba" geo="n_am" id="collide__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colli/collided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collided__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collided__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fb7" form="pastpart" id="collide__38"><span class="vp" id="collide__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> collided </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fb5" eid="collide__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fb4" geo="br" id="collide__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colli/collided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collided__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collided__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fb1" geo="n_am" id="collide__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colli/collided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collided__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collided__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fae" form="prespart" id="collide__45"><span class="vp" id="collide__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> colliding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fac" eid="collide__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fab" geo="br" id="collide__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colli/colliding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/colliding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colliding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1fa8" geo="n_am" id="collide__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collide__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlaɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colli/colliding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/colliding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colliding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-566d" id="collide__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-566c" id="collide__53" original="E399.-5595"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-566b" id="collide__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collide__55" original="E399.-5593"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collide__56" original="E399.-5592"> if two people, vehicles, land masses, etc. <span class="dh" id="collide__57" original="E399.-5591"> collide </span> , they <a class="ndv" href="entry://crash" id="collide__58"> crash </a> into each other; if a person, vehicle, land mass, etc. <span class="dh" id="collide__59" original="E399.-5590"> collides </span> with another, or with something that is not moving, they <span class="dh" id="collide__60" original="E47f.3b5a"> crash </span> into it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5664" id="collide__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5663" id="collide__62" original="E850.-6753"><span class="x" id="collide__63" original="E850.-6752"> When cars and light trucks collide, car occupants account for 80% of deaths. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5661" id="collide__64" original="E850.-6751"><span class="x" id="collide__65" original="E850.-6750"> When continents collide, mountain chains are thrust upwards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-565f" id="collide__66" original="E850.-674f"><span class="x" id="collide__67" original="E850.-674e"> Even if two galaxies do collide head-on, there is very little chance of stellar collisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-565d" id="collide__68" original="E850.-674d"><span class="cf" id="collide__69" original="E399.-558f"><span class="exp" id="collide__70"> collide </span> with something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="collide__71" original="E850.-674c"> As the molecules collide with each other, energy is constantly being passed about. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5659" id="collide__72" original="E399.-558e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5658" id="collide__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collide__74" original="E399.-558c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="collide__75" original="E4d9.-6e3c"><span class="exp" id="collide__76"> collide </span> (with somebody/something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5654" id="collide__77"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="collide__78" original="E399.-5588"> of people, their opinions, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="collide__79" original="E399.-5587"> to disagree strongly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5651" id="collide__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5650" id="collide__81" original="E850.-6749"><span class="x" id="collide__82" original="E850.-6748"> These ideas collided head-on with Christian orthodoxy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.684a" id="collide__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collide" title="collide definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.684b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6ab2" id="collide__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collide__85"> collide </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collision
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-564e" id="collision" original="E399.-54fc" sum="2078"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-564d" id="collision__1" original="E399.-54fb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-564c" id="collision__2" original="E399.-54fa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collision </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5640" id="collision__7" original="E399.-54f2"><span class="pos" id="collision__8" original="E399.-54f1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c2f" eid="collision__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1dee" geo="br" id="collision__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collision__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlɪʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colli/collision__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collision__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collision__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1deb" geo="n_am" id="collision__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collision__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈlɪʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colli/collision__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colli/collision__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collision__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-563e" id="collision__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collision__15" original="E399.-54ef"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collision__16" original="E399.-54ee"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-563b" id="collision__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-563a" id="collision__18" original="E399.-54eb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="collision__19" original="E399.-54ea"> an accident in which two vehicles or people <a class="ndv" href="entry://crash" id="collision__20"> crash </a> into each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5637" id="collision__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5636" id="collision__22" original="E850.-6744"><span class="cf" id="collision__23" original="E850.-6745"> in a <span class="exp" id="collision__24"> collision </span> (with somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="collision__25" original="E850.-6743"> The mother and newborn baby were killed in a head-on collision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5632" id="collision__26" original="E850.-6740"><span class="cf" id="collision__27" original="E399.-54ed"> in <span class="exp" id="collision__28"> collision </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="collision__29" original="E850.-673f"> The cyclist was in collision with a car. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-562e" id="collision__30" original="E850.-673d"><span class="cf" id="collision__31" original="E850.-673e"><span class="exp" id="collision__32"> collision </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="collision__33" original="E850.-673c"> There was a collision between two ships due to the negligent navigation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-562a" id="collision__34" original="E850.-673b"><span class="cf" id="collision__35" original="E492.-705e"><span class="exp" id="collision__36"> collision </span> of A and/with B </span><span class="x" id="collision__37" original="E850.-673a"> In a two-vehicle collision of vehicles of unequal mass, the lighter vehicle absorbs more than its own kinetic energy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5626" id="collision__38" original="E850.-6739"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="collision__39" original="E850.-6738"> an occasion when two objects hit each other by chance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5624" id="collision__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5623" id="collision__41" original="E850.-6736"><span class="cf" id="collision__42" original="E850.-6737"><span class="exp" id="collision__43"> collision </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="collision__44" original="E850.-6735"> Collisions between molecules in solution can provide the energy required to break some chemical bonds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-561f" id="collision__45" original="E850.-6734"><span class="cf" id="collision__46" original="E492.-705d"><span class="exp" id="collision__47"> collision </span> of A and/with B </span><span class="x" id="collision__48" original="E850.-6733"> The Himalayas formed as a result of the collision of India with Asia. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-561b" id="collision__49" original="E399.-54e9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="collision__50" original="E399.-54e6"> a strong disagreement between two people or between opposing ideas, opinions, etc.; the meeting of two things that are very different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5619" id="collision__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5618" id="collision__52" original="E850.-6731"><span class="cf" id="collision__53" original="E850.-6732"><span class="exp" id="collision__54"> collision </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="collision__55" original="E850.-6730"> There is a collision between voters’ demands for better public services and their resistance to paying higher taxes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5614" id="collision__56" original="E850.-672f"><span class="cf" id="collision__57" original="E492.-705c"><span class="exp" id="collision__58"> collision </span> of A and/with B </span><span class="x" id="collision__59" original="E850.-672e"> His films intentionally set up collisions of cultures and meanings. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5610" id="collision__60" original="E399.-54e5"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-560f" id="collision__61" original="E399.-54e4" sk="besetoncollisioncourse"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-560e" id="collision__62"><span class="idm" id="collision__63" original="E399.-54e3"> be set/be on a collision course (with somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-560c" id="collision__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-560b" id="collision__65" original="E399.-54e2"><span class="def" id="collision__66" original="E399.-54e1"> to be in a situation which is almost certain to cause a disagreement or argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5609" id="collision__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5608" id="collision__68" original="E850.-672d"><span class="x" id="collision__69" original="E850.-672c"> The trade union leaders and the government were set on a collision course. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6880" id="collision__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collision" title="collision definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6881" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6b8e" id="collision__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collision__72"> collision </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collocate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5606" hm="1" id="collocate1" original="E85b.7519" sum="391"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5605" id="collocate1__1" original="E85b.751a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5604" id="collocate1__2" original="E85b.751b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collocate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55f8" id="collocate1__7" original="E85b.7526"><span class="pos" id="collocate1__8" original="E85b.7527"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55ff" eid="collocate1__9" original="E85b.7523" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1ced" geo="br" id="collocate1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒləkət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/collo/collocate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://collocate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1ce9" geo="n_am" id="collocate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːləkət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/collo/collocate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://collocate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55f6" id="collocate1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55f5" id="collocate1__15" original="E85b.7528"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55f4" id="collocate1__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="collocate1__17" subj="ling"> linguistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="collocate1__18" original="E85b.752b"> a word that is often used together with another word in a language </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55f1" id="collocate1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55f0" id="collocate1__20" original="E8bf.5031"><span class="x" id="collocate1__21" original="E8bf.5032"> Typical collocates are printed in bold type. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55ee" id="collocate1__22" original="E85b.752d"><span class="cf" id="collocate1__23" original="E85b.752c"><span class="exp" id="collocate1__24"> collocate </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="collocate1__25" original="E85b.752e"> It is instructive to consider the collocates of ‘web’ in 1990–94 compared with 2005–09. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.68ca" id="collocate1__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collocate_1" title="collocate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.68cb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1c1a" id="collocate1__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collocate1__28"> collocate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55ea" hm="2" id="collocate2" original="E399.-54de" sum="450"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55e9" id="collocate2__1" original="E399.-54dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55e8" id="collocate2__2" original="E399.-54dc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collocate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55da" id="collocate2__9" original="E399.-54d2"><span class="pos" id="collocate2__10" original="E399.-54d1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55e1" eid="collocate2__11" original="E399.-54d5" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cb6" geo="br" id="collocate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒləkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/collo/collocate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collocate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cb2" geo="n_am" id="collocate2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːləkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/collo/collocate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collocate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-12d5" id="collocate2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1ce5" form="root" id="collocate2__17"><span class="vp" id="collocate2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> collocate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1ce3" eid="collocate2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1ce2" geo="br" id="collocate2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒləkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/collo/collocate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collocate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cde" geo="n_am" id="collocate2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːləkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/collo/collocate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collocate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cda" form="thirdps" id="collocate2__24"><span class="vp" id="collocate2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> collocates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cd8" eid="collocate2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cd7" geo="br" id="collocate2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒləkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/collo/collocates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collocates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cd4" geo="n_am" id="collocate2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːləkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/collo/collocates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collocates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cd1" form="past" id="collocate2__31"><span class="vp" id="collocate2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> collocated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1ccf" eid="collocate2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cce" geo="br" id="collocate2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒləkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/collo/collocated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collocated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1ccb" geo="n_am" id="collocate2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːləkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/collo/collocated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collocated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cc8" form="pastpart" id="collocate2__38"><span class="vp" id="collocate2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> collocated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cc6" eid="collocate2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cc5" geo="br" id="collocate2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒləkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/collo/collocated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collocated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cc2" geo="n_am" id="collocate2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːləkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/collo/collocated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collocated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cbf" form="prespart" id="collocate2__45"><span class="vp" id="collocate2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> collocating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cbd" eid="collocate2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cbc" geo="br" id="collocate2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒləkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/collo/collocating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collocating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1cb9" geo="n_am" id="collocate2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocate2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːləkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/collo/collocating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collocating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55a9" id="collocate2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55a8" id="collocate2__53" original="E399.-54b4"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55a7" id="collocate2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="collocate2__55" original="E399.-54b2"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="collocate2__56" original="E399.-54b0"><span class="exp" id="collocate2__57"> collocate </span> (with something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55a3" id="collocate2__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="collocate2__59" subj="ling"> linguistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55a1" id="collocate2__60"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="collocate2__61" original="E399.-54af"> of words </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="collocate2__62" original="E399.-54ae"> to be often used together in a language </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-559e" id="collocate2__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-559d" id="collocate2__64" original="E85b.7511"><span class="x" id="collocate2__65" original="E85b.7512"> ‘Heavy’ collocates with ‘drinker’ and ‘smoker’, but not with ‘eater’ or ‘spender’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-559b" id="collocate2__66" original="E85b.7513"><span class="x" id="collocate2__67" original="E85b.7514"> There are many ways in which words collocate. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.691e" id="collocate2__68" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collocate_2" title="collocate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.691f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6bd1" id="collocate2__69" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collocate2__70"> collocate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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collocation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5599" id="collocation" original="E399.-54a1" sum="643"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5598" id="collocation__1" original="E399.-54a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5597" id="collocation__2" original="E399.-549f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> collocation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-558b" id="collocation__7" original="E399.-5497"><span class="pos" id="collocation__8" original="E399.-5496"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c36" eid="collocation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1c96" geo="br" id="collocation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/collo/collocation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://collocation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1c92" geo="n_am" id="collocation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="collocation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːləˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/collo/collocation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/collo/collocation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://collocation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5589" id="collocation__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="collocation__15" subj="ling"> linguistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5587" id="collocation__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5586" id="collocation__17" original="E399.-5493"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5585" id="collocation__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="collocation__19" original="E399.-5491"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collocation__20" original="E399.-5490"> a combination of words in a language that happens very often and more frequently than would happen by chance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5582" id="collocation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5581" id="collocation__22" original="E85b.7515"><span class="x" id="collocation__23" original="E85b.7516"> The results show that the use of a dictionary significantly increased the number of correct collocations in a fill-in task. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-557f" id="collocation__24" original="E399.-548f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-557e" id="collocation__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="collocation__26" original="E399.-548d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="collocation__27" original="E399.-548c"> the fact of two or more words often being used together, in a way that happens more frequently than would happen by chance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-557b" id="collocation__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-557a" id="collocation__29" original="E85b.7517"><span class="x" id="collocation__30" original="E85b.7518"> It was found that knowledge of collocation lagged far behind that of general vocabulary knowledge. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6945" id="collocation__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collocation" title="collocation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6946" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6c19" id="collocation__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="collocation__33"> collocation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colon
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5578" id="colon" original="E399.-53b5" sum="442"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5577" id="colon__1" original="E399.-53b4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5576" id="colon__2" original="E399.-53b3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colon </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-556a" id="colon__7" original="E399.-53ab"><span class="pos" id="colon__8" original="E399.-53aa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c3f" eid="colon__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1a35" geo="br" id="colon__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colon__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊlən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colon__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colon__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colon__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1a31" geo="n_am" id="colon__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colon__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊlən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colon__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colon__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colon__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5568" id="colon__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5567" id="colon__15" original="E399.-53a9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="colon__16" original="E399.-53a8"> the mark ( : ) used to introduce a list, a summary, an explanation, etc. or before reporting what somebody has said </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5565" id="colon__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5564" id="colon__18" original="E586.-49c6"><span class="x" id="colon__19" original="E586.-49c5"> You can use a colon to introduce a quotation. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5562" id="colon__20" original="E399.-53a7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://semicolon" title="semicolon definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5561" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4fb9" id="colon__21" original="E399.-53a6"><span class="xh" id="colon__22"> semicolon </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-555f" id="colon__23" original="E399.-53a4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-555e" id="colon__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="colon__25" subj="anat"> anatomy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="colon__26" original="E399.-53a1"> the main part of the large <a class="ndv" href="entry://intestine" id="colon__27"> intestine </a> (= part of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://bowel" id="colon__28"> bowel </a> ) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5559" id="colon__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5558" id="colon__30" original="E586.-49c3"><span class="cf" id="colon__31" original="E586.-49c4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="colon__32" original="E586.-49c2"> These data indicate that tomatoes may help to prevent colon cancer. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6969" id="colon__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colon" title="colon definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.696a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6d41" id="colon__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colon__35"> colon </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colonial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5555" id="colonial" original="E399.-5354" sum="431"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5554" id="colonial__1" original="E399.-5353"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5553" id="colonial__2" original="E399.-5352"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colonial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5546" id="colonial__7" original="E399.-5349"><span class="pos" id="colonial__8" original="E399.-5348"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c48" eid="colonial__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-196b" geo="br" id="colonial__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonial__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈləʊniəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1967" geo="n_am" id="colonial__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonial__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈloʊniəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5544" id="colonial__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5543" id="colonial__15" original="E399.-5347"><span class="def" id="colonial__16" original="E399.-5346"> connected with or belonging to a country that controls another country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5541" id="colonial__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5540" id="colonial__18" original="E8b9.-7ad2"><span class="x" id="colonial__19" original="E8b9.-7ad1"> The earliest colonial powers were Spain and Portugal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-553e" id="colonial__20" original="E831.-7d92"><span class="x" id="colonial__21" original="E831.-7d91"> Liberation came with the end of colonial rule. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-553c" id="colonial__22" original="E8b9.-7ad0"><span class="x" id="colonial__23" original="E8b9.-7acf"> During the colonial period, the British authorities adopted a system of indirect rule. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-553a" id="colonial__24" original="E399.-5345" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colony" title="colony definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5539" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5458" id="colonial__25" original="E399.-5344"><span class="xh" id="colonial__26"> colony </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6992" id="colonial__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colonial_1" title="colonial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6993" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6db5" id="colonial__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colonial__29"> colonial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colonialism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5536" id="colonialism" original="E399.-532a" sum="312"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5535" id="colonialism__1" original="E399.-5329"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5534" id="colonialism__2" original="E399.-5328"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colonialism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-552b" id="colonialism__4" original="E399.-5323"><span class="pos" id="colonialism__5" original="E399.-5322"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c51" eid="colonialism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-191f" geo="br" id="colonialism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonialism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈləʊniəlɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonialism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonialism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonialism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-191b" geo="n_am" id="colonialism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonialism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈloʊniəlɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonialism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonialism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonialism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5529" id="colonialism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="colonialism__12" original="E399.-5320"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5527" id="colonialism__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5526" id="colonialism__14" original="E399.-531f"><span class="def" id="colonialism__15" original="E399.-531e"> the practice by which a powerful country controls another country or other countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5524" id="colonialism__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5523" id="colonialism__17" original="E8b9.-7acb"><span class="x" id="colonialism__18" original="E8b9.-7aca"> European colonialism was at its height in the Victorian era. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5521" id="colonialism__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5520" id="colonialism__20" original="E399.-531d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-551f" id="colonialism__21"><span class="dr" id="colonialism__22" original="E399.-531c"> colonialist </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5513" id="colonialism__26" original="E399.-5315"><span class="pos" id="colonialism__27" original="E399.-5314"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c52" eid="colonialism__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1917" geo="br" id="colonialism__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonialism__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈləʊniəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonialist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonialist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonialist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1914" geo="n_am" id="colonialism__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonialism__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈloʊniəlɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonialist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonialist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonialist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5511" id="colonialism__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5510" id="colonialism__34" original="E831.-7d83"><span class="x" id="colonialism__35" original="E831.-7d82"> Colonialist attitudes were formed in response to the culture and also the struggles of the colonized. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.69b3" id="colonialism__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colonialism" title="colonialism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.69b4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6df0" id="colonialism__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colonialism__38"> colonialism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colonist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-550e" id="colonist" original="E399.-52ff" sum="316"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-550d" id="colonist__1" original="E399.-52fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-550c" id="colonist__2" original="E399.-52fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colonist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5500" id="colonist__7" original="E399.-52f5"><span class="pos" id="colonist__8" original="E399.-52f4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c61" eid="colonist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-187d" geo="br" id="colonist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒlənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1879" geo="n_am" id="colonist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːlənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54fe" id="colonist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54fd" id="colonist__15" original="E399.-52f3"><span class="def" id="colonist__16" original="E399.-52f2"> a person who settles in an area that has become a <a class="ndv" href="entry://colony" id="colonist__17"> colony </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54fa" id="colonist__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54f9" id="colonist__19" original="E85b.7562"><span class="x" id="colonist__20" original="E85b.7563"> Many of the early American colonists had been persecuted for their religious beliefs in the European states they had left. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.69e1" id="colonist__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colonist" title="colonist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.69e2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6e2f" id="colonist__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colonist__23"> colonist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colonization
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54f7" id="colonization" original="E831.-7e44" sum="715"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54f6" id="colonization__1" original="E831.-7e43"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54f5" id="colonization__2" original="E831.-7e42"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colonization </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54f3" id="colonization__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54f2" id="colonization__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c646b0894.3ad1" id="colonization__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="colonization__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> colon <span class="ptl" id="colonization__9"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54e8" id="colonization__10" original="E831.-7e3c"><span class="pos" id="colonization__11" original="E831.-7e3b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54ef" eid="colonization__12" original="E831.-7e3f" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-17d0" geo="br" id="colonization__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonization__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-17cc" geo="n_am" id="colonization__15" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonization__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːlənəˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54e6" id="colonization__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="colonization__18" original="E831.-7e39"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54e4" id="colonization__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54e3" id="colonization__20" original="E831.-7e38"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="colonization__21" original="E8b9.-79f5"><span class="exp" id="colonization__22"> colonization </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="colonization__23" original="E831.-7e37"> the practice of a country taking control of another country or area, especially by force, and sending people to live there </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54df" id="colonization__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54de" id="colonization__25" original="E831.-7e36"><span class="x" id="colonization__26" original="E831.-7e35"> The nineteenth-century colonization of these countries was followed eventually by independence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54dc" id="colonization__27" original="E831.-7e34"><span class="x" id="colonization__28" original="E831.-7e33"> Countries such as Japan that escaped colonization were still obliged to accept the rules of the Western state system. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54da" id="colonization__29" original="E8b9.-79f4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="colonization__30" original="E8b9.-79f3"><span class="exp" id="colonization__31"> colonization </span> (of something) (by something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54d7" id="colonization__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="colonization__33" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="colonization__34" original="E8b9.-79f0"> the fact of an animal or plant living or growing in large numbers in a particular area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54d4" id="colonization__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54d3" id="colonization__36" original="E8b9.-79ef"><span class="x" id="colonization__37" original="E8b9.-79ee"> The moderate climate encourages colonization by species which cannot tolerate more extreme conditions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colonize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54d1" id="colonize" original="E399.-52ee" sum="833"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54d0" id="colonize__1" original="E399.-52ed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54cf" id="colonize__2" original="E399.-52ec"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colonize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54cd" id="colonize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54cc" id="colonize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-8d" id="colonize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="colonize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> colon <span class="ptl" id="colonize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54b9" id="colonize__19" original="E399.-52dd"><span class="pos" id="colonize__20" original="E399.-52dc"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c6a" eid="colonize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-16ff" geo="br" id="colonize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒlənaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-16fb" geo="n_am" id="colonize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːlənaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-12a5" id="colonize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-172e" form="root" id="colonize__27"><span class="vp" id="colonize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> colonize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-172c" eid="colonize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-172b" geo="br" id="colonize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒlənaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1727" geo="n_am" id="colonize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːlənaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1723" form="thirdps" id="colonize__34"><span class="vp" id="colonize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> colonizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1721" eid="colonize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1720" geo="br" id="colonize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒlənaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-171d" geo="n_am" id="colonize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-171a" form="past" id="colonize__41"><span class="vp" id="colonize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> colonized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1718" eid="colonize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1717" geo="br" id="colonize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒlənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1714" geo="n_am" id="colonize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːlənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1711" form="pastpart" id="colonize__48"><span class="vp" id="colonize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> colonized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-170f" eid="colonize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-170e" geo="br" id="colonize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒlənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-170b" geo="n_am" id="colonize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːlənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1708" form="prespart" id="colonize__55"><span class="vp" id="colonize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> colonizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1706" eid="colonize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1705" geo="br" id="colonize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒlənaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1702" geo="n_am" id="colonize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5488" id="colonize__62"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5487" id="colonize__63" original="E399.-52bf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="colonize__64" original="E399.-52be"><span class="exp" id="colonize__65"> colonize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="colonize__66" original="E399.-52bd"> to take control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially by force, and send people from your own country to live there </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5483" id="colonize__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5482" id="colonize__68" original="E831.-7e2d"><span class="x" id="colonize__69" original="E831.-7e2c"> European nations colonized and exploited North and South America. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5480" id="colonize__70" original="E831.-7e2b"><span class="x" id="colonize__71" original="E831.-7e2a"> Empire building usually involved a fair amount of fighting with colonized peoples. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-547e" id="colonize__72" original="E8b9.-79ed"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="colonize__73" original="E8b9.-79ec"><span class="exp" id="colonize__74"> colonize </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-547b" id="colonize__75"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="colonize__76" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5479" id="colonize__77"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="colonize__78" original="E8b9.-79e9"> of animals or plants </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="colonize__79" original="E8b9.-79e8"> to live or grow in large numbers in a particular area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5476" id="colonize__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5475" id="colonize__81" original="E8b9.-79e7"><span class="x" id="colonize__82" original="E8b9.-79e6"> Some crustaceans, such as woodlice, have colonized damp terrestrial habitats. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5473" id="colonize__83"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5472" id="colonize__84" original="E399.-52ac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5471" id="colonize__85"><span class="dr" id="colonize__86" original="E399.-52ab"> colonizer </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-546f" id="colonize__87" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-546e" id="colonize__88"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1daa" id="colonize__89"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="colonize__90"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> colon <span class="ptl" id="colonize__92"> iser </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5461" id="colonize__96" original="E399.-52a3"><span class="pos" id="colonize__97" original="E399.-52a2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c6b" eid="colonize__98" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1734" geo="br" id="colonize__99" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__100"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒlənaɪzə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colonizer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonizer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colonizer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1731" geo="n_am" id="colonize__101" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colonize__102"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːlənaɪzər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colonizer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colonizer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colonizer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-545f" id="colonize__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-545e" id="colonize__104" original="E831.-7e29"><span class="x" id="colonize__105" original="E831.-7e28"> This theory applies to the USA, where the European colonizers largely wiped out the indigenous cultures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-545c" id="colonize__106" original="E831.-7e27"><span class="cf" id="colonize__107" original="E8b9.-79e5"><span class="exp"> colonizer </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="colonize__108" original="E831.-7e26"> Marram ( <span class="eul" id="colonize__109" original="E4db.-7f7c"> Ammophila arenaria </span> ) is a colonizer of shifting coastal sands. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6a60" id="colonize__110" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colonize" title="colonize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6a61" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6e40" id="colonize__111" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colonize__112"> colonize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colony
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5458" id="colony" original="E399.-528c" sum="643"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5457" id="colony__1" original="E399.-528b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5456" id="colony__2" original="E399.-528a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colony </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5449" id="colony__7" original="E399.-5282"><span class="pos" id="colony__8" original="E399.-5281"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c7a" eid="colony__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-15f3" geo="br" id="colony__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colony__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒləni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colon/colony__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colony__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colony__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-15ef" geo="n_am" id="colony__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colony__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːləni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colon/colony__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colon/colony__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colony__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5447" id="colony__14" original="E399.-5280"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5444" form="pl" id="colony__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="colony__16" original="E399.-527c"> colonies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5442" id="colony__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5441" id="colony__18" original="E399.-527b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5440" id="colony__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="colony__20" original="E399.-5279"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="colony__21" original="E399.-5278"> a country or an area that is governed by people from another, more powerful, country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-543d" id="colony__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-543c" id="colony__23" original="E8b9.-79dc"><span class="x" id="colony__24" original="E8b9.-79db"> Most of the former British colonies experienced a relatively smooth transition to independence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-543a" id="colony__25" original="E399.-5269"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5439" id="colony__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="colony__27" original="E399.-5267"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="colony__28" original="E8b9.-79da"><span class="exp" id="colony__29"> colony </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5435" id="colony__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="colony__31" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="colony__32" original="E399.-5265"> a group of plants or animals that live together or grow in the same place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5432" id="colony__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5431" id="colony__34" original="E870.-21fc"><span class="x" id="colony__35" original="E870.-21fb"> Egg production in a colony of ants is delegated to one individual, the queen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-542f" id="colony__36" original="E870.-21fa"><span class="x" id="colony__37" original="E870.-21f9"> Penguin breeding colonies are located on coastal sites that offer the best foraging and nesting habitats. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6aab" id="colony__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colony" title="colony definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6aac" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6ec7" id="colony__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colony__40"> colony </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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color
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-542d" id="color" original="E399.-5251" sum="136"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-542c" id="color__1" original="E399.-5250"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-542b" id="color__2" original="E399.-524f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> color </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c83" eid="color__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.f1d" geo="br" id="color__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="color__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/colour__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colour__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colour__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.f20" geo="n_am" id="color__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="color__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/colour__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colour__us_2.ogg" href="sound://colour__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-541f" id="color__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="color__15" original="E399.-5244"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-541d" id="color__16" original="E399.-5243" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colour1" title="colour1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-541c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53e3" id="color__17" original="E8a5.-7f76"><span class="xh" id="color__18"> colour </span><span class="xhm" id="color__19"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colour2" title="colour2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5419" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5398" id="color__20" original="E8a5.-7f75"><span class="xh" id="color__21"> colour </span><span class="xhm" id="color__22"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6adc" id="color__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://color_1" title="color definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6add" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6f1b" id="color__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="color__25"> color </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coloration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5416" id="coloration" original="E399.-5224" sum="344"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5415" id="coloration__1" original="E399.-5223"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5414" id="coloration__2" original="E399.-5222"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coloration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-540f" id="coloration__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-540c" id="coloration__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-540e" id="coloration__9"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="coloration__10" original="E399.-521b"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> colouration </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5404" id="coloration__12" original="E399.-5216"><span class="pos" id="coloration__13" original="E399.-5215"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c8a" eid="coloration__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1563" geo="br" id="coloration__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coloration__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌləˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/color/coloration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/color/coloration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coloration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1560" geo="n_am" id="coloration__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coloration__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌləˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/color/coloration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/color/coloration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coloration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5402" id="coloration__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coloration__20" original="E399.-5213"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5400" id="coloration__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53ff" id="coloration__22" original="E399.-5211"><span class="cf" id="coloration__23" original="E85b.770d"><span class="exp" id="coloration__24"> coloration </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="coloration__25" original="E399.-5210"> the natural colours and patterns on a plant or an animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53fb" id="coloration__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53fa" id="coloration__27" original="E85b.770e"><span class="x" id="coloration__28" original="E85b.770f"> Weismann's special interest was in the coloration of caterpillars and butterflies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6af6" id="coloration__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coloration" title="coloration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6af7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.6f4f" id="coloration__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coloration__31"> coloration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colored
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53f8" id="colored" original="E399.-51d4" sum="52"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53f7" id="colored__1" original="E399.-51d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53f6" id="colored__2" original="E399.-51d2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colored </h2><span class="z"></span></div><span class="sep"> , </span><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colorful </h2><span class="z"></span></div><span class="sep"> , </span><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coloring </h2><span class="z"></span></div><span class="sep"> , </span><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colorless </h2><span class="z"></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53ee" id="colored__10"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="colored__11" original="E399.-51c9"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53ec" id="colored__12" original="E399.-51c8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coloured" title="coloured definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53eb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-532d" id="colored__13" original="E492.-6f88"><span class="xh" id="colored__14"> coloured </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colourful" title="colourful definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53e9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52f6" id="colored__15" original="E492.-6f87"><span class="xh" id="colored__16"> colourful </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colouring" title="colouring definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53e7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52d9" id="colored__17" original="E492.-6f86"><span class="xh" id="colored__18"> colouring </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colourless" title="colourless definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53e5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52b3" id="colored__19" original="E492.-6f85"><span class="xh" id="colored__20"> colourless </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colour
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53e3" hm="1" id="colour1" original="E399.-50be" sum="1500"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53e2" id="colour1__1" original="E399.-50bd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53e1" id="colour1__2" original="E399.-50bc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colour <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53dc" id="colour1__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53d9" id="colour1__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53db" id="colour1__9"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="colour1__10" original="E399.-50b2"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> color </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53d0" id="colour1__12" original="E399.-50ad"><span class="pos" id="colour1__13" original="E399.-50ac"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c91" eid="colour1__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.101d" geo="br" id="colour1__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour1__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/colour__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colour__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colour__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1020" geo="n_am" id="colour1__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour1__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/colour__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colour__us_2.ogg" href="sound://colour__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53ce" id="colour1__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53cd" id="colour1__20" original="E399.-50ab"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53cc" id="colour1__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="colour1__22" original="E399.-50a9"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="colour1__23" original="E399.-50a8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="colour1__24" original="E399.-50a7"> the appearance that things have that results from the way in which they reflect light. Red and green are <span class="dh" id="colour1__25" original="E399.-50a6"> colours </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53c7" id="colour1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53c6" id="colour1__27" original="E831.-7cef"><span class="x" id="colour1__28" original="E831.-7cee"> Each of the chromosomes shows a different colour when viewed with a fluorescence microscope. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53c4" id="colour1__29" original="E831.-7ced"><span class="x" id="colour1__30" original="E831.-7cec"> The haematite gives the rock its characteristic red colour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53c2" id="colour1__31" original="E831.-7ce6"><span class="x" id="colour1__32" original="E831.-7ce5"> For drinking water, requirements relate to toxicity, colour, odour and taste. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53c0" id="colour1__33" original="E831.-7ce8"><span class="cf" id="colour1__34" original="E8b9.-79cf"><span class="exp" id="colour1__35"> colour </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="colour1__36" original="E831.-7ce7"> The eye colour of each subject was recorded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53bc" id="colour1__37" original="E831.-7cf1"><span class="x" id="colour1__38" original="E831.-7cf0"> The program enables the precise original colours of photographs to be reconstructed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53ba" id="colour1__39" original="E831.-7cea"><span class="cf" id="colour1__40" original="E831.-7ceb"> in <span class="exp" id="colour1__41"> colour </span></span><span class="x" id="colour1__42" original="E831.-7ce9"> The mudstone is usually dark reddish brown in colour. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53b6" id="colour1__43" original="E399.-50a5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53b5" id="colour1__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="colour1__45" original="E399.-50a3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="colour1__46" original="E399.-50a2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> usually before another noun <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="colour1__47" original="E399.-50a1"> the use of all the colours, not only black and white </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53b1" id="colour1__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53b0" id="colour1__49" original="E831.-7cdf"><span class="cf" id="colour1__50" original="E831.-7ce0"> in <span class="exp" id="colour1__51"> colour </span></span><span class="x" id="colour1__52" original="E831.-7cde"> The photographs were in colour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53ac" id="colour1__53" original="E831.-7ce4"><span class="cf" id="colour1__54" original="E4db.-7f54"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="colour1__55" original="E831.-7ce3"> It was one of the five main companies manufacturing colour televisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53a9" id="colour1__56" original="E831.-7ce2"><span class="x" id="colour1__57" original="E831.-7ce1"> The patient's colour vision appeared to be intact. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53a7" id="colour1__58" original="E399.-50a0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53a6" id="colour1__59"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="colour1__60" original="E399.-509e"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="colour1__61" original="E399.-509d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="colour1__62" original="E399.-509c"> the colour of a person's skin, when it shows the race they belong to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53a2" id="colour1__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53a1" id="colour1__64" original="E831.-7cdd"><span class="x" id="colour1__65" original="E831.-7cdc"> The research strongly suggests that it is colour rather than being a member of an ethnic minority as such that causes discrimination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-539f" id="colour1__66" original="E831.-7cdb"><span class="x" id="colour1__67" original="E831.-7cda"> No standard scale has been adopted to classify skin colour, posing a challenge to the present study. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="colour1__68" original="E8b9.-79ce" un="help"> Especially in American English, a <span class="eb" id="colour1__69" original="E8b9.-79cd"> person/man/woman of colour </span> is somebody who is not white: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-539b" id="colour1__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-539a" id="colour1__71" original="E8b9.-79cc"><span class="x" id="colour1__72" original="E831.-7cd9"> Some sixty whites and sixty free people of colour lost their lives in the conflict. </span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6b2b" id="colour1__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colour_1" title="colour definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6b2c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.70e7" id="colour1__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colour1__75"> colour </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5398" hm="2" id="colour2" original="E399.-505c" sum="695"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5397" id="colour2__1" original="E399.-505b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5396" id="colour2__2" original="E399.-505a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colour <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-538f" id="colour2__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-538c" id="colour2__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-538e" id="colour2__11"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="colour2__12" original="E399.-5050"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> color </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5383" id="colour2__14" original="E399.-504b"><span class="pos" id="colour2__15" original="E399.-504a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c98" eid="colour2__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1023" geo="br" id="colour2__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/colour__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colour__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colour__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1026" geo="n_am" id="colour2__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/colour__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colour__us_2.ogg" href="sound://colour__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1275" id="colour2__21" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5113" form="root" id="colour2__22"><span class="vp" id="colour2__23"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> colour </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5115" eid="colour2__24" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5116" geo="br" id="colour2__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__26"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/colour__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colour__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colour__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5119" geo="n_am" id="colour2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__28"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/colour__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colour__us_2.ogg" href="sound://colour__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.511c" form="thirdps" id="colour2__29"><span class="vp" id="colour2__30"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> colours </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.511e" eid="colour2__31" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.511f" geo="br" id="colour2__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌləz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/colours__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colours__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colours__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5122" geo="n_am" id="colour2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/colours__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colours__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colours__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5125" form="past" id="colour2__36"><span class="vp" id="colour2__37"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coloured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5127" eid="colour2__38" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5128" geo="br" id="colour2__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌləd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/coloured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/coloured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coloured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.512c" geo="n_am" id="colour2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/coloured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/coloured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coloured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5130" form="pastpart" id="colour2__43"><span class="vp" id="colour2__44"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coloured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5132" eid="colour2__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5133" geo="br" id="colour2__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌləd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/coloured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/coloured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coloured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5137" geo="n_am" id="colour2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/coloured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/coloured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coloured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.513b" form="prespart" id="colour2__50"><span class="vp" id="colour2__51"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> colouring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.513d" eid="colour2__52" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.513e" geo="br" id="colour2__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__54"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/colouring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colouring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colouring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5141" geo="n_am" id="colour2__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colour2__56"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/colouring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colouring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colouring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5353" id="colour2__57"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5352" id="colour2__58" original="E399.-501d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="colour2__59" original="E399.-501a"><span class="exp" id="colour2__60"> colour </span> something </span><span class="def" id="colour2__61" original="E399.-5019"> to affect something, especially in a negative way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-534e" id="colour2__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-534d" id="colour2__63" original="E85b.7710"><span class="x" id="colour2__64" original="E85b.7711"> The experience of economic development gained in this situation coloured the views of those leaders involved. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-534b" id="colour2__65" original="E399.-502d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="colour2__66" original="E399.-5029"> to put colour on something or change the colour of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5349" id="colour2__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5348" id="colour2__68" original="E85b.771b"><span class="cf" id="colour2__69" original="E399.-5028"><span class="exp" id="colour2__70"> colour </span> something </span><span class="x" id="colour2__71" original="E85b.771c"> It is possible to colour the vertices with three colours so that adjacent vertices are in different colours. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5344" id="colour2__72" original="E85b.7714"><span class="x" id="colour2__73" original="E85b.7715"> Patients should not perm or colour the hair for 3–6 months after treatment is finished. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5342" id="colour2__74" original="E85b.7716"><span class="cf" id="colour2__75" original="E399.-5027"><span class="exp" id="colour2__76"> colour </span> something + adj. </span><span class="x" id="colour2__77" original="E85b.7717"> The setting sun coloured the sea red. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6bae" id="colour2__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colour_1" title="colour definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6baf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.70e7" id="colour2__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colour2__80"> colour </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colouration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-533e" id="colouration" original="E399.-4fff" sum="153"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-533d" id="colouration__1" original="E399.-4ffe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-533c" id="colouration__2" original="E399.-4ffd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colouration </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7c9f" eid="colouration__7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1097" geo="br" id="colouration__8" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colouration__9"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌləˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/color/coloration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/color/coloration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coloration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-1094" geo="n_am" id="colouration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colouration__11"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌləˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/color/coloration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/color/coloration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coloration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5332" id="colouration__12"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="colouration__13" original="E399.-4ff4"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5330" id="colouration__14" original="E399.-4ff3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coloration" title="coloration definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-532f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5416" id="colouration__15" original="E399.-4ff2"><span class="xh" id="colouration__16"> coloration </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6bd9" id="colouration__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colouration" title="colouration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6bda" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.7263" id="colouration__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colouration__19"> colouration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coloured
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-532d" id="coloured" original="E399.-4fa3" sum="1102"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-532c" id="coloured__1" original="E399.-4fa2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-532b" id="coloured__2" original="E399.-4fa1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coloured </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5329" id="coloured__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5326" id="coloured__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5328" id="coloured__6"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="coloured__7" original="E399.-4f99"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> colored </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-531d" id="coloured__9" original="E399.-4f94"><span class="pos" id="coloured__10" original="E399.-4f93"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ca6" eid="coloured__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-fb2" geo="br" id="coloured__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coloured__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌləd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/coloured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/coloured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coloured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-fae" geo="n_am" id="coloured__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coloured__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/coloured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/coloured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coloured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-531b" id="coloured__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-531a" id="coloured__17" original="E399.-4f92"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="use" id="coloured__18" original="E399.-4f91"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coloured__19" original="E399.-4f90"> having a particular colour or different colours </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5317" id="coloured__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5316" id="coloured__21" original="E85b.7722"><span class="x" id="coloured__22" original="E85b.7723"> It is conventional to introduce contrast into specimens by staining them with coloured dyes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5314" id="coloured__23" original="E85b.7725"><span class="cf" id="coloured__24" original="E85b.7724"> brightly <span class="exp" id="coloured__25"> coloured </span></span><span class="x" id="coloured__26" original="E85b.7726"> Females of these species are generally larger and more brightly coloured than males. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5310" id="coloured__27" original="E85b.7728"><span class="cf" id="coloured__28" original="E85b.7727"> light-/dark-coloured </span><span class="x" id="coloured__29" original="E85b.7729"> This deposit consists mainly of light-coloured very fine-grained sand. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-530d" id="coloured__30" original="E399.-4f8f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-530c" id="coloured__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="coloured__32" original="E399.-4f8b" reg="offens"> offensive </span><span class="sep"> or </span><span class="reg" id="coloured__34" original="E399.-4f8d" reg="oldfash"> old-fashioned </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5308" id="coloured__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coloured__36" original="E399.-4f8a"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coloured__37" original="E399.-4f89"> from a race that does not have white skin </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5305" id="coloured__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5304" id="coloured__39" original="E85b.772a"><span class="x" id="coloured__40" original="E85b.772b"> Some wealthy coloured people and Jewish merchants also inhabited these areas. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="coloured__41" original="E576.f82" un="help"> The term <span class="eb" id="coloured__42" original="E576.f83"> coloured </span> to mean ‘black’ or ‘African American’ is now considered offensive, except in historical contexts. However, in South Africa, it is used to mean ‘mixed race’ and this is not generally considered offensive. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5300" id="coloured__43" original="E399.-4f88"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52ff" id="coloured__44" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52fe" id="coloured__45"><span class="v"><strong> Coloured </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52fc" id="coloured__47"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="coloured__48" original="E576.f84"> in South Africa </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="coloured__49" original="E399.-4f86"> having parents who are of different races </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52f9" id="coloured__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52f8" id="coloured__51" original="E85b.772c"><span class="x" id="coloured__52" original="E85b.772d"> Western (1981) analyses the impact of apartheid on Coloured populations in the Cape Town area. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6bf0" id="coloured__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coloured_1" title="coloured definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6bf1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.72d7" id="coloured__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coloured__55"> coloured </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colourful
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52f6" id="colourful" original="E399.-4f5b" sum="458"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52f5" id="colourful__1" original="E399.-4f5a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52f4" id="colourful__2" original="E399.-4f59"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colourful </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52f2" id="colourful__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52ef" id="colourful__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52f1" id="colourful__6"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="colourful__7" original="E399.-4f55"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> colorful </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52e6" id="colourful__9" original="E399.-4f50"><span class="pos" id="colourful__10" original="E399.-4f4f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7caf" eid="colourful__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-f55" geo="br" id="colourful__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colourful__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌləfl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/colourful__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colourful__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colourful__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-f51" geo="n_am" id="colourful__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colourful__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərfl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/colourful__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colourful__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colourful__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52e4" id="colourful__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52e3" id="colourful__17" original="E399.-4f4e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="colourful__18" original="E399.-4f4d"> full of bright colours or having a lot of different colours </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52e1" id="colourful__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52e0" id="colourful__20" original="E85b.772e"><span class="x" id="colourful__21" original="E85b.772f"> Colourful murals were painted on the walls of the main entrance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52de" id="colourful__22" original="E399.-4f4c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="colourful__23" original="E399.-4f4b"> interesting or exciting; full of variety, sometimes in a way that is slightly shocking </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52dc" id="colourful__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52db" id="colourful__25" original="E85b.7730"><span class="x" id="colourful__26" original="E85b.7731"> Some of these spiritual leaders have been controversial and colourful characters. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6c2c" id="colourful__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colourful" title="colourful definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6c2d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.732d" id="colourful__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colourful__29"> colourful </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colouring
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52d9" id="colouring" original="E399.-4f4a" sum="531"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52d8" id="colouring__1" original="E399.-4f49"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52d7" id="colouring__2" original="E399.-4f48"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colouring </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52d2" id="colouring__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52cf" id="colouring__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52d1" id="colouring__9"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="colouring__10" original="E399.-4f41"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> coloring </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52c7" id="colouring__12" original="E399.-4f3c"><span class="pos" id="colouring__13" original="E399.-4f3b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7cb8" eid="colouring__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-ecd" geo="br" id="colouring__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colouring__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/colouring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colouring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colouring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-eca" geo="n_am" id="colouring__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colouring__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/colouring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colouring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colouring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52c5" id="colouring__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52c4" id="colouring__20" original="E399.-4f3a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52c3" id="colouring__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="colouring__22" original="E399.-4f37"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="colouring__23" original="E399.-4f38"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="colouring__24" original="E399.-4f36"> a substance that is used to give a particular colour to food </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52bf" id="colouring__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52be" id="colouring__26" original="E85b.7732"><span class="x" id="colouring__27" original="E85b.7733"> Food colourings are still tested on animals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52bc" id="colouring__28" original="E85b.7734"><span class="x" id="colouring__29" original="E85b.7735"> The drink was said to contain a vast amount of artificial colouring. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52ba" id="colouring__30" original="E399.-4f31"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52b9" id="colouring__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="colouring__32" original="E399.-4f2f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="colouring__33" original="E399.-4f2e"> the colours that exist in something, especially a plant or an animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52b6" id="colouring__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52b5" id="colouring__35" original="E85b.7736"><span class="x" id="colouring__36" original="E85b.7737"> Piebald colouring is also seen in domestic cats, horses, cows, sheep and goats. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6c4f" id="colouring__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colouring" title="colouring definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6c50" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.734d" id="colouring__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colouring__39"> colouring </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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colourless
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52b3" id="colourless" original="E399.-4f00" sum="228"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52b2" id="colourless__1" original="E399.-4eff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52b1" id="colourless__2" original="E399.-4efe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> colourless </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52af" id="colourless__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52ac" id="colourless__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52ae" id="colourless__6"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="colourless__7" original="E399.-4efa"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> colorless </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52a3" id="colourless__9" original="E399.-4ef5"><span class="pos" id="colourless__10" original="E399.-4ef4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7cbf" eid="colourless__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-e65" geo="br" id="colourless__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colourless__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlələs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colou/colourless__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colourless__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://colourless__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-e61" geo="n_am" id="colourless__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="colourless__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlərləs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colou/colourless__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colou/colourless__us_1.ogg" href="sound://colourless__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52a1" id="colourless__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52a0" id="colourless__17" original="E399.-4ef3"><span class="def" id="colourless__18" original="E399.-4ef2"> without colour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-529e" id="colourless__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-529d" id="colourless__20" original="E85b.7738"><span class="x" id="colourless__21" original="E85b.7739"> The ingredients are all colourless fluids. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6c78" id="colourless__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://colourless" title="colourless definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6c79" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.73b4" id="colourless__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="colourless__24"> colourless </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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column
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-529b" id="column" original="E399.-4e35" sum="725"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-529a" id="column__1" original="E399.-4e34"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5299" id="column__2" original="E399.-4e33"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> column </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-528c" id="column__7" original="E399.-4e2b"><span class="pos" id="column__8" original="E399.-4e2a"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7cc8" eid="column__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-d4f" geo="br" id="column__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="column__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒləm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/col/colum/column__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/col/colum/column__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://column__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-d4c" geo="n_am" id="column__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="column__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːləm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/col/colum/column__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/col/colum/column__us_1.ogg" href="sound://column__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-528a" id="column__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5289" id="column__15" original="E399.-4e1d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5288" id="column__16" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5287" id="column__17"><span class="v"><strong> col. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="column__19" original="E399.-4e1b"> one of the vertical sections into which a table, or the printed page of a book or newspaper is divided </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5284" id="column__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5283" id="column__21" original="E8b9.-7871"><span class="x" id="column__22" original="E8b9.-7870"> The first column shows the proportion of respondents who reported having had an accident at work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5281" id="column__23" original="E8b9.-786f"><span class="cf" id="column__24" original="E831.-7a33"> in the… <span class="exp" id="column__25"> column </span></span><span class="x" id="column__26" original="E8b9.-786e"> Some typical examples are listed in the right-hand column of Figure 6.6. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-527d" id="column__27" original="E831.-7a30"><span class="x" id="column__28" original="E831.-7a2f"> The figures in the first two columns seem less significant. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-527b" id="column__29" original="E8b8.-5378" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://row" title="row (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-527a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.1970" id="column__30" original="E8b8.-5377"><span class="xh" id="column__31"> row </span><span class="xs" id="column__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5277" id="column__33" original="E399.-4e24"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="column__34" original="E399.-4e23"> a thing with a tall, narrow shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5275" id="column__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5274" id="column__36" original="E831.-7a2e"><span class="cf" id="column__37" original="E8b9.-786d"><span class="exp" id="column__38"> column </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="column__39" original="E831.-7a2d"> The result depends on the amount of ozone present in the column of air. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5270" id="column__40" original="E8b9.-786b"><span class="cf" id="column__41" original="E8b9.-786c"> in a… <span class="exp" id="column__42"> column </span></span><span class="x" id="column__43" original="E8b9.-786a"> The hot humid air rises in a vertical column. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6c92" id="column__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://column" title="column definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6c93" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.74ab" id="column__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="column__46"> column </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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combat
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-526c" hm="1" id="combat1" original="E399.-4d55" sum="500"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-526b" id="combat1__1" original="E399.-4d54"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-526a" id="combat1__2" original="E399.-4d53"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> combat <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-525e" id="combat1__7" original="E399.-4d46"><span class="pos" id="combat1__8" original="E399.-4d45"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ccf" eid="combat1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9e4" geo="br" id="combat1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9e0" geo="n_am" id="combat1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-525c" id="combat1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-525b" id="combat1__15" original="E399.-4d44"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-525a" id="combat1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="combat1__17" original="E399.-4d42"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="combat1__18" original="E399.-4d41"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="combat1__19" original="E399.-4d40"> fighting or a fight, especially during a time of war </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5256" id="combat1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5255" id="combat1__21" original="E85b.7785"><span class="x" id="combat1__22" original="E85b.7786"> For the majority of the Royal Marines, this was their first experience of combat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5253" id="combat1__23" original="E85b.778a"><span class="cf" id="combat1__24" original="E85b.7789"> in <span class="exp" id="combat1__25"> combat </span></span><span class="x" id="combat1__26" original="E85b.778b"> Those whose fathers or sons had been killed in combat were exempted from the April 1933 law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-524f" id="combat1__27" original="E4db.-7f4f"><span class="cf" id="combat1__28" original="E4db.-7f50"><span class="exp" id="combat1__29"> combat </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="combat1__30" original="E4db.-7f4e"> The highlight of the games would be the individual combats between professional gladiators. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6cc5" id="combat1__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://combat_1" title="combat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6cc6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.75fd" id="combat1__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="combat1__33"> combat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-524b" hm="2" id="combat2" original="E399.-4d3c" sum="487"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-524a" id="combat2__1" original="E399.-4d3b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5249" id="combat2__2" original="E399.-4d3a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> combat <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5239" id="combat2__11" original="E399.-4d2d"><span class="pos" id="combat2__12" original="E399.-4d2c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7cd8" eid="combat2__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9dc" geo="br" id="combat2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9d8" geo="n_am" id="combat2__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-5219" id="combat2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9d4" form="root" id="combat2__19"><span class="vp" id="combat2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> combat </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9d2" eid="combat2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9d1" geo="br" id="combat2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9cd" geo="n_am" id="combat2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9c9" form="thirdps" id="combat2__26"><span class="vp" id="combat2__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> combats </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9c7" eid="combat2__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9c6" geo="br" id="combat2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbæts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combats__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combats__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combats__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9c2" geo="n_am" id="combat2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbæts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combats__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combats__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combats__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9be" form="past" id="combat2__33"><span class="vp" id="combat2__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> combated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9bc" eid="combat2__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9bb" geo="br" id="combat2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbætɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9b8" geo="n_am" id="combat2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbætɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9b5" form="pastpart" id="combat2__40"><span class="vp" id="combat2__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> combated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9b3" eid="combat2__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9b2" geo="br" id="combat2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbætɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9af" geo="n_am" id="combat2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbætɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9ac" form="past" id="combat2__47"><span class="vp" id="combat2__48"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> combatted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9aa" eid="combat2__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9a9" geo="br" id="combat2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbætɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9a6" geo="n_am" id="combat2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbætɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9a3" form="pastpart" id="combat2__54"><span class="vp" id="combat2__55"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> combatted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9a1" eid="combat2__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-9a0" geo="br" id="combat2__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbætɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-99d" geo="n_am" id="combat2__59" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbætɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-99a" form="prespart" id="combat2__61"><span class="vp" id="combat2__62"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> combating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-998" eid="combat2__63" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-997" geo="br" id="combat2__64" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__65"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbætɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-994" geo="n_am" id="combat2__66" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__67"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbætɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-991" form="prespart" id="combat2__68"><span class="vp" id="combat2__69"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> combatting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-98f" eid="combat2__70" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-98e" geo="br" id="combat2__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__72"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbætɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-98b" geo="n_am" id="combat2__73" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combat2__74"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmbætɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51f3" id="combat2__75"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51f2" id="combat2__76" original="E399.-4d00"><span class="cf" id="combat2__77" original="E399.-4cff"><span class="exp" id="combat2__78"> combat </span> something </span><span class="def" id="combat2__79" original="E399.-4cfe"> to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or from getting worse </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51ee" id="combat2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51ed" id="combat2__81" original="E85b.778c"><span class="x" id="combat2__82" original="E85b.778d"> Immediately after these attacks, the European Council adopted a declaration on combating terrorism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51eb" id="combat2__83" original="E8bf.5057"><span class="x" id="combat2__84" original="E8bf.5058"> There is an urgent need to find new agents to combat disease caused by resistant bacteria. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6d33" id="combat2__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://combat_1" title="combat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6d34" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.75fd" id="combat2__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="combat2__87"> combat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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combatant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51e9" id="combatant" original="E399.-4cf8" sum="248"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51e8" id="combatant__1" original="E399.-4cf7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51e7" id="combatant__2" original="E399.-4cf6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> combatant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51db" id="combatant__7" original="E399.-4cee"><span class="pos" id="combatant__8" original="E399.-4ced"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ce1" eid="combatant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-89e" geo="br" id="combatant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combatant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmbətənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comba/combatant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combatant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combatant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-89b" geo="n_am" id="combatant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combatant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbætnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comba/combatant__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comba/combatant__us_2.ogg" href="sound://combatant__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51d9" id="combatant__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51d8" id="combatant__15" original="E399.-4cec"><span class="def" id="combatant__16" original="E399.-4ceb"> a person or group involved in fighting in a war or battle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51d6" id="combatant__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51d5" id="combatant__18" original="E85b.778e"><span class="x" id="combatant__19" original="E85b.778f"> Captured combatants must be treated humanely. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6d50" id="combatant__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://combatant" title="combatant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6d51" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.7677" id="combatant__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="combatant__22"> combatant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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combination
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51d3" id="combination" original="E399.-4ca0" sum="736"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51d2" id="combination__1" original="E399.-4c9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51d1" id="combination__2" original="E399.-4c9e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> combination </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51c2" id="combination__7" original="E399.-4c96"><span class="pos" id="combination__8" original="E399.-4c95"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ce8" eid="combination__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-82e" geo="br" id="combination__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combination__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/combi/combination__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combination__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combination__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-82a" geo="n_am" id="combination__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combination__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmbɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/combi/combination__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combination__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combination__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51c0" id="combination__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51bf" id="combination__15" original="E399.-4c94"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51be" id="combination__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="combination__17" original="E399.-4c92"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="combination__18" original="E8b9.-7859"><span class="exp" id="combination__19"> combination </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="combination__20" original="E399.-4c91"> two or more things joined or mixed together to form a single unit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51b9" id="combination__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51b8" id="combination__22" original="E838.-78f8"><span class="x" id="combination__23" original="E838.-78f7"> Treatment may involve a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and drugs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51b6" id="combination__24" original="E838.-78f6"><span class="x" id="combination__25" original="E838.-78f5"> The same level of output can be produced using many different combinations of capital and labour. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51b4" id="combination__26" original="E399.-4c90"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51b3" id="combination__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="combination__28" original="E399.-4c8e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="combination__29" original="E399.-4c8d"> the act of joining or mixing together two or more things to form a single unit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51b0" id="combination__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51af" id="combination__31" original="E838.-78f1"><span class="cf" id="combination__32" original="E8b9.-7858"> in <span class="exp" id="combination__33"> combination </span></span><span class="x" id="combination__34" original="E838.-78f0"> The effects of these genes, alone and in combination, were modelled in the laboratory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51ab" id="combination__35" original="E838.-78f3"><span class="cf" id="combination__36" original="E838.-78f4"> in <span class="exp" id="combination__37"> combination </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="combination__38" original="E838.-78f2"> The treatment may be used on its own or in combination with chemotherapy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6d6e" id="combination__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://combination" title="combination definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6d6f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.76e3" id="combination__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="combination__41"> combination </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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combine
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51a7" id="combine" original="E399.-4c74" sum="2006"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51a6" id="combine__1" original="E399.-4c73"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51a5" id="combine__2" original="E399.-4c72"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> combine </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5194" id="combine__9" original="E399.-4c6a"><span class="pos" id="combine__10" original="E399.-4c69"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-519a" eid="combine__11" original="E399.-4c4c" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-67f" geo="br" id="combine__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/combi/combine__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combine__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combine__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-67c" geo="n_am" id="combine__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/combi/combine__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combine__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combine__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1243" id="combine__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6ac" form="root" id="combine__17"><span class="vp" id="combine__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> combine </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6aa" eid="combine__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a9" geo="br" id="combine__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/combi/combine__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combine__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combine__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a6" geo="n_am" id="combine__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/combi/combine__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combine__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combine__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a3" form="thirdps" id="combine__24"><span class="vp" id="combine__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> combines </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a1" eid="combine__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-6a0" geo="br" id="combine__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/combi/combines__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combines__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combines__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-69d" geo="n_am" id="combine__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/combi/combines__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combines__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combines__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-69a" form="past" id="combine__31"><span class="vp" id="combine__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> combined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-698" eid="combine__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-697" geo="br" id="combine__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/combi/combined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-694" geo="n_am" id="combine__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/combi/combined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-691" form="pastpart" id="combine__38"><span class="vp" id="combine__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> combined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-68f" eid="combine__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-68e" geo="br" id="combine__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/combi/combined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-68b" geo="n_am" id="combine__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/combi/combined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-688" form="prespart" id="combine__45"><span class="vp" id="combine__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> combining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-686" eid="combine__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-685" geo="br" id="combine__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/combi/combining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-682" geo="n_am" id="combine__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combine__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/combi/combining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/combi/combining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5168" id="combine__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5167" id="combine__53" original="E399.-4c49"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5166" id="combine__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="combine__55" original="E399.-4c46"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="combine__56" original="E399.-4c47"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="combine__57" original="E399.-4c45"> to join two or more things or groups together to form a single one; to come together to form a single thing or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5162" id="combine__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5161" id="combine__59" original="E838.-7a50"><span class="cf" id="combine__60" original="E399.-4c42"><span class="exp" id="combine__61"> combine </span> something </span><span class="x" id="combine__62" original="E838.-7a4f"> In the second approach, the two polymers are combined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-515d" id="combine__63" original="E838.-7a4c"><span class="x" id="combine__64" original="E838.-7a4b"> Fewer than one in five Americans now work in agriculture, mining, and manufacturing combined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-515b" id="combine__65" original="E838.-7a58"><span class="cf" id="combine__66" original="E399.-4c41"><span class="exp" id="combine__67"> combine </span> A with B </span><span class="x" id="combine__68" original="E838.-7a57"> A suitable drug can be combined with a second active substance by salt formation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5157" id="combine__69" original="E838.-7a56"><span class="cf" id="combine__70" original="E399.-4c44"><span class="exp" id="combine__71"> combine </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="combine__72" original="E838.-7a55"> Leptin is carried to the brain in the blood and combines with receptors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5153" id="combine__73" original="E838.-7a49"><span class="cf" id="combine__74" original="E8b9.-7433"><span class="exp" id="combine__75"> combine </span> (something) together </span><span class="x" id="combine__76" original="E838.-7a48"> Different proteins may combine together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-514f" id="combine__77" original="E838.-7a52"><span class="cf" id="combine__78" original="E399.-4c43"><span class="exp" id="combine__79"> combine </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="combine__80" original="E838.-7a51"> Water and the carbon dioxide in plant leaves combine to form carbohydrate molecules. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-514b" id="combine__81" original="E399.-4c3f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-514a" id="combine__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="combine__83" original="E399.-4c3d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="combine__84" original="E399.-4c3c"> to have two or more different features or characteristics; to put two or more different things, features or qualities together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5147" id="combine__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5146" id="combine__86" original="E838.-7a47"><span class="cf" id="combine__87" original="E399.-4c3b"><span class="exp" id="combine__88"> combine </span> something </span><span class="x" id="combine__89" original="E838.-7a46"> Nearly all the creatures from classical myth combine body parts from two or more creatures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5142" id="combine__90" original="E8b9.-7432"><span class="cf" id="combine__91" original="E399.-4c3a"><span class="exp" id="combine__92"> combine </span> A and/with B </span><span class="x" id="combine__93" original="E8b9.-7431"> His work successfully combines descriptive narrative and insightful analysis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-513e" id="combine__94" original="E399.-4c39"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-513d" id="combine__95"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="combine__96" original="E399.-4c37"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="combine__97" original="E399.-4c36"><span class="exp" id="combine__98"> combine </span> A and/with B </span><span class="def" id="combine__99" original="E399.-4c35"> to do two or more things at the same time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5138" id="combine__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5137" id="combine__101" original="E8b9.-7430"><span class="x" id="combine__102" original="E8b9.-742f"> The measures were designed to help parents combine paid work with family responsibilities. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5135" id="combine__103" original="E399.-4c34"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5134" id="combine__104"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="combine__105" original="E399.-4c31"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="combine__106" original="E399.-4c32"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="combine__107" original="E399.-4c30"> to put two things or groups together so that they work or act together; to come together in order to work or act together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5130" id="combine__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-512f" id="combine__109" original="E8b9.-742d"><span class="cf" id="combine__110" original="E8b9.-742e"> combined + noun </span><span class="x" id="combine__111" original="E8b9.-742c"> Risk-taking is an area where there has been some investigation of the combined effects of age and gender. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-512c" id="combine__112" original="E838.-7a3e"><span class="cf" id="combine__113" original="E399.-4c2f"><span class="exp" id="combine__114"> combine </span> A and/with B </span><span class="x" id="combine__115" original="E838.-7a3d"> This information, combined with earlier data, provides a few more specifics on the nature of the lowland streams. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5128" id="combine__116" original="E838.-7a54"><span class="cf" id="combine__117" original="E838.-7a41"><span class="exp" id="combine__118"> combine </span> (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="combine__119" original="E838.-7a53"> Various factors combined to persuade these European states to start the process of European integration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5124" id="combine__120" original="E838.-7a3a"><span class="x" id="combine__121" original="E838.-7a39"> In March 1979, virtually all non-Labour MPs finally combined and voted against the government. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6dcf" id="combine__122" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://combine_1" title="combine definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6dd0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.772b" id="combine__123" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="combine__124"> combine </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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combustion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5122" id="combustion" original="E399.-4ba6" sum="721"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5121" id="combustion__1" original="E399.-4ba5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5120" id="combustion__2" original="E399.-4ba4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> combustion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5118" id="combustion__4" original="E399.-4b9f"><span class="pos" id="combustion__5" original="E399.-4b9e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7cf1" eid="combustion__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4ba" geo="br" id="combustion__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combustion__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbʌstʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/combu/combustion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/combu/combustion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://combustion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4b7" geo="n_am" id="combustion__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="combustion__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈbʌstʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/combu/combustion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/combu/combustion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://combustion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5116" id="combustion__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="combustion__12" original="E399.-4b9c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5114" id="combustion__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5113" id="combustion__14" original="E399.-4b9b"><span class="def" id="combustion__15" original="E399.-4b9a"> the process of burning something </span><span class="un" id="combustion__16" original="E586.-49b6" un="help"> In technical terms, <span class="eb" id="combustion__17" original="E586.-49b5"> combustion </span> is a chemical process in which substances combine with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://oxygen" id="combustion__18"> oxygen </a> in the air to produce heat and light: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-510e" id="combustion__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-510d" id="combustion__20" original="E896.7b5f"><span class="x" id="combustion__21" original="E896.7b60"> For two centuries, economic advance has been closely tied to fossil fuel combustion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-510b" id="combustion__22" original="E896.7b64"><span class="cf" id="combustion__23" original="E896.7b63"><span class="exp" id="combustion__24"> combustion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="combustion__25" original="E896.7b65"> Indoor emissions from household combustion of coal have been deemed carcinogenic to humans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5107" id="combustion__26" original="E896.7b61"><span class="cf" id="combustion__27" original="E586.-49b2"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="combustion__28" original="E896.7b62"> The air and fuel mixture is ignited to begin the combustion process. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="combustion__29" original="E586.-49b1" un="help"> An <span class="eb" id="combustion__30" original="E586.-49b0"> internal-combustion engine </span> is a type of engine where the power is produced when a mixture of fuel and air is burned inside the <span class="eb" id="combustion__31" original="E82e.-7617"> combustion chamber </span> . </span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6e27" id="combustion__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://combustion" title="combustion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6e28" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.7839" id="combustion__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="combustion__34"> combustion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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come
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5101" id="come" original="E399.-4b84" sum="15260"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5100" id="come__1" original="E399.-4b83"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50ff" id="come__2" original="E399.-4b82"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> come </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50f2" id="come__9" original="E399.-4b77"><span class="pos" id="come__10" original="E399.-4b76"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7cf8" eid="come__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d20" geo="br" id="come__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/come_/come__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/come_/come__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://come__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d1d" geo="n_am" id="come__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/come_/come__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/come_/come__us_1.ogg" href="sound://come__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1215" id="come__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d1a" form="root" id="come__17"><span class="vp" id="come__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> come </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d18" eid="come__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d17" geo="br" id="come__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/come_/come__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/come_/come__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://come__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d14" geo="n_am" id="come__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/come_/come__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/come_/come__us_1.ogg" href="sound://come__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d11" form="thirdps" id="come__24"><span class="vp" id="come__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> comes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d0f" eid="come__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d0e" geo="br" id="come__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comes/comes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comes/comes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d0b" geo="n_am" id="come__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comes/comes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comes/comes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d08" form="past" id="come__31"><span class="vp" id="come__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> came </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d06" eid="come__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d05" geo="br" id="come__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cam/came_/came__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cam/came_/came__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://came__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7d02" geo="n_am" id="come__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> keɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cam/came_/came__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cam/came_/came__us_1.ogg" href="sound://came__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7cff" form="pastpart" id="come__38"><span class="vp" id="come__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> come </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7cfd" eid="come__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7cfc" geo="br" id="come__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/come_/come__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/come_/come__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://come__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7cf9" geo="n_am" id="come__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/come_/come__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/come_/come__us_1.ogg" href="sound://come__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7cf6" form="prespart" id="come__45"><span class="vp" id="come__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7cf4" eid="come__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7cf3" geo="br" id="come__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comin/coming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comin/coming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16073e755f6.-7cf0" geo="n_am" id="come__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="come__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comin/coming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comin/coming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50bb" id="come__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50ba" id="come__53" original="E399.-4b53"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50b9" id="come__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__55" original="E399.-4b51"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="come__56" original="E399.-4b4f"> (+ adv./prep.) </span><span class="def" id="come__57" original="E399.-4b50"> to move to or towards a person or place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50b5" id="come__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50b4" id="come__59" original="E867.-1047"><span class="x" id="come__60" original="E867.-1046"> Many immigrants came to America, fleeing from religious intolerance and oppression. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50b2" id="come__61" original="E867.-1049"><span class="x" id="come__62" original="E867.-1048"> Indian and African soldiers had come home from the war inspired by the new radical movements abroad. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50b0" id="come__63" original="E399.-4b47"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50af" id="come__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__65" original="E399.-4b45"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="come__66" original="E399.-4b44"><span class="exp" id="come__67"> come </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="come__68" original="E399.-4b43"> to arrive at or reach a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50aa" id="come__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50a9" id="come__70" original="E867.-1045"><span class="x" id="come__71" original="E867.-1044"> Children come to school with an array of issues that limit their capacity to learn. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50a7" id="come__72" original="E399.-4b42"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50a6" id="come__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__74" original="E399.-4b40"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="come__75" original="E399.-4b3f"> to arrive somewhere in order to do something or get something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50a3" id="come__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50a2" id="come__77" original="E867.-103d"><span class="cf" id="come__78" original="E399.-4b3c"><span class="exp" id="come__79"> come </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="come__80" original="E867.-103c"> More than sixty thousand people come each day to buy and sell goods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-509e" id="come__81" original="E867.-103b"><span class="cf" id="come__82" original="E399.-4b3b"><span class="exp" id="come__83"> come </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="come__84" original="E867.-103a"> Others might come seeking business advice or legal opinions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-509a" id="come__85" original="E867.-103f"><span class="cf" id="come__86" original="E399.-4b3e"><span class="exp" id="come__87"> come </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="come__88" original="E867.-103e"> Many young people coming for a first appointment may not even acknowledge that a problem exists for them at all. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1155" id="come__89"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1154" id="come__90"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__91"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="come__92"> to reach a point or topic in a talk or discussion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1151" id="come__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u6b8ba8bb76ee18cb.3168f708.166396bd8b0.-59c7" id="come__94"><span class="label-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-1144" id="come__95"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="come__96" reg="spoken"> spoken </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="come__97"> I'm going to come to that in a moment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5096" id="come__98" original="E8c0.1603"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5095" id="come__99"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__100" original="E8c0.1605"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5093" id="come__101"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__102" original="E8c0.1606"> of a point in time </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__103" original="E8c0.1607"> to arrive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5090" id="come__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-508f" id="come__105" original="E867.-1041"><span class="x" id="come__106" original="E867.-1040"> By February 1965 the administration concluded that the time had come to act. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-508d" id="come__107" original="E399.-4b28"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-508c" id="come__108"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__109" original="E399.-4b26"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="come__110" original="E399.-4b25"> to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5089" id="come__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5088" id="come__112" original="E867.-1039"><span class="x" id="come__113" original="E867.-1038"> The biggest improvements in speed and sensitivity came in the 1980s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5086" id="come__114" original="E867.-1037"><span class="x" id="come__115" original="E867.-1036"> The ultimate impact of the women's movement would come later. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5084" id="come__116" original="E867.557"><span class="cf" id="come__117" original="E4c7.-78a7"><span class="exp" id="come__118"> come </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="come__119" original="E867.558"> The deal made with the unions came too late to save the company. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5080" id="come__120" original="E867.-1035"><span class="x" id="come__121" original="E867.-1034"> The most dramatic changes came with the Industrial Revolution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-507e" id="come__122" original="E867.-1033"><span class="cf" id="come__123" original="E399.-4b24"><span class="exp" id="come__124"> come </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="come__125" original="E867.-1032"> This result came as no surprise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-507a" id="come__126" original="E867.55a"><span class="cf" id="come__127" original="E867.559"> there comes + noun </span><span class="x" id="come__128" original="E867.55b"> There will come a point where the costs start to outweigh the benefits. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5077" id="come__129" original="E399.-4b23"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5076" id="come__130"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__131" original="E399.-4b21"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="come__132" original="E399.-4b20"><span class="exp" id="come__133"> come </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="come__134" original="E399.-4b1f"> used to talk about how or why something happened </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5071" id="come__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5070" id="come__136" original="E867.10f"><span class="x" id="come__137" original="E867.110"> Samuel explains how he came to adopt Celie's children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-506e" id="come__138" original="E867.111"><span class="x" id="come__139" original="E867.112"> We do not know exactly who wrote these books or why they came to be hidden. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-506c" id="come__140" original="E399.-4b1b"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-506b" id="come__141"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__142" original="E399.-4b19"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="come__143" original="E399.-4b18"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="use" id="come__144" original="E399.-4b17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__145" original="E399.-4b16"> to be in a particular position in an order </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5066" id="come__146"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5065" id="come__147" original="E867.-1031"><span class="x" id="come__148" original="E867.-1030"> The subject is the noun that comes before the verb. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5063" id="come__149" original="E867.113"><span class="x" id="come__150" original="E867.114"> Even though the headline in this advert comes first, the eye is still drawn initially to the picture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5061" id="come__151" original="E867.115"><span class="x" id="come__152" original="E867.116"> As it was, he came second with 17 per cent of the votes cast. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-505f" id="come__153" original="E399.-4b15"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-505e" id="come__154"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__155" original="E399.-4b13"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="come__156" original="E399.-4b12"><span class="exp" id="come__157"> come </span> to/into something </span><span class="def" id="come__158" original="E399.-4b11"> used in many expressions to show that something has reached a particular state </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5059" id="come__159"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5058" id="come__160" original="E867.-102f"><span class="x" id="come__161" original="E867.-102e"> The East India Company's monopoly was coming to an end in 1833. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5056" id="come__162" original="E867.-102d"><span class="x" id="come__163" original="E867.-102c"> The Democrats came to power in March 1933. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5054" id="come__164" original="E867.55c"><span class="x" id="come__165" original="E867.55d"> The ethics of embryo research came to prominence in the 1980s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5052" id="come__166" original="E867.-102b"><span class="x" id="come__167" original="E867.-102a"> Such bureaucratic organizations came into existence at the end of the nineteenth century. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5050" id="come__168" original="E399.-4b10"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-504f" id="come__169"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__170" original="E399.-4b0e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="come__171" original="E399.-4b0d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__172" original="E399.-4b0b"> to be available or to exist in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-504b" id="come__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-504a" id="come__174" original="E867.117"><span class="cf" id="come__175" original="E399.-4b0a"><span class="exp" id="come__176"> come </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="come__177" original="E867.118"> Their thin shells come in a variety of shapes, with lengths from 0.3 to 10 mm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5046" id="come__178" original="E867.119"><span class="x" id="come__179" original="E867.11a"> Genetic information comes in different forms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5044" id="come__180" original="E867.-1029"><span class="cf" id="come__181" original="E399.-4b09"> + adj. </span><span class="x" id="come__182" original="E867.-1028"> Often the courses come free of charge with the installation of newly purchased equipment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5041" id="come__183" original="E399.-4b06"><span class="num"> 11 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5040" id="come__184"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__185" original="E399.-4b04"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="come__186" original="E399.-4b00"><span class="exp" id="come__187"> come </span> (to do something) </span><span class="def" id="come__188" original="E399.-4b02"> to start to do or achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-503b" id="come__189"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-503a" id="come__190" original="E867.-1025"><span class="x" id="come__191" original="E867.-1024"> In reality, however, some firms may come to dominate their markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5038" id="come__192" original="E867.11d"><span class="x" id="come__193" original="E867.11e"> Popular culture is coming to play an increasingly important part in the lives of the young. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5036" id="come__194" original="E399.-4aff"><span class="num"> 12 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5035" id="come__195"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="come__196" original="E399.-4afd"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="come__197" original="E399.-4afc"><span class="exp" id="come__198"> come </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="come__199" original="E399.-4afb"> to reach a point where you realize, understand or believe something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5030" id="come__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-502f" id="come__201" original="E867.-101f"><span class="x" id="come__202" original="E867.-101e"> Many are coming to recognize the benefits that older workers can bring. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-502d" id="come__203" original="E867.-1023"><span class="x" id="come__204" original="E867.-1022"> Some psychologists later came to see this as a major failing. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-502b" id="come__205" original="E399.-4af2"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="un" id="come__206" original="E399.-4af0" un="help"> Most idioms containing <span class="eb" id="come__207" original="E399.-4aef"> come </span> are at the entries for the nouns or adjectives in the idioms, for example <span class="eb" id="come__208" original="E399.-4aee"> come to light </span> is at <span class="eb" id="come__209" original="E399.-4aed"> light </span> . </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-502a" id="come__210" original="E399.-4ae3" sk="comeandgo"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5029" id="come__211"><span class="idm" id="come__212" original="E399.-4ae2"> come and go </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5023" id="come__213"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5022" id="come__214" original="E399.-4ae1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="come__215" original="E399.-4ae0"> to arrive and leave; to move freely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5020" id="come__216"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-501f" id="come__217" original="E867.11f"><span class="x" id="come__218" original="E867.120"> In EU law, EU citizens have freedom to come and go. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-501d" id="come__219" original="E399.-4adf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="come__220" original="E399.-4ade"> to be present for a short time and then go away </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-501b" id="come__221"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-501a" id="come__222" original="E867.121"><span class="x" id="come__223" original="E867.122"> Fashions might come and go very quickly, whereas some brands have endured for decades. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5018" id="come__224" original="E399.-4add" sk="comeeasilynaturallyto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5017" id="come__225"><span class="idm" id="come__226" original="E399.-4adc"> come easily, naturally, etc. to somebody </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5015" id="come__227"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__228" original="E399.-4adb"> of an activity, a skill, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5013" id="come__229"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5012" id="come__230"><span class="def" id="come__231" original="E399.-4ada"> to be easy, natural, etc. for somebody to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5010" id="come__232"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-500f" id="come__233" original="E867.123"><span class="x" id="come__234" original="E867.124"> What comes naturally to a young child is often considered socially unacceptable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-500d" id="come__235" original="E867.125"><span class="x" id="come__236" original="E867.126"> Regardless of method, systemic change in a school never comes easily. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-500b" id="come__237" original="E399.-4ad2" sk="cometonothing"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-500a" id="come__238"><span class="idm" id="come__239" original="E399.-4ad1"> come to nothing </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5008" id="come__240"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5007" id="come__241"><span class="def" id="come__242" original="E399.-4acf"> to fail; to have no successful result </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5005" id="come__243"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5004" id="come__244" original="E867.127"><span class="x" id="come__245" original="E867.128"> The negotiations came to nothing. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5002" id="come__246" original="E399.-4abd" sk="tocome"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5001" id="come__247"><span class="idm" id="come__248" original="E399.-4abc"> to come </span><span class="use" id="come__249" original="E399.-4abb"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used after a noun <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ffe" id="come__250"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ffd" id="come__251"><span class="def" id="come__252" original="E399.-4aba"> in the future </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ffb" id="come__253"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ffa" id="come__254" original="E867.560"><span class="x" id="come__255" original="E867.561"> Fossil fuels will continue to supply three quarters of global primary energy for decades to come. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ff8" id="come__256" original="E867.564"><span class="x" id="come__257" original="E867.565"> These steps are crucial to ensure the legitimacy of water law in years to come. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ff6" id="come__258" original="E867.562"><span class="x" id="come__259" original="E867.563"> These are topics that are going to occupy researchers in film studies for some time to come. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ff4" id="come__260" original="E399.-4ab9" sk="whenitcomesto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ff3" id="come__261"><span class="idm" id="come__262" original="E399.-4ab8"> when it comes to (doing) something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ff1" id="come__263"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ff0" id="come__264"><span class="def" id="come__265" original="E399.-4ab7"> when it is a question of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fee" id="come__266"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fed" id="come__267" original="E867.566"><span class="x" id="come__268" original="E867.567"> The family-tree model breaks down when it comes to creole languages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4feb" id="come__269" original="E867.568"><span class="x" id="come__270" original="E867.569"> Visual perception is not so useful when it comes to judging the weight of an object. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fe9" id="come__271" original="E399.-4ab1"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fe8" id="come__272" original="E399.-4aaf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fe7" id="come__273"><h4 class="pv"> come about (that…) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fe5" id="come__275"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fe4" id="come__276"><span class="def" id="come__277" original="E399.-4aad"> to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fe2" id="come__278"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fe1" id="come__279" original="E867.56a"><span class="x" id="come__280" original="E867.56b"> The change has come about because of greater public concern. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fdf" id="come__281" original="E867.56c"><span class="x" id="come__282" original="E867.56d"> The alterations could come about through a variety of factors. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fdd" id="come__283" original="E399.-4aab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fdc" id="come__284"><h4 class="pv"> come across </h4><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fda" id="come__286" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fd9" id="come__287"><span class="v"><strong> come over </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fd7" id="come__289"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fd6" id="come__290" original="E399.-4aa5"><span class="def" id="come__291" original="E399.-4aa4"> to make a particular impression </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fd4" id="come__292"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fd3" id="come__293" original="E867.56f"><span class="cf" id="come__294" original="E867.56e"><span class="exp"> come </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="come__295" original="E867.570"> The investigator's questions may come across as patronizing. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fd0" id="come__296" original="E399.-4aa3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fcf" id="come__297"><h4 class="pv"> come across somebody/something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fcd" id="come__299"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__300" original="E399.-4aa0"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fcb" id="come__301"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fca" id="come__302"><span class="def" id="come__303" original="E399.-4a9f"> to meet or find somebody/something, especially by chance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fc8" id="come__304"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fc7" id="come__305" original="E867.571"><span class="x" id="come__306" original="E867.572"> We come across very few examples of this kind of motor in our everyday lives. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fc5" id="come__307" original="E399.-4a92"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fc4" id="come__308"><h4 class="pv"> come along </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fc2" id="come__310"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fc1" id="come__311"><span class="def" id="come__312" original="E399.-4a8f"> to arrive; to appear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fbf" id="come__313"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fbe" id="come__314" original="E867.760"><span class="x" id="come__315" original="E867.761"> Unfortunately, the recession of 1937 came along and the bridge company ran out of work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fbc" id="come__316" original="E867.762"><span class="x" id="come__317" original="E867.763"> There is a new generation of measurements coming along that could, if they work, answer all these questions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fba" id="come__318" original="E399.-4a82"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fb9" id="come__319"><h4 class="pv"> come apart </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fb7" id="come__321"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fb6" id="come__322"><span class="def" id="come__323" original="E399.-4a80"> to break into pieces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fb4" id="come__324"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fb3" id="come__325" original="E867.764"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fb2" id="come__326"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="come__327" original="E399.-4a7e" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="come__328" original="E867.765"> The tight-knit fabric of Cold War social order was coming apart. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4faf" id="come__329" original="E399.-4a7c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fae" id="come__330"><h4 class="pv"> come around/round </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fac" id="come__332"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fab" id="come__333" original="E399.-4a7a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4faa" id="come__334" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fa9" id="come__335"><span class="v"><strong> come to </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__337" original="E399.-4a77"> to become <a class="ndv" href="entry://conscious" id="come__338"> conscious </a> again </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fa5" id="come__339"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fa4" id="come__340" original="E867.766"><span class="x" id="come__341" original="E867.767"> Encourage parents to stay with the child when they come round from the anaesthetic. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fa2" id="come__342" original="E399.-4a76"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fa1" id="come__343"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__344" original="E399.-4a75"> of a date or a regular event </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__345" original="E399.-4a74"> to happen again </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f9e" id="come__346"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f9d" id="come__347" original="E867.768"><span class="x" id="come__348" original="E867.769"> When election time comes round, inter-gang rivalries are set aside. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f9b" id="come__349" original="E399.-4a70"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f9a" id="come__350"><h4 class="pv"> come around/round (to something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f98" id="come__352"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f97" id="come__353"><span class="def" id="come__354" original="E399.-4a6e"> to change your mood or your opinion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f95" id="come__355"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f94" id="come__356" original="E867.76a"><span class="x" id="come__357" original="E867.76b"> Gradually Boeing came around to their way of thinking. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f92" id="come__358" original="E399.-4a5b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f91" id="come__359"><h4 class="pv"> come away (with something) </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f8f" id="come__361"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__362" original="E399.-4a58"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f8d" id="come__363"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f8c" id="come__364"><span class="def" id="come__365" original="E399.-4a57"> to leave a place with a particular feeling or impression </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f8a" id="come__366"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f89" id="come__367" original="E867.76c"><span class="x" id="come__368" original="E867.76d"> I came away from the course informed and inspired to research further. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f87" id="come__369" original="E399.-4a55"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f86" id="come__370"><h4 class="pv"> come back (from…) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f84" id="come__372"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f83" id="come__373"><span class="def" id="come__374" original="E399.-4a52"> to return </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f81" id="come__375"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f80" id="come__376" original="E867.76e"><span class="x" id="come__377" original="E867.76f"> Veterans came back from World War II to demand their citizenship rights. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f7e" id="come__378" original="E867.770"><span class="x" id="come__379" original="E867.771"> The key is to find the best experience to make the customer happy and get them to come back again. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f7c" id="come__380" original="E399.-4a3f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f7b" id="come__381"><h4 class="pv"> come back to something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f79" id="come__383"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__384" original="E399.-4a3c"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f77" id="come__385"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f76" id="come__386"><span class="def" id="come__387" original="E399.-4a3b"> to return to a subject or an idea </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f74" id="come__388"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f73" id="come__389" original="E867.772"><span class="x" id="come__390" original="E867.773"> I will come back to the question of how this exchange rate is determined. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f71" id="come__391" original="E399.-4a39"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f70" id="come__392"><h4 class="pv"> come before somebody/something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f6e" id="come__394"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__395" original="E399.-4a36"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f6c" id="come__396"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="come__397" original="E399.-4a35" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f6a" id="come__398"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f69" id="come__399"><span class="def" id="come__400" original="E399.-4a34"> to be presented to somebody/something for discussion or a decision </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f67" id="come__401"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f66" id="come__402" original="E867.774"><span class="x" id="come__403" original="E867.775"> In most of the cases which have come before the courts, the dispute has centred on the interpretation of a specific contract between the parties. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f64" id="come__404" original="E399.-4a27"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f63" id="come__405"><h4 class="pv"> come by something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f61" id="come__407"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f60" id="come__408" original="E399.-4a25"><span class="def" id="come__409" original="E399.-4a24"> to manage to get something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f5e" id="come__410"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f5d" id="come__411" original="E867.776"><span class="x" id="come__412" original="E867.777"> Exact figures are impossible to come by. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f5b" id="come__413" original="E867.75f"><span class="x" id="come__414" original="E867.778"> Hard evidence on alternative arguments is hard to come by. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f59" id="come__415" original="E399.-4a20"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f58" id="come__416"><h4 class="pv"> come down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f56" id="come__418"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f55" id="come__419" original="E399.-4a16"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f54" id="come__420"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__421" original="E4c7.-78a6"> of a price, temperature, rate, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__422" original="E399.-4a15"> to get lower </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f51" id="come__423" original="E850.-6cc6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fall1" title="fall1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f50" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-5991" id="come__424" original="E850.-6cc5"><span class="xh" id="come__425"> fall </span><span class="xhm" id="come__426"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="come__427"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f4c" id="come__428"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f4b" id="come__429" original="E867.779"><span class="x" id="come__430" original="E867.77a"> Set prices will come down as demand increases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f49" id="come__431" original="E867.77b"><span class="x" id="come__432" original="E867.77c"> The minimum size of an efficient plant is coming down, thanks to automation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f47" id="come__433" original="E399.-4a1e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="come__434" original="E399.-4a1d"> to break and fall to the ground </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f45" id="come__435"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f44" id="come__436" original="E867.77d"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f43" id="come__437"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="come__438" original="E399.-4a66" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="come__439" original="E867.77e"> When trade barriers come down, consumers can buy goods more cheaply. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f40" id="come__440" original="E399.-4a13"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="come__441" original="E399.-4a12"> to decide and say publicly that you support or oppose somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f3e" id="come__442"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f3d" id="come__443" original="E867.77f"><span class="x" id="come__444" original="E867.780"> The House of Lords came down in favour of the council. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f3b" id="come__445" original="E399.-49fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f3a" id="come__446"><h4 class="pv"> come down (to somebody) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f38" id="come__448"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f37" id="come__449"><span class="def" id="come__450" original="E399.-49fb"> to have come from a long time in the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f35" id="come__451"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f34" id="come__452" original="E867.785"><span class="x" id="come__453" original="E867.786"> The majority of texts that have come down to us under his name are brief. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f32" id="come__454" original="E399.-49fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f31" id="come__455"><h4 class="pv"> come down to something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f2f" id="come__457"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__458" original="E399.-49f7"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f2d" id="come__459"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f2c" id="come__460"><span class="def" id="come__461" original="E399.-49f6"> to be able to be explained by a single important point </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f2a" id="come__462"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f29" id="come__463" original="E867.787"><span class="x" id="come__464" original="E867.788"> The key challenges come down to cost, performance and durability. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f27" id="come__465" original="E399.-49ef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f26" id="come__466"><h4 class="pv"> come forward </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f24" id="come__468"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f23" id="come__469"><span class="def" id="come__470" original="E399.-49ed"> to offer or ask for help, services, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f21" id="come__471"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f20" id="come__472" original="E867.d11"><span class="x" id="come__473" original="E867.d12"> Cultural factors also inhibit some victims from coming forward. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f1e" id="come__474" original="E399.-49eb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f1d" id="come__475"><h4 class="pv"> come from… </h4><span class="use" id="come__477" original="E399.-49e9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f1a" id="come__478"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f19" id="come__479"><span class="def" id="come__480" original="E399.-49e8"> to have as your place of birth or the place where you live </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f17" id="come__481"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f16" id="come__482" original="E867.d13"><span class="x" id="come__483" original="E867.d14"> The participants came from thirteen different countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f14" id="come__484" original="E867.d15"><span class="x" id="come__485" original="E867.d16"> It is a saga of a Viking dynasty which came from Norway. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f12" id="come__486" original="E399.-49e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f11" id="come__487"><h4 class="pv"> come from something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f0f" id="come__489"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f0e" id="come__490" original="E399.-49e5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="come__491" original="E399.-49e4"> to start in a particular place or be produced from a particular thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f0c" id="come__492"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f0b" id="come__493" original="E867.d17"><span class="x" id="come__494" original="E867.d18"> The images come from a variety of digital sources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f09" id="come__495" original="E867.d19"><span class="x" id="come__496" original="E867.d1a"> Most evidence for these arguments comes from individual case studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f07" id="come__497" original="E867.d1b"><span class="x" id="come__498" original="E867.d1c"> Child tax benefits come directly from the federal government. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f05" id="come__499" original="E399.-49e3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f04" id="come__500" original="E867.d1d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://come" title="come of/from something definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f03" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ee7" id="come__501" original="E867.d1e"><span class="xw" id="come__502"> come of/from something </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f00" id="come__503" original="E399.-49df"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eff" id="come__504"><h4 class="pv"> come in </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4efd" id="come__506"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4efc" id="come__507" original="E399.-49cc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="come__508" original="E399.-49cb"> to have a part in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4efa" id="come__509"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ef9" id="come__510" original="E867.d1f"><span class="x" id="come__511" original="E867.d20"> Hence, individual behaviour comes in as part of an explanation of the larger picture. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ef7" id="come__512" original="E399.-49ca"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="come__513" original="E399.-49c9"> to arrive somewhere; to be received </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ef5" id="come__514"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ef4" id="come__515" original="E867.d23"><span class="x" id="come__516" original="E867.d24"> Donations came in from diverse sources. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ef2" id="come__517" original="E399.-49c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ef1" id="come__518"><h4 class="pv"> come in for something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eef" id="come__520"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__521" original="E399.-49c0"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eed" id="come__522"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eec" id="come__523"><span class="def" id="come__524" original="E399.-49bf"> to receive something, especially something unpleasant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eea" id="come__525"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ee9" id="come__526" original="E867.d27"><span class="x" id="come__527" original="E867.d28"> The Act has come in for much criticism for the speed with which it was pushed through Parliament. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ee7" id="come__528" original="E399.-49b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ee6" id="come__529"><h4 class="pv"> come of/from something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ee4" id="come__531"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ee3" id="come__532"><span class="def" id="come__533" original="E399.-49af"> to be the result of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ee1" id="come__534"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ee0" id="come__535" original="E867.d29"><span class="x" id="come__536" original="E867.d2a"> Nothing came of these proposals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ede" id="come__537" original="E867.d2b"><span class="x" id="come__538" original="E867.d2c"> Another source of discrepancy comes from the fact that the theory is based on an approximation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4edc" id="come__539" original="E399.-499a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4edb" id="come__540"><h4 class="pv"> come off (something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ed9" id="come__542"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ed8" id="come__543" original="E399.-4996"><span class="def" id="come__544" original="E399.-4995"> to become separated from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ed6" id="come__545"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ed5" id="come__546" original="E850.-73a2"><span class="x" id="come__547" original="E850.-73a1"> Pieces of foam had been coming off the fuel tank for years. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ed3" id="come__548" original="E399.-498f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ed2" id="come__549"><h4 class="pv"> come off something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ed0" id="come__551"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__552" original="E399.-498c"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ece" id="come__553"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ecd" id="come__554"><span class="def" id="come__555" original="E399.-498b"> to stop taking medicine or a drug </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ecb" id="come__556"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eca" id="come__557" original="E850.-73a0"><span class="x" id="come__558" original="E850.-739f"> After she developed heart failure she was told she would have to come off the drug. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ec8" id="come__559" original="E399.-4989"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ec7" id="come__560"><h4 class="pv"> come on </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ec5" id="come__562"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ec4" id="come__563" original="E399.-4979"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ec3" id="come__564"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__565" original="E399.-4977"> of an illness </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__566" original="E399.-4976"> to begin </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ec0" id="come__567"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ebf" id="come__568" original="E850.-739e"><span class="x" id="come__569" original="E850.-739d"> The pain comes on with exercise and is relieved slowly by rest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ebd" id="come__570" original="E850.-739c"><span class="x" id="come__571" original="E850.-739b"> The symptoms usually come on rapidly. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ebb" id="come__572" original="E399.-4971"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="come__573" original="E399.-4970"> to begin to operate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eb9" id="come__574"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eb8" id="come__575" original="E850.-739a"><span class="x" id="come__576" original="E850.-7399"> When the target light comes on, a timer starts immediately. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eb6" id="come__577" original="E399.-496f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eb5" id="come__578"><h4 class="pv"> come on/upon somebody/something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eb3" id="come__580"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__581" original="E399.-496c"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eb1" id="come__582"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="come__583" original="E399.-496b" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eaf" id="come__584"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eae" id="come__585"><span class="def" id="come__586" original="E399.-496a"> to meet or find somebody/something by chance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eac" id="come__587"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eab" id="come__588" original="E850.-7398"><span class="x" id="come__589" original="E850.-7397"> Explorers hoped to come upon the lost tribes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ea9" id="come__590" original="E399.-495b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ea8" id="come__591"><h4 class="pv"> come out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ea6" id="come__593"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ea5" id="come__594" original="E399.-4953"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="come__595" original="E399.-4952"> to be produced or published </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ea3" id="come__596"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ea2" id="come__597" original="E850.-7396"><span class="x" id="come__598" original="E850.-7395"> The book's first edition came out in 1874. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ea0" id="come__599" original="E850.-7394"><span class="x" id="come__600" original="E850.-7393"> There are studies coming out on how ageing affects the speed of processing information. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e9e" id="come__601" original="E399.-4951"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e9d" id="come__602"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__603" original="E399.-4950"> of news, the truth, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__604" original="E399.-494f"> to become known </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e9a" id="come__605"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e99" id="come__606" original="E850.-7392"><span class="x" id="come__607" original="E850.-7391"> Bond traders began selling their clients' bonds as soon as the employment news came out. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e97" id="come__608" original="E399.-494a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="come__609" original="E399.-4949"> to be shown clearly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e95" id="come__610"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e94" id="come__611" original="E850.-7390"><span class="x" id="come__612" original="E850.-738f"> This tendency comes out clearly in the second half of the article. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e92" id="come__613" original="E8c0.168e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e91" id="come__614"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__615" original="E8c0.168f"> of research or a calculation </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__616" original="E8c0.1690"> to produce a particular result </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e8e" id="come__617"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e8d" id="come__618" original="E8c0.1692"><span class="cf" id="come__619" original="E8c0.1691"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="come__620" original="E8c0.1693"> Using Hubble's own value for the constant, the age of the Universe comes out as about two billion years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e8a" id="come__621" original="E8c0.1695"><span class="cf" id="come__622" original="E8c0.1694"><span class="exp"> come </span> to be something </span><span class="x" id="come__623" original="E8c0.1696"> That the final result comes out to be so close to the critical value requires explanation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e87" id="come__624" original="E399.-4945"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="come__625" original="E399.-4944"> to say publicly whether you agree or disagree with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e85" id="come__626"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e84" id="come__627" original="E850.-738b"><span class="cf" id="come__628" original="E850.-738c"><span class="exp"> come </span> against/in favour of something </span><span class="x" id="come__629" original="E850.-738a"> The German finance minister is the latest to come out in favour of a directly imposed EU tax. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e81" id="come__630" original="E399.-493f"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="come__631" original="E399.-493e"> to no longer hide the fact that you are <a class="ndv" href="entry://homosexual" id="come__632"> homosexual </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e7e" id="come__633"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e7d" id="come__634" original="E8c0.160a"><span class="x" id="come__635" original="E8c0.160b"> Part II highlights two women involved in the anti-war movement who then came out as lesbians. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e7b" id="come__636" original="E399.-4935"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e7a" id="come__637"><h4 class="pv"> come out (of something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e78" id="come__639"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e77" id="come__640" original="E399.-4933"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e76" id="come__641"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__642" original="E399.-4932"> of an object </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__643" original="E399.-4931"> to be removed from a place where it is fixed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e73" id="come__644"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e72" id="come__645" original="E850.-7389"><span class="x" id="come__646" original="E850.-7388"> A small balloon on the end of the catheter is then inflated to prevent it from coming out. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e70" id="come__647" original="E399.-4914"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e6f" id="come__648"><h4 class="pv"> come over </h4><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e6d" id="come__650" original="E399.-490b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e6c" id="come__651" original="E399.-490a"><span class="xw" id="come__652" original="E81e.430e"> come across </span><span class="xs" id="come__653" original="E81e.4310"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e68" id="come__654" original="E399.-48f9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e67" id="come__655"><h4 class="pv"> come round </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> come round (to something) </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e64" id="come__658"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="come__659" original="E399.-48f5"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e62" id="come__660" original="E850.-7385" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://come" title="come around/round definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e61" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4faf" id="come__661" original="E850.-7384"><span class="xw" id="come__662"> come around/round </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e5e" id="come__663" original="E399.-48f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e5d" id="come__664"><h4 class="pv"> come through </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e5b" id="come__666"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e5a" id="come__667"><span class="def" id="come__668" original="E399.-48ee"> to arrive, especially by telephone, radio, etc. or through an official organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e58" id="come__669"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e57" id="come__670" original="E850.-7383"><span class="x" id="come__671" original="E850.-7382"> Local employees initially handle all these tasks as the orders come through. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e55" id="come__672" original="E399.-48e3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e54" id="come__673"><h4 class="pv"> come to </h4><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e52" id="come__675" original="E850.-7381" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://come" title="come around/round (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e51" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fab" id="come__676" original="E850.-7380"><span class="xw" id="come__677"> come around/round </span><span class="xs" id="come__678"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e4d" id="come__679" original="E399.-48d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e4c" id="come__680"><h4 class="pv"> come to something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e4a" id="come__682"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__683" original="E399.-48d0"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e48" id="come__684"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e47" id="come__685" original="E399.-48cf"><span class="def" id="come__686" original="E399.-48ce"> to add up to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e45" id="come__687"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e44" id="come__688" original="E850.-737f"><span class="x" id="come__689" original="E850.-737e"> Pretax profits on ships came to $56.8 million. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e42" id="come__690" original="E399.-48ca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e41" id="come__691"><h4 class="pv"> come together </h4><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e3f" id="come__693"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__694" original="E4c7.-78a5"> of two or more different people or things </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e3d" id="come__695"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e3c" id="come__696"><span class="def" id="come__697" original="E399.-48c8"> to form a united group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e3a" id="come__698"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e39" id="come__699" original="E850.-737d"><span class="x" id="come__700" original="E850.-737c"> Partnerships are two or more persons who come together to form a business. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e37" id="come__701" original="E399.-48c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e36" id="come__702"><h4 class="pv"> come under something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e34" id="come__704"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__705" original="E399.-48c2"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e32" id="come__706"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e31" id="come__707" original="E399.-48c1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="come__708" original="E399.-48c0"> to be included in a particular group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e2f" id="come__709"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e2e" id="come__710" original="E850.-737b"><span class="x" id="come__711" original="E850.-737a"> Many other compounds come under the broad term of ‘plant hormone’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e2c" id="come__712" original="E850.-7379"><span class="x" id="come__713" original="E850.-7378"> Such features generally come under the heading of customer care. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e2a" id="come__714" original="E399.-48bf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="come__715" original="E399.-48be"> to be a person or idea that others are attacking or criticizing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e28" id="come__716"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e27" id="come__717" original="E850.-7377"><span class="x" id="come__718" original="E850.-7376"> This policy came under attack in Congress from time to time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e25" id="come__719" original="E850.-7375"><span class="x" id="come__720" original="E850.-7374"> It was only recently that this incentive system came under fire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e23" id="come__721" original="E850.-7373"><span class="x" id="come__722" original="E850.-7372"> Local producers are coming under increasing pressure to become more competitive. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e21" id="come__723" original="E399.-48bd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="come__724" original="E399.-48bc"> to be controlled or influenced by something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e1f" id="come__725"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e1e" id="come__726" original="E850.-7371"><span class="x" id="come__727" original="E850.-7370"> The central parts of Sudan came under British control after the battle of Omdurman in 1898. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e1c" id="come__728" original="E399.-48ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e1b" id="come__729"><h4 class="pv"> come up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e19" id="come__731"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e18" id="come__732" original="E399.-48b5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e17" id="come__733"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__734" original="E399.-48b4"> of the sun </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__735" original="E399.-48b3"> to rise </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e14" id="come__736"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e13" id="come__737" original="E850.-736f"><span class="x" id="come__738" original="E850.-736e"> When the sun comes up, the surface is warmed by absorption of solar radiation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e11" id="come__739" original="E399.-48b2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="come__740" original="E399.-48b1"> to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e0f" id="come__741"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e0e" id="come__742" original="E850.-6cc4"><span class="x" id="come__743" original="E850.-6cc3"> If your brand is not in the consumer's mind when the problem comes up, it has very little likelihood of being purchased. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e0c" id="come__744" original="E399.-48b0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="come__745" original="E399.-48af"> to be mentioned or discussed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e0a" id="come__746"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e09" id="come__747" original="E850.-736b"><span class="x" id="come__748" original="E850.-736a"> This question comes up repeatedly when researching this topic. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e07" id="come__749" original="E399.-48ae"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e06" id="come__750"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="come__751" original="E399.-48ad"> of an event or a time </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="come__752" original="E399.-48ac"> to be going to happen very soon </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e03" id="come__753"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e02" id="come__754" original="E850.-7369"><span class="x" id="come__755" original="E850.-7368"> When an election was coming up, for example, the pressure was on to reduce the interest rate. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e00" id="come__756" original="E399.-4892"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dff" id="come__757"><h4 class="pv"> come up against somebody/something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dfd" id="come__759"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__760" original="E399.-488f"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dfb" id="come__761"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dfa" id="come__762"><span class="def" id="come__763" original="E399.-488e"> to be faced with or opposed by somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4df8" id="come__764"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4df7" id="come__765" original="E850.-7367"><span class="x" id="come__766" original="E850.-7366"> In pursuing this line of research, however, we came up against a major problem. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4df5" id="come__767" original="E399.-488d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4df4" id="come__768"><h4 class="pv"> come up for something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4df2" id="come__770"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__771" original="E399.-488a"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4df0" id="come__772"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4def" id="come__773" original="E399.-4889"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="come__774" original="E399.-4888"> to be considered for a job or an important position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ded" id="come__775"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dec" id="come__776" original="E850.-7365"><span class="x" id="come__777" original="E850.-7364"> Judges came up for reappointment every five years. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dea" id="come__778" original="E399.-4887"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="come__779" original="E399.-4886"> to be reaching the time when something must be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4de8" id="come__780"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4de7" id="come__781" original="E850.-7363"><span class="x" id="come__782" original="E850.-7362"> The Bilingual Education Act came up for renewal in 1978. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4de5" id="come__783" original="E399.-4885"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4de4" id="come__784"><h4 class="pv"> come up to something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4de2" id="come__786"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__787" original="E399.-4882"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4de0" id="come__788"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ddf" id="come__789" original="E399.-487f"><span class="def" id="come__790" original="E399.-487e"> to reach an acceptable level or standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ddd" id="come__791"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ddc" id="come__792" original="E850.-6cc2"><span class="x" id="come__793" original="E850.-6cc1"> There is an implied threat that, if the work completed does not come up to expectation, employment is not guaranteed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dda" id="come__794" original="E399.-487d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dd9" id="come__795"><h4 class="pv"> come up with something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dd7" id="come__797"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="come__798" original="E399.-487a"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dd5" id="come__799"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dd4" id="come__800"><span class="def" id="come__801" original="E399.-4879"> to find or produce an answer, an idea, a result, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dd2" id="come__802"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dd1" id="come__803" original="E850.-7361"><span class="x" id="come__804" original="E850.-7360"> It is better to come up with a design that avoids this kind of problem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dcf" id="come__805" original="E850.-735f"><span class="x" id="come__806" original="E850.-735e"> A social entrepreneur comes up with new solutions to social problems. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dcd" id="come__807" original="E399.-4877"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dcc" id="come__808"><h4 class="pv"> come upon somebody/something </h4><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dca" id="come__810" original="E850.-6cc0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://come" title="come on/upon somebody/something definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dc9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eb6" id="come__811" original="E850.-6cbf"><span class="xw" id="come__812"> come on/upon somebody/something </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6e8a" id="come__813" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://come_1" title="come definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.6e8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.7861" id="come__814" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="come__815"> come </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comedy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dc6" id="comedy" original="E399.-47e9" sum="405"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dc5" id="comedy__1" original="E399.-47e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dc4" id="comedy__2" original="E399.-47e7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comedy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4db8" id="comedy__7" original="E399.-47df"><span class="pos" id="comedy__8" original="E399.-47de"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d06" eid="comedy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-243" geo="br" id="comedy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comedy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmədi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comed/comedy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comed/comedy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comedy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-23f" geo="n_am" id="comedy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comedy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmədi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comed/comedy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comed/comedy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comedy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4db6" id="comedy__14" original="E399.-47dd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4db3" form="pl" id="comedy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="comedy__16" original="E399.-47d9"> comedies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4db1" id="comedy__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="comedy__18" original="E399.-47d6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comedy__19" original="E399.-47d5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dae" id="comedy__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dad" id="comedy__21" original="E399.-47d8"><span class="def" id="comedy__22" original="E399.-47d4"> a play or film that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending; plays and films of this type </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4dab" id="comedy__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4daa" id="comedy__24" original="E896.7b68"><span class="x" id="comedy__25" original="E896.7b69"> The Hollywood romantic comedy hit its own high renaissance in the 1930s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4da8" id="comedy__26" original="E896.7b6a"><span class="x" id="comedy__27" original="E896.7b6b"> Greek tragedy and comedy have been adapted in a variety of cinematic genres and traditions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4da6" id="comedy__28" original="E399.-47d3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://tragedy" title="tragedy definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4da5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-72bc" id="comedy__29" original="E399.-47d2"><span class="xh" id="comedy__30"> tragedy </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.719c" id="comedy__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comedy" title="comedy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.719d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabb88d0.7f9d" id="comedy__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comedy__33"> comedy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comfort
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4da3" hm="1" id="comfort1" original="E399.-4712" sum="1395"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4da2" id="comfort1__1" original="E399.-4711"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4da1" id="comfort1__2" original="E399.-4710"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comfort <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d95" id="comfort1__7" original="E399.-46f9"><span class="pos" id="comfort1__8" original="E399.-46f8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d0f" eid="comfort1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-50" geo="br" id="comfort1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comfort1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmfət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comfo/comfort__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfort__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comfort__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-4c" geo="n_am" id="comfort1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comfort1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmfərt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comfo/comfort__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfort__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comfort__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d93" id="comfort1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d92" id="comfort1__15" original="E399.-46ea"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d91" id="comfort1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comfort1__17" original="E399.-46e8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="comfort1__18" original="E399.-46e7"> the state of being physically relaxed and free from pain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d8e" id="comfort1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d8d" id="comfort1__20" original="E85b.7790"><span class="x" id="comfort1__21" original="E85b.7791"> Mass-produced cars offer acceptable levels of comfort and reliability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d8b" id="comfort1__22" original="E85b.7793"><span class="cf" id="comfort1__23" original="E4c7.-777d"> the <span class="exp" id="comfort1__24"> comfort </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="comfort1__25" original="E85b.7794"> Some patients prefer to take their blood pressure in the comfort of their own home. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d87" id="comfort1__26" original="E85b.7795"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d86" id="comfort1__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comfort1__28" original="E85b.7797"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="comfort1__29" original="E85b.7798"> the state of having a pleasant life, with everything that you need </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d83" id="comfort1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d82" id="comfort1__31" original="E85b.7799"><span class="x" id="comfort1__32" original="E85b.779a"> She appears to be tempted by the life of comfort Grover offers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d80" id="comfort1__33" original="E399.-46e6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d7f" id="comfort1__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comfort1__35" original="E399.-46e4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="comfort1__36" original="E399.-46e3"> a feeling of not suffering or worrying so much; a feeling of being less unhappy </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d7c" id="comfort1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d7b" id="comfort1__38" original="E85b.779b"><span class="x" id="comfort1__39" original="E85b.779c"> For many people, prayer is a source of comfort and strength. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d79" id="comfort1__40" original="E85b.779e"><span class="cf" id="comfort1__41" original="E85b.779d"> take <span class="exp" id="comfort1__42"> comfort </span> from/in something </span><span class="x" id="comfort1__43" original="E85b.779f"> It is possible to take comfort in the fact that some societies have coped well with large-scale population growth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d75" id="comfort1__44" original="E85b.77a1"><span class="cf" id="comfort1__45" original="E85b.77a0"> it is some/little/no <span class="exp" id="comfort1__46"> comfort </span> to somebody (that…) </span><span class="x" id="comfort1__47" original="E85b.77a2"> It was no comfort to the company that their accusers were proved wrong. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d71" id="comfort1__48" original="E399.-46df"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d70" id="comfort1__49"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="comfort1__50" original="E399.-46dd"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="comfort1__51" original="E85b.77a3"><span class="exp" id="comfort1__52"> comfort </span> (to somebody) </span><span class="def" id="comfort1__53" original="E399.-46dc"> a person or thing that helps you when you are suffering, worried or unhappy </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d6b" id="comfort1__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d6a" id="comfort1__55" original="E85b.77a4"><span class="x" id="comfort1__56" original="E85b.77a5"> He was a great comfort to her. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d68" id="comfort1__57" original="E85b.77a6"><span class="x" id="comfort1__58" original="E85b.77a7"> The knowledge that he had been affected would be a comfort and inspiration to others suffering from the syndrome. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d66" id="comfort1__59" original="E399.-46d8"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d65" id="comfort1__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="comfort1__61" original="E399.-46d6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="comfort1__62" original="E399.-46d5"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="comfort1__63" original="E85b.77a8"><span class="exp" id="comfort1__64"> comfort </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="comfort1__65" original="E399.-46d4"> a thing that makes your life easier or more comfortable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d5f" id="comfort1__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d5e" id="comfort1__67" original="E85b.77a9"><span class="x" id="comfort1__68" original="E85b.77aa"> Those interviewed desired the comforts and security of middle-class America. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.71bc" id="comfort1__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comfort_1" title="comfort definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.71bd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7f50" id="comfort1__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comfort1__71"> comfort </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d5c" hm="2" id="comfort2" original="E399.-46d0" sum="379"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d5b" id="comfort2__1" original="E399.-46cf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d5a" id="comfort2__2" original="E399.-46ce"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comfort <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d4c" id="comfort2__9" original="E399.-46c3"><span class="pos" id="comfort2__10" original="E399.-46c2"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d18" eid="comfort2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-48" geo="br" id="comfort2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comfort2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmfət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comfo/comfort__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfort__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comfort__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.-44" geo="n_am" id="comfort2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comfort2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmfərt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comfo/comfort__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfort__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comfort__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d4a" id="comfort2__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d49" id="comfort2__17" original="E399.-4699"><span class="cf" id="comfort2__18" original="E399.-4697"><span class="exp" id="comfort2__19"> comfort </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="comfort2__20" original="E399.-4698"> to make somebody who is worried or unhappy feel better by being kind and sympathetic towards them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d45" id="comfort2__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d44" id="comfort2__22" original="E85b.77ab"><span class="x" id="comfort2__23" original="E85b.77ac"> Guidance is given to caregivers on ways to comfort children who have been victims of hate. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.720a" id="comfort2__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comfort_1" title="comfort definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.720b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7f50" id="comfort2__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comfort2__26"> comfort </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comfortable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d42" id="comfortable" original="E399.-4695" sum="1133"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d41" id="comfortable__1" original="E399.-4694"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d40" id="comfortable__2" original="E399.-4693"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comfortable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d32" id="comfortable__4" original="E399.-468b"><span class="pos" id="comfortable__5" original="E399.-468a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d3e" eid="comfortable__6" original="E399.-4691" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1162" geo="br" id="comfortable__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comfortable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmftəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comfo/comfortable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfortable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comfortable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1165" geo="n_am" id="comfortable__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comfortable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmftəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comfo/comfortable__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfortable__us_4.ogg" href="sound://comfortable__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1168" geo="br" id="comfortable__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="comfortable__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmfətəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comfo/comfortable__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfortable__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://comfortable__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.116c" geo="n_am" id="comfortable__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="comfortable__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmfərtəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comfo/comfortable__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfortable__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://comfortable__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d30" id="comfortable__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d2f" id="comfortable__16" original="E399.-467e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="comfortable__17" original="E85b.77b6"><span class="exp" id="comfortable__18"> comfortable </span> (with somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="comfortable__19" original="E399.-467d"> confident and not worried or afraid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d2b" id="comfortable__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d2a" id="comfortable__21" original="E85b.77b7"><span class="x" id="comfortable__22" original="E85b.77b8"> Younger people tend to be more comfortable with the latest technology. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d28" id="comfortable__23" original="E399.-467c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncomfortable" title="uncomfortable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d27" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4ac1" id="comfortable__24" original="E399.-467b"><span class="xh" id="comfortable__25"> uncomfortable </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d25" id="comfortable__26" original="E399.-4683"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="comfortable__27" original="E399.-4682"> feeling physically relaxed in a pleasant way; warm enough, without pain, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d23" id="comfortable__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d22" id="comfortable__29" original="E85b.77b1"><span class="x" id="comfortable__30" original="E85b.77b2"> If the child is comfortable (often on a parent's knee), the child and parent will be more relaxed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d20" id="comfortable__31" original="E85c.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="comfortable__32" original="E85c.-7f1a"> The patient should be placed in a comfortable position. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d1e" id="comfortable__33" original="E399.-4681" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncomfortable" title="uncomfortable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d1d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4ac1" id="comfortable__34" original="E399.-4680"><span class="xh" id="comfortable__35"> uncomfortable </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d1b" id="comfortable__36" original="E399.-4689"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d1a" id="comfortable__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="comfortable__38" original="E399.-4688"> of clothes, furniture, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="comfortable__39" original="E399.-4687"> making you feel physically relaxed; pleasant to wear, sit on, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d17" id="comfortable__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d16" id="comfortable__41" original="E85b.77af"><span class="x" id="comfortable__42" original="E85b.77b0"> Comfortable shoes can help but are not acceptable for some patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d14" id="comfortable__43" original="E85b.77ad"><span class="x" id="comfortable__44" original="E85b.77ae"> Improvements were made to the rooms, including more comfortable chairs and beds. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d12" id="comfortable__45" original="E399.-4686" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncomfortable" title="uncomfortable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d11" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4ac1" id="comfortable__46" original="E399.-4685"><span class="xh" id="comfortable__47"> uncomfortable </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d0f" id="comfortable__48" original="E399.-4679"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="comfortable__49" original="E399.-4678"> having enough money to buy what you want without worrying too much about the cost </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d0d" id="comfortable__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d0c" id="comfortable__51" original="E85b.77b9"><span class="x" id="comfortable__52" original="E85b.77ba"> Teachers' salaries are seldom sufficient for them to have comfortable lives. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d0a" id="comfortable__53" original="E399.-4677"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="comfortable__54" original="E399.-4676"> quite large; allowing you to win easily </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d08" id="comfortable__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d07" id="comfortable__56" original="E85b.77c0"><span class="x" id="comfortable__57" original="E85b.77c1"> They believe that Labour will have a comfortable majority over the Conservatives. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.722a" id="comfortable__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comfortable" title="comfortable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.722b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7eb6" id="comfortable__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comfortable__60"> comfortable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comfortably
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d05" id="comfortably" original="E399.-4675" sum="943"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d04" id="comfortably__1" original="E399.-4674"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d03" id="comfortably__2" original="E399.-4673"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comfortably </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cf5" id="comfortably__4" original="E399.-466b"><span class="pos" id="comfortably__5" original="E399.-466a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d01" eid="comfortably__6" original="E399.-4671" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1bd" geo="br" id="comfortably__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comfortably__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmftəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comfo/comfortably__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfortably__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comfortably__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1c0" geo="n_am" id="comfortably__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comfortably__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmftəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comfo/comfortably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfortably__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comfortably__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1c3" geo="br" id="comfortably__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="comfortably__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmfətəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comfo/comfortably__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfortably__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://comfortably__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1c7" geo="n_am" id="comfortably__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="comfortably__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmfərtəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comfo/comfortably__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comfo/comfortably__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://comfortably__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cf3" id="comfortably__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cf2" id="comfortably__16" original="E399.-4667"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="comfortably__17" original="E399.-4666"> with no problem </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cf0" id="comfortably__18" original="E399.-4665" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://easily" title="easily definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cef" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.15c6" id="comfortably__19" original="E399.-4664"><span class="xh" id="comfortably__20"> easily </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ced" id="comfortably__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cec" id="comfortably__22" original="E85c.-7f13"><span class="x" id="comfortably__23" original="E85c.-7f12"> One of these new reactors would be small enough to fit comfortably inside a modestly sized house. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cea" id="comfortably__24" original="E399.-4669"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="comfortably__25" original="E399.-4668"> in a way that feels physically relaxed and pleasant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ce8" id="comfortably__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ce7" id="comfortably__27" original="E85c.-7f11"><span class="x" id="comfortably__28" original="E85c.-7f10"> With their subjects sitting comfortably, they record the electrical activity of the brain. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ce5" id="comfortably__29" original="E85c.-7f0f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="comfortably__30" original="E85c.-7f0e"> with enough money to buy what you want without worrying too much about the cost </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ce3" id="comfortably__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ce2" id="comfortably__32" original="E85c.-7f0d"><span class="x" id="comfortably__33" original="E85c.-7f0c"> Others lived comfortably in retirement as country squires. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ce0" id="comfortably__34" original="E85c.-7f0b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="comfortably__35" original="E85c.-7f0a"> in a confident way without being worried or afraid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cde" id="comfortably__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cdd" id="comfortably__37" original="E85c.-7f09"><span class="x" id="comfortably__38" original="E85c.-7f08"> Some health topics may be too embarrassing for them to comfortably discuss with parents and medical professionals. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cdb" id="comfortably__39" original="E399.-4662"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cda" id="comfortably__40" original="E399.-4661" sk="comfortablyoff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cd9" id="comfortably__41"><span class="idm" id="comfortably__42" original="E399.-4660"> comfortably off </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cd7" id="comfortably__43"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cd6" id="comfortably__44"><span class="def" id="comfortably__45" original="E399.-465f"> having enough money to buy what you want without worrying too much about the cost </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cd4" id="comfortably__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cd3" id="comfortably__47" original="E85c.-7f07"><span class="x" id="comfortably__48" original="E85c.-7f06"> It seems sensible to assume that those with rich graves were comfortably off in life too. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.726d" id="comfortably__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comfortably" title="comfortably definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.726e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7e5f" id="comfortably__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comfortably__51"> comfortably </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cd1" id="comic" original="E399.-45e3" sum="522"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cd0" id="comic__1" original="E399.-45e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ccf" id="comic__2" original="E399.-45e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cc4" id="comic__6" original="E399.-45d8"><span class="pos" id="comic__7" original="E399.-45d7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d21" eid="comic__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.33e" geo="br" id="comic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comic__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comic/comic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comic/comic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.341" geo="n_am" id="comic__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comic__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comic/comic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comic/comic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cc2" id="comic__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cc1" id="comic__14" original="E399.-45d6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="comic__15" original="E399.-45d5"> funny and making you laugh </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cbf" id="comic__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cbe" id="comic__17" original="E896.7b90"><span class="x" id="comic__18" original="E896.7b91"> The comic effect of the scene derives from Harold's embarrassment in front of the doctor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cbc" id="comic__19" original="E896.7b92"><span class="x" id="comic__20" original="E896.7b93"> Don DeLillo's ‘End Zone’ is a first-person comic novel set in west Texas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cba" id="comic__21" original="E399.-45d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cb9" id="comic__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="comic__23" original="E399.-45d2"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="comic__24" original="E399.-45d1"> connected with <a class="ndv" href="entry://comedy" id="comic__25"> comedy </a> (= entertainment that is funny and makes people laugh) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cb5" id="comic__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cb4" id="comic__27" original="E896.7b94"><span class="x" id="comic__28" original="E896.7b95"> These comic poets were making a satirical point. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cb2" id="comic__29" original="E896.7b96"><span class="x" id="comic__30" original="E896.7b97"> Both contributed to the development of the European comic tradition. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.72a1" id="comic__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comic_1" title="comic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.72a2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7d88" id="comic__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comic__33"> comic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coming
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cb0" id="coming" original="E399.-4585" sum="476"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4caf" id="coming__1" original="E399.-4584"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4cae" id="coming__2" original="E399.-4583"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coming </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ca3" id="coming__7" original="E399.-457a"><span class="pos" id="coming__8" original="E399.-4579"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d28" eid="coming__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4b2" geo="br" id="coming__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coming__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comin/coming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comin/coming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4b5" geo="n_am" id="coming__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coming__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comin/coming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comin/coming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ca1" id="coming__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ca0" id="coming__15" original="E399.-4578"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c9f" id="coming__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="coming__17" original="E399.-4576"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="coming__18" original="E399.-4575"> the <span class="exp" id="coming__19"> coming </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="coming__20" original="E399.-4574"> the time when somebody/something arrives or something happens, or when something new begins </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c9a" id="coming__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c99" id="coming__22" original="E85c.-7e6d"><span class="x" id="coming__23" original="E85c.-7e6c"> John is a prophetic figure who baptizes in water in order to prepare the way for the coming of Jesus. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c97" id="coming__24" original="E85c.-7e6b"><span class="x" id="coming__25" original="E85c.-7e6a"> Until the coming of the Industrial Revolution, environmental degradation was slow, occurring over thousands of years. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.72c6" id="coming__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coming_1" title="coming definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.72c7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7cfb" id="coming__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coming__28"> coming </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comma
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c95" id="comma" original="E399.-454f" sum="274"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c94" id="comma__1" original="E399.-454e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c93" id="comma__2" original="E399.-454d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comma </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c87" id="comma__7" original="E399.-4545"><span class="pos" id="comma__8" original="E399.-4544"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d2f" eid="comma__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.699" geo="br" id="comma__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comma__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/comma__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/comma__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comma__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69c" geo="n_am" id="comma__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comma__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/comma__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/comma__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comma__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c85" id="comma__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c84" id="comma__15" original="E399.-4543"><span class="def" id="comma__16" original="E399.-4542"> the mark ( , ) used to separate the items in a list or to show where there is a slight pause in a sentence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c82" id="comma__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c81" id="comma__18" original="E586.-49a3"><span class="x" id="comma__19" original="E586.-49a2"> A comma may also be used before a short quotation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.72e5" id="comma__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comma" title="comma definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.72e6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7cb1" id="comma__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comma__22"> comma </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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command
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c7f" hm="1" id="command1" original="E399.-453e" sum="1726"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c7e" id="command1__1" original="E399.-453d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c7d" id="command1__2" original="E399.-453c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> command <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c71" id="command1__7" original="E399.-4531"><span class="pos" id="command1__8" original="E399.-4530"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d36" eid="command1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.12cf" geo="br" id="command1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/command__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/command__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://command__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.12d2" geo="n_am" id="command1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/command__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/command__us_2.ogg" href="sound://command__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c6f" id="command1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c6e" id="command1__15" original="E399.-4527"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c6d" id="command1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="command1__17" original="E399.-4525"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="command1__18" original="E85c.-7b19"><span class="exp" id="command1__19"> command </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="command1__20" original="E399.-4524"> control and authority over a situation or a group of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c68" id="command1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c67" id="command1__22" original="E85c.-7b18"><span class="x" id="command1__23" original="E85c.-7b17"> In the eighteenth century, the French, Spanish and British navies fought for command of sea lanes to the Caribbean. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c65" id="command1__24" original="E85c.-7b15"><span class="cf" id="command1__25" original="E85c.-7b16"> have <span class="exp" id="command1__26"> command </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="command1__27" original="E85c.-7b14"> Under the constitution, the emperor alone had supreme command of the military forces. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c61" id="command1__28" original="E85c.-7b12"><span class="cf" id="command1__29" original="E85c.-7b13"> take <span class="exp" id="command1__30"> command </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="command1__31" original="E85c.-7b11"> He took virtual command of foreign policy soon after he became Prime Minister in 1937. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c5d" id="command1__32" original="E85c.-7b0d"><span class="cf" id="command1__33" original="E85c.-7b10"> in <span class="exp" id="command1__34"> command </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="command1__35" original="E85c.-7b0c"> Mao Zedong was put in command of a force to invade Hunan and Hubei. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c59" id="command1__36" original="E85c.-7b0a"><span class="cf" id="command1__37" original="E85c.-7b0b"> under the <span class="exp" id="command1__38"> command </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="command1__39" original="E85c.-7b09"> The troops were under the command of the Duke of Wellington. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c55" id="command1__40" original="E399.-4518"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c54" id="command1__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="command1__42" original="E399.-4515"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="command1__43" original="E399.-4516"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="command1__44" original="E399.-4514"><span class="exp" id="command1__45"> command </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="command1__46" original="E399.-4513"> your knowledge of something; your ability to do or use something, especially a language </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c4e" id="command1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c4d" id="command1__48" original="E85c.-7b06"><span class="x" id="command1__49" original="E85c.-7b05"> Such jobs required good command of the Russian language. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c4b" id="command1__50" original="E85c.-7b08"><span class="x" id="command1__51" original="E85c.-7b07"> Nobody can hope to understand these economic phenomena without an adequate command of historical facts. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c49" id="command1__52" original="E399.-452f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c48" id="command1__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="command1__54" original="E399.-452d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="command1__55" original="E399.-452c"> an order given to a person or an animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c45" id="command1__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c44" id="command1__57" original="E85c.-7b04"><span class="x" id="command1__58" original="E85c.-7b03"> Robinson was court-martialled for disobeying a lawful command given by an officer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c42" id="command1__59" original="E399.-452b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c41" id="command1__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="command1__61" original="E399.-4529"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="command1__62" original="E399.-4528"> an instruction causing a computer to perform a function </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c3e" id="command1__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c3d" id="command1__64" original="E85c.-7b02"><span class="x" id="command1__65" original="E85c.-7b01"> If a particular command results in an error, the user is informed of this by the operating system. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c3b" id="command1__66" original="E399.-4512"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c3a" id="command1__67" original="E399.-4511" sk="atcommand"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c39" id="command1__68"><span class="idm" id="command1__69" original="E399.-4510"> at your command </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c37" id="command1__70"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c36" id="command1__71"><span class="def" id="command1__72" original="E399.-450f"> if you have a skill or an amount of something <span class="dh" id="command1__73" original="E399.-450e"> at your command </span> , you are able to use it well and completely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c33" id="command1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c32" id="command1__75" original="E85c.-7af4"><span class="x" id="command1__76" original="E85c.-7af3"> These writers have gifts at their command that allow us to see the past in new ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c30" id="command1__77" original="E85c.-7af2"><span class="x" id="command1__78" original="E85c.-7af1"> The authority will have to decide how the resources at its command are to be employed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.72fe" id="command1__79" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://command_1" title="command definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.72ff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7c9a" id="command1__80" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="command1__81"> command </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c2e" hm="2" id="command2" original="E399.-4503" sum="1601"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c2d" id="command2__1" original="E399.-4502"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c2c" id="command2__2" original="E399.-4501"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> command <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4c1e" id="command2__9" original="E399.-44f6"><span class="pos" id="command2__10" original="E399.-44f5"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d3d" eid="command2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.12d5" geo="br" id="command2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/command__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/command__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://command__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.12d8" geo="n_am" id="command2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/command__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/command__us_2.ogg" href="sound://command__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-11e7" id="command2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5145" form="root" id="command2__17"><span class="vp" id="command2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> command </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5147" eid="command2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5148" geo="br" id="command2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/command__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/command__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://command__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.514b" geo="n_am" id="command2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/command__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/command__us_2.ogg" href="sound://command__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.514e" form="thirdps" id="command2__24"><span class="vp" id="command2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> commands </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5150" eid="command2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5151" geo="br" id="command2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/commands__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commands__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commands__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5154" geo="n_am" id="command2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmændz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/commands__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commands__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commands__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5157" form="past" id="command2__31"><span class="vp" id="command2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> commanded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5159" eid="command2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.515a" geo="br" id="command2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/commanded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commanded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commanded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.515d" geo="n_am" id="command2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/commanded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commanded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commanded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5160" form="pastpart" id="command2__38"><span class="vp" id="command2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> commanded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5162" eid="command2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5163" geo="br" id="command2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/commanded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commanded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commanded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5166" geo="n_am" id="command2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/commanded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commanded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commanded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5169" form="prespart" id="command2__45"><span class="vp" id="command2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> commanding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.516b" eid="command2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.516c" geo="br" id="command2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/commanding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commanding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commanding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5170" geo="n_am" id="command2__50" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmændɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/commanding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commanding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commanding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bed" id="command2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bec" id="command2__53" original="E399.-44d8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4beb" id="command2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="command2__55" original="E399.-44d6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4be9" id="command2__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="command2__57" original="E399.-44d5"> of somebody in a position of authority </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="command2__58" original="E399.-44d4"> to tell somebody to do something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4be6" id="command2__59" original="E399.-44d3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://order2" title="order2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4be5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.67c5" id="command2__60" original="E399.-44d2"><span class="xh" id="command2__61"> order </span><span class="xhm" id="command2__62"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4be2" id="command2__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4be1" id="command2__64" original="E85c.-7ae9"><span class="cf" id="command2__65" original="E399.-44d0"><span class="exp" id="command2__66"> command </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="command2__67" original="E85c.-7ae8"> Abraham was commanded by God to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bdd" id="command2__68" original="E85c.-7ae7"><span class="cf" id="command2__69" original="E399.-44cd"><span class="exp" id="command2__70"> command </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="command2__71" original="E85c.-7ae6"> Caesar commanded that they be put to death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bd9" id="command2__72" original="E85c.-7ae5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bd8" id="command2__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="command2__74" original="E85c.-7ae3"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="command2__75" original="E85c.-7ae2"> Caesar commanded that they should be put to death. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bd5" id="command2__76" original="E399.-44c9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bd4" id="command2__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="command2__78" original="E399.-44c7"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="command2__79" original="E399.-44c6"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="command2__80" original="E399.-44c5"><span class="exp" id="command2__81"> command </span> (somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="command2__82" original="E399.-44c4"> to be in charge of a group of people in the army, navy, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bce" id="command2__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bcd" id="command2__84" original="E85c.-7ae1"><span class="x" id="command2__85" original="E85c.-7ae0"> General Wesley Clark commanded NATO forces during the conflict. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bcb" id="command2__86" original="E399.-44c3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bca" id="command2__87"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="command2__88" original="E399.-44c1"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="command2__89" original="E399.-44c0"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="command2__90" original="E399.-44bf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="command2__91" original="E399.-44be"><span class="exp" id="command2__92"> command </span> something </span><span class="def" id="command2__93" original="E399.-44bd"> to deserve and get something because of the special qualities you have </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bc3" id="command2__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bc2" id="command2__95" original="E85c.-7aeb"><span class="x" id="command2__96" original="E85c.-7aea"> His opinions commanded the attention of many when he first expressed them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bc0" id="command2__97" original="E858.-52c3"><span class="x" id="command2__98" original="E858.-52c2"> The legislation will not be passed unless it can command widespread support. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bbe" id="command2__99" original="E399.-44b3"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bbd" id="command2__100"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="command2__101" original="E399.-44b1"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="command2__102" original="E399.-44b0"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="command2__103" original="E399.-44af"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="command2__104" original="E399.-44ae"><span class="exp" id="command2__105"> command </span> something </span><span class="def" id="command2__106" original="E399.-44ab"> to be in a strong enough position to have or get something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bb6" id="command2__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bb5" id="command2__108" original="E85c.-7adf"><span class="x" id="command2__109" original="E85c.-7ade"> No one party could command a majority in the House of Commons. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bb3" id="command2__110" original="E85c.-7add"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bb2" id="command2__111"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="command2__112" original="E85c.-7adb"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="command2__113" original="E85c.-7ada"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="command2__114" original="E85c.-7ad9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="command2__115" original="E85c.-7ad8"><span class="exp" id="command2__116"> command </span> something </span><span class="def" id="command2__117" original="E85c.-7ad7"> to have something available for use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4bab" id="command2__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4baa" id="command2__119" original="E85c.-7ad6"><span class="x" id="command2__120" original="E85c.-7ad5"> The state commanded large-scale resources such as publicly owned industries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ba8" id="command2__121" original="E399.-44bc"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ba7" id="command2__122"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="command2__123" original="E399.-44ba"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="command2__124" original="E399.-44b9"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="command2__125" original="E399.-44b8"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="command2__126" original="E399.-44b7"><span class="exp" id="command2__127"> command </span> something </span><span class="def" id="command2__128" original="E399.-44b4"> to be in a position from where you can see or control something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ba0" id="command2__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b9f" id="command2__130" original="E85c.-7ad4"><span class="x" id="command2__131" original="E85c.-7ad3"> The site was located on top of a hill commanding a panoramic view. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7385" id="command2__132" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://command_1" title="command definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7386" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7c9a" id="command2__133" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="command2__134"> command </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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command economy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b9d" id="command-economy" original="E399.-4490" sum="174"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b9c" id="command-economy__1" original="E399.-448f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b9b" id="command-economy__2" original="E399.-448e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> command economy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b94" id="command-economy__4" original="E399.-4489"><span class="pos" id="command-economy__5" original="E399.-4488"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72c2" eid="command-economy__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.885" geo="br" id="command-economy__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command-economy__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmɑːnd ɪˈkɒnəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/command_economy_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/command_economy_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://command_economy_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.888" geo="n_am" id="command-economy__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="command-economy__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmænd ɪˈkɑːnəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/command_economy_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/command_economy_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://command_economy_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b92" id="command-economy__11" original="E399.-4487" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://planned-economy" title="planned economy definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b91" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-35fb" id="command-economy__12" original="E399.-4486"><span class="xh" id="command-economy__13"> planned economy </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.73e8" id="command-economy__14" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://command-economy" title="command economy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.73e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7b70" id="command-economy__15" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="command-economy__16"> command economy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commander
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b8f" id="commander" original="E399.-4454" sum="388"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b8e" id="commander__1" original="E399.-4453"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b8d" id="commander__2" original="E399.-4452"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commander </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b81" id="commander__7" original="E399.-444a"><span class="pos" id="commander__8" original="E399.-4449"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d44" eid="commander__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.93a" geo="br" id="commander__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commander__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːndə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/commander__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commander__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commander__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.93e" geo="n_am" id="commander__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commander__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmændər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/commander__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commander__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commander__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b7f" id="commander__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b7e" id="commander__15" original="E399.-4448"><span class="cf" id="commander__16" original="E85c.-7acf"><span class="exp" id="commander__17"> commander </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="commander__18" original="E399.-4447"> a person who is in charge of something, especially an officer in charge of a particular group of soldiers or a military operation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b7a" id="commander__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b79" id="commander__20" original="E85c.-7ace"><span class="x" id="commander__21" original="E85c.-7acd"> This plan was submitted by the commander of the south-western armies, Brusilov. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.73fd" id="commander__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commander" title="commander definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.73fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7b34" id="commander__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commander__24"> commander </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commandment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b77" id="commandment" original="E399.-4402" sum="331"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b76" id="commandment__1" original="E399.-4401"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b75" id="commandment__2" original="E399.-4400"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commandment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b69" id="commandment__7" original="E399.-43f8"><span class="pos" id="commandment__8" original="E399.-43f7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d4d" eid="commandment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.9d2" geo="br" id="commandment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commandment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːndmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comma/commandment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commandment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commandment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.9d6" geo="n_am" id="commandment__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commandment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmændmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comma/commandment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comma/commandment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commandment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b67" id="commandment__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b66" id="commandment__15" original="E399.-43f6"><span class="def" id="commandment__16" original="E399.-43f5"> a law given by God, especially any of <span class="ve" id="commandment__17" original="E399.-43f4"> the Ten Commandments </span> given to the Jews in the Bible </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b63" id="commandment__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b62" id="commandment__19" original="E85c.-7acc"><span class="x" id="commandment__20" original="E85c.-7acb"> The entire treatise begins with a citation of the first and second commandments. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.741a" id="commandment__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commandment" title="commandment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.741b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7abb" id="commandment__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commandment__23"> commandment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b60" id="commence" original="E399.-4366" sum="512"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b5f" id="commence__1" original="E399.-4365"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b5e" id="commence__2" original="E399.-4364"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b51" id="commence__9" original="E399.-435a"><span class="pos" id="commence__10" original="E399.-4359"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d56" eid="commence__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c76" geo="br" id="commence__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commence__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commence__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commence__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c79" geo="n_am" id="commence__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-11b7" id="commence__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c7c" form="root" id="commence__17"><span class="vp" id="commence__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> commence </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c7e" eid="commence__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c7f" geo="br" id="commence__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commence__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commence__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commence__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c82" geo="n_am" id="commence__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c85" form="thirdps" id="commence__24"><span class="vp" id="commence__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> commences </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c87" eid="commence__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c88" geo="br" id="commence__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmensɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commences__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commences__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commences__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c8b" geo="n_am" id="commence__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmensɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commences__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commences__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commences__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c8e" form="past" id="commence__31"><span class="vp" id="commence__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> commenced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c90" eid="commence__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c91" geo="br" id="commence__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commenced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commenced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commenced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c94" geo="n_am" id="commence__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commenced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commenced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commenced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c97" form="pastpart" id="commence__38"><span class="vp" id="commence__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> commenced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c99" eid="commence__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c9a" geo="br" id="commence__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commenced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commenced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commenced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.c9d" geo="n_am" id="commence__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commenced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commenced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commenced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ca0" form="prespart" id="commence__45"><span class="vp" id="commence__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> commencing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ca2" eid="commence__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ca3" geo="br" id="commence__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmensɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commencing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commencing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commencing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ca6" geo="n_am" id="commence__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commence__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmensɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commencing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commencing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commencing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b25" id="commence__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="commence__53" original="E399.-433a"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="commence__54" original="E399.-433b"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b22" id="commence__55"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="commence__56" original="E8b9.-7adf" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b20" id="commence__57"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b1f" id="commence__58" original="E399.-4338"><span class="def" id="commence__59" original="E399.-4337"> to begin something; to begin to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b1d" id="commence__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b1c" id="commence__61" original="E8b9.-7ade"><span class="cf" id="commence__62" original="E399.-4335"><span class="exp" id="commence__63"> commence </span> (something) </span><span class="x" id="commence__64" original="E8b9.-7add"> The bank commenced proceedings to sell the property. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b18" id="commence__65" original="E870.-6fc4"><span class="x" id="commence__66" original="E870.-6fc3"> A public inquiry is due to commence on the 16th. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b16" id="commence__67" original="E870.-6fc0"><span class="cf" id="commence__68" original="E399.-4336"><span class="exp" id="commence__69"> commence </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="commence__70" original="E870.-6fbf"> The chapter commences with a brief consideration of communication theory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b12" id="commence__71" original="E870.-6fbc"><span class="cf" id="commence__72" original="E399.-4334"><span class="exp" id="commence__73"> commence </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="commence__74" original="E870.-6fbb"> She commenced working on the project in 1980. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.746a" id="commence__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commence" title="commence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.746b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-79f0" id="commence__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commence__77"> commence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commencement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b0e" id="commencement" original="E399.-4332" sum="266"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b0d" id="commencement__1" original="E399.-4331"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b0c" id="commencement__2" original="E399.-4330"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commencement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4b01" id="commencement__7" original="E399.-4328"><span class="pos" id="commencement__8" original="E399.-4327"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d5d" eid="commencement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.d2d" geo="br" id="commencement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commencement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmensmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commencement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commencement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commencement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.d30" geo="n_am" id="commencement__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commencement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmensmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commencement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commencement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commencement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4aff" id="commencement__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commencement__15" original="E399.-4325"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commencement__16" original="E399.-4324"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="commencement__17" original="E399.-4323"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commencement__18" original="E8b9.-7adc"><span class="exp" id="commencement__19"> commencement </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4af9" id="commencement__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="commencement__21" original="E399.-4320" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4af7" id="commencement__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4af6" id="commencement__23" original="E399.-4322"><span class="def" id="commencement__24" original="E399.-431f"> beginning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4af4" id="commencement__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4af3" id="commencement__26" original="E870.-6ee2"><span class="x" id="commencement__27" original="E870.-6ee1"> The length of time between disease onset and the commencement of treatment was crucial. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7497" id="commencement__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commencement" title="commencement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7498" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-79a3" id="commencement__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commencement__30"> commencement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4af1" hm="1" id="comment1" original="E399.-427b" sum="700"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4af0" id="comment1__1" original="E399.-427a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4aef" id="comment1__2" original="E399.-4279"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comment <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ae1" id="comment1__9" original="E399.-426e"><span class="pos" id="comment1__10" original="E399.-426d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d64" eid="comment1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.fe2" geo="br" id="comment1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/comment__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/comment__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://comment__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.fe6" geo="n_am" id="comment1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/comment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/comment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4adf" id="comment1__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ade" id="comment1__17" original="E399.-426c"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4add" id="comment1__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="comment1__19" original="E399.-426a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comment1__20" original="E399.-4269"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="comment1__21" original="E399.-4267"> something that you say or write that gives an opinion on or explains somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ad9" id="comment1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ad8" id="comment1__23" original="E838.-78e3"><span class="x" id="comment1__24" original="E838.-78e2"> Comments posted on the website indicated widespread public dissatisfaction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ad6" id="comment1__25" original="E8b9.-7423"><span class="x" id="comment1__26" original="E8b9.-7422"> Government policy in this area has attracted adverse comment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ad4" id="comment1__27" original="E8b9.-7420"><span class="cf" id="comment1__28" original="E8b9.-7421"><span class="exp" id="comment1__29"> comment </span> on somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="comment1__30" original="E8b9.-741f"> I would like to thank Eileen Abbott for her helpful comments on the first draft. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ad0" id="comment1__31" original="E838.-78e1"><span class="x" id="comment1__32" original="E838.-78e0"> For further comment on this issue, see Clarke (2011). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ace" id="comment1__33" original="E838.-78e5"><span class="cf" id="comment1__34" original="E8b9.-741e"><span class="exp" id="comment1__35"> comment </span> about somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="comment1__36" original="E838.-78e4"> One soldier was imprisoned for making a critical comment about the president. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.74b4" id="comment1__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comment_1" title="comment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.74b5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-78a8" id="comment1__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comment1__39"> comment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4aca" hm="2" id="comment2" original="E399.-4259" sum="561"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ac9" id="comment2__1" original="E399.-4258"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ac8" id="comment2__2" original="E399.-4257"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comment <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4aba" id="comment2__9" original="E399.-424c"><span class="pos" id="comment2__10" original="E399.-424b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d6d" eid="comment2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1019" geo="br" id="comment2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/comment__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/comment__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://comment__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.101d" geo="n_am" id="comment2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/comment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/comment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1189" id="comment2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.fea" form="root" id="comment2__17"><span class="vp" id="comment2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> comment </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.fec" eid="comment2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.fed" geo="br" id="comment2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/comment__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/comment__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://comment__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ff1" geo="n_am" id="comment2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/comment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/comment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ff5" form="thirdps" id="comment2__24"><span class="vp" id="comment2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> comments </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ff7" eid="comment2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ff8" geo="br" id="comment2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒments <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/comments__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/comments__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comments__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ffb" geo="n_am" id="comment2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːments <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/comments__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/comments__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comments__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.ffe" form="past" id="comment2__31"><span class="vp" id="comment2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> commented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1000" eid="comment2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1001" geo="br" id="comment2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1004" geo="n_am" id="comment2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1007" form="pastpart" id="comment2__38"><span class="vp" id="comment2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> commented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1009" eid="comment2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.100a" geo="br" id="comment2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.100d" geo="n_am" id="comment2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1010" form="prespart" id="comment2__45"><span class="vp" id="comment2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> commenting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1012" eid="comment2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1013" geo="br" id="comment2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commenting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commenting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commenting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1016" geo="n_am" id="comment2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comment2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commenting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commenting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commenting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a89" id="comment2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a88" id="comment2__53" original="E399.-422e"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a87" id="comment2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="comment2__55" original="E399.-422c"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="comment2__56" original="E399.-422b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="comment2__57" original="E399.-4229"> to express an opinion about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a83" id="comment2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a82" id="comment2__59" original="E838.-7873"><span class="cf" id="comment2__60" original="E399.-422a"><span class="exp" id="comment2__61"> comment </span> on/upon something </span><span class="x" id="comment2__62" original="E838.-7872"> The unions demanded an opportunity to comment on the proposals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a7e" id="comment2__63" original="E838.-786f"><span class="cf" id="comment2__64" original="E399.-4228"><span class="exp" id="comment2__65"> comment </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="comment2__66" original="E838.-786e"> This point is made very clearly by Campbell (1999), who comments that there are still serious concerns among managers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a7a" id="comment2__67" original="E838.-786d"><span class="cf" id="comment2__68" original="E399.-4227"> + speech </span><span class="x" id="comment2__69" original="E838.-786c"> One factory owner commented sadly: ‘We suffer from the legacy of the colonial days.’ </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7511" id="comment2__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comment_1" title="comment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7512" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-78a8" id="comment2__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comment2__72"> comment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commentary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a77" id="commentary" original="E399.-4226" sum="672"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a76" id="commentary__1" original="E399.-4225"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a75" id="commentary__2" original="E399.-4224"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commentary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a69" id="commentary__7" original="E399.-421c"><span class="pos" id="commentary__8" original="E399.-421b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d76" eid="commentary__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.110b" geo="br" id="commentary__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commentary__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒməntri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commentary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commentary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commentary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.110e" geo="n_am" id="commentary__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commentary__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmənteri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commentary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commentary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commentary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a67" id="commentary__14" original="E399.-421a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a64" form="pl" id="commentary__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="commentary__16" original="E399.-4216"> commentaries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a62" id="commentary__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a61" id="commentary__18" original="E399.-420f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a60" id="commentary__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commentary__20" original="E399.-420d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commentary__21" original="E399.-4215"><span class="exp" id="commentary__22"> commentary </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="commentary__23" original="E399.-420c"> a written explanation or discussion of something such as a theory or book </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a5b" id="commentary__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a5a" id="commentary__25" original="E838.-7813"><span class="x" id="commentary__26" original="E838.-7812"> She has written numerous commentaries on biblical texts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a58" id="commentary__27" original="E838.-7811"><span class="x" id="commentary__28" original="E838.-7810"> Mitchell (1996) presents a critical commentary on the power of capital to shape the agricultural landscape. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a56" id="commentary__29" original="E399.-420b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a55" id="commentary__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commentary__31" original="E399.-4209"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commentary__32" original="E399.-4208"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commentary__33" original="E8b9.-741d"><span class="exp" id="commentary__34"> commentary </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="commentary__35" original="E399.-4207"> a criticism or discussion of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a4f" id="commentary__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a4e" id="commentary__37" original="E838.-780f"><span class="x" id="commentary__38" original="E838.-780e"> ‘Ozymandias’ is most often read as an ironic commentary on the vanity of political ambition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a4c" id="commentary__39" original="E8b9.-741c"><span class="x" id="commentary__40" original="E8b9.-741b"> As social commentary, the film only partly succeeds. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.753b" id="commentary__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commentary" title="commentary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.753c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-77ed" id="commentary__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commentary__43"> commentary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commentator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a4a" id="commentator" original="E399.-41d7" sum="486"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a49" id="commentator__1" original="E399.-41d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a48" id="commentator__2" original="E399.-41d5"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commentator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a3c" id="commentator__7" original="E399.-41cd"><span class="pos" id="commentator__8" original="E399.-41cc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d7d" eid="commentator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1238" geo="br" id="commentator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commentator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmənteɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commentator__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commentator__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commentator__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.123c" geo="n_am" id="commentator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commentator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmənteɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commentator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commentator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commentator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a3a" id="commentator__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a39" id="commentator__15" original="E399.-41ca"><span class="def" id="commentator__16" original="E399.-41c9"> a person who is an expert on a particular subject and talks or writes about it, especially on television or radio, or in a newspaper </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a37" id="commentator__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a36" id="commentator__18" original="E8b9.-741a"><span class="cf" id="commentator__19" original="E399.-41cb"><span class="exp" id="commentator__20"> commentator </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="commentator__21" original="E8b9.-7419"> He is one of the UK's foremost expert commentators on climate change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a32" id="commentator__22" original="E838.-77bc"><span class="cf" id="commentator__23" original="E8b9.-7418"> according to <span class="exp" id="commentator__24"> commentator </span></span><span class="x" id="commentator__25" original="E838.-77bb"> According to many commentators, later this century the oil will run out. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7568" id="commentator__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commentator" title="commentator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7569" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7786" id="commentator__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commentator__28"> commentator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commerce
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a2e" id="commerce" original="E399.-41c6" sum="359"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a2d" id="commerce__1" original="E399.-41c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a2c" id="commerce__2" original="E399.-41c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commerce </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a23" id="commerce__4" original="E399.-41bf"><span class="pos" id="commerce__5" original="E399.-41be"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d86" eid="commerce__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.12a0" geo="br" id="commerce__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commerce__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commerce__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commerce__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commerce__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.12a3" geo="n_am" id="commerce__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commerce__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commerce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commerce__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commerce__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a21" id="commerce__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commerce__12" original="E399.-41bc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a1f" id="commerce__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a1e" id="commerce__14" original="E399.-41bb"><span class="def" id="commerce__15" original="E399.-41ba"> trade, especially between countries; the buying and selling of goods and services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a1c" id="commerce__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a1b" id="commerce__17" original="E85c.-7aa7"><span class="x" id="commerce__18" original="E85c.-7aa6"> Good links with industry and commerce are important for finding work placements for students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a19" id="commerce__19" original="E858.-52ac"><span class="x" id="commerce__20" original="E858.-52ab"> Today, Lisbon is a vibrant city and an important centre of commerce. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7586" id="commerce__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commerce" title="commerce definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7587" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7766" id="commerce__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commerce__23"> commerce </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commercial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a17" hm="1" id="commercial1" original="E399.-41b6" sum="932"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a16" id="commercial1__1" original="E399.-41b5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a15" id="commercial1__2" original="E399.-41b4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commercial <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a09" id="commercial1__7" original="E399.-41ab"><span class="pos" id="commercial1__8" original="E399.-41aa"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d8d" eid="commercial1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.13ea" geo="br" id="commercial1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercial1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercial__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercial__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://commercial__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.13ed" geo="n_am" id="commercial1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercial1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːrʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercial__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercial__us_2.ogg" href="sound://commercial__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a07" id="commercial1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a06" id="commercial1__15" original="E399.-41a9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a05" id="commercial1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="commercial1__17" original="E399.-41a7"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commercial1__18" original="E399.-41a6"> connected with the buying and selling of goods and services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a02" id="commercial1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a01" id="commercial1__20" original="E85c.-7aa5"><span class="x" id="commercial1__21" original="E85c.-7aa4"> There seemed to be no limits to the potential growth of commercial activities on the Internet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49ff" id="commercial1__22" original="E858.-527e"><span class="x" id="commercial1__23" original="E858.-527d"> When students view themselves as consumers, they are more likely to view the act of learning as a commercial transaction. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49fd" id="commercial1__24" original="E399.-41a5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49fc" id="commercial1__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="commercial1__26" original="E399.-41a3"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commercial1__27" original="E399.-41a2"> making or intended to make a profit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49f9" id="commercial1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49f8" id="commercial1__29" original="E85c.-7aa3"><span class="x" id="commercial1__30" original="E85c.-7aa2"> Defence spending has fostered the development of many commercial products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49f6" id="commercial1__31" original="E858.-527c"><span class="x" id="commercial1__32" original="E858.-527b"> Sadly, the company was not a commercial success. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49f4" id="commercial1__33" original="E399.-419d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49f3" id="commercial1__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="commercial1__35" original="E399.-419c"> of television or radio </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="commercial1__36" original="E399.-419b"> paid for by the money charged for broadcasting advertisements </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49f0" id="commercial1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49ef" id="commercial1__38" original="E85c.-7aa1"><span class="x" id="commercial1__39" original="E85c.-7aa0"> Commercial television and radio stations are now dominant in the market. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49ed" id="commercial1__40" original="E399.-41a1"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="commercial1__41" original="E399.-419e"> more concerned with profit and being popular than with quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49eb" id="commercial1__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49ea" id="commercial1__43" original="E85c.-7a9f"><span class="x" id="commercial1__44" original="E85c.-7a9e"> He acknowledged that their work was very commercial. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.75a1" id="commercial1__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commercial_1" title="commercial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.75a2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-774d" id="commercial1__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commercial1__47"> commercial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49e8" hm="2" id="commercial2" original="E399.-4193" sum="346"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49e7" id="commercial2__1" original="E399.-4192"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49e6" id="commercial2__2" original="E399.-4191"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commercial <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49da" id="commercial2__7" original="E399.-4188"><span class="pos" id="commercial2__8" original="E399.-4187"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d94" eid="commercial2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.13f0" geo="br" id="commercial2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercial2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercial__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercial__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://commercial__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.13f3" geo="n_am" id="commercial2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercial2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːrʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercial__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercial__us_2.ogg" href="sound://commercial__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49d8" id="commercial2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49d7" id="commercial2__15" original="E399.-4186"><span class="cf" id="commercial2__16" original="E85c.-6b87"><span class="exp" id="commercial2__17"> commercial </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="commercial2__18" original="E399.-4185"> an advertisement on the radio or on television </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49d3" id="commercial2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49d2" id="commercial2__20" original="E85c.-6b86"><span class="x" id="commercial2__21" original="E85c.-6b85"> The government ensures that commercials for certain products will not be transmitted at times it deems inappropriate. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.75d3" id="commercial2__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commercial_1" title="commercial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.75d4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-774d" id="commercial2__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commercial2__24"> commercial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commercialize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49d0" id="commercialize" original="E399.-4176" sum="723"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49cf" id="commercialize__1" original="E399.-4175"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49ce" id="commercialize__2" original="E399.-4174"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commercialize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49cc" id="commercialize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49cb" id="commercialize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-8b" id="commercialize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="commercialize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> commercial <span class="ptl" id="commercialize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49b8" id="commercialize__19" original="E399.-4165"><span class="pos" id="commercialize__20" original="E399.-4164"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7d9b" eid="commercialize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.141d" geo="br" id="commercialize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercialize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1421" geo="n_am" id="commercialize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercialize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1159" id="commercialize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1425" form="root" id="commercialize__27"><span class="vp" id="commercialize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> commercialize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1427" eid="commercialize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1428" geo="br" id="commercialize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercialize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.142c" geo="n_am" id="commercialize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercialize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1430" form="thirdps" id="commercialize__34"><span class="vp" id="commercialize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> commercializes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1432" eid="commercialize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1433" geo="br" id="commercialize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercializes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercializes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commercializes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1436" geo="n_am" id="commercialize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercializes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercializes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commercializes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1439" form="past" id="commercialize__41"><span class="vp" id="commercialize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> commercialized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.143b" eid="commercialize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.143c" geo="br" id="commercialize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercialized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.143f" geo="n_am" id="commercialize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercialized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1442" form="pastpart" id="commercialize__48"><span class="vp" id="commercialize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> commercialized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1444" eid="commercialize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1445" geo="br" id="commercialize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercialized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1448" geo="n_am" id="commercialize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercialized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.144b" form="prespart" id="commercialize__55"><span class="vp" id="commercialize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> commercializing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.144d" eid="commercialize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.144e" geo="br" id="commercialize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercializing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercializing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commercializing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1451" geo="n_am" id="commercialize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercializing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercializing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commercializing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4987" id="commercialize__62"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="commercialize__63" original="E399.-4145"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4985" id="commercialize__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4984" id="commercialize__65" original="E399.-4147"><span class="cf" id="commercialize__66" original="E399.-4144"><span class="exp" id="commercialize__67"> commercialize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="commercialize__68" original="E399.-4143"> to use something to try to make a profit, especially in a way that other people do not approve of </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4980" id="commercialize__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-497f" id="commercialize__70" original="E85c.-6b84"><span class="x" id="commercialize__71" original="E85c.-6b83"> In Japan, universities for the most part do not do research that could quickly be commercialized. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-497d" id="commercialize__72"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-497c" id="commercialize__73" original="E492.-6f1d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-497b" id="commercialize__74"><span class="dr" id="commercialize__75" original="E492.-6f1c"> commercialization </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4979" id="commercialize__76" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4978" id="commercialize__77"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1d86" id="commercialize__78"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="commercialize__79"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> commercial <span class="ptl" id="commercialize__81"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-496e" id="commercialize__82" original="E492.-6f17"><span class="pos" id="commercialize__83" original="E492.-6f16"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4975" eid="commercialize__84" original="E492.-6f1a" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1454" geo="br" id="commercialize__85" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__86"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercialization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1458" geo="n_am" id="commercialize__87" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercialize__88"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmɜːrʃələˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercialization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercialization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commercialization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-496c" id="commercialize__89"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commercialize__90" original="E492.-6f14"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-496a" id="commercialize__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4969" id="commercialize__92" original="E492.-6f12"><span class="cf" id="commercialize__93" original="E492.-6f13"><span class="exp"> commercialization </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="commercialize__94" original="E492.-6f11"> The commercialization of knowledge has assumed greater importance in economic growth. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.762d" id="commercialize__95" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commercialize" title="commercialize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.762e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-76ce" id="commercialize__96" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commercialize__97"> commercialize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commercially
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4966" id="commercially" original="E85c.-7a9d" sum="418"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4965" id="commercially__1" original="E85c.-7a9c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4964" id="commercially__2" original="E85c.-7a9b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commercially </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-495b" id="commercially__4" original="E85c.-7a96"><span class="pos" id="commercially__5" original="E85c.-7a95"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7da4" eid="commercially__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.156f" geo="br" id="commercially__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercially__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/comme/commercially__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercially__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commercially__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1573" geo="n_am" id="commercially__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commercially__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɜːrʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/comme/commercially__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/comme/commercially__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commercially__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4959" id="commercially__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4958" id="commercially__12" original="E85c.-7a94"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="commercially__13" original="E85c.-7a93"> in a way that is intended to make a profit for a business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4956" id="commercially__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4955" id="commercially__15" original="E85c.-7a8c"><span class="x" id="commercially__16" original="E85c.-7a8b"> New ideas are then developed into commercially viable products. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4953" id="commercially__17" original="E85c.-7a8e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="commercially__18" original="E85c.-7a8d"> in order to be sold </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4951" id="commercially__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4950" id="commercially__20" original="E85c.-7a92"><span class="x" id="commercially__21" original="E85c.-7a91"> Most commercially available psychological tests are copyrighted. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-494e" id="commercially__22" original="E85c.-7a90"><span class="x" id="commercially__23" original="E85c.-7a8f"> Teaching materials may be teacher-made or commercially produced. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7660" id="commercially__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commercially" title="commercially definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7661" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7f84" id="commercially__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commercially__26"> commercially </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commission
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-494c" hm="1" id="commission1" original="E399.-404f" sum="1609"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-494b" id="commission1__1" original="E399.-404e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-494a" id="commission1__2" original="E399.-404d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commission <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-493f" id="commission1__7" original="E399.-4044"><span class="pos" id="commission1__8" original="E399.-4043"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7dad" eid="commission1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1543" geo="br" id="commission1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commission__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commission__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commission__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1546" geo="n_am" id="commission1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commission__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commission__us_2.ogg" href="sound://commission__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-493d" id="commission1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-493c" id="commission1__15" original="E399.-4042"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-493b" id="commission1__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-493a" id="commission1__17"><span class="v"><strong> Commission </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4938" id="commission1__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commission1__20" original="E399.-403f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commission1__21" original="E399.-403e"> an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4935" id="commission1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4934" id="commission1__23" original="E838.-7560"><span class="x" id="commission1__24" original="E838.-755f"> The European Commission can ban all trade in a particular foodstuff. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4932" id="commission1__25" original="E838.-755c"><span class="x" id="commission1__26" original="E838.-755b"> An independent commission assesses the impact of this type of project. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4930" id="commission1__27" original="E838.-755e"><span class="cf" id="commission1__28" original="E4c7.-708b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="commission1__29" original="E838.-755d"> Barroso took office as Commission President in late 2004. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-492d" id="commission1__30" original="E838.-7545" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commission1__31"> adjective + commission </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-492b" id="commission1__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-492a" id="commission1__33" original="E838.-7543"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4929" id="commission1__34"><span class="coll" id="commission1__35" original="E838.-7542"> regulatory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4927" id="commission1__36" original="E838.-7541"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4926" id="commission1__37"><span class="coll" id="commission1__38" original="E838.-7540"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4924" id="commission1__39" original="E838.-753f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4923" id="commission1__40"><span class="coll" id="commission1__41" original="E838.-753e"> independent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4921" id="commission1__42" original="E838.-753d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4920" id="commission1__43" original="E838.-753c"><span class="x" id="commission1__44" original="E838.-753b"> The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) was created in 1915 as an independent regulatory commission. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-491e" id="commission1__45" original="E838.-7538" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commission1__46"> verb + commission </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-491c" id="commission1__47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-491b" id="commission1__48" original="E838.-7536"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-491a" id="commission1__49"><span class="coll" id="commission1__50" original="E838.-7535"> notify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4918" id="commission1__51" original="E838.-7534"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4917" id="commission1__52"><span class="coll" id="commission1__53" original="E838.-7533"> establish </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4915" id="commission1__54"><span class="coll" id="commission1__55" original="E838.-7532"> create </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4913" id="commission1__56" original="E838.-7531"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4912" id="commission1__57"><span class="coll" id="commission1__58" original="E838.-7530"> empower </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4910" id="commission1__59" original="E838.-752f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-490f" id="commission1__60"><span class="coll" id="commission1__61" original="E838.-752e"> request </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-490d" id="commission1__62" original="E838.-752d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-490c" id="commission1__63"><span class="coll" id="commission1__64" original="E838.-752c"> appoint </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-490a" id="commission1__65" original="E838.-752b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4909" id="commission1__66" original="E838.-752a"><span class="x" id="commission1__67" original="E838.-7529"> Member States must notify the Commission in advance of aid projects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4907" id="commission1__68" original="E838.-7528"><span class="x" id="commission1__69" original="E838.-7527"> In 1990 a Press Complaints Commission was established. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4905" id="commission1__70" original="E838.-750e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commission1__71"> commission + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4903" id="commission1__72"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4902" id="commission1__73" original="E838.-750c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4901" id="commission1__74"><span class="coll" id="commission1__75" original="E838.-750b"> recommend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48ff" id="commission1__76" original="E838.-750a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48fe" id="commission1__77"><span class="coll" id="commission1__78" original="E838.-7509"> propose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48fc" id="commission1__79" original="E838.-7508"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48fb" id="commission1__80"><span class="coll" id="commission1__81" original="E838.-7507"> publish </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48f9" id="commission1__82" original="E838.-7506"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48f8" id="commission1__83" original="E838.-7505"><span class="x" id="commission1__84" original="E838.-7504"> The Law Commission recommended the abolition of the current law. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48f6" id="commission1__85" original="E838.-7501" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commission1__86"> commission + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48f4" id="commission1__87"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48f3" id="commission1__88" original="E838.-74ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48f2" id="commission1__89"><span class="coll" id="commission1__90" original="E838.-74fe"> president </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48f0" id="commission1__91" original="E838.-74fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48ef" id="commission1__92"><span class="coll" id="commission1__93" original="E838.-74fc"> official </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48ed" id="commission1__94" original="E838.-74fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48ec" id="commission1__95"><span class="coll" id="commission1__96" original="E838.-74fa"> proposal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48ea" id="commission1__97" original="E838.-74f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48e9" id="commission1__98"><span class="coll" id="commission1__99" original="E838.-74f8"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48e7" id="commission1__100" original="E838.-74f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48e6" id="commission1__101"><span class="coll" id="commission1__102" original="E838.-74f6"> representative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48e4" id="commission1__103" original="E838.-74f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48e3" id="commission1__104"><span class="coll" id="commission1__105" original="E838.-74f4"> decision </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48e1" id="commission1__106" original="E838.-74f3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48e0" id="commission1__107" original="E838.-74f2"><span class="x" id="commission1__108" original="E838.-74f1"> The Jenkins Commission proposals attracted a fair amount of comment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48de" id="commission1__109" original="E399.-403b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48dd" id="commission1__110"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commission1__111" original="E399.-4039"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commission1__112" original="E399.-4038"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commission1__113" original="E399.-4037"> an amount of money that is paid to somebody for selling goods and which increases with the amount of goods that are sold </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48d9" id="commission1__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48d8" id="commission1__115" original="E838.-755a"><span class="x" id="commission1__116" original="E838.-7559"> The more people you persuade to sign up, the more commission you will be paid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48d6" id="commission1__117" original="E838.-7558"><span class="x" id="commission1__118" original="E838.-7557"> Relatively high commissions are paid for sales of the most profitable products. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48d4" id="commission1__119" original="E838.-7556" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fee" title="fee (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48d3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-4781" id="commission1__120" original="E838.-7555"><span class="xh" id="commission1__121"> fee </span><span class="xs" id="commission1__122"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48d0" id="commission1__123" original="E399.-4036"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48cf" id="commission1__124"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commission1__125" original="E399.-4034"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commission1__126" original="E399.-4033"> an amount of money that is charged by a bank or other business for providing a particular service </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48cc" id="commission1__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48cb" id="commission1__128" original="E838.-7554"><span class="x" id="commission1__129" original="E838.-7553"> The supply of available housing is affected by the commission charged by estate agents. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48c9" id="commission1__130" original="E838.-7552" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fee" title="fee (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48c8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-4781" id="commission1__131" original="E838.-7551"><span class="xh" id="commission1__132"> fee </span><span class="xs" id="commission1__133"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://charge1" title="charge1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48c5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76b4" id="commission1__134" original="E838.-7550"><span class="xh" id="commission1__135"> charge </span><span class="xhm" id="commission1__136"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="commission1__137"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48c1" id="commission1__138" original="E399.-4032"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48c0" id="commission1__139"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commission1__140" original="E399.-4030"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commission1__141" original="E399.-402f"> a formal request to somebody to design or make a piece of work such as a building or a painting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48bd" id="commission1__142"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48bc" id="commission1__143" original="E838.-754f"><span class="x" id="commission1__144" original="E838.-754e"> Shipyards were receiving sufficient commissions to double the world's fleet. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48ba" id="commission1__145" original="E838.-754d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://order1" title="order1 (6) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48b9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.66e9" id="commission1__146" original="E838.-754c"><span class="xh" id="commission1__147"> order </span><span class="xhm" id="commission1__148"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="commission1__149"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 6 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48b5" id="commission1__150" original="E399.-402a"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48b4" id="commission1__151"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commission1__152" original="E399.-4028"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commission1__153" original="E8b7.-7faf"><span class="exp" id="commission1__154"> commission </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="commission1__155" original="E399.-4026"> the act of doing something wrong or illegal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48af" id="commission1__156"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48ae" id="commission1__157" original="E838.-754b"><span class="x" id="commission1__158" original="E838.-754a"> The maximum sentence for commission of the offence is five years' imprisonment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48ac" id="commission1__159" original="E399.-402e"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48ab" id="commission1__160"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commission1__161" original="E399.-402c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commission1__162" original="E399.-402b"> an officer's position in the armed forces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48a8" id="commission1__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48a7" id="commission1__164" original="E838.-7549"><span class="x" id="commission1__165" original="E838.-7548"> Trotsky offered commissions to former officers of the tsarist army. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7680" id="commission1__166" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commission_1" title="commission definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7681" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7582" id="commission1__167" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commission1__168"> commission </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48a5" hm="2" id="commission2" original="E399.-4021" sum="548"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48a4" id="commission2__1" original="E399.-4020"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48a3" id="commission2__2" original="E399.-401f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commission <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4898" id="commission2__7" original="E399.-4016"><span class="pos" id="commission2__8" original="E399.-4015"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7db4" eid="commission2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1576" geo="br" id="commission2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commission__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commission__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commission__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1579" geo="n_am" id="commission2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commission__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commission__us_2.ogg" href="sound://commission__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1129" id="commission2__14" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6c1" form="root" id="commission2__15"><span class="vp" id="commission2__16"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> commission </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6c3" eid="commission2__17" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6c4" geo="br" id="commission2__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commission__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commission__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commission__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6c7" geo="n_am" id="commission2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commission__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commission__us_2.ogg" href="sound://commission__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6ca" form="thirdps" id="commission2__22"><span class="vp" id="commission2__23"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> commissions </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6cc" eid="commission2__24" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6cd" geo="br" id="commission2__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__26"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commissions__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissions__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commissions__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6d0" geo="n_am" id="commission2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__28"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commissions__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissions__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commissions__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6d3" form="past" id="commission2__29"><span class="vp" id="commission2__30"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> commissioned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6d5" eid="commission2__31" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6d6" geo="br" id="commission2__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commissioned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissioned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commissioned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6d9" geo="n_am" id="commission2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commissioned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissioned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commissioned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6dc" form="pastpart" id="commission2__36"><span class="vp" id="commission2__37"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> commissioned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6de" eid="commission2__38" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6df" geo="br" id="commission2__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commissioned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissioned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commissioned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6e2" geo="n_am" id="commission2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commissioned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissioned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commissioned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6e5" form="prespart" id="commission2__43"><span class="vp" id="commission2__44"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> commissioning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6e7" eid="commission2__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6e8" geo="br" id="commission2__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commissioning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissioning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commissioning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6eb" geo="n_am" id="commission2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commission2__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commissioning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissioning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commissioning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-486c" id="commission2__50"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-486b" id="commission2__51" original="E399.-3ff8"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-486a" id="commission2__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="commission2__53" original="E8a9.-7c20"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commission2__54" original="E399.-3ff7"> to officially ask somebody to write, make or create something or to do a task for you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4867" id="commission2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4866" id="commission2__56" original="E8a9.-7c1f"><span class="cf" id="commission2__57" original="E399.-3ff6"><span class="exp" id="commission2__58"> commission </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="commission2__59" original="E8a9.-7c1e"> The government commissioned Lord Beveridge to look at the problems affecting Britain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4862" id="commission2__60" original="E8a9.-7c19"><span class="cf" id="commission2__61" original="E399.-3ff5"><span class="exp" id="commission2__62"> commission </span> something </span><span class="x" id="commission2__63" original="E8a9.-7c18"> The company now wishes to commission research to help decision-making. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-485e" id="commission2__64" original="E8a9.-7c1b"><span class="x" id="commission2__65" original="E8a9.-7c1a"> In 1997, a report was commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer of England. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.775a" id="commission2__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commission_1" title="commission definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.775b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7582" id="commission2__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commission2__68"> commission </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commissioner
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-485c" id="commissioner" original="E399.-3fca" sum="878"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-485b" id="commissioner__1" original="E399.-3fc9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-485a" id="commissioner__2" original="E399.-3fc8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commissioner </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-484e" id="commissioner__7" original="E399.-3fc0"><span class="pos" id="commissioner__8" original="E399.-3fbf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7dbb" eid="commissioner__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.18b1" geo="br" id="commissioner__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commissioner__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃənə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commissioner__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissioner__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commissioner__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.18b4" geo="n_am" id="commissioner__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commissioner__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪʃənər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commissioner__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commissioner__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commissioner__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-484c" id="commissioner__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-484b" id="commissioner__15" original="E399.-3fbe"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-484a" id="commissioner__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> usually </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4849" id="commissioner__17"><span class="v"><strong> Commissioner </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="commissioner__19" original="E399.-3fbc"> a member of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://commission" id="commissioner__20"> commission </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4845" id="commissioner__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4844" id="commissioner__22" original="E85c.-6aaf"><span class="x" id="commissioner__23" original="E85c.-6aae"> There were fears that the Irish voice would be lost in the Commission if Ireland no longer had its own Commissioner. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4842" id="commissioner__24" original="E399.-3fb3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4841" id="commissioner__25" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> usually </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4840" id="commissioner__26"><span class="v"><strong> Commissioner </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="commissioner__28" original="E399.-3fb2"> the head of a government department in some countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-483d" id="commissioner__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-483c" id="commissioner__30" original="E85c.-6aac"><span class="x" id="commissioner__31" original="E85c.-6aab"> In the United Kingdom, the Information Commissioner has commissioned annual surveys of public opinion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-483a" id="commissioner__32" original="E399.-3fb9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4839" id="commissioner__33" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4838" id="commissioner__34"><span class="v"><strong> police commissioner </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="commissioner__36" original="E399.-3fb4"> the head of a particular police force in some countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4835" id="commissioner__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4834" id="commissioner__38" original="E85c.-6aaa"><span class="x" id="commissioner__39" original="E85c.-6aa9"> There is disagreement within the coalition on the proposed election of local police commissioners. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4832" id="commissioner__40" original="E85c.-6aa8"><span class="cf" id="commissioner__41" original="E4c7.-706e"><span class="exp" id="commissioner__42"> commissioner </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="commissioner__43" original="E85c.-6aa7"> Sir John Stevens, then Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, was the keynote speaker. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.777d" id="commissioner__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commissioner" title="commissioner definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.777e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-74b2" id="commissioner__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commissioner__46"> commissioner </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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commit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-482e" id="commit" original="E399.-3f91" sum="2435"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-482d" id="commit__1" original="E399.-3f90"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-482c" id="commit__2" original="E399.-3f8f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-481f" id="commit__9" original="E399.-3f85"><span class="pos" id="commit__10" original="E399.-3f84"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7dc2" eid="commit__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19d7" geo="br" id="commit__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commit__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commit__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commit__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19da" geo="n_am" id="commit__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-10fb" id="commit__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19aa" form="root" id="commit__17"><span class="vp" id="commit__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> commit </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19ac" eid="commit__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19ad" geo="br" id="commit__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commit__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commit__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commit__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19b0" geo="n_am" id="commit__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19b3" form="thirdps" id="commit__24"><span class="vp" id="commit__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> commits </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19b5" eid="commit__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19b6" geo="br" id="commit__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commits__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commits__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19b9" geo="n_am" id="commit__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commits__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commits__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19bc" form="past" id="commit__31"><span class="vp" id="commit__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> committed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19be" eid="commit__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19bf" geo="br" id="commit__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/committed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://committed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19c2" geo="n_am" id="commit__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/committed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://committed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19c5" form="pastpart" id="commit__38"><span class="vp" id="commit__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> committed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19c7" eid="commit__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19c8" geo="br" id="commit__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/committed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://committed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19cb" geo="n_am" id="commit__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/committed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://committed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19ce" form="prespart" id="commit__45"><span class="vp" id="commit__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> committing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19d0" eid="commit__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19d1" geo="br" id="commit__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/committing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://committing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.19d4" geo="n_am" id="commit__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commit__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/committing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://committing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47ea" id="commit__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47e9" id="commit__53" original="E399.-3f60"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47e8" id="commit__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="commit__55" original="E399.-3f5e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commit__56" original="E399.-3f5d"><span class="exp" id="commit__57"> commit </span> a crime, etc. </span><span class="def" id="commit__58" original="E399.-3f5c"> to do something wrong or illegal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47e3" id="commit__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47e2" id="commit__60" original="E8a9.-79d0"><span class="x" id="commit__61" original="E8a9.-79cf"> Problems may exist where an employer cannot identify which of the employees has committed an offence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47e0" id="commit__62" original="E8a9.-79ce"><span class="x" id="commit__63" original="E8a9.-79cd"> A murder may be committed without any planning or premeditation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47de" id="commit__64" original="E8a9.-79cc"><span class="x" id="commit__65" original="E8a9.-79cb"> Statistics show that the majority of crimes committed in England and Wales are property related. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47dc" id="commit__66" original="E399.-3f5b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47db" id="commit__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="commit__68" original="E399.-3f59"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commit__69" original="E399.-3f58"><span class="exp" id="commit__70"> commit </span> suicide </span><span class="def" id="commit__71" original="E399.-3f57"> to kill yourself deliberately </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47d6" id="commit__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47d5" id="commit__73" original="E8a9.-79ca"><span class="x" id="commit__74" original="E8a9.-79c9"> Many people who commit suicide have contacted their doctors shortly beforehand. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47d3" id="commit__75" original="E399.-3f56"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47d2" id="commit__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="commit__77" original="E399.-3f54"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="commit__78" original="E399.-3f53"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commit__79" original="E399.-3f52"> to promise that you will definitely do something or keep to an agreement or arrangement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47ce" id="commit__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47cd" id="commit__81" original="E8a9.-79c8"><span class="cf" id="commit__82" original="E8b7.-7f78"> be committed to (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="commit__83" original="E8a9.-79c7"> The Prime Minister is committed to holding a referendum. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47ca" id="commit__84" original="E8a9.-79c4"><span class="cf" id="commit__85" original="E399.-3f51"><span class="exp" id="commit__86"> commit </span> yourself to (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="commit__87" original="E8a9.-79c3"> The European Union has committed itself to the eventual membership of Turkey. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47c6" id="commit__88" original="E8a9.-79c2"><span class="cf" id="commit__89" original="E399.-3f50"><span class="exp" id="commit__90"> commit </span> yourself to do something </span><span class="x" id="commit__91" original="E8a9.-79c1"> The government committed itself to respond to wage restraint with tax cuts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47c2" id="commit__92" original="E8a9.-79d1"><span class="cf" id="commit__93" original="E8b7.-7f77"> be committed to do something </span><span class="x" id="commit__94" original="E8a9.-79c0"> The Thatcher governments were committed to shift the balance from the state to market forces. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47bf" id="commit__95" original="E399.-3f4f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47be" id="commit__96"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="commit__97" original="E576.1025"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commit__98" original="E399.-3f4c"><span class="exp" id="commit__99"> commit </span> yourself (to something) </span><span class="def" id="commit__100" original="E399.-3f4b"> to give an opinion or make a decision publicly so that it is then difficult to change it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47b9" id="commit__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47b8" id="commit__102" original="E8a9.-79bf"><span class="x" id="commit__103" original="E8a9.-79be"> Evans-Pritchard does not completely commit himself to this last view. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47b6" id="commit__104" original="E8a9.-79bb"><span class="x" id="commit__105" original="E8a9.-79ba"> The research will show whether the communications encourage respondents to buy or commit themselves. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47b4" id="commit__106" original="E399.-3f47"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47b3" id="commit__107"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="commit__108" original="E399.-3f45"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commit__109" original="E399.-3f44"><span class="exp" id="commit__110"> commit </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="commit__111" original="E399.-3f43"> to be completely loyal to one person or organization or give all your time and effort to your work or an activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47ae" id="commit__112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47ad" id="commit__113" original="E8a9.-79b7"><span class="x" id="commit__114" original="E8a9.-79b6"> It is unclear whether trust develops from the decision to commit to one supplier. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47ab" id="commit__115" original="E399.-3f42" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://committed" title="committed definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47aa" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4657" id="commit__116" original="E399.-3f41"><span class="xh" id="commit__117"> committed </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47a8" id="commit__118" original="E399.-3f3f"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47a7" id="commit__119"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="commit__120" original="E399.-3f3d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commit__121" original="E399.-3f3c"><span class="exp" id="commit__122"> commit </span> somebody/something (to something) </span><span class="def" id="commit__123" original="E399.-3f3b"> to spend resources such as money, people or time on something/somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47a2" id="commit__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47a1" id="commit__125" original="E8a9.-79b2"><span class="x" id="commit__126" original="E8a9.-79b1"> The Clinton administration committed troops to Bosnia in 1999. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-479f" id="commit__127" original="E8a9.-79b0"><span class="x" id="commit__128" original="E8a9.-79af"> Risk can be minimized by gradually committing more resources to a market. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-479d" id="commit__129" original="E399.-3f3a"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-479c" id="commit__130"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="commit__131" original="E399.-3f38"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="commit__132" original="E399.-3f37"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commit__133" original="E399.-3f36"><span class="exp" id="commit__134"> commit </span> somebody to something </span><span class="def" id="commit__135" original="E399.-3f35"> to order somebody to be sent to a hospital, prison, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4796" id="commit__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4795" id="commit__137" original="E8a9.-79ae"><span class="x" id="commit__138" original="E8a9.-79ad"> Mrs Greenhill was committed to prison for contempt of court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4793" id="commit__139" original="E8a9.-79ac"><span class="x" id="commit__140" original="E8a9.-79ab"> He was committed to a state psychiatric facility. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4791" id="commit__141" original="E399.-3f2f"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4790" id="commit__142"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="commit__143" original="E399.-3f2d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="commit__144" original="E399.-3f2c"><span class="exp" id="commit__145"> commit </span> something to memory </span><span class="def" id="commit__146" original="E399.-3f2b"> to learn something well enough to remember it exactly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-478b" id="commit__147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-478a" id="commit__148" original="E8a9.-79aa"><span class="x" id="commit__149" original="E8a9.-79a9"> One category of idioms consists of chunks of language which speakers have committed to memory. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.77e8" id="commit__150" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commit" title="commit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.77e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-745b" id="commit__151" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commit__152"> commit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4788" id="commitment" original="E399.-3f25" sum="2078"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4787" id="commitment__1" original="E399.-3f24"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4786" id="commitment__2" original="E399.-3f23"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commitment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-477b" id="commitment__7" original="E399.-3f1b"><span class="pos" id="commitment__8" original="E399.-3f1a"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7dc9" eid="commitment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1a8e" geo="br" id="commitment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commitment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/commitment__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commitment__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://commitment__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1a91" geo="n_am" id="commitment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commitment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/commitment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/commitment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commitment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4779" id="commitment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4778" id="commitment__15" original="E84b.-6c5d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4777" id="commitment__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="commitment__17" original="E84b.-6c5a"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commitment__18" original="E84b.-6c59"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commitment__19" original="E84b.-6c58"> a strong belief in a cause or activity and a promise to support it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4773" id="commitment__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4772" id="commitment__21" original="E84b.-6c28"><span class="cf" id="commitment__22" original="E84b.-6c57"><span class="exp" id="commitment__23"> commitment </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="commitment__24" original="E84b.-6c27"> The company has maintained a strong commitment to excellence in the arts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-476e" id="commitment__25" original="E84b.-6c54"><span class="x" id="commitment__26" original="E84b.-6c53"> The school was selected because of its commitment to community involvement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-476c" id="commitment__27" original="E84b.-6c51"><span class="cf" id="commitment__28" original="E84b.-6c52"><span class="exp" id="commitment__29"> commitment </span> to doing something </span><span class="x" id="commitment__30" original="E84b.-6c50"> The World Bank requires borrowing governments to demonstrate their commitment to reducing poverty. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4768" id="commitment__31" original="E84b.-6c31" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__32"> adjective + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4766" id="commitment__33"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4765" id="commitment__34" original="E84b.-6c2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4764" id="commitment__35"><span class="coll" id="commitment__36" original="E84b.-6c2c"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4762" id="commitment__37"><span class="coll" id="commitment__38" original="E8b7.-7c45"> deep </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4760" id="commitment__39" original="E84b.-6c2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-475f" id="commitment__40"><span class="coll" id="commitment__41" original="E84b.-6c2e"> ideological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-475d" id="commitment__42" original="E8b7.-7c44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-475c" id="commitment__43"><span class="coll" id="commitment__44" original="E8b7.-7c43"> emotional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-475a" id="commitment__45" original="E84b.-6c2b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4759" id="commitment__46" original="E84b.-6c2a"><span class="x" id="commitment__47" original="E84b.-6c29"> The alliance has integrated education into a wider set of ideological commitments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4757" id="commitment__48" original="E84b.-6c04"><span class="x" id="commitment__49" original="E84b.-6c03"> His views emerged from an emotional commitment to the underclasses of the world. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4755" id="commitment__50"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4754" id="commitment__51" original="E8b7.-7c40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4753" id="commitment__52"><span class="coll" id="commitment__53" original="E8b7.-7c3f"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4751" id="commitment__54" original="E8b7.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4750" id="commitment__55"><span class="coll" id="commitment__56" original="E8b7.-7c3d"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-474e" id="commitment__57" original="E8b7.-7c3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-474d" id="commitment__58"><span class="coll" id="commitment__59" original="E8b7.-7c3b"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-474b" id="commitment__60" original="E8b7.-7c3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-474a" id="commitment__61"><span class="coll" id="commitment__62" original="E8b7.-7c39"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4748" id="commitment__63" original="E8b7.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4747" id="commitment__64"><span class="coll" id="commitment__65" original="E8b7.-7c37"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4745" id="commitment__66" original="E8b7.-7c36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4744" id="commitment__67" original="E8b7.-7c35"><span class="x" id="commitment__68" original="E8b7.-7c34"> Austen's novels ostensibly suggest little active political commitment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4742" id="commitment__69" original="E84b.-6be9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__70"> verb + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4740" id="commitment__71"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-473f" id="commitment__72" original="E8b7.-7c20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-473e" id="commitment__73"><span class="coll" id="commitment__74" original="E8b7.-7c1f"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-473c" id="commitment__75" original="E84b.-6be6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-473b" id="commitment__76"><span class="coll" id="commitment__77" original="E84b.-6be5"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4739" id="commitment__78" original="E84b.-6be4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4738" id="commitment__79"><span class="coll" id="commitment__80" original="E84b.-6be3"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4736" id="commitment__81" original="E8b7.-7c1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4735" id="commitment__82"><span class="coll" id="commitment__83" original="E8b7.-7c1d"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4733" id="commitment__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4732" id="commitment__85" original="E84b.-6bbf"><span class="x" id="commitment__86" original="E84b.-6bbe"> Ecological modernization requires political commitment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4730" id="commitment__87" original="E8b7.-7c1c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__88"> verb + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-472e" id="commitment__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-472d" id="commitment__90" original="E8b7.-7c1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-472c" id="commitment__91"><span class="coll" id="commitment__92" original="E8b7.-7c19"> reaffirm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-472a" id="commitment__93" original="E8b7.-7c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4729" id="commitment__94"><span class="coll" id="commitment__95" original="E8b7.-7c17"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4727" id="commitment__96" original="E8b7.-7c16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4726" id="commitment__97" original="E8b7.-7c15"><span class="x" id="commitment__98" original="E8b7.-7c14"> The UN General Assembly has reaffirmed its strong commitment to linguistic diversity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4724" id="commitment__99" original="E399.-3f19"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4723" id="commitment__100"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commitment__101" original="E399.-3f17"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commitment__102" original="E399.-3f16"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commitment__103" original="E399.-3f15"> a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-471f" id="commitment__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-471e" id="commitment__105" original="E84b.-6c4f"><span class="cf" id="commitment__106" original="E4c7.-705f"><span class="exp" id="commitment__107"> commitment </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="commitment__108" original="E84b.-6c4e"> The summit addressed the need for long-term commitments on carbon emissions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-471a" id="commitment__109" original="E84b.-6c4b"><span class="cf" id="commitment__110" original="E8b7.-7c47"><span class="exp" id="commitment__111"> commitment </span> to doing something </span><span class="x" id="commitment__112" original="E84b.-6c4a"> The government made an explicit commitment to increasing public expenditure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4716" id="commitment__113" original="E84b.-6c4d"><span class="cf" id="commitment__114" original="E399.-3f13"><span class="exp" id="commitment__115"> commitment </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="commitment__116" original="E84b.-6c4c"> A characteristic of a strong research university is its commitment to provide a quality education for its students. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4712" id="commitment__117" original="E84b.-6c49" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://pledge1" title="pledge1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4711" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-2f8b" id="commitment__118" original="E84b.-6c48"><span class="xh" id="commitment__119"> pledge </span><span class="xhm" id="commitment__120"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="commitment__121"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-470d" id="commitment__122" original="E84b.-6c26" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__123"> adjective + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-470b" id="commitment__124"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-470a" id="commitment__125" original="E8b7.-7c33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4709" id="commitment__126"><span class="coll" id="commitment__127" original="E8b7.-7c32"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4707" id="commitment__128" original="E84b.-6c24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4706" id="commitment__129"><span class="coll" id="commitment__130" original="E84b.-6c23"> credible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4704" id="commitment__131" original="E8b7.-7c31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4703" id="commitment__132"><span class="coll" id="commitment__133" original="E8b7.-7c30"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4701" id="commitment__134" original="E84b.-6c22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4700" id="commitment__135" original="E84b.-6c21"><span class="x" id="commitment__136" original="E84b.-6c20"> Parties in a multiparty system are more likely to make credible commitments to their long-term voters. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46fe" id="commitment__137" original="E84b.-6bdf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__138"> verb + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46fc" id="commitment__139"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46fb" id="commitment__140" original="E8b7.-7c13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46fa" id="commitment__141"><span class="coll" id="commitment__142" original="E8b7.-7c12"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46f8" id="commitment__143" original="E8b7.-7c11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46f7" id="commitment__144"><span class="coll" id="commitment__145" original="E8b7.-7c10"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46f5" id="commitment__146" original="E84b.-6bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46f4" id="commitment__147"><span class="coll" id="commitment__148" original="E84b.-6bdc"> implement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46f2" id="commitment__149" original="E8b7.-7c0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46f1" id="commitment__150"><span class="coll" id="commitment__151" original="E8b7.-7c0e"> meet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46ef" id="commitment__152" original="E8b7.-7c0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46ee" id="commitment__153"><span class="coll" id="commitment__154" original="E8b7.-7c0c"> fulfil </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46ec" id="commitment__155" original="E84b.-6bdb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46eb" id="commitment__156" original="E84b.-6bda"><span class="x" id="commitment__157" original="E84b.-6bd9"> International aid can increase countries' capacity to implement their commitments. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46e9" id="commitment__158" original="E399.-3f12"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46e8" id="commitment__159"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commitment__160" original="E399.-3f10"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commitment__161" original="E399.-3f0e"> the willingness to work hard and give your energy and time to a job or an activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46e5" id="commitment__162"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46e4" id="commitment__163" original="E84b.-6bf7"><span class="x" id="commitment__164" original="E84b.-6bf6"> High-performance work systems require a degree of employee commitment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46e2" id="commitment__165" original="E84b.-6c47"><span class="x" id="commitment__166" original="E84b.-6c46"> Successful performance is dependent on the level of commitment demonstrated by the workforce. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46e0" id="commitment__167" original="E84b.-6c45"><span class="cf" id="commitment__168" original="E399.-3f0f"><span class="exp" id="commitment__169"> commitment </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="commitment__170" original="E84b.-6c44"> Respondents' commitment to work varied according to whether they were still unemployed at the time of the interview. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46dc" id="commitment__171" original="E84b.-6c43" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dedication" title="dedication (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46db" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69c4" id="commitment__172" original="E84b.-6c42"><span class="xh" id="commitment__173"> dedication </span><span class="xs" id="commitment__174"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46d8" id="commitment__175" original="E84b.-6c5c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__176"> adjective + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46d6" id="commitment__177"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46d5" id="commitment__178" original="E8b7.-7c2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46d4" id="commitment__179"><span class="coll" id="commitment__180" original="E8b7.-7c2e"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46d2" id="commitment__181" original="E84b.-6c1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46d1" id="commitment__182"><span class="coll" id="commitment__183" original="E84b.-6c1b"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46cf" id="commitment__184" original="E84b.-6c1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46ce" id="commitment__185"><span class="coll" id="commitment__186" original="E84b.-6c1d"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46cc" id="commitment__187" original="E8b7.-7c2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46cb" id="commitment__188"><span class="coll" id="commitment__189" original="E8b7.-7c2c"> emotional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46c9" id="commitment__190" original="E84b.-6c1a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46c8" id="commitment__191" original="E84b.-6c19"><span class="x" id="commitment__192" original="E84b.-6c18"> Recent research has shown that professional and organizational commitment are positively correlated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46c6" id="commitment__193" original="E84b.-6c02"><span class="x" id="commitment__194" original="E84b.-6c01"> The customer contributes their money, time and emotional commitment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46c4" id="commitment__195" original="E84b.-6be9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__196"> verb + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46c2" id="commitment__197"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46c1" id="commitment__198" original="E8b7.-7c20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46c0" id="commitment__199"><span class="coll" id="commitment__200" original="E8b7.-7c1f"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46be" id="commitment__201" original="E84b.-6be6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46bd" id="commitment__202"><span class="coll" id="commitment__203" original="E84b.-6be5"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46bb" id="commitment__204" original="E84b.-6be4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46ba" id="commitment__205"><span class="coll" id="commitment__206" original="E84b.-6be3"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46b8" id="commitment__207" original="E8b7.-7c1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46b7" id="commitment__208"><span class="coll" id="commitment__209" original="E8b7.-7c1d"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46b5" id="commitment__210"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46b4" id="commitment__211" original="E84b.-6bd1"><span class="x" id="commitment__212" original="E84b.-6bd0"> Meetings of this kind demonstrate the commitment of participants. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46b2" id="commitment__213" original="E399.-3f0d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46b1" id="commitment__214"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commitment__215" original="E399.-3f0b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="commitment__216" original="E8a9.-791c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="commitment__217" original="E399.-3f0a"> a thing that you have promised or agreed to do, or that you have to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46ad" id="commitment__218"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46ac" id="commitment__219" original="E84b.-6c41"><span class="x" id="commitment__220" original="E84b.-6c40"> Not wanting to fall behind with her work commitments, she went to her office in the city. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46aa" id="commitment__221" original="E84b.-6c3f"><span class="x" id="commitment__222" original="E84b.-6c3e"> If revenue falls, they may struggle to meet their loan commitments. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46a8" id="commitment__223" original="E84b.-6c3d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://duty" title="duty (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46a7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.f3f" id="commitment__224" original="E84b.-6c3c"><span class="xh" id="commitment__225"> duty </span><span class="xs" id="commitment__226"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://responsibility" title="responsibility (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46a4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-152e" id="commitment__227" original="E84b.-6c3b"><span class="xh" id="commitment__228"> responsibility </span><span class="xs" id="commitment__229"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46a1" id="commitment__230" original="E8b7.-7c41" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__231"> adjective + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-469f" id="commitment__232"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-469e" id="commitment__233" original="E8b7.-7c40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-469d" id="commitment__234"><span class="coll" id="commitment__235" original="E8b7.-7c3f"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-469b" id="commitment__236" original="E8b7.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-469a" id="commitment__237"><span class="coll" id="commitment__238" original="E8b7.-7c3d"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4698" id="commitment__239" original="E8b7.-7c3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4697" id="commitment__240"><span class="coll" id="commitment__241" original="E8b7.-7c3b"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4695" id="commitment__242" original="E8b7.-7c3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4694" id="commitment__243"><span class="coll" id="commitment__244" original="E8b7.-7c39"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4692" id="commitment__245" original="E8b7.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4691" id="commitment__246"><span class="coll" id="commitment__247" original="E8b7.-7c37"> personal </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-468f" id="commitment__248"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-468e" id="commitment__249" original="E84b.-6c15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-468d" id="commitment__250"><span class="coll" id="commitment__251" original="E84b.-6c14"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-468b" id="commitment__252" original="E8b7.-7c2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-468a" id="commitment__253"><span class="coll" id="commitment__254" original="E8b7.-7c2a"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4688" id="commitment__255" original="E84b.-6c13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4687" id="commitment__256"><span class="coll" id="commitment__257" original="E84b.-6c12"> prior </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4685" id="commitment__258" original="E84b.-6c11"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4684" id="commitment__259" original="E84b.-6c10"><span class="x" id="commitment__260" original="E84b.-6c0f"> The industry provides goods and services that help people to fulfil their financial commitments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4682" id="commitment__261" original="E84b.-6c0e"><span class="x" id="commitment__262" original="E84b.-6c0d"> He would have accepted the invitation but was prevented from doing so by a prior commitment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4680" id="commitment__263" original="E84b.-6bcf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__264"> verb + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-467e" id="commitment__265"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-467d" id="commitment__266" original="E84b.-6bcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-467c" id="commitment__267"><span class="coll" id="commitment__268" original="E84b.-6bcc"> meet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-467a" id="commitment__269" original="E84b.-6bcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4679" id="commitment__270"><span class="coll" id="commitment__271" original="E84b.-6bca"> fulfil </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4677" id="commitment__272" original="E84b.-6bc9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4676" id="commitment__273" original="E84b.-6bc6"><span class="x" id="commitment__274" original="E84b.-6bc5"> Often, the male partner meets the mortgage commitments, and the female partner meets other expenses. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4674" id="commitment__275" original="E399.-3f09"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4673" id="commitment__276"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="commitment__277" original="E399.-3f06"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="commitment__278" original="E399.-3f07"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commitment__279" original="E399.-3f04"> agreeing to use money, time or people in order to achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-466f" id="commitment__280"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-466e" id="commitment__281" original="E84b.-6c36"><span class="cf" id="commitment__282" original="E399.-3f05"><span class="exp" id="commitment__283"> commitment </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="commitment__284" original="E84b.-6c35"> Global expansion often requires a serious commitment of financial and human resources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-466a" id="commitment__285" original="E84b.-6c3a"><span class="cf" id="commitment__286" original="E8b7.-7c46"><span class="exp" id="commitment__287"> commitment </span> (of something) to something </span><span class="x" id="commitment__288" original="E84b.-6c39"> A deep commitment of United States forces to a land war would be a catastrophic error. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4666" id="commitment__289" original="E8b7.-7c29" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__290"> adjective + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4664" id="commitment__291"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4663" id="commitment__292" original="E8b7.-7c27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4662" id="commitment__293"><span class="coll" id="commitment__294" original="E8b7.-7c26"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4660" id="commitment__295" original="E8b7.-7c25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-465f" id="commitment__296"><span class="coll" id="commitment__297" original="E8b7.-7c24"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-465d" id="commitment__298" original="E8b7.-7c23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-465c" id="commitment__299"><span class="coll" id="commitment__300" original="E8b7.-7c22"> prior </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-465a" id="commitment__301" original="E8b7.-7c21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4659" id="commitment__302" original="E84b.-6c00"><span class="x" id="commitment__303" original="E84b.-6bff"> Government must support efforts that involve long-term commitment of resources. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d84" id="commitment__304" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="commitment__305"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d86" id="commitment__306" original="E84b.-6c33"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__307" original="E84b.-6c32"> adjective + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d88" id="commitment__308" original="E84b.-6c31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d89" id="commitment__309" original="E84b.-6c2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d8a" id="commitment__310" original="E84b.-6c2c"><span class="coll" id="commitment__311"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d8c" id="commitment__312" original="E8b7.-7c45"><span class="coll" id="commitment__313"> deep </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d8e" id="commitment__314" original="E84b.-6c2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d8f" id="commitment__315" original="E84b.-6c2e"><span class="coll" id="commitment__316"> ideological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d91" id="commitment__317" original="E8b7.-7c44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d92" id="commitment__318" original="E8b7.-7c43"><span class="coll" id="commitment__319"> emotional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d94" id="commitment__320" original="E84b.-6c2b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d95" id="commitment__321" original="E84b.-6c2a"><span class="x" id="commitment__322" original="E84b.-6c29"> The alliance has integrated education into a wider set of ideological commitments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d97" id="commitment__323" original="E84b.-6c04"><span class="x" id="commitment__324" original="E84b.-6c03"> His views emerged from an emotional commitment to the underclasses of the world. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d99" id="commitment__325" original="E8b7.-7c42"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d9a" id="commitment__326" original="E8b7.-7c40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d9b" id="commitment__327" original="E8b7.-7c3f"><span class="coll" id="commitment__328"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d9d" id="commitment__329" original="E8b7.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7d9e" id="commitment__330" original="E8b7.-7c3d"><span class="coll" id="commitment__331"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7da0" id="commitment__332" original="E8b7.-7c3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7da1" id="commitment__333" original="E8b7.-7c3b"><span class="coll" id="commitment__334"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7da3" id="commitment__335" original="E8b7.-7c3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7da4" id="commitment__336" original="E8b7.-7c39"><span class="coll" id="commitment__337"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7da6" id="commitment__338" original="E8b7.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7da7" id="commitment__339" original="E8b7.-7c37"><span class="coll" id="commitment__340"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7da9" id="commitment__341" original="E8b7.-7c36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7daa" id="commitment__342" original="E8b7.-7c35"><span class="x" id="commitment__343" original="E8b7.-7c34"> Austen's novels ostensibly suggest little active political commitment. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dac" id="commitment__344" original="E84b.-6c26"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dad" id="commitment__345" original="E8b7.-7c33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dae" id="commitment__346" original="E8b7.-7c32"><span class="coll" id="commitment__347"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7db0" id="commitment__348" original="E84b.-6c24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7db1" id="commitment__349" original="E84b.-6c23"><span class="coll" id="commitment__350"> credible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7db3" id="commitment__351" original="E8b7.-7c31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7db4" id="commitment__352" original="E8b7.-7c30"><span class="coll" id="commitment__353"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7db6" id="commitment__354" original="E84b.-6c22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7db7" id="commitment__355" original="E84b.-6c21"><span class="x" id="commitment__356" original="E84b.-6c20"> Parties in a multiparty system are more likely to make credible commitments to their long-term voters. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7db9" id="commitment__357" original="E84b.-6c5c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dba" id="commitment__358" original="E8b7.-7c2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dbb" id="commitment__359" original="E8b7.-7c2e"><span class="coll" id="commitment__360"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dbd" id="commitment__361" original="E84b.-6c1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dbe" id="commitment__362" original="E84b.-6c1b"><span class="coll" id="commitment__363"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dc0" id="commitment__364" original="E84b.-6c1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dc1" id="commitment__365" original="E84b.-6c1d"><span class="coll" id="commitment__366"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dc3" id="commitment__367" original="E8b7.-7c2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dc4" id="commitment__368" original="E8b7.-7c2c"><span class="coll" id="commitment__369"> emotional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dc6" id="commitment__370" original="E84b.-6c1a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dc7" id="commitment__371" original="E84b.-6c19"><span class="x" id="commitment__372" original="E84b.-6c18"> Recent research has shown that professional and organizational commitment are positively correlated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dc9" id="commitment__373" original="E84b.-6c02"><span class="x" id="commitment__374" original="E84b.-6c01"> The customer contributes their money, time and emotional commitment. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dcb" id="commitment__375" original="E84b.-6c17"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dcc" id="commitment__376" original="E84b.-6c15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dcd" id="commitment__377" original="E84b.-6c14"><span class="coll" id="commitment__378"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dcf" id="commitment__379" original="E8b7.-7c2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dd0" id="commitment__380" original="E8b7.-7c2a"><span class="coll" id="commitment__381"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dd2" id="commitment__382" original="E84b.-6c13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dd3" id="commitment__383" original="E84b.-6c12"><span class="coll" id="commitment__384"> prior </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dd5" id="commitment__385" original="E84b.-6c11"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dd6" id="commitment__386" original="E84b.-6c10"><span class="x" id="commitment__387" original="E84b.-6c0f"> The industry provides goods and services that help people to fulfil their financial commitments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dd8" id="commitment__388" original="E84b.-6c0e"><span class="x" id="commitment__389" original="E84b.-6c0d"> He would have accepted the invitation but was prevented from doing so by a prior commitment. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dda" id="commitment__390" original="E8b7.-7c29"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ddb" id="commitment__391" original="E8b7.-7c27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ddc" id="commitment__392" original="E8b7.-7c26"><span class="coll" id="commitment__393"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dde" id="commitment__394" original="E8b7.-7c25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ddf" id="commitment__395" original="E8b7.-7c24"><span class="coll" id="commitment__396"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7de1" id="commitment__397" original="E8b7.-7c23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7de2" id="commitment__398" original="E8b7.-7c22"><span class="coll" id="commitment__399"> prior </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7de4" id="commitment__400" original="E8b7.-7c21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7de5" id="commitment__401" original="E84b.-6c00"><span class="x" id="commitment__402" original="E84b.-6bff"> Government must support efforts that involve long-term commitment of resources. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7de7" id="commitment__403" original="E84b.-6bec"><span class="shcut" id="commitment__404" original="E84b.-6beb"> verb + commitment </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7de9" id="commitment__405" original="E84b.-6bea"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dea" id="commitment__406" original="E8b7.-7c20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7deb" id="commitment__407" original="E8b7.-7c1f"><span class="coll" id="commitment__408"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ded" id="commitment__409" original="E84b.-6be6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dee" id="commitment__410" original="E84b.-6be5"><span class="coll" id="commitment__411"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7df0" id="commitment__412" original="E84b.-6be4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7df1" id="commitment__413" original="E84b.-6be3"><span class="coll" id="commitment__414"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7df3" id="commitment__415" original="E8b7.-7c1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7df4" id="commitment__416" original="E8b7.-7c1d"><span class="coll" id="commitment__417"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7df6" id="commitment__418" original="E84b.-6be2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7df7" id="commitment__419" original="E84b.-6bbf"><span class="x" id="commitment__420" original="E84b.-6bbe"> Ecological modernization requires political commitment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7df9" id="commitment__421" original="E84b.-6bd1"><span class="x" id="commitment__422" original="E84b.-6bd0"> Meetings of this kind demonstrate the commitment of participants. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dfb" id="commitment__423" original="E8b7.-7c1c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dfc" id="commitment__424" original="E8b7.-7c1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dfd" id="commitment__425" original="E8b7.-7c19"><span class="coll" id="commitment__426"> reaffirm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7dff" id="commitment__427" original="E8b7.-7c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e00" id="commitment__428" original="E8b7.-7c17"><span class="coll" id="commitment__429"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e02" id="commitment__430" original="E8b7.-7c16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e03" id="commitment__431" original="E8b7.-7c15"><span class="x" id="commitment__432" original="E8b7.-7c14"> The UN General Assembly has reaffirmed its strong commitment to linguistic diversity. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e05" id="commitment__433" original="E84b.-6bdf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e06" id="commitment__434" original="E8b7.-7c13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e07" id="commitment__435" original="E8b7.-7c12"><span class="coll" id="commitment__436"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e09" id="commitment__437" original="E8b7.-7c11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e0a" id="commitment__438" original="E8b7.-7c10"><span class="coll" id="commitment__439"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e0c" id="commitment__440" original="E84b.-6bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e0d" id="commitment__441" original="E84b.-6bdc"><span class="coll" id="commitment__442"> implement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e0f" id="commitment__443" original="E8b7.-7c0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e10" id="commitment__444" original="E8b7.-7c0e"><span class="coll" id="commitment__445"> meet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e12" id="commitment__446" original="E8b7.-7c0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e13" id="commitment__447" original="E8b7.-7c0c"><span class="coll" id="commitment__448"> fulfil </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e15" id="commitment__449" original="E84b.-6bdb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e16" id="commitment__450" original="E84b.-6bda"><span class="x" id="commitment__451" original="E84b.-6bd9"> International aid can increase countries' capacity to implement their commitments. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e18" id="commitment__452" original="E84b.-6bcf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e19" id="commitment__453" original="E84b.-6bcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e1a" id="commitment__454" original="E84b.-6bcc"><span class="coll" id="commitment__455"> meet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e1c" id="commitment__456" original="E84b.-6bcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e1d" id="commitment__457" original="E84b.-6bca"><span class="coll" id="commitment__458"> fulfil </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e1f" id="commitment__459" original="E84b.-6bc9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e20" id="commitment__460" original="E84b.-6bc6"><span class="x" id="commitment__461" original="E84b.-6bc5"> Often, the male partner meets the mortgage commitments, and the female partner meets other expenses. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.785d" id="commitment__462" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commitment" title="commitment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.785e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-73b3" id="commitment__463" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commitment__464"> commitment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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committed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4657" id="committed" original="E399.-3ef2" sum="489"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4656" id="committed__1" original="E399.-3ef1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4655" id="committed__2" original="E399.-3ef0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> committed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-464d" id="committed__4" original="E399.-3eeb"><span class="pos" id="committed__5" original="E399.-3eea"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7dd0" eid="committed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1ae8" geo="br" id="committed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="committed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/committed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://committed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1aeb" geo="n_am" id="committed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="committed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/committed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://committed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-464b" id="committed__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="committed__12" original="E399.-3ee8" reg="approv"> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4649" id="committed__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4648" id="committed__14" original="E399.-3ee7"><span class="def" id="committed__15" original="E399.-3ee6"> willing to work hard and give your time and energy to something; believing strongly in something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4646" id="committed__16" original="E8a9.-799f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dedicated" title="dedicated (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4645" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69a1" id="committed__17" original="E8a9.-799e"><span class="xh" id="committed__18"> dedicated </span><span class="xs" id="committed__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4642" id="committed__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4641" id="committed__21" original="E8a9.-799d"><span class="x" id="committed__22" original="E8a9.-799c"> Matilda had a group of strongly committed supporters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-463f" id="committed__23" original="E8a9.-799b"><span class="x" id="committed__24" original="E8a9.-799a"> Durkheim was a deeply committed defender of individual liberty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-463d" id="committed__25" original="E8b7.-7f6d"><span class="cf" id="committed__26" original="E8b7.-7f6e"><span class="exp" id="committed__27"> committed </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="committed__28" original="E8b7.-7f6c"> A study of engineers suggests that high performers may be more committed to their profession. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7991" id="committed__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://committed" title="committed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7992" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-735e" id="committed__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="committed__31"> committed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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committee
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4639" id="committee" original="E399.-3ee2" sum="520"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4638" id="committee__1" original="E399.-3ee1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4637" id="committee__2" original="E399.-3ee0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> committee </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-462c" id="committee__7" original="E399.-3ed8"><span class="pos" id="committee__8" original="E399.-3ed7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7dd7" eid="committee__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1b0c" geo="br" id="committee__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="committee__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commi/committee__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committee__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://committee__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1b0f" geo="n_am" id="committee__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="committee__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɪti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commi/committee__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commi/committee__us_2.ogg" href="sound://committee__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-462a" id="committee__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="committee__15" original="E399.-3ed5"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4628" id="committee__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4627" id="committee__17" original="E399.-3ed4"><span class="def" id="committee__18" original="E399.-3ed3"> a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to make decisions or deal with a particular subject. A <span class="dh" id="committee__19" original="E8b7.-7e3b"> committee </span> typically consists of members of the larger group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4624" id="committee__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4623" id="committee__21" original="E8b7.-7e3a"><span class="x" id="committee__22" original="E8b7.-7e39"> A scientific committee chaired by Sir Richard Southwood was appointed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4621" id="committee__23" original="E8c1.-7a53"><span class="x" id="committee__24" original="E8c1.-7a52"> The remuneration committee is comprised of independent non-executive directors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-461f" id="committee__25" original="E8b7.-7e36"><span class="cf" id="committee__26" original="E4c7.-7035"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="committee__27" original="E8b7.-7e35"> All committee meetings are held in public. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.79b6" id="committee__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://committee" title="committee definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.79b7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7345" id="committee__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="committee__30"> committee </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commodity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-461c" id="commodity" original="E399.-3eb3" sum="489"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-461b" id="commodity__1" original="E399.-3eb2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-461a" id="commodity__2" original="E399.-3eb1"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commodity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-460e" id="commodity__7" original="E399.-3ea9"><span class="pos" id="commodity__8" original="E399.-3ea8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7dde" eid="commodity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1b89" geo="br" id="commodity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commodity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɒdəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/commodity__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/commodity__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://commodity__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1b8d" geo="n_am" id="commodity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commodity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmɑːdəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/commodity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/commodity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commodity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-460c" id="commodity__14" original="E399.-3ea7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4609" form="pl" id="commodity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="commodity__16" original="E399.-3ea3"> commodities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4607" id="commodity__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4606" id="commodity__18" original="E399.-3ea2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="commodity__19" original="E399.-3e9f"> a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4604" id="commodity__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4603" id="commodity__21" original="E8b7.-7e2b"><span class="x" id="commodity__22" original="E8b7.-7e2a"> The majority of Michigan's agricultural commodities were consumed domestically. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4601" id="commodity__23" original="E8b7.-7e29"><span class="cf" id="commodity__24" original="E4c7.-6f8e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="commodity__25" original="E8b7.-7e28"> Higher commodity prices would make government support unnecessary. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45fe" id="commodity__26" original="E399.-3e9e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="commodity__27" original="E399.-3e9b"> a thing that is useful or has a useful quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45fc" id="commodity__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45fb" id="commodity__29" original="E8b7.-7e27"><span class="x" id="commodity__30" original="E8b7.-7e26"> Information is a valuable commodity in an increasingly commercial media environment. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.79dc" id="commodity__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commodity" title="commodity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.79dd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-72fb" id="commodity__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commodity__33"> commodity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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common
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45f9" hm="1" id="common1" original="E399.-3e8b" sum="2072"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45f8" id="common1__1" original="E399.-3e8a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45f7" id="common1__2" original="E399.-3e89"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> common <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45ea" id="common1__8" original="E399.-3e7e"><span class="pos" id="common1__9" original="E399.-3e7d"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7de7" eid="common1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1611" geo="br" id="common1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/common__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://common__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1614" geo="n_am" id="common1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/common__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common__us_2.ogg" href="sound://common__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45e8" id="common1__15" original="E399.-3e7c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45e7" form="_tofix" id="common1__16"><span class="if" id="common1__17" original="E399.-3e7a"> commoner </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45e5" form="_tofix" id="common1__18"><span class="if" id="common1__19" original="E399.-3e79"> commonest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="common1__20" original="E4a5.7540"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="eb" id="common1__21" original="E4a5.7541"> more common </span> and <span class="eb" id="common1__22" original="E4a5.7542"> most common </span> are more frequent <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45e0" id="common1__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45df" id="common1__24" original="E399.-3e75"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="common1__25" original="E399.-3e74"> happening often; existing in large numbers or in many places </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45dd" id="common1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45dc" id="common1__27" original="E84b.-76a9"><span class="x" id="common1__28" original="E84b.-76a8"> The most common feature of asthma in the very young is a persistent night-time cough. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45da" id="common1__29" original="E8b7.-787b"><span class="x" id="common1__30" original="E8b7.-787a"> Extra-pair matings are quite common in many pair-bonding species. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.2153" id="common1__31" original="E84b.-7676"><span class="x" id="common1__32" original="E84b.-7675"> Poor communication is one of the most common causes of distress reported by patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45d8" id="common1__33" original="E84b.-76a7"><span class="cf" id="common1__34" original="E4c7.-6f8d"> it is <span class="exp" id="common1__35"> common </span> (for somebody/something) (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="common1__36" original="E84b.-76a6"> It is increasingly common for countries to be affected by migration. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45d4" id="common1__37" original="E399.-3e73" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://rare" title="rare (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45d3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.7c18" id="common1__38" original="E84b.-76a3"><span class="xh" id="common1__39"> rare </span><span class="xs" id="common1__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncommon" title="uncommon (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45d0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4a74" id="common1__41" original="E84b.-76a2"><span class="xh" id="common1__42"> uncommon </span><span class="xs" id="common1__43"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45cd" id="common1__44" original="E84b.-76a1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unusual" title="unusual (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45cc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-2ca3" id="common1__45" original="E84b.-76a0"><span class="xh" id="common1__46"> unusual </span><span class="xs" id="common1__47"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45c9" id="common1__48" original="E84b.-7685" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="common1__49"> common + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45c7" id="common1__50"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45c6" id="common1__51" original="E84b.-7683"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45c5" id="common1__52"><span class="coll" id="common1__53" original="E84b.-7682"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45c3" id="common1__54" original="E84b.-7681"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45c2" id="common1__55"><span class="coll" id="common1__56" original="E84b.-7680"> feature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45c0" id="common1__57" original="E84b.-767f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45bf" id="common1__58"><span class="coll" id="common1__59" original="E84b.-767e"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45bd" id="common1__60" original="E84b.-767d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45bc" id="common1__61"><span class="coll" id="common1__62" original="E84b.-767c"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45ba" id="common1__63" original="E8b7.-7879"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45b9" id="common1__64"><span class="coll" id="common1__65" original="E8b7.-7878"> example </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45b7" id="common1__66" original="E84b.-766a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45b6" id="common1__67"><span class="coll" id="common1__68" original="E84b.-7669"> theme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45b4" id="common1__69" original="E8b7.-7877"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45b3" id="common1__70"><span class="coll" id="common1__71" original="E8b7.-7876"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45b1" id="common1__72" original="E84b.-767b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45b0" id="common1__73"><span class="coll" id="common1__74" original="E84b.-767a"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45ae" id="common1__75" original="E8b7.-7875"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45ad" id="common1__76"><span class="coll" id="common1__77" original="E8b7.-7874"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45ab" id="common1__78" original="E8b7.-7873"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45aa" id="common1__79"><span class="coll" id="common1__80" original="E8b7.-7872"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45a8" id="common1__81" original="E84b.-7679"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45a7" id="common1__82"><span class="coll" id="common1__83" original="E8b7.-7871"> disease </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45a5" id="common1__84"><span class="coll" id="common1__85" original="E84b.-7678"> disorder </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45a3" id="common1__86" original="E8b7.-7870"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45a2" id="common1__87"><span class="coll" id="common1__88" original="E8b7.-786f"> symptom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45a0" id="common1__89" original="E8b7.-786e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-459f" id="common1__90"><span class="coll" id="common1__91" original="E8b7.-786d"> use </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-459d" id="common1__92" original="E84b.-7677"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-459c" id="common1__93" original="E84b.-7676"><span class="x" id="common1__94" original="E84b.-7675"> Poor communication is one of the most common causes of distress reported by patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-459a" id="common1__95" original="E84b.-7674"><span class="x" id="common1__96" original="E84b.-7673"> In developing countries, liver cancer is the third most common type of cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4598" id="common1__97" original="E8b7.-786c"><span class="x" id="common1__98" original="E8b7.-786b"> These terms are all in common use. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4596" id="common1__99" original="E84b.-764f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="common1__100"> adverb + common </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4594" id="common1__101"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4593" id="common1__102" original="E84b.-764d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4592" id="common1__103"><span class="coll" id="common1__104" original="E84b.-764c"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4590" id="common1__105" original="E8b7.-785f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-458f" id="common1__106"><span class="coll" id="common1__107" original="E8b7.-785e"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-458d" id="common1__108"><span class="coll" id="common1__109" original="E8b7.-785d"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-458b" id="common1__110" original="E84b.-764b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-458a" id="common1__111"><span class="coll" id="common1__112" original="E84b.-764a"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4588" id="common1__113" original="E84b.-7649"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4587" id="common1__114"><span class="coll" id="common1__115" original="E84b.-7648"> particularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4585" id="common1__116" original="E8b7.-785c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4584" id="common1__117"><span class="coll" id="common1__118" original="E8b7.-785b"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4582" id="common1__119" original="E8b7.-785a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4581" id="common1__120"><span class="coll" id="common1__121" original="E8b7.-7859"> extremely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-457f" id="common1__122" original="E84b.-7647"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-457e" id="common1__123" original="E84b.-7646"><span class="x" id="common1__124" original="E84b.-7645"> It is becoming increasingly common to use computers to assimilate and process the data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-457c" id="common1__125" original="E84b.-7644"><span class="x" id="common1__126" original="E84b.-7643"> Alunite is a relatively common mineral in volcanic rocks. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-457a" id="common1__127" original="E399.-3e70"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4579" id="common1__128"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="common1__129" original="E399.-3e6e"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="common1__130" original="E399.-3e6c"> shared by or belonging to two or more people, groups or things, or by the people or things in a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4576" id="common1__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4575" id="common1__132" original="E84b.-769f"><span class="x" id="common1__133" original="E84b.-769e"> Humans and monkeys share a more recent common ancestor than humans and rabbits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4573" id="common1__134" original="E84b.-769d"><span class="cf" id="common1__135" original="E399.-3e6d"><span class="exp" id="common1__136"> common </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="common1__137" original="E84b.-769c"> While many of the problems are city-specific, a number are common to cities all over the region. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-456f" id="common1__138" original="E84b.-769b"><span class="x" id="common1__139" original="E84b.-769a"> There are some needs which are common to all living organisms. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-456d" id="common1__140" original="E84b.-76ac" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-denominator" title="common denominator definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-456c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44c5" id="common1__141" original="E84b.-7699"><span class="xh" id="common1__142"> common denominator </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-ground" title="common ground definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-456a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44a9" id="common1__143" original="E84b.-7698"><span class="xh" id="common1__144"> common ground </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4568" id="common1__145" original="E84b.-7672" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="common1__146"> common + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4566" id="common1__147"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4565" id="common1__148" original="E8b7.-786a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4564" id="common1__149"><span class="coll" id="common1__150" original="E8b7.-7869"> element </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4562" id="common1__151" original="E8b7.-7868"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4561" id="common1__152"><span class="coll" id="common1__153" original="E8b7.-7867"> characteristic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-455f" id="common1__154" original="E8b7.-7866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-455e" id="common1__155"><span class="coll" id="common1__156" original="E8b7.-7865"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-455c" id="common1__157" original="E84b.-7668"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-455b" id="common1__158"><span class="coll" id="common1__159" original="E84b.-7667"> interest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4559" id="common1__160" original="E84b.-766c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4558" id="common1__161"><span class="coll" id="common1__162" original="E84b.-766b"> intention </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4556" id="common1__163"><span class="coll" id="common1__164" original="E8b7.-7864"> purpose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4554" id="common1__165" original="E84b.-7664"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4553" id="common1__166"><span class="coll" id="common1__167" original="E84b.-7663"> goal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4551" id="common1__168" original="E8b7.-7863"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4550" id="common1__169"><span class="coll" id="common1__170" original="E8b7.-7862"> identity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-454e" id="common1__171" original="E84b.-7666"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-454d" id="common1__172"><span class="coll" id="common1__173" original="E84b.-7665"> humanity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-454b" id="common1__174" original="E84b.-7662"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-454a" id="common1__175"><span class="coll" id="common1__176" original="E84b.-7661"> language </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4548" id="common1__177" original="E8b7.-7861"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4547" id="common1__178"><span class="coll" id="common1__179" original="E8b7.-7860"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4545" id="common1__180" original="E84b.-7670"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4544" id="common1__181"><span class="coll" id="common1__182" original="E84b.-766f"> ancestor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4542" id="common1__183" original="E84b.-766e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4541" id="common1__184"><span class="coll" id="common1__185" original="E84b.-766d"> currency </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-453f" id="common1__186" original="E84b.-765c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-453e" id="common1__187"><span class="coll" id="common1__188" original="E84b.-765b"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-453c" id="common1__189" original="E84b.-765a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-453b" id="common1__190"><span class="coll" id="common1__191" original="E84b.-7659"> market </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4539" id="common1__192" original="E84b.-7658"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4538" id="common1__193" original="E84b.-7655"><span class="x" id="common1__194" original="E84b.-7654"> Organizations are able to set up chat rooms for groups of users who share a common interest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4536" id="common1__195" original="E84b.-7657"><span class="x" id="common1__196" original="E84b.-7656"> A common currency requires a single central bank in charge of monetary policy. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4534" id="common1__197" original="E399.-3e6b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4533" id="common1__198"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="common1__199" original="E399.-3e69"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="common1__200" original="E399.-3e68"> not unusual or special </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4530" id="common1__201" original="E84b.-7697" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ordinary" title="ordinary (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-452f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.68dd" id="common1__202" original="E84b.-7696"><span class="xh" id="common1__203"> ordinary </span><span class="xs" id="common1__204"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-452c" id="common1__205"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-452b" id="common1__206" original="E84b.-7695"><span class="x" id="common1__207" original="E84b.-7694"> Russia's gentry regarded Russian as the language of the common people. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4529" id="common1__208" original="E84b.-76ad" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-law" title="common law definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4528" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4494" id="common1__209" original="E84b.-7693"><span class="xh" id="common1__210"> common law </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-sense" title="common sense definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4526" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4403" id="common1__211" original="E84b.-7692"><span class="xh" id="common1__212"> common sense </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4524" id="common1__213" original="E399.-3e62"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-450f-FF1" id="common1__214" original="E3a0.-3f3f" sk="becommonknowledge"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-450f-FF2" id="common1__215"><span class="idm" id="common1__216" original="E3a0.-3f3e"> be common/public knowledge </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-450f-FF4" id="common1__217"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-450f-FF5" id="common1__218"><span class="def" id="common1__219" original="E3a0.-3f3d"> to be something that everyone knows, especially in a particular community or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-450f-FF7" id="common1__220"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-450f-FF8" id="common1__221" original="E4e1.-24bd"><span class="x" id="common1__222" original="E4e1.-24bc"> These facts had been common knowledge among physicists for a long time. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-451a" id="common1__223" original="E84b.-76ae" sk="commongood"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4519" id="common1__224"><span class="idm" id="common1__225" original="E84b.-768f"> the common good </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4517" id="common1__226"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4516" id="common1__227"><span class="def" id="common1__228" original="E84b.-768e"> the benefit or interests of everyone </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4514" id="common1__229"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4513" id="common1__230" original="E84b.-768d"><span class="x" id="common1__231" original="E84b.-768c"> Central government is not a unified organization with ministers working together for the common good. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4511" id="common1__232" original="E84b.-768b"><span class="x" id="common1__233" original="E84b.-768a"> These adolescents thought about how schools might promote the common good. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4523" id="common1__234" original="E399.-3e53" sk="makecommoncausewith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4522" id="common1__235"><span class="idm" id="common1__236" original="E399.-3e52"> make common cause with somebody </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4520" id="common1__237"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-451f" id="common1__238"><span class="def" id="common1__239" original="E399.-3e4f"> to be united with somebody about something that you both agree on, believe in or wish to achieve </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-451d" id="common1__240"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-451c" id="common1__241" original="E84b.-7691"><span class="x" id="common1__242" original="E84b.-7690"> Vlasov decided to make common cause with the Germans after he and his troops were captured. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e22" id="common1__243" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="common1__244"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e24" id="common1__245" original="E84b.-7687"><span class="shcut" id="common1__246" original="E84b.-7686"> common + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e26" id="common1__247" original="E84b.-7685"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e27" id="common1__248" original="E84b.-7683"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e28" id="common1__249" original="E84b.-7682"><span class="coll" id="common1__250"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e2a" id="common1__251" original="E84b.-7681"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e2b" id="common1__252" original="E84b.-7680"><span class="coll" id="common1__253"> feature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e2d" id="common1__254" original="E84b.-767f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e2e" id="common1__255" original="E84b.-767e"><span class="coll" id="common1__256"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e30" id="common1__257" original="E84b.-767d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e31" id="common1__258" original="E84b.-767c"><span class="coll" id="common1__259"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e33" id="common1__260" original="E8b7.-7879"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e34" id="common1__261" original="E8b7.-7878"><span class="coll" id="common1__262"> example </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e36" id="common1__263" original="E84b.-766a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e37" id="common1__264" original="E84b.-7669"><span class="coll" id="common1__265"> theme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e39" id="common1__266" original="E8b7.-7877"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e3a" id="common1__267" original="E8b7.-7876"><span class="coll" id="common1__268"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e3c" id="common1__269" original="E84b.-767b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e3d" id="common1__270" original="E84b.-767a"><span class="coll" id="common1__271"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e3f" id="common1__272" original="E8b7.-7875"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e40" id="common1__273" original="E8b7.-7874"><span class="coll" id="common1__274"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e42" id="common1__275" original="E8b7.-7873"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e43" id="common1__276" original="E8b7.-7872"><span class="coll" id="common1__277"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e45" id="common1__278" original="E84b.-7679"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e46" id="common1__279" original="E8b7.-7871"><span class="coll" id="common1__280"> disease </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e48" id="common1__281" original="E84b.-7678"><span class="coll" id="common1__282"> disorder </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e4a" id="common1__283" original="E8b7.-7870"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e4b" id="common1__284" original="E8b7.-786f"><span class="coll" id="common1__285"> symptom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e4d" id="common1__286" original="E8b7.-786e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e4e" id="common1__287" original="E8b7.-786d"><span class="coll" id="common1__288"> use </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e50" id="common1__289" original="E84b.-7677"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e51" id="common1__290" original="E84b.-7676"><span class="x" id="common1__291" original="E84b.-7675"> Poor communication is one of the most common causes of distress reported by patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e53" id="common1__292" original="E84b.-7674"><span class="x" id="common1__293" original="E84b.-7673"> In developing countries, liver cancer is the third most common type of cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e55" id="common1__294" original="E8b7.-786c"><span class="x" id="common1__295" original="E8b7.-786b"> These terms are all in common use. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e57" id="common1__296" original="E84b.-7672"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e58" id="common1__297" original="E8b7.-786a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e59" id="common1__298" original="E8b7.-7869"><span class="coll" id="common1__299"> element </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e5b" id="common1__300" original="E8b7.-7868"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e5c" id="common1__301" original="E8b7.-7867"><span class="coll" id="common1__302"> characteristic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e5e" id="common1__303" original="E8b7.-7866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e5f" id="common1__304" original="E8b7.-7865"><span class="coll" id="common1__305"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e61" id="common1__306" original="E84b.-7668"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e62" id="common1__307" original="E84b.-7667"><span class="coll" id="common1__308"> interest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e64" id="common1__309" original="E84b.-766c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e65" id="common1__310" original="E84b.-766b"><span class="coll" id="common1__311"> intention </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e67" id="common1__312" original="E8b7.-7864"><span class="coll" id="common1__313"> purpose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e69" id="common1__314" original="E84b.-7664"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e6a" id="common1__315" original="E84b.-7663"><span class="coll" id="common1__316"> goal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e6c" id="common1__317" original="E8b7.-7863"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e6d" id="common1__318" original="E8b7.-7862"><span class="coll" id="common1__319"> identity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e6f" id="common1__320" original="E84b.-7666"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e70" id="common1__321" original="E84b.-7665"><span class="coll" id="common1__322"> humanity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e72" id="common1__323" original="E84b.-7662"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e73" id="common1__324" original="E84b.-7661"><span class="coll" id="common1__325"> language </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e75" id="common1__326" original="E8b7.-7861"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e76" id="common1__327" original="E8b7.-7860"><span class="coll" id="common1__328"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e78" id="common1__329" original="E84b.-7670"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e79" id="common1__330" original="E84b.-766f"><span class="coll" id="common1__331"> ancestor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e7b" id="common1__332" original="E84b.-766e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e7c" id="common1__333" original="E84b.-766d"><span class="coll" id="common1__334"> currency </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e7e" id="common1__335" original="E84b.-765c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e7f" id="common1__336" original="E84b.-765b"><span class="coll" id="common1__337"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e81" id="common1__338" original="E84b.-765a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e82" id="common1__339" original="E84b.-7659"><span class="coll" id="common1__340"> market </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e84" id="common1__341" original="E84b.-7658"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e85" id="common1__342" original="E84b.-7655"><span class="x" id="common1__343" original="E84b.-7654"> Organizations are able to set up chat rooms for groups of users who share a common interest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e87" id="common1__344" original="E84b.-7657"><span class="x" id="common1__345" original="E84b.-7656"> A common currency requires a single central bank in charge of monetary policy. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e89" id="common1__346" original="E84b.-7651"><span class="shcut" id="common1__347" original="E84b.-7650"> adverb + common </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e8b" id="common1__348" original="E84b.-764f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e8c" id="common1__349" original="E84b.-764d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e8d" id="common1__350" original="E84b.-764c"><span class="coll" id="common1__351"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e8f" id="common1__352" original="E8b7.-785f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e90" id="common1__353" original="E8b7.-785e"><span class="coll" id="common1__354"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e92" id="common1__355" original="E8b7.-785d"><span class="coll" id="common1__356"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e94" id="common1__357" original="E84b.-764b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e95" id="common1__358" original="E84b.-764a"><span class="coll" id="common1__359"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e97" id="common1__360" original="E84b.-7649"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e98" id="common1__361" original="E84b.-7648"><span class="coll" id="common1__362"> particularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e9a" id="common1__363" original="E8b7.-785c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e9b" id="common1__364" original="E8b7.-785b"><span class="coll" id="common1__365"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e9d" id="common1__366" original="E8b7.-785a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7e9e" id="common1__367" original="E8b7.-7859"><span class="coll" id="common1__368"> extremely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ea0" id="common1__369" original="E84b.-7647"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ea1" id="common1__370" original="E84b.-7646"><span class="x" id="common1__371" original="E84b.-7645"> It is becoming increasingly common to use computers to assimilate and process the data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ea3" id="common1__372" original="E84b.-7644"><span class="x" id="common1__373" original="E84b.-7643"> Alunite is a relatively common mineral in volcanic rocks. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7a06" id="common1__374" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common_1" title="common definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7a07" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-72b9" id="common1__375" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="common1__376"> common </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-450b" hm="2" id="common2" original="E399.-3e4a" sum="934"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-450a" id="common2__1" original="E399.-3e49"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4509" id="common2__2" original="E399.-3e48"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> common <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44fe" id="common2__6" original="E399.-3e3d"><span class="pos" id="common2__7" original="E399.-3e3c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7dee" eid="common2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1617" geo="br" id="common2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/common__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://common__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.161a" geo="n_am" id="common2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/common__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common__us_2.ogg" href="sound://common__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44fc" id="common2__13" original="E399.-3e2e"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44fb" id="common2__14" original="E399.-3e29" sk="haveincommon"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44fa" id="common2__15"><span class="idm" id="common2__16" original="E399.-3e28"> have something in common </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44f8" id="common2__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="common2__18" original="E399.-3e27"> of things, places, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44f6" id="common2__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44f5" id="common2__20"><span class="def" id="common2__21" original="E399.-3e26"> to have the same features or characteristics </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44f3" id="common2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44f2" id="common2__23" original="E8a9.-7992"><span class="x" id="common2__24" original="E8a9.-7991"> What these works have in common is their portrayal of life in a secular society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44f0" id="common2__25" original="E8a9.-798f"><span class="x" id="common2__26" original="E8a9.-798e"> Macedonian and Greek culture had little in common. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44ee" id="common2__27" original="E8a9.-798d"><span class="x" id="common2__28" original="E8a9.-798c"> Organisms grouped together at the lowest levels have more in common than those grouped further up. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44ec" id="common2__29" original="E399.-3e2d" sk="haveincommon"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44eb" id="common2__30"><span class="idm" id="common2__31" original="E399.-3e2c"> have, etc. something in common (with somebody) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44e9" id="common2__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="common2__33" original="E399.-3e2b"> of people </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44e7" id="common2__34"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44e6" id="common2__35"><span class="def" id="common2__36" original="E399.-3e2a"> to have the same interests and ideas as somebody else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44e4" id="common2__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44e3" id="common2__38" original="E8a9.-7987"><span class="x" id="common2__39" original="E8a9.-7986"> I could see that the younger people and the older people had a lot in common. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44e1" id="common2__40" original="E399.-3e25" sk="incommon"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44e0" id="common2__41"><span class="idm" id="common2__42" original="E399.-3e24"> in common </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44de" id="common2__43"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44dd" id="common2__44"><span class="def" id="common2__45" original="E399.-3e21"> shared by everyone in a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44db" id="common2__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44da" id="common2__47" original="E8a9.-7989"><span class="x" id="common2__48" original="E8a9.-7988"> Meals in common were central to the social and religious life of some Jewish sects. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7aed" id="common2__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common_1" title="common definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7aee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-72b9" id="common2__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="common2__51"> common </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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common denominator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44c5" id="common-denominator" original="E399.-3e0a" sum="574"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44c4" id="common-denominator__1" original="E399.-3e09"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44c3" id="common-denominator__2" original="E399.-3e08"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> common denominator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44bc" id="common-denominator__4" original="E399.-3e03"><span class="pos" id="common-denominator__5" original="E399.-3e02"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72b4" eid="common-denominator__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6654" geo="br" id="common-denominator__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-denominator__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmən dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/common_denominator_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_denominator_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://common_denominator_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6651" geo="n_am" id="common-denominator__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-denominator__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmən dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/common_denominator_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_denominator_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://common_denominator_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44ba" id="common-denominator__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44b9" id="common-denominator__12" original="E399.-3df7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="common-denominator__13" original="E85c.-6a76"><span class="exp" id="common-denominator__14"> common denominator </span> (in something) </span><span class="def" id="common-denominator__15" original="E399.-3df6"> an idea, attitude or experience that is shared by all the members of a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44b5" id="common-denominator__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44b4" id="common-denominator__17" original="E85c.-6a75"><span class="x" id="common-denominator__18" original="E85c.-6a74"> The common denominator in all of the plans is the commitment to end child labour. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44b2" id="common-denominator__19" original="E399.-3e01"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="common-denominator__20" original="E399.-3dfe"> a number that can be divided exactly by all the numbers below the line in a set of <a class="ndv" href="entry://fractions" id="common-denominator__21"> fractions </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44af" id="common-denominator__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44ae" id="common-denominator__23" original="E85c.-6a71"><span class="x" id="common-denominator__24" original="E85c.-6a70"> One obtains simpler numbers by writing the given fractions with a large common denominator. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44ac" id="common-denominator__25" original="E399.-3dfa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denominator" title="denominator definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44ab" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c11" id="common-denominator__26" original="E399.-3df9"><span class="xh" id="common-denominator__27"> denominator </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7b38" id="common-denominator__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-denominator" title="common denominator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7b39" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-71d6" id="common-denominator__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="common-denominator__30"> common denominator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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common ground
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44a9" id="common-ground" original="E399.-3dce" sum="389"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44a8" id="common-ground__1" original="E399.-3dcd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44a7" id="common-ground__2" original="E399.-3dcc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> common ground </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44a0" id="common-ground__4" original="E399.-3dc7"><span class="pos" id="common-ground__5" original="E399.-3dc6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7df5" eid="common-ground__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1cb2" geo="br" id="common-ground__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-ground__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmən ˈɡraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/common_ground_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_ground_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://common_ground_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1cb5" geo="n_am" id="common-ground__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-ground__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmən ˈɡraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/common_ground_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_ground_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://common_ground_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-449e" id="common-ground__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="common-ground__12" original="E399.-3dc4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-449c" id="common-ground__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-449b" id="common-ground__14" original="E399.-3dc3"><span class="cf" id="common-ground__15" original="E85c.-6a4b"><span class="exp" id="common-ground__16"> common ground </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="def" id="common-ground__17" original="E399.-3dc2"> an opinion, interest or aim that you share with somebody, although you may not agree with them about other things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4497" id="common-ground__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4496" id="common-ground__19" original="E85c.-6a4a"><span class="x" id="common-ground__20" original="E85c.-6a49"> During the debate his opponent had sought to find common ground with him so as to appear reasonable. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7b5b" id="common-ground__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-ground" title="common ground definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7b5c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-718b" id="common-ground__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="common-ground__23"> common ground </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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common law
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4494" id="common-law" original="E399.-3da4" sum="370"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4493" id="common-law__1" original="E399.-3da3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4492" id="common-law__2" original="E399.-3da2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> common law </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-448b" id="common-law__4" original="E399.-3d9d"><span class="pos" id="common-law__5" original="E399.-3d9c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4490" eid="common-law__6" original="E399.-3da0" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1ce8" geo="br" id="common-law__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-law__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmən ˈlɔː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/common_law_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_law_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://common_law_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1ceb" geo="n_am" id="common-law__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-law__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmən ˈlɔː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/common_law_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_law_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://common_law_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4489" id="common-law__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="common-law__12" original="E399.-3d9a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4487" id="common-law__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4486" id="common-law__14" original="E399.-3d99"><span class="def" id="common-law__15" original="E399.-3d98"> a system of laws that have been developed from customs and from decisions made by judges, not created by a parliament </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4484" id="common-law__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4483" id="common-law__17" original="E492.-7052"><span class="cf" id="common-law__18" original="E833.-46bc"> under/in (the) <span class="exp" id="common-law__19"> common law </span></span><span class="x" id="common-law__20" original="E492.-7051"> Under common law, parents cannot legally compel their children to look after them. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-447f" id="common-law__21" original="E399.-3d97" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://case-law" title="case law definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-447e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5673" id="common-law__22" original="E399.-3d96"><span class="xh" id="common-law__23"> case law </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7b75" id="common-law__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-law" title="common law definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7b76" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7156" id="common-law__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="common-law__26"> common law </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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common market
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4467" id="common-market" original="E399.-3d7b" sum="555"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4466" id="common-market__1" original="E399.-3d7a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4465" id="common-market__2" original="E399.-3d79"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> common market </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-445e" id="common-market__4" original="E399.-3d74"><span class="pos" id="common-market__5" original="E399.-3d73"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e05" eid="common-market__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1d87" geo="br" id="common-market__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-market__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmən ˈmɑːkɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/common_market_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_market_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://common_market_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1d8a" geo="n_am" id="common-market__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-market__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmən ˈmɑːrkɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/common_market_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_market_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://common_market_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-445c" id="common-market__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-445b" id="common-market__12" original="E399.-3d72"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-445a" id="common-market__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="common-market__14" original="E399.-3d70"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="common-market__15" original="E399.-3d6f"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="common-market__16" original="E399.-3d6e"> a group of countries that have agreed on low or no taxes on goods traded between countries in the group, and higher fixed taxes on goods imported from countries outside the group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4456" id="common-market__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4455" id="common-market__18" original="E8b2.-73b0"><span class="x" id="common-market__19" original="E8b2.-73af"> The treaty sought to create a common market with free movement of goods, persons, services and capital. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="common-market__20" original="E833.-469f" un="help"><span class="eb" id="common-market__21" original="E833.-469e"> The Common Market </span> is a former name of the European Union, used especially in the 1960s and 1970s. </span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7baa" id="common-market__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-market" title="common market definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7bab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-711d" id="common-market__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="common-market__24"> common market </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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common sense
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4403" id="common-sense" original="E399.-3cf3" sum="566"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4402" id="common-sense__1" original="E399.-3cf2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4401" id="common-sense__2" original="E399.-3cf1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> common sense </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43fa" id="common-sense__4" original="E399.-3cec"><span class="pos" id="common-sense__5" original="E399.-3ceb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e1e" eid="common-sense__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1e93" geo="br" id="common-sense__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-sense__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmən ˈsens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/common_sense_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_sense_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://common_sense_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1e96" geo="n_am" id="common-sense__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="common-sense__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmən ˈsens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/common_sense_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/common_sense_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://common_sense_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43f8" id="common-sense__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="common-sense__12" original="E399.-3ce9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43f6" id="common-sense__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43f5" id="common-sense__14" original="E399.-3ce8"><span class="def" id="common-sense__15" original="E399.-3ce7"> the ability to think about things in a practical way and make sensible decisions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43f3" id="common-sense__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43f2" id="common-sense__17" original="E85c.-6968"><span class="x" id="common-sense__18" original="E85c.-6967"> Jurors will be expected to use their common sense in deciding whether such a defence is valid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43f0" id="common-sense__19" original="E85c.-6963"><span class="x" id="common-sense__20" original="E85c.-6962"> The common-sense view is that language just provides names for thoughts that exist independently. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43ee" id="common-sense__21" original="E85c.-6965"><span class="cf" id="common-sense__22" original="E85c.-6966"> it is <span class="exp" id="common-sense__23"> common sense </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="common-sense__24" original="E85c.-6964"> It is common sense to recognize that knowledge of what is wrong is required before steps can be taken to put it right. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7c24" id="common-sense__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-sense" title="common sense definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7c25" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-707c" id="common-sense__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="common-sense__27"> common sense </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commonly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-447c" id="commonly" original="E399.-3d86" sum="290"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-447b" id="commonly__1" original="E399.-3d85"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-447a" id="commonly__2" original="E399.-3d84"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commonly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4471" id="commonly__4" original="E399.-3d7f"><span class="pos" id="commonly__5" original="E399.-3d7e"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7dfc" eid="commonly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.169d" geo="br" id="commonly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commonly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmənli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/commonly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/commonly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commonly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.16a1" geo="n_am" id="commonly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commonly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmənli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/commonly__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/commonly__us_2.ogg" href="sound://commonly__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-446f" id="commonly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-446e" id="commonly__12" original="E399.-3d7d"><span class="def" id="commonly__13" original="E399.-3d7c"> usually; very often; by most people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-446c" id="commonly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-446b" id="commonly__15" original="E838.-7f9f"><span class="x" id="commonly__16" original="E838.-7f9e"> It is possible to carry out these steps using commonly available materials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4469" id="commonly__17" original="E838.-7f9d"><span class="x" id="commonly__18" original="E838.-7f9c"> This type of asthma is commonly known as allergic asthma. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E4e1.221d" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E4e1.221e"><span class="h1" original="E4e1.221f"><ul class="inline" original="E4e1.2220"><li class="li" original="E4e1.2221"> generally </li><li class="li" original="E4e1.2222"> commonly </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E4e1.2223"><li class="li" original="E4e1.2224"> Both <span class="eb" original="E4e1.2225"> generally </span> and <span class="eb" original="E4e1.2226"> commonly </span> are used to say what most people think or know: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.2227"><span class="x" original="E4e1.2228"> Currently, it is generally agreed that genetic influence probably accounts for 30 to 70 per cent of behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.2229"><span class="x" original="E4e1.222a"> There is no commonly accepted definition of turbulence. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.222b"><span class="eb" original="E4e1.222c"> Generally </span> is used when talking about what happens in most cases; <span class="eb" original="E843.6078"> commonly </span> is used to say that something is usual or frequent: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.222d"><span class="x" original="E4e1.222e"> As yet, it is unclear whether this model is generally applicable. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.2231"><span class="x" original="E4e1.2232"> Type I diabetes commonly occurs in childhood, but can occur at any age. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.2233"><span class="eb" original="E4e1.2234"> Commonly </span> is also used to say what ordinary people say: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.2235"><span class="x" original="E4e1.2236"> Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints are commonly known as Mormons. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.2237"><span class="eb" original="E4e1.2238"> Generally </span> is used, especially in the phrase <span class="eb" original="E4e1.2239"> generally speaking </span> , to indicate that you are not going to discuss details: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.223a"><span class="x" original="E4e1.223b"> Hereditary peers have, generally speaking, inherited the title that they hold. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c56" id="commonly__19" original="E838.-7f98" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="commonly__20" original="E838.-7f97"> commonly + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c58" id="commonly__21" original="E838.-7f96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c59" id="commonly__22" original="E838.-7f8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c5a" id="commonly__23"><span class="coll" id="commonly__24" original="E838.-7f89"> occur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c5c" id="commonly__25" original="E838.-7f92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c5d" id="commonly__26"><span class="coll" id="commonly__27" original="E838.-7f91"> found </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c5f" id="commonly__28"><span class="coll" id="commonly__29" original="E838.-7f85"> encountered </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c61" id="commonly__30" original="E838.-7f7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c62" id="commonly__31"><span class="coll" id="commonly__32" original="E838.-7f7d"> observed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c64" id="commonly__33" original="E838.-7f94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c65" id="commonly__34"><span class="coll" id="commonly__35" original="E838.-7f93"> used </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c67" id="commonly__36"><span class="coll" id="commonly__37" original="E838.-7f7f"> employed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c69" id="commonly__38" original="E838.-7f90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c6a" id="commonly__39"><span class="coll" id="commonly__40" original="E838.-7f87"> known as </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c6c" id="commonly__41"><span class="coll" id="commonly__42" original="E838.-7f8f"> referred to as </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c6e" id="commonly__43"><span class="coll" id="commonly__44" original="E838.-7f83"> called </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c70" id="commonly__45" original="E838.-7f8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c71" id="commonly__46"><span class="coll" id="commonly__47" original="E838.-7f8b"> associated with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c73" id="commonly__48" original="E838.-7f82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c74" id="commonly__49"><span class="coll" id="commonly__50" original="E838.-7f81"> affected </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c76" id="commonly__51" original="E838.-7f7c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c77" id="commonly__52" original="E8b7.-7835"><span class="x" id="commonly__53" original="E8b7.-7834"> Type 1 diabetes commonly occurs in childhood. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c79" id="commonly__54" original="E8b7.-7833"><span class="x" id="commonly__55" original="E8b7.-7832"> Brucite is most commonly found in marble. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c7b" id="commonly__56" original="E838.-7f7b"><span class="x" id="commonly__57" original="E838.-7f7a"> MRI scans are commonly used for many cancers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7b92" id="commonly__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commonly" title="commonly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7b93" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7134" id="commonly__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commonly__60"> commonly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commonplace
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4451" hm="1" id="commonplace1" original="E399.-3d53" sum="642"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4450" id="commonplace1__1" original="E399.-3d52"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-444f" id="commonplace1__2" original="E399.-3d51"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commonplace <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4443" id="commonplace1__7" original="E399.-3d48"><span class="pos" id="commonplace1__8" original="E399.-3d47"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e0c" eid="commonplace1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1dc2" geo="br" id="commonplace1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commonplace1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmənpleɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/commonplace__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/commonplace__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commonplace__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1dc6" geo="n_am" id="commonplace1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commonplace1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmənpleɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/commonplace__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/commonplace__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commonplace__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4441" id="commonplace1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4440" id="commonplace1__15" original="E399.-3d46"><span class="def" id="commonplace1__16" original="E399.-3d45"> done very often, or existing in many places, and therefore not unusual </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-443e" id="commonplace1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-443d" id="commonplace1__18" original="E85c.-69d5"><span class="x" id="commonplace1__19" original="E85c.-69d4"> He contests the commonplace notion that the revolutionary period was essentially one in which religion played no part. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-443b" id="commonplace1__20" original="E85c.-69d2"><span class="cf" id="commonplace1__21" original="E85c.-69d3"><span class="exp" id="commonplace1__22"> commonplace </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="commonplace1__23" original="E85c.-69d1"> Environmental degradation resulting from pollution is now commonplace in industrial societies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4437" id="commonplace1__24" original="E85c.-69cf"><span class="cf" id="commonplace1__25" original="E85c.-69d0"> it is <span class="exp" id="commonplace1__26"> commonplace </span> (for somebody/something) to do something </span><span class="x" id="commonplace1__27" original="E85c.-69ce"> It is commonplace for employers to monitor their employees' use of email and the Internet. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7bca" id="commonplace1__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commonplace_1" title="commonplace definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7bcb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-70f0" id="commonplace1__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commonplace1__30"> commonplace </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4433" hm="2" id="commonplace2" original="E399.-3d44" sum="403"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4432" id="commonplace2__1" original="E399.-3d43"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4431" id="commonplace2__2" original="E399.-3d42"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commonplace <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4425" id="commonplace2__7" original="E399.-3d39"><span class="pos" id="commonplace2__8" original="E399.-3d38"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e15" eid="commonplace2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1dca" geo="br" id="commonplace2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commonplace2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmənpleɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commo/commonplace__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/commonplace__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commonplace__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1dce" geo="n_am" id="commonplace2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commonplace2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmənpleɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commo/commonplace__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commo/commonplace__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commonplace__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4423" id="commonplace2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4422" id="commonplace2__15" original="E399.-3d35"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4421" id="commonplace2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="commonplace2__17" original="E399.-3d33"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="commonplace2__18" original="E399.-3d32"> an event, etc. that happens very often and is not unusual </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-441e" id="commonplace2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-441d" id="commonplace2__20" original="E85c.-69cd"><span class="x" id="commonplace2__21" original="E85c.-69cc"> Performance bonuses are today a commonplace in large corporations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-441b" id="commonplace2__22" original="E399.-3d31"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="commonplace2__23" original="E399.-3d30"> a remark, etc. that is not new or interesting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4419" id="commonplace2__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4418" id="commonplace2__25" original="E85c.-69cb"><span class="x" id="commonplace2__26" original="E85c.-69ca"> The speech begins with a series of commonplaces. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7bed" id="commonplace2__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commonplace_1" title="commonplace definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7bee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-70f0" id="commonplace2__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commonplace2__29"> commonplace </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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communal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43ea" id="communal" original="E399.-3cb7" sum="697"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43e9" id="communal__1" original="E399.-3cb6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43e8" id="communal__2" original="E399.-3cb5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43dd" id="communal__4" original="E399.-3caf"><span class="pos" id="communal__5" original="E399.-3cae"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43e6" eid="communal__6" original="E399.-3cb3" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1f8c" geo="br" id="communal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1f8f" geo="br" id="communal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="communal__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmjənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communal__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communal__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://communal__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1f92" geo="n_am" id="communal__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communal__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43db" id="communal__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43da" id="communal__14" original="E399.-3cad"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="communal__15" original="E399.-3cac"> shared by, or for the use of, a number of people, especially people who live together </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43d8" id="communal__16" original="E399.-3cab" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43d7" id="communal__17" original="E399.-3caa"><span class="xh" id="communal__18" original="E81e.439c"> shared </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43d5" id="communal__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43d4" id="communal__20" original="E8b7.-7e25"><span class="x" id="communal__21" original="E8b7.-7e24"> As average incomes are very low, household benefits from communal ownership are large. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43d2" id="communal__22" original="E8b7.-7e23"><span class="x" id="communal__23" original="E8b7.-7e22"> The infection may spread from person to person in communal showers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43d0" id="communal__24" original="E399.-3ca8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="communal__25" original="E399.-3ca7"> involving different groups of people in a community, especially those having different religions or <a class="ndv" href="entry://ethnic" id="communal__26"> ethnic </a> background </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43cd" id="communal__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43cc" id="communal__28" original="E8b7.-7e1f"><span class="x" id="communal__29" original="E8b7.-7e1e"> Communal violence ensued in Indian cities, and both Muslims and Hindus died. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43ca" id="communal__30" original="E8b7.-7e1d"><span class="x" id="communal__31" original="E8b7.-7e1c"> Early post-independence writers tended to endorse the need for communal solidarity. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43c8" id="communal__32"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43c7" id="communal__33" original="E8c1.-7a3c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43c6" id="communal__34"><span class="dr" id="communal__35" original="E8c1.-7a3b"> communally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43bb" id="communal__36" original="E8c1.-7a37"><span class="pos" id="communal__37" original="E8c1.-7a36"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e25" eid="communal__38" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1f95" geo="br" id="communal__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communal__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communally__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communally__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://communally__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1f98" geo="br" id="communal__41" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="communal__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmjənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communally__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communally__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://communally__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.1f9b" geo="n_am" id="communal__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communal__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43b9" id="communal__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43b8" id="communal__46" original="E8c1.-7a35"><span class="x" id="communal__47" original="E8c1.-7a34"> Alpine marmots live communally in family groups. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7c43" id="communal__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communal" title="communal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7c44" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-700b" id="communal__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communal__50"> communal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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commune
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43b6" id="commune" original="E399.-3c8d" sum="488"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43b5" id="commune__1" original="E399.-3c8c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43b4" id="commune__2" original="E399.-3c8b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> commune </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43a8" id="commune__7" original="E399.-3c83"><span class="pos" id="commune__8" original="E399.-3c82"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43af" eid="commune__9" original="E399.-3c81" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43ae" geo="br" id="commune__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commune__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmjuːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/commune__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/commune__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://commune__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43ab" geo="n_am" id="commune__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="commune__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmjuːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/commune__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/commune__us_1.ogg" href="sound://commune__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43a6" id="commune__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="commune__15" original="E399.-3c7d"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43a4" id="commune__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43a3" id="commune__17" original="E399.-3c7a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="commune__18" original="E399.-3c79"> the smallest division of local government in France and some other countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43a1" id="commune__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43a0" id="commune__20" original="E85c.-695d"><span class="x" id="commune__21" original="E85c.-695c"> In 1833, the Education Minister, Guizot, required every commune to set up and fund one elementary school. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-439e" id="commune__22" original="E399.-3c7c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="commune__23" original="E399.-3c7b"> a group of people who live together and share responsibilities, possessions, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-439c" id="commune__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-439b" id="commune__25" original="E85c.-695b"><span class="x" id="commune__26" original="E85c.-695a"> Either standards of privacy, space, job rotas, etc. are introduced or the commune breaks up. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7c7e" id="commune__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commune_1" title="commune definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7c7f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6fce" id="commune__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="commune__29"> commune </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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communicable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4399" id="communicable" original="E399.-3c46" sum="406"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4398" id="communicable__1" original="E399.-3c45"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4397" id="communicable__2" original="E399.-3c44"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communicable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-438f" id="communicable__4" original="E399.-3c3f"><span class="pos" id="communicable__5" original="E399.-3c3e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e2f" eid="communicable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.20ef" geo="br" id="communicable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communicable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communicable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.20f2" geo="n_am" id="communicable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communicable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communicable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-438d" id="communicable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-438c" id="communicable__12" original="E8b7.-7e16"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-438b" id="communicable__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="communicable__14" original="E8b7.-7e15"> of a disease </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="communicable__15" original="E8b7.-7e14"> that can be passed from one person to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4388" id="communicable__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4387" id="communicable__17" original="E8b7.-7e13"><span class="x" id="communicable__18" original="E8b7.-7e12"> The problems posed by communicable diseases are increasingly significant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4385" id="communicable__19" original="E8c1.-7a2b"><span class="cf" id="communicable__20" original="E4c7.-6e22"><span class="exp" id="communicable__21"> communicable </span> through something </span><span class="x" id="communicable__22" original="E8c1.-7a2a"> AIDS is not communicable through normal social contact. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4381" id="communicable__23" original="E8b7.-7e0f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contagious" title="contagious definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4380" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.527" id="communicable__24" original="E8b7.-7e0e"><span class="xh" id="communicable__25"> contagious </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://infectious" title="infectious definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-437e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-30d7" id="communicable__26" original="E8b7.-7e0d"><span class="xh" id="communicable__27"> infectious </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7c99" id="communicable__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communicable" title="communicable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7c9a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6f7a" id="communicable__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communicable__30"> communicable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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communicate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-437c" id="communicate" original="E399.-3c28" sum="1788"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-437b" id="communicate__1" original="E399.-3c27"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-437a" id="communicate__2" original="E399.-3c26"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communicate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-436d" id="communicate__9" original="E399.-3c1c"><span class="pos" id="communicate__10" original="E399.-3c1b"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e36" eid="communicate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2206" geo="br" id="communicate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communicate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://communicate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2209" geo="n_am" id="communicate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communicate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-10cd" id="communicate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21d9" form="root" id="communicate__17"><span class="vp" id="communicate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> communicate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21db" eid="communicate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21dc" geo="br" id="communicate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communicate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://communicate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21df" geo="n_am" id="communicate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communicate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21e2" form="thirdps" id="communicate__24"><span class="vp" id="communicate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> communicates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21e4" eid="communicate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21e5" geo="br" id="communicate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communicates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communicates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21e8" geo="n_am" id="communicate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communicates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communicates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21eb" form="past" id="communicate__31"><span class="vp" id="communicate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> communicated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21ed" eid="communicate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21ee" geo="br" id="communicate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21f1" geo="n_am" id="communicate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communicated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21f4" form="pastpart" id="communicate__38"><span class="vp" id="communicate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> communicated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21f6" eid="communicate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21f7" geo="br" id="communicate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.21fa" geo="n_am" id="communicate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound 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class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communicating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communicating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2203" geo="n_am" id="communicate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communicating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communicating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4341" id="communicate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4340" id="communicate__53" original="E399.-3bfe"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-433f" id="communicate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="communicate__55" original="E399.-3bfc"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="communicate__56" original="E399.-3bfb"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="communicate__57" original="E399.-3bfa"> to exchange information, news, ideas, etc. with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-433b" id="communicate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-433a" id="communicate__59" original="E8b7.-7f43"><span class="cf" id="communicate__60" original="E399.-3bf9"><span class="exp" id="communicate__61"> communicate </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="communicate__62" original="E8b7.-7f42"> The role of marketing in communicating effectively with customers will become increasingly crucial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4336" id="communicate__63" original="E8b7.-7f41"><span class="x" id="communicate__64" original="E8b7.-7f40"> Computers communicate with each other to share resources such as printers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4334" id="communicate__65" original="E8b7.-7f45"><span class="cf" id="communicate__66" original="E8c1.-7a1e"><span class="exp" id="communicate__67"> communicate </span> (by something) </span><span class="x" id="communicate__68" original="E8b7.-7f44"> The server enables graduates to communicate by email. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4330" id="communicate__69" original="E8b7.-7f3d"><span class="cf" id="communicate__70" original="E399.-3bf8"><span class="exp" id="communicate__71"> communicate </span> something to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="communicate__72" original="E8b7.-7f3c"> Disease outbreaks are detected and communicated to the proper authorities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-432c" id="communicate__73" original="E8b7.-7f3b"><span class="x" id="communicate__74" original="E8b7.-7f3a"> Field bees communicate information about new food sources to other worker bees. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-432a" id="communicate__75" original="E8b7.-7f3f"><span class="cf" id="communicate__76" original="E8c1.-7a1d"><span class="exp" id="communicate__77"> communicate </span> something (by something) </span><span class="x" id="communicate__78" original="E8b7.-7f3e"> Complaints may be communicated by telephone or mail. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4326" id="communicate__79" original="E8b7.-7f29" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communicate__80"> communicate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4324" id="communicate__81"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4323" id="communicate__82" original="E8b7.-7f28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4322" id="communicate__83"><span class="coll" id="communicate__84" original="E8b7.-7f26"> information </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4320" id="communicate__85"><span class="coll" id="communicate__86" original="E8b7.-7f27"> message </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-431e" id="communicate__87" original="E8b7.-7f25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-431d" id="communicate__88"><span class="coll" id="communicate__89" original="E8b7.-7f24"> benefits </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-431b" id="communicate__90" original="E8b7.-7f23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-431a" id="communicate__91"><span class="coll" id="communicate__92" original="E8b7.-7f22"> results </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4318" id="communicate__93"><span class="coll" id="communicate__94" original="E8b7.-7f21"> findings </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4316" id="communicate__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4315" id="communicate__96" original="E8b7.-7f1d"><span class="x" id="communicate__97" original="E8b7.-7f1c"> The primary purpose of the maps was to communicate information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4313" id="communicate__98" original="E8b7.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="communicate__99" original="E8b7.-7f1a"> Results can be communicated in real time. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4311" id="communicate__100" original="E8b7.-7f13" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communicate__101"> adverb + communicate | communicate + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-430f" id="communicate__102"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-430e" id="communicate__103" original="E8b7.-7f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-430d" id="communicate__104"><span class="coll" id="communicate__105" original="E8b7.-7f10"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-430b" id="communicate__106" original="E8b7.-7f0f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-430a" id="communicate__107" original="E8b7.-7f0e"><span class="x" id="communicate__108" original="E8b7.-7f0d"> The secretary at one factory appears to communicate directly with the secretary at the other factory. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4308" id="communicate__109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4307" id="communicate__110" original="E8b7.-7f01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4306" id="communicate__111"><span class="coll" id="communicate__112" original="E8b7.-7f00"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4304" id="communicate__113" original="E8b7.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4303" id="communicate__114"><span class="coll" id="communicate__115" original="E8b7.-7f02"> effectively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4301" id="communicate__116"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4300" id="communicate__117" original="E8b7.-7efe"><span class="x" id="communicate__118" original="E8b7.-7efd"> Every day, millions of us successfully communicate across class, gender, racial and linguistic borders. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42fe" id="communicate__119" original="E399.-3bf7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42fd" id="communicate__120"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="communicate__121" original="E399.-3bf5"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="communicate__122" original="E399.-3bf4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="communicate__123" original="E399.-3bf3"> to make your ideas, feelings, thoughts, etc. known to other people so that they understand them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42f9" id="communicate__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42f8" id="communicate__125" original="E8b7.-7f39"><span class="x" id="communicate__126" original="E8b7.-7f38"> A Spaniard can go to Italy and communicate well. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42f6" id="communicate__127" original="E8b7.-7f37"><span class="cf" id="communicate__128" original="E399.-3bf2"><span class="exp" id="communicate__129"> communicate </span> something (to somebody) </span><span class="x" id="communicate__130" original="E8b7.-7f36"> When we communicate anger, we are being open and vulnerable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42f2" id="communicate__131" original="E8b7.-7f35"><span class="cf" id="communicate__132" original="E399.-3bf1"><span class="exp" id="communicate__133"> communicate </span> what/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="communicate__134" original="E8b7.-7f34"> You need to communicate what you have learned to other people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42ee" id="communicate__135" original="E8b7.-7f33"><span class="x" id="communicate__136" original="E8b7.-7f32"> Peacocks communicate how beautiful they are by flashing their enormous tails. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42ec" id="communicate__137" original="E8b7.-7d12" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://express1" title="express1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42eb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-6dcf" id="communicate__138" original="E8b7.-7d11"><span class="xh" id="communicate__139"> express </span><span class="xhm" id="communicate__140"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="communicate__141"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42e7" id="communicate__142" original="E8b7.-7f29" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communicate__143"> communicate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42e5" id="communicate__144"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42e4" id="communicate__145" original="E8b7.-7f28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42e3" id="communicate__146"><span class="coll" id="communicate__147" original="E8b7.-7f26"> information </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42e1" id="communicate__148"><span class="coll" id="communicate__149" original="E8b7.-7f27"> message </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42df" id="communicate__150" original="E8b7.-7f25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42de" id="communicate__151"><span class="coll" id="communicate__152" original="E8b7.-7f24"> benefits </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42dc" id="communicate__153" original="E8b7.-7f23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42db" id="communicate__154"><span class="coll" id="communicate__155" original="E8b7.-7f22"> results </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42d9" id="communicate__156"><span class="coll" id="communicate__157" original="E8b7.-7f21"> findings </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42d7" id="communicate__158"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42d6" id="communicate__159" original="E8b7.-7f19"><span class="x" id="communicate__160" original="E8b7.-7f18"> Marketing agencies should work with government to communicate sensitive messages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42d4" id="communicate__161" original="E8b7.-7f17"><span class="x" id="communicate__162" original="E8b7.-7f16"> It is difficult to communicate findings to people unfamiliar with the names and locations of areas. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42d2" id="communicate__163" original="E8b7.-7f0c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communicate__164"> adverb + communicate | communicate + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42d0" id="communicate__165"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42cf" id="communicate__166" original="E8b7.-7f0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42ce" id="communicate__167"><span class="coll" id="communicate__168" original="E8b7.-7f09"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42cc" id="communicate__169" original="E8b7.-7f08"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42cb" id="communicate__170" original="E8b7.-7f07"><span class="x" id="communicate__171" original="E8b7.-7f06"> Biomedical scientists are required to communicate clearly and precisely. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42c9" id="communicate__172"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42c8" id="communicate__173" original="E8b7.-7f01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42c7" id="communicate__174"><span class="coll" id="communicate__175" original="E8b7.-7f00"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42c5" id="communicate__176" original="E8b7.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42c4" id="communicate__177"><span class="coll" id="communicate__178" original="E8b7.-7f02"> effectively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42c2" id="communicate__179"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42c1" id="communicate__180" original="E8b7.-7efc"><span class="x" id="communicate__181" original="E8b7.-7efb"> Staff should be trained to be able to communicate effectively. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42bf" id="communicate__182" original="E399.-3bf0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42be" id="communicate__183"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="communicate__184" original="E399.-3bee"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="communicate__185" original="E399.-3bec"> to have a good relationship because you are able to understand and talk about your own and other people's thoughts, feelings, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42bb" id="communicate__186"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42ba" id="communicate__187" original="E8b7.-7f31"><span class="x" id="communicate__188" original="E8b7.-7f30"> Family conflicts may increase with some members finding it difficult to communicate easily. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42b8" id="communicate__189" original="E399.-3beb"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42b7" id="communicate__190"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="communicate__191" original="E399.-3be9"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="communicate__192" original="E399.-3be8"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="communicate__193" original="E399.-3be7"><span class="exp" id="communicate__194"> communicate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="communicate__195" original="E399.-3be6"> to pass a disease from one person or animal to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42b1" id="communicate__196"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42b0" id="communicate__197" original="E8b7.-7f2f"><span class="x" id="communicate__198" original="E8b7.-7f2e"> Contagious diseases and parasites can be communicated when people touch. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42ae" id="communicate__199" original="E8b7.-7d09" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://infect" title="infect (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42ad" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3134" id="communicate__200" original="E8b7.-7d08"><span class="xh" id="communicate__201"> infect </span><span class="xs" id="communicate__202"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ece" id="communicate__203" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="communicate__204"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ed0" id="communicate__205" original="E8b7.-7f2c"><span class="shcut" id="communicate__206" original="E8b7.-7f2b"> communicate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ed2" id="communicate__207" original="E8b7.-7f2a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ed3" id="communicate__208" original="E8b7.-7f28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ed4" id="communicate__209" original="E8b7.-7f26"><span class="coll" id="communicate__210"> information </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ed6" id="communicate__211" original="E8b7.-7f27"><span class="coll" id="communicate__212"> message </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ed8" id="communicate__213" original="E8b7.-7f25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ed9" id="communicate__214" original="E8b7.-7f24"><span class="coll" id="communicate__215"> benefits </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7edb" id="communicate__216" original="E8b7.-7f23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7edc" id="communicate__217" original="E8b7.-7f22"><span class="coll" id="communicate__218"> results </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ede" id="communicate__219" original="E8b7.-7f21"><span class="coll" id="communicate__220"> findings </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ee0" id="communicate__221" original="E8b7.-7f1e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ee1" id="communicate__222" original="E8b7.-7f1d"><span class="x" id="communicate__223" original="E8b7.-7f1c"> The primary purpose of the maps was to communicate information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ee3" id="communicate__224" original="E8b7.-7f19"><span class="x" id="communicate__225" original="E8b7.-7f18"> Marketing agencies should work with government to communicate sensitive messages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ee5" id="communicate__226" original="E8b7.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="communicate__227" original="E8b7.-7f1a"> Results can be communicated in real time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ee7" id="communicate__228" original="E8b7.-7f17"><span class="x" id="communicate__229" original="E8b7.-7f16"> It is difficult to communicate findings to people unfamiliar with the names and locations of areas. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ee9" id="communicate__230" original="E8b7.-7f15"><span class="shcut" id="communicate__231" original="E8b7.-7f14"> adverb + communicate | communicate + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7eeb" id="communicate__232" original="E8b7.-7f13"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7eec" id="communicate__233" original="E8b7.-7f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7eed" id="communicate__234" original="E8b7.-7f10"><span class="coll" id="communicate__235"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7eef" id="communicate__236" original="E8b7.-7f0f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ef0" id="communicate__237" original="E8b7.-7f0e"><span class="x" id="communicate__238" original="E8b7.-7f0d"> The secretary at one factory appears to communicate directly with the secretary at the other factory. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ef2" id="communicate__239" original="E8b7.-7f0c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ef3" id="communicate__240" original="E8b7.-7f0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ef4" id="communicate__241" original="E8b7.-7f09"><span class="coll" id="communicate__242"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ef6" id="communicate__243" original="E8b7.-7f08"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ef7" id="communicate__244" original="E8b7.-7f07"><span class="x" id="communicate__245" original="E8b7.-7f06"> Biomedical scientists are required to communicate clearly and precisely. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ef9" id="communicate__246" original="E8b7.-7f05"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7efa" id="communicate__247" original="E8b7.-7f01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7efb" id="communicate__248" original="E8b7.-7f00"><span class="coll" id="communicate__249"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7efd" id="communicate__250" original="E8b7.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7efe" id="communicate__251" original="E8b7.-7f02"><span class="coll" id="communicate__252"> effectively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f00" id="communicate__253" original="E8b7.-7eff"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f01" id="communicate__254" original="E8b7.-7efe"><span class="x" id="communicate__255" original="E8b7.-7efd"> Every day, millions of us successfully communicate across class, gender, racial and linguistic borders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f03" id="communicate__256" original="E8b7.-7efc"><span class="x" id="communicate__257" original="E8b7.-7efb"> Staff should be trained to be able to communicate effectively. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7cee" id="communicate__258" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communicate" title="communicate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7cef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6f52" id="communicate__259" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communicate__260"> communicate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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communication
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42aa" id="communication" original="E399.-3be0" sum="1681"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42a9" id="communication__1" original="E399.-3bdf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42a8" id="communication__2" original="E399.-3bde"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communication </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-429d" id="communication__7" original="E399.-3bd6"><span class="pos" id="communication__8" original="E399.-3bd5"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e3d" eid="communication__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.16ed" geo="br" id="communication__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communication__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communication__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communication__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://communication__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.16f0" geo="n_am" id="communication__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communication__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communication__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communication__us_2.ogg" href="sound://communication__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-429b" id="communication__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-429a" id="communication__15" original="E399.-3bd4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4299" id="communication__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="communication__17" original="E399.-3bd2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="communication__18" original="E399.-3bd1"> the activity or process of expressing ideas and feelings or of giving people information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4296" id="communication__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4295" id="communication__20" original="E8b9.-7f69"><span class="x" id="communication__21" original="E8b9.-7f68"> The patient's non-verbal communication can reveal the emotional impact of their illness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4293" id="communication__22" original="E8b9.-7f67"><span class="cf" id="communication__23" original="E4c7.-6dfe"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="communication__24" original="E8b9.-7f66"> Effective communication skills are essential for the constructive management of anger. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="communication__25" original="E8b9.-7f6d" un="help"> In business, <span class="eb" id="communication__26" original="E8b9.-7f6c"> communication </span> often describes the activity or process of giving information to the public, for example in commercials: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-428e" id="communication__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-428d" id="communication__28" original="E8b9.-7f6b"><span class="x" id="communication__29" original="E8b9.-7f6a"> Without a link between the message and the brand, there is no chance for effective marketing communication. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-428b" id="communication__30" original="E8b9.-7f49" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__31"> adjective + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4289" id="communication__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4288" id="communication__33" original="E8b9.-7f41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4287" id="communication__34"><span class="coll" id="communication__35" original="E8b9.-7f40"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4285" id="communication__36" original="E8c2.-7f56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4284" id="communication__37"><span class="coll" id="communication__38" original="E8c2.-7f55"> poor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4282" id="communication__39" original="E8b9.-7f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4281" id="communication__40"><span class="coll" id="communication__41" original="E8b9.-7f42"> verbal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-427f" id="communication__42" original="E8b9.-7f47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-427e" id="communication__43"><span class="coll" id="communication__44" original="E8b9.-7f46"> non-verbal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-427c" id="communication__45" original="E8b9.-7f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-427b" id="communication__46"><span class="coll" id="communication__47" original="E8b9.-7f44"> interpersonal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4279" id="communication__48" original="E8c2.-7f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4278" id="communication__49"><span class="coll" id="communication__50" original="E8c2.-7f53"> face-to-face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4276" id="communication__51" original="E8c2.-7f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4275" id="communication__52"><span class="coll" id="communication__53" original="E8c2.-7f51"> two-way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4273" id="communication__54" original="E8c2.-7f50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4272" id="communication__55"><span class="coll" id="communication__56" original="E8c2.-7f4f"> mass </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4270" id="communication__57" original="E8b9.-7f3f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-426f" id="communication__58" original="E8b9.-7f3c"><span class="x" id="communication__59" original="E8b9.-7f3b"> Interpersonal communication is one of the most frequent uses of new technologies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-426d" id="communication__60" original="E8b9.-7f20"><span class="x" id="communication__61" original="E8b9.-7f1f"> An integrated planning approach is important to effective mass communication. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-426b" id="communication__62" original="E8b9.-7f19" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__63"> noun + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4269" id="communication__64"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4268" id="communication__65" original="E8b9.-7f27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4267" id="communication__66"><span class="coll" id="communication__67" original="E8b9.-7f26"> marketing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4265" id="communication__68" original="E8b9.-7f18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4264" id="communication__69"><span class="coll" id="communication__70" original="E8b9.-7f17"> brand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4262" id="communication__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4261" id="communication__72" original="E685.d5f"><span class="x" id="communication__73" original="E685.d60"> Brand communication seeks to make us think positively about a brand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-425f" id="communication__74" original="E8b9.-7efa" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__75"> verb + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-425d" id="communication__76"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-425c" id="communication__77" original="E8b9.-7ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-425b" id="communication__78"><span class="coll" id="communication__79" original="E8b9.-7ef7"> facilitate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4259" id="communication__80"><span class="coll" id="communication__81" original="E8b9.-7ef6"> enable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4257" id="communication__82" original="E8b9.-7ef5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4256" id="communication__83"><span class="coll" id="communication__84" original="E8b9.-7ef4"> improve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4254" id="communication__85" original="E8b9.-7ef3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4253" id="communication__86"><span class="coll" id="communication__87" original="E8b9.-7ef2"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4251" id="communication__88" original="E8b9.-7ef1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4250" id="communication__89" original="E8b9.-7ef0"><span class="x" id="communication__90" original="E8b9.-7eef"> A common language facilitates communication. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-424e" id="communication__91" original="E8b9.-7ee3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__92"> communication(s) + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-424c" id="communication__93"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-424b" id="communication__94" original="E8b9.-7ee1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-424a" id="communication__95"><span class="coll" id="communication__96" original="E8b9.-7ee0"> objective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4248" id="communication__97" original="E8b9.-7edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4247" id="communication__98"><span class="coll" id="communication__99" original="E8b9.-7ede"> skills </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4245" id="communication__100" original="E8b9.-7edd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4244" id="communication__101"><span class="coll" id="communication__102" original="E8b9.-7edc"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4242" id="communication__103" original="E8b9.-7edb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4241" id="communication__104"><span class="coll" id="communication__105" original="E8b9.-7eda"> campaign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-423f" id="communication__106" original="E8b9.-7ed9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-423e" id="communication__107"><span class="coll" id="communication__108" original="E8b9.-7ed8"> tool </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-423c" id="communication__109" original="E8b9.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-423b" id="communication__110"><span class="coll" id="communication__111" original="E8b9.-7ed6"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4239" id="communication__112" original="E8c2.-7f42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4238" id="communication__113"><span class="coll" id="communication__114" original="E8c2.-7f41"> system </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4236" id="communication__115" original="E8b9.-7ed5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4235" id="communication__116" original="E8b9.-7ed4"><span class="x" id="communication__117" original="E8b9.-7ed3"> Brand recall is a more difficult communication objective to achieve than brand recognition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4233" id="communication__118" original="E8b9.-7eb5"><span class="x" id="communication__119" original="E8b9.-7eb4"> The core element of this communication system is the dance language of honeybees. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4231" id="communication__120" original="E399.-3bd0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4230" id="communication__121"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="communication__122" original="E399.-3bce"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-422e" id="communication__123" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-422d" id="communication__124"><span class="v"><strong> communications </strong></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-422b" id="communication__126"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="communication__127" original="E399.-3bcb"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="communication__128" original="E399.-3bca"> methods of sending information, especially telephones, radio, computers, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4228" id="communication__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4227" id="communication__130" original="E8b9.-7f65"><span class="x" id="communication__131" original="E8b9.-7f64"> Computer technologies are improving with increased use of wireless communication. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4225" id="communication__132" original="E8b9.-7eb3"><span class="cf" id="communication__133" original="E4c7.-6dfd"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="communication__134" original="E8b9.-7eb2"> Wind turbines can have an adverse effect on communication systems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4222" id="communication__135" original="E8b9.-7f5f"><span class="x" id="communication__136" original="E8b9.-7f5e"> A tsunami warning system could utilize existing radio communications systems. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4220" id="communication__137" original="E8b9.-7f3a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__138"> adjective + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-421e" id="communication__139"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-421d" id="communication__140" original="E8b9.-7f30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-421c" id="communication__141"><span class="coll" id="communication__142" original="E8b9.-7f2f"> global </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-421a" id="communication__143"><span class="coll" id="communication__144" original="E8c2.-7f4e"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4218" id="communication__145" original="E8c2.-7f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4217" id="communication__146"><span class="coll" id="communication__147" original="E8c2.-7f4c"> mass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4215" id="communication__148" original="E8b9.-7f38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4214" id="communication__149"><span class="coll" id="communication__150" original="E8b9.-7f37"> electronic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4212" id="communication__151" original="E8b9.-7f36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4211" id="communication__152"><span class="coll" id="communication__153" original="E8b9.-7f35"> wireless </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-420f" id="communication__154" original="E8b9.-7f34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-420e" id="communication__155"><span class="coll" id="communication__156" original="E8b9.-7f33"> online </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-420c" id="communication__157" original="E8b9.-7f32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-420b" id="communication__158"><span class="coll" id="communication__159" original="E8b9.-7f31"> digital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4209" id="communication__160" original="E8c2.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4208" id="communication__161"><span class="coll" id="communication__162" original="E8c2.-7f4a"> mobile </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4206" id="communication__163" original="E8b9.-7f2e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4205" id="communication__164" original="E8b9.-7f2d"><span class="x" id="communication__165" original="E8b9.-7f2c"> Global communications such as the Internet have made it possible for organizations to reach a wider audience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4203" id="communication__166" original="E8b9.-7f2b"><span class="x" id="communication__167" original="E8b9.-7f2a"> A digital communication system consists of several components, as shown in Fig. 7.1. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4201" id="communication__168" original="E8b9.-7f12" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__169"> noun + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41ff" id="communication__170"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41fe" id="communication__171" original="E8b9.-7f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41fd" id="communication__172"><span class="coll" id="communication__173" original="E8b9.-7f10"> Internet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41fb" id="communication__174" original="E8b9.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41fa" id="communication__175"><span class="coll" id="communication__176" original="E8b9.-7f02"> email </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41f8" id="communication__177" original="E8b9.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41f7" id="communication__178"><span class="coll" id="communication__179" original="E8b9.-7f0e"> satellite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41f5" id="communication__180" original="E8b9.-7f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41f4" id="communication__181"><span class="coll" id="communication__182" original="E8b9.-7f0c"> phone </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41f2" id="communication__183"><span class="coll" id="communication__184" original="E8b9.-7f0b"> telephone </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41f0" id="communication__185" original="E8b9.-7f0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41ef" id="communication__186"><span class="coll" id="communication__187" original="E8b9.-7f09"> radio </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41ed" id="communication__188"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41ec" id="communication__189" original="E8b9.-7f00"><span class="x" id="communication__190" original="E8b9.-7eff"> Pioneering research in the 1980s examined the effects of email communication within the workplace. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41ea" id="communication__191" original="E8b9.-7f07"><span class="x" id="communication__192" original="E8b9.-7f06"> By 1988, the company had the largest privately owned satellite communications network in the US. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41e8" id="communication__193" original="E8b9.-7ed0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__194"> communication(s) + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41e6" id="communication__195"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41e5" id="communication__196" original="E8b9.-7ece"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41e4" id="communication__197"><span class="coll" id="communication__198" original="E8b9.-7ecd"> technology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41e2" id="communication__199" original="E8b9.-7ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41e1" id="communication__200"><span class="coll" id="communication__201" original="E8b9.-7ecb"> channel </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41df" id="communication__202" original="E8b9.-7eca"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41de" id="communication__203" original="E8b9.-7ec9"><span class="x" id="communication__204" original="E8b9.-7ec8"> Modern communications technology has made it possible for some people to work at home. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41dc" id="communication__205"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41db" id="communication__206" original="E8b9.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41da" id="communication__207"><span class="coll" id="communication__208" original="E8b9.-7ec4"> infrastructure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41d8" id="communication__209" original="E8b9.-7ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41d7" id="communication__210"><span class="coll" id="communication__211" original="E8b9.-7ec2"> network </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41d5" id="communication__212" original="E8c2.-7f3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41d4" id="communication__213"><span class="coll" id="communication__214" original="E8c2.-7f3d"> system </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41d2" id="communication__215"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41d1" id="communication__216" original="E685.d61"><span class="x" id="communication__217" original="E685.d62"> In an analogue communication system, a message signal becomes progressively weaker as it travels along the channel. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41cf" id="communication__218" original="E8b9.-7f5d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41ce" id="communication__219" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41cd" id="communication__220"><span class="v"><strong> communications </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41cb" id="communication__222"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="communication__223" original="E8b9.-7f58"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="communication__224" original="E8b9.-7f57"> methods of travelling or transporting goods, such as roads and railways </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41c8" id="communication__225"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41c7" id="communication__226" original="E8b9.-7f56"><span class="x" id="communication__227" original="E8b9.-7f55"> The distribution of aid is often made difficult by poor communications. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41c5" id="communication__228" original="E8b9.-7f54"><span class="cf" id="communication__229" original="E4c7.-6dfc"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="communication__230" original="E8b9.-7f53"> Royal Mail has a communications network of postmen and vans. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41c2" id="communication__231" original="E8b9.-7ec6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__232"> communication(s) + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41c0" id="communication__233"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41bf" id="communication__234" original="E8b9.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41be" id="communication__235"><span class="coll" id="communication__236" original="E8b9.-7ec4"> infrastructure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41bc" id="communication__237" original="E8b9.-7ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41bb" id="communication__238"><span class="coll" id="communication__239" original="E8b9.-7ec2"> network </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41b9" id="communication__240" original="E8c2.-7f3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41b8" id="communication__241"><span class="coll" id="communication__242" original="E8c2.-7f3d"> system </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41b6" id="communication__243"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41b5" id="communication__244" original="E8b9.-7ebe"><span class="x" id="communication__245" original="E8b9.-7ebd"> Hong Kong's strategic location and its excellent communications network have made it a hub for trade. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41b3" id="communication__246" original="E399.-3bc9"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41b2" id="communication__247"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="communication__248" original="E399.-3bc7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="communication__249" original="E399.-3bc5"> a message, letter, email or telephone call </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41af" id="communication__250"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41ae" id="communication__251" original="E8c2.-7f58"><span class="x" id="communication__252" original="E8c2.-7f57"> I am indebted to Suzanne Webb for her account of this matter (personal communication, 9 January 2012). </span></span></span><span class="un" id="communication__253" original="E8b9.-7f52" un="help"> In business, a <span class="eb" id="communication__254" original="E8b9.-7f51"> communication </span> is a way of contacting potential customers, such as a commercial or a letter: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41aa" id="communication__255"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41a9" id="communication__256" original="E8c3.-6b6a"><span class="x" id="communication__257" original="E8c3.-6b69"> In developing markets, radio still remains the main channel for marketing communications. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41a7" id="communication__258" original="E8b9.-7f1a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__259"> noun + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41a5" id="communication__260"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41a4" id="communication__261" original="E8b9.-7f27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41a3" id="communication__262"><span class="coll" id="communication__263" original="E8b9.-7f26"> marketing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41a1" id="communication__264" original="E8b9.-7f18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41a0" id="communication__265"><span class="coll" id="communication__266" original="E8b9.-7f17"> brand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-419e" id="communication__267" original="E8b9.-7f16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-419d" id="communication__268" original="E8b9.-7f1e"><span class="x" id="communication__269" original="E8b9.-7f1d"> Marketing communications play an important role in communicating a brand's personality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-419b" id="communication__270" original="E685.d5f"><span class="x" id="communication__271" original="E685.d60"> Brand communication seeks to make us think positively about a brand. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4199" id="communication__272"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4198" id="communication__273" original="E8b9.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4197" id="communication__274"><span class="coll" id="communication__275" original="E8b9.-7f02"> email </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4195" id="communication__276"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4194" id="communication__277" original="E8b9.-7f50"><span class="x" id="communication__278" original="E8b9.-7f4f"> Incentives can be offered through an email communication. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4192" id="communication__279" original="E8b9.-7eec" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="communication__280"> verb + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4190" id="communication__281"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-418f" id="communication__282" original="E8b9.-7eea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-418e" id="communication__283"><span class="coll" id="communication__284" original="E8b9.-7ee9"> receive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-418c" id="communication__285" original="E8b9.-7ee8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-418b" id="communication__286" original="E8b9.-7ee7"><span class="x" id="communication__287" original="E8b9.-7ee6"> The number of communications received by the Court has continued to increase. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f05" id="communication__288" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="communication__289"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f07" id="communication__290" original="E8b9.-7f4b"><span class="shcut" id="communication__291" original="E8b9.-7f4a"> adjective + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f09" id="communication__292" original="E8b9.-7f49"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f0a" id="communication__293" original="E8b9.-7f41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f0b" id="communication__294" original="E8b9.-7f40"><span class="coll" id="communication__295"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f0d" id="communication__296" original="E8c2.-7f56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f0e" id="communication__297" original="E8c2.-7f55"><span class="coll" id="communication__298"> poor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f10" id="communication__299" original="E8b9.-7f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f11" id="communication__300" original="E8b9.-7f42"><span class="coll" id="communication__301"> verbal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f13" id="communication__302" original="E8b9.-7f47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f14" id="communication__303" original="E8b9.-7f46"><span class="coll" id="communication__304"> non-verbal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f16" id="communication__305" original="E8b9.-7f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f17" id="communication__306" original="E8b9.-7f44"><span class="coll" id="communication__307"> interpersonal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f19" id="communication__308" original="E8c2.-7f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f1a" id="communication__309" original="E8c2.-7f53"><span class="coll" id="communication__310"> face-to-face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f1c" id="communication__311" original="E8c2.-7f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f1d" id="communication__312" original="E8c2.-7f51"><span class="coll" id="communication__313"> two-way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f1f" id="communication__314" original="E8c2.-7f50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f20" id="communication__315" original="E8c2.-7f4f"><span class="coll" id="communication__316"> mass </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f22" id="communication__317" original="E8b9.-7f3f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f23" id="communication__318" original="E8b9.-7f3c"><span class="x" id="communication__319" original="E8b9.-7f3b"> Interpersonal communication is one of the most frequent uses of new technologies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f25" id="communication__320" original="E8b9.-7f20"><span class="x" id="communication__321" original="E8b9.-7f1f"> An integrated planning approach is important to effective mass communication. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f27" id="communication__322" original="E8b9.-7f3a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f28" id="communication__323" original="E8b9.-7f30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f29" id="communication__324" original="E8b9.-7f2f"><span class="coll" id="communication__325"> global </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f2b" id="communication__326" original="E8c2.-7f4e"><span class="coll" id="communication__327"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f2d" id="communication__328" original="E8c2.-7f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f2e" id="communication__329" original="E8c2.-7f4c"><span class="coll" id="communication__330"> mass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f30" id="communication__331" original="E8b9.-7f38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f31" id="communication__332" original="E8b9.-7f37"><span class="coll" id="communication__333"> electronic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f33" id="communication__334" original="E8b9.-7f36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f34" id="communication__335" original="E8b9.-7f35"><span class="coll" id="communication__336"> wireless </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f36" id="communication__337" original="E8b9.-7f34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f37" id="communication__338" original="E8b9.-7f33"><span class="coll" id="communication__339"> online </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f39" id="communication__340" original="E8b9.-7f32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f3a" id="communication__341" original="E8b9.-7f31"><span class="coll" id="communication__342"> digital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f3c" id="communication__343" original="E8c2.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f3d" id="communication__344" original="E8c2.-7f4a"><span class="coll" id="communication__345"> mobile </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f3f" id="communication__346" original="E8b9.-7f2e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f40" id="communication__347" original="E8b9.-7f2d"><span class="x" id="communication__348" original="E8b9.-7f2c"> Global communications such as the Internet have made it possible for organizations to reach a wider audience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f42" id="communication__349" original="E8b9.-7f2b"><span class="x" id="communication__350" original="E8b9.-7f2a"> A digital communication system consists of several components, as shown in Fig. 7.1. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f44" id="communication__351" original="E8b9.-7f1c"><span class="shcut" id="communication__352" original="E8b9.-7f1b"> noun + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f46" id="communication__353" original="E8b9.-7f1a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f47" id="communication__354" original="E8b9.-7f27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f48" id="communication__355" original="E8b9.-7f26"><span class="coll" id="communication__356"> marketing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f4a" id="communication__357" original="E8b9.-7f18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f4b" id="communication__358" original="E8b9.-7f17"><span class="coll" id="communication__359"> brand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f4d" id="communication__360" original="E8b9.-7f16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f4e" id="communication__361" original="E8b9.-7f1e"><span class="x" id="communication__362" original="E8b9.-7f1d"> Marketing communications play an important role in communicating a brand's personality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f50" id="communication__363" original="E685.d5f"><span class="x" id="communication__364" original="E685.d60"> Brand communication seeks to make us think positively about a brand. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f52" id="communication__365" original="E8b9.-7f13"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f53" id="communication__366" original="E8b9.-7f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f54" id="communication__367" original="E8b9.-7f10"><span class="coll" id="communication__368"> Internet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f56" id="communication__369" original="E8b9.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f57" id="communication__370" original="E8b9.-7f02"><span class="coll" id="communication__371"> email </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f59" id="communication__372" original="E8b9.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f5a" id="communication__373" original="E8b9.-7f0e"><span class="coll" id="communication__374"> satellite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f5c" id="communication__375" original="E8b9.-7f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f5d" id="communication__376" original="E8b9.-7f0c"><span class="coll" id="communication__377"> phone </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f5f" id="communication__378" original="E8b9.-7f0b"><span class="coll" id="communication__379"> telephone </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f61" id="communication__380" original="E8b9.-7f0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f62" id="communication__381" original="E8b9.-7f09"><span class="coll" id="communication__382"> radio </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f64" id="communication__383" original="E8b9.-7f08"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f65" id="communication__384" original="E8b9.-7f00"><span class="x" id="communication__385" original="E8b9.-7eff"> Pioneering research in the 1980s examined the effects of email communication within the workplace. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f67" id="communication__386" original="E8b9.-7f50"><span class="x" id="communication__387" original="E8b9.-7f4f"> Incentives can be offered through an email communication. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f69" id="communication__388" original="E8b9.-7f07"><span class="x" id="communication__389" original="E8b9.-7f06"> By 1988, the company had the largest privately owned satellite communications network in the US. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f6b" id="communication__390" original="E8b9.-7efc"><span class="shcut" id="communication__391" original="E8b9.-7efb"> verb + communication </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f6d" id="communication__392" original="E8b9.-7efa"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f6e" id="communication__393" original="E8b9.-7ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f6f" id="communication__394" original="E8b9.-7ef7"><span class="coll" id="communication__395"> facilitate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f71" id="communication__396" original="E8b9.-7ef6"><span class="coll" id="communication__397"> enable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f73" id="communication__398" original="E8b9.-7ef5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f74" id="communication__399" original="E8b9.-7ef4"><span class="coll" id="communication__400"> improve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f76" id="communication__401" original="E8b9.-7ef3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f77" id="communication__402" original="E8b9.-7ef2"><span class="coll" id="communication__403"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f79" id="communication__404" original="E8b9.-7ef1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f7a" id="communication__405" original="E8b9.-7ef0"><span class="x" id="communication__406" original="E8b9.-7eef"> A common language facilitates communication. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f7c" id="communication__407" original="E8b9.-7eec"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f7d" id="communication__408" original="E8b9.-7eea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f7e" id="communication__409" original="E8b9.-7ee9"><span class="coll" id="communication__410"> receive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f80" id="communication__411" original="E8b9.-7ee8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f81" id="communication__412" original="E8b9.-7ee7"><span class="x" id="communication__413" original="E8b9.-7ee6"> The number of communications received by the Court has continued to increase. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f83" id="communication__414" original="E8b9.-7ee5"><span class="shcut" id="communication__415" original="E8b9.-7ee4"> communication(s) + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f85" id="communication__416" original="E8b9.-7ee3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f86" id="communication__417" original="E8b9.-7ee1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f87" id="communication__418" original="E8b9.-7ee0"><span class="coll" id="communication__419"> objective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f89" id="communication__420" original="E8b9.-7edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f8a" id="communication__421" original="E8b9.-7ede"><span class="coll" id="communication__422"> skills </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f8c" id="communication__423" original="E8b9.-7edd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f8d" id="communication__424" original="E8b9.-7edc"><span class="coll" id="communication__425"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f8f" id="communication__426" original="E8b9.-7edb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f90" id="communication__427" original="E8b9.-7eda"><span class="coll" id="communication__428"> campaign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f92" id="communication__429" original="E8b9.-7ed9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f93" id="communication__430" original="E8b9.-7ed8"><span class="coll" id="communication__431"> tool </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f95" id="communication__432" original="E8b9.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f96" id="communication__433" original="E8b9.-7ed6"><span class="coll" id="communication__434"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f98" id="communication__435" original="E8c2.-7f42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f99" id="communication__436" original="E8c2.-7f41"><span class="coll" id="communication__437"> system </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f9b" id="communication__438" original="E8b9.-7ed5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f9c" id="communication__439" original="E8b9.-7ed4"><span class="x" id="communication__440" original="E8b9.-7ed3"> Brand recall is a more difficult communication objective to achieve than brand recognition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7f9e" id="communication__441" original="E8b9.-7eb5"><span class="x" id="communication__442" original="E8b9.-7eb4"> The core element of this communication system is the dance language of honeybees. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fa0" id="communication__443" original="E8b9.-7ed0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fa1" id="communication__444" original="E8b9.-7ece"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fa2" id="communication__445" original="E8b9.-7ecd"><span class="coll" id="communication__446"> technology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fa4" id="communication__447" original="E8b9.-7ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fa5" id="communication__448" original="E8b9.-7ecb"><span class="coll" id="communication__449"> channel </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fa7" id="communication__450" original="E8b9.-7eca"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fa8" id="communication__451" original="E8b9.-7ec9"><span class="x" id="communication__452" original="E8b9.-7ec8"> Modern communications technology has made it possible for some people to work at home. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7faa" id="communication__453" original="E8b9.-7ec7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fab" id="communication__454" original="E8b9.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fac" id="communication__455" original="E8b9.-7ec4"><span class="coll" id="communication__456"> infrastructure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fae" id="communication__457" original="E8b9.-7ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7faf" id="communication__458" original="E8b9.-7ec2"><span class="coll" id="communication__459"> network </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fb1" id="communication__460" original="E8c2.-7f3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fb2" id="communication__461" original="E8c2.-7f3d"><span class="coll" id="communication__462"> system </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fb4" id="communication__463" original="E8b9.-7ec1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fb5" id="communication__464" original="E8b9.-7ebe"><span class="x" id="communication__465" original="E8b9.-7ebd"> Hong Kong's strategic location and its excellent communications network have made it a hub for trade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fb7" id="communication__466" original="E685.d61"><span class="x" id="communication__467" original="E685.d62"> In an analogue communication system, a message signal becomes progressively weaker as it travels along the channel. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7d98" id="communication__468" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communication" title="communication definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7d99" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6edd" id="communication__469" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communication__470"> communication </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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communicative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4189" id="communicative" original="E399.-3bc4" sum="556"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4188" id="communicative__1" original="E399.-3bc3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4187" id="communicative__2" original="E399.-3bc2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communicative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-417e" id="communicative__4" original="E399.-3bbd"><span class="pos" id="communicative__5" original="E399.-3bbc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e44" eid="communicative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.23e5" geo="br" id="communicative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communicative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communicative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.23e9" geo="n_am" id="communicative__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communicative__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicative__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://communicative__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-417c" id="communicative__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-417b" id="communicative__12" original="E399.-3bb6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="communicative__13" original="E399.-3bb5"> connected with the ability to communicate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4179" id="communicative__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4178" id="communicative__15" original="E8b7.-7e08"><span class="x" id="communicative__16" original="E8b7.-7e07"> Many students can develop communicative skills in a new language within two years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4176" id="communicative__17" original="E8b7.-7e04"><span class="x" id="communicative__18" original="E8b7.-7e03"> Karl von Frisch studied the communicative dances of bees. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4174" id="communicative__19" original="E399.-3bbb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="communicative__20" original="E399.-3bba"> willing or able to talk or give information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4172" id="communicative__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4171" id="communicative__22" original="E8b7.-7e02"><span class="x" id="communicative__23" original="E8b7.-7e01"> This technique can work with adolescents who have a history of not being very communicative. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-416f" id="communicative__24" original="E8b7.-7e00"><span class="x" id="communicative__25" original="E8b7.-7dff"> Dolphins and whales are extremely intelligent and communicative creatures. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7ebc" id="communicative__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communicative" title="communicative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7ebd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6e9e" id="communicative__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communicative__28"> communicative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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communicator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-416d" id="communicator" original="E399.-3b94" sum="328"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-416c" id="communicator__1" original="E399.-3b93"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-416b" id="communicator__2" original="E399.-3b92"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communicator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-415f" id="communicator__7" original="E399.-3b8a"><span class="pos" id="communicator__8" original="E399.-3b89"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e4d" eid="communicator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.244b" geo="br" id="communicator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communicator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communicator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.244e" geo="n_am" id="communicator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communicator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communicator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communicator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communicator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-415d" id="communicator__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-415c" id="communicator__15" original="E399.-3b88"><span class="def" id="communicator__16" original="E399.-3b87"> a person who communicates something to others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-415a" id="communicator__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4159" id="communicator__18" original="E85c.-6959"><span class="x" id="communicator__19" original="E85c.-6958"> The research shows that being a good communicator is something that can be learned and improved through training. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7ede" id="communicator__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communicator" title="communicator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7edf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6e5f" id="communicator__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communicator__22"> communicator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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communion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4157" id="communion" original="E399.-3b86" sum="740"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4156" id="communion__1" original="E399.-3b85"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4155" id="communion__2" original="E399.-3b84"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-414a" id="communion__7" original="E399.-3b7c"><span class="pos" id="communion__8" original="E399.-3b7b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e54" eid="communion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2469" geo="br" id="communion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːniən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.246c" geo="n_am" id="communion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːniən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4148" id="communion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="communion__15" original="E399.-3b75"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4146" id="communion__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4145" id="communion__17" original="E399.-3b7a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4144" id="communion__18" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4143" id="communion__19"><span class="v"><strong> Communion </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="communion__21" original="E399.-3b74"> a ceremony in the Christian Church during which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his <a class="ndv" href="entry://disciples" id="communion__22"> disciples </a> ; the bread and wine that are given and received at <span class="dh" id="communion__23" original="E576.11a2"> Communion </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-413e" id="communion__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-413d" id="communion__25" original="E85c.-625e"><span class="x" id="communion__26" original="E85c.-625d"> Frequent and regular communion was the common custom of the early Church. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-413b" id="communion__27" original="E85c.-625b"><span class="x" id="communion__28" original="E85c.-625a"> As a consequence, most Christians received communion only once a year. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4139" id="communion__29" original="E399.-3b6b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="communion__30" original="E399.-3b68"> (in) <span class="exp" id="communion__31"> communion </span> (with somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="communion__32" original="E399.-3b65"> the state of sharing or exchanging thoughts and feelings; the feeling of being part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4135" id="communion__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4134" id="communion__34" original="E85c.-6259"><span class="x" id="communion__35" original="E85c.-6258"> The experience offers an impression of being in real communion with God. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7ef9" id="communion__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communion" title="communion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7efa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6e46" id="communion__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communion__38"> communion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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communism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4132" id="communism" original="E399.-3b51" sum="638"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4131" id="communism__1" original="E399.-3b50"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4130" id="communism__2" original="E399.-3b4f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4127" id="communism__4" original="E399.-3b4a"><span class="pos" id="communism__5" original="E399.-3b49"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e5b" eid="communism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.257c" geo="br" id="communism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmjunɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2580" geo="n_am" id="communism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmjunɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4125" id="communism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="communism__12" original="E399.-3b47"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4123" id="communism__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4122" id="communism__14" original="E399.-3b46"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="communism__15" original="E399.-3b45"> a political movement that believes in an economic system in which the state controls the means of producing everything on behalf of the people. It aims to create a society in which everyone is treated equally. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4120" id="communism__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-411f" id="communism__17" original="E85c.-61cc"><span class="x" id="communism__18" original="E85c.-61cb"> Marxism became the official form of communism following Marx's death. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-411d" id="communism__19" original="E399.-3b44"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-411c" id="communism__20" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-411b" id="communism__21"><span class="v"><strong> Communism </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="communism__23" original="E399.-3b42"> the system of government by a ruling communist party, such as in the former Soviet Union </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4118" id="communism__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4117" id="communism__25" original="E85c.-61ca"><span class="x" id="communism__26" original="E85c.-61c9"> After the collapse of Soviet Communism in 1991, the USSR disintegrated along national lines. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4115" id="communism__27" original="E399.-3b41" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capitalism" title="capitalism definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4114" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4daf" id="communism__28" original="E399.-3b40"><span class="xh" id="communism__29"> capitalism </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7f21" id="communism__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://communism" title="communism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7f22" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6df6" id="communism__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communism__32"> communism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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communist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4112" hm="1" id="communist1" original="E399.-3b3e" sum="418"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4111" id="communist1__1" original="E399.-3b3d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4110" id="communist1__2" original="E399.-3b3c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communist <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4104" id="communist1__7" original="E399.-3b34"><span class="pos" id="communist1__8" original="E399.-3b33"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e64" eid="communist1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.25de" geo="br" id="communist1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communist1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmjənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.25e2" geo="n_am" id="communist1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communist1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmjənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4102" id="communist1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4101" id="communist1__15" original="E399.-3b32"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="communist1__16" original="E399.-3b31"> a person who believes in or supports <a class="ndv" href="entry://communism" id="communist1__17"> communism </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40fe" id="communist1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40fd" id="communist1__19" original="E85c.-61c5"><span class="x" id="communist1__20" original="E85c.-61c4"> Marx's writings are sacred to some communists. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40fb" id="communist1__21" original="E399.-3b2d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40fa" id="communist1__22" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40f9" id="communist1__23"><span class="v"><strong> Communist </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="communist1__25" original="E399.-3b2b"> a member of a communist party </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40f6" id="communist1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40f5" id="communist1__27" original="E85c.-61c3"><span class="x" id="communist1__28" original="E85c.-61c2"> This period of 42 years commenced with the arrival of the totalitarian political leadership of the Communists. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7f47" id="communist1__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://" title="communist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7f48" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1c56" id="communist1__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communist1__31"> communist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40f3" hm="2" id="communist2" original="E85c.-61bf" sum="269"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40f2" id="communist2__1" original="E85c.-61be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40f1" id="communist2__2" original="E85c.-61bd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> communist <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40e8" id="communist2__4" original="E85c.-61b5"><span class="pos" id="communist2__5" original="E85c.-61b4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e6d" eid="communist2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.25e6" geo="br" id="communist2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communist2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmjənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/communist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://communist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.25ea" geo="n_am" id="communist2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="communist2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmjənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/communist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/communist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://communist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40e6" id="communist2__11" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40e5" id="communist2__12"><span class="v"><strong> Communist </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40e3" id="communist2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40e2" id="communist2__15" original="E85c.-61b3"><span class="def" id="communist2__16" original="E85c.-61b2"> connected with <a class="ndv" href="entry://communism" id="communist2__17"> communism </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40df" id="communist2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40de" id="communist2__19" original="E85c.-61ae"><span class="x" id="communist2__20" original="E85c.-61ad"> In the early 1970s, the eastern half of Europe was ruled by communist parties. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7f6b" id="communist2__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://" title="communist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7f6c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1c56" id="communist2__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="communist2__23"> communist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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community
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40dc" id="community" original="E399.-3b13" sum="1631"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40db" id="community__1" original="E399.-3b12"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40da" id="community__2" original="E399.-3b11"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> community </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40cf" id="community__7" original="E399.-3b09"><span class="pos" id="community__8" original="E399.-3b08"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e76" eid="community__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2777" geo="br" id="community__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="community__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/community__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/community__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://community__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.277a" geo="n_am" id="community__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="community__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈmjuːnəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/community__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/community__us_2.ogg" href="sound://community__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40cd" id="community__14" original="E399.-3b07"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40ca" form="pl" id="community__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="community__16" original="E399.-3b03"> communities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40c8" id="community__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40c7" id="community__18" original="E399.-3b02"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40c6" id="community__19" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40c5" id="community__20"><span class="v"><strong> the community </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40c3" id="community__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="community__23" original="E399.-3b00"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="community__24" original="E399.-3aff"> all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when considered as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40c0" id="community__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40bf" id="community__26" original="E8b9.-77a6"><span class="cf" id="community__27" original="E8c2.-7b76"> in the <span class="exp" id="community__28"> community </span></span><span class="x" id="community__29" original="E8b9.-77a5"> Health and illness in the community have been studied in a number of ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40bb" id="community__30" original="E8b9.-7750"><span class="x" id="community__31" original="E8b9.-774f"> The husband has lived in the local community for the last 14 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40b9" id="community__32" original="E8b9.-77a4"><span class="cf" id="community__33" original="E4c7.-6c70"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="community__34" original="E8b9.-77a3"> Our survey asked participants about their community involvement. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40b6" id="community__35" original="E8b9.-7758" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__36"> adjective + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40b4" id="community__37"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40b3" id="community__38" original="E8b9.-7753"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40b2" id="community__39"><span class="coll" id="community__40" original="E8b9.-7752"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40b0" id="community__41" original="E8c2.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40af" id="community__42"><span class="coll" id="community__43" original="E8c2.-7b6b"> wider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40ad" id="community__44"><span class="coll" id="community__45" original="E8c2.-7b6a"> broader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40ab" id="community__46" original="E8c2.-7b69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40aa" id="community__47"><span class="coll" id="community__48" original="E8c2.-7b68"> diverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40a8" id="community__49" original="E8b9.-7757"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40a7" id="community__50"><span class="coll" id="community__51" original="E8b9.-7756"> rural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40a5" id="community__52" original="E8b9.-7755"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40a4" id="community__53"><span class="coll" id="community__54" original="E8b9.-7754"> urban </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40a2" id="community__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40a1" id="community__56" original="E8c2.-7b67"><span class="x" id="community__57" original="E8c2.-7b66"> The network should embrace teachers, students, families and the wider community. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-409f" id="community__58" original="E8b9.-7708" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__59"> verb + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-409d" id="community__60"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-409c" id="community__61" original="E8b9.-7707"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-409b" id="community__62"><span class="coll" id="community__63" original="E8b9.-7706"> serve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4099" id="community__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4098" id="community__65" original="E8b9.-7704"><span class="x" id="community__66" original="E8b9.-7703"> Today, it seems natural to compensate people for time spent serving the community. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4096" id="community__67" original="E8b9.-774a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__68"> community + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4094" id="community__69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4093" id="community__70" original="E8b9.-7744"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4092" id="community__71"><span class="coll" id="community__72" original="E8b9.-7743"> involvement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4090" id="community__73"><span class="coll" id="community__74" original="E8b9.-7742"> participation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-408e" id="community__75"><span class="coll" id="community__76" original="E8b9.-7741"> engagement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-408c" id="community__77" original="E8b9.-7740"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-408b" id="community__78"><span class="coll" id="community__79" original="E8b9.-773f"> initiative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4089" id="community__80" original="E8c2.-7b57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4088" id="community__81"><span class="coll" id="community__82" original="E8c2.-7b56"> development </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4086" id="community__83" original="E8c2.-7b55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4085" id="community__84"><span class="coll" id="community__85" original="E8c2.-7b54"> setting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4083" id="community__86" original="E8b9.-7748"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4082" id="community__87"><span class="coll" id="community__88" original="E8b9.-7747"> school </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4080" id="community__89" original="E8b9.-7746"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-407f" id="community__90"><span class="coll" id="community__91" original="E8b9.-7745"> nurse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-407d" id="community__92" original="E8b9.-773c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-407c" id="community__93" original="E8b9.-7737"><span class="x" id="community__94" original="E8b9.-7736"> Community participation in education has been receiving increased attention in Malawi. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-407a" id="community__95" original="E8b9.-773b"><span class="x" id="community__96" original="E8b9.-773a"> Committed people are the most important ingredient of successful community schools. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4078" id="community__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4077" id="community__98" original="E8b9.-7733"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4076" id="community__99"><span class="coll" id="community__100" original="E8b9.-7732"> leader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4074" id="community__101" original="E8c2.-7b53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4073" id="community__102"><span class="coll" id="community__103" original="E8c2.-7b52"> member </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4071" id="community__104" original="E8b9.-7731"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4070" id="community__105"><span class="coll" id="community__106" original="E8b9.-7730"> organization </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-406e" id="community__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-406d" id="community__108" original="E8b9.-772e"><span class="x" id="community__109" original="E8b9.-772d"> The project aimed to turn the building into a workspace for community organizations. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-406b" id="community__110" original="E399.-3afc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-406a" id="community__111"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="community__112" original="E399.-3afa"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="community__113" original="E8b9.-7799"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="community__114" original="E399.-3af9"> a group of people who share the same religion, race, job, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4066" id="community__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4065" id="community__116" original="E8b9.-7798"><span class="x" id="community__117" original="E8b9.-7797"> The company works with the academic community, sponsoring research projects and university symposia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4063" id="community__118" original="E8b9.-7796"><span class="x" id="community__119" original="E8b9.-7795"> The immigrants expanded the number of Jewish communities in France. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4061" id="community__120" original="E8b9.-7758" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__121"> adjective + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-405f" id="community__122"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-405e" id="community__123" original="E8b9.-7753"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-405d" id="community__124"><span class="coll" id="community__125" original="E8b9.-7752"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-405b" id="community__126" original="E8c2.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-405a" id="community__127"><span class="coll" id="community__128" original="E8c2.-7b6b"> wider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4058" id="community__129"><span class="coll" id="community__130" original="E8c2.-7b6a"> broader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4056" id="community__131" original="E8c2.-7b69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4055" id="community__132"><span class="coll" id="community__133" original="E8c2.-7b68"> diverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4053" id="community__134" original="E8b9.-7757"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4052" id="community__135"><span class="coll" id="community__136" original="E8b9.-7756"> rural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4050" id="community__137" original="E8b9.-7755"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-404f" id="community__138"><span class="coll" id="community__139" original="E8b9.-7754"> urban </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-404d" id="community__140"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-404c" id="community__141" original="E8b9.-774e"><span class="x" id="community__142" original="E8b9.-774d"> Landlords could impose burdens upon whole rural communities. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-404a" id="community__143" original="E8b9.-7783" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__144"> adjective + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4048" id="community__145"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4047" id="community__146" original="E8b9.-7771"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4046" id="community__147"><span class="coll" id="community__148" original="E8b9.-7770"> academic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4044" id="community__149" original="E8b9.-7781"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4043" id="community__150"><span class="coll" id="community__151" original="E8b9.-7780"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4041" id="community__152" original="E8b9.-777d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4040" id="community__153"><span class="coll" id="community__154" original="E8b9.-777c"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-403e" id="community__155" original="E8b9.-777f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-403d" id="community__156"><span class="coll" id="community__157" original="E8b9.-777e"> ethnic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-403b" id="community__158" original="E8c2.-7b65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-403a" id="community__159"><span class="coll" id="community__160" original="E8c2.-7b64"> black </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4038" id="community__161" original="E8c2.-7b63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4037" id="community__162"><span class="coll" id="community__163" original="E8c2.-7b62"> indigenous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4035" id="community__164" original="E8b9.-777b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4034" id="community__165"><span class="coll" id="community__166" original="E8b9.-777a"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4032" id="community__167" original="E8c2.-7b61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4031" id="community__168"><span class="coll" id="community__169" original="E8c2.-7b60"> monastic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-402f" id="community__170" original="E8b9.-7773"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-402e" id="community__171"><span class="coll" id="community__172" original="E8b9.-7772"> online </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-402c" id="community__173"><span class="coll" id="community__174" original="E8c2.-7b5f"> virtual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-402a" id="community__175" original="E8b9.-776f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4029" id="community__176" original="E8b9.-776e"><span class="x" id="community__177" original="E8b9.-776d"> Climate research remains a major focus in the scientific community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4027" id="community__178" original="E8b9.-776c"><span class="x" id="community__179" original="E8b9.-776b"> People from minority ethnic communities are more likely than others to live in poor areas. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4025" id="community__180" original="E8b9.-7728" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__181"> noun + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4023" id="community__182"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4022" id="community__183" original="E8b9.-7726"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4021" id="community__184"><span class="coll" id="community__185" original="E8b9.-7725"> minority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-401f" id="community__186" original="E8b9.-7724"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-401e" id="community__187"><span class="coll" id="community__188" original="E8b9.-7723"> business </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-401c" id="community__189" original="E8c2.-7b5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-401b" id="community__190"><span class="coll" id="community__191" original="E8c2.-7b5c"> farming </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4019" id="community__192" original="E8b9.-7722"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4018" id="community__193" original="E8b9.-771f"><span class="x" id="community__194" original="E8b9.-771e"> The central bank's tight monetary policy has presented severe problems for the business community. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4016" id="community__195" original="E8b9.-7712" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__196"> verb + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4014" id="community__197"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4013" id="community__198" original="E8b9.-7710"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4012" id="community__199"><span class="coll" id="community__200" original="E8b9.-770f"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4010" id="community__201"><span class="coll" id="community__202" original="E8b9.-770e"> build </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-400e" id="community__203"><span class="coll" id="community__204" original="E8b9.-770d"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-400c" id="community__205" original="E8c2.-7b5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-400b" id="community__206"><span class="coll" id="community__207" original="E8c2.-7b5a"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4009" id="community__208" original="E8c2.-7b59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4008" id="community__209"><span class="coll" id="community__210" original="E8c2.-7b58"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4006" id="community__211" original="E8b9.-770c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4005" id="community__212" original="E8b9.-770b"><span class="x" id="community__213" original="E8b9.-770a"> Organizations can create online communities where customers can share ideas. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4003" id="community__214"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4002" id="community__215" original="E8b9.-7707"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4001" id="community__216"><span class="coll" id="community__217" original="E8b9.-7706"> serve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fff" id="community__218"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ffe" id="community__219" original="E8b9.-7702"><span class="x" id="community__220" original="E8b9.-7701"> For over 30 years, he has served the business community. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ffc" id="community__221" original="E8b9.-7734" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__222"> community + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ffa" id="community__223"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ff9" id="community__224" original="E8b9.-7733"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ff8" id="community__225"><span class="coll" id="community__226" original="E8b9.-7732"> leader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ff6" id="community__227" original="E8c2.-7b53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ff5" id="community__228"><span class="coll" id="community__229" original="E8c2.-7b52"> member </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ff3" id="community__230" original="E8b9.-7731"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ff2" id="community__231"><span class="coll" id="community__232" original="E8b9.-7730"> organization </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ff0" id="community__233"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fef" id="community__234" original="E8b9.-772c"><span class="x" id="community__235" original="E8b9.-772b"> Some African American community leaders complained that the decision was an attempt to hold the children back. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fed" id="community__236" original="E399.-3af8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fec" id="community__237"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="community__238" original="E399.-3af6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fea" id="community__239"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="community__240" original="E8b9.-7792" reg="approv"> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="community__241" original="E399.-3af5"> the feeling of sharing things and belonging to a group in the place where you live </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fe7" id="community__242"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fe6" id="community__243" original="E8b9.-7791"><span class="x" id="community__244" original="E8b9.-7790"> People's health is strongly linked to where they live and their sense of community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fe4" id="community__245" original="E8b9.-778f"><span class="cf" id="community__246" original="E4c7.-6c6f"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="community__247" original="E8b9.-778e"> They promote their property developments as a return to old-fashioned family and community values. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fe1" id="community__248" original="E399.-3af4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fe0" id="community__249"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="community__250" original="E399.-3af2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fde" id="community__251"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="community__252" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="community__253" original="E399.-3af0"> a group of plants and animals growing or living in the same place or environment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fdb" id="community__254"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fda" id="community__255" original="E8b9.-778d"><span class="x" id="community__256" original="E8b9.-778c"> Corals are keystone species upon which whole marine communities depend. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fd8" id="community__257" original="E8c2.-7b74"><span class="cf" id="community__258" original="E8c2.-7b75"><span class="exp" id="community__259"> community </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="community__260" original="E8c2.-7b73"> The streams support communities of bacteria. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fd4" id="community__261" original="E8b9.-776a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__262"> adjective + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fd2" id="community__263"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fd1" id="community__264" original="E8b9.-7766"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fd0" id="community__265"><span class="coll" id="community__266" original="E8b9.-7765"> ecological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fce" id="community__267" original="E8b9.-7768"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fcd" id="community__268"><span class="coll" id="community__269" original="E8b9.-7767"> microbial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fcb" id="community__270" original="E8b9.-7764"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fca" id="community__271"><span class="coll" id="community__272" original="E8b9.-7763"> bacterial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fc8" id="community__273" original="E8b9.-7762"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fc7" id="community__274"><span class="coll" id="community__275" original="E8b9.-7761"> coastal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fc5" id="community__276" original="E8b9.-7760"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fc4" id="community__277"><span class="coll" id="community__278" original="E8b9.-775f"> marine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fc2" id="community__279" original="E8b9.-775e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fc1" id="community__280" original="E8b9.-775b"><span class="x" id="community__281" original="E8b9.-775a"> Most ecological communities are adapted to nutrient shortages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fbf" id="community__282" original="E8b9.-775d"><span class="x" id="community__283" original="E8b9.-775c"> The results demonstrate long-term effects of heavy metals on total bacterial communities. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fbd" id="community__284" original="E8b9.-771d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="community__285"> noun + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fbb" id="community__286"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fba" id="community__287" original="E8b9.-771b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fb9" id="community__288"><span class="coll" id="community__289" original="E8b9.-771a"> plant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fb7" id="community__290" original="E8b9.-7719"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fb6" id="community__291"><span class="coll" id="community__292" original="E8b9.-7718"> animal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fb4" id="community__293" original="E8b9.-7717"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fb3" id="community__294" original="E8b9.-7716"><span class="x" id="community__295" original="E8b9.-7715"> As the density of the plant community increases, the ability to trap sand also increases. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fb1" id="community__296" original="E8c2.-7b72"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fb0" id="international__27" original="E8c2.-7b71" sk="globalcommunity"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3faf" id="international__28"><span class="idm" id="international__29" original="E8c2.-7b70"> the global/international community </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fad" id="international__30"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fac" id="international__31"><span class="def" id="international__32" original="E8c2.-7b6f"> the countries of the world, considered as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3faa" id="international__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fa9" id="international__34" original="E8c2.-7b6e"><span class="x" id="international__35" original="E8c2.-7b6d"> This is one of the most difficult and dangerous problems facing the international community. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fb9" id="community__306" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="community__307"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fbb" id="community__308" original="E8b9.-7785"><span class="shcut" id="community__309" original="E8b9.-7784"> adjective + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fbd" id="community__310" original="E8b9.-7759"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fbe" id="community__311" original="E8b9.-7753"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fbf" id="community__312" original="E8b9.-7752"><span class="coll" id="community__313"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fc1" id="community__314" original="E8c2.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fc2" id="community__315" original="E8c2.-7b6b"><span class="coll" id="community__316"> wider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fc4" id="community__317" original="E8c2.-7b6a"><span class="coll" id="community__318"> broader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fc6" id="community__319" original="E8c2.-7b69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fc7" id="community__320" original="E8c2.-7b68"><span class="coll" id="community__321"> diverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fc9" id="community__322" original="E8b9.-7757"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fca" id="community__323" original="E8b9.-7756"><span class="coll" id="community__324"> rural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fcc" id="community__325" original="E8b9.-7755"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fcd" id="community__326" original="E8b9.-7754"><span class="coll" id="community__327"> urban </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fcf" id="community__328" original="E8b9.-7751"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fd0" id="community__329" original="E8c2.-7b67"><span class="x" id="community__330" original="E8c2.-7b66"> The network should embrace teachers, students, families and the wider community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fd2" id="community__331" original="E8b9.-774e"><span class="x" id="community__332" original="E8b9.-774d"> Landlords could impose burdens upon whole rural communities. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fd4" id="community__333" original="E8b9.-7783"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fd5" id="community__334" original="E8b9.-7771"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fd6" id="community__335" original="E8b9.-7770"><span class="coll" id="community__336"> academic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fd8" id="community__337" original="E8b9.-7781"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fd9" id="community__338" original="E8b9.-7780"><span class="coll" id="community__339"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fdb" id="community__340" original="E8b9.-777d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fdc" id="community__341" original="E8b9.-777c"><span class="coll" id="community__342"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fde" id="community__343" original="E8b9.-777f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fdf" id="community__344" original="E8b9.-777e"><span class="coll" id="community__345"> ethnic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fe1" id="community__346" original="E8c2.-7b65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fe2" id="community__347" original="E8c2.-7b64"><span class="coll" id="community__348"> black </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fe4" id="community__349" original="E8c2.-7b63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fe5" id="community__350" original="E8c2.-7b62"><span class="coll" id="community__351"> indigenous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fe7" id="community__352" original="E8b9.-777b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fe8" id="community__353" original="E8b9.-777a"><span class="coll" id="community__354"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fea" id="community__355" original="E8c2.-7b61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7feb" id="community__356" original="E8c2.-7b60"><span class="coll" id="community__357"> monastic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fed" id="community__358" original="E8b9.-7773"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7fee" id="community__359" original="E8b9.-7772"><span class="coll" id="community__360"> online </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ff0" id="community__361" original="E8c2.-7b5f"><span class="coll" id="community__362"> virtual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ff2" id="community__363" original="E8b9.-776f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ff3" id="community__364" original="E8b9.-776e"><span class="x" id="community__365" original="E8b9.-776d"> Climate research remains a major focus in the scientific community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ff5" id="community__366" original="E8b9.-776c"><span class="x" id="community__367" original="E8b9.-776b"> People from minority ethnic communities are more likely than others to live in poor areas. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ff7" id="community__368" original="E8b9.-776a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ff8" id="community__369" original="E8b9.-7766"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ff9" id="community__370" original="E8b9.-7765"><span class="coll" id="community__371"> ecological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ffb" id="community__372" original="E8b9.-7768"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ffc" id="community__373" original="E8b9.-7767"><span class="coll" id="community__374"> microbial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.7ffe" id="community__375" original="E8b9.-7764"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-8000" id="community__376" original="E8b9.-7763"><span class="coll" id="community__377"> bacterial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ffe" id="community__378" original="E8b9.-7762"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ffd" id="community__379" original="E8b9.-7761"><span class="coll" id="community__380"> coastal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ffb" id="community__381" original="E8b9.-7760"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ffa" id="community__382" original="E8b9.-775f"><span class="coll" id="community__383"> marine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ff8" id="community__384" original="E8b9.-775e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ff7" id="community__385" original="E8b9.-775b"><span class="x" id="community__386" original="E8b9.-775a"> Most ecological communities are adapted to nutrient shortages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ff5" id="community__387" original="E8b9.-775d"><span class="x" id="community__388" original="E8b9.-775c"> The results demonstrate long-term effects of heavy metals on total bacterial communities. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ff3" id="community__389" original="E8b9.-772a"><span class="shcut" id="community__390" original="E8b9.-7729"> noun + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ff1" id="community__391" original="E8b9.-7728"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ff0" id="community__392" original="E8b9.-7726"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fef" id="community__393" original="E8b9.-7725"><span class="coll" id="community__394"> minority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fed" id="community__395" original="E8b9.-7724"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fec" id="community__396" original="E8b9.-7723"><span class="coll" id="community__397"> business </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fea" id="community__398" original="E8c2.-7b5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fe9" id="community__399" original="E8c2.-7b5c"><span class="coll" id="community__400"> farming </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fe7" id="community__401" original="E8b9.-7722"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fe6" id="community__402" original="E8b9.-771f"><span class="x" id="community__403" original="E8b9.-771e"> The central bank's tight monetary policy has presented severe problems for the business community. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fe4" id="community__404" original="E8b9.-771d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fe3" id="community__405" original="E8b9.-771b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fe2" id="community__406" original="E8b9.-771a"><span class="coll" id="community__407"> plant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fe0" id="community__408" original="E8b9.-7719"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fdf" id="community__409" original="E8b9.-7718"><span class="coll" id="community__410"> animal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fdd" id="community__411" original="E8b9.-7717"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fdc" id="community__412" original="E8b9.-7716"><span class="x" id="community__413" original="E8b9.-7715"> As the density of the plant community increases, the ability to trap sand also increases. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fda" id="community__414" original="E8b9.-7714"><span class="shcut" id="community__415" original="E8b9.-7713"> verb + community </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fd8" id="community__416" original="E8b9.-7712"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fd7" id="community__417" original="E8b9.-7710"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fd6" id="community__418" original="E8b9.-770f"><span class="coll" id="community__419"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fd4" id="community__420" original="E8b9.-770e"><span class="coll" id="community__421"> build </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fd2" id="community__422" original="E8b9.-770d"><span class="coll" id="community__423"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fd0" id="community__424" original="E8c2.-7b5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fcf" id="community__425" original="E8c2.-7b5a"><span class="coll" id="community__426"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fcd" id="community__427" original="E8c2.-7b59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fcc" id="community__428" original="E8c2.-7b58"><span class="coll" id="community__429"> constitute </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fca" id="community__430" original="E8b9.-770c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fc9" id="community__431" original="E8b9.-770b"><span class="x" id="community__432" original="E8b9.-770a"> Organizations can create online communities where customers can share ideas. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fc7" id="community__433" original="E8b9.-7709"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fc6" id="community__434" original="E8b9.-7707"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fc5" id="community__435" original="E8b9.-7706"><span class="coll" id="community__436"> serve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fc3" id="community__437" original="E8b9.-7705"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fc2" id="community__438" original="E8b9.-7704"><span class="x" id="community__439" original="E8b9.-7703"> Today, it seems natural to compensate people for time spent serving the community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fc0" id="community__440" original="E8b9.-7702"><span class="x" id="community__441" original="E8b9.-7701"> For over 30 years, he has served the business community. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fbe" id="community__442" original="E8b9.-774c"><span class="shcut" id="community__443" original="E8b9.-774b"> community + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fbc" id="community__444" original="E8b9.-774a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fbb" id="community__445" original="E8b9.-7744"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fba" id="community__446" original="E8b9.-7743"><span class="coll" id="community__447"> involvement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fb8" id="community__448" original="E8b9.-7742"><span class="coll" id="community__449"> participation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fb6" id="community__450" original="E8b9.-7741"><span class="coll" id="community__451"> engagement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fb4" id="community__452" original="E8b9.-7740"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fb3" id="community__453" original="E8b9.-773f"><span class="coll" id="community__454"> initiative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fb1" id="community__455" original="E8c2.-7b57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fb0" id="community__456" original="E8c2.-7b56"><span class="coll" id="community__457"> development </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fae" id="community__458" original="E8c2.-7b55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fad" id="community__459" original="E8c2.-7b54"><span class="coll" id="community__460"> setting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fab" id="community__461" original="E8b9.-7748"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7faa" id="community__462" original="E8b9.-7747"><span class="coll" id="community__463"> school </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fa8" id="community__464" original="E8b9.-7746"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fa7" id="community__465" original="E8b9.-7745"><span class="coll" id="community__466"> nurse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fa5" id="community__467" original="E8b9.-773c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fa4" id="community__468" original="E8b9.-7737"><span class="x" id="community__469" original="E8b9.-7736"> Community participation in education has been receiving increased attention in Malawi. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fa2" id="community__470" original="E8b9.-773b"><span class="x" id="community__471" original="E8b9.-773a"> Committed people are the most important ingredient of successful community schools. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7fa0" id="community__472" original="E8b9.-7735"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f9f" id="community__473" original="E8b9.-7733"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f9e" id="community__474" original="E8b9.-7732"><span class="coll" id="community__475"> leader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f9c" id="community__476" original="E8c2.-7b53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f9b" id="community__477" original="E8c2.-7b52"><span class="coll" id="community__478"> member </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f99" id="community__479" original="E8b9.-7731"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f98" id="community__480" original="E8b9.-7730"><span class="coll" id="community__481"> organization </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f96" id="community__482" original="E8b9.-772f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f95" id="community__483" original="E8b9.-772c"><span class="x" id="community__484" original="E8b9.-772b"> Some African American community leaders complained that the decision was an attempt to hold the children back. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f93" id="community__485" original="E8b9.-772e"><span class="x" id="community__486" original="E8b9.-772d"> The project aimed to turn the building into a workspace for community organizations. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7f8a" id="community__487" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://community" title="community definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f90ede.7f8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6d9c" id="community__488" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="community__489"> community </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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community care
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fa7" id="community-care" original="E399.-3aef" sum="378"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fa6" id="community-care__1" original="E399.-3aee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fa5" id="community-care__2" original="E399.-3aed"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> community care </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f9b" id="community-care__4" original="E399.-3ae6"><span class="pos" id="community-care__5" original="E399.-3ae5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72ad" eid="community-care__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.27ed" geo="br" id="community-care__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="community-care__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmjuːnəti ˈkeə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/community_care_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/community_care_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://community_care_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.27f0" geo="n_am" id="community-care__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="community-care__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmjuːnəti ˈker <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/community_care_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/community_care_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://community_care_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f9e" id="community-care__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f9d" id="community-care__12"><span class="v"><strong> care in the community </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f99" id="community-care__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="community-care__15" original="E399.-3ae3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f97" id="community-care__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="community-care__17" original="E399.-3ae2"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f95" id="community-care__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f94" id="community-care__19" original="E399.-3ae1"><span class="def" id="community-care__20" original="E399.-3ae0"> medical and other care for people who need help over a long period, which allows them to live at home rather than in a hospital </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f92" id="community-care__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f91" id="community-care__22" original="E85c.-6154"><span class="x" id="community-care__23" original="E85c.-6153"> Voluntary carers play a significant part in community care. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7f3d" id="community-care__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://community-care" title="community care definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7f3c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6d4c" id="community-care__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="community-care__26"> community care </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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community service
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f8f" id="community-service" original="E399.-3aa0" sum="449"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f8e" id="community-service__1" original="E399.-3a9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f8d" id="community-service__2" original="E399.-3a9e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> community service </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f86" id="community-service__4" original="E399.-3a99"><span class="pos" id="community-service__5" original="E399.-3a98"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e7d" eid="community-service__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2be1" geo="br" id="community-service__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="community-service__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmjuːnəti ˈsɜːvɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/commu/community_service_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/community_service_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://community_service_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2be4" geo="n_am" id="community-service__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="community-service__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌmjuːnəti ˈsɜːrvɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/commu/community_service_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/commu/community_service_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://community_service_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f84" id="community-service__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="community-service__12" original="E399.-3a96"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f82" id="community-service__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f81" id="community-service__14" original="E399.-3a95"><span class="def" id="community-service__15" original="E399.-3a94"> work helping people in the local community that somebody does without being paid, either because they want to, or because they have been ordered to by a court as a punishment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f7f" id="community-service__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f7e" id="community-service__17" original="E85c.-6150"><span class="x" id="community-service__18" original="E85c.-614f"> The young offender is encouraged to make restoration to the victim, through apology or community service. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7f25" id="community-service__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://community-service" title="community service definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7f24" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6cf3" id="community-service__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="community-service__21"> community service </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compact
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f7c" id="compact" original="E399.-39b2" sum="974"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f7b" id="compact__1" original="E399.-39b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f7a" id="compact__2" original="E399.-39b0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compact </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f6c" id="compact__6" original="E399.-39a8"><span class="pos" id="compact__7" original="E399.-39a7"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f76" eid="compact__8" original="E399.-39a6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2f09" geo="br" id="compact__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compact__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compact__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compact__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compact__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2f0c" geo="br" id="compact__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="compact__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compact__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compact__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://compact__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2f0f" geo="n_am" id="compact__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compact__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compact__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compact__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compact__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f6a" id="compact__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f69" id="compact__16" original="E399.-399e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compact__17" original="E399.-399d"> closely and firmly packed together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f67" id="compact__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f66" id="compact__19" original="E8b7.-7dfb"><span class="x" id="compact__20" original="E8b7.-7dfa"> Most proteins have a compact globular shape. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f64" id="compact__21" original="E8b7.-7df9"><span class="x" id="compact__22" original="E8b7.-7df8"> Some rocks that are compact and hard resist being worn down, even by the action of glaciers. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f62" id="compact__23" original="E8b7.-7df5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dense" title="dense (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f61" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b05" id="compact__24" original="E8b7.-7df4"><span class="xh" id="compact__25"> dense </span><span class="xs" id="compact__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f5e" id="compact__27" original="E399.-39a2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="compact__28" original="E399.-39a1"> smaller than is usual for things of the same kind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f5c" id="compact__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f5b" id="compact__30" original="E8b7.-7df1"><span class="x" id="compact__31" original="E8b7.-7df0"> All compact cameras have a fixed lens. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f59" id="compact__32" original="E8b7.-7df3"><span class="x" id="compact__33" original="E8b7.-7df2"> Sales of full-sized pickup trucks have nearly doubled since 1991, while sales of compact pickups have fallen. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f57" id="compact__34" original="E399.-39a0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="compact__35" original="E399.-399f"> using or filling only a small amount of space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f55" id="compact__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f54" id="compact__37" original="E8b7.-7def"><span class="x" id="compact__38" original="E8b7.-7dee"> In traditional societies, residential units were not compact. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f52" id="compact__39" original="E8b7.-7ded"><span class="x" id="compact__40" original="E8b7.-7dec"> Sales territories that are geographically compact make it easier for salespeople to be responsive to customer needs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f50" id="compact__41" original="E8b7.-7dfc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f4f" id="compact__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="compact__43" original="E8b7.-7deb"> of speech or writing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compact__44" original="E8b7.-7dea"> giving the information that is important using few words or symbols </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f4c" id="compact__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f4b" id="compact__46" original="E8b7.-7de9"><span class="x" id="compact__47" original="E8b7.-7de8"> This program can be expressed in a more compact way. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f49" id="compact__48" original="E8b7.-7de7"><span class="x" id="compact__49" original="E8b7.-7de6"> The system of Arabic numerals is beautifully compact and efficient. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f47" id="compact__50" original="E8b7.-7de5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concise" title="concise (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f46" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2244" id="compact__51" original="E8b7.-7de4"><span class="xh" id="compact__52"> concise </span><span class="xs" id="compact__53"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7f09" id="compact__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compact_1" title="compact definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7f08" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6bbc" id="compact__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compact__56"> compact </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compact disc
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f43" id="compact-disc" original="E399.-3940" sum="173"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f42" id="compact-disc__1" original="E399.-393f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f41" id="compact-disc__2" original="E399.-393e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compact disc </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f37" id="compact-disc__7" original="E399.-3936"><span class="pos" id="compact-disc__8" original="E399.-3935"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e84" eid="compact-disc__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2ff4" geo="br" id="compact-disc__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compact-disc__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpækt ˈdɪsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compact_disc_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compact_disc_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compact_disc_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.2ff7" geo="n_am" id="compact-disc__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compact-disc__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpækt ˈdɪsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compact_disc_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compact_disc_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://compact_disc_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f35" id="compact-disc__14" original="E399.-3934" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cd" title="CD definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f34" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e8f" id="compact-disc__15" original="E399.-3933"><span class="xh" id="compact-disc__16"> CD </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7ecc" id="compact-disc__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compact-disc" title="compact disc definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7ecb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6b2a" id="compact-disc__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compact-disc__19"> compact disc </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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companion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f32" id="companion" original="E399.-391f" sum="462"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f31" id="companion__1" original="E399.-391e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f30" id="companion__2" original="E399.-391d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> companion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f25" id="companion__7" original="E399.-3915"><span class="pos" id="companion__8" original="E399.-3914"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e8b" eid="companion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1ff308b7bda72d30.-14a1b3f3.168700351ba.-2d92" geo="br" id="companion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="companion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpænjən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/companion__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/companion__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://companion__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1ff308b7bda72d30.-14a1b3f3.168700351ba.-2d8f" geo="n_am" id="companion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="companion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpænjən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/companion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/companion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://companion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f23" id="companion__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f22" id="companion__15" original="E399.-3913"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="companion__16" original="E399.-3912"> a person or an animal that goes somewhere with you or spends a lot of time with you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f20" id="companion__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f1f" id="companion__18" original="E896.7bad"><span class="x" id="companion__19" original="E896.7bae"> Dickens and his companions were seriously shaken but unhurt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f1d" id="companion__20" original="E586.-499d"><span class="x" id="companion__21" original="E586.-499c"> a travelling/drinking companion </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f1b" id="companion__22" original="E399.-3909"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="companion__23" original="E399.-3908"> one of a pair of things that go together or can be used together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f19" id="companion__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f18" id="companion__25" original="E896.7bb1"><span class="cf" id="companion__26" original="E586.-499b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="companion__27" original="E896.7bb2"> Additional exercises can be found on the book's companion website. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7eb9" id="companion__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://companion" title="companion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7eb8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6b05" id="companion__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="companion__30"> companion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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company
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f15" id="company" original="E399.-38d3" sum="1340"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f14" id="company__1" original="E399.-38d2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f13" id="company__2" original="E399.-38d1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> company </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f08" id="company__7" original="E399.-38c9"><span class="pos" id="company__8" original="E399.-38c8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e92" eid="company__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1741" geo="br" id="company__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="company__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmpəni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/company__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/company__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://company__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1744" geo="n_am" id="company__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="company__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmpəni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/company__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/company__us_2.ogg" href="sound://company__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f06" id="company__14" original="E399.-38c7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f03" form="pl" id="company__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="company__16" original="E399.-38c3"> companies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f01" id="company__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f00" id="company__18" original="E399.-38c2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eff" id="company__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="company__20" original="E399.-38c0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3efd" id="company__21" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3efc" id="company__22"><span class="v"><strong> Co. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="company__24" original="E399.-38be"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in names <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="company__25" original="E399.-38bd"> a business organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ef8" id="company__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ef7" id="company__27" original="E8b7.-7ddf"><span class="x" id="company__28" original="E8b7.-7dde"> Companies operating in foreign countries need to be aware of employment legislation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ef5" id="company__29" original="E8b7.-7ddd"><span class="x" id="company__30" original="E8b7.-7ddc"> Tata bought Land Rover and Jaguar from the Ford Motor Company. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ef3" id="company__31" original="E8b7.-7ddb"><span class="x" id="company__32" original="E8b7.-7dda"> Hershey Co. had to raise the wholesale prices of its confectionery line by 4–5 per cent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ef1" id="company__33" original="E8b7.-7dd9"><span class="cf" id="company__34" original="E4c7.-6c48"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="company__35" original="E8b7.-7dd8"> Dell sells computer equipment through the company website. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eee" id="company__36" original="E8b7.-7dd7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://holding-company" title="holding company definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eed" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.7cf6" id="company__37" original="E8b7.-7dd6"><span class="xh" id="company__38"> holding company </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://limited-company" title="limited company definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eeb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.6fd5" id="company__39" original="E8b7.-7dd4"><span class="xh" id="company__40"> limited company </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://private-company" title="private company definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ee9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.20ea" id="company__41" original="E8b7.-7dd3"><span class="xh" id="company__42"> private company </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://public-company" title="public company definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ee7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.551b" id="company__43" original="E8b7.-7dd2"><span class="xh" id="company__44"> public company </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ee5" id="company__45" original="E399.-38bc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="company__46" original="E399.-38bb"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in names <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ee3" id="company__47"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="company__48" original="E399.-38b9"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="company__49" original="E399.-38b8"> a group of people, especially actors or dancers, who work or perform together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ee0" id="company__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3edf" id="company__51" original="E8b7.-7dd1"><span class="x" id="company__52" original="E8b7.-7dd0"> Stuart (2006) studied a series of successful theatre companies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3edd" id="company__53" original="E8b7.-7dcd"><span class="x" id="company__54" original="E8b7.-7dcc"> The theatre now attracts top touring companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3edb" id="company__55" original="E399.-38b7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eda" id="company__56"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="company__57" original="E399.-38b5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="company__58" original="E399.-38b4"> the fact of being with somebody else and not alone, especially in a way that provides friendship or enjoyment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ed7" id="company__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ed6" id="company__60" original="E8b7.-7dcb"><span class="x" id="company__61" original="E8b7.-7dca"> A husband may neglect his wife because he does not enjoy her company. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ed4" id="company__62" original="E8b7.-7dc8"><span class="cf" id="company__63" original="E8b7.-7dc9"> in the <span class="exp" id="company__64"> company </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="company__65" original="E8b7.-7dc7"> Coleridge spent much of his time in the company of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ed0" id="company__66" original="E8b7.-7dc5"><span class="cf" id="company__67" original="E8b7.-7dc6"> in <span class="exp" id="company__68"> company </span></span><span class="x" id="company__69" original="E8b7.-7dc4"> These people are ill at ease in company and fearful of disapproval. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ecc" id="organization__44" original="E850.-612f" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="organization__45" original="E850.-612e"><span class="h1" id="organization__46" original="E850.-612d"><ul class="inline" id="organization__47" original="E850.-612c"><li class="li" id="organization__48" original="E850.-612b"> company </li><li class="li" id="organization__49" original="E850.-6129"> business </li><li class="li" id="organization__50" original="E8c4.a38"> conglomerate </li><li class="li" id="organization__51" original="E850.-6128"> corporation </li><li class="li" id="organization__52" original="E850.-612a"> firm </li><li class="li" id="organization__53" original="E850.-6127"> multinational </li><li class="li" id="organization__54" original="E850.-6126"> organization <span class="pos" id="organization__55" original="E83b.688e"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="organization__56" original="E850.-6124"> These words can all be used to describe an organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services. </span><ul class="bullet" id="organization__57" original="E850.-6123"><li class="li" id="organization__58" original="E8c4.a3a"><span class="eb" id="organization__59" original="E5df.-5d25"> an insurance/​a limited/​a pharmaceutical </span> company </li><li class="li" id="organization__60" original="E8c4.a3b"> a <span class="eb" id="organization__61" original="E5df.-5d24"> family/​local </span> business </li><li class="li" id="organization__62" original="E8c4.a3d"> an <span class="eb" id="organization__63" original="E5df.-5d23"> entertainment/​industrial </span> conglomerate </li><li class="li" id="organization__64" original="E8a8.-4d1e"> a <span class="eb" id="organization__65" original="E5df.-5d22"> multinational </span> company/​conglomerate/​corporation/​firm </li><li class="li" id="organization__66" original="E8c4.a3e"><span class="eb" id="organization__67" original="E5df.-5d21"> an accounting/​a consulting/​a manufacturing </span> firm </li><li class="li" id="organization__68" original="E850.-6122"><span class="eb" id="organization__69" original="E5df.-5d20"> a foreign/​a European/​an oil </span> multinational </li><li class="li" id="organization__70" original="E8c4.a43"> a <span class="eb" id="organization__71" original="E5df.-5d1f"> non-governmental/​non-profit/​voluntary </span> organization </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="organization__72" original="E850.-6121"><li class="li" id="organization__73" original="E8c4.a4b"><span class="eb" id="organization__74" original="E8c4.a4c"> Company </span> refers to a business organization that is recognized in law and that exists independently of its owners and employees. The term <span class="eb" id="organization__75" original="E8c4.a89"> corporation </span> is also often used, especially in American English: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c9b" id="organization__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f94" id="organization__77" original="E8c4.a4d"><span class="x" id="organization__78" original="E8c4.a4e"> Company law enables a company to own its own assets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f92" id="organization__79" original="E8c4.a4f"><span class="x" id="organization__80" original="E8c4.a50"> Pertamina became a corporation established by law. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__81" original="E8c4.a56"><span class="eb" id="organization__82" original="E8c4.a57"> Business </span> is often used to refer to a small company that is owned by an individual or a family; whereas <span class="eb" id="organization__83" original="E8c4.a8a"> firm </span> is often used to mean a company that provides a particular professional service: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c99" id="organization__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f8d" id="organization__85" original="E8c4.a58"><span class="x" id="organization__86" original="E8c4.a59"> Family businesses have been the basis of entrepreneurship… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f8b" id="organization__87" original="E8c4.a8b"><span class="x" id="organization__88" original="E8c4.a8c"> Accounting firms should limit their services to audit and closely related services. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__89" original="E8a8.-4d20"><span class="eb" id="organization__90" original="E8a8.-4d1a"> Conglomerate </span> refers to an organization formed of a group of companies that have different business activities: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c97" id="organization__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f87" id="organization__92" original="E8a8.-4d19"><span class="x" id="organization__93" original="E8a8.-4d18"> The OCBC acquired numerous commercial and industrial concerns to form a highly diversified conglomerate. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__94" original="E8c4.a5c"><span class="eb" id="organization__95" original="E8c4.a5d"> Multinational </span> and <span class="eb" id="organization__96" original="E8c4.a5e"> corporation </span> are both used to mean a company that operates in more than one country: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c96" id="organization__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f82" id="organization__98" original="E8c4.a5f"><span class="x" id="organization__99" original="E8c4.a60"> Foreign multinationals are increasingly setting up operations in this country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f80" id="organization__100" original="E8c4.a61"><span class="x" id="organization__101" original="E8c4.a62"> The corporations that are headquartered in these cities reach around the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__102" original="E850.-6120"><span class="eb" id="organization__103" original="E850.-611f"> Organization </span> can be used to mean a company that exists to make a profit, but it can also mean a non-profit organization: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c94" id="organization__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f7c" id="organization__105" original="E8c4.a45"><span class="x" id="organization__106" original="E8c4.a46"> Business organizations should understand the processes of gradual cultural change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f7a" id="organization__107" original="E8c4.a47"><span class="x" id="organization__108" original="E8c4.a48"> This voluntary organization provides emergency provisions to refugees. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7e93" id="company__135" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://company" title="company definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7e92" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6a88" id="company__136" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="company__137"> company </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comparable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ec5" id="comparable" original="E399.-386b" sum="785"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ec4" id="comparable__1" original="E399.-386a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ec3" id="comparable__2" original="E399.-3869"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comparable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eba" id="comparable__4" original="E399.-3864"><span class="pos" id="comparable__5" original="E399.-3863"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e99" eid="comparable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.318f" geo="br" id="comparable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpərəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/comparable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comparable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.3193" geo="n_am" id="comparable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpərəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/comparable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comparable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eb8" id="comparable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eb7" id="comparable__12" original="E399.-3862"><span class="def" id="comparable__13" original="E399.-3860"> similar to something else and able to be compared </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eb5" id="comparable__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eb4" id="comparable__15" original="E88b.-7e40"><span class="x" id="comparable__16" original="E88b.-7e3f"> Even if measures of output were available, they would not be directly comparable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eb2" id="comparable__17" original="E88b.-7e3e"><span class="x" id="comparable__18" original="E88b.-7e3d"> In 1950, only 8% was exported; now the comparable figure is almost 30%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eb0" id="comparable__19" original="E88b.-7e3c"><span class="cf" id="comparable__20" original="E399.-3861"><span class="exp" id="comparable__21"> comparable </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="comparable__22" original="E88b.-7e3b"> These animals swam in a way that is comparable to that of modern sea lions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3eac" id="comparable__23" original="E88b.-7e39"><span class="cf" id="comparable__24" original="E88b.-7e3a"><span class="exp" id="comparable__25"> comparable </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="comparable__26" original="E88b.-7e38"> Buck's results are broadly comparable with those of other large-scale surveys. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ea8" id="comparable__27" original="E88b.-7e36"><span class="cf" id="comparable__28" original="E88b.-7e37"><span class="exp" id="comparable__29"> comparable </span> across something </span><span class="x" id="comparable__30" original="E88b.-7e35"> The intensification of work seemed to be comparable across each of the groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ea4" id="comparable__31" original="E88b.-7e33"><span class="cf" id="comparable__32" original="E88b.-7e34"><span class="exp" id="comparable__33"> comparable </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="comparable__34" original="E88b.-7e32"> This task is comparable in scale to the sequencing of human DNA. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ea0" id="comparable__35"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e9f" id="comparable__36" original="E399.-385f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e9e" id="comparable__37"><span class="dr" id="comparable__38" original="E399.-385e"> comparability </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e95" id="comparable__39" original="E399.-385a"><span class="pos" id="comparable__40" original="E399.-3859"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7e9a" eid="comparable__41" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.3197" geo="br" id="comparable__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparable__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpərəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/comparability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comparability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.319b" geo="n_am" id="comparable__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparable__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpərəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/comparability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comparability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e93" id="comparable__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comparable__47" original="E399.-3857"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e91" id="comparable__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e90" id="comparable__49" original="E88b.-7e31"><span class="cf" id="comparable__50" original="E8c5.-7684"><span class="exp"> comparability </span> (between/across something) </span><span class="x" id="comparable__51" original="E88b.-7e30"> It is essential to ensure comparability between and across cultures. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7e45" id="comparable__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comparable" title="comparable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7e44" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-69ba" id="comparable__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comparable__54"> comparable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comparative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e8d" hm="1" id="comparative1" original="E399.-3856" sum="784"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e8c" id="comparative1__1" original="E399.-3855"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e8b" id="comparative1__2" original="E399.-3854"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comparative <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e7f" id="comparative1__7" original="E399.-384b"><span class="pos" id="comparative1__8" original="E399.-384a"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7eab" eid="comparative1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.31f5" geo="br" id="comparative1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparative1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpærətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/comparative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comparative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.31f8" geo="n_am" id="comparative1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparative1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpærətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/comparative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comparative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e7d" id="comparative1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="comparative1__15" original="E8b1.-7f03"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e7b" id="comparative1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e7a" id="comparative1__17" original="E399.-3849"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="comparative1__18" original="E399.-3848"> connected with studying things to discover how they are similar or different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e78" id="comparative1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e77" id="comparative1__20" original="E8b1.-7ee3"><span class="x" id="comparative1__21" original="E8b1.-7ee2"> There is a need for more comparative research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e75" id="comparative1__22" original="E8b1.-7f02"><span class="x" id="comparative1__23" original="E8b1.-7f01"> He devoted his life to the comparative study of religion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e73" id="comparative1__24" original="E8b1.-7f00"><span class="x" id="comparative1__25" original="E8b1.-7eff"> The field of comparative anatomy has revealed remarkable similarities between these groups. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e71" id="comparative1__26" original="E8b1.-7ef4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="comparative1__27"> comparative + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e6f" id="comparative1__28"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e6e" id="comparative1__29" original="E8b1.-7ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e6d" id="comparative1__30"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__31" original="E8b1.-7eef"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e6b" id="comparative1__32" original="E8b1.-7eee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e6a" id="comparative1__33"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__34" original="E8b1.-7eed"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e68" id="comparative1__35" original="E8b1.-7eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e67" id="comparative1__36"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__37" original="E8b1.-7eeb"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e65" id="comparative1__38" original="E8b1.-7eea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e64" id="comparative1__39"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__40" original="E8b1.-7ee9"> assessment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e62" id="comparative1__41" original="E8b1.-7ee8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e61" id="comparative1__42"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__43" original="E8b1.-7ee7"> data </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e5f" id="comparative1__44" original="E8b1.-7ef2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e5e" id="comparative1__45"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__46" original="E8b1.-7ef1"> perspective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e5c" id="comparative1__47" original="E83d.-781b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e5b" id="comparative1__48"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__49" original="E83d.-781a"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e59" id="comparative1__50" original="E8b1.-7edd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e58" id="comparative1__51"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__52" original="E8b1.-7edc"> methodology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e56" id="comparative1__53" original="E8b1.-7edb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e55" id="comparative1__54"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__55" original="E8b1.-7eda"> method </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e53" id="comparative1__56" original="E8b1.-7ee4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e52" id="comparative1__57" original="E8b1.-7ed8"><span class="x" id="comparative1__58" original="E8b1.-7ed7"> He was convinced of the importance of the comparative approach. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e50" id="comparative1__59"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e4f" id="comparative1__60" original="E8b1.-7ed4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e4e" id="comparative1__61"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__62" original="E8b1.-7ed3"> politics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e4c" id="comparative1__63" original="E8b1.-7ed2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e4b" id="comparative1__64"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__65" original="E8b1.-7ed1"> literature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e49" id="comparative1__66" original="E8b1.-7ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e48" id="comparative1__67"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__68" original="E8b1.-7ecf"> psychology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e46" id="comparative1__69" original="E8b1.-7ece"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e45" id="comparative1__70"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__71" original="E8b1.-7ecd"> anatomy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e43" id="comparative1__72" original="E8b1.-7ecc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e42" id="comparative1__73"><span class="coll" id="comparative1__74" original="E8b1.-7ecb"> genomics </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e40" id="comparative1__75" original="E8b1.-7eca"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e3f" id="comparative1__76" original="E8b1.-7ec9"><span class="x" id="comparative1__77" original="E8b1.-7ec8"> Some scholars of comparative politics have expressed similar ideas. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e3d" id="comparative1__78" original="E399.-3847"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="comparative1__79" original="E399.-3846"> measured or judged by how similar or different something is to something else </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e3b" id="comparative1__80" original="E399.-3845" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://relative1" title="relative1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e3a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-44f1" id="comparative1__81" original="E399.-3844"><span class="xh" id="comparative1__82"> relative </span><span class="xhm" id="comparative1__83"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e36" id="comparative1__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e35" id="comparative1__85" original="E8b1.-7efe"><span class="x" id="comparative1__86" original="E8b1.-7efd"> In London Marx lived a life of comparative poverty. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e33" id="comparative1__87" original="E399.-3842"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e32" id="comparative1__88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="comparative1__89" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="comparative1__90" original="E399.-383f"> connected with adjectives or adverbs that express more in amount, degree or quality, for example <span class="ei" id="comparative1__91" original="E8c5.-767b"> higher </span> , <span class="ei" id="comparative1__92" original="E8c5.-767a"> better </span> , <span class="ei" id="comparative1__93" original="E8c5.-7679"> more frequently </span> and <span class="ei" id="comparative1__94" original="E8c5.-7678"> more clearly </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e2b" id="comparative1__95" original="E399.-383c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://superlative1" title="superlative1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e2a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.15c6" id="comparative1__96" original="E399.-383b"><span class="xh" id="comparative1__97"> superlative </span><span class="xhm" id="comparative1__98"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7e02" id="comparative1__99" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comparative_1" title="comparative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7e01" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6992" id="comparative1__100" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comparative1__101"> comparative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e26" hm="2" id="comparative2" original="E399.-3839" sum="277"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e25" id="comparative2__1" original="E399.-3838"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e24" id="comparative2__2" original="E399.-3837"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comparative <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e19" id="comparative2__7" original="E399.-382e"><span class="pos" id="comparative2__8" original="E399.-382d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7eb2" eid="comparative2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.31fb" geo="br" id="comparative2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparative2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpærətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/comparative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comparative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.31fe" geo="n_am" id="comparative2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparative2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpærətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/comparative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comparative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e17" id="comparative2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e16" id="comparative2__15" original="E399.-382c"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e15" id="comparative2__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="comparative2__17" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="comparative2__18" original="E399.-3829"> the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses more in amount, degree or quality </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e12" id="comparative2__19" original="E399.-3828" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://superlative2" title="superlative2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e11" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.15ec" id="comparative2__20" original="E399.-3827"><span class="xh" id="comparative2__21"> superlative </span><span class="xhm" id="comparative2__22"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7d9c" id="comparative2__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comparative_1" title="comparative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7d9b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6992" id="comparative2__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comparative2__25"> comparative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comparative advantage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e0e" id="comparative-advantage" original="E586.-31f9" sum="716"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e0d" id="comparative-advantage__1" original="E586.-31f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e0c" id="comparative-advantage__2" original="E586.-31f7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comparative advantage </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e05" id="comparative-advantage__4" original="E586.-31f3"><span class="pos" id="comparative-advantage__5" original="E586.-31f2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e0a" eid="comparative-advantage__6" original="E586.-31f5" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6604" geo="br" id="comparative-advantage__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparative-advantage__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpærətɪv ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/comparative_advantage_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparative_advantage_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comparative_advantage_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6601" geo="n_am" id="comparative-advantage__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparative-advantage__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpærətɪv ədˈvæntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/comparative_advantage_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparative_advantage_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://comparative_advantage_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e03" id="comparative-advantage__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="comparative-advantage__12" subj="econ"> economics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e01" id="comparative-advantage__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e00" id="comparative-advantage__14" original="E586.-31fa"><span class="def" id="comparative-advantage__15" original="E586.-31ef"> the ability of a person or group to carry out a particular economic activity in relation to another activity, such as making a particular product cheaper than another product, more efficiently than another group or person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dfe" id="comparative-advantage__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dfd" id="comparative-advantage__17" original="E586.-31ee"><span class="x" id="comparative-advantage__18" original="E586.-31ed"> The EU has a comparative advantage in the production of chemicals, even though the US can still produce chemicals more efficiently because the rest of their economy is still depressed. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="comparative-advantage__19" original="E586.-31ec" un="help"><span class="eb" id="comparative-advantage__20" original="E586.-31eb"> Comparative advantage </span> is contrasted with an <span class="eb" id="comparative-advantage__21" original="E586.-31ea"> absolute advantage </span> , which is the ability of a person or group to carry out a particular economic activity better than another person or group. </span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comparatively
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3df8" id="comparatively" original="E399.-3818" sum="560"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3df7" id="comparatively__1" original="E399.-3817"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3df6" id="comparatively__2" original="E399.-3816"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comparatively </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dee" id="comparatively__4" original="E399.-3811"><span class="pos" id="comparatively__5" original="E399.-3810"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7eb9" eid="comparatively__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.3263" geo="br" id="comparatively__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparatively__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpærətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/comparatively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparatively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comparatively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.3266" geo="n_am" id="comparatively__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparatively__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpærətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/comparatively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparatively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comparatively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dec" id="comparatively__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3deb" id="comparatively__12" original="E399.-380f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="comparatively__13" original="E399.-380e"> when measured or judged by how similar or different something is to something else </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3de9" id="comparatively__14" original="E399.-380d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://relatively" title="relatively definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3de8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-4472" id="comparatively__15" original="E399.-380c"><span class="xh" id="comparatively__16"> relatively </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3de6" id="comparatively__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3de5" id="comparatively__18" original="E88b.-7e1f"><span class="x" id="comparatively__19" original="E88b.-7e1e"> These cases are comparatively rare. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3de3" id="comparatively__20" original="E88b.-7e1d"><span class="x" id="comparatively__21" original="E88b.-7e1c"> There are comparatively few results from longitudinal studies. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="remarkably__19" original="E442.-6d8a" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="remarkably__20" original="E442.-6d89"><span class="h1" id="remarkably__21" original="E442.-6d88"> Adverbs of degree </span><span class="p" id="remarkably__22" original="E442.-6d87"> These adverbs are used with an adjective to describe the strength of a particular quality. </span><span class="h2" id="remarkably__23" original="E442.-6583"> a high degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__24" original="E848.-66b4"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__25" original="E442.-6d86"><li class="li" id="remarkably__26" original="E442.-6d85"> enormously </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__27" original="E442.-6d83"> exceptionally </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__28" original="E442.-6d82"> extremely </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__29" original="E442.-6d21"> immensely </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__30" original="E442.-6d80"> remarkably </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__31" original="E843.53da"><li class="li" id="remarkably__32" original="E843.53db"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__33"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__34" original="E442.-6d7e"><span class="x" id="remarkably__35" original="E442.-6d7d"> The study reveals <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__36" original="E442.-6d20"> exceptionally high </span> levels of imports. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__37" original="E843.53dc"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__38"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__39" original="E442.-67cd"><span class="x" id="remarkably__40" original="E442.-67cc"> Low-denomination coins minted in the third century are <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__41" original="E442.-67cb"> extremely rare </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__42" original="E843.53dd"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__43"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__44" original="E442.-6374"><span class="x" id="remarkably__45" original="E442.-6373"> Although woodblock prints were not respected as genuine art at the time, they were <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__46" original="E442.-6372"> immensely popular </span> . </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__47" original="E92e.-f92"><li class="li" id="remarkably__48" original="E442.-6371"> The adverbs <span class="eb" id="remarkably__49" original="E442.-6370"> enormously </span> , <span class="eb" id="remarkably__50" original="E442.-636f"> immensely </span> and <span class="eb" id="remarkably__51" original="E442.-636e"> remarkably </span> may also be used with a verb in this meaning: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__52" original="E843.53de"><li class="li" id="remarkably__53" original="E843.53df"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__54"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__55" original="E442.-6d1c"><span class="x" id="remarkably__56" original="E442.-6d1b"> The content of soluble salts <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__57" original="E442.-6d1a"> varies enormously </span> between rock types. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__58" original="E843.53e0"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__59"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__60" original="E442.-636d"><span class="x" id="remarkably__61" original="E442.-636c"> Furthermore, male and female fig wasps <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__62" original="E442.-636b"> differ remarkably </span> in their morphology. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__63" original="E442.-6582"> a moderate degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__64" original="E848.-66b3"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__65" original="E442.-6d75"><li class="li" id="remarkably__66" original="E442.-6d74"> fairly </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__67" original="E442.-6d73"> moderately </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__68" original="E442.-6d72"> sufficiently </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__69" original="E843.53e1"><li class="li" id="remarkably__70" original="E843.53e2"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__71"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__72" original="E442.-65cb"><span class="x" id="remarkably__73" original="E442.-65ca"> The temperatures of ocean surfaces remain <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__74" original="E442.-65c9"> fairly constant </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__75" original="E843.53e3"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__76"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__77" original="E843.53e4"><span class="x" id="remarkably__78" original="E843.53e5"> The headaches are <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__79" original="E843.53e6"> moderately severe </span> but not disabling. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" id="remarkably__80" original="E442.-65cc"> Note that <span class="eb" id="remarkably__81" original="E442.-b64"> sufficiently </span> is used to express a level of need: <span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__82"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__83" original="E442.-b63"><span class="x" id="remarkably__84" original="E442.-b62"> Once a <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__85" original="E442.-b61"> sufficiently large </span> bubble is formed, it could expand. </span></span></span></span><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__86" original="E92e.-f91"><li class="li" id="remarkably__87" original="E442.-636a"> The adverbs <span class="eb" id="remarkably__88" original="E442.-6369"> moderately </span> and <span class="eb" id="remarkably__89" original="E442.-6368"> sufficiently </span> may also be used with a verb in this meaning: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__90" original="E843.53e7"><li class="li" id="remarkably__91" original="E843.53e8"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__92"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__93" original="E442.-b60"><span class="x" id="remarkably__94" original="E442.-b5f"> The CAS Planning scale has been shown to <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__95" original="E442.-b5e"> correlate moderately </span> with IQ. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__96" original="E843.53e9"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__97"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__98" original="E442.-6367"><span class="x" id="remarkably__99" original="E442.-6366"> By the 1970s, these economies had <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__100" original="E442.-6365"> recovered sufficiently </span> to compete on a global scale. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__101" original="E442.-6580"> an absolute degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__102" original="E848.-66b2"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__103" original="E442.-67c9"><li class="li" id="remarkably__104" original="E442.-67c8"> completely </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__105" original="E442.-67c7"> entirely </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__106" original="E92e.-f90"><li class="li" id="remarkably__107" original="E442.-67ca"> These adverbs may be used with <span class="ei" id="remarkably__108" original="E442.-65d3"> not </span> or <span class="ei" id="remarkably__109" original="E442.-65d2"> almost </span> to make your assertion less strong: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__110" original="E843.53ea"><li class="li" id="remarkably__111" original="E843.53eb"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__112"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__113" original="E442.-67c5"><span class="x" id="remarkably__114" original="E442.-67c4"> Some bacteria are considered to be <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__115" original="E442.-67c3"> completely independent </span> of photosynthesis. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__116" original="E843.53ec"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__117"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__118" original="E442.-67c2"><span class="x" id="remarkably__119" original="E442.-67c1"> This evidence is <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__120" original="E442.-65d1"> not entirely consistent </span> across studies. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__121" original="E843.53ed"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__122"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__123" original="E442.-65d0"><span class="x" id="remarkably__124" original="E442.-65cf"> Although econometric evidence is <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__125" original="E442.-65ce"> almost entirely absent </span> , historical evidence suggests… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__126" original="E843.53ee"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__127"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__128" original="E442.-6364"><span class="x" id="remarkably__129" original="E442.-6363"> Evidently, myth had been too entrenched in Greek life to <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__130" original="E442.-6362"> disappear completely. </span></span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__131" original="E442.-b5d"> other adverbs of degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__132" original="E848.-66b1"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__133" original="E442.-6d7b"><li class="li" id="remarkably__134" original="E442.-6d7a"> abnormally </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__135" original="E442.-6d79"> extraordinarily </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__136" original="E442.-6d78"> surprisingly </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__137" original="E442.-6d77"> unusually </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__139" original="E68e.2245"><li class="li" id="remarkably__140" original="E68e.2246"> These adverbs emphasize how <span class="eb" id="remarkably__141" original="E68e.2247"> unusual </span> a particular quality is, especially an amount or the level of something: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__142" original="E843.53f0"><li class="li" id="remarkably__143" original="E843.53f1"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__144"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__145" original="E442.-b66"><span class="x" id="remarkably__146" original="E442.-b5c"> Despite the interest in market-oriented conservation, <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__147" original="E442.-b5b"> surprisingly little </span> research has focused on peasant farmer incomes in rainforest areas. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__148" original="E843.53f2"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__149"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__150" original="E442.-657f"><span class="x" id="remarkably__151" original="E442.-657e"> Less frequent events, such as <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__152" original="E442.-657d"> unusually high </span> tides, have an impact on erosion (Wong, 1991). </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h1" id="remarkably__153" original="E848.-66b0"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__154" original="E442.-6d70"><li class="li" id="remarkably__155" original="E442.-6d6f"> comparatively </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__156" original="E442.-6d6e"> relatively </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__157" original="E68e.2248"><li class="li" id="remarkably__158" original="E68e.2249"> These adverbs may be used when <span class="eb" id="remarkably__159" original="E68e.224a"> comparing </span> sets of data, objects, techniques, etc: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__160" original="E843.53f3"><li class="li" id="remarkably__161" original="E843.53f4"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__162"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__163" original="E843.53f5"><span class="x" id="remarkably__164" original="E843.53f6"> Even in eras of <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__165" original="E843.53f7"> comparatively high </span> literacy, ancient cultures remained oral to a considerable degree. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__166" original="E843.53f8"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__167"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__168" original="E442.-65c2"><span class="x" id="remarkably__169" original="E442.-65c1"> The mass exchange of these polar glaciers is <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__170" original="E442.-65c0"> relatively small </span> , compared with temperate glaciers. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3de1" id="comparatively__174" original="E88b.-7e1b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="comparatively__175" original="E88b.-7e1a"> connected with studying things to discover how they are similar or different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ddf" id="comparatively__176"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dde" id="comparatively__177" original="E88b.-7e19"><span class="x" id="comparatively__178" original="E88b.-7e18"> It is useful to think comparatively about these developments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ddc" id="comparatively__179" original="E88b.-7e17"><span class="x" id="comparatively__180" original="E88b.-7e16"> This section comparatively analyses the role of advocacy networks. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7d6b" id="comparatively__181" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comparatively" title="comparatively definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7d6a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-693d" id="comparatively__182" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comparatively__183"> comparatively </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dda" id="compare" original="E399.-380a" sum="2247"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dd9" id="compare__1" original="E399.-3809"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dd8" id="compare__2" original="E399.-3808"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compare </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dc7" id="compare__9" original="E399.-37fd"><span class="pos" id="compare__10" original="E399.-37fc"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ec0" eid="compare__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.18c2" geo="br" id="compare__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compare__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compare__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://compare__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.18c6" geo="n_am" id="compare__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈper <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compare__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compare__us_2.ogg" href="sound://compare__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-109f" id="compare__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6f4" form="root" id="compare__17"><span class="vp" id="compare__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compare </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6f6" eid="compare__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6f7" geo="br" id="compare__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compare__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compare__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://compare__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6fb" geo="n_am" id="compare__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈper <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compare__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compare__us_2.ogg" href="sound://compare__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.6ff" form="thirdps" id="compare__24"><span class="vp" id="compare__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> compares </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.701" eid="compare__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.702" geo="br" id="compare__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compares__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compares__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compares__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.705" geo="n_am" id="compare__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈperz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compares__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compares__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compares__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.708" form="past" id="compare__31"><span class="vp" id="compare__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> compared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.70a" eid="compare__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.70b" geo="br" id="compare__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.70e" geo="n_am" id="compare__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈperd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.711" form="pastpart" id="compare__38"><span class="vp" id="compare__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> compared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.713" eid="compare__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.714" geo="br" id="compare__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.717" geo="n_am" id="compare__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈperd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.71a" form="prespart" id="compare__45"><span class="vp" id="compare__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> comparing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.71c" eid="compare__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.71d" geo="br" id="compare__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/comparing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comparing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.720" geo="n_am" id="compare__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compare__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈperɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/comparing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comparing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d96" id="compare__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d95" id="compare__53" original="E399.-37df"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d94" id="compare__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compare__55" original="E399.-37db"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compare__56" original="E399.-37da"> to examine people or things to see how they are similar and how they are different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d91" id="compare__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d90" id="compare__58" original="E8c6.-7f12"><span class="cf" id="compare__59" original="E399.-37d9"><span class="exp" id="compare__60"> compare </span> A and B </span><span class="x" id="compare__61" original="E8c6.-7f11"> The channel widened by 10–15 metres (compare Figs. 16.11c and 16.11d). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d8c" id="compare__62" original="E8c6.-7f10"><span class="x" id="compare__63" original="E8c6.-7f0f"> When we compared the various findings across populations, the results were encouraging. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d8a" id="compare__64" original="E8c6.-7f0e"><span class="cf" id="compare__65" original="E399.-37d8"><span class="exp" id="compare__66"> compare </span> A with B </span><span class="x" id="compare__67" original="E8c6.-7f0d"> The validity of this law is established by comparing its predictions with experimental observations. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="compare__68" original="E8c5.-761c" un="help"><span class="eb" id="compare__69" original="E8c5.-761b"> Compare </span> is sometimes abbreviated to <span class="eb" id="compare__70" original="E8c5.-761a"> cf. </span> but only when it is an instruction: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d83" id="compare__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d82" id="compare__72" original="E8c5.-7619"><span class="x" id="compare__73" original="E8c5.-7618"> Cf. Burke (1995) for a brief discussion of this topic. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d80" id="compare__74" original="E8c6.-7ee0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="compare__75"> compare + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d7e" id="compare__76"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d7d" id="compare__77" original="E8c6.-7ede"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d7c" id="compare__78"><span class="coll" id="compare__79" original="E8c6.-7edd"> predictions </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d7a" id="compare__80" original="E8c5.-7616"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d79" id="compare__81"><span class="coll" id="compare__82" original="E8c5.-7615"> models </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d77" id="compare__83" original="E8c6.-7edc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d76" id="compare__84"><span class="coll" id="compare__85" original="E8c6.-7edb"> approaches </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d74" id="compare__86" original="E8c6.-7eda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d73" id="compare__87"><span class="coll" id="compare__88" original="E8c5.-7614"> results </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d71" id="compare__89"><span class="coll" id="compare__90" original="E8c6.-7ed1"> outcomes </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d6f" id="compare__91" original="E8c5.-7613"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d6e" id="compare__92"><span class="coll" id="compare__93" original="E8c5.-7612"> findings </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d6c" id="compare__94" original="E8c6.-7ed6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d6b" id="compare__95"><span class="coll" id="compare__96" original="E8c6.-7ed5"> readings </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d69" id="compare__97" original="E8c6.-7ed4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d68" id="compare__98"><span class="coll" id="compare__99" original="E8c6.-7ed3"> scores </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d66" id="compare__100" original="E8c5.-7611"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d65" id="compare__101"><span class="coll" id="compare__102" original="E8c5.-7610"> data </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d63" id="compare__103" original="E8c6.-7ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d62" id="compare__104"><span class="coll" id="compare__105" original="E8c6.-7ecf"> efficiency </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d60" id="compare__106"><span class="coll" id="compare__107" original="E8c6.-7ece"> effectiveness </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d5e" id="compare__108" original="E8c6.-7ecd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d5d" id="compare__109" original="E8c6.-7ecc"><span class="x" id="compare__110" original="E8c6.-7ecb"> There are currently no trial results directly comparing these approaches. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d5b" id="compare__111" original="E8c6.-7eca"><span class="x" id="compare__112" original="E8c6.-7ec9"> It is interesting to compare these results with what has been found for the human traits. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d59" id="compare__113"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d58" id="compare__114" original="E8c6.-7ec6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d57" id="compare__115"><span class="coll" id="compare__116" original="E8c6.-7ec5"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d55" id="compare__117" original="E8c5.-760f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d54" id="compare__118"><span class="coll" id="compare__119" original="E8c5.-760e"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d52" id="compare__120" original="E8c6.-7ec0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d51" id="compare__121"><span class="coll" id="compare__122" original="E8c6.-7ebf"> profile </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d4f" id="compare__123" original="E8c5.-760d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d4e" id="compare__124"><span class="coll" id="compare__125" original="E8c5.-760c"> groups </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d4c" id="compare__126" original="E8c6.-7ebe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d4b" id="compare__127"><span class="coll" id="compare__128" original="E8c6.-7ebd"> sequences </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d49" id="compare__129" original="E8c6.-7ebc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d48" id="compare__130"><span class="coll" id="compare__131" original="E8c6.-7ebb"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d46" id="compare__132" original="E8c6.-7eb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d45" id="compare__133"><span class="coll" id="compare__134" original="E8c6.-7eb7"> values </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d43" id="compare__135" original="E8c6.-7eb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d42" id="compare__136"><span class="coll" id="compare__137" original="E8c6.-7eb5"> costs </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d40" id="compare__138" original="E8c6.-7eb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d3f" id="compare__139"><span class="coll" id="compare__140" original="E8c6.-7eb3"> prices </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d3d" id="compare__141" original="E8c6.-7eb2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d3c" id="compare__142" original="E8c6.-7eb1"><span class="x" id="compare__143" original="E8c6.-7eb0"> The patient's ECG, blood pressure, and heart rate are compared before and after exercise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d3a" id="compare__144" original="E8c6.-7eaf"><span class="x" id="compare__145" original="E8c6.-7eae"> The growth of the Internet has made it easier to compare prices. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d38" id="compare__146" original="E8c6.-7f0a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d37" id="compare__147"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compare__148" original="E8c6.-7f08"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="compare__149" original="E8c6.-7f07"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compare__150" original="E8c6.-7f06"> to measure or judge somebody/something by how similar or different they are to somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d33" id="compare__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d32" id="compare__152" original="E8c6.-7f04"><span class="cf" id="compare__153" original="E8c6.-7f05"><span class="exp" id="compare__154"> compare </span> A with/to B </span><span class="x" id="compare__155" original="E8c6.-7f03"> This information allows individual plants to compare their performance with firm-wide performance targets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d2e" id="compare__156" original="E8c6.-7ef8"><span class="cf" id="compare__157" original="E8c6.-7efb"> compared with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="compare__158" original="E8c6.-7ef7"> Imports rose by 5.2 per cent compared with the previous month. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d2b" id="compare__159" original="E8c6.-7efd"><span class="cf" id="compare__160" original="E8c6.-7f00"> compared to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="compare__161" original="E8c6.-7efc"> Only 6% of people in the first age group have no academic qualifications, compared to 22% of the older group. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d28" id="compare__162" original="E8c6.-7ef5"><span class="cf" id="compare__163" original="E8c6.-7ef6"> as compared with/to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="compare__164" original="E8c6.-7ef4"> Their study uncovered a decreased willingness for men to seek psychotherapy, as compared with women. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d25" id="compare__165" original="E399.-37d7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d24" id="compare__166"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compare__167" original="E399.-37d5"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compare__168" original="E8c6.-7ef3"> how A and B <span class="exp" id="compare__169"> compare </span></span><span class="def" id="compare__170" original="E399.-37d3"> how two things <span class="dh" id="compare__171" original="E8c5.-7617"> compare </span> is the extent to which they are similar or different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d1e" id="compare__172"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d1d" id="compare__173" original="E8c6.-7ef2"><span class="x" id="compare__174" original="E8c6.-7ef1"> How the two compared, either in terms of funding or in terms of priorities, is difficult to say. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d1b" id="compare__175" original="E8c6.-7ef0"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d1a" id="compare__176"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compare__177" original="E8c6.-7eee"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compare__178" original="E399.-37d4"> A compares well, etc. with B </span><span class="def" id="compare__179" original="E8c6.-7f13"> to be as good as, or better than, something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d16" id="compare__180"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d15" id="compare__181" original="E8c6.-7eed"><span class="x" id="compare__182" original="E8c6.-7eec"> The results compare well with those of Gartling (2009). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d13" id="compare__183" original="E8c6.-7eeb"><span class="x" id="compare__184" original="E8c6.-7eea"> Their environmental performance compares favourably with other plants. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d11" id="compare__185" original="E399.-37d2"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d10" id="compare__186"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compare__187" original="E399.-37d0"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compare__188" original="E399.-37cf"><span class="exp" id="compare__189"> compare </span> A to B </span><span class="def" id="compare__190" original="E399.-37ce"> to show or state that something is similar to something else </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d0b" id="compare__191" original="E8c6.-7ee9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://liken" title="liken definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d0a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.6db1" id="compare__192" original="E8c6.-7ee8"><span class="xh" id="compare__193"> liken </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d08" id="compare__194"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d07" id="compare__195" original="E8c6.-7ee7"><span class="x" id="compare__196" original="E8c6.-7ee6"> Seth's work has been compared to that of Dickens, Tolstoy and Jane Austen. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d05" id="compare__197" original="E399.-37cd"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d04" id="note2__118" original="E399.-37cc" sk="comparenotes"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d03" id="note2__119"><span class="idm" id="note2__120" original="E399.-37cb"> compare notes (with somebody) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d01" id="note2__121"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d00" id="note2__122"><span class="def" id="note2__123" original="E399.-37ca"> if people <span class="dh" id="note2__124" original="E399.-37c9"> compare notes </span> , they each say what they think about the same event, situation, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cfd" id="note2__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cfc" id="note2__126" original="E8c6.-7ee5"><span class="x" id="note2__127" original="E8c6.-7ee4"> Comparing notes with the groups' other teachers can provide quite different data. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cfa" id="contrast1__45" original="E47f.584a" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="contrast1__46" original="E47f.584b"><span class="h1" id="contrast1__47" original="E47f.584c"> Comparing and contrasting </span><span class="p" id="contrast1__48" original="E47f.584d"> In your academic writing, you may need to compare two theories, arguments, ideas, etc., pointing out the similarities between them. You may also need to contrast them, pointing out the differences between them. </span><ul class="bullet" id="contrast1__49" original="E47f.584e"><li class="li" id="contrast1__50" original="E47f.584f"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__51" original="E47f.5850"> as… </span><span class="eb" id="contrast1__52" original="E827.7633"> as </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__53" original="E47f.5852"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__54" original="E47f.5853"> (not) the same as </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__55" original="E47f.5854"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__56" original="E47f.5855"> similar/​equivalent/​identical to </span> X. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__57" original="E47f.5866"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__58" original="E848.-16c4"> In a similar way </span> to X, Y…/ <span class="eb" id="contrast1__59" original="E47f.5867"> Similarly </span> (to)… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__60" original="E47f.586a"> X…, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__61" original="E47f.586b"> as do/​does </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__62" original="E47f.585c"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__63" original="E47f.585d"> compared/​in comparison with </span> X, Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__64" original="E47f.5856"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__65" original="E47f.5857"> much/​far more/​less… than </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__66" original="E47f.5859"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__67" original="E47f.585a"> potentially/​perhaps more/​less… than </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__68" original="E47f.5860"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__69" original="E47f.5861"> in contrast to </span> X, Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__70" original="E47f.586f"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__71" original="E47f.5870"> The main difference(s) between </span> X and Y is/​are… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__72" original="E47f.5862"> X…, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__73" original="E47f.5863"> whereas/​while </span> Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__74" original="E47f.5864"> X, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__75" original="E47f.5865"> unlike </span> Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__76" original="E47f.586c"> X <span class="eb" id="contrast1__77" original="E47f.586d"> differs from </span> Y <span class="eb" id="contrast1__78" original="E47f.586e"> in that… </span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__79" original="E646.-7261"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__80" original="E646.-7260"> On the other hand </span> , Y… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="contrast1__81" original="E47f.5871"><li class="li" id="contrast1__82" original="E47f.5872"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c92" id="contrast1__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f56" id="contrast1__84" original="E47f.5873"><span class="x" id="contrast1__85" original="E47f.5874"> Political factors perhaps were <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__86" original="E47f.5875"> as important as </span> cultural attitudes in explaining this. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__87" original="E47f.5877"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c91" id="contrast1__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f52" id="contrast1__89" original="E47f.5878"><span class="x" id="contrast1__90" original="E47f.5879"> Correlation is <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__91" original="E47f.587a"> not the same as </span> causation. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__92" original="E47f.587b"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c90" id="contrast1__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f4e" id="contrast1__94" original="E47f.587c"><span class="x" id="contrast1__95" original="E47f.587d"> This approach yields an <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__96" original="E47f.587e"> identical </span> result <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__97" original="E47f.587f"> to </span> that found in Example 12.4. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__98" original="E47f.589e"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c8f" id="contrast1__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f49" id="contrast1__100" original="E47f.589f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__101" original="E47f.58a0"> Frequency curves present data <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__102" original="E47f.58a1"> in a similar way to </span> histograms. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__103" original="E47f.58a6"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c8e" id="contrast1__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f45" id="contrast1__105" original="E47f.58a7"><span class="x" id="contrast1__106" original="E47f.58a8"> Men and women face different constraints, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__107" original="E47f.58a9"> as do </span> members of different classes and ethnic groups. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__108" original="E47f.588e"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c8d" id="contrast1__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f41" id="contrast1__110" original="E47f.588f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__111" original="E47f.5890"> This rate is high <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__112" original="E47f.5891"> in comparison with </span> current rates of plate movements. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__113" original="E47f.5880"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c8c" id="contrast1__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f3d" id="contrast1__115" original="E47f.5881"><span class="x" id="contrast1__116" original="E47f.5882"> Educated women today are <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__117" original="E47f.5883"> much more </span> likely to work for pay <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__118" original="E47f.5884"> than </span> before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__119" original="E47f.5885"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c8b" id="contrast1__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f38" id="contrast1__121" original="E47f.5886"><span class="x" id="contrast1__122" original="E47f.5887"> Bulb pipettes are simple to use and <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__123" original="E47f.5888"> potentially more </span> accurate <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__124" original="E47f.5889"> than </span> a graduated pipette. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__125" original="E47f.5892"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c8a" id="contrast1__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f33" id="contrast1__127" original="E47f.5893"><span class="x" id="contrast1__128" original="E47f.5894"> Teens sent approximately 70 emails a month <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__129" original="E47f.5895"> in contrast to </span> 30 for the slightly older set. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__130" original="E47f.58af"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c89" id="contrast1__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f2f" id="contrast1__132" original="E47f.58b0"><span class="x" id="contrast1__133" original="E47f.58b1"><span class="ebi" id="contrast1__134" original="E47f.58b2"> The main difference between </span> trees and networks is that nodes in a tree can only have one parent, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__135" original="E576.132c"> while </span> this is not true for networks. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__136" original="E47f.589a"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c88" id="contrast1__137"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f2a" id="contrast1__138" original="E47f.589b"><span class="x" id="contrast1__139" original="E47f.589c"> Today, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__140" original="E47f.589d"> unlike </span> in the recent past, more children are driven to school than walk or cycle. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__141" original="E47f.58aa"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c87" id="contrast1__142"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f26" id="contrast1__143" original="E47f.58ab"><span class="x" id="contrast1__144" original="E47f.58ac"> The tropics <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__145" original="E47f.58ad"> differ from </span> other parts of the world <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__146" original="E47f.58ae"> in that </span> their seasonality is determined by water availability, not by temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__147" original="E646.-725e"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c86" id="contrast1__148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f21" id="contrast1__149" original="E646.-725d"><span class="x" id="contrast1__150" original="E646.-725c"> The Royal African Company relied on chartered ships sent out at set intervals. Private traders, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__151" original="E646.-725b"> on the other hand </span> , had no such rigid schedule. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7d0e" id="compare__315" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compare_1" title="compare definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7d0d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6928" id="compare__316" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compare__317"> compare </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cf4" id="comparison" original="E399.-37ae" sum="3061"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cf3" id="comparison__1" original="E399.-37ad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cf2" id="comparison__2" original="E399.-37ac"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comparison </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ce4" id="comparison__7" original="E399.-37a4"><span class="pos" id="comparison__8" original="E399.-37a3"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ec9" eid="comparison__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.19b7" geo="br" id="comparison__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparison__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpærɪsn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/comparison__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparison__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comparison__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.19ba" geo="n_am" id="comparison__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comparison__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpærɪsn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/comparison__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/comparison__us_2.ogg" href="sound://comparison__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ce2" id="comparison__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ce1" id="comparison__15" original="E399.-379d"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ce0" id="comparison__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comparison__17" original="E399.-37a0"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="comparison__18" original="E399.-379b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="comparison__19" original="E399.-379a"> the process of examining people or things to see how they are similar; an occasion when people or things are compared </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cdc" id="comparison__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cdb" id="comparison__21" original="E88b.-7e05"><span class="x" id="comparison__22" original="E88b.-7e04"> There was a failure to conduct cross-cultural comparison. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cd9" id="comparison__23" original="E88b.-7df5"><span class="cf" id="comparison__24" original="E399.-3795"><span class="exp" id="comparison__25"> comparison </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="comparison__26" original="E88b.-7df4"> Table 22.3 summarizes these developments and enables comparison with Table 22.2. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cd5" id="comparison__27" original="E88b.-7e01"><span class="cf" id="comparison__28" original="E8a5.-7efb"> through <span class="exp" id="comparison__29"> comparison </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="comparison__30" original="E88b.-7e00"> Information was also collected through comparison with data from related settings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cd1" id="comparison__31" original="E88b.-7dfb"><span class="cf" id="comparison__32" original="E399.-3797"><span class="exp" id="comparison__33"> comparison </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="comparison__34" original="E88b.-7dfa"> Where relevant, comparisons are drawn between Muslim, Jewish and Christian teachings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ccd" id="comparison__35" original="E88b.-7df2"><span class="cf" id="comparison__36" original="E88b.-7df3"><span class="exp" id="comparison__37"> comparison </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="comparison__38" original="E88b.-7df1"> Comparisons to smaller but more precise surveys indicate… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cc9" id="comparison__39" original="E8a5.-7ef9"><span class="cf" id="comparison__40" original="E8a5.-7efa"><span class="exp" id="comparison__41"> comparison </span> across something </span><span class="x" id="comparison__42" original="E8a5.-7ef8"> The use of different definitions prevents meaningful comparisons across studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cc5" id="comparison__43" original="E88b.-7df0"><span class="cf" id="comparison__44" original="E399.-3799"><span class="exp" id="comparison__45"> comparison </span> of A and B </span><span class="x" id="comparison__46" original="E88b.-7def"> Table 12.6 provides a comparison of traditional and digital media. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cc1" id="comparison__47" original="E88b.-7dec"><span class="cf" id="comparison__48" original="E399.-3798"><span class="exp" id="comparison__49"> comparison </span> of A with/to B </span><span class="x" id="comparison__50" original="E88b.-7deb"> A comparison of domestic policies with similar arrangements elsewhere will be used as a form of evaluation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cbd" id="comparison__51" original="E88b.-7de9"><span class="cf" id="comparison__52" original="E88b.-7dea"><span class="exp" id="comparison__53"> comparison </span> of something between A and B </span><span class="x" id="comparison__54" original="E88b.-7de8"> Registration data allow comparison of cancer survival rates between countries (Berrino et al.,1995). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cb9" id="comparison__55" original="E8a5.-7d1f"><span class="cf" id="comparison__56" original="E8a5.-7d20"> by way of <span class="exp" id="comparison__57"> comparison </span></span><span class="x" id="comparison__58" original="E8a5.-7d1e"> The EU modified its basic treaties five times in fifteen years. By way of comparison, the US Constitution has been subject to fewer than thirty amendments over 200 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cb5" id="comparison__59" original="E88b.-7dfd"><span class="cf" id="comparison__60" original="E492.-6e8a"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="comparison__61" original="E88b.-7dfc"> Price comparison websites are having a dramatic impact on business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cb2" id="comparison__62" original="E8a5.-7efd"><span class="x" id="comparison__63" original="E8a5.-7efc"> For comparison purposes, we included one household consisting of an unmarried male to provide contrast. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cb0" id="comparison__64" original="E399.-3794"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3caf" id="bear__164" original="E88b.-7e06" sk="bearcomparison"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cae" id="bear__165"><span class="idm" id="bear__166" original="E88b.-7de4"> bear/stand comparison (with something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cac" id="bear__167"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cab" id="bear__168"><span class="def" id="bear__169" original="E88b.-7de3"> to be as good (as something else) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ca9" id="bear__170"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ca8" id="bear__171" original="E88b.-7de2"><span class="x" id="bear__172" original="E88b.-7de1"> British television stands comparison with that of any other country. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ca6" id="comparison__74" original="E399.-3790" sk="bycomparison"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ca5" id="comparison__75"><span class="idm" id="comparison__76" original="E399.-378f"> by/in comparison (with/to somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ca3" id="comparison__77"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ca2" id="comparison__78"><span class="def" id="comparison__79" original="E399.-378e"> when compared with somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ca0" id="comparison__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c9f" id="comparison__81" original="E88b.-7de0"><span class="x" id="comparison__82" original="E88b.-7ddf"> Foreign investment in Africa has been minimal by comparison with Asia or Latin America. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c9d" id="comparison__83" original="E88b.-7dde"><span class="x" id="comparison__84" original="E88b.-7ddd"> The noise is small in comparison to the signal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c9b" id="comparison__85" original="E88b.-7ddc"><span class="x" id="comparison__86" original="E88b.-7ddb"> Demand for budget items increased. Organic food, by comparison, was seen as an unnecessary luxury, and demand fell. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="contrast1__45" original="E47f.584a" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="contrast1__46" original="E47f.584b"><span class="h1" id="contrast1__47" original="E47f.584c"> Comparing and contrasting </span><span class="p" id="contrast1__48" original="E47f.584d"> In your academic writing, you may need to compare two theories, arguments, ideas, etc., pointing out the similarities between them. You may also need to contrast them, pointing out the differences between them. </span><ul class="bullet" id="contrast1__49" original="E47f.584e"><li class="li" id="contrast1__50" original="E47f.584f"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__51" original="E47f.5850"> as… </span><span class="eb" id="contrast1__52" original="E827.7633"> as </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__53" original="E47f.5852"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__54" original="E47f.5853"> (not) the same as </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__55" original="E47f.5854"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__56" original="E47f.5855"> similar/​equivalent/​identical to </span> X. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__57" original="E47f.5866"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__58" original="E848.-16c4"> In a similar way </span> to X, Y…/ <span class="eb" id="contrast1__59" original="E47f.5867"> Similarly </span> (to)… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__60" original="E47f.586a"> X…, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__61" original="E47f.586b"> as do/​does </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__62" original="E47f.585c"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__63" original="E47f.585d"> compared/​in comparison with </span> X, Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__64" original="E47f.5856"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__65" original="E47f.5857"> much/​far more/​less… than </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__66" original="E47f.5859"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__67" original="E47f.585a"> potentially/​perhaps more/​less… than </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__68" original="E47f.5860"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__69" original="E47f.5861"> in contrast to </span> X, Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__70" original="E47f.586f"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__71" original="E47f.5870"> The main difference(s) between </span> X and Y is/​are… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__72" original="E47f.5862"> X…, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__73" original="E47f.5863"> whereas/​while </span> Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__74" original="E47f.5864"> X, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__75" original="E47f.5865"> unlike </span> Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__76" original="E47f.586c"> X <span class="eb" id="contrast1__77" original="E47f.586d"> differs from </span> Y <span class="eb" id="contrast1__78" original="E47f.586e"> in that… </span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__79" original="E646.-7261"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__80" original="E646.-7260"> On the other hand </span> , Y… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="contrast1__81" original="E47f.5871"><li class="li" id="contrast1__82" original="E47f.5872"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__83"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__84" original="E47f.5873"><span class="x" id="contrast1__85" original="E47f.5874"> Political factors perhaps were <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__86" original="E47f.5875"> as important as </span> cultural attitudes in explaining this. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__87" original="E47f.5877"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__88"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__89" original="E47f.5878"><span class="x" id="contrast1__90" original="E47f.5879"> Correlation is <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__91" original="E47f.587a"> not the same as </span> causation. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__92" original="E47f.587b"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__93"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__94" original="E47f.587c"><span class="x" id="contrast1__95" original="E47f.587d"> This approach yields an <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__96" original="E47f.587e"> identical </span> result <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__97" original="E47f.587f"> to </span> that found in Example 12.4. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__98" original="E47f.589e"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__99"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__100" original="E47f.589f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__101" original="E47f.58a0"> Frequency curves present data <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__102" original="E47f.58a1"> in a similar way to </span> histograms. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__103" original="E47f.58a6"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__104"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__105" original="E47f.58a7"><span class="x" id="contrast1__106" original="E47f.58a8"> Men and women face different constraints, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__107" original="E47f.58a9"> as do </span> members of different classes and ethnic groups. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__108" original="E47f.588e"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__109"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__110" original="E47f.588f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__111" original="E47f.5890"> This rate is high <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__112" original="E47f.5891"> in comparison with </span> current rates of plate movements. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__113" original="E47f.5880"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__114"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__115" original="E47f.5881"><span class="x" id="contrast1__116" original="E47f.5882"> Educated women today are <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__117" original="E47f.5883"> much more </span> likely to work for pay <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__118" original="E47f.5884"> than </span> before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__119" original="E47f.5885"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__120"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__121" original="E47f.5886"><span class="x" id="contrast1__122" original="E47f.5887"> Bulb pipettes are simple to use and <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__123" original="E47f.5888"> potentially more </span> accurate <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__124" original="E47f.5889"> than </span> a graduated pipette. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__125" original="E47f.5892"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__126"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__127" original="E47f.5893"><span class="x" id="contrast1__128" original="E47f.5894"> Teens sent approximately 70 emails a month <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__129" original="E47f.5895"> in contrast to </span> 30 for the slightly older set. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__130" original="E47f.58af"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__131"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__132" original="E47f.58b0"><span class="x" id="contrast1__133" original="E47f.58b1"><span class="ebi" id="contrast1__134" original="E47f.58b2"> The main difference between </span> trees and networks is that nodes in a tree can only have one parent, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__135" original="E576.132c"> while </span> this is not true for networks. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__136" original="E47f.589a"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__137"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__138" original="E47f.589b"><span class="x" id="contrast1__139" original="E47f.589c"> Today, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__140" original="E47f.589d"> unlike </span> in the recent past, more children are driven to school than walk or cycle. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__141" original="E47f.58aa"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__142"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__143" original="E47f.58ab"><span class="x" id="contrast1__144" original="E47f.58ac"> The tropics <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__145" original="E47f.58ad"> differ from </span> other parts of the world <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__146" original="E47f.58ae"> in that </span> their seasonality is determined by water availability, not by temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__147" original="E646.-725e"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__148"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__149" original="E646.-725d"><span class="x" id="contrast1__150" original="E646.-725c"> The Royal African Company relied on chartered ships sent out at set intervals. Private traders, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__151" original="E646.-725b"> on the other hand </span> , had no such rigid schedule. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f11" id="comparison__194" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="comparison__195"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f0f" id="comparison__196" original="E88b.-7dc5"><span class="shcut" id="comparison__197" original="E88b.-7dc4"> adjective + comparison </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f0d" id="comparison__198" original="E88b.-7dc3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f0c" id="comparison__199" original="E88b.-7dc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f0b" id="comparison__200" original="E88b.-7dc0"><span class="coll" id="comparison__201"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f09" id="comparison__202" original="E88b.-7dbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f08" id="comparison__203" original="E88b.-7dbe"><span class="coll" id="comparison__204"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f06" id="comparison__205" original="E88b.-7dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f05" id="comparison__206" original="E88b.-7dbc"><span class="coll" id="comparison__207"> systematic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f03" id="comparison__208" original="E8a5.-7ef3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f02" id="comparison__209" original="E8a5.-7ef2"><span class="coll" id="comparison__210"> constant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7f00" id="comparison__211" original="E8a5.-7ef1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eff" id="comparison__212" original="E8a5.-7ef0"><span class="coll" id="comparison__213"> post hoc </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7efd" id="comparison__214" original="E88b.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7efc" id="comparison__215" original="E88b.-7dba"><span class="coll" id="comparison__216"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7efa" id="comparison__217" original="E88b.-7db7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ef9" id="comparison__218" original="E88b.-7db6"><span class="coll" id="comparison__219"> interesting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ef7" id="comparison__220" original="E88b.-7db5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ef6" id="comparison__221" original="E88b.-7db4"><span class="coll" id="comparison__222"> valid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ef4" id="comparison__223" original="E88b.-7db3"><span class="coll" id="comparison__224"> meaningful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ef2" id="comparison__225" original="E88b.-7db1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ef1" id="comparison__226" original="E88b.-7db0"><span class="coll" id="comparison__227"> statistical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eef" id="comparison__228" original="E88b.-7daf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eee" id="comparison__229" original="E88b.-7dae"><span class="coll" id="comparison__230"> quantitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eec" id="comparison__231" original="E88b.-7dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eeb" id="comparison__232" original="E88b.-7dac"><span class="coll" id="comparison__233"> cross-cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ee9" id="comparison__234" original="E88b.-7dab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ee8" id="comparison__235" original="E88b.-7daa"><span class="coll" id="comparison__236"> international </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ee6" id="comparison__237" original="E88b.-7da9"><span class="coll" id="comparison__238"> cross-national </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ee4" id="comparison__239" original="E8a5.-7eef"><span class="coll" id="comparison__240"> cross-country </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ee2" id="comparison__241" original="E88b.-7da8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ee1" id="comparison__242" original="E88b.-7da7"><span class="x" id="comparison__243" original="E88b.-7da6"> It is important that all measurements be made at the same temperature, permitting direct comparison. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7edf" id="comparison__244" original="E8a5.-7eee"><span class="x" id="comparison__245" original="E8a5.-7eed"> Further statistical comparisons between the different population groups are summarized in Table 5. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7edd" id="comparison__246" original="E88b.-7dd9"><span class="shcut" id="comparison__247" original="E88b.-7dd8"> verb + comparison </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7edb" id="comparison__248" original="E88b.-7dd7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eda" id="comparison__249" original="E88b.-7dd5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ed9" id="comparison__250" original="E88b.-7dd4"><span class="coll" id="comparison__251"> draw </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ed7" id="comparison__252" original="E88b.-7dd3"><span class="coll" id="comparison__253"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ed5" id="comparison__254" original="E8a5.-7eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ed4" id="comparison__255" original="E8a5.-7eeb"><span class="coll" id="comparison__256"> perform </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ed2" id="comparison__257" original="E8a5.-7eea"><span class="coll" id="comparison__258"> conduct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ed0" id="comparison__259" original="E88b.-7dd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ecf" id="comparison__260" original="E88b.-7dd1"><span class="coll" id="comparison__261"> permit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ecd" id="comparison__262" original="E88b.-7dd0"><span class="coll" id="comparison__263"> allow (for) </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ecb" id="comparison__264" original="E88b.-7dcf"><span class="coll" id="comparison__265"> enable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ec9" id="comparison__266" original="E88b.-7dce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ec8" id="comparison__267" original="E88b.-7dcd"><span class="coll" id="comparison__268"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ec6" id="comparison__269" original="E88b.-7dcc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ec5" id="comparison__270" original="E88b.-7dcb"><span class="coll" id="comparison__271"> invite </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ec3" id="comparison__272" original="E88b.-7dca"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ec2" id="comparison__273" original="E88b.-7dc9"><span class="x" id="comparison__274" original="E88b.-7dc8"> The importance of this is that international comparisons can be made. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ec0" id="comparison__275" original="E88b.-7dc7"><span class="x" id="comparison__276" original="E88b.-7dc6"> The aim is to develop high-quality data that allow for systematic comparison across projects. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ebe" id="comparison__277" original="E88b.-7da5"><span class="shcut" id="comparison__278" original="E88b.-7da4"> comparison + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ebc" id="comparison__279" original="E88b.-7da3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ebb" id="comparison__280" original="E88b.-7da1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eba" id="comparison__281" original="E88b.-7da0"><span class="coll" id="comparison__282"> group </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eb8" id="comparison__283" original="E88b.-7d9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eb7" id="comparison__284" original="E88b.-7d9e"><span class="coll" id="comparison__285"> purposes </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eb5" id="comparison__286" original="E88b.-7d9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eb4" id="comparison__287" original="E88b.-7d9a"><span class="coll" id="comparison__288"> website </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eb2" id="comparison__289" original="E88b.-7d99"><span class="coll" id="comparison__290"> site </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eb0" id="comparison__291" original="E88b.-7d98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eaf" id="comparison__292" original="E88b.-7d97"><span class="x" id="comparison__293" original="E88b.-7d96"> Students showed improvement, but no more so than the comparison group. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7c56" id="comparison__294" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comparison" title="comparison definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7c55" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6894" id="comparison__295" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comparison__296"> comparison </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compartment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c99" id="compartment" original="E399.-3785" sum="569"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c98" id="compartment__1" original="E399.-3784"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c97" id="compartment__2" original="E399.-3783"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compartment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c8b" id="compartment__7" original="E399.-3779"><span class="pos" id="compartment__8" original="E399.-3778"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ed0" eid="compartment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.381b" geo="br" id="compartment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compartment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpɑːtmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compartment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compartment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compartment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.381f" geo="n_am" id="compartment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compartment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpɑːrtmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compartment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compartment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compartment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c89" id="compartment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c88" id="compartment__15" original="E399.-3775"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compartment__16" original="E399.-3774"> one of the separate sections in something such as a piece of equipment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c86" id="compartment__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c85" id="compartment__18" original="E84b.-78c6"><span class="x" id="compartment__19" original="E84b.-78c5"> Containers should have separate compartments for the drugs to be taken at each time of day. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c83" id="compartment__20" original="E84b.-78c4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c82" id="compartment__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="compartment__22" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compartment__23" original="E84b.-78c1"> one of the separate parts of an area or system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c7f" id="compartment__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c7e" id="compartment__25" original="E84b.-78c0"><span class="x" id="compartment__26" original="E84b.-78bf"> Current research focuses on the processes that operate within and between various environmental compartments. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="compartment__27" original="E84b.-78c7" un="help"> In biology, a <span class="eb" id="compartment__28" original="E8a5.-7dc0"> compartment </span> is a section within a cell or another structure. </span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7bf8" id="compartment__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compartment" title="compartment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7bf7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6829" id="compartment__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compartment__31"> compartment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compass
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c7a" id="compass" original="E399.-373e" sum="1061"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c79" id="compass__1" original="E399.-373d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c78" id="compass__2" original="E399.-373c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compass </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c6d" id="compass__7" original="E399.-3732"><span class="pos" id="compass__8" original="E399.-3731"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ed9" eid="compass__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.393d" geo="br" id="compass__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compass__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmpəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compass__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compass__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compass__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.3940" geo="n_am" id="compass__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compass__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌmpəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compass__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compass__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compass__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c6b" id="compass__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c6a" id="compass__15" original="E399.-3730"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c69" id="compass__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c68" id="compass__17"><span class="v"><strong> magnetic compass </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c66" id="compass__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="compass__20" original="E399.-372c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compass__21" original="E399.-372b"> an instrument for finding direction, with a needle that always points to the north </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c63" id="compass__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c62" id="compass__23" original="E597.-5b6e"><span class="x" id="compass__24" original="E597.-5b6d"> Samples are oriented using a magnetic compass. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c60" id="compass__25" original="E4e1.3cb0"><span class="cf" id="compass__26" original="E4e1.3caf"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="compass__27" original="E4e1.3cb1"> a compass needle/direction/bearing </span></span></span><span class="un" id="compass__28" original="E829.34b4" un="help"> The <span class="eb" id="compass__29" original="E829.34b5"> points of the compass </span> are north, south, east, west, etc. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c5b" id="compass__30" original="E597.-5b6c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c5a" id="compass__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="compass__32" original="E597.-5b6a"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compass__33" original="E597.-5b69"> used to refer to somebody's ability to know what is right </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c57" id="compass__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c56" id="compass__35" original="E597.-5b68"><span class="x" id="compass__36" original="E597.-5b67"> Everyone loses their moral compass when terror is the dominant psychological register. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c54" id="compass__37" original="E399.-372a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c53" id="compass__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="compass__39" original="E399.-3728"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c51" id="compass__40" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c50" id="compass__41"><span class="v"><strong> compasses </strong></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c4e" id="compass__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="compass__44" original="E399.-3725"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compass__45" original="E399.-3724"> an instrument for drawing circles and measuring distances, consisting of two long thin parts joined at the top </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c4b" id="compass__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c4a" id="compass__47" original="E597.-5b64"><span class="x" id="compass__48" original="E597.-5b63"> The aspect of the slope was measured using a pair of compasses. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c48" id="compass__49" original="E399.-3723"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c47" id="compass__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="compass__51" original="E399.-3721"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compass__52" original="E399.-371f"> the range or limits of something, especially of what can be achieved in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c44" id="compass__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c43" id="compass__54" original="E597.-5b62"><span class="cf" id="compass__55" original="E597.-5b60"> within/beyond the <span class="exp" id="compass__56"> compass </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="compass__57" original="E597.-5b61"> Also included are publications which lie beyond the compass of this relatively short study. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7bd6" id="compass__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compass" title="compass definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7bd5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-67d0" id="compass__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compass__60"> compass </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compatibility
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c3f" id="compatibility" original="E399.-36f0" sum="1026"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c3e" id="compatibility__1" original="E399.-36ef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c3d" id="compatibility__2" original="E399.-36ee"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compatibility </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c33" id="compatibility__6" original="E399.-36e6"><span class="pos" id="compatibility__7" original="E399.-36e5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ee0" eid="compatibility__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.40a8" geo="br" id="compatibility__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compatibility__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compatibility__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compatibility__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compatibility__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.40ab" geo="n_am" id="compatibility__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compatibility__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compatibility__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compatibility__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compatibility__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c31" id="compatibility__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="compatibility__14" original="E399.-36e3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c2f" id="compatibility__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c2e" id="compatibility__16" original="E399.-36e0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compatibility__17" original="E399.-36df"> the fact that things can exist together or be used together, despite differences </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c2c" id="compatibility__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c2b" id="compatibility__19" original="E8a9.-7d01"><span class="cf" id="compatibility__20" original="E8a9.-7d02"><span class="exp" id="compatibility__21"> compatibility </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="compatibility__22" original="E8a9.-7d00"> The aim was to achieve compatibility of systems up and down the supply chain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c27" id="compatibility__23" original="E8a9.-7cff"><span class="cf" id="compatibility__24" original="E399.-36e2"><span class="exp" id="compatibility__25"> compatibility </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="compatibility__26" original="E8a9.-7cfe"> The scientists assured the public of their work's compatibility with Christian belief. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c23" id="compatibility__27" original="E8a9.-7cfd"><span class="cf" id="compatibility__28" original="E399.-36e1"><span class="exp" id="compatibility__29"> compatibility </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="compatibility__30" original="E8a9.-7cfc"> The software enables compatibility between different operating systems. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c1f" id="compatibility__31" original="E8a5.-7d8c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incompatible" title="incompatibility definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c1e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-433c" id="compatibility__32" original="E8a5.-7d89"><span class="xw" id="compatibility__33"> incompatibility </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c1b" id="compatibility__34" original="E8a9.-7d04"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="compatibility__35" original="E8a9.-7cf8"><span class="exp" id="compatibility__36"> compatibility </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="def" id="compatibility__37" original="E8a9.-7cf9"> the fact that people or groups can live or work together without problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c17" id="compatibility__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c16" id="compatibility__39" original="E8a9.-7cf7"><span class="x" id="compatibility__40" original="E8a9.-7cf6"> Cultural compatibility between the partners is an important factor. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c14" id="compatibility__41" original="E8a5.-7d8b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incompatible" title="incompatibility definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c13" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-433c" id="compatibility__42" original="E8a5.-7d86"><span class="xw" id="compatibility__43"> incompatibility </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c10" id="compatibility__44" original="E8a9.-7d05"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c0f" id="compatibility__45"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="compatibility__46" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compatibility__47" original="E8a9.-7cf1"> the fact of having similar blood or <a class="ndv" href="entry://genetic" id="compatibility__48"> genetic </a> properties; the fact of being useful because of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c0b" id="compatibility__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c0a" id="compatibility__50" original="E442.-784"><span class="x" id="compatibility__51" original="E442.-783"> Tissue compatibility is needed for successful transplant surgery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c08" id="compatibility__52" original="E8a9.-7ced"><span class="x" id="compatibility__53" original="E8a9.-7cec"> Genetic compatibility can be the basis for selection. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c06" id="compatibility__54" original="E8a9.-7d03" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incompatible" title="incompatibility definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c05" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-433c" id="compatibility__55" original="E8a9.-7ceb"><span class="xw" id="compatibility__56"> incompatibility </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7b96" id="compatibility__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compatibility" title="compatibility definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7b95" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6740" id="compatibility__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compatibility__59"> compatibility </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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compatible
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c02" id="compatible" original="E399.-36dc" sum="1054"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c01" id="compatible__1" original="E399.-36db"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c00" id="compatible__2" original="E399.-36da"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compatible </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bf5" id="compatible__7" original="E399.-36d2"><span class="pos" id="compatible__8" original="E399.-36d1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ee7" eid="compatible__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4115" geo="br" id="compatible__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compatible__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpætəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compa/compatible__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compatible__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://compatible__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4118" geo="n_am" id="compatible__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compatible__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpætəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compa/compatible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compa/compatible__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compatible__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bf3" id="compatible__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bf2" id="compatible__15" original="E399.-36cc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bf1" id="compatible__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="compatible__17" original="E399.-36ca"> of ideas, policies or methods </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compatible__18" original="E399.-36c9"> able to exist together or be used together, despite differences </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bee" id="compatible__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bed" id="compatible__20" original="E8a9.-7d2d"><span class="cf" id="compatible__21" original="E399.-36cb"> A and B are <span class="exp" id="compatible__22"> compatible </span></span><span class="x" id="compatible__23" original="E8a9.-7d2c"> Not all of the theories are mutually compatible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3be9" id="compatible__24" original="E8a9.-7d2a"><span class="cf" id="compatible__25" original="E8a9.-7d2b"> A is <span class="exp" id="compatible__26"> compatible </span> with B </span><span class="x" id="compatible__27" original="E8a9.-7d29"> Economic growth is compatible with sustainable development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3be5" id="compatible__28" original="E8a9.-7d28"><span class="x" id="compatible__29" original="E8a9.-7d27"> Regional priorities are not always compatible with national ones. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3be3" id="compatible__30" original="E8a9.-7d26" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incompatible" title="incompatible definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3be2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4366" id="compatible__31" original="E8a9.-7d25"><span class="xh" id="compatible__32"> incompatible </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bdf" id="compatible__33" original="E399.-36d0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bde" id="compatible__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="compatible__35" original="E399.-36ce"> of computers, software, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compatible__36" original="E399.-36cd"> able to be used together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bdb" id="compatible__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bda" id="compatible__38" original="E8a9.-7d22"><span class="x" id="compatible__39" original="E8a9.-7d21"> All software would be compatible across all platforms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bd8" id="compatible__40" original="E8a9.-7d20"><span class="cf" id="compatible__41" original="E399.-36cf"><span class="exp" id="compatible__42"> compatible </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="compatible__43" original="E8a9.-7d1f"> The computers in the network must be compatible with each other. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bd4" id="compatible__44" original="E399.-36c4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incompatible" title="incompatible definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bd3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4366" id="compatible__45" original="E399.-36c3"><span class="xh" id="compatible__46"> incompatible </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bd0" id="compatible__47" original="E8a9.-7d19"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="compatible__48" original="E8a9.-7d16"><span class="exp" id="compatible__49"> compatible </span> with something </span><span class="def" id="compatible__50" original="E8a9.-7d15"> suggesting the existence of something; not <a class="ndv" href="entry://contradicting" id="compatible__51"> contradicting </a> something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bcb" id="compatible__52" original="E8a9.-7d14" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consistent" title="consistent (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bca" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-531" id="compatible__53" original="E8a9.-7d13"><span class="xh" id="compatible__54"> consistent </span><span class="xs" id="compatible__55"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bc7" id="compatible__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bc6" id="compatible__57" original="E8a9.-7d12"><span class="x" id="compatible__58" original="E8a9.-7d11"> These results would be compatible with an infection from the lungs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bc4" id="compatible__59" original="E8a9.-7d2e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bc3" id="compatible__60"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="compatible__61" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compatible__62" original="E8a9.-7d1e"> having similar blood or <a class="ndv" href="entry://genetic" id="compatible__63"> genetic </a> properties; useful because of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bbf" id="compatible__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bbe" id="compatible__65" original="E8a9.-7d1b"><span class="x" id="compatible__66" original="E8a9.-7d1a"> Stem cells would be obtained from a compatible donor. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7b56" id="compatible__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compatible" title="compatible definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7b55" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6726" id="compatible__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compatible__69"> compatible </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bbc" id="compel" original="E399.-36a9" sum="744"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bbb" id="compel__1" original="E399.-36a8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bba" id="compel__2" original="E399.-36a7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compel </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bad" id="compel__9" original="E399.-369d"><span class="pos" id="compel__10" original="E399.-369c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7eee" eid="compel__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4247" geo="br" id="compel__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.424a" geo="n_am" id="compel__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-106f" id="compel__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.424d" form="root" id="compel__17"><span class="vp" id="compel__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compel </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.424f" eid="compel__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4250" geo="br" id="compel__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4253" geo="n_am" id="compel__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4256" form="thirdps" id="compel__24"><span class="vp" id="compel__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> compels </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4258" eid="compel__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4259" geo="br" id="compel__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpelz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compels__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compels__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compels__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.425c" geo="n_am" id="compel__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpelz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compels__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compels__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compels__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.425f" form="past" id="compel__31"><span class="vp" id="compel__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> compelled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4261" eid="compel__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4262" geo="br" id="compel__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4265" geo="n_am" id="compel__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4268" form="pastpart" id="compel__38"><span class="vp" id="compel__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> compelled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.426a" eid="compel__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.426b" geo="br" id="compel__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.426e" geo="n_am" id="compel__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpeld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4271" form="prespart" id="compel__45"><span class="vp" id="compel__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> compelling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4273" eid="compel__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4274" geo="br" id="compel__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpelɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compelling__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compelling__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://compelling__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4277" geo="n_am" id="compel__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compel__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpelɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compelling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compelling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compelling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b78" id="compel__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b77" id="compel__53" original="E399.-3676"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compel__54" original="E399.-3675"> to force somebody to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b75" id="compel__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b74" id="compel__56" original="E85c.-612b"><span class="cf" id="compel__57" original="E399.-3674"><span class="exp" id="compel__58"> compel </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="compel__59" original="E85c.-612a"> By early 1955 Khrushchev and his followers were able to compel Malenkov to resign. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b70" id="compel__60" original="E85c.-6128"><span class="cf" id="compel__61" original="E85c.-6129"> feel compelled to do something </span><span class="x" id="compel__62" original="E85c.-6127"> Such people often feel compelled to agree with others in order to avoid conflict. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b6d" id="compel__63" original="E85c.-6126"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="compel__64" original="E399.-3673"><span class="exp" id="compel__65"> compel </span> something </span><span class="def" id="compel__66" original="E85c.-6125"> to make something happen through the use of force or pressure </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b69" id="compel__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b68" id="compel__68" original="E85c.-6124"><span class="x" id="compel__69" original="E85c.-6123"> To compel restitution now would be unfair to the creditors of the bankrupts. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b66" id="compel__70" original="E399.-3672"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="compel__71" original="E399.-3671"><span class="exp" id="compel__72"> compel </span> something </span><span class="use" id="compel__73" original="E399.-3670"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compel__74" original="E399.-366f"> to cause a particular reaction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b61" id="compel__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b60" id="compel__76" original="E85c.-6122"><span class="x" id="compel__77" original="E85c.-6121"> The theory is, nevertheless, one that compels attention. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b5e" id="compel__78" original="E399.-366e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compulsion" title="compulsion definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b5d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b14" id="compel__79" original="E399.-366d"><span class="xh" id="compel__80"> compulsion </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7ad4" id="compel__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compel" title="compel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7ad3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-66d3" id="compel__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compel__83"> compel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compelling
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b5b" id="compelling" original="E399.-366b" sum="577"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b5a" id="compelling__1" original="E399.-366a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b59" id="compelling__2" original="E399.-3669"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compelling </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b51" id="compelling__4" original="E399.-3664"><span class="pos" id="compelling__5" original="E399.-3663"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ef5" eid="compelling__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.430a" geo="br" id="compelling__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compelling__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpelɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compelling__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compelling__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://compelling__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.430d" geo="n_am" id="compelling__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compelling__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpelɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compelling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compelling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compelling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b4f" id="compelling__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b4e" id="compelling__12" original="E399.-365e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compelling__13" original="E399.-365d"> that makes you think it is true or valid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b4c" id="compelling__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b4b" id="compelling__15" original="E85c.-611e"><span class="x" id="compelling__16" original="E85c.-611d"> Unless there are compelling reasons to do otherwise, humans do what they have done before. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b49" id="compelling__17" original="E858.-50ab"><span class="x" id="compelling__18" original="E858.-50aa"> There is little compelling evidence to support this hypothesis. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="convincing__37" original="E549.-32ba" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="convincing__38" original="E549.-32b9"><span class="h1" id="convincing__39" original="E549.-32b8"><ul class="inline" id="convincing__40" original="E549.-32b7"><li class="li" id="convincing__41" original="E549.-32b6"> convincing </li><li class="li" id="convincing__42" original="E549.-32b5"> compelling </li><li class="li" id="convincing__43" original="E549.-32b3"> persuasive </li><li class="li" id="convincing__44" original="E549.-32b4"> strong <span class="pos" id="convincing__45" original="E549.-32b2"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="convincing__46" original="E549.-32b1"> These words all describe an argument or evidence that makes somebody believe it is true. </span><ul class="bullet" id="convincing__47" original="E549.-32b0"><li class="li" id="convincing__48" original="E549.-32af"> (a) convincing/​compelling/​persuasive/​strong <span class="eb" id="convincing__49" original="E549.-32ae"> argument/​case/​evidence </span></li><li class="li" id="convincing__50" original="E549.-32ad"> a convincing/​compelling/​persuasive <span class="eb" id="convincing__51" original="E549.-32ac"> account/​reason </span></li><li class="li" id="convincing__52" original="E549.-32ab"> a convincing/​compelling <span class="eb" id="convincing__53" original="E549.-32aa"> explanation/​example </span></li><li class="li" id="convincing__54" original="E549.-32a9"><span class="eb" id="convincing__55" original="E549.-32a8"> very/​particularly </span> convincing/​compelling/​persuasive/​strong </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="convincing__56" original="E549.-32a7"><li class="li" id="convincing__57" original="E646.-4377"> If an argument or evidence is <span class="eb" id="convincing__58" original="E646.-4376"> persuasive </span> , you are inclined to believe it; if it is <span class="eb" id="convincing__59" original="E646.-4375"> convincing </span> , you do believe it; if it is <span class="eb" id="convincing__60" original="E646.-4374"> compelling </span> , there is no room for any doubt that it is true. However, <span class="eb" id="convincing__61" original="E646.-4373"> convincing </span> is often used in negative sentences to say that something is <span class="ei" id="convincing__62" original="E646.-4372"> not entirely convincing </span> ; <span class="eb" id="convincing__63" original="E646.-4371"> compelling </span> is usually used in positive sentences before a noun; <span class="eb" id="convincing__64" original="E646.-4370"> persuasive </span> is slightly more subjective and emphasizes that somebody is trying to persuade people of a particular argument or point of view: <span class="x-gs" id="convincing__65"><span class="x-g" id="convincing__66" original="E549.-329f"><span class="x" id="convincing__67" original="E549.-329e"> There should be compelling reasons for continuing treatment for more than 5 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="convincing__68" original="E549.-32a1"><span class="x" id="convincing__69" original="E549.-32a0"> The appearance of <span class="eul" id="convincing__70" original="E646.-436f"> H. erectus </span> has been linked to climatic shifts in eastern Africa, but the evidence is not entirely convincing. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="convincing__71" original="E549.-3292"><span class="x" id="convincing__72" original="E549.-3291"> Cost-effectiveness arguments were highly persuasive in a context of financial stringency. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="convincing__73" original="E549.-329d"><span class="eb" id="convincing__74" original="E549.-329c"> Strong </span> is only used in this meaning with certain nouns, including <span class="ei" id="convincing__75" original="E549.-329b"> evidence </span> , <span class="ei" id="convincing__76" original="E549.-329a"> argument </span> and <span class="ei" id="convincing__77" original="E549.-3299"> case </span> ; it suggests that the evidence or argument has a good basis which is difficult to criticize: <span class="x-gs" id="convincing__78"><span class="x-g" id="convincing__79" original="E549.-3298"><span class="x" id="convincing__80" original="E549.-3297"> Thornton's results provide the strongest evidence so far of teaching in non-human animals. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="convincing__81" original="E549.-3296"><span class="x" id="convincing__82" original="E549.-3295"> There are strong arguments for improving learning and development in organizations. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b47" id="compelling__65" original="E399.-3662"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="compelling__66" original="E399.-3661"> making you pay attention through being so interesting and exciting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b45" id="compelling__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b44" id="compelling__68" original="E85c.-611c"><span class="x" id="compelling__69" original="E85c.-611b"> Desai creates engaging characters and compelling stories of sibling rivalry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b42" id="compelling__70" original="E399.-3660"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="compelling__71" original="E399.-365f"> that cannot be resisted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b40" id="compelling__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b3f" id="compelling__73" original="E85c.-611a"><span class="x" id="compelling__74" original="E85c.-6119"> Often there is no compelling need to adapt to local consumer tastes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7aa7" id="compelling__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compelling" title="compelling definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7aa6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6689" id="compelling__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compelling__77"> compelling </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compellingly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b3d" id="compellingly" original="E85c.-6118" sum="231"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b3c" id="compellingly__1" original="E85c.-6117"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b3b" id="compellingly__2" original="E85c.-6116"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compellingly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b33" id="compellingly__4" original="E85c.-6111"><span class="pos" id="compellingly__5" original="E85c.-6110"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7efc" eid="compellingly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4322" geo="br" id="compellingly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compellingly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpelɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compellingly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compellingly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compellingly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4325" geo="n_am" id="compellingly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compellingly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpelɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compellingly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compellingly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compellingly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b31" id="compellingly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b30" id="compellingly__12" original="E85c.-610f"><span class="def" id="compellingly__13" original="E85c.-610e"> in a way that convinces you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b2e" id="compellingly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b2d" id="compellingly__15" original="E85c.-610d"><span class="x" id="compellingly__16" original="E85c.-610c"> This position is compellingly argued by Jackendoff (1983). </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7a85" id="compellingly__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compellingly" title="compellingly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7a84" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7ef2" id="compellingly__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compellingly__19"> compellingly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compensate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b2b" id="compensate" original="E399.-3630" sum="1719"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b2a" id="compensate__1" original="E399.-362f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b29" id="compensate__2" original="E399.-362e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compensate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b1b" id="compensate__9" original="E399.-3624"><span class="pos" id="compensate__10" original="E399.-3623"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f03" eid="compensate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4485" geo="br" id="compensate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpenseɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compensate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compensate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4489" geo="n_am" id="compensate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpenseɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compensate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compensate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1041" id="compensate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4456" form="root" id="compensate__17"><span class="vp" id="compensate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compensate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4458" eid="compensate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4459" geo="br" id="compensate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpenseɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compensate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compensate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.445d" geo="n_am" id="compensate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpenseɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compensate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compensate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4461" form="thirdps" id="compensate__24"><span class="vp" id="compensate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> compensates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4463" eid="compensate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4464" geo="br" id="compensate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpenseɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compensates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compensates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4467" geo="n_am" id="compensate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpenseɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compensates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compensates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.446a" form="past" id="compensate__31"><span class="vp" id="compensate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> compensated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.446c" eid="compensate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.446d" geo="br" id="compensate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpenseɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compensated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compensated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4470" geo="n_am" id="compensate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compensated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compensated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4473" form="pastpart" id="compensate__38"><span class="vp" id="compensate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> compensated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4475" eid="compensate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4476" geo="br" id="compensate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpenseɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compensated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compensated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4479" geo="n_am" id="compensate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compensated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compensated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.447c" form="prespart" id="compensate__45"><span class="vp" id="compensate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> compensating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.447e" eid="compensate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.447f" geo="br" id="compensate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpenseɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compensating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compensating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4482" geo="n_am" id="compensate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compensating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compensating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3aea" id="compensate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ae9" id="compensate__53" original="E399.-35fe"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ae8" id="compensate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compensate__55" original="E399.-35fc"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="compensate__56" original="E8b1.-7f54"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compensate__57" original="E399.-35fa"> to pay somebody money because they have been hurt or have suffered loss or damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ae4" id="compensate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ae3" id="compensate__59" original="E8b1.-7f53"><span class="cf" id="compensate__60" original="E399.-35fb"><span class="exp" id="compensate__61"> compensate </span> somebody for something </span><span class="x" id="compensate__62" original="E8b1.-7f52"> The idea was to partially compensate individuals for the loss of state benefits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3adf" id="compensate__63" original="E8b1.-7f50"><span class="cf" id="compensate__64" original="E8b1.-7f51"><span class="exp" id="compensate__65"> compensate </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="compensate__66" original="E8b1.-7f4f"> A scheme for compensating the victims of crime was established. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3adb" id="compensate__67" original="E8b1.-7f4d"><span class="cf" id="compensate__68" original="E8b1.-7f4e"> be compensated for something </span><span class="x" id="compensate__69" original="E8b1.-7f4c"> The claimant should be fully compensated for his loss. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ad8" id="compensate__70" original="E8b1.-7f4a"><span class="cf" id="compensate__71" original="E8b1.-7f4b"> be compensated (for something) by somebody </span><span class="x" id="compensate__72" original="E8b1.-7f49"> This may involve the applicant being financially compensated by the state. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ad5" id="compensate__73" original="E399.-3606"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ad4" id="compensate__74"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compensate__75" original="E399.-3604"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compensate__76" original="E8b1.-7f48"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="compensate__77" original="E8b1.-7f47"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compensate__78" original="E399.-3602"> to reduce, balance or remove the negative effect of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3acf" id="compensate__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ace" id="compensate__80" original="E8b1.-7f45"><span class="cf" id="compensate__81" original="E399.-3603"><span class="exp" id="compensate__82"> compensate </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="compensate__83" original="E8b1.-7f44"> Abundant labour compensated for poor technology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3aca" id="compensate__84" original="E857.-6f8a"><span class="x" id="compensate__85" original="E857.-6f89"> A rise in kinetic energy compensates for a loss of potential energy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ac8" id="compensate__86" original="E8b1.-7f42"><span class="cf" id="compensate__87" original="E8b1.-7f43"> be compensated for by something </span><span class="x" id="compensate__88" original="E8b1.-7f41"> This lack of certainty is compensated for by flexibility and adaptability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ac5" id="compensate__89" original="E8b1.-7f40"><span class="cf" id="compensate__90" original="E8b1.-7f55"> be compensated by something </span><span class="x" id="compensate__91" original="E8b1.-7f3f"> The drop in profits at home is only partially compensated by an increase in profits abroad. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="compensate__92" original="E8b1.-7f3c" un="help"> If something <span class="eb" id="compensate__93" original="E8a5.-7d3f"> more than compensates for </span> something else, it not only reduces the impact, but also reverses it: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ac0" id="compensate__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3abf" id="compensate__95" original="E8a5.-7d3e"><span class="x" id="compensate__96" original="E8a5.-7d3d"> The higher price per item will more than compensate for the smaller number of products sold. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3abd" id="compensate__97" original="E8b1.-7f39"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3abc" id="compensate__98"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compensate__99" original="E8b1.-7f37"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="compensate__100" original="E8b1.-7f36"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compensate__101" original="E8b1.-7f35"> to give somebody something, usually money, in return for doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ab8" id="compensate__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ab7" id="compensate__103" original="E8b1.-7f33"><span class="cf" id="compensate__104" original="E8b1.-7f34"><span class="exp" id="compensate__105"> compensate </span> somebody for something </span><span class="x" id="compensate__106" original="E8b1.-7f32"> The interest rate has to increase to compensate savers for the higher risk involved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ab3" id="compensate__107" original="E8b1.-7f30"><span class="cf" id="compensate__108" original="E8b1.-7f31"> be compensated (for something) </span><span class="x" id="compensate__109" original="E8b1.-7f2f"> The inventor expects to be compensated for his innovation accordingly. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7a37" id="compensate__110" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compensate" title="compensate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7a36" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-662f" id="compensate__111" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compensate__112"> compensate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compensation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ab0" id="compensation" original="E399.-35f2" sum="1165"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3aaf" id="compensation__1" original="E399.-35f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3aae" id="compensation__2" original="E399.-35f0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compensation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3aa2" id="compensation__7" original="E399.-35e8"><span class="pos" id="compensation__8" original="E399.-35e7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f0c" eid="compensation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.454c" geo="br" id="compensation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compensation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compensation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4550" geo="n_am" id="compensation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpenˈseɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compensation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compensation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3aa0" id="compensation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="compensation__15" original="E8b1.-7f2d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a9e" id="compensation__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a9d" id="compensation__17" original="E399.-35e6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compensation__18" original="E399.-35e1"> money that somebody receives because they have been hurt or have suffered loss or damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a9b" id="compensation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a9a" id="compensation__20" original="E8b1.-7f27"><span class="cf" id="compensation__21" original="E399.-35e2"><span class="exp" id="compensation__22"> compensation </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="compensation__23" original="E8b1.-7f26"> She must receive full compensation for her loss. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a96" id="compensation__24" original="E8b1.-7f29"><span class="cf" id="compensation__25" original="E8b1.-7f2a"><span class="exp" id="compensation__26"> compensation </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="compensation__27" original="E8b1.-7f28"> Compensation to individual beneficiaries is generally impracticable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a92" id="compensation__28" original="E8b1.-7f24"><span class="cf" id="compensation__29" original="E8b1.-7f25"><span class="exp" id="compensation__30"> compensation </span> from somebody </span><span class="x" id="compensation__31" original="E8b1.-7f23"> The company sought compensation from the government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a8e" id="compensation__32" original="E8a5.-7d17"><span class="cf" id="compensation__33" original="E8a5.-7d18"> in <span class="exp" id="compensation__34"> compensation </span> (for something) </span><span class="x" id="compensation__35" original="E8a5.-7d16"> The Commission granted him $1.2 million in compensation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a8a" id="compensation__36" original="E8b1.-7f2c"><span class="cf" id="compensation__37" original="E4c7.-21af"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="compensation__38" original="E8b1.-7f2b"> The compensation payments are too low to provide a significant deterrent. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a87" id="compensation__39" original="E399.-35e0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="compensation__40" original="E399.-35db"> something that reduces, balances or removes the negative effect of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a85" id="compensation__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a84" id="compensation__42" original="E8b1.-7f1c"><span class="cf" id="compensation__43" original="E399.-35dc"><span class="exp" id="compensation__44"> compensation </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="compensation__45" original="E8b1.-7f1b"> An insect can make some compensation for its small size by beating its wings faster. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a80" id="compensation__46" original="E8a5.-7d14"><span class="cf" id="compensation__47" original="E8a5.-7d15"> by way of <span class="exp" id="compensation__48"> compensation </span></span><span class="x" id="compensation__49" original="E8a5.-7d13"> The government demanded wage restraint and had little to offer by way of compensation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a7c" id="compensation__50" original="E8b1.-7f22"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="compensation__51" original="E8b1.-7f21"><span class="exp" id="compensation__52"> compensation </span> (for something/doing something) </span><span class="def" id="compensation__53" original="E8b1.-7f20"> a reward or benefit that somebody receives in return for doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a78" id="compensation__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a77" id="compensation__55" original="E8b1.-7f1e"><span class="x" id="compensation__56" original="E8b1.-7f1d"> Investors will demand financial compensation for running the risks. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-79e6" id="compensation__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compensation" title="compensation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-79e5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-65e3" id="compensation__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compensation__59"> compensation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compensatory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a75" id="compensatory" original="E8b1.-7f1a" sum="555"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a74" id="compensatory__1" original="E8b1.-7f19"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a73" id="compensatory__2" original="E8b1.-7f18"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compensatory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a6a" id="compensatory__4" original="E8b1.-7f13"><span class="pos" id="compensatory__5" original="E8b1.-7f12"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f15" eid="compensatory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.45ea" geo="br" id="compensatory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensatory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpenˈseɪtəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compensatory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensatory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compensatory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.45ed" geo="n_am" id="compensatory__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compensatory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpensətɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compensatory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compensatory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compensatory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a68" id="compensatory__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="compensatory__12" original="E8b1.-7f10"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a66" id="compensatory__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a65" id="compensatory__14" original="E8b1.-7f0f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compensatory__15" original="E8b1.-7f0e"> reducing, balancing or removing the negative effect of something; intended to do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a63" id="compensatory__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a62" id="compensatory__17" original="E8b1.-7f0d"><span class="x" id="compensatory__18" original="E8b1.-7f0c"> An increase in the respiratory rate is a compensatory mechanism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a60" id="compensatory__19" original="E8b1.-7f0b"><span class="x" id="compensatory__20" original="E8b1.-7f0a"> Successive governments provided compensatory measures to assist children from disadvantaged backgrounds. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a5e" id="compensatory__21" original="E8b1.-7f09"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a5d" id="compensatory__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="compensatory__23" original="E8b1.-7f08"> of money </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compensatory__24" original="E8b1.-7f07"> paid because somebody has been hurt or has suffered loss or damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a5a" id="compensatory__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a59" id="compensatory__26" original="E8b1.-7f06"><span class="x" id="compensatory__27" original="E8b1.-7f05"> She was entitled to a significant award of compensatory damages. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-79ab" id="compensatory__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compensatory" title="compensatory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-79aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1c6a" id="compensatory__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compensatory__30"> compensatory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compete
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a57" id="compete" original="E399.-358f" sum="2075"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a56" id="compete__1" original="E399.-358e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a55" id="compete__2" original="E399.-358d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compete </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a47" id="compete__9" original="E399.-3583"><span class="pos" id="compete__10" original="E399.-3582"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f1c" eid="compete__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.475b" geo="br" id="compete__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compete__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compete__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://compete__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.475e" geo="n_am" id="compete__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1011" id="compete__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4761" form="root" id="compete__17"><span class="vp" id="compete__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compete </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4763" eid="compete__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4764" geo="br" id="compete__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/compete__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compete__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://compete__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4767" geo="n_am" id="compete__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/compete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/compete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.476a" form="thirdps" id="compete__24"><span class="vp" id="compete__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> competes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.476c" eid="compete__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.476d" geo="br" id="compete__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4770" geo="n_am" id="compete__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4773" form="past" id="compete__31"><span class="vp" id="compete__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> competed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4775" eid="compete__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4776" geo="br" id="compete__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4779" geo="n_am" id="compete__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.477c" form="pastpart" id="compete__38"><span class="vp" id="compete__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> competed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.477e" eid="compete__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.477f" geo="br" id="compete__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4782" geo="n_am" id="compete__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4785" form="prespart" id="compete__45"><span class="vp" id="compete__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> competing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4787" eid="compete__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4788" geo="br" id="compete__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.478b" geo="n_am" id="compete__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compete__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a1b" id="compete__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a1a" id="compete__53" original="E399.-3565"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a19" id="compete__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compete__55" original="E399.-3563"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compete__56" original="E399.-3561"> to try to be more successful than others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a16" id="compete__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a15" id="compete__58" original="E8c5.-77bd"><span class="x" id="compete__59" original="E8c5.-77bc"> Global economic integration has altered the way firms compete. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a13" id="compete__60" original="E8c5.-77c0"><span class="x" id="compete__61" original="E8c5.-77bf"> Customers do not perceive a difference in quality between competing brands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a11" id="compete__62" original="E8c5.-77ba"><span class="cf" id="compete__63" original="E8c5.-77bb"><span class="exp" id="compete__64"> compete </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="compete__65" original="E8c5.-77b9"> All animals compete with other members of their species. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a0d" id="compete__66" original="E8c5.-77b5"><span class="cf" id="compete__67" original="E8c5.-77b6"><span class="exp" id="compete__68"> compete </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="compete__69" original="E8c5.-77b4"> Firms may decide to compete against each other, in which case prices are likely to go down. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a09" id="compete__70" original="E8c5.-77b2"><span class="cf" id="compete__71" original="E8c5.-77b3"><span class="exp" id="compete__72"> compete </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="compete__73" original="E8c5.-77b1"> Being able to compete successfully in the global marketplace is now a critical factor for survival. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a05" id="compete__74" original="E8c5.-77af"><span class="cf" id="compete__75" original="E8c5.-77b0"><span class="exp" id="compete__76"> compete </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="compete__77" original="E8c5.-77ae"> Firms have traditionally competed on low price or high quality. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="compete__78" original="E8c5.-77ad" un="help"> If somebody/something <span class="eb" id="compete__79" original="E8a5.-7d01"> cannot compete </span> with/against somebody/something else, they are not as successful: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39ff" id="compete__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39fe" id="compete__81" original="E8a5.-7d00"><span class="x" id="compete__82" original="E8a5.-7cff"> Local producers could not compete against foreign businesses. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39fc" id="compete__83" original="E8c5.-77a8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39fb" id="compete__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compete__85" original="E8c5.-77a6"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compete__86" original="E8c5.-77a5"> to try to get something or do something, rather than letting somebody/something else get it or do it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39f8" id="compete__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39f7" id="compete__88" original="E8c5.-77a4"><span class="cf" id="compete__89" original="E399.-3560"><span class="exp" id="compete__90"> compete </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="compete__91" original="E8c5.-77a3"> Inboxes and mobile phone displays are full of messages competing for attention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39f3" id="compete__92" original="E8c5.-77a1"><span class="cf" id="compete__93" original="E8c5.-77a2"><span class="exp" id="compete__94"> compete </span> with somebody/something for something </span><span class="x" id="compete__95" original="E8c5.-77a0"> Predators compete with each other for prey. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39ef" id="compete__96" original="E8c5.-779e"><span class="cf" id="compete__97" original="E8c5.-779f"><span class="exp" id="compete__98"> compete </span> against somebody/something for something </span><span class="x" id="compete__99" original="E8c5.-779d"> Organizations are forced to compete against each other for the right to provide services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39eb" id="compete__100" original="E8c5.-779c"><span class="cf" id="compete__101" original="E399.-355f"><span class="exp" id="compete__102"> compete </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="compete__103" original="E8c5.-779b"> Individual producers will compete to sell energy to consumers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39e7" id="compete__104" original="E8c5.-7799"><span class="cf" id="compete__105" original="E8c5.-779a"><span class="exp" id="compete__106"> compete </span> with/against somebody/something to do something </span><span class="x" id="compete__107" original="E8c5.-7798"> Suppliers can then compete against each other to win the business. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39e3" id="compete__108" original="E8c5.-7797"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39e2" id="compete__109"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compete__110" original="E8c5.-7795"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compete__111" original="E8a5.-7cfe"><span class="exp" id="compete__112"> compete </span> (with somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="compete__113" original="E8c5.-7794"> to oppose somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39dd" id="compete__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39dc" id="compete__115" original="E8c5.-7793"><span class="x" id="compete__116" original="E8c5.-7792"> The various techniques are designed to work together, rather than compete with one another. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39da" id="compete__117" original="E492.-6e3c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competing" title="competing definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39d9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3921" id="compete__118" original="E492.-6e3b"><span class="xh" id="compete__119"> competing </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39d7" id="compete__120" original="E399.-355e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39d6" id="compete__121"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compete__122" original="E399.-355c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compete__123" original="E399.-355a"> to take part in an election, sports event or other contest </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39d3" id="compete__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39d2" id="compete__125" original="E8c5.-778c"><span class="x" id="compete__126" original="E8c5.-778b"> She was not allowed to compete. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39d0" id="compete__127" original="E8c5.-778a"><span class="cf" id="compete__128" original="E399.-355b"><span class="exp" id="compete__129"> compete </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="compete__130" original="E8c5.-7789"> Candidates from different political parties competed in the elections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39cc" id="compete__131" original="E8c5.-7785"><span class="cf" id="compete__132" original="E8c5.-7786"><span class="exp" id="compete__133"> compete </span> against somebody </span><span class="x" id="compete__134" original="E8c5.-7784"> The rule is that women do not compete against men. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7957" id="compete__135" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compete" title="compete definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7956" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-656d" id="compete__136" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compete__137"> compete </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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competence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39c8" id="competence" original="E399.-3559" sum="1314"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39c7" id="competence__1" original="E399.-3558"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39c6" id="competence__2" original="E399.-3557"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> competence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39b7" id="competence__10" original="E399.-354f"><span class="pos" id="competence__11" original="E399.-354e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f23" eid="competence__12" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.485b" geo="br" id="competence__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competence__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpɪtəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.485f" geo="n_am" id="competence__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competence__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpɪtəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39b5" id="competence__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39b4" id="competence__18" original="E399.-354d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39b3" id="competence__19" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39b2" id="competence__20"><span class="reg" id="competence__21" original="E399.-354a" reg="freq"><span class="prefix"> less </span><span class="prefix"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39b0" id="competence__22"><span class="v"><strong> competency </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39ae" id="competence__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="competence__25" original="E399.-3547"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="competence__26" original="E399.-3546"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="competence__27" original="E399.-3543"> the ability to do something well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39aa" id="competence__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39a9" id="competence__29" original="E85c.-5976"><span class="cf" id="competence__30" original="E399.-3545"><span class="exp" id="competence__31"> competence </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="competence__32" original="E85c.-5975"> All trainees will be expected to show that they have competence in these areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39a5" id="competence__33" original="E85c.-5974"><span class="cf" id="competence__34" original="E399.-3544"><span class="exp" id="competence__35"> competence </span> in doing something </span><span class="x" id="competence__36" original="E85c.-5973"> Labour's competence in managing the economy was now seen as superior to the Conservatives'. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39a1" id="competence__37" original="E576.13c9"><span class="cf" id="competence__38" original="E85c.-5972"><span class="exp" id="competence__39"> competence </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="competence__40" original="E576.13ca"> Managers need to develop the strategic competence to develop global marketing strategies to ensure successful market entry. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-399d" id="competence__41" original="E399.-3542" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incompetence" title="incompetence definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-399c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4326" id="competence__42" original="E399.-3541"><span class="xh" id="competence__43"> incompetence </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-399a" id="competence__44"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3999" id="competence__45" original="E399.-353f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3998" id="competence__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="competence__47" original="E399.-353d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="competence__48" original="E85c.-596f"><span class="exp" id="competence__49"> competence </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="competence__50" original="E399.-353b"> the legal authority of a court or other institution or organization to deal with a particular matter </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3993" id="competence__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3992" id="competence__52" original="E85c.-596e"><span class="x" id="competence__53" original="E85c.-596d"> The definition of this term is a matter for the competence of the national courts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3990" id="competence__54" original="E85c.-596b"><span class="cf" id="competence__55" original="E85c.-596c"><span class="exp" id="competence__56"> competence </span> (of something) to do something </span><span class="x" id="competence__57" original="E85c.-596a"> Some delegates attempted to restrict the competence of the Committee to examine State policies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-398c" id="competence__58" original="E399.-353a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-398b" id="competence__59" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-398a" id="competence__60"><span class="v"><strong> competency </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3988" id="competence__62"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="competence__63" original="E399.-3538"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="competence__64" original="E85c.-5969"><span class="exp" id="competence__65"> competence </span> (to do something) </span><span class="def" id="competence__66" original="E399.-3531"> a skill needed in a particular job or for a particular task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3983" id="competence__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3982" id="competence__68" original="E85c.-5968"><span class="x" id="competence__69" original="E85c.-5967"> Japanese companies were not lacking in the necessary competences to design either software or microprocessors. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-78ec" id="competence__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competence" title="competence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-78eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6526" id="competence__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="competence__72"> competence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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competency
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3980" id="competency" original="E399.-3530" sum="182"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-397f" id="competency__1" original="E399.-352f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-397e" id="competency__2" original="E399.-352e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> competency </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3972" id="competency__7" original="E399.-3526"><span class="pos" id="competency__8" original="E399.-3525"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f2c" eid="competency__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.48a1" geo="br" id="competency__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competency__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpɪtənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competency__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competency__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competency__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.48a5" geo="n_am" id="competency__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competency__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpɪtənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competency__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competency__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competency__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3970" id="competency__14" original="E399.-3524"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-396d" form="pl" id="competency__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="competency__16" original="E399.-3520"> competencies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-396b" id="competency__17" original="E399.-351f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competence" title="competence definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-396a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39c8" id="competency__18" original="E399.-351e"><span class="xh" id="competency__19"> competence </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competence" title="competence (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3967" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-398c" id="competency__20" original="E576.139c"><span class="xh" id="competency__21"> competence </span><span class="xs" id="competency__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7897" id="competency__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competency" title="competency definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7896" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-64e8" id="competency__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="competency__25"> competency </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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competent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3964" id="competent" original="E399.-351c" sum="1065"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3963" id="competent__1" original="E399.-351b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3962" id="competent__2" original="E399.-351a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> competent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3959" id="competent__4" original="E399.-3515"><span class="pos" id="competent__5" original="E399.-3514"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f35" eid="competent__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.48c7" geo="br" id="competent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpɪtənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.48cb" geo="n_am" id="competent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpɪtənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3957" id="competent__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3956" id="competent__12" original="E399.-350b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="competent__13" original="E399.-350a"> accepted as having legal authority to deal with a particular matter </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3954" id="competent__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3953" id="competent__15" original="E85c.-5961"><span class="x" id="competent__16" original="E85c.-5960"> His right to have his case reviewed by the competent authority was breached. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3951" id="competent__17" original="E85c.-595f"><span class="cf" id="competent__18" original="E85c.-5962"><span class="exp" id="competent__19"> competent </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="competent__20" original="E85c.-595e"> The International Court of Justice is not competent to adjudicate on disputes raised by individuals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-394d" id="competent__21" original="E399.-3512"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="competent__22" original="E399.-3511"> having enough ability, skill or knowledge to do something well or to the necessary standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-394b" id="competent__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-394a" id="competent__24" original="E85c.-595d"><span class="x" id="competent__25" original="E85c.-595c"> Sick children should have access to trained and competent professionals and high-quality treatment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3948" id="competent__26" original="E85c.-595b"><span class="cf" id="competent__27" original="E399.-3513"><span class="exp" id="competent__28"> competent </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="competent__29" original="E85c.-595a"> He is receiving instruction, and is not yet considered competent to work alone. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3944" id="competent__30" original="E85c.-5958"><span class="cf" id="competent__31" original="E85c.-5959"><span class="exp" id="competent__32"> competent </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="competent__33" original="E85c.-5957"> This group are better educated and more competent in English. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3940" id="competent__34" original="E85c.-5955"><span class="cf" id="competent__35" original="E85c.-5956"><span class="exp" id="competent__36"> competent </span> in doing something </span><span class="x" id="competent__37" original="E85c.-5954"> High-status parents are more competent in positively affecting the academic performance of their offspring. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-393c" id="competent__38" original="E399.-3510" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incompetent" title="incompetent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-393b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-430d" id="competent__39" original="E399.-350f"><span class="xh" id="competent__40"> incompetent </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3939" id="competent__41" original="E399.-350d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="competent__42" original="E399.-350c"> of a good standard but not very good </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3937" id="competent__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3936" id="competent__44" original="E85c.-5953"><span class="x" id="competent__45" original="E85c.-5952"> Skills are what distinguish an excellent doctor from a merely competent one. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7885" id="competent__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competent" title="competent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7884" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-64d6" id="competent__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="competent__48"> competent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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competently
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3934" id="competently" original="E85c.-594e" sum="350"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3933" id="competently__1" original="E85c.-594d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3932" id="competently__2" original="E85c.-594c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> competently </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3929" id="competently__4" original="E85c.-5947"><span class="pos" id="competently__5" original="E85c.-5946"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f3e" eid="competently__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.491b" geo="br" id="competently__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competently__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpɪtəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competently__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competently__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competently__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.491e" geo="n_am" id="competently__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competently__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpɪtəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competently__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competently__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competently__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3927" id="competently__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3926" id="competently__12" original="E85c.-5945"><span class="def" id="competently__13" original="E85c.-5944"> with enough ability, skill or knowledge to do something well or to the necessary standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3924" id="competently__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3923" id="competently__15" original="E85c.-5943"><span class="x" id="competently__16" original="E85c.-5942"> The minister had selected an official of such inexperience that he could not be expected to perform the work competently. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7852" id="competently__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competently" title="competently definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7851" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7ed4" id="competently__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="competently__19"> competently </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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competing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3921" id="competing" original="E83d.-423a" sum="581"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3920" id="competing__1" original="E83d.-4239"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-391f" id="competing__2" original="E83d.-4238"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> competing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3915" id="competing__6" original="E83d.-422f"><span class="pos" id="competing__7" original="E83d.-422e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f45" eid="competing__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4927" geo="br" id="competing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competing__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.492a" geo="n_am" id="competing__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competing__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3913" id="competing__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="competing__14" original="E428.-5547"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3911" id="competing__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3910" id="competing__16" original="E83d.-422d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-390f" id="competing__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="competing__18" original="E83d.-422c"> of different ideas, explanations, interests, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="competing__19" original="E83d.-422b"> unable to exist together easily or be true at the same time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-390c" id="competing__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-390b" id="competing__21" original="E492.-6e38"><span class="x" id="competing__22" original="E492.-6e37"> These competing hypotheses need to be investigated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3909" id="competing__23" original="E492.-6e36"><span class="x" id="competing__24" original="E492.-6e35"> Balancing competing priorities proved difficult. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3907" id="competing__25" original="E874.-6eb7"><span class="x" id="competing__26" original="E874.-6eb6"> Finding common ground between competing claims is a serious challenge to policy development. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3905" id="competing__27" original="E83d.-421e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3904" id="competing__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="competing__29" original="E83d.-421d"> of different products, services or businesses </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="competing__30" original="E83d.-423b"> each trying to get the attention of possible customers and be more successful than the others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3901" id="competing__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3900" id="competing__32" original="E83d.-421c"><span class="x" id="competing__33" original="E83d.-421b"> A final variable is the price of a competing product. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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competition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38fe" id="competition" original="E399.-3502" sum="2562"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38fd" id="competition__1" original="E399.-3501"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38fc" id="competition__2" original="E399.-3500"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> competition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38ef" id="competition__7" original="E399.-34f8"><span class="pos" id="competition__8" original="E399.-34f7"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f4c" eid="competition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.494d" geo="br" id="competition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competition__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competition__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://competition__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4951" geo="n_am" id="competition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38ed" id="competition__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38ec" id="competition__15" original="E399.-34f6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38eb" id="competition__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="competition__17" original="E399.-34f4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="competition__18" original="E8c5.-7a73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used especially about the world of business <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="competition__19" original="E399.-34f2"> a situation in which somebody/something tries to be more successful than somebody/something else, or tries to get something rather than let somebody/something else get it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38e7" id="competition__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38e6" id="competition__21" original="E8c5.-7a72"><span class="x" id="competition__22" original="E8c5.-7a71"> As business owners search for profits, competition drives them to change their operations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38e4" id="competition__23" original="E8c5.-7a70"><span class="x" id="competition__24" original="E8c5.-7a6f"> In the past, the economy was not characterized by the intense global competition that exists today. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38e2" id="competition__25" original="E8c5.-7a6b"><span class="cf" id="competition__26" original="E8c5.-7a6c"><span class="exp" id="competition__27"> competition </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="competition__28" original="E8c5.-7a6a"> The fierce competition for jobs in professional sports prevents them from realizing their aspirations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38de" id="competition__29" original="E8c5.-7a69"><span class="cf" id="competition__30" original="E399.-34f3"><span class="exp" id="competition__31"> competition </span> (between A and B) (for something) </span><span class="x" id="competition__32" original="E8c5.-7a68"> The first chapter focuses on the competition between French and German universities for American students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38da" id="competition__33" original="E8c5.-7a64"><span class="cf" id="competition__34" original="E8c5.-7a67"><span class="exp" id="competition__35"> competition </span> between/among somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="competition__36" original="E8c5.-7a63"> There is strong competition among all schools. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38d6" id="competition__37" original="E8c5.-7a61"><span class="cf" id="competition__38" original="E8c5.-7a62"><span class="exp" id="competition__39"> competition </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="competition__40" original="E8c5.-7a60"> Countries have to engage in greater competition with each other in order to attract foreign investment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38d2" id="competition__41" original="E8c5.-7a5e"><span class="cf" id="competition__42" original="E8c5.-7a5f"><span class="exp" id="competition__43"> competition </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="competition__44" original="E8c5.-7a5d"> The lack of competition in a market may reduce the pressure on firms to innovate and be efficient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38ce" id="competition__45" original="E8c5.-7a59"><span class="cf" id="competition__46" original="E8c5.-7a5c"> in <span class="exp" id="competition__47"> competition </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="competition__48" original="E8c5.-7a58"> Imported products are in competition with the domestic products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38ca" id="competition__49" original="E8c5.-7a56"><span class="cf" id="competition__50" original="E8c5.-7a57"><span class="exp" id="competition__51"> competition </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="competition__52" original="E8c5.-7a55"> The competition to attract investments intensified. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38c6" id="competition__53" original="E8c5.-7a6e"><span class="cf" id="competition__54" original="E492.-6e00"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="competition__55" original="E8c5.-7a6d"> Such schemes may be incompatible with EU competition law. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38c3" id="competition__56" original="E8c5.-79ff" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="competition__57"> adjective + competition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38c1" id="competition__58"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38c0" id="competition__59" original="E8c5.-79fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38bf" id="competition__60"><span class="coll" id="competition__61" original="E8c5.-79fc"> fierce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38bd" id="competition__62"><span class="coll" id="competition__63" original="E8c5.-79fa"> intense </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38bb" id="competition__64"><span class="coll" id="competition__65" original="E8c5.-79f8"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38b9" id="competition__66"><span class="coll" id="competition__67" original="E8c5.-79f6"> stiff </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38b7" id="competition__68" original="E8c5.-79f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38b6" id="competition__69"><span class="coll" id="competition__70" original="E8c5.-79f4"> increasing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38b4" id="competition__71"><span class="coll" id="competition__72" original="E862.-7fe2"> greater </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38b2" id="competition__73" original="E8c5.-79f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38b1" id="competition__74"><span class="coll" id="competition__75" original="E8c5.-79f2"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38af" id="competition__76" original="E862.-7fe1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38ae" id="competition__77"><span class="coll" id="competition__78" original="E862.-7fe0"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38ac" id="competition__79" original="E862.-7fdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38ab" id="competition__80"><span class="coll" id="competition__81" original="E862.-7fde"> free </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38a9" id="competition__82" original="E8c5.-79ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38a8" id="competition__83"><span class="coll" id="competition__84" original="E8c5.-79ee"> unfair </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38a6" id="competition__85" original="E8c5.-79ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38a5" id="competition__86"><span class="coll" id="competition__87" original="E8c5.-79ec"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38a3" id="competition__88" original="E8c5.-79eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38a2" id="competition__89"><span class="coll" id="competition__90" original="E8c5.-79ea"> international </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38a0" id="competition__91"><span class="coll" id="competition__92" original="E862.-7fdd"> foreign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-389e" id="competition__93" original="E862.-7fdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-389d" id="competition__94"><span class="coll" id="competition__95" original="E862.-7fdb"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-389b" id="competition__96" original="E8c5.-79f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-389a" id="competition__97"><span class="coll" id="competition__98" original="E8c5.-79f0"> monopolistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3898" id="competition__99" original="E862.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3897" id="competition__100"><span class="coll" id="competition__101" original="E862.-7fd9"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3895" id="competition__102" original="E862.-7fd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3894" id="competition__103"><span class="coll" id="competition__104" original="E862.-7fd7"> electoral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3892" id="competition__105" original="E8c5.-79e9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3891" id="competition__106" original="E8c5.-79e8"><span class="x" id="competition__107" original="E8c5.-79e7"> The organization is divided in its approach to unfair competition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-388f" id="competition__108" original="E8c5.-79e6"><span class="x" id="competition__109" original="E8c5.-79e5"> Firms needed to reduce their production costs in the face of increasing international competition. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-388d" id="competition__110" original="E8c5.-7a3b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="competition__111"> verb + competition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-388b" id="competition__112"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-388a" id="competition__113" original="E8c5.-7a29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3889" id="competition__114"><span class="coll" id="competition__115" original="E8c5.-7a28"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3887" id="competition__116" original="E8c5.-7a2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3886" id="competition__117"><span class="coll" id="competition__118" original="E8c5.-7a2a"> engage in </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3884" id="competition__119" original="E8c5.-7a25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3883" id="competition__120"><span class="coll" id="competition__121" original="E8c5.-7a24"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3881" id="competition__122" original="E8c5.-7a39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3880" id="competition__123"><span class="coll" id="competition__124" original="E8c5.-7a38"> stimulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-387e" id="competition__125"><span class="coll" id="competition__126" original="E8c5.-7a36"> promote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-387c" id="competition__127"><span class="coll" id="competition__128" original="E8c5.-7a34"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-387a" id="competition__129"><span class="coll" id="competition__130" original="E8c5.-7a32"> foster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3878" id="competition__131" original="E8c5.-7a31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3877" id="competition__132"><span class="coll" id="competition__133" original="E8c5.-7a30"> enhance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3875" id="competition__134" original="E8c5.-7a2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3874" id="competition__135"><span class="coll" id="competition__136" original="E8c5.-7a2e"> intensify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3872" id="competition__137" original="E8c5.-7a23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3871" id="competition__138"><span class="coll" id="competition__139" original="E8c5.-7a22"> restrict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-386f" id="competition__140"><span class="coll" id="competition__141" original="E8c5.-7a20"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-386d" id="competition__142" original="E8c5.-7a1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-386c" id="competition__143"><span class="coll" id="competition__144" original="E8c5.-7a1e"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-386a" id="competition__145" original="E8c5.-7a1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3869" id="competition__146"><span class="coll" id="competition__147" original="E8c5.-7a1a"> harm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3867" id="competition__148" original="E8c5.-7a19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3866" id="competition__149"><span class="coll" id="competition__150" original="E8c5.-7a18"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3864" id="competition__151" original="E8c5.-7a17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3863" id="competition__152"><span class="coll" id="competition__153" original="E8c5.-7a16"> exclude </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3861" id="competition__154" original="E8c5.-7a15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3860" id="competition__155"><span class="coll" id="competition__156" original="E8c5.-7a14"> eliminate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-385e" id="competition__157" original="E862.-7fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-385d" id="competition__158"><span class="coll" id="competition__159" original="E862.-7fd3"> be characterized by </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-385b" id="competition__160" original="E8c5.-7a11"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-385a" id="competition__161" original="E8c5.-7a10"><span class="x" id="competition__162" original="E8c5.-7a0f"> They are currently facing intense competition from other developing countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3858" id="competition__163" original="E862.-7fd2"><span class="x" id="competition__164" original="E862.-7fd1"> Increased international trade stimulates competition and entrepreneurship. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3856" id="competition__165" original="E8c5.-79d5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="competition__166"> competition + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3854" id="competition__167"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3853" id="competition__168" original="E8c5.-79d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3852" id="competition__169"><span class="coll" id="competition__170" original="E8c5.-79d2"> law </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3850" id="competition__171" original="E8c5.-79d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-384f" id="competition__172"><span class="coll" id="competition__173" original="E8c5.-79d0"> legislation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-384d" id="competition__174" original="E8c5.-79cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-384c" id="competition__175"><span class="coll" id="competition__176" original="E8c5.-79ce"> rules </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-384a" id="competition__177" original="E8c5.-79cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3849" id="competition__178"><span class="coll" id="competition__179" original="E8c5.-79cc"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3847" id="competition__180" original="E8c5.-79cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3846" id="competition__181"><span class="coll" id="competition__182" original="E8c5.-79ca"> authority </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3844" id="competition__183" original="E8c5.-79c9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3843" id="competition__184" original="E8c5.-79c8"><span class="x" id="competition__185" original="E8c5.-79c7"> It is widely accepted that competition policy remains necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3841" id="competition__186" original="E8c5.-79c6"><span class="x" id="competition__187" original="E8c5.-79c5"> The competition authorities are often reluctant to apply the law in cases of alleged excessive pricing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-383f" id="competition__188" original="E399.-34ed"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-383e" id="competition__189" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-383d" id="competition__190"><span class="v"><strong> the competition </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-383b" id="competition__192"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="competition__193" original="E399.-34ea"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="competition__194" original="E399.-34e9"> a person or business that is trying to be more successful than others; goods or services that are intended to be more successful than others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3838" id="competition__195"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3837" id="competition__196" original="E8c5.-7a40"><span class="x" id="competition__197" original="E8c5.-7a3f"> The design of the product may be enhanced in some way to distinguish it from the competition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3835" id="competition__198" original="E8c5.-7a44"><span class="cf" id="competition__199" original="E862.-7fe6"> ahead of the <span class="exp" id="competition__200"> competition </span></span><span class="x" id="competition__201" original="E8c5.-7a43"> He is looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3831" id="competition__202" original="E8c5.-7a42"><span class="cf" id="competition__203" original="E862.-7fe5"> against the <span class="exp" id="competition__204"> competition </span></span><span class="x" id="competition__205" original="E8c5.-7a41"> The company positions itself against the competition by producing specialist high-quality goods. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-382d" id="competition__206" original="E8c5.-7a54"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-382c" id="competition__207"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="competition__208" original="E8c5.-7a52"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="competition__209" original="E8c5.-7a51"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3829" id="competition__210"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="competition__211" subj="ecol"> ecology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="competition__212" original="E8c5.-7a74"> a situation in which animals, plants or other living things try to get resources, with the result that other animals, plants, etc. may not be able to get them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3826" id="competition__213"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3825" id="competition__214" original="E8c5.-7a4f"><span class="x" id="competition__215" original="E8c5.-7a4e"> The organisms have evolved to reduce competition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3823" id="competition__216" original="E8c5.-7a4d"><span class="x" id="competition__217" original="E8c5.-7a4c"> In most competitions there was no predictable outcome. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3821" id="competition__218" original="E8c5.-79e4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="competition__219"> adjective + competition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-381f" id="competition__220"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-381e" id="competition__221" original="E8c5.-79e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-381d" id="competition__222"><span class="coll" id="competition__223" original="E8c5.-79e1"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-381b" id="competition__224" original="E8c5.-79e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-381a" id="competition__225"><span class="coll" id="competition__226" original="E8c5.-79db"> fierce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3818" id="competition__227"><span class="coll" id="competition__228" original="E8c5.-79dd"> intense </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3816" id="competition__229"><span class="coll" id="competition__230" original="E8c5.-79df"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3814" id="competition__231" original="E862.-7fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3813" id="competition__232"><span class="coll" id="competition__233" original="E862.-7fd6"> interspecific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3811" id="competition__234" original="E862.-7fe7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3810" id="competition__235"><span class="coll" id="competition__236" original="E862.-7fd5"> intraspecific </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-380e" id="competition__237" original="E8c5.-79da"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-380d" id="competition__238" original="E8c5.-79d9"><span class="x" id="competition__239" original="E8c5.-79d8"> The larvae are not in direct competition with each other. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-380b" id="competition__240" original="E8c5.-7a0c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="competition__241"> verb + competition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3809" id="competition__242"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3808" id="competition__243" original="E8c5.-7a0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3807" id="competition__244"><span class="coll" id="competition__245" original="E8c5.-7a09"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3805" id="competition__246" original="E8c5.-7a08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3804" id="competition__247"><span class="coll" id="competition__248" original="E8c5.-7a07"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3802" id="competition__249" original="E8c5.-7a06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3801" id="competition__250"><span class="coll" id="competition__251" original="E8c5.-7a05"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37ff" id="competition__252" original="E8c5.-7a04"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37fe" id="competition__253" original="E8c5.-7a03"><span class="x" id="competition__254" original="E8c5.-7a02"> African wild dogs try to avoid competition with hyenas. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37fc" id="competition__255" original="E399.-34f1"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37fb" id="competition__256"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="competition__257" original="E399.-34ef"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="competition__258" original="E399.-34ee"> a contest to find out who is the best at something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37f8" id="competition__259"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37f7" id="competition__260" original="E8c5.-7a4b"><span class="x" id="competition__261" original="E8c5.-7a4a"> In many league competitions, teams are awarded a fixed number of points for a win or a draw. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37f5" id="competition__262" original="E8c5.-7a49"><span class="x" id="competition__263" original="E8c5.-7a48"> to win/lose a competition </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37f3" id="competition__264" original="E8c5.-7a46"><span class="cf" id="competition__265" original="E8c5.-7a47"><span class="exp" id="competition__266"> competition </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="competition__267" original="E8c5.-7a45"> The council organized a competition to design a new footbridge across the river. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ead" id="competition__268" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="competition__269"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7eab" id="competition__270" original="E8c5.-7a01"><span class="shcut" id="competition__271" original="E8c5.-7a00"> adjective + competition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ea9" id="competition__272" original="E8c5.-79ff"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ea8" id="competition__273" original="E8c5.-79fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ea7" id="competition__274" original="E8c5.-79fc"><span class="coll" id="competition__275"> fierce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ea5" id="competition__276" original="E8c5.-79fa"><span class="coll" id="competition__277"> intense </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ea3" id="competition__278" original="E8c5.-79f8"><span class="coll" id="competition__279"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ea1" id="competition__280" original="E8c5.-79f6"><span class="coll" id="competition__281"> stiff </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e9f" id="competition__282" original="E8c5.-79f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e9e" id="competition__283" original="E8c5.-79f4"><span class="coll" id="competition__284"> increasing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e9c" id="competition__285" original="E862.-7fe2"><span class="coll" id="competition__286"> greater </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e9a" id="competition__287" original="E8c5.-79f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e99" id="competition__288" original="E8c5.-79f2"><span class="coll" id="competition__289"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e97" id="competition__290" original="E862.-7fe1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e96" id="competition__291" original="E862.-7fe0"><span class="coll" id="competition__292"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e94" id="competition__293" original="E862.-7fdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e93" id="competition__294" original="E862.-7fde"><span class="coll" id="competition__295"> free </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e91" id="competition__296" original="E8c5.-79ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e90" id="competition__297" original="E8c5.-79ee"><span class="coll" id="competition__298"> unfair </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e8e" id="competition__299" original="E8c5.-79ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e8d" id="competition__300" original="E8c5.-79ec"><span class="coll" id="competition__301"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e8b" id="competition__302" original="E8c5.-79eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e8a" id="competition__303" original="E8c5.-79ea"><span class="coll" id="competition__304"> international </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e88" id="competition__305" original="E862.-7fdd"><span class="coll" id="competition__306"> foreign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e86" id="competition__307" original="E862.-7fdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e85" id="competition__308" original="E862.-7fdb"><span class="coll" id="competition__309"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e83" id="competition__310" original="E8c5.-79f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e82" id="competition__311" original="E8c5.-79f0"><span class="coll" id="competition__312"> monopolistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e80" id="competition__313" original="E862.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e7f" id="competition__314" original="E862.-7fd9"><span class="coll" id="competition__315"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e7d" id="competition__316" original="E862.-7fd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e7c" id="competition__317" original="E862.-7fd7"><span class="coll" id="competition__318"> electoral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e7a" id="competition__319" original="E8c5.-79e9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e79" id="competition__320" original="E8c5.-79e8"><span class="x" id="competition__321" original="E8c5.-79e7"> The organization is divided in its approach to unfair competition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e77" id="competition__322" original="E8c5.-79e6"><span class="x" id="competition__323" original="E8c5.-79e5"> Firms needed to reduce their production costs in the face of increasing international competition. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e75" id="competition__324" original="E8c5.-79e4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e74" id="competition__325" original="E8c5.-79e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e73" id="competition__326" original="E8c5.-79e1"><span class="coll" id="competition__327"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e71" id="competition__328" original="E8c5.-79e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e70" id="competition__329" original="E8c5.-79db"><span class="coll" id="competition__330"> fierce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e6e" id="competition__331" original="E8c5.-79dd"><span class="coll" id="competition__332"> intense </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e6c" id="competition__333" original="E8c5.-79df"><span class="coll" id="competition__334"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e6a" id="competition__335" original="E862.-7fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e69" id="competition__336" original="E862.-7fd6"><span class="coll" id="competition__337"> interspecific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e67" id="competition__338" original="E862.-7fe7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e66" id="competition__339" original="E862.-7fd5"><span class="coll" id="competition__340"> intraspecific </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e64" id="competition__341" original="E8c5.-79da"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e63" id="competition__342" original="E8c5.-79d9"><span class="x" id="competition__343" original="E8c5.-79d8"> The larvae are not in direct competition with each other. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e61" id="competition__344" original="E8c5.-7a3d"><span class="shcut" id="competition__345" original="E8c5.-7a3c"> verb + competition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e5f" id="competition__346" original="E8c5.-7a3b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e5e" id="competition__347" original="E8c5.-7a29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e5d" id="competition__348" original="E8c5.-7a28"><span class="coll" id="competition__349"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e5b" id="competition__350" original="E8c5.-7a2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e5a" id="competition__351" original="E8c5.-7a2a"><span class="coll" id="competition__352"> engage in </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e58" id="competition__353" original="E8c5.-7a25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e57" id="competition__354" original="E8c5.-7a24"><span class="coll" id="competition__355"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e55" id="competition__356" original="E8c5.-7a39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e54" id="competition__357" original="E8c5.-7a38"><span class="coll" id="competition__358"> stimulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e52" id="competition__359" original="E8c5.-7a36"><span class="coll" id="competition__360"> promote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e50" id="competition__361" original="E8c5.-7a34"><span class="coll" id="competition__362"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e4e" id="competition__363" original="E8c5.-7a32"><span class="coll" id="competition__364"> foster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e4c" id="competition__365" original="E8c5.-7a31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e4b" id="competition__366" original="E8c5.-7a30"><span class="coll" id="competition__367"> enhance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e49" id="competition__368" original="E8c5.-7a2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e48" id="competition__369" original="E8c5.-7a2e"><span class="coll" id="competition__370"> intensify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e46" id="competition__371" original="E8c5.-7a23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e45" id="competition__372" original="E8c5.-7a22"><span class="coll" id="competition__373"> restrict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e43" id="competition__374" original="E8c5.-7a20"><span class="coll" id="competition__375"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e41" id="competition__376" original="E8c5.-7a1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e40" id="competition__377" original="E8c5.-7a1e"><span class="coll" id="competition__378"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e3e" id="competition__379" original="E8c5.-7a1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e3d" id="competition__380" original="E8c5.-7a1a"><span class="coll" id="competition__381"> harm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e3b" id="competition__382" original="E8c5.-7a19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e3a" id="competition__383" original="E8c5.-7a18"><span class="coll" id="competition__384"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e38" id="competition__385" original="E8c5.-7a17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e37" id="competition__386" original="E8c5.-7a16"><span class="coll" id="competition__387"> exclude </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e35" id="competition__388" original="E8c5.-7a15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e34" id="competition__389" original="E8c5.-7a14"><span class="coll" id="competition__390"> eliminate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e32" id="competition__391" original="E862.-7fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e31" id="competition__392" original="E862.-7fd3"><span class="coll" id="competition__393"> be characterized by </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e2f" id="competition__394" original="E8c5.-7a11"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e2e" id="competition__395" original="E8c5.-7a10"><span class="x" id="competition__396" original="E8c5.-7a0f"> They are currently facing intense competition from other developing countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e2c" id="competition__397" original="E862.-7fd2"><span class="x" id="competition__398" original="E862.-7fd1"> Increased international trade stimulates competition and entrepreneurship. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e2a" id="competition__399" original="E8c5.-7a0c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e29" id="competition__400" original="E8c5.-7a0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e28" id="competition__401" original="E8c5.-7a09"><span class="coll" id="competition__402"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e26" id="competition__403" original="E8c5.-7a08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e25" id="competition__404" original="E8c5.-7a07"><span class="coll" id="competition__405"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e23" id="competition__406" original="E8c5.-7a06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e22" id="competition__407" original="E8c5.-7a05"><span class="coll" id="competition__408"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e20" id="competition__409" original="E8c5.-7a04"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e1f" id="competition__410" original="E8c5.-7a03"><span class="x" id="competition__411" original="E8c5.-7a02"> African wild dogs try to avoid competition with hyenas. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e1d" id="competition__412" original="E8c5.-79d7"><span class="shcut" id="competition__413" original="E8c5.-79d6"> competition + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e1b" id="competition__414" original="E8c5.-79d5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e1a" id="competition__415" original="E8c5.-79d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e19" id="competition__416" original="E8c5.-79d2"><span class="coll" id="competition__417"> law </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e17" id="competition__418" original="E8c5.-79d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e16" id="competition__419" original="E8c5.-79d0"><span class="coll" id="competition__420"> legislation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e14" id="competition__421" original="E8c5.-79cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e13" id="competition__422" original="E8c5.-79ce"><span class="coll" id="competition__423"> rules </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e11" id="competition__424" original="E8c5.-79cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e10" id="competition__425" original="E8c5.-79cc"><span class="coll" id="competition__426"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e0e" id="competition__427" original="E8c5.-79cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e0d" id="competition__428" original="E8c5.-79ca"><span class="coll" id="competition__429"> authority </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e0b" id="competition__430" original="E8c5.-79c9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e0a" id="competition__431" original="E8c5.-79c8"><span class="x" id="competition__432" original="E8c5.-79c7"> It is widely accepted that competition policy remains necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7e08" id="competition__433" original="E8c5.-79c6"><span class="x" id="competition__434" original="E8c5.-79c5"> The competition authorities are often reluctant to apply the law in cases of alleged excessive pricing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7812" id="competition__435" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competition" title="competition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7811" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-64a4" id="competition__436" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="competition__437"> competition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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competitive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37ef" id="competitive" original="E399.-34e8" sum="1131"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37ee" id="competitive__1" original="E399.-34e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37ed" id="competitive__2" original="E399.-34e6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> competitive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37e4" id="competitive__4" original="E399.-34e1"><span class="pos" id="competitive__5" original="E399.-34e0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f55" eid="competitive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1a11" geo="br" id="competitive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competitive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpetətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competitive__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competitive__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://competitive__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1a14" geo="n_am" id="competitive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competitive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpetətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competitive__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competitive__us_3.ogg" href="sound://competitive__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37e2" id="competitive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37e1" id="competitive__12" original="E399.-34df"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="competitive__13" original="E8c5.-7b4f"> connected with competition, especially in the world of business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37df" id="competitive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37de" id="competitive__15" original="E8c5.-7b4e"><span class="x" id="competitive__16" original="E8c5.-7b4d"> To stay ahead in this highly competitive market, it is vital to invest in innovation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37dc" id="competitive__17" original="E8c5.-7b4c"><span class="x" id="competitive__18" original="E8c5.-7b4b"> Advertising can enhance the firm's competitive positioning in the market. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37da" id="competitive__19" original="E8c5.-7b36" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="competitive__20"> competitive + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37d8" id="competitive__21"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37d7" id="competitive__22" original="E8c5.-7b1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37d6" id="competitive__23"><span class="coll" id="competitive__24" original="E8c5.-7b1d"> advantage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37d4" id="competitive__25"><span class="coll" id="competitive__26" original="E8c5.-7b1b"> edge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37d2" id="competitive__27" original="E8c5.-7b1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37d1" id="competitive__28"><span class="coll" id="competitive__29" original="E8c5.-7b19"> disadvantage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37cf" id="competitive__30" original="E8c5.-7b18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37ce" id="competitive__31"><span class="coll" id="competitive__32" original="E8c5.-7b17"> pressure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37cc" id="competitive__33" original="E8c5.-7b34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37cb" id="competitive__34"><span class="coll" id="competitive__35" original="E8c5.-7b33"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37c9" id="competitive__36" original="E8c5.-7b32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37c8" id="competitive__37"><span class="coll" id="competitive__38" original="E8c5.-7b31"> market </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37c6" id="competitive__39"><span class="coll" id="competitive__40" original="E8c5.-7b2f"> marketplace </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37c4" id="competitive__41" original="E862.-7e53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37c3" id="competitive__42"><span class="coll" id="competitive__43" original="E862.-7e52"> industry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37c1" id="competitive__44" original="E862.-7e51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37c0" id="competitive__45"><span class="coll" id="competitive__46" original="E862.-7e50"> economy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37be" id="competitive__47" original="E8c5.-7b2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37bd" id="competitive__48"><span class="coll" id="competitive__49" original="E8c5.-7b2d"> position </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37bb" id="competitive__50" original="E8c5.-7b2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37ba" id="competitive__51"><span class="coll" id="competitive__52" original="E8c5.-7b2b"> positioning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37b8" id="competitive__53" original="E8c5.-7b24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37b7" id="competitive__54"><span class="coll" id="competitive__55" original="E8c5.-7b23"> equilibrium </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37b5" id="competitive__56" original="E8c5.-7b20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37b4" id="competitive__57"><span class="coll" id="competitive__58" original="E8c5.-7b1f"> capabilities </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37b2" id="competitive__59" original="E8c5.-7b2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37b1" id="competitive__60"><span class="coll" id="competitive__61" original="E8c5.-7b29"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37af" id="competitive__62" original="E8c5.-7b28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37ae" id="competitive__63"><span class="coll" id="competitive__64" original="E8c5.-7b25"> bidding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37ac" id="competitive__65"><span class="coll" id="competitive__66" original="E8c5.-7b27"> tendering </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37aa" id="competitive__67" original="E862.-7e4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37a9" id="competitive__68"><span class="coll" id="competitive__69" original="E862.-7e4e"> election </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37a7" id="competitive__70" original="E8c5.-7b16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37a6" id="competitive__71" original="E8c5.-7b15"><span class="x" id="competitive__72" original="E8c5.-7b14"> They will have a competitive advantage over their rivals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37a4" id="competitive__73" original="E8c5.-7b13"><span class="x" id="competitive__74" original="E8c5.-7b12"> High levels of investment in technology gave the country a competitive edge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37a2" id="competitive__75" original="E862.-7e4d"><span class="x" id="competitive__76" original="E862.-7e4c"> Competitive multiparty elections have become an established norm of African politics. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-37a0" id="competitive__77" original="E8c5.-7b0f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="competitive__78"> adverb + competitive </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-379e" id="competitive__79"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-379d" id="competitive__80" original="E8c5.-7b09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-379c" id="competitive__81"><span class="coll" id="competitive__82" original="E8c5.-7b08"> highly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-379a" id="competitive__83"><span class="coll" id="competitive__84" original="E862.-7e4b"> intensely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3798" id="competitive__85"><span class="coll" id="competitive__86" original="E8c5.-7b04"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3796" id="competitive__87" original="E8c5.-7b03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3795" id="competitive__88"><span class="coll" id="competitive__89" original="E8c5.-7b02"> internationally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3793" id="competitive__90" original="E8c5.-7b0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3792" id="competitive__91"><span class="coll" id="competitive__92" original="E8c5.-7b0c"> perfectly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3790" id="competitive__93" original="E8c5.-7b0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-378f" id="competitive__94"><span class="coll" id="competitive__95" original="E8c5.-7b0a"> purely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-378d" id="competitive__96" original="E8c5.-7b01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-378c" id="competitive__97"><span class="coll" id="competitive__98" original="E8c5.-7b00"> economically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-378a" id="competitive__99" original="E8c5.-7aff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3789" id="competitive__100"><span class="coll" id="competitive__101" original="E8c5.-7afe"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3787" id="competitive__102" original="E8c5.-7afd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3786" id="competitive__103" original="E8c5.-7afc"><span class="x" id="competitive__104" original="E8c5.-7afb"> The company sought to maintain itself in an increasingly competitive market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3784" id="competitive__105" original="E8c5.-7afa"><span class="x" id="competitive__106" original="E8c5.-7af9"> There exists scope for the government to step in to restore perfectly competitive conditions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3782" id="competitive__107" original="E399.-34dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="competitive__108" original="E8c5.-7b4a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used especially about the world of business <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="competitive__109" original="E399.-34db"> as good as, or better than, others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-377f" id="competitive__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-377e" id="competitive__111" original="E8c5.-7b49"><span class="x" id="competitive__112" original="E8c5.-7b48"> Established companies could sell their products at competitive prices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-377c" id="competitive__113" original="E8c5.-7b47"><span class="cf" id="competitive__114" original="E399.-34dc"><span class="exp" id="competitive__115"> competitive </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="competitive__116" original="E8c5.-7b46"> The price of wind power is almost competitive with conventional means of generating electricity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3778" id="competitive__117" original="E8c5.-7b43"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="competitive__118" original="E8c5.-7b42"> competing to be the best </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3776" id="competitive__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3775" id="competitive__120" original="E8c5.-7b41"><span class="x" id="competitive__121" original="E8c5.-7b40"> If a market is shrinking, firms are likely to be very competitive as they struggle to survive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3773" id="competitive__122" original="E8c5.-7b3f"><span class="x" id="competitive__123" original="E8c5.-7b3e"> In every area of interaction with peers, he became extremely competitive and felt compelled to be the best. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3771" id="competitive__124" original="E8c5.-7b3d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3770" id="competitive__125"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="competitive__126" subj="ecol"> ecology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="competitive__127" original="E8c5.-7b50"> connected with a situation in which animals, plants or other living things compete to get resources </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-376d" id="competitive__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-376c" id="competitive__129" original="E8c5.-7b3b"><span class="x" id="competitive__130" original="E8c5.-7b3a"> It is clear that the competitive ability of a species is very important during early growth stages. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-376a" id="competitive__131"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3769" id="competitive__132" original="E399.-34d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3768" id="competitive__133"><span class="dr" id="competitive__134" original="E399.-34d3"> competitively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3760" id="competitive__135" original="E399.-34cf"><span class="pos" id="competitive__136" original="E399.-34ce"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f56" eid="competitive__137" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.49df" geo="br" id="competitive__138" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competitive__139"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpetətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competitively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competitively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competitively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.49e2" geo="n_am" id="competitive__140" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competitive__141"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpetətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competitively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competitively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competitively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-375e" id="competitive__142"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-375d" id="competitive__143" original="E8c5.-775a"><span class="x" id="competitive__144" original="E8c5.-7759"> Their products are priced very competitively. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-375b" id="competitive__145" original="E8c5.-7758"><span class="x" id="competitive__146" original="E8c5.-7757"> He plays sports, teaches karate and swims competitively. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7703" id="competitive__147" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competitive" title="competitive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7702" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-646d" id="competitive__148" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="competitive__149"> competitive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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competitiveness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3759" id="competitiveness" original="E8c5.-7778" sum="818"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3758" id="competitiveness__1" original="E8c5.-7777"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3757" id="competitiveness__2" original="E8c5.-7776"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> competitiveness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-374f" id="competitiveness__4" original="E8c5.-7771"><span class="pos" id="competitiveness__5" original="E8c5.-7770"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f63" eid="competitiveness__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4a42" geo="br" id="competitiveness__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competitiveness__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpetətɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competitiveness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competitiveness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competitiveness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4a45" geo="n_am" id="competitiveness__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competitiveness__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpetətɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competitiveness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competitiveness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://competitiveness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-374d" id="competitiveness__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="competitiveness__12" original="E8c5.-776e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-374b" id="competitiveness__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-374a" id="competitiveness__14" original="E8c5.-776d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="use" id="competitiveness__15" original="E8c5.-776c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used especially about the world of business <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="competitiveness__16" original="E4c7.-904"><span class="exp" id="competitiveness__17"> competitiveness </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="competitiveness__18" original="E8c5.-776b"> the ability to compete; the fact that people or things compete </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3745" id="competitiveness__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3744" id="competitiveness__20" original="E8c5.-776a"><span class="x" id="competitiveness__21" original="E8c5.-7769"> Technological upgrading may enhance competitiveness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3742" id="competitiveness__22" original="E8c5.-7768"><span class="x" id="competitiveness__23" original="E8c5.-7767"> A related issue is that of changing patterns of competitiveness. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3740" id="competitiveness__24" original="E8c5.-7766"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="competitiveness__25" original="E4c7.-903"><span class="exp" id="competitiveness__26"> competitiveness </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="competitiveness__27" original="E8c5.-7765"> the ability to compete based on price </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-373c" id="competitiveness__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-373b" id="competitiveness__29" original="E8c5.-7764"><span class="x" id="competitiveness__30" original="E8c5.-7763"> As prices rose within the US economy, the competitiveness of US goods and services in the world economy dropped. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3739" id="competitiveness__31" original="E8c5.-7762"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="competitiveness__32" original="E4c7.-902"><span class="exp" id="competitiveness__33"> competitiveness </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3736" id="competitiveness__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="competitiveness__35" subj="ecol"> ecology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="competitiveness__36" original="E8c5.-7760"> the fact that animals, plants, etc. compete for resources; their ability to do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3733" id="competitiveness__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3732" id="competitiveness__38" original="E8c5.-775f"><span class="x" id="competitiveness__39" original="E8c5.-775e"> This will decrease the nutrient status of the soil and reduce the competitiveness of grasses. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7667" id="competitiveness__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competitiveness" title="competitiveness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7666" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7eb6" id="competitiveness__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="competitiveness__42"> competitiveness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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competitor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3730" id="competitor" original="E399.-34c6" sum="704"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-372f" id="competitor__1" original="E399.-34c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-372e" id="competitor__2" original="E399.-34c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> competitor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3722" id="competitor__7" original="E399.-34bc"><span class="pos" id="competitor__8" original="E399.-34bb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f6a" eid="competitor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1a65" geo="br" id="competitor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competitor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpetɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compe/competitor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competitor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://competitor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1a68" geo="n_am" id="competitor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="competitor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpetɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compe/competitor__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compe/competitor__us_3.ogg" href="sound://competitor__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3720" id="competitor__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-371f" id="competitor__15" original="E399.-34ba"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="competitor__16" original="E399.-34b9"> a person or business that is competing to be more successful than another person or business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-371d" id="competitor__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-371c" id="competitor__18" original="E8c5.-7783"><span class="x" id="competitor__19" original="E8c5.-7782"> Enterprises with a supportive corporate culture tend to outperform their competitors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-371a" id="competitor__20" original="E8c5.-7781"><span class="x" id="competitor__21" original="E8c5.-7780"> They will have an advantage over potential competitors. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3718" id="competitor__22" original="E8c5.-777f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="competitor__23" original="E8c5.-777e"><span class="exp" id="competitor__24"> competitor </span> for something </span><span class="def" id="competitor__25" original="E8c5.-777d"> a person, animal or organization that is competing to get something, with the result that somebody/something else may not be able to get it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3714" id="competitor__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3713" id="competitor__27" original="E8c5.-777c"><span class="x" id="competitor__28" original="E8c5.-777b"> Larger offspring are better competitors for resources and have a higher probability of survival. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3711" id="competitor__29" original="E8c5.-777a"><span class="x" id="competitor__30" original="E8c5.-7779"> Its main competitor for funds is Human Rights Watch. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7639" id="competitor__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://competitor" title="competitor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7638" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6421" id="competitor__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="competitor__33"> competitor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compilation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-370f" id="compilation" original="E399.-34b6" sum="573"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-370e" id="compilation__1" original="E399.-34b5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-370d" id="compilation__2" original="E399.-34b4"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compilation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3701" id="compilation__7" original="E399.-34ac"><span class="pos" id="compilation__8" original="E399.-34ab"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f71" eid="compilation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4ac7" geo="br" id="compilation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compilation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compi/compilation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compilation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compilation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4acb" geo="n_am" id="compilation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compilation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpɪˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compi/compilation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compilation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compilation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36ff" id="compilation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36fe" id="compilation__15" original="E399.-34aa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36fd" id="compilation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="compilation__17" original="E399.-34a8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compilation__18" original="E88f.-7f83"><span class="exp" id="compilation__19"> compilation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="compilation__20" original="E399.-34a7"> a collection of items, especially pieces of writing, taken from different places and put together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36f8" id="compilation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36f7" id="compilation__22" original="E8a9.-781d"><span class="x" id="compilation__23" original="E8a9.-781c"> The text is a compilation of several ancient stories. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36f5" id="compilation__24" original="E399.-34a6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36f4" id="compilation__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="compilation__26" original="E399.-34a4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compilation__27" original="E399.-34a3"> the process of <a class="ndv" href="entry://compiling" id="compilation__28"> compiling </a> something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36f0" id="compilation__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36ef" id="compilation__30" original="E8a9.-7819"><span class="x" id="compilation__31" original="E8a9.-7818"> Questions have been raised concerning the methods of compilation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36ed" id="compilation__32" original="E8a9.-7817"><span class="cf" id="compilation__33" original="E88f.-7f82"><span class="exp" id="compilation__34"> compilation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="compilation__35" original="E8a9.-7816"> GIS software can be useful for speeding the compilation of transportation data. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7613" id="compilation__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compilation" title="compilation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7612" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6402" id="compilation__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compilation__38"> compilation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compile
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36e9" id="compile" original="E399.-349f" sum="830"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36e8" id="compile__1" original="E399.-349e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36e7" id="compile__2" original="E399.-349d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compile </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36da" id="compile__9" original="E399.-3493"><span class="pos" id="compile__10" original="E399.-3492"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f7a" eid="compile__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bab" geo="br" id="compile__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compi/compile__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compile__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://compile__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bae" geo="n_am" id="compile__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compi/compile__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compile__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compile__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-fe3" id="compile__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bb1" form="root" id="compile__17"><span class="vp" id="compile__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compile </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bb3" eid="compile__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bb4" geo="br" id="compile__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compi/compile__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compile__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://compile__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bb7" geo="n_am" id="compile__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compi/compile__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compile__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compile__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bba" form="thirdps" id="compile__24"><span class="vp" id="compile__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> compiles </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bbc" eid="compile__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bbd" geo="br" id="compile__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compi/compiles__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiles__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compiles__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bc0" geo="n_am" id="compile__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compi/compiles__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiles__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compiles__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bc3" form="past" id="compile__31"><span class="vp" id="compile__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> compiled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bc5" eid="compile__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bc6" geo="br" id="compile__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compi/compiled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compiled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bc9" geo="n_am" id="compile__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compi/compiled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compiled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bcc" form="pastpart" id="compile__38"><span class="vp" id="compile__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> compiled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bce" eid="compile__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bcf" geo="br" id="compile__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compi/compiled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compiled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bd2" geo="n_am" id="compile__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compi/compiled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compiled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bd5" form="prespart" id="compile__45"><span class="vp" id="compile__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> compiling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bd7" eid="compile__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bd8" geo="br" id="compile__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compi/compiling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compiling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4bdb" geo="n_am" id="compile__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compile__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compi/compiling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compiling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36ae" id="compile__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36ad" id="compile__53" original="E399.-3475"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compile__54" original="E399.-3473"> to produce a book, list, report, etc. by bringing together information from different places </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36ab" id="compile__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36aa" id="compile__56" original="E8a9.-7826"><span class="cf" id="compile__57" original="E399.-3474"><span class="exp" id="compile__58"> compile </span> something </span><span class="x" id="compile__59" original="E8a9.-7825"> Parish priests in London were required to compile weekly lists of deaths from plague. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36a6" id="compile__60" original="E8a9.-7824"><span class="x" id="compile__61" original="E8a9.-7823"> This important collection of medieval Welsh verse was probably compiled in the early 13th century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36a4" id="compile__62" original="E8a9.-7821"><span class="cf" id="compile__63" original="E8a9.-7822"><span class="exp" id="compile__64"> compile </span> something from something </span><span class="x" id="compile__65" original="E8a9.-7820"> Official crime statistics are compiled from police records. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36a0" id="compile__66" original="E399.-3472"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="compile__67" original="E399.-3471"><span class="exp" id="compile__68"> compile </span> something (into something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-369d" id="compile__69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="compile__70" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compile__71" original="E399.-346e"> to translate instructions from one computer language into another so that a particular computer can understand them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-369a" id="compile__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3699" id="compile__73" original="E8a9.-781f"><span class="x" id="compile__74" original="E8a9.-781e"> Before a program can be executed, the instructions must be compiled into the form required by the computer. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-75b9" id="compile__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compile" title="compile definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-75b8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-63e1" id="compile__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compile__77"> compile </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compiler
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3697" id="compiler" original="E399.-346d" sum="468"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3696" id="compiler__1" original="E399.-346c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3695" id="compiler__2" original="E399.-346b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compiler </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3689" id="compiler__7" original="E399.-3463"><span class="pos" id="compiler__8" original="E399.-3462"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f81" eid="compiler__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4c68" geo="br" id="compiler__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compiler__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪlə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compi/compiler__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiler__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compiler__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4c6b" geo="n_am" id="compiler__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compiler__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaɪlər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compi/compiler__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compi/compiler__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compiler__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3687" id="compiler__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3686" id="compiler__15" original="E399.-3461"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compiler__16" original="E399.-3460"> a person who <a class="ndv" href="entry://compiles" id="compiler__17"> compiles </a> something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3683" id="compiler__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3682" id="compiler__19" original="E85c.-6929"><span class="x" id="compiler__20" original="E85c.-6928"> This issue is tackled in different ways by dictionary compilers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3680" id="compiler__21" original="E399.-345c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-367f" id="compiler__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="compiler__23" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compiler__24" original="E399.-3459"> a program that translates instructions from one computer language into another for a computer to understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-367c" id="compiler__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-367b" id="compiler__26" original="E85c.-6927"><span class="x" id="compiler__27" original="E85c.-6926"> The statements of a high-level language are translated into sequences of machine code instructions by a compiler. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-758f" id="compiler__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compiler" title="compiler definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-758e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-63ab" id="compiler__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compiler__30"> compiler </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complain
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3679" id="complain" original="E399.-342f" sum="805"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3678" id="complain__1" original="E399.-342e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3677" id="complain__2" original="E399.-342d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complain </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-366a" id="complain__9" original="E399.-3423"><span class="pos" id="complain__10" original="E399.-3422"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f88" eid="complain__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1bd3" geo="br" id="complain__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1bd6" geo="n_am" id="complain__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complain__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complain__us_2.ogg" href="sound://complain__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-fb5" id="complain__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5174" form="root" id="complain__17"><span class="vp" id="complain__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> complain </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5176" eid="complain__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5177" geo="br" id="complain__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.517a" geo="n_am" id="complain__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complain__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complain__us_2.ogg" href="sound://complain__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.517d" form="thirdps" id="complain__24"><span class="vp" id="complain__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> complains </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.517f" eid="complain__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5180" geo="br" id="complain__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complains__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complains__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complains__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5183" geo="n_am" id="complain__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complains__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complains__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complains__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5186" form="past" id="complain__31"><span class="vp" id="complain__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> complained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5188" eid="complain__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5189" geo="br" id="complain__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.518c" geo="n_am" id="complain__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.518f" form="pastpart" id="complain__38"><span class="vp" id="complain__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> complained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5191" eid="complain__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5192" geo="br" id="complain__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5195" geo="n_am" id="complain__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5198" form="prespart" id="complain__45"><span class="vp" id="complain__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> complaining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.519a" eid="complain__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.519b" geo="br" id="complain__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complaining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complaining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complaining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.519e" geo="n_am" id="complain__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complain__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complaining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complaining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complaining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-363e" id="complain__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="complain__53" original="E399.-3404"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="complain__54" original="E399.-3403"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-363b" id="complain__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-363a" id="complain__56" original="E399.-3402"><span class="def" id="complain__57" original="E399.-3401"> to say that you are unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3638" id="complain__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3637" id="complain__59" original="E85c.-6921"><span class="cf" id="complain__60" original="E399.-3400"><span class="exp" id="complain__61"> complain </span> (to somebody) (about/of something) </span><span class="x" id="complain__62" original="E85c.-6920"> After she had complained to the bank manager, the charges were refunded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3633" id="complain__63" original="E85c.-691e"><span class="x" id="complain__64" original="E85c.-691d"> He complained about the lack of reliable information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3631" id="complain__65" original="E85c.-691c"><span class="cf" id="complain__66" original="E399.-33fd"><span class="exp" id="complain__67"> complain </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="complain__68" original="E85c.-691b"> Reviewers often complain that the website does not give enough information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-362d" id="complain__69" original="E85c.-691a"><span class="cf" id="complain__70" original="E399.-33fc"> + speech </span><span class="x" id="complain__71" original="E85c.-6919"> One patient complained, ‘When I see your glasses, I cannot see your face.’ </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-362a" id="complain__72" original="E399.-33fb"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3629" id="complain__73" original="E399.-33fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3628" id="complain__74"><h4 class="pv"> complain of something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3626" id="complain__76"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3625" id="complain__77"><span class="def" id="complain__78" original="E399.-33f8"> to say that you feel ill or are suffering from a pain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3623" id="complain__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3622" id="complain__80" original="E85c.-6918"><span class="x" id="complain__81" original="E85c.-6917"> He went to his local hospital complaining of a shortness of breath. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-753a" id="complain__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complain" title="complain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7539" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6359" id="complain__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complain__84"> complain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complainant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3620" id="complainant" original="E399.-33f7" sum="172"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-361f" id="complainant__1" original="E399.-33f6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-361e" id="complainant__2" original="E399.-33f5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complainant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3613" id="complainant__7" original="E399.-33ed"><span class="pos" id="complainant__8" original="E399.-33ec"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f8f" eid="complainant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4ea2" geo="br" id="complainant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complainant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complainant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complainant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complainant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4ea5" geo="n_am" id="complainant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complainant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complainant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complainant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complainant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3611" id="complainant__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="complainant__15" original="E399.-33ea"> British English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="complainant__16" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-360e" id="complainant__17" original="E399.-33e8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://plaintiff" title="plaintiff definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-360d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-3767" id="complainant__18" original="E399.-33e7"><span class="xh" id="complainant__19"> plaintiff </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7506" id="complainant__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complainant" title="complainant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7505" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-62c6" id="complainant__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complainant__22"> complainant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complaint
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-360b" id="complaint" original="E399.-33e5" sum="1387"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-360a" id="complaint__1" original="E399.-33e4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3609" id="complaint__2" original="E399.-33e3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complaint </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35fe" id="complaint__7" original="E399.-33db"><span class="pos" id="complaint__8" original="E399.-33da"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f96" eid="complaint__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4ecc" geo="br" id="complaint__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complaint__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complaint__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complaint__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complaint__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.4ecf" geo="n_am" id="complaint__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complaint__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complaint__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complaint__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complaint__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35fc" id="complaint__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35fb" id="complaint__15" original="E399.-33d9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35fa" id="complaint__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="complaint__17" original="E399.-33d7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="complaint__18" original="E399.-33d6"> a statement that somebody makes saying that they are not satisfied </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35f7" id="complaint__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35f6" id="complaint__20" original="E858.-5059"><span class="x" id="complaint__21" original="E858.-5058"> The patient subsequently made a formal complaint. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35f4" id="complaint__22" original="E85c.-68ce"><span class="x" id="complaint__23" original="E85c.-68cd"> to lodge/file a complaint </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35f2" id="complaint__24" original="E85c.-68cc"><span class="cf" id="complaint__25" original="E399.-33d5"><span class="exp" id="complaint__26"> complaint </span> about somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="complaint__27" original="E85c.-68cb"> The first Advertising Standards Authority was set up to handle consumer complaints about advertising. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35ee" id="complaint__28" original="E85c.-68ca"><span class="cf" id="complaint__29" original="E399.-33d4"><span class="exp" id="complaint__30"> complaint </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="complaint__31" original="E85c.-68c9"> There were no official complaints against her. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35ea" id="complaint__32" original="E85c.-68c8"><span class="cf" id="complaint__33" original="E399.-33d3"><span class="exp" id="complaint__34"> complaint </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="complaint__35" original="E85c.-68c7"> Many people are sympathetic to road hauliers' complaints that the price of fuel is too high. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35e6" id="complaint__36" original="E85c.-68c6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35e5" id="complaint__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="complaint__38" original="E85c.-68c4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="complaint__39" original="E85c.-68c3"> a reason for not being satisfied </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35e2" id="complaint__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35e1" id="complaint__41" original="E85c.-68c1"><span class="cf" id="complaint__42" original="E85c.-68c2"><span class="exp" id="complaint__43"> complaint </span> about somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="complaint__44" original="E85c.-68c0"> One of the main complaints about Kant's ethics is that he downplays feeling and focuses exclusively on action. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35dd" id="complaint__45" original="E85c.-68be"><span class="cf" id="complaint__46" original="E85c.-68bf"><span class="exp" id="complaint__47"> complaint </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="complaint__48" original="E85c.-68bd"> It is a common complaint against markets that they harbour vast inequalities in wealth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35d9" id="complaint__49" original="E399.-33d0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35d8" id="complaint__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="complaint__51" original="E399.-33ce"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="complaint__52" original="E399.-33cd"> the act of complaining </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35d5" id="complaint__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35d4" id="complaint__54" original="E85c.-68bc"><span class="x" id="complaint__55" original="E85c.-68bb"> He felt that he had been treated unfairly and wrote a formal letter of complaint to the company. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35d2" id="complaint__56" original="E85c.-68ba"><span class="x" id="complaint__57" original="E85c.-68b9"> This narrow focus has been a cause for complaint. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35d0" id="complaint__58" original="E85c.-68b7"><span class="cf" id="complaint__59" original="E85c.-68b8"> without <span class="exp" id="complaint__60"> complaint </span></span><span class="x" id="complaint__61" original="E85c.-68b6"> Stoicism is the idea that we should accept whatever happens without complaint. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35cc" id="complaint__62" original="E399.-33cc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35cb" id="complaint__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="complaint__64" original="E399.-33ca"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="complaint__65" original="E399.-33c9"> an illness, especially one that is not serious, and often one that affects a particular part of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35c8" id="complaint__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35c7" id="complaint__67" original="E85c.-68b5"><span class="x" id="complaint__68" original="E85c.-68b4"> Heartburn is a very common complaint. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-74f3" id="complaint__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complaint" title="complaint definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-74f2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-62b0" id="complaint__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complaint__71"> complaint </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35c5" hm="1" id="complement1" original="E399.-3372" sum="1350"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35c4" id="complement1__1" original="E399.-3371"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35c3" id="complement1__2" original="E399.-3370"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complement <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35b7" id="complement1__7" original="E399.-3368"><span class="pos" id="complement1__8" original="E399.-3367"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35be" eid="complement1__9" original="E399.-3366" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5045" geo="br" id="complement1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complement__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complement__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://complement__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5049" geo="n_am" id="complement1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complement__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complement__us_2.ogg" href="sound://complement__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35b5" id="complement1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35b4" id="complement1__15" original="E399.-3363"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="complement1__16" original="E399.-3361"> something that provides extra qualities, so that it improves or completes something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35b2" id="complement1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35b1" id="complement1__18" original="E8ba.-7d9a"><span class="x" id="complement1__19" original="E8ba.-7d99"> The two approaches may be complements rather than substitutes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35af" id="complement1__20" original="E8ba.-7d98"><span class="cf" id="complement1__21" original="E399.-3362"><span class="exp" id="complement1__22"> complement </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="complement1__23" original="E8ba.-7d97"> This new book provides an excellent complement to another recently published book. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35ab" id="complement1__24" original="E399.-3360"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35aa" id="complement1__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="complement1__26" original="E8ba.-7d95"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="complement1__27" original="E399.-335f"> the complete number or quantity that is possible or normal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35a7" id="complement1__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35a6" id="complement1__29" original="E8ba.-7d94"><span class="x" id="complement1__30" original="E8ba.-7d93"> It was essential that a full working complement was available to carry out these tasks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35a4" id="complement1__31" original="E8ba.-7d91"><span class="cf" id="complement1__32" original="E8ba.-7d92"><span class="exp" id="complement1__33"> complement </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="complement1__34" original="E8ba.-7d90"> Humans and chimpanzees have the same complement of genes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35a0" id="complement1__35" original="E8ba.-7d8f"><span class="x" id="complement1__36" original="E8ba.-7d8e"> At the surface, the atoms do not have their full complement of four neighbouring atoms. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-359e" id="complement1__37" original="E399.-335e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-359d" id="complement1__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="complement1__39" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="complement1__40" original="E399.-335b"> a word or phrase, especially an adjective or a noun phrase, that is used after a linking verb such as <span class="ei" id="complement1__41" original="E399.-335a"> be </span> or <span class="ei" id="complement1__42" original="E399.-3359"> become </span> , and describes the subject of the verb. In the following sentences, the <span class="dh" id="complement1__43" original="E862.-7de8"> complements </span> are <span class="ei" id="complement1__44" original="E8ba.-7d8d"> happy </span> and <span class="ei" id="complement1__45" original="E8ba.-7d8c"> a teacher </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3595" id="complement1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3594" id="complement1__47" original="E8ba.-7d8b"><span class="x" id="complement1__48" original="E8ba.-7d8a"> She was happy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3592" id="complement1__49" original="E8ba.-7d89"><span class="x" id="complement1__50" original="E8ba.-7d88"> He became a teacher. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="complement1__51" original="E8ba.-7d87" un="help"> In some descriptions of grammar, a <span class="eb" id="complement1__52" original="E862.-7de7"> complement </span> is any word or phrase which is <a class="ndv" href="entry://governed" id="complement1__53"> governed </a> by a verb, usually coming after the verb in a sentence. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-358d" id="complement1__54" original="E862.-7de6"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="complement1__55" original="E862.-7de3"><span class="exp" id="complement1__56"> complement </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-358a" id="complement1__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="complement1__58" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="complement1__59" original="E862.-7de2"> the members of a set that are not members of a particular <a class="ndv" href="entry://subset" id="complement1__60"> subset </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3586" id="complement1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3585" id="complement1__62" original="E862.-7ddf"><span class="x" id="complement1__63" original="E862.-7dde"> For example, the complement of the set of odd numbers is the set of even numbers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-74a7" id="complement1__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complement_1" title="complement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-74a6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6231" id="complement1__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complement1__66"> complement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3583" hm="2" id="complement2" original="E399.-33a0" sum="445"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3582" id="complement2__1" original="E399.-339f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3581" id="complement2__2" original="E399.-339e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complement <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3573" id="complement2__9" original="E399.-3396"><span class="pos" id="complement2__10" original="E399.-3395"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-357a" eid="complement2__11" original="E399.-3377" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5941" geo="br" id="complement2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/compliment__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/compliment__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://compliment__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5945" geo="n_am" id="complement2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/compliment__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/compliment__us_2.ogg" href="sound://compliment__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-f87" id="complement2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5949" form="root" id="complement2__17"><span class="vp" id="complement2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> complement </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.594b" eid="complement2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.594c" geo="br" id="complement2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5950" geo="n_am" id="complement2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪment <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5954" form="thirdps" id="complement2__24"><span class="vp" id="complement2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> complements </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5956" eid="complement2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5957" geo="br" id="complement2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪments <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complements__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complements__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complements__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.595a" geo="n_am" id="complement2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪments <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complements__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complements__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complements__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.595d" form="past" id="complement2__31"><span class="vp" id="complement2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> complemented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.595f" eid="complement2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5960" geo="br" id="complement2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complemented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complemented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complemented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5963" geo="n_am" id="complement2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complemented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complemented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complemented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5966" form="pastpart" id="complement2__38"><span class="vp" id="complement2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> complemented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5968" eid="complement2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5969" geo="br" id="complement2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complemented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complemented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complemented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.596c" geo="n_am" id="complement2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complemented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complemented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complemented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.596f" form="prespart" id="complement2__45"><span class="vp" id="complement2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> complementing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5971" eid="complement2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5972" geo="br" id="complement2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪmentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complementing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complementing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complementing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5975" geo="n_am" id="complement2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complement2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complementing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complementing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complementing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3542" id="complement2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3541" id="complement2__53" original="E399.-3378"><span class="def" id="complement2__54" original="E399.-3373"> to add to something in a way that improves it or completes it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-353f" id="complement2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-353e" id="complement2__56" original="E8ba.-7c5f"><span class="cf" id="complement2__57" original="E862.-7dd9"><span class="exp" id="complement2__58"> complement </span> something </span><span class="x" id="complement2__59" original="E8ba.-7c5e"> This generalized model usefully complements detailed empirical studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-353a" id="complement2__60" original="E8ba.-7c5c"><span class="cf" id="complement2__61" original="E8ba.-7c5d"><span class="exp" id="complement2__62"> complement </span> each other </span><span class="x" id="complement2__63" original="E8ba.-7c5b"> The different experimental approaches complement each other to provide a more complete understanding of the process. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complementary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3536" id="complementary" original="E399.-3355" sum="661"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3535" id="complementary__1" original="E399.-3354"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3534" id="complementary__2" original="E399.-3353"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complementary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-352b" id="complementary__4" original="E399.-334e"><span class="pos" id="complementary__5" original="E399.-334d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7f9d" eid="complementary__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.50c2" geo="br" id="complementary__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complementary__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complementary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complementary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complementary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.50c6" geo="n_am" id="complementary__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complementary__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complementary__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complementary__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://complementary__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3529" id="complementary__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3528" id="complementary__12" original="E399.-334c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="complementary__13" original="E399.-334a"> having or adding qualities that are suitable together, or that improve or complete something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3526" id="complementary__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3525" id="complementary__15" original="E8ba.-7c58"><span class="x" id="complementary__16" original="E8ba.-7c57"> The purpose is to ensure that teams possess the complementary skills required for effective performance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3523" id="complementary__17" original="E8ba.-7c54"><span class="cf" id="complementary__18" original="E399.-334b"><span class="exp" id="complementary__19"> complementary </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="complementary__20" original="E8ba.-7c53"> The brands are seen as complementary to each other, rather than as directly competitive. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-351f" id="complementary__21" original="E862.-7dd4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-351e" id="complementary__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="complementary__23" original="E862.-7dd2"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="complementary__24" original="E862.-7dd1"> connected with medical treatment that is not part of the usual scientific treatment used in Western countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-351b" id="complementary__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-351a" id="complementary__26" original="E862.-7dd0"><span class="x" id="complementary__27" original="E862.-7dcf"> complementary medicine/therapies </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3518" id="complementary__28" original="E862.-7dce" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://alternative1" title="alternative1 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3517" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7e73" id="complementary__29" original="E862.-7dcd"><span class="xh" id="complementary__30"> alternative </span><span class="xhm" id="complementary__31"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="complementary__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7412" id="complementary__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complementary" title="complementary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7411" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-61d7" id="complementary__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complementary__35"> complementary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complementation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3513" id="complementation" original="E399.-3314" sum="293"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3512" id="complementation__1" original="E399.-3313"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3511" id="complementation__2" original="E399.-3312"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complementation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3508" id="complementation__4" original="E399.-330d"><span class="pos" id="complementation__5" original="E399.-330c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7fa6" eid="complementation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5121" geo="br" id="complementation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complementation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmplɪmenˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complementation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complementation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complementation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5125" geo="n_am" id="complementation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complementation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmplɪmenˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complementation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complementation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complementation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3506" id="complementation__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="complementation__12" original="E399.-330a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3504" id="complementation__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3503" id="complementation__14" original="E399.-3305"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3502" id="complementation__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="complementation__16" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="complementation__17" original="E399.-3302"> the types of <a class="ndv" href="entry://complements" id="complementation__18"> complements </a> of a verb in a clause </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34fe" id="complementation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34fd" id="complementation__20" original="E85c.-6877"><span class="cf" id="complementation__21" original="E4c7.-8fb"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="complementation__22" original="E85c.-6876"> The book gives a review of the main complementation patterns in English. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-73e8" id="complementation__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complementation" title="complementation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-73e7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6186" id="complementation__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complementation__25"> complementation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complete
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34fa" hm="1" id="complete1" original="E399.-32ed" sum="1060"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34f9" id="complete1__1" original="E399.-32ec"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34f8" id="complete1__2" original="E399.-32eb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complete <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34ee" id="complete1__4" original="E399.-32e0"><span class="pos" id="complete1__5" original="E399.-32df"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7faf" eid="complete1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.520b" geo="br" id="complete1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complete__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complete__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://complete__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.520e" geo="n_am" id="complete1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34ec" id="complete1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34eb" id="complete1__12" original="E399.-32d7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="complete1__13" original="E399.-32d6"> including all of the parts of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34e9" id="complete1__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34e8" id="complete1__15" original="E8be.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="complete1__16" original="E8be.-7ffc"> The declaration must be complete and accurate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34e6" id="complete1__17" original="E8be.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="complete1__18" original="E8be.-7ffa"> See Westhead et al. (2006) for a complete set of results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34e4" id="complete1__19" original="E8be.-7c49"><span class="cf" id="complete1__20" original="E8be.-7c4a"> not be <span class="exp" id="complete1__21"> complete </span> without something </span><span class="x" id="complete1__22" original="E8be.-7c48"> No account of African soccer would be complete without reference to the players themselves. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34e0" id="complete1__23" original="E399.-32d5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incomplete" title="incomplete definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34df" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-42f4" id="complete1__24" original="E399.-32d4"><span class="xh" id="complete1__25"> incomplete </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34dd" id="complete1__26" original="E8be.-7ff0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complete1__27"> complete + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34db" id="complete1__28"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34da" id="complete1__29" original="E8be.-7fee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34d9" id="complete1__30"><span class="coll" id="complete1__31" original="E8be.-7fed"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34d7" id="complete1__32" original="E8be.-7fec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34d6" id="complete1__33"><span class="coll" id="complete1__34" original="E8be.-7feb"> list </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34d4" id="complete1__35" original="E8be.-7fea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34d3" id="complete1__36"><span class="coll" id="complete1__37" original="E8be.-7fe9"> sequence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34d1" id="complete1__38" original="E8be.-7fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34d0" id="complete1__39"><span class="coll" id="complete1__40" original="E8be.-7c43"> data </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34ce" id="complete1__41"><span class="coll" id="complete1__42" original="E8be.-7fe7"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34cc" id="complete1__43" original="E8be.-7fe6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34cb" id="complete1__44"><span class="coll" id="complete1__45" original="E8be.-7fe5"> account </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34c9" id="complete1__46" original="E8be.-7fe4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34c8" id="complete1__47"><span class="coll" id="complete1__48" original="E8be.-7fe3"> picture </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34c6" id="complete1__49"><span class="coll" id="complete1__50" original="E8be.-7fe2"> description </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34c4" id="complete1__51" original="E8be.-7c42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34c3" id="complete1__52"><span class="coll" id="complete1__53" original="E8be.-7c41"> record </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34c1" id="complete1__54" original="E8be.-7fe1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34c0" id="complete1__55"><span class="coll" id="complete1__56" original="E8be.-7fdc"> solution </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34be" id="complete1__57"><span class="coll" id="complete1__58" original="E8be.-7fe0"> answer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34bc" id="complete1__59" original="E8be.-7fdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34bb" id="complete1__60"><span class="coll" id="complete1__61" original="E8be.-7fde"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34b9" id="complete1__62" original="E8be.-7fdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34b8" id="complete1__63"><span class="coll" id="complete1__64" original="E8be.-7fd8"> cycle </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34b6" id="complete1__65"><span class="coll" id="complete1__66" original="E8be.-7fda"> revolution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34b4" id="complete1__67" original="E8be.-7fd7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34b3" id="complete1__68" original="E8be.-7c40"><span class="x" id="complete1__69" original="E8be.-7c3f"> Complete genome sequences are available for all these organisms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34b1" id="complete1__70" original="E8be.-7c3e"><span class="x" id="complete1__71" original="E8be.-7c3d"> Such data cannot provide a complete picture of symptoms, illness or disease occurring in society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34af" id="complete1__72" original="E8be.-7fd4"><span class="x" id="complete1__73" original="E8be.-7fd3"> A complete understanding of the mechanism is difficult. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34ad" id="complete1__74" original="E8be.-7c34" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complete1__75"> adverb + complete </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34ab" id="complete1__76"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34aa" id="complete1__77" original="E862.-7d01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34a9" id="complete1__78"><span class="coll" id="complete1__79" original="E8be.-7fb8"> almost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34a7" id="complete1__80" original="E8be.-7fb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34a6" id="complete1__81"><span class="coll" id="complete1__82" original="E8be.-7fb7"> nearly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34a4" id="complete1__83"><span class="coll" id="complete1__84" original="E8be.-7fb6"> virtually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34a2" id="complete1__85" original="E8be.-7fb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34a1" id="complete1__86"><span class="coll" id="complete1__87" original="E8be.-7fb2"> essentially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-349f" id="complete1__88" original="E8be.-7c33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-349e" id="complete1__89"><span class="coll" id="complete1__90" original="E8be.-7c32"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-349c" id="complete1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-349b" id="complete1__92" original="E8be.-7c30"><span class="x" id="complete1__93" original="E8be.-7c2f"> In more developed countries, registration of births and deaths is virtually complete. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3499" id="complete1__94" original="E399.-32de"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3498" id="complete1__95"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="complete1__96" original="E399.-32dc"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="complete1__97" original="E399.-32db"> used when you are emphasizing something, to mean ‘to the greatest degree possible’ </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3495" id="complete1__98" original="E399.-32da" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://total1" title="total1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3494" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-7e46" id="complete1__99" original="E399.-32d9"><span class="xh" id="complete1__100"> total </span><span class="xhm" id="complete1__101"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3491" id="complete1__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3490" id="complete1__103" original="E8be.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="complete1__104" original="E8be.-7ff6"> Their ambition was to secure complete freedom of trade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-348e" id="complete1__105" original="E8be.-7c47"><span class="x" id="complete1__106" original="E8be.-7c46"> It is hard to draw any conclusions in the almost complete absence of evidence outside these texts. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-348c" id="complete1__107" original="E8be.-7fd2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complete1__108"> complete + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-348a" id="complete1__109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3489" id="complete1__110" original="E8be.-7fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3488" id="complete1__111"><span class="coll" id="complete1__112" original="E8be.-7fcf"> absence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3486" id="complete1__113"><span class="coll" id="complete1__114" original="E8be.-7c3c"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3484" id="complete1__115" original="E8be.-7fcc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3483" id="complete1__116"><span class="coll" id="complete1__117" original="E8be.-7fcb"> loss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3481" id="complete1__118" original="E8be.-7fca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3480" id="complete1__119"><span class="coll" id="complete1__120" original="E8be.-7fc9"> removal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-347e" id="complete1__121" original="E8be.-7fc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-347d" id="complete1__122"><span class="coll" id="complete1__123" original="E8be.-7fc7"> elimination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-347b" id="complete1__124" original="E8be.-7c3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-347a" id="complete1__125"><span class="coll" id="complete1__126" original="E8be.-7c3a"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3478" id="complete1__127" original="E8be.-7c39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3477" id="complete1__128"><span class="coll" id="complete1__129" original="E8be.-7c38"> ban </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3475" id="complete1__130" original="E8be.-7fce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3474" id="complete1__131"><span class="coll" id="complete1__132" original="E8be.-7fcd"> freedom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3472" id="complete1__133" original="E8be.-7fc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3471" id="complete1__134"><span class="coll" id="complete1__135" original="E8be.-7fc5"> recovery </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-346f" id="complete1__136" original="E8be.-7fc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-346e" id="complete1__137"><span class="coll" id="complete1__138" original="E8be.-7fc3"> revolution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-346c" id="complete1__139" original="E8be.-7fc2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-346b" id="complete1__140" original="E8be.-7fbf"><span class="x" id="complete1__141" original="E8be.-7fbe"> The complete removal of the rat population released the mice from their competitors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3469" id="complete1__142" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complete1__143"> adverb + complete </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3467" id="complete1__144"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3466" id="complete1__145" original="E862.-7d01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3465" id="complete1__146"><span class="coll" id="complete1__147" original="E8be.-7fb8"> almost </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3463" id="complete1__148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3462" id="complete1__149" original="E8be.-7c37"><span class="x" id="complete1__150" original="E8be.-7c36"> The past decade has witnessed an almost complete revolution in the way these data are recorded. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3460" id="complete1__151" original="E399.-32cd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-345f" id="complete1__152"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="complete1__153" original="E399.-32cb"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="complete1__154" original="E399.-32ca"> finished </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-345c" id="complete1__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-345b" id="complete1__156" original="E8be.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="complete1__157" original="E8be.-7ff4"> He continued to work on a ‘History of Religious Ideas’, which was almost complete at his death. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3459" id="complete1__158" original="E399.-32c9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incomplete" title="incomplete definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3458" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-42f4" id="complete1__159" original="E399.-32c8"><span class="xh" id="complete1__160"> incomplete </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3456" id="complete1__161" original="E8be.-7c34" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complete1__162"> adverb + complete </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3454" id="complete1__163"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3453" id="complete1__164" original="E862.-7d01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3452" id="complete1__165"><span class="coll" id="complete1__166" original="E8be.-7fb8"> almost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3450" id="complete1__167" original="E8be.-7fb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-344f" id="complete1__168"><span class="coll" id="complete1__169" original="E8be.-7fb7"> nearly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-344d" id="complete1__170"><span class="coll" id="complete1__171" original="E8be.-7fb6"> virtually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-344b" id="complete1__172" original="E8be.-7fb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-344a" id="complete1__173"><span class="coll" id="complete1__174" original="E8be.-7fb2"> essentially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3448" id="complete1__175" original="E8be.-7c33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3447" id="complete1__176"><span class="coll" id="complete1__177" original="E8be.-7c32"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3445" id="complete1__178"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3444" id="complete1__179" original="E8be.-7fb0"><span class="x" id="complete1__180" original="E8be.-7faf"> The privatization process is essentially complete (Table 3.1). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3442" id="complete1__181" original="E399.-32d2"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3441" id="complete1__182"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="complete1__183" original="E399.-32cf"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="complete1__184" original="E399.-32d1"><span class="exp" id="complete1__185"> complete </span> with something </span><span class="def" id="complete1__186" original="E399.-32ce"> including something as an important part or feature </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-343c" id="complete1__187"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-343b" id="complete1__188" original="E8be.-7c45"><span class="x" id="complete1__189" original="E8be.-7c44"> The case received extensive coverage in the press, including court transcripts complete with eyewitness accounts. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7dac" id="complete1__190" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="complete1__191"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7daa" id="complete1__192" original="E8be.-7ff2"><span class="shcut" id="complete1__193" original="E8be.-7ff1"> complete + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7da8" id="complete1__194" original="E8be.-7ff0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7da7" id="complete1__195" original="E8be.-7fee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7da6" id="complete1__196" original="E8be.-7fed"><span class="coll" id="complete1__197"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7da4" id="complete1__198" original="E8be.-7fec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7da3" id="complete1__199" original="E8be.-7feb"><span class="coll" id="complete1__200"> list </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7da1" id="complete1__201" original="E8be.-7fea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7da0" id="complete1__202" original="E8be.-7fe9"><span class="coll" id="complete1__203"> sequence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d9e" id="complete1__204" original="E8be.-7fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d9d" id="complete1__205" original="E8be.-7c43"><span class="coll" id="complete1__206"> data </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d9b" id="complete1__207" original="E8be.-7fe7"><span class="coll" id="complete1__208"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d99" id="complete1__209" original="E8be.-7fe6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d98" id="complete1__210" original="E8be.-7fe5"><span class="coll" id="complete1__211"> account </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d96" id="complete1__212" original="E8be.-7fe4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d95" id="complete1__213" original="E8be.-7fe3"><span class="coll" id="complete1__214"> picture </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d93" id="complete1__215" original="E8be.-7fe2"><span class="coll" id="complete1__216"> description </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d91" id="complete1__217" original="E8be.-7c42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d90" id="complete1__218" original="E8be.-7c41"><span class="coll" id="complete1__219"> record </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d8e" id="complete1__220" original="E8be.-7fe1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d8d" id="complete1__221" original="E8be.-7fdc"><span class="coll" id="complete1__222"> solution </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d8b" id="complete1__223" original="E8be.-7fe0"><span class="coll" id="complete1__224"> answer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d89" id="complete1__225" original="E8be.-7fdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d88" id="complete1__226" original="E8be.-7fde"><span class="coll" id="complete1__227"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d86" id="complete1__228" original="E8be.-7fdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d85" id="complete1__229" original="E8be.-7fd8"><span class="coll" id="complete1__230"> cycle </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d83" id="complete1__231" original="E8be.-7fda"><span class="coll" id="complete1__232"> revolution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d81" id="complete1__233" original="E8be.-7fd7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d80" id="complete1__234" original="E8be.-7c40"><span class="x" id="complete1__235" original="E8be.-7c3f"> Complete genome sequences are available for all these organisms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d7e" id="complete1__236" original="E8be.-7c3e"><span class="x" id="complete1__237" original="E8be.-7c3d"> Such data cannot provide a complete picture of symptoms, illness or disease occurring in society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d7c" id="complete1__238" original="E8be.-7fd4"><span class="x" id="complete1__239" original="E8be.-7fd3"> A complete understanding of the mechanism is difficult. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d7a" id="complete1__240" original="E8be.-7fd2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d79" id="complete1__241" original="E8be.-7fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d78" id="complete1__242" original="E8be.-7fcf"><span class="coll" id="complete1__243"> absence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d76" id="complete1__244" original="E8be.-7c3c"><span class="coll" id="complete1__245"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d74" id="complete1__246" original="E8be.-7fcc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d73" id="complete1__247" original="E8be.-7fcb"><span class="coll" id="complete1__248"> loss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d71" id="complete1__249" original="E8be.-7fca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d70" id="complete1__250" original="E8be.-7fc9"><span class="coll" id="complete1__251"> removal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d6e" id="complete1__252" original="E8be.-7fc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d6d" id="complete1__253" original="E8be.-7fc7"><span class="coll" id="complete1__254"> elimination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d6b" id="complete1__255" original="E8be.-7c3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d6a" id="complete1__256" original="E8be.-7c3a"><span class="coll" id="complete1__257"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d68" id="complete1__258" original="E8be.-7c39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d67" id="complete1__259" original="E8be.-7c38"><span class="coll" id="complete1__260"> ban </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d65" id="complete1__261" original="E8be.-7fce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d64" id="complete1__262" original="E8be.-7fcd"><span class="coll" id="complete1__263"> freedom </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d62" id="complete1__264" original="E8be.-7fc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d61" id="complete1__265" original="E8be.-7fc5"><span class="coll" id="complete1__266"> recovery </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d5f" id="complete1__267" original="E8be.-7fc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d5e" id="complete1__268" original="E8be.-7fc3"><span class="coll" id="complete1__269"> revolution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d5c" id="complete1__270" original="E8be.-7fc2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d5b" id="complete1__271" original="E8be.-7fbf"><span class="x" id="complete1__272" original="E8be.-7fbe"> The complete removal of the rat population released the mice from their competitors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d59" id="complete1__273" original="E8be.-7fbd"><span class="shcut" id="complete1__274" original="E8be.-7fbc"> adverb + complete </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d57" id="complete1__275" original="E8be.-7c35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d56" id="complete1__276" original="E862.-7d01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d55" id="complete1__277" original="E8be.-7fb8"><span class="coll" id="complete1__278"> almost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d53" id="complete1__279" original="E8be.-7fb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d52" id="complete1__280" original="E8be.-7fb7"><span class="coll" id="complete1__281"> nearly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d50" id="complete1__282" original="E8be.-7fb6"><span class="coll" id="complete1__283"> virtually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d4e" id="complete1__284" original="E8be.-7fb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d4d" id="complete1__285" original="E8be.-7fb2"><span class="coll" id="complete1__286"> essentially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d4b" id="complete1__287" original="E8be.-7c33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d4a" id="complete1__288" original="E8be.-7c32"><span class="coll" id="complete1__289"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d48" id="complete1__290" original="E8be.-7c31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d47" id="complete1__291" original="E8be.-7c37"><span class="x" id="complete1__292" original="E8be.-7c36"> The past decade has witnessed an almost complete revolution in the way these data are recorded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d45" id="complete1__293" original="E8be.-7c30"><span class="x" id="complete1__294" original="E8be.-7c2f"> In more developed countries, registration of births and deaths is virtually complete. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7d43" id="complete1__295" original="E8be.-7fb0"><span class="x" id="complete1__296" original="E8be.-7faf"> The privatization process is essentially complete (Table 3.1). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-73cc" id="complete1__297" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complete_1" title="complete definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-73cb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6159" id="complete1__298" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complete1__299"> complete </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3439" hm="2" id="complete2" original="E399.-32bd" sum="783"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3438" id="complete2__1" original="E399.-32bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3437" id="complete2__2" original="E399.-32bb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complete <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3429" id="complete2__9" original="E399.-32b0"><span class="pos" id="complete2__10" original="E399.-32af"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7fb6" eid="complete2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.523e" geo="br" id="complete2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complete__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complete__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://complete__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5241" geo="n_am" id="complete2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-f57" id="complete2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5211" form="root" id="complete2__17"><span class="vp" id="complete2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> complete </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5213" eid="complete2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5214" geo="br" id="complete2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complete__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complete__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://complete__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5217" geo="n_am" id="complete2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.521a" form="thirdps" id="complete2__24"><span class="vp" id="complete2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> completes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.521c" eid="complete2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.521d" geo="br" id="complete2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/completes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://completes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5220" geo="n_am" id="complete2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/completes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://completes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5223" form="past" id="complete2__31"><span class="vp" id="complete2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> completed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5225" eid="complete2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5226" geo="br" id="complete2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/completed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://completed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5229" geo="n_am" id="complete2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/completed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://completed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.522c" form="pastpart" id="complete2__38"><span class="vp" id="complete2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> completed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.522e" eid="complete2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.522f" geo="br" id="complete2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/completed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://completed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5232" geo="n_am" id="complete2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/completed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://completed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5235" form="prespart" id="complete2__45"><span class="vp" id="complete2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> completing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5237" eid="complete2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5238" geo="br" id="complete2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/completing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://completing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.523b" geo="n_am" id="complete2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complete2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/completing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://completing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33fd" id="complete2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33fc" id="complete2__53" original="E399.-3292"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="complete2__54" original="E399.-328f"><span class="exp" id="complete2__55"> complete </span> something </span><span class="def" id="complete2__56" original="E399.-328e"> to finish doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33f8" id="complete2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33f7" id="complete2__58" original="E8be.-7f79"><span class="x" id="complete2__59" original="E8be.-7f78"> To complete the task, the class is divided into small groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33f5" id="complete2__60" original="E8be.-7f77"><span class="x" id="complete2__61" original="E8be.-7f76"> She had recently completed her doctorate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33f3" id="complete2__62" original="E8be.-7f75"><span class="x" id="complete2__63" original="E8be.-7f74"> In March he completed the purchase of a detached house. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33f1" id="complete2__64" original="E399.-328d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="complete2__65" original="E399.-328c"><span class="exp" id="complete2__66"> complete </span> something </span><span class="def" id="complete2__67" original="E399.-328b"> to write all the information you are asked for on a form </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33ed" id="complete2__68" original="E399.-328a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33ec" id="complete2__69" original="E399.-3289"><span class="xw" id="complete2__70" original="E4c1.63ad"> fill something in </span><span class="xs" id="complete2__71" original="E4c1.63af"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33e8" id="complete2__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33e7" id="complete2__73" original="E8be.-7f71"><span class="x" id="complete2__74" original="E8be.-7f70"> 60% completed the survey online. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33e5" id="complete2__75" original="E862.-7c37"><span class="x" id="complete2__76" original="E862.-7c36"> Questionnaires were completed by a whole class under the supervision of a researcher. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33e3" id="complete2__77" original="E399.-3287"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="complete2__78" original="E399.-3286"><span class="exp" id="complete2__79"> complete </span> something </span><span class="def" id="complete2__80" original="E399.-3285"> to make something whole </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33df" id="complete2__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33de" id="complete2__82" original="E8be.-7f6f"><span class="x" id="complete2__83" original="E8be.-7f6e"> All this information can be used to complete the diagnostic picture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33dc" id="complete2__84" original="E862.-7c2c"><span class="x" id="complete2__85" original="E862.-7c2b"> Annual plants complete their life cycle within a year. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-72d4" id="complete2__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complete_1" title="complete definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-72d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6159" id="complete2__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complete2__88"> complete </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33da" id="completely" original="E399.-3284" sum="327"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33d9" id="completely__1" original="E399.-3283"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33d8" id="completely__2" original="E399.-3282"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> completely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33d0" id="completely__4" original="E399.-327d"><span class="pos" id="completely__5" original="E399.-327c"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7fbd" eid="completely__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1c99" geo="br" id="completely__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="completely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/completely__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completely__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://completely__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1c9c" geo="n_am" id="completely__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="completely__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/completely__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completely__us_2.ogg" href="sound://completely__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33ce" id="completely__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33cd" id="completely__12" original="E399.-327b"><span class="use" id="completely__13" original="E399.-327a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used to emphasize the following word or phrase <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="completely__14" original="E399.-3279"> in every way possible </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33ca" id="completely__15" original="E399.-3278" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://totally" title="totally definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33c9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-7d17" id="completely__16" original="E399.-3277"><span class="xh" id="completely__17"> totally </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33c7" id="completely__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33c6" id="completely__19" original="E8be.-7f54"><span class="x" id="completely__20" original="E8be.-7f53"> The model completely ignores exposure to predators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33c4" id="completely__21" original="E8be.-7f52"><span class="x" id="completely__22" original="E8be.-7f51"> In the real world we are not completely independent. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="remarkably__19" original="E442.-6d8a" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="remarkably__20" original="E442.-6d89"><span class="h1" id="remarkably__21" original="E442.-6d88"> Adverbs of degree </span><span class="p" id="remarkably__22" original="E442.-6d87"> These adverbs are used with an adjective to describe the strength of a particular quality. </span><span class="h2" id="remarkably__23" original="E442.-6583"> a high degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__24" original="E848.-66b4"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__25" original="E442.-6d86"><li class="li" id="remarkably__26" original="E442.-6d85"> enormously </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__27" original="E442.-6d83"> exceptionally </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__28" original="E442.-6d82"> extremely </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__29" original="E442.-6d21"> immensely </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__30" original="E442.-6d80"> remarkably </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__31" original="E843.53da"><li class="li" id="remarkably__32" original="E843.53db"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__33"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__34" original="E442.-6d7e"><span class="x" id="remarkably__35" original="E442.-6d7d"> The study reveals <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__36" original="E442.-6d20"> exceptionally high </span> levels of imports. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__37" original="E843.53dc"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__38"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__39" original="E442.-67cd"><span class="x" id="remarkably__40" original="E442.-67cc"> Low-denomination coins minted in the third century are <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__41" original="E442.-67cb"> extremely rare </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__42" original="E843.53dd"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__43"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__44" original="E442.-6374"><span class="x" id="remarkably__45" original="E442.-6373"> Although woodblock prints were not respected as genuine art at the time, they were <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__46" original="E442.-6372"> immensely popular </span> . </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__47" original="E92e.-f92"><li class="li" id="remarkably__48" original="E442.-6371"> The adverbs <span class="eb" id="remarkably__49" original="E442.-6370"> enormously </span> , <span class="eb" id="remarkably__50" original="E442.-636f"> immensely </span> and <span class="eb" id="remarkably__51" original="E442.-636e"> remarkably </span> may also be used with a verb in this meaning: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__52" original="E843.53de"><li class="li" id="remarkably__53" original="E843.53df"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__54"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__55" original="E442.-6d1c"><span class="x" id="remarkably__56" original="E442.-6d1b"> The content of soluble salts <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__57" original="E442.-6d1a"> varies enormously </span> between rock types. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__58" original="E843.53e0"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__59"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__60" original="E442.-636d"><span class="x" id="remarkably__61" original="E442.-636c"> Furthermore, male and female fig wasps <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__62" original="E442.-636b"> differ remarkably </span> in their morphology. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__63" original="E442.-6582"> a moderate degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__64" original="E848.-66b3"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__65" original="E442.-6d75"><li class="li" id="remarkably__66" original="E442.-6d74"> fairly </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__67" original="E442.-6d73"> moderately </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__68" original="E442.-6d72"> sufficiently </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__69" original="E843.53e1"><li class="li" id="remarkably__70" original="E843.53e2"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__71"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__72" original="E442.-65cb"><span class="x" id="remarkably__73" original="E442.-65ca"> The temperatures of ocean surfaces remain <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__74" original="E442.-65c9"> fairly constant </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__75" original="E843.53e3"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__76"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__77" original="E843.53e4"><span class="x" id="remarkably__78" original="E843.53e5"> The headaches are <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__79" original="E843.53e6"> moderately severe </span> but not disabling. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" id="remarkably__80" original="E442.-65cc"> Note that <span class="eb" id="remarkably__81" original="E442.-b64"> sufficiently </span> is used to express a level of need: <span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__82"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__83" original="E442.-b63"><span class="x" id="remarkably__84" original="E442.-b62"> Once a <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__85" original="E442.-b61"> sufficiently large </span> bubble is formed, it could expand. </span></span></span></span><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__86" original="E92e.-f91"><li class="li" id="remarkably__87" original="E442.-636a"> The adverbs <span class="eb" id="remarkably__88" original="E442.-6369"> moderately </span> and <span class="eb" id="remarkably__89" original="E442.-6368"> sufficiently </span> may also be used with a verb in this meaning: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__90" original="E843.53e7"><li class="li" id="remarkably__91" original="E843.53e8"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__92"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__93" original="E442.-b60"><span class="x" id="remarkably__94" original="E442.-b5f"> The CAS Planning scale has been shown to <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__95" original="E442.-b5e"> correlate moderately </span> with IQ. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__96" original="E843.53e9"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__97"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__98" original="E442.-6367"><span class="x" id="remarkably__99" original="E442.-6366"> By the 1970s, these economies had <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__100" original="E442.-6365"> recovered sufficiently </span> to compete on a global scale. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__101" original="E442.-6580"> an absolute degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__102" original="E848.-66b2"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__103" original="E442.-67c9"><li class="li" id="remarkably__104" original="E442.-67c8"> completely </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__105" original="E442.-67c7"> entirely </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__106" original="E92e.-f90"><li class="li" id="remarkably__107" original="E442.-67ca"> These adverbs may be used with <span class="ei" id="remarkably__108" original="E442.-65d3"> not </span> or <span class="ei" id="remarkably__109" original="E442.-65d2"> almost </span> to make your assertion less strong: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__110" original="E843.53ea"><li class="li" id="remarkably__111" original="E843.53eb"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__112"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__113" original="E442.-67c5"><span class="x" id="remarkably__114" original="E442.-67c4"> Some bacteria are considered to be <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__115" original="E442.-67c3"> completely independent </span> of photosynthesis. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__116" original="E843.53ec"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__117"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__118" original="E442.-67c2"><span class="x" id="remarkably__119" original="E442.-67c1"> This evidence is <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__120" original="E442.-65d1"> not entirely consistent </span> across studies. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__121" original="E843.53ed"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__122"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__123" original="E442.-65d0"><span class="x" id="remarkably__124" original="E442.-65cf"> Although econometric evidence is <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__125" original="E442.-65ce"> almost entirely absent </span> , historical evidence suggests… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__126" original="E843.53ee"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__127"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__128" original="E442.-6364"><span class="x" id="remarkably__129" original="E442.-6363"> Evidently, myth had been too entrenched in Greek life to <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__130" original="E442.-6362"> disappear completely. </span></span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__131" original="E442.-b5d"> other adverbs of degree </span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__132" original="E848.-66b1"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__133" original="E442.-6d7b"><li class="li" id="remarkably__134" original="E442.-6d7a"> abnormally </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__135" original="E442.-6d79"> extraordinarily </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__136" original="E442.-6d78"> surprisingly </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__137" original="E442.-6d77"> unusually </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__139" original="E68e.2245"><li class="li" id="remarkably__140" original="E68e.2246"> These adverbs emphasize how <span class="eb" id="remarkably__141" original="E68e.2247"> unusual </span> a particular quality is, especially an amount or the level of something: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__142" original="E843.53f0"><li class="li" id="remarkably__143" original="E843.53f1"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__144"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__145" original="E442.-b66"><span class="x" id="remarkably__146" original="E442.-b5c"> Despite the interest in market-oriented conservation, <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__147" original="E442.-b5b"> surprisingly little </span> research has focused on peasant farmer incomes in rainforest areas. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__148" original="E843.53f2"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__149"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__150" original="E442.-657f"><span class="x" id="remarkably__151" original="E442.-657e"> Less frequent events, such as <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__152" original="E442.-657d"> unusually high </span> tides, have an impact on erosion (Wong, 1991). </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h1" id="remarkably__153" original="E848.-66b0"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__154" original="E442.-6d70"><li class="li" id="remarkably__155" original="E442.-6d6f"> comparatively </li><li class="li" id="remarkably__156" original="E442.-6d6e"> relatively </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__157" original="E68e.2248"><li class="li" id="remarkably__158" original="E68e.2249"> These adverbs may be used when <span class="eb" id="remarkably__159" original="E68e.224a"> comparing </span> sets of data, objects, techniques, etc: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__160" original="E843.53f3"><li class="li" id="remarkably__161" original="E843.53f4"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__162"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__163" original="E843.53f5"><span class="x" id="remarkably__164" original="E843.53f6"> Even in eras of <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__165" original="E843.53f7"> comparatively high </span> literacy, ancient cultures remained oral to a considerable degree. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__166" original="E843.53f8"><span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__167"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__168" original="E442.-65c2"><span class="x" id="remarkably__169" original="E442.-65c1"> The mass exchange of these polar glaciers is <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__170" original="E442.-65c0"> relatively small </span> , compared with temperate glaciers. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c7d" id="completely__175" original="E8be.-7f4f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="completely__176" original="E8be.-7f4e"> completely + adjective </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c7f" id="completely__177" original="E8be.-7f4d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c80" id="completely__178" original="E8be.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c81" id="completely__179"><span class="coll" id="completely__180" original="E8be.-7f4a"> unknown </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c83" id="completely__181" original="E8be.-7f49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c84" id="completely__182"><span class="coll" id="completely__183" original="E8be.-7f48"> unexpected </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c86" id="completely__184" original="E8be.-7f47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c87" id="completely__185"><span class="coll" id="completely__186" original="E8be.-7f46"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c89" id="completely__187" original="E8be.-7f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c8a" id="completely__188"><span class="coll" id="completely__189" original="E8be.-7f44"> novel </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c8c" id="completely__190"><span class="coll" id="completely__191" original="E8be.-7f43"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c8e" id="completely__192" original="E8be.-7f3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c8f" id="completely__193"><span class="coll" id="completely__194" original="E8be.-7f3b"> independent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c91" id="completely__195" original="E8be.-7f3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c92" id="completely__196"><span class="coll" id="completely__197" original="E8be.-7f39"> free </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c94" id="completely__198" original="E8be.-7f42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c95" id="completely__199"><span class="coll" id="completely__200" original="E8be.-7f41"> separate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c97" id="completely__201" original="E8be.-7f3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c98" id="completely__202"><span class="coll" id="completely__203" original="E8be.-7f3d"> unrelated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c9a" id="completely__204" original="E8be.-7f40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c9b" id="completely__205"><span class="coll" id="completely__206" original="E8be.-7f3f"> absent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c9d" id="completely__207" original="E8be.-7f38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5c9e" id="completely__208"><span class="coll" id="completely__209" original="E8be.-7f37"> random </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ca0" id="completely__210"><span class="coll" id="completely__211" original="E8be.-7f35"> arbitrary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ca2" id="completely__212" original="E8be.-7f34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ca3" id="completely__213"><span class="coll" id="completely__214" original="E8be.-7f33"> irrelevant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ca5" id="completely__215" original="E8be.-7f32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ca6" id="completely__216"><span class="coll" id="completely__217" original="E8be.-7f31"> useless </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ca8" id="completely__218" original="E8be.-7f30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ca9" id="completely__219"><span class="coll" id="completely__220" original="E8be.-7f2f"> wrong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cab" id="completely__221" original="E862.-7bb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cac" id="completely__222"><span class="coll" id="completely__223" original="E862.-7bb1"> satisfactory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cae" id="completely__224" original="E862.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5caf" id="completely__225"><span class="coll" id="completely__226" original="E862.-7baf"> not <span class="exp"> completely </span> accurate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cb1" id="completely__227"><span class="coll" id="completely__228" original="E862.-7bae"> not <span class="exp"> completely </span> reliable </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cb3" id="completely__229" original="E8be.-7f2e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cb4" id="completely__230" original="E8be.-7f2d"><span class="x" id="completely__231" original="E8be.-7f2c"> This book was almost completely unknown until 1945. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cb6" id="completely__232" original="E8be.-7f2b"><span class="x" id="completely__233" original="E8be.-7f2a"> Some youths are completely absent from school for an extended period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cb8" id="completely__234" original="E862.-7bad"><span class="x" id="completely__235" original="E862.-7bac"> The predictions of Newtonian theory are not completely accurate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cba" id="completely__236" original="E862.-7bab" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="completely__237" original="E862.-7baa"> completely + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cbc" id="completely__238" original="E862.-7ba9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cbd" id="completely__239" original="E862.-7ba7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cbe" id="completely__240"><span class="coll" id="completely__241" original="E862.-7ba6"> eliminate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cc0" id="completely__242"><span class="coll" id="completely__243" original="E862.-7ba5"> remove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cc2" id="completely__244" original="E862.-7ba4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cc3" id="completely__245"><span class="coll" id="completely__246" original="E862.-7ba3"> destroy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cc5" id="completely__247" original="E862.-7ba2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cc6" id="completely__248"><span class="coll" id="completely__249" original="E862.-7ba1"> change </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cc8" id="completely__250"><span class="coll" id="completely__251" original="E862.-7ba0"> transform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cca" id="completely__252" original="E862.-7b9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ccb" id="completely__253"><span class="coll" id="completely__254" original="E862.-7b9e"> fill </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ccd" id="completely__255" original="E862.-7b9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cce" id="completely__256"><span class="coll" id="completely__257" original="E862.-7b9c"> cover </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cd0" id="completely__258" original="E862.-7b9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cd1" id="completely__259"><span class="coll" id="completely__260" original="E862.-7b9a"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cd3" id="completely__261" original="E862.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cd4" id="completely__262"><span class="coll" id="completely__263" original="E862.-7b98"> ignore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cd6" id="completely__264" original="E862.-7b97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cd7" id="completely__265"><span class="coll" id="completely__266" original="E862.-7b96"> block </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cd9" id="completely__267"><span class="coll" id="completely__268" original="E862.-7b95"> inhibit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cdb" id="completely__269" original="E862.-7b94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cdc" id="completely__270"><span class="coll" id="completely__271" original="E862.-7b93"> absorb </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cde" id="completely__272" original="E862.-7b92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cdf" id="completely__273"><span class="coll" id="completely__274" original="E862.-7b91"> surround </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ce1" id="completely__275" original="E862.-7b90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ce2" id="completely__276"><span class="coll" id="completely__277" original="E862.-7b8f"> abolish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ce4" id="completely__278" original="E862.-7b8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ce5" id="completely__279"><span class="coll" id="completely__280" original="E862.-7b8d"> disappear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ce7" id="completely__281" original="E862.-7b8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ce8" id="completely__282"><span class="coll" id="completely__283" original="E862.-7b8b"> be <span class="exp"> completely </span> lost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cea" id="completely__284" original="E862.-7b8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ceb" id="completely__285"><span class="coll" id="completely__286" original="E862.-7b89"> be <span class="exp"> completely </span> understood </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ced" id="completely__287" original="E862.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cee" id="completely__288"><span class="coll" id="completely__289" original="E862.-7b87"> be <span class="exp"> completely </span> determined (by) </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cf0" id="completely__290" original="E862.-7b86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cf1" id="completely__291" original="E8be.-7f10"><span class="x" id="completely__292" original="E8be.-7f0f"> These policies cannot completely eliminate unemployment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cf3" id="completely__293" original="E8be.-7f12"><span class="x" id="completely__294" original="E8be.-7f11"> The original plant cover can be partially or completely removed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cf5" id="completely__295" original="E862.-7b85"><span class="x" id="completely__296" original="E862.-7b84"> The velocity of the fluid coming from the first vessel was completely determined by the pressure difference between the two vessels. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cf7" id="completely__297" original="E8be.-7f29" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="completely__298" original="E8be.-7f28"> verb + completely </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cf9" id="completely__299" original="E8be.-7f27"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cfa" id="completely__300" original="E8be.-7f1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cfb" id="completely__301"><span class="coll" id="completely__302" original="E8be.-7f1c"> disappear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cfd" id="completely__303" original="E862.-7b83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5cfe" id="completely__304"><span class="coll" id="completely__305" original="E862.-7b82"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d00" id="completely__306" original="E8be.-7f25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d01" id="completely__307"><span class="coll" id="completely__308" original="E8be.-7f24"> remove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d03" id="completely__309" original="E862.-7b81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d04" id="completely__310"><span class="coll" id="completely__311" original="E862.-7b80"> fail </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d06" id="completely__312" original="E8be.-7f13"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d07" id="completely__313" original="E862.-7b7f"><span class="x" id="completely__314" original="E862.-7b7e"> Lynx and wolf disappeared completely from the Netherlands before the end of the 19th century. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-72a1" id="completely__315" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://completely" title="completely definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-72a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-60b6" id="completely__316" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="completely__317"> completely </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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completeness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33c2" id="completeness" original="E8be.-7f0c" sum="421"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33c1" id="completeness__1" original="E8be.-7f0b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33c0" id="completeness__2" original="E8be.-7f0a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> completeness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33b8" id="completeness__4" original="E8be.-7f05"><span class="pos" id="completeness__5" original="E8be.-7f04"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7fc4" eid="completeness__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.53b3" geo="br" id="completeness__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="completeness__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/completeness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completeness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://completeness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.53b6" geo="n_am" id="completeness__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="completeness__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːtnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/completeness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completeness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://completeness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33b6" id="completeness__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="completeness__12" original="E8be.-7f02"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33b4" id="completeness__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33b3" id="completeness__14" original="E8be.-7f01"><span class="def" id="completeness__15" original="E8be.-7f00"> the fact that something has all of its parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33b1" id="completeness__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33b0" id="completeness__17" original="E8be.-7eff"><span class="x" id="completeness__18" original="E8be.-7efe"> For the sake of completeness, the main equations are presented here. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33ae" id="completeness__19" original="E8be.-7efc"><span class="cf" id="completeness__20" original="E8be.-7efd"> for <span class="exp" id="completeness__21"> completeness </span></span><span class="x" id="completeness__22" original="E8be.-7efb"> This method, which is now used rarely, is mentioned for completeness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33aa" id="completeness__23" original="E8be.-7ef9"><span class="cf" id="completeness__24" original="E8be.-7efa"><span class="exp" id="completeness__25"> completeness </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="completeness__26" original="E8be.-7ef8"> Our selling point was the completeness of our analysis. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7283" id="completeness__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://completeness" title="completeness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7282" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7e8f" id="completeness__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="completeness__29"> completeness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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completion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33a6" id="completion" original="E399.-3275" sum="698"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33a5" id="completion__1" original="E399.-3274"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33a4" id="completion__2" original="E399.-3273"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> completion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3399" id="completion__7" original="E399.-326b"><span class="pos" id="completion__8" original="E399.-326a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7fcb" eid="completion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.53d2" geo="br" id="completion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="completion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/completion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://completion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.53d5" geo="n_am" id="completion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="completion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpliːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/completion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/completion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://completion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3397" id="completion__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3396" id="completion__15" original="E399.-3269"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3395" id="completion__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="completion__17" original="E399.-3267"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="completion__18" original="E399.-3266"> the act or process of finishing something; the state of being finished and having all of the necessary parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3392" id="completion__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3391" id="completion__20" original="E8be.-7f6a"><span class="x" id="completion__21" original="E8be.-7f69"> The book was nearing completion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-338f" id="completion__22" original="E862.-7b7b"><span class="cf" id="completion__23" original="E8be.-7f64"><span class="exp" id="completion__24"> completion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="completion__25" original="E862.-7b7a"> Some barriers remain to successful completion of the research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-338b" id="completion__26" original="E8be.-7f60"><span class="cf" id="completion__27" original="E8be.-7f61"> after/following <span class="exp" id="completion__28"> completion </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="completion__29" original="E8be.-7f5f"> After completion of the Arizona Canal, the first railroad reached Phoenix. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3387" id="completion__30" original="E8be.-7f5d"><span class="cf" id="completion__31" original="E8be.-7f5e"> upon/on <span class="exp" id="completion__32"> completion </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="completion__33" original="E8be.-7f5c"> Upon completion of his doctorate, he taught at the University of Wyoming. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3383" id="completion__34" original="E8be.-7f66"><span class="cf" id="completion__35" original="E4c7.-8b9"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="completion__36" original="E8be.-7f65"> Many projects end up over budget and past the planned completion date. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7262" id="completion__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://completion" title="completion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7261" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-6099" id="completion__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="completion__39"> completion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complex
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3380" hm="1" id="complex1" original="E399.-325f" sum="632"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-337f" id="complex1__1" original="E399.-325e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-337e" id="complex1__2" original="E399.-325d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complex <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3370" id="complex1__6" original="E399.-3257"><span class="pos" id="complex1__7" original="E399.-3256"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-337a" eid="complex1__8" original="E399.-3255" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1d48" geo="br" id="complex1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complex1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpleks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complex__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complex__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://complex__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1d4b" geo="n_am" id="complex1__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complex1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complex__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complex__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://complex__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1d4e" geo="n_am" id="complex1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="complex1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpleks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complex__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complex__us_4.ogg" href="sound://complex__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-336e" id="complex1__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-336d" id="complex1__16" original="E399.-3251"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="complex1__17" original="E399.-3250"> made of many different things or parts that are connected </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-336b" id="complex1__18" original="E399.-324f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complicated" title="complicated definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-336a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-313b" id="complex1__19" original="E399.-324e"><span class="xh" id="complex1__20"> complicated </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3368" id="complex1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3367" id="complex1__22" original="E8c7.-7fff"><span class="x" id="complex1__23" original="E8c7.-7ffe"> The immune system is a complex system of organs, tissues, cells and cell products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3365" id="complex1__24" original="E8c7.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="complex1__25" original="E8c7.-7ffc"> Wine is a chemically complex mixture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3363" id="complex1__26" original="E8c7.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="complex1__27" original="E8c7.-7ffa"> Earthquakes radiate seismic energy in a complex pattern. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3361" id="complex1__28" original="E8c7.-7fee" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complex1__29"> complex + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-335f" id="complex1__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-335e" id="complex1__31" original="E8c7.-7fec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-335d" id="complex1__32"><span class="coll" id="complex1__33" original="E8c7.-7feb"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-335b" id="complex1__34" original="E8c7.-7fea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-335a" id="complex1__35"><span class="coll" id="complex1__36" original="E8c7.-7fe9"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3358" id="complex1__37" original="E8c7.-7fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3357" id="complex1__38"><span class="coll" id="complex1__39" original="E8c7.-7fe7"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3355" id="complex1__40" original="E88f.-7f6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3354" id="complex1__41"><span class="coll" id="complex1__42" original="E88f.-7f6a"> picture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3352" id="complex1__43" original="E8c7.-7fe6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3351" id="complex1__44"><span class="coll" id="complex1__45" original="E8c7.-7fe5"> mixture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-334f" id="complex1__46" original="E88f.-7f69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-334e" id="complex1__47"><span class="coll" id="complex1__48" original="E88f.-7f68"> phenomenon </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-334c" id="complex1__49" original="E88f.-7f67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-334b" id="complex1__50"><span class="coll" id="complex1__51" original="E88f.-7f66"> organism </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3349" id="complex1__52" original="E8c7.-7fe4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3348" id="complex1__53" original="E8c7.-7fe3"><span class="x" id="complex1__54" original="E8c7.-7fe2"> A human hair strand has a complex structure, made of bundles of intertwined fibres. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3346" id="complex1__55" original="E8c7.-7fc3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complex1__56"> adverb + complex </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3344" id="complex1__57"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3343" id="complex1__58" original="E8c7.-7fc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3342" id="complex1__59"><span class="coll" id="complex1__60" original="E8c7.-7fc1"> very </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3340" id="complex1__61"><span class="coll" id="complex1__62" original="E8c7.-7fc0"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-333e" id="complex1__63" original="E88f.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-333d" id="complex1__64"><span class="coll" id="complex1__65" original="E88f.-7f61"> extremely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-333b" id="complex1__66"><span class="coll" id="complex1__67" original="E88f.-7f60"> immensely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3339" id="complex1__68" original="E8c7.-7fbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3338" id="complex1__69"><span class="coll" id="complex1__70" original="E8c7.-7fbd"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3336" id="complex1__71" original="E8c7.-7fba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3335" id="complex1__72"><span class="coll" id="complex1__73" original="E8c7.-7fb9"> rather </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3333" id="complex1__74"><span class="coll" id="complex1__75" original="E8c7.-7fb8"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3331" id="complex1__76"><span class="coll" id="complex1__77" original="E8c7.-7fb7"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-332f" id="complex1__78"><span class="coll" id="complex1__79" original="E88f.-7f5c"> somewhat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-332d" id="complex1__80" original="E88f.-7f5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-332c" id="complex1__81"><span class="coll" id="complex1__82" original="E88f.-7f5a"> inherently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-332a" id="complex1__83" original="E88f.-7f59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3329" id="complex1__84"><span class="coll" id="complex1__85" original="E88f.-7f58"> technically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3327" id="complex1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3326" id="complex1__87" original="E8c7.-7fb3"><span class="x" id="complex1__88" original="E8c7.-7fb2"> It is through mutations that Darwinian selection could lead to increasingly complex genomes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3324" id="complex1__89" original="E88f.-7f57" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complex1__90"> adverb + complex </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3322" id="complex1__91"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3321" id="complex1__92" original="E88f.-7f55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3320" id="complex1__93"><span class="coll" id="complex1__94" original="E88f.-7f54"> structurally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-331e" id="complex1__95" original="E88f.-7f53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-331d" id="complex1__96"><span class="coll" id="complex1__97" original="E88f.-7f52"> chemically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-331b" id="complex1__98" original="E88f.-7f51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-331a" id="complex1__99" original="E88f.-7f50"><span class="x" id="complex1__100" original="E88f.-7f4f"> A structurally complex reef will provide more habitats than a mobile sand bank. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3318" id="complex1__101" original="E8c7.-7ff9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="complex1__102" original="E8c7.-7ff8"> difficult to understand or deal with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3316" id="complex1__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3315" id="complex1__104" original="E8c7.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="complex1__105" original="E8c7.-7ff4"> The answer to this question is complex. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3313" id="complex1__106" original="E8c7.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="complex1__107" original="E8c7.-7ff6"> Managing a larger business is a more complex process than running a small business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3311" id="complex1__108" original="E8c7.-7ff3"><span class="x" id="complex1__109" original="E8c7.-7ff2"> Models allow us to think about complex problems in simple ways. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-330f" id="complex1__110" original="E8c7.-7fe1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complex1__111"> complex + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-330d" id="complex1__112"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-330c" id="complex1__113" original="E8c7.-7fdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-330b" id="complex1__114"><span class="coll" id="complex1__115" original="E8c7.-7fde"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3309" id="complex1__116" original="E8c7.-7fdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3308" id="complex1__117"><span class="coll" id="complex1__118" original="E8c7.-7fdc"> web </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3306" id="complex1__119"><span class="coll" id="complex1__120" original="E8c7.-7fdb"> network </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3304" id="complex1__121" original="E8c7.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3303" id="complex1__122"><span class="coll" id="complex1__123" original="E8c7.-7fd9"> interplay </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3301" id="complex1__124"><span class="coll" id="complex1__125" original="E8c7.-7fd8"> interaction </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32ff" id="complex1__126"><span class="coll" id="complex1__127" original="E88f.-7f63"> dynamics </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32fd" id="complex1__128" original="E8c7.-7fd7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32fc" id="complex1__129" original="E8c7.-7fd6"><span class="x" id="complex1__130" original="E8c7.-7fd5"> There is a complex relationship between politics and economics. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32fa" id="complex1__131"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32f9" id="complex1__132" original="E8c7.-7fd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32f8" id="complex1__133"><span class="coll" id="complex1__134" original="E8c7.-7fd1"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32f6" id="complex1__135"><span class="coll" id="complex1__136" original="E8c7.-7fd0"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32f4" id="complex1__137" original="E8c7.-7fcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32f3" id="complex1__138"><span class="coll" id="complex1__139" original="E8c7.-7fce"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32f1" id="complex1__140" original="E8c7.-7fcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32f0" id="complex1__141"><span class="coll" id="complex1__142" original="E8c7.-7fcc"> task </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32ee" id="complex1__143" original="E8c7.-7fcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32ed" id="complex1__144"><span class="coll" id="complex1__145" original="E8c7.-7fca"> situation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32eb" id="complex1__146" original="E8c7.-7fc9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32ea" id="complex1__147" original="E8c7.-7fc8"><span class="x" id="complex1__148" original="E8c7.-7fc7"> The interaction between long-term economic growth and migration is a complex issue. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32e8" id="complex1__149" original="E8c7.-7fc3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complex1__150"> adverb + complex </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32e6" id="complex1__151"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32e5" id="complex1__152" original="E8c7.-7fc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32e4" id="complex1__153"><span class="coll" id="complex1__154" original="E8c7.-7fc1"> very </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32e2" id="complex1__155"><span class="coll" id="complex1__156" original="E8c7.-7fc0"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32e0" id="complex1__157" original="E88f.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32df" id="complex1__158"><span class="coll" id="complex1__159" original="E88f.-7f61"> extremely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32dd" id="complex1__160"><span class="coll" id="complex1__161" original="E88f.-7f60"> immensely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32db" id="complex1__162" original="E8c7.-7fbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32da" id="complex1__163"><span class="coll" id="complex1__164" original="E8c7.-7fbd"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32d8" id="complex1__165" original="E8c7.-7fba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32d7" id="complex1__166"><span class="coll" id="complex1__167" original="E8c7.-7fb9"> rather </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32d5" id="complex1__168"><span class="coll" id="complex1__169" original="E8c7.-7fb8"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32d3" id="complex1__170"><span class="coll" id="complex1__171" original="E8c7.-7fb7"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32d1" id="complex1__172"><span class="coll" id="complex1__173" original="E88f.-7f5c"> somewhat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32cf" id="complex1__174" original="E88f.-7f5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32ce" id="complex1__175"><span class="coll" id="complex1__176" original="E88f.-7f5a"> inherently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32cc" id="complex1__177" original="E88f.-7f59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32cb" id="complex1__178"><span class="coll" id="complex1__179" original="E88f.-7f58"> technically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32c9" id="complex1__180"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32c8" id="complex1__181" original="E8c7.-7fb5"><span class="x" id="complex1__182" original="E8c7.-7fb4"> Merging multiple lists can be a highly complex task. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32c6" id="complex1__183" original="E88f.-7f6d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complex-number" title="complex number definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32c5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31e6" id="complex1__184" original="E88f.-7f6c"><span class="xh" id="complex1__185"> complex number </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7cb3" id="complex1__186" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="complex1__187"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7cb1" id="complex1__188" original="E8c7.-7ff0"><span class="shcut" id="complex1__189" original="E8c7.-7fef"> complex + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7caf" id="complex1__190" original="E8c7.-7fee"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7cae" id="complex1__191" original="E8c7.-7fec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7cad" id="complex1__192" original="E8c7.-7feb"><span class="coll" id="complex1__193"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7cab" id="complex1__194" original="E8c7.-7fea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7caa" id="complex1__195" original="E8c7.-7fe9"><span class="coll" id="complex1__196"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ca8" id="complex1__197" original="E8c7.-7fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ca7" id="complex1__198" original="E8c7.-7fe7"><span class="coll" id="complex1__199"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ca5" id="complex1__200" original="E88f.-7f6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ca4" id="complex1__201" original="E88f.-7f6a"><span class="coll" id="complex1__202"> picture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ca2" id="complex1__203" original="E8c7.-7fe6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ca1" id="complex1__204" original="E8c7.-7fe5"><span class="coll" id="complex1__205"> mixture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c9f" id="complex1__206" original="E88f.-7f69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c9e" id="complex1__207" original="E88f.-7f68"><span class="coll" id="complex1__208"> phenomenon </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c9c" id="complex1__209" original="E88f.-7f67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c9b" id="complex1__210" original="E88f.-7f66"><span class="coll" id="complex1__211"> organism </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c99" id="complex1__212" original="E8c7.-7fe4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c98" id="complex1__213" original="E8c7.-7fe3"><span class="x" id="complex1__214" original="E8c7.-7fe2"> A human hair strand has a complex structure, made of bundles of intertwined fibres. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c96" id="complex1__215" original="E8c7.-7fe1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c95" id="complex1__216" original="E8c7.-7fdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c94" id="complex1__217" original="E8c7.-7fde"><span class="coll" id="complex1__218"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c92" id="complex1__219" original="E8c7.-7fdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c91" id="complex1__220" original="E8c7.-7fdc"><span class="coll" id="complex1__221"> web </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c8f" id="complex1__222" original="E8c7.-7fdb"><span class="coll" id="complex1__223"> network </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c8d" id="complex1__224" original="E8c7.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c8c" id="complex1__225" original="E8c7.-7fd9"><span class="coll" id="complex1__226"> interplay </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c8a" id="complex1__227" original="E8c7.-7fd8"><span class="coll" id="complex1__228"> interaction </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c88" id="complex1__229" original="E88f.-7f63"><span class="coll" id="complex1__230"> dynamics </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c86" id="complex1__231" original="E8c7.-7fd7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c85" id="complex1__232" original="E8c7.-7fd6"><span class="x" id="complex1__233" original="E8c7.-7fd5"> There is a complex relationship between politics and economics. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c83" id="complex1__234" original="E8c7.-7fd4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c82" id="complex1__235" original="E8c7.-7fd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c81" id="complex1__236" original="E8c7.-7fd1"><span class="coll" id="complex1__237"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c7f" id="complex1__238" original="E8c7.-7fd0"><span class="coll" id="complex1__239"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c7d" id="complex1__240" original="E8c7.-7fcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c7c" id="complex1__241" original="E8c7.-7fce"><span class="coll" id="complex1__242"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c7a" id="complex1__243" original="E8c7.-7fcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c79" id="complex1__244" original="E8c7.-7fcc"><span class="coll" id="complex1__245"> task </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c77" id="complex1__246" original="E8c7.-7fcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c76" id="complex1__247" original="E8c7.-7fca"><span class="coll" id="complex1__248"> situation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c74" id="complex1__249" original="E8c7.-7fc9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c73" id="complex1__250" original="E8c7.-7fc8"><span class="x" id="complex1__251" original="E8c7.-7fc7"> The interaction between long-term economic growth and migration is a complex issue. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c71" id="complex1__252" original="E8c7.-7fc6"><span class="shcut" id="complex1__253" original="E8c7.-7fc5"> adverb + complex </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c6f" id="complex1__254" original="E8c7.-7fc4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c6e" id="complex1__255" original="E8c7.-7fc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c6d" id="complex1__256" original="E8c7.-7fc1"><span class="coll" id="complex1__257"> very </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c6b" id="complex1__258" original="E8c7.-7fc0"><span class="coll" id="complex1__259"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c69" id="complex1__260" original="E88f.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c68" id="complex1__261" original="E88f.-7f61"><span class="coll" id="complex1__262"> extremely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c66" id="complex1__263" original="E88f.-7f60"><span class="coll" id="complex1__264"> immensely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c64" id="complex1__265" original="E8c7.-7fbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c63" id="complex1__266" original="E8c7.-7fbd"><span class="coll" id="complex1__267"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c61" id="complex1__268" original="E8c7.-7fba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c60" id="complex1__269" original="E8c7.-7fb9"><span class="coll" id="complex1__270"> rather </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c5e" id="complex1__271" original="E8c7.-7fb8"><span class="coll" id="complex1__272"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c5c" id="complex1__273" original="E8c7.-7fb7"><span class="coll" id="complex1__274"> fairly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c5a" id="complex1__275" original="E88f.-7f5c"><span class="coll" id="complex1__276"> somewhat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c58" id="complex1__277" original="E88f.-7f5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c57" id="complex1__278" original="E88f.-7f5a"><span class="coll" id="complex1__279"> inherently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c55" id="complex1__280" original="E88f.-7f59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c54" id="complex1__281" original="E88f.-7f58"><span class="coll" id="complex1__282"> technically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c52" id="complex1__283" original="E8c7.-7fb6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c51" id="complex1__284" original="E8c7.-7fb5"><span class="x" id="complex1__285" original="E8c7.-7fb4"> Merging multiple lists can be a highly complex task. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c4f" id="complex1__286" original="E8c7.-7fb3"><span class="x" id="complex1__287" original="E8c7.-7fb2"> It is through mutations that Darwinian selection could lead to increasingly complex genomes. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c4d" id="complex1__288" original="E88f.-7f57"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c4c" id="complex1__289" original="E88f.-7f55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c4b" id="complex1__290" original="E88f.-7f54"><span class="coll" id="complex1__291"> structurally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c49" id="complex1__292" original="E88f.-7f53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c48" id="complex1__293" original="E88f.-7f52"><span class="coll" id="complex1__294"> chemically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c46" id="complex1__295" original="E88f.-7f51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7c45" id="complex1__296" original="E88f.-7f50"><span class="x" id="complex1__297" original="E88f.-7f4f"> A structurally complex reef will provide more habitats than a mobile sand bank. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7235" id="complex1__298" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complex_1" title="complex definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7234" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-606f" id="complex1__299" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complex1__300"> complex </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32c3" hm="2" id="complex2" original="E399.-3239" sum="888"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32c2" id="complex2__1" original="E399.-3238"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32c1" id="complex2__2" original="E399.-3237"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complex <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32b5" id="complex2__7" original="E399.-3231"><span class="pos" id="complex2__8" original="E399.-3230"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32bc" eid="complex2__9" original="E399.-322f" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1d52" geo="br" id="complex2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complex2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpleks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complex__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complex__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://complex__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1d55" geo="n_am" id="complex2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complex2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpleks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complex__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complex__us_4.ogg" href="sound://complex__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32b3" id="complex2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32b2" id="complex2__15" original="E399.-322a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="complex2__16" original="E832.-7fae"><span class="exp" id="complex2__17"> complex </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="complex2__18" original="E399.-3229"> a large number of things that are connected, often in a way that is confusing or difficult to understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32ae" id="complex2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32ad" id="complex2__20" original="E832.-7fad"><span class="x" id="complex2__21" original="E832.-7fac"> Tourism involves a complex of industries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32ab" id="complex2__22" original="E832.-7fa9"><span class="x" id="complex2__23" original="E832.-7fa8"> The Great Barrier Reef is a huge complex of many individual reefs, coral masses and some islands. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32a9" id="complex2__24" original="E399.-322c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="complex2__25" original="E399.-322b"> a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32a7" id="complex2__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32a6" id="complex2__27" original="E832.-7fa7"><span class="x" id="complex2__28" original="E832.-7fa6"> Billions of dollars were committed to build residential complexes in central Tokyo. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32a4" id="complex2__29" original="E832.-7fa5"><span class="x" id="complex2__30" original="E832.-7fa4"> Large office complexes were built as quickly as smaller buildings could be knocked down. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32a2" id="complex2__31" original="E8c8.-78b8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32a1" id="complex2__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="complex2__33" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="complex2__34" original="E8c8.-78b5"> an <a class="ndv" href="entry://ion" id="complex2__35"> ion </a> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecule" id="complex2__36"> molecule </a> in which one or more groups are <a class="ndv" href="entry://bonded" id="complex2__37"> bonded </a> to a metal atom by shared pairs of <a class="ndv" href="entry://electrons" id="complex2__38"> electrons </a> provided by atoms in the group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-329a" id="complex2__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3299" id="complex2__40" original="E487.48a7"><span class="x" id="complex2__41" original="E487.48a8"> Transition metal complexes show many characteristic properties such as the ability to act as good catalysts. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7176" id="complex2__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complex_1" title="complex definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7175" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-606f" id="complex2__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complex2__44"> complex </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complex number
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31e6" id="complex-number" original="E399.-31f0" sum="348"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31e5" id="complex-number__1" original="E399.-31ef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31e4" id="complex-number__2" original="E399.-31ee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complex number </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31dd" id="complex-number__4" original="E399.-31e9"><span class="pos" id="complex-number__5" original="E399.-31e8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-72a6" eid="complex-number__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5553" geo="br" id="complex-number__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complex-number__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpleks ˈnʌmbə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complex_number_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complex_number_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complex_number_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5556" geo="n_am" id="complex-number__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complex-number__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpleks ˈnʌmbər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complex_number_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complex_number_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://complex_number_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31db" id="complex-number__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="complex-number__12" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31d9" id="complex-number__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31d8" id="complex-number__14" original="E399.-31e5"><span class="def" id="complex-number__15" original="E85c.-6824"> a number that can be put into the form <span class="ei" id="complex-number__16" original="E85c.-6823"> x </span> + <span class="ei" id="complex-number__17" original="E85c.-6822"> iy </span> , where <span class="ei" id="complex-number__18" original="E85c.-6821"> x </span> and <span class="ei" id="complex-number__19" original="E85c.-6820"> y </span> are <a class="ndv" href="entry://real numbers" id="complex-number__20"> real numbers </a> and <span class="ei" id="complex-number__21" original="E85c.-681d"> i </span> is an imaginary unit equal to the <a class="ndv" href="entry://square root" id="complex-number__22"> square root </a> of -1 </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31cf" id="complex-number__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31ce" id="complex-number__24" original="E858.-49e0"><span class="x" id="complex-number__25" original="E858.-49df"> Each of these vectors may be represented by a complex number. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7093" id="complex-number__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complex-number" title="complex number definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7092" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5fb7" id="complex-number__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complex-number__28"> complex number </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complexity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3297" id="complexity" original="E399.-3205" sum="934"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3296" id="complexity__1" original="E399.-3204"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3295" id="complexity__2" original="E399.-3203"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complexity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3289" id="complexity__7" original="E399.-31fb"><span class="pos" id="complexity__8" original="E399.-31fa"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7fd2" eid="complexity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.553b" geo="br" id="complexity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complexity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleksəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complexity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complexity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complexity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.553e" geo="n_am" id="complexity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complexity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpleksəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complexity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complexity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complexity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3287" id="complexity__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3286" id="complexity__15" original="E399.-31f9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3285" id="complexity__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="complexity__17" original="E399.-31f7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="complexity__18" original="E399.-31f6"> the state of being formed of many parts; the state of being difficult to understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3282" id="complexity__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3281" id="complexity__20" original="E8b3.-799f"><span class="x" id="complexity__21" original="E8b3.-799e"> Computers vary enormously in their complexity and in the operations they perform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-327f" id="complexity__22" original="E8b3.-799c"><span class="cf" id="complexity__23" original="E8b3.-799d"> a level/degree of <span class="exp" id="complexity__24"> complexity </span></span><span class="x" id="complexity__25" original="E8b3.-799b"> These fundamental properties are shared among all living organisms, regardless of their level of complexity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-327b" id="complexity__26" original="E8b3.-7999"><span class="cf" id="complexity__27" original="E8b3.-799a"><span class="exp" id="complexity__28"> complexity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="complexity__29" original="E8b3.-7998"> No simple model can capture the complexity of relationships between employers and employees. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3277" id="complexity__30" original="E8b3.-798f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complexity__31"> adjective + complexity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3275" id="complexity__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3274" id="complexity__33" original="E8b3.-798d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3273" id="complexity__34"><span class="coll" id="complexity__35" original="E8b3.-798c"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3271" id="complexity__36"><span class="coll" id="complexity__37" original="E8b3.-798a"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-326f" id="complexity__38" original="E88f.-7eeb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-326e" id="complexity__39"><span class="coll" id="complexity__40" original="E88f.-7eea"> enormous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-326c" id="complexity__41"><span class="coll" id="complexity__42" original="E8b3.-7989"> extraordinary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-326a" id="complexity__43" original="E8b3.-7988"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3269" id="complexity__44"><span class="coll" id="complexity__45" original="E8b3.-7987"> increasing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3267" id="complexity__46"><span class="coll" id="complexity__47" original="E8b3.-7986"> growing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3265" id="complexity__48" original="E8b3.-7985"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3264" id="complexity__49"><span class="coll" id="complexity__50" original="E8b3.-7984"> additional </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3262" id="complexity__51"><span class="coll" id="complexity__52" original="E8b3.-7983"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3260" id="complexity__53" original="E88f.-7ee9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-325f" id="complexity__54"><span class="coll" id="complexity__55" original="E88f.-7ee8"> sheer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-325d" id="complexity__56" original="E88f.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-325c" id="complexity__57"><span class="coll" id="complexity__58" original="E88f.-7ee6"> inherent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-325a" id="complexity__59" original="E8b3.-7982"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3259" id="complexity__60"><span class="coll" id="complexity__61" original="E8b3.-7981"> computational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3257" id="complexity__62" original="E8b3.-7980"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3256" id="complexity__63"><span class="coll" id="complexity__64" original="E8b3.-797f"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3254" id="complexity__65" original="E8b3.-797e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3253" id="complexity__66"><span class="coll" id="complexity__67" original="E8b3.-797d"> structural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3251" id="complexity__68" original="E8b3.-797c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3250" id="complexity__69"><span class="coll" id="complexity__70" original="E8b3.-797b"> mathematical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-324e" id="complexity__71" original="E88f.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-324d" id="complexity__72"><span class="coll" id="complexity__73" original="E88f.-7ee4"> biological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-324b" id="complexity__74" original="E88f.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-324a" id="complexity__75"><span class="coll" id="complexity__76" original="E88f.-7ee2"> linguistic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3248" id="complexity__77" original="E8b3.-797a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3247" id="complexity__78" original="E8b3.-7979"><span class="x" id="complexity__79" original="E8b3.-7978"> Despite the great complexity of these equations, many solutions are known. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3245" id="complexity__80" original="E8b3.-7977"><span class="x" id="complexity__81" original="E8b3.-7976"> The UK's immigration law on children is an area of increasing complexity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3243" id="complexity__82" original="E8b3.-7975"><span class="x" id="complexity__83" original="E8b3.-7974"> The introduction of CT scanners added a new level of technical complexity to diagnosis. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3241" id="complexity__84" original="E8b3.-7971" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complexity__85"> verb + complexity </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-323f" id="complexity__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-323e" id="complexity__87" original="E8b3.-796f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-323d" id="complexity__88"><span class="coll" id="complexity__89" original="E8b3.-796e"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-323b" id="complexity__90" original="E88f.-7ee1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-323a" id="complexity__91"><span class="coll" id="complexity__92" original="E88f.-7ee0"> appreciate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3238" id="complexity__93"><span class="coll" id="complexity__94" original="E8b3.-796c"> recognize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3236" id="complexity__95" original="E8b3.-796b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3235" id="complexity__96"><span class="coll" id="complexity__97" original="E8b3.-796a"> illustrate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3233" id="complexity__98"><span class="coll" id="complexity__99" original="E8b3.-7969"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3231" id="complexity__100" original="E88f.-7edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3230" id="complexity__101"><span class="coll" id="complexity__102" original="E88f.-7ede"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-322e" id="complexity__103" original="E88f.-7edd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-322d" id="complexity__104"><span class="coll" id="complexity__105" original="E8b3.-7968"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-322b" id="complexity__106" original="E88f.-7edc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-322a" id="complexity__107"><span class="coll" id="complexity__108" original="E88f.-7edb"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3228" id="complexity__109" original="E8b3.-7966"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3227" id="complexity__110"><span class="coll" id="complexity__111" original="E8b3.-7965"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3225" id="complexity__112" original="E8b3.-7964"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3224" id="complexity__113"><span class="coll" id="complexity__114" original="E8b3.-7963"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3222" id="complexity__115" original="E8b3.-7962"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3221" id="complexity__116"><span class="coll" id="complexity__117" original="E8b3.-7961"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-321f" id="complexity__118" original="E8b3.-7960"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-321e" id="complexity__119"><span class="coll" id="complexity__120" original="E8b3.-795f"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-321c" id="complexity__121" original="E8b3.-795e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-321b" id="complexity__122"><span class="coll" id="complexity__123" original="E8b3.-795d"> deal with </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3219" id="complexity__124"><span class="coll" id="complexity__125" original="E8b3.-795c"> cope with </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3217" id="complexity__126" original="E8b3.-795b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3216" id="complexity__127" original="E8b3.-795a"><span class="x" id="complexity__128" original="E8b3.-7959"> This case illustrates the complexity of ethical decision-making. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3214" id="complexity__129" original="E8b3.-7958"><span class="x" id="complexity__130" original="E8b3.-7957"> Using shorter sentences reduces the grammatical complexity of sentences. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3212" id="complexity__131" original="E8b3.-7954" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="complexity__132"> complexity of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3210" id="complexity__133"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-320f" id="complexity__134" original="E8b3.-7952"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-320e" id="complexity__135"><span class="coll" id="complexity__136" original="E8b3.-7951"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-320c" id="complexity__137" original="E8b3.-7950"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-320b" id="complexity__138"><span class="coll" id="complexity__139" original="E8b3.-794f"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3209" id="complexity__140" original="E8b3.-794e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3208" id="complexity__141"><span class="coll" id="complexity__142" original="E8b3.-794d"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3206" id="complexity__143" original="E8b3.-794c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3205" id="complexity__144"><span class="coll" id="complexity__145" original="E8b3.-794b"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3203" id="complexity__146" original="E8b3.-794a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3202" id="complexity__147"><span class="coll" id="complexity__148" original="E8b3.-7949"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3200" id="complexity__149" original="E8b3.-7948"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31ff" id="complexity__150"><span class="coll" id="complexity__151" original="E8b3.-7947"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31fd" id="complexity__152" original="E8b3.-7946"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31fc" id="complexity__153"><span class="coll" id="complexity__154" original="E8b3.-7945"> task </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31fa" id="complexity__155" original="E88f.-7eda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31f9" id="complexity__156"><span class="coll" id="complexity__157" original="E88f.-7ed9"> organism </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31f7" id="complexity__158" original="E8b3.-7944"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31f6" id="complexity__159" original="E8b3.-7943"><span class="x" id="complexity__160" original="E8b3.-7942"> Because of the complexity of the atmospheric system, it is difficult to quantify the role that humans have played. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31f4" id="complexity__161" original="E399.-31f5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31f3" id="complexity__162" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31f2" id="complexity__163"><span class="v"><strong> complexities </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31f0" id="complexity__165"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="complexity__166" original="E399.-31f2"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="complexity__167" original="E8b3.-7997"><span class="exp" id="complexity__168"> complexity </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="complexity__169" original="E399.-31f1"> the features of a problem or situation that are difficult to understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31eb" id="complexity__170"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31ea" id="complexity__171" original="E8b3.-7996"><span class="x" id="complexity__172" original="E8b3.-7995"> Western companies need to be well advised when negotiating the cultural complexities of South East Asia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31e8" id="complexity__173" original="E8b3.-7994"><span class="x" id="complexity__174" original="E8b3.-7993"> These studies have played a huge part in unravelling the complexities of the immune system. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7146" id="complexity__175" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complexity" title="complexity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7145" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5fd9" id="complexity__176" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complexity__177"> complexity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compliance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31cc" id="compliance" original="E399.-31dd" sum="457"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31cb" id="compliance__1" original="E399.-31dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31ca" id="compliance__2" original="E399.-31db"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compliance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31c2" id="compliance__4" original="E399.-31d6"><span class="pos" id="compliance__5" original="E399.-31d5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7fd9" eid="compliance__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5571" geo="br" id="compliance__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compliance__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/compliance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/compliance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compliance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5574" geo="n_am" id="compliance__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compliance__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/compliance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/compliance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compliance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31c0" id="compliance__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31bf" id="compliance__12" original="E399.-31d4"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31be" id="compliance__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="compliance__14" original="E399.-31d2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compliance__15" original="E399.-31d0"> the practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31bb" id="compliance__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31ba" id="compliance__17" original="E85c.-67c1"><span class="cf" id="compliance__18" original="E85c.-67c2"><span class="exp" id="compliance__19"> compliance </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="compliance__20" original="E85c.-67c0"> In order to ensure compliance with emission standards, furnace design must be carefully evaluated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31b6" id="compliance__21" original="E85c.-67bf"><span class="cf" id="compliance__22" original="E858.-5038"> in <span class="exp" id="compliance__23"> compliance </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="compliance__24" original="E85c.-67be"> The UK is currently not in compliance with clause 5. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31b2" id="compliance__25" original="E399.-31cf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://non-compliance" title="non-compliance definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31b1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.2b28" id="compliance__26" original="E399.-31ce"><span class="xh" id="compliance__27"> non-compliance </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31af" id="compliance__28" original="E399.-31cc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comply" title="comply definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31ae" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30e6" id="compliance__29" original="E399.-31cb"><span class="xh" id="compliance__30"> comply </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7076" id="compliance__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compliance" title="compliance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7075" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5fa3" id="compliance__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compliance__33"> compliance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compliant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31ac" id="compliant" original="E399.-31c9" sum="508"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31ab" id="compliant__1" original="E399.-31c8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31aa" id="compliant__2" original="E399.-31c7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compliant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31a2" id="compliant__4" original="E399.-31c2"><span class="pos" id="compliant__5" original="E399.-31c1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7fe0" eid="compliant__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.559b" geo="br" id="compliant__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compliant__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/compliant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/compliant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compliant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.559e" geo="n_am" id="compliant__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compliant__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/compliant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/compliant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compliant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31a0" id="compliant__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-319f" id="compliant__12" original="E399.-31c0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compliant__13" original="E399.-31bd"> willing to agree with other people or to obey rules </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-319d" id="compliant__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-319c" id="compliant__15" original="E85c.-6791"><span class="x" id="compliant__16" original="E85c.-6790"> A business owner can move his plant to a place where employees will be more compliant. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-319a" id="compliant__17" original="E85c.-678c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://rebellious" title="rebellious (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3199" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-6e6f" id="compliant__18" original="E85c.-678b"><span class="xh" id="compliant__19"> rebellious </span><span class="xs" id="compliant__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3196" id="compliant__21" original="E399.-31bc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="compliant__22" original="E399.-31bb"> in agreement with a set of rules </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3194" id="compliant__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3193" id="compliant__24" original="E85c.-6789"><span class="x" id="compliant__25" original="E85c.-6788"> Most of their existing products were not EU compliant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3191" id="compliant__26" original="E85c.-6786"><span class="cf" id="compliant__27" original="E85c.-6787"><span class="exp" id="compliant__28"> compliant </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="compliant__29" original="E85c.-6785"> The study was fully compliant with research guidelines. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-318d" id="compliant__30" original="E85c.-6784" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consistent" title="consistent (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-318c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-531" id="compliant__31" original="E85c.-6783"><span class="xh" id="compliant__32"> consistent </span><span class="xs" id="compliant__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3189" id="compliant__34" original="E399.-31ba" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comply" title="comply definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3188" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30e6" id="compliant__35" original="E399.-31b9"><span class="xh" id="compliant__36"> comply </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7052" id="compliant__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compliant" title="compliant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7051" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5f86" id="compliant__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compliant__39"> compliant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complicate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3186" id="complicate" original="E399.-31b7" sum="418"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3185" id="complicate__1" original="E399.-31b6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3184" id="complicate__2" original="E399.-31b5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complicate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3176" id="complicate__9" original="E399.-31ab"><span class="pos" id="complicate__10" original="E399.-31aa"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7fe7" eid="complicate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.568d" geo="br" id="complicate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complicate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complicate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5691" geo="n_am" id="complicate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complicate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-f29" id="complicate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5695" form="root" id="complicate__17"><span class="vp" id="complicate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> complicate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5697" eid="complicate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5698" geo="br" id="complicate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complicate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complicate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.569c" geo="n_am" id="complicate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complicate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56a0" form="thirdps" id="complicate__24"><span class="vp" id="complicate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> complicates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56a2" eid="complicate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56a3" geo="br" id="complicate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complicates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complicates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56a6" geo="n_am" id="complicate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complicates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complicates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56a9" form="past" id="complicate__31"><span class="vp" id="complicate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> complicated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56ab" eid="complicate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56ac" geo="br" id="complicate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56b0" geo="n_am" id="complicate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complicated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56b4" form="pastpart" id="complicate__38"><span class="vp" id="complicate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> complicated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56b6" eid="complicate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56b7" geo="br" id="complicate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56bb" geo="n_am" id="complicate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complicated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56bf" form="prespart" id="complicate__45"><span class="vp" id="complicate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> complicating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56c1" eid="complicate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56c2" geo="br" id="complicate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complicating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complicating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.56c5" geo="n_am" id="complicate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complicating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complicating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3145" id="complicate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3144" id="complicate__53" original="E399.-318d"><span class="cf" id="complicate__54" original="E399.-318c"><span class="exp" id="complicate__55"> complicate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="complicate__56" original="E399.-318b"> to make something more difficult to do, understand or deal with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3140" id="complicate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-313f" id="complicate__58" original="E858.-5009"><span class="x" id="complicate__59" original="E858.-5008"> More recent developments may complicate matters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-313d" id="complicate__60" original="E858.-5007"><span class="x" id="complicate__61" original="E858.-5006"> The situation is complicated by the fact that not all websites are commercial. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6fed" id="complicate__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complicate" title="complicate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6fec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5f6c" id="complicate__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complicate__64"> complicate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complicated
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-313b" id="complicated" original="E399.-318a" sum="635"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-313a" id="complicated__1" original="E399.-3189"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3139" id="complicated__2" original="E399.-3188"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complicated </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-312f" id="complicated__4" original="E399.-3183"><span class="pos" id="complicated__5" original="E399.-3182"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ff0" eid="complicated__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1df5" geo="br" id="complicated__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicated__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1df9" geo="n_am" id="complicated__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complicated__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complicated__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complicated__us_3.ogg" href="sound://complicated__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-312d" id="complicated__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-312c" id="complicated__12" original="E399.-3181"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="complicated__13" original="E399.-3180"> made of many different things or parts that are connected; difficult to understand </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-312a" id="complicated__14" original="E399.-317f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complex1" title="complex1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3129" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3380" id="complicated__15" original="E399.-317e"><span class="xh" id="complicated__16"> complex </span><span class="xhm" id="complicated__17"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3126" id="complicated__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3125" id="complicated__19" original="E858.-5005"><span class="x" id="complicated__20" original="E858.-5004"> The right of a country to engage in military action is a complicated matter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3123" id="complicated__21" original="E85c.-65c4"><span class="x" id="complicated__22" original="E85c.-65c3"> The embryo has undergone a complicated turning process around day 9. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3121" id="complicated__23" original="E85c.-65c2"><span class="x" id="complicated__24" original="E85c.-65c1"> This approach makes a relatively simple problem unnecessarily complicated. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-311f" id="complicated__25" original="E81e.-fa2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncomplicated" title="uncomplicated (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-311e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4a47" id="complicated__26" original="E81e.-fa1"><span class="xh" id="complicated__27"> uncomplicated </span><span class="xs" id="complicated__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-311b" id="complicated__29" original="E81e.-fa0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-311a" id="complicated__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="complicated__31" original="E81e.-f9f"> of a medical condition </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="complicated__32" original="E81e.-f9e"> involving <a class="ndv" href="entry://complications" id="complicated__33"> complications </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3116" id="complicated__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3115" id="complicated__35" original="E81e.-f9b"><span class="x" id="complicated__36" original="E81e.-f9a"> With complicated infections, response to antibiotics is less. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3113" id="complicated__37" original="E81e.-f99" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncomplicated" title="uncomplicated (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3112" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4a3b" id="complicated__38" original="E81e.-f98"><span class="xh" id="complicated__39"> uncomplicated </span><span class="xs" id="complicated__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6fd0" id="complicated__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complicated" title="complicated definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6fcf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5f37" id="complicated__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complicated__43"> complicated </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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complication
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-310f" id="complication" original="E399.-317c" sum="607"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-310e" id="complication__1" original="E399.-317b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-310d" id="complication__2" original="E399.-317a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> complication </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3101" id="complication__7" original="E399.-3172"><span class="pos" id="complication__8" original="E399.-3171"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.7ff9" eid="complication__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.57ba" geo="br" id="complication__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complication__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complication__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complication__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complication__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.57be" geo="n_am" id="complication__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="complication__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmplɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complication__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complication__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complication__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30ff" id="complication__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30fe" id="complication__15" original="E399.-3170"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30fd" id="complication__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="complication__17" original="E399.-316e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="complication__18" original="E399.-316d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="complication__19" original="E399.-316c"> a thing that makes a situation more complicated or difficult </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30f9" id="complication__20" original="E85c.-212f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://difficulty" title="difficulty (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30f8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4529" id="complication__21" original="E85c.-212e"><span class="xh" id="complication__22"> difficulty </span><span class="xs" id="complication__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30f5" id="complication__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30f4" id="complication__25" original="E85c.-212d"><span class="x" id="complication__26" original="E85c.-212c"> The content of the book avoids unnecessary complications. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30f2" id="complication__27" original="E85c.-212b"><span class="x" id="complication__28" original="E85c.-212a"> The operation was performed two weeks later without complication. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30f0" id="complication__29" original="E399.-316b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30ef" id="complication__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="complication__31" original="E399.-3169"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="complication__32" original="E399.-3168"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30ec" id="complication__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="complication__34" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="complication__35" original="E399.-3166"> a new problem or illness that makes treatment of a previous one more complicated or difficult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30e9" id="complication__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30e8" id="complication__37" original="E85c.-2129"><span class="x" id="complication__38" original="E85c.-2128"> It is a comparatively mild infection and serious complications are rare. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6f9d" id="complication__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complication" title="complication definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6f9c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5f1b" id="complication__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="complication__41"> complication </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comply
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30e6" id="comply" original="E399.-30d5" sum="369"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30e5" id="comply__1" original="E399.-30d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30e4" id="comply__2" original="E399.-30d3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comply </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30d7" id="comply__9" original="E399.-30c9"><span class="pos" id="comply__10" original="E399.-30c8"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ffd" eid="comply__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b59" geo="br" id="comply__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/comply__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/comply__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comply__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b5c" geo="n_am" id="comply__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/comply__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/comply__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comply__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-ef5" id="comply__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b2c" form="root" id="comply__17"><span class="vp" id="comply__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> comply </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b2e" eid="comply__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b2f" geo="br" id="comply__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/comply__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/comply__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comply__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b32" geo="n_am" id="comply__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/comply__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/comply__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comply__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b35" form="thirdps" id="comply__24"><span class="vp" id="comply__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> complies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b37" eid="comply__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b38" geo="br" id="comply__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b3b" geo="n_am" id="comply__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b3e" form="past" id="comply__31"><span class="vp" id="comply__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> complied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b40" eid="comply__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b41" geo="br" id="comply__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b44" geo="n_am" id="comply__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b47" form="pastpart" id="comply__38"><span class="vp" id="comply__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> complied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b49" eid="comply__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b4a" geo="br" id="comply__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b4d" geo="n_am" id="comply__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b50" form="prespart" id="comply__45"><span class="vp" id="comply__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> complying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b52" eid="comply__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b53" geo="br" id="comply__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compl/complying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://complying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5b56" geo="n_am" id="comply__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comply__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈplaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compl/complying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compl/complying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://complying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30a2" id="comply__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30a1" id="comply__53" original="E399.-30a5"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30a0" id="comply__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="comply__55" original="E399.-30a3"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="comply__56" original="E399.-30a1"> to obey a rule, an order, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-309d" id="comply__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-309c" id="comply__58" original="E85c.-20d1"><span class="x" id="comply__59" original="E85c.-20d0"> There are strict penalties for those who fail to comply. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-309a" id="comply__60" original="E85c.-20cf"><span class="cf" id="comply__61" original="E399.-30a2"><span class="exp" id="comply__62"> comply </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="comply__63" original="E85c.-20ce"> Companies have to comply with the requirements in the contract. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3096" id="comply__64" original="E399.-30a0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compliance" title="compliance definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3095" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31cc" id="comply__65" original="E399.-309f"><span class="xh" id="comply__66"> compliance </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6f37" id="comply__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comply" title="comply definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6f36" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5e0f" id="comply__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comply__69"> comply </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3093" id="component" original="E399.-3087" sum="861"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3092" id="component__1" original="E399.-3086"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3091" id="component__2" original="E399.-3085"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> component </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3085" id="component__7" original="E399.-307d"><span class="pos" id="component__8" original="E399.-307c"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ff6" eid="component__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5ba1" geo="br" id="component__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="component__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpəʊnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/component__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/component__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://component__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5ba5" geo="n_am" id="component__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="component__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpoʊnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/component__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/component__us_1.ogg" href="sound://component__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3083" id="component__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3082" id="component__15" original="E399.-307b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="component__16" original="E399.-307a"> one of several parts that combine together to make a system, machine or substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3080" id="component__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-307f" id="component__18" original="E832.-7ecd"><span class="x" id="component__19" original="E832.-7ecc"> In the mid-1990s, Japan held more than 50% of the market for computer components. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-307d" id="component__20" original="E832.-7ecb"><span class="x" id="component__21" original="E832.-7eca"> Enzymes produced by the digestive system completely digest the food into its components. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-307b" id="component__22" original="E832.-7ec8"><span class="cf" id="component__23" original="E832.-7ec9"><span class="exp" id="component__24"> component </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="component__25" original="E832.-7ec7"> The most important components of sand are usually primary minerals such as quartz and feldspars. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3077" id="component__26" original="E832.-7ec5"><span class="cf" id="component__27" original="E832.-7ec6"><span class="exp" id="component__28"> component </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="component__29" original="E832.-7ec4"> Pyrite, a compound of iron and sulfur, is found as a minor component in many rocks. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3073" id="component__30" original="E88f.-7ead" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="component__31"> adjective + component </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3071" id="component__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3070" id="component__33" original="E88f.-7eac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-306f" id="component__34"><span class="coll" id="component__35" original="E88f.-7eab"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-306d" id="component__36"><span class="coll" id="component__37" original="E88f.-7eaa"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-306b" id="component__38"><span class="coll" id="component__39" original="E88f.-7ea9"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3069" id="component__40" original="E88f.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3068" id="component__41"><span class="coll" id="component__42" original="E88f.-7ea7"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3066" id="component__43" original="E88f.-7ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3065" id="component__44"><span class="coll" id="component__45" original="E88f.-7ea5"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3063" id="component__46"><span class="coll" id="component__47" original="E88f.-7ea4"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3061" id="component__48" original="E88f.-7ea3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3060" id="component__49"><span class="coll" id="component__50" original="E88f.-7ea2"> essential </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-305e" id="component__51"><span class="coll" id="component__52" original="E88f.-7ea1"> critical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-305c" id="component__53"><span class="coll" id="component__54" original="E88f.-7ea0"> crucial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-305a" id="component__55" original="E88f.-7e9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3059" id="component__56"><span class="coll" id="component__57" original="E88f.-7e9e"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3057" id="component__58" original="E88f.-7e9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3056" id="component__59"><span class="coll" id="component__60" original="E88f.-7e9c"> core </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3054" id="component__61"><span class="coll" id="component__62" original="E88f.-7e9b"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3052" id="component__63"><span class="coll" id="component__64" original="E88f.-7e9a"> basic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3050" id="component__65"><span class="coll" id="component__66" original="E88f.-7e99"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-304e" id="component__67" original="E88f.-7e98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-304d" id="component__68"><span class="coll" id="component__69" original="E88f.-7e97"> integral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-304b" id="component__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-304a" id="component__71" original="E88f.-7e95"><span class="x" id="component__72" original="E88f.-7e94"> Fish are a major component of marine ecosystems. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3048" id="component__73" original="E88f.-7e91" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="component__74"> adjective + component </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3046" id="component__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3045" id="component__76" original="E88f.-7e8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3044" id="component__77"><span class="coll" id="component__78" original="E88f.-7e8e"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3042" id="component__79" original="E88f.-7e8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3041" id="component__80"><span class="coll" id="component__81" original="E88f.-7e8c"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-303f" id="component__82" original="E88f.-7e8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-303e" id="component__83"><span class="coll" id="component__84" original="E88f.-7e8a"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-303c" id="component__85" original="E88f.-7e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-303b" id="component__86"><span class="coll" id="component__87" original="E88f.-7e88"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3039" id="component__88" original="E88f.-7e87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3038" id="component__89"><span class="coll" id="component__90" original="E88f.-7e86"> cellular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3036" id="component__91" original="E88f.-7e85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3035" id="component__92"><span class="coll" id="component__93" original="E88f.-7e84"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3033" id="component__94" original="E88f.-7e83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3032" id="component__95"><span class="coll" id="component__96" original="E88f.-7e82"> structural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3030" id="component__97" original="E88f.-7e81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-302f" id="component__98"><span class="coll" id="component__99" original="E88f.-7e80"> chemical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-302d" id="component__100" original="E88f.-7e7f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-302c" id="component__101" original="E88f.-7e7e"><span class="x" id="component__102" original="E88f.-7e7d"> In a system, these individual components interact with one another. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-302a" id="component__103" original="E88f.-7e7c"><span class="x" id="component__104" original="E88f.-7e7b"> All the cellular components of the immune system are derived ultimately from the bone marrow. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3028" id="component__105" original="E88f.-7e77" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="component__106"> verb + component </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3026" id="component__107"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3025" id="component__108" original="E88f.-7e76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3024" id="component__109"><span class="coll" id="component__110" original="E88f.-7e75"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3022" id="component__111" original="E88f.-7e74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3021" id="component__112"><span class="coll" id="component__113" original="E88f.-7e73"> include </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-301f" id="component__114"><span class="coll" id="component__115" original="E88f.-7e72"> incorporate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-301d" id="component__116" original="E88f.-7e71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-301c" id="component__117"><span class="coll" id="component__118" original="E88f.-7e70"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-301a" id="component__119" original="E88f.-7e6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3019" id="component__120"><span class="coll" id="component__121" original="E88f.-7e6e"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3017" id="component__122" original="E88f.-7e6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3016" id="component__123"><span class="coll" id="component__124" original="E88f.-7e6c"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3014" id="component__125"><span class="coll" id="component__126" original="E88f.-7e6b"> constitute </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3012" id="component__127"><span class="coll" id="component__128" original="E88f.-7e6a"> comprise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3010" id="component__129" original="E88f.-7e69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-300f" id="component__130"><span class="coll" id="component__131" original="E88f.-7e68"> add </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-300d" id="component__132" original="E88f.-7e67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-300c" id="component__133"><span class="coll" id="component__134" original="E88f.-7e66"> remove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-300a" id="component__135" original="E88f.-7e65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3009" id="component__136"><span class="coll" id="component__137" original="E88f.-7e64"> separate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3007" id="component__138"><span class="coll" id="component__139" original="E88f.-7e63"> isolate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3005" id="component__140"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3004" id="component__141" original="E640.2379"><span class="x" id="component__142" original="E640.237a"> The venous system of the lower limb comprises three main components:… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3002" id="component__143" original="E832.-7ec3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="component__144" original="E832.-7ec2"> a necessary feature or part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3000" id="component__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fff" id="component__146" original="E832.-7ebe"><span class="cf" id="component__147" original="E832.-7ec1"><span class="exp" id="component__148"> component </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="component__149" original="E832.-7ebd"> Training is an essential component of raising competitiveness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ffb" id="component__150" original="E832.-7ebb"><span class="cf" id="component__151" original="E832.-7ebc"><span class="exp" id="component__152"> component </span> in/to something </span><span class="x" id="component__153" original="E832.-7eba"> There are two principal components to current economic change. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ff7" id="component__154" original="E88f.-7ead" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="component__155"> adjective + component </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ff5" id="component__156"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ff4" id="component__157" original="E88f.-7eac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ff3" id="component__158"><span class="coll" id="component__159" original="E88f.-7eab"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ff1" id="component__160"><span class="coll" id="component__161" original="E88f.-7eaa"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fef" id="component__162"><span class="coll" id="component__163" original="E88f.-7ea9"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fed" id="component__164" original="E88f.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fec" id="component__165"><span class="coll" id="component__166" original="E88f.-7ea7"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fea" id="component__167" original="E88f.-7ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fe9" id="component__168"><span class="coll" id="component__169" original="E88f.-7ea5"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fe7" id="component__170"><span class="coll" id="component__171" original="E88f.-7ea4"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fe5" id="component__172" original="E88f.-7ea3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fe4" id="component__173"><span class="coll" id="component__174" original="E88f.-7ea2"> essential </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fe2" id="component__175"><span class="coll" id="component__176" original="E88f.-7ea1"> critical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fe0" id="component__177"><span class="coll" id="component__178" original="E88f.-7ea0"> crucial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fde" id="component__179" original="E88f.-7e9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fdd" id="component__180"><span class="coll" id="component__181" original="E88f.-7e9e"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fdb" id="component__182" original="E88f.-7e9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fda" id="component__183"><span class="coll" id="component__184" original="E88f.-7e9c"> core </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fd8" id="component__185"><span class="coll" id="component__186" original="E88f.-7e9b"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fd6" id="component__187"><span class="coll" id="component__188" original="E88f.-7e9a"> basic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fd4" id="component__189"><span class="coll" id="component__190" original="E88f.-7e99"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fd2" id="component__191" original="E88f.-7e98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fd1" id="component__192"><span class="coll" id="component__193" original="E88f.-7e97"> integral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fcf" id="component__194"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fce" id="component__195" original="E88f.-7e93"><span class="x" id="component__196" original="E88f.-7e92"> Public input is an essential component of policymaking in a democratic political system (Dahl, 1956). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fcc" id="component__197" original="E88f.-7e77" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="component__198"> verb + component </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fca" id="component__199"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fc9" id="component__200" original="E88f.-7e76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fc8" id="component__201"><span class="coll" id="component__202" original="E88f.-7e75"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fc6" id="component__203" original="E88f.-7e74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fc5" id="component__204"><span class="coll" id="component__205" original="E88f.-7e73"> include </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fc3" id="component__206"><span class="coll" id="component__207" original="E88f.-7e72"> incorporate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fc1" id="component__208" original="E88f.-7e71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fc0" id="component__209"><span class="coll" id="component__210" original="E88f.-7e70"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fbe" id="component__211" original="E88f.-7e6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fbd" id="component__212"><span class="coll" id="component__213" original="E88f.-7e6e"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fbb" id="component__214" original="E88f.-7e6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fba" id="component__215"><span class="coll" id="component__216" original="E88f.-7e6c"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fb8" id="component__217"><span class="coll" id="component__218" original="E88f.-7e6b"> constitute </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fb6" id="component__219"><span class="coll" id="component__220" original="E88f.-7e6a"> comprise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fb4" id="component__221" original="E88f.-7e69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fb3" id="component__222"><span class="coll" id="component__223" original="E88f.-7e68"> add </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fb1" id="component__224" original="E88f.-7e67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fb0" id="component__225"><span class="coll" id="component__226" original="E88f.-7e66"> remove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fae" id="component__227" original="E88f.-7e65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fad" id="component__228"><span class="coll" id="component__229" original="E88f.-7e64"> separate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fab" id="component__230"><span class="coll" id="component__231" original="E88f.-7e63"> isolate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fa9" id="component__232"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fa8" id="component__233" original="E88f.-7e61"><span class="x" id="component__234" original="E88f.-7e60"> Our analysis includes three main components. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fa6" id="component__235" original="E88f.-7e5f"><span class="x" id="component__236" original="E88f.-7e5e"> Jobber (2007) identifies the following key components of a marketing orientation:… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fa4" id="component__237"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fa3" id="component__238" original="E399.-3079"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fa2" id="component__239"><span class="dr" id="component__240" original="E399.-3078"> component </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2fa0" id="component__241" original="E399.-3077"><span class="pos" id="component__242" original="E399.-3076"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4135" eid="component__243" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5ba9" geo="br" id="component__244" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="component__245"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpəʊnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/component__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/component__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://component__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5bad" geo="n_am" id="component__246" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="component__247"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpoʊnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/component__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/component__us_1.ogg" href="sound://component__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f9e" id="component__248"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="component__249" original="E399.-3074"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f9c" id="component__250"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f9b" id="component__251" original="E832.-7eb9"><span class="x" id="component__252" original="E832.-7eb8"> Sending an electric current through water splits it into its component parts of hydrogen and oxygen. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bbe" id="component__253" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="component__254"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bbc" id="component__255" original="E88f.-7eb0"><span class="shcut" id="component__256" original="E88f.-7eaf"> adjective + component </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bba" id="component__257" original="E88f.-7eae"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bb9" id="component__258" original="E88f.-7eac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bb8" id="component__259" original="E88f.-7eab"><span class="coll" id="component__260"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bb6" id="component__261" original="E88f.-7eaa"><span class="coll" id="component__262"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bb4" id="component__263" original="E88f.-7ea9"><span class="coll" id="component__264"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bb2" id="component__265" original="E88f.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bb1" id="component__266" original="E88f.-7ea7"><span class="coll" id="component__267"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7baf" id="component__268" original="E88f.-7ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bae" id="component__269" original="E88f.-7ea5"><span class="coll" id="component__270"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7bac" id="component__271" original="E88f.-7ea4"><span class="coll" id="component__272"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7baa" id="component__273" original="E88f.-7ea3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ba9" id="component__274" original="E88f.-7ea2"><span class="coll" id="component__275"> essential </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ba7" id="component__276" original="E88f.-7ea1"><span class="coll" id="component__277"> critical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ba5" id="component__278" original="E88f.-7ea0"><span class="coll" id="component__279"> crucial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ba3" id="component__280" original="E88f.-7e9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ba2" id="component__281" original="E88f.-7e9e"><span class="coll" id="component__282"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ba0" id="component__283" original="E88f.-7e9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b9f" id="component__284" original="E88f.-7e9c"><span class="coll" id="component__285"> core </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b9d" id="component__286" original="E88f.-7e9b"><span class="coll" id="component__287"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b9b" id="component__288" original="E88f.-7e9a"><span class="coll" id="component__289"> basic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b99" id="component__290" original="E88f.-7e99"><span class="coll" id="component__291"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b97" id="component__292" original="E88f.-7e98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b96" id="component__293" original="E88f.-7e97"><span class="coll" id="component__294"> integral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b94" id="component__295" original="E88f.-7e96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b93" id="component__296" original="E88f.-7e95"><span class="x" id="component__297" original="E88f.-7e94"> Fish are a major component of marine ecosystems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b91" id="component__298" original="E832.-7ec0"><span class="x" id="component__299" original="E832.-7ebf"> Statistical literacy is considered a key component of being numerate in an information society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b8f" id="component__300" original="E88f.-7e93"><span class="x" id="component__301" original="E88f.-7e92"> Public input is an essential component of policymaking in a democratic political system (Dahl, 1956). </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b8d" id="component__302" original="E88f.-7e91"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b8c" id="component__303" original="E88f.-7e8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b8b" id="component__304" original="E88f.-7e8e"><span class="coll" id="component__305"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b89" id="component__306" original="E88f.-7e8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b88" id="component__307" original="E88f.-7e8c"><span class="coll" id="component__308"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b86" id="component__309" original="E88f.-7e8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b85" id="component__310" original="E88f.-7e8a"><span class="coll" id="component__311"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b83" id="component__312" original="E88f.-7e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b82" id="component__313" original="E88f.-7e88"><span class="coll" id="component__314"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b80" id="component__315" original="E88f.-7e87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b7f" id="component__316" original="E88f.-7e86"><span class="coll" id="component__317"> cellular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b7d" id="component__318" original="E88f.-7e85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b7c" id="component__319" original="E88f.-7e84"><span class="coll" id="component__320"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b7a" id="component__321" original="E88f.-7e83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b79" id="component__322" original="E88f.-7e82"><span class="coll" id="component__323"> structural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b77" id="component__324" original="E88f.-7e81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b76" id="component__325" original="E88f.-7e80"><span class="coll" id="component__326"> chemical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b74" id="component__327" original="E88f.-7e7f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b73" id="component__328" original="E88f.-7e7e"><span class="x" id="component__329" original="E88f.-7e7d"> In a system, these individual components interact with one another. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b71" id="component__330" original="E88f.-7e7c"><span class="x" id="component__331" original="E88f.-7e7b"> All the cellular components of the immune system are derived ultimately from the bone marrow. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b6f" id="component__332" original="E88f.-7e7a"><span class="shcut" id="component__333" original="E88f.-7e79"> verb + component </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b6d" id="component__334" original="E88f.-7e78"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b6c" id="component__335" original="E88f.-7e76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b6b" id="component__336" original="E88f.-7e75"><span class="coll" id="component__337"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b69" id="component__338" original="E88f.-7e74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b68" id="component__339" original="E88f.-7e73"><span class="coll" id="component__340"> include </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b66" id="component__341" original="E88f.-7e72"><span class="coll" id="component__342"> incorporate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b64" id="component__343" original="E88f.-7e71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b63" id="component__344" original="E88f.-7e70"><span class="coll" id="component__345"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b61" id="component__346" original="E88f.-7e6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b60" id="component__347" original="E88f.-7e6e"><span class="coll" id="component__348"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b5e" id="component__349" original="E88f.-7e6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b5d" id="component__350" original="E88f.-7e6c"><span class="coll" id="component__351"> form </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b5b" id="component__352" original="E88f.-7e6b"><span class="coll" id="component__353"> constitute </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b59" id="component__354" original="E88f.-7e6a"><span class="coll" id="component__355"> comprise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b57" id="component__356" original="E88f.-7e69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b56" id="component__357" original="E88f.-7e68"><span class="coll" id="component__358"> add </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b54" id="component__359" original="E88f.-7e67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b53" id="component__360" original="E88f.-7e66"><span class="coll" id="component__361"> remove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b51" id="component__362" original="E88f.-7e65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b50" id="component__363" original="E88f.-7e64"><span class="coll" id="component__364"> separate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b4e" id="component__365" original="E88f.-7e63"><span class="coll" id="component__366"> isolate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b4c" id="component__367" original="E88f.-7e62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b4b" id="component__368" original="E88f.-7e61"><span class="x" id="component__369" original="E88f.-7e60"> Our analysis includes three main components. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b49" id="component__370" original="E88f.-7e5f"><span class="x" id="component__371" original="E88f.-7e5e"> Jobber (2007) identifies the following key components of a marketing orientation:… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b47" id="component__372" original="E640.2379"><span class="x" id="component__373" original="E640.237a"> The venous system of the lower limb comprises three main components:… </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6f13" id="component__374" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://component_2" title="component definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6f12" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1c79" id="component__375" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="component__376"> component </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f99" id="compose" original="E399.-3028" sum="1032"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f98" id="compose__1" original="E399.-3027"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f97" id="compose__2" original="E399.-3026"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compose </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f89" id="compose__9" original="E399.-301c"><span class="pos" id="compose__10" original="E399.-301b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fed" eid="compose__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d86" geo="br" id="compose__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d8a" geo="n_am" id="compose__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpoʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-ec7" id="compose__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d53" form="root" id="compose__17"><span class="vp" id="compose__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compose </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d55" eid="compose__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d56" geo="br" id="compose__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d5a" geo="n_am" id="compose__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpoʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d5e" form="thirdps" id="compose__24"><span class="vp" id="compose__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> composes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d60" eid="compose__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d61" geo="br" id="compose__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpəʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/composes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://composes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d64" geo="n_am" id="compose__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpoʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/composes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://composes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d67" form="past" id="compose__31"><span class="vp" id="compose__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> composed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d69" eid="compose__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d6a" geo="br" id="compose__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/composed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://composed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d6e" geo="n_am" id="compose__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpoʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/composed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://composed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d72" form="pastpart" id="compose__38"><span class="vp" id="compose__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> composed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d74" eid="compose__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d75" geo="br" id="compose__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/composed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://composed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d79" geo="n_am" id="compose__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpoʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/composed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://composed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d7d" form="prespart" id="compose__45"><span class="vp" id="compose__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> composing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d7f" eid="compose__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d80" geo="br" id="compose__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpəʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/composing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://composing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5d83" geo="n_am" id="compose__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compose__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/composing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://composing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f58" id="compose__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f57" id="compose__53" original="E88f.-7dc0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f56" id="compose__54" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f55" id="compose__55"><span class="v"><strong> be composed of something </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compose__57" original="E88f.-7dbe"> to be made or formed from several substances, parts or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f52" id="compose__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f51" id="compose__59" original="E88f.-7dbd"><span class="x" id="compose__60" original="E88f.-7dbc"> Grape juice is composed mainly of sugars, organic acids and pectin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f4f" id="compose__61" original="E88f.-7dbb"><span class="x" id="compose__62" original="E88f.-7dba"> Insect compound eyes are composed of hundreds of individual photoreceptor organs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f4d" id="compose__63" original="E88f.-7db9"><span class="x" id="compose__64" original="E88f.-7db8"> These committees are composed of experts from the member states. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f4b" id="compose__65" original="E399.-2ffe"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="compose__66" original="E399.-2ffb"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="compose__67" original="E399.-2ffa"><span class="exp" id="compose__68"> compose </span> something </span><span class="def" id="compose__69" original="E399.-2ff7"> to combine together to form a whole </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f46" id="compose__70" original="E399.-2ff6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f45" id="compose__71" original="E399.-2ff5"><span class="xw" id="compose__72" original="E492.-6d17"> make something up </span><span class="xs" id="compose__73" original="E492.-6d15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f41" id="compose__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f40" id="compose__75" original="E8c7.-7f2e"><span class="x" id="compose__76" original="E8c7.-7f2d"> In the 1990s, women composed half the labour force. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f3e" id="compose__77" original="E8c7.-7f2c"><span class="x" id="compose__78" original="E8c7.-7f2b"> The ancient Greek city states together composed the cultural-linguistic civilization known as Hellas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f3c" id="compose__79" original="E399.-2ff0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="compose__80" original="E399.-2feb"> to write a piece of music </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f3a" id="compose__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f39" id="compose__82" original="E8c7.-7f2a"><span class="x" id="compose__83" original="E8c7.-7f29"> Chaplin also composed the music for his films. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f37" id="compose__84" original="E8c7.-7f28"><span class="x" id="compose__85" original="E8c7.-7f27"> Haydn composed the ‘Emperor's Hymn’ as a movement of a string quartet. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f35" id="compose__86" original="E399.-2fea"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="compose__87" original="E399.-2fe6"> to write something, especially a poem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f33" id="compose__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f32" id="compose__89" original="E8c7.-7f26"><span class="x" id="compose__90" original="E8c7.-7f25"> Coleridge claimed to have composed the poem while asleep. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6ddd" id="compose__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compose" title="compose definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6ddc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5d3a" id="compose__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compose__93"> compose </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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composer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f30" id="composer" original="E399.-2fc8" sum="279"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f2f" id="composer__1" original="E399.-2fc7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f2e" id="composer__2" original="E399.-2fc6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> composer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f22" id="composer__7" original="E399.-2fbe"><span class="pos" id="composer__8" original="E399.-2fbd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fe4" eid="composer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5e7c" geo="br" id="composer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="composer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpəʊzə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/composer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://composer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5e80" geo="n_am" id="composer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="composer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpoʊzər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/composer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://composer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f20" id="composer__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f1f" id="composer__15" original="E399.-2fbc"><span class="def" id="composer__16" original="E399.-2fbb"> a person who writes music, especially <a class="ndv" href="entry://classical" id="composer__17"> classical </a> music </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f1c" id="composer__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f1b" id="composer__19" original="E858.-4efd"><span class="x" id="composer__20" original="E858.-4efc"> Other composers have used recordings of the wind and the sea as elements in composition. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6da0" id="composer__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://composer" title="composer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6d9f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5cb6" id="composer__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="composer__23"> composer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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composite
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f19" hm="1" id="composite1" original="E399.-2fb7" sum="563"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f18" id="composite1__1" original="E399.-2fb6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f17" id="composite1__2" original="E399.-2fb5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> composite <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f0c" id="composite1__6" original="E399.-2faa"><span class="pos" id="composite1__7" original="E399.-2fa9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fdb" eid="composite1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5eba" geo="br" id="composite1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="composite1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpəzɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/composite__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composite__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://composite__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5ebd" geo="n_am" id="composite1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="composite1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpɑːzət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/composite__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composite__us_1.ogg" href="sound://composite__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f0a" id="composite1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f09" id="composite1__14" original="E85c.-1151"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f08" id="composite1__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="composite1__16" original="E85c.-114f"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f06" id="composite1__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="composite1__18" original="E85c.-114e"> of a material </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="composite1__19" original="E85c.-114d"> made of different materials </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f03" id="composite1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f02" id="composite1__21" original="E85c.-114c"><span class="x" id="composite1__22" original="E85c.-114b"> Composite materials can be tailored to meet the specific demands of each particular application. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f00" id="composite1__23" original="E492.-6cd3"><span class="x" id="composite1__24" original="E492.-6cd2"> There are many different kinds of composite structures and many different fabrication techniques. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2efe" id="composite1__25" original="E399.-2fa8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2efd" id="composite1__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="composite1__27" original="E399.-2fa6"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="composite1__28" original="E399.-2fa5"> made of different parts or elements </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2efa" id="composite1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ef9" id="composite1__30" original="E85c.-114a"><span class="x" id="composite1__31" original="E85c.-1149"> The Chimaera is a composite being having the body and head of a lion, the tail of a serpent and a goat's head. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6d87" id="composite1__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://composite_1" title="composite definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6d86" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5ca0" id="composite1__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="composite1__34"> composite </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ef7" hm="2" id="composite2" original="E399.-2fa4" sum="415"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ef6" id="composite2__1" original="E399.-2fa3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ef5" id="composite2__2" original="E399.-2fa2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> composite <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ee9" id="composite2__7" original="E399.-2f97"><span class="pos" id="composite2__8" original="E399.-2f96"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fd4" eid="composite2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5ec0" geo="br" id="composite2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="composite2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpəzɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/composite__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composite__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://composite__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5ec3" geo="n_am" id="composite2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="composite2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpɑːzət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/composite__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composite__us_1.ogg" href="sound://composite__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ee7" id="composite2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ee6" id="composite2__15" original="E399.-2f95"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="composite2__16" original="E399.-2f94"> a material made of different materials </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ee4" id="composite2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ee3" id="composite2__18" original="E85c.-1148"><span class="x" id="composite2__19" original="E85c.-1147"> Composites are widely used in constructing aeroplanes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ee1" id="composite2__20" original="E85c.-1146"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="composite2__21" original="E85c.-1141"><span class="exp" id="composite2__22"> composite </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="composite2__23" original="E85c.-1145"> something that consists of different parts or elements </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2edd" id="composite2__24" original="E85c.-1144" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://combination" title="combination (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2edc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51bf" id="composite2__25" original="E85c.-1143"><span class="xh" id="composite2__26"> combination </span><span class="xs" id="composite2__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mixture" title="mixture (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ed9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-1662" id="composite2__28" original="E85c.-1142"><span class="xh" id="composite2__29"> mixture </span><span class="xs" id="composite2__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ed6" id="composite2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ed5" id="composite2__32" original="E85c.-1140"><span class="x" id="composite2__33" original="E85c.-113f"> Personality is a composite of a large number of traits. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6d61" id="composite2__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://composite_1" title="composite definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6d60" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5ca0" id="composite2__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="composite2__36"> composite </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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composition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ed3" id="composition" original="E399.-2f89" sum="1014"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ed2" id="composition__1" original="E399.-2f88"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ed1" id="composition__2" original="E399.-2f87"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> composition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ec4" id="composition__7" original="E399.-2f7f"><span class="pos" id="composition__8" original="E399.-2f7e"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fcd" eid="composition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5f04" geo="br" id="composition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="composition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/composition__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composition__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://composition__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.5f08" geo="n_am" id="composition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="composition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/composition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/composition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://composition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ec2" id="composition__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ec1" id="composition__15" original="E399.-2f7d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ec0" id="composition__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="composition__17" original="E399.-2f7b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="composition__18" original="E399.-2f7a"> the different parts that something is made of; the way in which the different parts are organized </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ebd" id="composition__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ebc" id="composition__20" original="E832.-7e67"><span class="cf" id="composition__21" original="E832.-7e68"><span class="exp" id="composition__22"> composition </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="composition__23" original="E832.-7e66"> The chemical composition of rain is highly variable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2eb8" id="composition__24" original="E832.-7e65"><span class="x" id="composition__25" original="E832.-7e64"> The social composition of Kingston was rather different from that of Jamaica as a whole. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2eb6" id="composition__26" original="E832.-7e63"><span class="x" id="composition__27" original="E832.-7e62"> The composition of the management board became a point of contention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2eb4" id="composition__28" original="E832.-7e60"><span class="cf" id="composition__29" original="E832.-7e61"> in <span class="exp" id="composition__30"> composition </span></span><span class="x" id="composition__31" original="E832.-7e5f"> Lavas vary in composition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2eb0" id="composition__32" original="E399.-2f79"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2eaf" id="composition__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="composition__34" original="E399.-2f77"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="composition__35" original="E399.-2f75"> a piece of music or a poem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2eac" id="composition__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2eab" id="composition__37" original="E832.-7e5e"><span class="x" id="composition__38" original="E832.-7e5d"> In folk and blues traditions, most compositions are generated from a very few chord progressions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ea9" id="composition__39" original="E399.-2f74"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ea8" id="composition__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="composition__41" original="E399.-2f72"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="composition__42" original="E399.-2f71"> the act of writing a piece of music or a poem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ea5" id="composition__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ea4" id="composition__44" original="E832.-7e58"><span class="x" id="composition__45" original="E832.-7e57"> Whether Tacitus completed the Annals is not known; nor do we know the date of composition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ea2" id="composition__46" original="E399.-2f65"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ea1" id="composition__47"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="composition__48" original="E399.-2f63"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e9f" id="composition__49"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="composition__50" subj="art"> art </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="composition__51" original="E399.-2f61"> the arrangement of people or objects in a painting, photograph or scene of a film </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e9c" id="composition__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e9b" id="composition__53" original="E832.-7e55"><span class="x" id="composition__54" original="E832.-7e54"> Griffith's style favoured elements such as composition and lighting. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6d37" id="composition__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://composition" title="composition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6d36" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5c65" id="composition__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="composition__57"> composition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compound
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e99" hm="1" id="compound1" original="E399.-2eb1" sum="846"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e98" id="compound1__1" original="E399.-2eb0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e97" id="compound1__2" original="E399.-2eaf"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compound <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e8b" id="compound1__7" original="E399.-2ea7"><span class="pos" id="compound1__8" original="E399.-2ea6"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e92" eid="compound1__9" original="E399.-2ea5" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61bd" geo="br" id="compound1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61c1" geo="n_am" id="compound1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e89" id="compound1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e88" id="compound1__15" original="E399.-2ea0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="compound1__16" original="E88f.-7ca2"><span class="exp" id="compound1__17"> compound </span> (of A and B) </span><span class="def" id="compound1__18" original="E399.-2e9d"> a substance formed by a chemical reaction of two or more elements in fixed amounts relative to each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e84" id="compound1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e83" id="compound1__20" original="E832.-7df3"><span class="x" id="compound1__21" original="E832.-7df2"> Salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e81" id="compound1__22" original="E832.-7df1"><span class="x" id="compound1__23" original="E832.-7df0"> A protein is a complex organic compound, typically of high molecular mass. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e7f" id="compound1__24" original="E832.-7def"><span class="x" id="compound1__25" original="E832.-7dee"> Carbon dioxide and other chemical compounds lock in heat close to the surface of the earth. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e7d" id="compound1__26" original="E399.-2e9c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://element" title="element definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e7c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.2783" id="compound1__27" original="E399.-2e9b"><span class="xh" id="compound1__28"> element </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mixture" title="mixture definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e79" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-1674" id="compound1__29" original="E399.-2e99"><span class="xh" id="compound1__30"> mixture </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e76" id="compound1__31" original="E399.-2ea2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="compound1__32" original="E88f.-7ca1"><span class="exp" id="compound1__33"> compound </span> (of A and B) </span><span class="def" id="compound1__34" original="E399.-2ea1"> a thing consisting of two or more separate things combined together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e72" id="compound1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e71" id="compound1__36" original="E832.-7ded"><span class="x" id="compound1__37" original="E832.-7dec"> His book is a compound of history and morality. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e6f" id="compound1__38" original="E399.-2e97"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e6e" id="compound1__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="compound1__40" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compound1__41" original="E399.-2e94"> a noun, an adjective or a verb made of two or more words or parts of words, written as one or more words, or joined by a hyphen. <span class="ei" id="compound1__42" original="E399.-2e93"> Climate change </span> , <span class="ei" id="compound1__43" original="E399.-2e92"> far-reaching </span> and <span class="ei" id="compound1__44" original="E399.-2e91"> breakthrough </span> are all <span class="dh" id="compound1__45" original="E399.-2e90"> compounds </span> . </span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6cf9" id="compound1__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compound_1" title="compound definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6cf8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5b3b" id="compound1__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compound1__48"> compound </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e67" hm="2" id="compound2" original="E399.-2e8d" sum="319"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e66" id="compound2__1" original="E399.-2e8c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e65" id="compound2__2" original="E399.-2e8b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compound <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e5c" id="compound2__4" original="E399.-2e83"><span class="pos" id="compound2__5" original="E399.-2e82"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e63" eid="compound2__6" original="E399.-2e80" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61c5" geo="br" id="compound2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmpaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61c9" geo="n_am" id="compound2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmpaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e5a" id="compound2__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="compound2__12" original="E399.-2e7c"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e58" id="compound2__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e57" id="compound2__14" original="E399.-2e81"><span class="def" id="compound2__15" original="E399.-2e7a"> formed of two or more parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e55" id="compound2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e54" id="compound2__17" original="E8c7.-7f1d"><span class="x" id="compound2__18" original="E8c7.-7f1c"> The writer of book 4 is notable for his many new compound nouns and adjectives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e52" id="compound2__19" original="E8c7.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="compound2__20" original="E8c7.-7f1a"> Elementary propositions can be combined together to form compound propositions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6cc5" id="compound2__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compound_1" title="compound definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6cc4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5b3b" id="compound2__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compound2__23"> compound </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e50" hm="3" id="compound3" original="E399.-2e79" sum="1197"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e4f" id="compound3__1" original="E399.-2e78"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e4e" id="compound3__2" original="E399.-2e77"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compound <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e41" id="compound3__9" original="E399.-2e6f"><span class="pos" id="compound3__10" original="E399.-2e6e"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e47" eid="compound3__11" original="E399.-2e51" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61cd" geo="br" id="compound3__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compound__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compound__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://compound__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61d0" geo="n_am" id="compound3__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compound__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compound__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://compound__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-e93" id="compound3__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61d3" form="root" id="compound3__17"><span class="vp" id="compound3__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compound </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61d5" eid="compound3__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61d6" geo="br" id="compound3__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compound__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compound__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://compound__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61d9" geo="n_am" id="compound3__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compound__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compound__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://compound__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61dc" form="thirdps" id="compound3__24"><span class="vp" id="compound3__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> compounds </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61de" eid="compound3__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61df" geo="br" id="compound3__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compounds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compounds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compounds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61e2" geo="n_am" id="compound3__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compounds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compounds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compounds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61e5" form="past" id="compound3__31"><span class="vp" id="compound3__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> compounded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61e7" eid="compound3__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61e8" geo="br" id="compound3__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compounded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compounded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compounded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61eb" geo="n_am" id="compound3__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compounded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compounded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compounded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61ee" form="pastpart" id="compound3__38"><span class="vp" id="compound3__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> compounded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61f0" eid="compound3__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61f1" geo="br" id="compound3__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compounded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compounded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compounded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61f4" geo="n_am" id="compound3__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compounded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compounded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compounded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61f7" form="prespart" id="compound3__45"><span class="vp" id="compound3__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> compounding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61f9" eid="compound3__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61fa" geo="br" id="compound3__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compo/compounding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compounding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compounding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.61fd" geo="n_am" id="compound3__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compound3__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpaʊndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compo/compounding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compo/compounding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compounding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e15" id="compound3__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e14" id="compound3__53" original="E399.-2e4e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e13" id="compound3__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="compound3__55" original="E399.-2e4c"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compound3__56" original="E399.-2e4b"><span class="exp" id="compound3__57"> compound </span> something </span><span class="def" id="compound3__58" original="E399.-2e4a"> to make a problem or difficult situation become even worse by causing further damage or problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e0e" id="compound3__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e0d" id="compound3__60" original="E832.-7dd9"><span class="x" id="compound3__61" original="E832.-7dd8"> The increasing number of elderly people is compounding this health care problem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e0b" id="compound3__62" original="E832.-7dd7"><span class="x" id="compound3__63" original="E832.-7dd6"> The onset of another economic recession in 1866–8 was compounded by bad harvests in the same years. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e09" id="compound3__64" original="E399.-2e49"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e08" id="compound3__65" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e07" id="compound3__66"><span class="v"><strong> be compounded of something </strong></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e05" id="compound3__68"><span class="reg" id="compound3__69" original="E399.-2e46" reg="fml"> formal </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compound3__70" original="E399.-2e45"> to be formed from two or more things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e02" id="compound3__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e01" id="compound3__72" original="E832.-7dd3"><span class="x" id="compound3__73" original="E832.-7dd2"> The test is compounded of two elements: the size of the risk and the severity of impact. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2dff" id="compound3__74" original="E832.-7dd1"><span class="x" id="compound3__75" original="E832.-7dd0"> Each of us is compounded of mixed and frequently contradictory elements and desires. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2dfd" id="compound3__76" original="E399.-2e44"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2dfc" id="compound3__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="compound3__78" original="E399.-2e42"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compound3__79" original="E399.-2e3c"> to mix two or more things together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2df9" id="compound3__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2df8" id="compound3__81" original="E832.-7dcb"><span class="cf" id="compound3__82" original="E399.-2e41"> (be) compounded with something </span><span class="x" id="compound3__83" original="E832.-7dca"> Kelly has the energy of Buster Keaton, compounded with the glee of Douglas Fairbanks. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2df5" id="compound3__84" original="E399.-2e3b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2df4" id="compound3__85"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="compound3__86" original="E88f.-79a8"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compound3__87" original="E399.-2e3a"><span class="exp" id="compound3__88"> compound </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2df0" id="compound3__89"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="compound3__90" subj="finan"> finance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compound3__91" original="E399.-2e37"> to pay or charge interest on an amount of money that includes any interest already earned or charged </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ded" id="compound3__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2dec" id="compound3__93" original="E832.-7dc9"><span class="x" id="compound3__94" original="E832.-7dc8"> Simple interest is compounded annually, while compound interest is compounded continuously. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6c79" id="compound3__95" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compound_1" title="compound definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6c78" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5b3b" id="compound3__96" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compound3__97"> compound </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comprehend
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2dea" id="comprehend" original="E399.-2e0b" sum="686"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2de9" id="comprehend__1" original="E399.-2e0a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2de8" id="comprehend__2" original="E399.-2e09"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comprehend </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2dda" id="comprehend__9" original="E399.-2dff"><span class="pos" id="comprehend__10" original="E399.-2dfe"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fc4" eid="comprehend__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63c8" geo="br" id="comprehend__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63cc" geo="n_am" id="comprehend__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-e65" id="comprehend__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6399" form="root" id="comprehend__17"><span class="vp" id="comprehend__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> comprehend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.639b" eid="comprehend__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.639c" geo="br" id="comprehend__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63a0" geo="n_am" id="comprehend__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63a4" form="thirdps" id="comprehend__24"><span class="vp" id="comprehend__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> comprehends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63a6" eid="comprehend__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63a7" geo="br" id="comprehend__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63aa" geo="n_am" id="comprehend__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63ad" form="past" id="comprehend__31"><span class="vp" id="comprehend__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> comprehended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63af" eid="comprehend__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63b0" geo="br" id="comprehend__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63b3" geo="n_am" id="comprehend__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63b6" form="pastpart" id="comprehend__38"><span class="vp" id="comprehend__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> comprehended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63b8" eid="comprehend__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63b9" geo="br" id="comprehend__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63bc" geo="n_am" id="comprehend__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63bf" form="prespart" id="comprehend__45"><span class="vp" id="comprehend__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> comprehending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63c1" eid="comprehend__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63c2" geo="br" id="comprehend__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.63c5" geo="n_am" id="comprehend__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehend__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2da9" id="comprehend__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2da8" id="comprehend__53" original="E399.-2dde"><span class="use" id="comprehend__54" original="E399.-2ddd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often used in negative sentences <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="comprehend__55" original="E399.-2dda"> to understand something fully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2da5" id="comprehend__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2da4" id="comprehend__57" original="E832.-7a68"><span class="cf" id="comprehend__58" original="E399.-2dd9"><span class="exp" id="comprehend__59"> comprehend </span> something </span><span class="x" id="comprehend__60" original="E832.-7a67"> Globalization is a complex phenomenon that is difficult to comprehend. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2da0" id="comprehend__61" original="E832.-7a66"><span class="x" id="comprehend__62" original="E832.-7a65"> Many people do not fully comprehend the implications of a life-threatening illness at the time of diagnosis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d9e" id="comprehend__63" original="E832.-7a64"><span class="cf" id="comprehend__64" original="E399.-2dd8"><span class="exp" id="comprehend__65"> comprehend </span> how/why, etc… </span><span class="x" id="comprehend__66" original="E832.-7a63"> Examination of these questions is essential in order to comprehend how the Cold War evolved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d9a" id="comprehend__67" original="E832.-7a62"><span class="cf" id="comprehend__68" original="E399.-2dd7"><span class="exp" id="comprehend__69"> comprehend </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="comprehend__70" original="E832.-7a61"> All of these students comprehended that education is critical to success. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6c06" id="comprehend__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comprehend" title="comprehend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6c05" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5a74" id="comprehend__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comprehend__73"> comprehend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comprehensible
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d96" id="comprehensible" original="E399.-2dd6" sum="457"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d95" id="comprehensible__1" original="E399.-2dd5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d94" id="comprehensible__2" original="E399.-2dd4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comprehensible </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d8b" id="comprehensible__4" original="E399.-2dcf"><span class="pos" id="comprehensible__5" original="E399.-2dce"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fbb" eid="comprehensible__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6457" geo="br" id="comprehensible__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensible__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensible__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensible__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehensible__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.645b" geo="n_am" id="comprehensible__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensible__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensible__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehensible__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d89" id="comprehensible__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d88" id="comprehensible__12" original="E399.-2dcd"><span class="def" id="comprehensible__13" original="E399.-2dc9"> that can be understood by somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d86" id="comprehensible__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d85" id="comprehensible__15" original="E832.-78db"><span class="x" id="comprehensible__16" original="E832.-78da"> Grammar is required to construct comprehensible sentences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d83" id="comprehensible__17" original="E832.-78d9"><span class="cf" id="comprehensible__18" original="E399.-2dcc"><span class="exp" id="comprehensible__19"> comprehensible </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="comprehensible__20" original="E832.-78d8"> Reform would make the law more comprehensible to juries, especially in serious fraud trials. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d7f" id="comprehensible__21" original="E399.-2dc8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incomprehensible" title="incomprehensible definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d7e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-42ac" id="comprehensible__22" original="E399.-2dc7"><span class="xh" id="comprehensible__23"> incomprehensible </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d7c" id="comprehensible__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d7b" id="comprehensible__25" original="E399.-2dc5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d7a" id="comprehensible__26"><span class="dr" id="comprehensible__27" original="E399.-2dc4"> comprehensibility </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d71" id="comprehensible__28" original="E399.-2dc0"><span class="pos" id="comprehensible__29" original="E399.-2dbf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fba" eid="comprehensible__30" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.645f" geo="br" id="comprehensible__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensible__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˌhensəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensibility__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensibility__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehensibility__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6463" geo="n_am" id="comprehensible__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensible__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˌhensəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensibility__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensibility__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehensibility__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d6f" id="comprehensible__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comprehensible__36" original="E399.-2dbd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d6d" id="comprehensible__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d6c" id="comprehensible__38" original="E88f.-79a2"><span class="cf" id="comprehensible__39" original="E88f.-79a3"><span class="exp"> comprehensibility </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="comprehensible__40" original="E88f.-79a1"> A lack of cohesion undermines the comprehensibility of the text. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6be1" id="comprehensible__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comprehensible" title="comprehensible definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6be0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5a32" id="comprehensible__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comprehensible__43"> comprehensible </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comprehension
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d69" id="comprehension" original="E399.-2dbc" sum="476"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d68" id="comprehension__1" original="E399.-2dbb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d67" id="comprehension__2" original="E399.-2dba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comprehension </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d5b" id="comprehension__7" original="E399.-2db2"><span class="pos" id="comprehension__8" original="E399.-2db1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fa9" eid="comprehension__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.648f" geo="br" id="comprehension__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehension__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehension__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehension__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehension__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6493" geo="n_am" id="comprehension__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehension__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehension__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehension__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehension__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d59" id="comprehension__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d58" id="comprehension__15" original="E399.-2db0"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d57" id="comprehension__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comprehension__17" original="E399.-2dae"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="comprehension__18" original="E399.-2dad"> the ability to understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d54" id="comprehension__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d53" id="comprehension__20" original="E8c2.-2a79"><span class="x" id="comprehension__21" original="E8c2.-2a78"> Affected individuals have trouble with language comprehension. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d51" id="comprehension__22" original="E8c2.-2a74"><span class="x" id="comprehension__23" original="E8c2.-2a73"> This story has been used in New Zealand to test reading comprehension. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d4f" id="comprehension__24" original="E8c2.-2a76"><span class="cf" id="comprehension__25" original="E8c2.-2a77"><span class="exp" id="comprehension__26"> comprehension </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="comprehension__27" original="E8c2.-2a75"> Young children's comprehension of an array of cinematic techniques was explored in a recent study. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6baa" id="comprehension__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comprehension" title="comprehension definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6ba9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5a0b" id="comprehension__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comprehension__30"> comprehension </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comprehensive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d4b" id="comprehensive" original="E399.-2da7" sum="844"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d4a" id="comprehensive__1" original="E399.-2da6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d49" id="comprehensive__2" original="E399.-2da5"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comprehensive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d3d" id="comprehensive__7" original="E399.-2d9c"><span class="pos" id="comprehensive__8" original="E399.-2d9b"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7fa0" eid="comprehensive__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.64d7" geo="br" id="comprehensive__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensive__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensive__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://comprehensive__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.64db" geo="n_am" id="comprehensive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensive__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehensive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d3b" id="comprehensive__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d3a" id="comprehensive__15" original="E399.-2d9a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="comprehensive__16" original="E399.-2d99"> including all, or almost all, the items or information that may be concerned </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d38" id="comprehensive__17" original="E399.-2d98" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complete1" title="complete1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d37" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34fa" id="comprehensive__18" original="E399.-2d97"><span class="xh" id="comprehensive__19"> complete </span><span class="xhm" id="comprehensive__20"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://full" title="full definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d33" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.f6a" id="comprehensive__21" original="E399.-2d95"><span class="xh" id="comprehensive__22"> full </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d30" id="comprehensive__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d2f" id="comprehensive__24" original="E8c2.-2a25"><span class="x" id="comprehensive__25" original="E8c2.-2a24"> Fischer (1997) provides a comprehensive review of the many types of neural networks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d2d" id="comprehensive__26" original="E8c2.-2a23"><span class="x" id="comprehensive__27" original="E8c2.-2a22"> The bibliography gives a comprehensive list of critical studies in the field. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d2b" id="comprehensive__28" original="E88f.-7972"><span class="x" id="comprehensive__29" original="E88f.-7971"> It is beyond the scope of this essay to offer a comprehensive account of these events. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d29" id="comprehensive__30" original="E8c2.-2a16" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="comprehensive__31"> comprehensive + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d27" id="comprehensive__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d26" id="comprehensive__33" original="E8c2.-2a14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d25" id="comprehensive__34"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__35" original="E8c2.-2a13"> review </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d23" id="comprehensive__36"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__37" original="E8c2.-2a12"> overview </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d21" id="comprehensive__38"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__39" original="E8c2.-2a11"> survey </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d1f" id="comprehensive__40" original="E8c2.-2a0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d1e" id="comprehensive__41"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__42" original="E8c2.-2a0e"> account </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d1c" id="comprehensive__43"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__44" original="E8c2.-2a0d"> description </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d1a" id="comprehensive__45" original="E88f.-796f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d19" id="comprehensive__46"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__47" original="E88f.-796e"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d17" id="comprehensive__48" original="E8c2.-2a0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d16" id="comprehensive__49"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__50" original="E8c2.-2a0b"> assessment </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d14" id="comprehensive__51"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__52" original="E8c2.-2a0a"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d12" id="comprehensive__53" original="E88f.-796d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d11" id="comprehensive__54"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__55" original="E88f.-796c"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d0f" id="comprehensive__56" original="E8c2.-2a09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d0e" id="comprehensive__57"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__58" original="E8c2.-2a08"> guide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d0c" id="comprehensive__59" original="E8c2.-2a07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d0b" id="comprehensive__60"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__61" original="E8c2.-2a06"> coverage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d09" id="comprehensive__62" original="E8c2.-2a05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d08" id="comprehensive__63"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__64" original="E8c2.-2a04"> programme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d06" id="comprehensive__65" original="E8c2.-2a03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d05" id="comprehensive__66"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__67" original="E8c2.-2a02"> framework </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d03" id="comprehensive__68" original="E8c2.-2a01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d02" id="comprehensive__69"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__70" original="E8c2.-2a00"> list </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d00" id="comprehensive__71" original="E8c2.-29ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cff" id="comprehensive__72"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__73" original="E8c2.-29fe"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cfd" id="comprehensive__74" original="E88f.-796b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cfc" id="comprehensive__75"><span class="coll" id="comprehensive__76" original="E88f.-796a"> picture </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cfa" id="comprehensive__77" original="E8c2.-29fd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cf9" id="comprehensive__78" original="E8c2.-29fc"><span class="x" id="comprehensive__79" original="E8c2.-29fb"> McCormick (2001) delivers a comprehensive overview of environmental policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cf7" id="comprehensive__80" original="E8c2.-29fa"><span class="x" id="comprehensive__81" original="E8c2.-29f9"> This genetic perspective is crucial to a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of behavioural systems. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cf5" id="comprehensive__82" original="E399.-2d93"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cf4" id="comprehensive__83"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="comprehensive__84" original="E399.-2d91"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cf2" id="comprehensive__85"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="comprehensive__86" original="E399.-2d90"> of education </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="comprehensive__87" original="E399.-2d8f"> designed for students of all abilities in the same school </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cef" id="comprehensive__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cee" id="comprehensive__89" original="E8c2.-2a1f"><span class="x" id="comprehensive__90" original="E8c2.-2a1e"> The local authority refused to accept the government's policy on comprehensive education. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cec" id="comprehensive__91" original="E8c2.-2a1d"><span class="x" id="comprehensive__92" original="E8c2.-2a1c"> She was educated at a comprehensive school and then at Oxford. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cea" id="comprehensive__93"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ce9" id="comprehensive__94" original="E399.-2d8e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ce8" id="comprehensive__95"><span class="dr" id="comprehensive__96" original="E399.-2d8d"> comprehensiveness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cdf" id="comprehensive__97" original="E399.-2d89"><span class="pos" id="comprehensive__98" original="E399.-2d88"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f9f" eid="comprehensive__99" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.64d1" geo="br" id="comprehensive__100" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensive__101"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensiveness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensiveness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehensiveness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.64d4" geo="n_am" id="comprehensive__102" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensive__103"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensiveness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensiveness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehensiveness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cdd" id="comprehensive__104"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="comprehensive__105" original="E399.-2d86"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cdb" id="comprehensive__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cda" id="comprehensive__107" original="E8c2.-2a1b"><span class="cf" id="comprehensive__108" original="E88f.-7970"><span class="exp"> comprehensiveness </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="comprehensive__109" original="E8c2.-2a1a"> The scale and comprehensiveness of the welfare state varies between countries. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6b87" id="comprehensive__110" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comprehensive_1" title="comprehensive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6b86" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-59e5" id="comprehensive__111" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comprehensive__112"> comprehensive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comprehensively
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cd7" id="comprehensively" original="E399.-2d6d" sum="334"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cd6" id="comprehensively__1" original="E399.-2d6c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cd5" id="comprehensively__2" original="E399.-2d6b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comprehensively </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ccc" id="comprehensively__4" original="E399.-2d66"><span class="pos" id="comprehensively__5" original="E399.-2d65"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f90" eid="comprehensively__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6532" geo="br" id="comprehensively__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensively__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehensively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6536" geo="n_am" id="comprehensively__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprehensively__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprehensively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprehensively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprehensively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cca" id="comprehensively__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cc9" id="comprehensively__12" original="E399.-2d64"><span class="def" id="comprehensively__13" original="E399.-2d63"> completely; thoroughly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cc7" id="comprehensively__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cc6" id="comprehensively__15" original="E492.-6c80"><span class="x" id="comprehensively__16" original="E492.-6c7f"> These organisms have not been comprehensively studied. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cc4" id="comprehensively__17" original="E8b7.-76df"><span class="x" id="comprehensively__18" original="E8b7.-76de"> The Internet is an ideal tool through which to gather these data quickly and comprehensively. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6b13" id="comprehensively__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comprehensively" title="comprehensively definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6b12" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5993" id="comprehensively__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comprehensively__21"> comprehensively </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compress
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cc2" id="compress" original="E399.-2d62" sum="1133"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cc1" id="compress__1" original="E399.-2d61"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cc0" id="compress__2" original="E399.-2d60"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compress </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cb3" id="compress__9" original="E399.-2d58"><span class="pos" id="compress__10" original="E399.-2d57"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2cb9" eid="compress__11" original="E399.-2d3a" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.660f" geo="br" id="compress__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compress__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compress__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compress__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6612" geo="n_am" id="compress__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compress__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compress__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compress__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-e35" id="compress__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6615" form="root" id="compress__17"><span class="vp" id="compress__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compress </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6617" eid="compress__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6618" geo="br" id="compress__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compress__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compress__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compress__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.661b" geo="n_am" id="compress__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compress__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compress__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compress__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.661e" form="thirdps" id="compress__24"><span class="vp" id="compress__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> compresses </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6620" eid="compress__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6621" geo="br" id="compress__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpresɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compresses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compresses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compresses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6624" geo="n_am" id="compress__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpresɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compresses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compresses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compresses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6627" form="past" id="compress__31"><span class="vp" id="compress__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> compressed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6629" eid="compress__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.662a" geo="br" id="compress__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compressed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compressed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compressed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.662d" geo="n_am" id="compress__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compressed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compressed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compressed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6630" form="pastpart" id="compress__38"><span class="vp" id="compress__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> compressed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6632" eid="compress__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6633" geo="br" id="compress__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compressed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compressed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compressed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6636" geo="n_am" id="compress__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compressed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compressed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compressed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6639" form="prespart" id="compress__45"><span class="vp" id="compress__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> compressing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.663b" eid="compress__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.663c" geo="br" id="compress__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpresɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compressing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compressing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compressing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.663f" geo="n_am" id="compress__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compress__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpresɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compressing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compressing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compressing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c87" id="compress__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c86" id="compress__53" original="E399.-2d37"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c85" id="compress__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compress__55" original="E399.-2d35"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compress__56" original="E399.-2d34"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compress__57" original="E399.-2d33"> to press something together or into a smaller space; to be pressed in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c81" id="compress__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c80" id="compress__59" original="E8c2.-7a4f"><span class="cf" id="compress__60" original="E88f.-7957"><span class="exp" id="compress__61"> compress </span> (something) </span><span class="x" id="compress__62" original="E8c2.-7a4e"> The air and the fuel are compressed within the mixing cylinder by the piston. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c7c" id="compress__63" original="E8c2.-7a4b"><span class="x" id="compress__64" original="E8c2.-7a4a"> Unmodified starch has poor flow properties and does not compress very well. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c7a" id="compress__65" original="E8c2.-7a4d"><span class="cf" id="compress__66" original="E399.-2d32"><span class="exp" id="compress__67"> compress </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="compress__68" original="E8c2.-7a4c"> At depths of tens of thousands of kilometres, pressure is sufficient to compress hydrogen into a metallic state. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c76" id="compress__69" original="E399.-2d30"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c75" id="compress__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compress__71" original="E399.-2d2e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compress__72" original="E399.-2d2d"><span class="exp" id="compress__73"> compress </span> something (into something) </span><span class="def" id="compress__74" original="E399.-2d2c"> to reduce something and fit it into a smaller space or amount of time </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c70" id="compress__75" original="E399.-2d2b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://condense" title="condense definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c6f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ecb" id="compress__76" original="E399.-2d2a"><span class="xh" id="compress__77"> condense </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c6c" id="compress__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c6b" id="compress__79" original="E8c2.-7a49"><span class="x" id="compress__80" original="E8c2.-7a48"> An overview of the economic consequences of the Hanoverian victory is compressed into a brief chapter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c69" id="compress__81" original="E8c2.-7a47"><span class="x" id="compress__82" original="E8c2.-7a46"> Globalization compresses the time and space aspects of social relations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c67" id="compress__83" original="E399.-2d28"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c66" id="compress__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compress__85" original="E399.-2d26"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compress__86" original="E399.-2d25"><span class="exp" id="compress__87"> compress </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c62" id="compress__88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="compress__89" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compress__90" original="E399.-2d22"> to make computer files, etc. smaller so that they use less space on a disk, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c5f" id="compress__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c5e" id="compress__92" original="E8c2.-7a45"><span class="x" id="compress__93" original="E8c2.-7a44"> There are techniques for compressing the amount of storage required by a picture. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6ac7" id="compress__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compress_1" title="compress definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6ac6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5983" id="compress__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compress__96"> compress </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compression
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c5c" id="compression" original="E8c2.-7a37" sum="626"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c5b" id="compression__1" original="E8c2.-7a36"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c5a" id="compression__2" original="E8c2.-7a35"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compression </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c52" id="compression__4" original="E8c2.-7a30"><span class="pos" id="compression__5" original="E8c2.-7a2f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f87" eid="compression__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.66d6" geo="br" id="compression__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compression__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpreʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compression__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compression__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compression__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.66d9" geo="n_am" id="compression__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compression__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpreʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compression__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compression__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compression__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c50" id="compression__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="compression__12" original="E8c2.-7a2d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c4e" id="compression__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c4d" id="compression__14" original="E8c2.-7a2c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="compression__15" original="E8c2.-7a2b"> the process of pressing something together or into a smaller space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c4b" id="compression__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c4a" id="compression__17" original="E8c2.-7a2a"><span class="cf" id="compression__18" original="E88f.-794a"> under <span class="exp" id="compression__19"> compression </span></span><span class="x" id="compression__20" original="E8c2.-7a29"> Rocks are relatively strong when placed under compression. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c46" id="compression__21" original="E8c2.-7a28"><span class="cf" id="compression__22" original="E88f.-7949"><span class="exp" id="compression__23"> compression </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="compression__24" original="E8c2.-7a27"> Neurological complications may occur due to compression of cranial nerves in the skull. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c42" id="compression__25" original="E8c2.-7a26"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c41" id="compression__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="compression__27" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compression__28" original="E8c2.-7a23"> a method of making computer files, etc. smaller so that they use less space on a disk, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c3e" id="compression__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c3d" id="compression__30" original="E8c2.-7a22"><span class="cf" id="compression__31" original="E4c7.-677"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="compression__32" original="E8c2.-7a21"> MP3 is an audio compression format for storing and transferring audio files on a computer with a relatively small file size. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6a8b" id="compression__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compression" title="compression definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6a8a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7e4f" id="compression__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compression__35"> compression </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compressor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c3a" id="compressor" original="E399.-2d01" sum="261"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c39" id="compressor__1" original="E399.-2d00"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c38" id="compressor__2" original="E399.-2cff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compressor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c2c" id="compressor__7" original="E399.-2cf7"><span class="pos" id="compressor__8" original="E399.-2cf6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f80" eid="compressor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.66f4" geo="br" id="compressor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compressor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpresə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compressor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compressor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compressor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.66f7" geo="n_am" id="compressor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compressor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpresər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compressor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compressor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compressor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c2a" id="compressor__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c29" id="compressor__15" original="E399.-2cf5"><span class="def" id="compressor__16" original="E399.-2cf4"> a machine that compresses air or other gases </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c27" id="compressor__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c26" id="compressor__18" original="E85c.-1120"><span class="x" id="compressor__19" original="E85c.-111f"> Carbon dioxide gas is removed from the tank using a compressor. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6a64" id="compressor__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compressor" title="compressor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6a63" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5905" id="compressor__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compressor__22"> compressor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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comprise
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c24" id="comprise" original="E399.-2cf1" sum="894"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c23" id="comprise__1" original="E399.-2cf0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c22" id="comprise__2" original="E399.-2cef"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> comprise </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c15" id="comprise__9" original="E399.-2ce5"><span class="pos" id="comprise__10" original="E399.-2ce4"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f79" eid="comprise__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.67f0" geo="br" id="comprise__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprise__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprise__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://comprise__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.67f3" geo="n_am" id="comprise__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-e07" id="comprise__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.67f6" form="root" id="comprise__17"><span class="vp" id="comprise__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> comprise </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.67f8" eid="comprise__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.67f9" geo="br" id="comprise__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprise__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprise__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://comprise__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.67fc" geo="n_am" id="comprise__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.67ff" form="thirdps" id="comprise__24"><span class="vp" id="comprise__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> comprises </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6801" eid="comprise__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6802" geo="br" id="comprise__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprises__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprises__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6805" geo="n_am" id="comprise__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprises__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprises__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6808" form="past" id="comprise__31"><span class="vp" id="comprise__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> comprised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.680a" eid="comprise__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.680b" geo="br" id="comprise__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.680e" geo="n_am" id="comprise__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6811" form="pastpart" id="comprise__38"><span class="vp" id="comprise__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> comprised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6813" eid="comprise__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6814" geo="br" id="comprise__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6817" geo="n_am" id="comprise__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.681a" form="past" id="comprise__45"><span class="vp" id="comprise__46"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> comprising </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.681c" eid="comprise__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.681d" geo="br" id="comprise__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound 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class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/comprising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprising__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://comprising__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6829" geo="n_am" id="comprise__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="comprise__58"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/comprising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/comprising__us_1.ogg" href="sound://comprising__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="use" id="comprise__59" original="E399.-2cc7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2be0" id="comprise__60"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bdf" id="comprise__61" original="E399.-2cc4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bde" id="comprise__62" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bdd" id="comprise__63"><span class="v"><strong> be comprised of </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="comprise__65" original="E399.-2cc1"> to have somebody/something as parts or members </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bda" id="comprise__66" original="E399.-2cc0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compose" title="be composed of something definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bd9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f57" id="comprise__67" original="E399.-2cbf"><span class="xh" id="comprise__68"> be composed of something </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consist" title="consist of somebody/something definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bd6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58b" id="comprise__69" original="E88f.-793d"><span class="xw" id="comprise__70"> consist of somebody/something </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bd3" id="comprise__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bd2" id="comprise__72" original="E8c2.-2b6f"><span class="cf" id="comprise__73" original="E399.-2cc2"><span class="exp" id="comprise__74"> comprise </span> something </span><span class="x" id="comprise__75" original="E8c2.-2b6e"> Each individual language may comprise several dialects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bce" id="comprise__76" original="E8c2.-2b6d"><span class="x" id="comprise__77" original="E8c2.-2b6c"> The solar radiation approaching the earth comprises a wide band of wavelengths. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bcc" id="comprise__78" original="E8c2.-2b6b"><span class="x" id="comprise__79" original="E8c2.-2b6a"> Book 1 comprises Satires 1–5. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bca" id="comprise__80" original="E8c2.-2b68"><span class="cf" id="comprise__81" original="E8c2.-2b69"> be comprised of something </span><span class="x" id="comprise__82" original="E8c2.-2b67"> The committee should be comprised of at least three non-executive directors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bc7" id="comprise__83" original="E8c2.-2b66"><span class="x" id="comprise__84" original="E8c2.-2b65"> These sediments are comprised of calcium carbonate. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bc5" id="comprise__85" original="E399.-2cbd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="comprise__86" original="E399.-2cbc"><span class="exp" id="comprise__87"> comprise </span> something </span><span class="def" id="comprise__88" original="E399.-2cbb"> to be the parts or members that form something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bc1" id="comprise__89" original="E88f.-793c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://make" title="make something up (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bc0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-61fe" id="comprise__90" original="E88f.-793b"><span class="xw" id="comprise__91"> make something up </span><span class="xs" id="comprise__92"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bbc" id="comprise__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bbb" id="comprise__94" original="E8c2.-2b64"><span class="x" id="comprise__95" original="E8c2.-2b63"> The three plays comprise one grand and complex drama. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bb9" id="comprise__96" original="E8c2.-2b60"><span class="x" id="comprise__97" original="E8c2.-2b5f"> Oceanic crust comprises 59% of the total crust by area. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="half3__26" original="E5df.3c58" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="half3__27" original="E5df.3c59"><span class="h1" id="half3__28" original="E5df.3c5a"> Describing proportions and relative quantities </span><span class="p" id="half3__29" original="E5df.3c5b"> In academic writing, it is often necessary to describe a quantity or group as a proportion of a larger quantity or group, or to compare two quantities. This is often done using fractions, percentages or ratios. </span><ul class="bullet" id="half3__30" original="E5df.3c5c"><li class="li" id="half3__31" original="E5df.3c5d"><span class="eb" id="half3__32" original="E5df.3c5e"> a/​one third/​quarter </span> of X </li><li class="li" id="half3__33" original="E5df.3c5f"><span class="eb" id="half3__34" original="E5df.3c60"> almost/​approximately half </span> of X </li><li class="li" id="half3__35" original="E5df.3c61"><span class="eb" id="half3__36" original="E5df.3c62"> less/​fewer than/​over/​more than half </span> of X </li><li class="li" id="half3__37" original="E5df.3c65"><span class="eb" id="half3__38" original="E5df.3c66"> one in three/​four/​five </span> is… </li><li class="li" id="half3__39" original="E5df.3c67"><span class="eb" id="half3__40" original="E5df.3c68"> twice/​three times as much </span> time/​money, etc. </li><li class="li" id="half3__41" original="E5df.3c69"><span class="eb" id="half3__42" original="E5df.3c6a"> twice/​three times as many </span> people/​species, etc. </li><li class="li" id="half3__43" original="E5df.3c6b"> X <span class="eb" id="half3__44" original="E5df.3c6c"> is three/​four times </span> higher/​greater/​larger than… </li><li class="li" id="half3__45" original="E5df.3c6d"><span class="eb" id="half3__46" original="E5df.3c6e"> the ratio of </span> X <span class="eb" id="half3__47" original="E5df.3c6f"> to </span> Y is… </li><li class="li" id="half3__48" original="E5df.3c70"><span class="eb" id="half3__49" original="E5df.3c71"> a high/​large proportion </span> of X </li><li class="li" id="half3__50" original="E5df.3c72"><span class="eb" id="half3__51" original="E5df.3c73"> the largest/​greatest proportion of </span> X is… </li><li class="li" id="half3__52" original="E5df.3c74"> X <span class="eb" id="half3__53" original="E5df.3c75"> accounts for/​makes up/​comprises/​represents… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="half3__54" original="E5df.3c76"><li class="li" id="half3__55" original="E5df.3c77"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__56"><span class="x-g" id="half3__57" original="E5df.3c78"><span class="x" id="half3__58" original="E5df.3c79"><span class="ebi" id="half3__59" original="E5df.3c7a"> A quarter of </span> adults in the US own at least one gun. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__60" original="E83e.-7cdb"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__61"><span class="x-g" id="half3__62" original="E83e.-7cda"><span class="x" id="half3__63" original="E83e.-7cd9"> Supermarket groups now account for <span class="ebi" id="half3__64" original="E83e.-7cd8"> almost half of </span> all food retail sales in Europe. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__65" original="E5df.3c7f"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__66"><span class="x-g" id="half3__67" original="E5df.3c80"><span class="x" id="half3__68" original="E5df.3c81"><span class="ebi" id="half3__69" original="E5df.3c82"> Fewer than one third of </span> the males manage to mate during a mating season. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__70" original="E5df.3c83"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__71"><span class="x-g" id="half3__72" original="E5df.3c84"><span class="x" id="half3__73" original="E5df.3c85"><span class="ebi" id="half3__74" original="E5df.3c86"> Over a fifth (21%) of </span> those aged 85 and over could not do this personal care task for themselves. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__75" original="E5df.3c87"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__76"><span class="x-g" id="half3__77" original="E5df.3c88"><span class="x" id="half3__78" original="E5df.3c89"> The outlook is extremely poor for these patients and only <span class="ebi" id="half3__79" original="E5df.3c8a"> one in four </span> will survive. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__80" original="E5df.3c8b"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__81"><span class="x-g" id="half3__82" original="E5df.3c8c"><span class="x" id="half3__83" original="E5df.3c8d"> Households headed by men have, on average, <span class="ebi" id="half3__84" original="E5df.3c8e"> five times as much </span> wealth as those headed by women. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__85" original="E5df.3c8f"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__86"><span class="x-g" id="half3__87" original="E5df.3c90"><span class="x" id="half3__88" original="E5df.3c91"> Table 22.1 shows that China had <span class="ebi" id="half3__89" original="E5df.3c92"> six times as many </span> university students as the UK in 2001. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__90" original="E5df.3c93"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__91"><span class="x-g" id="half3__92" original="E5df.3c94"><span class="x" id="half3__93" original="E5df.3c95"> It produces a magnetic field <span class="ebi" id="half3__94" original="E5df.3c96"> many thousand times </span> stronger than the earth's. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__95" original="E5df.3c97"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__96"><span class="x-g" id="half3__97" original="E5df.3c98"><span class="x" id="half3__98" original="E5df.3c99"><span class="ebi" id="half3__99" original="E5df.3c9a"> The ratio of </span> females <span class="ebi" id="half3__100" original="E5df.3c9b"> to </span> males in sub-Saharan Africa is 102 to 100. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__101" original="E5df.3c9c"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__102"><span class="x-g" id="half3__103" original="E5df.3c9d"><span class="x" id="half3__104" original="E5df.3c9e"> We may expect <span class="ebi" id="half3__105" original="E5df.3c9f"> a higher proportion of </span> errors in the elementary student group. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__106" original="E5df.3ca0"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__107"><span class="x-g" id="half3__108" original="E5df.3ca1"><span class="x" id="half3__109" original="E5df.3ca2"><span class="ebi" id="half3__110" original="E5df.3ca3"> The largest proportion (27%) of </span> questions posted concerned sexual health. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__111" original="E83e.-7cd7"><span class="x-gs" id="half3__112"><span class="x-g" id="half3__113" original="E83e.-7cd6"><span class="x" id="half3__114" original="E83e.-7cd5"> These elements <span class="ebi" id="half3__115" original="E83e.-7cd4"> comprise </span> about 34% of the human genome. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6a10" id="comprise__188" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comprise" title="comprise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6a0f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-58f6" id="comprise__189" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="comprise__190"> comprise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compromise
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bb7" hm="1" id="compromise1" original="E399.-2cb8" sum="1298"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bb6" id="compromise1__1" original="E399.-2cb7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bb5" id="compromise1__2" original="E399.-2cb6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compromise <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ba9" id="compromise1__7" original="E399.-2cab"><span class="pos" id="compromise1__8" original="E399.-2caa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f72" eid="compromise1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.699c" geo="br" id="compromise1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmprəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compromise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compromise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69a0" geo="n_am" id="compromise1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compromise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compromise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ba7" id="compromise1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ba6" id="compromise1__15" original="E399.-2ca5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ba5" id="compromise1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="compromise1__17" original="E399.-2ca3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compromise1__18" original="E399.-2ca2"><span class="exp" id="compromise1__19"> compromise </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="def" id="compromise1__20" original="E399.-2ca1"> a solution to a problem in which two or more things cannot exist together as they are, in which each thing is reduced or changed slightly so that they can exist together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ba0" id="compromise1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b9f" id="compromise1__22" original="E8c2.-2c25"><span class="x" id="compromise1__23" original="E8c2.-2c24"> The design may have been the result of a conscious compromise between cost and safety. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b9d" id="compromise1__24" original="E8c2.-2c23"><span class="x" id="compromise1__25" original="E8c2.-2c22"> The process represents a compromise between using wastes exclusively for fuel or exclusively as a soil additive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b9b" id="compromise1__26" original="E8c2.-2c21"><span class="cf" id="compromise1__27" original="E4c7.-66c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="compromise1__28" original="E8c2.-2c20"> In practice, most commercial devices employ the compromise solution illustrated in Figure 7.3. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b98" id="compromise1__29" original="E399.-2ca9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b97" id="compromise1__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="compromise1__31" original="E399.-2ca7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compromise1__32" original="E399.-2ca6"> an agreement that is reached between two people or groups in which each side gets part, but not all, of what they wanted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b94" id="compromise1__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b93" id="compromise1__34" original="E8c2.-2c2b"><span class="x" id="compromise1__35" original="E8c2.-2c2a"> In the end a compromise was reached. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b91" id="compromise1__36" original="E8c2.-2c2d"><span class="x" id="compromise1__37" original="E8c2.-2c2c"> This provisional constitution was a compromise, the result of negotiation between Yuan and the revolutionaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b8f" id="compromise1__38" original="E8c2.-2c29"><span class="x" id="compromise1__39" original="E8c2.-2c28"> The government needed to make compromises, which included giving some land back to the landowners. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b8d" id="compromise1__40" original="E8c2.-2c27"><span class="cf" id="compromise1__41" original="E4c7.-66b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="compromise1__42" original="E8c2.-2c26"> These discussions finally resulted in a compromise agreement. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b8a" id="compromise1__43" original="E399.-2ca0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b89" id="compromise1__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="compromise1__45" original="E399.-2c9e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compromise1__46" original="E399.-2c9d"> the act of reaching a <span class="dh" id="compromise1__47" original="E399.-2c9c"> compromise </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b85" id="compromise1__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b84" id="compromise1__49" original="E8c2.-2c1f"><span class="x" id="compromise1__50" original="E8c2.-2c1e"> All these decisions involve an element of compromise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b82" id="compromise1__51" original="E8c2.-2c1d"><span class="x" id="compromise1__52" original="E8c2.-2c1c"> Compromise is a means of allowing all parties in a situation to save face. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-69d2" id="compromise1__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compromise_1" title="compromise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-69d1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-58aa" id="compromise1__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compromise1__55"> compromise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b80" hm="2" id="compromise2" original="E399.-2c9b" sum="1274"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b7f" id="compromise2__1" original="E399.-2c9a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b7e" id="compromise2__2" original="E399.-2c99"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compromise <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b70" id="compromise2__9" original="E399.-2c8e"><span class="pos" id="compromise2__10" original="E399.-2c8d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f69" eid="compromise2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69d5" geo="br" id="compromise2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmprəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compromise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compromise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69d9" geo="n_am" id="compromise2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compromise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compromise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-dd0" id="compromise2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69a4" form="root" id="compromise2__17"><span class="vp" id="compromise2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compromise </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69a6" eid="compromise2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69a7" geo="br" id="compromise2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmprəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compromise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compromise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69ab" geo="n_am" id="compromise2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compromise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compromise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69af" form="thirdps" id="compromise2__24"><span class="vp" id="compromise2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> compromises </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69b1" eid="compromise2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69b2" geo="br" id="compromise2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compromises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromises__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compromises__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69b5" geo="n_am" id="compromise2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmprəmaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compromises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromises__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compromises__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69b8" form="past" id="compromise2__31"><span class="vp" id="compromise2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> compromised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69ba" eid="compromise2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69bb" geo="br" id="compromise2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmprəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compromised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compromised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69be" geo="n_am" id="compromise2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmprəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compromised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compromised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69c1" form="pastpart" id="compromise2__38"><span class="vp" id="compromise2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> compromised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69c3" eid="compromise2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69c4" geo="br" id="compromise2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmprəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compromised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compromised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69c7" geo="n_am" id="compromise2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmprəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compromised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compromised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69ca" form="prespart" id="compromise2__45"><span class="vp" id="compromise2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> compromising </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69cc" eid="compromise2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69cd" geo="br" id="compromise2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compr/compromising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromising__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compromising__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.69d1" geo="n_am" id="compromise2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compromise2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːmprəmaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compr/compromising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compr/compromising__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compromising__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b3f" id="compromise2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b3e" id="compromise2__53" original="E8c2.-2bc8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b3d" id="compromise2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compromise2__55" original="E8c2.-2bc6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compromise2__56" original="E88f.-792f"><span class="exp" id="compromise2__57"> compromise </span> something </span><span class="def" id="compromise2__58" original="E8c2.-2bc5"> to risk harming something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b38" id="compromise2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b37" id="compromise2__60" original="E8c2.-2bc4"><span class="x" id="compromise2__61" original="E8c2.-2bc3"> Researchers' objectivity might be compromised if they become too involved with the people they study. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b35" id="compromise2__62" original="E8c2.-2bc0"><span class="x" id="compromise2__63" original="E8c2.-2bbf"> As soon as the immune system is compromised in some way, the risk of infection increases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b33" id="compromise2__64" original="E8c2.-2bc2"><span class="x" id="compromise2__65" original="E8c2.-2bc1"> There is a limit to the period of continuous use before operator fatigue begins to compromise performance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b31" id="compromise2__66" original="E399.-2c6b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b30" id="compromise2__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="compromise2__68" original="E399.-2c69"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compromise2__69" original="E399.-2c68"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compromise2__70" original="E399.-2c67"> to do something that is against your principles or does not reach standards that you have set </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b2c" id="compromise2__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b2b" id="compromise2__72" original="E8c2.-2bbe"><span class="cf" id="compromise2__73" original="E399.-2c66"><span class="exp" id="compromise2__74"> compromise </span> something </span><span class="x" id="compromise2__75" original="E8c2.-2bbd"> Religious groups such as these have sought to invest their funds without compromising their principles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b27" id="compromise2__76" original="E8c2.-2bbc"><span class="cf" id="compromise2__77" original="E399.-2c65"><span class="exp" id="compromise2__78"> compromise </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="compromise2__79" original="E8c2.-2bbb"> The electric car must not compromise on performance, looks or handling. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b23" id="compromise2__80" original="E399.-2c70"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b22" id="compromise2__81"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="compromise2__82" original="E399.-2c6e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compromise2__83" original="E399.-2c6d"> to accept less than you want or are aiming for, especially in order to reach an agreement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b1f" id="compromise2__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b1e" id="compromise2__85" original="E8c2.-2bba"><span class="x" id="compromise2__86" original="E8c2.-2bb9"> Presidents must be prepared to compromise as well as persuade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b1c" id="compromise2__87" original="E8c2.-2bb8"><span class="cf" id="compromise2__88" original="E399.-2c6c"><span class="exp" id="compromise2__89"> compromise </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="compromise2__90" original="E8c2.-2bb7"> The government had to negotiate and compromise with a broad coalition of interests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b18" id="compromise2__91" original="E8c2.-2bb6"><span class="cf" id="compromise2__92" original="E88f.-792e"><span class="exp" id="compromise2__93"> compromise </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="compromise2__94" original="E8c2.-2bb5"> Reagan would not compromise on SDI, and nor would Gorbachev. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6961" id="compromise2__95" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compromise_1" title="compromise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6960" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-58aa" id="compromise2__96" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compromise2__97"> compromise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compulsion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b14" id="compulsion" original="E399.-2c43" sum="659"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b13" id="compulsion__1" original="E399.-2c42"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b12" id="compulsion__2" original="E399.-2c41"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compulsion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b07" id="compulsion__7" original="E399.-2c39"><span class="pos" id="compulsion__8" original="E399.-2c38"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f60" eid="compulsion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6ac4" geo="br" id="compulsion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compulsion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpʌlʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/compulsion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compulsion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compulsion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6ac7" geo="n_am" id="compulsion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compulsion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpʌlʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/compulsion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compulsion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compulsion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b05" id="compulsion__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b04" id="compulsion__15" original="E399.-2c37"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b03" id="compulsion__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="compulsion__17" original="E399.-2c35"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="compulsion__18" original="E399.-2c34"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="compulsion__19" original="E399.-2c32"> strong pressure that makes somebody do something that they do not want to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aff" id="compulsion__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2afe" id="compulsion__21" original="E85c.-1088"><span class="cf" id="compulsion__22" original="E399.-2c31"><span class="exp" id="compulsion__23"> compulsion </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="compulsion__24" original="E85c.-1087"> There is no compulsion to attend the meetings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2afa" id="compulsion__25" original="E85c.-1085"><span class="cf" id="compulsion__26" original="E85c.-1086"> under <span class="exp" id="compulsion__27"> compulsion </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="compulsion__28" original="E85c.-1084"> Disclosure is required under compulsion of law. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2af6" id="compulsion__29" original="E85c.-1083" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://obligation" title="obligation (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2af5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.40b9" id="compulsion__30" original="E85c.-1082"><span class="xh" id="compulsion__31"> obligation </span><span class="xs" id="compulsion__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2af2" id="compulsion__33" original="E399.-2c2f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2af1" id="compulsion__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="compulsion__35" original="E399.-2c2d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="compulsion__36" original="E85c.-1081"><span class="exp" id="compulsion__37"> compulsion </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="compulsion__38" original="E399.-2c2b"> a strong desire to do something, especially something that is dangerous or wrong </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aec" id="compulsion__39" original="E399.-2c2a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://urge2" title="urge2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aeb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-256a" id="compulsion__40" original="E399.-2c29"><span class="xh" id="compulsion__41"> urge </span><span class="xhm" id="compulsion__42"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ae8" id="compulsion__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ae7" id="compulsion__44" original="E85c.-1080"><span class="x" id="compulsion__45" original="E85c.-107f"> Addicts feel an overwhelming compulsion to continue destructive behaviours. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ae5" id="compulsion__46" original="E399.-2c27" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compel" title="compel definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ae4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3bbc" id="compulsion__47" original="E399.-2c26"><span class="xh" id="compulsion__48"> compel </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6923" id="compulsion__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compulsion" title="compulsion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6922" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5803" id="compulsion__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compulsion__51"> compulsion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compulsive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ae2" id="compulsive" original="E399.-2c24" sum="602"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ae1" id="compulsive__1" original="E399.-2c23"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ae0" id="compulsive__2" original="E399.-2c22"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compulsive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ad8" id="compulsive__4" original="E399.-2c1d"><span class="pos" id="compulsive__5" original="E399.-2c1c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f59" eid="compulsive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6af4" geo="br" id="compulsive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compulsive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpʌlsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/compulsive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compulsive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compulsive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6af7" geo="n_am" id="compulsive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compulsive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpʌlsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/compulsive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compulsive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compulsive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ad6" id="compulsive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ad5" id="compulsive__12" original="E399.-2c1b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ad4" id="compulsive__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="compulsive__14" original="E399.-2c1a"> of behaviour </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compulsive__15" original="E399.-2c19"> that is difficult to stop or control </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ad1" id="compulsive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ad0" id="compulsive__17" original="E85c.-1074"><span class="x" id="compulsive__18" original="E85c.-1073"> She says her compulsive eating has nothing to do with hunger. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ace" id="compulsive__19" original="E85c.-1072"><span class="x" id="compulsive__20" original="E85c.-1071"> Such addictive behaviours include drug abuse and compulsive gambling. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2acc" id="compulsive__21" original="E399.-2c18"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2acb" id="compulsive__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="compulsive__23" original="E399.-2c17"> of people </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="compulsive__24" original="E399.-2c16"> not being able to control their behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ac8" id="compulsive__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ac7" id="compulsive__26" original="E85c.-1070"><span class="x" id="compulsive__27" original="E85c.-106f"> The successful entrepreneur is not a compulsive competitor, but a person who chooses whom to compete against. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ac5" id="compulsive__28" original="E85c.-106e"><span class="x" id="compulsive__29" original="E85c.-106d"> An individual with indications of an obsessive-compulsive personality style could be a compulsive handwasher. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-68f0" id="compulsive__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compulsive" title="compulsive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-68ef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-57cf" id="compulsive__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compulsive__32"> compulsive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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compulsory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ac3" id="compulsory" original="E399.-2c0c" sum="542"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ac2" id="compulsory__1" original="E399.-2c0b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ac1" id="compulsory__2" original="E399.-2c0a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compulsory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ab9" id="compulsory__4" original="E399.-2c05"><span class="pos" id="compulsory__5" original="E399.-2c04"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f52" eid="compulsory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6b3c" geo="br" id="compulsory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compulsory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpʌlsəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/compulsory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compulsory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compulsory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6b3f" geo="n_am" id="compulsory__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compulsory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpʌlsəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/compulsory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compulsory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compulsory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ab7" id="compulsory__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ab6" id="compulsory__12" original="E399.-2c03"><span class="def" id="compulsory__13" original="E399.-2c02"> that must be done because of a law or rule </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ab4" id="compulsory__14" original="E399.-2c01" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://mandatory" title="mandatory definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ab3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-5d9f" id="compulsory__15" original="E399.-2c00"><span class="xh" id="compulsory__16"> mandatory </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ab1" id="compulsory__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ab0" id="compulsory__18" original="E85c.-106a"><span class="x" id="compulsory__19" original="E85c.-1069"> The ‘public good’ argument is relatively easy to make for compulsory education. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aae" id="compulsory__20" original="E85c.-1067"><span class="cf" id="compulsory__21" original="E85c.-1068"><span class="exp" id="compulsory__22"> compulsory </span> for somebody </span><span class="x" id="compulsory__23" original="E85c.-1066"> Wearing a crash helmet is compulsory for all motorbike riders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aaa" id="compulsory__24" original="E85c.-1064"><span class="cf" id="compulsory__25" original="E85c.-1065"> it is <span class="exp" id="compulsory__26"> compulsory </span> (for somebody) to do something </span><span class="x" id="compulsory__27" original="E85c.-1063"> In Sparta, it was compulsory to keep in good physical condition. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aa6" id="compulsory__28" original="E399.-2bfe" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://voluntary" title="voluntary definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aa5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.388" id="compulsory__29" original="E399.-2bfd"><span class="xh" id="compulsory__30"> voluntary </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aa3" id="compulsory__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aa2" id="compulsory__32" original="E399.-2bfb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aa1" id="compulsory__33"><span class="dr" id="compulsory__34" original="E399.-2bfa"> compulsorily </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a99" id="compulsory__35" original="E399.-2bf6"><span class="pos" id="compulsory__36" original="E399.-2bf5"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f51" eid="compulsory__37" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6b42" geo="br" id="compulsory__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compulsory__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpʌlsərəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/compulsorily__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compulsorily__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compulsorily__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6b45" geo="n_am" id="compulsory__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compulsory__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpʌlsərəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/compulsorily__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compulsorily__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compulsorily__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a97" id="compulsory__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a96" id="compulsory__43" original="E85c.-1062"><span class="x" id="compulsory__44" original="E85c.-1061"> The judge ordered that she be compulsorily detained for a period of seven days. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-68cd" id="compulsory__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compulsory" title="compulsory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-68cc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-579d" id="compulsory__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compulsory__47"> compulsory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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computation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a94" id="computation" original="E399.-2bce" sum="696"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a93" id="computation__1" original="E399.-2bcd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a92" id="computation__2" original="E399.-2bcc"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> computation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a86" id="computation__7" original="E399.-2bc4"><span class="pos" id="computation__8" original="E399.-2bc3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f44" eid="computation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c4f" geo="br" id="computation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpjuˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c53" geo="n_am" id="computation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpjuˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a84" id="computation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a83" id="computation__15" original="E399.-2bbe"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a82" id="computation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="computation__17" original="E8c2.-2bb3"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="computation__18" original="E8c2.-2bb2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="computation__19" original="E88f.-792d"><span class="exp" id="computation__20"> computation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="computation__21" original="E399.-2bbd"> an act or the process of calculating something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a7c" id="computation__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a7b" id="computation__23" original="E8c2.-2bb1"><span class="x" id="computation__24" original="E8c2.-2bb0"> This research led to the first testable numerical computations of the earth's magnetic field. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a79" id="computation__25" original="E8c2.-2baf"><span class="x" id="computation__26" original="E8c2.-2bae"> The program is capable of performing computations with reasonable accuracy within a reasonable amount of time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a77" id="computation__27" original="E8c2.-2bad"><span class="x" id="computation__28" original="E8c2.-2bac"> Different methods of computation have been employed to prepare the presentations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a75" id="computation__29" original="E8c2.-2bab"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a74" id="computation__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="computation__31" original="E8c2.-2ba9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="computation__32" original="E8c2.-2ba8"> the use of computers, especially as a subject of study </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a71" id="computation__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a70" id="computation__34" original="E8c2.-2ba7"><span class="x" id="computation__35" original="E8c2.-2ba6"> Logic has found radically new roles in computation and information processing. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6894" id="computation__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://computation" title="computation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6893" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-573a" id="computation__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="computation__38"> computation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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computational
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a6e" id="computational" original="E399.-2bbc" sum="390"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a6d" id="computational__1" original="E399.-2bbb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a6c" id="computational__2" original="E399.-2bba"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> computational </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a63" id="computational__4" original="E399.-2bb5"><span class="pos" id="computational__5" original="E399.-2bb4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f3b" eid="computational__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c80" geo="br" id="computational__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computational__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpjuˈteɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computational__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computational__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computational__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c84" geo="n_am" id="computational__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computational__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpjuˈteɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computational__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computational__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computational__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a61" id="computational__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="computational__12" original="E399.-2bb2"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a5f" id="computational__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a5e" id="computational__14" original="E399.-2bb1"><span class="def" id="computational__15" original="E399.-2bb0"> using or connected with computers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a5c" id="computational__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a5b" id="computational__17" original="E88f.-792c"><span class="x" id="computational__18" original="E88f.-792b"> A computational approach works well for DNA. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a59" id="computational__19" original="E8c1.-7cdb"><span class="x" id="computational__20" original="E8c1.-7cda"> computational methods/models </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a57" id="computational__21" original="E8c1.-7cd9"><span class="x" id="computational__22" original="E8c1.-7cd8"> At present the scope of these simulations is limited by computational speed. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a55" id="computational__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a54" id="computational__24" original="E49f.500e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a53" id="computational__25"><span class="dr" id="computational__26" original="E49f.500f"> computationally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a4b" id="computational__27" original="E49f.5012"><span class="pos" id="computational__28" original="E49f.5013"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a51" eid="computational__29" original="E49f.500d" source="ald9" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6596" geo="br" id="computational__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computational__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒmpjuˈteɪʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computationally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computationally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computationally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6593" geo="n_am" id="computational__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computational__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːmpjuˈteɪʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computationally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computationally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computationally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a49" id="computational__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a48" id="computational__35" original="E49f.5014"><span class="x" id="computational__36" original="E49f.5015"> Computationally, this is a very complex task. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__30"><span class="wfw" id="computer__31" original="E5df.-2bea"> compute </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__32" original="E5df.-2be9" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__33"><span class="wfw" id="computer__34" original="E5df.-2be8"> computer </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__35" original="E5df.-2be7" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__36"><span class="wfw" id="computer__37" original="E5df.-2be6"> computing </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__38" original="E5df.-2be5" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__39"><span class="wfw" id="computer__40" original="E5df.-2be4"> computable </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__41" original="E5df.-2be3" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__42"><span class="wfw" id="computer__43" original="E5df.-2be2"> computational </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__44" original="E5df.-2be1" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__45"><span class="wfw" id="computer__46" original="E5df.-2be0"> computationally </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__47" original="E5df.-2bdf" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__48"><span class="wfw" id="computer__49" original="E49f.5018"> computerize </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__50" original="E49f.5019" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-686a" id="computational__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://computational" title="computational definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6869" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-571d" id="computational__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="computational__60"> computational </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a46" id="compute" original="E399.-2ba2" sum="410"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a45" id="compute__1" original="E399.-2ba1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a44" id="compute__2" original="E399.-2ba0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> compute </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a37" id="compute__9" original="E399.-2b96"><span class="pos" id="compute__10" original="E399.-2b95"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f32" eid="compute__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c04" geo="br" id="compute__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/compute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c07" geo="n_am" id="compute__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/compute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-d9e" id="compute__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c0a" form="root" id="compute__17"><span class="vp" id="compute__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> compute </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c0c" eid="compute__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c0d" geo="br" id="compute__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/compute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://compute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c10" geo="n_am" id="compute__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/compute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/compute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://compute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c13" form="thirdps" id="compute__24"><span class="vp" id="compute__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> computes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c15" eid="compute__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c16" geo="br" id="compute__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c19" geo="n_am" id="compute__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c1c" form="past" id="compute__31"><span class="vp" id="compute__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> computed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c1e" eid="compute__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c1f" geo="br" id="compute__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c22" geo="n_am" id="compute__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c25" form="pastpart" id="compute__38"><span class="vp" id="compute__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> computed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c27" eid="compute__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c28" geo="br" id="compute__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c2b" geo="n_am" id="compute__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c2e" form="prespart" id="compute__45"><span class="vp" id="compute__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> computing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c30" eid="compute__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c31" geo="br" id="compute__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c34" geo="n_am" id="compute__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29f4" id="compute__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29f3" id="compute__53" original="E399.-2b78"><span class="cf" id="compute__54" original="E399.-2b77"><span class="exp" id="compute__55"> compute </span> something (for somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="compute__56" original="E399.-2b74"> to calculate something, especially using a computer program </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29ef" id="compute__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29ee" id="compute__58" original="E88f.-792a"><span class="x" id="compute__59" original="E88f.-7929"> A score was computed for each participant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29ec" id="compute__60" original="E8c1.-7b12"><span class="x" id="compute__61" original="E8c1.-7b11"> The probabilities can easily be computed for small values of n. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29ea" id="compute__62"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29e9" id="compute__63" original="E399.-2b73"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29e8" id="compute__64"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" corpus_freq="144" id="compute__65" original="E399.-2b72"> computable </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29e0" id="compute__66" original="E399.-2b6e"><span class="pos" id="compute__67" original="E399.-2b6d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f31" eid="compute__68" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6bfe" geo="br" id="compute__69" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__70"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6c01" geo="n_am" id="compute__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="compute__72"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29de" id="compute__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29dd" id="compute__74" original="E8c1.-7b0e"><span class="x" id="compute__75" original="E8c1.-7b0d"> This analysis was applied to games of chance with known or computable probabilities. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a33" id="computer__30"><span class="wfw" id="computer__31" original="E5df.-2bea"> compute </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__32" original="E5df.-2be9" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a30" id="computer__33"><span class="wfw" id="computer__34" original="E5df.-2be8"> computer </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__35" original="E5df.-2be7" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a2d" id="computer__36"><span class="wfw" id="computer__37" original="E5df.-2be6"> computing </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__38" original="E5df.-2be5" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a2a" id="computer__39"><span class="wfw" id="computer__40" original="E5df.-2be4"> computable </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__41" original="E5df.-2be3" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a27" id="computer__42"><span class="wfw" id="computer__43" original="E5df.-2be2"> computational </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__44" original="E5df.-2be1" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a24" id="computer__45"><span class="wfw" id="computer__46" original="E5df.-2be0"> computationally </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__47" original="E5df.-2bdf" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a21" id="computer__48"><span class="wfw" id="computer__49" original="E49f.5018"> computerize </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__50" original="E49f.5019" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-67f5" id="compute__97" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://compute" title="compute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-67f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-56fc" id="compute__98" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="compute__99"> compute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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computer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29db" id="computer" original="E399.-2b6c" sum="534"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29da" id="computer__1" original="E399.-2b6b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29d9" id="computer__2" original="E399.-2b6a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> computer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29cd" id="computer__7" original="E399.-2b62"><span class="pos" id="computer__8" original="E399.-2b61"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f24" eid="computer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1e65" geo="br" id="computer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computer__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computer__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://computer__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.1e68" geo="n_am" id="computer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computer__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computer__us_3.ogg" href="sound://computer__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29cb" id="computer__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29ca" id="computer__15" original="E399.-2b60"><span class="def" id="computer__16" original="E399.-2b5f"> an electronic machine that can store, organize and find data, do calculations and control other machines </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29c8" id="computer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29c7" id="computer__18" original="E8c1.-7a63"><span class="x" id="computer__19" original="E8c1.-7a62"> Computers have allowed rapid and elaborate analysis of biological systems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29c5" id="computer__20" original="E8c1.-7a61"><span class="cf" id="computer__21" original="E88f.-7922"> by <span class="exp" id="computer__22"> computer </span></span><span class="x" id="computer__23" original="E8c1.-7a60"> Images of the grids are digitized and manipulated by computer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29c1" id="computer__24" original="E8c1.-7a5f"><span class="cf" id="computer__25" original="E4c7.-65c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="computer__26" original="E8c1.-7a5e"> Spam filters are computer programs that scan incoming email messages and decide which are likely to be spam. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29be" id="computer__27" original="E399.-2b5e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://personal-computer" title="personal computer definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29bd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-4cc6" id="computer__28" original="E399.-2b59"><span class="xh" id="computer__29"> personal computer </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__30"><span class="wfw" id="computer__31" original="E5df.-2bea"> compute </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__32" original="E5df.-2be9" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__33"><span class="wfw" id="computer__34" original="E5df.-2be8"> computer </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__35" original="E5df.-2be7" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__36"><span class="wfw" id="computer__37" original="E5df.-2be6"> computing </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__38" original="E5df.-2be5" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__39"><span class="wfw" id="computer__40" original="E5df.-2be4"> computable </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__41" original="E5df.-2be3" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__42"><span class="wfw" id="computer__43" original="E5df.-2be2"> computational </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__44" original="E5df.-2be1" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__45"><span class="wfw" id="computer__46" original="E5df.-2be0"> computationally </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__47" original="E5df.-2bdf" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__48"><span class="wfw" id="computer__49" original="E49f.5018"> computerize </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__50" original="E49f.5019" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-67c8" id="computer__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://computer" title="computer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-67c7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-56c3" id="computer__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="computer__53"> computer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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computer science
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-294e" id="computer-science" original="E399.-2ae9" sum="330"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-294d" id="computer-science__1" original="E399.-2ae8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-294c" id="computer-science__2" original="E399.-2ae7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> computer science </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2945" id="computer-science__4" original="E399.-2ae2"><span class="pos" id="computer-science__5" original="E399.-2ae1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f16" eid="computer-science__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6f7a" geo="br" id="computer-science__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computer-science__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpjuːtə ˈsaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computer_science_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computer_science_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computer_science_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6f7d" geo="n_am" id="computer-science__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computer-science__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpjuːtər ˈsaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computer_science_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computer_science_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://computer_science_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2943" id="computer-science__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="computer-science__12" original="E399.-2adf"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2941" id="computer-science__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2940" id="computer-science__14" original="E399.-2ade"><span class="def" id="computer-science__15" original="E399.-2add"> the study of computers and how they can be used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-293e" id="computer-science__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-293d" id="computer-science__17" original="E8c1.-79e5"><span class="x" id="computer-science__18" original="E8c1.-79e4"> She received a PhD in Computer Science at Virginia Tech in 2005. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-293b" id="computer-science__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-293a" id="computer-science__20" original="E399.-2adc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2939" id="computer-science__21"><span class="dr" id="computer-science__22" original="E399.-2adb"> computer scientist </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2932" id="computer-science__23" original="E399.-2ad7"><span class="pos" id="computer-science__24" original="E399.-2ad6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-729f" eid="computer-science__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6f74" geo="br" id="computer-science__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computer-science__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpjuːtə ˈsaɪəntɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computer_scientist_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computer_scientist_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computer_scientist_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6f77" geo="n_am" id="computer-science__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computer-science__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpjuːtər ˈsaɪəntɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computer_scientist_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computer_scientist_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://computer_scientist_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2930" id="computer-science__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-292f" id="computer-science__31" original="E8c1.-79e3"><span class="x" id="computer-science__32" original="E8c1.-79e2"> Computer scientists have long talked about intelligent systems. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-672e" id="computer-science__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://computer-science" title="computer science definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-672d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5605" id="computer-science__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="computer-science__35"> computer science </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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computerize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29bb" id="computerize" original="E399.-2b3e" sum="871"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29ba" id="computerize__1" original="E399.-2b3d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29b9" id="computerize__2" original="E399.-2b3c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> computerize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29b7" id="computerize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29b6" id="computerize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-89" id="computerize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="computerize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> computer <span class="ptl" id="computerize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29a4" id="computerize__19" original="E399.-2b2d"><span class="pos" id="computerize__20" original="E399.-2b2c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f1d" eid="computerize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e3c" geo="br" id="computerize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computerize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computerize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e3f" geo="n_am" id="computerize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computerize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computerize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-d70" id="computerize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e42" form="root" id="computerize__27"><span class="vp" id="computerize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> computerize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e44" eid="computerize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e45" geo="br" id="computerize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computerize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computerize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e48" geo="n_am" id="computerize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computerize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computerize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e4b" form="thirdps" id="computerize__34"><span class="vp" id="computerize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> computerizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e4d" eid="computerize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e4e" geo="br" id="computerize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computerizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computerizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e51" geo="n_am" id="computerize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computerizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computerizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e54" form="past" id="computerize__41"><span class="vp" id="computerize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> computerized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e56" eid="computerize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e57" geo="br" id="computerize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computerized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computerized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e5a" geo="n_am" id="computerize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computerized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computerized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e5d" form="pastpart" id="computerize__48"><span class="vp" id="computerize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> computerized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e5f" eid="computerize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e60" geo="br" id="computerize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computerized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computerized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e63" geo="n_am" id="computerize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computerized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computerized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e66" form="prespart" id="computerize__55"><span class="vp" id="computerize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> computerizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e68" eid="computerize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e69" geo="br" id="computerize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computerizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computerizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e6c" geo="n_am" id="computerize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computerizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computerizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2978" id="computerize__62"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2977" id="computerize__63" original="E399.-2b0f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="computerize__64" original="E399.-2b0e"><span class="exp" id="computerize__65"> computerize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="computerize__66" original="E399.-2b0d"> to use computers to control a system, process or machine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2973" id="computerize__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2972" id="computerize__68" original="E8c2.-2ba3"><span class="x" id="computerize__69" original="E8c2.-2ba2"> The water treatment plants are now computerized. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2970" id="computerize__70" original="E8c2.-2ba1"><span class="x" id="computerize__71" original="E8c2.-2ba0"> Today, car assembly lines employ computerized design and manufacturing systems. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-296e" id="computerize__72" original="E399.-2b0c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="computerize__73" original="E399.-2b0b"><span class="exp" id="computerize__74"> computerize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="computerize__75" original="E399.-2b0a"> to store data on a computer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-296a" id="computerize__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2969" id="computerize__77" original="E8c2.-2b9d"><span class="x" id="computerize__78" original="E8c2.-2b9c"> The Swedes eventually computerized these records into one large national registry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2967" id="computerize__79" original="E8c2.-2b9f"><span class="x" id="computerize__80" original="E8c2.-2b9e"> The secure storage of data in computerized databases is intrinsically difficult. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2965" id="computerize__81"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2964" id="computerize__82" original="E399.-2b09"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2963" id="computerize__83"><span class="dr" id="computerize__84" original="E399.-2b08"> computerization </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2961" id="computerize__85" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2960" id="computerize__86"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1d88" id="computerize__87"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="computerize__88"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> computer <span class="ptl" id="computerize__90"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2956" id="computerize__91" original="E399.-2b03"><span class="pos" id="computerize__92" original="E399.-2b02"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-295d" eid="computerize__93" original="E399.-2b06" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e6f" geo="br" id="computerize__94" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__95"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpjuːtəraɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computerization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computerization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6e73" geo="n_am" id="computerize__96" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computerize__97"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˌpjuːtərəˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computerization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computerization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computerization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2954" id="computerize__98"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="computerize__99" original="E399.-2b00"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2952" id="computerize__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2951" id="computerize__101" original="E8c2.-2b9b"><span class="cf" id="computerize__102" original="E88f.-791b"><span class="exp"> computerization </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="computerize__103" original="E8c2.-2b9a"> The computerization of many traditional craft skills provided opportunities for deskilling or reskilling jobs. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__30"><span class="wfw" id="computer__31" original="E5df.-2bea"> compute </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__32" original="E5df.-2be9" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__33"><span class="wfw" id="computer__34" original="E5df.-2be8"> computer </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__35" original="E5df.-2be7" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__36"><span class="wfw" id="computer__37" original="E5df.-2be6"> computing </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__38" original="E5df.-2be5" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__39"><span class="wfw" id="computer__40" original="E5df.-2be4"> computable </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__41" original="E5df.-2be3" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__42"><span class="wfw" id="computer__43" original="E5df.-2be2"> computational </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__44" original="E5df.-2be1" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__45"><span class="wfw" id="computer__46" original="E5df.-2be0"> computationally </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__47" original="E5df.-2bdf" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__48"><span class="wfw" id="computer__49" original="E49f.5018"> computerize </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__50" original="E49f.5019" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-676c" id="computerize__125" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://computerize" title="computerize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-676b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5670" id="computerize__126" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="computerize__127"> computerize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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computing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-292d" id="computing" original="E399.-2ad5" sum="399"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-292c" id="computing__1" original="E399.-2ad4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-292b" id="computing__2" original="E399.-2ad3"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> computing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2923" id="computing__4" original="E399.-2ace"><span class="pos" id="computing__5" original="E399.-2acd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f0f" eid="computing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6fab" geo="br" id="computing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/com/compu/computing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://computing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.6fae" geo="n_am" id="computing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="computing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/com/compu/computing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/com/compu/computing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://computing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2921" id="computing__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="computing__12" original="E399.-2acb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-291f" id="computing__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-291e" id="computing__14" original="E399.-2aca"><span class="def" id="computing__15" original="E399.-2ac9"> the use of computers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-291c" id="computing__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-291b" id="computing__17" original="E8c2.-7fa0"><span class="x" id="computing__18" original="E8c2.-7f9f"> These figures demonstrate how rapidly the face of computing changed in the 1990s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2919" id="computing__19" original="E8c2.-7f9e"><span class="cf" id="computing__20" original="E4c7.-3b8"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="computing__21" original="E8c2.-7f9d"> PCs brought computing power to people in offices and in their own homes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2916" id="computing__22" original="E8c2.-7f9c"><span class="x" id="computing__23" original="E8c2.-7f9b"> Advances in computing capacity have enabled large quantities of data to be handled more easily. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__30"><span class="wfw" id="computer__31" original="E5df.-2bea"> compute </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__32" original="E5df.-2be9" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__33"><span class="wfw" id="computer__34" original="E5df.-2be8"> computer </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__35" original="E5df.-2be7" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__36"><span class="wfw" id="computer__37" original="E5df.-2be6"> computing </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__38" original="E5df.-2be5" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__39"><span class="wfw" id="computer__40" original="E5df.-2be4"> computable </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__41" original="E5df.-2be3" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__42"><span class="wfw" id="computer__43" original="E5df.-2be2"> computational </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__44" original="E5df.-2be1" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__45"><span class="wfw" id="computer__46" original="E5df.-2be0"> computationally </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__47" original="E5df.-2bdf" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="computer__48"><span class="wfw" id="computer__49" original="E49f.5018"> computerize </span><span class="wfp" id="computer__50" original="E49f.5019" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6706" id="computing__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://computing" title="computing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6705" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-55ec" id="computing__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="computing__47"> computing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conceal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2914" id="conceal" original="E399.-29bd" sum="403"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2913" id="conceal__1" original="E399.-29bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2912" id="conceal__2" original="E399.-29bb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conceal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2905" id="conceal__9" original="E399.-29b1"><span class="pos" id="conceal__10" original="E399.-29b0"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f08" eid="conceal__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7338" geo="br" id="conceal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.733b" geo="n_am" id="conceal__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-d42" id="conceal__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.730b" form="root" id="conceal__17"><span class="vp" id="conceal__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conceal </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.730d" eid="conceal__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.730e" geo="br" id="conceal__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7311" geo="n_am" id="conceal__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7314" form="thirdps" id="conceal__24"><span class="vp" id="conceal__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conceals </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7316" eid="conceal__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7317" geo="br" id="conceal__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceals__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceals__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceals__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.731a" geo="n_am" id="conceal__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceals__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceals__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceals__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.731d" form="past" id="conceal__31"><span class="vp" id="conceal__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> concealed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.731f" eid="conceal__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7320" geo="br" id="conceal__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcealed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcealed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcealed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7323" geo="n_am" id="conceal__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcealed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcealed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcealed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7326" form="pastpart" id="conceal__38"><span class="vp" id="conceal__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> concealed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7328" eid="conceal__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7329" geo="br" id="conceal__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcealed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcealed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcealed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.732c" geo="n_am" id="conceal__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcealed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcealed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcealed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.732f" form="prespart" id="conceal__45"><span class="vp" id="conceal__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> concealing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7331" eid="conceal__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7332" geo="br" id="conceal__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcealing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcealing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcealing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7335" geo="n_am" id="conceal__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcealing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcealing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcealing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28d9" id="conceal__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28d8" id="conceal__53" original="E399.-2991"><span class="def" id="conceal__54" original="E399.-2990"> to hide something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28d6" id="conceal__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28d5" id="conceal__56" original="E867.-20c6"><span class="cf" id="conceal__57" original="E399.-298f"><span class="exp" id="conceal__58"> conceal </span> something </span><span class="x" id="conceal__59" original="E867.-20c5"> She had concealed the fact that she was engaged to another man. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28d1" id="conceal__60" original="E867.-20c4"><span class="cf" id="conceal__61" original="E399.-298e"><span class="exp" id="conceal__62"> conceal </span> something from somebody </span><span class="x" id="conceal__63" original="E867.-20c3"> The company was accused of concealing information from customers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28cd" id="conceal__64"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28cc" id="conceal__65" original="E492.-6672"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28cb" id="conceal__66"><span class="dr" id="conceal__67" original="E492.-6671"> concealment </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28c3" id="conceal__68" original="E492.-666d"><span class="pos" id="conceal__69" original="E492.-666c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7f07" eid="conceal__70" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7305" geo="br" id="conceal__71" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__72"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːlmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcealment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcealment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcealment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7308" geo="n_am" id="conceal__73" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceal__74"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːlmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcealment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcealment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcealment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28c1" id="conceal__75"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conceal__76" original="E492.-666a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28bf" id="conceal__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28be" id="conceal__78" original="E492.-6669"><span class="x" id="conceal__79" original="E492.-6668"> Their footsteps betrayed their place of concealment. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-66b7" id="conceal__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conceal" title="conceal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-66b6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-545e" id="conceal__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conceal__82"> conceal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concede
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28bc" id="concede" original="E399.-2968" sum="969"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28bb" id="concede__1" original="E399.-2967"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28ba" id="concede__2" original="E399.-2966"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concede </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28ad" id="concede__9" original="E399.-295c"><span class="pos" id="concede__10" original="E399.-295b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7efa" eid="concede__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74a0" geo="br" id="concede__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcede__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcede__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcede__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74a3" geo="n_am" id="concede__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcede__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcede__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcede__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-d14" id="concede__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74a6" form="root" id="concede__17"><span class="vp" id="concede__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> concede </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74a8" eid="concede__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74a9" geo="br" id="concede__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcede__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcede__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcede__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74ac" geo="n_am" id="concede__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcede__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcede__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcede__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74af" form="thirdps" id="concede__24"><span class="vp" id="concede__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> concedes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74b1" eid="concede__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74b2" geo="br" id="concede__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcedes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcedes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcedes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74b5" geo="n_am" id="concede__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcedes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcedes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcedes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74b8" form="past" id="concede__31"><span class="vp" id="concede__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conceded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74ba" eid="concede__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74bb" geo="br" id="concede__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74be" geo="n_am" id="concede__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74c1" form="pastpart" id="concede__38"><span class="vp" id="concede__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conceded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74c3" eid="concede__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74c4" geo="br" id="concede__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74c7" geo="n_am" id="concede__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74ca" form="prespart" id="concede__45"><span class="vp" id="concede__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conceding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74cc" eid="concede__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74cd" geo="br" id="concede__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.74d0" geo="n_am" id="concede__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concede__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2881" id="concede__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2880" id="concede__53" original="E399.-293e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-287f" id="concede__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="concede__55" original="E399.-293c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concede__56" original="E399.-293b"> to admit that something is true or logical </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-287c" id="concede__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-287b" id="concede__58" original="E824.-7e78"><span class="x" id="concede__59" original="E824.-7e77"> As the authors readily concede, it is a work in progress. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2879" id="concede__60" original="E586.-4992"><span class="cf" id="concede__61" original="E399.-2939"><span class="exp" id="concede__62"> concede </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="concede__63" original="E586.-4991"> Patten (2001) concedes that Europe lacks a single foreign policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2875" id="concede__64" original="E824.-7e74"><span class="cf" id="concede__65" original="E399.-2938"><span class="exp" id="concede__66"> concede </span> something </span><span class="x" id="concede__67" original="E824.-7e73"> Ryan reluctantly concedes the point. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2871" id="concede__68" original="E399.-2934"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2870" id="concede__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="concede__70" original="E399.-2932"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concede__71" original="E399.-2931"> to give something away, especially unwillingly; to allow somebody to have something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-286d" id="concede__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-286c" id="concede__73" original="E824.-7e70"><span class="cf" id="concede__74" original="E399.-2930"><span class="exp" id="concede__75"> concede </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="concede__76" original="E824.-7e6f"> Britain was forced to concede independence to its thirteen rebel American colonies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2868" id="concede__77" original="E586.-498f"><span class="cf" id="concede__78" original="E586.-4990"><span class="exp" id="concede__79"> concede </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="concede__80" original="E586.-498e"> Women were only conceded full voting rights in the 1950s. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2864" id="concede__81" original="E399.-2928" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concession" title="concession definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2863" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2295" id="concede__82" original="E399.-2927"><span class="xh" id="concede__83"> concession </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2860" id="concede__84" original="E399.-292e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-285f" id="concede__85"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="concede__86" original="E399.-292b"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="concede__87" original="E399.-292c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="concede__88" original="E399.-292a"><span class="exp" id="concede__89"> concede </span> (defeat) </span><span class="def" id="concede__90" original="E399.-2929"> to admit that you have lost a battle, an election, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2859" id="concede__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2858" id="concede__92" original="E824.-7e6c"><span class="x" id="concede__93" original="E824.-7e6b"> By 142 BCE, the Syrian rulers were forced to concede defeat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2856" id="concede__94" original="E586.-498d"><span class="x" id="concede__95" original="E586.-498c"> After losing this decisive battle, the general was forced to concede. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2854" id="admittedly__19" original="E4c7.9f8" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="admittedly__20" original="E4c7.9f9"><span class="h1" id="admittedly__21" original="E4c7.9fa"> Conceding a point and making a counterargument </span><span class="p" id="admittedly__22" original="E4c7.9fb"> In academic writing, it it is often good practice to acknowledge a possible criticism, exception or difficulty, before going on to show why your point is still valid. </span><ul class="bullet" id="admittedly__23" original="E4c7.9fc"><li class="li" id="admittedly__24" original="E4c7.9fd"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__25" original="E4c7.9fe"> While/​Although it is true/​possible that… </span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__26" original="E4c7.a01"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__27" original="E4c7.a02"> While/​Although it can be argued that… </span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__28" original="E4c7.a03"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__29" original="E4c7.a04"> Certainly/​Of course/​Admittedly </span> ,… <span class="eb" id="admittedly__30" original="E4c1.29a2"> but… </span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__31" original="E4c7.a0c"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__32" original="E4c7.a0d"> Nevertheless </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="admittedly__33" original="E4c7.a0e"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__34" original="E4c7.a0f"> Still </span> ,… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="admittedly__35" original="E4c7.a10"><li class="li" id="admittedly__36" original="E646.-6bbf"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c85" id="admittedly__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f10" id="admittedly__38" original="E646.-6bbe"><span class="x" id="admittedly__39" original="E646.-6bbd"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__40" original="E646.-6bbc"> While it is true that </span> many brands have dominated their markets for years, it is also true that new products are being developed each year. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__41" original="E4c7.a15"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c84" id="admittedly__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f0c" id="admittedly__43" original="E4c7.a16"><span class="x" id="admittedly__44" original="E4c7.a17"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__45" original="E4c7.a18"> Although is is possible that </span> the GL hypothesis is correct, the data do not enable us to infer this at the present time. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__46" original="E4c7.a19"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c83" id="admittedly__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f08" id="admittedly__48" original="E4c7.a1a"><span class="x" id="admittedly__49" original="E4c7.a1b"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__50" original="E4c7.a1c"> Although it can be argued that </span> behavioural observations are unnecessary, translating such a principle into practice is difficult. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__51" original="E4c7.a22"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c82" id="admittedly__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5f04" id="admittedly__53" original="E4c7.a23"><span class="x" id="admittedly__54" original="E4c7.a24"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__55" original="E4c7.a25"> Of course </span> , calculations of this type are interesting <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__56" original="E4c7.a26"> but </span> not conclusive proof of the conformational preferences of a polymer. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__57" original="E4c7.a27"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c81" id="admittedly__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5eff" id="admittedly__59" original="E4c7.a28"><span class="x" id="admittedly__60" original="E4c7.a29"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__61" original="E4c7.a2a"> Admittedly </span> , no two economies are the same, <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__62" original="E4c7.a2b"> but </span> modern economists work on the commonality in the human experience. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__63" original="E4c7.a2c"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c80" id="admittedly__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5efa" id="admittedly__65" original="E4c7.a2d"><span class="x" id="admittedly__66" original="E4c7.a2e"> The extent of this activity has been the topic of debate; <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__67" original="E4c7.a2f"> nevertheless </span> , there is no argument that the Grand Canyon region is seismically active. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__68" original="E4c7.a30"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c7f" id="admittedly__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ef6" id="admittedly__70" original="E4c7.a31"><span class="x" id="admittedly__71" original="E4c7.a32"> Other groups have disputed these estimates as being too low. <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__72" original="E4c7.a33"> Still </span> , it is useful to compare the effects. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6655" id="concede__150" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concede" title="concede definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6654" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-53f1" id="concede__151" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concede__152"> concede </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conceivable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-284e" id="conceivable" original="E399.-28f4" sum="483"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-284d" id="conceivable__1" original="E399.-28f3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-284c" id="conceivable__2" original="E399.-28f2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conceivable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2844" id="conceivable__4" original="E399.-28ed"><span class="pos" id="conceivable__5" original="E399.-28ec"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ef3" eid="conceivable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.75e6" geo="br" id="conceivable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceivable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceivable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceivable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceivable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.75e9" geo="n_am" id="conceivable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceivable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceivable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceivable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceivable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2842" id="conceivable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2841" id="conceivable__12" original="E399.-28eb"><span class="def" id="conceivable__13" original="E399.-28ea"> that you can imagine or believe </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-283f" id="conceivable__14" original="E399.-28e9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://possible" title="possible definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-283e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-1264" id="conceivable__15" original="E399.-28e8"><span class="xh" id="conceivable__16"> possible </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-283b" id="conceivable__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-283a" id="conceivable__18" original="E8c2.-7f8e"><span class="x" id="conceivable__19" original="E8c2.-7f8d"> Even very detailed laws cannot specify how they are to be applied in every conceivable case. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2838" id="conceivable__20" original="E8c2.-7f8b"><span class="cf" id="conceivable__21" original="E8c2.-7f8c"> it is <span class="exp" id="conceivable__22"> conceivable </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="conceivable__23" original="E8c2.-7f8a"> It is conceivable that human beings will some day contain artificially synthesized chromosomes in their cells. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2834" id="conceivable__24" original="E399.-28e6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inconceivable" title="inconceivable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2833" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4294" id="conceivable__25" original="E399.-28e5"><span class="xh" id="conceivable__26"> inconceivable </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2831" id="conceivable__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2830" id="conceivable__28" original="E88f.-790e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-282f" id="conceivable__29"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="conceivable__30" original="E88f.-790d"> conceivably </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2827" id="conceivable__31" original="E88f.-7909"><span class="pos" id="conceivable__32" original="E88f.-7908"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-282d" eid="conceivable__33" original="E88f.-790c" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.75de" geo="br" id="conceivable__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceivable__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceivably__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceivably__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceivably__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.75e2" geo="n_am" id="conceivable__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceivable__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceivably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceivably__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceivably__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2825" id="conceivable__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2824" id="conceivable__39" original="E88f.-7907"><span class="x" id="conceivable__40" original="E88f.-7906"> A land impact of this order could conceivably exterminate humanity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2822" id="conceivable__41" original="E88f.-7905"><span class="x" id="conceivable__42" original="E88f.-7904"> Conceivably, we might claim that memory puts us in direct touch with the past. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__37"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__38" original="E399.-28a3"> conceive </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__39" original="E399.-28a2" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__40"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__41" original="E399.-28a1"> conceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__42" original="E399.-28a0" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__43"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__44" original="E399.-289e"> conceivably </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__45" original="E399.-289d" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__46"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__47" original="E399.-289c"> concept </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__48" original="E399.-289b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__49"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__50" original="E399.-289a"> conception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__51" original="E399.-2899" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__52"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__53" original="E399.-2898"> conceptual </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__54" original="E399.-2897" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__55"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__56" original="E5df.-359b"> conceptualize </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__57" original="E5df.-359a" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__58"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__59" original="E8c3.-6aeb"> inconceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__60" original="E8c3.-6aea" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__61"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__62" original="E8c3.-6ae9"> misconception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__63" original="E8c3.-6ae8" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6613" id="conceivable__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conceivable" title="conceivable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6612" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5344" id="conceivable__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conceivable__72"> conceivable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conceive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2820" id="conceive" original="E399.-28dc" sum="1476"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-281f" id="conceive__1" original="E399.-28db"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-281e" id="conceive__2" original="E399.-28da"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conceive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2811" id="conceive__9" original="E399.-28c2"><span class="pos" id="conceive__10" original="E399.-28c1"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7eec" eid="conceive__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7733" geo="br" id="conceive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7736" geo="n_am" id="conceive__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-ce6" id="conceive__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7706" form="root" id="conceive__17"><span class="vp" id="conceive__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conceive </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7708" eid="conceive__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7709" geo="br" id="conceive__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.770c" geo="n_am" id="conceive__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.770f" form="thirdps" id="conceive__24"><span class="vp" id="conceive__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conceives </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7711" eid="conceive__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7712" geo="br" id="conceive__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceives__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceives__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceives__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7715" geo="n_am" id="conceive__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceives__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceives__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceives__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7718" form="past" id="conceive__31"><span class="vp" id="conceive__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conceived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.771a" eid="conceive__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.771b" geo="br" id="conceive__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.771e" geo="n_am" id="conceive__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7721" form="pastpart" id="conceive__38"><span class="vp" id="conceive__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conceived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7723" eid="conceive__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7724" geo="br" id="conceive__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7727" geo="n_am" id="conceive__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.772a" form="prespart" id="conceive__45"><span class="vp" id="conceive__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conceiving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.772c" eid="conceive__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.772d" geo="br" id="conceive__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceiving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceiving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceiving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7730" geo="n_am" id="conceive__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceive__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsiːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceiving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceiving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceiving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27c8" id="conceive__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27c7" id="conceive__53" original="E399.-2896"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27c6" id="conceive__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="conceive__55" original="E399.-2894"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conceive__56" original="E399.-2892"> to form an idea or plan in your mind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27c3" id="conceive__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27c2" id="conceive__58" original="E8c2.-7d34"><span class="cf" id="conceive__59" original="E399.-2891"><span class="exp" id="conceive__60"> conceive </span> something </span><span class="x" id="conceive__61" original="E8c2.-7d33"> By 1796 Smith had conceived the idea of identifying the rock units by the fossils they contain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27be" id="conceive__62" original="E8c2.-7d36"><span class="x" id="conceive__63" original="E8c2.-7d35"> The Deep Sea Drilling Project was conceived by scientists from American oceanographic research centres. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27bc" id="conceive__64" original="E8c2.-7d31"><span class="cf" id="conceive__65" original="E8c2.-7d32"><span class="exp" id="conceive__66"> conceive </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="conceive__67" original="E8c2.-7d30"> Many Greek texts were originally conceived as scripts for performance, rather than as literature for reading. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27b8" id="conceive__68" original="E8c2.-7d2f"><span class="cf" id="conceive__69" original="E399.-288f"><span class="exp" id="conceive__70"> conceive </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="conceive__71" original="E8c2.-7d2e"> Helmholtz conceived that discontinuous motion played an important role in atmospheric phenomena. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27b4" id="conceive__72" original="E8c2.-7d2d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27b3" id="conceive__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="conceive__74" original="E8c2.-7d2b"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="conceive__75" original="E8c2.-7d2a"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conceive__76" original="E8c2.-7d28"> to think of something in a particular way; to imagine something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27af" id="conceive__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27ae" id="conceive__78" original="E8c2.-7d26"><span class="cf" id="conceive__79" original="E8c2.-7d27"><span class="exp" id="conceive__80"> conceive </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="conceive__81" original="E8c2.-7d25"> Working memory can be conceived as a workspace with a limited capacity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27aa" id="conceive__82" original="E8c2.-7d24"><span class="cf" id="conceive__83" original="E399.-2890"><span class="exp" id="conceive__84"> conceive </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conceive__85" original="E8c2.-7d23"> It is very difficult to conceive of modern life without digital systems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27a6" id="conceive__86" original="E8c2.-7d22"><span class="cf" id="conceive__87" original="E88f.-78fb"><span class="exp" id="conceive__88"> conceive </span> of something as something </span><span class="x" id="conceive__89" original="E8c2.-7d21"> The boreal region is often conceived of as a zone of relatively homogeneous climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27a2" id="conceive__90" original="E88f.-78f9"><span class="cf" id="conceive__91" original="E88f.-78fa"> broadly/narrowly conceived </span><span class="x" id="conceive__92" original="E88f.-78f8"> Modernism has hitherto been too narrowly conceived: as an aesthetic but not a social phenomenon. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-279f" id="conceive__93" original="E399.-288d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-279e" id="conceive__94"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="conceive__95" original="E399.-288b"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="conceive__96" original="E399.-288a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-279b" id="conceive__97"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="conceive__98" original="E4c7.-3ae"> of a woman </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conceive__99" original="E399.-2889"> to become pregnant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2798" id="conceive__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2797" id="conceive__101" original="E8c2.-7d20"><span class="x" id="conceive__102" original="E8c2.-7d1f"> This procedure has been of great help to couples who have difficulty in conceiving. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2795" id="conceive__103" original="E8c2.-7d1e"><span class="cf" id="conceive__104" original="E399.-2886"><span class="exp" id="conceive__105"> conceive </span> something </span><span class="x" id="conceive__106" original="E8c2.-7d1d"> Two children were conceived by donor insemination. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2791" id="conceive__107" original="E399.-2885" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conception" title="conception definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2790" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2617" id="conceive__108" original="E399.-2884"><span class="xh" id="conceive__109"> conception </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27e3" id="conceptual__37"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__38" original="E399.-28a3"> conceive </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__39" original="E399.-28a2" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27e0" id="conceptual__40"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__41" original="E399.-28a1"> conceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__42" original="E399.-28a0" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27dd" id="conceptual__43"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__44" original="E399.-289e"> conceivably </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__45" original="E399.-289d" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27da" id="conceptual__46"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__47" original="E399.-289c"> concept </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__48" original="E399.-289b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27d7" id="conceptual__49"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__50" original="E399.-289a"> conception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__51" original="E399.-2899" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27d4" id="conceptual__52"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__53" original="E399.-2898"> conceptual </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__54" original="E399.-2897" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27d1" id="conceptual__55"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__56" original="E5df.-359b"> conceptualize </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__57" original="E5df.-359a" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27ce" id="conceptual__58"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__59" original="E8c3.-6aeb"> inconceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__60" original="E8c3.-6aea" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27cb" id="conceptual__61"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__62" original="E8c3.-6ae9"> misconception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__63" original="E8c3.-6ae8" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-658e" id="conceive__137" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conceive" title="conceive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-658d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-531e" id="conceive__138" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conceive__139"> conceive 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-278e" hm="1" id="concentrate1" original="E399.-2882" sum="1637"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-278d" id="concentrate1__1" original="E399.-2881"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-278c" id="concentrate1__2" original="E399.-2880"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concentrate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-277e" id="concentrate1__9" original="E399.-2875"><span class="pos" id="concentrate1__10" original="E399.-2874"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ee5" eid="concentrate1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78a9" geo="br" id="concentrate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsntreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78ad" geo="n_am" id="concentrate1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsntreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-cb8" id="concentrate1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78b1" form="root" id="concentrate1__17"><span class="vp" id="concentrate1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> concentrate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78b3" eid="concentrate1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78b4" geo="br" id="concentrate1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsntreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78b8" geo="n_am" id="concentrate1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsntreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78bc" form="thirdps" id="concentrate1__24"><span class="vp" id="concentrate1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> concentrates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78be" eid="concentrate1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78bf" geo="br" id="concentrate1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsntreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78c2" geo="n_am" id="concentrate1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsntreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78c5" form="past" id="concentrate1__31"><span class="vp" id="concentrate1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> concentrated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78c7" eid="concentrate1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78c8" geo="br" id="concentrate1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsntreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78cc" geo="n_am" id="concentrate1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsntreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78d0" form="pastpart" id="concentrate1__38"><span class="vp" id="concentrate1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> concentrated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78d2" eid="concentrate1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78d3" geo="br" id="concentrate1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsntreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78d7" geo="n_am" id="concentrate1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsntreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78db" form="prespart" id="concentrate1__45"><span class="vp" id="concentrate1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> concentrating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78dd" eid="concentrate1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78de" geo="br" id="concentrate1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsntreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78e1" geo="n_am" id="concentrate1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsntreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-274d" id="concentrate1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-274c" id="concentrate1__53" original="E399.-284f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-274b" id="concentrate1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="concentrate1__55" original="E399.-284d"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="concentrate1__56" original="E838.-7297"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="concentrate1__57" original="E399.-284c"><span class="exp" id="concentrate1__58"> concentrate </span> something + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="concentrate1__59" original="E399.-284b"> to bring something together in one place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2745" id="concentrate1__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2744" id="concentrate1__61" original="E838.-7292"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__62" original="E838.-7291"> The company concentrated its marketing efforts on one narrowly defined segment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2742" id="concentrate1__63" original="E838.-7294"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__64" original="E838.-7293"> All the signal power is concentrated at the highest frequency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2740" id="concentrate1__65" original="E838.-7296"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__66" original="E838.-7295"> The view is that power is concentrated in the hands of a narrow range of organizations. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-273e" id="concentrate1__67" original="E838.-727f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concentrate1__68"> concentrate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-273c" id="concentrate1__69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-273b" id="concentrate1__70" original="E838.-727d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-273a" id="concentrate1__71"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__72" original="E838.-727c"> effort </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2738" id="concentrate1__73" original="E838.-727b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2737" id="concentrate1__74"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__75" original="E838.-727a"> resources </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2735" id="concentrate1__76" original="E838.-7279"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2734" id="concentrate1__77"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__78" original="E838.-7278"> production </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2732" id="concentrate1__79" original="E838.-7277"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2731" id="concentrate1__80"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__81" original="E838.-7276"> power </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-272f" id="concentrate1__82" original="E838.-7275"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-272e" id="concentrate1__83" original="E838.-7290"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__84" original="E838.-728f"> Hospitals should concentrate their resources in those areas most likely to enhance the overall experience of their patients. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-272c" id="concentrate1__85" original="E838.-7253" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concentrate1__86"> adverb + concentrate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-272a" id="concentrate1__87"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2729" id="concentrate1__88" original="E838.-724e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2728" id="concentrate1__89"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__90" original="E838.-724d"> heavily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2726" id="concentrate1__91"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__92" original="E838.-724c"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2724" id="concentrate1__93" original="E8ca.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2723" id="concentrate1__94"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__95" original="E8ca.-7ee4"> mostly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2721" id="concentrate1__96" original="E838.-724a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2720" id="concentrate1__97"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__98" original="E838.-7249"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-271e" id="concentrate1__99" original="E838.-7248"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-271d" id="concentrate1__100"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__101" original="E838.-7247"> more </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-271b" id="concentrate1__102" original="E8ca.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-271a" id="concentrate1__103"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__104" original="E8ca.-7ee2"> disproportionately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2718" id="concentrate1__105" original="E838.-7251"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2717" id="concentrate1__106"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__107" original="E838.-7250"> geographically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2715" id="concentrate1__108"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__109" original="E838.-724f"> spatially </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2713" id="concentrate1__110" original="E838.-7246"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2712" id="concentrate1__111" original="E838.-7243"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__112" original="E838.-7242"> Women have been heavily concentrated in low-paid and low-status employment in the UK. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2710" id="concentrate1__113" original="E838.-7245"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__114" original="E838.-7244"> The minority ethnic population is, thus, geographically concentrated in the most highly urbanized areas. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-270e" id="concentrate1__115" original="E399.-2857"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-270d" id="concentrate1__116"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="concentrate1__117" original="E399.-2855"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="concentrate1__118" original="E399.-2854"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concentrate1__119" original="E399.-2853"> to give all your attention to something and not think about anything else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2709" id="concentrate1__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2708" id="concentrate1__121" original="E838.-728e"><span class="cf" id="concentrate1__122" original="E399.-2852"><span class="exp" id="concentrate1__123"> concentrate </span> (on something) </span><span class="x" id="concentrate1__124" original="E838.-728d"> The patient was unable to relax or concentrate on anything. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2704" id="concentrate1__125" original="E838.-728c"><span class="cf" id="concentrate1__126" original="E399.-2851"><span class="exp" id="concentrate1__127"> concentrate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="concentrate1__128" original="E838.-728b"> Having to provide justification tends to concentrate the mind of the decision-maker. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2700" id="concentrate1__129" original="E8ca.-7eea"><span class="cf" id="concentrate1__130" original="E4c7.-3a9"><span class="exp" id="concentrate1__131"> concentrate </span> something on something </span><span class="x" id="concentrate1__132" original="E8ca.-7ee9"> Kennedy found it easier to concentrate his attention on streamlining the economy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26fc" id="concentrate1__133" original="E399.-284a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26fb" id="concentrate1__134"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="concentrate1__135" original="E399.-2848"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="concentrate1__136" original="E399.-2847"><span class="exp" id="concentrate1__137"> concentrate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="concentrate1__138" original="E399.-2844"> to increase the strength of a substance by reducing its volume, for example by boiling it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26f6" id="concentrate1__139"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26f5" id="concentrate1__140" original="E8ca.-7ee8"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__141" original="E8ca.-7ee7"> A protein sample was concentrated using an ultrafiltration centrifugal device. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26f3" id="concentrate1__142" original="E399.-2840"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26f2" id="concentrate1__143" original="E399.-283f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26f1" id="concentrate1__144"><h4 class="pv"> concentrate on something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26ef" id="concentrate1__146"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26ee" id="concentrate1__147"><span class="def" id="concentrate1__148" original="E399.-283d"> to spend more time doing one particular thing than others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26ec" id="concentrate1__149"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26eb" id="concentrate1__150" original="E838.-7288"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__151" original="E838.-7287"> Mansfield worked determinedly on a small scale, concentrating on short stories rather than novels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26e9" id="concentrate1__152" original="E838.-7284"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__153" original="E838.-7283"> The older manufacturers changed their product mix to concentrate on more basic, cheaper models. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26e7" id="concentrate1__154" original="E838.-7286"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__155" original="E838.-7285"> Health promotion targets have been set, but concentrate on ‘high risk’ groups, ignoring other groups such as the elderly. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26e5" id="concentrate1__156" original="E838.-7266" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concentrate1__157"> concentrate + adverb + on </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26e3" id="concentrate1__158"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26e2" id="concentrate1__159" original="E838.-7264"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26e1" id="concentrate1__160"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__161" original="E838.-7263"> solely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26df" id="concentrate1__162"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__163" original="E838.-7262"> only </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26dd" id="concentrate1__164"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__165" original="E838.-7261"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26db" id="concentrate1__166" original="E838.-7260"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26da" id="concentrate1__167"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__168" original="E838.-725f"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26d8" id="concentrate1__169"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__170" original="E838.-725e"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26d6" id="concentrate1__171" original="E838.-725d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26d5" id="concentrate1__172"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__173" original="E838.-725c"> instead </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26d3" id="concentrate1__174" original="E838.-725b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26d2" id="concentrate1__175" original="E838.-725a"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__176" original="E838.-7259"> Delivering the best possible quality of life means more than concentrating solely on economic growth. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b0f" id="concentrate1__177" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="concentrate1__178"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b0d" id="concentrate1__179" original="E838.-7281"><span class="shcut" id="concentrate1__180" original="E838.-7280"> concentrate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b0b" id="concentrate1__181" original="E838.-727f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b0a" id="concentrate1__182" original="E838.-727d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b09" id="concentrate1__183" original="E838.-727c"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__184"> effort </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b07" id="concentrate1__185" original="E838.-727b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b06" id="concentrate1__186" original="E838.-727a"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__187"> resources </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b04" id="concentrate1__188" original="E838.-7279"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b03" id="concentrate1__189" original="E838.-7278"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__190"> production </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b01" id="concentrate1__191" original="E838.-7277"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7b00" id="concentrate1__192" original="E838.-7276"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__193"> power </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7afe" id="concentrate1__194" original="E838.-7275"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7afd" id="concentrate1__195" original="E838.-7290"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__196" original="E838.-728f"> Hospitals should concentrate their resources in those areas most likely to enhance the overall experience of their patients. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7afb" id="concentrate1__197" original="E838.-7255"><span class="shcut" id="concentrate1__198" original="E838.-7254"> adverb + concentrate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7af9" id="concentrate1__199" original="E838.-7253"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7af8" id="concentrate1__200" original="E838.-724e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7af7" id="concentrate1__201" original="E838.-724d"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__202"> heavily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7af5" id="concentrate1__203" original="E838.-724c"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__204"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7af3" id="concentrate1__205" original="E8ca.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7af2" id="concentrate1__206" original="E8ca.-7ee4"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__207"> mostly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7af0" id="concentrate1__208" original="E838.-724a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7aef" id="concentrate1__209" original="E838.-7249"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__210"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7aed" id="concentrate1__211" original="E838.-7248"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7aec" id="concentrate1__212" original="E838.-7247"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__213"> more </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7aea" id="concentrate1__214" original="E8ca.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ae9" id="concentrate1__215" original="E8ca.-7ee2"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__216"> disproportionately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ae7" id="concentrate1__217" original="E838.-7251"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ae6" id="concentrate1__218" original="E838.-7250"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__219"> geographically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ae4" id="concentrate1__220" original="E838.-724f"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__221"> spatially </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ae2" id="concentrate1__222" original="E838.-7246"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ae1" id="concentrate1__223" original="E838.-7243"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__224" original="E838.-7242"> Women have been heavily concentrated in low-paid and low-status employment in the UK. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7adf" id="concentrate1__225" original="E838.-7245"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__226" original="E838.-7244"> The minority ethnic population is, thus, geographically concentrated in the most highly urbanized areas. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7add" id="concentrate1__227" original="E838.-7268"><span class="shcut" id="concentrate1__228" original="E838.-7267"> concentrate + adverb + on </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7adb" id="concentrate1__229" original="E838.-7266"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ada" id="concentrate1__230" original="E838.-7264"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ad9" id="concentrate1__231" original="E838.-7263"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__232"> solely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ad7" id="concentrate1__233" original="E838.-7262"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__234"> only </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ad5" id="concentrate1__235" original="E838.-7261"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__236"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ad3" id="concentrate1__237" original="E838.-7260"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ad2" id="concentrate1__238" original="E838.-725f"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__239"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ad0" id="concentrate1__240" original="E838.-725e"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__241"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7ace" id="concentrate1__242" original="E838.-725d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7acd" id="concentrate1__243" original="E838.-725c"><span class="coll" id="concentrate1__244"> instead </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7acb" id="concentrate1__245" original="E838.-725b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7aca" id="concentrate1__246" original="E838.-725a"><span class="x" id="concentrate1__247" original="E838.-7259"> Delivering the best possible quality of life means more than concentrating solely on economic growth. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6508" id="concentrate1__248" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concentrate_1" title="concentrate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6507" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-52b8" id="concentrate1__249" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concentrate1__250"> concentrate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26d0" hm="2" id="concentrate2" original="E399.-283c" sum="456"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26cf" id="concentrate2__1" original="E399.-283b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26ce" id="concentrate2__2" original="E399.-283a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concentrate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26c2" id="concentrate2__7" original="E399.-282f"><span class="pos" id="concentrate2__8" original="E399.-282e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7edc" eid="concentrate2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78e4" geo="br" id="concentrate2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsntreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.78e8" geo="n_am" id="concentrate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrate2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsntreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26c0" id="concentrate2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26bf" id="concentrate2__15" original="E399.-282d"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26be" id="concentrate2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="concentrate2__17" original="E399.-282b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="concentrate2__18" original="E399.-282a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="concentrate2__19" original="E8ca.-7ebd"><span class="exp" id="concentrate2__20"> concentrate </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="concentrate2__21" original="E399.-2829"> a substance that is made stronger because water or other substances have been removed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26b8" id="concentrate2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26b7" id="concentrate2__23" original="E838.-722b"><span class="x" id="concentrate2__24" original="E838.-722a"> These supplements consist of a concentrate of vitamins and other potential growth factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26b5" id="concentrate2__25" original="E838.-722d"><span class="x" id="concentrate2__26" original="E838.-722c"> Red cell concentrate is the usual form in which blood is issued. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6476" id="concentrate2__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concentrate_1" title="concentrate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6475" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-52b8" id="concentrate2__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concentrate2__29"> concentrate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concentrated
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26b3" id="concentrated" original="E399.-2828" sum="759"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26b2" id="concentrated__1" original="E399.-2827"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26b1" id="concentrated__2" original="E399.-2826"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concentrated </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26a8" id="concentrated__4" original="E399.-2821"><span class="pos" id="concentrated__5" original="E399.-2820"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ed3" eid="concentrated__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7996" geo="br" id="concentrated__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrated__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsntreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.799a" geo="n_am" id="concentrated__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentrated__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsntreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26a6" id="concentrated__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26a5" id="concentrated__12" original="E399.-281a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="concentrated__13" original="E399.-2819"> if something exists or happens in a <span class="dh" id="concentrated__14" original="E399.-2818"> concentrated </span> way, there is a lot of it in one place or at one time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26a2" id="concentrated__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26a1" id="concentrated__16" original="E838.-71c2"><span class="x" id="concentrated__17" original="E838.-71c1"> The population coalesced into larger, more concentrated settlements, or in other words, cities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-269f" id="concentrated__18" original="E838.-71c0"><span class="x" id="concentrated__19" original="E838.-71bf"> The people's voice carried little weight against the concentrated power of the rich. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-269d" id="concentrated__20" original="E838.-71be"><span class="x" id="concentrated__21" original="E838.-71bd"> A concentrated force was applied. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-269b" id="concentrated__22" original="E399.-281d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-269a" id="concentrated__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="concentrated__24" original="E399.-281c"> of a substance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="concentrated__25" original="E399.-281b"> made stronger because water or other substances have been removed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2697" id="concentrated__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2696" id="concentrated__27" original="E838.-71bc"><span class="x" id="concentrated__28" original="E838.-71bb"> A strip of copper metal is added to a concentrated solution of sulfuric acid. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2694" id="concentrated__29" original="E399.-281f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="concentrated__30" original="E399.-281e"> showing determination to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2692" id="concentrated__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2691" id="concentrated__32" original="E838.-71ba"><span class="x" id="concentrated__33" original="E838.-71b9"> A new understanding had emerged from over a decade of concentrated scientific effort. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6457" id="concentrated__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concentrated" title="concentrated definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6456" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-523d" id="concentrated__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concentrated__36"> concentrated </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concentration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-268f" id="concentration" original="E399.-2817" sum="1356"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-268e" id="concentration__1" original="E399.-2816"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-268d" id="concentration__2" original="E399.-2815"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concentration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2681" id="concentration__7" original="E399.-280d"><span class="pos" id="concentration__8" original="E399.-280c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7eca" eid="concentration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.79cc" geo="br" id="concentration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentration__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentration__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconcentration__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.79d0" geo="n_am" id="concentration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnsnˈtreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-267f" id="concentration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-267e" id="concentration__15" original="E399.-27fd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-267d" id="concentration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="concentration__17" original="E399.-27fb"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="concentration__18" original="E399.-27fa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concentration__19" original="E399.-27f9"> the amount of a substance in a liquid or in another substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2679" id="concentration__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2678" id="concentration__21" original="E837.-7ad5"><span class="cf" id="concentration__22" original="E837.-7b8f"><span class="exp" id="concentration__23"> concentration </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="concentration__24" original="E837.-7ad4"> This procedure enables lower concentrations of the drug to be used. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2674" id="concentration__25" original="E837.-7b8e"><span class="cf" id="concentration__26" original="E8ca.-7e73"><span class="exp" id="concentration__27"> concentration </span> of A in B </span><span class="x" id="concentration__28" original="E837.-7b8d"> The graph shows the concentration of chemical elements in soils and stream sediments. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2670" id="concentration__29" original="E399.-2802"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-266f" id="concentration__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="concentration__31" original="E399.-2800"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="concentration__32" original="E399.-27ff"><span class="exp" id="concentration__33"> concentration </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="concentration__34" original="E399.-27fe"> a lot of something in one place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-266a" id="concentration__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2669" id="concentration__36" original="E837.-7b8c"><span class="x" id="concentration__37" original="E837.-7b8b"> The concentration of economic power is also evident in the US, where 1 200 corporations produce about half the nation's output. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2667" id="concentration__38" original="E837.-7b8a"><span class="x" id="concentration__39" original="E837.-7b89"> It was mistakenly believed that globalization would lead to a concentration of knowledge work in the developed economies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2665" id="concentration__40" original="E399.-2807"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2664" id="concentration__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="concentration__42" original="E399.-2805"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concentration__43" original="E399.-2803"> the process of people directing effort and attention on a particular thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2661" id="concentration__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2660" id="concentration__45" original="E837.-7b88"><span class="cf" id="concentration__46" original="E399.-2804"><span class="exp" id="concentration__47"> concentration </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="concentration__48" original="E837.-7b87"> This public misperception could be because of media concentration on violent events (Fountain, 1995). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-265c" id="concentration__49" original="E837.-7b85"><span class="cf" id="concentration__50" original="E837.-7b86"><span class="exp" id="concentration__51"> concentration </span> of something on something </span><span class="x" id="concentration__52" original="E837.-7b84"> The concentration of attention on synthetic chemicals is partly due to the need to fulfil regulatory requirements. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2658" id="concentration__53" original="E399.-280b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2657" id="concentration__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="concentration__55" original="E399.-2809"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concentration__56" original="E399.-2808"> the ability to direct all your effort and attention on one thing, without thinking of other things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2654" id="concentration__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2653" id="concentration__58" original="E837.-7b83"><span class="x" id="concentration__59" original="E837.-7b82"> The patient reported a loss of self-confidence and poor concentration. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-642b" id="concentration__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concentration" title="concentration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-642a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-521b" id="concentration__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concentration__62"> concentration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concentration camp
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2651" id="concentration-camp" original="E399.-27f8" sum="428"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2650" id="concentration-camp__1" original="E399.-27f7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-264f" id="concentration-camp__2" original="E399.-27f6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concentration camp </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2645" id="concentration-camp__7" original="E399.-27ee"><span class="pos" id="concentration-camp__8" original="E399.-27ed"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ec1" eid="concentration-camp__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7a0e" geo="br" id="concentration-camp__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentration-camp__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn kæmp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentration_camp_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentration_camp_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentration_camp_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7a11" geo="n_am" id="concentration-camp__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concentration-camp__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnsnˈtreɪʃn kæmp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcentration_camp_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcentration_camp_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcentration_camp_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2643" id="concentration-camp__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2642" id="concentration-camp__15" original="E399.-27ec"><span class="def" id="concentration-camp__16" original="E399.-27eb"> a type of prison, often consisting of a number of buildings inside a fence, where political prisoners, etc. are kept in extremely bad conditions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2640" id="concentration-camp__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-263f" id="concentration-camp__18" original="E858.-4eab"><span class="x" id="concentration-camp__19" original="E858.-4eaa"> Dachau was the first Nazi concentration camp, established in 1933. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-63ea" id="concentration-camp__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concentration-camp" title="concentration camp definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-63e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-51e5" id="concentration-camp__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concentration-camp__22"> concentration camp </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concept
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-263d" id="concept" original="E399.-27dc" sum="670"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-263c" id="concept__1" original="E399.-27db"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-263b" id="concept__2" original="E399.-27da"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concept </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-262f" id="concept__7" original="E399.-27d2"><span class="pos" id="concept__8" original="E399.-27d1"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7eba" eid="concept__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7a4e" geo="br" id="concept__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concept__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsept <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcept__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcept__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconcept__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7a52" geo="n_am" id="concept__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concept__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsept <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcept__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcept__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcept__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-262d" id="concept__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-262c" id="concept__15" original="E399.-27d0"><span class="def" id="concept__16" original="E399.-27cf"> an idea; a basic principle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-262a" id="concept__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2629" id="concept__18" original="E837.-762b"><span class="x" id="concept__19" original="E837.-762a"> Health is a complex concept, which is perhaps easier to define by its absence than its presence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2627" id="concept__20" original="E8ca.-7e5c"><span class="cf" id="concept__21" original="E8ca.-7e5d"><span class="exp" id="concept__22"> concept </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="concept__23" original="E8ca.-7e5b"> Structure and agency are key concepts in social theory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2623" id="concept__24" original="E837.-7627"><span class="cf" id="concept__25" original="E399.-27cc"><span class="exp" id="concept__26"> concept </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="concept__27" original="E837.-7626"> The second problem with the concept of sustainability is that there may appear to be no sustainable actions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-261f" id="concept__28" original="E8b2.-5dd6"><span class="cf" id="concept__29" original="E8b2.-5dd7"><span class="exp" id="concept__30"> concept </span> behind something </span><span class="x" id="concept__31" original="E8b2.-5dd5"> The first chapters deal with the concepts behind modern cancer treatment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-261b" id="concept__32" original="E8ca.-7e5a"><span class="cf" id="concept__33" original="E399.-27cb"><span class="exp" id="concept__34"> concept </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="concept__35" original="E8ca.-7e59"> The principle of proportionality embodies the concept that the punishment should fit the crime. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="idea__433" original="E5df.5016" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="idea__434" original="E5df.5017"><span class="h1" id="idea__435" original="E5df.5018"><ul class="inline" id="idea__436" original="E5df.5019"><li class="li" id="idea__437" original="E5df.501a"> idea </li><li class="li" id="idea__438" original="E5df.501b"> concept </li><li class="li" id="idea__439" original="E5df.501c"> notion <span class="pos" id="idea__440" original="E83b.698d"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="idea__441" original="E5df.501e"> These are all words for a principle or an opinion about a topic. </span><ul class="bullet" id="idea__442" original="E5df.501f"><li class="li" id="idea__443" original="E5df.5020"> the idea/​concept/​notion <span class="eb" id="idea__444" original="E5df.5021"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="idea__445" original="E5df.5022"> an idea/​a notion <span class="eb" id="idea__446" original="E5df.5023"> about </span> something </li><li class="li" id="idea__447" original="E5df.502a"> a/​an <span class="eb" id="idea__448" original="E5df.502b"> general/​basic/​important/​fundamental/​key/​central </span> idea/​notion/​concept </li><li class="li" id="idea__449" original="E5df.502c"> a/​an <span class="eb" id="idea__450" original="E5df.502d"> theoretical/​traditional/​abstract </span> idea/​concept/​notion </li><li class="li" id="idea__451" original="E5df.5024"> to <span class="eb" id="idea__452" original="E5df.5025"> have/​develop/​introduce </span> an idea/​a concept/​a notion </li><li class="li" id="idea__453" original="E5df.5026"> to <span class="eb" id="idea__454" original="E5df.5027"> discuss/​explore/​explain/​understand </span> an idea/​a concept/​a notion </li><li class="li" id="idea__455" original="E5df.5028"> to <span class="eb" id="idea__456" original="E5df.5029"> support/​reject/​challenge </span> an idea/​a concept/​a notion </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="idea__457" original="E5df.502e"><li class="li" id="idea__458" original="E5df.502f"><span class="eb" id="idea__459" original="E5df.5030"> Idea </span> is the most general of these words; it can be used in both informal and formal academic contexts, about something abstract, physical or creative; <span class="eb" id="idea__460" original="E5df.5031"> concept </span> and <span class="eb" id="idea__461" original="E5df.5032"> notion </span> are more formal words, used to talk mainly about abstract ideas: <span class="x-gs" id="idea__462"><span class="x-g" id="idea__463" original="E5df.5033"><span class="x" id="idea__464" original="E5df.5034"> Good science builds and refines good ideas—it does not reject them out of hand. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="idea__465" original="E5df.5035"><span class="x" id="idea__466" original="E5df.5036"> Creative ideas become useful innovations when they are successfully applied. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="idea__467" original="E5df.5037"> A <span class="eb" id="idea__468" original="E5df.5038"> concept </span> is typically an abstract principle that relates to a particular topic; <span class="eb" id="idea__469" original="E5df.5039"> notion </span> is used more often to talk about a belief or an understanding of something: <span class="x-gs" id="idea__470"><span class="x-g" id="idea__471" original="E5df.503a"><span class="x" id="idea__472" original="E5df.503b"> There are several key concepts that are fundamental to axiomatic design. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="idea__473" original="E5df.503c"><span class="x" id="idea__474" original="E5df.503d"> Clans loom large in popular notions about the Scottish past, yet there is much about their historical reality which remains unclear. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d09" id="concept__78" original="E837.-7622" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concept__79" original="E837.-7621"> adjective + concept </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d0b" id="concept__80" original="E837.-7620"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d0c" id="concept__81" original="E837.-761e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d0d" id="concept__82"><span class="coll" id="concept__83" original="E837.-761d"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d0f" id="concept__84"><span class="coll" id="concept__85" original="E837.-761c"> core </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d11" id="concept__86"><span class="coll" id="concept__87" original="E837.-761b"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d13" id="concept__88"><span class="coll" id="concept__89" original="E837.-761a"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d15" id="concept__90" original="E837.-7619"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d16" id="concept__91"><span class="coll" id="concept__92" original="E837.-7618"> basic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d18" id="concept__93" original="E837.-7617"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d19" id="concept__94"><span class="coll" id="concept__95" original="E837.-7616"> underlying </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d1b" id="concept__96" original="E837.-7615"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d1c" id="concept__97"><span class="coll" id="concept__98" original="E837.-7614"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d1e" id="concept__99" original="E837.-7613"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d1f" id="concept__100"><span class="coll" id="concept__101" original="E837.-7612"> abstract </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d21" id="concept__102" original="E8ca.-7e58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d22" id="concept__103"><span class="coll" id="concept__104" original="E8ca.-7e57"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d24" id="concept__105" original="E837.-7610"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d25" id="concept__106"><span class="coll" id="concept__107" original="E837.-760f"> complex </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d27" id="concept__108" original="E837.-760e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d28" id="concept__109"><span class="coll" id="concept__110" original="E837.-760d"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d2a" id="concept__111" original="E837.-760c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d2b" id="concept__112"><span class="coll" id="concept__113" original="E837.-760b"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d2d" id="concept__114" original="E837.-760a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d2e" id="concept__115"><span class="coll" id="concept__116" original="E837.-7609"> related </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d30" id="concept__117" original="E8ca.-7e56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d31" id="concept__118"><span class="coll" id="concept__119" original="E8ca.-7e55"> underlying </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d33" id="concept__120" original="E837.-7608"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d34" id="concept__121"><span class="coll" id="concept__122" original="E837.-7607"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d36" id="concept__123" original="E837.-7606"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d37" id="concept__124"><span class="coll" id="concept__125" original="E837.-7605"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d39" id="concept__126" original="E8ca.-7e54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d3a" id="concept__127"><span class="coll" id="concept__128" original="E8ca.-7e53"> modern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d3c" id="concept__129" original="E837.-7604"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d3d" id="concept__130"><span class="coll" id="concept__131" original="E837.-7603"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d3f" id="concept__132" original="E837.-7602"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d40" id="concept__133"><span class="coll" id="concept__134" original="E837.-7601"> useful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d42" id="concept__135" original="E837.-7600"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d43" id="concept__136"><span class="coll" id="concept__137" original="E837.-75ff"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d45" id="concept__138" original="E837.-75fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d46" id="concept__139"><span class="coll" id="concept__140" original="E837.-75fd"> mathematical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d48" id="concept__141" original="E8ca.-7e52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d49" id="concept__142"><span class="coll" id="concept__143" original="E8ca.-7e51"> legal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d4b" id="concept__144" original="E8ca.-7e50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d4c" id="concept__145"><span class="coll" id="concept__146" original="E8ca.-7e4f"> philosophical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d4e" id="concept__147" original="E837.-75fc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d4f" id="concept__148" original="E837.-75f9"><span class="x" id="concept__149" original="E837.-75f8"> The very concept of murder seems to include the idea of wrongness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d51" id="concept__150" original="E837.-7629"><span class="x" id="concept__151" original="E837.-7628"> I use the term ‘ethnicity’, which is a broader concept than ‘race’, to analyse this diversity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d53" id="concept__152" original="E837.-75f7"><span class="x" id="concept__153" original="E837.-75f6"> While hierarchy and scale are related concepts, they have different implications here. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d55" id="concept__154" original="E837.-75f5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concept__155" original="E837.-75f4"> verb + concept </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d57" id="concept__156" original="E837.-75f3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d58" id="concept__157" original="E837.-75f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d59" id="concept__158"><span class="coll" id="concept__159" original="E837.-75f0"> introduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d5b" id="concept__160" original="E837.-75e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d5c" id="concept__161"><span class="coll" id="concept__162" original="E837.-75e4"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d5e" id="concept__163" original="E837.-75eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d5f" id="concept__164"><span class="coll" id="concept__165" original="E837.-75ea"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d61" id="concept__166" original="E8ca.-7e4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d62" id="concept__167"><span class="coll" id="concept__168" original="E8ca.-7e4d"> clarify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d64" id="concept__169" original="E837.-75ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d65" id="concept__170"><span class="coll" id="concept__171" original="E837.-75ec"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d67" id="concept__172"><span class="coll" id="concept__173" original="E837.-75e8"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d69" id="concept__174" original="E837.-75e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d6a" id="concept__175"><span class="coll" id="concept__176" original="E837.-75e6"> discuss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d6c" id="concept__177" original="E837.-75e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d6d" id="concept__178"><span class="coll" id="concept__179" original="E837.-75e2"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d6f" id="concept__180" original="E837.-75e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d70" id="concept__181"><span class="coll" id="concept__182" original="E837.-75df"> understand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d72" id="concept__183"><span class="coll" id="concept__184" original="E837.-75e0"> grasp </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d74" id="concept__185" original="E837.-75de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d75" id="concept__186"><span class="coll" id="concept__187" original="E837.-75dd"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d77" id="concept__188"><span class="coll" id="concept__189" original="E8ca.-7e4c"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d79" id="concept__190"><span class="coll" id="concept__191" original="E837.-75dc"> apply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d7b" id="concept__192" original="E8ca.-7e4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d7c" id="concept__193"><span class="coll" id="concept__194" original="E8ca.-7e4a"> embrace </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d7e" id="concept__195" original="E837.-75ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d7f" id="concept__196"><span class="coll" id="concept__197" original="E837.-75ee"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d81" id="concept__198" original="E837.-75d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d82" id="concept__199"><span class="coll" id="concept__200" original="E837.-75d8"> extend </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d84" id="concept__201" original="E837.-75d6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d85" id="concept__202" original="E837.-75d5"><span class="x" id="concept__203" original="E837.-75d4"> Gomart and Hennion (1999) introduce the concept of ‘subject networks’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d87" id="concept__204" original="E837.-75d3"><span class="x" id="concept__205" original="E837.-75d2"> Few scholars using the concept of culture have rigorously defined it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d89" id="concept__206" original="E837.-75d1"><span class="x" id="concept__207" original="E837.-75d0"> The first step is to extend these concepts from dynamics to thermodynamics. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__37"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__38" original="E399.-28a3"> conceive </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__39" original="E399.-28a2" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__40"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__41" original="E399.-28a1"> conceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__42" original="E399.-28a0" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__43"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__44" original="E399.-289e"> conceivably </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__45" original="E399.-289d" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__46"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__47" original="E399.-289c"> concept </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__48" original="E399.-289b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__49"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__50" original="E399.-289a"> conception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__51" original="E399.-2899" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__52"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__53" original="E399.-2898"> conceptual </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__54" original="E399.-2897" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__55"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__56" original="E5df.-359b"> conceptualize </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__57" original="E5df.-359a" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__58"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__59" original="E8c3.-6aeb"> inconceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__60" original="E8c3.-6aea" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__61"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__62" original="E8c3.-6ae9"> misconception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__63" original="E8c3.-6ae8" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-63cf" id="concept__235" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concept" title="concept definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-63ce" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-51ba" id="concept__236" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concept__237"> concept </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conception
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2617" id="conception" original="E399.-27bf" sum="1074"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2616" id="conception__1" original="E399.-27be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2615" id="conception__2" original="E399.-27bd"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conception </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2609" id="conception__7" original="E399.-27b5"><span class="pos" id="conception__8" original="E399.-27b4"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7eb1" eid="conception__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7ade" geo="br" id="conception__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conception__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsepʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconception__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconception__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconception__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7ae1" geo="n_am" id="conception__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conception__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsepʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconception__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconception__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconception__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2607" id="conception__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2606" id="conception__15" original="E399.-27af"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2605" id="conception__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conception__17" original="E399.-27ad"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conception__18" original="E399.-27ac"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conception__19" original="E399.-27a9"> an understanding or a belief of what something is or what something should be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2601" id="conception__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2600" id="conception__21" original="E837.-68b6"><span class="cf" id="conception__22" original="E399.-27ab"><span class="exp" id="conception__23"> conception </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conception__24" original="E837.-68b5"> Traditional conceptions of an organization's hierarchy imply a single chief executive, the CEO. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25fc" id="conception__25" original="E8cb.-22e4"><span class="cf" id="conception__26" original="E8cb.-22e5"> no <span class="exp" id="conception__27"> conception </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conception__28" original="E8cb.-22e3"> Rogers had no conception of how far Kissinger and Nixon would go to accomplish that goal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25f8" id="conception__29" original="E837.-68b7"><span class="cf" id="conception__30" original="E399.-27aa"><span class="exp" id="conception__31"> conception </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="conception__32" original="E837.-68b2"> Here we find expression of the conception that there exist three types of knowledge about the world. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25f4" id="conception__33" original="E8cb.-22e2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conceive" title="conceive (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25f3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27b4" id="conception__34" original="E8cb.-22e1"><span class="xh" id="conception__35"> conceive </span><span class="xs" id="conception__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25f0" id="conception__37" original="E399.-27b3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25ef" id="conception__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conception__39" original="E399.-27b1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conception__40" original="E399.-27b0"> the process of forming an idea or a plan </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25ec" id="conception__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25eb" id="conception__42" original="E8cb.-22e0"><span class="x" id="conception__43" original="E8cb.-22df"> Although grand in scale, the experiment was poor in its conception. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25e9" id="conception__44" original="E837.-68b0"><span class="cf" id="conception__45" original="E837.-68b1"><span class="exp" id="conception__46"> conception </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conception__47" original="E837.-68af"> It was a skilled job involving the conception and carrying out of complex tasks. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25e5" id="conception__48" original="E399.-27a0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conceive" title="conceive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25e4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2820" id="conception__49" original="E399.-279f"><span class="xh" id="conception__50"> conceive </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25e1" id="conception__51" original="E399.-27a8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25e0" id="conception__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conception__53" original="E399.-27a6"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conception__54" original="E399.-27a5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conception__55" original="E399.-27a4"> the process of an egg being <a class="ndv" href="entry://fertilized" id="conception__56"> fertilized </a> inside a woman's body so that she becomes pregnant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25db" id="conception__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25da" id="conception__58" original="E837.-68ae"><span class="x" id="conception__59" original="E837.-68ad"> These changes take place at the moment of conception. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25d8" id="conception__60" original="E8cb.-22de" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conceive" title="conceive (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-279f" id="conception__61" original="E8cb.-22dd"><span class="xh" id="conception__62"> conceive </span><span class="xs" id="conception__63"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__37"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__38" original="E399.-28a3"> conceive </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__39" original="E399.-28a2" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__40"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__41" original="E399.-28a1"> conceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__42" original="E399.-28a0" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__43"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__44" original="E399.-289e"> conceivably </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__45" original="E399.-289d" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__46"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__47" original="E399.-289c"> concept </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__48" original="E399.-289b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__49"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__50" original="E399.-289a"> conception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__51" original="E399.-2899" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__52"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__53" original="E399.-2898"> conceptual </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__54" original="E399.-2897" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__55"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__56" original="E5df.-359b"> conceptualize </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__57" original="E5df.-359a" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__58"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__59" original="E8c3.-6aeb"> inconceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__60" original="E8c3.-6aea" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__61"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__62" original="E8c3.-6ae9"> misconception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__63" original="E8c3.-6ae8" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-63a5" id="conception__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conception" title="conception definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-63a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5186" id="conception__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conception__93"> conception </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conceptual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25d4" id="conceptual" original="E399.-279d" sum="424"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25d3" id="conceptual__1" original="E399.-279c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25d2" id="conceptual__2" original="E399.-279b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conceptual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25ca" id="conceptual__4" original="E399.-2796"><span class="pos" id="conceptual__5" original="E399.-2795"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7eaa" eid="conceptual__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7b22" geo="br" id="conceptual__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptual__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7b25" geo="n_am" id="conceptual__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptual__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptual__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptual__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25c8" id="conceptual__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25c7" id="conceptual__12" original="E399.-2792"><span class="def" id="conceptual__13" original="E399.-2791"> connected with or based on ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25c5" id="conceptual__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25c4" id="conceptual__15" original="E8a9.-7fde"><span class="x" id="conceptual__16" original="E8a9.-7fdd"> The conceptual framework for the current research is based on contemporary social theories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25c2" id="conceptual__17" original="E8cb.-22cc"><span class="x" id="conceptual__18" original="E8cb.-22cb"> a conceptual model/scheme </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25c0" id="conceptual__19" original="E8cb.-22ca"><span class="x" id="conceptual__20" original="E8cb.-22c9"> The lack of conceptual clarity complicates attempts at systematic comparisons of case studies. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25be" id="conceptual__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25bd" id="conceptual__22" original="E399.-2790"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25bc" id="conceptual__23"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="conceptual__24" original="E399.-278f"> conceptually </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25b4" id="conceptual__25" original="E399.-278b"><span class="pos" id="conceptual__26" original="E399.-278a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ea9" eid="conceptual__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7b28" geo="br" id="conceptual__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptual__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptually__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptually__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptually__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7b2b" geo="n_am" id="conceptual__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptual__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptually__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptually__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptually__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25b2" id="conceptual__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25b1" id="conceptual__33" original="E8a9.-7fdc"><span class="x" id="conceptual__34" original="E8a9.-7fdb"> The potential model is conceptually similar to the gravity model. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25af" id="conceptual__35" original="E8a9.-7fda"><span class="x" id="conceptual__36" original="E8a9.-7fd9"> This is a very important area of disagreement, both conceptually and empirically. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__37"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__38" original="E399.-28a3"> conceive </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__39" original="E399.-28a2" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__40"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__41" original="E399.-28a1"> conceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__42" original="E399.-28a0" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__43"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__44" original="E399.-289e"> conceivably </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__45" original="E399.-289d" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__46"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__47" original="E399.-289c"> concept </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__48" original="E399.-289b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__49"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__50" original="E399.-289a"> conception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__51" original="E399.-2899" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__52"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__53" original="E399.-2898"> conceptual </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__54" original="E399.-2897" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__55"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__56" original="E5df.-359b"> conceptualize </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__57" original="E5df.-359a" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__58"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__59" original="E8c3.-6aeb"> inconceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__60" original="E8c3.-6aea" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__61"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__62" original="E8c3.-6ae9"> misconception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__63" original="E8c3.-6ae8" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6363" id="conceptual__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conceptual" title="conceptual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6362" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5151" id="conceptual__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conceptual__66"> conceptual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conceptualize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25ad" id="conceptualize" original="E399.-2764" sum="700"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25ac" id="conceptualize__1" original="E399.-2763"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25ab" id="conceptualize__2" original="E399.-2762"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conceptualize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25a9" id="conceptualize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25a8" id="conceptualize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-87" id="conceptualize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="conceptualize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> conceptual <span class="ptl" id="conceptualize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2596" id="conceptualize__19" original="E399.-2753"><span class="pos" id="conceptualize__20" original="E399.-2752"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e9c" eid="conceptualize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c44" geo="br" id="conceptualize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c47" geo="n_am" id="conceptualize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-c84" id="conceptualize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c17" form="root" id="conceptualize__27"><span class="vp" id="conceptualize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conceptualize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c19" eid="conceptualize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c1a" geo="br" id="conceptualize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c1d" geo="n_am" id="conceptualize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c20" form="thirdps" id="conceptualize__34"><span class="vp" id="conceptualize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conceptualizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c22" eid="conceptualize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c23" geo="br" id="conceptualize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c26" geo="n_am" id="conceptualize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c29" form="past" id="conceptualize__41"><span class="vp" id="conceptualize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conceptualized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c2b" eid="conceptualize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c2c" geo="br" id="conceptualize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c2f" geo="n_am" id="conceptualize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c32" form="pastpart" id="conceptualize__48"><span class="vp" id="conceptualize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conceptualized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c34" eid="conceptualize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c35" geo="br" id="conceptualize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c38" geo="n_am" id="conceptualize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c3b" form="prespart" id="conceptualize__55"><span class="vp" id="conceptualize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conceptualizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c3d" eid="conceptualize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c3e" geo="br" id="conceptualize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7c41" geo="n_am" id="conceptualize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conceptualize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseptʃuəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconceptualizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconceptualizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-256a" id="conceptualize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2569" id="conceptualize__63" original="E399.-2735"><span class="def" id="conceptualize__64" original="E399.-2731"> to form an idea of something in your mind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2567" id="conceptualize__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2566" id="conceptualize__66" original="E8cb.-1575"><span class="cf" id="conceptualize__67" original="E8cb.-1576"><span class="exp" id="conceptualize__68"> conceptualize </span> something </span><span class="x" id="conceptualize__69" original="E8cb.-1574"> Researchers have conceptualized culture in numerous different ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2562" id="conceptualize__70" original="E84b.-73cf"><span class="cf" id="conceptualize__71" original="E399.-2734"><span class="exp" id="conceptualize__72"> conceptualize </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="conceptualize__73" original="E84b.-73ce"> Stress has been conceptualized as a mismatch between the individual and their particular environment (Cumings and Cooper, 1979). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__37"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__38" original="E399.-28a3"> conceive </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__39" original="E399.-28a2" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__40"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__41" original="E399.-28a1"> conceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__42" original="E399.-28a0" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__43"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__44" original="E399.-289e"> conceivably </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__45" original="E399.-289d" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__46"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__47" original="E399.-289c"> concept </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__48" original="E399.-289b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__49"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__50" original="E399.-289a"> conception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__51" original="E399.-2899" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__52"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__53" original="E399.-2898"> conceptual </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__54" original="E399.-2897" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__55"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__56" original="E5df.-359b"> conceptualize </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__57" original="E5df.-359a" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__58"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__59" original="E8c3.-6aeb"> inconceivable </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__60" original="E8c3.-6aea" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conceptual__61"><span class="wfw" id="conceptual__62" original="E8c3.-6ae9"> misconception </span><span class="wfp" id="conceptual__63" original="E8c3.-6ae8" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-62fb" id="conceptualize__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conceptualize" title="conceptualize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-62fa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5104" id="conceptualize__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conceptualize__103"> conceptualize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concern
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-255e" hm="1" id="concern1" original="E399.-2730" sum="2515"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-255d" id="concern1__1" original="E399.-272f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-255c" id="concern1__2" original="E399.-272e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concern <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-254d" id="concern1__9" original="E399.-2723"><span class="pos" id="concern1__10" original="E399.-2722"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e95" eid="concern1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.201f" geo="br" id="concern1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcern__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2023" geo="n_am" id="concern1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconcern__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-c56" id="concern1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7508" form="root" id="concern1__17"><span class="vp" id="concern1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> concern </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7506" eid="concern1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7505" geo="br" id="concern1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcern__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7501" geo="n_am" id="concern1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconcern__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74fd" form="thirdps" id="concern1__24"><span class="vp" id="concern1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> concerns </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74fb" eid="concern1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74fa" geo="br" id="concern1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerns__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerns__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerns__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74f7" geo="n_am" id="concern1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerns__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerns__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerns__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74f4" form="past" id="concern1__31"><span class="vp" id="concern1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> concerned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74f2" eid="concern1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74f1" geo="br" id="concern1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74ed" geo="n_am" id="concern1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconcerned__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74e9" form="pastpart" id="concern1__38"><span class="vp" id="concern1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> concerned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74e7" eid="concern1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74e6" geo="br" id="concern1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74e2" geo="n_am" id="concern1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconcerned__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74de" form="prespart" id="concern1__45"><span class="vp" id="concern1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> concerning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74dc" eid="concern1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74db" geo="br" id="concern1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74d7" geo="n_am" id="concern1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-251c" id="concern1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-251b" id="concern1__53" original="E399.-2705"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-251a" id="concern1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="concern1__55" original="E399.-2703"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concern1__56" original="E399.-2701"> to affect somebody/something; to involve somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2517" id="concern1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2516" id="concern1__58" original="E8cb.-14c5"><span class="cf" id="concern1__59" original="E399.-2702"><span class="exp" id="concern1__60"> concern </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="concern1__61" original="E8cb.-14c4"> The study concerned adult workers only. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2512" id="concern1__62" original="E84b.-65c3"><span class="x" id="concern1__63" original="E84b.-65c2"> The data did not show whether the person concerned was a worker or self-employed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2510" id="concern1__64" original="E84b.-65c1"><span class="x" id="concern1__65" original="E84b.-65c0"> Such negative outcomes reduce the gains for all concerned. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-250e" id="concern1__66" original="E84b.-65bf"><span class="cf" id="concern1__67" original="E84b.-65c7"> be concerned in something </span><span class="x" id="concern1__68" original="E84b.-65be"> The evidence showed he was concerned in a variety of fraudulent dealings. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-250b" id="concern1__69" original="E84b.-65c5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concerning" title="concerning definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-250a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e1" id="concern1__70" original="E84b.-65bd"><span class="xh" id="concern1__71"> concerning </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2508" id="concern1__72" original="E399.-2700"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="concern1__73" original="E399.-26fd"> to be about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2506" id="concern1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2505" id="concern1__75" original="E84b.-65bc"><span class="cf" id="concern1__76" original="E84b.-65c6"> be concerned with something </span><span class="x" id="concern1__77" original="E84b.-65bb"> This analysis is mainly concerned with changes in the routine operation of the economic system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2502" id="concern1__78" original="E84b.-65ba"><span class="cf" id="concern1__79" original="E399.-26ff"><span class="exp" id="concern1__80"> concern </span> something </span><span class="x" id="concern1__81" original="E84b.-65b9"> The article concerns his search for exactly the right form of artistic expression. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24fe" id="concern1__82" original="E84b.-65a7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern1__83"> concern + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24fc" id="concern1__84"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24fb" id="concern1__85" original="E84b.-6583"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24fa" id="concern1__86"><span class="coll" id="concern1__87" original="E84b.-6582"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24f8" id="concern1__88" original="E84b.-6581"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24f7" id="concern1__89"><span class="coll" id="concern1__90" original="E84b.-6580"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24f5" id="concern1__91" original="E84b.-6593"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24f4" id="concern1__92"><span class="coll" id="concern1__93" original="E84b.-6592"> status </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24f2" id="concern1__94" original="E84b.-6599"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24f1" id="concern1__95"><span class="coll" id="concern1__96" original="E84b.-6598"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24ef" id="concern1__97" original="E84b.-65a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24ee" id="concern1__98"><span class="coll" id="concern1__99" original="E84b.-65a4"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24ec" id="concern1__100"><span class="coll" id="concern1__101" original="E84b.-65a2"> matter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24ea" id="concern1__102" original="E84b.-659f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24e9" id="concern1__103"><span class="coll" id="concern1__104" original="E84b.-659e"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24e7" id="concern1__105" original="E84b.-659d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24e6" id="concern1__106"><span class="coll" id="concern1__107" original="E84b.-659c"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24e4" id="concern1__108" original="E84b.-6591"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24e3" id="concern1__109"><span class="coll" id="concern1__110" original="E84b.-6590"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24e1" id="concern1__111" original="E84b.-65a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24e0" id="concern1__112"><span class="coll" id="concern1__113" original="E84b.-65a0"> interpretation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24de" id="concern1__114" original="E84b.-659b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24dd" id="concern1__115"><span class="coll" id="concern1__116" original="E84b.-659a"> application </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24db" id="concern1__117" original="E84b.-658a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24da" id="concern1__118" original="E84b.-657e"><span class="x" id="concern1__119" original="E84b.-657d"> The debate concerns the extent to which these changes are caused by human activity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24d8" id="concern1__120" original="E84b.-657a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern1__121"> noun + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24d6" id="concern1__122"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24d5" id="concern1__123" original="E84b.-6578"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24d4" id="concern1__124"><span class="coll" id="concern1__125" original="E84b.-6577"> debate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24d2" id="concern1__126"><span class="coll" id="concern1__127" original="E84b.-6576"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24d0" id="concern1__128" original="E84b.-6575"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24cf" id="concern1__129"><span class="coll" id="concern1__130" original="E84b.-6574"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24cd" id="concern1__131"><span class="coll" id="concern1__132" original="E84b.-6573"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24cb" id="concern1__133" original="E84b.-6572"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24ca" id="concern1__134"><span class="coll" id="concern1__135" original="E84b.-6571"> case </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24c8" id="concern1__136" original="E84b.-6570"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24c7" id="concern1__137" original="E84b.-656f"><span class="x" id="concern1__138" original="E84b.-656e"> The key question concerns whether or not the gap between rich and poor parts of the world is widening. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24c5" id="concern1__139" original="E8cb.-14be" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern1__140"> noun + concerned with </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24c3" id="concern1__141"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24c2" id="concern1__142" original="E8cb.-14bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24c1" id="concern1__143"><span class="coll" id="concern1__144" original="E8cb.-14bb"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24bf" id="concern1__145"><span class="coll" id="concern1__146" original="E8cb.-14ba"> matter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24bd" id="concern1__147"><span class="coll" id="concern1__148" original="E8cb.-14b9"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24bb" id="concern1__149" original="E8cb.-14b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24ba" id="concern1__150"><span class="coll" id="concern1__151" original="E8cb.-14b7"> case </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24b8" id="concern1__152" original="E8cb.-14b6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24b7" id="concern1__153" original="E84b.-6589"><span class="x" id="concern1__154" original="E84b.-6588"> Issues concerned with class struggle have received far less positive commentaries. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24b5" id="concern1__155" original="E84b.-656b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern1__156"> adverb + concern/​concerned with </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24b3" id="concern1__157"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24b2" id="concern1__158" original="E84b.-6569"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24b1" id="concern1__159"><span class="coll" id="concern1__160" original="E84b.-6568"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24af" id="concern1__161"><span class="coll" id="concern1__162" original="E84b.-6567"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24ad" id="concern1__163"><span class="coll" id="concern1__164" original="E84b.-6566"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24ab" id="concern1__165"><span class="coll" id="concern1__166" original="E84b.-6565"> principally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24a9" id="concern1__167"><span class="coll" id="concern1__168" original="E8cb.-14b5"> chiefly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24a7" id="concern1__169"><span class="coll" id="concern1__170" original="E84b.-6564"> especially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24a5" id="concern1__171"><span class="coll" id="concern1__172" original="E84b.-6563"> particularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24a3" id="concern1__173" original="E84b.-6562"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24a2" id="concern1__174"><span class="coll" id="concern1__175" original="E84b.-6561"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24a0" id="concern1__176" original="E84b.-6560"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-249f" id="concern1__177"><span class="coll" id="concern1__178" original="E84b.-655f"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-249d" id="concern1__179" original="E8cb.-14b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-249c" id="concern1__180"><span class="coll" id="concern1__181" original="E8cb.-14b3"> centrally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-249a" id="concern1__182" original="E8cb.-14b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2499" id="concern1__183"><span class="coll" id="concern1__184" original="E8cb.-14b1"> essentially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2497" id="concern1__185"><span class="coll" id="concern1__186" original="E8cb.-14b0"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2495" id="concern1__187" original="E8cb.-14af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2494" id="concern1__188"><span class="coll" id="concern1__189" original="E8cb.-14ae"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2492" id="concern1__190" original="E8cb.-14ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2491" id="concern1__191"><span class="coll" id="concern1__192" original="E8cb.-14ac"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-248f" id="concern1__193" original="E84b.-655e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-248e" id="concern1__194"><span class="coll" id="concern1__195" original="E84b.-655d"> only </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-248c" id="concern1__196"><span class="coll" id="concern1__197" original="E84b.-655c"> solely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-248a" id="concern1__198"><span class="coll" id="concern1__199" original="E8cb.-14ab"> exclusively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2488" id="concern1__200" original="E84b.-655b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2487" id="concern1__201"><span class="coll" id="concern1__202" original="E84b.-655a"> more </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2485" id="concern1__203"><span class="coll" id="concern1__204" original="E84b.-6559"> most </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2483" id="concern1__205" original="E84b.-6558"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2482" id="concern1__206"><span class="coll" id="concern1__207" original="E84b.-6557"> less </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2480" id="concern1__208" original="E84b.-6556"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-247f" id="concern1__209" original="E84b.-6555"><span class="x" id="concern1__210" original="E84b.-6554"> While these battles primarily concerned editorial freedoms, they also involved advertising freedoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-247d" id="concern1__211" original="E8cb.-149b"><span class="x" id="concern1__212" original="E8cb.-149a"> I am mainly concerned here with human relationships. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-247b" id="concern1__213" original="E8cb.-14aa"><span class="x" id="concern1__214" original="E8cb.-14a9"> Marx and Durkheim were both centrally concerned with the emergence of modern capitalism. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2479" id="concern1__215" original="E8cb.-14a6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern1__216"> concerned + adverb + with </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2477" id="concern1__217"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2476" id="concern1__218" original="E8cb.-14a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2475" id="concern1__219"><span class="coll" id="concern1__220" original="E8cb.-14a3"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2473" id="concern1__221"><span class="coll" id="concern1__222" original="E8cb.-14a2"> mainly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2471" id="concern1__223" original="E8cb.-14a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2470" id="concern1__224"><span class="coll" id="concern1__225" original="E8cb.-14a0"> only </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-246e" id="concern1__226"><span class="coll" id="concern1__227" original="E8cb.-149f"> solely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-246c" id="concern1__228" original="E8cb.-149e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-246b" id="concern1__229"><span class="coll" id="concern1__230" original="E8cb.-149d"> here </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2469" id="concern1__231" original="E8cb.-149c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2468" id="concern1__232" original="E576.159d"><span class="x" id="concern1__233" original="E576.159e"> He felt that society was concerned only with the pursuit of profit. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2466" id="concern1__234" original="E399.-26f5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="concern1__235" original="E399.-26f3"> to take an interest in something; to cause somebody to take an interest in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2464" id="concern1__236"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2463" id="concern1__237" original="E84b.-65b7"><span class="cf" id="concern1__238" original="E84b.-65b8"> be concerned with something </span><span class="x" id="concern1__239" original="E84b.-65b6"> These Chinese factory managers were less concerned with efficiency than with welfare considerations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2460" id="concern1__240" original="E84b.-65b5"><span class="cf" id="concern1__241" original="E399.-26f4"><span class="exp" id="concern1__242"> concern </span> yourself with/about something </span><span class="x" id="concern1__243" original="E84b.-65b4"> Few researchers had previously concerned themselves with managerial misbehaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-245c" id="concern1__244" original="E84b.-65b3"><span class="cf" id="concern1__245" original="E8cb.-14c3"><span class="exp" id="concern1__246"> concern </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="concern1__247" original="E84b.-65b2"> Ordinary voters may not be interested in many of the issues which deeply concern political activists. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2458" id="concern1__248" original="E399.-26fc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2457" id="concern1__249"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="concern1__250" original="E8cb.-14c1"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concern1__251" original="E399.-26fb"> to make somebody anxious </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2454" id="concern1__252"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2453" id="concern1__253" original="E84b.-65b0"><span class="cf" id="concern1__254" original="E84b.-65b1"> be concerned about something </span><span class="x" id="concern1__255" original="E84b.-65af"> Many industry observers are deeply concerned about these developments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2450" id="concern1__256" original="E84b.-65ae"><span class="cf" id="concern1__257" original="E399.-26f9"> be concerned that… </span><span class="x" id="concern1__258" original="E84b.-65ad"> The company is concerned that the cold may cause problems. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-244d" id="concern1__259" original="E399.-26f2"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-244c" id="concern1__260" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-244b" id="concern1__261"><span class="v"><strong> be concerned to do something </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="concern1__263" original="E399.-26ee"> to think it is important to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2448" id="concern1__264"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2447" id="concern1__265" original="E84b.-65ac"><span class="x" id="concern1__266" original="E84b.-65ab"> What Parsons is concerned to establish here is that the coercive aspects of power do not define its essential features. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2445-FF1" id="far1__103" original="E39e.-7c4d" sk="asfarasisconcerned"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2445-FF2" id="far1__104"><span class="idm" id="far1__105" original="E39e.-7c4c"> as/so far as somebody/something is concerned </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="far1__106" original="E39e.-7c4b"> as/so far as somebody/something goes </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2445-FF5" id="far1__107"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2445-FF6" id="far1__108"><span class="def" id="far1__109" original="E39e.-7c4a"> used to give facts or an opinion about a particular aspect of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2445-FF8" id="far1__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2445-FF9" id="far1__111" original="E875.4d97"><span class="x" id="far1__112" original="E875.4d98"> Wetland areas have had a chequered past so far as human activity is concerned. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-62a0" id="concern1__277" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concern_1" title="concern definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-629f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-50cb" id="concern1__278" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concern1__279"> concern </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-243f" hm="2" id="concern2" original="E399.-26e8" sum="1774"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-243e" id="concern2__1" original="E399.-26e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-243d" id="concern2__2" original="E399.-26e6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concern <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-242e" id="concern2__7" original="E399.-26db"><span class="pos" id="concern2__8" original="E399.-26da"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e8c" eid="concern2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2027" geo="br" id="concern2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcern__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.202b" geo="n_am" id="concern2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concern2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcern__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconcern__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-242c" id="concern2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-242b" id="concern2__15" original="E399.-26d9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-242a" id="concern2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="concern2__17" original="E399.-26d6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="concern2__18" original="E399.-26d7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concern2__19" original="E399.-26d5"> a feeling of being anxious, especially a feeling that is shared by many people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2426" id="concern2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2425" id="concern2__21" original="E8cb.-1206"><span class="x" id="concern2__22" original="E8cb.-1205"> Media reports about food safety concerns are relatively common. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2423" id="concern2__23" original="E8a9.-71c1"><span class="x" id="concern2__24" original="E8a9.-71c0"> Salespeople are given ample opportunity to voice their concerns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2421" id="concern2__25" original="E8a9.-71bf"><span class="cf" id="concern2__26" original="E399.-26d4"><span class="exp" id="concern2__27"> concern </span> about something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="concern2__28" original="E8a9.-71be"> The patient had concerns about her mother's health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-241d" id="concern2__29" original="E8a9.-71bd"><span class="cf" id="concern2__30" original="E399.-26d3"><span class="exp" id="concern2__31"> concern </span> for something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="concern2__32" original="E8a9.-71bc"> Engineers once again showed more concern for safety than did managers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2419" id="concern2__33" original="E8a9.-71bb"><span class="cf" id="concern2__34" original="E399.-26d2"><span class="exp" id="concern2__35"> concern </span> over something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="concern2__36" original="E8a9.-71ba"> The Labour government shared its predecessor's concern over quality of service. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2415" id="concern2__37" original="E8a9.-71b9"><span class="cf" id="concern2__38" original="E399.-26d1"><span class="exp" id="concern2__39"> concern </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="concern2__40" original="E8a9.-71b8"> If there is a major concern that a nurse may be a danger to the public, the committee can suspend the individual at once. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2411" id="concern2__41" original="E8a9.-71a5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__42"> adjective + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-240f" id="concern2__43"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-240e" id="concern2__44" original="E8a9.-71a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-240d" id="concern2__45"><span class="coll" id="concern2__46" original="E8a9.-71a3"> primary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-240b" id="concern2__47"><span class="coll" id="concern2__48" original="E8a9.-71a2"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2409" id="concern2__49"><span class="coll" id="concern2__50" original="E8a9.-71a1"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2407" id="concern2__51"><span class="coll" id="concern2__52" original="E8a9.-71a0"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2405" id="concern2__53"><span class="coll" id="concern2__54" original="E8a9.-719f"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2403" id="concern2__55" original="E8cb.-1235"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2402" id="concern2__56"><span class="coll" id="concern2__57" original="E8cb.-1234"> overriding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2400" id="concern2__58" original="E8cb.-1233"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23ff" id="concern2__59"><span class="coll" id="concern2__60" original="E8cb.-1232"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23fd" id="concern2__61" original="E8a9.-719c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23fc" id="concern2__62"><span class="coll" id="concern2__63" original="E8a9.-719b"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23fa" id="concern2__64"><span class="coll" id="concern2__65" original="E8a9.-719a"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23f8" id="concern2__66" original="E8cb.-1231"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23f7" id="concern2__67"><span class="coll" id="concern2__68" original="E8cb.-1230"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23f5" id="concern2__69" original="E8a9.-7188"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23f4" id="concern2__70"><span class="coll" id="concern2__71" original="E8a9.-7187"> real </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23f2" id="concern2__72" original="E8a9.-7184"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23f1" id="concern2__73"><span class="coll" id="concern2__74" original="E8a9.-7183"> practical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23ef" id="concern2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23ee" id="concern2__76" original="E8a9.-717a"><span class="x" id="concern2__77" original="E8a9.-7179"> Of particular concern are tactical nuclear weapons, since they are not covered by formal arms control accords. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23ec" id="concern2__78" original="E8cb.-122d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__79"> adjective + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23ea" id="concern2__80"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23e9" id="concern2__81" original="E8cb.-122b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23e8" id="concern2__82"><span class="coll" id="concern2__83" original="E8cb.-122a"> serious </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23e6" id="concern2__84"><span class="coll" id="concern2__85" original="E8a9.-7196"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23e4" id="concern2__86"><span class="coll" id="concern2__87" original="E8a9.-7195"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23e2" id="concern2__88"><span class="coll" id="concern2__89" original="E8a9.-7197"> considerable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23e0" id="concern2__90"><span class="coll" id="concern2__91" original="E8cb.-1229"> deep </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23de" id="concern2__92" original="E8cb.-1228"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23dd" id="concern2__93"><span class="coll" id="concern2__94" original="E8cb.-1227"> widespread </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23db" id="concern2__95" original="E8cb.-1226"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23da" id="concern2__96"><span class="coll" id="concern2__97" original="E8cb.-1225"> pressing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23d8" id="concern2__98" original="E8a9.-7194"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23d7" id="concern2__99"><span class="coll" id="concern2__100" original="E8a9.-7193"> growing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23d5" id="concern2__101"><span class="coll" id="concern2__102" original="E8cb.-1224"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23d3" id="concern2__103" original="E8a9.-7190"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23d2" id="concern2__104"><span class="coll" id="concern2__105" original="E8a9.-718f"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23d0" id="concern2__106" original="E8cb.-1223"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23cf" id="concern2__107"><span class="coll" id="concern2__108" original="E8cb.-1222"> genuine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23cd" id="concern2__109" original="E8cb.-1221"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23cc" id="concern2__110"><span class="coll" id="concern2__111" original="E8cb.-1220"> legitimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23ca" id="concern2__112" original="E8a9.-7180"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23c9" id="concern2__113"><span class="coll" id="concern2__114" original="E8a9.-717f"> ethical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23c7" id="concern2__115"><span class="coll" id="concern2__116" original="E8a9.-717e"> moral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23c5" id="concern2__117" original="E8cb.-121f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23c4" id="concern2__118"><span class="coll" id="concern2__119" original="E8cb.-121e"> humanitarian </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23c2" id="concern2__120" original="E8a9.-717d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23c1" id="concern2__121"><span class="coll" id="concern2__122" original="E8a9.-717c"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23bf" id="concern2__123" original="E8cb.-121d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23be" id="concern2__124" original="E8a9.-7178"><span class="x" id="concern2__125" original="E8a9.-7177"> There is a tension here between commercial objectives and ethical concerns over food safety. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23bc" id="concern2__126" original="E8a9.-7173" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__127"> verb + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23ba" id="concern2__128"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23b9" id="concern2__129" original="E8a9.-71c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23b8" id="concern2__130"><span class="coll" id="concern2__131" original="E8a9.-7172"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23b6" id="concern2__132" original="E8a9.-716c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23b5" id="concern2__133"><span class="coll" id="concern2__134" original="E8a9.-716b"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23b3" id="concern2__135" original="E8a9.-716a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23b2" id="concern2__136"><span class="coll" id="concern2__137" original="E8a9.-7169"> discuss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23b0" id="concern2__138" original="E8a9.-7164"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23af" id="concern2__139"><span class="coll" id="concern2__140" original="E8a9.-7163"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23ad" id="concern2__141" original="E8a9.-7168"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23ac" id="concern2__142"><span class="coll" id="concern2__143" original="E8a9.-7167"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23aa" id="concern2__144" original="E8a9.-7166"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23a9" id="concern2__145"><span class="coll" id="concern2__146" original="E8a9.-7165"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23a7" id="concern2__147" original="E8cb.-1204"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23a6" id="concern2__148"><span class="coll" id="concern2__149" original="E8cb.-1203"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23a4" id="concern2__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23a3" id="concern2__151" original="E8cb.-1202"><span class="x" id="concern2__152" original="E8cb.-1201"> The growth of CO₂ has been causing increasing concern since the 1950s. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23a1" id="concern2__153" original="E8a9.-710e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__154"> verb + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-239f" id="concern2__155"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-239e" id="concern2__156" original="E8a9.-7171"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-239d" id="concern2__157"><span class="coll" id="concern2__158" original="E8a9.-7170"> express </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-239b" id="concern2__159"><span class="coll" id="concern2__160" original="E8a9.-716f"> raise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2399" id="concern2__161"><span class="coll" id="concern2__162" original="E8a9.-716e"> voice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2397" id="concern2__163" original="E8cb.-11fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2396" id="concern2__164"><span class="coll" id="concern2__165" original="E8cb.-11fd"> articulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2394" id="concern2__166" original="E8cb.-11fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2393" id="concern2__167"><span class="coll" id="concern2__168" original="E8cb.-11fb"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2391" id="concern2__169" original="E8cb.-11fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2390" id="concern2__170"><span class="coll" id="concern2__171" original="E8cb.-11f9"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-238e" id="concern2__172" original="E8cb.-11f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-238d" id="concern2__173"><span class="coll" id="concern2__174" original="E8cb.-11f7"> echo </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-238b" id="concern2__175" original="E8a9.-7162"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-238a" id="concern2__176"><span class="coll" id="concern2__177" original="E8a9.-7161"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2388" id="concern2__178" original="E8cb.-11f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2387" id="concern2__179"><span class="coll" id="concern2__180" original="E8cb.-11f5"> alleviate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2385" id="concern2__181" original="E8a9.-710c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2384" id="concern2__182" original="E8a9.-710b"><span class="x" id="concern2__183" original="E8a9.-710a"> Within small communities, patients may express concerns about confidentiality (Robinson, 1998). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2382" id="concern2__184" original="E8a9.-715b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__185"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2380" id="concern2__186"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-237f" id="concern2__187" original="E8a9.-7159"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-237e" id="concern2__188"><span class="coll" id="concern2__189" original="E8a9.-7158"> a matter of concern (to somebody) </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-237c" id="concern2__190" original="E8a9.-7157"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-237b" id="concern2__191"><span class="coll" id="concern2__192" original="E8a9.-7156"> cause for concern </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2379" id="concern2__193" original="E8a9.-7155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2378" id="concern2__194" original="E8a9.-7154"><span class="x" id="concern2__195" original="E8a9.-7153"> Millions of white Americans believed that racial discrimination had disappeared as a matter of public concern. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2376" id="concern2__196" original="E8a9.-7152"><span class="x" id="concern2__197" original="E8a9.-7151"> The researchers did not regard the error as a cause for concern. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2374" id="concern2__198" original="E399.-26c9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2373" id="concern2__199"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="concern2__200" original="E399.-26c7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concern2__201" original="E399.-26c6"> something that is important to a person, an organization, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2370" id="concern2__202"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-236f" id="concern2__203" original="E8a9.-71b3"><span class="x" id="concern2__204" original="E8a9.-71b2"> Three main concerns are central to existentialism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-236d" id="concern2__205" original="E8a9.-71b0"><span class="cf" id="concern2__206" original="E8a9.-71b1"><span class="exp" id="concern2__207"> concern </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="concern2__208" original="E8a9.-71af"> All three writers share a postmodern concern with multiculturalism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2369" id="concern2__209" original="E8a9.-71ae"><span class="cf" id="concern2__210" original="E8a9.-71c6"><span class="exp" id="concern2__211"> concern </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="concern2__212" original="E8a9.-71ad"> To overcome the human tendency to act out of a concern for profit, Confucius proposed ‘doing for nothing’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2365" id="concern2__213" original="E8a9.-712f"><span class="cf" id="concern2__214" original="E8a9.-7130"><span class="exp" id="concern2__215"> concern </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="concern2__216" original="E8a9.-712e"> The Japanese approach has been characterized by their concern to achieve the highest possible quality in manufacture. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2361" id="concern2__217" original="E8a9.-71a5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__218"> adjective + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-235f" id="concern2__219"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-235e" id="concern2__220" original="E8a9.-71a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-235d" id="concern2__221"><span class="coll" id="concern2__222" original="E8a9.-71a3"> primary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-235b" id="concern2__223"><span class="coll" id="concern2__224" original="E8a9.-71a2"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2359" id="concern2__225"><span class="coll" id="concern2__226" original="E8a9.-71a1"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2357" id="concern2__227"><span class="coll" id="concern2__228" original="E8a9.-71a0"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2355" id="concern2__229"><span class="coll" id="concern2__230" original="E8a9.-719f"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2353" id="concern2__231" original="E8cb.-1235"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2352" id="concern2__232"><span class="coll" id="concern2__233" original="E8cb.-1234"> overriding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2350" id="concern2__234" original="E8cb.-1233"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-234f" id="concern2__235"><span class="coll" id="concern2__236" original="E8cb.-1232"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-234d" id="concern2__237" original="E8a9.-719c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-234c" id="concern2__238"><span class="coll" id="concern2__239" original="E8a9.-719b"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-234a" id="concern2__240"><span class="coll" id="concern2__241" original="E8a9.-719a"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2348" id="concern2__242" original="E8cb.-1231"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2347" id="concern2__243"><span class="coll" id="concern2__244" original="E8cb.-1230"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2345" id="concern2__245" original="E8a9.-7188"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2344" id="concern2__246"><span class="coll" id="concern2__247" original="E8a9.-7187"> real </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2342" id="concern2__248" original="E8a9.-7184"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2341" id="concern2__249"><span class="coll" id="concern2__250" original="E8a9.-7183"> practical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-233f" id="concern2__251"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-233e" id="concern2__252" original="E8cb.-122f"><span class="x" id="concern2__253" original="E8cb.-122e"> Malthus's central concern was imbalance between population and food. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-233c" id="concern2__254" original="E8a9.-7173" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__255"> verb + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-233a" id="concern2__256"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2339" id="concern2__257" original="E8a9.-71c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2338" id="concern2__258"><span class="coll" id="concern2__259" original="E8a9.-7172"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2336" id="concern2__260" original="E8a9.-716c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2335" id="concern2__261"><span class="coll" id="concern2__262" original="E8a9.-716b"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2333" id="concern2__263" original="E8a9.-716a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2332" id="concern2__264"><span class="coll" id="concern2__265" original="E8a9.-7169"> discuss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2330" id="concern2__266" original="E8a9.-7164"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-232f" id="concern2__267"><span class="coll" id="concern2__268" original="E8a9.-7163"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-232d" id="concern2__269" original="E8a9.-7168"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-232c" id="concern2__270"><span class="coll" id="concern2__271" original="E8a9.-7167"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-232a" id="concern2__272" original="E8a9.-7166"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2329" id="concern2__273"><span class="coll" id="concern2__274" original="E8a9.-7165"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2327" id="concern2__275" original="E8cb.-1204"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2326" id="concern2__276"><span class="coll" id="concern2__277" original="E8cb.-1203"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2324" id="concern2__278"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2323" id="concern2__279" original="E8cb.-1200"><span class="x" id="concern2__280" original="E8cb.-11ff"> Romantic poetry reveals a creative concern with form. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2321" id="concern2__281" original="E399.-26cd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2320" id="concern2__282"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="concern2__283" original="E8cb.-1236"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="concern2__284" original="E399.-26cb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="concern2__285" original="E8a9.-71b5"><span class="exp" id="concern2__286"> concern </span> (for something/somebody) </span><span class="def" id="concern2__287" original="E399.-26ca"> a desire to protect and help somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-231a" id="concern2__288"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2319" id="concern2__289" original="E8a9.-70d6"><span class="x" id="concern2__290" original="E8a9.-70d5"> Team leaders need to demonstrate a deep concern for the interests of team members. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2317" id="concern2__291" original="E8a9.-71c4"><span class="x" id="concern2__292" original="E8a9.-71b4"> The deciding factor is whether or not the act is motivated by concern for others. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2315" id="concern2__293" original="E399.-26c5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2314" id="concern2__294"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="concern2__295" original="E399.-26c3"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="concern2__296" original="E399.-26c2"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="concern2__297" original="E8a9.-71ac"><span class="exp" id="concern2__298"> concern </span> (of something/somebody) </span><span class="def" id="concern2__299" original="E399.-26c0"> something that is your responsibility or that you have a right to know about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-230e" id="concern2__300"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-230d" id="concern2__301" original="E8a9.-71ab"><span class="x" id="concern2__302" original="E8a9.-71aa"> Most schools were the direct concern of the Ministry of Education. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-79aa" id="concern2__303" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="concern2__304"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-79a8" id="concern2__305" original="E8a9.-71a8"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__306" original="E8a9.-71a7"> adjective + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-79a6" id="concern2__307" original="E8a9.-71a6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-79a5" id="concern2__308" original="E8a9.-71a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-79a4" id="concern2__309" original="E8a9.-71a3"><span class="coll" id="concern2__310"> primary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-79a2" id="concern2__311" original="E8a9.-71a2"><span class="coll" id="concern2__312"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-79a0" id="concern2__313" original="E8a9.-71a1"><span class="coll" id="concern2__314"> principal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-799e" id="concern2__315" original="E8a9.-71a0"><span class="coll" id="concern2__316"> central </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-799c" id="concern2__317" original="E8a9.-719f"><span class="coll" id="concern2__318"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-799a" id="concern2__319" original="E8cb.-1235"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7999" id="concern2__320" original="E8cb.-1234"><span class="coll" id="concern2__321"> overriding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7997" id="concern2__322" original="E8cb.-1233"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7996" id="concern2__323" original="E8cb.-1232"><span class="coll" id="concern2__324"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7994" id="concern2__325" original="E8a9.-719c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7993" id="concern2__326" original="E8a9.-719b"><span class="coll" id="concern2__327"> particular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7991" id="concern2__328" original="E8a9.-719a"><span class="coll" id="concern2__329"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-798f" id="concern2__330" original="E8cb.-1231"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-798e" id="concern2__331" original="E8cb.-1230"><span class="coll" id="concern2__332"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-798c" id="concern2__333" original="E8a9.-7188"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-798b" id="concern2__334" original="E8a9.-7187"><span class="coll" id="concern2__335"> real </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7989" id="concern2__336" original="E8a9.-7184"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7988" id="concern2__337" original="E8a9.-7183"><span class="coll" id="concern2__338"> practical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7986" id="concern2__339" original="E8a9.-717b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7985" id="concern2__340" original="E8cb.-122f"><span class="x" id="concern2__341" original="E8cb.-122e"> Malthus's central concern was imbalance between population and food. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7983" id="concern2__342" original="E8a9.-717a"><span class="x" id="concern2__343" original="E8a9.-7179"> Of particular concern are tactical nuclear weapons, since they are not covered by formal arms control accords. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7981" id="concern2__344" original="E8cb.-122d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7980" id="concern2__345" original="E8cb.-122b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-797f" id="concern2__346" original="E8cb.-122a"><span class="coll" id="concern2__347"> serious </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-797d" id="concern2__348" original="E8a9.-7196"><span class="coll" id="concern2__349"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-797b" id="concern2__350" original="E8a9.-7195"><span class="coll" id="concern2__351"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7979" id="concern2__352" original="E8a9.-7197"><span class="coll" id="concern2__353"> considerable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7977" id="concern2__354" original="E8cb.-1229"><span class="coll" id="concern2__355"> deep </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7975" id="concern2__356" original="E8cb.-1228"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7974" id="concern2__357" original="E8cb.-1227"><span class="coll" id="concern2__358"> widespread </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7972" id="concern2__359" original="E8cb.-1226"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7971" id="concern2__360" original="E8cb.-1225"><span class="coll" id="concern2__361"> pressing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-796f" id="concern2__362" original="E8a9.-7194"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-796e" id="concern2__363" original="E8a9.-7193"><span class="coll" id="concern2__364"> growing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-796c" id="concern2__365" original="E8cb.-1224"><span class="coll" id="concern2__366"> increasing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-796a" id="concern2__367" original="E8a9.-7190"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7969" id="concern2__368" original="E8a9.-718f"><span class="coll" id="concern2__369"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7967" id="concern2__370" original="E8cb.-1223"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7966" id="concern2__371" original="E8cb.-1222"><span class="coll" id="concern2__372"> genuine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7964" id="concern2__373" original="E8cb.-1221"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7963" id="concern2__374" original="E8cb.-1220"><span class="coll" id="concern2__375"> legitimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7961" id="concern2__376" original="E8a9.-7180"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7960" id="concern2__377" original="E8a9.-717f"><span class="coll" id="concern2__378"> ethical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-795e" id="concern2__379" original="E8a9.-717e"><span class="coll" id="concern2__380"> moral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-795c" id="concern2__381" original="E8cb.-121f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-795b" id="concern2__382" original="E8cb.-121e"><span class="coll" id="concern2__383"> humanitarian </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7959" id="concern2__384" original="E8a9.-717d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7958" id="concern2__385" original="E8a9.-717c"><span class="coll" id="concern2__386"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7956" id="concern2__387" original="E8cb.-121d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7955" id="concern2__388" original="E8a9.-7178"><span class="x" id="concern2__389" original="E8a9.-7177"> There is a tension here between commercial objectives and ethical concerns over food safety. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7953" id="concern2__390" original="E8cb.-121c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7952" id="concern2__391" original="E8cb.-121a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7951" id="concern2__392" original="E8cb.-1219"><span class="coll" id="concern2__393"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-794f" id="concern2__394" original="E8cb.-1218"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-794e" id="concern2__395" original="E8cb.-1217"><span class="coll" id="concern2__396"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-794c" id="concern2__397" original="E8cb.-1216"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-794b" id="concern2__398" original="E8cb.-1215"><span class="coll" id="concern2__399"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7949" id="concern2__400" original="E8cb.-1214"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7948" id="concern2__401" original="E8cb.-1213"><span class="x" id="concern2__402" original="E8cb.-1212"> The traditional concerns of socialist geography no longer dominate the agenda. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7946" id="concern2__403" original="E8cb.-1211"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__404" original="E8cb.-1210"> noun + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7944" id="concern2__405" original="E8cb.-120f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7943" id="concern2__406" original="E8cb.-120d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7942" id="concern2__407" original="E8cb.-120c"><span class="coll" id="concern2__408"> safety </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7940" id="concern2__409" original="E8cb.-120b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-793f" id="concern2__410" original="E8cb.-120a"><span class="coll" id="concern2__411"> security </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-793d" id="concern2__412" original="E8cb.-1209"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-793c" id="concern2__413" original="E8cb.-1208"><span class="coll" id="concern2__414"> health </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-793a" id="concern2__415" original="E8cb.-1207"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7939" id="concern2__416" original="E8a9.-71c3"><span class="x" id="concern2__417" original="E8a9.-71c2"> There continue to be major health concerns associated with the spreading of animal manure. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7937" id="concern2__418" original="E8a9.-7176"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__419" original="E8a9.-7175"> verb + concern </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7935" id="concern2__420" original="E8a9.-7174"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7934" id="concern2__421" original="E8a9.-71c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7933" id="concern2__422" original="E8a9.-7172"><span class="coll" id="concern2__423"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7931" id="concern2__424" original="E8a9.-716c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7930" id="concern2__425" original="E8a9.-716b"><span class="coll" id="concern2__426"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-792e" id="concern2__427" original="E8a9.-716a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-792d" id="concern2__428" original="E8a9.-7169"><span class="coll" id="concern2__429"> discuss </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-792b" id="concern2__430" original="E8a9.-7164"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-792a" id="concern2__431" original="E8a9.-7163"><span class="coll" id="concern2__432"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7928" id="concern2__433" original="E8a9.-7168"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7927" id="concern2__434" original="E8a9.-7167"><span class="coll" id="concern2__435"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7925" id="concern2__436" original="E8a9.-7166"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7924" id="concern2__437" original="E8a9.-7165"><span class="coll" id="concern2__438"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7922" id="concern2__439" original="E8cb.-1204"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7921" id="concern2__440" original="E8cb.-1203"><span class="coll" id="concern2__441"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-791f" id="concern2__442" original="E8a9.-7160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-791e" id="concern2__443" original="E8cb.-1202"><span class="x" id="concern2__444" original="E8cb.-1201"> The growth of CO₂ has been causing increasing concern since the 1950s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-791c" id="concern2__445" original="E8cb.-1200"><span class="x" id="concern2__446" original="E8cb.-11ff"> Romantic poetry reveals a creative concern with form. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-791a" id="concern2__447" original="E8a9.-710e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7919" id="concern2__448" original="E8a9.-7171"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7918" id="concern2__449" original="E8a9.-7170"><span class="coll" id="concern2__450"> express </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7916" id="concern2__451" original="E8a9.-716f"><span class="coll" id="concern2__452"> raise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7914" id="concern2__453" original="E8a9.-716e"><span class="coll" id="concern2__454"> voice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7912" id="concern2__455" original="E8cb.-11fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7911" id="concern2__456" original="E8cb.-11fd"><span class="coll" id="concern2__457"> articulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-790f" id="concern2__458" original="E8cb.-11fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-790e" id="concern2__459" original="E8cb.-11fb"><span class="coll" id="concern2__460"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-790c" id="concern2__461" original="E8cb.-11fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-790b" id="concern2__462" original="E8cb.-11f9"><span class="coll" id="concern2__463"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7909" id="concern2__464" original="E8cb.-11f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7908" id="concern2__465" original="E8cb.-11f7"><span class="coll" id="concern2__466"> echo </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7906" id="concern2__467" original="E8a9.-7162"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7905" id="concern2__468" original="E8a9.-7161"><span class="coll" id="concern2__469"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7903" id="concern2__470" original="E8cb.-11f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7902" id="concern2__471" original="E8cb.-11f5"><span class="coll" id="concern2__472"> alleviate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7900" id="concern2__473" original="E8a9.-710c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ff" id="concern2__474" original="E8a9.-710b"><span class="x" id="concern2__475" original="E8a9.-710a"> Within small communities, patients may express concerns about confidentiality (Robinson, 1998). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78fd" id="concern2__476" original="E8a9.-715d"><span class="shcut" id="concern2__477" original="E8a9.-715c"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78fb" id="concern2__478" original="E8a9.-715b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78fa" id="concern2__479" original="E8a9.-7159"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78f9" id="concern2__480" original="E8a9.-7158"><span class="coll" id="concern2__481"> a matter of concern (to somebody) </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78f7" id="concern2__482" original="E8a9.-7157"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78f6" id="concern2__483" original="E8a9.-7156"><span class="coll" id="concern2__484"> cause for concern </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78f4" id="concern2__485" original="E8a9.-7155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78f3" id="concern2__486" original="E8a9.-7154"><span class="x" id="concern2__487" original="E8a9.-7153"> Millions of white Americans believed that racial discrimination had disappeared as a matter of public concern. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78f1" id="concern2__488" original="E8a9.-7152"><span class="x" id="concern2__489" original="E8a9.-7151"> The researchers did not regard the error as a cause for concern. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-61ab" id="concern2__490" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concern_1" title="concern definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-61aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-50cb" id="concern2__491" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concern2__492"> concern </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concerned
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-230b" id="concerned" original="E399.-26b3" sum="1369"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-230a" id="concerned__1" original="E399.-26b2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2309" id="concerned__2" original="E399.-26b1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concerned </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2300" id="concerned__4" original="E399.-26ac"><span class="pos" id="concerned__5" original="E399.-26ab"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e83" eid="concerned__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.214d" geo="br" id="concerned__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concerned__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2151" geo="n_am" id="concerned__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concerned__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerned__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconcerned__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22fe" id="concerned__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22fd" id="concerned__12" original="E399.-26aa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="concerned__13" original="E399.-26a9"> worried and feeling concern about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22fb" id="concerned__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22fa" id="concerned__15" original="E867.-1e31"><span class="cf" id="concerned__16" original="E399.-26a8"><span class="exp" id="concerned__17"> concerned </span> about/for something </span><span class="x" id="concerned__18" original="E867.-1e30"> Tom was getting increasingly concerned about the situation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22f6" id="concerned__19" original="E867.-1e2f"><span class="cf" id="concerned__20" original="E399.-26a6"><span class="exp" id="concerned__21"> concerned </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="concerned__22" original="E867.-1e2e"> Her GP was concerned she might have appendicitis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22f2" id="concerned__23" original="E399.-26a5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="concerned__24" original="E399.-26a3"> interested in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22f0" id="concerned__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22ef" id="concerned__26" original="E867.-1e2d"><span class="cf" id="concerned__27" original="E399.-26a4"><span class="exp" id="concerned__28"> concerned </span> about/with something </span><span class="x" id="concerned__29" original="E867.-1e2c"> Ashby was particularly concerned with anti-aircraft systems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22eb" id="concerned__30" original="E867.-1e2a"><span class="cf" id="concerned__31" original="E867.-1e2b"><span class="exp" id="concerned__32"> concerned </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="concerned__33" original="E867.-1e29"> City planners became increasingly concerned to improve public health through more effective sewage systems. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e7-FF1" id="far1__103" original="E39e.-7c4d" sk="asfarasisconcerned"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e7-FF2" id="far1__104"><span class="idm" id="far1__105" original="E39e.-7c4c"> as/so far as somebody/something is concerned </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="far1__106" original="E39e.-7c4b"> as/so far as somebody/something goes </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e7-FF5" id="far1__107"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e7-FF6" id="far1__108"><span class="def" id="far1__109" original="E39e.-7c4a"> used to give facts or an opinion about a particular aspect of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e7-FF8" id="far1__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e7-FF9" id="far1__111" original="E875.4d97"><span class="x" id="far1__112" original="E875.4d98"> Wetland areas have had a chequered past so far as human activity is concerned. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6078" id="concerned__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concerned" title="concerned definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6077" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4fe1" id="concerned__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concerned__46"> concerned </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concerning
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e1" id="concerning" original="E399.-269a" sum="323"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e0" id="concerning__1" original="E399.-2699"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22df" id="concerning__2" original="E399.-2698"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concerning </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22d6" id="concerning__4" original="E399.-2693"><span class="pos" id="concerning__5" original="E399.-2692"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e7a" eid="concerning__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7fda" geo="br" id="concerning__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concerning__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.1607d777ec8.7fde" geo="n_am" id="concerning__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concerning__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22d4" id="concerning__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22d3" id="concerning__12" original="E399.-268f"><span class="def" id="concerning__13" original="E399.-268e"> about something; involving somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22d1" id="concerning__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22d0" id="concerning__15" original="E84b.-65d1"><span class="x" id="concerning__16" original="E84b.-65d0"> They differ in their conclusions concerning the nature of power in Britain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22ce" id="concerning__17" original="E84b.-65cf"><span class="x" id="concerning__18" original="E84b.-65ce"> A regulation concerning procedural issues was passed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6049" id="concerning__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6048" id="concerning__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concerning__21"> concerning </span></span><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concert
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22cc" id="concert" original="E399.-268d" sum="645"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22cb" id="concert__1" original="E399.-268c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22ca" id="concert__2" original="E399.-268b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concert </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22be" id="concert__7" original="E399.-2681"><span class="pos" id="concert__8" original="E399.-2680"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e71" eid="concert__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7fd9" geo="br" id="concert__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concert__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcert__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcert__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcert__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7fd6" geo="n_am" id="concert__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concert__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsərt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22bc" id="concert__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22bb" id="concert__15" original="E399.-267f"><span class="def" id="concert__16" original="E399.-267e"> a public performance of music </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22b9" id="concert__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22b8" id="concert__18" original="E867.-1e12"><span class="x" id="concert__19" original="E867.-1e11"> There is often a black market for tickets for rock concerts. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22b6" id="concert__20" original="E399.-267d"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22b5" id="concert__21" original="E399.-267c" sk="inconcert"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22b4" id="concert__22"><span class="idm" id="concert__23" original="E399.-267b"> in concert (with somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22b2" id="concert__24"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22b1" id="concert__25"><span class="def" id="concert__26" original="E399.-2678"> doing something together with somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22af" id="concert__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22ae" id="concert__28" original="E867.-1e10"><span class="x" id="concert__29" original="E867.-1e0f"> He worked in concert with a journalist from the ‘Brooklyn Daily Eagle’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22ac" id="concert__30" original="E492.-4727"><span class="x" id="concert__31" original="E492.-4726"> For much of the earth's surface, however, physical and chemical weathering act in concert. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-602e" id="concert__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concert" title="concert definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-602d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4f9a" id="concert__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concert__34"> concert </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concerted
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22aa" id="concerted" original="E399.-264f" sum="319"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22a9" id="concerted__1" original="E399.-264e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22a8" id="concerted__2" original="E399.-264d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concerted </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-229f" id="concerted__4" original="E399.-2648"><span class="pos" id="concerted__5" original="E399.-2647"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e6a" eid="concerted__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7f5d" geo="br" id="concerted__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concerted__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7f59" geo="n_am" id="concerted__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concerted__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcerted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcerted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcerted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-229d" id="concerted__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="concerted__12" original="E399.-2645"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-229b" id="concerted__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-229a" id="concerted__14" original="E399.-2644"><span class="def" id="concerted__15" original="E399.-2643"> done by a group of people, organizations or countries working together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2298" id="concerted__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2297" id="concerted__17" original="E8a9.-7090"><span class="x" id="concerted__18" original="E8a9.-708f"> All the countries involved need to make a concerted effort to use their shared water resources more effectively. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6008" id="concerted__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concerted" title="concerted definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6007" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4f40" id="concerted__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concerted__21"> concerted </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concession
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2295" id="concession" original="E399.-25a3" sum="1352"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2294" id="concession__1" original="E399.-25a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2293" id="concession__2" original="E399.-25a1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concession </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2288" id="concession__7" original="E399.-2599"><span class="pos" id="concession__8" original="E399.-2598"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e61" eid="concession__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7dfe" geo="br" id="concession__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concession__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcession__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcession__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcession__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7dfb" geo="n_am" id="concession__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concession__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈseʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcession__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcession__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcession__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2286" id="concession__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2285" id="concession__15" original="E399.-2597"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2284" id="concession__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="concession__17" original="E399.-2595"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concession__18" original="E399.-2593"> something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2281" id="concession__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2280" id="concession__20" original="E824.-7e68"><span class="x" id="concession__21" original="E824.-7e67"> They refused to make any political concessions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-227e" id="concession__22" original="E824.-7e65"><span class="cf" id="concession__23" original="E824.-7e66"><span class="exp" id="concession__24"> concession </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="concession__25" original="E824.-7e64"> The government had to accept hostile amendments and make concessions to party rebels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-227a" id="concession__26" original="E824.-7e62"><span class="cf" id="concession__27" original="E824.-7e63"><span class="exp" id="concession__28"> concession </span> from somebody </span><span class="x" id="concession__29" original="E824.-7e61"> In the 1980s, indigenous groups became more vocal and won some concessions from the government. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2276" id="concession__30" original="E399.-2592" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concede" title="concede definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2275" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28bc" id="concession__31" original="E399.-2591"><span class="xh" id="concession__32"> concede </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2272" id="concession__33" original="E399.-258f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2271" id="concession__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="concession__35" original="E399.-258d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="concession__36" original="E824.-7e60"><span class="exp" id="concession__37"> concession </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="concession__38" original="E399.-258c"> the act of giving something or allowing something; the act of <a class="ndv" href="entry://conceding" id="concession__39"> conceding </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-226b" id="concession__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-226a" id="concession__41" original="E824.-7e5f"><span class="x" id="concession__42" original="E824.-7e5e"> Following this principle entails concession of relatively greater control to employees. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2268" id="concession__43" original="E399.-2586"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2267" id="concession__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="concession__45" original="E399.-2584"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="concession__46" original="E399.-2583"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2264" id="concession__47"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="concession__48" original="E399.-2582"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="concession__49" original="E399.-2581"> a reduction in an amount of money that has to be paid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2261" id="concession__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2260" id="concession__51" original="E824.-7e5d"><span class="x" id="concession__52" original="E824.-7e5c"> Cutting established subsidies and tax concessions is always a political challenge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-225e" id="concession__53" original="E824.-7e5b"><span class="x" id="concession__54" original="E824.-7e5a"> They made tariff concessions on British exports. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-225c" id="concession__55" original="E399.-2580"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-225b" id="concession__56"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="concession__57" original="E399.-257e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concession__58" original="E399.-257d"> a right to do something or an advantage that is given to a group of people, an organization, etc., especially by a government </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2258" id="concession__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2257" id="concession__60" original="E824.-7e57"><span class="x" id="concession__61" original="E824.-7e56"> Oil concessions were the most important international contracts at the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2255" id="concession__62" original="E824.-7e59"><span class="cf" id="concession__63" original="E586.-4987"><span class="exp" id="concession__64"> concession </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="concession__65" original="E824.-7e58"> The government granted concessions to foreign investors to build and operate railroad lines. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5fef" id="concession__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concession" title="concession definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5fee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4e75" id="concession__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concession__68"> concession </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concise
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2251" id="concise" original="E399.-24a7" sum="388"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2250" id="concise__1" original="E399.-24a6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-224f" id="concise__2" original="E399.-24a5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concise </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2247" id="concise__4" original="E399.-24a0"><span class="pos" id="concise__5" original="E399.-249f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e5a" eid="concise__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7c06" geo="br" id="concise__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concise__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsaɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7c03" geo="n_am" id="concise__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concise__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsaɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2245" id="concise__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2244" id="concise__12" original="E399.-249e"><span class="def" id="concise__13" original="E399.-249d"> giving only the information that is necessary and important, using few words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2242" id="concise__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2241" id="concise__15" original="E8a9.-708d"><span class="x" id="concise__16" original="E8a9.-708c"> This project will begin with a concise overview of the literature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-223f" id="concise__17" original="E8a9.-708b"><span class="x" id="concise__18" original="E8a9.-708a"> A concise way of putting this is to say that scientists need to engage more with the public. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-223d" id="concise__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-223c" id="concise__20" original="E399.-2497"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-223b" id="concise__21"><span class="dr" id="concise__22" original="E399.-2496"> concisely </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2233" id="concise__23" original="E399.-2492"><span class="pos" id="concise__24" original="E399.-2491"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e59" eid="concise__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7c0c" geo="br" id="concise__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concise__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsaɪsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcisely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcisely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcisely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7c09" geo="n_am" id="concise__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concise__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsaɪsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcisely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcisely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcisely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2231" id="concise__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2230" id="concise__31" original="E492.-38ea"><span class="x" id="concise__32" original="E492.-38e9"> The theoretical concepts are explained clearly and concisely. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5fab" id="concise__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concise" title="concise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5faa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4d31" id="concise__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concise__35"> concise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-222e" id="conclude" original="E399.-2473" sum="1901"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-222d" id="conclude__1" original="E399.-2472"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-222c" id="conclude__2" original="E399.-2471"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conclude </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-221f" id="conclude__9" original="E399.-2467"><span class="pos" id="conclude__10" original="E399.-2466"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e4c" eid="conclude__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.22f5" geo="br" id="conclude__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclude__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclude__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconclude__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.22f8" geo="n_am" id="conclude__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclude__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclude__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconclude__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-c20" id="conclude__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51a2" form="root" id="conclude__17"><span class="vp" id="conclude__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conclude </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51a4" eid="conclude__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51a5" geo="br" id="conclude__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclude__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclude__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconclude__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51a8" geo="n_am" id="conclude__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclude__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclude__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconclude__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51ab" form="thirdps" id="conclude__24"><span class="vp" id="conclude__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> concludes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51ad" eid="conclude__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51ae" geo="br" id="conclude__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcludes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcludes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcludes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51b1" geo="n_am" id="conclude__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcludes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcludes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcludes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51b4" form="past" id="conclude__31"><span class="vp" id="conclude__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> concluded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51b6" eid="conclude__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51b7" geo="br" id="conclude__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcluded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcluded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcluded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51ba" geo="n_am" id="conclude__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcluded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcluded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcluded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51bd" form="pastpart" id="conclude__38"><span class="vp" id="conclude__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> concluded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51bf" eid="conclude__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51c0" geo="br" id="conclude__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcluded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcluded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcluded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51c3" geo="n_am" id="conclude__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcluded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcluded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcluded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51c6" form="prespart" id="conclude__45"><span class="vp" id="conclude__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> concluding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51c8" eid="conclude__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51c9" geo="br" id="conclude__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcluding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcluding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcluding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51cc" geo="n_am" id="conclude__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclude__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcluding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcluding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcluding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21e2" id="conclude__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21e1" id="conclude__53" original="E399.-2449"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21e0" id="conclude__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="conclude__55" original="E399.-2447"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="conclude__56" original="E399.-2446"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conclude__57" original="E399.-2445"> to decide or believe something as a result of what you have heard or seen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21dc" id="conclude__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21db" id="conclude__59" original="E8cb.-c07"><span class="cf" id="conclude__60" original="E399.-2443"><span class="exp" id="conclude__61"> conclude </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="conclude__62" original="E8cb.-c06"> These authors concluded that most sedimentation occurred below the beach zone. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21d7" id="conclude__63" original="E8cb.-c05"><span class="x" id="conclude__64" original="E8cb.-c04"> The WHO report concludes that it is possible for quite poor countries to achieve considerable health equality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21d5" id="conclude__65" original="E8cb.-c03"><span class="cf" id="conclude__66" original="E399.-2442"><span class="exp" id="conclude__67"> conclude </span> from something that… </span><span class="x" id="conclude__68" original="E8cb.-c02"> Many scientists concluded from this that light must really be a wave. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21d1" id="conclude__69" original="E8b3.-7ca1"><span class="cf" id="conclude__70" original="E399.-2441"> it is concluded that… </span><span class="x" id="conclude__71" original="E8b3.-7ca0"> For these reasons, it was concluded that questionnaires would be the most practicable research tool. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21ce" id="conclude__72" original="E8b3.-7c9f"><span class="cf" id="conclude__73" original="E399.-2440"> + speech </span><span class="x" id="conclude__74" original="E8b3.-7c9e"> Brown (1992) concludes: ‘The addition of international capital flows suggests… welfare gains for Mexico of 4 to 7 per cent.’ </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="overall2__28" original="E597.-4e9" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="overall2__29" original="E597.-4e8"><span class="h1" id="overall2__30" original="E597.-4e7"> Stating a conclusion </span><span class="p" id="overall2__31" original="E597.-4e6"> The following words and expressions are useful when stating your conclusions at the end of a piece of academic writing, or when saying what conclusions can be drawn from an experiment, analysis or piece of evidence. </span><ul class="bullet" id="overall2__32" original="E597.-4e5"><li class="li" id="overall2__33" original="E597.-4e4"><span class="eb" id="overall2__34" original="E597.-4e3"> In conclusion/​To conclude/​To sum up </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="overall2__35" original="E597.-4de"><span class="eb" id="overall2__36" original="E597.-4dd"> Overall/​in general </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="overall2__37" original="E597.-4dc"><span class="eb" id="overall2__38" original="E597.-4db"> It can be concluded that… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__39" original="E597.-4da"> This <span class="eb" id="overall2__40" original="E597.-4d9"> leads to/​supports the conclusion that </span> … </li><li class="li" id="overall2__41" original="E597.-4cf"><span class="eb" id="overall2__42" original="E597.-4ce"> Thus/​Therefore </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="overall2__43" original="E597.-4d8"><span class="eb" id="overall2__44" original="E597.-4d7"> It is reasonable to conclude that… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__45" original="E597.-4d6"><span class="eb" id="overall2__46" original="E597.-4d5"> The basic/​main/​general conclusion (to be drawn) is… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__47" original="E597.-4d4"><span class="eb" id="overall2__48" original="E597.-4d3"> This </span> study/​work/​essay, etc. <span class="eb" id="overall2__49" original="E597.-4d2"> shows/​has shown that… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__50" original="E597.-4d1"> From this, <span class="eb" id="overall2__51" original="E597.-4d0"> it is clear/​obvious that… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="overall2__52" original="E597.-4cb"><li class="li" id="overall2__53" original="E597.-4c6"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__54"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__55" original="E597.-4c5"><span class="x" id="overall2__56" original="E597.-4c4"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__57" original="E597.-4c3"> To conclude </span> , established firms pursue investment in new ventures for various reasons. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__58" original="E597.-4be"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__59"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__60" original="E597.-4bd"><span class="x" id="overall2__61" original="E597.-4bc"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__62" original="E597.-4bb"> Overall </span> , this evidence supports the argument in favour of introducing more marketplace competition into education. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__63" original="E597.-4ba"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__64"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__65" original="E597.-4b9"><span class="x" id="overall2__66" original="E597.-4b8"> Based on this distribution, <span class="ebi" id="overall2__67" original="E597.-4b7"> it can be concluded that </span> women go to pharmacies more frequently than men. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__68" original="E597.-4b6"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__69"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__70" original="E597.-4b5"><span class="x" id="overall2__71" original="E597.-4b4"> The US evidence strongly <span class="ebi" id="overall2__72" original="E597.-4b3"> supports the conclusion that </span> parents value freedom of choice (Peterson and Hassel, 1998). </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__73" original="E597.-4b2"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__74"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__75" original="E597.-4b1"><span class="x" id="overall2__76" original="E597.-4b0"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__77" original="E646.-6af4"> Thus </span> , we believe that <span class="ebi" id="overall2__78" original="E597.-4af"> it is reasonable to conclude that </span> the concentration differences reflect differences in how our study plants absorb, utilize and store N and P. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__79" original="E597.-4ae"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__80"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__81" original="E597.-4ad"><span class="x" id="overall2__82" original="E597.-4ac"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__83" original="E597.-4ab"> The general conclusion </span> from this <span class="ebi" id="overall2__84" original="E597.-4aa"> is </span> that language can be treated as an evolving system. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__85" original="E597.-4a9"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__86"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__87" original="E597.-4a8"><span class="x" id="overall2__88" original="E597.-4a7"> The present analysis <span class="ebi" id="overall2__89" original="E597.-4a6"> shows that </span> single indicators can potentially misrepresent the attitudes of some survey respondents. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__90" original="E597.-4a5"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__91"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__92" original="E597.-4a4"><span class="x" id="overall2__93" original="E597.-4a3"> From these figures, <span class="ebi" id="overall2__94" original="E597.-4a2"> it is clear that </span> the implementation of the project does affect the growth rate of the economy. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="overall2__28" original="E597.-4e9" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="overall2__29" original="E597.-4e8"><span class="h1" id="overall2__30" original="E597.-4e7"> Stating a conclusion </span><span class="p" id="overall2__31" original="E597.-4e6"> The following words and expressions are useful when stating your conclusions at the end of a piece of academic writing, or when saying what conclusions can be drawn from an experiment, analysis or piece of evidence. </span><ul class="bullet" id="overall2__32" original="E597.-4e5"><li class="li" id="overall2__33" original="E597.-4e4"><span class="eb" id="overall2__34" original="E597.-4e3"> In conclusion/​To conclude/​To sum up </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="overall2__35" original="E597.-4de"><span class="eb" id="overall2__36" original="E597.-4dd"> Overall/​in general </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="overall2__37" original="E597.-4dc"><span class="eb" id="overall2__38" original="E597.-4db"> It can be concluded that… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__39" original="E597.-4da"> This <span class="eb" id="overall2__40" original="E597.-4d9"> leads to/​supports the conclusion that </span> … </li><li class="li" id="overall2__41" original="E597.-4cf"><span class="eb" id="overall2__42" original="E597.-4ce"> Thus/​Therefore </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="overall2__43" original="E597.-4d8"><span class="eb" id="overall2__44" original="E597.-4d7"> It is reasonable to conclude that… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__45" original="E597.-4d6"><span class="eb" id="overall2__46" original="E597.-4d5"> The basic/​main/​general conclusion (to be drawn) is… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__47" original="E597.-4d4"><span class="eb" id="overall2__48" original="E597.-4d3"> This </span> study/​work/​essay, etc. <span class="eb" id="overall2__49" original="E597.-4d2"> shows/​has shown that… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__50" original="E597.-4d1"> From this, <span class="eb" id="overall2__51" original="E597.-4d0"> it is clear/​obvious that… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="overall2__52" original="E597.-4cb"><li class="li" id="overall2__53" original="E597.-4c6"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__54"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__55" original="E597.-4c5"><span class="x" id="overall2__56" original="E597.-4c4"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__57" original="E597.-4c3"> To conclude </span> , established firms pursue investment in new ventures for various reasons. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__58" original="E597.-4be"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__59"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__60" original="E597.-4bd"><span class="x" id="overall2__61" original="E597.-4bc"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__62" original="E597.-4bb"> Overall </span> , this evidence supports the argument in favour of introducing more marketplace competition into education. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__63" original="E597.-4ba"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__64"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__65" original="E597.-4b9"><span class="x" id="overall2__66" original="E597.-4b8"> Based on this distribution, <span class="ebi" id="overall2__67" original="E597.-4b7"> it can be concluded that </span> women go to pharmacies more frequently than men. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__68" original="E597.-4b6"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__69"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__70" original="E597.-4b5"><span class="x" id="overall2__71" original="E597.-4b4"> The US evidence strongly <span class="ebi" id="overall2__72" original="E597.-4b3"> supports the conclusion that </span> parents value freedom of choice (Peterson and Hassel, 1998). </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__73" original="E597.-4b2"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__74"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__75" original="E597.-4b1"><span class="x" id="overall2__76" original="E597.-4b0"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__77" original="E646.-6af4"> Thus </span> , we believe that <span class="ebi" id="overall2__78" original="E597.-4af"> it is reasonable to conclude that </span> the concentration differences reflect differences in how our study plants absorb, utilize and store N and P. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__79" original="E597.-4ae"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__80"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__81" original="E597.-4ad"><span class="x" id="overall2__82" original="E597.-4ac"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__83" original="E597.-4ab"> The general conclusion </span> from this <span class="ebi" id="overall2__84" original="E597.-4aa"> is </span> that language can be treated as an evolving system. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__85" original="E597.-4a9"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__86"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__87" original="E597.-4a8"><span class="x" id="overall2__88" original="E597.-4a7"> The present analysis <span class="ebi" id="overall2__89" original="E597.-4a6"> shows that </span> single indicators can potentially misrepresent the attitudes of some survey respondents. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__90" original="E597.-4a5"><span class="x-gs" id="overall2__91"><span class="x-g" id="overall2__92" original="E597.-4a4"><span class="x" id="overall2__93" original="E597.-4a3"> From these figures, <span class="ebi" id="overall2__94" original="E597.-4a2"> it is clear that </span> the implementation of the project does affect the growth rate of the economy. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21cb" id="conclude__209" original="E8b3.-7c72" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conclude__210"> adverb + conclude </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21c9" id="conclude__211"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21c8" id="conclude__212" original="E8b3.-7c70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21c7" id="conclude__213"><span class="coll" id="conclude__214" original="E8b3.-7c6f"> therefore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21c5" id="conclude__215"><span class="coll" id="conclude__216" original="E8b3.-7c6e"> thus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21c3" id="conclude__217" original="E8b3.-7c6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21c2" id="conclude__218"><span class="coll" id="conclude__219" original="E8b3.-7c6c"> then </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21c0" id="conclude__220" original="E8cb.-bf3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21bf" id="conclude__221"><span class="coll" id="conclude__222" original="E8cb.-bf2"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21bd" id="conclude__223" original="E8cb.-bf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21bc" id="conclude__224"><span class="coll" id="conclude__225" original="E8cb.-bf0"> tentatively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21ba" id="conclude__226" original="E8b3.-7c6b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21b9" id="conclude__227" original="E8b3.-7cad"><span class="x" id="conclude__228" original="E8b3.-7c6a"> McHugh therefore concluded that the carrying capacity of the plains lay close to 32 million bison. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21b7" id="conclude__229" original="E8b3.-7c68" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conclude__230"> adjective + to conclude </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21b5" id="conclude__231"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21b4" id="conclude__232" original="E8b3.-7c66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21b3" id="conclude__233"><span class="coll" id="conclude__234" original="E8b3.-7c65"> tempting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21b1" id="conclude__235" original="E8b3.-7c64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21b0" id="conclude__236"><span class="coll" id="conclude__237" original="E8b3.-7c63"> safe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21ae" id="conclude__238" original="E8b3.-7c62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21ad" id="conclude__239"><span class="coll" id="conclude__240" original="E8b3.-7c61"> reasonable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21ab" id="conclude__241" original="E8b3.-7c60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21aa" id="conclude__242"><span class="coll" id="conclude__243" original="E8b3.-7c5f"> fair </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21a8" id="conclude__244" original="E8b3.-7c5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21a7" id="conclude__245"><span class="coll" id="conclude__246" original="E8b3.-7c5d"> entitled </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21a5" id="conclude__247" original="E8b3.-7c5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21a4" id="conclude__248"><span class="coll" id="conclude__249" original="E8b3.-7c5b"> wrong </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21a2" id="conclude__250" original="E8b3.-7c5a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21a1" id="conclude__251" original="E8b3.-7c59"><span class="x" id="conclude__252" original="E8b3.-7c58"> In our fast-changing societies, it is tempting to conclude that history has few lessons to teach us. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-219f" id="conclude__253" original="E576.15c8"><span class="x" id="conclude__254" original="E576.15c9"> The court was entitled to conclude that the child was not competent to make the decision on her own behalf. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-219d" id="conclude__255" original="E399.-243f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-219c" id="conclude__256"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="conclude__257" original="E399.-243d"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="conclude__258" original="E399.-243c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conclude__259" original="E399.-243a"> to come to an end; to bring something to an end </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2198" id="conclude__260"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2197" id="conclude__261" original="E8cb.-c01"><span class="x" id="conclude__262" original="E8cb.-c00"> The concluding remarks discuss the significance of this advancement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2195" id="conclude__263" original="E8cb.-bff"><span class="x" id="conclude__264" original="E8cb.-bfe"> the concluding paragraph/section/chapter </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2193" id="conclude__265" original="E8b3.-7c9b"><span class="cf" id="conclude__266" original="E399.-2439"><span class="exp" id="conclude__267"> conclude </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="conclude__268" original="E8b3.-7c9a"> The discussion concludes with suggestions for further research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-218f" id="conclude__269" original="E8b3.-7c98"><span class="cf" id="conclude__270" original="E8b3.-7c99"><span class="exp" id="conclude__271"> conclude </span> by doing something </span><span class="x" id="conclude__272" original="E8b3.-7c97"> Finally, we conclude by discussing the implications of our analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-218b" id="conclude__273" original="E8b3.-7c9d"><span class="cf" id="conclude__274" original="E8cb.-bfd"><span class="exp" id="conclude__275"> conclude </span> something </span><span class="x" id="conclude__276" original="E8b3.-7c9c"> To conclude this brief overview of the literature, practical applications for the current research will be considered. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2187" id="conclude__277" original="E8b3.-7cac"><span class="cf" id="conclude__278" original="E399.-2437"><span class="exp" id="conclude__279"> conclude </span> something with something </span><span class="x" id="conclude__280" original="E8b3.-7c94"> I will conclude this section with a summary of the evidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2183" id="conclude__281" original="E8b3.-7c96"><span class="cf" id="conclude__282" original="E399.-2438"><span class="exp" id="conclude__283"> conclude </span> something by doing something </span><span class="x" id="conclude__284" original="E8b3.-7c95"> McHale concludes his essay by suggesting that the two approaches are incompatible. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-217f" id="conclude__285" original="E8b3.-7c7f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conclude__286"> conclude + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-217d" id="conclude__287"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-217c" id="conclude__288" original="E8b3.-7c7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-217b" id="conclude__289"><span class="coll" id="conclude__290" original="E8b3.-7c7c"> chapter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2179" id="conclude__291" original="E8b3.-7c7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2178" id="conclude__292"><span class="coll" id="conclude__293" original="E8b3.-7c7a"> section </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2176" id="conclude__294" original="E8b3.-7c79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2175" id="conclude__295"><span class="coll" id="conclude__296" original="E8b3.-7c78"> discussion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2173" id="conclude__297" original="E8cb.-bfb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2172" id="conclude__298"><span class="coll" id="conclude__299" original="E8cb.-bfa"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2170" id="conclude__300" original="E8cb.-bf9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-216f" id="conclude__301"><span class="coll" id="conclude__302" original="E8cb.-bf8"> paper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-216d" id="conclude__303" original="E8cb.-bf7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-216c" id="conclude__304"><span class="coll" id="conclude__305" original="E8cb.-bf6"> essay </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-216a" id="conclude__306" original="E8cb.-bf5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2169" id="conclude__307"><span class="coll" id="conclude__308" original="E8cb.-bf4"> book </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2167" id="conclude__309" original="E8b3.-7c77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2166" id="conclude__310" original="E8b3.-7c76"><span class="x" id="conclude__311" original="E8b3.-7c75"> I want to conclude this chapter with a note on the validity of the initial results. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2164" id="conclude__312" original="E399.-2435"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2163" id="conclude__313"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="conclude__314" original="E399.-2433"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2161" id="conclude__315"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="conclude__316" original="E399.-2430" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conclude__317" original="E399.-242f"> to arrange or agree something with somebody formally and finally </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-215e" id="conclude__318"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-215d" id="conclude__319" original="E8b3.-7c93"><span class="cf" id="conclude__320" original="E399.-2432"><span class="exp" id="conclude__321"> conclude </span> something with somebody </span><span class="x" id="conclude__322" original="E8b3.-7c92"> In 314, Messana concluded a peace treaty with Agathocles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2159" id="conclude__323" original="E8b3.-7c91"><span class="cf" id="conclude__324" original="E8cb.-bfc"><span class="exp" id="conclude__325"> conclude </span> something </span><span class="x" id="conclude__326" original="E8b3.-7c90"> An alliance was concluded between the Tsarist regime and the conservative upper class of Poland. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2155" id="conclude__327" original="E8b3.-7c8c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conclude__328"> conclude + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2153" id="conclude__329"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2152" id="conclude__330" original="E8b3.-7c8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2151" id="conclude__331"><span class="coll" id="conclude__332" original="E8b3.-7c89"> alliance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-214f" id="conclude__333" original="E8b3.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-214e" id="conclude__334"><span class="coll" id="conclude__335" original="E8b3.-7c87"> treaty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-214c" id="conclude__336" original="E8b3.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-214b" id="conclude__337"><span class="coll" id="conclude__338" original="E8b3.-7c85"> agreement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2149" id="conclude__339" original="E8b3.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2148" id="conclude__340"><span class="coll" id="conclude__341" original="E8b3.-7c83"> contract </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2146" id="conclude__342" original="E8b3.-7c82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2145" id="conclude__343" original="E8b3.-7c81"><span class="x" id="conclude__344" original="E8b3.-7c80"> As a result of an agreement concluded by the Benelux countries, the duty levied on the goods increased. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-221b" id="conclusive__36"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__37" original="E5df.-2bdd"> conclude </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__38" original="E5df.-2bdc" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2218" id="conclusive__39"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__40" original="E5df.-2bdb"> conclusion </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__41" original="E5df.-2bda" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2215" id="conclusive__42"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__43" original="E5df.-2bd9"> conclusive </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__44" original="E5df.-2bd8" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2212" id="conclusive__45"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__46" original="E5df.-2bd7"> conclusively </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__47" original="E5df.-2bd6" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-220f" id="conclusive__48"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__49" original="E640.-451f"> inconclusive </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__50" original="E640.-451e" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ef" id="conclude__360" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="conclude__361"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ed" id="conclude__362" original="E8b3.-7c8e"><span class="shcut" id="conclude__363" original="E8b3.-7c8d"> conclude + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78eb" id="conclude__364" original="E8b3.-7c7f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ea" id="conclude__365" original="E8b3.-7c7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78e9" id="conclude__366" original="E8b3.-7c7c"><span class="coll" id="conclude__367"> chapter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78e7" id="conclude__368" original="E8b3.-7c7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78e6" id="conclude__369" original="E8b3.-7c7a"><span class="coll" id="conclude__370"> section </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78e4" id="conclude__371" original="E8b3.-7c79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78e3" id="conclude__372" original="E8b3.-7c78"><span class="coll" id="conclude__373"> discussion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78e1" id="conclude__374" original="E8cb.-bfb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78e0" id="conclude__375" original="E8cb.-bfa"><span class="coll" id="conclude__376"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78de" id="conclude__377" original="E8cb.-bf9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78dd" id="conclude__378" original="E8cb.-bf8"><span class="coll" id="conclude__379"> paper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78db" id="conclude__380" original="E8cb.-bf7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78da" id="conclude__381" original="E8cb.-bf6"><span class="coll" id="conclude__382"> essay </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78d8" id="conclude__383" original="E8cb.-bf5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78d7" id="conclude__384" original="E8cb.-bf4"><span class="coll" id="conclude__385"> book </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78d5" id="conclude__386" original="E8b3.-7c77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78d4" id="conclude__387" original="E8b3.-7c76"><span class="x" id="conclude__388" original="E8b3.-7c75"> I want to conclude this chapter with a note on the validity of the initial results. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78d2" id="conclude__389" original="E8b3.-7c8c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78d1" id="conclude__390" original="E8b3.-7c8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78d0" id="conclude__391" original="E8b3.-7c89"><span class="coll" id="conclude__392"> alliance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ce" id="conclude__393" original="E8b3.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78cd" id="conclude__394" original="E8b3.-7c87"><span class="coll" id="conclude__395"> treaty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78cb" id="conclude__396" original="E8b3.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ca" id="conclude__397" original="E8b3.-7c85"><span class="coll" id="conclude__398"> agreement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78c8" id="conclude__399" original="E8b3.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78c7" id="conclude__400" original="E8b3.-7c83"><span class="coll" id="conclude__401"> contract </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78c5" id="conclude__402" original="E8b3.-7c82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78c4" id="conclude__403" original="E8b3.-7c81"><span class="x" id="conclude__404" original="E8b3.-7c80"> As a result of an agreement concluded by the Benelux countries, the duty levied on the goods increased. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78c2" id="conclude__405" original="E8b3.-7c74"><span class="shcut" id="conclude__406" original="E8b3.-7c73"> adverb + conclude </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78c0" id="conclude__407" original="E8b3.-7c72"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78bf" id="conclude__408" original="E8b3.-7c70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78be" id="conclude__409" original="E8b3.-7c6f"><span class="coll" id="conclude__410"> therefore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78bc" id="conclude__411" original="E8b3.-7c6e"><span class="coll" id="conclude__412"> thus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ba" id="conclude__413" original="E8b3.-7c6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78b9" id="conclude__414" original="E8b3.-7c6c"><span class="coll" id="conclude__415"> then </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78b7" id="conclude__416" original="E8cb.-bf3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78b6" id="conclude__417" original="E8cb.-bf2"><span class="coll" id="conclude__418"> reasonably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78b4" id="conclude__419" original="E8cb.-bf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78b3" id="conclude__420" original="E8cb.-bf0"><span class="coll" id="conclude__421"> tentatively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78b1" id="conclude__422" original="E8b3.-7c6b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78b0" id="conclude__423" original="E8b3.-7cad"><span class="x" id="conclude__424" original="E8b3.-7c6a"> McHugh therefore concluded that the carrying capacity of the plains lay close to 32 million bison. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ae" id="conclude__425" original="E8b3.-7ca9"><span class="shcut" id="conclude__426" original="E8b3.-7c69"> adjective + to conclude </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ac" id="conclude__427" original="E8b3.-7c68"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78ab" id="conclude__428" original="E8b3.-7c66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78aa" id="conclude__429" original="E8b3.-7c65"><span class="coll" id="conclude__430"> tempting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78a8" id="conclude__431" original="E8b3.-7c64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78a7" id="conclude__432" original="E8b3.-7c63"><span class="coll" id="conclude__433"> safe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78a5" id="conclude__434" original="E8b3.-7c62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78a4" id="conclude__435" original="E8b3.-7c61"><span class="coll" id="conclude__436"> reasonable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78a2" id="conclude__437" original="E8b3.-7c60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-78a1" id="conclude__438" original="E8b3.-7c5f"><span class="coll" id="conclude__439"> fair </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-789f" id="conclude__440" original="E8b3.-7c5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-789e" id="conclude__441" original="E8b3.-7c5d"><span class="coll" id="conclude__442"> entitled </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-789c" id="conclude__443" original="E8b3.-7c5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-789b" id="conclude__444" original="E8b3.-7c5b"><span class="coll" id="conclude__445"> wrong </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7899" id="conclude__446" original="E8b3.-7c5a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7898" id="conclude__447" original="E8b3.-7c59"><span class="x" id="conclude__448" original="E8b3.-7c58"> In our fast-changing societies, it is tempting to conclude that history has few lessons to teach us. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7896" id="conclude__449" original="E576.15c8"><span class="x" id="conclude__450" original="E576.15c9"> The court was entitled to conclude that the child was not competent to make the decision on her own behalf. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5f3e" id="conclude__451" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conclude" title="conclude definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5f3d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4ce2" id="conclude__452" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conclude__453"> conclude </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2143" id="conclusion" original="E399.-242e" sum="2175"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2142" id="conclusion__1" original="E399.-242d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2141" id="conclusion__2" original="E399.-242c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conclusion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2136" id="conclusion__7" original="E399.-2424"><span class="pos" id="conclusion__8" original="E399.-2423"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e45" eid="conclusion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.23af" geo="br" id="conclusion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclusion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclusion__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclusion__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconclusion__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.23b2" geo="n_am" id="conclusion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclusion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclusion__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclusion__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconclusion__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2134" id="conclusion__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2133" id="conclusion__15" original="E399.-2422"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2132" id="conclusion__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conclusion__17" original="E399.-2420"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conclusion__18" original="E399.-241f"> an opinion that you reach after thinking about all the information connected with a situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-212f" id="conclusion__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-212e" id="conclusion__20" original="E8b3.-726a"><span class="x" id="conclusion__21" original="E8b3.-7269"> The report's conclusions formed the basis for the subsequent Treaty on European Union. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-212c" id="conclusion__22" original="E8b3.-7267"><span class="cf" id="conclusion__23" original="E8b3.-7268"><span class="exp" id="conclusion__24"> conclusion </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="conclusion__25" original="E8b3.-7266"> After many years of experimentation, he came to the conclusion that the motion was essentially unstable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2128" id="conclusion__26" original="E8b3.-7264"><span class="cf" id="conclusion__27" original="E8b3.-7265"><span class="exp" id="conclusion__28"> conclusion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conclusion__29" original="E8b3.-7263"> Section 5.6 reviews the main conclusions of the first part of the research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2124" id="conclusion__30" original="E8b3.-726d"><span class="cf" id="conclusion__31" original="E8b3.-7262"><span class="exp" id="conclusion__32"> conclusion </span> about something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="conclusion__33" original="E8b3.-7261"> Atkins arrives at a different conclusion about the same texts. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2120" id="conclusion__34" original="E8b3.-725a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conclusion__35"> adjective + conclusion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-211e" id="conclusion__36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-211d" id="conclusion__37" original="E8b3.-7258"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-211c" id="conclusion__38"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__39" original="E8b3.-7257"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-211a" id="conclusion__40" original="E8b3.-7256"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2119" id="conclusion__41"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__42" original="E8b3.-7255"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2117" id="conclusion__43" original="E8b3.-7254"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2116" id="conclusion__44"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__45" original="E8b3.-7253"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2114" id="conclusion__46" original="E8b3.-7252"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2113" id="conclusion__47"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__48" original="E8b3.-7251"> following </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2111" id="conclusion__49" original="E8b3.-7250"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2110" id="conclusion__50"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__51" original="E8b3.-724f"> similar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-210e" id="conclusion__52" original="E8cc.-7d2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-210d" id="conclusion__53"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__54" original="E8cc.-7d2c"> same </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-210b" id="conclusion__55" original="E8b3.-724d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-210a" id="conclusion__56"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__57" original="E8b3.-724c"> opposite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2108" id="conclusion__58" original="E8b3.-724b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2107" id="conclusion__59"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__60" original="E8b3.-724a"> firm </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2105" id="conclusion__61"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__62" original="E8b3.-7249"> definite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2103" id="conclusion__63" original="E8cc.-7d2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2102" id="conclusion__64"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__65" original="E8cc.-7d2a"> final </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2100" id="conclusion__66" original="E8cc.-7d29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20ff" id="conclusion__67"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__68" original="E8cc.-7d28"> definitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20fd" id="conclusion__69" original="E8b3.-7247"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20fc" id="conclusion__70"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__71" original="E8b3.-7246"> inescapable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20fa" id="conclusion__72"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__73" original="E8b3.-7245"> inevitable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20f8" id="conclusion__74" original="E8b3.-7244"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20f7" id="conclusion__75"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__76" original="E8b3.-7243"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20f5" id="conclusion__77" original="E8b3.-7242"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20f4" id="conclusion__78"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__79" original="E8b3.-7241"> tentative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20f2" id="conclusion__80" original="E8b3.-7240"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20f1" id="conclusion__81"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__82" original="E8b3.-723f"> false </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20ef" id="conclusion__83"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__84" original="E8b3.-723e"> erroneous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20ed" id="conclusion__85" original="E8b3.-723d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20ec" id="conclusion__86"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__87" original="E8b3.-723c"> logical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20ea" id="conclusion__88" original="E8cc.-7d27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20e9" id="conclusion__89"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__90" original="E8cc.-7d26"> reasonable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20e7" id="conclusion__91" original="E8b3.-723a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20e6" id="conclusion__92"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__93" original="E8b3.-7239"> important </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20e4" id="conclusion__94" original="E8b3.-7238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20e3" id="conclusion__95" original="E8b3.-7237"><span class="x" id="conclusion__96" original="E8b3.-7236"> The overall conclusion reached by the authors is that the birth rate is likely to continue to fall. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20e1" id="conclusion__97" original="E8b3.-7235"><span class="x" id="conclusion__98" original="E8b3.-7234"> Saleh (2008) drew the following conclusion:… </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20df" id="conclusion__99" original="E8b3.-7231" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conclusion__100"> verb + conclusion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20dd" id="conclusion__101"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20dc" id="conclusion__102" original="E8b3.-722f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20db" id="conclusion__103"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__104" original="E8b3.-722e"> draw </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20d9" id="conclusion__105"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__106" original="E8b3.-722d"> reach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20d7" id="conclusion__107"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__108" original="E8b3.-726c"> arrive at </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20d5" id="conclusion__109"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__110" original="E8cc.-7d25"> come to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20d3" id="conclusion__111"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__112" original="E8b3.-722c"> derive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20d1" id="conclusion__113" original="E8cc.-7d24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20d0" id="conclusion__114"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__115" original="E8cc.-7d23"> yield </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20ce" id="conclusion__116" original="E8b3.-722b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20cd" id="conclusion__117"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__118" original="E8b3.-722a"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20cb" id="conclusion__119" original="E8b3.-7229"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20ca" id="conclusion__120"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__121" original="E8b3.-7228"> confirm </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20c8" id="conclusion__122"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__123" original="E8cc.-7d22"> reinforce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20c6" id="conclusion__124" original="E8b3.-7227"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20c5" id="conclusion__125"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__126" original="E8b3.-7226"> accept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20c3" id="conclusion__127" original="E8b3.-7223"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20c2" id="conclusion__128"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__129" original="E8b3.-7222"> justify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20c0" id="conclusion__130" original="E8cc.-7d21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20bf" id="conclusion__131"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__132" original="E8cc.-7d20"> summarize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20bd" id="conclusion__133" original="E8b3.-7221"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20bc" id="conclusion__134" original="E8b3.-7220"><span class="x" id="conclusion__135" original="E8b3.-721f"> A large and growing literature supports this conclusion. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20ba" id="conclusion__136" original="E8b3.-721c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conclusion__137"> phrase + conclusion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20b8" id="conclusion__138"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20b7" id="conclusion__139" original="E8b3.-721a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20b6" id="conclusion__140"><span class="coll" id="conclusion__141" original="E8b3.-7219"> be hard/​dificult/​impossible to escape/​avoid the conclusion </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20b4" id="conclusion__142" original="E8b3.-7217"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20b3" id="conclusion__143" original="E8b3.-7216"><span class="x" id="conclusion__144" original="E8b3.-7215"> Despite the protests of the European Commission, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that there is an element of truth in the company's argument. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20b1" id="conclusion__145"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20b0" id="conclusion__146" original="E399.-241e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20af" id="conclusion__147"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conclusion__148" original="E399.-241c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="conclusion__149" original="E399.-241b"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conclusion__150" original="E399.-241a"> the end of something such as a piece of writing or a process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20ab" id="conclusion__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20aa" id="conclusion__152" original="E832.-7ff2"><span class="cf" id="conclusion__153" original="E832.-7ff3"><span class="exp" id="conclusion__154"> conclusion </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="conclusion__155" original="E832.-7ff1"> In the conclusion to her article, she produces a powerful summary of the arguments against independence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20a6" id="conclusion__156" original="E8b3.-7210"><span class="cf" id="conclusion__157" original="E832.-7ff0"><span class="exp" id="conclusion__158"> conclusion </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="conclusion__159" original="E8b3.-720f"> At the conclusion of this initial assessment, the social services make a determination of the child's needs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20a2" id="conclusion__160" original="E8b3.-720e"><span class="x" id="conclusion__161" original="E8b3.-720d"> The same train of thought is followed to its logical conclusion in Hesiod's Pandora myth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20a0" id="conclusion__162" original="E8b3.-720b"><span class="cf" id="conclusion__163" original="E8b3.-720c"> in conclusion,… </span><span class="x" id="conclusion__164" original="E8b3.-720a"> In conclusion, the arguments for being proactive in knowledge management are strong and compelling. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-209d" id="conclusion__165" original="E399.-2419"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-209c" id="conclusion__166"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conclusion__167" original="E399.-2417"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="conclusion__168" original="E8cc.-7d2e"><span class="exp" id="conclusion__169"> conclusion </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="conclusion__170" original="E399.-2416"> the formal and final arrangement of something official </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2097" id="conclusion__171" original="E399.-2415" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://completion" title="completion definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2096" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33a6" id="conclusion__172" original="E399.-2414"><span class="xh" id="conclusion__173"> completion </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2094" id="conclusion__174"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2093" id="conclusion__175" original="E576.1633"><span class="x" id="conclusion__176" original="E576.1634"> There were major issues preventing the successful conclusion of the treaty negotiations. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2091" id="conclusion__177" original="E399.-2412"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2086-FF1" id="conclusion__178" original="E39e.122e" sk="foregoneconclusion"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2086-FF2" id="conclusion__179"><span class="idm" id="conclusion__180" original="E39e.122f"> a foregone conclusion </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2086-FF4" id="conclusion__181"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2086-FF5" id="conclusion__182"><span class="def" id="conclusion__183" original="E39e.1230"> if you say that something is <span class="dh" id="conclusion__184" original="E39e.1231"> a foregone conclusion </span> , you mean that it is a result that is certain to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2086-FF8" id="conclusion__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2086-FF9" id="conclusion__186" original="E87a.479a"><span class="x" id="conclusion__187" original="E87a.479b"> Given Russia’s overwhelming military superiority, the outcome of the conflict was a foregone conclusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2086-FF11" id="conclusion__188" original="E87a.479c"><span class="x" id="conclusion__189" original="E87a.479d"> A Labour victory in the election was by no means a foregone conclusion. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2090" id="jump1__89" original="E399.-2411" sk="jumptoconclusions"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-208f" id="jump1__90"><span class="idm" id="jump1__91" original="E399.-2410"> jump to conclusions </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="jump1__92" original="E399.-240f"> jump to the conclusion that… </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-208c" id="jump1__93"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-208b" id="jump1__94"><span class="def" id="jump1__95" original="E399.-240e"> to make a decision about somebody/something too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2089" id="jump1__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2088" id="jump1__97" original="E8b3.-725e"><span class="x" id="jump1__98" original="E8b3.-725d"> However suggestive the evidence, one should not jump to conclusions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__36"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__37" original="E5df.-2bdd"> conclude </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__38" original="E5df.-2bdc" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__39"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__40" original="E5df.-2bdb"> conclusion </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__41" original="E5df.-2bda" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__42"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__43" original="E5df.-2bd9"> conclusive </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__44" original="E5df.-2bd8" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__45"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__46" original="E5df.-2bd7"> conclusively </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__47" original="E5df.-2bd6" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__48"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__49" original="E640.-451f"> inconclusive </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__50" original="E640.-451e" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2082" id="overall2__28" original="E597.-4e9" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="overall2__29" original="E597.-4e8"><span class="h1" id="overall2__30" original="E597.-4e7"> Stating a conclusion </span><span class="p" id="overall2__31" original="E597.-4e6"> The following words and expressions are useful when stating your conclusions at the end of a piece of academic writing, or when saying what conclusions can be drawn from an experiment, analysis or piece of evidence. </span><ul class="bullet" id="overall2__32" original="E597.-4e5"><li class="li" id="overall2__33" original="E597.-4e4"><span class="eb" id="overall2__34" original="E597.-4e3"> In conclusion/​To conclude/​To sum up </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="overall2__35" original="E597.-4de"><span class="eb" id="overall2__36" original="E597.-4dd"> Overall/​in general </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="overall2__37" original="E597.-4dc"><span class="eb" id="overall2__38" original="E597.-4db"> It can be concluded that… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__39" original="E597.-4da"> This <span class="eb" id="overall2__40" original="E597.-4d9"> leads to/​supports the conclusion that </span> … </li><li class="li" id="overall2__41" original="E597.-4cf"><span class="eb" id="overall2__42" original="E597.-4ce"> Thus/​Therefore </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="overall2__43" original="E597.-4d8"><span class="eb" id="overall2__44" original="E597.-4d7"> It is reasonable to conclude that… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__45" original="E597.-4d6"><span class="eb" id="overall2__46" original="E597.-4d5"> The basic/​main/​general conclusion (to be drawn) is… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__47" original="E597.-4d4"><span class="eb" id="overall2__48" original="E597.-4d3"> This </span> study/​work/​essay, etc. <span class="eb" id="overall2__49" original="E597.-4d2"> shows/​has shown that… </span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__50" original="E597.-4d1"> From this, <span class="eb" id="overall2__51" original="E597.-4d0"> it is clear/​obvious that… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="overall2__52" original="E597.-4cb"><li class="li" id="overall2__53" original="E597.-4c6"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c7e" id="overall2__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5edd" id="overall2__55" original="E597.-4c5"><span class="x" id="overall2__56" original="E597.-4c4"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__57" original="E597.-4c3"> To conclude </span> , established firms pursue investment in new ventures for various reasons. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__58" original="E597.-4be"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c7d" id="overall2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ed9" id="overall2__60" original="E597.-4bd"><span class="x" id="overall2__61" original="E597.-4bc"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__62" original="E597.-4bb"> Overall </span> , this evidence supports the argument in favour of introducing more marketplace competition into education. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__63" original="E597.-4ba"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c7c" id="overall2__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ed5" id="overall2__65" original="E597.-4b9"><span class="x" id="overall2__66" original="E597.-4b8"> Based on this distribution, <span class="ebi" id="overall2__67" original="E597.-4b7"> it can be concluded that </span> women go to pharmacies more frequently than men. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__68" original="E597.-4b6"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c7b" id="overall2__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ed1" id="overall2__70" original="E597.-4b5"><span class="x" id="overall2__71" original="E597.-4b4"> The US evidence strongly <span class="ebi" id="overall2__72" original="E597.-4b3"> supports the conclusion that </span> parents value freedom of choice (Peterson and Hassel, 1998). </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__73" original="E597.-4b2"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c7a" id="overall2__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ecd" id="overall2__75" original="E597.-4b1"><span class="x" id="overall2__76" original="E597.-4b0"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__77" original="E646.-6af4"> Thus </span> , we believe that <span class="ebi" id="overall2__78" original="E597.-4af"> it is reasonable to conclude that </span> the concentration differences reflect differences in how our study plants absorb, utilize and store N and P. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__79" original="E597.-4ae"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c79" id="overall2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ec8" id="overall2__81" original="E597.-4ad"><span class="x" id="overall2__82" original="E597.-4ac"><span class="ebi" id="overall2__83" original="E597.-4ab"> The general conclusion </span> from this <span class="ebi" id="overall2__84" original="E597.-4aa"> is </span> that language can be treated as an evolving system. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__85" original="E597.-4a9"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c78" id="overall2__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ec3" id="overall2__87" original="E597.-4a8"><span class="x" id="overall2__88" original="E597.-4a7"> The present analysis <span class="ebi" id="overall2__89" original="E597.-4a6"> shows that </span> single indicators can potentially misrepresent the attitudes of some survey respondents. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="overall2__90" original="E597.-4a5"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c77" id="overall2__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ebf" id="overall2__92" original="E597.-4a4"><span class="x" id="overall2__93" original="E597.-4a3"> From these figures, <span class="ebi" id="overall2__94" original="E597.-4a2"> it is clear that </span> the implementation of the project does affect the growth rate of the economy. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5e8c" id="conclusion__282" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conclusion" title="conclusion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5e8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4c74" id="conclusion__283" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conclusion__284"> conclusion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conclusive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-207c" id="conclusive" original="E399.-2409" sum="411"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-207b" id="conclusive__1" original="E399.-2408"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-207a" id="conclusive__2" original="E399.-2407"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conclusive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2072" id="conclusive__4" original="E399.-2402"><span class="pos" id="conclusive__5" original="E399.-2401"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e3e" eid="conclusive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7980" geo="br" id="conclusive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclusive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclusive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclusive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconclusive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-797d" geo="n_am" id="conclusive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclusive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclusive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclusive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconclusive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2070" id="conclusive__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-206f" id="conclusive__12" original="E399.-2400"><span class="def" id="conclusive__13" original="E399.-23ff"> proving something, and allowing no doubt or confusion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-206d" id="conclusive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-206c" id="conclusive__15" original="E832.-7f50"><span class="x" id="conclusive__16" original="E832.-7f4f"> To sum up, the evidence for these changes is suggestive, but not conclusive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-206a" id="conclusive__17" original="E832.-7f4e"><span class="x" id="conclusive__18" original="E832.-7f4d"> There seems to be no definitive or conclusive answer possible to this question. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2068" id="conclusive__19" original="E399.-23fe" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inconclusive" title="inconclusive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2067" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4274" id="conclusive__20" original="E399.-23fd"><span class="xh" id="conclusive__21"> inconclusive </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2065" id="conclusive__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2064" id="conclusive__23" original="E399.-23fb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2063" id="conclusive__24"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="conclusive__25" original="E399.-23fa"> conclusively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-205b" id="conclusive__26" original="E399.-23f6"><span class="pos" id="conclusive__27" original="E399.-23f5"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e3d" eid="conclusive__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7986" geo="br" id="conclusive__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclusive__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːsɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclusively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclusively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconclusively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7983" geo="n_am" id="conclusive__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conclusive__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkluːsɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconclusively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconclusively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconclusively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2059" id="conclusive__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2058" id="conclusive__34" original="E832.-7f4c"><span class="x" id="conclusive__35" original="E832.-7f4b"> It is difficult to prove conclusively, but all the data point in this direction. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__36"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__37" original="E5df.-2bdd"> conclude </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__38" original="E5df.-2bdc" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__39"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__40" original="E5df.-2bdb"> conclusion </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__41" original="E5df.-2bda" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__42"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__43" original="E5df.-2bd9"> conclusive </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__44" original="E5df.-2bd8" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__45"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__46" original="E5df.-2bd7"> conclusively </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__47" original="E5df.-2bd6" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="conclusive__48"><span class="wfw" id="conclusive__49" original="E640.-451f"> inconclusive </span><span class="wfp" id="conclusive__50" original="E640.-451e" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5dc4" id="conclusive__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conclusive" title="conclusive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5dc3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4bf2" id="conclusive__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conclusive__53"> conclusive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concrete
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2056" hm="1" id="concrete1" original="E399.-2327" sum="789"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2055" id="concrete1__1" original="E399.-2326"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2054" id="concrete1__2" original="E399.-2325"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concrete <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2048" id="concrete1__7" original="E399.-231a"><span class="pos" id="concrete1__8" original="E399.-2319"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e30" eid="concrete1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-767f" geo="br" id="concrete1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concrete1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkriːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcrete__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcrete__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcrete__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-767b" geo="n_am" id="concrete1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concrete1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkriːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcrete__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcrete__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconcrete__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2046" id="concrete1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2045" id="concrete1__15" original="E399.-2318"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="concrete1__16" original="E399.-2317"> made of <a class="ndv" href="entry://concrete" id="concrete1__17"> concrete </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2042" id="concrete1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2041" id="concrete1__19" original="E832.-7e78"><span class="x" id="concrete1__20" original="E832.-7e77"> These acid producers can also cause considerable damage to underground concrete pipes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-203f" id="concrete1__21" original="E399.-2316"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="concrete1__22" original="E399.-2315"> based on facts or actions, not on ideas, guesses or intentions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-203d" id="concrete1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-203c" id="concrete1__24" original="E832.-7e76"><span class="x" id="concrete1__25" original="E832.-7e75"> In the next section I will give two concrete examples of how the theory has been applied in the UK. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-203a" id="concrete1__26" original="E832.-7e74"><span class="x" id="concrete1__27" original="E832.-7e73"> By collecting a petition, community groups are taking a concrete step towards achieving their vision. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2038" id="concrete1__28" original="E399.-2314" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abstract1" title="abstract1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2037" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-801" id="concrete1__29" original="E399.-2313"><span class="xh" id="concrete1__30"> abstract </span><span class="xhm" id="concrete1__31"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2033" id="concrete1__32" original="E399.-2310"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="concrete1__33" original="E399.-230f"> a <span class="dh" id="concrete1__34" original="E399.-230e"> concrete </span> object is one that you can see and feel </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2030" id="concrete1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-202f" id="concrete1__36" original="E832.-7e72"><span class="x" id="concrete1__37" original="E832.-7e71"> Her point is that unicorns and dragons are supposed to be concrete objects which, if they existed, would exist ‘in’ space and time. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-202d" id="concrete1__38" original="E8cc.-7cb2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abstract1" title="abstract1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-202c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7f2" id="concrete1__39" original="E8cc.-7cb1"><span class="xh" id="concrete1__40"> abstract </span><span class="xhm" id="concrete1__41"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="concrete1__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2028" id="concrete1__43"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2027" id="concrete1__44" original="E399.-230d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2026" id="concrete1__45"><span class="dr" id="concrete1__46" original="E399.-230c"> concretely </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-201d" id="concrete1__47" original="E399.-2308"><span class="pos" id="concrete1__48" original="E399.-2307"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e2f" eid="concrete1__49" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7677" geo="br" id="concrete1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concrete1__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkriːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcretely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcretely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcretely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7674" geo="n_am" id="concrete1__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concrete1__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkriːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcretely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcretely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcretely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-201b" id="concrete1__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-201a" id="concrete1__55" original="E832.-7e70"><span class="x" id="concrete1__56" original="E832.-7e6f"> The case studies that are the focus of this research will be described as concretely as possible, avoiding generalities. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5d94" id="concrete1__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concrete_1" title="concrete definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5d93" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4ac4" id="concrete1__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concrete1__59"> concrete </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2018" hm="2" id="concrete2" original="E399.-2306" sum="327"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2017" id="concrete2__1" original="E399.-2305"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2016" id="concrete2__2" original="E399.-2304"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concrete <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2008" id="concrete2__9" original="E399.-22f9"><span class="pos" id="concrete2__10" original="E399.-22f8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e20" eid="concrete2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7671" geo="br" id="concrete2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concrete2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkriːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcrete__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcrete__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcrete__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-766d" geo="n_am" id="concrete2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concrete2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkriːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcrete__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcrete__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconcrete__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2006" id="concrete2__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2005" id="concrete2__17" original="E399.-22f7"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2004" id="concrete2__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="concrete2__19" original="E399.-22f5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concrete2__20" original="E399.-22f4"> building material that is made by mixing together <a class="ndv" href="entry://cement" id="concrete2__21"> cement </a> , sand, small stones and water </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2000" id="concrete2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fff" id="concrete2__23" original="E867.-1e06"><span class="x" id="concrete2__24" original="E867.-1e05"> The walls are made of reinforced concrete. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5d50" id="concrete2__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concrete_1" title="concrete definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5d4f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4ac4" id="concrete2__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concrete2__27"> concrete </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concur
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ffd" id="concur" original="E399.-2278" sum="495"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ffc" id="concur__1" original="E399.-2277"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ffb" id="concur__2" original="E399.-2276"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concur </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fed" id="concur__9" original="E399.-226c"><span class="pos" id="concur__10" original="E399.-226b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e17" eid="concur__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74a1" geo="br" id="concur__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcur__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcur__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcur__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-749e" geo="n_am" id="concur__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcur__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcur__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcur__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-bf2" id="concur__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74ce" form="root" id="concur__17"><span class="vp" id="concur__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> concur </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74cc" eid="concur__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74cb" geo="br" id="concur__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcur__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcur__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcur__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74c8" geo="n_am" id="concur__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcur__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcur__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcur__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74c5" form="thirdps" id="concur__24"><span class="vp" id="concur__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> concurs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74c3" eid="concur__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74c2" geo="br" id="concur__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74bf" geo="n_am" id="concur__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74bc" form="past" id="concur__31"><span class="vp" id="concur__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> concurred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74ba" eid="concur__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74b9" geo="br" id="concur__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74b6" geo="n_am" id="concur__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74b3" form="pastpart" id="concur__38"><span class="vp" id="concur__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> concurred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74b1" eid="concur__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74b0" geo="br" id="concur__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74ad" geo="n_am" id="concur__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74aa" form="prespart" id="concur__45"><span class="vp" id="concur__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> concurring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74a8" eid="concur__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74a7" geo="br" id="concur__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-74a4" geo="n_am" id="concur__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concur__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fb4" id="concur__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fb3" id="concur__53" original="E399.-2247"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fb2" id="concur__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="concur__55" original="E399.-2245"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="concur__56" original="E399.-2244"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="concur__57" original="E399.-223d"> to agree with somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fae" id="concur__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fad" id="concur__59" original="E867.-1df1"><span class="cf" id="concur__60" original="E399.-2242"><span class="exp" id="concur__61"> concur </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="concur__62" original="E867.-1df0"> Their data concur with previous findings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fa9" id="concur__63" original="E867.-1def"><span class="cf" id="concur__64" original="E399.-2241"><span class="exp" id="concur__65"> concur </span> (that…) </span><span class="x" id="concur__66" original="E867.-1dee"> Stolp (1994) concurs that school culture and student motivation are powerfully intertwined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fa5" id="concur__67" original="E867.-1dec"><span class="cf" id="concur__68" original="E867.-1ded"><span class="exp" id="concur__69"> concur </span> in (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="concur__70" original="E867.-1deb"> The court concurred in affirming that they could not interfere. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5cfa" id="concur__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concur" title="concur definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5cf9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-49f0" id="concur__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concur__73"> concur </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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concurrent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fa1" id="concurrent" original="E399.-2225" sum="410"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fa0" id="concurrent__1" original="E399.-2224"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f9f" id="concurrent__2" original="E399.-2223"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> concurrent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f96" id="concurrent__4" original="E399.-221e"><span class="pos" id="concurrent__5" original="E399.-221d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e10" eid="concurrent__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-740e" geo="br" id="concurrent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concurrent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkʌrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurrent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurrent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurrent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-740a" geo="n_am" id="concurrent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concurrent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurrent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurrent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurrent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f94" id="concurrent__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f93" id="concurrent__12" original="E399.-221c"><span class="def" id="concurrent__13" original="E399.-221a"> existing or happening at the same time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f91" id="concurrent__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f90" id="concurrent__15" original="E832.-7a9c"><span class="x" id="concurrent__16" original="E832.-7a9b"> The region experienced increased temperatures without a concurrent increase in precipitation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f8e" id="concurrent__17" original="E832.-7a9e"><span class="cf" id="concurrent__18" original="E399.-221b"><span class="exp" id="concurrent__19"> concurrent </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="concurrent__20" original="E832.-7a9d"> The emergence of social theory is concurrent with the rise of modernity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f8a" id="concurrent__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f89" id="concurrent__22" original="E399.-2219"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f88" id="concurrent__23"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="concurrent__24" original="E399.-2218"> concurrently </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f7f" id="concurrent__25" original="E399.-2214"><span class="pos" id="concurrent__26" original="E399.-2213"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e0f" eid="concurrent__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7406" geo="br" id="concurrent__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concurrent__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkʌrəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurrently__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurrently__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurrently__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-7403" geo="n_am" id="concurrent__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="concurrent__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈkɜːrəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconc/xconcurrently__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconc/xconcurrently__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconcurrently__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f7d" id="concurrent__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f7c" id="concurrent__33" original="E832.-7a9a"><span class="x" id="concurrent__34" original="E832.-7a99"> Using five computers, it was possible to have all of the processes running concurrently. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5cd5" id="concurrent__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://concurrent" title="concurrent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5cd4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-498d" id="concurrent__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="concurrent__37"> concurrent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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condemn
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f7a" id="condemn" original="E399.-21c8" sum="1227"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f79" id="condemn__1" original="E399.-21c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f78" id="condemn__2" original="E399.-21c6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> condemn </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f6b" id="condemn__9" original="E399.-21bc"><span class="pos" id="condemn__10" original="E399.-21bb"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7e00" eid="condemn__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71d1" geo="br" id="condemn__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdem <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemn__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemn__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemn__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71ce" geo="n_am" id="condemn__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdem <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemn__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemn__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemn__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-bc4" id="condemn__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71fe" form="root" id="condemn__17"><span class="vp" id="condemn__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> condemn </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71fc" eid="condemn__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71fb" geo="br" id="condemn__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdem <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemn__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemn__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemn__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71f8" geo="n_am" id="condemn__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdem <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemn__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemn__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemn__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71f5" form="thirdps" id="condemn__24"><span class="vp" id="condemn__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> condemns </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71f3" eid="condemn__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71f2" geo="br" id="condemn__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdemz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemns__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemns__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemns__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71ef" geo="n_am" id="condemn__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdemz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemns__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemns__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemns__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71ec" form="past" id="condemn__31"><span class="vp" id="condemn__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> condemned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71ea" eid="condemn__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71e9" geo="br" id="condemn__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdemd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71e6" geo="n_am" id="condemn__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdemd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71e3" form="pastpart" id="condemn__38"><span class="vp" id="condemn__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> condemned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71e1" eid="condemn__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71e0" geo="br" id="condemn__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdemd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71dd" geo="n_am" id="condemn__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdemd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71da" form="prespart" id="condemn__45"><span class="vp" id="condemn__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> condemning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71d8" eid="condemn__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71d7" geo="br" id="condemn__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdemɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub250bb0bef722d85.-387e4c3c.16089d4917c.-71d4" geo="n_am" id="condemn__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemn__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdemɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f3f" id="condemn__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f3e" id="condemn__53" original="E399.-219e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="condemn__54" original="E399.-219d"><span class="exp" id="condemn__55"> condemn </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="condemn__56" original="E399.-219c"> to express very strong disapproval of somebody/something, usually for moral reasons </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f3a" id="condemn__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f39" id="condemn__58" original="E824.-7e1e"><span class="x" id="condemn__59" original="E824.-7e1d"> The international community also condemns such practices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f37" id="condemn__60" original="E824.-7e1c"><span class="x" id="condemn__61" original="E824.-7e1b"> Bribery is almost universally condemned around the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f35" id="condemn__62" original="E824.-7e19"><span class="cf" id="condemn__63" original="E824.-7e1a"><span class="exp" id="condemn__64"> condemn </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="condemn__65" original="E824.-7e18"> He was condemned as a vicious racist in editorials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f31" id="condemn__66" original="E824.-7e16"><span class="cf" id="condemn__67" original="E824.-7e17"><span class="exp" id="condemn__68"> condemn </span> somebody for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="condemn__69" original="E824.-7e15"> They generally condemn protesters for trying to disrupt meetings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f2d" id="condemn__70" original="E399.-219b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f2c" id="condemn__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="condemn__72" original="E399.-2199"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="condemn__73" original="E399.-2194"><span class="exp" id="condemn__74"> condemn </span> somebody (to something) </span><span class="def" id="condemn__75" original="E399.-2198"> to say what somebody's punishment will be </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f27" id="condemn__76" original="E399.-2197" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://sentence2" title="sentence2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f26" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.5658" id="condemn__77" original="E399.-2196"><span class="xh" id="condemn__78"> sentence </span><span class="xhm" id="condemn__79"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f23" id="condemn__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f22" id="condemn__81" original="E824.-7e14"><span class="x" id="condemn__82" original="E824.-7e13"> He was tried and condemned to death. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f20" id="condemn__83" original="E399.-2192"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f1f" id="condemn__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="condemn__85" original="E399.-2190"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="condemn__86" original="E399.-218f"><span class="exp" id="condemn__87"> condemn </span> somebody to something </span><span class="def" id="condemn__88" original="E399.-218e"> to force somebody to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f1a" id="condemn__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f19" id="condemn__90" original="E824.-7e12"><span class="x" id="condemn__91" original="E824.-7e11"> These categories of race, class and gender condemn Celie to a life of deprivation and exclusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f17" id="condemn__92" original="E824.-7e10"><span class="x" id="condemn__93" original="E824.-7e0f"> He was inevitably condemned to a certain political isolation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f15" id="condemn__94" original="E399.-218a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f14" id="condemn__95"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="condemn__96" original="E399.-2188"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="condemn__97" original="E399.-2187"><span class="exp" id="condemn__98"> condemn </span> something (as something) </span><span class="def" id="condemn__99" original="E399.-2186"> to say officially that something is not safe enough to be used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f0f" id="condemn__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f0e" id="condemn__101" original="E824.-7e0e"><span class="x" id="condemn__102" original="E824.-7e0d"> He died in conditions condemned by an official inspection of 1843 as ‘foul and disgusting’. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5c77" id="condemn__103" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://condemn" title="condemn definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5c76" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4911" id="condemn__104" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="condemn__105"> condemn </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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condemnation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f0c" id="condemnation" original="E399.-2182" sum="402"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f0b" id="condemnation__1" original="E399.-2181"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f0a" id="condemnation__2" original="E399.-2180"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> condemnation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1efe" id="condemnation__7" original="E399.-2178"><span class="pos" id="condemnation__8" original="E399.-2177"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7df9" eid="condemnation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7fe6" geo="br" id="condemnation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemnation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒndemˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemnation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemnation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemnation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7fe2" geo="n_am" id="condemnation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condemnation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːndemˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondemnation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondemnation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondemnation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1efc" id="condemnation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="condemnation__15" original="E399.-2174"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="condemnation__16" original="E399.-2173"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ef9" id="condemnation__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ef8" id="condemnation__18" original="E399.-2176"><span class="def" id="condemnation__19" original="E399.-2171"> an expression of very strong disapproval </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ef6" id="condemnation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ef5" id="condemnation__21" original="E824.-7e06"><span class="x" id="condemnation__22" original="E824.-7e05"> Widespread international condemnation followed the attacks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ef3" id="condemnation__23" original="E824.-7e02"><span class="cf" id="condemnation__24" original="E399.-2172"><span class="exp" id="condemnation__25"> condemnation </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="condemnation__26" original="E824.-7e01"> Local and international observers were unanimous in their outright condemnation of the elections. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5c2c" id="condemnation__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://condemnation" title="condemnation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5c2b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-48a6" id="condemnation__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="condemnation__29"> condemnation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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condensation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1eef" id="condensation" original="E399.-2163" sum="557"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1eee" id="condensation__1" original="E399.-2162"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1eed" id="condensation__2" original="E399.-2161"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> condensation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ee1" id="condensation__7" original="E399.-2159"><span class="pos" id="condensation__8" original="E399.-2158"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7df0" eid="condensation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7fac" geo="br" id="condensation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condensation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒndenˈseɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondensation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondensation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondensation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7fa8" geo="n_am" id="condensation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condensation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːndenˈseɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondensation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondensation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondensation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1edf" id="condensation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ede" id="condensation__15" original="E399.-2150"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1edd" id="condensation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="condensation__17" original="E399.-214e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condensation__18" original="E399.-214d"> the process of a gas changing to a liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1eda" id="condensation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ed9" id="condensation__20" original="E832.-78e0"><span class="x" id="condensation__21" original="E832.-78df"> Condensation led to latent heat release. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ed7" id="condensation__22" original="E832.-78e2"><span class="cf" id="condensation__23" original="E8cc.-7c96"><span class="exp" id="condensation__24"> condensation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="condensation__25" original="E832.-78e1"> The sulfides act as nuclei for the condensation of water droplets. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ed3" id="condensation__26" original="E399.-2157"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ed2" id="condensation__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="condensation__28" original="E399.-2155"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condensation__29" original="E399.-2154"> drops of water that form on a cold surface when warm water <a class="ndv" href="entry://vapour" id="condensation__30"> vapour </a> becomes cool </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ece" id="condensation__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ecd" id="condensation__32" original="E832.-78e3"><span class="x" id="condensation__33" original="E832.-78de"> Condensation was prevented by warming the apparatus to room temperature before starting the experiment. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5c0d" id="condensation__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://condensation" title="condensation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5c0c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4880" id="condensation__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="condensation__36"> condensation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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condense
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ecb" id="condense" original="E399.-2145" sum="1165"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1eca" id="condense__1" original="E399.-2144"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ec9" id="condense__2" original="E399.-2143"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> condense </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ebc" id="condense__9" original="E399.-2139"><span class="pos" id="condense__10" original="E399.-2138"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7de7" eid="condense__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7e93" geo="br" id="condense__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondense__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondense__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondense__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7e90" geo="n_am" id="condense__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondense__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondense__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondense__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-b96" id="condense__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7ec0" form="root" id="condense__17"><span class="vp" id="condense__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> condense </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7ebe" eid="condense__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7ebd" geo="br" id="condense__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondense__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondense__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondense__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7eba" geo="n_am" id="condense__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondense__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondense__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondense__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7eb7" form="thirdps" id="condense__24"><span class="vp" id="condense__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> condenses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7eb5" eid="condense__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7eb4" geo="br" id="condense__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdensɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondenses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondenses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondenses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7eb1" geo="n_am" id="condense__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdensɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondenses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondenses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondenses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7eae" form="past" id="condense__31"><span class="vp" id="condense__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> condensed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7eac" eid="condense__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7eab" geo="br" id="condense__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondensed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondensed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondensed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7ea8" geo="n_am" id="condense__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondensed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondensed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondensed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7ea5" form="pastpart" id="condense__38"><span class="vp" id="condense__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> condensed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7ea3" eid="condense__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7ea2" geo="br" id="condense__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondensed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondensed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondensed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7e9f" geo="n_am" id="condense__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondensed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondensed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondensed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7e9c" form="prespart" id="condense__45"><span class="vp" id="condense__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> condensing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7e9a" eid="condense__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7e99" geo="br" id="condense__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdensɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondensing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondensing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondensing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7e96" geo="n_am" id="condense__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condense__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdensɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondensing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondensing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondensing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e90" id="condense__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e8f" id="condense__53" original="E399.-211b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e8e" id="condense__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="condense__55" original="E399.-2119"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="condense__56" original="E399.-2118"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condense__57" original="E399.-2117"> to change from a gas into a liquid; to make a gas change into a liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e8a" id="condense__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e89" id="condense__59" original="E832.-7790"><span class="x" id="condense__60" original="E832.-778f"> Water vapour had condensed on the inside of the bottle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e87" id="condense__61" original="E832.-778e"><span class="cf" id="condense__62" original="E399.-2116"><span class="exp" id="condense__63"> condense </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="condense__64" original="E832.-778d"> The water vapour condensed into water droplets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e83" id="condense__65" original="E832.-778c"><span class="cf" id="condense__66" original="E399.-2115"><span class="exp" id="condense__67"> condense </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="condense__68" original="E832.-778b"> The steam is condensed into water in a condenser. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e7f" id="condense__69" original="E399.-2114"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e7e" id="condense__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="condense__71" original="E399.-2112"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="condense__72" original="E399.-2111"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condense__73" original="E399.-210f"> to fill a smaller amount of space; to put something into a smaller amount of space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e7a" id="condense__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e79" id="condense__75" original="E8cc.-7c6c"><span class="cf" id="condense__76" original="E8cc.-7c6d"><span class="exp" id="condense__77"> condense </span> (from something) </span><span class="x" id="condense__78" original="E8cc.-7c6b"> The planets condensed and aggregated from the nebular material. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e75" id="condense__79" original="E8cc.-7c69"><span class="cf" id="condense__80" original="E8cc.-7c6a"><span class="exp" id="condense__81"> condense </span> something (into something) </span><span class="x" id="condense__82" original="E8cc.-7c68"> These proteins help to condense the DNA into a relatively tiny volume of space. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e71" id="condense__83" original="E399.-2109"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e70" id="condense__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="condense__85" original="E399.-2107"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condense__86" original="E399.-2105"> to put something such as a piece of writing into fewer words; to put a lot of information into a small space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e6d" id="condense__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e6c" id="condense__88" original="E832.-7786"><span class="cf" id="condense__89" original="E8cc.-7c67"><span class="exp" id="condense__90"> condense </span> something </span><span class="x" id="condense__91" original="E832.-7785"> This section is based on Koch (1996), but I have condensed his discussion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e68" id="condense__92" original="E832.-778a"><span class="cf" id="condense__93" original="E399.-2106"><span class="exp" id="condense__94"> condense </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="condense__95" original="E832.-7789"> By eliminating, these two equations can be condensed into a single linear partial differential equation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5bb5" id="condense__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://condense" title="condense definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5bb4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4856" id="condense__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="condense__98"> condense </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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condenser
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e64" id="condenser" original="E399.-20f7" sum="386"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e63" id="condenser__1" original="E399.-20f6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e62" id="condenser__2" original="E399.-20f5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> condenser </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e56" id="condenser__7" original="E399.-20ed"><span class="pos" id="condenser__8" original="E399.-20ec"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7de0" eid="condenser__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7deb" geo="br" id="condenser__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condenser__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdensə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondenser__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondenser__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondenser__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7de8" geo="n_am" id="condenser__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condenser__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdensər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondenser__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondenser__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondenser__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e54" id="condenser__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e53" id="condenser__15" original="E399.-20eb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="condenser__16" original="E399.-20ea"> a device that cools gas in order to change it into a liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e51" id="condenser__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e50" id="condenser__18" original="E867.-1d9e"><span class="x" id="condenser__19" original="E867.-1d9d"> The refrigerant vapour is condensed in the condenser. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e4e" id="condenser__20" original="E867.-1d9c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="condenser__21" original="E867.-1d9b"> a lens or system of lenses for collecting and directing light </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e4c" id="condenser__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e4b" id="condenser__23" original="E867.-1d9a"><span class="cf" id="condenser__24" original="E4c7.ba7"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="condenser__25" original="E867.-1d99"> The condenser lens system focuses light onto the sample. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5b76" id="condenser__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://condenser" title="condenser definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5b75" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-47fa" id="condenser__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="condenser__28"> condenser </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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condition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e48" hm="1" id="condition1" original="E399.-206c" sum="2948"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e47" id="condition1__1" original="E399.-206b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e46" id="condition1__2" original="E399.-206a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> condition <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e3b" id="condition1__7" original="E399.-205f"><span class="pos" id="condition1__8" original="E399.-205e"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7dd9" eid="condition1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2522" geo="br" id="condition1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2525" geo="n_am" id="condition1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcondition__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e39" id="condition1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e38" id="condition1__15" original="E399.-203d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e37" id="condition1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="condition1__17" original="E399.-203b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition1__18" original="E399.-203a"> a situation that must exist in order for something else to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e34" id="condition1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e33" id="condition1__20" original="E837.-7945"><span class="x" id="condition1__21" original="E837.-7944"> All applicants must satisfy certain conditions before their right of access to the court will be recognized. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e31" id="condition1__22" original="E837.-7947"><span class="cf" id="condition1__23" original="E8b3.-77bd"><span class="exp" id="condition1__24"> condition </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="condition1__25" original="E837.-7946"> Innovation is a condition for success in creative industries such as publishing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e2d" id="condition1__26" original="E837.-7943"><span class="x" id="condition1__27" original="E837.-7942"> Governance is concerned with creating the conditions for ordered rule. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e2b" id="condition1__28" original="E837.-7908"><span class="cf" id="condition1__29" original="E8b3.-77bc"><span class="exp" id="condition1__30"> condition </span> of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="condition1__31" original="E837.-7907"> A high level of economic development is not a necessary condition of being an accountable democracy. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e27" id="condition1__32" original="E837.-794b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__33"> adjective + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e25" id="condition1__34"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e24" id="condition1__35" original="E837.-7915"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e23" id="condition1__36"><span class="coll" id="condition1__37" original="E837.-7914"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e21" id="condition1__38" original="E837.-7913"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e20" id="condition1__39"><span class="coll" id="condition1__40" original="E837.-7912"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e1e" id="condition1__41" original="E837.-7909"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e1d" id="condition1__42" original="E84b.-7745"><span class="x" id="condition1__43" original="E84b.-7744"> Having delocalized electrons is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for a material to be a metallic conductor. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e1b" id="condition1__44" original="E837.-78c1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__45"> verb + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e19" id="condition1__46"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e18" id="condition1__47" original="E837.-78bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e17" id="condition1__48"><span class="coll" id="condition1__49" original="E837.-78be"> satisfy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e15" id="condition1__50"><span class="coll" id="condition1__51" original="E84b.-773f"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e13" id="condition1__52"><span class="coll" id="condition1__53" original="E84b.-773e"> fulfil </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e11" id="condition1__54" original="E8b3.-7787"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e10" id="condition1__55"><span class="coll" id="condition1__56" original="E8b3.-7786"> violate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e0e" id="condition1__57" original="E8b3.-7785"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e0d" id="condition1__58"><span class="coll" id="condition1__59" original="E8b3.-7784"> specify </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e0b" id="condition1__60" original="E837.-78b7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e0a" id="condition1__61" original="E837.-78b6"><span class="x" id="condition1__62" original="E837.-78b5"> Unions will need to develop strategies that fulfil the necessary conditions of cooperation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e08" id="condition1__63" original="E399.-2043"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e07" id="condition1__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="condition1__65" original="E399.-2041"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition1__66" original="E399.-2040"> a rule or decision that you must agree to, sometimes forming part of a contract or an official agreement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e04" id="condition1__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e03" id="condition1__68" original="E8b3.-77bb"><span class="x" id="condition1__69" original="E8b3.-77ba"> The Act empowers the police to impose conditions on a demonstration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e01" id="condition1__70" original="E837.-7929"><span class="cf" id="condition1__71" original="E576.167e"> terms and conditions </span><span class="x" id="condition1__72" original="E837.-7928"> The consumer needs to be aware of the terms and conditions associated with the contract. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dfe" id="condition1__73" original="E8b3.-7783" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__74"> verb + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dfc" id="condition1__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dfb" id="condition1__76" original="E8b3.-7781"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dfa" id="condition1__77"><span class="coll" id="condition1__78" original="E8b3.-7780"> impose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1df8" id="condition1__79" original="E8b3.-777f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1df7" id="condition1__80"><span class="coll" id="condition1__81" original="E8b3.-777e"> attach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1df5" id="condition1__82" original="E8b3.-777d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1df4" id="condition1__83"><span class="coll" id="condition1__84" original="E8b3.-777c"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1df2" id="condition1__85" original="E8b3.-777b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1df1" id="condition1__86"><span class="coll" id="condition1__87" original="E8b3.-777a"> set out </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1def" id="condition1__88" original="E8b3.-7779"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dee" id="condition1__89" original="E8b3.-7778"><span class="x" id="condition1__90" original="E8b3.-7777"> The Marshall Plan directed massive financial aid to Europe and permitted the US to set conditions on it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dec" id="condition1__91" original="E399.-2048"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1deb" id="condition1__92" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dea" id="condition1__93"><span class="v"><strong> conditions </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1de8" id="condition1__95"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="condition1__96" original="E399.-2045"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition1__97" original="E399.-2044"> the physical situation that affects how something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1de5" id="condition1__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1de4" id="condition1__99" original="E837.-7941"><span class="x" id="condition1__100" original="E837.-7940"> The climatic conditions in winter are mild. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1de2" id="condition1__101" original="E837.-793d"><span class="x" id="condition1__102" original="E837.-793c"> Access to offshore wind turbines is restricted by poor weather conditions at sea. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1de0" id="condition1__103" original="E84b.-7749"><span class="cf" id="condition1__104" original="E8b3.-77b9"> under… <span class="exp" id="condition1__105"> condition </span></span><span class="x" id="condition1__106" original="E84b.-7748"> Measurements made under standard conditions can act as reference values. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ddc" id="condition1__107" original="E837.-7939"><span class="cf" id="condition1__108" original="E8b3.-77b8"> under the <span class="exp" id="condition1__109"> condition </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="condition1__110" original="E837.-7938"> The film chronicles the seasonal struggle of penguins to reproduce under the conditions of the Antarctic. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="circumstance__165" original="E549.-762f" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="circumstance__166" original="E549.-762e"><span class="h1" id="circumstance__167" original="E549.-762d"><ul class="inline" id="circumstance__168" original="E549.-762c"><li class="li" id="circumstance__169" original="E549.-762b"> situation </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__170" original="E549.-762a"> circumstances </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__171" original="E549.-7629"> position </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__172" original="E549.-7628"> conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__173" original="E549.-7627"> the case <span class="pos" id="circumstance__174" original="E83b.7693"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="circumstance__175" original="E549.-7624"> These words are all used to talk about the way that things are. </span><ul class="bullet" id="circumstance__176" original="E549.-7623"><li class="li" id="circumstance__177" original="E549.-7622"> a situation <span class="eb" id="circumstance__178" original="E549.-7621"> where/​in which </span> … </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__179" original="E549.-761e"> a situation/​circumstances/​a position/​conditions <span class="eb" id="circumstance__180" original="E549.-761d"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__181" original="E549.-761c"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__182" original="E549.-761b"> in a… </span> situation/​position/​condition </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__183" original="E549.-761a"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__184" original="E549.-7619"> in… </span> circumstances/​conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__185" original="E549.-760c"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__186" original="E549.-760b"> it is </span> the case <span class="eb" id="circumstance__187" original="E549.-760a"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="circumstance__188" original="E549.-7609"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__189" original="E549.-7608"> This is </span> the situation/​position/​case. </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__190" original="E549.-7605"> the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__191" original="E549.-7604"> current/​present </span> situation/​circumstances/​conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__192" original="E549.-75ff"> somebody's/​the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__193" original="E549.-75fe"> economic/​financial/​social </span> situation/​circumstances/​position/​conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__194" original="E549.-7618"> to <span class="eb" id="circumstance__195" original="E549.-7617"> lead to </span> a situation/​condition… </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__196" original="E549.-7616"> a situation/​circumstances/​conditions <span class="eb" id="circumstance__197" original="E549.-7615"> lead(s) to something/​arise(s) </span></li><li class="li" id="circumstance__198" original="E549.-7612"> the situation/​the position/​conditions <span class="eb" id="circumstance__199" original="E549.-7611"> deteriorate(s)/worsen(s) </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="circumstance__200" original="E549.-75fd"><li class="li" id="circumstance__201" original="E83e.-73e3"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__202" original="E83e.-73e2"> Situation </span> is the most general of these words, used to talk about all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place; <span class="eb" id="circumstance__203" original="E83e.-73e1"> position </span> often refers to the situation of a particular person, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do; <span class="eb" id="circumstance__204" original="E83e.-73e0"> the case </span> is the true situation: <span class="x-gs" id="circumstance__205"><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__206" original="E549.-75f1"><span class="x" id="circumstance__207" original="E549.-75f0"> This has led to a situation of lawlessness. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__208" original="E549.-75f3"><span class="x" id="circumstance__209" original="E549.-75f2"> Situations arise in which it is important to have this information. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__210" original="E83e.-73df"><span class="x" id="circumstance__211" original="E83e.-73de"> This put him and his colleagues in a difficult position. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__212" original="E549.-75e9"><span class="x" id="circumstance__213" original="E549.-75e8"> It appears to be the case that scores are distorted. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="circumstance__214" original="E83e.-73dd"> The <span class="eb" id="circumstance__215" original="E83e.-73dc"> circumstances </span> that affect an event are the facts surrounding it; the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__216" original="E83e.-73db"> conditions </span> that affect it are often physical ones, such as the weather. A person's <span class="eb" id="circumstance__217" original="E83e.-73da"> circumstances </span> are their financial situation; the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__218" original="E83e.-73d9"> conditions </span> they live in refer to things such as the quality and amount of food or shelter they have: <span class="x-gs" id="circumstance__219"><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__220" original="E83e.-73d8"><span class="x" id="circumstance__221" original="E83e.-73d7"> Some organizations are less focused on such strategies in the face of current economic circumstances. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__222" original="E83e.-73d6"><span class="x" id="circumstance__223" original="E83e.-73d5"> Living in poor social conditions in childhood is associated with poorer health in later life. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dd8" id="condition1__170" original="E837.-794a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__171"> adjective + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dd6" id="condition1__172"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dd5" id="condition1__173" original="E8b3.-77a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dd4" id="condition1__174"><span class="coll" id="condition1__175" original="E8b3.-77a8"> poor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dd2" id="condition1__176" original="E8b3.-77a7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dd1" id="condition1__177"><span class="coll" id="condition1__178" original="E8b3.-77a6"> adverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dcf" id="condition1__179" original="E8b3.-77a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dce" id="condition1__180"><span class="coll" id="condition1__181" original="E8b3.-77a4"> favourable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dcc" id="condition1__182" original="E837.-78f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dcb" id="condition1__183"><span class="coll" id="condition1__184" original="E837.-78f8"> normal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dc9" id="condition1__185"><span class="coll" id="condition1__186" original="E84b.-7743"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dc7" id="condition1__187" original="E8b3.-77a3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dc6" id="condition1__188"><span class="coll" id="condition1__189" original="E8b3.-77a2"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dc4" id="condition1__190" original="E8b3.-77a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dc3" id="condition1__191"><span class="coll" id="condition1__192" original="E8b3.-77a0"> natural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dc1" id="condition1__193" original="E8b3.-779f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dc0" id="condition1__194"><span class="coll" id="condition1__195" original="E8b3.-779e"> changing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dbe" id="condition1__196" original="E8b3.-779d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dbd" id="condition1__197"><span class="coll" id="condition1__198" original="E8b3.-779c"> extreme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dbb" id="condition1__199" original="E8b3.-779b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dba" id="condition1__200"><span class="coll" id="condition1__201" original="E8b3.-779a"> dry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1db8" id="condition1__202" original="E8b3.-7799"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1db7" id="condition1__203"><span class="coll" id="condition1__204" original="E8b3.-7798"> wet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1db5" id="condition1__205" original="E8b3.-7797"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1db4" id="condition1__206"><span class="coll" id="condition1__207" original="E8b3.-7796"> acidic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1db2" id="condition1__208" original="E8b3.-7795"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1db1" id="condition1__209"><span class="coll" id="condition1__210" original="E8b3.-7794"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1daf" id="condition1__211" original="E837.-78ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dae" id="condition1__212"><span class="coll" id="condition1__213" original="E837.-78fe"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dac" id="condition1__214" original="E837.-7905"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1dab" id="condition1__215"><span class="coll" id="condition1__216" original="E837.-7904"> environmental </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1da9" id="condition1__217"><span class="coll" id="condition1__218" original="E837.-78fa"> climatic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1da7" id="condition1__219" original="E837.-7903"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1da6" id="condition1__220"><span class="coll" id="condition1__221" original="E837.-7902"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1da4" id="condition1__222" original="E837.-78fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1da3" id="condition1__223"><span class="coll" id="condition1__224" original="E837.-78fc"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1da1" id="condition1__225" original="E8b3.-7793"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1da0" id="condition1__226"><span class="coll" id="condition1__227" original="E8b3.-7792"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d9e" id="condition1__228" original="E8b3.-7791"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d9d" id="condition1__229"><span class="coll" id="condition1__230" original="E8b3.-7790"> experimental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d9b" id="condition1__231" original="E837.-78f2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d9a" id="condition1__232" original="E837.-78f4"><span class="x" id="condition1__233" original="E837.-78f3"> The stable form of beryllium under normal conditions is a metallic solid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d98" id="condition1__234" original="E837.-78f1"><span class="x" id="condition1__235" original="E837.-78f0"> Local conditions shape and define what customers will need and require from suppliers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d96" id="condition1__236" original="E8b3.-778f"><span class="x" id="condition1__237" original="E8b3.-778e"> The S-curve is produced under carefully controlled experimental conditions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d94" id="condition1__238" original="E84b.-774c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__239"> verb + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d92" id="condition1__240"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d91" id="condition1__241" original="E84b.-773c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d90" id="condition1__242"><span class="coll" id="condition1__243" original="E84b.-773b"> create </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d8e" id="condition1__244" original="E84b.-773a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d8d" id="condition1__245"><span class="coll" id="condition1__246" original="E84b.-7739"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d8b" id="condition1__247" original="E84b.-7738"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d8a" id="condition1__248"><span class="coll" id="condition1__249" original="E84b.-7737"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d88" id="condition1__250" original="E8b3.-7776"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d87" id="condition1__251"><span class="coll" id="condition1__252" original="E8b3.-7775"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d85" id="condition1__253" original="E84b.-7736"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d84" id="condition1__254" original="E84b.-7735"><span class="x" id="condition1__255" original="E84b.-7734"> Slopes facing the sun provide warmer conditions that are beneficial to vines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d82" id="condition1__256" original="E84b.-7732"><span class="x" id="condition1__257" original="E84b.-7731"> Many bacterial pathogens are free-living organisms that require proper conditions and nutrients for growth. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d80" id="condition1__258" original="E399.-204d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d7f" id="condition1__259" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d7e" id="condition1__260"><span class="v"><strong> conditions </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d7c" id="condition1__262"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="condition1__263" original="E399.-204a"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition1__264" original="E399.-2049"> the circumstances or situation in which people live, work or do things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d79" id="condition1__265"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d78" id="condition1__266" original="E837.-793b"><span class="x" id="condition1__267" original="E837.-793a"> Working conditions are a crucial aspect of motivation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d76" id="condition1__268" original="E84b.-772a"><span class="x" id="condition1__269" original="E84b.-7729"> The project was set up in 2003 to improve conditions for small agricultural producers in Kenya. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d74" id="condition1__270" original="E837.-7937"><span class="cf" id="condition1__271" original="E8b3.-77b7"> in… <span class="exp" id="condition1__272"> condition </span></span><span class="x" id="condition1__273" original="E837.-7936"> The labourers work long days and live in wretched conditions. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="circumstance__165" original="E549.-762f" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="circumstance__166" original="E549.-762e"><span class="h1" id="circumstance__167" original="E549.-762d"><ul class="inline" id="circumstance__168" original="E549.-762c"><li class="li" id="circumstance__169" original="E549.-762b"> situation </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__170" original="E549.-762a"> circumstances </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__171" original="E549.-7629"> position </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__172" original="E549.-7628"> conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__173" original="E549.-7627"> the case <span class="pos" id="circumstance__174" original="E83b.7693"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="circumstance__175" original="E549.-7624"> These words are all used to talk about the way that things are. </span><ul class="bullet" id="circumstance__176" original="E549.-7623"><li class="li" id="circumstance__177" original="E549.-7622"> a situation <span class="eb" id="circumstance__178" original="E549.-7621"> where/​in which </span> … </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__179" original="E549.-761e"> a situation/​circumstances/​a position/​conditions <span class="eb" id="circumstance__180" original="E549.-761d"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__181" original="E549.-761c"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__182" original="E549.-761b"> in a… </span> situation/​position/​condition </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__183" original="E549.-761a"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__184" original="E549.-7619"> in… </span> circumstances/​conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__185" original="E549.-760c"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__186" original="E549.-760b"> it is </span> the case <span class="eb" id="circumstance__187" original="E549.-760a"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="circumstance__188" original="E549.-7609"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__189" original="E549.-7608"> This is </span> the situation/​position/​case. </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__190" original="E549.-7605"> the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__191" original="E549.-7604"> current/​present </span> situation/​circumstances/​conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__192" original="E549.-75ff"> somebody's/​the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__193" original="E549.-75fe"> economic/​financial/​social </span> situation/​circumstances/​position/​conditions </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__194" original="E549.-7618"> to <span class="eb" id="circumstance__195" original="E549.-7617"> lead to </span> a situation/​condition… </li><li class="li" id="circumstance__196" original="E549.-7616"> a situation/​circumstances/​conditions <span class="eb" id="circumstance__197" original="E549.-7615"> lead(s) to something/​arise(s) </span></li><li class="li" id="circumstance__198" original="E549.-7612"> the situation/​the position/​conditions <span class="eb" id="circumstance__199" original="E549.-7611"> deteriorate(s)/worsen(s) </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="circumstance__200" original="E549.-75fd"><li class="li" id="circumstance__201" original="E83e.-73e3"><span class="eb" id="circumstance__202" original="E83e.-73e2"> Situation </span> is the most general of these words, used to talk about all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place; <span class="eb" id="circumstance__203" original="E83e.-73e1"> position </span> often refers to the situation of a particular person, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do; <span class="eb" id="circumstance__204" original="E83e.-73e0"> the case </span> is the true situation: <span class="x-gs" id="circumstance__205"><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__206" original="E549.-75f1"><span class="x" id="circumstance__207" original="E549.-75f0"> This has led to a situation of lawlessness. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__208" original="E549.-75f3"><span class="x" id="circumstance__209" original="E549.-75f2"> Situations arise in which it is important to have this information. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__210" original="E83e.-73df"><span class="x" id="circumstance__211" original="E83e.-73de"> This put him and his colleagues in a difficult position. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__212" original="E549.-75e9"><span class="x" id="circumstance__213" original="E549.-75e8"> It appears to be the case that scores are distorted. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="circumstance__214" original="E83e.-73dd"> The <span class="eb" id="circumstance__215" original="E83e.-73dc"> circumstances </span> that affect an event are the facts surrounding it; the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__216" original="E83e.-73db"> conditions </span> that affect it are often physical ones, such as the weather. A person's <span class="eb" id="circumstance__217" original="E83e.-73da"> circumstances </span> are their financial situation; the <span class="eb" id="circumstance__218" original="E83e.-73d9"> conditions </span> they live in refer to things such as the quality and amount of food or shelter they have: <span class="x-gs" id="circumstance__219"><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__220" original="E83e.-73d8"><span class="x" id="circumstance__221" original="E83e.-73d7"> Some organizations are less focused on such strategies in the face of current economic circumstances. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="circumstance__222" original="E83e.-73d6"><span class="x" id="circumstance__223" original="E83e.-73d5"> Living in poor social conditions in childhood is associated with poorer health in later life. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d70" id="condition1__333" original="E837.-7949" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__334"> adjective + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d6e" id="condition1__335"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d6d" id="condition1__336" original="E8b3.-778d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d6c" id="condition1__337"><span class="coll" id="condition1__338" original="E8b3.-778c"> poor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d6a" id="condition1__339" original="E837.-78ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d69" id="condition1__340"><span class="coll" id="condition1__341" original="E837.-78ed"> working </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d67" id="condition1__342" original="E837.-78ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d66" id="condition1__343"><span class="coll" id="condition1__344" original="E837.-78e9"> living </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d64" id="condition1__345" original="E837.-78e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d63" id="condition1__346"><span class="coll" id="condition1__347" original="E837.-78e5"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d61" id="condition1__348" original="E8b3.-778b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d60" id="condition1__349"><span class="coll" id="condition1__350" original="E8b3.-778a"> material </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d5e" id="condition1__351" original="E837.-78dd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d5d" id="condition1__352" original="E837.-78dc"><span class="x" id="condition1__353" original="E837.-78db"> Life expectancy is increasing because of ongoing improvements in health care and living conditions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d5b" id="condition1__354" original="E84b.-7741"><span class="x" id="condition1__355" original="E84b.-7740"> Overactivity is more frequent among children living in poor social conditions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d59" id="condition1__356" original="E399.-2051"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d58" id="condition1__357"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="condition1__358" original="E399.-204f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition1__359" original="E399.-204e"> an illness or a medical problem that somebody has for a long time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d55" id="condition1__360"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d54" id="condition1__361" original="E837.-7933"><span class="x" id="condition1__362" original="E837.-7932"> Her infant daughter has a rare condition known as Turner syndrome. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d52" id="condition1__363" original="E837.-7935"><span class="x" id="condition1__364" original="E837.-7934"> Chronic illness and medical conditions can obviously impact a child's school attendance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d50" id="condition1__365" original="E837.-7931"><span class="x" id="condition1__366" original="E837.-7930"> The drug has been used to treat conditions such as hypertension and angina. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d4e" id="condition1__367" original="E8b3.-77b6"><span class="x" id="condition1__368" original="E8b3.-77b5"> Some skin conditions are long-term and extremely difficult to cure. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="illness__195" original="E47f.2021" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="illness__196" original="E47f.2022"><span class="h1" id="illness__197" original="E47f.2023"><ul class="inline" id="illness__198" original="E47f.2024"><li class="li" id="illness__199" original="E47f.2025"> disease </li><li class="li" id="illness__200" original="E47f.2026"> illness </li><li class="li" id="illness__201" original="E47f.2027"> infection </li><li class="li" id="illness__202" original="E47f.2028"> disorder </li><li class="li" id="illness__203" original="E47f.2029"> condition <span class="pos" id="illness__204" original="E47f.202a"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="illness__205" original="E47f.202b"> These are all words for a medical problem. </span><ul class="bullet" id="illness__206" original="E47f.202c"><li class="li" id="illness__207" original="E47f.202d"> a <span class="eb" id="illness__208" original="E47f.202e"> chronic/​serious </span> disease/​illness/​infection/​disorder/​condition </li><li class="li" id="illness__209" original="E47f.202f"> a <span class="eb" id="illness__210" original="E47f.2030"> mental/​psychiatric </span> illness/​disorder </li><li class="li" id="illness__211" original="E47f.2031"> a <span class="eb" id="illness__212" original="E47f.2032"> medical/​health/​physical </span> condition </li><li class="li" id="illness__213" original="E47f.2033"> to <span class="eb" id="illness__214" original="E47f.2034"> cause/​have/​develop </span> a/​an disease/​illness/​infection/​disorder/​condition </li><li class="li" id="illness__215" original="E47f.2035"> to <span class="eb" id="illness__216" original="E47f.2036"> prevent/​diagnose/​treat </span> a/​an disease/​illness/​infection </li><li class="li" id="illness__217" original="E47f.2037"> the <span class="eb" id="illness__218" original="E47f.2038"> symptoms/​treatment of </span> a/​an disease/​illness/​infection/​disorder/​condition </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="illness__219" original="E47f.2039"><li class="li" id="illness__220" original="E47f.203a"><span class="eb" id="illness__221" original="E47f.203b"> Disease </span> is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs; <span class="eb" id="illness__222" original="E47f.203c"> illness </span> is used to talk about both severe and more minor medical problems; a <span class="eb" id="illness__223" original="E47f.203d"> condition </span> is a medical problem you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it: <span class="x-gs" id="illness__224"><span class="x-g" id="illness__225" original="E4c7.-7da7"><span class="x" id="illness__226" original="E4c7.-7da6"> heart/​kidney/​liver disease </span></span><span class="x-g" id="illness__227" original="E47f.203e"><span class="x" id="illness__228" original="E47f.203f"> Even minor illnesses, notably the common cold, have a major economic impact through absences from work. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="illness__229" original="E47f.2040"><span class="x" id="illness__230" original="E47f.2041"> The number of people living with long-term health conditions has risen. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="illness__231" original="E47f.2042"><span class="eb" id="illness__232" original="E47f.2043"> Illness </span> and <span class="eb" id="illness__233" original="E47f.2044"> disorder </span> are used to talk about mental health problems as well as physical problems: <span class="x-gs" id="illness__234"><span class="x-g" id="illness__235" original="E47f.247b"><span class="x" id="illness__236" original="E47f.247c"> Some of these women have a history of psychiatric illness. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="illness__237" original="E47f.2045"><span class="x" id="illness__238" original="E47f.2046"> Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in Western societies. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="illness__239" original="E47f.2047"> An <span class="eb" id="illness__240" original="E47f.2048"> infection </span> is caused by bacteria or a virus; a <span class="eb" id="illness__241" original="E47f.2049"> disease </span> is often caused by an <span class="eb" id="illness__242" original="E47f.204a"> infection </span> ; a <span class="eb" id="illness__243" original="E47f.204b"> disorder </span> is usually not infectious: <span class="x-gs" id="illness__244"><span class="x-g" id="illness__245" original="E47f.247d"><span class="x" id="illness__246" original="E47f.247e"> Viral infections may be acquired from health care settings. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="illness__247" original="E47f.247f"><span class="x" id="illness__248" original="E47f.2480"> This is a rare disorder caused by adrenocortical insufficiency. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d4c" id="condition1__423" original="E837.-7948" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__424"> adjective + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d4a" id="condition1__425"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d49" id="condition1__426" original="E837.-78d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d48" id="condition1__427"><span class="coll" id="condition1__428" original="E837.-78d5"> long-term </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d46" id="condition1__429"><span class="coll" id="condition1__430" original="E837.-78d4"> chronic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d44" id="condition1__431" original="E8b3.-7789"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d43" id="condition1__432"><span class="coll" id="condition1__433" original="E8b3.-7788"> rare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d41" id="condition1__434" original="E837.-78d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d40" id="condition1__435"><span class="coll" id="condition1__436" original="E837.-78d8"> medical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d3e" id="condition1__437"><span class="coll" id="condition1__438" original="E837.-78d7"> clinical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d3c" id="condition1__439" original="E837.-78c9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d3b" id="condition1__440" original="E837.-78c8"><span class="x" id="condition1__441" original="E837.-78c7"> Common chronic conditions include cystic fibrosis, coeliac disease and diabetes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d39" id="condition1__442" original="E837.-78c5"><span class="x" id="condition1__443" original="E837.-78c4"> Abnormalities of water and electrolyte balances can give rise to a wide range of clinical conditions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d37" id="condition1__444" original="E84b.-774a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__445"> verb + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d35" id="condition1__446"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d34" id="condition1__447" original="E84b.-7724"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d33" id="condition1__448"><span class="coll" id="condition1__449" original="E84b.-7723"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d31" id="condition1__450" original="E84b.-7722"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d30" id="condition1__451"><span class="coll" id="condition1__452" original="E84b.-7721"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d2e" id="condition1__453" original="E84b.-7720"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d2d" id="condition1__454"><span class="coll" id="condition1__455" original="E84b.-771f"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d2b" id="condition1__456" original="E8b3.-7774"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d2a" id="condition1__457"><span class="coll" id="condition1__458" original="E8b3.-7773"> diagnose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d28" id="condition1__459" original="E8b3.-7772"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d27" id="condition1__460"><span class="coll" id="condition1__461" original="E8b3.-7771"> treat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d25" id="condition1__462" original="E84b.-771e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d24" id="condition1__463" original="E84b.-7717"><span class="x" id="condition1__464" original="E84b.-7716"> To be classified as a mental illness, a condition must cause functional impairment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d22" id="condition1__465" original="E84b.-771d"><span class="x" id="condition1__466" original="E84b.-771c"> Newborn surveys indicate that this condition affects approximately 1 in 1 000 males. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d20" id="condition1__467" original="E399.-2058"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d1f" id="condition1__468"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="condition1__469" original="E399.-2056"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition1__470" original="E399.-2054"> the state of somebody's health or how fit they are </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d1c" id="condition1__471"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d1b" id="condition1__472" original="E837.-792d"><span class="x" id="condition1__473" original="E837.-792c"> While waiting for treatment, her condition was deteriorating quite badly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d19" id="condition1__474" original="E8cd.6b45"><span class="cf" id="condition1__475" original="E8b3.-77b4"> in… <span class="exp" id="condition1__476"> condition </span></span><span class="x" id="condition1__477" original="E8cd.6b46"> The variety of tasks that characterize police work highlights the importance of police officers being in good physical condition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d15" id="condition1__478" original="E399.-2039"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d14" id="condition1__479"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="condition1__480" original="E399.-2037"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition1__481" original="E399.-2035"> the state of a particular group of people because of their situation in life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d11" id="condition1__482"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d10" id="condition1__483" original="E837.-7923"><span class="x" id="condition1__484" original="E837.-7922"> Self-interest is a basic fact of the human condition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d0e" id="condition1__485" original="E8b3.-77b0"><span class="cf" id="condition1__486" original="E8b3.-77b1"> the <span class="exp" id="condition1__487"> condition </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="condition1__488" original="E8b3.-77af"> The condition of the urban poor had not materially improved. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d0a" id="condition1__489" original="E399.-205d"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d09" id="condition1__490"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="condition1__491" original="E399.-205b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="condition1__492" original="E399.-205a"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition1__493" original="E399.-2059"> the state that something is in </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d05" id="condition1__494"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d04" id="condition1__495" original="E837.-791f"><span class="cf" id="condition1__496" original="E8b3.-77ae"> in… <span class="exp" id="condition1__497"> condition </span></span><span class="x" id="condition1__498" original="E837.-791e"> The vans are frequently noisy and in poor condition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d00" id="condition1__499" original="E8b3.-77ac"><span class="cf" id="condition1__500" original="E8b3.-77ad"> in a… <span class="exp" id="condition1__501"> condition </span></span><span class="x" id="condition1__502" original="E8b3.-77ab"> The premises had been left in a dangerous condition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cfc" id="condition1__503" original="E837.-791d"><span class="cf" id="condition1__504" original="E8b3.-77aa"> the <span class="exp" id="condition1__505"> condition </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="condition1__506" original="E837.-791c"> The purchaser will usually have a survey completed in order to establish the condition of the property. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7817" id="condition1__507" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="condition1__508"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7815" id="condition1__509" original="E837.-7918"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__510" original="E837.-7917"> adjective + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7813" id="condition1__511" original="E837.-794b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7812" id="condition1__512" original="E837.-7915"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7811" id="condition1__513" original="E837.-7914"><span class="coll" id="condition1__514"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-780f" id="condition1__515" original="E837.-7913"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-780e" id="condition1__516" original="E837.-7912"><span class="coll" id="condition1__517"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-780c" id="condition1__518" original="E837.-7909"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-780b" id="condition1__519" original="E84b.-7745"><span class="x" id="condition1__520" original="E84b.-7744"> Having delocalized electrons is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for a material to be a metallic conductor. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7809" id="condition1__521" original="E837.-794a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7808" id="condition1__522" original="E8b3.-77a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7807" id="condition1__523" original="E8b3.-77a8"><span class="coll" id="condition1__524"> poor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7805" id="condition1__525" original="E8b3.-77a7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7804" id="condition1__526" original="E8b3.-77a6"><span class="coll" id="condition1__527"> adverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7802" id="condition1__528" original="E8b3.-77a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7801" id="condition1__529" original="E8b3.-77a4"><span class="coll" id="condition1__530"> favourable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77ff" id="condition1__531" original="E837.-78f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77fe" id="condition1__532" original="E837.-78f8"><span class="coll" id="condition1__533"> normal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77fc" id="condition1__534" original="E84b.-7743"><span class="coll" id="condition1__535"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77fa" id="condition1__536" original="E8b3.-77a3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77f9" id="condition1__537" original="E8b3.-77a2"><span class="coll" id="condition1__538"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77f7" id="condition1__539" original="E8b3.-77a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77f6" id="condition1__540" original="E8b3.-77a0"><span class="coll" id="condition1__541"> natural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77f4" id="condition1__542" original="E8b3.-779f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77f3" id="condition1__543" original="E8b3.-779e"><span class="coll" id="condition1__544"> changing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77f1" id="condition1__545" original="E8b3.-779d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77f0" id="condition1__546" original="E8b3.-779c"><span class="coll" id="condition1__547"> extreme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77ee" id="condition1__548" original="E8b3.-779b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77ed" id="condition1__549" original="E8b3.-779a"><span class="coll" id="condition1__550"> dry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77eb" id="condition1__551" original="E8b3.-7799"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77ea" id="condition1__552" original="E8b3.-7798"><span class="coll" id="condition1__553"> wet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77e8" id="condition1__554" original="E8b3.-7797"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77e7" id="condition1__555" original="E8b3.-7796"><span class="coll" id="condition1__556"> acidic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77e5" id="condition1__557" original="E8b3.-7795"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77e4" id="condition1__558" original="E8b3.-7794"><span class="coll" id="condition1__559"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77e2" id="condition1__560" original="E837.-78ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77e1" id="condition1__561" original="E837.-78fe"><span class="coll" id="condition1__562"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77df" id="condition1__563" original="E837.-7905"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77de" id="condition1__564" original="E837.-7904"><span class="coll" id="condition1__565"> environmental </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77dc" id="condition1__566" original="E837.-78fa"><span class="coll" id="condition1__567"> climatic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77da" id="condition1__568" original="E837.-7903"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77d9" id="condition1__569" original="E837.-7902"><span class="coll" id="condition1__570"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77d7" id="condition1__571" original="E837.-78fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77d6" id="condition1__572" original="E837.-78fc"><span class="coll" id="condition1__573"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77d4" id="condition1__574" original="E8b3.-7793"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77d3" id="condition1__575" original="E8b3.-7792"><span class="coll" id="condition1__576"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77d1" id="condition1__577" original="E8b3.-7791"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77d0" id="condition1__578" original="E8b3.-7790"><span class="coll" id="condition1__579"> experimental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77ce" id="condition1__580" original="E837.-78f2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77cd" id="condition1__581" original="E837.-78f4"><span class="x" id="condition1__582" original="E837.-78f3"> The stable form of beryllium under normal conditions is a metallic solid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77cb" id="condition1__583" original="E837.-78f1"><span class="x" id="condition1__584" original="E837.-78f0"> Local conditions shape and define what customers will need and require from suppliers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77c9" id="condition1__585" original="E8b3.-778f"><span class="x" id="condition1__586" original="E8b3.-778e"> The S-curve is produced under carefully controlled experimental conditions. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77c7" id="condition1__587" original="E837.-7949"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77c6" id="condition1__588" original="E8b3.-778d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77c5" id="condition1__589" original="E8b3.-778c"><span class="coll" id="condition1__590"> poor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77c3" id="condition1__591" original="E837.-78ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77c2" id="condition1__592" original="E837.-78ed"><span class="coll" id="condition1__593"> working </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77c0" id="condition1__594" original="E837.-78ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77bf" id="condition1__595" original="E837.-78e9"><span class="coll" id="condition1__596"> living </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77bd" id="condition1__597" original="E837.-78e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77bc" id="condition1__598" original="E837.-78e5"><span class="coll" id="condition1__599"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77ba" id="condition1__600" original="E8b3.-778b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77b9" id="condition1__601" original="E8b3.-778a"><span class="coll" id="condition1__602"> material </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77b7" id="condition1__603" original="E837.-78dd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77b6" id="condition1__604" original="E837.-78dc"><span class="x" id="condition1__605" original="E837.-78db"> Life expectancy is increasing because of ongoing improvements in health care and living conditions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77b4" id="condition1__606" original="E84b.-7741"><span class="x" id="condition1__607" original="E84b.-7740"> Overactivity is more frequent among children living in poor social conditions. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77b2" id="condition1__608" original="E837.-7948"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77b1" id="condition1__609" original="E837.-78d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77b0" id="condition1__610" original="E837.-78d5"><span class="coll" id="condition1__611"> long-term </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77ae" id="condition1__612" original="E837.-78d4"><span class="coll" id="condition1__613"> chronic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77ac" id="condition1__614" original="E8b3.-7789"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77ab" id="condition1__615" original="E8b3.-7788"><span class="coll" id="condition1__616"> rare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77a9" id="condition1__617" original="E837.-78d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77a8" id="condition1__618" original="E837.-78d8"><span class="coll" id="condition1__619"> medical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77a6" id="condition1__620" original="E837.-78d7"><span class="coll" id="condition1__621"> clinical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77a4" id="condition1__622" original="E837.-78c9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77a3" id="condition1__623" original="E837.-78c8"><span class="x" id="condition1__624" original="E837.-78c7"> Common chronic conditions include cystic fibrosis, coeliac disease and diabetes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-77a1" id="condition1__625" original="E837.-78c5"><span class="x" id="condition1__626" original="E837.-78c4"> Abnormalities of water and electrolyte balances can give rise to a wide range of clinical conditions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-779f" id="condition1__627" original="E837.-78c3"><span class="shcut" id="condition1__628" original="E837.-78c2"> verb + condition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-779d" id="condition1__629" original="E837.-78c1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-779c" id="condition1__630" original="E837.-78bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-779b" id="condition1__631" original="E837.-78be"><span class="coll" id="condition1__632"> satisfy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7799" id="condition1__633" original="E84b.-773f"><span class="coll" id="condition1__634"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7797" id="condition1__635" original="E84b.-773e"><span class="coll" id="condition1__636"> fulfil </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7795" id="condition1__637" original="E8b3.-7787"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7794" id="condition1__638" original="E8b3.-7786"><span class="coll" id="condition1__639"> violate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7792" id="condition1__640" original="E8b3.-7785"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7791" id="condition1__641" original="E8b3.-7784"><span class="coll" id="condition1__642"> specify </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-778f" id="condition1__643" original="E837.-78b7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-778e" id="condition1__644" original="E837.-78b6"><span class="x" id="condition1__645" original="E837.-78b5"> Unions will need to develop strategies that fulfil the necessary conditions of cooperation. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-778c" id="condition1__646" original="E8b3.-7783"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-778b" id="condition1__647" original="E8b3.-7781"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-778a" id="condition1__648" original="E8b3.-7780"><span class="coll" id="condition1__649"> impose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7788" id="condition1__650" original="E8b3.-777f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7787" id="condition1__651" original="E8b3.-777e"><span class="coll" id="condition1__652"> attach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7785" id="condition1__653" original="E8b3.-777d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7784" id="condition1__654" original="E8b3.-777c"><span class="coll" id="condition1__655"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7782" id="condition1__656" original="E8b3.-777b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7781" id="condition1__657" original="E8b3.-777a"><span class="coll" id="condition1__658"> set out </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-777f" id="condition1__659" original="E8b3.-7779"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-777e" id="condition1__660" original="E8b3.-7778"><span class="x" id="condition1__661" original="E8b3.-7777"> The Marshall Plan directed massive financial aid to Europe and permitted the US to set conditions on it. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-777c" id="condition1__662" original="E84b.-774c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-777b" id="condition1__663" original="E84b.-773c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-777a" id="condition1__664" original="E84b.-773b"><span class="coll" id="condition1__665"> create </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7778" id="condition1__666" original="E84b.-773a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7777" id="condition1__667" original="E84b.-7739"><span class="coll" id="condition1__668"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7775" id="condition1__669" original="E84b.-7738"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7774" id="condition1__670" original="E84b.-7737"><span class="coll" id="condition1__671"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7772" id="condition1__672" original="E8b3.-7776"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7771" id="condition1__673" original="E8b3.-7775"><span class="coll" id="condition1__674"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-776f" id="condition1__675" original="E84b.-7736"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-776e" id="condition1__676" original="E84b.-7735"><span class="x" id="condition1__677" original="E84b.-7734"> Slopes facing the sun provide warmer conditions that are beneficial to vines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-776c" id="condition1__678" original="E84b.-7732"><span class="x" id="condition1__679" original="E84b.-7731"> Many bacterial pathogens are free-living organisms that require proper conditions and nutrients for growth. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-776a" id="condition1__680" original="E84b.-774a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7769" id="condition1__681" original="E84b.-7724"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7768" id="condition1__682" original="E84b.-7723"><span class="coll" id="condition1__683"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7766" id="condition1__684" original="E84b.-7722"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7765" id="condition1__685" original="E84b.-7721"><span class="coll" id="condition1__686"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7763" id="condition1__687" original="E84b.-7720"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7762" id="condition1__688" original="E84b.-771f"><span class="coll" id="condition1__689"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7760" id="condition1__690" original="E8b3.-7774"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-775f" id="condition1__691" original="E8b3.-7773"><span class="coll" id="condition1__692"> diagnose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-775d" id="condition1__693" original="E8b3.-7772"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-775c" id="condition1__694" original="E8b3.-7771"><span class="coll" id="condition1__695"> treat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-775a" id="condition1__696" original="E84b.-771e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7759" id="condition1__697" original="E84b.-7717"><span class="x" id="condition1__698" original="E84b.-7716"> To be classified as a mental illness, a condition must cause functional impairment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7757" id="condition1__699" original="E84b.-771d"><span class="x" id="condition1__700" original="E84b.-771c"> Newborn surveys indicate that this condition affects approximately 1 in 1 000 males. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5b57" id="condition1__701" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://condition_1" title="condition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5b56" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-474f" id="condition1__702" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="condition1__703"> condition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cf8" hm="2" id="condition2" original="E399.-2025" sum="926"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cf7" id="condition2__1" original="E399.-2024"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cf6" id="condition2__2" original="E399.-2023"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> condition <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ce9" id="condition2__9" original="E399.-2018"><span class="pos" id="condition2__10" original="E399.-2017"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7dd2" eid="condition2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2528" geo="br" id="condition2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.252b" geo="n_am" id="condition2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcondition__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-b68" id="condition2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51cf" form="root" id="condition2__17"><span class="vp" id="condition2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> condition </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51d1" eid="condition2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51d2" geo="br" id="condition2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcondition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51d5" geo="n_am" id="condition2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xcondition__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcondition__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51d8" form="thirdps" id="condition2__24"><span class="vp" id="condition2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conditions </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51da" eid="condition2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51db" geo="br" id="condition2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditions__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditions__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditions__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51de" geo="n_am" id="condition2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditions__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditions__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditions__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51e1" form="past" id="condition2__31"><span class="vp" id="condition2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conditioned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51e3" eid="condition2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51e4" geo="br" id="condition2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditioned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditioned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditioned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51e7" geo="n_am" id="condition2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditioned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditioned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditioned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51ea" form="pastpart" id="condition2__38"><span class="vp" id="condition2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conditioned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51ec" eid="condition2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51ed" geo="br" id="condition2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditioned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditioned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditioned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51f0" geo="n_am" id="condition2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditioned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditioned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditioned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51f3" form="prespart" id="condition2__45"><span class="vp" id="condition2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conditioning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51f5" eid="condition2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51f6" geo="br" id="condition2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditioning__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditioning__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconditioning__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51f9" geo="n_am" id="condition2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="condition2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditioning__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditioning__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconditioning__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cbd" id="condition2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cbc" id="condition2__53" original="E399.-1ffa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cbb" id="condition2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="condition2__55" original="E399.-1ff8"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition2__56" original="E399.-1ff7"> to train somebody/something to think or behave in a particular way or to become used to a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cb8" id="condition2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cb7" id="condition2__58" original="E8b3.-7fbf"><span class="cf" id="condition2__59" original="E399.-1ff6"> be conditioned </span><span class="x" id="condition2__60" original="E8b3.-7fbe"> Most people's perceptions of health and disease are socially conditioned to a large degree. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cb4" id="condition2__61" original="E87d.-79ab"><span class="cf" id="condition2__62" original="E87d.-79ac"> be conditioned to something </span><span class="x" id="condition2__63" original="E87d.-79aa"> Patients can become conditioned to particular forms of treatment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cb1" id="condition2__64" original="E8b3.-7fc1"><span class="cf" id="condition2__65" original="E399.-1ff5"> be conditioned to do something </span><span class="x" id="condition2__66" original="E8b3.-7fc0"> Young people can be conditioned to behave in certain ways by our society. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cae" id="condition2__67" original="E399.-1ff4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cad" id="condition2__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="condition2__69" original="E87d.-79a8"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="condition2__70" original="E399.-1ff2"> to have an important effect on somebody/something; to influence the way that something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1caa" id="condition2__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ca9" id="condition2__72" original="E84b.-7349"><span class="cf" id="condition2__73" original="E399.-1ff3"> be conditioned by something </span><span class="x" id="condition2__74" original="E84b.-7348"> The current lake ecosystem is strongly conditioned by past climatic events. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ca6" id="condition2__75" original="E84b.-7347"><span class="x" id="condition2__76" original="E84b.-7346"> Consumers' purchase behaviour is conditioned by culture and social values. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-59d2" id="condition2__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://condition_1" title="condition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-59d1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-474f" id="condition2__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="condition2__79"> condition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conditional
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ca4" id="conditional" original="E399.-1fee" sum="720"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ca3" id="conditional__1" original="E399.-1fed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ca2" id="conditional__2" original="E399.-1fec"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conditional </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c98" id="conditional__6" original="E399.-1fe3"><span class="pos" id="conditional__7" original="E399.-1fe2"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7dcb" eid="conditional__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-79db" geo="br" id="conditional__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conditional__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditional__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditional__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditional__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-79d8" geo="n_am" id="conditional__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conditional__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditional__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditional__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditional__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c96" id="conditional__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c95" id="conditional__14" original="E399.-1fe1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conditional__15" original="E399.-1fdf"> depending on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c93" id="conditional__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c92" id="conditional__17" original="E87d.-78b2"><span class="x" id="conditional__18" original="E87d.-78b1"> The conditional nature of loyalty may be one of the most important trends affecting modern political communities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c90" id="conditional__19" original="E84b.-7127"><span class="cf" id="conditional__20" original="E399.-1fe0"><span class="exp" id="conditional__21"> conditional </span> on/upon something </span><span class="x" id="conditional__22" original="E84b.-7126"> All international agreements are conditional on the willingness of states to observe them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c8c" id="conditional__23" original="E84b.-7125"><span class="x" id="conditional__24" original="E84b.-7124"> The World Bank offers funds to developing countries conditional upon their satisfying certain demands. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c8a" id="conditional__25" original="E399.-1fde" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unconditional" title="unconditional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c89" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4a2e" id="conditional__26" original="E399.-1fdd"><span class="xh" id="conditional__27"> unconditional </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c87" id="conditional__28" original="E87d.-78b0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c86" id="conditional__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="conditional__30" original="E87d.-78ae"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c84" id="conditional__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conditional__32" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conditional__33" original="E87d.-78ab"> expressing something that must happen or be true if another thing is to happen or be true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c81" id="conditional__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c80" id="conditional__35" original="E87d.-78aa"><span class="x" id="conditional__36" original="E87d.-78a9"> a conditional sentence/clause </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c7e" id="conditional__37"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c7d" id="conditional__38" original="E87d.-78a8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c7c" id="conditional__39"><span class="dr" id="conditional__40" original="E87d.-78a7"> conditionally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c74" id="conditional__41" original="E87d.-78a3"><span class="pos" id="conditional__42" original="E87d.-78a2"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7dca" eid="conditional__43" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-79d5" geo="br" id="conditional__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conditional__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditionally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditionally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditionally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-79d1" geo="n_am" id="conditional__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conditional__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditionally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditionally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditionally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c72" id="conditional__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c71" id="conditional__49" original="E87d.-78a1"><span class="x" id="conditional__50" original="E87d.-78a0"> The boulders are only conditionally stable and may be forced to move if external force is applied. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-59a7" id="conditional__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conditional_1" title="conditional definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-59a6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-461f" id="conditional__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conditional__53"> conditional </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conditioning
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c6f" id="conditioning" original="E399.-1f9e" sum="339"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c6e" id="conditioning__1" original="E399.-1f9d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c6d" id="conditioning__2" original="E399.-1f9c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conditioning </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c65" id="conditioning__4" original="E399.-1f97"><span class="pos" id="conditioning__5" original="E399.-1f96"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c6b" eid="conditioning__6" original="E399.-1f9a" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7949" geo="br" id="conditioning__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conditioning__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditioning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditioning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditioning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7946" geo="n_am" id="conditioning__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conditioning__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconditioning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconditioning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconditioning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c63" id="conditioning__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conditioning__12" original="E399.-1f94"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c61" id="conditioning__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c60" id="conditioning__14" original="E399.-1f93"><span class="def" id="conditioning__15" original="E399.-1f92"> the training or experience that an animal or a person has that makes them behave in a particular way in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c5e" id="conditioning__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c5d" id="conditioning__17" original="E84b.-7121"><span class="x" id="conditioning__18" original="E84b.-7120"> This theory states that all behaviours are acquired through conditioning. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-596b" id="conditioning__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conditioning" title="conditioning definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-596a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-45a0" id="conditioning__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conditioning__21"> conditioning </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conducive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c5b" id="conducive" original="E399.-1ef0" sum="387"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c5a" id="conducive__1" original="E399.-1eef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c59" id="conducive__2" original="E399.-1eee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conducive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c50" id="conducive__4" original="E399.-1ee9"><span class="pos" id="conducive__5" original="E399.-1ee8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7dbb" eid="conducive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-76bd" geo="br" id="conducive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conducive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdjuːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-76b9" geo="n_am" id="conducive__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conducive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈduːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c4e" id="conducive__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c4d" id="conducive__12" original="E399.-1ee7"><span class="cf" id="conducive__13" original="E399.-1ee6"><span class="exp" id="conducive__14"> conducive </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="conducive__15" original="E399.-1ee5"> making it easy, possible or likely for something to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c49" id="conducive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c48" id="conducive__17" original="E852.4e77"><span class="x" id="conducive__18" original="E852.4e78"> The location is carefully chosen to create an atmosphere conducive to open discussion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c46" id="conducive__19" original="E852.4e79"><span class="x" id="conducive__20" original="E852.4e7a"> A climate of general macroeconomic stability is conducive to business development. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5953" id="conducive__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conducive" title="conducive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5952" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-44c6" id="conducive__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conducive__23"> conducive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conduct
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c44" hm="1" id="conduct1" original="E399.-1ee4" sum="690"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c43" id="conduct1__1" original="E399.-1ee3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c42" id="conduct1__2" original="E399.-1ee2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conduct <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c35" id="conduct1__9" original="E399.-1eda"><span class="pos" id="conduct1__10" original="E399.-1ed9"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c3b" eid="conduct1__11" original="E399.-1ebc" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75b5" geo="br" id="conduct1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://xconduct__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75b2" geo="n_am" id="conduct1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconduct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-b3a" id="conduct1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75af" form="root" id="conduct1__17"><span class="vp" id="conduct1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conduct </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75ad" eid="conduct1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75ac" geo="br" id="conduct1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://xconduct__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75a9" geo="n_am" id="conduct1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconduct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75a6" form="thirdps" id="conduct1__24"><span class="vp" id="conduct1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conducts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75a4" eid="conduct1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75a3" geo="br" id="conduct1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-75a0" geo="n_am" id="conduct1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-759d" form="past" id="conduct1__31"><span class="vp" id="conduct1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conducted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-759b" eid="conduct1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-759a" geo="br" id="conduct1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7597" geo="n_am" id="conduct1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7594" form="pastpart" id="conduct1__38"><span class="vp" id="conduct1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conducted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7592" eid="conduct1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7591" geo="br" id="conduct1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-758e" geo="n_am" id="conduct1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-758b" form="prespart" id="conduct1__45"><span class="vp" id="conduct1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conducting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7589" eid="conduct1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7588" geo="br" id="conduct1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7585" geo="n_am" id="conduct1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconducting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconducting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconducting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c09" id="conduct1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c08" id="conduct1__53" original="E399.-1eb9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="conduct1__54" original="E399.-1eb6"><span class="exp" id="conduct1__55"> conduct </span> something </span><span class="def" id="conduct1__56" original="E399.-1eb3"> to organize and/or do a particular activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c04" id="conduct1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c03" id="conduct1__58" original="E832.-7c96"><span class="x" id="conduct1__59" original="E832.-7c95"> Raine and his colleagues conducted a series of studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c01" id="conduct1__60" original="E832.-7c94"><span class="x" id="conduct1__61" original="E832.-7c93"> Interviews were conducted by telephone rather than face-to-face. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bff" id="conduct1__62" original="E8cd.6b71"><span class="x" id="conduct1__63" original="E8cd.6b72"> They conducted a vigorous campaign for a shorter working week. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="carry__284" original="E597.-35d7" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="carry__285" original="E597.-35d6"><span class="h1" id="carry__286" original="E597.-35d5"><ul class="inline" id="carry__287" original="E597.-35d4"><li class="li" id="carry__288" original="E597.-35d3"> carry something out </li><li class="li" id="carry__289" original="E597.-35d2"> conduct </li><li class="li" id="carry__290" original="E597.-35d1"> undertake </li><li class="li" id="carry__291" original="E597.-35d0"> perform <span class="pos" id="carry__292" original="E597.-35cf"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="carry__293" original="E597.-35ce"> These words all mean to do a task or an activity. </span><ul class="bullet" id="carry__294" original="E597.-35cd"><li class="li" id="carry__295" original="E597.-35cc"> to carry out/​conduct/​undertake/​perform a/​an <span class="eb" id="carry__296" original="E597.-35cb"> study/​analysis/​survey/​experiment/​test/​activity </span></li><li class="li" id="carry__297" original="E597.-35ca"> to carry out/​conduct/​undertake/​perform <span class="eb" id="carry__298" original="E597.-35c9"> work </span></li><li class="li" id="carry__299" original="E597.-35c8"> to carry out/​perform a <span class="eb" id="carry__300" original="E597.-35c7"> role/​duty/​function </span></li><li class="li" id="carry__301" original="E597.-35c6"> to carry out/​conduct/​undertake/​perform something <span class="eb" id="carry__302" original="E597.-35c5"> to assess/​determine/​identify </span> something </li><li class="li" id="carry__303" original="E597.-35c4"><span class="eb" id="carry__304" original="E597.-35c3"> typically/​usually/​regularly </span> carry out/​conduct/​undertake/​perform something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="carry__305" original="E597.-35c2"><li class="li" id="carry__306" original="E597.-35c1"><span class="eb" id="carry__307" original="E597.-35c0"> Carry out </span> places emphasis on work done over a period of time according to a plan; <span class="eb" id="carry__308" original="E597.-35bf"> undertake </span> often refers to the responsibility involved in completing a project; <span class="eb" id="carry__309" original="E597.-35be"> perform </span> often emphasizes the skill involved in a task: <span class="x-gs" id="carry__310"><span class="x-g" id="carry__311" original="E597.-35bd"><span class="x" id="carry__312" original="E597.-35bc"> The actual engineering work was being carried out at the National Physical Laboratory. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="carry__313" original="E597.-35bb"><span class="x" id="carry__314" original="E597.-35ba"> Traditionally, manufacturers were only able to undertake projects for companies wanting high volumes. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="carry__315" original="E597.-35b9"><span class="x" id="carry__316" original="E597.-35b8"> Such transplantation procedures should only be performed in centres with the necessary expertise. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="carry__317" original="E597.-35b7"><span class="eb" id="carry__318" original="E597.-35b6"> Conduct </span> is often used with words like <span class="ei" id="carry__319" original="E597.-35b5"> interview </span> , <span class="ei" id="carry__320" original="E597.-35b4"> survey </span> and <span class="ei" id="carry__321" original="E597.-35b3"> focus group </span> in which people are trying to get answers to questions; it is also used with words like <span class="ei" id="carry__322" original="E597.-35b2"> investigation </span> , <span class="ei" id="carry__323" original="E597.-35b1"> assessment </span> and <span class="ei" id="carry__324" original="E597.-35b0"> evaluation </span> in which people are checking or testing somebody/​something: <span class="x-gs" id="carry__325"><span class="x-g" id="carry__326" original="E597.-35af"><span class="x" id="carry__327" original="E597.-35ae"> We conducted in-depth interviews with a sample of 42 men. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="carry__328" original="E597.-35ad"><span class="x" id="carry__329" original="E597.-35ac"> The lab conducted environmental audits of its manufacturing plants. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="carry__330" original="E597.-35ab"><span class="eb" id="carry__331" original="E597.-35aa"> Carry out </span> and <span class="eb" id="carry__332" original="E597.-35a9"> perform </span> can be used to talk about a role or responsibility; <span class="eb" id="carry__333" original="E597.-35a8"> conduct </span> and <span class="eb" id="carry__334" original="E597.-35a7"> undertake </span> are used about a task or an activity: <span class="x-gs" id="carry__335"><span class="x-g" id="carry__336" original="E597.-35a6"><span class="x" id="carry__337" original="E597.-35a5"> The account manager has to perform several roles. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="carry__338" original="E597.-35a4"><span class="x" id="carry__339" original="E597.-35a3"> They may even undertake practical tasks in the classroom like mixing paints. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bfd" id="conduct1__120" original="E832.-7c89" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conduct1__121"> conduct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bfb" id="conduct1__122"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bfa" id="conduct1__123" original="E832.-7c87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bf9" id="conduct1__124"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__125" original="E832.-7c86"> research </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bf7" id="conduct1__126"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__127" original="E832.-7c85"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bf5" id="conduct1__128" original="E832.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bf4" id="conduct1__129"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__130" original="E832.-7c83"> experiment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bf2" id="conduct1__131" original="E8cc.-77c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bf1" id="conduct1__132"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__133" original="E8cc.-77c1"> observation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bef" id="conduct1__134" original="E8cc.-77c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bee" id="conduct1__135"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__136" original="E8cc.-77bf"> fieldwork </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bec" id="conduct1__137" original="E832.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1beb" id="conduct1__138"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__139" original="E832.-7c81"> investigation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1be9" id="conduct1__140"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__141" original="E832.-7c80"> inquiry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1be7" id="conduct1__142" original="E832.-7c7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1be6" id="conduct1__143"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__144" original="E832.-7c7e"> survey </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1be4" id="conduct1__145" original="E832.-7c7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1be3" id="conduct1__146"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__147" original="E832.-7c7c"> search </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1be1" id="conduct1__148" original="E832.-7c7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1be0" id="conduct1__149"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__150" original="E832.-7c7a"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bde" id="conduct1__151" original="E832.-7c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bdd" id="conduct1__152"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__153" original="E832.-7c76"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bdb" id="conduct1__154" original="E832.-7c79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bda" id="conduct1__155"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__156" original="E832.-7c78"> audit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bd8" id="conduct1__157" original="E832.-7c75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bd7" id="conduct1__158"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__159" original="E832.-7c74"> evaluation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bd5" id="conduct1__160"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__161" original="E8cc.-77be"> assessment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bd3" id="conduct1__162" original="E8cc.-77bd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bd2" id="conduct1__163"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__164" original="E8cc.-77bc"> examination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bd0" id="conduct1__165" original="E832.-7c73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bcf" id="conduct1__166"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__167" original="E832.-7c72"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bcd" id="conduct1__168" original="E832.-7c6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bcc" id="conduct1__169"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__170" original="E832.-7c6c"> trial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bca" id="conduct1__171" original="E832.-7c71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bc9" id="conduct1__172"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__173" original="E832.-7c70"> interview </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bc7" id="conduct1__174" original="E832.-7c6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bc6" id="conduct1__175"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__176" original="E832.-7c6a"> campaign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bc4" id="conduct1__177" original="E832.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bc3" id="conduct1__178"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__179" original="E832.-7c68"> operation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bc1" id="conduct1__180" original="E832.-7c67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bc0" id="conduct1__181"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__182" original="E832.-7c66"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bbe" id="conduct1__183" original="E832.-7c65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bbd" id="conduct1__184"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__185" original="E832.-7c64"> business </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bbb" id="conduct1__186" original="E832.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bba" id="conduct1__187"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__188" original="E832.-7c62"> affairs </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bb8" id="conduct1__189" original="E832.-7c61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bb7" id="conduct1__190" original="E832.-7c60"><span class="x" id="conduct1__191" original="E832.-7c5f"> In conclusion, more research needs to be conducted on these apparent similarities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bb5" id="conduct1__192" original="E832.-7c5e"><span class="x" id="conduct1__193" original="E832.-7c5d"> Much of the work in this field has been conducted in the UK. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bb3" id="conduct1__194" original="E399.-1e9e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="conduct1__195" original="E399.-1e9b"><span class="exp" id="conduct1__196"> conduct </span> something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bb0" id="conduct1__197"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="conduct1__198" original="E399.-1e98"> of a substance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conduct1__199" original="E399.-1e97"> to allow heat or electricity to pass along or through it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bad" id="conduct1__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1bac" id="conduct1__201" original="E832.-7c90"><span class="x" id="conduct1__202" original="E832.-7c8f"> The diode conducted a DC current. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1baa" id="conduct1__203" original="E832.-7c5c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conduct1__204"> conduct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ba8" id="conduct1__205"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ba7" id="conduct1__206" original="E832.-7c5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ba6" id="conduct1__207"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__208" original="E832.-7c59"> heat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ba4" id="conduct1__209" original="E832.-7c58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ba3" id="conduct1__210"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__211" original="E832.-7c57"> electricity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ba1" id="conduct1__212" original="E832.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ba0" id="conduct1__213"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__214" original="E832.-7c55"> current </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b9e" id="conduct1__215" original="E832.-7c54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b9d" id="conduct1__216" original="E832.-7c53"><span class="x" id="conduct1__217" original="E832.-7c52"> The solid form was not used since it does not conduct electricity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b9b" id="conduct1__218" original="E399.-1ea5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="conduct1__219" original="E399.-1ea2"><span class="exp" id="conduct1__220"> conduct </span> yourself + adv./prep. </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b98" id="conduct1__221"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="conduct1__222" original="E399.-1ea0" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conduct1__223" original="E399.-1e9f"> to behave in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b95" id="conduct1__224"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b94" id="conduct1__225" original="E832.-7c8e"><span class="x" id="conduct1__226" original="E832.-7c8d"> The concept assumes that consumers conduct themselves as rational agents. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7755" id="conduct1__227" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="conduct1__228"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7753" id="conduct1__229" original="E832.-7c8b"><span class="shcut" id="conduct1__230" original="E832.-7c8a"> conduct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7751" id="conduct1__231" original="E832.-7c89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7750" id="conduct1__232" original="E832.-7c87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-774f" id="conduct1__233" original="E832.-7c86"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__234"> research </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-774d" id="conduct1__235" original="E832.-7c85"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__236"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-774b" id="conduct1__237" original="E832.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-774a" id="conduct1__238" original="E832.-7c83"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__239"> experiment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7748" id="conduct1__240" original="E8cc.-77c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7747" id="conduct1__241" original="E8cc.-77c1"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__242"> observation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7745" id="conduct1__243" original="E8cc.-77c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7744" id="conduct1__244" original="E8cc.-77bf"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__245"> fieldwork </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7742" id="conduct1__246" original="E832.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7741" id="conduct1__247" original="E832.-7c81"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__248"> investigation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-773f" id="conduct1__249" original="E832.-7c80"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__250"> inquiry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-773d" id="conduct1__251" original="E832.-7c7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-773c" id="conduct1__252" original="E832.-7c7e"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__253"> survey </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-773a" id="conduct1__254" original="E832.-7c7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7739" id="conduct1__255" original="E832.-7c7c"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__256"> search </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7737" id="conduct1__257" original="E832.-7c7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7736" id="conduct1__258" original="E832.-7c7a"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__259"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7734" id="conduct1__260" original="E832.-7c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7733" id="conduct1__261" original="E832.-7c76"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__262"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7731" id="conduct1__263" original="E832.-7c79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7730" id="conduct1__264" original="E832.-7c78"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__265"> audit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-772e" id="conduct1__266" original="E832.-7c75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-772d" id="conduct1__267" original="E832.-7c74"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__268"> evaluation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-772b" id="conduct1__269" original="E8cc.-77be"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__270"> assessment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7729" id="conduct1__271" original="E8cc.-77bd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7728" id="conduct1__272" original="E8cc.-77bc"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__273"> examination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7726" id="conduct1__274" original="E832.-7c73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7725" id="conduct1__275" original="E832.-7c72"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__276"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7723" id="conduct1__277" original="E832.-7c6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7722" id="conduct1__278" original="E832.-7c6c"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__279"> trial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7720" id="conduct1__280" original="E832.-7c71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-771f" id="conduct1__281" original="E832.-7c70"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__282"> interview </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-771d" id="conduct1__283" original="E832.-7c6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-771c" id="conduct1__284" original="E832.-7c6a"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__285"> campaign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-771a" id="conduct1__286" original="E832.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7719" id="conduct1__287" original="E832.-7c68"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__288"> operation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7717" id="conduct1__289" original="E832.-7c67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7716" id="conduct1__290" original="E832.-7c66"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__291"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7714" id="conduct1__292" original="E832.-7c65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7713" id="conduct1__293" original="E832.-7c64"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__294"> business </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7711" id="conduct1__295" original="E832.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7710" id="conduct1__296" original="E832.-7c62"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__297"> affairs </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-770e" id="conduct1__298" original="E832.-7c61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-770d" id="conduct1__299" original="E832.-7c60"><span class="x" id="conduct1__300" original="E832.-7c5f"> In conclusion, more research needs to be conducted on these apparent similarities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-770b" id="conduct1__301" original="E832.-7c5e"><span class="x" id="conduct1__302" original="E832.-7c5d"> Much of the work in this field has been conducted in the UK. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7709" id="conduct1__303" original="E832.-7c5c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7708" id="conduct1__304" original="E832.-7c5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7707" id="conduct1__305" original="E832.-7c59"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__306"> heat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7705" id="conduct1__307" original="E832.-7c58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7704" id="conduct1__308" original="E832.-7c57"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__309"> electricity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7702" id="conduct1__310" original="E832.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7701" id="conduct1__311" original="E832.-7c55"><span class="coll" id="conduct1__312"> current </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-76ff" id="conduct1__313" original="E832.-7c54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-76fe" id="conduct1__314" original="E832.-7c53"><span class="x" id="conduct1__315" original="E832.-7c52"> The solid form was not used since it does not conduct electricity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5905" id="conduct1__316" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conduct_1" title="conduct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5904" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-44af" id="conduct1__317" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conduct1__318"> conduct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b92" hm="2" id="conduct2" original="E399.-1e96" sum="530"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b91" id="conduct2__1" original="E399.-1e95"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b90" id="conduct2__2" original="E399.-1e94"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conduct <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b84" id="conduct2__7" original="E399.-1e8c"><span class="pos" id="conduct2__8" original="E399.-1e8b"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b8b" eid="conduct2__9" original="E399.-1e8a" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7582" geo="br" id="conduct2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒndʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconduct__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-757e" geo="n_am" id="conduct2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduct2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːndʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduct__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconduct__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b82" id="conduct2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conduct2__15" original="E399.-1e86"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b80" id="conduct2__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="conduct2__17" original="E399.-1e85" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b7e" id="conduct2__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b7d" id="conduct2__19" original="E399.-1e84"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conduct2__20" original="E399.-1e83"> a person's behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b7b" id="conduct2__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b7a" id="conduct2__22" original="E832.-7b76"><span class="x" id="conduct2__23" original="E832.-7b75"> The Mosaic Law directed not just religious ritual but also moral conduct. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b78" id="conduct2__24" original="E832.-7b74"><span class="x" id="conduct2__25" original="E832.-7b73"> Defining what constitutes criminal conduct in such a situation can be difficult. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b76" id="conduct2__26" original="E399.-1e82"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="conduct2__27" original="E399.-1e81"><span class="exp" id="conduct2__28"> conduct </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="conduct2__29" original="E399.-1e80"> the way in which a business or an activity is organized and managed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b72" id="conduct2__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b71" id="conduct2__31" original="E832.-7b70"><span class="x" id="conduct2__32" original="E832.-7b6f"> Flexibility in the conduct of the interviews was maintained. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b6f" id="conduct2__33" original="E832.-7b77"><span class="x" id="conduct2__34" original="E832.-7b6e"> Voluntary industry sector codes of conduct may help to raise standards. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5875" id="conduct2__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conduct_1" title="conduct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5874" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-44af" id="conduct2__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conduct2__37"> conduct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conductance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b6d" id="conductance" original="E399.-1e7c" sum="353"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b6c" id="conductance__1" original="E399.-1e7b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b6b" id="conductance__2" original="E399.-1e7a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conductance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b60" id="conductance__7" original="E399.-1e72"><span class="pos" id="conductance__8" original="E399.-1e71"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7db2" eid="conductance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-74b9" geo="br" id="conductance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conductance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconductance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconductance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconductance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-74b6" geo="n_am" id="conductance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conductance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconductance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconductance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconductance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b5e" id="conductance__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conductance__15" original="E399.-1e6f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b5c" id="conductance__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conductance__17" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b5a" id="conductance__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b59" id="conductance__19" original="E399.-1e6d"><span class="def" id="conductance__20" original="E399.-1e6c"> the degree to which an object allows heat or electricity to pass along or through it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b57" id="conductance__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b56" id="conductance__22" original="E867.-1c7e"><span class="x" id="conductance__23" original="E867.-1c7d"> Thermal conductance is greater during heating than in cooling. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b54" id="conductance__24" original="E867.-1c7c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://resistance" title="resistance (5) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b53" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-1e81" id="conductance__25" original="E867.-1c7b"><span class="xh" id="conductance__26"> resistance </span><span class="xs" id="conductance__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 5 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b50" id="conductance__28" original="E867.-1c7a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conductivity" title="conductivity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b4f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b1b" id="conductance__29" original="E867.-1c79"><span class="xh" id="conductance__30"> conductivity </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-584d" id="conductance__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conductance" title="conductance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-584c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4416" id="conductance__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conductance__33"> conductance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conduction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b4d" id="conduction" original="E399.-1e6b" sum="314"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b4c" id="conduction__1" original="E399.-1e6a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b4b" id="conduction__2" original="E399.-1e69"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conduction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b43" id="conduction__4" original="E399.-1e64"><span class="pos" id="conduction__5" original="E399.-1e63"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7dab" eid="conduction__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-74a1" geo="br" id="conduction__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduction__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconduction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-749e" geo="n_am" id="conduction__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduction__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconduction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b41" id="conduction__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conduction__12" original="E399.-1e61"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b3f" id="conduction__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conduction__14" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b3d" id="conduction__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b3c" id="conduction__16" original="E399.-1e5f"><span class="def" id="conduction__17" original="E399.-1e5e"> the process by which heat or electricity passes along or through a material </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b3a" id="conduction__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b39" id="conduction__19" original="E867.-1c5f"><span class="x" id="conduction__20" original="E867.-1c5e"> The heat transfer between the two end walls is mainly by heat conduction. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b37" id="conduction__21" original="E867.-1c5d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convection" title="convection (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b36" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.187e" id="conduction__22" original="E867.-1c5c"><span class="xh" id="conduction__23"> convection </span><span class="xs" id="conduction__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://radiation" title="radiation (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b33" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.729c" id="conduction__25" original="E867.-1c5b"><span class="xh" id="conduction__26"> radiation </span><span class="xs" id="conduction__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-582c" id="conduction__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conduction" title="conduction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-582b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4403" id="conduction__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conduction__30"> conduction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conductive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b30" id="conductive" original="E399.-1e5d" sum="236"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b2f" id="conductive__1" original="E399.-1e5c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b2e" id="conductive__2" original="E399.-1e5b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conductive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b26" id="conductive__4" original="E399.-1e56"><span class="pos" id="conductive__5" original="E399.-1e55"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7da4" eid="conductive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7481" geo="br" id="conductive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conductive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconductive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconductive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconductive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-747e" geo="n_am" id="conductive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conductive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconductive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconductive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconductive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b24" id="conductive__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conductive__12" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b22" id="conductive__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b21" id="conductive__14" original="E399.-1e52"><span class="def" id="conductive__15" original="E399.-1e51"> able to <a class="ndv" href="entry://conduct" id="conductive__16"> conduct </a> electricity, heat, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b1e" id="conductive__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b1d" id="conductive__18" original="E867.-1c65"><span class="x" id="conductive__19" original="E867.-1c64"> The glass and frame of a window are highly conductive. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-580d" id="conductive__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conductive" title="conductive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-580c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-43f0" id="conductive__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conductive__22"> conductive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conductivity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b1b" id="conductivity" original="E867.-1c97" sum="441"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b1a" id="conductivity__1" original="E867.-1c96"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b19" id="conductivity__2" original="E867.-1c95"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conductivity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b0c" id="conductivity__7" original="E867.-1c8d"><span class="pos" id="conductivity__8" original="E867.-1c8c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d9d" eid="conductivity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7447" geo="br" id="conductivity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conductivity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconductivity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconductivity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconductivity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7443" geo="n_am" id="conductivity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conductivity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːndʌkˈtɪvəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconductivity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconductivity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconductivity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b0a" id="conductivity__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conductivity__15" original="E867.-1c8a"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conductivity__16" original="E867.-1c89"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b07" id="conductivity__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conductivity__18" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b05" id="conductivity__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b04" id="conductivity__20" original="E867.-1c88"><span class="def" id="conductivity__21" original="E867.-1c87"> the degree to which a particular material <a class="ndv" href="entry://conducts" id="conductivity__22"> conducts </a> electricity; the rate at which heat passes through a particular material </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b01" id="conductivity__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b00" id="conductivity__24" original="E867.-1c86"><span class="x" id="conductivity__25" original="E867.-1c85"> electrical/thermal conductivity </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1afe" id="conductivity__26" original="E867.-1c71"><span class="cf" id="conductivity__27" original="E4c7.d77"><span class="exp" id="conductivity__28"> conductivity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conductivity__29" original="E867.-1c70"> The conductivity of a solution depends on the number of ions present. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1afa" id="conductivity__30" original="E867.-1c6f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conductance" title="conductance definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1af9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b6d" id="conductivity__31" original="E867.-1c6e"><span class="xh" id="conductivity__32"> conductance </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-57eb" id="conductivity__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conductivity" title="conductivity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-57ea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7cee" id="conductivity__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conductivity__35"> conductivity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conductor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1af7" id="conductor" original="E399.-1e32" sum="313"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1af6" id="conductor__1" original="E399.-1e31"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1af5" id="conductor__2" original="E399.-1e30"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conductor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ae9" id="conductor__7" original="E399.-1e28"><span class="pos" id="conductor__8" original="E399.-1e27"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d94" eid="conductor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7417" geo="br" id="conductor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conductor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconductor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconductor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconductor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7414" geo="n_am" id="conductor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conductor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʌktər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconductor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconductor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconductor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ae7" id="conductor__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ae6" id="conductor__15" original="E399.-1e17"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ae5" id="conductor__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conductor__17" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conductor__18" original="E399.-1e14"> a substance that allows electricity or heat to pass along it or through it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ae2" id="conductor__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ae1" id="conductor__20" original="E867.-1c54"><span class="x" id="conductor__21" original="E867.-1c53"> Aluminium nitride is both a good thermal conductor and a good electrical insulator. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-57ca" id="conductor__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conductor" title="conductor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-57c9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-43c0" id="conductor__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conductor__24"> conductor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conduit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1adf" id="conduit" original="E399.-1dff" sum="766"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ade" id="conduit__1" original="E399.-1dfe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1add" id="conduit__2" original="E399.-1dfd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conduit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ad1" id="conduit__7" original="E399.-1df5"><span class="pos" id="conduit__8" original="E399.-1df4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d8d" eid="conduit__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-73c6" geo="br" id="conduit__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduit__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒndjuɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconduit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-73c3" geo="n_am" id="conduit__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conduit__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnduɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcond/xconduit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcond/xconduit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconduit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1acf" id="conduit__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ace" id="conduit__15" original="E399.-1df3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conduit__16" original="E399.-1df0"> a pipe, channel or tube which liquid, gas or electrical wire can pass through </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1acc" id="conduit__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1acb" id="conduit__18" original="E8a9.-7fff"><span class="x" id="conduit__19" original="E8a9.-7ffe"> A system of conduits and drains provided many of the rooms with running water and waste disposal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ac9" id="conduit__20" original="E8a9.-7ffb"><span class="cf" id="conduit__21" original="E8ce.-7b7e"><span class="exp" id="conduit__22"> conduit </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="conduit__23" original="E8a9.-7ffa"> A number of volcanic vents occur near the fault, which may have served as a conduit for the ascending lava. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ac5" id="conduit__24" original="E399.-1def"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="conduit__25" original="E399.-1dec"> a person, an organization or a country that is used to pass things or information to other people or places </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ac3" id="conduit__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ac2" id="conduit__27" original="E8a9.-7ff9"><span class="cf" id="conduit__28" original="E8ce.-7b7d"><span class="exp" id="conduit__29"> conduit </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conduit__30" original="E8a9.-7ff8"> Their offices act as a conduit of information from the EU to the subnational level within the member states. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1abe" id="conduit__31" original="E8ce.-7b7b"><span class="cf" id="conduit__32" original="E8ce.-7b7c"><span class="exp" id="conduit__33"> conduit </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="conduit__34" original="E8ce.-7b7a"> NGOs provide a conduit for the spread of policies across the country. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-57af" id="conduit__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conduit" title="conduit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-57ae" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-437b" id="conduit__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conduit__37"> conduit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cone
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1aba" id="cone" original="E399.-1deb" sum="787"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ab9" id="cone__1" original="E399.-1dea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ab8" id="cone__2" original="E399.-1de9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cone </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1aac" id="cone__7" original="E399.-1dde"><span class="pos" id="cone__8" original="E399.-1ddd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d86" eid="cone__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-731b" geo="br" id="cone__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cone__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcone/xcone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcone/xcone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7318" geo="n_am" id="cone__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cone__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcone/xcone__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcone/xcone__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcone__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1aaa" id="cone__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1aa9" id="cone__15" original="E399.-1ddc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cone__16" original="E399.-1ddb"> a shape with a round flat base and sides that slope up to a point; an object that has this shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1aa7" id="cone__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1aa6" id="cone__18" original="E8a9.-7863"><span class="x" id="cone__19" original="E8a9.-7862"> The light produced by the lamp is focused into a cone. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1aa4" id="cone__20" original="E399.-1dda" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conical" title="conical definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1aa3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-119e" id="cone__21" original="E399.-1dd7"><span class="xh" id="cone__22"> conical </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1aa1" id="cone__23" original="E399.-1dc3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cone__24" original="E399.-1dc2"> the hard dry fruit of a tree such as a <a class="ndv" href="entry://pine" id="cone__25"> pine </a> tree </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a9e" id="cone__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a9d" id="cone__27" original="E8a9.-785c"><span class="x" id="cone__28" original="E8a9.-785b"> Black rats living in pine forests strip the scales from pine cones in order to access the nutritious seeds within. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a9b" id="cone__29" original="E8a9.-7858"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="cone__30" original="E8a9.-7857"> the top part of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://volcano" id="cone__31"> volcano </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a98" id="cone__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a97" id="cone__33" original="E8a9.-7854"><span class="x" id="cone__34" original="E8a9.-7853"> A typical volcanic cone also contains lava flows and larger pieces of volcanic material. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a95" id="cone__35" original="E8a9.-7850"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a94" id="cone__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cone__37" subj="anat"> anatomy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cone__38" original="E8a9.-784f"> a type of light-sensitive cell that is found in the part of the eye called the <a class="ndv" href="entry://retina" id="cone__39"> retina </a> , reacting mainly to bright light and colour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a90" id="cone__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a8f" id="cone__41" original="E8a9.-784c"><span class="x" id="cone__42" original="E8a9.-784b"> In the visual system, rods and cones of the retina transduce light energy. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a8d" id="cone__43" original="E8ce.-7b66" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://rod" title="rod (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a8c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.115b" id="cone__44" original="E8ce.-7b63"><span class="xh" id="cone__45"> rod </span><span class="xs" id="cone__46"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5787" id="cone__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cone_2" title="cone definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5786" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4361" id="cone__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cone__49"> cone </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a89" id="confer" original="E399.-1ca3" sum="1134"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a88" id="confer__1" original="E399.-1ca2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a87" id="confer__2" original="E399.-1ca1"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a79" id="confer__9" original="E399.-1c97"><span class="pos" id="confer__10" original="E399.-1c96"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d7f" eid="confer__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-710a" geo="br" id="confer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7107" geo="n_am" id="confer__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-b0c" id="confer__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7104" form="root" id="confer__17"><span class="vp" id="confer__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> confer </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7102" eid="confer__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-7101" geo="br" id="confer__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70fe" geo="n_am" id="confer__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70fb" form="thirdps" id="confer__24"><span class="vp" id="confer__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> confers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70f9" eid="confer__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70f8" geo="br" id="confer__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70f5" geo="n_am" id="confer__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70f2" form="past" id="confer__31"><span class="vp" id="confer__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conferred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70f0" eid="confer__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70ef" geo="br" id="confer__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconferred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconferred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconferred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70ec" geo="n_am" id="confer__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconferred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconferred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconferred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70e9" form="pastpart" id="confer__38"><span class="vp" id="confer__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conferred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70e7" eid="confer__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70e6" geo="br" id="confer__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconferred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconferred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconferred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70e3" geo="n_am" id="confer__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconferred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconferred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconferred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70e0" form="prespart" id="confer__45"><span class="vp" id="confer__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conferring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70de" eid="confer__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70dd" geo="br" id="confer__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconferring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconferring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconferring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-70da" geo="n_am" id="confer__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confer__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconferring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconferring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconferring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a40" id="confer__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a3f" id="confer__53" original="E8a9.-7498"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a3e" id="confer__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="confer__55" original="E8a9.-7496"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confer__56" original="E8a9.-7495"> to give somebody a particular power, right or honour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a3b" id="confer__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a3a" id="confer__58" original="E8a9.-7491"><span class="cf" id="confer__59" original="E8ce.-7b0e"><span class="exp" id="confer__60"> confer </span> something </span><span class="x" id="confer__61" original="E8a9.-7490"> EU citizenship confers the right to move and reside freely. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a36" id="confer__62" original="E8a9.-748f"><span class="x" id="confer__63" original="E8a9.-748e"> Parliament confers powers and can amend or withdraw them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a34" id="confer__64" original="E8a9.-7493"><span class="cf" id="confer__65" original="E8a9.-7494"><span class="exp" id="confer__66"> confer </span> something on/upon somebody </span><span class="x" id="confer__67" original="E8a9.-7492"> A decree conferred the title of baron on all the brothers and their legitimate descendants. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a30" id="confer__68" original="E399.-1c6b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a2f" id="confer__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="confer__70" original="E399.-1c69"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confer__71" original="E399.-1c67"> to give somebody/something a particular advantage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a2c" id="confer__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a2b" id="confer__73" original="E8a9.-7465"><span class="cf" id="confer__74" original="E4c7.eab"><span class="exp" id="confer__75"> confer </span> something on somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="confer__76" original="E8a9.-7464"> Proponents of NATO expansion claim that it will confer benefits on Russia too. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a27" id="confer__77" original="E8a9.-748d"><span class="cf" id="confer__78" original="E4c7.eac"><span class="exp" id="confer__79"> confer </span> something </span><span class="x" id="confer__80" original="E8a9.-748c"> Being able to see above the grass is likely to confer considerable advantage in finding food and avoiding predators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a23" id="confer__81" original="E8a9.-7489"><span class="x" id="confer__82" original="E8a9.-7488"> Resistance to this infection is conferred by a single dominant gene. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a21" id="confer__83" original="E399.-1c70"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a20" id="confer__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="confer__85" original="E399.-1c6e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="confer__86" original="E399.-1c6d"><span class="exp" id="confer__87"> confer </span> (with somebody) (on/about something) </span><span class="def" id="confer__88" original="E399.-1c6c"> to discuss something with somebody, in order to exchange opinions or get advice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a1b" id="confer__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a1a" id="confer__90" original="E8a9.-7485"><span class="x" id="confer__91" original="E8a9.-7484"> In the days preceding the crisis, Gorbachev went to London to confer with western leaders about possible economic aid. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5719" id="confer__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confer" title="confer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5718" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-41d2" id="confer__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confer__94"> confer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conference
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a18" id="conference" original="E399.-1c66" sum="571"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a17" id="conference__1" original="E399.-1c65"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a16" id="conference__2" original="E399.-1c64"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conference </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a0a" id="conference__7" original="E399.-1c5c"><span class="pos" id="conference__8" original="E399.-1c5b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d78" eid="conference__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2631" geo="br" id="conference__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conference__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnfərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconference__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconference__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconference__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2635" geo="n_am" id="conference__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conference__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnfərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconference__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconference__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconference__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a08" id="conference__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a07" id="conference__15" original="E399.-1c5a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conference__16" original="E399.-1c59"> a large official meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at which people with the same work or interests come together to discuss their views </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a05" id="conference__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a04" id="conference__18" original="E8a9.-77c9"><span class="x" id="conference__19" original="E8a9.-77c8"> The French Foreign Minister invited officials throughout Europe to attend a conference in Paris. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a02" id="conference__20" original="E8ce.-7b09"><span class="x" id="conference__21" original="E8ce.-7b08"> to organize/hold/host a conference </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a00" id="conference__22" original="E399.-1c58"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="conference__23" original="E399.-1c57"> a formal meeting for discussion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19fe" id="conference__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19fd" id="conference__25" original="E8ce.-7b07"><span class="x" id="conference__26" original="E8ce.-7b06"> There was no suggestion at the case conference that the child should be removed from the care of the parents. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-56dc" id="conference__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conference" title="conference definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-56db" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-418f" id="conference__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conference__29"> conference </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confess
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19fb" id="confess" original="E399.-1c27" sum="921"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19fa" id="confess__1" original="E399.-1c26"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19f9" id="confess__2" original="E399.-1c25"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confess </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19ec" id="confess__9" original="E399.-1c1b"><span class="pos" id="confess__10" original="E399.-1c1a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d6f" eid="confess__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6e97" geo="br" id="confess__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfes <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfess__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfess__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfess__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6e94" geo="n_am" id="confess__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfes <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfess__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfess__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfess__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-ade" id="confess__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ec4" form="root" id="confess__17"><span class="vp" id="confess__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> confess </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ec2" eid="confess__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ec1" geo="br" id="confess__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfes <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfess__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfess__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfess__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ebe" geo="n_am" id="confess__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfes <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfess__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfess__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfess__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ebb" form="thirdps" id="confess__24"><span class="vp" id="confess__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> confesses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6eb9" eid="confess__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6eb8" geo="br" id="confess__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfesɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfesses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfesses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfesses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6eb5" geo="n_am" id="confess__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfesɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfesses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfesses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfesses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6eb2" form="past" id="confess__31"><span class="vp" id="confess__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> confessed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6eb0" eid="confess__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6eaf" geo="br" id="confess__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfessed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfessed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6eac" geo="n_am" id="confess__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfessed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfessed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ea9" form="pastpart" id="confess__38"><span class="vp" id="confess__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> confessed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ea7" eid="confess__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ea6" geo="br" id="confess__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfessed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfessed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ea3" geo="n_am" id="confess__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfessed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfessed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6ea0" form="prespart" id="confess__45"><span class="vp" id="confess__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> confessing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6e9e" eid="confess__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6e9d" geo="br" id="confess__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfessing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfessing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfessing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6e9a" geo="n_am" id="confess__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confess__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfessing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfessing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfessing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19c0" id="confess__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19bf" id="confess__53" original="E399.-1bfd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19be" id="confess__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="confess__55" original="E399.-1bfb"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="confess__56" original="E399.-1bfa"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confess__57" original="E399.-1bf9"> to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19ba" id="confess__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19b9" id="confess__59" original="E586.-4223"><span class="cf" id="confess__60" original="E399.-1bf8"><span class="exp" id="confess__61"> confess </span> to (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="confess__62" original="E586.-4222"> After the murder, a 17-year-old kitchen porter confessed to the crime during police investigation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19b5" id="confess__63" original="E586.-4221"><span class="cf" id="confess__64" original="E399.-1bf7"><span class="exp" id="confess__65"> confess </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="confess__66" original="E586.-4220"> He confessed that he had been a spy for the Soviet Union since 1936. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19b1" id="confess__67" original="E586.-421f"><span class="cf" id="confess__68" original="E399.-1bf6"><span class="exp" id="confess__69"> confess </span> something </span><span class="x" id="confess__70" original="E586.-421e"> She confessed her sins with all sincerity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19ad" id="confess__71" original="E399.-1bf5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19ac" id="confess__72"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="confess__73" original="E399.-1bf2"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="confess__74" original="E399.-1bf3"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confess__75" original="E399.-1bf1"> to admit something that you feel ashamed or embarrassed about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19a8" id="confess__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19a7" id="confess__77" original="E586.-421d"><span class="cf" id="confess__78" original="E399.-1bf0"><span class="exp" id="confess__79"> confess </span> something </span><span class="x" id="confess__80" original="E586.-421c"> Scholars displayed new openness in confessing the errors of their own past. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19a3" id="confess__81" original="E586.-4219"><span class="cf" id="confess__82" original="E399.-1bee"><span class="exp" id="confess__83"> confess </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="confess__84" original="E586.-4218"> He confessed that he was no good at games and never had been. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-199f" id="confess__85" original="E586.-421b"><span class="cf" id="confess__86" original="E399.-1bef"><span class="exp" id="confess__87"> confess </span> to (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="confess__88" original="E586.-421a"> I must confess to not having read the instructions fully. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-568b" id="confess__89" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confess" title="confess definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-568a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-4130" id="confess__90" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confess__91"> confess </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-199b" id="confession" original="E399.-1bd5" sum="1087"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-199a" id="confession__1" original="E399.-1bd4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1999" id="confession__2" original="E399.-1bd3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confession </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-198e" id="confession__7" original="E399.-1bcb"><span class="pos" id="confession__8" original="E399.-1bca"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d68" eid="confession__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6de3" geo="br" id="confession__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confession__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfeʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfession__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfession__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfession__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6de0" geo="n_am" id="confession__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confession__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfeʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfession__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfession__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfession__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-198c" id="confession__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-198b" id="confession__15" original="E399.-1bc9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-198a" id="confession__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="confession__17" original="E399.-1bc7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confession__18" original="E399.-1bc6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confession__19" original="E399.-1bc5"> a statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making such a statement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1986" id="confession__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1985" id="confession__21" original="E586.-41c8"><span class="x" id="confession__22" original="E586.-41c7"> The UN Human Rights Committee called on the government to cease using confessions extracted by torture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1983" id="confession__23" original="E586.-387f"><span class="x" id="confession__24" original="E586.-387e"> Proof of the crime had to be established by confession. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1981" id="confession__25" original="E586.-41c6"><span class="cf" id="confession__26" original="E586.-387d"><span class="exp" id="confession__27"> confession </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="confession__28" original="E586.-41c5"> Dissidents were forced to sign confessions that they were agents of foreign organizations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-197d" id="confession__29" original="E399.-1bc4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-197c" id="confession__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="confession__31" original="E399.-1bc2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confession__32" original="E399.-1bc1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="confession__33" original="E586.-387c"><span class="exp" id="confession__34"> confession </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="confession__35" original="E399.-1bc0"> a statement admitting something that you are ashamed or embarrassed about; the act of making such a statement </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1976" id="confession__36" original="E399.-1bbf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://admission" title="admission definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1975" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57ee" id="confession__37" original="E399.-1bbe"><span class="xh" id="confession__38"> admission </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1972" id="confession__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1971" id="confession__40" original="E586.-41c4"><span class="x" id="confession__41" original="E586.-41c3"> The authors' confessions of their personal struggles actually help to validate their conclusions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-196f" id="confession__42" original="E399.-1bbc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-196e" id="confession__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confession__44" original="E399.-1bba"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="confession__45" original="E399.-1bb9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="confession__46" original="E586.-387b"><span class="exp" id="confession__47"> confession </span> (of something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1969" id="confession__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="confession__49" original="E399.-1bb8"> especially in the Roman Catholic Church </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="confession__50" original="E399.-1bb7"> a private statement to a priest about the bad things that you have done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1966" id="confession__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1965" id="confession__52" original="E586.-41c2"><span class="x" id="confession__53" original="E586.-41c1"> Preachers demanded purity of heart and a full confession of one's sins to a priest. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5653" id="confession__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confession" title="confession definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5652" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-40ba" id="confession__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confession__56"> confession </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confidence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1963" id="confidence" original="E399.-1b39" sum="1763"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1962" id="confidence__1" original="E399.-1b38"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1961" id="confidence__2" original="E399.-1b37"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confidence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1955" id="confidence__7" original="E399.-1b2f"><span class="pos" id="confidence__8" original="E399.-1b2e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d61" eid="confidence__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.26a9" geo="br" id="confidence__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidence__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnfɪdəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.26ad" geo="n_am" id="confidence__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidence__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnfɪdəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidence__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidence__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconfidence__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1953" id="confidence__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confidence__15" original="E399.-1b2b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1951" id="confidence__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1950" id="confidence__17" original="E399.-1b2d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="confidence__18" original="E399.-1b29"> the feeling that you can trust, believe in and be sure about the abilities or good qualities of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-194e" id="confidence__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-194d" id="confidence__20" original="E8b3.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="confidence__21" original="E8b3.-7ffa"> Transparency should be improved to help restore investor confidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-194b" id="confidence__22" original="E8ce.-7abc"><span class="cf" id="confidence__23" original="E399.-1b2a"><span class="exp" id="confidence__24"> confidence </span> in somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="confidence__25" original="E8ce.-7abb"> A series of medical scandals had undermined public confidence in the medical profession. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1947" id="confidence__26" original="E8b3.-7ff7"><span class="cf" id="confidence__27" original="E8ce.-7aba"><span class="exp" id="confidence__28"> confidence </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="confidence__29" original="E8b3.-7ff6"> To gain the confidence of the local population was not easy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1943" id="confidence__30" original="E399.-1b23"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="confidence__31" original="E399.-1b20"> a belief in your own ability to do things and be successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1941" id="confidence__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1940" id="confidence__33" original="E8b3.-7ff3"><span class="x" id="confidence__34" original="E8b3.-7ff2"> Visually impaired people may lack confidence out of their normal environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-193e" id="confidence__35" original="E8b3.-7ff1"><span class="x" id="confidence__36" original="E8b3.-7ff0"> The parents need advice on how to help the child to gain confidence and overcome fears. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-193c" id="confidence__37" original="E8b3.-7ff5"><span class="cf" id="confidence__38" original="E8ce.-7ab9"><span class="exp" id="confidence__39"> confidence </span> in something/yourself </span><span class="x" id="confidence__40" original="E8b3.-7ff4"> Her experiences at school had undermined her confidence in her friendships. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1938" id="confidence__41" original="E399.-1b1f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="confidence__42" original="E399.-1b1c"> the feeling that you are certain about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1936" id="confidence__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1935" id="confidence__44" original="E8b3.-7fef"><span class="cf" id="confidence__45" original="E8ce.-7ab8"> with <span class="exp" id="confidence__46"> confidence </span></span><span class="x" id="confidence__47" original="E8b3.-7fee"> It is possible to predict secondary structural elements with some confidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1931" id="confidence__48" original="E8b3.-7fed"><span class="cf" id="confidence__49" original="E8ce.-7ab7"><span class="exp" id="confidence__50"> confidence </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="confidence__51" original="E8b3.-7fec"> The participants must have absolute confidence that the data will remain confidential. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-192d" id="confidence__52" original="E8b3.-7feb"><span class="cf" id="confidence__53" original="E8ce.-7ab6"><span class="exp" id="confidence__54"> confidence </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="confidence__55" original="E8b3.-7fea"> Although subjects typically expressed high confidence in their guesses, only 21% of them guessed correctly. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1929" id="confidence__56" original="E399.-1b1b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="confidence__57" original="E8ce.-7ab5"> (in) <span class="exp" id="confidence__58"> confidence </span></span><span class="def" id="confidence__59" original="E399.-1b18"> a feeling of trust that somebody will keep information private </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1925" id="confidence__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1924" id="confidence__61" original="E8b3.-7fe9"><span class="x" id="confidence__62" original="E8b3.-7fe8"> Their findings were reported back in confidence to the Home Secretary. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1922-FF1" id="confidence__63" original="E82b.65e1" sk="voteofconfidenceconfidence"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1922-FF2" id="confidence__64"><span class="idm" id="confidence__65" original="E82b.65e2"> a vote of confidence/no confidence </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1922-FF4" id="confidence__66"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1922-FF5" id="confidence__67"><span class="def" id="confidence__68" original="E82b.65e3"> a formal vote to show that people support/do not support a leader, a political party, an idea, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1922-FF7" id="confidence__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1922-FF8" id="confidence__70" original="E82b.65e4"><span class="x" id="confidence__71" original="E82b.65e5"> In the Duma, Chernomyrdin lost a vote of confidence tabled by the communists. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5614" id="confidence__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confidence" title="confidence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5613" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3fe4" id="confidence__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confidence__74"> confidence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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confidence interval
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-191d" id="confidence-interval" original="E874.-6e89" sum="349"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-191c" id="confidence-interval__1" original="E874.-6e88"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-191b" id="confidence-interval__2" original="E874.-6e87"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confidence interval </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1911" id="confidence-interval__7" original="E874.-6e80"><span class="pos" id="confidence-interval__8" original="E874.-6e7f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1916" eid="confidence-interval__9" original="E874.-6e83" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-6532" geo="br" id="confidence-interval__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidence-interval__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnfɪdəns ɪntəvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidence_interval_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidence_interval_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidence_interval_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a122a8d84.-652f" geo="n_am" id="confidence-interval__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidence-interval__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnfɪdəns ɪntərvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidence_interval_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidence_interval_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidence_interval_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-190f" id="confidence-interval__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="confidence-interval__15" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-190d" id="confidence-interval__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-190c" id="confidence-interval__17" original="E874.-6e7e"><span class="def" id="confidence-interval__18" original="E874.-6e7d"> a range of values that are defined such that there is a particular chance that the value of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://parameter" id="confidence-interval__19"> parameter </a> lies within it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1909" id="confidence-interval__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1908" id="confidence-interval__21" original="E874.-6e74"><span class="x" id="confidence-interval__22" original="E874.-6e73"> Upper and lower lines represent the 95% confidence interval for the mean. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confident
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1906" id="confident" original="E399.-1ae9" sum="959"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1905" id="confident__1" original="E399.-1ae8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1904" id="confident__2" original="E399.-1ae7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confident </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18fb" id="confident__4" original="E399.-1ae2"><span class="pos" id="confident__5" original="E399.-1ae1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d58" eid="confident__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6b1c" geo="br" id="confident__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confident__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnfɪdənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfident__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfident__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfident__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6b18" geo="n_am" id="confident__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confident__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnfɪdənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfident__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfident__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfident__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18f9" id="confident__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18f8" id="confident__12" original="E399.-1ae0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="confident__13" original="E399.-1adf"> feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18f6" id="confident__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18f5" id="confident__15" original="E8a9.-7262"><span class="x" id="confident__16" original="E8a9.-7261"> On leaving university I felt confident, motivated and ready to provide excellent nursing care. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18f3" id="confident__17" original="E8ce.-7a93"><span class="cf" id="confident__18" original="E8a9.-7260"><span class="exp" id="confident__19"> confident </span> in (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="confident__20" original="E8ce.-7a92"> Fewer respondents were confident in the identification of species from tracks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18ef" id="confident__21" original="E8a9.-725c"><span class="cf" id="confident__22" original="E8a9.-725d"><span class="exp" id="confident__23"> confident </span> about (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="confident__24" original="E8a9.-725b"> As unemployment falls, workers begin to feel more confident about finding new jobs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18eb" id="confident__25" original="E399.-1adb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="confident__26" original="E399.-1ada"> feeling certain that something will happen in the way that you want or expect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18e9" id="confident__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18e8" id="confident__28" original="E8ce.-7a91"><span class="x" id="confident__29" original="E8ce.-7a90"> It is impossible to make any confident predictions about what would have happened. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18e6" id="confident__30" original="E8a9.-725a"><span class="cf" id="confident__31" original="E399.-1ad9"><span class="exp" id="confident__32"> confident </span> of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="confident__33" original="E8a9.-7259"> While I am fairly confident of the conclusions presented here, many problems remain to be explored. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18e2" id="confident__34" original="E8a9.-7254"><span class="cf" id="confident__35" original="E399.-1ad8"><span class="exp" id="confident__36"> confident </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="confident__37" original="E8a9.-7253"> He was reasonably confident that the design he had proposed was correct and would work. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18de" id="confident__38"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18dd" id="confident__39" original="E399.-1ad7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18dc" id="confident__40"><span class="dr" id="confident__41" original="E399.-1ad6"> confidently </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18d3" id="confident__42" original="E399.-1ad2"><span class="pos" id="confident__43" original="E399.-1ad1"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d57" eid="confident__44" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6b22" geo="br" id="confident__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confident__46"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnfɪdəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidently__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidently__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidently__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6b1f" geo="n_am" id="confident__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confident__48"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnfɪdəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidently__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidently__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidently__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18d1" id="confident__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18d0" id="confident__50" original="E8ce.-7a8f"><span class="x" id="confident__51" original="E8ce.-7a8e"> For the remaining 12 cases, we could not confidently assign the error to either method. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-55b5" id="confident__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confident" title="confident definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-55b4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3f47" id="confident__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confident__54"> confident </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confidential
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18ce" id="confidential" original="E399.-1ad0" sum="348"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18cd" id="confidential__1" original="E399.-1acf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18cc" id="confidential__2" original="E399.-1ace"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confidential </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18c3" id="confidential__4" original="E399.-1ac9"><span class="pos" id="confidential__5" original="E399.-1ac8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d48" eid="confidential__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6a76" geo="br" id="confidential__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidential__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidential__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidential__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconfidential__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6a72" geo="n_am" id="confidential__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidential__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnfɪˈdenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidential__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidential__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidential__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18c1" id="confidential__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18c0" id="confidential__12" original="E399.-1ac7"><span class="def" id="confidential__13" original="E399.-1ac6"> intended to be kept secret </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18be" id="confidential__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18bd" id="confidential__15" original="E867.-1c48"><span class="x" id="confidential__16" original="E867.-1c47"> Competitors' bids usually remain highly confidential. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18bb" id="confidential__17" original="E867.-1c46"><span class="x" id="confidential__18" original="E867.-1c45"> Confidential information must only be given to certain groups of users. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18b9" id="confidential__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18b8" id="confidential__20" original="E399.-1abe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18b7" id="confidential__21"><span class="dr" id="confidential__22" original="E399.-1abd"> confidentially </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18ae" id="confidential__23" original="E399.-1ab9"><span class="pos" id="confidential__24" original="E399.-1ab8"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d47" eid="confidential__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6a7e" geo="br" id="confidential__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidential__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidentially__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidentially__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidentially__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6a7a" geo="n_am" id="confidential__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidential__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnfɪˈdenʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidentially__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidentially__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidentially__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18ac" id="confidential__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18ab" id="confidential__31" original="E867.-1c44"><span class="x" id="confidential__32" original="E867.-1c43"> All data will be treated confidentially. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5578" id="confidential__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confidential" title="confidential definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5577" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3f0d" id="confidential__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confidential__35"> confidential </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confidentiality
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18a9" id="confidentiality" original="E399.-1ab7" sum="405"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18a8" id="confidentiality__1" original="E399.-1ab6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18a7" id="confidentiality__2" original="E399.-1ab5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confidentiality </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-189b" id="confidentiality__7" original="E399.-1aad"><span class="pos" id="confidentiality__8" original="E399.-1aac"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d36" eid="confidentiality__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6a0f" geo="br" id="confidentiality__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidentiality__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnfɪˌdenʃiˈæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidentiality__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidentiality__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidentiality__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6a0b" geo="n_am" id="confidentiality__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confidentiality__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnfɪˌdenʃiˈæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfidentiality__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfidentiality__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfidentiality__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1899" id="confidentiality__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confidentiality__15" original="E399.-1aaa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1897" id="confidentiality__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1896" id="confidentiality__17" original="E399.-1aa9"><span class="def" id="confidentiality__18" original="E399.-1aa8"> a situation in which important information is expected to be kept secret </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1894" id="confidentiality__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1893" id="confidentiality__20" original="E867.-173d"><span class="x" id="confidentiality__21" original="E867.-173c"> Patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1891" id="confidentiality__22" original="E867.-173b"><span class="x" id="confidentiality__23" original="E867.-173a"> Inadvertent breaches of confidentiality can occur through corridor conversations. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5547" id="confidentiality__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confidentiality" title="confidentiality definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5546" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3edc" id="confidentiality__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confidentiality__26"> confidentiality </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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configuration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-188f" id="configuration" original="E399.-1a93" sum="876"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-188e" id="configuration__1" original="E399.-1a92"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-188d" id="configuration__2" original="E399.-1a91"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> configuration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1880" id="configuration__7" original="E399.-1a89"><span class="pos" id="configuration__8" original="E399.-1a88"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d2d" eid="configuration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6981" geo="br" id="configuration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configuration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfiguration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfiguration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfiguration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-697d" geo="n_am" id="configuration__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configuration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌfɪɡjəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfiguration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfiguration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfiguration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-187e" id="configuration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-187d" id="configuration__15" original="E399.-1a87"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="configuration__16" original="E8cc.-6f2c"><span class="exp" id="configuration__17"> configuration </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="configuration__18" original="E399.-1a82"> an arrangement of the parts of something or a group of things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1879" id="configuration__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1878" id="configuration__20" original="E8cc.-6f2b"><span class="x" id="configuration__21" original="E8cc.-6f2a"> The configurations of older supercontinents cannot be easily determined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1876" id="configuration__22" original="E8b3.-7b6e"><span class="x" id="configuration__23" original="E8b3.-7b6d"> Over the last two decades, new configurations of inequality have emerged within as well as between social groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1874" id="configuration__24" original="E8b3.-7b6c"><span class="x" id="configuration__25" original="E8b3.-7b6b"> The availability of complementary devices makes many powerful circuit configurations possible. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1872" id="configuration__26" original="E8b3.-7b7e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1871" id="configuration__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="configuration__28" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="subj" id="configuration__29" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="configuration__30" original="E8b3.-7b7d"> a particular arrangement of atoms in a <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecule" id="configuration__31"> molecule </a> ; a particular arrangement of <a class="ndv" href="entry://electrons" id="configuration__32"> electrons </a> in an atom </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-186b" id="configuration__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-186a" id="configuration__34" original="E8b3.-7b76"><span class="x" id="configuration__35" original="E8b3.-7b75"> In a diamond, carbon atoms are arranged in a three-dimensional configuration with little structural flexibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1868" id="configuration__36" original="E8b3.-7b74"><span class="x" id="configuration__37" original="E8b3.-7b73"> The chemical properties of an element are largely determined by its electronic configuration. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5529" id="configuration__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://configuration" title="configuration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5528" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3ea9" id="configuration__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="configuration__40"> configuration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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configure
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1866" id="configure" original="E399.-1a7d" sum="488"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1865" id="configure__1" original="E399.-1a7c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1864" id="configure__2" original="E399.-1a7b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> configure </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1856" id="configure__9" original="E399.-1a71"><span class="pos" id="configure__10" original="E399.-1a70"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d24" eid="configure__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68c4" geo="br" id="configure__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68c0" geo="n_am" id="configure__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡjər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-ab0" id="configure__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68bc" form="root" id="configure__17"><span class="vp" id="configure__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> configure </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68ba" eid="configure__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68b9" geo="br" id="configure__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68b5" geo="n_am" id="configure__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡjər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68b1" form="thirdps" id="configure__24"><span class="vp" id="configure__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> configures </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68af" eid="configure__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68ae" geo="br" id="configure__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigures__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigures__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigures__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68ab" geo="n_am" id="configure__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡjərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigures__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigures__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigures__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68a8" form="past" id="configure__31"><span class="vp" id="configure__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> configured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68a6" eid="configure__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68a5" geo="br" id="configure__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68a2" geo="n_am" id="configure__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡjərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-689f" form="pastpart" id="configure__38"><span class="vp" id="configure__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> configured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-689d" eid="configure__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-689c" geo="br" id="configure__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6899" geo="n_am" id="configure__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡjərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfigured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfigured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfigured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6896" form="prespart" id="configure__45"><span class="vp" id="configure__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> configuring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6894" eid="configure__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6893" geo="br" id="configure__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfiguring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfiguring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfiguring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6890" geo="n_am" id="configure__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="configure__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɪɡjərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfiguring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfiguring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfiguring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1825" id="configure__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1824" id="configure__53" original="E399.-1a53"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1823" id="configure__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="configure__55" original="E399.-1a51"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="configure__56" original="E399.-1a50"><span class="exp" id="configure__57"> configure </span> something (for something) </span><span class="def" id="configure__58" original="E399.-1a4d"> to arrange something in a particular way, especially equipment or computer <a class="ndv" href="entry://software" id="configure__59"> software </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-181d" id="configure__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-181c" id="configure__61" original="E8b3.-78e3"><span class="x" id="configure__62" original="E8b3.-78e2"> The circuit can be configured for a variety of applications. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-181a" id="configure__63" original="E8b3.-78e1"><span class="x" id="configure__64" original="E8b3.-78e0"> The machines are mounted on wheels so that they can be moved around and configured as required. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-54c9" id="configure__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://configure" title="configure definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-54c8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3e8d" id="configure__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="configure__67"> configure </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confine
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1818" id="confine" original="E399.-1a4c" sum="1166"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1817" id="confine__1" original="E399.-1a4b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1816" id="confine__2" original="E399.-1a4a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confine </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1809" id="confine__9" original="E399.-1a40"><span class="pos" id="confine__10" original="E399.-1a3f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d1b" eid="confine__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-678e" geo="br" id="confine__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfine__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfine__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfine__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-678b" geo="n_am" id="confine__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfine__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfine__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfine__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-a80" id="confine__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67bb" form="root" id="confine__17"><span class="vp" id="confine__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> confine </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67b9" eid="confine__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67b8" geo="br" id="confine__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfine__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfine__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfine__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67b5" geo="n_am" id="confine__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfine__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfine__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfine__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67b2" form="thirdps" id="confine__24"><span class="vp" id="confine__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> confines </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67b0" eid="confine__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67af" geo="br" id="confine__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfines__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfines__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconfines__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67ac" geo="n_am" id="confine__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfines__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfines__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconfines__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67a9" form="past" id="confine__31"><span class="vp" id="confine__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> confined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67a7" eid="confine__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67a6" geo="br" id="confine__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67a3" geo="n_am" id="confine__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67a0" form="pastpart" id="confine__38"><span class="vp" id="confine__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> confined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-679e" eid="confine__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-679d" geo="br" id="confine__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-679a" geo="n_am" id="confine__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6797" form="prespart" id="confine__45"><span class="vp" id="confine__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> confining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6795" eid="confine__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6794" geo="br" id="confine__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6791" geo="n_am" id="confine__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confine__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17dd" id="confine__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17dc" id="confine__53" original="E399.-1a1a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17db" id="confine__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="confine__55" original="E399.-1a17"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="confine__56" original="E399.-1a19"><span class="exp" id="confine__57"> confine </span> somebody/something (in/within something) </span><span class="def" id="confine__58" original="E399.-1a16"> to keep somebody/something in a small or closed space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17d6" id="confine__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17d5" id="confine__60" original="E8b3.-780a"><span class="x" id="confine__61" original="E8b3.-7809"> 250 cm³ of the gas was confined in a glass vessel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17d3" id="confine__62" original="E8b3.-7808"><span class="x" id="confine__63" original="E8b3.-7807"> As the Internet is not confined within national boundaries, it is becoming a medium for international trade. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17d1" id="confine__64" original="E399.-1a15"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="confine__65" original="E399.-1a14"> be confined to bed, a wheelchair, etc. </span><span class="def" id="confine__66" original="E399.-1a13"> to have to stay in a bed, a <a class="ndv" href="entry://wheelchair" id="confine__67"> wheelchair </a> or a particular place because of illness or injury </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17cd" id="confine__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17cc" id="confine__69" original="E8b3.-7804"><span class="x" id="confine__70" original="E8b3.-7803"> The onset of symptoms leads to 40% of patients being confined to a wheelchair within 6 months. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17ca" id="confine__71" original="E8b3.-7802"><span class="x" id="confine__72" original="E8b3.-7801"> The accident permanently crippled her and she was confined to her home. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17c8" id="confine__73" original="E8cc.-6f18"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17c7" id="confine__74" original="E8cc.-6f17"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17c6" id="confine__75"><h4 class="pv"> confine somebody/something to something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17c4" id="confine__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="confine__78" original="E399.-1a1f"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17c2" id="confine__79"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17c1" id="confine__80"><span class="def" id="confine__81" original="E8cc.-6f15"> to keep somebody/something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject or area </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17bf" id="confine__82" original="E399.-1a1d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://restrict" title="restrict definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17be" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-1008" id="confine__83" original="E399.-1a1c"><span class="xh" id="confine__84"> restrict </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17bb" id="confine__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17ba" id="confine__86" original="E8b3.-7810"><span class="x" id="confine__87" original="E8b3.-780f"> Remarks here are confined to aerial and chemical pollutants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17b8" id="confine__88" original="E8b3.-780c"><span class="x" id="confine__89" original="E8b3.-780b"> By 1939, illiteracy was increasingly confined to the elderly. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5478" id="confine__90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confine" title="confine definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5477" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3e5e" id="confine__91" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confine__92"> confine </span></span></a><span 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confined
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17b6" id="confined" original="E399.-1a0f" sum="252"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17b5" id="confined__1" original="E399.-1a0e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17b4" id="confined__2" original="E399.-1a0d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confined </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17ac" id="confined__4" original="E399.-1a08"><span class="pos" id="confined__5" original="E399.-1a07"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d14" eid="confined__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-66e5" geo="br" id="confined__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confined__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-66e2" geo="n_am" id="confined__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confined__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17aa" id="confined__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="confined__12" original="E399.-1a05"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17a8" id="confined__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17a7" id="confined__14" original="E399.-1a04"><span class="def" id="confined__15" original="E399.-1a02"> small in area and surrounded by walls or sides </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17a5" id="confined__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17a4" id="confined__17" original="E8b3.-77fa"><span class="x" id="confined__18" original="E8b3.-77f9"> More severe injuries usually occur when a blast occurs in a confined space. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5440" id="confined__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confined" title="confined definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-543f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3e0b" id="confined__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confined__21"> confined </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confinement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17a2" id="confinement" original="E399.-1a01" sum="429"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17a1" id="confinement__1" original="E399.-1a00"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17a0" id="confinement__2" original="E399.-19ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confinement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1795" id="confinement__7" original="E399.-19f7"><span class="pos" id="confinement__8" original="E399.-19f6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d0d" eid="confinement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-66ae" geo="br" id="confinement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confinement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfinement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfinement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfinement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-66ab" geo="n_am" id="confinement__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confinement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfinement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfinement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfinement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1793" id="confinement__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1792" id="confinement__15" original="E399.-19f5"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1791" id="confinement__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confinement__17" original="E399.-19f3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confinement__18" original="E399.-19f2"> the state of being forced to stay in a closed space; the act of putting somebody/something there </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-178e" id="confinement__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-178d" id="confinement__20" original="E8b9.-7951"><span class="x" id="confinement__21" original="E8b9.-7950"> Prisoners were assigned to more restrictive conditions of confinement than necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-178b" id="confinement__22" original="E8cc.-6f08"><span class="cf" id="confinement__23" original="E8cc.-6f09"> solitary <span class="exp" id="confinement__24"> confinement </span></span><span class="x" id="confinement__25" original="E8cc.-6f07"> He was placed in solitary confinement for 29 days. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5427" id="confinement__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confinement" title="confinement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5426" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3df4" id="confinement__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confinement__28"> confinement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confines
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1787" id="confines" original="E399.-19e6" sum="452"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1786" id="confines__1" original="E399.-19e5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1785" id="confines__2" original="E399.-19e4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confines </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-177c" id="confines__4" original="E399.-19df"><span class="pos" id="confines__5" original="E399.-19de"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1783" eid="confines__6" original="E399.-19e2" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6681" geo="br" id="confines__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confines__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnfaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfines__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfines__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfines__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-667d" geo="n_am" id="confines__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confines__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnfaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfines__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfines__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfines__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-177a" id="confines__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="confines__12" original="E399.-19dc"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1778" id="confines__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1777" id="confines__14" original="E399.-19da"><span class="def" id="confines__15" original="E399.-19d9"> limits or borders </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1775" id="confines__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1774" id="confines__17" original="E832.-7ffd"><span class="cf" id="confines__18" original="E8cc.-6f06"> within the <span class="exp" id="confines__19"> confines </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="confines__20" original="E832.-7ffc"> Most ancient travellers stayed within the familiar confines of the Mediterranean. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1770" id="confines__21" original="E832.-7ffb"><span class="cf" id="confines__22" original="E8cc.-6f05"> beyond/outside the <span class="exp" id="confines__23"> confines </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="confines__24" original="E832.-7ffa"> Pollen from the corn is likely to spread beyond the confines of crop fields. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-176c" id="confines__25" original="E832.-7ff9"><span class="x" id="confines__26" original="E832.-7ff8"> Faraday became a public figure beyond the narrow confines of the scientific community. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5407" id="confines__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confines" title="confines definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5406" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3dc7" id="confines__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confines__29"> confines </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confirm
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-176a" id="confirm" original="E399.-19d8" sum="1467"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1769" id="confirm__1" original="E399.-19d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1768" id="confirm__2" original="E399.-19d6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confirm </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-175a" id="confirm__9" original="E399.-19cc"><span class="pos" id="confirm__10" original="E399.-19cb"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7d06" eid="confirm__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.285b" geo="br" id="confirm__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirm__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirm__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconfirm__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.285f" geo="n_am" id="confirm__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirm__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirm__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconfirm__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-a52" id="confirm__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51fc" form="root" id="confirm__17"><span class="vp" id="confirm__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> confirm </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51fe" eid="confirm__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.51ff" geo="br" id="confirm__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirm__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirm__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconfirm__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5203" geo="n_am" id="confirm__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirm__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirm__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconfirm__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5207" form="thirdps" id="confirm__24"><span class="vp" id="confirm__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> confirms </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5209" eid="confirm__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.520a" geo="br" id="confirm__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirms__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirms__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.520d" geo="n_am" id="confirm__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirms__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirms__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5210" form="past" id="confirm__31"><span class="vp" id="confirm__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> confirmed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5212" eid="confirm__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5213" geo="br" id="confirm__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirmed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5217" geo="n_am" id="confirm__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirmed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.521b" form="pastpart" id="confirm__38"><span class="vp" id="confirm__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> confirmed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.521d" eid="confirm__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.521e" geo="br" id="confirm__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirmed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5222" geo="n_am" id="confirm__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirmed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5226" form="prespart" id="confirm__45"><span class="vp" id="confirm__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> confirming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5228" eid="confirm__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5229" geo="br" id="confirm__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.522c" geo="n_am" id="confirm__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirm__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɜːrmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1729" id="confirm__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1728" id="confirm__53" original="E399.-19ae"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="confirm__54" original="E399.-19ad"> to state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1726" id="confirm__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1725" id="confirm__56" original="E832.-7f9e"><span class="cf" id="confirm__57" original="E399.-19ac"><span class="exp" id="confirm__58"> confirm </span> something </span><span class="x" id="confirm__59" original="E832.-7f9d"> Further genetic tests are required to confirm the diagnosis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1721" id="confirm__60" original="E832.-7f9c"><span class="x" id="confirm__61" original="E832.-7f9b"> The procedure can confirm the presence of a clinically suspected heart condition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-171f" id="confirm__62" original="E832.-7f9a"><span class="x" id="confirm__63" original="E832.-7f99"> The hypothesis was confirmed by the new data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-171d" id="confirm__64" original="E832.-7f98"><span class="cf" id="confirm__65" original="E399.-19ab"><span class="exp" id="confirm__66"> confirm </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="confirm__67" original="E832.-7f97"> Research has confirmed that schools in poor urban communities have higher percentages of troubled students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1719" id="confirm__68" original="E832.-7f96"><span class="cf" id="confirm__69" original="E399.-19aa"><span class="exp" id="confirm__70"> confirm </span> which/when, etc… </span><span class="x" id="confirm__71" original="E832.-7f95"> An examination of the DNA sequences will confirm which species the various meat products came from. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1715" id="confirm__72" original="E832.-7f8c"><span class="cf" id="confirm__73" original="E8cc.-6e55"><span class="exp" id="confirm__74"> confirm </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="confirm__75" original="E832.-7f8b"> Breathing other people's smoke has been confirmed as a cause of lung cancer and other diseases. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1711" id="confirm__76" original="E832.-7f85" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="confirm__77"> confirm + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-170f" id="confirm__78"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-170e" id="confirm__79" original="E832.-7f76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-170d" id="confirm__80"><span class="coll" id="confirm__81" original="E832.-7f75"> results </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-170b" id="confirm__82"><span class="coll" id="confirm__83" original="E832.-7f74"> findings </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1709" id="confirm__84" original="E8cc.-6e54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1708" id="confirm__85"><span class="coll" id="confirm__86" original="E8cc.-6e53"> conclusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1706" id="confirm__87" original="E8cc.-6e52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1705" id="confirm__88"><span class="coll" id="confirm__89" original="E8cc.-6e51"> observation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1703" id="confirm__90" original="E832.-7f83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1702" id="confirm__91"><span class="coll" id="confirm__92" original="E832.-7f82"> diagnosis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1700" id="confirm__93" original="E832.-7f81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16ff" id="confirm__94"><span class="coll" id="confirm__95" original="E832.-7f80"> hypothesis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16fd" id="confirm__96" original="E8cc.-6e50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16fc" id="confirm__97"><span class="coll" id="confirm__98" original="E8cc.-6e4f"> prediction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16fa" id="confirm__99" original="E8cc.-6e4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16f9" id="confirm__100"><span class="coll" id="confirm__101" original="E8cc.-6e4d"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16f7" id="confirm__102" original="E832.-7f7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16f6" id="confirm__103"><span class="coll" id="confirm__104" original="E832.-7f7c"> suspicion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16f4" id="confirm__105" original="E832.-7f7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16f3" id="confirm__106"><span class="coll" id="confirm__107" original="E832.-7f7a"> presence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16f1" id="confirm__108" original="E8cc.-6e4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16f0" id="confirm__109"><span class="coll" id="confirm__110" original="E8cc.-6e4b"> existence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16ee" id="confirm__111" original="E832.-7f78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16ed" id="confirm__112"><span class="coll" id="confirm__113" original="E832.-7f77"> identity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16eb" id="confirm__114" original="E8cc.-6e4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16ea" id="confirm__115"><span class="coll" id="confirm__116" original="E8cc.-6e49"> validity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16e8" id="confirm__117" original="E8cc.-6e48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16e7" id="confirm__118"><span class="coll" id="confirm__119" original="E8cc.-6e47"> importance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16e5" id="confirm__120" original="E832.-7f6e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16e4" id="confirm__121" original="E832.-7f6d"><span class="x" id="confirm__122" original="E832.-7f6c"> The theory's predictions have been confirmed by experiments at CERN in recent years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16e2" id="confirm__123" original="E832.-7f6a"><span class="x" id="confirm__124" original="E832.-7f69"> Tests that used to take weeks to confirm the identity of a microorganism can now be done in days. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16e0" id="confirm__125" original="E8cc.-6e44" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="confirm__126"> noun + confirm </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16de" id="confirm__127"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16dd" id="confirm__128" original="E8cc.-6e42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16dc" id="confirm__129"><span class="coll" id="confirm__130" original="E8cc.-6e41"> experiment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16da" id="confirm__131" original="E8cc.-6e40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16d9" id="confirm__132"><span class="coll" id="confirm__133" original="E8cc.-6e3f"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16d7" id="confirm__134" original="E8cc.-6e3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16d6" id="confirm__135"><span class="coll" id="confirm__136" original="E8cc.-6e3d"> observation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16d4" id="confirm__137" original="E8cc.-6e3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16d3" id="confirm__138"><span class="coll" id="confirm__139" original="E8cc.-6e3b"> results </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16d1" id="confirm__140" original="E8cc.-6e3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16d0" id="confirm__141"><span class="coll" id="confirm__142" original="E8cc.-6e39"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16ce" id="confirm__143" original="E8cc.-6e38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16cd" id="confirm__144" original="E832.-7f67"><span class="x" id="confirm__145" original="E832.-7f66"> These measurements have been confirmed by numerous subsequent studies. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16cb" id="confirm__146" original="E8cc.-6e35" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="confirm__147"> adverb + confirm </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16c9" id="confirm__148"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16c8" id="confirm__149" original="E8cc.-6e33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16c7" id="confirm__150"><span class="coll" id="confirm__151" original="E8cc.-6e32"> subsequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16c5" id="confirm__152" original="E8cc.-6e31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16c4" id="confirm__153"><span class="coll" id="confirm__154" original="E8cc.-6e30"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16c2" id="confirm__155" original="E8cc.-6e2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16c1" id="confirm__156"><span class="coll" id="confirm__157" original="E8cc.-6e2e"> thus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16bf" id="confirm__158" original="E8cc.-6e2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16be" id="confirm__159"><span class="coll" id="confirm__160" original="E8cc.-6e2c"> experimentally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16bc" id="confirm__161" original="E8cc.-6e2b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16bb" id="confirm__162" original="E8cc.-6e2a"><span class="x" id="confirm__163" original="E8cc.-6e29"> The existence of this particle was then experimentally confirmed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16b9" id="confirm__164" original="E399.-19a8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="confirm__165" original="E399.-19a7"><span class="exp" id="confirm__166"> confirm </span> something </span><span class="def" id="confirm__167" original="E399.-19a5"> to make somebody's feeling or belief about something even stronger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16b5" id="confirm__168"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16b4" id="confirm__169" original="E832.-7f94"><span class="x" id="confirm__170" original="E832.-7f93"> Subsequent events confirmed his belief in the possibility of Anatolian Greek independence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16b2" id="confirm__171" original="E832.-7f92"><span class="x" id="confirm__172" original="E832.-7f91"> Reports of mass famine served only to confirm the perception that communism no longer offered a viable alternative. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16b0" id="confirm__173" original="E399.-19a4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="confirm__174" original="E399.-19a3"> to make a position or an agreement more definite or official </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16ae" id="confirm__175"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16ad" id="confirm__176" original="E832.-7f90"><span class="cf" id="confirm__177" original="E399.-19a2"><span class="exp" id="confirm__178"> confirm </span> something (as something) </span><span class="x" id="confirm__179" original="E832.-7f8f"> The appointments confirmed his position as the most respected British philosopher of the post-war period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16a9" id="confirm__180" original="E832.-7f8a"><span class="cf" id="confirm__181" original="E399.-19a1"><span class="exp" id="confirm__182"> confirm </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="confirm__183" original="E832.-7f89"> These events appeared to confirm Britain's role as a leading imperial nation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16a5" id="support1__65" original="E549.-3e7d" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="support1__66" original="E549.-3e7c"><span class="h1" id="support1__67" original="E549.-3e7b"><ul class="inline" id="support1__68" original="E549.-3e7a"><li class="li" id="support1__69" original="E549.-3e79"> confirm </li><li class="li" id="support1__70" original="E549.-3e78"> support </li><li class="li" id="support1__71" original="E549.-3e77"> verify </li><li class="li" id="support1__72" original="E549.-3e76"> validate <span class="pos" id="support1__73" original="E549.-3e75"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="support1__74" original="E549.-3e74"> These words all mean to provide evidence to prove that something is true or correct. </span><ul class="bullet" id="support1__75" original="E549.-3e73"><li class="li" id="support1__76" original="E549.-3e72"> to confirm/​support/​verify/​validate something <span class="eb" id="support1__77" original="E549.-3e71"> by </span> something </li><li class="li" id="support1__78" original="E549.-3e70"> to confirm/​verify <span class="eb" id="support1__79" original="E549.-3e6f"> that/​whether… </span></li><li class="li" id="support1__80" original="E549.-3e6e"> to confirm/​support/​validate the <span class="eb" id="support1__81" original="E549.-3e6d"> findings </span></li><li class="li" id="support1__82" original="E549.-3e6c"> to confirm/​support/​verify a <span class="eb" id="support1__83" original="E549.-3e6b"> hypothesis </span></li><li class="li" id="support1__84" original="E549.-3e6a"> to confirm/​verify/​validate the <span class="eb" id="support1__85" original="E549.-3e69"> results </span></li><li class="li" id="support1__86" original="E549.-3e68"> to support/​verify/​validate a <span class="eb" id="support1__87" original="E549.-3e67"> claim </span></li><li class="li" id="support1__88" original="E549.-3e66"> a <span class="eb" id="support1__89" original="E549.-3e65"> study </span> confirms/​supports/​validates something </li><li class="li" id="support1__90" original="E549.-3e64"> an <span class="eb" id="support1__91" original="E549.-3e63"> analysis/​experiment </span> confirms/​supports/​verifies something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="support1__92" original="E549.-3e62"><li class="li" id="support1__93" original="E549.-3e61"><span class="eb" id="support1__94" original="E549.-3e60"> Confirm </span> suggests that there is definite proof that something is true; <span class="eb" id="support1__95" original="E549.-3e5f"> support </span> is used when there is some evidence that helps to show something, but it may not be definitive: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c76" id="support1__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ea1" id="support1__97" original="E549.-3e5e"><span class="x" id="support1__98" original="E549.-3e5d"> Diagnosis is confirmed by laboratory tests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e9f" id="support1__99" original="E549.-3e5c"><span class="x" id="support1__100" original="E549.-3e5b"> These results further support the claim that the impact of lower-quality jobs is greater for women compared with men. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="support1__101" original="E549.-3e7e"><span class="eb" id="support1__102" original="E549.-3e5a"> Verify </span> and <span class="eb" id="support1__103" original="E549.-3e59"> validate </span> are used to talk about carrying out extra checks or research to provide clear proof for something already put forward; <span class="eb" id="support1__104" original="E549.-3e58"> verify </span> is used to talk about something that is clearly either true or false; <span class="eb" id="support1__105" original="E549.-3e57"> validate </span> can be used to talk about evidence of how effective or valid something is: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c74" id="support1__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e98" id="support1__107" original="E549.-3e56"><span class="x" id="support1__108" original="E549.-3e55"> In this way, it is possible to verify the identity of the molecules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e96" id="support1__109" original="E549.-3e54"><span class="x" id="support1__110" original="E549.-3e53"> When validating the model, the modeller needs to show that the model reflects biological reality. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-53ad" id="confirm__230" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confirm" title="confirm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-53ac" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3db0" id="confirm__231" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confirm__232"> confirm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confirmation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-169e" id="confirmation" original="E399.-199a" sum="562"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-169d" id="confirmation__1" original="E399.-1999"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-169c" id="confirmation__2" original="E399.-1998"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confirmation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1690" id="confirmation__7" original="E399.-1990"><span class="pos" id="confirmation__8" original="E399.-198f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7cfd" eid="confirmation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6463" geo="br" id="confirmation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirmation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirmation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-645f" geo="n_am" id="confirmation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confirmation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnfərˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfirmation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfirmation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-168e" id="confirmation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confirmation__15" original="E399.-198d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="confirmation__16" original="E399.-198c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-168b" id="confirmation__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-168a" id="confirmation__18" original="E399.-198b"><span class="def" id="confirmation__19" original="E399.-198a"> evidence that shows that something is true, correct or definite </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1688" id="confirmation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1687" id="confirmation__21" original="E832.-7e11"><span class="cf" id="confirmation__22" original="E8cc.-6e05"><span class="exp" id="confirmation__23"> confirmation </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="confirmation__24" original="E832.-7e10"> Archaeological excavations have provided confirmation of a Roman assault on the hill fort. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1683" id="confirmation__25" original="E832.-7e0f"><span class="x" id="confirmation__26" original="E832.-7e0e"> Final confirmation of meteorite impact came from the discovery of a crater more than 200 km wide. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1681" id="confirmation__27" original="E492.-3701"><span class="cf" id="confirmation__28" original="E492.-3702"><span class="exp" id="confirmation__29"> confirmation </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="confirmation__30" original="E492.-3700"> High unemployment figures were a further confirmation that the economy was in recession. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-530a" id="confirmation__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confirmation" title="confirmation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5309" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3d4e" id="confirmation__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confirmation__33"> confirmation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conflict
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-167d" hm="1" id="conflict1" original="E399.-18dd" sum="2216"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-167c" id="conflict1__1" original="E399.-18dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-167b" id="conflict1__2" original="E399.-18db"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conflict <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-166f" id="conflict1__7" original="E399.-18d3"><span class="pos" id="conflict1__8" original="E399.-18d2"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1676" eid="conflict1__9" original="E399.-18d1" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60cd" geo="br" id="conflict1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnflɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconflict__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60c9" geo="n_am" id="conflict1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnflɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconflict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-166d" id="conflict1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conflict1__15" original="E399.-18cd"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conflict1__16" original="E399.-18cc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-166a" id="conflict1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1669" id="conflict1__18" original="E399.-18c9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conflict1__19" original="E399.-18c8"> a situation in which people, groups or countries are involved in a serious disagreement or argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1667" id="conflict1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1666" id="conflict1__21" original="E860.-7df4"><span class="x" id="conflict1__22" original="E860.-7df3"> Staff members meet with families to work on resolving family conflicts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1664" id="conflict1__23" original="E8cc.-6ca3"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__24" original="E399.-18cb"><span class="exp" id="conflict1__25"> conflict </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__26" original="E8cc.-6ca2"> Conflicts between employees and employers are widespread in most highly developed economies today. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1660" id="conflict1__27" original="E8cc.-6ca1"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__28" original="E860.-7d1f"><span class="exp" id="conflict1__29"> conflict </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__30" original="E8cc.-6ca0"> The human desire for power inevitably brings men and women into conflict with each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-165c" id="conflict1__31" original="E8cc.-6c9f"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__32" original="E399.-18ca"><span class="exp" id="conflict1__33"> conflict </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__34" original="E8cc.-6c9e"> Conflict over resources is central to several ongoing or recent civil wars. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1658" id="conflict1__35" original="E860.-7df0"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__36" original="E4c7.ed2"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__37" original="E860.-7def"> Clear communication is critical to conflict resolution. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1655" id="conflict1__38" original="E860.-7df9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__39"> adjective + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1653" id="conflict1__40"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1652" id="conflict1__41" original="E8cc.-6c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1651" id="conflict1__42"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__43" original="E8cc.-6c92"> ongoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-164f" id="conflict1__44" original="E8cc.-6c91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-164e" id="conflict1__45"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__46" original="E8cc.-6c90"> unresolved </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-164c" id="conflict1__47" original="E8cc.-6c8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-164b" id="conflict1__48"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__49" original="E8cc.-6c8e"> intense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1649" id="conflict1__50" original="E8cc.-6c8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1648" id="conflict1__51"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__52" original="E8cc.-6c8c"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1646" id="conflict1__53" original="E860.-7dcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1645" id="conflict1__54"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__55" original="E860.-7dcc"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1643" id="conflict1__56" original="E860.-7dcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1642" id="conflict1__57"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__58" original="E860.-7dca"> marital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1640" id="conflict1__59" original="E8cc.-6c8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-163f" id="conflict1__60"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__61" original="E8cc.-6c8a"> interpersonal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-163d" id="conflict1__62" original="E860.-7dc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-163c" id="conflict1__63"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__64" original="E860.-7dc8"> internal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-163a" id="conflict1__65" original="E860.-7dd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1639" id="conflict1__66"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__67" original="E860.-7dd0"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1637" id="conflict1__68" original="E860.-7dcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1636" id="conflict1__69"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__70" original="E860.-7dce"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1634" id="conflict1__71" original="E860.-7dc7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1633" id="conflict1__72" original="E860.-7dc6"><span class="x" id="conflict1__73" original="E860.-7dc5"> The case sheds light on the internal conflicts underlying power struggles among elites. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1631" id="conflict1__74" original="E860.-7dc3"><span class="x" id="conflict1__75" original="E860.-7dc2"> Education will always be a source of political and social conflict. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-162f" id="conflict1__76" original="E8cc.-6c80" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__77"> noun + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-162d" id="conflict1__78"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-162c" id="conflict1__79" original="E8cc.-6c7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-162b" id="conflict1__80"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__81" original="E8cc.-6c7d"> class </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1629" id="conflict1__82" original="E8cc.-6c7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1628" id="conflict1__83"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__84" original="E8cc.-6c7b"> family </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1626" id="conflict1__85" original="E8cc.-6c7a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1625" id="conflict1__86" original="E860.-7dee"><span class="x" id="conflict1__87" original="E860.-7ded"> After the intense class conflict of the 1930s and 1940s, corporations and unions developed an uneasy working relationship. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1623" id="conflict1__88" original="E860.-7d9b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__89"> verb + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1621" id="conflict1__90"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1620" id="conflict1__91" original="E860.-7d9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-161f" id="conflict1__92"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__93" original="E860.-7d99"> resolve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-161d" id="conflict1__94" original="E860.-7d97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-161c" id="conflict1__95"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__96" original="E860.-7d96"> avoid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-161a" id="conflict1__97"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__98" original="E860.-7d95"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1618" id="conflict1__99" original="E860.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1617" id="conflict1__100"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__101" original="E860.-7d93"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1615" id="conflict1__102" original="E860.-7d90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1614" id="conflict1__103"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__104" original="E860.-7d8e"> experience </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1612" id="conflict1__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1611" id="conflict1__106" original="E860.-7d89"><span class="x" id="conflict1__107" original="E860.-7d88"> Group therapy may be indicated for patients experiencing interpersonal conflicts. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-160f" id="conflict1__108" original="E8cc.-6c78" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__109"> verb + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-160d" id="conflict1__110"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-160c" id="conflict1__111" original="E8cc.-6c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-160b" id="conflict1__112"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__113" original="E8cc.-6c76"> solve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1609" id="conflict1__114" original="E860.-7d92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1608" id="conflict1__115"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__116" original="E8cc.-6c75"> generate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1606" id="conflict1__117"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__118" original="E8cc.-6c74"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1604" id="conflict1__119"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__120" original="E860.-7d91"> create </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1602" id="conflict1__121"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1601" id="conflict1__122" original="E860.-7d8c"><span class="x" id="conflict1__123" original="E860.-7d8b"> Attempts to solve the conflict through the courts have failed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15ff" id="conflict1__124"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15fe" id="conflict1__125" original="E399.-18c7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="conflict1__126" original="E399.-18c6"> a violent situation or period of fighting between countries or groups of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15fc" id="conflict1__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15fb" id="conflict1__128" original="E860.-7dec"><span class="x" id="conflict1__129" original="E860.-7deb"> Humanity has not yet found a means of preventing violent conflict and enabling people to live in peace. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15f9" id="conflict1__130" original="E860.-7db0"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__131" original="E8cc.-6c9d"><span class="exp" id="conflict1__132"> conflict </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__133" original="E860.-7daf"> Elsewhere in North America, there were similar conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15f5" id="conflict1__134" original="E8cc.-6c9b"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__135" original="E8cc.-6c9c"><span class="exp" id="conflict1__136"> conflict </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__137" original="E8cc.-6c9a"> However, from the eleventh century onwards, conflict arose with the rising powers of Europe. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15f1" id="conflict1__138" original="E860.-7df8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__139"> adjective + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15ef" id="conflict1__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15ee" id="conflict1__141" original="E860.-7dc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15ed" id="conflict1__142"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__143" original="E860.-7dbf"> armed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15eb" id="conflict1__144" original="E860.-7dbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15ea" id="conflict1__145"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__146" original="E860.-7dbd"> violent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15e8" id="conflict1__147" original="E860.-7dbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15e7" id="conflict1__148"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__149" original="E860.-7dbb"> deadly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15e5" id="conflict1__150" original="E860.-7dba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15e4" id="conflict1__151"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__152" original="E860.-7db9"> military </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15e2" id="conflict1__153" original="E8cc.-6c89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15e1" id="conflict1__154"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__155" original="E8cc.-6c88"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15df" id="conflict1__156" original="E860.-7db8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15de" id="conflict1__157"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__158" original="E860.-7db7"> civil </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15dc" id="conflict1__159"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__160" original="E8cc.-6c87"> internal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15da" id="conflict1__161" original="E860.-7db6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15d9" id="conflict1__162"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__163" original="E860.-7db5"> ethnic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15d7" id="conflict1__164" original="E860.-7db4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15d6" id="conflict1__165" original="E860.-7dea"><span class="x" id="conflict1__166" original="E860.-7de9"> Since the end of the Cold War, the vast majority of armed conflicts have taken place within states rather than between states. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15d4" id="conflict1__167" original="E860.-7db3"><span class="x" id="conflict1__168" original="E860.-7db2"> The economic problems arising from the war exacerbated class tensions and sparked bloody civil conflict. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15d2" id="conflict1__169" original="E860.-7d9b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__170"> verb + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15d0" id="conflict1__171"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15cf" id="conflict1__172" original="E860.-7d9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15ce" id="conflict1__173"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__174" original="E860.-7d99"> resolve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15cc" id="conflict1__175" original="E860.-7d97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15cb" id="conflict1__176"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__177" original="E860.-7d96"> avoid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15c9" id="conflict1__178"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__179" original="E860.-7d95"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15c7" id="conflict1__180" original="E860.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15c6" id="conflict1__181"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__182" original="E860.-7d93"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15c4" id="conflict1__183" original="E860.-7d90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15c3" id="conflict1__184"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__185" original="E860.-7d8e"> experience </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15c1" id="conflict1__186"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15c0" id="conflict1__187" original="E685.-2c4b"><span class="x" id="conflict1__188" original="E685.-2c4a"> Chamberlain was willing to reach agreements with Germany and Italy to avoid a European conflict. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15be" id="conflict1__189" original="E399.-18c5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="conflict1__190" original="E399.-18c4"> a situation in which there are opposing ideas, opinions, feelings or wishes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15bc" id="conflict1__191"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15bb" id="conflict1__192" original="E860.-7da2"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__193" original="E8cc.-6c99"><span class="exp" id="conflict1__194"> conflict </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__195" original="E860.-7da1"> There is potential conflict between the interests of informal carers and disabled people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15b7" id="conflict1__196" original="E860.-7de2"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__197" original="E8cc.-6c98"><span class="exp" id="conflict1__198"> conflict </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__199" original="E860.-7de1"> Conflict over the content of economic policy occurs in all market democracies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15b3" id="conflict1__200" original="E860.-7d9f"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__201" original="E8cc.-6c97"><span class="exp" id="conflict1__202"> conflict </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__203" original="E860.-7d9e"> Revivalist Islam identified a cultural conflict with the West. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15af" id="conflict1__204" original="E8cc.-6c95"><span class="cf" id="conflict1__205" original="E8cc.-6c96"> in <span class="exp" id="conflict1__206"> conflict </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="conflict1__207" original="E8cc.-6c94"> To some extent, these findings are in conflict with results obtained by Imam et al. (2003). </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15ab" id="conflict1__208" original="E860.-7df6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__209"> adjective + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15a9" id="conflict1__210"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15a8" id="conflict1__211" original="E8cc.-6c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15a7" id="conflict1__212"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__213" original="E8cc.-6c85"> inherent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15a5" id="conflict1__214" original="E860.-7dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15a4" id="conflict1__215"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__216" original="E860.-7dac"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15a2" id="conflict1__217" original="E860.-7da8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15a1" id="conflict1__218"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__219" original="E860.-7da7"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-159f" id="conflict1__220" original="E8cc.-6c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-159e" id="conflict1__221"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__222" original="E8cc.-6c83"> ideological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-159c" id="conflict1__223" original="E860.-7daa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-159b" id="conflict1__224"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__225" original="E860.-7da9"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1599" id="conflict1__226" original="E860.-7da6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1598" id="conflict1__227" original="E860.-7da5"><span class="x" id="conflict1__228" original="E860.-7da4"> The teaching of English literature was seen as a way to disseminate English values without coming into direct conflict with native religious beliefs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1596" id="conflict1__229" original="E860.-7d9b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__230"> verb + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1594" id="conflict1__231"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1593" id="conflict1__232" original="E860.-7d9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1592" id="conflict1__233"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__234" original="E860.-7d99"> resolve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1590" id="conflict1__235" original="E860.-7d97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-158f" id="conflict1__236"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__237" original="E860.-7d96"> avoid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-158d" id="conflict1__238"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__239" original="E860.-7d95"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-158b" id="conflict1__240" original="E860.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-158a" id="conflict1__241"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__242" original="E860.-7d93"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1588" id="conflict1__243" original="E860.-7d90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1587" id="conflict1__244"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__245" original="E860.-7d8e"> experience </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1585" id="conflict1__246"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1584" id="conflict1__247" original="E685.-2c49"><span class="x" id="conflict1__248" original="E685.-2c48"> These policies are considered crucial in reducing the work-family conflict for women. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1582" id="conflict1__249" original="E8cc.-6c78" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__250"> verb + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1580" id="conflict1__251"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-157f" id="conflict1__252" original="E8cc.-6c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-157e" id="conflict1__253"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__254" original="E8cc.-6c76"> solve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-157c" id="conflict1__255" original="E860.-7d92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-157b" id="conflict1__256"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__257" original="E8cc.-6c75"> generate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1579" id="conflict1__258"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__259" original="E8cc.-6c74"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1577" id="conflict1__260"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__261" original="E860.-7d91"> create </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1575" id="conflict1__262"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1574" id="conflict1__263" original="E685.-2c47"><span class="x" id="conflict1__264" original="E685.-2c46"> Sometimes, moral intuitions generate strong emotional conflict within a single person. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1572" id="conflict1__265" original="E399.-18c3"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1571" id="conflict1__266" original="E399.-18c2" sk="conflictofinterest"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1570" id="conflict1__267"><span class="idm" id="conflict1__268" original="E399.-18c1"> conflict of interest(s) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-156e" id="conflict1__269"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-156d" id="conflict1__270" original="E860.-7de0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conflict1__271" original="E399.-18c0"> a situation in which somebody has a role or responsibility that may prevent them from treating another role or responsibility equally and fairly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-156b" id="conflict1__272"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-156a" id="conflict1__273" original="E860.-7ddd"><span class="x" id="conflict1__274" original="E860.-7ddc"> Any conflict of interest should be disclosed to the supervisory board. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1568" id="conflict1__275" original="E860.-7ddb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="conflict1__276" original="E860.-7dda"> a situation in which somebody's aims or needs are in opposition to the aims or needs of another person or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1566" id="conflict1__277"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1565" id="conflict1__278" original="E860.-7dd9"><span class="x" id="conflict1__279" original="E860.-7dd8"> A solution must be found for the conflict of interests between employers and workers in the labour market. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-76a2" id="conflict1__280" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="conflict1__281"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-76a0" id="conflict1__282" original="E860.-7dd4"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__283" original="E860.-7dd3"> adjective + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-769e" id="conflict1__284" original="E860.-7df9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-769d" id="conflict1__285" original="E8cc.-6c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-769c" id="conflict1__286" original="E8cc.-6c92"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__287"> ongoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-769a" id="conflict1__288" original="E8cc.-6c91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7699" id="conflict1__289" original="E8cc.-6c90"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__290"> unresolved </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7697" id="conflict1__291" original="E8cc.-6c8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7696" id="conflict1__292" original="E8cc.-6c8e"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__293"> intense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7694" id="conflict1__294" original="E8cc.-6c8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7693" id="conflict1__295" original="E8cc.-6c8c"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__296"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7691" id="conflict1__297" original="E860.-7dcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7690" id="conflict1__298" original="E860.-7dcc"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__299"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-768e" id="conflict1__300" original="E860.-7dcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-768d" id="conflict1__301" original="E860.-7dca"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__302"> marital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-768b" id="conflict1__303" original="E8cc.-6c8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-768a" id="conflict1__304" original="E8cc.-6c8a"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__305"> interpersonal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7688" id="conflict1__306" original="E860.-7dc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7687" id="conflict1__307" original="E860.-7dc8"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__308"> internal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7685" id="conflict1__309" original="E860.-7dd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7684" id="conflict1__310" original="E860.-7dd0"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__311"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7682" id="conflict1__312" original="E860.-7dcf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7681" id="conflict1__313" original="E860.-7dce"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__314"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-767f" id="conflict1__315" original="E860.-7dc7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-767e" id="conflict1__316" original="E860.-7dc6"><span class="x" id="conflict1__317" original="E860.-7dc5"> The case sheds light on the internal conflicts underlying power struggles among elites. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-767c" id="conflict1__318" original="E860.-7dc3"><span class="x" id="conflict1__319" original="E860.-7dc2"> Education will always be a source of political and social conflict. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-767a" id="conflict1__320" original="E860.-7df8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7679" id="conflict1__321" original="E860.-7dc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7678" id="conflict1__322" original="E860.-7dbf"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__323"> armed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7676" id="conflict1__324" original="E860.-7dbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7675" id="conflict1__325" original="E860.-7dbd"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__326"> violent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7673" id="conflict1__327" original="E860.-7dbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7672" id="conflict1__328" original="E860.-7dbb"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__329"> deadly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7670" id="conflict1__330" original="E860.-7dba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-766f" id="conflict1__331" original="E860.-7db9"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__332"> military </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-766d" id="conflict1__333" original="E8cc.-6c89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-766c" id="conflict1__334" original="E8cc.-6c88"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__335"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-766a" id="conflict1__336" original="E860.-7db8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7669" id="conflict1__337" original="E860.-7db7"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__338"> civil </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7667" id="conflict1__339" original="E8cc.-6c87"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__340"> internal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7665" id="conflict1__341" original="E860.-7db6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7664" id="conflict1__342" original="E860.-7db5"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__343"> ethnic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7662" id="conflict1__344" original="E860.-7db4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7661" id="conflict1__345" original="E860.-7dea"><span class="x" id="conflict1__346" original="E860.-7de9"> Since the end of the Cold War, the vast majority of armed conflicts have taken place within states rather than between states. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-765f" id="conflict1__347" original="E860.-7db3"><span class="x" id="conflict1__348" original="E860.-7db2"> The economic problems arising from the war exacerbated class tensions and sparked bloody civil conflict. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-765d" id="conflict1__349" original="E860.-7df6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-765c" id="conflict1__350" original="E8cc.-6c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-765b" id="conflict1__351" original="E8cc.-6c85"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__352"> inherent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7659" id="conflict1__353" original="E860.-7dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7658" id="conflict1__354" original="E860.-7dac"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__355"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7656" id="conflict1__356" original="E860.-7da8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7655" id="conflict1__357" original="E860.-7da7"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__358"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7653" id="conflict1__359" original="E8cc.-6c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7652" id="conflict1__360" original="E8cc.-6c83"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__361"> ideological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7650" id="conflict1__362" original="E860.-7daa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-764f" id="conflict1__363" original="E860.-7da9"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__364"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-764d" id="conflict1__365" original="E860.-7da6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-764c" id="conflict1__366" original="E860.-7da5"><span class="x" id="conflict1__367" original="E860.-7da4"> The teaching of English literature was seen as a way to disseminate English values without coming into direct conflict with native religious beliefs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-764a" id="conflict1__368" original="E8cc.-6c82"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__369" original="E8cc.-6c81"> noun + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7648" id="conflict1__370" original="E8cc.-6c80"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7647" id="conflict1__371" original="E8cc.-6c7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7646" id="conflict1__372" original="E8cc.-6c7d"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__373"> class </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7644" id="conflict1__374" original="E8cc.-6c7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7643" id="conflict1__375" original="E8cc.-6c7b"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__376"> family </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7641" id="conflict1__377" original="E8cc.-6c7a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7640" id="conflict1__378" original="E860.-7dee"><span class="x" id="conflict1__379" original="E860.-7ded"> After the intense class conflict of the 1930s and 1940s, corporations and unions developed an uneasy working relationship. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-763e" id="conflict1__380" original="E860.-7d9d"><span class="shcut" id="conflict1__381" original="E860.-7d9c"> verb + conflict </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-763c" id="conflict1__382" original="E860.-7df5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-763b" id="conflict1__383" original="E860.-7d9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-763a" id="conflict1__384" original="E860.-7d99"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__385"> resolve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7638" id="conflict1__386" original="E860.-7d97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7637" id="conflict1__387" original="E860.-7d96"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__388"> avoid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7635" id="conflict1__389" original="E860.-7d95"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__390"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7633" id="conflict1__391" original="E860.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7632" id="conflict1__392" original="E860.-7d93"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__393"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7630" id="conflict1__394" original="E860.-7d90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-762f" id="conflict1__395" original="E860.-7d8e"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__396"> experience </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-762d" id="conflict1__397" original="E860.-7d8d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-762c" id="conflict1__398" original="E685.-2c4b"><span class="x" id="conflict1__399" original="E685.-2c4a"> Chamberlain was willing to reach agreements with Germany and Italy to avoid a European conflict. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-762a" id="conflict1__400" original="E685.-2c49"><span class="x" id="conflict1__401" original="E685.-2c48"> These policies are considered crucial in reducing the work-family conflict for women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7628" id="conflict1__402" original="E860.-7d89"><span class="x" id="conflict1__403" original="E860.-7d88"> Group therapy may be indicated for patients experiencing interpersonal conflicts. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7626" id="conflict1__404" original="E8cc.-6c79"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7625" id="conflict1__405" original="E8cc.-6c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7624" id="conflict1__406" original="E8cc.-6c76"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__407"> solve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7622" id="conflict1__408" original="E860.-7d92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7621" id="conflict1__409" original="E8cc.-6c75"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__410"> generate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-761f" id="conflict1__411" original="E8cc.-6c74"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__412"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-761d" id="conflict1__413" original="E860.-7d91"><span class="coll" id="conflict1__414"> create </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-761b" id="conflict1__415" original="E8cc.-6c73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-761a" id="conflict1__416" original="E860.-7d8c"><span class="x" id="conflict1__417" original="E860.-7d8b"> Attempts to solve the conflict through the courts have failed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7618" id="conflict1__418" original="E685.-2c47"><span class="x" id="conflict1__419" original="E685.-2c46"> Sometimes, moral intuitions generate strong emotional conflict within a single person. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-52e4" id="conflict1__420" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conflict_1" title="conflict definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-52e3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3c5b" id="conflict1__421" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conflict1__422"> conflict </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1563" hm="2" id="conflict2" original="E399.-18bf" sum="535"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1562" id="conflict2__1" original="E399.-18be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1561" id="conflict2__2" original="E399.-18bd"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conflict <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1554" id="conflict2__9" original="E399.-18b5"><span class="pos" id="conflict2__10" original="E399.-18b4"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-155a" eid="conflict2__11" original="E399.-1896" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60c5" geo="br" id="conflict2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconflict__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60c2" geo="n_am" id="conflict2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconflict__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-a1e" id="conflict2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60bf" form="root" id="conflict2__17"><span class="vp" id="conflict2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conflict </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60bd" eid="conflict2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60bc" geo="br" id="conflict2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconflict__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60b9" geo="n_am" id="conflict2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflict__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconflict__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60b6" form="thirdps" id="conflict2__24"><span class="vp" id="conflict2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conflicts </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60b4" eid="conflict2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60b3" geo="br" id="conflict2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflicts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflicts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconflicts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60b0" geo="n_am" id="conflict2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflicts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflicts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconflicts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60ad" form="past" id="conflict2__31"><span class="vp" id="conflict2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conflicted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60ab" eid="conflict2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60aa" geo="br" id="conflict2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflicted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconflicted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60a7" geo="n_am" id="conflict2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflicted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconflicted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60a4" form="pastpart" id="conflict2__38"><span class="vp" id="conflict2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conflicted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60a2" eid="conflict2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-60a1" geo="br" id="conflict2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflicted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconflicted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-609e" geo="n_am" id="conflict2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflicted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconflicted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-609b" form="prespart" id="conflict2__45"><span class="vp" id="conflict2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conflicting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6099" eid="conflict2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6098" geo="br" id="conflict2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflicting__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflicting__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconflicting__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6095" geo="n_am" id="conflict2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conflict2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈflɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconflicting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconflicting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconflicting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1528" id="conflict2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1527" id="conflict2__53" original="E399.-1897"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1526" id="conflict2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="conflict2__55" original="E399.-1892"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conflict2__56" original="E399.-1890"> if two ideas, opinions, reports, etc. <span class="dh" id="conflict2__57" original="E399.-188f"> conflict </span> , it is not possible for them to exist together or for both of them to be true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1522" id="conflict2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1521" id="conflict2__59" original="E8cc.-6aa8"><span class="cf" id="conflict2__60" original="E399.-1891"><span class="exp" id="conflict2__61"> conflict </span> (with something) </span><span class="x" id="conflict2__62" original="E8cc.-6aa7"> These results conflict with earlier findings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-151d" id="conflict2__63" original="E860.-7cdb"><span class="x" id="conflict2__64" original="E860.-7cda"> These humanitarian principles often conflict with principles of sovereignty and non-intervention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-151b" id="conflict2__65" original="E8cc.-6aa5"><span class="cf" id="conflict2__66" original="E8cc.-6aa6"> conflicting interests/results </span><span class="x" id="conflict2__67" original="E8cc.-6aa4"> International politics is an arena of conflicting state interests. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1518" id="conform" original="E399.-1868" sum="1222"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1517" id="conform__1" original="E399.-1867"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1516" id="conform__2" original="E399.-1866"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conform </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1508" id="conform__9" original="E399.-185c"><span class="pos" id="conform__10" original="E399.-185b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7cf4" eid="conform__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e79" geo="br" id="conform__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconform__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconform__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconform__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e75" geo="n_am" id="conform__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconform__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconform__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconform__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-9f0" id="conform__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5ea8" form="root" id="conform__17"><span class="vp" id="conform__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conform </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5ea6" eid="conform__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5ea5" geo="br" id="conform__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconform__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconform__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconform__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5ea1" geo="n_am" id="conform__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconform__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconform__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconform__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e9d" form="thirdps" id="conform__24"><span class="vp" id="conform__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conforms </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e9b" eid="conform__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e9a" geo="br" id="conform__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconforms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconforms__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconforms__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e97" geo="n_am" id="conform__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːrmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconforms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconforms__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconforms__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e94" form="past" id="conform__31"><span class="vp" id="conform__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conformed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e92" eid="conform__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e91" geo="br" id="conform__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconformed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e8e" geo="n_am" id="conform__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconformed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e8b" form="pastpart" id="conform__38"><span class="vp" id="conform__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conformed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e89" eid="conform__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e88" geo="br" id="conform__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconformed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e85" geo="n_am" id="conform__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconformed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e82" form="prespart" id="conform__45"><span class="vp" id="conform__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conforming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e80" eid="conform__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e7f" geo="br" id="conform__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconforming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconforming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconforming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5e7c" geo="n_am" id="conform__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conform__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːrmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconforming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconforming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconforming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14d7" id="conform__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14d6" id="conform__53" original="E399.-183e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14d5" id="conform__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="conform__55" original="E399.-183c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conform__56" original="E399.-183b"> to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14d2" id="conform__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14d1" id="conform__58" original="E8cc.-690b"><span class="x" id="conform__59" original="E8cc.-690a"> There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14cf" id="conform__60" original="E8b9.-7ffb"><span class="cf" id="conform__61" original="E8cc.-6909"><span class="exp" id="conform__62"> conform </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="conform__63" original="E8b9.-7ffa"> Members of groups tend to conform to a group norm, increasing the feeling of group identity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14cb" id="conform__64" original="E8b9.-7ffd"><span class="cf" id="conform__65" original="E8cc.-6908"><span class="exp" id="conform__66"> conform </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="conform__67" original="E8b9.-7ffc"> Drug users may be under pressure to conform with a group ethos of criminal activity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14c7" id="conform__68" original="E399.-1839"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14c6" id="conform__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="conform__70" original="E399.-1837"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conform__71" original="E399.-1835"> to obey a rule or law </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14c3" id="conform__72" original="E8cc.-6907" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://comply" title="comply definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14c2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30e6" id="conform__73" original="E8cc.-6906"><span class="xh" id="conform__74"> comply </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14c0" id="conform__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14bf" id="conform__76" original="E8b9.-7fef"><span class="x" id="conform__77" original="E8b9.-7fee"> Arbitrary corporal punishment was officially forbidden in the army, but not all officers conformed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14bd" id="conform__78" original="E8cc.-6904"><span class="cf" id="conform__79" original="E8cc.-6905"><span class="exp" id="conform__80"> conform </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="conform__81" original="E8cc.-6903"> Products must conform to these minimum requirements to be marketed in France. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14b9" id="conform__82" original="E8b9.-7ff1"><span class="cf" id="conform__83" original="E8cc.-6902"><span class="exp" id="conform__84"> conform </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="conform__85" original="E8b9.-7ff0"> The site must conform with all Health and Safety regulations. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14b5" id="conform__86" original="E8cc.-6901"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14b4" id="conform__87" original="E8cc.-6900"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14b3" id="conform__88"><h4 class="pv"> conform to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14b1" id="conform__90"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14b0" id="conform__91"><span class="def" id="conform__92" original="E8cc.-68fe"> to agree with or match something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14ae" id="conform__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14ad" id="conform__94" original="E8cc.-68fd"><span class="x" id="conform__95" original="E8cc.-68fc"> Two of these results clearly conform to expectations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14ab" id="conform__96" original="E8b9.-7ff3"><span class="x" id="conform__97" original="E8b9.-7ff2"> Marriage had to conform to religious views about sexual relationships. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14a9" id="conform__98" original="E8b9.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="conform__99" original="E8b9.-7ff6"> All three plots give very straight lines, indicating that the experimental data conform well to the equation. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5144" id="conform__100" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conform" title="conform definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5143" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3baa" id="conform__101" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conform__102"> conform </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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conformation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14a7" id="conformation" original="E399.-17ff" sum="581"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14a6" id="conformation__1" original="E399.-17fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14a5" id="conformation__2" original="E399.-17fd"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conformation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1499" id="conformation__7" original="E399.-17f5"><span class="pos" id="conformation__8" original="E399.-17f4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ceb" eid="conformation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5d7b" geo="br" id="conformation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conformation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconformation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5d77" geo="n_am" id="conformation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conformation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnfɔːrˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformation__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformation__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconformation__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1497" id="conformation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conformation__15" original="E399.-17f2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conformation__16" original="E399.-17f1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1494" id="conformation__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1493" id="conformation__18" original="E399.-17ef"><span class="def" id="conformation__19" original="E399.-17ee"> the particular shape and structure of something </span><span class="un" id="conformation__20" original="E576.1764" un="help"> In chemistry, a <span class="eb" id="conformation__21" original="E576.1765"> conformation </span> is any of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://spatial" id="conformation__22"> spatial </a> arrangements that atoms in a <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecule" id="conformation__23"> molecule </a> can take and freely change between, especially by <a class="ndv" href="entry://rotation" id="conformation__24"> rotation </a> around individual single <a class="ndv" href="entry://bonds" id="conformation__25"> bonds </a> : </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-148b" id="conformation__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-148a" id="conformation__27" original="E8b9.-7867"><span class="x" id="conformation__28" original="E8b9.-7866"> A protein's conformation dictates the physical interactions it can have with other molecules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1488" id="conformation__29" original="E8b9.-7865"><span class="x" id="conformation__30" original="E8b9.-7864"> Prions are protein molecules that adopt toxic conformations and cause infectious diseases. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-50fc" id="conformation__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conformation" title="conformation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-50fb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3b28" id="conformation__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conformation__33"> conformation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conformist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1486" id="conformist" original="E399.-17ed" sum="392"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1485" id="conformist__1" original="E399.-17ec"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1484" id="conformist__2" original="E399.-17eb"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conformist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1478" id="conformist__7" original="E399.-17e3"><span class="pos" id="conformist__8" original="E399.-17e2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ce2" eid="conformist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5d43" geo="br" id="conformist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conformist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːmɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconformist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5d3f" geo="n_am" id="conformist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conformist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːrmɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconformist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1476" id="conformist__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="conformist__15" original="E399.-17e0" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1474" id="conformist__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1473" id="conformist__17" original="E399.-17df"><span class="def" id="conformist__18" original="E399.-17de"> behaving and thinking in the same way as most other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1471" id="conformist__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1470" id="conformist__20" original="E8b9.-79d5"><span class="x" id="conformist__21" original="E8b9.-79d4"> It is a welfare state in which the young are taught to be conformist and respectful. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-146e" id="conformist__22" original="E8b9.-79d1"><span class="x" id="conformist__23" original="E8b9.-79d0"> Young believes that large cities liberate people from conformist pressures. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-50d7" id="conformist__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conformist_2" title="conformist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-50d6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1c8a" id="conformist__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conformist__26"> conformist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conformity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-146c" id="conformity" original="E399.-17d6" sum="698"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-146b" id="conformity__1" original="E399.-17d5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-146a" id="conformity__2" original="E399.-17d4"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conformity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1461" id="conformity__4" original="E399.-17cf"><span class="pos" id="conformity__5" original="E399.-17ce"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7cd9" eid="conformity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5d22" geo="br" id="conformity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conformity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːməti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconformity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5d1e" geo="n_am" id="conformity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conformity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfɔːrməti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconformity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconformity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconformity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-145f" id="conformity__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conformity__12" original="E399.-17cb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-145d" id="conformity__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-145c" id="conformity__14" original="E399.-17cd"><span class="def" id="conformity__15" original="E399.-17c7"> behaviour or actions that follow accepted rules or laws </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-145a" id="conformity__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1459" id="conformity__17" original="E8b9.-7fcb"><span class="x" id="conformity__18" original="E8b9.-7fca"> Religious conformity was a requirement for most forms of office-holding. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1457" id="conformity__19" original="E8b9.-7fd1"><span class="cf" id="conformity__20" original="E399.-17ca"><span class="exp" id="conformity__21"> conformity </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="conformity__22" original="E8b9.-7fd0"> All member States pledge conformity to the rule of law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1453" id="conformity__23" original="E8b9.-7fcf"><span class="cf" id="conformity__24" original="E8cc.-681d"><span class="exp" id="conformity__25"> conformity </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="conformity__26" original="E8b9.-7fce"> The customer was given 30 days to test the software to ensure its conformity with the specifications. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-144f" id="conformity__27" original="E399.-17c6"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-144e" id="conformity__28" original="E399.-17c5" sk="inconformitywith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-144d" id="conformity__29"><span class="idm" id="conformity__30" original="E399.-17c4"> in conformity with something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-144b" id="conformity__31"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-144a" id="conformity__32"><span class="def" id="conformity__33" original="E399.-17c3"> following the rules of something; <a class="ndv" href="entry://conforming" id="conformity__34"> conforming </a> to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1447" id="conformity__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1446" id="conformity__36" original="E8b9.-7fc9"><span class="x" id="conformity__37" original="E8b9.-7fc8"> English law must be interpreted in conformity with EU laws and decisions of the ECJ. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-50bb" id="conformity__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conformity" title="conformity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-50ba" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3aef" id="conformity__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conformity__40"> conformity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confound
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1444" id="confound" original="E399.-17bf" sum="783"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1443" id="confound__1" original="E399.-17be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1442" id="confound__2" original="E399.-17bd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confound </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1435" id="confound__9" original="E399.-17b3"><span class="pos" id="confound__10" original="E399.-17b2"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7cd0" eid="confound__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c54" geo="br" id="confound__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c51" geo="n_am" id="confound__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-9c0" id="confound__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c81" form="root" id="confound__17"><span class="vp" id="confound__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> confound </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c7f" eid="confound__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c7e" geo="br" id="confound__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfound__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfound__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfound__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c7b" geo="n_am" id="confound__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfound__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfound__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfound__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c78" form="thirdps" id="confound__24"><span class="vp" id="confound__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> confounds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c76" eid="confound__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c75" geo="br" id="confound__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfounds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfounds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfounds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c72" geo="n_am" id="confound__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfounds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfounds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfounds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c6f" form="past" id="confound__31"><span class="vp" id="confound__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> confounded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c6d" eid="confound__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c6c" geo="br" id="confound__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfounded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfounded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfounded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c69" geo="n_am" id="confound__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfounded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfounded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfounded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c66" form="pastpart" id="confound__38"><span class="vp" id="confound__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> confounded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c64" eid="confound__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c63" geo="br" id="confound__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfounded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfounded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfounded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c60" geo="n_am" id="confound__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfounded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfounded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfounded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c5d" form="prespart" id="confound__45"><span class="vp" id="confound__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> confounding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c5b" eid="confound__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c5a" geo="br" id="confound__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfounding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfounding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfounding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5c57" geo="n_am" id="confound__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confound__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfaʊndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfounding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfounding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfounding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1409" id="confound__52"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="confound__53" original="E399.-1794" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1407" id="confound__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1406" id="confound__55" original="E399.-178d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="confound__56" original="E399.-178b"> to prove something wrong; to appear to prove something wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1404" id="confound__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1403" id="confound__58" original="E586.-496d"><span class="cf" id="confound__59" original="E399.-178c"><span class="exp" id="confound__60"> confound </span> something </span><span class="x" id="confound__61" original="E586.-496c"> The rise in prices confounded expectations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13ff" id="confound__62" original="E824.-7767"><span class="x" id="confound__63" original="E824.-7766"> Bias may confound the results in one direction or another. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13fd" id="confound__64" original="E824.-7765"><span class="x" id="confound__65" original="E824.-7764"> Comparative analyses may be confounded by sample size if sample size varies considerably. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13fb" id="confound__66" original="E824.-7763"><span class="cf" id="confound__67" original="E586.-496b"> confounding + noun </span><span class="x" id="confound__68" original="E824.-7762"> After controlling for the potentially confounding factors, the association between job demand and work stress was equally strong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13f8" id="confound__69" original="E824.-7761"><span class="x" id="confound__70" original="E824.-7760"> confounding variables/effects </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13f6" id="confound__71" original="E399.-1793"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="confound__72" original="E399.-1792"><span class="exp" id="confound__73"> confound </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="confound__74" original="E399.-1791"> to confuse and surprise somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13f2" id="confound__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13f1" id="confound__76" original="E824.-775f"><span class="x" id="confound__77" original="E824.-775e"> What confounded the reformers was that the existing state managers managed to stay in control. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-505c" id="confound__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confound" title="confound definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-505b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3ace" id="confound__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confound__80"> confound </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confront
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13ef" id="confront" original="E399.-175c" sum="1123"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13ee" id="confront__1" original="E399.-175b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13ed" id="confront__2" original="E399.-175a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confront </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13e0" id="confront__9" original="E399.-1750"><span class="pos" id="confront__10" original="E399.-174f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7cc9" eid="confront__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b1f" geo="br" id="confront__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfront__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfront__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfront__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b1c" geo="n_am" id="confront__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfront__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfront__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfront__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-992" id="confront__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b4c" form="root" id="confront__17"><span class="vp" id="confront__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> confront </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b4a" eid="confront__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b49" geo="br" id="confront__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfront__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfront__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfront__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b46" geo="n_am" id="confront__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfront__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfront__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfront__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b43" form="thirdps" id="confront__24"><span class="vp" id="confront__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> confronts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b41" eid="confront__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b40" geo="br" id="confront__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfronts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfronts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfronts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b3d" geo="n_am" id="confront__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfronts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfronts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfronts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b3a" form="past" id="confront__31"><span class="vp" id="confront__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> confronted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b38" eid="confront__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b37" geo="br" id="confront__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfronted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfronted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfronted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b34" geo="n_am" id="confront__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfronted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfronted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfronted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b31" form="pastpart" id="confront__38"><span class="vp" id="confront__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> confronted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b2f" eid="confront__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b2e" geo="br" id="confront__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfronted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfronted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfronted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b2b" geo="n_am" id="confront__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfronted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfronted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfronted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b28" form="prespart" id="confront__45"><span class="vp" id="confront__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> confronting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b26" eid="confront__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b25" geo="br" id="confront__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfronting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfronting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfronting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5b22" geo="n_am" id="confront__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confront__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfrʌntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfronting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfronting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfronting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13b4" id="confront__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13b3" id="confront__53" original="E399.-1732"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13b2" id="confront__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="confront__55" original="E399.-1730"> of problems or a difficult situation </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="confront__56" original="E399.-172f"> to appear and need to be dealt with by somebody </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13af" id="confront__57" original="E867.-abd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13ae" id="confront__58" original="E867.-abc"><span class="xh" id="confront__59" original="E81e.4602"> face </span><span class="xhm" id="confront__60" original="E81e.4603"> 1 </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13ab" id="confront__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13aa" id="confront__62" original="E867.-ab9"><span class="cf" id="confront__63" original="E399.-1731"><span class="exp" id="confront__64"> confront </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="confront__65" original="E867.-ab8"> There are many challenges confronting the legal profession. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13a6" id="confront__66" original="E867.-ab6"><span class="cf" id="confront__67" original="E867.-ab7"> be confronted with/by something </span><span class="x" id="confront__68" original="E867.-ab5"> Historians are constantly confronted with the dilemma of prioritizing some events over others. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13a3" id="confront__69" original="E399.-172e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="confront__70" original="E399.-172d"><span class="exp" id="confront__71"> confront </span> something </span><span class="def" id="confront__72" original="E399.-172c"> to deal with a problem or difficult situation </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-139f" id="confront__73" original="E399.-172b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-139e" id="confront__74" original="E399.-172a"><span class="xw" id="confront__75" original="E81e.4605"> face up to something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-139a" id="confront__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1399" id="confront__77" original="E867.-ab4"><span class="x" id="confront__78" original="E867.-ab3"> There was a reluctance in the 1950s and 1960s to confront the realities of Nazi mass extermination. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1397" id="confront__79" original="E399.-1728"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="confront__80" original="E399.-1727"><span class="exp" id="confront__81"> confront </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="confront__82" original="E399.-1726"> to face somebody so that they cannot avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1393" id="confront__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1392" id="confront__84" original="E492.-3454"><span class="x" id="confront__85" original="E492.-3453"> 300 police officers confronted an equal number of union supporters. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1390" id="confront__86" original="E399.-1725"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="confront__87" original="E399.-1724"><span class="exp" id="confront__88"> confront </span> somebody with somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="confront__89" original="E399.-1723"> to make somebody face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-138c" id="confront__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-138b" id="confront__91" original="E867.-ab0"><span class="x" id="confront__92" original="E867.-aaf"> When the police confronted him with the evidence against him, he changed his story several times. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5000" id="confront__93" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confront" title="confront definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4fff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3a5a" id="confront__94" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confront__95"> confront </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confrontation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1389" id="confrontation" original="E399.-171f" sum="480"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1388" id="confrontation__1" original="E399.-171e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1387" id="confrontation__2" original="E399.-171d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confrontation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-137b" id="confrontation__7" original="E399.-1715"><span class="pos" id="confrontation__8" original="E399.-1714"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7cc2" eid="confrontation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5a78" geo="br" id="confrontation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confrontation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfrontation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfrontation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfrontation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5a74" geo="n_am" id="confrontation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confrontation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfrontation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfrontation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfrontation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1379" id="confrontation__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1378" id="confrontation__15" original="E399.-1713"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1377" id="confrontation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confrontation__17" original="E399.-1711"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="confrontation__18" original="E399.-1710"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confrontation__19" original="E399.-170d"> a situation in which there is an angry disagreement between people or groups who have different opinions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1373" id="confrontation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1372" id="confrontation__21" original="E867.-a9e"><span class="cf" id="confrontation__22" original="E399.-170e"><span class="exp" id="confrontation__23"> confrontation </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="confrontation__24" original="E867.-a9d"> There were violent confrontations between rival groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-136e" id="confrontation__25" original="E867.-a9c"><span class="cf" id="confrontation__26" original="E399.-170f"><span class="exp" id="confrontation__27"> confrontation </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="confrontation__28" original="E867.-a9b"> This brought Germany into direct confrontation with Russia. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4fc0" id="confrontation__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confrontation" title="confrontation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4fbf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3a03" id="confrontation__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confrontation__31"> confrontation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confrontational
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-136a" id="confrontational" original="E399.-170c" sum="371"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1369" id="confrontational__1" original="E399.-170b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1368" id="confrontational__2" original="E399.-170a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confrontational </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-135f" id="confrontational__4" original="E399.-1705"><span class="pos" id="confrontational__5" original="E399.-1704"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7cb9" eid="confrontational__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5a50" geo="br" id="confrontational__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confrontational__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfrontational__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfrontational__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfrontational__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5a4c" geo="n_am" id="confrontational__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confrontational__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfrontational__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfrontational__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfrontational__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-135d" id="confrontational__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-135c" id="confrontational__12" original="E399.-1703"><span class="def" id="confrontational__13" original="E399.-1702"> tending to deal with people in an aggressive way that is likely to cause arguments, rather than discussing things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-135a" id="confrontational__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1359" id="confrontational__15" original="E867.6d8"><span class="x" id="confrontational__16" original="E867.6d9"> He was committed to a more confrontational approach with the Soviets on arms control. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4f9f" id="confrontational__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confrontational" title="confrontational definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4f9e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-39e2" id="confrontational__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confrontational__19"> confrontational </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confuse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1357" id="confuse" original="E399.-16ce" sum="693"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1356" id="confuse__1" original="E399.-16cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1355" id="confuse__2" original="E399.-16cc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confuse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1348" id="confuse__9" original="E399.-16c2"><span class="pos" id="confuse__10" original="E399.-16c1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7cb0" eid="confuse__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-593a" geo="br" id="confuse__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfuse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfuse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfuse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5937" geo="n_am" id="confuse__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfuse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfuse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfuse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-964" id="confuse__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38ce" form="root" id="confuse__17"><span class="vp" id="confuse__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> confuse </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38d0" eid="confuse__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38d1" geo="br" id="confuse__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfuse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfuse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfuse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38d4" geo="n_am" id="confuse__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfuse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfuse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfuse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38d7" form="thirdps" id="confuse__24"><span class="vp" id="confuse__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> confuses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38d9" eid="confuse__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38da" geo="br" id="confuse__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfuses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfuses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfuses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38dd" geo="n_am" id="confuse__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfuses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfuses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfuses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38e0" form="past" id="confuse__31"><span class="vp" id="confuse__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> confused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38e2" eid="confuse__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38e3" geo="br" id="confuse__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38e6" geo="n_am" id="confuse__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconfused__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38e9" form="pastpart" id="confuse__38"><span class="vp" id="confuse__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> confused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38eb" eid="confuse__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38ec" geo="br" id="confuse__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38ef" geo="n_am" id="confuse__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconfused__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38f2" form="prespart" id="confuse__45"><span class="vp" id="confuse__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> confusing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38f4" eid="confuse__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38f5" geo="br" id="confuse__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfusing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfusing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfusing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.38f8" geo="n_am" id="confuse__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confuse__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfusing__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfusing__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconfusing__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-131c" id="confuse__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-131b" id="confuse__53" original="E399.-16a4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="confuse__54" original="E399.-16a3"><span class="exp" id="confuse__55"> confuse </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="confuse__56" original="E399.-16a2"> to make somebody unable to think clearly or understand something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1317" id="confuse__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1316" id="confuse__58" original="E867.-9bd"><span class="x" id="confuse__59" original="E867.-9bc"> Poor sentence construction just confuses the reader. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1314" id="confuse__60" original="E399.-16a1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="confuse__61" original="E399.-169f"> to think wrongly that somebody/something is somebody/something else </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1312" id="confuse__62" original="E399.-169e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1311" id="confuse__63" original="E399.-169d"><span class="xw" id="confuse__64" original="E81e.4609"> mix something up (with something) </span><span class="xs" id="confuse__65" original="E81e.460c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-130c" id="confuse__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-130b" id="confuse__67" original="E867.-9ba"><span class="cf" id="confuse__68" original="E867.-9bb"><span class="exp" id="confuse__69"> confuse </span> A with B </span><span class="x" id="confuse__70" original="E867.-9b9"> Adolescence should not be confused with puberty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1307" id="confuse__71" original="E867.-9b7"><span class="cf" id="confuse__72" original="E867.-9b8"><span class="exp" id="confuse__73"> confuse </span> A and B </span><span class="x" id="confuse__74" original="E867.-9b6"> It is easy to confuse ideologies and political doctrines. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1303" id="confuse__75" original="E399.-169b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="confuse__76" original="E399.-169a"><span class="exp" id="confuse__77"> confuse </span> something </span><span class="def" id="confuse__78" original="E399.-1699"> to make a subject more difficult to understand </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12ff" id="confuse__79" original="E867.-9b5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://complicate" title="complicate (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12fe" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3144" id="confuse__80" original="E867.-9b4"><span class="xh" id="confuse__81"> complicate </span><span class="xs" id="confuse__82"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12fb" id="confuse__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12fa" id="confuse__84" original="E867.-9b3"><span class="x" id="confuse__85" original="E867.-9b2"> His comments simply confuse the real issue. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4f55" id="confuse__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confuse" title="confuse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4f54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3993" id="confuse__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confuse__88"> confuse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confused
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12f8" id="confused" original="E399.-1698" sum="384"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12f7" id="confused__1" original="E399.-1697"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12f6" id="confused__2" original="E399.-1696"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confused </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12ee" id="confused__4" original="E399.-1691"><span class="pos" id="confused__5" original="E399.-1690"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ca9" eid="confused__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2953" geo="br" id="confused__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confused__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2956" geo="n_am" id="confused__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confused__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfused__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconfused__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12ec" id="confused__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12eb" id="confused__12" original="E399.-168f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="confused__13" original="E399.-168e"> unable to think clearly or to understand what is happening or what somebody is saying </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12e9" id="confused__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12e8" id="confused__15" original="E867.-9ab"><span class="x" id="confused__16" original="E867.-9aa"> The patient may feel very confused and frightened after a fit. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12e6" id="confused__17" original="E399.-168d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="confused__18" original="E399.-168c"> not clear or easy to understand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12e4" id="confused__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12e3" id="confused__20" original="E867.-9a7"><span class="x" id="confused__21" original="E867.-9a6"> The process of globalization has been a contradictory and confused one. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4f21" id="confused__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confused" title="confused definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4f20" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-394f" id="confused__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confused__24"> confused </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confusing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12e1" id="confusing" original="E399.-1684" sum="356"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12e0" id="confusing__1" original="E399.-1683"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12df" id="confusing__2" original="E399.-1682"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confusing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12d7" id="confusing__4" original="E399.-167d"><span class="pos" id="confusing__5" original="E399.-167c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ca2" eid="confusing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.29cb" geo="br" id="confusing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confusing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfusing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfusing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfusing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.29ce" geo="n_am" id="confusing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confusing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfusing__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfusing__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xconfusing__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12d5" id="confusing__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12d4" id="confusing__12" original="E399.-167b"><span class="def" id="confusing__13" original="E399.-167a"> difficult to understand; not clear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12d2" id="confusing__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12d1" id="confusing__15" original="E867.-9a2"><span class="x" id="confusing__16" original="E867.-9a1"> ‘Common law’ can be a confusing term because it carries at least three distinct meanings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12cf" id="confusing__17" original="E858.-4dd9"><span class="x" id="confusing__18" original="E858.-4dd8"> The pH scale is potentially confusing to the non-chemist. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12cd" id="confusing__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12cc" id="confusing__20" original="E4c1.4927"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12cb" id="confusing__21"><span class="dr" id="confusing__22" original="E4c1.4928"> confusingly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12c3" id="confusing__23" original="E4c1.492c"><span class="pos" id="confusing__24" original="E4c1.492d"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ca1" eid="confusing__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-57a5" geo="br" id="confusing__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confusing__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfusingly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfusingly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfusingly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-57a2" geo="n_am" id="confusing__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confusing__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːzɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfusingly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfusingly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfusingly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12c1" id="confusing__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12c0" id="confusing__31" original="E4c1.492e"><span class="x" id="confusing__32" original="E4c1.492f"> Some find this area of the subject confusingly academic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12be" id="confusing__33" original="E4c1.4930"><span class="x" id="confusing__34" original="E4c1.4931"> Confusingly, a food calorie is the same unit as the chemists' kilocalorie. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4f06" id="confusing__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confusing" title="confusing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4f05" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3929" id="confusing__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confusing__37"> confusing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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confusion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12bc" id="confusion" original="E399.-1672" sum="1390"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12bb" id="confusion__1" original="E399.-1671"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12ba" id="confusion__2" original="E399.-1670"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> confusion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12af" id="confusion__7" original="E399.-1668"><span class="pos" id="confusion__8" original="E399.-1667"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c94" eid="confusion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5751" geo="br" id="confusion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confusion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfusion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfusion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfusion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-574e" geo="n_am" id="confusion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="confusion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈfjuːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconf/xconfusion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconf/xconfusion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconfusion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12ad" id="confusion__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12ac" id="confusion__15" original="E399.-1666"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12ab" id="confusion__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confusion__17" original="E399.-1664"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confusion__18" original="E399.-1660"> a state of not being certain about what is happening, what you should do, what something means, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12a8" id="confusion__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12a7" id="confusion__20" original="E867.-9a0"><span class="cf" id="confusion__21" original="E399.-1662"><span class="exp" id="confusion__22"> confusion </span> about/over something </span><span class="x" id="confusion__23" original="E867.-99f"> Employees may feel confusion over their roles and responsibilities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-12a3" id="confusion__24" original="E867.-99e"><span class="cf" id="confusion__25" original="E399.-1661"><span class="exp" id="confusion__26"> confusion </span> as to something </span><span class="x" id="confusion__27" original="E867.-99d"> This led to some confusion as to the nature of the disease. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-129f" id="confusion__28" original="E399.-165f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-129e" id="confusion__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confusion__30" original="E399.-165d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="confusion__31" original="E399.-165c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confusion__32" original="E399.-165a"> the fact of making a mistake about who somebody is or what something is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-129a" id="confusion__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1299" id="confusion__34" original="E867.-99c"><span class="x" id="confusion__35" original="E867.-99b"> Their children were deported because of some confusion during the selection process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1297" id="confusion__36" original="E867.-999"><span class="cf" id="confusion__37" original="E867.-99a"><span class="exp" id="confusion__38"> confusion </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="confusion__39" original="E867.-998"> There are numerous causes of abdominal pain that may cause confusion with appendicitis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1293" id="confusion__40" original="E867.-997"><span class="cf" id="confusion__41" original="E399.-165b"><span class="exp" id="confusion__42"> confusion </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="confusion__43" original="E867.-996"> There has been considerable confusion between the terms ‘marketing’ and ‘market research’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-128f" id="confusion__44" original="E399.-1659"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-128e" id="confusion__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confusion__46" original="E399.-1657"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confusion__47" original="E399.-1656"> a feeling of not knowing where you are, or of not understanding something and not being sure what to do in a situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-128b" id="confusion__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-128a" id="confusion__49" original="E867.-995"><span class="x" id="confusion__50" original="E867.-994"> Most people experience drowsiness and confusion when they wake up from an operation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1288" id="confusion__51" original="E867.-992"><span class="cf" id="confusion__52" original="E867.-993"> in <span class="exp" id="confusion__53"> confusion </span></span><span class="x" id="confusion__54" original="E867.-991"> People were running around in confusion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1284" id="confusion__55" original="E399.-1655"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1283" id="confusion__56"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="confusion__57" original="E399.-1653"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="confusion__58" original="E399.-1652"> a confused situation in which people do not know what action to take </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1280" id="confusion__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-127f" id="confusion__60" original="E867.-990"><span class="x" id="confusion__61" original="E867.-98f"> Normal trade patterns were disrupted, and economic life thrown into confusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-127d" id="confusion__62" original="E867.-98e"><span class="x" id="confusion__63" original="E867.-98d"> After the Revolution, the political landscape was characterized by chaos and confusion. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4ed9" id="confusion__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confusion" title="confusion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4ed8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-390c" id="confusion__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="confusion__66"> confusion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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congenital
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-127b" id="congenital" original="E399.-15c6" sum="310"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-127a" id="congenital__1" original="E399.-15c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1279" id="congenital__2" original="E399.-15c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> congenital </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1271" id="congenital__4" original="E399.-15bf"><span class="pos" id="congenital__5" original="E399.-15be"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c8d" eid="congenital__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-551c" geo="br" id="congenital__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congenital__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʒenɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongenital__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongenital__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongenital__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5519" geo="n_am" id="congenital__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congenital__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʒenɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongenital__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongenital__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongenital__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-126f" id="congenital__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-126e" id="congenital__12" original="E399.-15bd"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-126d" id="congenital__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="congenital__14" original="E399.-15bc"> of a disease or medical condition </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="congenital__15" original="E399.-15bb"> existing since or before birth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-126a" id="congenital__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1269" id="congenital__17" original="E867.355"><span class="x" id="congenital__18" original="E867.356"> Congenital heart defects are a common and serious birth anomaly. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1267" id="congenital__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1266" id="congenital__20" original="E399.-15af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1265" id="congenital__21"><span class="dr" id="congenital__22" original="E399.-15ae"> congenitally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-125d" id="congenital__23" original="E399.-15aa"><span class="pos" id="congenital__24" original="E399.-15a9"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c8c" eid="congenital__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5524" geo="br" id="congenital__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congenital__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʒenɪtəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongenitally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongenitally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongenitally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5520" geo="n_am" id="congenital__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congenital__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʒenɪtəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongenitally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongenitally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongenitally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-125b" id="congenital__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-125a" id="congenital__31" original="E867.357"><span class="x" id="congenital__32" original="E867.358"> a congenitally blind woman </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4e97" id="congenital__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://congenital" title="congenital definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4e96" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3821" id="congenital__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="congenital__35"> congenital </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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congestion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1258" id="congestion" original="E399.-1581" sum="425"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1257" id="congestion__1" original="E399.-1580"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1256" id="congestion__2" original="E399.-157f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> congestion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-124b" id="congestion__7" original="E399.-1577"><span class="pos" id="congestion__8" original="E399.-1576"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c7d" eid="congestion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-548c" geo="br" id="congestion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congestion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʒestʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongestion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongestion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongestion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5489" geo="n_am" id="congestion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congestion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʒestʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongestion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongestion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongestion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1249" id="congestion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="congestion__15" original="E399.-1574"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1247" id="congestion__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1246" id="congestion__17" original="E399.-1573"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="congestion__18" original="E399.-1572"> the state of being full of <a class="ndv" href="entry://traffic" id="congestion__19"> traffic </a> or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1243" id="congestion__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1242" id="congestion__21" original="E852.4e82"><span class="cf" id="congestion__22" original="E586.-47bf"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="congestion__23" original="E852.4e83"> The primary objective of a congestion charge is to reduce traffic congestion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-123f" id="congestion__24" original="E399.-1571"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-123e" id="congestion__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="congestion__26" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="congestion__27" original="E399.-156e"> the state of part of the body being blocked with blood or <a class="ndv" href="entry://mucus" id="congestion__28"> mucus </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-123a" id="congestion__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1239" id="congestion__30" original="E852.4e84"><span class="x" id="congestion__31" original="E852.4e85"> Symptoms include nasal congestion, sneezing, sore throat and cough. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4e68" id="congestion__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://congestion" title="congestion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4e67" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-37b1" id="congestion__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="congestion__34"> congestion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conglomerate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1237" id="conglomerate" original="E399.-1554" sum="601"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1236" id="conglomerate__1" original="E399.-1553"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1235" id="conglomerate__2" original="E399.-1552"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conglomerate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1229" id="conglomerate__7" original="E399.-1548"><span class="pos" id="conglomerate__8" original="E399.-1547"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c76" eid="conglomerate__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5417" geo="br" id="conglomerate__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conglomerate__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈɡlɒmərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcong/xconglomerate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xconglomerate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconglomerate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5413" geo="n_am" id="conglomerate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conglomerate__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈɡlɑːmərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcong/xconglomerate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xconglomerate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconglomerate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1227" id="conglomerate__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1226" id="conglomerate__15" original="E399.-1546"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1225" id="conglomerate__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conglomerate__17" original="E399.-1544"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conglomerate__18" original="E399.-1542"> a large company formed by joining together different firms </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1222" id="conglomerate__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1221" id="conglomerate__20" original="E852.4ea6"><span class="x" id="conglomerate__21" original="E852.4ea7"> A small number of multinational cement conglomerates have been buying up cement plants around the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-121f" id="conglomerate__22" original="E852.4ea8"><span class="x" id="conglomerate__23" original="E852.4ea9"> BLMC is a giant conglomerate formed by the mergers of numerous smaller motor groups. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="organization__44" original="E850.-612f" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="organization__45" original="E850.-612e"><span class="h1" id="organization__46" original="E850.-612d"><ul class="inline" id="organization__47" original="E850.-612c"><li class="li" id="organization__48" original="E850.-612b"> company </li><li class="li" id="organization__49" original="E850.-6129"> business </li><li class="li" id="organization__50" original="E8c4.a38"> conglomerate </li><li class="li" id="organization__51" original="E850.-6128"> corporation </li><li class="li" id="organization__52" original="E850.-612a"> firm </li><li class="li" id="organization__53" original="E850.-6127"> multinational </li><li class="li" id="organization__54" original="E850.-6126"> organization <span class="pos" id="organization__55" original="E83b.688e"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="organization__56" original="E850.-6124"> These words can all be used to describe an organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services. </span><ul class="bullet" id="organization__57" original="E850.-6123"><li class="li" id="organization__58" original="E8c4.a3a"><span class="eb" id="organization__59" original="E5df.-5d25"> an insurance/​a limited/​a pharmaceutical </span> company </li><li class="li" id="organization__60" original="E8c4.a3b"> a <span class="eb" id="organization__61" original="E5df.-5d24"> family/​local </span> business </li><li class="li" id="organization__62" original="E8c4.a3d"> an <span class="eb" id="organization__63" original="E5df.-5d23"> entertainment/​industrial </span> conglomerate </li><li class="li" id="organization__64" original="E8a8.-4d1e"> a <span class="eb" id="organization__65" original="E5df.-5d22"> multinational </span> company/​conglomerate/​corporation/​firm </li><li class="li" id="organization__66" original="E8c4.a3e"><span class="eb" id="organization__67" original="E5df.-5d21"> an accounting/​a consulting/​a manufacturing </span> firm </li><li class="li" id="organization__68" original="E850.-6122"><span class="eb" id="organization__69" original="E5df.-5d20"> a foreign/​a European/​an oil </span> multinational </li><li class="li" id="organization__70" original="E8c4.a43"> a <span class="eb" id="organization__71" original="E5df.-5d1f"> non-governmental/​non-profit/​voluntary </span> organization </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="organization__72" original="E850.-6121"><li class="li" id="organization__73" original="E8c4.a4b"><span class="eb" id="organization__74" original="E8c4.a4c"> Company </span> refers to a business organization that is recognized in law and that exists independently of its owners and employees. The term <span class="eb" id="organization__75" original="E8c4.a89"> corporation </span> is also often used, especially in American English: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__76"><span class="x-g" id="organization__77" original="E8c4.a4d"><span class="x" id="organization__78" original="E8c4.a4e"> Company law enables a company to own its own assets. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="organization__79" original="E8c4.a4f"><span class="x" id="organization__80" original="E8c4.a50"> Pertamina became a corporation established by law. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__81" original="E8c4.a56"><span class="eb" id="organization__82" original="E8c4.a57"> Business </span> is often used to refer to a small company that is owned by an individual or a family; whereas <span class="eb" id="organization__83" original="E8c4.a8a"> firm </span> is often used to mean a company that provides a particular professional service: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__84"><span class="x-g" id="organization__85" original="E8c4.a58"><span class="x" id="organization__86" original="E8c4.a59"> Family businesses have been the basis of entrepreneurship… </span></span><span class="x-g" id="organization__87" original="E8c4.a8b"><span class="x" id="organization__88" original="E8c4.a8c"> Accounting firms should limit their services to audit and closely related services. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__89" original="E8a8.-4d20"><span class="eb" id="organization__90" original="E8a8.-4d1a"> Conglomerate </span> refers to an organization formed of a group of companies that have different business activities: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__91"><span class="x-g" id="organization__92" original="E8a8.-4d19"><span class="x" id="organization__93" original="E8a8.-4d18"> The OCBC acquired numerous commercial and industrial concerns to form a highly diversified conglomerate. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__94" original="E8c4.a5c"><span class="eb" id="organization__95" original="E8c4.a5d"> Multinational </span> and <span class="eb" id="organization__96" original="E8c4.a5e"> corporation </span> are both used to mean a company that operates in more than one country: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__97"><span class="x-g" id="organization__98" original="E8c4.a5f"><span class="x" id="organization__99" original="E8c4.a60"> Foreign multinationals are increasingly setting up operations in this country. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="organization__100" original="E8c4.a61"><span class="x" id="organization__101" original="E8c4.a62"> The corporations that are headquartered in these cities reach around the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__102" original="E850.-6120"><span class="eb" id="organization__103" original="E850.-611f"> Organization </span> can be used to mean a company that exists to make a profit, but it can also mean a non-profit organization: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__104"><span class="x-g" id="organization__105" original="E8c4.a45"><span class="x" id="organization__106" original="E8c4.a46"> Business organizations should understand the processes of gradual cultural change. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="organization__107" original="E8c4.a47"><span class="x" id="organization__108" original="E8c4.a48"> This voluntary organization provides emergency provisions to refugees. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-121d" id="conglomerate__89" original="E399.-153c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-121c" id="conglomerate__90"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conglomerate__91" original="E399.-153a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-121a" id="conglomerate__92"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conglomerate__93" subj="earthsci"> earth sciences </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conglomerate__94" original="E399.-1538"> a type of rock made of small stones held together by dried <a class="ndv" href="entry://clay" id="conglomerate__95"> clay </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1216" id="conglomerate__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1215" id="conglomerate__97" original="E852.4eaa"><span class="x" id="conglomerate__98" original="E852.4eab"> Sparse outcrops of quartz conglomerate indicate local exposure to erosion. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4e43" id="conglomerate__99" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conglomerate" title="conglomerate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4e42" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-376c" id="conglomerate__100" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conglomerate__101"> conglomerate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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congregation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1213" id="congregation" original="E399.-147d" sum="432"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1212" id="congregation__1" original="E399.-147c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1211" id="congregation__2" original="E399.-147b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> congregation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1205" id="congregation__7" original="E399.-1473"><span class="pos" id="congregation__8" original="E399.-1472"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c6d" eid="congregation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-50e9" geo="br" id="congregation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congregation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongregation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongregation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongregation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-50e5" geo="n_am" id="congregation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congregation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongregation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongregation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongregation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1203" id="congregation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="congregation__15" original="E399.-1470"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1201" id="congregation__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1200" id="congregation__17" original="E399.-146a"><span class="def" id="congregation__18" original="E399.-1469"> the group of people who attend a particular place of worship, especially regularly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11fe" id="congregation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11fd" id="congregation__20" original="E824.-769b"><span class="x" id="congregation__21" original="E824.-769a"> This study is based on a nationwide survey of local Muslim congregations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11fb" id="congregation__22" original="E824.-7699"><span class="x" id="congregation__23" original="E824.-7698"> A member of the congregation, not the clergy, led the services. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11f9" id="congregation__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11f8" id="congregation__25" original="E399.-1468"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11f7" id="congregation__26"><span class="dr" id="congregation__27" original="E399.-1467"> congregational </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11ee" id="congregation__28" original="E399.-1463"><span class="pos" id="congregation__29" original="E399.-1462"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11f5" eid="congregation__30" original="E399.-1466" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-50f1" geo="br" id="congregation__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congregation__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongregational__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongregational__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongregational__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-50ed" geo="n_am" id="congregation__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congregation__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongregational__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongregational__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongregational__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11ec" id="congregation__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11eb" id="congregation__36" original="E824.-7697"><span class="x" id="congregation__37" original="E824.-7696"> Religious worship services, youth groups, Bible studies and other congregational meetings were observed. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4e18" id="congregation__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://congregation" title="congregation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4e17" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3665" id="congregation__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="congregation__40"> congregation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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congress
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11e9" id="congress" original="E399.-1440" sum="951"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11e8" id="congress__1" original="E399.-143f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11e7" id="congress__2" original="E399.-143e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> congress </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11db" id="congress__7" original="E399.-1436"><span class="pos" id="congress__8" original="E399.-1435"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c64" eid="congress__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.165636a3ae1.-73a8" geo="br" id="congress__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congress__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋɡres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongress__gb_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongress__gb_5.ogg" href="sound://xcongress__gb_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.165636a3ae1.-73a5" geo="n_am" id="congress__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congress__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋɡrəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongress__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongress__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongress__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11d9" id="congress__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11d8" id="congress__15" original="E399.-1434"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11d7" id="congress__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="congress__17" original="E399.-1432"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="congress__18" original="E824.-75d6"><span class="exp" id="congress__19"> congress </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="congress__20" original="E399.-1431"> a large formal meeting or series of meetings where representatives from different groups discuss ideas, make decisions, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11d2" id="congress__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11d1" id="congress__22" original="E824.-75d8"><span class="x" id="congress__23" original="E824.-75d7"> He attended the party congresses of 1903, 1904 and 1905 as a delegate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11cf" id="congress__24" original="E824.-75d5"><span class="x" id="congress__25" original="E824.-75d4"> The two papers were presented in 1967 at the Brussels world congress of the International Political Science Association. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11cd" id="congress__26" original="E399.-1430"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11cc" id="congress__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="congress__28" original="E399.-142e"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11ca" id="congress__29" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11c9" id="congress__30"><span class="v"><strong> Congress </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11c7" id="congress__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="congress__33" original="E586.-496a"> in the US and some other countries </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="congress__34" original="E399.-142c"> the name of the group of people who are elected to make laws </span><span class="un" id="congress__35" original="E586.-494f" un="help"> In the US, <span class="eb" id="congress__36" original="E586.-494e"> Congress </span> consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11c2" id="congress__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11c1" id="congress__38" original="E824.-75d3"><span class="x" id="congress__39" original="E824.-75d2"> In 1924 the US Congress reversed its open-door immigration policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11bf" id="congress__40" original="E824.-75d1"><span class="x" id="congress__41" original="E824.-75d0"> Support for gun control measures in Congress is not uniform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11bd" id="congress__42" original="E824.-75cf"><span class="x" id="congress__43" original="E824.-75ce"> Even among Republican members of Congress, there was no consensus. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11bb" id="congress__44" original="E586.-495d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://parliament" title="Parliament definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11ba" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-727d" id="congress__45" original="E586.-495c"><span class="xh" id="congress__46"> Parliament </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4deb" id="congress__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://congress" title="congress definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4dea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3611" id="congress__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="congress__49"> congress </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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congressional
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11b7" id="congressional" original="E399.-1424" sum="453"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11b6" id="congressional__1" original="E399.-1423"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11b5" id="congressional__2" original="E399.-1422"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> congressional </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11ad" id="congressional__4" original="E399.-141d"><span class="pos" id="congressional__5" original="E399.-141c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c5d" eid="congressional__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-500a" geo="br" id="congressional__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congressional__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈɡreʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongressional__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongressional__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcongressional__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5007" geo="n_am" id="congressional__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="congressional__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈɡreʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcong/xcongressional__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcong/xcongressional__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xcongressional__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11ab" id="congressional__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="congressional__12" original="E399.-141a"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11a9" id="congressional__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11a8" id="congressional__14" original="E399.-1419"><span class="def" id="congressional__15" original="E399.-1418"> connected with or belonging to a <a class="ndv" href="entry://congress" id="congressional__16"> congress </a> or the Congress in the US </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11a5" id="congressional__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11a4" id="congressional__18" original="E824.-6d3c"><span class="x" id="congressional__19" original="E824.-6d3b"> Congressional elections are held every two years, in even-numbered years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11a2" id="congressional__20" original="E824.-6d3a"><span class="x" id="congressional__21" original="E824.-6d39"> Every ten years, following the census, congressional districts in each state are redrawn by each state's legislature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-11a0" id="congressional__22" original="E824.-6d38"><span class="x" id="congressional__23" original="E824.-6d37"> a congressional committee/hearing </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4db7" id="congressional__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://congressional" title="congressional definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4db6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-35e0" id="congressional__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="congressional__26"> congressional </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-119e" id="conical" original="E399.-13ad" sum="216"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-119d" id="conical__1" original="E399.-13ac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-119c" id="conical__2" original="E399.-13ab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1193" id="conical__4" original="E399.-13a6"><span class="pos" id="conical__5" original="E399.-13a5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c56" eid="conical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4e56" geo="br" id="conical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconi/xconical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconi/xconical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4e52" geo="n_am" id="conical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconi/xconical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconi/xconical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1191" id="conical__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1190" id="conical__12" original="E399.-13a4"><span class="def" id="conical__13" original="E399.-13a3"> shaped like a <a class="ndv" href="entry://cone" id="conical__14"> cone </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-118d" id="conical__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-118c" id="conical__16" original="E8b9.-7fc0"><span class="x" id="conical__17" original="E8b9.-7fbf"> Sharp conical teeth in the jaws indicate that this animal was a predator. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4d9a" id="conical__18" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conical" title="conical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4d99" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3557" id="conical__19" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conical__20"> conical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conjunction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-118a" id="conjunction" original="E399.-123d" sum="695"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1189" id="conjunction__1" original="E399.-123c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1188" id="conjunction__2" original="E399.-123b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conjunction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-117d" id="conjunction__7" original="E399.-1233"><span class="pos" id="conjunction__8" original="E399.-1232"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c4d" eid="conjunction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4adb" geo="br" id="conjunction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conjunction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconj/xconjunction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconj/xconjunction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconjunction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4ad8" geo="n_am" id="conjunction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conjunction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconj/xconjunction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconj/xconjunction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconjunction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-117b" id="conjunction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-117a" id="conjunction__15" original="E399.-1231"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1179" id="conjunction__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conjunction__17" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conjunction__18" original="E399.-122d"> a word that joins words, phrases or sentences, for example ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1176" id="conjunction__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1175" id="conjunction__20" original="E586.-493c"><span class="x" id="conjunction__21" original="E586.-493b"> The authors focus on items such as adjacency pairs and cohesive devices (pronouns and conjunctions). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1173" id="conjunction__22" original="E399.-122c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="conjunction__23" original="E824.-6d32"><span class="exp" id="conjunction__24"> conjunction </span> of A and B </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1170" id="conjunction__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="conjunction__26" original="E399.-1229" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conjunction__27" original="E399.-1228"> a combination of events, etc., that causes a particular result </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-116d" id="conjunction__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-116c" id="conjunction__29" original="E824.-6d31"><span class="x" id="conjunction__30" original="E824.-6d30"> The film is striking specifically because of its conjunction of sound and image. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-116a" id="conjunction__31" original="E399.-1221"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1169" id="conjunction__32" original="E399.-1220" sk="inconjunctionwith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1168" id="conjunction__33"><span class="idm" id="conjunction__34" original="E399.-121f"> in conjunction with </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1166" id="conjunction__35"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1165" id="conjunction__36"><span class="def" id="conjunction__37" original="E399.-121c"> together with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1163" id="conjunction__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1162" id="conjunction__39" original="E824.-6d2f"><span class="x" id="conjunction__40" original="E824.-6d2e"> Interpretative data should be used in conjunction with data from other sources. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4d80" id="conjunction__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conjunction" title="conjunction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4d7f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3397" id="conjunction__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conjunction__43"> conjunction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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connect
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1160" id="connect" original="E399.-1115" sum="2469"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-115f" id="connect__1" original="E399.-1114"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-115e" id="connect__2" original="E399.-1113"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> connect </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1150" id="connect__9" original="E399.-1109"><span class="pos" id="connect__10" original="E399.-1108"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c46" eid="connect__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46d9" geo="br" id="connect__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnect__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnect__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnect__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46d6" geo="n_am" id="connect__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-936" id="connect__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4706" form="root" id="connect__17"><span class="vp" id="connect__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> connect </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4704" eid="connect__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4703" geo="br" id="connect__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnect__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnect__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnect__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4700" geo="n_am" id="connect__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46fd" form="thirdps" id="connect__24"><span class="vp" id="connect__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> connects </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46fb" eid="connect__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46fa" geo="br" id="connect__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnects__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnects__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnects__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46f7" geo="n_am" id="connect__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnects__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnects__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnects__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46f4" form="past" id="connect__31"><span class="vp" id="connect__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> connected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46f2" eid="connect__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46f1" geo="br" id="connect__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconnected__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46ee" geo="n_am" id="connect__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconnected__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46eb" form="pastpart" id="connect__38"><span class="vp" id="connect__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> connected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46e9" eid="connect__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46e8" geo="br" id="connect__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconnected__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46e5" geo="n_am" id="connect__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconnected__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46e2" form="prespart" id="connect__45"><span class="vp" id="connect__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> connecting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46e0" eid="connect__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46df" geo="br" id="connect__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnecting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnecting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnecting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-46dc" geo="n_am" id="connect__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connect__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnecting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnecting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnecting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1124" id="connect__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1123" id="connect__53" original="E399.-10eb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1122" id="connect__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="connect__55" original="E399.-10e9"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="connect__56" original="E8c2.-2bfe"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="connect__57" original="E399.-10e6"> to join together two or more things; to be joined together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-111e" id="connect__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-111d" id="connect__59" original="E8a9.-76bd"><span class="cf" id="connect__60" original="E8a9.-730b"><span class="exp" id="connect__61"> connect </span> something (with something) </span><span class="x" id="connect__62" original="E8a9.-76bc"> The Brooklyn Bridge connects Manhattan with Brooklyn over the East River. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1119" id="connect__63" original="E8a9.-7309"><span class="cf" id="connect__64" original="E8a9.-730a"><span class="exp" id="connect__65"> connect </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="connect__66" original="E8a9.-7308"> Ancient art represents centaurs as having the upper part of a man connected to the lower part of a horse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1115" id="connect__67" original="E8a9.-7306"><span class="cf" id="connect__68" original="E8a9.-7307"><span class="exp" id="connect__69"> connect </span> A and B </span><span class="x" id="connect__70" original="E8a9.-7305"> These vessels connect the arterial and venous systems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1111" id="connect__71" original="E8a9.-7303"><span class="cf" id="connect__72" original="E8a9.-7304"><span class="exp" id="connect__73"> connect </span> something together </span><span class="x" id="connect__74" original="E8a9.-7302"> Many fuel cells can be connected together to provide the necessary power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-110d" id="connect__75" original="E8c2.-2bfc"><span class="cf" id="connect__76" original="E8c2.-2bfd"><span class="exp" id="connect__77"> connect </span> (with something) </span><span class="x" id="connect__78" original="E8c2.-2bfb"> The Gulf of Aden connects with the Indian Ocean ridge system. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1109" id="connect__79" original="E399.-10d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1108" id="connect__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="connect__81" original="E399.-10d2"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="connect__82" original="E399.-10d0"> to notice or make a link between people, things, events, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1105" id="connect__83" original="E399.-10cf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://associate1" title="associate1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1104" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4004" id="connect__84" original="E399.-10ce"><span class="xh" id="connect__85"> associate </span><span class="xhm" id="connect__86"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1100" id="connect__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10ff" id="connect__88" original="E860.-7aff"><span class="cf" id="connect__89" original="E8a9.-72fd"><span class="exp" id="connect__90"> connect </span> A to B </span><span class="x" id="connect__91" original="E860.-7afe"> A myth may connect suitable imaginary events to the lives of legendary or historical figures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10fb" id="connect__92" original="E8c2.-2bfa"><span class="cf" id="connect__93" original="E8a9.-72fe"><span class="exp" id="connect__94"> connect </span> A with B </span><span class="x" id="connect__95" original="E8c2.-2bf9"> There is no direct evidence to connect this story, set in 1780, with the riots of the early 1840s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10f7" id="connect__96" original="E8c2.-2bf7"><span class="cf" id="connect__97" original="E8c2.-2bf8"><span class="exp" id="connect__98"> connect </span> A and B </span><span class="x" id="connect__99" original="E8c2.-2bf6"> My aim was to try and connect the economic and cultural dimensions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10f3" id="connect__100" original="E399.-10bc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10f2" id="connect__101"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="connect__102" original="E399.-10ba"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="connect__103" original="E399.-10b6"> to form a good relationship with somebody so that you like and understand each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10ef" id="connect__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10ee" id="connect__105" original="E8c2.-2bf5"><span class="x" id="connect__106" original="E8c2.-2bf4"> The need is to connect and build relationships. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10ec" id="connect__107" original="E8c2.-2bf3"><span class="cf" id="connect__108" original="E399.-10b9"><span class="exp" id="connect__109"> connect </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="connect__110" original="E8c2.-2bf2"> The Internet enables people to connect with others who share their interests. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10e8" id="connect__111" original="E399.-10dd"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10e7" id="connect__112"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="connect__113" original="E399.-10db"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="connect__114" original="E399.-10da"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="connect__115" original="E399.-10d9"><span class="exp" id="connect__116"> connect </span> (somebody) (to something) </span><span class="def" id="connect__117" original="E399.-10d8"> to join a computer to the Internet or a computer network </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10e1" id="connect__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10e0" id="connect__119" original="E8c2.-2bf1"><span class="x" id="connect__120" original="E8c2.-2bf0"> Currently, only a small minority of the world's population can connect to the Internet. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10de" id="connect__121" original="E399.-10e5"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10dd" id="connect__122"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="connect__123" original="E399.-10e3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="connect__124" original="E399.-10e2"><span class="exp" id="connect__125"> connect </span> something (to something) </span><span class="def" id="connect__126" original="E399.-10e1"> to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, water, etc. or to another piece of equipment. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10d8" id="connect__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10d7" id="connect__128" original="E860.-78c3"><span class="x" id="connect__129" original="E860.-78c2"> All properties are connected to the water, sewage and electricity systems. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10d5" id="connect__130" original="E399.-10ad"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10d4" id="connect__131" original="E399.-10ac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10d3" id="connect__132"><h4 class="pv"> connect something up (to something) </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> connect up (to/with something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10d0" id="connect__135"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10cf" id="connect__136"><span class="def" id="connect__137" original="E399.-10a9"> to join something to a supply of electricity, gas, etc. or to another piece of equipment; to be joined in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10cd" id="connect__138"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10cc" id="connect__139" original="E8a9.-72f4"><span class="x" id="connect__140" original="E8a9.-72f3"> Metal wires connect up the different parts of the circuit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10ca" id="connect__141" original="E8a9.-72f0"><span class="x" id="connect__142" original="E8a9.-72ef"> The vessels connect up with those of the embryo to provide a circulation with a beating heart. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4d20" id="connect__143" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connect" title="connect definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4d1f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3229" id="connect__144" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="connect__145"> connect </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10c8" id="connected" original="E399.-10a5" sum="579"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10c7" id="connected__1" original="E399.-10a4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10c6" id="connected__2" original="E399.-10a3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> connected </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10be" id="connected__4" original="E399.-109e"><span class="pos" id="connected__5" original="E399.-109d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c3f" eid="connected__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4630" geo="br" id="connected__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connected__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconnected__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-462d" geo="n_am" id="connected__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connected__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnected__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconnected__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10bc" id="connected__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10bb" id="connected__12" original="E399.-109c"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10ba" id="connected__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="connected__14" original="E860.-7e16"> of two or more things, people or events </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="connected__15" original="E399.-109a"> having a link between them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10b7" id="connected__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10b6" id="connected__17" original="E8c2.-2b99"><span class="x" id="connected__18" original="E8c2.-2b98"> These apparently unrelated events were, in fact, very closely connected. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10b4" id="connected__19" original="E8a9.-7288"><span class="x" id="connected__20" original="E8a9.-7287"> Loosely connected groups of firms come into association to reach common objectives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10b2" id="connected__21" original="E8c2.-2b96"><span class="cf" id="connected__22" original="E8c2.-2b97"><span class="exp" id="connected__23"> connected </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="connected__24" original="E8c2.-2b95"> Economies are always connected with wider aspects of human society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10ae" id="connected__25" original="E8c2.-2b94"><span class="x" id="connected__26" original="E8c2.-2b93"> When people mask their feelings, they become less hopeful about feeling connected with others. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10ac" id="connected__27" original="E399.-1099" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unconnected" title="unconnected definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10ab" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4a03" id="connected__28" original="E399.-1098"><span class="xh" id="connected__29"> unconnected </span></span></a></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d8d" id="connected__30" original="E8b1.-7242" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="connected__31" original="E8b1.-7241"> adverb + connected </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d8f" id="connected__32" original="E8b1.-7240"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d90" id="connected__33" original="E8c2.-2b92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d91" id="connected__34"><span class="coll" id="connected__35" original="E8c2.-2b91"> closely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d93" id="connected__36"><span class="coll" id="connected__37" original="E8c2.-2b90"> intimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d95" id="connected__38" original="E8b1.-723e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d96" id="connected__39"><span class="coll" id="connected__40" original="E8b1.-723d"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d98" id="connected__41" original="E8b1.-723b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d99" id="connected__42"><span class="coll" id="connected__43" original="E8b1.-723a"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d9b" id="connected__44" original="E8c2.-2b8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d9c" id="connected__45"><span class="coll" id="connected__46" original="E8c2.-2b8e"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d9e" id="connected__47" original="E8c2.-2b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5d9f" id="connected__48"><span class="coll" id="connected__49" original="E8c2.-2b8c"> loosely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5da1" id="connected__50" original="E8c2.-2b8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5da2" id="connected__51"><span class="coll" id="connected__52" original="E8c2.-2b8a"> causally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5da4" id="connected__53" original="E8b1.-7239"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5da5" id="connected__54"><span class="coll" id="connected__55" original="E8b1.-7238"> politically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5da7" id="connected__56" original="E8b1.-7237"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5da8" id="connected__57" original="E860.-7e15"><span class="x" id="connected__58" original="E860.-7e14"> Neurons are generally highly locally connected, making synaptic connections with many of their neighbours. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5daa" id="connected__59" original="E8b1.-7236"><span class="x" id="connected__60" original="E8b1.-7235"> Research shows that politically connected groups were more diversified than non-connected groups. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4cb5" id="connected__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connected" title="connected definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4cb4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3171" id="connected__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="connected__63"> connected </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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connectedness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10a9" id="connectedness" original="E399.-1093" sum="382"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10a8" id="connectedness__1" original="E399.-1092"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10a7" id="connectedness__2" original="E399.-1091"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> connectedness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-109f" id="connectedness__4" original="E399.-108c"><span class="pos" id="connectedness__5" original="E399.-108b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c38" eid="connectedness__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-460c" geo="br" id="connectedness__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connectedness__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪdnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnectedness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnectedness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnectedness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4609" geo="n_am" id="connectedness__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connectedness__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪdnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnectedness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnectedness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnectedness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-109d" id="connectedness__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="connectedness__12" original="E399.-1088"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-109b" id="connectedness__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-109a" id="connectedness__14" original="E399.-108a"><span class="def" id="connectedness__15" original="E399.-1086"> a feeling that you have a link with somebody/something or are part of a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1098" id="connectedness__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1097" id="connectedness__17" original="E867.36b"><span class="x" id="connectedness__18" original="E867.36c"> family/parental/social connectedness </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1095" id="connectedness__19" original="E867.36d"><span class="cf" id="connectedness__20" original="E399.-1087"><span class="exp" id="connectedness__21"> connectedness </span> to/with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="connectedness__22" original="E867.36e"> Young people who are flourishing usually have a sense of connectedness to school. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4c90" id="connectedness__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connectedness" title="connectedness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4c8f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3150" id="connectedness__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="connectedness__25"> connectedness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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connection
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1091" id="connection" original="E399.-1085" sum="2477"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1090" id="connection__1" original="E399.-1084"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-108f" id="connection__2" original="E399.-1083"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> connection </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1088" id="connection__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1084" id="connection__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1087" id="connection__9"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="connection__10" original="E399.-107c"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="reg" id="connection__11" original="E399.-107b" reg="oldfash"> old-fashioned </span></span><span class="v"><strong> connexion </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-107c" id="connection__13" original="E399.-1076"><span class="pos" id="connection__14" original="E399.-1075"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c31" eid="connection__15" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2a1f" geo="br" id="connection__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connection__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnection__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnection__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconnection__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2a22" geo="n_am" id="connection__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connection__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnection__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnection__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconnection__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-107a" id="connection__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1079" id="connection__21" original="E399.-1074"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1078" id="connection__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="connection__23" original="E399.-1072"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="connection__24" original="E399.-1071"> something that connects two facts or ideas </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1075" id="connection__25" original="E399.-1070" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://link2" title="link2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1074" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.73d5" id="connection__26" original="E399.-106f"><span class="xh" id="connection__27"> link </span><span class="xhm" id="connection__28"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1070" id="connection__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-106f" id="connection__30" original="E860.-7be4"><span class="cf" id="connection__31" original="E399.-106c"><span class="exp" id="connection__32"> connection </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="connection__33" original="E860.-7be3"> Sociolinguistics has close connections with the social sciences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-106b" id="connection__34" original="E860.-7c2f"><span class="cf" id="connection__35" original="E399.-106d"><span class="exp" id="connection__36"> connection </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="connection__37" original="E860.-7c2e"> Locke makes an important connection between ethics and politics. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1067" id="connection__38" original="E860.-7bdc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="connection__39"> adjective + connection </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1065" id="connection__40"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1064" id="connection__41" original="E860.-7bd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1063" id="connection__42"><span class="coll" id="connection__43" original="E860.-7bd5"> close </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1061" id="connection__44"><span class="coll" id="connection__45" original="E860.-7bd4"> intimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-105f" id="connection__46" original="E8c2.-2ad0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-105e" id="connection__47"><span class="coll" id="connection__48" original="E8c2.-2acf"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-105c" id="connection__49" original="E8c2.-2ace"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-105b" id="connection__50"><span class="coll" id="connection__51" original="E8c2.-2acd"> clear </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1059" id="connection__52"><span class="coll" id="connection__53" original="E8c2.-2acc"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1057" id="connection__54" original="E8c2.-2acb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1056" id="connection__55"><span class="coll" id="connection__56" original="E8c2.-2aca"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1054" id="connection__57"><span class="coll" id="connection__58" original="E8c2.-2ac9"> powerful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1052" id="connection__59" original="E860.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1051" id="connection__60"><span class="coll" id="connection__61" original="E860.-7bd9"> causal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-104f" id="connection__62" original="E8c2.-2ac8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-104e" id="connection__63"><span class="coll" id="connection__64" original="E8c2.-2ac7"> logical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-104c" id="connection__65" original="E8c2.-2ac6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-104b" id="connection__66"><span class="coll" id="connection__67" original="E8c2.-2ac5"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1049" id="connection__68" original="E8c2.-2ac4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1048" id="connection__69"><span class="coll" id="connection__70" original="E8c2.-2ac3"> historical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1046" id="connection__71" original="E860.-7bcf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1045" id="connection__72" original="E860.-7bcc"><span class="x" id="connection__73" original="E860.-7bcb"> The intimate connection between very high inflation and government deficits is explored in the next section. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1043" id="connection__74" original="E8c2.-2ac2"><span class="x" id="connection__75" original="E8c2.-2ac1"> The data point overwhelmingly to a causal connection between media violence and aggressive behaviour in some children. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1041" id="connection__76" original="E860.-7bc8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="connection__77"> verb + connection </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-103f" id="connection__78"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-103e" id="connection__79" original="E860.-7bc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-103d" id="connection__80"><span class="coll" id="connection__81" original="E860.-7bc3"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-103b" id="connection__82" original="E860.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-103a" id="connection__83"><span class="coll" id="connection__84" original="E860.-7bc5"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1038" id="connection__85"><span class="coll" id="connection__86" original="E860.-7b8e"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1036" id="connection__87" original="E8c2.-2ab3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1035" id="connection__88"><span class="coll" id="connection__89" original="E8c2.-2ab2"> see </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1033" id="connection__90"><span class="coll" id="connection__91" original="E8c2.-2ab1"> draw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1031" id="connection__92" original="E8c2.-2ab0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1030" id="connection__93"><span class="coll" id="connection__94" original="E8c2.-2aaf"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-102e" id="connection__95" original="E860.-7b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-102d" id="connection__96"><span class="coll" id="connection__97" original="E860.-7b8c"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-102b" id="connection__98"><span class="coll" id="connection__99" original="E860.-7b8b"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1029" id="connection__100" original="E8c2.-2aae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1028" id="connection__101"><span class="coll" id="connection__102" original="E8c2.-2aad"> understand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1026" id="connection__103" original="E860.-7bc2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1025" id="connection__104" original="E860.-7bc1"><span class="x" id="connection__105" original="E860.-7bc0"> The following section explores the connections between the insurance industry and global catastrophic risk. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1023" id="connection__106" original="E399.-1058"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1022" id="connection__107"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="connection__108" original="E860.-7a21"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="connection__109" original="E399.-1054"> a relationship between people or groups of people, often for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-101f" id="connection__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-101e" id="connection__111" original="E860.-7be2"><span class="cf" id="connection__112" original="E860.-7c26"><span class="exp" id="connection__113"> connection </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="connection__114" original="E860.-7be1"> Children, and especially teens, need connections with peers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-101a" id="connection__115" original="E860.-7916"><span class="cf" id="connection__116" original="E860.-7917"><span class="exp" id="connection__117"> connection </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="connection__118" original="E860.-7915"> In Thailand, the connections between business leaders and the government have always been strong. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1016" id="connection__119" original="E860.-7c0f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="connection__120"> adjective + connection </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1014" id="connection__121"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1013" id="connection__122" original="E860.-7c05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1012" id="connection__123"><span class="coll" id="connection__124" original="E860.-7c04"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1010" id="connection__125" original="E8c2.-2ac0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-100f" id="connection__126"><span class="coll" id="connection__127" original="E8c2.-2abf"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-100d" id="connection__128" original="E8c2.-2abe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-100c" id="connection__129"><span class="coll" id="connection__130" original="E8c2.-2abd"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-100a" id="connection__131"><span class="coll" id="connection__132" original="E8c2.-2abc"> powerful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1008" id="connection__133" original="E860.-7c0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1007" id="connection__134"><span class="coll" id="connection__135" original="E860.-7c0a"> emotional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1005" id="connection__136" original="E8c2.-2abb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1004" id="connection__137"><span class="coll" id="connection__138" original="E8c2.-2aba"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1002" id="connection__139" original="E8c2.-2ab9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1001" id="connection__140"><span class="coll" id="connection__141" original="E8c2.-2ab8"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fff" id="connection__142" original="E860.-7bfd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ffe" id="connection__143" original="E860.-79e9"><span class="x" id="connection__144" original="E860.-79e8"> The Labour Party had strong connections with the trade unions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ffc" id="connection__145" original="E860.-7a20"><span class="x" id="connection__146" original="E860.-7a1f"> Research has shown that political connections between business groups and politicians facilitate industrial diversification. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ffa" id="connection__147" original="E860.-7996" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="connection__148"> verb + connection </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ff8" id="connection__149"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ff7" id="connection__150" original="E860.-7994"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ff6" id="connection__151"><span class="coll" id="connection__152" original="E860.-7993"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ff4" id="connection__153" original="E860.-7992"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ff3" id="connection__154"><span class="coll" id="connection__155" original="E860.-7991"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ff1" id="connection__156"><span class="coll" id="connection__157" original="E860.-7990"> establish </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fef" id="connection__158"><span class="coll" id="connection__159" original="E860.-798f"> forge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fed" id="connection__160" original="E8c2.-2aac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fec" id="connection__161"><span class="coll" id="connection__162" original="E8c2.-2aab"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fea" id="connection__163" original="E8c2.-2aaa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fe9" id="connection__164"><span class="coll" id="connection__165" original="E8c2.-2aa9"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fe7" id="connection__166" original="E860.-798d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fe6" id="connection__167"><span class="coll" id="connection__168" original="E860.-798c"> sever </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fe4" id="connection__169" original="E860.-798b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fe3" id="connection__170" original="E860.-798a"><span class="x" id="connection__171" original="E860.-7914"> The Association of South East Asian Nations is strengthening trading connections with Japan and India. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fe1" id="connection__172" original="E399.-106b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fe0" id="connection__173"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="connection__174" original="E399.-1069"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="connection__175" original="E399.-1068"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="connection__176" original="E399.-1066"> the action of connecting something to a supply of water, electricity, etc. or to a computer or telephone network; the fact of being connected in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fdc" id="connection__177"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fdb" id="connection__178" original="E860.-7c21"><span class="x" id="connection__179" original="E860.-7c20"> Even where piped connection exists, water supplies are not available round the clock. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fd9" id="connection__180" original="E860.-7a1e"><span class="x" id="connection__181" original="E860.-7a1d"> In the 1950s, there was rapidly increasing demand for efficient long-distance telephone connections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fd7" id="connection__182" original="E860.-7c1f"><span class="cf" id="connection__183" original="E399.-1067"><span class="exp" id="connection__184"> connection </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="connection__185" original="E860.-7c1e"> Today, high-speed connections to the Internet are commonplace. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fd3" id="connection__186" original="E860.-7bf8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="connection__187"> noun + connection </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fd1" id="connection__188"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fd0" id="connection__189" original="E860.-7bf6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fcf" id="connection__190"><span class="coll" id="connection__191" original="E860.-7bf5"> Internet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fcd" id="connection__192"><span class="coll" id="connection__193" original="E860.-7bf4"> broadband </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fcb" id="connection__194" original="E8c2.-2ab5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fca" id="connection__195"><span class="coll" id="connection__196" original="E8c2.-2ab4"> telephone </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fc8" id="connection__197" original="E860.-7bf0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fc7" id="connection__198" original="E860.-7ae4"><span class="x" id="connection__199" original="E860.-7ae3"> In 2006, just 23 per cent of European households had a broadband connection. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fc5" id="connection__200" original="E399.-1065"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fc4" id="connection__201"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="connection__202" original="E399.-1063"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="connection__203" original="E399.-1062"> a point, especially in an electrical system, where two parts connect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fc1" id="connection__204"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fc0" id="connection__205" original="E860.-7af0"><span class="x" id="connection__206" original="E860.-7aef"> Current is passed through the cylinder for heating via electrical connections at either end. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fbe" id="connection__207" original="E860.-7aee"><span class="x" id="connection__208" original="E860.-7aed"> The pipes were fed through a T-shaped connection. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fbc" id="connection__209" original="E860.-7ae2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="connection__210"> adjective + connection </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fba" id="connection__211"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fb9" id="connection__212" original="E860.-7ade"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fb8" id="connection__213"><span class="coll" id="connection__214" original="E860.-7add"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fb6" id="connection__215" original="E860.-7ae0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fb5" id="connection__216"><span class="coll" id="connection__217" original="E860.-7adf"> electrical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fb3" id="connection__218" original="E8c2.-2ab7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fb2" id="connection__219"><span class="coll" id="connection__220" original="E8c2.-2ab6"> synaptic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fb0" id="connection__221" original="E860.-7ad8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-faf" id="connection__222" original="E860.-7ad7"><span class="x" id="connection__223" original="E860.-7ad6"> Fibre optic links require a single fibre, whereas radio links do not need a physical connection. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fad" id="connection__224" original="E399.-105d"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fac" id="connection__225"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="connection__226" original="E399.-105b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="connection__227" original="E399.-105a"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="connection__228" original="E399.-1059"> a means of travelling to another place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fa8" id="connection__229"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fa7" id="connection__230" original="E860.-7a1a"><span class="x" id="connection__231" original="E860.-7a19"> Railway connections became essential for ports, the most successful of which developed shipbuilding industries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fa5" id="connection__232" original="E860.-7c2d"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fa4" id="connection__233"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="connection__234" original="E399.-1056"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="connection__235" original="E399.-1055"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="connection__236" original="E860.-7c2b"> people that you know, who can help or advise you in your professional or social life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fa0" id="connection__237"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f9f" id="connection__238" original="E860.-7c28"><span class="x" id="connection__239" original="E860.-7c27"> Wedgwood used his English aristocratic connections to court international royalty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f9d" id="connection__240" original="E860.-7c1d"><span class="x" id="connection__241" original="E860.-7c1c"> Personal connections are a key element of doing business in Hong Kong. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f9b" id="connection__242" original="E8c2.-2ad6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contact1" title="contact1 (4) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f9a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.474" id="connection__243" original="E8c2.-2ad5"><span class="xh" id="connection__244"> contact </span><span class="xhm" id="connection__245"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="connection__246"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 4 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f96" id="connection__247" original="E399.-104b"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f95" id="connection__248" original="E399.-104a" sk="inconnectionwith"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f94" id="connection__249"><span class="idm" id="connection__250" original="E399.-1049"> in connection with somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f92" id="connection__251"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f91" id="connection__252"><span class="def" id="connection__253" original="E399.-1048"> for reasons connected with somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f8f" id="connection__254"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f8e" id="connection__255" original="E8c2.-2ad4"><span class="x" id="connection__256" original="E8c2.-2ad3"> A dramatic change occurred in connection with the industrial revolution. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f8c" id="connection__257" original="E399.-1047" sk="inthisconnection"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f8b" id="connection__258"><span class="idm" id="connection__259" original="E399.-1046"> in this/that connection </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f89" id="connection__260"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f88" id="connection__261"><span class="def" id="connection__262" original="E399.-1043"> for reasons connected with something recently mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f86" id="connection__263"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f85" id="connection__264" original="E8c2.-2ad2"><span class="x" id="connection__265" original="E8c2.-2ad1"> A further key difference in this connection is that unlike sociology, psychology retains close links with the natural sciences. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75f5" id="connection__266" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="connection__267"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75f3" id="connection__268" original="E860.-7c11"><span class="shcut" id="connection__269" original="E860.-7c10"> adjective + connection </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75f1" id="connection__270" original="E860.-7bdc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75f0" id="connection__271" original="E860.-7bd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75ef" id="connection__272" original="E860.-7bd5"><span class="coll" id="connection__273"> close </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75ed" id="connection__274" original="E860.-7bd4"><span class="coll" id="connection__275"> intimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75eb" id="connection__276" original="E8c2.-2ad0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75ea" id="connection__277" original="E8c2.-2acf"><span class="coll" id="connection__278"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75e8" id="connection__279" original="E8c2.-2ace"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75e7" id="connection__280" original="E8c2.-2acd"><span class="coll" id="connection__281"> clear </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75e5" id="connection__282" original="E8c2.-2acc"><span class="coll" id="connection__283"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75e3" id="connection__284" original="E8c2.-2acb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75e2" id="connection__285" original="E8c2.-2aca"><span class="coll" id="connection__286"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75e0" id="connection__287" original="E8c2.-2ac9"><span class="coll" id="connection__288"> powerful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75de" id="connection__289" original="E860.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75dd" id="connection__290" original="E860.-7bd9"><span class="coll" id="connection__291"> causal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75db" id="connection__292" original="E8c2.-2ac8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75da" id="connection__293" original="E8c2.-2ac7"><span class="coll" id="connection__294"> logical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75d8" id="connection__295" original="E8c2.-2ac6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75d7" id="connection__296" original="E8c2.-2ac5"><span class="coll" id="connection__297"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75d5" id="connection__298" original="E8c2.-2ac4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75d4" id="connection__299" original="E8c2.-2ac3"><span class="coll" id="connection__300"> historical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75d2" id="connection__301" original="E860.-7bcf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75d1" id="connection__302" original="E860.-7bcc"><span class="x" id="connection__303" original="E860.-7bcb"> The intimate connection between very high inflation and government deficits is explored in the next section. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75cf" id="connection__304" original="E8c2.-2ac2"><span class="x" id="connection__305" original="E8c2.-2ac1"> The data point overwhelmingly to a causal connection between media violence and aggressive behaviour in some children. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75cd" id="connection__306" original="E860.-7c0f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75cc" id="connection__307" original="E860.-7c05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75cb" id="connection__308" original="E860.-7c04"><span class="coll" id="connection__309"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75c9" id="connection__310" original="E8c2.-2ac0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75c8" id="connection__311" original="E8c2.-2abf"><span class="coll" id="connection__312"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75c6" id="connection__313" original="E8c2.-2abe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75c5" id="connection__314" original="E8c2.-2abd"><span class="coll" id="connection__315"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75c3" id="connection__316" original="E8c2.-2abc"><span class="coll" id="connection__317"> powerful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75c1" id="connection__318" original="E860.-7c0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75c0" id="connection__319" original="E860.-7c0a"><span class="coll" id="connection__320"> emotional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75be" id="connection__321" original="E8c2.-2abb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75bd" id="connection__322" original="E8c2.-2aba"><span class="coll" id="connection__323"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75bb" id="connection__324" original="E8c2.-2ab9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75ba" id="connection__325" original="E8c2.-2ab8"><span class="coll" id="connection__326"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75b8" id="connection__327" original="E860.-7bfd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75b7" id="connection__328" original="E860.-79e9"><span class="x" id="connection__329" original="E860.-79e8"> The Labour Party had strong connections with the trade unions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75b5" id="connection__330" original="E860.-7a20"><span class="x" id="connection__331" original="E860.-7a1f"> Research has shown that political connections between business groups and politicians facilitate industrial diversification. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75b3" id="connection__332" original="E860.-7ae2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75b2" id="connection__333" original="E860.-7ade"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75b1" id="connection__334" original="E860.-7add"><span class="coll" id="connection__335"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75af" id="connection__336" original="E860.-7ae0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75ae" id="connection__337" original="E860.-7adf"><span class="coll" id="connection__338"> electrical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75ac" id="connection__339" original="E8c2.-2ab7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75ab" id="connection__340" original="E8c2.-2ab6"><span class="coll" id="connection__341"> synaptic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75a9" id="connection__342" original="E860.-7ad8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75a8" id="connection__343" original="E860.-7ad7"><span class="x" id="connection__344" original="E860.-7ad6"> Fibre optic links require a single fibre, whereas radio links do not need a physical connection. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75a6" id="connection__345" original="E860.-7bfa"><span class="shcut" id="connection__346" original="E860.-7bf9"> noun + connection </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75a4" id="connection__347" original="E860.-7bf8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75a3" id="connection__348" original="E860.-7bf6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75a2" id="connection__349" original="E860.-7bf5"><span class="coll" id="connection__350"> Internet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-75a0" id="connection__351" original="E860.-7bf4"><span class="coll" id="connection__352"> broadband </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-759e" id="connection__353" original="E8c2.-2ab5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-759d" id="connection__354" original="E8c2.-2ab4"><span class="coll" id="connection__355"> telephone </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-759b" id="connection__356" original="E860.-7bf0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-759a" id="connection__357" original="E860.-7ae4"><span class="x" id="connection__358" original="E860.-7ae3"> In 2006, just 23 per cent of European households had a broadband connection. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7598" id="connection__359" original="E860.-7bca"><span class="shcut" id="connection__360" original="E860.-7bc9"> verb + connection </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7596" id="connection__361" original="E860.-7bc8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7595" id="connection__362" original="E860.-7bc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7594" id="connection__363" original="E860.-7bc3"><span class="coll" id="connection__364"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7592" id="connection__365" original="E860.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7591" id="connection__366" original="E860.-7bc5"><span class="coll" id="connection__367"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-758f" id="connection__368" original="E860.-7b8e"><span class="coll" id="connection__369"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-758d" id="connection__370" original="E8c2.-2ab3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-758c" id="connection__371" original="E8c2.-2ab2"><span class="coll" id="connection__372"> see </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-758a" id="connection__373" original="E8c2.-2ab1"><span class="coll" id="connection__374"> draw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7588" id="connection__375" original="E8c2.-2ab0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7587" id="connection__376" original="E8c2.-2aaf"><span class="coll" id="connection__377"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7585" id="connection__378" original="E860.-7b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7584" id="connection__379" original="E860.-7b8c"><span class="coll" id="connection__380"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7582" id="connection__381" original="E860.-7b8b"><span class="coll" id="connection__382"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7580" id="connection__383" original="E8c2.-2aae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-757f" id="connection__384" original="E8c2.-2aad"><span class="coll" id="connection__385"> understand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-757d" id="connection__386" original="E860.-7bc2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-757c" id="connection__387" original="E860.-7bc1"><span class="x" id="connection__388" original="E860.-7bc0"> The following section explores the connections between the insurance industry and global catastrophic risk. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-757a" id="connection__389" original="E860.-7996"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7579" id="connection__390" original="E860.-7994"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7578" id="connection__391" original="E860.-7993"><span class="coll" id="connection__392"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7576" id="connection__393" original="E860.-7992"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7575" id="connection__394" original="E860.-7991"><span class="coll" id="connection__395"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7573" id="connection__396" original="E860.-7990"><span class="coll" id="connection__397"> establish </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7571" id="connection__398" original="E860.-798f"><span class="coll" id="connection__399"> forge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-756f" id="connection__400" original="E8c2.-2aac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-756e" id="connection__401" original="E8c2.-2aab"><span class="coll" id="connection__402"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-756c" id="connection__403" original="E8c2.-2aaa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-756b" id="connection__404" original="E8c2.-2aa9"><span class="coll" id="connection__405"> strengthen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7569" id="connection__406" original="E860.-798d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7568" id="connection__407" original="E860.-798c"><span class="coll" id="connection__408"> sever </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7566" id="connection__409" original="E860.-798b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7565" id="connection__410" original="E860.-798a"><span class="x" id="connection__411" original="E860.-7914"> The Association of South East Asian Nations is strengthening trading connections with Japan and India. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4c6b" id="connection__412" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connection" title="connection definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4c6a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-313c" id="connection__413" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="connection__414"> connection </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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connective
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f83" id="connective" original="E399.-1042" sum="338"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f82" id="connective__1" original="E399.-1041"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f81" id="connective__2" original="E399.-1040"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> connective </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f76" id="connective__7" original="E399.-1037"><span class="pos" id="connective__8" original="E399.-1036"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c2a" eid="connective__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4589" geo="br" id="connective__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connective__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnective__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnective__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4586" geo="n_am" id="connective__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connective__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnective__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnective__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnective__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f74" id="connective__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f73" id="connective__15" original="E399.-1035"><span class="def" id="connective__16" original="E399.-1032"> that connects things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f71" id="connective__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f70" id="connective__18" original="E867.36f"><span class="x" id="connective__19" original="E867.370"> Cellulitis is an inflammation of the connective tissue under the skin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f6e" id="connective__20" original="E867.371"><span class="x" id="connective__21" original="E867.372"> They were interested in using friendship networks as a connective device. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4b62" id="connective__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connective_1" title="connective definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4b61" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-30b1" id="connective__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="connective__24"> connective </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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connectivity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f6c" id="connectivity" original="E399.-1020" sum="350"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f6b" id="connectivity__1" original="E399.-101f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f6a" id="connectivity__2" original="E399.-101e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> connectivity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f61" id="connectivity__4" original="E399.-1019"><span class="pos" id="connectivity__5" original="E399.-1018"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c23" eid="connectivity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u430b58ad65503803.3d956fac.1683183a144.-5cc7" geo="br" id="connectivity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connectivity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnekˈtɪvəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnectivity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnectivity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnectivity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u430b58ad65503803.3d956fac.1683183a144.-5cc3" geo="n_am" id="connectivity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connectivity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnekˈtɪvəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnectivity__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnectivity__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconnectivity__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f5f" id="connectivity__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="connectivity__12" original="E399.-1016"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f5d" id="connectivity__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f5c" id="connectivity__14" original="E399.-1014"><span class="def" id="connectivity__15" original="E399.-1013"> the state of being connected; the degree to which two things are connected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f5a" id="connectivity__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f59" id="connectivity__17" original="E8c2.-2a88"><span class="x" id="connectivity__18" original="E8c2.-2a87"> First-generation PCs suffered from poor connectivity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f57" id="connectivity__19" original="E8c2.-2a85"><span class="cf" id="connectivity__20" original="E8c2.-2a86"><span class="exp" id="connectivity__21"> connectivity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="connectivity__22" original="E8c2.-2a84"> The connectivity of the atoms is different in each case. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4b46" id="connectivity__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connectivity" title="connectivity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4b45" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3089" id="connectivity__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="connectivity__25"> connectivity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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connector
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f53" id="connector" original="E399.-1012" sum="350"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f52" id="connector__1" original="E399.-1011"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f51" id="connector__2" original="E399.-1010"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> connector </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f45" id="connector__7" original="E399.-1008"><span class="pos" id="connector__8" original="E399.-1007"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c1a" eid="connector__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4541" geo="br" id="connector__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connector__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnector__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnector__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnector__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-453e" geo="n_am" id="connector__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connector__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnektər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnector__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnector__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnector__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f43" id="connector__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f42" id="connector__15" original="E399.-1006"><span class="def" id="connector__16" original="E399.-1005"> a thing that links two or more things together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f40" id="connector__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f3f" id="connector__18" original="E832.-76d3"><span class="x" id="connector__19" original="E832.-76d2"> Figure 7.33 shows a data connector that has many electrical contacts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f3d" id="connector__20" original="E860.-7d06"><span class="x" id="connector__21" original="E860.-7d05"> Table 5 presents examples of incorrect use of connectors such as ‘yet’ and ‘so’. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4b29" id="connector__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connector" title="connector definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4b28" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3077" id="connector__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="connector__24"> connector </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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connotation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f3b" id="connotation" original="E399.-f7d" sum="487"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f3a" id="connotation__1" original="E399.-f7c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f39" id="connotation__2" original="E399.-f7b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> connotation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f2d" id="connotation__7" original="E399.-f73"><span class="pos" id="connotation__8" original="E399.-f72"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c13" eid="connotation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-43e3" geo="br" id="connotation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connotation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnotation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnotation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnotation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-43df" geo="n_am" id="connotation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connotation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnəˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnotation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnotation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnotation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f2b" id="connotation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="connotation__15" original="E8cc.-6813"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f29" id="connotation__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f28" id="connotation__17" original="E399.-f71"><span class="def" id="connotation__18" original="E399.-f70"> an idea suggested by a word in addition to its main meaning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f26" id="connotation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f25" id="connotation__20" original="E8b9.-7fb4"><span class="cf" id="connotation__21" original="E8cc.-6812"><span class="exp" id="connotation__22"> connotation </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="connotation__23" original="E8b9.-7fb3"> Describing migrants as ‘illegal’ carries connotations of criminality that are often quite inappropriate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f21" id="connotation__24" original="E8b9.-7fb2"><span class="cf" id="connotation__25" original="E8cc.-6811"> negative/positive connotations </span><span class="x" id="connotation__26" original="E8b9.-7fb1"> The term ‘cartel’ has negative connotations, as in drug or economic cartels. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f1e" id="connotation__27" original="E399.-f6f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denotation" title="denotation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f1d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7beb" id="connotation__28" original="E399.-f6e"><span class="xh" id="connotation__29"> denotation </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4b0a" id="connotation__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connotation" title="connotation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4b09" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2fbf" id="connotation__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="connotation__32"> connotation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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connote
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f1b" id="connote" original="E399.-f6c" sum="345"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f1a" id="connote__1" original="E399.-f6b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f19" id="connote__2" original="E399.-f6a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> connote </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f0b" id="connote__9" original="E399.-f60"><span class="pos" id="connote__10" original="E399.-f5f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c0a" eid="connote__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-42ff" geo="br" id="connote__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnote__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnote__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnote__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-42fc" geo="n_am" id="connote__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnoʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnote__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnote__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnote__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-908" id="connote__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-432c" form="root" id="connote__17"><span class="vp" id="connote__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> connote </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-432a" eid="connote__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4329" geo="br" id="connote__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnote__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnote__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnote__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4326" geo="n_am" id="connote__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnoʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnote__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnote__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnote__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4323" form="thirdps" id="connote__24"><span class="vp" id="connote__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> connotes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4321" eid="connote__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4320" geo="br" id="connote__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnəʊts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnotes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnotes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnotes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-431d" geo="n_am" id="connote__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnoʊts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnotes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnotes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnotes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-431a" form="past" id="connote__31"><span class="vp" id="connote__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> connoted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4318" eid="connote__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4317" geo="br" id="connote__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnəʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnoted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnoted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnoted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4314" geo="n_am" id="connote__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnoʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnoted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnoted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnoted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4311" form="pastpart" id="connote__38"><span class="vp" id="connote__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> connoted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-430f" eid="connote__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-430e" geo="br" id="connote__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnəʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnoted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnoted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnoted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-430b" geo="n_am" id="connote__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnoʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnoted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnoted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnoted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4308" form="prespart" id="connote__45"><span class="vp" id="connote__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> connoting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4306" eid="connote__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4305" geo="br" id="connote__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnəʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnoting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnoting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnoting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4302" geo="n_am" id="connote__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="connote__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈnoʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconn/xconnoting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconn/xconnoting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconnoting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-eda" id="connote__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ed9" id="connote__53" original="E399.-f42"><span class="cf" id="connote__54" original="E399.-f41"><span class="exp" id="connote__55"> connote </span> something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ed6" id="connote__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="connote__57" original="E399.-f3e"> of a word </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="connote__58" original="E399.-f3d"> to suggest a feeling, an idea, etc. as well as the main meaning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ed3" id="connote__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ed2" id="connote__60" original="E867.373"><span class="x" id="connote__61" original="E867.374"> For him, the word ‘husband’ connotes some degree of authority. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ed0" id="connote__62" original="E399.-f3c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denote" title="denote definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ecf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bca" id="connote__63" original="E399.-f3b"><span class="xh" id="connote__64"> denote </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4ab8" id="connote__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connote" title="connote definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4ab7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2fa4" id="connote__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="connote__67"> connote </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conquer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ecd" id="conquer" original="E399.-f29" sum="523"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ecc" id="conquer__1" original="E399.-f28"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ecb" id="conquer__2" original="E399.-f27"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conquer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ebd" id="conquer__9" original="E399.-f1d"><span class="pos" id="conquer__10" original="E399.-f1c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7c03" eid="conquer__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41d6" geo="br" id="conquer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41d2" geo="n_am" id="conquer__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-8da" id="conquer__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4205" form="root" id="conquer__17"><span class="vp" id="conquer__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conquer </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4203" eid="conquer__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4202" geo="br" id="conquer__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41fe" geo="n_am" id="conquer__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41fa" form="thirdps" id="conquer__24"><span class="vp" id="conquer__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conquers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41f8" eid="conquer__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41f7" geo="br" id="conquer__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41f4" geo="n_am" id="conquer__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41f1" form="past" id="conquer__31"><span class="vp" id="conquer__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conquered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41ef" eid="conquer__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41ee" geo="br" id="conquer__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41eb" geo="n_am" id="conquer__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41e8" form="pastpart" id="conquer__38"><span class="vp" id="conquer__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conquered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41e6" eid="conquer__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41e5" geo="br" id="conquer__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41e2" geo="n_am" id="conquer__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41df" form="prespart" id="conquer__45"><span class="vp" id="conquer__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conquering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41dd" eid="conquer__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41dc" geo="br" id="conquer__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-41d9" geo="n_am" id="conquer__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquer__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e8c" id="conquer__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e8b" id="conquer__53" original="E399.-eff"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="conquer__54" original="E399.-efe"><span class="exp" id="conquer__55"> conquer </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="conquer__56" original="E399.-efd"> to take control of a country or city and its people by force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e87" id="conquer__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e86" id="conquer__58" original="E824.-6b6d"><span class="x" id="conquer__59" original="E824.-6b6c"> The British conquered Kandy in 1815 to rule the whole island. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e84" id="conquer__60" original="E824.-6b6b"><span class="x" id="conquer__61" original="E824.-6b6a"> His forces were devoted to pacifying the newly conquered territory. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e82" id="conquer__62" original="E399.-ef9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="conquer__63" original="E399.-ef8"><span class="exp" id="conquer__64"> conquer </span> something </span><span class="def" id="conquer__65" original="E399.-ef7"> to succeed in dealing with or controlling something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e7e" id="conquer__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e7d" id="conquer__67" original="E824.-6b69"><span class="x" id="conquer__68" original="E824.-6b68"> Conquering the high level of inflation remained the priority. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4a63" id="conquer__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conquer" title="conquer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4a62" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2f5d" id="conquer__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conquer__71"> conquer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conquest
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e7b" id="conquest" original="E399.-ee2" sum="843"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e7a" id="conquest__1" original="E399.-ee1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e79" id="conquest__2" original="E399.-ee0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conquest </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e6d" id="conquest__7" original="E399.-ed8"><span class="pos" id="conquest__8" original="E399.-ed7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7bfa" eid="conquest__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-40e0" geo="br" id="conquest__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquest__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒŋkwest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-40dc" geo="n_am" id="conquest__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conquest__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːŋkwest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconq/xconquest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconq/xconquest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconquest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e6b" id="conquest__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e6a" id="conquest__15" original="E399.-ed6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e69" id="conquest__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conquest__17" original="E399.-ed3"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conquest__18" original="E399.-ed4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conquest__19" original="E399.-ed2"> the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e65" id="conquest__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e64" id="conquest__21" original="E824.-6b67"><span class="x" id="conquest__22" original="E824.-6b66"> In the sixth century, they systematically expanded their territory by military conquest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e62" id="conquest__23" original="E824.-6b65"><span class="x" id="conquest__24" original="E824.-6b64"> At least forty major languages were spoken in Italy prior to the Roman conquest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e60" id="conquest__25" original="E824.-6b62"><span class="cf" id="conquest__26" original="E824.-6b63"><span class="exp" id="conquest__27"> conquest </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conquest__28" original="E824.-6b61"> In the early spring of 324, Alexander celebrated the conquest of India. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e5c" id="conquest__29" original="E399.-ed1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e5b" id="conquest__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conquest__31" original="E399.-ecf"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conquest__32" original="E399.-ece"> an area of land taken by force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e58" id="conquest__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e57" id="conquest__34" original="E824.-6b60"><span class="x" id="conquest__35" original="E824.-6b5f"> There was a vast influx of goods from Europe's overseas conquests in Asia, Africa and the Americas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e55" id="conquest__36" original="E399.-ec8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e54" id="conquest__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conquest__38" original="E399.-ec6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="conquest__39" original="E824.-6b5e"><span class="exp" id="conquest__40"> conquest </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="conquest__41" original="E399.-ec5"> the act of gaining control over something that is difficult or dangerous </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e4f" id="conquest__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e4e" id="conquest__43" original="E824.-6b5d"><span class="x" id="conquest__44" original="E824.-6b5c"> The conquest of major epidemic diseases such as the plague and smallpox was an important contribution. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4a3d" id="conquest__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conquest" title="conquest definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4a3c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2efa" id="conquest__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conquest__47"> conquest </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conscience
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e4c" id="conscience" original="E399.-e96" sum="864"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e4b" id="conscience__1" original="E399.-e95"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e4a" id="conscience__2" original="E399.-e94"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conscience </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e3e" id="conscience__7" original="E399.-e8c"><span class="pos" id="conscience__8" original="E399.-e8b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7bf1" eid="conscience__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4026" geo="br" id="conscience__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscience__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnʃəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscience__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscience__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscience__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4022" geo="n_am" id="conscience__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscience__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnʃəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscience__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscience__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscience__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e3c" id="conscience__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e3b" id="conscience__15" original="E399.-e8a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e3a" id="conscience__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conscience__17" original="E399.-e88"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conscience__18" original="E399.-e87"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conscience__19" original="E867.3cf"> a person's moral sense of right and wrong, which guides their behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e36" id="conscience__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e35" id="conscience__21" original="E867.3d0"><span class="x" id="conscience__22" original="E867.3d1"> Most biographers accept that he had a guilty conscience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e33" id="conscience__23" original="E867.3d2"><span class="x" id="conscience__24" original="E867.3d3"> Christians in public roles may be required at times to act against their conscience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e31" id="conscience__25" original="E867.3d4"><span class="x" id="conscience__26" original="E867.3d5"> It was a matter of personal conscience. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e2f" id="conscience__27" original="E399.-e7d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e2e" id="conscience__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conscience__29" original="E399.-e7b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conscience__30" original="E399.-e7a"> the fact of behaving in a way that you feel is right even though this may cause problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e2b" id="conscience__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e2a" id="conscience__32" original="E867.3d6"><span class="x" id="conscience__33" original="E867.3d7"> Amnesty International was created to demand the release of prisoners of conscience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e28" id="conscience__34" original="E867.3d8"><span class="x" id="conscience__35" original="E867.3d9"> An individual's right to freedom of conscience should be respected. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e26" id="conscience__36" original="E399.-e76"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e25" id="conscience__37" original="E399.-e6d" sk="onconscience"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e24" id="conscience__38"><span class="idm" id="conscience__39" original="E399.-e6c"> on your conscience </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e22" id="conscience__40"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e21" id="conscience__41"><span class="def" id="conscience__42" original="E399.-e6b"> making you feel guilty for doing or failing to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e1f" id="conscience__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e1e" id="conscience__44" original="E867.3da"><span class="x" id="conscience__45" original="E867.3db"> Anyone who starts a war has a lot on their conscience. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4a09" id="conscience__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conscience" title="conscience definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4a08" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2e96" id="conscience__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conscience__48"> conscience </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conscientious
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e1c" id="conscientious" original="E399.-e5d" sum="471"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e1b" id="conscientious__1" original="E399.-e5c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e1a" id="conscientious__2" original="E399.-e5b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conscientious </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e11" id="conscientious__4" original="E399.-e56"><span class="pos" id="conscientious__5" original="E399.-e55"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7be8" eid="conscientious__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3fb6" geo="br" id="conscientious__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscientious__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscientious__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscientious__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscientious__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3fb2" geo="n_am" id="conscientious__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscientious__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscientious__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscientious__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscientious__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e0f" id="conscientious__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e0e" id="conscientious__12" original="E399.-e54"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conscientious__13" original="E399.-e53"> taking care to do things carefully and correctly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e0c" id="conscientious__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e0b" id="conscientious__15" original="E867.46c"><span class="x" id="conscientious__16" original="E867.46d"> Nightingale was conscientious and careful in her written representation of the poor. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e09" id="conscientious__17" original="E867.46e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="conscientious__18" original="E867.46f"> connected with a person's conscience </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e07" id="conscientious__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e06" id="conscientious__20" original="E867.470"><span class="x" id="conscientious__21" original="E867.471"> A student's conscientious objection to killing or using animals needs to be taken seriously. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e04" id="conscientious__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e03" id="conscientious__23" original="E399.-e52"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e02" id="conscientious__24"><span class="dr" id="conscientious__25" original="E399.-e51"> conscientiously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-df9" id="conscientious__26" original="E399.-e4d"><span class="pos" id="conscientious__27" original="E399.-e4c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7be7" eid="conscientious__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3fbc" geo="br" id="conscientious__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscientious__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscientiously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscientiously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscientiously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3fb9" geo="n_am" id="conscientious__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscientious__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscientiously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscientiously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscientiously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-df7" id="conscientious__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-df6" id="conscientious__34" original="E867.472"><span class="x" id="conscientious__35" original="E867.473"> All the issues have been conscientiously addressed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-df4" id="conscientious__36" original="E867.474"><span class="x" id="conscientious__37" original="E867.475"> Some people conscientiously object to military service. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-49d7" id="conscientious__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conscientious" title="conscientious definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-49d6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2e32" id="conscientious__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conscientious__40"> conscientious </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conscientiousness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-df2" id="conscientiousness" original="E867.478" sum="293"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-df1" id="conscientiousness__1" original="E867.479"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-df0" id="conscientiousness__2" original="E867.47a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conscientiousness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-de7" id="conscientiousness__4" original="E867.47f"><span class="pos" id="conscientiousness__5" original="E867.480"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7bd8" eid="conscientiousness__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3f3c" geo="br" id="conscientiousness__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscientiousness__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscientiousness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscientiousness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscientiousness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3f39" geo="n_am" id="conscientiousness__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscientiousness__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscientiousness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscientiousness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscientiousness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-de5" id="conscientiousness__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conscientiousness__12" original="E867.482"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-de3" id="conscientiousness__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-de2" id="conscientiousness__14" original="E867.483"><span class="def" id="conscientiousness__15" original="E867.484"> the quality of doing things carefully and correctly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-de0" id="conscientiousness__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ddf" id="conscientiousness__17" original="E867.485"><span class="x" id="conscientiousness__18" original="E867.486"> Their conscientiousness placed them high in their teachers' estimations. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-49a8" id="conscientiousness__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conscientiousness" title="conscientiousness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-49a7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7ba4" id="conscientiousness__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conscientiousness__21"> conscientiousness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conscious
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ddd" id="conscious" original="E399.-e04" sum="1175"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ddc" id="conscious__1" original="E399.-e03"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ddb" id="conscious__2" original="E399.-e02"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conscious </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dd2" id="conscious__4" original="E399.-dfd"><span class="pos" id="conscious__5" original="E399.-dfc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7bd1" eid="conscious__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2a8f" geo="br" id="conscious__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscious__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscious__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscious__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscious__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2a93" geo="n_am" id="conscious__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscious__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscious__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscious__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconscious__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dd0" id="conscious__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dcf" id="conscious__12" original="E399.-dfb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dce" id="conscious__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="conscious__14" original="E399.-df9"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conscious__15" original="E399.-df8"> aware of something; noticing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dcb" id="conscious__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dca" id="conscious__17" original="E867.680"><span class="cf" id="conscious__18" original="E399.-df7"><span class="exp" id="conscious__19"> conscious </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conscious__20" original="E867.681"> Kissinger was acutely conscious of his rivals in the administration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dc6" id="conscious__21" original="E867.682"><span class="cf" id="conscious__22" original="E399.-df6"><span class="exp" id="conscious__23"> conscious </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="conscious__24" original="E867.683"> She was always very conscious of being an outsider. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dc2" id="conscious__25" original="E867.684"><span class="cf" id="conscious__26" original="E399.-df5"><span class="exp" id="conscious__27"> conscious </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="conscious__28" original="E867.685"> Conscious that it was getting dark, they decided to return home. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dbe" id="conscious__29" original="E399.-df4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unconscious1" title="unconscious1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dbd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-49e5" id="conscious__30" original="E399.-df3"><span class="xh" id="conscious__31"> unconscious </span><span class="xhm" id="conscious__32"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-db9" id="conscious__33" original="E399.-df1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://self-conscious" title="self-conscious definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-db8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4c22" id="conscious__34" original="E399.-df0"><span class="xh" id="conscious__35"> self-conscious </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-db6" id="conscious__36" original="E399.-dee"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="conscious__37" original="E399.-ded"> able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-db4" id="conscious__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-db3" id="conscious__39" original="E867.686"><span class="x" id="conscious__40" original="E867.687"> He was now fully conscious. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-db1" id="conscious__41" original="E867.688"><span class="x" id="conscious__42" original="E867.689"> The patient is likely to remain conscious for many hours after an overdose. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-daf" id="conscious__43" original="E399.-dec" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unconscious1" title="unconscious1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-dae" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-49e5" id="conscious__44" original="E399.-deb"><span class="xh" id="conscious__45"> unconscious </span><span class="xhm" id="conscious__46"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-daa" id="conscious__47" original="E399.-de9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-da9" id="conscious__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="conscious__49" original="E399.-de8"> of actions, feelings, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conscious__50" original="E399.-de7"> deliberate or controlled </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-da6" id="conscious__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-da5" id="conscious__52" original="E867.68a"><span class="x" id="conscious__53" original="E867.68b"> It is difficult to learn a language without some conscious effort. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-da3" id="conscious__54" original="E867.68c"><span class="x" id="conscious__55" original="E867.68d"> African film-makers have made a conscious attempt to draw on the traditional African arts in film-making. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-da1" id="conscious__56" original="E867.68e"><span class="x" id="conscious__57" original="E867.68f"> All these people had made conscious decisions not to smoke. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d9f" id="conscious__58" original="E399.-de6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unconscious1" title="unconscious1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d9e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-49e5" id="conscious__59" original="E399.-de5"><span class="xh" id="conscious__60"> unconscious </span><span class="xhm" id="conscious__61"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d9a" id="conscious__62" original="E399.-de0"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="conscious__63" original="E399.-ddf"> being particularly interested in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d98" id="conscious__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d97" id="conscious__65" original="E867.690"><span class="x" id="conscious__66" original="E867.691"> Socially conscious investment funds have grown 15-fold. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d95" id="conscious__67" original="E867.692"><span class="x" id="conscious__68" original="E867.693"> Some social groups are not class conscious in any traditional sense. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4990" id="conscious__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conscious" title="conscious definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-498f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2dc1" id="conscious__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conscious__71"> conscious </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consciously
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d93" id="consciously" original="E867.69f" sum="463"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d92" id="consciously__1" original="E867.6a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d91" id="consciously__2" original="E867.6a1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consciously </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d88" id="consciously__4" original="E867.6a6"><span class="pos" id="consciously__5" original="E867.6a7"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7bc8" eid="consciously__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3de0" geo="br" id="consciously__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consciously__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsciously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsciously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsciously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3ddd" geo="n_am" id="consciously__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consciously__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnʃəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsciously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsciously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsciously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d86" id="consciously__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d85" id="consciously__12" original="E867.6a8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="consciously__13" original="E867.6a9"> if somebody does something <span class="dh" id="consciously__14" original="E858.-4d68"> consciously </span> , they are aware of doing it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d82" id="consciously__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d81" id="consciously__16" original="E867.6aa"><span class="x" id="consciously__17" original="E867.6ab"> Through words and behaviour, consciously and unconsciously, parents greatly influence how their child handles anger. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d7f" id="consciously__18" original="E858.-4d67" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unconsciously" title="unconsciously definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d7e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-499a" id="consciously__19" original="E858.-4d66"><span class="xh" id="consciously__20"> unconsciously </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d7c" id="consciously__21" original="E867.6ac"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="consciously__22" original="E867.6ad"> deliberately </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d7a" id="consciously__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d79" id="consciously__24" original="E867.6ae"><span class="x" id="consciously__25" original="E867.6af"> The British Crime Survey was consciously devised to provide an alternative measure of levels of crime. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4946" id="consciously__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consciously" title="consciously definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4945" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7b96" id="consciously__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consciously__28"> consciously </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consciousness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d77" id="consciousness" original="E399.-dd7" sum="788"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d76" id="consciousness__1" original="E399.-dd6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d75" id="consciousness__2" original="E399.-dd5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consciousness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d6b" id="consciousness__4" original="E399.-dd0"><span class="pos" id="consciousness__5" original="E399.-dcf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7bc1" eid="consciousness__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3dbc" geo="br" id="consciousness__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consciousness__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnʃəsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsciousness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsciousness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsciousness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3db8" geo="n_am" id="consciousness__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consciousness__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsciousness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsciousness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsciousness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d69" id="consciousness__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consciousness__12" original="E399.-dcd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d67" id="consciousness__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d66" id="consciousness__14" original="E399.-dcc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="consciousness__15" original="E399.-dcb"> the state of being able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d64" id="consciousness__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d63" id="consciousness__17" original="E867.6b0"><span class="x" id="consciousness__18" original="E867.6b1"> The patient started to show signs of regaining consciousness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d61" id="consciousness__19" original="E867.6b2"><span class="x" id="consciousness__20" original="E867.6b3"> What she sees causes her to lose consciousness from sheer terror. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d5f" id="consciousness__21" original="E399.-dca"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="consciousness__22" original="E399.-dc9"> the state of being aware of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d5d" id="consciousness__23" original="E399.-dc8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://awareness" title="awareness definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d5c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-2348" id="consciousness__24" original="E399.-dc7"><span class="xh" id="consciousness__25"> awareness </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d5a" id="consciousness__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d59" id="consciousness__27" original="E867.6b4"><span class="x" id="consciousness__28" original="E867.6b5"> There is little class consciousness in Japan. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d57" id="consciousness__29" original="E867.6b7"><span class="cf" id="consciousness__30" original="E867.6b6"><span class="exp" id="consciousness__31"> consciousness </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="consciousness__32" original="E867.6b8"> The consciousness of being an exile was central to his identity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d53" id="consciousness__33" original="E399.-dc5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="consciousness__34" original="E399.-dc4"> the ideas and opinions of a person or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d51" id="consciousness__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d50" id="consciousness__36" original="E867.6b9"><span class="x" id="consciousness__37" original="E867.6ba"> War and religion were the main factors in creating a British national consciousness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d4e" id="consciousness__38" original="E867.6bb"><span class="x" id="consciousness__39" original="E867.6bc"> Green conciousness focuses on the way people experience and regard the world in which they live. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4922" id="consciousness__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consciousness" title="consciousness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4921" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2d6c" id="consciousness__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consciousness__42"> consciousness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d4c" hm="1" id="conscript1" original="E399.-db3" sum="333"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d4b" id="conscript1__1" original="E399.-db2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d4a" id="conscript1__2" original="E399.-db1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conscript <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d3d" id="conscript1__9" original="E399.-da9"><span class="pos" id="conscript1__10" original="E399.-da8"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d43" eid="conscript1__11" original="E399.-d8a" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c8e" geo="br" id="conscript1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscript__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c8b" geo="n_am" id="conscript1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscript__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6758" id="conscript1__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="conscript1__17" original="E399.-d86"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d3b" id="conscript1__18" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d37" id="conscript1__19"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d3a" id="conscript1__20"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="conscript1__21" original="E399.-d83"> US <span class="suffix"> usually </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> draft </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d35" id="conscript1__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="conscript1__24" original="E399.-d80"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-8aa" id="conscript1__25" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3cbb" form="root" id="conscript1__26"><span class="vp" id="conscript1__27"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conscript </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3cb9" eid="conscript1__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3cb8" geo="br" id="conscript1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscript__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3cb5" geo="n_am" id="conscript1__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscript__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3cb2" form="thirdps" id="conscript1__33"><span class="vp" id="conscript1__34"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conscripts </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3cb0" eid="conscript1__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3caf" geo="br" id="conscript1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪpts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscripts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscripts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscripts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3cac" geo="n_am" id="conscript1__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪpts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscripts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscripts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscripts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3ca9" form="past" id="conscript1__40"><span class="vp" id="conscript1__41"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conscripted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3ca7" eid="conscript1__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3ca6" geo="br" id="conscript1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscripted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscripted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscripted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3ca3" geo="n_am" id="conscript1__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscripted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscripted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscripted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3ca0" form="pastpart" id="conscript1__47"><span class="vp" id="conscript1__48"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conscripted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c9e" eid="conscript1__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c9d" geo="br" id="conscript1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscripted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscripted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscripted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c9a" geo="n_am" id="conscript1__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscripted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscripted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscripted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c97" form="prespart" id="conscript1__54"><span class="vp" id="conscript1__55"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conscripting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c95" eid="conscript1__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c94" geo="br" id="conscript1__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscripting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscripting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscripting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c91" geo="n_am" id="conscript1__59" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript1__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscripting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscripting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscripting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d09" id="conscript1__61"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d08" id="conscript1__62" original="E399.-d8b"><span class="def" id="conscript1__63" original="E399.-d7e"> to make somebody join the armed forces </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d06" id="conscript1__64" original="E399.-d7d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d05" id="conscript1__65" original="E399.-d7c"><span class="xw" id="conscript1__66" original="E81e.464a"> call somebody up </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d01" id="conscript1__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d00" id="conscript1__68" original="E867.-1b0b"><span class="cf" id="conscript1__69" original="E399.-d7f"> be conscripted (into something) </span><span class="x" id="conscript1__70" original="E867.-1b0a"> Young men were conscripted into the army and were slaughtered by the million. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cfd" hm="2" id="conscript2" original="E399.-d7a" sum="310"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cfc" id="conscript2__1" original="E399.-d79"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cfb" id="conscript2__2" original="E399.-d78"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conscript <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cef" id="conscript2__7" original="E399.-d70"><span class="pos" id="conscript2__8" original="E399.-d6f"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cf6" eid="conscript2__9" original="E399.-d6d" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c88" geo="br" id="conscript2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnskrɪpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconscript__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c84" geo="n_am" id="conscript2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscript2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnskrɪpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscript__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconscript__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6757" id="conscript2__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="conscript2__15" original="E399.-d69"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ced" id="conscript2__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ce9" id="conscript2__17"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cec" id="conscript2__18"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="conscript2__19" original="E399.-d66"> US <span class="suffix"> usually </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> draftee </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ce7" id="conscript2__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ce6" id="conscript2__22" original="E399.-d6e"><span class="def" id="conscript2__23" original="E399.-d64"> a person who has been made to join the armed forces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ce4" id="conscript2__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ce3" id="conscript2__25" original="E867.-1afa"><span class="x" id="conscript2__26" original="E867.-1af9"> The new soldiers were mainly conscripts from the cities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ce1" id="conscript2__27" original="E867.-1af8"><span class="cf" id="conscript2__28" original="E4c7.106e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="conscript2__29" original="E867.-1af7"> Garibaldi's volunteers were replaced in 1861 by a conscript army. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cde" id="conscript2__30" original="E399.-d61" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://volunteer1" title="volunteer1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cdd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.3c8" id="conscript2__31" original="E399.-d60"><span class="xh" id="conscript2__32"> volunteer </span><span class="xhm" id="conscript2__33"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conscription
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cd9" id="conscription" original="E399.-d5e" sum="456"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cd8" id="conscription__1" original="E399.-d5d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cd7" id="conscription__2" original="E399.-d5c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conscription </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ccf" id="conscription__4" original="E399.-d57"><span class="pos" id="conscription__5" original="E399.-d56"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7bb8" eid="conscription__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c16" geo="br" id="conscription__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscription__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscription__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscription__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscription__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3c13" geo="n_am" id="conscription__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conscription__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈskrɪpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconscription__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconscription__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconscription__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ccd" id="conscription__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conscription__12" original="E399.-d54"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6756" id="conscription__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="conscription__14" original="E399.-d53"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ccb" id="conscription__15" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cc7" id="conscription__16"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cca" id="conscription__17"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="conscription__18" original="E399.-d50"> US <span class="suffix"> usually </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> the draft </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cc5" id="conscription__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cc4" id="conscription__21" original="E399.-d4e"><span class="def" id="conscription__22" original="E399.-d4d"> the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cc2" id="conscription__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cc1" id="conscription__24" original="E867.-1aee"><span class="x" id="conscription__25" original="E867.-1aed"> The introduction of mass conscription was arguably the innovation of a democratic age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cbf" id="conscription__26" original="E867.-1aeb"><span class="cf" id="conscription__27" original="E867.-1aec"><span class="exp" id="conscription__28"> conscription </span> of somebody (into something) </span><span class="x" id="conscription__29" original="E867.-1aea"> Finnish nationalists were outraged at the conscription of Finns into the Russian army in 1901. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4875" id="conscription__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conscription" title="conscription definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4874" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2cce" id="conscription__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conscription__32"> conscription </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consecutive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cbb" id="consecutive" original="E399.-d03" sum="460"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cba" id="consecutive__1" original="E399.-d02"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cb9" id="consecutive__2" original="E399.-d01"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consecutive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cb1" id="consecutive__4" original="E399.-cfc"><span class="pos" id="consecutive__5" original="E399.-cfb"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7bb1" eid="consecutive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3a52" geo="br" id="consecutive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consecutive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsekjətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsecutive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsecutive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsecutive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3a4f" geo="n_am" id="consecutive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consecutive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsekjətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsecutive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsecutive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsecutive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-caf" id="consecutive__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="consecutive__12" original="E399.-cf9"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cad" id="consecutive__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-cac" id="consecutive__14" original="E399.-cf8"><span class="def" id="consecutive__15" original="E399.-cf7"> following one after another in a series, without interruption </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-caa" id="consecutive__16" original="E586.-4938" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://successive" title="successive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ca9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.94b" id="consecutive__17" original="E586.-4937"><span class="xh" id="consecutive__18"> successive </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ca7" id="consecutive__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ca6" id="consecutive__20" original="E824.-6b5b"><span class="x" id="consecutive__21" original="E824.-6b5a"> We should expect averages over a sufficient number of consecutive years to be virtually static. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ca4" id="consecutive__22" original="E824.-6b59"><span class="x" id="consecutive__23" original="E824.-6b58"> consecutive days/months/weeks </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ca2" id="consecutive__24" original="E824.-6b57"><span class="x" id="consecutive__25" original="E824.-6b56"> Under his leadership, the party has won two consecutive elections. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E5df.38d4" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E5df.38d5"><span class="h1" original="E5df.38d6"><ul class="inline" original="E5df.38d7"><li class="li" original="E5df.38da"> subsequent </li><li class="li" original="E5df.38db"> consequent </li><li class="li" original="E5df.38d8"> successive </li><li class="li" original="E5df.38d9"> consecutive </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E5df.38dc"><li class="li" original="E5df.38ec"><span class="eb" original="E5df.38ed"> Subsequent </span> means happening or coming after something else; <span class="eb" original="E83e.-71a0"> consequent </span> means happening as a result of something else: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.38ee"><span class="x" original="E5df.38ef"> Subsequent studies have broadly confirmed these findings. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.38f2"><span class="x" original="E5df.38f3"> Any delay would have resulted in a loss of business and the consequent loss of profits. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.38e0"><span class="eb" original="E5df.38e1"> Successive </span> and <span class="eb" original="E83e.-719f"> consecutive </span> both describe series that occur without interruption; <span class="eb" original="E83e.-719e"> consecutive </span> is used especially with nouns relating to time: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.38e8"><span class="x" original="E5df.38e9"> successive administrations/​generations/​governments </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.38ea"><span class="x" original="E5df.38eb"> The leaders attended successive rounds of talks. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E83e.-719d"><span class="x" original="E83e.-719c"> After 17 consecutive days of demonstrations, the government agreed to popular demands for democratic reforms. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ca0" id="consecutive__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c9f" id="consecutive__27" original="E399.-cf6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c9e" id="consecutive__28"><span class="dr" id="consecutive__29" original="E399.-cf5"> consecutively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c96" id="consecutive__30" original="E399.-cf1"><span class="pos" id="consecutive__31" original="E399.-cf0"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7bb0" eid="consecutive__32" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3a4c" geo="br" id="consecutive__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consecutive__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsekjətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsecutively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsecutively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsecutively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3a49" geo="n_am" id="consecutive__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consecutive__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsekjətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsecutively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsecutively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsecutively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c94" id="consecutive__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c93" id="consecutive__38" original="E824.-6b55"><span class="x" id="consecutive__39" original="E824.-6b54"> Each page of a patient's notes should be numbered consecutively. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4859" id="consecutive__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consecutive" title="consecutive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4858" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2c56" id="consecutive__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consecutive__42"> consecutive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consensual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c91" id="consensual" original="E399.-cef" sum="281"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c90" id="consensual__1" original="E399.-cee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c8f" id="consensual__2" original="E399.-ced"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consensual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c87" id="consensual__4" original="E399.-ce8"><span class="pos" id="consensual__5" original="E399.-ce7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ba3" eid="consensual__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-39e7" geo="br" id="consensual__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consensual__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsenʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsensual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsensual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsensual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-39e4" geo="n_am" id="consensual__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consensual__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsenʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsensual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsensual__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsensual__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c85" id="consensual__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c84" id="consensual__12" original="E399.-ce4"><span class="def" id="consensual__13" original="E399.-ce3"> involving agreement by everyone concerned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c82" id="consensual__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c81" id="consensual__15" original="E867.-1ae9"><span class="x" id="consensual__16" original="E867.-1ae8"> Decision-making within the groups is mainly consensual, with much effort put into building trust. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-482c" id="consensual__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consensual" title="consensual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-482b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2c30" id="consensual__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consensual__19"> consensual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consensus
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c7f" id="consensus" original="E399.-cdf" sum="840"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c7e" id="consensus__1" original="E399.-cde"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c7d" id="consensus__2" original="E399.-cdd"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consensus </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c75" id="consensus__4" original="E399.-cd8"><span class="pos" id="consensus__5" original="E399.-cd7"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b9c" eid="consensus__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-39c8" geo="br" id="consensus__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consensus__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsensəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsensus__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsensus__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsensus__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-39c5" geo="n_am" id="consensus__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consensus__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsensəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsensus__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsensus__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsensus__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c73" id="consensus__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="consensus__12" original="E399.-cd5"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consensus__13" original="E399.-cd4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c70" id="consensus__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c6f" id="consensus__15" original="E399.-cd3"><span class="def" id="consensus__16" original="E399.-cd2"> an opinion that all members of a group agree with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c6d" id="consensus__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c6c" id="consensus__18" original="E8b9.-7faa"><span class="x" id="consensus__19" original="E8b9.-7fa9"> The consensus today is that famine relief does not provide a long-term solution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c6a" id="consensus__20" original="E8b9.-7fa8"><span class="cf" id="consensus__21" original="E399.-cd1"><span class="exp" id="consensus__22"> consensus </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="consensus__23" original="E8b9.-7fa7"> Reaching consensus on what constitutes terrorism is difficult. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c66" id="consensus__24" original="E8b9.-7fa6"><span class="x" id="consensus__25" original="E8b9.-7fa5"> Up until the middle of the 1970s, there was a broad political consensus on the role of the welfare state. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c64" id="consensus__26" original="E8b9.-7fa4"><span class="cf" id="consensus__27" original="E83a.-7bcb"><span class="exp" id="consensus__28"> consensus </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="consensus__29" original="E8b9.-7fa3"> An emerging consensus about the form of matter in the universe suggests that a complete understanding of it may be within reach. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c60" id="consensus__30" original="E8b9.-7fa2"><span class="cf" id="consensus__31" original="E399.-cd0"><span class="exp" id="consensus__32"> consensus </span> among somebody (about/on something) </span><span class="x" id="consensus__33" original="E8b9.-7fa1"> There was a lack of consensus among educators on whether commercial broadcasters could be trusted in schools. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c5c" id="consensus__34" original="E8b9.-7fa0"><span class="cf" id="consensus__35" original="E399.-ccf"><span class="exp" id="consensus__36"> consensus </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="consensus__37" original="E8b9.-7f9f"> There was a general global consensus that torture was illegitimate. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4813" id="consensus__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consensus" title="consensus definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4812" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2c16" id="consensus__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consensus__40"> consensus </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c58" hm="1" id="consent1" original="E399.-cce" sum="808"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c57" id="consent1__1" original="E399.-ccd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c56" id="consent1__2" original="E399.-ccc"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consent <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c4b" id="consent1__7" original="E399.-cc1"><span class="pos" id="consent1__8" original="E399.-cc0"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b95" eid="consent1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38e4" geo="br" id="consent1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38e1" geo="n_am" id="consent1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c49" id="consent1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consent1__15" original="E399.-cbd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c47" id="consent1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c46" id="consent1__17" original="E399.-cbf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="consent1__18" original="E399.-cbb"> permission that you give for something, especially something that affects you personally </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c44" id="consent1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c43" id="consent1__20" original="E8b9.-7ac8"><span class="x" id="consent1__21" original="E8b9.-7ac7"> Before a doctor treats a patient, they need to obtain the patient's consent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c41" id="consent1__22" original="E83a.-7bc3"><span class="cf" id="consent1__23" original="E399.-cbc"><span class="exp" id="consent1__24"> consent </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="consent1__25" original="E83a.-7bc2"> The parents refused consent to the child's medical treatment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c3d" id="consent1__26" original="E8b9.-7ac6"><span class="cf" id="consent1__27" original="E83a.-7bc1"><span class="exp" id="consent1__28"> consent </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="consent1__29" original="E8b9.-7ac5"> The subjects had given their informed consent to take part in the experiments. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c39" id="consent1__30" original="E8b9.-7ab9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consent1__31"> adjective + consent </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c37" id="consent1__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c36" id="consent1__33" original="E8b9.-7ab7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c35" id="consent1__34"><span class="coll" id="consent1__35" original="E8b9.-7ab6"> informed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c33" id="consent1__36" original="E83a.-7bbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c32" id="consent1__37"><span class="coll" id="consent1__38" original="E83a.-7bbc"> valid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c30" id="consent1__39" original="E83a.-7bbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c2f" id="consent1__40"><span class="coll" id="consent1__41" original="E83a.-7bba"> verbal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c2d" id="consent1__42" original="E8b9.-7ab5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c2c" id="consent1__43"><span class="coll" id="consent1__44" original="E8b9.-7ab4"> written </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c2a" id="consent1__45" original="E8b9.-7aaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c29" id="consent1__46"><span class="coll" id="consent1__47" original="E8b9.-7aae"> prior </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c27" id="consent1__48" original="E8b9.-7ab1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c26" id="consent1__49"><span class="coll" id="consent1__50" original="E8b9.-7ab0"> explicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c24" id="consent1__51" original="E8b9.-7ab3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c23" id="consent1__52"><span class="coll" id="consent1__53" original="E8b9.-7ab2"> parental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c21" id="consent1__54" original="E8b9.-7aad"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c20" id="consent1__55" original="E8b9.-7aa9"><span class="x" id="consent1__56" original="E8b9.-7aa8"> In order to conduct an HIV test, explicit consent is required. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c1e" id="consent1__57" original="E8b9.-7aa5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consent1__58"> verb + consent </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c1c" id="consent1__59"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c1b" id="consent1__60" original="E8b9.-7a9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c1a" id="consent1__61"><span class="coll" id="consent1__62" original="E8b9.-7a9d"> give </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c18" id="consent1__63" original="E83a.-7bb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c17" id="consent1__64"><span class="coll" id="consent1__65" original="E83a.-7bb8"> refuse </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c15" id="consent1__66"><span class="coll" id="consent1__67" original="E83a.-7bb7"> withhold </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c13" id="consent1__68" original="E83a.-7bb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c12" id="consent1__69"><span class="coll" id="consent1__70" original="E83a.-7bb5"> withdraw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c10" id="consent1__71" original="E8b9.-7aa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c0f" id="consent1__72"><span class="coll" id="consent1__73" original="E8b9.-7aa2"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c0d" id="consent1__74"><span class="coll" id="consent1__75" original="E8b9.-7aa1"> gain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c0b" id="consent1__76" original="E8b9.-7aa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c0a" id="consent1__77"><span class="coll" id="consent1__78" original="E8b9.-7a9f"> seek </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c08" id="consent1__79" original="E8b9.-7a9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c07" id="consent1__80"><span class="coll" id="consent1__81" original="E8b9.-7a9b"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c05" id="consent1__82" original="E8b9.-7a9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c04" id="consent1__83"><span class="coll" id="consent1__84" original="E8b9.-7a99"> have </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c02" id="consent1__85" original="E8b9.-7a98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-c01" id="consent1__86" original="E8b9.-7a94"><span class="x" id="consent1__87" original="E8b9.-7a93"> Once consent has been gained for the intervention, it is recorded in the client's medical file. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bff" id="consent1__88" original="E399.-cb7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="consent1__89" original="E399.-cb4"> agreement about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bfd" id="consent1__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bfc" id="consent1__91" original="E8b9.-7abe"><span class="cf" id="consent1__92" original="E83a.-7bc0"><span class="exp" id="consent1__93"> consent </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="x" id="consent1__94" original="E8b9.-7abd"> No change may be made without the consent of all the partners. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bf8" id="consent1__95" original="E8b9.-7ac2"><span class="cf" id="consent1__96" original="E83a.-7bbf"> by common <span class="exp" id="consent1__97"> consent </span></span><span class="x" id="consent1__98" original="E8b9.-7ac1"> Child marriages, by common consent, are believed to be bad for the participants and for the institution of marriage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bf4" id="consent1__99" original="E8b9.-7ac0"><span class="cf" id="consent1__100" original="E83a.-7bbe"> by mutual <span class="exp" id="consent1__101"> consent </span></span><span class="x" id="consent1__102" original="E8b9.-7abf"> The transfer of power took place almost by mutual consent. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bf0" id="consent1__103" original="E5df.-2b28" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" id="consent1__104" original="E5df.-2b27"><span class="h1" id="consent1__105" original="E5df.-2b26"><ul class="inline" id="consent1__106" original="E5df.-2b25"><li class="li" id="consent1__107" original="E5df.-2b24"> consent </li><li class="li" id="consent1__108" original="E5df.-2b23"> permission </li></ul></span><span class="p" id="consent1__109" original="E646.-6a24"> Both these words mean the action of allowing somebody to do something. </span><ul class="deflist" id="consent1__110" original="E5df.-2b22"><li class="li" id="consent1__111" original="E5df.-2b1a"><span class="eb" id="consent1__112" original="E5df.-2b19"> Consent </span> is used especially about somebody agreeing personally to allow something to be done to or for them, especially medical treatment or legal actions: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c72" id="consent1__113"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e8e" id="consent1__114" original="E5df.-2b18"><span class="x" id="consent1__115" original="E5df.-2b17"> Consent is required of all those with parental responsibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e8c" id="consent1__116" original="E5df.-2b16"><span class="x" id="consent1__117" original="E5df.-2b15"> Wherever possible, consent should be obtained before the proposed procedure. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="consent1__118" original="E5df.-2b14"><span class="eb" id="consent1__119" original="E5df.-2b13"> Permission </span> is used about somebody giving another person the right to have or use something that belongs to them; or about an authority officially agreeing to allow somebody to do something: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c70" id="consent1__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e88" id="consent1__121" original="E5df.-2b10"><span class="x" id="consent1__122" original="E5df.-2b0f"> Image reproduced by permission of M. Franx. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e86" id="consent1__123" original="E646.-6a23"><span class="x" id="consent1__124" original="E646.-6a22"> The High Court granted permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="consent1__125" original="E5df.-2b09"><span class="eb" id="consent1__126" original="E5df.-2b08"> Informed consent </span> means that the person who is agreeing to something understands all the possible risks and consequences: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c6e" id="consent1__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e82" id="consent1__128" original="E5df.-2b07"><span class="x" id="consent1__129" original="E5df.-2b06"> Counselling and informed consent are essential before genetic testing. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-47e6" id="consent1__130" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consent_1" title="consent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-47e5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2beb" id="consent1__131" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consent1__132"> consent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bea" hm="2" id="consent2" original="E399.-caf" sum="499"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-be9" id="consent2__1" original="E399.-cae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-be8" id="consent2__2" original="E399.-cad"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consent <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bdb" id="consent2__9" original="E399.-ca2"><span class="pos" id="consent2__10" original="E399.-ca1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b8e" eid="consent2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38b1" geo="br" id="consent2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38ae" geo="n_am" id="consent2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-87c" id="consent2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38de" form="root" id="consent2__17"><span class="vp" id="consent2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> consent </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38dc" eid="consent2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38db" geo="br" id="consent2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38d8" geo="n_am" id="consent2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38d5" form="thirdps" id="consent2__24"><span class="vp" id="consent2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> consents </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38d3" eid="consent2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38d2" geo="br" id="consent2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsents <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsents__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsents__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsents__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38cf" geo="n_am" id="consent2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsents <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsents__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsents__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsents__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38cc" form="past" id="consent2__31"><span class="vp" id="consent2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> consented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38ca" eid="consent2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38c9" geo="br" id="consent2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38c6" geo="n_am" id="consent2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38c3" form="pastpart" id="consent2__38"><span class="vp" id="consent2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> consented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38c1" eid="consent2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38c0" geo="br" id="consent2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38bd" geo="n_am" id="consent2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38ba" form="prespart" id="consent2__45"><span class="vp" id="consent2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> consenting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38b8" eid="consent2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38b7" geo="br" id="consent2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsenting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsenting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsenting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-38b4" geo="n_am" id="consent2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consent2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsenting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsenting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsenting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-baf" id="consent2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bae" id="consent2__53" original="E399.-c84"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-bad" id="consent2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="consent2__55" original="E399.-c82"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consent2__56" original="E399.-c80"> to give your permission for something, especially something that affects you personally </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-baa" id="consent2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ba9" id="consent2__58" original="E8b9.-79e4"><span class="x" id="consent2__59" original="E8b9.-79e3"> Blood samples may be collected from the patient if they consent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ba7" id="consent2__60" original="E8b9.-79e2"><span class="x" id="consent2__61" original="E8b9.-79e1"> Her husband cannot consent on her behalf. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ba5" id="consent2__62" original="E8b9.-79e0"><span class="cf" id="consent2__63" original="E399.-c7f"><span class="exp" id="consent2__64"> consent </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="consent2__65" original="E8b9.-79df"> All information about the patient is confidential and the patient must consent to its release. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4745" id="consent2__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consent_1" title="consent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4744" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2beb" id="consent2__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consent2__68"> consent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consequence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ba1" id="consequence" original="E399.-c72" sum="1446"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ba0" id="consequence__1" original="E399.-c71"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b9f" id="consequence__2" original="E399.-c70"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consequence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b93" id="consequence__7" original="E399.-c68"><span class="pos" id="consequence__8" original="E399.-c67"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b87" eid="consequence__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7bb5" geo="br" id="consequence__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consequence__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsɪkwəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsequence__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsequence__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsequence__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7bb8" geo="n_am" id="consequence__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consequence__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsɪkwens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsequence__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsequence__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconsequence__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b91" id="consequence__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b90" id="consequence__15" original="E399.-c66"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b8f" id="consequence__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="consequence__17" original="E399.-c64"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="consequence__18" original="E83b.5eda"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often plural <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consequence__19" original="E399.-c62"> a result of something that has happened </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b8b" id="consequence__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b8a" id="consequence__21" original="E8b3.-72f6"><span class="x" id="consequence__22" original="E8b3.-72f5"> This series of changes has had many consequences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b88" id="consequence__23" original="E8b3.-7328"><span class="cf" id="consequence__24" original="E8c2.-2a72"><span class="exp" id="consequence__25"> consequence </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="consequence__26" original="E8b3.-7327"> The most important consequence of unexpected inflation is redistribution of wealth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b84" id="consequence__27" original="E8b3.-74c5"><span class="cf" id="consequence__28" original="E8b3.-74c6"><span class="exp" id="consequence__29"> consequence </span> (of something) for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="consequence__30" original="E8b3.-74c4"> The consequences for the patient could be significant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b80" id="consequence__31" original="E8b3.-74cb"><span class="cf" id="consequence__32" original="E8c2.-2a71"> with… consequences </span><span class="x" id="consequence__33" original="E8b3.-74ca"> Large earthquakes strike, sometimes with devastating consequences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b7d" id="consequence__34" original="E8b3.-74cd"><span class="cf" id="consequence__35" original="E8c2.-2a70"> as a <span class="exp" id="consequence__36"> consequence </span></span><span class="x" id="consequence__37" original="E8b3.-74cc"> Unemployment is relatively high and, as a consequence, the labour market position of workers is rather weak. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1c85" id="consequence__38"><span class="cf" id="consequence__39"> as a <span class="exp" id="consequence__40"> consequence </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="consequence__41"> Cancer develops as a consequence of multiple genetic mutations which usually occur over a long period of time. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="result1__384" original="E549.-4de1" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="result1__385" original="E549.-4de0"><span class="h1" id="result1__386" original="E549.-4ddf"><ul class="inline" id="result1__387" original="E549.-4dde"><li class="li" id="result1__388" original="E549.-4ddd"> result </li><li class="li" id="result1__389" original="E549.-4ddc"> outcome </li><li class="li" id="result1__390" original="E549.-4ddb"> finding </li><li class="li" id="result1__391" original="E549.-4dda"> consequence <span class="pos" id="result1__392" original="E83b.75fe"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="result1__393" original="E549.-4dd9"> These words can all refer to things that happen because of something else. </span><ul class="bullet" id="result1__394" original="E549.-4dd8"><li class="li" id="result1__395" original="E549.-4dd7"> the result/​outcome/​consequence <span class="eb" id="result1__396" original="E549.-4dd6"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="result1__397" original="E549.-4dd5"> the results/​outcomes/​findings/​consequences <span class="eb" id="result1__398" original="E549.-4dd4"> for </span> somebody/​something </li><li class="li" id="result1__399" original="E549.-4dd3"> findings <span class="eb" id="result1__400" original="E549.-4dd2"> from </span> something </li><li class="li" id="result1__401" original="E549.-4dd1"><span class="eb" id="result1__402" original="E549.-4dd0"> as a </span> result/​consequence </li><li class="li" id="result1__403" original="E549.-4dcf"><span class="eb" id="result1__404" original="E549.-4dce"> with the </span> result/​consequence that… </li><li class="li" id="result1__405" original="E549.-4dcd"><span class="eb" id="result1__406" original="E549.-4dcc"> with… </span> consequences </li><li class="li" id="result1__407" original="E549.-4dcb"><span class="eb" id="result1__408" original="E549.-4dca"> experimental/​empirical </span> results/​findings </li><li class="li" id="result1__409" original="E549.-4dc9"><span class="eb" id="result1__410" original="E549.-4dc8"> test </span> results </li><li class="li" id="result1__411" original="E549.-4dc7"> to <span class="eb" id="result1__412" original="E549.-4dc6"> be consistent with/​in line with </span> the results/​findings </li><li class="li" id="result1__413" original="E83e.-7547"> to <span class="eb" id="result1__414" original="E83e.-7546"> report/​present </span> the results/​outcomes/​findings </li><li class="li" id="result1__415" original="E549.-4dc5"> to <span class="eb" id="result1__416" original="E549.-4dc4"> publish/​interpret </span> the results/​findings </li><li class="li" id="result1__417" original="E549.-4dc3"> the results/​findings <span class="eb" id="result1__418" original="E549.-4dc2"> confirm/​indicate/​show/​suggest </span> that… </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="result1__419" original="E549.-4dc1"><li class="li" id="result1__420" original="E549.-4dc0"><span class="eb" id="result1__421" original="E549.-4dbf"> Results </span> , <span class="eb" id="result1__422" original="E549.-4dbe"> outcomes </span> and <span class="eb" id="result1__423" original="E549.-4dbd"> consequences </span> are things that happen because of something else; <span class="eb" id="result1__424" original="E549.-4dbc"> outcomes </span> can be things that happen at the end of a series of events: <span class="x-gs" id="result1__425"><span class="x-g" id="result1__426" original="E83e.-7545"><span class="x" id="result1__427" original="E83e.-7544"> In the Andalucian region of Spain, an estimated 80 million tonnes of topsoil are lost annually as a result of intensive olive production. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="result1__428" original="E549.-4db9"><span class="x" id="result1__429" original="E549.-4db8"> The ambition was to improve the outcomes for all children. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__430" original="E83e.-7543"><span class="eb" id="result1__431" original="E83e.-7542"> Consequences </span> is used most frequently to talk about possible negative results of an action: <span class="x-gs" id="result1__432"><span class="x-g" id="result1__433" original="E83e.-7541"><span class="x" id="result1__434" original="E83e.-7540"> Global warming could have serious consequences for public health, agriculture and the area of habitable land. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="result1__435" original="E83e.-753f"><span class="x" id="result1__436" original="E83e.-753e"> to have negative/​adverse/​disastrous/​severe/​dire/​unfortunate consequences </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__437" original="E549.-4de2"> You can use the words <span class="eb" id="result1__438" original="E549.-4db7"> results </span> , <span class="eb" id="result1__439" original="E549.-4db6"> outcomes </span> and <span class="eb" id="result1__440" original="E549.-4db5"> findings </span> to refer to things that are observed in an experiment or a study; <span class="eb" id="result1__441" original="E549.-4db4"> results </span> or <span class="eb" id="result1__442" original="E549.-4db3"> findings </span> are most likely to be used when the data involve quantities: <span class="x-gs" id="result1__443"><span class="x-g" id="result1__444" original="E549.-4dae"><span class="x" id="result1__445" original="E549.-4dad"> These results are presented in Table 8.8. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="result1__446" original="E549.-4db2"><span class="x" id="result1__447" original="E549.-4db1"> The outcomes presented here highlight the contextual role of social and political factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="result1__448" original="E549.-4db0"><span class="x" id="result1__449" original="E549.-4daf"> This is in line with the findings from the A.C. Nielsen/​NetRatings (1999) study. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b79" id="consequence__108" original="E8b3.-7323" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consequence__109"> adjective + consequence(s) </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b77" id="consequence__110"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b76" id="consequence__111" original="E8b3.-7321"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b75" id="consequence__112"><span class="coll" id="consequence__113" original="E8b3.-7320"> serious </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b73" id="consequence__114"><span class="coll" id="consequence__115" original="E8c2.-2a6d"> profound </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b71" id="consequence__116" original="E8b3.-731c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b70" id="consequence__117"><span class="coll" id="consequence__118" original="E8b3.-731b"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b6e" id="consequence__119"><span class="coll" id="consequence__120" original="E8c2.-2a6c"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b6c" id="consequence__121" original="E8b3.-731f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b6b" id="consequence__122"><span class="coll" id="consequence__123" original="E8b3.-731e"> negative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b69" id="consequence__124"><span class="coll" id="consequence__125" original="E8b3.-731d"> adverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b67" id="consequence__126" original="E8c2.-2a6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b66" id="consequence__127"><span class="coll" id="consequence__128" original="E8c2.-2a6a"> unfortunate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b64" id="consequence__129" original="E8c2.-2a69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b63" id="consequence__130"><span class="coll" id="consequence__131" original="E8c2.-2a68"> disastrous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b61" id="consequence__132"><span class="coll" id="consequence__133" original="E8c2.-2a67"> dire </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b5f" id="consequence__134"><span class="coll" id="consequence__135" original="E8c2.-2a66"> devastating </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b5d" id="consequence__136"><span class="coll" id="consequence__137" original="E8c2.-2a65"> catastrophic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b5b" id="consequence__138" original="E8c2.-2a64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b5a" id="consequence__139"><span class="coll" id="consequence__140" original="E8c2.-2a63"> fatal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b58" id="consequence__141" original="E8b3.-7312"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b57" id="consequence__142"><span class="coll" id="consequence__143" original="E8b3.-7311"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b55" id="consequence__144" original="E8c2.-2a62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b54" id="consequence__145"><span class="coll" id="consequence__146" original="E8c2.-2a61"> immediate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b52" id="consequence__147" original="E8b3.-731a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b51" id="consequence__148"><span class="coll" id="consequence__149" original="E8b3.-7319"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b4f" id="consequence__150" original="E8c2.-2a60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b4e" id="consequence__151"><span class="coll" id="consequence__152" original="E8c2.-2a5f"> far-reaching </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b4c" id="consequence__153" original="E8c2.-2a5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b4b" id="consequence__154"><span class="coll" id="consequence__155" original="E8c2.-2a5d"> possible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b49" id="consequence__156" original="E8c2.-2a5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b48" id="consequence__157"><span class="coll" id="consequence__158" original="E8c2.-2a5b"> likely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b46" id="consequence__159"><span class="coll" id="consequence__160" original="E8c2.-2a5a"> probable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b44" id="consequence__161" original="E8b3.-7318"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b43" id="consequence__162"><span class="coll" id="consequence__163" original="E8b3.-7317"> inevitable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b41" id="consequence__164"><span class="coll" id="consequence__165" original="E8c2.-2a59"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b3f" id="consequence__166" original="E8c2.-2a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b3e" id="consequence__167"><span class="coll" id="consequence__168" original="E8c2.-2a57"> obvious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b3c" id="consequence__169" original="E8b3.-7316"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b3b" id="consequence__170"><span class="coll" id="consequence__171" original="E8b3.-7315"> unintended </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b39" id="consequence__172" original="E8c2.-2a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b38" id="consequence__173"><span class="coll" id="consequence__174" original="E8c2.-2a55"> natural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b36" id="consequence__175" original="E8b3.-7314"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b35" id="consequence__176"><span class="coll" id="consequence__177" original="E8b3.-7313"> logical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b33" id="consequence__178" original="E8b3.-7308"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b32" id="consequence__179" original="E8b3.-7307"><span class="x" id="consequence__180" original="E8b3.-7306"> The crisis over the succession had ended, it seemed, without serious consequences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b30" id="consequence__181" original="E8c2.-2a54"><span class="x" id="consequence__182" original="E8c2.-2a53"> Political uncertainty is a direct consequence of the democratic process. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b2e" id="consequence__183" original="E8b3.-7303" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consequence__184"> verb + consequence(s) </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b2c" id="consequence__185"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b2b" id="consequence__186" original="E8b3.-7301"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b2a" id="consequence__187"><span class="coll" id="consequence__188" original="E8b3.-7300"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b28" id="consequence__189" original="E8b3.-72ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b27" id="consequence__190"><span class="coll" id="consequence__191" original="E8b3.-72fe"> suffer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b25" id="consequence__192" original="E8b3.-72fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b24" id="consequence__193"><span class="coll" id="consequence__194" original="E8b3.-72fb"> predict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b22" id="consequence__195"><span class="coll" id="consequence__196" original="E8b3.-72fc"> foresee </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b20" id="consequence__197" original="E8c2.-2a41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b1f" id="consequence__198"><span class="coll" id="consequence__199" original="E8c2.-2a40"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b1d" id="consequence__200" original="E8b3.-72fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b1c" id="consequence__201"><span class="coll" id="consequence__202" original="E8b3.-72f9"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b1a" id="consequence__203"><span class="coll" id="consequence__204" original="E8b3.-72f8"> consider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b18" id="consequence__205"><span class="coll" id="consequence__206" original="E8c2.-2a3f"> analyse </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b16" id="consequence__207"><span class="coll" id="consequence__208" original="E8c2.-2a3e"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b14" id="consequence__209" original="E8c2.-2a3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b13" id="consequence__210"><span class="coll" id="consequence__211" original="E8c2.-2a3c"> understand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b11" id="consequence__212" original="E8b3.-72f7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b10" id="consequence__213" original="E8b3.-72f4"><span class="x" id="consequence__214" original="E8b3.-72f3"> The downturn in the Japanese economy soon affected the Korean economy, which suffered similar consequences. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b0e" id="consequence__215" original="E399.-c61"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b0d" id="consequence__216"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consequence__217" original="E399.-c5f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consequence__218" original="E399.-c5d"> importance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b0a" id="consequence__219"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b09" id="consequence__220" original="E8b3.-72e1"><span class="cf" id="consequence__221" original="E8c2.-2a6f"> (not) without <span class="exp" id="consequence__222"> consequence </span> (for somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="consequence__223" original="E8b3.-72e0"> These decisions, with their associated resource implications, were not without consequence for Britain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b05" id="consequence__224" original="E8b3.-74bf"><span class="cf" id="consequence__225" original="E8c2.-2a6e"> of no <span class="exp" id="consequence__226"> consequence </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="consequence__227" original="E8b3.-74be"> This detail, however, is of no consequence to the present study. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b01" id="consequence__228" original="E399.-c57"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-b00" id="consequence__229" original="E399.-c56" sk="inconsequence"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-aff" id="consequence__230"><span class="idm" id="consequence__231" original="E399.-c55"> in consequence (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-afd" id="consequence__232"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-afc" id="consequence__233"><span class="def" id="consequence__234" original="E399.-c52"> as a result of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-afa" id="consequence__235"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-af9" id="consequence__236" original="E8b3.-74bd"><span class="x" id="consequence__237" original="E8b3.-74bc"> Polar sea ice became permanent. In consequence, world sea level began to fall. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-af7" id="consequence__238" original="E8b3.-74bb"><span class="x" id="consequence__239" original="E8b3.-74ba"> In consequence of the delay, Harvey suffered a loss of £5 000 in production. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4724" id="consequence__240" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consequence" title="consequence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4723" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2b6e" id="consequence__241" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consequence__242"> consequence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consequent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-af5" id="consequent" original="E399.-c51" sum="427"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-af4" id="consequent__1" original="E399.-c50"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-af3" id="consequent__2" original="E399.-c4f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consequent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ae7" id="consequent__7" original="E399.-c47"><span class="pos" id="consequent__8" original="E399.-c46"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b80" eid="consequent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1fbe205a2da8a74b.-17ff5ff9.1686f638aff.-7400" geo="br" id="consequent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consequent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsɪkwənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsequent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsequent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsequent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u1fbe205a2da8a74b.-17ff5ff9.1686f638aff.-73fd" geo="n_am" id="consequent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consequent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsɪkwent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsequent__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsequent__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconsequent__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ae5" id="consequent__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ae4" id="consequent__15" original="E399.-c43"><span class="def" id="consequent__16" original="E399.-c42"> happening as a result of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ae2" id="consequent__17" original="E399.-c41" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://resultant" title="resultant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ae1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-c90" id="consequent__18" original="E399.-c40"><span class="xh" id="consequent__19"> resultant </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-adf" id="consequent__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ade" id="consequent__21" original="E8c2.-2a31"><span class="x" id="consequent__22" original="E8c2.-2a30"> This can lead to the release of lethal enzymes and consequent cell death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-adc" id="consequent__23" original="E8b3.-7290"><span class="cf" id="consequent__24" original="E399.-c3e"><span class="exp" id="consequent__25"> consequent </span> on/upon something </span><span class="x" id="consequent__26" original="E8b3.-728f"> The shift from close-knit to loose-knit networks consequent upon industrial change was significant. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E5df.38d4" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E5df.38d5"><span class="h1" original="E5df.38d6"><ul class="inline" original="E5df.38d7"><li class="li" original="E5df.38da"> subsequent </li><li class="li" original="E5df.38db"> consequent </li><li class="li" original="E5df.38d8"> successive </li><li class="li" original="E5df.38d9"> consecutive </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E5df.38dc"><li class="li" original="E5df.38ec"><span class="eb" original="E5df.38ed"> Subsequent </span> means happening or coming after something else; <span class="eb" original="E83e.-71a0"> consequent </span> means happening as a result of something else: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.38ee"><span class="x" original="E5df.38ef"> Subsequent studies have broadly confirmed these findings. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.38f2"><span class="x" original="E5df.38f3"> Any delay would have resulted in a loss of business and the consequent loss of profits. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.38e0"><span class="eb" original="E5df.38e1"> Successive </span> and <span class="eb" original="E83e.-719f"> consecutive </span> both describe series that occur without interruption; <span class="eb" original="E83e.-719e"> consecutive </span> is used especially with nouns relating to time: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.38e8"><span class="x" original="E5df.38e9"> successive administrations/​generations/​governments </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.38ea"><span class="x" original="E5df.38eb"> The leaders attended successive rounds of talks. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E83e.-719d"><span class="x" original="E83e.-719c"> After 17 consecutive days of demonstrations, the government agreed to popular demands for democratic reforms. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4675" id="consequent__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consequent" title="consequent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4674" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2b20" id="consequent__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consequent__29"> consequent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consequential
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ad8" id="consequential" original="E399.-c3d" sum="885"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ad7" id="consequential__1" original="E399.-c3c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ad6" id="consequential__2" original="E399.-c3b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consequential </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-acd" id="consequential__4" original="E399.-c36"><span class="pos" id="consequential__5" original="E399.-c35"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b79" eid="consequential__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1641c19870f.5220" geo="br" id="consequential__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consequential__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnsɪˈkwenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsequential__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsequential__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsequential__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1641c19870f.5224" geo="n_am" id="consequential__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consequential__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnsɪˈkwenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsequential__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsequential__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsequential__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-acb" id="consequential__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-aca" id="consequential__12" original="E399.-c32"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ac9" id="consequential__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="consequential__14" original="E399.-c33" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consequential__15" original="E399.-c31"> happening as a result or an effect of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ac6" id="consequential__16" original="E399.-c30" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://resultant" title="resultant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ac5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-c90" id="consequential__17" original="E399.-c2f"><span class="xh" id="consequential__18"> resultant </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ac3" id="consequential__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ac2" id="consequential__20" original="E867.-1ae3"><span class="x" id="consequential__21" original="E867.-1ae2"> The judge held that the company had negligently caused the oil spill and was liable for the consequential damage. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ac0" id="consequential__22" original="E428.-5172"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-abf" id="consequential__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="consequential__24" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consequential__25" original="E428.-516f"> resulting from an act for which somebody is responsible and not so distant from the act that it could not have been <a class="ndv" href="entry://foreseen" id="consequential__26"> foreseen </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-abb" id="consequential__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-aba" id="consequential__28" original="E428.-516e"><span class="x" id="consequential__29" original="E428.-516d"> The terms and conditions excluded all liability for consequential loss and limited liability for other losses. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ab8" id="consequential__30" original="E399.-c2d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ab7" id="consequential__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="consequential__32" original="E428.-516b" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consequential__33" original="E399.-c2c"> important; that will have important results </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ab4" id="consequential__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ab3" id="consequential__35" original="E867.-1ae1"><span class="x" id="consequential__36" original="E867.-1ae0"> The court rulings that have been most consequential are the sovereign immunity decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ab1" id="consequential__37" original="E867.-1ade"><span class="cf" id="consequential__38" original="E867.-1adf"><span class="exp" id="consequential__39"> consequential </span> for something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="consequential__40" original="E867.-1add"> Student choice of upper-secondary school subjects is highly consequential for their subsequent educational career. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4656" id="consequential__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consequential" title="consequential definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4655" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2b03" id="consequential__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consequential__43"> consequential </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consequently
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-aad" id="consequently" original="E399.-c21" sum="378"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-aac" id="consequently__1" original="E399.-c20"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-aab" id="consequently__2" original="E399.-c1f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consequently </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-aa2" id="consequently__4" original="E399.-c1a"><span class="pos" id="consequently__5" original="E399.-c19"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b70" eid="consequently__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7bbb" geo="br" id="consequently__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consequently__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsɪkwəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsequently__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsequently__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsequently__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7bbe" geo="n_am" id="consequently__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consequently__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsɪkwentli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsequently__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsequently__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconsequently__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-aa0" id="consequently__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a9f" id="consequently__12" original="E399.-c18"><span class="def" id="consequently__13" original="E399.-c17"> as a result </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a9d" id="consequently__14" original="E8c2.-2a2b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://therefore" title="therefore definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a9c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6321" id="consequently__15" original="E8c2.-2a2a"><span class="xh" id="consequently__16"> therefore </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a9a" id="consequently__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a99" id="consequently__18" original="E832.-7fb2"><span class="x" id="consequently__19" original="E832.-7fb1"> The Internet is accessible almost anywhere in the world. Consequently, even minority political interests can access supporters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a97" id="consequently__20" original="E832.-7fb0"><span class="x" id="consequently__21" original="E832.-7faf"> Some gave out land to gain loyalty, but consequently had ever less to give. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="therefore__23" original="E83d.-721d" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="therefore__24" original="E83d.-721c"><span class="h1" id="therefore__25" original="E83d.-721b"> Cause and effect </span><span class="p" id="therefore__26" original="E83d.-721a"> In academic writing, you often need to show a link between two or more actions or events, or link a cause X to an effect Y. </span><ul class="bullet" id="therefore__27" original="E4e1.6811"><li class="li" id="therefore__28" original="E4e1.6812"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__29" original="E4e1.6813"> causes/​produces/​leads to/​brings about/​results in </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__30" original="E4e1.681c"> Y <span class="eb" id="therefore__31" original="E4e1.681d"> is caused by/​is due to </span> X. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__32" original="E4e1.6820"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__33" original="E4e1.6821"> has/​exerts an influence on </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__34" original="E4e1.6822"> X <span class="eb" id="therefore__35" original="E4e1.6823"> has an effect/​impact on </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="therefore__36" original="E4e1.6824"><span class="eb" id="therefore__37" original="E4e1.6825"> As a result of </span> X,… </li><li class="li" id="therefore__38" original="E827.7567"> … <span class="eb" id="therefore__39" original="E827.7568"> because… </span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__40" original="E4e1.6828"> … <span class="eb" id="therefore__41" original="E4e1.6829"> consequently/​therefore… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="therefore__42" original="E4e1.682c"><li class="li" id="therefore__43" original="E4e1.682f"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__44"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__45" original="E4e1.6830"><span class="x" id="therefore__46" original="E4e1.6831"> There is no scientific evidence that magnetic fields in that range <span class="ebi" id="therefore__47" original="E4e1.6832"> produce </span> harmful effects in humans. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__48" original="E4e1.6837"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__49"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__50" original="E4e1.6838"><span class="x" id="therefore__51" original="E4e1.6839"> Higher levels of employment <span class="ebi" id="therefore__52" original="E4e1.683a"> bring about </span> higher rates of capacity utilization. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__53" original="E4e1.683b"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__54"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__55" original="E4e1.683c"><span class="x" id="therefore__56" original="E4e1.683d"> Application of the points system has <span class="ebi" id="therefore__57" original="E4e1.683e"> resulted in </span> an increase in the number of qualified professionals. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__58" original="E442.-efc"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__59"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__60" original="E4a6.934"><span class="x" id="therefore__61" original="E4a6.935"> The majority of air pollutants <span class="ebi" id="therefore__62" original="E4a6.936"> are caused by </span> industry or transport. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__63" original="E4a6.933"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__64"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__65" original="E442.-f10"><span class="x" id="therefore__66" original="E442.-f0f"> Only about half of the permafrost warming <span class="ebi" id="therefore__67" original="E442.-f0e"> is due to </span> an increase in air temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__68" original="E4e1.683f"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__69"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__70" original="E4e1.6840"><span class="x" id="therefore__71" original="E4e1.6841"> The first of these factors <span class="ebi" id="therefore__72" original="E4e1.6842"> has </span> a powerful <span class="ebi" id="therefore__73" original="E4e1.6843"> influence on </span> the melting point of a polymer. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__74" original="E4e1.6844"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__75"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__76" original="E4e1.6845"><span class="x" id="therefore__77" original="E4e1.6846"> Legislative protection can <span class="ebi" id="therefore__78" original="E4e1.6847"> have </span> a direct <span class="ebi" id="therefore__79" original="E4e1.6848"> effect on </span> health. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__80" original="E4e1.6849"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__81"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__82" original="E4e1.684a"><span class="x" id="therefore__83" original="E4e1.684b"><span class="ebi" id="therefore__84" original="E4e1.684c"> As a result of </span> these technologies, televisual viewing changed radically. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="therefore__85" original="E4e1.6851"><span class="x-gs" id="therefore__86"><span class="x-g" id="therefore__87" original="E4e1.6852"><span class="x" id="therefore__88" original="E4e1.6853"> Age at weaning is younger in humans than chimpanzees and the interbirth interval is <span class="ebi" id="therefore__89" original="E4e1.6854"> consequently </span> 50% shorter (Kaplan et al., 2000; Hawkes and Paine, 2006). </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4628" id="consequently__89" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consequently" title="consequently definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4627" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2add" id="consequently__90" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consequently__91"> consequently </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conservation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a95" id="conservation" original="E399.-bfd" sum="1266"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a94" id="conservation__1" original="E399.-bfc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a93" id="conservation__2" original="E399.-bfb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conservation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a87" id="conservation__7" original="E399.-bf3"><span class="pos" id="conservation__8" original="E399.-bf2"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b69" eid="conservation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-36a0" geo="br" id="conservation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservation__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservation__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconservation__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-369c" geo="n_am" id="conservation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a85" id="conservation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conservation__15" original="E399.-bf0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a83" id="conservation__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a82" id="conservation__17" original="E399.-bef"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conservation__18" original="E399.-bee"> the protection of the natural environment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a80" id="conservation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a7f" id="conservation__20" original="E832.-7aca"><span class="x" id="conservation__21" original="E832.-7ac9"> Tourism can provide a strong incentive for conservation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a7d" id="conservation__22" original="E8a9.-720a"><span class="x" id="conservation__23" original="E8a9.-7209"> These countries developed strategies to promote wildlife conservation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a7b" id="conservation__24" original="E832.-7ac7"><span class="cf" id="conservation__25" original="E832.-7ac8"><span class="exp" id="conservation__26"> conservation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conservation__27" original="E832.-7ac6"> The conservation of local woodlands was no longer an economic necessity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a77" id="conservation__28" original="E399.-be8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="conservation__29" original="E399.-be7"> the act of preventing a resource from being wasted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a75" id="conservation__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a74" id="conservation__31" original="E8a9.-7208"><span class="x" id="conservation__32" original="E8a9.-7207"> The programme aimed to encourage energy conservation and efficiency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a72" id="conservation__33" original="E832.-7abf"><span class="cf" id="conservation__34" original="E832.-7ac0"><span class="exp" id="conservation__35"> conservation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="conservation__36" original="E832.-7abe"> Here, conservation of water has become vital. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a6e" id="conservation__37" original="E8c2.-29db"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="conservation__38" original="E8c2.-29da"><span class="exp" id="conservation__39"> conservation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="conservation__40" original="E8c2.-29d9"> the protection of works of art, buildings, etc. from damage by light or pollution </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a6a" id="conservation__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a69" id="conservation__42" original="E832.-7ac2"><span class="x" id="conservation__43" original="E832.-7ac1"> He provided advice on the conservation of paintings in the National Gallery. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a67" id="conservation__44" original="E399.-bea"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="conservation__45" original="E832.-7ac5"><span class="exp" id="conservation__46"> conservation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="conservation__47" original="E399.-be9"> the official protection of buildings or sites that have historical or other importance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a63" id="conservation__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a62" id="conservation__49" original="E832.-7ac4"><span class="x" id="conservation__50" original="E832.-7ac3"> The association was formed for the conservation of the whole area rather than just the individual buildings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a60" id="conservation__51" original="E8c2.-29dc"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="conservation__52" original="E8c2.-29d8"><span class="exp" id="conservation__53"> conservation </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a5d" id="conservation__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conservation__55" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conservation__56" original="E8c2.-29d5"> the principle by which the total value of a physical quantity, such as energy, remains at the same level within a system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a5a" id="conservation__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a59" id="conservation__58" original="E857.-6f7b"><span class="x" id="conservation__59" original="E857.-6f7a"> Conservation of angular momentum keeps a spinning top upright. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4606" id="conservation__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conservation" title="conservation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4605" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2a81" id="conservation__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conservation__62"> conservation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conservationist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a57" id="conservationist" original="E399.-bd8" sum="337"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a56" id="conservationist__1" original="E399.-bd7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a55" id="conservationist__2" original="E399.-bd6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conservationist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a49" id="conservationist__7" original="E399.-bce"><span class="pos" id="conservationist__8" original="E399.-bcd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b60" eid="conservationist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3617" geo="br" id="conservationist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservationist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservationist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservationist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservationist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3613" geo="n_am" id="conservationist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservationist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃənɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservationist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservationist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservationist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a47" id="conservationist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a46" id="conservationist__15" original="E399.-bcc"><span class="def" id="conservationist__16" original="E399.-bcb"> a person who takes an active part in the protection of the environment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a44" id="conservationist__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a43" id="conservationist__18" original="E867.-1ad6"><span class="x" id="conservationist__19" original="E867.-1ad5"> The Flint Hills are an area of ecological importance to conservationists. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-45c5" id="conservationist__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conservationist" title="conservationist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-45c4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2a46" id="conservationist__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conservationist__22"> conservationist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conservatism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a41" id="conservatism" original="E399.-bca" sum="877"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a40" id="conservatism__1" original="E399.-bc9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a3f" id="conservatism__2" original="E399.-bc8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conservatism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a36" id="conservatism__4" original="E399.-bc3"><span class="pos" id="conservatism__5" original="E399.-bc2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b57" eid="conservatism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35ef" geo="br" id="conservatism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservatism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservatism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservatism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservatism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35eb" geo="n_am" id="conservatism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservatism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrvətɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservatism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservatism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservatism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a34" id="conservatism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conservatism__12" original="E399.-bc0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a32" id="conservatism__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a31" id="conservatism__14" original="E399.-bbf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conservatism__15" original="E399.-bbe"> the tendency to resist great or sudden change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a2f" id="conservatism__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a2e" id="conservatism__17" original="E875.7d69"><span class="x" id="conservatism__18" original="E875.7d6a"> For the rest of his career, he repeatedly denounced British conservatism in matters of ship design. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a2c" id="conservatism__19" original="E875.7d6c"><span class="cf" id="conservatism__20" original="E875.7d6b"><span class="exp" id="conservatism__21"> conservatism </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="conservatism__22" original="E875.7d6d"> They noted the traditional innate conservatism of the farming community. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a28" id="conservatism__23" original="E399.-bbd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="conservatism__24" original="E399.-bbb"> the belief that society should change as little as possible </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a26" id="conservatism__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a25" id="conservatism__26" original="E867.-17c6"><span class="x" id="conservatism__27" original="E867.-17c5"> Their political conservatism meant that they were reluctant to abandon traditional institutions like the monarchy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a23" id="conservatism__28" original="E875.7d68"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a22" id="conservatism__29" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a21" id="conservatism__30"><span class="v"><strong> Conservatism </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conservatism__32" original="E875.7d6e"> the beliefs of a political party that has traditional ideas about society and that favours businesses that are privately owned and that operate with little government control </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a1e" id="conservatism__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a1d" id="conservatism__34" original="E875.7d6f"><span class="x" id="conservatism__35" original="E875.7d70"> The great philosopher of British Conservatism is the statesman and writer Edmund Burke. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-45ab" id="conservatism__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conservatism" title="conservatism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-45aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2a34" id="conservatism__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conservatism__38"> conservatism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conservative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a1b" hm="1" id="conservative1" original="E399.-bb7" sum="1670"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a1a" id="conservative1__1" original="E399.-bb6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a19" id="conservative1__2" original="E399.-bb5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conservative <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a0d" id="conservative1__7" original="E399.-bac"><span class="pos" id="conservative1__8" original="E399.-bab"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b4e" eid="conservative1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35b3" geo="br" id="conservative1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservative1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːvətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35af" geo="n_am" id="conservative1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservative1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrvətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a0b" id="conservative1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a0a" id="conservative1__15" original="E399.-baa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conservative1__16" original="E399.-ba9"> opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a08" id="conservative1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a07" id="conservative1__18" original="E832.-7e09"><span class="x" id="conservative1__19" original="E832.-7e08"> Consumers here are relatively conservative, yet are still open to new product ideas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a05" id="conservative1__20" original="E88b.-7fbe"><span class="x" id="conservative1__21" original="E88b.-7fbd"> Initially, the movement aimed to restructure society but gradually it became more socially conservative. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a03" id="conservative1__22" original="E88b.-7fbc"><span class="x" id="conservative1__23" original="E88b.-7fbb"> He outraged half the electorate by airing his conservative views on women. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a01" id="conservative1__24" original="E399.-ba8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a00" id="conservative1__25" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9ff" id="conservative1__26"><span class="v"><strong> Conservative </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9fd" id="conservative1__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="conservative1__29" original="E832.-7e07"> of a political system or party </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conservative1__30" original="E832.-7e06"> favouring businesses that are privately owned and operate with little government control, and having traditional social ideas </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9fa" id="conservative1__31" original="E832.-7e05" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://right-wing" title="right-wing definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9f9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.897" id="conservative1__32" original="E832.-7e04"><span class="xh" id="conservative1__33"> right-wing </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9f7" id="conservative1__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9f6" id="conservative1__35" original="E88b.-7fba"><span class="x" id="conservative1__36" original="E88b.-7fb9"> Authoritarian regimes and conservative parties tended to oppose the extension of voting rights. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9f4" id="conservative1__37" original="E88b.-7fb8"><span class="x" id="conservative1__38" original="E88b.-7fb7"> In the UK, the Conservative Party was the most electorally successful right-wing party anywhere in the 20th century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9f2" id="conservative1__39" original="E88b.-7fb6"><span class="x" id="conservative1__40" original="E88b.-7fb5"> Conservative political principles insisted on the value of existing institutions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9f0" id="conservative1__41" original="E399.-ba5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9ef" id="conservative1__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="conservative1__43" original="E399.-ba4"> of an estimate </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conservative1__44" original="E399.-ba3"> lower than what is probably the real amount or number </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9ec" id="conservative1__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9eb" id="conservative1__46" original="E832.-7e01"><span class="x" id="conservative1__47" original="E832.-7e00"> Even conservative estimates suggest that one-fifth of the population has done some form of voluntary work. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9e9" id="conservative1__48" original="E832.-7dff"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="conservative1__49" original="E832.-7dfe"> not taking or involving unnecessary risk </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9e7" id="conservative1__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9e6" id="conservative1__51" original="E832.-7dfd"><span class="x" id="conservative1__52" original="E832.-7dfc"> Many companies take a conservative approach to financing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9e4" id="conservative1__53" original="E832.-7f57"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9e3" id="conservative1__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="conservative1__55" original="E832.-7f56"> of medical treatment </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conservative1__56" original="E832.-7f55"> intended to control rather than cure a condition, and to preserve the affected part of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9e0" id="conservative1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9df" id="conservative1__58" original="E88b.-7fb4"><span class="x" id="conservative1__59" original="E88b.-7fb3"> The surgeon carried out the conservative treatment, which averted the threat of imminent death, but was concerned that the gangrene could develop again. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9dd" id="conservative1__60"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9dc" id="conservative1__61" original="E399.-ba2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9db" id="conservative1__62"><span class="dr" id="conservative1__63" original="E399.-ba1"> conservatively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9d2" id="conservative1__64" original="E399.-b9d"><span class="pos" id="conservative1__65" original="E399.-b9c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b4d" eid="conservative1__66" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35b9" geo="br" id="conservative1__67" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservative1__68"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːvətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservatively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservatively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservatively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35b6" geo="n_am" id="conservative1__69" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservative1__70"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrvətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservatively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservatively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservatively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9d0" id="conservative1__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9cf" id="conservative1__72" original="E832.-7dc7"><span class="x" id="conservative1__73" original="E832.-7dc6"> The ratio of unexposed to exposed patients has been conservatively estimated as 4:1. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9cd" id="conservative1__74" original="E832.-7cc8"><span class="x" id="conservative1__75" original="E832.-7cc7"> Some cancers can be treated conservatively by excision of the tumour and a rim of normal tissue. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-457f" id="conservative1__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conservative_1" title="conservative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-457e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2a11" id="conservative1__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conservative1__78"> conservative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9cb" hm="2" id="conservative2" original="E399.-b9b" sum="736"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9ca" id="conservative2__1" original="E399.-b9a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9c9" id="conservative2__2" original="E399.-b99"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conservative <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9bd" id="conservative2__7" original="E399.-b90"><span class="pos" id="conservative2__8" original="E399.-b8f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b3e" eid="conservative2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35ab" geo="br" id="conservative2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservative2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːvətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35a7" geo="n_am" id="conservative2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conservative2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrvətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconservative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconservative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconservative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9bb" id="conservative2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9ba" id="conservative2__15" original="E399.-b8e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9b9" id="conservative2__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9b8" id="conservative2__17"><span class="v"><strong> Conservative </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9b6" id="conservative2__19" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9b5" id="conservative2__20"><span class="v"><strong> Con. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conservative2__22" original="E399.-b8b"> a member or supporter of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://conservative" id="conservative2__23"> conservative </a> political party or system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9b1" id="conservative2__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9b0" id="conservative2__25" original="E88b.-7fb0"><span class="x" id="conservative2__26" original="E88b.-7faf"> The Conservatives, like the Republicans, have generally tried to project an image of being the more patriotic party. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9ae" id="conservative2__27" original="E832.-7dc1"><span class="x" id="conservative2__28" original="E832.-7dc0"> During this period, Gorbachev oscillated between trying to satisfy conservatives and liberals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9ac" id="conservative2__29" original="E399.-b8a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="conservative2__30" original="E832.-7c9c"> a person who is opposed to great or sudden social change; a person who prefers traditional styles and values </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9aa" id="conservative2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9a9" id="conservative2__32" original="E832.-7c9b"><span class="x" id="conservative2__33" original="E832.-7c9a"> Jenner first had to allay the suspicions of metropolitan conservatives. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-452a" id="conservative2__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conservative_1" title="conservative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4529" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2a11" id="conservative2__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conservative2__36"> conservative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9a7" id="conserve" original="E399.-b39" sum="1031"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9a6" id="conserve__1" original="E399.-b38"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9a5" id="conserve__2" original="E399.-b37"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conserve </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-997" id="conserve__9" original="E399.-b2f"><span class="pos" id="conserve__10" original="E399.-b2e"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-99e" eid="conserve__11" original="E399.-b11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33e3" geo="br" id="conserve__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserve__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserve__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconserve__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33df" geo="n_am" id="conserve__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserve__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserve__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserve__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-84e" id="conserve__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33db" form="root" id="conserve__17"><span class="vp" id="conserve__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> conserve </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33d9" eid="conserve__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33d8" geo="br" id="conserve__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserve__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserve__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconserve__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33d4" geo="n_am" id="conserve__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserve__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserve__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserve__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33d0" form="thirdps" id="conserve__24"><span class="vp" id="conserve__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conserves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33ce" eid="conserve__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33cd" geo="br" id="conserve__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33ca" geo="n_am" id="conserve__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33c7" form="past" id="conserve__31"><span class="vp" id="conserve__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conserved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33c5" eid="conserve__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33c4" geo="br" id="conserve__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33c1" geo="n_am" id="conserve__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33be" form="pastpart" id="conserve__38"><span class="vp" id="conserve__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conserved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33bc" eid="conserve__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33bb" geo="br" id="conserve__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33b8" geo="n_am" id="conserve__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33b5" form="prespart" id="conserve__45"><span class="vp" id="conserve__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conserving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33b3" eid="conserve__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33b2" geo="br" id="conserve__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33af" geo="n_am" id="conserve__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conserve__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɜːrvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconserving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconserving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconserving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-966" id="conserve__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-965" id="conserve__53" original="E399.-b0e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="conserve__54" original="E399.-b0d"><span class="exp" id="conserve__55"> conserve </span> something </span><span class="def" id="conserve__56" original="E399.-b0c"> to use as little of something as possible so that it lasts a long time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-961" id="conserve__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-960" id="conserve__58" original="E832.-782c"><span class="x" id="conserve__59" original="E832.-782b"> In a drought, plants have to conserve water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-95e" id="conserve__60" original="E88b.-7f4e"><span class="x" id="conserve__61" original="E88b.-7f4d"> These business strategies frequently fall short in terms of conserving natural resources. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-95c" id="conserve__62" original="E88b.-7f4c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conservation" title="conservation (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-95b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a77" id="conserve__63" original="E88b.-7f4b"><span class="xh" id="conserve__64"> conservation </span><span class="xs" id="conserve__65"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-958" id="conserve__66" original="E399.-b0b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="conserve__67" original="E399.-b0a"><span class="exp" id="conserve__68"> conserve </span> something </span><span class="def" id="conserve__69" original="E399.-b09"> to protect the natural environment and prevent it from being changed or destroyed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-954" id="conserve__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-953" id="conserve__71" original="E832.-782a"><span class="x" id="conserve__72" original="E832.-7829"> Conserving a species in the wild means conserving its habitat. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-951" id="conserve__73" original="E399.-b08" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conservation" title="conservation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-950" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a95" id="conserve__74" original="E399.-b07"><span class="xh" id="conserve__75"> conservation </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-94d" id="conserve__76" original="E88b.-7f50"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-94c" id="conserve__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="conserve__78" original="E88b.-7ef9"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="conserve__79" original="E88b.-7f4a"><span class="exp" id="conserve__80"> conserve </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-948" id="conserve__81"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conserve__82" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conserve__83" original="E88b.-7f47"> to keep a physical quantity, such as energy, at the same overall total </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-945" id="conserve__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-944" id="conserve__85" original="E88b.-7f46"><span class="x" id="conserve__86" original="E88b.-7f45"> It is a fundamental law that energy is conserved in any process. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-942" id="conserve__87" original="E88b.-7efb"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-941" id="conserve__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="conserve__89" original="E88b.-7ef7"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="conserve__90" original="E88b.-7ef6"><span class="exp" id="conserve__91"> conserve </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-93d" id="conserve__92"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conserve__93" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conserve__94" original="E88b.-7ef3"> to preserve a sequence of <a class="ndv" href="entry://amino acids" id="conserve__95"> amino acids </a> , etc. in a different <a class="ndv" href="entry://protein" id="conserve__96"> protein </a> or in <a class="ndv" href="entry://nucleic acid" id="conserve__97"> nucleic acid </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-937" id="conserve__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-936" id="conserve__99" original="E88b.-7eec"><span class="x" id="conserve__100" original="E88b.-7eeb"> These functional rRNA sequences are highly conserved among widely divergent taxonomic groups. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-44ce" id="conserve__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conserve_1" title="conserve definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-44cd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2956" id="conserve__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conserve__103"> conserve </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-934" id="consider" original="E399.-af1" sum="2653"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-933" id="consider__1" original="E399.-af0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-932" id="consider__2" original="E399.-aef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consider </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-924" id="consider__9" original="E399.-ae5"><span class="pos" id="consider__10" original="E399.-ae4"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b35" eid="consider__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-323d" geo="br" id="consider__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsider__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsider__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsider__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-323a" geo="n_am" id="consider__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsider__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsider__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsider__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-81e" id="consider__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3237" form="root" id="consider__17"><span class="vp" id="consider__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> consider </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3235" eid="consider__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3234" geo="br" id="consider__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsider__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsider__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsider__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3231" geo="n_am" id="consider__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsider__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsider__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsider__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-322e" form="thirdps" id="consider__24"><span class="vp" id="consider__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> considers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-322c" eid="consider__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-322b" geo="br" id="consider__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsiders__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsiders__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsiders__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3228" geo="n_am" id="consider__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsiders__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsiders__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsiders__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3225" form="past" id="consider__31"><span class="vp" id="consider__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> considered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3223" eid="consider__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3222" geo="br" id="consider__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsidered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsidered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsidered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-321f" geo="n_am" id="consider__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsidered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsidered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsidered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-321c" form="pastpart" id="consider__38"><span class="vp" id="consider__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> considered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-321a" eid="consider__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3219" geo="br" id="consider__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsidered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsidered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsidered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3216" geo="n_am" id="consider__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsidered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsidered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsidered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3213" form="prespart" id="consider__45"><span class="vp" id="consider__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> considering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3211" eid="consider__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3210" geo="br" id="consider__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsidering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsidering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsidering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-320d" geo="n_am" id="consider__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consider__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsidering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsidering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsidering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8f4" id="consider__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8f3" id="consider__53" original="E8b1.-7c41"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8f2" id="consider__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="consider__55" original="E8b1.-7c3e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="consider__56" original="E4c7.10ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often used in orders <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consider__57" original="E8b1.-7c3d"> to think about or give attention to something that you are discussing or studying </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8ee" id="consider__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8ed" id="consider__59" original="E8b1.-7c3b"><span class="cf" id="consider__60" original="E8b1.-7c3c"><span class="exp" id="consider__61"> consider </span> something </span><span class="x" id="consider__62" original="E8b1.-7c3a"> Consider, for example, the case of a coin tossed twice in succession. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8e9" id="consider__63" original="E8b1.-7c39"><span class="x" id="consider__64" original="E8b1.-7c38"> It is important when considering cultural aspects of disability not to fall into stereotypes of cultural reactions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8e7" id="consider__65" original="E8b1.-7c42"><span class="cf" id="consider__66" original="E8b1.-7c37"><span class="exp" id="consider__67"> consider </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="consider__68" original="E8b1.-7c36"> Consider how long bacteria survive outside the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8e3" id="consider__69" original="E8b1.-7c35"><span class="x" id="consider__70" original="E8b1.-7c34"> This project will then consider what limited the growth of the early settlement. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8e1" id="consider__71" original="E8b1.-7bef" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__72"> consider + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8df" id="consider__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8de" id="consider__74" original="E8b1.-7bee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8dd" id="consider__75"><span class="coll" id="consider__76" original="E8b1.-7bed"> possibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8db" id="consider__77" original="E8b1.-7bec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8da" id="consider__78"><span class="coll" id="consider__79" original="E8b1.-7beb"> alternative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8d8" id="consider__80"><span class="coll" id="consider__81" original="E8b1.-7bea"> option </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8d6" id="consider__82" original="E8b1.-7be9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8d5" id="consider__83"><span class="coll" id="consider__84" original="E8b1.-7be8"> way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8d3" id="consider__85" original="E8b1.-7be7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8d2" id="consider__86"><span class="coll" id="consider__87" original="E8b1.-7be6"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8d0" id="consider__88" original="E8b1.-7be5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8cf" id="consider__89"><span class="coll" id="consider__90" original="E8b1.-7be4"> factors </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8cd" id="consider__91" original="E8b1.-7be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8cc" id="consider__92"><span class="coll" id="consider__93" original="E8b1.-7be2"> evidence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8ca" id="consider__94"><span class="coll" id="consider__95" original="E86e.-74d0"> facts </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8c8" id="consider__96" original="E8b1.-7be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8c7" id="consider__97"><span class="coll" id="consider__98" original="E8b1.-7be0"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8c5" id="consider__99" original="E8b1.-7bdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8c4" id="consider__100"><span class="coll" id="consider__101" original="E8b1.-7bde"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8c2" id="consider__102" original="E8b1.-7bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8c1" id="consider__103"><span class="coll" id="consider__104" original="E8b1.-7bdc"> implications </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8bf" id="consider__105"><span class="coll" id="consider__106" original="E8b1.-7bdb"> consequences </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8bd" id="consider__107" original="E8b1.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8bc" id="consider__108"><span class="coll" id="consider__109" original="E8b1.-7bd9"> effect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8ba" id="consider__110"><span class="coll" id="consider__111" original="E8b1.-7bd8"> impact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8b8" id="consider__112" original="E8b1.-7bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8b7" id="consider__113"><span class="coll" id="consider__114" original="E8b1.-7bd6"> needs </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8b5" id="consider__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8b4" id="consider__116" original="E8b1.-7bd0"><span class="x" id="consider__117" original="E8b1.-7bcf"> For countries that are economically volatile, firms also need to consider the possibility of dramatic policy shifts. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8b2" id="consider__118" original="E8b1.-7c0c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__119"> consider + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8b0" id="consider__120"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8af" id="consider__121" original="E8b1.-7c0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8ae" id="consider__122"><span class="coll" id="consider__123" original="E8b1.-7c0a"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8ac" id="consider__124" original="E8b1.-7c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8ab" id="consider__125"><span class="coll" id="consider__126" original="E8b1.-7c08"> situation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8a9" id="consider__127"><span class="coll" id="consider__128" original="E8b1.-7c07"> scenario </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8a7" id="consider__129" original="E8b1.-7c06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8a6" id="consider__130"><span class="coll" id="consider__131" original="E8b1.-7c05"> example </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8a4" id="consider__132" original="E8b1.-7c04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8a3" id="consider__133"><span class="coll" id="consider__134" original="E8b1.-7c03"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8a1" id="consider__135" original="E8b1.-7c02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8a0" id="consider__136"><span class="coll" id="consider__137" original="E8b1.-7c01"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-89e" id="consider__138"><span class="coll" id="consider__139" original="E8b1.-7c00"> matter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-89c" id="consider__140" original="E8b1.-7bff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-89b" id="consider__141"><span class="coll" id="consider__142" original="E8b1.-7bfe"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-899" id="consider__143" original="E8b1.-7bfd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-898" id="consider__144"><span class="coll" id="consider__145" original="E8b1.-7bfc"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-896" id="consider__146" original="E8b1.-7bfb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-895" id="consider__147"><span class="coll" id="consider__148" original="E8b1.-7bfa"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-893" id="consider__149" original="E8b1.-7bf9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-892" id="consider__150"><span class="coll" id="consider__151" original="E8b1.-7bf8"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-890" id="consider__152" original="E8b1.-7bf7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-88f" id="consider__153"><span class="coll" id="consider__154" original="E8b1.-7bf6"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-88d" id="consider__155" original="E8b1.-7bf5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-88c" id="consider__156"><span class="coll" id="consider__157" original="E8b1.-7bf4"> model </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-88a" id="consider__158" original="E8b1.-7bf3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-889" id="consider__159" original="E8d1.-23f2"><span class="x" id="consider__160" original="E8d1.-23f1"> I shall start by considering a very simple example of isometry, the rolling of a plane into a cylinder. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-887" id="consider__161" original="E8b1.-7bb1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__162"> adverb + consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-885" id="consider__163"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-884" id="consider__164" original="E8b1.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-883" id="consider__165"><span class="coll" id="consider__166" original="E8b1.-7baf"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-881" id="consider__167" original="E8b1.-7bae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-880" id="consider__168"><span class="coll" id="consider__169" original="E8b1.-7bad"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-87e" id="consider__170" original="E8b1.-7bac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-87d" id="consider__171"><span class="coll" id="consider__172" original="E8b1.-7bab"> then </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-87b" id="consider__173"><span class="coll" id="consider__174" original="E8b1.-7baa"> next </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-879" id="consider__175" original="E8b1.-7ba9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-878" id="consider__176"><span class="coll" id="consider__177" original="E8b1.-7ba8"> already </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-876" id="consider__178" original="E8b1.-7ba7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-875" id="consider__179"><span class="coll" id="consider__180" original="E8b1.-7ba6"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-873" id="consider__181"><span class="coll" id="consider__182" original="E8b1.-7ba5"> once </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-871" id="consider__183" original="E8b1.-7b9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-870" id="consider__184"><span class="coll" id="consider__185" original="E8b1.-7b9a"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-86e" id="consider__186" original="E86e.-74cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-86d" id="consider__187"><span class="coll" id="consider__188" original="E86e.-74ce"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-86b" id="consider__189" original="E8b1.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-86a" id="consider__190"><span class="coll" id="consider__191" original="E8b1.-7b98"> seriously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-868" id="consider__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-867" id="consider__193" original="E8b1.-7b96"><span class="x" id="consider__194" original="E8b1.-7b95"> Let us now consider the electrons injected from the emitter into the base. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-865" id="consider__195" original="E8b1.-7b91" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__196"> consider + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-863" id="consider__197"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-862" id="consider__198" original="E8b1.-7b90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-861" id="consider__199"><span class="coll" id="consider__200" original="E8b1.-7b8f"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-85f" id="consider__201" original="E8b1.-7b8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-85e" id="consider__202"><span class="coll" id="consider__203" original="E8b1.-7b8d"> here </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-85c" id="consider__204" original="E8b1.-7b8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-85b" id="consider__205"><span class="coll" id="consider__206" original="E8b1.-7b8b"> above </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-859" id="consider__207" original="E8b1.-7b8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-858" id="consider__208"><span class="coll" id="consider__209" original="E8b1.-7b89"> below </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-856" id="consider__210" original="E8b1.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-855" id="consider__211"><span class="coll" id="consider__212" original="E8b1.-7b87"> next </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-853" id="consider__213" original="E8b1.-7b86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-852" id="consider__214"><span class="coll" id="consider__215" original="E8b1.-7b85"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-850" id="consider__216" original="E8b1.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-84f" id="consider__217"><span class="coll" id="consider__218" original="E8b1.-7b7c"> carefully </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-84d" id="consider__219"><span class="coll" id="consider__220" original="E86e.-74c2"> in detail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-84b" id="consider__221" original="E8b1.-7b82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-84a" id="consider__222"><span class="coll" id="consider__223" original="E8b1.-7b81"> briefly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-848" id="consider__224" original="E8b1.-7b84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-847" id="consider__225"><span class="coll" id="consider__226" original="E8b1.-7b83"> separately </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-845" id="consider__227"><span class="coll" id="consider__228" original="E86e.-74c1"> individually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-843" id="consider__229" original="E8b1.-7b80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-842" id="consider__230"><span class="coll" id="consider__231" original="E8b1.-7b7e"> further </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-840" id="consider__232"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-83f" id="consider__233" original="E8b1.-7b7a"><span class="x" id="consider__234" original="E8b1.-7b79"> Perhaps a more interesting state to consider here is anaesthesia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-83d" id="consider__235" original="E86e.-74c0"><span class="x" id="consider__236" original="E86e.-74bf"> This geometrical problem is considered in some detail below. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-83b" id="consider__237" original="E399.-abf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-83a" id="consider__238"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="consider__239" original="E399.-abd"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="consider__240" original="E8d0.-7e27"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consider__241" original="E399.-abc"> to think of somebody/something in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-836" id="consider__242"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-835" id="consider__243" original="E8d0.-7e26"><span class="cf" id="consider__244" original="E399.-abb"><span class="exp" id="consider__245"> consider </span> somebody/something + noun </span><span class="x" id="consider__246" original="E8d0.-7e25"> Education is considered a basic right. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-831" id="consider__247" original="E8b1.-7c2b"><span class="cf" id="consider__248" original="E399.-ab8"><span class="exp" id="consider__249"> consider </span> somebody/something + adj. </span><span class="x" id="consider__250" original="E8b1.-7c2a"> The communists considered money ‘bourgeois’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-82d" id="consider__251" original="E8b1.-7c29"><span class="cf" id="consider__252" original="E8d0.-7e23"> be considered to be something </span><span class="x" id="consider__253" original="E8b1.-7c28"> The large population of Pacific rats is considered to be the main threat by local farmers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-82a" id="consider__254" original="E8b1.-7c27"><span class="x" id="consider__255" original="E8b1.-7c26"> Tomato fruits were initially considered to be poisonous when introduced to Europe. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-828" id="consider__256" original="E8b1.-7c2d"><span class="cf" id="consider__257" original="E8d0.-7e22"> be considered as something </span><span class="x" id="consider__258" original="E8b1.-7c2c"> Protein changes are considered as a potential primary cause of skin ageing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-825" id="consider__259" original="E8b1.-7c25"><span class="cf" id="consider__260" original="E8d0.-7e21"> be considered to do something </span><span class="x" id="consider__261" original="E8b1.-7c24"> Nation states were historically considered to have exclusive jurisdiction in these areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-822" id="consider__262" original="E8b1.-7c23"><span class="cf" id="consider__263" original="E399.-ab5"><span class="exp" id="consider__264"> consider </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="consider__265" original="E8b1.-7c22"> Lord Denning considered that rules of natural justice did apply to some extent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-81e" id="consider__266" original="E8b1.-7c1f"><span class="cf" id="consider__267" original="E399.-ab4"> it is considered that… </span><span class="x" id="consider__268" original="E8b1.-7c1e"> It is considered that the strict legal approach typical of a court of law is unsuitable for some cases. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-81b" id="consider__269" original="E86e.-74cd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__270"> adverb + consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-819" id="consider__271"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-818" id="consider__272" original="E86e.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-817" id="consider__273"><span class="coll" id="consider__274" original="E86e.-74ca"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-815" id="consider__275"><span class="coll" id="consider__276" original="E86e.-74c9"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-813" id="consider__277" original="E8d0.-7e20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-812" id="consider__278"><span class="coll" id="consider__279" original="E8d0.-7e1f"> normally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-810" id="consider__280"><span class="coll" id="consider__281" original="E8d0.-7e1e"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-80e" id="consider__282" original="E83b.5f6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-80d" id="consider__283"><span class="coll" id="consider__284" original="E83b.5f6f"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-80b" id="consider__285" original="E8b1.-7ba4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-80a" id="consider__286"><span class="coll" id="consider__287" original="E8b1.-7ba3"> traditionally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-808" id="consider__288" original="E86e.-74c5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-807" id="consider__289" original="E86e.-74c4"><span class="x" id="consider__290" original="E86e.-74c3"> US television markets are generally considered to be highly competitive in comparison with their European counterparts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-805" id="consider__291" original="E399.-ac7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-804" id="consider__292"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="consider__293" original="E399.-ac4"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="consider__294" original="E399.-ac5"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consider__295" original="E399.-ac3"> to think about something carefully, especially in order to make a decision </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-800" id="consider__296"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ff" id="consider__297" original="E8b1.-7c1d"><span class="cf" id="consider__298" original="E399.-ac2"><span class="exp" id="consider__299"> consider </span> something </span><span class="x" id="consider__300" original="E8b1.-7c1c"> Several alternative designs were considered. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fb" id="consider__301" original="E8b1.-7c1b"><span class="cf" id="consider__302" original="E399.-ac1"><span class="exp" id="consider__303"> consider </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="consider__304" original="E8b1.-7c1a"> The claimant and her husband considered moving away from the area. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f7" id="consider__305" original="E8b1.-7c19"><span class="cf" id="consider__306" original="E399.-ac0"><span class="exp" id="consider__307"> consider </span> (how/what, etc…) </span><span class="x" id="consider__308" original="E8b1.-7c18"> Applicants should consider how they will demonstrate their suitability for the post. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f3" id="consider__309" original="E8b1.-7c17"><span class="x" id="consider__310" original="E8b1.-7c16"> Participants were encouraged to consider carefully before making their decision. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f1" id="consider__311" original="E8b1.-7bef" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__312"> consider + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ef" id="consider__313"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ee" id="consider__314" original="E8b1.-7bee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ed" id="consider__315"><span class="coll" id="consider__316" original="E8b1.-7bed"> possibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7eb" id="consider__317" original="E8b1.-7bec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ea" id="consider__318"><span class="coll" id="consider__319" original="E8b1.-7beb"> alternative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e8" id="consider__320"><span class="coll" id="consider__321" original="E8b1.-7bea"> option </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e6" id="consider__322" original="E8b1.-7be9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e5" id="consider__323"><span class="coll" id="consider__324" original="E8b1.-7be8"> way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e3" id="consider__325" original="E8b1.-7be7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e2" id="consider__326"><span class="coll" id="consider__327" original="E8b1.-7be6"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7e0" id="consider__328" original="E8b1.-7be5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7df" id="consider__329"><span class="coll" id="consider__330" original="E8b1.-7be4"> factors </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dd" id="consider__331" original="E8b1.-7be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7dc" id="consider__332"><span class="coll" id="consider__333" original="E8b1.-7be2"> evidence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7da" id="consider__334"><span class="coll" id="consider__335" original="E86e.-74d0"> facts </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d8" id="consider__336" original="E8b1.-7be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d7" id="consider__337"><span class="coll" id="consider__338" original="E8b1.-7be0"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d5" id="consider__339" original="E8b1.-7bdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d4" id="consider__340"><span class="coll" id="consider__341" original="E8b1.-7bde"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d2" id="consider__342" original="E8b1.-7bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d1" id="consider__343"><span class="coll" id="consider__344" original="E8b1.-7bdc"> implications </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cf" id="consider__345"><span class="coll" id="consider__346" original="E8b1.-7bdb"> consequences </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cd" id="consider__347" original="E8b1.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cc" id="consider__348"><span class="coll" id="consider__349" original="E8b1.-7bd9"> effect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ca" id="consider__350"><span class="coll" id="consider__351" original="E8b1.-7bd8"> impact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c8" id="consider__352" original="E8b1.-7bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c7" id="consider__353"><span class="coll" id="consider__354" original="E8b1.-7bd6"> needs </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c5" id="consider__355"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c4" id="consider__356" original="E640.245d"><span class="x" id="consider__357" original="E640.245e"> The government is currently considering the option of building more nuclear capacity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c2" id="consider__358" original="E8b1.-7bb1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__359"> adverb + consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c0" id="consider__360"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bf" id="consider__361" original="E8b1.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7be" id="consider__362"><span class="coll" id="consider__363" original="E8b1.-7baf"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bc" id="consider__364" original="E8b1.-7bae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7bb" id="consider__365"><span class="coll" id="consider__366" original="E8b1.-7bad"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b9" id="consider__367" original="E8b1.-7bac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b8" id="consider__368"><span class="coll" id="consider__369" original="E8b1.-7bab"> then </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b6" id="consider__370"><span class="coll" id="consider__371" original="E8b1.-7baa"> next </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b4" id="consider__372" original="E8b1.-7ba9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b3" id="consider__373"><span class="coll" id="consider__374" original="E8b1.-7ba8"> already </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b1" id="consider__375" original="E8b1.-7ba7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b0" id="consider__376"><span class="coll" id="consider__377" original="E8b1.-7ba6"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ae" id="consider__378"><span class="coll" id="consider__379" original="E8b1.-7ba5"> once </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ac" id="consider__380" original="E8b1.-7b9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7ab" id="consider__381"><span class="coll" id="consider__382" original="E8b1.-7b9a"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a9" id="consider__383" original="E86e.-74cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a8" id="consider__384"><span class="coll" id="consider__385" original="E86e.-74ce"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a6" id="consider__386" original="E8b1.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a5" id="consider__387"><span class="coll" id="consider__388" original="E8b1.-7b98"> seriously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a3" id="consider__389"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a2" id="consider__390" original="E640.245f"><span class="x" id="consider__391" original="E640.2460"> Pharmaceutical companies should seriously consider further development of these products. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a0" id="consider__392" original="E8b1.-7b91" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__393"> consider + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79e" id="consider__394"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79d" id="consider__395" original="E8b1.-7b90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79c" id="consider__396"><span class="coll" id="consider__397" original="E8b1.-7b8f"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79a" id="consider__398" original="E8b1.-7b8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-799" id="consider__399"><span class="coll" id="consider__400" original="E8b1.-7b8d"> here </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-797" id="consider__401" original="E8b1.-7b8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-796" id="consider__402"><span class="coll" id="consider__403" original="E8b1.-7b8b"> above </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-794" id="consider__404" original="E8b1.-7b8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-793" id="consider__405"><span class="coll" id="consider__406" original="E8b1.-7b89"> below </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-791" id="consider__407" original="E8b1.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-790" id="consider__408"><span class="coll" id="consider__409" original="E8b1.-7b87"> next </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78e" id="consider__410" original="E8b1.-7b86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78d" id="consider__411"><span class="coll" id="consider__412" original="E8b1.-7b85"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78b" id="consider__413" original="E8b1.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-78a" id="consider__414"><span class="coll" id="consider__415" original="E8b1.-7b7c"> carefully </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-788" id="consider__416"><span class="coll" id="consider__417" original="E86e.-74c2"> in detail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-786" id="consider__418" original="E8b1.-7b82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-785" id="consider__419"><span class="coll" id="consider__420" original="E8b1.-7b81"> briefly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-783" id="consider__421" original="E8b1.-7b84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-782" id="consider__422"><span class="coll" id="consider__423" original="E8b1.-7b83"> separately </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-780" id="consider__424"><span class="coll" id="consider__425" original="E86e.-74c1"> individually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77e" id="consider__426" original="E8b1.-7b80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77d" id="consider__427"><span class="coll" id="consider__428" original="E8b1.-7b7e"> further </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77b" id="consider__429"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77a" id="consider__430" original="E640.2461"><span class="x" id="consider__431" original="E640.2462"> Each option will be considered separately. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-778" id="consider__432" original="E8d0.-7e19" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__433"> verb + to consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-776" id="consider__434"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-775" id="consider__435" original="E8d0.-7e18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-774" id="consider__436"><span class="coll" id="consider__437" original="E8d0.-7e17"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-772" id="consider__438" original="E8d0.-7e16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-771" id="consider__439"><span class="coll" id="consider__440" original="E8d0.-7e15"> want </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76f" id="consider__441" original="E8d0.-7e14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76e" id="consider__442"><span class="coll" id="consider__443" original="E8d0.-7e13"> fail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76c" id="consider__444" original="E8d0.-7e12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76b" id="consider__445"><span class="coll" id="consider__446" original="E8d0.-7e11"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-769" id="consider__447"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-768" id="consider__448" original="E8b1.-7b5e"><span class="x" id="consider__449" original="E8b1.-7b5d"> Teachers need to consider what kinds of working groups best enhance the process of learning. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-766" id="consider__450" original="E8b1.-7b75" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__451"> it is + adjective + to consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-764" id="consider__452"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-763" id="consider__453" original="E8b1.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-762" id="consider__454"><span class="coll" id="consider__455" original="E8b1.-7b6b"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-760" id="consider__456" original="E8b1.-7b6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75f" id="consider__457"><span class="coll" id="consider__458" original="E8b1.-7b69"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75d" id="consider__459" original="E8b1.-7b68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75c" id="consider__460"><span class="coll" id="consider__461" original="E8b1.-7b67"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-75a" id="consider__462" original="E8b1.-7b66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-759" id="consider__463"><span class="coll" id="consider__464" original="E8b1.-7b65"> helpful </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-757" id="consider__465"><span class="coll" id="consider__466" original="E8b1.-7b64"> useful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-755" id="consider__467" original="E8b1.-7b63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-754" id="consider__468"><span class="coll" id="consider__469" original="E8b1.-7b61"> interesting </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-752" id="consider__470"><span class="coll" id="consider__471" original="E8b1.-7b60"> instructive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-750" id="consider__472"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74f" id="consider__473" original="E8b1.-7b5c"><span class="x" id="consider__474" original="E8b1.-7b5b"> It was necessary to consider the implications of the new data. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74d" id="consider__475" original="E399.-ab3"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74c" id="consider__476"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="consider__477" original="E399.-ab1"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="consider__478" original="E399.-ab0"><span class="exp" id="consider__479"> consider </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="consider__480" original="E399.-aaf"> to think about something, especially the needs and feelings of other people, and be influenced by this when making a decision or taking action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-747" id="consider__481"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-746" id="consider__482" original="E8b1.-7c15"><span class="x" id="consider__483" original="E8b1.-7c14"> They argue that traditional economists fail to consider people's real needs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-744" id="consider__484" original="E8b1.-7c13"><span class="x" id="consider__485" original="E8b1.-7c12"> The state has a duty to consider the effect of any such legislation on the environment. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-742" id="consider__486" original="E8b1.-7bef" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__487"> consider + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-740" id="consider__488"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73f" id="consider__489" original="E8b1.-7bee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73e" id="consider__490"><span class="coll" id="consider__491" original="E8b1.-7bed"> possibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73c" id="consider__492" original="E8b1.-7bec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73b" id="consider__493"><span class="coll" id="consider__494" original="E8b1.-7beb"> alternative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-739" id="consider__495"><span class="coll" id="consider__496" original="E8b1.-7bea"> option </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-737" id="consider__497" original="E8b1.-7be9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-736" id="consider__498"><span class="coll" id="consider__499" original="E8b1.-7be8"> way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-734" id="consider__500" original="E8b1.-7be7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-733" id="consider__501"><span class="coll" id="consider__502" original="E8b1.-7be6"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-731" id="consider__503" original="E8b1.-7be5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-730" id="consider__504"><span class="coll" id="consider__505" original="E8b1.-7be4"> factors </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72e" id="consider__506" original="E8b1.-7be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72d" id="consider__507"><span class="coll" id="consider__508" original="E8b1.-7be2"> evidence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-72b" id="consider__509"><span class="coll" id="consider__510" original="E86e.-74d0"> facts </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-729" id="consider__511" original="E8b1.-7be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-728" id="consider__512"><span class="coll" id="consider__513" original="E8b1.-7be0"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-726" id="consider__514" original="E8b1.-7bdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-725" id="consider__515"><span class="coll" id="consider__516" original="E8b1.-7bde"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-723" id="consider__517" original="E8b1.-7bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-722" id="consider__518"><span class="coll" id="consider__519" original="E8b1.-7bdc"> implications </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-720" id="consider__520"><span class="coll" id="consider__521" original="E8b1.-7bdb"> consequences </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71e" id="consider__522" original="E8b1.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71d" id="consider__523"><span class="coll" id="consider__524" original="E8b1.-7bd9"> effect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71b" id="consider__525"><span class="coll" id="consider__526" original="E8b1.-7bd8"> impact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-719" id="consider__527" original="E8b1.-7bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-718" id="consider__528"><span class="coll" id="consider__529" original="E8b1.-7bd6"> needs </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-716" id="consider__530"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-715" id="consider__531" original="E8b1.-7bce"><span class="x" id="consider__532" original="E8b1.-7bcd"> All dam and reservoir projects will have to consider their impacts on communities and wildlife. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-713" id="consider__533" original="E8d0.-7e19" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__534"> verb + to consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-711" id="consider__535"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-710" id="consider__536" original="E8d0.-7e18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70f" id="consider__537"><span class="coll" id="consider__538" original="E8d0.-7e17"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70d" id="consider__539" original="E8d0.-7e16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70c" id="consider__540"><span class="coll" id="consider__541" original="E8d0.-7e15"> want </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70a" id="consider__542" original="E8d0.-7e14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-709" id="consider__543"><span class="coll" id="consider__544" original="E8d0.-7e13"> fail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-707" id="consider__545" original="E8d0.-7e12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-706" id="consider__546"><span class="coll" id="consider__547" original="E8d0.-7e11"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-704" id="consider__548"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-703" id="consider__549" original="E640.2463"><span class="x" id="consider__550" original="E640.2464"> The District Court refused to consider the commercial merits of the system. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-701" id="consider__551" original="E8b1.-7b75" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consider__552"> it is + adjective + to consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ff" id="consider__553"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fe" id="consider__554" original="E8b1.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fd" id="consider__555"><span class="coll" id="consider__556" original="E8b1.-7b6b"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fb" id="consider__557" original="E8b1.-7b6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6fa" id="consider__558"><span class="coll" id="consider__559" original="E8b1.-7b69"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f8" id="consider__560" original="E8b1.-7b68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f7" id="consider__561"><span class="coll" id="consider__562" original="E8b1.-7b67"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f5" id="consider__563" original="E8b1.-7b66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f4" id="consider__564"><span class="coll" id="consider__565" original="E8b1.-7b65"> helpful </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f2" id="consider__566"><span class="coll" id="consider__567" original="E8b1.-7b64"> useful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6f0" id="consider__568" original="E8b1.-7b63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ef" id="consider__569"><span class="coll" id="consider__570" original="E8b1.-7b61"> interesting </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ed" id="consider__571"><span class="coll" id="consider__572" original="E8b1.-7b60"> instructive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6eb" id="consider__573"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ea" id="consider__574" original="E640.2465"><span class="x" id="consider__575" original="E640.2466"> It is important to consider the views of local people. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e8" id="consider__576" original="E399.-aa7"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e7" id="consider__577" original="E399.-aa6" sk="allthingsconsidered"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e6" id="consider__578"><span class="idm" id="consider__579" original="E399.-aa5"> all things considered </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e4" id="consider__580"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e3" id="consider__581"><span class="def" id="consider__582" original="E399.-aa4"> thinking carefully about all the facts of a situation, especially the problems or difficulties </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e1" id="consider__583"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e0" id="consider__584" original="E8b1.-7c11"><span class="x" id="consider__585" original="E8b1.-7c10"> Perhaps the system of national implementation of international human rights, all things considered, is not such a bad thing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-749e" id="consider__586" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="consider__587"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-749c" id="consider__588" original="E8b1.-7c0e"><span class="shcut" id="consider__589" original="E8b1.-7c0d"> consider + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-749a" id="consider__590" original="E8b1.-7bf0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7499" id="consider__591" original="E8b1.-7bee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7498" id="consider__592" original="E8b1.-7bed"><span class="coll" id="consider__593"> possibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7496" id="consider__594" original="E8b1.-7bec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7495" id="consider__595" original="E8b1.-7beb"><span class="coll" id="consider__596"> alternative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7493" id="consider__597" original="E8b1.-7bea"><span class="coll" id="consider__598"> option </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7491" id="consider__599" original="E8b1.-7be9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7490" id="consider__600" original="E8b1.-7be8"><span class="coll" id="consider__601"> way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-748e" id="consider__602" original="E8b1.-7be7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-748d" id="consider__603" original="E8b1.-7be6"><span class="coll" id="consider__604"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-748b" id="consider__605" original="E8b1.-7be5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-748a" id="consider__606" original="E8b1.-7be4"><span class="coll" id="consider__607"> factors </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7488" id="consider__608" original="E8b1.-7be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7487" id="consider__609" original="E8b1.-7be2"><span class="coll" id="consider__610"> evidence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7485" id="consider__611" original="E86e.-74d0"><span class="coll" id="consider__612"> facts </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7483" id="consider__613" original="E8b1.-7be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7482" id="consider__614" original="E8b1.-7be0"><span class="coll" id="consider__615"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7480" id="consider__616" original="E8b1.-7bdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-747f" id="consider__617" original="E8b1.-7bde"><span class="coll" id="consider__618"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-747d" id="consider__619" original="E8b1.-7bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-747c" id="consider__620" original="E8b1.-7bdc"><span class="coll" id="consider__621"> implications </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-747a" id="consider__622" original="E8b1.-7bdb"><span class="coll" id="consider__623"> consequences </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7478" id="consider__624" original="E8b1.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7477" id="consider__625" original="E8b1.-7bd9"><span class="coll" id="consider__626"> effect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7475" id="consider__627" original="E8b1.-7bd8"><span class="coll" id="consider__628"> impact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7473" id="consider__629" original="E8b1.-7bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7472" id="consider__630" original="E8b1.-7bd6"><span class="coll" id="consider__631"> needs </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7470" id="consider__632" original="E8b1.-7bd1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-746f" id="consider__633" original="E8b1.-7bd0"><span class="x" id="consider__634" original="E8b1.-7bcf"> For countries that are economically volatile, firms also need to consider the possibility of dramatic policy shifts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-746d" id="consider__635" original="E640.245d"><span class="x" id="consider__636" original="E640.245e"> The government is currently considering the option of building more nuclear capacity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-746b" id="consider__637" original="E8b1.-7bce"><span class="x" id="consider__638" original="E8b1.-7bcd"> All dam and reservoir projects will have to consider their impacts on communities and wildlife. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7469" id="consider__639" original="E8b1.-7c0c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7468" id="consider__640" original="E8b1.-7c0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7467" id="consider__641" original="E8b1.-7c0a"><span class="coll" id="consider__642"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7465" id="consider__643" original="E8b1.-7c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7464" id="consider__644" original="E8b1.-7c08"><span class="coll" id="consider__645"> situation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7462" id="consider__646" original="E8b1.-7c07"><span class="coll" id="consider__647"> scenario </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7460" id="consider__648" original="E8b1.-7c06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-745f" id="consider__649" original="E8b1.-7c05"><span class="coll" id="consider__650"> example </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-745d" id="consider__651" original="E8b1.-7c04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-745c" id="consider__652" original="E8b1.-7c03"><span class="coll" id="consider__653"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-745a" id="consider__654" original="E8b1.-7c02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7459" id="consider__655" original="E8b1.-7c01"><span class="coll" id="consider__656"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7457" id="consider__657" original="E8b1.-7c00"><span class="coll" id="consider__658"> matter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7455" id="consider__659" original="E8b1.-7bff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7454" id="consider__660" original="E8b1.-7bfe"><span class="coll" id="consider__661"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7452" id="consider__662" original="E8b1.-7bfd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7451" id="consider__663" original="E8b1.-7bfc"><span class="coll" id="consider__664"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-744f" id="consider__665" original="E8b1.-7bfb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-744e" id="consider__666" original="E8b1.-7bfa"><span class="coll" id="consider__667"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-744c" id="consider__668" original="E8b1.-7bf9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-744b" id="consider__669" original="E8b1.-7bf8"><span class="coll" id="consider__670"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7449" id="consider__671" original="E8b1.-7bf7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7448" id="consider__672" original="E8b1.-7bf6"><span class="coll" id="consider__673"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7446" id="consider__674" original="E8b1.-7bf5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7445" id="consider__675" original="E8b1.-7bf4"><span class="coll" id="consider__676"> model </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7443" id="consider__677" original="E8b1.-7bf3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7442" id="consider__678" original="E8d1.-23f2"><span class="x" id="consider__679" original="E8d1.-23f1"> I shall start by considering a very simple example of isometry, the rolling of a plane into a cylinder. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7440" id="consider__680" original="E8b1.-7bb4"><span class="shcut" id="consider__681" original="E8b1.-7bb3"> adverb + consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-743e" id="consider__682" original="E8b1.-7bb2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-743d" id="consider__683" original="E8b1.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-743c" id="consider__684" original="E8b1.-7baf"><span class="coll" id="consider__685"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-743a" id="consider__686" original="E8b1.-7bae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7439" id="consider__687" original="E8b1.-7bad"><span class="coll" id="consider__688"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7437" id="consider__689" original="E8b1.-7bac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7436" id="consider__690" original="E8b1.-7bab"><span class="coll" id="consider__691"> then </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7434" id="consider__692" original="E8b1.-7baa"><span class="coll" id="consider__693"> next </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7432" id="consider__694" original="E8b1.-7ba9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7431" id="consider__695" original="E8b1.-7ba8"><span class="coll" id="consider__696"> already </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-742f" id="consider__697" original="E8b1.-7ba7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-742e" id="consider__698" original="E8b1.-7ba6"><span class="coll" id="consider__699"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-742c" id="consider__700" original="E8b1.-7ba5"><span class="coll" id="consider__701"> once </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-742a" id="consider__702" original="E8b1.-7b9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7429" id="consider__703" original="E8b1.-7b9a"><span class="coll" id="consider__704"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7427" id="consider__705" original="E86e.-74cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7426" id="consider__706" original="E86e.-74ce"><span class="coll" id="consider__707"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7424" id="consider__708" original="E8b1.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7423" id="consider__709" original="E8b1.-7b98"><span class="coll" id="consider__710"> seriously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7421" id="consider__711" original="E8b1.-7b97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7420" id="consider__712" original="E8b1.-7b96"><span class="x" id="consider__713" original="E8b1.-7b95"> Let us now consider the electrons injected from the emitter into the base. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-741e" id="consider__714" original="E640.245f"><span class="x" id="consider__715" original="E640.2460"> Pharmaceutical companies should seriously consider further development of these products. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-741c" id="consider__716" original="E86e.-74cd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-741b" id="consider__717" original="E86e.-74cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-741a" id="consider__718" original="E86e.-74ca"><span class="coll" id="consider__719"> generally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7418" id="consider__720" original="E86e.-74c9"><span class="coll" id="consider__721"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7416" id="consider__722" original="E8d0.-7e20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7415" id="consider__723" original="E8d0.-7e1f"><span class="coll" id="consider__724"> normally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7413" id="consider__725" original="E8d0.-7e1e"><span class="coll" id="consider__726"> usually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7411" id="consider__727" original="E83b.5f6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7410" id="consider__728" original="E83b.5f6f"><span class="coll" id="consider__729"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-740e" id="consider__730" original="E8b1.-7ba4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-740d" id="consider__731" original="E8b1.-7ba3"><span class="coll" id="consider__732"> traditionally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-740b" id="consider__733" original="E86e.-74c5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-740a" id="consider__734" original="E86e.-74c4"><span class="x" id="consider__735" original="E86e.-74c3"> US television markets are generally considered to be highly competitive in comparison with their European counterparts. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7408" id="consider__736" original="E8b1.-7b94"><span class="shcut" id="consider__737" original="E8b1.-7b93"> consider + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7406" id="consider__738" original="E8b1.-7b92"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7405" id="consider__739" original="E8b1.-7b90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7404" id="consider__740" original="E8b1.-7b8f"><span class="coll" id="consider__741"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7402" id="consider__742" original="E8b1.-7b8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7401" id="consider__743" original="E8b1.-7b8d"><span class="coll" id="consider__744"> here </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73ff" id="consider__745" original="E8b1.-7b8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73fe" id="consider__746" original="E8b1.-7b8b"><span class="coll" id="consider__747"> above </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73fc" id="consider__748" original="E8b1.-7b8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73fb" id="consider__749" original="E8b1.-7b89"><span class="coll" id="consider__750"> below </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73f9" id="consider__751" original="E8b1.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73f8" id="consider__752" original="E8b1.-7b87"><span class="coll" id="consider__753"> next </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73f6" id="consider__754" original="E8b1.-7b86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73f5" id="consider__755" original="E8b1.-7b85"><span class="coll" id="consider__756"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73f3" id="consider__757" original="E8b1.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73f2" id="consider__758" original="E8b1.-7b7c"><span class="coll" id="consider__759"> carefully </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73f0" id="consider__760" original="E86e.-74c2"><span class="coll" id="consider__761"> in detail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73ee" id="consider__762" original="E8b1.-7b82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73ed" id="consider__763" original="E8b1.-7b81"><span class="coll" id="consider__764"> briefly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73eb" id="consider__765" original="E8b1.-7b84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73ea" id="consider__766" original="E8b1.-7b83"><span class="coll" id="consider__767"> separately </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73e8" id="consider__768" original="E86e.-74c1"><span class="coll" id="consider__769"> individually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73e6" id="consider__770" original="E8b1.-7b80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73e5" id="consider__771" original="E8b1.-7b7e"><span class="coll" id="consider__772"> further </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73e3" id="consider__773" original="E8b1.-7b7b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73e2" id="consider__774" original="E8b1.-7b7a"><span class="x" id="consider__775" original="E8b1.-7b79"> Perhaps a more interesting state to consider here is anaesthesia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73e0" id="consider__776" original="E86e.-74c0"><span class="x" id="consider__777" original="E86e.-74bf"> This geometrical problem is considered in some detail below. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73de" id="consider__778" original="E640.2461"><span class="x" id="consider__779" original="E640.2462"> Each option will be considered separately. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73dc" id="consider__780" original="E8d0.-7e1c"><span class="shcut" id="consider__781" original="E8d0.-7e1b"> verb + to consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73da" id="consider__782" original="E8d0.-7e1a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73d9" id="consider__783" original="E8d0.-7e18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73d8" id="consider__784" original="E8d0.-7e17"><span class="coll" id="consider__785"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73d6" id="consider__786" original="E8d0.-7e16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73d5" id="consider__787" original="E8d0.-7e15"><span class="coll" id="consider__788"> want </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73d3" id="consider__789" original="E8d0.-7e14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73d2" id="consider__790" original="E8d0.-7e13"><span class="coll" id="consider__791"> fail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73d0" id="consider__792" original="E8d0.-7e12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73cf" id="consider__793" original="E8d0.-7e11"><span class="coll" id="consider__794"> refuse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73cd" id="consider__795" original="E8d0.-7e10"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73cc" id="consider__796" original="E8b1.-7b5e"><span class="x" id="consider__797" original="E8b1.-7b5d"> Teachers need to consider what kinds of working groups best enhance the process of learning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73ca" id="consider__798" original="E640.2463"><span class="x" id="consider__799" original="E640.2464"> The District Court refused to consider the commercial merits of the system. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73c8" id="consider__800" original="E8b1.-7b78"><span class="shcut" id="consider__801" original="E8b1.-7b77"> it is + adjective + to consider </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73c6" id="consider__802" original="E8b1.-7b76"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73c5" id="consider__803" original="E8b1.-7b6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73c4" id="consider__804" original="E8b1.-7b6b"><span class="coll" id="consider__805"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73c2" id="consider__806" original="E8b1.-7b6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73c1" id="consider__807" original="E8b1.-7b69"><span class="coll" id="consider__808"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73bf" id="consider__809" original="E8b1.-7b68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73be" id="consider__810" original="E8b1.-7b67"><span class="coll" id="consider__811"> appropriate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73bc" id="consider__812" original="E8b1.-7b66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73bb" id="consider__813" original="E8b1.-7b65"><span class="coll" id="consider__814"> helpful </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73b9" id="consider__815" original="E8b1.-7b64"><span class="coll" id="consider__816"> useful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73b7" id="consider__817" original="E8b1.-7b63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73b6" id="consider__818" original="E8b1.-7b61"><span class="coll" id="consider__819"> interesting </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73b4" id="consider__820" original="E8b1.-7b60"><span class="coll" id="consider__821"> instructive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73b2" id="consider__822" original="E8b1.-7b5f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73b1" id="consider__823" original="E8b1.-7b5c"><span class="x" id="consider__824" original="E8b1.-7b5b"> It was necessary to consider the implications of the new data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-73af" id="consider__825" original="E640.2465"><span class="x" id="consider__826" original="E640.2466"> It is important to consider the views of local people. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4459" id="consider__827" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consider" title="consider definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4458" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2903" id="consider__828" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consider__829"> consider </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6de" id="considerable" original="E399.-aa0" sum="427"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dd" id="considerable__1" original="E399.-a9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6dc" id="considerable__2" original="E399.-a9e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> considerable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d4" id="considerable__4" original="E399.-a99"><span class="pos" id="considerable__5" original="E399.-a98"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b2e" eid="considerable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-30c1" geo="br" id="considerable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="considerable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsiderable__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsiderable__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsiderable__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-30be" geo="n_am" id="considerable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="considerable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsiderable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsiderable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsiderable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d2" id="considerable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d1" id="considerable__12" original="E399.-a95"><span class="def" id="considerable__13" original="E399.-a94"> great in amount, size or importance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cf" id="considerable__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ce" id="considerable__15" original="E8b9.-781d"><span class="x" id="considerable__16" original="E8b9.-781c"> The company spent a considerable amount of money buying new safety equipment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6cc" id="considerable__17" original="E8b9.-76f3"><span class="x" id="considerable__18" original="E8b9.-76f2"> There has been considerable debate over whether school quality can be easily codified and quantified. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ca" id="considerable__19" original="E8b9.-7819"><span class="x" id="considerable__20" original="E8b9.-7818"> Discontent in Ionia was considerable. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c8" id="considerable__21" original="E399.-a93" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://significant" title="significant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-7ec3" id="considerable__22" original="E399.-a92"><span class="xh" id="considerable__23"> significant </span></span></a></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dac" id="considerable__24" original="E8b9.-76f0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="considerable__25" original="E8b9.-76ef"> considerable + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dae" id="considerable__26" original="E8b9.-76ee"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5daf" id="considerable__27" original="E8b9.-76ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5db0" id="considerable__28"><span class="coll" id="considerable__29" original="E8b9.-76eb"> amount </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5db2" id="considerable__30"><span class="coll" id="considerable__31" original="E8d2.-7768"> number </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5db4" id="considerable__32" original="E8b9.-76ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5db5" id="considerable__33"><span class="coll" id="considerable__34" original="E8b9.-76e9"> extent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5db7" id="considerable__35"><span class="coll" id="considerable__36" original="E8b9.-76e8"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5db9" id="considerable__37" original="E8b9.-76e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dba" id="considerable__38"><span class="coll" id="considerable__39" original="E8b9.-76e6"> scope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dbc" id="considerable__40" original="E8b9.-76e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dbd" id="considerable__41"><span class="coll" id="considerable__42" original="E8b9.-76e4"> variation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dbf" id="considerable__43"><span class="coll" id="considerable__44" original="E8b9.-76e3"> variability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dc1" id="considerable__45" original="E8b9.-76e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dc2" id="considerable__46"><span class="coll" id="considerable__47" original="E8b9.-76e1"> diversity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dc4" id="considerable__48" original="E8d2.-7767"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dc5" id="considerable__49"><span class="coll" id="considerable__50" original="E8d2.-7766"> difference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dc7" id="considerable__51" original="E8b9.-76e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dc8" id="considerable__52"><span class="coll" id="considerable__53" original="E8b9.-76df"> overlap </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dca" id="considerable__54" original="E8b9.-76de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dcb" id="considerable__55"><span class="coll" id="considerable__56" original="E8b9.-76dd"> importance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dcd" id="considerable__57"><span class="coll" id="considerable__58" original="E8b9.-76dc"> significance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dcf" id="considerable__59" original="E8b9.-76db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dd0" id="considerable__60"><span class="coll" id="considerable__61" original="E8b9.-76da"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dd2" id="considerable__62" original="E8b9.-76d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dd3" id="considerable__63"><span class="coll" id="considerable__64" original="E8b9.-76d8"> effort </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dd5" id="considerable__65" original="E8b9.-76d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dd6" id="considerable__66"><span class="coll" id="considerable__67" original="E8b9.-76d6"> attention </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dd8" id="considerable__68"><span class="coll" id="considerable__69" original="E8b9.-76d5"> interest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dda" id="considerable__70" original="E8b9.-76d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ddb" id="considerable__71"><span class="coll" id="considerable__72" original="E8b9.-76d3"> debate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ddd" id="considerable__73"><span class="coll" id="considerable__74" original="E8b9.-76d1"> controversy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ddf" id="considerable__75" original="E8b9.-76d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5de0" id="considerable__76"><span class="coll" id="considerable__77" original="E8b9.-76cf"> uncertainty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5de2" id="considerable__78" original="E8b9.-76ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5de3" id="considerable__79"><span class="coll" id="considerable__80" original="E8b9.-76cd"> difficulty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5de5" id="considerable__81" original="E8b9.-76cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5de6" id="considerable__82"><span class="coll" id="considerable__83" original="E8b9.-76cb"> progress </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5de8" id="considerable__84" original="E8b9.-76ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5de9" id="considerable__85"><span class="coll" id="considerable__86" original="E8b9.-76c9"> success </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5deb" id="considerable__87" original="E8b9.-76c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dec" id="considerable__88"><span class="coll" id="considerable__89" original="E8b9.-76c7"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dee" id="considerable__90" original="E8b9.-76c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5def" id="considerable__91"><span class="coll" id="considerable__92" original="E8b9.-76c5"> distance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5df1" id="considerable__93" original="E8d2.-7765"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5df2" id="considerable__94"><span class="coll" id="considerable__95" original="E8d2.-7764"> time </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5df4" id="considerable__96"><span class="coll" id="considerable__97" original="E8d2.-7763"> period </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5df6" id="considerable__98" original="E8b9.-76c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5df7" id="considerable__99"><span class="coll" id="considerable__100" original="E8b9.-76c3"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5df9" id="considerable__101" original="E8d2.-7762"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dfa" id="considerable__102"><span class="coll" id="considerable__103" original="E8d2.-7761"> detail </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dfc" id="considerable__104" original="E8b9.-76c2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dfd" id="considerable__105" original="E8b9.-76c1"><span class="x" id="considerable__106" original="E8b9.-76c0"> Studies have shown considerable variation in the frequency of these antibodies among patients. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5dff" id="considerable__107" original="E8d2.-7760"><span class="x" id="considerable__108" original="E8d2.-775f"> The economy took a considerable time to recover from the impact of the war. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4233" id="considerable__109" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://considerable" title="considerable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4232" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2868" id="considerable__110" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="considerable__111"> considerable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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considerably
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c4" id="considerably" original="E399.-a90" sum="332"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c3" id="considerably__1" original="E399.-a8f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6c2" id="considerably__2" original="E399.-a8e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> considerably </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ba" id="considerably__4" original="E399.-a89"><span class="pos" id="considerably__5" original="E399.-a88"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b27" eid="considerably__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3014" geo="br" id="considerably__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="considerably__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsiderably__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsiderably__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsiderably__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3011" geo="n_am" id="considerably__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="considerably__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsiderably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsiderably__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsiderably__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b8" id="considerably__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b7" id="considerably__12" original="E399.-a85"><span class="def" id="considerably__13" original="E399.-a84"> much; a lot </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b5" id="considerably__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b4" id="considerably__15" original="E8b9.-7429"><span class="x" id="considerably__16" original="E8b9.-7428"> The results were considerably higher in the first test group. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b2" id="considerably__17" original="E8d2.-7758"><span class="x" id="considerably__18" original="E8d2.-7757"> Standards of care vary considerably. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b0" id="considerably__19" original="E8b9.-7427"><span class="x" id="considerably__20" original="E8b9.-7426"> Interest rates increased considerably over the period. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ae" id="considerably__21" original="E399.-a83" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://significantly" title="significantly definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ad" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-7db9" id="considerably__22" original="E399.-a82"><span class="xh" id="considerably__23"> significantly </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4216" id="considerably__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://considerably" title="considerably definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4215" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-284a" id="considerably__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="considerably__26"> considerably </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consideration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6ab" id="consideration" original="E399.-a68" sum="1338"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6aa" id="consideration__1" original="E399.-a67"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a9" id="consideration__2" original="E399.-a66"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consideration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69d" id="consideration__7" original="E399.-a5e"><span class="pos" id="consideration__8" original="E399.-a5d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b20" eid="consideration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2f79" geo="br" id="consideration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consideration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsideration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsideration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsideration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2f76" geo="n_am" id="consideration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consideration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsideration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsideration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsideration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69b" id="consideration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-69a" id="consideration__15" original="E399.-a56"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-699" id="consideration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="consideration__17" original="E399.-a54"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consideration__18" original="E399.-a53"> something that must be thought about when you are planning, deciding or studying something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-696" id="consideration__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-695" id="consideration__20" original="E8b1.-7757"><span class="x" id="consideration__21" original="E8b1.-7756"> Climate is clearly a key consideration in many human decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-693" id="consideration__22" original="E8b1.-7755"><span class="x" id="consideration__23" original="E8b1.-7754"> Practical considerations determined the technique to be used. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-691" id="consideration__24" original="E8b1.-7cb6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consideration__25"> adjective + consideration </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68f" id="consideration__26"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68e" id="consideration__27" original="E8d0.-7c3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68d" id="consideration__28"><span class="coll" id="consideration__29" original="E8d0.-7c3e"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68b" id="consideration__30" original="E8b1.-7cb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68a" id="consideration__31"><span class="coll" id="consideration__32" original="E8b1.-730b"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-688" id="consideration__33"><span class="coll" id="consideration__34" original="E8b1.-7caf"> paramount </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-686" id="consideration__35"><span class="coll" id="consideration__36" original="E8b1.-730a"> overriding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-684" id="consideration__37" original="E8b1.-7309"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-683" id="consideration__38"><span class="coll" id="consideration__39" original="E8b1.-7308"> practical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-681" id="consideration__40"><span class="coll" id="consideration__41" original="E8b1.-7307"> pragmatic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67f" id="consideration__42" original="E8b1.-7306"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67e" id="consideration__43"><span class="coll" id="consideration__44" original="E8b1.-7305"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67c" id="consideration__45" original="E8b1.-7304"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67b" id="consideration__46"><span class="coll" id="consideration__47" original="E8b1.-7303"> strategic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-679" id="consideration__48" original="E8b1.-7cae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-678" id="consideration__49"><span class="coll" id="consideration__50" original="E8b1.-7cad"> irrelevant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-676" id="consideration__51" original="E8b1.-7302"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-675" id="consideration__52"><span class="coll" id="consideration__53" original="E8b1.-7301"> relevant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-673" id="consideration__54" original="E8b1.-7cb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-672" id="consideration__55"><span class="coll" id="consideration__56" original="E8b1.-7cb1"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-670" id="consideration__57" original="E8b1.-7cac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66f" id="consideration__58"><span class="coll" id="consideration__59" original="E8b1.-7cab"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66d" id="consideration__60" original="E8b1.-7caa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66c" id="consideration__61"><span class="coll" id="consideration__62" original="E8b1.-7300"> economic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-66a" id="consideration__63"><span class="coll" id="consideration__64" original="E8b1.-7ca9"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-668" id="consideration__65" original="E8b1.-72ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-667" id="consideration__66"><span class="coll" id="consideration__67" original="E8b1.-72fe"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-665" id="consideration__68" original="E8b1.-7ca8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-664" id="consideration__69" original="E8b1.-774e"><span class="x" id="consideration__70" original="E8b1.-774d"> Targeting was the single most important consideration in creating the recruitment campaign. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-662" id="consideration__71" original="E8d2.-7639"><span class="x" id="consideration__72" original="E8d2.-7638"> Ethical considerations confront business organizations on many occasions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-660" id="consideration__73" original="E399.-a5c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65f" id="consideration__74"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consideration__75" original="E399.-a5a"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="consideration__76" original="E399.-a59"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consideration__77" original="E399.-a57"> the act of thinking carefully about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65b" id="consideration__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65a" id="consideration__79" original="E8b1.-7311"><span class="x" id="consideration__80" original="E8b1.-7310"> Careful consideration was given to the design of the questionnaire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-658" id="consideration__81" original="E8b1.-7748"><span class="x" id="consideration__82" original="E8b1.-7747"> Each group, after due consideration, chose its own method. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-656" id="consideration__83" original="E8b1.-774c"><span class="cf" id="consideration__84" original="E4c7.10cc"><span class="exp" id="consideration__85"> consideration </span> by somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="consideration__86" original="E8b1.-774b"> The government brought forward alternative legislative solutions for consideration by Parliament. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-652" id="consideration__87" original="E8b1.-7743"><span class="cf" id="consideration__88" original="E8b1.-7744"><span class="exp" id="consideration__89"> consideration </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="consideration__90" original="E8b1.-7742"> These are some of the issues that are raised by a consideration of the organizational dimension. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64e" id="consideration__91" original="E8b1.-730e"><span class="cf" id="consideration__92" original="E8b1.-730f"> under <span class="exp" id="consideration__93"> consideration </span></span><span class="x" id="consideration__94" original="E8b1.-730d"> Many other strategies are under consideration. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-64a" id="consideration__95" original="E8b1.-72fd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consideration__96"> adjective + consideration </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-648" id="consideration__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-647" id="consideration__98" original="E8b1.-72fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-646" id="consideration__99"><span class="coll" id="consideration__100" original="E8b1.-72fa"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-644" id="consideration__101" original="E8b1.-72f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-643" id="consideration__102"><span class="coll" id="consideration__103" original="E8b1.-72f8"> brief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-641" id="consideration__104" original="E8b1.-7cb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-640" id="consideration__105"><span class="coll" id="consideration__106" original="E8b1.-7cb3"> careful </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63e" id="consideration__107"><span class="coll" id="consideration__108" original="E8b1.-72f7"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63c" id="consideration__109" original="E8b1.-72f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63b" id="consideration__110"><span class="coll" id="consideration__111" original="E8b1.-72f5"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-639" id="consideration__112" original="E8b1.-72f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-638" id="consideration__113"><span class="coll" id="consideration__114" original="E8b1.-72f3"> special </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-636" id="consideration__115" original="E8b1.-72f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-635" id="consideration__116"><span class="coll" id="consideration__117" original="E8b1.-72f1"> equal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-633" id="consideration__118" original="E8b1.-72f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-632" id="consideration__119"><span class="coll" id="consideration__120" original="E8b1.-72ef"> explicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-630" id="consideration__121" original="E8b1.-72ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62f" id="consideration__122"><span class="coll" id="consideration__123" original="E8b1.-72ed"> proper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62d" id="consideration__124" original="E8b1.-72ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62c" id="consideration__125"><span class="coll" id="consideration__126" original="E8b1.-72eb"> due </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-62a" id="consideration__127" original="E8b1.-72ea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-629" id="consideration__128" original="E8b1.-72e9"><span class="x" id="consideration__129" original="E8b1.-72e8"> This is a conceptually rich area that merits further consideration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-627" id="consideration__130" original="E8b1.-7746"><span class="x" id="consideration__131" original="E8b1.-7745"> This case is worthy of special consideration. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-625" id="consideration__132" original="E8b1.-7ca3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consideration__133"> verb + consideration </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-623" id="consideration__134"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-622" id="consideration__135" original="E8b1.-7ca1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-621" id="consideration__136"><span class="coll" id="consideration__137" original="E8b1.-7ca0"> give </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61f" id="consideration__138" original="E8b1.-72e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61e" id="consideration__139"><span class="coll" id="consideration__140" original="E8b1.-72e6"> receive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61c" id="consideration__141" original="E8b1.-72e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61b" id="consideration__142"><span class="coll" id="consideration__143" original="E8b1.-72e4"> require </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-619" id="consideration__144"><span class="coll" id="consideration__145" original="E8b1.-72e3"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-617" id="consideration__146" original="E8b1.-72e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-616" id="consideration__147"><span class="coll" id="consideration__148" original="E8b1.-72e1"> deserve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-614" id="consideration__149"><span class="coll" id="consideration__150" original="E8b1.-72e0"> merit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-612" id="consideration__151"><span class="coll" id="consideration__152" original="E8b1.-72df"> warrant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-610" id="consideration__153"><span class="coll" id="consideration__154" original="E8d3.-7560"> be worthy of </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60e" id="consideration__155" original="E8b1.-7c9d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60d" id="consideration__156" original="E8b1.-7c9c"><span class="x" id="consideration__157" original="E8b1.-7c9b"> An exceptional case was mentioned above that deserves brief consideration. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60b" id="consideration__158"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60a" id="consideration__159" original="E8b1.-72dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-609" id="consideration__160"><span class="coll" id="consideration__161" original="E8b1.-72db"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-607" id="consideration__162" original="E8b1.-72da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-606" id="consideration__163"><span class="coll" id="consideration__164" original="E8b1.-72d9"> involve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-604" id="consideration__165" original="E8b1.-72d8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-603" id="consideration__166" original="E8b1.-72d7"><span class="x" id="consideration__167" original="E8b1.-72d6"> The study includes a consideration of both verbal and non-verbal forms of communication. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-601" id="consideration__168" original="E399.-a48"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-600" id="consideration__169" original="E399.-a42" sk="takeintoconsideration"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5ff" id="consideration__170"><span class="idm" id="consideration__171" original="E399.-a41"> take something into consideration </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fd" id="consideration__172"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fc" id="consideration__173"><span class="def" id="consideration__174" original="E399.-a40"> to think about and include a particular thing or fact when you are forming an opinion or making a decision </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5fa" id="consideration__175"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f9" id="consideration__176" original="E8b1.-773d"><span class="x" id="consideration__177" original="E8b1.-773c"> Leigh (2001) discussed several factors that must be taken into consideration in addressing the issue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f7" id="consideration__178" original="E8b1.-773b"><span class="x" id="consideration__179" original="E8b1.-773a"> The actual price was then selected, taking into consideration distributor margins and users. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7356" id="consideration__180" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="consideration__181"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7354" id="consideration__182" original="E8b1.-7cb8"><span class="shcut" id="consideration__183" original="E8b1.-7cb7"> adjective + consideration </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7352" id="consideration__184" original="E8b1.-7cb6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7351" id="consideration__185" original="E8d0.-7c3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7350" id="consideration__186" original="E8d0.-7c3e"><span class="coll" id="consideration__187"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-734e" id="consideration__188" original="E8b1.-7cb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-734d" id="consideration__189" original="E8b1.-730b"><span class="coll" id="consideration__190"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-734b" id="consideration__191" original="E8b1.-7caf"><span class="coll" id="consideration__192"> paramount </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7349" id="consideration__193" original="E8b1.-730a"><span class="coll" id="consideration__194"> overriding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7347" id="consideration__195" original="E8b1.-7309"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7346" id="consideration__196" original="E8b1.-7308"><span class="coll" id="consideration__197"> practical </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7344" id="consideration__198" original="E8b1.-7307"><span class="coll" id="consideration__199"> pragmatic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7342" id="consideration__200" original="E8b1.-7306"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7341" id="consideration__201" original="E8b1.-7305"><span class="coll" id="consideration__202"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-733f" id="consideration__203" original="E8b1.-7304"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-733e" id="consideration__204" original="E8b1.-7303"><span class="coll" id="consideration__205"> strategic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-733c" id="consideration__206" original="E8b1.-7cae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-733b" id="consideration__207" original="E8b1.-7cad"><span class="coll" id="consideration__208"> irrelevant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7339" id="consideration__209" original="E8b1.-7302"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7338" id="consideration__210" original="E8b1.-7301"><span class="coll" id="consideration__211"> relevant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7336" id="consideration__212" original="E8b1.-7cb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7335" id="consideration__213" original="E8b1.-7cb1"><span class="coll" id="consideration__214"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7333" id="consideration__215" original="E8b1.-7cac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7332" id="consideration__216" original="E8b1.-7cab"><span class="coll" id="consideration__217"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7330" id="consideration__218" original="E8b1.-7caa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-732f" id="consideration__219" original="E8b1.-7300"><span class="coll" id="consideration__220"> economic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-732d" id="consideration__221" original="E8b1.-7ca9"><span class="coll" id="consideration__222"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-732b" id="consideration__223" original="E8b1.-72ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-732a" id="consideration__224" original="E8b1.-72fe"><span class="coll" id="consideration__225"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7328" id="consideration__226" original="E8b1.-7ca8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7327" id="consideration__227" original="E8b1.-774e"><span class="x" id="consideration__228" original="E8b1.-774d"> Targeting was the single most important consideration in creating the recruitment campaign. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7325" id="consideration__229" original="E8d2.-7639"><span class="x" id="consideration__230" original="E8d2.-7638"> Ethical considerations confront business organizations on many occasions. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7323" id="consideration__231" original="E8b1.-72fd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7322" id="consideration__232" original="E8b1.-72fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7321" id="consideration__233" original="E8b1.-72fa"><span class="coll" id="consideration__234"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-731f" id="consideration__235" original="E8b1.-72f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-731e" id="consideration__236" original="E8b1.-72f8"><span class="coll" id="consideration__237"> brief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-731c" id="consideration__238" original="E8b1.-7cb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-731b" id="consideration__239" original="E8b1.-7cb3"><span class="coll" id="consideration__240"> careful </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7319" id="consideration__241" original="E8b1.-72f7"><span class="coll" id="consideration__242"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7317" id="consideration__243" original="E8b1.-72f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7316" id="consideration__244" original="E8b1.-72f5"><span class="coll" id="consideration__245"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7314" id="consideration__246" original="E8b1.-72f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7313" id="consideration__247" original="E8b1.-72f3"><span class="coll" id="consideration__248"> special </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7311" id="consideration__249" original="E8b1.-72f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7310" id="consideration__250" original="E8b1.-72f1"><span class="coll" id="consideration__251"> equal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-730e" id="consideration__252" original="E8b1.-72f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-730d" id="consideration__253" original="E8b1.-72ef"><span class="coll" id="consideration__254"> explicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-730b" id="consideration__255" original="E8b1.-72ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-730a" id="consideration__256" original="E8b1.-72ed"><span class="coll" id="consideration__257"> proper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7308" id="consideration__258" original="E8b1.-72ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7307" id="consideration__259" original="E8b1.-72eb"><span class="coll" id="consideration__260"> due </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7305" id="consideration__261" original="E8b1.-72ea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7304" id="consideration__262" original="E8b1.-72e9"><span class="x" id="consideration__263" original="E8b1.-72e8"> This is a conceptually rich area that merits further consideration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7302" id="consideration__264" original="E8b1.-7746"><span class="x" id="consideration__265" original="E8b1.-7745"> This case is worthy of special consideration. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7300" id="consideration__266" original="E8b1.-7ca5"><span class="shcut" id="consideration__267" original="E8b1.-7ca4"> verb + consideration </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72fe" id="consideration__268" original="E8b1.-7ca3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72fd" id="consideration__269" original="E8b1.-7ca1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72fc" id="consideration__270" original="E8b1.-7ca0"><span class="coll" id="consideration__271"> give </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72fa" id="consideration__272" original="E8b1.-72e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72f9" id="consideration__273" original="E8b1.-72e6"><span class="coll" id="consideration__274"> receive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72f7" id="consideration__275" original="E8b1.-72e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72f6" id="consideration__276" original="E8b1.-72e4"><span class="coll" id="consideration__277"> require </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72f4" id="consideration__278" original="E8b1.-72e3"><span class="coll" id="consideration__279"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72f2" id="consideration__280" original="E8b1.-72e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72f1" id="consideration__281" original="E8b1.-72e1"><span class="coll" id="consideration__282"> deserve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72ef" id="consideration__283" original="E8b1.-72e0"><span class="coll" id="consideration__284"> merit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72ed" id="consideration__285" original="E8b1.-72df"><span class="coll" id="consideration__286"> warrant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72eb" id="consideration__287" original="E8d3.-7560"><span class="coll" id="consideration__288"> be worthy of </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72e9" id="consideration__289" original="E8b1.-7c9d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72e8" id="consideration__290" original="E8b1.-7c9c"><span class="x" id="consideration__291" original="E8b1.-7c9b"> An exceptional case was mentioned above that deserves brief consideration. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72e6" id="consideration__292" original="E8b1.-72de"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72e5" id="consideration__293" original="E8b1.-72dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72e4" id="consideration__294" original="E8b1.-72db"><span class="coll" id="consideration__295"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72e2" id="consideration__296" original="E8b1.-72da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72e1" id="consideration__297" original="E8b1.-72d9"><span class="coll" id="consideration__298"> involve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72df" id="consideration__299" original="E8b1.-72d8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72de" id="consideration__300" original="E8b1.-72d7"><span class="x" id="consideration__301" original="E8b1.-72d6"> The study includes a consideration of both verbal and non-verbal forms of communication. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-41f5" id="consideration__302" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consideration" title="consideration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-41f4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-280d" id="consideration__303" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consideration__304"> consideration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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considering
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f5" id="considering" original="E399.-a3a" sum="659"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f4" id="considering__1" original="E399.-a39"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f3" id="considering__2" original="E399.-a38"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> considering </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span><span class="pnc"> , </span><span class="pos"> conjunction </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5eb" id="considering__4" original="E399.-a33"><span class="pos" id="considering__5" original="E399.-a32"> preposition </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pos" id="considering__6" original="E399.-a31"> conjunction </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b19" eid="considering__7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2f3a" geo="br" id="considering__8" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="considering__9"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsidering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsidering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsidering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2f37" geo="n_am" id="considering__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="considering__11"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪdərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsidering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsidering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsidering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e8" id="considering__12"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e7" id="considering__13" original="E8d2.-761d"><span class="def" id="considering__14" original="E8d2.-761c"> used to show that you are thinking about a particular fact, and are influenced by it, when you make a statement about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e5" id="considering__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e4" id="considering__16" original="E8d2.-7619"><span class="x" id="considering__17" original="E8d2.-7618"> This research area has great promise, especially considering the federal funds available. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e2" id="considering__18" original="E8d2.-761b"><span class="x" id="considering__19" original="E8d2.-761a"> Considering the important role played by myelin, it is not surprising that damage to or loss of this substance has devastating effects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5e0" id="considering__20" original="E8d2.-7616"><span class="cf" id="considering__21" original="E8d2.-7617"><span class="exp" id="considering__22"> considering </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="considering__23" original="E8d2.-7615"> Considering that these findings derive from small samples, it would be highly desirable to replicate the study with larger samples. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-413e" id="considering__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://considering" title="considering definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-413d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-27b1" id="considering__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="considering__26"> considering </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5dc" id="consist" original="E399.-9d5" sum="1071"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5db" id="consist__1" original="E399.-9d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5da" id="consist__2" original="E399.-9d3"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5cd" id="consist__9" original="E399.-9c9"><span class="pos" id="consist__10" original="E399.-9c8"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b12" eid="consist__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2ce5" geo="br" id="consist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2ce2" geo="n_am" id="consist__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7f0" id="consist__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cdf" form="root" id="consist__17"><span class="vp" id="consist__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> consist </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cdd" eid="consist__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cdc" geo="br" id="consist__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cd9" geo="n_am" id="consist__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cd6" form="thirdps" id="consist__24"><span class="vp" id="consist__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> consists </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cd4" eid="consist__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cd3" geo="br" id="consist__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsists__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsists__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsists__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cd0" geo="n_am" id="consist__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsists__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsists__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsists__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2ccd" form="past" id="consist__31"><span class="vp" id="consist__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> consisted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2ccb" eid="consist__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cca" geo="br" id="consist__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsisted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsisted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsisted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cc7" geo="n_am" id="consist__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsisted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsisted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsisted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cc4" form="pastpart" id="consist__38"><span class="vp" id="consist__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> consisted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cc2" eid="consist__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cc1" geo="br" id="consist__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsisted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsisted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsisted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cbe" geo="n_am" id="consist__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsisted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsisted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsisted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cbb" form="past" id="consist__45"><span class="vp" id="consist__46"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> consisting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cb9" eid="consist__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cb8" geo="br" id="consist__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsisting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsisting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsisting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cb5" geo="n_am" id="consist__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsisting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsisting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsisting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cb2" form="pastpart" id="consist__52"><span class="vp" id="consist__53"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> consisting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cb0" eid="consist__54" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2caf" geo="br" id="consist__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__56"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsisting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsisting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsisting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2cac" geo="n_am" id="consist__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consist__58"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsisting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsisting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsisting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="use" id="consist__59" original="E399.-9ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-598" id="consist__60" original="E399.-9aa"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-597" id="consist__61" original="E399.-9a9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-596" id="consist__62"><h4 class="pv"> consist in something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-594" id="consist__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-593" id="consist__65"><span class="def" id="consist__66" original="E399.-9a5"> to have something as the main or only part or feature </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-591" id="consist__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-590" id="consist__68" original="E8d0.-7c1c"><span class="x" id="consist__69" original="E8d0.-7c1b"> Human fulfilment consists in activity, not in mere passive enjoyment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58e" id="consist__70" original="E860.-7b62"><span class="cf" id="consist__71" original="E399.-9a4"><span class="exp"> consist </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="consist__72" original="E860.-7b61"> Intuition consists in making spontaneous judgements which are not the result of conscious trains of reasoning. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58b" id="consist__73" original="E399.-9a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-58a" id="consist__74"><h4 class="pv"> consist of somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-588" id="consist__76"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-587" id="consist__77"><span class="def" id="consist__78" original="E399.-9a1"> to be formed from the people or things mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-585" id="consist__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-584" id="consist__80" original="E860.-7b66"><span class="x" id="consist__81" original="E860.-7b65"> Each committee consists of three judges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-582" id="consist__82" original="E860.-7b68"><span class="x" id="consist__83" original="E860.-7b67"> The country's exports consist mainly of clothing goods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-580" id="consist__84" original="E8d3.-7e99"><span class="x" id="consist__85" original="E8d3.-7e98"> Fatty acid molecules usually consist of an even-numbered chain of carbon atoms that terminates with a carboxyl group. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="consist__86" original="E83b.600b" un="help"> Although <span class="eb" id="consist__87" original="E83b.600c"> consist </span> is not used in the progressive tenses, <span class="eb" id="consist__88" original="E83b.600d"> consisting of </span> is common after a noun: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57b" id="consist__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57a" id="consist__90" original="E83b.600e"><span class="wx" id="consist__91" original="E83b.600f"> Each commitee is consisting of three judges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-578" id="consist__92" original="E83b.6010"><span class="x" id="consist__93" original="E83b.6011"> a committee consisting of three judges </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-40e4" id="consist__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consist" title="consist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-40e3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2731" id="consist__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consist__96"> consist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consistency
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-576" id="consistency" original="E399.-99f" sum="1035"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-575" id="consistency__1" original="E399.-99e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-574" id="consistency__2" original="E399.-99d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consistency </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-569" id="consistency__7" original="E399.-995"><span class="pos" id="consistency__8" original="E399.-994"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b0b" eid="consistency__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2c10" geo="br" id="consistency__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consistency__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsistency__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsistency__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsistency__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2c0d" geo="n_am" id="consistency__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consistency__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsistency__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsistency__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsistency__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-567" id="consistency__14" original="E399.-993"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-564" form="pl" id="consistency__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="consistency__16" original="E399.-98f"> consistencies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-562" id="consistency__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-561" id="consistency__18" original="E399.-98e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-560" id="consistency__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consistency__20" original="E399.-98c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55e" id="consistency__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="consistency__22" original="E399.-98b" reg="approv"><span class="prefix"> often </span> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consistency__23" original="E399.-98a"> the quality of always behaving in the same way or of having the same opinions or standards; the quality of being <a class="ndv" href="entry://consistent" id="consistency__24"> consistent </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-55a" id="consistency__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-559" id="consistency__26" original="E860.-7b1d"><span class="x" id="consistency__27" original="E860.-7b1c"> The data was evaluated in terms of consistency, reliability and completeness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-557" id="consistency__28" original="E860.-7b17"><span class="cf" id="consistency__29" original="E860.-7b18"><span class="exp" id="consistency__30"> consistency </span> in (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="consistency__31" original="E860.-7b16"> An essential attribute of a leader is his or her consistency in applying moral standards to organizational life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-553" id="consistency__32" original="E860.-7b14"><span class="cf" id="consistency__33" original="E860.-7b15"><span class="exp" id="consistency__34"> consistency </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="consistency__35" original="E860.-7b13"> Automation has produced improved consistency of analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54f" id="consistency__36" original="E860.-7b1a"><span class="cf" id="consistency__37" original="E860.-7b1b"><span class="exp" id="consistency__38"> consistency </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="consistency__39" original="E860.-7b19"> The management has maintained a high consistency between the long-term strategy and HR practices. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54b" id="consistency__40" original="E399.-983"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54a" id="consistency__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="consistency__42" original="E399.-981"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consistency__43" original="E399.-980"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consistency__44" original="E399.-97f"> the <span class="dh" id="consistency__45" original="E399.-97e"> consistency </span> of a mixture or a substance, especiallly a liquid, is how thick, firm or smooth it is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-545" id="consistency__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-544" id="consistency__47" original="E860.-7b12"><span class="x" id="consistency__48" original="E860.-7b11"> The lump had a smooth surface and a rubbery consistency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-542" id="consistency__49" original="E860.-7b0f"><span class="cf" id="consistency__50" original="E860.-7b10"><span class="exp" id="consistency__51"> consistency </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="consistency__52" original="E860.-7b0e"> Under these conditions, water would take on the consistency of thick soup. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-40aa" id="consistency__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consistency" title="consistency definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-40a9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-26ad" id="consistency__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consistency__55"> consistency </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consistent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53e" id="consistent" original="E399.-97d" sum="1327"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53d" id="consistent__1" original="E399.-97c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-53c" id="consistent__2" original="E399.-97b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consistent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-534" id="consistent__4" original="E399.-976"><span class="pos" id="consistent__5" original="E399.-975"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7b04" eid="consistent__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2bce" geo="br" id="consistent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consistent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsistent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsistent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsistent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2bcb" geo="n_am" id="consistent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consistent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsistent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsistent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsistent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-532" id="consistent__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-531" id="consistent__12" original="E399.-96e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="consistent__13" original="E399.-96d"><span class="exp" id="consistent__14"> consistent </span> with something </span><span class="def" id="consistent__15" original="E399.-96c"> in agreement with something; not <a class="ndv" href="entry://contradicting" id="consistent__16"> contradicting </a> something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52c" id="consistent__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52b" id="consistent__18" original="E860.-7a5a"><span class="x" id="consistent__19" original="E860.-7a59"> These results are entirely consistent with the hypothesis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-529" id="consistent__20" original="E860.-7a5c"><span class="x" id="consistent__21" original="E860.-7a5b"> Political appointees, on the whole, act in ways they believe are consistent with the president's wishes. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-527" id="consistent__22" original="E8d0.-7c09" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inconsistent" title="inconsistent (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-526" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4223" id="consistent__23" original="E8d0.-7c08"><span class="xh" id="consistent__24"> inconsistent </span><span class="xs" id="consistent__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-523" id="consistent__26" original="E399.-970"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="consistent__27" original="E399.-96f"> happening in the same way and continuing for a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-521" id="consistent__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-520" id="consistent__29" original="E860.-7a5d"><span class="x" id="consistent__30" original="E860.-7a58"> The distribution of population densities is remarkably consistent for all urban areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51e" id="consistent__31" original="E8d3.-7712"><span class="x" id="consistent__32" original="E8d3.-7711"> The results did not show a consistent pattern and might well be due to chance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51c" id="consistent__33" original="E860.-7a57"><span class="x" id="consistent__34" original="E860.-7a56"> Consistent errors were made by both researchers. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51a" id="consistent__35" original="E8d0.-7c07" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inconsistent" title="inconsistent (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-519" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4205" id="consistent__36" original="E8d0.-7c06"><span class="xh" id="consistent__37"> inconsistent </span><span class="xs" id="consistent__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-516" id="consistent__39" original="E399.-974"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="consistent__40" original="E399.-971"> always behaving in the same way, or having the same opinions or standards </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-514" id="consistent__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-513" id="consistent__42" original="E8d0.-7c05"><span class="x" id="consistent__43" original="E8d0.-7c04"> There is a need to establish a consistent approach. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-511" id="consistent__44" original="E860.-7a55"><span class="cf" id="consistent__45" original="E492.-2668"><span class="exp" id="consistent__46"> consistent </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="consistent__47" original="E860.-7a54"> Government departments must be clear and consistent about how and what they communicate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-50d" id="consistent__48" original="E860.-7a52"><span class="cf" id="consistent__49" original="E860.-7a53"><span class="exp" id="consistent__50"> consistent </span> in (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="consistent__51" original="E860.-7a51"> One weakness of the research was that interviewers were not consistent in the way they asked questions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-509" id="consistent__52" original="E8d0.-7c03" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inconsistent" title="inconsistent (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-508" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4212" id="consistent__53" original="E8d0.-7c02"><span class="xh" id="consistent__54"> inconsistent </span><span class="xs" id="consistent__55"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-505" id="consistent__56" original="E399.-968"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-504" id="consistent__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="consistent__58" original="E399.-967"> of an argument or a set of ideas </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consistent__59" original="E399.-966"> having different parts that all agree with each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-501" id="consistent__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-500" id="consistent__61" original="E860.-7a50"><span class="x" id="consistent__62" original="E860.-7a4f"> The ideology of segregation was not even internally consistent when subjected to analysis. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fe" id="consistent__63" original="E399.-965" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inconsistent" title="inconsistent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4230" id="consistent__64" original="E399.-964"><span class="xh" id="consistent__65"> inconsistent </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4076" id="consistent__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consistent" title="consistent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4075" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-267c" id="consistent__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consistent__68"> consistent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consistently
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4fa" id="consistently" original="E860.-77e6" sum="472"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f9" id="consistently__1" original="E860.-77e5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f8" id="consistently__2" original="E860.-77e4"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consistently </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4f0" id="consistently__4" original="E860.-77df"><span class="pos" id="consistently__5" original="E860.-77de"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7afd" eid="consistently__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2b57" geo="br" id="consistently__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consistently__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsistently__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsistently__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsistently__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2b54" geo="n_am" id="consistently__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consistently__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɪstəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsistently__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsistently__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsistently__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ee" id="consistently__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ed" id="consistently__12" original="E860.-77dd"><span class="def" id="consistently__13" original="E860.-77dc"> always in the same way; following the same pattern or standard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4eb" id="consistently__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4ea" id="consistently__15" original="E860.-77db"><span class="x" id="consistently__16" original="E860.-77da"> As predicted, feeding rates were consistently higher at shallow depths. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e8" id="consistently__17" original="E8d3.-76fe"><span class="x" id="consistently__18" original="E8d3.-76fd"> Studies have consistently shown that women have a higher risk for depression than men do. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e6" id="consistently__19" original="E860.-77d9"><span class="x" id="consistently__20" original="E860.-77d8"> The notion of ‘users’ is clearly not being applied consistently across all these previous studies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-402f" id="consistently__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consistently" title="consistently definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-402e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7b40" id="consistently__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consistently__23"> consistently </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consolidate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e4" id="consolidate" original="E399.-8e9" sum="931"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e3" id="consolidate__1" original="E399.-8e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e2" id="consolidate__2" original="E399.-8e7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consolidate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d4" id="consolidate__9" original="E399.-8dd"><span class="pos" id="consolidate__10" original="E399.-8dc"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7af6" eid="consolidate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2830" geo="br" id="consolidate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-282c" geo="n_am" id="consolidate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7b9" id="consolidate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2867" form="root" id="consolidate__17"><span class="vp" id="consolidate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> consolidate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2865" eid="consolidate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2864" geo="br" id="consolidate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2860" geo="n_am" id="consolidate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-285c" form="thirdps" id="consolidate__24"><span class="vp" id="consolidate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> consolidates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-285a" eid="consolidate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2859" geo="br" id="consolidate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɒlɪdeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2856" geo="n_am" id="consolidate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2853" form="past" id="consolidate__31"><span class="vp" id="consolidate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> consolidated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2851" eid="consolidate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2850" geo="br" id="consolidate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-284d" geo="n_am" id="consolidate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-284a" form="pastpart" id="consolidate__38"><span class="vp" id="consolidate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> consolidated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2848" eid="consolidate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2847" geo="br" id="consolidate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2844" geo="n_am" id="consolidate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2841" form="prespart" id="consolidate__45"><span class="vp" id="consolidate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> consolidating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-283f" eid="consolidate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-283e" geo="br" id="consolidate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-283b" geo="n_am" id="consolidate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a3" id="consolidate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a2" id="consolidate__53" original="E399.-8bf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="consolidate__54" original="E399.-8bb"><span class="exp" id="consolidate__55"> consolidate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="consolidate__56" original="E399.-8ba"> to make a position of power or success stronger so that it is more likely to continue </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49e" id="consolidate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49d" id="consolidate__58" original="E824.-6b51"><span class="x" id="consolidate__59" original="E824.-6b50"> Over the next months, he consolidated his position as leader. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-49b" id="consolidate__60" original="E824.-6b4f"><span class="x" id="consolidate__61" original="E824.-6b4e"> He consolidated his power in the eastern coastal districts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-499" id="consolidate__62" original="E824.-6b4d"><span class="x" id="consolidate__63" original="E824.-6b4c"> The great political challenge today is consolidating existing democracies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-497" id="consolidate__64" original="E399.-8b9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-496" id="consolidate__65"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="consolidate__66" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consolidate__67" original="E399.-8b2"> to join things together into a single more effective whole; to join financial accounts or sums of money into a single overall account or sum </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-493" id="consolidate__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-492" id="consolidate__69" original="E586.-4932"><span class="cf" id="consolidate__70" original="E399.-8b5"><span class="exp" id="consolidate__71"> consolidate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="consolidate__72" original="E586.-4931"> All the debts have been consolidated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48e" id="consolidate__73" original="E824.-6b4b"><span class="cf" id="consolidate__74" original="E586.-4930"> consolidated + noun </span><span class="x" id="consolidate__75" original="E824.-6b4a"> The government proposes a consolidated and redrafted set of rules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-48b" id="consolidate__76" original="E824.-6b49"><span class="x" id="consolidate__77" original="E824.-6b48"> In 2008, the group had consolidated sales over US$5 600 million. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-489" id="consolidate__78"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-488" id="consolidate__79" original="E399.-8b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-487" id="consolidate__80"><span class="dr" id="consolidate__81" original="E399.-8b0"> consolidation </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47b" id="consolidate__85" original="E399.-8a9"><span class="pos" id="consolidate__86" original="E399.-8a8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7af5" eid="consolidate__87" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2838" geo="br" id="consolidate__88" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__89"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2834" geo="n_am" id="consolidate__90" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consolidate__91"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌsɑːlɪˈdeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsolidation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsolidation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-479" id="consolidate__92"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consolidate__93" original="E399.-8a6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-477" id="consolidate__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-476" id="consolidate__95" original="E824.-6b47"><span class="cf" id="consolidate__96" original="E586.-492f"><span class="exp"> consolidation </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="consolidate__97" original="E824.-6b46"> Colonialism involves the consolidation of imperial power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-473" id="consolidate__98" original="E824.-6b45"><span class="x" id="consolidate__99" original="E824.-6b44"> During the late 1990s, the world motor manufacturing industry was engaged in a process of industrial consolidation. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3fdd" id="consolidate__100" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consolidate" title="consolidate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3fdc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-25a8" id="consolidate__101" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consolidate__102"> consolidate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consonant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-471" id="consonant" original="E399.-87c" sum="477"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-470" id="consonant__1" original="E399.-87b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-46f" id="consonant__2" original="E399.-87a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consonant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-463" id="consonant__7" original="E399.-871"><span class="pos" id="consonant__8" original="E399.-870"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ae4" eid="consonant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-273a" geo="br" id="consonant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consonant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnsənənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsonant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsonant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsonant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2736" geo="n_am" id="consonant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consonant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnsənənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsonant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsonant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsonant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-461" id="consonant__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-460" id="consonant__15" original="E399.-86f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45f" id="consonant__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="consonant__17" subj="phon"> phonetics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consonant__18" original="E399.-86c"> a speech sound made by completely or partly stopping the flow of air being breathed out through the mouth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45c" id="consonant__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-45b" id="consonant__20" original="E586.-492e"><span class="x" id="consonant__21" original="E586.-492d"> In many languages of the Pacific, for example, final consonants are regularly dropped. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-459" id="consonant__22" original="E399.-86b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="consonant__23" original="E399.-86a"> a letter of the alphabet that represents a <span class="dh" id="consonant__24" original="E399.-869"> consonant </span> sound, for example ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘f’, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-456" id="consonant__25" original="E399.-868" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vowel" title="vowel definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-455" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.606" id="consonant__26" original="E399.-867"><span class="xh" id="consonant__27"> vowel </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3f94" id="consonant__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consonant_1" title="consonant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3f93" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-251e" id="consonant__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consonant__30"> consonant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conspicuous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-453" id="conspicuous" original="E399.-7d2" sum="789"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-452" id="conspicuous__1" original="E399.-7d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-451" id="conspicuous__2" original="E399.-7d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conspicuous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-449" id="conspicuous__4" original="E399.-7cb"><span class="pos" id="conspicuous__5" original="E399.-7ca"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7adb" eid="conspicuous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2547" geo="br" id="conspicuous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conspicuous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈspɪkjuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconspicuous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2544" geo="n_am" id="conspicuous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conspicuous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈspɪkjuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconspicuous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-447" id="conspicuous__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-446" id="conspicuous__12" original="E399.-7c9"><span class="def" id="conspicuous__13" original="E399.-7c8"> easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-444" id="conspicuous__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-443" id="conspicuous__15" original="E867.-17c2"><span class="x" id="conspicuous__16" original="E867.-17c1"> Some of these movements make the males more conspicuous and more vulnerable to predators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-441" id="conspicuous__17" original="E867.-17c0"><span class="x" id="conspicuous__18" original="E867.-17bf"> Thai business people tend to avoid conspicuous displays of wealth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43f" id="conspicuous__19" original="E875.7d78"><span class="cf" id="conspicuous__20" original="E875.7d77"><span class="exp" id="conspicuous__21"> conspicuous </span> consumption </span><span class="x" id="conspicuous__22" original="E875.7d79"> The elite spent heavily on conspicuous consumption to maintain their social standing. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43b" id="conspicuous__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-43a" id="conspicuous__24" original="E399.-7c4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-439" id="conspicuous__25"><span class="dr" id="conspicuous__26" original="E399.-7c3"> conspicuously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-431" id="conspicuous__27" original="E399.-7bf"><span class="pos" id="conspicuous__28" original="E399.-7be"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ada" eid="conspicuous__29" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-254d" geo="br" id="conspicuous__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conspicuous__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈspɪkjuəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconspicuously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-254a" geo="n_am" id="conspicuous__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conspicuous__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈspɪkjuəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconspicuously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42f" id="conspicuous__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42e" id="conspicuous__35" original="E875.7d7a"><span class="x" id="conspicuous__36" original="E875.7d7b"> Over time, female literacy levels rose conspicuously. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42c" id="conspicuous__37" original="E867.-17bc"><span class="x" id="conspicuous__38" original="E867.-17bb"> Environmental considerations are conspicuously absent from Wallerstein's analysis. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="conspicuous__39" original="E867.-17ba" un="help"><span class="eb" id="conspicuous__40" original="E867.-17b9"> Conspicuously absent </span> is used to refer to the fact that something/somebody is obviously not present when it/they should be. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-428" id="conspicuous__41"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-427" id="conspicuous__42" original="E399.-7bd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-426" id="conspicuous__43"><span class="dr" id="conspicuous__44" original="E399.-7bc"> conspicuousness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41e" id="conspicuous__45" original="E399.-7b8"><span class="pos" id="conspicuous__46" original="E399.-7b7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ad9" eid="conspicuous__47" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2553" geo="br" id="conspicuous__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conspicuous__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈspɪkjuəsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuousness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuousness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconspicuousness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2550" geo="n_am" id="conspicuous__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conspicuous__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈspɪkjuəsnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuousness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconspicuousness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconspicuousness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41c" id="conspicuous__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conspicuous__53" original="E399.-7b5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41a" id="conspicuous__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-419" id="conspicuous__55" original="E867.-17b8"><span class="x" id="conspicuous__56" original="E867.-17b7"> Conspicuousness can make prey individuals more vulnerable to attacks by predators. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-417" id="conspicuous__57" original="E399.-7b4"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-416" id="absence__50" original="E399.-7b3" sk="conspicuousbyabsence"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-415" id="absence__51"><span class="idm" id="absence__52" original="E399.-7b2"> conspicuous by your absence </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-413" id="absence__53"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-412" id="absence__54"><span class="def" id="absence__55" original="E399.-7b1"> not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-410" id="absence__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40f" id="absence__57" original="E867.-17b6"><span class="x" id="absence__58" original="E867.-17b5"> At the final meeting, the UK MEPs were conspicuous by their absence. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3f76" id="conspicuous__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conspicuous" title="conspicuous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3f75" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-245a" id="conspicuous__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conspicuous__69"> conspicuous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constancy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40d" id="constancy" original="E399.-6f9" sum="255"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40c" id="constancy__1" original="E399.-6f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40b" id="constancy__2" original="E399.-6f7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constancy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ff" id="constancy__7" original="E399.-6ef"><span class="pos" id="constancy__8" original="E399.-6ee"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ac6" eid="constancy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2277" geo="br" id="constancy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constancy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstancy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstancy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstancy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2273" geo="n_am" id="constancy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constancy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstancy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstancy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstancy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fd" id="constancy__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="constancy__15" original="E399.-6ec"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fb" id="constancy__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3fa" id="constancy__17" original="E399.-6ea"><span class="def" id="constancy__18" original="E399.-6e9"> the quality of staying the same and not changing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f8" id="constancy__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f7" id="constancy__20" original="E832.-7777"><span class="x" id="constancy__21" original="E832.-7776"> Many insects show little constancy in their population size. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3f23" id="constancy__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constancy" title="constancy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3f22" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-231b" id="constancy__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constancy__24"> constancy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f5" hm="1" id="constant1" original="E399.-6e1" sum="650"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f4" id="constant1__1" original="E399.-6e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3f3" id="constant1__2" original="E399.-6df"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constant <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e8" id="constant1__6" original="E399.-6d6"><span class="pos" id="constant1__7" original="E399.-6d5"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7abd" eid="constant1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2247" geo="br" id="constant1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constant1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstant__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstant__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconstant__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2243" geo="n_am" id="constant1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constant1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e6" id="constant1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e5" id="constant1__14" original="E399.-6d4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e4" id="constant1__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="constant1__16" original="E8a9.-721b"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="constant1__17" original="E399.-6d1"> happening all the time or repeatedly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e1" id="constant1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e0" id="constant1__19" original="E8a9.-721a"><span class="x" id="constant1__20" original="E8a9.-7219"> The colonia were a constant reminder to the Britons of Roman rule and military dominance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3de" id="constant1__21" original="E851.-7a68"><span class="x" id="constant1__22" original="E851.-7a67"> Language and culture are in constant flux. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3dc" id="constant1__23" original="E851.-7a66"><span class="x" id="constant1__24" original="E851.-7a65"> Biological pest control calls for constant vigilance. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3da" id="constant1__25" original="E851.-7a6a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continual" title="continual definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c62" id="constant1__26" original="E851.-7a69"><span class="xh" id="constant1__27"> continual </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continual" title="continual definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c62" id="constant1__28" original="E83b.604c"><span class="xh" id="constant1__29"> continual </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d5" id="constant1__30" original="E399.-6d0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="constant1__31" original="E399.-6cf"> that does not change </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d3" id="constant1__32" original="E399.-6ce" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fixed" title="fixed definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-2a4e" id="constant1__33" original="E399.-6cd"><span class="xh" id="constant1__34"> fixed </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3d0" id="constant1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cf" id="constant1__36" original="E851.-7a64"><span class="x" id="constant1__37" original="E851.-7a63"> Most systems expand when heated at constant pressure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cd" id="constant1__38" original="E851.-7a62"><span class="x" id="constant1__39" original="E851.-7a61"> constant volume/temperature/velocity </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3cb" id="constant1__40" original="E8a9.-7218"><span class="x" id="constant1__41" original="E8a9.-7217"> In a fixed exchange rate economy, inflation will be constant at the ‘world’ inflation rate. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c9" id="constant1__42" original="E453.-1174" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://variable2" title="variable2 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-17ba" id="constant1__43" original="E453.-1173"><span class="xh" id="constant1__44"> variable </span><span class="xhm" id="constant1__45"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="constant1__46"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3f09" id="constant1__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constant_1" title="constant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3f08" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-22f9" id="constant1__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constant1__49"> constant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c4" hm="2" id="constant2" original="E399.-6cb" sum="398"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c3" id="constant2__1" original="E399.-6ca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c2" id="constant2__2" original="E399.-6c9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constant <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b6" id="constant2__7" original="E399.-6c0"><span class="pos" id="constant2__8" original="E399.-6bf"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7ab4" eid="constant2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-223f" geo="br" id="constant2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constant2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstant__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstant__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconstant__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-223b" geo="n_am" id="constant2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constant2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b4" id="constant2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b3" id="constant2__15" original="E832.-7727"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="constant2__16" original="E832.-7726"> a situation that does not change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b1" id="constant2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b0" id="constant2__18" original="E832.-7725"><span class="x" id="constant2__19" original="E832.-7724"> Warfare was a constant in these years, but fighting styles changed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ae" id="constant2__20" original="E399.-6be"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3ad" id="constant2__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="constant2__22" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="constant2__23" original="E399.-6bb"> a quantity or measure that does not change its value </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3aa" id="constant2__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a9" id="constant2__25" original="E832.-7723"><span class="x" id="constant2__26" original="E832.-7722"> The constants calculated were comparable to previously reported values. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a7" id="constant2__27" original="E399.-6ba" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://variable1" title="variable1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-181f" id="constant2__28" original="E399.-6b9"><span class="xh" id="constant2__29"> variable </span><span class="xhm" id="constant2__30"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3ed2" id="constant2__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constant_1" title="constant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3ed1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-22f9" id="constant2__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constant2__33"> constant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constantly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a2" id="constantly" original="E399.-6b7" sum="407"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a1" id="constantly__1" original="E399.-6b6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a0" id="constantly__2" original="E399.-6b5"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constantly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-397" id="constantly__4" original="E399.-6b0"><span class="pos" id="constantly__5" original="E399.-6af"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7aab" eid="constantly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-21b8" geo="br" id="constantly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constantly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstantly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstantly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstantly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-21b4" geo="n_am" id="constantly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constantly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstantly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstantly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstantly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-395" id="constantly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-394" id="constantly__12" original="E399.-6ae"><span class="def" id="constantly__13" original="E399.-6ad"> all the time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-392" id="constantly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-391" id="constantly__15" original="E832.-7716"><span class="x" id="constantly__16" original="E832.-7715"> Technology is constantly evolving. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38f" id="constantly__17" original="E832.-7714"><span class="x" id="constantly__18" original="E832.-7713"> The chemistry of the atmosphere has been changing constantly since the beginning of Earth's history. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38d" id="constantly__19" original="E832.-7712"><span class="x" id="constantly__20" original="E832.-7711"> Western children are constantly reminded to say thank you at every appropriate opportunity. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38b" id="constantly__21" original="E851.-79e3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continually" title="continually definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c86" id="constantly__22" original="E851.-79e2"><span class="xh" id="constantly__23"> continually </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continuously" title="continuously definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-388" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e08" id="constantly__24" original="E83b.6065"><span class="xh" id="constantly__25"> continuously </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3eaf" id="constantly__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constantly" title="constantly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3eae" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-22b6" id="constantly__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constantly__28"> constantly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constellation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-386" id="constellation" original="E399.-69b" sum="500"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-385" id="constellation__1" original="E399.-69a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-384" id="constellation__2" original="E399.-699"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constellation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-378" id="constellation__7" original="E399.-691"><span class="pos" id="constellation__8" original="E399.-690"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7aa2" eid="constellation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2174" geo="br" id="constellation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constellation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstellation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstellation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstellation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2170" geo="n_am" id="constellation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constellation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnstəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstellation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstellation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstellation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-376" id="constellation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-375" id="constellation__15" original="E399.-68f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="constellation__16" original="E399.-68e"> a group of stars that forms a shape in the sky and has a name </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-373" id="constellation__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-372" id="constellation__18" original="E586.-41be"><span class="x" id="constellation__19" original="E586.-41bd"> Ancient Greek poets mentioned the easily recognized constellation Ursa Major. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-370" id="constellation__20" original="E399.-68d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="constellation__21" original="E586.-3877"><span class="exp" id="constellation__22"> constellation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="constellation__23" original="E399.-68a"> a group of related ideas, things or people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36c" id="constellation__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36b" id="constellation__25" original="E586.-41bc"><span class="x" id="constellation__26" original="E586.-41bb"> The company represents a particular constellation of ideas about family, free enterprise and religious faith. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3e8b" id="constellation__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constellation" title="constellation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3e8a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2290" id="constellation__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constellation__29"> constellation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constituency
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-369" id="constituency" original="E399.-657" sum="632"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-368" id="constituency__1" original="E399.-656"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-367" id="constituency__2" original="E399.-655"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constituency </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-356" id="constituency__7" original="E399.-648"><span class="pos" id="constituency__8" original="E399.-647"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a99" eid="constituency__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2082" geo="br" id="constituency__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constituency__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstɪtjuənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituency__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituency__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituency__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-207e" geo="n_am" id="constituency__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constituency__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstɪtʃuənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituency__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituency__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituency__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-35b" id="constituency__14" original="E399.-64d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-358" form="pl" id="constituency__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="constituency__16" original="E399.-649"> constituencies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-354" id="constituency__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-353" id="constituency__18" original="E399.-63d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-352" id="constituency__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="constituency__20" original="E399.-63b"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="constituency__21" original="E399.-63a"> a particular group of people in society who are likely to support a person, an idea or a product </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34f" id="constituency__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34e" id="constituency__23" original="E8b1.-7e74"><span class="x" id="constituency__24" original="E8b1.-7e73"> The liberal democrats had a strong constituency among nationalists. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34c" id="constituency__25" original="E8b1.-7e72"><span class="x" id="constituency__26" original="E8b1.-7e71"> The government was responding to pressures from a number of domestic constituencies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34a" id="constituency__27" original="E399.-646"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-349" id="constituency__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="constituency__29" original="E399.-643"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-347" id="constituency__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="constituency__31" original="E399.-644"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="constituency__32" original="E399.-642"> a district that elects its own representative to parliament </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-344" id="constituency__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-343" id="constituency__34" original="E8b1.-7e70"><span class="x" id="constituency__35" original="E8b1.-7e6f"> MPs divide their time between Westminster and their home constituencies. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3e64" id="constituency__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constituency" title="constituency definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3e63" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-222d" id="constituency__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constituency__38"> constituency </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constituent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-341" hm="1" id="constituent1" original="E399.-639" sum="478"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-340" id="constituent1__1" original="E399.-638"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33f" id="constituent1__2" original="E399.-637"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constituent <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-333" id="constituent1__7" original="E399.-62e"><span class="pos" id="constituent1__8" original="E399.-62d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a90" eid="constituent1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2046" geo="br" id="constituent1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constituent1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstɪtjuənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-2042" geo="n_am" id="constituent1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constituent1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstɪtʃuənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-331" id="constituent1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-330" id="constituent1__15" original="E399.-627"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="constituent1__16" original="E399.-626"> one of the parts of something that combine to form the whole </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32e" id="constituent1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32d" id="constituent1__18" original="E8b1.-7e6c"><span class="x" id="constituent1__19" original="E8b1.-7e6b"> Tar preparations can contain up to 10 000 constituents. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-32b" id="constituent1__20" original="E86e.-7308"><span class="cf" id="constituent1__21" original="E86e.-7309"><span class="exp" id="constituent1__22"> constituent </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="constituent1__23" original="E86e.-7307"> Lactose is a major constituent of milk. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-327" id="constituent1__24" original="E399.-62c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="constituent1__25" original="E399.-62b"> a person who lives in a <a class="ndv" href="entry://constituency" id="constituent1__26"> constituency </a> and can vote in elections </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-324" id="constituent1__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-323" id="constituent1__28" original="E8b1.-7e6e"><span class="x" id="constituent1__29" original="E8b1.-7e6d"> These reforms would give MPs more time to help their constituents. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3e3c" id="constituent1__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constituent_1" title="constituent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3e3b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2204" id="constituent1__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constituent1__32"> constituent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-321" hm="2" id="constituent2" original="E399.-625" sum="377"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-320" id="constituent2__1" original="E399.-624"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31f" id="constituent2__2" original="E399.-623"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constituent <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-313" id="constituent2__7" original="E399.-61a"><span class="pos" id="constituent2__8" original="E399.-619"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a87" eid="constituent2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-203e" geo="br" id="constituent2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constituent2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstɪtjuənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-203a" geo="n_am" id="constituent2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constituent2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstɪtʃuənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-311" id="constituent2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-310" id="constituent2__15" original="E399.-618"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30f" id="constituent2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="constituent2__17" original="E399.-616"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="constituent2__18" original="E399.-614"> forming or helping to make a whole </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30c" id="constituent2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-30b" id="constituent2__20" original="E8b1.-7e68"><span class="x" id="constituent2__21" original="E8b1.-7e67"> The nucleus is broken up into its constituent parts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-309" id="constituent2__22" original="E8b1.-7e66"><span class="x" id="constituent2__23" original="E8b1.-7e65"> Taylor further recommended that each task be broken down into its constituent elements. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3e17" id="constituent2__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constituent_1" title="constituent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3e16" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2204" id="constituent2__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constituent2__26"> constituent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constitute
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-307" id="constitute" original="E399.-603" sum="937"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-306" id="constitute__1" original="E399.-602"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-305" id="constitute__2" original="E399.-601"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constitute </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f7" id="constitute__9" original="E399.-5f7"><span class="pos" id="constitute__10" original="E399.-5f6"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a7e" eid="constitute__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d7d" geo="br" id="constitute__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d80" geo="n_am" id="constitute__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstɪtuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-789" id="constitute__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3961" form="root" id="constitute__17"><span class="vp" id="constitute__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> constitute </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3963" eid="constitute__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3964" geo="br" id="constitute__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3967" geo="n_am" id="constitute__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstɪtuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.396a" form="thirdps" id="constitute__24"><span class="vp" id="constitute__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> constitutes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.396c" eid="constitute__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.396d" geo="br" id="constitute__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstɪtjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3970" geo="n_am" id="constitute__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstɪtuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3973" form="past" id="constitute__31"><span class="vp" id="constitute__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> constituted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3975" eid="constitute__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3976" geo="br" id="constitute__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3979" geo="n_am" id="constitute__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstɪtuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.397c" form="pastpart" id="constitute__38"><span class="vp" id="constitute__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> constituted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.397e" eid="constitute__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.397f" geo="br" id="constitute__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3982" geo="n_am" id="constitute__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstɪtuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3985" form="prespart" id="constitute__45"><span class="vp" id="constitute__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> constituting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3987" eid="constitute__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3988" geo="br" id="constitute__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.398b" geo="n_am" id="constitute__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitute__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstɪtuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstituting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstituting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstituting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c6" id="constitute__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c5" id="constitute__53" original="E399.-5d7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2c4" id="constitute__54" original="E399.-5d6"><span class="pos" id="constitute__55" original="E399.-5d5"> linking verb </span></span><span class="use" id="constitute__56" original="E399.-5d3"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="constitute__57" original="E399.-5d4"> + noun </span><span class="def" id="constitute__58" original="E399.-5d2"> to be considered to be something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bf" id="constitute__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2be" id="constitute__60" original="E8b1.-722b"><span class="x" id="constitute__61" original="E8b1.-722a"> His message constituted a direct challenge to traditional polytheistic religion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2bc" id="constitute__62" original="E8b1.-7229"><span class="x" id="constitute__63" original="E8b1.-7228"> This failure constituted professional negligence. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ba" id="constitute__64" original="E8b1.-721c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="constitute__65"> constitute + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b8" id="constitute__66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b7" id="constitute__67" original="E8b1.-721a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b6" id="constitute__68"><span class="coll" id="constitute__69" original="E8b1.-7219"> offence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b4" id="constitute__70" original="E8b1.-7216"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b3" id="constitute__71"><span class="coll" id="constitute__72" original="E8b1.-7215"> nuisance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b1" id="constitute__73" original="E8b1.-7214"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b0" id="constitute__74"><span class="coll" id="constitute__75" original="E8b1.-7213"> breach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ae" id="constitute__76"><span class="coll" id="constitute__77" original="E8b1.-7212"> infringement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2ac" id="constitute__78"><span class="coll" id="constitute__79" original="E8d5.-7c78"> violation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2aa" id="constitute__80" original="E8b1.-7218"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a9" id="constitute__81"><span class="coll" id="constitute__82" original="E8b1.-7217"> negligence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a7" id="constitute__83" original="E8b1.-7211"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a6" id="constitute__84"><span class="coll" id="constitute__85" original="E8b1.-7210"> abuse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a4" id="constitute__86" original="E8b1.-720f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a3" id="constitute__87"><span class="coll" id="constitute__88" original="E8b1.-720e"> threat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a1" id="constitute__89" original="E8b1.-720d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a0" id="constitute__90"><span class="coll" id="constitute__91" original="E8b1.-720c"> barrier </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29e" id="constitute__92" original="E8b1.-720b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29d" id="constitute__93"><span class="coll" id="constitute__94" original="E8b1.-720a"> basis </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29b" id="constitute__95" original="E8b1.-7209"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-29a" id="constitute__96" original="E8b1.-7208"><span class="x" id="constitute__97" original="E8b1.-7207"> She argues that Russia did not constitute a military threat to the United States at the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-298" id="constitute__98" original="E8b1.-7206"><span class="x" id="constitute__99" original="E8b1.-7205"> This strange discrepancy could constitute a basis for future research. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-296" id="constitute__100" original="E399.-5d1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-295" id="constitute__101" original="E399.-5d0"><span class="pos" id="constitute__102" original="E399.-5cf"> linking verb </span></span><span class="use" id="constitute__103" original="E399.-5cd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="constitute__104" original="E399.-5ce"> + noun </span><span class="def" id="constitute__105" original="E399.-5cc"> to be the parts that together form something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-290" id="constitute__106" original="E399.-5cb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28f" id="constitute__107" original="E399.-5ca"><span class="xw" id="constitute__108" original="E81e.46bb"> make something up </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28c" id="constitute__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28b" id="constitute__110" original="E8b1.-7225"><span class="x" id="constitute__111" original="E8b1.-7224"> In 1870, these social classes together constituted about three fifths of the population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-289" id="constitute__112" original="E8d5.-7c7a"><span class="x" id="constitute__113" original="E8d5.-7c79"> Chimpanzees do hunt and consume meat, but it constitutes a small proportion of their diets. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-287" id="constitute__114" original="E8b1.-7204" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="constitute__115"> constitute + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-285" id="constitute__116"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-284" id="constitute__117" original="E8d5.-7c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-283" id="constitute__118"><span class="coll" id="constitute__119" original="E8d5.-7c76"> part </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-281" id="constitute__120"><span class="coll" id="constitute__121" original="E8d5.-7c75"> proportion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27f" id="constitute__122" original="E8b1.-7202"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27e" id="constitute__123"><span class="coll" id="constitute__124" original="E8b1.-7201"> majority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27c" id="constitute__125" original="E8b1.-7200"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27b" id="constitute__126"><span class="coll" id="constitute__127" original="E8b1.-71ff"> minority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-279" id="constitute__128" original="E8b1.-71fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-278" id="constitute__129"><span class="coll" id="constitute__130" original="E8b1.-71fd"> … per cent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-276" id="constitute__131" original="E8b1.-71fc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-275" id="constitute__132" original="E8b1.-71fb"><span class="x" id="constitute__133" original="E8b1.-71fa"> In all these countries, women now constitute a majority of students in education. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-273" id="constitute__134" original="E8d5.-7c74"><span class="x" id="constitute__135" original="E8d5.-7c73"> Migrants to Portugal constitute at least five per cent of the resident population. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-271" id="constitute__136"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-270" id="constitute__137" original="E399.-5c8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26f" id="constitute__138"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="constitute__139" original="E399.-5c6"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="constitute__140" original="E399.-5c5"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="constitute__141" original="E399.-5c4"> (be)… constituted </span><span class="def" id="constitute__142" original="E399.-5c3"> to form a group legally or officially </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-26a" id="constitute__143" original="E399.-5c2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://establish" title="establish definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-269" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.5f44" id="constitute__144" original="E399.-5c1"><span class="xh" id="constitute__145"> establish </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-266" id="constitute__146" original="E399.-5bf"><span class="xw" id="constitute__147" original="E81e.46c3"> set something up </span><span class="xs" id="constitute__148" original="E81e.46c6"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-261" id="constitute__149"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-260" id="constitute__150" original="E8b1.-7223"><span class="x" id="constitute__151" original="E8b1.-7222"> The task was assigned to a specially constituted Constitutional Court. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72dc" id="constitute__152" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="constitute__153"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72da" id="constitute__154" original="E8b1.-721e"><span class="shcut" id="constitute__155" original="E8b1.-721d"> constitute + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72d8" id="constitute__156" original="E8b1.-721c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72d7" id="constitute__157" original="E8b1.-721a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72d6" id="constitute__158" original="E8b1.-7219"><span class="coll" id="constitute__159"> offence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72d4" id="constitute__160" original="E8b1.-7216"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72d3" id="constitute__161" original="E8b1.-7215"><span class="coll" id="constitute__162"> nuisance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72d1" id="constitute__163" original="E8b1.-7214"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72d0" id="constitute__164" original="E8b1.-7213"><span class="coll" id="constitute__165"> breach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72ce" id="constitute__166" original="E8b1.-7212"><span class="coll" id="constitute__167"> infringement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72cc" id="constitute__168" original="E8d5.-7c78"><span class="coll" id="constitute__169"> violation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72ca" id="constitute__170" original="E8b1.-7218"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72c9" id="constitute__171" original="E8b1.-7217"><span class="coll" id="constitute__172"> negligence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72c7" id="constitute__173" original="E8b1.-7211"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72c6" id="constitute__174" original="E8b1.-7210"><span class="coll" id="constitute__175"> abuse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72c4" id="constitute__176" original="E8b1.-720f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72c3" id="constitute__177" original="E8b1.-720e"><span class="coll" id="constitute__178"> threat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72c1" id="constitute__179" original="E8b1.-720d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72c0" id="constitute__180" original="E8b1.-720c"><span class="coll" id="constitute__181"> barrier </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72be" id="constitute__182" original="E8b1.-720b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72bd" id="constitute__183" original="E8b1.-720a"><span class="coll" id="constitute__184"> basis </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72bb" id="constitute__185" original="E8b1.-7209"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72ba" id="constitute__186" original="E8b1.-7208"><span class="x" id="constitute__187" original="E8b1.-7207"> She argues that Russia did not constitute a military threat to the United States at the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72b8" id="constitute__188" original="E8b1.-7206"><span class="x" id="constitute__189" original="E8b1.-7205"> This strange discrepancy could constitute a basis for future research. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72b6" id="constitute__190" original="E8b1.-7204"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72b5" id="constitute__191" original="E8d5.-7c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72b4" id="constitute__192" original="E8d5.-7c76"><span class="coll" id="constitute__193"> part </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72b2" id="constitute__194" original="E8d5.-7c75"><span class="coll" id="constitute__195"> proportion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72b0" id="constitute__196" original="E8b1.-7202"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72af" id="constitute__197" original="E8b1.-7201"><span class="coll" id="constitute__198"> majority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72ad" id="constitute__199" original="E8b1.-7200"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72ac" id="constitute__200" original="E8b1.-71ff"><span class="coll" id="constitute__201"> minority </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72aa" id="constitute__202" original="E8b1.-71fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72a9" id="constitute__203" original="E8b1.-71fd"><span class="coll" id="constitute__204"> … per cent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72a7" id="constitute__205" original="E8b1.-71fc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72a6" id="constitute__206" original="E8b1.-71fb"><span class="x" id="constitute__207" original="E8b1.-71fa"> In all these countries, women now constitute a majority of students in education. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72a4" id="constitute__208" original="E8d5.-7c74"><span class="x" id="constitute__209" original="E8d5.-7c73"> Migrants to Portugal constitute at least five per cent of the resident population. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3dc9" id="constitute__210" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constitute" title="constitute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3dc8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-21ba" id="constitute__211" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constitute__212"> constitute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constitution
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25e" id="constitution" original="E399.-5bd" sum="828"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25d" id="constitution__1" original="E399.-5bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25c" id="constitution__2" original="E399.-5bb"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constitution </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-250" id="constitution__7" original="E399.-5b3"><span class="pos" id="constitution__8" original="E399.-5b2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a77" eid="constitution__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d83" geo="br" id="constitution__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitution__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitution__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitution__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconstitution__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d86" geo="n_am" id="constitution__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitution__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitution__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitution__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitution__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24e" id="constitution__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24d" id="constitution__15" original="E399.-5b1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="constitution__16" original="E399.-5ae"> the system of laws and basic principles that a state, a country or an organization is governed by </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24b" id="constitution__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24a" id="constitution__18" original="E8b1.-7e63"><span class="x" id="constitution__19" original="E8b1.-7e62"> Wales is one of the few nations with sustainable development enshrined in its constitution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-248" id="constitution__20" original="E8b1.-7e5f"><span class="x" id="constitution__21" original="E8b1.-7e5e"> Montesquieu's theory of the separation of powers had a very significant influence on the US Constitution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-246" id="constitution__22" original="E8b1.-7e61"><span class="cf" id="constitution__23" original="E8d4.-7c95"> under the <span class="exp" id="constitution__24"> constitution </span></span><span class="x" id="constitution__25" original="E8b1.-7e60"> Judicial independence is guaranteed under the constitution. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-242" id="constitution__26" original="E399.-5a9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-241" id="constitution__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="constitution__28" original="E8d5.-7c39"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="constitution__29" original="E8d4.-7c94"><span class="exp" id="constitution__30"> constitution </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="constitution__31" original="E399.-5a4"> the way something is formed or organized </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23c" id="constitution__32" original="E399.-5a3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://structure1" title="structure1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-23b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-9a8" id="constitution__33" original="E399.-5a2"><span class="xh" id="constitution__34"> structure </span><span class="xhm" id="constitution__35"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://structure1" title="structure1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-237" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-9a8" id="constitution__36" original="E8d5.-7c38"><span class="xh" id="constitution__37"> structure </span><span class="xhm" id="constitution__38"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-234" id="constitution__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-233" id="constitution__40" original="E8b1.-7e5d"><span class="x" id="constitution__41" original="E8b1.-7e5c"> These elements can generate changes in the genetic constitution of their host cells. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-231" id="constitution__42" original="E8b1.-7e5b"><span class="x" id="constitution__43" original="E8b1.-7e5a"> Organizational theory will be used to analyse the constitution of society. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3d4f" id="constitution__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constitution" title="constitution definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3d4e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2165" id="constitution__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constitution__46"> constitution </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constitutional
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22f" id="constitutional" original="E399.-597" sum="802"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22e" id="constitutional__1" original="E399.-596"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22d" id="constitutional__2" original="E399.-595"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constitutional </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-221" id="constitutional__7" original="E399.-58c"><span class="pos" id="constitutional__8" original="E399.-58b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a70" eid="constitutional__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d89" geo="br" id="constitutional__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitutional__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutional__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutional__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutional__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d8d" geo="n_am" id="constitutional__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitutional__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutional__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutional__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutional__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21f" id="constitutional__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21e" id="constitutional__15" original="E399.-58a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-21d" id="constitutional__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="constitutional__17" original="E399.-588"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="constitutional__18" original="E399.-587"> connected with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://constitution" id="constitutional__19"> constitution </a> of a country or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-219" id="constitutional__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-218" id="constitutional__21" original="E8b1.-7e97"><span class="x" id="constitutional__22" original="E8b1.-7e96"> He had no plans for basic social, economic or constitutional reforms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-216" id="constitutional__23" original="E8b1.-7e95"><span class="x" id="constitutional__24" original="E8b1.-7e94"> In 1919, a constitutional amendment banned the manufacture, sale and transport of intoxicating liquors. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-214" id="constitutional__25" original="E399.-583"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="constitutional__26" original="E399.-582"> allowed or limited by the <a class="ndv" href="entry://constitution" id="constitutional__27"> constitution </a> of a country or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-211" id="constitutional__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-210" id="constitutional__29" original="E8b1.-7e93"><span class="x" id="constitutional__30" original="E8b1.-7e92"> It would hardly be democratic for the government to decide for itself what is or is not constitutional. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20e" id="constitutional__31" original="E8b1.-7e91"><span class="x" id="constitutional__32" original="E8b1.-7e90"> Constitutional monarchies survive in some countries such as Britain and the Netherlands. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20c" id="constitutional__33" original="E399.-57e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unconstitutional" title="unconstitutional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-20b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4982" id="constitutional__34" original="E399.-57d"><span class="xh" id="constitutional__35"> unconstitutional </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-209" id="constitutional__36"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-208" id="constitutional__37" original="E399.-577"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-207" id="constitutional__38"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="constitutional__39" original="E399.-576"> constitutionally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fe" id="constitutional__40" original="E399.-572"><span class="pos" id="constitutional__41" original="E399.-571"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a6f" eid="constitutional__42" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d91" geo="br" id="constitutional__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitutional__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutionally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutionally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutionally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d95" geo="n_am" id="constitutional__45" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitutional__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutionally__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutionally__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutionally__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fc" id="constitutional__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1fb" id="constitutional__48" original="E8b1.-7e8f"><span class="x" id="constitutional__49" original="E8b1.-7e8e"> Constitutionally, legally and educationally, Pakistan relied heavily on Western models of development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f9" id="constitutional__50" original="E8b1.-7e8d"><span class="x" id="constitutional__51" original="E8b1.-7e8c"> Individual liberty is constitutionally guaranteed. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3d1c" id="constitutional__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constitutional_1" title="constitutional definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3d1b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-211e" id="constitutional__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constitutional__54"> constitutional </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constitutionalism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f7" id="constitutionalism" original="E399.-54d" sum="314"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f6" id="constitutionalism__1" original="E399.-54c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f5" id="constitutionalism__2" original="E399.-54b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constitutionalism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ec" id="constitutionalism__4" original="E399.-546"><span class="pos" id="constitutionalism__5" original="E399.-545"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a5e" eid="constitutionalism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d99" geo="br" id="constitutionalism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitutionalism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutionalism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutionalism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutionalism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655cd901f1.7d9d" geo="n_am" id="constitutionalism__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitutionalism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃənəlɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutionalism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutionalism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutionalism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ea" id="constitutionalism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="constitutionalism__12" original="E399.-543"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e8" id="constitutionalism__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e7" id="constitutionalism__14" original="E399.-542"><span class="def" id="constitutionalism__15" original="E399.-541"> belief in <a class="ndv" href="entry://constitutional" id="constitutionalism__16"> constitutional </a> government </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e4" id="constitutionalism__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e3" id="constitutionalism__18" original="E867.-1055"><span class="x" id="constitutionalism__19" original="E867.-1054"> Advocates of constitutionalism tend to argue that vulnerable minorities should be constitutionally protected. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3cde" id="constitutionalism__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constitutionalism" title="constitutionalism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3cdd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-20b7" id="constitutionalism__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constitutionalism__22"> constitutionalism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constitutive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e1" id="constitutive" original="E399.-52d" sum="421"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1e0" id="constitutive__1" original="E399.-52c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1df" id="constitutive__2" original="E399.-52b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constitutive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d6" id="constitutive__4" original="E399.-526"><span class="pos" id="constitutive__5" original="E399.-525"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a55" eid="constitutive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.4adc" geo="br" id="constitutive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitutive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstɪtjutɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutive__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutive__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutive__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.4adf" geo="n_am" id="constitutive__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitutive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstɪtuːtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutive__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutive__us_4.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutive__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.4ae2" geo="br" id="constitutive__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constitutive__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstitutive__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconstitutive__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d4" id="constitutive__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d3" id="constitutive__14" original="E399.-524"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1d2" id="constitutive__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="constitutive__16" original="E399.-522" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="constitutive__17" original="E399.-520"> forming a part of something, often an essential part </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cf" id="constitutive__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1ce" id="constitutive__19" original="E8d5.-7c15"><span class="x" id="constitutive__20" original="E8d5.-7c14"> There are three constitutive elements to the concept of sustainable development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1cc" id="constitutive__21" original="E8b1.-71bb"><span class="cf" id="constitutive__22" original="E399.-521"><span class="exp" id="constitutive__23"> constitutive </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="constitutive__24" original="E8b1.-71ba"> Jacobs is concerned with institutions whose racism is more or less constitutive of their identity. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3cc4" id="constitutive__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constitutive" title="constitutive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3cc3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2091" id="constitutive__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constitutive__27"> constitutive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constrain
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c8" id="constrain" original="E399.-51f" sum="791"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c7" id="constrain__1" original="E399.-51e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c6" id="constrain__2" original="E399.-51d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constrain </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b9" id="constrain__9" original="E399.-513"><span class="pos" id="constrain__10" original="E399.-512"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a4b" eid="constrain__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cd1" geo="br" id="constrain__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cce" geo="n_am" id="constrain__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-75b" id="constrain__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cfe" form="root" id="constrain__17"><span class="vp" id="constrain__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> constrain </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cfc" eid="constrain__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cfb" geo="br" id="constrain__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cf8" geo="n_am" id="constrain__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cf5" form="thirdps" id="constrain__24"><span class="vp" id="constrain__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> constrains </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cf3" eid="constrain__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cf2" geo="br" id="constrain__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrains__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrains__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrains__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cef" geo="n_am" id="constrain__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrains__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrains__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrains__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cec" form="past" id="constrain__31"><span class="vp" id="constrain__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> constrained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cea" eid="constrain__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1ce9" geo="br" id="constrain__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1ce6" geo="n_am" id="constrain__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1ce3" form="pastpart" id="constrain__38"><span class="vp" id="constrain__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> constrained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1ce1" eid="constrain__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1ce0" geo="br" id="constrain__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cdd" geo="n_am" id="constrain__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cda" form="prespart" id="constrain__45"><span class="vp" id="constrain__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> constraining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cd8" eid="constrain__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cd7" geo="br" id="constrain__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstraining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstraining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstraining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1cd4" geo="n_am" id="constrain__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrain__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstraining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstraining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstraining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18d" id="constrain__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18c" id="constrain__53" original="E399.-4ee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="constrain__54" original="E399.-4eb"> to restrict or limit somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-18a" id="constrain__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-189" id="constrain__56" original="E860.-77d7"><span class="cf" id="constrain__57" original="E399.-4ea"><span class="exp" id="constrain__58"> constrain </span> something </span><span class="x" id="constrain__59" original="E860.-77d6"> Her choices as a film-maker were constrained by the commercial environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-185" id="constrain__60" original="E860.-77d4"><span class="cf" id="constrain__61" original="E860.-77d5"><span class="exp" id="constrain__62"> constrain </span> what/who, etc… </span><span class="x" id="constrain__63" original="E860.-77d3"> Environmental regulations constrain what firms are able to do with their waste products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-181" id="constrain__64" original="E860.-77d2"><span class="cf" id="constrain__65" original="E399.-4e9"><span class="exp" id="constrain__66"> constrain </span> somebody (from doing something) </span><span class="x" id="constrain__67" original="E860.-77d1"> One factor that constrains these groups from fabricating a nuclear weapon is the difficulty of enriching uranium. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17d" id="constrain__68" original="E399.-4f3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="constrain__69" original="E399.-4f0"><span class="exp" id="constrain__70"> constrain </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17a" id="constrain__71"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="constrain__72" original="E860.-77cf" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="constrain__73" original="E399.-4ef"> to force somebody to do something or behave in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-177" id="constrain__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-176" id="constrain__75" original="E860.-77ce"><span class="x" id="constrain__76" original="E860.-77cd"> These external limitations constrained senior managers to act more cautiously. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3c74" id="constrain__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constrain" title="constrain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3c73" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-207a" id="constrain__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constrain__79"> constrain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constraint
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-174" id="constraint" original="E399.-4d8" sum="766"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-173" id="constraint__1" original="E399.-4d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-172" id="constraint__2" original="E399.-4d6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constraint </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-167" id="constraint__7" original="E399.-4ce"><span class="pos" id="constraint__8" original="E399.-4cd"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a44" eid="constraint__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1c94" geo="br" id="constraint__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constraint__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstraint__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstraint__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconstraint__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1c91" geo="n_am" id="constraint__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constraint__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstreɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstraint__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstraint__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstraint__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-165" id="constraint__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-164" id="constraint__15" original="E399.-4cc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-163" id="constraint__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="constraint__17" original="E399.-4ca"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="constraint__18" original="E860.-77cc"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="constraint__19" original="E399.-4c9"> a thing that limits or restricts something, or your freedom to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15f" id="constraint__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15e" id="constraint__21" original="E8d3.-76ce"><span class="x" id="constraint__22" original="E8d3.-76cd"> Funding and time constraints determine that data are often only collected for species with economic value. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15c" id="constraint__23" original="E860.-77cb"><span class="cf" id="constraint__24" original="E399.-4c5"><span class="exp" id="constraint__25"> constraint </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="constraint__26" original="E860.-77ca"> There were severe budget constraints on the new central government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-158" id="constraint__27" original="E860.-77c8"><span class="cf" id="constraint__28" original="E860.-77c9"><span class="exp" id="constraint__29"> constraint </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="constraint__30" original="E860.-77c7"> The e-company can operate internationally without the physical constraint of geographical boundaries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-154" id="constraint__31" original="E399.-4c4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-153" id="constraint__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="constraint__33" original="E399.-4c2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="constraint__34" original="E4c7.119f"><span class="exp" id="constraint__35"> constraint </span> (on something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14f" id="constraint__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="constraint__37" original="E860.-77c5" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="constraint__38" original="E399.-4c1"> strict control over the way that you behave or are allowed to behave </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14c" id="constraint__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-14b" id="constraint__40" original="E860.-77c4"><span class="x" id="constraint__41" original="E860.-77c3"> In the UK, there is little constraint on political organizations. </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="control1__44" original="E4e1.5cc4" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="control1__45" original="E4e1.5cc5"><span class="h1" id="control1__46" original="E4e1.5cc6"><ul class="inline" id="control1__47" original="E4e1.5cc7"><li class="li" id="control1__48" original="E4e1.5cc8"> limit </li><li class="li" id="control1__49" original="E4e1.5cc9"> restriction </li><li class="li" id="control1__50" original="E4e1.5cca"> control </li><li class="li" id="control1__51" original="E4e1.5ccd"> restraint </li><li class="li" id="control1__52" original="E4e1.5ccb"> constraint </li><li class="li" id="control1__53" original="E4e1.5ccc"> limitation <span class="pos" id="control1__54" original="E83b.74a0"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="control1__55" original="E4e1.5cce"> These are all words for something that limits what can happen or what somebody/​something can do or achieve. </span><ul class="bullet" id="control1__56" original="E4e1.5ccf"><li class="li" id="control1__57" original="E4e1.5cd0"> limits/​restrictions/​controls/​restraints/​constraints/​limitations <span class="eb" id="control1__58" original="E4e1.5cd1"> on </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__59" original="E4e1.5cd2"> limits/​restrictions/​constraints/​limitations <span class="eb" id="control1__60" original="E4e1.5cd3"> to </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__61" original="E4e1.5cd6"> control <span class="eb" id="control1__62" original="E4e1.5cd7"> over </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__63" original="E4e1.5cdc"><span class="eb" id="control1__64" original="E4e1.5cdd"> within the </span> limits/​constraints/​limitations <span class="eb" id="control1__65" original="E854.-7f6f"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__66" original="E4e1.5ce0"><span class="eb" id="control1__67" original="E4e1.5ce1"> beyond the </span> limits/​control/​constraints/​limitations <span class="eb" id="control1__68" original="E854.-7f6e"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__69" original="E4e1.5ce2"><span class="eb" id="control1__70" original="E4e1.5ce3"> in </span> control <span class="eb" id="control1__71" original="E854.-7f6d"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__72" original="E4e1.5ce4"> to be <span class="eb" id="control1__73" original="E4e1.5ce5"> under/​out of </span> control </li><li class="li" id="control1__74" original="E4e1.5cda"> to be <span class="eb" id="control1__75" original="E4e1.5cdb"> subject to </span> limits/​restrictions/​control/​constraints/​limitations </li><li class="li" id="control1__76" original="E4e1.5cea"> to <span class="eb" id="control1__77" original="E4e1.5ceb"> impose </span> limits/​restrictions/​controls/​restraints/​constraints/​limitations </li><li class="li" id="control1__78" original="E854.-7f6c"> to <span class="eb" id="control1__79" original="E854.-7f6b"> place </span> limits/​restrictions/​constraints/​limitations </li><li class="li" id="control1__80" original="E4e1.5ce6"><span class="eb" id="control1__81" original="E4e1.5ce7"> tight </span> limits/​restrictions/​controls/​constraints </li><li class="li" id="control1__82" original="E4e1.5ce8"><span class="eb" id="control1__83" original="E4e1.5ce9"> severe </span> limits/​restrictions/​constraints/​limitations </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="control1__84" original="E4e1.5cf8"><li class="li" id="control1__85" original="E854.-7f6a"> A <span class="eb" id="control1__86" original="E854.-7f69"> limit </span> is a point or level beyond which somebody/​something cannot go; it may be imposed by a law or rule, or it may be a natural limit imposed by the situation; a <span class="eb" id="control1__87" original="E854.-7f68"> restriction </span> is usually imposed by a rule or law: <span class="x-gs" id="control1__88"><span class="x-g" id="control1__89" original="E4e1.5d17"><span class="x" id="control1__90" original="E4e1.5d18"> The government may set limits on prices. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__91" original="E4e1.5d0c"><span class="x" id="control1__92" original="E4e1.5d0d"> The capitalist economy places certain limits on what the government can do. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__93" original="E4e1.5d19"><span class="x" id="control1__94" original="E4e1.5d1a"> Foreign retailers operate under tight restrictions. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="control1__95" original="E854.-7f67"><span class="eb" id="control1__96" original="E854.-7f66"> Control </span> and <span class="eb" id="control1__97" original="E854.-7f65"> restraint </span> both refer to the act of limiting what somebody/​something can do; <span class="eb" id="control1__98" original="E854.-7f64"> control </span> is usually imposed by authority; <span class="eb" id="control1__99" original="E854.-7f63"> restraint </span> may be imposed by authority, or it may be self-imposed, when somebody deliberately stops him/​herself from going too far: <span class="x-gs" id="control1__100"><span class="x-g" id="control1__101" original="E4e1.5d08"><span class="x" id="control1__102" original="E4e1.5d09"> The government has made visible progress in regaining full control over the country. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__103" original="E854.-7f62"><span class="x" id="control1__104" original="E854.-7f61"> New restraints were placed on the right of assembly. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__105" original="E4e1.5d0a"><span class="x" id="control1__106" original="E4e1.5d0b"> They were prepared to exercise restraint. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="control1__107" original="E854.-7f60"><span class="eb" id="control1__108" original="E854.-7f5f"> Constraints </span> are often practical issues that limit what you can do; the <span class="eb" id="control1__109" original="E854.-7f5e"> limitations </span> of a study are the factors that prevented it from achieving more: <span class="x-gs" id="control1__110"><span class="x-g" id="control1__111" original="E854.-7f5d"><span class="x" id="control1__112" original="E854.-7f5c"> Because of time and budget constraints, only the most critical features were thoroughly tested. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__113" original="E854.-7f5b"><span class="x" id="control1__114" original="E854.-7f5a"> Finally, the limitations of this study must be noted:… </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3c48" id="constraint__113" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constraint" title="constraint definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3c47" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-2021" id="constraint__114" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constraint__115"> constraint </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-149" id="constrict" original="E399.-4c0" sum="639"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-148" id="constrict__1" original="E399.-4bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-147" id="constrict__2" original="E399.-4be"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constrict </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-13a" id="constrict__9" original="E399.-4b4"><span class="pos" id="constrict__10" original="E399.-4b3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a3d" eid="constrict__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b80" geo="br" id="constrict__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrict__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrict__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrict__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b7d" geo="n_am" id="constrict__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72d" id="constrict__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b7a" form="root" id="constrict__17"><span class="vp" id="constrict__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> constrict </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b78" eid="constrict__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b77" geo="br" id="constrict__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrict__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrict__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrict__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b74" geo="n_am" id="constrict__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b71" form="thirdps" id="constrict__24"><span class="vp" id="constrict__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> constricts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b6f" eid="constrict__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b6e" geo="br" id="constrict__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstricts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstricts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstricts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b6b" geo="n_am" id="constrict__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstricts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstricts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstricts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b68" form="past" id="constrict__31"><span class="vp" id="constrict__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> constricted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b66" eid="constrict__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b65" geo="br" id="constrict__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstricted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstricted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstricted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b62" geo="n_am" id="constrict__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstricted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstricted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstricted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b5f" form="pastpart" id="constrict__38"><span class="vp" id="constrict__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> constricted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b5d" eid="constrict__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b5c" geo="br" id="constrict__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstricted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstricted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstricted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b59" geo="n_am" id="constrict__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstricted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstricted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstricted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b56" form="prespart" id="constrict__45"><span class="vp" id="constrict__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> constricting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b54" eid="constrict__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b53" geo="br" id="constrict__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstricting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstricting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstricting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b50" geo="n_am" id="constrict__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstricting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstricting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstricting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-110" id="constrict__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10f" id="constrict__53" original="E399.-498"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10e" id="constrict__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="constrict__55" original="E399.-496"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="constrict__56" original="E399.-495"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="constrict__57" original="E399.-494"> to become tighter or narrower; to make something tighter or narrower </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10a" id="constrict__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-109" id="constrict__59" original="E867.-17b0"><span class="x" id="constrict__60" original="E867.-17af"> The pupils of the eyes constrict as the light increases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-107" id="constrict__61" original="E492.-2638"><span class="cf" id="constrict__62" original="E399.-493"><span class="exp" id="constrict__63"> constrict </span> something </span><span class="x" id="constrict__64" original="E492.-2637"> Large boulders tightly constricted the river channel. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-103" id="constrict__65" original="E399.-492"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-102" id="constrict__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="constrict__67" original="E83b.60de"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="constrict__68" original="E399.-491"><span class="exp" id="constrict__69"> constrict </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="constrict__70" original="E399.-490"> to limit or restrict what somebody is able to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fd" id="constrict__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fc" id="constrict__72" original="E867.-17ac"><span class="x" id="constrict__73" original="E867.-17ab"> The tendency to keep land in the family constricted social mobility in ancient Greece. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-fa" id="constrict__74"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f9" id="constrict__75" original="E399.-488"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f8" id="constrict__76"><span class="dr" id="constrict__77" original="E399.-487"> constriction </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-ed" id="constrict__81" original="E399.-480"><span class="pos" id="constrict__82" original="E399.-47f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a3c" eid="constrict__83" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b86" geo="br" id="constrict__84" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__85"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstriction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstriction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstriction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1b83" geo="n_am" id="constrict__86" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constrict__87"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstriction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstriction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstriction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-eb" id="constrict__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="constrict__89" original="E399.-47d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="constrict__90" original="E399.-47c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e8" id="constrict__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e7" id="constrict__92" original="E867.-179c"><span class="x" id="constrict__93" original="E867.-179b"> The water gets shallower and faster as the constriction in the channel gets tighter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e5" id="constrict__94" original="E867.-179a"><span class="x" id="constrict__95" original="E867.-1799"> Dickens had never really liked the constrictions imposed upon him by weekly publication in ‘All the Year Round’. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3be8" id="constrict__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constrict" title="constrict definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3be7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1ff4" id="constrict__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constrict__98"> constrict </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e3" hm="1" id="construct1" original="E399.-47b" sum="1156"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e2" id="construct1__1" original="E399.-47a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-e1" id="construct1__2" original="E399.-479"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> construct <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-d4" id="construct1__9" original="E399.-471"><span class="pos" id="construct1__10" original="E399.-470"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-da" eid="construct1__11" original="E399.-453" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19cd" geo="br" id="construct1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconstruct__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19ca" geo="n_am" id="construct1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstruct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-6ff" id="construct1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19fa" form="root" id="construct1__17"><span class="vp" id="construct1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> construct </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19f8" eid="construct1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19f7" geo="br" id="construct1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconstruct__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19f4" geo="n_am" id="construct1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstruct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19f1" form="thirdps" id="construct1__24"><span class="vp" id="construct1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> constructs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19ef" eid="construct1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19ee" geo="br" id="construct1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19eb" geo="n_am" id="construct1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19e8" form="past" id="construct1__31"><span class="vp" id="construct1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> constructed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19e6" eid="construct1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19e5" geo="br" id="construct1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19e2" geo="n_am" id="construct1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19df" form="pastpart" id="construct1__38"><span class="vp" id="construct1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> constructed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19dd" eid="construct1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19dc" geo="br" id="construct1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19d9" geo="n_am" id="construct1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19d6" form="prespart" id="construct1__45"><span class="vp" id="construct1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> constructing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19d4" eid="construct1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19d3" geo="br" id="construct1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19d0" geo="n_am" id="construct1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a8" id="construct1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a7" id="construct1__53" original="E399.-44a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="construct1__54" original="E399.-449"><span class="exp" id="construct1__55"> construct </span> something </span><span class="def" id="construct1__56" original="E399.-448"> to form something such as a story, system or idea, especially by putting different things together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a3" id="construct1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a2" id="construct1__58" original="E8c2.-7cd9"><span class="x" id="construct1__59" original="E8c2.-7cd8"> She constructed a narrative of events using contemporary texts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-a0" id="construct1__60" original="E8c2.-7cd7"><span class="x" id="construct1__61" original="E8c2.-7cd6"> Education is seen as the key to constructing a better society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9e" id="construct1__62" original="E8c2.-7cdb"><span class="x" id="construct1__63" original="E8c2.-7cda"> Caplan (1987) argued that human sexuality is socially and culturally constructed. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9c" id="construct1__64" original="E399.-447" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9b" id="construct1__65" original="E399.-446"><span class="xw" id="construct1__66" original="E81e.46d8"> put something together </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-98" id="construct1__67" original="E8c2.-7cca" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="construct1__68"> construct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-96" id="construct1__69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-95" id="construct1__70" original="E8c2.-7cc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-94" id="construct1__71"><span class="coll" id="construct1__72" original="E8c2.-7cbf"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-92" id="construct1__73" original="E8d5.-7c0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-91" id="construct1__74"><span class="coll" id="construct1__75" original="E8d5.-7c0d"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8f" id="construct1__76" original="E8c2.-7cc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8e" id="construct1__77"><span class="coll" id="construct1__78" original="E8c2.-7cc1"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8c" id="construct1__79" original="E8c2.-7cbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-8b" id="construct1__80"><span class="coll" id="construct1__81" original="E8c2.-7cbd"> story </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-89" id="construct1__82"><span class="coll" id="construct1__83" original="E8c2.-7cbc"> plot </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-87" id="construct1__84"><span class="coll" id="construct1__85" original="E8c2.-7cbb"> narrative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-85" id="construct1__86"><span class="coll" id="construct1__87" original="E8c2.-7cba"> scenario </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-83" id="construct1__88" original="E8c2.-7cb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-82" id="construct1__89"><span class="coll" id="construct1__90" original="E8c2.-7cb8"> representation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-80" id="construct1__91" original="E8c2.-7cc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7f" id="construct1__92"><span class="coll" id="construct1__93" original="E8c2.-7cc7"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7d" id="construct1__94" original="E8c2.-7cc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7c" id="construct1__95"><span class="coll" id="construct1__96" original="E8c2.-7cc5"> reality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7a" id="construct1__97" original="E8c2.-7cc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-79" id="construct1__98"><span class="coll" id="construct1__99" original="E8c2.-7cc3"> identity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-77" id="construct1__100" original="E8c2.-7cb7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-76" id="construct1__101"><span class="coll" id="construct1__102" original="E8c2.-7cb6"> code </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-74" id="construct1__103" original="E8c2.-7cb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-73" id="construct1__104"><span class="coll" id="construct1__105" original="E8c2.-7cb4"> map </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-71" id="construct1__106" original="E8c2.-7cb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-70" id="construct1__107"><span class="coll" id="construct1__108" original="E8c2.-7cb2"> diagram </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6e" id="construct1__109" original="E8c2.-7cb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6d" id="construct1__110"><span class="coll" id="construct1__111" original="E8c2.-7cb0"> graph </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6b" id="construct1__112" original="E8c2.-7caf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6a" id="construct1__113"><span class="coll" id="construct1__114" original="E8c2.-7cae"> table </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-68" id="construct1__115" original="E8c2.-7cad"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-67" id="construct1__116" original="E8c2.-7cac"><span class="x" id="construct1__117" original="E8c2.-7cab"> The argument is constructed from three apparently independent generalizations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-65" id="construct1__118" original="E8c2.-7caa"><span class="x" id="construct1__119" original="E8c2.-7ca9"> Reader response critics insist that meaning is constructed by the reader who receives the text. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-63" id="construct1__120" original="E8c2.-7c99" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="construct1__121"> adverb + construct </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-61" id="construct1__122"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-60" id="construct1__123" original="E8c2.-7c97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5f" id="construct1__124"><span class="coll" id="construct1__125" original="E8c2.-7c96"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5d" id="construct1__126" original="E8c2.-7c95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5c" id="construct1__127"><span class="coll" id="construct1__128" original="E8c2.-7c94"> specially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5a" id="construct1__129" original="E8c2.-7c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59" id="construct1__130"><span class="coll" id="construct1__131" original="E8c2.-7c92"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-57" id="construct1__132" original="E8c2.-7c91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-56" id="construct1__133" original="E8c2.-7c90"><span class="x" id="construct1__134" original="E8c2.-7c8f"> The Liberals proposed a carefully constructed system of constitutional checks and balances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-54" id="construct1__135" original="E470.-38ac"><span class="x" id="construct1__136" original="E470.-38ab"> The hiding of food in specially constructed wood piles within the dogs' enclosure increased their searching behaviour. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-52" id="construct1__137" original="E399.-450"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-51" id="construct1__138"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="construct1__139" original="E399.-44e"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="construct1__140" original="E399.-44d"> to build or make something such as a road, building or machine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4e" id="construct1__141"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4d" id="construct1__142" original="E8c2.-7cd5"><span class="cf" id="construct1__143" original="E399.-44c"> (be)… constructed </span><span class="x" id="construct1__144" original="E8c2.-7cd4"> High winds destroyed many poorly constructed buildings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4a" id="construct1__145" original="E8c2.-7cd3"><span class="cf" id="construct1__146" original="E399.-44b"> be constructed from/out of something </span><span class="x" id="construct1__147" original="E8c2.-7cd2"> The semiconductors are constructed from pure silicon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-47" id="construct1__148" original="E8c2.-7cd1"><span class="cf" id="construct1__149" original="E8d4.-7be4"> be constructed of something </span><span class="x" id="construct1__150" original="E8c2.-7cd0"> The palaces were constructed of stone and mud brick. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44" id="construct1__151" original="E8c2.-7ca8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="construct1__152"> construct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-42" id="construct1__153"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-41" id="construct1__154" original="E8c2.-7ca6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-40" id="construct1__155"><span class="coll" id="construct1__156" original="E8c2.-7ca5"> building </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e" id="construct1__157"><span class="coll" id="construct1__158" original="E8c2.-7ca4"> dwelling </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3c" id="construct1__159" original="E8c2.-7ca3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3b" id="construct1__160"><span class="coll" id="construct1__161" original="E8c2.-7ca2"> dam </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-39" id="construct1__162" original="E8c2.-7ca1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-38" id="construct1__163"><span class="coll" id="construct1__164" original="E8c2.-7ca0"> machine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-36" id="construct1__165"><span class="coll" id="construct1__166" original="E8c2.-7c9f"> device </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-34" id="construct1__167" original="E8c2.-7c9e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-33" id="construct1__168" original="E8c2.-7c9d"><span class="x" id="construct1__169" original="E8c2.-7c9c"> She contends that machines can be constructed which will simulate the behaviour of the human mind very closely. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-31" id="construct1__170" original="E8c2.-7c98" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="construct1__171"> adverb + construct </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2f" id="construct1__172"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2e" id="construct1__173" original="E8c2.-7c97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2d" id="construct1__174"><span class="coll" id="construct1__175" original="E8c2.-7c96"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2b" id="construct1__176" original="E8c2.-7c95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2a" id="construct1__177"><span class="coll" id="construct1__178" original="E8c2.-7c94"> specially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-28" id="construct1__179" original="E8c2.-7c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-27" id="construct1__180"><span class="coll" id="construct1__181" original="E8c2.-7c92"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-25" id="construct1__182"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-24" id="construct1__183" original="E470.-38ac"><span class="x" id="construct1__184" original="E470.-38ab"> The hiding of food in specially constructed wood piles within the dogs' enclosure increased their searching behaviour. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-22" id="construct1__185" original="E399.-444"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="construct1__186" original="E399.-443"><span class="exp" id="construct1__187"> construct </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1f" id="construct1__188"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="construct1__189" subj="geom"> geometry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="construct1__190" original="E399.-440"> to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1c" id="construct1__191"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1b" id="construct1__192" original="E8c2.-7ccf"><span class="x" id="construct1__193" original="E8c2.-7cce"> The problem is to construct a square whose area is equal to that of a circle of unit radius. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19" id="construct1__194" original="E8d5.-7c10"><span class="x" id="construct1__195" original="E8d5.-7c0f"> We can construct an angle of 30° by bisecting the angle of an equilateral triangle. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72a2" id="construct1__196" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="construct1__197"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-72a0" id="construct1__198" original="E8c2.-7ccc"><span class="shcut" id="construct1__199" original="E8c2.-7ccb"> construct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-729e" id="construct1__200" original="E8c2.-7cca"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-729d" id="construct1__201" original="E8c2.-7cc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-729c" id="construct1__202" original="E8c2.-7cbf"><span class="coll" id="construct1__203"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-729a" id="construct1__204" original="E8d5.-7c0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7299" id="construct1__205" original="E8d5.-7c0d"><span class="coll" id="construct1__206"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7297" id="construct1__207" original="E8c2.-7cc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7296" id="construct1__208" original="E8c2.-7cc1"><span class="coll" id="construct1__209"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7294" id="construct1__210" original="E8c2.-7cbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7293" id="construct1__211" original="E8c2.-7cbd"><span class="coll" id="construct1__212"> story </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7291" id="construct1__213" original="E8c2.-7cbc"><span class="coll" id="construct1__214"> plot </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-728f" id="construct1__215" original="E8c2.-7cbb"><span class="coll" id="construct1__216"> narrative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-728d" id="construct1__217" original="E8c2.-7cba"><span class="coll" id="construct1__218"> scenario </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-728b" id="construct1__219" original="E8c2.-7cb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-728a" id="construct1__220" original="E8c2.-7cb8"><span class="coll" id="construct1__221"> representation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7288" id="construct1__222" original="E8c2.-7cc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7287" id="construct1__223" original="E8c2.-7cc7"><span class="coll" id="construct1__224"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7285" id="construct1__225" original="E8c2.-7cc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7284" id="construct1__226" original="E8c2.-7cc5"><span class="coll" id="construct1__227"> reality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7282" id="construct1__228" original="E8c2.-7cc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7281" id="construct1__229" original="E8c2.-7cc3"><span class="coll" id="construct1__230"> identity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-727f" id="construct1__231" original="E8c2.-7cb7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-727e" id="construct1__232" original="E8c2.-7cb6"><span class="coll" id="construct1__233"> code </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-727c" id="construct1__234" original="E8c2.-7cb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-727b" id="construct1__235" original="E8c2.-7cb4"><span class="coll" id="construct1__236"> map </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7279" id="construct1__237" original="E8c2.-7cb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7278" id="construct1__238" original="E8c2.-7cb2"><span class="coll" id="construct1__239"> diagram </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7276" id="construct1__240" original="E8c2.-7cb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7275" id="construct1__241" original="E8c2.-7cb0"><span class="coll" id="construct1__242"> graph </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7273" id="construct1__243" original="E8c2.-7caf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7272" id="construct1__244" original="E8c2.-7cae"><span class="coll" id="construct1__245"> table </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7270" id="construct1__246" original="E8c2.-7cad"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-726f" id="construct1__247" original="E8c2.-7cac"><span class="x" id="construct1__248" original="E8c2.-7cab"> The argument is constructed from three apparently independent generalizations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-726d" id="construct1__249" original="E8c2.-7caa"><span class="x" id="construct1__250" original="E8c2.-7ca9"> Reader response critics insist that meaning is constructed by the reader who receives the text. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-726b" id="construct1__251" original="E8c2.-7ca8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-726a" id="construct1__252" original="E8c2.-7ca6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7269" id="construct1__253" original="E8c2.-7ca5"><span class="coll" id="construct1__254"> building </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7267" id="construct1__255" original="E8c2.-7ca4"><span class="coll" id="construct1__256"> dwelling </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7265" id="construct1__257" original="E8c2.-7ca3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7264" id="construct1__258" original="E8c2.-7ca2"><span class="coll" id="construct1__259"> dam </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7262" id="construct1__260" original="E8c2.-7ca1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7261" id="construct1__261" original="E8c2.-7ca0"><span class="coll" id="construct1__262"> machine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-725f" id="construct1__263" original="E8c2.-7c9f"><span class="coll" id="construct1__264"> device </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-725d" id="construct1__265" original="E8c2.-7c9e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-725c" id="construct1__266" original="E8c2.-7c9d"><span class="x" id="construct1__267" original="E8c2.-7c9c"> She contends that machines can be constructed which will simulate the behaviour of the human mind very closely. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-725a" id="construct1__268" original="E8c2.-7c9b"><span class="shcut" id="construct1__269" original="E8c2.-7c9a"> adverb + construct </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7258" id="construct1__270" original="E8c2.-7c99"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7257" id="construct1__271" original="E8c2.-7c97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7256" id="construct1__272" original="E8c2.-7c96"><span class="coll" id="construct1__273"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7254" id="construct1__274" original="E8c2.-7c95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7253" id="construct1__275" original="E8c2.-7c94"><span class="coll" id="construct1__276"> specially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7251" id="construct1__277" original="E8c2.-7c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7250" id="construct1__278" original="E8c2.-7c92"><span class="coll" id="construct1__279"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-724e" id="construct1__280" original="E8c2.-7c91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-724d" id="construct1__281" original="E8c2.-7c90"><span class="x" id="construct1__282" original="E8c2.-7c8f"> The Liberals proposed a carefully constructed system of constitutional checks and balances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-724b" id="construct1__283" original="E470.-38ac"><span class="x" id="construct1__284" original="E470.-38ab"> The hiding of food in specially constructed wood piles within the dogs' enclosure increased their searching behaviour. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3b76" id="construct1__285" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://construct_1" title="construct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3b75" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1f96" id="construct1__286" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="construct1__287"> construct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-17" hm="2" id="construct2" original="E399.-43f" sum="397"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-16" id="construct2__1" original="E399.-43e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-15" id="construct2__2" original="E399.-43d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> construct <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-9" id="construct2__7" original="E399.-435"><span class="pos" id="construct2__8" original="E399.-434"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-10" eid="construct2__9" original="E399.-433" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19c7" geo="br" id="construct2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconstruct__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19c3" geo="n_am" id="construct2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construct2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruct__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconstruct__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7" id="construct2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-6" id="construct2__15" original="E399.-42e"><span class="def" id="construct2__16" original="E399.-42d"> a way of explaining something, sometimes based more on a particular idea or attitude than on evidence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4" id="construct2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3" id="construct2__18" original="E8c2.-2c54"><span class="x" id="construct2__19" original="E8c2.-2c53"> A useful construct here is the notion of a mental space (Fauconnier, 1994). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1" id="construct2__20" original="E8c2.-2c52"><span class="x" id="construct2__21" original="E8c2.-2c51"> Gender is arguably a social construct influenced by social conditioning. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3ad0" id="construct2__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://construct_1" title="construct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3acf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1f96" id="construct2__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="construct2__24"> construct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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construction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1" id="construction" original="E399.-426" sum="1671"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2" id="construction__1" original="E399.-425"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3" id="construction__2" original="E399.-424"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> construction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e" id="construction__7" original="E399.-41c"><span class="pos" id="construction__8" original="E399.-41b"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a2f" eid="construction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1924" geo="br" id="construction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstruction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1921" geo="n_am" id="construction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstruction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10" id="construction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11" id="construction__15" original="E399.-41a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12" id="construction__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="construction__17" original="E399.-418"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="construction__18" original="E399.-417"> the process or method of building or making something, especially roads, bridges, buildings or machines </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15" id="construction__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16" id="construction__20" original="E8c2.-2c49"><span class="x" id="construction__21" original="E8c2.-2c48"> Brick was used for construction in the southern towns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18" id="construction__22" original="E8c2.-2c47"><span class="x" id="construction__23" original="E8c2.-2c46"> Dam construction came under stricter scrutiny. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a" id="construction__24" original="E8c2.-2c42"><span class="cf" id="construction__25" original="E8c2.-2c43"> the <span class="exp" id="construction__26"> construction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="construction__27" original="E8c2.-2c41"> In the 1940s, he was involved in the construction of an electronic digital computer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e" id="construction__28" original="E8c2.-2c40"><span class="cf" id="construction__29" original="E8c2.-2c4a"> under <span class="exp" id="construction__30"> construction </span></span><span class="x" id="construction__31" original="E8c2.-2c3f"> Two more hospitals are currently under construction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22" id="construction__32" original="E8c2.-2c45"><span class="cf" id="construction__33" original="E492.-25a6"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="construction__34" original="E8c2.-2c44"> Housing was in short supply and the construction industry was booming. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25" id="construction__35" original="E399.-409"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26" id="construction__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="construction__37" original="E399.-407"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="construction__38" original="E399.-406"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="construction__39" original="E8c2.-2c3e"><span class="exp" id="construction__40"> construction </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="construction__41" original="E399.-405"> the act or process of creating something from ideas, opinions and knowledge; something created in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c" id="construction__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d" id="construction__43" original="E8c2.-2c3d"><span class="x" id="construction__44" original="E8c2.-2c3c"> Hitchcock played an active role in the construction of his reputation as a significant film-maker. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f" id="construction__45" original="E8d5.-7718"><span class="x" id="construction__46" original="E8d5.-7717"> Maps are social constructions whose form, content and meaning vary with the intentions of their makers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31" id="construction__47" original="E399.-416"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32" id="construction__48"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="construction__49" original="E399.-414"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="construction__50" original="E399.-413"> the way that something has been built or made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35" id="construction__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36" id="construction__52" original="E8d5.-7716"><span class="cf" id="construction__53" original="E8d4.-7b51"> of… <span class="exp" id="construction__54"> construction </span></span><span class="x" id="construction__55" original="E8d5.-7715"> Buildings were of brick or stone construction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a" id="construction__56" original="E8c2.-2c38"><span class="cf" id="construction__57" original="E8c2.-2c39"> the <span class="exp" id="construction__58"> construction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="construction__59" original="E8c2.-2c37"> The defendants were negligent in the design and construction of the ferry terminal. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e" id="construction__60" original="E399.-40d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f" id="construction__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="construction__62" original="E399.-40b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="construction__63" original="E399.-40a"> the way in which words are used together and arranged to form a sentence or a phrase </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42" id="construction__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43" id="construction__65" original="E8d5.-7714"><span class="x" id="construction__66" original="E8d5.-7713"> We have tried to avoid difficult grammatical constructions, such as conditionals or passives. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45" id="construction__67" original="E399.-404"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46" id="construction__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="construction__69" original="E399.-402"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48" id="construction__70"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="construction__71" original="E399.-401" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="construction__72" original="E399.-400"> the way in which words, statements or actions are understood by somebody </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b" id="construction__73" original="E399.-3ff" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://interpretation" title="interpretation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.60" id="construction__74" original="E399.-3fe"><span class="xh" id="construction__75"> interpretation </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f" id="construction__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50" id="construction__77" original="E492.-25a4"><span class="cf" id="construction__78" original="E492.-25a5"> put a… <span class="exp" id="construction__79"> construction </span> on/upon something </span><span class="x" id="construction__80" original="E492.-25a3"> It is hard to put an honest construction on their conduct. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3ab5" id="construction__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://construction" title="construction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3ab4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1f26" id="construction__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="construction__83"> construction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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constructive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54" id="constructive" original="E399.-3d5" sum="496"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55" id="constructive__1" original="E399.-3d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56" id="constructive__2" original="E399.-3d3"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> constructive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e" id="constructive__4" original="E399.-3ce"><span class="pos" id="constructive__5" original="E399.-3cd"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a28" eid="constructive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-18ae" geo="br" id="constructive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constructive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-18ab" geo="n_am" id="constructive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constructive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60" id="constructive__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61" id="constructive__12" original="E399.-3cc"><span class="def" id="constructive__13" original="E399.-3cb"> having a useful and helpful effect rather than being negative or with no purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63" id="constructive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64" id="constructive__15" original="E8b1.-7e85"><span class="x" id="constructive__16" original="E8b1.-7e84"> The suggestions were constructive and forward-looking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66" id="constructive__17" original="E8b1.-7e83"><span class="x" id="constructive__18" original="E8b1.-7e82"> The course teaches the teenagers constructive ways of dealing with anger. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68" id="constructive__19" original="E8d5.-76e1"><span class="x" id="constructive__20" original="E8d5.-76e0"> Business too can play a constructive role in environmental decisions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a" id="constructive__21" original="E399.-3ca" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://destructive" title="destructive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-645f" id="constructive__22" original="E399.-3c9"><span class="xh" id="constructive__23"> destructive </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d" id="constructive__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e" id="constructive__25" original="E399.-3c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f" id="constructive__26"><span class="dr" id="constructive__27" original="E399.-3c6"> constructively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77" id="constructive__28" original="E399.-3c2"><span class="pos" id="constructive__29" original="E399.-3c1"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a27" eid="constructive__30" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-18a8" geo="br" id="constructive__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constructive__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-18a5" geo="n_am" id="constructive__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="constructive__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstrʌktɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstructively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstructively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstructively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79" id="constructive__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a" id="constructive__36" original="E8b1.-7e81"><span class="x" id="constructive__37" original="E8b1.-7e80"> The aim is to resolve future conflicts more constructively. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c" id="constructive__38" original="E8b1.-7e7f"><span class="x" id="constructive__39" original="E8b1.-7e7e"> The patients received help in using their time constructively. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3a62" id="constructive__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constructive" title="constructive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3a61" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1e99" id="constructive__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="constructive__42"> constructive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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construe
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e" id="construe" original="E399.-3a3" sum="676"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f" id="construe__1" original="E399.-3a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.80" id="construe__2" original="E399.-3a1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> construe </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8d" id="construe__9" original="E399.-397"><span class="pos" id="construe__10" original="E399.-396"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a1a" eid="construe__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1782" geo="br" id="construe__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-177f" geo="n_am" id="construe__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrue__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrue__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconstrue__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-6d1" id="construe__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-177c" form="root" id="construe__17"><span class="vp" id="construe__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> construe </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-177a" eid="construe__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1779" geo="br" id="construe__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1776" geo="n_am" id="construe__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrue__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrue__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconstrue__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1773" form="thirdps" id="construe__24"><span class="vp" id="construe__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> construes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1771" eid="construe__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1770" geo="br" id="construe__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrues__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrues__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrues__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-176d" geo="n_am" id="construe__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrues__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrues__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrues__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-176a" form="past" id="construe__31"><span class="vp" id="construe__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> construed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1768" eid="construe__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1767" geo="br" id="construe__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1764" geo="n_am" id="construe__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1761" form="pastpart" id="construe__38"><span class="vp" id="construe__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> construed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-175f" eid="construe__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-175e" geo="br" id="construe__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-175b" geo="n_am" id="construe__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstrued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstrued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstrued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1758" form="prespart" id="construe__45"><span class="vp" id="construe__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> construing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1756" eid="construe__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1755" geo="br" id="construe__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstruing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1752" geo="n_am" id="construe__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="construe__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈstruːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconstruing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconstruing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconstruing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b9" id="construe__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="construe__53" original="E399.-378"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bb" id="construe__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="construe__55" original="E399.-377" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bd" id="construe__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.be" id="construe__57" original="E399.-376"><span class="def" id="construe__58" original="E399.-375"> to understand the meaning of a word, a sentence or an action in a particular way; to understand something to be something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c0" id="construe__59" original="E399.-374" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://interpret" title="interpret definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-86" id="construe__60" original="E399.-373"><span class="xh" id="construe__61"> interpret </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c4" id="construe__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c5" id="construe__63" original="E875.7dc3"><span class="cf" id="construe__64" original="E399.-371"><span class="exp" id="construe__65"> construe </span> something </span><span class="x" id="construe__66" original="E875.7dc4"> The term may be construed in different ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c9" id="construe__67" original="E867.-1798"><span class="cf" id="construe__68" original="E875.7dc5"> broadly/narrowly construed </span><span class="x" id="construe__69" original="E867.-1797"> In this paper, legislation will be broadly construed to include not only domestic statutes but also international treaties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cc" id="construe__70" original="E867.-1796"><span class="cf" id="construe__71" original="E399.-370"><span class="exp" id="construe__72"> construe </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="construe__73" original="E867.-1795"> Some writers construe modern workplaces as intrinsically attractive environments to which people are drawn. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-39fb" id="construe__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://construe" title="construe definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-39fa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1e4f" id="construe__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="construe__76"> construe </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consult
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d0" id="consult" original="E399.-346" sum="1224"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d1" id="consult__1" original="E399.-345"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d2" id="consult__2" original="E399.-344"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consult </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.df" id="consult__9" original="E399.-33a"><span class="pos" id="consult__10" original="E399.-339"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a13" eid="consult__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1596" geo="br" id="consult__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsult__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsult__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconsult__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1593" geo="n_am" id="consult__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsult__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsult__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsult__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-6a3" id="consult__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1590" form="root" id="consult__17"><span class="vp" id="consult__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> consult </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-158e" eid="consult__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-158d" geo="br" id="consult__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsult__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsult__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconsult__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-158a" geo="n_am" id="consult__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsult__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsult__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsult__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1587" form="thirdps" id="consult__24"><span class="vp" id="consult__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> consults </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1585" eid="consult__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1584" geo="br" id="consult__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌlts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsults__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsults__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsults__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1581" geo="n_am" id="consult__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌlts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsults__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsults__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsults__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-157e" form="past" id="consult__31"><span class="vp" id="consult__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> consulted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-157c" eid="consult__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-157b" geo="br" id="consult__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsulted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsulted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsulted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1578" geo="n_am" id="consult__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsulted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsulted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsulted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1575" form="pastpart" id="consult__38"><span class="vp" id="consult__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> consulted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1573" eid="consult__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1572" geo="br" id="consult__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsulted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsulted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsulted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-156f" geo="n_am" id="consult__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsulted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsulted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsulted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-156c" form="prespart" id="consult__45"><span class="vp" id="consult__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> consulting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-156a" eid="consult__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1569" geo="br" id="consult__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsulting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsulting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsulting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1566" geo="n_am" id="consult__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consult__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsulting__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsulting__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsulting__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10b" id="consult__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10c" id="consult__53" original="E399.-312"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10d" id="consult__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="consult__55" original="E399.-310"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="consult__56" original="E399.-30f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consult__57" original="E399.-30e"> to discuss something with somebody to get their permission for something, or to help you make a decision </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.111" id="consult__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.112" id="consult__59" original="E8b7.-7ff3"><span class="cf" id="consult__60" original="E399.-30d"><span class="exp" id="consult__61"> consult </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="consult__62" original="E8b7.-7ff2"> The 1973 War Powers Resolution required presidents to consult Congress before committing troops. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.116" id="consult__63" original="E8b7.-7fef"><span class="cf" id="consult__64" original="E399.-30c"><span class="exp" id="consult__65"> consult </span> somebody about/on something </span><span class="x" id="consult__66" original="E8b7.-7fee"> The Committee must be consulted on proposals affecting regional interests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11a" id="consult__67" original="E8b7.-7fed"><span class="cf" id="consult__68" original="E399.-30b"><span class="exp" id="consult__69"> consult </span> with somebody (about/on/over something) </span><span class="x" id="consult__70" original="E8b7.-7fec"> There is a statutory duty to consult with the Commissioner before making use of regulatory powers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11e" id="consult__71" original="E399.-31c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11f" id="consult__72"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="consult__73" original="E399.-31a"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="consult__74" original="E399.-319"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consult__75" original="E399.-318"> to go to somebody for information or advice, especially an expert such as a doctor or lawyer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.123" id="consult__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.124" id="consult__77" original="E8b7.-7fe9"><span class="cf" id="consult__78" original="E399.-317"><span class="exp" id="consult__79"> consult </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="consult__80" original="E8b7.-7fe8"> Women are known to consult the doctor more frequently than men. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.128" id="consult__81" original="E492.-2568"><span class="cf" id="consult__82" original="E399.-316"><span class="exp" id="consult__83"> consult </span> somebody about something </span><span class="x" id="consult__84" original="E492.-2567"> Forty per cent of those surveyed consulted a qualified professional about their decision before buying. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12c" id="consult__85" original="E399.-30a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12d" id="consult__86"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="consult__87" original="E399.-308"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="consult__88" original="E399.-307"><span class="exp" id="consult__89"> consult </span> something </span><span class="def" id="consult__90" original="E399.-306"> to look in or at something to get information </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.132" id="consult__91" original="E399.-305" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://refer" title="refer to something (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.133" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-59c7" id="consult__92" original="E399.-304"><span class="xw" id="consult__93"> refer to something </span><span class="xs" id="consult__94"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.137" id="consult__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.138" id="consult__96" original="E8b7.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="consult__97" original="E8b7.-7ffc"> For more information concerning these relationships, consult the references listed in the appendix. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-39a5" id="consult__98" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consult" title="consult definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-39a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1dd9" id="consult__99" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consult__100"> consult </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13a" id="consultancy" original="E399.-302" sum="571"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13b" id="consultancy__1" original="E399.-301"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13c" id="consultancy__2" original="E399.-300"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consultancy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.147" id="consultancy__7" original="E399.-2f8"><span class="pos" id="consultancy__8" original="E399.-2f7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a0c" eid="consultancy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-14d6" geo="br" id="consultancy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consultancy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsultancy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsultancy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsultancy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-14d3" geo="n_am" id="consultancy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consultancy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsultancy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsultancy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsultancy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.149" id="consultancy__14" original="E399.-2f6"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14c" form="pl" id="consultancy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="consultancy__16" original="E399.-2f2"> consultancies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14e" id="consultancy__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14f" id="consultancy__18" original="E399.-2ed"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.150" id="consultancy__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consultancy__20" original="E399.-2eb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consultancy__21" original="E399.-2ea"> expert advice that a company or person is paid to provide on a particular subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.153" id="consultancy__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.154" id="consultancy__23" original="E8b7.-7fc6"><span class="x" id="consultancy__24" original="E8b7.-7fc5"> The company provided a range of computer consultancy and training services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.156" id="consultancy__25" original="E8b7.-7fc4"><span class="x" id="consultancy__26" original="E8b7.-7fc3"> management/marketing consultancy </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.158" id="consultancy__27" original="E399.-2f1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.159" id="consultancy__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="consultancy__29" original="E399.-2ef"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consultancy__30" original="E399.-2ee"> a company that gives expert advice on a particular subject to other companies or organizations </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15c" id="consultancy__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15d" id="consultancy__32" original="E8b7.-7fc0"><span class="x" id="consultancy__33" original="E8b7.-7fbf"> The group's secretariat is usually provided by an outside body, either an NGO or a consultancy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-395e" id="consultancy__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consultancy" title="consultancy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-395d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1d77" id="consultancy__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consultancy__36"> consultancy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consultant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15f" id="consultant" original="E399.-2e9" sum="871"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.160" id="consultant__1" original="E399.-2e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.161" id="consultant__2" original="E399.-2e7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consultant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16c" id="consultant__7" original="E399.-2df"><span class="pos" id="consultant__8" original="E399.-2de"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7a05" eid="consultant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-14ac" geo="br" id="consultant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consultant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsultant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsultant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsultant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-14a9" geo="n_am" id="consultant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consultant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsultant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsultant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsultant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16e" id="consultant__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16f" id="consultant__15" original="E399.-2dd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="consultant__16" original="E399.-2dc"> a person who has a lot of knowledge about a particular subject and is employed to give advice about it to other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.171" id="consultant__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.172" id="consultant__18" original="E8b7.-7f8e"><span class="x" id="consultant__19" original="E8b7.-7f8d"> He has worked as a management consultant for leading global consulting firms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.174" id="consultant__20" original="E8b7.-7f8a"><span class="cf" id="consultant__21" original="E8d0.-7bdf"><span class="exp" id="consultant__22"> consultant </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="consultant__23" original="E8b7.-7f89"> She has served as an independent consultant to various international organizations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.178" id="consultant__24" original="E8b7.-7f88"><span class="cf" id="consultant__25" original="E399.-2db"><span class="exp" id="consultant__26"> consultant </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="consultant__27" original="E8b7.-7f87"> He is an international consultant on corporate governance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17c" id="consultant__28" original="E399.-2da"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17d" id="consultant__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="consultant__30" original="E399.-2d8"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consultant__31" original="E399.-2d7"> a hospital doctor of the highest rank who is a specialist in a particular area of medicine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.180" id="consultant__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.181" id="consultant__33" original="E8b7.-7f84"><span class="x" id="consultant__34" original="E8b7.-7f83"> Hospital consultants remain powerful despite the creation of professional management functions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.183" id="consultant__35" original="E8d1.-30f3"><span class="cf" id="consultant__36" original="E4c7.11df"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="consultant__37" original="E8d1.-30f2"> Only a consultant ophthalmologist can register a patient as ‘partially sighted’ or ‘blind’. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.186" id="consultant__38" original="E399.-2d6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://registrar" title="registrar definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.187" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-4f65" id="consultant__39" original="E399.-2d5"><span class="xh" id="consultant__40"> registrar </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-393a" id="consultant__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consultant" title="consultant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3939" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1d58" id="consultant__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consultant__43"> consultant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consultation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18a" id="consultation" original="E399.-2d3" sum="1057"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18b" id="consultation__1" original="E399.-2d2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18c" id="consultation__2" original="E399.-2d1"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consultation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.198" id="consultation__7" original="E399.-2c9"><span class="pos" id="consultation__8" original="E399.-2c8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79fe" eid="consultation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1476" geo="br" id="consultation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consultation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnslˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsultation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsultation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsultation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1472" geo="n_am" id="consultation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consultation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnslˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsultation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsultation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsultation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19a" id="consultation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19b" id="consultation__15" original="E399.-2c7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19c" id="consultation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consultation__17" original="E399.-2c5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consultation__18" original="E399.-2c4"> the act of discussing something with somebody or with a group of people before making a decision about it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19f" id="consultation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a0" id="consultation__20" original="E8b7.-7f64"><span class="x" id="consultation__21" original="E8b7.-7f63"> Trade union rights were removed without any prior consultation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a2" id="consultation__22" original="E8b7.-7f66"><span class="cf" id="consultation__23" original="E8d1.-30ed"><span class="exp" id="consultation__24"> consultation </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="consultation__25" original="E8b7.-7f65"> Such changes require consultation with employee representatives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a6" id="consultation__26" original="E8d1.-30eb"><span class="cf" id="consultation__27" original="E8d1.-30ec"> in <span class="exp" id="consultation__28"> consultation </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="consultation__29" original="E8d1.-30ea"> The Health and Safety Executive published these guidelines in consultation with the police. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1aa" id="consultation__30" original="E8d1.-30ef"><span class="cf" id="consultation__31" original="E4c7.11e3"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="consultation__32" original="E8d1.-30ee"> Following a consultation process, the Royal Commission produced its report in January 2000. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ad" id="consultation__33" original="E399.-2bf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ae" id="consultation__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="consultation__35" original="E399.-2bd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consultation__36" original="E399.-2bc"> a meeting with an expert, especially a doctor, to get advice or treatment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b1" id="consultation__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b2" id="consultation__38" original="E8b7.-7f60"><span class="x" id="consultation__39" original="E8b7.-7f5f"> Most medical consultations begin with the patient describing their complaint. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b4" id="consultation__40" original="E8b7.-7f5e"><span class="x" id="consultation__41" original="E8b7.-7f5d"> The aim of the study was to find out how GPs use their computer during consultations. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b6" id="consultation__42" original="E399.-2c3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b7" id="consultation__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="consultation__44" original="E399.-2c1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="consultation__45" original="E399.-2c0"> a formal meeting to discuss something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ba" id="consultation__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bb" id="consultation__47" original="E8b7.-7f5a"><span class="x" id="consultation__48" original="E8b7.-7f59"> The outcomes of these consultations are fed into the democratic decision-making process. </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="dialogue__36" original="E4e1.401d" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="dialogue__37" original="E4e1.401e"><span class="h1" id="dialogue__38" original="E4e1.401f"><ul class="inline" id="dialogue__39" original="E4e1.4020"><li class="li" id="dialogue__40" original="E4e1.4021"> discussion </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__41" original="E4e1.4022"> debate </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__42" original="E4e1.4023"> dialogue </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__43" original="E4e1.4024"> talks </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__44" original="E4e1.4025"> consultation <span class="pos" id="dialogue__45" original="E4e1.4026"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="dialogue__46" original="E4e1.4027"> These words all refer to the fact that something is being discussed. </span><ul class="bullet" id="dialogue__47" original="E4e1.4028"><li class="li" id="dialogue__48" original="E4e1.4029"> discussion/​debate/​dialogue/​talks/​consultation <span class="eb" id="dialogue__49" original="E4e1.402a"> on/​about </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__50" original="E4e1.402d"> discussion <span class="eb" id="dialogue__51" original="E4e1.402e"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__52" original="E4e1.402f"> discussions/​dialogue/​talks <span class="eb" id="dialogue__53" original="E4e1.4030"> with </span> somebody/ <span class="eb" id="dialogue__54" original="E4e1.4031"> between </span> A and B </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__55" original="E4e1.4032"> to <span class="eb" id="dialogue__56" original="E4e1.4033"> hold </span> discussions/​consultations/​talks </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__57" original="E4e1.4034"> somebody is <span class="eb" id="dialogue__58" original="E4e1.4035"> in </span> consultation <span class="eb" id="dialogue__59" original="E4e1.4036"> with </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__60" original="E4e1.4037"> something is <span class="eb" id="dialogue__61" original="E4e1.4038"> under </span> discussion </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="dialogue__62" original="E4e1.4039"><li class="li" id="dialogue__63" original="E4e1.403a"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__64" original="E4e1.403b"> Discussion </span> , <span class="eb" id="dialogue__65" original="E4e1.403c"> debate </span> , <span class="eb" id="dialogue__66" original="E4e1.403d"> consultation </span> and <span class="eb" id="dialogue__67" original="E4e1.403e"> dialogue </span> can involve discussing something on more than one occasion; <span class="eb" id="dialogue__68" original="E4e1.403f"> talks </span> are a specific event: <span class="x-gs" id="dialogue__69"><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__70" original="E4e1.4040"><span class="x" id="dialogue__71" original="E4e1.4041"> The last decade has seen much public discussion of immigration policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__72" original="E4e1.4042"><span class="x" id="dialogue__73" original="E4e1.4043"> There is ongoing debate on the extent of these challenges. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__74" original="E4e1.4044"><span class="x" id="dialogue__75" original="E4e1.4045"> The government offered to hold talks about the constitution. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dialogue__76" original="E4e1.4046"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__77" original="E4e1.4047"> Dialogue </span> is often used when only two groups of people are involved: <span class="x-gs" id="dialogue__78"><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__79" original="E4e1.4048"><span class="x" id="dialogue__80" original="E4e1.4049"> There are no formal mechanisms by which a dialogue between the two institutions can be initiated. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dialogue__81" original="E4e1.404a"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__82" original="E4e1.404b"> Consultation </span> and <span class="eb" id="dialogue__83" original="E4e1.404c"> debate </span> can both refer to an organized process or meeting; <span class="eb" id="dialogue__84" original="E4e1.404d"> consultation </span> implies that information is shared, whereas a <span class="eb" id="dialogue__85" original="E4e1.404e"> debate </span> involves presenting opposing opinions: <span class="x-gs" id="dialogue__86"><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__87" original="E4e1.404f"><span class="x" id="dialogue__88" original="E4e1.4050"> Guidelines were drafted in consultation with experts in the US. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__89" original="E4e1.4051"><span class="x" id="dialogue__90" original="E4e1.4052"> This point was also highlighted in Parliamentary debates. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-390a" id="consultation__104" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consultation" title="consultation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3909" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1d2d" id="consultation__105" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consultation__106"> consultation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consultative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bd" id="consultative" original="E399.-2b7" sum="294"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1be" id="consultative__1" original="E399.-2b6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bf" id="consultative__2" original="E399.-2b5"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consultative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c7" id="consultative__4" original="E399.-2b0"><span class="pos" id="consultative__5" original="E399.-2af"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79f5" eid="consultative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1430" geo="br" id="consultative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consultative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsultative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsultative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsultative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-142d" geo="n_am" id="consultative__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consultative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌltətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsultative__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsultative__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconsultative__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c9" id="consultative__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ca" id="consultative__12" original="E399.-2ae"><span class="def" id="consultative__13" original="E399.-2ad"> giving advice or making suggestions </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cc" id="consultative__14" original="E399.-2ac" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advisory" title="advisory definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60f4" id="consultative__15" original="E399.-2ab"><span class="xh" id="consultative__16"> advisory </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cf" id="consultative__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d0" id="consultative__18" original="E8b7.-7c71"><span class="x" id="consultative__19" original="E8b7.-7c70"> In a number of important areas, the European Parliament only plays a consultative role. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-38d7" id="consultative__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consultative" title="consultative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-38d6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1cf1" id="consultative__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consultative__22"> consultative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consume
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d2" id="consume" original="E399.-276" sum="942"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d3" id="consume__1" original="E399.-275"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d4" id="consume__2" original="E399.-274"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consume </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e2" id="consume__9" original="E399.-26a"><span class="pos" id="consume__10" original="E399.-269"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79ee" eid="consume__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2bff" geo="br" id="consume__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsume__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsume__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsume__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2c03" geo="n_am" id="consume__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsume__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsume__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsume__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-675" id="consume__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.522f" form="root" id="consume__17"><span class="vp" id="consume__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> consume </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5231" eid="consume__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5232" geo="br" id="consume__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsume__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsume__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsume__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5236" geo="n_am" id="consume__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsume__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsume__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsume__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.523a" form="thirdps" id="consume__24"><span class="vp" id="consume__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> consumes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.523c" eid="consume__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.523d" geo="br" id="consume__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5240" geo="n_am" id="consume__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5243" form="past" id="consume__31"><span class="vp" id="consume__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> consumed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5245" eid="consume__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5246" geo="br" id="consume__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5249" geo="n_am" id="consume__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.524c" form="pastpart" id="consume__38"><span class="vp" id="consume__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> consumed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.524e" eid="consume__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.524f" geo="br" id="consume__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5252" geo="n_am" id="consume__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5255" form="prespart" id="consume__45"><span class="vp" id="consume__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> consuming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5257" eid="consume__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5258" geo="br" id="consume__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsuming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsuming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsuming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.525c" geo="n_am" id="consume__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consume__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsuming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsuming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsuming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.213" id="consume__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.214" id="consume__53" original="E399.-247"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="consume__54" original="E399.-246"><span class="exp" id="consume__55"> consume </span> something </span><span class="def" id="consume__56" original="E399.-245"> to eat or drink something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.218" id="consume__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.219" id="consume__58" original="E8b7.-7c61"><span class="x" id="consume__59" original="E8b7.-7c60"> She consumes 6–8 units of alcohol per week. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21b" id="consume__60" original="E8b7.-7c5f"><span class="x" id="consume__61" original="E8b7.-7c5e"> Any increase in the predator population must mean that more prey are consumed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21d" id="consume__62" original="E8b7.-7c5d"><span class="x" id="consume__63" original="E8b7.-7c5c"> Seed-eaters, for example, consume a food rich in stored carbohydrates and oils. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21f" id="consume__64" original="E399.-24a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="consume__65" original="E399.-249"><span class="exp" id="consume__66"> consume </span> something </span><span class="def" id="consume__67" original="E399.-248"> to use something, especially resources or energy </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.223" id="consume__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.224" id="consume__69" original="E8b7.-7c5b"><span class="x" id="consume__70" original="E8b7.-7c5a"> Older people are more likely to become ill, and so can be expected to consume more health service resources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.226" id="consume__71" original="E8b7.-7c59"><span class="x" id="consume__72" original="E8b7.-7c58"> Uganda consumes about ten times less energy per head of population than the United States. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.228" id="consume__73" original="E8b7.-7c57"><span class="x" id="consume__74" original="E8b7.-7c56"> The conventional dyeing of textiles consumes large quantities of water. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22a" id="consume__75" original="E8d1.-2afa"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="consume__76" original="E8d1.-2af9"><span class="exp" id="consume__77"> consume </span> something </span><span class="def" id="consume__78" original="E8d1.-2af8"> to buy goods or use services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22e" id="consume__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22f" id="consume__80" original="E8d1.-2af7"><span class="x" id="consume__81" original="E8d1.-2af6"> Wages pay for the goods people consume. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.231" id="consume__82" original="E8d1.-2af5"><span class="x" id="consume__83" original="E8d1.-2af4"> A service is consumed at the point where it is produced. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.233" id="consume__84" original="E399.-236" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consumption" title="consumption definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.234" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c1" id="consume__85" original="E399.-235"><span class="xh" id="consume__86"> consumption </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://time-consuming" title="time-consuming definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.236" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.762e" id="consume__87" original="E399.-233"><span class="xh" id="consume__88"> time-consuming </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3884" id="consume__89" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consume" title="consume definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3883" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1ca6" id="consume__90" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consume__91"> consume </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consumer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.238" id="consumer" original="E399.-231" sum="769"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.239" id="consumer__1" original="E399.-230"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23a" id="consumer__2" original="E399.-22f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consumer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.246" id="consumer__7" original="E399.-227"><span class="pos" id="consumer__8" original="E399.-226"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79e5" eid="consumer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2d02" geo="br" id="consumer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːmə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsumer__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2d06" geo="n_am" id="consumer__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːmər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsumer__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.248" id="consumer__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.249" id="consumer__15" original="E399.-225"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="consumer__16" original="E399.-224"> a person who buys goods or uses services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24b" id="consumer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24c" id="consumer__18" original="E8b7.-7c4f"><span class="x" id="consumer__19" original="E8b7.-7c4e"> Companies cannot employ people unless consumers buy the goods and services those people produce. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24e" id="consumer__20" original="E8b7.-7c4b"><span class="x" id="consumer__21" original="E8b7.-7c4a"> The Internet has given consumers more control and record companies less. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.250" id="consumer__22" original="E8d1.-2aee"><span class="cf" id="consumer__23" original="E4c7.11ea"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="consumer__24" original="E8d1.-2aed"> External forces, such as severely depressed consumer demand, can have a devastating effect on suppliers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.253" id="consumer__25" original="E8d1.-2aec"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="consumer__26" original="E8d0.-7a24"><span class="exp" id="consumer__27"> consumer </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="consumer__28" original="E8d1.-2aeb"> a country, machine, process, etc. that uses something, especially resources or energy </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.257" id="consumer__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.258" id="consumer__30" original="E8d1.-2aea"><span class="x" id="consumer__31" original="E8d1.-2ae9"> The United States is the world's leading consumer of oil. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25a" id="consumer__32" original="E8d1.-2ae8"><span class="x" id="consumer__33" original="E8d1.-2ae7"> Buildings are major consumers of energy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25c" id="consumer__34" original="E8d1.-2ae6"><span class="x" id="consumer__35" original="E8d1.-2ae5"> Methane and carbon monoxide are the two principal consumers of hydroxyl radicals. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25e" id="consumer__36" original="E399.-223" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://producer" title="producer definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.2ddc" id="consumer__37" original="E399.-222"><span class="xh" id="consumer__38"> producer </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-384a" id="consumer__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consumer" title="consumer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3849" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1c4c" id="consumer__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consumer__41"> consumer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consumer goods
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.262" id="consumer-goods" original="E399.-20c" sum="361"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.263" id="consumer-goods__1" original="E399.-20b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.264" id="consumer-goods__2" original="E399.-20a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consumer goods </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26b" id="consumer-goods__4" original="E399.-205"><span class="pos" id="consumer-goods__5" original="E399.-204"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79dc" eid="consumer-goods__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-118a" geo="br" id="consumer-goods__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumer-goods__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːmə ɡʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer_goods_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer_goods_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumer_goods_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1187" geo="n_am" id="consumer-goods__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumer-goods__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːmər ɡʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer_goods_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer_goods_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconsumer_goods_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26d" id="consumer-goods__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="consumer-goods__12" original="E399.-202"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26f" id="consumer-goods__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.270" id="consumer-goods__14" original="E399.-201"><span class="def" id="consumer-goods__15" original="E399.-200"> goods such as food, clothing, etc. bought by individual customers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.272" id="consumer-goods__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.273" id="consumer-goods__17" original="E8b2.-720d"><span class="x" id="consumer-goods__18" original="E8b2.-720c"> Higher wages will increase workers' incomes, and this will tend to result in an increase in the demand for consumer goods. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.275" id="consumer-goods__19" original="E399.-1ff" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://capital-goods" title="capital goods definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.276" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d95" id="consumer-goods__20" original="E399.-1fe"><span class="xh" id="consumer-goods__21"> capital goods </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-381f" id="consumer-goods__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consumer-goods" title="consumer goods definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-381e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1c11" id="consumer-goods__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consumer-goods__24"> consumer goods </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consumer surplus
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a9" id="consumer-surplus" original="E4c8.2fd2" sum="349"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2aa" id="consumer-surplus__1" original="E4c8.2fd3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ab" id="consumer-surplus__2" original="E4c8.2fd4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consumer surplus </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b5" id="consumer-surplus__7" original="E4c8.2fdc"><span class="pos" id="consumer-surplus__8" original="E4c8.2fdd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b0" eid="consumer-surplus__9" original="E4c8.2fd9" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a2705a3c8.1096" geo="br" id="consumer-surplus__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumer-surplus__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌsjuːmə ˈsɜːpləs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer_surplus_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer_surplus_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumer_surplus_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a2705a3c8.1099" geo="n_am" id="consumer-surplus__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumer-surplus__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌsuːmər ˈsɜːrplʌs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer_surplus_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumer_surplus_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumer_surplus_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b7" id="consumer-surplus__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consumer-surplus__15" original="E4c8.2fdf"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b9" id="consumer-surplus__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="consumer-surplus__17" subj="econ"> economics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bb" id="consumer-surplus__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bc" id="consumer-surplus__19" original="E4c8.2fe0"><span class="def" id="consumer-surplus__20" original="E4c8.2fe1"> the difference between the actual price that something costs and the higher price that somebody would be willing to pay for it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2be" id="consumer-surplus__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bf" id="consumer-surplus__22" original="E4c8.2fe2"><span class="x" id="consumer-surplus__23" original="E4c8.2fe3"> Price discrimination boosts the profits of the business by reducing consumer surplus. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consumerism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.278" id="consumerism" original="E399.-1fc" sum="725"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.279" id="consumerism__1" original="E399.-1fb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27a" id="consumerism__2" original="E399.-1fa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consumerism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.283" id="consumerism__4" original="E399.-1f5"><span class="pos" id="consumerism__5" original="E399.-1f4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79d5" eid="consumerism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-114e" geo="br" id="consumerism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumerism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːmərɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumerism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumerism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumerism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-114a" geo="n_am" id="consumerism__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumerism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːmərɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumerism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumerism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumerism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.285" id="consumerism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consumerism__12" original="E399.-1f2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.287" id="consumerism__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.288" id="consumerism__14" original="E399.-1f0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.289" id="consumerism__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="consumerism__16" original="E399.-1f1" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> sometimes </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="consumerism__17" original="E399.-1ef"> the fact of buying and using goods and services; the belief that it is good for a society or an individual person to buy and use a large quantity of goods and services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28c" id="consumerism__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28d" id="consumerism__19" original="E867.-1786"><span class="x" id="consumerism__20" original="E867.-1785"> Industrialization was characterized by mass production and mass consumerism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28f" id="consumerism__21" original="E867.-1784"><span class="x" id="consumerism__22" original="E867.-1783"> It can be claimed that Buddhism offers an alternative to today's materialism and consumerism. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.291" id="consumerism__23" original="E875.7dc8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="consumerism__24" original="E875.7dca"> the protection of the rights of people who buy goods and services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.293" id="consumerism__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.294" id="consumerism__26" original="E875.7dcb"><span class="x" id="consumerism__27" original="E875.7dcc"> From the 1960s onwards, consumerism—consumers lobbying for better trading standards and for consumer protection—grew apace. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.296" id="consumerism__28"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.297" id="consumerism__29" original="E399.-1ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.298" id="consumerism__30"><span class="dr" id="consumerism__31" original="E399.-1ed"> consumerist </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a4" id="consumerism__35" original="E399.-1e6"><span class="pos" id="consumerism__36" original="E399.-1e5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79d4" eid="consumerism__37" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1154" geo="br" id="consumerism__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumerism__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsjuːmərɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumerist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumerist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumerist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1151" geo="n_am" id="consumerism__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumerism__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsuːmərɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumerist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumerist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumerist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a6" id="consumerism__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a7" id="consumerism__43" original="E867.-1782"><span class="x" id="consumerism__44" original="E867.-1781"> Cahill argues that our increasingly consumerist society has led to profound inequalities. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3802" id="consumerism__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consumerism" title="consumerism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3801" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1c01" id="consumerism__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consumerism__47"> consumerism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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consumption
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c1" id="consumption" original="E399.-158" sum="903"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c2" id="consumption__1" original="E399.-157"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c3" id="consumption__2" original="E399.-156"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> consumption </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ce" id="consumption__7" original="E399.-14e"><span class="pos" id="consumption__8" original="E399.-14d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79c5" eid="consumption__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-f5c" geo="br" id="consumption__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumption__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌmpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumption__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumption__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumption__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-f59" geo="n_am" id="consumption__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="consumption__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈsʌmpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcons/xconsumption__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcons/xconsumption__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconsumption__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d0" id="consumption__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="consumption__15" original="E399.-14b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d2" id="consumption__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d3" id="consumption__17" original="E399.-14a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="consumption__18" original="E399.-149"> the act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d5" id="consumption__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d6" id="consumption__20" original="E8b1.-7fed"><span class="x" id="consumption__21" original="E8b1.-7fec"> Traditional regulatory measures have done little to reduce energy consumption. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d8" id="consumption__22" original="E8b1.-7fe9"><span class="x" id="consumption__23" original="E8b1.-7fe8"> For any class of car, the typical fuel consumption has fallen over the past decade or so. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2da" id="consumption__24" original="E8b1.-7fe7"><span class="x" id="consumption__25" original="E8b1.-7fe6"> To make the water suitable for human consumption, further purification is needed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dc" id="consumption__26" original="E8b1.-7fcb"><span class="cf" id="consumption__27" original="E8d0.-7b78"><span class="exp" id="consumption__28"> consumption </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="consumption__29" original="E8b1.-7fca"> Lower-income households tend to have higher consumption of fats and sugars. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e0" id="consumption__30" original="E399.-148" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consume" title="consume definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d2" id="consumption__31" original="E399.-147"><span class="xh" id="consumption__32"> consume </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consume" title="consume (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21f" id="consumption__33" original="E83b.615d"><span class="xh" id="consumption__34"> consume </span><span class="xs" id="consumption__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e7" id="consumption__36" original="E8b1.-7fdb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__37"> adjective + consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e9" id="consumption__38"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ea" id="consumption__39" original="E8b1.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2eb" id="consumption__40"><span class="coll" id="consumption__41" original="E8b1.-7fd9"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ed" id="consumption__42" original="E83b.615e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ee" id="consumption__43"><span class="coll" id="consumption__44" original="E86e.-7ee7"> excessive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f0" id="consumption__45" original="E86e.-7ee6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f1" id="consumption__46"><span class="coll" id="consumption__47" original="E86e.-7ee5"> increased </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f3" id="consumption__48" original="E86e.-7ee4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f4" id="consumption__49"><span class="coll" id="consumption__50" original="E86e.-7ee3"> low </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f6" id="consumption__51" original="E8b1.-7fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f7" id="consumption__52"><span class="coll" id="consumption__53" original="E8b1.-7fd5"> total </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f9" id="consumption__54" original="E86e.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2fa" id="consumption__55"><span class="coll" id="consumption__56" original="E86e.-7ee1"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2fc" id="consumption__57" original="E8b1.-7fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2fd" id="consumption__58"><span class="coll" id="consumption__59" original="E8b1.-7fd3"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ff" id="consumption__60" original="E8b1.-7fd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.300" id="consumption__61"><span class="coll" id="consumption__62" original="E8b1.-7fd1"> domestic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.302" id="consumption__63" original="E8b1.-7fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.303" id="consumption__64"><span class="coll" id="consumption__65" original="E8b1.-7fcf"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.305" id="consumption__66" original="E86e.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.306" id="consumption__67"><span class="coll" id="consumption__68" original="E86e.-7edf"> per capita </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.308" id="consumption__69" original="E86e.-7ede"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.309" id="consumption__70"><span class="coll" id="consumption__71" original="E86e.-7edd"> daily </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30b" id="consumption__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30c" id="consumption__73" original="E8b1.-7fc8"><span class="x" id="consumption__74" original="E8b1.-7fc7"> Global beverage consumption has increased in the period from 2003 to 2008 by 28.1%. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30e" id="consumption__75" original="E8b1.-7fef" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__76"> noun + consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.310" id="consumption__77"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.311" id="consumption__78" original="E8b1.-7fa7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.312" id="consumption__79"><span class="coll" id="consumption__80" original="E8b1.-7fa6"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.314" id="consumption__81" original="E8d0.-7a5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.315" id="consumption__82"><span class="coll" id="consumption__83" original="E8b1.-7fa5"> power </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.317" id="consumption__84"><span class="coll" id="consumption__85" original="E8d0.-7a5e"> electricity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.319" id="consumption__86" original="E8b1.-7fa4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31a" id="consumption__87"><span class="coll" id="consumption__88" original="E8b1.-7fa3"> fuel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31c" id="consumption__89" original="E8b1.-7fa2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31d" id="consumption__90"><span class="coll" id="consumption__91" original="E8b1.-7fa1"> alcohol </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31f" id="consumption__92" original="E86e.-7edb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.320" id="consumption__93"><span class="coll" id="consumption__94" original="E86e.-7eda"> cigarette </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.322" id="consumption__95"><span class="coll" id="consumption__96" original="E86e.-7ed9"> tobacco </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.324" id="consumption__97" original="E8b1.-7fa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.325" id="consumption__98"><span class="coll" id="consumption__99" original="E8b1.-7f9f"> food </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.327" id="consumption__100" original="E8b1.-7f98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.328" id="consumption__101" original="E8b1.-7f97"><span class="x" id="consumption__102" original="E8b1.-7f96"> Light-emitting diodes provide substantial savings in terms of power consumption compared with conventional lighting. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32a" id="consumption__103" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__104"> verb + consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32c" id="consumption__105"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32d" id="consumption__106" original="E8c1.-7e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32e" id="consumption__107"><span class="coll" id="consumption__108" original="E8c1.-7e16"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.330" id="consumption__109"><span class="coll" id="consumption__110" original="E86e.-7ed8"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.332" id="consumption__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.333" id="consumption__112" original="E8c1.-7e12"><span class="x" id="consumption__113" original="E8c1.-7e11"> Development activities in many of these countries are increasing their consumption of fossil fuels. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.335" id="consumption__114" original="E86e.-7ed4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__115"> consumption + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.337" id="consumption__116"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.338" id="consumption__117" original="E86e.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.339" id="consumption__118"><span class="coll" id="consumption__119" original="E86e.-7ed2"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33b" id="consumption__120"><span class="coll" id="consumption__121" original="E83b.615f"> grow </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33d" id="consumption__122"><span class="coll" id="consumption__123" original="E83b.6160"> rise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33f" id="consumption__124" original="E83b.6161"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.340" id="consumption__125"><span class="coll" id="consumption__126" original="E83b.6162"> fall </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.342" id="consumption__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.343" id="consumption__128" original="E86e.-7ed0"><span class="x" id="consumption__129" original="E86e.-7ecf"> Global alcohol consumption has increased in recent decades. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.345" id="consumption__130" original="E86e.-7ecb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__131"> noun + in consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.347" id="consumption__132"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.348" id="consumption__133" original="E86e.-7eca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.349" id="consumption__134"><span class="coll" id="consumption__135" original="E86e.-7ec9"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34b" id="consumption__136"><span class="coll" id="consumption__137" original="E86e.-7ec8"> growth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34d" id="consumption__138" original="E86e.-7ec7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34e" id="consumption__139"><span class="coll" id="consumption__140" original="E86e.-7ec6"> reduction </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.350" id="consumption__141"><span class="coll" id="consumption__142" original="E86e.-7ec5"> drop </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.352" id="consumption__143"><span class="coll" id="consumption__144" original="E86e.-7ec4"> fall </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.354" id="consumption__145"><span class="coll" id="consumption__146" original="E86e.-7ec3"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.356" id="consumption__147" original="E86e.-7ec2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.357" id="consumption__148"><span class="coll" id="consumption__149" original="E86e.-7ec1"> change </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.359" id="consumption__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35a" id="consumption__151" original="E86e.-7ebf"><span class="x" id="consumption__152" original="E86e.-7ebe"> Depression may also be the result of an increase in alcohol consumption. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35c" id="consumption__153" original="E399.-145"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="consumption__154" original="E8d0.-7b77"><span class="exp" id="consumption__155"> consumption </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="consumption__156" original="E399.-144"> the act of buying and using products </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.360" id="consumption__157"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.361" id="consumption__158" original="E8b1.-7fe5"><span class="x" id="consumption__159" original="E8b1.-7fe4"> Families increased their consumption of market goods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.363" id="consumption__160" original="E8b1.-7fe3"><span class="x" id="consumption__161" original="E8b1.-7fe2"> Spain has seen a fall in domestic consumption due to a change in consumer habits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.365" id="consumption__162" original="E8b1.-7fe1"><span class="x" id="consumption__163" original="E8b1.-7fe0"> Spending on non-durable goods and services comprises about 70% of UK consumption. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.367" id="consumption__164" original="E399.-143" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consume" title="consume definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.368" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d2" id="consumption__165" original="E399.-140"><span class="xh" id="consumption__166"> consume </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36b" id="consumption__167" original="E8b1.-7fdb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__168"> adjective + consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36d" id="consumption__169"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36e" id="consumption__170" original="E8b1.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36f" id="consumption__171"><span class="coll" id="consumption__172" original="E8b1.-7fd9"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.371" id="consumption__173" original="E83b.615e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.372" id="consumption__174"><span class="coll" id="consumption__175" original="E86e.-7ee7"> excessive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.374" id="consumption__176" original="E86e.-7ee6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.375" id="consumption__177"><span class="coll" id="consumption__178" original="E86e.-7ee5"> increased </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.377" id="consumption__179" original="E86e.-7ee4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.378" id="consumption__180"><span class="coll" id="consumption__181" original="E86e.-7ee3"> low </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37a" id="consumption__182" original="E8b1.-7fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37b" id="consumption__183"><span class="coll" id="consumption__184" original="E8b1.-7fd5"> total </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37d" id="consumption__185" original="E86e.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37e" id="consumption__186"><span class="coll" id="consumption__187" original="E86e.-7ee1"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.380" id="consumption__188" original="E8b1.-7fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.381" id="consumption__189"><span class="coll" id="consumption__190" original="E8b1.-7fd3"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.383" id="consumption__191" original="E8b1.-7fd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.384" id="consumption__192"><span class="coll" id="consumption__193" original="E8b1.-7fd1"> domestic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.386" id="consumption__194" original="E8b1.-7fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.387" id="consumption__195"><span class="coll" id="consumption__196" original="E8b1.-7fcf"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.389" id="consumption__197" original="E86e.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38a" id="consumption__198"><span class="coll" id="consumption__199" original="E86e.-7edf"> per capita </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38c" id="consumption__200" original="E86e.-7ede"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38d" id="consumption__201"><span class="coll" id="consumption__202" original="E86e.-7edd"> daily </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38f" id="consumption__203"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.390" id="consumption__204" original="E8d0.-7b76"><span class="x" id="consumption__205" original="E8d0.-7b75"> This is the percentage of the population who live in households with per capita consumption below the poverty line. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.392" id="consumption__206" original="E8c1.-7e18" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__207"> verb + consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.394" id="consumption__208"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.395" id="consumption__209" original="E8c1.-7e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.396" id="consumption__210"><span class="coll" id="consumption__211" original="E8c1.-7e16"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.398" id="consumption__212"><span class="coll" id="consumption__213" original="E86e.-7ed8"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39a" id="consumption__214" original="E8c1.-7e15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39b" id="consumption__215"><span class="coll" id="consumption__216" original="E8c1.-7e14"> increase </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39d" id="consumption__217"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39e" id="consumption__218" original="E448.-7eaf"><span class="x" id="consumption__219" original="E448.-7eae"> For example, to raise income or reduce consumption, a government may impose an indirect tax. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a0" id="consumption__220" original="E86e.-7ed4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__221"> consumption + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a2" id="consumption__222"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a3" id="consumption__223" original="E86e.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a4" id="consumption__224"><span class="coll" id="consumption__225" original="E86e.-7ed2"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a6" id="consumption__226"><span class="coll" id="consumption__227" original="E83b.615f"> grow </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a8" id="consumption__228"><span class="coll" id="consumption__229" original="E83b.6160"> rise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3aa" id="consumption__230" original="E83b.6161"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ab" id="consumption__231"><span class="coll" id="consumption__232" original="E83b.6162"> fall </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ad" id="consumption__233"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ae" id="consumption__234" original="E448.-7ead"><span class="x" id="consumption__235" original="E448.-7eac"> In this model, consumption rises with income. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b0" id="consumption__236" original="E86e.-7ecb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__237"> noun + in consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b2" id="consumption__238"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b3" id="consumption__239" original="E86e.-7eca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b4" id="consumption__240"><span class="coll" id="consumption__241" original="E86e.-7ec9"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b6" id="consumption__242"><span class="coll" id="consumption__243" original="E86e.-7ec8"> growth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b8" id="consumption__244" original="E86e.-7ec7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b9" id="consumption__245"><span class="coll" id="consumption__246" original="E86e.-7ec6"> reduction </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bb" id="consumption__247"><span class="coll" id="consumption__248" original="E86e.-7ec5"> drop </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bd" id="consumption__249"><span class="coll" id="consumption__250" original="E86e.-7ec4"> fall </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bf" id="consumption__251"><span class="coll" id="consumption__252" original="E86e.-7ec3"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c1" id="consumption__253" original="E86e.-7ec2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c2" id="consumption__254"><span class="coll" id="consumption__255" original="E86e.-7ec1"> change </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c4" id="consumption__256"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c5" id="consumption__257" original="E448.-7de6"><span class="x" id="consumption__258" original="E448.-7de5"> This leads to a reduction in consumption, thus further depressing demand. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7249" id="consumption__259" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="consumption__260"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7247" id="consumption__261" original="E8b1.-7fde"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__262" original="E8b1.-7fdd"> adjective + consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7245" id="consumption__263" original="E8b1.-7fdc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7244" id="consumption__264" original="E8b1.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7243" id="consumption__265" original="E8b1.-7fd9"><span class="coll" id="consumption__266"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7241" id="consumption__267" original="E83b.615e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7240" id="consumption__268" original="E86e.-7ee7"><span class="coll" id="consumption__269"> excessive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-723e" id="consumption__270" original="E86e.-7ee6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-723d" id="consumption__271" original="E86e.-7ee5"><span class="coll" id="consumption__272"> increased </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-723b" id="consumption__273" original="E86e.-7ee4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-723a" id="consumption__274" original="E86e.-7ee3"><span class="coll" id="consumption__275"> low </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7238" id="consumption__276" original="E8b1.-7fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7237" id="consumption__277" original="E8b1.-7fd5"><span class="coll" id="consumption__278"> total </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7235" id="consumption__279" original="E86e.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7234" id="consumption__280" original="E86e.-7ee1"><span class="coll" id="consumption__281"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7232" id="consumption__282" original="E8b1.-7fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7231" id="consumption__283" original="E8b1.-7fd3"><span class="coll" id="consumption__284"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-722f" id="consumption__285" original="E8b1.-7fd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-722e" id="consumption__286" original="E8b1.-7fd1"><span class="coll" id="consumption__287"> domestic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-722c" id="consumption__288" original="E8b1.-7fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-722b" id="consumption__289" original="E8b1.-7fcf"><span class="coll" id="consumption__290"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7229" id="consumption__291" original="E86e.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7228" id="consumption__292" original="E86e.-7edf"><span class="coll" id="consumption__293"> per capita </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7226" id="consumption__294" original="E86e.-7ede"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7225" id="consumption__295" original="E86e.-7edd"><span class="coll" id="consumption__296"> daily </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7223" id="consumption__297" original="E8b1.-7fc9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7222" id="consumption__298" original="E8b1.-7fc8"><span class="x" id="consumption__299" original="E8b1.-7fc7"> Global beverage consumption has increased in the period from 2003 to 2008 by 28.1%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7220" id="consumption__300" original="E8d0.-7b76"><span class="x" id="consumption__301" original="E8d0.-7b75"> This is the percentage of the population who live in households with per capita consumption below the poverty line. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-721e" id="consumption__302" original="E8b1.-7faa"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__303" original="E8b1.-7fa9"> noun + consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-721c" id="consumption__304" original="E8b1.-7fef"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-721b" id="consumption__305" original="E8b1.-7fa7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-721a" id="consumption__306" original="E8b1.-7fa6"><span class="coll" id="consumption__307"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7218" id="consumption__308" original="E8d0.-7a5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7217" id="consumption__309" original="E8b1.-7fa5"><span class="coll" id="consumption__310"> power </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7215" id="consumption__311" original="E8d0.-7a5e"><span class="coll" id="consumption__312"> electricity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7213" id="consumption__313" original="E8b1.-7fa4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7212" id="consumption__314" original="E8b1.-7fa3"><span class="coll" id="consumption__315"> fuel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7210" id="consumption__316" original="E8b1.-7fa2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-720f" id="consumption__317" original="E8b1.-7fa1"><span class="coll" id="consumption__318"> alcohol </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-720d" id="consumption__319" original="E86e.-7edb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-720c" id="consumption__320" original="E86e.-7eda"><span class="coll" id="consumption__321"> cigarette </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-720a" id="consumption__322" original="E86e.-7ed9"><span class="coll" id="consumption__323"> tobacco </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7208" id="consumption__324" original="E8b1.-7fa0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7207" id="consumption__325" original="E8b1.-7f9f"><span class="coll" id="consumption__326"> food </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7205" id="consumption__327" original="E8b1.-7f98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7204" id="consumption__328" original="E8b1.-7f97"><span class="x" id="consumption__329" original="E8b1.-7f96"> Light-emitting diodes provide substantial savings in terms of power consumption compared with conventional lighting. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7202" id="consumption__330" original="E8c1.-7e1b"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__331" original="E8c1.-7e1a"> verb + consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7200" id="consumption__332" original="E8c1.-7e19"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71ff" id="consumption__333" original="E8c1.-7e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71fe" id="consumption__334" original="E8c1.-7e16"><span class="coll" id="consumption__335"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71fc" id="consumption__336" original="E86e.-7ed8"><span class="coll" id="consumption__337"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71fa" id="consumption__338" original="E8c1.-7e15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71f9" id="consumption__339" original="E8c1.-7e14"><span class="coll" id="consumption__340"> increase </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71f7" id="consumption__341" original="E8c1.-7e13"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71f6" id="consumption__342" original="E448.-7eaf"><span class="x" id="consumption__343" original="E448.-7eae"> For example, to raise income or reduce consumption, a government may impose an indirect tax. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71f4" id="consumption__344" original="E8c1.-7e12"><span class="x" id="consumption__345" original="E8c1.-7e11"> Development activities in many of these countries are increasing their consumption of fossil fuels. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71f2" id="consumption__346" original="E86e.-7ed7"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__347" original="E86e.-7ed6"> consumption + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71f0" id="consumption__348" original="E86e.-7ed5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71ef" id="consumption__349" original="E86e.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71ee" id="consumption__350" original="E86e.-7ed2"><span class="coll" id="consumption__351"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71ec" id="consumption__352" original="E83b.615f"><span class="coll" id="consumption__353"> grow </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71ea" id="consumption__354" original="E83b.6160"><span class="coll" id="consumption__355"> rise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71e8" id="consumption__356" original="E83b.6161"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71e7" id="consumption__357" original="E83b.6162"><span class="coll" id="consumption__358"> fall </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71e5" id="consumption__359" original="E86e.-7ed1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71e4" id="consumption__360" original="E86e.-7ed0"><span class="x" id="consumption__361" original="E86e.-7ecf"> Global alcohol consumption has increased in recent decades. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71e2" id="consumption__362" original="E448.-7ead"><span class="x" id="consumption__363" original="E448.-7eac"> In this model, consumption rises with income. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71e0" id="consumption__364" original="E86e.-7ece"><span class="shcut" id="consumption__365" original="E86e.-7ecd"> noun + in consumption </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71de" id="consumption__366" original="E86e.-7ecc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71dd" id="consumption__367" original="E86e.-7eca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71dc" id="consumption__368" original="E86e.-7ec9"><span class="coll" id="consumption__369"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71da" id="consumption__370" original="E86e.-7ec8"><span class="coll" id="consumption__371"> growth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71d8" id="consumption__372" original="E86e.-7ec7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71d7" id="consumption__373" original="E86e.-7ec6"><span class="coll" id="consumption__374"> reduction </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71d5" id="consumption__375" original="E86e.-7ec5"><span class="coll" id="consumption__376"> drop </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71d3" id="consumption__377" original="E86e.-7ec4"><span class="coll" id="consumption__378"> fall </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71d1" id="consumption__379" original="E86e.-7ec3"><span class="coll" id="consumption__380"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71cf" id="consumption__381" original="E86e.-7ec2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71ce" id="consumption__382" original="E86e.-7ec1"><span class="coll" id="consumption__383"> change </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71cc" id="consumption__384" original="E86e.-7ec0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71cb" id="consumption__385" original="E86e.-7ebf"><span class="x" id="consumption__386" original="E86e.-7ebe"> Depression may also be the result of an increase in alcohol consumption. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71c9" id="consumption__387" original="E448.-7de6"><span class="x" id="consumption__388" original="E448.-7de5"> This leads to a reduction in consumption, thus further depressing demand. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-37b1" id="consumption__389" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consumption" title="consumption definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-37b0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1b30" id="consumption__390" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="consumption__391"> consumption </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contact
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c7" hm="1" id="contact1" original="E399.-113" sum="2637"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c8" id="contact1__1" original="E399.-112"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c9" id="contact1__2" original="E399.-111"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contact <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d5" id="contact1__7" original="E399.-106"><span class="pos" id="contact1__8" original="E399.-105"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79be" eid="contact1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-e11" geo="br" id="contact1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontact__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-e0d" geo="n_am" id="contact1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontact__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d7" id="contact1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d8" id="contact1__15" original="E399.-104"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d9" id="contact1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contact1__17" original="E399.-102"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contact1__18" original="E399.-ff"> the act of communicating with somebody, especially regularly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dc" id="contact1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dd" id="contact1__20" original="E8c1.-7f35"><span class="cf" id="contact1__21" original="E399.-100"><span class="exp" id="contact1__22"> contact </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="contact1__23" original="E8c1.-7f34"> The Internet allows more direct contact between voters and politicians. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e1" id="contact1__24" original="E8c1.-7ea9"><span class="cf" id="contact1__25" original="E399.-101"><span class="exp" id="contact1__26"> contact </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="x" id="contact1__27" original="E8c1.-7ea8"> She has no contact with the children's father. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e5" id="contact1__28" original="E8c1.-7f37"><span class="x" id="contact1__29" original="E8c1.-7f36"> In some cultures, sustained eye contact is perceived as disrespectful. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e7" id="contact1__30" original="E492.-2519"><span class="cf" id="contact1__31" original="E86e.-7b8e"> in <span class="exp" id="contact1__32"> contact </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="contact1__33" original="E492.-2518"> Participation in chat rooms can put teens in contact with strangers. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3eb" id="contact1__34" original="E8c1.-7f0c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contact1__35"> adjective + contact </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ed" id="contact1__36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ee" id="contact1__37" original="E8c1.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ef" id="contact1__38"><span class="coll" id="contact1__39" original="E8c1.-7f0a"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f1" id="contact1__40" original="E8c1.-7f09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f2" id="contact1__41"><span class="coll" id="contact1__42" original="E8c1.-7f08"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f4" id="contact1__43" original="E8c1.-7f05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f5" id="contact1__44"><span class="coll" id="contact1__45" original="E8c1.-7f04"> regular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f7" id="contact1__46"><span class="coll" id="contact1__47" original="E86e.-7b80"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f9" id="contact1__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fa" id="contact1__49" original="E448.-7bfb"><span class="x" id="contact1__50" original="E448.-7bfa"> Frequent contact between school and parents is important. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fc" id="contact1__51" original="E8c1.-7ebf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contact1__52"> verb + contact </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fe" id="contact1__53"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ff" id="contact1__54" original="E8c1.-7ebd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.400" id="contact1__55"><span class="coll" id="contact1__56" original="E8c1.-7ebc"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.402" id="contact1__57" original="E8c1.-7ebb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.403" id="contact1__58"><span class="coll" id="contact1__59" original="E8c1.-7eba"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.405" id="contact1__60"><span class="coll" id="contact1__61" original="E8c1.-7eb9"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.407" id="contact1__62" original="E8c1.-7eb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.408" id="contact1__63"><span class="coll" id="contact1__64" original="E8c1.-7eb7"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40a" id="contact1__65" original="E8c1.-7eb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40b" id="contact1__66"><span class="coll" id="contact1__67" original="E8c1.-7eb1"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40d" id="contact1__68" original="E8c1.-7eb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40e" id="contact1__69"><span class="coll" id="contact1__70" original="E8c1.-7eb5"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.410" id="contact1__71" original="E8c1.-7eb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.411" id="contact1__72"><span class="coll" id="contact1__73" original="E8c1.-7eb3"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.413" id="contact1__74" original="E8c1.-7eb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.414" id="contact1__75"><span class="coll" id="contact1__76" original="E8c1.-7eaf"> lose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.416" id="contact1__77" original="E8c1.-7eaa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.417" id="contact1__78" original="E8c1.-7f2f"><span class="x" id="contact1__79" original="E8c1.-7f2e"> The company wants its salespeople to maintain close contact with the customer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.419" id="contact1__80" original="E8c1.-7ea6"><span class="x" id="contact1__81" original="E8c1.-7ea5"> Some groups like the Amish seek to avoid any contact with members of other faiths. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41b" id="contact1__82" original="E399.-fe"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41c" id="contact1__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contact1__84" original="E399.-fc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contact1__85" original="E399.-fb"> the state of touching something/somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41f" id="contact1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.420" id="contact1__87" original="E8c1.-7f29"><span class="x" id="contact1__88" original="E8c1.-7f28"> Head lice are transmitted by close contact and are more common in children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.422" id="contact1__89" original="E8c1.-7f2b"><span class="cf" id="contact1__90" original="E8d0.-7a0a"><span class="exp" id="contact1__91"> contact </span> with something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="contact1__92" original="E8c1.-7f2a"> Scabies is highly contagious and is acquired from physical contact with infected persons. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.426" id="contact1__93" original="E8c1.-7f2d"><span class="cf" id="contact1__94" original="E86e.-7b8b"> in <span class="exp" id="contact1__95"> contact </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="contact1__96" original="E8c1.-7f2c"> The sphere coloured red is in direct contact with eight spheres coloured grey. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42a" id="contact1__97" original="E86e.-7b89"><span class="cf" id="contact1__98" original="E86e.-7b8a"> come into <span class="exp" id="contact1__99"> contact </span> (with something) </span><span class="x" id="contact1__100" original="E86e.-7b88"> When the enzyme comes into contact with its substrate, a light-emitting fluorescent product is formed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42e" id="contact1__101" original="E86e.-7b86"><span class="cf" id="contact1__102" original="E86e.-7b87"> on <span class="exp" id="contact1__103"> contact </span> (with something) </span><span class="x" id="contact1__104" original="E86e.-7b85"> Corrosives cause destruction of body tissues on contact. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.432" id="contact1__105" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contact1__106"> adjective + contact </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.434" id="contact1__107"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.435" id="contact1__108" original="E8c1.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.436" id="contact1__109"><span class="coll" id="contact1__110" original="E8c1.-7f0a"> direct </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.438" id="contact1__111"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.439" id="contact1__112" original="E8c1.-7f09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43a" id="contact1__113"><span class="coll" id="contact1__114" original="E8c1.-7f08"> close </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43c" id="contact1__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43d" id="contact1__116" original="E448.-7bfe"><span class="x" id="contact1__117" original="E448.-7bfd"><span class="eul" id="contact1__118" original="E448.-7bfc"> C. difficile </span> can be spread by direct physical contact. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.440" id="contact1__119" original="E86e.-7b5b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contact1__120"> adjective + contact </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.442" id="contact1__121"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.443" id="contact1__122" original="E86e.-7b59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.444" id="contact1__123"><span class="coll" id="contact1__124" original="E86e.-7b58"> physical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.446" id="contact1__125" original="E86e.-7b57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.447" id="contact1__126" original="E86e.-7b56"><span class="x" id="contact1__127" original="E86e.-7b55"> Cells that are in physical contact with each other are often very active in signalling to each other. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.449" id="contact1__128" original="E399.-fa"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44a" id="contact1__129"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contact1__130" original="E399.-f8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contact1__131" original="E399.-f7"> the state of meeting somebody or experiencing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44d" id="contact1__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44e" id="contact1__133" original="E8c1.-7f21"><span class="cf" id="contact1__134" original="E8d0.-7a09"><span class="exp" id="contact1__135"> contact </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contact1__136" original="E8c1.-7f20"> The isolation-reared chimpanzees avoided social contact with other chimpanzees, including sexual contact. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.452" id="contact1__137" original="E8c1.-7f23"><span class="cf" id="contact1__138" original="E86e.-7b84"> come into <span class="exp" id="contact1__139"> contact </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contact1__140" original="E8c1.-7f22"> Carlzon calculated that each airline customer came into contact with approximately five employees. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.456" id="contact1__141" original="E86e.-7b82"><span class="cf" id="contact1__142" original="E86e.-7b83"> bring somebody into <span class="exp" id="contact1__143"> contact </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contact1__144" original="E86e.-7b81"> The increasing globalization of business has brought more companies into contact with human rights issues. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45a" id="contact1__145" original="E8c1.-7f0c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contact1__146"> adjective + contact </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45c" id="contact1__147"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45d" id="contact1__148" original="E8c1.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45e" id="contact1__149"><span class="coll" id="contact1__150" original="E8c1.-7f0a"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.460" id="contact1__151" original="E8c1.-7f09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.461" id="contact1__152"><span class="coll" id="contact1__153" original="E8c1.-7f08"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.463" id="contact1__154" original="E8c1.-7f05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.464" id="contact1__155"><span class="coll" id="contact1__156" original="E8c1.-7f04"> regular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.466" id="contact1__157"><span class="coll" id="contact1__158" original="E86e.-7b80"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.468" id="contact1__159"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.469" id="contact1__160" original="E8c1.-7efa"><span class="x" id="contact1__161" original="E8c1.-7ef9"> Although some of the children had regular contact with their fathers, none resided together. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46b" id="contact1__162" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contact1__163"> adjective + contact </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46d" id="contact1__164"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46e" id="contact1__165" original="E8c1.-7d96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46f" id="contact1__166"><span class="coll" id="contact1__167" original="E8c1.-7d95"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.471" id="contact1__168"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.472" id="contact1__169" original="E448.-7bf9"><span class="x" id="contact1__170" original="E448.-7bf8"> The virus is not spread by casual or social contact. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.474" id="contact1__171" original="E399.-f6"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.475" id="contact1__172"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contact1__173" original="E399.-f4"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="contact1__174" original="E399.-f3"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contact1__175" original="E399.-f2"> a person that you know, especially somebody who can be helpful to you in your work; a meeting, communication or relationship with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.479" id="contact1__176"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47a" id="contact1__177" original="E8c1.-7f1d"><span class="x" id="contact1__178" original="E8c1.-7f1c"> The entrepreneur needs to create a network of social contacts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47c" id="contact1__179" original="E8c1.-7f1f"><span class="x" id="contact1__180" original="E8c1.-7f1e"> Archaeologists determined that there were cultural contacts between the two groups in the past. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47e" id="contact1__181" original="E8c1.-7d97" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contact1__182"> adjective + contact </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.480" id="contact1__183"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.481" id="contact1__184" original="E8c1.-7d96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.482" id="contact1__185"><span class="coll" id="contact1__186" original="E8c1.-7d95"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.484" id="contact1__187" original="E8c1.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.485" id="contact1__188"><span class="coll" id="contact1__189" original="E8c1.-7d93"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.487" id="contact1__190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.488" id="contact1__191" original="E8c1.-7d91"><span class="x" id="contact1__192" original="E8c1.-7d90"> The engine of Asian business is built largely on personal contacts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48a" id="contact1__193" original="E399.-ed"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48b" id="contact1__194"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contact1__195" original="E399.-eb"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contact1__196" original="E399.-ea"> an electrical connection </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48e" id="contact1__197"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48f" id="contact1__198" original="E492.-2517"><span class="x" id="contact1__199" original="E492.-2516"> Electrical contacts for the heating element are made at either end of the tube. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.491" id="contact1__200" original="E399.-de"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.492" id="contact1__201"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contact1__202" original="E399.-dc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contact1__203" original="E399.-db"> a person who may be infectious because they have recently been near to somebody with an infectious disease </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.495" id="contact1__204"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.496" id="contact1__205" original="E8c1.-7f13"><span class="x" id="contact1__206" original="E8c1.-7f12"> Infected people and close physical contacts should be treated whether or not they are symptomatic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.498" id="contact1__207" original="E8c1.-7f11"><span class="x" id="contact1__208" original="E8c1.-7f10"> Measles, rubella and chickenpox infect a high proportion of contacts. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49a-FF1" id="point1__245" original="E3a4.e8a" sk="pointofcontact"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49a-FF2" id="point1__246"><span class="idm" id="point1__247" original="E3a4.e8b"> point of contact </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49a-FF4" id="point1__248"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49a-FF5" id="point1__249"><span class="def" id="point1__250" original="E3a4.e8c"> a place where you go or a person that you speak to when you are dealing with an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49a-FF7" id="point1__251"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49a-FF8" id="point1__252" original="E858.-3f0f"><span class="x" id="point1__253" original="E858.-3f0e"> Staff should be briefed about how to handle media inquiries and usually a central point of contact for the media is assigned. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71c7" id="contact1__218" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="contact1__219"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71c5" id="contact1__220" original="E8c1.-7f0e"><span class="shcut" id="contact1__221" original="E8c1.-7f0d"> adjective + contact </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71c3" id="contact1__222" original="E8c1.-7f38"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71c2" id="contact1__223" original="E8c1.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71c1" id="contact1__224" original="E8c1.-7f0a"><span class="coll" id="contact1__225"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71bf" id="contact1__226" original="E8c1.-7f09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71be" id="contact1__227" original="E8c1.-7f08"><span class="coll" id="contact1__228"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71bc" id="contact1__229" original="E8c1.-7f05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71bb" id="contact1__230" original="E8c1.-7f04"><span class="coll" id="contact1__231"> regular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71b9" id="contact1__232" original="E86e.-7b80"><span class="coll" id="contact1__233"> frequent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71b7" id="contact1__234" original="E8c1.-7efb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71b6" id="contact1__235" original="E448.-7bfe"><span class="x" id="contact1__236" original="E448.-7bfd"><span class="eul" id="contact1__237" original="E448.-7bfc"> C. difficile </span> can be spread by direct physical contact. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71b3" id="contact1__238" original="E8c1.-7efa"><span class="x" id="contact1__239" original="E8c1.-7ef9"> Although some of the children had regular contact with their fathers, none resided together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71b1" id="contact1__240" original="E448.-7bfb"><span class="x" id="contact1__241" original="E448.-7bfa"> Frequent contact between school and parents is important. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71af" id="contact1__242" original="E86e.-7b5b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71ae" id="contact1__243" original="E86e.-7b59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71ad" id="contact1__244" original="E86e.-7b58"><span class="coll" id="contact1__245"> physical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71ab" id="contact1__246" original="E86e.-7b57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71aa" id="contact1__247" original="E86e.-7b56"><span class="x" id="contact1__248" original="E86e.-7b55"> Cells that are in physical contact with each other are often very active in signalling to each other. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71a8" id="contact1__249" original="E8c1.-7d98"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71a7" id="contact1__250" original="E8c1.-7d96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71a6" id="contact1__251" original="E8c1.-7d95"><span class="coll" id="contact1__252"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71a4" id="contact1__253" original="E8c1.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71a3" id="contact1__254" original="E8c1.-7d93"><span class="coll" id="contact1__255"> personal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71a1" id="contact1__256" original="E8c1.-7d92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-71a0" id="contact1__257" original="E448.-7bf9"><span class="x" id="contact1__258" original="E448.-7bf8"> The virus is not spread by casual or social contact. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-719e" id="contact1__259" original="E8c1.-7d91"><span class="x" id="contact1__260" original="E8c1.-7d90"> The engine of Asian business is built largely on personal contacts. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-719c" id="contact1__261" original="E8c1.-7ec1"><span class="shcut" id="contact1__262" original="E8c1.-7ec0"> verb + contact </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-719a" id="contact1__263" original="E8c1.-7ebf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7199" id="contact1__264" original="E8c1.-7ebd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7198" id="contact1__265" original="E8c1.-7ebc"><span class="coll" id="contact1__266"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7196" id="contact1__267" original="E8c1.-7ebb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7195" id="contact1__268" original="E8c1.-7eba"><span class="coll" id="contact1__269"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7193" id="contact1__270" original="E8c1.-7eb9"><span class="coll" id="contact1__271"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7191" id="contact1__272" original="E8c1.-7eb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7190" id="contact1__273" original="E8c1.-7eb7"><span class="coll" id="contact1__274"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-718e" id="contact1__275" original="E8c1.-7eb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-718d" id="contact1__276" original="E8c1.-7eb1"><span class="coll" id="contact1__277"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-718b" id="contact1__278" original="E8c1.-7eb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-718a" id="contact1__279" original="E8c1.-7eb5"><span class="coll" id="contact1__280"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7188" id="contact1__281" original="E8c1.-7eb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7187" id="contact1__282" original="E8c1.-7eb3"><span class="coll" id="contact1__283"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7185" id="contact1__284" original="E8c1.-7eb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7184" id="contact1__285" original="E8c1.-7eaf"><span class="coll" id="contact1__286"> lose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7182" id="contact1__287" original="E8c1.-7eaa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7181" id="contact1__288" original="E8c1.-7f2f"><span class="x" id="contact1__289" original="E8c1.-7f2e"> The company wants its salespeople to maintain close contact with the customer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-717f" id="contact1__290" original="E8c1.-7ea6"><span class="x" id="contact1__291" original="E8c1.-7ea5"> Some groups like the Amish seek to avoid any contact with members of other faiths. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-36a9" id="contact1__292" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contact_1" title="contact definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-36a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1acb" id="contact1__293" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contact1__294"> contact </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49f" hm="2" id="contact2" original="E399.-d2" sum="488"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a0" id="contact2__1" original="E399.-d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a1" id="contact2__2" original="E399.-d0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contact <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4af" id="contact2__9" original="E399.-c5"><span class="pos" id="contact2__10" original="E399.-c4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79b5" eid="contact2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-e09" geo="br" id="contact2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontact__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-e05" geo="n_am" id="contact2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontact__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-643" id="contact2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-e01" form="root" id="contact2__17"><span class="vp" id="contact2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contact </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-dff" eid="contact2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-dfe" geo="br" id="contact2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontact__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-dfa" geo="n_am" id="contact2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontact__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontact__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-df6" form="thirdps" id="contact2__24"><span class="vp" id="contact2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contacts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-df4" eid="contact2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-df3" geo="br" id="contact2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontacts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontacts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontacts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-df0" geo="n_am" id="contact2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontacts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontacts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontacts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ded" form="past" id="contact2__31"><span class="vp" id="contact2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contacted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-deb" eid="contact2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-dea" geo="br" id="contact2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontacted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontacted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontacted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-de7" geo="n_am" id="contact2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontacted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontacted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontacted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-de4" form="pastpart" id="contact2__38"><span class="vp" id="contact2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contacted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-de2" eid="contact2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-de1" geo="br" id="contact2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontacted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontacted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontacted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-dde" geo="n_am" id="contact2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontacted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontacted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontacted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ddb" form="prespart" id="contact2__45"><span class="vp" id="contact2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contacting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-dd9" eid="contact2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-dd8" geo="br" id="contact2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntæktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontacting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontacting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontacting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-dd5" geo="n_am" id="contact2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntæktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontacting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontacting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontacting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e0" id="contact2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e1" id="contact2__53" original="E399.-a7"><span class="def" id="contact2__54" original="E399.-a5"> to communicate with somebody, for example by telephone, letter or email </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e3" id="contact2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e4" id="contact2__56" original="E8b1.-7d95"><span class="cf" id="contact2__57" original="E8d0.-79dd"><span class="exp" id="contact2__58"> contact </span> somebody (by something) </span><span class="x" id="contact2__59" original="E8b1.-7d94"> Of those initially contacted by telephone, 43% agreed to participate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e8" id="contact2__60" original="E8b1.-7d97"><span class="cf" id="contact2__61" original="E8d0.-79dc"><span class="exp" id="contact2__62"> contact </span> somebody with something </span><span class="x" id="contact2__63" original="E8b1.-7d96"> Customers will only be contacted with marketing information that they have said will be of interest to them. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3599" id="contact2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contact_1" title="contact definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3598" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1acb" id="contact2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contact2__66"> contact </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contact lens
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ec" id="contact-lens" original="E399.-90" sum="276"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ed" id="contact-lens__1" original="E399.-8f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ee" id="contact-lens__2" original="E399.-8e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contact lens </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f8" id="contact-lens__7" original="E399.-81"><span class="pos" id="contact-lens__8" original="E399.-80"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79ac" eid="contact-lens__9" source="basiceaf2e" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ca3" geo="br" id="contact-lens__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact-lens__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntækt lenz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontact_lens_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontact_lens_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontact_lens_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ca0" geo="n_am" id="contact-lens__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contact-lens__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntækt lenz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontact_lens_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontact_lens_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontact_lens_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fa" id="contact-lens__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="contact-lens__15" original="E399.-7e"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fc" id="contact-lens__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fd" id="contact-lens__17" original="E399.-7d"><span class="def" id="contact-lens__18" original="E399.-7c"> a small round piece of thin plastic that you put on your eye to help you see better </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ff" id="contact-lens__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.500" id="contact-lens__20" original="E8b4.7de"><span class="x" id="contact-lens__21" original="E8b4.7df"> to wear contact lenses </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3578" id="contact-lens__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contact-lens" title="contact lens definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3577" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-19ee" id="contact-lens__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contact-lens__24"> contact lens </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contagion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.502" id="contagion" original="E399.-6d" sum="654"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.503" id="contagion__1" original="E399.-6c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.504" id="contagion__2" original="E399.-6b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contagion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50f" id="contagion__7" original="E399.-63"><span class="pos" id="contagion__8" original="E399.-62"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-79a5" eid="contagion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-c32" geo="br" id="contagion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contagion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪdʒən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontagion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontagion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontagion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-c2f" geo="n_am" id="contagion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contagion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪdʒən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontagion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontagion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontagion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.511" id="contagion__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.512" id="contagion__15" original="E399.-58"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.513" id="contagion__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contagion__17" original="E399.-56"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contagion__18" original="E875.7dcf"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contagion__19" original="E399.-54"> something bad that spreads quickly by being passed from person to person or group to group; the fact of something spreading </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.517" id="contagion__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.518" id="contagion__21" original="E867.-177c"><span class="x" id="contagion__22" original="E867.-177b"> Boredom, Dienstag writes, is ‘a peculiarly modern contagion’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51a" id="contagion__23" original="E867.-177e"><span class="cf" id="contagion__24" original="E492.-24af"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="contagion__25" original="E867.-177d"> Globalization means that economies are more vulnerable to the contagion effects of financial crises. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51d" id="contagion__26" original="E399.-61"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51e" id="contagion__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contagion__28" original="E399.-5f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contagion__29" original="E399.-5e"> the fact of a disease spreading by people being in close physical contact with each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.521" id="contagion__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.522" id="contagion__31" original="E867.-177a"><span class="x" id="contagion__32" original="E867.-1779"> Popular misconceptions can cause undue fears of HIV contagion. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.524" id="contagion__33" original="E399.-53" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://infection" title="infection definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.525" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3105" id="contagion__34" original="E399.-52"><span class="xh" id="contagion__35"> infection </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-355f" id="contagion__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contagion" title="contagion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-355e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-19c5" id="contagion__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contagion__38"> contagion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contagious
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.527" id="contagious" original="E399.-50" sum="765"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.528" id="contagious__1" original="E399.-4f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.529" id="contagious__2" original="E399.-4e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contagious </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.531" id="contagious__4" original="E399.-49"><span class="pos" id="contagious__5" original="E399.-48"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-799e" eid="contagious__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-c08" geo="br" id="contagious__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contagious__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪdʒəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontagious__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontagious__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontagious__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-c05" geo="n_am" id="contagious__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contagious__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪdʒəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontagious__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontagious__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontagious__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.533" id="contagious__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.534" id="contagious__12" original="E399.-47"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.535" id="contagious__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="contagious__14" original="E492.-2459"> of a disease </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contagious__15" original="E399.-46"> that spreads by people or animals being in close physical contact with each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.538" id="contagious__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.539" id="contagious__17" original="E867.-1774"><span class="x" id="contagious__18" original="E867.-1773"> Globalized travel and trade means that a highly contagious disease could spread to virtually all parts of the world within weeks. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53b" id="contagious__19" original="E399.-42"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53c" id="contagious__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="contagious__21" original="E399.-40"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53e" id="contagious__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="contagious__23" original="E627.-30b4"> of a person or animal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contagious__24" original="E399.-3f"> having a disease that can be spread to others by touch or body contact </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.541" id="contagious__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.542" id="contagious__26" original="E867.-1772"><span class="x" id="contagious__27" original="E867.-1771"> Patients with Norwegian scabies are highly contagious. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.544" id="contagious__28" original="E867.-1770"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.545" id="contagious__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="contagious__30" original="E627.-30b3"> of an idea or feeling </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contagious__31" original="E867.-176f"> that spreads quickly to other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.548" id="contagious__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.549" id="contagious__33" original="E867.-176d"><span class="x" id="contagious__34" original="E867.-176c"> These ideas proved remarkably contagious, bringing about the plate tectonics revolution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54b" id="contagious__35" original="E875.7dd2"><span class="x" id="contagious__36" original="E875.7dd3"> This was not a classic contagious banking panic. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54d" id="contagious__37" original="E399.-3d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://infectious" title="infectious definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-30d7" id="contagious__38" original="E399.-3c"><span class="xh" id="contagious__39"> infectious </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3539" id="contagious__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contagious" title="contagious definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3538" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-199c" id="contagious__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contagious__42"> contagious </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contain
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.550" id="contain" original="E399.-33" sum="758"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.551" id="contain__1" original="E399.-32"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.552" id="contain__2" original="E399.-31"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contain </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55f" id="contain__9" original="E399.-27"><span class="pos" id="contain__10" original="E399.-26"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7997" eid="contain__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-aa3" geo="br" id="contain__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontain__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontain__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontain__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-aa0" geo="n_am" id="contain__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-613" id="contain__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ad9" form="root" id="contain__17"><span class="vp" id="contain__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contain </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ad7" eid="contain__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ad6" geo="br" id="contain__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontain__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontain__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontain__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ad3" geo="n_am" id="contain__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ad0" form="thirdps" id="contain__24"><span class="vp" id="contain__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contains </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ace" eid="contain__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-acd" geo="br" id="contain__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontains__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontains__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontains__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-aca" geo="n_am" id="contain__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontains__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontains__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontains__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ac7" form="past" id="contain__31"><span class="vp" id="contain__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ac5" eid="contain__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ac4" geo="br" id="contain__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ac1" geo="n_am" id="contain__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-abe" form="pastpart" id="contain__38"><span class="vp" id="contain__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-abc" eid="contain__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-abb" geo="br" id="contain__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ab8" geo="n_am" id="contain__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ab5" form="past" id="contain__45"><span class="vp" id="contain__46"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> containing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ab3" eid="contain__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-ab2" geo="br" id="contain__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-aaf" geo="n_am" id="contain__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-aac" form="pastpart" id="contain__52"><span class="vp" id="contain__53"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> containing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-aaa" eid="contain__54" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-aa9" geo="br" id="contain__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__56"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-aa6" geo="n_am" id="contain__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contain__58"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="use" id="contain__59" original="E399.-9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.594" id="contain__60"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.595" id="contain__61" original="E399.-8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="contain__62" original="E399.-7"><span class="exp" id="contain__63"> contain </span> something </span><span class="def" id="contain__64" original="E399.-6"> if something <span class="dh" id="contain__65" original="E399.-5"> contains </span> something else, it has that thing inside it or as part of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59a" id="contain__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59b" id="contain__67" original="E8b1.-7de6"><span class="x" id="contain__68" original="E8b1.-7de5"> Sea water contains a higher concentration of dissolved oxygen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59d" id="contain__69" original="E8b1.-7dea"><span class="x" id="contain__70" original="E8b1.-7de9"> The site contains information designed to help parents care for children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59f" id="contain__71" original="E8d6.-79f2"><span class="x" id="contain__72" original="E8d6.-79f1"> Both poems contain elements of satire and mythology. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a1" id="contain__73" original="E399.3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="contain__74" original="E8d0.-79db"><span class="exp" id="contain__75"> contain </span> something </span><span class="def" id="contain__76" original="E399.5"> to prevent something harmful from spreading or getting worse </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a5" id="contain__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a6" id="contain__78" original="E8b1.-7de0"><span class="x" id="contain__79" original="E8b1.-7ddf"> Patients can be given drugs to contain the severity and spread of the disease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a8" id="contain__80" original="E8d6.-79f0"><span class="x" id="contain__81" original="E8d6.-79ef"> NATO governments were worried that if they failed to contain the crisis, it could spread and engulf the region. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aa" id="contain__82" original="E829.-6716" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://self-contained" title="self-contained definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ab" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4c6b" id="contain__83" original="E829.-6715"><span class="xh" id="contain__84"> self-contained </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-34ce" id="contain__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contain" title="contain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-34cd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1971" id="contain__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contain__87"> contain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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container
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ad" id="container" original="E399.6" sum="668"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ae" id="container__1" original="E399.7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5af" id="container__2" original="E399.8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> container </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bb" id="container__7" original="E399.10"><span class="pos" id="container__8" original="E399.11"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7990" eid="container__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2d62" geo="br" id="container__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="container__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontainer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontainer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontainer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2d65" geo="n_am" id="container__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="container__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontainer__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontainer__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontainer__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bd" id="container__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5be" id="container__15" original="E399.12"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="container__16" original="E399.13"> an object for holding or transporting something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c0" id="container__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c1" id="container__18" original="E8b1.-7f5f"><span class="x" id="container__19" original="E8b1.-7f5e"> The fluid was placed in a sterile container and transported to the laboratory for analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c3" id="container__20" original="E8b1.-7f5d"><span class="x" id="container__21" original="E8b1.-7f5c"> A gas is a form of matter that immediately fills any container it occupies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c5" id="container__22" original="E8b1.-7f5b"><span class="x" id="container__23" original="E8b1.-7f5a"> Plastic containers tend to be used now, as glass containers can pose a safety hazard if they break. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c7" id="container__24" original="E399.14"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="container__25" original="E399.15"> a large metal box of a standard design and size used for transporting goods on ships, trains and lorries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c9" id="container__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ca" id="container__27" original="E8b1.-7f59"><span class="x" id="container__28" original="E8b1.-7f58"> Some container ships can carry over 14 000 20-foot containers with a crew of fewer than 15 people. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-34a2" id="container__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://container" title="container definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-34a1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-191d" id="container__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="container__31"> container </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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containment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cc" id="containment" original="E399.2e" sum="713"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cd" id="containment__1" original="E399.2f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ce" id="containment__2" original="E399.30"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> containment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d6" id="containment__4" original="E399.35"><span class="pos" id="containment__5" original="E399.36"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7989" eid="containment__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-98a" geo="br" id="containment__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="containment__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontainment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontainment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontainment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-987" geo="n_am" id="containment__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="containment__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈteɪnmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontainment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontainment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontainment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d8" id="containment__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="containment__12" original="E399.38"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5da" id="containment__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5db" id="containment__14" original="E399.3a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="containment__15" original="E399.3b"> the act of keeping something under control so that it cannot spread in a harmful way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dd" id="containment__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5de" id="containment__17" original="E8b1.-7ff9"><span class="x" id="containment__18" original="E8b1.-7ff8"> The pollution caused by oil spills is often best treated by containment, leaving nature to restore itself. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e0" id="containment__19" original="E8d6.-79ee"><span class="cf" id="containment__20" original="E8d0.-79da"><span class="exp" id="containment__21"> containment </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="containment__22" original="E8d6.-79ed"> The rapid containment of a disease outbreak requires identification of the area that is contaminated. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e4" id="containment__23" original="E399.3c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="containment__24" original="E399.3d"> the act of keeping another country's power within limits so that the country does not become too powerful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e6" id="containment__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e7" id="containment__26" original="E8d0.-79d9"><span class="x" id="containment__27" original="E8d0.-79d8"> Along the Danube, Claudius pursued a policy of containment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e9" id="containment__28" original="E8b1.-7ff3"><span class="cf" id="containment__29" original="E8d0.-79d7"><span class="exp" id="containment__30"> containment </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="containment__31" original="E8b1.-7ff2"> The USA made its first priority the containment of the Soviet Union. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3481" id="containment__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://containment" title="containment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3480" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-18da" id="containment__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="containment__34"> containment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contaminant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ed" id="contaminant" original="E399.3e" sum="303"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee" id="contaminant__1" original="E399.3f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ef" id="contaminant__2" original="E399.40"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contaminant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fa" id="contaminant__7" original="E399.48"><span class="pos" id="contaminant__8" original="E399.49"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7982" eid="contaminant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-96c" geo="br" id="contaminant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-969" geo="n_am" id="contaminant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fc" id="contaminant__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="contaminant__15" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fe" id="contaminant__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ff" id="contaminant__17" original="E399.4c"><span class="def" id="contaminant__18" original="E399.4d"> a substance that makes something dirty or no longer pure </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.601" id="contaminant__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.602" id="contaminant__20" original="E8c1.-7bbd"><span class="x" id="contaminant__21" original="E8c1.-7bbc"> Processing the collected blood involves filtering and washing to remove contaminants. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3459" id="contaminant__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contaminant" title="contaminant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3458" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-18c3" id="contaminant__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contaminant__24"> contaminant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contaminate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.604" id="contaminate" original="E399.51" sum="771"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.605" id="contaminate__1" original="E399.52"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.606" id="contaminate__2" original="E399.53"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contaminate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.613" id="contaminate__9" original="E399.5d"><span class="pos" id="contaminate__10" original="E399.5e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-797b" eid="contaminate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-88e" geo="br" id="contaminate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-88b" geo="n_am" id="contaminate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-5dc" id="contaminate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-888" form="root" id="contaminate__17"><span class="vp" id="contaminate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contaminate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-886" eid="contaminate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-885" geo="br" id="contaminate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-882" geo="n_am" id="contaminate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-87f" form="thirdps" id="contaminate__24"><span class="vp" id="contaminate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contaminates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-87d" eid="contaminate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-87c" geo="br" id="contaminate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-879" geo="n_am" id="contaminate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-876" form="past" id="contaminate__31"><span class="vp" id="contaminate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contaminated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-874" eid="contaminate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-873" geo="br" id="contaminate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-870" geo="n_am" id="contaminate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-86d" form="pastpart" id="contaminate__38"><span class="vp" id="contaminate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contaminated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-86b" eid="contaminate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-86a" geo="br" id="contaminate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-867" geo="n_am" id="contaminate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-864" form="prespart" id="contaminate__45"><span class="vp" id="contaminate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contaminating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-862" eid="contaminate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-861" geo="br" id="contaminate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-85e" geo="n_am" id="contaminate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contaminate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontaminating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontaminating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63f" id="contaminate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.640" id="contaminate__53" original="E399.7b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.641" id="contaminate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="contaminate__55" original="E8d4.-7b3e"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contaminate__56" original="E399.7d"> to make a substance or place dirty or no longer pure by adding a substance that is dangerous or carries disease </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.644" id="contaminate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.645" id="contaminate__58" original="E8c1.-7ab9"><span class="cf" id="contaminate__59" original="E399.7c"> be contaminated with something </span><span class="x" id="contaminate__60" original="E8c1.-7ab8"> Antibiotics may be required if the water was contaminated with sewage or other waste. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.648" id="contaminate__61" original="E8c1.-7ab3"><span class="cf" id="contaminate__62" original="E8d4.-7b3d"> be contaminated by something </span><span class="x" id="contaminate__63" original="E8c1.-7ab2"> As many ports are sites of polluting discharges, the natural sediment may be contaminated by pollutants. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64b" id="contaminate__64" original="E399.81"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="contaminate__65" original="E399.82"><span class="exp" id="contaminate__66"> contaminate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="contaminate__67" original="E399.85"> to influence people's ideas or attitudes in a bad way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64f" id="contaminate__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.650" id="contaminate__69" original="E8c1.-7ab1"><span class="x" id="contaminate__70" original="E8c1.-7ab0"> The leadership struggles eventually limited the Caliph's power and contaminated his authority. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-340f" id="contaminate__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contaminate" title="contaminate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-340e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-18ad" id="contaminate__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contaminate__73"> contaminate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contamination
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.652" id="contamination" original="E8c1.-7a7d" sum="497"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.653" id="contamination__1" original="E8c1.-7a7c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.654" id="contamination__2" original="E8c1.-7a7b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contamination </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65f" id="contamination__7" original="E8c1.-7a73"><span class="pos" id="contamination__8" original="E8c1.-7a72"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7974" eid="contamination__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-798" geo="br" id="contamination__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contamination__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontamination__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontamination__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontamination__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-795" geo="n_am" id="contamination__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contamination__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontamination__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontamination__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontamination__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.661" id="contamination__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contamination__15" original="E8c1.-7a70"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.663" id="contamination__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.664" id="contamination__17" original="E8c1.-7a6f"><span class="def" id="contamination__18" original="E8c1.-7a6e"> the act or process of making something dirty or no longer pure </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.666" id="contamination__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.667" id="contamination__20" original="E8c1.-7a6d"><span class="x" id="contamination__21" original="E8c1.-7a6c"> Agricultural fertilizers and pesticides are a common source of groundwater contamination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.669" id="contamination__22" original="E8c1.-7a6b"><span class="x" id="contamination__23" original="E8c1.-7a6a"> The site should be cleaned with 70% alcohol to reduce bacterial contamination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66b" id="contamination__24" original="E8d5.-75c8"><span class="cf" id="contamination__25" original="E8d4.-7b3c"><span class="exp" id="contamination__26"> contamination </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="contamination__27" original="E8d5.-75c7"> Potential contamination of drinking water is a serious issue. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-33e7" id="contamination__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contamination" title="contamination definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-33e6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7a4e" id="contamination__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contamination__30"> contamination </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contemplate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66f" id="contemplate" original="E399.a4" sum="1335"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.670" id="contemplate__1" original="E399.a5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.671" id="contemplate__2" original="E399.a6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contemplate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67f" id="contemplate__9" original="E399.b0"><span class="pos" id="contemplate__10" original="E399.b1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-796d" eid="contemplate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6aa" geo="br" id="contemplate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntəmpleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6a6" geo="n_am" id="contemplate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-5ae" id="contemplate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6a2" form="root" id="contemplate__17"><span class="vp" id="contemplate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contemplate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-6a0" eid="contemplate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-69f" geo="br" id="contemplate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntəmpleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-69b" geo="n_am" id="contemplate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-697" form="thirdps" id="contemplate__24"><span class="vp" id="contemplate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contemplates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-695" eid="contemplate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-694" geo="br" id="contemplate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntəmpleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-691" geo="n_am" id="contemplate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntəmpleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68e" form="past" id="contemplate__31"><span class="vp" id="contemplate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contemplated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68c" eid="contemplate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-68b" geo="br" id="contemplate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-688" geo="n_am" id="contemplate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-685" form="pastpart" id="contemplate__38"><span class="vp" id="contemplate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contemplated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-683" eid="contemplate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-682" geo="br" id="contemplate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67f" geo="n_am" id="contemplate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67c" form="prespart" id="contemplate__45"><span class="vp" id="contemplate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contemplating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-67a" eid="contemplate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-679" geo="br" id="contemplate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-676" geo="n_am" id="contemplate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b0" id="contemplate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b1" id="contemplate__53" original="E399.ce"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="contemplate__54" original="E399.d1"> to think about whether you should do something, or how you should do something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b3" id="contemplate__55" original="E399.d2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consider" title="consider definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-934" id="contemplate__56" original="E399.d3"><span class="xh" id="contemplate__57"> consider </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b7" id="contemplate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b8" id="contemplate__59" original="E824.-65ae"><span class="cf" id="contemplate__60" original="E399.d8"><span class="exp" id="contemplate__61"> contemplate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="contemplate__62" original="E824.-65ad"> The percentage of couples contemplating divorce who enter into marriage counselling is unknown. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bc" id="contemplate__63" original="E824.-65ac"><span class="x" id="contemplate__64" original="E824.-65ab"> Security is just one issue that organizations need to consider when contemplating an open source system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6be" id="contemplate__65" original="E824.-65aa"><span class="cf" id="contemplate__66" original="E399.d9"><span class="exp" id="contemplate__67"> contemplate </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="contemplate__68" original="E824.-65a9"> An international investor is contemplating starting up an IT software business. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c2" id="contemplate__69" original="E492.-23a8"><span class="cf" id="contemplate__70" original="E399.da"><span class="exp" id="contemplate__71"> contemplate </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="contemplate__72" original="E492.-23a7"> He spent hours alone in his study contemplating how he could transform the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c6" id="contemplate__73" original="E399.db"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="contemplate__74" original="E399.de"> to think carefully about and accept the possibility of something happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c8" id="contemplate__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c9" id="contemplate__76" original="E586.-491f"><span class="cf" id="contemplate__77" original="E399.df"><span class="exp" id="contemplate__78"> contemplate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="contemplate__79" original="E586.-491e"> They failed to contemplate the possibility of radical changes in markets and prices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cd" id="contemplate__80" original="E824.-65a4"><span class="cf" id="contemplate__81" original="E399.e0"><span class="exp" id="contemplate__82"> contemplate </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="contemplate__83" original="E824.-65a3"> The researcher must contemplate how the solution will affect related areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d1" id="contemplate__84" original="E824.-65a2"><span class="cf" id="contemplate__85" original="E399.e1"><span class="exp" id="contemplate__86"> contemplate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="contemplate__87" original="E824.-65a1"> The legislation clearly contemplates that employers may negotiate for agreements with unions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d5" id="contemplate__88" original="E399.e2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="contemplate__89" original="E399.e6"><span class="exp" id="contemplate__90"> contemplate </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d8" id="contemplate__91"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="contemplate__92" original="E399.e8" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contemplate__93" original="E399.e9"> to think deeply about something for a long time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6db" id="contemplate__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dc" id="contemplate__95" original="E586.-491d"><span class="x" id="contemplate__96" original="E586.-491c"> As we contemplate the far future of the universe, there are many speculations that could be made. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3393" id="contemplate__97" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contemplate" title="contemplate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3392" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1849" id="contemplate__98" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contemplate__99"> contemplate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contemplation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6de" id="contemplation" original="E399.f4" sum="549"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6df" id="contemplation__1" original="E399.f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e0" id="contemplation__2" original="E399.f6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contemplation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ec" id="contemplation__7" original="E399.fe"><span class="pos" id="contemplation__8" original="E399.ff"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7964" eid="contemplation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5d7" geo="br" id="contemplation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-5d3" geo="n_am" id="contemplation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemplation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemplation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemplation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ee" id="contemplation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contemplation__15" original="E399.101"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f0" id="contemplation__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f1" id="contemplation__17" original="E399.103"><span class="def" id="contemplation__18" original="E399.104"> the act of thinking deeply about something; the act of looking at something in a calm and careful way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f3" id="contemplation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f4" id="contemplation__20" original="E586.-4918"><span class="x" id="contemplation__21" original="E586.-4917"> The monks were dedicated to a life of prayer and contemplation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f6" id="contemplation__22" original="E586.-4916"><span class="cf" id="contemplation__23" original="E824.-6597"><span class="exp" id="contemplation__24"> contemplation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="contemplation__25" original="E586.-4915"> The sublime could be experienced in the contemplation of nature. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fa" id="contemplation__26" original="E399.107"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fb" id="contemplation__27" original="E399.108" sk="incontemplation"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fc" id="contemplation__28"><span class="idm" id="contemplation__29" original="E399.109"> in contemplation </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fe" id="contemplation__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="contemplation__31" original="E399.10b" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.700" id="contemplation__32"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.701" id="contemplation__33"><span class="def" id="contemplation__34" original="E399.10c"> being considered </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.703" id="contemplation__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.704" id="contemplation__36" original="E824.-6594"><span class="x" id="contemplation__37" original="E824.-6593"> No specific proposal was in contemplation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-334f" id="contemplation__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contemplation" title="contemplation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-334e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-17db" id="contemplation__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contemplation__40"> contemplation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contemporaneous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.706" id="contemporaneous" original="E399.11f" sum="526"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.707" id="contemporaneous__1" original="E399.120"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.708" id="contemporaneous__2" original="E399.121"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contemporaneous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.710" id="contemporaneous__4" original="E399.126"><span class="pos" id="contemporaneous__5" original="E399.127"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-795b" eid="contemporaneous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-59f" geo="br" id="contemporaneous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemporaneous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporaneous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporaneous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemporaneous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-59c" geo="n_am" id="contemporaneous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemporaneous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporaneous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporaneous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemporaneous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.712" id="contemporaneous__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.713" id="contemporaneous__12" original="E399.128"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.714" id="contemporaneous__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="contemporaneous__14" original="E4c7.1230"> of things or events </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contemporaneous__15" original="E399.12c"> existing or happening at the same time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.717" id="contemporaneous__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.718" id="contemporaneous__17" original="E88f.-77bb"><span class="x" id="contemporaneous__18" original="E88f.-77ba"> The investigators looked at contemporaneous historical records. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71a" id="contemporaneous__19" original="E88f.-77b7"><span class="cf" id="contemporaneous__20" original="E399.129"><span class="exp" id="contemporaneous__21"> contemporaneous </span> with something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="contemporaneous__22" original="E88f.-77b6"> Advances of alpine and polar glaciers were exactly contemporaneous with volcanic activity in New Zealand and Japan. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71e" id="contemporaneous__23" original="E399.12d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contemporary1" title="contemporary1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.732" id="contemporaneous__24" original="E399.12e"><span class="xh" id="contemporaneous__25"> contemporary </span><span class="xhm" id="contemporaneous__26"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.723" id="contemporaneous__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.724" id="contemporaneous__28" original="E88e.-7d7f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.725" id="contemporaneous__29"><span class="dr" id="contemporaneous__30" original="E88e.-7d7e"> contemporaneously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72d" id="contemporaneous__31" original="E88e.-7d7a"><span class="pos" id="contemporaneous__32" original="E88e.-7d79"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-795a" eid="contemporaneous__33" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-599" geo="br" id="contemporaneous__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemporaneous__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtempəˈreɪniəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporaneously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporaneously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemporaneously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-596" geo="n_am" id="contemporaneous__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemporaneous__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtempəˈreɪniəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporaneously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporaneously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemporaneously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72f" id="contemporaneous__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.730" id="contemporaneous__39" original="E88e.-7d78"><span class="x" id="contemporaneous__40" original="E88e.-7d77"> Although written almost contemporaneously, the Arthurian romances differ from the sagas in their representation of healing and magical power. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3329" id="contemporaneous__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contemporaneous" title="contemporaneous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3328" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1791" id="contemporaneous__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contemporaneous__43"> contemporaneous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contemporary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.732" hm="1" id="contemporary1" original="E399.137" sum="725"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.733" id="contemporary1__1" original="E399.138"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.734" id="contemporary1__2" original="E399.139"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contemporary <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73d" id="contemporary1__4" original="E399.142"><span class="pos" id="contemporary1__5" original="E399.143"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-794d" eid="contemporary1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-555" geo="br" id="contemporary1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemporary1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtemprəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporary__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporary__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontemporary__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-551" geo="n_am" id="contemporary1__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemporary1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtempəreri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemporary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73f" id="contemporary1__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.740" id="contemporary1__12" original="E399.147"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="contemporary1__13" original="E399.148"> belonging to the present time </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.742" id="contemporary1__14" original="E88f.-785d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://modern" title="modern (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.743" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-10e7" id="contemporary1__15" original="E88f.-785c"><span class="xh" id="contemporary1__16"> modern </span><span class="xs" id="contemporary1__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.746" id="contemporary1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.747" id="contemporary1__19" original="E88f.-7861"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__20" original="E88f.-7860"> Wight illustrated his argument with historical and contemporary examples. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.749" id="contemporary1__21" original="E88f.-785f"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__22" original="E88f.-785e"> Contemporary literature for young people reflects a different set of values. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74b" id="contemporary1__23" original="E88f.-7841" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contemporary1__24"> contemporary + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74d" id="contemporary1__25"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74e" id="contemporary1__26" original="E88f.-7840"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74f" id="contemporary1__27"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__28" original="E88f.-783f"> writer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.751" id="contemporary1__29" original="E88f.-783e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.752" id="contemporary1__30"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__31" original="E88f.-783d"> philosopher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.754" id="contemporary1__32" original="E88f.-783c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.755" id="contemporary1__33"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__34" original="E88f.-783b"> politics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.757" id="contemporary1__35" original="E88f.-783a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.758" id="contemporary1__36"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__37" original="E88f.-7839"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75a" id="contemporary1__38" original="E88f.-7838"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75b" id="contemporary1__39"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__40" original="E88f.-7837"> reader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75d" id="contemporary1__41" original="E8ce.-7b42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75e" id="contemporary1__42"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__43" original="E8ce.-7b41"> theorist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.760" id="contemporary1__44" original="E88f.-7836"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.761" id="contemporary1__45"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__46" original="E88f.-7835"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.763" id="contemporary1__47" original="E88f.-7834"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.764" id="contemporary1__48"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__49" original="E88f.-7833"> literature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.766" id="contemporary1__50" original="E8ce.-7b40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.767" id="contemporary1__51"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__52" original="E8ce.-7b3f"> life </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.769" id="contemporary1__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76a" id="contemporary1__54" original="E88f.-782d"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__55" original="E88f.-782c"> The role of international law in contemporary world politics is more complex than at first appears. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76c" id="contemporary1__56" original="E88f.-7858" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contemporary1__57"> contemporary + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76e" id="contemporary1__58"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76f" id="contemporary1__59" original="E88f.-7856"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.770" id="contemporary1__60"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__61" original="E88f.-7855"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.772" id="contemporary1__62" original="E88f.-7854"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.773" id="contemporary1__63"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__64" original="E88f.-7853"> world </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.775" id="contemporary1__65" original="E88f.-7852"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.776" id="contemporary1__66"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__67" original="E88f.-7851"> debate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.778" id="contemporary1__68"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__69" original="E88f.-7850"> discourse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77a" id="contemporary1__70" original="E8ce.-7b46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77b" id="contemporary1__71"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__72" original="E8ce.-7b45"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77d" id="contemporary1__73" original="E8ce.-7b44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77e" id="contemporary1__74"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__75" original="E8ce.-7b43"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.780" id="contemporary1__76" original="E88f.-784b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.781" id="contemporary1__77"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__78" original="E88f.-784a"> art </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.783" id="contemporary1__79" original="E88f.-7849"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.784" id="contemporary1__80"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__81" original="E88f.-7848"> film </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.786" id="contemporary1__82" original="E88f.-7847"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.787" id="contemporary1__83" original="E88f.-7846"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__84" original="E88f.-7845"> Words and images provide an important means of communication in contemporary society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.789" id="contemporary1__85" original="E88f.-7844"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__86" original="E88f.-7843"> Most countries in the contemporary world have at least one minority language. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78b" id="contemporary1__87" original="E399.144"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78c" id="contemporary1__88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="contemporary1__89" original="E4c7.1235"> especially of people and society </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contemporary1__90" original="E399.146"> belonging to the same time as somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78f" id="contemporary1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.790" id="contemporary1__92" original="E88f.-786b"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__93" original="E88f.-786a"> Jean-Philippe Rameau was the major contemporary writer on musical theory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.792" id="contemporary1__94" original="E88f.-7867"><span class="cf" id="contemporary1__95" original="E399.145"><span class="exp" id="contemporary1__96"> contemporary </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contemporary1__97" original="E88f.-7866"> Paul was contemporary with the Jewish Christians at Jerusalem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.796" id="contemporary1__98" original="E88f.-7865"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__99" original="E88f.-7864"> Other developments in physics were contemporary with the events described here. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.798" id="contemporary1__100" original="E88f.-7863" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contemporaneous" title="contemporaneous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.799" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.706" id="contemporary1__101" original="E88f.-7862"><span class="xh" id="contemporary1__102"> contemporaneous </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79b" id="contemporary1__103" original="E88f.-7841" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contemporary1__104"> contemporary + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79d" id="contemporary1__105"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79e" id="contemporary1__106" original="E88f.-7840"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79f" id="contemporary1__107"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__108" original="E88f.-783f"> writer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a1" id="contemporary1__109" original="E88f.-783e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a2" id="contemporary1__110"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__111" original="E88f.-783d"> philosopher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a4" id="contemporary1__112" original="E88f.-783c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a5" id="contemporary1__113"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__114" original="E88f.-783b"> politics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a7" id="contemporary1__115" original="E88f.-783a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a8" id="contemporary1__116"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__117" original="E88f.-7839"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7aa" id="contemporary1__118" original="E88f.-7838"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ab" id="contemporary1__119"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__120" original="E88f.-7837"> reader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ad" id="contemporary1__121" original="E8ce.-7b42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ae" id="contemporary1__122"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__123" original="E8ce.-7b41"> theorist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b0" id="contemporary1__124" original="E88f.-7836"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b1" id="contemporary1__125"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__126" original="E88f.-7835"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b3" id="contemporary1__127" original="E88f.-7834"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b4" id="contemporary1__128"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__129" original="E88f.-7833"> literature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b6" id="contemporary1__130" original="E8ce.-7b40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b7" id="contemporary1__131"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__132" original="E8ce.-7b3f"> life </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b9" id="contemporary1__133"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ba" id="contemporary1__134" original="E88f.-782f"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__135" original="E88f.-782e"> Milton's opening lines would have startled his contemporary readers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-717d" id="contemporary1__136" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="contemporary1__137"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-717b" id="contemporary1__138" original="E88f.-785a"><span class="shcut" id="contemporary1__139" original="E88f.-7859"> contemporary + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7179" id="contemporary1__140" original="E88f.-7842"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7178" id="contemporary1__141" original="E88f.-7840"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7177" id="contemporary1__142" original="E88f.-783f"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__143"> writer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7175" id="contemporary1__144" original="E88f.-783e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7174" id="contemporary1__145" original="E88f.-783d"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__146"> philosopher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7172" id="contemporary1__147" original="E88f.-783c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7171" id="contemporary1__148" original="E88f.-783b"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__149"> politics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-716f" id="contemporary1__150" original="E88f.-783a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-716e" id="contemporary1__151" original="E88f.-7839"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__152"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-716c" id="contemporary1__153" original="E88f.-7838"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-716b" id="contemporary1__154" original="E88f.-7837"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__155"> reader </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7169" id="contemporary1__156" original="E8ce.-7b42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7168" id="contemporary1__157" original="E8ce.-7b41"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__158"> theorist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7166" id="contemporary1__159" original="E88f.-7836"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7165" id="contemporary1__160" original="E88f.-7835"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__161"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7163" id="contemporary1__162" original="E88f.-7834"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7162" id="contemporary1__163" original="E88f.-7833"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__164"> literature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7160" id="contemporary1__165" original="E8ce.-7b40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-715f" id="contemporary1__166" original="E8ce.-7b3f"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__167"> life </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-715d" id="contemporary1__168" original="E88f.-7832"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-715c" id="contemporary1__169" original="E88f.-782d"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__170" original="E88f.-782c"> The role of international law in contemporary world politics is more complex than at first appears. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-715a" id="contemporary1__171" original="E88f.-782f"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__172" original="E88f.-782e"> Milton's opening lines would have startled his contemporary readers. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7158" id="contemporary1__173" original="E88f.-7858"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7157" id="contemporary1__174" original="E88f.-7856"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7156" id="contemporary1__175" original="E88f.-7855"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__176"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7154" id="contemporary1__177" original="E88f.-7854"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7153" id="contemporary1__178" original="E88f.-7853"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__179"> world </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7151" id="contemporary1__180" original="E88f.-7852"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7150" id="contemporary1__181" original="E88f.-7851"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__182"> debate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-714e" id="contemporary1__183" original="E88f.-7850"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__184"> discourse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-714c" id="contemporary1__185" original="E8ce.-7b46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-714b" id="contemporary1__186" original="E8ce.-7b45"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__187"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7149" id="contemporary1__188" original="E8ce.-7b44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7148" id="contemporary1__189" original="E8ce.-7b43"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__190"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7146" id="contemporary1__191" original="E88f.-784b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7145" id="contemporary1__192" original="E88f.-784a"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__193"> art </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7143" id="contemporary1__194" original="E88f.-7849"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7142" id="contemporary1__195" original="E88f.-7848"><span class="coll" id="contemporary1__196"> film </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7140" id="contemporary1__197" original="E88f.-7847"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-713f" id="contemporary1__198" original="E88f.-7846"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__199" original="E88f.-7845"> Words and images provide an important means of communication in contemporary society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-713d" id="contemporary1__200" original="E88f.-7844"><span class="x" id="contemporary1__201" original="E88f.-7843"> Most countries in the contemporary world have at least one minority language. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-32f7" id="contemporary1__202" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contemporary_1" title="contemporary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-32f6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-176e" id="contemporary1__203" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contemporary1__204"> contemporary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bc" hm="2" id="contemporary2" original="E399.14c" sum="544"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bd" id="contemporary2__1" original="E399.14d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7be" id="contemporary2__2" original="E399.14e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contemporary <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ca" id="contemporary2__7" original="E399.157"><span class="pos" id="contemporary2__8" original="E399.158"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7944" eid="contemporary2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-54d" geo="br" id="contemporary2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemporary2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtemprəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporary__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporary__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontemporary__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-549" geo="n_am" id="contemporary2__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contemporary2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtempəreri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontemporary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontemporary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cc" id="contemporary2__14" original="E399.15a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cf" form="pl" id="contemporary2__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="contemporary2__16" original="E399.15e"> contemporaries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d1" id="contemporary2__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d2" id="contemporary2__18" original="E399.159"><span class="def" id="contemporary2__19" original="E399.15f"> a person or thing living or existing at the same time as somebody/something else, especially somebody who is about the same age as somebody else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d4" id="contemporary2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d5" id="contemporary2__21" original="E88f.-77b0"><span class="x" id="contemporary2__22" original="E88f.-77af"> Thackeray was recognized by his contemporaries as a moralist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d7" id="contemporary2__23" original="E88f.-77ae"><span class="x" id="contemporary2__24" original="E88f.-77ad"> The computer was about three times faster than its contemporaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d9" id="contemporary2__25" original="E8ce.-7b2b"><span class="cf" id="contemporary2__26" original="E8ce.-7b2c"><span class="exp" id="contemporary2__27"> contemporary </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contemporary2__28" original="E8ce.-7b2a"> Lamb was a friend and contemporary of Coleridge and Wordsworth. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3260" id="contemporary2__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contemporary_1" title="contemporary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-325f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-176e" id="contemporary2__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contemporary2__31"> contemporary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contempt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dd" id="contempt" original="E399.160" sum="787"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7de" id="contempt__1" original="E399.161"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7df" id="contempt__2" original="E399.162"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contempt </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ea" id="contempt__7" original="E399.16a"><span class="pos" id="contempt__8" original="E399.16b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-793b" eid="contempt__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4cf" geo="br" id="contempt__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contempt__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtempt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontempt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontempt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontempt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-4cc" geo="n_am" id="contempt__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contempt__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtempt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontempt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontempt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontempt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ec" id="contempt__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contempt__15" original="E399.16d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ee" id="contempt__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ef" id="contempt__17" original="E399.16f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="contempt__18" original="E399.170"> the feeling that somebody/something is without value and deserves no respect at all </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f1" id="contempt__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f2" id="contempt__20" original="E586.-4151"><span class="x" id="contempt__21" original="E586.-4150"> The Jews regarded Greek and Roman gods with contempt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f4" id="contempt__22" original="E586.-414f"><span class="cf" id="contempt__23" original="E399.171"><span class="exp" id="contempt__24"> contempt </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contempt__25" original="E586.-414e"> In 19th century Vienna, Metternich had nothing but contempt for the middle classes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f8" id="contempt__26" original="E399.172"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="contempt__27" original="E399.173"><span class="exp" id="contempt__28"> contempt </span> for something </span><span class="def" id="contempt__29" original="E399.174"> a lack of worry or fear about rules, danger, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fc" id="contempt__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fd" id="contempt__31" original="E586.-414d"><span class="x" id="contempt__32" original="E586.-414c"> Kerouac's novel celebrated individualism and the search for identity, displaying contempt for security and stability. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ff" id="contempt__33" original="E399.175"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.800" id="contempt__34" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.801" id="contempt__35"><span class="v"><strong> contempt of court </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contempt__37" original="E586.-414b"> the crime of refusing to obey or show respect for a court or a judge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.804" id="contempt__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.805" id="contempt__39" original="E586.-414a"><span class="x" id="contempt__40" original="E586.-4149"> The defendant refused to be searched and was imprisoned for contempt of court. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-323f" id="contempt__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contempt" title="contempt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-323e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-172a" id="contempt__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contempt__43"> contempt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contend
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.807" id="contend" original="E399.1b2" sum="1070"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.808" id="contend__1" original="E399.1b3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.809" id="contend__2" original="E399.1b4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contend </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.816" id="contend__9" original="E399.1be"><span class="pos" id="contend__10" original="E399.1bf"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7934" eid="contend__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-361" geo="br" id="contend__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35e" geo="n_am" id="contend__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-57e" id="contend__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-35b" form="root" id="contend__17"><span class="vp" id="contend__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-359" eid="contend__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-358" geo="br" id="contend__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-355" geo="n_am" id="contend__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-352" form="thirdps" id="contend__24"><span class="vp" id="contend__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-350" eid="contend__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-34f" geo="br" id="contend__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-34c" geo="n_am" id="contend__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-349" form="past" id="contend__31"><span class="vp" id="contend__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-347" eid="contend__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-346" geo="br" id="contend__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-343" geo="n_am" id="contend__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-340" form="pastpart" id="contend__38"><span class="vp" id="contend__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33e" eid="contend__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33d" geo="br" id="contend__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-33a" geo="n_am" id="contend__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-337" form="prespart" id="contend__45"><span class="vp" id="contend__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-335" eid="contend__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-334" geo="br" id="contend__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-331" geo="n_am" id="contend__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contend__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.842" id="contend__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.843" id="contend__53" original="E399.1dc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.844" id="contend__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="contend__55" original="E399.1de"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="contend__56" original="E399.1df"><span class="exp" id="contend__57"> contend </span> (that…) </span><span class="def" id="contend__58" original="E399.1e2"> to say that something is true, especially in an argument </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.849" id="contend__59" original="E399.1e3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://maintain" title="maintain definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.84a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-6747" id="contend__60" original="E399.1e4"><span class="xh" id="contend__61"> maintain </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.84c" id="contend__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.84d" id="contend__63" original="E867.-1763"><span class="x" id="contend__64" original="E867.-1762"> Previous authors, he contended, had failed to derive correct equations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.84f" id="contend__65" original="E867.-1761"><span class="x" id="contend__66" original="E867.-1760"> She contended that more regulation could fracture the global financial system. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="argue__257" original="E873.-7bbf" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="argue__258" original="E873.-7bbe"><span class="h1" id="argue__259" original="E873.-7bbd"><ul class="inline" id="argue__260" original="E873.-7bbc"><li class="li" id="argue__261" original="E873.-7bbb"> argue </li><li class="li" id="argue__262" original="E873.-7bba"> assert </li><li class="li" id="argue__263" original="E873.-7bb9"> claim </li><li class="li" id="argue__264" original="E873.-7bb8"> contend </li><li class="li" id="argue__265" original="E873.-7bb7"> maintain <span class="pos" id="argue__266" original="E873.-7bb6"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="argue__267" original="E873.-7bb5"> These words can all be used to report somebody's opinion. </span><ul class="bullet" id="argue__268" original="E873.-7bb4"><li class="li" id="argue__269" original="E873.-7bb3"> to argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__270" original="E873.-7bb2"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__271" original="E873.-7bb1"><span class="eb" id="argue__272" original="E873.-7bb0"> It is </span> argued/​asserted/​claimed/​contended <span class="eb" id="argue__273" original="E873.-7baf"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__274" original="E873.-7bae"><span class="eb" id="argue__275" original="E873.-7bad"> I would </span> argue/​assert/​claim/​contend/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__276" original="E873.-7bac"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__277" original="E873.-7bab"> to argue/​assert/​maintain <span class="eb" id="argue__278" original="E873.-7baa"> a proposition/​thesis </span></li><li class="li" id="argue__279" original="E873.-7ba9"> to argue <span class="eb" id="argue__280" original="E873.-7ba8"> against/​for/​in favour of </span> an approach/​a hypothesis </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="argue__281" original="E873.-7ba7"><li class="li" id="argue__282" original="E873.-7ba6"><span class="eb" id="argue__283" original="E873.-7ba5"> Argue </span> suggests that there is evidence to support a position; <span class="eb" id="argue__284" original="E873.-7ba4"> assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__285" original="E873.-7ba3"> claim </span> are often used when no evidence is offered and/​or you are reporting somebody's opinion you do not agree with: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__286"><span class="x-g" id="argue__287" original="E873.-7ba2"><span class="x" id="argue__288" original="E873.-7ba1"> Moore (1994) argues his thesis by examining salient examples. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__289" original="E873.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="argue__290" original="E873.-7b9f"> It is claimed that the division of Hindu society into four castes gave stability to Indian society. However,… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__291" original="E873.-7b9e"><span class="eb" id="argue__292" original="E873.-7b9d"> Maintain </span> is often used to defend an established point of view; <span class="eb" id="argue__293" original="E873.-7b9c"> contend </span> is often used to put forward a position that is new or controversial: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__294"><span class="x-g" id="argue__295" original="E873.-7b9b"><span class="x" id="argue__296" original="E873.-7b9a"> They have consistently maintained that there is no evidence of carcinogenic hazard. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__297" original="E873.-7b99"><span class="x" id="argue__298" original="E873.-7b98"> Some researchers now contend that the cave paintings may be only 15 000 years old. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="argue__299" original="E873.-7b97"><span class="eb" id="argue__300" original="E873.-7b96"> Assert </span> and <span class="eb" id="argue__301" original="E873.-7b95"> contend </span> both report an opinion that is given firmly; <span class="eb" id="argue__302" original="E873.-7b94"> contend </span> implies that some evidence is available: <span class="x-gs" id="argue__303"><span class="x-g" id="argue__304" original="E873.-7b93"><span class="x" id="argue__305" original="E873.-7b92"> Marshall (2004) boldly asserts that public money must flow freely. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="argue__306" original="E873.-7b91"><span class="x" id="argue__307" original="E873.-7b90"> Kupperman (2000) persuasively contends that… </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.851" id="contend__118" original="E399.1e6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.852" id="contend__119"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="contend__120" original="E399.1e8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="contend__121" original="E399.1e9"><span class="exp" id="contend__122"> contend </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="contend__123" original="E399.1ea"> to compete against somebody in order to gain something; to be in opposition to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.857" id="contend__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.858" id="contend__125" original="E867.-175d"><span class="x" id="contend__126" original="E867.-175c"> Similarly, in twelfth-century Ireland, there were numerous rulers contending for power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.85a" id="contend__127" original="E875.7e3c"><span class="x" id="contend__128" original="E875.7e3d"> In this article, I introduce and discuss two contending definitions of the term ‘institution’. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.85c" id="contend__129" original="E399.1eb"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.85d" id="contend__130" original="E399.1ec"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.85e" id="contend__131"><h4 class="pv"> contend with something/somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.860" id="contend__133"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.861" id="contend__134"><span class="def" id="contend__135" original="E399.1ee"> to have to deal with a problem or with a difficult situation or person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.863" id="contend__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.864" id="contend__137" original="E867.-175b"><span class="x" id="contend__138" original="E867.-175a"> This research finds that US activists contend with substantial political and cultural obstacles. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-31e2" id="contend__139" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contend" title="contend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-31e1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1695" id="contend__140" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contend__141"> contend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.866" hm="1" id="content1" original="E399.1fd" sum="1566"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.867" id="content1__1" original="E399.1fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.868" id="content1__2" original="E399.1ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> content <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.877" id="content1__7" original="E399.20a"><span class="pos" id="content1__8" original="E399.20b"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.870" eid="content1__9" original="E399.207" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1a5" geo="br" id="content1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xcontent__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-1a1" geo="n_am" id="content1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.879" id="content1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.87a" id="content1__15" original="E399.210"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.87b" id="content1__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.87c" id="content1__17"><span class="v"><strong> contents </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.87e" id="content1__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="content1__20" original="E399.213"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="content1__21" original="E88e.-7be2"><span class="exp" id="content1__22"> content </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="content1__23" original="E399.214"> the things that are contained in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.883" id="content1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.884" id="content1__25" original="E88f.-7db0"><span class="x" id="content1__26" original="E88f.-7daf"> Often, the patient is not warned of the exact contents of the medicine. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.886" id="content1__27" original="E8ce.-7a5d"><span class="x" id="content1__28" original="E8ce.-7a5c"> The contents of the tube were mixed by centrifuging the mixture in a microcentrifuge. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.888" id="content1__29" original="E854.-67fe" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://information-content" title="information content definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.889" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-27c8" id="content1__30" original="E854.-67fd"><span class="xh" id="content1__31"> information content </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.88b" id="content1__32" original="E399.215"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.88c" id="content1__33" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.88d" id="content1__34"><span class="v"><strong> contents </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.88f" id="content1__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="content1__37" original="E399.218"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="content1__38" original="E399.219"> the different sections that are contained in a book, magazine, <a class="ndv" href="entry://journal" id="content1__39"> journal </a> or website; a list of these sections </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.893" id="content1__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.894" id="content1__41" original="E88f.-7dae"><span class="x" id="content1__42" original="E88f.-7dad"> The handbook is well structured and the contents are assembled logically. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.896" id="content1__43" original="E88f.-7d29"><span class="cf" id="content1__44" original="E4c7.12e4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="content1__45" original="E88f.-7d28"> Each chapter begins with a brief contents list and finishes with a summary. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.899" id="content1__46" original="E88f.-7d32" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="content1__47"> contents + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.89b" id="content1__48"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.89c" id="content1__49" original="E88f.-7d30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.89d" id="content1__50"><span class="coll" id="content1__51" original="E88f.-7d2f"> page </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.89f" id="content1__52" original="E88f.-7d2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8a0" id="content1__53"><span class="coll" id="content1__54" original="E88f.-7d2d"> list </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8a2" id="content1__55" original="E88f.-7d2c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8a3" id="content1__56" original="E88f.-7d2b"><span class="x" id="content1__57" original="E88f.-7d2a"> The approach is not entirely transparent from the contents page. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8a5" id="content1__58" original="E399.21a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8a6" id="content1__59"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="content1__60" original="E399.21c"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="content1__61" original="E399.21d"> the subject matter of a book, speech, programme, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8a9" id="content1__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8aa" id="content1__63" original="E88f.-7daa"><span class="x" id="content1__64" original="E88f.-7da9"> His poetry was novel in both form and content. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8ac" id="content1__65" original="E88f.-7d4d"><span class="cf" id="content1__66" original="E88e.-7be1"><span class="exp" id="content1__67"> content </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="content1__68" original="E88f.-7d4c"> There are now a number of computer programs which analyse the content of discussions. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8b0" id="content1__69" original="E88f.-7d4a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="content1__70"> verb + content </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8b2" id="content1__71"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8b3" id="content1__72" original="E88f.-7d49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8b4" id="content1__73"><span class="coll" id="content1__74" original="E88f.-7d48"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8b6" id="content1__75" original="E88f.-7d47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8b7" id="content1__76"><span class="coll" id="content1__77" original="E88f.-7d46"> influence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8b9" id="content1__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8ba" id="content1__79" original="E88f.-7d42"><span class="x" id="content1__80" original="E88f.-7d41"> Corporate media giants deny that consolidation of the industry influences news content. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8bc" id="content1__81" original="E88f.-7db1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="content1__82"> content + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8be" id="content1__83"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8bf" id="content1__84" original="E88f.-7d26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8c0" id="content1__85"><span class="coll" id="content1__86" original="E88f.-7d25"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8c2" id="content1__87" original="E88f.-7d24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8c3" id="content1__88" original="E88f.-7d23"><span class="x" id="content1__89" original="E88f.-7d22"> A content analysis of ‘The Daily Show’ found that the news media were targets 15% of the time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8c5" id="content1__90" original="E399.21e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8c6" id="content1__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="content1__92" original="E399.220"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="content1__93" original="E399.221"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> following a noun or an adjective <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="content1__94" original="E399.222"> the amount of a substance that is contained in something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8ca" id="content1__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8cb" id="content1__96" original="E88f.-7d93"><span class="x" id="content1__97" original="E88f.-7d92"> Typically, highly fertile soils have a high organic content. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8cd" id="content1__98" original="E88f.-7d3f"><span class="cf" id="content1__99" original="E88e.-7be0"><span class="exp" id="content1__100"> content </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="content1__101" original="E88f.-7d3e"> A variety of factors influence the mineral content of a sediment. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8d1" id="content1__102" original="E86e.-76f5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="content1__103"> adjective + content </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8d3" id="content1__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8d4" id="content1__105" original="E86e.-76f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8d5" id="content1__106"><span class="coll" id="content1__107" original="E86e.-76f2"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8d7" id="content1__108" original="E86e.-76f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8d8" id="content1__109"><span class="coll" id="content1__110" original="E86e.-76f0"> low </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8da" id="content1__111" original="E86e.-76ef"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8db" id="content1__112" original="E86e.-76ee"><span class="x" id="content1__113" original="E86e.-76ed"> Most aquatic plants have a very high water content. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8dd" id="content1__114" original="E88f.-7d7b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="content1__115"> noun + content </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8df" id="content1__116"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8e0" id="content1__117" original="E88f.-7d79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8e1" id="content1__118"><span class="coll" id="content1__119" original="E88f.-7d78"> water </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8e3" id="content1__120" original="E88f.-7d77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8e4" id="content1__121"><span class="coll" id="content1__122" original="E88f.-7d76"> moisture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8e6" id="content1__123" original="E88f.-7d73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8e7" id="content1__124"><span class="coll" id="content1__125" original="E88f.-7d72"> fat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8e9" id="content1__126" original="E88f.-7d6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8ea" id="content1__127"><span class="coll" id="content1__128" original="E88f.-7d6c"> protein </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8ec" id="content1__129" original="E88f.-7d6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8ed" id="content1__130"><span class="coll" id="content1__131" original="E88f.-7d6e"> iron </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8ef" id="content1__132" original="E88f.-7d75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8f0" id="content1__133"><span class="coll" id="content1__134" original="E88f.-7d74"> carbon </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8f2" id="content1__135" original="E88f.-7d71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8f3" id="content1__136"><span class="coll" id="content1__137" original="E88f.-7d70"> nitrogen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8f5" id="content1__138" original="E88f.-7d6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8f6" id="content1__139"><span class="coll" id="content1__140" original="E88f.-7d6a"> oxygen </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8f8" id="content1__141" original="E88f.-7d69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8f9" id="content1__142" original="E88f.-7d68"><span class="x" id="content1__143" original="E88f.-7d67"> The steel had quite a high carbon content so that it was stronger. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8fb" id="content1__144" original="E88f.-7d4a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="content1__145"> verb + content </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8fd" id="content1__146"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8fe" id="content1__147" original="E88f.-7d49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.8ff" id="content1__148"><span class="coll" id="content1__149" original="E88f.-7d48"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.901" id="content1__150" original="E88f.-7d47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.902" id="content1__151"><span class="coll" id="content1__152" original="E88f.-7d46"> influence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.904" id="content1__153"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.905" id="content1__154" original="E88f.-7db2"><span class="x" id="content1__155" original="E88f.-7d40"> The moisture content was determined by drying overnight at 100°C, then reweighing the sample. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.907" id="content1__156" original="E88e.-7bdf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="content1__157"> verb + content </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.909" id="content1__158"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.90a" id="content1__159" original="E88e.-7bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.90b" id="content1__160"><span class="coll" id="content1__161" original="E88e.-7bdc"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.90d" id="content1__162" original="E88e.-7bdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.90e" id="content1__163"><span class="coll" id="content1__164" original="E88e.-7bda"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.910" id="content1__165" original="E88e.-7bd9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.911" id="content1__166" original="E88f.-7d56"><span class="x" id="content1__167" original="E88f.-7d55"> The US reached an agreement with the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers to reduce sulfur content in gasoline. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.913" id="content1__168" original="E399.223"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.914" id="content1__169"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="content1__170" original="E399.225"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="content1__171" original="E399.227"> the information or other material contained on a website, <a class="ndv" href="entry://CD-ROM" id="content1__172"> CD-ROM </a> , etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.918" id="content1__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.919" id="content1__174" original="E88f.-7da4"><span class="x" id="content1__175" original="E88f.-7da3"> Uploading content and making it accessible to all was already possible before the advent of the Web 2.0. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.91b" id="content1__176" original="E88f.-7d36"><span class="x" id="content1__177" original="E88f.-7d35"> The policy restricts the streaming video and audio many museum websites use to deliver content. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.91d" id="content1__178" original="E88f.-7d7d"><span class="x" id="content1__179" original="E88f.-7d7c"> The amount of non-English media content on the World Wide Web has been steadily increasing. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.91f" id="content1__180" original="E88f.-7d21" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="content1__181"> content + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.921" id="content1__182"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.922" id="content1__183" original="E88f.-7d1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.923" id="content1__184"><span class="coll" id="content1__185" original="E88f.-7d1e"> provider </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.925" id="content1__186" original="E88f.-7d1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.926" id="content1__187"><span class="coll" id="content1__188" original="E88f.-7d1c"> services </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.928" id="content1__189" original="E88f.-7d1b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.929" id="content1__190" original="E88f.-7d1a"><span class="x" id="content1__191" original="E88f.-7d19"> The website is created and hosted by the content provider. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-713b" id="content1__192" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="content1__193"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7139" id="content1__194" original="E88f.-7da1"><span class="shcut" id="content1__195" original="E88f.-7da0"> adjective + content </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7137" id="content1__196" original="E86e.-76f5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7136" id="content1__197" original="E86e.-76f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7135" id="content1__198" original="E86e.-76f2"><span class="coll" id="content1__199"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7133" id="content1__200" original="E86e.-76f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7132" id="content1__201" original="E86e.-76f0"><span class="coll" id="content1__202"> low </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7130" id="content1__203" original="E86e.-76ef"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-712f" id="content1__204" original="E86e.-76ee"><span class="x" id="content1__205" original="E86e.-76ed"> Most aquatic plants have a very high water content. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-712d" id="content1__206" original="E88f.-7d8a"><span class="shcut" id="content1__207" original="E88f.-7db3"> noun + content </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-712b" id="content1__208" original="E88f.-7d7b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-712a" id="content1__209" original="E88f.-7d79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7129" id="content1__210" original="E88f.-7d78"><span class="coll" id="content1__211"> water </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7127" id="content1__212" original="E88f.-7d77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7126" id="content1__213" original="E88f.-7d76"><span class="coll" id="content1__214"> moisture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7124" id="content1__215" original="E88f.-7d73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7123" id="content1__216" original="E88f.-7d72"><span class="coll" id="content1__217"> fat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7121" id="content1__218" original="E88f.-7d6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7120" id="content1__219" original="E88f.-7d6c"><span class="coll" id="content1__220"> protein </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-711e" id="content1__221" original="E88f.-7d6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-711d" id="content1__222" original="E88f.-7d6e"><span class="coll" id="content1__223"> iron </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-711b" id="content1__224" original="E88f.-7d75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-711a" id="content1__225" original="E88f.-7d74"><span class="coll" id="content1__226"> carbon </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7118" id="content1__227" original="E88f.-7d71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7117" id="content1__228" original="E88f.-7d70"><span class="coll" id="content1__229"> nitrogen </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7115" id="content1__230" original="E88f.-7d6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7114" id="content1__231" original="E88f.-7d6a"><span class="coll" id="content1__232"> oxygen </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7112" id="content1__233" original="E88f.-7d69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7111" id="content1__234" original="E88f.-7d68"><span class="x" id="content1__235" original="E88f.-7d67"> The steel had quite a high carbon content so that it was stronger. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-710f" id="content1__236" original="E88f.-7d64"><span class="shcut" id="content1__237" original="E88f.-7d63"> verb + content </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-710d" id="content1__238" original="E88f.-7d4b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-710c" id="content1__239" original="E88f.-7d49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-710b" id="content1__240" original="E88f.-7d48"><span class="coll" id="content1__241"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7109" id="content1__242" original="E88f.-7d47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7108" id="content1__243" original="E88f.-7d46"><span class="coll" id="content1__244"> influence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7106" id="content1__245" original="E88f.-7d45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7105" id="content1__246" original="E88f.-7db2"><span class="x" id="content1__247" original="E88f.-7d40"> The moisture content was determined by drying overnight at 100°C, then reweighing the sample. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7103" id="content1__248" original="E88f.-7d42"><span class="x" id="content1__249" original="E88f.-7d41"> Corporate media giants deny that consolidation of the industry influences news content. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7101" id="content1__250" original="E88e.-7bdf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7100" id="content1__251" original="E88e.-7bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70ff" id="content1__252" original="E88e.-7bdc"><span class="coll" id="content1__253"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70fd" id="content1__254" original="E88e.-7bdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70fc" id="content1__255" original="E88e.-7bda"><span class="coll" id="content1__256"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70fa" id="content1__257" original="E88e.-7bd9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70f9" id="content1__258" original="E88f.-7d56"><span class="x" id="content1__259" original="E88f.-7d55"> The US reached an agreement with the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers to reduce sulfur content in gasoline. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70f7" id="content1__260" original="E83b.620e"><span class="shcut" id="content1__261" original="E83b.620f"> contents + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70f5" id="content1__262" original="E88f.-7d32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70f4" id="content1__263" original="E88f.-7d30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70f3" id="content1__264" original="E88f.-7d2f"><span class="coll" id="content1__265"> page </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70f1" id="content1__266" original="E88f.-7d2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70f0" id="content1__267" original="E88f.-7d2d"><span class="coll" id="content1__268"> list </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70ee" id="content1__269" original="E88f.-7d2c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70ed" id="content1__270" original="E88f.-7d2b"><span class="x" id="content1__271" original="E88f.-7d2a"> The approach is not entirely transparent from the contents page. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70eb" id="content1__272" original="E88f.-7d34"><span class="shcut" id="content1__273" original="E88f.-7d33"> content + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70e9" id="content1__274" original="E88f.-7db1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70e8" id="content1__275" original="E88f.-7d26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70e7" id="content1__276" original="E88f.-7d25"><span class="coll" id="content1__277"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70e5" id="content1__278" original="E88f.-7d24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70e4" id="content1__279" original="E88f.-7d23"><span class="x" id="content1__280" original="E88f.-7d22"> A content analysis of ‘The Daily Show’ found that the news media were targets 15% of the time. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70e2" id="content1__281" original="E88f.-7d21"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70e1" id="content1__282" original="E88f.-7d1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70e0" id="content1__283" original="E88f.-7d1e"><span class="coll" id="content1__284"> provider </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70de" id="content1__285" original="E88f.-7d1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70dd" id="content1__286" original="E88f.-7d1c"><span class="coll" id="content1__287"> services </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70db" id="content1__288" original="E88f.-7d1b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-70da" id="content1__289" original="E88f.-7d1a"><span class="x" id="content1__290" original="E88f.-7d19"> The website is created and hosted by the content provider. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-31a6" id="content1__291" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://content1" title="content definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-31a5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1636" id="content1__292" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="content1__293"> content </span><span class="xhm" id="content1__294"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.92b" hm="2" id="content2" original="E399.22b" sum="500"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.92c" id="content2__1" original="E399.22c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.92d" id="content2__2" original="E399.22d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> content <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.937" id="content2__6" original="E399.238"><span class="pos" id="content2__7" original="E399.239"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.931" eid="content2__8" original="E399.235" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19d" geo="br" id="content2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-19a" geo="n_am" id="content2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontent__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.939" id="content2__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="content2__14" original="E399.23f"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.93b" id="content2__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.93c" id="content2__16" original="E399.240"><span class="def" id="content2__17" original="E399.242"> satisfied and happy with what you have; willing to do or accept something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.93e" id="content2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.93f" id="content2__19" original="E867.-170b"><span class="cf" id="content2__20" original="E399.241"><span class="exp" id="content2__21"> content </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="content2__22" original="E867.-170a"> He is content with his new life in New York. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.943" id="content2__23" original="E875.7e74"><span class="x" id="content2__24" original="E875.7e75"> Many victims of negligence are not content with mere financial compensation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.945" id="content2__25" original="E867.-1709"><span class="cf" id="content2__26" original="E399.244"><span class="exp" id="content2__27"> content </span> to do/be something </span><span class="x" id="content2__28" original="E867.-1708"> King Frederick knew that, unless he was content to be the client of powerful neighbours, he needed a military force of his own. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-30e0" id="content2__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://content2_1" title="content definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-30df" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-15e2" id="content2__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="content2__31"> content </span><span class="xhm" id="content2__32"> 2 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.949" hm="3" id="content3" original="E399.249" sum="393"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.94a" id="content3__1" original="E399.24a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.94b" id="content3__2" original="E399.24b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> content <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.958" id="content3__9" original="E399.256"><span class="pos" id="content3__10" original="E399.257"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.952" eid="content3__11" original="E399.253" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-16a" geo="br" id="content3__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-167" geo="n_am" id="content3__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontent__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-550" id="content3__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-197" form="root" id="content3__17"><span class="vp" id="content3__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> content </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-195" eid="content3__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-194" geo="br" id="content3__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-191" geo="n_am" id="content3__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontent__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontent__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-18e" form="thirdps" id="content3__24"><span class="vp" id="content3__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contents </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-18c" eid="content3__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-18b" geo="br" id="content3__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtents <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontents__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontents__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontents__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-188" geo="n_am" id="content3__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtents <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontents__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontents__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontents__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-185" form="past" id="content3__31"><span class="vp" id="content3__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-183" eid="content3__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-182" geo="br" id="content3__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-17f" geo="n_am" id="content3__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-17c" form="pastpart" id="content3__38"><span class="vp" id="content3__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contented </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-17a" eid="content3__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-179" geo="br" id="content3__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontented__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontented__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontented__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-176" geo="n_am" id="content3__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtentɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontented__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontented__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontented__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-173" form="prespart" id="content3__45"><span class="vp" id="content3__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contenting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-171" eid="content3__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-170" geo="br" id="content3__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontenting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontenting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontenting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-16d" geo="n_am" id="content3__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="content3__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtentɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontenting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontenting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontenting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.984" id="content3__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.985" id="content3__53" original="E399.278"><span class="cf" id="content3__54" original="E399.279"><span class="exp" id="content3__55"> content </span> yourself with something </span><span class="def" id="content3__56" original="E399.27a"> to accept and be satisfied with something and not try to have or do something better </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.989" id="content3__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.98a" id="content3__58" original="E867.-1702"><span class="x" id="content3__59" original="E867.-1701"> Poisson performed no experiments and contented himself with calling for others to confirm his theory. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-308e" id="content3__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://content2_1" title="content definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-308d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-15e2" id="content3__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="content3__62"> content </span><span class="xhm" id="content3__63"> 2 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contention
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.98c" id="contention" original="E399.2b7" sum="903"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.98d" id="contention__1" original="E399.2b8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.98e" id="contention__2" original="E399.2b9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contention </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.999" id="contention__7" original="E399.2c1"><span class="pos" id="contention__8" original="E399.2c2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-792d" eid="contention__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-3a" geo="br" id="contention__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contention__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontention__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontention__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontention__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-37" geo="n_am" id="contention__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contention__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontention__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontention__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontention__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.99b" id="contention__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.99c" id="contention__15" original="E399.2cc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.99d" id="contention__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contention__17" original="E399.2ce"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contention__18" original="E399.2d0"> a belief or an opinion that is expressed, especially in an argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9a0" id="contention__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9a1" id="contention__20" original="E867.-16fd"><span class="x" id="contention__21" original="E867.-16fc"> Our results did not support these contentions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9a3" id="contention__22" original="E492.-2344"><span class="x" id="contention__23" original="E492.-2343"> This contention was rejected by the court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9a5" id="contention__24" original="E867.-16fb"><span class="cf" id="contention__25" original="E399.2cf"><span class="exp" id="contention__26"> contention </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="contention__27" original="E867.-16fa"> He cites Reinhold Niebuhr to support his contention that democracy requires virtue. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9a9" id="contention__28" original="E399.2c5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9aa" id="contention__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contention__30" original="E399.2c7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contention__31" original="E399.2c8"> disagreement between people or groups </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9ad" id="contention__32" original="E399.2c9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispute1" title="dispute1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9ae" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2212" id="contention__33" original="E399.2ca"><span class="xh" id="contention__34"> dispute </span><span class="xhm" id="contention__35"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b1" id="contention__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b2" id="contention__37" original="E875.7ecb"><span class="x" id="contention__38" original="E875.7ecc"> This was a phase of heightened conflict and contention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b4" id="contention__39" original="E867.-16f9"><span class="x" id="contention__40" original="E867.-16f8"> The new restrictions became a point of contention between the Commission and environmentalists. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b6" id="contention__41" original="E492.-2342"><span class="x" id="contention__42" original="E492.-2341"> an area/a matter/a source of contention </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b8-FF1" id="contention__43" original="E392.44d1" sk="boneofcontention"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b8-FF2" id="contention__44"><span class="idm" id="contention__45" original="E392.44d2"> a bone of contention </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b8-FF4" id="contention__46"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b8-FF5" id="contention__47"><span class="def" id="contention__48" original="E392.44d3"> a subject that causes disagreement and arguments between people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b8-FF7" id="contention__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9b8-FF8" id="contention__50" original="E834.5251"><span class="x" id="contention__51" original="E834.5252"> The influence of finance and the City of London has long been a bone of contention. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3073" id="contention__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contention" title="contention definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3072" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1538" id="contention__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contention__54"> contention </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contentious
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9bc" id="contentious" original="E399.2dd" sum="487"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9bd" id="contentious__1" original="E399.2de"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9be" id="contentious__2" original="E399.2df"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contentious </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9c6" id="contentious__4" original="E399.2e4"><span class="pos" id="contentious__5" original="E399.2e5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7926" eid="contentious__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-16" geo="br" id="contentious__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contentious__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtenʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontentious__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontentious__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontentious__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.-13" geo="n_am" id="contentious__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contentious__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtenʃəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontentious__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontentious__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontentious__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9c8" id="contentious__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9c9" id="contentious__12" original="E399.2e8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="contentious__13" original="E399.2e9"> likely to cause disagreement between people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9cb" id="contentious__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9cc" id="contentious__15" original="E867.-16e5"><span class="x" id="contentious__16" original="E867.-16e4"> A critical and highly contentious issue is the distinction between freedom fighters and terrorists. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9ce" id="contentious__17" original="E867.-16e3"><span class="x" id="contentious__18" original="E867.-16e2"> Whether the onset of the Cold War after 1945 was inevitable remains contentious. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9d0" id="contentious__19" original="E399.2ed"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="contentious__20" original="E399.2ee"> involving a lot of arguing or disagreement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9d2" id="contentious__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9d3" id="contentious__22" original="E867.-16e1"><span class="x" id="contentious__23" original="E867.-16e0"> A series of contentious negotiations took place over pricing issues. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3042" id="contentious__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contentious" title="contentious definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3041" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-14f8" id="contentious__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contentious__26"> contentious </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contest
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9d5" hm="1" id="contest1" original="E399.32e" sum="904"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9d6" id="contest1__1" original="E399.32f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9d7" id="contest1__2" original="E399.330"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contest <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9e4" id="contest1__9" original="E399.338"><span class="pos" id="contest1__10" original="E399.339"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9de" eid="contest1__11" original="E399.356" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.170" geo="br" id="contest1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontest__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.173" geo="n_am" id="contest1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontest__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-522" id="contest1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.143" form="root" id="contest1__17"><span class="vp" id="contest1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contest </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.145" eid="contest1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.146" geo="br" id="contest1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontest__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.149" geo="n_am" id="contest1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontest__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.14c" form="thirdps" id="contest1__24"><span class="vp" id="contest1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contests </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.14e" eid="contest1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.14f" geo="br" id="contest1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontests__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontests__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontests__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.152" geo="n_am" id="contest1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontests__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontests__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontests__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.155" form="past" id="contest1__31"><span class="vp" id="contest1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contested </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.157" eid="contest1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.158" geo="br" id="contest1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontested__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontested__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontested__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15b" geo="n_am" id="contest1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontested__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontested__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontested__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15e" form="pastpart" id="contest1__38"><span class="vp" id="contest1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contested </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.160" eid="contest1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.161" geo="br" id="contest1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontested__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontested__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontested__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.164" geo="n_am" id="contest1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontested__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontested__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontested__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.167" form="prespart" id="contest1__45"><span class="vp" id="contest1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contesting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.169" eid="contest1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.16a" geo="br" id="contest1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontesting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontesting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontesting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.16d" geo="n_am" id="contest1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontesting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontesting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontesting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a10" id="contest1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a11" id="contest1__53" original="E399.35c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="contest1__54" original="E873.-7e59"><span class="exp" id="contest1__55"> contest </span> something </span><span class="def" id="contest1__56" original="E399.35e"> to formally disagree with a decision, statement or theory because you think it is wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a15" id="contest1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a16" id="contest1__58" original="E867.-16c9"><span class="x" id="contest1__59" original="E867.-16c8"> Participants must have the opportunity to contest the claims or ideas of others. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a18" id="contest1__60" original="E873.-7e58"><span class="x" id="contest1__61" original="E873.-7e57"> Such research attempts to capture the contested nature of ‘citizenship’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a1a" id="contest1__62" original="E873.-7e56"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a1b" id="contest1__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="contest1__64" original="E492.-2336"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contest1__65" original="E873.-7e54"> to enter an argument or fight about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a1e" id="contest1__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a1f" id="contest1__67" original="E873.-7e53"><span class="cf" id="contest1__68" original="E873.-7e55"> be contested </span><span class="x" id="contest1__69" original="E873.-7e52"> The introduction of Western civilization in the region was fiercely contested. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a22" id="contest1__70" original="E873.-7e50"><span class="cf" id="contest1__71" original="E873.-7e51"> hotly/highly contested </span><span class="x" id="contest1__72" original="E873.-7e4f"> The relationship between firearms ownership rates and violent death rates is one of the most hotly contested issues under discussion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a25" id="contest1__73" original="E399.359"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="contest1__74" original="E399.35a"><span class="exp" id="contest1__75"> contest </span> something </span><span class="def" id="contest1__76" original="E399.35b"> to take part in a competition, election, etc. and try to win it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a29" id="contest1__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a2a" id="contest1__78" original="E867.-16c7"><span class="x" id="contest1__79" original="E867.-16c6"> Two oppostion parties were banned from contesting the 2011 election. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ff1" id="contest1__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contest_1" title="contest definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ff0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-14a3" id="contest1__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contest1__82"> contest </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a2c" hm="2" id="contest2" original="E399.313" sum="731"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a2d" id="contest2__1" original="E399.314"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a2e" id="contest2__2" original="E399.315"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contest <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a3a" id="contest2__7" original="E399.31d"><span class="pos" id="contest2__8" original="E399.31e"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a33" eid="contest2__9" original="E399.31f" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.176" geo="br" id="contest2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.17a" geo="n_am" id="contest2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contest2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a3c" id="contest2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a3d" id="contest2__15" original="E399.327"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="contest2__16" original="E399.329"> a struggle to gain control or power </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a3f" id="contest2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a40" id="contest2__18" original="E867.-16c4"><span class="cf" id="contest2__19" original="E867.-16c5"><span class="exp" id="contest2__20"> contest </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="contest2__21" original="E867.-16c3"> In 2008, for the first time, the US presidential election became a contest between a non-white and a white candidate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a44" id="contest2__22" original="E867.-16c2"><span class="cf" id="contest2__23" original="E399.328"><span class="exp" id="contest2__24"> contest </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="contest2__25" original="E867.-16c1"> The confrontation was essentially a contest for supremacy between president and parliament. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a48" id="contest2__26" original="E873.-7fac"><span class="cf" id="contest2__27" original="E873.-7fad"><span class="exp" id="contest2__28"> contest </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="contest2__29" original="E873.-7fab"> The war then developed into a costly contest over the possession of Sevastopol. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a4c" id="contest2__30" original="E873.-7fa9"><span class="cf" id="contest2__31" original="E873.-7faa"> win/lose a <span class="exp" id="contest2__32"> contest </span></span><span class="x" id="contest2__33" original="E873.-7fa8"><span class="eul" id="contest2__34" original="E492.-2335"> D. basalis </span> females were more aggressive and won most contests. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a51" id="contest2__35" original="E399.322"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="contest2__36" original="E399.323"> a competition in which people's skill is tested </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a53" id="contest2__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a54" id="contest2__38" original="E867.-16c0"><span class="x" id="contest2__39" original="E867.-16bf"> Marsyas found a flute and challenged the god Apollo to a musical contest. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2fc0" id="contest2__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contest_1" title="contest definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2fbf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-14a3" id="contest2__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contest2__42"> contest </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a56" id="context" original="E399.36d" sum="1448"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a57" id="context__1" original="E399.36e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a58" id="context__2" original="E399.36f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> context </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a64" id="context__7" original="E399.377"><span class="pos" id="context__8" original="E399.378"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-791f" eid="context__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.24e" geo="br" id="context__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="context__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntekst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontext__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontext__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontext__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.252" geo="n_am" id="context__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="context__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntekst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontext__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontext__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontext__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a66" id="context__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="context__15" original="E399.37a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="context__16" original="E399.37b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a69" id="context__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a6a" id="context__18" original="E399.37c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="context__19" original="E399.37d"> the situation or set of circumstances in which something happens and that helps you to understand it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a6c" id="context__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a6d" id="context__21" original="E8d7.-7e4d"><span class="x" id="context__22" original="E8d7.-7e4c"> The first section sets the context by briefly reviewing the federalism literature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a6f" id="context__23" original="E8c2.-7ffb"><span class="cf" id="context__24" original="E8d4.-7b3b"> in/within a <span class="exp" id="context__25"> context </span></span><span class="x" id="context__26" original="E8c2.-7ffa"> Interpretations of this phenomenon have varied in different cultural contexts and eras. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a73" id="context__27" original="E8c2.-7fff"><span class="cf" id="context__28" original="E8d4.-7b3a"> the <span class="exp" id="context__29"> context </span> in which… </span><span class="x" id="context__30" original="E8c2.-7ffe"> It is important to understand the larger context in which much of this research has taken place. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a77" id="context__31" original="E8c2.-7ffd"><span class="cf" id="context__32" original="E8d4.-7b39"> in the <span class="exp" id="context__33"> context </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="context__34" original="E8c2.-7ffc"> Beliefs about health are rooted in the wider context of people's lives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a7b" id="context__35" original="E8d4.-7b37"><span class="cf" id="context__36" original="E8d4.-7b38"> in <span class="exp" id="context__37"> context </span></span><span class="x" id="context__38" original="E8d4.-7b36"> This decision can only be understood in context. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a7f" id="context__39" original="E83b.6255"><span class="cf" id="context__40" original="E83b.6254"> out of <span class="exp" id="context__41"> context </span></span><span class="x" id="context__42" original="E83b.6256"> This quotation has been taken out of context. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a83" id="context__43" original="E8d4.-7b34"><span class="cf" id="context__44" original="E8d4.-7b35"> out of its (…) <span class="exp" id="context__45"> context </span></span><span class="x" id="context__46" original="E8d4.-7b33"> The building should not be viewed out of its social context. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a87" id="context__47" original="E8c2.-7fc2"><span class="cf" id="context__48" original="E8d4.-7b32"><span class="exp" id="context__49"> context </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="context__50" original="E8c2.-7fc1"> Arabian tribal society provided the context for the rise of Islam. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a8b" id="context__51" original="E8c2.-7ff6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="context__52"> adjective + context </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a8d" id="context__53"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a8e" id="context__54" original="E8c2.-7ff4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a8f" id="context__55"><span class="coll" id="context__56" original="E8c2.-7ff3"> different </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a91" id="context__57"><span class="coll" id="context__58" original="E8c2.-7ff2"> other </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a93" id="context__59" original="E8c2.-7ff1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a94" id="context__60"><span class="coll" id="context__61" original="E8c2.-7ff0"> specific </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a96" id="context__62"><span class="coll" id="context__63" original="E8c2.-7fef"> particular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a98" id="context__64" original="E8c2.-7fee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a99" id="context__65"><span class="coll" id="context__66" original="E8c2.-7fed"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a9b" id="context__67" original="E8c2.-7fec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a9c" id="context__68"><span class="coll" id="context__69" original="E8c2.-7feb"> wider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.a9e" id="context__70"><span class="coll" id="context__71" original="E8c2.-7fea"> broader </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aa0" id="context__72"><span class="coll" id="context__73" original="E8c2.-7fe9"> larger </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aa2" id="context__74" original="E8c2.-7fd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aa3" id="context__75"><span class="coll" id="context__76" original="E8c2.-7fd7"> global </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aa5" id="context__77"><span class="coll" id="context__78" original="E8c2.-7fd6"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aa7" id="context__79" original="E8c2.-7fd5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aa8" id="context__80"><span class="coll" id="context__81" original="E8c2.-7fd4"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aaa" id="context__82" original="E8c2.-7fd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aab" id="context__83"><span class="coll" id="context__84" original="E8c2.-7fd2"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aad" id="context__85" original="E8c2.-7fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aae" id="context__86"><span class="coll" id="context__87" original="E8c2.-7fe7"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ab0" id="context__88" original="E8c2.-7fe6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ab1" id="context__89"><span class="coll" id="context__90" original="E8c2.-7fe5"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ab3" id="context__91" original="E8c2.-7fe4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ab4" id="context__92"><span class="coll" id="context__93" original="E8c2.-7fe3"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ab6" id="context__94" original="E8c2.-7fe2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ab7" id="context__95"><span class="coll" id="context__96" original="E8c2.-7fe1"> institutional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ab9" id="context__97" original="E8c2.-7fe0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aba" id="context__98"><span class="coll" id="context__99" original="E8c2.-7fdf"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.abc" id="context__100" original="E8c2.-7fde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.abd" id="context__101"><span class="coll" id="context__102" original="E8c2.-7fdd"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.abf" id="context__103" original="E8c2.-7fdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ac0" id="context__104"><span class="coll" id="context__105" original="E8c2.-7fdb"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ac2" id="context__106" original="E8c2.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ac3" id="context__107"><span class="coll" id="context__108" original="E8c2.-7fd9"> economic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ac5" id="context__109" original="E8c2.-7fd1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ac6" id="context__110" original="E8c2.-7fd0"><span class="x" id="context__111" original="E8c2.-7fcf"> Today, popular culture is usually discussed in the broader context of globalization processes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ac8" id="context__112" original="E8c2.-7fcd"><span class="x" id="context__113" original="E8c2.-7fcc"> Classrooms and schools are never culturally neutral as they are situated within a particular cultural context. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aca" id="context__114" original="E8c2.-7fc9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="context__115"> verb + context </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.acc" id="context__116"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.acd" id="context__117" original="E8c2.-7fc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ace" id="context__118"><span class="coll" id="context__119" original="E8c2.-7fc6"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ad0" id="context__120"><span class="coll" id="context__121" original="E8d7.-7e52"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ad2" id="context__122"><span class="coll" id="context__123" original="E8d7.-7e51"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ad4" id="context__124" original="E8c2.-7fc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ad5" id="context__125"><span class="coll" id="context__126" original="E8c2.-7fc4"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ad7" id="context__127" original="E8d7.-7e50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ad8" id="context__128"><span class="coll" id="context__129" original="E8d7.-7e4f"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ada" id="context__130"><span class="coll" id="context__131" original="E8d7.-7e4e"> consider </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.adc" id="context__132" original="E8c2.-7fc3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.add" id="context__133" original="E8d4.-7b2d"><span class="x" id="context__134" original="E8d4.-7b2c"> Three important factors set the context for research in disease ecology. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.adf" id="context__135" original="E8d7.-7e49" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="context__136"> verb + something in context </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ae1" id="context__137"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ae2" id="context__138" original="E8d7.-7e47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ae3" id="context__139"><span class="coll" id="context__140" original="E8d7.-7e46"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ae5" id="context__141" original="E8d7.-7e45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ae6" id="context__142"><span class="coll" id="context__143" original="E8d7.-7e44"> consider </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ae8" id="context__144"><span class="coll" id="context__145" original="E8d7.-7e43"> view </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aea" id="context__146"><span class="coll" id="context__147" original="E8d7.-7e42"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aec" id="context__148"><span class="coll" id="context__149" original="E8d7.-7e41"> discuss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aee" id="context__150"><span class="coll" id="context__151" original="E8d7.-7e40"> see </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.af0" id="context__152" original="E8d7.-7e3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.af1" id="context__153"><span class="coll" id="context__154" original="E8d7.-7e3e"> place </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.af3" id="context__155"><span class="coll" id="context__156" original="E8d7.-7e3d"> set </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.af5" id="context__157" original="E8d7.-7e3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.af6" id="context__158" original="E8d7.-7e3b"><span class="x" id="context__159" original="E8d7.-7e3a"> Specific purchasing decisions are best understood in the long-term context of the relationship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.af8" id="context__160" original="E8d7.-7e39"><span class="x" id="context__161" original="E8d7.-7e38"> These changes should be seen in the context of substantially increased cycle usage in central London. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.afa" id="context__162" original="E8d7.-7e5a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="context__163" original="E8d7.-7e59"> the words that come just before and after a word, phrase or statement and help you to understand its meaning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.afc" id="context__164"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.afd" id="context__165" original="E8d7.-7e58"><span class="x" id="context__166" original="E8d7.-7e57"> Which meaning of the word is intended has to be inferred from the context. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.aff" id="context__167" original="E8d7.-7e56"><span class="x" id="context__168" original="E8d7.-7e55"> Depending on the context, the word could stand in for ‘clan’, ‘tribe’, ‘extended family’ or ‘nation’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b01" id="context__169" original="E8d7.-7e54"><span class="cf" id="context__170" original="E8d4.-7b31"> in <span class="exp" id="context__171"> context </span></span><span class="x" id="context__172" original="E8d7.-7e53"> Pronunciation changes when words are spoken in isolation compared with when they are spoken in context. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b05" id="context__173" original="E8d4.-7b2f"><span class="cf" id="context__174" original="E8d4.-7b30"> out of <span class="exp" id="context__175"> context </span></span><span class="x" id="context__176" original="E8d4.-7b2e"> Carter claimed that the local newspaper story took his words out of context. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2f8e" id="context__177" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://context" title="context definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2f8d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-141c" id="context__178" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="context__179"> context </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contextual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b09" id="contextual" original="E399.380" sum="455"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b0a" id="contextual__1" original="E399.381"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b0b" id="contextual__2" original="E399.382"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contextual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b13" id="contextual__4" original="E399.387"><span class="pos" id="contextual__5" original="E399.388"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7916" eid="contextual__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.29e" geo="br" id="contextual__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextual__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2a1" geo="n_am" id="contextual__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextual__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextual__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextual__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b15" id="contextual__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b16" id="contextual__12" original="E399.38b"><span class="def" id="contextual__13" original="E399.38c"> connected with a particular <a class="ndv" href="entry://context" id="contextual__14"> context </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b19" id="contextual__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b1a" id="contextual__16" original="E8d4.-7b1f"><span class="x" id="contextual__17" original="E8d4.-7b1e"> These case studies highlight that a variety of contextual factors can have a positive impact on outcomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b1c" id="contextual__18" original="E8c2.-7f98"><span class="x" id="contextual__19" original="E8c2.-7f97"> The practice of recruitment may be influenced by several contextual variables. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b1e" id="contextual__20" original="E8c2.-7f96"><span class="x" id="contextual__21" original="E8c2.-7f95"> Contextual information is required to make good strategic decisions about potential markets. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ede" id="contextual__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contextual" title="contextual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2edd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-13f6" id="contextual__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contextual__24"> contextual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contextualize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b20" id="contextualize" original="E399.394" sum="746"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b21" id="contextualize__1" original="E399.395"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b22" id="contextualize__2" original="E399.396"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contextualize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b24" id="contextualize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b25" id="contextualize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-85" id="contextualize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="contextualize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> contextual <span class="ptl" id="contextualize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b37" id="contextualize__19" original="E399.3a5"><span class="pos" id="contextualize__20" original="E399.3a6"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-790f" eid="contextualize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.392" geo="br" id="contextualize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.395" geo="n_am" id="contextualize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4f4" id="contextualize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.365" form="root" id="contextualize__27"><span class="vp" id="contextualize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contextualize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.367" eid="contextualize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.368" geo="br" id="contextualize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.36b" geo="n_am" id="contextualize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.36e" form="thirdps" id="contextualize__34"><span class="vp" id="contextualize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contextualizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.370" eid="contextualize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.371" geo="br" id="contextualize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.374" geo="n_am" id="contextualize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.377" form="past" id="contextualize__41"><span class="vp" id="contextualize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contextualized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.379" eid="contextualize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.37a" geo="br" id="contextualize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.37d" geo="n_am" id="contextualize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.380" form="pastpart" id="contextualize__48"><span class="vp" id="contextualize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contextualized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.382" eid="contextualize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.383" geo="br" id="contextualize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.386" geo="n_am" id="contextualize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.389" form="prespart" id="contextualize__55"><span class="vp" id="contextualize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contextualizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.38b" eid="contextualize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.38c" geo="br" id="contextualize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.38f" geo="n_am" id="contextualize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contextualize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontextualizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontextualizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b63" id="contextualize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b64" id="contextualize__63" original="E399.3c3"><span class="def" id="contextualize__64" original="E399.3c7"> to consider something in relation to the situation in which it happens or exists </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b66" id="contextualize__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b67" id="contextualize__66" original="E8c2.-7fa8"><span class="cf" id="contextualize__67" original="E399.3c4"><span class="exp" id="contextualize__68"> contextualize </span> something </span><span class="x" id="contextualize__69" original="E8c2.-7fa7"> The novel contextualizes her life in a way which shows that nothing happens in isolation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b6b" id="contextualize__70" original="E8c2.-7fa6"><span class="cf" id="contextualize__71" original="E8d4.-7b1d"><span class="exp" id="contextualize__72"> contextualize </span> something within something </span><span class="x" id="contextualize__73" original="E8c2.-7fa5"> Demographic development needs to be properly contextualized within the wider sphere of environmental history. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2e87" id="contextualize__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contextualize" title="contextualize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2e86" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-13db" id="contextualize__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contextualize__76"> contextualize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b6f" id="continent" original="E399.415" sum="861"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b70" id="continent__1" original="E399.416"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b71" id="continent__2" original="E399.417"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b7d" id="continent__7" original="E399.41f"><span class="pos" id="continent__8" original="E399.420"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7908" eid="continent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.45a" geo="br" id="continent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntɪnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinent__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinent__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontinent__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.45e" geo="n_am" id="continent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntɪnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinent__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinent__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://xcontinent__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b7f" id="continent__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b80" id="continent__15" original="E399.421"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b81" id="continent__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="continent__17" original="E399.423"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="continent__18" original="E399.424"> one of the seven main continuous land masses of the earth (Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Europe and North and South America) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b84" id="continent__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b85" id="continent__20" original="E867.-16bc"><span class="x" id="continent__21" original="E867.-16bb"> SARS demonstrated the speed at which infectious diseases can spread across continents. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b87" id="continent__22" original="E867.-16be"><span class="cf" id="continent__23" original="E492.-231f"> on the… <span class="exp" id="continent__24"> continent </span></span><span class="x" id="continent__25" original="E867.-16bd"> A handful of new democracies emerged on the African continent during the 1990s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b8b" id="continent__26" original="E873.-7e1e"><span class="cf" id="continent__27" original="E873.-7e1f"><span class="exp" id="continent__28"> continent </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="continent__29" original="E873.-7e1d"> In his famous speech in March 1946, Churchill spoke of an ‘iron curtain’ across the continent of Europe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b8f" id="continent__30" original="E399.425"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b90" id="continent__31" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b91" id="continent__32"><span class="v"><strong> the Continent </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b93" id="continent__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="continent__35" original="E399.428"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b95" id="continent__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="continent__37" original="E399.429"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="continent__38" original="E399.42a"> the main part of the <span class="dh" id="continent__39" original="E399.42b"> continent </span> of Europe, not including Britain or Ireland </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b99" id="continent__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b9a" id="continent__41" original="E867.-16ba"><span class="cf" id="continent__42" original="E492.-231d"> on the <span class="exp" id="continent__43"> continent </span></span><span class="x" id="continent__44" original="E867.-16b9"> By 700 AD, numerous monasteries had been founded in England as well as on the Continent. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2e66" id="continent__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continent_1" title="continent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2e65" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1cc0" id="continent__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continent__47"> continent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continental
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b9e" id="continental" original="E399.42c" sum="788"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.b9f" id="continental__1" original="E399.42d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ba0" id="continental__2" original="E399.42e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continental </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ba9" id="continental__4" original="E399.434"><span class="pos" id="continental__5" original="E399.435"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78ff" eid="continental__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.4c2" geo="br" id="continental__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continental__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntɪˈnentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinental__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.4c6" geo="n_am" id="continental__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continental__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntɪˈnentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xcontinental__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bab" id="continental__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bac" id="continental__12" original="E399.444"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="continental__13" original="E399.445"> forming part of or connected with any of the seven main land masses of the earth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bae" id="continental__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.baf" id="continental__15" original="E867.-16b8"><span class="x" id="continental__16" original="E867.-16b7"> In these cases, the continental crust becomes thinner toward the oceans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bb1" id="continental__17" original="E873.-7bf9"><span class="x" id="continental__18" original="E873.-7bf8"> Japan's location just off the coast of continental Asia would have a monumental influence on the country's history. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bb3" id="continental__19" original="E873.-7bf7"><span class="x" id="continental__20" original="E873.-7bf6"> Northern Greece has a more continental climate, with much colder and wetter winters, than the south. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bb5" id="continental__21" original="E399.436"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bb6" id="continental__22" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bb7" id="continental__23"><span class="v"><strong> Continental </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bb9" id="continental__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="continental__26" original="E399.439"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bbb" id="continental__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="continental__28" original="E399.43a"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="continental__29" original="E399.43b"> of or in the continent of Europe, not including Britain and Ireland </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bbe" id="continental__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bbf" id="continental__31" original="E867.-16b6"><span class="x" id="continental__32" original="E867.-16b5"> Pennington (1969, p.1) points out the comparative poverty of British flora, compared with that of continental Europe. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2e35" id="continental__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continental_1" title="continental definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2e34" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1320" id="continental__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continental__35"> continental </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continental drift
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bc1" id="continental-drift" original="E399.46f" sum="427"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bc2" id="continental-drift__1" original="E399.470"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bc3" id="continental-drift__2" original="E399.471"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continental drift </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bca" id="continental-drift__4" original="E399.476"><span class="pos" id="continental-drift__5" original="E399.477"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7298" eid="continental-drift__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.526" geo="br" id="continental-drift__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continental-drift__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntɪˌnentəl ˈdrɪft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental_drift_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental_drift_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinental_drift_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.529" geo="n_am" id="continental-drift__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continental-drift__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntɪˌnentəl ˈdrɪft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental_drift_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental_drift_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinental_drift_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bcc" id="continental-drift__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="continental-drift__12" original="E399.479"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bce" id="continental-drift__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="continental-drift__14" subj="earthsci"> earth sciences </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bd0" id="continental-drift__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bd1" id="continental-drift__16" original="E399.47b"><span class="def" id="continental-drift__17" original="E399.47c"> the slow movement of the continents towards and away from each other during the history of the earth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bd3" id="continental-drift__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bd4" id="continental-drift__19" original="E492.-2302"><span class="x" id="continental-drift__20" original="E492.-2301"> Before the acceptance of continental drift, some geologists devised elaborate explanations for movement of fossils around the earth. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bd6" id="continental-drift__21" original="E399.47d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://plate-tectonics" title="plate tectonics definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bd7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-33c3" id="continental-drift__22" original="E399.47e"><span class="xh" id="continental-drift__23"> plate tectonics </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2e0b" id="continental-drift__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continental-drift" title="continental drift definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2e0a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-12c2" id="continental-drift__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continental-drift__26"> continental drift </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continental shelf
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bd9" id="continental-shelf" original="E399.48e" sum="326"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bda" id="continental-shelf__1" original="E399.48f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bdb" id="continental-shelf__2" original="E399.490"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continental shelf </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.be2" id="continental-shelf__4" original="E399.495"><span class="pos" id="continental-shelf__5" original="E399.496"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7291" eid="continental-shelf__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.550" geo="br" id="continental-shelf__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continental-shelf__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntɪˌnentəl ˈʃelf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental_shelf_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental_shelf_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinental_shelf_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.553" geo="n_am" id="continental-shelf__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continental-shelf__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntɪˌnentəl ˈʃelf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental_shelf_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinental_shelf_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinental_shelf_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.be4" id="continental-shelf__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="continental-shelf__12" original="E399.498"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.be6" id="continental-shelf__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="continental-shelf__14" subj="earthsci"> earth sciences </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.be8" id="continental-shelf__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.be9" id="continental-shelf__16" original="E399.49a"><span class="def" id="continental-shelf__17" original="E399.49b"> the area of land on the edge of a continent that slopes into the ocean </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.beb" id="continental-shelf__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bec" id="continental-shelf__19" original="E867.-16b4"><span class="x" id="continental-shelf__20" original="E867.-16b3"> The continental shelf of the Western Antarctic Peninsula extends some 200 km offshore. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2dee" id="continental-shelf__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continental-shelf" title="continental shelf definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ded" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-12a0" id="continental-shelf__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continental-shelf__23"> continental shelf </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contingency
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bee" id="contingency" original="E399.4ad" sum="860"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bef" id="contingency__1" original="E399.4ae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bf0" id="contingency__2" original="E399.4af"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contingency </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bfb" id="contingency__7" original="E399.4b7"><span class="pos" id="contingency__8" original="E399.4b8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78f6" eid="contingency__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.580" geo="br" id="contingency__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contingency__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪndʒənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontingency__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontingency__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontingency__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.583" geo="n_am" id="contingency__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contingency__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪndʒənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontingency__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontingency__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontingency__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.bfd" id="contingency__14" original="E399.4b9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c00" form="pl" id="contingency__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="contingency__16" original="E399.4bd"> contingencies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c02" id="contingency__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c03" id="contingency__18" original="E399.4be"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c04" id="contingency__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contingency__20" original="E890.4590"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contingency__21" original="E399.4bf"> an event that may happen but that is not certain to happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c07" id="contingency__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c08" id="contingency__23" original="E867.-16ac"><span class="x" id="contingency__24" original="E867.-16ab"> It is mothers who are responsible for allocating family resources, including reserves for unexpected contingencies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c0a" id="contingency__25" original="E867.-16aa"><span class="cf" id="contingency__26" original="E890.4593"><span class="exp" id="contingency__27"> contingency </span> plan </span><span class="x" id="contingency__28" original="E867.-16a9"> Each department has developed a contingency plan in case of gas or electricity failure. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c0e" id="contingency__29" original="E890.45a0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c0f" id="contingency__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contingency__31" original="E890.45a2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="contingency__32" original="E890.45a3"><span class="exp" id="contingency__33"> contingency </span> (for something) </span><span class="def" id="contingency__34" original="E890.45a4"> something that is done or provided in case something bad happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c14" id="contingency__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c15" id="contingency__36" original="E890.45a5"><span class="x" id="contingency__37" original="E890.45a6"> The airline saw its revenues fall by some 20% and the company made contingencies for total closure if the trend continued. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c17" id="contingency__38" original="E890.459a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c18" id="contingency__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contingency__40" original="E890.459c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contingency__41" original="E890.459d"> the fact of something being uncertain, or of things in general being uncertain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c1b" id="contingency__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c1c" id="contingency__43" original="E890.459e"><span class="x" id="contingency__44" original="E890.459f"> In the film we see not how identities are fixed, but their terrifying contingency. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2dd0" id="contingency__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contingency" title="contingency definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2dcf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-127d" id="contingency__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contingency__47"> contingency </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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contingent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c1e" hm="1" id="contingent1" original="E399.4ce" sum="557"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c1f" id="contingent1__1" original="E399.4cf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c20" id="contingent1__2" original="E399.4d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contingent <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c2b" id="contingent1__7" original="E399.4d9"><span class="pos" id="contingent1__8" original="E399.4da"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78ef" eid="contingent1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.5c8" geo="br" id="contingent1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contingent1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪndʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontingent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontingent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontingent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.5cb" geo="n_am" id="contingent1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contingent1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪndʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontingent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontingent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontingent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c2d" id="contingent1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="contingent1__15" original="E399.4dc"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c2f" id="contingent1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c30" id="contingent1__17" original="E399.4df"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="contingent1__18" original="E399.4e0"> a group of soldiers that are part of a larger force </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c32" id="contingent1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c33" id="contingent1__20" original="E867.-16b0"><span class="x" id="contingent1__21" original="E867.-16af"> Napoleon's invasion force was a multinational army that included contingents from Prussia and Austria. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c35" id="contingent1__22" original="E399.4dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="contingent1__23" original="E399.4de"> a group of people at a meeting or an event who have something in common, especially the place they come from, that is not shared by the other groups </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c37" id="contingent1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c38" id="contingent1__25" original="E867.-16ae"><span class="x" id="contingent1__26" original="E867.-16ad"> The Japanese contingent at the G5 meeting was/were surprised by the way negotiations developed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d9f" id="contingent1__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contingent_1" title="contingent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d9e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-124f" id="contingent1__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contingent1__29"> contingent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c3a" hm="2" id="contingent2" original="E399.4e1" sum="840"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c3b" id="contingent2__1" original="E399.4e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c3c" id="contingent2__2" original="E399.4e3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contingent <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c46" id="contingent2__6" original="E399.4ec"><span class="pos" id="contingent2__7" original="E399.4ed"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78e8" eid="contingent2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.5ce" geo="br" id="contingent2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contingent2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪndʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontingent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontingent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontingent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.5d1" geo="n_am" id="contingent2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contingent2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪndʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontingent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontingent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontingent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c48" id="contingent2__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c49" id="contingent2__14" original="E867.-16a6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="contingent2__15" original="E867.-16a5"> depending on something that may or may not happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c4b" id="contingent2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c4c" id="contingent2__17" original="E867.-16a4"><span class="cf" id="contingent2__18" original="E399.4ef"><span class="exp" id="contingent2__19"> contingent </span> on/upon something </span><span class="x" id="contingent2__20" original="E867.-16a3"> Implementation of the reforms was contingent on the availability of sufficient funds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c50" id="contingent2__21" original="E867.-16a1"><span class="x" id="contingent2__22" original="E867.-16a0"> Bonuses were contingent upon performance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c52" id="contingent2__23" original="E399.4ee"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="contingent2__24" original="E399.4f2"> influenced by particular factors or by chance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c54" id="contingent2__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c55" id="contingent2__26" original="E867.-169f"><span class="x" id="contingent2__27" original="E867.-169e"> This review has shown the context dependence and contingent nature of recruitment practices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c57" id="contingent2__28" original="E867.-169d"><span class="x" id="contingent2__29" original="E867.-169c"> Arguably, almost all judgements on Saenger's work have been highly contingent and influenced by social, medical and political forces. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c59" id="contingent2__30" original="E399.4f3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="contingent2__31" original="E399.4f4"><span class="exp" id="contingent2__32"> contingent </span> worker/work </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c5c" id="contingent2__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="contingent2__34" subj="busin"> business </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contingent2__35" original="E399.4f7"> a person who does not have a permanent contract with a company; work done by such a person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c5f" id="contingent2__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c60" id="contingent2__37" original="E867.-169b"><span class="x" id="contingent2__38" original="E867.-169a"> Savings were achieved through the employment of increasing numbers of contingent workers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d82" id="contingent2__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contingent_1" title="contingent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d81" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-124f" id="contingent2__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contingent2__41"> contingent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c62" id="continual" original="E399.4ff" sum="479"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c63" id="continual__1" original="E399.500"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c64" id="continual__2" original="E399.501"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c6c" id="continual__4" original="E399.506"><span class="pos" id="continual__5" original="E399.507"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78e1" eid="continual__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.66e" geo="br" id="continual__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continual__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.671" geo="n_am" id="continual__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continual__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinual__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinual__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c6e" id="continual__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="continual__12" original="E399.509"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c70" id="continual__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c71" id="continual__14" original="E8d4.-7b19"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="continual__15" original="E8d4.-7b18"> repeated many times </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c73" id="continual__16" original="E83b.626b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constant1" title="constant1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c74" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e5" id="continual__17" original="E83b.626c"><span class="xh" id="continual__18"> constant </span><span class="xhm" id="continual__19"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="continual__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c78" id="continual__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c79" id="continual__22" original="E8d4.-7b17"><span class="x" id="continual__23" original="E8d4.-7b16"> There were continual efforts to render the sector more economically effective. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c7b" id="continual__24" original="E399.50c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="continual__25" original="E399.50d"> continuing without interruption </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c7d" id="continual__26" original="E399.50e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continuous" title="continuous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c7e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dcf" id="continual__27" original="E399.50f"><span class="xh" id="continual__28"> continuous </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c81" id="continual__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c82" id="continual__30" original="E8d7.-7b5b"><span class="x" id="continual__31" original="E8d7.-7b5a"> The process of continual improvement is a never-ending cycle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c84" id="continual__32" original="E8c2.-7f73"><span class="x" id="continual__33" original="E8c2.-7f72"> Decision-making is viewed as a continual process which is reflected upon, learned and socially constructed. </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E8d8.a11" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E8d8.a12"><span class="h1" original="E8d8.a13"><ul class="inline" original="E8d8.a14"><li class="li" original="E8d8.a15"> continuous </li><li class="li" original="E8d8.a16"> continual </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E8d8.a17"><li class="li" original="E8d8.a18"><span class="eb" original="E8d8.a19"> continuous </span> happening or existing for a period of time without interruption: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E8d8.a1c"><span class="x" original="E8d8.a1d"> The brain generates a seemingly continuous stream of consciousness. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E8d8.a1a"><span class="x" original="E8d8.a1b"> continuous improvement/​monitoring </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E8d8.a1e"><span class="eb" original="E8d8.a1f"> continual </span> repeated many times: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E8d8.a20"><span class="x" original="E8d8.a21"> Clean energy policies require continual adjustment. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-69cf"> The difference between these two words is now disappearing. In particular, <span class="eb" original="E646.-69ce"> continual </span> can mean the same as <span class="eb" original="E646.-69cd"> continuous </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-69cc"><span class="x" original="E646.-69cb"> He demanded continual improvement in innovations from his employees. </span></span></span> However, <span class="eb" original="E646.-69ca"> continuous </span> is much more frequent in this meaning. </li></ul></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d56" id="continual__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continual" title="continual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d55" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1203" id="continual__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continual__36"> continual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continually
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c86" id="continually" original="E8c2.-7f6d" sum="371"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c87" id="continually__1" original="E8c2.-7f6c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c88" id="continually__2" original="E8c2.-7f6b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continually </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c90" id="continually__4" original="E8c2.-7f66"><span class="pos" id="continually__5" original="E8c2.-7f65"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78da" eid="continually__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.6bd" geo="br" id="continually__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continually__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinually__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinually__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinually__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.6c1" geo="n_am" id="continually__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continually__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinually__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinually__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinually__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c92" id="continually__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c93" id="continually__12" original="E8c2.-7f64"><span class="def" id="continually__13" original="E8c2.-7f63"> happening very often or all the time </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c95" id="continually__14" original="E8c2.-7f5c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constantly" title="constantly definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c96" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3a2" id="continually__15" original="E8c2.-7f5b"><span class="xh" id="continually__16"> constantly </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c98" id="continually__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c99" id="continually__18" original="E8c2.-7f62"><span class="x" id="continually__19" original="E8c2.-7f61"> Bacteria live in continually changing environments to which they must adapt for survival. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c9b" id="continually__20" original="E8c2.-7f60"><span class="x" id="continually__21" original="E8c2.-7f5f"> Information collection, processing and storage technologies are continually improving. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d2f" id="continually__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continually" title="continually definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d2e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-79cb" id="continually__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continually__24"> continually </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continuation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c9d" id="continuation" original="E399.549" sum="1016"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c9e" id="continuation__1" original="E399.54a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c9f" id="continuation__2" original="E399.54b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continuation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.caa" id="continuation__7" original="E399.553"><span class="pos" id="continuation__8" original="E399.554"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78d1" eid="continuation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.70d" geo="br" id="continuation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.710" geo="n_am" id="continuation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cac" id="continuation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cad" id="continuation__15" original="E399.555"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cae" id="continuation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="continuation__17" original="E399.557"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="continuation__18" original="E399.558"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="continuation__19" original="E399.559"> an act or the state of continuing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cb2" id="continuation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cb3" id="continuation__21" original="E8c2.-7e0c"><span class="cf" id="continuation__22" original="E8d4.-7b0a"><span class="exp" id="continuation__23"> continuation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="continuation__24" original="E8c2.-7e0b"> Political circumstances in Ethiopia have made continuation of this analysis difficult. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cb7" id="continuation__25" original="E8c2.-7e0a"><span class="x" id="continuation__26" original="E8c2.-7e09"> Throughout the reign there was steady economic progress and a continuation of railway-building. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cb9" id="continuation__27" original="E8d4.-7b08"><span class="cf" id="continuation__28" original="E8d4.-7b09"><span class="exp" id="continuation__29"> continuation </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="continuation__30" original="E8d4.-7b07"> Education is an important predictor of continuation in full-time employment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cbd" id="continuation__31" original="E399.55b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cbe" id="continuation__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="continuation__33" original="E399.55d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="continuation__34" original="E8d4.-7b06"><span class="exp" id="continuation__35"> continuation </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="continuation__36" original="E399.55e"> something that continues or follows something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cc3" id="continuation__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cc4" id="continuation__38" original="E8c2.-7e04"><span class="x" id="continuation__39" original="E8c2.-7e03"> War has become a continuation of economics by other means. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cc6" id="continuation__40" original="E8c2.-7e02"><span class="x" id="continuation__41" original="E8c2.-7e01"> In some respects, the thought of Emmanuel Levinas can be seen as a continuation of Buber's. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cc8" id="continuation__42" original="E399.55f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cc9" id="continuation__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="continuation__44" original="E399.561"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="continuation__45" original="E8d4.-7b05"><span class="exp" id="continuation__46"> continuation </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="continuation__47" original="E399.562"> something that is joined on to something else and forms a part of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cce" id="continuation__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ccf" id="continuation__49" original="E8c2.-7dfe"><span class="x" id="continuation__50" original="E8c2.-7dfd"> The region was viewed as either a northern continuation of the Great American Desert or a southern continuation of the Arctic. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d11" id="continuation__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continuation" title="continuation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2d10" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1181" id="continuation__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continuation__53"> continuation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cd1" id="continue" original="E399.563" sum="1421"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cd2" id="continue__1" original="E399.564"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.cd3" id="continue__2" original="E399.565"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ce0" id="continue__9" original="E399.56f"><span class="pos" id="continue__10" original="E399.570"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78ca" eid="continue__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.817" geo="br" id="continue__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinue__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinue__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontinue__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.81a" geo="n_am" id="continue__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4c6" id="continue__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.81d" form="root" id="continue__17"><span class="vp" id="continue__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> continue </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.81f" eid="continue__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.820" geo="br" id="continue__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinue__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinue__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontinue__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.823" geo="n_am" id="continue__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.826" form="thirdps" id="continue__24"><span class="vp" id="continue__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> continues </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.828" eid="continue__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.829" geo="br" id="continue__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinues__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinues__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinues__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.82c" geo="n_am" id="continue__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinues__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinues__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinues__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.82f" form="past" id="continue__31"><span class="vp" id="continue__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> continued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.831" eid="continue__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.832" geo="br" id="continue__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.835" geo="n_am" id="continue__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.838" form="pastpart" id="continue__38"><span class="vp" id="continue__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> continued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.83a" eid="continue__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.83b" geo="br" id="continue__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.83e" geo="n_am" id="continue__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.841" form="prespart" id="continue__45"><span class="vp" id="continue__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> continuing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.843" eid="continue__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.844" geo="br" id="continue__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.847" geo="n_am" id="continue__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continue__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d0c" id="continue__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d0d" id="continue__53" original="E399.58d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d0e" id="continue__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="continue__55" original="E399.58f"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="continue__56" original="E399.590"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="continue__57" original="E399.591"> to keep existing or happening without stopping </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d12" id="continue__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d13" id="continue__59" original="E8c2.-7df3"><span class="x" id="continue__60" original="E8c2.-7df2"> This situation is expected to continue for many years to come. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d15" id="continue__61" original="E8c6.-7e2b"><span class="x" id="continue__62" original="E8c6.-7e2a"> The process will continue until the temperatures of the two systems are equal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d17" id="continue__63" original="E8c2.-7df1"><span class="cf" id="continue__64" original="E399.592"><span class="exp" id="continue__65"> continue </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="continue__66" original="E8c2.-7df0"> While the number of people in the world continues to grow, the pace of growth is slowing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d1b" id="continue__67" original="E8c6.-7e29"><span class="cf" id="continue__68" original="E399.593"><span class="exp" id="continue__69"> continue </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="continue__70" original="E8c6.-7e28"> The children most likely to continue living in poverty included those from ethnic minority families. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d1f" id="continue__71" original="E8c6.-7e2d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="continue__72"> noun + continue </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d21" id="continue__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d22" id="continue__74" original="E8c6.-7e21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d23" id="continue__75"><span class="coll" id="continue__76" original="E8c6.-7e20"> trend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d25" id="continue__77" original="E8c6.-7e1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d26" id="continue__78"><span class="coll" id="continue__79" original="E8c6.-7e1e"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d28" id="continue__80" original="E8d7.-7375"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d29" id="continue__81"><span class="coll" id="continue__82" original="E8d7.-7374"> debate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d2b" id="continue__83" original="E8d7.-7373"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d2c" id="continue__84"><span class="coll" id="continue__85" original="E8d7.-7372"> work </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d2e" id="continue__86" original="E8c6.-7e1d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d2f" id="continue__87" original="E8c6.-7e1c"><span class="x" id="continue__88" original="E8c6.-7e1b"> If trends continue, there will be 71 million people living in the UK by 2031. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d31" id="continue__89" original="E8c6.-7e06" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="continue__90"> continue + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d33" id="continue__91"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d34" id="continue__92" original="E8c6.-7e04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d35" id="continue__93"><span class="coll" id="continue__94" original="E8c6.-7e03"> indefinitely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d37" id="continue__95" original="E8c6.-7e00"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d38" id="continue__96" original="E8c6.-7dff"><span class="x" id="continue__97" original="E8c6.-7dfe"> If caring is likely to continue indefinitely, a review date should be set. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d3a" id="continue__98" original="E399.594"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d3b" id="continue__99"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="continue__100" original="E399.597"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="continue__101" original="E399.596"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="continue__102" original="E399.598"> to keep doing something without stopping </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d3f" id="continue__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d40" id="continue__104" original="E8c2.-7ded"><span class="cf" id="continue__105" original="E399.59c"><span class="exp" id="continue__106"> continue </span> something </span><span class="x" id="continue__107" original="E8c2.-7dec"> After Pierre's death, Marie continued her work on the chemistry of radium. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d44" id="continue__108" original="E8c2.-7def"><span class="cf" id="continue__109" original="E399.599"><span class="exp" id="continue__110"> continue </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="continue__111" original="E8c2.-7dee"> The employer is obliged to consider the employee's request to continue working. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d48" id="continue__112" original="E8c2.-7de9"><span class="cf" id="continue__113" original="E399.59a"><span class="exp" id="continue__114"> continue </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="continue__115" original="E8c2.-7de8"> Despite growing awareness of the dangers of sunbeds, many men and women continue to use them regularly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d4c" id="continue__116" original="E8c2.-7de7"><span class="cf" id="continue__117" original="E399.59b"><span class="exp" id="continue__118"> continue </span> (with something) </span><span class="x" id="continue__119" original="E8c2.-7de6"> The Czech Republic continued with its programme of privatization. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d50" id="continue__120" original="E8c6.-7e2c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="continue__121"> continue + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d52" id="continue__122"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d53" id="continue__123" original="E8c6.-7e16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d54" id="continue__124"><span class="coll" id="continue__125" original="E8c6.-7e15"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d56" id="continue__126" original="E8d7.-737f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d57" id="continue__127"><span class="coll" id="continue__128" original="E8d7.-737e"> studies </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d59" id="continue__129" original="E8d7.-737d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d5a" id="continue__130"><span class="coll" id="continue__131" original="E8d7.-737c"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d5c" id="continue__132" original="E8c6.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d5d" id="continue__133"><span class="coll" id="continue__134" original="E8c6.-7e0f"> discussion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d5f" id="continue__135" original="E8d7.-737b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d60" id="continue__136"><span class="coll" id="continue__137" original="E8d7.-737a"> tradition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d62" id="continue__138" original="E8d7.-7379"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d63" id="continue__139"><span class="coll" id="continue__140" original="E8d7.-7378"> efforts </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d65" id="continue__141" original="E8c6.-7e14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d66" id="continue__142"><span class="coll" id="continue__143" original="E8c6.-7e13"> war </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d68" id="continue__144" original="E8c6.-7e0e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d69" id="continue__145" original="E8c6.-7e0d"><span class="x" id="continue__146" original="E8c6.-7e0c"> He began working in the Vienna General Hospital, where he continued his brain research. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d6b" id="continue__147" original="E399.59d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d6c" id="continue__148"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="continue__149" original="E399.59f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="continue__150" original="E399.5a0"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="continue__151" original="E399.5a1"> to go or develop further in the same direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d70" id="continue__152"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d71" id="continue__153" original="E8c2.-7de3"><span class="x" id="continue__154" original="E8c2.-7de2"> Both men continued down parallel paths of opposition to racism, poverty and war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d73" id="continue__155" original="E8c2.-7de1"><span class="x" id="continue__156" original="E8c2.-7de0"> Nothing was done for a year, during which the economy continued on its downward course. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d75" id="continue__157" original="E8c6.-7e27"><span class="x" id="continue__158" original="E8c6.-7e26"> Europe continues along the path of integration. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7067" id="continue__159" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="continue__160"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7065" id="continue__161" original="E8c6.-7e24"><span class="shcut" id="continue__162" original="E8c6.-7e23"> continue + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7063" id="continue__163" original="E8c6.-7e2c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7062" id="continue__164" original="E8c6.-7e16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7061" id="continue__165" original="E8c6.-7e15"><span class="coll" id="continue__166"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-705f" id="continue__167" original="E8d7.-737f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-705e" id="continue__168" original="E8d7.-737e"><span class="coll" id="continue__169"> studies </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-705c" id="continue__170" original="E8d7.-737d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-705b" id="continue__171" original="E8d7.-737c"><span class="coll" id="continue__172"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7059" id="continue__173" original="E8c6.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7058" id="continue__174" original="E8c6.-7e0f"><span class="coll" id="continue__175"> discussion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7056" id="continue__176" original="E8d7.-737b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7055" id="continue__177" original="E8d7.-737a"><span class="coll" id="continue__178"> tradition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7053" id="continue__179" original="E8d7.-7379"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7052" id="continue__180" original="E8d7.-7378"><span class="coll" id="continue__181"> efforts </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7050" id="continue__182" original="E8c6.-7e14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-704f" id="continue__183" original="E8c6.-7e13"><span class="coll" id="continue__184"> war </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-704d" id="continue__185" original="E8c6.-7e0e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-704c" id="continue__186" original="E8c6.-7e0d"><span class="x" id="continue__187" original="E8c6.-7e0c"> He began working in the Vienna General Hospital, where he continued his brain research. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-704a" id="continue__188" original="E8d7.-7377"><span class="shcut" id="continue__189" original="E8d7.-7376"> noun + continue </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7048" id="continue__190" original="E8c6.-7e2d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7047" id="continue__191" original="E8c6.-7e21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7046" id="continue__192" original="E8c6.-7e20"><span class="coll" id="continue__193"> trend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7044" id="continue__194" original="E8c6.-7e1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7043" id="continue__195" original="E8c6.-7e1e"><span class="coll" id="continue__196"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7041" id="continue__197" original="E8d7.-7375"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7040" id="continue__198" original="E8d7.-7374"><span class="coll" id="continue__199"> debate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-703e" id="continue__200" original="E8d7.-7373"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-703d" id="continue__201" original="E8d7.-7372"><span class="coll" id="continue__202"> work </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-703b" id="continue__203" original="E8c6.-7e1d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-703a" id="continue__204" original="E8c6.-7e1c"><span class="x" id="continue__205" original="E8c6.-7e1b"> If trends continue, there will be 71 million people living in the UK by 2031. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7038" id="continue__206" original="E8c6.-7e08"><span class="shcut" id="continue__207" original="E8c6.-7e07"> continue + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7036" id="continue__208" original="E8c6.-7e06"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7035" id="continue__209" original="E8c6.-7e04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7034" id="continue__210" original="E8c6.-7e03"><span class="coll" id="continue__211"> indefinitely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7032" id="continue__212" original="E8c6.-7e00"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-7031" id="continue__213" original="E8c6.-7dff"><span class="x" id="continue__214" original="E8c6.-7dfe"> If caring is likely to continue indefinitely, a review date should be set. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ca8" id="continue__215" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continue" title="continue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ca7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1156" id="continue__216" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continue__217"> continue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continued
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d77" id="continued" original="E399.5b6" sum="502"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d78" id="continued__1" original="E399.5b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d79" id="continued__2" original="E399.5b8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continued </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d8a" id="continued__4" original="E399.5c2"><span class="pos" id="continued__5" original="E399.5c3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78c3" eid="continued__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.985" geo="br" id="continued__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continued__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.988" geo="n_am" id="continued__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continued__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d81" id="continued__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d82" id="continued__12"><span class="v"><strong> continuing </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d84" eid="continued__14" original="E399.5bf" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.97f" geo="br" id="continued__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continued__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.982" geo="n_am" id="continued__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continued__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d8c" id="continued__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="continued__20" original="E399.5c5"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d8e" id="continued__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d8f" id="continued__22" original="E399.5c6"><span class="def" id="continued__23" original="E399.5c7"> existing in the same state without change or interruption; happening regularly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d91" id="continued__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d92" id="continued__25" original="E867.-1699"><span class="x" id="continued__26" original="E867.-1698"> The reforms were too few to halt the continued decline of the dynasty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d94" id="continued__27" original="E867.-1697"><span class="x" id="continued__28" original="E867.-1696"> The continued presence of visitors can adversely affect wildlife populations such as bats. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d96" id="continued__29" original="E83b.63b1"><span class="x" id="continued__30" original="E83b.63b2"> Continuing developments in this field will almost certainly improve the safety of the treatment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2c21" id="continued__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continued" title="continued definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2c20" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-10cf" id="continued__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continued__33"> continued </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continuity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d98" id="continuity" original="E399.5d6" sum="757"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d99" id="continuity__1" original="E399.5d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d9a" id="continuity__2" original="E399.5d8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continuity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.da6" id="continuity__7" original="E399.5e0"><span class="pos" id="continuity__8" original="E399.5e1"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78bc" eid="continuity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ff2c41d.-75b7" geo="br" id="continuity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ff2c41d.-75b3" geo="n_am" id="continuity__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntɪˈnuːəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.da8" id="continuity__14" original="E399.5e2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dab" form="pl" id="continuity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="continuity__16" original="E399.5e6"> continuities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dad" id="continuity__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dae" id="continuity__18" original="E399.5e7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.daf" id="continuity__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="continuity__20" original="E399.5e9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="continuity__21" original="E399.5ea"> the fact of not stopping or not changing over a long period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.db2" id="continuity__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.db3" id="continuity__23" original="E8c2.-7dc6"><span class="x" id="continuity__24" original="E8c2.-7dc5"> Institutions provide continuity and a sense of stability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.db5" id="continuity__25" original="E8c2.-7dc8"><span class="cf" id="continuity__26" original="E8d4.-7af2"><span class="exp" id="continuity__27"> continuity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="continuity__28" original="E8c2.-7dc7"> Good written communication is essential in ensuring continuity of patient care. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.db9" id="continuity__29" original="E399.5eb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discontinuity" title="discontinuity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dba" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30de" id="continuity__30" original="E399.5ec"><span class="xh" id="continuity__31"> discontinuity </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dbd" id="continuity__32" original="E399.5ee"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dbe" id="continuity__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="continuity__34" original="E399.5f0"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="continuity__35" original="E399.5f1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="continuity__36" original="E399.5f2"> a logical connection between the parts of something, or between two things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dc2" id="continuity__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dc3" id="continuity__38" original="E8c2.-7dc2"><span class="cf" id="continuity__39" original="E8d7.-7272"><span class="exp" id="continuity__40"> continuity </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="continuity__41" original="E8c2.-7dc1"> Marx emphasized the continuity between humans and nature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dc7" id="continuity__42" original="E8c2.-7dbe"><span class="cf" id="continuity__43" original="E8d4.-7af1"><span class="exp" id="continuity__44"> continuity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="continuity__45" original="E8c2.-7dbd"> Darwin proposed a continuity of morphological and behavioural characteristics within the living world. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dcb" id="continuity__46" original="E399.5f3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discontinuity" title="discontinuity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dcc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30de" id="continuity__47" original="E399.5f4"><span class="xh" id="continuity__48"> discontinuity </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2bfd" id="continuity__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continuity" title="continuity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2bfc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-10a6" id="continuity__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continuity__51"> continuity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continuous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dcf" id="continuous" original="E399.60d" sum="947"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dd0" id="continuous__1" original="E399.60e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dd1" id="continuous__2" original="E399.60f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continuous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dda" id="continuous__4" original="E399.614"><span class="pos" id="continuous__5" original="E399.615"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78b3" eid="continuous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.a23" geo="br" id="continuous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuous__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.a26" geo="n_am" id="continuous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ddc" id="continuous__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ddd" id="continuous__12" original="E399.616"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="continuous__13" original="E399.617"> happening or existing for a period of time without interruption </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ddf" id="continuous__14" original="E8d4.-7ae7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continual" title="continual (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.de0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.c7b" id="continuous__15" original="E8d4.-7ae6"><span class="xh" id="continuous__16"> continual </span><span class="xs" id="continuous__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.de3" id="continuous__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.de4" id="continuous__19" original="E8c2.-28e7"><span class="x" id="continuous__20" original="E8c2.-28e6"> Continuous monitoring of gases at volcanoes might help to predict volcanic eruptions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.de6" id="continuous__21" original="E8c2.-28e5"><span class="x" id="continuous__22" original="E8c2.-28e4"> These standards provide a framework for continuous improvement in the quality of care patients receive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.de8" id="continuous__23" original="E8c2.-28e3"><span class="x" id="continuous__24" original="E8c2.-28e2"> Reconciling conflicting interests within the Council is achieved through a continuous process of negotiation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dea" id="continuous__25" original="E399.618"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="continuous__26" original="E399.619"> forming a line or covering an area without any spaces </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dec" id="continuous__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ded" id="continuous__28" original="E8c2.-28df"><span class="x" id="continuous__29" original="E8c2.-28de"> Wastes are fed into the incinerator in batches or in a continuous stream. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.def" id="continuous__30" original="E8c2.-28dd"><span class="x" id="continuous__31" original="E8c2.-28dc"> These DNA fragments will be eventually joined to form a continuous DNA strand. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.df1" id="continuous__32" original="E492.-21d5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.df2" id="continuous__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="continuous__34" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.df4" id="continuous__35" original="E492.-21d2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://progressive1" title="progressive1 (5) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.df5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.38e2" id="continuous__36" original="E492.-21d1"><span class="xh" id="continuous__37"> progressive </span><span class="xhm" id="continuous__38"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="continuous__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 5 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.df9" id="continuous__40" original="E492.-21d0"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dfa" id="continuous__41"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="continuous__42" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dfc" id="continuous__43"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="continuous__44" original="E492.-21cd"> of a function </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="continuous__45" original="E492.-21cc"> of which the <a class="ndv" href="entry://graph" id="continuous__46"> graph </a> is a smooth curve without any breaks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e00" id="continuous__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e01" id="continuous__48" original="E492.-21c9"><span class="x" id="continuous__49" original="E492.-21c8"> A continuous function cannot go from negative to positive values without passing through zero. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e03" id="continuous__50" original="E8d8.a11" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" id="continuous__51" original="E8d8.a12"><span class="h1" id="continuous__52" original="E8d8.a13"><ul class="inline" id="continuous__53" original="E8d8.a14"><li class="li" id="continuous__54" original="E8d8.a15"> continuous </li><li class="li" id="continuous__55" original="E8d8.a16"> continual </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="continuous__56" original="E8d8.a17"><li class="li" id="continuous__57" original="E8d8.a18"><span class="eb" id="continuous__58" original="E8d8.a19"> continuous </span> happening or existing for a period of time without interruption: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c6d" id="continuous__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e7a" id="continuous__60" original="E8d8.a1c"><span class="x" id="continuous__61" original="E8d8.a1d"> The brain generates a seemingly continuous stream of consciousness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e78" id="continuous__62" original="E8d8.a1a"><span class="x" id="continuous__63" original="E8d8.a1b"> continuous improvement/​monitoring </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="continuous__64" original="E8d8.a1e"><span class="eb" id="continuous__65" original="E8d8.a1f"> continual </span> repeated many times: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c6b" id="continuous__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e74" id="continuous__67" original="E8d8.a20"><span class="x" id="continuous__68" original="E8d8.a21"> Clean energy policies require continual adjustment. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="continuous__69" original="E646.-69cf"> The difference between these two words is now disappearing. In particular, <span class="eb" id="continuous__70" original="E646.-69ce"> continual </span> can mean the same as <span class="eb" id="continuous__71" original="E646.-69cd"> continuous </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c6a" id="continuous__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e6f" id="continuous__73" original="E646.-69cc"><span class="x" id="continuous__74" original="E646.-69cb"> He demanded continual improvement in innovations from his employees. </span></span></span> However, <span class="eb" id="continuous__75" original="E646.-69ca"> continuous </span> is much more frequent in this meaning. </li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2bcc" id="continuous__76" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continuous" title="continuous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2bcb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1058" id="continuous__77" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continuous__78"> continuous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continuous variable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e1e" id="continuous-variable" original="E874.-476f" sum="290"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e1f" id="continuous-variable__1" original="E874.-476e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e20" id="continuous-variable__2" original="E874.-476d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continuous variable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e2a" id="continuous-variable__7" original="E874.-4765"><span class="pos" id="continuous-variable__8" original="E874.-4764"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e25" eid="continuous-variable__9" original="E874.-4768" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.1126" geo="br" id="continuous-variable__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuous-variable__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtɪnjuəs ˈveəriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous_variable_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuous_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.1129" geo="n_am" id="continuous-variable__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuous-variable__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtɪnjuəs ˈveriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous_variable_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous_variable_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuous_variable_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.112c" geo="n_am" id="continuous-variable__14" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="continuous-variable__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌtɪnjuəs ˈværiəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous_variable_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuous_variable_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuous_variable_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e2c" id="continuous-variable__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="continuous-variable__17" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e2e" id="continuous-variable__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e2f" id="continuous-variable__19" original="E874.-4763"><span class="def" id="continuous-variable__20" original="E874.-4762"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://variable" id="continuous-variable__21"> variable </a> for which any value within a set range is possible </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e32" id="continuous-variable__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e33" id="continuous-variable__23" original="E597.d63"><span class="x" id="continuous-variable__24" original="E597.d64"> Age was reported as a continuous variable. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e35" id="continuous-variable__25" original="E428.-5490" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e36" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a8d" id="continuous-variable__26" original="E428.-548f"><span class="xh" id="continuous-variable__27"> categorical variable </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continuously
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e08" id="continuously" original="E8c2.-28db" sum="420"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e09" id="continuously__1" original="E8c2.-28da"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e0a" id="continuously__2" original="E8c2.-28d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continuously </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e12" id="continuously__4" original="E8c2.-28d4"><span class="pos" id="continuously__5" original="E8c2.-28d3"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78ac" eid="continuously__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.aa0" geo="br" id="continuously__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuously__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.aa3" geo="n_am" id="continuously__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuously__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e14" id="continuously__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e15" id="continuously__12" original="E8c2.-28d0"><span class="def" id="continuously__13" original="E8c2.-28cf"> in a way that continues without change or interruption </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e17" id="continuously__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e18" id="continuously__15" original="E8c2.-28ce"><span class="x" id="continuously__16" original="E8c2.-28cd"> Life expectancy has increased continuously in Western countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e1a" id="continuously__17" original="E8c2.-28ca"><span class="x" id="continuously__18" original="E8c2.-28c9"> Both the birth rate and the death rate vary continuously. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e1c" id="continuously__19" original="E8c2.-28cc"><span class="x" id="continuously__20" original="E8c2.-28cb"> Heraclitus saw everything that exists in the world as part of some continuously changing process. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2b90" id="continuously__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continuously" title="continuously definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2b8f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-79a7" id="continuously__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continuously__23"> continuously </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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continuum
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e38" id="continuum" original="E399.64c" sum="614"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e39" id="continuum__1" original="E399.64d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e3a" id="continuum__2" original="E399.64e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> continuum </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e45" id="continuum__7" original="E399.656"><span class="pos" id="continuum__8" original="E399.657"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78a5" eid="continuum__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.622" geo="br" id="continuum__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuum__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuum__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuum__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuum__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.625" geo="n_am" id="continuum__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuum__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuum__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinuum__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinuum__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e47" id="continuum__14" original="E399.658"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e48" form="pl" id="continuum__15" original="E399.659"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="continuum__16" original="E399.65b"> continua </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-78a4" eid="continuum__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.628" geo="br" id="continuum__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuum__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinua__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinua__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinua__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.62c" geo="n_am" id="continuum__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="continuum__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtɪnjuə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontinua__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontinua__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontinua__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e50" id="continuum__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e51" id="continuum__23" original="E399.65f"><span class="def" id="continuum__24" original="E399.660"> a series of similar items in which each is almost the same as the ones next to it but the last is very different from the first </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e53" id="continuum__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e54" id="continuum__26" original="E88b.-7ff9"><span class="x" id="continuum__27" original="E88b.-7ff8"> At one end of the continuum, the teacher had all the power and the student had none. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e56" id="continuum__28" original="E88b.-7ffd"><span class="cf" id="continuum__29" original="E8d4.-7ad9"> on/along a <span class="exp" id="continuum__30"> continuum </span></span><span class="x" id="continuum__31" original="E88b.-7ffc"> The descriptive scale consists of a range of words on a continuum ranging from ‘no pain’ to ‘severe pain’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e5a" id="continuum__32" original="E88b.-7ffb"><span class="cf" id="continuum__33" original="E8d4.-7ad8"><span class="exp" id="continuum__34"> continuum </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="continuum__35" original="E88b.-7ffa"> There is a continuum of different strengths of hydrogen bonding interactions throughout the sample. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2b48" id="continuum__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continuum" title="continuum definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2b47" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-fca" id="continuum__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="continuum__38"> continuum </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contour
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e5e" id="contour" original="E399.6c2" sum="712"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e5f" id="contour__1" original="E399.6c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e60" id="contour__2" original="E399.6c4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contour </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e6c" id="contour__7" original="E399.6ce"><span class="pos" id="contour__8" original="E399.6cf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7895" eid="contour__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ca2" geo="br" id="contour__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contour__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntʊə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontour__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontour__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontour__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ca5" geo="n_am" id="contour__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contour__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntʊr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontour__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontour__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontour__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e6e" id="contour__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e6f" id="contour__15" original="E399.6d0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="contour__16" original="E824.-6464"><span class="exp" id="contour__17"> contour </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="contour__18" original="E399.6d1"> the outer edges of something; an outline representing the shape of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e73" id="contour__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e74" id="contour__20" original="E824.-6463"><span class="x" id="contour__21" original="E824.-6462"> Eighteenth-century roads were winding because they followed the contours of the landscape. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e76" id="contour__22" original="E824.-645f"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e77" id="contour__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="contour__24" original="E824.-6460" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="contour__25" original="E824.-645e"> This richly detailed biography reveals the contours of a complicated life. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e7a" id="contour__26" original="E399.6d2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="contour__27" original="E399.6d5"> a line on a map that joins points that are the same height; a line on a diagram that joins points that have the same value </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e7c" id="contour__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e7d" id="contour__29" original="E824.-645d"><span class="x" id="contour__30" original="E824.-645c"> On a standard geographical map, each contour links all of the locations with the same altitude. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e7f" id="contour__31" original="E586.-4911"><span class="cf" id="contour__32" original="E586.-4912"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="contour__33" original="E586.-4910"> In a contour plot, lines are drawn between points which have the same value. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2b27" id="contour__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contour" title="contour definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2b26" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-f3b" id="contour__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contour__36"> contour </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contraception
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e82" id="contraception" original="E399.731" sum="417"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e83" id="contraception__1" original="E399.732"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e84" id="contraception__2" original="E399.733"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contraception </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e8d" id="contraception__4" original="E399.738"><span class="pos" id="contraception__5" original="E399.739"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-788e" eid="contraception__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.d5f" geo="br" id="contraception__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contraception__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈsepʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontraception__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontraception__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontraception__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.d63" geo="n_am" id="contraception__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contraception__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈsepʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontraception__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontraception__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontraception__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e8f" id="contraception__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contraception__12" original="E399.73b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e91" id="contraception__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e92" id="contraception__14" original="E399.73c"><span class="def" id="contraception__15" original="E399.73d"> the practice of preventing a woman from becoming pregnant; the methods of doing this </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e94" id="contraception__16" original="E399.73e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://birth-control" title="birth control definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e95" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e55" id="contraception__17" original="E399.73f"><span class="xh" id="contraception__18"> birth control </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e97" id="contraception__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e98" id="contraception__20" original="E867.-1695"><span class="x" id="contraception__21" original="E867.-1694"> Attitudes towards contraception and abortion often reflect religious beliefs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e9a" id="contraception__22" original="E867.-1693"><span class="x" id="contraception__23" original="E867.-1692"> There are over 215 million women worldwide who lack effective methods of contraception. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2aff" id="contraception__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contraception" title="contraception definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2afe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-e98" id="contraception__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contraception__26"> contraception </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contraceptive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e9c" id="contraceptive" original="E399.741" sum="341"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e9d" id="contraceptive__1" original="E399.742"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.e9e" id="contraceptive__2" original="E399.743"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contraceptive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eaa" id="contraceptive__7" original="E399.74b"><span class="pos" id="contraceptive__8" original="E399.74c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7885" eid="contraceptive__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.dc5" geo="br" id="contraceptive__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contraceptive__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈseptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontraceptive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontraceptive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontraceptive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.dc9" geo="n_am" id="contraceptive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contraceptive__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈseptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontraceptive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontraceptive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontraceptive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eac" id="contraceptive__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ead" id="contraceptive__15" original="E399.74d"><span class="def" id="contraceptive__16" original="E399.74e"> a drug, device or practice used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eaf" id="contraceptive__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eb0" id="contraceptive__18" original="E867.-1687"><span class="x" id="contraceptive__19" original="E867.-1686"> Column 3 shows the numbers of women taking oral contraceptives. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eb2" id="contraceptive__20"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eb3" id="contraceptive__21" original="E399.74f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eb4" id="contraceptive__22"><span class="dr" id="contraceptive__23" original="E399.750"> contraceptive </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eb6" id="contraceptive__24" original="E399.751"><span class="pos" id="contraceptive__25" original="E399.752"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4134" eid="contraceptive__26" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.dcd" geo="br" id="contraceptive__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contraceptive__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈseptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontraceptive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontraceptive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontraceptive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.dd1" geo="n_am" id="contraceptive__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contraceptive__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈseptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontraceptive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontraceptive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontraceptive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eb8" id="contraceptive__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="contraceptive__32" original="E399.754"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eba" id="contraceptive__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ebb" id="contraceptive__34" original="E867.-1685"><span class="x" id="contraceptive__35" original="E867.-1684"> contraceptive use/methods/advice/services </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ebd" id="contraceptive__36" original="E867.-1683"><span class="x" id="contraceptive__37" original="E867.-1682"> Much research has been conducted into the side effects of the combined oral contraceptive pill. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2adf" id="contraceptive__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contraceptive_1" title="contraceptive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ade" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1ce0" id="contraceptive__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contraceptive__40"> contraceptive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contract
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ebf" hm="1" id="contract1" original="E399.755" sum="862"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ec0" id="contract1__1" original="E399.756"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ec1" id="contract1__2" original="E399.757"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contract <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ecd" id="contract1__7" original="E399.75f"><span class="pos" id="contract1__8" original="E399.760"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ec6" eid="contract1__9" original="E399.761" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ed7" geo="br" id="contract1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xcontract__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.edb" geo="n_am" id="contract1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontract__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ecf" id="contract1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ed0" id="contract1__15" original="E399.764"><span class="def" id="contract1__16" original="E399.765"> an official written agreement, especially one concerned with employment or selling something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ed2" id="contract1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ed3" id="contract1__18" original="E88e.-7aa8"><span class="x" id="contract1__19" original="E88e.-7aa7"> The company admitted it had paid bribes to win contracts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ed5" id="contract1__20" original="E88b.-7d1e"><span class="cf" id="contract1__21" original="E399.766"><span class="exp" id="contract1__22"> contract </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="contract1__23" original="E88b.-7d1d"> The book was withdrawn from sale and the author's contract with the publisher cancelled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ed9" id="contract1__24" original="E88b.-7d1c"><span class="cf" id="contract1__25" original="E399.767"><span class="exp" id="contract1__26"> contract </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="contract1__27" original="E88b.-7d1b"> A lease is essentially a contract between landlord and tenant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.edd" id="contract1__28" original="E88b.-7d1a"><span class="cf" id="contract1__29" original="E399.768"><span class="exp" id="contract1__30"> contract </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="contract1__31" original="E88b.-7d19"> Peter signed a contract for the purchase of the freezer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ee1" id="contract1__32" original="E88b.-7d18"><span class="cf" id="contract1__33" original="E399.769"><span class="exp" id="contract1__34"> contract </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="contract1__35" original="E88b.-7d17"> Firms compete against each other for short-term contracts to provide government services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ee5" id="contract1__36" original="E88b.-7cfd"><span class="cf" id="contract1__37" original="E88e.-7aa6"> on a… <span class="exp" id="contract1__38"> contract </span></span><span class="x" id="contract1__39" original="E88b.-7cfc"> As chief executive he is employed on a fixed-term contract. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ee9" id="contract1__40" original="E4c7.1454"><span class="cf" id="contract1__41" original="E4c7.1453"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="contract1__42" original="E4c7.1455"> There are more temporary and contract workers than there used to be. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eec" id="contract1__43" original="E88e.-7aa9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://social-contract" title="social contract definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eed" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-6410" id="contract1__44" original="E88e.-7aa5"><span class="xh" id="contract1__45"> social contract </span></span></a></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e01" id="contract1__46" original="E88b.-7d12" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contract1__47" original="E88b.-7d11"> adjective + contract </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e03" id="contract1__48" original="E88b.-7d10"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e04" id="contract1__49" original="E88b.-7d08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e05" id="contract1__50"><span class="coll" id="contract1__51" original="E88b.-7d07"> permanent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e07" id="contract1__52" original="E88b.-7d06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e08" id="contract1__53"><span class="coll" id="contract1__54" original="E88b.-7d05"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e0a" id="contract1__55" original="E88b.-7d0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e0b" id="contract1__56"><span class="coll" id="contract1__57" original="E88b.-7d0d"> fixed-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e0d" id="contract1__58" original="E88b.-7d04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e0e" id="contract1__59"><span class="coll" id="contract1__60" original="E88b.-7d03"> temporary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e10" id="contract1__61" original="E88b.-7d02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e11" id="contract1__62"><span class="coll" id="contract1__63" original="E88b.-7d01"> short-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e13" id="contract1__64" original="E88b.-7d0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e14" id="contract1__65"><span class="coll" id="contract1__66" original="E88b.-7d09"> valid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e16" id="contract1__67" original="E88b.-7d00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e17" id="contract1__68"><span class="coll" id="contract1__69" original="E88b.-7cff"> binding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e19" id="contract1__70" original="E88b.-7d0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e1a" id="contract1__71"><span class="coll" id="contract1__72" original="E88b.-7d0b"> enforceable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e1c" id="contract1__73" original="E86e.-7563"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e1d" id="contract1__74"><span class="coll" id="contract1__75" original="E86e.-7562"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e1f" id="contract1__76" original="E86e.-7561"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e20" id="contract1__77"><span class="coll" id="contract1__78" original="E86e.-7560"> formal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e22" id="contract1__79" original="E86e.-755f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e23" id="contract1__80"><span class="coll" id="contract1__81" original="E86e.-755e"> written </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e25" id="contract1__82" original="E88b.-7cfe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e26" id="contract1__83" original="E88b.-7cfb"><span class="x" id="contract1__84" original="E88b.-7cfa"> When the parties enter into a lease, they are entering into a binding contract. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e28" id="contract1__85" original="E88b.-7cf9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contract1__86" original="E88b.-7cf8"> noun + contract </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e2a" id="contract1__87" original="E88b.-7cf7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e2b" id="contract1__88" original="E88b.-7cf5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e2c" id="contract1__89"><span class="coll" id="contract1__90" original="E88b.-7cf4"> employment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e2e" id="contract1__91" original="E88b.-7cf3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e2f" id="contract1__92"><span class="coll" id="contract1__93" original="E88b.-7cf2"> marriage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e31" id="contract1__94" original="E88b.-7cf1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e32" id="contract1__95" original="E88b.-7cf0"><span class="x" id="contract1__96" original="E88b.-7cef"> Those benefits are not part of a normal employment contract, but are provided by the employer. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e34" id="contract1__97" original="E88b.-7cec" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contract1__98" original="E88b.-7ceb"> verb + contract </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e36" id="contract1__99" original="E88b.-7cea"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e37" id="contract1__100" original="E88b.-7ce6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e38" id="contract1__101"><span class="coll" id="contract1__102" original="E88b.-7ce5"> sign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e3a" id="contract1__103" original="E88b.-7ce4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e3b" id="contract1__104"><span class="coll" id="contract1__105" original="E88b.-7ce3"> conclude </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e3d" id="contract1__106" original="E88b.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e3e" id="contract1__107"><span class="coll" id="contract1__108" original="E88b.-7ce7"> enforce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e40" id="contract1__109" original="E88b.-7cdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e41" id="contract1__110"><span class="coll" id="contract1__111" original="E88b.-7cdb"> negotiate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e43" id="contract1__112" original="E88b.-7cda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e44" id="contract1__113"><span class="coll" id="contract1__114" original="E88b.-7cd9"> win </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e46" id="contract1__115"><span class="coll" id="contract1__116" original="E88b.-7cd8"> secure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e48" id="contract1__117" original="E88b.-7cd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e49" id="contract1__118"><span class="coll" id="contract1__119" original="E88b.-7cd6"> award </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e4b" id="contract1__120" original="E88b.-7cd5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e4c" id="contract1__121"><span class="coll" id="contract1__122" original="E88b.-7cd4"> enter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e4e" id="contract1__123" original="E88b.-7cd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e4f" id="contract1__124"><span class="coll" id="contract1__125" original="E88b.-7cd2"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e51" id="contract1__126" original="E88b.-7cd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e52" id="contract1__127"><span class="coll" id="contract1__128" original="E88b.-7cd0"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e54" id="contract1__129" original="E88b.-7ce2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e55" id="contract1__130"><span class="coll" id="contract1__131" original="E88b.-7ce1"> terminate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e57" id="contract1__132"><span class="coll" id="contract1__133" original="E88b.-7ce0"> cancel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e59" id="contract1__134" original="E88b.-7cdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e5a" id="contract1__135"><span class="coll" id="contract1__136" original="E88b.-7cde"> breach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e5c" id="contract1__137"><span class="coll" id="contract1__138" original="E88b.-7cdd"> break </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e5e" id="contract1__139" original="E88b.-7ccf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e5f" id="contract1__140" original="E88b.-7cce"><span class="x" id="contract1__141" original="E88b.-7ccd"> The fundamental principle is that courts will not enforce an illegal contract. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e61" id="contract1__142" original="E88b.-7ccc"><span class="x" id="contract1__143" original="E88b.-7ccb"> Two directors were dismissed from the board and their service contracts were terminated. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e63" id="contract1__144" original="E88b.-7cc8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contract1__145" original="E88b.-7cc7"> contract + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e65" id="contract1__146" original="E88b.-7cc6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e66" id="contract1__147" original="E88b.-7cc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e67" id="contract1__148"><span class="coll" id="contract1__149" original="E88b.-7cc3"> law </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e69" id="contract1__150" original="E88b.-7cc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e6a" id="contract1__151"><span class="coll" id="contract1__152" original="E88b.-7cc1"> term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e6c" id="contract1__153" original="E88b.-7cc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e6d" id="contract1__154"><span class="coll" id="contract1__155" original="E88b.-7cbf"> worker </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e6f" id="contract1__156" original="E88b.-7cbe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e70" id="contract1__157" original="E88b.-7cbd"><span class="x" id="contract1__158" original="E88b.-7cbc"> Cultures in the West rely on contract law to ensure that firms honour their obligations. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ab7" id="contract1__159" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contract_1" title="contract definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ab6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-e5f" id="contract1__160" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contract1__161"> contract </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.eef" hm="2" id="contract2" original="E399.76f" sum="2643"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ef0" id="contract2__1" original="E399.770"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ef1" id="contract2__2" original="E399.771"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contract <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.efe" id="contract2__9" original="E399.779"><span class="pos" id="contract2__10" original="E399.77a"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ef8" eid="contract2__11" original="E399.797" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.f0c" geo="br" id="contract2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://xcontract__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.f0f" geo="n_am" id="contract2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontract__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-498" id="contract2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.edf" form="root" id="contract2__17"><span class="vp" id="contract2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contract </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ee1" eid="contract2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ee2" geo="br" id="contract2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://xcontract__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ee5" geo="n_am" id="contract2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontract__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontract__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ee8" form="thirdps" id="contract2__24"><span class="vp" id="contract2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contracts </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.eea" eid="contract2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.eeb" geo="br" id="contract2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontracts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontracts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontracts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.eee" geo="n_am" id="contract2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontracts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontracts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontracts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ef1" form="past" id="contract2__31"><span class="vp" id="contract2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ef3" eid="contract2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ef4" geo="br" id="contract2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ef7" geo="n_am" id="contract2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.efa" form="pastpart" id="contract2__38"><span class="vp" id="contract2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.efc" eid="contract2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.efd" geo="br" id="contract2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.f00" geo="n_am" id="contract2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.f03" form="prespart" id="contract2__45"><span class="vp" id="contract2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contracting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.f05" eid="contract2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.f06" geo="br" id="contract2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontracting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontracting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontracting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.f09" geo="n_am" id="contract2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contract2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontracting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontracting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontracting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f2a" id="contract2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f2b" id="contract2__53" original="E399.79a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f2c" id="contract2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="contract2__55" original="E399.79c"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="contract2__56" original="E399.79d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contract2__57" original="E399.79e"> to become less or smaller; to make something become less or smaller </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f30" id="contract2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f31" id="contract2__59" original="E88f.-77ac"><span class="x" id="contract2__60" original="E88f.-77ab"> Changes in the temperature of the ocean cause the water to expand or contract. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f33" id="contract2__61" original="E88f.-77a8"><span class="x" id="contract2__62" original="E88f.-77a7"> When companies are forced to contract, they often reduce costs by cutting staff. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f35" id="contract2__63" original="E88f.-77a6"><span class="cf" id="contract2__64" original="E399.79f"><span class="exp" id="contract2__65"> contract </span> something </span><span class="x" id="contract2__66" original="E88f.-77a5"> Electrical stimulation can be used if the patient cannot contract these muscles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f39" id="contract2__67" original="E88f.-77a4"><span class="cf" id="contract2__68" original="E399.7a0"><span class="exp" id="contract2__69"> contract </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="contract2__70" original="E88f.-77a3"> ‘Going to’ tis often contracted to ‘gonna’. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f3d" id="contract2__71" original="E399.7a1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://expand" title="expand definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f3e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-7e10" id="contract2__72" original="E399.7a2"><span class="xh" id="contract2__73"> expand </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f41" id="contract2__74" original="E399.7a4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f42" id="contract2__75"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="contract2__76" original="E399.7a6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contract2__77" original="E399.7ac"> to get an illness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f45" id="contract2__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f46" id="contract2__79" original="E88f.-779e"><span class="cf" id="contract2__80" original="E399.7a7"><span class="exp" id="contract2__81"> contract </span> something </span><span class="x" id="contract2__82" original="E88f.-779d"> Homeless people are more at risk of contracting infectious diseases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f4a" id="contract2__83" original="E88f.-77a0"><span class="cf" id="contract2__84" original="E88e.-7a50"><span class="exp" id="contract2__85"> contract </span> something from (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="contract2__86" original="E88f.-779f"> She contracted food poisoning from eating pork. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f4e" id="contract2__87" original="E399.7ad"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f4f" id="contract2__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="contract2__89" original="E399.7af"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="contract2__90" original="E83b.63c5"> often passive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="contract2__91" original="E88f.-779c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contract2__92" original="E399.7b0"> to make a legal agreement with somebody for them to work for you or provide you with a service </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f54" id="contract2__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f55" id="contract2__94" original="E88f.-779b"><span class="cf" id="contract2__95" original="E88e.-7a4f"> be contracted (by somebody) (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="contract2__96" original="E88f.-779a"> The architects will be contracted to design a house type. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f58" id="contract2__97" original="E88f.-7799"><span class="x" id="contract2__98" original="E88f.-7798"> She is currently part of a team contracted by the Home Office to evaluate the project. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f5a" id="contract2__99" original="E88f.-7797"><span class="x" id="contract2__100" original="E88f.-7796"> A Polish provider of building services was contracted in Germany. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f5c" id="contract2__101" original="E88f.-7792"><span class="cf" id="contract2__102" original="E88f.-7793"><span class="exp" id="contract2__103"> contract </span> with somebody (for something) </span><span class="x" id="contract2__104" original="E88f.-7791"> She would regularly contract with suppliers for the purchase of stock. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f60" id="contract2__105" original="E88f.-7790"><span class="cf" id="contract2__106" original="E88e.-7a4d"><span class="exp" id="contract2__107"> contract </span> with somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="contract2__108" original="E88f.-778f"> The defendants contracted with him to provide holiday accommodation for his family. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f64" id="contract2__109" original="E399.7b3"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f65" id="contract2__110"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="contract2__111" original="E399.7b5"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="contract2__112" original="E88f.-778e"><span class="exp" id="contract2__113"> contract </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="contract2__114" original="E399.7b7"> to make a legal agreement to work for somebody or provide them with a service </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f6a" id="contract2__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f6b" id="contract2__116" original="E88f.-778d"><span class="x" id="contract2__117" original="E88f.-778c"> The labourers contracted to work for a certain period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f6d" id="contract2__118" original="E88f.-778b"><span class="x" id="contract2__119" original="E88f.-778a"> Farmers contract to use government-owned land. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f6f" id="contract2__120" original="E399.7b8"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f70" id="contract2__121"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="contract2__122" original="E399.7ba"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="contract2__123" original="E399.7bb"><span class="exp" id="contract2__124"> contract </span> a marriage/an alliance (with somebody) </span><span class="def" id="contract2__125" original="E399.7be"> to formally agree to marry somebody or form an <a class="ndv" href="entry://alliance" id="contract2__126"> alliance </a> with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f76" id="contract2__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f77" id="contract2__128" original="E88f.-7789"><span class="x" id="contract2__129" original="E88f.-7788"> At the end of the 20th century, marriages were still contracted at a relatively young age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f79" id="contract2__130" original="E88f.-7785"><span class="x" id="contract2__131" original="E88f.-7784"> Athens had probably contracted alliances with several Sicilian cities. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f7b" id="contract2__132" original="E399.7c2"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f7c" id="contract2__133" original="E399.7c8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f7d" id="contract2__134"><h4 class="pv"> contract out (of something) </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f7f" id="contract2__136"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="contract2__137" original="E399.7cb"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f81" id="contract2__138"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f82" id="contract2__139"><span class="def" id="contract2__140" original="E399.7cc"> to formally agree that you will not take part in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f84" id="contract2__141"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f85" id="contract2__142" original="E88f.-7783"><span class="x" id="contract2__143" original="E88f.-7782"> Employees have been encouraged to contract out of state pensions in favour of private schemes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f87" id="contract2__144" original="E399.7cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f88" id="contract2__145"><h4 class="pv"> contract something out (to somebody) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f8a" id="contract2__147"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f8b" id="contract2__148"><span class="def" id="contract2__149" original="E399.7cf"> to arrange for work to be done by another company rather than your own </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f8d" id="contract2__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f8e" id="contract2__151" original="E88f.-7781"><span class="x" id="contract2__152" original="E88f.-7780"> Firms are increasingly contracting out services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f90" id="contract2__153" original="E88f.-777f"><span class="x" id="contract2__154" original="E88f.-777e"> The delivery of many public services has been contracted out to private firms. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2a53" id="contract2__155" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contract_1" title="contract definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2a52" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-e5f" id="contract2__156" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contract2__157"> contract </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contraction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f92" id="contraction" original="E399.7f4" sum="985"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f93" id="contraction__1" original="E399.7f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f94" id="contraction__2" original="E399.7f6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contraction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.f9f" id="contraction__7" original="E399.7fe"><span class="pos" id="contraction__8" original="E399.7ff"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-787c" eid="contraction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ff3" geo="br" id="contraction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contraction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontraction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontraction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontraction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.ff6" geo="n_am" id="contraction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contraction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontraction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontraction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontraction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fa1" id="contraction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fa2" id="contraction__15" original="E399.800"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fa3" id="contraction__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contraction__17" original="E399.802"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contraction__18" original="E88f.-7776"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contraction__19" original="E399.803"> the process of becoming smaller </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fa7" id="contraction__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fa8" id="contraction__21" original="E88f.-7775"><span class="cf" id="contraction__22" original="E88e.-7a2e"><span class="exp" id="contraction__23"> contraction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="contraction__24" original="E88f.-7774"> Subsidence may be caused by the gradual contraction of the sea floor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fac" id="contraction__25" original="E88f.-7773"><span class="cf" id="contraction__26" original="E88e.-7a2d"><span class="exp" id="contraction__27"> contraction </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="contraction__28" original="E88f.-7772"> An increase in price will usually lead to a contraction in demand. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fb0" id="contraction__29" original="E399.804" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://expansion" title="expansion definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fb1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-7d57" id="contraction__30" original="E399.805"><span class="xh" id="contraction__31"> expansion </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fb3" id="contraction__32" original="E88f.-7771" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reduction" title="reduction (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fb4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-5bb9" id="contraction__33" original="E88f.-7770"><span class="xh" id="contraction__34"> reduction </span><span class="xs" id="contraction__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fb7" id="contraction__36" original="E88f.-7777"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fb8" id="contraction__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contraction__38" original="E88f.-776e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contraction__39" original="E88f.-776d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="contraction__40" original="E88e.-7a2c"><span class="exp" id="contraction__41"> contraction </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="contraction__42" original="E88f.-776c"> the process in which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fbe" id="contraction__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fbf" id="contraction__44" original="E88f.-776b"><span class="x" id="contraction__45" original="E88f.-776a"> Pain is likely to be due to abnormal contractions of the oesophagus. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fc1" id="contraction__46" original="E88f.-7769"><span class="x" id="contraction__47" original="E88f.-7768"> Raising the head from the floor will result in contraction of the abdominal muscles. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fc3" id="contraction__48" original="E399.807"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fc4" id="contraction__49"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contraction__50" original="E399.809"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fc6" id="contraction__51" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fc7" id="contraction__52"><span class="v"><strong> contractions </strong></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fc9" id="contraction__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="contraction__55" original="E83b.63d0"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contraction__56" original="E399.80b"> a regular and painful contracting of the muscles around a woman's <a class="ndv" href="entry://uterus" id="contraction__57"> uterus </a> that happens when she is giving birth to a child </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fcd" id="contraction__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fce" id="contraction__59" original="E88f.-7766"><span class="x" id="contraction__60" original="E88f.-7765"> The hormone oxytocin triggers uterine contractions during childbirth. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-29d9" id="contraction__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contraction" title="contraction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-29d8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-d5d" id="contraction__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contraction__63"> contraction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contractor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fd0" id="contractor" original="E399.814" sum="407"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fd1" id="contractor__1" original="E399.815"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fd2" id="contractor__2" original="E399.816"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contractor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fde" id="contractor__7" original="E399.81e"><span class="pos" id="contractor__8" original="E399.81f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7875" eid="contractor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.101b" geo="br" id="contractor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contractor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontractor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontractor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontractor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.101e" geo="n_am" id="contractor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contractor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontractor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontractor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontractor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fe0" id="contractor__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fe1" id="contractor__15" original="E399.820"><span class="def" id="contractor__16" original="E399.821"> a person or company that has a contract to do work or provide goods or services for another company </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fe3" id="contractor__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fe4" id="contractor__18" original="E88f.-775e"><span class="x" id="contractor__19" original="E88f.-775d"> Some companies outsource major parts of their manufacturing to independent contractors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fe6" id="contractor__20" original="E88f.-775c"><span class="x" id="contractor__21" original="E88f.-775b"> The damage was due to the negligence of the electrical contractor. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2997" id="contractor__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contractor" title="contractor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2996" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-d27" id="contractor__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contractor__24"> contractor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contractual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fe8" id="contractual" original="E399.822" sum="365"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fe9" id="contractual__1" original="E399.823"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.fea" id="contractual__2" original="E399.824"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contractual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ff2" id="contractual__4" original="E399.829"><span class="pos" id="contractual__5" original="E399.82a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-786e" eid="contractual__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1051" geo="br" id="contractual__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contractual__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontractual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontractual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontractual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1054" geo="n_am" id="contractual__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contractual__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontractual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontractual__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontractual__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ff4" id="contractual__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ff5" id="contractual__12" original="E399.82b"><span class="def" id="contractual__13" original="E399.82c"> connected with the conditions of a legal written agreement; agreed in a contract </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ff7" id="contractual__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ff8" id="contractual__15" original="E867.-1681"><span class="x" id="contractual__16" original="E867.-1680"> The court ruled that the agency had failed to fulfill its contractual obligations to the client. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ffa" id="contractual__17"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ffb" id="contractual__18" original="E399.82d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.ffc" id="contractual__19"><span class="dr" id="contractual__20" original="E399.82e"> contractually </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1004" id="contractual__21" original="E399.832"><span class="pos" id="contractual__22" original="E399.833"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-786d" eid="contractual__23" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.104b" geo="br" id="contractual__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contractual__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktʃuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontractually__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontractually__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontractually__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.104e" geo="n_am" id="contractual__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contractual__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræktʃuəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontractually__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontractually__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontractually__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1006" id="contractual__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1007" id="contractual__29" original="E867.-167f"><span class="x" id="contractual__30" original="E867.-167e"> The agreement was contractually binding between the members and the company. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-297f" id="contractual__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contractual" title="contractual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-297e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-d0e" id="contractual__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contractual__33"> contractual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contradict
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1009" id="contradict" original="E399.834" sum="1016"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.100a" id="contradict__1" original="E399.835"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.100b" id="contradict__2" original="E399.836"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contradict </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1019" id="contradict__9" original="E399.840"><span class="pos" id="contradict__10" original="E399.841"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7860" eid="contradict__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.115b" geo="br" id="contradict__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradict__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradict__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontradict__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.115f" geo="n_am" id="contradict__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-46a" id="contradict__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1163" form="root" id="contradict__17"><span class="vp" id="contradict__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contradict </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1165" eid="contradict__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1166" geo="br" id="contradict__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradict__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradict__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontradict__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.116a" geo="n_am" id="contradict__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.116e" form="thirdps" id="contradict__24"><span class="vp" id="contradict__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contradicts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1170" eid="contradict__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1171" geo="br" id="contradict__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradicts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1174" geo="n_am" id="contradict__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradicts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1177" form="past" id="contradict__31"><span class="vp" id="contradict__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contradicted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1179" eid="contradict__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.117a" geo="br" id="contradict__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradicted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.117d" geo="n_am" id="contradict__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradicted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1180" form="pastpart" id="contradict__38"><span class="vp" id="contradict__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contradicted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1182" eid="contradict__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1183" geo="br" id="contradict__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradicted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1186" geo="n_am" id="contradict__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradicted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1189" form="prespart" id="contradict__45"><span class="vp" id="contradict__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contradicting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.118b" eid="contradict__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.118c" geo="br" id="contradict__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradicting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.118f" geo="n_am" id="contradict__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradict__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradicting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradicting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.104a" id="contradict__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.104b" id="contradict__53" original="E399.863"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.104c" id="contradict__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="contradict__55" original="E399.866"> of statements or pieces of evidence </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="contradict__56" original="E399.867"> to be so different from each other that one of them must be wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.104f" id="contradict__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1050" id="contradict__58" original="E88f.-774e"><span class="cf" id="contradict__59" original="E399.864"><span class="exp" id="contradict__60"> contradict </span> something </span><span class="x" id="contradict__61" original="E88f.-774d"> This finding contradicts the main hypothesis underlying the research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1054" id="contradict__62" original="E88f.-774c"><span class="cf" id="contradict__63" original="E399.865"><span class="exp" id="contradict__64"> contradict </span> each other </span><span class="x" id="contradict__65" original="E88f.-774b"> Some of the rules seem to contradict each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1058" id="contradict__66" original="E88f.-7750"><span class="cf" id="contradict__67" original="E88e.-7a1c"><span class="exp" id="contradict__68"> contradict </span> what… </span><span class="x" id="contradict__69" original="E88f.-774f"> Political candidates make a variety of claims that often contradict what they have said to another group. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.105c" id="contradict__70" original="E88f.-774a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reinforce" title="reinforce (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.105d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-4b69" id="contradict__71" original="E88f.-7749"><span class="xh" id="contradict__72"> reinforce </span><span class="xs" id="contradict__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1060" id="contradict__74" original="E399.85e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="contradict__75" original="E399.85f"> to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1062" id="contradict__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1063" id="contradict__77" original="E88f.-775a"><span class="cf" id="contradict__78" original="E399.860"><span class="exp" id="contradict__79"> contradict </span> something </span><span class="x" id="contradict__80" original="E88f.-7759"> He had not been given the opportunity of correcting or contradicting any of the information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1067" id="contradict__81" original="E88f.-7758"><span class="x" id="contradict__82" original="E88f.-7757"> National policy was ignored or contradicted by politicians. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1069" id="contradict__83" original="E88f.-7754"><span class="cf" id="contradict__84" original="E399.861"><span class="exp" id="contradict__85"> contradict </span> somebody/yourself </span><span class="x" id="contradict__86" original="E88f.-7753"> I have said this problem has no available solution and will not contradict myself by proposing one. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="deny__71" original="E4e1.406c" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="deny__72" original="E4e1.406d"><span class="h1" id="deny__73" original="E4e1.406e"><ul class="inline" id="deny__74" original="E4e1.406f"><li class="li" id="deny__75" original="E4e1.4070"> reject </li><li class="li" id="deny__76" original="E4e1.4071"> deny </li><li class="li" id="deny__77" original="E4e1.4072"> contradict </li><li class="li" id="deny__78" original="E4e1.4073"> refute <span class="pos" id="deny__79" original="E83b.75e9"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="deny__80" original="E4e1.4075"> These words all mean to say or believe that something is not true. </span><ul class="bullet" id="deny__81" original="E4e1.4076"><li class="li" id="deny__82" original="E4e1.4077"> to reject/​deny/​contradict/​refute a <span class="eb" id="deny__83" original="E4e1.4078"> claim </span></li><li class="li" id="deny__84" original="E4e1.4079"> to reject/​contradict/​refute a/​an <span class="eb" id="deny__85" original="E4e1.407a"> hypothesis/​view/​idea/​notion/​theory </span></li><li class="li" id="deny__86" original="E4e1.407b"> to reject/​deny/​refute a <span class="eb" id="deny__87" original="E4e1.407c"> possibility </span></li><li class="li" id="deny__88" original="E4e1.407d"> to <span class="eb" id="deny__89" original="E4e1.407e"> completely/​explicitly </span> reject/​deny something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="deny__90" original="E4e1.407f"><li class="li" id="deny__91" original="E4e1.4080"><span class="eb" id="deny__92" original="E4e1.4081"> Reject </span> means to disagree with an idea, a claim or a theory put forward by somebody else; <span class="eb" id="deny__93" original="E4e1.4082"> refute </span> means to show that something is wrong or false by using evidence: <span class="x-gs" id="deny__94"><span class="x-g" id="deny__95" original="E4e1.4083"><span class="x" id="deny__96" original="E4e1.4084"> Most people strongly reject the idea of reproductive cloning. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="deny__97" original="E4e1.4085"><span class="x" id="deny__98" original="E4e1.4086"> It is extremely difficult to provide evidence that would confirm or refute this hypothesis. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="deny__99" original="E4e1.4087"><span class="eb" id="deny__100" original="E4e1.4088"> Deny </span> means to say that something is not true; it is also commonly used with a negative to say that a fact must be accepted: <span class="x-gs" id="deny__101"><span class="x-g" id="deny__102" original="E4e1.4089"><span class="x" id="deny__103" original="E4e1.408a"> Extreme realists deny the existence of an international society. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="deny__104" original="E4e1.408b"><span class="x" id="deny__105" original="E4e1.408c"> The impact of these costs cannot be denied. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="deny__106" original="E4e1.408d"><span class="eb" id="deny__107" original="E4e1.408e"> Contradict </span> means to claim that something is not true by putting forward an opposite idea or evidence: <span class="x-gs" id="deny__108"><span class="x-g" id="deny__109" original="E4e1.408f"><span class="x" id="deny__110" original="E4e1.4090"> However, this general rule has now been contradicted by recent findings. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2921" id="contradict__127" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contradict" title="contradict definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2920" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-cf6" id="contradict__128" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contradict__129"> contradict </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contradiction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.106d" id="contradiction" original="E399.868" sum="1261"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.106e" id="contradiction__1" original="E399.869"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.106f" id="contradiction__2" original="E399.86a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contradiction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.107b" id="contradiction__7" original="E399.872"><span class="pos" id="contradiction__8" original="E399.873"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7857" eid="contradiction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.123c" geo="br" id="contradiction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradiction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradiction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradiction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradiction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1240" geo="n_am" id="contradiction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradiction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradiction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradiction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradiction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.107d" id="contradiction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.107e" id="contradiction__15" original="E399.874"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.107f" id="contradiction__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contradiction__17" original="E399.876"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contradiction__18" original="E399.877"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contradiction__19" original="E399.879"> a lack of agreement between facts, opinions or actions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1083" id="contradiction__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1084" id="contradiction__21" original="E88f.-7742"><span class="x" id="contradiction__22" original="E88f.-7741"> Women achieve a better education but earn less. Part of the explanation for this apparent contradiction is that more women hold part-time jobs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1086" id="contradiction__23" original="E83b.63ec"><span class="cf" id="contradiction__24" original="E88e.-7a00"><span class="exp" id="contradiction__25"> contradiction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="contradiction__26" original="E83b.63ed"> The reform programme fell apart under the contradictions of Liberal policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.108a" id="contradiction__27" original="E88f.-7740"><span class="cf" id="contradiction__28" original="E8d2.-7dd5"> in <span class="exp" id="contradiction__29"> contradiction </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="contradiction__30" original="E88f.-773f"> The two approaches are in direct contradiction to each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.108e" id="contradiction__31" original="E88f.-773a"><span class="cf" id="contradiction__32" original="E399.878"><span class="exp" id="contradiction__33"> contradiction </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="contradiction__34" original="E88f.-7739"> If there are contradictions between sources, then the historian has to decide which ones to believe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1092" id="contradiction__35" original="E399.87a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1093" id="contradiction__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contradiction__37" original="E399.87c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contradiction__38" original="E399.87d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contradiction__39" original="E399.87e"> the act of saying that something that somebody else has said is wrong or not true; an example of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1097" id="contradiction__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1098" id="contradiction__41" original="E88f.-7738"><span class="x" id="contradiction__42" original="E88f.-7737"> That piece of information is not available for contradiction or confirmation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.109a" id="contradiction__43" original="E88f.-7734"><span class="x" id="contradiction__44" original="E88f.-7733"> It may seem to be a contradiction to say that a thing can be both the same and different. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.109c" id="contradiction__45" original="E399.87f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.109d" id="term1__446" original="E399.880" sk="contradictioninterms"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.109e" id="term1__447"><span class="idm" id="term1__448" original="E399.881"> a contradiction in terms </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10a0" id="term1__449"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10a1" id="term1__450"><span class="def" id="term1__451" original="E399.882"> a statement containing two words or phrases that <a class="ndv" href="entry://contradict" id="term1__452"> contradict </a> each other's meaning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10a4" id="term1__453"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10a5" id="term1__454" original="E88f.-7730"><span class="x" id="term1__455" original="E88f.-772f"> Higher education for the masses, Nietzsche says, is a contradiction in terms. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-28e9" id="contradiction__56" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contradiction" title="contradiction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-28e8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-caf" id="contradiction__57" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contradiction__58"> contradiction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contradictory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10a7" id="contradictory" original="E399.886" sum="386"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10a8" id="contradictory__1" original="E399.887"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10a9" id="contradictory__2" original="E399.888"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contradictory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10b2" id="contradictory__4" original="E399.88d"><span class="pos" id="contradictory__5" original="E399.88e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-784e" eid="contradictory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1274" geo="br" id="contradictory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradictory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradictory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradictory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradictory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1278" geo="n_am" id="contradictory__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contradictory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontradictory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontradictory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontradictory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10b4" id="contradictory__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10b5" id="contradictory__12" original="E399.88f"><span class="def" id="contradictory__13" original="E399.890"> containing or showing a <a class="ndv" href="entry://contradiction" id="contradictory__14"> contradiction </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10b8" id="contradictory__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10b9" id="contradictory__16" original="E88f.-772c"><span class="x" id="contradictory__17" original="E88f.-772b"> The initial studies led to conflicting and apparently contradictory conclusions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10bb" id="contradictory__18" original="E88f.-772a"><span class="x" id="contradictory__19" original="E88f.-7729"> The relationship between the overuse of resources and globalization is complex and sometimes contradictory. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-28ad" id="contradictory__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contradictory" title="contradictory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-28ac" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-c78" id="contradictory__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contradictory__22"> contradictory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contrary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10bd" hm="1" id="contrary1" original="E399.94e" sum="989"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10be" id="contrary1__1" original="E399.94f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10bf" id="contrary1__2" original="E399.950"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contrary <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10cb" id="contrary1__7" original="E399.959"><span class="pos" id="contrary1__8" original="E399.95a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10c4" eid="contrary1__9" original="E399.956" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.143e" geo="br" id="contrary1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrary1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1441" geo="n_am" id="contrary1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrary1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntreri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10cd" id="contrary1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10ce" id="contrary1__15" original="E399.95f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="contrary1__16" original="E399.961"> different from something; against something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10d0" id="contrary1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10d1" id="contrary1__18" original="E88f.-7723"><span class="cf" id="contrary1__19" original="E399.960"><span class="exp" id="contrary1__20"> contrary </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="contrary1__21" original="E88f.-7722"> Contrary to expectations, a majority of recent immigrants do not live in concentrated ethnic zones. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10d5" id="contrary1__22" original="E88f.-7724"><span class="x" id="contrary1__23" original="E88f.-771f"> Contrary to what you might expect, it is the absolute size of a sample that is important, not its relative size. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10d7" id="contrary1__24" original="E88f.-7721"><span class="cf" id="contrary1__25" original="E492.-21ec"> it is <span class="exp" id="contrary1__26"> contrary </span> to something (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="contrary1__27" original="E88f.-7720"> It is contrary to European Union law to require women to resign from the armed forces upon becoming pregnant. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10db" id="contrary1__28" original="E399.962"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10dc" id="contrary1__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="contrary1__30" original="E399.964"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contrary1__31" original="E399.965"> completely different in nature or direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10df" id="contrary1__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10e0" id="contrary1__33" original="E492.-21eb"><span class="x" id="contrary1__34" original="E492.-21ea"> A number of historians have taken the contrary view. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10e2" id="contrary1__35" original="E88f.-771c"><span class="x" id="contrary1__36" original="E88f.-771b"> He could override anyone who attempted to present contrary evidence. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10e4" id="contrary1__37" original="E399.966" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://opposite1" title="opposite1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10e5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.6009" id="contrary1__38" original="E399.967"><span class="xh" id="contrary1__39"> opposite </span><span class="xhm" id="contrary1__40"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10e9" id="contrary1__41" original="E88f.-7726"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10ea" id="belief__436" original="E88f.-771a" sk="contrarytopopularbelief"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10eb" id="belief__437"><span class="idm" id="belief__438" original="E88f.-7719"> contrary to popular belief </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10ed" id="belief__439"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10ee" id="belief__440"><span class="def" id="belief__441" original="E88f.-7718"> opposite to what most people believe </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10f0" id="belief__442"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10f1" id="belief__443" original="E88e.-797b"><span class="x" id="belief__444" original="E88e.-797a"> Contrary to popular belief, the Tasmanians did not become extinct. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2891" id="contrary1__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contrary1_1" title="contrary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2890" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-b81" id="contrary1__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contrary1__53"> contrary </span><span class="xhm" id="contrary1__54"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10f3" hm="2" id="contrary2" original="E399.969" sum="1100"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10f4" id="contrary2__1" original="E399.96a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10f5" id="contrary2__2" original="E399.96b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contrary <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1101" id="contrary2__7" original="E399.974"><span class="pos" id="contrary2__8" original="E399.975"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.10fa" eid="contrary2__9" original="E399.971" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1444" geo="br" id="contrary2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrary2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1447" geo="n_am" id="contrary2__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrary2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntreri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1103" id="contrary2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1104" id="contrary2__15" original="E399.97a"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1105" id="contrary2__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1106" id="contrary2__17"><span class="v"><strong> the contrary </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1108" id="contrary2__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="contrary2__20" original="E399.97d"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contrary2__21" original="E399.97e"> the opposite fact, event or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.110b" id="contrary2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.110c" id="contrary2__23" original="E88f.-770e"><span class="x" id="contrary2__24" original="E88f.-770d"> It should be assumed that public authorities will always act reasonably unless the contrary is proved. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.110e" id="contrary2__25" original="E399.97f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.110f" id="contrary2__26" original="E399.980" sk="oncontrary"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1110" id="contrary2__27"><span class="idm" id="contrary2__28" original="E399.981"> on the contrary </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1112" id="contrary2__29"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1113" id="contrary2__30"><span class="def" id="contrary2__31" original="E399.982"> used to introduce a statement that says the opposite of the last one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1115" id="contrary2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1116" id="contrary2__33" original="E88f.-770c"><span class="x" id="contrary2__34" original="E88f.-770b"> Most Greeks and Romans did not believe that their gods were the only gods. On the contrary, they were sure that all peoples had their own gods. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1118" id="quite__84" original="E399.983" sk="quitecontrary"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1119" id="quite__85"><span class="idm" id="quite__86" original="E399.984"> quite the contrary </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.111b" id="quite__87"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.111c" id="quite__88"><span class="def" id="quite__89" original="E399.985"> used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.111e" id="quite__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.111f" id="quite__91" original="E88e.-796d"><span class="x" id="quite__92" original="E88e.-796c"> This does not mean that women were absent from Jesus's ministry. Quite the contrary: women feature in the Gospel stories on a regular basis. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1121" id="contrary2__44" original="E399.986" sk="tocontrary"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1122" id="contrary2__45"><span class="idm" id="contrary2__46" original="E399.987"> to the contrary </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1124" id="contrary2__47"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1125" id="contrary2__48"><span class="def" id="contrary2__49" original="E399.988"> showing or proving the opposite </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1127" id="contrary2__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1128" id="contrary2__51" original="E88f.-7705"><span class="x" id="contrary2__52" original="E88f.-7704"> Delusions are held firmly despite evidence to the contrary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.112a" id="contrary2__53" original="E88f.-7703"><span class="x" id="contrary2__54" original="E88f.-7702"> Despite advice to the contrary, Eisenhower refused to initiate tax cuts in the midst of the recession. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2859" id="contrary2__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contrary1_1" title="contrary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2858" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-b81" id="contrary2__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contrary2__57"> contrary </span><span class="xhm" id="contrary2__58"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.112c" hm="1" id="contrast1" original="E399.9b0" sum="1978"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.112d" id="contrast1__1" original="E399.9b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.112e" id="contrast1__2" original="E399.9b2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contrast <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.113a" id="contrast1__7" original="E399.9ba"><span class="pos" id="contrast1__8" original="E399.9bb"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1133" eid="contrast1__9" original="E399.9bc" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.159a" geo="br" id="contrast1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xcontrast__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.159d" geo="n_am" id="contrast1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntræst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrast__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.113c" id="contrast1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.113d" id="contrast1__15" original="E399.9bf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.113e" id="contrast1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contrast1__17" original="E399.9c1"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contrast1__18" original="E399.9c2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contrast1__19" original="E399.9c3"> a difference between two or more people or things that you can see clearly when they are compared or put close together; the fact of comparing two or more things in order to show the differences between them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1142" id="contrast1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1143" id="contrast1__21" original="E8bd.-7dd8"><span class="cf" id="contrast1__22" original="E399.9c4"><span class="exp" id="contrast1__23"> contrast </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="contrast1__24" original="E8bd.-7dd7"> Striking contrasts were observed between the two populations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1147" id="contrast1__25" original="E8bd.-7dd2"><span class="cf" id="contrast1__26" original="E399.9c7"><span class="exp" id="contrast1__27"> contrast </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="contrast1__28" original="E8bd.-7dd1"> The boundary between the sea and land air can be very sharp, with marked contrasts in temperature and humidity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.114b" id="contrast1__29" original="E8d4.-7ad6"><span class="cf" id="contrast1__30" original="E8d4.-7ad7"><span class="exp" id="contrast1__31"> contrast </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contrast1__32" original="E8d4.-7ad5"> The contrast with Malthus is clear: Malthus saw population as dependent on food supply; Boserup reversed this relationship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.114f" id="contrast1__33" original="E8bd.-7dda"><span class="cf" id="contrast1__34" original="E88e.-7621"> by <span class="exp" id="contrast1__35"> contrast </span></span><span class="x" id="contrast1__36" original="E8bd.-7dd9"> Having two or more children decreases a woman's time in employment. By contrast, fathers' employment does not decline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1153" id="contrast1__37" original="E88e.-761f"><span class="cf" id="contrast1__38" original="E88e.-7620"> in <span class="exp" id="contrast1__39"> contrast </span></span><span class="x" id="contrast1__40" original="E88e.-761e"> Negative feedback may lead to the student abandoning the task altogether. In contrast, positive feedback contributes to successful task performance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1157" id="contrast1__41" original="E8bd.-7dd6"><span class="cf" id="contrast1__42" original="E399.9c5"> in <span class="exp" id="contrast1__43"> contrast </span> to/with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contrast1__44" original="E8bd.-7dd5"> In contrast to the situation in poor countries, agricultural output is a small fraction of national income in the rich world. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="contrast1__45" original="E47f.584a" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="contrast1__46" original="E47f.584b"><span class="h1" id="contrast1__47" original="E47f.584c"> Comparing and contrasting </span><span class="p" id="contrast1__48" original="E47f.584d"> In your academic writing, you may need to compare two theories, arguments, ideas, etc., pointing out the similarities between them. You may also need to contrast them, pointing out the differences between them. </span><ul class="bullet" id="contrast1__49" original="E47f.584e"><li class="li" id="contrast1__50" original="E47f.584f"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__51" original="E47f.5850"> as… </span><span class="eb" id="contrast1__52" original="E827.7633"> as </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__53" original="E47f.5852"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__54" original="E47f.5853"> (not) the same as </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__55" original="E47f.5854"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__56" original="E47f.5855"> similar/​equivalent/​identical to </span> X. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__57" original="E47f.5866"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__58" original="E848.-16c4"> In a similar way </span> to X, Y…/ <span class="eb" id="contrast1__59" original="E47f.5867"> Similarly </span> (to)… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__60" original="E47f.586a"> X…, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__61" original="E47f.586b"> as do/​does </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__62" original="E47f.585c"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__63" original="E47f.585d"> compared/​in comparison with </span> X, Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__64" original="E47f.5856"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__65" original="E47f.5857"> much/​far more/​less… than </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__66" original="E47f.5859"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__67" original="E47f.585a"> potentially/​perhaps more/​less… than </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__68" original="E47f.5860"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__69" original="E47f.5861"> in contrast to </span> X, Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__70" original="E47f.586f"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__71" original="E47f.5870"> The main difference(s) between </span> X and Y is/​are… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__72" original="E47f.5862"> X…, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__73" original="E47f.5863"> whereas/​while </span> Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__74" original="E47f.5864"> X, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__75" original="E47f.5865"> unlike </span> Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__76" original="E47f.586c"> X <span class="eb" id="contrast1__77" original="E47f.586d"> differs from </span> Y <span class="eb" id="contrast1__78" original="E47f.586e"> in that… </span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__79" original="E646.-7261"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__80" original="E646.-7260"> On the other hand </span> , Y… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="contrast1__81" original="E47f.5871"><li class="li" id="contrast1__82" original="E47f.5872"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__83"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__84" original="E47f.5873"><span class="x" id="contrast1__85" original="E47f.5874"> Political factors perhaps were <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__86" original="E47f.5875"> as important as </span> cultural attitudes in explaining this. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__87" original="E47f.5877"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__88"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__89" original="E47f.5878"><span class="x" id="contrast1__90" original="E47f.5879"> Correlation is <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__91" original="E47f.587a"> not the same as </span> causation. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__92" original="E47f.587b"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__93"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__94" original="E47f.587c"><span class="x" id="contrast1__95" original="E47f.587d"> This approach yields an <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__96" original="E47f.587e"> identical </span> result <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__97" original="E47f.587f"> to </span> that found in Example 12.4. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__98" original="E47f.589e"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__99"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__100" original="E47f.589f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__101" original="E47f.58a0"> Frequency curves present data <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__102" original="E47f.58a1"> in a similar way to </span> histograms. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__103" original="E47f.58a6"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__104"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__105" original="E47f.58a7"><span class="x" id="contrast1__106" original="E47f.58a8"> Men and women face different constraints, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__107" original="E47f.58a9"> as do </span> members of different classes and ethnic groups. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__108" original="E47f.588e"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__109"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__110" original="E47f.588f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__111" original="E47f.5890"> This rate is high <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__112" original="E47f.5891"> in comparison with </span> current rates of plate movements. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__113" original="E47f.5880"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__114"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__115" original="E47f.5881"><span class="x" id="contrast1__116" original="E47f.5882"> Educated women today are <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__117" original="E47f.5883"> much more </span> likely to work for pay <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__118" original="E47f.5884"> than </span> before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__119" original="E47f.5885"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__120"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__121" original="E47f.5886"><span class="x" id="contrast1__122" original="E47f.5887"> Bulb pipettes are simple to use and <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__123" original="E47f.5888"> potentially more </span> accurate <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__124" original="E47f.5889"> than </span> a graduated pipette. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__125" original="E47f.5892"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__126"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__127" original="E47f.5893"><span class="x" id="contrast1__128" original="E47f.5894"> Teens sent approximately 70 emails a month <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__129" original="E47f.5895"> in contrast to </span> 30 for the slightly older set. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__130" original="E47f.58af"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__131"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__132" original="E47f.58b0"><span class="x" id="contrast1__133" original="E47f.58b1"><span class="ebi" id="contrast1__134" original="E47f.58b2"> The main difference between </span> trees and networks is that nodes in a tree can only have one parent, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__135" original="E576.132c"> while </span> this is not true for networks. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__136" original="E47f.589a"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__137"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__138" original="E47f.589b"><span class="x" id="contrast1__139" original="E47f.589c"> Today, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__140" original="E47f.589d"> unlike </span> in the recent past, more children are driven to school than walk or cycle. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__141" original="E47f.58aa"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__142"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__143" original="E47f.58ab"><span class="x" id="contrast1__144" original="E47f.58ac"> The tropics <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__145" original="E47f.58ad"> differ from </span> other parts of the world <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__146" original="E47f.58ae"> in that </span> their seasonality is determined by water availability, not by temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__147" original="E646.-725e"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__148"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__149" original="E646.-725d"><span class="x" id="contrast1__150" original="E646.-725c"> The Royal African Company relied on chartered ships sent out at set intervals. Private traders, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__151" original="E646.-725b"> on the other hand </span> , had no such rigid schedule. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.115b" id="contrast1__152" original="E8bd.-7dbf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contrast1__153"> adjective + contrast </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.115d" id="contrast1__154"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.115e" id="contrast1__155" original="E8bd.-7dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.115f" id="contrast1__156"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__157" original="E8bd.-7dbc"> stark </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1161" id="contrast1__158"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__159" original="E8bd.-7dba"> sharp </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1163" id="contrast1__160"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__161" original="E8d7.-71c1"> marked </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1165" id="contrast1__162"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__163" original="E8d7.-71c0"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1167" id="contrast1__164" original="E8bd.-7db9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1168" id="contrast1__165"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__166" original="E8bd.-7db8"> striking </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.116a" id="contrast1__167"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__168" original="E8d4.-7ad2"> dramatic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.116c" id="contrast1__169" original="E8d4.-7ad1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.116d" id="contrast1__170"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__171" original="E8d4.-7ad0"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.116f" id="contrast1__172" original="E8bd.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1170" id="contrast1__173"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__174" original="E8bd.-7db2"> direct </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1172" id="contrast1__175" original="E8bd.-7db1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1173" id="contrast1__176" original="E8bd.-7db0"><span class="x" id="contrast1__177" original="E8bd.-7daf"> The US model's potential for job creation stands in stark contrast to Europe's struggle to create jobs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1175" id="contrast1__178" original="E8bd.-7d9f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contrast1__179"> verb + contrast </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1177" id="contrast1__180"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1178" id="contrast1__181" original="E8bd.-7d9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1179" id="contrast1__182"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__183" original="E8bd.-7d9c"> draw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.117b" id="contrast1__184" original="E8bd.-7d9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.117c" id="contrast1__185"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__186" original="E8bd.-7d9a"> emphasize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.117e" id="contrast1__187" original="E8bd.-7d99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.117f" id="contrast1__188" original="E8bd.-7d98"><span class="x" id="contrast1__189" original="E8bd.-7d97"> The speaker draws a clear contrast between Europe and his own country. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1181" id="contrast1__190" original="E8bd.-7d7b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contrast1__191"> in contrast to + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1183" id="contrast1__192"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1184" id="contrast1__193" original="E8bd.-7d79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1185" id="contrast1__194"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__195" original="E8bd.-7d78"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1187" id="contrast1__196" original="E8bd.-7d77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1188" id="contrast1__197"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__198" original="E8bd.-7d76"> finding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.118a" id="contrast1__199" original="E8bd.-7d75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.118b" id="contrast1__200"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__201" original="E8bd.-7d74"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.118d" id="contrast1__202" original="E8bd.-7d73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.118e" id="contrast1__203"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__204" original="E8bd.-7d72"> study </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1190" id="contrast1__205" original="E8bd.-7d6f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1191" id="contrast1__206" original="E8bd.-7d6e"><span class="x" id="contrast1__207" original="E8bd.-7d6d"> Technically trained personnel moved into management positions within German industry, in contrast to the situation in Great Britain. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1193" id="contrast1__208" original="E399.9c9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1194" id="contrast1__209"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contrast1__210" original="E399.9cb"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="contrast1__211" original="E399.9cc"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contrast1__212" original="E399.9ce"> a person or thing that is clearly different from somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1198" id="contrast1__213"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1199" id="contrast1__214" original="E8bd.-7dce"><span class="cf" id="contrast1__215" original="E399.9cd"><span class="exp" id="contrast1__216"> contrast </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contrast1__217" original="E8bd.-7dcd"> Their case studies are a contrast to previous research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.119d" id="contrast1__218" original="E8bd.-7da3"><span class="cf" id="contrast1__219" original="E8d4.-7ad4"><span class="exp" id="contrast1__220"> contrast </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="contrast1__221" original="E8bd.-7da2"> This situation represents a dramatic contrast with the policy stances of 80 years ago. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11a1" id="contrast1__222" original="E8bd.-7d96" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contrast1__223"> verb + contrast </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11a3" id="contrast1__224"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11a4" id="contrast1__225" original="E8bd.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11a5" id="contrast1__226"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__227" original="E8bd.-7d93"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11a7" id="contrast1__228"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__229" original="E8d7.-71bf"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11a9" id="contrast1__230"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__231" original="E8d7.-71be"> present </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11ab" id="contrast1__232" original="E8bd.-7d90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11ac" id="contrast1__233" original="E8bd.-7d8f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__234" original="E8bd.-7d8e"> The post-1990 Japanese economy provides a dramatic contrast to that of the United States. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11ae" id="contrast1__235" original="E399.9d3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11af" id="contrast1__236"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contrast1__237" original="E399.9d5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contrast1__238" original="E399.9d6"> the amount of difference between light and dark in a photograph or the picture on a screen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11b2" id="contrast1__239"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11b3" id="contrast1__240" original="E8bd.-7dcc"><span class="x" id="contrast1__241" original="E8bd.-7dcb"> Closing the aperture diaphragm increases the contrast in the image seen through the microscope. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11b5" id="contrast1__242" original="E8bd.-7ddc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11b6" id="contrast1__243"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contrast1__244" original="E8bd.-7dc8"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contrast1__245" original="E8bd.-7dc9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contrast1__246" original="E8bd.-7dc7"> differences in colour or in light and dark, used in photographs and paintings to create a special effect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11ba" id="contrast1__247"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11bb" id="contrast1__248" original="E8bd.-7dc4"><span class="x" id="contrast1__249" original="E8bd.-7dc3"> Wetting of exposures with a fine spray of water can help bring out colour contrasts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11bd" id="contrast1__250" original="E8bd.-7dc6"><span class="x" id="contrast1__251" original="E8bd.-7dc5"> The artist's use of contrast is masterly. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fbc" id="contrast1__252" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="contrast1__253"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fba" id="contrast1__254" original="E8bd.-7dc1"><span class="shcut" id="contrast1__255" original="E8bd.-7dc0"> adjective + contrast </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fb8" id="contrast1__256" original="E8bd.-7dbf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fb7" id="contrast1__257" original="E8bd.-7dbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fb6" id="contrast1__258" original="E8bd.-7dbc"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__259"> stark </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fb4" id="contrast1__260" original="E8bd.-7dba"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__261"> sharp </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fb2" id="contrast1__262" original="E8d7.-71c1"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__263"> marked </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fb0" id="contrast1__264" original="E8d7.-71c0"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__265"> strong </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fae" id="contrast1__266" original="E8bd.-7db9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fad" id="contrast1__267" original="E8bd.-7db8"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__268"> striking </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fab" id="contrast1__269" original="E8d4.-7ad2"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__270"> dramatic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fa9" id="contrast1__271" original="E8d4.-7ad1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fa8" id="contrast1__272" original="E8d4.-7ad0"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__273"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fa6" id="contrast1__274" original="E8bd.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fa5" id="contrast1__275" original="E8bd.-7db2"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__276"> direct </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fa3" id="contrast1__277" original="E8bd.-7db1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fa2" id="contrast1__278" original="E8bd.-7db0"><span class="x" id="contrast1__279" original="E8bd.-7daf"> The US model's potential for job creation stands in stark contrast to Europe's struggle to create jobs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6fa0" id="contrast1__280" original="E8bd.-7da1"><span class="shcut" id="contrast1__281" original="E8bd.-7da0"> verb + contrast </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f9e" id="contrast1__282" original="E8bd.-7d9f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f9d" id="contrast1__283" original="E8bd.-7d9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f9c" id="contrast1__284" original="E8bd.-7d9c"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__285"> draw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f9a" id="contrast1__286" original="E8bd.-7d9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f99" id="contrast1__287" original="E8bd.-7d9a"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__288"> emphasize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f97" id="contrast1__289" original="E8bd.-7d99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f96" id="contrast1__290" original="E8bd.-7d98"><span class="x" id="contrast1__291" original="E8bd.-7d97"> The speaker draws a clear contrast between Europe and his own country. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f94" id="contrast1__292" original="E8bd.-7d96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f93" id="contrast1__293" original="E8bd.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f92" id="contrast1__294" original="E8bd.-7d93"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__295"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f90" id="contrast1__296" original="E8d7.-71bf"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__297"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f8e" id="contrast1__298" original="E8d7.-71be"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__299"> present </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f8c" id="contrast1__300" original="E8bd.-7d90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f8b" id="contrast1__301" original="E8bd.-7d8f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__302" original="E8bd.-7d8e"> The post-1990 Japanese economy provides a dramatic contrast to that of the United States. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f89" id="contrast1__303" original="E8bd.-7ddb"><span class="shcut" id="contrast1__304" original="E8bd.-7d7c"> in contrast to + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f87" id="contrast1__305" original="E8bd.-7d7b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f86" id="contrast1__306" original="E8bd.-7d79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f85" id="contrast1__307" original="E8bd.-7d78"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__308"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f83" id="contrast1__309" original="E8bd.-7d77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f82" id="contrast1__310" original="E8bd.-7d76"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__311"> finding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f80" id="contrast1__312" original="E8bd.-7d75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f7f" id="contrast1__313" original="E8bd.-7d74"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__314"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f7d" id="contrast1__315" original="E8bd.-7d73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f7c" id="contrast1__316" original="E8bd.-7d72"><span class="coll" id="contrast1__317"> study </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f7a" id="contrast1__318" original="E8bd.-7d6f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f79" id="contrast1__319" original="E8bd.-7d6e"><span class="x" id="contrast1__320" original="E8bd.-7d6d"> Technically trained personnel moved into management positions within German industry, in contrast to the situation in Great Britain. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-281d" id="contrast1__321" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contrast_1" title="contrast definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-281c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-aeb" id="contrast1__322" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contrast1__323"> contrast </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11bf" hm="2" id="contrast2" original="E399.9d7" sum="777"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11c0" id="contrast2__1" original="E399.9d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11c1" id="contrast2__2" original="E399.9d9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contrast <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.11cf" id="contrast2__9" original="E399.9e1"><span class="pos" id="contrast2__10" original="E399.9e2"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7344" eid="contrast2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15a0" geo="br" id="contrast2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://xcontrast__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15a4" geo="n_am" id="contrast2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xcontrast__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-43a" id="contrast2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15a8" form="root" id="contrast2__17"><span class="vp" id="contrast2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contrast </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15aa" eid="contrast2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15ab" geo="br" id="contrast2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɑːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://xcontrast__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15af" geo="n_am" id="contrast2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrast__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xcontrast__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15b3" form="thirdps" id="contrast2__24"><span class="vp" id="contrast2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contrasts </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15b5" eid="contrast2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15b6" geo="br" id="contrast2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɑːsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15b9" geo="n_am" id="contrast2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15bc" form="past" id="contrast2__31"><span class="vp" id="contrast2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contrasted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15be" eid="contrast2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15bf" geo="br" id="contrast2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɑːstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15c2" geo="n_am" id="contrast2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15c5" form="pastpart" id="contrast2__38"><span class="vp" id="contrast2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contrasted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15c7" eid="contrast2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15c8" geo="br" id="contrast2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɑːstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15cb" geo="n_am" id="contrast2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15ce" form="prespart" id="contrast2__45"><span class="vp" id="contrast2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contrasting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15d0" eid="contrast2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15d1" geo="br" id="contrast2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɑːstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.15d5" geo="n_am" id="contrast2__50" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrast2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasting__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasting__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasting__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1200" id="contrast2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1201" id="contrast2__53" original="E399.a02"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1202" id="contrast2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="contrast2__55" original="E399.a04"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="contrast2__56" original="E8be.-7d0f"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contrast2__57" original="E399.a06"> to compare two things in order to show the differences between them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1206" id="contrast2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1207" id="contrast2__59" original="E8be.-7d0e"><span class="cf" id="contrast2__60" original="E399.a05"> A is contrasted with B </span><span class="x" id="contrast2__61" original="E8be.-7d0d"> The social market economy can be contrasted with the free market economy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.120a" id="contrast2__62" original="E8be.-7d0c"><span class="cf" id="contrast2__63" original="E8d4.-7a89"> A and B are contrasted </span><span class="x" id="contrast2__64" original="E8be.-7d0b"> To illustrate this point, two well-known cases can be contrasted. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.120d" id="contrast2__65" original="E399.a07"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.120e" id="contrast2__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="contrast2__67" original="E399.a09"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contrast2__68" original="E399.a0b"> to show a clear difference when close together or when compared </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1211" id="contrast2__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1212" id="contrast2__70" original="E8be.-7d08"><span class="x" id="contrast2__71" original="E8be.-7d07"> The impact of the Afghani and Peruvian reports contrasted strongly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1214" id="contrast2__72" original="E8be.-7d0a"><span class="cf" id="contrast2__73" original="E399.a0a"><span class="exp" id="contrast2__74"> contrast </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="contrast2__75" original="E8be.-7d09"> The agency's stance on organics contrasted sharply with its more positive stance on GM food. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1218" id="contrast2__76" original="E8d4.-7a88"><span class="x" id="contrast2__77" original="E8d4.-7a87"> to contrast starkly/markedly with something </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2750" id="contrast2__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contrast_1" title="contrast definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-274f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-aeb" id="contrast2__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contrast2__80"> contrast </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contrasting
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.121a" id="contrasting" original="E399.a0c" sum="342"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.121b" id="contrasting__1" original="E399.a0d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.121c" id="contrasting__2" original="E399.a0e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contrasting </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1225" id="contrasting__4" original="E399.a13"><span class="pos" id="contrasting__5" original="E399.a14"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7845" eid="contrasting__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.170e" geo="br" id="contrasting__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrasting__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɑːstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1712" geo="n_am" id="contrasting__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrasting__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasting__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrasting__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xcontrasting__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1227" id="contrasting__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="contrasting__12" original="E399.a16"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1229" id="contrasting__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.122a" id="contrasting__14" original="E399.a17"><span class="def" id="contrasting__15" original="E399.a18"> very different in style, colour or attitude </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.122c" id="contrasting__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.122d" id="contrasting__17" original="E8be.-7d06"><span class="x" id="contrasting__18" original="E8be.-7d05"> Differences in teaching style reflected contrasting views about teaching. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.122f" id="contrasting__19" original="E8be.-7d04"><span class="x" id="contrasting__20" original="E8be.-7d03"> Successful advertising comes from two contrasting styles of problem-solving. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2722" id="contrasting__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contrasting" title="contrasting definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2721" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-a1d" id="contrasting__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contrasting__23"> contrasting </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contrastive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1231" id="contrastive" original="E399.a19" sum="347"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1232" id="contrastive__1" original="E399.a1a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1233" id="contrastive__2" original="E399.a1b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contrastive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.123f" id="contrastive__7" original="E399.a23"><span class="pos" id="contrastive__8" original="E399.a24"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-783c" eid="contrastive__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.173f" geo="br" id="contrastive__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrastive__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɑːstɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrastive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrastive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrastive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1743" geo="n_am" id="contrastive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contrastive__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtræstɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrastive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrastive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrastive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1241" id="contrastive__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1242" id="contrastive__15" original="E399.a27"><span class="def" id="contrastive__16" original="E399.a28"> showing the differences clearly, especially the differences between languages </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1244" id="contrastive__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1245" id="contrastive__18" original="E8be.-7d02"><span class="x" id="contrastive__19" original="E8be.-7d01"> This approach allows more detailed contrastive analysis of specific language situations. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2705" id="contrastive__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contrastive" title="contrastive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2704" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-a06" id="contrastive__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contrastive__22"> contrastive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contravene
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1247" id="contravene" original="E399.a29" sum="535"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1248" id="contravene__1" original="E399.a2a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1249" id="contravene__2" original="E399.a2b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contravene </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1257" id="contravene__9" original="E399.a35"><span class="pos" id="contravene__10" original="E399.a36"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7833" eid="contravene__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.17f4" geo="br" id="contravene__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈviːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravene__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravene__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravene__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.17f8" geo="n_am" id="contravene__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈviːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravene__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravene__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravene__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-408" id="contravene__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1804" form="root" id="contravene__17"><span class="vp" id="contravene__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contravene </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1806" eid="contravene__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1807" geo="br" id="contravene__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈviːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravene__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravene__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravene__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.180b" geo="n_am" id="contravene__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈviːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravene__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravene__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravene__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.180f" form="thirdps" id="contravene__24"><span class="vp" id="contravene__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contravenes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1811" eid="contravene__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1812" geo="br" id="contravene__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈviːnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravenes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravenes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravenes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1815" geo="n_am" id="contravene__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈviːnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravenes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravenes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravenes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1818" form="past" id="contravene__31"><span class="vp" id="contravene__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contravened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.181a" eid="contravene__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.181b" geo="br" id="contravene__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈviːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.181e" geo="n_am" id="contravene__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈviːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1821" form="pastpart" id="contravene__38"><span class="vp" id="contravene__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contravened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1823" eid="contravene__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1824" geo="br" id="contravene__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈviːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1827" geo="n_am" id="contravene__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈviːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.182a" form="prespart" id="contravene__45"><span class="vp" id="contravene__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contravening </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.182c" eid="contravene__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.182d" geo="br" id="contravene__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈviːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravening__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravening__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravening__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1830" geo="n_am" id="contravene__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈviːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravening__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravening__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravening__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1288" id="contravene__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1289" id="contravene__53" original="E399.a53"><span class="cf" id="contravene__54" original="E399.a54"><span class="exp" id="contravene__55"> contravene </span> something </span><span class="def" id="contravene__56" original="E399.a57"> to do something that is not allowed by a law or rule; to go against a right or principle </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.128d" id="contravene__57" original="E399.a58" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://infringe" title="infringe definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.128e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-26d0" id="contravene__58" original="E399.a59"><span class="xh" id="contravene__59"> infringe </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1290" id="contravene__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1291" id="contravene__61" original="E867.-167c"><span class="x" id="contravene__62" original="E867.-167b"> The Commission considered that the restrictions contravened Article 28. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1293" id="contravene__63" original="E867.-1679"><span class="x" id="contravene__64" original="E867.-1678"> The Court of Appeal held that the government decision contravened residents' human rights. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1295" id="contravene__65"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1296" id="contravene__66" original="E399.a5b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1297" id="contravene__67"><span class="dr" id="contravene__68" original="E399.a5c"> contravention </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12a3" id="contravene__72" original="E399.a63"><span class="pos" id="contravene__73" original="E399.a64"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7832" eid="contravene__74" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.17fc" geo="br" id="contravene__75" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__76"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈvenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravention__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravention__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravention__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1800" geo="n_am" id="contravene__77" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contravene__78"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈvenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontravention__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontravention__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontravention__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12a5" id="contravene__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="contravene__80" original="E399.a66"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="contravene__81" original="E399.a67"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12a8" id="contravene__82" original="E399.a68" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12a9" id="contravene__83" original="E399.a69"><span class="xh" id="contravene__84" original="E81e.47c2"> infringement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12ab" id="contravene__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12ac" id="contravene__86" original="E867.-1677"><span class="cf" id="contravene__87" original="E890.45c3"><span class="exp"> contravention </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="contravene__88" original="E867.-1676"> Breach of this requirement will constitute a contravention of the Data Protection Act 1998. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12af" id="contravene__89" original="E867.-1675"><span class="cf" id="contravene__90" original="E890.45c4"> in <span class="exp"> contravention </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="contravene__91" original="E867.-1674"> Regulations which removed benefit for asylum seekers were ruled to be in contravention of the Immigration Appeals Act 1993. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-26b7" id="contravene__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contravene" title="contravene definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-26b6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-9f2" id="contravene__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contravene__94"> contravene </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12b2" id="contribute" original="E399.a80" sum="1781"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12b3" id="contribute__1" original="E399.a81"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12b4" id="contribute__2" original="E399.a82"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contribute </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12c4" id="contribute__9" original="E399.a8d"><span class="pos" id="contribute__10" original="E399.a8e"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-733b" eid="contribute__11" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.199b" geo="br" id="contribute__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontribute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.199e" geo="br" id="contribute__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xcontribute__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19a1" geo="n_am" id="contribute__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontribute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3d8" id="contribute__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19a4" form="root" id="contribute__19"><span class="vp" id="contribute__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> contribute </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19a6" eid="contribute__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19a7" geo="br" id="contribute__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontribute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19aa" geo="br" id="contribute__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xcontribute__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19ad" geo="n_am" id="contribute__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontribute__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontribute__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19b0" form="thirdps" id="contribute__28"><span class="vp" id="contribute__29"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> contributes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19b2" eid="contribute__30" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19b3" geo="br" id="contribute__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19b6" geo="br" id="contribute__33" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="contribute__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrɪbjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributes__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributes__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontributes__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19b9" geo="n_am" id="contribute__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19bc" form="past" id="contribute__37"><span class="vp" id="contribute__38"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> contributed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19be" eid="contribute__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19bf" geo="br" id="contribute__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19c2" geo="br" id="contribute__42" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="contribute__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontributed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19c5" geo="n_am" id="contribute__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19c8" form="pastpart" id="contribute__46"><span class="vp" id="contribute__47"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> contributed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19ca" eid="contribute__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19cb" geo="br" id="contribute__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19ce" geo="br" id="contribute__51" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="contribute__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontributed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19d1" geo="n_am" id="contribute__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19d4" form="prespart" id="contribute__55"><span class="vp" id="contribute__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> contributing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19d6" eid="contribute__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19d7" geo="br" id="contribute__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19da" geo="br" id="contribute__60" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="contribute__61"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrɪbjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontributing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.19dd" geo="n_am" id="contribute__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribute__63"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.12ff" id="contribute__64"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1300" id="contribute__65" original="E399.ab9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1301" id="contribute__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="contribute__67" original="E399.abb"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="contribute__68" original="E399.abc"><span class="exp" id="contribute__69"> contribute </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="contribute__70" original="E399.abd"> to be one of the causes of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1306" id="contribute__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1307" id="contribute__72" original="E8be.-7cfe"><span class="x" id="contribute__73" original="E8be.-7cfd"> Poor care was felt to have contributed to the patient's death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1309" id="contribute__74" original="E8be.-7cfc"><span class="x" id="contribute__75" original="E8be.-7cfb"> It seems clear that poverty is the biggest single factor contributing to the spread of AIDS. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.130b" id="contribute__76" original="E8be.-7cfa"><span class="x" id="contribute__77" original="E8be.-7cf9"> Overuse of antibiotics has been a major contributing factor to the development of resistant bacteria. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.130d" id="contribute__78" original="E399.abe"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.130e" id="contribute__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="contribute__80" original="E399.ac0"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="contribute__81" original="E399.ac1"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contribute__82" original="E399.ac2"> to help to improve or achieve something, especially by adding new ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1312" id="contribute__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1313" id="contribute__84" original="E8be.-7cf8"><span class="cf" id="contribute__85" original="E399.ac3"><span class="exp" id="contribute__86"> contribute </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="contribute__87" original="E8be.-7cf7"> Geographers have contributed to an improved understanding of African rural systems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1317" id="contribute__88" original="E8d7.-7103"><span class="cf" id="contribute__89" original="E399.ac4"><span class="exp" id="contribute__90"> contribute </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="contribute__91" original="E8d7.-7102"> What historians can best contribute to modern politics is a cautionary note. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.131b" id="contribute__92" original="E399.ab2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.131c" id="contribute__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="contribute__94" original="E399.ab4"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="contribute__95" original="E399.ab5"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contribute__96" original="E399.ab6"> to give something, especially money or goods, to help somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1320" id="contribute__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1321" id="contribute__98" original="E8be.-7cf4"><span class="cf" id="contribute__99" original="E399.ab7"><span class="exp" id="contribute__100"> contribute </span> something (to/towards something) </span><span class="x" id="contribute__101" original="E8be.-7cf3"> 19 million people a year visit Liverpool, contributing £381.5 million to the local economy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1325" id="contribute__102" original="E8be.-7cee"><span class="cf" id="contribute__103" original="E399.ab8"><span class="exp" id="contribute__104"> contribute </span> (to/towards something) </span><span class="x" id="contribute__105" original="E8be.-7ced"> Even poor communities are often willing to contribute towards the cost of education. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1329" id="contribute__106" original="E8be.-7cec" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://donate" title="donate (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.132a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d3" id="contribute__107" original="E8be.-7ceb"><span class="xh" id="contribute__108"> donate </span><span class="xs" id="contribute__109"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.132d" id="contribute__110" original="E399.ac5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.132e" id="contribute__111"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="contribute__112" original="E399.ac7"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="contribute__113" original="E399.ac8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contribute__114" original="E399.ac9"> to write something for a newspaper, magazine, website, or a radio or television programme; to speak during a meeting or conversation, especially to give your opinion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1332" id="contribute__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1333" id="contribute__116" original="E8be.-7cea"><span class="cf" id="contribute__117" original="E399.aca"><span class="exp" id="contribute__118"> contribute </span> something </span><span class="x" id="contribute__119" original="E8be.-7ce9"> The discussion was open and all the participants actively contributed their ideas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1337" id="contribute__120" original="E8be.-7ce8"><span class="cf" id="contribute__121" original="E88e.-75fb"><span class="exp" id="contribute__122"> contribute </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="contribute__123" original="E8be.-7ce7"> Several researchers contributed chapters to the first edition of the book. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.133b" id="contribute__124" original="E8be.-7ce6"><span class="cf" id="contribute__125" original="E399.acb"><span class="exp" id="contribute__126"> contribute </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="contribute__127" original="E8be.-7ce5"> The facilitator is free to ensure that each individual has the opportunity to contribute. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.133f" id="contribute__128" original="E8be.-7ce2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://participate" title="participate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1340" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-6fc3" id="contribute__129" original="E8be.-7ce1"><span class="xh" id="contribute__130"> participate </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1342" id="donate__71" original="E597.-6b9a" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="donate__72" original="E597.-6b99"><span class="h1" id="donate__73" original="E597.-6b98"><ul class="inline" id="donate__74" original="E597.-6b97"><li class="li" id="donate__75" original="E597.-6b96"> contribute </li><li class="li" id="donate__76" original="E597.-6b95"> donate </li><li class="li" id="donate__77" original="E597.-6b94"> support <span class="pos" id="donate__78" original="E83b.68a8"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="donate__79" original="E597.-6b92"> These words all mean to give money or goods to help somebody/​something. </span><ul class="bullet" id="donate__80" original="E597.-6b91"><li class="li" id="donate__81" original="E597.-6b90"> to contribute/​donate (something) <span class="eb" id="donate__82" original="E597.-6b8f"> to </span> something </li><li class="li" id="donate__83" original="E597.-6b8e"> to contribute/​donate <span class="eb" id="donate__84" original="E597.-6b8d"> money </span></li><li class="li" id="donate__85" original="E597.-6b8c"> to contribute/​donate <span class="eb" id="donate__86" original="E597.-6b8b"> $5 million, etc. </span></li><li class="li" id="donate__87" original="E597.-6b8a"> to support (a) <span class="eb" id="donate__88" original="E597.-6b89"> development/​programme </span></li><li class="li" id="donate__89" original="E597.-6b88"> to contribute/​support (something) <span class="eb" id="donate__90" original="E597.-6b87"> financially </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="donate__91" original="E597.-6b86"><li class="li" id="donate__92" original="E597.-6b85"><span class="eb" id="donate__93" original="E597.-6b84"> Contribute </span> suggests that a number of people or groups are giving money to a charity or a fund; <span class="eb" id="donate__94" original="E597.-6b83"> donate </span> places the emphasis on an individual person or organization that has given something: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c69" id="donate__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e58" id="donate__96" original="E597.-6b82"><span class="x" id="donate__97" original="E597.-6b81"> Even poor communities are often willing to contribute towards the cost of education. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e56" id="donate__98" original="E597.-6b80"><span class="x" id="donate__99" original="E597.-6b7f"> The developer pledged to donate 1% of gross revenues to support on-site research. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="donate__100" original="E597.-6b7e"> You <span class="eb" id="donate__101" original="E597.-6b7d"> contribute </span> or <span class="eb" id="donate__102" original="E597.-6b7c"> donate </span> an amount of money to a charity or a fund; you <span class="eb" id="donate__103" original="E597.-6b7b"> support </span> a charity, a cause, a programme, etc. by giving money or other help, especially over a period of time: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c67" id="donate__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e50" id="donate__105" original="E597.-6b7a"><span class="x" id="donate__106" original="E597.-6b79"> The company provides funds for these works by donating a percentage of a product's sales to the cause. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e4e" id="donate__107" original="E597.-6b78"><span class="x" id="donate__108" original="E597.-6b77"> Immunization programmes in developing countries, supported by the WHO, have had a major impact on infant mortality rates. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" id="donate__109" original="E597.-1c62"> See also the Thesaurus note at <span class="eb" id="donate__110" original="E597.-1c61"> fund </span> . </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2635" id="contribute__171" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contribute" title="contribute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2634" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-98f" id="contribute__172" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contribute__173"> contribute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.134b" id="contribution" original="E399.acc" sum="1671"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.134c" id="contribution__1" original="E399.acd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.134d" id="contribution__2" original="E399.ace"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contribution </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1359" id="contribution__7" original="E399.ad6"><span class="pos" id="contribution__8" original="E399.ad7"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7821" eid="contribution__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1ac5" geo="br" id="contribution__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribution__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontribution__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontribution__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontribution__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1ac9" geo="n_am" id="contribution__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contribution__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrɪˈbjuːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontribution__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontribution__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontribution__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.135b" id="contribution__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.135c" id="contribution__15" original="E399.ae6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.135d" id="contribution__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="contribution__17" original="E399.ae9"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="contribution__18" original="E399.aea"> the part played by a person or thing in achieving, improving or causing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1360" id="contribution__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1361" id="contribution__20" original="E8be.-7d9c"><span class="x" id="contribution__21" original="E8be.-7d9b"> This is a case where publicity can make an important contribution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1363" id="contribution__22" original="E8be.-7d5d"><span class="cf" id="contribution__23" original="E8d4.-7a5b"><span class="exp" id="contribution__24"> contribution </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="contribution__25" original="E8be.-7d5c"> Figure 8.13 indicates the relative contribution of emissions of different greenhouse gases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1367" id="contribution__26" original="E8be.-7d9e"><span class="cf" id="contribution__27" original="E399.aeb"><span class="exp" id="contribution__28"> contribution </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="contribution__29" original="E8be.-7d9d"> Fast-growing small businesses make a direct contribution to economic growth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.136b" id="contribution__30" original="E8be.-7d9a"><span class="cf" id="contribution__31" original="E399.aec"><span class="exp" id="contribution__32"> contribution </span> towards (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="contribution__33" original="E8be.-7d99"> The case made a considerable contribution towards clarifying the situation concerning professional sport. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.136f" id="contribution__34" original="E8be.-7d82" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__35"> adjective + contribution </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1371" id="contribution__36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1372" id="contribution__37" original="E8be.-7d81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1373" id="contribution__38"><span class="coll" id="contribution__39" original="E8be.-7d80"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1375" id="contribution__40"><span class="coll" id="contribution__41" original="E8be.-7d7f"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1377" id="contribution__42" original="E8be.-7d7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1378" id="contribution__43"><span class="coll" id="contribution__44" original="E8be.-7d7d"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.137a" id="contribution__45"><span class="coll" id="contribution__46" original="E8d9.-7b8d"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.137c" id="contribution__47" original="E8be.-7d7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.137d" id="contribution__48"><span class="coll" id="contribution__49" original="E8d9.-7b8c"> valuable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.137f" id="contribution__50" original="E8d9.-7b8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1380" id="contribution__51"><span class="coll" id="contribution__52" original="E8d9.-7b8a"> positive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1382" id="contribution__53" original="E8be.-7d64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1383" id="contribution__54"><span class="coll" id="contribution__55" original="E8be.-7d63"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1385" id="contribution__56"><span class="coll" id="contribution__57" original="E8d9.-7b89"> substantial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1387" id="contribution__58"><span class="coll" id="contribution__59" original="E8d9.-7b88"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1389" id="contribution__60" original="E8d9.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.138a" id="contribution__61"><span class="coll" id="contribution__62" original="E8d9.-7b86"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.138c" id="contribution__63" original="E8d9.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.138d" id="contribution__64"><span class="coll" id="contribution__65" original="E8d9.-7b84"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.138f" id="contribution__66" original="E8be.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1390" id="contribution__67"><span class="coll" id="contribution__68" original="E8be.-7d79"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1392" id="contribution__69" original="E8be.-7d78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1393" id="contribution__70"><span class="coll" id="contribution__71" original="E8be.-7d77"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1395" id="contribution__72" original="E8be.-7d76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1396" id="contribution__73"><span class="coll" id="contribution__74" original="E8be.-7d75"> unique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1398" id="contribution__75" original="E8d9.-7b83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1399" id="contribution__76"><span class="coll" id="contribution__77" original="E8d9.-7b82"> original </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.139b" id="contribution__78" original="E8be.-7d66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.139c" id="contribution__79"><span class="coll" id="contribution__80" original="E8be.-7d65"> relative </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.139e" id="contribution__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.139f" id="contribution__82" original="E8be.-7d73"><span class="x" id="contribution__83" original="E8be.-7d72"> Biomass could make a significant contribution to global energy demand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13a1" id="contribution__84" original="E8be.-7d71"><span class="x" id="contribution__85" original="E8be.-7d70"> Entrepreneurs and small businesses make a positive contribution to job generation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13a3" id="contribution__86" original="E8be.-7d3e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__87"> verb + contribution </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13a5" id="contribution__88"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13a6" id="contribution__89" original="E8be.-7d3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13a7" id="contribution__90"><span class="coll" id="contribution__91" original="E8be.-7d3c"> make </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13a9" id="contribution__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13aa" id="contribution__93" original="E8be.-7d38"><span class="x" id="contribution__94" original="E8be.-7d37"> Screening could make a major contribution to population health. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13ac" id="contribution__95" original="E8be.-7d4a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__96"> verb + contribution </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13ae" id="contribution__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13af" id="contribution__98" original="E8be.-7d48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13b0" id="contribution__99"><span class="coll" id="contribution__100" original="E8be.-7d47"> recognize </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13b2" id="contribution__101"><span class="coll" id="contribution__102" original="E8d9.-7b81"> acknowledge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13b4" id="contribution__103"><span class="coll" id="contribution__104" original="E8d9.-7b80"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13b6" id="contribution__105" original="E8be.-7d46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13b7" id="contribution__106"><span class="coll" id="contribution__107" original="E8be.-7d45"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13b9" id="contribution__108" original="E8be.-7d44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13ba" id="contribution__109"><span class="coll" id="contribution__110" original="E8be.-7d43"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13bc" id="contribution__111" original="E8d9.-7b7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13bd" id="contribution__112"><span class="coll" id="contribution__113" original="E8d9.-7b7e"> represent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13bf" id="contribution__114" original="E8be.-7d42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13c0" id="contribution__115" original="E8be.-7d41"><span class="x" id="contribution__116" original="E8be.-7d40"> Young carers often feel that their contribution is not recognized or respected. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13c2" id="contribution__117" original="E8be.-7d30" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__118"> contribution to + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13c4" id="contribution__119"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13c5" id="contribution__120" original="E8be.-7d2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13c6" id="contribution__121"><span class="coll" id="contribution__122" original="E8be.-7d2d"> understanding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13c8" id="contribution__123"><span class="coll" id="contribution__124" original="E8d9.-7b7d"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13ca" id="contribution__125" original="E8be.-7d2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13cb" id="contribution__126"><span class="coll" id="contribution__127" original="E8be.-7d2b"> literature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13cd" id="contribution__128" original="E8be.-7d2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13ce" id="contribution__129"><span class="coll" id="contribution__130" original="E8be.-7d29"> scholarship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13d0" id="contribution__131" original="E8be.-7d28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13d1" id="contribution__132"><span class="coll" id="contribution__133" original="E8be.-7d27"> field </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13d3" id="contribution__134" original="E8be.-7d26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13d4" id="contribution__135"><span class="coll" id="contribution__136" original="E8be.-7d25"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13d6" id="contribution__137" original="E8d9.-7b7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13d7" id="contribution__138"><span class="coll" id="contribution__139" original="E8d9.-7b7b"> development </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13d9" id="contribution__140" original="E8be.-7d24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13da" id="contribution__141" original="E8be.-7d23"><span class="x" id="contribution__142" original="E8be.-7d22"> His study represents a qualitative contribution to our understanding of German society. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13dc" id="contribution__143" original="E399.ad8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="contribution__144" original="E399.adb"> a sum of money that is given to a person or an organization in order to help pay for something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13de" id="contribution__145" original="E399.adc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://donation" title="donation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13df" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79f" id="contribution__146" original="E399.add"><span class="xh" id="contribution__147"> donation </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13e1" id="contribution__148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13e2" id="contribution__149" original="E8be.-7d94"><span class="x" id="contribution__150" original="E8be.-7d93"> Even ‘public’ radio and TV now depend heavily on corporate contributions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13e4" id="contribution__151" original="E8be.-7d96"><span class="cf" id="contribution__152" original="E399.adf"><span class="exp" id="contribution__153"> contribution </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="contribution__154" original="E8be.-7d95"> Corporations attempt to cultivate a good image by making contributions to charities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13e8" id="contribution__155" original="E8be.-7d92"><span class="cf" id="contribution__156" original="E399.ae0"><span class="exp" id="contribution__157"> contribution </span> towards (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="contribution__158" original="E8be.-7d91"> Over half a million people in the UK make a regular financial contribution towards Oxfam's work. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13ec" id="contribution__159" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__160"> adjective + contribution </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13ee" id="contribution__161"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13ef" id="contribution__162" original="E8be.-7d64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13f0" id="contribution__163"><span class="coll" id="contribution__164" original="E8be.-7d63"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13f2" id="contribution__165"><span class="coll" id="contribution__166" original="E8d9.-7b89"> substantial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13f4" id="contribution__167"><span class="coll" id="contribution__168" original="E8d9.-7b88"> large </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13f6" id="contribution__169"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13f7" id="contribution__170" original="E8d9.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13f8" id="contribution__171"><span class="coll" id="contribution__172" original="E8d9.-7b86"> small </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13fa" id="contribution__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13fb" id="contribution__174" original="E470.-3850"><span class="x" id="contribution__175" original="E470.-384f"> These individuals are able to make a substantial contribution to party funds. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13fd" id="contribution__176" original="E8be.-7d3e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__177"> verb + contribution </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.13ff" id="contribution__178"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1400" id="contribution__179" original="E8be.-7d3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1401" id="contribution__180"><span class="coll" id="contribution__181" original="E8be.-7d3c"> make </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1403" id="contribution__182"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1404" id="contribution__183" original="E8be.-7d36"><span class="x" id="contribution__184" original="E8be.-7d35"> The political power of large businesses derives in part from their ability to make large contributions to election campaigns. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1406" id="contribution__185" original="E399.aed"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="contribution__186" original="E399.af0"><span class="exp" id="contribution__187"> contribution </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="contribution__188" original="E399.af1"> an item that forms part of a book, magazine, broadcast, discussion, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.140a" id="contribution__189"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.140b" id="contribution__190" original="E8be.-7d13"><span class="x" id="contribution__191" original="E8be.-7d12"> His paper is an interesting contribution to the debate. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.140d" id="contribution__192" original="E8be.-7d3e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__193"> verb + contribution </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.140f" id="contribution__194"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1410" id="contribution__195" original="E8be.-7d3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1411" id="contribution__196"><span class="coll" id="contribution__197" original="E8be.-7d3c"> make </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1413" id="contribution__198"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1414" id="contribution__199" original="E8be.-7d34"><span class="x" id="contribution__200" original="E8be.-7d33"> People in health promotion can continue to make contributions to scholarly journals. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1416" id="contribution__201" original="E399.ae1"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="contribution__202" original="E399.ae5"> a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance or a <a class="ndv" href="entry://pension" id="contribution__203"> pension </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1419" id="contribution__204"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.141a" id="contribution__205" original="E8be.-7d8a"><span class="cf" id="contribution__206" original="E399.ae4"><span class="exp" id="contribution__207"> contribution </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="contribution__208" original="E8be.-7d89"> Households save for their retirement by making contributions to a fund that consists of bonds and equities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.141e" id="contribution__209" original="E8be.-7d88"><span class="cf" id="contribution__210" original="E4c7.1485"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="contribution__211" original="E8be.-7d87"> In these schemes, contribution rates are fixed at a level that should not be exceeded. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f77" id="contribution__212" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="contribution__213"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f75" id="contribution__214" original="E8be.-7d85"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__215" original="E8be.-7d84"> adjective + contribution </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f73" id="contribution__216" original="E8be.-7d83"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f72" id="contribution__217" original="E8be.-7d81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f71" id="contribution__218" original="E8be.-7d80"><span class="coll" id="contribution__219"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f6f" id="contribution__220" original="E8be.-7d7f"><span class="coll" id="contribution__221"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f6d" id="contribution__222" original="E8be.-7d7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f6c" id="contribution__223" original="E8be.-7d7d"><span class="coll" id="contribution__224"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f6a" id="contribution__225" original="E8d9.-7b8d"><span class="coll" id="contribution__226"> key </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f68" id="contribution__227" original="E8be.-7d7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f67" id="contribution__228" original="E8d9.-7b8c"><span class="coll" id="contribution__229"> valuable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f65" id="contribution__230" original="E8d9.-7b8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f64" id="contribution__231" original="E8d9.-7b8a"><span class="coll" id="contribution__232"> positive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f62" id="contribution__233" original="E8be.-7d64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f61" id="contribution__234" original="E8be.-7d63"><span class="coll" id="contribution__235"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f5f" id="contribution__236" original="E8d9.-7b89"><span class="coll" id="contribution__237"> substantial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f5d" id="contribution__238" original="E8d9.-7b88"><span class="coll" id="contribution__239"> large </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f5b" id="contribution__240" original="E8d9.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f5a" id="contribution__241" original="E8d9.-7b86"><span class="coll" id="contribution__242"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f58" id="contribution__243" original="E8d9.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f57" id="contribution__244" original="E8d9.-7b84"><span class="coll" id="contribution__245"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f55" id="contribution__246" original="E8be.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f54" id="contribution__247" original="E8be.-7d79"><span class="coll" id="contribution__248"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f52" id="contribution__249" original="E8be.-7d78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f51" id="contribution__250" original="E8be.-7d77"><span class="coll" id="contribution__251"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f4f" id="contribution__252" original="E8be.-7d76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f4e" id="contribution__253" original="E8be.-7d75"><span class="coll" id="contribution__254"> unique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f4c" id="contribution__255" original="E8d9.-7b83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f4b" id="contribution__256" original="E8d9.-7b82"><span class="coll" id="contribution__257"> original </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f49" id="contribution__258" original="E8be.-7d66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f48" id="contribution__259" original="E8be.-7d65"><span class="coll" id="contribution__260"> relative </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f46" id="contribution__261" original="E8be.-7d74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f45" id="contribution__262" original="E8be.-7d73"><span class="x" id="contribution__263" original="E8be.-7d72"> Biomass could make a significant contribution to global energy demand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f43" id="contribution__264" original="E8be.-7d71"><span class="x" id="contribution__265" original="E8be.-7d70"> Entrepreneurs and small businesses make a positive contribution to job generation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f41" id="contribution__266" original="E470.-3850"><span class="x" id="contribution__267" original="E470.-384f"> These individuals are able to make a substantial contribution to party funds. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f3f" id="contribution__268" original="E8be.-7d4c"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__269" original="E8be.-7d4b"> verb + contribution </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f3d" id="contribution__270" original="E8be.-7d3f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f3c" id="contribution__271" original="E8be.-7d3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f3b" id="contribution__272" original="E8be.-7d3c"><span class="coll" id="contribution__273"> make </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f39" id="contribution__274" original="E8be.-7d39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f38" id="contribution__275" original="E8be.-7d38"><span class="x" id="contribution__276" original="E8be.-7d37"> Screening could make a major contribution to population health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f36" id="contribution__277" original="E8be.-7d36"><span class="x" id="contribution__278" original="E8be.-7d35"> The political power of large businesses derives in part from their ability to make large contributions to election campaigns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f34" id="contribution__279" original="E8be.-7d34"><span class="x" id="contribution__280" original="E8be.-7d33"> People in health promotion can continue to make contributions to scholarly journals. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f32" id="contribution__281" original="E8be.-7d4a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f31" id="contribution__282" original="E8be.-7d48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f30" id="contribution__283" original="E8be.-7d47"><span class="coll" id="contribution__284"> recognize </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f2e" id="contribution__285" original="E8d9.-7b81"><span class="coll" id="contribution__286"> acknowledge </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f2c" id="contribution__287" original="E8d9.-7b80"><span class="coll" id="contribution__288"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f2a" id="contribution__289" original="E8be.-7d46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f29" id="contribution__290" original="E8be.-7d45"><span class="coll" id="contribution__291"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f27" id="contribution__292" original="E8be.-7d44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f26" id="contribution__293" original="E8be.-7d43"><span class="coll" id="contribution__294"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f24" id="contribution__295" original="E8d9.-7b7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f23" id="contribution__296" original="E8d9.-7b7e"><span class="coll" id="contribution__297"> represent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f21" id="contribution__298" original="E8be.-7d42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f20" id="contribution__299" original="E8be.-7d41"><span class="x" id="contribution__300" original="E8be.-7d40"> Young carers often feel that their contribution is not recognized or respected. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f1e" id="contribution__301" original="E8be.-7d32"><span class="shcut" id="contribution__302" original="E8be.-7d31"> contribution to + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f1c" id="contribution__303" original="E8be.-7d30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f1b" id="contribution__304" original="E8be.-7d2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f1a" id="contribution__305" original="E8be.-7d2d"><span class="coll" id="contribution__306"> understanding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f18" id="contribution__307" original="E8d9.-7b7d"><span class="coll" id="contribution__308"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f16" id="contribution__309" original="E8be.-7d2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f15" id="contribution__310" original="E8be.-7d2b"><span class="coll" id="contribution__311"> literature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f13" id="contribution__312" original="E8be.-7d2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f12" id="contribution__313" original="E8be.-7d29"><span class="coll" id="contribution__314"> scholarship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f10" id="contribution__315" original="E8be.-7d28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f0f" id="contribution__316" original="E8be.-7d27"><span class="coll" id="contribution__317"> field </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f0d" id="contribution__318" original="E8be.-7d26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f0c" id="contribution__319" original="E8be.-7d25"><span class="coll" id="contribution__320"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f0a" id="contribution__321" original="E8d9.-7b7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f09" id="contribution__322" original="E8d9.-7b7b"><span class="coll" id="contribution__323"> development </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f07" id="contribution__324" original="E8be.-7d24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f06" id="contribution__325" original="E8be.-7d23"><span class="x" id="contribution__326" original="E8be.-7d22"> His study represents a qualitative contribution to our understanding of German society. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-25d4" id="contribution__327" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contribution" title="contribution definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-25d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-929" id="contribution__328" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contribution__329"> contribution </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contributor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1421" id="contributor" original="E399.af7" sum="993"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1422" id="contributor__1" original="E399.af8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1423" id="contributor__2" original="E399.af9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contributor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.142f" id="contributor__7" original="E399.b01"><span class="pos" id="contributor__8" original="E399.b02"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7818" eid="contributor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1b01" geo="br" id="contributor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contributor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjətə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1b04" geo="n_am" id="contributor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contributor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjətər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1431" id="contributor__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1432" id="contributor__15" original="E399.b09"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="contributor__16" original="E399.b0a"><span class="exp" id="contributor__17"> contributor </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="contributor__18" original="E399.b0b"> something that helps to cause something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1436" id="contributor__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1437" id="contributor__20" original="E8be.-7cdc"><span class="x" id="contributor__21" original="E8be.-7cdb"> Environmental and lifestyle factors are major contributors to gastric cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1439" id="contributor__22" original="E8be.-7cda"><span class="x" id="contributor__23" original="E8be.-7cd9"> Polluted water is a very important contributor to the world water crisis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.143b" id="contributor__24" original="E399.b06"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="contributor__25" original="E399.b07"><span class="exp" id="contributor__26"> contributor </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="contributor__27" original="E399.b08"> a person or thing that provides money to help pay for something or support something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.143f" id="contributor__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1440" id="contributor__29" original="E8be.-7cd4"><span class="x" id="contributor__30" original="E8be.-7cd3"> The UK remains a large net contributor to the EU budget. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1442" id="contributor__31" original="E8be.-7cd2"><span class="x" id="contributor__32" original="E8be.-7cd1"> Information technology is an important contributor to economic growth in modern economies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1444" id="contributor__33" original="E8be.-7cd0"><span class="x" id="contributor__34" original="E8be.-7ccf"> Both companies were major contributors to the Conservative Party. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1446" id="contributor__35" original="E8be.-7cce" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://donor" title="donor (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1447" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74e" id="contributor__36" original="E8be.-7ccd"><span class="xh" id="contributor__37"> donor </span><span class="xs" id="contributor__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://supporter" title="supporter (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.144a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.1d66" id="contributor__39" original="E8be.-7ccc"><span class="xh" id="contributor__40"> supporter </span><span class="xs" id="contributor__41"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.144d" id="contributor__42" original="E399.b03"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="contributor__43" original="E399.b04"><span class="exp" id="contributor__44"> contributor </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="contributor__45" original="E399.b05"> a person who writes articles for a magazine, book or website, or who talks on a radio or television programme or at a meeting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1451" id="contributor__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1452" id="contributor__47" original="E8be.-7cd8"><span class="x" id="contributor__48" original="E8be.-7cd7"> He became a regular contributor to the influential liberal newspaper the ‘Morning Chronicle’. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-24fb" id="contributor__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contributor" title="contributor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-24fa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-8cd" id="contributor__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contributor__51"> contributor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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contributory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1454" id="contributory" original="E399.b0c" sum="752"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1455" id="contributory__1" original="E399.b0d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1456" id="contributory__2" original="E399.b0e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> contributory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.145f" id="contributory__4" original="E399.b13"><span class="pos" id="contributory__5" original="E399.b14"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7811" eid="contributory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1b33" geo="br" id="contributory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contributory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjətəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1b37" geo="n_am" id="contributory__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="contributory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɪbjətɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontributory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontributory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontributory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1461" id="contributory__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="contributory__12" original="E399.b16"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1463" id="contributory__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1464" id="contributory__14" original="E399.b17"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="contributory__15" original="E399.b18"> helping to cause something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1466" id="contributory__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1467" id="contributory__17" original="E8be.-7cc6"><span class="x" id="contributory__18" original="E8be.-7cc5"> Contributory factors for weight increase include age and lower income. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1469" id="contributory__19" original="E8be.-7cc4"><span class="x" id="contributory__20" original="E8be.-7cc3"> Hypertension is a likely contributory cause in any stroke. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.146b" id="contributory__21" original="E8be.-7cc2"><span class="x" id="contributory__22" original="E8be.-7cc1"> The report stressed that genes play only a contributory role in human behaviour. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="contributory__23" original="E8be.-7cc7" un="help"> In law, <span class="eb" id="contributory__24" original="E8be.-7cc0"> contributory negligence </span> refers to <a class="ndv" href="entry://negligence" id="contributory__25"> negligence </a> that helped to cause an accident: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1470" id="contributory__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1471" id="contributory__27" original="E8be.-7cbd"><span class="x" id="contributory__28" original="E8be.-7cbc"> In contributory negligence, the claimant is referred to as having ‘contributed to his/her own misfortune’. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1473" id="contributory__29" original="E399.b1b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="contributory__30" original="E399.b1c"> involving payments from the people who will benefit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1475" id="contributory__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1476" id="contributory__32" original="E8be.-7cbb"><span class="x" id="contributory__33" original="E8be.-7cba"> EU citizens will have equal rights to the full spectrum of contributory and non-contributory social benefits. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-24c4" id="contributory__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contributory" title="contributory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-24c3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-8a4" id="contributory__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="contributory__36"> contributory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1478" hm="1" id="control1" original="E399.b9d" sum="4313"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1479" id="control1__1" original="E399.b9e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.147a" id="control1__2" original="E399.b9f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> control <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1486" id="control1__7" original="E399.baa"><span class="pos" id="control1__8" original="E399.bab"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7808" eid="control1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2ef3" geo="br" id="control1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontrol__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2ef7" geo="n_am" id="control1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xcontrol__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1488" id="control1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1489" id="control1__15" original="E399.bac"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.148a" id="control1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="control1__17" original="E399.bae"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="control1__18" original="E399.bb0"> the power to direct how a company, a country, etc. is run or to influence a process or a course of events </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.148d" id="control1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.148e" id="control1__20" original="E8c1.-7cd3"><span class="x" id="control1__21" original="E8c1.-7cd2"> When the Spanish authorities finally lost control, a republic was declared. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1490" id="control1__22" original="E8c1.-7cd0"><span class="cf" id="control1__23" original="E8c1.-7cd1"><span class="exp" id="control1__24"> control </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="control1__25" original="E8c1.-7ccf"> Many sea battles were fought to win control of the spice trade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1494" id="control1__26" original="E8bd.-7c97"><span class="cf" id="control1__27" original="E8c1.-7cce"><span class="exp" id="control1__28"> control </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="control1__29" original="E8bd.-7c96"> Freedom in the economic realm meant control over productive resources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1498" id="control1__30" original="E8c1.-7c1d"><span class="x" id="control1__31" original="E8c1.-7c1c"> Earthquakes are governed by the forces of plate tectonics, over which human beings currently have no control. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.149a" id="control1__32" original="E8c1.-7cca"><span class="cf" id="control1__33" original="E8c1.-7ccb"> under somebody/something's <span class="exp" id="control1__34"> control </span></span><span class="x" id="control1__35" original="E8c1.-7cc9"> For much of the post-war period, the economy was under tight government control. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.149e" id="control1__36" original="E8ba.-7ee5"><span class="cf" id="control1__37" original="E8ba.-7ee6"> subject to something's/… <span class="exp" id="control1__38"> control </span></span><span class="x" id="control1__39" original="E8ba.-7ee4"> Local government is subject to central control. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14a2" id="control1__40" original="E8bd.-7c94"><span class="cf" id="control1__41" original="E8bd.-7c95"> beyond somebody/something's <span class="exp" id="control1__42"> control </span></span><span class="x" id="control1__43" original="E8bd.-7c93"> In most cases of restructuring, these changes in work will be beyond the control of most employees. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="control1__44" original="E4e1.5cc4" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="control1__45" original="E4e1.5cc5"><span class="h1" id="control1__46" original="E4e1.5cc6"><ul class="inline" id="control1__47" original="E4e1.5cc7"><li class="li" id="control1__48" original="E4e1.5cc8"> limit </li><li class="li" id="control1__49" original="E4e1.5cc9"> restriction </li><li class="li" id="control1__50" original="E4e1.5cca"> control </li><li class="li" id="control1__51" original="E4e1.5ccd"> restraint </li><li class="li" id="control1__52" original="E4e1.5ccb"> constraint </li><li class="li" id="control1__53" original="E4e1.5ccc"> limitation <span class="pos" id="control1__54" original="E83b.74a0"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="control1__55" original="E4e1.5cce"> These are all words for something that limits what can happen or what somebody/​something can do or achieve. </span><ul class="bullet" id="control1__56" original="E4e1.5ccf"><li class="li" id="control1__57" original="E4e1.5cd0"> limits/​restrictions/​controls/​restraints/​constraints/​limitations <span class="eb" id="control1__58" original="E4e1.5cd1"> on </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__59" original="E4e1.5cd2"> limits/​restrictions/​constraints/​limitations <span class="eb" id="control1__60" original="E4e1.5cd3"> to </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__61" original="E4e1.5cd6"> control <span class="eb" id="control1__62" original="E4e1.5cd7"> over </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__63" original="E4e1.5cdc"><span class="eb" id="control1__64" original="E4e1.5cdd"> within the </span> limits/​constraints/​limitations <span class="eb" id="control1__65" original="E854.-7f6f"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__66" original="E4e1.5ce0"><span class="eb" id="control1__67" original="E4e1.5ce1"> beyond the </span> limits/​control/​constraints/​limitations <span class="eb" id="control1__68" original="E854.-7f6e"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__69" original="E4e1.5ce2"><span class="eb" id="control1__70" original="E4e1.5ce3"> in </span> control <span class="eb" id="control1__71" original="E854.-7f6d"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="control1__72" original="E4e1.5ce4"> to be <span class="eb" id="control1__73" original="E4e1.5ce5"> under/​out of </span> control </li><li class="li" id="control1__74" original="E4e1.5cda"> to be <span class="eb" id="control1__75" original="E4e1.5cdb"> subject to </span> limits/​restrictions/​control/​constraints/​limitations </li><li class="li" id="control1__76" original="E4e1.5cea"> to <span class="eb" id="control1__77" original="E4e1.5ceb"> impose </span> limits/​restrictions/​controls/​restraints/​constraints/​limitations </li><li class="li" id="control1__78" original="E854.-7f6c"> to <span class="eb" id="control1__79" original="E854.-7f6b"> place </span> limits/​restrictions/​constraints/​limitations </li><li class="li" id="control1__80" original="E4e1.5ce6"><span class="eb" id="control1__81" original="E4e1.5ce7"> tight </span> limits/​restrictions/​controls/​constraints </li><li class="li" id="control1__82" original="E4e1.5ce8"><span class="eb" id="control1__83" original="E4e1.5ce9"> severe </span> limits/​restrictions/​constraints/​limitations </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="control1__84" original="E4e1.5cf8"><li class="li" id="control1__85" original="E854.-7f6a"> A <span class="eb" id="control1__86" original="E854.-7f69"> limit </span> is a point or level beyond which somebody/​something cannot go; it may be imposed by a law or rule, or it may be a natural limit imposed by the situation; a <span class="eb" id="control1__87" original="E854.-7f68"> restriction </span> is usually imposed by a rule or law: <span class="x-gs" id="control1__88"><span class="x-g" id="control1__89" original="E4e1.5d17"><span class="x" id="control1__90" original="E4e1.5d18"> The government may set limits on prices. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__91" original="E4e1.5d0c"><span class="x" id="control1__92" original="E4e1.5d0d"> The capitalist economy places certain limits on what the government can do. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__93" original="E4e1.5d19"><span class="x" id="control1__94" original="E4e1.5d1a"> Foreign retailers operate under tight restrictions. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="control1__95" original="E854.-7f67"><span class="eb" id="control1__96" original="E854.-7f66"> Control </span> and <span class="eb" id="control1__97" original="E854.-7f65"> restraint </span> both refer to the act of limiting what somebody/​something can do; <span class="eb" id="control1__98" original="E854.-7f64"> control </span> is usually imposed by authority; <span class="eb" id="control1__99" original="E854.-7f63"> restraint </span> may be imposed by authority, or it may be self-imposed, when somebody deliberately stops him/​herself from going too far: <span class="x-gs" id="control1__100"><span class="x-g" id="control1__101" original="E4e1.5d08"><span class="x" id="control1__102" original="E4e1.5d09"> The government has made visible progress in regaining full control over the country. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__103" original="E854.-7f62"><span class="x" id="control1__104" original="E854.-7f61"> New restraints were placed on the right of assembly. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__105" original="E4e1.5d0a"><span class="x" id="control1__106" original="E4e1.5d0b"> They were prepared to exercise restraint. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="control1__107" original="E854.-7f60"><span class="eb" id="control1__108" original="E854.-7f5f"> Constraints </span> are often practical issues that limit what you can do; the <span class="eb" id="control1__109" original="E854.-7f5e"> limitations </span> of a study are the factors that prevented it from achieving more: <span class="x-gs" id="control1__110"><span class="x-g" id="control1__111" original="E854.-7f5d"><span class="x" id="control1__112" original="E854.-7f5c"> Because of time and budget constraints, only the most critical features were thoroughly tested. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="control1__113" original="E854.-7f5b"><span class="x" id="control1__114" original="E854.-7f5a"> Finally, the limitations of this study must be noted:… </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14a6" id="control1__115" original="E8bd.-7c83" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__116"> adjective + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14a8" id="control1__117"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14a9" id="control1__118" original="E8c1.-7b40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14aa" id="control1__119"><span class="coll" id="control1__120" original="E8c1.-7b3f"> tight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14ac" id="control1__121"><span class="coll" id="control1__122" original="E8c1.-7b3e"> strict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14ae" id="control1__123" original="E8c1.-7b44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14af" id="control1__124"><span class="coll" id="control1__125" original="E8c1.-7b43"> internal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14b1" id="control1__126" original="E8ba.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14b2" id="control1__127"><span class="coll" id="control1__128" original="E8ba.-7fb1"> external </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14b4" id="control1__129" original="E8ba.-7fac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14b5" id="control1__130"><span class="coll" id="control1__131" original="E8ba.-7fab"> financial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14b7" id="control1__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14b8" id="control1__133" original="E8c1.-7b3b"><span class="x" id="control1__134" original="E8c1.-7b3a"> Chilean business groups exercise tight control of all companies from the holding companies. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14ba" id="control1__135" original="E8c1.-7bfe" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__136"> adjective + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14bc" id="control1__137"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14bd" id="control1__138" original="E8ba.-7fb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14be" id="control1__139"><span class="coll" id="control1__140" original="E8ba.-7fb5"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14c0" id="control1__141" original="E8bd.-7c7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14c1" id="control1__142"><span class="coll" id="control1__143" original="E8bd.-7c7e"> greater </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14c3" id="control1__144" original="E8bd.-7c7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14c4" id="control1__145"><span class="coll" id="control1__146" original="E8bd.-7c7c"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14c6" id="control1__147" original="E8ba.-7fb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14c7" id="control1__148"><span class="coll" id="control1__149" original="E8ba.-7fb3"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14c9" id="control1__150" original="E8ba.-7fb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14ca" id="control1__151"><span class="coll" id="control1__152" original="E8ba.-7faf"> central </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14cc" id="control1__153" original="E8bd.-7c7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14cd" id="control1__154"><span class="coll" id="control1__155" original="E8bd.-7c7a"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14cf" id="control1__156" original="E8bd.-7c79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14d0" id="control1__157"><span class="coll" id="control1__158" original="E8bd.-7c78"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14d2" id="control1__159" original="E8bd.-7c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14d3" id="control1__160"><span class="coll" id="control1__161" original="E8bd.-7c76"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14d5" id="control1__162" original="E8bd.-7c75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14d6" id="control1__163"><span class="coll" id="control1__164" original="E8bd.-7c74"> managerial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14d8" id="control1__165" original="E8bd.-7c73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14d9" id="control1__166"><span class="coll" id="control1__167" original="E8bd.-7c72"> corporate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14db" id="control1__168" original="E8c1.-7bf8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14dc" id="control1__169" original="E8bd.-7c71"><span class="x" id="control1__170" original="E8bd.-7c70"> Another aspect of informal social control was that people often felt secure because they knew each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14de" id="control1__171" original="E8c1.-7c1b"><span class="x" id="control1__172" original="E8c1.-7c1a"> Managerial control over technology can lead to surveillance and control of employees. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14e0" id="control1__173" original="E8bd.-7c62" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__174"> noun + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14e2" id="control1__175"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14e3" id="control1__176" original="E8bd.-7c60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14e4" id="control1__177"><span class="coll" id="control1__178" original="E8bd.-7c5f"> government </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14e6" id="control1__179"><span class="coll" id="control1__180" original="E8bd.-7c5e"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14e8" id="control1__181" original="E8bd.-7c5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14e9" id="control1__182"><span class="coll" id="control1__183" original="E8bd.-7c5c"> management </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14eb" id="control1__184" original="E8bd.-7c5b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14ec" id="control1__185" original="E8c1.-7bf7"><span class="x" id="control1__186" original="E8c1.-7bf6"> By the late 1980s, state control of industry in Hungary was being eroded. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14ee" id="control1__187" original="E8c1.-7ae3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__188"> verb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14f0" id="control1__189"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14f1" id="control1__190" original="E8c1.-7ae2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14f2" id="control1__191"><span class="coll" id="control1__192" original="E8c1.-7ae1"> gain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14f4" id="control1__193" original="E8c1.-7ae0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14f5" id="control1__194"><span class="coll" id="control1__195" original="E8c1.-7adf"> lose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14f7" id="control1__196"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14f8" id="control1__197" original="E8bd.-7c52"><span class="x" id="control1__198" original="E8bd.-7c51"> Greeks from the mainland gained control of Crete. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14fa" id="control1__199" original="E8c1.-7be8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__200"> verb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14fc" id="control1__201"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14fd" id="control1__202" original="E8c1.-7be6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.14fe" id="control1__203"><span class="coll" id="control1__204" original="E8c1.-7be5"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1500" id="control1__205"><span class="coll" id="control1__206" original="E8c1.-7be4"> seize </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1502" id="control1__207"><span class="coll" id="control1__208" original="E8bd.-7c50"> assume </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1504" id="control1__209" original="E8bd.-7c4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1505" id="control1__210"><span class="coll" id="control1__211" original="E8bd.-7c4e"> assert </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1507" id="control1__212" original="E8ba.-7fa8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1508" id="control1__213"><span class="coll" id="control1__214" original="E8ba.-7fa7"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.150a" id="control1__215" original="E8c1.-7be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.150b" id="control1__216"><span class="coll" id="control1__217" original="E8c1.-7be0"> exercise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.150d" id="control1__218"><span class="coll" id="control1__219" original="E8c1.-7bdf"> exert </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.150f" id="control1__220" original="E8bd.-7c4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1510" id="control1__221"><span class="coll" id="control1__222" original="E8bd.-7c4c"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1512" id="control1__223" original="E8c1.-7bde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1513" id="control1__224"><span class="coll" id="control1__225" original="E8c1.-7bdd"> regain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1515" id="control1__226"><span class="coll" id="control1__227" original="E8c1.-7bdc"> reestablish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1517" id="control1__228" original="E8c1.-7bdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1518" id="control1__229"><span class="coll" id="control1__230" original="E8c1.-7bda"> retain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.151a" id="control1__231"><span class="coll" id="control1__232" original="E8c1.-7bd9"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.151c" id="control1__233" original="E8bd.-7c4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.151d" id="control1__234"><span class="coll" id="control1__235" original="E8bd.-7c4a"> relinquish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.151f" id="control1__236" original="E8bd.-7c49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1520" id="control1__237"><span class="coll" id="control1__238" original="E8bd.-7c48"> escape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1522" id="control1__239" original="E8bd.-7c47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1523" id="control1__240"><span class="coll" id="control1__241" original="E8bd.-7c46"> tighten </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1525" id="control1__242" original="E8c1.-7bd6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1526" id="control1__243" original="E8c1.-7bd3"><span class="x" id="control1__244" original="E8c1.-7bd2"> Students may start to take control of their own learning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1528" id="control1__245" original="E8c1.-7bd5"><span class="x" id="control1__246" original="E8c1.-7bd4"> In 1630, the Dutch seized control of the area around Pernambuco. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.152a" id="control1__247" original="E399.bb9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.152b" id="control1__248"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="control1__249" original="E399.bbb"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="control1__250" original="E399.bbc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="control1__251" original="E399.bbe"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="control1__252" original="E399.bbf"> the act of restricting, limiting or managing something; a method of doing this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1530" id="control1__253"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1531" id="control1__254" original="E8c1.-7cc5"><span class="x" id="control1__255" original="E8c1.-7cc4"> The next section deals with the system of immigration control. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1533" id="control1__256" original="E8c1.-7cc1"><span class="x" id="control1__257" original="E8c1.-7cc0"> Stringent air pollution controls have been implemented in recent decades. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1535" id="control1__258" original="E8c1.-7cbd"><span class="cf" id="control1__259" original="E399.bbd"><span class="exp" id="control1__260"> control </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="control1__261" original="E8c1.-7cbc"> Herbicides are used for the control of weeds where other methods are difficult or impractical. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1539" id="control1__262" original="E8bd.-7c8f"><span class="cf" id="control1__263" original="E8bd.-7c90"><span class="exp" id="control1__264"> control </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="control1__265" original="E8bd.-7c8e"> Strict controls on immigration were introduced between 1962 and 1971. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.153d" id="control1__266" original="E8c1.-7cd4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://birth-control" title="birth control definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.153e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.e55" id="control1__267" original="E8c1.-7cbb"><span class="xh" id="control1__268"> birth control </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://quality-control" title="quality control definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1540" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.675c" id="control1__269" original="E8ba.-7ee2"><span class="xh" id="control1__270"> quality control </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1542" id="control1__271" original="E8bd.-7c83" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__272"> adjective + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1544" id="control1__273"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1545" id="control1__274" original="E8c1.-7b40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1546" id="control1__275"><span class="coll" id="control1__276" original="E8c1.-7b3f"> tight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1548" id="control1__277"><span class="coll" id="control1__278" original="E8c1.-7b3e"> strict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.154a" id="control1__279" original="E8c1.-7b44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.154b" id="control1__280"><span class="coll" id="control1__281" original="E8c1.-7b43"> internal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.154d" id="control1__282" original="E8ba.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.154e" id="control1__283"><span class="coll" id="control1__284" original="E8ba.-7fb1"> external </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1550" id="control1__285" original="E8ba.-7fac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1551" id="control1__286"><span class="coll" id="control1__287" original="E8ba.-7fab"> financial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1553" id="control1__288"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1554" id="control1__289" original="E8bd.-7c81"><span class="x" id="control1__290" original="E8bd.-7c80"> Concerns were raised about the company's internal financial controls. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1556" id="control1__291" original="E8c1.-7bf3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__292"> noun + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1558" id="control1__293"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1559" id="control1__294" original="E8ba.-7fae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.155a" id="control1__295"><span class="coll" id="control1__296" original="E8ba.-7fad"> government </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.155c" id="control1__297" original="E8c1.-7bfa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.155d" id="control1__298"><span class="coll" id="control1__299" original="E8c1.-7bf9"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.155f" id="control1__300" original="E8c1.-7bf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1560" id="control1__301"><span class="coll" id="control1__302" original="E8c1.-7bf0"> pollution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1562" id="control1__303" original="E8c1.-7bef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1563" id="control1__304"><span class="coll" id="control1__305" original="E8c1.-7bee"> immigration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1565" id="control1__306" original="E8c1.-7b36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1566" id="control1__307"><span class="coll" id="control1__308" original="E8c1.-7b35"> birth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1568" id="control1__309" original="E8c1.-7b34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1569" id="control1__310"><span class="coll" id="control1__311" original="E8c1.-7b33"> gun </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.156b" id="control1__312" original="E8bd.-7c5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.156c" id="control1__313"><span class="coll" id="control1__314" original="E8bd.-7c59"> arms </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.156e" id="control1__315" original="E8bd.-7c58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.156f" id="control1__316"><span class="coll" id="control1__317" original="E8bd.-7c57"> tobacco </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1571" id="control1__318" original="E8bd.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1572" id="control1__319"><span class="coll" id="control1__320" original="E8bd.-7c55"> infection </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1574" id="control1__321" original="E8c1.-7bed"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1575" id="control1__322" original="E8bd.-7c54"><span class="x" id="control1__323" original="E8bd.-7c53"> Policies included an end to government controls on incomes, prices and dividends. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1577" id="control1__324" original="E8bd.-7c45" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__325"> verb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1579" id="control1__326"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.157a" id="control1__327" original="E8bd.-7c43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.157b" id="control1__328"><span class="coll" id="control1__329" original="E8bd.-7c42"> impose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.157d" id="control1__330" original="E8bd.-7c41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.157e" id="control1__331"><span class="coll" id="control1__332" original="E8bd.-7c40"> implement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1580" id="control1__333"><span class="coll" id="control1__334" original="E8bd.-7c3f"> introduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1582" id="control1__335" original="E8bd.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1583" id="control1__336"><span class="coll" id="control1__337" original="E8bd.-7c3d"> tighten </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1585" id="control1__338" original="E8bd.-7c3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1586" id="control1__339" original="E8bd.-7c3b"><span class="x" id="control1__340" original="E8bd.-7c3a"> The aim was to protect endangered species by imposing controls on international trade in those species. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1588" id="control1__341" original="E399.bb1"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1589" id="control1__342"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="control1__343" original="E399.bb3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="control1__344" original="E399.bb5"> the ability to manage your emotions or actions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.158c" id="control1__345"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.158d" id="control1__346" original="E8c1.-7ae8"><span class="x" id="control1__347" original="E8c1.-7ae7"> High scorers reported emotional turmoil and fear of losing control. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.158f" id="control1__348" original="E8c1.-7aea"><span class="cf" id="control1__349" original="E8bd.-7c8d"><span class="exp" id="control1__350"> control </span> of/over something/yourself </span><span class="x" id="control1__351" original="E8c1.-7ae9"> An enraged child needs help in gaining control over the physical reactions that accompany anger. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1593" id="control1__352" original="E399.bb6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://self-control" title="self-control definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1594" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4c82" id="control1__353" original="E399.bb7"><span class="xh" id="control1__354"> self-control </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1596" id="control1__355" original="E8c1.-7ae3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__356"> verb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1598" id="control1__357"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1599" id="control1__358" original="E8c1.-7ae2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.159a" id="control1__359"><span class="coll" id="control1__360" original="E8c1.-7ae1"> gain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.159c" id="control1__361" original="E8c1.-7ae0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.159d" id="control1__362"><span class="coll" id="control1__363" original="E8c1.-7adf"> lose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.159f" id="control1__364"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15a0" id="control1__365" original="E8c1.-7add"><span class="x" id="control1__366" original="E8c1.-7adc"> An adolescent may fear losing control of his anger. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15a2" id="control1__367" original="E399.bcd"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15a3" id="control1__368"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="control1__369" original="E399.bcf"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="control1__370" original="E8bd.-7c8c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="control1__371" original="E399.bd1"> a person, group or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or an experiment; an experiment whose result is known, used for checking working methods </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15a7" id="control1__372"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15a8" id="control1__373" original="E8bd.-7c8b"><span class="x" id="control1__374" original="E8bd.-7c8a"> For both tests, positive and negative controls are essential and must give expected reactions before interpretation is made. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15aa" id="control1__375" original="E8c1.-7cb6"><span class="cf" id="control1__376" original="E85b.635c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="control1__377" original="E8c1.-7cb5"> The volunteers were divided into an untreated control group and a study group treated with injections of the antibody. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15ad" id="control1__378" original="E8bd.-7c6f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__379"> adjective + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15af" id="control1__380"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15b0" id="control1__381" original="E8bd.-7c6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15b1" id="control1__382"><span class="coll" id="control1__383" original="E8bd.-7c6c"> positive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15b3" id="control1__384" original="E8bd.-7c6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15b4" id="control1__385"><span class="coll" id="control1__386" original="E8bd.-7c6a"> negative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15b6" id="control1__387" original="E8bd.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15b7" id="control1__388"><span class="coll" id="control1__389" original="E8bd.-7c68"> healthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15b9" id="control1__390" original="E8bd.-7c67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15ba" id="control1__391"><span class="coll" id="control1__392" original="E8bd.-7c66"> matched </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15bc" id="control1__393" original="E8bd.-7c65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15bd" id="control1__394" original="E8bd.-7c64"><span class="x" id="control1__395" original="E8bd.-7c63"> The group also included healthy control participants. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15bf" id="control1__396" original="E8ba.-7edd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control1__397"> control + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15c1" id="control1__398"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15c2" id="control1__399" original="E8ba.-7edb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15c3" id="control1__400"><span class="coll" id="control1__401" original="E8ba.-7eda"> group </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15c5" id="control1__402" original="E8ba.-7ed9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15c6" id="control1__403"><span class="coll" id="control1__404" original="E8ba.-7ed8"> participant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15c8" id="control1__405" original="E8ba.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15c9" id="control1__406"><span class="coll" id="control1__407" original="E8ba.-7ed6"> variable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15cb" id="control1__408" original="E8ba.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15cc" id="control1__409"><span class="coll" id="control1__410" original="E8ba.-7ed4"> measure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15ce" id="control1__411" original="E8ba.-7ed3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15cf" id="control1__412" original="E8ba.-7ed2"><span class="x" id="control1__413" original="E8ba.-7ed1"> The control group consisted of 248 subjects. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15d1" id="control1__414" original="E399.bd2"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15d2" id="control1__415"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="control1__416" original="E399.bd4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="control1__417" original="E8c1.-7cb4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="control1__418" original="E399.bd5"> a place where checks are made; the people who make these checks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15d6" id="control1__419"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15d7" id="control1__420" original="E8c1.-7cb3"><span class="x" id="control1__421" original="E8c1.-7cb2"> On arrival at Heathrow airport, she passed through immigration control on her own passport. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15d9" id="control1__422" original="E8c1.-7cb1"><span class="x" id="control1__423" original="E8c1.-7cb0"> As the EU's internal border controls are removed, cooperation between the judicial authorities beomes much more important. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15db" id="control1__424" original="E399.bc5"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15dc" id="control1__425"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="control1__426" original="E399.bc7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="control1__427" original="E399.bc8"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="control1__428" original="E399.bc9"> the switches and buttons, etc. that you use to operate a machine or a vehicle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15e0" id="control1__429"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15e1" id="control1__430" original="E8c1.-7cb9"><span class="x" id="control1__431" original="E8c1.-7cb8"> Pilots may choose to operate the aircraft's manual flight controls. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15e3" id="control1__432" original="E399.bd6"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15e4" id="control1__433"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="control1__434" original="E399.bd8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15e6" id="control1__435" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15e7" id="control1__436"><span class="v"><strong> control key </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15e9" id="control1__438"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="control1__439" original="E399.bdc"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15eb" id="control1__440"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="control1__441" original="E8bd.-7c87"> on a computer keyboard </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="control1__442" original="E399.bdd"> a key that you press when you want to perform a particular operation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15ee" id="control1__443"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15ef" id="control1__444" original="E8ba.-7ee1"><span class="x" id="control1__445" original="E8ba.-7ee0"> Important keys like enter, shift, control and space are often made larger than other keys to make it easy to hit them. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15f1" id="control1__446" original="E399.bde"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15f2" id="control1__447" original="E399.bdf" sk="beincontrol"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15f3" id="control1__448"><span class="idm" id="control1__449" original="E399.be0"> be in control (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15f5" id="control1__450"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15f6" id="control1__451"><span class="def" id="control1__452" original="E8ba.-7966"> to direct or manage a situation, an area or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15f8" id="control1__453"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15f9" id="control1__454" original="E8ba.-7964"><span class="x" id="control1__455" original="E8ba.-7963"> You are in control, taking the lead and making decisions. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15fb" id="control1__456" original="E8bd.-7c86" sk="beincontrol"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15fc" id="control1__457"><span class="idm" id="control1__458" original="E8bd.-7c85"> be in control (of something/of yourself) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15fe" id="control1__459"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.15ff" id="control1__460"><span class="def" id="control1__461" original="E8ba.-7965"> to be able to keep calm </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1601" id="control1__462"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1602" id="control1__463" original="E8ba.-79aa"><span class="x" id="control1__464" original="E8ba.-79a9"> She was in control of herself at all times. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1604" id="control1__465" original="E399.be5" sk="beoutofcontrol"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1605" id="control1__466"><span class="idm" id="control1__467" original="E399.be6"> be out of control </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1607" id="control1__468"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1608" id="control1__469"><span class="def" id="control1__470" original="E399.be7"> to be impossible to manage or control </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.160a" id="control1__471"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.160b" id="control1__472" original="E8ba.-79a8"><span class="x" id="control1__473" original="E8ba.-79a7"> There may be times when your child is completely out of control. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.160d" id="control1__474" original="E399.be8" sk="beundercontrol"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.160e" id="control1__475"><span class="idm" id="control1__476" original="E399.be9"> be under control </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1610" id="control1__477"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1611" id="control1__478"><span class="def" id="control1__479" original="E399.bea"> to be being dealt with successfully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1613" id="control1__480"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1614" id="control1__481" original="E8ba.-79a6"><span class="x" id="control1__482" original="E8ba.-79a5"> Unemployment was under control in Sweden. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1616" id="control1__483" original="E399.beb" sk="bringundercontrol"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1617" id="control1__484"><span class="idm" id="control1__485" original="E399.bec"> bring/get/keep something under control </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1619" id="control1__486"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.161a" id="control1__487"><span class="def" id="control1__488" original="E399.bed"> to succeed in dealing with something so that it does not cause any damage or hurt anyone </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.161c" id="control1__489"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.161d" id="control1__490" original="E8ba.-79a4"><span class="x" id="control1__491" original="E8ba.-79a3"> Smallpox was brought under control in the early nineteenth-century Caribbean. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.161f" id="control1__492" original="E8ba.-79a2"><span class="x" id="control1__493" original="E8ba.-79a1"> UN peacekeeping has arguably helped keep crises under control and prevent recurrence of conflict. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f04" id="control1__494" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="control1__495"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f02" id="control1__496" original="E8c1.-7c00"><span class="shcut" id="control1__497" original="E8c1.-7bff"> adjective + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6f00" id="control1__498" original="E8bd.-7c84"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eff" id="control1__499" original="E8c1.-7b40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6efe" id="control1__500" original="E8c1.-7b3f"><span class="coll" id="control1__501"> tight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6efc" id="control1__502" original="E8c1.-7b3e"><span class="coll" id="control1__503"> strict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6efa" id="control1__504" original="E8c1.-7b44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ef9" id="control1__505" original="E8c1.-7b43"><span class="coll" id="control1__506"> internal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ef7" id="control1__507" original="E8ba.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ef6" id="control1__508" original="E8ba.-7fb1"><span class="coll" id="control1__509"> external </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ef4" id="control1__510" original="E8ba.-7fac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ef3" id="control1__511" original="E8ba.-7fab"><span class="coll" id="control1__512"> financial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ef1" id="control1__513" original="E8bd.-7c82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ef0" id="control1__514" original="E8c1.-7b3b"><span class="x" id="control1__515" original="E8c1.-7b3a"> Chilean business groups exercise tight control of all companies from the holding companies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eee" id="control1__516" original="E8bd.-7c81"><span class="x" id="control1__517" original="E8bd.-7c80"> Concerns were raised about the company's internal financial controls. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eec" id="control1__518" original="E8c1.-7bfe"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eeb" id="control1__519" original="E8ba.-7fb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eea" id="control1__520" original="E8ba.-7fb5"><span class="coll" id="control1__521"> effective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ee8" id="control1__522" original="E8bd.-7c7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ee7" id="control1__523" original="E8bd.-7c7e"><span class="coll" id="control1__524"> greater </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ee5" id="control1__525" original="E8bd.-7c7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ee4" id="control1__526" original="E8bd.-7c7c"><span class="coll" id="control1__527"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ee2" id="control1__528" original="E8ba.-7fb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ee1" id="control1__529" original="E8ba.-7fb3"><span class="coll" id="control1__530"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6edf" id="control1__531" original="E8ba.-7fb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ede" id="control1__532" original="E8ba.-7faf"><span class="coll" id="control1__533"> central </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6edc" id="control1__534" original="E8bd.-7c7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6edb" id="control1__535" original="E8bd.-7c7a"><span class="coll" id="control1__536"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ed9" id="control1__537" original="E8bd.-7c79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ed8" id="control1__538" original="E8bd.-7c78"><span class="coll" id="control1__539"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ed6" id="control1__540" original="E8bd.-7c77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ed5" id="control1__541" original="E8bd.-7c76"><span class="coll" id="control1__542"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ed3" id="control1__543" original="E8bd.-7c75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ed2" id="control1__544" original="E8bd.-7c74"><span class="coll" id="control1__545"> managerial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ed0" id="control1__546" original="E8bd.-7c73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ecf" id="control1__547" original="E8bd.-7c72"><span class="coll" id="control1__548"> corporate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ecd" id="control1__549" original="E8c1.-7bf8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ecc" id="control1__550" original="E8bd.-7c71"><span class="x" id="control1__551" original="E8bd.-7c70"> Another aspect of informal social control was that people often felt secure because they knew each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eca" id="control1__552" original="E8c1.-7c1b"><span class="x" id="control1__553" original="E8c1.-7c1a"> Managerial control over technology can lead to surveillance and control of employees. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ec8" id="control1__554" original="E8bd.-7c6f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ec7" id="control1__555" original="E8bd.-7c6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ec6" id="control1__556" original="E8bd.-7c6c"><span class="coll" id="control1__557"> positive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ec4" id="control1__558" original="E8bd.-7c6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ec3" id="control1__559" original="E8bd.-7c6a"><span class="coll" id="control1__560"> negative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ec1" id="control1__561" original="E8bd.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ec0" id="control1__562" original="E8bd.-7c68"><span class="coll" id="control1__563"> healthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ebe" id="control1__564" original="E8bd.-7c67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ebd" id="control1__565" original="E8bd.-7c66"><span class="coll" id="control1__566"> matched </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ebb" id="control1__567" original="E8bd.-7c65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eba" id="control1__568" original="E8bd.-7c64"><span class="x" id="control1__569" original="E8bd.-7c63"> The group also included healthy control participants. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eb8" id="control1__570" original="E8c1.-7bf5"><span class="shcut" id="control1__571" original="E8c1.-7bf4"> noun + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eb6" id="control1__572" original="E8bd.-7c62"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eb5" id="control1__573" original="E8bd.-7c60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eb4" id="control1__574" original="E8bd.-7c5f"><span class="coll" id="control1__575"> government </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eb2" id="control1__576" original="E8bd.-7c5e"><span class="coll" id="control1__577"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eb0" id="control1__578" original="E8bd.-7c5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eaf" id="control1__579" original="E8bd.-7c5c"><span class="coll" id="control1__580"> management </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ead" id="control1__581" original="E8bd.-7c5b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eac" id="control1__582" original="E8c1.-7bf7"><span class="x" id="control1__583" original="E8c1.-7bf6"> By the late 1980s, state control of industry in Hungary was being eroded. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6eaa" id="control1__584" original="E8c1.-7bf3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ea9" id="control1__585" original="E8ba.-7fae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ea8" id="control1__586" original="E8ba.-7fad"><span class="coll" id="control1__587"> government </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ea6" id="control1__588" original="E8c1.-7bfa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ea5" id="control1__589" original="E8c1.-7bf9"><span class="coll" id="control1__590"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ea3" id="control1__591" original="E8c1.-7bf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ea2" id="control1__592" original="E8c1.-7bf0"><span class="coll" id="control1__593"> pollution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ea0" id="control1__594" original="E8c1.-7bef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e9f" id="control1__595" original="E8c1.-7bee"><span class="coll" id="control1__596"> immigration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e9d" id="control1__597" original="E8c1.-7b36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e9c" id="control1__598" original="E8c1.-7b35"><span class="coll" id="control1__599"> birth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e9a" id="control1__600" original="E8c1.-7b34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e99" id="control1__601" original="E8c1.-7b33"><span class="coll" id="control1__602"> gun </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e97" id="control1__603" original="E8bd.-7c5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e96" id="control1__604" original="E8bd.-7c59"><span class="coll" id="control1__605"> arms </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e94" id="control1__606" original="E8bd.-7c58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e93" id="control1__607" original="E8bd.-7c57"><span class="coll" id="control1__608"> tobacco </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e91" id="control1__609" original="E8bd.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e90" id="control1__610" original="E8bd.-7c55"><span class="coll" id="control1__611"> infection </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e8e" id="control1__612" original="E8c1.-7bed"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e8d" id="control1__613" original="E8bd.-7c54"><span class="x" id="control1__614" original="E8bd.-7c53"> Policies included an end to government controls on incomes, prices and dividends. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e8b" id="control1__615" original="E8c1.-7bea"><span class="shcut" id="control1__616" original="E8c1.-7be9"> verb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e89" id="control1__617" original="E8c1.-7ae4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e88" id="control1__618" original="E8c1.-7ae2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e87" id="control1__619" original="E8c1.-7ae1"><span class="coll" id="control1__620"> gain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e85" id="control1__621" original="E8c1.-7ae0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e84" id="control1__622" original="E8c1.-7adf"><span class="coll" id="control1__623"> lose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e82" id="control1__624" original="E8c1.-7ade"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e81" id="control1__625" original="E8bd.-7c52"><span class="x" id="control1__626" original="E8bd.-7c51"> Greeks from the mainland gained control of Crete. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e7f" id="control1__627" original="E8c1.-7add"><span class="x" id="control1__628" original="E8c1.-7adc"> An adolescent may fear losing control of his anger. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e7d" id="control1__629" original="E8c1.-7be8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e7c" id="control1__630" original="E8c1.-7be6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e7b" id="control1__631" original="E8c1.-7be5"><span class="coll" id="control1__632"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e79" id="control1__633" original="E8c1.-7be4"><span class="coll" id="control1__634"> seize </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e77" id="control1__635" original="E8bd.-7c50"><span class="coll" id="control1__636"> assume </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e75" id="control1__637" original="E8bd.-7c4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e74" id="control1__638" original="E8bd.-7c4e"><span class="coll" id="control1__639"> assert </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e72" id="control1__640" original="E8ba.-7fa8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e71" id="control1__641" original="E8ba.-7fa7"><span class="coll" id="control1__642"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e6f" id="control1__643" original="E8c1.-7be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e6e" id="control1__644" original="E8c1.-7be0"><span class="coll" id="control1__645"> exercise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e6c" id="control1__646" original="E8c1.-7bdf"><span class="coll" id="control1__647"> exert </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e6a" id="control1__648" original="E8bd.-7c4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e69" id="control1__649" original="E8bd.-7c4c"><span class="coll" id="control1__650"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e67" id="control1__651" original="E8c1.-7bde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e66" id="control1__652" original="E8c1.-7bdd"><span class="coll" id="control1__653"> regain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e64" id="control1__654" original="E8c1.-7bdc"><span class="coll" id="control1__655"> reestablish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e62" id="control1__656" original="E8c1.-7bdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e61" id="control1__657" original="E8c1.-7bda"><span class="coll" id="control1__658"> retain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e5f" id="control1__659" original="E8c1.-7bd9"><span class="coll" id="control1__660"> maintain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e5d" id="control1__661" original="E8bd.-7c4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e5c" id="control1__662" original="E8bd.-7c4a"><span class="coll" id="control1__663"> relinquish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e5a" id="control1__664" original="E8bd.-7c49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e59" id="control1__665" original="E8bd.-7c48"><span class="coll" id="control1__666"> escape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e57" id="control1__667" original="E8bd.-7c47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e56" id="control1__668" original="E8bd.-7c46"><span class="coll" id="control1__669"> tighten </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e54" id="control1__670" original="E8c1.-7bd6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e53" id="control1__671" original="E8c1.-7bd3"><span class="x" id="control1__672" original="E8c1.-7bd2"> Students may start to take control of their own learning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e51" id="control1__673" original="E8c1.-7bd5"><span class="x" id="control1__674" original="E8c1.-7bd4"> In 1630, the Dutch seized control of the area around Pernambuco. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e4f" id="control1__675" original="E8bd.-7c45"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e4e" id="control1__676" original="E8bd.-7c43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e4d" id="control1__677" original="E8bd.-7c42"><span class="coll" id="control1__678"> impose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e4b" id="control1__679" original="E8bd.-7c41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e4a" id="control1__680" original="E8bd.-7c40"><span class="coll" id="control1__681"> implement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e48" id="control1__682" original="E8bd.-7c3f"><span class="coll" id="control1__683"> introduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e46" id="control1__684" original="E8bd.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e45" id="control1__685" original="E8bd.-7c3d"><span class="coll" id="control1__686"> tighten </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e43" id="control1__687" original="E8bd.-7c3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e42" id="control1__688" original="E8bd.-7c3b"><span class="x" id="control1__689" original="E8bd.-7c3a"> The aim was to protect endangered species by imposing controls on international trade in those species. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e40" id="control1__690" original="E8ba.-7edf"><span class="shcut" id="control1__691" original="E8ba.-7ede"> control + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e3e" id="control1__692" original="E8ba.-7edd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e3d" id="control1__693" original="E8ba.-7edb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e3c" id="control1__694" original="E8ba.-7eda"><span class="coll" id="control1__695"> group </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e3a" id="control1__696" original="E8ba.-7ed9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e39" id="control1__697" original="E8ba.-7ed8"><span class="coll" id="control1__698"> participant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e37" id="control1__699" original="E8ba.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e36" id="control1__700" original="E8ba.-7ed6"><span class="coll" id="control1__701"> variable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e34" id="control1__702" original="E8ba.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e33" id="control1__703" original="E8ba.-7ed4"><span class="coll" id="control1__704"> measure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e31" id="control1__705" original="E8ba.-7ed3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e30" id="control1__706" original="E8ba.-7ed2"><span class="x" id="control1__707" original="E8ba.-7ed1"> The control group consisted of 248 subjects. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-249a" id="control1__708" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://control_1" title="control definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2499" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7d0" id="control1__709" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="control1__710"> control </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1621" hm="2" id="control2" original="E399.bee" sum="1855"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1622" id="control2__1" original="E399.bef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1623" id="control2__2" original="E399.bf0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> control <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1631" id="control2__9" original="E399.bfb"><span class="pos" id="control2__10" original="E399.bfc"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77ff" eid="control2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2efb" geo="br" id="control2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontrol__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.2eff" geo="n_am" id="control2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xcontrol__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39b" id="control2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1be5" form="root" id="control2__17"><span class="vp" id="control2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> control </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1be3" eid="control2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1be2" geo="br" id="control2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontrol__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bde" geo="n_am" id="control2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol__us_3.ogg" href="sound://xcontrol__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bda" form="thirdps" id="control2__24"><span class="vp" id="control2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> controls </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bd8" eid="control2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bd7" geo="br" id="control2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrols__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrols__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrols__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bd4" geo="n_am" id="control2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrols__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrols__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrols__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bd1" form="past" id="control2__31"><span class="vp" id="control2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> controlled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bcf" eid="control2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bce" geo="br" id="control2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bca" geo="n_am" id="control2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bc6" form="pastpart" id="control2__38"><span class="vp" id="control2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> controlled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bc4" eid="control2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bc3" geo="br" id="control2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bbf" geo="n_am" id="control2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bbb" form="prespart" id="control2__45"><span class="vp" id="control2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> controlling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bb9" eid="control2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bb8" geo="br" id="control2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-1bb5" geo="n_am" id="control2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.166b" id="control2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.166c" id="control2__53" original="E399.c20"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="control2__54" original="E399.c22"> to have power over a person, company, country, process, etc. so that you are able to decide what they must do or how it is run </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.166e" id="control2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.166f" id="control2__56" original="E8c1.-7a47"><span class="cf" id="control2__57" original="E399.c21"><span class="exp" id="control2__58"> control </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="control2__59" original="E8c1.-7a46"> Technically, the people who control the company are the shareholders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1673" id="control2__60" original="E8c5.-79c4"><span class="x" id="control2__61" original="E8c5.-79c3"> This cartel controlled production and prices of crude oil. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1675" id="control2__62" original="E8c5.-79c2"><span class="x" id="control2__63" original="E8c5.-79c1"> This mating system depends on the ability of the males to control access to essential resources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1677" id="control2__64" original="E8bc.-7ad3"><span class="cf" id="control2__65" original="E8bc.-7ad4"><span class="exp" id="control2__66"> control </span> what/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="control2__67" original="E8c2.-7bb4"> Increasingly, the non-farm sector of the food supply system is controlling what people are able to consume and eat. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.167b" id="control2__68" original="E8c5.-79bb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__69"> control + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.167d" id="control2__70"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.167e" id="control2__71" original="E8c5.-79b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.167f" id="control2__72"><span class="coll" id="control2__73" original="E8c5.-79b8"> company </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1681" id="control2__74" original="E8c5.-79b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1682" id="control2__75"><span class="coll" id="control2__76" original="E8c5.-79b6"> access </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1684" id="control2__77" original="E8c5.-79b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1685" id="control2__78"><span class="coll" id="control2__79" original="E8c5.-79b4"> production </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1687" id="control2__80" original="E8c5.-79b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1688" id="control2__81"><span class="coll" id="control2__82" original="E8c5.-79b2"> operation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.168a" id="control2__83" original="E8c5.-79b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.168b" id="control2__84"><span class="coll" id="control2__85" original="E8c5.-79b0"> movement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.168d" id="control2__86" original="E8c5.-79af"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.168e" id="control2__87" original="E8c1.-7a49"><span class="x" id="control2__88" original="E8c1.-7a48"> This section addresses the key issues involved in managing and controlling global marketing operations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1690" id="control2__89" original="E8c5.-79a7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__90"> adverb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1692" id="control2__91"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1693" id="control2__92" original="E8bc.-7c1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1694" id="control2__93"><span class="coll" id="control2__94" original="E8bc.-7c1a"> tightly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1696" id="control2__95"><span class="coll" id="control2__96" original="E8c5.-79a6"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1698" id="control2__97" original="E8c5.-79a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1699" id="control2__98"><span class="coll" id="control2__99" original="E8c5.-79a4"> easily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.169b" id="control2__100" original="E8bc.-7c17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.169c" id="control2__101"><span class="coll" id="control2__102" original="E8bc.-7c16"> effectively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.169e" id="control2__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.169f" id="control2__104" original="E470.-36bb"><span class="x" id="control2__105" original="E470.-36ba"> Nation states can no longer so easily control the movements of money, commodities, people and information through their borders. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16a1" id="control2__106" original="E8c5.-799f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__107"> adverb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16a3" id="control2__108"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16a4" id="control2__109" original="E8bc.-7c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16a5" id="control2__110"><span class="coll" id="control2__111" original="E8bc.-7c18"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16a7" id="control2__112" original="E8c5.-799e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16a8" id="control2__113"><span class="coll" id="control2__114" original="E8c5.-799d"> closely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16aa" id="control2__115" original="E8c5.-799c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ab" id="control2__116"><span class="coll" id="control2__117" original="E8c5.-799b"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ad" id="control2__118" original="E8c5.-799a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ae" id="control2__119"><span class="coll" id="control2__120" original="E8c5.-7999"> centrally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16b0" id="control2__121" original="E8c5.-7998"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16b1" id="control2__122"><span class="coll" id="control2__123" original="E8c5.-7997"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16b3" id="control2__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16b4" id="control2__125" original="E8c5.-7995"><span class="x" id="control2__126" original="E8c5.-7994"> Male elders closely control life within and outside the family. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16b6" id="control2__127" original="E399.c27"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="control2__128" original="E399.c28"><span class="exp" id="control2__129"> control </span> something </span><span class="def" id="control2__130" original="E399.c29"> to limit the number, level or strength of something, usually something negative </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ba" id="control2__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16bb" id="control2__132" original="E8c2.-7bc4"><span class="x" id="control2__133" original="E8c2.-7bc3"> The government was committed to controlling inflation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16bd" id="control2__134" original="E8c1.-7a4d"><span class="x" id="control2__135" original="E8c1.-7a4c"> Treatment can delay or control symptoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16bf" id="control2__136" original="E8c1.-7a4f"><span class="x" id="control2__137" original="E8c1.-7a4e"> Tools to control vertebrate pests include snares, traps and toxins. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16c1" id="control2__138" original="E8ba.-7841" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__139"> control + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16c3" id="control2__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16c4" id="control2__141" original="E8ba.-783f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16c5" id="control2__142"><span class="coll" id="control2__143" original="E8ba.-783e"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16c7" id="control2__144" original="E8ba.-783d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16c8" id="control2__145"><span class="coll" id="control2__146" original="E8ba.-783c"> number </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ca" id="control2__147" original="E8ba.-783b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16cb" id="control2__148"><span class="coll" id="control2__149" original="E8ba.-783a"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16cd" id="control2__150" original="E8ba.-7839"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ce" id="control2__151"><span class="coll" id="control2__152" original="E8ba.-7838"> symptoms </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16d0" id="control2__153" original="E8ba.-7837"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16d1" id="control2__154"><span class="coll" id="control2__155" original="E8ba.-7836"> disease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16d3" id="control2__156" original="E8c5.-79ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16d4" id="control2__157"><span class="coll" id="control2__158" original="E8c5.-79ad"> pain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16d6" id="control2__159" original="E8ba.-7835"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16d7" id="control2__160"><span class="coll" id="control2__161" original="E8ba.-7834"> emissions </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16d9" id="control2__162" original="E8ba.-7833"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16da" id="control2__163"><span class="coll" id="control2__164" original="E8ba.-7832"> pests </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16dc" id="control2__165" original="E8ba.-7831"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16dd" id="control2__166"><span class="coll" id="control2__167" original="E8ba.-7830"> population </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16df" id="control2__168" original="E8ba.-782f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16e0" id="control2__169" original="E8ba.-782e"><span class="x" id="control2__170" original="E8bc.-7ce8"> In order to control CO₂ emissions, policymakers can use taxes or permits. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16e2" id="control2__171" original="E8c5.-79a7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__172"> adverb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16e4" id="control2__173"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16e5" id="control2__174" original="E8bc.-7c1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16e6" id="control2__175"><span class="coll" id="control2__176" original="E8bc.-7c1a"> tightly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16e8" id="control2__177"><span class="coll" id="control2__178" original="E8c5.-79a6"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ea" id="control2__179" original="E8c5.-79a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16eb" id="control2__180"><span class="coll" id="control2__181" original="E8c5.-79a4"> easily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ed" id="control2__182" original="E8bc.-7c17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ee" id="control2__183"><span class="coll" id="control2__184" original="E8bc.-7c16"> effectively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16f0" id="control2__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16f1" id="control2__186" original="E8c5.-79a2"><span class="x" id="control2__187" original="E8c5.-79a1"> Iron levels must be tightly controlled as high levels can be toxic. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16f3" id="control2__188" original="E8c5.-7992" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__189"> adverb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16f5" id="control2__190"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16f6" id="control2__191" original="E8c5.-7991"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16f7" id="control2__192"><span class="coll" id="control2__193" original="E8c5.-7990"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16f9" id="control2__194" original="E8c5.-798f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16fa" id="control2__195"><span class="coll" id="control2__196" original="E8c5.-798e"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16fc" id="control2__197"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16fd" id="control2__198" original="E470.-36b9"><span class="x" id="control2__199" original="E470.-36b8"> The patient's cardiac disease is well controlled at the present time. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.16ff" id="control2__200" original="E8bc.-7c21" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__201"> adverb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1701" id="control2__202"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1702" id="control2__203" original="E8bc.-7c1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1703" id="control2__204"><span class="coll" id="control2__205" original="E8bc.-7c1c"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1705" id="control2__206" original="E8c5.-798a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1706" id="control2__207"><span class="coll" id="control2__208" original="E8c5.-7989"> adequately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1708" id="control2__209" original="E8bc.-7c15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1709" id="control2__210" original="E8c5.-7988"><span class="x" id="control2__211" original="E8c5.-7987"> Fertility may be impaired in poorly controlled diabetes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.170b" id="control2__212" original="E399.c2a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="control2__213" original="E399.c2c"> to make something, such as a machine or system, work in a particular way </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.170d" id="control2__214" original="E8c2.-7bc2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://regulate" title="regulate (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.170e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-4d6e" id="control2__215" original="E8c2.-7bc1"><span class="xh" id="control2__216"> regulate </span><span class="xs" id="control2__217"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1711" id="control2__218"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1712" id="control2__219" original="E8c1.-7a43"><span class="cf" id="control2__220" original="E399.c2b"><span class="exp" id="control2__221"> control </span> something (by something) </span><span class="x" id="control2__222" original="E8c1.-7a42"> We controlled the water flow by a valve at the lower end of the tube. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1716" id="control2__223" original="E8c2.-7bbe"><span class="cf" id="control2__224" original="E8c5.-79c0"><span class="exp" id="control2__225"> control </span> something (through something) </span><span class="x" id="control2__226" original="E8c2.-7bbd"> Many endocrine functions are controlled through neurotransmitters. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.171a" id="control2__227" original="E8ba.-7853"><span class="cf" id="control2__228" original="E8c5.-79bf"><span class="exp" id="control2__229"> control </span> where/when, etc… </span><span class="x" id="control2__230" original="E8ba.-7852"> Genes control cell behaviour by controlling where and when proteins are synthesized. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.171e" id="control2__231" original="E8ba.-7864" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__232"> control + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1720" id="control2__233"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1721" id="control2__234" original="E8ba.-7862"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1722" id="control2__235"><span class="coll" id="control2__236" original="E8ba.-7861"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1724" id="control2__237" original="E8ba.-7860"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1725" id="control2__238"><span class="coll" id="control2__239" original="E8ba.-785f"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1727" id="control2__240" original="E8ba.-785e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1728" id="control2__241"><span class="coll" id="control2__242" original="E8ba.-785d"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.172a" id="control2__243" original="E8ba.-785c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.172b" id="control2__244"><span class="coll" id="control2__245" original="E8ba.-785b"> development </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.172d" id="control2__246" original="E8ba.-785a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.172e" id="control2__247"><span class="coll" id="control2__248" original="E8ba.-7859"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1730" id="control2__249" original="E8ba.-7858"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1731" id="control2__250"><span class="coll" id="control2__251" original="E8ba.-7857"> flow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1733" id="control2__252" original="E8ba.-7856"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1734" id="control2__253"><span class="coll" id="control2__254" original="E8ba.-7855"> level </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1736" id="control2__255" original="E8ba.-7854"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1737" id="control2__256" original="E8c5.-79ac"><span class="x" id="control2__257" original="E8c5.-79ab"> Living organisms need to be able to control the rates of different chemical processes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1739" id="control2__258" original="E8bc.-7c57" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__259"> noun + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.173b" id="control2__260"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.173c" id="control2__261" original="E8bc.-7c55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.173d" id="control2__262"><span class="coll" id="control2__263" original="E8bc.-7c54"> genes </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.173f" id="control2__264" original="E8bc.-7c53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1740" id="control2__265"><span class="coll" id="control2__266" original="E8bc.-7c52"> proteins </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1742" id="control2__267" original="E8bc.-7c51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1743" id="control2__268"><span class="coll" id="control2__269" original="E8bc.-7c50"> hormones </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1745" id="control2__270" original="E8c5.-79aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1746" id="control2__271"><span class="coll" id="control2__272" original="E8c5.-79a9"> factors </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1748" id="control2__273" original="E8bc.-7c4f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1749" id="control2__274" original="E8bc.-7c4e"><span class="x" id="control2__275" original="E8bc.-7c4d"> This process of cell division is highly controlled by several genes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.174b" id="control2__276" original="E8c5.-799f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__277"> adverb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.174d" id="control2__278"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.174e" id="control2__279" original="E8bc.-7c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.174f" id="control2__280"><span class="coll" id="control2__281" original="E8bc.-7c18"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1751" id="control2__282" original="E8c5.-799e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1752" id="control2__283"><span class="coll" id="control2__284" original="E8c5.-799d"> closely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1754" id="control2__285" original="E8c5.-799c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1755" id="control2__286"><span class="coll" id="control2__287" original="E8c5.-799b"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1757" id="control2__288" original="E8c5.-799a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1758" id="control2__289"><span class="coll" id="control2__290" original="E8c5.-7999"> centrally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.175a" id="control2__291" original="E8c5.-7998"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.175b" id="control2__292"><span class="coll" id="control2__293" original="E8c5.-7997"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.175d" id="control2__294"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.175e" id="control2__295" original="E8bc.-7c14"><span class="x" id="control2__296" original="E8bc.-7c13"> The reaction is carefully controlled. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1760" id="control2__297" original="E8c5.-7992" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="control2__298"> adverb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1762" id="control2__299"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1763" id="control2__300" original="E8c5.-7991"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1764" id="control2__301"><span class="coll" id="control2__302" original="E8c5.-7990"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1766" id="control2__303" original="E8c5.-798f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1767" id="control2__304"><span class="coll" id="control2__305" original="E8c5.-798e"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1769" id="control2__306"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.176a" id="control2__307" original="E8c5.-798c"><span class="x" id="control2__308" original="E8c5.-798b"> By gathering participants in a dedicated room, the experiment precisely controls the decision-making environment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.176c" id="control2__309" original="E399.c2d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="control2__310" original="E399.c30"><span class="exp" id="control2__311"> control </span> something/yourself </span><span class="def" id="control2__312" original="E399.c2e"> to manage to make yourself remain calm, even though you are upset or angry </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1770" id="control2__313"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1771" id="control2__314" original="E8c2.-7bb3"><span class="x" id="control2__315" original="E8c2.-7bb2"> Withdrawal controls anger by avoiding the situation. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1773" id="control2__316" original="E8c5.-79be"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1774" id="control2__317" original="E8c5.-79bd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1775" id="control2__318"><h4 class="pv"> control for something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1777" id="control2__320"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1778" id="control2__321"><span class="def" id="control2__322" original="E8c2.-7bba"> to consider factors which are not important in your research but which may influence the results of an experiment or survey </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.177a" id="control2__323"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.177b" id="control2__324" original="E8ba.-7f2f"><span class="x" id="control2__325" original="E8ba.-7f2e"> We control for the age difference in the couple. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.177d" id="control2__326" original="E8c2.-7bb9"><span class="x" id="control2__327" original="E8c2.-7bb8"> Researchers found that, controlling for size, small firms innovated more. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e2e" id="control2__328" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="control2__329"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e2c" id="control2__330" original="E8ba.-7866"><span class="shcut" id="control2__331" original="E8ba.-7865"> control + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e2a" id="control2__332" original="E8c5.-79bb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e29" id="control2__333" original="E8c5.-79b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e28" id="control2__334" original="E8c5.-79b8"><span class="coll" id="control2__335"> company </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e26" id="control2__336" original="E8c5.-79b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e25" id="control2__337" original="E8c5.-79b6"><span class="coll" id="control2__338"> access </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e23" id="control2__339" original="E8c5.-79b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e22" id="control2__340" original="E8c5.-79b4"><span class="coll" id="control2__341"> production </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e20" id="control2__342" original="E8c5.-79b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e1f" id="control2__343" original="E8c5.-79b2"><span class="coll" id="control2__344"> operation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e1d" id="control2__345" original="E8c5.-79b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e1c" id="control2__346" original="E8c5.-79b0"><span class="coll" id="control2__347"> movement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e1a" id="control2__348" original="E8c5.-79af"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e19" id="control2__349" original="E8c1.-7a49"><span class="x" id="control2__350" original="E8c1.-7a48"> This section addresses the key issues involved in managing and controlling global marketing operations. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e17" id="control2__351" original="E8ba.-7841"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e16" id="control2__352" original="E8ba.-783f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e15" id="control2__353" original="E8ba.-783e"><span class="coll" id="control2__354"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e13" id="control2__355" original="E8ba.-783d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e12" id="control2__356" original="E8ba.-783c"><span class="coll" id="control2__357"> number </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e10" id="control2__358" original="E8ba.-783b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e0f" id="control2__359" original="E8ba.-783a"><span class="coll" id="control2__360"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e0d" id="control2__361" original="E8ba.-7839"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e0c" id="control2__362" original="E8ba.-7838"><span class="coll" id="control2__363"> symptoms </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e0a" id="control2__364" original="E8ba.-7837"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e09" id="control2__365" original="E8ba.-7836"><span class="coll" id="control2__366"> disease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e07" id="control2__367" original="E8c5.-79ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e06" id="control2__368" original="E8c5.-79ad"><span class="coll" id="control2__369"> pain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e04" id="control2__370" original="E8ba.-7835"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e03" id="control2__371" original="E8ba.-7834"><span class="coll" id="control2__372"> emissions </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e01" id="control2__373" original="E8ba.-7833"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6e00" id="control2__374" original="E8ba.-7832"><span class="coll" id="control2__375"> pests </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dfe" id="control2__376" original="E8ba.-7831"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dfd" id="control2__377" original="E8ba.-7830"><span class="coll" id="control2__378"> population </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dfb" id="control2__379" original="E8ba.-782f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dfa" id="control2__380" original="E8ba.-782e"><span class="x" id="control2__381" original="E8bc.-7ce8"> In order to control CO₂ emissions, policymakers can use taxes or permits. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6df8" id="control2__382" original="E8ba.-7864"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6df7" id="control2__383" original="E8ba.-7862"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6df6" id="control2__384" original="E8ba.-7861"><span class="coll" id="control2__385"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6df4" id="control2__386" original="E8ba.-7860"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6df3" id="control2__387" original="E8ba.-785f"><span class="coll" id="control2__388"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6df1" id="control2__389" original="E8ba.-785e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6df0" id="control2__390" original="E8ba.-785d"><span class="coll" id="control2__391"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dee" id="control2__392" original="E8ba.-785c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ded" id="control2__393" original="E8ba.-785b"><span class="coll" id="control2__394"> development </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6deb" id="control2__395" original="E8ba.-785a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dea" id="control2__396" original="E8ba.-7859"><span class="coll" id="control2__397"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6de8" id="control2__398" original="E8ba.-7858"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6de7" id="control2__399" original="E8ba.-7857"><span class="coll" id="control2__400"> flow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6de5" id="control2__401" original="E8ba.-7856"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6de4" id="control2__402" original="E8ba.-7855"><span class="coll" id="control2__403"> level </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6de2" id="control2__404" original="E8ba.-7854"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6de1" id="control2__405" original="E8c5.-79ac"><span class="x" id="control2__406" original="E8c5.-79ab"> Living organisms need to be able to control the rates of different chemical processes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ddf" id="control2__407" original="E8bc.-7c59"><span class="shcut" id="control2__408" original="E8bc.-7c58"> noun + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ddd" id="control2__409" original="E8bc.-7c57"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ddc" id="control2__410" original="E8bc.-7c55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ddb" id="control2__411" original="E8bc.-7c54"><span class="coll" id="control2__412"> genes </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dd9" id="control2__413" original="E8bc.-7c53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dd8" id="control2__414" original="E8bc.-7c52"><span class="coll" id="control2__415"> proteins </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dd6" id="control2__416" original="E8bc.-7c51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dd5" id="control2__417" original="E8bc.-7c50"><span class="coll" id="control2__418"> hormones </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dd3" id="control2__419" original="E8c5.-79aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dd2" id="control2__420" original="E8c5.-79a9"><span class="coll" id="control2__421"> factors </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dd0" id="control2__422" original="E8bc.-7c4f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dcf" id="control2__423" original="E8bc.-7c4e"><span class="x" id="control2__424" original="E8bc.-7c4d"> This process of cell division is highly controlled by several genes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dcd" id="control2__425" original="E8bc.-7c23"><span class="shcut" id="control2__426" original="E8bc.-7c22"> adverb + control </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dcb" id="control2__427" original="E8c5.-79a8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dca" id="control2__428" original="E8bc.-7c1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dc9" id="control2__429" original="E8bc.-7c1a"><span class="coll" id="control2__430"> tightly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dc7" id="control2__431" original="E8c5.-79a6"><span class="coll" id="control2__432"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dc5" id="control2__433" original="E8c5.-79a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dc4" id="control2__434" original="E8c5.-79a4"><span class="coll" id="control2__435"> easily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dc2" id="control2__436" original="E8bc.-7c17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dc1" id="control2__437" original="E8bc.-7c16"><span class="coll" id="control2__438"> effectively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dbf" id="control2__439" original="E8c5.-79a3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dbe" id="control2__440" original="E8c5.-79a2"><span class="x" id="control2__441" original="E8c5.-79a1"> Iron levels must be tightly controlled as high levels can be toxic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dbc" id="control2__442" original="E470.-36bb"><span class="x" id="control2__443" original="E470.-36ba"> Nation states can no longer so easily control the movements of money, commodities, people and information through their borders. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dba" id="control2__444" original="E8c5.-79a0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6db9" id="control2__445" original="E8bc.-7c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6db8" id="control2__446" original="E8bc.-7c18"><span class="coll" id="control2__447"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6db6" id="control2__448" original="E8c5.-799e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6db5" id="control2__449" original="E8c5.-799d"><span class="coll" id="control2__450"> closely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6db3" id="control2__451" original="E8c5.-799c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6db2" id="control2__452" original="E8c5.-799b"><span class="coll" id="control2__453"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6db0" id="control2__454" original="E8c5.-799a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6daf" id="control2__455" original="E8c5.-7999"><span class="coll" id="control2__456"> centrally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dad" id="control2__457" original="E8c5.-7998"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6dac" id="control2__458" original="E8c5.-7997"><span class="coll" id="control2__459"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6daa" id="control2__460" original="E8c5.-7996"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6da9" id="control2__461" original="E8bc.-7c14"><span class="x" id="control2__462" original="E8bc.-7c13"> The reaction is carefully controlled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6da7" id="control2__463" original="E8c5.-7995"><span class="x" id="control2__464" original="E8c5.-7994"> Male elders closely control life within and outside the family. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6da5" id="control2__465" original="E8c5.-7993"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6da4" id="control2__466" original="E8c5.-7991"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6da3" id="control2__467" original="E8c5.-7990"><span class="coll" id="control2__468"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6da1" id="control2__469" original="E8c5.-798f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6da0" id="control2__470" original="E8c5.-798e"><span class="coll" id="control2__471"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d9e" id="control2__472" original="E8c5.-798d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d9d" id="control2__473" original="E470.-36b9"><span class="x" id="control2__474" original="E470.-36b8"> The patient's cardiac disease is well controlled at the present time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d9b" id="control2__475" original="E8c5.-798c"><span class="x" id="control2__476" original="E8c5.-798b"> By gathering participants in a dedicated room, the experiment precisely controls the decision-making environment. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d99" id="control2__477" original="E8bc.-7c21"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d98" id="control2__478" original="E8bc.-7c1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d97" id="control2__479" original="E8bc.-7c1c"><span class="coll" id="control2__480"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d95" id="control2__481" original="E8c5.-798a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d94" id="control2__482" original="E8c5.-7989"><span class="coll" id="control2__483"> adequately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d92" id="control2__484" original="E8bc.-7c15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6d91" id="control2__485" original="E8c5.-7988"><span class="x" id="control2__486" original="E8c5.-7987"> Fertility may be impaired in poorly controlled diabetes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-22ac" id="control2__487" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://control_1" title="control definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-22ab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-7d0" id="control2__488" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="control2__489"> control </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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control variable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17f6" id="control-variable" original="E874.-473c" sum="320"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17f7" id="control-variable__1" original="E874.-473b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17f8" id="control-variable__2" original="E874.-473a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> control variable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1802" id="control-variable__7" original="E874.-4732"><span class="pos" id="control-variable__8" original="E874.-4731"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17fd" eid="control-variable__9" original="E874.-4735" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.113b" geo="br" id="control-variable__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control-variable__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊl veəriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol_variable_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrol_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.113e" geo="n_am" id="control-variable__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="control-variable__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊl veriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol_variable_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol_variable_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontrol_variable_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.1141" geo="n_am" id="control-variable__14" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="control-variable__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊl væriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol_variable_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrol_variable_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrol_variable_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1804" id="control-variable__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="control-variable__17" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1806" id="control-variable__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1807" id="control-variable__19" original="E874.-4730"><span class="def" id="control-variable__20" original="E874.-472f"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://variable" id="control-variable__21"> variable </a> that remains the same in an experiment in order to test the relative effects of <a class="ndv" href="entry://independent variables" id="control-variable__22"> independent variables </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.180b" id="control-variable__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.180c" id="control-variable__24" original="E874.-471a"><span class="x" id="control-variable__25" original="E874.-4719"> Smoking and body mass index (BMI) were considered as control variables. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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controlled
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.177f" id="controlled" original="E399.c4a" sum="1441"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1780" id="controlled__1" original="E399.c4b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1781" id="controlled__2" original="E399.c4c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> controlled </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.178a" id="controlled__4" original="E399.c51"><span class="pos" id="controlled__5" original="E399.c52"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77f6" eid="controlled__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1f4a" geo="br" id="controlled__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controlled__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1f4e" geo="n_am" id="controlled__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controlled__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.178c" id="controlled__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.178d" id="controlled__12" original="E8c2.-2a83"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.178e" id="controlled__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="controlled__14" original="E8c2.-2a82"> of a survey method </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="controlled__15" original="E8c2.-2a81"> that uses a group of people who are not given the treatment that is being studied, so that the results may be compared with the group receiving treatment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1791" id="controlled__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1792" id="controlled__17" original="E8c2.-2a80"><span class="x" id="controlled__18" original="E8c2.-2a7f"> Twelve randomized controlled trials were reviewed by Wilk et al. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="controlled__19" original="E8c2.-2a7e" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="controlled__20" original="E492.-21b2"> controlled trial </span> tests how effective a drug or treatment is. A control group of people is given either a <a class="ndv" href="entry://placebo" id="controlled__21"> placebo </a> , standard treatment or no treatment. The results are compared with the group that receives the treatment being tested. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1797" id="controlled__22" original="E8ba.-78d0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="controlled__23" original="E8ba.-78cf"> that considers factors that are not important to the research but which may influence the results of an experiment or survey </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1799" id="controlled__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.179a" id="controlled__25" original="E8ba.-78ce"><span class="x" id="controlled__26" original="E8ba.-78cd"> We conducted two controlled experiments. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="controlled__27" original="E8ba.-78cc" un="help"> In a <span class="eb" id="controlled__28" original="E492.-21b1"> controlled experiment </span> , <a class="ndv" href="entry://variables" id="controlled__29"> variables </a> that are not important to the study, but which may influence the <a class="ndv" href="entry://dependent variable" id="controlled__30"> dependent variable </a> , are controlled. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17a0" id="controlled__31" original="E399.c53"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="controlled__32" original="E399.c54"> done or arranged in a very careful way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17a2" id="controlled__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17a3" id="controlled__34" original="E8ba.-78cb"><span class="x" id="controlled__35" original="E8ba.-78ca"> It is a carefully controlled environment in which the seeds get uniform illumination and uniform nutrient solution. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17a5" id="controlled__36" original="E399.c55"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="controlled__37" original="E399.c56"> managed by something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17a7" id="controlled__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17a8" id="controlled__39" original="E8ba.-78c9"><span class="x" id="controlled__40" original="E8ba.-78c8"> Reproductive function in both sexes is a controlled process involving hormones. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17aa" id="controlled__41" original="E399.c57"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17ab" id="controlled__42" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17ac" id="controlled__43"><span class="v"><strong> -controlled </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="controlled__45" original="E399.c59"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="controlled__46" original="E399.c5a"> managed in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17b0" id="controlled__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17b1" id="controlled__48" original="E83b.6624"><span class="x" id="controlled__49" original="E83b.6625"> a British-controlled company </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17b3" id="controlled__50" original="E83b.6626"><span class="x" id="controlled__51" original="E83b.6627"> computer-controlled systems </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17b5" id="controlled__52" original="E8ba.-78c7"><span class="x" id="controlled__53" original="E8ba.-78c6"> Remotely controlled machines enable tunnels below man-entry size to be constructed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2186" id="controlled__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://controlled" title="controlled definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2185" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-677" id="controlled__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="controlled__56"> controlled </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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controller
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17b7" id="controller" original="E399.c7a" sum="804"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17b8" id="controller__1" original="E399.c7b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17b9" id="controller__2" original="E399.c7c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> controller </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17c5" id="controller__7" original="E399.c84"><span class="pos" id="controller__8" original="E399.c85"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77ed" eid="controller__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1f98" geo="br" id="controller__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controller__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊlə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontroller__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontroller__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontroller__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1f9c" geo="n_am" id="controller__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controller__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊlər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontroller__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontroller__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontroller__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17c7" id="controller__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17c8" id="controller__15" original="E399.c86"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="controller__16" original="E399.c87"> a person or thing that manages or directs something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17ca" id="controller__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17cb" id="controller__18" original="E8c2.-2b83"><span class="x" id="controller__19" original="E8c2.-2b82"> Air traffic controllers work in a highly programmed context. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17cd" id="controller__20" original="E8c2.-2b81"><span class="x" id="controller__21" original="E8c2.-2b80"> The data controller is responsible for determining how personal data will be used. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17cf" id="controller__22" original="E88f.-77c3"><span class="cf" id="controller__23" original="E8c5.-77d3"><span class="exp" id="controller__24"> controller </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="controller__25" original="E88f.-77c2"> The state still holds the dominant position as the controller of business groups in China. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17d3" id="controller__26" original="E399.c8b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="controller__27" original="E399.c8e"> a device that controls a machine or process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17d5" id="controller__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17d6" id="controller__29" original="E8c2.-2b7d"><span class="x" id="controller__30" original="E8c2.-2b7c"> The temperature of the heating chamber was regulated by a temperature controller. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17d8" id="controller__31" original="E8c2.-2b7b"><span class="x" id="controller__32" original="E8c2.-2b7a"> The controller reads and controls the flow of gases. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17da" id="controller__33" original="E399.c92"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="controller__34" original="E399.c95"> a person who is in charge of the financial accounts of a business or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17dc" id="controller__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17dd" id="controller__36" original="E8c2.-2b79"><span class="x" id="controller__37" original="E8c2.-2b78"> Financial management is the responsibility of the financial controllers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2146" id="controller__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://controller" title="controller definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2145" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-62d" id="controller__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="controller__40"> controller </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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controlling
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17df" id="controlling" original="E8c5.-7abf" sum="311"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17e0" id="controlling__1" original="E8c5.-7abe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17e1" id="controlling__2" original="E8c5.-7abd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> controlling </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17ea" id="controlling__4" original="E8c5.-7ab9"><span class="pos" id="controlling__5" original="E8c5.-7ab8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77e4" eid="controlling__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1fb7" geo="br" id="controlling__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controlling__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrəʊlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.1fba" geo="n_am" id="controlling__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controlling__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtroʊlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontrolling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontrolling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17ec" id="controlling__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="controlling__12" original="E8c5.-7ab6"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17ee" id="controlling__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17ef" id="controlling__14" original="E8c5.-7ab5"><span class="def" id="controlling__15" original="E8c5.-7ab4"> having power over a company so that you are able to decide how it is run </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17f1" id="controlling__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17f2" id="controlling__17" original="E8c5.-7ab3"><span class="x" id="controlling__18" original="E8c5.-7ab2"> Table 14.7 shows that controlling shareholders hold more equity than is needed for control. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.17f4" id="controlling__19" original="E8c5.-7ab1"><span class="x" id="controlling__20" original="E8c5.-7ab0"> The group purchased a controlling interest in the company. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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controversial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.180e" id="controversial" original="E399.cae" sum="456"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.180f" id="controversial__1" original="E399.caf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1810" id="controversial__2" original="E399.cb0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> controversial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1819" id="controversial__4" original="E399.cb5"><span class="pos" id="controversial__5" original="E399.cb6"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77dd" eid="controversial__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2030" geo="br" id="controversial__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controversial__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversial__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversial__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontroversial__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2033" geo="n_am" id="controversial__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controversial__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontroversial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.181b" id="controversial__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.181c" id="controversial__12" original="E399.cb7"><span class="def" id="controversial__13" original="E399.cb8"> causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.181e" id="controversial__14" original="E8be.-7cb5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://contentious" title="contentious (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.181f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.9c9" id="controversial__15" original="E8be.-7cb4"><span class="xh" id="controversial__16"> contentious </span><span class="xs" id="controversial__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1822" id="controversial__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1823" id="controversial__19" original="E8be.-7cb3"><span class="x" id="controversial__20" original="E8be.-7cb2"> Nuclear power is a controversial issue in South Africa and remains politically unpopular. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1825" id="controversial__21" original="E8be.-7cb1"><span class="x" id="controversial__22" original="E8be.-7cb0"> Treatment with this drug remains highly controversial. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1827" id="controversial__23" original="E399.cb9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncontroversial" title="uncontroversial definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1828" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-48f0" id="controversial__24" original="E399.cbc"><span class="xh" id="controversial__25"> uncontroversial </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.182a" id="controversial__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.182b" id="controversial__27" original="E88e.-758b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.182c" id="controversial__28"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="controversial__29" original="E88e.-758a"> controversially </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1835" id="controversial__30" original="E88e.-7589"><span class="pos" id="controversial__31" original="E88e.-7588"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77dc" eid="controversial__32" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2028" geo="br" id="controversial__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controversial__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversially__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversially__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontroversially__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.202c" geo="n_am" id="controversial__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controversial__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversially__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversially__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontroversially__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1837" id="controversial__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1838" id="controversial__38" original="E88e.-7587"><span class="x" id="controversial__39" original="E88e.-7586"> More controversially, DNA analysis is increasingly being used to define species. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-20ea" id="controversial__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://controversial" title="controversial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-20e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5eb" id="controversial__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="controversial__42"> controversial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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controversy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.183a" id="controversy" original="E399.cc5" sum="722"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.183b" id="controversy__1" original="E399.cc6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.183c" id="controversy__2" original="E399.cc7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> controversy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.184b" id="controversy__7" original="E399.cd0"><span class="pos" id="controversy__8" original="E399.cd1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7331" eid="controversy__9" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.20c1" geo="br" id="controversy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controversy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontroversy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.20c4" geo="br" id="controversy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="controversy__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈtrɒvəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversy__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversy__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xcontroversy__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.20c7" geo="n_am" id="controversy__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="controversy__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xcont/xcontroversy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xcontroversy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.184d" id="controversy__16" original="E399.cd5"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1850" form="pl" id="controversy__17"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="controversy__18" original="E399.cd9"> controversies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1852" id="controversy__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="controversy__20" original="E399.cd3"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="controversy__21" original="E399.cd4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1855" id="controversy__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1856" id="controversy__23" original="E399.cda"><span class="def" id="controversy__24" original="E399.cdc"> public discussion and argument about something that many people strongly disagree about, disapprove of, or are shocked by </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1858" id="controversy__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1859" id="controversy__26" original="E8be.-7ca9"><span class="x" id="controversy__27" original="E8be.-7ca8"> His work generated considerable controversy in the 1970s and 1980s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.185b" id="controversy__28" original="E8be.-7ca7"><span class="x" id="controversy__29" original="E8be.-7ca6"> Chomsky's early work sparked intense controversies in academic linguistics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.185d" id="controversy__30" original="E8be.-7ca5"><span class="cf" id="controversy__31" original="E399.cdb"><span class="exp" id="controversy__32"> controversy </span> over/about somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="controversy__33" original="E8be.-7ca4"> There is controversy over how long a patient should stay on an antidepressant for. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1861" id="controversy__34" original="E8be.-7ca1"><span class="cf" id="controversy__35" original="E492.-215f"><span class="exp" id="controversy__36"> controversy </span> surrounding somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="controversy__37" original="E8be.-7ca0"> The aim of this paper is to summarize the issues and controversies surrounding these questions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1865" id="controversy__38" original="E8be.-7c9f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disagreement" title="disagreement definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1866" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3790" id="controversy__39" original="E8be.-7c9e"><span class="xh" id="controversy__40"> disagreement </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispute1" title="dispute1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1868" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2212" id="controversy__41" original="E8be.-7c9d"><span class="xh" id="controversy__42"> dispute </span><span class="xhm" id="controversy__43"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-20ab" id="controversy__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://controversy" title="controversy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-20aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-5bc" id="controversy__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="controversy__46"> controversy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convection
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.186b" id="convection" original="E399.db5" sum="469"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.186c" id="convection__1" original="E399.db6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.186d" id="convection__2" original="E399.db7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convection </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1877" id="convection__6" original="E399.dbf"><span class="pos" id="convection__7" original="E399.dc0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77cd" eid="convection__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2312" geo="br" id="convection__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convection__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvection__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvection__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvection__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2315" geo="n_am" id="convection__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convection__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvection__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvection__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvection__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1879" id="convection__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="convection__14" original="E399.dc2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.187b" id="convection__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="convection__16" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.187d" id="convection__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.187e" id="convection__18" original="E399.dc4"><span class="def" id="convection__19" original="E399.dc5"> the process in which heat moves through a gas or a liquid as the hotter part rises and the cooler, heavier part sinks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1880" id="convection__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1881" id="convection__21" original="E824.-613c"><span class="x" id="convection__22" original="E824.-613b"> As the water is cooled, it will undergo thermal convection and descend, forcing deeper warmer water to the surface. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1883" id="convection__23" original="E824.-613a"><span class="cf" id="convection__24" original="E586.-490e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="convection__25" original="E824.-6139"> Heating can increase the diffusion of molecules in the sample and may also cause convection currents. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-207f" id="convection__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convection" title="convection definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-207e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-49d" id="convection__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convection__28"> convection </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convene
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1886" id="convene" original="E399.dd9" sum="609"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1887" id="convene__1" original="E399.dda"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1888" id="convene__2" original="E399.ddb"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convene </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1895" id="convene__9" original="E399.de5"><span class="pos" id="convene__10" original="E399.de6"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77c6" eid="convene__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2436" geo="br" id="convene__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvene__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvene__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvene__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2439" geo="n_am" id="convene__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvene__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvene__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvene__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-367" id="convene__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2409" form="root" id="convene__17"><span class="vp" id="convene__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> convene </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.240b" eid="convene__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.240c" geo="br" id="convene__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvene__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvene__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvene__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.240f" geo="n_am" id="convene__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvene__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvene__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvene__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2412" form="thirdps" id="convene__24"><span class="vp" id="convene__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> convenes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2414" eid="convene__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2415" geo="br" id="convene__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvenes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvenes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvenes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2418" geo="n_am" id="convene__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvenes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvenes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvenes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.241b" form="past" id="convene__31"><span class="vp" id="convene__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> convened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.241d" eid="convene__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.241e" geo="br" id="convene__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2421" geo="n_am" id="convene__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2424" form="pastpart" id="convene__38"><span class="vp" id="convene__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> convened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2426" eid="convene__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2427" geo="br" id="convene__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.242a" geo="n_am" id="convene__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.242d" form="prespart" id="convene__45"><span class="vp" id="convene__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> convening </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.242f" eid="convene__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2430" geo="br" id="convene__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvening__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvening__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvening__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2433" geo="n_am" id="convene__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convene__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvening__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvening__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvening__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18c1" id="convene__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18c2" id="convene__53" original="E399.e05"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18c3" id="convene__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="convene__55" original="E399.e07"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convene__56" original="E399.e09"> to arrange for people to come together for a meeting or an activity </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18c6" id="convene__57" original="E88b.-7c8e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://summon" title="summon definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18c7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.1410" id="convene__58" original="E88b.-7c8d"><span class="xh" id="convene__59"> summon </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18c9" id="convene__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18ca" id="convene__61" original="E88b.-7c9d"><span class="cf" id="convene__62" original="E399.e08"><span class="exp" id="convene__63"> convene </span> something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="convene__64" original="E88b.-7c9c"> The court convened a meeting of the company's creditors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18ce" id="convene__65" original="E88b.-7c9b"><span class="x" id="convene__66" original="E88b.-7c9a"> The inquest was convened by the coroner. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18d0" id="convene__67" original="E88b.-7c98"><span class="cf" id="convene__68" original="E88b.-7c99"><span class="exp" id="convene__69"> convene </span> something/somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="convene__70" original="E88b.-7c97"> Johnson convened congressional leaders to discuss the crisis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18d4" id="convene__71" original="E399.e0a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18d5" id="convene__72"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="convene__73" original="E399.e0c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convene__74" original="E399.e0d"> to come together for a formal meeting </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18d8" id="convene__75" original="E88b.-7c8c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assemble" title="assemble definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18d9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-462b" id="convene__76" original="E88b.-7c8b"><span class="xh" id="convene__77"> assemble </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18db" id="convene__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18dc" id="convene__79" original="E88b.-7c96"><span class="x" id="convene__80" original="E88b.-7c95"> The groups convene regularly in Brussels. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2032" id="convene__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convene" title="convene definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2031" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-471" id="convene__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convene__83"> convene </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convenience
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18de" id="convenience" original="E399.e24" sum="802"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18df" id="convenience__1" original="E399.e25"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18e0" id="convenience__2" original="E399.e26"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convenience </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18eb" id="convenience__7" original="E399.e2e"><span class="pos" id="convenience__8" original="E399.e2f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77bf" eid="convenience__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.249f" geo="br" id="convenience__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convenience__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːniəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvenience__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvenience__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvenience__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.24a2" geo="n_am" id="convenience__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convenience__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːniəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvenience__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvenience__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvenience__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18ed" id="convenience__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18ee" id="convenience__15" original="E399.e30"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18ef" id="convenience__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="convenience__17" original="E399.e32"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convenience__18" original="E399.e33"> the quality of being useful, easy or suitable for somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18f2" id="convenience__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18f3" id="convenience__20" original="E824.-6100"><span class="x" id="convenience__21" original="E824.-60ff"> Consumers typically purchase products on the basis of price, convenience and quality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18f5" id="convenience__22" original="E824.-60fe"><span class="x" id="convenience__23" original="E824.-60fd"> Current practice may still be shaped around administrative convenience. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18f7" id="convenience__24" original="E824.-60f9"><span class="cf" id="convenience__25" original="E824.-60fa"> for <span class="exp" id="convenience__26"> convenience </span></span><span class="x" id="convenience__27" original="E824.-60f8"> Responses to these questions may be divided for convenience into three rough groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18fb" id="convenience__28" original="E824.-60fc"><span class="cf" id="convenience__29" original="E586.-490a"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="convenience__30" original="E824.-60fb"> A convenience sample is one that is simply available to the researcher by virtue of its accessibility. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18fe" id="convenience__31" original="E399.e3c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.18ff" id="convenience__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="convenience__33" original="E399.e3e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convenience__34" original="E399.e3f"> something that is useful and can make things easier or quicker to do, or more comfortable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1902" id="convenience__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1903" id="convenience__36" original="E824.-60f7"><span class="x" id="convenience__37" original="E824.-60f6"> XML namespaces are a convenience that prevents us from having to repeatedly type a lengthy URI. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2002" id="convenience__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convenience" title="convenience definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2001" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-41d" id="convenience__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convenience__40"> convenience </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convenient
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1905" id="convenient" original="E399.e69" sum="665"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1906" id="convenient__1" original="E399.e6a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1907" id="convenient__2" original="E399.e6b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convenient </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.190f" id="convenient__4" original="E399.e70"><span class="pos" id="convenient__5" original="E399.e71"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77b8" eid="convenient__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2514" geo="br" id="convenient__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convenient__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːniənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvenient__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvenient__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvenient__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2517" geo="n_am" id="convenient__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convenient__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːniənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvenient__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvenient__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvenient__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1911" id="convenient__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1912" id="convenient__12" original="E399.e72"><span class="def" id="convenient__13" original="E399.e74"> useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1914" id="convenient__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1915" id="convenient__15" original="E824.-60f5"><span class="x" id="convenient__16" original="E824.-60f4"> Tables are a convenient way of listing a large amount of numerical data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1917" id="convenient__17" original="E824.-60f3"><span class="x" id="convenient__18" original="E824.-60f2"> a convenient method/means </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1919" id="convenient__19" original="E824.-60f1"><span class="x" id="convenient__20" original="E824.-60f0"> Voters benefit from voting at a convenient time and place. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.191b" id="convenient__21" original="E824.-60ee"><span class="cf" id="convenient__22" original="E824.-60ef"><span class="exp" id="convenient__23"> convenient </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="convenient__24" original="E824.-60ed"> Self-completion questionnaires are more convenient for respondents. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.191f" id="convenient__25" original="E824.-60eb"><span class="cf" id="convenient__26" original="E824.-60ec"><span class="exp" id="convenient__27"> convenient </span> to do </span><span class="x" id="convenient__28" original="E824.-60ea"> Those with digital displays are easier and more convenient to use. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1923" id="convenient__29" original="E824.-60e8"><span class="cf" id="convenient__30" original="E824.-60e9"> it is <span class="exp" id="convenient__31"> convenient </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="convenient__32" original="E824.-60e7"> It is convenient to divide the instructions into two types. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1927" id="convenient__33"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1928" id="convenient__34" original="E399.e82"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1929" id="convenient__35"><span class="dr" id="convenient__36" original="E399.e83"> conveniently </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1931" id="convenient__37" original="E399.e87"><span class="pos" id="convenient__38" original="E399.e88"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77b7" eid="convenient__39" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.251a" geo="br" id="convenient__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convenient__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːniəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveniently__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveniently__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveniently__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.251d" geo="n_am" id="convenient__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convenient__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈviːniəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveniently__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveniently__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveniently__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1933" id="convenient__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1934" id="convenient__45" original="E824.-60e6"><span class="x" id="convenient__46" original="E824.-60e5"> The atmosphere can be conveniently divided into four sections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1936" id="convenient__47" original="E824.-60e4"><span class="x" id="convenient__48" original="E824.-60e3"> Conveniently, cells for cloning can be moved long distances, and even frozen for later use. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1fda" id="convenient__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convenient" title="convenient definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1fd9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-3bc" id="convenient__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convenient__51"> convenient </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convention
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1938" id="convention" original="E399.eaf" sum="1406"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1939" id="convention__1" original="E399.eb0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.193a" id="convention__2" original="E399.eb1"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convention </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1945" id="convention__7" original="E399.eb9"><span class="pos" id="convention__8" original="E399.eba"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77aa" eid="convention__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.260e" geo="br" id="convention__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convention__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvention__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvention__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvention__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2611" geo="n_am" id="convention__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convention__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvention__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvention__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvention__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1947" id="convention__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1948" id="convention__15" original="E399.ebb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1949" id="convention__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="convention__17" original="E399.ebd"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="convention__18" original="E399.ebe"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convention__19" original="E399.ebf"> a particular system for analysing or calculating something; the accepted way of doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.194d" id="convention__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.194e" id="convention__21" original="E88b.-7c3a"><span class="x" id="convention__22" original="E88b.-7c39"> I have adopted the WHO convention in categorizing age into bands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1950" id="convention__23" original="E88b.-7c38"><span class="x" id="convention__24" original="E88b.-7c37"> Their disregard for social convention seemed to threaten the fabric of society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1952" id="convention__25" original="E88b.-7c35"><span class="cf" id="convention__26" original="E88b.-7c36"> by <span class="exp" id="convention__27"> convention </span></span><span class="x" id="convention__28" original="E88b.-7c34"> By convention, the term ‘tremolite’ is applied to samples having greater than 90 per cent Mg. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1956" id="convention__29" original="E399.ec7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1957" id="convention__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="convention__31" original="E399.ec9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convention__32" original="E399.eca"> an official agreement between countries or leaders </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.195a" id="convention__33" original="E88b.-7c33" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agreement" title="agreement definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.195b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e55" id="convention__34" original="E88b.-7c32"><span class="xh" id="convention__35"> agreement </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.195d" id="convention__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.195e" id="convention__37" original="E88b.-7c31"><span class="x" id="convention__38" original="E88b.-7c30"> In 1973, an international convention was agreed to prevent intentional oil pollution from ships. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1960" id="convention__39" original="E399.ec0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1961" id="convention__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="convention__41" original="E399.ec2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="convention__42" original="E4c7.1cde"><span class="exp" id="convention__43"> convention </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="convention__44" original="E399.ec3"> a large meeting of the members of a particular group, political party or profession </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1966" id="convention__45" original="E399.ec4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conference" title="conference definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1967" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1a18" id="convention__46" original="E399.ec5"><span class="xh" id="convention__47"> conference </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1969" id="convention__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.196a" id="convention__49" original="E88b.-7c2f"><span class="x" id="convention__50" original="E88b.-7c2e"> The European Council held a convention of national and EU-level politicians to draft a new treaty. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.196c" id="convention__51" original="E88b.-7c3b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.196d" id="convention__52" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.196e" id="convention__53"><span class="v"><strong> Convention </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1970" id="convention__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="convention__56" original="E88b.-7c2c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convention__57" original="E88b.-7c2a"> an official group that is set up for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1973" id="convention__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1974" id="convention__59" original="E88b.-7c29"><span class="x" id="convention__60" original="E88b.-7c28"> The Annapolis Convention recommended that… </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1976" id="convention__61" original="E399.ecb"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1977" id="convention__62"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="convention__63" original="E399.ecd"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="convention__64" original="E399.ece"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="convention__65" original="E4c7.1cdf"><span class="exp" id="convention__66"> convention </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="convention__67" original="E399.ecf"> a traditional style or method in literature, art or the theatre </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.197d" id="convention__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.197e" id="convention__69" original="E88b.-7c27"><span class="x" id="convention__70" original="E88b.-7c26"> In his poetry and essays, Yeats draws on the conventions of English pastoral. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1980" id="convention__71" original="E88b.-7c25"><span class="x" id="convention__72" original="E88b.-7c24"> In ‘Canada: A Descriptive Poem’ (1806), Bayley's diction followed British poetic convention. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1f9f" id="convention__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convention" title="convention definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1f9e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-344" id="convention__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convention__75"> convention </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conventional
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1982" id="conventional" original="E399.ed0" sum="1329"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1983" id="conventional__1" original="E399.ed1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1984" id="conventional__2" original="E399.ed2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conventional </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.198e" id="conventional__4" original="E399.ed7"><span class="pos" id="conventional__5" original="E399.ed8"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-77a3" eid="conventional__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.265a" geo="br" id="conventional__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conventional__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvenʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconventional__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconventional__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconventional__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.265d" geo="n_am" id="conventional__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conventional__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvenʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconventional__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconventional__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconventional__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1990" id="conventional__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1991" id="conventional__12" original="E399.ee0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1992" id="conventional__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="conventional__14" original="E399.ee2"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conventional__15" original="E399.ee3"> based on what is generally believed; following the way something is usually done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1995" id="conventional__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1996" id="conventional__17" original="E88f.-7ecc"><span class="x" id="conventional__18" original="E88f.-7ecb"> This paper challenges the conventional wisdom about how useful the product lifecycle is. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1998" id="conventional__19" original="E88f.-79b8"><span class="x" id="conventional__20" original="E88f.-79b7"> In the conventional sense of leadership in foreign affairs, the EU is politically weak. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.199a" id="conventional__21" original="E8c5.-77c8"><span class="x" id="conventional__22" original="E8c5.-77c7"> conventional methods/approaches </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.199c" id="conventional__23" original="E8c5.-77c6"><span class="x" id="conventional__24" original="E8c5.-77c5"> conventional medicine/treatment </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.199e" id="conventional__25" original="E88f.-7eca"><span class="cf" id="conventional__26" original="E88f.-79bd"><span class="exp" id="conventional__27"> conventional </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="conventional__28" original="E88f.-7ec9"> The methodology used here is conventional in the field of economics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19a2" id="conventional__29" original="E88f.-79bb"><span class="cf" id="conventional__30" original="E88f.-79bc"> it is <span class="exp" id="conventional__31"> conventional </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="conventional__32" original="E88f.-79ba"> It is conventional to classify semiconductors with low electrical conductivities as insulators. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19a6" id="conventional__33" original="E399.ed9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19a7" id="conventional__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="conventional__35" original="E399.edb" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conventional__36" original="E399.edc"> tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19aa" id="conventional__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19ab" id="conventional__38" original="E88f.-79b6"><span class="x" id="conventional__39" original="E88f.-79b5"> These women refused to be confined to the conventional roles of wife and mother. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19ad" id="conventional__40" original="E88f.-79b4"><span class="x" id="conventional__41" original="E88f.-79b3"> Their attitude is very conventional. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19af" id="conventional__42" original="E399.edd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unconventional" title="unconventional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19b0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-48da" id="conventional__43" original="E399.ede"><span class="xh" id="conventional__44"> unconventional </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19b2" id="conventional__45" original="E399.ee7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19b3" id="conventional__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="conventional__47" original="E399.ee9"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19b5" id="conventional__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="conventional__49" original="E399.eea"> especially of weapons </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conventional__50" original="E399.eeb"> not nuclear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19b8" id="conventional__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19b9" id="conventional__52" original="E88f.-79b2"><span class="x" id="conventional__53" original="E88f.-79b1"> This strategy relied heavily on nuclear weapons, without the need to maintain large conventional military forces. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19bb" id="conventional__54" original="E88f.-799a"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19bc" id="conventional__55"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="conventional__56" original="E88f.-7999"> of literature, art or the theatre </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conventional__57" original="E88f.-7998"> using a traditional style or method </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19bf" id="conventional__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19c0" id="conventional__59" original="E88f.-7997"><span class="x" id="conventional__60" original="E88f.-7996"> Wollstonecraft pointedly alters the conventional romance plot. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1f52" id="conventional__61" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conventional" title="conventional definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1f51" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-304" id="conventional__62" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conventional__63"> conventional </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conventionally
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19c2" id="conventionally" original="E88f.-7981" sum="414"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19c3" id="conventionally__1" original="E88f.-7980"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19c4" id="conventionally__2" original="E88f.-797f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conventionally </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19cc" id="conventionally__4" original="E88f.-797a"><span class="pos" id="conventionally__5" original="E88f.-7979"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-779c" eid="conventionally__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.26e2" geo="br" id="conventionally__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conventionally__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvenʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconventionally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconventionally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconventionally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.26e6" geo="n_am" id="conventionally__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conventionally__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvenʃənəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconventionally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconventionally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconventionally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19ce" id="conventionally__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19cf" id="conventionally__12" original="E88f.-7978"><span class="def" id="conventionally__13" original="E88f.-7977"> according to what is generally believed or usually done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19d1" id="conventionally__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19d2" id="conventionally__15" original="E88f.-7976"><span class="x" id="conventionally__16" original="E88f.-7975"> There are two main sources of acids, conventionally defined as metabolic acids or respiratory acids. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19d4" id="conventionally__17" original="E492.-2159"><span class="x" id="conventionally__18" original="E492.-2158"> Conventionally, population density is arithmetic density: the total number of people in a unit area. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1f0e" id="conventionally__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conventionally" title="conventionally definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1f0d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-78d7" id="conventionally__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conventionally__21"> conventionally </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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converge
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19d6" id="converge" original="E399.f13" sum="820"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19d7" id="converge__1" original="E399.f14"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19d8" id="converge__2" original="E399.f15"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> converge </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.19e6" id="converge__9" original="E399.f1f"><span class="pos" id="converge__10" original="E399.f20"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7793" eid="converge__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2821" geo="br" id="converge__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2825" geo="n_am" id="converge__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-339" id="converge__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.27f2" form="root" id="converge__17"><span class="vp" id="converge__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> converge </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.27f4" eid="converge__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.27f5" geo="br" id="converge__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.27f9" geo="n_am" id="converge__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverge__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverge__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.27fd" form="thirdps" id="converge__24"><span class="vp" id="converge__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> converges </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.27ff" eid="converge__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2800" geo="br" id="converge__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverges__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverges__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2803" geo="n_am" id="converge__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverges__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverges__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2806" form="past" id="converge__31"><span class="vp" id="converge__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> converged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2808" eid="converge__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2809" geo="br" id="converge__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.280c" geo="n_am" id="converge__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.280f" form="pastpart" id="converge__38"><span class="vp" id="converge__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> converged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2811" eid="converge__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2812" geo="br" id="converge__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2815" geo="n_am" id="converge__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2818" form="prespart" id="converge__45"><span class="vp" id="converge__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> converging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.281a" eid="converge__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.281b" geo="br" id="converge__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.281e" geo="n_am" id="converge__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converge__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a17" id="converge__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a18" id="converge__53" original="E399.f43"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a19" id="converge__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="converge__55" original="E399.f45"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a1b" id="converge__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="converge__57" original="E399.f46"> of two or more lines or paths </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="converge__58" original="E399.f47"> to move towards each other and meet at a point </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a1e" id="converge__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a1f" id="converge__60" original="E8be.-7c95"><span class="x" id="converge__61" original="E8be.-7c94"> Lines of longitude converge at the poles and are farthest apart at the equator. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a21" id="converge__62" original="E8be.-7c91" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diverge" title="diverge definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a22" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1384" id="converge__63" original="E8be.-7c90"><span class="xh" id="converge__64"> diverge </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a25" id="converge__65" original="E399.f3d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a26" id="converge__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="converge__67" original="E399.f3f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="converge__68" original="E399.f40"><span class="exp" id="converge__69"> converge </span> (on…) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a2a" id="converge__70"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="converge__71" original="E399.f41"> of people, animals or vehicles </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="converge__72" original="E399.f42"> to move towards a place from different directions and meet </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a2d" id="converge__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a2e" id="converge__74" original="E8be.-7c8c"><span class="x" id="converge__75" original="E8be.-7c8b"> Female turtles converge on particular beaches to deposit their eggs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a30" id="converge__76" original="E399.f48"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a31" id="converge__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="converge__78" original="E399.f4a"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a33" id="converge__79"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="converge__80" original="E4c7.1cf3"> of ideas, policies or aims </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="converge__81" original="E399.f4b"> to become very similar or the same </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a36" id="converge__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a37" id="converge__83" original="E8be.-7c86"><span class="x" id="converge__84" original="E8be.-7c85"> National interests might converge and become the basis for cooperation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a39" id="converge__85" original="E8be.-7c88"><span class="x" id="converge__86" original="E8be.-7c87"> The market for detergents in different European countries has gradually converged. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a3b" id="converge__87" original="E399.f4d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diverge" title="diverge definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a3c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1384" id="converge__88" original="E399.f4e"><span class="xh" id="converge__89"> diverge </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1ebe" id="converge__90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://converge" title="converge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1ebd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-28f" id="converge__91" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="converge__92"> converge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convergence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a3f" id="convergence" original="E8bc.-7874" sum="1654"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a40" id="convergence__1" original="E8bc.-7870"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a41" id="convergence__2" original="E8bc.-786f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convergence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a4a" id="convergence__4" original="E8bc.-786b"><span class="pos" id="convergence__5" original="E8bc.-786a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-778a" eid="convergence__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2888" geo="br" id="convergence__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convergence__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːdʒəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvergence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvergence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvergence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.288b" geo="n_am" id="convergence__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convergence__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrdʒəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvergence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvergence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvergence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a4c" id="convergence__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a4d" id="convergence__12" original="E8bc.-7871"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a4e" id="convergence__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="convergence__14" original="E8bc.-7868"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="convergence__15" original="E8d4.-79f4"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convergence__16" original="E8bc.-7867"> the state or process of moving together or becoming similar </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a52" id="convergence__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a53" id="convergence__18" original="E8bc.-7864"><span class="cf" id="convergence__19" original="E88e.-7574"><span class="exp" id="convergence__20"> convergence </span> of A and B </span><span class="x" id="convergence__21" original="E8bc.-7863"> The narrow peninsula is formed by the convergence of the two rivers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a57" id="convergence__22" original="E8bc.-7866"><span class="cf" id="convergence__23" original="E8d4.-79f3"><span class="exp" id="convergence__24"> convergence </span> towards something </span><span class="x" id="convergence__25" original="E8bc.-7865"> A global society will develop with an increasing convergence towards one type of welfare policy. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="convergence__26" original="E8bc.-7872" un="help"> In biology, <span class="eb" id="convergence__27" original="E8bc.-7860"> convergence </span> refers to the tendency of animals or plants that are not related to <a class="ndv" href="entry://evolve" id="convergence__28"> evolve </a> similar characteristics if they have experienced similar environmental conditions: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a5e" id="convergence__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a5f" id="convergence__30" original="E442.-6de"><span class="x" id="convergence__31" original="E442.-6dd"> There has been evolutionary convergence in the body colour of penguins. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="convergence__32" original="E857.-7c29" un="help"> In economics, <span class="eb" id="convergence__33" original="E857.-7c28"> convergence </span> refers to the tendency of poorer economies to grow faster than richer economies, so that, in theory, poorer and richer economies will eventually <a class="ndv" href="entry://converge" id="convergence__34"> converge </a> to the same level of <a class="ndv" href="entry://output" id="convergence__35"> output </a> per worker: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a65" id="convergence__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a66" id="convergence__37" original="E857.-7c25"><span class="x" id="convergence__38" original="E857.-7c24"> The hypothesis of absolute convergence is that countries with lower levels of output per worker grow faster than those with higher levels, and therefore converge to the same living standards. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a68" id="convergence__39" original="E8d4.-79f2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://divergence" title="divergence definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a69" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1305" id="convergence__40" original="E8d4.-79f1"><span class="xh" id="convergence__41"> divergence </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a6b" id="convergence__42" original="E8bc.-7873"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a6c" id="convergence__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="convergence__44" original="E8d4.-79ef"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convergence__45" original="E8bc.-785d"> a place where ocean <a class="ndv" href="entry://currents" id="convergence__46"> currents </a> or air flows meet </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a70" id="convergence__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a71" id="convergence__48" original="E8bc.-785a"><span class="cf" id="convergence__49" original="E8d4.-79ee"><span class="exp" id="convergence__50"> convergence </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="convergence__51" original="E8bc.-7859"> Precipitation associated with this convergence and uplift of the air is called cyclonic precipitation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a75" id="convergence__52" original="E8bc.-7858"><span class="cf" id="convergence__53" original="E4c7.1cfa"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="convergence__54" original="E8bc.-7857"> The convergence zone in the East Pacific remains close to the equator throughout the year. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="convergence__55" original="E442.-6e1" un="help"> In earth science, <span class="eb" id="convergence__56" original="E442.-6dc"> convergence </span> also refers to the <a class="ndv" href="entry://collision" id="convergence__57"> collision </a> of two <a class="ndv" href="entry://tectonic" id="convergence__58"> tectonic </a> plates: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a7c" id="convergence__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a7d" id="convergence__60" original="E442.-6d7"><span class="x" id="convergence__61" original="E442.-6d6"> During convergence between two tectonic plates, the plate bearing denser oceanic crust is liable to be forced below the one bearing less-dense continental crust. </span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1e88" id="convergence__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convergence" title="convergence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1e87" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-78ae" id="convergence__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convergence__64"> convergence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convergent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a7f" id="convergent" original="E8bc.-788a" sum="959"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a80" id="convergent__1" original="E8bc.-7888"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a81" id="convergent__2" original="E8bc.-7887"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convergent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a8c" id="convergent__6" original="E8bc.-787f"><span class="pos" id="convergent__7" original="E8bc.-787e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7783" eid="convergent__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.28ae" geo="br" id="convergent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convergent__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːdʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvergent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvergent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvergent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.28b2" geo="n_am" id="convergent__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convergent__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrdʒənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvergent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvergent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvergent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a8e" id="convergent__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a8f" id="convergent__14" original="E8bc.-788b"><span class="def" id="convergent__15" original="E8bc.-787d"> coming closer together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a91" id="convergent__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a92" id="convergent__17" original="E8bc.-7878"><span class="x" id="convergent__18" original="E8bc.-7877"> Three smaller studies showed convergent results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a94" id="convergent__19" original="E8bc.-787c"><span class="x" id="convergent__20" original="E8bc.-787b"> We were able to vary the degree by which the electrons are focused, allowing the beam to be convergent or divergent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a96" id="convergent__21" original="E8bc.-787a"><span class="x" id="convergent__22" original="E8bc.-7879"> Responses to similar factors occur in very distantly related animals, suggesting convergent evolution. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="convergent__23" original="E83b.67ba" un="help"> In biology, <span class="eb" id="convergent__24" original="E83b.67bb"> convergent </span><a class="ndv" href="entry://evolution" id="convergent__25"> evolution </a> occurs when animals or plants that are not related but have experienced similar environmental conditions <a class="ndv" href="entry://evolve" id="convergent__26"> evolve </a> similar characteristics: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a9c" id="convergent__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1a9d" id="convergent__28" original="E83b.67c0"><span class="x" id="convergent__29" original="E83b.67c1"> There are difficulties in determining which similarities are the result of shared ancestry and which are merely superficial cases of convergent evolution. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="convergent__30" original="E4e1.2dfd" un="help"> In earth science, <span class="eb" id="convergent__31" original="E4e1.2dfe"> convergent </span> describes <a class="ndv" href="entry://tectonic" id="convergent__32"> tectonic </a> plates that <a class="ndv" href="entry://collide" id="convergent__33"> collide </a> with each other: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1aa3" id="convergent__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1aa4" id="convergent__35" original="E4e1.2e03"><span class="x" id="convergent__36" original="E4e1.2e04"> Mountains are thought to be created along convergent plate boundaries in at least four major ways. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1aa6" id="convergent__37" original="E8d4.-79e7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://divergent" title="divergent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1aa7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-12d1" id="convergent__38" original="E8d4.-79e6"><span class="xh" id="convergent__39"> divergent </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1e41" id="convergent__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convergent" title="convergent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1e40" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-78be" id="convergent__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convergent__42"> convergent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conversation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1aa9" id="conversation" original="E399.f71" sum="780"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1aaa" id="conversation__1" original="E399.f72"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1aab" id="conversation__2" original="E399.f73"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conversation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ab7" id="conversation__7" original="E399.f7b"><span class="pos" id="conversation__8" original="E399.f7c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-777a" eid="conversation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2906" geo="br" id="conversation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conversation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconversation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconversation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconversation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.290a" geo="n_am" id="conversation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conversation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconversation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconversation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconversation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ab9" id="conversation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conversation__15" original="E399.f7f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conversation__16" original="E399.f80"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1abc" id="conversation__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1abd" id="conversation__18" original="E399.f7d"><span class="def" id="conversation__19" original="E399.f82"> an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1abf" id="conversation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ac0" id="conversation__21" original="E890.45c9"><span class="x" id="conversation__22" original="E890.45ca"> a phone/telephone conversation </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ac2" id="conversation__23" original="E492.-2028"><span class="cf" id="conversation__24" original="E399.f81"><span class="exp" id="conversation__25"> conversation </span> (with somebody) (about something) </span><span class="x" id="conversation__26" original="E492.-2027"> I had informal conversations with parents about their hopes and aspirations for their children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ac6" id="conversation__27" original="E867.-1669"><span class="x" id="conversation__28" original="E867.-1668"> For many English speakers, making conversation involves filling any gaps with talk in order to avoid silences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ac8" id="conversation__29" original="E867.-1667"><span class="x" id="conversation__30" original="E867.-1666"> Even today the major topics of conversation between both men and women can be classified as ‘gossip’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1aca" id="conversation__31" original="E492.-2026"><span class="cf" id="conversation__32" original="E867.-1665"> in <span class="exp" id="conversation__33"> conversation </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="x" id="conversation__34" original="E492.-2025"> In conversation with Gorbachev, Zhao had revealed the existence of the secret agreement. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1e0e" id="conversation__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conversation" title="conversation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1e0d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-21a" id="conversation__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conversation__37"> conversation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conversational
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ace" id="conversational" original="E399.f86" sum="488"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1acf" id="conversational__1" original="E399.f87"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ad0" id="conversational__2" original="E399.f88"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conversational </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ad9" id="conversational__4" original="E399.f8d"><span class="pos" id="conversational__5" original="E399.f8e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7771" eid="conversational__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2970" geo="br" id="conversational__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conversational__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconversational__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconversational__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconversational__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2974" geo="n_am" id="conversational__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conversational__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconversational__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconversational__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconversational__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1adb" id="conversational__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1adc" id="conversational__12" original="E399.f8f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="conversational__13" original="E399.f90"> not formal; as used in conversation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ade" id="conversational__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1adf" id="conversational__15" original="E867.-1662"><span class="x" id="conversational__16" original="E867.-1661"> Collins is noted for his conversational style and personal choice of subject matter. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ae1" id="conversational__17" original="E399.f94"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ae2" id="conversational__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="conversational__19" original="E399.f96"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conversational__20" original="E399.f97"> connected with conversation; consisting of conversation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ae5" id="conversational__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ae6" id="conversational__22" original="E867.-1660"><span class="x" id="conversational__23" original="E867.-165f"> The book is aimed at students interested in improving their conversational skills. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ae8" id="conversational__24" original="E890.45d0"><span class="x" id="conversational__25" original="E890.45d1"> Plato's works are in conversational form. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1dea" id="conversational__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conversational" title="conversational definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1de9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1de" id="conversational__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conversational__28"> conversational </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conversely
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b1d" id="conversely" original="E399.1014" sum="424"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b1e" id="conversely__1" original="E399.1015"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b1f" id="conversely__2" original="E399.1016"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conversely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b28" id="conversely__4" original="E399.101b"><span class="pos" id="conversely__5" original="E399.101c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7768" eid="conversely__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2b6c" geo="br" id="conversely__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conversely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnvɜːsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconversely__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconversely__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconversely__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2b70" geo="n_am" id="conversely__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conversely__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnvɜːrsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconversely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconversely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconversely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b2a" id="conversely__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b2b" id="conversely__12" original="E399.101f"><span class="def" id="conversely__13" original="E399.1020"> in a way that is the opposite of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b2d" id="conversely__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b2e" id="conversely__15" original="E8bd.-7ccc"><span class="x" id="conversely__16" original="E8bd.-7ccb"> Figure 3.2 shows how the pH changes as a strong acid is slowly added to a strong base; or, conversely, if a strong base is added to a strong acid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b30" id="conversely__17" original="E8bd.-7cca"><span class="x" id="conversely__18" original="E8bd.-7cc9"> A physically large system is not necessarily complex. Conversely, even a small system can be complex. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1d96" id="conversely__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conversely" title="conversely definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1d95" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-12f" id="conversely__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conversely__21"> conversely </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conversion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b32" id="conversion" original="E399.1021" sum="997"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b33" id="conversion__1" original="E399.1022"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b34" id="conversion__2" original="E399.1023"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conversion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b43" id="conversion__7" original="E399.102c"><span class="pos" id="conversion__8" original="E399.102d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7319" eid="conversion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1643fff5ebe.-4464" geo="br" id="conversion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conversion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconversion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconversion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconversion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1643fff5ebe.-4461" geo="n_am" id="conversion__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conversion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconversion__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconversion__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://xconversion__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b45" id="conversion__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b46" id="conversion__15" original="E399.102e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b47" id="conversion__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conversion__17" original="E399.1030"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conversion__18" original="E399.1031"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conversion__19" original="E399.1033"> the process or act of changing something from one form, use or system to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b4b" id="conversion__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b4c" id="conversion__21" original="E8bd.-7cc5"><span class="cf" id="conversion__22" original="E8bd.-7cc8"><span class="exp" id="conversion__23"> conversion </span> of something (into/to something) </span><span class="x" id="conversion__24" original="E8bd.-7cc4"> Photosynthesis is the mechanism of conversion of light energy into useful chemical energy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b50" id="conversion__25" original="E8bd.-7cc2"><span class="cf" id="conversion__26" original="E8bd.-7cc3"><span class="exp" id="conversion__27"> conversion </span> from something (into/to something) </span><span class="x" id="conversion__28" original="E8bd.-7cc1"> The greatest obstacle to conversion from traditional schools to extended-service schools is funding. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b54" id="conversion__29" original="E8bd.-7cc7"><span class="cf" id="conversion__30" original="E851.-79a5"><span class="exp" id="conversion__31"> conversion </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="conversion__32" original="E8bd.-7cc6"> We report results using local currency units, but also make conversions to US dollars. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b58" id="conversion__33" original="E399.1034"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b59" id="conversion__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conversion__35" original="E399.1036"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conversion__36" original="E399.1037"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conversion__37" original="E399.1039"> the process or experience of changing your religion, beliefs or way of life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b5d" id="conversion__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b5e" id="conversion__39" original="E8bd.-7cc0"><span class="x" id="conversion__40" original="E8bd.-7cbf"> Religious conversion put women in a place of intensely divided loyalties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b60" id="conversion__41" original="E8bd.-7cbc"><span class="cf" id="conversion__42" original="E399.1038"><span class="exp" id="conversion__43"> conversion </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="conversion__44" original="E8bd.-7cbb"> Even leading communists had begun announcing their conversion to nationalism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b64" id="conversion__45" original="E8bd.-7cbe"><span class="x" id="conversion__46" original="E8bd.-7cbd"> The number of conversions to Christianity drastically decreased. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1d76" id="conversion__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conversion" title="conversion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1d75" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-11d" id="conversion__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conversion__49"> conversion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convert
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b66" hm="1" id="convert1" original="E399.105e" sum="1745"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b67" id="convert1__1" original="E399.105f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b68" id="convert1__2" original="E399.1060"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convert <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1b76" id="convert1__9" original="E399.1068"><span class="pos" id="convert1__10" original="E399.1069"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-730d" eid="convert1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d0e" geo="br" id="convert1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconvert__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d12" geo="n_am" id="convert1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-309" id="convert1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d16" form="root" id="convert1__17"><span class="vp" id="convert1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> convert </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d18" eid="convert1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d19" geo="br" id="convert1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconvert__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d1d" geo="n_am" id="convert1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d21" form="thirdps" id="convert1__24"><span class="vp" id="convert1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> converts </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d23" eid="convert1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d24" geo="br" id="convert1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d27" geo="n_am" id="convert1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d2a" form="past" id="convert1__31"><span class="vp" id="convert1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> converted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d2c" eid="convert1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d2d" geo="br" id="convert1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d30" geo="n_am" id="convert1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d33" form="pastpart" id="convert1__38"><span class="vp" id="convert1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> converted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d35" eid="convert1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d36" geo="br" id="convert1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d39" geo="n_am" id="convert1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d3c" form="prespart" id="convert1__45"><span class="vp" id="convert1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> converting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d3e" eid="convert1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d3f" geo="br" id="convert1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d42" geo="n_am" id="convert1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ba7" id="convert1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ba8" id="convert1__53" original="E399.1089"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ba9" id="convert1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="convert1__55" original="E399.108b"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="convert1__56" original="E8bd.-7a29"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convert1__57" original="E399.108d"> to change the form, use or character of something; to change from one form, purpose or system to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bad" id="convert1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bae" id="convert1__59" original="E8bd.-7a28"><span class="cf" id="convert1__60" original="E399.108e"><span class="exp" id="convert1__61"> convert </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="convert1__62" original="E8bd.-7a27"> A fuel cell converts chemical energy into electrical energy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bb2" id="convert1__63" original="E8bd.-7a26"><span class="cf" id="convert1__64" original="E399.108f"><span class="exp" id="convert1__65"> convert </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="convert1__66" original="E8bd.-7a25"> Low coastal wetlands, usually converted to farming, were eroded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bb6" id="convert1__67" original="E851.-799d"><span class="cf" id="convert1__68" original="E8bd.-7a24"><span class="exp" id="convert1__69"> convert </span> something from something (into/to something) </span><span class="x" id="convert1__70" original="E851.-799c"> Land is increasingly being converted from forests and pasture into cropland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bba" id="convert1__71" original="E8bd.-7a21"><span class="cf" id="convert1__72" original="E8bd.-7a2a"><span class="exp" id="convert1__73"> convert </span> something back into/to something </span><span class="x" id="convert1__74" original="E8bd.-7a20"> During rest, the lactic acid is converted back to glycogen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bbe" id="convert1__75" original="E8bd.-7a1e"><span class="cf" id="convert1__76" original="E8bd.-7a1f"><span class="exp" id="convert1__77"> convert </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="convert1__78" original="E8bd.-7a1d"> The networks were faced with steadily eroding audiences and the heavy costs of converting to digital TV. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bc2" id="convert1__79" original="E399.1090"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bc3" id="convert1__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="convert1__81" original="E399.1092"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="convert1__82" original="E399.1093"><span class="exp" id="convert1__83"> convert </span> into/to something </span><span class="def" id="convert1__84" original="E399.1094"> to be able to change or be changed from one form or purpose to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bc8" id="convert1__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bc9" id="convert1__86" original="E8bd.-7a1c"><span class="x" id="convert1__87" original="E8bd.-7a1b"> A neutron converts into a proton with the emission of an electron. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bcb" id="convert1__88" original="E399.1095"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bcc" id="convert1__89"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="convert1__90" original="E399.1097"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="convert1__91" original="E399.1098"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convert1__92" original="E399.1099"> to change or make somebody change their religion, beliefs or way of life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bd0" id="convert1__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bd1" id="convert1__94" original="E8bd.-7cab"><span class="cf" id="convert1__95" original="E8bd.-7a19"><span class="exp" id="convert1__96"> convert </span> (from something) (to something) </span><span class="x" id="convert1__97" original="E8bd.-7caa"> Protestant Henry IV converted to Catholicism in 1598 to assume the crown of France. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bd5" id="convert1__98" original="E8bd.-7ca7"><span class="x" id="convert1__99" original="E8bd.-7ca6"> The last ruler from the Constantinian dynasty converted from Christianity to paganism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bd7" id="convert1__100" original="E8bd.-7ca4"><span class="cf" id="convert1__101" original="E8bd.-7ca5"><span class="exp" id="convert1__102"> convert </span> somebody (from something) (to something) </span><span class="x" id="convert1__103" original="E8bd.-7ca3"> Among the preachers who cared about converting slaves to Christianity, no one was more effective than George Whitefield. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bdb" id="convert1__104" original="E851.-799b"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bdc" id="convert1__105" original="E851.-799a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bdd" id="convert1__106"><h4 class="pv"> convert somebody to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bdf" id="convert1__108"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1be0" id="convert1__109"><span class="def" id="convert1__110" original="E8bd.-7a15"> to persuade somebody to support a particular idea </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1be2" id="convert1__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1be3" id="convert1__112" original="E8bd.-7a14"><span class="x" id="convert1__113" original="E8bd.-7a13"> He sought to convert professionals, bureaucrats and intellectuals to his cause. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1d0d" id="convert1__114" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convert_1" title="convert definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1d0c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-b9" id="convert1__115" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convert1__116"> convert </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1be5" hm="2" id="convert2" original="E399.10b8" sum="415"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1be6" id="convert2__1" original="E399.10b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1be7" id="convert2__2" original="E399.10ba"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convert <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bf3" id="convert2__7" original="E399.10c2"><span class="pos" id="convert2__8" original="E399.10c3"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7304" eid="convert2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d45" geo="br" id="convert2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒnvɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconvert__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2d48" geo="n_am" id="convert2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convert2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːnvɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvert__us_2.ogg" href="sound://xconvert__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bf5" id="convert2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bf6" id="convert2__15" original="E399.10c4"><span class="def" id="convert2__16" original="E399.10c9"> a person who has changed their religion, beliefs or way of life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bf8" id="convert2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bf9" id="convert2__18" original="E8bd.-79fa"><span class="x" id="convert2__19" original="E8bd.-79f9"> Vegetarians in western cultures, in most instances, are not life-long practitioners but converts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bfb" id="convert2__20" original="E8bd.-79f7"><span class="cf" id="convert2__21" original="E8bd.-79f8"><span class="exp" id="convert2__22"> convert </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="convert2__23" original="E8bd.-79f6"> He was a young Chinook convert to Christianity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1bff" id="convert2__24" original="E8bd.-79f2"><span class="cf" id="convert2__25" original="E8bd.-79f3"><span class="exp" id="convert2__26"> convert </span> from something (to something) </span><span class="x" id="convert2__27" original="E8bd.-79f1"> Barlaam of Calabria was a convert from eastern to western Christianity. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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converter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c03" id="converter" original="E399.10ca" sum="428"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c04" id="converter__1" original="E399.10cb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c05" id="converter__2" original="E399.10cc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> converter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c11" id="converter__7" original="E399.10d6"><span class="pos" id="converter__8" original="E399.10d7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-775f" eid="converter__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2e25" geo="br" id="converter__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converter__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2e29" geo="n_am" id="converter__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="converter__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconverter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconverter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconverter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c13" id="converter__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c14" id="converter__15" original="E399.10d8"><span class="def" id="converter__16" original="E399.10d9"> a device that changes something into a different form </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c16" id="converter__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c17" id="converter__18" original="E890.45d2"><span class="x" id="converter__19" original="E890.45d3"> After the onset of agriculture, new forms of energy converter were developed, for example the watermill. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c19" id="converter__20" original="E867.-165c"><span class="x" id="converter__21" original="E867.-165b"> Catalytic converters were first fitted to cars in the 1970s in order to reduce air pollution in Los Angeles (Kendall, 2004). </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1c9c" id="converter__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://converter" title="converter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1c9b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.-1c" id="converter__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="converter__24"> converter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convertible
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c1b" id="convertible" original="E399.10eb" sum="928"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c1c" id="convertible__1" original="E399.10ec"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c1d" id="convertible__2" original="E399.10ed"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convertible </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c29" id="convertible__7" original="E399.10f6"><span class="pos" id="convertible__8" original="E399.10f7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7756" eid="convertible__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2e65" geo="br" id="convertible__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convertible__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːtəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvertible__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvertible__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvertible__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2e69" geo="n_am" id="convertible__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convertible__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɜːrtəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvertible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvertible__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvertible__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c2b" id="convertible__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c2c" id="convertible__15" original="E399.10f8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="convertible__16" original="E399.10f9"> that can be changed to a different form, use or character </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c2e" id="convertible__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c2f" id="convertible__18" original="E8be.-7e7d"><span class="x" id="convertible__19" original="E8be.-7e7c"> Commerce requires a set of common or at least consistently convertible weights and measures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c31" id="convertible__20" original="E8be.-7e8f"><span class="cf" id="convertible__21" original="E8be.-7e7b"><span class="exp" id="convertible__22"> convertible </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="convertible__23" original="E8be.-7e8e"> Buildings suitable for future modification include office blocks convertible to apartment blocks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c35" id="convertible__24" original="E8be.-7e79"><span class="cf" id="convertible__25" original="E8be.-7e7a"><span class="exp" id="convertible__26"> convertible </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="convertible__27" original="E8be.-7e78"> Romer's work (1990) implies that all knowledge is accessible and convertible into economic knowledge. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c39" id="convertible__28" original="E8be.-7e92"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c3a" id="convertible__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="convertible__30" original="E8be.-7e8d"> of a currency </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="convertible__31" original="E8be.-7e8c"> that can be freely changed into another currency or gold </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c3d" id="convertible__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c3e" id="convertible__33" original="E8be.-7e77"><span class="x" id="convertible__34" original="E8be.-7e76"> As there are many countries with convertible currencies, there are many exchange rates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c40" id="convertible__35" original="E8be.-7e8b"><span class="cf" id="convertible__36" original="E851.-7986"><span class="exp" id="convertible__37"> convertible </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="convertible__38" original="E8be.-7e8a"> Each national currency was freely convertible into gold at a pre-determined and fixed rate. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c44" id="convertible__39" original="E8a5.-7ffc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://liquid2" title="liquid2 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c45" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.75e4" id="convertible__40" original="E8a5.-7ffb"><span class="xh" id="convertible__41"> liquid </span><span class="xhm" id="convertible__42"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="convertible__43"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c49" id="convertible__44"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c4a" id="convertible__45" original="E399.10fb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c4b" id="convertible__46"><span class="dr" id="convertible__47" original="E399.10fc"> convertibility </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c54" id="convertible__48" original="E399.1100"><span class="pos" id="convertible__49" original="E399.1101"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7755" eid="convertible__50" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2e6d" geo="br" id="convertible__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convertible__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌvɜːtəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvertibility__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvertibility__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvertibility__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2e71" geo="n_am" id="convertible__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convertible__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˌvɜːrtəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvertibility__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvertibility__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvertibility__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c56" id="convertible__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="convertible__56" original="E399.1103"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c58" id="convertible__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c59" id="convertible__58" original="E8be.-7e73"><span class="cf" id="convertible__59" original="E851.-7985"><span class="exp"> convertibility </span> (of something) (between/to something) </span><span class="x" id="convertible__60" original="E8be.-7e72"> The convertibility of buildings between residential and other uses is limited. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c5c" id="convertible__61" original="E8be.-7e71"><span class="x" id="convertible__62" original="E8be.-7e70"> On 15 August 1971, Nixon formally ended the convertibility of US dollars to gold until an agreement was reached. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1c7f" id="convertible__63" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convertible_1" title="convertible definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1c7e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.b" id="convertible__64" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convertible__65"> convertible </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convey
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c5e" id="convey" original="E399.112e" sum="1664"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c5f" id="convey__1" original="E399.112f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c60" id="convey__2" original="E399.1130"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convey </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c6d" id="convey__9" original="E399.113a"><span class="pos" id="convey__10" original="E399.113b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7744" eid="convey__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3016" geo="br" id="convey__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvey__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvey__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvey__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3019" geo="n_am" id="convey__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvey__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvey__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvey__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2d9" id="convey__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2fe9" form="root" id="convey__17"><span class="vp" id="convey__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> convey </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2feb" eid="convey__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2fec" geo="br" id="convey__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvey__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvey__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvey__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2fef" geo="n_am" id="convey__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvey__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvey__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvey__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2ff2" form="thirdps" id="convey__24"><span class="vp" id="convey__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> conveys </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2ff4" eid="convey__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2ff5" geo="br" id="convey__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveys__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveys__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveys__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2ff8" geo="n_am" id="convey__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveys__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveys__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveys__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2ffb" form="past" id="convey__31"><span class="vp" id="convey__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> conveyed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2ffd" eid="convey__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.2ffe" geo="br" id="convey__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveyed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveyed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveyed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3001" geo="n_am" id="convey__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveyed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveyed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveyed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3004" form="pastpart" id="convey__38"><span class="vp" id="convey__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> conveyed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3006" eid="convey__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3007" geo="br" id="convey__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveyed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveyed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveyed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.300a" geo="n_am" id="convey__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveyed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveyed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveyed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.300d" form="prespart" id="convey__45"><span class="vp" id="convey__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> conveying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.300f" eid="convey__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3010" geo="br" id="convey__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3013" geo="n_am" id="convey__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convey__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c99" id="convey__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c9a" id="convey__53" original="E399.1158"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="convey__54" original="E399.1159"> to communicate information, a message, an idea or a feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c9c" id="convey__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1c9d" id="convey__56" original="E8be.-7bf2"><span class="cf" id="convey__57" original="E399.115d"><span class="exp" id="convey__58"> convey </span> something </span><span class="x" id="convey__59" original="E8be.-7bf1"> This single diagram conveys much information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ca1" id="convey__60" original="E8be.-7bf0"><span class="x" id="convey__61" original="E8be.-7bef"> The aim here is to convey the general idea rather than to set out every step of the argument. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ca3" id="convey__62" original="E8be.-7bee"><span class="x" id="convey__63" original="E8be.-7bed"> These monuments convey a vivid impression of wealth and power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ca5" id="convey__64" original="E8db.-7d38"><span class="x" id="convey__65" original="E8db.-7d37"> Facial expression, eye movements and body posture also help convey meaning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ca7" id="convey__66" original="E8be.-7c07"><span class="cf" id="convey__67" original="E399.115e"><span class="exp" id="convey__68"> convey </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="convey__69" original="E8be.-7c06"> Advertising uses paid-for media to convey messages to the target audiences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cab" id="convey__70" original="E8be.-7c14"><span class="x" id="convey__71" original="E8be.-7c13"> High expectations are about conveying hope to the students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cad" id="convey__72" original="E8be.-7be7"><span class="cf" id="convey__73" original="E399.1161"><span class="exp" id="convey__74"> convey </span> what/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="convey__75" original="E8be.-7be6"> The contributors aim to convey what it means to be a parent in the everyday context of domestic life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cb1" id="convey__76" original="E8be.-7be5"><span class="cf" id="convey__77" original="E399.1162"><span class="exp" id="convey__78"> convey </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="convey__79" original="E8be.-7be4"> Talking with a youth first also conveys that his viewpoint will be taken seriously. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cb5" id="convey__80" original="E8be.-7c04"><span class="cf" id="convey__81" original="E8be.-7c05"><span class="exp" id="convey__82"> convey </span> to somebody that… </span><span class="x" id="convey__83" original="E8be.-7c03"> Parents must convey to their children that school attendance is expected </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cb9" id="convey__84" original="E399.1163"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="convey__85" original="E399.1167"> to take, carry or transport somebody/something from one place to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cbb" id="convey__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cbc" id="convey__87" original="E8be.-7c11"><span class="cf" id="convey__88" original="E8be.-7c12"><span class="exp" id="convey__89"> convey </span> somebody to something </span><span class="x" id="convey__90" original="E8be.-7c10"> The Mycenaeans employed chariots to convey elite warriors to and from the fighting. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cc0" id="convey__91" original="E8be.-7bc7"><span class="cf" id="convey__92" original="E8be.-7bc8"><span class="exp" id="convey__93"> convey </span> something to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="convey__94" original="E8be.-7bc6"> A network of organic producers conveys products to local stores and restaurants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cc4" id="convey__95" original="E8be.-7bc5"><span class="x" id="convey__96" original="E8be.-7bc4"> This conveys sensory information to the brain. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cc6" id="convey__97" original="E8be.-7da4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cc7" id="convey__98"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="convey__99" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="convey__100" original="E8be.-7da3"> to change the legal owner of a property or piece of land </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cca" id="convey__101" original="E8a5.-7fe6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://transfer2" title="transfer2 (5) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ccb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-6e50" id="convey__102" original="E8a5.-7fe5"><span class="xh" id="convey__103"> transfer </span><span class="xhm" id="convey__104"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="convey__105"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 5 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ccf" id="convey__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cd0" id="convey__107" original="E8be.-7c00"><span class="cf" id="convey__108" original="E8be.-7c01"><span class="exp" id="convey__109"> convey </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="convey__110" original="E8be.-7bff"> Bleak House, which is unregistered land, was conveyed to Anna in 1925. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cd4" id="convey__111" original="E8be.-7da2"><span class="cf" id="convey__112" original="E8be.-7bfe"><span class="exp" id="convey__113"> convey </span> something into somebody's name </span><span class="x" id="convey__114" original="E8be.-7da1"> The legal title of the property was conveyed into the joint names of the couple. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1c06" id="convey__115" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convey" title="convey definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1c05" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7a" id="convey__116" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convey__117"> convey </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conveyance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cd8" id="conveyance" original="E399.1168" sum="878"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cd9" id="conveyance__1" original="E399.1169"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cda" id="conveyance__2" original="E399.116a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conveyance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ce5" id="conveyance__7" original="E399.1172"><span class="pos" id="conveyance__8" original="E399.1173"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-773d" eid="conveyance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.309a" geo="br" id="conveyance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conveyance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveyance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveyance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveyance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.309d" geo="n_am" id="conveyance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conveyance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈveɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconveyance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconveyance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconveyance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ce7" id="conveyance__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ce8" id="conveyance__15" original="E399.1174"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ce9" id="conveyance__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conveyance__17" original="E399.1176"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="conveyance__18" original="E8bf.4e42"><span class="exp" id="conveyance__19"> conveyance </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ced" id="conveyance__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="conveyance__21" original="E4c7.1d1c" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conveyance__22" original="E399.1178"> the process of taking somebody/something from one place to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cf0" id="conveyance__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cf1" id="conveyance__24" original="E867.-165a"><span class="x" id="conveyance__25" original="E867.-1659"> It is the responsibility of the owner to arrange for proper conveyance of the grain that is to be shipped out. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cf3" id="conveyance__26" original="E890.45d8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cf4" id="conveyance__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conveyance__28" original="E890.45da"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="conveyance__29" original="E8bf.4e43"><span class="exp" id="conveyance__30"> conveyance </span> (of something) (to somebody) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cf8" id="conveyance__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="conveyance__32" original="E4c7.1d1e" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conveyance__33" original="E890.45db"> the process of making an idea or a feeling known to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cfb" id="conveyance__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cfc" id="conveyance__35" original="E890.45dc"><span class="x" id="conveyance__36" original="E890.45dd"> One of the important aspects of the doctor-patient relationship is the conveyance of clear information to the patient. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cfe" id="conveyance__37" original="E890.45de"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1cff" id="conveyance__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conveyance__39" original="E890.45e0"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conveyance__40" original="E890.45e1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="conveyance__41" original="E8bf.4e44"><span class="exp" id="conveyance__42"> conveyance </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d04" id="conveyance__43"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="conveyance__44" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="conveyance__45" original="E890.45e4"> the act or process of transferring property from one owner to another; the document in which this is recorded </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d07" id="conveyance__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d08" id="conveyance__47" original="E890.45e5"><span class="x" id="conveyance__48" original="E890.45e6"> The conveyance is made under the powers conferred by the Settled Land Act 1925. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1bb4" id="conveyance__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conveyance" title="conveyance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1bb3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.c8" id="conveyance__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conveyance__51"> conveyance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convict
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d0a" id="convict" original="E399.11c8" sum="531"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d0b" id="convict__1" original="E399.11c9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d0c" id="convict__2" original="E399.11ca"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convict </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d19" id="convict__9" original="E399.11d2"><span class="pos" id="convict__10" original="E399.11d3"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72fd" eid="convict__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.31f2" geo="br" id="convict__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvict__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvict__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvict__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.31f5" geo="n_am" id="convict__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2ab" id="convict__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.31f8" form="root" id="convict__17"><span class="vp" id="convict__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> convict </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.31fa" eid="convict__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.31fb" geo="br" id="convict__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvict__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvict__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvict__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.31fe" geo="n_am" id="convict__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3201" form="thirdps" id="convict__24"><span class="vp" id="convict__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> convicts </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3203" eid="convict__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3204" geo="br" id="convict__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvicts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvicts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvicts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3207" geo="n_am" id="convict__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvicts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvicts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvicts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.320a" form="past" id="convict__31"><span class="vp" id="convict__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> convicted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.320c" eid="convict__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.320d" geo="br" id="convict__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvicted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvicted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3210" geo="n_am" id="convict__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvicted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvicted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3213" form="pastpart" id="convict__38"><span class="vp" id="convict__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> convicted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3215" eid="convict__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3216" geo="br" id="convict__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvicted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvicted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3219" geo="n_am" id="convict__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvicted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvicted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.321c" form="prespart" id="convict__45"><span class="vp" id="convict__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> convicting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.321e" eid="convict__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.321f" geo="br" id="convict__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvicting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvicting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvicting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3222" geo="n_am" id="convict__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convict__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvicting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvicting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvicting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d45" id="convict__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="convict__53" original="E399.11f5"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d47" id="convict__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d48" id="convict__55" original="E399.11f0"><span class="def" id="convict__56" original="E399.11f7"> to decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d4a" id="convict__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d4b" id="convict__58" original="E81e.-2a5a"><span class="cf" id="convict__59" original="E399.11f6"><span class="exp" id="convict__60"> convict </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="convict__61" original="E81e.-2a59"> He was convicted and sentenced to one year in prison. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d4f" id="convict__62" original="E81e.-2a58"><span class="x" id="convict__63" original="E81e.-2a57"> The police have not been able to gather sufficient evidence to convict either of the prisoners. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d51" id="convict__64" original="E81e.-2a53"><span class="cf" id="convict__65" original="E81e.-2a56"><span class="exp" id="convict__66"> convict </span> somebody of something </span><span class="x" id="convict__67" original="E81e.-2a52"> The jury convicted the defendant of murder. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d55" id="convict__68" original="E81e.-2a55"><span class="x" id="convict__69" original="E81e.-2a54"> He was prosecuted and convicted of the offence of criminal damage. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d57" id="convict__70" original="E81e.-2a51" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prosecute" title="prosecute (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d58" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.4893" id="convict__71" original="E81e.-2a50"><span class="xh" id="convict__72"> prosecute </span><span class="xs" id="convict__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://sentence2" title="sentence2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d5b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.5658" id="convict__74" original="E81e.-2a4f"><span class="xh" id="convict__75"> sentence </span><span class="xhm" id="convict__76"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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conviction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d5e" id="conviction" original="E399.1210" sum="1275"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d5f" id="conviction__1" original="E399.1211"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d60" id="conviction__2" original="E399.1212"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> conviction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d6b" id="conviction__7" original="E399.121a"><span class="pos" id="conviction__8" original="E399.121b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7736" eid="conviction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.32be" geo="br" id="conviction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conviction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconviction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconviction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconviction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.32c1" geo="n_am" id="conviction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="conviction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconviction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconviction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconviction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d6d" id="conviction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d6e" id="conviction__15" original="E399.121c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d6f" id="conviction__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conviction__17" original="E399.121e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conviction__18" original="E399.121f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conviction__19" original="E399.1221"> the act of finding somebody guilty of a crime in court; the fact of having been found guilty </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d73" id="conviction__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d74" id="conviction__21" original="E81e.-2a48"><span class="x" id="conviction__22" original="E81e.-2a47"> The Court of Appeal quashed his conviction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d76" id="conviction__23" original="E81e.-2a46"><span class="x" id="conviction__24" original="E81e.-2a45"> The prosecution carries a heavy burden of proof so as to minimize the risk of wrongful conviction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d78" id="conviction__25" original="E81e.-2a43"><span class="cf" id="conviction__26" original="E81e.-2a44"><span class="exp" id="conviction__27"> conviction </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="conviction__28" original="E81e.-2a42"> The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d7c" id="conviction__29" original="E81e.-2a41" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prosecution" title="prosecution (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d7d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.48c1" id="conviction__30" original="E81e.-2a40"><span class="xh" id="conviction__31"> prosecution </span><span class="xs" id="conviction__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d80" id="conviction__33" original="E399.1225"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d81" id="conviction__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="conviction__35" original="E399.1227"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conviction__36" original="E399.1228"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conviction__37" original="E399.122a"> a strong opinion or belief </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d85" id="conviction__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d86" id="conviction__39" original="E81e.-2a3f"><span class="x" id="conviction__40" original="E81e.-2a3e"> Their religious convictions helped to form their personalities, as well as their political beliefs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d88" id="conviction__41" original="E81e.-2a3d"><span class="x" id="conviction__42" original="E81e.-2a3c"> moral/political/philosophical convictions </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d8a" id="conviction__43" original="E81e.-2a3a"><span class="cf" id="conviction__44" original="E81e.-2a3b"><span class="exp" id="conviction__45"> conviction </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="conviction__46" original="E81e.-2a39"> There is an increasingly widespread conviction that being able to speak to consumers on a one-to-one basis will be crucial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d8e" id="conviction__47" original="E81e.-2a37"><span class="cf" id="conviction__48" original="E81e.-2a38"><span class="exp" id="conviction__49"> conviction </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="conviction__50" original="E81e.-2a36"> This may articulate many people's deeper convictions about the ethical use of animals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d92" id="conviction__51" original="E399.122b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d93" id="conviction__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="conviction__53" original="E399.122d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="conviction__54" original="E399.122e"> the feeling of believing something strongly and of being sure about it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d96" id="conviction__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d97" id="conviction__56" original="E81e.-2a35"><span class="x" id="conviction__57" original="E81e.-2a34"> Smokers may be aware of the dangers of their habit, but they may lack the necessary conviction to quit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d99" id="conviction__58" original="E81e.-2a32"><span class="cf" id="conviction__59" original="E81e.-2a33"> with <span class="exp" id="conviction__60"> conviction </span></span><span class="x" id="conviction__61" original="E81e.-2a31"> We certainly can no longer say with conviction that no link exists between these two phenomena. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1b24" id="conviction__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conviction" title="conviction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1b23" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.194" id="conviction__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="conviction__64"> conviction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d9d" id="convince" original="E399.1233" sum="906"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d9e" id="convince__1" original="E399.1234"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1d9f" id="convince__2" original="E399.1235"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convince </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1dac" id="convince__9" original="E399.123f"><span class="pos" id="convince__10" original="E399.1240"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-772f" eid="convince__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33e1" geo="br" id="convince__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvince__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvince__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconvince__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33e4" geo="n_am" id="convince__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvince__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvince__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvince__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-27d" id="convince__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33b4" form="root" id="convince__17"><span class="vp" id="convince__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> convince </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33b6" eid="convince__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33b7" geo="br" id="convince__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvince__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvince__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://xconvince__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33ba" geo="n_am" id="convince__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvince__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvince__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvince__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33bd" form="thirdps" id="convince__24"><span class="vp" id="convince__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> convinces </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33bf" eid="convince__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33c0" geo="br" id="convince__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvinces__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvinces__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvinces__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33c3" geo="n_am" id="convince__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvinces__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvinces__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvinces__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33c6" form="past" id="convince__31"><span class="vp" id="convince__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> convinced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33c8" eid="convince__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33c9" geo="br" id="convince__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvinced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33cc" geo="n_am" id="convince__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvinced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33cf" form="pastpart" id="convince__38"><span class="vp" id="convince__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> convinced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33d1" eid="convince__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33d2" geo="br" id="convince__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvinced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33d5" geo="n_am" id="convince__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvinced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33d8" form="prespart" id="convince__45"><span class="vp" id="convince__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> convincing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33da" eid="convince__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33db" geo="br" id="convince__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvincing__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvincing__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconvincing__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.33de" geo="n_am" id="convince__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convince__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvincing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvincing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvincing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1dd8" id="convince__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1dd9" id="convince__53" original="E399.125d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1dda" id="convince__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="convince__55" original="E8be.-7ba6"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="convince__56" original="E8be.-7ba8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convince__57" original="E399.125e"> to make somebody/yourself believe that something is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1dde" id="convince__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ddf" id="convince__59" original="E8be.-7ba4"><span class="cf" id="convince__60" original="E399.125f"><span class="exp" id="convince__61"> convince </span> somebody/yourself (of something) </span><span class="x" id="convince__62" original="E8be.-7ba3"> Steinmann's paper was the first to convince geologists of the tectonic significance of a sequence of rocks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1de3" id="convince__63" original="E8be.-7bac"><span class="cf" id="convince__64" original="E399.1260"><span class="exp" id="convince__65"> convince </span> somebody/yourself (that…) </span><span class="x" id="convince__66" original="E8be.-7bab"> Each side tried to convince the public that its view was best. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1de7" id="convince__67" original="E8be.-7bb0"><span class="x" id="convince__68" original="E8be.-7baf"> An adolescent may convince himself that he does not care, as a way of denying his needs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1de9" id="convince__69" original="E8be.-7baa"><span class="cf" id="convince__70" original="E8be.-7ba9"> fail to <span class="exp" id="convince__71"> convince </span></span><span class="x" id="convince__72" original="E8be.-7ba5"> As a study of the relationship between Maoism and major French intellectuals, the work fails to convince. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ded" id="convince__73" original="E399.1261"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="convince__74" original="E399.1262"><span class="exp" id="convince__75"> convince </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="def" id="convince__76" original="E399.1263"> to persuade somebody to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1df1" id="convince__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1df2" id="convince__78" original="E8be.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="convince__79" original="E8be.-7b9f"> The government may find it difficult to convince foreign lenders to let it borrow at a low interest rate. </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E5df.-2c66" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E5df.-2c65"><span class="h1" original="E5df.-2c64"><ul class="inline" original="E5df.-2c63"><li class="li" original="E5df.-2c61"> persuade </li><li class="li" original="E5df.-2c62"> convince </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E5df.-2c60"><li class="li" original="E5df.-2c5f"> The main meaning of <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2c5e"> persuade </span> is to get somebody to agree to do something by giving them good reasons for doing it: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2c5d"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2c5c"> Her father persuaded her to return to the family home. </span></span></span> The main meaning of <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2c5b"> convince </span> is to make somebody believe that something is true: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2c5a"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2c59"> His experience convinced him that schools can become the hub of the community. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-2c58"> It is quite common, however, for each of these words to be used with either meaning: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2c57"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2c56"> The firm must convince non-users to buy this type of product. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2c55"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2c54"> This was the mutation that persuaded scientists that genes were part of chromosomes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-2c53"> Both <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2c52"> persuade </span> and <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2c51"> convince </span> are often preceded by verbs like <span class="ei" original="E854.-79e4"> attempt </span> , <span class="ei" original="E854.-79e3"> try </span> and <span class="ei" original="E854.-79e2"> seek </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2c50"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2c4f"> 70 per cent of consumers feel advertising seeks to persuade people to buy things they do not want. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2c4e"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2c4d"> They tried to convince him of the correctness of their view. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-2c4c"> Both verbs are used with noun objects such as <span class="ei" original="E854.-79e1"> audience </span> , <span class="ei" original="E854.-79e0"> reader </span> and <span class="ei" original="E854.-79df"> public </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2c47"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2c46"> Political and business leaders have struggled to persuade the American public of the virtues of globalization. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2c49"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2c48"> A great deal of information is needed to convince the reader to make a decision ‘right now’. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-2c45"> If you are <span class="eb" original="E854.-79de"> convinced/​persuaded </span> of something, you believe it to be true. <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2c42"> Persuaded </span> in this meaning is rather formal: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2c41"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2c40"> By this time, Stalin was persuaded that fertilizers were overrated. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1ab0" id="convince__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convince" title="convince definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1aaf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1d7" id="convince__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convince__82"> convince </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convinced
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1df4" id="convinced" original="E399.1264" sum="714"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1df5" id="convinced__1" original="E399.1265"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1df6" id="convinced__2" original="E399.1266"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convinced </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1dfe" id="convinced__4" original="E399.126b"><span class="pos" id="convinced__5" original="E399.126c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7728" eid="convinced__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3495" geo="br" id="convinced__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convinced__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvinced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3498" geo="n_am" id="convinced__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convinced__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvinced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvinced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e00" id="convinced__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e01" id="convinced__12" original="E399.126d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e02" id="convinced__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="convinced__14" original="E399.126f"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convinced__15" original="E399.1270"> completely sure about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e05" id="convinced__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e08" id="convinced__19" original="E8db.-7cfe"><span class="cf" id="convinced__20" original="E399.1271"><span class="exp" id="convinced__21"> convinced </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="convinced__22" original="E8db.-7cfd"> In the 1960s, development economists were not convinced of the importance of measuring small-scale peasant production. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e0c" id="convinced__23" original="E8a5.-7f68"><span class="cf" id="convinced__24" original="E399.1272"><span class="exp" id="convinced__25"> convinced </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="convinced__26" original="E8a5.-7f67"> In the late 1880s, Thomson became convinced that vortex rings were unstable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e10" id="convinced__27" original="E8a5.-7f63"><span class="cf" id="convinced__28" original="E8a5.-7f64"><span class="exp" id="convinced__29"> convinced </span> by somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="convinced__30" original="E8a5.-7f62"> Convinced by FBI arguments, Kennedy complied with their request. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e14" id="convinced__31" original="E399.1276"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e15" id="convinced__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="convinced__33" original="E399.1278"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="convinced__34" original="E399.1279"> strongly believing in and supporting a particular set of ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e18" id="convinced__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e19" id="convinced__36" original="E8a5.-7f5f"><span class="x" id="convinced__37" original="E8a5.-7f5e"> A convinced evolutionist, Giard did not dismiss natural selection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e1b" id="convinced__38" original="E8a5.-7f61"><span class="x" id="convinced__39" original="E8a5.-7f60"> Dennis was a convinced admirer of Milton. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1a84" id="convinced__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convinced" title="convinced definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1a83" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.218" id="convinced__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convinced__42"> convinced </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convincing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e1d" id="convincing" original="E399.127a" sum="406"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e1e" id="convincing__1" original="E399.127b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e1f" id="convincing__2" original="E399.127c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convincing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e27" id="convincing__4" original="E399.1281"><span class="pos" id="convincing__5" original="E399.1282"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7721" eid="convincing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.34b6" geo="br" id="convincing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convincing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvincing__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvincing__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://xconvincing__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.34b9" geo="n_am" id="convincing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convincing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvincing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvincing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvincing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e29" id="convincing__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e2a" id="convincing__12" original="E399.1283"><span class="def" id="convincing__13" original="E399.1284"> that makes somebody believe that something is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e2c" id="convincing__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e2d" id="convincing__15" original="E8a5.-7ee3"><span class="x" id="convincing__16" original="E8a5.-7ee2"> There is no convincing evidence that any of these treatments are generally effective. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e2f" id="convincing__17" original="E8a5.-7ee1"><span class="x" id="convincing__18" original="E8a5.-7ee0"> Yet this analysis may not be entirely convincing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e31" id="convincing__19" original="E8db.-7ca8"><span class="x" id="convincing__20" original="E8db.-7ca7"> A convincing argument can be made that… </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e33" id="convincing__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e34" id="convincing__22" original="E8db.-7ca2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e35" id="convincing__23"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="convincing__24" original="E8db.-7ca1"> convincingly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e3d" id="convincing__25" original="E8db.-7c9d"><span class="pos" id="convincing__26" original="E8db.-7c9c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7720" eid="convincing__27" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.34bc" geo="br" id="convincing__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convincing__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnsɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvincingly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvincingly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvincingly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.34bf" geo="n_am" id="convincing__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convincing__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvɪnsɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvincingly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvincingly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvincingly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e3f" id="convincing__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e40" id="convincing__33" original="E8db.-7c9b"><span class="x" id="convincing__34" original="E8db.-7c9a"> Mulvey convincingly argues that new image technologies have dramatically impacted on film aesthetics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e42" id="convincing__35" original="E8db.-7c99"><span class="x" id="convincing__36" original="E8db.-7c98"> Worley demonstrates convincingly that party members came from a wide variety of backgrounds. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e44" id="convincing__37" original="E549.-32ba" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="convincing__38" original="E549.-32b9"><span class="h1" id="convincing__39" original="E549.-32b8"><ul class="inline" id="convincing__40" original="E549.-32b7"><li class="li" id="convincing__41" original="E549.-32b6"> convincing </li><li class="li" id="convincing__42" original="E549.-32b5"> compelling </li><li class="li" id="convincing__43" original="E549.-32b3"> persuasive </li><li class="li" id="convincing__44" original="E549.-32b4"> strong <span class="pos" id="convincing__45" original="E549.-32b2"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="convincing__46" original="E549.-32b1"> These words all describe an argument or evidence that makes somebody believe it is true. </span><ul class="bullet" id="convincing__47" original="E549.-32b0"><li class="li" id="convincing__48" original="E549.-32af"> (a) convincing/​compelling/​persuasive/​strong <span class="eb" id="convincing__49" original="E549.-32ae"> argument/​case/​evidence </span></li><li class="li" id="convincing__50" original="E549.-32ad"> a convincing/​compelling/​persuasive <span class="eb" id="convincing__51" original="E549.-32ac"> account/​reason </span></li><li class="li" id="convincing__52" original="E549.-32ab"> a convincing/​compelling <span class="eb" id="convincing__53" original="E549.-32aa"> explanation/​example </span></li><li class="li" id="convincing__54" original="E549.-32a9"><span class="eb" id="convincing__55" original="E549.-32a8"> very/​particularly </span> convincing/​compelling/​persuasive/​strong </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="convincing__56" original="E549.-32a7"><li class="li" id="convincing__57" original="E646.-4377"> If an argument or evidence is <span class="eb" id="convincing__58" original="E646.-4376"> persuasive </span> , you are inclined to believe it; if it is <span class="eb" id="convincing__59" original="E646.-4375"> convincing </span> , you do believe it; if it is <span class="eb" id="convincing__60" original="E646.-4374"> compelling </span> , there is no room for any doubt that it is true. However, <span class="eb" id="convincing__61" original="E646.-4373"> convincing </span> is often used in negative sentences to say that something is <span class="ei" id="convincing__62" original="E646.-4372"> not entirely convincing </span> ; <span class="eb" id="convincing__63" original="E646.-4371"> compelling </span> is usually used in positive sentences before a noun; <span class="eb" id="convincing__64" original="E646.-4370"> persuasive </span> is slightly more subjective and emphasizes that somebody is trying to persuade people of a particular argument or point of view: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c65" id="convincing__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e34" id="convincing__66" original="E549.-329f"><span class="x" id="convincing__67" original="E549.-329e"> There should be compelling reasons for continuing treatment for more than 5 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e32" id="convincing__68" original="E549.-32a1"><span class="x" id="convincing__69" original="E549.-32a0"> The appearance of <span class="eul" id="convincing__70" original="E646.-436f"> H. erectus </span> has been linked to climatic shifts in eastern Africa, but the evidence is not entirely convincing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e2f" id="convincing__71" original="E549.-3292"><span class="x" id="convincing__72" original="E549.-3291"> Cost-effectiveness arguments were highly persuasive in a context of financial stringency. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="convincing__73" original="E549.-329d"><span class="eb" id="convincing__74" original="E549.-329c"> Strong </span> is only used in this meaning with certain nouns, including <span class="ei" id="convincing__75" original="E549.-329b"> evidence </span> , <span class="ei" id="convincing__76" original="E549.-329a"> argument </span> and <span class="ei" id="convincing__77" original="E549.-3299"> case </span> ; it suggests that the evidence or argument has a good basis which is difficult to criticize: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c62" id="convincing__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e28" id="convincing__79" original="E549.-3298"><span class="x" id="convincing__80" original="E549.-3297"> Thornton's results provide the strongest evidence so far of teaching in non-human animals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e26" id="convincing__81" original="E549.-3296"><span class="x" id="convincing__82" original="E549.-3295"> There are strong arguments for improving learning and development in organizations. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1a57" id="convincing__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convincing" title="convincing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1a56" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.240" id="convincing__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convincing__85"> convincing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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convulsion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e4b" id="convulsion" original="E399.1379" sum="576"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e4c" id="convulsion__1" original="E399.137a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e4d" id="convulsion__2" original="E399.137b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> convulsion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e58" id="convulsion__7" original="E399.1383"><span class="pos" id="convulsion__8" original="E399.1384"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7713" eid="convulsion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3795" geo="br" id="convulsion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convulsion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvʌlʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvulsion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvulsion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvulsion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3798" geo="n_am" id="convulsion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="convulsion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kənˈvʌlʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/x/xco/xconv/xconvulsion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/x/xco/xconv/xconvulsion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://xconvulsion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e5a" id="convulsion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="convulsion__15" original="E399.1386"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e5c" id="convulsion__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e5d" id="convulsion__17" original="E399.1389"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="convulsion__18" original="E399.138a"> a sudden shaking movement of the body that cannot be controlled </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e5f" id="convulsion__19" original="E399.138b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fit2" title="fit2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e60" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-2c3d" id="convulsion__20" original="E399.138c"><span class="xh" id="convulsion__21"> fit </span><span class="xhm" id="convulsion__22"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e63" id="convulsion__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e64" id="convulsion__24" original="E867.-1658"><span class="x" id="convulsion__25" original="E867.-1657"> Infants born with this syndrome usually come to attention soon after birth with poor feeding, failure to thrive and convulsions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e66" id="convulsion__26" original="E399.138e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="convulsion__27" original="E399.138f"> a sudden, important and often negative change that happens to a country or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e68" id="convulsion__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e69" id="convulsion__29" original="E867.-1656"><span class="x" id="convulsion__30" original="E867.-1655"> According to Marx, massive convulsions such as the global financial crisis are an inescapable part of the capitalist system. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1a1f" id="convulsion__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convulsion" title="convulsion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1a1e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.398" id="convulsion__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="convulsion__33"> convulsion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cook
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e6b" id="cook" original="E399.1454" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e6c" id="cook__1" original="E399.1455"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e6d" id="cook__2" original="E399.1456"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cook </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e7a" id="cook__9" original="E399.1461"><span class="pos" id="cook__10" original="E399.1462"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-770c" eid="cook__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a13" geo="br" id="cook__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cook_/cook__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cook_/cook__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://cook__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a16" geo="n_am" id="cook__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cook_/cook__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cook_/cook__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cook__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e7c" id="cook__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cook__17" original="E399.1481"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cook__18" original="E399.1482"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-24f" id="cook__19" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a19" form="root" id="cook__20"><span class="vp" id="cook__21"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cook </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a1b" eid="cook__22" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a1c" geo="br" id="cook__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__24"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cook_/cook__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cook_/cook__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://cook__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a1f" geo="n_am" id="cook__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__26"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cook_/cook__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cook_/cook__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cook__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a22" form="thirdps" id="cook__27"><span class="vp" id="cook__28"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cooks </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a24" eid="cook__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a25" geo="br" id="cook__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cooks/cooks__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooks/cooks__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooks__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a28" geo="n_am" id="cook__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cooks/cooks__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooks/cooks__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooks__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a2b" form="past" id="cook__34"><span class="vp" id="cook__35"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cooked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a2d" eid="cook__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a2e" geo="br" id="cook__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cooke/cooked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooke/cooked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a31" geo="n_am" id="cook__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cooke/cooked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooke/cooked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a34" form="pastpart" id="cook__41"><span class="vp" id="cook__42"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cooked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a36" eid="cook__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a37" geo="br" id="cook__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cooke/cooked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooke/cooked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a3a" geo="n_am" id="cook__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cooke/cooked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooke/cooked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a3d" form="prespart" id="cook__48"><span class="vp" id="cook__49"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cooking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a3f" eid="cook__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a40" geo="br" id="cook__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʊkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cooki/cooking__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooki/cooking__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cooking__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3a43" geo="n_am" id="cook__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cook__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʊkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cooki/cooking__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooki/cooking__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cooking__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ea9" id="cook__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eaa" id="cook__56" original="E399.147f"><span class="def" id="cook__57" original="E399.1483"> to prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling or baking it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eac" id="cook__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ead" id="cook__59" original="E4a5.7b6d"><span class="x" id="cook__60" original="E4a5.7b6e"> She had never learned to cook. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eaf" id="cook__61" original="E4a5.7b6f"><span class="cf" id="cook__62" original="E399.1484"><span class="exp" id="cook__63"> cook </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cook__64" original="E4a5.7b70"> In those days, it was usually the wife who cooked the meals. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-19c9" id="cook__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cook_1" title="cook definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-19c8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.49d" id="cook__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cook__67"> cook </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cooking
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eb3" id="cooking" original="E399.15a8" sum="203"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eb4" id="cooking__1" original="E399.15a9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eb5" id="cooking__2" original="E399.15aa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cooking </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ebd" id="cooking__4" original="E399.15b0"><span class="pos" id="cooking__5" original="E399.15b1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7705" eid="cooking__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.310d" geo="br" id="cooking__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooking__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʊkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cooki/cooking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooki/cooking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3110" geo="n_am" id="cooking__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooking__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʊkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cooki/cooking__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooki/cooking__us_3.ogg" href="sound://cooking__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ebf" id="cooking__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cooking__12" original="E399.15b3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ec1" id="cooking__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ec2" id="cooking__14" original="E399.15b4"><span class="def" id="cooking__15" original="E399.15b5"> the process of preparing food </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ec4" id="cooking__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ec5" id="cooking__17" original="E4a5.7bff"><span class="x" id="cooking__18" original="E4a5.7c00"> It was still the women who did most of the cooking and cleaning. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-19ad" id="cooking__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cooking_1" title="cooking definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-19ac" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.66b" id="cooking__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cooking__21"> cooking </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cool
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ec7" hm="1" id="cool1" original="E399.1618" sum="862"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ec8" id="cool1__1" original="E399.1619"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ec9" id="cool1__2" original="E399.161a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cool <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ed3" id="cool1__6" original="E399.1625"><span class="pos" id="cool1__7" original="E399.1626"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76fe" eid="cool1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d83" geo="br" id="cool1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cool_/cool__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cool_/cool__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cool__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d86" geo="n_am" id="cool1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cool_/cool__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cool_/cool__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cool__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ed5" id="cool1__13" original="E399.1627"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ed6" form="_tofix" id="cool1__14"><span class="if" id="cool1__15" original="E399.1629"> cooler </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ed8" form="_tofix" id="cool1__16"><span class="if" id="cool1__17" original="E399.162a"> coolest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eda" id="cool1__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1edb" id="cool1__19" original="E399.162b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cool1__20" original="E399.162c"> fairly cold; not hot or warm </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1edd" id="cool1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ede" id="cool1__22" original="E867.-164d"><span class="x" id="cool1__23" original="E867.-164c"> In Los Angeles, the geographical conditions tend to trap cool air under a layer of warm air. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ee0" id="cool1__24" original="E867.-164b"><span class="x" id="cool1__25" original="E867.-164a"> The Holocene period experienced significant global warming after over 100 000 years of cooler temperatures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ee2" id="cool1__26" original="E867.-1649"><span class="x" id="cool1__27" original="E867.-1648"> Patients with severe eczema should keep cool and wear cotton clothing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ee4" id="cool1__28" original="E399.162f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cool1__29" original="E399.1630"> calm; not excited, angry or emotional </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ee6" id="cool1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ee7" id="cool1__31" original="E867.-1647"><span class="x" id="cool1__32" original="E867.-1646"> In ‘The Matrix’ (1999), Agent Smith initially appears utterly cool and collected, his face unemotional. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ee9" id="cool1__33" original="E867.-1645"><span class="x" id="cool1__34" original="E867.-1644"> The stereotype of the scholar is of a solitary, dispassionate, cool and objectively methodical researcher. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eeb" id="cool1__35" original="E399.1633"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eec" id="cool1__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cool1__37" original="E399.1635" reg="infml"> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cool1__38" original="E399.1636"> used to show that you admire or approve of somebody/something because they are or it is fashionable and attractive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1eef" id="cool1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ef0" id="cool1__40" original="E867.-1643"><span class="x" id="cool1__41" original="E867.-1642"> Many students expressed the idea that speaking English makes you cool. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1990" id="cool1__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cool_1" title="cool definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-198f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.75e" id="cool1__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cool1__44"> cool </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ef2" hm="2" id="cool2" original="E399.1659" sum="1148"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ef3" id="cool2__1" original="E399.165a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ef4" id="cool2__2" original="E399.165b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cool <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f01" id="cool2__9" original="E399.1666"><span class="pos" id="cool2__10" original="E399.1667"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76f7" eid="cool2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d89" geo="br" id="cool2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cool_/cool__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cool_/cool__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cool__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d8c" geo="n_am" id="cool2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cool_/cool__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cool_/cool__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cool__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-221" id="cool2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d8f" form="root" id="cool2__17"><span class="vp" id="cool2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cool </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d91" eid="cool2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d92" geo="br" id="cool2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cool_/cool__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cool_/cool__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cool__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d95" geo="n_am" id="cool2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cool_/cool__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cool_/cool__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cool__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d98" form="thirdps" id="cool2__24"><span class="vp" id="cool2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cools </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d9a" eid="cool2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d9b" geo="br" id="cool2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cools/cools__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cools/cools__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cools__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3d9e" geo="n_am" id="cool2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cools/cools__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cools/cools__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cools__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3da1" form="past" id="cool2__31"><span class="vp" id="cool2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cooled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3da3" eid="cool2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3da4" geo="br" id="cool2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coole/cooled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coole/cooled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3da7" geo="n_am" id="cool2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coole/cooled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coole/cooled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3daa" form="pastpart" id="cool2__38"><span class="vp" id="cool2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cooled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3dac" eid="cool2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3dad" geo="br" id="cool2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coole/cooled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coole/cooled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3db0" geo="n_am" id="cool2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coole/cooled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coole/cooled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3db3" form="prespart" id="cool2__45"><span class="vp" id="cool2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cooling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3db5" eid="cool2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3db6" geo="br" id="cool2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkuːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cooli/cooling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooli/cooling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3db9" geo="n_am" id="cool2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cool2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkuːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cooli/cooling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooli/cooling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f2d" id="cool2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f2e" id="cool2__53" original="E399.1684"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f2f" id="cool2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cool2__55" original="E399.1686"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cool2__56" original="E399.1687"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cool2__57" original="E399.1688"> to become or to make something/somebody become cool or cooler </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f33" id="cool2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f34" id="cool2__59" original="E867.-1641"><span class="cf" id="cool2__60" original="E890.45f3"><span class="exp" id="cool2__61"> cool </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="cool2__62" original="E867.-1640"> As the Southern Ocean cooled to the freezing point of seawater, temperate fish became largely extinct. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f38" id="cool2__63" original="E867.-163f"><span class="cf" id="cool2__64" original="E399.1689"><span class="exp" id="cool2__65"> cool </span> something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="cool2__66" original="E867.-163e"> Before mass production, cans were filled by hand and then boiled and cooled several times. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f3c" id="cool2__67" original="E890.45f2"><span class="cf" id="cool2__68" original="E890.45f4"><span class="exp" id="cool2__69"> cool </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="cool2__70" original="E890.45f5"> The solution was cooled to 0°C in an ice bath. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f40" id="cool2__71" original="E399.168a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f41" id="cool2__72"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cool2__73" original="E399.168c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cool2__74" original="E399.168d"> to become calmer, less excited or less enthusiastic </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f44" id="cool2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f45" id="cool2__76" original="E867.-163d"><span class="x" id="cool2__77" original="E867.-163c"> Mann's advice to the president was, ‘We need to give time for tempers to cool.’ </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f47" id="cool2__78" original="E399.1699"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f48" id="cool2__79" original="E399.169a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f49" id="cool2__80"><h4 class="pv"> cool down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f4b" id="cool2__82"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f4c" id="cool2__83" original="E399.169c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cool2__84" original="E399.169d"> to become cool or cooler </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f4e" id="cool2__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f4f" id="cool2__86" original="E867.-163b"><span class="x" id="cool2__87" original="E867.-163a"> As the air expanded and cooled down, so this water was condensed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f51" id="cool2__88" original="E399.169e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cool2__89" original="E399.169f"> to become calm, less excited or less enthusiastic </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f53" id="cool2__90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f54" id="cool2__91" original="E867.-1639"><span class="x" id="cool2__92" original="E867.-1638"> After a violent incident, a child takes time to cool down and work with an adult to understand their behaviour. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f56" id="cool2__93" original="E399.16a6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f57" id="cool2__94"><h4 class="pv"> cool something down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f59" id="cool2__96"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f5a" id="cool2__97"><span class="def" id="cool2__98" original="E399.16a8"> to make something cool or cooler </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f5c" id="cool2__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f5d" id="cool2__100" original="E867.-1637"><span class="x" id="cool2__101" original="E867.-1636"> After being attached, the shaft was cooled down to room temperature. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1934" id="cool2__102" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cool_1" title="cool definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1933" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.75e" id="cool2__103" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cool2__104"> cool </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cooling
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f5f" id="cooling" original="E874.-4705" sum="402"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f60" id="cooling__1" original="E874.-4704"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f61" id="cooling__2" original="E874.-4703"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cooling </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f6b" id="cooling__6" original="E874.-46fe"><span class="pos" id="cooling__7" original="E874.-46fd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76f0" eid="cooling__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3f87" geo="br" id="cooling__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooling__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkuːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/cooli/cooling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooli/cooling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608c1479d4.3f8a" geo="n_am" id="cooling__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooling__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkuːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/cooli/cooling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/cooli/cooling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f6d" id="cooling__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cooling__14" original="E874.-46fb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f6f" id="cooling__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f70" id="cooling__16" original="E874.-46fa"><span class="def" id="cooling__17" original="E874.-46f9"> the action of becoming or making something become less warm or hot </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f72" id="cooling__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f73" id="cooling__19" original="E874.-46f0"><span class="x" id="cooling__20" original="E874.-46ef"> Energy for heating and cooling are the main reasons for the associated CO₂ emissions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f75" id="cooling__21" original="E874.-46ed"><span class="cf" id="cooling__22" original="E874.-46ee"><span class="exp" id="cooling__23"> cooling </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cooling__24" original="E874.-46ec"> Cooling of the air to produce clouds can occur in a variety of ways. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f79" id="cooling__25" original="E428.-5465"><span class="cf" id="cooling__26" original="E428.-5466"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cooling__27" original="E428.-5464"> The wet heat exchangers used in the buildings' cooling systems have usually low cooling capacity. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cooperate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f7c" id="cooperate" original="E399.1815" sum="1162"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f7d" id="cooperate__1" original="E399.1816"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f7e" id="cooperate__2" original="E399.1817"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cooperate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f85" id="cooperate__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f88" id="cooperate__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f86" id="cooperate__11"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cooperate__12" original="E399.1820"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> co-operate </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1f91" id="cooperate__14" original="E399.1825"><span class="pos" id="cooperate__15" original="E399.1826"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76e9" eid="cooperate__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f46" geo="br" id="cooperate__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f4a" geo="n_am" id="cooperate__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1f3" id="cooperate__21" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f17" form="root" id="cooperate__22"><span class="vp" id="cooperate__23"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cooperate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f19" eid="cooperate__24" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f1a" geo="br" id="cooperate__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__26"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f1e" geo="n_am" id="cooperate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__28"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f22" form="thirdps" id="cooperate__29"><span class="vp" id="cooperate__30"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cooperates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f24" eid="cooperate__31" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f25" geo="br" id="cooperate__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f28" geo="n_am" id="cooperate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f2b" form="past" id="cooperate__36"><span class="vp" id="cooperate__37"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cooperated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f2d" eid="cooperate__38" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f2e" geo="br" id="cooperate__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f31" geo="n_am" id="cooperate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f34" form="pastpart" id="cooperate__43"><span class="vp" id="cooperate__44"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cooperated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f36" eid="cooperate__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f37" geo="br" id="cooperate__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f3a" geo="n_am" id="cooperate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f3d" form="prespart" id="cooperate__50"><span class="vp" id="cooperate__51"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cooperating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f3f" eid="cooperate__52" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f40" geo="br" id="cooperate__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__54"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1f43" geo="n_am" id="cooperate__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__56"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fc2" id="cooperate__57"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fc3" id="cooperate__58" original="E399.1843"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fc4" id="cooperate__59"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cooperate__60" original="E399.1845"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cooperate__61" original="E399.1847"> to work together with somebody in order to achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fc7" id="cooperate__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fc8" id="cooperate__63" original="E8a5.-7d54"><span class="cf" id="cooperate__64" original="E8a5.-7d55"><span class="exp" id="cooperate__65"> cooperate </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="cooperate__66" original="E8a5.-7d53"> Colleagues need to cooperate with each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fcc" id="cooperate__67" original="E8a5.-7d51"><span class="cf" id="cooperate__68" original="E8a5.-7d52"><span class="exp" id="cooperate__69"> cooperate </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="cooperate__70" original="E8a5.-7d50"> Member states agreed to cooperate on issues of foreign policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fd0" id="cooperate__71" original="E8a5.-7d4e"><span class="cf" id="cooperate__72" original="E8a5.-7d4f"><span class="exp" id="cooperate__73"> cooperate </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="cooperate__74" original="E8a5.-7d4d"> Many employees cooperate in a complex production process such as car manufacture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fd4" id="cooperate__75" original="E8a5.-7d4b"><span class="cf" id="cooperate__76" original="E8a5.-7d4c"><span class="exp" id="cooperate__77"> cooperate </span> in doing something </span><span class="x" id="cooperate__78" original="E8a5.-7d4a"> States cooperate in providing disaster relief in times of emergency. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fd8" id="cooperate__79" original="E399.1848"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fd9" id="cooperate__80"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cooperate__81" original="E399.184a"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cooperate__82" original="E399.184c"> to be helpful by doing what somebody asks you to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fdc" id="cooperate__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fdd" id="cooperate__84" original="E8a5.-7d49"><span class="x" id="cooperate__85" original="E8a5.-7d48"> In covert observation, participants are not given the opportunity to refuse to cooperate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fdf" id="cooperate__86" original="E8a5.-7d46"><span class="cf" id="cooperate__87" original="E8a5.-7d47"><span class="exp" id="cooperate__88"> cooperate </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="cooperate__89" original="E8a5.-7d45"> Some people fail to cooperate with police as a way of expressing their right to challenge policies and laws. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fe3" id="cooperate__90" original="E8a5.-7d43"><span class="cf" id="cooperate__91" original="E8a5.-7d44"><span class="exp" id="cooperate__92"> cooperate </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="cooperate__93" original="E8a5.-7d42"> Protection is frequently available if a victim cooperates in criminal investigations. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fe7" id="cooperate__94"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fe8" id="cooperate__95" original="E8a5.-7d3c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fe9" id="cooperate__96"><span class="dr" id="cooperate__97" original="E8a5.-7d3b"> cooperator </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1feb" id="cooperate__98" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fec" id="cooperate__99"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cooperate__100" original="E8db.-7c91"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fee" id="cooperate__101"><span class="v"><strong> co-operator </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ff0" eid="cooperate__103" original="E8db.-7c8f" source="ald9" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7fc3" geo="br" id="cooperate__104" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__105"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpəreɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperator__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperator__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cooperator__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7fc0" geo="n_am" id="cooperate__106" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperate__107"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpəreɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ff7" id="cooperate__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ff8" id="cooperate__109" original="E8a5.-7d3a"><span class="x" id="cooperate__110" original="E8a5.-7d39"> Most people are conditional cooperators; that is, most people prefer to cooperate. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1897" id="cooperate__111" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cooperate" title="cooperate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1896" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.a3b" id="cooperate__112" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cooperate__113"> cooperate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cooperation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ffa" id="cooperation" original="E399.184d" sum="1388"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ffb" id="cooperation__1" original="E399.184e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ffc" id="cooperation__2" original="E399.184f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cooperation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1ffe" id="cooperation__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2001" id="cooperation__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1fff" id="cooperation__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cooperation__7" original="E399.1853"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> co-operation </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.200a" id="cooperation__9" original="E399.1858"><span class="pos" id="cooperation__10" original="E399.1859"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76e0" eid="cooperation__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1ff8" geo="br" id="cooperation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperation__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperation__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperation__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cooperation__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.1ffc" geo="n_am" id="cooperation__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperation__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˌɑːpəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.200c" id="cooperation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cooperation__17" original="E399.185b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.200e" id="cooperation__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.200f" id="cooperation__19" original="E399.185c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cooperation__20" original="E399.185d"> the action or process of working together towards a shared aim </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2011" id="cooperation__21" original="E8a5.-7be8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collaboration" title="collaboration definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2012" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-59fc" id="cooperation__22" original="E8a5.-7be7"><span class="xh" id="cooperation__23"> collaboration </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2014" id="cooperation__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2015" id="cooperation__25" original="E8a5.-7be6"><span class="x" id="cooperation__26" original="E8a5.-7be5"> The Fund promotes international monetary cooperation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2017" id="cooperation__27" original="E8a5.-7be4"><span class="cf" id="cooperation__28" original="E399.185f"><span class="exp" id="cooperation__29"> cooperation </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="cooperation__30" original="E8a5.-7be3"> Cooperation between states occurs, but it is difficult to sustain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.201b" id="cooperation__31" original="E8db.-7c40"><span class="cf" id="cooperation__32" original="E8a5.-7be2"><span class="exp" id="cooperation__33"> cooperation </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cooperation__34" original="E8db.-7c3f"> Parental cooperation with the local authority throughout the investigation has a significant impact on the outcome. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.201f" id="cooperation__35" original="E8a5.-7bde"><span class="cf" id="cooperation__36" original="E8a5.-7bdf"><span class="exp" id="cooperation__37"> cooperation </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="cooperation__38" original="E8a5.-7bdd"> Regional cooperation in trade, investment and finance should be intensified. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2023" id="cooperation__39" original="E8a5.-7bdb"><span class="cf" id="cooperation__40" original="E8a5.-7bdc"><span class="exp" id="cooperation__41"> cooperation </span> among somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cooperation__42" original="E8a5.-7bda"> An awareness campaign would encourage cooperation among the relevant stakeholders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2027" id="cooperation__43" original="E8a5.-7bcc"><span class="cf" id="cooperation__44" original="E8db.-7c3e"> in <span class="exp" id="cooperation__45"> cooperation </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cooperation__46" original="E8a5.-7bcb"> The survey was administered in cooperation with China's State Environmental Protection Administration. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.202b" id="cooperation__47" original="E862.-7e3f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cooperation__48"> adjective + cooperation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.202d" id="cooperation__49"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.202e" id="cooperation__50" original="E862.-7e31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.202f" id="cooperation__51"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__52" original="E862.-7e30"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2031" id="cooperation__53" original="E8db.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2032" id="cooperation__54"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__55" original="E8db.-7c37"> peaceful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2034" id="cooperation__56" original="E862.-7e2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2035" id="cooperation__57"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__58" original="E862.-7e2e"> mutual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2037" id="cooperation__59" original="E8db.-7c36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2038" id="cooperation__60"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__61" original="E8db.-7c35"> bilateral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.203a" id="cooperation__62" original="E8db.-7c34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.203b" id="cooperation__63"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__64" original="E8db.-7c33"> multilateral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.203d" id="cooperation__65" original="E862.-7e3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.203e" id="cooperation__66"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__67" original="E862.-7e3c"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2040" id="cooperation__68" original="E862.-7e3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2041" id="cooperation__69"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__70" original="E862.-7e3a"> intergovernmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2043" id="cooperation__71" original="E8db.-7c32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2044" id="cooperation__72"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__73" original="E8db.-7c31"> inter-agency </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2046" id="cooperation__74" original="E8db.-7c30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2047" id="cooperation__75"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__76" original="E8db.-7c2f"> regional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2049" id="cooperation__77" original="E862.-7e39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.204a" id="cooperation__78"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__79" original="E862.-7e38"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.204c" id="cooperation__80" original="E862.-7e35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.204d" id="cooperation__81"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__82" original="E862.-7e34"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.204f" id="cooperation__83" original="E862.-7e33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2050" id="cooperation__84"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__85" original="E862.-7e32"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2052" id="cooperation__86" original="E862.-7e37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2053" id="cooperation__87"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__88" original="E862.-7e36"> judicial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2055" id="cooperation__89" original="E862.-7e2d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2056" id="cooperation__90" original="E862.-7e2a"><span class="x" id="cooperation__91" original="E862.-7e29"> In some world regions, close cooperation has led to common rights for citizens of different countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2058" id="cooperation__92" original="E8db.-7c2e"><span class="x" id="cooperation__93" original="E8db.-7c2d"> Interdependence did not produce peaceful cooperation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.205a" id="cooperation__94" original="E862.-7e1b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cooperation__95"> verb + cooperation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.205c" id="cooperation__96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.205d" id="cooperation__97" original="E862.-7e19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.205e" id="cooperation__98"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__99" original="E862.-7e18"> require </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2060" id="cooperation__100" original="E862.-7e17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2061" id="cooperation__101"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__102" original="E862.-7e16"> facilitate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2063" id="cooperation__103"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__104" original="E862.-7e15"> promote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2065" id="cooperation__105"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__106" original="E862.-7e14"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2067" id="cooperation__107"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__108" original="E862.-7e13"> foster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2069" id="cooperation__109" original="E862.-7e12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.206a" id="cooperation__110"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__111" original="E862.-7e11"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.206c" id="cooperation__112" original="E862.-7e0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.206d" id="cooperation__113"><span class="coll" id="cooperation__114" original="E862.-7e0d"> enhance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.206f" id="cooperation__115" original="E862.-7e0c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2070" id="cooperation__116" original="E862.-7e0b"><span class="x" id="cooperation__117" original="E862.-7e0a"> To facilitate cooperation, states create international institutions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2072" id="cooperation__118" original="E399.1860"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cooperation__119" original="E399.1862"> willingness to be helpful and do as you are asked </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2074" id="cooperation__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2075" id="cooperation__121" original="E8db.-7c3c"><span class="cf" id="cooperation__122" original="E8db.-7c3d"><span class="exp" id="cooperation__123"> cooperation </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="x" id="cooperation__124" original="E8db.-7c3b"> The scheme depended on the voluntary cooperation of farmers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2079" id="cooperation__125" original="E8a5.-7bd5"><span class="cf" id="cooperation__126" original="E399.1861"><span class="exp" id="cooperation__127"> cooperation </span> in doing something </span><span class="x" id="cooperation__128" original="E8a5.-7bd4"> Programme directors showed high levels of cooperation in distributing and collecting the surveys. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.207d" id="cooperation__129" original="E8a5.-7bd3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="cooperation__130" original="E8a5.-7bd2"> the action of forming and running a <a class="ndv" href="entry://cooperative" id="cooperation__131"> cooperative </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2080" id="cooperation__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2081" id="cooperation__133" original="E8a5.-7bd1"><span class="x" id="cooperation__134" original="E8a5.-7bd0"> The small scale of the Welsh family farm is not a sufficient explanation for the historical aversion to cooperation and cooperatives. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1846" id="cooperation__135" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cooperation" title="cooperation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1845" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.a7c" id="cooperation__136" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cooperation__137"> cooperation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2083" hm="1" id="cooperative1" original="E399.1863" sum="938"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2084" id="cooperative1__1" original="E399.1864"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2085" id="cooperative1__2" original="E399.1865"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cooperative <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.208a" id="cooperative1__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.208d" id="cooperative1__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.208b" id="cooperative1__9"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cooperative1__10" original="E399.186d"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> co-operative </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2096" id="cooperative1__12" original="E399.1872"><span class="pos" id="cooperative1__13" original="E399.1873"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76d7" eid="cooperative1__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.204a" geo="br" id="cooperative1__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperative1__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpərətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperative__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperative__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cooperative__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.204e" geo="n_am" id="cooperative1__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperative1__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpərətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2098" id="cooperative1__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2099" id="cooperative1__20" original="E399.1874"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.209a" id="cooperative1__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="cooperative1__22" original="E399.1876"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cooperative1__23" original="E399.1877"> involving working together with others towards a shared aim </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.209d" id="cooperative1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.209e" id="cooperative1__25" original="E8a5.-7d12"><span class="x" id="cooperative1__26" original="E8a5.-7d11"> A concerted and cooperative international effort is needed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20a0" id="cooperative1__27" original="E8db.-7b99"><span class="x" id="cooperative1__28" original="E8db.-7b98"> Several different models have been proposed to account for cooperative behaviour in animals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20a2" id="cooperative1__29" original="E399.1878"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cooperative1__30" original="E399.1879"> helpful by doing what you are asked to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20a4" id="cooperative1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20a5" id="cooperative1__32" original="E8a5.-7d0e"><span class="x" id="cooperative1__33" original="E8a5.-7d0d"> He was a cooperative member of the team. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20a7" id="cooperative1__34" original="E8a5.-7d0c"><span class="x" id="cooperative1__35" original="E8a5.-7d0b"> The suspect was cooperative and non-combative. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20a9" id="cooperative1__36" original="E399.187d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20aa" id="cooperative1__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="cooperative1__38" original="E399.187f"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20ac" id="cooperative1__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cooperative1__40" original="E8db.-7b97"> of a business </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cooperative1__41" original="E399.1881"> owned and run by the people involved, with the profits shared by them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20af" id="cooperative1__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20b0" id="cooperative1__43" original="E8db.-7b96"><span class="x" id="cooperative1__44" original="E8db.-7b95"> a cooperative farm </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20b2" id="cooperative1__45" original="E8db.-7b94"><span class="x" id="cooperative1__46" original="E8db.-7b93"> I will examine the role played by the cooperative movement within the labour movement. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20b4" id="cooperative1__47"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20b5" id="cooperative1__48" original="E399.1882"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20b6" id="cooperative1__49"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="cooperative1__50" original="E399.1883"> cooperatively </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20b8" id="cooperative1__51" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20bb" id="cooperative1__52"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20b9" id="cooperative1__53"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cooperative1__54" original="E399.1889"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> co-operatively </strong></span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20c4" id="cooperative1__56" original="E399.188b"><span class="pos" id="cooperative1__57" original="E399.188c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72f6" eid="cooperative1__58" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2052" geo="br" id="cooperative1__59" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperative1__60"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpərətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperatively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperatively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperatively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2055" geo="n_am" id="cooperative1__61" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperative1__62"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpərətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperatively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperatively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperatively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20c6" id="cooperative1__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20c7" id="cooperative1__64" original="E8a5.-7d08"><span class="x" id="cooperative1__65" original="E8a5.-7d07"> Small groups worked cooperatively together towards shared goals. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-17b7" id="cooperative1__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cooperative_1" title="cooperative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-17b6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.aa3" id="cooperative1__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cooperative1__68"> cooperative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20c9" hm="2" id="cooperative2" original="E399.188d" sum="392"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20ca" id="cooperative2__1" original="E399.188e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20cb" id="cooperative2__2" original="E399.188f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cooperative <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20d0" id="cooperative2__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20d3" id="cooperative2__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20d1" id="cooperative2__9"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cooperative2__10" original="E399.1897"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> co-operative </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20dc" id="cooperative2__12" original="E399.189c"><span class="pos" id="cooperative2__13" original="E399.189d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76ce" eid="cooperative2__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2058" geo="br" id="cooperative2__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperative2__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɒpərətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperative__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperative__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cooperative__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.205c" geo="n_am" id="cooperative2__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cooperative2__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɑːpərətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coope/cooperative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coope/cooperative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cooperative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20de" id="cooperative2__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20df" id="cooperative2__20" original="E399.189e"><span class="def" id="cooperative2__21" original="E8a5.-7c43"> a farm, business or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20e1" id="cooperative2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20e2" id="cooperative2__23" original="E8a5.-7c42"><span class="x" id="cooperative2__24" original="E8a5.-7c41"> Marketing cooperatives are common for organic farming. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-176c" id="cooperative2__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cooperative_1" title="cooperative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-176b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.aa3" id="cooperative2__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cooperative2__27"> cooperative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coordinate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20e4" hm="1" id="coordinate1" original="E399.18cc" sum="917"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20e5" id="coordinate1__1" original="E399.18cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20e6" id="coordinate1__2" original="E399.18ce"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coordinate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20ed" id="coordinate1__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20f0" id="coordinate1__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20ee" id="coordinate1__11"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="coordinate1__12" original="E399.18d8"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> co-ordinate </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.20f9" id="coordinate1__14" original="E399.18da"><span class="pos" id="coordinate1__15" original="E399.18db"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72ef" eid="coordinate1__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2264" geo="br" id="coordinate1__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2268" geo="n_am" id="coordinate1__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-1c3" id="coordinate1__21" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2235" form="root" id="coordinate1__22"><span class="vp" id="coordinate1__23"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> coordinate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2237" eid="coordinate1__24" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2238" geo="br" id="coordinate1__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__26"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.223c" geo="n_am" id="coordinate1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__28"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2240" form="thirdps" id="coordinate1__29"><span class="vp" id="coordinate1__30"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> coordinates </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2242" eid="coordinate1__31" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2243" geo="br" id="coordinate1__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2246" geo="n_am" id="coordinate1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2249" form="past" id="coordinate1__36"><span class="vp" id="coordinate1__37"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coordinated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.224b" eid="coordinate1__38" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.224c" geo="br" id="coordinate1__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.224f" geo="n_am" id="coordinate1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2252" form="pastpart" id="coordinate1__43"><span class="vp" id="coordinate1__44"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coordinated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2254" eid="coordinate1__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2255" geo="br" id="coordinate1__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2258" geo="n_am" id="coordinate1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.225b" form="prespart" id="coordinate1__50"><span class="vp" id="coordinate1__51"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coordinating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.225d" eid="coordinate1__52" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.225e" geo="br" id="coordinate1__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__54"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2261" geo="n_am" id="coordinate1__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate1__56"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.212a" id="coordinate1__57"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.212b" id="coordinate1__58" original="E399.18fb"><span class="def" id="coordinate1__59" original="E399.18fd"> to organize the different parts of an activity and the people involved in it so that it works well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.212d" id="coordinate1__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.212e" id="coordinate1__61" original="E8ba.-7fff"><span class="cf" id="coordinate1__62" original="E399.18fc"><span class="exp" id="coordinate1__63"> coordinate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="coordinate1__64" original="E8ba.-7ffe"> The company uses account managers to coordinate sales activity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2132" id="coordinate1__65" original="E8ba.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="coordinate1__66" original="E8ba.-7ffc"> Local, state and federal policies should be coordinated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2134" id="coordinate1__67" original="E8ce.-7fff"><span class="x" id="coordinate1__68" original="E8ce.-7ffe"> The work of the team is coordinated by an experienced team leader. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2136" id="coordinate1__69" original="E8ba.-7ff8"><span class="cf" id="coordinate1__70" original="E8ba.-7ff9"><span class="exp" id="coordinate1__71"> coordinate </span> something with something </span><span class="x" id="coordinate1__72" original="E8ba.-7ff7"> Public relations should be coordinated with advertising strategy. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.213a" id="coordinate1__73" original="E862.-751a"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.213b" id="coordinate1__74" original="E862.-7519"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.213c" id="coordinate1__75"><h4 class="pv"> coordinate with somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.213e" id="coordinate1__77"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.213f" id="coordinate1__78"><span class="def" id="coordinate1__79" original="E8ba.-7ff6"> to reach an agreement with other people about how to work together effectively </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2141" id="coordinate1__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2142" id="coordinate1__81" original="E8ba.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="coordinate1__82" original="E8ba.-7ff4"> It is important that staff members coordinate with each other and share information. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1719" id="coordinate1__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coordinate_1" title="coordinate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1718" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.b30" id="coordinate1__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coordinate1__85"> coordinate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2144" hm="2" id="coordinate2" original="E399.191b" sum="589"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2145" id="coordinate2__1" original="E399.191c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2146" id="coordinate2__2" original="E399.191d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coordinate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.214d" id="coordinate2__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2150" id="coordinate2__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.214e" id="coordinate2__11"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="coordinate2__12" original="E399.1927"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> co-ordinate </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2159" id="coordinate2__14" original="E399.1929"><span class="pos" id="coordinate2__15" original="E399.192a"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72e6" eid="coordinate2__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.226c" geo="br" id="coordinate2__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate2__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɔːdɪnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coordinate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2270" geo="n_am" id="coordinate2__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinate2__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɔːrdɪnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://coordinate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.215b" id="coordinate2__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.215c" id="coordinate2__22" original="E399.192e"><span class="def" id="coordinate2__23" original="E399.1931"> one of the numbers or letters used to fix the position of a point on a map or <a class="ndv" href="entry://graph" id="coordinate2__24"> graph </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.215f" id="coordinate2__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2160" id="coordinate2__26" original="E8ba.-7fda"><span class="x" id="coordinate2__27" original="E8ba.-7fd9"> I shall use x and y coordinates to express the position of each of the balls. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2162" id="coordinate2__28" original="E8ba.-7fd8"><span class="cf" id="coordinate2__29" original="E862.-7517"><span class="exp" id="coordinate2__30"> coordinate </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coordinate2__31" original="E8ba.-7fd7"> The coordinates of any point of intersection of the planes is the solution of the equations. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2166" id="coordinate2__32" original="E4a5.4a10" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://polar-coordinates" title="polar coordinates definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2167" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-286a" id="coordinate2__33" original="E4a5.4a11"><span class="xh" id="coordinate2__34"> polar coordinates </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-16e3" id="coordinate2__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coordinate_1" title="coordinate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-16e2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.b30" id="coordinate2__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coordinate2__37"> coordinate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coordination
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2169" id="coordination" original="E399.1961" sum="1134"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.216a" id="coordination__1" original="E399.1962"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.216b" id="coordination__2" original="E399.1963"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coordination </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2172" id="coordination__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2175" id="coordination__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2173" id="coordination__11"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="coordination__12" original="E399.196a"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> co-ordination </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.217e" id="coordination__14" original="E399.196f"><span class="pos" id="coordination__15" original="E399.1970"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76c5" eid="coordination__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.236e" geo="br" id="coordination__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordination__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coord/coordination__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordination__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coordination__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2372" geo="n_am" id="coordination__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordination__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˌɔːrdɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coord/coordination__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordination__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coordination__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2180" id="coordination__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coordination__22" original="E399.1972"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2182" id="coordination__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2183" id="coordination__24" original="E399.1973"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="coordination__25" original="E399.1974"> the process of making the parts of something or groups of people work together in an efficient and organized way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2185" id="coordination__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2186" id="coordination__27" original="E8ba.-7fd4"><span class="cf" id="coordination__28" original="E8d5.-7fd9"><span class="exp" id="coordination__29"> coordination </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coordination__30" original="E8ba.-7fd3"> The proposed plan required the coordination of resources across state boundaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.218a" id="coordination__31" original="E8ba.-7fd2"><span class="cf" id="coordination__32" original="E8d5.-7fd8"><span class="exp" id="coordination__33"> coordination </span> among somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="coordination__34" original="E8ba.-7fd1"> Lack of coordination among salespeople who dealt with the same accounts frustrated customers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.218e" id="coordination__35" original="E8ba.-7fcf"><span class="cf" id="coordination__36" original="E8ba.-7fd0"><span class="exp" id="coordination__37"> coordination </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="coordination__38" original="E8ba.-7fce"> Cooperation and coordination between countries is facilitated by the WHO's Global Outbreak and Response Network. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2192" id="coordination__39" original="E8ba.-7fcc"><span class="cf" id="coordination__40" original="E8ba.-7fcd"> in <span class="exp" id="coordination__41"> coordination </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="coordination__42" original="E8ba.-7fcb"> The procurement of these devices is managed by the clinical laboratory in coordination with the supplies department. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2196" id="coordination__43" original="E399.1975"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="coordination__44" original="E399.1976"> the ability to control your movements well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2198" id="coordination__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2199" id="coordination__46" original="E8ba.-7fca"><span class="x" id="coordination__47" original="E8ba.-7fc9"> Alcohol impairs attention, coordination and judgement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.219b" id="coordination__48" original="E8ba.-7fc8"><span class="x" id="coordination__49" original="E8ba.-7fc7"> Some affected boys show muscle weakness with poor coordination. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-16b7" id="coordination__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coordination" title="coordination definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-16b6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.be1" id="coordination__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coordination__52"> coordination </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coordinator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.219d" id="coordinator" original="E8ba.-7fec" sum="414"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.219e" id="coordinator__1" original="E8ba.-7fed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.219f" id="coordinator__2" original="E8ba.-7feb"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coordinator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21a1" id="coordinator__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21a4" id="coordinator__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21a2" id="coordinator__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="coordinator__7" original="E8ba.-7fe4"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> co-ordinator </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21ad" id="coordinator__9" original="E8ba.-7fe2"><span class="pos" id="coordinator__10" original="E8ba.-7fe1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21a6" eid="coordinator__11" original="E8ba.-7fe9" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7fa7" geo="br" id="coordinator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinator__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7fa4" geo="n_am" id="coordinator__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coordinator__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/coo/coord/coordinator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/coo/coord/coordinator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coordinator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21af" id="coordinator__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21b0" id="coordinator__17" original="E8ba.-7fe0"><span class="def" id="coordinator__18" original="E8ba.-7fdf"> a person whose job is to organize the different parts of an activity and the people involved in it so that it works well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21b2" id="coordinator__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21b3" id="coordinator__20" original="E8ba.-7fde"><span class="x" id="coordinator__21" original="E8ba.-7fdd"> Project coordinators are responsible for coordinating the work of their groups, and reporting back on it. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1687" id="coordinator__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coordinator" title="coordinator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1686" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7808" id="coordinator__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coordinator__24"> coordinator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cope
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21b5" id="cope" original="E399.1a13" sum="651"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21b6" id="cope__1" original="E399.1a14"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21b7" id="cope__2" original="E399.1a15"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cope </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21c5" id="cope__9" original="E399.1a20"><span class="pos" id="cope__10" original="E399.1a21"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76bc" eid="cope__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.251b" geo="br" id="cope__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/cope_/cope__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/cope_/cope__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cope__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.251e" geo="n_am" id="cope__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/cope_/cope__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/cope_/cope__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cope__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-193" id="cope__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2521" form="root" id="cope__17"><span class="vp" id="cope__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cope </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2523" eid="cope__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2524" geo="br" id="cope__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/cope_/cope__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/cope_/cope__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cope__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2527" geo="n_am" id="cope__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/cope_/cope__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/cope_/cope__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cope__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.252a" form="thirdps" id="cope__24"><span class="vp" id="cope__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> copes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.252c" eid="cope__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.252d" geo="br" id="cope__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copes/copes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copes/copes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2530" geo="n_am" id="cope__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copes/copes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copes/copes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2533" form="past" id="cope__31"><span class="vp" id="cope__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coped </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2535" eid="cope__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2536" geo="br" id="cope__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/coped/coped__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/coped/coped__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coped__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2539" geo="n_am" id="cope__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/coped/coped__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/coped/coped__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coped__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.253c" form="pastpart" id="cope__38"><span class="vp" id="cope__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coped </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.253e" eid="cope__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.253f" geo="br" id="cope__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəʊpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/coped/coped__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/coped/coped__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coped__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2542" geo="n_am" id="cope__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> koʊpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/coped/coped__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/coped/coped__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coped__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2545" form="prespart" id="cope__45"><span class="vp" id="cope__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coping </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2547" eid="cope__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2548" geo="br" id="cope__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copin/coping__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copin/coping__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coping__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.254b" geo="n_am" id="cope__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cope__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copin/coping__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copin/coping__us_2.ogg" href="sound://coping__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21f6" id="cope__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21f7" id="cope__53" original="E399.1a3e"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21f8" id="cope__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cope__55" original="E399.1a40"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cope__56" original="E399.1a41"> to deal successfully with something difficult; to be successful in particular conditions </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21fb" id="cope__57" original="E399.1a42" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://manage" title="manage definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21fc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-5f94" id="cope__58" original="E399.1a43"><span class="xh" id="cope__59"> manage </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21fe" id="cope__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.21ff" id="cope__61" original="E867.-1632"><span class="x" id="cope__62" original="E867.-1631"> Most ex-smokers said that they were enjoying life more and coping better than when they were smoking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2201" id="cope__63" original="E867.-1630"><span class="cf" id="cope__64" original="E399.1a45"><span class="exp" id="cope__65"> cope </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="cope__66" original="E867.-162f"> The smaller firms were not able to cope with international competition and many went bankrupt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2205" id="cope__67" original="E867.-162e"><span class="x" id="cope__68" original="E867.-162d"> To cope with the problem of seasonal flooding, a new drainage project has been completed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2207" id="cope__69" original="E890.45f6"><span class="x" id="cope__70" original="E890.45f7"> Organisms will have evolved to cope with the chemical environment in which they have lived. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-163d" id="cope__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cope_1" title="cope definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-163c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.cd9" id="cope__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cope__73"> cope </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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copper
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2209" id="copper" original="E399.1ac9" sum="390"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.220a" id="copper__1" original="E399.1aca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.220b" id="copper__2" original="E399.1acb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> copper </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2216" id="copper__6" original="E399.1ad3"><span class="pos" id="copper__7" original="E399.1ad4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76b5" eid="copper__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.273f" geo="br" id="copper__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copper__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/coppe/copper__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/coppe/copper__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copper__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2743" geo="n_am" id="copper__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copper__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/coppe/copper__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/coppe/copper__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copper__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2218" id="copper__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="copper__14" original="E399.1ad7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.221a" id="copper__15" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.221b" id="copper__16"><span class="v"><strong> Cu </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.221d" id="copper__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.221e" id="copper__19" original="E399.1ad5"><span class="def" id="copper__20" original="E399.1ad9"> the chemical element of <a class="ndv" href="entry://atomic number" id="copper__21"> atomic number </a> 29. <span class="dh" id="copper__22" original="E399.1ada"> Copper </span> is a soft red-brown metal used for making electric wires, pipes and coins. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2222" id="copper__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2223" id="copper__24" original="E81e.-2a2a"><span class="x" id="copper__25" original="E81e.-2a29"> Heavy metals such as lead, zinc, copper and cadmium have been detected. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2225" id="copper__26" original="E81e.-2a28"><span class="cf" id="copper__27" original="E586.-48fa"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="copper__28" original="E81e.-2a27"> A coil is made of 150 turns of copper wire wound on a cylindrical core. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1611" id="copper__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://copper" title="copper definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1610" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.dc5" id="copper__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="copper__31"> copper </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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copula
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2228" id="copula" original="E399.1bd5" sum="135"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2229" id="copula__1" original="E399.1bd6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.222a" id="copula__2" original="E399.1bd7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> copula </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2236" id="copula__7" original="E399.1bdf"><span class="pos" id="copula__8" original="E399.1be0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76ac" eid="copula__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.28fc" geo="br" id="copula__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copula__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpjələ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copul/copula__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copul/copula__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copula__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2900" geo="n_am" id="copula__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copula__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpjələ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copul/copula__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copul/copula__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copula__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2238" id="copula__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="copula__15" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.223a" id="copula__16" original="E399.1be3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://linking-verb" title="linking verb definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.223b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.7542" id="copula__17" original="E399.1be4"><span class="xh" id="copula__18"> linking verb </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-15ec" id="copula__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://copula" title="copula definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-15eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.efd" id="copula__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="copula__21"> copula </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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copy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.223d" hm="1" id="copy1" original="E399.1c23" sum="859"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.223e" id="copy1__1" original="E399.1c24"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.223f" id="copy1__2" original="E399.1c25"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> copy <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.224c" id="copy1__7" original="E399.1c30"><span class="pos" id="copy1__8" original="E399.1c31"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-76a3" eid="copy1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2aad" geo="br" id="copy1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copy_/copy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copy_/copy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ab0" geo="n_am" id="copy1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copy_/copy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copy_/copy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.224e" id="copy1__14" original="E399.1c32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2251" form="pl" id="copy1__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="copy1__16" original="E399.1c36"> copies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2253" id="copy1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2254" id="copy1__18" original="E399.1c37"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2255" id="copy1__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="copy1__20" original="E399.1c39"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="copy1__21" original="E399.1c3a"><span class="exp" id="copy1__22"> copy </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="copy1__23" original="E399.1c3b"> a thing that is made to be the same as something else, especially a document or a computer file </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.225a" id="copy1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.225b" id="copy1__25" original="E8ba.-7fc6"><span class="x" id="copy1__26" original="E8ba.-7fc5"> Click ‘Print’ to print a copy of the chart. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.225d" id="copy1__27" original="E8ba.-7fc4"><span class="x" id="copy1__28" original="E8ba.-7fc3"> A copy of the software may be made for backup purposes only. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.225f" id="copy1__29" original="E8ba.-7fc2"><span class="x" id="copy1__30" original="E8ba.-7fc1"> Gametes can carry only one copy of a given gene. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2261" id="copy1__31" original="E399.1c3f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2262" id="copy1__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="copy1__33" original="E399.1c41"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="copy1__34" original="E399.1c42"> a single example of a book, newspaper, CD, etc. of which many have been made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2265" id="copy1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2266" id="copy1__36" original="E8ba.-7fc0"><span class="x" id="copy1__37" original="E8ba.-7fbf"> The book, published in an edition of 6 000 copies, sold out in a few days. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2268" id="copy1__38" original="E8ba.-7fbe"><span class="cf" id="copy1__39" original="E8d7.-7b00"><span class="exp" id="copy1__40"> copy </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="copy1__41" original="E8ba.-7fbd"> A DVD is included with every copy of the textbook. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.226c" id="copy1__42" original="E399.1c46"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.226d" id="copy1__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="copy1__44" original="E399.1c48"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="copy1__45" original="E399.1c49"> written material that is to be printed in a newspaper, magazine, etc. or published on a website </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2270" id="copy1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2271" id="copy1__47" original="E8ba.-7fbc"><span class="x" id="copy1__48" original="E8ba.-7fbb"> The content of the magazine blurred the distinction between editorial copy, written by journalists, and advertising. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-15d3" id="copy1__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://copy_1" title="copy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-15d2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.f53" id="copy1__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="copy1__51"> copy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2273" hm="2" id="copy2" original="E399.1c55" sum="1067"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2274" id="copy2__1" original="E399.1c56"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2275" id="copy2__2" original="E399.1c57"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> copy <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2283" id="copy2__9" original="E399.1c62"><span class="pos" id="copy2__10" original="E399.1c63"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-769c" eid="copy2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ae0" geo="br" id="copy2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copy_/copy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copy_/copy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ae3" geo="n_am" id="copy2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copy_/copy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copy_/copy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-165" id="copy2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ab3" form="root" id="copy2__17"><span class="vp" id="copy2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> copy </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ab5" eid="copy2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ab6" geo="br" id="copy2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copy_/copy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copy_/copy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ab9" geo="n_am" id="copy2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copy_/copy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copy_/copy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2abc" form="thirdps" id="copy2__24"><span class="vp" id="copy2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> copies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2abe" eid="copy2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2abf" geo="br" id="copy2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpiz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copie/copies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copie/copies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ac2" geo="n_am" id="copy2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpiz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copie/copies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copie/copies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ac5" form="past" id="copy2__31"><span class="vp" id="copy2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> copied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ac7" eid="copy2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ac8" geo="br" id="copy2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copie/copied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copie/copied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2acb" geo="n_am" id="copy2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copie/copied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copie/copied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ace" form="pastpart" id="copy2__38"><span class="vp" id="copy2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> copied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ad0" eid="copy2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ad1" geo="br" id="copy2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copie/copied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copie/copied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ad4" geo="n_am" id="copy2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpid <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copie/copied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copie/copied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ad7" form="prespart" id="copy2__45"><span class="vp" id="copy2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> copying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ad9" eid="copy2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ada" geo="br" id="copy2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpiɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copyi/copying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copyi/copying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2add" geo="n_am" id="copy2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copy2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpiɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copyi/copying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copyi/copying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22bd" id="copy2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22be" id="copy2__53" original="E399.1c86"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="copy2__54" original="E399.1c8a"> to make something that is the same as or similar to something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22c0" id="copy2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22c1" id="copy2__56" original="E8ba.-7f5e"><span class="cf" id="copy2__57" original="E399.1c89"><span class="exp" id="copy2__58"> copy </span> something (to something) </span><span class="x" id="copy2__59" original="E8ba.-7f5d"> To enable changes to be saved, first copy the files to the computer's hard drive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22c5" id="copy2__60" original="E8ba.-7f5c"><span class="cf" id="copy2__61" original="E8d7.-7afb"><span class="exp" id="copy2__62"> copy </span> something (from something) </span><span class="x" id="copy2__63" original="E8ba.-7f5b"> Many other words have been copied from forms that were found in ancient Latin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22c9" id="copy2__64" original="E8ba.-7f5a"><span class="cf" id="copy2__65" original="E8d7.-7afa"><span class="exp" id="copy2__66"> copy </span> something from something to something </span><span class="x" id="copy2__67" original="E8ba.-7f59"> Genetic information is encoded in DNA, and copied from generation to generation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22cd" id="copy2__68" original="E399.1c8b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="copy2__69" original="E399.1c8e"> to write something exactly as it is written somewhere else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22cf" id="copy2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22d0" id="copy2__71" original="E8ba.-7f58"><span class="cf" id="copy2__72" original="E8d7.-7af9"><span class="exp" id="copy2__73"> copy </span> something </span><span class="x" id="copy2__74" original="E8ba.-7f57"> Every text had to be copied by hand, a time-consuming and expensive proposition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22d4" id="copy2__75" original="E8ba.-7f54"><span class="cf" id="copy2__76" original="E399.1c90"><span class="exp" id="copy2__77"> copy </span> something out </span><span class="x" id="copy2__78" original="E8ba.-7f53"> Keats copied out his ‘Bright star’ sonnet on a blank page of his 1806 Shakespeare. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22d8" id="copy2__79" original="E399.1c91"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="copy2__80" original="E399.1c94"><span class="exp" id="copy2__81"> copy </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="copy2__82" original="E399.1c95"> to behave or do something in the same way as somebody else </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22dc" id="copy2__83" original="E399.1c96" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://imitate" title="imitate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22dd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-5dfe" id="copy2__84" original="E399.1c97"><span class="xh" id="copy2__85"> imitate </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22df" id="copy2__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22e0" id="copy2__87" original="E8ba.-7f52"><span class="x" id="copy2__88" original="E8ba.-7f51"> Children will tend to copy the behaviour of older and more powerful peers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22e2" id="copy2__89" original="E8ba.-7f50"><span class="x" id="copy2__90" original="E8ba.-7f4f"> This idea has been copied by a number of different retailers and marketers. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1566" id="copy2__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://copy_1" title="copy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1565" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.f53" id="copy2__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="copy2__93"> copy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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copyright
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22e4" id="copyright" original="E399.1d20" sum="683"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22e5" id="copyright__1" original="E399.1d21"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22e6" id="copyright__2" original="E399.1d22"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> copyright </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22f2" id="copyright__7" original="E399.1d2d"><span class="pos" id="copyright__8" original="E399.1d2e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7695" eid="copyright__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2d65" geo="br" id="copyright__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copyright__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒpiraɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cop/copyr/copyright__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cop/copyr/copyright__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://copyright__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2d69" geo="n_am" id="copyright__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="copyright__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːpiraɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cop/copyr/copyright__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cop/copyr/copyright__us_1.ogg" href="sound://copyright__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22f4" id="copyright__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="copyright__15" original="E399.1d31"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="copyright__16" original="E399.1d32"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22f7" id="copyright__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22f8" id="copyright__18" original="E399.1d2f"><span class="def" id="copyright__19" original="E399.1d34"> if a person or an organization holds the <span class="dh" id="copyright__20" original="E399.1d35"> copyright </span> in a piece of writing, music, etc., they are the only people who have the legal right to publish, broadcast, perform it, etc., and other people must ask their permission to use it or any part of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22fb" id="copyright__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22fc" id="copyright__22" original="E867.-1627"><span class="x" id="copyright__23" original="E867.-1626"> The court ruled that mere use of the software did not constitute a breach of copyright. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.22fe" id="copyright__24" original="E867.-1623"><span class="cf" id="copyright__25" original="E399.1d33"><span class="exp" id="copyright__26"> copyright </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="copyright__27" original="E867.-1622"> The originator of any literary work automatically holds a copyright in it, even without registering it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2302" id="copyright__28" original="E867.-1625"><span class="cf" id="copyright__29" original="E492.655"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="copyright__30" original="E867.-1624"> The owner of the song threatened to sue for copyright infringement. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1527" id="copyright__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://copyright_1" title="copyright definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1526" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.109a" id="copyright__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="copyright__33"> copyright </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coral
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2305" id="coral" original="E399.1e03" sum="415"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2306" id="coral__1" original="E399.1e04"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2307" id="coral__2" original="E399.1e05"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coral </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2316" id="coral__7" original="E399.1e0f"><span class="pos" id="coral__8" original="E399.1e10"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-768c" eid="coral__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ec1" geo="br" id="coral__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coral__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/coral/coral__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/coral/coral__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coral__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2ec4" geo="n_am" id="coral__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coral__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/coral/coral__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/coral/coral__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://coral__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2318" id="coral__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="coral__15" original="E597.-5b5c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="coral__16" original="E597.-5b5b"> usually plural </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coral__17" original="E399.1e13"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.231c" id="coral__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.231d" id="coral__19" original="E399.1e11"><span class="def" id="coral__20" original="E399.1e14"> any of a group of very small creatures that live in warm seas and have a <a class="ndv" href="entry://skeleton" id="coral__21"> skeleton </a> that they <a class="ndv" href="entry://secrete" id="coral__22"> secrete </a> , which forms a hard red, pink or white substance on the bottom of the sea, also called <span class="dh" id="coral__23" original="E4e1.3cbc"> coral </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2322" id="coral__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2323" id="coral__25" original="E597.-5b5a"><span class="x" id="coral__26" original="E597.-5b59"> Corals flourish where water movement is moderate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2325" id="coral__27" original="E597.-5b56"><span class="cf" id="coral__28" original="E4e1.3cbd"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coral__29" original="E597.-5b55"> Pollution may play a role in coral reef degradation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-14ff" id="coral__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coral_1" title="coral definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-14fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.11a2" id="coral__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coral__32"> coral </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cord
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2328" id="cord" original="E399.1e72" sum="692"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2329" id="cord__1" original="E399.1e73"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.232a" id="cord__2" original="E399.1e74"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cord </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2338" id="cord__9" original="E399.1e7e"><span class="pos" id="cord__10" original="E399.1e7f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7682" eid="cord__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2f6d" geo="br" id="cord__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cord__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/cord_/cord__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/cord_/cord__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cord__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.2f70" geo="n_am" id="cord__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cord__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/cord_/cord__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/cord_/cord__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cord__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.233a" id="cord__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.233b" id="cord__17" original="E399.1e80"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.233c" id="cord__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cord__19" original="E399.1e82"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cord__20" original="E399.1e83"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cord__21" original="E399.1e84"> strong thick string or thin rope; a piece of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2340" id="cord__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2341" id="cord__23" original="E862.-7afc"><span class="x" id="cord__24" original="E862.-7afb"> Cord may be made water-resistant with a plastic coating. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2343" id="cord__25" original="E862.-7b2e"><span class="x" id="cord__26" original="E862.-7b2d"> to tie something with a cord </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2345" id="cord__27" original="E862.-7b36"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2346" id="cord__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cord__29" original="E862.-7aef"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="cord__30" original="E8db.-7b64"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cord__31" original="E862.-7b35"> a structure of the body that looks like a piece of <span class="dh" id="cord__32" original="E8db.-7b63"> cord </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.234b" id="cord__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.234c" id="cord__34" original="E862.-7b30"><span class="x" id="cord__35" original="E862.-7b2f"> In insects, the main nerve cord lies ventrally, rather than dorsally as in vertebrates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.234e" id="cord__36" original="E862.-7b32"><span class="x" id="cord__37" original="E862.-7b31"> Voiced sounds are those made while the vocal cords are vibrating. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2350" id="cord__38" original="E399.1ea5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://spinal-cord" title="spinal cord definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2351" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-41c9" id="cord__39" original="E399.1ea6"><span class="xh" id="cord__40"> spinal cord </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2353" id="cord__41" original="E399.1e85"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2354" id="cord__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cord__43" original="E399.1e8d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cord__44" original="E399.1e8f"> a piece of wire that is covered with plastic, used for carrying electricity to a piece of equipment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2357" id="cord__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2358" id="cord__46" original="E862.-7b2c"><span class="x" id="cord__47" original="E862.-7b2b"> a telephone/power cord </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-14de" id="cord__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cord" title="cord definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-14dd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.122a" id="cord__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cord__50"> cord </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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core
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.235a" hm="1" id="core1" original="E399.1f9e" sum="1306"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.235b" id="core1__1" original="E399.1f9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.235c" id="core1__2" original="E399.1fa0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> core <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2368" id="core1__7" original="E399.1fab"><span class="pos" id="core1__8" original="E399.1fac"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-767b" eid="core1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.32d2" geo="br" id="core1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="core1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/core_/core__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/core_/core__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://core__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.32d5" geo="n_am" id="core1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="core1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/core_/core__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/core_/core__us_1.ogg" href="sound://core__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.236a" id="core1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.236b" id="core1__15" original="E399.1fb1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.236c" id="core1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="core1__17" original="E8ba.-7f4b"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="core1__18" original="E399.1fb2"> the most important or central part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.236f" id="core1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2370" id="core1__20" original="E8ce.-7e04"><span class="cf" id="core1__21" original="E8ba.-7f4a"><span class="exp" id="core1__22"> core </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="core1__23" original="E8ce.-7e03"> These two propositions form the core of her argument. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2374" id="core1__24" original="E8ba.-7f49"><span class="x" id="core1__25" original="E8ba.-7f48"> All these myths express the same core of ideas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2376" id="core1__26" original="E8ba.-7f44"><span class="cf" id="core1__27" original="E8ba.-7f45"> at the <span class="exp" id="core1__28"> core </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="core1__29" original="E8ba.-7f43"> Waste is at the core of urban environmental problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.237a" id="core1__30" original="E8ba.-7f42"><span class="cf" id="core1__31" original="E8d7.-78fd"> at its <span class="exp" id="core1__32"> core </span></span><span class="x" id="core1__33" original="E8ba.-7f41"> Building bridges is, at its core, about practical problem-solving. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.237e" id="core1__34" original="E399.1faf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="core1__35" original="E8d7.-78fc"><span class="exp" id="core1__36"> core </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="core1__37" original="E399.1fb0"> the central part of an object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2382" id="core1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2383" id="core1__39" original="E8ce.-7e02"><span class="x" id="core1__40" original="E8ce.-7e01"> the core of a nuclear reactor </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2385" id="core1__41" original="E8d5.-7f7b"><span class="x" id="core1__42" original="E8d5.-7f7a"> Concentric zoning is common with the core of crystals usually having lower alkali content than the rim. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2387" id="core1__43" original="E399.1fb3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="core1__44" original="E8ba.-7f3c"><span class="exp" id="core1__45"> core </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="core1__46" original="E399.1fb4"> a small group of people who take part in a particular activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.238b" id="core1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.238c" id="core1__48" original="E8ba.-7f3b"><span class="x" id="core1__49" original="E8ba.-7f3a"> The consultancy has a small core of permanent staff but a large network of associates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.238e" id="core1__50" original="E8ba.-7f39"><span class="x" id="core1__51" original="E8ba.-7f38"> Greek mercenaries formed the core of the Persian army. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2390" id="core1__52" original="E8d5.-7f79"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="core1__53" original="E8d5.-7f78"> the central inner part of a planet or star </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2392" id="core1__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2393" id="core1__55" original="E8d5.-7f77"><span class="x" id="core1__56" original="E8d5.-7f76"> Earth scientists realized that the magnetic field is almost certainly generated by rotation of the earth's core. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2395" id="core1__57" original="E8ba.-7f3e"><span class="cf" id="core1__58" original="E8d7.-78fb"><span class="exp" id="core1__59"> core </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="core1__60" original="E8ba.-7f3d"> Most of the energy generated in our universe arises from nuclear fusion that takes place in the cores of ordinary stars. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2399" id="core1__61" original="E8d3.-7fa7"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="core1__62" original="E8d3.-7fa6"> a piece of rock, ice or other material that is obtained using a hollow <a class="ndv" href="entry://drill" id="core1__63"> drill </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.239c" id="core1__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.239d" id="core1__65" original="E8d3.-7fa3"><span class="x" id="core1__66" original="E8d3.-7fa2"> Abrupt climatic shifts were clearly revealed in Greenland ice cores. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-14ab" id="core1__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://core_1" title="core definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-14aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.13c2" id="core1__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="core1__69"> core </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.239f" hm="2" id="core2" original="E399.1fbc" sum="484"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23a0" id="core2__1" original="E399.1fbd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23a1" id="core2__2" original="E399.1fbe"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> core <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23aa" id="core2__4" original="E399.1fc9"><span class="pos" id="core2__5" original="E399.1fca"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7674" eid="core2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.32d8" geo="br" id="core2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="core2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/core_/core__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/core_/core__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://core__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.32db" geo="n_am" id="core2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="core2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/core_/core__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/core_/core__us_1.ogg" href="sound://core__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23ac" id="core2__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="core2__12" original="E88b.-7ec5"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23ae" id="core2__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23af" id="core2__14" original="E399.1fcb"><span class="def" id="core2__15" original="E399.1fcc"> most important; main or essential </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23b1" id="core2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23b2" id="core2__17" original="E88b.-7ec4"><span class="x" id="core2__18" original="E88b.-7ec3"> D&amp;S is a group of companies whose core business is food retail. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23b4" id="core2__19" original="E88b.-7ebc"><span class="x" id="core2__20" original="E88b.-7ebb"> The findings show significant subsets within the population in terms of core beliefs about advertising. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23b6" id="core2__21" original="E88b.-7eba"><span class="x" id="core2__22" original="E88b.-7eb9"> Organizations have to develop their core employees continuously to remain competitive and innovative. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23b8" id="core2__23" original="E88b.-7ec0"><span class="cf" id="core2__24" original="E8d3.-7f88"><span class="exp" id="core2__25"> core </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="core2__26" original="E88b.-7ebf"> What is peripheral to one firm may be core to another. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e72" id="core2__27" original="E88b.-7eb5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="core2__28" original="E88b.-7eb4"> core + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e74" id="core2__29" original="E88b.-7eb3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e75" id="core2__30" original="E88b.-7eaa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e76" id="core2__31"><span class="coll" id="core2__32" original="E88b.-7ea9"> feature </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e78" id="core2__33"><span class="coll" id="core2__34" original="E88b.-7ea8"> element </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e7a" id="core2__35"><span class="coll" id="core2__36" original="E88b.-7ea7"> component </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e7c" id="core2__37" original="E88b.-7ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e7d" id="core2__38"><span class="coll" id="core2__39" original="E88b.-7ea5"> concept </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e7f" id="core2__40"><span class="coll" id="core2__41" original="E88b.-7ea4"> idea </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e81" id="core2__42" original="E8d7.-78e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e82" id="core2__43"><span class="coll" id="core2__44" original="E8d7.-78e1"> theme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e84" id="core2__45" original="E88b.-7ea2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e85" id="core2__46"><span class="coll" id="core2__47" original="E88b.-7ea1"> area </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e87" id="core2__48"><span class="coll" id="core2__49" original="E88b.-7ea0"> subject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e89" id="core2__50" original="E8d7.-78e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e8a" id="core2__51"><span class="coll" id="core2__52" original="E8d7.-78df"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e8c" id="core2__53" original="E88b.-7e91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e8d" id="core2__54"><span class="coll" id="core2__55" original="E88b.-7e90"> value </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e8f" id="core2__56"><span class="coll" id="core2__57" original="E88b.-7e8f"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e91" id="core2__58" original="E8d7.-78de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e92" id="core2__59"><span class="coll" id="core2__60" original="E8d7.-78dd"> belief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e94" id="core2__61" original="E88b.-7eb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e95" id="core2__62"><span class="coll" id="core2__63" original="E88b.-7eb0"> business </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e97" id="core2__64" original="E8d7.-78dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e98" id="core2__65"><span class="coll" id="core2__66" original="E8d7.-78db"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e9a" id="core2__67" original="E88b.-7eae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e9b" id="core2__68"><span class="coll" id="core2__69" original="E88b.-7ead"> competence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e9d" id="core2__70"><span class="coll" id="core2__71" original="E88b.-7eab"> skill </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5e9f" id="core2__72" original="E88b.-7e9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ea0" id="core2__73"><span class="coll" id="core2__74" original="E88b.-7e9d"> curriculum </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ea2" id="core2__75" original="E88b.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ea3" id="core2__76"><span class="coll" id="core2__77" original="E88b.-7e9b"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ea5" id="core2__78" original="E88b.-7e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ea6" id="core2__79"><span class="coll" id="core2__80" original="E88b.-7e99"> vocabulary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ea8" id="core2__81" original="E88b.-7e98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ea9" id="core2__82" original="E88b.-7e95"><span class="x" id="core2__83" original="E88b.-7e94"> Nightingale proposed five core concepts for nursing education and practice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eab" id="core2__84" original="E88b.-7e97"><span class="x" id="core2__85" original="E88b.-7e96"> The exchange of commodities constitutes the core activity of all market societies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1464" id="core2__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://core_1" title="core definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1463" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.13c2" id="core2__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="core2__88"> core </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corn
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23bc" id="corn" original="E399.2139" sum="333"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23bd" id="corn__1" original="E399.213a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23be" id="corn__2" original="E399.213b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corn </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23c9" id="corn__6" original="E399.2143"><span class="pos" id="corn__7" original="E399.2144"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-766d" eid="corn__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.35c6" geo="br" id="corn__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corn__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corn_/corn__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corn_/corn__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corn__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.35c9" geo="n_am" id="corn__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corn__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corn_/corn__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corn_/corn__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corn__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23cb" id="corn__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="corn__14" original="E399.2155"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23cd" id="corn__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23ce" id="corn__16" original="E399.2145"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23cf" id="corn__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="corn__18" original="E399.2147"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="corn__19" original="E399.2149"> any plant that is grown for its grain, such as <a class="ndv" href="entry://wheat" id="corn__20"> wheat </a> ; the grain of these plants </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23d3" id="corn__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23d4" id="corn__22" original="E867.-1621"><span class="x" id="corn__23" original="E867.-1620"> The corn harvest was gathered in. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23d6" id="corn__24" original="E399.214d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23d7" id="corn__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="corn__26" original="E399.214f"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23d9" id="corn__27" original="E492.674" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://maize" title="maize definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23da" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-65ca" id="corn__28" original="E492.675"><span class="xh" id="corn__29"> maize </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23dc" id="corn__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23dd" id="corn__31" original="E867.-161b"><span class="x" id="corn__32" original="E867.-161a"> High-yielding varieties of corn (maize) require large amounts of fertilizer. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1442" id="corn__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corn" title="corn definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1441" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.15c3" id="corn__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corn__35"> corn </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corner
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23df" id="corner" original="E399.2220" sum="2053"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23e0" id="corner__1" original="E399.2221"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23e1" id="corner__2" original="E399.2222"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corner </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23ed" id="corner__7" original="E399.222d"><span class="pos" id="corner__8" original="E399.222e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7666" eid="corner__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.37a4" geo="br" id="corner__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corner__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːnə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corne/corner__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corne/corner__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corner__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.37a8" geo="n_am" id="corner__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corner__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrnər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corne/corner__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corne/corner__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corner__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23ef" id="corner__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23f0" id="corner__15" original="E399.222f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="corner__16" original="E399.2230"> a part of something where two or more sides, lines or edges join </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23f2" id="corner__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23f3" id="corner__18" original="E867.-1615"><span class="x" id="corner__19" original="E867.-1614"> The three atoms lie at the corners of an equilateral triangle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23f5" id="corner__20" original="E867.-1612"><span class="cf" id="corner__21" original="E867.-1613"> in the/a <span class="exp" id="corner__22"> corner </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="corner__23" original="E867.-1611"> The search box is in the lower-left corner of the screen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23f9" id="corner__24" original="E890.4643"><span class="x" id="corner__25" original="E890.4644"> the left-hand/right-hand corner </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23fb" id="corner__26" original="E399.2234"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="corner__27" original="E399.2235"> the area inside a room or other space near the place where two walls or other surfaces meet </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23fd" id="corner__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.23fe" id="corner__29" original="E867.-160f"><span class="cf" id="corner__30" original="E867.-1610"> in the/a <span class="exp" id="corner__31"> corner </span></span><span class="x" id="corner__32" original="E867.-160e"> Having an observer sitting in the corner of a school classroom almost inevitably means that the class dynamics will alter. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2402" id="corner__33" original="E890.4645"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="corner__34" original="E890.4646"> the part at the end of the mouth or an eye </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2404" id="corner__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2405" id="corner__36" original="E890.4647"><span class="x" id="corner__37" original="E890.4648"> On inspection it was noted that the left corner of his mouth was drooping. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2407" id="corner__38" original="E399.2236"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="corner__39" original="E399.2237"> a place where two streets or roads join </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2409" id="corner__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.240a" id="corner__41" original="E867.-160c"><span class="cf" id="corner__42" original="E867.-160d"> the <span class="exp" id="corner__43"> corner </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="corner__44" original="E867.-160b"> Turning the corner of a street, Dickens found himself on Landport Terrace. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.240e" id="corner__45" original="E867.-1609"><span class="cf" id="corner__46" original="E867.-160a"> on/at the (street) <span class="exp" id="corner__47"> corner </span></span><span class="x" id="corner__48" original="E867.-1608"> His father remembered unemployed men standing on the street corner hoping to be offered work during the Great Depression. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2412" id="corner__49" original="E399.223a"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="corner__50" original="E4c7.1d99"><span class="exp" id="corner__51"> corner </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="corner__52" original="E399.223b"> a region or an area of a place (sometimes used for one that is far away or difficult to reach) </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2416" id="corner__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2417" id="corner__54" original="E867.-1607"><span class="x" id="corner__55" original="E867.-1606"> Significant gains have been made in restoring peace and prosperity to all corners of the country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2419" id="corner__56" original="E867.-1605"><span class="x" id="corner__57" original="E867.-1604"> In 25 years, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) had reached virtually every corner of the world (Fauci, 2006). </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.241b" id="corner__58" original="E399.2256"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.241c" id="corner__59" original="E8bf.4e5e" sk="aroundcorner"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.241d" id="corner__60"><span class="idm" id="corner__61" original="E8bf.4e5f"> (just) around the corner </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.241f" id="corner__62"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="corner__63" original="E4c7.1d9b" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2421" id="corner__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2422" id="corner__65"><span class="def" id="corner__66" original="E8bf.4e60"> coming soon </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2424" id="corner__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2425" id="corner__68" original="E8bf.4e61"><span class="x" id="corner__69" original="E8bf.4e62"> The next major development in genetic screening may be around the corner. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2427" id="corner__70" original="E399.225c" sk="cutcorners"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2428" id="corner__71"><span class="idm" id="corner__72" original="E399.225d"> cut corners </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.242a" id="corner__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="corner__74" original="E399.225f" reg="disappro"> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.242c" id="corner__75"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.242d" id="corner__76"><span class="def" id="corner__77" original="E399.2260"> to do something in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way, often by ignoring rules or leaving something out </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.242f" id="corner__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2430" id="corner__79" original="E867.-1603"><span class="x" id="corner__80" original="E867.-1602"> From the interviews, it seemed that managers had cut corners with safety in order to reach performance targets. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2432" id="corner__81" original="E399.226b" sk="turncorner"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2433" id="corner__82"><span class="idm" id="corner__83" original="E399.226c"> turn the corner </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2435" id="corner__84"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="corner__85" original="E4c7.1d9d" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2437" id="corner__86"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2438" id="corner__87"><span class="def" id="corner__88" original="E399.226d"> to pass a very important point in a difficult situation and begin to improve </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.243a" id="corner__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.243b" id="corner__90" original="E867.-1601"><span class="x" id="corner__91" original="E867.-1600"> The 2010 UN Report on AIDS claims that ‘the world has turned the corner—it has halted and begun to reverse the spread of HIV.’ </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-141b" id="corner__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corner_1" title="corner definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-141a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.16df" id="corner__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corner__94"> corner </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cornerstone
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.243d" id="cornerstone" original="E399.22e9" sum="397"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.243e" id="cornerstone__1" original="E399.22ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.243f" id="cornerstone__2" original="E399.22eb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cornerstone </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.244b" id="cornerstone__7" original="E399.22f3"><span class="pos" id="cornerstone__8" original="E399.22f4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-765d" eid="cornerstone__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3873" geo="br" id="cornerstone__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cornerstone__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːnəstəʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corne/cornerstone__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corne/cornerstone__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cornerstone__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3876" geo="n_am" id="cornerstone__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cornerstone__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corne/cornerstone__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corne/cornerstone__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cornerstone__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.244d" id="cornerstone__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.244e" id="cornerstone__15" original="E399.22f9"><span class="def" id="cornerstone__16" original="E399.22fa"> an important part of something that the rest depends on </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2450" id="cornerstone__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2451" id="cornerstone__18" original="E890.4656"><span class="x" id="cornerstone__19" original="E890.4657"> This book is a cornerstone in European refugee literature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2453" id="cornerstone__20" original="E890.4659"><span class="cf" id="cornerstone__21" original="E890.4658"><span class="exp" id="cornerstone__22"> cornerstone </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cornerstone__23" original="E890.465a"> The idea of the struggle for existence forms one of the cornerstones of the theory of evolution. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-13ba" id="cornerstone__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cornerstone" title="cornerstone definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-13b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1828" id="cornerstone__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cornerstone__26"> cornerstone </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coronary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2457" id="coronary" original="E399.24cf" sum="370"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2458" id="coronary__1" original="E399.24d0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2459" id="coronary__2" original="E399.24d1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coronary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2467" id="coronary__6" original="E399.24da"><span class="pos" id="coronary__7" original="E399.24db"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7656" eid="coronary__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3b89" geo="br" id="coronary__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coronary__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrənri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/coron/coronary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/coron/coronary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coronary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3b8c" geo="n_am" id="coronary__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coronary__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrəneri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/coron/coronary__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/coron/coronary__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://coronary__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2469" id="coronary__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="coronary__14" original="E890.4b28"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.246b" id="coronary__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.246c" id="coronary__16" original="E399.24de"><span class="def" id="coronary__17" original="E399.24df"> connected with the heart, particularly with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://arteries" id="coronary__18"> arteries </a> that take blood to the heart </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.246f" id="coronary__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2470" id="coronary__20" original="E85c.-4c2e"><span class="x" id="coronary__21" original="E85c.-4c2d"> An increase in oxygen demand must be met by an increase in coronary blood flow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2472" id="coronary__22" original="E85c.-4c32"><span class="x" id="coronary__23" original="E85c.-4c31"> This has been associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1399" id="coronary__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coronary" title="coronary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1398" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1a5b" id="coronary__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coronary__26"> coronary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coronary artery
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2474" id="coronary-artery" original="E399.24e3" sum="295"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2475" id="coronary-artery__1" original="E399.24e4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2476" id="coronary-artery__2" original="E399.24e5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coronary artery </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.247d" id="coronary-artery__4" original="E399.24ea"><span class="pos" id="coronary-artery__5" original="E399.24eb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-728a" eid="coronary-artery__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3bb6" geo="br" id="coronary-artery__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coronary-artery__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrənri ˈɑːtəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/coron/coronary_artery_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/coron/coronary_artery_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coronary_artery_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3bb9" geo="n_am" id="coronary-artery__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coronary-artery__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəneri ˈɑːrtəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/coron/coronary_artery_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/coron/coronary_artery_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://coronary_artery_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.247f" id="coronary-artery__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2480" id="coronary-artery__12" original="E399.24ee"><span class="def" id="coronary-artery__13" original="E399.24ef"> either of the two <a class="ndv" href="entry://arteries" id="coronary-artery__14"> arteries </a> that supply blood to the heart </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2483" id="coronary-artery__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2484" id="coronary-artery__16" original="E492.67d"><span class="cf" id="coronary-artery__17" original="E492.67c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coronary-artery__18" original="E492.67e"> Those with a past history of coronary artery disease are at highest risk. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-137d" id="coronary-artery__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coronary-artery" title="coronary artery definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-137c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1a77" id="coronary-artery__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coronary-artery__21"> coronary artery </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corpora
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2487" id="corpora" original="E399.255c" sum="110"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2488" id="corpora__1" original="E399.255d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2489" id="corpora__2" original="E399.255e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corpora </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-764c" eid="corpora__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3cf6" geo="br" id="corpora__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corpora__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːpərə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corpo/corpora__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpo/corpora__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corpora__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3cf9" geo="n_am" id="corpora__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corpora__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrpərə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corpo/corpora__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpo/corpora__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corpora__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2492" id="corpora__9" original="E399.2563" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> plural of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corpus" title="corpus definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2493" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24fb" id="corpora__10" original="E399.2564"><span class="xh" id="corpora__11"> corpus </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1364" id="corpora__12" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corpora" title="corpora definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1363" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1b01" id="corpora__13" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corpora__14"> corpora </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corporate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2495" id="corporate" original="E399.2587" sum="512"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2496" id="corporate__1" original="E399.2588"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2497" id="corporate__2" original="E399.2589"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corporate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24a3" id="corporate__7" original="E399.2591"><span class="pos" id="corporate__8" original="E399.2592"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7645" eid="corporate__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3da4" geo="br" id="corporate__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corporate__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːpərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corpo/corporate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpo/corporate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corporate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3da8" geo="n_am" id="corporate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corporate__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrpərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corpo/corporate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpo/corporate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://corporate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24a5" id="corporate__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="corporate__15" original="E399.2594"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24a7" id="corporate__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24a8" id="corporate__17" original="E399.2595"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="corporate__18" original="E399.2596"> connected with large business companies or a particular large company </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24aa" id="corporate__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24ab" id="corporate__20" original="E8ba.-7ded"><span class="x" id="corporate__21" original="E8ba.-7dec"> Assessing and preparing for the future lies at the heart of corporate strategy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24ad" id="corporate__22" original="E8ba.-7deb"><span class="x" id="corporate__23" original="E8ba.-7dea"> The appearance of the staff can help reinforce the corporate image that the organization is looking to project. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24af" id="corporate__24" original="E8ba.-7de2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="corporate__25"> corporate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24b1" id="corporate__26"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24b2" id="corporate__27" original="E8ba.-7de0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24b3" id="corporate__28"><span class="coll" id="corporate__29" original="E8ba.-7ddf"> governance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24b5" id="corporate__30" original="E8ba.-7dde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24b6" id="corporate__31"><span class="coll" id="corporate__32" original="E8ba.-7ddd"> strategy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24b8" id="corporate__33"><span class="coll" id="corporate__34" original="E8ba.-7ddc"> objectives </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24ba" id="corporate__35" original="E8ba.-7ddb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24bb" id="corporate__36"><span class="coll" id="corporate__37" original="E8ba.-7dda"> responsibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24bd" id="corporate__38" original="E8ba.-7dd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24be" id="corporate__39"><span class="coll" id="corporate__40" original="E8ba.-7dd8"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24c0" id="corporate__41" original="E8ba.-7dd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24c1" id="corporate__42"><span class="coll" id="corporate__43" original="E8ce.-7de7"> management </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24c3" id="corporate__44"><span class="coll" id="corporate__45" original="E8ba.-7dd6"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24c5" id="corporate__46" original="E8ba.-7dd5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24c6" id="corporate__47"><span class="coll" id="corporate__48" original="E8ba.-7dd4"> finance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24c8" id="corporate__49" original="E8ba.-7dd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24c9" id="corporate__50"><span class="coll" id="corporate__51" original="E8ba.-7dd2"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24cb" id="corporate__52" original="E8ba.-7dd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24cc" id="corporate__53"><span class="coll" id="corporate__54" original="E8ba.-7dd0"> image </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24ce" id="corporate__55"><span class="coll" id="corporate__56" original="E8ba.-7dcf"> identity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24d0" id="corporate__57" original="E8ba.-7dce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24d1" id="corporate__58"><span class="coll" id="corporate__59" original="E8ba.-7dcd"> headquarters </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24d3" id="corporate__60" original="E8ba.-7dcc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24d4" id="corporate__61" original="E8ba.-7dcb"><span class="x" id="corporate__62" original="E8ba.-7dca"> The report highlighted failures in corporate governance as one of the most important causes of the financial crisis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24d6" id="corporate__63" original="E8ba.-7dc9"><span class="x" id="corporate__64" original="E8ba.-7dc8"> A common issue of corporate responsibility is the preservation of the environment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24d8" id="corporate__65" original="E399.259a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="corporate__66" original="E399.259d"> forming a single unit as a <a class="ndv" href="entry://corporation" id="corporate__67"> corporation </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24db" id="corporate__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24dc" id="corporate__69" original="E8ba.-7de7"><span class="x" id="corporate__70" original="E8ba.-7de6"> Japan relies less on government agencies than on corporate organizations for lifelong support systems. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corporation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24de" id="corporation" original="E399.25b0" sum="556"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24df" id="corporation__1" original="E399.25b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24e0" id="corporation__2" original="E399.25b2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corporation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24ec" id="corporation__7" original="E399.25ba"><span class="pos" id="corporation__8" original="E399.25bb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-763c" eid="corporation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3df0" geo="br" id="corporation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corporation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corpo/corporation__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpo/corporation__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://corporation__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3df4" geo="n_am" id="corporation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corporation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corpo/corporation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpo/corporation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corporation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24ee" id="corporation__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24ef" id="corporation__15" original="E399.25bc"><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24f0" id="corporation__16" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24f1" id="corporation__17"><span class="v"><strong> Corp. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="corporation__19" original="E399.25be"> a large business company, or a group of companies that is recognized by law as a single unit </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24f4" id="corporation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24f5" id="corporation__21" original="E8ba.-7f29"><span class="x" id="corporation__22" original="E8ba.-7f28"> The company sells to customers ranging from huge multinational corporations to small businesses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24f7" id="corporation__23" original="E8ba.-7f27"><span class="x" id="corporation__24" original="E8ba.-7f26"> The average salary of a CEO employed in a large corporation has risen dramatically. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24f9" id="corporation__25" original="E8ba.-7f25"><span class="x" id="corporation__26" original="E8ba.-7f24"> In 2005, News Corporation bought MySpace for $580 million. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="organization__44" original="E850.-612f" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="organization__45" original="E850.-612e"><span class="h1" id="organization__46" original="E850.-612d"><ul class="inline" id="organization__47" original="E850.-612c"><li class="li" id="organization__48" original="E850.-612b"> company </li><li class="li" id="organization__49" original="E850.-6129"> business </li><li class="li" id="organization__50" original="E8c4.a38"> conglomerate </li><li class="li" id="organization__51" original="E850.-6128"> corporation </li><li class="li" id="organization__52" original="E850.-612a"> firm </li><li class="li" id="organization__53" original="E850.-6127"> multinational </li><li class="li" id="organization__54" original="E850.-6126"> organization <span class="pos" id="organization__55" original="E83b.688e"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="organization__56" original="E850.-6124"> These words can all be used to describe an organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services. </span><ul class="bullet" id="organization__57" original="E850.-6123"><li class="li" id="organization__58" original="E8c4.a3a"><span class="eb" id="organization__59" original="E5df.-5d25"> an insurance/​a limited/​a pharmaceutical </span> company </li><li class="li" id="organization__60" original="E8c4.a3b"> a <span class="eb" id="organization__61" original="E5df.-5d24"> family/​local </span> business </li><li class="li" id="organization__62" original="E8c4.a3d"> an <span class="eb" id="organization__63" original="E5df.-5d23"> entertainment/​industrial </span> conglomerate </li><li class="li" id="organization__64" original="E8a8.-4d1e"> a <span class="eb" id="organization__65" original="E5df.-5d22"> multinational </span> company/​conglomerate/​corporation/​firm </li><li class="li" id="organization__66" original="E8c4.a3e"><span class="eb" id="organization__67" original="E5df.-5d21"> an accounting/​a consulting/​a manufacturing </span> firm </li><li class="li" id="organization__68" original="E850.-6122"><span class="eb" id="organization__69" original="E5df.-5d20"> a foreign/​a European/​an oil </span> multinational </li><li class="li" id="organization__70" original="E8c4.a43"> a <span class="eb" id="organization__71" original="E5df.-5d1f"> non-governmental/​non-profit/​voluntary </span> organization </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="organization__72" original="E850.-6121"><li class="li" id="organization__73" original="E8c4.a4b"><span class="eb" id="organization__74" original="E8c4.a4c"> Company </span> refers to a business organization that is recognized in law and that exists independently of its owners and employees. The term <span class="eb" id="organization__75" original="E8c4.a89"> corporation </span> is also often used, especially in American English: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__76"><span class="x-g" id="organization__77" original="E8c4.a4d"><span class="x" id="organization__78" original="E8c4.a4e"> Company law enables a company to own its own assets. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="organization__79" original="E8c4.a4f"><span class="x" id="organization__80" original="E8c4.a50"> Pertamina became a corporation established by law. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__81" original="E8c4.a56"><span class="eb" id="organization__82" original="E8c4.a57"> Business </span> is often used to refer to a small company that is owned by an individual or a family; whereas <span class="eb" id="organization__83" original="E8c4.a8a"> firm </span> is often used to mean a company that provides a particular professional service: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__84"><span class="x-g" id="organization__85" original="E8c4.a58"><span class="x" id="organization__86" original="E8c4.a59"> Family businesses have been the basis of entrepreneurship… </span></span><span class="x-g" id="organization__87" original="E8c4.a8b"><span class="x" id="organization__88" original="E8c4.a8c"> Accounting firms should limit their services to audit and closely related services. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__89" original="E8a8.-4d20"><span class="eb" id="organization__90" original="E8a8.-4d1a"> Conglomerate </span> refers to an organization formed of a group of companies that have different business activities: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__91"><span class="x-g" id="organization__92" original="E8a8.-4d19"><span class="x" id="organization__93" original="E8a8.-4d18"> The OCBC acquired numerous commercial and industrial concerns to form a highly diversified conglomerate. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__94" original="E8c4.a5c"><span class="eb" id="organization__95" original="E8c4.a5d"> Multinational </span> and <span class="eb" id="organization__96" original="E8c4.a5e"> corporation </span> are both used to mean a company that operates in more than one country: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__97"><span class="x-g" id="organization__98" original="E8c4.a5f"><span class="x" id="organization__99" original="E8c4.a60"> Foreign multinationals are increasingly setting up operations in this country. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="organization__100" original="E8c4.a61"><span class="x" id="organization__101" original="E8c4.a62"> The corporations that are headquartered in these cities reach around the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="organization__102" original="E850.-6120"><span class="eb" id="organization__103" original="E850.-611f"> Organization </span> can be used to mean a company that exists to make a profit, but it can also mean a non-profit organization: <span class="x-gs" id="organization__104"><span class="x-g" id="organization__105" original="E8c4.a45"><span class="x" id="organization__106" original="E8c4.a46"> Business organizations should understand the processes of gradual cultural change. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="organization__107" original="E8c4.a47"><span class="x" id="organization__108" original="E8c4.a48"> This voluntary organization provides emergency provisions to refugees. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1304" id="corporation__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corporation" title="corporation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1303" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1b7c" id="corporation__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corporation__94"> corporation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corpus
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24fb" id="corpus" original="E399.2654" sum="920"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24fc" id="corpus__1" original="E399.2655"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.24fd" id="corpus__2" original="E399.2656"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corpus </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.250a" id="corpus__8" original="E399.265f"><span class="pos" id="corpus__9" original="E399.2660"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7633" eid="corpus__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3d0a" geo="br" id="corpus__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corpus__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːpəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corpu/corpus__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpu/corpus__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corpus__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3d0d" geo="n_am" id="corpus__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corpus__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrpəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corpu/corpus__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpu/corpus__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corpus__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.250c" id="corpus__15" original="E399.2661"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.250d" form="pl" id="corpus__16" original="E399.2662"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="corpus__17" original="E399.2664"> corpora </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7632" eid="corpus__18" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3d04" geo="br" id="corpus__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corpus__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːpərə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corpo/corpora__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpo/corpora__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corpora__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3d07" geo="n_am" id="corpus__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corpus__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrpərə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corpo/corpora__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpo/corpora__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corpora__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="sep"> or </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2517" form="_tofix" id="corpus__24" original="E399.2669"><span class="if" id="corpus__25" original="E399.266a"> corpuses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7631" eid="corpus__26" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3cfc" geo="br" id="corpus__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corpus__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːpəsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corpu/corpuses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpu/corpuses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corpuses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.3d00" geo="n_am" id="corpus__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corpus__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrpəsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corpu/corpuses__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corpu/corpuses__us_2.ogg" href="sound://corpuses__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2520" id="corpus__31"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2521" id="corpus__32" original="E890.4ff3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="corpus__33" original="E890.4ff4"> a collection of written texts, especially all the works of a particular author, or writing on a particular subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2523" id="corpus__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2524" id="corpus__35" original="E890.4ff5"><span class="x" id="corpus__36" original="E890.4ff6"> By 1270, the extensive Aristotelian corpus had been translated into Latin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2526" id="corpus__37" original="E890.4ff8"><span class="cf" id="corpus__38" original="E890.4ff7"><span class="exp" id="corpus__39"> corpus </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="corpus__40" original="E890.4ff9"> Today there exists a clear corpus of international law governing internal armed conflict. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.252a" id="corpus__41" original="E399.2670"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="corpus__42" original="E399.2671"> a collection of written or spoken material in electronic form, that can be used for language research </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.252c" id="corpus__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.252d" id="corpus__44" original="E85c.-4c05"><span class="x" id="corpus__45" original="E85c.-4c04"> Studies of collocations based on the analysis of large text corpora often throw up interesting and unexpected results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.252f" id="corpus__46" original="E85c.-4c00"><span class="cf" id="corpus__47" original="E85c.-4c01"><span class="exp" id="corpus__48"> corpus </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="corpus__49" original="E85c.-4bff"> This study is based on a corpus of tagged Sanskrit texts that has been compiled during the last 10 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2533" id="corpus__50" original="E85c.-4c03"><span class="cf" id="corpus__51" original="E4c7.1e0b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="corpus__52" original="E85c.-4c02"> Her research interests lie mainly in the areas of corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, and English for Academic Purposes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-12cd" id="corpus__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corpus" title="corpus definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-12cc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1c6a" id="corpus__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corpus__55"> corpus </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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correct
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2536" hm="1" id="correct1" original="E399.26f2" sum="936"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2537" id="correct1__1" original="E399.26f3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2538" id="correct1__2" original="E399.26f4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correct <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2543" id="correct1__6" original="E399.26ff"><span class="pos" id="correct1__7" original="E399.2700"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-761c" eid="correct1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41bf" geo="br" id="correct1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correct__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correct__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://correct__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41c2" geo="n_am" id="correct1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2545" id="correct1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2546" id="correct1__14" original="E399.2701"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="correct1__15" original="E399.2702"> accurate or true, without any mistakes </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2548" id="correct1__16" original="E399.2703" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://right2" title="right2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2549" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.781" id="correct1__17" original="E399.2704"><span class="xh" id="correct1__18"> right </span><span class="xhm" id="correct1__19"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.254c" id="correct1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.254d" id="correct1__21" original="E8a5.-7b28"><span class="x" id="correct1__22" original="E8a5.-7b27"> On this point of independent activity of different genes, Mendel was not entirely correct. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.254f" id="correct1__23" original="E8a5.-7b26"><span class="x" id="correct1__24" original="E8a5.-7b25"> If Einstein's special theory of relativity is correct, then it would appear that this ‘speed’ is indeed variable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2551" id="correct1__25" original="E8a5.-7b21"><span class="cf" id="correct1__26" original="E8a5.-7b22"><span class="exp" id="correct1__27"> correct </span> in (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="correct1__28" original="E8a5.-7b20"> Ball and Thompson were, of course, correct in their analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2555" id="correct1__29" original="E8d7.-7fdc"><span class="cf" id="correct1__30" original="E8d7.-7fdd"><span class="exp" id="correct1__31"> correct </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="correct1__32" original="E8d7.-7fdb"> This prediction was correct for two out of nine sites sampled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2559" id="correct1__33" original="E8a5.-7b24"><span class="cf" id="correct1__34" original="E8dc.-794c"> it is <span class="exp" id="correct1__35"> correct </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="correct1__36" original="E8a5.-7b23"> It would not be correct to say that every moral obligation involves a legal duty. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.255d" id="correct1__37" original="E399.2706" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incorrect" title="incorrect definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.255e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4162" id="correct1__38" original="E399.2707"><span class="xh" id="correct1__39"> incorrect </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2560" id="correct1__40" original="E8a5.-7b16" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correct1__41"> correct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2562" id="correct1__42"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2563" id="correct1__43" original="E8a5.-7b14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2564" id="correct1__44"><span class="coll" id="correct1__45" original="E8a5.-7b13"> answer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2566" id="correct1__46"><span class="coll" id="correct1__47" original="E8a5.-7b12"> solution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2568" id="correct1__48" original="E8a5.-7b11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2569" id="correct1__49"><span class="coll" id="correct1__50" original="E8a5.-7b10"> response </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.256b" id="correct1__51" original="E8a5.-7b0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.256c" id="correct1__52"><span class="coll" id="correct1__53" original="E8a5.-7b0e"> interpretation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.256e" id="correct1__54" original="E8d7.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.256f" id="correct1__55"><span class="coll" id="correct1__56" original="E8d7.-7fd9"> diagnosis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2571" id="correct1__57" original="E8a5.-7b0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2572" id="correct1__58"><span class="coll" id="correct1__59" original="E8a5.-7b0b"> identification </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2574" id="correct1__60" original="E8a5.-7b0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2575" id="correct1__61"><span class="coll" id="correct1__62" original="E8a5.-7b09"> decision </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2577" id="correct1__63"><span class="coll" id="correct1__64" original="E8a5.-7b08"> choice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2579" id="correct1__65" original="E8a5.-7b07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.257a" id="correct1__66"><span class="coll" id="correct1__67" original="E8a5.-7b06"> sequence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.257c" id="correct1__68" original="E8a5.-7b05"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.257d" id="correct1__69" original="E8a5.-7b04"><span class="x" id="correct1__70" original="E8a5.-7b03"> There is no correct answer to this question. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.257f" id="correct1__71" original="E8a5.-7b02"><span class="x" id="correct1__72" original="E8a5.-7b01"> The correct statistical interpretation of this result is to attribute the observed difference to random chance. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2581" id="correct1__73" original="E8a5.-7af4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correct1__74"> adverb + correct </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2583" id="correct1__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2584" id="correct1__76" original="E8a5.-7af2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2585" id="correct1__77"><span class="coll" id="correct1__78" original="E8a5.-7af1"> basically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2587" id="correct1__79" original="E8a5.-7af0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2588" id="correct1__80"><span class="coll" id="correct1__81" original="E8a5.-7aef"> (not) entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.258a" id="correct1__82"><span class="coll" id="correct1__83" original="E8a5.-7aee"> (not) quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.258c" id="correct1__84" original="E8a5.-7aed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.258d" id="correct1__85"><span class="coll" id="correct1__86" original="E8a5.-7aec"> certainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.258f" id="correct1__87"><span class="coll" id="correct1__88" original="E8a5.-7aeb"> undoubtedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2591" id="correct1__89" original="E8a5.-7aea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2592" id="correct1__90"><span class="coll" id="correct1__91" original="E8a5.-7ae9"> partially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2594" id="correct1__92" original="E8a5.-7ae8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2595" id="correct1__93"><span class="coll" id="correct1__94" original="E8a5.-7ae7"> technically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2597" id="correct1__95" original="E8a5.-7ae6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2598" id="correct1__96" original="E8a5.-7ae5"><span class="x" id="correct1__97" original="E8a5.-7ae4"> She is certainly correct in asserting that very little research has been done on this topic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.259a" id="correct1__98" original="E8a5.-7ae3"><span class="x" id="correct1__99" original="E8a5.-7ae2"> It turned out that most students could write correct or at least partially correct sentences. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.259c" id="correct1__100" original="E399.2709"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="correct1__101" original="E399.270a"> right and suitable, so that something is done as it should be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.259e" id="correct1__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.259f" id="correct1__103" original="E8a5.-7b1f"><span class="x" id="correct1__104" original="E8a5.-7b1e"> It is important to follow the correct laboratory procedures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25a1" id="correct1__105" original="E8a5.-7b1d"><span class="x" id="correct1__106" original="E8a5.-7b1c"> Gloves must be of the correct size to ensure safe handling of the substance. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25a3" id="correct1__107" original="E8dc.-794a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correct1__108"> correct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25a5" id="correct1__109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25a6" id="correct1__110" original="E8a5.-7aff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25a7" id="correct1__111"><span class="coll" id="correct1__112" original="E8a5.-7afe"> position </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25a9" id="correct1__113"><span class="coll" id="correct1__114" original="E8a5.-7afd"> placement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25ab" id="correct1__115"><span class="coll" id="correct1__116" original="E8a5.-7afc"> orientation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25ad" id="correct1__117" original="E8a5.-7afb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25ae" id="correct1__118"><span class="coll" id="correct1__119" original="E8a5.-7afa"> procedure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25b0" id="correct1__120" original="E8a5.-7af9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25b1" id="correct1__121" original="E8a5.-7af8"><span class="x" id="correct1__122" original="E8a5.-7af7"> This is the correct procedure in all but exceptional cases. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25b3" id="correct1__123"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25b4" id="correct1__124" original="E399.271a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25b5" id="correct1__125"><span class="dr" id="correct1__126" original="E399.271b"> correctness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25bd" id="correct1__127" original="E399.271f"><span class="pos" id="correct1__128" original="E399.2720"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-761b" eid="correct1__129" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41c5" geo="br" id="correct1__130" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct1__131"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correctness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correctness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correctness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41c8" geo="n_am" id="correct1__132" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct1__133"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correctness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correctness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correctness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25bf" id="correct1__134"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="correct1__135" original="E399.2722"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25c1" id="correct1__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25c2" id="correct1__137" original="E8a5.-7b1b"><span class="cf" id="correct1__138" original="E8dc.-794b"><span class="exp"> correctness </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="correct1__139" original="E8a5.-7b1a"> Later work demonstrated the essential correctness of this hypothesis. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cde" id="correct1__140" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="correct1__141"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cdc" id="correct1__142" original="E8a5.-7b18"><span class="shcut" id="correct1__143" original="E8a5.-7b17"> correct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cda" id="correct1__144" original="E8a5.-7b16"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cd9" id="correct1__145" original="E8a5.-7b14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cd8" id="correct1__146" original="E8a5.-7b13"><span class="coll" id="correct1__147"> answer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cd6" id="correct1__148" original="E8a5.-7b12"><span class="coll" id="correct1__149"> solution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cd4" id="correct1__150" original="E8a5.-7b11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cd3" id="correct1__151" original="E8a5.-7b10"><span class="coll" id="correct1__152"> response </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cd1" id="correct1__153" original="E8a5.-7b0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cd0" id="correct1__154" original="E8a5.-7b0e"><span class="coll" id="correct1__155"> interpretation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cce" id="correct1__156" original="E8d7.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ccd" id="correct1__157" original="E8d7.-7fd9"><span class="coll" id="correct1__158"> diagnosis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ccb" id="correct1__159" original="E8a5.-7b0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cca" id="correct1__160" original="E8a5.-7b0b"><span class="coll" id="correct1__161"> identification </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cc8" id="correct1__162" original="E8a5.-7b0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cc7" id="correct1__163" original="E8a5.-7b09"><span class="coll" id="correct1__164"> decision </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cc5" id="correct1__165" original="E8a5.-7b08"><span class="coll" id="correct1__166"> choice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cc3" id="correct1__167" original="E8a5.-7b07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cc2" id="correct1__168" original="E8a5.-7b06"><span class="coll" id="correct1__169"> sequence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cc0" id="correct1__170" original="E8a5.-7b05"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cbf" id="correct1__171" original="E8a5.-7b04"><span class="x" id="correct1__172" original="E8a5.-7b03"> There is no correct answer to this question. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cbd" id="correct1__173" original="E8a5.-7b02"><span class="x" id="correct1__174" original="E8a5.-7b01"> The correct statistical interpretation of this result is to attribute the observed difference to random chance. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cbb" id="correct1__175" original="E8dc.-794a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cba" id="correct1__176" original="E8a5.-7aff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cb9" id="correct1__177" original="E8a5.-7afe"><span class="coll" id="correct1__178"> position </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cb7" id="correct1__179" original="E8a5.-7afd"><span class="coll" id="correct1__180"> placement </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cb5" id="correct1__181" original="E8a5.-7afc"><span class="coll" id="correct1__182"> orientation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cb3" id="correct1__183" original="E8a5.-7afb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cb2" id="correct1__184" original="E8a5.-7afa"><span class="coll" id="correct1__185"> procedure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cb0" id="correct1__186" original="E8a5.-7af9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6caf" id="correct1__187" original="E8a5.-7af8"><span class="x" id="correct1__188" original="E8a5.-7af7"> This is the correct procedure in all but exceptional cases. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cad" id="correct1__189" original="E8a5.-7af6"><span class="shcut" id="correct1__190" original="E8a5.-7af5"> adverb + correct </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6cab" id="correct1__191" original="E8a5.-7af4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6caa" id="correct1__192" original="E8a5.-7af2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ca9" id="correct1__193" original="E8a5.-7af1"><span class="coll" id="correct1__194"> basically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ca7" id="correct1__195" original="E8a5.-7af0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ca6" id="correct1__196" original="E8a5.-7aef"><span class="coll" id="correct1__197"> (not) entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ca4" id="correct1__198" original="E8a5.-7aee"><span class="coll" id="correct1__199"> (not) quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ca2" id="correct1__200" original="E8a5.-7aed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ca1" id="correct1__201" original="E8a5.-7aec"><span class="coll" id="correct1__202"> certainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c9f" id="correct1__203" original="E8a5.-7aeb"><span class="coll" id="correct1__204"> undoubtedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c9d" id="correct1__205" original="E8a5.-7aea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c9c" id="correct1__206" original="E8a5.-7ae9"><span class="coll" id="correct1__207"> partially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c9a" id="correct1__208" original="E8a5.-7ae8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c99" id="correct1__209" original="E8a5.-7ae7"><span class="coll" id="correct1__210"> technically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c97" id="correct1__211" original="E8a5.-7ae6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c96" id="correct1__212" original="E8a5.-7ae5"><span class="x" id="correct1__213" original="E8a5.-7ae4"> She is certainly correct in asserting that very little research has been done on this topic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c94" id="correct1__214" original="E8a5.-7ae3"><span class="x" id="correct1__215" original="E8a5.-7ae2"> It turned out that most students could write correct or at least partially correct sentences. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-12a4" id="correct1__216" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correct_1" title="correct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-12a3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1d21" id="correct1__217" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correct1__218"> correct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25c5" hm="2" id="correct2" original="E399.272b" sum="1167"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25c6" id="correct2__1" original="E399.272c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25c7" id="correct2__2" original="E399.272d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correct <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.25d4" id="correct2__9" original="E399.2738"><span class="pos" id="correct2__10" original="E399.2739"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-760e" eid="correct2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41f8" geo="br" id="correct2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correct__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correct__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://correct__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41fb" geo="n_am" id="correct2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-137" id="correct2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41cb" form="root" id="correct2__17"><span class="vp" id="correct2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> correct </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41cd" eid="correct2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41ce" geo="br" id="correct2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correct__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correct__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://correct__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41d1" geo="n_am" id="correct2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41d4" form="thirdps" id="correct2__24"><span class="vp" id="correct2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> corrects </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41d6" eid="correct2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41d7" geo="br" id="correct2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corrects__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrects__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrects__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41da" geo="n_am" id="correct2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corrects__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrects__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrects__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41dd" form="past" id="correct2__31"><span class="vp" id="correct2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> corrected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41df" eid="correct2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41e0" geo="br" id="correct2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corrected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41e3" geo="n_am" id="correct2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corrected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41e6" form="pastpart" id="correct2__38"><span class="vp" id="correct2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> corrected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41e8" eid="correct2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41e9" geo="br" id="correct2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corrected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41ec" geo="n_am" id="correct2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corrected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41ef" form="prespart" id="correct2__45"><span class="vp" id="correct2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> correcting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41f1" eid="correct2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41f2" geo="br" id="correct2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correcting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correcting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correcting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.41f5" geo="n_am" id="correct2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correct2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correcting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correcting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correcting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2600" id="correct2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2601" id="correct2__53" original="E399.2756"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2602" id="correct2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="correct2__55" original="E8d7.-7fb6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="correct2__56" original="E399.2757"><span class="exp" id="correct2__57"> correct </span> something </span><span class="def" id="correct2__58" original="E399.2758"> to make something right or accurate, for example by changing it or removing mistakes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2607" id="correct2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2608" id="correct2__60" original="E862.-7fff"><span class="x" id="correct2__61" original="E862.-7ffe"> Another element in robust organizations is an ability to recognize and correct errors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.260a" id="correct2__62" original="E862.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="correct2__63" original="E862.-7ffa"> Such educational material aims to correct misconceptions about eating and weight control. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.260c" id="correct2__64" original="E862.-7ff9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.260d" id="correct2__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="correct2__66" original="E8d7.-7fb4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="correct2__67" original="E8d7.-7fb3"><span class="exp" id="correct2__68"> correct </span> something </span><span class="def" id="correct2__69" original="E862.-7ff8"> to deal with a problem so that something works in the way that it should </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2612" id="correct2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2613" id="correct2__71" original="E862.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="correct2__72" original="E862.-7ff6"> Phosphate supplements may be required to correct phosphate deficiency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2615" id="correct2__73" original="E862.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="correct2__74" original="E862.-7ff4"> These economic imbalances should be corrected swiftly by market forces. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2617" id="correct2__75" original="E862.-7ff1"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2618" id="correct2__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="correct2__77" original="E8d7.-7fb0"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="correct2__78" original="E8d7.-7fb1"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correct2__79" original="E862.-7fef"> to change a calculation, measurement or amount in order to make it more accurate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.261c" id="correct2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.261d" id="correct2__81" original="E862.-7fee"><span class="cf" id="correct2__82" original="E862.-7ff0"><span class="exp" id="correct2__83"> correct </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="correct2__84" original="E862.-7fed"> The US average real wage (corrected for changes in the cost of living) fell 9.7% between 1975 and 1995. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2621" id="correct2__85" original="E862.-7fec"><span class="cf" id="correct2__86" original="E8dc.-78f4"><span class="exp" id="correct2__87"> correct </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="correct2__88" original="E862.-7feb"> Two frequencies are needed to correct for the delay introduced by the ionosphere. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2625" id="correct2__89" original="E862.-7fea"><span class="cf" id="correct2__90" original="E8dc.-78f3"><span class="exp" id="correct2__91"> correct </span> something </span><span class="x" id="correct2__92" original="E862.-7fe9"> Real income refers to income corrected to take account of the effects of inflation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-11df" id="correct2__93" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correct_1" title="correct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-11de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1d21" id="correct2__94" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correct2__95"> correct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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correction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2629" id="correction" original="E399.2761" sum="948"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.262a" id="correction__1" original="E399.2762"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.262b" id="correction__2" original="E399.2763"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2636" id="correction__7" original="E399.276c"><span class="pos" id="correction__8" original="E399.276d"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7607" eid="correction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.430a" geo="br" id="correction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.430d" geo="n_am" id="correction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2638" id="correction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2639" id="correction__15" original="E399.276e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.263a" id="correction__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="correction__17" original="E399.2770"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correction__18" original="E399.2771"> a change, for example in a piece of writing, that makes something more accurate than it was before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.263d" id="correction__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.263e" id="correction__20" original="E862.-7642"><span class="x" id="correction__21" original="E862.-7641"> Where misinformation is published, corrections of equal prominence should be published. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2640" id="correction__22" original="E399.2772"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2641" id="correction__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="correction__24" original="E399.2774"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correction__25" original="E399.2775"> the act or process of correcting something, especially by putting a problem right </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2644" id="correction__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2645" id="correction__27" original="E862.-763d"><span class="x" id="correction__28" original="E862.-763c"> Few people now see left-handedness as a problem needing correction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2647" id="correction__29" original="E862.-763f"><span class="cf" id="correction__30" original="E862.-7640"><span class="exp" id="correction__31"> correction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="correction__32" original="E862.-763e"> This condition has become relatively rare in the UK due to early surgical correction of cardiac defects. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.264b" id="correction__33" original="E862.-763b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.264c" id="correction__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="correction__35" original="E8dd.-7fdd"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="correction__36" original="E8dd.-7fdc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correction__37" original="E862.-763a"> a change that makes a calculation, measurement or amount more accurate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2650" id="correction__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2651" id="correction__39" original="E862.-7639"><span class="x" id="correction__40" original="E862.-7638"> Temperature correction is often needed since conductivity varies considerably with temperature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2653" id="correction__41" original="E862.-7636"><span class="cf" id="correction__42" original="E862.-7637"><span class="exp" id="correction__43"> correction </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="correction__44" original="E862.-7635"> For accurate calculations, a correction for partial pressure of water can be made. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-11a3" id="correction__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correction_1" title="correction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-11a2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1dd4" id="correction__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correction__47"> correction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corrective
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2657" hm="1" id="corrective1" original="E399.27ac" sum="346"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2658" id="corrective1__1" original="E399.27ad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2659" id="corrective1__2" original="E399.27ae"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corrective <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2663" id="corrective1__6" original="E399.27b7"><span class="pos" id="corrective1__7" original="E399.27b8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7600" eid="corrective1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4362" geo="br" id="corrective1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrective1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corrective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrective__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrective__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4365" geo="n_am" id="corrective1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrective1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corrective__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrective__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrective__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2665" id="corrective1__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2666" id="corrective1__14" original="E399.27b9"><span class="def" id="corrective1__15" original="E399.27bc"> designed to improve or put right something that was wrong before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2668" id="corrective1__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2669" id="corrective1__17" original="E8a5.-7b45"><span class="x" id="corrective1__18" original="E8a5.-7b44"> If the process starts to go wrong, then corrective action needs to be taken. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.266b" id="corrective1__19" original="E8a5.-7b43"><span class="x" id="corrective1__20" original="E8a5.-7b42"> Corrective surgery may be required where joints are damaged. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1172" id="corrective1__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corrective_1" title="corrective definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1171" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1e46" id="corrective1__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corrective1__23"> corrective </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.266d" hm="2" id="corrective2" original="E399.27bd" sum="414"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.266e" id="corrective2__1" original="E399.27be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.266f" id="corrective2__2" original="E399.27bf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corrective <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.267a" id="corrective2__7" original="E399.27c8"><span class="pos" id="corrective2__8" original="E399.27c9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75f9" eid="corrective2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4368" geo="br" id="corrective2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrective2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corrective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrective__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrective__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.436b" geo="n_am" id="corrective2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrective2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corrective__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corrective__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrective__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.267c" id="corrective2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.267d" id="corrective2__15" original="E399.27ca"><span class="cf" id="corrective2__16" original="E399.27cb"><span class="exp" id="corrective2__17"> corrective </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="corrective2__18" original="E399.27ce"> something that corrects something or that helps to give a more accurate or fairer view of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2681" id="corrective2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2682" id="corrective2__20" original="E85c.-4bc9"><span class="x" id="corrective2__21" original="E85c.-4bc8"> Rutlidge's writings provide a useful corrective to the idea that the French simply endorsed the actions of their government. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1157" id="corrective2__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corrective_1" title="corrective definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1156" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1e46" id="corrective2__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corrective2__24"> corrective </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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correctly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2684" id="correctly" original="E8a5.-7b41" sum="822"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2685" id="correctly__1" original="E8a5.-7b40"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2686" id="correctly__2" original="E8a5.-7b3f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correctly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.268e" id="correctly__4" original="E8a5.-7b3a"><span class="pos" id="correctly__5" original="E8a5.-7b39"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75f2" eid="correctly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.318a" geo="br" id="correctly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correctly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correctly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correctly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correctly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.318d" geo="n_am" id="correctly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correctly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrektli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correctly__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correctly__us_2.ogg" href="sound://correctly__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2690" id="correctly__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2691" id="correctly__12" original="E8a5.-7b38"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="correctly__13" original="E8a5.-7b37"> in a way that is accurate or true, without any mistakes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2693" id="correctly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2694" id="correctly__15" original="E8a5.-7b36"><span class="x" id="correctly__16" original="E8a5.-7b35"> Berkeley correctly observed that the motion of water in the bucket is not a truly circular motion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2696" id="correctly__17" original="E8a5.-7b34"><span class="x" id="correctly__18" original="E8a5.-7b33"> Treatment of infections relies on the ability to correctly identify the infective agent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2698" id="correctly__19" original="E8a5.-7b32"><span class="x" id="correctly__20" original="E8a5.-7b31"> The basic function of a mass spectrometer is to measure the mass of a molecule or, more correctly, an ion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.269a" id="correctly__21" original="E8a5.-7b30"><span class="x" id="correctly__22" original="E8a5.-7b2f"> Lorentz and Fitzgerald supposed, correctly, that the forces holding solids together are electromagnetic. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.269c" id="correctly__23" original="E8a5.-7b2e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="correctly__24" original="E8a5.-7b2d"> in a way that is right and suitable, so that something is done as it should be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.269e" id="correctly__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.269f" id="correctly__26" original="E8a5.-7b2c"><span class="x" id="correctly__27" original="E8a5.-7b2b"> Facial hair may prevent face masks from fitting correctly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26a1" id="correctly__28" original="E8a5.-7b2a"><span class="x" id="correctly__29" original="E8a5.-7b29"> The patient's head must be correctly positioned and supported to prevent unnecessary movement. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-113f" id="correctly__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correctly" title="correctly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-113e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7775" id="correctly__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correctly__32"> correctly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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correlate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26a3" hm="1" id="correlate1" original="E399.27cf" sum="1255"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26a4" id="correlate1__1" original="E399.27d0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26a5" id="correlate1__2" original="E399.27d1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correlate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26b7" id="correlate1__9" original="E399.27dc"><span class="pos" id="correlate1__10" original="E399.27dd"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72dd" eid="correlate1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44b1" geo="br" id="correlate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correlate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correlate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44b4" geo="n_am" id="correlate1__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correlate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://correlate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-109" id="correlate1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44bc" form="root" id="correlate1__17"><span class="vp" id="correlate1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> correlate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44be" eid="correlate1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44bf" geo="br" id="correlate1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correlate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correlate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44c2" geo="n_am" id="correlate1__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrəleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correlate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://correlate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44ca" form="thirdps" id="correlate1__24"><span class="vp" id="correlate1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> correlates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44cc" eid="correlate1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44cd" geo="br" id="correlate1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrəleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correlates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correlates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44d0" geo="n_am" id="correlate1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrəleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correlates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correlates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44d6" form="past" id="correlate1__31"><span class="vp" id="correlate1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> correlated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44d8" eid="correlate1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44d9" geo="br" id="correlate1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correlated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correlated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44dc" geo="n_am" id="correlate1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correlated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correlated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44e2" form="pastpart" id="correlate1__38"><span class="vp" id="correlate1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> correlated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44e4" eid="correlate1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44e5" geo="br" id="correlate1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correlated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correlated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44e8" geo="n_am" id="correlate1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correlated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correlated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44ee" form="prespart" id="correlate1__45"><span class="vp" id="correlate1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> correlating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44f0" eid="correlate1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44f1" geo="br" id="correlate1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrəleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correlating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correlating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44f4" geo="n_am" id="correlate1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correlating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correlating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26f7" id="correlate1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26f8" id="correlate1__53" original="E399.2803"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26f9" id="correlate1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="correlate1__55" original="E399.2805"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="correlate1__56" original="E862.-7631"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="correlate1__57" original="E862.-7630"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.26fd" id="correlate1__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="correlate1__59" original="E8dc.-78e5"> of two or more facts or figures </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="correlate1__60" original="E399.2806"> to be closely connected and affect or depend on each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2700" id="correlate1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2701" id="correlate1__62" original="E862.-762a"><span class="cf" id="correlate1__63" original="E399.2809"><span class="exp" id="correlate1__64"> correlate </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="correlate1__65" original="E862.-7629"> The breakdown rate of leaf litter was found to correlate strongly with fungal activity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2705" id="correlate1__66" original="E862.-762e"><span class="cf" id="correlate1__67" original="E8dc.-78e4"> be correlated </span><span class="x" id="correlate1__68" original="E862.-762d"> Earnings and occupational status are, unsurprisingly, highly correlated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2708" id="correlate1__69" original="E8d7.-7fa3"><span class="x" id="correlate1__70" original="E8d7.-7fa2"> Factors may be significantly correlated because they have a mutual cause, rather than because they are in a cause-and-effect relationship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.270a" id="correlate1__71" original="E862.-762c"><span class="cf" id="correlate1__72" original="E8dc.-78e3"> be positively/negatively correlated </span><span class="x" id="correlate1__73" original="E862.-762b"> Height and weight in humans are positively correlated: taller people tend to be heavier. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.270d" id="correlate1__74" original="E862.-7625"><span class="cf" id="correlate1__75" original="E862.-7626"> be correlated to something </span><span class="x" id="correlate1__76" original="E862.-7624"> The activity of certain enzymes is correlated to the intensity of sound. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2710" id="correlate1__77" original="E399.280a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2711" id="correlate1__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="correlate1__79" original="E399.280c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correlate1__80" original="E399.280e"> to show that there is a close connection between two or more facts or figures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2714" id="correlate1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2715" id="correlate1__82" original="E862.-761f"><span class="cf" id="correlate1__83" original="E8dc.-78e2"><span class="exp" id="correlate1__84"> correlate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="correlate1__85" original="E862.-761e"> Attempts were made to correlate peat layers of similar humification across north-west Europe. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2719" id="correlate1__86" original="E862.-7621"><span class="cf" id="correlate1__87" original="E399.280d"><span class="exp" id="correlate1__88"> correlate </span> something with something </span><span class="x" id="correlate1__89" original="E862.-7620"> Functions of the protein family have been correlated with particular structural features in the amino acid sequence. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-10d1" id="correlate1__90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correlate_1" title="correlate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-10d0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1e7b" id="correlate1__91" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correlate1__92"> correlate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.271d" hm="2" id="correlate2" original="E862.-7619" sum="422"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.271e" id="correlate2__1" original="E862.-7618"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.271f" id="correlate2__2" original="E862.-7617"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correlate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.272b" id="correlate2__4" original="E862.-7610"><span class="pos" id="correlate2__5" original="E862.-760f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72d1" eid="correlate2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44fa" geo="br" id="correlate2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrələt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correlate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://correlate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.44fd" geo="n_am" id="correlate2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlate2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrələt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correlate__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlate__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://correlate__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.272d" id="correlate2__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.272e" id="correlate2__12" original="E862.-760e"><span class="cf" id="correlate2__13" original="E862.-760c"><span class="exp" id="correlate2__14"> correlate </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="correlate2__15" original="E862.-760d"> one of two or more facts or figures that are closely connected and affect or depend on each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2732" id="correlate2__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2733" id="correlate2__17" original="E8dc.-78c9"><span class="x" id="correlate2__18" original="E8dc.-78c8"> Age is a powerful correlate of cancer risk in humans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2735" id="correlate2__19" original="E8dc.-78c7"><span class="x" id="correlate2__20" original="E8dc.-78c6"> This study aimed to identify correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour among 7-year-old children in England. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1096" id="correlate2__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correlate_2" title="correlate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1095" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1d0c" id="correlate2__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correlate2__23"> correlate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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correlation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2737" id="correlation" original="E399.2817" sum="936"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2738" id="correlation__1" original="E399.2818"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2739" id="correlation__2" original="E399.2819"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correlation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.274a" id="correlation__7" original="E399.2821"><span class="pos" id="correlation__8" original="E399.2822"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75eb" eid="correlation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4538" geo="br" id="correlation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correlation__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlation__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://correlation__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.453c" geo="n_am" id="correlation__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correlation__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlation__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://correlation__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.274c" id="correlation__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.274d" id="correlation__15" original="E399.2826"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.274e" id="correlation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="correlation__17" original="E399.2824"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="correlation__18" original="E399.2825"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correlation__19" original="E399.2827"> a connection between two things in which one thing changes as the other does </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2752" id="correlation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2753" id="correlation__21" original="E8a5.-7c29"><span class="cf" id="correlation__22" original="E399.2828"><span class="exp" id="correlation__23"> correlation </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="correlation__24" original="E8a5.-7c28"> No significant correlation between the age of the sea and tectonic activity appears to exist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2757" id="correlation__25" original="E8a5.-7c24"><span class="cf" id="correlation__26" original="E8a5.-7c25"><span class="exp" id="correlation__27"> correlation </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="correlation__28" original="E8a5.-7c23"> Enzyme activity shows a correlation with toxicity and efficacy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.275b" id="correlation__29" original="E8a5.-7c22"><span class="cf" id="correlation__30" original="E399.2829"><span class="exp" id="correlation__31"> correlation </span> of A with/and B </span><span class="x" id="correlation__32" original="E8a5.-7c21"> Various epidemiological studies have demonstrated the correlation of tea consumption and cancer prevention. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="correlation__33" original="E8dc.-7877" un="help"> In statistics, <span class="eb" id="correlation__34" original="E8dc.-7876"> correlation </span> is a measure of the extent to which one <a class="ndv" href="entry://variable" id="correlation__35"> variable </a> changes as another variable changes: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2762" id="correlation__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2763" id="correlation__37" original="E8dc.-7872"><span class="x" id="correlation__38" original="E8dc.-7871"> Bivariate correlations were conducted to examine if child risk-taking related significantly to maternal supervision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2765" id="correlation__39" original="E8dc.-7870"><span class="x" id="correlation__40" original="E8dc.-786f"> Canonical correlation is a technique to analyse the relationship between two sets of variables. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="statistic__54" original="E5df.3caa" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="statistic__55" original="E5df.3cab"><span class="h1" id="statistic__56" original="E5df.3cac"> Describing statistics </span><span class="p" id="statistic__57" original="E5df.3cad"> In academic writing, it is often necessary to cite statistical evidence or describe statistical data that show, for example, how frequent an event is, how two events are linked, or how an outcome changes in relation to a particular variable. </span><ul class="bullet" id="statistic__58" original="E5df.3cae"><li class="li" id="statistic__59" original="E5df.3caf"> The data/​results show <span class="eb" id="statistic__60" original="E5df.3cb0"> a correlation between </span> X and Y. </li><li class="li" id="statistic__61" original="E5df.3cb1"><span class="eb" id="statistic__62" original="E5df.3cb2"> a positive/​negative/​significant/​strong correlation </span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__63" original="E5df.3cb3"> to show/​describe/​examine <span class="eb" id="statistic__64" original="E5df.3cb4"> the distribution of </span> X </li><li class="li" id="statistic__65" original="E5df.3cb5"> to follow/​assume/​tend towards a <span class="eb" id="statistic__66" original="E5df.3cb6"> normal distribution </span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__67" original="E5df.3cb7"><span class="eb" id="statistic__68" original="E5df.3cb8"> deviation from </span> the mean/​norm </li><li class="li" id="statistic__69" original="E5df.3cb9"> to show/​calculate/​estimate the <span class="eb" id="statistic__70" original="E5df.3cba"> standard deviation </span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__71" original="E5df.3cbb"> to find/​determine/​calculate <span class="eb" id="statistic__72" original="E5df.3cbc"> the mode/​mean/​median </span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__73" original="E5df.3cbd"><span class="eb" id="statistic__74" original="E5df.3cbe"> the range of </span> values/​temperatures/​sizes, etc. </li><li class="li" id="statistic__75" original="E5df.3cbf"> the <span class="eb" id="statistic__76" original="E5df.3cc0"> frequency/​incidence </span> increases/​decreases/​varies with… </li><li class="li" id="statistic__77" original="E5df.3cc1"> to study/​compare a <span class="eb" id="statistic__78" original="E5df.3cc2"> population/​sample </span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__79" original="E5df.3cc3"> to measure/​identify/​include <span class="eb" id="statistic__80" original="E5df.3cc4"> variables </span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__81" original="E5df.3cc5"> the <span class="eb" id="statistic__82" original="E5df.3cc6"> lowest/​highest/​top/​bottom quartile/​quintile </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="statistic__83" original="E5df.3cc7"><li class="li" id="statistic__84" original="E5df.3cc8"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__85"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__86" original="E5df.3cc9"><span class="x" id="statistic__87" original="E5df.3cca"> The data displayed show <span class="ebi" id="statistic__88" original="E5df.3ccb"> a correlation </span> of -0.85 <span class="ebi" id="statistic__89" original="E5df.3ccc"> between </span> total years of schooling and fertility rates. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__90" original="E5df.3ccd"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__91"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__92" original="E5df.3cce"><span class="x" id="statistic__93" original="E5df.3ccf"> Irrespective of the level of analysis considered, there was <span class="ebi" id="statistic__94" original="E5df.3cd0"> a significant and positive correlation </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__95" original="E5df.3cd1"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__96"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__97" original="E5df.3cd2"><span class="x" id="statistic__98" original="E5df.3cd3"> Figure 4.1 shows <span class="ebi" id="statistic__99" original="E5df.3cd4"> the age distribution of </span> PC ownership. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__100" original="E5df.3cd5"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__101"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__102" original="E5df.3cd6"><span class="x" id="statistic__103" original="E5df.3cd7"> The results will tend ever closer to a <span class="ebi" id="statistic__104" original="E5df.3cd8"> normal distribution </span> with a mean at 10. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__105" original="E5df.3cd9"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__106"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__107" original="E5df.3cda"><span class="x" id="statistic__108" original="E5df.3cdb"> These <span class="ebi" id="statistic__109" original="E5df.3cdc"> deviations from </span> the mean were expressed in terms of z-scores. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__110" original="E5df.3cdd"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__111"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__112" original="E5df.3cde"><span class="x" id="statistic__113" original="E5df.3cdf"> Figure 9.3c shows the <span class="ebi" id="statistic__114" original="E5df.3ce0"> standard deviations of </span> the monthly mean surface air temperatures. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__115" original="E5df.3ce1"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__116"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__117" original="E5df.3ce2"><span class="x" id="statistic__118" original="E5df.3ce3"> A technique for <span class="ebi" id="statistic__119" original="E5df.3ce4"> calculating the median </span> from grouped data is required. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__120" original="E83e.-722e"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__121"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__122" original="E83e.-722d"><span class="x" id="statistic__123" original="E83e.-722c"> This difference falls within the <span class="ebi" id="statistic__124" original="E83e.-722b"> range of values </span> predicted by the model. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__125" original="E5df.3ce9"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__126"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__127" original="E5df.3cea"><span class="x" id="statistic__128" original="E5df.3ceb"> The normalized <span class="ebi" id="statistic__129" original="E5df.3cec"> frequency </span> increases in each five-year period since the early 1990s. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__130" original="E5df.3ced"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__131"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__132" original="E5df.3cee"><span class="x" id="statistic__133" original="E5df.3cef"> A report from a group in Oslo (Boberg et al., 1998) gives a mean annual incidence as 1.9/100 000 of the <span class="ebi" id="statistic__134" original="E5df.3cf0"> population </span> studied. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__135" original="E5df.3cf1"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__136"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__137" original="E5df.3cf2"><span class="x" id="statistic__138" original="E5df.3cf3"> Column E's results include all <span class="ebi" id="statistic__139" original="E5df.3cf4"> variables </span> whose coefficient is positive and highly significant. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="statistic__140" original="E5df.3cf5"><span class="x-gs" id="statistic__141"><span class="x-g" id="statistic__142" original="E5df.3cf6"><span class="x" id="statistic__143" original="E5df.3cf7"> Vitamin D levels <span class="ebi" id="statistic__144" original="E5df.3cf8"> in the lowest quartile </span> were associated with a significant increase in mortality. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ead" id="correlation__132" original="E8dc.-786d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correlation__133" original="E8dc.-786c"> adjective + correlation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eaf" id="correlation__134" original="E8dc.-786b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eb0" id="correlation__135" original="E8dc.-7869"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eb1" id="correlation__136"><span class="coll" id="correlation__137" original="E8dc.-7868"> strong </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eb3" id="correlation__138"><span class="coll" id="correlation__139" original="E8dc.-7867"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eb5" id="correlation__140" original="E8dc.-7866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eb6" id="correlation__141"><span class="coll" id="correlation__142" original="E8dc.-7865"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eb8" id="correlation__143" original="E8dc.-7864"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eb9" id="correlation__144"><span class="coll" id="correlation__145" original="E8dc.-7863"> simple </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ebb" id="correlation__146"><span class="coll" id="correlation__147" original="E8dc.-7862"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ebd" id="correlation__148" original="E8dc.-7861"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ebe" id="correlation__149"><span class="coll" id="correlation__150" original="E8dc.-7860"> partial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ec0" id="correlation__151" original="E8dc.-785f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ec1" id="correlation__152"><span class="coll" id="correlation__153" original="E8dc.-785e"> weak </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ec3" id="correlation__154" original="E8dc.-785d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ec4" id="correlation__155"><span class="coll" id="correlation__156" original="E8dc.-785c"> positive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ec6" id="correlation__157" original="E8dc.-785b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ec7" id="correlation__158"><span class="coll" id="correlation__159" original="E8dc.-785a"> negative </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ec9" id="correlation__160"><span class="coll" id="correlation__161" original="E8dc.-7859"> inverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ecb" id="correlation__162" original="E8dc.-7858"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ecc" id="correlation__163"><span class="coll" id="correlation__164" original="E8dc.-7857"> canonical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ece" id="correlation__165" original="E8dc.-7856"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ecf" id="correlation__166"><span class="coll" id="correlation__167" original="E8dc.-7855"> bivariate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ed1" id="correlation__168" original="E8dc.-7854"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ed2" id="correlation__169" original="E8d7.-7fa0"><span class="x" id="correlation__170" original="E8d7.-7f9f"> There may be a positive correlation between the amount of income that people have and the amount that they spend. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ed4" id="correlation__171" original="E8dc.-7853" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correlation__172" original="E8dc.-7852"> verb + correlation </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ed6" id="correlation__173" original="E8dc.-7851"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ed7" id="correlation__174" original="E8dc.-784f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ed8" id="correlation__175"><span class="coll" id="correlation__176" original="E8dc.-784e"> find </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eda" id="correlation__177"><span class="coll" id="correlation__178" original="E8dc.-784d"> observe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5edc" id="correlation__179" original="E8dc.-784c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5edd" id="correlation__180"><span class="coll" id="correlation__181" original="E8dc.-784b"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5edf" id="correlation__182" original="E8dc.-784a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ee0" id="correlation__183"><span class="coll" id="correlation__184" original="E8dc.-7849"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ee2" id="correlation__185" original="E8dc.-7848"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ee3" id="correlation__186"><span class="coll" id="correlation__187" original="E8dc.-7847"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ee5" id="correlation__188"><span class="coll" id="correlation__189" original="E8dc.-7846"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ee7" id="correlation__190" original="E8dc.-7845"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ee8" id="correlation__191"><span class="coll" id="correlation__192" original="E8dc.-7844"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eea" id="correlation__193" original="E8dc.-7843"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eeb" id="correlation__194"><span class="coll" id="correlation__195" original="E8dc.-7842"> compute </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eed" id="correlation__196"><span class="coll" id="correlation__197" original="E8dc.-7841"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5eef" id="correlation__198" original="E8dc.-7840"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ef0" id="correlation__199"><span class="coll" id="correlation__200" original="E8dc.-783f"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ef2" id="correlation__201"><span class="coll" id="correlation__202" original="E8dc.-783e"> investigate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ef4" id="correlation__203" original="E8dc.-783d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ef5" id="correlation__204" original="E8a5.-7c27"><span class="x" id="correlation__205" original="E8a5.-7c26"> The study found a strong correlation between income and expenditure on a range of leisure activities. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1075" id="correlation__206" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correlation" title="correlation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1074" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1ec4" id="correlation__207" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correlation__208"> correlation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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correlation coefficient
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2767" id="correlation-coefficient" original="E874.-46db" sum="440"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2768" id="correlation-coefficient__1" original="E874.-46da"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2769" id="correlation-coefficient__2" original="E874.-46d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correlation coefficient </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2773" id="correlation-coefficient__7" original="E874.-46d1"><span class="pos" id="correlation-coefficient__8" original="E874.-46d0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.276e" eid="correlation-coefficient__9" original="E874.-46d4" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7f2b" geo="br" id="correlation-coefficient__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlation-coefficient__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒrəˌleɪʃn ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correlation_coefficient_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlation_coefficient_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correlation_coefficient_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7f28" geo="n_am" id="correlation-coefficient__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correlation-coefficient__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːrəˌleɪʃn ˌkoʊɪˈfɪʃnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correlation_coefficient_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correlation_coefficient_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://correlation_coefficient_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2775" id="correlation-coefficient__14" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2776" id="correlation-coefficient__15"><span class="v"><strong> r </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="correlation-coefficient__17" original="E46b.319a"><span class="exp" id="correlation-coefficient__18"> correlation coefficient </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.277a" id="correlation-coefficient__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="correlation-coefficient__20" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.277c" id="correlation-coefficient__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.277d" id="correlation-coefficient__22" original="E874.-46cf"><span class="def" id="correlation-coefficient__23" original="E874.-46ce"> a number between -1 and +1 that represents the extent to which two <a class="ndv" href="entry://variables" id="correlation-coefficient__24"> variables </a> or sets of data vary in direct <a class="ndv" href="entry://proportion" id="correlation-coefficient__25"> proportion </a> to one another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2781" id="correlation-coefficient__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2782" id="correlation-coefficient__27" original="E874.-46c1"><span class="x" id="correlation-coefficient__28" original="E874.-46c0"> The two versions of the carbon dioxide rankings have a high correlation coefficient of 0.71. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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correspond
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2784" id="correspond" original="E399.283e" sum="1168"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2785" id="correspond__1" original="E399.283f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2786" id="correspond__2" original="E399.2840"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correspond </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2797" id="correspond__9" original="E399.284b"><span class="pos" id="correspond__10" original="E399.284c"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75e2" eid="correspond__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46b1" geo="br" id="correspond__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correspond__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspond__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correspond__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46b4" geo="n_am" id="correspond__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correspond__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspond__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://correspond__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-ca" id="correspond__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46bb" form="root" id="correspond__17"><span class="vp" id="correspond__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> correspond </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46bd" eid="correspond__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46be" geo="br" id="correspond__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correspond__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspond__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correspond__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46c1" geo="n_am" id="correspond__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correspond__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspond__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://correspond__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46c8" form="thirdps" id="correspond__24"><span class="vp" id="correspond__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> corresponds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46ca" eid="correspond__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46cb" geo="br" id="correspond__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corresponds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46ce" geo="n_am" id="correspond__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corresponds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46d4" form="past" id="correspond__31"><span class="vp" id="correspond__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> corresponded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46d6" eid="correspond__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46d7" geo="br" id="correspond__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corresponded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46da" geo="n_am" id="correspond__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corresponded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46e0" form="pastpart" id="correspond__38"><span class="vp" id="correspond__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> corresponded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46e2" eid="correspond__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46e3" geo="br" id="correspond__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corresponded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46e6" geo="n_am" id="correspond__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corresponded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46ec" form="prespart" id="correspond__45"><span class="vp" id="correspond__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> corresponding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46ee" eid="correspond__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46ef" geo="br" id="correspond__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corresponding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.46f2" geo="n_am" id="correspond__50" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspond__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponding__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponding__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://corresponding__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27d7" id="correspond__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27d8" id="correspond__53" original="E399.2870"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27d9" id="correspond__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="correspond__55" original="E399.2872"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correspond__56" original="E399.2873"> to be the same as or match something else </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27dc" id="correspond__57" original="E399.2874" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agree" title="agree definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27dd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d94" id="correspond__58" original="E399.2875"><span class="xh" id="correspond__59"> agree </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27e0" id="correspond__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27e1" id="correspond__61" original="E862.-75e4"><span class="cf" id="correspond__62" original="E399.2879"><span class="exp" id="correspond__63"> correspond </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="correspond__64" original="E862.-75e3"> These findings correspond with those of McKinlay. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27e5" id="correspond__65" original="E862.-75e2"><span class="x" id="correspond__66" original="E862.-75e1"> Simulations have been shown to correspond well with actual measurements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27e7" id="correspond__67" original="E862.-75e0"><span class="cf" id="correspond__68" original="E399.287a"><span class="exp" id="correspond__69"> correspond </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="correspond__70" original="E862.-75df"> The very notion of ‘democracy’ in the 19th century does not correspond to present-day definitions. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27eb" id="correspond__71" original="E862.-75d4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correspond__72"> adverb + correspond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27ed" id="correspond__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27ee" id="correspond__74" original="E862.-75d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27ef" id="correspond__75"><span class="coll" id="correspond__76" original="E862.-75d2"> roughly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27f1" id="correspond__77" original="E862.-75d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27f2" id="correspond__78"><span class="coll" id="correspond__79" original="E862.-75d0"> closely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27f4" id="correspond__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27f5" id="correspond__81" original="E470.-3555"><span class="x" id="correspond__82" original="E470.-3554"> This figure closely corresponds to my original estimate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27f7" id="correspond__83" original="E862.-75c9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correspond__84"> correspond + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27f9" id="correspond__85"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27fa" id="correspond__86" original="E862.-75c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27fb" id="correspond__87"><span class="coll" id="correspond__88" original="E862.-75c7"> exactly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27fd" id="correspond__89"><span class="coll" id="correspond__90" original="E862.-75c6"> precisely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.27ff" id="correspond__91"><span class="coll" id="correspond__92" original="E862.-75c5"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2801" id="correspond__93" original="E862.-75c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2802" id="correspond__94"><span class="coll" id="correspond__95" original="E862.-75c3"> closely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2804" id="correspond__96"><span class="coll" id="correspond__97" original="E862.-75c2"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2806" id="correspond__98" original="E862.-75c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2807" id="correspond__99"><span class="coll" id="correspond__100" original="E862.-75c0"> roughly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2809" id="correspond__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.280a" id="correspond__102" original="E862.-75be"><span class="x" id="correspond__103" original="E862.-75bd"> These predictions do not correspond exactly to the results from experiments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.280c" id="correspond__104" original="E862.-75bc"><span class="x" id="correspond__105" original="E862.-75bb"> Some of the new definitions corresponded closely to the previous ones. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.280e" id="correspond__106" original="E862.-75b8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correspond__107"> correspond to + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2810" id="correspond__108"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2811" id="correspond__109" original="E862.-75b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2812" id="correspond__110"><span class="coll" id="correspond__111" original="E862.-75b5"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2814" id="correspond__112" original="E862.-75b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2815" id="correspond__113"><span class="coll" id="correspond__114" original="E862.-75b3"> fact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2817" id="correspond__115" original="E862.-75b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2818" id="correspond__116"><span class="coll" id="correspond__117" original="E862.-75b1"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.281a" id="correspond__118" original="E862.-75b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.281b" id="correspond__119"><span class="coll" id="correspond__120" original="E862.-75af"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.281d" id="correspond__121" original="E862.-75ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.281e" id="correspond__122"><span class="coll" id="correspond__123" original="E862.-75ad"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2820" id="correspond__124" original="E862.-75ac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2821" id="correspond__125" original="E862.-75ab"><span class="x" id="correspond__126" original="E862.-75aa"> The point where the two curves cross corresponds to the only values of n that satisfy both equations. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2823" id="correspond__127" original="E399.287b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2824" id="correspond__128"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="correspond__129" original="E399.287d"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="correspond__130" original="E399.287e"><span class="exp" id="correspond__131"> correspond </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="correspond__132" original="E399.287f"> to be equal to or similar to something else; to be the <a class="ndv" href="entry://equivalent" id="correspond__133"> equivalent </a> of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.282a" id="correspond__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.282b" id="correspond__135" original="E862.-75de"><span class="x" id="correspond__136" original="E862.-75dd"> In this analogy, thermal resistance corresponds to electrical resistance. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.282d" id="correspond__137" original="E862.-75d4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correspond__138"> adverb + correspond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.282f" id="correspond__139"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2830" id="correspond__140" original="E862.-75d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2831" id="correspond__141"><span class="coll" id="correspond__142" original="E862.-75d2"> roughly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2833" id="correspond__143" original="E862.-75d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2834" id="correspond__144"><span class="coll" id="correspond__145" original="E862.-75d0"> closely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2836" id="correspond__146"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2837" id="correspond__147" original="E862.-75ce"><span class="x" id="correspond__148" original="E862.-75cd"> Shrublands and grasslands occur in elevations below about 1 678m, which roughly corresponds to 330 mm annual rainfall. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2839" id="correspond__149" original="E862.-75c9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="correspond__150"> correspond + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.283b" id="correspond__151"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.283c" id="correspond__152" original="E862.-75c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.283d" id="correspond__153"><span class="coll" id="correspond__154" original="E862.-75c7"> exactly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.283f" id="correspond__155"><span class="coll" id="correspond__156" original="E862.-75c6"> precisely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2841" id="correspond__157"><span class="coll" id="correspond__158" original="E862.-75c5"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2843" id="correspond__159" original="E862.-75c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2844" id="correspond__160"><span class="coll" id="correspond__161" original="E862.-75c3"> closely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2846" id="correspond__162"><span class="coll" id="correspond__163" original="E862.-75c2"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2848" id="correspond__164" original="E862.-75c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2849" id="correspond__165"><span class="coll" id="correspond__166" original="E862.-75c0"> roughly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.284b" id="correspond__167"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.284c" id="correspond__168" original="E470.-34f5"><span class="x" id="correspond__169" original="E470.-34f4"> The two sets of figures do not correspond precisely because of differences in the way the two experiments were conducted. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.284e" id="correspond__170" original="E8d7.-7f9e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.284f" id="correspond__171"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="correspond__172" original="E8d7.-7f9c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="correspond__173" original="E8d7.-7f9b"><span class="exp" id="correspond__174"> correspond </span> with something </span><span class="def" id="correspond__175" original="E8d7.-7f9a"> to be connected with or related to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2854" id="correspond__176"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2855" id="correspond__177" original="E8d7.-7f99"><span class="x" id="correspond__178" original="E8d7.-7f98"> The successful eradication of rats corresponded with a dramatic increase in mouse numbers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2857" id="correspond__179" original="E399.2880"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2858" id="correspond__180"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="correspond__181" original="E399.2882"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="correspond__182" original="E399.2883"><span class="exp" id="correspond__183"> correspond </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.285c" id="correspond__184"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="correspond__185" original="E399.2885" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="correspond__186" original="E399.2886"> to write letters and emails to somebody and receive letters and emails from them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.285f" id="correspond__187"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2860" id="correspond__188" original="E862.-75da"><span class="x" id="correspond__189" original="E862.-75d9"> Although he continued to read and correspond with friends, all of his major writing was by then behind him. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c46" id="correspond__190" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="correspond__191"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c44" id="correspond__192" original="E862.-75d7"><span class="shcut" id="correspond__193" original="E862.-75d6"> adverb + correspond </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c42" id="correspond__194" original="E862.-75d5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c41" id="correspond__195" original="E862.-75d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c40" id="correspond__196" original="E862.-75d2"><span class="coll" id="correspond__197"> roughly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c3e" id="correspond__198" original="E862.-75d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c3d" id="correspond__199" original="E862.-75d0"><span class="coll" id="correspond__200"> closely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c3b" id="correspond__201" original="E862.-75cf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c3a" id="correspond__202" original="E470.-3555"><span class="x" id="correspond__203" original="E470.-3554"> This figure closely corresponds to my original estimate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c38" id="correspond__204" original="E862.-75ce"><span class="x" id="correspond__205" original="E862.-75cd"> Shrublands and grasslands occur in elevations below about 1 678m, which roughly corresponds to 330 mm annual rainfall. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c36" id="correspond__206" original="E862.-75cc"><span class="shcut" id="correspond__207" original="E862.-75cb"> correspond + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c34" id="correspond__208" original="E862.-75ca"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c33" id="correspond__209" original="E862.-75c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c32" id="correspond__210" original="E862.-75c7"><span class="coll" id="correspond__211"> exactly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c30" id="correspond__212" original="E862.-75c6"><span class="coll" id="correspond__213"> precisely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c2e" id="correspond__214" original="E862.-75c5"><span class="coll" id="correspond__215"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c2c" id="correspond__216" original="E862.-75c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c2b" id="correspond__217" original="E862.-75c3"><span class="coll" id="correspond__218"> closely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c29" id="correspond__219" original="E862.-75c2"><span class="coll" id="correspond__220"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c27" id="correspond__221" original="E862.-75c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c26" id="correspond__222" original="E862.-75c0"><span class="coll" id="correspond__223"> roughly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c24" id="correspond__224" original="E862.-75bf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c23" id="correspond__225" original="E862.-75be"><span class="x" id="correspond__226" original="E862.-75bd"> These predictions do not correspond exactly to the results from experiments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c21" id="correspond__227" original="E470.-34f5"><span class="x" id="correspond__228" original="E470.-34f4"> The two sets of figures do not correspond precisely because of differences in the way the two experiments were conducted. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c1f" id="correspond__229" original="E862.-75bc"><span class="x" id="correspond__230" original="E862.-75bb"> Some of the new definitions corresponded closely to the previous ones. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c1d" id="correspond__231" original="E862.-75ba"><span class="shcut" id="correspond__232" original="E862.-75b9"> correspond to + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c1b" id="correspond__233" original="E862.-75b8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c1a" id="correspond__234" original="E862.-75b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c19" id="correspond__235" original="E862.-75b5"><span class="coll" id="correspond__236"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c17" id="correspond__237" original="E862.-75b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c16" id="correspond__238" original="E862.-75b3"><span class="coll" id="correspond__239"> fact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c14" id="correspond__240" original="E862.-75b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c13" id="correspond__241" original="E862.-75b1"><span class="coll" id="correspond__242"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c11" id="correspond__243" original="E862.-75b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c10" id="correspond__244" original="E862.-75af"><span class="coll" id="correspond__245"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c0e" id="correspond__246" original="E862.-75ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c0d" id="correspond__247" original="E862.-75ad"><span class="coll" id="correspond__248"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c0b" id="correspond__249" original="E862.-75ac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c0a" id="correspond__250" original="E862.-75ab"><span class="x" id="correspond__251" original="E862.-75aa"> The point where the two curves cross corresponds to the only values of n that satisfy both equations. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-fe1" id="correspond__252" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correspond" title="correspond definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-fe0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1f00" id="correspond__253" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correspond__254"> correspond </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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correspondence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2862" id="correspondence" original="E399.2887" sum="1099"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2863" id="correspondence__1" original="E399.2888"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2864" id="correspondence__2" original="E399.2889"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correspondence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2873" id="correspondence__7" original="E399.2892"><span class="pos" id="correspondence__8" original="E399.2893"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75d7" eid="correspondence__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4826" geo="br" id="correspondence__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspondence__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correspondence__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspondence__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://correspondence__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4829" geo="n_am" id="correspondence__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspondence__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correspondence__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspondence__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://correspondence__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2875" id="correspondence__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="correspondence__15" original="E399.2895" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2877" id="correspondence__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2878" id="correspondence__17" original="E399.28a1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2879" id="correspondence__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="correspondence__19" original="E399.28a3"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="correspondence__20" original="E399.28a4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correspondence__21" original="E399.28a6"> a connection between two things; the fact of two things being similar </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.287d" id="correspondence__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.287e" id="correspondence__23" original="E8a5.-7c3a"><span class="cf" id="correspondence__24" original="E399.28a5"><span class="exp" id="correspondence__25"> correspondence </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="correspondence__26" original="E8a5.-7c39"> There is a remarkably close correspondence between seismic upheaval and cultural upheaval. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2882" id="correspondence__27" original="E8a5.-7c35"><span class="cf" id="correspondence__28" original="E8a5.-7c36"> in <span class="exp" id="correspondence__29"> correspondence </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="correspondence__30" original="E8a5.-7c34"> Real-time pricing allows prices to change in close correspondence with costs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2886" id="correspondence__31" original="E399.2896"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2887" id="correspondence__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="correspondence__33" original="E399.2898"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correspondence__34" original="E399.289a"> the letters and emails that a person sends and receives </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.288a" id="correspondence__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.288b" id="correspondence__36" original="E8a5.-7c33"><span class="cf" id="correspondence__37" original="E399.2899"><span class="exp" id="correspondence__38"> correspondence </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="x" id="correspondence__39" original="E8a5.-7c32"> Prison officers had opened his correspondence with his legal adviser in breach of prison rules. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.288f" id="correspondence__40" original="E8a5.-7c2f"><span class="cf" id="correspondence__41" original="E8dc.-7808"> in somebody's <span class="exp" id="correspondence__42"> correspondence </span></span><span class="x" id="correspondence__43" original="E8a5.-7c2e"> Lord Salisbury referred to France in his private correspondence as Britain's ‘faithful ally’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2893" id="correspondence__44" original="E399.289b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2894" id="correspondence__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="correspondence__46" original="E399.289d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="correspondence__47" original="E399.289e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="correspondence__48" original="E399.28a0"> the activity of writing letters and emails </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2898" id="correspondence__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2899" id="correspondence__50" original="E8a5.-7c2d"><span class="cf" id="correspondence__51" original="E8dc.-7807"> in <span class="exp" id="correspondence__52"> correspondence </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="correspondence__53" original="E8a5.-7c2c"> Bjorkman was in regular correspondence with Marsden. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.289d" id="correspondence__54" original="E8a5.-7c2b"><span class="cf" id="correspondence__55" original="E399.289f"><span class="exp" id="correspondence__56"> correspondence </span> (with somebody) </span><span class="x" id="correspondence__57" original="E8a5.-7c2a"> Durrell embarked on a long correspondence with the novelist Henry Miller. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-f3d" id="correspondence__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correspondence" title="correspondence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-f3c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1f4e" id="correspondence__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correspondence__60"> correspondence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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correspondent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28a1" id="correspondent" original="E399.28b2" sum="603"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28a2" id="correspondent__1" original="E399.28b3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28a3" id="correspondent__2" original="E399.28b4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correspondent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28b2" id="correspondent__7" original="E399.28bd"><span class="pos" id="correspondent__8" original="E399.28be"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75cb" eid="correspondent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4898" geo="br" id="correspondent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspondent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correspondent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspondent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correspondent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.489b" geo="n_am" id="correspondent__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspondent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correspondent__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspondent__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://correspondent__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28b4" id="correspondent__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28b5" id="correspondent__15" original="E399.28bf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="correspondent__16" original="E399.28c0"> a person who reports news from a particular country or on a particular subject for a newspaper or a television or radio station </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28b7" id="correspondent__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28b8" id="correspondent__18" original="E85c.-4979"><span class="x" id="correspondent__19" original="E85c.-4978"> War correspondents saw it as their duty to censor their reports, highlighting the good and glossing over the bad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28ba" id="correspondent__20" original="E85c.-4975"><span class="x" id="correspondent__21" original="E85c.-4974"> She became America's first female foreign correspondent. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28bc" id="correspondent__22" original="E399.28c1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="correspondent__23" original="E399.28c3"> a person who writes letters or emails to another person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28be" id="correspondent__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28bf" id="correspondent__25" original="E85c.-4971"><span class="x" id="correspondent__26" original="E85c.-4970"> Many of Darwin's correspondents were scientists of great distinction. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-efb" id="correspondent__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correspondent" title="correspondent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-efa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1f94" id="correspondent__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correspondent__29"> correspondent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corresponding
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28c1" id="corresponding" original="E399.28c4" sum="561"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28c2" id="corresponding__1" original="E399.28c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28c3" id="corresponding__2" original="E399.28c6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corresponding </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28cf" id="corresponding__4" original="E399.28cc"><span class="pos" id="corresponding__5" original="E399.28cd"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75bf" eid="corresponding__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.48f0" geo="br" id="corresponding__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corresponding__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corresponding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.48f3" geo="n_am" id="corresponding__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corresponding__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/corresponding__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/corresponding__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://corresponding__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28d1" id="corresponding__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28d2" id="corresponding__12" original="E399.28ce"><span class="def" id="corresponding__13" original="E399.28cf"> matching or connected with something that you have just mentioned </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28d4" id="corresponding__14" original="E399.28d0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://equivalent1" title="equivalent1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28d5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.58e9" id="corresponding__15" original="E399.28d1"><span class="xh" id="corresponding__16"> equivalent </span><span class="xhm" id="corresponding__17"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28d8" id="corresponding__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28d9" id="corresponding__19" original="E8a5.-7d29"><span class="x" id="corresponding__20" original="E8a5.-7d28"> Current increases rapidly with a small corresponding increase in voltage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28db" id="corresponding__21" original="E8a5.-7d27"><span class="x" id="corresponding__22" original="E8a5.-7d26"> A total of 65 insured patients had chronic ailments; the corresponding figure for uninsured patients was 18. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28dd" id="corresponding__23" original="E8a5.-7d25"><span class="cf" id="corresponding__24" original="E399.28d3"><span class="exp" id="corresponding__25"> corresponding </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="corresponding__26" original="E8a5.-7d24"> The new system provided the opposition with a share of the seats corresponding to its share of the votes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-ed9" id="corresponding__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corresponding" title="corresponding definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-ed8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1fb9" id="corresponding__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corresponding__29"> corresponding </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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correspondingly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28e1" id="correspondingly" original="E8a5.-7d38" sum="668"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28e2" id="correspondingly__1" original="E8a5.-7d37"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28e3" id="correspondingly__2" original="E8a5.-7d36"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> correspondingly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28ef" id="correspondingly__4" original="E8a5.-7d31"><span class="pos" id="correspondingly__5" original="E8a5.-7d30"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72c5" eid="correspondingly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.494d" geo="br" id="correspondingly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspondingly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corre/correspondingly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspondingly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://correspondingly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4950" geo="n_am" id="correspondingly__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="correspondingly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corre/correspondingly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corre/correspondingly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://correspondingly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28f1" id="correspondingly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28f2" id="correspondingly__12" original="E8a5.-7d2f"><span class="def" id="correspondingly__13" original="E8a5.-7d2e"> in a way that matches or is connected with something that you have just mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28f4" id="correspondingly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28f5" id="correspondingly__15" original="E8a5.-7d2d"><span class="x" id="correspondingly__16" original="E8a5.-7d2c"> If fewer firms seek a public listing, investment options for market participants will be correspondingly reduced. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28f7" id="correspondingly__17" original="E8a5.-7d2b"><span class="x" id="correspondingly__18" original="E8a5.-7d2a"> The Scandinavians have tended to favour high rates of taxation with correspondingly high levels of social provision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28f9" id="correspondingly__19" original="E8d7.-7bd1"><span class="x" id="correspondingly__20" original="E8d7.-7bd0"> The risk of low birth weight was higher in laboratory workers than in teachers. Correspondingly, the prevalence of high birth weight (4 000 g) was lower in newborns of laboratory workers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-eb4" id="correspondingly__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://correspondingly" title="correspondingly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-eb3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7739" id="correspondingly__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="correspondingly__23"> correspondingly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corridor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28fb" id="corridor" original="E399.28ed" sum="879"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28fc" id="corridor__1" original="E399.28ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.28fd" id="corridor__2" original="E399.28ef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corridor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.290c" id="corridor__7" original="E399.28f8"><span class="pos" id="corridor__8" original="E399.28f9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75b3" eid="corridor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.49a7" geo="br" id="corridor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corridor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒrɪdɔː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corri/corridor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corri/corridor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corridor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.49aa" geo="n_am" id="corridor__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corridor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrɪdɔːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corri/corridor__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corri/corridor__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://corridor__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.290e" id="corridor__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.290f" id="corridor__15" original="E399.28fa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="corridor__16" original="E399.28ff"> a long narrow passage in a building, with doors that open into rooms on either side </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2911" id="corridor__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2912" id="corridor__18" original="E81e.-2a01"><span class="cf" id="corridor__19" original="E81e.-2a02"> in the <span class="exp" id="corridor__20"> corridor </span></span><span class="x" id="corridor__21" original="E81e.-2a00"> All her students were forced to wait in the corridor until the room became free. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2916" id="corridor__22" original="E81e.-29ff"><span class="x" id="corridor__23" original="E81e.-29fe"> Hospital patients are sometimes left on trolleys in corridors for hours. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2918" id="corridor__24" original="E586.-48e8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://passage" title="passage (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2919" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-69a6" id="corridor__25" original="E586.-48e7"><span class="xh" id="corridor__26"> passage </span><span class="xs" id="corridor__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.291c" id="corridor__28" original="E399.2902"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="corridor__29" original="E399.2903"> a long narrow strip of land that links two areas or that follows a river or a road </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.291e" id="corridor__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.291f" id="corridor__31" original="E586.-48f9"><span class="x" id="corridor__32" original="E586.-48f7"> These deposits are well developed where the river corridor is at least 200–400 m wide. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2921" id="corridor__33" original="E586.-48f8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="corridor__34" original="E586.-48f4"> a route that is followed by people travelling between countries, especially for economic reasons </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2923" id="corridor__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2924" id="corridor__36" original="E81e.-2a04"><span class="x" id="corridor__37" original="E81e.-2a03"> The evidence enables the authors to identify the most important migration corridors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2926" id="corridor__38" original="E586.-48f2"><span class="cf" id="corridor__39" original="E586.-48f3"><span class="exp" id="corridor__40"> corridor </span> (from…) (to…) </span><span class="x" id="corridor__41" original="E586.-48f1"> The two largest corridors to the United States were from Mexico and the Philippines. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-e92" id="corridor__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corridor" title="corridor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-e91" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.1ffc" id="corridor__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corridor__44"> corridor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corroborate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.292a" id="corroborate" original="E399.293a" sum="547"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.292b" id="corroborate__1" original="E399.293b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.292c" id="corroborate__2" original="E399.293c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corroborate </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75a7" eid="corroborate__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4b18" geo="br" id="corroborate__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corroborate__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɒbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corro/corroborate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corro/corroborate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corroborate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4b1c" geo="n_am" id="corroborate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corroborate__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɑːbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corro/corroborate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corro/corroborate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corroborate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.293a" id="corroborate__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="corroborate__15" original="E399.2949"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.293c" id="corroborate__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.293d" id="corroborate__17" original="E399.294d"><span class="def" id="corroborate__18" original="E399.294e"> to provide evidence or information that supports something such as a statement or theory </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.293f" id="corroborate__19" original="E399.294f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://confirm" title="confirm definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2940" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-176a" id="corroborate__20" original="E399.2950"><span class="xh" id="corroborate__21"> confirm </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2943" id="corroborate__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2944" id="corroborate__23" original="E85c.-4958"><span class="cf" id="corroborate__24" original="E399.294a"><span class="exp" id="corroborate__25"> corroborate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="corroborate__26" original="E85c.-4957"> Other research has corroborated these findings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2948" id="corroborate__27" original="E85c.-4953"><span class="cf" id="corroborate__28" original="E85c.-4954"><span class="exp" id="corroborate__29"> corroborate </span> something by (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="corroborate__30" original="E85c.-4952"> Evidence of commercially important discoveries has to be corroborated by data from different sources. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.294c" id="corroborate__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.294d" id="corroborate__32" original="E399.2952"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.294e" id="corroborate__33"><span class="dr" id="corroborate__34" original="E399.2953"> corroboration </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.295a" id="corroborate__38" original="E399.295a"><span class="pos" id="corroborate__39" original="E399.295b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-75a6" eid="corroborate__40" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4b10" geo="br" id="corroborate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corroborate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌrɒbəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corro/corroboration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corro/corroboration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corroboration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4b14" geo="n_am" id="corroborate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corroborate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˌrɑːbəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corro/corroboration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corro/corroboration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corroboration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.295c" id="corroborate__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="corroborate__46" original="E399.295d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.295e" id="corroborate__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.295f" id="corroborate__48" original="E85c.-494f"><span class="cf" id="corroborate__49" original="E890.4ffe"><span class="exp"> corroboration </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="corroborate__50" original="E85c.-494e"> Marsh's systematic collecting provided direct corroboration of Darwin's theory of evolution. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-e5f" id="corroborate__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corroborate" title="corroborate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-e5e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2068" id="corroborate__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corroborate__53"> corroborate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corrupt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2962" hm="1" id="corrupt1" original="E399.29c5" sum="599"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2963" id="corrupt1__1" original="E399.29c6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2964" id="corrupt1__2" original="E399.29c7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corrupt <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.296e" id="corrupt1__6" original="E399.29d2"><span class="pos" id="corrupt1__7" original="E399.29d3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7595" eid="corrupt1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4d93" geo="br" id="corrupt1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4d96" geo="n_am" id="corrupt1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2970" id="corrupt1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2971" id="corrupt1__14" original="E399.29d4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2972" id="corrupt1__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="corrupt1__16" original="E399.29d5"> of people </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="corrupt1__17" original="E399.29d6"> willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2975" id="corrupt1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2976" id="corrupt1__19" original="E81e.-2704"><span class="x" id="corrupt1__20" original="E81e.-2703"> These payments are often squandered by corrupt government officials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2978" id="corrupt1__21" original="E81e.-2702"><span class="x" id="corrupt1__22" original="E81e.-2701"> In this part of the world, governments continue to be viewed as inefficient and largely corrupt. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.297a" id="corrupt1__23" original="E399.29d7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.297b" id="corrupt1__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="corrupt1__25" original="E399.29d8"> of behaviour </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="corrupt1__26" original="E399.29d9"> dishonest or immoral </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.297e" id="corrupt1__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.297f" id="corrupt1__28" original="E81e.-2700"><span class="x" id="corrupt1__29" original="E81e.-26ff"> It is a non-governmental organization dedicated to combating all forms of corrupt practice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2981" id="corrupt1__30" original="E81e.-26fe"><span class="x" id="corrupt1__31" original="E81e.-26fd"> Ethics and notions of corrupt behaviour vary across cultures. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-e26" id="corrupt1__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corrupt_1" title="corrupt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-e25" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.212d" id="corrupt1__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corrupt1__34"> corrupt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2983" hm="2" id="corrupt2" original="E399.29e5" sum="691"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2984" id="corrupt2__1" original="E399.29e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2985" id="corrupt2__2" original="E399.29e7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corrupt <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2992" id="corrupt2__9" original="E399.29f2"><span class="pos" id="corrupt2__10" original="E399.29f3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-758e" eid="corrupt2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dc6" geo="br" id="corrupt2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dc9" geo="n_am" id="corrupt2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-8a" id="corrupt2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4d99" form="root" id="corrupt2__17"><span class="vp" id="corrupt2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> corrupt </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4d9b" eid="corrupt2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4d9c" geo="br" id="corrupt2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4d9f" geo="n_am" id="corrupt2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4da2" form="thirdps" id="corrupt2__24"><span class="vp" id="corrupt2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> corrupts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4da4" eid="corrupt2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4da5" geo="br" id="corrupt2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4da8" geo="n_am" id="corrupt2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dab" form="past" id="corrupt2__31"><span class="vp" id="corrupt2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> corrupted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dad" eid="corrupt2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dae" geo="br" id="corrupt2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4db1" geo="n_am" id="corrupt2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4db4" form="pastpart" id="corrupt2__38"><span class="vp" id="corrupt2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> corrupted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4db6" eid="corrupt2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4db7" geo="br" id="corrupt2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dba" geo="n_am" id="corrupt2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌptɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dbd" form="prespart" id="corrupt2__45"><span class="vp" id="corrupt2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> corrupting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dbf" eid="corrupt2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dc0" geo="br" id="corrupt2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4dc3" geo="n_am" id="corrupt2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corrupt2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌptɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corru/corrupting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corrupting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corrupting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29be" id="corrupt2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29bf" id="corrupt2__53" original="E399.2a10"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="corrupt2__54" original="E399.2a13"><span class="exp" id="corrupt2__55"> corrupt </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="corrupt2__56" original="E399.2a14"> to have a bad effect on somebody and make them behave in an immoral or dishonest way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29c3" id="corrupt2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29c4" id="corrupt2__58" original="E81e.-26fc"><span class="x" id="corrupt2__59" original="E81e.-26fb"> He was corrupted by power and ambition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29c6" id="corrupt2__60" original="E399.2a15"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29c7" id="corrupt2__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="corrupt2__62" original="E399.2a18"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="corrupt2__63" original="E399.2a19"><span class="exp" id="corrupt2__64"> corrupt </span> something </span><span class="def" id="corrupt2__65" original="E399.2a1a"> to change the original form of something, so that it is damaged or spoiled in some way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29cc" id="corrupt2__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29cd" id="corrupt2__67" original="E81e.-26fa"><span class="x" id="corrupt2__68" original="E81e.-26f9"> The transmitted signal is corrupted by an additive channel noise. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29cf" id="corrupt2__69" original="E399.2a1b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="corrupt2__70" original="E399.2a1f"><span class="exp" id="corrupt2__71"> corrupt </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29d2" id="corrupt2__72"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="corrupt2__73" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="corrupt2__74" original="E399.2a22"> to cause mistakes to appear in a computer file, etc. with the result that the data in it is no longer correct </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29d5" id="corrupt2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29d6" id="corrupt2__76" original="E81e.-26f6"><span class="x" id="corrupt2__77" original="E81e.-26f5"> Computers can crash and lose or corrupt files. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-dcf" id="corrupt2__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corrupt_1" title="corrupt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-dce" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.212d" id="corrupt2__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corrupt2__80"> corrupt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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corruption
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29d8" id="corruption" original="E399.2a33" sum="1147"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29d9" id="corruption__1" original="E399.2a34"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29da" id="corruption__2" original="E399.2a35"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> corruption </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29e5" id="corruption__7" original="E399.2a3d"><span class="pos" id="corruption__8" original="E399.2a3e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7587" eid="corruption__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4e9e" geo="br" id="corruption__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corruption__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corru/corruption__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corruption__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://corruption__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4ea1" geo="n_am" id="corruption__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="corruption__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrʌpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corru/corruption__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corru/corruption__us_1.ogg" href="sound://corruption__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29e7" id="corruption__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29e8" id="corruption__15" original="E399.2a3f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29e9" id="corruption__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="corruption__17" original="E399.2a41"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="corruption__18" original="E399.2a42"> dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29ec" id="corruption__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29ed" id="corruption__20" original="E81e.-254c"><span class="x" id="corruption__21" original="E81e.-254b"> This was a case related to police corruption and fabrication of evidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29ef" id="corruption__22" original="E81e.-254a"><span class="x" id="corruption__23" original="E81e.-2549"> There is no shortage of examples of corporate complicity in political corruption. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29f1" id="corruption__24" original="E81e.-2545"><span class="cf" id="corruption__25" original="E81e.-2546"><span class="exp" id="corruption__26"> corruption </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="corruption__27" original="E81e.-2544"> This finding could be due to widespread corruption in local governments. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29f5" id="corruption__28" original="E399.2a43"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29f6" id="corruption__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="corruption__30" original="E399.2a45"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="corruption__31" original="E586.-48de"><span class="exp" id="corruption__32"> corruption </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="corruption__33" original="E399.2a46"> the act or effect of making somebody change from moral to immoral standards of behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29fb" id="corruption__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29fc" id="corruption__35" original="E586.-48dd"><span class="x" id="corruption__36" original="E586.-48dc"> The equation of money and sex in the play suggests the corruption of urban society. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29fe" id="corruption__37" original="E399.2a47"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.29ff" id="corruption__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="corruption__39" original="E399.2a49"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="corruption__40" original="E399.2a4a"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="corruption__41" original="E81e.-2543"><span class="exp" id="corruption__42"> corruption </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="corruption__43" original="E399.2a4b"> the form of a word or phrase that has become changed from its original form in some way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a05" id="corruption__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a06" id="corruption__45" original="E586.-48db"><span class="x" id="corruption__46" original="E586.-48da"> The term ‘hobgoblin’ is thought to be a corruption of ‘Robgoblin’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a08" id="corruption__47" original="E062.-2d01"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a09" id="corruption__48"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="corruption__49" original="E062.-2cff"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a0b" id="corruption__50"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="corruption__51" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="corruption__52" original="E062.-2cfc"> the process by which mistakes are introduced into a computer file, etc. with the result that the data in it is no longer correct </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a0e" id="corruption__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a0f" id="corruption__54" original="E062.-2cfb"><span class="x" id="corruption__55" original="E062.-2cfa"> This procedure creates a temporary file to prevent accidental corruption. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-da2" id="corruption__56" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://corruption" title="corruption definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-da1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.21c3" id="corruption__57" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="corruption__58"> corruption </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cortex
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a11" id="cortex" original="E399.2ab0" sum="348"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a12" id="cortex__1" original="E399.2ab1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a13" id="cortex__2" original="E399.2ab2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cortex </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a1f" id="cortex__7" original="E399.2aba"><span class="pos" id="cortex__8" original="E399.2abb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7580" eid="cortex__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4f8a" geo="br" id="cortex__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cortex__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːteks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corte/cortex__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corte/cortex__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cortex__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4f8e" geo="n_am" id="cortex__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cortex__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrteks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corte/cortex__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corte/cortex__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cortex__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a21" id="cortex__14" original="E399.2abc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a22" form="pl" id="cortex__15" original="E399.2abd"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="cortex__16" original="E399.2abf"> cortices </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-757f" eid="cortex__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4f7a" geo="br" id="cortex__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cortex__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːtɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corti/cortices__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corti/cortices__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cortices__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4f7e" geo="n_am" id="cortex__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cortex__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrtɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corti/cortices__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corti/cortices__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cortices__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a2b" id="cortex__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a2c" id="cortex__23" original="E399.2ac5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a2d" id="cortex__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cortex__25" subj="anat"> anatomy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cortex__26" original="E399.2ac6"> the outer layer of an organ in the body, especially the brain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a30" id="cortex__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a31" id="cortex__28" original="E8ba.-7f37"><span class="x" id="cortex__29" original="E8ba.-7f36"> Lashley attempted to analyse the function of the cortex in the brain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a33" id="cortex__30" original="E8ba.-7f35"><span class="x" id="cortex__31" original="E8ba.-7f34"> Other neurons then convey the signals to the visual cortex. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a35" id="cortex__32"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a36" id="cortex__33" original="E399.2ac7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a37" id="cortex__34"><span class="dr" corpus_freq="140" id="cortex__35" original="E399.2ac8"> cortical </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a40" id="cortex__36" original="E399.2acc"><span class="pos" id="cortex__37" original="E399.2acd"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-757e" eid="cortex__38" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4f82" geo="br" id="cortex__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cortex__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːtɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cor/corti/cortical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cor/corti/cortical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cortical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.4f86" geo="n_am" id="cortex__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cortex__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrtɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cor/corti/cortical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cor/corti/cortical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cortical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a42" id="cortex__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a43" id="cortex__44" original="E8ba.-7f31"><span class="x" id="cortex__45" original="E8ba.-7f30"> In the brains of rodents, over 70% of cortical structures are responsible for processing olfactory information. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-d57" id="cortex__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cortex" title="cortex definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-d56" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2265" id="cortex__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cortex__48"> cortex </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cosine
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a45" id="cosine" original="E399.2bdf" sum="448"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a46" id="cosine__1" original="E399.2be0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a47" id="cosine__2" original="E399.2be1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cosine </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a54" id="cosine__8" original="E399.2be9"><span class="pos" id="cosine__9" original="E399.2bea"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7565" eid="cosine__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.526b" geo="br" id="cosine__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosine__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊsaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosin/cosine__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosin/cosine__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cosine__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.526f" geo="n_am" id="cosine__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosine__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊsaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosin/cosine__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosin/cosine__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cosine__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a56" id="cosine__15" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a57" id="cosine__16"><span class="v"><strong> cos </strong></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a59" id="cosine__18"><span class="subj" id="cosine__19" subj="math"> mathematics </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a5b" id="cosine__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a5c" id="cosine__21" original="E399.2bee"><span class="def" id="cosine__22" original="E399.2bef"> the <a class="ndv" href="entry://ratio" id="cosine__23"> ratio </a> of the length of the side next to one of the angles in a <a class="ndv" href="entry://right-angled" id="cosine__24"> right-angled </a> triangle that are less than 90° to the length of the longest side </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a60" id="cosine__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a61" id="cosine__26" original="E4c8.1774"><span class="x" id="cosine__27" original="E4c8.1775"> The mathematics of navigation uses trigonometry, which requires an accurate knowledge of the sine, cosine and tangent of an angle. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a63" id="cosine__28" original="E399.2bf9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://sine" title="sine definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a64" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-7770" id="cosine__29" original="E399.2bfa"><span class="xh" id="cosine__30"> sine </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://tangent" title="tangent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a66" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.3d7c" id="cosine__31" original="E399.2bfc"><span class="xh" id="cosine__32"> tangent </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-d20" id="cosine__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cosine" title="cosine definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-d1f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.23bb" id="cosine__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cosine__35"> cosine </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cosmetic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a68" hm="1" id="cosmetic1" original="E399.2c17" sum="263"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a69" id="cosmetic1__1" original="E399.2c18"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a6a" id="cosmetic1__2" original="E399.2c19"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cosmetic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a76" id="cosmetic1__7" original="E399.2c22"><span class="pos" id="cosmetic1__8" original="E399.2c23"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-755c" eid="cosmetic1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.52f9" geo="br" id="cosmetic1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmetic1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒzˈmetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosme/cosmetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosme/cosmetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.52fd" geo="n_am" id="cosmetic1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmetic1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːzˈmetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosme/cosmetic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosme/cosmetic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmetic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a78" id="cosmetic1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="cosmetic1__15" original="E399.2c26"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a7a" id="cosmetic1__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a7b" id="cosmetic1__17" original="E399.2c24"><span class="def" id="cosmetic1__18" original="E399.2c27"> a substance that somebody puts on their face or body to make it more attractive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a7d" id="cosmetic1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a7e" id="cosmetic1__20" original="E85c.-48d6"><span class="x" id="cosmetic1__21" original="E85c.-48d5"> Hollywood encouraged women to use cosmetics. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-cfc" id="cosmetic1__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cosmetic_1" title="cosmetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-cfb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.23fe" id="cosmetic1__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cosmetic1__24"> cosmetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a80" hm="2" id="cosmetic2" original="E399.2c28" sum="496"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a81" id="cosmetic2__1" original="E399.2c29"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a82" id="cosmetic2__2" original="E399.2c2a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cosmetic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a8e" id="cosmetic2__7" original="E399.2c33"><span class="pos" id="cosmetic2__8" original="E399.2c34"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7553" eid="cosmetic2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5301" geo="br" id="cosmetic2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmetic2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒzˈmetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosme/cosmetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosme/cosmetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5305" geo="n_am" id="cosmetic2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmetic2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːzˈmetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosme/cosmetic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosme/cosmetic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmetic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a90" id="cosmetic2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a91" id="cosmetic2__15" original="E399.2c37"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cosmetic2__16" original="E399.2c38"> connected with medical treatment that is intended to improve a person's appearance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a93" id="cosmetic2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a94" id="cosmetic2__18" original="E492.7de"><span class="x" id="cosmetic2__19" original="E492.7df"> Cosmetic surgery has always been controversial among doctors and the larger public. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a96" id="cosmetic2__20" original="E399.2c35"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cosmetic2__21" original="E399.2c36"> improving only the outside appearance of something and not its basic character </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a98" id="cosmetic2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a99" id="cosmetic2__23" original="E85c.-48dc"><span class="x" id="cosmetic2__24" original="E85c.-48db"> The second edition made only cosmetic changes, leaving the seven main chapters untouched. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-ce1" id="cosmetic2__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cosmetic_1" title="cosmetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-ce0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.23fe" id="cosmetic2__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cosmetic2__27"> cosmetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cosmic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a9b" id="cosmic" original="E399.2c40" sum="273"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a9c" id="cosmic__1" original="E399.2c41"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2a9d" id="cosmic__2" original="E399.2c42"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cosmic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2aa6" id="cosmic__4" original="E399.2c47"><span class="pos" id="cosmic__5" original="E399.2c48"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-754a" eid="cosmic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5361" geo="br" id="cosmic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒzmɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosmi/cosmic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmi/cosmic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5365" geo="n_am" id="cosmic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːzmɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosmi/cosmic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmi/cosmic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2aa8" id="cosmic__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="cosmic__12" original="E399.2c4a"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2aaa" id="cosmic__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2aab" id="cosmic__14" original="E399.2c4b"><span class="def" id="cosmic__15" original="E399.2c4c"> connected with the universe and space; not from the earth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2aad" id="cosmic__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2aae" id="cosmic__17" original="E81e.-23c4"><span class="x" id="cosmic__18" original="E81e.-23c3"> This cosmic microwave background radiation is the residue of energy released during the Big Bang. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-cc2" id="cosmic__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cosmic" title="cosmic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-cc1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2445" id="cosmic__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cosmic__21"> cosmic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cosmic ray
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ab0" id="cosmic-ray" original="E465.-4a61" sum="253"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ab1" id="cosmic-ray__1" original="E465.-4a60"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ab2" id="cosmic-ray__2" original="E465.-4a5f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cosmic ray </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ab9" id="cosmic-ray__4" original="E465.-4a5b"><span class="pos" id="cosmic-ray__5" original="E465.-4a5a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ab4" eid="cosmic-ray__6" original="E465.-4a63" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.1144" geo="br" id="cosmic-ray__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmic-ray__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒzmɪk ˈreɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosmi/cosmic_ray_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmi/cosmic_ray_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cosmic_ray_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.1147" geo="n_am" id="cosmic-ray__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmic-ray__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːzmɪk ˈreɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosmi/cosmic_ray_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmi/cosmic_ray_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmic_ray_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2abb" id="cosmic-ray__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2abc" id="cosmic-ray__12" original="E465.-4a62"><span class="def" id="cosmic-ray__13" original="E465.-4a59"> a very high energy <a class="ndv" href="entry://atomic" id="cosmic-ray__14"> atomic </a><a class="ndv" href="entry://nucleus" id="cosmic-ray__15"> nucleus </a> or other <a class="ndv" href="entry://particle" id="cosmic-ray__16"> particle </a> that is travelling through space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ac1" id="cosmic-ray__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ac2" id="cosmic-ray__18" original="E465.-4a52"><span class="x" id="cosmic-ray__19" original="E465.-4a51"> Cosmic rays are the main physical mechanism controlling the amount of ionization in the troposphere. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cosmology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ac4" id="cosmology" original="E399.2c8a" sum="336"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ac5" id="cosmology__1" original="E399.2c8b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ac6" id="cosmology__2" original="E399.2c8c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cosmology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2acf" id="cosmology__4" original="E399.2c91"><span class="pos" id="cosmology__5" original="E399.2c92"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7541" eid="cosmology__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5405" geo="br" id="cosmology__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmology__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒzˈmɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmology__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmology__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmology__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5409" geo="n_am" id="cosmology__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmology__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːzˈmɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ad1" id="cosmology__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cosmology__12" original="E399.2c94"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ad3" id="cosmology__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ad4" id="cosmology__14" original="E399.2c95"><span class="def" id="cosmology__15" original="E399.2c96"> the scientific study of the universe and how it started and developed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ad6" id="cosmology__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ad7" id="cosmology__17" original="E586.-48cf"><span class="x" id="cosmology__18" original="E586.-48ce"> Modern cosmology began with Hubble's two great discoveries about galaxies. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ad9" id="cosmology__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ada" id="cosmology__20" original="E399.2c97"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2adb" id="cosmology__21"><span class="dr" id="cosmology__22" original="E399.2c98"> cosmological </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ae4" id="cosmology__23" original="E399.2c9c"><span class="pos" id="cosmology__24" original="E399.2c9d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7540" eid="cosmology__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.53fd" geo="br" id="cosmology__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmology__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒzməˈlɒdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmological__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmological__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmological__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5401" geo="n_am" id="cosmology__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmology__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːzməˈlɑːdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmological__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmological__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmological__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ae6" id="cosmology__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ae7" id="cosmology__31" original="E81e.-23c0"><span class="x" id="cosmology__32" original="E81e.-23bf"> Developments in theoretical physics led to major developments in cosmological theory in the 1920s. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ae9" id="cosmology__33"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2aea" id="cosmology__34" original="E399.2c9e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2aeb" id="cosmology__35"><span class="dr" id="cosmology__36" original="E399.2c9f"> cosmologist </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2af7" id="cosmology__40" original="E399.2ca6"><span class="pos" id="cosmology__41" original="E399.2ca7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-753f" eid="cosmology__42" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.540d" geo="br" id="cosmology__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmology__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒzˈmɒlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmologist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmologist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmologist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5411" geo="n_am" id="cosmology__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmology__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɑːzˈmɑːlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmologist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmologist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmologist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2af9" id="cosmology__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2afa" id="cosmology__48" original="E586.-48cd"><span class="x" id="cosmology__49" original="E586.-48cc"> This leads to some of the most profound problems contemplated by modern cosmologists. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-c92" id="cosmology__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cosmology" title="cosmology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-c91" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.24a0" id="cosmology__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cosmology__52"> cosmology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cosmopolitan
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2afc" id="cosmopolitan" original="E399.2cb9" sum="608"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2afd" id="cosmopolitan__1" original="E399.2cba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2afe" id="cosmopolitan__2" original="E399.2cbb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cosmopolitan </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b0a" id="cosmopolitan__7" original="E399.2cc4"><span class="pos" id="cosmopolitan__8" original="E399.2cc5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7526" eid="cosmopolitan__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.548d" geo="br" id="cosmopolitan__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmopolitan__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmopolitan__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmopolitan__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmopolitan__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5491" geo="n_am" id="cosmopolitan__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmopolitan__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɑːzməˈpɑːlɪtən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmopolitan__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmopolitan__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://cosmopolitan__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b0c" id="cosmopolitan__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cosmopolitan__15" original="E399.2cc7" reg="approv"> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b0e" id="cosmopolitan__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b0f" id="cosmopolitan__17" original="E399.2cc8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cosmopolitan__18" original="E399.2cc9"> containing people of different types or from different countries, and influenced by their culture </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b11" id="cosmopolitan__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b12" id="cosmopolitan__20" original="E852.4ee3"><span class="x" id="cosmopolitan__21" original="E852.4ee4"> The company recently moved to the cosmopolitan city of Amsterdam, in order to attract high-quality international personnel. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b14" id="cosmopolitan__22" original="E399.2cca"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cosmopolitan__23" original="E399.2ccb"> having or showing a wide experience of people and things from many different countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b16" id="cosmopolitan__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b17" id="cosmopolitan__25" original="E852.4ee5"><span class="x" id="cosmopolitan__26" original="E852.4ee6"> Cosmopolitan lifestyles have seen a shift away from traditional beers towards European and New World wines. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-c4e" id="cosmopolitan__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cosmopolitan_1" title="cosmopolitan definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-c4d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.24d8" id="cosmopolitan__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cosmopolitan__29"> cosmopolitan </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cosmos
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b19" id="cosmos" original="E399.2cdb" sum="362"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b1a" id="cosmos__1" original="E399.2cdc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b1b" id="cosmos__2" original="E399.2cdd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cosmos </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b27" id="cosmos__4" original="E399.2ce4"><span class="pos" id="cosmos__5" original="E399.2ce5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72b9" eid="cosmos__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.54d3" geo="br" id="cosmos__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmos__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒzmɒs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmos__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmos__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cosmos__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.54d6" geo="n_am" id="cosmos__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cosmos__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːzmoʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmos__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmos__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cosmos__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.54d9" geo="n_am" id="cosmos__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="cosmos__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːzməs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cosmo/cosmos__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cosmo/cosmos__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://cosmos__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b29" id="cosmos__13" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b2a" id="cosmos__14"><span class="v"><strong> the cosmos </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b2c" id="cosmos__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="cosmos__17" original="E399.2ce7"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b2e" id="cosmos__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b2f" id="cosmos__19" original="E399.2ce8"><span class="def" id="cosmos__20" original="E399.2ce9"> the universe, especially when it is thought of as an ordered system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b31" id="cosmos__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b32" id="cosmos__22" original="E81e.-2384"><span class="x" id="cosmos__23" original="E81e.-2383"> The Buddha taught that the cosmos is uncreated and dynamic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b34" id="cosmos__24" original="E81e.-2382"><span class="x" id="cosmos__25" original="E81e.-2381"> He sought to exploit this new theoretical framework to explain the large-scale behaviour of the entire cosmos. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-c2a" id="cosmos__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cosmos" title="cosmos definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-c29" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2514" id="cosmos__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cosmos__28"> cosmos </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cost
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b36" hm="1" id="cost1" original="E399.2d1c" sum="2273"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b37" id="cost1__1" original="E399.2d1d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b38" id="cost1__2" original="E399.2d1e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cost <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b45" id="cost1__7" original="E399.2d28"><span class="pos" id="cost1__8" original="E399.2d29"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-751d" eid="cost1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.567c" geo="br" id="cost1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.567f" geo="n_am" id="cost1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b47" id="cost1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b48" id="cost1__15" original="E399.2d2a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b49" id="cost1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cost1__17" original="E399.2d2c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cost1__18" original="E399.2d2d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cost1__19" original="E399.2d2e"> the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b4d" id="cost1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b4e" id="cost1__21" original="E8bc.-7f23"><span class="x" id="cost1__22" original="E8bc.-7f22"> No additional cost is involved if this option is chosen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b50" id="cost1__23" original="E8d7.-7f75"><span class="cf" id="cost1__24" original="E8d7.-7f76"><span class="exp" id="cost1__25"> cost </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cost1__26" original="E8d7.-7f74"> Renewable energy projects are designed to minimize the unit cost of production. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b54" id="cost1__27" original="E8bc.-7f2c"><span class="cf" id="cost1__28" original="E8bc.-7f2d"> at a (…) <span class="exp" id="cost1__29"> cost </span></span><span class="x" id="cost1__30" original="E8bc.-7f2b"> These products provide better performance, but at a higher cost. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b58" id="cost1__31" original="E8bc.-7f2a"><span class="cf" id="cost1__32" original="E8d7.-7c2d"> at a <span class="exp" id="cost1__33"> cost </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cost1__34" original="E8bc.-7f29"> The bridge was renovated in 2005 at a cost of $500 000. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b5c" id="cost1__35" original="E8bc.-7f25"><span class="cf" id="cost1__36" original="E8bc.-7f26"><span class="exp" id="cost1__37"> cost </span> to something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="cost1__38" original="E8bc.-7f24"> The overall cost of this to the cattle industry in 2001 was estimated to be AU $18.3 million. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b60" id="cost1__39" original="E8bc.-7f07" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__40"> adjective + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b62" id="cost1__41"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b63" id="cost1__42" original="E8bc.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b64" id="cost1__43"><span class="coll" id="cost1__44" original="E8bc.-7f05"> low </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b66" id="cost1__45" original="E8bc.-7ba6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b67" id="cost1__46"><span class="coll" id="cost1__47" original="E8bc.-7ba3"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b69" id="cost1__48" original="E8bc.-7ba2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b6a" id="cost1__49"><span class="coll" id="cost1__50" original="E8bc.-7ba1"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b6c" id="cost1__51" original="E8d7.-7f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b6d" id="cost1__52"><span class="coll" id="cost1__53" original="E8d7.-7f71"> rising </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b6f" id="cost1__54" original="E8bc.-7ba0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b70" id="cost1__55"><span class="coll" id="cost1__56" original="E8bc.-7b9f"> variable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b72" id="cost1__57" original="E8d7.-7f70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b73" id="cost1__58"><span class="coll" id="cost1__59" original="E8d7.-7f6f"> fixed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b75" id="cost1__60" original="E8bc.-7b9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b76" id="cost1__61"><span class="coll" id="cost1__62" original="E8bc.-7b9d"> annual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b78" id="cost1__63" original="E8bc.-7b9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b79" id="cost1__64"><span class="coll" id="cost1__65" original="E8bc.-7b9b"> total </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b7b" id="cost1__66"><span class="coll" id="cost1__67" original="E8bc.-7b9a"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b7d" id="cost1__68" original="E8d7.-7f6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b7e" id="cost1__69"><span class="coll" id="cost1__70" original="E8d7.-7f6d"> net </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b80" id="cost1__71" original="E8d7.-7f6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b81" id="cost1__72"><span class="coll" id="cost1__73" original="E8d7.-7f6b"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b83" id="cost1__74" original="E830.-6d1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b84" id="cost1__75"><span class="coll" id="cost1__76" original="E830.-6d19"> marginal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b86" id="cost1__77" original="E8d7.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b87" id="cost1__78"><span class="coll" id="cost1__79" original="E8d7.-7f69"> initial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b89" id="cost1__80" original="E8bc.-7b96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b8a" id="cost1__81"><span class="coll" id="cost1__82" original="E8bc.-7b95"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b8c" id="cost1__83" original="E8bc.-7b94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b8d" id="cost1__84"><span class="coll" id="cost1__85" original="E8bc.-7b93"> indirect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b8f" id="cost1__86" original="E8bc.-7ba5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b90" id="cost1__87"><span class="coll" id="cost1__88" original="E8bc.-7ba4"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b92" id="cost1__89" original="E8d7.-7f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b93" id="cost1__90"><span class="coll" id="cost1__91" original="E8d7.-7f67"> operating </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b95" id="cost1__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b96" id="cost1__93" original="E8bc.-7f01"><span class="x" id="cost1__94" original="E8bc.-7f00"> She observes that a programme with a low financial cost may come with a high social cost. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b98" id="cost1__95" original="E8bc.-7b8f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__96"> noun + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b9a" id="cost1__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b9b" id="cost1__98" original="E8d7.-7f55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b9c" id="cost1__99"><span class="coll" id="cost1__100" original="E8d7.-7f54"> capital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b9e" id="cost1__101" original="E8bc.-7b8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2b9f" id="cost1__102"><span class="coll" id="cost1__103" original="E8bc.-7b8d"> production </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ba1" id="cost1__104" original="E8bc.-7b8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ba2" id="cost1__105"><span class="coll" id="cost1__106" original="E8bc.-7b8b"> transaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ba4" id="cost1__107" original="E8bc.-7b8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ba5" id="cost1__108"><span class="coll" id="cost1__109" original="E8bc.-7b89"> labour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ba7" id="cost1__110" original="E8bc.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ba8" id="cost1__111"><span class="coll" id="cost1__112" original="E8bc.-7b87"> transport </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2baa" id="cost1__113" original="E8d7.-7f53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bab" id="cost1__114"><span class="coll" id="cost1__115" original="E8d7.-7f52"> trade </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bad" id="cost1__116"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bae" id="cost1__117" original="E8d7.-7f51"><span class="x" id="cost1__118" original="E8d7.-7f50"> The funding issue is dominated by the capital cost of computer processors and human personnel. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bb0" id="cost1__119" original="E8bc.-7b80" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__120"> verb + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bb2" id="cost1__121"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bb3" id="cost1__122" original="E8bc.-7b78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bb4" id="cost1__123"><span class="coll" id="cost1__124" original="E8bc.-7b77"> incur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bb6" id="cost1__125" original="E8bc.-7b76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bb7" id="cost1__126"><span class="coll" id="cost1__127" original="E8bc.-7b75"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bb9" id="cost1__128"><span class="coll" id="cost1__129" original="E8bc.-7b74"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bbb" id="cost1__130" original="E8bc.-7b73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bbc" id="cost1__131"><span class="coll" id="cost1__132" original="E8bc.-7b72"> impose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bbe" id="cost1__133" original="E8bc.-7b6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bbf" id="cost1__134"><span class="coll" id="cost1__135" original="E8bc.-7b6c"> pay </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bc1" id="cost1__136"><span class="coll" id="cost1__137" original="E8bc.-7b6a"> bear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bc3" id="cost1__138" original="E8d5.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bc4" id="cost1__139"><span class="coll" id="cost1__140" original="E8d5.-7f69"> minimize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bc6" id="cost1__141" original="E8d7.-7f4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bc7" id="cost1__142"><span class="coll" id="cost1__143" original="E8d7.-7f4e"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bc9" id="cost1__144" original="E8bc.-7b5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bca" id="cost1__145"><span class="coll" id="cost1__146" original="E8bc.-7b5e"> outweigh </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bcc" id="cost1__147" original="E8bc.-7b6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bcd" id="cost1__148"><span class="coll" id="cost1__149" original="E8bc.-7b6e"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bcf" id="cost1__150" original="E8d7.-7f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bd0" id="cost1__151"><span class="coll" id="cost1__152" original="E8d7.-7f4c"> offset </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bd2" id="cost1__153" original="E8d7.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bd3" id="cost1__154"><span class="coll" id="cost1__155" original="E8d7.-7f4a"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bd5" id="cost1__156"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bd6" id="cost1__157" original="E8d7.-7f49"><span class="x" id="cost1__158" original="E8d7.-7f48"> The principle is that the person, company or country that caused the pollution should bear the cost of cleaning it up. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bd8" id="cost1__159" original="E8bc.-7aa5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__160"> verb + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bda" id="cost1__161"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bdb" id="cost1__162" original="E8bc.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bdc" id="cost1__163"><span class="coll" id="cost1__164" original="E8bc.-7b7c"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bde" id="cost1__165" original="E8df.-7818"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bdf" id="cost1__166"><span class="coll" id="cost1__167" original="E8df.-7817"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2be1" id="cost1__168" original="E8bc.-7b7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2be2" id="cost1__169"><span class="coll" id="cost1__170" original="E8bc.-7b79"> underestimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2be4" id="cost1__171" original="E8d7.-7f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2be5" id="cost1__172"><span class="coll" id="cost1__173" original="E8d7.-7f44"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2be7" id="cost1__174" original="E8bc.-7aa4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2be8" id="cost1__175"><span class="coll" id="cost1__176" original="E8bc.-7aa3"> cover </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bea" id="cost1__177" original="E8d7.-7f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2beb" id="cost1__178"><span class="coll" id="cost1__179" original="E8d7.-7f42"> meet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bed" id="cost1__180" original="E8bc.-7b69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bee" id="cost1__181"><span class="coll" id="cost1__182" original="E8bc.-7b68"> save </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bf0" id="cost1__183" original="E8bc.-7b71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bf1" id="cost1__184"><span class="coll" id="cost1__185" original="E8bc.-7b70"> raise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bf3" id="cost1__186"><span class="coll" id="cost1__187" original="E8d7.-7f41"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bf5" id="cost1__188" original="E8bc.-7b67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bf6" id="cost1__189"><span class="coll" id="cost1__190" original="E8bc.-7b66"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bf8" id="cost1__191"><span class="coll" id="cost1__192" original="E8bc.-7b65"> lower </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bfa" id="cost1__193"><span class="coll" id="cost1__194" original="E8bc.-7b63"> cut </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bfc" id="cost1__195" original="E8bc.-7b62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bfd" id="cost1__196"><span class="coll" id="cost1__197" original="E8bc.-7b61"> discount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2bff" id="cost1__198" original="E8bc.-7b5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c00" id="cost1__199"><span class="coll" id="cost1__200" original="E8bc.-7b5c"> recover </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c02" id="cost1__201"><span class="coll" id="cost1__202" original="E8bc.-7b5b"> recoup </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c04" id="cost1__203" original="E8d7.-7f40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c05" id="cost1__204"><span class="coll" id="cost1__205" original="E8d7.-7f3f"> equal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c07" id="cost1__206"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c08" id="cost1__207" original="E8d7.-7f3e"><span class="x" id="cost1__208" original="E8d7.-7f3d"> Customer payments cover the cost of cement and other materials. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c0a" id="cost1__209" original="E8bc.-7b52" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__210"> cost/​costs + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c0c" id="cost1__211"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c0d" id="cost1__212" original="E8bc.-7b51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c0e" id="cost1__213"><span class="coll" id="cost1__214" original="E8bc.-7b50"> rise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c10" id="cost1__215"><span class="coll" id="cost1__216" original="E8d7.-7f3c"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c12" id="cost1__217" original="E8bc.-7b4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c13" id="cost1__218"><span class="coll" id="cost1__219" original="E8bc.-7b4c"> fall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c15" id="cost1__220" original="E8bc.-7b4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c16" id="cost1__221"><span class="coll" id="cost1__222" original="E8bc.-7b4e"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c18" id="cost1__223" original="E8bc.-7b4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c19" id="cost1__224"><span class="coll" id="cost1__225" original="E8bc.-7b4a"> vary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c1b" id="cost1__226"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c1c" id="cost1__227" original="E8bc.-7b48"><span class="x" id="cost1__228" original="E8bc.-7b47"> As labour and materials costs rose, profits fell. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c1e" id="cost1__229" original="E8bc.-7b44" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__230"> cost + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c20" id="cost1__231"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c21" id="cost1__232" original="E8bc.-7b42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c22" id="cost1__233"><span class="coll" id="cost1__234" original="E8bc.-7b41"> saving </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c24" id="cost1__235" original="E8bc.-7b40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c25" id="cost1__236"><span class="coll" id="cost1__237" original="E8bc.-7b3f"> reduction </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c27" id="cost1__238"><span class="coll" id="cost1__239" original="E8bc.-7b3e"> minimization </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c29" id="cost1__240"><span class="coll" id="cost1__241" original="E8bc.-7b3d"> cutting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c2b" id="cost1__242" original="E8bc.-7b3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c2c" id="cost1__243"><span class="coll" id="cost1__244" original="E8bc.-7b39"> advantage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c2e" id="cost1__245" original="E8bc.-7b37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c2f" id="cost1__246" original="E8bc.-7b36"><span class="x" id="cost1__247" original="E8bc.-7b35"> Major cost savings were achieved through computerization. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c31" id="cost1__248" original="E399.2d34"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c32" id="cost1__249"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cost1__250" original="E399.2d37"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cost1__251" original="E399.2d36"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cost1__252" original="E399.2d38"> the effort, loss or damage that is involved in order to do or achieve something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c36" id="cost1__253"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c37" id="cost1__254" original="E8bc.-7b59"><span class="x" id="cost1__255" original="E8bc.-7b58"> The negative social and environmental costs associated with energy production were ignored. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c39" id="cost1__256" original="E8bc.-7f20"><span class="cf" id="cost1__257" original="E8bc.-7f21"><span class="exp" id="cost1__258"> cost </span> in something (of doing something) </span><span class="x" id="cost1__259" original="E8bc.-7f1f"> In this system, the cost in time and energy of moving from a waiting line to another is almost non-existent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c3d" id="cost1__260" original="E8bc.-7f1e"><span class="cf" id="cost1__261" original="E8d7.-7f73"><span class="exp" id="cost1__262"> cost </span> in doing something </span><span class="x" id="cost1__263" original="E8bc.-7f1d"> Women bear the far greater cost in having and rearing children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c41" id="cost1__264" original="E8bc.-7f1b"><span class="cf" id="cost1__265" original="E8bc.-7f1c"> at… <span class="exp" id="cost1__266"> cost </span></span><span class="x" id="cost1__267" original="E8bc.-7f1a"> Victory in the war was achieved at terrible social and economic cost. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c45" id="cost1__268" original="E8d1.-7f9f"><span class="cf" id="cost1__269" original="E8d1.-7fa0"> at the <span class="exp" id="cost1__270"> cost </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cost1__271" original="E8d1.-7f9e"> Government policies favoured lower unemployment, even at the cost of higher inflation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c49" id="cost1__272" original="E8bc.-7f18"><span class="cf" id="cost1__273" original="E8bc.-7f19"><span class="exp" id="cost1__274"> cost </span> to something/somebody (of doing something) </span><span class="x" id="cost1__275" original="E8bc.-7f17"> Thus, the overall cost to society of fighting inflation with more unemployment may be high. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c4d" id="cost1__276" original="E4c7.1e7f"><span class="cf" id="cost1__277" original="E4c7.1e7e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cost1__278" original="E4c7.1e80"> A standardized brand can generate substantial cost reductions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c50" id="cost1__279" original="E4a5.45c8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://opportunity-cost" title="opportunity cost definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c51" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5f3d" id="cost1__280" original="E4a5.45c9"><span class="xh" id="cost1__281"> opportunity cost </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c53" id="cost1__282" original="E8d7.-7f64" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__283"> adjective + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c55" id="cost1__284"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c56" id="cost1__285" original="E8d7.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c57" id="cost1__286"><span class="coll" id="cost1__287" original="E8d7.-7f61"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c59" id="cost1__288" original="E8d7.-7f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c5a" id="cost1__289"><span class="coll" id="cost1__290" original="E8d7.-7f5f"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c5c" id="cost1__291" original="E8d7.-7f5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c5d" id="cost1__292"><span class="coll" id="cost1__293" original="E8d7.-7f5d"> indirect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c5f" id="cost1__294" original="E8d7.-7f5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c60" id="cost1__295"><span class="coll" id="cost1__296" original="E8d7.-7f5b"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c62" id="cost1__297" original="E8d7.-7f5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c63" id="cost1__298"><span class="coll" id="cost1__299" original="E8d7.-7f59"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c65" id="cost1__300" original="E8d7.-7f58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c66" id="cost1__301" original="E8d7.-7f57"><span class="x" id="cost1__302" original="E8d7.-7f56"> There are also indirect costs, such as the loss of organizational reputation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c68" id="cost1__303" original="E8bc.-7b80" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__304"> verb + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c6a" id="cost1__305"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c6b" id="cost1__306" original="E8bc.-7b78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c6c" id="cost1__307"><span class="coll" id="cost1__308" original="E8bc.-7b77"> incur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c6e" id="cost1__309" original="E8bc.-7b76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c6f" id="cost1__310"><span class="coll" id="cost1__311" original="E8bc.-7b75"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c71" id="cost1__312"><span class="coll" id="cost1__313" original="E8bc.-7b74"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c73" id="cost1__314" original="E8bc.-7b73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c74" id="cost1__315"><span class="coll" id="cost1__316" original="E8bc.-7b72"> impose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c76" id="cost1__317" original="E8bc.-7b6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c77" id="cost1__318"><span class="coll" id="cost1__319" original="E8bc.-7b6c"> pay </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c79" id="cost1__320"><span class="coll" id="cost1__321" original="E8bc.-7b6a"> bear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c7b" id="cost1__322" original="E8d5.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c7c" id="cost1__323"><span class="coll" id="cost1__324" original="E8d5.-7f69"> minimize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c7e" id="cost1__325" original="E8d7.-7f4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c7f" id="cost1__326"><span class="coll" id="cost1__327" original="E8d7.-7f4e"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c81" id="cost1__328" original="E8bc.-7b5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c82" id="cost1__329"><span class="coll" id="cost1__330" original="E8bc.-7b5e"> outweigh </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c84" id="cost1__331" original="E8bc.-7b6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c85" id="cost1__332"><span class="coll" id="cost1__333" original="E8bc.-7b6e"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c87" id="cost1__334" original="E8d7.-7f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c88" id="cost1__335"><span class="coll" id="cost1__336" original="E8d7.-7f4c"> offset </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c8a" id="cost1__337" original="E8d7.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c8b" id="cost1__338"><span class="coll" id="cost1__339" original="E8d7.-7f4a"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c8d" id="cost1__340"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c8e" id="cost1__341" original="E8d7.-7f47"><span class="x" id="cost1__342" original="E8d7.-7f46"> Natural selection will favour a strategy if the benefits outweigh the costs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c90" id="cost1__343" original="E399.2d2f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c91" id="cost1__344" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c92" id="cost1__345"><span class="v"><strong> costs </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c94" id="cost1__347"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="cost1__348" original="E399.2d32"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cost1__349" original="E399.2d33"> the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c97" id="cost1__350"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c98" id="cost1__351" original="E8bc.-7f16"><span class="x" id="cost1__352" original="E8bc.-7f15"> Costs were reduced by greater concentration on core products. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c9a" id="cost1__353" original="E843.642e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fixed-costs" title="fixed costs definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c9b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-2a2e" id="cost1__354" original="E843.642f"><span class="xh" id="cost1__355"> fixed costs </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c9d" id="cost1__356" original="E8bc.-7f07" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__357"> adjective + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2c9f" id="cost1__358"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ca0" id="cost1__359" original="E8bc.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ca1" id="cost1__360"><span class="coll" id="cost1__361" original="E8bc.-7f05"> low </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ca3" id="cost1__362" original="E8bc.-7ba6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ca4" id="cost1__363"><span class="coll" id="cost1__364" original="E8bc.-7ba3"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ca6" id="cost1__365" original="E8bc.-7ba2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ca7" id="cost1__366"><span class="coll" id="cost1__367" original="E8bc.-7ba1"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ca9" id="cost1__368" original="E8d7.-7f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2caa" id="cost1__369"><span class="coll" id="cost1__370" original="E8d7.-7f71"> rising </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cac" id="cost1__371" original="E8bc.-7ba0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cad" id="cost1__372"><span class="coll" id="cost1__373" original="E8bc.-7b9f"> variable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2caf" id="cost1__374" original="E8d7.-7f70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cb0" id="cost1__375"><span class="coll" id="cost1__376" original="E8d7.-7f6f"> fixed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cb2" id="cost1__377" original="E8bc.-7b9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cb3" id="cost1__378"><span class="coll" id="cost1__379" original="E8bc.-7b9d"> annual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cb5" id="cost1__380" original="E8bc.-7b9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cb6" id="cost1__381"><span class="coll" id="cost1__382" original="E8bc.-7b9b"> total </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cb8" id="cost1__383"><span class="coll" id="cost1__384" original="E8bc.-7b9a"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cba" id="cost1__385" original="E8d7.-7f6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cbb" id="cost1__386"><span class="coll" id="cost1__387" original="E8d7.-7f6d"> net </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cbd" id="cost1__388" original="E8d7.-7f6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cbe" id="cost1__389"><span class="coll" id="cost1__390" original="E8d7.-7f6b"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cc0" id="cost1__391" original="E830.-6d1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cc1" id="cost1__392"><span class="coll" id="cost1__393" original="E830.-6d19"> marginal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cc3" id="cost1__394" original="E8d7.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cc4" id="cost1__395"><span class="coll" id="cost1__396" original="E8d7.-7f69"> initial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cc6" id="cost1__397" original="E8bc.-7b96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cc7" id="cost1__398"><span class="coll" id="cost1__399" original="E8bc.-7b95"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cc9" id="cost1__400" original="E8bc.-7b94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cca" id="cost1__401"><span class="coll" id="cost1__402" original="E8bc.-7b93"> indirect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ccc" id="cost1__403" original="E8bc.-7ba5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ccd" id="cost1__404"><span class="coll" id="cost1__405" original="E8bc.-7ba4"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ccf" id="cost1__406" original="E8d7.-7f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cd0" id="cost1__407"><span class="coll" id="cost1__408" original="E8d7.-7f67"> operating </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cd2" id="cost1__409"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cd3" id="cost1__410" original="E8d7.-7f66"><span class="x" id="cost1__411" original="E8d7.-7f65"> Labour costs ranged from 65 to 85 per cent of total costs (Rose, 1995). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cd5" id="cost1__412" original="E8bc.-7b8f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__413"> noun + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cd7" id="cost1__414"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cd8" id="cost1__415" original="E8d7.-7f55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cd9" id="cost1__416"><span class="coll" id="cost1__417" original="E8d7.-7f54"> capital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cdb" id="cost1__418" original="E8bc.-7b8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cdc" id="cost1__419"><span class="coll" id="cost1__420" original="E8bc.-7b8d"> production </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cde" id="cost1__421" original="E8bc.-7b8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cdf" id="cost1__422"><span class="coll" id="cost1__423" original="E8bc.-7b8b"> transaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ce1" id="cost1__424" original="E8bc.-7b8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ce2" id="cost1__425"><span class="coll" id="cost1__426" original="E8bc.-7b89"> labour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ce4" id="cost1__427" original="E8bc.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ce5" id="cost1__428"><span class="coll" id="cost1__429" original="E8bc.-7b87"> transport </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ce7" id="cost1__430" original="E8d7.-7f53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ce8" id="cost1__431"><span class="coll" id="cost1__432" original="E8d7.-7f52"> trade </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cea" id="cost1__433"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ceb" id="cost1__434" original="E8bc.-7b85"><span class="x" id="cost1__435" original="E8bc.-7b84"> Research has been firmly centred upon new technology for reducing production costs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ced" id="cost1__436" original="E8bc.-7b80" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__437"> verb + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cef" id="cost1__438"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cf0" id="cost1__439" original="E8bc.-7b78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cf1" id="cost1__440"><span class="coll" id="cost1__441" original="E8bc.-7b77"> incur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cf3" id="cost1__442" original="E8bc.-7b76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cf4" id="cost1__443"><span class="coll" id="cost1__444" original="E8bc.-7b75"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cf6" id="cost1__445"><span class="coll" id="cost1__446" original="E8bc.-7b74"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cf8" id="cost1__447" original="E8bc.-7b73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cf9" id="cost1__448"><span class="coll" id="cost1__449" original="E8bc.-7b72"> impose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cfb" id="cost1__450" original="E8bc.-7b6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cfc" id="cost1__451"><span class="coll" id="cost1__452" original="E8bc.-7b6c"> pay </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2cfe" id="cost1__453"><span class="coll" id="cost1__454" original="E8bc.-7b6a"> bear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d00" id="cost1__455" original="E8d5.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d01" id="cost1__456"><span class="coll" id="cost1__457" original="E8d5.-7f69"> minimize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d03" id="cost1__458" original="E8d7.-7f4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d04" id="cost1__459"><span class="coll" id="cost1__460" original="E8d7.-7f4e"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d06" id="cost1__461" original="E8bc.-7b5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d07" id="cost1__462"><span class="coll" id="cost1__463" original="E8bc.-7b5e"> outweigh </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d09" id="cost1__464" original="E8bc.-7b6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d0a" id="cost1__465"><span class="coll" id="cost1__466" original="E8bc.-7b6e"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d0c" id="cost1__467" original="E8d7.-7f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d0d" id="cost1__468"><span class="coll" id="cost1__469" original="E8d7.-7f4c"> offset </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d0f" id="cost1__470" original="E8d7.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d10" id="cost1__471"><span class="coll" id="cost1__472" original="E8d7.-7f4a"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d12" id="cost1__473"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d13" id="cost1__474" original="E8bc.-7b57"><span class="x" id="cost1__475" original="E8bc.-7b56"> The firm's total costs incurred in 2009 were significantly lower. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d15" id="cost1__476" original="E8bc.-7aa5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__477"> verb + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d17" id="cost1__478"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d18" id="cost1__479" original="E8bc.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d19" id="cost1__480"><span class="coll" id="cost1__481" original="E8bc.-7b7c"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d1b" id="cost1__482" original="E8df.-7818"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d1c" id="cost1__483"><span class="coll" id="cost1__484" original="E8df.-7817"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d1e" id="cost1__485" original="E8bc.-7b7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d1f" id="cost1__486"><span class="coll" id="cost1__487" original="E8bc.-7b79"> underestimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d21" id="cost1__488" original="E8d7.-7f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d22" id="cost1__489"><span class="coll" id="cost1__490" original="E8d7.-7f44"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d24" id="cost1__491" original="E8bc.-7aa4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d25" id="cost1__492"><span class="coll" id="cost1__493" original="E8bc.-7aa3"> cover </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d27" id="cost1__494" original="E8d7.-7f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d28" id="cost1__495"><span class="coll" id="cost1__496" original="E8d7.-7f42"> meet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d2a" id="cost1__497" original="E8bc.-7b69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d2b" id="cost1__498"><span class="coll" id="cost1__499" original="E8bc.-7b68"> save </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d2d" id="cost1__500" original="E8bc.-7b71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d2e" id="cost1__501"><span class="coll" id="cost1__502" original="E8bc.-7b70"> raise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d30" id="cost1__503"><span class="coll" id="cost1__504" original="E8d7.-7f41"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d32" id="cost1__505" original="E8bc.-7b67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d33" id="cost1__506"><span class="coll" id="cost1__507" original="E8bc.-7b66"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d35" id="cost1__508"><span class="coll" id="cost1__509" original="E8bc.-7b65"> lower </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d37" id="cost1__510"><span class="coll" id="cost1__511" original="E8bc.-7b63"> cut </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d39" id="cost1__512" original="E8bc.-7b62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d3a" id="cost1__513"><span class="coll" id="cost1__514" original="E8bc.-7b61"> discount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d3c" id="cost1__515" original="E8bc.-7b5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d3d" id="cost1__516"><span class="coll" id="cost1__517" original="E8bc.-7b5c"> recover </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d3f" id="cost1__518"><span class="coll" id="cost1__519" original="E8bc.-7b5b"> recoup </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d41" id="cost1__520" original="E8d7.-7f40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d42" id="cost1__521"><span class="coll" id="cost1__522" original="E8d7.-7f3f"> equal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d44" id="cost1__523"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d45" id="cost1__524" original="E8bc.-7a9f"><span class="x" id="cost1__525" original="E8bc.-7a9e"> The business recovered its initial costs within three years. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d47" id="cost1__526" original="E8bc.-7b52" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__527"> cost/​costs + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d49" id="cost1__528"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d4a" id="cost1__529" original="E8bc.-7b51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d4b" id="cost1__530"><span class="coll" id="cost1__531" original="E8bc.-7b50"> rise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d4d" id="cost1__532"><span class="coll" id="cost1__533" original="E8d7.-7f3c"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d4f" id="cost1__534" original="E8bc.-7b4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d50" id="cost1__535"><span class="coll" id="cost1__536" original="E8bc.-7b4c"> fall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d52" id="cost1__537" original="E8bc.-7b4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d53" id="cost1__538"><span class="coll" id="cost1__539" original="E8bc.-7b4e"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d55" id="cost1__540" original="E8bc.-7b4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d56" id="cost1__541"><span class="coll" id="cost1__542" original="E8bc.-7b4a"> vary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d58" id="cost1__543"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d59" id="cost1__544" original="E448.-757c"><span class="x" id="cost1__545" original="E448.-757b"> Costs fall initially when scale is increased, then remain at this level. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d5b" id="cost1__546" original="E399.2d39"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d5c" id="cost1__547" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d5d" id="cost1__548"><span class="v"><strong> costs </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d5f" id="cost1__550"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="cost1__551" original="E399.2d40"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cost1__552" original="E399.2d41"> the sum of money that somebody is ordered by a court to pay for a legal case </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d62" id="cost1__553"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d63" id="cost1__554" original="E8bc.-7f13"><span class="x" id="cost1__555" original="E8bc.-7f12"> Legal costs incurred in the action are usually awarded to the successful party. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d65" id="cost1__556" original="E399.2d42"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d66" id="cost1__557" original="E399.2d43" sk="atallcostsanycost"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d67" id="cost1__558"><span class="idm" id="cost1__559" original="E399.2d44"> at all costs/at any cost </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d69" id="cost1__560"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d6a" id="cost1__561"><span class="def" id="cost1__562" original="E399.2d45"> under any circumstances and without considering the amount of effort or money that may be used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d6c" id="cost1__563"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d6d" id="cost1__564" original="E8bc.-7f11"><span class="x" id="cost1__565" original="E8bc.-7f10"> In conditions of stress and shortage, social differences are a threat that must be eliminated at all costs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d6f" id="cost1__566" original="E8bc.-7f0f"><span class="x" id="cost1__567" original="E8bc.-7f0e"> The meat industry was prepared to exploit rural poverty and to minimize expenses at any cost. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c08" id="cost1__568" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="cost1__569"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c06" id="cost1__570" original="E8bc.-7f0a"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__571" original="E8bc.-7f09"> adjective + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c04" id="cost1__572" original="E8bc.-7f08"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c03" id="cost1__573" original="E8bc.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c02" id="cost1__574" original="E8bc.-7f05"><span class="coll" id="cost1__575"> low </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6c00" id="cost1__576" original="E8bc.-7ba6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bff" id="cost1__577" original="E8bc.-7ba3"><span class="coll" id="cost1__578"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bfd" id="cost1__579" original="E8bc.-7ba2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bfc" id="cost1__580" original="E8bc.-7ba1"><span class="coll" id="cost1__581"> average </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bfa" id="cost1__582" original="E8d7.-7f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bf9" id="cost1__583" original="E8d7.-7f71"><span class="coll" id="cost1__584"> rising </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bf7" id="cost1__585" original="E8bc.-7ba0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bf6" id="cost1__586" original="E8bc.-7b9f"><span class="coll" id="cost1__587"> variable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bf4" id="cost1__588" original="E8d7.-7f70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bf3" id="cost1__589" original="E8d7.-7f6f"><span class="coll" id="cost1__590"> fixed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bf1" id="cost1__591" original="E8bc.-7b9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bf0" id="cost1__592" original="E8bc.-7b9d"><span class="coll" id="cost1__593"> annual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bee" id="cost1__594" original="E8bc.-7b9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bed" id="cost1__595" original="E8bc.-7b9b"><span class="coll" id="cost1__596"> total </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6beb" id="cost1__597" original="E8bc.-7b9a"><span class="coll" id="cost1__598"> overall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6be9" id="cost1__599" original="E8d7.-7f6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6be8" id="cost1__600" original="E8d7.-7f6d"><span class="coll" id="cost1__601"> net </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6be6" id="cost1__602" original="E8d7.-7f6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6be5" id="cost1__603" original="E8d7.-7f6b"><span class="coll" id="cost1__604"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6be3" id="cost1__605" original="E830.-6d1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6be2" id="cost1__606" original="E830.-6d19"><span class="coll" id="cost1__607"> marginal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6be0" id="cost1__608" original="E8d7.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bdf" id="cost1__609" original="E8d7.-7f69"><span class="coll" id="cost1__610"> initial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bdd" id="cost1__611" original="E8bc.-7b96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bdc" id="cost1__612" original="E8bc.-7b95"><span class="coll" id="cost1__613"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bda" id="cost1__614" original="E8bc.-7b94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bd9" id="cost1__615" original="E8bc.-7b93"><span class="coll" id="cost1__616"> indirect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bd7" id="cost1__617" original="E8bc.-7ba5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bd6" id="cost1__618" original="E8bc.-7ba4"><span class="coll" id="cost1__619"> financial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bd4" id="cost1__620" original="E8d7.-7f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bd3" id="cost1__621" original="E8d7.-7f67"><span class="coll" id="cost1__622"> operating </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bd1" id="cost1__623" original="E8bc.-7f02"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bd0" id="cost1__624" original="E8d7.-7f66"><span class="x" id="cost1__625" original="E8d7.-7f65"> Labour costs ranged from 65 to 85 per cent of total costs (Rose, 1995). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bce" id="cost1__626" original="E8bc.-7f01"><span class="x" id="cost1__627" original="E8bc.-7f00"> She observes that a programme with a low financial cost may come with a high social cost. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bcc" id="cost1__628" original="E8d7.-7f64"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bcb" id="cost1__629" original="E8d7.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bca" id="cost1__630" original="E8d7.-7f61"><span class="coll" id="cost1__631"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bc8" id="cost1__632" original="E8d7.-7f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bc7" id="cost1__633" original="E8d7.-7f5f"><span class="coll" id="cost1__634"> direct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bc5" id="cost1__635" original="E8d7.-7f5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bc4" id="cost1__636" original="E8d7.-7f5d"><span class="coll" id="cost1__637"> indirect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bc2" id="cost1__638" original="E8d7.-7f5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bc1" id="cost1__639" original="E8d7.-7f5b"><span class="coll" id="cost1__640"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bbf" id="cost1__641" original="E8d7.-7f5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bbe" id="cost1__642" original="E8d7.-7f59"><span class="coll" id="cost1__643"> social </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bbc" id="cost1__644" original="E8d7.-7f58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bbb" id="cost1__645" original="E8d7.-7f57"><span class="x" id="cost1__646" original="E8d7.-7f56"> There are also indirect costs, such as the loss of organizational reputation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bb9" id="cost1__647" original="E8bc.-7b92"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__648" original="E8bc.-7b91"> noun + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bb7" id="cost1__649" original="E8bc.-7b90"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bb6" id="cost1__650" original="E8d7.-7f55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bb5" id="cost1__651" original="E8d7.-7f54"><span class="coll" id="cost1__652"> capital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bb3" id="cost1__653" original="E8bc.-7b8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bb2" id="cost1__654" original="E8bc.-7b8d"><span class="coll" id="cost1__655"> production </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bb0" id="cost1__656" original="E8bc.-7b8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6baf" id="cost1__657" original="E8bc.-7b8b"><span class="coll" id="cost1__658"> transaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bad" id="cost1__659" original="E8bc.-7b8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6bac" id="cost1__660" original="E8bc.-7b89"><span class="coll" id="cost1__661"> labour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6baa" id="cost1__662" original="E8bc.-7b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ba9" id="cost1__663" original="E8bc.-7b87"><span class="coll" id="cost1__664"> transport </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ba7" id="cost1__665" original="E8d7.-7f53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ba6" id="cost1__666" original="E8d7.-7f52"><span class="coll" id="cost1__667"> trade </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ba4" id="cost1__668" original="E8bc.-7b86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ba3" id="cost1__669" original="E8d7.-7f51"><span class="x" id="cost1__670" original="E8d7.-7f50"> The funding issue is dominated by the capital cost of computer processors and human personnel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6ba1" id="cost1__671" original="E8bc.-7b85"><span class="x" id="cost1__672" original="E8bc.-7b84"> Research has been firmly centred upon new technology for reducing production costs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b9f" id="cost1__673" original="E8bc.-7b83"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__674" original="E8bc.-7b82"> verb + cost/​costs </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b9d" id="cost1__675" original="E8bc.-7b81"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b9c" id="cost1__676" original="E8bc.-7b78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b9b" id="cost1__677" original="E8bc.-7b77"><span class="coll" id="cost1__678"> incur </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b99" id="cost1__679" original="E8bc.-7b76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b98" id="cost1__680" original="E8bc.-7b75"><span class="coll" id="cost1__681"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b96" id="cost1__682" original="E8bc.-7b74"><span class="coll" id="cost1__683"> entail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b94" id="cost1__684" original="E8bc.-7b73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b93" id="cost1__685" original="E8bc.-7b72"><span class="coll" id="cost1__686"> impose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b91" id="cost1__687" original="E8bc.-7b6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b90" id="cost1__688" original="E8bc.-7b6c"><span class="coll" id="cost1__689"> pay </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b8e" id="cost1__690" original="E8bc.-7b6a"><span class="coll" id="cost1__691"> bear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b8c" id="cost1__692" original="E8d5.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b8b" id="cost1__693" original="E8d5.-7f69"><span class="coll" id="cost1__694"> minimize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b89" id="cost1__695" original="E8d7.-7f4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b88" id="cost1__696" original="E8d7.-7f4e"><span class="coll" id="cost1__697"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b86" id="cost1__698" original="E8bc.-7b5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b85" id="cost1__699" original="E8bc.-7b5e"><span class="coll" id="cost1__700"> outweigh </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b83" id="cost1__701" original="E8bc.-7b6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b82" id="cost1__702" original="E8bc.-7b6e"><span class="coll" id="cost1__703"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b80" id="cost1__704" original="E8d7.-7f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b7f" id="cost1__705" original="E8d7.-7f4c"><span class="coll" id="cost1__706"> offset </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b7d" id="cost1__707" original="E8d7.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b7c" id="cost1__708" original="E8d7.-7f4a"><span class="coll" id="cost1__709"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b7a" id="cost1__710" original="E8bc.-7b5a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b79" id="cost1__711" original="E8bc.-7b57"><span class="x" id="cost1__712" original="E8bc.-7b56"> The firm's total costs incurred in 2009 were significantly lower. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b77" id="cost1__713" original="E8d7.-7f49"><span class="x" id="cost1__714" original="E8d7.-7f48"> The principle is that the person, company or country that caused the pollution should bear the cost of cleaning it up. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b75" id="cost1__715" original="E8d7.-7f47"><span class="x" id="cost1__716" original="E8d7.-7f46"> Natural selection will favour a strategy if the benefits outweigh the costs. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b73" id="cost1__717" original="E8bc.-7aa6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b72" id="cost1__718" original="E8bc.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b71" id="cost1__719" original="E8bc.-7b7c"><span class="coll" id="cost1__720"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b6f" id="cost1__721" original="E8df.-7818"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b6e" id="cost1__722" original="E8df.-7817"><span class="coll" id="cost1__723"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b6c" id="cost1__724" original="E8bc.-7b7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b6b" id="cost1__725" original="E8bc.-7b79"><span class="coll" id="cost1__726"> underestimate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b69" id="cost1__727" original="E8d7.-7f45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b68" id="cost1__728" original="E8d7.-7f44"><span class="coll" id="cost1__729"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b66" id="cost1__730" original="E8bc.-7aa4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b65" id="cost1__731" original="E8bc.-7aa3"><span class="coll" id="cost1__732"> cover </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b63" id="cost1__733" original="E8d7.-7f43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b62" id="cost1__734" original="E8d7.-7f42"><span class="coll" id="cost1__735"> meet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b60" id="cost1__736" original="E8bc.-7b69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b5f" id="cost1__737" original="E8bc.-7b68"><span class="coll" id="cost1__738"> save </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b5d" id="cost1__739" original="E8bc.-7b71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b5c" id="cost1__740" original="E8bc.-7b70"><span class="coll" id="cost1__741"> raise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b5a" id="cost1__742" original="E8d7.-7f41"><span class="coll" id="cost1__743"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b58" id="cost1__744" original="E8bc.-7b67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b57" id="cost1__745" original="E8bc.-7b66"><span class="coll" id="cost1__746"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b55" id="cost1__747" original="E8bc.-7b65"><span class="coll" id="cost1__748"> lower </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b53" id="cost1__749" original="E8bc.-7b63"><span class="coll" id="cost1__750"> cut </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b51" id="cost1__751" original="E8bc.-7b62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b50" id="cost1__752" original="E8bc.-7b61"><span class="coll" id="cost1__753"> discount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b4e" id="cost1__754" original="E8bc.-7b5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b4d" id="cost1__755" original="E8bc.-7b5c"><span class="coll" id="cost1__756"> recover </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b4b" id="cost1__757" original="E8bc.-7b5b"><span class="coll" id="cost1__758"> recoup </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b49" id="cost1__759" original="E8d7.-7f40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b48" id="cost1__760" original="E8d7.-7f3f"><span class="coll" id="cost1__761"> equal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b46" id="cost1__762" original="E8bc.-7aa0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b45" id="cost1__763" original="E8d7.-7f3e"><span class="x" id="cost1__764" original="E8d7.-7f3d"> Customer payments cover the cost of cement and other materials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b43" id="cost1__765" original="E8bc.-7a9f"><span class="x" id="cost1__766" original="E8bc.-7a9e"> The business recovered its initial costs within three years. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b41" id="cost1__767" original="E8bc.-7b55"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__768" original="E8bc.-7b54"> cost/​costs + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b3f" id="cost1__769" original="E8bc.-7b53"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b3e" id="cost1__770" original="E8bc.-7b51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b3d" id="cost1__771" original="E8bc.-7b50"><span class="coll" id="cost1__772"> rise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b3b" id="cost1__773" original="E8d7.-7f3c"><span class="coll" id="cost1__774"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b39" id="cost1__775" original="E8bc.-7b4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b38" id="cost1__776" original="E8bc.-7b4c"><span class="coll" id="cost1__777"> fall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b36" id="cost1__778" original="E8bc.-7b4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b35" id="cost1__779" original="E8bc.-7b4e"><span class="coll" id="cost1__780"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b33" id="cost1__781" original="E8bc.-7b4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b32" id="cost1__782" original="E8bc.-7b4a"><span class="coll" id="cost1__783"> vary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b30" id="cost1__784" original="E8bc.-7b49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b2f" id="cost1__785" original="E8bc.-7b48"><span class="x" id="cost1__786" original="E8bc.-7b47"> As labour and materials costs rose, profits fell. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b2d" id="cost1__787" original="E448.-757c"><span class="x" id="cost1__788" original="E448.-757b"> Costs fall initially when scale is increased, then remain at this level. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b2b" id="cost1__789" original="E8bc.-7b46"><span class="shcut" id="cost1__790" original="E8bc.-7b45"> cost + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b29" id="cost1__791" original="E8bc.-7b44"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b28" id="cost1__792" original="E8bc.-7b42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b27" id="cost1__793" original="E8bc.-7b41"><span class="coll" id="cost1__794"> saving </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b25" id="cost1__795" original="E8bc.-7b40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b24" id="cost1__796" original="E8bc.-7b3f"><span class="coll" id="cost1__797"> reduction </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b22" id="cost1__798" original="E8bc.-7b3e"><span class="coll" id="cost1__799"> minimization </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b20" id="cost1__800" original="E8bc.-7b3d"><span class="coll" id="cost1__801"> cutting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b1e" id="cost1__802" original="E8bc.-7b3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b1d" id="cost1__803" original="E8bc.-7b39"><span class="coll" id="cost1__804"> advantage </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b1b" id="cost1__805" original="E8bc.-7b37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6b1a" id="cost1__806" original="E8bc.-7b36"><span class="x" id="cost1__807" original="E8bc.-7b35"> Major cost savings were achieved through computerization. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-c0e" id="cost1__808" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cost_1" title="cost definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-c0d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.255f" id="cost1__809" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cost1__810"> cost </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d71" hm="2" id="cost2" original="E399.2d54" sum="1205"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d72" id="cost2__1" original="E399.2d55"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d73" id="cost2__2" original="E399.2d56"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cost <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2d81" id="cost2__9" original="E399.2d60"><span class="pos" id="cost2__10" original="E399.2d61"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7516" eid="cost2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5682" geo="br" id="cost2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5685" geo="n_am" id="cost2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-51ea" id="cost2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5688" form="root" id="cost2__17"><span class="vp" id="cost2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cost </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.568a" eid="cost2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.568b" geo="br" id="cost2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.568e" geo="n_am" id="cost2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5691" form="thirdps" id="cost2__24"><span class="vp" id="cost2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> costs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5693" eid="cost2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5694" geo="br" id="cost2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/costs/costs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/costs/costs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://costs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5697" geo="n_am" id="cost2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːsts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/costs/costs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/costs/costs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://costs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.569a" form="past" id="cost2__31"><span class="vp" id="cost2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cost </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.569c" eid="cost2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.569d" geo="br" id="cost2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.56a0" geo="n_am" id="cost2__36" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.56a3" form="pastpart" id="cost2__38"><span class="vp" id="cost2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cost </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.56a5" eid="cost2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.56a6" geo="br" id="cost2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.56a9" geo="n_am" id="cost2__43" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cost__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.56ac" form="prespart" id="cost2__45"><span class="vp" id="cost2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> costing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.56ae" eid="cost2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.56af" geo="br" id="cost2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/costi/costing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/costi/costing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://costing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.56b2" geo="n_am" id="cost2__50" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːstɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/costi/costing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/costi/costing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://costing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="cost2__52" original="E399.2d82" un="help"> In sense 3 <span class="eb" id="cost2__53" original="E399.2d83"> costed </span> is used for the past tense and past participle. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2db9" id="cost2__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dba" id="cost2__55" original="E399.2d84"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cost2__56" original="E399.2d85"> if something <span class="dh" id="cost2__57" original="E399.2d86"> costs </span> a particular amount of money, you need to pay that amount in order to buy, make or do it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dbd" id="cost2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dbe" id="cost2__59" original="E8bc.-790c"><span class="cf" id="cost2__60" original="E399.2d87"><span class="exp" id="cost2__61"> cost </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cost2__62" original="E8bc.-790b"> The optical scanner usually costs $3 000. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dc2" id="cost2__63" original="E8bc.-7908"><span class="x" id="cost2__64" original="E8bc.-7907"> The same holiday can cost up to 100% more in summer than in winter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dc4" id="cost2__65" original="E8bc.-7906"><span class="x" id="cost2__66" original="E8bc.-7905"> Ideas cost nothing; hence, in a society where money is everything, ideas seem unimpressive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dc6" id="cost2__67" original="E8bc.-7904"><span class="cf" id="cost2__68" original="E8d7.-7b85"> it costs something (for somebody) (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="cost2__69" original="E8bc.-7903"> It costs money for people to move around the city. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dc9" id="cost2__70" original="E8bc.-7900"><span class="cf" id="cost2__71" original="E399.2d88"><span class="exp" id="cost2__72"> cost </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="cost2__73" original="E8bc.-78ff"> The entire programme cost the Singapore government some $S200 million. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dcd" id="cost2__74" original="E399.2d8a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="cost2__75" original="E399.2d8c"><span class="exp" id="cost2__76"> cost </span> somebody/something sth </span><span class="def" id="cost2__77" original="E399.2d8b"> to cause the loss of something that is valuable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dd1" id="cost2__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dd2" id="cost2__79" original="E8bc.-78fc"><span class="x" id="cost2__80" original="E8bc.-78fb"> These factors have cost the tourism industry millions of jobs worldwide. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dd4" id="cost2__81" original="E8bc.-790d"><span class="x" id="cost2__82" original="E8bc.-78fa"> Lactose utilization is a more complex process and therefore costs the cell more energy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dd6" id="cost2__83" original="E399.2d91"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ddc" id="cost2__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="cost2__85" original="E399.2d97"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cost2__86" original="E399.2d98"> to estimate how much money will be needed for something; to estimate the price that should be charged for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ddf" id="cost2__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2de0" id="cost2__88" original="E8bc.-78f9"><span class="cf" id="cost2__89" original="E399.2d99"> be costed (into something) </span><span class="x" id="cost2__90" original="E8bc.-78f8"> The installation of the computer system was costed into the total price. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2de3" id="cost2__91" original="E8d7.-7b83"><span class="cf" id="cost2__92" original="E8d7.-7b84"> be costed at something </span><span class="x" id="cost2__93" original="E8d7.-7b82"> The contract was costed at some $3.6 million. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-999" id="cost2__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cost_1" title="cost definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-998" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.255f" id="cost2__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cost2__96"> cost </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cost-benefit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2de6" id="cost-benefit" original="E399.2e11" sum="437"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2de7" id="cost-benefit__1" original="E399.2e12"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2de8" id="cost-benefit__2" original="E399.2e13"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cost-benefit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2df2" id="cost-benefit__7" original="E399.2e1b"><span class="pos" id="cost-benefit__8" original="E399.2e1c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-750f" eid="cost-benefit__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.587d" geo="br" id="cost-benefit__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost-benefit__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒst benɪfɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost_benefit_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost_benefit_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cost_benefit_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5880" geo="n_am" id="cost-benefit__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost-benefit__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːst benɪfɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost_benefit_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost_benefit_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cost_benefit_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2df4" id="cost-benefit__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cost-benefit__15" original="E399.2e1e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2df6" id="cost-benefit__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2df7" id="cost-benefit__17" original="E399.2e20"><span class="def" id="cost-benefit__18" original="E399.2e21"> the relationship between the cost of doing something and the value of the benefit that results from it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2df9" id="cost-benefit__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dfa" id="cost-benefit__20" original="E8e0.-7f60"><span class="cf" id="cost-benefit__21" original="E4c7.1ee9"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cost-benefit__22" original="E8e0.-7f5f"> The commission undertook a cost-benefit analysis when examining the proposed sites for the new runway. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-957" id="cost-benefit__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cost-benefit" title="cost-benefit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-956" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2738" id="cost-benefit__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cost-benefit__25"> cost-benefit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cost-effective
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dfd" id="cost-effective" original="E399.2e2f" sum="455"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dfe" id="cost-effective__1" original="E399.2e30"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2dff" id="cost-effective__2" original="E399.2e31"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cost-effective </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e06" id="cost-effective__4" original="E399.2e36"><span class="pos" id="cost-effective__5" original="E399.2e37"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7508" eid="cost-effective__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.58bf" geo="br" id="cost-effective__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost-effective__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒst ɪˈfektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost_effective_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost_effective_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cost_effective_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.58c2" geo="n_am" id="cost-effective__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost-effective__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːst ɪˈfektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost_effective_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost_effective_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cost_effective_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e08" id="cost-effective__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e09" id="cost-effective__12" original="E399.2e38"><span class="def" id="cost-effective__13" original="E399.2e39"> giving the best possible profit or benefits in comparison with the money that is spent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e0b" id="cost-effective__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e0c" id="cost-effective__15" original="E833.-4695"><span class="x" id="cost-effective__16" original="E833.-4693"> A ROM provides the most cost-effective way of storing this type of software. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e0e" id="cost-effective__17"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e0f" id="cost-effective__18" original="E399.2e3a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e10" id="cost-effective__19"><span class="dr" id="cost-effective__20" original="E399.2e3b"> cost-effectiveness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e17" id="cost-effective__21" original="E399.2e3f"><span class="pos" id="cost-effective__22" original="E399.2e40"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7507" eid="cost-effective__23" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.58c5" geo="br" id="cost-effective__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost-effective__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɒst ɪˈfektɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost_effectiveness_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost_effectiveness_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cost_effectiveness_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.58c8" geo="n_am" id="cost-effective__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cost-effective__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːst ɪˈfektɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/cost_/cost_effectiveness_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/cost_/cost_effectiveness_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cost_effectiveness_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e19" id="cost-effective__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cost-effective__29" original="E399.2e42"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e1b" id="cost-effective__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e1c" id="cost-effective__31" original="E8b2.-601e"><span class="cf" id="cost-effective__32" original="E833.-4694"><span class="exp"> cost-effectiveness </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="cost-effective__33" original="E8b2.-601d"> Evidence on cost-effectiveness of preventive measures is increasingly becoming available. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-940" id="cost-effective__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cost-effective" title="cost-effective definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-93f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2760" id="cost-effective__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cost-effective__36"> cost-effective </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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costly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e1f" id="costly" original="E399.2e61" sum="1079"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e20" id="costly__1" original="E399.2e62"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e21" id="costly__2" original="E399.2e63"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> costly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e2e" id="costly__8" original="E399.2e6c"><span class="pos" id="costly__9" original="E399.2e6d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74fa" eid="costly__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.5969" geo="br" id="costly__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="costly__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒstli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cos/costl/costly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cos/costl/costly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://costly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.596d" geo="n_am" id="costly__13" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="costly__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːstli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cos/costl/costly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cos/costl/costly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://costly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e30" id="costly__15" original="E399.2e6e"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e31" form="_tofix" id="costly__16"><span class="if" id="costly__17" original="E399.2e70"> costlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e33" form="_tofix" id="costly__18"><span class="if" id="costly__19" original="E399.2e71"> costliest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="costly__20" original="E4a5.757a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="eb" id="costly__21" original="E4a5.757b"> more costly </span> and <span class="eb" id="costly__22" original="E4a5.757c"> most costly </span> are more frequent. <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e38" id="costly__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e39" id="costly__24" original="E399.2e75"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="costly__25" original="E399.2e76"> costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e3b" id="costly__26" original="E399.2e77" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://expensive" title="expensive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e3c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-7a5c" id="costly__27" original="E399.2e78"><span class="xh" id="costly__28"> expensive </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e3e" id="costly__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e3f" id="costly__30" original="E85c.-48a2"><span class="x" id="costly__31" original="E85c.-48a1"> It can be costly and time-consuming to redesign these products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e41" id="costly__32" original="E890.5006"><span class="x" id="costly__33" original="E890.5007"> More frequent censuses would be more costly and would not yield extra information of any great importance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e43" id="costly__34" original="E85c.-48a0"><span class="x" id="costly__35" original="E85c.-489f"> In many situations, determining exactly how much work each employee has done can be a difficult and costly process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e45" id="costly__36" original="E85c.-489d"><span class="cf" id="costly__37" original="E85c.-489e"><span class="exp" id="costly__38"> costly </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="costly__39" original="E85c.-489c"> Clinical negligence cases are financially very costly for both the complainant and the hospital involved. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e49" id="costly__40" original="E399.2e7a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="costly__41" original="E399.2e7b"> causing problems, disadvantages or the loss of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e4b" id="costly__42" original="E399.2e7c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://expensive" title="expensive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e4c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-7a5c" id="costly__43" original="E399.2e7d"><span class="xh" id="costly__44"> expensive </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e4e" id="costly__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e4f" id="costly__46" original="E85c.-4899"><span class="x" id="costly__47" original="E85c.-4898"> Incubation and nest building are energetically costly processes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e51" id="costly__48" original="E85c.-4894"><span class="cf" id="costly__49" original="E85c.-4895"><span class="exp" id="costly__50"> costly </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="costly__51" original="E85c.-4893"> For both groups of animals, activity is always costly at high temperatures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e55" id="costly__52" original="E85c.-4897"><span class="cf" id="costly__53" original="E890.5008"><span class="exp" id="costly__54"> costly </span> in terms of something </span><span class="x" id="costly__55" original="E85c.-4896"> It is essential that all the technology works perfectly, as problems could be very costly in terms of lost sales and lost reputation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-909" id="costly__56" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://costly" title="costly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-908" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.27a3" id="costly__57" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="costly__58"> costly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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cotton
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e59" id="cotton" original="E399.3086" sum="963"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e5a" id="cotton__1" original="E399.3087"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e5b" id="cotton__2" original="E399.3088"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cotton </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e66" id="cotton__6" original="E399.3093"><span class="pos" id="cotton__7" original="E399.3094"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74f1" eid="cotton__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3393" geo="br" id="cotton__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cotton__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cot/cotto/cotton__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cot/cotto/cotton__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cotton__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3396" geo="n_am" id="cotton__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cotton__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɑːtn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cot/cotto/cotton__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cot/cotto/cotton__us_3.ogg" href="sound://cotton__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e68" id="cotton__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cotton__14" original="E399.3096"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e6a" id="cotton__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e6b" id="cotton__16" original="E399.3097"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cotton__17" original="E399.3098"> a plant grown in warm countries for the soft white hairs around its seeds that are used to make cloth and thread </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e6d" id="cotton__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e6e" id="cotton__19" original="E85c.-481f"><span class="cf" id="cotton__20" original="E4c7.1eee"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cotton__21" original="E85c.-481e"> Cotton fibres are widely used in the textile industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e71" id="cotton__22" original="E85c.-4821"><span class="x" id="cotton__23" original="E85c.-4820"> American planters increasingly devoted land to cotton production from the 1790s onwards. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e73" id="cotton__24" original="E399.3099"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cotton__25" original="E399.309a"> the cloth made from the cotton plant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e75" id="cotton__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e76" id="cotton__27" original="E83b.7cc4"><span class="x" id="cotton__28" original="E83b.7cc5"> The earliest evidence of using cotton is from India. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e78" id="cotton__29" original="E85c.-4829"><span class="cf" id="cotton__30" original="E4c7.1eef"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cotton__31" original="E85c.-4828"> The cotton industry of Lancashire was the cutting edge of the first Industrial Revolution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e7b" id="cotton__32" original="E85c.-4825"><span class="x" id="cotton__33" original="E85c.-4824"> Keep the environment cool and instruct patients to wear loose cotton clothing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e7d" id="cotton__34" original="E85c.-4823"><span class="x" id="cotton__35" original="E85c.-4822"> The price of cotton cloth has risen at least tenfold since the beginning of the 20th century. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e7f" id="cotton__36" original="E399.309f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6753" id="cotton__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="cotton__38" original="E399.30a1"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e80" id="cotton__39" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e84" id="cotton__40"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e81" id="cotton__41"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cotton__42" original="E399.30a8"> British English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> cotton wool </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cotton__44" original="E399.30aa"> a soft mass of white cotton material that is used for cleaning the skin or a wound </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e87" id="cotton__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e88" id="cotton__46" original="E85c.-4817"><span class="cf" id="cotton__47" original="E4c7.1ef0"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cotton__48" original="E85c.-4816"> Use gauze or cotton wool balls and wipe from inner to outer eye. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-8d4" id="cotton__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cotton_1" title="cotton definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-8d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2a70" id="cotton__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cotton__51"> cotton </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cough
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e8b" hm="1" id="cough1" original="E399.3218" sum="478"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e8c" id="cough1__1" original="E399.3219"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e8d" id="cough1__2" original="E399.321a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cough <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e99" id="cough1__7" original="E399.3225"><span class="pos" id="cough1__8" original="E399.3226"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74ea" eid="cough1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.601f" geo="br" id="cough1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cough/cough__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/cough__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cough__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6022" geo="n_am" id="cough1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/cough/cough__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/cough__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cough__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e9b" id="cough1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cough1__15" original="E890.501f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cough1__16" original="E890.5020"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e9e" id="cough1__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2e9f" id="cough1__18" original="E399.3229"><span class="def" id="cough1__19" original="E399.322a"> an illness or infection that makes you cough often; an act of sound of coughing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ea1" id="cough1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ea2" id="cough1__21" original="E85c.-47e5"><span class="x" id="cough1__22" original="E85c.-47e4"> If a patient has a cough and fever, then infection is the likely cause. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ea4" id="cough1__23" original="E492.110d"><span class="x" id="cough1__24" original="E492.110e"> a dry/productive/chronic/persistent cough </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ea6" id="cough1__25" original="E890.5021"><span class="x" id="cough1__26" original="E890.5022"> In asthma patients, objective signs of losing control include waking at night with wheeze, cough or chest pain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ea8" id="cough1__27" original="E85c.-47e9"><span class="cf" id="cough1__28" original="E492.110f"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cough1__29" original="E85c.-47e8"> Women have a more sensitive cough reflex than men. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-89d" id="cough1__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cough_1" title="cough definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-89c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2c0b" id="cough1__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cough1__32"> cough </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2eab" hm="2" id="cough2" original="E399.31d7" sum="497"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2eac" id="cough2__1" original="E399.31d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ead" id="cough2__2" original="E399.31d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cough <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ebb" id="cough2__9" original="E399.31e4"><span class="pos" id="cough2__10" original="E399.31e5"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74e3" eid="cough2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6025" geo="br" id="cough2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cough/cough__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/cough__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cough__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6028" geo="n_am" id="cough2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/cough/cough__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/cough__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cough__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-5c" id="cough2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.602b" form="root" id="cough2__17"><span class="vp" id="cough2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cough </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.602d" eid="cough2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.602e" geo="br" id="cough2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cough/cough__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/cough__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cough__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6031" geo="n_am" id="cough2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/cough/cough__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/cough__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cough__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6034" form="thirdps" id="cough2__24"><span class="vp" id="cough2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> coughs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6036" eid="cough2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6037" geo="br" id="cough2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒfs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cough/coughs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/coughs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coughs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.603a" geo="n_am" id="cough2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːfs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/cough/coughs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/coughs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coughs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.603d" form="past" id="cough2__31"><span class="vp" id="cough2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coughed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.603f" eid="cough2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6040" geo="br" id="cough2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cough/coughed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/coughed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coughed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6043" geo="n_am" id="cough2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/cough/coughed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/coughed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coughed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6046" form="pastpart" id="cough2__38"><span class="vp" id="cough2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coughed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6048" eid="cough2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6049" geo="br" id="cough2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɒft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cough/coughed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/coughed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coughed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.604c" geo="n_am" id="cough2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/cough/coughed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/coughed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coughed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.604f" form="prespart" id="cough2__45"><span class="vp" id="cough2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coughing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6051" eid="cough2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6052" geo="br" id="cough2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɒfɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cough/coughing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/coughing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coughing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6055" geo="n_am" id="cough2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cough2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːfɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/cough/coughing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/cough/coughing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://coughing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2eec" id="cough2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2eed" id="cough2__53" original="E399.3202"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2eee" id="cough2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cough2__55" original="E399.3204"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cough2__56" original="E399.3205"> to force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ef1" id="cough2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ef2" id="cough2__58" original="E85c.-4801"><span class="x" id="cough2__59" original="E85c.-4800"> Encourage the patient to cough deeply. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ef4" id="cough2__60" original="E85c.-420f"><span class="x" id="cough2__61" original="E85c.-420e"> An urge to cough can normally be suppressed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ef6" id="cough2__62" original="E399.3206"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ef7" id="cough2__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cough2__64" original="E399.3208"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cough2__65" original="E399.3209"><span class="exp" id="cough2__66"> cough </span> something (up) </span><span class="def" id="cough2__67" original="E399.320a"> to force something out of your throat or lungs by <span class="dh" id="cough2__68" original="E399.320b"> coughing </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2efd" id="cough2__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2efe" id="cough2__70" original="E492.1110"><span class="x" id="cough2__71" original="E492.1111"> He is not coughing up any blood at present and appears well. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-84c" id="cough2__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cough_1" title="cough definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-84b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2c0b" id="cough2__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cough2__74"> cough </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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could
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f00" id="could" original="E399.3251" sum="824"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f01" id="could__1" original="E399.3252"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f02" id="could__2" original="E399.3253"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> could </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> modal verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f0f" id="could__4" original="E399.325d"><span class="pos" id="could__5" original="E399.325e"> modal verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f04" eid="could__6" original="E399.3255" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6167" geo="br" id="could__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="could__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/could/could__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/could__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://could__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.616a" geo="n_am" id="could__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="could__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/could/could__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/could__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://could__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.616d" form="strong" geo="br" id="could__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="could__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/could/could__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/could__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://could__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6170" form="strong" geo="n_am" id="could__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> strong form </span><span class="phon" eid="could__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/could/could__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/could__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://could__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-4a86" id="could__15" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6156" form="neg" id="could__16"><span class="vp" id="could__17"> could not </span></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6158" form="neg" id="could__18"><span class="vp" id="could__19"> couldn't </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.615a" eid="could__20" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.615b" geo="br" id="could__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="could__22"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʊdnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/could/couldn_t_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/couldn_t_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://couldn_t_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.615e" geo="n_am" id="could__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="could__24"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʊdnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/could/couldn_t_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/could/couldn_t_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://couldn_t_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="could__25" original="E83f.bf8" un="help"> The short form <span class="eb" id="could__26" original="E83f.bf9"> couldn't </span> is best avoided in academic writing, unless you are quoting or deliberately using a less formal style. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f1e" id="could__27"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f1f" id="could__28" original="E399.326f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="could__29" original="E399.3270"> used to show that something is, was or might be possible </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f21" id="could__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f22" id="could__31" original="E85c.-3cdd"><span class="x" id="could__32" original="E85c.-3cdc"> On several points, the analysis could have gone deeper. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f24" id="could__33" original="E85c.-3cdb"><span class="x" id="could__34" original="E85c.-3cda"> Figure 16.4 relates to the population in Wales, but a similar graph could be constructed for Scotland, England or Ireland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f26" id="could__35" original="E85c.-3cd9"><span class="cf" id="could__36" original="E890.5031"><span class="exp" id="could__37"> could </span> easily </span><span class="x" id="could__38" original="E85c.-3cd8"> There may be changes that could easily be made to existing services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f2a" id="could__39" original="E492.1198"><span class="cf" id="could__40" original="E890.5032"><span class="exp" id="could__41"> could </span> always </span><span class="x" id="could__42" original="E492.1199"> The town was impossible to besiege by land, as supplies could always be brought in by boat. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="may__81" original="E843.52ae" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="may__82" original="E843.52af"><span class="h1" id="may__83" original="E843.52b0"><ul class="inline" id="may__84" original="E843.52b1"><li class="li" id="may__85" original="E843.52b2"> might </li><li class="li" id="may__86" original="E843.52b3"> could </li><li class="li" id="may__87" original="E843.52b4"> may </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="may__88" original="E843.52b5"><li class="li" id="may__89" original="E843.52b6"> These modal verbs are each used to talk about present or future possibility: <span class="x-gs" id="may__90"><span class="x-g" id="may__91" original="E843.52b7"><span class="x" id="may__92" original="E843.52b8"> A community <span class="ebi" id="may__93" original="E843.52b9"> might </span> be defined on a geographical or neighbourhood basis. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="may__94" original="E843.52ba"><span class="x" id="may__95" original="E843.52bb"> The authors suggest that long-term drought conditions <span class="ebi" id="may__96" original="E843.52bc"> could </span> lead to changes in species composition. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="may__97" original="E843.52be"> To say that something is <span class="ei" id="may__98" original="E843.52bf"> not </span> possible in the present or the future, use <span class="eb" id="may__99" original="E843.52c0"> may not </span> or <span class="eb" id="may__100" original="E843.52c1"> might not </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="may__101"><span class="x-g" id="may__102" original="E843.52c2"><span class="x" id="may__103" original="E843.52c3"> In the absence of competition, existing institutions <span class="ebi" id="may__104" original="E843.52c4"> might not </span> change at all. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="may__105" original="E843.52c5"><span class="x" id="may__106" original="E843.52c6"> A business <span class="ebi" id="may__107" original="E843.52c7"> may not </span> be able to increase its profits simply by raising its output price. </span></span></span> Note that <span class="eb" id="may__108" original="E843.52c8"> could not </span> has a different meaning: ‘is/​was not able to do something’. </li><li class="li" id="may__109" original="E843.52cb"> To express what was possible in the past, use <span class="eb" id="may__110" original="E843.52cc"> might </span> / <span class="eb" id="may__111" original="E843.52cd"> may </span> / <span class="eb" id="may__112" original="E843.53c4"> could </span> + <span class="eb" id="may__113" original="E843.53c5"> have </span> + <span class="eb" id="may__114" original="E843.52ce"> past participle </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="may__115"><span class="x-g" id="may__116" original="E843.52cf"><span class="x" id="may__117" original="E843.52d0"> Economic factors <span class="ebi" id="may__118" original="E843.52d1"> may have played </span> some part in two of the rebellions. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="may__119" original="E843.52ad"><span class="x" id="may__120" original="E843.52d2"> The number of Native Americans living in Virginia at this time <span class="ebi" id="may__121" original="E843.52d3"> could have been </span> anything between 14 000 and 170 000. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="may__122" original="E843.52d5"> To say that something definitely would not have been possible in a given situation in the past, use <span class="eb" id="may__123" original="E843.52d6"> could not have </span> + <span class="eb" id="may__124" original="E843.53c6"> past participle </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="may__125"><span class="x-g" id="may__126" original="E843.52d7"><span class="x" id="may__127" original="E843.52d8"> Recent examination by Wilch et al. (1993) argues that, based on their textural characteristics, the cinder cones <span class="ebi" id="may__128" original="E843.52d9"> could not have erupted </span> under water. </span></span></span><span class="eb" id="may__129" original="E843.52da"> Could not have </span> + <span class="eb" id="may__130" original="E843.53c7"> past participle </span> is often used to say that something would not have been possible without a particular action or event: <span class="x-gs" id="may__131"><span class="x-g" id="may__132" original="E843.52db"><span class="x" id="may__133" original="E843.52dc"> Without the acquisition of new knowledge, there <span class="ebi" id="may__134" original="E843.52dd"> could not have been </span> an information revolution. </span></span></span> To say that it is possible that something did not happen in a given situation in the past, use <span class="eb" id="may__135" original="E843.52de"> might/​may not have </span> + <span class="eb" id="may__136" original="E843.53c8"> past participle </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="may__137"><span class="x-g" id="may__138" original="E843.52df"><span class="x" id="may__139" original="E843.52e0"> Many salespeople <span class="ebi" id="may__140" original="E843.52e1"> might not have mentioned </span> that the policy would not pay out for existing medical conditions. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f31" id="could__103" original="E399.3269"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="could__104" original="E399.326a"> used as the past tense of ‘can’ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f33" id="could__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f34" id="could__106" original="E85c.-3cd5"><span class="x" id="could__107" original="E85c.-3cd4"> British industry could not supply the extra production and so goods had to be imported. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f36" id="could__108" original="E85c.-3cd3"><span class="x" id="could__109" original="E85c.-3cd2"> He could speak English, French, Dutch, Danish and Portuguese. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f38" id="could__110" original="E399.326d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="could__111" original="E399.326e"> used to politely ask somebody to do something for you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f3a" id="could__112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f3b" id="could__113" original="E492.119a"><span class="x" id="could__114" original="E492.119b"> Could we have a meeting sometime this week? </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="can1__87" original="E843.6384" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="can1__88" original="E843.6385"><span class="h1" id="can1__89" original="E843.6386"><ul class="inline" id="can1__90" original="E843.6387"><li class="li" id="can1__91" original="E843.6388"> Modal verbs </li></ul></span><span class="p" id="can1__92" original="E843.6e56"> The modal verbs in English are <span class="eb" id="can1__93" original="E843.6e57"> can </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__94" original="E843.6e58"> could </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__95" original="E843.6e59"> may </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__96" original="E843.6e5a"> might </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__97" original="E843.6e5b"> must </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__98" original="E843.6e5c"> shall </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__99" original="E843.6e5d"> should </span> , <span class="eb" id="can1__100" original="E843.6e5e"> will </span> and <span class="eb" id="can1__101" original="E843.6e5f"> would </span> . </span><ul class="deflist" id="can1__102" original="E843.6394"><li class="li" id="can1__103" original="E843.6395"> Modal verbs are followed by the infinitive of another verb without <span class="ei" id="can1__104" original="E843.6396"> to </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="can1__105"><span class="x-g" id="can1__106" original="E843.6493"><span class="x" id="can1__107" original="E843.6494"> Future work <span class="ebi" id="can1__108" original="E843.6495"> could examine </span> these conditions further by… </span></span><span class="x-g" id="can1__109" original="E843.6397"><span class="x" id="can1__110" original="E843.6398"> As markets are interdependent, we <span class="ebi" id="can1__111" original="E843.6399"> should study </span> them together, not separately. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__112" original="E843.639b"> Modal verbs have only one form. They have no past and present participles and do not add - <span class="ei" id="can1__113" original="E843.639c"> s </span> to the third person singular form: <span class="x-gs" id="can1__114"><span class="x-g" id="can1__115" original="E843.6496"><span class="x" id="can1__116" original="E843.6497"> A behavioural reward programme <span class="ebi" id="can1__117" original="E843.6498"> can </span> help a teen learn constructive ways to manage anger. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="can1__118" original="E843.639d"><span class="x" id="can1__119" original="E843.639e"> Conservation today <span class="ebi" id="can1__120" original="E843.639f"> must </span> work across a complex political landscape of public and private landownership. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__121" original="E843.63a1"> In negatives, modal verbs are placed before <span class="ei" id="can1__122" original="E843.63a2"> not </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="can1__123"><span class="x-g" id="can1__124" original="E843.63a3"><span class="x" id="can1__125" original="E843.63a4"> Extinction <span class="ebi" id="can1__126" original="E843.63a5"> may not be </span> complete due to strong dispersion. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-814" id="could__155" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://could" title="could definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-813" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2cae" id="could__156" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="could__157"> could </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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council
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f41" id="council" original="E399.32a2" sum="1311"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f42" id="council__1" original="E399.32a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f43" id="council__2" original="E399.32a4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> council </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f4e" id="council__7" original="E399.32ac"><span class="pos" id="council__8" original="E399.32ad"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74d5" eid="council__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.33f9" geo="br" id="council__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="council__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/counc/council__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/counc/council__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://council__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.33fc" geo="n_am" id="council__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="council__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/counc/council__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/counc/council__us_3.ogg" href="sound://council__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f50" id="council__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="council__15" original="E399.32af"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f52" id="council__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f53" id="council__17"><span class="v"><strong> Council </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f55" id="council__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f56" id="council__20" original="E399.32b0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="council__21" original="E399.32b1"> a group of people who are elected to govern an area such as a city or county </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f58" id="council__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f59" id="council__23" original="E83b.7cc9"><span class="x" id="council__24" original="E83b.7cca"> The Council meets/meet every two months. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f5b" id="council__25" original="E85c.-3499"><span class="cf" id="council__26" original="E4c7.1ef1"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="council__27" original="E85c.-3498"> The city council elections of summer 1917 registered a swing toward the Bolsheviks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f5e" id="council__28" original="E85c.-3497"><span class="x" id="council__29" original="E85c.-3496"> If the minutes of General Council meetings are published, council members might be inhibited from stating their true opinions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f60" id="council__30" original="E399.32b2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f61" id="council__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="council__32" original="E399.32b4"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="council__33" original="E399.32b5"> the organization that provides services in a city or county, for example education, houses and libraries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f64" id="council__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f65" id="council__35" original="E85c.-348f"><span class="x" id="council__36" original="E85c.-348e"> In the UK, non-profit housing is provided by local councils and by housing associations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f67" id="council__37" original="E890.5048"><span class="cf" id="council__38" original="E4c7.1ef2"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="council__39" original="E890.5049"> The way households get access to council housing depends on council allocation policies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f6a" id="council__40" original="E399.32b6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="council__41" original="E399.32b7"> a group of people chosen to be responsible for something such as giving advice, making rules, doing research or providing money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f6c" id="council__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f6d" id="council__43" original="E85c.-3491"><span class="x" id="council__44" original="E85c.-3490"> Each of these university councils supervised teaching and degree awards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f6f" id="council__45" original="E85c.-3493"><span class="x" id="council__46" original="E85c.-3492"> the Council for Economic Planning and Development </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f71" id="council__47" original="E890.504b"><span class="cf" id="council__48" original="E890.504a"><span class="exp" id="council__49"> council </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="council__50" original="E890.504c"> He referred the matter to a council of bishops at Rome. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f75" id="council__51" original="E399.32b8"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="council__52" original="E399.32bb"> (especially in the past) a formal meeting to discuss what action to take in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f77" id="council__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f78" id="council__54" original="E85c.-3489"><span class="x" id="council__55" original="E85c.-3488"> King Edwin of Northumbria held a council to discuss whether or not to accept Christianity. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7d9" id="council__56" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://council" title="council definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-7d8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2d31" id="council__57" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="council__58"> council </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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counsel
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f7a" hm="1" id="counsel1" original="E399.335a" sum="760"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f7b" id="counsel1__1" original="E399.335b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f7c" id="counsel1__2" original="E399.335c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counsel <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f87" id="counsel1__7" original="E399.3369"><span class="pos" id="counsel1__8" original="E399.336a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74ce" eid="counsel1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.647a" geo="br" id="counsel1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counsel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counsel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.647d" geo="n_am" id="counsel1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counsel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counsel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f89" id="counsel1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="counsel1__15" original="E399.336c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="counsel1__16" original="E399.336d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f8c" id="counsel1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f8d" id="counsel1__18" original="E399.336e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f8e" id="counsel1__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="counsel1__20" original="E586.-48c7" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="counsel1__21" original="E399.3371"> advice, especially given by older people or experts; a piece of advice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f91" id="counsel1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f92" id="counsel1__23" original="E81d.6da9"><span class="x" id="counsel1__24" original="E81d.6daa"> The first Parliament was assembled in 1265 to provide counsel to Henry III. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f94" id="counsel1__25" original="E81d.6dab"><span class="x" id="counsel1__26" original="E81d.6dac"> The teachers began to interpret these sayings as advice or counsels that did not bind every Christian. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f96" id="counsel1__27" original="E399.3372"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="counsel1__28" original="E399.3375"> a lawyer or group of lawyers representing somebody in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f98" id="counsel1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f99" id="counsel1__30" original="E81d.6dae"><span class="cf" id="counsel1__31" original="E81d.6dad"><span class="exp" id="counsel1__32"> counsel </span> (for somebody) </span><span class="x" id="counsel1__33" original="E81d.6daf"> Counsel for the appellant submitted that the Court of Appeal decision was wrong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f9d" id="counsel1__34" original="E81d.6db0"><span class="x" id="counsel1__35" original="E81d.6db1"> In-house lawyers are bound by the same rules as external counsels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2f9f" id="counsel1__36" original="E81d.6db3"><span class="cf" id="counsel1__37" original="E81d.6db2"> prosecuting/defence <span class="exp" id="counsel1__38"> counsel </span></span><span class="x" id="counsel1__39" original="E81d.6db4"> The job of defence counsel is to undermine the prosecution's case and to put forward his/her client's defence. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-79e" id="counsel1__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counsel_1" title="counsel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-79d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2e19" id="counsel1__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counsel1__42"> counsel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2fa3" hm="2" id="counsel2" original="E399.3389" sum="741"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2fa4" id="counsel2__1" original="E399.338a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2fa5" id="counsel2__2" original="E399.338b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counsel <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2fb4" id="counsel2__11" original="E399.3398"><span class="pos" id="counsel2__12" original="E399.3399"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74c7" eid="counsel2__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64ce" geo="br" id="counsel2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counsel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counsel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64d1" geo="n_am" id="counsel2__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counsel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counsel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-5198" id="counsel2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6480" form="root" id="counsel2__19"><span class="vp" id="counsel2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> counsel </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6482" eid="counsel2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6483" geo="br" id="counsel2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counsel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counsel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6486" geo="n_am" id="counsel2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counsel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counsel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6489" form="thirdps" id="counsel2__26"><span class="vp" id="counsel2__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> counsels </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.648b" eid="counsel2__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.648c" geo="br" id="counsel2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnslz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counsels__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsels__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counsels__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.648f" geo="n_am" id="counsel2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnslz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counsels__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsels__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counsels__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6492" form="past" id="counsel2__33"><span class="vp" id="counsel2__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> counselled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6494" eid="counsel2__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6495" geo="br" id="counsel2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counselled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counselled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6498" geo="n_am" id="counsel2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counselled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counselled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.649b" form="pastpart" id="counsel2__40"><span class="vp" id="counsel2__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> counselled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.649d" eid="counsel2__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.649e" geo="br" id="counsel2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counselled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counselled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64a1" geo="n_am" id="counsel2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counselled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counselled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64a4" form="past" id="counsel2__47"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64a5" id="counsel2__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="counsel2__49"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="vp" id="counsel2__50"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> counseled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64a8" eid="counsel2__51" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64a9" geo="br" id="counsel2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__53"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counselled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counselled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64ac" geo="n_am" id="counsel2__54" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__55"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counselled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counselled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64af" form="pastpart" id="counsel2__56"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64b0" id="counsel2__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="counsel2__58"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="vp" id="counsel2__59"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> counseled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64b3" eid="counsel2__60" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64b4" geo="br" id="counsel2__61" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counselled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counselled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64b7" geo="n_am" id="counsel2__63" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counselled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counselled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64ba" form="prespart" id="counsel2__65"><span class="vp" id="counsel2__66"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> counselling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64bc" eid="counsel2__67" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64bd" geo="br" id="counsel2__68" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnslɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counseling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counseling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counseling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64c0" geo="n_am" id="counsel2__70" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnslɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counseling__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counseling__us_2.ogg" href="sound://counseling__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64c3" form="prespart" id="counsel2__72"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64c4" id="counsel2__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="counsel2__74"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="vp" id="counsel2__75"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> counseling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64c7" eid="counsel2__76" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64c8" geo="br" id="counsel2__77" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__78"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnslɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counseling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counseling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counseling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.64cb" geo="n_am" id="counsel2__79" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsel2__80"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnslɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counseling__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counseling__us_2.ogg" href="sound://counseling__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ffc" id="counsel2__81"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="counsel2__82" original="E586.-48c5" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2ffe" id="counsel2__83"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.2fff" id="counsel2__84" original="E399.33cc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="counsel2__85" original="E399.33cd"><span class="exp" id="counsel2__86"> counsel </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="counsel2__87" original="E399.33ce"> to listen to and give support or professional advice to somebody who needs help </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3003" id="counsel2__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3004" id="counsel2__89" original="E81d.6db7"><span class="x" id="counsel2__90" original="E81d.6db8"> The GP has a pivotal role in counselling patients and their families. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3006" id="counsel2__91" original="E399.33cf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="counsel2__92" original="E399.33d2"> to advise a particular course of action; to advise somebody to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3008" id="counsel2__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3009" id="counsel2__94" original="E81d.6db9"><span class="cf" id="counsel2__95" original="E399.33d3"><span class="exp" id="counsel2__96"> counsel </span> something </span><span class="x" id="counsel2__97" original="E81d.6dba"> While President Kennedy counselled patience, Baldwin, Clark and others vented their rage at the administration's inaction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.300d" id="counsel2__98" original="E848.-395e"><span class="cf" id="counsel2__99" original="E399.33d4"><span class="exp" id="counsel2__100"> counsel </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="counsel2__101" original="E848.-395d"> In this early work, Wollstonecraft counsels women to seek happiness through reason and self-discipline. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-728" id="counsel2__102" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counsel_1" title="counsel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-727" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2e19" id="counsel2__103" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counsel2__104"> counsel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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counselling
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3011" id="counselling" original="E399.33d5" sum="365"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3012" id="counselling__1" original="E399.33d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3013" id="counselling__2" original="E399.33d7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counselling </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3015" id="counselling__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3018" id="counselling__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3016" id="counselling__6"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="counselling__7" original="E399.33db"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> counseling </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3020" id="counselling__9" original="E399.33e0"><span class="pos" id="counselling__10" original="E399.33e1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72ae" eid="counselling__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.65b5" geo="br" id="counselling__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counselling__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counselling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counselling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.65b8" geo="n_am" id="counselling__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counselling__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counselling__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counselling__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://counselling__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3022" id="counselling__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="counselling__17" original="E399.33e3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3024" id="counselling__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3025" id="counselling__19" original="E399.33e4"><span class="def" id="counselling__20" original="E399.33e5"> professional advice about a problem, especially a personal problem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3027" id="counselling__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3028" id="counselling__22" original="E81d.6dbf"><span class="x" id="counselling__23" original="E81d.6dc0"> Local agencies can provide counselling and support to help with these issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.302a" id="counselling__24" original="E586.-48c3"><span class="cf" id="counselling__25" original="E586.-48c4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="counselling__26" original="E586.-48c2"> Each clinic counselling session lasted for 30 minutes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6fe" id="counselling__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counselling" title="counselling definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6fd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2ecc" id="counselling__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counselling__29"> counselling </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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counsellor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.302d" id="counsellor" original="E399.33e6" sum="461"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.302e" id="counsellor__1" original="E399.33e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.302f" id="counsellor__2" original="E399.33e8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counsellor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3036" id="counsellor__9" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3039" id="counsellor__10"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3037" id="counsellor__11"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="counsellor__12" original="E399.33ef"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> counselor </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3042" id="counsellor__14" original="E399.33f4"><span class="pos" id="counsellor__15" original="E399.33f5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74c0" eid="counsellor__16" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.65d3" geo="br" id="counsellor__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsellor__18"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsələ(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/couns/counsellor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsellor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counsellor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.65d6" geo="n_am" id="counsellor__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counsellor__20"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnsələr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/couns/counsellor__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/couns/counsellor__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://counsellor__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3044" id="counsellor__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3045" id="counsellor__22" original="E399.33f6"><span class="def" id="counsellor__23" original="E399.33f7"> a person who has been trained to advise people with problems, especially personal problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3047" id="counsellor__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3048" id="counsellor__25" original="E586.-48bf"><span class="x" id="counsellor__26" original="E586.-48be"> His parents and guidance counsellor have grown increasingly worried about him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.304a" id="counsellor__27" original="E81d.6dbd"><span class="x" id="counsellor__28" original="E81d.6dbe"> There is no formal registration requirement in the UK for counsellors or psychotherapists. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6db" id="counsellor__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counsellor" title="counsellor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-6da" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2ee6" id="counsellor__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counsellor__31"> counsellor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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count
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.304c" hm="1" id="count1" original="E399.3401" sum="3244"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.304d" id="count1__1" original="E399.3402"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.304e" id="count1__2" original="E399.3403"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> count <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.305b" id="count1__9" original="E399.340e"><span class="pos" id="count1__10" original="E399.340f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74b9" eid="count1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66ea" geo="br" id="count1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/count__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/count__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://count__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66ed" geo="n_am" id="count1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/count__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/count__us_1.ogg" href="sound://count__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-2e" id="count1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66bd" form="root" id="count1__17"><span class="vp" id="count1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> count </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66bf" eid="count1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66c0" geo="br" id="count1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/count__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/count__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://count__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66c3" geo="n_am" id="count1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/count__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/count__us_1.ogg" href="sound://count__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66c6" form="thirdps" id="count1__24"><span class="vp" id="count1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> counts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66c8" eid="count1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66c9" geo="br" id="count1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66cc" geo="n_am" id="count1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66cf" form="past" id="count1__31"><span class="vp" id="count1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> counted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66d1" eid="count1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66d2" geo="br" id="count1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66d5" geo="n_am" id="count1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66d8" form="pastpart" id="count1__38"><span class="vp" id="count1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> counted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66da" eid="count1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66db" geo="br" id="count1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66de" geo="n_am" id="count1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66e1" form="prespart" id="count1__45"><span class="vp" id="count1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> counting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66e3" eid="count1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66e4" geo="br" id="count1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66e7" geo="n_am" id="count1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counting__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counting__us_2.ogg" href="sound://counting__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3087" id="count1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3088" id="count1__53" original="E399.3432"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3089" id="count1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="count1__55" original="E399.3434"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="count1__56" original="E399.3436"> to calculate the total number of items in a particular group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.308c" id="count1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.308d" id="count1__58" original="E8e0.-7f97"><span class="cf" id="count1__59" original="E399.3437"><span class="exp" id="count1__60"> count </span> something (up) </span><span class="x" id="count1__61" original="E8e0.-7f96"> The program can count the keywords on a page. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3091" id="count1__62" original="E8e0.-7f95"><span class="x" id="count1__63" original="E8e0.-7f94"> The number of flowers counted in July 2000 correlated well with temperature data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3093" id="count1__64" original="E8e0.-7f91"><span class="cf" id="count1__65" original="E399.3438"><span class="exp" id="count1__66"> count </span> (up) how many… </span><span class="x" id="count1__67" original="E8e0.-7f90"> Husbands were asked to count up how many hours they spent on housework. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3097" id="count1__68" original="E8e0.-7f8f"><span class="cf" id="count1__69" original="E399.3439"><span class="exp" id="count1__70"> count </span> something from… (to…) </span><span class="x" id="count1__71" original="E8e0.-7f8e"> Years were counted from the foundation of the Republic. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.309b" id="count1__72" original="E399.343a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.309c" id="count1__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="count1__74" original="E399.343c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="count1__75" original="E399.343d"><span class="exp" id="count1__76"> count </span> something/somebody </span><span class="def" id="count1__77" original="E399.343e"> to include something/somebody when you calculate a total </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30a1" id="count1__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30a2" id="count1__79" original="E8e0.-7f8b"><span class="x" id="count1__80" original="E8e0.-7f8a"> Our difficulty was deciding which types of small businesses we would count in the survey. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30a4" id="count1__81" original="E399.343f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30a5" id="count1__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="count1__83" original="E399.3441"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="count1__84" original="E399.3442"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="count1__85" original="E399.3443"> to be important </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30a9" id="count1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30aa" id="count1__87" original="E8e0.-7f89"><span class="x" id="count1__88" original="E8e0.-7f88"> For capitalist firms, what counts is profitability, not efficiency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30ac" id="count1__89" original="E8e0.-7f87"><span class="cf" id="count1__90" original="E399.3447"><span class="exp" id="count1__91"> count </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="count1__92" original="E8e0.-7f86"> In any struggle for succession, charisma and military skill always count for a great deal. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30b0" id="count1__93" original="E399.344e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30b1" id="count1__94"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="count1__95" original="E399.3451"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="count1__96" original="E399.3450"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="count1__97" original="E399.3454"> to be considered in a particular way; to consider somebody/something in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30b5" id="count1__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30b6" id="count1__99" original="E8e0.-7f85"><span class="cf" id="count1__100" original="E399.3452"><span class="exp" id="count1__101"> count </span> as somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="count1__102" original="E8e0.-7f84"> Experts differ concerning what counts as ‘arthritis’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30ba" id="count1__103" original="E8e0.-7f83"><span class="cf" id="count1__104" original="E399.3453"><span class="exp" id="count1__105"> count </span> somebody/something as somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="count1__106" original="E8e0.-7f82"> Twenty minutes' lateness was counted as absence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30be" id="count1__107" original="E8e0.-7f81"><span class="cf" id="count1__108" original="E399.3456"><span class="exp" id="count1__109"> count </span> somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="count1__110" original="E8e0.-7f80"> By the end of the century, tenant farmers could no longer be counted among the peasantry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30c2" id="count1__111" original="E8e0.-7f7f"><span class="cf" id="count1__112" original="E399.3457"><span class="exp" id="count1__113"> count </span> somebody/something/yourself + adj. </span><span class="x" id="count1__114" original="E8e0.-7f7e"> Nobles who could claim the labour services of a single serf family could count themselves lucky. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30c6" id="count1__115" original="E8e0.-7f98"><span class="cf" id="count1__116" original="E399.3458"><span class="exp" id="count1__117"> count </span> somebody/something/yourself + noun </span><span class="x" id="count1__118" original="E8e0.-7f7d"> A failure to choose correctly may be counted a failure of rationality. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30ca" id="count1__119" original="E399.3448"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30cb" id="count1__120"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="count1__121" original="E399.344a"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="count1__122" original="E399.344b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="count1__123" original="E399.344c"> to be officially accepted; to accept something officially </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30cf" id="count1__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30d0" id="count1__125" original="E8e0.-7f7c"><span class="x" id="count1__126" original="E8e0.-7f7b"> In France until quite recently, bakers' wives who sold bread all day long were classified as ‘unemployed’ since their labour did not officially count. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30d2" id="count1__127" original="E8e0.-7f7a"><span class="cf" id="count1__128" original="E399.344d"><span class="exp" id="count1__129"> count </span> something </span><span class="x" id="count1__130" original="E8e0.-7f79"> These official statistics are almost certainly underestimates because uncertain cases are not counted. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30d6" id="count1__131" original="E399.342c"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30d7" id="count1__132"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="count1__133" original="E399.342e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="count1__134" original="E399.3431"><span class="exp" id="count1__135"> count </span> (from something) (to/up to something) </span><span class="def" id="count1__136" original="E399.342f"> to say numbers in the correct order </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30dc" id="count1__137"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30dd" id="count1__138" original="E8e0.-7f76"><span class="x" id="count1__139" original="E8e0.-7f75"> The experiment involved counting repeatedly from one to six. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30df" id="count1__140" original="E399.3476"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30e0" id="count1__141" original="E399.3477"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30e1" id="count1__142"><h4 class="pv"> count against somebody/something </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> count something against somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30e4" id="count1__145"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30e5" id="count1__146"><span class="def" id="count1__147" original="E399.347a"> to be considered a disadvantage in somebody/something; to consider something a disadvantage in somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30e7" id="count1__148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30e8" id="count1__149" original="E8e0.-7f74"><span class="x" id="count1__150" original="E8e0.-7f73"> Descartes ignored experimental evidence that counted against his analogy. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30ea" id="count1__151" original="E399.3484"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30eb" id="count1__152"><h4 class="pv"> count on somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30ed" id="count1__154"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30ee" id="count1__155"><span class="def" id="count1__156" original="E399.3486"> to trust somebody to do something; to be sure that something will happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30f0" id="count1__157"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30f1" id="count1__158" original="E8e0.-7f72"><span class="x" id="count1__159" original="E8e0.-7f71"> In his campaign against corruption he could count on the gratitude of the majority of Soviet citizens. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30f3" id="count1__160" original="E8e0.-7f70"><span class="cf" id="count1__161" original="E399.348a"><span class="exp"> count </span> somebody/something to do something </span><span class="x" id="count1__162" original="E8e0.-7f6f"> Neither church nor state could be counted on to improve women's position in society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30f6" id="count1__163" original="E8e0.-7f6e"><span class="cf" id="count1__164" original="E399.348b"><span class="exp"> count </span> (somebody/something) doing something </span><span class="x" id="count1__165" original="E8e0.-7f6d"> Only the factory owner can count on owning the profits. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-68f" id="count1__166" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://count_1" title="count definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-68e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2f0c" id="count1__167" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="count1__168"> count </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30f9" hm="2" id="count2" original="E399.3496" sum="962"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30fa" id="count2__1" original="E399.3497"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.30fb" id="count2__2" original="E399.3498"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> count <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3106" id="count2__7" original="E399.34a3"><span class="pos" id="count2__8" original="E399.34a4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74b2" eid="count2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66f0" geo="br" id="count2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/count__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/count__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://count__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.66f3" geo="n_am" id="count2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="count2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/count__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/count__us_1.ogg" href="sound://count__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3108" id="count2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3109" id="count2__15" original="E399.34a5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="count2__16" original="E8e0.-7faf"><span class="exp" id="count2__17"> count </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="count2__18" original="E399.34a8"> an act of counting to find the total number of something; the total number that you find </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.310d" id="count2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.310e" id="count2__20" original="E8e0.-7fae"><span class="x" id="count2__21" original="E8e0.-7fad"> We made daily counts of the number of larvae in each pool. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3110" id="count2__22" original="E8e0.-7fac"><span class="x" id="count2__23" original="E8e0.-7fab"> Votes are then further transferred to other candidates at subsequent counts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3112" id="count2__24" original="E8e0.-7faa"><span class="x" id="count2__25" original="E8e0.-7fa9"> For birds of prey, the final count was much lower than expected. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3114" id="count2__26" original="E399.34b0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3115" id="count2__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="count2__28" original="E399.34b2"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3117" id="count2__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="count2__30" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="count2__31" original="E399.34b4"> a measurement of the amount of something contained in a particular substance or area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.311a" id="count2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.311b" id="count2__33" original="E8e0.-7fa8"><span class="x" id="count2__34" original="E8e0.-7fa7"> Hay fever sufferers are advised to stay indoors when the pollen count is high. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.311d" id="count2__35" original="E399.34b5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blood-count" title="blood count definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.311e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.14f3" id="count2__36" original="E399.34b6"><span class="xh" id="count2__37"> blood count </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3120" id="count2__38" original="E399.34be"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3121" id="count2__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="count2__40" original="E399.34c0"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="count2__41" original="E8e0.-7fa3"> on… counts </span><span class="def" id="count2__42" original="E399.34c1"> used to refer to a point made during a discussion or an argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3125" id="count2__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3126" id="count2__44" original="E8e0.-7fa2"><span class="x" id="count2__45" original="E8e0.-7fa1"> Overall, the occupational ranking of Norway is notable on two counts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3128" id="count2__46" original="E8e0.-7fa0"><span class="x" id="count2__47" original="E8e0.-7f9f"> Some economists argue that mass unemployment will tend to force wages down and thus create new employment but this approach is wrong on both counts. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-60a" id="count2__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://count_1" title="count definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-609" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.2f0c" id="count2__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="count2__50"> count </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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countable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.312a" id="countable" original="E399.34e7" sum="376"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.312b" id="countable__1" original="E399.34e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.312c" id="countable__2" original="E399.34e9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> countable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3134" id="countable__4" original="E399.34ee"><span class="pos" id="countable__5" original="E399.34ef"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74ab" eid="countable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.67db" geo="br" id="countable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="countable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/countable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://countable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.67de" geo="n_am" id="countable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="countable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/countable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://countable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3136" id="countable__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="countable__12" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3138" id="countable__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3139" id="countable__14" original="E399.34f2"><span class="def" id="countable__15" original="E399.34f3"> a noun that is <span class="dh" id="countable__16" original="E399.34f4"> countable </span> can be used in the plural or with <span class="ei" id="countable__17" original="E399.34f5"> a </span> or <span class="ei" id="countable__18" original="E399.34f6"> an </span> , for example <span class="ei" id="countable__19" original="E399.34f7"> table </span> , <span class="ei" id="countable__20" original="E399.34f8"> animal </span> and <span class="ei" id="countable__21" original="E399.34f9"> idea </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3141" id="countable__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3142" id="countable__23" original="E81d.6e11"><span class="x" id="countable__24" original="E81d.6e12"> In French, ‘smoking’ is a countable noun, with the meaning which in English is expressed by ‘dinner jacket’. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3144" id="countable__25" original="E399.34fa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncountable" title="uncountable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3145" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-48c2" id="countable__26" original="E399.34fb"><span class="xh" id="countable__27"> uncountable </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5d6" id="countable__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://countable" title="countable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-5d5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.30d1" id="countable__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="countable__30"> countable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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counter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3147" hm="1" id="counter1" original="E399.359f" sum="882"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3148" id="counter1__1" original="E399.35a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3149" id="counter1__2" original="E399.35a1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counter <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3157" id="counter1__9" original="E399.35ac"><span class="pos" id="counter1__10" original="E399.35ad"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-74a4" eid="counter1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a1e" geo="br" id="counter1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a21" geo="n_am" id="counter1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.0" id="counter1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.69f1" form="root" id="counter1__17"><span class="vp" id="counter1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> counter </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.69f3" eid="counter1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.69f4" geo="br" id="counter1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.69f7" geo="n_am" id="counter1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.69fa" form="thirdps" id="counter1__24"><span class="vp" id="counter1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> counters </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.69fc" eid="counter1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.69fd" geo="br" id="counter1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counters__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counters__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counters__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a00" geo="n_am" id="counter1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counters__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counters__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counters__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a03" form="past" id="counter1__31"><span class="vp" id="counter1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> countered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a05" eid="counter1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a06" geo="br" id="counter1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/countered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://countered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a09" geo="n_am" id="counter1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/countered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://countered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a0c" form="pastpart" id="counter1__38"><span class="vp" id="counter1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> countered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a0e" eid="counter1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a0f" geo="br" id="counter1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/countered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://countered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a12" geo="n_am" id="counter1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/countered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://countered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a15" form="prespart" id="counter1__45"><span class="vp" id="counter1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> countering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a17" eid="counter1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a18" geo="br" id="counter1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/countering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://countering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a1b" geo="n_am" id="counter1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/countering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://countering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3187" id="counter1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3188" id="counter1__53" original="E399.35ca"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3189" id="counter1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="counter1__55" original="E399.35cc"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="counter1__56" original="E399.35cd"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="counter1__57" original="E399.35cf"> to reply to an argument or criticism by trying to prove that it is not true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.318d" id="counter1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.318e" id="counter1__59" original="E8a5.-7d9f"><span class="cf" id="counter1__60" original="E399.35d0"><span class="exp" id="counter1__61"> counter </span> something </span><span class="x" id="counter1__62" original="E8a5.-7d9e"> His work counters the common notion that globalization is both inevitable and necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3192" id="counter1__63" original="E8a5.-7d9b"><span class="cf" id="counter1__64" original="E399.35d1"><span class="exp" id="counter1__65"> counter </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="counter1__66" original="E8a5.-7d9a"> Opponents counter that the new curriculum is as distorted as the old. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3196" id="counter1__67" original="E8a5.-7d99"><span class="cf" id="counter1__68" original="E399.35d3"><span class="exp" id="counter1__69"> counter </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="counter1__70" original="E8a5.-7d98"> Neo-liberals counter with claims that all states have mutual interests and can gain from cooperation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.319a" id="counter1__71" original="E399.35d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.319b" id="counter1__72"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="counter1__73" original="E399.35d6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="counter1__74" original="E399.35d7"><span class="exp" id="counter1__75"> counter </span> something </span><span class="def" id="counter1__76" original="E399.35d8"> to do something to reduce or prevent the bad effects of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31a0" id="counter1__77" original="E399.35d9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counteract" title="counteract definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31a1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3200" id="counter1__78" original="E399.35da"><span class="xh" id="counter1__79"> counteract </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31a3" id="counter1__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31a4" id="counter1__81" original="E8a5.-7d95"><span class="x" id="counter1__82" original="E8a5.-7d94"> Practices may need to import better business skills to counter the threats of competition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31a6" id="counter1__83" original="E8d4.-7d96"><span class="x" id="counter1__84" original="E8d4.-7d95"> Sea level rise would normally be countered by the saltmarsh migrating inland. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-583" id="counter1__85" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counter_1" title="counter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-582" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3156" id="counter1__86" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counter1__87"> counter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31a8" hm="2" id="counter2" original="E399.355f" sum="1140"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31a9" id="counter2__1" original="E399.3560"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31aa" id="counter2__2" original="E399.3561"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counter <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31b6" id="counter2__7" original="E399.356c"><span class="pos" id="counter2__8" original="E399.356d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-749d" eid="counter2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a24" geo="br" id="counter2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a27" geo="n_am" id="counter2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31b8" id="counter2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31b9" id="counter2__15" original="E399.3589"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31ba" id="counter2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="counter2__17" original="E399.358b"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="counter2__18" original="E8a5.-7dbf"><span class="exp" id="counter2__19"> counter </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="counter2__20" original="E399.358f"> a response to an argument or criticism that tries to prove that it is not true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31bf" id="counter2__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31c0" id="counter2__22" original="E8a5.-7dbc"><span class="x" id="counter2__23" original="E8a5.-7dbb"> The film provided a counter to the mythology surrounding the revolutionary leader. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31c2" id="counter2__24" original="E8a5.-7dba"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31c3" id="counter2__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="counter2__26" original="E8a5.-7db8"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="counter2__27" original="E8a5.-7db6"><span class="exp" id="counter2__28"> counter </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="counter2__29" original="E8a5.-7db7"> an action that you take to reduce or prevent the bad effects of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31c8" id="counter2__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31c9" id="counter2__31" original="E8a5.-7db5"><span class="x" id="counter2__32" original="E8a5.-7db4"> Opponents lacking counters to these technologies could not stand up to US military power. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31cb" id="counter2__33" original="E399.3580"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="use" id="counter2__34" original="E399.3581"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="counter2__35" original="E399.3582"> an electronic device for counting something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31ce" id="counter2__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31cf" id="counter2__37" original="E8a5.-7db1"><span class="x" id="counter2__38" original="E8a5.-7db0"> We used a diffractometer equipped with a photon counter. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31d1" id="counter2__39" original="E399.356e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="counter2__40" original="E399.356f"> a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop, bank, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31d3" id="counter2__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31d4" id="counter2__42" original="E8a5.-7dad"><span class="x" id="counter2__43" original="E8a5.-7dac"> Studies illuminate the importance of oral information at the pharmacy counter. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31d6" id="counter2__44" original="E399.3590"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31d7" id="counter2__45" original="E399.3591" sk="overcounter"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31d8" id="counter2__46"><span class="idm" id="counter2__47" original="E399.3592"> over the counter </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31da" id="counter2__48"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31db" id="counter2__49"><span class="def" id="counter2__50" original="E399.3593"> goods, especially medicines, for sale <span class="dh" id="counter2__51" original="E399.3594"> over the counter </span> can be bought without a <a class="ndv" href="entry://prescription" id="counter2__52"> prescription </a> or special licence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31df" id="counter2__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31e0" id="counter2__54" original="E8a5.-7da9"><span class="x" id="counter2__55" original="E8a5.-7da8"> The problem is compounded by easy availability of medications containing codeine obtainable over the counter. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31e2" id="counter2__56" original="E399.3598" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://over-the-counter" title="over-the-counter definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31e3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.7d67" id="counter2__57" original="E399.3599"><span class="xh" id="counter2__58"> over-the-counter </span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-54f" id="counter2__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counter_1" title="counter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-54e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3156" id="counter2__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counter2__61"> counter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31e5" hm="3" id="counter3" original="E399.35dc" sum="411"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31e6" id="counter3__1" original="E399.35dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31e7" id="counter3__2" original="E399.35de"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counter <span class="hm"> 3 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31f0" id="counter3__4" original="E399.35e9"><span class="pos" id="counter3__5" original="E399.35ea"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7496" eid="counter3__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a2a" geo="br" id="counter3__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter3__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6a2d" geo="n_am" id="counter3__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counter3__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31f2" id="counter3__11" original="E8d4.-7d81"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31f3" id="counter3__12" original="E8d4.-7d80" sk="runcounterto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31f4" id="counter3__13"><span class="idm" id="counter3__14" original="E8d4.-7d7f"> run counter to something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31f6" id="counter3__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="counter3__16" original="E8d4.-7d7e"> of evidence or an opinion </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31f8" id="counter3__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31f9" id="counter3__18"><span class="def" id="counter3__19" original="E8d4.-7d7d"> to show or be the opposite of other evidence or opinions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31fb" id="counter3__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31fc" id="counter3__21" original="E8a5.-7fdb"><span class="x" id="counter3__22" original="E8a5.-7fda"> This finding runs counter to the expectations raised by other studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.31fe" id="counter3__23" original="E8a5.-7fd9"><span class="x" id="counter3__24" original="E8a5.-7fd8"> This view ran counter to the departmental line that prison did not work as a deterrent. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-512" id="counter3__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counter_1" title="counter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-511" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3156" id="counter3__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counter3__27"> counter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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counteract
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3200" id="counteract" original="E399.35ff" sum="466"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3201" id="counteract__1" original="E399.3600"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3202" id="counteract__2" original="E399.3601"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counteract </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.320f" id="counteract__9" original="E399.360b"><span class="pos" id="counteract__10" original="E399.360c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-748f" eid="counteract__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b68" geo="br" id="counteract__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counteract__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteract__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counteract__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b6b" geo="n_am" id="counteract__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counteract__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteract__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counteract__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.2e" id="counteract__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b6e" form="root" id="counteract__17"><span class="vp" id="counteract__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> counteract </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b70" eid="counteract__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b71" geo="br" id="counteract__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counteract__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteract__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counteract__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b74" geo="n_am" id="counteract__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counteract__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteract__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counteract__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b77" form="thirdps" id="counteract__24"><span class="vp" id="counteract__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> counteracts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b79" eid="counteract__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b7a" geo="br" id="counteract__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counteracts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteracts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counteracts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b7d" geo="n_am" id="counteract__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counteracts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteracts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counteracts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b80" form="past" id="counteract__31"><span class="vp" id="counteract__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> counteracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b82" eid="counteract__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b83" geo="br" id="counteract__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counteracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counteracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b86" geo="n_am" id="counteract__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counteracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counteracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b89" form="pastpart" id="counteract__38"><span class="vp" id="counteract__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> counteracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b8b" eid="counteract__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b8c" geo="br" id="counteract__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counteracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counteracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b8f" geo="n_am" id="counteract__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈæktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counteracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counteracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b92" form="prespart" id="counteract__45"><span class="vp" id="counteract__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> counteracting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b94" eid="counteract__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b95" geo="br" id="counteract__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈæktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counteracting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteracting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counteracting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6b98" geo="n_am" id="counteract__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counteract__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈæktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counteracting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counteracting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counteracting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.323b" id="counteract__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.323c" id="counteract__53" original="E399.3629"><span class="cf" id="counteract__54" original="E399.362a"><span class="exp" id="counteract__55"> counteract </span> something </span><span class="def" id="counteract__56" original="E399.362b"> to do something to reduce or prevent the effects of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3240" id="counteract__57" original="E399.362c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counter1" title="counter1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3241" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3147" id="counteract__58" original="E399.362d"><span class="xh" id="counteract__59"> counter </span><span class="xhm" id="counteract__60"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3245" id="counteract__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3246" id="counteract__62" original="E85c.-3311"><span class="x" id="counteract__63" original="E85c.-3310"> Vitamin K, which is found in some vegetables, will counteract the effect of warfarin. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3248" id="counteract__64" original="E85c.-330b"><span class="x" id="counteract__65" original="E85c.-330a"> With competition, direct and indirect effects may counteract each other. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4c0" id="counteract__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counteract" title="counteract definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-4bf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3240" id="counteract__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counteract__68"> counteract </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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counterargument
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.324a" id="counterargument" original="E874.-46ab" sum="318"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.324b" id="counterargument__1" original="E874.-46aa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.324c" id="counterargument__2" original="E874.-46a9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counterargument </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3258" id="counterargument__7" original="E874.-46a1"><span class="pos" id="counterargument__8" original="E874.-46a0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7488" eid="counterargument__9" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7487" geo="br" id="counterargument__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterargument__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntərɑːɡjumənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counter_argument_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counter_argument_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counter_argument_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7484" geo="n_am" id="counterargument__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterargument__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntərɑːrɡjumənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counterargument__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counterargument__us_2.ogg" href="sound://counterargument__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.325a" id="counterargument__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.325b" id="counterargument__15" original="E874.-469f"><span class="cf" id="counterargument__16" original="E874.-469a"><span class="exp" id="counterargument__17"> counterargument </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="counterargument__18" original="E874.-46ac"> an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.325f" id="counterargument__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3260" id="counterargument__20" original="E874.-4699"><span class="x" id="counterargument__21" original="E874.-4698"> Leys (2007) offers a timely counterargument to such ideas. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="admittedly__19" original="E4c7.9f8" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="admittedly__20" original="E4c7.9f9"><span class="h1" id="admittedly__21" original="E4c7.9fa"> Conceding a point and making a counterargument </span><span class="p" id="admittedly__22" original="E4c7.9fb"> In academic writing, it it is often good practice to acknowledge a possible criticism, exception or difficulty, before going on to show why your point is still valid. </span><ul class="bullet" id="admittedly__23" original="E4c7.9fc"><li class="li" id="admittedly__24" original="E4c7.9fd"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__25" original="E4c7.9fe"> While/​Although it is true/​possible that… </span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__26" original="E4c7.a01"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__27" original="E4c7.a02"> While/​Although it can be argued that… </span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__28" original="E4c7.a03"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__29" original="E4c7.a04"> Certainly/​Of course/​Admittedly </span> ,… <span class="eb" id="admittedly__30" original="E4c1.29a2"> but… </span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__31" original="E4c7.a0c"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__32" original="E4c7.a0d"> Nevertheless </span> ,… </li><li class="li" id="admittedly__33" original="E4c7.a0e"><span class="eb" id="admittedly__34" original="E4c7.a0f"> Still </span> ,… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="admittedly__35" original="E4c7.a10"><li class="li" id="admittedly__36" original="E646.-6bbf"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__37"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__38" original="E646.-6bbe"><span class="x" id="admittedly__39" original="E646.-6bbd"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__40" original="E646.-6bbc"> While it is true that </span> many brands have dominated their markets for years, it is also true that new products are being developed each year. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__41" original="E4c7.a15"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__42"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__43" original="E4c7.a16"><span class="x" id="admittedly__44" original="E4c7.a17"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__45" original="E4c7.a18"> Although is is possible that </span> the GL hypothesis is correct, the data do not enable us to infer this at the present time. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__46" original="E4c7.a19"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__47"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__48" original="E4c7.a1a"><span class="x" id="admittedly__49" original="E4c7.a1b"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__50" original="E4c7.a1c"> Although it can be argued that </span> behavioural observations are unnecessary, translating such a principle into practice is difficult. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__51" original="E4c7.a22"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__52"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__53" original="E4c7.a23"><span class="x" id="admittedly__54" original="E4c7.a24"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__55" original="E4c7.a25"> Of course </span> , calculations of this type are interesting <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__56" original="E4c7.a26"> but </span> not conclusive proof of the conformational preferences of a polymer. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__57" original="E4c7.a27"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__58"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__59" original="E4c7.a28"><span class="x" id="admittedly__60" original="E4c7.a29"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__61" original="E4c7.a2a"> Admittedly </span> , no two economies are the same, <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__62" original="E4c7.a2b"> but </span> modern economists work on the commonality in the human experience. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__63" original="E4c7.a2c"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__64"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__65" original="E4c7.a2d"><span class="x" id="admittedly__66" original="E4c7.a2e"> The extent of this activity has been the topic of debate; <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__67" original="E4c7.a2f"> nevertheless </span> , there is no argument that the Grand Canyon region is seismically active. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__68" original="E4c7.a30"><span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__69"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__70" original="E4c7.a31"><span class="x" id="admittedly__71" original="E4c7.a32"> Other groups have disputed these estimates as being too low. <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__72" original="E4c7.a33"> Still </span> , it is useful to compare the effects. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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counterfactual
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3262" id="counterfactual" original="E399.3701" sum="442"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3263" id="counterfactual__1" original="E399.3702"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3264" id="counterfactual__2" original="E399.3703"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counterfactual </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.326d" id="counterfactual__4" original="E399.3708"><span class="pos" id="counterfactual__5" original="E399.3709"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7481" eid="counterfactual__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6e6d" geo="br" id="counterfactual__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterfactual__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntəˈfæktʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counterfactual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counterfactual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counterfactual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6e71" geo="n_am" id="counterfactual__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterfactual__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈfæktʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counterfactual__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counterfactual__us_2.ogg" href="sound://counterfactual__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.326f" id="counterfactual__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3270" id="counterfactual__12" original="E399.370c"><span class="def" id="counterfactual__13" original="E399.370d"> connected with what did not happen or what is not the case </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3272" id="counterfactual__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3273" id="counterfactual__15" original="E85c.-2cd0"><span class="x" id="counterfactual__16" original="E85c.-2ccf"> In counterfactual history, history is ‘overwritten’ with an alternative version. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3275" id="counterfactual__17" original="E85c.-2cce"><span class="x" id="counterfactual__18" original="E85c.-2ccd"> All 26 countries analysed would have displayed lower economic growth under the counterfactual scenario. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3277" id="counterfactual__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3278" id="counterfactual__20" original="E399.370e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3279" id="counterfactual__21"><span class="dr" id="counterfactual__22" original="E399.370f"> counterfactual </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.327b" id="counterfactual__23" original="E399.3710"><span class="pos" id="counterfactual__24" original="E399.3711"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4133" eid="counterfactual__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6e75" geo="br" id="counterfactual__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterfactual__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntəˈfæktʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counterfactual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counterfactual__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counterfactual__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.6e79" geo="n_am" id="counterfactual__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterfactual__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərˈfæktʃuəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counterfactual__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counterfactual__us_2.ogg" href="sound://counterfactual__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.327d" id="counterfactual__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.327e" id="counterfactual__31" original="E85c.-2cc8"><span class="x" id="counterfactual__32" original="E85c.-2cc7"> A counterfactual is any statement that is untrue in that it typically queries, ‘What would have happened if…?’ </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-488" id="counterfactual__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counterfactual_2" title="counterfactual definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-487" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1d20" id="counterfactual__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counterfactual__35"> counterfactual </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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counterpart
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3280" id="counterpart" original="E399.3819" sum="600"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3281" id="counterpart__1" original="E399.381a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3282" id="counterpart__2" original="E399.381b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counterpart </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.328e" id="counterpart__7" original="E399.3823"><span class="pos" id="counterpart__8" original="E399.3824"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7478" eid="counterpart__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7121" geo="br" id="counterpart__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterpart__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntəpɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counterpart__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counterpart__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counterpart__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7125" geo="n_am" id="counterpart__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterpart__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntərpɑːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counterpart__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counterpart__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counterpart__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3290" id="counterpart__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3291" id="counterpart__15" original="E399.3825"><span class="def" id="counterpart__16" original="E399.3826"> a person or thing that has the same position or function as somebody/something else in a different place or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3293" id="counterpart__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3294" id="counterpart__18" original="E85c.-2caf"><span class="x" id="counterpart__19" original="E85c.-2cae"> There are about 10 genes on the Y chromosome that do not have a counterpart on the X. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3296" id="counterpart__20" original="E85c.-2cad"><span class="x" id="counterpart__21" original="E85c.-2cac"> The authors suggest that enslaved women faced additional dangers compared with their male counterparts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3298" id="counterpart__22" original="E85c.-2ca8"><span class="cf" id="counterpart__23" original="E890.505d"> somebody's <span class="exp" id="counterpart__24"> counterpart </span> in… </span><span class="x" id="counterpart__25" original="E85c.-2ca7"> National policy officials work together with each other and their counterparts in the EU institutions. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-462" id="counterpart__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counterpart" title="counterpart definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-461" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.349c" id="counterpart__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counterpart__28"> counterpart </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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counterproductive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.329c" id="counterproductive" original="E399.3881" sum="455"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.329d" id="counterproductive__1" original="E399.3882"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.329e" id="counterproductive__2" original="E399.3883"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> counterproductive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32a7" id="counterproductive__4" original="E399.3888"><span class="pos" id="counterproductive__5" original="E399.3889"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-746f" eid="counterproductive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.721e" geo="br" id="counterproductive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterproductive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/counterproductive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counterproductive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://counterproductive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7222" geo="n_am" id="counterproductive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="counterproductive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkaʊntərprəˈdʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/counterproductive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/counterproductive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://counterproductive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32a9" id="counterproductive__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="counterproductive__12" original="E399.388b"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32ab" id="counterproductive__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32ac" id="counterproductive__14" original="E399.388c"><span class="def" id="counterproductive__15" original="E399.388d"> having the opposite effect to the one that was intended </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32ae" id="counterproductive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32af" id="counterproductive__17" original="E85c.-2c66"><span class="x" id="counterproductive__18" original="E85c.-2c65"> Henry's attempts to coerce the Scots into accepting the treaty simply proved counterproductive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32b1" id="counterproductive__19" original="E85c.-2c68"><span class="cf" id="counterproductive__20" original="E4c7.1f17"> it is <span class="exp" id="counterproductive__21"> counterproductive </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="counterproductive__22" original="E85c.-2c67"> It would be counterproductive to try to address every possible ethical concern. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-442" id="counterproductive__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://counterproductive" title="counterproductive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-441" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3515" id="counterproductive__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="counterproductive__25"> counterproductive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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countervailing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32b5" id="countervailing" original="E399.3941" sum="284"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32b6" id="countervailing__1" original="E399.3942"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32b7" id="countervailing__2" original="E399.3943"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> countervailing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32c0" id="countervailing__4" original="E399.3948"><span class="pos" id="countervailing__5" original="E399.3949"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7466" eid="countervailing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.73e7" geo="br" id="countervailing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="countervailing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntəveɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/countervailing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countervailing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://countervailing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.73eb" geo="n_am" id="countervailing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="countervailing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntərveɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/countervailing__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countervailing__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://countervailing__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32c2" id="countervailing__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="countervailing__12" original="E399.394b"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32c4" id="countervailing__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="countervailing__14" original="E399.394c" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32c6" id="countervailing__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32c7" id="countervailing__16" original="E399.394d"><span class="def" id="countervailing__17" original="E399.394e"> having an equal but opposite effect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32c9" id="countervailing__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32ca" id="countervailing__19" original="E85c.-1b0a"><span class="x" id="countervailing__20" original="E85c.-1b09"> The equilibrium price of oil is one that balances these two countervailing forces. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-422" id="countervailing__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://countervailing" title="countervailing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-421" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.35f1" id="countervailing__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="countervailing__23"> countervailing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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countless
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32cc" id="countless" original="E399.397d" sum="369"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32cd" id="countless__1" original="E399.397e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32ce" id="countless__2" original="E399.397f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> countless </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32d6" id="countless__4" original="E399.3984"><span class="pos" id="countless__5" original="E399.3985"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-745d" eid="countless__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7498" geo="br" id="countless__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="countless__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntləs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/countless__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countless__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://countless__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.749b" geo="n_am" id="countless__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="countless__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊntləs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/countless__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countless__us_1.ogg" href="sound://countless__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32d8" id="countless__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="countless__12" original="E399.3987"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32da" id="countless__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32db" id="countless__14" original="E399.3988"><span class="def" id="countless__15" original="E399.3989"> very many; too many to be counted or mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32dd" id="countless__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32de" id="countless__17" original="E85c.-1a1e"><span class="x" id="countless__18" original="E85c.-1a1d"> History provides countless examples of such attacks on groups of people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32e0" id="countless__19" original="E85c.-1a1c"><span class="x" id="countless__20" original="E85c.-1a1b"> Gender-based discrimination persists in the workplace, housing, education, health care and countless other areas. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-40a" id="countless__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://countless" title="countless definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-409" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.363b" id="countless__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="countless__23"> countless </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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country
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32e2" id="country" original="E399.39aa" sum="1069"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32e3" id="country__1" original="E399.39ab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32e4" id="country__2" original="E399.39ac"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> country </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32ef" id="country__7" original="E399.39b4"><span class="pos" id="country__8" original="E399.39b5"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7456" eid="country__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3441" geo="br" id="country__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="country__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌntri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/country__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/country__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://country__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3444" geo="n_am" id="country__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="country__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌntri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/country__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/country__us_2.ogg" href="sound://country__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32f1" id="country__14" original="E399.39b6"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32f4" form="pl" id="country__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="country__16" original="E399.39ba"> countries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32f6" id="country__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32f7" id="country__18" original="E399.39bb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32f8" id="country__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="country__20" original="E399.39bd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="country__21" original="E399.39be"> an area of land that has or used to have its own government and laws </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32fb" id="country__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32fc" id="country__23" original="E8e0.-7fc4"><span class="x" id="country__24" original="E8e0.-7fc3"> The European countries that had experienced the Industrial Revolution needed to develop new markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.32fe" id="country__25" original="E8e0.-7fc2"><span class="x" id="country__26" original="E8e0.-7fc1"> Intriguingly, the rise in the incidence of obesity is even more pronounced in developing countries (WHO, 2003). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3300" id="country__27" original="E8d3.-7f17"><span class="x" id="country__28" original="E8d3.-7f16"> Participation in these programmes varies markedly across countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3302" id="country__29" original="E8e0.-7fbc"><span class="x" id="country__30" original="E8e0.-7fbb"> In some parts of the country, however, Democrats largely agreed with their Republican opponents. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3304" id="country__31" original="E843.5f68" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross-country" title="cross-country (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3305" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.429c" id="country__32" original="E843.5f69"><span class="xh" id="country__33"> cross-country </span><span class="xs" id="country__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3308" id="country__35" original="E8d3.-784f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="country__36"> adjective + country </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.330a" id="country__37"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.330b" id="country__38" original="E8d3.-784d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.330c" id="country__39"><span class="coll" id="country__40" original="E8d3.-784c"> foreign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.330e" id="country__41" original="E8d3.-784b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.330f" id="country__42"><span class="coll" id="country__43" original="E8d3.-784a"> home </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3311" id="country__44" original="E8d3.-7849"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3312" id="country__45"><span class="coll" id="country__46" original="E8d3.-7848"> neighbouring </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3314" id="country__47" original="E8d3.-7847"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3315" id="country__48"><span class="coll" id="country__49" original="E8d3.-7846"> developed </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3317" id="country__50"><span class="coll" id="country__51" original="E8d3.-7845"> industrialized </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3319" id="country__52"><span class="coll" id="country__53" original="E8d3.-7844"> industrial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.331b" id="country__54"><span class="coll" id="country__55" original="E8d3.-7843"> advanced </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.331d" id="country__56" original="E8d3.-7842"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.331e" id="country__57"><span class="coll" id="country__58" original="E8d3.-7841"> developing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3320" id="country__59" original="E8d3.-7840"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3321" id="country__60"><span class="coll" id="country__61" original="E8d3.-783f"> rich </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3323" id="country__62"><span class="coll" id="country__63" original="E8d3.-783d"> wealthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3325" id="country__64" original="E8d3.-783c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3326" id="country__65"><span class="coll" id="country__66" original="E8d3.-783b"> poor </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3328" id="country__67" original="E8d3.-7837"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3329" id="country__68" original="E8e0.-7fc0"><span class="x" id="country__69" original="E8e0.-7fbf"> The risks were significantly higher for selling in a foreign country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.332b" id="country__70" original="E8d3.-7836"><span class="x" id="country__71" original="E8d3.-7835"> Industrialized countries are experiencing a slowing in population growth or even a decline. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.332d" id="country__72" original="E8d3.-7832" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="country__73"> noun + country </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.332f" id="country__74"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3330" id="country__75" original="E8d3.-7830"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3331" id="country__76"><span class="coll" id="country__77" original="E8d3.-782f"> host </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3333" id="country__78" original="E8d3.-782e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3334" id="country__79"><span class="coll" id="country__80" original="E8d3.-782d"> destination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3336" id="country__81" original="E8d3.-782c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3337" id="country__82"><span class="coll" id="country__83" original="E8d3.-782b"> member </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3339" id="country__84" original="E87e.-7cff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.333a" id="country__85"><span class="coll" id="country__86" original="E8d3.-783e"> high-income </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.333c" id="country__87" original="E87e.-7cfe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.333d" id="country__88"><span class="coll" id="country__89" original="E8d3.-783a"> low-income </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.333f" id="country__90" original="E8d3.-7839"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3340" id="country__91"><span class="coll" id="country__92" original="E8d3.-7838"> middle-income </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3342" id="country__93" original="E8d3.-7826"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3343" id="country__94" original="E8d3.-7825"><span class="x" id="country__95" original="E8d3.-7824"> The USA remained the main destination country for immigrants. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3345" id="country__96" original="E8d3.-780e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="country__97"> country + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3347" id="country__98"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3348" id="country__99" original="E8d3.-780c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3349" id="country__100"><span class="coll" id="country__101" original="E8d3.-780b"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.334b" id="country__102" original="E8d3.-780a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.334c" id="country__103"><span class="coll" id="country__104" original="E8d3.-7809"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.334e" id="country__105" original="E8d3.-7808"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.334f" id="country__106"><span class="coll" id="country__107" original="E8d3.-7807"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3351" id="country__108" original="E8d3.-7806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3352" id="country__109"><span class="coll" id="country__110" original="E8d3.-7805"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3354" id="country__111" original="E8d3.-7804"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3355" id="country__112"><span class="coll" id="country__113" original="E8d3.-7803"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3357" id="country__114" original="E8d3.-7802"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3358" id="country__115" original="E8d3.-7801"><span class="x" id="country__116" original="E8d3.-7800"> These programmes could be adopted by other countries around the world. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.335a" id="country__117" original="E8d3.-77fd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="country__118"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.335c" id="country__119"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.335d" id="country__120" original="E8d3.-77fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.335e" id="country__121"><span class="coll" id="country__122" original="E8d3.-77fa"> vary across/​between countries </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3360" id="country__123" original="E8d3.-77f9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3361" id="country__124" original="E8d3.-77f8"><span class="x" id="country__125" original="E8d3.-77f7"> Views of the role of government vary between countries and over time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3363" id="country__126" original="E399.39bf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3364" id="country__127"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="country__128" original="E399.39c1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="country__129" original="E399.39c2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often following an adjective <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="country__130" original="E399.39c3"> an area of land, especially with particular physical features </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3368" id="country__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3369" id="country__132" original="E8e0.-7fba"><span class="x" id="country__133" original="E8e0.-7fb9"> Wind farms must be sited in open country avoiding inhabited buildings and roads. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.336b" id="country__134" original="E399.39d4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.336c" id="country__135" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> often </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.336d" id="country__136"><span class="v"><strong> the country </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.336f" id="country__138"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="country__139" original="E399.39d7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="country__140" original="E8d3.-7f15"> any area outside towns and cities, with fields, woods, farms, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3372" id="country__141"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3373" id="country__142" original="E8d3.-7f14"><span class="x" id="country__143" original="E8d3.-7f13"> Feelings of alienation were reported more commonly among residents in the city than among those in the country. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3375" id="country__144" original="E843.5f6a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross-country" title="cross-country (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3376" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42a9" id="country__145" original="E843.5f6b"><span class="xh" id="country__146"> cross-country </span><span class="xs" id="country__147"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3379" id="country__148" original="E4e1.6afb" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="country__149" original="E4e1.6afc"><span class="h1" id="country__150" original="E4e1.6afd"><ul class="inline" id="country__151" original="E4e1.6afe"><li class="li" id="country__152" original="E4e1.6aff"> country </li><li class="li" id="country__153" original="E4e1.6b00"> nation </li><li class="li" id="country__154" original="E4e1.6b01"> state <span class="pos" id="country__155" original="E4e1.6b02"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="country__156" original="E4e1.6b03"> These are all words for an area of land that has its own government and laws. </span><ul class="bullet" id="country__157" original="E4e1.6b04"><li class="li" id="country__158" original="E4e1.6b05"><span class="eb" id="country__159" original="E4e1.6b06"> in </span> a country/​nation </li><li class="li" id="country__160" original="E4e1.6b07"> a <span class="eb" id="country__161" original="E4e1.6b08"> European/​Western/​African/​Asian </span> country/​nation/​state </li><li class="li" id="country__162" original="E4e1.6b09"> a <span class="eb" id="country__163" original="E4e1.6b0a"> different/​member </span> country/​nation/​state </li><li class="li" id="country__164" original="E4e1.6b0b"> a <span class="eb" id="country__165" original="E4e1.6b0c"> foreign </span> country/​state </li><li class="li" id="country__166" original="E4e1.6b0d"> a <span class="eb" id="country__167" original="E4e1.6b0e"> developed/​developing/​poor/​industrialized </span> country/​nation </li><li class="li" id="country__168" original="E4e1.6b0f"> a <span class="eb" id="country__169" original="E4e1.6b10"> new/​modern/​sovereign </span> nation/​state </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="country__170" original="E4e1.6b11"><li class="li" id="country__171" original="E4e1.6b12"> To refer to a country as a political unit or to its government, you can use <span class="eb" id="country__172" original="E4e1.6b13"> country </span> , <span class="eb" id="country__173" original="E4e1.6b14"> nation </span> or <span class="eb" id="country__174" original="E4e1.6b15"> state </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c60" id="country__175"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e0d" id="country__176" original="E4e1.6b16"><span class="x" id="country__177" original="E4e1.6b17"> NATO has expanded from its original 12 member countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e0b" id="country__178" original="E4e1.6b18"><span class="x" id="country__179" original="E4e1.6b19"> Less than one third of the political systems in the world today are fully democratic states. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="country__180" original="E4e1.6b1a"><span class="eb" id="country__181" original="E4e1.6b1b"> Country </span> and <span class="eb" id="country__182" original="E4e1.6b1c"> nation </span> can also refer to an area where people live, its economy, culture, etc: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c5e" id="country__183"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e06" id="country__184" original="E4e1.6b1d"><span class="x" id="country__185" original="E4e1.6b1e"> In developed countries, cancer is now a leading cause of death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e04" id="country__186" original="E4e1.6b1f"><span class="x" id="country__187" original="E4e1.6b20"> Today, the wealthy, industrialized nations typically dominate research and development. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="country__188" original="E4e1.6b21"><span class="eb" id="country__189" original="E4e1.6b22"> Country </span> is the only word which can be used to refer to a country as a geographical area: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c5c" id="country__190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5e00" id="country__191" original="E4e1.6b23"><span class="x" id="country__192" original="E4e1.6b24"> Features such as dustproof keypads were crucial in dry, hot countries. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3ea" id="country__193" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://country" title="country definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-3e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3671" id="country__194" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="country__195"> country </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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countryside
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3380" id="countryside" original="E399.3aa3" sum="484"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3381" id="countryside__1" original="E399.3aa4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3382" id="countryside__2" original="E399.3aa5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> countryside </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.338a" id="countryside__4" original="E399.3aaa"><span class="pos" id="countryside__5" original="E399.3aab"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-744f" eid="countryside__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.34a1" geo="br" id="countryside__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="countryside__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌntrisaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/countryside__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countryside__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://countryside__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.34a4" geo="n_am" id="countryside__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="countryside__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌntrisaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/countryside__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/countryside__us_2.ogg" href="sound://countryside__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.338c" id="countryside__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="countryside__12" original="E399.3aad"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.338e" id="countryside__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.338f" id="countryside__14" original="E399.3aae"><span class="def" id="countryside__15" original="E399.3aaf"> the land outside or around towns and cities, with fields, woods, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3391" id="countryside__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3392" id="countryside__17" original="E867.-1869"><span class="x" id="countryside__18" original="E867.-1868"> Commercial centres are usually several degrees warmer than the surrounding countryside. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3394" id="countryside__19" original="E867.-1867"><span class="x" id="countryside__20" original="E867.-1866"> Drystone walling is a well-known feature of the English countryside. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3396" id="countryside__21" original="E867.-1862"><span class="cf" id="countryside__22" original="E867.-1863"> in the <span class="exp" id="countryside__23"> countryside </span></span><span class="x" id="countryside__24" original="E867.-1861"> A wind turbine, or even a wind farm, is becoming an increasingly familiar sight in the countryside today. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-34e" id="countryside__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://countryside" title="countryside definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-34d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3824" id="countryside__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="countryside__27"> countryside </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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county
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.339a" id="county" original="E399.3ada" sum="470"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.339b" id="county__1" original="E399.3adb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.339c" id="county__2" original="E399.3adc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> county </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33a7" id="county__7" original="E399.3ae5"><span class="pos" id="county__8" original="E399.3ae6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7448" eid="county__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.34ef" geo="br" id="county__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="county__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/count/county__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/county__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://county__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.34f2" geo="n_am" id="county__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="county__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkaʊnti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/count/county__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/count/county__us_2.ogg" href="sound://county__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33a9" id="county__14" original="E399.3ae8"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33ac" form="pl" id="county__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="county__16" original="E399.3aec"> counties </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33ae" id="county__17" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33af" id="county__18"><span class="v"><strong> Co. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33b1" id="county__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33b2" id="county__21" original="E399.3ae7"><span class="def" id="county__22" original="E399.3aee"> an area of Britain, Ireland or the US that has its own local government </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33b4" id="county__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33b5" id="county__24" original="E81d.6e74"><span class="x" id="county__25" original="E81d.6e75"> The Poor Law allowed parishes with exceptional levels of distress to appeal to other parishes in the same county. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33b7" id="county__26" original="E81d.6e77"><span class="cf" id="county__27" original="E81d.6e76"><span class="exp" id="county__28"> county </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="county__29" original="E81d.6e78"> The area includes major conurbations along the rivers Tyne and Wear, plus the large rural county of Northumberland. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-327" id="county__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://county_1" title="county definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-326" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.387d" id="county__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="county__32"> county </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coup
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33bb" id="coup" original="E399.3b52" sum="432"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33bc" id="coup__1" original="E399.3b53"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33bd" id="coup__2" original="E399.3b54"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coup </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33c8" id="coup__7" original="E399.3b5c"><span class="pos" id="coup__8" original="E399.3b5d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7441" eid="coup__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.785f" geo="br" id="coup__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coup__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coup_/coup__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coup_/coup__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://coup__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7862" geo="n_am" id="coup__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coup__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coup_/coup__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coup_/coup__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coup__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33ca" id="coup__14" original="E399.3b5e"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33cb" form="pl" id="coup__15" original="E399.3b5f"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="coup__16" original="E399.3b61"> coups </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7440" eid="coup__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7865" geo="br" id="coup__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coup__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coups/coups__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coups/coups__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coups__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7868" geo="n_am" id="coup__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coup__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coups/coups__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coups/coups__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coups__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33d3" id="coup__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33d4" id="coup__23" original="E399.3b65"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="coup__24" original="E399.3b68"> a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33d6" id="coup__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33d7" id="coup__26" original="E852.4ee7"><span class="x" id="coup__27" original="E852.4ee8"> The project dissolved when a military coup overthrew Allende. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33d9" id="coup__28" original="E852.4ee9"><span class="cf" id="coup__29" original="E586.-47b9"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coup__30" original="E852.4eea"> The country has seen a series of unsuccessful coup attempts and mass protests. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33dc" id="coup__31" original="E399.3b69"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="coup__32" original="E399.3b6a"> the fact of achieving something that was difficult to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33de" id="coup__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33df" id="coup__34" original="E586.-47b8"><span class="x" id="coup__35" original="E586.-47b7"> It was a major coup to get such a prestigious contract. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-300" id="coup__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coup" title="coup definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2ff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3912" id="coup__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coup__38"> coup </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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couple
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33e1" hm="1" id="couple1" original="E399.3bbd" sum="709"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33e2" id="couple1__1" original="E399.3bbe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33e3" id="couple1__2" original="E399.3bbf"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> couple <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33ee" id="couple1__7" original="E399.3bca"><span class="pos" id="couple1__8" original="E399.3bcb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7433" eid="couple1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.35fd" geo="br" id="couple1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coupl/couple__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/couple__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://couple__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3600" geo="n_am" id="couple1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coupl/couple__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/couple__us_2.ogg" href="sound://couple__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="un" id="couple1__14" original="E399.3bcc" un="help"> In <span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33f1" id="couple1__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="couple1__16" original="E399.3bcd"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span> a plural verb is usually used in both meanings. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33f3" id="couple1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33f4" id="couple1__18" original="E399.3bdb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33f5" id="couple1__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="couple1__20" original="E399.3bdd"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="couple1__21" original="E399.3bde"> two people who are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33f8" id="couple1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33f9" id="couple1__23" original="E8e1.-7ffa"><span class="x" id="couple1__24" original="E8e1.-7ff9"> It was claimed that the couple seldom lived together for long periods of time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33fb" id="couple1__25" original="E8e1.-7ff6"><span class="x" id="couple1__26" original="E8e1.-7ff5"> Transferable tax allowances were introduced for married couples. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33fd" id="couple1__27" original="E8e1.-7ff4"><span class="x" id="couple1__28" original="E8e1.-7ff3"> Same-sex couples in a ‘significant relationship’ are permitted to adopt a child. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.33ff" id="couple1__29" original="E399.3bd3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3400" id="couple1__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="singspv" id="couple1__31" original="E399.3bd5"> singular + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="couple1__32" original="E399.3bd6"><span class="exp" id="couple1__33"> couple </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="couple1__34" original="E399.3bd7"> two or approximately two things or people of the same sort </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3405" id="couple1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3406" id="couple1__36" original="E8e1.-7ff2"><span class="x" id="couple1__37" original="E8e1.-7ff1"> Some workers had already developed symptoms after a couple of months. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3408" id="couple1__38" original="E8e1.-7ff0"><span class="x" id="couple1__39" original="E8e1.-7fef"> So far, only a couple of studies have been done on the question. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2dc" id="couple1__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://a-couple_1" title="couple definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2db" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1d68" id="couple1__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="couple1__42"> couple </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.340a" hm="2" id="couple2" original="E399.3bee" sum="753"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.340b" id="couple2__1" original="E399.3bef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.340c" id="couple2__2" original="E399.3bf0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> couple <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3419" id="couple2__9" original="E399.3bfb"><span class="pos" id="couple2__10" original="E399.3bfc"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-742c" eid="couple2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3603" geo="br" id="couple2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coupl/couple__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/couple__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://couple__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3606" geo="n_am" id="couple2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coupl/couple__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/couple__us_2.ogg" href="sound://couple__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.341b" id="couple2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="couple2__17" original="E399.3c1c"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.5c" id="couple2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39d7" form="root" id="couple2__19"><span class="vp" id="couple2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> couple </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39d9" eid="couple2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39da" geo="br" id="couple2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coupl/couple__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/couple__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://couple__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39dd" geo="n_am" id="couple2__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coupl/couple__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/couple__us_2.ogg" href="sound://couple__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39e0" form="thirdps" id="couple2__26"><span class="vp" id="couple2__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> couples </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39e2" eid="couple2__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39e3" geo="br" id="couple2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌplz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coupl/couples__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/couples__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://couples__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39e6" geo="n_am" id="couple2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌplz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coupl/couples__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/couples__us_1.ogg" href="sound://couples__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39e9" form="past" id="couple2__33"><span class="vp" id="couple2__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> coupled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39eb" eid="couple2__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39ec" geo="br" id="couple2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coupl/coupled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/coupled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coupled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39ef" geo="n_am" id="couple2__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coupl/coupled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/coupled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coupled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39f2" form="pastpart" id="couple2__40"><span class="vp" id="couple2__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> coupled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39f4" eid="couple2__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39f5" geo="br" id="couple2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coupl/coupled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/coupled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coupled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39f8" geo="n_am" id="couple2__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌpld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coupl/coupled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/coupled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coupled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39fb" form="prespart" id="couple2__47"><span class="vp" id="couple2__48"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> coupling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39fd" eid="couple2__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.39fe" geo="br" id="couple2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌplɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coupl/coupling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/coupling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coupling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.3a01" geo="n_am" id="couple2__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="couple2__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌplɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coupl/coupling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/coupling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coupling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3447" id="couple2__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3448" id="couple2__55" original="E399.3c19"><span class="def" id="couple2__56" original="E399.3c1d"> to link together two or more things or parts of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.344a" id="couple2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.344b" id="couple2__58" original="E8e1.-7fe6"><span class="cf" id="couple2__59" original="E399.3c1e"> be coupled together </span><span class="x" id="couple2__60" original="E8e1.-7fe5"> All these models have to be coupled together in order to simulate the climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.344e" id="couple2__61" original="E8e1.-7fe4"><span class="cf" id="couple2__62" original="E399.3c1f"> be coupled to something </span><span class="x" id="couple2__63" original="E8e1.-7fe3"> Most modifications that are added to proteins are coupled to nucleotide carriers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3451" id="couple2__64" original="E8e1.-7fe0"><span class="cf" id="couple2__65" original="E8d7.-769f"> (be) coupled with something </span><span class="x" id="couple2__66" original="E8e1.-7fdf"> State control was coupled with the relentless persecution of religious minorities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3454" id="couple2__67" original="E8d1.-7f5a"><span class="x" id="couple2__68" original="E8d1.-7f59"> Poor agricultural practices and dry soil, coupled with wind, can erode soils. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3456" id="couple2__69" original="E8d1.-7f58"><span class="x" id="couple2__70" original="E8d1.-7f57"> The small number of studies, coupled with the fact that in one case evidence was of low quality, means that no firm conclusions can be drawn. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-27f" id="couple2__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://a-couple_1" title="couple definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-27e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1d68" id="couple2__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="couple2__73"> couple </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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coupling
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3458" id="coupling" original="E399.3c3f" sum="450"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3459" id="coupling__1" original="E399.3c40"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.345a" id="coupling__2" original="E399.3c41"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coupling </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3465" id="coupling__7" original="E399.3c49"><span class="pos" id="coupling__8" original="E399.3c4a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7425" eid="coupling__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7af6" geo="br" id="coupling__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coupling__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌplɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coupl/coupling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/coupling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coupling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7af9" geo="n_am" id="coupling__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coupling__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌplɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coupl/coupling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coupl/coupling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coupling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3467" id="coupling__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3468" id="coupling__15" original="E399.3c4b"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3469" id="coupling__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coupling__17" original="E8d7.-769d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="coupling__18" original="E399.3c4d"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coupling__19" original="E399.3c4e"> a combination or joining of two things; an act of combining or joining </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.346d" id="coupling__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.346e" id="coupling__21" original="E8e1.-7fda"><span class="cf" id="coupling__22" original="E8e1.-7fdb"><span class="exp" id="coupling__23"> coupling </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="coupling__24" original="E8e1.-7fd9"> There is strong electrotonic coupling between the relay cells and the pacemaker cells. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3472" id="coupling__25" original="E8e1.-7fd5"><span class="cf" id="coupling__26" original="E8e1.-7fd6"><span class="exp" id="coupling__27"> coupling </span> of A with B </span><span class="x" id="coupling__28" original="E8e1.-7fd4"> The main thyroid hormones are produced by a coupling of iodide with tyrosine. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-25b" id="coupling__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coupling" title="coupling definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-25a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3a5f" id="coupling__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coupling__31"> coupling </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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courage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3476" id="courage" original="E399.3c68" sum="499"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3477" id="courage__1" original="E399.3c69"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3478" id="courage__2" original="E399.3c6a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> courage </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3481" id="courage__4" original="E399.3c6f"><span class="pos" id="courage__5" original="E399.3c70"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-741e" eid="courage__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.36d9" geo="br" id="courage__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="courage__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌrɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coura/courage__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coura/courage__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://courage__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.36dd" geo="n_am" id="courage__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="courage__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coura/courage__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coura/courage__us_2.ogg" href="sound://courage__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3483" id="courage__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="courage__12" original="E399.3c72"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3485" id="courage__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3486" id="courage__14" original="E399.3c73"><span class="def" id="courage__15" original="E399.3c74"> the ability to do something dangerous, or to face pain or opposition, without showing fear </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3488" id="courage__16" original="E399.3c75" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3489" id="courage__17" original="E399.3c76"><span class="xw" id="courage__18" original="E81e.48fe"> bravery </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.348c" id="courage__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.348d" id="courage__20" original="E867.-1816"><span class="x" id="courage__21" original="E867.-1815"> Marshall's courage in the face of constant danger became legendary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.348f" id="courage__22" original="E867.-1818"><span class="cf" id="courage__23" original="E858.-46ff"> with <span class="exp" id="courage__24"> courage </span></span><span class="x" id="courage__25" original="E867.-1817"> The Dacians resisted with great determination and courage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3493" id="courage__26" original="E867.-1813"><span class="cf" id="courage__27" original="E867.-1814"> have the <span class="exp" id="courage__28"> courage </span> (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="courage__29" original="E867.-1812"> It has been a gradual process to persuade staff to have the courage to accept failings and address problems. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-238" id="courage__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://courage" title="courage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-237" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3aa1" id="courage__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="courage__32"> courage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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courageous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3497" id="courageous" original="E399.3c8a" sum="289"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3498" id="courageous__1" original="E399.3c8b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3499" id="courageous__2" original="E399.3c8c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> courageous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34a1" id="courageous__4" original="E399.3c91"><span class="pos" id="courageous__5" original="E399.3c92"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7415" eid="courageous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7bdb" geo="br" id="courageous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="courageous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈreɪdʒəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coura/courageous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coura/courageous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://courageous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7bde" geo="n_am" id="courageous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="courageous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈreɪdʒəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coura/courageous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coura/courageous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://courageous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34a3" id="courageous__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34a4" id="courageous__12" original="E399.3c93"><span class="def" id="courageous__13" original="E399.3c94"> showing courage </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34a6" id="courageous__14" original="E399.3c95" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brave" title="brave definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34a7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2728" id="courageous__15" original="E399.3c96"><span class="xh" id="courageous__16"> brave </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34a9" id="courageous__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34aa" id="courageous__18" original="E867.-1804"><span class="x" id="courageous__19" original="E867.-1803"> To oppose white masters was a courageous act, for the penalties could be severe. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34ac" id="courageous__20"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34ad" id="courageous__21" original="E399.3c9b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34ae" id="courageous__22"><span class="dr" id="courageous__23" original="E399.3c9c"> courageously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34b6" id="courageous__24" original="E399.3ca0"><span class="pos" id="courageous__25" original="E399.3ca1"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7414" eid="courageous__26" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7bd5" geo="br" id="courageous__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="courageous__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈreɪdʒəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/coura/courageously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/coura/courageously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://courageously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7bd8" geo="n_am" id="courageous__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="courageous__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈreɪdʒəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/coura/courageously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/coura/courageously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://courageously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34b8" id="courageous__31" original="E87e.-7cb0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brave" title="bravely definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34b9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2750" id="courageous__32" original="E87e.-7caf"><span class="xw" id="courageous__33"> bravely </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34bc" id="courageous__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34bd" id="courageous__35" original="E8cd.6bcf"><span class="x" id="courageous__36" original="E8cd.6bd0"> The crew acted courageously in staying with the ship until all the passengers had been taken to safety. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-216" id="courageous__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://courageous" title="courageous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-215" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3ae1" id="courageous__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="courageous__39"> courageous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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course
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34bf" id="course" original="E399.3cce" sum="5752"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34c0" id="course__1" original="E399.3ccf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34c1" id="course__2" original="E399.3cd0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> course </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34cd" id="course__7" original="E399.3cdb"><span class="pos" id="course__8" original="E399.3cdc"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7407" eid="course__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7d79" geo="br" id="course__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="course__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cours/course__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cours/course__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://course__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7d7c" geo="n_am" id="course__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="course__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/cours/course__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/cours/course__us_1.ogg" href="sound://course__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34cf" id="course__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34d0" id="course__15" original="E399.3cdd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34d1" id="course__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="course__17" original="E399.3cdf"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="course__18" original="E399.3ce1"> a series of classes or lectures on a particular subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34d4" id="course__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34d5" id="course__20" original="E8ba.-7cb5"><span class="x" id="course__21" original="E8ba.-7cb4"> Some students take these new bioethics courses as part of bioscience degree programmes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34d7" id="course__22" original="E8d1.-7eae"><span class="x" id="course__23" original="E8d1.-7ead"> a short/an introductory course </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34d9" id="course__24" original="E8ba.-7cb3"><span class="cf" id="course__25" original="E8d7.-764e"><span class="exp" id="course__26"> course </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="course__27" original="E8ba.-7cb2"> Universities are already offering specialist training courses in geothermal energy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34dd" id="course__28" original="E8ba.-7cb1"><span class="cf" id="course__29" original="E8d7.-764d"><span class="exp" id="course__30"> course </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="course__31" original="E8ba.-7cb0"> She teaches courses on African-American history. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u6b8ba8bb76ee18cb.3168f708.166396bd8b0.-59c2" id="course__32"><span class="cf" id="course__33"> in this <span class="exp" id="course__34"> course </span></span><span class="x" id="course__35"> We're going to call it Beer's law in this course, just for simplicity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34e1" id="course__36" original="E399.3cf0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34e2" id="course__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="course__38" original="E399.3cf2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34e4" id="course__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="course__40" original="E399.3cf3"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="course__41" original="E399.3cf4"> a period of study at a college or university that leads to an exam or a qualification </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34e7" id="course__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34e8" id="course__43" original="E8d7.-764b"><span class="x" id="course__44" original="E8d7.-764a"> Most first degree courses in education are concerned primarily with producing professional practitioners. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34ea" id="course__45" original="E399.3cf5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://programme1" title="programme1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34eb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.361c" id="course__46" original="E399.3cf6"><span class="xh" id="course__47"> programme </span><span class="xhm" id="course__48"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34ef" id="course__49" original="E399.3d0b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34f0" id="course__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="course__51" original="E399.3d0d"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="course__52" original="E399.3d0f"> the way that something develops or should develop </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34f3" id="course__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34f4" id="course__54" original="E8ba.-7cad"><span class="x" id="course__55" original="E8ba.-7cac"> The two revolts followed a similar course and both ended in failure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34f6" id="course__56" original="E8ba.-7cab"><span class="cf" id="course__57" original="E399.3d0e"><span class="exp" id="course__58"> course </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="course__59" original="E8ba.-7caa"> The gods are shown intervening directly in human affairs and determining the course of events. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34fa" id="course__60" original="E8ba.-7ca9"><span class="x" id="course__61" original="E8ba.-7ca8"> Marx's writings soon became controversial and had a great impact on the course of history. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34fc" id="course__62" original="E8b4.7b5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://life-course" title="life course definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34fd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.66f8" id="course__63" original="E8b4.7b6"><span class="xh" id="course__64"> life course </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.34ff" id="course__65" original="E399.3d05"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3500" id="course__66" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3501" id="course__67"><span class="v"><strong> course of action </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3503" id="course__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="course__70" original="E399.3d09"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="course__71" original="E399.3d0a"> a way of acting in or dealing with a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3506" id="course__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3507" id="course__73" original="E8ba.-7ca3"><span class="x" id="course__74" original="E8ba.-7ca2"> The report made a strong recommendation as to the best course for the department to follow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3509" id="course__75" original="E8ba.-7ca1"><span class="cf" id="course__76" original="E87e.-7ca1"><span class="exp" id="course__77"> course </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="course__78" original="E8ba.-7ca0"> All team members had to agree on a course of conduct that would achieve the project goals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.350d" id="course__79" original="E8ba.-7ca5"><span class="x" id="course__80" original="E8ba.-7ca4"> The client decided to refuse his lawyer's advice and take another course of action. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.350f" id="course__81" original="E399.3d00"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3510" id="course__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="course__83" original="E399.3d02"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="course__84" original="E399.3d03"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="course__85" original="E399.3d04"> the general direction in which somebody's ideas or actions are moving </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3514" id="course__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3515" id="course__87" original="E8ba.-7c9f"><span class="x" id="course__88" original="E8ba.-7c9e"> After the election, however, Obama changed course, and was willing to negotiate with the Republicans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3517" id="course__89" original="E8ba.-7c9d"><span class="x" id="course__90" original="E8ba.-7c9c"> Steering a middle course between these two unacceptable positions involves a pragmatic approach. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3519" id="course__91" original="E399.3cfa"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.351a" id="course__92"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="course__93" original="E399.3cfc"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="course__94" original="E399.3cfd"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="course__95" original="E399.3cfe"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="course__96" original="E399.3cff"> a direction or route followed by a ship or an aircraft, or by another moving object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.351f" id="course__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3520" id="course__98" original="E8ba.-7c9b"><span class="x" id="course__99" original="E8ba.-7c9a"> Only knowledge of the current course, heading, altitude or airspeed to be flown is necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3522" id="course__100" original="E8ba.-7c99"><span class="cf" id="course__101" original="E8d7.-7649"> on/off <span class="exp" id="course__102"> course </span></span><span class="x" id="course__103" original="E8ba.-7c98"> Initially it was assumed that what was keeping each star on course was the gravitational attraction of all the closer stars. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3526" id="course__104" original="E399.3d28"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3527" id="course__105"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="course__106" original="E399.3d2a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="course__107" original="E399.3d2b"><span class="exp" id="course__108"> course </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="course__109" original="E399.3d2c"> a series of medical treatments </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.352c" id="course__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.352d" id="course__111" original="E8ba.-7c97"><span class="x" id="course__112" original="E8ba.-7c96"> The infection required repeated courses of intravenous antibiotics. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.352f" id="course__113" original="E399.3d31"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF1" id="collision__61" original="E399.-54e4" sk="besetoncollisioncourse"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF2" id="collision__62"><span class="idm" id="collision__63" original="E399.-54e3"> be set/be on a collision course (with somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF4" id="collision__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF5" id="collision__65" original="E399.-54e2"><span class="def" id="collision__66" original="E399.-54e1"> to be in a situation which is almost certain to cause a disagreement or argument </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF7" id="collision__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF8" id="collision__68" original="E850.-672d"><span class="x" id="collision__69" original="E850.-672c"> The trade union leaders and the government were set on a collision course. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3530" id="course__123" original="E399.3d37" sk="duringcourseof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3531" id="course__124"><span class="idm" id="course__125" original="E399.3d38"> during/in/over the course of… </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3533" id="course__126"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3534" id="course__127"><span class="def" id="course__128" original="E399.3d3a"> during </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3536" id="course__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3537" id="course__130" original="E8ba.-7c8d"><span class="x" id="course__131" original="E8ba.-7c8c"> During the course of the nineteenth century, a remarkable development of transport networks took place. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3539" id="course__132" original="E8ba.-7c95"><span class="x" id="course__133" original="E8ba.-7c94"> If an employee does commit a criminal offence in the course of his or her duties, the company will cooperate with the public authorities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.353b" id="course__134" original="E8ba.-7c91"><span class="x" id="course__135" original="E8ba.-7c90"> Expectations on both sides changed over the course of time. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF1" id="due1__145" original="E39d.-5249" sk="induecourse"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF2" id="due1__146"><span class="idm" id="due1__147" original="E39d.-5248"> in due course </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF4" id="due1__148"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF5" id="due1__149"><span class="def" id="due1__150" original="E39d.-5247"> at a later or the right time and not before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF7" id="due1__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF8" id="due1__152" original="E867.508"><span class="x" id="due1__153" original="E867.509"> Analysts forecast that the steel market would recover in due course. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF1" id="course__145" original="E3a2.-16a9" sk="middlecourse"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF2" id="course__146"><span class="idm" id="course__147" original="E3a2.-16a8"> a middle course </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="course__148" original="E3a2.-16a7"> a/the middle way </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF5" id="course__149"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF6" id="course__150"><span class="def" id="course__151" original="E3a2.-16a6"> an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF8" id="course__152"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF9" id="course__153" original="E876.-7bcd"><span class="x" id="course__154" original="E876.-7bcc"> Steering a middle course between these two unacceptable positions involves a pragmatic approach. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3563-FF11" id="course__155" original="E876.-7bcb"><span class="x" id="course__156" original="E876.-7bca"> Keynes suggested that there may be a middle way between free market capitalism and full-blooded socialism. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.353d" id="course__157" original="E399.3d41" sk="normalordinarycourseofeventsthings"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.353e" id="course__158"><span class="idm" id="course__159" original="E399.3d42"> the normal, ordinary, etc. course of events, things, etc. </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3540" id="course__160"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3541" id="course__161"><span class="def" id="course__162" original="E399.3d43"> the way that things usually happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3543" id="course__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3544" id="course__164" original="E8ba.-7c8b"><span class="x" id="course__165" original="E8ba.-7c8a"> If such a finding leads to the suspicion of an abscess, then the normal course of events is to try and find its location </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3546" id="course__166" original="E8d5.-7eb2" sk="ofcourse"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3547" id="course__167"><span class="idm" id="course__168" original="E8d5.-7eb1"> of course </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3549" id="course__169"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.354a" id="course__170"><span class="def" id="course__171" original="E8d7.-7648"> used to show that what you are saying is not surprising or is generally known or accepted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.354c" id="course__172"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.354d" id="course__173" original="E8d5.-7ead"><span class="x" id="course__174" original="E8d5.-7eac"> I am, of course, responsible for the final text of the paper. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.354f" id="course__175" original="E8d5.-7eab"><span class="x" id="course__176" original="E8d5.-7eaa"> Of course, there are other methods that could be tried. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3551" id="course__177" original="E399.3d60" sk="oncourse"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3552" id="course__178"><span class="idm" id="course__179" original="E399.3d61"> on course (for something/to do something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3554" id="course__180"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3555" id="course__181"><span class="def" id="course__182" original="E399.3d62"> likely to achieve or do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3557" id="course__183"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3558" id="course__184" original="E8ba.-7c85"><span class="x" id="course__185" original="E8ba.-7c84"> In the first five years, the democratization process seemed to be on course. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.355a" id="course__186" original="E399.3d63" sk="runcourse"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.355b" id="course__187"><span class="idm" id="course__188" original="E399.3d64"> run/take its course </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.355d" id="course__189"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.355e" id="course__190"><span class="def" id="course__191" original="E399.3d65"> to develop in the usual way and come to the usual end </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3560" id="course__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3561" id="course__193" original="E8ba.-7c83"><span class="x" id="course__194" original="E8ba.-7c82"> Few people would prefer to live in a society that leaves epidemics to run their course and devastate the population. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1e6" id="course__195" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://course_1" title="course definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-1e5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3b56" id="course__196" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="course__197"> course </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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coursework
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3570" id="coursework" original="E399.3de4" sum="274"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3571" id="coursework__1" original="E399.3de5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3572" id="coursework__2" original="E399.3de6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coursework </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.357b" id="coursework__4" original="E399.3deb"><span class="pos" id="coursework__5" original="E399.3dec"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7400" eid="coursework__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7ea8" geo="br" id="coursework__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coursework__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːswɜːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/cours/coursework__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/cours/coursework__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://coursework__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7eab" geo="n_am" id="coursework__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coursework__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrswɜːrk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/cours/coursework__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/cours/coursework__us_1.ogg" href="sound://coursework__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.357d" id="coursework__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coursework__12" original="E399.3dee"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.357f" id="coursework__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3580" id="coursework__14" original="E399.3def"><span class="def" id="coursework__15" original="E399.3df0"> work that students do during a course of study, not in exams, that is included in their final grade </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3582" id="coursework__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3583" id="coursework__17" original="E4a5.5569"><span class="x" id="coursework__18" original="E4a5.556a"> Coursework accounts for 40% of the final marks. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-134" id="coursework__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coursework" title="coursework definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-133" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3d74" id="coursework__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coursework__21"> coursework </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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court
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3585" hm="1" id="court1" original="E399.3dfe" sum="1062"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3586" id="court1__1" original="E399.3dff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3587" id="court1__2" original="E399.3e00"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> court <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3593" id="court1__7" original="E399.3e0b"><span class="pos" id="court1__8" original="E399.3e0c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73f9" eid="court1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7f90" geo="br" id="court1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://court__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7f93" geo="n_am" id="court1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/court/court__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court__us_1.ogg" href="sound://court__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3595" id="court1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3596" id="court1__15" original="E399.3e0d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3597" id="court1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="court1__17" original="E399.3e0f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="court1__18" original="E399.3e10"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="court1__19" original="E399.3e11"> the place where legal trials take place and where crimes and legal cases are judged; the process of taking legal action against somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.359b" id="court1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.359c" id="court1__21" original="E8ba.-7a1a"><span class="x" id="court1__22" original="E8ba.-7a19"> People or firms who ignore these standards are punished in the civil or criminal courts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.359e" id="court1__23" original="E8ba.-7a16"><span class="x" id="court1__24" original="E8ba.-7a15"> There were two threats of court action when the book was published. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35a0" id="court1__25" original="E8ba.-7a12"><span class="x" id="court1__26" original="E8ba.-7a11"> Several hundred of these cases have come before the courts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35a2" id="court1__27" original="E8ba.-7a0f"><span class="cf" id="court1__28" original="E8ba.-7a10"> in <span class="exp" id="court1__29"> court </span></span><span class="x" id="court1__30" original="E8ba.-7a0e"> It might be a difficult case to prove in court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35a6" id="court1__31" original="E8d1.-3101"><span class="cf" id="court1__32" original="E8d1.-3102"> take somebody/something to <span class="exp" id="court1__33"> court </span></span><span class="x" id="court1__34" original="E8d1.-3100"> She threatened to take the company to court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35aa" id="court1__35" original="E8ba.-7a18"><span class="cf" id="court1__36" original="E4c7.3171"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="court1__37" original="E8ba.-7a17"> The group ultimately fought a court case against their employer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35ad" id="court1__38" original="E399.3e17"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35ae" id="court1__39" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35af" id="court1__40"><span class="v"><strong> the court </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35b1" id="court1__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="court1__43" original="E399.3e1a"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="court1__44" original="E399.3e1b"> the people in a <span class="dh" id="court1__45" original="E399.3e1c"> court </span> , especially those who make the decisions, such as the judge and <a class="ndv" href="entry://jury" id="court1__46"> jury </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35b6" id="court1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35b7" id="court1__48" original="E8ba.-7a0d"><span class="x" id="court1__49" original="E8ba.-7a0c"> This allows the court to act on behalf of the young person. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35b9" id="court1__50" original="E399.3e34"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35ba" id="court1__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="court1__52" original="E399.3e36"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="court1__53" original="E399.3e37"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="court1__54" original="E399.3e38"> the official place where kings and queens live </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35be" id="court1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35bf" id="court1__56" original="E8ba.-7a0b"><span class="x" id="court1__57" original="E8ba.-7a0a"> Shen-hsiu was called to the imperial court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35c1" id="court1__58" original="E8d7.-762f"><span class="cf" id="court1__59" original="E8d7.-7630"> at <span class="exp" id="court1__60"> court </span></span><span class="x" id="court1__61" original="E8d7.-762e"> She served at court as a maid of honour. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-11b" id="court1__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://court_1" title="court definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-11a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3d96" id="court1__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="court1__64"> court </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35c5" hm="2" id="court2" original="E399.3e61" sum="1780"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35c6" id="court2__1" original="E399.3e62"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35c7" id="court2__2" original="E399.3e63"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> court <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.35d5" id="court2__9" original="E399.3e6e"><span class="pos" id="court2__10" original="E399.3e6f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73f2" eid="court2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fc3" geo="br" id="court2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://court__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fc6" geo="n_am" id="court2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/court/court__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court__us_1.ogg" href="sound://court__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.8a" id="court2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7f96" form="root" id="court2__17"><span class="vp" id="court2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> court </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7f98" eid="court2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7f99" geo="br" id="court2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://court__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7f9c" geo="n_am" id="court2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/court/court__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court__us_1.ogg" href="sound://court__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7f9f" form="thirdps" id="court2__24"><span class="vp" id="court2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> courts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fa1" eid="court2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fa2" geo="br" id="court2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/courts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://courts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fa5" geo="n_am" id="court2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɔːrts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/court/courts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://courts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fa8" form="past" id="court2__31"><span class="vp" id="court2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> courted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7faa" eid="court2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fab" geo="br" id="court2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/courted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://courted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fae" geo="n_am" id="court2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/court/courted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://courted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fb1" form="pastpart" id="court2__38"><span class="vp" id="court2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> courted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fb3" eid="court2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fb4" geo="br" id="court2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/courted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://courted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fb7" geo="n_am" id="court2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/court/courted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://courted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fba" form="prespart" id="court2__45"><span class="vp" id="court2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> courting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fbc" eid="court2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fbd" geo="br" id="court2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/courting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://courting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1608f5b6a79.7fc0" geo="n_am" id="court2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/court/courting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://courting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3606" id="court2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3607" id="court2__53" original="E399.3e8c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3608" id="court2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="court2__55" original="E399.3e8e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="court2__56" original="E399.3e8f"><span class="exp" id="court2__57"> court </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="court2__58" original="E399.3e90"> to try to please somebody in order to get something you want, especially the support of a person or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.360d" id="court2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.360e" id="court2__60" original="E85c.-f90"><span class="x" id="court2__61" original="E85c.-f8f"> Leading business figures have been courted by Labour politicians. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3610" id="court2__62" original="E85c.-f8e"><span class="x" id="court2__63" original="E85c.-f8d"> It was not until the 1930s that firms began to consider West Africans as consumers worth courting through advertising. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3612" id="court2__64" original="E399.3e94"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3613" id="court2__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="court2__66" original="E399.3e96"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="court2__67" original="E399.3e97"><span class="exp" id="court2__68"> court </span> something </span><span class="def" id="court2__69" original="E399.3e9a"> to try to obtain something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3618" id="court2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3619" id="court2__71" original="E85c.-f8c"><span class="x" id="court2__72" original="E85c.-f8b"> Celebrities may court and value a greater degree of attention than the average person would find tolerable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.361b" id="court2__73" original="E85c.-f8a"><span class="x" id="court2__74" original="E85c.-f89"> He was aggressively courting the youth vote in 1992. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.361d" id="court2__75" original="E399.3e9b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.361e" id="court2__76"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="court2__77" original="E399.3e9d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="court2__78" original="E399.3e9e"><span class="exp" id="court2__79"> court </span> something </span><span class="def" id="court2__80" original="E399.3ea1"> to do something that might result in something unpleasant happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3623" id="court2__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3624" id="court2__82" original="E85c.-f86"><span class="x" id="court2__83" original="E85c.-f85"> No firm can afford to cut itself off from local knowledge sources. To do so would be to court disaster. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3626" id="court2__84" original="E85c.-f84"><span class="x" id="court2__85" original="E85c.-f83"> She judges that Heath deliberately courted discord between Britain and the USA, because of his favour for British relations with Europe. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3628" id="court2__86" original="E85c.-f93"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3629" id="court2__87"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="court2__88" original="E85c.-f81"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="court2__89" original="E890.50c4"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.362c" id="court2__90"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="court2__91" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.362e" id="court2__92"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="court2__93" original="E85c.-f7f"> of an animal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="court2__94" original="E85c.-f7e"> to try to attract another animal of the same species, and the opposite sex, in order to <a class="ndv" href="entry://mate" id="court2__95"> mate </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3632" id="court2__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3633" id="court2__97" original="E85c.-f7d"><span class="x" id="court2__98" original="E85c.-f7c"> In this species, large males do not court but defend territories to monopolize females. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3635" id="court2__99" original="E85c.-f79"><span class="x" id="court2__100" original="E85c.-f78"> The daily energy expense of vigorously courting males was twice that of non-courting males. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3637" id="court2__101" original="E85c.-f7b"><span class="cf" id="court2__102" original="E85c.-f80"><span class="exp" id="court2__103"> court </span> something </span><span class="x" id="court2__104" original="E85c.-f7a"> Females can benefit from breeding near a more attractive male in order to court him as a mate for a subsequent breeding attempt (Wagner, 1999). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.363b" id="court2__105" original="E399.3ea2"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.363c" id="court2__106"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="court2__107" original="E399.3ea4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="court2__108" original="E399.3ea5"><span class="exp" id="court2__109"> court </span> somebody </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3640" id="court2__110"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="court2__111" original="E399.3ea7" reg="oldfash"> old-fashioned </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="court2__112" original="E399.3ea8"> if a man <span class="dh" id="court2__113" original="E399.3ea9"> courts </span> somebody, he spends time with them and tries to make them love him </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3644" id="court2__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3645" id="court2__115" original="E85c.-f77"><span class="x" id="court2__116" original="E85c.-f76"> By the latter half of 1831, he was also courting the first great love of his life, Maria Beadnell, the daughter of a City banker. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-a7" id="court2__117" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://court_1" title="court definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-a6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.3d96" id="court2__118" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="court2__119"> court </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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court of appeal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3647" id="court-of-appeal" original="E399.4005" sum="764"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3648" id="court-of-appeal__1" original="E399.4006"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3649" id="court-of-appeal__2" original="E399.4007"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> court of appeal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3650" id="court-of-appeal__4" original="E399.400c"><span class="pos" id="court-of-appeal__5" original="E399.400d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7283" eid="court-of-appeal__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7c7e" geo="br" id="court-of-appeal__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court-of-appeal__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːt əv əˈpiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/court_of_appeal_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court_of_appeal_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://court_of_appeal_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7c7b" geo="n_am" id="court-of-appeal__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="court-of-appeal__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɔːrt əv əˈpiːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/court/court_of_appeal_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/court_of_appeal_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://court_of_appeal_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3652" id="court-of-appeal__11" original="E399.400f"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3653" form="pl" id="court-of-appeal__12" original="E399.4010"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="court-of-appeal__13" original="E399.4012"> courts of appeal </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3655" id="court-of-appeal__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3656" id="court-of-appeal__15" original="E399.400e"><span class="def" id="court-of-appeal__16" original="E399.4013"> a court that people can go to in order to try and change decisions that have been made by a lower court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3658" id="court-of-appeal__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3659" id="court-of-appeal__18" original="E85c.-f4d"><span class="x" id="court-of-appeal__19" original="E85c.-f4c"> The European Court of Justice is the final court of appeal for such cases. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="court-of-appeal__20" original="E492.1424" un="help"> In the UK and some other countries, the <span class="eb" id="court-of-appeal__21" original="E492.1425"> Court of Appeal </span> is the highest court (apart from the Supreme Court) that can change decisions made by a lower court: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.365d" id="court-of-appeal__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.365e" id="court-of-appeal__23" original="E492.1426"><span class="x" id="court-of-appeal__24" original="E492.1427"> The Court of Appeal upheld the original judgment. </span></span></span> In the US, a <span class="eb" id="court-of-appeal__25" original="E492.1428"> Court of Appeals </span> is one of the courts that can change decisions made by a lower court: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3661" id="court-of-appeal__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3662" id="court-of-appeal__27" original="E492.1429"><span class="x" id="court-of-appeal__28" original="E492.142a"> In Hendersen v. Hendersen, the Ohio Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the trial judge to award custody to the father. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-53" id="court-of-appeal__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://court-of-appeal" title="court of appeal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-52" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.40b8" id="court-of-appeal__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="court-of-appeal__31"> court of appeal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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courtship
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3664" id="courtship" original="E399.4080" sum="813"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3665" id="courtship__1" original="E399.4081"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3666" id="courtship__2" original="E399.4082"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> courtship </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3672" id="courtship__7" original="E399.408a"><span class="pos" id="courtship__8" original="E399.408b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73eb" eid="courtship__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7baa" geo="br" id="courtship__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="courtship__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːtʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cou/court/courtship__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courtship__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://courtship__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7ba6" geo="n_am" id="courtship__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="courtship__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɔːrtʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cou/court/courtship__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cou/court/courtship__us_1.ogg" href="sound://courtship__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3674" id="courtship__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3675" id="courtship__15" original="E399.4092"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3676" id="courtship__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="courtship__17" original="E399.4094"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3678" id="courtship__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="courtship__19" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="courtship__20" original="E399.4095"> the special way animals behave in order to attract a <a class="ndv" href="entry://mate" id="courtship__21"> mate </a> ; the time when this behaviour occurs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.367c" id="courtship__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.367d" id="courtship__23" original="E890.516f"><span class="x" id="courtship__24" original="E890.5170"> These three species are closely related and have a similar breeding cycle of courtship, egg laying, incubation, brooding and fledging. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.367f" id="courtship__25" original="E85c.-f06"><span class="cf" id="courtship__26" original="E4c7.3179"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="courtship__27" original="E85c.-f05"> Courtship behaviour often differs greatly between close species. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3682" id="courtship__28" original="E399.408c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3683" id="courtship__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="courtship__30" original="E399.408e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="courtship__31" original="E399.408f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3686" id="courtship__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="courtship__33" original="E399.4090" reg="oldfash"> old-fashioned </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="courtship__34" original="E399.4091"> the time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married; the process of developing this relationship </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3689" id="courtship__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.368a" id="courtship__36" original="E85c.-efe"><span class="x" id="courtship__37" original="E85c.-efd"> Their families insisted on following the tradition of a long courtship. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.368c" id="courtship__38" original="E85c.-efc"><span class="x" id="courtship__39" original="E85c.-efb"> The dislocations of wartime meant that courtship was less likely to be supervised by family or neighbours. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2f" id="courtship__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://courtship" title="courtship definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.-2e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.414b" id="courtship__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="courtship__42"> courtship </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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covalent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.368e" id="covalent" original="E399.4147" sum="346"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.368f" id="covalent__1" original="E399.4148"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3690" id="covalent__2" original="E399.4149"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> covalent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.369b" id="covalent__6" original="E399.4151"><span class="pos" id="covalent__7" original="E399.4152"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73e2" eid="covalent__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7a69" geo="br" id="covalent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covalent__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkəʊˈveɪlənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/coval/covalent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/coval/covalent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://covalent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7a65" geo="n_am" id="covalent__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covalent__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkoʊˈveɪlənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/coval/covalent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/coval/covalent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://covalent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.369d" id="covalent__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="covalent__14" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.369f" id="covalent__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36a0" id="covalent__16" original="E399.4155"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36a1" id="covalent__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="covalent__18" original="E399.4156"> of a chemical <a class="ndv" href="entry://bond" id="covalent__19"> bond </a></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="covalent__20" original="E399.4159"> sharing a pair of <a class="ndv" href="entry://electrons" id="covalent__21"> electrons </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36a6" id="covalent__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36a7" id="covalent__23" original="E867.-1792"><span class="x" id="covalent__24" original="E867.-1791"> The basic types of bonding are covalent, ionic and metallic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36a9" id="covalent__25" original="E867.-1790"><span class="x" id="covalent__26" original="E867.-178f"> In a crystal of intrinsic or pure silicon, the atoms are held in position by covalent bonds. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36ab" id="covalent__27" original="E858.-46d4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ionic" title="ionic definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36ac" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.1780" id="covalent__28" original="E858.-46d3"><span class="xh" id="covalent__29"> ionic </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1" id="covalent__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://covalent" title="covalent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.4267" id="covalent__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="covalent__32"> covalent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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covenant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36ae" id="covenant" original="E399.4197" sum="438"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36af" id="covenant__1" original="E399.4198"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36b0" id="covenant__2" original="E399.4199"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> covenant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36bb" id="covenant__7" original="E399.41a3"><span class="pos" id="covenant__8" original="E399.41a4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73d9" eid="covenant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7966" geo="br" id="covenant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covenant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvənənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/coven/covenant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/coven/covenant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://covenant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7963" geo="n_am" id="covenant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covenant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvənənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/coven/covenant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/coven/covenant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://covenant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36bd" id="covenant__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36be" id="covenant__15" original="E399.41a5"><span class="def" id="covenant__16" original="E399.41a6"> a promise to somebody, or a legal agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36c0" id="covenant__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36c1" id="covenant__18" original="E81d.6e7a"><span class="x" id="covenant__19" original="E81d.6e7b"> The reference in Jeremiah is to the new covenant which God promised to make with his people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36c3" id="covenant__20" original="E81d.6e7c"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36c4" id="covenant__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="covenant__22" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="covenant__23" original="E81d.6e7d"> Any party to the deed can enforce the covenant against the person who made the promise. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.23" id="covenant__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://covenant_2" title="covenant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.24" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1d8a" id="covenant__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="covenant__26"> covenant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cover
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36c7" hm="1" id="cover1" original="E399.41be" sum="2560"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36c8" id="cover1__1" original="E399.41bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36c9" id="cover1__2" original="E399.41c0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cover <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.36d7" id="cover1__9" original="E399.41cb"><span class="pos" id="cover1__10" original="E399.41cc"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73d2" eid="cover1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.386b" geo="br" id="cover1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/cover__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/cover__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cover__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.386e" geo="n_am" id="cover1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/cover__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/cover__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cover__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.b8" id="cover1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5266" form="root" id="cover1__17"><span class="vp" id="cover1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cover </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5268" eid="cover1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5269" geo="br" id="cover1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/cover__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/cover__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cover__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.526c" geo="n_am" id="cover1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/cover__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/cover__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cover__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.526f" form="thirdps" id="cover1__24"><span class="vp" id="cover1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> covers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5271" eid="cover1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5272" geo="br" id="cover1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/covers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://covers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5275" geo="n_am" id="cover1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/covers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://covers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5278" form="past" id="cover1__31"><span class="vp" id="cover1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> covered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.527a" eid="cover1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.527b" geo="br" id="cover1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/covered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://covered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.527f" geo="n_am" id="cover1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/covered__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covered__us_3.ogg" href="sound://covered__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5283" form="pastpart" id="cover1__38"><span class="vp" id="cover1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> covered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5285" eid="cover1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5286" geo="br" id="cover1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/covered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://covered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.528a" geo="n_am" id="cover1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/covered__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covered__us_3.ogg" href="sound://covered__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.528e" form="prespart" id="cover1__45"><span class="vp" id="cover1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> covering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5290" eid="cover1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5291" geo="br" id="cover1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/covering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://covering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5294" geo="n_am" id="cover1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/covering__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covering__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://covering__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3707" id="cover1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3708" id="cover1__53" original="E399.41f0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3709" id="cover1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="cover1__55" original="E848.-6c87"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cover1__56" original="E399.41f4"> to lie or spread over the surface of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.370c" id="cover1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.370d" id="cover1__58" original="E88b.-7f9e"><span class="cf" id="cover1__59" original="E399.41f3"><span class="exp" id="cover1__60"> cover </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cover1__61" original="E88b.-7f9d"> The lake covers an area of 820 square kilometres. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3711" id="cover1__62" original="E8ba.-7f21"><span class="cf" id="cover1__63" original="E848.-6c86"> be covered by something </span><span class="x" id="cover1__64" original="E8ba.-7f20"> In northern regions the land has been periodically covered by thick sheets of glacial ice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3714" id="cover1__65" original="E88b.-7f98"><span class="cf" id="cover1__66" original="E399.41fa"> be covered with something </span><span class="x" id="cover1__67" original="E88b.-7f97"> The rolling foothills at the site are covered with low tundra vegetation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3717" id="cover1__68" original="E88b.-7fa2"><span class="cf" id="cover1__69" original="E399.41fe"> be covered in something </span><span class="x" id="cover1__70" original="E88b.-7fa1"> Large areas of seasonal uplands are now covered in open woodlands or savannahs. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.371a" id="cover1__71" original="E8ba.-7f23" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cover1__72"> cover + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.371c" id="cover1__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.371d" id="cover1__74" original="E8ba.-7f14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.371e" id="cover1__75"><span class="coll" id="cover1__76" original="E8ba.-7f13"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3720" id="cover1__77" original="E8ba.-7f12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3721" id="cover1__78"><span class="coll" id="cover1__79" original="E8ba.-7f11"> surface </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3723" id="cover1__80" original="E8ba.-7f10"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3724" id="cover1__81" original="E88b.-7fa0"><span class="x" id="cover1__82" original="E88b.-7f9f"> The cells multiply and spread out to cover the surface of the plate in a single layer. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3726" id="cover1__83" original="E399.41fb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="cover1__84" original="E8d4.-7d5c"><span class="exp" id="cover1__85"> cover </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cover1__86" original="E399.41ff"> to include something; to deal with something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.372a" id="cover1__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.372b" id="cover1__88" original="E8ba.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="cover1__89" original="E8ba.-7f1a"> The word ‘nanotechnology’ covers a broad range of scientific and technical disciplines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.372d" id="cover1__90" original="E88b.-7f94"><span class="x" id="cover1__91" original="E88b.-7f93"> The trading agreement mainly covers agricultural products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.372f" id="cover1__92" original="E88b.-7f96"><span class="x" id="cover1__93" original="E88b.-7f95"> This issue will be covered in detail in Chapter 7. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3731" id="cover1__94" original="E8ba.-7f22" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cover1__95"> cover + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3733" id="cover1__96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3734" id="cover1__97" original="E8ba.-7f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3735" id="cover1__98"><span class="coll" id="cover1__99" original="E8ba.-7f0d"> range </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3737" id="cover1__100"><span class="coll" id="cover1__101" original="E8ba.-7f0c"> variety </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3739" id="cover1__102" original="E8ba.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.373a" id="cover1__103"><span class="coll" id="cover1__104" original="E8d6.-7f9f"> area </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.373c" id="cover1__105"><span class="coll" id="cover1__106" original="E8ba.-7f0a"> aspect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.373e" id="cover1__107"><span class="coll" id="cover1__108" original="E8ba.-7f09"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3740" id="cover1__109"><span class="coll" id="cover1__110" original="E8ba.-7f08"> topic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3742" id="cover1__111" original="E8ba.-7f07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3743" id="cover1__112"><span class="coll" id="cover1__113" original="E8ba.-7f06"> period </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3745" id="cover1__114" original="E8ba.-7f05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3746" id="cover1__115"><span class="coll" id="cover1__116" original="E8ba.-7f04"> year </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3748" id="cover1__117" original="E8ba.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3749" id="cover1__118"><span class="coll" id="cover1__119" original="E8ba.-7f02"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.374b" id="cover1__120" original="E8ba.-7f01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.374c" id="cover1__121"><span class="coll" id="cover1__122" original="E8ba.-7f00"> case </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.374e" id="cover1__123"><span class="coll" id="cover1__124" original="E8ba.-7eff"> situation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3750" id="cover1__125" original="E8ba.-7efe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3751" id="cover1__126" original="E8ba.-7efd"><span class="x" id="cover1__127" original="E8ba.-7efc"> This book covers fundamental aspects of the mechanics of solids. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3753" id="cover1__128" original="E8ba.-7efa"><span class="x" id="cover1__129" original="E8ba.-7ef9"> Lees-Milne's published diaries, covering the years from 1942 to 1947, offer a unique account of this period. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3755" id="cover1__130" original="E8d6.-7f9a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cover1__131"> noun + cover </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3757" id="cover1__132"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3758" id="cover1__133" original="E8d6.-7f98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3759" id="cover1__134"><span class="coll" id="cover1__135" original="E8d6.-7f97"> survey </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.375b" id="cover1__136" original="E8d6.-7f96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.375c" id="cover1__137"><span class="coll" id="cover1__138" original="E8d6.-7f95"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.375e" id="cover1__139" original="E8d6.-7f94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.375f" id="cover1__140"><span class="coll" id="cover1__141" original="E8d6.-7f93"> paper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3761" id="cover1__142" original="E8d6.-7f92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3762" id="cover1__143"><span class="coll" id="cover1__144" original="E8d6.-7f91"> book </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3764" id="cover1__145" original="E8d6.-7f90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3765" id="cover1__146"><span class="coll" id="cover1__147" original="E8d6.-7f8f"> chapter </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3767" id="cover1__148" original="E8d6.-7f8e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3768" id="cover1__149" original="E8d6.-7f8d"><span class="x" id="cover1__150" original="E8d6.-7f8c"> Our study covers a much larger set of countries and respondents than any previous work. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.376a" id="cover1__151" original="E399.41e9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.376b" id="cover1__152"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="cover1__153" original="E848.-6c84"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cover1__154" original="E399.41ed"> to place something over or in front of something in order to protect or decorate it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.376e" id="cover1__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.376f" id="cover1__156" original="E8ba.-7f1f"><span class="cf" id="cover1__157" original="E399.41ec"><span class="exp" id="cover1__158"> cover </span> something (with something) </span><span class="x" id="cover1__159" original="E8ba.-7f1e"> Cover the wound with a sterile pad to stop air from entering. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3773" id="cover1__160" original="E88b.-7fa6"><span class="cf" id="cover1__161" original="E848.-6c83"> be covered with something </span><span class="x" id="cover1__162" original="E88b.-7fa5"> The disk is covered with a transparent plastic protective layer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3776" id="cover1__163" original="E88b.-7fa8"><span class="x" id="cover1__164" original="E88b.-7fa7"> Some of the architectural and sculptural features were covered with gold leaf. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3778" id="cover1__165" original="E399.420f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="cover1__166" original="E399.4212"><span class="exp" id="cover1__167"> cover </span> somebody/something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.377b" id="cover1__168"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cover1__169" original="E8d4.-7d5a"> of an agreement or law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cover1__170" original="E399.4213"> to apply to a particular situation or type of person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.377e" id="cover1__171"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.377f" id="cover1__172" original="E88b.-7f7e"><span class="x" id="cover1__173" original="E88b.-7f7d"> Public-sector workers are usually covered by collective bargaining agreements. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3781" id="cover1__174" original="E399.4200"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="cover1__175" original="E399.4203"><span class="exp" id="cover1__176"> cover </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cover1__177" original="E399.4204"> to be or provide enough money for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3785" id="cover1__178"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3786" id="cover1__179" original="E88b.-7f90"><span class="x" id="cover1__180" original="E88b.-7f8f"> There is usually a delivery charge to cover the cost of packing, postage and insurance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3788" id="cover1__181" original="E88b.-7f8e"><span class="x" id="cover1__182" original="E88b.-7f8d"> Most local governments have difficulty getting sufficient revenue to cover their operating expenses. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.378a" id="cover1__183" original="E8d6.-7f47"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.378b" id="cover1__184"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="cover1__185" original="E848.-6c81"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.378d" id="cover1__186"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cover1__187" original="E8d4.-7d59"> of insurance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cover1__188" original="E8d6.-7f43"> to protect somebody against loss or injury </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3790" id="cover1__189"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3791" id="cover1__190" original="E8d6.-7f42"><span class="cf" id="cover1__191" original="E8d4.-7d58"> be covered (by something) </span><span class="x" id="cover1__192" original="E8d6.-7f41"> Around 10 per cent of the population is covered by private health insurance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3794" id="cover1__193" original="E8d4.-7d56"><span class="cf" id="cover1__194" original="E8d4.-7d57"> be covered for/against something </span><span class="x" id="cover1__195" original="E8d4.-7d55"> Self-employed people would probably not be covered against unemployment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3797" id="cover1__196" original="E399.4205"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="cf" id="cover1__197" original="E399.4208"><span class="exp" id="cover1__198"> cover </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cover1__199" original="E399.4209"> to travel or fill the distance or area mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.379b" id="cover1__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.379c" id="cover1__201" original="E88b.-7f8a"><span class="x" id="cover1__202" original="E88b.-7f89"> The growth of suburbs often requires commuters to cover greater distances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.379e" id="cover1__203" original="E88b.-7f88"><span class="x" id="cover1__204" original="E88b.-7f87"> Stretching from east to west, Indonesia covers a distance of around 5 000 km. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37a0" id="cover1__205" original="E399.424f"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37a1" id="cover1__206" original="E399.425e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37a2" id="cover1__207"><h4 class="pv"> cover something up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37a4" id="cover1__209"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37a5" id="cover1__210" original="E399.4263"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37a6" id="cover1__211"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cover1__212" original="E399.4265" reg="disappro"> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cover1__213" original="E399.4266"> to try to stop people from knowing the truth about something such as a mistake or a crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37a9" id="cover1__214"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37aa" id="cover1__215" original="E88b.-7f60"><span class="x" id="cover1__216" original="E88b.-7f5f"> British government is highly secretive and ministers and civil servants have exploited this to cover up mistakes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37ac" id="cover1__217" original="E88b.-7f5e"><span class="x" id="cover1__218" original="E88b.-7f5d"> This appears to be a guilty response, as if the person is trying to cover up something she knows is wrong. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6aa0" id="cover1__219" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="cover1__220"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a9e" id="cover1__221" original="E8ba.-7f17"><span class="shcut" id="cover1__222" original="E8ba.-7f16"> cover + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a9c" id="cover1__223" original="E8ba.-7f23"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a9b" id="cover1__224" original="E8ba.-7f14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a9a" id="cover1__225" original="E8ba.-7f13"><span class="coll" id="cover1__226"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a98" id="cover1__227" original="E8ba.-7f12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a97" id="cover1__228" original="E8ba.-7f11"><span class="coll" id="cover1__229"> surface </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a95" id="cover1__230" original="E8ba.-7f10"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a94" id="cover1__231" original="E88b.-7fa0"><span class="x" id="cover1__232" original="E88b.-7f9f"> The cells multiply and spread out to cover the surface of the plate in a single layer. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a92" id="cover1__233" original="E8ba.-7f22"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a91" id="cover1__234" original="E8ba.-7f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a90" id="cover1__235" original="E8ba.-7f0d"><span class="coll" id="cover1__236"> range </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a8e" id="cover1__237" original="E8ba.-7f0c"><span class="coll" id="cover1__238"> variety </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a8c" id="cover1__239" original="E8ba.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a8b" id="cover1__240" original="E8d6.-7f9f"><span class="coll" id="cover1__241"> area </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a89" id="cover1__242" original="E8ba.-7f0a"><span class="coll" id="cover1__243"> aspect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a87" id="cover1__244" original="E8ba.-7f09"><span class="coll" id="cover1__245"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a85" id="cover1__246" original="E8ba.-7f08"><span class="coll" id="cover1__247"> topic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a83" id="cover1__248" original="E8ba.-7f07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a82" id="cover1__249" original="E8ba.-7f06"><span class="coll" id="cover1__250"> period </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a80" id="cover1__251" original="E8ba.-7f05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a7f" id="cover1__252" original="E8ba.-7f04"><span class="coll" id="cover1__253"> year </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a7d" id="cover1__254" original="E8ba.-7f03"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a7c" id="cover1__255" original="E8ba.-7f02"><span class="coll" id="cover1__256"> material </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a7a" id="cover1__257" original="E8ba.-7f01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a79" id="cover1__258" original="E8ba.-7f00"><span class="coll" id="cover1__259"> case </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a77" id="cover1__260" original="E8ba.-7eff"><span class="coll" id="cover1__261"> situation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a75" id="cover1__262" original="E8ba.-7efe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a74" id="cover1__263" original="E8ba.-7efd"><span class="x" id="cover1__264" original="E8ba.-7efc"> This book covers fundamental aspects of the mechanics of solids. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a72" id="cover1__265" original="E8ba.-7efa"><span class="x" id="cover1__266" original="E8ba.-7ef9"> Lees-Milne's published diaries, covering the years from 1942 to 1947, offer a unique account of this period. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a70" id="cover1__267" original="E8d6.-7f9c"><span class="shcut" id="cover1__268" original="E8d6.-7f9b"> noun + cover </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a6e" id="cover1__269" original="E8d6.-7f9a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a6d" id="cover1__270" original="E8d6.-7f98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a6c" id="cover1__271" original="E8d6.-7f97"><span class="coll" id="cover1__272"> survey </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a6a" id="cover1__273" original="E8d6.-7f96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a69" id="cover1__274" original="E8d6.-7f95"><span class="coll" id="cover1__275"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a67" id="cover1__276" original="E8d6.-7f94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a66" id="cover1__277" original="E8d6.-7f93"><span class="coll" id="cover1__278"> paper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a64" id="cover1__279" original="E8d6.-7f92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a63" id="cover1__280" original="E8d6.-7f91"><span class="coll" id="cover1__281"> book </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a61" id="cover1__282" original="E8d6.-7f90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a60" id="cover1__283" original="E8d6.-7f8f"><span class="coll" id="cover1__284"> chapter </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a5e" id="cover1__285" original="E8d6.-7f8e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6a5d" id="cover1__286" original="E8d6.-7f8d"><span class="x" id="cover1__287" original="E8d6.-7f8c"> Our study covers a much larger set of countries and respondents than any previous work. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.75" id="cover1__288" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cover_1" title="cover definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.76" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.4301" id="cover1__289" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cover1__290"> cover </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37ae" hm="2" id="cover2" original="E399.426a" sum="1821"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37af" id="cover2__1" original="E399.426b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37b0" id="cover2__2" original="E399.426c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cover <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37bc" id="cover2__7" original="E399.4277"><span class="pos" id="cover2__8" original="E399.4278"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73cb" eid="cover2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3871" geo="br" id="cover2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/cover__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/cover__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cover__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3874" geo="n_am" id="cover2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cover2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/cover__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/cover__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cover__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37be" id="cover2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37bf" id="cover2__15" original="E399.4299"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37c0" id="cover2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cover2__17" original="E399.429b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cover2__18" original="E399.429c"> a layer of something, such as trees, ice or clouds, that exists on or over a part of the earth's surface </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37c3" id="cover2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37c4" id="cover2__20" original="E88b.-7f18"><span class="x" id="cover2__21" original="E88b.-7f17"> The world lost one-fifth of its tropical forest cover between 1960 and 1990. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37c6" id="cover2__22" original="E8d4.-7d44"><span class="x" id="cover2__23" original="E8d4.-7d43"> vegetation/plant cover </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37c8" id="cover2__24" original="E88f.-7f7d"><span class="x" id="cover2__25" original="E88f.-7f7c"> The Weddell Sea is one of the few areas of the Antarctic to retain a permanent ice cover. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37ca" id="cover2__26" original="E88b.-7f14"><span class="x" id="cover2__27" original="E88b.-7f13"> Cloud cover can be predicted quite reliably a day in advance. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37cc" id="cover2__28" original="E399.428a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6752" id="cover2__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cover2__30" original="E399.428c"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37cd" id="cover2__31" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37d1" id="cover2__32"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37ce" id="cover2__33"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="cover2__34" original="E399.428f"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> coverage </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37d3" id="cover2__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cover2__37" original="E399.4292"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cover2__38" original="E399.4294"> protection that an insurance company provides by promising to pay you money if a particular event happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37d6" id="cover2__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37d7" id="cover2__40" original="E88f.-7f79"><span class="x" id="cover2__41" original="E88f.-7f78"> A person applying for insurance cover might be required to supply details relating to the health of parents, grandparents or siblings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37d9" id="cover2__42" original="E88b.-7f24"><span class="cf" id="cover2__43" original="E8d6.-7f34"><span class="exp" id="cover2__44"> cover </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="cover2__45" original="E88b.-7f23"> The agreement provides cover against any possible trade actions from customers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37dd" id="cover2__46" original="E88f.-7f77"><span class="cf" id="cover2__47" original="E399.4293"><span class="exp" id="cover2__48"> cover </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="cover2__49" original="E88f.-7f76"> An estimated 1.8 million employees have no cover for workplace injuries or illnesses. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37e1" id="cover2__50" original="E399.4286"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37e2" id="cover2__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cover2__52" original="E399.4288"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cover2__53" original="E399.4289"> the outside of a book or magazine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37e5" id="cover2__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37e6" id="cover2__55" original="E88b.-7f28"><span class="x" id="cover2__56" original="E88b.-7f27"> The front cover of the second edition has a different photograph. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37e8" id="cover2__57" original="E88f.-7f75"><span class="cf" id="cover2__58" original="E4c7.3188"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cover2__59" original="E88f.-7f74"> The magazine carried a cover story on the economic crisis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37eb" id="cover2__60" original="E399.4279"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37ec" id="cover2__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cover2__62" original="E399.427b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cover2__63" original="E399.427c"> a thing that is put over or on another thing, usually to protect it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37ef" id="cover2__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37f0" id="cover2__65" original="E88b.-7f2e"><span class="x" id="cover2__66" original="E88b.-7f2d"> The steel cover protects the inside of the bar from being scratched. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37f2" id="cover2__67" original="E88b.-7f30"><span class="cf" id="cover2__68" original="E4c7.3189"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cover2__69" original="E88b.-7f2f"> A cover slip is placed on the slides, which are then examined using a microscope. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37f5" id="cover2__70" original="E399.42ae"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37f6" id="cover2__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cover2__72" original="E399.42b0"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="cover2__73" original="E399.42b1"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cover2__74" original="E399.42b3"> activities or behaviour that hide somebody's real identity or feelings, or that hide something bad or illegal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37fa" id="cover2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37fb" id="cover2__76" original="E88b.-7f12"><span class="cf" id="cover2__77" original="E399.42b2"><span class="exp" id="cover2__78"> cover </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="cover2__79" original="E88b.-7f11"> Marx saw civil society as little more than a cover for the interests of the bourgeoisie. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37ff" id="cover2__80" original="E88b.-7f10"><span class="cf" id="cover2__81" original="E8d4.-7d42"><span class="exp" id="cover2__82"> cover </span> for somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="cover2__83" original="E88b.-7f0f"> Events in Asia provided a convenient cover for Hitler to begin the process of German rearmament. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.12f" id="cover2__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cover_1" title="cover definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.130" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.4301" id="cover2__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cover2__86"> cover </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3803" id="coverage" original="E399.42cf" sum="1684"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3804" id="coverage__1" original="E399.42d0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3805" id="coverage__2" original="E399.42d1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> coverage </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3810" id="coverage__7" original="E399.42d9"><span class="pos" id="coverage__8" original="E399.42da"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73c4" eid="coverage__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7641" geo="br" id="coverage__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coverage__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/coverage__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/coverage__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://coverage__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-763e" geo="n_am" id="coverage__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="coverage__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvərɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/coverage__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/coverage__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://coverage__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3812" id="coverage__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3813" id="coverage__15" original="E399.42e1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3814" id="coverage__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coverage__17" original="E858.-46c9"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="coverage__18" original="E858.-46c8"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="coverage__19" original="E858.-46c7"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coverage__20" original="E399.42e2"> the amount of something that something provides; the extent to which something covers an area or group of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3819" id="coverage__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.381a" id="coverage__22" original="E867.-172a"><span class="x" id="coverage__23" original="E867.-1729"> As in other European countries with universal health coverage, access to a GP in Italy is rapid and free. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.381c" id="coverage__24" original="E867.-1730"><span class="cf" id="coverage__25" original="E858.-46c6"><span class="exp" id="coverage__26"> coverage </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coverage__27" original="E867.-172f"> Vaccination coverage of high-risk groups remains low despite efforts to reach these groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3820" id="coverage__28" original="E5fb.5e36"><span class="cf" id="coverage__29" original="E858.-46c5"> high/low <span class="exp" id="coverage__30"> coverage </span></span><span class="x" id="coverage__31" original="E5fb.5e37"> The advertiser will look at ways of achieving a higher coverage of the target market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3824" id="coverage__32" original="E867.-172c"><span class="cf" id="coverage__33" original="E5fb.5e38"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="coverage__34" original="E867.-172b"> The model assumed an 80% vaccination coverage rate. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3827" id="coverage__35" original="E399.42dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3828" id="coverage__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coverage__37" original="E399.42dc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coverage__38" original="E399.42de"> the reporting of news and issues in the <a class="ndv" href="entry://media" id="coverage__39"> media </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.382c" id="coverage__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.382d" id="coverage__41" original="E867.-1739"><span class="x" id="coverage__42" original="E867.-1738"> Studies show that media coverage influences demand for products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.382f" id="coverage__43" original="E867.-1737"><span class="x" id="coverage__44" original="E867.-1736"> Newspaper coverage was analysed to quantify the proportion of articles providing public health information. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3831" id="coverage__45" original="E867.-1734"><span class="cf" id="coverage__46" original="E867.-1735"><span class="exp" id="coverage__47"> coverage </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coverage__48" original="E867.-1733"> Press coverage of this issue was overwhelmingly critical and negative. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3835" id="coverage__49" original="E399.42df"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3836" id="coverage__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coverage__51" original="E858.-46c3"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="coverage__52" original="E858.-46c2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="coverage__53" original="E858.-46c1"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="coverage__54" original="E867.-1728"><span class="exp" id="coverage__55"> coverage </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="coverage__56" original="E399.42e0"> the range or quality of information about a subject that is given by something such as a book or course of study </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.383d" id="coverage__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.383e" id="coverage__58" original="E867.-1727"><span class="x" id="coverage__59" original="E867.-1726"> The following texts provide useful coverage of the principles discussed in this article:. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3840" id="coverage__60" original="E867.-1723"><span class="x" id="coverage__61" original="E867.-1722"> Most of these books contain a good coverage of the topics of structural mechanics. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3842" id="coverage__62" original="E5fb.5e35"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3843" id="coverage__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coverage__64" original="E5fb.5e3a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="coverage__65" original="E5fb.5e3b"> the area that can be covered by a particular volume or weight of a substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3846" id="coverage__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3847" id="coverage__67" original="E5fb.5e3c"><span class="x" id="coverage__68" original="E5fb.5e3d"> Coverage is 6.5 square metres per litre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3849" id="coverage__69" original="E82e.-7613"><span class="cf" id="coverage__70" original="E5fb.5e3e"><span class="exp" id="coverage__71"> coverage </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="coverage__72" original="E82e.-7612"> The uniform coverage of chromium from the electroplating process produces a layer which is approximately 1.3 µm thick. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.384d" id="coverage__73" original="E399.42e3"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.384e" id="coverage__74"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="coverage__75" original="E858.-46bf"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3850" id="coverage__76"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="coverage__77" original="E399.42e5"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3852" id="coverage__78" original="E5fb.5e41" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cover2" title="cover2 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3853" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.37cc" id="coverage__79" original="E5fb.5e42"><span class="xh" id="coverage__80"> cover </span><span class="xhm" id="coverage__81"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="coverage__82"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.187" id="coverage__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://coverage" title="coverage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.188" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.4524" id="coverage__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="coverage__85"> coverage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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covering
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3857" id="covering" original="E399.4331" sum="424"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3858" id="covering__1" original="E399.4332"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3859" id="covering__2" original="E399.4333"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> covering </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3864" id="covering__7" original="E399.433b"><span class="pos" id="covering__8" original="E399.433c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73bd" eid="covering__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-753a" geo="br" id="covering__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covering__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/covering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://covering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7537" geo="n_am" id="covering__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covering__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/covering__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covering__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://covering__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3866" id="covering__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3867" id="covering__15" original="E399.433d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3868" id="covering__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="covering__17" original="E492.14fc"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="covering__18" original="E492.14fd"><span class="exp" id="covering__19"> covering </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="covering__20" original="E399.433e"> a layer of something that covers something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.386d" id="covering__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.386e" id="covering__22" original="E492.14fe"><span class="x" id="covering__23" original="E492.14ff"> The sky was obscured by a covering of cloud. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3870" id="covering__24" original="E399.4343"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="covering__25" original="E399.4344"> a piece of material that covers somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3872" id="covering__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3873" id="covering__27" original="E867.-e87"><span class="x" id="covering__28" original="E867.-e86"> An amniote egg has a hard outer covering. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3875" id="covering__29" original="E858.-46bb"><span class="x" id="covering__30" original="E858.-46ba"> The paranji is the traditional covering for Uzbek women. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1df" id="covering__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://covering" title="covering definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1e0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.45bd" id="covering__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="covering__33"> covering </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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covert
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3877" id="covert" original="E399.4376" sum="337"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3878" id="covert__1" original="E399.4377"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3879" id="covert__2" original="E399.4378"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> covert </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3887" id="covert__6" original="E399.437e"><span class="pos" id="covert__7" original="E399.437f"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-72a7" eid="covert__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7490" geo="br" id="covert__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covert__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/covert__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covert__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://covert__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-748d" geo="br" id="covert__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="covert__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊvɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/covert__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covert__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://covert__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-748a" geo="n_am" id="covert__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covert__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊvɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/covert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://covert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3889" id="covert__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.388a" id="covert__16" original="E399.4380"><span class="def" id="covert__17" original="E399.4387"> secret or hidden, making it difficult to notice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.388c" id="covert__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.388d" id="covert__19" original="E867.-e6f"><span class="x" id="covert__20" original="E867.-e6e"> Covert observation methods may pose certain kinds of problems regarding the invasion of privacy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.388f" id="covert__21" original="E867.-e6b"><span class="x" id="covert__22" original="E867.-e6a"> Resistance to a community school initiative can come in many forms, both overt and covert. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3891" id="covert__23" original="E399.4388" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://overt" title="overt definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3892" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.7cb8" id="covert__24" original="E399.4389"><span class="xh" id="covert__25"> overt </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3894" id="covert__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3895" id="covert__27" original="E399.438b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3896" id="covert__28"><span class="dr" id="covert__29" original="E399.438c"> covertly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38a2" id="covert__30" original="E399.438d"><span class="pos" id="covert__31" original="E399.438e"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73b6" eid="covert__32" source="ald9" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73b5" geo="br" id="covert__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covert__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌvətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/covertly__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covertly__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://covertly__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73b2" geo="br" id="covert__35" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="covert__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkəʊvɜːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cov/cover/covertly__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covertly__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://covertly__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73af" geo="n_am" id="covert__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="covert__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkoʊvɜːrtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cov/cover/covertly__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cov/cover/covertly__us_2.ogg" href="sound://covertly__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38a4" id="covert__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38a5" id="covert__40" original="E867.-e69"><span class="x" id="covert__41" original="E867.-e68"> A cartel exists when companies covertly agree to share markets between themselves and not to undercut each other's prices. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cow
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38a7" id="cow" original="E399.4400" sum="254"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38a8" id="cow__1" original="E399.4401"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38a9" id="cow__2" original="E399.4402"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cow </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38b4" id="cow__7" original="E399.440d"><span class="pos" id="cow__8" original="E399.440e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-73ac" eid="cow__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-724c" geo="br" id="cow__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cow__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cow/cow__/cow__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cow/cow__/cow__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cow__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-7249" geo="n_am" id="cow__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cow__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kaʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cow/cow__/cow__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cow/cow__/cow__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cow__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38b6" id="cow__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38b7" id="cow__15" original="E399.440f"><span class="def" id="cow__16" original="E399.4410"> a large animal kept on farms to produce milk or beef </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38b9" id="cow__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38ba" id="cow__18" original="E492.152a"><span class="x" id="cow__19" original="E492.152b"> Since the mid 1940s, the number of dairy cows in the region has declined continuously up to the present. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.233" id="cow__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cow_1" title="cow definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.234" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.46cf" id="cow__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cow__22"> cow </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crack
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38d6" hm="1" id="crack1" original="E399.48e7" sum="467"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38d7" id="crack1__1" original="E399.48e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38d8" id="crack1__2" original="E399.48e9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crack <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38e3" id="crack1__7" original="E399.48f4"><span class="pos" id="crack1__8" original="E399.48f5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-739e" eid="crack1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b3b" geo="br" id="crack1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crack/crack__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/crack__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crack__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b38" geo="n_am" id="crack1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crack/crack__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/crack__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crack__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38e5" id="crack1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38e6" id="crack1__15" original="E399.48f6"><span class="def" id="crack1__16" original="E399.48fa"> a line on the surface of something where it has broken but not split into separate parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38e8" id="crack1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38e9" id="crack1__18" original="E852.534c"><span class="x" id="crack1__19" original="E852.534d"> The crack widens due to further accumulation of ice within it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38eb" id="crack1__20" original="E852.534e"><span class="cf" id="crack1__21" original="E399.48f9"><span class="exp" id="crack1__22"> crack </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="crack1__23" original="E852.534f"> Seasonal wetting and drying results in significant cracks in the clay. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38ef" id="crack1__24" original="E852.5350"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38f0" id="crack1__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="crack1__26" original="E399.48fc" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="crack1__27" original="E852.5351"> Just as the popularity of the movement reached its peak, cracks began to appear within the party. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.26b" id="crack1__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crack_1" title="crack definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.26c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.4bf8" id="crack1__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crack1__30"> crack </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38f3" hm="2" id="crack2" original="E399.484a" sum="1214"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38f4" id="crack2__1" original="E399.484b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.38f5" id="crack2__2" original="E399.484c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crack <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3902" id="crack2__9" original="E399.4857"><span class="pos" id="crack2__10" original="E399.4858"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7397" eid="crack2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b35" geo="br" id="crack2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crack/crack__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/crack__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crack__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b32" geo="n_am" id="crack2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crack/crack__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/crack__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crack__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.ea" id="crack2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b2f" form="root" id="crack2__17"><span class="vp" id="crack2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> crack </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b2d" eid="crack2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b2c" geo="br" id="crack2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crack/crack__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/crack__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crack__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b29" geo="n_am" id="crack2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crack/crack__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/crack__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crack__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b26" form="thirdps" id="crack2__24"><span class="vp" id="crack2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cracks </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b24" eid="crack2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b23" geo="br" id="crack2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crack/cracks__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/cracks__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cracks__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b20" geo="n_am" id="crack2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crack/cracks__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/cracks__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cracks__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b1d" form="past" id="crack2__31"><span class="vp" id="crack2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cracked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b1b" eid="crack2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b1a" geo="br" id="crack2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crack/cracked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/cracked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cracked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b17" geo="n_am" id="crack2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crack/cracked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/cracked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cracked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b14" form="pastpart" id="crack2__38"><span class="vp" id="crack2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cracked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b12" eid="crack2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b11" geo="br" id="crack2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crack/cracked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/cracked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cracked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b0e" geo="n_am" id="crack2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crack/cracked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/cracked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cracked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b0b" form="prespart" id="crack2__45"><span class="vp" id="crack2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cracking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b09" eid="crack2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b08" geo="br" id="crack2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrækɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crack/cracking__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/cracking__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cracking__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6b05" geo="n_am" id="crack2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crack2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrækɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crack/cracking__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crack/cracking__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cracking__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.392e" id="crack2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.392f" id="crack2__53" original="E399.4875"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3930" id="crack2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="crack2__55" original="E399.4877"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="crack2__56" original="E399.4878"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crack2__57" original="E399.4879"> to break without dividing into separate parts; to break something in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3934" id="crack2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3935" id="crack2__59" original="E852.5305"><span class="x" id="crack2__60" original="E852.5306"> The surface of the ground cracked and fractured in every direction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3937" id="crack2__61" original="E852.5303"><span class="x" id="crack2__62" original="E852.5304"> In 1984, the tubing cracked again, causing an explosion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3939" id="crack2__63" original="E852.5307"><span class="cf" id="crack2__64" original="E399.487a"><span class="exp" id="crack2__65"> crack </span> something </span><span class="x" id="crack2__66" original="E852.5308"> As the inside expands, it cracks the outer shell of the lava block. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.393d" id="crack2__67" original="E399.4897"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.393e" id="crack2__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="crack2__69" original="E399.4899"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crack2__70" original="E399.489a"> to no longer be able to function normally because of pressure </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3941" id="crack2__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3942" id="crack2__72" original="E852.5309"><span class="x" id="crack2__73" original="E852.530a"> Clearly, the backbone of the Democratic alignment of 1932–68 was starting to crack. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3944" id="crack2__74" original="E852.530b"><span class="x" id="crack2__75" original="E852.530c"> The facade disguising the company's finance operations began to crack and collapse. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3946" id="crack2__76" original="E399.489b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3947" id="crack2__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="crack2__78" original="E399.489d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="crack2__79" original="E399.489e"><span class="exp" id="crack2__80"> crack </span> something </span><span class="def" id="crack2__81" original="E399.489f"> to find the solution to a problem, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.394c" id="crack2__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.394d" id="crack2__83" original="E852.530d"><span class="x" id="crack2__84" original="E852.530e"> Supercomputers are also used by the security services to crack codes and to monitor telecommunications traffic. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.394f" id="crack2__85" original="E399.48cd"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3950" id="crack2__86" original="E399.48ce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3951" id="crack2__87"><h4 class="pv"> crack down on somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3953" id="crack2__89"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3954" id="crack2__90"><span class="def" id="crack2__91" original="E399.48d0"> to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3956" id="crack2__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3957" id="crack2__93" original="E87e.-7b0e"><span class="x" id="crack2__94" original="E87e.-7b0d"> The government claims success in cracking down on tax fraud. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2bd" id="crack2__95" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crack_1" title="crack definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2be" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.4bf8" id="crack2__96" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crack2__97"> crack </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3959" hm="1" id="craft1" original="E399.4b44" sum="632"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.395a" id="craft1__1" original="E399.4b45"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.395b" id="craft1__2" original="E399.4b46"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> craft <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3967" id="craft1__7" original="E399.4b51"><span class="pos" id="craft1__8" original="E399.4b52"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7390" eid="craft1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6505" geo="br" id="craft1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/craft/craft__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/craft__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://craft__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-6502" geo="n_am" id="craft1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/craft/craft__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/craft__us_1.ogg" href="sound://craft__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3969" id="craft1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.396a" id="craft1__15" original="E399.4b53"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.396b" id="craft1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="craft1__17" original="E399.4b55"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="craft1__18" original="E399.4b56"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="craft1__19" original="E399.4b57"> an activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.396f" id="craft1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3970" id="craft1__21" original="E81d.71f7"><span class="x" id="craft1__22" original="E81d.71f8"> They found their traditional crafts made obsolete by the new factories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3972" id="craft1__23" original="E81d.71f9"><span class="x" id="craft1__24" original="E81d.71fa"> At this time there were almost no small enterprises outside agriculture or craft. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3974" id="craft1__25" original="E399.4b5b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3975" id="craft1__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="craft1__27" original="E399.4b5d"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="craft1__28" original="E399.4b5e"> all the skills needed for a particular activity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3978" id="craft1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3979" id="craft1__30" original="E81d.71fb"><span class="x" id="craft1__31" original="E81d.71fc"> Many molecular biologists learned their craft before these techniques were in widespread use. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.397b" id="craft1__32" original="E399.4b65"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.397c" id="craft1__33" original="E399.4b68"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.397d" form="pl" id="craft1__34" original="E399.4b69"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="craft1__35" original="E399.4b6b"> craft </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.397f" id="craft1__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="craft1__37" original="E399.4b67"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="craft1__38" original="E399.4b6e"> a boat or ship </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3982" id="craft1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3983" id="craft1__40" original="E81d.71fd"><span class="x" id="craft1__41" original="E81d.71fe"> It was unusual for such craft to be found in South East Asian waters. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2fb" id="craft1__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://craft_1" title="craft definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2fc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.504e" id="craft1__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="craft1__44"> craft </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3985" hm="2" id="craft2" original="E399.4b7a" sum="265"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3986" id="craft2__1" original="E399.4b7b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3987" id="craft2__2" original="E399.4b7c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> craft <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3995" id="craft2__9" original="E399.4b87"><span class="pos" id="craft2__10" original="E399.4b88"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7389" eid="craft2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64ff" geo="br" id="craft2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/craft/craft__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/craft__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://craft__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64fc" geo="n_am" id="craft2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/craft/craft__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/craft__us_1.ogg" href="sound://craft__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.118" id="craft2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64f9" form="root" id="craft2__17"><span class="vp" id="craft2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> craft </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64f7" eid="craft2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64f6" geo="br" id="craft2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/craft/craft__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/craft__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://craft__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64f3" geo="n_am" id="craft2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræft <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/craft/craft__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/craft__us_1.ogg" href="sound://craft__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64f0" form="thirdps" id="craft2__24"><span class="vp" id="craft2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> crafts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64ee" eid="craft2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64ed" geo="br" id="craft2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːfts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/craft/crafts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/crafts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crafts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64ea" geo="n_am" id="craft2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræfts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/craft/crafts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/crafts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crafts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64e7" form="past" id="craft2__31"><span class="vp" id="craft2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> crafted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64e5" eid="craft2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64e4" geo="br" id="craft2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɑːftɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/craft/crafted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/crafted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crafted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64e1" geo="n_am" id="craft2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkræftɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/craft/crafted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/crafted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crafted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64de" form="pastpart" id="craft2__38"><span class="vp" id="craft2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> crafted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64dc" eid="craft2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64db" geo="br" id="craft2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɑːftɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/craft/crafted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/crafted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crafted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64d8" geo="n_am" id="craft2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkræftɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/craft/crafted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/crafted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crafted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64d5" form="prespart" id="craft2__45"><span class="vp" id="craft2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> crafting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64d3" eid="craft2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64d2" geo="br" id="craft2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɑːftɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/craft/crafting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/crafting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crafting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-64cf" geo="n_am" id="craft2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craft2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkræftɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/craft/crafting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/crafting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crafting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39c6" id="craft2__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="craft2__53" original="E399.4ba7"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39c8" id="craft2__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39c9" id="craft2__55" original="E399.4ba5"><span class="cf" id="craft2__56" original="E399.4ba8"><span class="exp" id="craft2__57"> craft </span> something </span><span class="def" id="craft2__58" original="E399.4ba9"> to make something using a special skill </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39cd" id="craft2__59" original="E399.4baa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fashion2" title="fashion2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39ce" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-5005" id="craft2__60" original="E399.4bab"><span class="xh" id="craft2__61"> fashion </span><span class="xhm" id="craft2__62"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39d2" id="craft2__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39d3" id="craft2__64" original="E81d.71ff"><span class="x" id="craft2__65" original="E81d.7200"> Most of his writing was carefully crafted. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.35d" id="craft2__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://craft_1" title="craft definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.35e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.504e" id="craft2__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="craft2__68"> craft </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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craftsman
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39d5" id="craftsman" original="E399.4bbd" sum="286"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39d6" id="craftsman__1" original="E399.4bbe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39d7" id="craftsman__2" original="E399.4bbf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> craftsman </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39e3" id="craftsman__7" original="E399.4bc9"><span class="pos" id="craftsman__8" original="E399.4bca"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7382" eid="craftsman__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-63a2" geo="br" id="craftsman__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craftsman__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɑːftsmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/craft/craftsman__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/craftsman__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://craftsman__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.-639e" geo="n_am" id="craftsman__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="craftsman__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkræftsmən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/craft/craftsman__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/craft/craftsman__us_1.ogg" href="sound://craftsman__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39e5" id="craftsman__14" original="E399.4bcb"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39e8" form="pl" id="craftsman__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="craftsman__16" original="E399.4bcf"> craftsmen </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39ea" id="craftsman__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39eb" id="craftsman__18" original="E399.4bd3"><span class="def" id="craftsman__19" original="E399.4bd4"> a skilled worker, especially one who makes things by hand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39ed" id="craftsman__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39ee" id="craftsman__21" original="E81d.7204"><span class="x" id="craftsman__22" original="E81d.7205"> When the industrial age began, many skilled craftsmen rapidly lost their livelihood. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.383" id="craftsman__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://craftsman" title="craftsman definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.384" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.50e4" id="craftsman__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="craftsman__25"> craftsman </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crash
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39f0" hm="1" id="crash1" original="E399.4f86" sum="733"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39f1" id="crash1__1" original="E399.4f87"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39f2" id="crash1__2" original="E399.4f88"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crash <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39fd" id="crash1__7" original="E399.4f93"><span class="pos" id="crash1__8" original="E399.4f94"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7379" eid="crash1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.220c" geo="br" id="crash1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crash/crash__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crash__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crash__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.220f" geo="n_am" id="crash1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crash/crash__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crash__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crash__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.39ff" id="crash1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a00" id="crash1__15" original="E399.4f95"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="crash1__16" original="E399.4f9a"> an accident in which a vehicle hits something, for example another vehicle, causing damage and often injury or death </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a02" id="crash1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a03" id="crash1__18" original="E586.-3f11"><span class="x" id="crash1__19" original="E586.-3f10"> He was tragicially killed in a car crash. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a05" id="crash1__20" original="E399.4f9f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="crash1__21" original="E399.4fa0"> a sudden serious fall in the price or value of something; the occasion when a business suddenly fails </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a07" id="crash1__22" original="E399.4fa1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://collapse1" title="collapse1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a08" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-598b" id="crash1__23" original="E399.4fa2"><span class="xh" id="crash1__24"> collapse </span><span class="xhm" id="crash1__25"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a0c" id="crash1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a0d" id="crash1__27" original="E586.-40e8"><span class="x" id="crash1__28" original="E586.-40e7"> There was a worldwide depression following the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a0f" id="crash1__29" original="E586.-40e6"><span class="x" id="crash1__30" original="E586.-40e5"> Through the East Asian financial crash of 1997–8, China developed rapidly as a major trading nation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a11" id="crash1__31" original="E399.4fa4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="crash1__32" original="E399.4fa5"> a sudden failure of a machine, especially of a computer system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a13" id="crash1__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a14" id="crash1__34" original="E586.-40e4"><span class="x" id="crash1__35" original="E586.-40e3"> No matter how good the network is, system crashes and data loss are inevitable. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.39c" id="crash1__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crash_1" title="crash definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.39d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.559e" id="crash1__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crash1__38"> crash </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a16" hm="2" id="crash2" original="E399.4fa6" sum="844"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a17" id="crash2__1" original="E399.4fa7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a18" id="crash2__2" original="E399.4fa8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crash <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a25" id="crash2__9" original="E399.4fb3"><span class="pos" id="crash2__10" original="E399.4fb4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7372" eid="crash2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.223f" geo="br" id="crash2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crash/crash__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crash__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crash__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2242" geo="n_am" id="crash2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crash/crash__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crash__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crash__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.146" id="crash2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2212" form="root" id="crash2__17"><span class="vp" id="crash2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> crash </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2214" eid="crash2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2215" geo="br" id="crash2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crash/crash__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crash__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crash__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2218" geo="n_am" id="crash2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crash/crash__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crash__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crash__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.221b" form="thirdps" id="crash2__24"><span class="vp" id="crash2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> crashes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.221d" eid="crash2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.221e" geo="br" id="crash2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkræʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crash/crashes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crashes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crashes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2221" geo="n_am" id="crash2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkræʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crash/crashes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crashes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crashes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2224" form="past" id="crash2__31"><span class="vp" id="crash2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> crashed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2226" eid="crash2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2227" geo="br" id="crash2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crash/crashed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crashed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crashed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.222a" geo="n_am" id="crash2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crash/crashed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crashed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crashed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.222d" form="pastpart" id="crash2__38"><span class="vp" id="crash2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> crashed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.222f" eid="crash2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2230" geo="br" id="crash2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crash/crashed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crashed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crashed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2233" geo="n_am" id="crash2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kræʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crash/crashed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crashed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crashed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2236" form="prespart" id="crash2__45"><span class="vp" id="crash2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> crashing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2238" eid="crash2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.2239" geo="br" id="crash2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkræʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cra/crash/crashing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crashing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crashing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.223c" geo="n_am" id="crash2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crash2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkræʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cra/crash/crashing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cra/crash/crashing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://crashing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a51" id="crash2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a52" id="crash2__53" original="E399.4fda"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a53" id="crash2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="crash2__55" original="E399.4fdc"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="crash2__56" original="E399.4fdd"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crash2__57" original="E399.4fde"> to hit something hard while moving, causing noise and/or damage; to make something hit somebody/something in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a57" id="crash2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a58" id="crash2__59" original="E586.-3f1c"><span class="x" id="crash2__60" original="E586.-3f1b"> The aeroplane crashed a few minutes before landing, leaving no survivors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a5a" id="crash2__61" original="E586.-3f1a"><span class="cf" id="crash2__62" original="E399.4fdf"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="crash2__63" original="E586.-3f19"> Furniture rattled and fell as the earth shook, and chimneys crashed to the ground. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a5d" id="crash2__64" original="E586.-3f18"><span class="cf" id="crash2__65" original="E399.4fd9"><span class="exp" id="crash2__66"> crash </span> something (into something) </span><span class="x" id="crash2__67" original="E586.-3f17"> She crashed her father's car into a tree. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a61" id="crash2__68" original="E399.4fe6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a62" id="crash2__69"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="crash2__70" original="E399.4fe8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a64" id="crash2__71"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="crash2__72" original="E399.4fe9"> of prices, shares, a business, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="crash2__73" original="E399.4fea"> to lose value or fail suddenly and quickly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a67" id="crash2__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a68" id="crash2__75" original="E586.-3f16"><span class="x" id="crash2__76" original="E586.-3f15"> During Mexico's economic crisis in 1994, the value of the peso crashed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a6a" id="crash2__77" original="E399.4feb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a6b" id="crash2__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="crash2__79" original="E399.4fed"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a6d" id="crash2__80"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="crash2__81" original="E586.-3f14"> of a computer </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="crash2__82" original="E399.4ff0"> to stop working suddenly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a70" id="crash2__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a71" id="crash2__84" original="E586.-3f13"><span class="x" id="crash2__85" original="E586.-3f12"> When a user program crashes, the operating system mounts a rescue attempt. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3f6" id="crash2__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crash_1" title="crash definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3f7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.559e" id="crash2__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crash2__88"> crash </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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create
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a73" id="create" original="E399.5563" sum="563"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a74" id="create__1" original="E399.5564"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a75" id="create__2" original="E399.5565"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> create </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a82" id="create__9" original="E399.556f"><span class="pos" id="create__10" original="E399.5570"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-736b" eid="create__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3290" geo="br" id="create__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/create__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/create__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://create__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3293" geo="n_am" id="create__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/create__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/create__us_1.ogg" href="sound://create__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.174" id="create__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3296" form="root" id="create__17"><span class="vp" id="create__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> create </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3298" eid="create__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3299" geo="br" id="create__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/create__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/create__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://create__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.329c" geo="n_am" id="create__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/create__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/create__us_1.ogg" href="sound://create__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.329f" form="thirdps" id="create__24"><span class="vp" id="create__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> creates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32a1" eid="create__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32a2" geo="br" id="create__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/creates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://creates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32a5" geo="n_am" id="create__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/creates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://creates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32a8" form="past" id="create__31"><span class="vp" id="create__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> created </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32aa" eid="create__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32ab" geo="br" id="create__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/created__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/created__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://created__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32ae" geo="n_am" id="create__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/created__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/created__us_1.ogg" href="sound://created__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32b1" form="pastpart" id="create__38"><span class="vp" id="create__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> created </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32b3" eid="create__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32b4" geo="br" id="create__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/created__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/created__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://created__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32b7" geo="n_am" id="create__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/created__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/created__us_1.ogg" href="sound://created__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32ba" form="prespart" id="create__45"><span class="vp" id="create__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> creating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32bc" eid="create__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32bd" geo="br" id="create__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/creating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://creating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.32c0" geo="n_am" id="create__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="create__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/creating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://creating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ac8" id="create__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ac9" id="create__53" original="E399.558d"><span class="cf" id="create__54" original="E399.558e"><span class="exp" id="create__55"> create </span> something </span><span class="def" id="create__56" original="E399.558f"> to make something happen or exist </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3acd" id="create__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ace" id="create__58" original="E8bc.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="create__59" original="E8bc.-7ffc"> The revolution in computing technologies in the 1980s created a demand for new skills. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ad0" id="create__60" original="E8bc.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="create__61" original="E8bc.-7ffa"> Most such sedimentation problems are created by human activities, especially mining. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ad2" id="create__62" original="E8bc.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="create__63" original="E8bc.-7ff6"> Governments can do a great deal to create the right business environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ad4" id="create__64" original="E8d4.-7d2d"><span class="x" id="create__65" original="E8d4.-7d2c"> According to Aquinas, God created nature and this is the reason we should try to live in accordance with it. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ef7" id="create__66" original="E8bc.-7fee" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="create__67" original="E8bc.-7fed"> create + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ef9" id="create__68" original="E8bc.-7fff"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5efa" id="create__69" original="E8bc.-7fda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5efb" id="create__70"><span class="coll" id="create__71" original="E8bc.-7fd9"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5efd" id="create__72" original="E8bc.-7feb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5efe" id="create__73"><span class="coll" id="create__74" original="E8bc.-7fea"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f00" id="create__75" original="E8bc.-7fe9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f01" id="create__76"><span class="coll" id="create__77" original="E8bc.-7fe8"> opportunity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f03" id="create__78" original="E8bc.-7fe7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f04" id="create__79"><span class="coll" id="create__80" original="E8bc.-7fe6"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f06" id="create__81" original="E8bc.-7fe5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f07" id="create__82"><span class="coll" id="create__83" original="E8bc.-7fe4"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f09" id="create__84" original="E8d6.-7e50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f0a" id="create__85"><span class="coll" id="create__86" original="E8d6.-7e4f"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f0c" id="create__87" original="E8bc.-7fe3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f0d" id="create__88"><span class="coll" id="create__89" original="E8bc.-7fe2"> conditions </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f0f" id="create__90"><span class="coll" id="create__91" original="E8bc.-7fe1"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f11" id="create__92" original="E8d4.-7d2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f12" id="create__93"><span class="coll" id="create__94" original="E8d6.-7e49"> atmosphere </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f14" id="create__95"><span class="coll" id="create__96" original="E8d4.-7d2a"> climate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f16" id="create__97" original="E8d6.-7e48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f17" id="create__98"><span class="coll" id="create__99" original="E8d6.-7e47"> awareness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f19" id="create__100" original="E8d4.-7d29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f1a" id="create__101"><span class="coll" id="create__102" original="E8d4.-7d28"> sense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f1c" id="create__103" original="E8d6.-7e4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f1d" id="create__104"><span class="coll" id="create__105" original="E8d6.-7e4d"> space </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f1f" id="create__106" original="E8bc.-7fe0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f20" id="create__107"><span class="coll" id="create__108" original="E8bc.-7fdf"> market </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f22" id="create__109" original="E8bc.-7fde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f23" id="create__110"><span class="coll" id="create__111" original="E8bc.-7fdd"> jobs </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f25" id="create__112" original="E8bc.-7fdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f26" id="create__113"><span class="coll" id="create__114" original="E8bc.-7fdb"> demand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f28" id="create__115" original="E8d6.-7e4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f29" id="create__116"><span class="coll" id="create__117" original="E8d6.-7e4b"> incentive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f2b" id="create__118" original="E8bc.-7fd8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f2c" id="create__119" original="E8bc.-7ff9"><span class="x" id="create__120" original="E8bc.-7ff8"> Technology has created opportunities for the movement of information, goods and services as never before. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f2e" id="create__121" original="E8d6.-7e46"><span class="x" id="create__122" original="E8d6.-7e45"> The abundant nutrients create oxygen-poor conditions close to the discharge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f30" id="create__123" original="E8bc.-7ff1"><span class="x" id="create__124" original="E8bc.-7ff0"> The deployment of US nuclear missiles in Europe created a climate of great tension in East-West relations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f32" id="create__125" original="E8bc.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="create__126" original="E8bc.-7ff4"> Loyalty programmes create a sense of belonging amongst customers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f34" id="create__127" original="E8bc.-7fd7"><span class="x" id="create__128" original="E8bc.-7fd6"> The measures are intended to encourage firms to create new jobs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a86" id="creativity__21"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__22" original="E5df.-2bcc"> create </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__23" original="E5df.-2bcb" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a89" id="creativity__24"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__25" original="E5df.-2bca"> creation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__26" original="E5df.-2bc9" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a8c" id="creativity__27"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__28" original="E5df.-2bc8"> creative </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__29" original="E5df.-2bc7" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a8f" id="creativity__30"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__31" original="E5df.-2bc6"> creatively </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__32" original="E5df.-2bc5" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a92" id="creativity__33"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__34" original="E5df.-2bc4"> creativity </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__35" original="E5df.-2bc3" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a95" id="creativity__36"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__37" original="E5df.-2bc2"> creator </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__38" original="E5df.-2bc1" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a98" id="creativity__39"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__40" original="E5df.-2bc0"> recreate </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__41" original="E5df.-2bbf" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3a9b" id="creativity__42"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__43" original="E5df.-2bbe"> recreation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__44" original="E5df.-2bbd" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.476" id="create__153" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://create" title="create definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.477" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.5dd9" id="create__154" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="create__155"> create 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ad6" id="creation" original="E399.5597" sum="1005"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ad7" id="creation__1" original="E399.5598"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ad8" id="creation__2" original="E399.5599"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> creation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ae3" id="creation__7" original="E399.55a1"><span class="pos" id="creation__8" original="E399.55a2"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7364" eid="creation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3aa5" geo="br" id="creation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/creation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://creation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3aa8" geo="n_am" id="creation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/creation__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creation__us_2.ogg" href="sound://creation__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ae5" id="creation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ae6" id="creation__15" original="E399.55a3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ae7" id="creation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="creation__17" original="E399.55a5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="creation__18" original="E399.55a6"> the act or process of making something that is new, or of causing something to exist that did not exist before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3aea" id="creation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3aeb" id="creation__20" original="E8bc.-7f98"><span class="x" id="creation__21" original="E8bc.-7f97"> These forests are in regions where agriculture is still the principal means of wealth creation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3aed" id="creation__22" original="E8d4.-7d26"><span class="x" id="creation__23" original="E8d4.-7d25"> The idea is to promote job creation and capital investment throughout the EU. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3aef" id="creation__24" original="E8bc.-7f96"><span class="cf" id="creation__25" original="E86e.-7ef3"><span class="exp" id="creation__26"> creation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="creation__27" original="E8bc.-7f95"> Globalization involves the creation of new social networks and activities that overcome traditional boundaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3af3" id="creation__28" original="E8bc.-7f94"><span class="x" id="creation__29" original="E8bc.-7f93"> The Bretton Woods agreement led to the creation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3af5" id="creation__30" original="E399.55aa"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3af6" id="creation__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="creation__32" original="E399.55ac"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="creation__33" original="E399.55ae"> a thing that somebody has made, especially something that shows ability or imagination </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3af9" id="creation__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3afa" id="creation__35" original="E8bc.-7f90"><span class="x" id="creation__36" original="E8bc.-7f8f"> Shakespeare took existing materials from various sources and crafted them into new artistic creations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3afc" id="creation__37" original="E8bc.-7f8e"><span class="cf" id="creation__38" original="E8d4.-7d24"><span class="exp" id="creation__39"> creation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="creation__40" original="E8bc.-7f8d"> The states of contemporary Africa are not products of a long African history but creations of colonialism. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__21"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__22" original="E5df.-2bcc"> create </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__23" original="E5df.-2bcb" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__24"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__25" original="E5df.-2bca"> creation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__26" original="E5df.-2bc9" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__27"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__28" original="E5df.-2bc8"> creative </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__29" original="E5df.-2bc7" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__30"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__31" original="E5df.-2bc6"> creatively </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__32" original="E5df.-2bc5" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__33"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__34" original="E5df.-2bc4"> creativity </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__35" original="E5df.-2bc3" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__36"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__37" original="E5df.-2bc2"> creator </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__38" original="E5df.-2bc1" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__39"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__40" original="E5df.-2bc0"> recreate </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__41" original="E5df.-2bbf" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__42"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__43" original="E5df.-2bbe"> recreation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__44" original="E5df.-2bbd" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.497" id="creation__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://creation" title="creation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.498" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.5e2b" id="creation__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="creation__67"> creation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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creative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b00" id="creative" original="E399.55de" sum="727"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b01" id="creative__1" original="E399.55df"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b02" id="creative__2" original="E399.55e0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> creative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b0b" id="creative__4" original="E399.55e6"><span class="pos" id="creative__5" original="E399.55e7"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-735d" eid="creative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.341e" geo="br" id="creative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/creative__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creative__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://creative__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3421" geo="n_am" id="creative__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/creative__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creative__us_2.ogg" href="sound://creative__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b0d" id="creative__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b0e" id="creative__12" original="E399.55e8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b0f" id="creative__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="creative__14" original="E399.55ea"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="creative__15" original="E399.55eb"> involving the use of skill and imagination to produce something new </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b12" id="creative__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b13" id="creative__17" original="E8bc.-7ee7"><span class="x" id="creative__18" original="E8bc.-7ee6"> Marketing is a blend of scientific analysis and creative thinking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b15" id="creative__19" original="E8bc.-7ee5"><span class="x" id="creative__20" original="E8bc.-7ee4"> A creative idea of some kind is obviously needed before advertising can be developed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b17" id="creative__21" original="E8bc.-7ee9"><span class="x" id="creative__22" original="E8bc.-7ee8"> The organization has to support the creative aspects of engineering that will be important to the nation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b19" id="creative__23" original="E399.55ec"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="creative__24" original="E399.55ed"> having the skill and ability to produce something new </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b1b" id="creative__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b1c" id="creative__26" original="E8bc.-7ee3"><span class="x" id="creative__27" original="E8bc.-7ee2"> Teachers reported feeling creative, enthusiastic, and even inspired about the work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b1e" id="creative__28" original="E8bc.-7ee1"><span class="x" id="creative__29" original="E8bc.-7ee0"> Highly creative people are different from other people in certain specific ways. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b20" id="creative__30"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b21" id="creative__31" original="E86e.-7f1a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b22" id="creative__32"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="creative__33" original="E86e.-7f19"> creatively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b2a" id="creative__34" original="E86e.-7f18"><span class="pos" id="creative__35" original="E86e.-7f17"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-735c" eid="creative__36" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3424" geo="br" id="creative__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creative__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/creatively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creatively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://creatively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3427" geo="n_am" id="creative__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creative__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/creatively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creatively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://creatively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b2c" id="creative__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b2d" id="creative__42" original="E86e.-7f16"><span class="x" id="creative__43" original="E86e.-7f15"> The study examines the competences that can be developed to respond creatively to the changing global environment. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__21"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__22" original="E5df.-2bcc"> create </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__23" original="E5df.-2bcb" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__24"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__25" original="E5df.-2bca"> creation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__26" original="E5df.-2bc9" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__27"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__28" original="E5df.-2bc8"> creative </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__29" original="E5df.-2bc7" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__30"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__31" original="E5df.-2bc6"> creatively </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__32" original="E5df.-2bc5" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__33"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__34" original="E5df.-2bc4"> creativity </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__35" original="E5df.-2bc3" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__36"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__37" original="E5df.-2bc2"> creator </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__38" original="E5df.-2bc1" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__39"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__40" original="E5df.-2bc0"> recreate </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__41" original="E5df.-2bbf" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__42"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__43" original="E5df.-2bbe"> recreation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__44" original="E5df.-2bbd" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4c3" id="creative__68" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://creative_1" title="creative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4c4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.5e92" id="creative__69" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="creative__70"> creative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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creativity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b2f" id="creativity" original="E8bc.-7efc" sum="380"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b30" id="creativity__1" original="E8bc.-7efb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b31" id="creativity__2" original="E8bc.-7efa"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> creativity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b39" id="creativity__4" original="E8bc.-7ef5"><span class="pos" id="creativity__5" original="E8bc.-7ef4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-734f" eid="creativity__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.34a2" geo="br" id="creativity__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creativity__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/creativity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creativity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://creativity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.34a5" geo="n_am" id="creativity__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creativity__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/creativity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creativity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://creativity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b3b" id="creativity__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="creativity__12" original="E8bc.-7ef2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b3d" id="creativity__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b3e" id="creativity__14" original="E8bc.-7ef1"><span class="def" id="creativity__15" original="E8bc.-7ef0"> the ability to produce something new, using skill and imagination </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b40" id="creativity__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b41" id="creativity__17" original="E8bc.-7eef"><span class="x" id="creativity__18" original="E8bc.-7eee"> Innovation requires creativity and a culture to support it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b43" id="creativity__19" original="E8bc.-7eed"><span class="x" id="creativity__20" original="E8bc.-7eec"> The optimists believe that human creativity can find technological solutions to the challenges of environmental sustainability. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__21"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__22" original="E5df.-2bcc"> create </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__23" original="E5df.-2bcb" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__24"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__25" original="E5df.-2bca"> creation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__26" original="E5df.-2bc9" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__27"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__28" original="E5df.-2bc8"> creative </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__29" original="E5df.-2bc7" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__30"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__31" original="E5df.-2bc6"> creatively </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__32" original="E5df.-2bc5" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__33"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__34" original="E5df.-2bc4"> creativity </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__35" original="E5df.-2bc3" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__36"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__37" original="E5df.-2bc2"> creator </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__38" original="E5df.-2bc1" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__39"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__40" original="E5df.-2bc0"> recreate </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__41" original="E5df.-2bbf" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__42"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__43" original="E5df.-2bbe"> recreation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__44" original="E5df.-2bbd" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4f8" id="creativity__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://creativity" title="creativity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4f9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-73da" id="creativity__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="creativity__47"> creativity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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creator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b45" id="creator" original="E399.5622" sum="592"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b46" id="creator__1" original="E399.5623"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b47" id="creator__2" original="E399.5624"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> creator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b53" id="creator__7" original="E399.562c"><span class="pos" id="creator__8" original="E399.562d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7348" eid="creator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.34c6" geo="br" id="creator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/creator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://creator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.34c9" geo="n_am" id="creator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriˈeɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/creator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://creator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b55" id="creator__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b56" id="creator__15" original="E399.562e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b57" id="creator__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="creator__17" original="E399.5630"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="creator__18" original="E399.5631"> a person, organization or quality that makes or produces a particular thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b5a" id="creator__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b5b" id="creator__20" original="E8bc.-7d98"><span class="x" id="creator__21" original="E8bc.-7d97"> It is doubtful that any of the Internet's creators could have predicted the meteoric rise of the Web. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b5d" id="creator__22" original="E8bc.-7d96"><span class="cf" id="creator__23" original="E86e.-7eec"><span class="exp" id="creator__24"> creator </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="creator__25" original="E8bc.-7d95"> Private enterprises are the country's biggest creators of new jobs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b61" id="creator__26" original="E399.5632"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b62" id="creator__27" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b63" id="creator__28"><span class="v"><strong> the Creator </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b65" id="creator__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="creator__31" original="E399.5635"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="creator__32" original="E399.5636"> God </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b68" id="creator__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b69" id="creator__34" original="E8bc.-7d92"><span class="x" id="creator__35" original="E8bc.-7d91"> The world was perceived as God's creation, following a historical course mapped out from the beginning in the mind of the Creator. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__21"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__22" original="E5df.-2bcc"> create </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__23" original="E5df.-2bcb" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__24"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__25" original="E5df.-2bca"> creation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__26" original="E5df.-2bc9" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__27"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__28" original="E5df.-2bc8"> creative </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__29" original="E5df.-2bc7" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__30"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__31" original="E5df.-2bc6"> creatively </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__32" original="E5df.-2bc5" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__33"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__34" original="E5df.-2bc4"> creativity </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__35" original="E5df.-2bc3" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__36"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__37" original="E5df.-2bc2"> creator </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__38" original="E5df.-2bc1" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__39"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__40" original="E5df.-2bc0"> recreate </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__41" original="E5df.-2bbf" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="creativity__42"><span class="wfw" id="creativity__43" original="E5df.-2bbe"> recreation </span><span class="wfp" id="creativity__44" original="E5df.-2bbd" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.513" id="creator__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://creator" title="creator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.514" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.5f03" id="creator__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="creator__62"> creator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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creature
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b6b" id="creature" original="E399.5637" sum="791"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b6c" id="creature__1" original="E399.5638"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b6d" id="creature__2" original="E399.5639"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> creature </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b79" id="creature__7" original="E399.5641"><span class="pos" id="creature__8" original="E399.5642"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7341" eid="creature__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3af3" geo="br" id="creature__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creature__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkriːtʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creat/creature__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creature__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://creature__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3af6" geo="n_am" id="creature__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creature__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkriːtʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creat/creature__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creat/creature__us_2.ogg" href="sound://creature__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b7b" id="creature__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b7c" id="creature__15" original="E399.5643"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="creature__16" original="E399.5644"> a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b7e" id="creature__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b7f" id="creature__18" original="E867.-cad"><span class="x" id="creature__19" original="E867.-cac"> It has been estimated that there are more species of virus than of all other creatures put together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b81" id="creature__20" original="E492.1729"><span class="cf" id="creature__21" original="E858.-46a3"> living <span class="exp" id="creature__22"> creature </span></span><span class="x" id="creature__23" original="E492.172a"> Throughout history, the study of living creatures in their natural environment has been a source of fascination for people. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b85" id="creature__24" original="E399.5645"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="creature__25" original="E399.5647"> a person, considered in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b87" id="creature__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b88" id="creature__27" original="E867.-ca1"><span class="x" id="creature__28" original="E867.-ca0"> There is every reason to believe that human beings have always been highly social creatures. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b8a" id="creature__29" original="E858.-46a2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="creature__30" original="E858.-46a1"><span class="exp" id="creature__31"> creature </span> of something/somebody </span><span class="def" id="creature__32" original="E858.-46a0"> a person or organization that is considered to be under the complete control of another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b8e" id="creature__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b8f" id="creature__34" original="E858.-469f"><span class="x" id="creature__35" original="E858.-469e"> They argued that the European Union was no longer a creature of its member states. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.53c" id="creature__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://creature" title="creature definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.53d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.5f21" id="creature__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="creature__38"> creature </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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credence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b91" id="credence" original="E399.5688" sum="628"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b92" id="credence__1" original="E399.5689"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b93" id="credence__2" original="E399.568a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> credence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3b9e" id="credence__7" original="E399.5692"><span class="pos" id="credence__8" original="E399.5693"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-733a" eid="credence__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.35a8" geo="br" id="credence__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credence__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkriːdns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/crede/credence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/crede/credence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.35ab" geo="n_am" id="credence__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credence__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkriːdns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/crede/credence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/crede/credence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ba0" id="credence__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credence__15" original="E858.-4646"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ba2" id="credence__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="credence__17" original="E399.5696" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ba4" id="credence__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ba5" id="credence__19" original="E399.5697"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="credence__20" original="E399.5698"> the fact of an idea or a story being likely to be true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ba7" id="credence__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ba8" id="credence__22" original="E867.-aa6"><span class="cf" id="credence__23" original="E858.-4645"> lend <span class="exp" id="credence__24"> credence </span> (to something) </span><span class="x" id="credence__25" original="E867.-aa5"> The results lend further credence to the hypothesis that climate change can force volcanism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bac" id="credence__26" original="E867.-aa4"><span class="cf" id="credence__27" original="E858.-4644"> gain <span class="exp" id="credence__28"> credence </span></span><span class="x" id="credence__29" original="E867.-aa3"> A theory which has gained much credence recently is that of Schwartz and Bilsky, who maintain that all humans share a set of seven motivational values. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bb0" id="credence__30" original="E399.5699"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="credence__31" original="E399.569a"> belief in something as true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bb2" id="credence__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bb3" id="credence__33" original="E867.-aa2"><span class="cf" id="credence__34" original="E858.-4643"> give <span class="exp" id="credence__35"> credence </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="credence__36" original="E867.-aa1"> It is difficult to know how much historical credence can be given to any of these stories. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.569" id="credence__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://credence" title="credence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.56a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.5f93" id="credence__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="credence__39"> credence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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credentials
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bb7" id="credentials" original="E399.56c9" sum="680"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bb8" id="credentials__1" original="E399.56ca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bb9" id="credentials__2" original="E399.56cb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> credentials </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bc1" id="credentials__4" original="E399.56d0"><span class="pos" id="credentials__5" original="E399.56d1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7333" eid="credentials__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3638" geo="br" id="credentials__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credentials__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krəˈdenʃlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/crede/credentials__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/crede/credentials__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credentials__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.363b" geo="n_am" id="credentials__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credentials__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krəˈdenʃlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/crede/credentials__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/crede/credentials__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credentials__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bc3" id="credentials__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="credentials__12" original="E399.56d3"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bc5" id="credentials__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bc6" id="credentials__14" original="E399.56d4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="credentials__15" original="E399.56d6"> the qualities, training or experience that make somebody/something suitable to do or be something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bc8" id="credentials__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bc9" id="credentials__17" original="E867.-a1e"><span class="x" id="credentials__18" original="E867.-a1d"> The company announced an advertising campaign designed to demonstrate its environmental credentials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bcb" id="credentials__19" original="E867.-a17"><span class="cf" id="credentials__20" original="E867.-a18"><span class="exp" id="credentials__21"> credentials </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="credentials__22" original="E867.-a16"> His 1986 book further establishes his credentials as a non-mainstream economist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bcf" id="credentials__23" original="E858.-45d4"><span class="cf" id="credentials__24" original="E858.-45d5"><span class="exp" id="credentials__25"> credentials </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="credentials__26" original="E858.-45d3"> People want to know about the ethical credentials of potential employers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bd3" id="credentials__27" original="E399.56d7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="credentials__28" original="E399.56d8"> documents that prove who you are or what you have done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bd5" id="credentials__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bd6" id="credentials__30" original="E867.-a11"><span class="x" id="credentials__31" original="E867.-a10"> There were long queues at airports as the migrants' credentials were checked. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.58e" id="credentials__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://credentials" title="credentials definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.58f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.5fdf" id="credentials__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="credentials__34"> credentials </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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credibility
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bd8" id="credibility" original="E399.56d9" sum="571"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bd9" id="credibility__1" original="E399.56da"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bda" id="credibility__2" original="E399.56db"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> credibility </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3be2" id="credibility__4" original="E399.56e0"><span class="pos" id="credibility__5" original="E399.56e1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-732c" eid="credibility__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3663" geo="br" id="credibility__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credibility__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkredəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/credibility__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credibility__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credibility__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3666" geo="n_am" id="credibility__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credibility__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkredəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/credibility__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credibility__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credibility__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3be4" id="credibility__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credibility__12" original="E399.56e3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3be6" id="credibility__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3be7" id="credibility__14" original="E399.56e4"><span class="def" id="credibility__15" original="E399.56e5"> the quality that somebody/something has that makes people believe or trust them/it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3be9" id="credibility__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bea" id="credibility__17" original="E867.-9e7"><span class="x" id="credibility__18" original="E867.-9e6"> The government wanted the legislation to have human rights credibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bec" id="credibility__19" original="E867.-9e5"><span class="x" id="credibility__20" original="E867.-9e4"> The prime minister lost credibility by reversing his earlier decision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bee" id="credibility__21" original="E492.1861"><span class="x" id="credibility__22" original="E492.1862"> Her work tends to lend credibility to these claims. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bf0" id="credibility__23" original="E492.1863"><span class="x" id="credibility__24" original="E492.1864"> to lack/gain credibility </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bf2" id="credibility__25" original="E492.1865"><span class="cf" id="credibility__26" original="E858.-4597"><span class="exp" id="credibility__27"> credibility </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="credibility__28" original="E492.1866"> This has been a major factor undermining the credibility of reformers in the eyes of traditionalists. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5b3" id="credibility__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://credibility" title="credibility definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5b4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.5ffd" id="credibility__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="credibility__31"> credibility </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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credible
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bf6" id="credible" original="E399.56e9" sum="684"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bf7" id="credible__1" original="E399.56ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3bf8" id="credible__2" original="E399.56eb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> credible </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c00" id="credible__4" original="E399.56f0"><span class="pos" id="credible__5" original="E399.56f1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7325" eid="credible__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.36ab" geo="br" id="credible__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credible__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/credible__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credible__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://credible__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.36ae" geo="n_am" id="credible__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credible__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/credible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credible__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credible__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c02" id="credible__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c03" id="credible__12" original="E399.56f2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="credible__13" original="E399.56f3"> that can be believed or trusted </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c05" id="credible__14" original="E399.56f4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://convincing" title="convincing definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c06" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.1e1d" id="credible__15" original="E399.56f5"><span class="xh" id="credible__16"> convincing </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c09" id="credible__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c0a" id="credible__18" original="E867.-8c0"><span class="x" id="credible__19" original="E867.-8bf"> The federal government has not demonstrated credible commitment to economic growth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c0c" id="credible__20" original="E867.-8be"><span class="x" id="credible__21" original="E867.-8bd"> They need rules or laws backed up by the credible threat of force. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c0e" id="credible__22" original="E867.-8bc"><span class="x" id="credible__23" original="E867.-8bb"> No credible scientific evidence exists to support this view. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c10" id="credible__24" original="E867.-8ba"><span class="x" id="credible__25" original="E867.-8b9"> Trade press magazines are often perceived as credible sources of information. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="credible__26" original="E549.-3001" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="credible__27" original="E549.-3000"><span class="h1" id="credible__28" original="E549.-2fff"><ul class="inline" id="credible__29" original="E549.-2ffe"><li class="li" id="credible__30" original="E549.-2ffd"> plausible </li><li class="li" id="credible__31" original="E549.-2ffc"> credible </li><li class="li" id="credible__32" original="E549.-2ffb"> reasonable <span class="pos" id="credible__33" original="E83b.758c"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="credible__34" original="E549.-2ff9"> These words all describe something that seems possible, sensible or likely to be true. </span><ul class="bullet" id="credible__35" original="E549.-2ff8"><li class="li" id="credible__36" original="E549.-2ff7"> it is plausible/​credible/​reasonable <span class="eb" id="credible__37" original="E549.-2ff6"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="credible__38" original="E549.-2ff3"> a plausible/​reasonable <span class="eb" id="credible__39" original="E549.-2ff2"> explanation/​assumption/​response </span></li><li class="li" id="credible__40" original="E854.-7992"> a plausible <span class="eb" id="credible__41" original="E854.-7991"> hypothesis/​scenario </span></li><li class="li" id="credible__42" original="E854.-7990"> credible <span class="eb" id="credible__43" original="E854.-798f"> evidence </span></li><li class="li" id="credible__44" original="E549.-2ff1"> a reasonable <span class="eb" id="credible__45" original="E549.-2ff0"> estimate </span></li><li class="li" id="credible__46" original="E549.-2fef"> to <span class="eb" id="credible__47" original="E549.-2fee"> seem </span> plausible/​credible/​reasonable </li><li class="li" id="credible__48" original="E549.-2fed"><span class="eb" id="credible__49" original="E549.-2fec"> highly/​equally </span> plausible/​credible </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="credible__50" original="E549.-2feb"><li class="li" id="credible__51" original="E549.-2fea"><span class="eb" id="credible__52" original="E549.-2fe9"> Plausible </span> describes an idea that seems possible or likely; <span class="eb" id="credible__53" original="E549.-2fe8"> credible </span> emphasizes that something seems likely because it comes from a source that can be believed or trusted: <span class="x-gs" id="credible__54"><span class="x-g" id="credible__55" original="E549.-2fe7"><span class="x" id="credible__56" original="E549.-2fe6"> There are two plausible explanations for these findings. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="credible__57" original="E549.-2fe5"><span class="x" id="credible__58" original="E549.-2fe4"> Trade magazines are often perceived as credible sources of information. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="credible__59" original="E549.-2fe3"><span class="eb" id="credible__60" original="E549.-2fe2"> Reasonable </span> describes something that seems likely because it is sensible or logical: <span class="x-gs" id="credible__61"><span class="x-g" id="credible__62" original="E549.-2fe1"><span class="x" id="credible__63" original="E549.-2fe0"> The most reasonable explanation is that the lake alkalinity is an indicator of changes in soil chemistry. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c12" id="credible__64" original="E399.56f7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="credible__65" original="E399.56f8"> that can be accepted, because it seems possible that it could be successful </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c14" id="credible__66" original="E399.56f9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://viable" title="viable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c15" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-ac8" id="credible__67" original="E399.56fa"><span class="xh" id="credible__68"> viable </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c18" id="credible__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c19" id="credible__70" original="E867.-8b8"><span class="x" id="credible__71" original="E867.-8b7"> The apparent lack of a credible alternative to capitalism may have led to a crisis in Marxism. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c1b" id="credible__72"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c1c" id="credible__73" original="E399.56fc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c1d" id="credible__74"><span class="dr" id="credible__75" original="E399.56fd"> credibly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c25" id="credible__76" original="E399.5701"><span class="pos" id="credible__77" original="E399.5702"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7324" eid="credible__78" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.36a3" geo="br" id="credible__79" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credible__80"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/credibly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credibly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credibly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.36a7" geo="n_am" id="credible__81" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credible__82"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/credibly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credibly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credibly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c27" id="credible__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c28" id="credible__84" original="E492.1929"><span class="x" id="credible__85" original="E492.192a"> These findings could not be credibly explained by the existing theory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c2a" id="credible__86" original="E867.-8b2"><span class="x" id="credible__87" original="E867.-8b1"> Specialization based on small firms might credibly offer a challenge to the dominance of mass production. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5d3" id="credible__88" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://credible" title="credible definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5d4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.601d" id="credible__89" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="credible__90"> credible </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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credit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c2c" hm="1" id="credit1" original="E399.5703" sum="2980"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c2d" id="credit1__1" original="E399.5704"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c2e" id="credit1__2" original="E399.5705"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> credit <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c39" id="credit1__7" original="E399.5710"><span class="pos" id="credit1__8" original="E399.5711"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7315" eid="credit1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37df" geo="br" id="credit1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/credit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37e2" geo="n_am" id="credit1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/credit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c3b" id="credit1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c3c" id="credit1__15" original="E399.5735"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c3d" id="credit1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credit1__17" original="E399.5737"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="credit1__18" original="E399.5739"> praise or approval that is given to somebody because they are responsible for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c40" id="credit1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c41" id="credit1__20" original="E8bc.-7b10"><span class="cf" id="credit1__21" original="E87e.-7ae3"> take (the) <span class="exp" id="credit1__22"> credit </span> (for something) </span><span class="x" id="credit1__23" original="E8bc.-7b0f"> They took credit for the creation of a million new jobs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c45" id="credit1__24" original="E8bc.-7b0e"><span class="cf" id="credit1__25" original="E399.5738"><span class="exp" id="credit1__26"> credit </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="credit1__27" original="E8bc.-7b0d"> Russian scientists deserve credit for laying the world's first practical electric telegraph. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c49" id="credit1__28" original="E8bc.-7b0c"><span class="x" id="credit1__29" original="E8bc.-7b0b"> His quickness to claim credit for his achievements played into the hands of his enemies. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c4b" id="credit1__30" original="E399.573a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://blame2" title="blame2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c4c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1111" id="credit1__31" original="E399.573b"><span class="xh" id="credit1__32"> blame </span><span class="xhm" id="credit1__33"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c4f" id="credit1__34" original="E8d5.-7fff"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c50" id="credit1__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credit1__36" original="E8d5.-7ffd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="credit1__37" original="E8d5.-7ffc"> the act of stating who somebody is and the work that they have done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c53" id="credit1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c54" id="credit1__39" original="E8d5.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="credit1__40" original="E8d5.-7ffa"> An appendix to the work gives credit to all the individuals who were interviewed in the course of the study. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c56" id="credit1__41" original="E399.5719"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c57" id="credit1__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credit1__43" original="E399.571b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="credit1__44" original="E399.571c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="credit1__45" original="E399.571d"> money that is borrowed from a bank or another financial institution; a loan </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c5b" id="credit1__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c5c" id="credit1__47" original="E8bc.-7b26"><span class="x" id="credit1__48" original="E8bc.-7b25"> If the interest rate increases, it becomes more attractive for the bank to extend credit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c5e" id="credit1__49" original="E8bc.-7b28"><span class="x" id="credit1__50" original="E8bc.-7b27"> The International Development Association provides interest-free credits and grants to the world's poorest countries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c60" id="credit1__51" original="E399.571e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c61" id="credit1__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credit1__53" original="E399.5720"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="credit1__54" original="E399.5721"> the status of being trusted to pay back money to somebody who lends it to you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c64" id="credit1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c65" id="credit1__56" original="E8bc.-7b20"><span class="x" id="credit1__57" original="E8bc.-7b1f"> Individuals or countries with bad credit must pay a higher interest rate than those with good credit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c67" id="credit1__58" original="E8bc.-7b1e"><span class="x" id="credit1__59" original="E8bc.-7b1d"> Poor peasants were often debt-free for the reason that, having no credit, they could not borrow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c69" id="credit1__60" original="E8bc.-7b22"><span class="cf" id="credit1__61" original="E4c7.33c2"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="credit1__62" original="E8bc.-7b21"> Favourable credit ratings enable large firms to take on long-term development projects. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c6c" id="credit1__63" original="E399.572f"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c6d" id="credit1__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="credit1__65" original="E399.5731"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credit1__66" original="E399.5732"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c70" id="credit1__67"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="credit1__68" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="credit1__69" original="E399.5734"> payment that somebody has a right to receive for a particular reason </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c73" id="credit1__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c74" id="credit1__71" original="E8bc.-7b14"><span class="x" id="credit1__72" original="E8bc.-7b13"> Educational vouchers and tuition tax credits apply to a very small proportion of school populations in the US. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c76" id="credit1__73" original="E8bc.-7b12"><span class="x" id="credit1__74" original="E8bc.-7b11"> In March 1914, the Russian Duma voted massive credits for a three-year military programme. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c78" id="credit1__75" original="E4a5.5e09" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://tax-credit" title="tax credit definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c79" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.4254" id="credit1__76" original="E4a5.5e0a"><span class="xh" id="credit1__77"> tax credit </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c7b" id="credit1__78" original="E399.5712"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c7c" id="credit1__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credit1__80" original="E399.5714"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="credit1__81" original="E399.5715"> an arrangement that you make, for example with a shop, to pay later for something that you buy </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c7f" id="credit1__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c80" id="credit1__83" original="E87e.-7ae2"><span class="x" id="credit1__84" original="E87e.-7ae1"> People living in these neighbourhoods found it difficult to get credit at stores. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c82" id="credit1__85" original="E8bc.-7b2c"><span class="cf" id="credit1__86" original="E8d4.-7d17"> on <span class="exp" id="credit1__87"> credit </span></span><span class="x" id="credit1__88" original="E8bc.-7b2b"> These policies will make it more difficult for families to borrow in order to buy cars, houses or other goods on credit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c86" id="credit1__89" original="E8bc.-7b2a"><span class="cf" id="credit1__90" original="E4c7.33c3"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="credit1__91" original="E8bc.-7b29"> Information is required to ensure that credit facilities are not extended to those under the age of eighteen. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c89" id="credit1__92" original="E399.5722"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c8a" id="credit1__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credit1__94" original="E399.5724"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="credit1__95" original="E399.5725"> if you or your bank account are <span class="dh" id="credit1__96" original="E399.5726"> in credit </span> , there is money in the account </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c8e" id="credit1__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c8f" id="credit1__98" original="E8bc.-7b1c"><span class="x" id="credit1__99" original="E8bc.-7b1b"> The bank had the right to stop the company making withdrawals even when the account was temporarily in credit. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c91" id="credit1__100" original="E399.5749"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c92" id="credit1__101"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="credit1__102" original="E399.574b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="credit1__103" original="E8bc.-7b2d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="credit1__104" original="E399.574c"> a unit of study at a college or university (or, in the US, also at a school); the fact of having successfully completed a unit of study </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c96" id="credit1__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c97" id="credit1__106" original="E8bc.-7b08"><span class="x" id="credit1__107" original="E8bc.-7b07"> A minimum of 50 credits is required per year (where one credit equates to 1 hour of educational activity). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c99" id="credit1__108" original="E8bc.-7b06"><span class="x" id="credit1__109" original="E8bc.-7b05"> Undergraduates received extra credit in psychology courses as compensation for their participation in the study. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c9b" id="credit1__110" original="E399.574d"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c9c" id="credit1__111" original="E399.5759" sk="tocredit"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c9d" id="credit1__112"><span class="idm" id="credit1__113" original="E399.575a"> to somebody's credit </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3c9f" id="credit1__114"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ca0" id="credit1__115"><span class="def" id="credit1__116" original="E399.575b"> making somebody deserve praise or respect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ca2" id="credit1__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ca3" id="credit1__118" original="E8bc.-7b02"><span class="x" id="credit1__119" original="E8bc.-7b01"> To his credit, Carter confronted the issue directly. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.611" id="credit1__120" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://credit_1" title="credit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.612" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.604b" id="credit1__121" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="credit1__122"> credit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ca5" hm="2" id="credit2" original="E399.575c" sum="723"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ca6" id="credit2__1" original="E399.575d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ca7" id="credit2__2" original="E399.575e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> credit <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3cb4" id="credit2__9" original="E399.5769"><span class="pos" id="credit2__10" original="E399.576a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-730e" eid="credit2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37e5" geo="br" id="credit2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/credit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37e8" geo="n_am" id="credit2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/credit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1a2" id="credit2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37eb" form="root" id="credit2__17"><span class="vp" id="credit2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> credit </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37ed" eid="credit2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37ee" geo="br" id="credit2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/credit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37f1" geo="n_am" id="credit2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/credit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37f4" form="thirdps" id="credit2__24"><span class="vp" id="credit2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> credits </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37f6" eid="credit2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37f7" geo="br" id="credit2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/credits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credits__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credits__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37fa" geo="n_am" id="credit2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/credits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credits__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credits__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37fd" form="past" id="credit2__31"><span class="vp" id="credit2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> credited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.37ff" eid="credit2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3800" geo="br" id="credit2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/credited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3803" geo="n_am" id="credit2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/credited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3806" form="pastpart" id="credit2__38"><span class="vp" id="credit2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> credited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3808" eid="credit2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3809" geo="br" id="credit2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/credited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://credited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.380c" geo="n_am" id="credit2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/credited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/credited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://credited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.380f" form="prespart" id="credit2__45"><span class="vp" id="credit2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> crediting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3811" eid="credit2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3812" geo="br" id="credit2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/crediting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/crediting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crediting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3815" geo="n_am" id="credit2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="credit2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/crediting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/crediting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crediting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ce0" id="credit2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ce1" id="credit2__53" original="E399.578e"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ce2" id="credit2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="credit2__55" original="E399.5790"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="credit2__56" original="E399.5791"> to believe or say that somebody/something is responsible for doing something, especially something good </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ce5" id="credit2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ce6" id="credit2__58" original="E8bc.-7af5"><span class="cf" id="credit2__59" original="E8d5.-7fe9"> be credited for something </span><span class="x" id="credit2__60" original="E8bc.-7af4"> Globalization, it seems, is variously blamed and credited for an incredibly wide range of phenomena. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ce9" id="credit2__61" original="E8bc.-7af1"><span class="cf" id="credit2__62" original="E399.5792"> be credited as (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="credit2__63" original="E8bc.-7af0"> Mill is credited as introducing the word ‘entrepreneur’ into English economics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3cec" id="credit2__64" original="E8bc.-7aef"><span class="cf" id="credit2__65" original="E399.5793"> A is credited with B </span><span class="x" id="credit2__66" original="E8bc.-7aee"> Guglielmo Marconi is credited with the first use of radio to span the Atlantic in 1901. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3cef" id="credit2__67" original="E8bc.-7aed"><span class="cf" id="credit2__68" original="E399.5794"> B is credited to A </span><span class="x" id="credit2__69" original="E8bc.-7aec"> The first use of radio to span the Atlantic is credited to Marconi. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6bf" id="credit2__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://credit_1" title="credit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.604b" id="credit2__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="credit2__72"> credit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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creditor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3cf2" id="creditor" original="E399.57ff" sum="430"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3cf3" id="creditor__1" original="E399.5800"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3cf4" id="creditor__2" original="E399.5801"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> creditor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d00" id="creditor__7" original="E399.5809"><span class="pos" id="creditor__8" original="E399.580a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7307" eid="creditor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3951" geo="br" id="creditor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creditor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/credi/creditor__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/creditor__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://creditor__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3954" geo="n_am" id="creditor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creditor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkredɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/credi/creditor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/credi/creditor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://creditor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d02" id="creditor__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d03" id="creditor__15" original="E399.580b"><span class="def" id="creditor__16" original="E399.580c"> a person, a country or an organization that somebody/something owes money to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d05" id="creditor__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d06" id="creditor__18" original="E867.-85d"><span class="x" id="creditor__19" original="E867.-85c"> Eventually, the bank's creditors were paid in full. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d08" id="creditor__20" original="E867.-85b"><span class="x" id="creditor__21" original="E867.-85a"> The policy is aimed at safeguarding the interests of creditors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d0a" id="creditor__22" original="E867.-859"><span class="x" id="creditor__23" original="E867.-858"> All foreign creditors, whether private or public, would be treated on an equal basis. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d0c" id="creditor__24" original="E399.580d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://debtor" title="debtor definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d0d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60a5" id="creditor__25" original="E399.580e"><span class="xh" id="creditor__26"> debtor </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6e4" id="creditor__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://creditor" title="creditor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6e5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.620e" id="creditor__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="creditor__29"> creditor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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creed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d0f" id="creed" original="E399.5897" sum="386"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d10" id="creed__1" original="E399.5898"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d11" id="creed__2" original="E399.5899"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> creed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d1c" id="creed__7" original="E399.58a1"><span class="pos" id="creed__8" original="E399.58a2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7300" eid="creed__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3a6c" geo="br" id="creed__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creed__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cre/creed/creed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cre/creed/creed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://creed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.3a6f" geo="n_am" id="creed__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="creed__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cre/creed/creed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cre/creed/creed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://creed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d1e" id="creed__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="creed__15" original="E858.-44c2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="creed__16" original="E858.-44c1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d21" id="creed__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d22" id="creed__18" original="E399.58a3"><span class="def" id="creed__19" original="E399.58a4"> a set of principles or religious beliefs; a statement of these principles or beliefs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d24" id="creed__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d25" id="creed__21" original="E867.266"><span class="x" id="creed__22" original="E867.267"> Multiculturalism was adopted as a liberal creed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d27" id="creed__23" original="E867.264"><span class="x" id="creed__24" original="E867.265"> They resolved that there should be no discrimination in the employment of workers on the grounds of race, creed, colour or national origin. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.707" id="creed__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://creed" title="creed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.708" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.62ba" id="creed__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="creed__27"> creed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cried
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d29" id="cried" original="E399.5f27" sum="117"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d2a" id="cried__1" original="E399.5f28"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d2b" id="cried__2" original="E399.5f29"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cried </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72f9" eid="cried__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.47b0" geo="br" id="cried__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cried__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/cried/cried__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/cried/cried__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cried__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.47b3" geo="n_am" id="cried__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cried__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/cried/cried__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/cried/cried__us_3.ogg" href="sound://cried__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d32" id="cried__9" original="E399.5f2e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense, past participle of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cry1" title="cry1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d33" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45e0" id="cried__10" original="E492.1a74"><span class="xh" id="cried__11"> cry </span><span class="xhm" id="cried__12"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.721" id="cried__13" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cried" title="cried definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.722" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.6ad9" id="cried__14" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cried__15"> cried </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crime
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d36" id="crime" original="E399.5f57" sum="735"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d37" id="crime__1" original="E399.5f58"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d38" id="crime__2" original="E399.5f59"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crime </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d44" id="crime__7" original="E399.5f63"><span class="pos" id="crime__8" original="E399.5f64"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72f2" eid="crime__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.484d" geo="br" id="crime__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crime__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crime/crime__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crime/crime__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crime__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4850" geo="n_am" id="crime__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crime__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crime/crime__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crime/crime__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crime__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d46" id="crime__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d47" id="crime__15" original="E399.5f65"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d48" id="crime__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="crime__17" original="E399.5f67"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crime__18" original="E399.5f68"> activities that involve breaking the law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d4b" id="crime__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d4c" id="crime__20" original="E8bc.-7f65"><span class="x" id="crime__21" original="E8bc.-7f64"> The research highlighted the organizational similarities between organized crime and large businesses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d4e" id="crime__22" original="E8bc.-7f67"><span class="x" id="crime__23" original="E8bc.-7f66"> It could be argued that the current concern with crime prevention has created a ‘culture of fear’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d50" id="crime__24" original="E8bc.-7f63"><span class="cf" id="crime__25" original="E4c7.33c7"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="crime__26" original="E8bc.-7f62"> The crime rate was declining rapidly in the 1990s. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d53" id="crime__27" original="E399.5f69"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d54" id="crime__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crime__29" original="E399.5f6b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crime__30" original="E399.5f6d"> an illegal act or activity that can be punished by law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d57" id="crime__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d58" id="crime__32" original="E8bc.-7f61"><span class="x" id="crime__33" original="E8bc.-7f60"> The authors believed that violent crimes are typically committed by those whose anger is overcontrolled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d5a" id="crime__34" original="E8bc.-7f5f"><span class="cf" id="crime__35" original="E399.5f6c"><span class="exp" id="crime__36"> crime </span> against somebody </span><span class="x" id="crime__37" original="E8bc.-7f5e"> The UN report concluded that crimes against humanity, including genocide, had occurred. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d5e" id="crime__38" original="E399.5f6e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://war-crime" title="war crime definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d5f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.bf6" id="crime__39" original="E399.5f6f"><span class="xh" id="crime__40"> war crime </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.735" id="crime__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crime" title="crime definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.736" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.6b17" id="crime__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crime__43"> crime </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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criminal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d61" hm="1" id="criminal1" original="E399.5f87" sum="711"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d62" id="criminal1__1" original="E399.5f88"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d63" id="criminal1__2" original="E399.5f89"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> criminal <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d6d" id="criminal1__6" original="E399.5f92"><span class="pos" id="criminal1__7" original="E399.5f93"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72eb" eid="criminal1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3b4d" geo="br" id="criminal1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminal1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminal__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminal__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://criminal__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3b50" geo="n_am" id="criminal1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminal1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminal__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminal__us_3.ogg" href="sound://criminal__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d6f" id="criminal1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d70" id="criminal1__14" original="E399.5f94"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d71" id="criminal1__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="criminal1__16" original="E399.5f96"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="criminal1__17" original="E399.5f9a"> connected with or involving crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d74" id="criminal1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d75" id="criminal1__19" original="E8ba.-7978"><span class="x" id="criminal1__20" original="E8ba.-7977"> Any breach of the injunction is a criminal offence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d77" id="criminal1__21" original="E8ba.-7976"><span class="x" id="criminal1__22" original="E8ba.-7975"> The lack of reporting of this criminal behaviour makes it especially difficult to assess the true nature of the problem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d79" id="criminal1__23" original="E8ba.-797a"><span class="x" id="criminal1__24" original="E8ba.-7979"> These acts would not be considered criminal in the national law of Member States. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d7b" id="criminal1__25" original="E399.5f9b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d7c" id="criminal1__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="criminal1__27" original="E399.5f9d"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="criminal1__28" original="E399.5f9e"> connected with the laws that deal with crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d7f" id="criminal1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d80" id="criminal1__30" original="E8ba.-7972"><span class="x" id="criminal1__31" original="E8ba.-7971"> These are fundamental questions in criminal law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d82" id="criminal1__32" original="E8ba.-796e"><span class="x" id="criminal1__33" original="E8ba.-796d"> Criminal charges were brought against both men. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d84" id="criminal1__34" original="E8ba.-7970"><span class="x" id="criminal1__35" original="E8ba.-796f"> These measures are essential to improving the effectiveness of the criminal justice system. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d86" id="criminal1__36" original="E399.5f9f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://civil" title="civil definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d87" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7986" id="criminal1__37" original="E399.5fa0"><span class="xh" id="criminal1__38"> civil </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.762" id="criminal1__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://criminal_1" title="criminal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.763" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.6bdb" id="criminal1__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="criminal1__41"> criminal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d8a" hm="2" id="criminal2" original="E399.5fa4" sum="325"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d8b" id="criminal2__1" original="E399.5fa5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d8c" id="criminal2__2" original="E399.5fa6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> criminal <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d97" id="criminal2__7" original="E399.5faf"><span class="pos" id="criminal2__8" original="E399.5fb0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72e4" eid="criminal2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3b53" geo="br" id="criminal2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminal2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminal__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminal__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://criminal__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3b56" geo="n_am" id="criminal2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminal2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminal__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminal__us_3.ogg" href="sound://criminal__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d99" id="criminal2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d9a" id="criminal2__15" original="E399.5fb1"><span class="def" id="criminal2__16" original="E399.5fb2"> a person who commits a crime </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d9c" id="criminal2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d9d" id="criminal2__18" original="E8ba.-7812"><span class="x" id="criminal2__19" original="E8ba.-7811"> False or stolen identities are the means by which serious criminals often go undetected. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3d9f" id="criminal2__20" original="E8ba.-7810"><span class="x" id="criminal2__21" original="E8ba.-780f"> The aim was to bring all war criminals to just and swift punishment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.78f" id="criminal2__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://criminal_1" title="criminal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.790" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.6bdb" id="criminal2__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="criminal2__24"> criminal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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criminality
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3da1" id="criminality" original="E399.5fb5" sum="341"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3da2" id="criminality__1" original="E399.5fb6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3da3" id="criminality__2" original="E399.5fb7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> criminality </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dab" id="criminality__4" original="E399.5fbc"><span class="pos" id="criminality__5" original="E399.5fbd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72dd" eid="criminality__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4928" geo="br" id="criminality__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminality__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminality__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminality__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminality__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.492b" geo="n_am" id="criminality__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminality__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminality__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminality__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminality__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dad" id="criminality__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="criminality__12" original="E399.5fbf"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3daf" id="criminality__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3db0" id="criminality__14" original="E399.5fc0"><span class="def" id="criminality__15" original="E399.5fc1"> the fact of people being involved in crime; criminal acts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3db2" id="criminality__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3db3" id="criminality__17" original="E867.270"><span class="x" id="criminality__18" original="E867.271"> The power of the state declined dramatically, producing an increase in corrup­tion and criminality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3db5" id="criminality__19" original="E867.283"><span class="x" id="criminality__20" original="E867.284"> The riots were outbursts of anarchic criminality. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7a9" id="criminality__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://criminality" title="criminality definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.6c3a" id="criminality__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="criminality__23"> criminality </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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criminalize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3db7" id="criminalize" original="E399.5fc2" sum="759"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3db8" id="criminalize__1" original="E399.5fc3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3db9" id="criminalize__2" original="E399.5fc4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> criminalize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dbb" id="criminalize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dbc" id="criminalize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-83" id="criminalize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="criminalize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> criminal <span class="ptl" id="criminalize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dce" id="criminalize__19" original="E399.5fd3"><span class="pos" id="criminalize__20" original="E399.5fd4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72d6" eid="criminalize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49c4" geo="br" id="criminalize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49c7" geo="n_am" id="criminalize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1d0" id="criminalize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.498f" form="root" id="criminalize__27"><span class="vp" id="criminalize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> criminalize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4991" eid="criminalize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4992" geo="br" id="criminalize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4995" geo="n_am" id="criminalize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4998" form="thirdps" id="criminalize__34"><span class="vp" id="criminalize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> criminalizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.499a" eid="criminalize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.499b" geo="br" id="criminalize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.499e" geo="n_am" id="criminalize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49a1" form="past" id="criminalize__41"><span class="vp" id="criminalize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> criminalized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49a3" eid="criminalize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49a4" geo="br" id="criminalize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49a7" geo="n_am" id="criminalize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49aa" form="pastpart" id="criminalize__48"><span class="vp" id="criminalize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> criminalized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49ac" eid="criminalize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49ad" geo="br" id="criminalize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49b0" geo="n_am" id="criminalize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49b3" form="prespart" id="criminalize__55"><span class="vp" id="criminalize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> criminalizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49b5" eid="criminalize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49b6" geo="br" id="criminalize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49b9" geo="n_am" id="criminalize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dfa" id="criminalize__62"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dfb" id="criminalize__63" original="E399.5ff1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="criminalize__64" original="E399.5ff2"><span class="exp" id="criminalize__65"> criminalize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="criminalize__66" original="E399.5ff3"> to make something illegal by passing a new law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3dff" id="criminalize__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e00" id="criminalize__68" original="E867.289"><span class="x" id="criminalize__69" original="E867.28a"> Over the course of this time period, 32 state laws criminalized the sale of alcohol. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e02" id="criminalize__70" original="E399.5ff4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="criminalize__71" original="E399.5ff5"><span class="exp" id="criminalize__72"> criminalize </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="criminalize__73" original="E399.5ff6"> to make somebody a criminal by making their activities illegal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e06" id="criminalize__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e07" id="criminalize__75" original="E867.28f"><span class="x" id="criminalize__76" original="E867.290"> These measures would effectively criminalize people for being homeless. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e09" id="criminalize__77"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e0a" id="criminalize__78" original="E399.5ff7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e0b" id="criminalize__79"><span class="dr" corpus_freq="19" id="criminalize__80" original="E399.5ff8"> criminalization </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e0d" id="criminalize__81" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e0e" id="criminalize__82"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1d8a" id="criminalize__83"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="criminalize__84"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> criminal <span class="ptl" id="criminalize__86"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e18" id="criminalize__87" original="E399.5ffd"><span class="pos" id="criminalize__88" original="E399.5ffe"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-729d" eid="criminalize__89" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49bc" geo="br" id="criminalize__90" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__91"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.49c0" geo="n_am" id="criminalize__92" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminalize__93"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪnələˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminalization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminalization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminalization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e1a" id="criminalize__94"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="criminalize__95" original="E399.6000"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e1c" id="criminalize__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e1d" id="criminalize__97" original="E867.293"><span class="cf" id="criminalize__98" original="E858.-447d"><span class="exp"> criminalization </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="criminalize__99" original="E867.294"> The criminalization of domestic violence–—so that it is seen as a crime like any other–—has been part of this shift. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e20" id="criminalize__100" original="E858.-447c"><span class="x" id="criminalize__101" original="E858.-447b"> This may also lead to the criminalization of people who are experiencing mental distress. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7fd" id="criminalize__102" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://criminalize" title="criminalize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7fe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.6c4b" id="criminalize__103" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="criminalize__104"> criminalize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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criminology
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e22" id="criminology" original="E399.6019" sum="376"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e23" id="criminology__1" original="E399.601a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e24" id="criminology__2" original="E399.601b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> criminology </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e2d" id="criminology__4" original="E399.6020"><span class="pos" id="criminology__5" original="E399.6021"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72cf" eid="criminology__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4aa1" geo="br" id="criminology__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminology__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪˈnɒlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminology__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminology__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminology__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4aa5" geo="n_am" id="criminology__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminology__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪˈnɑːlədʒi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminology__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminology__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminology__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e2f" id="criminology__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="criminology__12" original="E399.6023"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e31" id="criminology__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e32" id="criminology__14" original="E399.6024"><span class="def" id="criminology__15" original="E399.6025"> the scientific study of crime and criminals </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e34" id="criminology__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e35" id="criminology__17" original="E867.299"><span class="x" id="criminology__18" original="E867.29a"> Criminology and related sciences have now produced a reliable body of evidence as to what works in crime prevention. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e37" id="criminology__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e38" id="criminology__20" original="E399.6026"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e39" id="criminology__21"><span class="dr" id="criminology__22" original="E399.6027"> criminological </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e42" id="criminology__23" original="E399.602b"><span class="pos" id="criminology__24" original="E399.602c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72ce" eid="criminology__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4aa9" geo="br" id="criminology__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminology__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminological__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminological__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminological__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4aad" geo="n_am" id="criminology__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminology__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪnəˈlɑːdʒɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminological__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminological__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminological__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e44" id="criminology__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e45" id="criminology__31" original="E867.29b"><span class="x" id="criminology__32" original="E867.29c"> Recent criminological research has focused on external causes of crime, such as discrimination and over-policing. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e47" id="criminology__33"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e48" id="criminology__34" original="E399.602d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e49" id="criminology__35"><span class="dr" id="criminology__36" original="E399.602e"> criminologist </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e55" id="criminology__40" original="E399.6035"><span class="pos" id="criminology__41" original="E399.6036"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72cd" eid="criminology__42" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4a99" geo="br" id="criminology__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminology__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪˈnɒlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminologist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminologist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criminologist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.4a9d" geo="n_am" id="criminology__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criminology__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪmɪˈnɑːlədʒɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crimi/criminologist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crimi/criminologist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criminologist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e57" id="criminology__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e58" id="criminology__48" original="E867.29f"><span class="x" id="criminology__49" original="E867.2a0"> Writing in the 18th century, the Italian criminologist Cesare Beccaria advocated the idea that ‘the punishment should fit the crime’. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.83b" id="criminology__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://criminology" title="criminology definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.83c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.6cb4" id="criminology__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="criminology__52"> criminology </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crisis
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e5a" id="crisis" original="E399.61b3" sum="710"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e5b" id="crisis__1" original="E399.61b4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e5c" id="crisis__2" original="E399.61b5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crisis </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e68" id="crisis__7" original="E399.61bd"><span class="pos" id="crisis__8" original="E399.61be"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72b4" eid="crisis__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3c13" geo="br" id="crisis__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crisis__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraɪsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crisi/crisis__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crisi/crisis__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://crisis__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3c16" geo="n_am" id="crisis__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crisis__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraɪsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crisi/crisis__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crisi/crisis__us_4.ogg" href="sound://crisis__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e6a" id="crisis__14" original="E399.61c2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e6b" form="pl" id="crisis__15" original="E399.61c3"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="crisis__16" original="E399.61c5"> crises </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72b3" eid="crisis__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3c0b" geo="br" id="crisis__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crisis__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crise/crises__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crise/crises__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crises__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3c0f" geo="n_am" id="crisis__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crisis__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraɪsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crise/crises__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crise/crises__us_2.ogg" href="sound://crises__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e73" id="crisis__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crisis__23" original="E399.61c0"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="crisis__24" original="E399.61c1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e76" id="crisis__25"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e77" id="crisis__26" original="E399.61c9"><span class="def" id="crisis__27" original="E399.61ca"> a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e79" id="crisis__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e7a" id="crisis__29" original="E8bc.-78e9"><span class="x" id="crisis__30" original="E8bc.-78e8"> The world is facing a major ecological crisis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e7c" id="crisis__31" original="E8d1.-303a"><span class="x" id="crisis__32" original="E8d1.-3039"> It is at times of crisis that opportunities for change arise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e7e" id="crisis__33" original="E8bc.-78e5"><span class="cf" id="crisis__34" original="E8d7.-7596"><span class="exp" id="crisis__35"> crisis </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="crisis__36" original="E8bc.-78e4"> Local stock exchanges were failing due to a crisis of confidence amongst investors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e82" id="crisis__37" original="E8bc.-78e0"><span class="cf" id="crisis__38" original="E8bc.-78e1"> in <span class="exp" id="crisis__39"> crisis </span></span><span class="x" id="crisis__40" original="E8bc.-78df"> The public security situation is in crisis: homicides have increased by approximately 75 per cent in the last six years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e86" id="crisis__41" original="E8bc.-78e3"><span class="cf" id="crisis__42" original="E4c7.33ca"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="crisis__43" original="E8bc.-78e2"> Many organizations now have crisis management plans to cope with, say, a serious health and safety incident. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e89" id="crisis__44" original="E399.61d0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critical" title="critical definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e8a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ee8" id="crisis__45" original="E399.61d1"><span class="xh" id="crisis__46"> critical </span></span></a></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f36" id="crisis__47" original="E8bc.-78dd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="crisis__48" original="E8bc.-78dc"> adjective + crisis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f38" id="crisis__49" original="E8bc.-78db"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f39" id="crisis__50" original="E8bc.-78c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f3a" id="crisis__51"><span class="coll" id="crisis__52" original="E8bc.-78c8"> severe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f3c" id="crisis__53" original="E8bc.-78d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f3d" id="crisis__54"><span class="coll" id="crisis__55" original="E8bc.-78d6"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f3f" id="crisis__56" original="E8bc.-78d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f40" id="crisis__57"><span class="coll" id="crisis__58" original="E8bc.-78d4"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f42" id="crisis__59" original="E8bc.-78d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f43" id="crisis__60"><span class="coll" id="crisis__61" original="E8bc.-78d8"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f45" id="crisis__62" original="E8bc.-78d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f46" id="crisis__63"><span class="coll" id="crisis__64" original="E8bc.-78d2"> financial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f48" id="crisis__65"><span class="coll" id="crisis__66" original="E8bc.-78d1"> economic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f4a" id="crisis__67"><span class="coll" id="crisis__68" original="E8bc.-78d0"> fiscal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f4c" id="crisis__69" original="E8bc.-78cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f4d" id="crisis__70"><span class="coll" id="crisis__71" original="E8bc.-78ce"> banking </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f4f" id="crisis__72" original="E8bc.-78cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f50" id="crisis__73"><span class="coll" id="crisis__74" original="E8bc.-78cc"> humanitarian </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f52" id="crisis__75" original="E8bc.-78cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f53" id="crisis__76"><span class="coll" id="crisis__77" original="E8bc.-78ca"> ecological </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f55" id="crisis__78" original="E8bc.-78c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f56" id="crisis__79" original="E8bc.-78e7"><span class="x" id="crisis__80" original="E8bc.-78e6"> She describes how the global financial crisis of 2008 precipitated a deep recession. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f58" id="crisis__81" original="E8bc.-78c6"><span class="x" id="crisis__82" original="E8bc.-78c5"> At times of severe economic crisis, the demands for greater democracy increase significantly. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f5a" id="crisis__83" original="E8bc.-78c2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="crisis__84" original="E8bc.-78c1"> verb + crisis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f5c" id="crisis__85" original="E8bc.-78c0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f5d" id="crisis__86" original="E8bc.-78be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f5e" id="crisis__87"><span class="coll" id="crisis__88" original="E8bc.-78bd"> precipitate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f60" id="crisis__89"><span class="coll" id="crisis__90" original="E8bc.-78bc"> trigger </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f62" id="crisis__91" original="E8bc.-78b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f63" id="crisis__92"><span class="coll" id="crisis__93" original="E8bc.-78b8"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f65" id="crisis__94" original="E8bc.-78b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f66" id="crisis__95"><span class="coll" id="crisis__96" original="E8bc.-78b6"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f68" id="crisis__97" original="E8bc.-78b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f69" id="crisis__98"><span class="coll" id="crisis__99" original="E8bc.-78b4"> prevent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f6b" id="crisis__100"><span class="coll" id="crisis__101" original="E8bc.-78b3"> avert </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f6d" id="crisis__102" original="E8bc.-78b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f6e" id="crisis__103"><span class="coll" id="crisis__104" original="E8bc.-78b1"> resolve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f70" id="crisis__105"><span class="coll" id="crisis__106" original="E8bc.-78b0"> solve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f72" id="crisis__107" original="E8bc.-78af"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f73" id="crisis__108" original="E8bc.-78c4"><span class="x" id="crisis__109" original="E8bc.-78c3"> All these wars precipitated humanitarian crises. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f75" id="crisis__110" original="E8bc.-78ae"><span class="x" id="crisis__111" original="E8bc.-78ad"> The crisis was resolved when the two men were released. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.88b" id="crisis__112" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crisis_1" title="crisis definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.88c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.6ea0" id="crisis__113" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crisis__114"> crisis </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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criterion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e8d" id="criterion" original="E399.62f0" sum="849"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e8e" id="criterion__1" original="E399.62f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e8f" id="criterion__2" original="E399.62f2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> criterion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e9b" id="criterion__7" original="E399.62fa"><span class="pos" id="criterion__8" original="E399.62fb"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72a4" eid="criterion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3cc5" geo="br" id="criterion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criterion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪˈtɪəriən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crite/criterion__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/crite/criterion__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://criterion__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3cc9" geo="n_am" id="criterion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criterion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪˈtɪriən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/crite/criterion__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/crite/criterion__us_2.ogg" href="sound://criterion__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e9d" id="criterion__14" original="E399.62fc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3e9e" form="pl" id="criterion__15" original="E399.62fd"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="criterion__16" original="E399.62ff"> criteria </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-72a3" eid="criterion__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3ccd" geo="br" id="criterion__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criterion__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪˈtɪəriə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/crite/criteria__gb_2.mp3" 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pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ea7" id="criterion__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ea8" id="criterion__23" original="E399.6303"><span class="def" id="criterion__24" original="E399.6304"> a standard or principle by which something is judged, or with the help of which a decision is made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3eaa" id="criterion__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3eab" id="criterion__26" original="E8d6.-7f13"><span class="x" id="criterion__27" original="E8d6.-7f12"> His classification is based on the following criteria:… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ead" id="criterion__28" original="E88f.-7fff"><span class="x" id="criterion__29" original="E88f.-7ffe"> As many as 78% of adult prisoners meet the diagnostic criteria for personality disorder. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3eaf" id="criterion__30" original="E88f.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="criterion__31" original="E88f.-7ffa"> Organizational control systems specify the criteria by which employees are evaluated and rewarded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3eb1" id="criterion__32" original="E88f.-7ffd"><span class="cf" id="criterion__33" original="E8d6.-7f11"><span class="exp" id="criterion__34"> criterion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="criterion__35" original="E88f.-7ffc"> It appears that there is no single criterion of beauty common to all human cultures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3eb5" id="criterion__36" original="E8d6.-7f0f"><span class="cf" id="criterion__37" original="E8d6.-7f10"><span class="exp" id="criterion__38"> criterion </span> for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="criterion__39" original="E8d6.-7f0e"> They developed two criteria for measuring the strength of composite materials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3eb9" id="criterion__40" original="E8d6.-7ef1"><span class="cf" id="criterion__41" original="E8d4.-7d41"> according to <span class="exp" id="criterion__42"> criterion </span></span><span class="x" id="criterion__43" original="E8d6.-7ef0"> This approach entails the classification of consumers according to criteria other than age, residence, income and such. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="data__178" original="E5df.358d" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="data__179" original="E5df.358e"><span class="h1" id="data__180" original="E5df.358f"><ul class="inline" id="data__181" original="E5df.3590"><li class="li" id="data__182" original="E5df.3591"> data </li><li class="li" id="data__183" original="E5df.3592"> bacteria </li><li class="li" id="data__184" original="E5df.3593"> criteria </li><li class="li" id="data__185" original="E5df.4196"> media </li><li class="li" id="data__186" original="E5df.3594"> phenomena </li><li class="li" id="data__187" original="E5df.3595"> strata </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="data__188" original="E576.2377"><li class="li" id="data__189" original="E576.2378"> In general English, these words are often used with the singular form of the verb: <span class="x-gs" id="data__190"><span class="x-g" id="data__191" original="E576.2379"><span class="x" id="data__192" original="E576.237a"><span class="ebi" id="data__193" original="E576.237b"> Bacteria is </span> killed by thorough cooking. </span></span></span> In academic English, this usage is considered incorrect and it is important to use the correct plural form of the verb: <span class="x-gs" id="data__194"><span class="x-g" id="data__195" original="E576.237e"><span class="x" id="data__196" original="E576.237f"><span class="ebi" id="data__197" original="E576.2380"> Bacteria enter </span> the skin through ulcers or cracks. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__198" original="E576.2381"><span class="x" id="data__199" original="E576.2382"> Based on <span class="ebi" id="data__200" original="E576.2383"> these criteria </span> ,… </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__201" original="E576.2384"><span class="x" id="data__202" original="E576.2385"> No <span class="ebi" id="data__203" original="E576.2386"> data are </span> available on the mineralogy of the local sediment, however. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__204" original="E576.2387"><span class="x" id="data__205" original="E576.2388"> Contemporary screen <span class="ebi" id="data__206" original="E576.2389"> media are </span> typically the result of numerous processes, only one of which involves actual filming. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__207" original="E576.238a"><span class="x" id="data__208" original="E576.238b"> Many atmospheric <span class="ebi" id="data__209" original="E576.238c"> phenomena are… </span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__210" original="E576.238d"><span class="x" id="data__211" original="E576.238e"> Younger Precambrian <span class="ebi" id="data__212" original="E576.238f"> strata are </span> widely exposed across central and southern Arizona. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="data__213" original="E576.2390"><li class="li" id="data__214" original="E576.2391"> The singular forms are <span class="eb" id="data__215" original="E576.2392"> bacterium </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__216" original="E576.2393"> criterion </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__217" original="E576.2394"> datum </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__218" original="E848.-2656"> medium </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__219" original="E576.2395"> phenomenon </span> and <span class="eb" id="data__220" original="E576.2396"> stratum </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="data__221"><span class="x-g" id="data__222" original="E576.2397"><span class="x" id="data__223" original="E576.2398"> The <span class="ebi" id="data__224" original="E576.2399"> bacterium is </span> rich in virulence factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__225" original="E576.239a"><span class="x" id="data__226" original="E576.239b"> The <span class="ebi" id="data__227" original="E576.239c"> criterion </span> of fairness <span class="ebi" id="data__228" original="E576.239d"> is </span> controversial. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__229" original="E576.239e"><span class="x" id="data__230" original="E576.239f"><span class="ebi" id="data__231" original="E576.23a0"> Every </span> reference <span class="ebi" id="data__232" original="E576.23a1"> datum makes </span> it possible for third persons to match data. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__233" original="E576.23a2"><span class="x" id="data__234" original="E576.23a3"> Downloading music rather than listening to the radio merely swaps <span class="ebi" id="data__235" original="E576.23a4"> one medium </span> for another. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__236" original="E576.23a5"><span class="x" id="data__237" original="E576.23a6"> Flooding is <span class="ebi" id="data__238" original="E576.23a7"> a natural phenomenon </span> in the Lower Central Plain </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__239" original="E576.23a8"><span class="x" id="data__240" original="E576.23a9"> In <span class="ebi" id="data__241" original="E576.23aa"> each </span> age <span class="ebi" id="data__242" original="E576.23ab"> stratum </span> , four gender-ethnicity groups were defined. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f77" id="criterion__109" original="E88f.-7ff6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="criterion__110" original="E88f.-7ff5"> adjective + criterion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f79" id="criterion__111" original="E88f.-7ff4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f7a" id="criterion__112" original="E8d6.-7f0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f7b" id="criterion__113"><span class="coll" id="criterion__114" original="E8d6.-7f0c"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f7d" id="criterion__115" original="E8d6.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f7e" id="criterion__116"><span class="coll" id="criterion__117" original="E8d6.-7f0a"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f80" id="criterion__118"><span class="coll" id="criterion__119" original="E8d6.-7f09"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f82" id="criterion__120" original="E88f.-7fea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f83" id="criterion__121"><span class="coll" id="criterion__122" original="E88f.-7fe9"> different </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f85" id="criterion__123" original="E88f.-7fe4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f86" id="criterion__124"><span class="coll" id="criterion__125" original="E88f.-7fe3"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f88" id="criterion__126" original="E88f.-7fe2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f89" id="criterion__127"><span class="coll" id="criterion__128" original="E88f.-7fe1"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f8b" id="criterion__129" original="E88f.-7fe8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f8c" id="criterion__130"><span class="coll" id="criterion__131" original="E88f.-7fe7"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f8e" id="criterion__132" original="E88f.-7fe6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f8f" id="criterion__133"><span class="coll" id="criterion__134" original="E88f.-7fe5"> objective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f91" id="criterion__135" original="E8d6.-7f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f92" id="criterion__136"><span class="coll" id="criterion__137" original="E8d6.-7f07"> strict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f94" id="criterion__138" original="E88f.-7ff2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f95" id="criterion__139"><span class="coll" id="criterion__140" original="E88f.-7ff1"> diagnostic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f97" id="criterion__141" original="E88f.-7ff0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f98" id="criterion__142"><span class="coll" id="criterion__143" original="E88f.-7fef"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f9a" id="criterion__144" original="E88f.-7fee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f9b" id="criterion__145"><span class="coll" id="criterion__146" original="E88f.-7fed"> economic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f9d" id="criterion__147" original="E88f.-7fe0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5f9e" id="criterion__148" original="E88f.-7fdf"><span class="x" id="criterion__149" original="E88f.-7fde"> The directive did not establish any specific criteria for the amount of benefit payable to this group. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fa0" id="criterion__150" original="E88f.-7fbf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="criterion__151" original="E88f.-7fbe"> noun + criterion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fa2" id="criterion__152" original="E88f.-7fbd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fa3" id="criterion__153" original="E8d6.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fa4" id="criterion__154"><span class="coll" id="criterion__155" original="E8d6.-7f05"> inclusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fa6" id="criterion__156" original="E8d6.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fa7" id="criterion__157"><span class="coll" id="criterion__158" original="E8d6.-7f03"> exclusion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fa9" id="criterion__159" original="E88f.-7fb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5faa" id="criterion__160"><span class="coll" id="criterion__161" original="E88f.-7fb8"> selection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fac" id="criterion__162" original="E8d6.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fad" id="criterion__163"><span class="coll" id="criterion__164" original="E8d6.-7f01"> eligibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5faf" id="criterion__165" original="E88f.-7fb7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fb0" id="criterion__166"><span class="coll" id="criterion__167" original="E88f.-7fb6"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fb2" id="criterion__168" original="E88f.-7fb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fb3" id="criterion__169"><span class="coll" id="criterion__170" original="E88f.-7fb2"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fb5" id="criterion__171" original="E88f.-7fb1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fb6" id="criterion__172"><span class="coll" id="criterion__173" original="E8d6.-7f00"> assessment </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fb8" id="criterion__174"><span class="coll" id="criterion__175" original="E88f.-7fb0"> evaluation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fba" id="criterion__176" original="E88f.-7faf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fbb" id="criterion__177" original="E88f.-7fab"><span class="x" id="criterion__178" original="E88f.-7faa"> Only clients who were psychologically stable and met the inclusion criteria were invited to participate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fbd" id="criterion__179" original="E88f.-7ff9"><span class="x" id="criterion__180" original="E88f.-7ff8"> A bonus is typically not paid until the salesperson surpasses some level of total sales or other performance criteria. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fbf" id="criterion__181" original="E88f.-7fda" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="criterion__182" original="E88f.-7fd9"> verb + criterion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fc1" id="criterion__183" original="E88f.-7fd8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fc2" id="criterion__184" original="E88f.-7fc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fc3" id="criterion__185"><span class="coll" id="criterion__186" original="E88f.-7fc8"> define </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fc5" id="criterion__187"><span class="coll" id="criterion__188" original="E88f.-7fc7"> identify </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fc7" id="criterion__189"><span class="coll" id="criterion__190" original="E88f.-7fc6"> specify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fc9" id="criterion__191" original="E88f.-7fce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fca" id="criterion__192"><span class="coll" id="criterion__193" original="E88f.-7fcd"> establish </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fcc" id="criterion__194"><span class="coll" id="criterion__195" original="E88f.-7fcc"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fce" id="criterion__196"><span class="coll" id="criterion__197" original="E88f.-7fcb"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fd0" id="criterion__198" original="E8d4.-7d40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fd1" id="criterion__199"><span class="coll" id="criterion__200" original="E8d4.-7d3f"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fd3" id="criterion__201" original="E88f.-7fd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fd4" id="criterion__202"><span class="coll" id="criterion__203" original="E88f.-7fd1"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fd6" id="criterion__204"><span class="coll" id="criterion__205" original="E88f.-7fd0"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fd8" id="criterion__206"><span class="coll" id="criterion__207" original="E88f.-7fcf"> apply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fda" id="criterion__208" original="E88f.-7fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fdb" id="criterion__209"><span class="coll" id="criterion__210" original="E88f.-7fd5"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fdd" id="criterion__211"><span class="coll" id="criterion__212" original="E88f.-7fd4"> satisfy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fdf" id="criterion__213"><span class="coll" id="criterion__214" original="E88f.-7fd3"> fulfil </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fe1" id="criterion__215" original="E88f.-7fc5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fe2" id="criterion__216" original="E88f.-7fc1"><span class="x" id="criterion__217" original="E88f.-7fc0"> The company introduced its own labelling system to identify healthier products, using criteria set by an independent board of health experts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fe4" id="criterion__218" original="E88f.-7fc4"><span class="x" id="criterion__219" original="E88f.-7fc3"> To qualify for a patent, a product must satisfy certain criteria. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fe6" id="criterion__220" original="E8d6.-7eff" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="criterion__221" original="E8d6.-7efe"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fe8" id="criterion__222" original="E8d6.-7efd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fe9" id="criterion__223" original="E8d6.-7efb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fea" id="criterion__224"><span class="coll" id="criterion__225" original="E8d6.-7efa"> set of criteria </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fec" id="criterion__226" original="E8d6.-7ef9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fed" id="criterion__227" original="E8d6.-7ef8"><span class="x" id="criterion__228" original="E8d6.-7ef7"> They established a set of criteria to be used when evaluating screening programmes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.8c2" id="criterion__229" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://criterion" title="criterion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.8c3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7044" id="criterion__230" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="criterion__231"> criterion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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critic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ec0" id="critic" original="E399.6305" sum="1059"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ec1" id="critic__1" original="E399.6306"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ec2" id="critic__2" original="E399.6307"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> critic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ece" id="critic__7" original="E399.630f"><span class="pos" id="critic__8" original="E399.6310"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7292" eid="critic__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.53e8" geo="br" id="critic__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critic__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://critic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.53eb" geo="n_am" id="critic__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critic__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://critic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ed0" id="critic__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ed1" id="critic__15" original="E399.6313"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="critic__16" original="E399.6314"> a person who expresses disapproval of somebody/something and talks about their/its bad qualities, especially publicly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ed3" id="critic__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ed4" id="critic__18" original="E8d0.-7ffe"><span class="x" id="critic__19" original="E8d0.-7ffd"> Many critics have pointed out that navigating the Internet on a tiny screen can be extremely difficult. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ed6" id="critic__20" original="E8bd.-7cf9"><span class="x" id="critic__21" original="E8bd.-7cf8"> Of course, the plan was not without its critics; some of the party argued strongly against it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ed8" id="critic__22" original="E8bd.-7cfb"><span class="cf" id="critic__23" original="E8d0.-7fff"><span class="exp" id="critic__24"> critic </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="critic__25" original="E8bd.-7cfa"> Martin Luther King became an outspoken critic of America's involvement in Vietnam. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3edc" id="critic__26" original="E8bd.-7cfc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="critic__27" original="E8bd.-7cf7"> a person whose work challenges traditional ideas, especially in subjects such as literature, history and philosophy </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ede" id="critic__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3edf" id="critic__29" original="E8bd.-7cf6"><span class="x" id="critic__30" original="E8bd.-7cf5"> He was one of the major literary and cultural critics of the mid-twentieth century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ee1" id="critic__31" original="E8bd.-7cf4"><span class="x" id="critic__32" original="E8bd.-7cf3"> Feminist critics have developed a number of arguments against classical social theory. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ee3" id="critic__33" original="E399.6311"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="critic__34" original="E399.6312"> a person whose job is to write or broadcast their opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, art, music, plays and films </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ee5" id="critic__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ee6" id="critic__36" original="E8bd.-7cf0"><span class="x" id="critic__37" original="E8bd.-7cef"> European-American theories of cinema have had a powerful influence on Latin American film critics. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.8ef" id="critic__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critic" title="critic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.8f0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7063" id="critic__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="critic__40"> critic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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critical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ee8" id="critical" original="E399.6315" sum="2263"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ee9" id="critical__1" original="E399.6316"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3eea" id="critical__2" original="E399.6317"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> critical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ef6" id="critical__4" original="E399.631c"><span class="pos" id="critical__5" original="E399.631d"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-728b" eid="critical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3d45" geo="br" id="critical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critical__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critical__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://critical__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3d48" geo="n_am" id="critical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critical__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critical__us_3.ogg" href="sound://critical__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ef8" id="critical__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ef9" id="critical__12" original="E399.6321"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="critical__13" original="E399.6322"> extremely important, for example because a future situation will be affected by it </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3efb" id="critical__14" original="E399.6323" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crucial" title="crucial definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3efc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4476" id="critical__15" original="E399.6324"><span class="xh" id="critical__16"> crucial </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3efe" id="critical__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3eff" id="critical__18" original="E8be.-7e6e"><span class="x" id="critical__19" original="E8be.-7e6d"> The choice of methodology is critical. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f01" id="critical__20" original="E8be.-7e66"><span class="x" id="critical__21" original="E8be.-7e65"> Careful quality control for new products will be of critical importance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f03" id="critical__22" original="E8be.-7e6c"><span class="x" id="critical__23" original="E8be.-7e6b"> Pressure on water resources is one of the most critical environmental issues of the twenty-first century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f05" id="critical__24" original="E8d0.-7fc8"><span class="cf" id="critical__25" original="E8d0.-7fc9"><span class="exp" id="critical__26"> critical </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="critical__27" original="E8d0.-7fc7"> Understanding the role of chance is critical to understanding patterns of molecular evolution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f09" id="critical__28" original="E8d0.-7fc6"><span class="x" id="critical__29" original="E8d0.-7fc5"> Relatives and carers of such people are critical to the success of pain management. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f0b" id="critical__30" original="E8be.-7e69"><span class="cf" id="critical__31" original="E8be.-7e6a"> it is <span class="exp" id="critical__32"> critical </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="critical__33" original="E8be.-7e68"> It is critical to develop and strengthen community-based support systems for such vulnerable adults. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f0f" id="critical__34" original="E8be.-7e64"><span class="cf" id="critical__35" original="E8be.-7e6f"><span class="exp" id="critical__36"> critical </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="critical__37" original="E8be.-7e63"> Farmer cooperation is seen as critical for the continued expansion of organic farming. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f13" id="critical__38" original="E8be.-7e61"><span class="cf" id="critical__39" original="E8d0.-7f96"><span class="exp" id="critical__40"> critical </span> in (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="critical__41" original="E8be.-7e60"> Fertility rates are critical in determining the future size of the global population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f17" id="critical__42" original="E8be.-7e5e"><span class="cf" id="critical__43" original="E8be.-7e5f"> it is <span class="exp" id="critical__44"> critical </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="critical__45" original="E8be.-7e5d"> It is critical that the sales force are very clear about what the firm is offering. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="critical__46" original="E5df.8c4" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="critical__47" original="E5df.8c5"><span class="h1" id="critical__48" original="E5df.8c6"><ul class="inline" id="critical__49" original="E5df.8c7"><li class="li" id="critical__50" original="E5df.8c8"> essential </li><li class="li" id="critical__51" original="E5df.8c9"> crucial </li><li class="li" id="critical__52" original="E5df.8ca"> critical </li><li class="li" id="critical__53" original="E5df.8cb"> vital <span class="pos" id="critical__54" original="E83b.68cc"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="critical__55" original="E5df.8cd"> These words all describe something that is extremely important and completely necessary because a particular situation or activity depends on it. </span><ul class="bullet" id="critical__56" original="E5df.8ce"><li class="li" id="critical__57" original="E5df.8cf"> to be essential/​crucial/​critical/​vital <span class="eb" id="critical__58" original="E5df.8d0"> for/​to/​in </span> something </li><li class="li" id="critical__59" original="E5df.8d1"> it is essential/​crucial/​critical/​vital <span class="eb" id="critical__60" original="E5df.8d2"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__61" original="E5df.8d3"> to be essential/​crucial/​critical/​vital <span class="eb" id="critical__62" original="E5df.8d4"> to do something </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__63" original="E5df.8d5"> an essential/​a crucial/​a critical/​a vital <span class="eb" id="critical__64" original="E5df.8d6"> role/​point </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__65" original="E5df.8d7"> an essential/​a crucial/​a vital <span class="eb" id="critical__66" original="E5df.8d8"> part/​element/​component/​factor </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__67" original="E5df.8d9"> a crucial/​critical/​vital <span class="eb" id="critical__68" original="E5df.8da"> question/​issue </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__69" original="E5df.8db"><span class="eb" id="critical__70" original="E5df.8dc"> absolutely </span> essential/​crucial/​critical/​vital </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="critical__71" original="E5df.8dd"><li class="li" id="critical__72" original="E5df.8de"><span class="eb" id="critical__73" original="E5df.8df"> Essential </span> and <span class="eb" id="critical__74" original="E5df.8e0"> vital </span> can often be used in the same way; <span class="eb" id="critical__75" original="E5df.8e1"> essential </span> is typically used to state a fact or an opinion with authority; <span class="eb" id="critical__76" original="E5df.8e2"> vital </span> is used to try to persuade somebody that a fact or an opinion is important; <span class="eb" id="critical__77" original="E5df.8e3"> vital </span> is less often used in negative statements: <span class="x-gs" id="critical__78"><span class="x-g" id="critical__79" original="E5df.8e4"><span class="x" id="critical__80" original="E5df.8e5"> Nitrates form an essential component within the nitrogen cycle. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="critical__81" original="E5df.8e6"><span class="x" id="critical__82" original="E5df.8e7"> Sharing a common language is not always essential to a sense of ethnic community. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="critical__83" original="E5df.8e8"><span class="x" id="critical__84" original="E5df.8e9"> Food is relatively ‘culture bound’, so local knowledge is vital to market success. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="critical__85" original="E5df.8ea"><span class="eb" id="critical__86" original="E5df.8eb"> Crucial </span> and <span class="eb" id="critical__87" original="E5df.8ec"> critical </span> can both be used to describe something that is necessary to avoid a bad outcome; <span class="eb" id="critical__88" original="E5df.8ed"> critical </span> is often used to talk about more objective, technical matters in science or business; <span class="eb" id="critical__89" original="E5df.8ee"> crucial </span> can be used in more subjective contexts, especially when talking about an important time or stage in a process: <span class="x-gs" id="critical__90"><span class="x-g" id="critical__91" original="E5df.8ef"><span class="x" id="critical__92" original="E5df.8f0"> Mangrove trees are critical to the functioning of mangrove swamps as they stabilize sediments and filter the water. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="critical__93" original="E5df.8f1"><span class="x" id="critical__94" original="E5df.8f2"> Many historians have suggested this was a crucial moment in the emancipation of women. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f1b" id="critical__95" original="E8be.-7e29" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="critical__96"> critical + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f1d" id="critical__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f1e" id="critical__98" original="E8be.-7e27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f1f" id="critical__99"><span class="coll" id="critical__100" original="E8be.-7e26"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f21" id="critical__101" original="E8d0.-7fc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f22" id="critical__102"><span class="coll" id="critical__103" original="E8d0.-7fbf"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f24" id="critical__104" original="E8d0.-7fbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f25" id="critical__105"><span class="coll" id="critical__106" original="E8d0.-7fbd"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f27" id="critical__107" original="E8be.-7e25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f28" id="critical__108"><span class="coll" id="critical__109" original="E8be.-7e24"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f2a" id="critical__110" original="E8be.-7e23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f2b" id="critical__111"><span class="coll" id="critical__112" original="E8be.-7e22"> incident </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f2d" id="critical__113" original="E8be.-7e21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f2e" id="critical__114"><span class="coll" id="critical__115" original="E8be.-7e20"> point </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f30" id="critical__116"><span class="coll" id="critical__117" original="E8be.-7e1f"> moment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f32" id="critical__118" original="E8d0.-7fbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f33" id="critical__119"><span class="coll" id="critical__120" original="E8d0.-7fbb"> importance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f35" id="critical__121" original="E8be.-7e1e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f36" id="critical__122" original="E8be.-7e1b"><span class="x" id="critical__123" original="E8be.-7e1a"> Both these hormones play a critical role in pregnancy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f38" id="critical__124" original="E8be.-7e19"><span class="x" id="critical__125" original="E8be.-7e18"> When the critical moment in a confrontation arrives, instant decisions must be made. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f3a" id="critical__126" original="E8be.-7e15" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="critical__127"> adverb + critical </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f3c" id="critical__128"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f3d" id="critical__129" original="E8be.-7e13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f3e" id="critical__130"><span class="coll" id="critical__131" original="E8be.-7e12"> especially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f40" id="critical__132"><span class="coll" id="critical__133" original="E8be.-7e11"> particularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f42" id="critical__134" original="E8be.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f43" id="critical__135"><span class="coll" id="critical__136" original="E8be.-7e0f"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f45" id="critical__137" original="E8be.-7e0e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f46" id="critical__138" original="E8be.-7e0d"><span class="x" id="critical__139" original="E8be.-7e0c"> Corporate branding becomes particularly critical when the company needs to present itself as a good corporate citizen. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f48" id="critical__140" original="E399.632b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="critical__141" original="E399.632c"> involving making fair, careful judgements about the good and bad qualities of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f4a" id="critical__142"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f4b" id="critical__143" original="E8be.-7e4c"><span class="x" id="critical__144" original="E8be.-7e4b"> The article provides a critical analysis of Greene's achievements. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f4d" id="critical__145" original="E82b.40ef" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://uncritical" title="uncritical definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f4e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-484b" id="critical__146" original="E82b.40f0"><span class="xh" id="critical__147"> uncritical </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f50" id="critical__148" original="E4c7.33f3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critical-thinking" title="critical thinking definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f51" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ff0" id="critical__149" original="E4c7.33f4"><span class="xh" id="critical__150"> critical thinking </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f53" id="critical__151" original="E8be.-7e47" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="critical__152"> critical + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f55" id="critical__153"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f56" id="critical__154" original="E8d0.-7fba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f57" id="critical__155"><span class="coll" id="critical__156" original="E8d0.-7fb9"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f59" id="critical__157" original="E8be.-7e3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f5a" id="critical__158"><span class="coll" id="critical__159" original="E8be.-7e3a"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f5c" id="critical__160" original="E8be.-7e3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f5d" id="critical__161"><span class="coll" id="critical__162" original="E8be.-7e3c"> reflection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f5f" id="critical__163" original="E8d0.-7fb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f60" id="critical__164"><span class="coll" id="critical__165" original="E8d0.-7fb7"> thinking </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f62" id="critical__166" original="E8d0.-7fb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f63" id="critical__167"><span class="coll" id="critical__168" original="E8be.-7e40"> scrutiny </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f65" id="critical__169"><span class="coll" id="critical__170" original="E8d0.-7fb5"> examination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f67" id="critical__171" original="E8be.-7e43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f68" id="critical__172"><span class="coll" id="critical__173" original="E8be.-7e42"> appraisal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f6a" id="critical__174" original="E8be.-7e3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f6b" id="critical__175"><span class="coll" id="critical__176" original="E8be.-7e3e"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f6d" id="critical__177" original="E8d0.-7fb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f6e" id="critical__178"><span class="coll" id="critical__179" original="E8d0.-7fb3"> study </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f70" id="critical__180" original="E8be.-7e39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f71" id="critical__181" original="E8be.-7e38"><span class="x" id="critical__182" original="E8be.-7e37"> This essay has presented a critical appraisal of the effectiveness of the international law of internal armed conflict. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f73" id="critical__183" original="E8be.-7e5c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="critical__184" original="E8be.-7e5b"> challenging traditional ideas in the study of society, literature, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f75" id="critical__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f76" id="critical__186" original="E8be.-7e58"><span class="x" id="critical__187" original="E8be.-7e57"> However, the critical perspective argues that culture should not be regarded as a management tool. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f78" id="critical__188" original="E8d0.-7fc4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f79" id="critical__189"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="critical__190" original="E8e3.-76cc"> of a text </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="critical__191" original="E8d0.-7fc3"> containing detailed notes and analysis by an expert </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f7c" id="critical__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f7d" id="critical__193" original="E8d0.-7fc2"><span class="x" id="critical__194" original="E8d0.-7fc1"> In spite of the lack of a modern critical edition of this work, the evidence is solid. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f7f" id="critical__195" original="E399.631e"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="critical__196" original="E399.6320"><span class="exp" id="critical__197"> critical </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="critical__198" original="E399.631f"> expressing disapproval of somebody/something and saying what you think is bad about them/it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f83" id="critical__199"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f84" id="critical__200" original="E8be.-7e56"><span class="x" id="critical__201" original="E8be.-7e55"> The new chief accountant was highly critical of the Commission's book-keeping standards. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f86" id="critical__202" original="E399.6326"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="critical__203" original="E399.6327"> used to describe a situation that is serious and uncertain and in which bad things could happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f88" id="critical__204"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f89" id="critical__205" original="E8be.-7e54"><span class="x" id="critical__206" original="E8be.-7e53"> In the winter of 1940 the food situation became critical. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f8b" id="critical__207" original="E399.632d"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f8c" id="critical__208"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="critical__209" original="E399.632f"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="critical__210" original="E399.6330"> according to the judgement of people whose job is to write or broadcast their opinions about art, music, plays, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f8f" id="critical__211"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f90" id="critical__212" original="E8be.-7e4e"><span class="x" id="critical__213" original="E8be.-7e4d"> The previous year had seen the publication, to great critical acclaim, of his deeply moving autobiography. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f92" id="limitation__104" original="E5df.3b35" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="limitation__105" original="E5df.3b36"><span class="h1" id="limitation__106" original="E5df.3b37"> Critical evaluation </span><span class="p" id="limitation__107" original="E5df.3b38"> In academic writing, it is often necessary to give an evaluation of what is good or bad about a particular method, piece of research, argument, etc. </span><ul class="bullet" id="limitation__108" original="E5df.3b39"><li class="li" id="limitation__109" original="E5df.3b3a"><span class="eb" id="limitation__110" original="E5df.3b3b"> The strength/​weakness </span> of X <span class="eb" id="limitation__111" original="E5df.3b3c"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__112" original="E5df.3b3d"><span class="eb" id="limitation__113" original="E5df.3b3e"> The advantage/​disadvantage </span> of X <span class="eb" id="limitation__114" original="E5df.3b3f"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__115" original="E5df.3b40"><span class="eb" id="limitation__116" original="E5df.3b41"> A particular strength/​advantage </span> of X <span class="eb" id="limitation__117" original="E5df.3b42"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__118" original="E5df.3b43"><span class="eb" id="limitation__119" original="E5df.3b44"> One of the/​Among the advantages/​disadvantages/​limitations </span> of X <span class="eb" id="limitation__120" original="E5df.3b45"> is… </span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__121" original="E5df.3b46"> X <span class="eb" id="limitation__122" original="E5df.3b47"> has its advantages/​disadvantages/​strengths/​weaknesses/​limitations. </span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__123" original="E5df.3b48"><span class="eb" id="limitation__124" original="E5df.3b49"> There are a number of benefits/​advantages/​limitations to… </span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__125" original="E5df.3b4a"> X <span class="eb" id="limitation__126" original="E5df.3b4b"> offers the advantage/​benefit of… </span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__127" original="E5df.3b4c"> X <span class="eb" id="limitation__128" original="E5df.3b4d"> has/​suffers the disadvantage of… </span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__129" original="E5df.3b4e"><span class="eb" id="limitation__130" original="E5df.3b4f"> The benefits/​advantages outweigh the drawbacks/​disadvantages </span> . </li><li class="li" id="limitation__131" original="E5df.3b50"> X <span class="eb" id="limitation__132" original="E5df.3b51"> does not account for/​fails to account for… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="limitation__133" original="E5df.3b52"><li class="li" id="limitation__134" original="E5df.3b53"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c5b" id="limitation__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5de3" id="limitation__136" original="E5df.3b54"><span class="x" id="limitation__137" original="E5df.3b55"><span class="ebi" id="limitation__138" original="E5df.3b56"> The strength of </span> this approach was that it did not appear to require any major transfer of budgetary resources. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__139" original="E5df.3b57"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c5a" id="limitation__140"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ddf" id="limitation__141" original="E5df.3b58"><span class="x" id="limitation__142" original="E5df.3b59"><span class="ebi" id="limitation__143" original="E5df.3b5b"> The main disadvantage is </span> that exploiting secondary data may require a compromise between what is wanted and what is available. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__144" original="E5df.3b5c"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c59" id="limitation__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ddb" id="limitation__146" original="E5df.3b5d"><span class="x" id="limitation__147" original="E5df.3b5e"><span class="ebi" id="limitation__148" original="E5df.3b5f"> One particular advantage of </span> this approach is the possibility of controlling the density of sugar ligands. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__149" original="E5df.3b60"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c58" id="limitation__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5dd7" id="limitation__151" original="E5df.3b61"><span class="x" id="limitation__152" original="E5df.3b62"><span class="ebi" id="limitation__153" original="E5df.3b63"> Among the disadvantages of </span> a bipolar signal is the requirement for twice as much power. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__154" original="E5df.3b64"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c57" id="limitation__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5dd3" id="limitation__156" original="E5df.3b65"><span class="x" id="limitation__157" original="E5df.3b66"> All research <span class="ebi" id="limitation__158" original="E5df.3b67"> has its weaknesses </span> , however. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__159" original="E5df.3b68"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c56" id="limitation__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5dcf" id="limitation__161" original="E5df.3b69"><span class="x" id="limitation__162" original="E5df.3b6a"><span class="ebi" id="limitation__163" original="E5df.3b6b"> There are a number of limitations to </span> this study. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__164" original="E5df.3b6c"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c55" id="limitation__165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5dcb" id="limitation__166" original="E5df.3b6d"><span class="x" id="limitation__167" original="E5df.3b6e"> The LED sources <span class="ebi" id="limitation__168" original="E5df.3b6f"> offer the advantage of </span> longevity, up to 10 000 hours usage compared with xenon and mercury. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__169" original="E5df.3b70"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c54" id="limitation__170"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5dc7" id="limitation__171" original="E5df.3b71"><span class="x" id="limitation__172" original="E5df.3b72"> DC machines <span class="ebi" id="limitation__173" original="E5df.3b73"> suffer the disadvantage of </span> needing brushes and a commutator which require frequent maintenance. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__174" original="E5df.3b74"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c53" id="limitation__175"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5dc3" id="limitation__176" original="E5df.3b75"><span class="x" id="limitation__177" original="E5df.3b76"> Risks from surgery may <span class="ebi" id="limitation__178" original="E5df.3b77"> outweigh benefits </span> in older people. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="limitation__179" original="E5df.3b78"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c52" id="limitation__180"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5dbf" id="limitation__181" original="E5df.3b79"><span class="x" id="limitation__182" original="E5df.3b7a"> This approach <span class="ebi" id="limitation__183" original="E5df.3b7b"> fails to account for </span> unsuccessful transitions. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-695d" id="critical__294" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="critical__295"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-695b" id="critical__296" original="E8be.-7e49"><span class="shcut" id="critical__297" original="E8be.-7e48"> critical + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6959" id="critical__298" original="E8be.-7e29"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6958" id="critical__299" original="E8be.-7e27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6957" id="critical__300" original="E8be.-7e26"><span class="coll" id="critical__301"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6955" id="critical__302" original="E8d0.-7fc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6954" id="critical__303" original="E8d0.-7fbf"><span class="coll" id="critical__304"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6952" id="critical__305" original="E8d0.-7fbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6951" id="critical__306" original="E8d0.-7fbd"><span class="coll" id="critical__307"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-694f" id="critical__308" original="E8be.-7e25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-694e" id="critical__309" original="E8be.-7e24"><span class="coll" id="critical__310"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-694c" id="critical__311" original="E8be.-7e23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-694b" id="critical__312" original="E8be.-7e22"><span class="coll" id="critical__313"> incident </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6949" id="critical__314" original="E8be.-7e21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6948" id="critical__315" original="E8be.-7e20"><span class="coll" id="critical__316"> point </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6946" id="critical__317" original="E8be.-7e1f"><span class="coll" id="critical__318"> moment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6944" id="critical__319" original="E8d0.-7fbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6943" id="critical__320" original="E8d0.-7fbb"><span class="coll" id="critical__321"> importance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6941" id="critical__322" original="E8be.-7e1e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6940" id="critical__323" original="E8be.-7e1b"><span class="x" id="critical__324" original="E8be.-7e1a"> Both these hormones play a critical role in pregnancy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-693e" id="critical__325" original="E8be.-7e19"><span class="x" id="critical__326" original="E8be.-7e18"> When the critical moment in a confrontation arrives, instant decisions must be made. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-693c" id="critical__327" original="E8be.-7e47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-693b" id="critical__328" original="E8d0.-7fba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-693a" id="critical__329" original="E8d0.-7fb9"><span class="coll" id="critical__330"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6938" id="critical__331" original="E8be.-7e3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6937" id="critical__332" original="E8be.-7e3a"><span class="coll" id="critical__333"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6935" id="critical__334" original="E8be.-7e3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6934" id="critical__335" original="E8be.-7e3c"><span class="coll" id="critical__336"> reflection </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6932" id="critical__337" original="E8d0.-7fb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6931" id="critical__338" original="E8d0.-7fb7"><span class="coll" id="critical__339"> thinking </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-692f" id="critical__340" original="E8d0.-7fb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-692e" id="critical__341" original="E8be.-7e40"><span class="coll" id="critical__342"> scrutiny </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-692c" id="critical__343" original="E8d0.-7fb5"><span class="coll" id="critical__344"> examination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-692a" id="critical__345" original="E8be.-7e43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6929" id="critical__346" original="E8be.-7e42"><span class="coll" id="critical__347"> appraisal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6927" id="critical__348" original="E8be.-7e3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6926" id="critical__349" original="E8be.-7e3e"><span class="coll" id="critical__350"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6924" id="critical__351" original="E8d0.-7fb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6923" id="critical__352" original="E8d0.-7fb3"><span class="coll" id="critical__353"> study </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6921" id="critical__354" original="E8be.-7e39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6920" id="critical__355" original="E8be.-7e38"><span class="x" id="critical__356" original="E8be.-7e37"> This essay has presented a critical appraisal of the effectiveness of the international law of internal armed conflict. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-691e" id="critical__357" original="E8be.-7e17"><span class="shcut" id="critical__358" original="E8be.-7e16"> adverb + critical </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-691c" id="critical__359" original="E8be.-7e15"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-691b" id="critical__360" original="E8be.-7e13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-691a" id="critical__361" original="E8be.-7e12"><span class="coll" id="critical__362"> especially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6918" id="critical__363" original="E8be.-7e11"><span class="coll" id="critical__364"> particularly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6916" id="critical__365" original="E8be.-7e10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6915" id="critical__366" original="E8be.-7e0f"><span class="coll" id="critical__367"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6913" id="critical__368" original="E8be.-7e0e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6912" id="critical__369" original="E8be.-7e0d"><span class="x" id="critical__370" original="E8be.-7e0c"> Corporate branding becomes particularly critical when the company needs to present itself as a good corporate citizen. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.91b" id="critical__371" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critical" title="critical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.91c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7085" id="critical__372" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="critical__373"> critical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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critical mass
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fba" id="critical-mass" original="E399.633b" sum="896"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fbb" id="critical-mass__1" original="E399.633c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fbc" id="critical-mass__2" original="E399.633d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> critical mass </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fc3" id="critical-mass__4" original="E399.6342"><span class="pos" id="critical-mass__5" original="E399.6343"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-727c" eid="critical-mass__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.54c9" geo="br" id="critical-mass__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critical-mass__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈmæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critical_mass_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critical_mass_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://critical_mass_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.54cc" geo="n_am" id="critical-mass__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critical-mass__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈmæs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critical_mass_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critical_mass_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://critical_mass_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fc5" id="critical-mass__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="critical-mass__12" original="E858.-435f"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="critical-mass__13" original="E858.-435e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fc8" id="critical-mass__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fc9" id="critical-mass__15" original="E867.2a4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="critical-mass__16" original="E867.2a5"> the smallest number of people or things that is necessary to make something happen or be successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fcb" id="critical-mass__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fcc" id="critical-mass__18" original="E867.2a6"><span class="x" id="critical-mass__19" original="E867.2a7"> This was the historical moment when female readers for the first time entered British print culture in numbers large enough to form a critical mass. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fce" id="critical-mass__20" original="E867.2a8"><span class="x" id="critical-mass__21" original="E867.2a9"> An attempt at direct action failed to achieve critical mass and received no support from responsible social elements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fd0" id="critical-mass__22" original="E867.2aa"><span class="cf" id="critical-mass__23" original="E858.-435d"><span class="exp" id="critical-mass__24"> critical mass </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="critical-mass__25" original="E867.2ab"> By the late 1970s, a critical mass of member governments was persuaded that the Commission should be led by a political figure. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fd4" id="critical-mass__26" original="E399.6346"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fd5" id="critical-mass__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="critical-mass__28" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="critical-mass__29" original="E399.6347"> the smallest amount of a substance that is needed for a nuclear <a class="ndv" href="entry://chain reaction" id="critical-mass__30"> chain reaction </a> to take place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fd9" id="critical-mass__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fda" id="critical-mass__32" original="E867.2ae"><span class="x" id="critical-mass__33" original="E867.2af"> When the mass of the white dwarf exceeds a critical mass, its outer parts explode while its central parts collapse. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.9f6" id="critical-mass__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critical-mass" title="critical mass definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.9f7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.70e5" id="critical-mass__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="critical-mass__36"> critical mass </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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critical theory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fdc" id="critical-theory" original="E399.6359" sum="398"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fdd" id="critical-theory__1" original="E399.635a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fde" id="critical-theory__2" original="E399.635b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> critical theory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fe5" id="critical-theory__4" original="E399.6360"><span class="pos" id="critical-theory__5" original="E399.6361"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7275" eid="critical-theory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue6291cce9a062df0.3bf175e3.167abbba0f7.-7ae0" geo="br" id="critical-theory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critical-theory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critical_theory_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critical_theory_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://critical_theory_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue6291cce9a062df0.3bf175e3.167abbba0f7.-7add" geo="n_am" id="critical-theory__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critical-theory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθiːəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critical_theory_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critical_theory_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://critical_theory_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue6291cce9a062df0.3bf175e3.167abbba0f7.-7ada" geo="n_am" id="critical-theory__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="critical-theory__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critical_theory_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critical_theory_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://critical_theory_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fe7" id="critical-theory__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="critical-theory__14" original="E399.6363"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fe9" id="critical-theory__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fea" id="critical-theory__16" original="E399.6364"><span class="def" id="critical-theory__17" original="E399.6365"> a way of thinking about and examining culture and literature by considering the social, historical and <a class="ndv" href="entry://ideological" id="critical-theory__18"> ideological </a> forces that affect it and make it the way it is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fed" id="critical-theory__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fee" id="critical-theory__20" original="E8b2.-5ddb"><span class="x" id="critical-theory__21" original="E8b2.-5dda"> Some themes in postmodernism seem to be very much informed by critical theory. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.a1f" id="critical-theory__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critical-theory" title="critical theory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.a20" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7104" id="critical-theory__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="critical-theory__24"> critical theory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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critical thinking
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ff0" id="critical-thinking" original="E874.-4657" sum="478"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ff1" id="critical-thinking__1" original="E874.-4656"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ff2" id="critical-thinking__2" original="E874.-4655"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> critical thinking </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ffb" id="critical-thinking__6" original="E874.-464e"><span class="pos" id="critical-thinking__7" original="E874.-464d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-727b" eid="critical-thinking__8" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.551b" geo="br" id="critical-thinking__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critical-thinking__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critical_thinking_1_gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critical_thinking_1_gb_4.ogg" href="sound://critical_thinking_1_gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.551e" geo="n_am" id="critical-thinking__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critical-thinking__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critical_thinking_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critical_thinking_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://critical_thinking_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ffd" id="critical-thinking__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="critical-thinking__14" original="E874.-464b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fff" id="critical-thinking__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4000" id="critical-thinking__16" original="E874.-464a"><span class="def" id="critical-thinking__17" original="E874.-4648"> the process of analysing information in order to reach a logical decision about the extent to which you believe something to be true or false </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4002" id="critical-thinking__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4003" id="critical-thinking__19" original="E874.-4647"><span class="x" id="critical-thinking__20" original="E874.-4646"> Access to an education that promotes and develops critical thinking is also essential. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4005" id="critical-thinking__21" original="E4c7.3406"><span class="cf" id="critical-thinking__22" original="E4c7.3405"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="critical-thinking__23" original="E4c7.3407"> The students improved their problem-solving and critical thinking skills. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.a3a" id="critical-thinking__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.a3b" id="critical-thinking__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="critical-thinking__26"> critical thinking </span></span><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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critically
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f98" id="critically" original="E8be.-7be3" sum="729"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f99" id="critically__1" original="E8be.-7be2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3f9a" id="critically__2" original="E8be.-7be1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> critically </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fa2" id="critically__4" original="E8be.-7bdc"><span class="pos" id="critically__5" original="E8be.-7bdb"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7284" eid="critically__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5499" geo="br" id="critically__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critically__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://critically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.549d" geo="n_am" id="critically__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critically__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://critically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fa4" id="critically__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fa5" id="critically__12" original="E8be.-7bd4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="critically__13" original="E8be.-7bd3"> in a way that carefully analyses what is good or bad about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fa7" id="critically__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fa8" id="critically__15" original="E8be.-7bd2"><span class="x" id="critically__16" original="E8be.-7bd1"> I intend to discuss critically the different theories of market entry strategies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3faa" id="critically__17" original="E8e3.-76b7"><span class="x" id="critically__18" original="E8e3.-76b6"> The notion of semantic prosody will be critically examined below. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fac" id="critically__19" original="E8be.-7bda"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="critically__20" original="E8be.-7bd9"> extremely; in a way that is important </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fae" id="critically__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3faf" id="critically__22" original="E492.1ef3"><span class="x" id="critically__23" original="E492.1ef4"> Two factors were critically important for this conclusion to be reached. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fb1" id="critically__24" original="E492.1ef5"><span class="x" id="critically__25" original="E492.1ef6"> The accuracy of prediction will depend critically on how well the model fits the data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fb3" id="critically__26" original="E8be.-7bd6"><span class="x" id="critically__27" original="E8be.-7bd5"> Critically, the work was not carried out according to the operating instructions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fb5" id="critically__28" original="E8be.-7bcc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="critically__29" original="E8be.-7bcb"> seriously </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fb7" id="critically__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3fb8" id="critically__31" original="E8be.-7bca"><span class="x" id="critically__32" original="E8be.-7bc9"> These patients are often critically ill and require rapid assessment and intervention. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.9cd" id="critically__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critically" title="critically definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.9ce" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-72d9" id="critically__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="critically__35"> critically </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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criticism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4008" id="criticism" original="E399.6369" sum="1382"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4009" id="criticism__1" original="E399.636a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.400a" id="criticism__2" original="E399.636b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> criticism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4016" id="criticism__7" original="E399.6373"><span class="pos" id="criticism__8" original="E399.6374"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7274" eid="criticism__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3d99" geo="br" id="criticism__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticism__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/criticism__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticism__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://criticism__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3d9c" geo="n_am" id="criticism__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticism__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/criticism__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticism__us_3.ogg" href="sound://criticism__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4018" id="criticism__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4019" id="criticism__15" original="E399.6375"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.401a" id="criticism__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="criticism__17" original="E399.6377"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="criticism__18" original="E399.6378"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="criticism__19" original="E399.6379"> the act of expressing disapproval of somebody/something and opinions about their faults or bad qualities; a statement showing disapproval </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.401e" id="criticism__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.401f" id="criticism__21" original="E8be.-7bc2"><span class="x" id="criticism__22" original="E8be.-7bc1"> Two aspects of this code have attracted particular criticism from the farming unions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4021" id="criticism__23" original="E8be.-7bc0"><span class="x" id="criticism__24" original="E8be.-7bbf"> Mining companies faced sharp public criticism over pollution of groundwater. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4023" id="criticism__25" original="E8be.-7bc3"><span class="x" id="criticism__26" original="E8be.-7bbe"> It is important to know how to give and receive constructive criticism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4025" id="criticism__27" original="E8be.-7bbd"><span class="x" id="criticism__28" original="E8be.-7bbc"> The main criticism levelled at this thesis is that it is simply incorrect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4027" id="criticism__29" original="E8be.-7bbb"><span class="cf" id="criticism__30" original="E399.637a"><span class="exp" id="criticism__31"> criticism </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="criticism__32" original="E8be.-7bba"> A potential criticism of e-relationships is impersonality, because the customer sees only a screen and never talks to a real human being. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.402b" id="criticism__33" original="E8be.-7bb9"><span class="cf" id="criticism__34" original="E399.637b"><span class="exp" id="criticism__35"> criticism </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="criticism__36" original="E8be.-7bb8"> The criticism that a machine cannot have much diversity of behaviour is just a way of saying that it cannot have much storage capacity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.402f" id="criticism__37" original="E8d0.-7ec2"><span class="cf" id="criticism__38" original="E8d0.-7ec3"> open to <span class="exp" id="criticism__39"> criticism </span></span><span class="x" id="criticism__40" original="E8d0.-7ec1"> Their argument is open to criticism on a number of fronts. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4033" id="criticism__41" original="E399.637c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://praise2" title="praise2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4034" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-447" id="criticism__42" original="E399.637d"><span class="xh" id="criticism__43"> praise </span><span class="xhm" id="criticism__44"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4038" id="criticism__45" original="E399.637f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4039" id="criticism__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="criticism__47" original="E399.6381"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="criticism__48" original="E399.6382"> the work or activity of analysing and making fair, careful judgements about somebody/something, especially books, music, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.403c" id="criticism__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.403d" id="criticism__50" original="E8be.-7bb7"><span class="x" id="criticism__51" original="E8be.-7bb6"> This approach has fundamentally altered the kinds of questions posed by literary criticism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.403f" id="criticism__52" original="E8d0.-7ec0"><span class="x" id="criticism__53" original="E8d0.-7ebf"> Derrida's textual criticism involves discovering, recognizing and understanding underlying assumptions and ideas. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.a57" id="criticism__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://criticism" title="criticism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.a58" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7112" id="criticism__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="criticism__56"> criticism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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criticize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4041" id="criticize" original="E399.6383" sum="808"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4042" id="criticize__1" original="E399.6384"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4043" id="criticize__2" original="E399.6385"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> criticize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4045" id="criticize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4046" id="criticize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-81" id="criticize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="criticize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> critic <span class="ptl" id="criticize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4058" id="criticize__19" original="E399.6394"><span class="pos" id="criticize__20" original="E399.6395"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-726d" eid="criticize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3efb" geo="br" id="criticize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/criticize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criticize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.3efe" geo="n_am" id="criticize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/criticize__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticize__us_3.ogg" href="sound://criticize__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1fe" id="criticize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5297" form="root" id="criticize__27"><span class="vp" id="criticize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> criticize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5299" eid="criticize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.529a" geo="br" id="criticize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/criticize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criticize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.529d" geo="n_am" id="criticize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/criticize__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticize__us_3.ogg" href="sound://criticize__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52a0" form="thirdps" id="criticize__34"><span class="vp" id="criticize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> criticizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52a2" eid="criticize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52a3" geo="br" id="criticize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/criticizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criticizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52a6" geo="n_am" id="criticize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/criticizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criticizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52a9" form="past" id="criticize__41"><span class="vp" id="criticize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> criticized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52ab" eid="criticize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52ac" geo="br" id="criticize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/criticized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criticized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52af" geo="n_am" id="criticize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/criticized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criticized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52b2" form="pastpart" id="criticize__48"><span class="vp" id="criticize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> criticized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52b4" eid="criticize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52b5" geo="br" id="criticize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/criticized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criticized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52b8" geo="n_am" id="criticize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/criticized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criticized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52bb" form="prespart" id="criticize__55"><span class="vp" id="criticize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> criticizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52bd" eid="criticize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52be" geo="br" id="criticize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/criticizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://criticizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52c1" geo="n_am" id="criticize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="criticize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/criticizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/criticizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://criticizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4084" id="criticize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4085" id="criticize__63" original="E399.63b2"><span class="def" id="criticize__64" original="E399.63b6"> to say what you do not like or what you think is wrong about somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4087" id="criticize__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4088" id="criticize__66" original="E8be.-7b9e"><span class="cf" id="criticize__67" original="E399.63b7"><span class="exp" id="criticize__68"> criticize </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="criticize__69" original="E8be.-7b9d"> The new law has been heavily criticized by senior judges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.408c" id="criticize__70" original="E8be.-7b9c"><span class="cf" id="criticize__71" original="E8d0.-7e8a"><span class="exp" id="criticize__72"> criticize </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="criticize__73" original="E8be.-7b9b"> Thomas Paine famously criticized Burke as an enemy of the natural right to self-legislate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4090" id="criticize__74" original="E8be.-7b9a"><span class="cf" id="criticize__75" original="E399.63b8"><span class="exp" id="criticize__76"> criticize </span> somebody/something for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="criticize__77" original="E8be.-7b99"> From the onset of the Great Depression in 1929, corporations were widely criticized for their role in the financial catastrophe. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4094" id="criticize__78" original="E399.63b9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://praise1" title="praise1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4095" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-495" id="criticize__79" original="E399.63ba"><span class="xh" id="criticize__80"> praise </span><span class="xhm" id="criticize__81"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.acb" id="criticize__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://criticize" title="criticize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.acc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.714d" id="criticize__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="criticize__84"> criticize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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critique
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4099" hm="1" id="critique1" original="E399.63c3" sum="439"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.409a" id="critique1__1" original="E399.63c4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.409b" id="critique1__2" original="E399.63c5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> critique <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40a7" id="critique1__7" original="E399.63d0"><span class="pos" id="critique1__8" original="E399.63d1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7266" eid="critique1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5799" geo="br" id="critique1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critique__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critique__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://critique__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.579c" geo="n_am" id="critique1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critique__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critique__us_1.ogg" href="sound://critique__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40a9" id="critique1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40aa" id="critique1__15" original="E399.63d2"><span class="def" id="critique1__16" original="E399.63d3"> a detailed and usually critical examination and analysis of a system, a situation, a set of ideas or a work of art </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40ac" id="critique1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40ad" id="critique1__18" original="E8d7.-6f96"><span class="x" id="critique1__19" original="E8d7.-6f95"> In his devastating critique, Marx examines every aspect of the capitalist system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40af" id="critique1__20" original="E8d7.-6f94"><span class="cf" id="critique1__21" original="E8d7.-6f97"><span class="exp" id="critique1__22"> critique </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="critique1__23" original="E8d7.-6f93"> She produced a feminist critique of the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.af3" id="critique1__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critique_1" title="critique definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.af4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.719d" id="critique1__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="critique1__26"> critique </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40b3" hm="2" id="critique2" original="E399.63d4" sum="493"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40b4" id="critique2__1" original="E399.63d5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40b5" id="critique2__2" original="E399.63d6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> critique <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40c2" id="critique2__9" original="E399.63e1"><span class="pos" id="critique2__10" original="E399.63e2"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-725f" eid="critique2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.579f" geo="br" id="critique2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critique__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critique__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://critique__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57a2" geo="n_am" id="critique2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critique__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critique__us_1.ogg" href="sound://critique__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.22c" id="critique2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57a5" form="root" id="critique2__17"><span class="vp" id="critique2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> critique </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57a7" eid="critique2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57a8" geo="br" id="critique2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critique__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critique__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://critique__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57ab" geo="n_am" id="critique2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critique__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critique__us_1.ogg" href="sound://critique__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57ae" form="thirdps" id="critique2__24"><span class="vp" id="critique2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> critiques </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57b0" eid="critique2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57b1" geo="br" id="critique2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critiques__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critiques__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://critiques__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57b4" geo="n_am" id="critique2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critiques__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critiques__us_1.ogg" href="sound://critiques__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57b7" form="past" id="critique2__31"><span class="vp" id="critique2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> critiqued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57b9" eid="critique2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57ba" geo="br" id="critique2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critiqued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critiqued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://critiqued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57bd" geo="n_am" id="critique2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critiqued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critiqued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://critiqued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57c0" form="pastpart" id="critique2__38"><span class="vp" id="critique2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> critiqued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57c2" eid="critique2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57c3" geo="br" id="critique2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critiqued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critiqued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://critiqued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57c6" geo="n_am" id="critique2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critiqued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critiqued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://critiqued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57c9" form="prespart" id="critique2__45"><span class="vp" id="critique2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> critiquing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57cb" eid="critique2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57cc" geo="br" id="critique2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/criti/critiquing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critiquing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://critiquing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.57cf" geo="n_am" id="critique2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="critique2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɪˈtiːkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/criti/critiquing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/criti/critiquing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://critiquing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40ee" id="critique2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40ef" id="critique2__53" original="E399.63ff"><span class="cf" id="critique2__54" original="E399.6400"><span class="exp" id="critique2__55"> critique </span> something </span><span class="def" id="critique2__56" original="E399.6401"> to write or give an opinion about something by considering it in detail; to give a negative opinion about somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40f3" id="critique2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40f4" id="critique2__58" original="E492.1f10"><span class="x" id="critique2__59" original="E492.1f11"> The authors critique the methods and practices used in the research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40f6" id="critique2__60" original="E867.3c8"><span class="x" id="critique2__61" original="E867.3c9"> Globalization is often critiqued as promoting one dominant set of cultural practices and values. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.b41" id="critique2__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critique_1" title="critique definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.b42" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.719d" id="critique2__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="critique2__64"> critique </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40f8" hm="1" id="crop1" original="E399.66d8" sum="1341"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40f9" id="crop1__1" original="E399.66d9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.40fa" id="crop1__2" original="E399.66da"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crop <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4106" id="crop1__7" original="E399.66e5"><span class="pos" id="crop1__8" original="E399.66e6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7258" eid="crop1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5ee9" geo="br" id="crop1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crop_/crop__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crop_/crop__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crop__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5eec" geo="n_am" id="crop1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crop_/crop__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crop_/crop__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crop__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4108" id="crop1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4109" id="crop1__15" original="E399.66e7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.410a" id="crop1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crop1__17" original="E399.66e9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crop1__18" original="E399.66ea"> a plant that is grown in large quantities, especially as food </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.410d" id="crop1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.410e" id="crop1__20" original="E867.5ec"><span class="x" id="crop1__21" original="E867.5ed"> Currently, approximately 24% of Earth's land area has been converted into land for growing crops or rearing livestock. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4110" id="crop1__22" original="E867.5ea"><span class="x" id="crop1__23" original="E867.5eb"> These small family farms grow tobacco as a major cash crop. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4112" id="crop1__24" original="E867.5ee"><span class="x" id="crop1__25" original="E867.5ef"> Sugar was the staple crop that dominated the West Indian economy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4114" id="crop1__26" original="E867.5f0"><span class="x" id="crop1__27" original="E867.5f1"> They cultivated root crops, as well as rice and millet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4116" id="crop1__28" original="E867.5f2"><span class="x" id="crop1__29" original="E867.5f3"> Wheat is an important cereal crop widely grown all over the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4118" id="crop1__30" original="E867.5e8"><span class="cf" id="crop1__31" original="E492.1f15"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="crop1__32" original="E867.5e9"> Argentina, Brazil, India and China all are increasing GM crop production. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.411b" id="crop1__33" original="E867.5f4"><span class="x" id="crop1__34" original="E867.5f5"> Other strategies to prevent soil impoverishment included crop rotation and leaving land fallow for a season. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.411d" id="crop1__35" original="E399.66f0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.411e" id="crop1__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crop1__37" original="E399.66f2"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crop1__38" original="E399.66f3"> the amount of grain, fruit or other parts of a plant that are grown and collected at a particular time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4121" id="crop1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4122" id="crop1__40" original="E867.5fa"><span class="x" id="crop1__41" original="E867.5fb"> This factor often limits rice production to one crop per year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4124" id="crop1__42" original="E858.-4317"><span class="cf" id="crop1__43" original="E858.-4318"><span class="exp" id="crop1__44"> crop </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="crop1__45" original="E858.-4316"> In these conditions, market gardeners are able to grow four to six crops of vegetables a year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4128" id="crop1__46" original="E867.5f8"><span class="cf" id="crop1__47" original="E492.1f16"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="crop1__48" original="E867.5f9"> Many experiments have shown that loss of soil leads to lower crop yields. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.412b" id="crop1__49" original="E858.-4315"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.412c" id="crop1__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="crop1__51" original="E87e.-7a05"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="crop1__52" original="E858.-4314"><span class="exp" id="crop1__53"> crop </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="crop1__54" original="E858.-4313"> a group of people who do something at the same time; a number of things that happen at the same time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4131" id="crop1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4132" id="crop1__56" original="E858.-4312"><span class="x" id="crop1__57" original="E858.-4311"> Each year brings its crop of new ideas about the philosophy and practices of marketing. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.b5e" id="crop1__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crop_1" title="crop definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.b5f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7544" id="crop1__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crop1__60"> crop </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4134" hm="2" id="crop2" original="E399.6712" sum="727"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4135" id="crop2__1" original="E399.6713"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4136" id="crop2__2" original="E399.6714"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crop <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4144" id="crop2__9" original="E399.671f"><span class="pos" id="crop2__10" original="E399.6720"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7251" eid="crop2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5eef" geo="br" id="crop2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crop_/crop__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crop_/crop__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crop__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5ef2" geo="n_am" id="crop2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crop_/crop__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crop_/crop__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crop__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.25a" id="crop2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5ef5" form="root" id="crop2__17"><span class="vp" id="crop2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> crop </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5ef7" eid="crop2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5ef8" geo="br" id="crop2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crop_/crop__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crop_/crop__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crop__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5efb" geo="n_am" id="crop2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crop_/crop__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crop_/crop__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crop__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5efe" form="thirdps" id="crop2__24"><span class="vp" id="crop2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> crops </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f00" eid="crop2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f01" geo="br" id="crop2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crops/crops__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crops/crops__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crops__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f04" geo="n_am" id="crop2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crops/crops__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crops/crops__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crops__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f07" form="past" id="crop2__31"><span class="vp" id="crop2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cropped </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f09" eid="crop2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f0a" geo="br" id="crop2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cropp/cropped__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cropp/cropped__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cropped__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f0d" geo="n_am" id="crop2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cropp/cropped__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cropp/cropped__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cropped__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f10" form="pastpart" id="crop2__38"><span class="vp" id="crop2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cropped </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f12" eid="crop2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f13" geo="br" id="crop2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cropp/cropped__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cropp/cropped__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cropped__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f16" geo="n_am" id="crop2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɑːpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cropp/cropped__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cropp/cropped__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cropped__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f19" form="prespart" id="crop2__45"><span class="vp" id="crop2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cropping </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f1b" eid="crop2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f1c" geo="br" id="crop2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɒpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cropp/cropping__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cropp/cropping__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cropping__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.5f1f" geo="n_am" id="crop2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crop2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɑːpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cropp/cropping__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cropp/cropping__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cropping__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.417e" id="crop2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.417f" id="crop2__53" original="E858.-42a7"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4180" id="crop2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="crop2__55" original="E858.-42a5"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="crop2__56" original="E858.-42a4"> usually passive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="crop2__57" original="E858.-42a3"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="crop2__58" original="E858.-42a1"><span class="exp" id="crop2__59"> crop </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="crop2__60" original="E858.-42a2"> to use land for growing plants for food </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4187" id="crop2__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4188" id="crop2__62" original="E858.-42a0"><span class="x" id="crop2__63" original="E858.-429f"> The Corn Belt has been cropped intensively since the discovery of its rich soil base and a climate conducive to the production of row crops. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.418a" id="crop2__64" original="E858.-429e"><span class="x" id="crop2__65" original="E858.-429d"> Farmers attempted cropping in the uplands, but it was exceedingly difficult to subsist as an upland farmer. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.418c" id="crop2__66" original="E399.675f"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.418d" id="crop2__67" original="E399.6760"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.418e" id="crop2__68"><h4 class="pv"> crop up </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4190" id="crop2__70"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4191" id="crop2__71"><span class="def" id="crop2__72" original="E399.6762"> to appear or happen, especially in a way that is sudden or unexpected </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4193" id="crop2__73" original="E399.6763" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4194" id="crop2__74" original="E399.6764"><span class="xw" id="crop2__75" original="E81e.496e"> come up </span><span class="xs" id="crop2__76" original="E81e.4970"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4198" id="crop2__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4199" id="crop2__78" original="E867.3dc"><span class="x" id="crop2__79" original="E867.3dd"> This type of problem can crop up in any number of situations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.419b" id="crop2__80" original="E867.3de"><span class="x" id="crop2__81" original="E867.3df"> The same underlying themes crop up again and again. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.bd7" id="crop2__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crop_1" title="crop definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.bd8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7544" id="crop2__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crop2__84"> crop </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.419d" hm="1" id="cross1" original="E399.6840" sum="2855"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.419e" id="cross1__1" original="E399.6841"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.419f" id="cross1__2" original="E399.6842"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cross <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41ad" id="cross1__9" original="E399.684d"><span class="pos" id="cross1__10" original="E399.684e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-724a" eid="cross1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6160" geo="br" id="cross1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/cross__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cross__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6163" geo="n_am" id="cross1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/cross__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cross__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.288" id="cross1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6133" form="root" id="cross1__17"><span class="vp" id="cross1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cross </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6135" eid="cross1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6136" geo="br" id="cross1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/cross__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cross__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6139" geo="n_am" id="cross1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/cross__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cross__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.613c" form="thirdps" id="cross1__24"><span class="vp" id="cross1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> crosses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.613e" eid="cross1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.613f" geo="br" id="cross1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɒsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/crosses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crosses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crosses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6142" geo="n_am" id="cross1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɔːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/crosses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crosses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crosses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6145" form="past" id="cross1__31"><span class="vp" id="cross1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> crossed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6147" eid="cross1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6148" geo="br" id="cross1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/crossed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crossed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crossed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.614b" geo="n_am" id="cross1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɔːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/crossed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crossed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crossed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.614e" form="pastpart" id="cross1__38"><span class="vp" id="cross1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> crossed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6150" eid="cross1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6151" geo="br" id="cross1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/crossed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crossed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crossed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6154" geo="n_am" id="cross1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɔːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/crossed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crossed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crossed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6157" form="prespart" id="cross1__45"><span class="vp" id="cross1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> crossing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6159" eid="cross1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.615a" geo="br" id="cross1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɒsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/crossing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crossing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crossing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.615d" geo="n_am" id="cross1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɔːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/crossing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crossing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://crossing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41de" id="cross1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41df" id="cross1__53" original="E399.686b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41e0" id="cross1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cross1__55" original="E399.686d"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cross1__56" original="E399.686e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cross1__57" original="E399.686f"> to go across or through something; to pass or stretch from one side of something to the other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41e4" id="cross1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41e5" id="cross1__59" original="E85c.1731"><span class="cf" id="cross1__60" original="E399.6871"><span class="exp" id="cross1__61"> cross </span> (over) (from…) (to/into…) </span><span class="x" id="cross1__62" original="E85c.1732"> The Air Force bombed Helsinki and the Red Army crossed into Finland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41e9" id="cross1__63" original="E85c.172f"><span class="x" id="cross1__64" original="E85c.1730"> Towards the end of the 20th century, two Polish wolves crossed over into Germany. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41eb" id="cross1__65" original="E858.-4f84"><span class="cf" id="cross1__66" original="E399.6872"><span class="exp" id="cross1__67"> cross </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cross1__68" original="E858.-4f83"> Toxins can cross cerebral membranes and cause cerebral dysfunction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41ef" id="cross1__69" original="E85c.1733"><span class="x" id="cross1__70" original="E85c.1734"> The ability to cross international borders and immigrate has been made far easier in the modern world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41f1" id="cross1__71" original="E858.-4f82"><span class="x" id="cross1__72" original="E858.-4f81"> At that time, London could still be crossed on foot from west to east in a little over an hour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41f3" id="cross1__73" original="E858.-4f80"><span class="x" id="cross1__74" original="E858.-4f7f"> The river basin may extend for several kilometres and is often crossed by shallow minor channels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41f5" id="cross1__75" original="E858.-4f7d"><span class="cf" id="cross1__76" original="E858.-4f7e"><span class="exp" id="cross1__77"> cross </span> a/the road/river </span><span class="x" id="cross1__78" original="E858.-4f7c"> He had been hit by a car while attempting to cross the road. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41f9" id="cross1__79" original="E85c.1735"><span class="cf" id="cross1__80" original="E399.6873"><span class="exp" id="cross1__81"> cross </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="cross1__82" original="E85c.1736"> Taking the cattle, he crossed back over the river. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.41fd" id="cross1__83" original="E858.-4f7a"><span class="cf" id="cross1__84" original="E858.-4f7b"><span class="exp" id="cross1__85"> cross </span> a line/boundary </span><span class="x" id="cross1__86" original="E858.-4f79"> With his growing celebrity, Jordan crossed all boundaries of race, age and gender and essentially appealed to everyone. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4201" id="cross1__87" original="E399.6874"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4202" id="cross1__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cross1__89" original="E399.6876"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cross1__90" original="E858.-4f78"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cross1__91" original="E399.6877"> to pass across each other; to pass in an opposite or different direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4206" id="cross1__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4207" id="cross1__93" original="E85c.1739"><span class="x" id="cross1__94" original="E85c.173a"> It is useful to know whether the circuit can be redrawn so that no wires cross. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4209" id="cross1__95" original="E85c.1737"><span class="cf" id="cross1__96" original="E858.-4f77"><span class="exp" id="cross1__97"> cross </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cross1__98" original="E85c.1738"> Paths cross the x axis at right angles. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.420d" id="cross1__99" original="E399.6878"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.420e" id="cross1__100"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cross1__101" original="E399.687a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cross1__102" original="E399.687b"><span class="exp" id="cross1__103"> cross </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cross1__104" original="E399.687c"> to put or place something across or over something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4213" id="cross1__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4214" id="cross1__106" original="E85c.173b"><span class="x" id="cross1__107" original="E85c.173c"> Sitting with legs crossed and arms folded may convey lack of interest and defensiveness. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4216" id="cross1__108" original="E399.6884"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4217" id="cross1__109"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cross1__110" original="E399.6886"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cross1__111" original="E399.6889"> to breed two types of plants or animals to make a new one with a new combination of <a class="ndv" href="entry://genes" id="cross1__112"> genes </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.421b" id="cross1__113"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.421c" id="cross1__114" original="E858.-4f74"><span class="x" id="cross1__115" original="E858.-4f73"> Mendel systematically crossed 34 different pure-bred strains of peas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.421e" id="cross1__116" original="E85c.173f"><span class="cf" id="cross1__117" original="E399.6887"><span class="exp" id="cross1__118"> cross </span> A with B </span><span class="x" id="cross1__119" original="E85c.1740"> When these tall offspring were crossed with each other, their offspring varied in height in predictable ratios. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4222" id="cross1__120" original="E399.68ce"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4223" id="cross1__121" original="E399.68d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4224" id="cross1__122"><h4 class="pv"> cross something out/through </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4226" id="cross1__124"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4227" id="cross1__125"><span class="def" id="cross1__126" original="E399.68d5"> to draw a line through a word, usually because it is wrong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4229" id="cross1__127"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.422a" id="cross1__128" original="E85c.1745"><span class="x" id="cross1__129" original="E85c.1746"> Mistakes were neatly crossed out, leaving the original material still visible. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.422c" id="cross1__130" original="E399.68d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.422d" id="cross1__131"><h4 class="pv"> cross over (from something) (to/into something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.422f" id="cross1__133"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4230" id="cross1__134"><span class="def" id="cross1__135" original="E399.68d8"> to move or change from one group or type to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4232" id="cross1__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4233" id="cross1__137" original="E85c.1747"><span class="x" id="cross1__138" original="E85c.1748"> From time to time, social policy analysts have crossed over and changed their ideological position. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4235" id="cross1__139" original="E85c.1749"><span class="x" id="cross1__140" original="E85c.174a"> At the time, few songs and few performers crossed over from country to popular charts. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.c3a" id="cross1__141" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross_1" title="cross definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.c3b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.76d8" id="cross1__142" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cross1__143"> cross </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4237" hm="2" id="cross2" original="E399.67f7" sum="1310"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4238" id="cross2__1" original="E399.67f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4239" id="cross2__2" original="E399.67f9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cross <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4245" id="cross2__7" original="E399.6804"><span class="pos" id="cross2__8" original="E399.6805"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7243" eid="cross2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6166" geo="br" id="cross2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/cross__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cross__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6169" geo="n_am" id="cross2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/cross__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cross__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4247" id="cross2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4248" id="cross2__15" original="E399.6806"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cross2__16" original="E399.6809"> a mark or an object formed by two lines crossing each other (X or +) </span><span class="un" id="cross2__17" original="E4c7.3463" un="help"> The mark (X) is often used to show something, for example that you have chosen something, or that an answer is wrong: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.424b" id="cross2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.424c" id="cross2__19" original="E85c.171b"><span class="x" id="cross2__20" original="E85c.171c"> Highlight the passage to be uncoded, and press the button with a red cross on it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.424e" id="cross2__21" original="E85c.171d"><span class="x" id="cross2__22" original="E85c.171e"> Voters have to mark a cross within a box placed opposite the name of the candidate they wished to see elected. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4250" id="cross2__23" original="E399.680d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://tick2" title="tick2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4251" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.715c" id="cross2__24" original="E399.680e"><span class="xh" id="cross2__25"> tick </span><span class="xhm" id="cross2__26"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4255" id="cross2__27" original="E627.-1285"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cross2__28" original="E627.-1284"> a long vertical piece of wood with a shorter piece across it near the top. In the past people were hung on crosses and left to die as a punishment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4257" id="cross2__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4258" id="cross2__30" original="E627.-1283"><span class="x" id="cross2__31" original="E627.-1282"> Death on a cross was considered the worst kind of execution a person could suffer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.425a" id="cross2__32" original="E399.681b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="cross2__33" original="E399.681e"> an object, a design, etc. in the shape of a cross, used as a symbol of Christianity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.425c" id="cross2__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.425d" id="cross2__35" original="E85c.171f"><span class="x" id="cross2__36" original="E85c.1720"> Muslim women often favour the wearing of veils or burkas, while some Christians choose to wear crosses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.425f" id="cross2__37" original="E85c.1721"><span class="x" id="cross2__38" original="E85c.1722"> Soldiers were usually buried on or near the battlefield and the spot was marked with a simple wooden cross. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4261" id="cross2__39" original="E399.6825"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4262" id="cross2__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="cross2__41" original="E399.6828"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cross2__42" original="E399.6829"><span class="exp" id="cross2__43"> cross </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="def" id="cross2__44" original="E399.682a"> a mixture of two different things, breeds of animal or types of plant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4267" id="cross2__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4268" id="cross2__46" original="E85c.1725"><span class="x" id="cross2__47" original="E85c.1726"> A mule is a hybrid resulting from a cross between a horse and a donkey. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.426a" id="cross2__48" original="E85c.1727"><span class="x" id="cross2__49" original="E85c.1728"> The building looks like a cross between a prison and an art gallery. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.426c" id="cross2__50" original="E399.682b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://hybrid2" title="hybrid2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.426d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-711c" id="cross2__51" original="E399.682c"><span class="xh" id="cross2__52"> hybrid </span><span class="xhm" id="cross2__53"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.ca6" id="cross2__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross_1" title="cross definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.ca7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.76d8" id="cross2__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cross2__56"> cross </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42fe" id="cross-reference" original="E399.6c7e" sum="429"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42ff" id="cross-reference__1" original="E399.6c7f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4300" id="cross-reference__2" original="E399.6c80"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cross reference </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4307" id="cross-reference__4" original="E399.6c85"><span class="pos" id="cross-reference__5" original="E399.6c86"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-721e" eid="cross-reference__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6e17" geo="br" id="cross-reference__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-reference__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɒs ˈrefrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_reference_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_reference_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_reference_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6e1a" geo="n_am" id="cross-reference__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-reference__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɔːs ˈrefrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_reference_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_reference_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_reference_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4309" id="cross-reference__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.430a" id="cross-reference__12" original="E399.6c87"><span class="cf" id="cross-reference__13" original="E399.6c88"><span class="exp" id="cross-reference__14"> cross reference </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="cross-reference__15" original="E399.6c89"> a note that tells the person who is reading something to look for further information in another book or document, or in another part of the same book or document </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.430e" id="cross-reference__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.430f" id="cross-reference__17" original="E85c.1776"><span class="x" id="cross-reference__18" original="E85c.1777"> Each chapter features numerous cross-references to other chapters in the book. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.d7e" id="cross-reference__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross-reference_1" title="cross reference definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.d7f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7cd2" id="cross-reference__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cross-reference__21"> cross reference </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cross section
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4311" id="cross-section" original="E399.6ca4" sum="1039"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4312" id="cross-section__1" original="E399.6ca5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4313" id="cross-section__2" original="E399.6ca6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cross section </h2><span class="z"></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4315" id="cross-section__4" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4316" id="cross-section__5"><span class="v"><strong> cross-section </strong></span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.431d" id="cross-section__7" original="E399.6cab"><span class="pos" id="cross-section__8" original="E399.6cac"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4318" eid="cross-section__9" original="E399.6ca8" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6e7b" geo="br" id="cross-section__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-section__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɒs sekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_section_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_section_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_section_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.6e7e" geo="n_am" id="cross-section__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-section__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɔːs sekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_section_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_section_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_section_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.431f" id="cross-section__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4320" id="cross-section__15" original="E399.6cad"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4321" id="cross-section__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cross-section__17" original="E399.6caf"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cross-section__18" original="E399.6cb0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cross-section__19" original="E399.6cb1"> the surface or shape that you see when you cut through the middle of something; a drawing of this view </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4325" id="cross-section__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4326" id="cross-section__21" original="E858.-4eda"><span class="x" id="cross-section__22" original="E858.-4ed9"> Apatite usually forms elongate crystals with hexagonal cross sections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4328" id="cross-section__23" original="E85c.1778"><span class="cf" id="cross-section__24" original="E858.-4ed8"><span class="exp" id="cross-section__25"> cross section </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cross-section__26" original="E85c.1779"> In the CT scanner, X-rays are used to form three-dimensional images of cross sections of the body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.432c" id="cross-section__27" original="E85c.177c"><span class="cf" id="cross-section__28" original="E858.-4ed7"> in <span class="exp" id="cross-section__29"> cross section </span></span><span class="x" id="cross-section__30" original="E85c.177d"> Many fish are not cylindrical in cross section. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4330" id="cross-section__31" original="E858.-4ed6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4331" id="cross-section__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cross-section__33" original="E858.-4ed4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cross-section__34" original="E858.-4ed3"> a piece cut from body <a class="ndv" href="entry://tissue" id="cross-section__35"> tissue </a> or other material by making two straight <a class="ndv" href="entry://parallel" id="cross-section__36"> parallel </a> cuts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4336" id="cross-section__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4337" id="cross-section__38" original="E85c.177a"><span class="x" id="cross-section__39" original="E85c.177b"> Thin freehand cross sections were cut every 5 mm with a razor blade. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4339" id="cross-section__40" original="E399.6cb2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.433a" id="cross-section__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cross-section__42" original="E399.6cb4"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="cross-section__43" original="E399.6cb5"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cross-section__44" original="E85c.1780"><span class="exp" id="cross-section__45"> cross section </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="cross-section__46" original="E399.6cb6"> a group of people or things that are typical of a larger group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4340" id="cross-section__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4341" id="cross-section__48" original="E85c.1781"><span class="x" id="cross-section__49" original="E85c.1782"> The party's leadership and members were drawn from a cross section of society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4343" id="cross-section__50" original="E85c.1783"><span class="x" id="cross-section__51" original="E85c.1784"> The report polled 2 052 people chosen at random on the streets in a cross section of British cities. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4345" id="cross-section__52" original="E46b.31b4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross-sectional" title="cross-sectional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4346" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4348" id="cross-section__53" original="E46b.31b5"><span class="xh" id="cross-section__54"> cross-sectional </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cross-
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4270" id="cross" original="E399.68fb" sum="587"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4271" id="cross__1" original="E399.68fc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4272" id="cross__2" original="E399.68fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cross- </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> combining form </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.427b" id="cross__4" original="E399.6902"><span class="pos" id="cross__5" original="E399.6903"> combining form </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-723c" eid="cross__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.618a" geo="br" id="cross__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɒs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/cross__1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross__1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cross__1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.618d" geo="n_am" id="cross__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/cross__1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross__1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cross__1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.427d" id="cross__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.427e" id="cross__12" original="E399.6904"><span class="use" id="cross__13" original="E399.6905"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cross__14" original="E399.6906"> involving movement or action from one thing to another or between two things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4281" id="cross__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4282" id="cross__16" original="E597.-5b3f"><span class="x" id="cross__17" original="E597.-5b3e"> It is important that hand washing is strictly observed to minimize cross-infection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4284" id="cross__18" original="E87e.-79f9"><span class="x" id="cross__19" original="E87e.-79f8"> Mendel cross-fertilized plants grown from green seeds with plants grown from yellow seeds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4286" id="cross__20" original="E597.-5b3b"><span class="x" id="cross__21" original="E597.-5b3a"> The effects of cooperative learning may lead to close cross-ethnic friendships. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4288" id="cross__22" original="E597.-5b39"><span class="x" id="cross__23" original="E597.-5b38"> The ensuing data may then be analysed cross-culturally. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.cde" id="cross__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross_4" title="cross- definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.cdf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.789a" id="cross__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cross__26"> cross- </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cross-country
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.428a" id="cross-country" original="E399.69f8" sum="930"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.428b" id="cross-country__1" original="E399.69f9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.428c" id="cross-country__2" original="E399.69fa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cross-country </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4295" id="cross-country__6" original="E399.6a03"><span class="pos" id="cross-country__7" original="E399.6a04"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7235" eid="cross-country__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.649e" geo="br" id="cross-country__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-country__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɒs ˈkʌntri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_country_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_country_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_country_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.64a1" geo="n_am" id="cross-country__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-country__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɔːs ˈkʌntri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_country_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_country_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_country_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4297" id="cross-country__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="cross-country__14" original="E399.6a06"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4299" id="cross-country__15" original="E399.6a07"><span class="pos" id="cross-country__16" original="E399.6a08"> adverb </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.429b" id="cross-country__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.429c" id="cross-country__18" original="E85c.1751"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cross-country__19" original="E85c.1752"> involving or between two or more countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.429e" id="cross-country__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.429f" id="cross-country__21" original="E85c.1753"><span class="x" id="cross-country__22" original="E85c.1754"> A cross-country comparison shows that most East Asian economies have exceptionally high levels of imports. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42a1" id="cross-country__23" original="E85c.1757"><span class="x" id="cross-country__24" original="E85c.1758"> Knowledge of pricing law and regulation for advertising and marketing research activities differs cross-country. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42a3" id="cross-country__25" original="E85c.1759" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://international" title="international definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42a4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-19f" id="cross-country__26" original="E85c.175a"><span class="xh" id="cross-country__27"> international </span></span></a></span><span class="un" id="cross-country__28" original="E85c.175b" un="help"> Note that while <span class="eb" id="cross-country__29" original="E85c.175c"> international research </span> may involve work by people from two or more countries, <span class="eb" id="cross-country__30" original="E85c.175d"> cross-country research </span> usually involves simply the analysis of information about more than one country. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42a9" id="cross-country__31" original="E399.6a0b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cross-country__32" original="E399.6a0c"> from one part of a country to the other, especially not using main roads or routes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42ab" id="cross-country__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42ac" id="cross-country__34" original="E85c.175e"><span class="x" id="cross-country__35" original="E85c.175f"> They commandeered freight trains for cross-country transit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42ae" id="cross-country__36" original="E85c.1760"><span class="x" id="cross-country__37" original="E85c.1761"> Cross-country mail services allowed the national postal system to develop into a reliable and swift service. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.d01" id="cross-country__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross-country_2" title="cross-country definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.d02" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.79c5" id="cross-country__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cross-country__40"> cross-country </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cross-cultural
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42b0" id="cross-cultural" original="E399.6a41" sum="382"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42b1" id="cross-cultural__1" original="E399.6a42"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42b2" id="cross-cultural__2" original="E399.6a43"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cross-cultural </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42b9" id="cross-cultural__4" original="E399.6a48"><span class="pos" id="cross-cultural__5" original="E399.6a49"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-722e" eid="cross-cultural__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.651a" geo="br" id="cross-cultural__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-cultural__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɒs ˈkʌltʃərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_cultural_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_cultural_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_cultural_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.651d" geo="n_am" id="cross-cultural__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-cultural__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɔːs ˈkʌltʃərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_cultural_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_cultural_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_cultural_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42bb" id="cross-cultural__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42bc" id="cross-cultural__12" original="E399.6a4a"><span class="def" id="cross-cultural__13" original="E399.6a4b"> involving two or more different countries or cultures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42be" id="cross-cultural__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42bf" id="cross-cultural__15" original="E85c.1766"><span class="x" id="cross-cultural__16" original="E85c.1767"> The analysis of comparable data from two or more countries provides one possible model for conducting cross-cultural research. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.d26" id="cross-cultural__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross-cultural" title="cross-cultural definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.d27" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7a2b" id="cross-cultural__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cross-cultural__19"> cross-cultural </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cross-sectional
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4348" id="cross-sectional" original="E874.-4635" sum="583"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4349" id="cross-sectional__1" original="E874.-4634"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.434a" id="cross-sectional__2" original="E874.-4633"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cross-sectional </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4353" id="cross-sectional__6" original="E874.-462d"><span class="pos" id="cross-sectional__7" original="E874.-462c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.434e" eid="cross-sectional__8" original="E874.-4630" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7ef7" geo="br" id="cross-sectional__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-sectional__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɒs ˈsekʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_sectional_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_sectional_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_sectional_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7ef4" geo="n_am" id="cross-sectional__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cross-sectional__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɔːs ˈsekʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/cross_sectional_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/cross_sectional_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cross_sectional_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4355" id="cross-sectional__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4356" id="cross-sectional__14" original="E874.-462b"><span class="def" id="cross-sectional__15" original="E874.-4636"> involving or connected with a typical or representative sample of a larger group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4358" id="cross-sectional__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4359" id="cross-sectional__17" original="E87e.-79f7"><span class="x" id="cross-sectional__18" original="E87e.-79f6"> A cross-sectional study of 470 workers revealed that 21% of respondents were in the high job strain group. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="cross-sectional__19" original="E46b.31ac" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="cross-sectional__20" original="E46b.31ad"> cross-sectional </span> study or survey typically looks at a large, representative sample at a particular point in time; a <span class="eb" id="cross-sectional__21" original="E46b.31ae"> longitudinal </span> study follows its subjects over a period of time, but may take a smaller, more focused sample. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.435e" id="cross-sectional__22" original="E46b.31af" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://longitudinal" title="longitudinal (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.435f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-79fd" id="cross-sectional__23" original="E46b.31b0"><span class="xh" id="cross-sectional__24"> longitudinal </span><span class="xs" id="cross-sectional__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crossing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42c1" id="crossing" original="E399.6b78" sum="1292"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42c2" id="crossing__1" original="E399.6b79"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42c3" id="crossing__2" original="E399.6b7a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crossing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42cf" id="crossing__7" original="E399.6b82"><span class="pos" id="crossing__8" original="E399.6b83"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7227" eid="crossing__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.697a" geo="br" id="crossing__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crossing__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɒsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/cross/crossing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crossing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crossing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.697e" geo="n_am" id="crossing__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crossing__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɔːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/cross/crossing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/cross/crossing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crossing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42d1" id="crossing__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42d2" id="crossing__15" original="E399.6b84"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42d3" id="crossing__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crossing__17" original="E858.-4f1e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crossing__18" original="E399.6b85"> a place where you can safely cross a road, a river, etc., or where you can cross from one country to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42d6" id="crossing__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42d7" id="crossing__20" original="E85c.176c"><span class="x" id="crossing__21" original="E85c.176d"> The major railway junctions and the main river crossings were the objects of attack. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42d9" id="crossing__22" original="E85c.176a"><span class="x" id="crossing__23" original="E85c.176b"> There are difficulties that hinder access, such as lack of pedestrian crossings and quality of pavements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42db" id="crossing__24" original="E85c.176e"><span class="cf" id="crossing__25" original="E5fb.61e7"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="crossing__26" original="E85c.176f"> She was being transported with other Greek-Cypriots to a crossing point in Nicosia. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42de" id="crossing__27" original="E399.6b94"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42df" id="crossing__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crossing__29" original="E858.-4f1c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crossing__30" original="E399.6b95"> a journey across a sea or a wide river </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42e2" id="crossing__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42e3" id="crossing__32" original="E85c.1770"><span class="x" id="crossing__33" original="E85c.1771"> Perhaps as many as half of the captives did not survive the crossing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42e5" id="crossing__34" original="E858.-4f1a"><span class="cf" id="crossing__35" original="E858.-4f1b"><span class="exp" id="crossing__36"> crossing </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="crossing__37" original="E858.-4f19"> He won the prize for the first plane crossing of the English Channel. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42e9" id="crossing__38" original="E858.-4f18"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42ea" id="crossing__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crossing__40" original="E858.-4f16"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="crossing__41" original="E858.-4f15"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crossing__42" original="E858.-4f14"> the act of going across something or from one place to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42ee" id="crossing__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42ef" id="crossing__44" original="E858.-4f13"><span class="x" id="crossing__45" original="E858.-4f12"> They were trying to combat the rise in illegal border crossings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42f1" id="crossing__46" original="E5fb.61e8"><span class="cf" id="crossing__47" original="E858.-4f11"><span class="exp" id="crossing__48"> crossing </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="crossing__49" original="E5fb.61e9"> Some of the most promising areas of research involve the crossing of boundaries between ancient history and other fields. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42f5" id="crossing__50" original="E858.-4f0c"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42f6" id="crossing__51"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crossing__52" original="E858.-4f0a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="crossing__53" original="E858.-4f09"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crossing__54" original="E858.-4f08"> the act of making two different types of animal breed together, or of breeding two types of plant to form a new one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42fa" id="crossing__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42fb" id="crossing__56" original="E858.-4f07"><span class="cf" id="crossing__57" original="E5fb.61ec"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="crossing__58" original="E858.-4f06"> Many of these rare species are unsuited to genetic crossing experiments in the laboratory. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.d41" id="crossing__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crossing" title="crossing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.d42" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7b9a" id="crossing__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crossing__61"> crossing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crowd
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4362" hm="1" id="crowd1" original="E399.6ec7" sum="649"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4363" id="crowd1__1" original="E399.6ec8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4364" id="crowd1__2" original="E399.6ec9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crowd <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.436f" id="crowd1__7" original="E399.6ed4"><span class="pos" id="crowd1__8" original="E399.6ed5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7217" eid="crowd1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74af" geo="br" id="crowd1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowd__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowd__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crowd__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74b2" geo="n_am" id="crowd1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowd__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowd__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crowd__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4371" id="crowd1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4372" id="crowd1__15" original="E399.6ed6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4373" id="crowd1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="crowd1__17" original="E399.6ed8"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crowd1__18" original="E399.6ed9"> a large number of people gathered together in a public place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4376" id="crowd1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4377" id="crowd1__20" original="E8e4.-7e6d"><span class="x" id="crowd1__21" original="E8e4.-7e6c"> The nine African American teenagers walked through a hostile crowd to the school. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4379" id="crowd1__22" original="E8e4.-7e6b"><span class="x" id="crowd1__23" original="E8e4.-7e6a"> Several people in the crowd said the police opened fire with live ammunition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.437b" id="crowd1__24" original="E8e4.-7e64"><span class="cf" id="crowd1__25" original="E8e4.-7e65"><span class="exp" id="crowd1__26"> crowd </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="crowd1__27" original="E8e4.-7e63"> A crowd of 100 or more had gathered to hear the speech. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.437f" id="crowd1__28" original="E88e.-7fc1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4380" id="crowd1__29" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4381" id="crowd1__30"><span class="v"><strong> the crowd </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4383" id="crowd1__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="crowd1__33" original="E88e.-7fbe"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crowd1__34" original="E88e.-7fbd"> ordinary people, who are not special or unusual in any way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4386" id="crowd1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4387" id="crowd1__36" original="E88e.-7fbc"><span class="x" id="crowd1__37" original="E88e.-7fbb"> Even within a group there are those who experiment, take risks and refrain from joining the crowd. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.dee" id="crowd1__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crowd_1" title="crowd definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.def" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7fbf" id="crowd1__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crowd1__40"> crowd </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4389" hm="2" id="crowd2" original="E399.6ee6" sum="753"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.438a" id="crowd2__1" original="E399.6ee7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.438b" id="crowd2__2" original="E399.6ee8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crowd <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4398" id="crowd2__9" original="E399.6ef3"><span class="pos" id="crowd2__10" original="E399.6ef4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7210" eid="crowd2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74b5" geo="br" id="crowd2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowd__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowd__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crowd__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74b8" geo="n_am" id="crowd2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowd__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowd__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crowd__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.2b6" id="crowd2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74bb" form="root" id="crowd2__17"><span class="vp" id="crowd2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> crowd </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74bd" eid="crowd2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74be" geo="br" id="crowd2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowd__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowd__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crowd__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74c1" geo="n_am" id="crowd2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowd__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowd__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crowd__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74c4" form="thirdps" id="crowd2__24"><span class="vp" id="crowd2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> crowds </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74c6" eid="crowd2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74c7" geo="br" id="crowd2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowds__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crowds__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74ca" geo="n_am" id="crowd2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowds__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crowds__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74cd" form="past" id="crowd2__31"><span class="vp" id="crowd2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> crowded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74cf" eid="crowd2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74d0" geo="br" id="crowd2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowded__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowded__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crowded__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74d3" geo="n_am" id="crowd2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://crowded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74d6" form="pastpart" id="crowd2__38"><span class="vp" id="crowd2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> crowded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74d8" eid="crowd2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74d9" geo="br" id="crowd2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowded__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowded__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crowded__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74dc" geo="n_am" id="crowd2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowded__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowded__us_2.ogg" href="sound://crowded__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74df" form="prespart" id="crowd2__45"><span class="vp" id="crowd2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> crowding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74e1" eid="crowd2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74e2" geo="br" id="crowd2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crowding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.74e5" geo="n_am" id="crowd2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowd2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crowding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43c4" id="crowd2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43c5" id="crowd2__53" original="E399.6f11"><span class="cf" id="crowd2__54" original="E399.6f12"><span class="exp" id="crowd2__55"> crowd </span> something </span><span class="def" id="crowd2__56" original="E399.6f13"> to fill a place so there is little room to move </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43c9" id="crowd2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43ca" id="crowd2__58" original="E85c.1785"><span class="x" id="crowd2__59" original="E85c.1786"> Poor working people crowded the industrial districts of the city. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43cc" id="crowd2__60" original="E399.6f1c"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43cd" id="crowd2__61" original="E399.6f2d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43ce" id="crowd2__62"><h4 class="pv"> crowd somebody/something out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43d0" id="crowd2__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43d1" id="crowd2__65"><span class="def" id="crowd2__66" original="E399.6f2f"> to become stronger, more successful or more important than somebody/something else so that they/it cannot compete </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43d3" id="crowd2__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43d4" id="crowd2__68" original="E85c.1789"><span class="x" id="crowd2__69" original="E85c.178a"> Some evidence shows that increased public spending merely crowds out private spending, leaving overall resources for health unchanged. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43d6" id="crowd2__70" original="E85c.178b"><span class="x" id="crowd2__71" original="E85c.178c"> The organization must avoid crowding out entrepreneurs and businesses in the local sector. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.e4a" id="crowd2__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crowd_1" title="crowd definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.e4b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc0139.7fbf" id="crowd2__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crowd2__74"> crowd </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crowded
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43d8" id="crowded" original="E399.6f30" sum="503"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43d9" id="crowded__1" original="E399.6f31"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43da" id="crowded__2" original="E399.6f32"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crowded </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43e2" id="crowded__4" original="E399.6f37"><span class="pos" id="crowded__5" original="E399.6f38"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7209" eid="crowded__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7607" geo="br" id="crowded__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowded__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crowded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.760a" geo="n_am" id="crowded__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crowded__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crowd/crowded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crowd/crowded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crowded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43e4" id="crowded__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43e5" id="crowded__12" original="E399.6f3a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="crowded__13" original="E399.6f3b"> having a lot of people or too many people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43e7" id="crowded__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43e8" id="crowded__15" original="E8e4.-7e60"><span class="x" id="crowded__16" original="E8e4.-7e5f"> The planet is becoming more and more crowded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43ea" id="crowded__17" original="E8e4.-7e5e"><span class="x" id="crowded__18" original="E8e4.-7e5d"> Tokyo is a crowded city with a constant demand for more space. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43ec" id="crowded__19" original="E8e4.-7e59"><span class="cf" id="crowded__20" original="E8e4.-7e5a"><span class="exp" id="crowded__21"> crowded </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="crowded__22" original="E8e4.-7e58"> On the day of the protest, the streets were crowded with strikers and demonstrators. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43f0" id="crowded__23" original="E399.6f3f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="crowded__24" original="E399.6f40"> full of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43f2" id="crowded__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43f3" id="crowded__26" original="E8e4.-7e57"><span class="x" id="crowded__27" original="E8e4.-7e56"> Unfortunately, the engineering curriculum is so crowded that there is no room for a course on ethics. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.e6e" id="crowded__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crowded" title="crowded definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.e6f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7f7d" id="crowded__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crowded__30"> crowded </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crown
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43f5" hm="1" id="crown1" original="E399.6f70" sum="731"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43f6" id="crown1__1" original="E399.6f71"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.43f7" id="crown1__2" original="E399.6f72"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crown <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4402" id="crown1__7" original="E399.6f7d"><span class="pos" id="crown1__8" original="E399.6f7e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7202" eid="crown1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.77f2" geo="br" id="crown1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crown/crown__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crown__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crown__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.77f5" geo="n_am" id="crown1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crown/crown__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crown__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crown__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4404" id="crown1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4405" id="crown1__15" original="E399.6f86"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4406" id="crown1__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4407" id="crown1__17"><span class="v"><strong> the Crown </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4409" id="crown1__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="crown1__20" original="E399.6f89"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crown1__21" original="E399.6f8a"> the government of a country, thought of as being represented by a king or queen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.440c" id="crown1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.440d" id="crown1__23" original="E81d.73dd"><span class="x" id="crown1__24" original="E81d.73de"> There are still many large tracts of land which belong to the Crown. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.440f" id="crown1__25" original="E399.6f8b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4410" id="crown1__26" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4411" id="crown1__27"><span class="v"><strong> the crown </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4413" id="crown1__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="crown1__30" original="E399.6f8e"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crown1__31" original="E399.6f8f"> the position or power of a king or queen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4416" id="crown1__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4417" id="crown1__33" original="E81d.73df"><span class="x" id="crown1__34" original="E81d.73e0"> James had forfeited his right to the crown. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4419" id="crown1__35" original="E81d.73e1"><span class="cf" id="crown1__36" original="E586.-48a5"><span class="exp" id="crown1__37"> crown </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="crown1__38" original="E81d.73e2"> In 1485, at the Battle of Bosworth, Henry Tudor seized the crown of England from Richard III. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.441d" id="crown1__39" original="E399.6f7f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.441e" id="crown1__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crown1__41" original="E399.6f81"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crown1__42" original="E399.6f82"> an object in the shape of a circle, usually made of gold, that a ruler, especially a king or queen, wears on his or her head on official occasions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4421" id="crown1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4422" id="crown1__44" original="E81d.73e3"><span class="x" id="crown1__45" original="E81d.73e4"> Otto set his own crown on Boleslaw's head. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.e92" id="crown1__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crown_1" title="crown definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.e93" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7f21" id="crown1__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crown1__48"> crown </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4424" hm="2" id="crown2" original="E399.6fbf" sum="600"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4425" id="crown2__1" original="E399.6fc0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4426" id="crown2__2" original="E399.6fc1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crown <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4433" id="crown2__9" original="E399.6fcc"><span class="pos" id="crown2__10" original="E399.6fcd"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71fb" eid="crown2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7825" geo="br" id="crown2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crown/crown__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crown__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crown__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7828" geo="n_am" id="crown2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crown/crown__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crown__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crown__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.2e4" id="crown2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.77f8" form="root" id="crown2__17"><span class="vp" id="crown2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> crown </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.77fa" eid="crown2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.77fb" geo="br" id="crown2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crown/crown__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crown__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crown__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.77fe" geo="n_am" id="crown2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crown/crown__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crown__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crown__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7801" form="thirdps" id="crown2__24"><span class="vp" id="crown2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> crowns </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7803" eid="crown2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7804" geo="br" id="crown2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crown/crowns__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crowns__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crowns__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7807" geo="n_am" id="crown2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crown/crowns__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crowns__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crowns__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.780a" form="past" id="crown2__31"><span class="vp" id="crown2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> crowned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.780c" eid="crown2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.780d" geo="br" id="crown2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crown/crowned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crowned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crowned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7810" geo="n_am" id="crown2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crown/crowned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crowned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crowned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7813" form="pastpart" id="crown2__38"><span class="vp" id="crown2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> crowned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7815" eid="crown2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7816" geo="br" id="crown2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crown/crowned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crowned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crowned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7819" geo="n_am" id="crown2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraʊnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crown/crowned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crowned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crowned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.781c" form="prespart" id="crown2__45"><span class="vp" id="crown2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> crowning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.781e" eid="crown2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.781f" geo="br" id="crown2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cro/crown/crowning__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crowning__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crowning__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7822" geo="n_am" id="crown2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crown2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraʊnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cro/crown/crowning__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cro/crown/crowning__us_2.ogg" href="sound://crowning__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.445f" id="crown2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4460" id="crown2__53" original="E399.6fea"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4461" id="crown2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="crown2__55" original="E81d.73ec"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crown2__56" original="E399.6feb"> to put a crown on the head of a new king or queen as a sign of royal power </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4464" id="crown2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4465" id="crown2__58" original="E81d.73ed"><span class="cf" id="crown2__59" original="E399.6fec"><span class="exp" id="crown2__60"> crown </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="crown2__61" original="E81d.73ee"> The nine-year-old Henry III was crowned at Gloucester on 18 October 1216. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4469" id="crown2__62" original="E81d.73ef"><span class="cf" id="crown2__63" original="E399.6fed"><span class="exp" id="crown2__64"> crown </span> somebody + noun </span><span class="x" id="crown2__65" original="E81d.73f0"> Franz Josef was crowned King of Hungary in 1867. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.446d" id="crown2__66" original="E399.6ff3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.446e" id="crown2__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="crown2__68" original="E399.6ff5"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="crown2__69" original="E399.6ff6"><span class="exp" id="crown2__70"> crown </span> something (with something) </span><span class="def" id="crown2__71" original="E399.6ff7"> to make something complete or perfect, especially by adding an achievement or a success </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4473" id="crown2__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4474" id="crown2__73" original="E81d.73f1"><span class="x" id="crown2__74" original="E81d.73f2"> By and large, this enterprise had been crowned with success. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.ef6" id="crown2__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crown_1" title="crown definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.ef7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7f21" id="crown2__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crown2__77"> crown </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crucial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4476" id="crucial" original="E399.70aa" sum="703"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4477" id="crucial__1" original="E399.70ab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4478" id="crucial__2" original="E399.70ac"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crucial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4480" id="crucial__4" original="E399.70b1"><span class="pos" id="crucial__5" original="E399.70b2"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71f4" eid="crucial__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.79c9" geo="br" id="crucial__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crucial__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/cruci/crucial__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruci/crucial__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crucial__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.79cc" geo="n_am" id="crucial__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crucial__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/cruci/crucial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruci/crucial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crucial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4482" id="crucial__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4483" id="crucial__12" original="E399.70b3"><span class="def" id="crucial__13" original="E399.70b4"> extremely important, because it will affect other things </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4485" id="crucial__14" original="E399.70b5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://critical" title="critical definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4486" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3ee8" id="crucial__15" original="E399.70b6"><span class="xh" id="crucial__16"> critical </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://essential1" title="essential1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4489" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.5e65" id="crucial__17" original="E399.70b8"><span class="xh" id="crucial__18"> essential </span><span class="xhm" id="crucial__19"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.448d" id="crucial__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.448e" id="crucial__21" original="E88b.-7e74"><span class="x" id="crucial__22" original="E88b.-7e73"> The consideration of culture has become crucial in international marketing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4490" id="crucial__23" original="E88b.-7e72"><span class="x" id="crucial__24" original="E88b.-7e71"> Metaphors play a crucial role in enabling us to understand the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4492" id="crucial__25" original="E88b.-7e6e"><span class="cf" id="crucial__26" original="E8d4.-7d37"> it is <span class="exp" id="crucial__27"> crucial </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="crucial__28" original="E88b.-7e6d"> It is crucial to listen to the patient and document their concerns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4496" id="crucial__29" original="E88b.-7e6c"><span class="cf" id="crucial__30" original="E399.70ba"><span class="exp" id="crucial__31"> crucial </span> to/for something </span><span class="x" id="crucial__32" original="E88b.-7e6b"> Earning respect and trust is absolutely crucial to the success of the programme. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.449a" id="crucial__33" original="E88b.-7e6a"><span class="cf" id="crucial__34" original="E399.70bb"> it is <span class="exp" id="crucial__35"> crucial </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="crucial__36" original="E88b.-7e69"> In order for the central bank to be able to control the interest rate, it is crucial that its announcements are credible. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="critical__46" original="E5df.8c4" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="critical__47" original="E5df.8c5"><span class="h1" id="critical__48" original="E5df.8c6"><ul class="inline" id="critical__49" original="E5df.8c7"><li class="li" id="critical__50" original="E5df.8c8"> essential </li><li class="li" id="critical__51" original="E5df.8c9"> crucial </li><li class="li" id="critical__52" original="E5df.8ca"> critical </li><li class="li" id="critical__53" original="E5df.8cb"> vital <span class="pos" id="critical__54" original="E83b.68cc"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="critical__55" original="E5df.8cd"> These words all describe something that is extremely important and completely necessary because a particular situation or activity depends on it. </span><ul class="bullet" id="critical__56" original="E5df.8ce"><li class="li" id="critical__57" original="E5df.8cf"> to be essential/​crucial/​critical/​vital <span class="eb" id="critical__58" original="E5df.8d0"> for/​to/​in </span> something </li><li class="li" id="critical__59" original="E5df.8d1"> it is essential/​crucial/​critical/​vital <span class="eb" id="critical__60" original="E5df.8d2"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__61" original="E5df.8d3"> to be essential/​crucial/​critical/​vital <span class="eb" id="critical__62" original="E5df.8d4"> to do something </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__63" original="E5df.8d5"> an essential/​a crucial/​a critical/​a vital <span class="eb" id="critical__64" original="E5df.8d6"> role/​point </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__65" original="E5df.8d7"> an essential/​a crucial/​a vital <span class="eb" id="critical__66" original="E5df.8d8"> part/​element/​component/​factor </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__67" original="E5df.8d9"> a crucial/​critical/​vital <span class="eb" id="critical__68" original="E5df.8da"> question/​issue </span></li><li class="li" id="critical__69" original="E5df.8db"><span class="eb" id="critical__70" original="E5df.8dc"> absolutely </span> essential/​crucial/​critical/​vital </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="critical__71" original="E5df.8dd"><li class="li" id="critical__72" original="E5df.8de"><span class="eb" id="critical__73" original="E5df.8df"> Essential </span> and <span class="eb" id="critical__74" original="E5df.8e0"> vital </span> can often be used in the same way; <span class="eb" id="critical__75" original="E5df.8e1"> essential </span> is typically used to state a fact or an opinion with authority; <span class="eb" id="critical__76" original="E5df.8e2"> vital </span> is used to try to persuade somebody that a fact or an opinion is important; <span class="eb" id="critical__77" original="E5df.8e3"> vital </span> is less often used in negative statements: <span class="x-gs" id="critical__78"><span class="x-g" id="critical__79" original="E5df.8e4"><span class="x" id="critical__80" original="E5df.8e5"> Nitrates form an essential component within the nitrogen cycle. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="critical__81" original="E5df.8e6"><span class="x" id="critical__82" original="E5df.8e7"> Sharing a common language is not always essential to a sense of ethnic community. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="critical__83" original="E5df.8e8"><span class="x" id="critical__84" original="E5df.8e9"> Food is relatively ‘culture bound’, so local knowledge is vital to market success. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="critical__85" original="E5df.8ea"><span class="eb" id="critical__86" original="E5df.8eb"> Crucial </span> and <span class="eb" id="critical__87" original="E5df.8ec"> critical </span> can both be used to describe something that is necessary to avoid a bad outcome; <span class="eb" id="critical__88" original="E5df.8ed"> critical </span> is often used to talk about more objective, technical matters in science or business; <span class="eb" id="critical__89" original="E5df.8ee"> crucial </span> can be used in more subjective contexts, especially when talking about an important time or stage in a process: <span class="x-gs" id="critical__90"><span class="x-g" id="critical__91" original="E5df.8ef"><span class="x" id="critical__92" original="E5df.8f0"> Mangrove trees are critical to the functioning of mangrove swamps as they stabilize sediments and filter the water. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="critical__93" original="E5df.8f1"><span class="x" id="critical__94" original="E5df.8f2"> Many historians have suggested this was a crucial moment in the emancipation of women. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fef" id="crucial__86" original="E88b.-7e67" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="crucial__87" original="E88b.-7e66"> crucial + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ff1" id="crucial__88" original="E88b.-7e65"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ff2" id="crucial__89" original="E88b.-7e61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ff3" id="crucial__90"><span class="coll" id="crucial__91" original="E88b.-7e60"> point </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ff5" id="crucial__92" original="E88b.-7e5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ff6" id="crucial__93"><span class="coll" id="crucial__94" original="E88b.-7e5e"> question </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ff8" id="crucial__95"><span class="coll" id="crucial__96" original="E88b.-7e5a"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ffa" id="crucial__97" original="E88b.-7e57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ffb" id="crucial__98"><span class="coll" id="crucial__99" original="E88b.-7e56"> part </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5ffd" id="crucial__100"><span class="coll" id="crucial__101" original="E88b.-7e54"> aspect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5fff" id="crucial__102"><span class="coll" id="crucial__103" original="E88b.-7e50"> element </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6001" id="crucial__104"><span class="coll" id="crucial__105" original="E8d6.-7ee3"> component </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6003" id="crucial__106" original="E88b.-7e59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6004" id="crucial__107"><span class="coll" id="crucial__108" original="E88b.-7e58"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6006" id="crucial__109" original="E88b.-7e63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6007" id="crucial__110"><span class="coll" id="crucial__111" original="E88b.-7e62"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6009" id="crucial__112" original="E88b.-7e5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.600a" id="crucial__113"><span class="coll" id="crucial__114" original="E88b.-7e5c"> importance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.600c" id="crucial__115" original="E88b.-7e4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.600d" id="crucial__116"><span class="coll" id="crucial__117" original="E88b.-7e4e"> difference </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.600f" id="crucial__118"><span class="coll" id="crucial__119" original="E8d6.-7ee2"> distinction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6011" id="crucial__120" original="E88b.-7e53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6012" id="crucial__121"><span class="coll" id="crucial__122" original="E88b.-7e52"> step </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6014" id="crucial__123" original="E88b.-7e4d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6015" id="crucial__124" original="E88b.-7e70"><span class="x" id="crucial__125" original="E88b.-7e6f"> The crucial importance of bioethics is increasingly being recognized. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6017" id="crucial__126" original="E88b.-7e4c"><span class="x" id="crucial__127" original="E88b.-7e4b"> There are crucial differences between EU member states and ordinary nation states in international politics. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.f1d" id="crucial__128" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crucial" title="crucial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.f1e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7d7a" id="crucial__129" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crucial__130"> crucial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crucially
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.449e" id="crucially" original="E88b.-7ede" sum="515"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.449f" id="crucially__1" original="E88b.-7edd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44a0" id="crucially__2" original="E88b.-7edc"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crucially </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44a8" id="crucially__4" original="E88b.-7ed7"><span class="pos" id="crucially__5" original="E88b.-7ed6"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71ed" eid="crucially__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7a48" geo="br" id="crucially__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crucially__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/cruci/crucially__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruci/crucially__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crucially__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7a4c" geo="n_am" id="crucially__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crucially__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːʃəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/cruci/crucially__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruci/crucially__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crucially__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44aa" id="crucially__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44ab" id="crucially__12" original="E88b.-7ed5"><span class="def" id="crucially__13" original="E88b.-7ed4"> in a way that is very important or essential for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44ad" id="crucially__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44ae" id="crucially__15" original="E88b.-7ed1"><span class="x" id="crucially__16" original="E88b.-7ed0"> Defective economies often depend crucially on the world market, because they are based on the export of a few primary goods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44b0" id="crucially__17" original="E88b.-7ed3"><span class="x" id="crucially__18" original="E88b.-7ed2"> A crucially important property of all polymers is their molecular weight distribution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44b2" id="crucially__19" original="E88b.-7ecf"><span class="x" id="crucially__20" original="E88b.-7ece"> Crucially, all parties had to agree to ‘democratic and exclusively peaceful means of resolving political issues’. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.f49" id="crucially__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crucially" title="crucially definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.f4a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-7203" id="crucially__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crucially__23"> crucially </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crude
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44b4" id="crude" original="E399.7166" sum="959"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44b5" id="crude__1" original="E399.7167"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44b6" id="crude__2" original="E399.7168"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crude </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44c2" id="crude__8" original="E399.7172"><span class="pos" id="crude__9" original="E399.7173"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71e4" eid="crude__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7c5c" geo="br" id="crude__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crude__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/crude/crude__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/crude/crude__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crude__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7c5f" geo="n_am" id="crude__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crude__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kruːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/crude/crude__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/crude/crude__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crude__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44c4" id="crude__15" original="E399.7174"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44c5" form="_tofix" id="crude__16"><span class="if" id="crude__17" original="E399.7176"> cruder </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44c7" form="_tofix" id="crude__18"><span class="if" id="crude__19" original="E399.7178"> crudest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44c9" id="crude__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44ca" id="crude__21" original="E399.7184"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44cb" id="crude__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="crude__23" original="E399.7186"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44cd" id="crude__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="crude__25" original="E399.7187"> of oil or another natural substance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="crude__26" original="E399.7188"> in its natural state, before it has been treated with chemicals </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44d0" id="crude__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44d1" id="crude__28" original="E81d.740e"><span class="x" id="crude__29" original="E81d.740f"> About 37% of commercial energy consumed throughout the world is produced from crude oil. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44d3" id="crude__30" original="E81d.7410"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44d4" id="crude__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="crude__32" original="E81d.7411"> of figures </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="crude__33" original="E81d.7412"> not adjusted or corrected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44d7" id="crude__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44d8" id="crude__35" original="E81d.7413"><span class="x" id="crude__36" original="E81d.7414"> In 2001, the United Kingdom's crude death rate was 11 per thousand. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44da" id="crude__37" original="E399.7179"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44db" id="crude__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="crude__39" original="E81d.7415"> of an estimate or guess </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="crude__40" original="E399.717a"> simple and not very accurate but giving a general idea of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44de" id="crude__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44df" id="crude__42" original="E81d.7416"><span class="x" id="crude__43" original="E81d.7417"> A crude estimate of the number of pages on the Web puts that number at over 25 billion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44e1" id="crude__44" original="E399.717b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44e2" id="crude__45"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="crude__46" original="E399.717c"> of an object, machine, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="crude__47" original="E399.717d"> simple and basic; not showing much skill or attention to detail </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44e5" id="crude__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44e6" id="crude__49" original="E81d.7418"><span class="x" id="crude__50" original="E81d.7419"> One study concluded that it was possible for a terrorist group to build a crude nuclear device. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44e8" id="crude__51" original="E399.717e"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44e9" id="crude__52"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="crude__53" original="E399.717f"> of people or the way they behave </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="crude__54" original="E399.7180"> offensive or rude, especially about sex </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44ec" id="crude__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44ed" id="crude__56" original="E81d.741a"><span class="x" id="crude__57" original="E81d.741b"> Patients may use crude language. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.f6c" id="crude__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crude_1" title="crude definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.f6d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7c6b" id="crude__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crude__60"> crude </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crudely
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44ef" id="crudely" original="E81d.741c" sum="282"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44f0" id="crudely__1" original="E81d.741d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44f1" id="crudely__2" original="E81d.741e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crudely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44f9" id="crudely__4" original="E81d.7423"><span class="pos" id="crudely__5" original="E81d.7424"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71dd" eid="crudely__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7c9e" geo="br" id="crudely__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crudely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/crude/crudely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/crude/crudely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crudely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7ca1" geo="n_am" id="crudely__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crudely__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/crude/crudely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/crude/crudely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crudely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44fb" id="crudely__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44fc" id="crudely__12" original="E81d.7427"><span class="def" id="crudely__13" original="E81d.7428"> in a way that is simple and not very accurate but gives a general idea of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44fe" id="crudely__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.44ff" id="crudely__15" original="E492.1fed"><span class="x" id="crudely__16" original="E492.1fee"> To put it crudely, the poor are going without food so that the rich can drive cars. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.fa2" id="crudely__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crudely" title="crudely definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.fa3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-71f4" id="crudely__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crudely__19"> crudely </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cruel
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4501" id="cruel" original="E399.71d5" sum="740"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4502" id="cruel__1" original="E399.71d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4503" id="cruel__2" original="E399.71d7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cruel </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.450f" id="cruel__8" original="E399.71e0"><span class="pos" id="cruel__9" original="E399.71e1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71d6" eid="cruel__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7d2b" geo="br" id="cruel__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cruel__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/cruel/cruel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruel/cruel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cruel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7d2e" geo="n_am" id="cruel__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cruel__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/cruel/cruel__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruel/cruel__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cruel__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4511" id="cruel__15" original="E399.71e2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4512" form="_tofix" id="cruel__16"><span class="if" id="cruel__17" original="E399.71e4"> crueller </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4514" form="_tofix" id="cruel__18"><span class="if" id="cruel__19" original="E399.71e5"> cruellest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4516" id="cruel__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4517" id="cruel__21" original="E399.71e6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cruel__22" original="E399.71e8"> having a desire to cause pain and suffering </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4519" id="cruel__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.451a" id="cruel__24" original="E85c.178d"><span class="x" id="cruel__25" original="E85c.178e"> He hoped to help those innocent people who were suffering under the cruel oppressors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.451c" id="cruel__26" original="E85c.178f"><span class="cf" id="cruel__27" original="E399.71e7"><span class="exp" id="cruel__28"> cruel </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cruel__29" original="E85c.1790"> Kant wrote that it is wrong for a person to be cruel to animals. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4520" id="cruel__30" original="E399.71e9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://kind2" title="kind2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4521" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.2edd" id="cruel__31" original="E399.71ea"><span class="xh" id="cruel__32"> kind </span><span class="xhm" id="cruel__33"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4524" id="cruel__34"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4525" id="cruel__35" original="E399.71ec"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cruel__36" original="E399.71ed"> causing pain or suffering </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4527" id="cruel__37" original="E85c.1791" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://harsh" title="harsh (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4528" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.5b63" id="cruel__38" original="E85c.1792"><span class="xh" id="cruel__39"> harsh </span><span class="xs" id="cruel__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.452b" id="cruel__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.452c" id="cruel__42" original="E85c.1793"><span class="x" id="cruel__43" original="E85c.1794"> Roman society saw nothing wrong with cruel public punishments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.452e" id="cruel__44" original="E85c.1795"><span class="x" id="cruel__45" original="E85c.1796"> The distinction between treatment that constitutes torture and treatment that is considered cruel, inhuman or degrading is not clear. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4530" id="cruel__46" original="E858.-4ec3"><span class="x" id="cruel__47" original="E858.-4ec2"> She described the decision as ‘a cruel blow for women and their families’. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4532" id="cruel__48"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4533" id="cruel__49" original="E399.71ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4534" id="cruel__50"><span class="dr" id="cruel__51" original="E399.71ef"> cruelly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.453c" id="cruel__52" original="E399.71f3"><span class="pos" id="cruel__53" original="E399.71f4"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71d5" eid="cruel__54" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7d31" geo="br" id="cruel__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cruel__56"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/cruel/cruelly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruel/cruelly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cruelly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7d34" geo="n_am" id="cruel__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cruel__58"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/cruel/cruelly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruel/cruelly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cruelly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.453e" id="cruel__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.453f" id="cruel__60" original="E85c.1797"><span class="x" id="cruel__61" original="E85c.1798"> Parents are not morally free, and should not be legally free, to treat their children cruelly. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.fc1" id="cruel__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cruel_1" title="cruel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.fc2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7bcd" id="cruel__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cruel__64"> cruel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cruelty
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4541" id="cruelty" original="E399.71f5" sum="732"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4542" id="cruelty__1" original="E399.71f6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4543" id="cruelty__2" original="E399.71f7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cruelty </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.454e" id="cruelty__7" original="E399.71ff"><span class="pos" id="cruelty__8" original="E399.7200"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71c8" eid="cruelty__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7db5" geo="br" id="cruelty__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cruelty__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːəlti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/cruel/cruelty__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruel/cruelty__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cruelty__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609176e31a.7db8" geo="n_am" id="cruelty__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cruelty__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkruːəlti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/cruel/cruelty__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/cruel/cruelty__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cruelty__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4550" id="cruelty__14" original="E399.7201"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4553" form="pl" id="cruelty__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="cruelty__16" original="E399.7205"> cruelties </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4555" id="cruelty__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4556" id="cruelty__18" original="E399.7206"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4557" id="cruelty__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cruelty__20" original="E399.7208"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cruelty__21" original="E399.720a"> behaviour that causes pain or suffering to others, especially deliberately </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.455a" id="cruelty__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.455b" id="cruelty__23" original="E85c.179f"><span class="x" id="cruelty__24" original="E85c.17a0"> Troops were not only killing the local populations, but doing so with unnecessary cruelty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.455d" id="cruelty__25" original="E85c.17a3"><span class="cf" id="cruelty__26" original="E399.7209"><span class="exp" id="cruelty__27"> cruelty </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cruelty__28" original="E85c.17a4"> The charity's mission is to end cruelty to children. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4561" id="cruelty__29" original="E399.720e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4562" id="cruelty__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cruelty__31" original="E399.7210"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="cruelty__32" original="E399.7211"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cruelty__33" original="E399.7212"> a cruel action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4566" id="cruelty__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4567" id="cruelty__35" original="E85c.17a5"><span class="x" id="cruelty__36" original="E85c.17a6"> There was no excuse for the cruelties inflicted on innocent citizens by an institution which was intended to protect them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4569" id="cruelty__37" original="E399.7213"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.456a" id="cruelty__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cruelty__39" original="E399.7215"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cruelty__40" original="E399.7216"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cruelty__41" original="E399.7217"> something that happens that seems unfair </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.456e" id="cruelty__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.456f" id="cruelty__43" original="E85c.17a7"><span class="x" id="cruelty__44" original="E85c.17a8"> It seems a further cruelty that refugees might be represented as a problem by the country of settlement. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1005" id="cruelty__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cruelty" title="cruelty definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1006" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7b8d" id="cruelty__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cruelty__47"> cruelty </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crush
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4571" id="crush" original="E399.74c5" sum="642"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4572" id="crush__1" original="E399.74c6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4573" id="crush__2" original="E399.74c7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crush </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4580" id="crush__9" original="E399.74d2"><span class="pos" id="crush__10" original="E399.74d3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71c1" eid="crush__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a43" geo="br" id="crush__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/crush/crush__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crush__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crush__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a40" geo="n_am" id="crush__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/crush/crush__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crush__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crush__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.312" id="crush__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a70" form="root" id="crush__17"><span class="vp" id="crush__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> crush </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a6e" eid="crush__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a6d" geo="br" id="crush__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/crush/crush__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crush__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crush__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a6a" geo="n_am" id="crush__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/crush/crush__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crush__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crush__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a67" form="thirdps" id="crush__24"><span class="vp" id="crush__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> crushes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a65" eid="crush__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a64" geo="br" id="crush__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrʌʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/crush/crushes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crushes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crushes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a61" geo="n_am" id="crush__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrʌʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/crush/crushes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crushes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crushes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a5e" form="past" id="crush__31"><span class="vp" id="crush__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> crushed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a5c" eid="crush__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a5b" geo="br" id="crush__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/crush/crushed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crushed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crushed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a58" geo="n_am" id="crush__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/crush/crushed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crushed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crushed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a55" form="pastpart" id="crush__38"><span class="vp" id="crush__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> crushed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a53" eid="crush__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a52" geo="br" id="crush__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/crush/crushed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crushed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crushed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a4f" geo="n_am" id="crush__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/crush/crushed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crushed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crushed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a4c" form="prespart" id="crush__45"><span class="vp" id="crush__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> crushing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a4a" eid="crush__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a49" geo="br" id="crush__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrʌʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/crush/crushing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crushing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crushing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7a46" geo="n_am" id="crush__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crush__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrʌʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/crush/crushing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/crush/crushing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://crushing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45ac" id="crush__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45ad" id="crush__53" original="E399.74fa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="crush__54" original="E399.74fe"> to break something into small pieces or into a powder by pressing hard </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45af" id="crush__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45b0" id="crush__56" original="E852.53af"><span class="cf" id="crush__57" original="E399.74fd"><span class="exp" id="crush__58"> crush </span> something </span><span class="x" id="crush__59" original="E852.53b0"> These fish crush the whole shell in their jaws. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45b4" id="crush__60" original="E586.-47b2"><span class="cf" id="crush__61" original="E586.-47b3"><span class="exp" id="crush__62"> crush </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="crush__63" original="E586.-47b1"> The seeds can also be crushed into oil and used for cooking. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45b8" id="crush__64" original="E399.7505"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="crush__65" original="E399.7508"><span class="exp" id="crush__66"> crush </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="crush__67" original="E399.7509"> to use violent methods to defeat people who are opposing you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45bc" id="crush__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45bd" id="crush__69" original="E852.53b3"><span class="x" id="crush__70" original="E852.53b4"> Sejanus attempted to crush all opposition by means of threats, violence, fear and murder. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45bf" id="crush__71" original="E852.53b5"><span class="x" id="crush__72" original="E852.53b6"> The mighty Hittite empire fell apart around 1200 BC, crushed by invaders from the north. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1065" id="crush__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crush_1" title="crush definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1066" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-77c9" id="crush__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crush__75"> crush </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crust
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45c1" id="crust" original="E399.756e" sum="523"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45c2" id="crust__1" original="E399.756f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45c3" id="crust__2" original="E399.7570"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crust </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45ce" id="crust__7" original="E399.757a"><span class="pos" id="crust__8" original="E399.757b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71ba" eid="crust__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-789a" geo="br" id="crust__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crust__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cru/crust/crust__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cru/crust/crust__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crust__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7897" geo="n_am" id="crust__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crust__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> krʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cru/crust/crust__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cru/crust/crust__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crust__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45d0" id="crust__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crust__15" original="E399.758e"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="crust__16" original="E399.758f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45d3" id="crust__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45d4" id="crust__18" original="E399.758c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="crust__19" original="E399.7590"> the outer layer of rock of which a planet consists, especially that of the earth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45d6" id="crust__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45d7" id="crust__21" original="E8bd.-7efc"><span class="x" id="crust__22" original="E8bd.-7efb"> Much of the earth's crust is covered by water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45d9" id="crust__23" original="E8bd.-7efa"><span class="x" id="crust__24" original="E8bd.-7ef9"> Fragments of the lower continental crust are brought to the surface during volcanic eruptions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45db" id="crust__25" original="E8d5.-7fe5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="crust__26" original="E8d5.-7fe4"> a hard layer that forms on the surface of something soft </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45dd" id="crust__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45de" id="crust__28" original="E8bd.-7ef4"><span class="x" id="crust__29" original="E8bd.-7ef3"> The supply of excessive water through irrigation systems can draw salts to the surface where they crystallize as a saline crust. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1090" id="crust__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crust_1" title="crust definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1091" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-76e0" id="crust__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crust__32"> crust </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cry
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45e0" hm="1" id="cry1" original="E399.7625" sum="595"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45e1" id="cry1__1" original="E399.7626"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45e2" id="cry1__2" original="E399.7627"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cry <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.45ef" id="cry1__9" original="E399.7632"><span class="pos" id="cry1__10" original="E399.7633"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71b3" eid="cry1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76c8" geo="br" id="cry1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cry__/cry__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cry__/cry__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cry__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76c5" geo="n_am" id="cry1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cry__/cry__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cry__/cry__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cry__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.340" id="cry1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76f5" form="root" id="cry1__17"><span class="vp" id="cry1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cry </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76f3" eid="cry1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76f2" geo="br" id="cry1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cry__/cry__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cry__/cry__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cry__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76ef" geo="n_am" id="cry1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cry__/cry__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cry__/cry__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cry__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76ec" form="thirdps" id="cry1__24"><span class="vp" id="cry1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cries </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76ea" eid="cry1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76e9" geo="br" id="cry1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/cries/cries__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/cries/cries__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cries__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76e6" geo="n_am" id="cry1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/cries/cries__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/cries/cries__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cries__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76e3" form="past" id="cry1__31"><span class="vp" id="cry1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cried </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76e1" eid="cry1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76e0" geo="br" id="cry1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/cried/cried__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/cried/cried__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cried__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76dd" geo="n_am" id="cry1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/cried/cried__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/cried/cried__us_3.ogg" href="sound://cried__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76da" form="pastpart" id="cry1__38"><span class="vp" id="cry1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cried </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76d8" eid="cry1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76d7" geo="br" id="cry1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cri/cried/cried__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cri/cried/cried__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cried__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76d4" geo="n_am" id="cry1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cri/cried/cried__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cri/cried/cried__us_3.ogg" href="sound://cried__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76d1" form="prespart" id="cry1__45"><span class="vp" id="cry1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> crying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76cf" eid="cry1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76ce" geo="br" id="cry1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryin/crying__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryin/crying__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://crying__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76cb" geo="n_am" id="cry1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkraɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryin/crying__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryin/crying__us_2.ogg" href="sound://crying__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4624" id="cry1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4625" id="cry1__53" original="E399.7656"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4626" id="cry1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cry1__55" original="E399.7658"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cry1__56" original="E399.765a"> to produce tears from your eyes because you are unhappy or hurt </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4629" id="cry1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.462a" id="cry1__58" original="E852.7ae8"><span class="x" id="cry1__59" original="E852.7ae9"> Olivia often cries before entering school. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.462c" id="cry1__60" original="E399.7688"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.462d" id="cry1__61" original="E399.7692"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.462e" id="cry1__62"><h4 class="pv"> cry out </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> cry out something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4631" id="cry1__65"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4632" id="cry1__66"><span class="def" id="cry1__67" original="E399.7694"> to make a loud sound or shout something loudly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4634" id="cry1__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4635" id="cry1__69" original="E586.-47a9"><span class="cf" id="cry1__70" original="E399.7695"> + speech </span><span class="x" id="cry1__71" original="E586.-47a8"> Macduff cries out, ‘Bleed, bleed, poor country!’ </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4638" id="cry1__72" original="E399.7696"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4639" id="cry1__73"><h4 class="pv"> cry out for something </h4><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.463b" id="cry1__75"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cry1__76" original="E586.-47a6" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.463d" id="cry1__77"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.463e" id="cry1__78"><span class="def" id="cry1__79" original="E399.7699"> to need something very much </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4640" id="cry1__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4641" id="cry1__81" original="E852.7afa"><span class="x" id="cry1__82" original="E852.7afb"> Compulsory treatment schemes cry out for proper evaluation. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.10ea" id="cry1__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cry_1" title="cry definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.10eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-75f8" id="cry1__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cry1__85"> cry </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4643" hm="2" id="cry2" original="E399.769a" sum="903"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4644" id="cry2__1" original="E399.769b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4645" id="cry2__2" original="E399.769c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cry <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4650" id="cry2__7" original="E399.76a7"><span class="pos" id="cry2__8" original="E399.76a8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71ac" eid="cry2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76c2" geo="br" id="cry2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cry__/cry__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cry__/cry__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cry__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-76bf" geo="n_am" id="cry2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cry2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kraɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cry__/cry__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cry__/cry__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cry__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4652" id="cry2__14" original="E399.76a9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4653" form="pl" id="cry2__15" original="E399.76aa"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="cry2__16" original="E399.76ac"> cries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4655" id="cry2__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4656" id="cry2__18" original="E399.76ad"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="cry2__19" original="E87e.-79dd"><span class="exp" id="cry2__20"> cry </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="cry2__21" original="E399.76b0"> a loud sound without words that expresses a strong feeling; a loud shout </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.465a" id="cry2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.465b" id="cry2__23" original="E586.-479f"><span class="x" id="cry2__24" original="E586.-479e"> cries of pain/distress/grief/joy </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.465d" id="cry2__25" original="E586.-479d"><span class="x" id="cry2__26" original="E586.-479c"> There was a cry of ‘Silence!’ </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.465f" id="cry2__27" original="E399.76bd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="cry2__28" original="E399.76c0"><span class="exp" id="cry2__29"> cry </span> for something </span><span class="def" id="cry2__30" original="E399.76c1"> an urgent demand or request for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4663" id="cry2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4664" id="cry2__32" original="E852.7b57"><span class="x" id="cry2__33" original="E852.7b58"> Cries for social justice challenge the wisdom of the conservative culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4666" id="cry2__34" original="E852.7b59"><span class="x" id="cry2__35" original="E852.7b5a"> These events are immediately followed by cries for gun control. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4668" id="cry2__36" original="E399.76c2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="use" id="cry2__37" original="E399.76c5"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> especially in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cry2__38" original="E399.76c6"> a word or phrase that expresses a group's beliefs and calls people to action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.466b" id="cry2__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.466c" id="cry2__40" original="E852.7b4e"><span class="x" id="cry2__41" original="E852.7b5b"> This was the rallying cry of the French Revolution—‘liberté, égalité, fraternité’. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.466e-FF1" id="cry2__42" original="E39e.-7bcc" sk="farcryfrom"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.466e-FF2" id="cry2__43"><span class="idm" id="cry2__44" original="E39e.-7bcb"> a far cry from something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.466e-FF4" id="cry2__45"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.466e-FF5" id="cry2__46"><span class="def" id="cry2__47" original="E39e.-7bca"> a very different experience from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.466e-FF7" id="cry2__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.466e-FF8" id="cry2__49" original="E875.6a18"><span class="x" id="cry2__50" original="E875.6a19"> Contemporary Sri Lanka is a far cry from the tropical Indian Ocean island called ‘Serendip’ by the first Arab visitors. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.111f" id="cry2__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cry_1" title="cry definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1120" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-75f8" id="cry2__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cry2__53"> cry </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crystal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4673" id="crystal" original="E399.7799" sum="1099"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4674" id="crystal__1" original="E399.779a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4675" id="crystal__2" original="E399.779b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crystal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4681" id="crystal__7" original="E399.77a3"><span class="pos" id="crystal__8" original="E399.77a4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-71a5" eid="crystal__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-74aa" geo="br" id="crystal__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystal__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-74a7" geo="n_am" id="crystal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystal__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crystal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4683" id="crystal__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4684" id="crystal__15" original="E399.77a5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4685" id="crystal__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="crystal__17" original="E399.77a7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crystal__18" original="E399.77a8"> a small piece of a substance with many even sides, that is formed naturally when the substance becomes solid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4688" id="crystal__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4689" id="crystal__20" original="E858.-4e2b"><span class="x" id="crystal__21" original="E858.-4e2a"> Certain conditions can cause the protein to form crystals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.468b" id="crystal__22" original="E492.2016"><span class="cf" id="crystal__23" original="E858.-4e26"><span class="exp" id="crystal__24"> crystal </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="crystal__25" original="E492.2017"> High-quality single crystals of germanium and silicon were essential to scientific progress. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.468f" id="crystal__26" original="E858.-4e28"><span class="cf" id="crystal__27" original="E858.-4e29"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="crystal__28" original="E858.-4e27"> The optical properties of minerals reflect their crystal structure and symmetry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4692" id="crystal__29" original="E85c.17af"><span class="x" id="crystal__30" original="E85c.17b0"> It is clear that ice crystal concentrations in clouds increase with height. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4694" id="crystal__31" original="E85c.17ad"><span class="x" id="crystal__32" original="E85c.17ae"> The properties of quartz are what makes quartz crystal watches tell the time so accurately. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="crystal__33" original="E83d.-7d71" un="help"> In chemistry, a <span class="eb" id="crystal__34" original="E83d.-7d6f"> crystal </span> is any solid that has its atoms, <a class="ndv" href="entry://ions" id="crystal__35"> ions </a> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecules" id="crystal__36"> molecules </a> arranged in an ordered, <a class="ndv" href="entry://symmetrical" id="crystal__37"> symmetrical </a> way: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.469b" id="crystal__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.469c" id="crystal__39" original="E83d.-7d6a"><span class="x" id="crystal__40" original="E586.-3f70"> The pattern of the diffracted X-rays is determined by the arrangement of the atoms and the distances between them in the crystal. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.469e" id="crystal__41" original="E399.77a9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.469f" id="crystal__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="crystal__43" original="E399.77ab"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crystal__44" original="E399.77ad"> a clear mineral, such as <a class="ndv" href="entry://quartz" id="crystal__45"> quartz </a> , used in making <a class="ndv" href="entry://decorative" id="crystal__46"> decorative </a> objects </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46a4" id="crystal__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46a5" id="crystal__48" original="E85c.17b1"><span class="x" id="crystal__49" original="E85c.17b2"> Graves dated to the fifth century include silver earrings and buckles made of rock crystal. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1151" id="crystal__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crystal" title="crystal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1152" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-73a8" id="crystal__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crystal__52"> crystal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crystalline
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46a7" id="crystalline" original="E399.77ef" sum="377"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46a8" id="crystalline__1" original="E399.77f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46a9" id="crystalline__2" original="E399.77f1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crystalline </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46b1" id="crystalline__4" original="E399.77f6"><span class="pos" id="crystalline__5" original="E399.77f7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-719e" eid="crystalline__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-742e" geo="br" id="crystalline__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystalline__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystalline__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystalline__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystalline__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-742b" geo="n_am" id="crystalline__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystalline__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystalline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystalline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crystalline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46b3" id="crystalline__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46b4" id="crystalline__12" original="E399.77f8"><span class="def" id="crystalline__13" original="E399.77fb"> having the structure or form of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://crystal" id="crystalline__14"> crystal </a> ; made of <a class="ndv" href="entry://crystals" id="crystalline__15"> crystals </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46b8" id="crystalline__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46b9" id="crystalline__17" original="E85c.17bb"><span class="x" id="crystalline__18" original="E85c.17bc"> Cellulose is highly crystalline as a result of an extensive hydrogen bonding network. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46bb" id="crystalline__19" original="E492.2042"><span class="x" id="crystalline__20" original="E492.2043"> Aggregates are typically produced from limestone, crystalline rocks and sandstones. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1185" id="crystalline__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crystalline" title="crystalline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1186" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7331" id="crystalline__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crystalline__23"> crystalline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crystallize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46bd" id="crystallize" original="E399.7806" sum="1069"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46be" id="crystallize__1" original="E399.7807"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46bf" id="crystallize__2" original="E399.7808"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crystallize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46c1" id="crystallize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46c2" id="crystallize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-7f" id="crystallize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="crystallize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> crystall <span class="ptl" id="crystallize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.46d4" id="crystallize__19" original="E399.7817"><span class="pos" id="crystallize__20" original="E399.7818"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7197" eid="crystallize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73cd" geo="br" id="crystallize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73ca" geo="n_am" id="crystallize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.36e" id="crystallize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73c7" form="root" id="crystallize__27"><span class="vp" id="crystallize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> crystallize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73c5" eid="crystallize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73c4" geo="br" id="crystallize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73c1" geo="n_am" id="crystallize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73be" form="thirdps" id="crystallize__34"><span class="vp" id="crystallize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> crystallizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73bc" eid="crystallize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73bb" geo="br" id="crystallize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73b8" geo="n_am" id="crystallize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73b5" form="past" id="crystallize__41"><span class="vp" id="crystallize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> crystallized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73b3" eid="crystallize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73b2" geo="br" id="crystallize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73af" geo="n_am" id="crystallize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73ac" form="pastpart" id="crystallize__48"><span class="vp" id="crystallize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> crystallized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73aa" eid="crystallize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73a9" geo="br" id="crystallize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73a6" geo="n_am" id="crystallize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73a3" form="prespart" id="crystallize__55"><span class="vp" id="crystallize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> crystallizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73a1" eid="crystallize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-73a0" geo="br" id="crystallize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-739d" geo="n_am" id="crystallize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkrɪstəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4700" id="crystallize__62"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4701" id="crystallize__63" original="E399.783c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4702" id="crystallize__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="crystallize__65" original="E399.783e"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="crystallize__66" original="E399.783f"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="crystallize__67" original="E399.7843"> to form into <a class="ndv" href="entry://crystals" id="crystallize__68"> crystals </a> ; to make something form into <span class="dh" id="crystallize__69" original="E492.2059"> crystals </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4708" id="crystallize__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4709" id="crystallize__71" original="E492.205a"><span class="x" id="crystallize__72" original="E492.205b"> The salt crystallizes as the solution cools. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.470b" id="crystallize__73" original="E492.205c"><span class="cf" id="crystallize__74" original="E399.7840"><span class="exp" id="crystallize__75"> crystallize </span> something </span><span class="x" id="crystallize__76" original="E492.205d"> This method has been successful in crystallizing problematic target proteins (e.g. Mandelman et al., 2002; Isupov et al., 2004). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.470f" id="crystallize__77" original="E399.7835"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4710" id="crystallize__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="crystallize__79" original="E399.7837"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="crystallize__80" original="E399.7838"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4713" id="crystallize__81"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="crystallize__82" original="E399.7839"> of thoughts, plans, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="crystallize__83" original="E399.783a"> to become clear and fixed; to make thoughts, etc. clear and fixed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4716" id="crystallize__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4717" id="crystallize__85" original="E85c.17c9"><span class="x" id="crystallize__86" original="E85c.17ca"> The office is a place where organizational tensions can crystallize and have to be carefully managed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4719" id="crystallize__87" original="E492.205e"><span class="cf" id="crystallize__88" original="E399.783b"><span class="exp" id="crystallize__89"> crystallize </span> something </span><span class="x" id="crystallize__90" original="E492.205f"> The book skilfully crystallizes key ideas from complex scholarship on conflict and identity. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.471d" id="crystallize__91"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.471e" id="crystallize__92" original="E399.7847"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.471f" id="crystallize__93"><span class="dr" id="crystallize__94" original="E399.7848"> crystallization </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4721" id="crystallize__95" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4722" id="crystallize__96"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1d8c" id="crystallize__97"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="crystallize__98"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> crystall <span class="ptl" id="crystallize__100"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.472c" id="crystallize__101" original="E399.784d"><span class="pos" id="crystallize__102" original="E399.784e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7294" eid="crystallize__103" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-739a" geo="br" id="crystallize__104" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__105"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7396" geo="n_am" id="crystallize__106" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallize__107"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪstələˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.472e" id="crystallize__108"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="crystallize__109" original="E399.7850"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4730" id="crystallize__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4731" id="crystallize__111" original="E85c.17cd"><span class="x" id="crystallize__112" original="E85c.17ce"> Too quick a cooling rate will not allow crystallization to occur. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4733" id="crystallize__113" original="E858.-4dec"><span class="cf" id="crystallize__114" original="E858.-4ded"><span class="exp"> crystallization </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="crystallize__115" original="E858.-4deb"> Rocks that result from the crystallization of molten magma within the earth's crust are called ‘igneous’. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.11db" id="crystallize__116" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crystallize" title="crystallize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.11dc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7312" id="crystallize__117" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crystallize__118"> crystallize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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crystallography
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4736" id="crystallography" original="E399.7862" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4737" id="crystallography__1" original="E399.7863"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4738" id="crystallography__2" original="E399.7864"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> crystallography </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4741" id="crystallography__4" original="E399.7869"><span class="pos" id="crystallography__5" original="E399.786a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7190" eid="crystallography__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-72ca" geo="br" id="crystallography__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallography__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪstəˈlɒɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallography__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallography__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://crystallography__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-72c6" geo="n_am" id="crystallography__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="crystallography__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkrɪstəˈlɑːɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cry/cryst/crystallography__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cry/cryst/crystallography__us_2.ogg" href="sound://crystallography__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4743" id="crystallography__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="crystallography__12" original="E399.786c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4745" id="crystallography__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4746" id="crystallography__14" original="E399.786d"><span class="def" id="crystallography__15" original="E399.786e"> the branch of science that deals with the structure and properties of <a class="ndv" href="entry://crystals" id="crystallography__16"> crystals </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4749" id="crystallography__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.474a" id="crystallography__18" original="E492.2174"><span class="x" id="crystallography__19" original="E492.2175"> X-ray crystallography has been used to explore the structure of proteins. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1227" id="crystallography__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://crystallography" title="crystallography definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1228" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-729e" id="crystallography__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="crystallography__22"> crystallography </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cube
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.474c" id="cube" original="E399.79b9" sum="437"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.474d" id="cube__1" original="E399.79ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.474e" id="cube__2" original="E399.79bb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cube </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4756" id="cube__4" original="E399.79c6"><span class="pos" id="cube__5" original="E399.79c7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7187" eid="cube__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-707b" geo="br" id="cube__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cube__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjuːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cub/cube_/cube__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cub/cube_/cube__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cube__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7078" geo="n_am" id="cube__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cube__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjuːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cub/cube_/cube__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cub/cube_/cube__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cube__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4758" id="cube__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4759" id="cube__12" original="E399.79c8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cube__13" original="E399.79c9"> a solid or hollow figure with six equal square sides </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.475b" id="cube__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.475c" id="cube__15" original="E8bd.-7e69"><span class="x" id="cube__16" original="E8bd.-7e68"> The volume of a cube is equal to the length of one side to the power of three. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.475e" id="cube__17" original="E8d5.-7fe1"><span class="x" id="cube__18" original="E8d5.-7fe0"> Crystals are octahedra, dodecahedra and cubes, often crude or rounded. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4760" id="cube__19" original="E399.79d3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="cube__20" original="E8e3.-76e9"><span class="exp" id="cube__21"> cube </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4763" id="cube__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cube__23" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cube__24" original="E399.79d6"> the number that you get when you multiply a number by itself twice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4766" id="cube__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4767" id="cube__26" original="E87e.-79be"><span class="x" id="cube__27" original="E87e.-79bd"> The cube of 5 (5³) is 125 (5 × 5 × 5). </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.123e" id="cube__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cube_1" title="cube definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.123f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-710b" id="cube__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cube__30"> cube </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cubic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4769" id="cubic" original="E399.7a24" sum="519"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.476a" id="cubic__1" original="E399.7a25"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.476b" id="cubic__2" original="E399.7a26"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cubic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4773" id="cubic__4" original="E399.7a2b"><span class="pos" id="cubic__5" original="E399.7a2c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7180" eid="cubic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6fee" geo="br" id="cubic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cubic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjuːbɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cub/cubic/cubic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cub/cubic/cubic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cubic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6feb" geo="n_am" id="cubic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cubic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjuːbɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cub/cubic/cubic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cub/cubic/cubic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cubic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4775" id="cubic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4776" id="cubic__12" original="E399.7a2d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4777" id="cubic__13" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4778" id="cubic__14"><span class="v"><strong> cu </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.477a" id="cubic__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="cubic__17" original="E399.7a30"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cubic__18" original="E8bd.-7e52"> used to show that a measurement is the volume of something, that is the height multiplied by the length and the width </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.477d" id="cubic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.477e" id="cubic__20" original="E8bd.-7e4d"><span class="x" id="cubic__21" original="E8bd.-7e4c"> Some 419 cubic kilometres of water are evaporated from the oceans every year. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4780" id="cubic__22" original="E399.7a35"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cubic__23" original="E399.7a36"> having the shape of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://cube" id="cubic__24"> cube </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4783" id="cubic__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4784" id="cubic__26" original="E8bd.-7e4a"><span class="x" id="cubic__27" original="E8bd.-7e49"> Metals with cubic close-packed structures, like copper, are malleable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4786" id="cubic__28" original="E8bd.-7e48"><span class="x" id="cubic__29" original="E8bd.-7e47"> Ilmenite usually forms tiny cubic or octahedral crystals. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.125f" id="cubic__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cubic" title="cubic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1260" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7087" id="cubic__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cubic__32"> cubic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4788" id="cue" original="E399.7c51" sum="990"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4789" id="cue__1" original="E399.7c52"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.478a" id="cue__2" original="E399.7c53"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4795" id="cue__7" original="E399.7c5f"><span class="pos" id="cue__8" original="E399.7c60"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7179" eid="cue__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6a8d" geo="br" id="cue__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cue__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cue/cue__/cue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cue/cue__/cue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6a8a" geo="n_am" id="cue__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cue__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cue/cue__/cue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cue/cue__/cue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4797" id="cue__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4798" id="cue__15" original="E399.7c61"><span class="def" id="cue__16" original="E399.7c62"> an action or situation that is a signal for somebody/something to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.479a" id="cue__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.479b" id="cue__18" original="E85c.17db"><span class="x" id="cue__19" original="E85c.17dc"> In both insects and amphibians, environmental cues such as nutrition, temperature and light control metamorphosis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.479d" id="cue__20" original="E85c.17dd"><span class="cf" id="cue__21" original="E492.2421"><span class="exp" id="cue__22"> cue </span> from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cue__23" original="E85c.17de"> Doctors should be alert to verbal and non-verbal cues from the patient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47a1" id="cue__24" original="E85c.17df"><span class="cf" id="cue__25" original="E399.7c63"><span class="exp" id="cue__26"> cue </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="cue__27" original="E85c.17e0"> Females could use the proportion of unhatched eggs in their nest as a cue for their decision on how far to move. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47a5" id="cue__28" original="E85c.17e1"><span class="cf" id="cue__29" original="E399.7c64"><span class="exp" id="cue__30"> cue </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="cue__31" original="E85c.17e2"> Some embryos develop at a consistent rate, and then wait for a cue to hatch. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47a9" id="cue__32" original="E399.7c70"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47aa" id="cue__33" original="E399.7c74" sk="takecuefrom"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47ab" id="cue__34"><span class="idm" id="cue__35" original="E399.7c75"> take your cue from somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47ad" id="cue__36"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47ae" id="cue__37"><span class="def" id="cue__38" original="E399.7c76"> to follow or copy what somebody else does as an example of how to behave or what to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47b0" id="cue__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47b1" id="cue__40" original="E492.2378"><span class="x" id="cue__41" original="E492.2379"> Taking her cue from Bill Clinton, she also used the talk show format successfully at the Republican convention. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1285" id="cue__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cue_1" title="cue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1286" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6dd1" id="cue__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cue__44"> cue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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culminate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47b3" id="culminate" original="E399.7dca" sum="561"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47b4" id="culminate__1" original="E399.7dcb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47b5" id="culminate__2" original="E399.7dcc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> culminate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47c2" id="culminate__9" original="E399.7dd6"><span class="pos" id="culminate__10" original="E399.7dd7"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7172" eid="culminate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6684" geo="br" id="culminate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://culminate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6681" geo="n_am" id="culminate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://culminate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.39c" id="culminate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-667e" form="root" id="culminate__17"><span class="vp" id="culminate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> culminate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-667c" eid="culminate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-667b" geo="br" id="culminate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://culminate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6678" geo="n_am" id="culminate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://culminate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6675" form="thirdps" id="culminate__24"><span class="vp" id="culminate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> culminates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6673" eid="culminate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6672" geo="br" id="culminate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://culminates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-666f" geo="n_am" id="culminate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://culminates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-666c" form="past" id="culminate__31"><span class="vp" id="culminate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> culminated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-666a" eid="culminate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6669" geo="br" id="culminate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://culminated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6666" geo="n_am" id="culminate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://culminated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6663" form="pastpart" id="culminate__38"><span class="vp" id="culminate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> culminated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6661" eid="culminate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6660" geo="br" id="culminate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://culminated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-665d" geo="n_am" id="culminate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://culminated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-665a" form="prespart" id="culminate__45"><span class="vp" id="culminate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> culminating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6658" eid="culminate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6657" geo="br" id="culminate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://culminating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6654" geo="n_am" id="culminate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culminate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culmi/culminating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culminating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://culminating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47ee" id="culminate__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="culminate__53" original="E399.7df6"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47f0" id="culminate__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47f1" id="culminate__55" original="E399.7df4"><span class="def" id="culminate__56" original="E399.7dfa"> to end with a particular result, or at a particular point </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47f3" id="culminate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47f4" id="culminate__58" original="E81d.742e"><span class="cf" id="culminate__59" original="E586.-48a2"><span class="exp" id="culminate__60"> culminate </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="culminate__61" original="E81d.742f"> The rapid development of international criminal law in the 1990s culminated in the establishment of the International Criminal Court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47f8" id="culminate__62" original="E81d.7430"><span class="cf" id="culminate__63" original="E399.7df7"><span class="exp" id="culminate__64"> culminate </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="culminate__65" original="E81d.7431"> A significant degree of liberalization took place, culminating with the election of the pro-reform candidate to the presidency. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.12e7" id="culminate__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://culminate" title="culminate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.12e8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6bea" id="culminate__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="culminate__68"> culminate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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culmination
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47fc" id="culmination" original="E399.7dfb" sum="353"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47fd" id="culmination__1" original="E399.7dfc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.47fe" id="culmination__2" original="E399.7dfd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> culmination </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4809" id="culmination__7" original="E399.7e05"><span class="pos" id="culmination__8" original="E399.7e06"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-716b" eid="culmination__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-65f9" geo="br" id="culmination__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culmination__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culmi/culmination__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culmination__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://culmination__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-65f6" geo="n_am" id="culmination__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culmination__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culmi/culmination__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culmi/culmination__us_1.ogg" href="sound://culmination__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.480b" id="culmination__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="culmination__15" original="E399.7e08"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.480d" id="culmination__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.480e" id="culmination__17" original="E399.7e0a"><span class="cf" id="culmination__18" original="E81d.7432"><span class="exp" id="culmination__19"> culmination </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="culmination__20" original="E399.7e0b"> the highest point or end of something, usually happening after a long time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4812" id="culmination__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4813" id="culmination__22" original="E81d.7433"><span class="x" id="culmination__23" original="E81d.7434"> The restructuring can be seen as the culmination of a process of change initiated in 1953. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1308" id="culmination__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://culmination" title="culmination definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1309" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6bb3" id="culmination__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="culmination__26"> culmination </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cult
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4815" id="cult" original="E399.7e57" sum="989"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4816" id="cult__1" original="E399.7e58"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4817" id="cult__2" original="E399.7e59"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cult </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4822" id="cult__7" original="E399.7e62"><span class="pos" id="cult__8" original="E399.7e63"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7164" eid="cult__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-651e" geo="br" id="cult__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cult__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cult_/cult__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cult_/cult__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cult__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-651b" geo="n_am" id="cult__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cult__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cult_/cult__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cult_/cult__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cult__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4824" id="cult__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4825" id="cult__15" original="E399.7e6b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="cult__16" original="E81d.7997"><span class="exp" id="cult__17"> cult </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="cult__18" original="E399.7e6e"> a system of religious beliefs and practices connected with a particular figure or object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4829" id="cult__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.482a" id="cult__20" original="E81d.7998"><span class="x" id="cult__21" original="E81d.7999"> Apuleius wrote a description of initiation into the cult of Isis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.482c" id="cult__22" original="E399.7e69"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cult__23" original="E399.7e6a"> a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.482e" id="cult__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.482f" id="cult__25" original="E586.-48a0"><span class="x" id="cult__26" original="E586.-489f"> The study by Festinger et al. (1956) focused on a religious cult whose members believed that the end of the world was about to happen. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4831" id="cult__27" original="E399.7e64"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4832" id="cult__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="cult__29" original="E399.7e66"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cult__30" original="E399.7e68"> a person or thing that has become very popular among a particular group or section of society </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4835" id="cult__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4836" id="cult__32" original="E586.-48a1"><span class="cf" id="cult__33" original="E586.-489e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cult__34" original="E586.-489d"> cult films such as ‘Rocky Horror’ or ‘Star Wars’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4839" id="cult__35" original="E586.-489c"><span class="x" id="cult__36" original="E586.-489b"> The picture achieved cult status as an icon of wartime endeavour. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="cult__37" original="E586.-489a" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="cult__38" original="E586.-4899"> personality cult </span> happens when people are encouraged to show extreme love and admiration for a famous person, especially a political leader: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.483d" id="cult__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.483e" id="cult__40" original="E586.-4898"><span class="x" id="cult__41" original="E586.-4897"> An extraordinary personality cult had been created around the leader. </span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1323" id="cult__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cult_1" title="cult definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1324" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6b2e" id="cult__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cult__44"> cult </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cultivate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4840" id="cultivate" original="E399.7e9d" sum="1444"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4841" id="cultivate__1" original="E399.7e9e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4842" id="cultivate__2" original="E399.7e9f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cultivate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.484f" id="cultivate__9" original="E399.7ea9"><span class="pos" id="cultivate__10" original="E399.7eaa"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-715d" eid="cultivate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63d7" geo="br" id="cultivate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63d4" geo="n_am" id="cultivate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.3ca" id="cultivate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6404" form="root" id="cultivate__17"><span class="vp" id="cultivate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cultivate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6402" eid="cultivate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6401" geo="br" id="cultivate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63fe" geo="n_am" id="cultivate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63fb" form="thirdps" id="cultivate__24"><span class="vp" id="cultivate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cultivates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63f9" eid="cultivate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63f8" geo="br" id="cultivate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63f5" geo="n_am" id="cultivate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63f2" form="past" id="cultivate__31"><span class="vp" id="cultivate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cultivated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63f0" eid="cultivate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63ef" geo="br" id="cultivate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63ec" geo="n_am" id="cultivate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63e9" form="pastpart" id="cultivate__38"><span class="vp" id="cultivate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cultivated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63e7" eid="cultivate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63e6" geo="br" id="cultivate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63e3" geo="n_am" id="cultivate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63e0" form="prespart" id="cultivate__45"><span class="vp" id="cultivate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cultivating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63de" eid="cultivate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63dd" geo="br" id="cultivate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-63da" geo="n_am" id="cultivate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.487b" id="cultivate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.487c" id="cultivate__53" original="E399.7ec9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="cultivate__54" original="E399.7eca"><span class="exp" id="cultivate__55"> cultivate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cultivate__56" original="E399.7ecb"> to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4880" id="cultivate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4881" id="cultivate__58" original="E85c.17e7"><span class="x" id="cultivate__59" original="E85c.17e8"> The settlers began to cultivate the more fertile land. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4883" id="cultivate__60" original="E85c.17e9"><span class="x" id="cultivate__61" original="E85c.17ea"> Using capital-intensive technologies, some farmers cultivate 1 000 acres or more. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4885" id="cultivate__62" original="E399.7ecc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="cultivate__63" original="E399.7ecd"><span class="exp" id="cultivate__64"> cultivate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cultivate__65" original="E399.7ece"> to grow plants or crops </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4889" id="cultivate__66" original="E399.7ecf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://grow" title="grow definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.488a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.47f9" id="cultivate__67" original="E399.7ed0"><span class="xh" id="cultivate__68"> grow </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.488c" id="cultivate__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.488d" id="cultivate__70" original="E85c.17eb"><span class="x" id="cultivate__71" original="E85c.17ec"> Demand for biofuels has increased competition for land and water resources that would otherwise be used for cultivating edible crops. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.488f" id="cultivate__72" original="E85c.17ed"><span class="x" id="cultivate__73" original="E85c.17ee"> Wheat was extensively cultivated here, both as a commercial crop and as a bread corn for peasant consumption. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4891" id="cultivate__74" original="E858.-4db3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="cultivate__75" original="E858.-4db0"><span class="exp" id="cultivate__76"> cultivate </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4894" id="cultivate__77"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cultivate__78" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cultivate__79" original="E858.-4daf"> to grow or keep living cells, etc. in <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4897" id="cultivate__80" xref_type="internal"><a class="ndv" href="entry://grow 1 ( 5 )"> grow <span class="sup"> 1 </span><span class="xs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 5 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></a></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.489c" id="cultivate__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.489d" id="cultivate__82" original="E858.-4dac"><span class="x" id="cultivate__83" original="E858.-4dab"> The <span class="eul" id="cultivate__84" original="E4c7.352c"> E. coli </span> bacterium is small and easily cultivated and replicates in 20 minutes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48a0" id="cultivate__85" original="E399.7ed2"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="cultivate__86" original="E399.7ed3"><span class="exp" id="cultivate__87"> cultivate </span> somebody/something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48a3" id="cultivate__88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cultivate__89" original="E399.7ed5" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> sometimes </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cultivate__90" original="E399.7ed6"> to try to get somebody's friendship or support, often because you want something in return </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48a6" id="cultivate__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48a7" id="cultivate__92" original="E85c.17ef"><span class="x" id="cultivate__93" original="E85c.17f0"> The PR team carefully cultivated a strong relationship with key sports journalists. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48a9" id="cultivate__94" original="E85c.17f1"><span class="x" id="cultivate__95" original="E85c.17f2"> He spent most of his retirement cultivating literary friendships and writing poems. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48ab" id="cultivate__96" original="E399.7ed7"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="cf" id="cultivate__97" original="E399.7ed8"><span class="exp" id="cultivate__98"> cultivate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cultivate__99" original="E399.7ed9"> to develop an attitude, a way of talking or behaving, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48af" id="cultivate__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48b0" id="cultivate__101" original="E85c.17f3"><span class="x" id="cultivate__102" original="E85c.17f4"> Violence in movies, TV and video games helps to cultivate a taste for violence in some children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48b2" id="cultivate__103" original="E85c.17f5"><span class="x" id="cultivate__104" original="E85c.17f6"> Corporations attempt to cultivate a good image by making contributions to charities. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1383" id="cultivate__105" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cultivate" title="cultivate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1384" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6ac5" id="cultivate__106" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cultivate__107"> cultivate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cultivated
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48b4" id="cultivated" original="E399.7eda" sum="682"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48b5" id="cultivated__1" original="E399.7edb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48b6" id="cultivated__2" original="E399.7edc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cultivated </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48be" id="cultivated__4" original="E399.7ee1"><span class="pos" id="cultivated__5" original="E399.7ee2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7155" eid="cultivated__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-633b" geo="br" id="cultivated__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivated__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6338" geo="n_am" id="cultivated__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivated__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48c0" id="cultivated__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48c1" id="cultivated__12" original="E399.7ee3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48c2" id="cultivated__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cultivated__14" original="E399.7ee4"> of people </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cultivated__15" original="E399.7ee5"> having a high level of education and showing good manners </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48c5" id="cultivated__16" original="E399.7ee6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cultured" title="cultured definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48c6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b54" id="cultivated__17" original="E399.7ee7"><span class="xh" id="cultivated__18"> cultured </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48c8" id="cultivated__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48c9" id="cultivated__20" original="E85c.17fd"><span class="x" id="cultivated__21" original="E85c.17fe"> That summer, Marx married Jenny von Westphalen, an intelligent and cultivated woman whose own father was a socialist. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48cb" id="cultivated__22" original="E399.7ee9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48cc" id="cultivated__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cultivated__24" original="E399.7eea"> of land </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cultivated__25" original="E399.7eeb"> used to grow crops </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48cf" id="cultivated__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48d0" id="cultivated__27" original="E85c.1800"><span class="x" id="cultivated__28" original="E85c.1801"> In parts of the country, the amount of cultivated land has declined by 68 per cent. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48d2" id="cultivated__29" original="E399.7eec"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48d3" id="cultivated__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cultivated__31" original="E399.7eed"> of plants </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cultivated__32" original="E399.7eee"> grown on farms, etc. in order to be eaten or sold </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48d6" id="cultivated__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48d7" id="cultivated__34" original="E85c.1802"><span class="x" id="cultivated__35" original="E85c.1803"> The forest was cut and burned as rapidly as possible to make way for cultivated crops. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48d9" id="cultivated__36" original="E85c.1804"><span class="x" id="cultivated__37" original="E85c.1805"> Wild and cultivated raspberries are in the genus <span class="eul" id="cultivated__38" original="E4c7.390c"> Rubus </span> . </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48dc" id="cultivated__39" original="E399.7eef" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://wild1" title="wild1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48dd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.2a1b" id="cultivated__40" original="E399.7ef0"><span class="xh" id="cultivated__41"> wild </span><span class="xhm" id="cultivated__42"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.13cc" id="cultivated__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cultivated" title="cultivated definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.13cd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6a76" id="cultivated__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cultivated__45"> cultivated </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cultivation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48e0" id="cultivation" original="E399.7ef2" sum="899"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48e1" id="cultivation__1" original="E399.7ef3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48e2" id="cultivation__2" original="E399.7ef4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cultivation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48ed" id="cultivation__7" original="E399.7efc"><span class="pos" id="cultivation__8" original="E399.7efd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-714e" eid="cultivation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-631d" geo="br" id="cultivation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-631a" geo="n_am" id="cultivation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultivation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/culti/cultivation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/culti/cultivation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultivation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48ef" id="cultivation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cultivation__15" original="E399.7eff"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48f1" id="cultivation__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48f2" id="cultivation__17" original="E399.7f00"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cultivation__18" original="E399.7f01"> the preparation and use of land for growing plants or crops </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48f4" id="cultivation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48f5" id="cultivation__20" original="E858.-4cee"><span class="cf" id="cultivation__21" original="E858.-4cef"><span class="exp" id="cultivation__22"> cultivation </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="cultivation__23" original="E858.-4ced"> Declining yields were associated with continuous cultivation of the same land. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48f9" id="cultivation__24" original="E858.-4ceb"><span class="cf" id="cultivation__25" original="E858.-4cec"> under <span class="exp" id="cultivation__26"> cultivation </span></span><span class="x" id="cultivation__27" original="E858.-4cea"> In North Africa the area under cultivation has expanded with the rapid growth of its population. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48fd" id="cultivation__28" original="E858.-4ce9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cultivation__29" original="E858.-4ce8"> the process of growing crops or plants </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48ff" id="cultivation__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4900" id="cultivation__31" original="E858.-4ce7"><span class="x" id="cultivation__32" original="E858.-4ce6"> sugar/rice/tobacco cultivation </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4902" id="cultivation__33" original="E85c.1810"><span class="cf" id="cultivation__34" original="E858.-4ce5"><span class="exp" id="cultivation__35"> cultivation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cultivation__36" original="E85c.1811"> Cattle farming required more intensive cultivation of fodder crops such as maize, potatoes and turnips. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4906" id="cultivation__37" original="E399.7f05"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="cultivation__38" original="E399.7f06"> the deliberate development of a particular relationship, quality or skill </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4908" id="cultivation__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4909" id="cultivation__40" original="E85c.1812"><span class="x" id="cultivation__41" original="E85c.1813"> Excellent customer service needs careful cultivation and management. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.490b" id="cultivation__42" original="E85c.1814"><span class="cf" id="cultivation__43" original="E858.-4ce4"><span class="exp" id="cultivation__44"> cultivation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cultivation__45" original="E85c.1815"> Money, political power and cultural capital enables the cultivation of social networks. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1401" id="cultivation__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cultivation" title="cultivation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1402" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6a4d" id="cultivation__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cultivation__48"> cultivation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cultural
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.490f" id="cultural" original="E399.7f1c" sum="653"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4910" id="cultural__1" original="E399.7f1d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4911" id="cultural__2" original="E399.7f1e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cultural </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4919" id="cultural__4" original="E399.7f23"><span class="pos" id="cultural__5" original="E399.7f24"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7147" eid="cultural__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-62bf" geo="br" id="cultural__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultural__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultural__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultural__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://cultural__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-62bc" geo="n_am" id="cultural__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultural__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultural__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultural__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultural__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.491b" id="cultural__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="cultural__12" original="E399.7f26"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.491d" id="cultural__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.491e" id="cultural__14" original="E399.7f27"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cultural__15" original="E399.7f28"> connected with the customs, beliefs, art, way of life or social organization of a particular country or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4920" id="cultural__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4921" id="cultural__17" original="E8e4.-7fc3"><span class="x" id="cultural__18" original="E8e4.-7fc2"> The students came from differing cultural backgrounds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4923" id="cultural__19" original="E8e4.-7fc1"><span class="x" id="cultural__20" original="E8e4.-7fc0"> Bridges are not just physical objects; they are embedded in a technical, aesthetic, social and cultural context. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4925" id="cultural__21" original="E8e4.-7fbf"><span class="x" id="cultural__22" original="E8e4.-7fbe"> Thus it seems that cultural traditions are also widespread in the animal kingdom. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4927" id="cultural__23" original="E843.5f8b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cross-cultural" title="cross-cultural definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4928" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.42b0" id="cultural__24" original="E843.5f8c"><span class="xh" id="cultural__25"> cross-cultural </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.492a" id="cultural__26" original="E8e4.-7fb6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cultural__27"> cultural + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.492c" id="cultural__28"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.492d" id="cultural__29" original="E8e4.-7fb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.492e" id="cultural__30"><span class="coll" id="cultural__31" original="E8e4.-7fb3"> identity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4930" id="cultural__32" original="E8e4.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4931" id="cultural__33"><span class="coll" id="cultural__34" original="E8e4.-7fb1"> context </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4933" id="cultural__35" original="E8e4.-7fb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4934" id="cultural__36"><span class="coll" id="cultural__37" original="E8e4.-7faf"> background </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4936" id="cultural__38" original="E8e4.-7fae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4937" id="cultural__39"><span class="coll" id="cultural__40" original="E8e4.-7fad"> difference </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4939" id="cultural__41"><span class="coll" id="cultural__42" original="E8e4.-7fac"> diversity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.493b" id="cultural__43" original="E8e4.-7fab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.493c" id="cultural__44"><span class="coll" id="cultural__45" original="E8e4.-7faa"> tradition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.493e" id="cultural__46" original="E8e4.-7fa9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.493f" id="cultural__47"><span class="coll" id="cultural__48" original="E8e4.-7fa8"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4941" id="cultural__49" original="E8e4.-7fa7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4942" id="cultural__50"><span class="coll" id="cultural__51" original="E8e4.-7fa6"> norm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4944" id="cultural__52" original="E8e4.-7fa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4945" id="cultural__53"><span class="coll" id="cultural__54" original="E8e4.-7fa4"> trait </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4947" id="cultural__55" original="E8e4.-7fa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4948" id="cultural__56"><span class="coll" id="cultural__57" original="E8e4.-7fa2"> belief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.494a" id="cultural__58" original="E8e4.-7fa1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.494b" id="cultural__59"><span class="coll" id="cultural__60" original="E8e4.-7fa0"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.494d" id="cultural__61" original="E8e4.-7f9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.494e" id="cultural__62"><span class="coll" id="cultural__63" original="E8e4.-7f9e"> factor </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4950" id="cultural__64" original="E8e4.-7f9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4951" id="cultural__65"><span class="coll" id="cultural__66" original="E8e4.-7f9c"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4953" id="cultural__67" original="E8d0.-7e86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4954" id="cultural__68"><span class="coll" id="cultural__69" original="E8d0.-7e85"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4956" id="cultural__70" original="E8e4.-7f9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4957" id="cultural__71"><span class="coll" id="cultural__72" original="E8e4.-7f9a"> evolution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4959" id="cultural__73" original="E8e4.-7f97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.495a" id="cultural__74"><span class="coll" id="cultural__75" original="E8e4.-7f96"> history </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.495c" id="cultural__76" original="E8e4.-7f95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.495d" id="cultural__77"><span class="coll" id="cultural__78" original="E8e4.-7f94"> politics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.495f" id="cultural__79" original="E8e4.-7f93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4960" id="cultural__80"><span class="coll" id="cultural__81" original="E8e4.-7f92"> landscape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4962" id="cultural__82" original="E8d0.-7e84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4963" id="cultural__83"><span class="coll" id="cultural__84" original="E8d0.-7e83"> awareness </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4965" id="cultural__85"><span class="coll" id="cultural__86" original="E8d0.-7e82"> sensitivity </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4967" id="cultural__87" original="E8e4.-7f91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4968" id="cultural__88" original="E8e4.-7f90"><span class="x" id="cultural__89" original="E8e4.-7f8f"> His expression of affection is framed within the cultural norms of his society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.496a" id="cultural__90" original="E8e4.-7f8e"><span class="x" id="cultural__91" original="E8e4.-7f8d"> The impacts of humans on physical geography result in what may be called the cultural landscape. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.496c" id="cultural__92"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.496d" id="cultural__93" original="E399.7f29"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cultural__94" original="E399.7f2a"> connected with activities such as film, literature, music and art, thought of as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.496f" id="cultural__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4970" id="cultural__96" original="E8e4.-7fbb"><span class="x" id="cultural__97" original="E8e4.-7fba"> The city has an impressively rich cultural life. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1431" id="cultural__98" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cultural" title="cultural definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1432" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6a11" id="cultural__99" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cultural__100"> cultural </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cultural capital
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4972" id="cultural-capital" original="E874.-45dc" sum="380"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4973" id="cultural-capital__1" original="E874.-45db"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4974" id="cultural-capital__2" original="E874.-45da"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cultural capital </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.497d" id="cultural-capital__6" original="E874.-45d3"><span class="pos" id="cultural-capital__7" original="E874.-45d2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4978" eid="cultural-capital__8" original="E874.-45d6" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7ee6" geo="br" id="cultural-capital__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultural-capital__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərəl kæpɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultural_capital_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultural_capital_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultural_capital_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7ee3" geo="n_am" id="cultural-capital__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultural-capital__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərəl kæpɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultural_capital_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultural_capital_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultural_capital_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.497f" id="cultural-capital__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cultural-capital__14" original="E874.-45d0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4981" id="cultural-capital__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4982" id="cultural-capital__16" original="E874.-45cf"><span class="def" id="cultural-capital__17" original="E874.-45ce"> the non-financial aspects of a person, such as education, intelligence, skills, etc., that may allow them to improve their position in society </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4984" id="cultural-capital__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4985" id="cultural-capital__19" original="E597.-440c"><span class="x" id="cultural-capital__20" original="E597.-440b"> A degree from an internationally renowned university brings the student a level of cultural capital necessary for a competitive job market. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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culturally
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4987" id="culturally" original="E8d7.-73b4" sum="584"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4988" id="culturally__1" original="E8d7.-73b3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4989" id="culturally__2" original="E8d7.-73b2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> culturally </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4991" id="culturally__4" original="E8d7.-73ad"><span class="pos" id="culturally__5" original="E8d7.-73ac"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7140" eid="culturally__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-626e" geo="br" id="culturally__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culturally__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/culturally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culturally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://culturally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-626a" geo="n_am" id="culturally__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culturally__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/culturally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culturally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://culturally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4993" id="culturally__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4994" id="culturally__12" original="E8d7.-73ab"><span class="def" id="culturally__13" original="E8d7.-73aa"> in a way that is connected with the customs, beliefs, art, way of life or social organization of a particular country or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4996" id="culturally__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4997" id="culturally__15" original="E8d0.-7e7d"><span class="x" id="culturally__16" original="E8d0.-7e7c"> The definitions of these terms are highly culturally specific. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4999" id="culturally__17" original="E8d7.-73a9"><span class="x" id="culturally__18" original="E8d7.-73a8"> Drunkenness is not a culturally acceptable behaviour in Mediterranean countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.499b" id="culturally__19" original="E8d7.-73a7"><span class="x" id="culturally__20" original="E8d7.-73a6"> Legally available methods of birth control appear to be culturally determined in most countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.499d" id="culturally__21" original="E8d7.-73a5"><span class="x" id="culturally__22" original="E8d7.-73a4"> Some images were changed to make them culturally appropriate for particular groups. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.14af" id="culturally__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://culturally" title="culturally definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.14b0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-712b" id="culturally__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="culturally__25"> culturally </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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culture
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.499f" hm="1" id="culture1" original="E399.7f32" sum="2250"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49a0" id="culture1__1" original="E399.7f33"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49a1" id="culture1__2" original="E399.7f34"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> culture <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49ad" id="culture1__7" original="E399.7f3f"><span class="pos" id="culture1__8" original="E399.7f40"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7137" eid="culture1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4054" geo="br" id="culture1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/culture__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culture__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://culture__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4057" geo="n_am" id="culture1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/culture__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culture__us_2.ogg" href="sound://culture__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49af" id="culture1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49b0" id="culture1__15" original="E399.7f41"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49b1" id="culture1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="culture1__17" original="E399.7f43"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="culture1__18" original="E399.7f44"> the customs, beliefs, art, way of life or social organization of a particular country or group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49b4" id="culture1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49b5" id="culture1__20" original="E8e5.-7bfc"><span class="x" id="culture1__21" original="E8e5.-7bfb"> Immigrants were convinced that they could only prosper in the United States by conforming with the dominant culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49b7" id="culture1__22" original="E8e5.-7bfa"><span class="x" id="culture1__23" original="E8e5.-7bf9"> All these researchers believed that the educational system would inevitably reflect the local culture. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49b9" id="culture1__24" original="E8e5.-7bdc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__25"> adjective + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49bb" id="culture1__26"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49bc" id="culture1__27" original="E8e5.-7bdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49bd" id="culture1__28"><span class="coll" id="culture1__29" original="E8e5.-7bda"> modern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49bf" id="culture1__30" original="E8e5.-7bd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49c0" id="culture1__31"><span class="coll" id="culture1__32" original="E8e5.-7bd8"> contemporary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49c2" id="culture1__33" original="E8e5.-7bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49c3" id="culture1__34"><span class="coll" id="culture1__35" original="E8e5.-7bd6"> ancient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49c5" id="culture1__36" original="E8e5.-7bd5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49c6" id="culture1__37"><span class="coll" id="culture1__38" original="E8e5.-7bd4"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49c8" id="culture1__39" original="E8e5.-7bd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49c9" id="culture1__40"><span class="coll" id="culture1__41" original="E8e5.-7bd2"> folk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49cb" id="culture1__42" original="E8e5.-7bcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49cc" id="culture1__43"><span class="coll" id="culture1__44" original="E8e5.-7bcc"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49ce" id="culture1__45" original="E8e5.-7bcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49cf" id="culture1__46"><span class="coll" id="culture1__47" original="E8e5.-7bca"> indigenous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49d1" id="culture1__48"><span class="coll" id="culture1__49" original="E8e5.-7bc9"> native </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49d3" id="culture1__50" original="E8e5.-7bc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49d4" id="culture1__51"><span class="coll" id="culture1__52" original="E8e5.-7bc7"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49d6" id="culture1__53" original="E8e5.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49d7" id="culture1__54"><span class="coll" id="culture1__55" original="E8e5.-7bc5"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49d9" id="culture1__56" original="E8e5.-7bc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49da" id="culture1__57"><span class="coll" id="culture1__58" original="E8e5.-7bc1"> dominant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49dc" id="culture1__59"><span class="coll" id="culture1__60" original="E8d9.-788a"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49de" id="culture1__61" original="E8e5.-7bbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49df" id="culture1__62"><span class="coll" id="culture1__63" original="E8e5.-7bba"> black </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49e1" id="culture1__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49e2" id="culture1__65" original="E492.25a2"><span class="x" id="culture1__66" original="E492.25a7"> The interview is embedded in contemporary culture and it has been said that we live in ‘an interview society’. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49e4" id="culture1__67" original="E8e5.-7b9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__68"> verb + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49e6" id="culture1__69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49e7" id="culture1__70" original="E8e5.-7b9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49e8" id="culture1__71"><span class="coll" id="culture1__72" original="E8e5.-7b9c"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49ea" id="culture1__73" original="E8e5.-7b9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49eb" id="culture1__74"><span class="coll" id="culture1__75" original="E8e5.-7b9a"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49ed" id="culture1__76" original="E8e5.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49ee" id="culture1__77"><span class="coll" id="culture1__78" original="E8e5.-7b98"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49f0" id="culture1__79" original="E8e5.-7b97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49f1" id="culture1__80"><span class="coll" id="culture1__81" original="E8e5.-7b96"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49f3" id="culture1__82" original="E8e5.-7b95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49f4" id="culture1__83"><span class="coll" id="culture1__84" original="E8e5.-7b94"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49f6" id="culture1__85" original="E8e5.-7b93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49f7" id="culture1__86"><span class="coll" id="culture1__87" original="E8e5.-7b92"> preserve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49f9" id="culture1__88" original="E8e5.-7b91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49fa" id="culture1__89"><span class="coll" id="culture1__90" original="E8e5.-7b90"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49fc" id="culture1__91" original="E8e5.-7b8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49fd" id="culture1__92"><span class="coll" id="culture1__93" original="E8e5.-7b8e"> embrace </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.49ff" id="culture1__94" original="E8e5.-7b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a00" id="culture1__95"><span class="coll" id="culture1__96" original="E8e5.-7b8c"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a02" id="culture1__97" original="E8e5.-7b89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a03" id="culture1__98"><span class="coll" id="culture1__99" original="E8e5.-7b88"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a05" id="culture1__100" original="E8e5.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a06" id="culture1__101"><span class="coll" id="culture1__102" original="E8e5.-7b86"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a08" id="culture1__103" original="E8e5.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a09" id="culture1__104"><span class="coll" id="culture1__105" original="E8e5.-7b84"> be based on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a0b" id="culture1__106" original="E8e5.-7b81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a0c" id="culture1__107"><span class="coll" id="culture1__108" original="E8e5.-7b80"> change </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a0e" id="culture1__109"><span class="coll" id="culture1__110" original="E8e5.-7b7f"> transform </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a10" id="culture1__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a11" id="culture1__112" original="E8e5.-7b7d"><span class="x" id="culture1__113" original="E8e5.-7b7c"> Kim's situation allows him the freedom to understand Indian culture both as a native and as a detached European observer. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a13" id="culture1__114" original="E399.7f45"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a14" id="culture1__115"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="culture1__116" original="E399.7f47"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="culture1__117" original="E399.7f48"> a country or group with its own customs and beliefs, art, way of life and social organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a17" id="culture1__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a18" id="culture1__119" original="E8e5.-7bf8"><span class="x" id="culture1__120" original="E8e5.-7bf7"> According to Hofstede, most Western cultures tend to be more individualistic, while Asian and Latin American cultures are more collectivist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a1a" id="culture1__121" original="E8e5.-7bf6"><span class="x" id="culture1__122" original="E8e5.-7bf5"> Weber argues that religions can play a role in constituting and preserving different cultures and civilizations. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a1c" id="culture1__123" original="E8e5.-7bdc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__124"> adjective + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a1e" id="culture1__125"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a1f" id="culture1__126" original="E8e5.-7bdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a20" id="culture1__127"><span class="coll" id="culture1__128" original="E8e5.-7bda"> modern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a22" id="culture1__129" original="E8e5.-7bd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a23" id="culture1__130"><span class="coll" id="culture1__131" original="E8e5.-7bd8"> contemporary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a25" id="culture1__132" original="E8e5.-7bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a26" id="culture1__133"><span class="coll" id="culture1__134" original="E8e5.-7bd6"> ancient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a28" id="culture1__135" original="E8e5.-7bd5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a29" id="culture1__136"><span class="coll" id="culture1__137" original="E8e5.-7bd4"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a2b" id="culture1__138" original="E8e5.-7bd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a2c" id="culture1__139"><span class="coll" id="culture1__140" original="E8e5.-7bd2"> folk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a2e" id="culture1__141" original="E8e5.-7bcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a2f" id="culture1__142"><span class="coll" id="culture1__143" original="E8e5.-7bcc"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a31" id="culture1__144" original="E8e5.-7bcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a32" id="culture1__145"><span class="coll" id="culture1__146" original="E8e5.-7bca"> indigenous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a34" id="culture1__147"><span class="coll" id="culture1__148" original="E8e5.-7bc9"> native </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a36" id="culture1__149" original="E8e5.-7bc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a37" id="culture1__150"><span class="coll" id="culture1__151" original="E8e5.-7bc7"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a39" id="culture1__152" original="E8e5.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a3a" id="culture1__153"><span class="coll" id="culture1__154" original="E8e5.-7bc5"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a3c" id="culture1__155" original="E8e5.-7bc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a3d" id="culture1__156"><span class="coll" id="culture1__157" original="E8e5.-7bc1"> dominant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a3f" id="culture1__158"><span class="coll" id="culture1__159" original="E8d9.-788a"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a41" id="culture1__160" original="E8e5.-7bbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a42" id="culture1__161"><span class="coll" id="culture1__162" original="E8e5.-7bba"> black </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a44" id="culture1__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a45" id="culture1__164" original="E8e5.-7bb6"><span class="x" id="culture1__165" original="E8e5.-7bb5"> The interaction of local and international black cultures warrants further research. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a47" id="culture1__166" original="E8e5.-7b9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__167"> verb + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a49" id="culture1__168"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a4a" id="culture1__169" original="E8e5.-7b9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a4b" id="culture1__170"><span class="coll" id="culture1__171" original="E8e5.-7b9c"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a4d" id="culture1__172" original="E8e5.-7b9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a4e" id="culture1__173"><span class="coll" id="culture1__174" original="E8e5.-7b9a"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a50" id="culture1__175" original="E8e5.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a51" id="culture1__176"><span class="coll" id="culture1__177" original="E8e5.-7b98"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a53" id="culture1__178" original="E8e5.-7b97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a54" id="culture1__179"><span class="coll" id="culture1__180" original="E8e5.-7b96"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a56" id="culture1__181" original="E8e5.-7b95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a57" id="culture1__182"><span class="coll" id="culture1__183" original="E8e5.-7b94"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a59" id="culture1__184" original="E8e5.-7b93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a5a" id="culture1__185"><span class="coll" id="culture1__186" original="E8e5.-7b92"> preserve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a5c" id="culture1__187" original="E8e5.-7b91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a5d" id="culture1__188"><span class="coll" id="culture1__189" original="E8e5.-7b90"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a5f" id="culture1__190" original="E8e5.-7b8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a60" id="culture1__191"><span class="coll" id="culture1__192" original="E8e5.-7b8e"> embrace </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a62" id="culture1__193" original="E8e5.-7b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a63" id="culture1__194"><span class="coll" id="culture1__195" original="E8e5.-7b8c"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a65" id="culture1__196" original="E8e5.-7b89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a66" id="culture1__197"><span class="coll" id="culture1__198" original="E8e5.-7b88"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a68" id="culture1__199" original="E8e5.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a69" id="culture1__200"><span class="coll" id="culture1__201" original="E8e5.-7b86"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a6b" id="culture1__202" original="E8e5.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a6c" id="culture1__203"><span class="coll" id="culture1__204" original="E8e5.-7b84"> be based on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a6e" id="culture1__205" original="E8e5.-7b81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a6f" id="culture1__206"><span class="coll" id="culture1__207" original="E8e5.-7b80"> change </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a71" id="culture1__208"><span class="coll" id="culture1__209" original="E8e5.-7b7f"> transform </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a73" id="culture1__210"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a74" id="culture1__211" original="E470.-33ee"><span class="x" id="culture1__212" original="E470.-33ed"> The positive achievement of Rome in creating an empire which embraced the different cultures of Europe, Asia and Africa is often overlooked. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a76" id="culture1__213" original="E399.7f4d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a77" id="culture1__214"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="culture1__215" original="E399.7f4f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="culture1__216" original="E399.7f50"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="culture1__217" original="E399.7f51"> the typical beliefs, attitudes and behaviour that people in a particular group or organization share </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a7b" id="culture1__218"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a7c" id="culture1__219" original="E8e5.-7bf1"><span class="x" id="culture1__220" original="E8e5.-7bf0"> Thus, organizations should foster a corporate culture that encourages creativity and innovation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a7e" id="culture1__221" original="E8e5.-7bef"><span class="x" id="culture1__222" original="E8e5.-7bee"> Dance music significantly impacted 1990s British youth culture. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a80" id="culture1__223" original="E8e5.-7bfe"><span class="cf" id="culture1__224" original="E8e5.-7beb"><span class="exp" id="culture1__225"> culture </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="culture1__226" original="E8e5.-7bf4"> Classical republicanism influenced the political cultures of both early modern Britain and France. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a84" id="culture1__227" original="E8e5.-7bea"><span class="x" id="culture1__228" original="E8e5.-7be9"> The new director's strategy was to promote a culture of openness and a platform for workers to express their views. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a86" id="culture1__229" original="E8e5.-7bed"><span class="cf" id="culture1__230" original="E492.25a5"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="culture1__231" original="E8e5.-7bec"> This innovation required a culture change in the ways government departments viewed each other. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a89" id="culture1__232" original="E8d9.-7889" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__233"> adjective + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a8b" id="culture1__234"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a8c" id="culture1__235" original="E8d9.-7887"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a8d" id="culture1__236"><span class="coll" id="culture1__237" original="E8d9.-7886"> commercial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a8f" id="culture1__238" original="E8d9.-7885"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a90" id="culture1__239"><span class="coll" id="culture1__240" original="E8d9.-7884"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a92" id="culture1__241" original="E8d9.-7883"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a93" id="culture1__242"><span class="coll" id="culture1__243" original="E8d9.-7882"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a95" id="culture1__244" original="E8d9.-7881"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a96" id="culture1__245"><span class="coll" id="culture1__246" original="E8d9.-7880"> corporate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a98" id="culture1__247" original="E8d9.-787f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a99" id="culture1__248" original="E8d9.-787e"><span class="x" id="culture1__249" original="E8d9.-787d"> Enterprises that have highly skilled employees and a supportive corporate culture tend to outperform their competitors. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a9b" id="culture1__250" original="E8d9.-7878" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__251"> noun + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a9d" id="culture1__252"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a9e" id="culture1__253" original="E8d9.-7876"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4a9f" id="culture1__254"><span class="coll" id="culture1__255" original="E8d9.-7875"> school </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aa1" id="culture1__256" original="E8d9.-7874"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aa2" id="culture1__257"><span class="coll" id="culture1__258" original="E8d9.-7873"> youth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aa4" id="culture1__259" original="E8d9.-7872"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aa5" id="culture1__260"><span class="coll" id="culture1__261" original="E8d9.-7871"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aa7" id="culture1__262" original="E8d9.-7870"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aa8" id="culture1__263" original="E8d9.-786f"><span class="x" id="culture1__264" original="E8d9.-786e"> I shall explore the environmental impact of modern consumer culture. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aaa" id="culture1__265" original="E8e5.-7b9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__266"> verb + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aac" id="culture1__267"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aad" id="culture1__268" original="E8e5.-7b9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aae" id="culture1__269"><span class="coll" id="culture1__270" original="E8e5.-7b9c"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ab0" id="culture1__271" original="E8e5.-7b9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ab1" id="culture1__272"><span class="coll" id="culture1__273" original="E8e5.-7b9a"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ab3" id="culture1__274" original="E8e5.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ab4" id="culture1__275"><span class="coll" id="culture1__276" original="E8e5.-7b98"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ab6" id="culture1__277" original="E8e5.-7b97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ab7" id="culture1__278"><span class="coll" id="culture1__279" original="E8e5.-7b96"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ab9" id="culture1__280" original="E8e5.-7b95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aba" id="culture1__281"><span class="coll" id="culture1__282" original="E8e5.-7b94"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4abc" id="culture1__283" original="E8e5.-7b93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4abd" id="culture1__284"><span class="coll" id="culture1__285" original="E8e5.-7b92"> preserve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4abf" id="culture1__286" original="E8e5.-7b91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ac0" id="culture1__287"><span class="coll" id="culture1__288" original="E8e5.-7b90"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ac2" id="culture1__289" original="E8e5.-7b8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ac3" id="culture1__290"><span class="coll" id="culture1__291" original="E8e5.-7b8e"> embrace </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ac5" id="culture1__292" original="E8e5.-7b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ac6" id="culture1__293"><span class="coll" id="culture1__294" original="E8e5.-7b8c"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ac8" id="culture1__295" original="E8e5.-7b89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ac9" id="culture1__296"><span class="coll" id="culture1__297" original="E8e5.-7b88"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4acb" id="culture1__298" original="E8e5.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4acc" id="culture1__299"><span class="coll" id="culture1__300" original="E8e5.-7b86"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ace" id="culture1__301" original="E8e5.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4acf" id="culture1__302"><span class="coll" id="culture1__303" original="E8e5.-7b84"> be based on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ad1" id="culture1__304" original="E8e5.-7b81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ad2" id="culture1__305"><span class="coll" id="culture1__306" original="E8e5.-7b80"> change </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ad4" id="culture1__307"><span class="coll" id="culture1__308" original="E8e5.-7b7f"> transform </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ad6" id="culture1__309"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ad7" id="culture1__310" original="E8e5.-7b7b"><span class="x" id="culture1__311" original="E8e5.-7b7a"> The most important and the most difficult job of an instructional leader is to change the prevailing culture of a school. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ad9" id="culture1__312" original="E399.7f49"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ada" id="culture1__313"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="culture1__314" original="E399.7f4b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="culture1__315" original="E492.25a6"><span class="exp" id="culture1__316"> culture </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="culture1__317" original="E399.7f4c"> activities such as literature, music, art and film, thought of as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4adf" id="culture1__318"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ae0" id="culture1__319" original="E8e5.-7be8"><span class="x" id="culture1__320" original="E8e5.-7be7"> The propaganda draws on the American popular culture of newspapers, radio and film of the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ae2" id="culture1__321" original="E8e5.-7be6"><span class="x" id="culture1__322" original="E8e5.-7be5"> Sentiment and love—traditional female concerns—were now prevailing in mainstream literary culture. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ae4" id="culture1__323" original="E8e5.-7bb4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__324"> adjective + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ae6" id="culture1__325"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ae7" id="culture1__326" original="E8e5.-7bb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ae8" id="culture1__327"><span class="coll" id="culture1__328" original="E8e5.-7bb1"> popular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aea" id="culture1__329" original="E8d9.-787c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aeb" id="culture1__330"><span class="coll" id="culture1__331" original="E8d9.-787b"> mass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aed" id="culture1__332" original="E8e5.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4aee" id="culture1__333"><span class="coll" id="culture1__334" original="E8e5.-7baf"> oral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4af0" id="culture1__335" original="E8e5.-7bae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4af1" id="culture1__336"><span class="coll" id="culture1__337" original="E8e5.-7bad"> visual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4af3" id="culture1__338" original="E8e5.-7bac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4af4" id="culture1__339"><span class="coll" id="culture1__340" original="E8e5.-7bab"> literary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4af6" id="culture1__341" original="E8e5.-7ba6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4af7" id="culture1__342" original="E8e5.-7ba5"><span class="x" id="culture1__343" original="E8e5.-7ba4"> The emergence of a standardized mass culture appeared in the consolidation of TV networks and the media in general. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4af9" id="culture1__344" original="E88e.-7ff3"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4afa" id="culture1__345"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="culture1__346" original="E88e.-7ff1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="culture1__347" original="E88e.-7ff0"> the process of growing cells or bacteria in an artificial substance for medical or scientific study; the substance in which they are grown </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4afd" id="culture1__348"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4afe" id="culture1__349" original="E88e.-7fef"><span class="x" id="culture1__350" original="E88e.-7fee"> Cells are removed from the culture medium by centrifugation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b00" id="culture1__351" original="E88e.-7fed"><span class="x" id="culture1__352" original="E88e.-7fec"> Yeast cells can be grown in liquid culture or on agar plates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b02" id="culture1__353" original="E8d9.-7861"><span class="cf" id="culture1__354" original="E492.25fc"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="culture1__355" original="E8d9.-7860"> The eggs are sucked into tubes containing culture medium. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b05" id="culture1__356" original="E399.7f57"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b06" id="culture1__357"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="culture1__358" original="E399.7f59"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="culture1__359" original="E399.7f5c"> a group of cells or bacteria grown for medical or scientific study </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b09" id="culture1__360"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b0a" id="culture1__361" original="E8e5.-7be2"><span class="x" id="culture1__362" original="E8e5.-7be1"> Skin swabs and blood cultures are taken to identify the pathogen. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-68a0" id="culture1__363" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="culture1__364"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-689e" id="culture1__365" original="E8e5.-7bdf"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__366" original="E8e5.-7bde"> adjective + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-689c" id="culture1__367" original="E8e5.-7bdd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-689b" id="culture1__368" original="E8e5.-7bdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-689a" id="culture1__369" original="E8e5.-7bda"><span class="coll" id="culture1__370"> modern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6898" id="culture1__371" original="E8e5.-7bd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6897" id="culture1__372" original="E8e5.-7bd8"><span class="coll" id="culture1__373"> contemporary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6895" id="culture1__374" original="E8e5.-7bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6894" id="culture1__375" original="E8e5.-7bd6"><span class="coll" id="culture1__376"> ancient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6892" id="culture1__377" original="E8e5.-7bd5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6891" id="culture1__378" original="E8e5.-7bd4"><span class="coll" id="culture1__379"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-688f" id="culture1__380" original="E8e5.-7bd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-688e" id="culture1__381" original="E8e5.-7bd2"><span class="coll" id="culture1__382"> folk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-688c" id="culture1__383" original="E8e5.-7bcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-688b" id="culture1__384" original="E8e5.-7bcc"><span class="coll" id="culture1__385"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6889" id="culture1__386" original="E8e5.-7bcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6888" id="culture1__387" original="E8e5.-7bca"><span class="coll" id="culture1__388"> indigenous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6886" id="culture1__389" original="E8e5.-7bc9"><span class="coll" id="culture1__390"> native </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6884" id="culture1__391" original="E8e5.-7bc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6883" id="culture1__392" original="E8e5.-7bc7"><span class="coll" id="culture1__393"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6881" id="culture1__394" original="E8e5.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6880" id="culture1__395" original="E8e5.-7bc5"><span class="coll" id="culture1__396"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-687e" id="culture1__397" original="E8e5.-7bc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-687d" id="culture1__398" original="E8e5.-7bc1"><span class="coll" id="culture1__399"> dominant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-687b" id="culture1__400" original="E8d9.-788a"><span class="coll" id="culture1__401"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6879" id="culture1__402" original="E8e5.-7bbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6878" id="culture1__403" original="E8e5.-7bba"><span class="coll" id="culture1__404"> black </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6876" id="culture1__405" original="E8e5.-7bb9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6875" id="culture1__406" original="E8e5.-7bb6"><span class="x" id="culture1__407" original="E8e5.-7bb5"> The interaction of local and international black cultures warrants further research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6873" id="culture1__408" original="E492.25a2"><span class="x" id="culture1__409" original="E492.25a7"> The interview is embedded in contemporary culture and it has been said that we live in ‘an interview society’. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6871" id="culture1__410" original="E8d9.-7889"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6870" id="culture1__411" original="E8d9.-7887"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-686f" id="culture1__412" original="E8d9.-7886"><span class="coll" id="culture1__413"> commercial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-686d" id="culture1__414" original="E8d9.-7885"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-686c" id="culture1__415" original="E8d9.-7884"><span class="coll" id="culture1__416"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-686a" id="culture1__417" original="E8d9.-7883"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6869" id="culture1__418" original="E8d9.-7882"><span class="coll" id="culture1__419"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6867" id="culture1__420" original="E8d9.-7881"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6866" id="culture1__421" original="E8d9.-7880"><span class="coll" id="culture1__422"> corporate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6864" id="culture1__423" original="E8d9.-787f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6863" id="culture1__424" original="E8d9.-787e"><span class="x" id="culture1__425" original="E8d9.-787d"> Enterprises that have highly skilled employees and a supportive corporate culture tend to outperform their competitors. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6861" id="culture1__426" original="E8e5.-7bb4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6860" id="culture1__427" original="E8e5.-7bb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-685f" id="culture1__428" original="E8e5.-7bb1"><span class="coll" id="culture1__429"> popular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-685d" id="culture1__430" original="E8d9.-787c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-685c" id="culture1__431" original="E8d9.-787b"><span class="coll" id="culture1__432"> mass </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-685a" id="culture1__433" original="E8e5.-7bb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6859" id="culture1__434" original="E8e5.-7baf"><span class="coll" id="culture1__435"> oral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6857" id="culture1__436" original="E8e5.-7bae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6856" id="culture1__437" original="E8e5.-7bad"><span class="coll" id="culture1__438"> visual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6854" id="culture1__439" original="E8e5.-7bac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6853" id="culture1__440" original="E8e5.-7bab"><span class="coll" id="culture1__441"> literary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6851" id="culture1__442" original="E8e5.-7ba6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6850" id="culture1__443" original="E8e5.-7ba5"><span class="x" id="culture1__444" original="E8e5.-7ba4"> The emergence of a standardized mass culture appeared in the consolidation of TV networks and the media in general. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-684e" id="culture1__445" original="E8d9.-787a"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__446" original="E8d9.-7879"> noun + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-684c" id="culture1__447" original="E8d9.-7878"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-684b" id="culture1__448" original="E8d9.-7876"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-684a" id="culture1__449" original="E8d9.-7875"><span class="coll" id="culture1__450"> school </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6848" id="culture1__451" original="E8d9.-7874"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6847" id="culture1__452" original="E8d9.-7873"><span class="coll" id="culture1__453"> youth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6845" id="culture1__454" original="E8d9.-7872"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6844" id="culture1__455" original="E8d9.-7871"><span class="coll" id="culture1__456"> consumer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6842" id="culture1__457" original="E8d9.-7870"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6841" id="culture1__458" original="E8d9.-786f"><span class="x" id="culture1__459" original="E8d9.-786e"> I shall explore the environmental impact of modern consumer culture. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-683f" id="culture1__460" original="E8e5.-7ba1"><span class="shcut" id="culture1__461" original="E8e5.-7ba0"> verb + culture </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-683d" id="culture1__462" original="E8e5.-7b9f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-683c" id="culture1__463" original="E8e5.-7b9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-683b" id="culture1__464" original="E8e5.-7b9c"><span class="coll" id="culture1__465"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6839" id="culture1__466" original="E8e5.-7b9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6838" id="culture1__467" original="E8e5.-7b9a"><span class="coll" id="culture1__468"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6836" id="culture1__469" original="E8e5.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6835" id="culture1__470" original="E8e5.-7b98"><span class="coll" id="culture1__471"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6833" id="culture1__472" original="E8e5.-7b97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6832" id="culture1__473" original="E8e5.-7b96"><span class="coll" id="culture1__474"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6830" id="culture1__475" original="E8e5.-7b95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-682f" id="culture1__476" original="E8e5.-7b94"><span class="coll" id="culture1__477"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-682d" id="culture1__478" original="E8e5.-7b93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-682c" id="culture1__479" original="E8e5.-7b92"><span class="coll" id="culture1__480"> preserve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-682a" id="culture1__481" original="E8e5.-7b91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6829" id="culture1__482" original="E8e5.-7b90"><span class="coll" id="culture1__483"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6827" id="culture1__484" original="E8e5.-7b8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6826" id="culture1__485" original="E8e5.-7b8e"><span class="coll" id="culture1__486"> embrace </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6824" id="culture1__487" original="E8e5.-7b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6823" id="culture1__488" original="E8e5.-7b8c"><span class="coll" id="culture1__489"> share </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6821" id="culture1__490" original="E8e5.-7b89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6820" id="culture1__491" original="E8e5.-7b88"><span class="coll" id="culture1__492"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-681e" id="culture1__493" original="E8e5.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-681d" id="culture1__494" original="E8e5.-7b86"><span class="coll" id="culture1__495"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-681b" id="culture1__496" original="E8e5.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-681a" id="culture1__497" original="E8e5.-7b84"><span class="coll" id="culture1__498"> be based on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6818" id="culture1__499" original="E8e5.-7b81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6817" id="culture1__500" original="E8e5.-7b80"><span class="coll" id="culture1__501"> change </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6815" id="culture1__502" original="E8e5.-7b7f"><span class="coll" id="culture1__503"> transform </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6813" id="culture1__504" original="E8e5.-7b7e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6812" id="culture1__505" original="E8e5.-7b7d"><span class="x" id="culture1__506" original="E8e5.-7b7c"> Kim's situation allows him the freedom to understand Indian culture both as a native and as a detached European observer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6810" id="culture1__507" original="E470.-33ee"><span class="x" id="culture1__508" original="E470.-33ed"> The positive achievement of Rome in creating an empire which embraced the different cultures of Europe, Asia and Africa is often overlooked. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-680e" id="culture1__509" original="E8e5.-7b7b"><span class="x" id="culture1__510" original="E8e5.-7b7a"> The most important and the most difficult job of an instructional leader is to change the prevailing culture of a school. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.14ce" id="culture1__511" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://culture_1" title="culture definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.14cf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-69e7" id="culture1__512" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="culture1__513"> culture </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b0c" hm="2" id="culture2" original="E399.7f5d" sum="386"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b0d" id="culture2__1" original="E399.7f5e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b0e" id="culture2__2" original="E399.7f5f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> culture <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b1c" id="culture2__9" original="E399.7f6a"><span class="pos" id="culture2__10" original="E399.7f6b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7130" eid="culture2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.408b" geo="br" id="culture2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/culture__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culture__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://culture__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.408e" geo="n_am" id="culture2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/culture__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culture__us_2.ogg" href="sound://culture__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.3f8" id="culture2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52c4" form="root" id="culture2__17"><span class="vp" id="culture2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> culture </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52c6" eid="culture2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52c7" geo="br" id="culture2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/culture__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culture__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://culture__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52ca" geo="n_am" id="culture2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/culture__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culture__us_2.ogg" href="sound://culture__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52cd" form="thirdps" id="culture2__24"><span class="vp" id="culture2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cultures </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52cf" eid="culture2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52d0" geo="br" id="culture2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultures__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultures__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultures__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52d3" geo="n_am" id="culture2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultures__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultures__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultures__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52d6" form="past" id="culture2__31"><span class="vp" id="culture2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cultured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52d8" eid="culture2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52d9" geo="br" id="culture2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52dd" geo="n_am" id="culture2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52e1" form="pastpart" id="culture2__38"><span class="vp" id="culture2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cultured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52e3" eid="culture2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52e4" geo="br" id="culture2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52e8" geo="n_am" id="culture2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52ec" form="prespart" id="culture2__45"><span class="vp" id="culture2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> culturing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52ee" eid="culture2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52ef" geo="br" id="culture2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/culturing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culturing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://culturing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.52f2" geo="n_am" id="culture2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="culture2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/culturing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/culturing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://culturing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b4c" id="culture2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b4d" id="culture2__53" original="E399.7f88"><span class="cf" id="culture2__54" original="E399.7f89"><span class="exp" id="culture2__55"> culture </span> something </span><span class="def" id="culture2__56" original="E399.7f8d"> to keep cells or bacteria in conditions that are suitable for growth, for medical or scientific study </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b51" id="culture2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b52" id="culture2__58" original="E8e5.-7b79"><span class="x" id="culture2__59" original="E8e5.-7b78"> Pathogenic infection was detected by culturing and identifying bacteria present in the sample. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1673" id="culture2__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://culture_1" title="culture definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1674" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-69e7" id="culture2__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="culture2__62"> culture </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cultured
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b54" id="cultured" original="E399.7f8e" sum="537"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b55" id="cultured__1" original="E399.7f8f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b56" id="cultured__2" original="E399.7f90"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cultured </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b5f" id="cultured__4" original="E399.7f95"><span class="pos" id="cultured__5" original="E399.7f96"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7129" eid="cultured__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-612d" geo="br" id="cultured__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultured__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cultured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6129" geo="n_am" id="cultured__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cultured__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌltʃərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cul/cultu/cultured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cul/cultu/cultured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cultured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b61" id="cultured__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b62" id="cultured__12" original="E399.7fa0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b63" id="cultured__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cultured__14" original="E8e3.-73e0"> of cells or bacteria </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cultured__15" original="E399.7fa2"> grown in artificial conditions for medical or scientific study </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b66" id="cultured__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b67" id="cultured__17" original="E8d7.-7571"><span class="x" id="cultured__18" original="E8d7.-7570"> DNA is mixed with calcium phosphate to form a fine precipitate which is dispersed in the cultured cells. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b69" id="cultured__19" original="E399.7f97"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b6a" id="cultured__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cultured__21" original="E399.7f98"> of people </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cultured__22" original="E399.7f99"> well educated and able to understand and enjoy activities such as literature, music, art and film </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b6d" id="cultured__23" original="E399.7f9a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cultivated" title="cultivated definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b6e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.48b4" id="cultured__24" original="E399.7f9b"><span class="xh" id="cultured__25"> cultivated </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b71" id="cultured__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b72" id="cultured__27" original="E8d7.-7573"><span class="x" id="cultured__28" original="E8d7.-7572"> These films were capable of pleasing a worldwide public, as well as a cultured elite. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.168d" id="cultured__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cultured" title="cultured definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.168e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6955" id="cultured__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cultured__31"> cultured </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cumulative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b74" id="cumulative" original="E39c.-7fd9" sum="602"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b75" id="cumulative__1" original="E39c.-7fd8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b76" id="cumulative__2" original="E39c.-7fd7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cumulative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b7f" id="cumulative__4" original="E39c.-7fd2"><span class="pos" id="cumulative__5" original="E39c.-7fd1"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7120" eid="cumulative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5fec" geo="br" id="cumulative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cumulative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjuːmjələtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cum/cumul/cumulative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cum/cumul/cumulative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cumulative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5fe8" geo="n_am" id="cumulative__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cumulative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cum/cumul/cumulative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cum/cumul/cumulative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cumulative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b81" id="cumulative__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b82" id="cumulative__12" original="E39c.-7fd0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cumulative__13" original="E39c.-7fcf"> having a result that increases in strength or importance each time more of something is added </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b84" id="cumulative__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b85" id="cumulative__15" original="E8e4.-7eda"><span class="x" id="cumulative__16" original="E8e4.-7ed9"> The cumulative impact of a series of scandals finally brought the government down. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b87" id="cumulative__17" original="E8e4.-7ed8"><span class="x" id="cumulative__18" original="E8e4.-7ed7"> An organism's adaptation to its environment is the result of the cumulative effects of natural selection in the past. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b89" id="cumulative__19" original="E39c.-7fce"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cumulative__20" original="E39c.-7fcd"> including all the amounts that have been added previously </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b8b" id="cumulative__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b8c" id="cumulative__22" original="E8e4.-7ed6"><span class="x" id="cumulative__23" original="E8e4.-7ed5"> Her cumulative absences from school totalled more than three months. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b8e" id="cumulative__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b8f" id="cumulative__25" original="E39c.-7fcc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b90" id="cumulative__26"><span class="dr" id="cumulative__27" original="E39c.-7fcb"> cumulatively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b99" id="cumulative__28" original="E39c.-7fc7"><span class="pos" id="cumulative__29" original="E39c.-7fc6"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-711f" eid="cumulative__30" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5ff2" geo="br" id="cumulative__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cumulative__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjuːmjələtɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cum/cumul/cumulatively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cum/cumul/cumulatively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cumulatively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5fef" geo="n_am" id="cumulative__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cumulative__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cum/cumul/cumulatively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cum/cumul/cumulatively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cumulatively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b9b" id="cumulative__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b9c" id="cumulative__36" original="E8e4.-7ed2"><span class="x" id="cumulative__37" original="E8e4.-7ed1"> The incidence of an individual rare disease may be small; however, cumulatively, the 6 000 known rare diseases affect about 25 million Americans. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.16b1" id="cumulative__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cumulative" title="cumulative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.16b2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6880" id="cumulative__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cumulative__40"> cumulative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cup
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b9e" id="cup" original="E39c.-7f3f" sum="452"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4b9f" id="cup__1" original="E39c.-7f3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ba0" id="cup__2" original="E39c.-7f3d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cup </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bab" id="cup__7" original="E39c.-7f32"><span class="pos" id="cup__8" original="E39c.-7f31"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7110" eid="cup__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5e05" geo="br" id="cup__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cup__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cup/cup__/cup__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cup/cup__/cup__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cup__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5e02" geo="n_am" id="cup__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cup__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cup/cup__/cup__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cup/cup__/cup__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cup__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bad" id="cup__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bae" id="cup__15" original="E39c.-7f30"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cup__16" original="E39c.-7f2d"> a small container shaped like a bowl, usually with a handle, used for drinking out of; the contents of a cup </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bb0" id="cup__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bb1" id="cup__18" original="E8e6.-1f44"><span class="x" id="cup__19" original="E8e6.-1f43"> a coffee cup </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bb3" id="cup__20" original="E8e6.-1f41"><span class="cf" id="cup__21" original="E8e6.-1f42"><span class="exp" id="cup__22"> cup </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cup__23" original="E8e6.-1f40"> He drinks about six cups of coffee a day and rarely exercises. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bb7" id="cup__24" original="E39c.-7f24"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cup__25" original="E39c.-7f21"> a thing shaped like a cup </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bb9" id="cup__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bba" id="cup__27" original="E8e6.-1f3f"><span class="x" id="cup__28" original="E8e6.-1f3e"> A waterproof thermometer with a suction cup was attached to the inside surface of the apparatus to monitor water temperature. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.16e1" id="cup__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cup_1" title="cup definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.16e2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-67a6" id="cup__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cup__31"> cup </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bbc" id="curative" original="E39c.-7d4f" sum="383"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bbd" id="curative__1" original="E39c.-7d4e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bbe" id="curative__2" original="E39c.-7d4d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bc7" id="curative__4" original="E39c.-7d48"><span class="pos" id="curative__5" original="E39c.-7d47"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7109" eid="curative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5b68" geo="br" id="curative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjʊərətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curat/curative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curat/curative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5b64" geo="n_am" id="curative__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjʊrətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curat/curative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curat/curative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bc9" id="curative__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bca" id="curative__12" original="E39c.-7d44"><span class="def" id="curative__13" original="E39c.-7d43"> able to cure illness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bcc" id="curative__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bcd" id="curative__15" original="E867.82d"><span class="x" id="curative__16" original="E867.82e"> The service provided preventive and curative health care for all. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bcf" id="curative__17" original="E867.82b"><span class="x" id="curative__18" original="E867.82c"> Palliative treatment aims to prolong survival and maintain quality of life in patients who can no longer be offered curative treatment. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bd1" id="curative__19" original="E39c.-7d3f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://palliative" title="palliative definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bd2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-780a" id="curative__20" original="E4c7.3912"><span class="xh" id="curative__21"> palliative </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://preventive" title="preventive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bd4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.1680" id="curative__22" original="E39c.-7d3e"><span class="xh" id="curative__23"> preventive </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1702" id="curative__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curative" title="curative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1703" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6507" id="curative__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curative__26"> curative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curb
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bd6" id="curb" original="E39c.-7d2b" sum="447"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bd7" id="curb__1" original="E39c.-7d2a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4bd8" id="curb__2" original="E39c.-7d29"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curb </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4be6" id="curb__9" original="E39c.-7d1e"><span class="pos" id="curb__10" original="E39c.-7d1d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7100" eid="curb__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a1f" geo="br" id="curb__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curb_/curb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curb_/curb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a1c" geo="n_am" id="curb__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curb_/curb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curb_/curb__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curb__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.42a" id="curb__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a4c" form="root" id="curb__17"><span class="vp" id="curb__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> curb </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a4a" eid="curb__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a49" geo="br" id="curb__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curb_/curb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curb_/curb__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curb__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a46" geo="n_am" id="curb__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curb_/curb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curb_/curb__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curb__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a43" form="thirdps" id="curb__24"><span class="vp" id="curb__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> curbs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a41" eid="curb__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a40" geo="br" id="curb__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curbs/curbs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curbs/curbs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curbs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a3d" geo="n_am" id="curb__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curbs/curbs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curbs/curbs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curbs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a3a" form="past" id="curb__31"><span class="vp" id="curb__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> curbed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a38" eid="curb__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a37" geo="br" id="curb__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curbe/curbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curbe/curbed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curbed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a34" geo="n_am" id="curb__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curbe/curbed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curbe/curbed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curbed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a31" form="pastpart" id="curb__38"><span class="vp" id="curb__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> curbed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a2f" eid="curb__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a2e" geo="br" id="curb__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curbe/curbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curbe/curbed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curbed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a2b" geo="n_am" id="curb__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curbe/curbed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curbe/curbed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curbed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a28" form="prespart" id="curb__45"><span class="vp" id="curb__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> curbing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a26" eid="curb__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a25" geo="br" id="curb__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curbi/curbing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curbi/curbing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curbing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5a22" geo="n_am" id="curb__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curb__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curbi/curbing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curbi/curbing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://curbing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c17" id="curb__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c18" id="curb__53" original="E39c.-7d00"><span class="cf" id="curb__54" original="E39c.-7cff"><span class="exp" id="curb__55"> curb </span> something </span><span class="def" id="curb__56" original="E39c.-7cfe"> to control or limit something, especially something bad </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c1c" id="curb__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c1d" id="curb__58" original="E867.833"><span class="x" id="curb__59" original="E867.834"> If nothing is done to curb fossil fuel emissions, there will be a likely rise in mean temperatures of 2.4–6.4°C by 2099. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c1f" id="curb__60" original="E867.835"><span class="x" id="curb__61" original="E867.836"> A consistent theme of central government interventions has been to curb the growth of spending by local authorities. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1753" id="curb__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curb_1" title="curb definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1754" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-64d7" id="curb__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curb__64"> curb </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cure
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c21" hm="1" id="cure1" original="E39c.-7c14" sum="996"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c22" id="cure1__1" original="E39c.-7c13"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c23" id="cure1__2" original="E39c.-7c12"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cure <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c2e" id="cure1__6" original="E39c.-7c07"><span class="pos" id="cure1__7" original="E39c.-7c06"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70f9" eid="cure1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5764" geo="br" id="cure1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/cure_/cure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/cure_/cure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5761" geo="n_am" id="cure1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/cure_/cure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/cure_/cure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c30" id="cure1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c31" id="cure1__14" original="E39c.-7c05"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c32" id="cure1__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cure1__16" original="E88e.-7f87"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cure1__17" original="E39c.-7c03"> a medicine or medical treatment that cures a disease or medical condition </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c35" id="cure1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c36" id="cure1__19" original="E8e4.-7e3b"><span class="x" id="cure1__20" original="E8e4.-7e3a"> Although HIV still has no known cure, treatment can now increase length and quality of life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c38" id="cure1__21" original="E8e4.-7e38"><span class="cf" id="cure1__22" original="E8e4.-7e39"><span class="exp" id="cure1__23"> cure </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="cure1__24" original="E8e4.-7e37"> It is envisaged that research with stem cells will lead to the development of cures for conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c3c" id="cure1__25" original="E39c.-7c02"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c3d" id="cure1__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cure1__27" original="E88e.-7f85"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cure1__28" original="E88e.-7f84"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cure1__29" original="E39c.-7c01"> the act of curing somebody of an illness or the process of being cured </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c41" id="cure1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c42" id="cure1__31" original="E8e4.-7e36"><span class="x" id="cure1__32" original="E8e4.-7e35"> Once the disease reaches this stage, it may be impossible to effect a cure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c44" id="cure1__33" original="E8e4.-7e34"><span class="x" id="cure1__34" original="E8e4.-7e33"> Government health policy is starting to focus on prevention rather than cure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c46" id="cure1__35" original="E8e4.-7e32"><span class="cf" id="cure1__36" original="E4c7.396c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="cure1__37" original="E8e4.-7e31"> Early detection and treatment can result in a higher cure rate for some cancer types. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c49" id="cure1__38" original="E39c.-7c00"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c4a" id="cure1__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cure1__40" original="E88e.-7f82"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cure1__41" original="E39c.-7bfe"> something that will solve a problem or improve a bad situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c4d" id="cure1__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c4e" id="cure1__43" original="E8e4.-7e30"><span class="x" id="cure1__44" original="E8e4.-7e2f"> Keynes suggested that the cure might be to raise rather than cut wages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c50" id="cure1__45" original="E8e4.-7e2d"><span class="cf" id="cure1__46" original="E8e4.-7e2e"><span class="exp" id="cure1__47"> cure </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="cure1__48" original="E8e4.-7e2c"> Motherhood was also seen as a cure for uncertainty and solitude. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.176f" id="cure1__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cure_1" title="cure definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1770" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-63e3" id="cure1__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cure1__51"> cure </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c54" hm="2" id="cure2" original="E39c.-7c56" sum="954"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c55" id="cure2__1" original="E39c.-7c55"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c56" id="cure2__2" original="E39c.-7c54"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cure <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c64" id="cure2__9" original="E39c.-7c49"><span class="pos" id="cure2__10" original="E39c.-7c48"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70f2" eid="cure2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5731" geo="br" id="cure2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/cure_/cure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/cure_/cure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-572e" geo="n_am" id="cure2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/cure_/cure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/cure_/cure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.458" id="cure2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-575e" form="root" id="cure2__17"><span class="vp" id="cure2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cure </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-575c" eid="cure2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-575b" geo="br" id="cure2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/cure_/cure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/cure_/cure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5758" geo="n_am" id="cure2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/cure_/cure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/cure_/cure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5755" form="thirdps" id="cure2__24"><span class="vp" id="cure2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cures </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5753" eid="cure2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5752" geo="br" id="cure2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/cures/cures__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/cures/cures__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cures__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-574f" geo="n_am" id="cure2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/cures/cures__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/cures/cures__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cures__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-574c" form="past" id="cure2__31"><span class="vp" id="cure2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-574a" eid="cure2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5749" geo="br" id="cure2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/cured/cured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/cured/cured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5746" geo="n_am" id="cure2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/cured/cured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/cured/cured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5743" form="pastpart" id="cure2__38"><span class="vp" id="cure2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cured </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5741" eid="cure2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5740" geo="br" id="cure2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/cured/cured__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/cured/cured__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cured__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-573d" geo="n_am" id="cure2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kjʊrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/cured/cured__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/cured/cured__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cured__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-573a" form="prespart" id="cure2__45"><span class="vp" id="cure2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> curing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5738" eid="cure2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5737" geo="br" id="cure2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjʊərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curin/curing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curin/curing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5734" geo="n_am" id="cure2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cure2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjʊrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curin/curing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curin/curing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c95" id="cure2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c96" id="cure2__53" original="E39c.-7c28"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="cure2__54" original="E39c.-7c27"><span class="exp" id="cure2__55"> cure </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cure2__56" original="E39c.-7c26"> to make a disease stop affecting a person, animal or plant </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c9a" id="cure2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c9b" id="cure2__58" original="E8e7.-7fff"><span class="x" id="cure2__59" original="E8e7.-7ffe"> The study described how the two chemicals cured bacterial infections in cattle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c9d" id="cure2__60" original="E8e7.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="cure2__61" original="E8e7.-7ffc"> This paper will argue that an evolutionary approach can enhance our ability to cure disease. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4c9f" id="cure2__62" original="E39c.-7c2b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cure2__63" original="E39c.-7c29"> to make a person, animal or plant healthy again </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ca1" id="cure2__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ca2" id="cure2__65" original="E8e7.-7ffb"><span class="cf" id="cure2__66" original="E39c.-7c2a"><span class="exp" id="cure2__67"> cure </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="cure2__68" original="E8e7.-7ffa"> Increasingly, it is becoming clear that patients cured by chemotherapy are at risk of long-term toxicity arising from their treatment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ca6" id="cure2__69" original="E8e7.-7ff8"><span class="cf" id="cure2__70" original="E8e7.-7ff9"><span class="exp" id="cure2__71"> cure </span> somebody of something </span><span class="x" id="cure2__72" original="E8e7.-7ff7"> Freud claimed success in curing her of hysteria. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4caa" id="cure2__73" original="E39c.-7c25"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="cure2__74" original="E39c.-7c24"><span class="exp" id="cure2__75"> cure </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cure2__76" original="E39c.-7c23"> to deal with a problem successfully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cae" id="cure2__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4caf" id="cure2__78" original="E8e7.-7ff6"><span class="x" id="cure2__79" original="E8e7.-7ff5"> It seems that GM crops have failed to deliver on their promise to cure world hunger. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cb1" id="cure2__80" original="E39c.-7c1f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="cure2__81" original="E39c.-7c1e"><span class="exp" id="cure2__82"> cure </span> something </span><span class="def" id="cure2__83" original="E39c.-7c1d"> to make a material or substance hard using a chemical process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cb5" id="cure2__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cb6" id="cure2__85" original="E88e.-7f8a"><span class="x" id="cure2__86" original="E88e.-7f89"> The best solution was to cure the adhesive at an elevated temperature. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.17d7" id="cure2__87" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cure_1" title="cure definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.17d8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-63e3" id="cure2__88" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cure2__89"> cure </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curiosity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cb8" id="curiosity" original="E39c.-7b82" sum="698"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cb9" id="curiosity__1" original="E39c.-7b81"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cba" id="curiosity__2" original="E39c.-7b80"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curiosity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cc6" id="curiosity__7" original="E39c.-7b78"><span class="pos" id="curiosity__8" original="E39c.-7b77"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70eb" eid="curiosity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-55de" geo="br" id="curiosity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curiosity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curio/curiosity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curio/curiosity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curiosity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-55da" geo="n_am" id="curiosity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curiosity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curio/curiosity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curio/curiosity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curiosity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cc8" id="curiosity__14" original="E39c.-7b76"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ccb" form="pl" id="curiosity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="curiosity__16" original="E39c.-7b72"> curiosities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ccd" id="curiosity__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cce" id="curiosity__18" original="E39c.-7b71"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ccf" id="curiosity__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="curiosity__20" original="E39c.-7b6f"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="curiosity__21" original="E39c.-7b6e"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="curiosity__22" original="E39c.-7b6b"> a strong desire to know about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cd3" id="curiosity__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cd4" id="curiosity__24" original="E586.-4896"><span class="x" id="curiosity__25" original="E586.-4895"> Children need an environment in which they can learn and develop their intellectual curiosity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cd6" id="curiosity__26" original="E81d.7a2a"><span class="cf" id="curiosity__27" original="E39c.-7b6d"><span class="exp" id="curiosity__28"> curiosity </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="curiosity__29" original="E81d.7a2b"> The work requires a keen interest in international issues and a curiosity about other cultures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cda" id="curiosity__30" original="E81d.7a2f"><span class="cf" id="curiosity__31" original="E81d.7a2e"> out of <span class="exp" id="curiosity__32"> curiosity </span></span><span class="x" id="curiosity__33" original="E81d.7a30"> Patients may test themselves for cholesterol as a routine check or out of curiosity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cde" id="curiosity__34" original="E39c.-7b6a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cdf" id="curiosity__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="curiosity__36" original="E39c.-7b68"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="curiosity__37" original="E81d.7a31"><span class="exp" id="curiosity__38"> curiosity </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="curiosity__39" original="E39c.-7b67"> an unusual and interesting thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ce4" id="curiosity__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ce5" id="curiosity__41" original="E81d.7a32"><span class="x" id="curiosity__42" original="E81d.7a33"> Many at that time believed that the curiosities of the Orient were worth crossing deserts to see. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1814" id="curiosity__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curiosity" title="curiosity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1815" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-62c4" id="curiosity__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curiosity__45"> curiosity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curious
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ce7" id="curious" original="E39c.-7b60" sum="764"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ce8" id="curious__1" original="E39c.-7b5f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ce9" id="curious__2" original="E39c.-7b5e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curious </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cf5" id="curious__7" original="E39c.-7b56"><span class="pos" id="curious__8" original="E39c.-7b55"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70e2" eid="curious__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5586" geo="br" id="curious__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curious__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjʊəriəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curio/curious__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curio/curious__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curious__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5582" geo="n_am" id="curious__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curious__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjʊriəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curio/curious__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curio/curious__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curious__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cf7" id="curious__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cf8" id="curious__15" original="E39c.-7b54"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="curious__16" original="E39c.-7b51"> having a strong desire to know about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cfa" id="curious__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cfb" id="curious__18" original="E81d.7a06"><span class="x" id="curious__19" original="E81d.7a07"> Muller's writings on language and on mythology appealed greatly to curious Victorian readers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4cfd" id="curious__20" original="E81d.7a08"><span class="cf" id="curious__21" original="E39c.-7b53"><span class="exp" id="curious__22"> curious </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="curious__23" original="E81d.7a09"> Humans have always been curious about the traces left by their predecessors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d01" id="curious__24" original="E586.-4894"><span class="cf" id="curious__25" original="E39c.-7b52"><span class="exp" id="curious__26"> curious </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="curious__27" original="E586.-4893"> I was curious to find out about these individuals' experiences of interacting in English. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d05" id="curious__28" original="E39c.-7b4d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="curious__29" original="E39c.-7b4b"> strange and unusual </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d07" id="curious__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d08" id="curious__31" original="E81d.7a0c"><span class="x" id="curious__32" original="E81d.7a0d"> Millard notes the curious fact that the Assyrians adopted Aramaic as their language. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d0a" id="curious__33" original="E81d.7a0e"><span class="cf" id="curious__34" original="E39c.-7b4c"> it is <span class="exp" id="curious__35"> curious </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="curious__36" original="E81d.7a0f"> It is curious that few other plant products are medically established for the treatment of infection. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d0e" id="curious__37"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d0f" id="curious__38" original="E586.-4892"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d10" id="curious__39"><span class="dr" id="curious__40" original="E586.-4891"> curiously </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d19" id="curious__41" original="E586.-488d"><span class="pos" id="curious__42" original="E586.-488c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70e1" eid="curious__43" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-558c" geo="br" id="curious__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curious__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjʊəriəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curio/curiously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curio/curiously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curiously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5589" geo="n_am" id="curious__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curious__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkjʊriəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curio/curiously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curio/curiously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curiously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d1b" id="curious__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d1c" id="curious__49" original="E586.-488b"><span class="x" id="curious__50" original="E586.-488a"> For such a clear thinker on other matters, this is a curiously illogical statement to make. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d1e" id="curious__51" original="E586.-4889"><span class="x" id="curious__52" original="E586.-4888"> Curiously, Smith's own survey apparently did not include these data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d20" id="curious__53" original="E586.-4886"><span class="cf" id="curious__54" original="E586.-4887"><span class="exp"> curiously </span> enough </span><span class="x" id="curious__55" original="E586.-4885"> Curiously enough, the first parts of Europe really to profit from free trade were the Danubian Principalities. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1843" id="curious__56" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curious" title="curious definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1844" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6287" id="curious__57" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curious__58"> curious </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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currency
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d23" id="currency" original="E39c.-7a03" sum="1086"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d24" id="currency__1" original="E39c.-7a02"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d25" id="currency__2" original="E39c.-7a01"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> currency </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d31" id="currency__7" original="E39c.-79f9"><span class="pos" id="currency__8" original="E39c.-79f8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70d2" eid="currency__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5239" geo="br" id="currency__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="currency__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌrənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curre/currency__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/currency__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://currency__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5235" geo="n_am" id="currency__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="currency__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curre/currency__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/currency__us_1.ogg" href="sound://currency__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d33" id="currency__14" original="E39c.-79f7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d36" form="pl" id="currency__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="currency__16" original="E39c.-79f3"> currencies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d38" id="currency__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d39" id="currency__18" original="E39c.-79f2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d3a" id="currency__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="currency__20" original="E39c.-79ef"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="currency__21" original="E39c.-79f0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="currency__22" original="E39c.-79ee"> the system of money that a country uses </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d3e" id="currency__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d3f" id="currency__24" original="E8e7.-7fef"><span class="x" id="currency__25" original="E8e7.-7fee"> Thai investors became nervous about holding local currency and rushed to convert to US dollars. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d41" id="currency__26" original="E8e7.-7feb"><span class="x" id="currency__27" original="E8e7.-7fea"> Some of the most loyal state functionaries obtained part of their pay in western currencies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d43" id="currency__28" original="E492.266c"><span class="cf" id="currency__29" original="E492.266b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="currency__30" original="E492.266d"> Problems associated with currency fluctuations are prevalent in less developed countries. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="currency__31" original="E84c.-7956" un="help"><span class="eb" id="currency__32" original="E84c.-7955"> hard currency </span> is money that is easy to exchange for money from another country, because it is not likely to lose its value: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d48" id="currency__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d49" id="currency__34" original="E84c.-7954"><span class="x" id="currency__35" original="E84c.-7953"> In the early 1990s, China strictly regulated the amount of hard currency that foreign investors were allowed to send home. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d4b" id="currency__36" original="E4a5.5acb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://single-currency" title="single currency definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d4c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-7636" id="currency__37" original="E4a5.5acc"><span class="xh" id="currency__38"> single currency </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d4e" id="currency__39" original="E8e7.-7fe2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="currency__40"> adjective + currency </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d50" id="currency__41"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d51" id="currency__42" original="E8e7.-7fe0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d52" id="currency__43"><span class="coll" id="currency__44" original="E8e7.-7fdf"> foreign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d54" id="currency__45" original="E8e7.-7fde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d55" id="currency__46"><span class="coll" id="currency__47" original="E8e7.-7fdd"> local </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d57" id="currency__48"><span class="coll" id="currency__49" original="E8e7.-7fdc"> home </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d59" id="currency__50"><span class="coll" id="currency__51" original="E8e7.-7fdb"> domestic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d5b" id="currency__52"><span class="coll" id="currency__53" original="E8e7.-7fda"> national </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d5d" id="currency__54" original="E8e7.-7fd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d5e" id="currency__55"><span class="coll" id="currency__56" original="E8e7.-7fd8"> common </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d60" id="currency__57"><span class="coll" id="currency__58" original="E8e7.-7fd7"> single </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d62" id="currency__59" original="E8e7.-7fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d63" id="currency__60"><span class="coll" id="currency__61" original="E8e7.-7fd5"> hard </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d65" id="currency__62" original="E8e7.-7fd4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d66" id="currency__63" original="E8e7.-7fed"><span class="x" id="currency__64" original="E8e7.-7fec"> Glick and Rose conclude that if two countries use a common currency, their trade flows tend to double. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d68" id="currency__65" original="E8e7.-7fcf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="currency__66"> verb + currency </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d6a" id="currency__67"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d6b" id="currency__68" original="E8e7.-7fcd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d6c" id="currency__69"><span class="coll" id="currency__70" original="E8e7.-7fcc"> buy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d6e" id="currency__71" original="E8e7.-7fcb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d6f" id="currency__72"><span class="coll" id="currency__73" original="E8e7.-7fca"> sell </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d71" id="currency__74" original="E8e7.-7fc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d72" id="currency__75"><span class="coll" id="currency__76" original="E8e7.-7fc8"> devalue </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d74" id="currency__77" original="E8e7.-7fc7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d75" id="currency__78" original="E8e7.-7fc6"><span class="x" id="currency__79" original="E8e7.-7fc5"> The UK devalued its currency in the 1960s when the pound was strong against other currencies. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d77" id="currency__80" original="E8d9.-7ffb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="currency__81"> currency + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d79" id="currency__82"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d7a" id="currency__83" original="E8d9.-7ff9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d7b" id="currency__84"><span class="coll" id="currency__85" original="E8d9.-7ff8"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d7d" id="currency__86" original="E8d9.-7ff7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d7e" id="currency__87"><span class="coll" id="currency__88" original="E8d9.-7ff6"> market </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d80" id="currency__89" original="E8d9.-7ff5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d81" id="currency__90"><span class="coll" id="currency__91" original="E8d9.-7ff4"> union </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d83" id="currency__92" original="E8d9.-7ff3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d84" id="currency__93"><span class="coll" id="currency__94" original="E8d9.-7ff2"> fluctuation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d86" id="currency__95" original="E8d9.-7ff1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d87" id="currency__96"><span class="coll" id="currency__97" original="E8d9.-7ff0"> depreciation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d89" id="currency__98" original="E8d9.-7fef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d8a" id="currency__99"><span class="coll" id="currency__100" original="E8d9.-7fee"> crisis </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d8c" id="currency__101" original="E8d9.-7fed"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d8d" id="currency__102" original="E8d9.-7fec"><span class="x" id="currency__103" original="E8d9.-7feb"> Speculation may mount about likely future depreciation of the exchange rate, which could spark a currency crisis. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d8f" id="currency__104" original="E39c.-79ea"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d90" id="currency__105"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="currency__106" original="E39c.-79e8"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="currency__107" original="E87e.-7963"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="currency__108" original="E39c.-79e7"> the fact that something such as an idea, a word or a book is accepted or used by many people at a particular time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d94" id="currency__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d95" id="currency__110" original="E8e7.-7fe9"><span class="x" id="currency__111" original="E8e7.-7fe8"> The concept of postmodernism first gained currency among architects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d97" id="currency__112" original="E8e7.-7fe7"><span class="x" id="currency__113" original="E8e7.-7fe6"> Whether the book will have a wider currency is questionable, however, given its concentration on such limited themes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1889" id="currency__114" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://currency" title="currency definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.188a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6080" id="currency__115" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="currency__116"> currency </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d99" hm="1" id="current1" original="E39c.-79e6" sum="668"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d9a" id="current1__1" original="E39c.-79e5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4d9b" id="current1__2" original="E39c.-79e4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> current <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4da6" id="current1__6" original="E39c.-79db"><span class="pos" id="current1__7" original="E39c.-79da"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70c9" eid="current1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-51f5" geo="br" id="current1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="current1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curre/current__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/current__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://current__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-51f1" geo="n_am" id="current1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="current1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curre/current__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/current__us_1.ogg" href="sound://current__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4da8" id="current1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4da9" id="current1__14" original="E39c.-79d9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4daa" id="current1__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="current1__16" original="E39c.-79d7"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="current1__17" original="E39c.-79d6"> existing, happening or being used now; of the present time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dad" id="current1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dae" id="current1__19" original="E8d7.-6edb"><span class="x" id="current1__20" original="E8d7.-6eda"> Nearly half of the respondents in the current study reported neck pain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4db0" id="current1__21" original="E8d7.-6ed7"><span class="x" id="current1__22" original="E8d7.-6ed6"> Table 4.2 summarizes the current demographic situation in Canada. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4db2" id="current1__23" original="E8d9.-7fbd"><span class="x" id="current1__24" original="E8d9.-7fbc"> This has implications for current and future trends in cirrhosis among women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4db4" id="current1__25" original="E8d7.-6ed9"><span class="x" id="current1__26" original="E8d7.-6ed8"> None of the women over the age of 80 years were current smokers. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4db6" id="current1__27" original="E84c.-78df" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="current1__28"> current + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4db8" id="current1__29"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4db9" id="current1__30" original="E84c.-78dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dba" id="current1__31"><span class="coll" id="current1__32" original="E84c.-78dc"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dbc" id="current1__33" original="E84c.-78db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dbd" id="current1__34"><span class="coll" id="current1__35" original="E84c.-78da"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dbf" id="current1__36" original="E84c.-78d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dc0" id="current1__37"><span class="coll" id="current1__38" original="E84c.-78d8"> debate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dc2" id="current1__39" original="E84c.-78d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dc3" id="current1__40"><span class="coll" id="current1__41" original="E84c.-78d6"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dc5" id="current1__42" original="E84c.-78d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dc6" id="current1__43"><span class="coll" id="current1__44" original="E84c.-78d4"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dc8" id="current1__45" original="E84c.-78d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dc9" id="current1__46"><span class="coll" id="current1__47" original="E84c.-78d2"> thinking </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dcb" id="current1__48" original="E84c.-78d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dcc" id="current1__49"><span class="coll" id="current1__50" original="E84c.-78d0"> literature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dce" id="current1__51" original="E84c.-78cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dcf" id="current1__52"><span class="coll" id="current1__53" original="E84c.-78ce"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dd1" id="current1__54" original="E84c.-78cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dd2" id="current1__55"><span class="coll" id="current1__56" original="E84c.-78cc"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dd4" id="current1__57" original="E84c.-78cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dd5" id="current1__58"><span class="coll" id="current1__59" original="E84c.-78ca"> climate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dd7" id="current1__60" original="E84c.-78c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dd8" id="current1__61"><span class="coll" id="current1__62" original="E84c.-78c8"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dda" id="current1__63" original="E84c.-78c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ddb" id="current1__64"><span class="coll" id="current1__65" original="E84c.-78c6"> status </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ddd" id="current1__66" original="E84c.-78c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dde" id="current1__67"><span class="coll" id="current1__68" original="E84c.-78c4"> trend </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4de0" id="current1__69" original="E84c.-78c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4de1" id="current1__70"><span class="coll" id="current1__71" original="E84c.-78c2"> level </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4de3" id="current1__72" original="E84c.-78c1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4de4" id="current1__73" original="E8d9.-7fbf"><span class="x" id="current1__74" original="E8d9.-7fbe"> Most current research on these matters stresses that gender, class, ethnicity and sexuality are often interwoven. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4de6" id="current1__75" original="E8d7.-6ed1"><span class="x" id="current1__76" original="E8d7.-6ed0"> The Institute for European Politics website features a round-up of current thinking on EU policies and issues. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4de8" id="current1__77"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4de9" id="current1__78" original="E84c.-78be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dea" id="current1__79"><span class="coll" id="current1__80" original="E84c.-78bd"> position </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dec" id="current1__81" original="E84c.-78bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ded" id="current1__82"><span class="coll" id="current1__83" original="E84c.-78bb"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4def" id="current1__84" original="E84c.-78ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4df0" id="current1__85"><span class="coll" id="current1__86" original="E84c.-78b9"> guidelines </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4df2" id="current1__87" original="E84c.-78b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4df3" id="current1__88"><span class="coll" id="current1__89" original="E84c.-78b7"> recommendations </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4df5" id="current1__90" original="E84c.-78b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4df6" id="current1__91"><span class="coll" id="current1__92" original="E84c.-78b5"> practice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4df8" id="current1__93" original="E84c.-78b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4df9" id="current1__94"><span class="coll" id="current1__95" original="E84c.-78b3"> affairs </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dfb" id="current1__96" original="E84c.-78b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dfc" id="current1__97"><span class="coll" id="current1__98" original="E84c.-78b1"> crisis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dfe" id="current1__99" original="E84c.-78b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4dff" id="current1__100"><span class="coll" id="current1__101" original="E84c.-78af"> regime </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e01" id="current1__102" original="E84c.-78ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e02" id="current1__103"><span class="coll" id="current1__104" original="E84c.-78ad"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e04" id="current1__105" original="E84c.-78ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e05" id="current1__106"><span class="coll" id="current1__107" original="E84c.-78ab"> technology </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e07" id="current1__108" original="E84c.-78aa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e08" id="current1__109" original="E84c.-78a9"><span class="x" id="current1__110" original="E84c.-78a8"> Current treatment guidelines recommend aspirin or no treatment for those at low risk of stroke. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e0a" id="current1__111" original="E84c.-78a7"><span class="x" id="current1__112" original="E84c.-78a6"> In these ways current technology limits how an employer can organize work. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e0c" id="current1__113" original="E39c.-79d5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="current1__114" original="E39c.-79d4"> being used by or accepted by many people at the present time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e0e" id="current1__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e0f" id="current1__116" original="E8d7.-6ed5"><span class="x" id="current1__117" original="E8d7.-6ed4"> There are phrases in English that are still current but that do not really make sense unless we investigate their origin. </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E646.-3d98" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E646.-3d97"><span class="h1" original="E646.-3d96"><ul class="inline" original="E646.-3d95"><li class="li" original="E646.-3d94"> actual </li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d93"> current </li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d92"> present </li><li class="li" original="E4c1.2140"> actually </li><li class="li" original="E4c1.2141"> currently </li><li class="li" original="E4c1.2142"> presently </li><li class="li" original="E4c1.2143"> at present </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E646.-3d91"><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9d"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d90"> Actual </span> does not mean ‘current’ or ‘present’. It means ‘existing in fact; real’ and is often used in contrast with something that is not seen as real or exact: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d8f"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d8e"> Respondents' actual behaviour may be at variance with their answers. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9b"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d8d"> Current </span> and <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d8c"> present </span> mean ‘existing or happening now’: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d8b"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d8a"> The current economic crisis is the result of many years of irresponsibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d89"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d88"> A continuation of the present situation seems the most likely short-term outcome. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9c"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d87"> Current </span> and <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d86"> present </span> are used in academic writing to mean ‘being considered now’: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d85"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d84"> the current/​present study </span></span></span><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d83"> Present </span> is used with a wider range of nouns: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d82"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d81"> the present article/​chapter/​paper/​review </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d99"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d80"> Current </span> also means ‘being used or accepted by many people at the present time’: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d7f"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d7e"> a review of current practice </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9a"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7d"> Actually </span> does not mean ‘at the present time’. Use <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7c"> currently </span> , <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7a"> presently </span> or <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7b"> at present </span> instead: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d79"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d78"> Vaccination is currently recommended for persons over the age of 49. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d77"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d76"> At present, there is insufficient evidence to draw any definite conclusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d75"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d74"> Table 14.1 provides a summary of presently available treatment methods. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.18fe" id="current1__118" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://current_1" title="current definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.18ff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6054" id="current1__119" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="current1__120"> current </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e11" hm="2" id="current2" original="E39c.-79d3" sum="1125"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e12" id="current2__1" original="E39c.-79d2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e13" id="current2__2" original="E39c.-79d1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> current <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e1f" id="current2__7" original="E39c.-79c8"><span class="pos" id="current2__8" original="E39c.-79c7"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70c0" eid="current2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-51ed" geo="br" id="current2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="current2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curre/current__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/current__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://current__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-51e9" geo="n_am" id="current2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="current2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curre/current__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/current__us_1.ogg" href="sound://current__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e21" id="current2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e22" id="current2__15" original="E39c.-79c6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="current2__16" original="E39c.-79c5"> an area of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding area of water or air in which there is less movement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e24" id="current2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e25" id="current2__18" original="E867.83a"><span class="x" id="current2__19" original="E867.83b"> Warm ocean currents bring heat to the seas surrounding the Greenland ice sheet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e27" id="current2__20" original="E867.83c"><span class="cf" id="current2__21" original="E876.-7b3e"><span class="exp" id="current2__22"> current </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="current2__23" original="E867.83d"> A thermal is a rising current of air which develops over parts of the earth's surface that are warmer than their surroundings. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e2b" id="current2__24" original="E39c.-79c4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="current2__25" original="E39c.-79c3"> the rate of flow of electric <a class="ndv" href="entry://charge" id="current2__26"> charge </a> through a wire, etc., measured in units of <a class="ndv" href="entry://amperes" id="current2__27"> amperes </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e2f" id="current2__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e30" id="current2__29" original="E867.83e"><span class="x" id="current2__30" original="E867.83f"> A wire carries the electrical current out of the fuel cell. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e32" id="current2__31" original="E876.-7b3a"><span class="x" id="current2__32" original="E876.-7b39"> Sometimes it requires a much higher current to turn the motor that rotates the solar panel because of the increased resistance to turning. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e34" id="current2__33" original="E39c.-79bd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="current2__34" original="E39c.-79bc"> the fact of particular ideas, opinions or feelings being present in a group of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e36" id="current2__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e37" id="current2__36" original="E867.844"><span class="x" id="current2__37" original="E867.845"> In Chapters 8 and 9, the authors look into different methodological currents in International Relations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e39" id="current2__38" original="E867.842"><span class="cf" id="current2__39" original="E876.-7b38"><span class="exp" id="current2__40"> current </span> of thought </span><span class="x" id="current2__41" original="E867.843"> Durkheim criticizes those currents of thought typified by Marx which reduce religion to ideology or to metaphysical nonsense. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.197c" id="current2__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://current_1" title="current definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.197d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6054" id="current2__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="current2__44"> current </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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current account
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e3d" id="current-account" original="E39c.-79bb" sum="889"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e3e" id="current-account__1" original="E39c.-79ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e3f" id="current-account__2" original="E39c.-79b9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> current account </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e49" id="current-account__7" original="E39c.-79a8"><span class="pos" id="current-account__8" original="E39c.-79a7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70b7" eid="current-account__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5132" geo="br" id="current-account__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="current-account__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌrənt əkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curre/current_account_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/current_account_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://current_account_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-512f" geo="n_am" id="current-account__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="current-account__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrənt əkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curre/current_account_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/current_account_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://current_account_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e4b" id="current-account__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e4c" id="current-account__15" original="E39c.-79a6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e4d" id="current-account__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="current-account__17" original="E39c.-79b0"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="current-account__18" original="E39c.-79a5"> a type of bank account that you can take money out of at any time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e50" id="current-account__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e51" id="current-account__20" original="E83e.-5e36"><span class="x" id="current-account__21" original="E83e.-5e35"> Financial innovation and deregulation were dramatic in the 1980s and 1990s, with the introduction of interest-bearing current accounts, credit cards, debit cards and cash machines. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e53" id="current-account__22" original="E83e.-5e34"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e54" id="current-account__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="current-account__24" subj="econ"> economics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="current-account__25" original="E83e.-5e31"> one of the two main parts that make up a country's <a class="ndv" href="entry://balance of payments" id="current-account__26"> balance of payments </a> (along with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://capital account" id="current-account__27"> capital account </a> ) </span><span class="un" id="current-account__28" original="E83e.-5e2c" un="help"> A country's <span class="eb" id="current-account__29" original="E83e.-5e2b"> current account </span> consists of earnings from exports and foreign investments, and cash transfers, minus payments for imports and to foreign investors: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e5b" id="current-account__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e5c" id="current-account__31" original="E83e.-5e2a"><span class="x" id="current-account__32" original="E83e.-5e29"> In the early 1990s, the country's current account was virtually in balance and the large government deficit was matched by a large private sector surplus. </span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.19ab" id="current-account__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://current-account" title="current account definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.19ac" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6000" id="current-account__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="current-account__35"> current account </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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current affairs
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e5e" id="current-affairs" original="E39c.-799b" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e5f" id="current-affairs__1" original="E39c.-799a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e60" id="current-affairs__2" original="E39c.-7999"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> current affairs </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e67" id="current-affairs__4" original="E39c.-7994"><span class="pos" id="current-affairs__5" original="E39c.-7993"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70b0" eid="current-affairs__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-510b" geo="br" id="current-affairs__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="current-affairs__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌrənt əˈfeəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curre/current_affairs_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/current_affairs_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://current_affairs_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5108" geo="n_am" id="current-affairs__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="current-affairs__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkɜːrənt əˈferz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curre/current_affairs_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/current_affairs_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://current_affairs_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e69" id="current-affairs__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="current-affairs__12" original="E39c.-7991"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e6b" id="current-affairs__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e6c" id="current-affairs__14" original="E39c.-7990"><span class="def" id="current-affairs__15" original="E39c.-798f"> events of political or social importance that are happening now </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e6e" id="current-affairs__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e6f" id="current-affairs__17" original="E84c.-7929"><span class="x" id="current-affairs__18" original="E84c.-7928"> After the tsar's death, journals were at last allowed openly to discuss current affairs. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.19d0" id="current-affairs__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://current-affairs" title="current affairs definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.19d1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5fde" id="current-affairs__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="current-affairs__21"> current affairs </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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currently
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e71" id="currently" original="E39c.-798e" sum="384"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e72" id="currently__1" original="E39c.-798d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e73" id="currently__2" original="E39c.-798c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> currently </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e7c" id="currently__4" original="E39c.-7987"><span class="pos" id="currently__5" original="E39c.-7986"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70a9" eid="currently__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-50e4" geo="br" id="currently__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="currently__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌrəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curre/currently__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/currently__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://currently__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-50e0" geo="n_am" id="currently__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="currently__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curre/currently__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curre/currently__us_1.ogg" href="sound://currently__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e7e" id="currently__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e7f" id="currently__12" original="E39c.-7985"><span class="def" id="currently__13" original="E39c.-7984"> at the present time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e81" id="currently__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e82" id="currently__15" original="E8d7.-6ea4"><span class="x" id="currently__16" original="E8d7.-6ea3"> Vaccination is currently recommended for infants aged from 6 to 23 months. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e84" id="currently__17" original="E8d9.-7fbb"><span class="x" id="currently__18" original="E8d9.-7fba"> This is the best book on Austen's fiction currently available. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e86" id="currently__19" original="E8d7.-6ea8"><span class="x" id="currently__20" original="E8d7.-6ea7"> Currently, no genetic predisposition to lower vitamin D status in these groups has been established. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E646.-3d98" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E646.-3d97"><span class="h1" original="E646.-3d96"><ul class="inline" original="E646.-3d95"><li class="li" original="E646.-3d94"> actual </li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d93"> current </li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d92"> present </li><li class="li" original="E4c1.2140"> actually </li><li class="li" original="E4c1.2141"> currently </li><li class="li" original="E4c1.2142"> presently </li><li class="li" original="E4c1.2143"> at present </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E646.-3d91"><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9d"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d90"> Actual </span> does not mean ‘current’ or ‘present’. It means ‘existing in fact; real’ and is often used in contrast with something that is not seen as real or exact: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d8f"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d8e"> Respondents' actual behaviour may be at variance with their answers. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9b"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d8d"> Current </span> and <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d8c"> present </span> mean ‘existing or happening now’: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d8b"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d8a"> The current economic crisis is the result of many years of irresponsibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d89"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d88"> A continuation of the present situation seems the most likely short-term outcome. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9c"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d87"> Current </span> and <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d86"> present </span> are used in academic writing to mean ‘being considered now’: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d85"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d84"> the current/​present study </span></span></span><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d83"> Present </span> is used with a wider range of nouns: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d82"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d81"> the present article/​chapter/​paper/​review </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d99"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d80"> Current </span> also means ‘being used or accepted by many people at the present time’: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d7f"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d7e"> a review of current practice </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9a"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7d"> Actually </span> does not mean ‘at the present time’. Use <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7c"> currently </span> , <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7a"> presently </span> or <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7b"> at present </span> instead: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d79"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d78"> Vaccination is currently recommended for persons over the age of 49. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d77"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d76"> At present, there is insufficient evidence to draw any definite conclusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d75"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d74"> Table 14.1 provides a summary of presently available treatment methods. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.19e8" id="currently__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://currently" title="currently definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.19e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5fd1" id="currently__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="currently__23"> currently </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curricular
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e88" id="curricular" original="E39c.-7983" sum="334"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e89" id="curricular__1" original="E39c.-7982"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e8a" id="curricular__2" original="E39c.-7981"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curricular </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e93" id="curricular__4" original="E39c.-797c"><span class="pos" id="curricular__5" original="E39c.-797b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-70a0" eid="curricular__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5020" geo="br" id="curricular__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curricular__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪkjələ(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curri/curricular__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curri/curricular__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curricular__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-501d" geo="n_am" id="curricular__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curricular__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪkjələr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curri/curricular__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curri/curricular__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curricular__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e95" id="curricular__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e96" id="curricular__12" original="E39c.-797a"><span class="def" id="curricular__13" original="E39c.-7979"> connected with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://curriculum" id="curricular__14"> curriculum </a> of a school, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e99" id="curricular__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e9a" id="curricular__16" original="E867.846"><span class="x" id="curricular__17" original="E867.847"> Curricular content was revised and new ways to teach were proposed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e9c" id="curricular__18" original="E867.848"><span class="x" id="curricular__19" original="E867.849"> Teachers are rarely encouraged to develop curricular materials of their own. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1a02" id="curricular__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curricular" title="curricular definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1a03" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5fba" id="curricular__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curricular__22"> curricular </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curriculum
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e9e" id="curriculum" original="E39c.-7972" sum="441"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e9f" id="curriculum__1" original="E39c.-7971"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ea0" id="curriculum__2" original="E39c.-7970"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curriculum </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4eab" id="curriculum__7" original="E39c.-7967"><span class="pos" id="curriculum__8" original="E39c.-7966"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7099" eid="curriculum__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5070" geo="br" id="curriculum__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curriculum__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪkjələm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curri/curriculum__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curri/curriculum__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curriculum__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-506d" geo="n_am" id="curriculum__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curriculum__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪkjələm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curri/curriculum__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curri/curriculum__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curriculum__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ead" id="curriculum__14" original="E39c.-7965"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4eae" form="pl" id="curriculum__15" original="E39c.-7964"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="curriculum__16" original="E39c.-7962"> curricula </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7098" eid="curriculum__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-506a" geo="br" id="curriculum__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curriculum__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪkjələ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curri/curricula__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curri/curricula__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curricula__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-5066" geo="n_am" id="curriculum__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curriculum__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kəˈrɪkjələ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curri/curricula__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curri/curricula__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curricula__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4eb6" id="curriculum__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4eb7" id="curriculum__23" original="E39c.-795c"><span class="def" id="curriculum__24" original="E39c.-795b"> the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college or university </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4eb9" id="curriculum__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4eba" id="curriculum__26" original="E8e7.-7ee7"><span class="x" id="curriculum__27" original="E8e7.-7ee6"> General study skills are taught as part of the school curriculum. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ebc" id="curriculum__28" original="E8e7.-7ee1"><span class="cf" id="curriculum__29" original="E8d9.-7f62"> in the <span class="exp" id="curriculum__30"> curriculum </span></span><span class="x" id="curriculum__31" original="E8e7.-7ee0"> Professional development has a place in the curriculum of most, if not all, medical schools. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ec0" id="curriculum__32" original="E39c.-7957" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://syllabus" title="syllabus definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ec1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.2f3b" id="curriculum__33" original="E39c.-7956"><span class="xh" id="curriculum__34"> syllabus </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1a2a" id="curriculum__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curriculum" title="curriculum definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1a2b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5fa8" id="curriculum__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curriculum__37"> curriculum </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cursory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ec3" id="cursory" original="E39c.-781f" sum="319"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ec4" id="cursory__1" original="E39c.-781e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ec5" id="cursory__2" original="E39c.-781d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cursory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ece" id="cursory__4" original="E39c.-7818"><span class="pos" id="cursory__5" original="E39c.-7817"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7089" eid="cursory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4c10" geo="br" id="cursory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cursory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːsəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curso/cursory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curso/cursory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cursory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4c0c" geo="n_am" id="cursory__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cursory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrsəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curso/cursory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curso/cursory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cursory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ed0" id="cursory__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="cursory__12" original="E39c.-7815" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ed2" id="cursory__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ed3" id="cursory__14" original="E39c.-7814"><span class="def" id="cursory__15" original="E39c.-7813"> done quickly and without giving enough attention to details </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ed5" id="cursory__16" original="E39c.-7812" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://brief1" title="brief1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ed6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.2df8" id="cursory__17" original="E39c.-7811"><span class="xh" id="cursory__18"> brief </span><span class="xhm" id="cursory__19"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ed9" id="cursory__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4eda" id="cursory__21" original="E867.84c"><span class="x" id="cursory__22" original="E867.84d"> Even a cursory glance at European history will reveal just how long Europeans have been fighting and killing each other. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1a4b" id="cursory__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cursory" title="cursory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1a4c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5dec" id="cursory__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cursory__25"> cursory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curtail
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4edc" id="curtail" original="E39c.-77e1" sum="587"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4edd" id="curtail__1" original="E39c.-77e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ede" id="curtail__2" original="E39c.-77df"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curtail </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4eec" id="curtail__9" original="E39c.-77d5"><span class="pos" id="curtail__10" original="E39c.-77d4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7080" eid="curtail__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4ace" geo="br" id="curtail__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːˈteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curta/curtail__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtail__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curtail__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4aca" geo="n_am" id="curtail__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrˈteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curta/curtail__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtail__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curtail__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.486" id="curtail__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4ac0" form="root" id="curtail__17"><span class="vp" id="curtail__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> curtail </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4abe" eid="curtail__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4abd" geo="br" id="curtail__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːˈteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curta/curtail__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtail__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curtail__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4ab9" geo="n_am" id="curtail__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrˈteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curta/curtail__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtail__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curtail__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4ab5" form="thirdps" id="curtail__24"><span class="vp" id="curtail__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> curtails </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4ab3" eid="curtail__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4ab2" geo="br" id="curtail__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːˈteɪlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curta/curtails__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtails__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curtails__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4aaf" geo="n_am" id="curtail__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrˈteɪlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curta/curtails__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtails__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curtails__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4aac" form="past" id="curtail__31"><span class="vp" id="curtail__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> curtailed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4aaa" eid="curtail__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4aa9" geo="br" id="curtail__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːˈteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curta/curtailed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtailed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curtailed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4aa6" geo="n_am" id="curtail__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrˈteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curta/curtailed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtailed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curtailed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4aa3" form="pastpart" id="curtail__38"><span class="vp" id="curtail__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> curtailed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4aa1" eid="curtail__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4aa0" geo="br" id="curtail__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːˈteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curta/curtailed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtailed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curtailed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4a9d" geo="n_am" id="curtail__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrˈteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curta/curtailed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtailed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curtailed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4a9a" form="prespart" id="curtail__45"><span class="vp" id="curtail__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> curtailing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4a98" eid="curtail__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4a97" geo="br" id="curtail__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːˈteɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curta/curtailing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtailing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curtailing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4a94" geo="n_am" id="curtail__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrˈteɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curta/curtailing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtailing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curtailing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f1d" id="curtail__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f1e" id="curtail__53" original="E39c.-77b7"><span class="cf" id="curtail__54" original="E39c.-77b6"><span class="exp" id="curtail__55"> curtail </span> something </span><span class="def" id="curtail__56" original="E39c.-77b3"> to limit something, especially something good, or make it last for a shorter time </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f22" id="curtail__57" original="E867.853" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://limit1" title="limit1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f23" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.6e99" id="curtail__58" original="E867.854"><span class="xh" id="curtail__59"> limit </span><span class="xhm" id="curtail__60"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="curtail__61"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://restrict" title="restrict (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f27" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-fcc" id="curtail__62" original="E867.855"><span class="xh" id="curtail__63"> restrict </span><span class="xs" id="curtail__64"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f2a" id="curtail__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f2b" id="curtail__66" original="E867.856"><span class="x" id="curtail__67" original="E867.857"> ‘Illiberal democracy’ refers to political systems where the rule of law is weak and civil liberties are severely curtailed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f2d" id="curtail__68" original="E867.858"><span class="x" id="curtail__69" original="E867.859"> Integration may be seen as an attempt to curtail competition by denying other firms access to these sources and markets. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f2f" id="curtail__70"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f30" id="curtail__71" original="E39c.-77b2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f31" id="curtail__72"><span class="dr" id="curtail__73" original="E39c.-77b1"> curtailment </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f3d" id="curtail__77" original="E39c.-77aa"><span class="pos" id="curtail__78" original="E39c.-77a9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-707f" eid="curtail__79" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4ac6" geo="br" id="curtail__80" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__81"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːˈteɪlmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curta/curtailment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtailment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curtailment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4ac3" geo="n_am" id="curtail__82" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curtail__83"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrˈteɪlmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curta/curtailment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curta/curtailment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curtailment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f3f" id="curtail__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="curtail__85" original="E39c.-77a7"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="curtail__86" original="E8e8.-6698"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="curtail__87" original="E8e8.-6697"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f43" id="curtail__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f44" id="curtail__89" original="E8e8.-6696"><span class="cf" id="curtail__90" original="E4c7.3976"><span class="exp"> curtailment </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="curtail__91" original="E8e8.-6695"> The USA refused to accept any curtailment of their right to intervene in the internal affairs of other states in their hemisphere until 1933. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1a9d" id="curtail__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curtail" title="curtail definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1a9e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5d92" id="curtail__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curtail__94"> curtail </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curvature
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f47" id="curvature" original="E39c.-76d1" sum="457"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f48" id="curvature__1" original="E39c.-76d0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f49" id="curvature__2" original="E39c.-76cf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curvature </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f55" id="curvature__7" original="E39c.-76c7"><span class="pos" id="curvature__8" original="E39c.-76c6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7070" eid="curvature__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4786" geo="br" id="curvature__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curvature__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːvətʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curva/curvature__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curva/curvature__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curvature__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4782" geo="n_am" id="curvature__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curvature__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrvətʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curva/curvature__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curva/curvature__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://curvature__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f57" id="curvature__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="curvature__15" original="E39c.-76c4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="curvature__16" original="E876.-7b1e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f5a" id="curvature__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f5b" id="curvature__18" original="E39c.-76c2"><span class="cf" id="curvature__19" original="E876.-7b1d"><span class="exp" id="curvature__20"> curvature </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="curvature__21" original="E39c.-76c1"> the fact of being curved; the degree to which something is curved </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f5f" id="curvature__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f60" id="curvature__23" original="E867.863"><span class="x" id="curvature__24" original="E867.864"> Fig. 8.11 shows the effect of the curvature of space on angular measurements of distant objects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f62" id="curvature__25" original="E867.865"><span class="x" id="curvature__26" original="E867.866"> Kyphosis is abnormal curvature of the spine. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f64" id="curvature__27" original="E876.-7b1c"><span class="x" id="curvature__28" original="E876.-7b1b"> Any curve of this type with constant curvatures and twist is therefore a helix. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1adf" id="curvature__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curvature" title="curvature definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1ae0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5c19" id="curvature__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curvature__31"> curvature </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curve
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f66" hm="1" id="curve1" original="E39c.-76c0" sum="870"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f67" id="curve1__1" original="E39c.-76bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f68" id="curve1__2" original="E39c.-76be"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curve <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f75" id="curve1__7" original="E39c.-76b3"><span class="pos" id="curve1__8" original="E39c.-76b2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7067" eid="curve1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-46aa" geo="br" id="curve1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curve/curve__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curve__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://curve__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-46a7" geo="n_am" id="curve1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curve/curve__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curve__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curve__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f77" id="curve1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f78" id="curve1__15" original="E867.867"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f79" id="curve1__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="curve1__17" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="curve1__18" original="E867.86b"> a line on a graph (either straight or curved) showing how one quantity varies with respect to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f7c" id="curve1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f7d" id="curve1__20" original="E487.5d10"><span class="x" id="curve1__21" original="E487.5d11"> A decrease in supply shifts the supply curve to the left: less is supplied at each and every price. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f7f" id="curve1__22" original="E487.5d12"><span class="x" id="curve1__23" original="E487.5d13"> The spreadsheet plots a curve through these three points to obtain values for the other years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f81" id="curve1__24" original="E487.5d14"><span class="x" id="curve1__25" original="E487.5d15"> The curve shows a large drop in CO₂ during the Palaeozoic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f83" id="curve1__26" original="E876.-7b19"><span class="cf" id="curve1__27" original="E876.-7b1a"><span class="exp" id="curve1__28"> curve </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="curve1__29" original="E876.-7b18"> Figure 4.3 shows a moisture characteristic curve of a sandy soil. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f87" id="curve1__30" original="E867.86e"><span class="cf" id="curve1__31" original="E876.-7b17"><span class="exp" id="curve1__32"> curve </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="curve1__33" original="E867.86f"> Fig.11.2 shows an ideal performance curve for a fuel cell running on hydrogen and oxygen. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f8b" id="curve1__34" original="E487.5d16" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://calibration" title="calibration (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f8c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4327" id="curve1__35" original="E586.-3f50"><span class="xh" id="curve1__36"> calibration </span><span class="xs" id="curve1__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demand-curve" title="demand curve definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f8f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fc9" id="curve1__38" original="E487.5d17"><span class="xh" id="curve1__39"> demand curve </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f91" id="curve1__40" original="E39c.-76b1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="curve1__41" original="E876.-7b16"><span class="exp" id="curve1__42"> curve </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="curve1__43" original="E39c.-76b0"> a line or surface that bends gradually; a smooth bend </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f95" id="curve1__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f96" id="curve1__45" original="E876.-7b15"><span class="x" id="curve1__46" original="E876.-7b14"> The ruler bent quite easily and you could see the curve of the bent shape. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1aff" id="curve1__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curve_1" title="curve definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1b00" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5bfd" id="curve1__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curve1__49"> curve </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f98" hm="2" id="curve2" original="E39c.-7693" sum="585"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f99" id="curve2__1" original="E39c.-7692"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4f9a" id="curve2__2" original="E39c.-7691"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curve <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fa8" id="curve2__9" original="E39c.-7686"><span class="pos" id="curve2__10" original="E39c.-7685"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7060" eid="curve2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-46a4" geo="br" id="curve2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curve/curve__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curve__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://curve__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-46a1" geo="n_am" id="curve2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curve/curve__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curve__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curve__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.4b6" id="curve2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-469e" form="root" id="curve2__17"><span class="vp" id="curve2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> curve </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-469c" eid="curve2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-469b" geo="br" id="curve2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curve/curve__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curve__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://curve__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4698" geo="n_am" id="curve2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curve/curve__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curve__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curve__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4695" form="thirdps" id="curve2__24"><span class="vp" id="curve2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> curves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4693" eid="curve2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4692" geo="br" id="curve2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curve/curves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-468f" geo="n_am" id="curve2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curve/curves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-468c" form="past" id="curve2__31"><span class="vp" id="curve2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> curved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-468a" eid="curve2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4689" geo="br" id="curve2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curve/curved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4686" geo="n_am" id="curve2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curve/curved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4683" form="pastpart" id="curve2__38"><span class="vp" id="curve2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> curved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4681" eid="curve2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4680" geo="br" id="curve2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curve/curved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-467d" geo="n_am" id="curve2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curve/curved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-467a" form="prespart" id="curve2__45"><span class="vp" id="curve2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> curving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4678" eid="curve2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4677" geo="br" id="curve2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curvi/curving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curvi/curving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4674" geo="n_am" id="curve2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curve2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkɜːrvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curvi/curving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curvi/curving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fd9" id="curve2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fda" id="curve2__53" original="E39c.-7668"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fdb" id="curve2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="curve2__55" original="E39c.-7666"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="curve2__56" original="E39c.-7665"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="curve2__57" original="E39c.-7663"> to form the shape of a curve; to make something form the shape of a curve </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fdf" id="curve2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fe0" id="curve2__59" original="E867.878"><span class="cf" id="curve2__60" original="E867.877"><span class="exp" id="curve2__61"> curve </span> something </span><span class="x" id="curve2__62" original="E867.879"> As this film creeps up the inside wall it has the effect of curving the surface of the liquid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fe4" id="curve2__63" original="E867.87b"><span class="cf" id="curve2__64" original="E867.87a"><span class="exp" id="curve2__65"> curve </span> something + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="curve2__66" original="E867.87c"> These forces can be resisted by making a concrete dam very heavy, or by curving the dam in the horizontal plane. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fe8" id="curve2__67" original="E867.87e"><span class="cf" id="curve2__68" original="E867.87d"><span class="exp" id="curve2__69"> curve </span> + adv./prep </span><span class="x" id="curve2__70" original="E867.87f"> The barrel is formed by a sheet curving round to form a cylinder. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1b64" id="curve2__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curve_1" title="curve definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1b65" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5bfd" id="curve2__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curve2__73"> curve </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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curved
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fec" id="curved" original="E39c.-7662" sum="357"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fed" id="curved__1" original="E39c.-7661"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fee" id="curved__2" original="E39c.-7660"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> curved </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ff7" id="curved__4" original="E39c.-765b"><span class="pos" id="curved__5" original="E39c.-765a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7059" eid="curved__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-45b6" geo="br" id="curved__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curved__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cur/curve/curved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://curved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-45b3" geo="n_am" id="curved__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="curved__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kɜːrvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cur/curve/curved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cur/curve/curved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://curved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ff9" id="curved__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ffa" id="curved__12" original="E39c.-7659"><span class="def" id="curved__13" original="E39c.-7658"> having a round shape; having the form of a curve </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ffc" id="curved__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4ffd" id="curved__15" original="E867.880"><span class="x" id="curved__16" original="E867.881"> Viewed from the air, most beaches are curved in outline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4fff" id="curved__17" original="E867.882"><span class="x" id="curved__18" original="E867.883"> He was the first person to tackle a problem that remains with us today: how to map the curved surface of the earth on a flat surface. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1b87" id="curved__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://curved" title="curved definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1b88" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5b71" id="curved__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="curved__21"> curved </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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custody
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5001" id="custody" original="E39c.-74b8" sum="785"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5002" id="custody__1" original="E39c.-74b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5003" id="custody__2" original="E39c.-74b6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> custody </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.500b" id="custody__4" original="E39c.-74b1"><span class="pos" id="custody__5" original="E39c.-74b0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7052" eid="custody__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-420b" geo="br" id="custody__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="custody__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstədi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/custody__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/custody__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://custody__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4208" geo="n_am" id="custody__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="custody__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstədi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/custody__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/custody__us_1.ogg" href="sound://custody__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.500d" id="custody__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="custody__12" original="E39c.-74ae"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.500f" id="custody__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5010" id="custody__14" original="E39c.-74ad"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="custody__15" original="E39c.-74ac"> the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/something; the act of taking care of something/somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5012" id="custody__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5013" id="custody__17" original="E586.-3e84"><span class="x" id="custody__18" original="E586.-3e83"> The Court of Appeals upheld the judge's decision to award custody to the mother. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5015" id="custody__19" original="E586.-376b"><span class="cf" id="custody__20" original="E586.-376c"><span class="exp" id="custody__21"> custody </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="custody__22" original="E586.-376a"> At that time, the idea of a mother having a right to the custody of her children was unthinkable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5019" id="custody__23" original="E586.-3e7f"><span class="cf" id="custody__24" original="E586.-3e82"> in the <span class="exp" id="custody__25"> custody </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="custody__26" original="E586.-3e7e"> Cattle and other livestock in fields were in the custody of a common herdsman. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.501d" id="custody__27" original="E39c.-74ab"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="custody__28" original="E39c.-74aa"> the state of being in prison, especially while waiting for trial </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.501f" id="custody__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5020" id="custody__30" original="E586.-3e79"><span class="cf" id="custody__31" original="E586.-3e7a"> in <span class="exp" id="custody__32"> custody </span></span><span class="x" id="custody__33" original="E586.-3e78"> The leader of the rebellion died in police custody in 1972. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5024" id="custody__34" original="E586.-3e7c"><span class="cf" id="custody__35" original="E586.-3e7d"> take somebody into <span class="exp" id="custody__36"> custody </span></span><span class="x" id="custody__37" original="E586.-3e7b"> Police raided more than a hundred locations and took 1 600 suspects into custody. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1ba1" id="custody__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://custody" title="custody definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1ba2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-593b" id="custody__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="custody__40"> custody </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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custom
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5028" id="custom" original="E39c.-74a4" sum="914"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5029" id="custom__1" original="E39c.-74a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.502a" id="custom__2" original="E39c.-74a2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> custom </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5036" id="custom__7" original="E39c.-7499"><span class="pos" id="custom__8" original="E39c.-7498"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-704b" eid="custom__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4165" geo="br" id="custom__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="custom__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/custom__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/custom__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://custom__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4162" geo="n_am" id="custom__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="custom__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/custom__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/custom__us_1.ogg" href="sound://custom__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.503b" id="custom__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.503c" id="custom__15" original="E39c.-7494"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.503d" id="custom__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="custom__17" original="E39c.-7492"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="custom__18" original="E39c.-7491"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="custom__19" original="E39c.-748f"> an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5041" id="custom__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5042" id="custom__21" original="E8c5.-7ae8"><span class="x" id="custom__22" original="E8c5.-7ae7"> Even global marketing campaigns are adapted to match local customs and laws. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5044" id="custom__23" original="E8d9.-7f5c"><span class="cf" id="custom__24" original="E8d9.-7f5d"><span class="exp" id="custom__25"> custom </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="custom__26" original="E8d9.-7f5b"> An identity is imposed on them by the language, nation and customs of the place where they were born. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5048" id="custom__27" original="E8c5.-7ae6"><span class="cf" id="custom__28" original="E39c.-7490"><span class="exp" id="custom__29"> custom </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="custom__30" original="E8c5.-7ae5"> They describe the traditional custom of having a Buddhist priest conduct a funeral ceremony. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.504c" id="custom__31" original="E8c5.-7ae4"><span class="cf" id="custom__32" original="E8c5.-7ae9"> be the <span class="exp" id="custom__33"> custom </span> of/for somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="custom__34" original="E8c5.-7ae3"> Some gifts would also be brought the following day, when it was the custom of the bride's friends to visit her in her new residence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5050" id="custom__35" original="E39c.-7482"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5051" id="custom__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="custom__37" original="E39c.-7480"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5053" id="custom__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="custom__39" original="E39c.-747f"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="custom__40" original="E39c.-7478"> the fact of a person or people buying goods or services </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5056" id="custom__41" original="E84c.-7825" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://business" title="business (6) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5057" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ca3" id="custom__42" original="E84c.-7824"><span class="xh" id="custom__43"> business </span><span class="xs" id="custom__44"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 6 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.505a" id="custom__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.505b" id="custom__46" original="E8c5.-7ae2"><span class="x" id="custom__47" original="E8c5.-7ae1"> Industries have to find new products to attract more custom. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5038" id="custom__48" original="E39c.-7497" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://customs" title="customs definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5039" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.510c" id="custom__49" original="E39c.-7496"><span class="xh" id="custom__50"> customs </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1bd1" id="custom__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://custom_1" title="custom definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1bd2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-590c" id="custom__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="custom__53"> custom </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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customary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.505d" id="customary" original="E39c.-7461" sum="988"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.505e" id="customary__1" original="E39c.-7460"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.505f" id="customary__2" original="E39c.-745f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> customary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.506a" id="customary__6" original="E39c.-7457"><span class="pos" id="customary__7" original="E39c.-7456"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7044" eid="customary__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4104" geo="br" id="customary__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customary__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəməri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4100" geo="n_am" id="customary__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customary__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmeri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.506c" id="customary__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.506d" id="customary__14" original="E39c.-7455"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="customary__15" original="E39c.-7454"> if something is <span class="dh" id="customary__16" original="E39c.-7453"> customary </span> , it is what people usually do in a particular place or situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5070" id="customary__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5071" id="customary__18" original="E492.26c5"><span class="x" id="customary__19" original="E492.26c6"> These customary practices proved resilient in Ireland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5073" id="customary__20" original="E867.884"><span class="cf" id="customary__21" original="E876.-7b0b"> it is <span class="exp" id="customary__22"> customary </span> (for somebody) to do something </span><span class="x" id="customary__23" original="E867.885"> It is still customary to divide the labour force into two major groups: the low-skilled and the high-skilled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5077" id="customary__24" original="E876.-7b0a"><span class="x" id="customary__25" original="E876.-7b09"> In many government offices in Canada, it is customary for employees to answer the telephone by saying 'Bonjour, hello'. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="customary__26" original="E867.888" un="help"> In law, something that is <span class="eb" id="customary__27" original="E867.889"> customary </span> is based on custom rather than on <a class="ndv" href="entry://common law" id="customary__28"> common law </a> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://statute" id="customary__29"> statute </a> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.507d" id="customary__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.507e" id="customary__31" original="E867.88c"><span class="x" id="customary__32" original="E867.88d"> They admit that there is no legal basis for unilateral humanitarian intervention in the UN Charter, but argue that it is permitted by customary international law. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5080" id="customary__33" original="E39c.-744f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="customary__34" original="E39c.-744e"> typical of a particular person </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5082" id="customary__35" original="E39c.-744d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://habitual" title="habitual definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5083" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.50fa" id="customary__36" original="E39c.-744c"><span class="xh" id="customary__37"> habitual </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5085" id="customary__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5086" id="customary__39" original="E867.88e"><span class="x" id="customary__40" original="E867.88f"> She translated the text with her customary skill and her poet's ear for the two languages. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5088" id="customary__41"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5089" id="customary__42" original="E39c.-744a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.508a" id="customary__43"><span class="dr" id="customary__44" original="E39c.-7449"> customarily </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5093" id="customary__45" original="E39c.-7445"><span class="pos" id="customary__46" original="E39c.-7444"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7043" eid="customary__47" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-410a" geo="br" id="customary__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customary__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmərəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customarily__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customarily__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customarily__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4107" geo="n_am" id="customary__50" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customary__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌkʌstəˈmerəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customarily__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customarily__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customarily__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5095" id="customary__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5096" id="customary__53" original="E867.892"><span class="x" id="customary__54" original="E867.893"> Greeks customarily drank their wine diluted with water. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1c07" id="customary__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://customary" title="customary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1c08" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-58a4" id="customary__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="customary__57"> customary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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customer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5098" id="customer" original="E39c.-7434" sum="388"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5099" id="customer__1" original="E39c.-7433"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.509a" id="customer__2" original="E39c.-7432"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> customer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50a6" id="customer__7" original="E39c.-742a"><span class="pos" id="customer__8" original="E39c.-7429"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7034" eid="customer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-40a8" geo="br" id="customer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customer__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customer__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://customer__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-40a5" geo="n_am" id="customer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50a8" id="customer__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50a9" id="customer__15" original="E39c.-7428"><span class="def" id="customer__16" original="E39c.-7427"> a person or an organization that buys goods and services </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50ab" id="customer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50ac" id="customer__18" original="E8c5.-771c"><span class="x" id="customer__19" original="E8c5.-771b"> In the 1970s, academics emphasized the importance of understanding customers' needs and wants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50ae" id="customer__20" original="E8c5.-771a"><span class="cf" id="customer__21" original="E4c7.3993"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="customer__22" original="E8c5.-7719"> It was her responsibility to maintain good customer relations with all corporate customers. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6019" id="customer__23" original="E8c5.-7717" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="customer__24" original="E8c5.-7716"> adjective + customer </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.601b" id="customer__25" original="E8c5.-7715"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.601c" id="customer__26" original="E8c5.-7713"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.601d" id="customer__27"><span class="coll" id="customer__28" original="E8c5.-7712"> potential </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.601f" id="customer__29"><span class="coll" id="customer__30" original="E8c5.-7711"> prospective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6021" id="customer__31" original="E8c5.-770e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6022" id="customer__32"><span class="coll" id="customer__33" original="E8c5.-770d"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6024" id="customer__34" original="E8c5.-770c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6025" id="customer__35"><span class="coll" id="customer__36" original="E8c5.-770b"> existing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6027" id="customer__37"><span class="coll" id="customer__38" original="E8c5.-770a"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6029" id="customer__39" original="E8c5.-7709"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.602a" id="customer__40"><span class="coll" id="customer__41" original="E8c5.-7708"> regular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.602c" id="customer__42" original="E8c5.-7707"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.602d" id="customer__43"><span class="coll" id="customer__44" original="E8c5.-7706"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.602f" id="customer__45" original="E8c5.-7705"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6030" id="customer__46"><span class="coll" id="customer__47" original="E8c5.-7704"> final </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6032" id="customer__48" original="E8c5.-7703"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6033" id="customer__49"><span class="coll" id="customer__50" original="E8c5.-7702"> satisfied </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6035" id="customer__51" original="E8c5.-7701"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6036" id="customer__52"><span class="coll" id="customer__53" original="E8c5.-7700"> dissatisfied </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6038" id="customer__54" original="E8c5.-76ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6039" id="customer__55"><span class="coll" id="customer__56" original="E8c5.-76fe"> loyal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.603b" id="customer__57" original="E8c5.-76fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.603c" id="customer__58"><span class="coll" id="customer__59" original="E8c5.-76fc"> profitable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.603e" id="customer__60" original="E8c5.-76fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.603f" id="customer__61"><span class="coll" id="customer__62" original="E8c5.-76fa"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6041" id="customer__63"><span class="coll" id="customer__64" original="E8d9.-7e72"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6043" id="customer__65" original="E8d9.-7e71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6044" id="customer__66"><span class="coll" id="customer__67" original="E8d9.-7e70"> large </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6046" id="customer__68"><span class="coll" id="customer__69" original="E8d9.-7e6f"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6048" id="customer__70" original="E8c5.-76f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6049" id="customer__71"><span class="coll" id="customer__72" original="E8c5.-76f6"> internal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.604b" id="customer__73" original="E8c5.-76f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.604c" id="customer__74"><span class="coll" id="customer__75" original="E8c5.-76f4"> external </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.604e" id="customer__76" original="E8c5.-76f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.604f" id="customer__77"><span class="coll" id="customer__78" original="E8c5.-76f0"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6051" id="customer__79" original="E8c5.-76ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6052" id="customer__80"><span class="coll" id="customer__81" original="E8c5.-76ed"> corporate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6054" id="customer__82" original="E8c5.-76ec"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6055" id="customer__83" original="E8c5.-76eb"><span class="x" id="customer__84" original="E8c5.-76ea"> A leaflet was produced to make potential customers aware of the new service. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6057" id="customer__85" original="E8c5.-76e9"><span class="x" id="customer__86" original="E8c5.-76e8"> After lengthy visits to key customers, Gerstner decided that the company needed to focus on customer solutions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6059" id="customer__87" original="E8d9.-7e6e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="customer__88" original="E8d9.-7e6d"> noun + customer </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.605b" id="customer__89" original="E8d9.-7e6c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.605c" id="customer__90" original="E8d9.-7e6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.605d" id="customer__91"><span class="coll" id="customer__92" original="E8d9.-7e69"> target </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.605f" id="customer__93" original="E8d9.-7e68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6060" id="customer__94"><span class="coll" id="customer__95" original="E8d9.-7e67"> business </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6062" id="customer__96" original="E8d9.-7e66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6063" id="customer__97"><span class="coll" id="customer__98" original="E8d9.-7e65"> retail </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6065" id="customer__99" original="E8d9.-7e64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6066" id="customer__100" original="E8d9.-7e63"><span class="x" id="customer__101" original="E8d9.-7e62"> The vast majority of their customers are business customers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6068" id="customer__102" original="E8c5.-76e7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="customer__103" original="E8c5.-76e6"> verb + customer </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.606a" id="customer__104" original="E8c5.-76e5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.606b" id="customer__105" original="E8c5.-76c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.606c" id="customer__106"><span class="coll" id="customer__107" original="E8c5.-76c8"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.606e" id="customer__108" original="E8c5.-76d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.606f" id="customer__109"><span class="coll" id="customer__110" original="E8c5.-76d1"> target </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6071" id="customer__111" original="E8c5.-76d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6072" id="customer__112"><span class="coll" id="customer__113" original="E8c5.-76cf"> reach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6074" id="customer__114" original="E8c5.-76ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6075" id="customer__115"><span class="coll" id="customer__116" original="E8c5.-76cd"> attract </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6077" id="customer__117"><span class="coll" id="customer__118" original="E8c5.-76cc"> win </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6079" id="customer__119"><span class="coll" id="customer__120" original="E8c5.-76cb"> acquire </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.607b" id="customer__121"><span class="coll" id="customer__122" original="E8c5.-76ca"> get </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.607d" id="customer__123" original="E8c5.-76e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.607e" id="customer__124"><span class="coll" id="customer__125" original="E8c5.-76e2"> serve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6080" id="customer__126" original="E8c5.-76e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6081" id="customer__127"><span class="coll" id="customer__128" original="E8c5.-76e0"> satisfy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6083" id="customer__129" original="E8c5.-76df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6084" id="customer__130"><span class="coll" id="customer__131" original="E8c5.-76de"> reassure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6086" id="customer__132" original="E8c5.-76dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6087" id="customer__133"><span class="coll" id="customer__134" original="E8c5.-76dc"> persuade </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6089" id="customer__135" original="E8c5.-76db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.608a" id="customer__136"><span class="coll" id="customer__137" original="E8c5.-76da"> encourage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.608c" id="customer__138" original="E8c5.-76d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.608d" id="customer__139"><span class="coll" id="customer__140" original="E8c5.-76d3"> help </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.608f" id="customer__141" original="E8c5.-76c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6090" id="customer__142"><span class="coll" id="customer__143" original="E8c5.-76c6"> keep </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6092" id="customer__144"><span class="coll" id="customer__145" original="E8c5.-76c5"> retain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6094" id="customer__146" original="E8c5.-76c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6095" id="customer__147"><span class="coll" id="customer__148" original="E8c5.-76c3"> lose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6097" id="customer__149" original="E8c5.-76c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6098" id="customer__150"><span class="coll" id="customer__151" original="E8c5.-76c1"> charge </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.609a" id="customer__152" original="E8c5.-76c0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.609b" id="customer__153" original="E8c5.-76bf"><span class="x" id="customer__154" original="E8c5.-76be"> Regional offices were maintained in order to serve nearby customers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.609d" id="customer__155" original="E8c5.-76bd"><span class="x" id="customer__156" original="E8c5.-76bc"> Of course, it is far more expensive to win new customers than maintain existing ones. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.609f" id="customer__157" original="E8c5.-76bb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="customer__158" original="E8c5.-76ba"> customer + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60a1" id="customer__159" original="E8c5.-76b9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60a2" id="customer__160" original="E8c5.-76b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60a3" id="customer__161"><span class="coll" id="customer__162" original="E8c5.-76b6"> want </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60a5" id="customer__163"><span class="coll" id="customer__164" original="E8c5.-76b5"> demand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60a7" id="customer__165" original="E8c5.-76b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60a8" id="customer__166"><span class="coll" id="customer__167" original="E8c5.-76b3"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60aa" id="customer__168" original="E8c5.-76b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60ab" id="customer__169"><span class="coll" id="customer__170" original="E8c5.-76b1"> perceive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60ad" id="customer__171" original="E8c5.-76b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60ae" id="customer__172"><span class="coll" id="customer__173" original="E8c5.-76af"> buy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60b0" id="customer__174"><span class="coll" id="customer__175" original="E8c5.-76ae"> purchase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60b2" id="customer__176" original="E8c5.-76ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60b3" id="customer__177"><span class="coll" id="customer__178" original="E8c5.-76ac"> pay </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60b5" id="customer__179" original="E8c5.-76ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60b6" id="customer__180"><span class="coll" id="customer__181" original="E8c5.-76aa"> receive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60b8" id="customer__182" original="E8c5.-76a9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60b9" id="customer__183" original="E8c5.-76a8"><span class="x" id="customer__184" original="E8c5.-76a7"> The table shows which benefits are most valued by customers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60bb" id="customer__185" original="E8c5.-76a6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="customer__186" original="E8c5.-76a5"> customer + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60bd" id="customer__187" original="E8c5.-76a4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60be" id="customer__188" original="E8d9.-7e61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60bf" id="customer__189"><span class="coll" id="customer__190" original="E8d9.-7e60"> relationship(s) </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60c1" id="customer__191" original="E8c5.-76a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60c2" id="customer__192"><span class="coll" id="customer__193" original="E8c5.-76a1"> acquisition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60c4" id="customer__194" original="E8c5.-76a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60c5" id="customer__195"><span class="coll" id="customer__196" original="E8c5.-769f"> loyalty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60c7" id="customer__197" original="E8c5.-769e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60c8" id="customer__198"><span class="coll" id="customer__199" original="E8c5.-769d"> retention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60ca" id="customer__200" original="E8c5.-769c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60cb" id="customer__201"><span class="coll" id="customer__202" original="E8c5.-769b"> perception(s) </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60cd" id="customer__203" original="E8c5.-769a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60ce" id="customer__204"><span class="coll" id="customer__205" original="E8c5.-7699"> satisfaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60d0" id="customer__206" original="E8c5.-7698"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60d1" id="customer__207"><span class="coll" id="customer__208" original="E8c5.-7697"> needs </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60d3" id="customer__209"><span class="coll" id="customer__210" original="E8c5.-7696"> requirements </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60d5" id="customer__211" original="E8c5.-7695"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60d6" id="customer__212"><span class="coll" id="customer__213" original="E8c5.-7694"> demand(s) </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60d8" id="customer__214"><span class="coll" id="customer__215" original="E8c5.-7693"> expectations </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60da" id="customer__216" original="E8c5.-7692"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60db" id="customer__217"><span class="coll" id="customer__218" original="E8c5.-7691"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60dd" id="customer__219" original="E8c5.-7690"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60de" id="customer__220"><span class="coll" id="customer__221" original="E8c5.-768f"> service </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60e0" id="customer__222" original="E8c5.-768e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60e1" id="customer__223"><span class="coll" id="customer__224" original="E8c5.-768d"> base </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60e3" id="customer__225" original="E8c5.-768c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60e4" id="customer__226"><span class="coll" id="customer__227" original="E8c5.-768b"> contact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60e6" id="customer__228" original="E8c5.-768a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60e7" id="customer__229"><span class="coll" id="customer__230" original="E8c5.-7689"> focus </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60e9" id="customer__231"><span class="coll" id="customer__232" original="E8c5.-7688"> orientation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60eb" id="customer__233" original="E8c5.-7687"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60ec" id="customer__234" original="E8c5.-7686"><span class="x" id="customer__235" original="E8c5.-7685"> Customer satisfaction increased as a result of better after-sales service. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1c46" id="customer__236" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://customer" title="customer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1c47" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-586a" id="customer__237" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="customer__238"> customer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50b1" id="customize" original="E39c.-7405" sum="566"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50b2" id="customize__1" original="E39c.-7404"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50b3" id="customize__2" original="E39c.-7403"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> customize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50b5" id="customize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50b6" id="customize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-7d" id="customize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="customize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> custom <span class="ptl" id="customize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50c8" id="customize__19" original="E39c.-73f4"><span class="pos" id="customize__20" original="E39c.-73f3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-702d" eid="customize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fca" geo="br" id="customize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fc7" geo="n_am" id="customize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.4e4" id="customize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fbe" form="root" id="customize__27"><span class="vp" id="customize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> customize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fbc" eid="customize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fbb" geo="br" id="customize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fb8" geo="n_am" id="customize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fb5" form="thirdps" id="customize__34"><span class="vp" id="customize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> customizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fb3" eid="customize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fb2" geo="br" id="customize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3faf" geo="n_am" id="customize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fac" form="past" id="customize__41"><span class="vp" id="customize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> customized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3faa" eid="customize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fa9" geo="br" id="customize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fa6" geo="n_am" id="customize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fa3" form="pastpart" id="customize__48"><span class="vp" id="customize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> customized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fa1" eid="customize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fa0" geo="br" id="customize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3f9d" geo="n_am" id="customize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3f9a" form="prespart" id="customize__55"><span class="vp" id="customize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> customizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3f98" eid="customize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3f97" geo="br" id="customize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3f94" geo="n_am" id="customize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50f2" id="customize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50f3" id="customize__63" original="E39c.-73d8"><span class="cf" id="customize__64" original="E39c.-73d7"><span class="exp" id="customize__65"> customize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="customize__66" original="E39c.-73d6"> to make or change something to suit the needs of the owner </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50f7" id="customize__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50f8" id="customize__68" original="E867.89b"><span class="x" id="customize__69" original="E867.89c"> The company designs and customizes products and services to the requirements of the organizations purchasing them. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50fa" id="customize__70"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50fb" id="customize__71" original="E39c.-73d5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50fc" id="customize__72"><span class="dr" id="customize__73" original="E39c.-73d4"> customized </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50fe" id="customize__74" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.50ff" id="customize__75"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1d8e" id="customize__76"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="customize__77"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> custom <span class="ptl" id="customize__79"> ised </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5107" id="customize__80" original="E39c.-73d0"><span class="pos" id="customize__81" original="E39c.-73cf"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5102" eid="customize__82" original="E39c.-73d3" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fc4" geo="br" id="customize__83" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__84"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3fc1" geo="n_am" id="customize__85" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customize__86"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5109" id="customize__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.510a" id="customize__88" original="E867.89f"><span class="x" id="customize__89" original="E867.8a0"> There is a demand for customized business software packages. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1c9b" id="customize__90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://customize" title="customize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1c9c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5813" id="customize__91" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="customize__92"> customize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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customs
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.510c" id="customs" original="E39c.-73bc" sum="1106"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.510d" id="customs__1" original="E39c.-73bb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.510e" id="customs__2" original="E39c.-73ba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> customs </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5116" id="customs__4" original="E39c.-73b5"><span class="pos" id="customs__5" original="E39c.-73b4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7026" eid="customs__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3f0a" geo="br" id="customs__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customs__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3f07" geo="n_am" id="customs__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customs__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://customs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5118" id="customs__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="customs__12" original="E39c.-73b2"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.511d" id="customs__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.511e" id="customs__14" original="E39c.-73b1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.511f" id="customs__15" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5120" id="customs__16"><span class="v"><strong> Customs </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="customs__18" original="E39c.-73a7"> the government department that collects taxes on goods bought and sold and on goods brought into the country, and that checks what is brought in </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5123" id="customs__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5124" id="customs__20" original="E876.-7ad3"><span class="x" id="customs__21" original="E876.-7ad2"> He was a former Commissioner of Trade and Customs for the state of Victoria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5126" id="customs__22" original="E867.8a1"><span class="x" id="customs__23" original="E867.8a2"> Chinese customs seized more than 11 200 smuggled antiquities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5128" id="customs__24" original="E867.8a3"><span class="cf" id="customs__25" original="E492.26d3"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="customs__26" original="E867.8a4"> When the customs officers asked to search the applicant again, she refused, claiming that she had already been searched. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="customs__27" original="E39c.-73a6" un="help"> American English uses a singular verb with <span class="eb" id="customs__28" original="E39c.-73a4"> customs </span> in this meaning <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.512d" id="customs__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.512e" id="customs__30" original="E867.8a5"><span class="x" id="customs__31" original="E867.8a6"> Singapore Customs is responsible for processing applications for permits in relation to import/export of strategic goods. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5130" id="customs__32" original="E39c.-73a1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="customs__33" original="E39c.-73a0"> the taxes that must be paid to the government when goods are brought in from other countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5132" id="customs__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5133" id="customs__35" original="E867.8a7"><span class="cf" id="customs__36" original="E492.26d4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="customs__37" original="E867.8a8"> Customs duty must be paid on the goods at the point of entry into the country. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5136" id="customs__38" original="E39c.-73a3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="customs__39" original="E39c.-73a2"> the place at a port or an <a class="ndv" href="entry://airport" id="customs__40"> airport </a> where your bags are checked as you come into a country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5139" id="customs__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.513a" id="customs__42" original="E867.8a9"><span class="x" id="customs__43" original="E867.8aa"> The reporting of a case where a suspect was arrested at customs was of concern. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.511a" id="customs__44" original="E492.26d1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.511b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.502e" id="customs__45" original="E492.26d2"><span class="xh" id="customs__46"> custom </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1ccc" id="customs__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://customs" title="customs definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1ccd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-57be" id="customs__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="customs__49"> customs </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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customs union
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.513c" id="customs-union" original="E39c.-739c" sum="295"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.513d" id="customs-union__1" original="E39c.-739b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.513e" id="customs-union__2" original="E39c.-739a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> customs union </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5145" id="customs-union__4" original="E39c.-7395"><span class="pos" id="customs-union__5" original="E39c.-7394"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-701f" eid="customs-union__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3ed1" geo="br" id="customs-union__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customs-union__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmz juːniən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cus/custo/customs_union_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customs_union_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://customs_union_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3ece" geo="n_am" id="customs-union__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="customs-union__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌstəmz juːniən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cus/custo/customs_union_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cus/custo/customs_union_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://customs_union_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5147" id="customs-union__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5148" id="customs-union__12" original="E39c.-7393"><span class="def" id="customs-union__13" original="E39c.-7392"> a group of states that agree to have the same taxes on imported goods </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.514a" id="customs-union__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.514b" id="customs-union__15" original="E867.8ac"><span class="x" id="customs-union__16" original="E867.8ad"> An external tariff was imposed on goods and services entering the customs union. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1cfb" id="customs-union__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://customs-union" title="customs union definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1cfc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5784" id="customs-union__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="customs-union__19"> customs union </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.514d" hm="1" id="cut1" original="E39c.-7391" sum="6579"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.514e" id="cut1__1" original="E39c.-7390"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.514f" id="cut1__2" original="E39c.-738f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cut <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.515b" id="cut1__8" original="E39c.-7385"><span class="pos" id="cut1__9" original="E39c.-7384"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7018" eid="cut1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dff" geo="br" id="cut1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dfc" geo="n_am" id="cut1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.512" id="cut1__15" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3df9" form="root" id="cut1__16"><span class="vp" id="cut1__17"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> cut </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3df7" eid="cut1__18" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3df6" geo="br" id="cut1__19" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3df3" geo="n_am" id="cut1__21" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3df0" form="thirdps" id="cut1__23"><span class="vp" id="cut1__24"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> cuts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dee" eid="cut1__25" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3ded" geo="br" id="cut1__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cut/cuts_/cuts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cut/cuts_/cuts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cuts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dea" geo="n_am" id="cut1__28" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cut/cuts_/cuts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cut/cuts_/cuts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cuts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3de7" form="past" id="cut1__30"><span class="vp" id="cut1__31"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> cut </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3de5" eid="cut1__32" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3de4" geo="br" id="cut1__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3de1" geo="n_am" id="cut1__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dde" form="pastpart" id="cut1__37"><span class="vp" id="cut1__38"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> cut </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3ddc" eid="cut1__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3ddb" geo="br" id="cut1__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dd8" geo="n_am" id="cut1__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dd5" form="prespart" id="cut1__44"><span class="vp" id="cut1__45"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> cutting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dd3" eid="cut1__46" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dd2" geo="br" id="cut1__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__48"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cut/cutti/cutting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cut/cutti/cutting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cutting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dcf" geo="n_am" id="cut1__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut1__50"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cut/cutti/cutting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cut/cutti/cutting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cutting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.518e" id="cut1__51"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.518f" id="cut1__52" original="E39c.-732e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5190" id="cut1__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cut1__54" original="E39c.-732c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cut1__55" original="E39c.-732b"> to reduce something by removing a part of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5193" id="cut1__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5194" id="cut1__57" original="E867.d74"><span class="cf" id="cut1__58" original="E39c.-732a"><span class="exp" id="cut1__59"> cut </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cut1__60" original="E867.d75"> Managers were under constant pressure to cut costs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5198" id="cut1__61" original="E867.d76"><span class="x" id="cut1__62" original="E867.d77"> IMF structural adjustment programmes forced governments to cut spending drastically. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.519a" id="cut1__63" original="E867.d78"><span class="x" id="cut1__64" original="E867.d79"> For the film, Shakespeare's text was drastically cut and rearranged. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.519c" id="cut1__65" original="E867.d7c"><span class="cf" id="cut1__66" original="E39c.-7329"><span class="exp" id="cut1__67"> cut </span> something by… </span><span class="x" id="cut1__68" original="E867.d7d"> Hood et al. (1999) contend that Civil Service numbers were cut by about 30% between 1976 and 1995. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51a0" id="cut1__69" original="E867.d7e"><span class="cf" id="cut1__70" original="E39c.-7328"><span class="exp" id="cut1__71"> cut </span> something from… to… </span><span class="x" id="cut1__72" original="E867.d7f"> The number of public-sector inspectorates was cut from eleven to four. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51a4" id="cut1__73" original="E867.d81"><span class="cf" id="cut1__74" original="E867.d80"><span class="exp" id="cut1__75"> cut </span> something off something </span><span class="x" id="cut1__76" original="E867.d82"> Shopkeepers typically cut 10% off their prices as a result. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51a8" id="cut1__77" original="E39c.-7327"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51a9" id="cut1__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cut1__79" original="E39c.-7325"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cut1__80" original="E39c.-7323"> to remove something from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51ac" id="cut1__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51ad" id="cut1__82" original="E867.d83"><span class="cf" id="cut1__83" original="E8c0.16d5"><span class="exp" id="cut1__84"> cut </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cut1__85" original="E867.d84"> By the end of the year, 1 900 jobs had been cut. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51b1" id="cut1__86" original="E867.d85"><span class="cf" id="cut1__87" original="E39c.-7324"><span class="exp" id="cut1__88"> cut </span> something from something </span><span class="x" id="cut1__89" original="E867.d86"> The final scene in the book was cut from the film adaptation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51b5" id="cut1__90" original="E39c.-7322"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51b6" id="cut1__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cut1__92" original="E39c.-731f"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cut1__93" original="E39c.-7320"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cut1__94" original="E39c.-731e"><span class="exp" id="cut1__95"> cut </span> (something) (from something) </span><span class="def" id="cut1__96" original="E39c.-731d"> to remove part of a text on a computer screen in order to place it somewhere else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51bc" id="cut1__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51bd" id="cut1__98" original="E867.d87"><span class="x" id="cut1__99" original="E867.d88"> The key skill was being able to cut data from the database and paste it into reports. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51bf" id="cut1__100" original="E39c.-735d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51c0" id="cut1__101"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cut1__102" original="E39c.-735b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cut1__103" original="E39c.-735a"> to remove something or a part of something, using a knife, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51c3" id="cut1__104"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51c4" id="cut1__105" original="E867.d89"><span class="x" id="cut1__106" original="E867.d8a"> 51 per cent of coal was cut by machine in the United States in 1913. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51c6" id="cut1__107" original="E39c.-7351"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51c7" id="cut1__108"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cut1__109" original="E39c.-734f"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cut1__110" original="E39c.-734e"> to divide something into two or more pieces with a knife, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51ca" id="cut1__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51cb" id="cut1__112" original="E867.d8d"><span class="cf" id="cut1__113" original="E39c.-734d"><span class="exp" id="cut1__114"> cut </span> something </span><span class="x" id="cut1__115" original="E867.d8e"> Sections of the frozen sample were cut and stained for microscopic observation </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51cf" id="cut1__116" original="E867.d8f"><span class="cf" id="cut1__117" original="E39c.-734c"><span class="exp" id="cut1__118"> cut </span> something in/into something </span><span class="x" id="cut1__119" original="E867.d90"> The blocks were each cut into eight identical pieces. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51d3" id="cut1__120" original="E39c.-7356"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51d4" id="cut1__121"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cut1__122" original="E39c.-7354"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cut1__123" original="E39c.-7353"><span class="exp" id="cut1__124"> cut </span> something (in/into something) </span><span class="def" id="cut1__125" original="E39c.-7352"> to make or form something by removing material </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51d9" id="cut1__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51da" id="cut1__127" original="E867.d93"><span class="x" id="cut1__128" original="E867.d94"> These are grooves cut into sloping and vertical rock surfaces. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51dc" id="cut1__129" original="E39c.-7368"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51dd" id="cut1__130"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cut1__131" original="E39c.-7366"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="cut1__132" original="E39c.-7365"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cut1__133" original="E39c.-7364"> to make an opening or a wound in something, especially with a sharp tool such as a knife </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51e1" id="cut1__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51e2" id="cut1__135" original="E87e.-7931"><span class="cf" id="cut1__136" original="E39c.-7363"><span class="exp" id="cut1__137"> cut </span> something/somebody/yourself </span><span class="x" id="cut1__138" original="E87e.-7930"> He cut himself on the glass. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51e6" id="cut1__139" original="E867.d97"><span class="cf" id="cut1__140" original="E39c.-7360"><span class="exp" id="cut1__141"> cut </span> through something </span><span class="x" id="cut1__142" original="E867.d98"> A sharp knife is used to cut through the tough, outer layers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51ea" id="cut1__143" original="E39c.-72dc"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51eb" id="cut1__144"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="cut1__145" original="E39c.-72da"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="cut1__146" original="E39c.-72d9"><span class="exp" id="cut1__147"> cut </span> something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51ef" id="cut1__148"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cut1__149" original="E39c.-72d8"> of a line </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cut1__150" original="E39c.-72d7"> to cross another line </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51f2" id="cut1__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51f3" id="cut1__152" original="E867.d99"><span class="x" id="cut1__153" original="E867.d9a"> The LM curve cuts the line at Z in the diagram. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51f5" id="cut1__154" original="E39c.-72c2"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="un" id="cut1__155" original="E39c.-72c0" un="help"> Idioms containing <span class="eb" id="cut1__156" original="E39c.-72bf"> cut </span> are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example <span class="eb" id="cut1__157" original="E39c.-72be"> cut your losses </span> is at <span class="eb" id="cut1__158" original="E39c.-72bd"> loss </span> . </span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51fa" id="cut1__159" original="E39c.-72b2"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51fb" id="cut1__160" original="E39c.-72b0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51fc" id="cut1__161"><h4 class="pv"> cut across something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51fe" id="cut1__163"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.51ff" id="cut1__164"><span class="def" id="cut1__165" original="E39c.-72ad"> to affect or be true for different groups that usually remain separate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5201" id="cut1__166"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5202" id="cut1__167" original="E867.d9b"><span class="x" id="cut1__168" original="E867.d9c"> The resistance movement created a new sense of community identity that cut across class divisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5204" id="cut1__169" original="E867.d9d"><span class="x" id="cut1__170" original="E867.d9e"> Catholicism has tended to be a religion that cuts across national boundaries. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5206" id="cut1__171" original="E39c.-72a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5207" id="cut1__172"><h4 class="pv"> cut back (on something) </h4><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5209" id="cut1__174" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.520a" id="cut1__175"><span class="v"><strong> cut something back </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.520c" id="cut1__177"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.520d" id="cut1__178"><span class="def" id="cut1__179" original="E39c.-729d"> to reduce something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.520f" id="cut1__180"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5210" id="cut1__181" original="E867.d9f"><span class="x" id="cut1__182" original="E867.da0"> Businesses cut back on travel budgets as the recession began to bite. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5212" id="cut1__183" original="E867.da1"><span class="x" id="cut1__184" original="E867.da2"> The great powers cut back their military budgets. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5214" id="cut1__185" original="E39c.-728d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5215" id="cut1__186"><h4 class="pv"> cut something down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5217" id="cut1__188"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5218" id="cut1__189"><span class="def" id="cut1__190" original="E39c.-728b"> to make something fall down by cutting it at the base </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.521a" id="cut1__191"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.521b" id="cut1__192" original="E867.da3"><span class="x" id="cut1__193" original="E867.da4"> As agriculture expanded, settlers altered the landscape by cutting down trees and draining wetlands. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.521d" id="cut1__194" original="E39c.-728a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.521e" id="cut1__195"><h4 class="pv"> cut down (on something) </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> cut something down (to…) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5221" id="cut1__198"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5222" id="cut1__199"><span class="def" id="cut1__200" original="E39c.-7287"> to reduce the size, amount or number of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5224" id="cut1__201"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5225" id="cut1__202" original="E867.da7"><span class="x" id="cut1__203" original="E867.da8"> Providing regular balanced meals at home helps children cut down on unhealthy snacks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5227" id="cut1__204" original="E867.da9"><span class="x" id="cut1__205" original="E867.daa"> Smokers were asked if they had ever tried to give up cigarettes or cut down. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5229" id="cut1__206" original="E39c.-725c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.522a" id="cut1__207"><h4 class="pv"> cut somebody/something off </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.522c" id="cut1__209"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.522d" id="cut1__210"><span class="def" id="cut1__211" original="E39c.-7255"> to stop the supply of something to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.522f" id="cut1__212"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5230" id="cut1__213" original="E867.dab"><span class="x" id="cut1__214" original="E867.dac"> Members of the Resistance cut off the power supply to the building where Henriot was speaking. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5232" id="cut1__215" original="E39c.-7254"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5233" id="cut1__216"><h4 class="pv"> cut something off </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5235" id="cut1__218"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5236" id="cut1__219"><span class="def" id="cut1__220" original="E39c.-724f"> to remove something from something larger by <span class="dh" id="cut1__221" original="E39c.-724e"> cutting </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5239" id="cut1__222"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.523a" id="cut1__223" original="E867.dae"><span class="x" id="cut1__224" original="E867.daf"> The surplus rock was cut off with a diamond trim saw. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.523c" id="cut1__225" original="E867.db2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cut-off" title="cut-off definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.523d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52ba" id="cut1__226" original="E867.db3"><span class="xh" id="cut1__227"> cut-off </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.523f" id="cut1__228" original="E39c.-7247"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5240" id="cut1__229"><h4 class="pv"> cut somebody/something/yourself off (from somebody/something) </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5242" id="cut1__231"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="cut1__232" original="E39c.-7244"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5244" id="cut1__233"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5245" id="cut1__234"><span class="def" id="cut1__235" original="E39c.-7243"> to prevent somebody/something/yourself from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with particular people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5247" id="cut1__236"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5248" id="cut1__237" original="E867.db7"><span class="x" id="cut1__238" original="E867.db8"> The early Christians consciously cut themselves off from ordinary life. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.524a" id="cut1__239" original="E39c.-723a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.524b" id="cut1__240"><h4 class="pv"> cut somebody/something out (of something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.524d" id="cut1__242"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.524e" id="cut1__243"><span class="def" id="cut1__244" original="E39c.-7238"> to stop somebody/something's involvement in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5250" id="cut1__245"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5251" id="cut1__246" original="E867.db9"><span class="x" id="cut1__247" original="E867.dba"> Experts predicted that the Internet would cut out intermediaries, as people bought products directly from the producer. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5253" id="cut1__248" original="E39c.-7237"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5254" id="cut1__249"><h4 class="pv"> cut something out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5256" id="cut1__251"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5257" id="cut1__252"><span class="def" id="cut1__253" original="E39c.-7223"> to block something, especially light </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5259" id="cut1__254"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.525a" id="cut1__255" original="E867.dbb"><span class="x" id="cut1__256" original="E867.dbc"> The filters cut out most of the available light. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.525c" id="cut1__257" original="E39c.-7222"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.525d" id="cut1__258"><h4 class="pv"> cut something out (of something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.525f" id="cut1__260"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5260" id="cut1__261"><span class="def" id="cut1__262" original="E39c.-721c"> to stop doing, using or eating something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5262" id="cut1__263"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5263" id="cut1__264" original="E867.dbd"><span class="x" id="cut1__265" original="E867.dbe"> Increasingly, doctors recommended that pregnant women should cut out alcohol entirely. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5265" id="cut1__266" original="E39c.-7214"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5266" id="cut1__267"><h4 class="pv"> cut through something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5268" id="cut1__269"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5269" id="cut1__270" original="E39c.-7212"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cut1__271" original="E867.dbf"> to deal with something complicated or difficult in a very efficient way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.526b" id="cut1__272"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.526c" id="cut1__273" original="E867.dc0"><span class="x" id="cut1__274" original="E867.dc1"> Tsar Nicholas's reforms aimed to cut through the mass of complex army laws. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.526e" id="cut1__275" original="E39c.-720e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.526f" id="cut1__276" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5270" id="cut1__277"><span class="v"><strong> cut something through something </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cut1__279" original="E39c.-720b"> to make a path or passage through something by <span class="dh" id="cut1__280" original="E39c.-720a"> cutting </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5274" id="cut1__281"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5275" id="cut1__282" original="E867.dc2"><span class="x" id="cut1__283" original="E867.dc3"> Streams cut deep channels through the clay. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5277" id="cut1__284" original="E39c.-71f2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5278" id="cut1__285"><h4 class="pv"> cut something up (into something) </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.527a" id="cut1__287"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.527b" id="cut1__288"><span class="def" id="cut1__289" original="E39c.-71f0"> to divide something into small pieces with a knife, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.527d" id="cut1__290"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.527e" id="cut1__291" original="E867.dc4"><span class="x" id="cut1__292" original="E867.dc5"> The sets of microchips are then cut up into individual disks and sent for testing. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1d4b" id="cut1__293" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cut_1" title="cut definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1d4c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5779" id="cut1__294" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cut1__295"> cut </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5280" hm="2" id="cut2" original="E39c.-71ef" sum="1422"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5281" id="cut2__1" original="E39c.-71ee"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5282" id="cut2__2" original="E39c.-71ed"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cut <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.528d" id="cut2__7" original="E39c.-71e3"><span class="pos" id="cut2__8" original="E39c.-71e2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7011" eid="cut2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dcc" geo="br" id="cut2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3dc9" geo="n_am" id="cut2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> kʌt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut__/cut__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cut__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.528f" id="cut2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5290" id="cut2__15" original="E39c.-71dd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cut2__16" original="E39c.-71db"> a reduction in amount, size, supply, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5292" id="cut2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5293" id="cut2__18" original="E876.-7a93"><span class="x" id="cut2__19" original="E876.-7a92"> There can be real conflict and tension between managers and academics, especially at a time of cuts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5295" id="cut2__20" original="E867.8b1"><span class="cf" id="cut2__21" original="E876.-7a91"> tax, pay, wage, price, etc. <span class="exp" id="cut2__22"> cut </span></span><span class="x" id="cut2__23" original="E867.8b2"> A tax cut may not lead to an increase in spending if households decide to save the extra disposable income. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5299" id="cut2__24" original="E867.8b3"><span class="x" id="cut2__25" original="E867.8b4"> Business operations have been restructured, with workers across the board accepting wage cuts and lay-offs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.529b" id="cut2__26" original="E867.8b0"><span class="cf" id="cut2__27" original="E39c.-71dc"><span class="exp" id="cut2__28"> cut </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="cut2__29" original="E867.8b5"> Without deep cuts in emissions, average temperatures could rise by about 3°C by 2100. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.529f" id="cut2__30" original="E867.8b6"><span class="x" id="cut2__31" original="E867.8b7"> A cut in interest rates makes borrowing cheaper, and can boost demand from consumers and businesses. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="cut2__32" original="E867.8b8" un="help"> Note that a <span class="eb" id="cut2__33" original="E867.8b9"> cut in something </span> describes what is cut, while a <span class="eb" id="cut2__34" original="E867.8ba"> cut of something </span> describes how large the cut is: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52a4" id="cut2__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52a5" id="cut2__36" original="E867.8bb"><span class="x" id="cut2__37" original="E867.8bc"> Salary cuts of 10–20 per cent were planned for the public sector. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52a7" id="cut2__38" original="E39c.-71e1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cut2__39" original="E39c.-71e0"> a wound caused by something sharp </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52a9" id="cut2__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52aa" id="cut2__41" original="E876.-7a90"><span class="x" id="cut2__42" original="E876.-7a8f"> The organism is believed to enter the skin through cuts and abrasions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52ac" id="cut2__43" original="E39c.-71df"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="cut2__44" original="E39c.-71de"> a hole or an opening in something, made with something sharp </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52ae" id="cut2__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52af" id="cut2__46" original="E867.8c1"><span class="x" id="cut2__47" original="E867.8c2"> The head of the insect was removed using sharp scissors and a cut made along the full length of the body. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52b1" id="cut2__48" original="E39c.-71c8"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="cut2__49" original="E39c.-71c6"> an act of removing part of a film, play, piece of writing, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52b3" id="cut2__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52b4" id="cut2__51" original="E867.8c5"><span class="x" id="cut2__52" original="E867.8c6"> One version was unedited; the other featured 14 cuts with frequent alterations of close-ups, long shots and zooms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52b6" id="cut2__53" original="E867.8c7"><span class="cf" id="cut2__54" original="E39c.-71c7"><span class="exp" id="cut2__55"> cut </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="cut2__56" original="E867.8c8"> He was obliged to make substantial cuts both in the dialogue and in the plot. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1e50" id="cut2__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cut_1" title="cut definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1e51" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5779" id="cut2__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cut2__59"> cut </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cut-off
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52ba" id="cut-off" original="E39c.-7085" sum="932"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52bb" id="cut-off__1" original="E39c.-7084"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52bc" id="cut-off__2" original="E39c.-7083"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cut-off </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52be" id="cut-off__4" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52bf" id="cut-off__5"><span class="v"><strong> cutoff </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52cb" id="cut-off__12" original="E39c.-707a"><span class="pos" id="cut-off__13" original="E39c.-7079"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-700a" eid="cut-off__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-39ed" geo="br" id="cut-off__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut-off__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌt ɒf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cut/cut_o/cut_off_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut_o/cut_off_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cut_off_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-39ea" geo="n_am" id="cut-off__17" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cut-off__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌt ɔːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cut/cut_o/cut_off_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cut/cut_o/cut_off_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://cut_off_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52cd" id="cut-off__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52ce" id="cut-off__20" original="E39c.-7078"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cut-off__21" original="E39c.-7077"> a point or limit when you stop something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52d0" id="cut-off__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52d1" id="cut-off__23" original="E867.8c9"><span class="x" id="cut-off__24" original="E867.8ca"> Both measures have different cut-offs based on ethnicity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52d3" id="cut-off__25" original="E867.8cb"><span class="cf" id="cut-off__26" original="E876.-7a55"><span class="exp" id="cut-off__27"> cut-off </span> point/value </span><span class="x" id="cut-off__28" original="E867.8cc"> There is no single cut-off point for determining what age is actually old. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52d7" id="cut-off__29" original="E876.-7a50"><span class="cf" id="cut-off__30" original="E876.-7a51"> low/high <span class="exp" id="cut-off__31"> cut-off </span></span><span class="x" id="cut-off__32" original="E876.-7a4f"> A lower cut-off will dilute the effect in the morbidity analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52db" id="cut-off__33" original="E876.-7a4d"><span class="cf" id="cut-off__34" original="E876.-7a4e"><span class="exp" id="cut-off__35"> cut-off </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cut-off__36" original="E876.-7a4c"> We state in the paper which of the studies included had a weight cut-off of 2 000 g. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52df" id="cut-off__37" original="E876.-7a4b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cut-off__38" original="E876.-7a4a"> an act of stopping the supply of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52e1" id="cut-off__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52e2" id="cut-off__40" original="E876.-7a49"><span class="x" id="cut-off__41" original="E876.-7a48"> They were marching to protest against the massive unemployment, lack of essential services and water and electricity cut-offs. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="cut-off__42" original="E83d.-7979" un="help"> In engineering, a <span class="eb" id="cut-off__43" original="E83d.-7974"> cut-off </span> is a device for stopping the flow of a power or fuel supply: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52e6" id="cut-off__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52e7" id="cut-off__45" original="E4a8.-18e9"><span class="x" id="cut-off__46" original="E4a8.-18e8"> Modern cars are fitted with a fuel cut-off to prevent fires in the event of an accident. </span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1e96" id="cut-off__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cut-off_3" title="cut-off definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1e97" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-51e3" id="cut-off__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cut-off__49"> cut-off </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cutting
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52e9" id="cutting" original="E39c.-6ffe" sum="973"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52ea" id="cutting__1" original="E39c.-6ffd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52eb" id="cutting__2" original="E39c.-6ffc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cutting </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52f6" id="cutting__7" original="E39c.-6ff3"><span class="pos" id="cutting__8" original="E39c.-6ff2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-7000" eid="cutting__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3908" geo="br" id="cutting__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cutting__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cut/cutti/cutting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cut/cutti/cutting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cutting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3905" geo="n_am" id="cutting__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cutting__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈkʌtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cut/cutti/cutting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cut/cutti/cutting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cutting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52f8" id="cutting__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52f9" id="cutting__15" original="E867.8ce"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52fa" id="cutting__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cutting__17" original="E867.8d0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="cutting__18" original="E876.-79f9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often in compounds <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cutting__19" original="E867.8d1"> the action of cutting something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52fe" id="cutting__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.52ff" id="cutting__21" original="E876.-79f8"><span class="x" id="cutting__22" original="E876.-79f7"> Most of the energy spent in cutting was converted into heat. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5301" id="cutting__23" original="E867.8d2"><span class="x" id="cutting__24" original="E867.8d3"> Marketing activities can be used to boost demand whilst cost-cutting can reduce waste. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5303" id="cutting__25" original="E867.8d4"><span class="x" id="cutting__26" original="E867.8d5"> Timber cutting continues in the national parks but it is closely managed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5305" id="cutting__27" original="E39c.-6ff1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5306" id="cutting__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cutting__29" original="E867.8d7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="cutting__30" original="E39c.-6fe6"> a piece that has been cut off from something, or out of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5309" id="cutting__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.530a" id="cutting__32" original="E867.8d8"><span class="x" id="cutting__33" original="E867.8d9"> He sent her a newspaper cutting giving details of the inheritance. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="cutting__34" original="E867.8cd" un="help"> In biology, a <span class="eb" id="cutting__35" original="E867.8da"> cutting </span> is a piece cut off a plant that will be used to grow a new plant: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.530e" id="cutting__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.530f" id="cutting__37" original="E867.8db"><span class="x" id="cutting__38" original="E867.8dc"> The cuttings were left to grow in the greenhouse for 5 months before sectioning. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5311" id="cutting__39" original="E39c.-6fe3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5312" id="cutting__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="cutting__41" original="E867.8dd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5314" id="cutting__42"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="cutting__43" original="E39c.-6fe1"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cutting__44" original="E39c.-6fe0"> a narrow open passage that is dug through high ground for a road, railway or <a class="ndv" href="entry://canal" id="cutting__45"> canal </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5318" id="cutting__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5319" id="cutting__47" original="E867.8de"><span class="x" id="cutting__48" original="E867.8df"> This was the first railway into London and involved solving some difficult engineering problems including cuttings and tunnels. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1ec5" id="cutting__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cutting_1" title="cutting definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1ec6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-5129" id="cutting__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cutting__51"> cutting </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.531b" id="cycle" original="E39c.-6e0f" sum="870"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.531c" id="cycle__1" original="E39c.-6e0e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.531d" id="cycle__2" original="E39c.-6e0d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cycle </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5328" id="cycle__7" original="E39c.-6e02"><span class="pos" id="cycle__8" original="E39c.-6e01"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ff9" eid="cycle__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3453" geo="br" id="cycle__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cycle__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyc/cycle/cycle__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycle/cycle__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cycle__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3450" geo="n_am" id="cycle__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cycle__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyc/cycle/cycle__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycle/cycle__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cycle__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.532a" id="cycle__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.532b" id="cycle__15" original="E39c.-6dfb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cycle__16" original="E39c.-6dfa"> the fact of a series of events being repeated many times, always in the same order </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.532d" id="cycle__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.532e" id="cycle__18" original="E8d7.-6e94"><span class="x" id="cycle__19" original="E8d7.-6e93"> Large birds have longer production cycles, and might therefore be more susceptible to poultry diseases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5330" id="cycle__20" original="E8d7.-6e91"><span class="cf" id="cycle__21" original="E8d7.-6e92"><span class="exp" id="cycle__22"> cycle </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cycle__23" original="E8d7.-6e90"> The seasonal cycle of work began in the autumn with the planting of new sugar cane. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="cycle__24" original="E8d9.-78ff" un="help"> In biology, a <span class="eb" id="cycle__25" original="E84c.-7682"> cycle </span> is a series of events or processes in the life of a plant or animal: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5336" id="cycle__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5337" id="cycle__27" original="E8d9.-78fd"><span class="x" id="cycle__28" original="E8d9.-78fc"> The chromosomes of a cell undergo a variety of changes in the course of the cell cycle. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5339" id="cycle__29" original="E39c.-6df9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://business-cycle" title="business cycle definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.533a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.3ce4" id="cycle__30" original="E857.-7f31"><span class="xh" id="cycle__31"> business cycle </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carbon-cycle" title="carbon cycle definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.533c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5074" id="cycle__32" original="E8d9.-78fb"><span class="xh" id="cycle__33"> carbon cycle </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://life-cycle" title="life cycle definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.533e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.670e" id="cycle__34" original="E39c.-6df8"><span class="xh" id="cycle__35"> life cycle </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5340" id="cycle__36" original="E8d7.-6e88" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cycle__37"> adjective + cycle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5342" id="cycle__38"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5343" id="cycle__39" original="E8d7.-6e86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5344" id="cycle__40"><span class="coll" id="cycle__41" original="E8d7.-6e85"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5346" id="cycle__42" original="E8d7.-6e78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5347" id="cycle__43"><span class="coll" id="cycle__44" original="E8d7.-6e77"> natural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5349" id="cycle__45" original="E8d7.-6e82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.534a" id="cycle__46"><span class="coll" id="cycle__47" original="E8d7.-6e81"> seasonal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.534c" id="cycle__48" original="E8d7.-6e80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.534d" id="cycle__49"><span class="coll" id="cycle__50" original="E8d7.-6e7f"> annual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.534f" id="cycle__51" original="E8d7.-6e7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5350" id="cycle__52"><span class="coll" id="cycle__53" original="E8d7.-6e7d"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5352" id="cycle__54" original="E8d7.-6e7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5353" id="cycle__55"><span class="coll" id="cycle__56" original="E8d7.-6e7b"> regular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5355" id="cycle__57" original="E8d9.-78f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5356" id="cycle__58"><span class="coll" id="cycle__59" original="E8d9.-78f4"> economic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5358" id="cycle__60" original="E8d7.-6e64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5359" id="cycle__61" original="E8d7.-6e63"><span class="x" id="cycle__62" original="E8d7.-6e62"> Expenditure and income have to balance out over the economic cycle. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.535b" id="cycle__63" original="E8d7.-6e5d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cycle__64"> verb + cycle </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.535d" id="cycle__65"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.535e" id="cycle__66" original="E8d7.-6e5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.535f" id="cycle__67"><span class="coll" id="cycle__68" original="E8d7.-6e5a"> enter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5361" id="cycle__69" original="E8d9.-78f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5362" id="cycle__70"><span class="coll" id="cycle__71" original="E8d9.-78f2"> go through </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5364" id="cycle__72" original="E8d7.-6e59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5365" id="cycle__73"><span class="coll" id="cycle__74" original="E8d7.-6e58"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5367" id="cycle__75" original="E8d7.-6e57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5368" id="cycle__76"><span class="coll" id="cycle__77" original="E8d7.-6e56"> repeat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.536a" id="cycle__78" original="E8d7.-6e55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.536b" id="cycle__79"><span class="coll" id="cycle__80" original="E8d7.-6e54"> break </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.536d" id="cycle__81" original="E8d7.-6e53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.536e" id="cycle__82"><span class="coll" id="cycle__83" original="E8d7.-6e52"> halt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5370" id="cycle__84"><span class="coll" id="cycle__85" original="E8d7.-6e51"> arrest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5372" id="cycle__86" original="E8d7.-6e50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5373" id="cycle__87"><span class="coll" id="cycle__88" original="E8d7.-6e4f"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5375" id="cycle__89" original="E8d7.-6e4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5376" id="cycle__90"><span class="coll" id="cycle__91" original="E8d7.-6e4d"> drive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5378" id="cycle__92" original="E8d7.-6e4c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5379" id="cycle__93" original="E8d7.-6e49"><span class="x" id="cycle__94" original="E8d7.-6e48"> The Grameen Bank aimed to break the cycle of poverty by providing the poor with micro-credit. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.537b" id="cycle__95" original="E8d9.-78ee" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="cycle__96"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.537d" id="cycle__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.537e" id="cycle__98" original="E8d9.-78ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.537f" id="cycle__99"><span class="coll" id="cycle__100" original="E8d9.-78eb"> a stage/​phase/​part of the cycle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5381" id="cycle__101" original="E8d9.-78ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5382" id="cycle__102"><span class="coll" id="cycle__103" original="E8d9.-78e9"> a point in the cycle </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5384" id="cycle__104" original="E8d9.-78e8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5385" id="cycle__105" original="E8d9.-78e7"><span class="x" id="cycle__106" original="E8d9.-78e6"> Each phase of the cycle must be completed before the next phase is initiated. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5387" id="cycle__107" original="E39c.-6df6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cycle__108" original="E39c.-6df5"> a complete set or series of movements in a machine or part of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5389" id="cycle__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.538a" id="cycle__110" original="E8d7.-6e8d"><span class="x" id="cycle__111" original="E8d7.-6e8c"> The amount of fuel burned per cycle is lowered by reducing the engine pressure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.538c" id="cycle__112" original="E8d9.-78f7"><span class="cf" id="cycle__113" original="E8d9.-78f8"><span class="exp" id="cycle__114"> cycle </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="cycle__115" original="E8d9.-78f6"> We allowed another 90 minutes for another complete cycle of rotation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1efb" id="cycle__116" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cycle_1" title="cycle definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1efc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-4ebe" id="cycle__117" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cycle__118"> cycle </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cyclic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5390" id="cyclic" original="E39c.-6d9e" sum="495"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5391" id="cyclic__1" original="E39c.-6d9d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5392" id="cyclic__2" original="E39c.-6d9c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cyclic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53ad" id="cyclic__4" original="E39c.-6d8c"><span class="pos" id="cyclic__5" original="E39c.-6d8b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ff2" eid="cyclic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3314" geo="br" id="cyclic__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪklɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cyclic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3311" geo="n_am" id="cyclic__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪklɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclic__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclic__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cyclic__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-330e" geo="br" id="cyclic__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪklɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cyclic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-330a" geo="n_am" id="cyclic__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪklɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclic__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclic__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://cyclic__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.539f" id="cyclic__15" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53a0" id="cyclic__16"><span class="v"><strong> cyclical </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-728b" eid="cyclic__18" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3306" geo="br" id="cyclic__19" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪklɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cyclical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3303" geo="n_am" id="cyclic__21" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪklɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclical__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclical__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://cyclical__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3300" geo="br" id="cyclic__23" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__24"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪklɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclical__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclical__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cyclical__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-32fc" geo="n_am" id="cyclic__25" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__26"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪklɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclical__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclical__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://cyclical__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53af" id="cyclic__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="cyclic__28" original="E39c.-6d89"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53b1" id="cyclic__29"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53b2" id="cyclic__30" original="E39c.-6d88"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cyclic__31" original="E39c.-6d87"> repeated many times and always happening in the same order </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53b4" id="cyclic__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53b5" id="cyclic__33" original="E84c.-7454"><span class="x" id="cyclic__34" original="E84c.-7453"> The collection of data will be an ongoing, cyclic process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53b7" id="cyclic__35" original="E84c.-7452"><span class="x" id="cyclic__36" original="E84c.-7451"> These were the industries that suffered most in cyclical downturns. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53b9" id="cyclic__37" original="E84c.-7450"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53ba" id="cyclic__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cyclic__39" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53bc" id="cyclic__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="cyclic__41" original="E84c.-744d"> of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://compound" id="cyclic__42"> compound </a></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="cyclic__43" original="E84c.-744a"> with a structure that contains one or more closed rings of atoms </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53c0" id="cyclic__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53c1" id="cyclic__45" original="E84c.-7449"><span class="x" id="cyclic__46" original="E84c.-7448"> Borazines are very stable cyclic molecules. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53c3" id="cyclic__47"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53c4" id="cyclic__48" original="E39c.-6d86"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53c5" id="cyclic__49"><span class="dr" id="cyclic__50" original="E39c.-6d85"> cyclically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53d2" id="cyclic__51" original="E39c.-6d81"><span class="pos" id="cyclic__52" original="E39c.-6d80"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ff1" eid="cyclic__53" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3320" geo="br" id="cyclic__54" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__55"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪklɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cyclically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-331d" geo="n_am" id="cyclic__56" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__57"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪklɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cyclically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-331a" geo="br" id="cyclic__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪklɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclically__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclically__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://cyclically__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3317" geo="n_am" id="cyclic__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cyclic__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪklɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyc/cycli/cyclically__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyc/cycli/cyclically__us_2.ogg" href="sound://cyclically__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53d4" id="cyclic__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53d5" id="cyclic__63" original="E84c.-7447"><span class="x" id="cyclic__64" original="E84c.-7446"> This tide varies cyclically due to the oscillations of the sun as it orbits the galaxy. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1f8d" id="cyclic__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cyclic" title="cyclic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1f8e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-4e28" id="cyclic__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cyclic__67"> cyclic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cylinder
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53d7" id="cylinder" original="E39c.-6d05" sum="619"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53d8" id="cylinder__1" original="E39c.-6d04"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53d9" id="cylinder__2" original="E39c.-6d03"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cylinder </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53e5" id="cylinder__7" original="E39c.-6cfb"><span class="pos" id="cylinder__8" original="E39c.-6cfa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6fd6" eid="cylinder__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3170" geo="br" id="cylinder__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cylinder__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪlɪndə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyl/cylin/cylinder__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyl/cylin/cylinder__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cylinder__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-316d" geo="n_am" id="cylinder__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cylinder__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsɪlɪndər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyl/cylin/cylinder__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyl/cylin/cylinder__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cylinder__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53e7" id="cylinder__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53e8" id="cylinder__15" original="E39c.-6cf9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="cylinder__16" original="E39c.-6cf8"> a solid or hollow shape with round ends and long straight sides </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53ea" id="cylinder__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53eb" id="cylinder__18" original="E8a5.-7f52"><span class="x" id="cylinder__19" original="E8a5.-7f51"> Spheres or cylinders are, however, not very good approximations for the shape of most real crystals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53ed" id="cylinder__20" original="E39c.-6cf4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="cylinder__21" original="E39c.-6cf3"> the tube in an engine, shaped like a <span class="dh" id="cylinder__22" original="E39c.-6cf2"> cylinder </span> , inside which the <a class="ndv" href="entry://piston" id="cylinder__23"> piston </a> moves </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53f1" id="cylinder__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53f2" id="cylinder__25" original="E8a5.-7f4e"><span class="x" id="cylinder__26" original="E8a5.-7f4d"> During this intake process, the fuel and vapour are mixed in the cylinder. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53f4" id="cylinder__27" original="E39c.-6cf7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="cylinder__28" original="E39c.-6cf6"> an object shaped like a <span class="dh" id="cylinder__29" original="E39c.-6cf5"> cylinder </span> , especially one used as a container for gas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53f7" id="cylinder__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53f8" id="cylinder__31" original="E8a5.-7f50"><span class="x" id="cylinder__32" original="E8a5.-7f4f"> During critical-care transportation, oxygen is commonly supplied from gas cylinders. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1fc8" id="cylinder__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cylinder" title="cylinder definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1fc9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-4d60" id="cylinder__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cylinder__35"> cylinder </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cylindrical
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53fa" id="cylindrical" original="E39c.-6ce8" sum="281"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53fb" id="cylindrical__1" original="E39c.-6ce7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.53fc" id="cylindrical__2" original="E39c.-6ce6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cylindrical </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5404" id="cylindrical__4" original="E39c.-6ce1"><span class="pos" id="cylindrical__5" original="E39c.-6ce0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6fcf" eid="cylindrical__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3127" geo="br" id="cylindrical__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cylindrical__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈlɪndrɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyl/cylin/cylindrical__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyl/cylin/cylindrical__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cylindrical__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3124" geo="n_am" id="cylindrical__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cylindrical__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> səˈlɪndrɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyl/cylin/cylindrical__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyl/cylin/cylindrical__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cylindrical__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5406" id="cylindrical__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5407" id="cylindrical__12" original="E39c.-6cdf"><span class="def" id="cylindrical__13" original="E39c.-6cde"> shaped like a <a class="ndv" href="entry://cylinder" id="cylindrical__14"> cylinder </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.540a" id="cylindrical__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.540b" id="cylindrical__16" original="E8d7.-6f9b"><span class="x" id="cylindrical__17" original="E8d7.-6f9a"> These plant stems and roots have cylindrical structures that are completely symmetrical around a central axis. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1feb" id="cylindrical__18" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cylindrical" title="cylindrical definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.1fec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-4d2a" id="cylindrical__19" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cylindrical__20"> cylindrical </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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cytoplasm
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.540d" id="cytoplasm" original="E39c.-6be8" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.540e" id="cytoplasm__1" original="E39c.-6be7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.540f" id="cytoplasm__2" original="E39c.-6be6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> cytoplasm </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5418" id="cytoplasm__4" original="E39c.-6be1"><span class="pos" id="cytoplasm__5" original="E39c.-6be0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6fc8" eid="cytoplasm__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2ead" geo="br" id="cytoplasm__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cytoplasm__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪtəʊplæzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyt/cytop/cytoplasm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyt/cytop/cytoplasm__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cytoplasm__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2ea9" geo="n_am" id="cytoplasm__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cytoplasm__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈsaɪtoʊplæzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyt/cytop/cytoplasm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyt/cytop/cytoplasm__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cytoplasm__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.541a" id="cytoplasm__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="cytoplasm__12" original="E39c.-6bde"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.541c" id="cytoplasm__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="cytoplasm__14" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.541e" id="cytoplasm__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.541f" id="cytoplasm__16" original="E39c.-6bdc"><span class="def" id="cytoplasm__17" original="E39c.-6bdb"> all the living material in a cell, not including the <a class="ndv" href="entry://nucleus" id="cytoplasm__18"> nucleus </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5422" id="cytoplasm__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5423" id="cytoplasm__20" original="E81d.7a40"><span class="x" id="cytoplasm__21" original="E81d.7a41"> In some animals, many sperm penetrate the egg but all but one are destroyed in the cytoplasm. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5425" id="cytoplasm__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5426" id="cytoplasm__23" original="E492.2842"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5427" id="cytoplasm__24"><span class="dr" id="cytoplasm__25" original="E492.2843"> cytoplasmic </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5430" id="cytoplasm__26" original="E492.2847"><span class="pos" id="cytoplasm__27" original="E492.2848"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6fc7" eid="cytoplasm__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2eb5" geo="br" id="cytoplasm__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cytoplasm__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsaɪtəʊˈplæzmɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/c/cyt/cytop/cytoplasmic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/c/cyt/cytop/cytoplasmic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://cytoplasmic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2eb1" geo="n_am" id="cytoplasm__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="cytoplasm__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌsaɪtoʊˈplæzmɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/c/cyt/cytop/cytoplasmic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/c/cyt/cytop/cytoplasmic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://cytoplasmic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5432" id="cytoplasm__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5433" id="cytoplasm__34" original="E492.2849"><span class="x" id="cytoplasm__35" original="E492.284a"> Cytoplasmic and nuclear proteins were extracted with a commercially available kit. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2008" id="cytoplasm__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cytoplasm" title="cytoplasm definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2009" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-4bdb" id="cytoplasm__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="cytoplasm__38"> cytoplasm </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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daily
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5435" hm="1" id="daily1" original="E39c.-68c4" sum="389"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5436" id="daily1__1" original="E39c.-68c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5437" id="daily1__2" original="E39c.-68c2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> daily <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5443" id="daily1__7" original="E39c.-68b9"><span class="pos" id="daily1__8" original="E39c.-68b8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6fb6" eid="daily1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-28f0" geo="br" id="daily1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daily1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dai/daily/daily__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dai/daily/daily__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://daily__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-28ed" geo="n_am" id="daily1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daily1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dai/daily/daily__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dai/daily/daily__us_1.ogg" href="sound://daily__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5445" id="daily1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="daily1__15" original="E39c.-68b6"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5447" id="daily1__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5448" id="daily1__17" original="E39c.-68b5"><span class="def" id="daily1__18" original="E39c.-68b4"> happening, done or produced every day </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.544a" id="daily1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.544b" id="daily1__20" original="E8be.-7ed1"><span class="x" id="daily1__21" original="E8be.-7ed0"> The film brings viewers into the daily life of a village near Madrid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.544d" id="daily1__22" original="E8be.-7ecd"><span class="x" id="daily1__23" original="E8be.-7ecc"> Daily newspapers tend to have a high degree of reader loyalty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.544f" id="daily1__24" original="E8be.-7ecb"><span class="x" id="daily1__25" original="E8be.-7eca"> The average daily energy requirements of an adult male human are 10 000 kJ. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2037" id="daily1__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://daily_1" title="daily definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2038" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-47e7" id="daily1__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="daily1__28"> daily </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5451" hm="2" id="daily2" original="E39c.-68ad" sum="298"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5452" id="daily2__1" original="E39c.-68ac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5453" id="daily2__2" original="E39c.-68ab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> daily <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.545e" id="daily2__7" original="E39c.-68a2"><span class="pos" id="daily2__8" original="E39c.-68a1"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6faf" eid="daily2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-28ea" geo="br" id="daily2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daily2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dai/daily/daily__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dai/daily/daily__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://daily__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-28e7" geo="n_am" id="daily2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daily2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dai/daily/daily__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dai/daily/daily__us_1.ogg" href="sound://daily__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5460" id="daily2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5461" id="daily2__15" original="E39c.-68a0"><span class="def" id="daily2__16" original="E39c.-689f"> every day </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5463" id="daily2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5464" id="daily2__18" original="E867.8e6"><span class="x" id="daily2__19" original="E867.8e7"> Temperature was monitored using an alcohol thermometer that was checked daily. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5466" id="daily2__20" original="E867.8e4"><span class="cf" id="daily2__21" original="E876.-79ef"> once, twice, etc. <span class="exp" id="daily2__22"> daily </span></span><span class="x" id="daily2__23" original="E867.8e5"> She takes insulin twice daily but is on no other medications. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2054" id="daily2__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://daily_1" title="daily definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2055" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-47e7" id="daily2__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="daily2__26"> daily </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dairy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.546a" hm="1" id="dairy1" original="E39c.-6842" sum="876"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.546b" id="dairy1__1" original="E39c.-6841"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.546c" id="dairy1__2" original="E39c.-6840"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dairy <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5478" id="dairy1__7" original="E39c.-6837"><span class="pos" id="dairy1__8" original="E39c.-6836"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6fa8" eid="dairy1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-280a" geo="br" id="dairy1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dairy1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dai/dairy/dairy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dai/dairy/dairy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dairy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2807" geo="n_am" id="dairy1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dairy1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈderi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dai/dairy/dairy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dai/dairy/dairy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dairy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.547a" id="dairy1__14" original="E39c.-6835"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.547d" form="pl" id="dairy1__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="dairy1__16" original="E39c.-6831"> dairies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.547f" id="dairy1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5480" id="dairy1__18" original="E39c.-682c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5481" id="dairy1__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dairy1__20" original="E39c.-682a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dairy1__21" original="E39c.-6829"> a company that sells milk, and makes and sells food made from milk, such as butter and cheese </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5484" id="dairy1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5485" id="dairy1__23" original="E867.8e8"><span class="x" id="dairy1__24" original="E867.8e9"> The supermarkets restructured their milk supply chains, with consequences for the three biggest dairies and the producers who supplied them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5487" id="dairy1__25" original="E867.8ea"><span class="x" id="dairy1__26" original="E867.8eb"> In the 1880s, the number of cooperatively owned dairies grew from 3 to 700. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5489" id="dairy1__27" original="E39c.-6830"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.548a" id="dairy1__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dairy1__29" original="E39c.-682e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dairy1__30" original="E39c.-682d"> a place on a farm where milk is kept and where butter and other milk products are made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.548d" id="dairy1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.548e" id="dairy1__32" original="E867.8ec"><span class="x" id="dairy1__33" original="E867.8ed"> To separate the fat from the milk, the ‘separator’ was developed in Sweden, but it was first brought into use in Danish dairies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5490" id="dairy1__34" original="E39c.-6823"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5491" id="dairy1__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dairy1__36" original="E39c.-6821"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dairy1__37" original="E39c.-6820"> milk, eggs, cheese and other milk products thought of as a group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5494" id="dairy1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5495" id="dairy1__39" original="E867.8f0"><span class="x" id="dairy1__40" original="E867.8f1"> There appeared to be no major differences by income group in consumption of the major food groups—meat, dairy or grains. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2076" id="dairy1__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dairy_1" title="dairy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2077" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-472d" id="dairy1__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dairy1__43"> dairy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5497" hm="2" id="dairy2" original="E39c.-681f" sum="468"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5498" id="dairy2__1" original="E39c.-681e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5499" id="dairy2__2" original="E39c.-681d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dairy <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54a5" id="dairy2__7" original="E39c.-6814"><span class="pos" id="dairy2__8" original="E39c.-6813"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6fa1" eid="dairy2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2804" geo="br" id="dairy2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dairy2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dai/dairy/dairy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dai/dairy/dairy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dairy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2801" geo="n_am" id="dairy2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dairy2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈderi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dai/dairy/dairy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dai/dairy/dairy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dairy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54a7" id="dairy2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="dairy2__15" original="E39c.-6811"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54a9" id="dairy2__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54aa" id="dairy2__17" original="E39c.-6810"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dairy2__18" original="E39c.-680f"> made from milk </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54ac" id="dairy2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54ad" id="dairy2__20" original="E867.8f2"><span class="x" id="dairy2__21" original="E867.8f3"> For infants, milk and dairy products need to be full-fat until at least the age of 2 years. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54af" id="dairy2__22" original="E39c.-680e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dairy2__23" original="E39c.-680d"> connected with the production of milk rather than meat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54b1" id="dairy2__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54b2" id="dairy2__25" original="E867.8f6"><span class="x" id="dairy2__26" original="E867.8f7"> The raw milk produced by UK dairy farmers is processed into a number of different products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54b4" id="dairy2__27" original="E867.8f8"><span class="x" id="dairy2__28" original="E867.8f9"> From 1925 to 1940, the number of farms with dairy cattle decreased by 12.0%. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.20a3" id="dairy2__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dairy_1" title="dairy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.20a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-472d" id="dairy2__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dairy2__31"> dairy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dam
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54b6" hm="1" id="dam1" original="E39c.-66ba" sum="576"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54b7" id="dam1__1" original="E39c.-66b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54b8" id="dam1__2" original="E39c.-66b8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dam <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54c3" id="dam1__7" original="E39c.-66ad"><span class="pos" id="dam1__8" original="E39c.-66ac"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f9a" eid="dam1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-253a" geo="br" id="dam1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/dam__/dam__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/dam__/dam__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dam__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2537" geo="n_am" id="dam1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/dam__/dam__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/dam__/dam__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dam__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54c5" id="dam1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54c6" id="dam1__15" original="E39c.-66ab"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dam1__16" original="E39c.-66aa"> a barrier that is built across a river in order to stop the water from flowing, used especially to make a <a class="ndv" href="entry://reservoir" id="dam1__17"> reservoir </a> (= a lake for storing water) or to produce electricity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54c9" id="dam1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54ca" id="dam1__19" original="E8be.-7ea5"><span class="x" id="dam1__20" original="E8be.-7ea4"> There are plans to build a series of seven dams across the upper Mekong. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54cc" id="dam1__21" original="E8be.-7e9f"><span class="x" id="dam1__22" original="E8be.-7e9e"> Where a reservoir is formed behind a dam, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are greatly altered. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54ce" id="dam1__23" original="E8be.-7e9d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dam1__24" original="E8be.-7e9c"> a natural barrier of rock or other material that forms across a river </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54d0" id="dam1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54d1" id="dam1__26" original="E8be.-7e9b"><span class="x" id="dam1__27" original="E8be.-7e9a"> Glaciers may also advance across fjords to form a glacier dam. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.20c3" id="dam1__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dam_1" title="dam definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.20c4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-454b" id="dam1__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dam1__30"> dam </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54d3" hm="2" id="dam2" original="E39c.-669b" sum="391"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54d4" id="dam2__1" original="E39c.-669a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54d5" id="dam2__2" original="E39c.-6699"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dam <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54e2" id="dam2__9" original="E39c.-668e"><span class="pos" id="dam2__10" original="E39c.-668d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f93" eid="dam2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2534" geo="br" id="dam2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/dam__/dam__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/dam__/dam__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dam__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2531" geo="n_am" id="dam2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/dam__/dam__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/dam__/dam__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dam__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.540" id="dam2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-252e" form="root" id="dam2__17"><span class="vp" id="dam2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dam </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-252c" eid="dam2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-252b" geo="br" id="dam2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/dam__/dam__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/dam__/dam__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dam__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2528" geo="n_am" id="dam2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/dam__/dam__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/dam__/dam__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dam__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2525" form="thirdps" id="dam2__24"><span class="vp" id="dam2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dams </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2523" eid="dam2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2522" geo="br" id="dam2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/dams_/dams__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/dams_/dams__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dams__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-251f" geo="n_am" id="dam2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/dams_/dams__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/dams_/dams__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dams__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-251c" form="past" id="dam2__31"><span class="vp" id="dam2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dammed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-251a" eid="dam2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2519" geo="br" id="dam2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damme/dammed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damme/dammed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dammed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2516" geo="n_am" id="dam2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damme/dammed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damme/dammed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dammed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2513" form="pastpart" id="dam2__38"><span class="vp" id="dam2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dammed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2511" eid="dam2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2510" geo="br" id="dam2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damme/dammed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damme/dammed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dammed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-250d" geo="n_am" id="dam2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damme/dammed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damme/dammed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dammed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-250a" form="prespart" id="dam2__45"><span class="vp" id="dam2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> damming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2508" eid="dam2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2507" geo="br" id="dam2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/dammi/damming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/dammi/damming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://damming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2504" geo="n_am" id="dam2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dam2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/dammi/damming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/dammi/damming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://damming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.550e" id="dam2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.550f" id="dam2__53" original="E39c.-6670"><span class="def" id="dam2__54" original="E39c.-6667"> to build a <a class="ndv" href="entry://dam" id="dam2__55"> dam </a> across a river, especially in order to make a <a class="ndv" href="entry://reservoir" id="dam2__56"> reservoir </a> (= a lake for storing water) or to produce electricity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.551c" id="dam2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.551d" id="dam2__58" original="E8be.-7e85"><span class="cf" id="dam2__59" original="E39c.-6668"><span class="exp" id="dam2__60"> dam </span> something </span><span class="x" id="dam2__61" original="E8be.-7e84"> The Burnett River was dammed in 2005. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5521" id="dam2__62" original="E8be.-7e83"><span class="cf" id="dam2__63" original="E84c.-73dc"><span class="exp" id="dam2__64"> dam </span> something up </span><span class="x" id="dam2__65" original="E8be.-7e82"> Damming up more rivers is encountering increasing public resistance. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2115" id="dam2__66" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dam_1" title="dam definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2116" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-454b" id="dam2__67" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dam2__68"> dam </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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damage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5525" hm="1" id="damage1" original="E39c.-6664" sum="842"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5526" id="damage1__1" original="E39c.-6663"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5527" id="damage1__2" original="E39c.-6662"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> damage <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5534" id="damage1__7" original="E39c.-6657"><span class="pos" id="damage1__8" original="E39c.-6656"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f8c" eid="damage1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-23ab" geo="br" id="damage1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damag/damage__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damage__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://damage__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-23a8" geo="n_am" id="damage1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damag/damage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://damage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5536" id="damage1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5537" id="damage1__15" original="E39c.-6655"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5538" id="damage1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="damage1__17" original="E39c.-6653"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="damage1__18" original="E39c.-6652"><span class="exp" id="damage1__19"> damage </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="damage1__20" original="E39c.-6651"> physical harm caused to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.553d" id="damage1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.553e" id="damage1__22" original="E8be.-7b60"><span class="x" id="damage1__23" original="E8be.-7b5f"> Hurricanes can cause serious damage to populated land areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5540" id="damage1__24" original="E8be.-7b5c"><span class="x" id="damage1__25" original="E8be.-7b5b"> Tumours are primarily the result of DNA damage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5542" id="damage1__26" original="E8be.-7b5a"><span class="x" id="damage1__27" original="E8be.-7b59"> People with diabetes are at increased risk of long-term damage to various organs and systems. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5544" id="damage1__28" original="E8be.-7b64" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="damage1__29"> adjective + damage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5546" id="damage1__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5547" id="damage1__31" original="E84c.-73d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5548" id="damage1__32"><span class="coll" id="damage1__33" original="E84c.-73cf"> serious </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.554a" id="damage1__34"><span class="coll" id="damage1__35" original="E84c.-73ce"> severe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.554c" id="damage1__36" original="E8be.-7ad0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.554d" id="damage1__37"><span class="coll" id="damage1__38" original="E8d9.-75c5"> extensive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.554f" id="damage1__39" original="E8be.-7acd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5550" id="damage1__40"><span class="coll" id="damage1__41" original="E8be.-7acc"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5552" id="damage1__42" original="E8be.-7ad3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5553" id="damage1__43"><span class="coll" id="damage1__44" original="E8be.-7ad2"> irreversible </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5555" id="damage1__45"><span class="coll" id="damage1__46" original="E8be.-7ad1"> permanent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5557" id="damage1__47" original="E8d9.-75c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5558" id="damage1__48"><span class="coll" id="damage1__49" original="E8d9.-75c3"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.555a" id="damage1__50" original="E8be.-7ad9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.555b" id="damage1__51"><span class="coll" id="damage1__52" original="E8be.-7ad8"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.555d" id="damage1__53" original="E8be.-7add"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.555e" id="damage1__54"><span class="coll" id="damage1__55" original="E8be.-7adc"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5560" id="damage1__56" original="E8be.-7adb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5561" id="damage1__57"><span class="coll" id="damage1__58" original="E8be.-7ada"> criminal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5563" id="damage1__59" original="E8be.-7ad7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5564" id="damage1__60"><span class="coll" id="damage1__61" original="E8be.-7ad6"> cellular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5566" id="damage1__62" original="E8be.-7ad5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5567" id="damage1__63"><span class="coll" id="damage1__64" original="E8be.-7ad4"> neurological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5569" id="damage1__65" original="E8be.-7acb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.556a" id="damage1__66"><span class="coll" id="damage1__67" original="E8be.-7aca"> collateral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.556c" id="damage1__68" original="E8be.-7b31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.556d" id="damage1__69" original="E8be.-7b30"><span class="x" id="damage1__70" original="E8be.-7b2f"> The defendants were both convicted of criminal damage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.556f" id="damage1__71" original="E8be.-7b33"><span class="x" id="damage1__72" original="E8be.-7b32"> Collateral damage in the form of civilian casualties should be minimized. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5571" id="damage1__73" original="E8be.-7ac0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="damage1__74"> noun + damage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5573" id="damage1__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5574" id="damage1__76" original="E8be.-7abe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5575" id="damage1__77"><span class="coll" id="damage1__78" original="E8be.-7abd"> DNA </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5577" id="damage1__79" original="E8be.-7abc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5578" id="damage1__80"><span class="coll" id="damage1__81" original="E8be.-7abb"> tissue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.557a" id="damage1__82" original="E8be.-7aba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.557b" id="damage1__83"><span class="coll" id="damage1__84" original="E8be.-7ab9"> muscle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.557d" id="damage1__85" original="E8be.-7ab8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.557e" id="damage1__86"><span class="coll" id="damage1__87" original="E8be.-7ab7"> nerve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5580" id="damage1__88" original="E8be.-7ab6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5581" id="damage1__89"><span class="coll" id="damage1__90" original="E8be.-7ab5"> cell </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5583" id="damage1__91" original="E8be.-7ab4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5584" id="damage1__92"><span class="coll" id="damage1__93" original="E8be.-7ab3"> organ </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5586" id="damage1__94" original="E8be.-7ab2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5587" id="damage1__95"><span class="coll" id="damage1__96" original="E8be.-7ab1"> brain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5589" id="damage1__97" original="E8be.-7ab0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.558a" id="damage1__98"><span class="coll" id="damage1__99" original="E8be.-7aaf"> liver </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.558c" id="damage1__100" original="E8be.-7aae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.558d" id="damage1__101"><span class="coll" id="damage1__102" original="E8be.-7aad"> kidney </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.558f" id="damage1__103" original="E8be.-7aac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5590" id="damage1__104" original="E8be.-7aab"><span class="x" id="damage1__105" original="E8be.-7aaa"> Cirrhosis is the end result of long-term liver damage. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5592" id="damage1__106" original="E8be.-7b62" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="damage1__107"> verb + damage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5594" id="damage1__108"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5595" id="damage1__109" original="E8be.-7b16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5596" id="damage1__110"><span class="coll" id="damage1__111" original="E8be.-7b15"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5598" id="damage1__112"><span class="coll" id="damage1__113" original="E8be.-7b14"> do </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.559a" id="damage1__114"><span class="coll" id="damage1__115" original="E8be.-7b13"> inflict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.559c" id="damage1__116"><span class="coll" id="damage1__117" original="E8be.-7b12"> induce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.559e" id="damage1__118" original="E8be.-7b11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.559f" id="damage1__119"><span class="coll" id="damage1__120" original="E8be.-7b10"> suffer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55a1" id="damage1__121"><span class="coll" id="damage1__122" original="E8be.-7b0f"> sustain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55a3" id="damage1__123" original="E8be.-7b0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55a4" id="damage1__124"><span class="coll" id="damage1__125" original="E8be.-7b0d"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55a6" id="damage1__126" original="E8be.-7b0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55a7" id="damage1__127"><span class="coll" id="damage1__128" original="E8be.-7b0b"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55a9" id="damage1__129" original="E8be.-7b0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55aa" id="damage1__130"><span class="coll" id="damage1__131" original="E8be.-7b09"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55ac" id="damage1__132" original="E87e.-791a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55ad" id="damage1__133"><span class="coll" id="damage1__134" original="E8be.-7b08"> minimize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55af" id="damage1__135" original="E8be.-7b07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55b0" id="damage1__136"><span class="coll" id="damage1__137" original="E8be.-7b06"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55b2" id="damage1__138" original="E8be.-7b05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55b3" id="damage1__139"><span class="coll" id="damage1__140" original="E8be.-7b04"> repair </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55b5" id="damage1__141" original="E8be.-7ac9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55b6" id="damage1__142" original="E8be.-7ac8"><span class="x" id="damage1__143" original="E8be.-7ac7"> Unfortunately, his stern policies initially did more damage than good. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55b8" id="damage1__144" original="E8be.-7ac5"><span class="x" id="damage1__145" original="E8be.-7ac4"> Radiotherapy requires meticulous planning to avoid damage to the upper spinal cord. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55ba" id="damage1__146" original="E84c.-73d3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="damage1__147" original="E84c.-73d2"><span class="exp" id="damage1__148"> damage </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="damage1__149" original="E84c.-73d1"> harmful effects on somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55be" id="damage1__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55bf" id="damage1__151" original="E8be.-7b5e"><span class="x" id="damage1__152" original="E8be.-7b5d"> A failure of food safety control can do serious damage to the reputation of a business. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55c1" id="damage1__153" original="E39c.-664b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55c2" id="damage1__154" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55c3" id="damage1__155"><span class="v"><strong> damages </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55c5" id="damage1__157"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="damage1__158" original="E39c.-6648"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="damage1__159" original="E39c.-6647"> an amount of money that a court decides should be paid to somebody by somebody/something that has caused them harm or injury </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55c8" id="damage1__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55c9" id="damage1__161" original="E8be.-7b58"><span class="x" id="damage1__162" original="E8be.-7b57"> The Court awarded the company damages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55cb" id="damage1__163" original="E8be.-7b54"><span class="x" id="damage1__164" original="E8be.-7b53"> The defendant was ordered to pay damages of £5 000 and legal costs of £13 500. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55cd" id="damage1__165" original="E8be.-7b61" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="damage1__166"> verb + damages </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55cf" id="damage1__167"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55d0" id="damage1__168" original="E8be.-7af4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55d1" id="damage1__169"><span class="coll" id="damage1__170" original="E8be.-7af3"> award </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55d3" id="damage1__171" original="E8be.-7af2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55d4" id="damage1__172"><span class="coll" id="damage1__173" original="E8be.-7af1"> claim </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55d6" id="damage1__174"><span class="coll" id="damage1__175" original="E8be.-7af0"> seek </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55d8" id="damage1__176" original="E8be.-7aef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55d9" id="damage1__177"><span class="coll" id="damage1__178" original="E8be.-7aee"> pay </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55db" id="damage1__179" original="E8be.-7ac3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55dc" id="damage1__180"><span class="coll" id="damage1__181" original="E8be.-7ac2"> recover </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55de" id="damage1__182" original="E8be.-7ae5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55df" id="damage1__183" original="E8be.-7b56"><span class="x" id="damage1__184" original="E8be.-7b55"> Due to the employer's failure to provide the correct safety equipment, he was entitled to claim damages for his injury. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55e1" id="damage1__185" original="E8be.-7ae4"><span class="x" id="damage1__186" original="E8be.-7ae3"> Britain and France sought punitive damages from Germany in the form of reparations. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55e3" id="damage1__187" original="E5df.1641" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" id="damage1__188" original="E5df.1642"><span class="h1" id="damage1__189" original="E5df.1643"><ul class="inline" id="damage1__190" original="E5df.1644"><li class="li" id="damage1__191" original="E5df.1645"> damage </li><li class="li" id="damage1__192" original="E5df.1646"> injury </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="damage1__193" original="E5df.1647"><li class="li" id="damage1__194" original="E5df.1648"><span class="eb" id="damage1__195" original="E5df.1649"> Damage </span> and <span class="eb" id="damage1__196" original="E5df.164a"> injury </span> can both refer to physical harm to somebody's body, or harm to somebody's mind: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c51" id="damage1__197"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5db5" id="damage1__198" original="E5df.164b"><span class="x" id="damage1__199" original="E5df.164c"> Inflammation may be defined as the reaction or response of the body to tissue injury or damage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5db3" id="damage1__200" original="E5df.164d"><span class="x" id="damage1__201" original="E5df.164e"> psychological damage/​injury </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="damage1__202" original="E5df.164f"><span class="eb" id="damage1__203" original="E5df.1650"> Injury </span> generally refers to the event or act of being physically harmed; <span class="eb" id="damage1__204" original="E5df.1651"> damage </span> is more to do with the results or effects of this harm: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c4f" id="damage1__205"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5dae" id="damage1__206" original="E5df.1652"><span class="x" id="damage1__207" original="E5df.1653"> He suffered a brain injury after falling off a balcony. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5dac" id="damage1__208" original="E5df.1654"><span class="x" id="damage1__209" original="E5df.1655"> Fatal liver damage can be prevented by giving an antidote within 10–12 hours of ingestion. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="damage1__210" original="E5df.1656"><span class="eb" id="damage1__211" original="E5df.1657"> Injury </span> is usually the result of deliberate or accidental actions by a person; <span class="eb" id="damage1__212" original="E5df.1658"> damage </span> can be the result of natural physical processes: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c4d" id="damage1__213"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5da7" id="damage1__214" original="E5df.1659"><span class="x" id="damage1__215" original="E5df.165a"> It was found that non-accidental injuries had been caused to the child. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5da5" id="damage1__216" original="E5df.165b"><span class="x" id="damage1__217" original="E5df.165c"> … the various forms of cell damage observed to occur during ageing. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="damage1__218" original="E5df.165d"> In law, <span class="eb" id="damage1__219" original="E5df.165e"> injury </span> refers to damage to a person's feelings, while <span class="eb" id="damage1__220" original="E5df.165f"> damages </span> are an amount of money that has to be paid to somebody who has been harmed in some way. </li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6651" id="damage1__221" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="damage1__222"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-664f" id="damage1__223" original="E8be.-7b51"><span class="shcut" id="damage1__224" original="E8be.-7b50"> adjective + damage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-664d" id="damage1__225" original="E8be.-7b64"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-664c" id="damage1__226" original="E84c.-73d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-664b" id="damage1__227" original="E84c.-73cf"><span class="coll" id="damage1__228"> serious </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6649" id="damage1__229" original="E84c.-73ce"><span class="coll" id="damage1__230"> severe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6647" id="damage1__231" original="E8be.-7ad0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6646" id="damage1__232" original="E8d9.-75c5"><span class="coll" id="damage1__233"> extensive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6644" id="damage1__234" original="E8be.-7acd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6643" id="damage1__235" original="E8be.-7acc"><span class="coll" id="damage1__236"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6641" id="damage1__237" original="E8be.-7ad3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6640" id="damage1__238" original="E8be.-7ad2"><span class="coll" id="damage1__239"> irreversible </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-663e" id="damage1__240" original="E8be.-7ad1"><span class="coll" id="damage1__241"> permanent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-663c" id="damage1__242" original="E8d9.-75c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-663b" id="damage1__243" original="E8d9.-75c3"><span class="coll" id="damage1__244"> potential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6639" id="damage1__245" original="E8be.-7ad9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6638" id="damage1__246" original="E8be.-7ad8"><span class="coll" id="damage1__247"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6636" id="damage1__248" original="E8be.-7add"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6635" id="damage1__249" original="E8be.-7adc"><span class="coll" id="damage1__250"> environmental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6633" id="damage1__251" original="E8be.-7adb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6632" id="damage1__252" original="E8be.-7ada"><span class="coll" id="damage1__253"> criminal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6630" id="damage1__254" original="E8be.-7ad7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-662f" id="damage1__255" original="E8be.-7ad6"><span class="coll" id="damage1__256"> cellular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-662d" id="damage1__257" original="E8be.-7ad5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-662c" id="damage1__258" original="E8be.-7ad4"><span class="coll" id="damage1__259"> neurological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-662a" id="damage1__260" original="E8be.-7acb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6629" id="damage1__261" original="E8be.-7aca"><span class="coll" id="damage1__262"> collateral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6627" id="damage1__263" original="E8be.-7b31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6626" id="damage1__264" original="E8be.-7b30"><span class="x" id="damage1__265" original="E8be.-7b2f"> The defendants were both convicted of criminal damage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6624" id="damage1__266" original="E8be.-7b33"><span class="x" id="damage1__267" original="E8be.-7b32"> Collateral damage in the form of civilian casualties should be minimized. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6622" id="damage1__268" original="E8be.-7adf"><span class="shcut" id="damage1__269" original="E8be.-7ac1"> noun + damage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6620" id="damage1__270" original="E8be.-7ac0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-661f" id="damage1__271" original="E8be.-7abe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-661e" id="damage1__272" original="E8be.-7abd"><span class="coll" id="damage1__273"> DNA </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-661c" id="damage1__274" original="E8be.-7abc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-661b" id="damage1__275" original="E8be.-7abb"><span class="coll" id="damage1__276"> tissue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6619" id="damage1__277" original="E8be.-7aba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6618" id="damage1__278" original="E8be.-7ab9"><span class="coll" id="damage1__279"> muscle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6616" id="damage1__280" original="E8be.-7ab8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6615" id="damage1__281" original="E8be.-7ab7"><span class="coll" id="damage1__282"> nerve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6613" id="damage1__283" original="E8be.-7ab6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6612" id="damage1__284" original="E8be.-7ab5"><span class="coll" id="damage1__285"> cell </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6610" id="damage1__286" original="E8be.-7ab4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-660f" id="damage1__287" original="E8be.-7ab3"><span class="coll" id="damage1__288"> organ </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-660d" id="damage1__289" original="E8be.-7ab2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-660c" id="damage1__290" original="E8be.-7ab1"><span class="coll" id="damage1__291"> brain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-660a" id="damage1__292" original="E8be.-7ab0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6609" id="damage1__293" original="E8be.-7aaf"><span class="coll" id="damage1__294"> liver </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6607" id="damage1__295" original="E8be.-7aae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6606" id="damage1__296" original="E8be.-7aad"><span class="coll" id="damage1__297"> kidney </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6604" id="damage1__298" original="E8be.-7aac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6603" id="damage1__299" original="E8be.-7aab"><span class="x" id="damage1__300" original="E8be.-7aaa"> Cirrhosis is the end result of long-term liver damage. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6601" id="damage1__301" original="E8be.-7b19"><span class="shcut" id="damage1__302" original="E8be.-7b18"> verb + damage </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65ff" id="damage1__303" original="E8be.-7b62"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65fe" id="damage1__304" original="E8be.-7b16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65fd" id="damage1__305" original="E8be.-7b15"><span class="coll" id="damage1__306"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65fb" id="damage1__307" original="E8be.-7b14"><span class="coll" id="damage1__308"> do </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65f9" id="damage1__309" original="E8be.-7b13"><span class="coll" id="damage1__310"> inflict </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65f7" id="damage1__311" original="E8be.-7b12"><span class="coll" id="damage1__312"> induce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65f5" id="damage1__313" original="E8be.-7b11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65f4" id="damage1__314" original="E8be.-7b10"><span class="coll" id="damage1__315"> suffer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65f2" id="damage1__316" original="E8be.-7b0f"><span class="coll" id="damage1__317"> sustain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65f0" id="damage1__318" original="E8be.-7b0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65ef" id="damage1__319" original="E8be.-7b0d"><span class="coll" id="damage1__320"> avoid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65ed" id="damage1__321" original="E8be.-7b0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65ec" id="damage1__322" original="E8be.-7b0b"><span class="coll" id="damage1__323"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65ea" id="damage1__324" original="E8be.-7b0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65e9" id="damage1__325" original="E8be.-7b09"><span class="coll" id="damage1__326"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65e7" id="damage1__327" original="E87e.-791a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65e6" id="damage1__328" original="E8be.-7b08"><span class="coll" id="damage1__329"> minimize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65e4" id="damage1__330" original="E8be.-7b07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65e3" id="damage1__331" original="E8be.-7b06"><span class="coll" id="damage1__332"> limit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65e1" id="damage1__333" original="E8be.-7b05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65e0" id="damage1__334" original="E8be.-7b04"><span class="coll" id="damage1__335"> repair </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65de" id="damage1__336" original="E8be.-7ac9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65dd" id="damage1__337" original="E8be.-7ac8"><span class="x" id="damage1__338" original="E8be.-7ac7"> Unfortunately, his stern policies initially did more damage than good. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65db" id="damage1__339" original="E8be.-7ac5"><span class="x" id="damage1__340" original="E8be.-7ac4"> Radiotherapy requires meticulous planning to avoid damage to the upper spinal cord. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65d9" id="damage1__341" original="E84c.-73cd"><span class="shcut" id="damage1__342" original="E84c.-73cc"> verb + damages </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65d7" id="damage1__343" original="E8be.-7b61"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65d6" id="damage1__344" original="E8be.-7af4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65d5" id="damage1__345" original="E8be.-7af3"><span class="coll" id="damage1__346"> award </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65d3" id="damage1__347" original="E8be.-7af2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65d2" id="damage1__348" original="E8be.-7af1"><span class="coll" id="damage1__349"> claim </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65d0" id="damage1__350" original="E8be.-7af0"><span class="coll" id="damage1__351"> seek </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65ce" id="damage1__352" original="E8be.-7aef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65cd" id="damage1__353" original="E8be.-7aee"><span class="coll" id="damage1__354"> pay </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65cb" id="damage1__355" original="E8be.-7ac3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65ca" id="damage1__356" original="E8be.-7ac2"><span class="coll" id="damage1__357"> recover </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65c8" id="damage1__358" original="E8be.-7ae5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65c7" id="damage1__359" original="E8be.-7b56"><span class="x" id="damage1__360" original="E8be.-7b55"> Due to the employer's failure to provide the correct safety equipment, he was entitled to claim damages for his injury. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-65c5" id="damage1__361" original="E8be.-7ae4"><span class="x" id="damage1__362" original="E8be.-7ae3"> Britain and France sought punitive damages from Germany in the form of reparations. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2141" id="damage1__363" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://damage_1" title="damage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2142" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-44e4" id="damage1__364" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="damage1__365"> damage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55e8" hm="2" id="damage2" original="E39c.-6640" sum="615"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55e9" id="damage2__1" original="E39c.-663f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55ea" id="damage2__2" original="E39c.-663e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> damage <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.55f7" id="damage2__9" original="E39c.-6633"><span class="pos" id="damage2__10" original="E39c.-6632"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f85" eid="damage2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2378" geo="br" id="damage2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damag/damage__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damage__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://damage__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2375" geo="n_am" id="damage2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damag/damage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://damage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.56e" id="damage2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-23a5" form="root" id="damage2__17"><span class="vp" id="damage2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> damage </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-23a3" eid="damage2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-23a2" geo="br" id="damage2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damag/damage__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damage__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://damage__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-239f" geo="n_am" id="damage2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damag/damage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://damage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-239c" form="thirdps" id="damage2__24"><span class="vp" id="damage2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> damages </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-239a" eid="damage2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2399" geo="br" id="damage2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damag/damages__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damages__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://damages__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2396" geo="n_am" id="damage2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damag/damages__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damages__us_1.ogg" href="sound://damages__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2393" form="past" id="damage2__31"><span class="vp" id="damage2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> damaged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2391" eid="damage2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2390" geo="br" id="damage2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damag/damaged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damaged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://damaged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-238d" geo="n_am" id="damage2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damag/damaged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damaged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://damaged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-238a" form="pastpart" id="damage2__38"><span class="vp" id="damage2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> damaged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2388" eid="damage2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2387" geo="br" id="damage2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damag/damaged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damaged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://damaged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2384" geo="n_am" id="damage2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damag/damaged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damaged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://damaged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2381" form="prespart" id="damage2__45"><span class="vp" id="damage2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> damaging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-237f" eid="damage2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-237e" geo="br" id="damage2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damag/damaging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damaging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://damaging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-237b" geo="n_am" id="damage2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damage2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damag/damaging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damaging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://damaging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5623" id="damage2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5624" id="damage2__53" original="E39c.-6615"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="damage2__54" original="E39c.-6614"><span class="exp" id="damage2__55"> damage </span> something </span><span class="def" id="damage2__56" original="E39c.-6613"> to cause physical harm to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5628" id="damage2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5629" id="damage2__58" original="E8e5.-7fff"><span class="x" id="damage2__59" original="E8e5.-7ffe"> Unfortunately the bridge was badly damaged by fire in 1993. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.562b" id="damage2__60" original="E8e5.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="damage2__61" original="E8e5.-7ffc"> The earthquake created tsunami waves which severely damaged villages on the south coast of Java. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.562d" id="damage2__62" original="E8e5.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="damage2__63" original="E8e5.-7ffa"> DNA can be damaged through its interaction with a variety of reactive chemicals or radiation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.562f" id="damage2__64" original="E84c.-73a1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="damage2__65" original="E84c.-73a0"><span class="exp" id="damage2__66"> damage </span> something </span><span class="def" id="damage2__67" original="E84c.-739f"> to have a harmful effect on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5633" id="damage2__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5634" id="damage2__69" original="E8d9.-7599"><span class="x" id="damage2__70" original="E8d9.-7598"> Once the markets discovered these errors, the companies' reputations were irreparably damaged. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2237" id="damage2__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://damage_1" title="damage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2238" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-44e4" id="damage2__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="damage2__73"> damage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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damaging
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5636" id="damaging" original="E39c.-6601" sum="453"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5637" id="damaging__1" original="E39c.-6600"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5638" id="damaging__2" original="E39c.-65ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> damaging </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5640" id="damaging__4" original="E39c.-65fa"><span class="pos" id="damaging__5" original="E39c.-65f9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f7e" eid="damaging__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-226e" geo="br" id="damaging__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damaging__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dam/damag/damaging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damaging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://damaging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-226b" geo="n_am" id="damaging__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="damaging__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dam/damag/damaging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dam/damag/damaging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://damaging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5642" id="damaging__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5643" id="damaging__12" original="E39c.-65f8"><span class="def" id="damaging__13" original="E39c.-65f7"> having a harmful effect on somebody/something; causing damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5645" id="damaging__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5646" id="damaging__15" original="E8e5.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="damaging__16" original="E8e5.-7ff4"> Unpopular legislation can have a very damaging effect upon a government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5648" id="damaging__17" original="E8e5.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="damaging__18" original="E8e5.-7ff6"> The region was rocked by several large and damaging earthquakes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.564a" id="damaging__19" original="E8e5.-7ff3"><span class="cf" id="damaging__20" original="E8d9.-7597"><span class="exp" id="damaging__21"> damaging </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="damaging__22" original="E8e5.-7ff2"> Conflicts between civil and military authority were frequent and damaging to the war effort. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.225a" id="damaging__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://damaging" title="damaging definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.225b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-4403" id="damaging__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="damaging__25"> damaging </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.564e" hm="1" id="dance1" original="E39c.-6347" sum="587"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.564f" id="dance1__1" original="E39c.-6346"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5650" id="dance1__2" original="E39c.-6345"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dance <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.565c" id="dance1__7" original="E39c.-633a"><span class="pos" id="dance1__8" original="E39c.-6339"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f77" eid="dance1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1c0d" geo="br" id="dance1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɑːns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dance/dance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1c0a" geo="n_am" id="dance1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dance/dance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.565e" id="dance1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.565f" id="dance1__15" original="E39c.-6338"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5660" id="dance1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dance1__17" original="E39c.-6336"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dance1__18" original="E39c.-6335"> a series of movements and steps that are usually performed to music </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5663" id="dance1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5664" id="dance1__20" original="E867.8fc"><span class="x" id="dance1__21" original="E867.8fd"> Daughters learn the dances by watching and imitating their elders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5666" id="dance1__22" original="E867.8fe"><span class="cf" id="dance1__23" original="E4c7.39f2"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="dance1__24" original="E867.8ff"> The dance routine was carefully choreographed and the work of intensive training. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5669" id="dance1__25" original="E39c.-6331"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.566a" id="dance1__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dance1__27" original="E39c.-632f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dance1__28" original="E39c.-632e"> the art of dancing, especially for entertainment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.566d" id="dance1__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.566e" id="dance1__30" original="E867.900"><span class="x" id="dance1__31" original="E867.901"> Thailand's traditional art forms, from dance to painting, provide the world with recognized cultural treasures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5670" id="dance1__32" original="E867.902"><span class="x" id="dance1__33" original="E867.903"> Kelly often includes ballet and modern dance in his films. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2279" id="dance1__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dance_1" title="dance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.227a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-4074" id="dance1__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dance1__36"> dance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5672" hm="2" id="dance2" original="E39c.-6318" sum="352"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5673" id="dance2__1" original="E39c.-6317"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5674" id="dance2__2" original="E39c.-6316"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dance <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5682" id="dance2__9" original="E39c.-630b"><span class="pos" id="dance2__10" original="E39c.-630a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f70" eid="dance2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bda" geo="br" id="dance2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɑːns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dance/dance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bd7" geo="n_am" id="dance2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dance/dance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.59c" id="dance2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1c07" form="root" id="dance2__17"><span class="vp" id="dance2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dance </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1c05" eid="dance2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1c04" geo="br" id="dance2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɑːns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dance/dance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1c01" geo="n_am" id="dance2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dance/dance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bfe" form="thirdps" id="dance2__24"><span class="vp" id="dance2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dances </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bfc" eid="dance2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bfb" geo="br" id="dance2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːnsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dance/dances__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dances__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dances__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bf8" geo="n_am" id="dance2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdænsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dance/dances__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dances__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dances__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bf5" form="past" id="dance2__31"><span class="vp" id="dance2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> danced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bf3" eid="dance2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bf2" geo="br" id="dance2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɑːnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dance/danced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/danced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://danced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bef" geo="n_am" id="dance2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dænst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dance/danced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/danced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://danced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bec" form="pastpart" id="dance2__38"><span class="vp" id="dance2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> danced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bea" eid="dance2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1be9" geo="br" id="dance2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɑːnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dance/danced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/danced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://danced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1be6" geo="n_am" id="dance2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dænst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dance/danced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/danced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://danced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1be3" form="prespart" id="dance2__45"><span class="vp" id="dance2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dancing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1be1" eid="dance2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1be0" geo="br" id="dance2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/danci/dancing__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/danci/dancing__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://dancing__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1bdd" geo="n_am" id="dance2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dance2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdænsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/danci/dancing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/danci/dancing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://dancing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56b3" id="dance2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56b4" id="dance2__53" original="E39c.-62ed"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56b5" id="dance2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="dance2__55" original="E39c.-62eb"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dance2__56" original="E39c.-62ea"> to move your body to the sound and rhythm of music </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56b8" id="dance2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56b9" id="dance2__58" original="E867.90b"><span class="x" id="dance2__59" original="E867.90c"> People dance to folk music played in parks or community centres. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56bb" id="dance2__60" original="E867.90d"><span class="cf" id="dance2__61" original="E876.-79af"><span class="exp" id="dance2__62"> dance </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="dance2__63" original="E867.90e"> She politely refuses Darcy's offer to dance with her. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.22d1" id="dance2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dance_1" title="dance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.22d2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-4074" id="dance2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dance2__66"> dance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dancer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56bf" id="dancer" original="E39c.-62a4" sum="265"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56c0" id="dancer__1" original="E39c.-62a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56c1" id="dancer__2" original="E39c.-62a2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dancer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56cd" id="dancer__7" original="E39c.-629a"><span class="pos" id="dancer__8" original="E39c.-6299"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f69" eid="dancer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1ae2" geo="br" id="dancer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dancer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːnsə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dance/dancer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dancer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dancer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1ade" geo="n_am" id="dancer__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dancer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdænsər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dance/dancer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dance/dancer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dancer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56cf" id="dancer__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56d0" id="dancer__15" original="E39c.-6298"><span class="def" id="dancer__16" original="E39c.-6297"> a person who dances or whose job is dancing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56d2" id="dancer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56d3" id="dancer__18" original="E876.-79a8"><span class="x" id="dancer__19" original="E876.-79a7"> The first group targeted by the regime was the intelligentsia, including artists and ballet dancers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.22f2" id="dancer__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dancer" title="dancer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.22f3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3f84" id="dancer__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dancer__22"> dancer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dancing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56d5" id="dancing" original="E39c.-6296" sum="327"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56d6" id="dancing__1" original="E39c.-6295"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56d7" id="dancing__2" original="E39c.-6294"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dancing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56e0" id="dancing__4" original="E39c.-628f"><span class="pos" id="dancing__5" original="E39c.-628e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f60" eid="dancing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1aa0" geo="br" id="dancing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dancing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/danci/dancing__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/danci/dancing__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://dancing__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1a9c" geo="n_am" id="dancing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dancing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdænsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/danci/dancing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/danci/dancing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dancing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56e2" id="dancing__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dancing__12" original="E39c.-628c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56e4" id="dancing__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56e5" id="dancing__14" original="E39c.-628b"><span class="def" id="dancing__15" original="E39c.-628a"> the activity or skill of moving your body to music, for pleasure or in order to entertain other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56e7" id="dancing__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56e8" id="dancing__17" original="E876.-79a6"><span class="x" id="dancing__18" original="E876.-79a5"> Kandy had become an influential cultural centre with its distinctive arts, architecture, crafts, dancing and music. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.230c" id="dancing__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dancing" title="dancing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.230d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3f6d" id="dancing__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dancing__21"> dancing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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danger
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56ea" id="danger" original="E39c.-61d1" sum="1145"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56eb" id="danger__1" original="E39c.-61d0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56ec" id="danger__2" original="E39c.-61cf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> danger </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56f8" id="danger__7" original="E39c.-61c7"><span class="pos" id="danger__8" original="E39c.-61c6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f57" eid="danger__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1905" geo="br" id="danger__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="danger__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪndʒə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dange/danger__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dange/danger__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://danger__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1902" geo="n_am" id="danger__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="danger__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪndʒər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dange/danger__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dange/danger__us_1.ogg" href="sound://danger__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56fa" id="danger__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56fb" id="danger__15" original="E39c.-61c5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.56fc" id="danger__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="danger__17" original="E39c.-61c3"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="danger__18" original="E8e5.-7fe3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="danger__19" original="E39c.-61c1"> the possibilty of something happening that will injure, harm or kill somebody, or damage or destroy something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5700" id="danger__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5701" id="danger__21" original="E8e5.-7fe0"><span class="cf" id="danger__22" original="E39c.-61c2"><span class="exp" id="danger__23"> danger </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="danger__24" original="E8e5.-7fdf"> It is almost impossible to exaggerate the danger of climate change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5705" id="danger__25" original="E8e5.-7fde"><span class="x" id="danger__26" original="E8e5.-7fdd"> Nuclear physicists had long recognized the dangers of radiation exposure to the human body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5707" id="danger__27" original="E8d9.-741b"><span class="cf" id="danger__28" original="E8d9.-741c"> in <span class="exp" id="danger__29"> danger </span></span><span class="x" id="danger__30" original="E8d9.-741a"> Although their lives may not be in danger, basic human rights are lacking. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.570b" id="danger__31" original="E39c.-61c0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.570c" id="danger__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="danger__33" original="E39c.-61be"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="danger__34" original="E39c.-61bd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="danger__35" original="E39c.-61bc"> the possibility that something bad might happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5710" id="danger__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5711" id="danger__37" original="E8e5.-7fd6"><span class="cf" id="danger__38" original="E39c.-61bb"><span class="exp" id="danger__39"> danger </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="danger__40" original="E8e5.-7fd5"> Grave concern was expressed about the danger of a renewed boycott. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5715" id="danger__41" original="E8d9.-7418"><span class="cf" id="danger__42" original="E8d9.-7419"> in <span class="exp" id="danger__43"> danger </span> of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="danger__44" original="E8d9.-7417"> Many languages are in danger of disappearing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5719" id="danger__45" original="E8e5.-7fd2"><span class="cf" id="danger__46" original="E39c.-61ba"><span class="exp" id="danger__47"> danger </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="danger__48" original="E8e5.-7fd1"> There is a danger that some wars will occur as democracies attempt to overthrow non-democratic regimes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.571d" id="danger__49" original="E39c.-61b9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.571e" id="danger__50"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="danger__51" original="E39c.-61b7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="danger__52" original="E39c.-61b6"><span class="exp" id="danger__53"> danger </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="danger__54" original="E39c.-61b5"> a person or thing that may harm somebody or cause damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5723" id="danger__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5724" id="danger__56" original="E8e5.-7fce"><span class="x" id="danger__57" original="E8e5.-7fcd"> Unused drugs are a danger to children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5726" id="danger__58" original="E8e5.-7fcc"><span class="x" id="danger__59" original="E8e5.-7fcb"> Education about the potential dangers around the home is now part of the national UK school curriculum. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5728" id="danger__60" original="E39c.-61b4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://endanger" title="endanger definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5729" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.3c8a" id="danger__61" original="E39c.-61b3"><span class="xh" id="danger__62"> endanger </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2325" id="danger__63" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://danger" title="danger definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2326" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3e89" id="danger__64" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="danger__65"> danger </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dangerous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.572b" id="dangerous" original="E39c.-6197" sum="693"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.572c" id="dangerous__1" original="E39c.-6196"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.572d" id="dangerous__2" original="E39c.-6195"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dangerous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5735" id="dangerous__4" original="E39c.-6190"><span class="pos" id="dangerous__5" original="E39c.-618f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f50" eid="dangerous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-18ae" geo="br" id="dangerous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dangerous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪndʒərəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dange/dangerous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dange/dangerous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dangerous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-18ab" geo="n_am" id="dangerous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dangerous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪndʒərəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dange/dangerous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dange/dangerous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dangerous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5737" id="dangerous__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5738" id="dangerous__12" original="E39c.-618e"><span class="def" id="dangerous__13" original="E39c.-618d"> likely to injure, harm or kill somebody, or to damage or destroy something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.573a" id="dangerous__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.573b" id="dangerous__15" original="E8e5.-7fed"><span class="x" id="dangerous__16" original="E8e5.-7fec"> Only a very small minority of patients are potentially dangerous. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.573d" id="dangerous__17" original="E8e5.-7feb"><span class="x" id="dangerous__18" original="E8e5.-7fea"> Many organizations operate in dangerous situations with high levels of uncertainty and risk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.573f" id="dangerous__19" original="E8e5.-7fe7"><span class="cf" id="dangerous__20" original="E39c.-618a"><span class="exp" id="dangerous__21"> dangerous </span> for somebody </span><span class="x" id="dangerous__22" original="E8e5.-7fe6"> It would be dangerous for the observer if this light were to fall directly onto the eye. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5743" id="dangerous__23" original="E8e5.-7fe5"><span class="cf" id="dangerous__24" original="E39c.-6189"> is is <span class="exp" id="dangerous__25"> dangerous </span> (for somebody) to do something </span><span class="x" id="dangerous__26" original="E8e5.-7fe4"> It can be dangerous for academics to stray too far from their home discipline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5747" id="dangerous__27" original="E8d9.-7413"><span class="cf" id="dangerous__28" original="E8d9.-7414"><span class="exp" id="dangerous__29"> dangerous </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dangerous__30" original="E8d9.-7412"> This fungus is potentially dangerous to human health. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2366" id="dangerous__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dangerous" title="dangerous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2367" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3e24" id="dangerous__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dangerous__33"> dangerous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dangerously
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.574b" id="dangerously" original="E8d9.-7411" sum="509"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.574c" id="dangerously__1" original="E8d9.-7410"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.574d" id="dangerously__2" original="E8d9.-740f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dangerously </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5755" id="dangerously__4" original="E8d9.-740a"><span class="pos" id="dangerously__5" original="E8d9.-7409"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f49" eid="dangerously__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1854" geo="br" id="dangerously__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dangerously__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪndʒərəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dan/dange/dangerously__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dan/dange/dangerously__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dangerously__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1851" geo="n_am" id="dangerously__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dangerously__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪndʒərəsli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dan/dange/dangerously__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dan/dange/dangerously__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dangerously__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5757" id="dangerously__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5758" id="dangerously__12" original="E8d9.-7408"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dangerously__13" original="E8d9.-7407"> to a degree that might result in harm, death or damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.575a" id="dangerously__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.575b" id="dangerously__15" original="E8d9.-7406"><span class="x" id="dangerously__16" original="E8d9.-7405"> The ships were blown dangerously close to the rocky coastline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.575d" id="dangerously__17" original="E8d9.-7403"><span class="cf" id="dangerously__18" original="E8d9.-7404"><span class="exp" id="dangerously__19"> dangerously </span> high/low </span><span class="x" id="dangerously__20" original="E8d9.-7402"> The CO concentration in the flue gas rose to dangerously high levels. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5761" id="dangerously__21" original="E8d9.-7401"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dangerously__22" original="E8d9.-7400"> in a way that is likely to harm or kill somebody or damage something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5763" id="dangerously__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5764" id="dangerously__24" original="E8d9.-73ff"><span class="x" id="dangerously__25" original="E8d9.-73fe"> She was found guilty of causing death by driving dangerously under the influence of drink. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.238a" id="dangerously__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dangerously" title="dangerously definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.238b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6f6a" id="dangerously__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dangerously__28"> dangerously </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dark
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5766" hm="1" id="dark1" original="E39c.-5ff6" sum="1392"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5767" id="dark1__1" original="E39c.-5ff5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5768" id="dark1__2" original="E39c.-5ff4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dark <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5776" id="dark1__9" original="E39c.-5fe9"><span class="pos" id="dark1__10" original="E39c.-5fe8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f42" eid="dark1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-136f" geo="br" id="dark1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dark1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/dark_/dark__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/dark_/dark__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dark__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-136c" geo="n_am" id="dark1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dark1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɑːrk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/dark_/dark__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/dark_/dark__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dark__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5778" id="dark1__16" original="E39c.-5fe7"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5779" form="_tofix" id="dark1__17"><span class="if" id="dark1__18" original="E39c.-5fe5"> darker </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.577b" form="_tofix" id="dark1__19"><span class="if" id="dark1__20" original="E39c.-5fe4"> darkest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.577d" id="dark1__21"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.577e" id="dark1__22" original="E39c.-5fe3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dark1__23" original="E39c.-5fe2"> with no or very little light, especially because it is night </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5780" id="dark1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5781" id="dark1__25" original="E85c.-4ce1"><span class="x" id="dark1__26" original="E85c.-4ce0"> People living alone may be reluctant to answer the door when it is dark because of fear of crime. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5783" id="dark1__27" original="E85c.-4cdf"><span class="x" id="dark1__28" original="E85c.-4cde"> The cages were placed in a dark room so that the birds were less aware of the observer. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5785" id="dark1__29" original="E39c.-5fe1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://light2" title="light2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5786" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.69eb" id="dark1__30" original="E39c.-5fe0"><span class="xh" id="dark1__31"> light </span><span class="xhm" id="dark1__32"> 2 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5789" id="dark1__33" original="E39c.-5fde"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dark1__34" original="E39c.-5fdd"> not light; nearer black than white </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.578b" id="dark1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.578c" id="dark1__36" original="E85c.-4cdd"><span class="x" id="dark1__37" original="E85c.-4cdc"> After a few minutes of microwave heating, the samples turned dark brown. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.578e" id="dark1__38" original="E85c.-4cdb"><span class="x" id="dark1__39" original="E85c.-4cda"> Mineral matter becomes more concentrated in the snow, giving it a darker colour. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5790" id="dark1__40" original="E39c.-5fdc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://light2" title="light2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5791" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.69eb" id="dark1__41" original="E39c.-5fdb"><span class="xh" id="dark1__42"> light </span><span class="xhm" id="dark1__43"> 2 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://pale" title="pale definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5794" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-7839" id="dark1__44" original="E39c.-5fd9"><span class="xh" id="dark1__45"> pale </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5796" id="dark1__46" original="E39c.-5fd7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="dark1__47" original="E39c.-5fd6"> having a colour that is close to black </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5798" id="dark1__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5799" id="dark1__49" original="E85c.-4cd7"><span class="x" id="dark1__50" original="E85c.-4cd6"> Unstained samples thus appear bright against a dark background. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.579b" id="dark1__51" original="E85c.-4cd3"><span class="x" id="dark1__52" original="E85c.-4cd2"> Highly humified peat is dark in colour. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.579d" id="dark1__53" original="E39c.-5fd5"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="dark1__54" original="E39c.-5fd4"> brown or black in colour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.579f" id="dark1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57a0" id="dark1__56" original="E85c.-4cd1"><span class="x" id="dark1__57" original="E85c.-4cd0"> He is described as ‘tall and broad with dark hair and dark eyes’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57a2" id="dark1__58" original="E492.28c3"><span class="x" id="dark1__59" original="E492.28c4"> It is always optimal to have a darker skin where the sunlight is stronger and a paler one where it is less strong. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57a4" id="dark1__60" original="E39c.-5fcb"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="dark1__61" original="E39c.-5fca"> evil or frightening, and usually hidden </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57a6" id="dark1__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57a7" id="dark1__63" original="E85c.-4ccd"><span class="x" id="dark1__64" original="E85c.-4ccc"> If Livy held up examples of virtue, Tacitus looks at the dark side of public life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57a9" id="dark1__65" original="E85c.-4ccb"><span class="x" id="dark1__66" original="E85c.-4cca"> The unconscious was a prey to dark forces over which the individual had no control. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57ab" id="dark1__67" original="E85c.-4cc9"><span class="x" id="dark1__68" original="E85c.-4cc8"> Delegates testified and debated the dark secrets of national history. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57ad" id="dark1__69" original="E39c.-5fc9"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="def" id="dark1__70" original="E39c.-5fc8"> without any hope that something good will happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57af" id="dark1__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57b0" id="dark1__72" original="E85c.-4cc5"><span class="x" id="dark1__73" original="E85c.-4cc4"> Many contemporary observers did not share Orwell's dark vision. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.23b3" id="dark1__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dark_1" title="dark definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.23b4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3b8e" id="dark1__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dark1__76"> dark </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57b2" hm="2" id="dark2" original="E39c.-5fb0" sum="937"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57b3" id="dark2__1" original="E39c.-5faf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57b4" id="dark2__2" original="E39c.-5fae"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dark <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57bf" id="dark2__6" original="E39c.-5fa3"><span class="pos" id="dark2__7" original="E39c.-5fa2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f3b" eid="dark2__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1369" geo="br" id="dark2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dark2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɑːk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/dark_/dark__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/dark_/dark__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dark__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1366" geo="n_am" id="dark2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dark2__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɑːrk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/dark_/dark__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/dark_/dark__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dark__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57c1" id="dark2__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57c2" id="dark2__14" original="E39c.-5fa1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57c3" id="dark2__15" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57c4" id="dark2__16"><span class="v"><strong> the dark </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57c6" id="dark2__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="dark2__19" original="E39c.-5f9e"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dark2__20" original="E39c.-5f9d"> the lack of light in a place, especially because it is night </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57c9" id="dark2__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57ca" id="dark2__22" original="E85c.-4cb6"><span class="cf" id="dark2__23" original="E4c7.3a7d"> in the <span class="exp" id="dark2__24"> dark </span></span><span class="x" id="dark2__25" original="E85c.-4cb5"> The solution should be prepared freshly and kept refrigerated in the dark. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57ce" id="dark2__26" original="E39c.-5f9c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57cf" id="dark2__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dark2__28" original="E39c.-5f9a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dark2__29" original="E39c.-5f99"> an amount of something that is dark in colour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57d2" id="dark2__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57d3" id="dark2__31" original="E85c.-4cb4"><span class="x" id="dark2__32" original="E85c.-4cb3"> The appearance of interference patterns of alternating light and dark signals the presence of waves. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57d5" id="dark2__33" original="E39c.-5f98"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57d6" id="dark2__34" original="E39c.-5f97" sk="afterdark"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57d7" id="dark2__35"><span class="idm" id="dark2__36" original="E39c.-5f96"> after/before dark </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57d9" id="dark2__37"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57da" id="dark2__38"><span class="def" id="dark2__39" original="E39c.-5f95"> after/before the sun goes down and it is night </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57dc" id="dark2__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57dd" id="dark2__41" original="E85c.-4cb2"><span class="x" id="dark2__42" original="E85c.-4cb1"> They are nocturnal, inhabiting burrows in the daytime and emerging only after dark to graze. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57df" id="dark2__43" original="E39c.-5f94" sk="indark"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57e0" id="dark2__44"><span class="idm" id="dark2__45" original="E39c.-5f93"> in the dark (about something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57e2" id="dark2__46"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57e3" id="dark2__47"><span class="def" id="dark2__48" original="E39c.-5f92"> knowing nothing about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57e5" id="dark2__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57e6" id="dark2__50" original="E85c.-4cb0"><span class="x" id="dark2__51" original="E85c.-4caf"> All the children we interviewed took measures to keep parents in the dark about the content of their email and calls. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.23fa" id="dark2__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dark_1" title="dark definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.23fb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3b8e" id="dark2__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dark2__54"> dark </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dark matter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5838" id="dark-matter" original="E39c.-5ee7" sum="305"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5839" id="dark-matter__1" original="E39c.-5ee6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.583a" id="dark-matter__2" original="E39c.-5ee5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dark matter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5841" id="dark-matter__4" original="E39c.-5ee0"><span class="pos" id="dark-matter__5" original="E39c.-5edf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f2b" eid="dark-matter__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-10ba" geo="br" id="dark-matter__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dark-matter__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɑːk ˈmætə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/dark_/dark_matter_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/dark_/dark_matter_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dark_matter_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-10b7" geo="n_am" id="dark-matter__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dark-matter__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɑːrk ˈmætər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/dark_/dark_matter_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/dark_/dark_matter_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://dark_matter_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5843" id="dark-matter__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dark-matter__12" original="E39c.-5edd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5845" id="dark-matter__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5846" id="dark-matter__14" original="E39c.-5edb"><span class="def" id="dark-matter__15" original="E39c.-5eda"> according to some theories, material which exists in space that does not produce any light </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5848" id="dark-matter__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5849" id="dark-matter__17" original="E85c.-4ca5"><span class="x" id="dark-matter__18" original="E85c.-4ca4"> The main evidence for dark matter comes from studies of the rotation of galaxies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.248a" id="dark-matter__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dark-matter" title="dark matter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.248b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-39e8" id="dark-matter__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dark-matter__21"> dark matter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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darken
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57e8" id="darken" original="E39c.-5f62" sum="472"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57e9" id="darken__1" original="E39c.-5f61"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57ea" id="darken__2" original="E39c.-5f60"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> darken </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.57f8" id="darken__9" original="E39c.-5f56"><span class="pos" id="darken__10" original="E39c.-5f55"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f34" eid="darken__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11e9" geo="br" id="darken__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/darke/darken__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darken__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://darken__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11e5" geo="n_am" id="darken__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːrkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/darke/darken__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darken__us_1.ogg" href="sound://darken__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.5ca" id="darken__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11e1" form="root" id="darken__17"><span class="vp" id="darken__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> darken </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11df" eid="darken__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11de" geo="br" id="darken__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/darke/darken__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darken__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://darken__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11da" geo="n_am" id="darken__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːrkən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/darke/darken__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darken__us_1.ogg" href="sound://darken__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11d6" form="thirdps" id="darken__24"><span class="vp" id="darken__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> darkens </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11d4" eid="darken__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11d3" geo="br" id="darken__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːkənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/darke/darkens__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darkens__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://darkens__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11d0" geo="n_am" id="darken__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːrkənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/darke/darkens__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darkens__us_1.ogg" href="sound://darkens__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11cd" form="past" id="darken__31"><span class="vp" id="darken__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> darkened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11cb" eid="darken__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11ca" geo="br" id="darken__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːkənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/darke/darkened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darkened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://darkened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11c7" geo="n_am" id="darken__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːrkənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/darke/darkened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darkened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://darkened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11c4" form="pastpart" id="darken__38"><span class="vp" id="darken__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> darkened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11c2" eid="darken__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11c1" geo="br" id="darken__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːkənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/darke/darkened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darkened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://darkened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11be" geo="n_am" id="darken__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːrkənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/darke/darkened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darkened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://darkened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11bb" form="prespart" id="darken__45"><span class="vp" id="darken__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> darkening </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11b9" eid="darken__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11b8" geo="br" id="darken__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːkənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/darke/darkening__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darkening__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://darkening__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-11b5" geo="n_am" id="darken__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darken__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/darke/darkening__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/darke/darkening__us_1.ogg" href="sound://darkening__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5829" id="darken__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.582a" id="darken__53" original="E39c.-5f38"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.582b" id="darken__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="darken__55" original="E39c.-5f36"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="darken__56" original="E39c.-5f35"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="darken__57" original="E39c.-5f34"> to become dark; to make something dark </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.582f" id="darken__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5830" id="darken__59" original="E85c.-4cab"><span class="x" id="darken__60" original="E85c.-4caa"> Distant thunder was heard, the air darkened and some drops of rain fell. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5832" id="darken__61" original="E85c.-4ca9"><span class="cf" id="darken__62" original="E39c.-5f33"><span class="exp" id="darken__63"> darken </span> something </span><span class="x" id="darken__64" original="E85c.-4ca8"> The ash cloud covered 200 000 square kilometres, darkening the sky. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5836" id="darken__65" original="E85c.-4ca7"><span class="x" id="darken__66" original="E85c.-4ca6"> The simulator was located in a quiet, darkened room kept at a comfortable temperature. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2469" id="darken__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://darken" title="darken definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.246a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3a7b" id="darken__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="darken__69"> darken </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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darkness
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.584b" id="darkness" original="E39c.-5ed9" sum="487"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.584c" id="darkness__1" original="E39c.-5ed8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.584d" id="darkness__2" original="E39c.-5ed7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> darkness </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5859" id="darkness__7" original="E39c.-5ecf"><span class="pos" id="darkness__8" original="E39c.-5ece"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f24" eid="darkness__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-1093" geo="br" id="darkness__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darkness__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːknəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dar/darkn/darkness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dar/darkn/darkness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://darkness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-108f" geo="n_am" id="darkness__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="darkness__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːrknəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dar/darkn/darkness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dar/darkn/darkness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://darkness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.585b" id="darkness__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="darkness__15" original="E39c.-5ecc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.585d" id="darkness__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.585e" id="darkness__17" original="E39c.-5ecb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="darkness__18" original="E39c.-5eca"> the state of being dark, without any light </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5860" id="darkness__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5861" id="darkness__20" original="E85c.-4ca3"><span class="cf" id="darkness__21" original="E4c7.3a7e"> (in) <span class="exp" id="darkness__22"> darkness </span></span><span class="x" id="darkness__23" original="E85c.-4ca2"> The experiment was repeated in complete darkness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5865" id="darkness__24" original="E85c.-4c9f"><span class="x" id="darkness__25" original="E85c.-4c9e"> Clear skies during the hours of darkness can lead to very cold nights. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5867" id="darkness__26" original="E39c.-5ec9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="darkness__27" original="E4c7.3a7f"><span class="exp" id="darkness__28"> darkness </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="darkness__29" original="E39c.-5ec8"> the quality or state of being dark in colour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.586b" id="darkness__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.586c" id="darkness__31" original="E85c.-4c9d"><span class="x" id="darkness__32" original="E85c.-4c9c"> The vividness of lightning is accentuated by the brooding darkness of the clouds in which it occurs. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.24a7" id="darkness__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://darkness" title="darkness definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.24a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-39d6" id="darkness__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="darkness__35"> darkness </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dash
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.586e" id="dash" original="E39c.-5d37" sum="297"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.586f" id="dash__1" original="E39c.-5d36"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5870" id="dash__2" original="E39c.-5d35"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dash </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.587b" id="dash__7" original="E39c.-5d2a"><span class="pos" id="dash__8" original="E39c.-5d29"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f1b" eid="dash__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-bf0" geo="br" id="dash__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dash__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/das/dash_/dash__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/das/dash_/dash__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dash__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-bed" geo="n_am" id="dash__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dash__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dæʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/das/dash_/dash__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/das/dash_/dash__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dash__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.587d" id="dash__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.587e" id="dash__15" original="E39c.-5d16"><span class="def" id="dash__16" original="E39c.-5d13"> the mark (—) used to separate parts of a sentence, often instead of a colon or in pairs instead of brackets </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5880" id="dash__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5881" id="dash__18" original="E896.7466"><span class="x" id="dash__19" original="E896.7467"> She breaks up her sentences with dashes at this point in the poem. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5883" id="dash__20" original="E39c.-5d12" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://hyphen" title="hyphen definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5884" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-6f96" id="dash__21" original="E39c.-5d11"><span class="xh" id="dash__22"> hyphen </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.24cb" id="dash__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dash_1" title="dash definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.24cc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-37b7" id="dash__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dash__25"> dash </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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data
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5886" id="data" original="E39c.-5c49" sum="1133"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5887" id="data__1" original="E39c.-5c48"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5888" id="data__2" original="E39c.-5c47"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> data </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5896" id="data__4" original="E39c.-5c3f"><span class="pos" id="data__5" original="E39c.-5c3e"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-727c" eid="data__6" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-a1d" geo="br" id="data__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://data__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-a1a" geo="n_am" id="data__9" pref="1" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://data__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-a17" geo="br" id="data__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="data__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːtə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://data__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-a14" geo="n_am" id="data__13" pref="2" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="data__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdætə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://data__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5898" id="data__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5899" id="data__16" original="E39c.-5c3b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.589a" id="data__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="data__18" original="E39c.-5c38"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="data__19" original="E39c.-5c37"> facts or figures, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.589d" id="data__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.589e" id="data__21" original="E8e5.-7d8f"><span class="x" id="data__22" original="E8e5.-7d8e"> These data were collected from more than 25 000 respondents in 12 countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58a0" id="data__23" original="E8d9.-70a0"><span class="x" id="data__24" original="E8d9.-709f"> These data clearly show the desired decrease in water content. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58a2" id="data__25" original="E8e5.-7d8b"><span class="x" id="data__26" original="E8e5.-7d8a"> The available empirical data do not point to any consistent pattern. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.2159" id="data__27" original="E8e5.-7d5b"><span class="x" id="data__28" original="E8e5.-7d5a"> The assessor gathered qualitative data on parent-child interactions. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="data__29" original="E84c.-7361" un="help"> In general English, <span class="eb" id="data__30" original="E84c.-7360"> data </span> is often treated as uncountable and used with singular forms: <span class="ei" id="data__31" original="E84c.-735f"> This data shows… </span> In academic English, however, it should almost always be used with plural forms: <span class="ei" id="data__32" original="E848.-5eec"> These data are… </span> ; the exception is in computer science, where it is sometimes used with singular forms (see sense 2, below): <span class="ei" id="data__33" original="E848.-5eed"> Data is extracted using SQL queries. </span> The singular is <span class="eb" id="data__34" original="E84c.-735e"> datum </span> ; you can also use <span class="eb" id="data__35" original="E8c9.-14d9"> data point </span> . </span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58ab" id="data__36" original="E8e5.-7d80" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="data__37"> adjective + data </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58ad" id="data__38"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58ae" id="data__39" original="E8e5.-7d68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58af" id="data__40"><span class="coll" id="data__41" original="E8e5.-7d67"> available </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58b1" id="data__42" original="E8e5.-7d62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58b2" id="data__43"><span class="coll" id="data__44" original="E8e5.-7d61"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58b4" id="data__45" original="E8e5.-7d60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58b5" id="data__46"><span class="coll" id="data__47" original="E8e5.-7d5f"> relevant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58b7" id="data__48" original="E8e5.-7d5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58b8" id="data__49"><span class="coll" id="data__50" original="E8e5.-7d5d"> reliable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58ba" id="data__51" original="E8e5.-7d66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58bb" id="data__52"><span class="coll" id="data__53" original="E8e5.-7d65"> raw </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58bd" id="data__54" original="E8e5.-7d64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58be" id="data__55"><span class="coll" id="data__56" original="E8e5.-7d63"> empirical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58c0" id="data__57" original="E8e5.-7d70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58c1" id="data__58"><span class="coll" id="data__59" original="E8e5.-7d6f"> primary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58c3" id="data__60" original="E8e5.-7d6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58c4" id="data__61"><span class="coll" id="data__62" original="E8e5.-7d6d"> secondary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58c6" id="data__63" original="E8e5.-7d6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58c7" id="data__64"><span class="coll" id="data__65" original="E8e5.-7d6b"> qualitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58c9" id="data__66" original="E8e5.-7d6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58ca" id="data__67"><span class="coll" id="data__68" original="E8e5.-7d69"> quantitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58cc" id="data__69" original="E8e5.-7d7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58cd" id="data__70"><span class="coll" id="data__71" original="E8e5.-7d7d"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58cf" id="data__72" original="E8e5.-7d7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58d0" id="data__73"><span class="coll" id="data__74" original="E8e5.-7d7b"> experimental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58d2" id="data__75" original="E8e5.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58d3" id="data__76"><span class="coll" id="data__77" original="E8e5.-7d79"> demographic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58d5" id="data__78" original="E8e5.-7d78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58d6" id="data__79"><span class="coll" id="data__80" original="E8e5.-7d77"> administrative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58d8" id="data__81" original="E8e5.-7d76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58d9" id="data__82"><span class="coll" id="data__83" original="E8e5.-7d75"> clinical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58db" id="data__84" original="E8e5.-7d74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58dc" id="data__85"><span class="coll" id="data__86" original="E8e5.-7d73"> molecular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58de" id="data__87" original="E8e5.-7d72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58df" id="data__88"><span class="coll" id="data__89" original="E8e5.-7d71"> historical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58e1" id="data__90" original="E8e5.-7d5c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58e2" id="data__91" original="E8e5.-7d58"><span class="x" id="data__92" original="E8e5.-7d57"> To achieve the most accurate forecasts, managers should attempt to use both secondary and primary data sources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58e4" id="data__93" original="E8e5.-7d5b"><span class="x" id="data__94" original="E8e5.-7d5a"> The assessor gathered qualitative data on parent-child interactions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58e6" id="data__95" original="E8e5.-7d54" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="data__96"> verb + data </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58e8" id="data__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58e9" id="data__98" original="E8e5.-7d52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58ea" id="data__99"><span class="coll" id="data__100" original="E8e5.-7d51"> use </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58ec" id="data__101" original="E8e5.-7d50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58ed" id="data__102"><span class="coll" id="data__103" original="E8e5.-7d4f"> collect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58ef" id="data__104"><span class="coll" id="data__105" original="E8e5.-7d4e"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58f1" id="data__106"><span class="coll" id="data__107" original="E8e5.-7d4d"> gather </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58f3" id="data__108" original="E84c.-735b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58f4" id="data__109"><span class="coll" id="data__110" original="E84c.-735a"> extract </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58f6" id="data__111" original="E84c.-7359"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58f7" id="data__112"><span class="coll" id="data__113" original="E84c.-7358"> record </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58f9" id="data__114" original="E8e5.-7d4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58fa" id="data__115"><span class="coll" id="data__116" original="E8e5.-7d49"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58fc" id="data__117"><span class="coll" id="data__118" original="E8e5.-7d48"> present </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.58fe" id="data__119"><span class="coll" id="data__120" original="E8e5.-7d46"> report </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5900" id="data__121"><span class="coll" id="data__122" original="E8e5.-7d45"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5902" id="data__123" original="E84c.-7357"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5903" id="data__124"><span class="coll" id="data__125" original="E84c.-7356"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5905" id="data__126" original="E8e5.-7d44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5906" id="data__127"><span class="coll" id="data__128" original="E8e5.-7d43"> analyse </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5908" id="data__129"><span class="coll" id="data__130" original="E8e5.-7d41"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.590a" id="data__131" original="E84c.-7355"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.590b" id="data__132"><span class="coll" id="data__133" original="E84c.-7354"> interpret </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.590d" id="data__134" original="E8e5.-7d40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.590e" id="data__135"><span class="coll" id="data__136" original="E8e5.-7d3f"> generate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5910" id="data__137"><span class="coll" id="data__138" original="E8e5.-7d3e"> produce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5912" id="data__139" original="E8d9.-709e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5913" id="data__140"><span class="coll" id="data__141" original="E8d9.-709d"> compare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5915" id="data__142" original="E8d9.-709c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5916" id="data__143"><span class="coll" id="data__144" original="E8d9.-709b"> share </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5918" id="data__145" original="E8e5.-7d3d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5919" id="data__146" original="E8e5.-7d3c"><span class="x" id="data__147" original="E8e5.-7d3b"> Each publication was reviewed and data were extracted. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.591b" id="data__148" original="E8e5.-7d39"><span class="x" id="data__149" original="E8e5.-7d38"> A major challenge in epidemiological research is ensuring the quality of the raw data generated for analysis. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.591d" id="data__150" original="E8d9.-7098" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="data__151"> data + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.591f" id="data__152"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5920" id="data__153" original="E8d9.-7096"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5921" id="data__154"><span class="coll" id="data__155" original="E8d9.-7095"> suggest </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5923" id="data__156"><span class="coll" id="data__157" original="E8d9.-7094"> indicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5925" id="data__158"><span class="coll" id="data__159" original="E8d9.-7093"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5927" id="data__160" original="E8d9.-7092"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5928" id="data__161"><span class="coll" id="data__162" original="E8d9.-7091"> support </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.592a" id="data__163" original="E8d9.-7090"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.592b" id="data__164" original="E8d9.-708f"><span class="x" id="data__165" original="E8d9.-708e"> The most recent data suggest that obesity rates are continuing to climb in men. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.592d" id="data__166" original="E8d9.-708d"><span class="x" id="data__167" original="E8d9.-708c"> This prediction is not supported by the data. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.592f" id="data__168" original="E39c.-5c34"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5930" id="data__169"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="data__170" original="E848.-5c72"> plural </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="data__171" original="E848.-5c71"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="data__172" original="E39c.-5c31"> facts that are stored by a computer or transferred between computers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5934" id="data__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5935" id="data__174" original="E8e5.-7d89"><span class="x" id="data__175" original="E8e5.-7d88"> Instructions and data can be stored using the same kinds of symbols. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5937" id="data__176" original="E8e5.-7d87"><span class="x" id="data__177" original="E8e5.-7d86"> The telephone network was not originally designed to handle high-speed transfer of digital data. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5939" id="data__178" original="E5df.358d" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="data__179" original="E5df.358e"><span class="h1" id="data__180" original="E5df.358f"><ul class="inline" id="data__181" original="E5df.3590"><li class="li" id="data__182" original="E5df.3591"> data </li><li class="li" id="data__183" original="E5df.3592"> bacteria </li><li class="li" id="data__184" original="E5df.3593"> criteria </li><li class="li" id="data__185" original="E5df.4196"> media </li><li class="li" id="data__186" original="E5df.3594"> phenomena </li><li class="li" id="data__187" original="E5df.3595"> strata </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="data__188" original="E576.2377"><li class="li" id="data__189" original="E576.2378"> In general English, these words are often used with the singular form of the verb: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c4b" id="data__190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d97" id="data__191" original="E576.2379"><span class="x" id="data__192" original="E576.237a"><span class="ebi" id="data__193" original="E576.237b"> Bacteria is </span> killed by thorough cooking. </span></span></span> In academic English, this usage is considered incorrect and it is important to use the correct plural form of the verb: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c49" id="data__194"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d93" id="data__195" original="E576.237e"><span class="x" id="data__196" original="E576.237f"><span class="ebi" id="data__197" original="E576.2380"> Bacteria enter </span> the skin through ulcers or cracks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d90" id="data__198" original="E576.2381"><span class="x" id="data__199" original="E576.2382"> Based on <span class="ebi" id="data__200" original="E576.2383"> these criteria </span> ,… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d8d" id="data__201" original="E576.2384"><span class="x" id="data__202" original="E576.2385"> No <span class="ebi" id="data__203" original="E576.2386"> data are </span> available on the mineralogy of the local sediment, however. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d8a" id="data__204" original="E576.2387"><span class="x" id="data__205" original="E576.2388"> Contemporary screen <span class="ebi" id="data__206" original="E576.2389"> media are </span> typically the result of numerous processes, only one of which involves actual filming. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d87" id="data__207" original="E576.238a"><span class="x" id="data__208" original="E576.238b"> Many atmospheric <span class="ebi" id="data__209" original="E576.238c"> phenomena are… </span></span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d84" id="data__210" original="E576.238d"><span class="x" id="data__211" original="E576.238e"> Younger Precambrian <span class="ebi" id="data__212" original="E576.238f"> strata are </span> widely exposed across central and southern Arizona. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="data__213" original="E576.2390"><li class="li" id="data__214" original="E576.2391"> The singular forms are <span class="eb" id="data__215" original="E576.2392"> bacterium </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__216" original="E576.2393"> criterion </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__217" original="E576.2394"> datum </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__218" original="E848.-2656"> medium </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__219" original="E576.2395"> phenomenon </span> and <span class="eb" id="data__220" original="E576.2396"> stratum </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c43" id="data__221"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d79" id="data__222" original="E576.2397"><span class="x" id="data__223" original="E576.2398"> The <span class="ebi" id="data__224" original="E576.2399"> bacterium is </span> rich in virulence factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d76" id="data__225" original="E576.239a"><span class="x" id="data__226" original="E576.239b"> The <span class="ebi" id="data__227" original="E576.239c"> criterion </span> of fairness <span class="ebi" id="data__228" original="E576.239d"> is </span> controversial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d72" id="data__229" original="E576.239e"><span class="x" id="data__230" original="E576.239f"><span class="ebi" id="data__231" original="E576.23a0"> Every </span> reference <span class="ebi" id="data__232" original="E576.23a1"> datum makes </span> it possible for third persons to match data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d6e" id="data__233" original="E576.23a2"><span class="x" id="data__234" original="E576.23a3"> Downloading music rather than listening to the radio merely swaps <span class="ebi" id="data__235" original="E576.23a4"> one medium </span> for another. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d6b" id="data__236" original="E576.23a5"><span class="x" id="data__237" original="E576.23a6"> Flooding is <span class="ebi" id="data__238" original="E576.23a7"> a natural phenomenon </span> in the Lower Central Plain </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d68" id="data__239" original="E576.23a8"><span class="x" id="data__240" original="E576.23a9"> In <span class="ebi" id="data__241" original="E576.23aa"> each </span> age <span class="ebi" id="data__242" original="E576.23ab"> stratum </span> , four gender-ethnicity groups were defined. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.24ea" id="data__243" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://data" title="data definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.24eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3659" id="data__244" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="data__245"> data </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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data capture
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5960" id="data-capture" original="E39c.-5bfc" sum="293"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5961" id="data-capture__1" original="E39c.-5bfb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5962" id="data-capture__2" original="E39c.-5bfa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> data capture </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5969" id="data-capture__4" original="E39c.-5bf5"><span class="pos" id="data-capture__5" original="E39c.-5bf4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-726e" eid="data-capture__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-8ee" geo="br" id="data-capture__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-capture__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtə kæptʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data_capture_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_capture_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://data_capture_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-8eb" geo="n_am" id="data-capture__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-capture__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtə kæptʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_capture_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_capture_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://data_capture_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-8e8" geo="br" id="data-capture__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-capture__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːtə kæptʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data_capture_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_capture_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://data_capture_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-8e5" geo="n_am" id="data-capture__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-capture__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdætə kæptʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_capture_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_capture_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://data_capture_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.596b" id="data-capture__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="data-capture__16" original="E39c.-5bf2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.596d" id="data-capture__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.596e" id="data-capture__18" original="E39c.-5bf1"><span class="def" id="data-capture__19" original="E39c.-5bf0"> the action or process of collecting data, especially using computers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5970" id="data-capture__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5971" id="data-capture__21" original="E858.-4a40"><span class="x" id="data-capture__22" original="E858.-4a3f"> Different methods of data capture can be used to look at a problem in different ways. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.25cf" id="data-capture__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://data-capture" title="data capture definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.25d0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-35e8" id="data-capture__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="data-capture__25"> data capture </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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data point
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5973" id="data-point" original="E8c9.-2a80" sum="190"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5974" id="data-point__1" original="E8c9.-2a7f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5975" id="data-point__2" original="E8c9.-2a7e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> data point </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.597c" id="data-point__4" original="E8c9.-2a7a"><span class="pos" id="data-point__5" original="E8c9.-2a79"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5977" eid="data-point__6" original="E8c9.-2a81" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-8cc" geo="br" id="data-point__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-point__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtə pɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data_point_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_point_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://data_point_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-8c9" geo="n_am" id="data-point__9" pref="1" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-point__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtə pɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_point_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_point_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://data_point_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-8c6" geo="br" id="data-point__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="data-point__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːtə pɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data_point_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_point_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://data_point_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-8c3" geo="n_am" id="data-point__13" pref="2" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="data-point__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdætə pɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_point_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_point_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://data_point_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.597e" id="data-point__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.597f" id="data-point__16" original="E8c9.-2a78"><span class="def" id="data-point__17" original="E8c9.-2a77"> an item in a set of data </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5981" id="data-point__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5982" id="data-point__19" original="E8c9.-2a76"><span class="x" id="data-point__20" original="E8c9.-2a75"> A gross error usually causes one data point to lie significantly away from the rest of the data. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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data processing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5984" id="data-processing" original="E39c.-5bcf" sum="345"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5985" id="data-processing__1" original="E39c.-5bce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5986" id="data-processing__2" original="E39c.-5bcd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> data processing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.598d" id="data-processing__4" original="E39c.-5bc8"><span class="pos" id="data-processing__5" original="E39c.-5bc7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f14" eid="data-processing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-5c44" geo="br" id="data-processing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-processing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪtə ˈprəʊsesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://data_processing_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-5c41" geo="n_am" id="data-processing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-processing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪtə ˈprɑːsesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://data_processing_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-5c3e" geo="n_am" id="data-processing__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="data-processing__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdætə ˈprɑːsesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://data_processing_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-5c3b" geo="n_am" id="data-processing__13" mod="y" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="data-processing__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪtə ˈproʊsesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_us_4.ogg" href="sound://data_processing_1_us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166c95158cd.-5c38" geo="n_am" id="data-processing__15" mod="y" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="data-processing__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdætə ˈproʊsesɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_us_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_processing_1_us_5.ogg" href="sound://data_processing_1_us_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.598f" id="data-processing__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="data-processing__18" original="E39c.-5bc5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5991" id="data-processing__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5992" id="data-processing__20" original="E39c.-5bc3"><span class="def" id="data-processing__21" original="E39c.-5bc2"> a series of actions that a computer performs on data to produce an <a class="ndv" href="entry://output" id="data-processing__22"> output </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5995" id="data-processing__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5996" id="data-processing__24" original="E85c.-4b2c"><span class="x" id="data-processing__25" original="E85c.-4b2b"> For data processing, scientists should have access to analytical tools such as statistical and modelling software. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2609" id="data-processing__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://data-processing" title="data processing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.260a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-35b2" id="data-processing__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="data-processing__28"> data processing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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data protection
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5998" id="data-protection" original="E39c.-5bad" sum="394"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5999" id="data-protection__1" original="E39c.-5bac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.599a" id="data-protection__2" original="E39c.-5bab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> data protection </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59a1" id="data-protection__4" original="E39c.-5ba6"><span class="pos" id="data-protection__5" original="E39c.-5ba5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6f04" eid="data-protection__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-836" geo="br" id="data-protection__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-protection__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪtə prəˈtekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data_protection_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_protection_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://data_protection_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-833" geo="n_am" id="data-protection__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-protection__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪtə prəˈtekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_protection_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_protection_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://data_protection_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-830" geo="n_am" id="data-protection__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="data-protection__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdætə prəˈtekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_protection_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_protection_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://data_protection_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59a3" id="data-protection__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="data-protection__14" original="E39c.-5ba3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59a5" id="data-protection__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59a6" id="data-protection__16" original="E39c.-5ba2"><span class="def" id="data-protection__17" original="E39c.-5ba1"> legal restrictions that keep information stored on computers private and that control who can read it or use it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59a8" id="data-protection__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59a9" id="data-protection__19" original="E492.29ac"><span class="cf" id="data-protection__20" original="E492.29ab"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="data-protection__21" original="E492.29ad"> data protection laws/legislation </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59ac" id="data-protection__22" original="E492.29ae"><span class="x" id="data-protection__23" original="E492.29af"> The processing must be carried out in accordance with the data protection principles. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2625" id="data-protection__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://data-protection" title="data protection definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2626" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3581" id="data-protection__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="data-protection__26"> data protection </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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data set
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59ae" id="data-set" original="E39c.-5ba0" sum="267"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59af" id="data-set__1" original="E39c.-5b9f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59b0" id="data-set__2" original="E39c.-5b9e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> data set </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59b7" id="data-set__4" original="E39c.-5b99"><span class="pos" id="data-set__5" original="E39c.-5b98"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7267" eid="data-set__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-80c" geo="br" id="data-set__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-set__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtə set <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data_set_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_set_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://data_set_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-809" geo="n_am" id="data-set__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-set__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtə set <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_set_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_set_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://data_set_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-806" geo="br" id="data-set__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-set__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɑːtə set <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/data_/data_set_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_set_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://data_set_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-803" geo="n_am" id="data-set__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="data-set__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdætə set <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/data_/data_set_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/data_/data_set_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://data_set_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59b9" id="data-set__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="data-set__16" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59bb" id="data-set__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59bc" id="data-set__18" original="E39c.-5b95"><span class="def" id="data-set__19" original="E39c.-5b94"> a collection of data which is treated as a single unit by a computer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59be" id="data-set__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59bf" id="data-set__21" original="E492.29b0"><span class="x" id="data-set__22" original="E492.29b1"> Large data sets can frequently yield quite large nationally representative samples. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2646" id="data-set__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://data-set" title="data set definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2647" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3574" id="data-set__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="data-set__25"> data set </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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database
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.593f" id="database" original="E39c.-5c24" sum="560"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5940" id="database__1" original="E39c.-5c23"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5941" id="database__2" original="E39c.-5c22"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> database </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5950" id="database__7" original="E39c.-5c19"><span class="pos" id="database__8" original="E39c.-5c18"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-726f" eid="database__9" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-934" geo="br" id="database__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="database__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtəbeɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/datab/database__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/datab/database__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://database__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-931" geo="n_am" id="database__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="database__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtəbeɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/datab/database__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/datab/database__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://database__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-92e" geo="n_am" id="database__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="database__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdætəbeɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/datab/database__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/datab/database__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://database__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5952" id="database__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5953" id="database__17" original="E39c.-5c17"><span class="def" id="database__18" original="E39c.-5c16"> an organized set of data that is stored in a computer and can be looked at and used in various ways </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5955" id="database__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5956" id="database__20" original="E8e5.-7d37"><span class="x" id="database__21" original="E8e5.-7d36"> With direct marketing, a company can use its database to develop a profile of who its best customers are. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5958" id="database__22" original="E8e5.-7d31"><span class="cf" id="database__23" original="E8d9.-702f"> in/on a <span class="exp" id="database__24"> database </span></span><span class="x" id="database__25" original="E8e5.-7d30"> Each record in the database identifies the establishment at which an individual is employed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.595c" id="database__26" original="E8d9.-702d"><span class="cf" id="database__27" original="E8d9.-702e"><span class="exp" id="database__28"> database </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="database__29" original="E8d9.-702c"> The associated gene can be identified by searching the databases of genome sequences. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.25a9" id="database__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://database" title="database definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.25aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-361a" id="database__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="database__32"> database </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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date
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59c1" hm="1" id="date1" original="E39c.-5b70" sum="1106"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59c2" id="date1__1" original="E39c.-5b6f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59c3" id="date1__2" original="E39c.-5b6e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> date <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59ce" id="date1__7" original="E39c.-5b63"><span class="pos" id="date1__8" original="E39c.-5b62"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6efa" eid="date1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6fe" geo="br" id="date1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/date_/date__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/date_/date__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://date__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6fb" geo="n_am" id="date1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/date_/date__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/date_/date__us_1.ogg" href="sound://date__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59d0" id="date1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59d1" id="date1__15" original="E39c.-5b61"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59d2" id="date1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="date1__17" original="E39c.-5b5f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="date1__18" original="E39c.-5b5e"> a particular day of the month, sometimes in a particular year, given in numbers and words; a particular year when something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59d5" id="date1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59d6" id="date1__20" original="E8e5.-7d2f"><span class="x" id="date1__21" original="E8e5.-7d2e"> Johnson's birth date is given as 7 September 1709. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59d8" id="date1__22" original="E8dd.-7cc3"><span class="x" id="date1__23" original="E8dd.-7cc2"> There is some doubt about the exact date the bridge was built. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59da" id="date1__24" original="E8dd.-7cc0"><span class="cf" id="date1__25" original="E8dd.-7cc1"><span class="exp" id="date1__26"> date </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="date1__27" original="E8dd.-7cbf"> Details held include full name, date of birth, sex and address. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59de" id="date1__28" original="E8e5.-7d29"><span class="x" id="date1__29" original="E8e5.-7d28"> All sources cited in this book are referenced according to their first historical dates of publication. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59e0" id="date1__30" original="E39c.-5b54"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59e1" id="date1__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="date1__32" original="E39c.-5b52"> singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="date1__33" original="E39c.-5b51"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="date1__34" original="E39c.-5b50"> a time in the past or future that is not a particular day </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59e5" id="date1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59e6" id="date1__36" original="E8e5.-7d27"><span class="x" id="date1__37" original="E8e5.-7d26"> The municipal government decided to postpone the election to a later date. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59e8" id="date1__38" original="E8e5.-7d25"><span class="x" id="date1__39" original="E8e5.-7d24"> Arabs established themselves in southern India from an early date. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59ea" id="date1__40" original="E8e5.-7d23"><span class="x" id="date1__41" original="E8e5.-7d22"> At some future date, the supply of oil will be unable to meet demand in an economically feasible way. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59ec" id="date1__42" original="E39c.-5b3b"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59ed" id="date1__43" original="E39c.-5b3a" sk="todate"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59ee" id="date1__44"><span class="idm" id="date1__45" original="E39c.-5b39"> to date </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59f0" id="date1__46"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59f1" id="date1__47"><span class="def" id="date1__48" original="E39c.-5b38"> until now </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59f3" id="date1__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59f4" id="date1__50" original="E8e5.-7d1f"><span class="x" id="date1__51" original="E8e5.-7d1e"> To date, the principal technology for generating renewable energy has involved the damming of rivers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59f6" id="date1__52" original="E8e5.-7d1d"><span class="x" id="date1__53" original="E8e5.-7d1c"> The majority of studies conducted to date have found little support for the hypothesis. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.265f" id="date1__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://date_1" title="date definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2660" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-353e" id="date1__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="date1__56"> date </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59f8" hm="2" id="date2" original="E39c.-5b32" sum="1146"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59f9" id="date2__1" original="E39c.-5b31"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.59fa" id="date2__2" original="E39c.-5b30"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> date <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a07" id="date2__9" original="E39c.-5b25"><span class="pos" id="date2__10" original="E39c.-5b24"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ef3" eid="date2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6f8" geo="br" id="date2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/date_/date__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/date_/date__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://date__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6f5" geo="n_am" id="date2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/date_/date__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/date_/date__us_1.ogg" href="sound://date__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.5fa" id="date2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6f2" form="root" id="date2__17"><span class="vp" id="date2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> date </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6f0" eid="date2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6ef" geo="br" id="date2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/date_/date__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/date_/date__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://date__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6ec" geo="n_am" id="date2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/date_/date__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/date_/date__us_1.ogg" href="sound://date__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6e9" form="thirdps" id="date2__24"><span class="vp" id="date2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6e7" eid="date2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6e6" geo="br" id="date2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/dates/dates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/dates/dates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6e3" geo="n_am" id="date2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/dates/dates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/dates/dates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6e0" form="past" id="date2__31"><span class="vp" id="date2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6de" eid="date2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6dd" geo="br" id="date2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/dated/dated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/dated/dated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6da" geo="n_am" id="date2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/dated/dated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/dated/dated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://dated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6d7" form="pastpart" id="date2__38"><span class="vp" id="date2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6d5" eid="date2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6d4" geo="br" id="date2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/dated/dated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/dated/dated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6d1" geo="n_am" id="date2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/dated/dated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/dated/dated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://dated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6ce" form="prespart" id="date2__45"><span class="vp" id="date2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6cc" eid="date2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6cb" geo="br" id="date2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/datin/dating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/datin/dating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-6c8" geo="n_am" id="date2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="date2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/datin/dating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/datin/dating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a33" id="date2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a34" id="date2__53" original="E39c.-5b02"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="date2__54" original="E39c.-5afe"> to say or find out when something old existed or was made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a36" id="date2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a37" id="date2__56" original="E8dd.-7c88"><span class="cf" id="date2__57" original="E8e9.-7fea"><span class="exp" id="date2__58"> date </span> something </span><span class="x" id="date2__59" original="E8dd.-7c87"> These poems are hard to date. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a3b" id="date2__60" original="E8c5.-7ada"><span class="cf" id="date2__61" original="E39c.-5aff"><span class="exp" id="date2__62"> date </span> something at something </span><span class="x" id="date2__63" original="E8c5.-7ad9"> The grave has been dated at around 550 BC. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a3f" id="date2__64" original="E8c5.-7ad8"><span class="cf" id="date2__65" original="E8e9.-7fe9"><span class="exp" id="date2__66"> date </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="date2__67" original="E8c5.-7ad7"> The shape of these skulls is very similar to that of the African finds dated to the same period. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a43" id="date2__68" original="E8c5.-7ad6"><span class="cf" id="date2__69" original="E8e9.-7fe8"><span class="exp" id="date2__70"> date </span> something between A and B </span><span class="x" id="date2__71" original="E8c5.-7ad5"> The consecration of King Asoka can be plausibly dated anywhere between 280 and 267 BCE. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a47" id="date2__72" original="E39c.-5b07"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="date2__73" original="E39c.-5b04"><span class="exp" id="date2__74"> date </span> something </span><span class="def" id="date2__75" original="E39c.-5b03"> to write or print the date on something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a4b" id="date2__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a4c" id="date2__77" original="E8c5.-7ace"><span class="x" id="date2__78" original="E8c5.-7acd"> Ensure each partner has signed and dated the agreement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a4e" id="date2__79" original="E8c5.-7ad0"><span class="x" id="date2__80" original="E8c5.-7acf"> Turing's reaction is described in a letter by Birch dated 20 October 1940. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a50" id="date2__81" original="E39c.-5aeb"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a51" id="date2__82" original="E39c.-5aea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a52" id="date2__83"><h4 class="pv"> date back (to…) </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> date from… </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a55" id="date2__86"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a56" id="date2__87"><span class="def" id="date2__88" original="E39c.-5ae7"> to have existed since a particular time in the past or for the length of time mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a58" id="date2__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a59" id="date2__90" original="E8c5.-7acc"><span class="x" id="date2__91" original="E8c5.-7acb"> The floppy disk drive is an IBM invention dating back to the 1960s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a5b" id="date2__92" original="E8c5.-7ac8"><span class="x" id="date2__93" original="E8c5.-7ac7"> The use of wind to provide mechanical power dates from ancient times. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.26cb" id="date2__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://date_1" title="date definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.26cc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-353e" id="date2__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="date2__96"> date </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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datebook
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a5d" id="datebook" original="E39c.-5ae6" sum="126"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a5e" id="datebook__1" original="E39c.-5ae5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a5f" id="datebook__2" original="E39c.-5ae4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> datebook </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a67" id="datebook__4" original="E39c.-5ad9"><span class="pos" id="datebook__5" original="E39c.-5ad8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6eec" eid="datebook__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-58e" geo="br" id="datebook__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="datebook__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtbʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/dateb/datebook__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/dateb/datebook__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://datebook__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-58b" geo="n_am" id="datebook__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="datebook__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtbʊk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/dateb/datebook__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/dateb/datebook__us_1.ogg" href="sound://datebook__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a69" id="datebook__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="datebook__12" original="E39c.-5ade"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a6b" id="datebook__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a6c" id="datebook__14" original="E39c.-5ad7"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a6d" id="datebook__15" original="E586.-472e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diary" title="diary (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a6e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e99" id="datebook__16" original="E586.-472d"><span class="xh" id="datebook__17"> diary </span><span class="xs" id="datebook__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2707" id="datebook__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://datebook" title="datebook definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2708" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3441" id="datebook__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="datebook__21"> datebook </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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datum
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a71" id="datum" original="E39c.-5a75" sum="345"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a72" id="datum__1" original="E39c.-5a74"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a73" id="datum__2" original="E39c.-5a73"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> datum </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a7e" id="datum__7" original="E39c.-5a6b"><span class="pos" id="datum__8" original="E39c.-5a6a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ee5" eid="datum__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4bb" geo="br" id="datum__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="datum__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dat/datum/datum__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dat/datum/datum__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://datum__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-4b8" geo="n_am" id="datum__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="datum__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dat/datum/datum__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dat/datum/datum__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://datum__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a80" id="datum__14" original="E39c.-5a69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a81" form="pl" id="datum__15" original="E39c.-5a68"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="datum__16" original="E39c.-5a66"> data </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a83" id="datum__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a84" id="datum__18" original="E39c.-5a63"><span class="def" id="datum__19" original="E39c.-5a62"> a fact or piece of information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a86" id="datum__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a87" id="datum__21" original="E8c5.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="datum__22" original="E8c5.-7ffc"> The median is defined as the central datum when all of the data are arranged in numerical order. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a89" id="datum__23" original="E8c5.-7ff9"><span class="x" id="datum__24" original="E8c5.-7ff8"> Each datum comprises an x-y pair of values represented by a dot or other symbol on the plot. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a8b" id="datum__25" original="E39c.-5a61" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://data" title="data definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a8c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5886" id="datum__26" original="E39c.-5a60"><span class="xh" id="datum__27"> data </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="data__178" original="E5df.358d" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="data__179" original="E5df.358e"><span class="h1" id="data__180" original="E5df.358f"><ul class="inline" id="data__181" original="E5df.3590"><li class="li" id="data__182" original="E5df.3591"> data </li><li class="li" id="data__183" original="E5df.3592"> bacteria </li><li class="li" id="data__184" original="E5df.3593"> criteria </li><li class="li" id="data__185" original="E5df.4196"> media </li><li class="li" id="data__186" original="E5df.3594"> phenomena </li><li class="li" id="data__187" original="E5df.3595"> strata </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="data__188" original="E576.2377"><li class="li" id="data__189" original="E576.2378"> In general English, these words are often used with the singular form of the verb: <span class="x-gs" id="data__190"><span class="x-g" id="data__191" original="E576.2379"><span class="x" id="data__192" original="E576.237a"><span class="ebi" id="data__193" original="E576.237b"> Bacteria is </span> killed by thorough cooking. </span></span></span> In academic English, this usage is considered incorrect and it is important to use the correct plural form of the verb: <span class="x-gs" id="data__194"><span class="x-g" id="data__195" original="E576.237e"><span class="x" id="data__196" original="E576.237f"><span class="ebi" id="data__197" original="E576.2380"> Bacteria enter </span> the skin through ulcers or cracks. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__198" original="E576.2381"><span class="x" id="data__199" original="E576.2382"> Based on <span class="ebi" id="data__200" original="E576.2383"> these criteria </span> ,… </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__201" original="E576.2384"><span class="x" id="data__202" original="E576.2385"> No <span class="ebi" id="data__203" original="E576.2386"> data are </span> available on the mineralogy of the local sediment, however. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__204" original="E576.2387"><span class="x" id="data__205" original="E576.2388"> Contemporary screen <span class="ebi" id="data__206" original="E576.2389"> media are </span> typically the result of numerous processes, only one of which involves actual filming. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__207" original="E576.238a"><span class="x" id="data__208" original="E576.238b"> Many atmospheric <span class="ebi" id="data__209" original="E576.238c"> phenomena are… </span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__210" original="E576.238d"><span class="x" id="data__211" original="E576.238e"> Younger Precambrian <span class="ebi" id="data__212" original="E576.238f"> strata are </span> widely exposed across central and southern Arizona. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="data__213" original="E576.2390"><li class="li" id="data__214" original="E576.2391"> The singular forms are <span class="eb" id="data__215" original="E576.2392"> bacterium </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__216" original="E576.2393"> criterion </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__217" original="E576.2394"> datum </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__218" original="E848.-2656"> medium </span> , <span class="eb" id="data__219" original="E576.2395"> phenomenon </span> and <span class="eb" id="data__220" original="E576.2396"> stratum </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="data__221"><span class="x-g" id="data__222" original="E576.2397"><span class="x" id="data__223" original="E576.2398"> The <span class="ebi" id="data__224" original="E576.2399"> bacterium is </span> rich in virulence factors. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__225" original="E576.239a"><span class="x" id="data__226" original="E576.239b"> The <span class="ebi" id="data__227" original="E576.239c"> criterion </span> of fairness <span class="ebi" id="data__228" original="E576.239d"> is </span> controversial. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__229" original="E576.239e"><span class="x" id="data__230" original="E576.239f"><span class="ebi" id="data__231" original="E576.23a0"> Every </span> reference <span class="ebi" id="data__232" original="E576.23a1"> datum makes </span> it possible for third persons to match data. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__233" original="E576.23a2"><span class="x" id="data__234" original="E576.23a3"> Downloading music rather than listening to the radio merely swaps <span class="ebi" id="data__235" original="E576.23a4"> one medium </span> for another. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__236" original="E576.23a5"><span class="x" id="data__237" original="E576.23a6"> Flooding is <span class="ebi" id="data__238" original="E576.23a7"> a natural phenomenon </span> in the Lower Central Plain </span></span><span class="x-g" id="data__239" original="E576.23a8"><span class="x" id="data__240" original="E576.23a9"> In <span class="ebi" id="data__241" original="E576.23aa"> each </span> age <span class="ebi" id="data__242" original="E576.23ab"> stratum </span> , four gender-ethnicity groups were defined. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2723" id="datum__93" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://datum" title="datum definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2724" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-33b0" id="datum__94" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="datum__95"> datum </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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daughter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a91" id="daughter" original="E39c.-59ff" sum="408"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a92" id="daughter__1" original="E39c.-59fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a93" id="daughter__2" original="E39c.-59fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> daughter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5a9f" id="daughter__7" original="E39c.-59f5"><span class="pos" id="daughter__8" original="E39c.-59f4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ede" eid="daughter__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3f2" geo="br" id="daughter__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daughter__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɔːtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dau/daugh/daughter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dau/daugh/daughter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://daughter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-3ef" geo="n_am" id="daughter__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daughter__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɔːtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dau/daugh/daughter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dau/daugh/daughter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://daughter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aa1" id="daughter__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aa2" id="daughter__15" original="E39c.-59f3"><span class="cf" id="daughter__16" original="E4c7.3a86"><span class="exp" id="daughter__17"> daughter </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="daughter__18" original="E39c.-59f2"> a person's female child </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aa6" id="daughter__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aa7" id="daughter__20" original="E442.4fd3"><span class="x" id="daughter__21" original="E442.4fd4"> Born in London, he married the daughter of a wine merchant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aa9" id="daughter__22" original="E442.4fd6"><span class="x" id="daughter__23" original="E442.4fd7"> Since her husband's death, Mrs Crabbe has been living with her eldest daughter and her family. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aab" id="daughter__24" original="E442.6b1e"><span class="x" id="daughter__25" original="E442.6b1f"> Sons and daughters in the same family were often treated differently. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2744" id="daughter__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://daughter" title="daughter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2745" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3328" id="daughter__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="daughter__28"> daughter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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daunting
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aad" id="daunting" original="E39c.-59c1" sum="310"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aae" id="daunting__1" original="E39c.-59c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aaf" id="daunting__2" original="E39c.-59bf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> daunting </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5abc" id="daunting__4" original="E39c.-59b5"><span class="pos" id="daunting__5" original="E39c.-59b4"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ed7" eid="daunting__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2a7" geo="br" id="daunting__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daunting__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɔːntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dau/daunt/daunting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dau/daunt/daunting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://daunting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-2a4" geo="n_am" id="daunting__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daunting__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɔːntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dau/daunt/daunting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dau/daunt/daunting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://daunting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5abe" id="daunting__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5abf" id="daunting__12" original="E39c.-5999"><span class="def" id="daunting__13" original="E39c.-5995"> making somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ac1" id="daunting__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ac2" id="daunting__15" original="E685.-6399"><span class="x" id="daunting__16" original="E685.-6398"> Defining microbial species is a daunting task. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ac4" id="daunting__17" original="E685.-6397"><span class="x" id="daunting__18" original="E685.-6396"> Testing this hypothesis will be a daunting technical challenge. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2760" id="daunting__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://daunting" title="daunting definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2761" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6ee5" id="daunting__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="daunting__21"> daunting </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dawn
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ac6" id="dawn" original="E39c.-58fe" sum="725"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ac7" id="dawn__1" original="E39c.-58fd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ac8" id="dawn__2" original="E39c.-58fc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dawn </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ad3" id="dawn__7" original="E39c.-58f1"><span class="pos" id="dawn__8" original="E39c.-58f0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ed0" eid="dawn__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-82" geo="br" id="dawn__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dawn__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɔːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/daw/dawn_/dawn__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/daw/dawn_/dawn__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dawn__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.-7f" geo="n_am" id="dawn__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dawn__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɔːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/daw/dawn_/dawn__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/daw/dawn_/dawn__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dawn__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ad5" id="dawn__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ad6" id="dawn__15" original="E39c.-58ef"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ad7" id="dawn__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dawn__17" original="E39c.-58ed"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dawn__18" original="E39c.-58eb"> the time of day when light first appears </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ada" id="dawn__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5adb" id="dawn__20" original="E442.-3a52"><span class="x" id="dawn__21" original="E442.-3a51"> The film aims to represent city life from dawn to dusk to dawn again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5add" id="dawn__22" original="E442.-3a4f"><span class="cf" id="dawn__23" original="E442.-3a50"> at <span class="exp" id="dawn__24"> dawn </span></span><span class="x" id="dawn__25" original="E442.-3a4e"> The majority of small mammals were captured at dawn. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ae1" id="dawn__26" original="E39c.-58e2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ae2" id="dawn__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="dawn__28" original="E39c.-58e0"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dawn__29" original="E39c.-58de"> the beginning or first signs of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ae5" id="dawn__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ae6" id="dawn__31" original="E442.-3a4d"><span class="x" id="dawn__32" original="E442.-3a4c"> Gibbon showed little sympathy with those who saw the Revolution in France as a new dawn for humanity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ae8" id="dawn__33" original="E442.4fca"><span class="cf" id="dawn__34" original="E39c.-58df"> at/since the <span class="exp" id="dawn__35"> dawn </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="dawn__36" original="E442.4fcb"> At the dawn of the twenty-first century, African American public intellectuals have taken on a more influential and visible role in society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aec" id="dawn__37" original="E442.-3a4a"><span class="x" id="dawn__38" original="E442.-3a49"> Both earthquakes and volcanoes have figured prominently in human history since the dawn of recorded time. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.277b" id="dawn__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dawn_1" title="dawn definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.277c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-31f1" id="dawn__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dawn__41"> dawn </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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day
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aee" id="day" original="E39c.-5884" sum="3846"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aef" id="day__1" original="E39c.-5883"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5af0" id="day__2" original="E39c.-5882"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> day </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5afb" id="day__7" original="E39c.-587a"><span class="pos" id="day__8" original="E39c.-5879"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ec9" eid="day__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.23" geo="br" id="day__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="day__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/day/day__/day__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/day/day__/day__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://day__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.26" geo="n_am" id="day__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="day__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/day/day__/day__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/day/day__/day__us_1.ogg" href="sound://day__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5afd" id="day__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5afe" id="day__15" original="E39c.-5878"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5aff" id="day__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="day__17" original="E39c.-5876"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="day__18" original="E39c.-5875"> a period of 24 hours </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b02" id="day__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b03" id="day__20" original="E851.-7fff"><span class="x" id="day__21" original="E851.-7ffe"> These wounds can take 10–21 days to heal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b05" id="day__22" original="E851.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="day__23" original="E851.-7ffa"> They died on the same day, July 4, 1826. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b07" id="day__24" original="E851.-7ff9"><span class="cf" id="day__25" original="E8ea.-7879"> per <span class="exp" id="day__26"> day </span></span><span class="x" id="day__27" original="E851.-7ff8"> Russia produces 10 million barrels of oil per day. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b0b" id="day__28" original="E39c.-5867"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b0c" id="day__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="day__30" original="E39c.-5865"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="day__31" original="E39c.-5864"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="day__32" original="E39c.-5863"> the hours of the day when you are awake or working </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b10" id="day__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b11" id="day__34" original="E851.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="day__35" original="E851.-7ff6"> A worker is entitled to a 20-minute rest break if the working day is longer than 6 hours. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b13" id="day__36" original="E851.-7ff3"><span class="x" id="day__37" original="E851.-7ff2"> During her depressive episodes, she would sometimes spend the entire day watching television. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b15" id="day__38" original="E851.-7ff5"><span class="cf" id="day__39" original="E8ea.-7878"> during the <span class="exp" id="day__40"> day </span></span><span class="x" id="day__41" original="E851.-7ff4"> Students claimed that it was very easy to go off campus during the school day. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b19" id="day__42" original="E4a5.6567" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://working-day" title="working day definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b1a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.3d4e" id="day__43" original="E4a5.6568"><span class="xh" id="day__44"> working day </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b1c" id="day__45" original="E39c.-586b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b1d" id="day__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="day__47" original="E39c.-5869"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="day__48" original="E39c.-5868"> the part of the day when it is light </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b20" id="day__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b21" id="day__50" original="E851.-7fe7"><span class="x" id="day__51" original="E851.-7fe6"> In and around cities, heavy traffic can be a serious problem at almost any time of the day or night. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b23" id="day__52" original="E851.-7fe9"><span class="cf" id="day__53" original="E8ea.-7877"> during the <span class="exp" id="day__54"> day </span></span><span class="x" id="day__55" original="E851.-7fe8"> Nocturnal owls and nightjars stay hidden during the day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b27" id="day__56" original="E8d4.-7a7a"><span class="cf" id="day__57" original="E8ea.-7876"> by <span class="exp" id="day__58"> day </span></span><span class="x" id="day__59" original="E8d4.-7a79"> Without evaporation, the Earth's surface would be considerably warmer by day and colder by night. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b2b" id="day__60" original="E39c.-585d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b2c" id="day__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="day__62" original="E39c.-585b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="day__63" original="E39c.-585a"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="day__64" original="E39c.-5859"> a particular period of time or history </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b30" id="day__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b31" id="day__66" original="E8d4.-7a7c"><span class="x" id="day__67" original="E8d4.-7a7b"> She had access to a computer, rare in those days. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b33" id="day__68" original="E851.-7fed"><span class="cf" id="day__69" original="E8ea.-7875"><span class="exp" id="day__70"> day </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="day__71" original="E851.-7fec"> Even simple domestic products use electronics that are far more powerful than those used in the early days of space travel. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b37" id="day__72" original="E39c.-5856" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://nowadays" title="nowadays definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b38" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.368d" id="day__73" original="E39c.-5851"><span class="xh" id="day__74"> nowadays </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://the-present-day" title="present day definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b3a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.c92" id="day__75" original="E39c.-584f"><span class="xh" id="day__76"> present day </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b3c" id="day__77" original="E39c.-584b"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b3d" id="day__78" original="E39c.-5842" sk="carryday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b3e" id="day__79"><span class="idm" id="day__80" original="E39c.-5841"> carry/win the day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b40" id="day__81"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b41" id="day__82"><span class="def" id="day__83" original="E39c.-583e"> to be successful against somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b43" id="day__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b44" id="day__85" original="E851.-7fe3"><span class="x" id="day__86" original="E851.-7fe2"> The anti-slave trade cause needed to win the votes of the majority of independent MPs to carry the day. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b46" id="day__87" original="E39c.-583d" sk="dayafterday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b47" id="day__88"><span class="idm" id="day__89" original="E39c.-583c"> day after day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b49" id="day__90"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b4a" id="day__91"><span class="def" id="day__92" original="E39c.-583b"> every day for a long period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b4c" id="day__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b4d" id="day__94" original="E851.-7fe1"><span class="x" id="day__95" original="E851.-7fe0"> Day after day, people waited to be rescued. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b4f" id="day__96" original="E39c.-583a" sk="daybyday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b50" id="day__97"><span class="idm" id="day__98" original="E39c.-5839"> day by day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b52" id="day__99"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b53" id="day__100"><span class="def" id="day__101" original="E39c.-5838"> every day; a little at a time and gradually </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b55" id="day__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b56" id="day__103" original="E851.-7fdf"><span class="x" id="day__104" original="E851.-7fde"> The symptoms were noted day by day. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b58" id="day__105" original="E851.-7fdd"><span class="x" id="day__106" original="E851.-7fdc"> Napoleon's forces were disintegrating day by day. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ba5-FF1" id="day__107" original="E39d.25" sk="enddays"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ba5-FF2" id="day__108"><span class="idm" id="day__109" original="E39d.26"> end your days/life (in something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ba5-FF4" id="day__110"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ba5-FF5" id="day__111"><span class="def" id="day__112" original="E39d.27"> to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ba5-FF7" id="day__113"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ba5-FF8" id="day__114" original="E8d5.-7ccf"><span class="x" id="day__115" original="E8d5.-7cce"> He ended his life as a Saint-Dominguan refugee in France. </span></span></span></span></span></span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b5a" id="day__116" original="E39c.-5829" sk="fromdaytoday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b5b" id="day__117"><span class="idm" id="day__118" original="E39c.-5828"> from day to day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b5d" id="day__119"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b5e" id="day__120" original="E39c.-5825"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="day__121" original="E39c.-5824"> if a situation changes <span class="dh" id="day__122" original="E39c.-5823"> from day to day </span> , it changes often </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b61" id="day__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b62" id="day__124" original="E851.-7fd9"><span class="x" id="day__125" original="E851.-7fd8"> In healthy people, mood varies from day to day and hour to hour. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b64" id="day__126" original="E39c.-5827"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="day__127" original="E39c.-5826"> with no thoughts or plans for the future </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b66" id="day__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b67" id="day__129" original="E851.-7fd7"><span class="x" id="day__130" original="E851.-7fd6"> Farmers had to consume their meagre stores of grain, just to keep themselves alive from day to day. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b69" id="day__131" original="E39c.-57f8" sk="inday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b6a" id="day__132"><span class="idm" id="day__133" original="E39c.-57f7"> in/of somebody's day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b6c" id="day__134"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b6d" id="day__135"><span class="def" id="day__136" original="E39c.-57f6"> during a particular period of time in the past when somebody lived </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b6f" id="day__137"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b70" id="day__138" original="E851.-7fd5"><span class="x" id="day__139" original="E851.-7fd4"> Science in Hobbes's day was materialistic and did not leave much room for anything supernatural. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b72" id="day__140" original="E851.-7fd3"><span class="x" id="day__141" original="E851.-7fd2"> The book places Austen in the context of the revolutionary politics of her day. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b74" id="day__142" original="E39c.-57f5" sk="ofday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b75" id="day__143"><span class="idm" id="day__144" original="E39c.-57f4"> of the day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b77" id="day__145"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b78" id="day__146"><span class="def" id="day__147" original="E39c.-57f3"> during a particular period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b7a" id="day__148"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b7b" id="day__149" original="E851.-7fd1"><span class="x" id="day__150" original="E851.-7fd0"> The moral code of the day stressed devotion to the church. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b7d" id="day__151" original="E851.-7fcf"><span class="x" id="day__152" original="E851.-7fce"> Many of the political issues of the day were a response to the impact of the Second World War. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b7f" id="day__153" original="E39c.-57f2" sk="oneday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b80" id="day__154"><span class="idm" id="day__155" original="E39c.-57f1"> one day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b82" id="day__156"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b83" id="day__157"><span class="def" id="day__158" original="E39c.-57f0"> at some time in the future; on a particular day in the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b85" id="day__159"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b86" id="day__160" original="E851.-7fcd"><span class="x" id="day__161" original="E851.-7fcc"> Hydrogen is viewed as a clean energy alternative that could one day replace fossil fuels. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b88" id="day__162" original="E851.-7fcb"><span class="x" id="day__163" original="E851.-7fca"> Vera confronted him one day after she had discovered he had lost most of their life savings. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b8a" id="day__164" original="E39c.-57e7" sk="someday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b8b" id="day__165"><span class="idm" id="day__166" original="E39c.-57e6"> some day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b8d" id="day__167"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b8e" id="day__168"><span class="def" id="day__169" original="E39c.-57e5"> at an unknown time in the future </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b90" id="day__170"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b91" id="day__171" original="E851.-7fc9"><span class="x" id="day__172" original="E851.-7fc8"> Eighty per cent of the girls' mothers believed that their daughters would some day have a well-paying job. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b93" id="day__173" original="E39c.-57d9" sk="thesedays"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b94" id="day__174"><span class="idm" id="day__175" original="E39c.-57d8"> these days </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b96" id="day__176"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b97" id="day__177"><span class="def" id="day__178" original="E39c.-57d5"> used to talk about the present, especially when you are comparing it with the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b99" id="day__179"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b9a" id="day__180" original="E851.-7fc5"><span class="x" id="day__181" original="E851.-7fc4"> These days, short-term expectations are high among shareholders. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b9c" id="day__182" original="E39c.-57cc" sk="tothisday"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b9d" id="day__183"><span class="idm" id="day__184" original="E39c.-57cb"> to this day </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5b9f" id="day__185"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ba0" id="day__186"><span class="def" id="day__187" original="E39c.-57ca"> even now, when a lot of time has passed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ba2" id="day__188"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ba3" id="day__189" original="E851.-7fc3"><span class="x" id="day__190" original="E851.-7fc2"> The debate between liberalism and realism continues to this day. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.27a7" id="day__191" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://day" title="day definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.27a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-3146" id="day__192" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="day__193"> day </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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day care
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5baa" id="day-care" original="E39c.-5727" sum="371"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bab" id="day-care__1" original="E39c.-5726"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bac" id="day-care__2" original="E39c.-5725"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> day care </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bb3" id="day-care__4" original="E39c.-5720"><span class="pos" id="day-care__5" original="E39c.-571f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ec2" eid="day-care__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.109" geo="br" id="day-care__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="day-care__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪ keə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/day/day_c/day_care_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/day/day_c/day_care_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://day_care_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.10c" geo="n_am" id="day-care__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="day-care__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪ ker <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/day/day_c/day_care_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/day/day_c/day_care_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://day_care_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bb5" id="day-care__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="day-care__12" original="E39c.-571d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bb7" id="day-care__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bb8" id="day-care__14" original="E39c.-571c"><span class="def" id="day-care__15" original="E39c.-571b"> care for small children, or for old or sick people, away from home, during the day </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bba" id="day-care__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bbb" id="day-care__17" original="E85c.-4b22"><span class="x" id="day-care__18" original="E85c.-4b21"> Japan had only 13% of three-year-olds in day care compared with 54% in the US and 34% in the UK. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bbd" id="day-care__19" original="E85c.-4b20"><span class="cf" id="day-care__20" original="E492.29c7"><span class="exp" id="day-care__21"> day care </span> center </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bc0" id="day-care__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="day-care__23" original="E492.29c9"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="day-care__24" original="E85c.-4b1f"> More children are now taken care of in day care centers. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2866" id="day-care__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://day-care" title="day care definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2867" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2ecc" id="day-care__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="day-care__27"> day care </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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day-to-day
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bfc" id="day-to-day" original="E39c.-55ab" sum="539"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bfd" id="day-to-day__1" original="E39c.-55aa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bfe" id="day-to-day__2" original="E39c.-55a9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> day-to-day </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c05" id="day-to-day__4" original="E39c.-55a4"><span class="pos" id="day-to-day__5" original="E39c.-55a3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ead" eid="day-to-day__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4af" geo="br" id="day-to-day__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="day-to-day__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪ tə ˈdeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/day/day_t/day_to_day_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/day/day_t/day_to_day_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://day_to_day_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4b2" geo="n_am" id="day-to-day__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="day-to-day__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪ tə ˈdeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/day/day_t/day_to_day_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/day/day_t/day_to_day_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://day_to_day_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c07" id="day-to-day__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="day-to-day__12" original="E39c.-55a1"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c09" id="day-to-day__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c0a" id="day-to-day__14" original="E39c.-559e"><span class="def" id="day-to-day__15" original="E39c.-559d"> involving the usual events or tasks of each day; happening every day in a regular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c0c" id="day-to-day__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c0d" id="day-to-day__17" original="E8c5.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="day-to-day__18" original="E8c5.-7ff4"> The management board is responsible for the day-to-day running of the company. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c0f" id="day-to-day__19" original="E8c5.-7ff1"><span class="x" id="day-to-day__20" original="E8c5.-7ff0"> Many people live with a condition that limits their ability to cope with day-to-day activities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c11" id="day-to-day__21" original="E8c5.-7ff3"><span class="x" id="day-to-day__22" original="E8c5.-7ff2"> Different agencies have different names for those who handle contact with their clients on a day-to-day basis. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.28c5" id="day-to-day__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://day-to-day" title="day-to-day definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.28c6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2cdb" id="day-to-day__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="day-to-day__25"> day-to-day </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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daylight
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bc3" id="daylight" original="E39c.-56c4" sum="419"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bc4" id="daylight__1" original="E39c.-56c3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bc5" id="daylight__2" original="E39c.-56c2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> daylight </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bd0" id="daylight__7" original="E39c.-56ba"><span class="pos" id="daylight__8" original="E39c.-56b9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ebb" eid="daylight__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2f1" geo="br" id="daylight__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daylight__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪlaɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/day/dayli/daylight__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/day/dayli/daylight__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://daylight__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2f4" geo="n_am" id="daylight__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daylight__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪlaɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/day/dayli/daylight__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/day/dayli/daylight__us_1.ogg" href="sound://daylight__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bd2" id="daylight__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="daylight__15" original="E39c.-56b7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bd4" id="daylight__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bd5" id="daylight__17" original="E39c.-56b6"><span class="def" id="daylight__18" original="E39c.-56b5"> the light that comes from the sun during the day </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bd7" id="daylight__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bd8" id="daylight__20" original="E85c.-4b1e"><span class="x" id="daylight__21" original="E85c.-4b1d"> The individual will secrete melatonin during the hours of natural daylight. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bda" id="daylight__22" original="E85c.-4b1c"><span class="x" id="daylight__23" original="E85c.-4b1b"> In daylight, the only human artefact visible from space was a portion of the Great Wall of China. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bdc" id="daylight__24" original="E85c.-4b1a"><span class="cf" id="daylight__25" original="E4c7.3aff"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="daylight__26" original="E85c.-4b19"> Algae can photosynthesize throughout daylight hours. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2887" id="daylight__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://daylight" title="daylight definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2888" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2e49" id="daylight__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="daylight__29"> daylight </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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daytime
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bdf" id="daytime" original="E39c.-55bb" sum="356"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5be0" id="daytime__1" original="E39c.-55ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5be1" id="daytime__2" original="E39c.-55b9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> daytime </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bec" id="daytime__7" original="E39c.-55b1"><span class="pos" id="daytime__8" original="E39c.-55b0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6eb4" eid="daytime__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.47c" geo="br" id="daytime__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daytime__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtaɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/day/dayti/daytime__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/day/dayti/daytime__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://daytime__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.47f" geo="n_am" id="daytime__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="daytime__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪtaɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/day/dayti/daytime__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/day/dayti/daytime__us_1.ogg" href="sound://daytime__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bee" id="daytime__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="daytime__15" original="E39c.-55ae"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="daytime__16" original="E85c.-4b18"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bf1" id="daytime__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bf2" id="daytime__18" original="E39c.-55ad"><span class="def" id="daytime__19" original="E39c.-55ac"> the period during the day between the time when it gets light and the time when it gets dark </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bf4" id="daytime__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bf5" id="daytime__21" original="E85c.-4b15"><span class="cf" id="daytime__22" original="E4c7.3b00"> in/during the <span class="exp" id="daytime__23"> daytime </span></span><span class="x" id="daytime__24" original="E85c.-4b14"> Fruit flies are active in the daytime. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5bf9" id="daytime__25" original="E85c.-4b13"><span class="cf" id="daytime__26" original="E4c7.3b01"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="daytime__27" original="E85c.-4b12"> Research shows that daytime sleepiness impacts school performance. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.28a8" id="daytime__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://daytime" title="daytime definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.28a9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2cf9" id="daytime__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="daytime__30"> daytime </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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de facto
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ce7" id="de-facto" original="E39c.-3713" sum="441"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ce8" id="de-facto__1" original="E39c.-3712"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ce9" id="de-facto__2" original="E39c.-3711"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> de facto </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cf2" id="de-facto__4" original="E39c.-370c"><span class="pos" id="de-facto__5" original="E39c.-370b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ca1" eid="de-facto__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5b7b" geo="br" id="de-facto__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="de-facto__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/de_/de_fa/de_facto_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/de_/de_fa/de_facto_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://de_facto_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5b7f" geo="n_am" id="de-facto__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="de-facto__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪ ˈfæktoʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/de_/de_fa/de_facto_1_us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/de_/de_fa/de_facto_1_us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://de_facto_1_us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cf4" id="de-facto__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="de-facto__12" original="E39c.-3709"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cf6" id="de-facto__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="lat" id="de-facto__14" original="E39c.-3708"> from Latin </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cf8" id="de-facto__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cf9" id="de-facto__16" original="E39c.-3706"><span class="def" id="de-facto__17" original="E39c.-3705"> existing, although not officially accepted as existing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cfb" id="de-facto__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cfc" id="de-facto__19" original="E81e.2c67"><span class="x" id="de-facto__20" original="E81e.2c68"> A de facto director is one who has not been formally appointed as such, but has nevertheless acted as a director. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cfe" id="de-facto__21" original="E81e.2c69"><span class="x" id="de-facto__22" original="E81e.2c6a"> The rights give landowners de facto control over water flowing past their land, and ownership of water on or under their land. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d00" id="de-facto__23"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d01" id="de-facto__24" original="E39c.-3704"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d02" id="de-facto__25"><span class="dr" id="de-facto__26" original="E39c.-3703"> de facto </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d04" id="de-facto__27" original="E39c.-3702"><span class="pos" id="de-facto__28" original="E39c.-3701"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4132" eid="de-facto__29" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5b83" geo="br" id="de-facto__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="de-facto__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/de_/de_fa/de_facto_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/de_/de_fa/de_facto_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://de_facto_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5b87" geo="n_am" id="de-facto__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="de-facto__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɪ ˈfæktoʊ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/de_/de_fa/de_facto_1_us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/de_/de_fa/de_facto_1_us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://de_facto_1_us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d06" id="de-facto__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d07" id="de-facto__35" original="E81e.2c6b"><span class="x" id="de-facto__36" original="E81e.2c6c"> The country formally or de facto pegs its currency at a fixed rate to another currency. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3b19" id="de-facto__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://de-facto_2" title="de facto definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3b1a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1f5e" id="de-facto__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="de-facto__39"> de facto </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dead
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c13" hm="1" id="dead1" original="E39c.-5417" sum="737"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c14" id="dead1__1" original="E39c.-5416"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c15" id="dead1__2" original="E39c.-5415"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dead <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c21" id="dead1__8" original="E39c.-540b"><span class="pos" id="dead1__9" original="E39c.-540a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ea6" eid="dead1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.8a4" geo="br" id="dead1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dead1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ded <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/dead_/dead__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/dead_/dead__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dead__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.8a7" geo="n_am" id="dead1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dead1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ded <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/dead_/dead__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/dead_/dead__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dead__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c23" id="dead1__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c24" id="dead1__16" original="E39c.-5409"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dead1__17" original="E39c.-5408"> no longer alive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c26" id="dead1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c27" id="dead1__19" original="E851.-7f80"><span class="x" id="dead1__20" original="E851.-7f7f"> The police had no way of knowing if Jakob was dead or alive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c29" id="dead1__21" original="E851.-7f7a"><span class="x" id="dead1__22" original="E851.-7f79"> King was shot dead as he stood on the balcony of his hotel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c2b" id="dead1__23" original="E8ea.-792c"><span class="x" id="dead1__24" original="E8ea.-792b"> Lear comes on to the stage for the last time, carrying the dead body of his daughter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c2d" id="dead1__25" original="E851.-7f76"><span class="x" id="dead1__26" original="E851.-7f75"> Most of these dead trees are still standing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c2f" id="dead1__27" original="E851.-7f78"><span class="x" id="dead1__28" original="E851.-7f77"> Once cell death has been completed, the remains of the dead cell need to be removed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c31" id="dead1__29" original="E39c.-5405"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c32" id="dead1__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="dead1__31" original="E39c.-5403"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dead1__32" original="E39c.-5402"> no longer believed in or aimed for; belonging to the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c35" id="dead1__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c36" id="dead1__34" original="E851.-7f72"><span class="x" id="dead1__35" original="E851.-7f71"> Geopolitics may be dead, but history is not. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c38" id="dead1__36" original="E851.-7f70"><span class="x" id="dead1__37" original="E851.-7f6f"> Nash has argued that video art is dead because the conditions that gave rise to its funding have been destroyed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.28e3" id="dead1__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dead_1" title="dead definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.28e4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2adc" id="dead1__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dead1__40"> dead </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c3a" hm="2" id="dead2" original="E39c.-5385" sum="411"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c3b" id="dead2__1" original="E39c.-5384"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c3c" id="dead2__2" original="E39c.-5383"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dead <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c48" id="dead2__8" original="E39c.-5379"><span class="pos" id="dead2__9" original="E39c.-5378"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e9f" eid="dead2__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.8aa" geo="br" id="dead2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dead2__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ded <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/dead_/dead__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/dead_/dead__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dead__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.8ad" geo="n_am" id="dead2__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dead2__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ded <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/dead_/dead__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/dead_/dead__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dead__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c4a" id="dead2__15" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c4b" id="dead2__16"><span class="v"><strong> the dead </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c4d" id="dead2__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c4e" id="dead2__19" original="E39c.-5376"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c4f" id="dead2__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="dead2__21" original="E39c.-5374"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dead2__22" original="E39c.-5373"> people who have died </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c52" id="dead2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c53" id="dead2__24" original="E85c.-46b8"><span class="x" id="dead2__25" original="E85c.-46b7"> Africans in Jamaica often had their own burial grounds where they observed their own practices to honour the dead. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" corpus_freq="7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c55" id="dead2__26" original="E39c.-5372"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c56" id="dead2__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="dead2__28" original="E39c.-5370"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dead2__29" original="E39c.-536f"> the state of being dead </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c59" id="dead2__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c5a" id="dead2__31" original="E85c.-46b6"><span class="x" id="dead2__32" original="E85c.-46b5"> Jesus lived in Palestine, taught, died, and, his followers believed, rose from the dead. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2911" id="dead2__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dead_1" title="dead definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2912" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2adc" id="dead2__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dead2__35"> dead </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deadline
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c5c" id="deadline" original="E39c.-5258" sum="335"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c5d" id="deadline__1" original="E39c.-5257"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c5e" id="deadline__2" original="E39c.-5256"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deadline </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c69" id="deadline__7" original="E39c.-524e"><span class="pos" id="deadline__8" original="E39c.-524d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e98" eid="deadline__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.b73" geo="br" id="deadline__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deadline__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deadl/deadline__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deadl/deadline__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deadline__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.b76" geo="n_am" id="deadline__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deadline__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedlaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deadl/deadline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deadl/deadline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deadline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c6b" id="deadline__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c6c" id="deadline__15" original="E39c.-524c"><span class="def" id="deadline__16" original="E39c.-524a"> a point in time by which something must be done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c6e" id="deadline__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c6f" id="deadline__18" original="E85c.-46bc"><span class="x" id="deadline__19" original="E85c.-46bb"> If these deadlines are not met, they may affect delivery of other results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c71" id="deadline__20" original="E85c.-46ba"><span class="cf" id="deadline__21" original="E39c.-524b"><span class="exp" id="deadline__22"> deadline </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="deadline__23" original="E85c.-46b9"> The company has to set a clear deadline for payment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2933" id="deadline__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deadline" title="deadline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2934" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2805" id="deadline__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deadline__26"> deadline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deadly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c75" id="deadly" original="E39c.-520c" sum="397"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c76" id="deadly__1" original="E39c.-520b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c77" id="deadly__2" original="E39c.-520a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deadly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c83" id="deadly__8" original="E39c.-5200"><span class="pos" id="deadly__9" original="E39c.-51ff"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e91" eid="deadly__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.c2b" geo="br" id="deadly__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deadly__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deadl/deadly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deadl/deadly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deadly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.c2e" geo="n_am" id="deadly__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deadly__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deadl/deadly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deadl/deadly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deadly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c85" id="deadly__15" original="E39c.-51fe"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c86" form="_tofix" id="deadly__16"><span class="if" id="deadly__17" original="E39c.-51fc"> deadlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c88" form="_tofix" id="deadly__18"><span class="if" id="deadly__19" original="E39c.-51fb"> deadliest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="use" id="deadly__20" original="E4a5.7584"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="eb" id="deadly__21" original="E39c.-51f9"> More deadly </span> and <span class="eb" id="deadly__22" original="E4a5.7585"> deadliest </span> are the usual forms. You can also use <span class="eb" id="deadly__23" original="E4a5.7586"> most deadly </span> . <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c8e" id="deadly__24"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c8f" id="deadly__25" original="E39c.-51f6"><span class="def" id="deadly__26" original="E39c.-51f5"> causing or likely to cause death </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c91" id="deadly__27" original="E39c.-51f4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://lethal" title="lethal definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c92" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.5ad5" id="deadly__28" original="E39c.-51f3"><span class="xh" id="deadly__29"> lethal </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c95" id="deadly__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c96" id="deadly__31" original="E851.-7f47"><span class="x" id="deadly__32" original="E851.-7f46"> European explorers brought with them deadly foreign diseases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c98" id="deadly__33" original="E851.-7f49"><span class="x" id="deadly__34" original="E851.-7f48"> Plants contain some of the deadliest chemicals known. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c9a" id="deadly__35" original="E851.-7f45"><span class="x" id="deadly__36" original="E851.-7f44"> He was held on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.295a" id="deadly__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deadly_1" title="deadly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.295b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2798" id="deadly__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deadly__39"> deadly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deaf
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c9c" id="deaf" original="E39c.-5164" sum="698"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c9d" id="deaf__1" original="E39c.-5163"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5c9e" id="deaf__2" original="E39c.-5162"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deaf </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5caa" id="deaf__8" original="E39c.-5159"><span class="pos" id="deaf__9" original="E39c.-5158"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e8a" eid="deaf__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.d37" geo="br" id="deaf__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deaf__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> def <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deaf_/deaf__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deaf_/deaf__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deaf__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.d3a" geo="n_am" id="deaf__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deaf__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> def <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deaf_/deaf__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deaf_/deaf__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deaf__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cac" id="deaf__15" original="E39c.-5157"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cad" form="_tofix" id="deaf__16" original="E39c.-5156"><span class="if" id="deaf__17" original="E39c.-5155"> deafer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5caf" form="_tofix" id="deaf__18" original="E39c.-5154"><span class="if" id="deaf__19" original="E39c.-5153"> deafest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cb1" id="deaf__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cb2" id="deaf__21" original="E39c.-5152"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deaf__22" original="E39c.-5151"> unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cb4" id="deaf__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cb5" id="deaf__24" original="E8b4.202c"><span class="x" id="deaf__25" original="E8b4.202d"> She was born deaf. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E854.-6dbe" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E854.-6dbd"><span class="h1" original="E854.-6dbc"> Talking about disabilities </span><ul class="deflist" original="E854.-6db9"><li class="li" original="E854.-6db8"> The term <span class="eb" original="E854.-6db7"> disability </span> is generally used when referring to a long-term condition which makes it difficult for a person to use part of their body completely or easily: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6883"><span class="x" original="E854.-6882"> Interviews with young adults who have grown up with disability focused on their achievement of employment and independent households. </span></span></span> You can also say <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3eeb"> physical disability </span> , <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3eec"> mental disability </span> or <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3eed"> learning disability </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-687d"><span class="x" original="E854.-687c"> Children with dyslexia or other learning disabilities need more attention at school to have the same learning opportunities as others. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E854.-6879"> The expression <span class="eb" original="E854.-6878"> disabled people </span> is often preferred to <span class="eb" original="E854.-6877"> the disabled </span> because it sounds more personal: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6884"><span class="x" original="E854.-6876"> The Act requires employers to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to ensure that disabled people are not at a disadvantage in the workplace. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E854.-6dc0"><span class="eb" original="E854.-6db5"> Visual impairment </span> is the term used to refer to conditions which result in a person being either <span class="eb" original="E848.-298f"> partially sighted </span> or <span class="eb" original="E848.-298e"> blind </span> , and which cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. You can also use the term <span class="eb" original="E854.-6db4"> visually impaired </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6db3"><span class="x" original="E854.-6db2"> Clinical data included hearing and visual impairments. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E8b4.3eee"><span class="x" original="E8b4.3eef"> Visually impaired people may lack confidence out of their normal environment. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E854.-6dad"><span class="eb" original="E854.-6dac"> Hearing impairment </span> is the term used to refer to conditions which result in a person having a degree of hearing loss, which in some cases may be improved with a device such as a hearing aid: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6d9f"><span class="x" original="E854.-6d9e"> An association was made between work as a diver and greater prevalence of significant hearing impairment. </span></span></span> Some people with hearing loss, especially if it is severe and/​or they were born with it, prefer the term <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3ef0"> deaf </span> or <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3ef1"> Deaf </span> because they do not consider deafness an impairment: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6d9c"><span class="x" original="E854.-6d9b"> Members of the Deaf community use Sign Language as their first or preferred language. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cb7" id="deaf__26" original="E39c.-514b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cb8" id="deaf__27" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cb9" id="deaf__28"><span class="v"><strong> the deaf </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cbb" id="deaf__30" original="E39c.-5149"><span class="pos" id="deaf__31" original="E39c.-5148"> noun </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cbd" id="deaf__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="deaf__33" original="E39c.-5146"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deaf__34" original="E39c.-5145"> people who cannot hear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cc0" id="deaf__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cc1" id="deaf__36" original="E8b4.202e"><span class="x" id="deaf__37" original="E8b4.202f"> Slowly, the use of signs became part of the education models used at schools for the deaf. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cc3" id="deaf__38" original="E39c.-5144"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cc4" id="deaf__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="deaf__40" original="E39c.-5142"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deaf__41" original="E39c.-5141"><span class="exp" id="deaf__42"> deaf </span> to something </span><span class="def" id="deaf__43" original="E39c.-5140"> not willing to listen or pay attention to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cc9" id="deaf__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cca" id="deaf__45" original="E8b4.2030"><span class="x" id="deaf__46" original="E8b4.2031"> Sumner and his allies were deaf to the appeal of these arguments. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ccc" id="deaf__47"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ccd" id="deaf__48" original="E39c.-513f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cce" id="deaf__49"><span class="dr" id="deaf__50" original="E39c.-513e"> deafness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cd6" id="deaf__51" original="E39c.-513a"><span class="pos" id="deaf__52" original="E39c.-5139"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e89" eid="deaf__53" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.d31" geo="br" id="deaf__54" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deaf__55"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deafn/deafness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deafn/deafness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deafness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.d34" geo="n_am" id="deaf__56" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deaf__57"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deafn/deafness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deafn/deafness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deafness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cd8" id="deaf__58"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deaf__59" original="E39c.-5137"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cda" id="deaf__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cdb" id="deaf__61" original="E8b4.2032"><span class="x" id="deaf__62" original="E8b4.2033"> Despite deafness and other disabilities, she was a spirited actor on the political scene. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cdd" id="deaf__63" original="E39c.-5136"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cde" id="ear__38" original="E39c.-5130" sk="fallondeafears"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cdf" id="ear__39"><span class="idm" id="ear__40" original="E39c.-512f"> fall on deaf ears </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ce1" id="ear__41"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ce2" id="ear__42"><span class="def" id="ear__43" original="E39c.-512e"> to be ignored or not noticed by other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ce4" id="ear__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ce5" id="ear__45" original="E8b4.2034"><span class="x" id="ear__46" original="E8b4.2035"> Lincoln's pleas fell on deaf ears. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2980" id="deaf__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deaf" title="deaf definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2981" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-26b2" id="deaf__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deaf__75"> deaf </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ce7" hm="1" id="deal1" original="E39c.-50d6" sum="1807"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ce8" id="deal1__1" original="E39c.-50d5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ce9" id="deal1__2" original="E39c.-50d4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deal <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5cf6" id="deal1__9" original="E39c.-50c9"><span class="pos" id="deal1__10" original="E39c.-50c8"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e7c" eid="deal1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fcb" geo="br" id="deal1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deal_/deal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deal_/deal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fce" geo="n_am" id="deal1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deal_/deal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deal_/deal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.628" id="deal1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fd1" form="root" id="deal1__17"><span class="vp" id="deal1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deal </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fd3" eid="deal1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fd4" geo="br" id="deal1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deal_/deal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deal_/deal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fd7" geo="n_am" id="deal1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deal_/deal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deal_/deal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fda" form="thirdps" id="deal1__24"><span class="vp" id="deal1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deals </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fdc" eid="deal1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fdd" geo="br" id="deal1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deals/deals__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deals/deals__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deals__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fe0" geo="n_am" id="deal1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deals/deals__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deals/deals__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deals__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fe3" form="past" id="deal1__31"><span class="vp" id="deal1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dealt </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fe5" eid="deal1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fe6" geo="br" id="deal1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> delt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/dealt/dealt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/dealt/dealt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dealt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fe9" geo="n_am" id="deal1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> delt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/dealt/dealt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/dealt/dealt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dealt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fec" form="pastpart" id="deal1__38"><span class="vp" id="deal1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dealt </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fee" eid="deal1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.fef" geo="br" id="deal1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> delt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/dealt/dealt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/dealt/dealt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dealt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.ff2" geo="n_am" id="deal1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> delt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/dealt/dealt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/dealt/dealt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dealt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.ff5" form="prespart" id="deal1__45"><span class="vp" id="deal1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dealing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.ff7" eid="deal1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.ff8" geo="br" id="deal1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deali/dealing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deali/dealing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dealing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.ffb" geo="n_am" id="deal1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deali/dealing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deali/dealing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dealing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d27" id="deal1__52" original="E39c.-509d"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d28" id="deal1__53" original="E39c.-509c" sk="dealblowto"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d29" id="deal1__54"><span class="idm" id="deal1__55" original="E39c.-509a"> deal a blow to somebody/something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d2b" id="deal1__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d2c" id="deal1__57"><span class="def" id="deal1__58" original="E39c.-5096"> to be very shocking or harmful to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d2e" id="deal1__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d2f" id="deal1__60" original="E8db.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="deal1__61" original="E8db.-7ffc"> The Protestant Reformation dealt a devastating blow to the Catholic Church's claim to supreme authority. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d31" id="deal1__62" original="E39c.-508e"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d32" id="deal1__63" original="E39c.-508d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d33" id="deal1__64"><h4 class="pv"> deal in something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d35" id="deal1__66"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d36" id="deal1__67"><span class="def" id="deal1__68" original="E39c.-508a"> to buy and sell a particular product </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d38" id="deal1__69" original="E39c.-5089" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d39" id="deal1__70" original="E39c.-5088"><span class="xh" id="deal1__71" original="E81e.4a4a"> trade </span><span class="xhm" id="deal1__72" original="E81e.4a4b"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="deal1__73" original="E81e.4a4c"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d3d" id="deal1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d3e" id="deal1__75" original="E8db.-7ff9"><span class="x" id="deal1__76" original="E8db.-7ff8"> The case concerned an alleged conspiracy to deal in stolen motor vehicles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d40" id="deal1__77" original="E8db.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="deal1__78" original="E8db.-7ff6"> If a company deals in products that can be delivered electronically, then all business can be done electronically. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d42" id="deal1__79" original="E39c.-5075"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d43" id="deal1__80"><h4 class="pv"> deal with somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d45" id="deal1__82"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d46" id="deal1__83"><span class="def" id="deal1__84" original="E39c.-5073"> to take appropriate action, according to who you are talking to, managing or looking after </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d48" id="deal1__85" original="E39c.-5072" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://handle" title="handle definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d49" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.5540" id="deal1__86" original="E39c.-5071"><span class="xh" id="deal1__87"> handle </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d4c" id="deal1__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d4d" id="deal1__89" original="E8db.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="deal1__90" original="E8db.-7ff4"> Nurses should adopt a calm and understanding approach when dealing with patients with such symptoms. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d4f" id="deal1__91" original="E39c.-506f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d50" id="deal1__92"><h4 class="pv"> deal with somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d52" id="deal1__94"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d53" id="deal1__95"><span class="def" id="deal1__96" original="E39c.-506d"> to do business with a person, a company or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d55" id="deal1__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d56" id="deal1__98" original="E8db.-7ff1"><span class="x" id="deal1__99" original="E8db.-7ff0"> The company deals with its customers mainly through its website. </span></span></span></span></span></div><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d58" id="deal1__100" original="E39c.-506c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d59" id="deal1__101"><h4 class="pv"> deal with something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d5b" id="deal1__103"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d5c" id="deal1__104" original="E39c.-506a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deal1__105" original="E39c.-5069"> to take action in order to solve a problem or complete a task </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d5e" id="deal1__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d5f" id="deal1__107" original="E8db.-7fed"><span class="x" id="deal1__108" original="E8db.-7fec"> Alternative ways of dealing with these situations should be discussed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d61" id="deal1__109" original="E8db.-7fe9"><span class="x" id="deal1__110" original="E8db.-7fe8"> Teachers have a large role to play in helping children deal with the challenges of the digital world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u6b8ba8bb76ee18cb.3168f708.166396bd8b0.-599e" id="deal1__111"><span class="x" id="deal1__112"> The Race Relations Board was set up to deal with cases of racial discrimination. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d63" id="deal1__113" original="E8db.-7fa9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="deal1__114"> deal with + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d65" id="deal1__115"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d66" id="deal1__116" original="E8db.-7fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d67" id="deal1__117"><span class="coll" id="deal1__118" original="E8db.-7fd3"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d69" id="deal1__119" original="E8db.-7fd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d6a" id="deal1__120"><span class="coll" id="deal1__121" original="E8db.-7fd1"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d6c" id="deal1__122" original="E8db.-7fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d6d" id="deal1__123"><span class="coll" id="deal1__124" original="E8db.-7fd5"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d6f" id="deal1__125" original="E8db.-7fca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d70" id="deal1__126"><span class="coll" id="deal1__127" original="E8db.-7fc9"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d72" id="deal1__128" original="E8db.-7fc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d73" id="deal1__129"><span class="coll" id="deal1__130" original="E8db.-7fc7"> conflict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d75" id="deal1__131" original="E8db.-7fc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d76" id="deal1__132"><span class="coll" id="deal1__133" original="E8db.-7fc5"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d78" id="deal1__134" original="E8ec.-7af5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d79" id="deal1__135"><span class="coll" id="deal1__136" original="E8ec.-7af4"> crisis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d7b" id="deal1__137" original="E8db.-7fc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d7c" id="deal1__138"><span class="coll" id="deal1__139" original="E8db.-7fc3"> complexity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d7e" id="deal1__140" original="E8db.-7fc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d7f" id="deal1__141"><span class="coll" id="deal1__142" original="E8db.-7fc1"> range </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d81" id="deal1__143" original="E8db.-7fbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d82" id="deal1__144"><span class="coll" id="deal1__145" original="E8db.-7fbc"> uncertainty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d84" id="deal1__146" original="E8db.-7fbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d85" id="deal1__147"><span class="coll" id="deal1__148" original="E8db.-7fba"> consequence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d87" id="deal1__149" original="E8db.-7f9d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d88" id="deal1__150" original="E8db.-7eec"><span class="x" id="deal1__151" original="E8db.-7eeb"> The first step in dealing with the problem is to recognize that it exists. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d8a" id="deal1__152" original="E8db.-7f99"><span class="x" id="deal1__153" original="E8db.-7f98"> To deal with the uncertainty about whether or not the infection is bacterial, they prescribe antibiotics. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d8c" id="deal1__154" original="E8eb.-7d6c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="deal1__155"> deal + adverb + with | adverb + deal with </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d8e" id="deal1__156"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d8f" id="deal1__157" original="E8eb.-7d6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d90" id="deal1__158"><span class="coll" id="deal1__159" original="E8eb.-7d69"> effectively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d92" id="deal1__160" original="E8eb.-7d68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d93" id="deal1__161" original="E8eb.-7d67"><span class="x" id="deal1__162" original="E8eb.-7d66"> An in-house lawyer is less able to deal effectively with conflicts between his professional obligations and the aims of his client. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d95" id="deal1__163" original="E39c.-5068"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deal1__164" original="E39c.-5067"> to be about a particular subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d97" id="deal1__165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d98" id="deal1__166" original="E8db.-7fe5"><span class="x" id="deal1__167" original="E8db.-7fe4"> Levinson's work deals extensively with philosophical questions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d9a" id="deal1__168" original="E8db.-7fe1"><span class="x" id="deal1__169" original="E8db.-7fe0"> The first two sections deal with the academic study of social policy. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d9c" id="deal1__170" original="E8db.-7fda" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="deal1__171"> deal with + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d9e" id="deal1__172"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5d9f" id="deal1__173" original="E8db.-7fd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5da0" id="deal1__174"><span class="coll" id="deal1__175" original="E8db.-7fd7"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5da2" id="deal1__176" original="E8db.-7fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5da3" id="deal1__177"><span class="coll" id="deal1__178" original="E8db.-7fcf"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5da5" id="deal1__179" original="E8db.-7fce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5da6" id="deal1__180"><span class="coll" id="deal1__181" original="E8db.-7fcd"> matter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5da8" id="deal1__182" original="E8db.-7fcc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5da9" id="deal1__183"><span class="coll" id="deal1__184" original="E8db.-7fcb"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dab" id="deal1__185" original="E8db.-7fc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dac" id="deal1__186"><span class="coll" id="deal1__187" original="E8db.-7fbf"> topic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dae" id="deal1__188"><span class="coll" id="deal1__189" original="E8db.-7fbe"> subject </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5db0" id="deal1__190" original="E8db.-7fac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5db1" id="deal1__191" original="E8db.-7fab"><span class="x" id="deal1__192" original="E8db.-7faa"> The website deals with all aspects of infectious disease. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5db3" id="deal1__193" original="E8db.-7f95" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="deal1__194"> deal + adverb + with | adverb + deal with </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5db5" id="deal1__195"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5db6" id="deal1__196" original="E8db.-7f8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5db7" id="deal1__197"><span class="coll" id="deal1__198" original="E8db.-7f8e"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5db9" id="deal1__199" original="E8db.-7f8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dba" id="deal1__200"><span class="coll" id="deal1__201" original="E8db.-7f8c"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dbc" id="deal1__202"><span class="coll" id="deal1__203" original="E8db.-7f8b"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dbe" id="deal1__204" original="E8eb.-7cd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dbf" id="deal1__205"><span class="coll" id="deal1__206" original="E8eb.-7cd2"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dc1" id="deal1__207" original="E8db.-7f88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dc2" id="deal1__208" original="E8db.-7f84"><span class="x" id="deal1__209" original="E8db.-7f83"> The book specifically deals with the southern part of Alberta and Saskatchewan. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></div><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-653d" id="deal1__210" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="deal1__211"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-653b" id="deal1__212" original="E8db.-7fdc"><span class="shcut" id="deal1__213" original="E8db.-7fdb"> deal with + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6539" id="deal1__214" original="E8db.-7fa9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6538" id="deal1__215" original="E8db.-7fd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6537" id="deal1__216" original="E8db.-7fd3"><span class="coll" id="deal1__217"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6535" id="deal1__218" original="E8db.-7fd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6534" id="deal1__219" original="E8db.-7fd1"><span class="coll" id="deal1__220"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6532" id="deal1__221" original="E8db.-7fd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6531" id="deal1__222" original="E8db.-7fd5"><span class="coll" id="deal1__223"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-652f" id="deal1__224" original="E8db.-7fca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-652e" id="deal1__225" original="E8db.-7fc9"><span class="coll" id="deal1__226"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-652c" id="deal1__227" original="E8db.-7fc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-652b" id="deal1__228" original="E8db.-7fc7"><span class="coll" id="deal1__229"> conflict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6529" id="deal1__230" original="E8db.-7fc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6528" id="deal1__231" original="E8db.-7fc5"><span class="coll" id="deal1__232"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6526" id="deal1__233" original="E8ec.-7af5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6525" id="deal1__234" original="E8ec.-7af4"><span class="coll" id="deal1__235"> crisis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6523" id="deal1__236" original="E8db.-7fc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6522" id="deal1__237" original="E8db.-7fc3"><span class="coll" id="deal1__238"> complexity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6520" id="deal1__239" original="E8db.-7fc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-651f" id="deal1__240" original="E8db.-7fc1"><span class="coll" id="deal1__241"> range </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-651d" id="deal1__242" original="E8db.-7fbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-651c" id="deal1__243" original="E8db.-7fbc"><span class="coll" id="deal1__244"> uncertainty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-651a" id="deal1__245" original="E8db.-7fbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6519" id="deal1__246" original="E8db.-7fba"><span class="coll" id="deal1__247"> consequence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6517" id="deal1__248" original="E8db.-7f9d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6516" id="deal1__249" original="E8db.-7eec"><span class="x" id="deal1__250" original="E8db.-7eeb"> The first step in dealing with the problem is to recognize that it exists. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6514" id="deal1__251" original="E8db.-7f99"><span class="x" id="deal1__252" original="E8db.-7f98"> To deal with the uncertainty about whether or not the infection is bacterial, they prescribe antibiotics. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6512" id="deal1__253" original="E8db.-7fda"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6511" id="deal1__254" original="E8db.-7fd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6510" id="deal1__255" original="E8db.-7fd7"><span class="coll" id="deal1__256"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-650e" id="deal1__257" original="E8db.-7fd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-650d" id="deal1__258" original="E8db.-7fcf"><span class="coll" id="deal1__259"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-650b" id="deal1__260" original="E8db.-7fce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-650a" id="deal1__261" original="E8db.-7fcd"><span class="coll" id="deal1__262"> matter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6508" id="deal1__263" original="E8db.-7fcc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6507" id="deal1__264" original="E8db.-7fcb"><span class="coll" id="deal1__265"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6505" id="deal1__266" original="E8db.-7fc0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6504" id="deal1__267" original="E8db.-7fbf"><span class="coll" id="deal1__268"> topic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6502" id="deal1__269" original="E8db.-7fbe"><span class="coll" id="deal1__270"> subject </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6500" id="deal1__271" original="E8db.-7fac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64ff" id="deal1__272" original="E8db.-7fab"><span class="x" id="deal1__273" original="E8db.-7faa"> The website deals with all aspects of infectious disease. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64fd" id="deal1__274" original="E8db.-7f97"><span class="shcut" id="deal1__275" original="E8db.-7f96"> deal + adverb + with | adverb + deal with </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64fb" id="deal1__276" original="E8eb.-7d6c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64fa" id="deal1__277" original="E8eb.-7d6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64f9" id="deal1__278" original="E8eb.-7d69"><span class="coll" id="deal1__279"> effectively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64f7" id="deal1__280" original="E8eb.-7d68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64f6" id="deal1__281" original="E8eb.-7d67"><span class="x" id="deal1__282" original="E8eb.-7d66"> An in-house lawyer is less able to deal effectively with conflicts between his professional obligations and the aims of his client. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64f4" id="deal1__283" original="E8db.-7f95"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64f3" id="deal1__284" original="E8db.-7f8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64f2" id="deal1__285" original="E8db.-7f8e"><span class="coll" id="deal1__286"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64f0" id="deal1__287" original="E8db.-7f8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64ef" id="deal1__288" original="E8db.-7f8c"><span class="coll" id="deal1__289"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64ed" id="deal1__290" original="E8db.-7f8b"><span class="coll" id="deal1__291"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64eb" id="deal1__292" original="E8eb.-7cd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64ea" id="deal1__293" original="E8eb.-7cd2"><span class="coll" id="deal1__294"> directly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64e8" id="deal1__295" original="E8db.-7f88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64e7" id="deal1__296" original="E8db.-7f84"><span class="x" id="deal1__297" original="E8db.-7f83"> The book specifically deals with the southern part of Alberta and Saskatchewan. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2a00" id="deal1__298" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deal_1" title="deal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2a01" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-25f0" id="deal1__299" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deal1__300"> deal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dc4" hm="2" id="deal2" original="E39c.-5066" sum="1084"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dc5" id="deal2__1" original="E39c.-5065"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dc6" id="deal2__2" original="E39c.-5064"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deal <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dd1" id="deal2__7" original="E39c.-5059"><span class="pos" id="deal2__8" original="E39c.-5058"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e75" eid="deal2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.ffe" geo="br" id="deal2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deal_/deal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deal_/deal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1001" geo="n_am" id="deal2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deal2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deal_/deal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deal_/deal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dd3" id="deal2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dd4" id="deal2__15" original="E39c.-5052"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dd5" id="deal2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deal2__17" original="E39c.-5050"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deal2__18" original="E39c.-504f"> an agreement, especially in business, on particular conditions for buying or doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dd8" id="deal2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dd9" id="deal2__20" original="E8bb.-7204"><span class="x" id="deal2__21" original="E8bb.-7203"> After extended discussion, the deal was made. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ddb" id="deal2__22" original="E8bb.-7206"><span class="x" id="deal2__23" original="E8bb.-7205"> The next stage of the buying process is negotiating with the supplier for the best deal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ddd" id="deal2__24" original="E8bb.-7202"><span class="x" id="deal2__25" original="E8bb.-7201"> The two countries have recently signed a deal to work in partnership on a range of research projects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ddf" id="deal2__26" original="E8bb.-7200"><span class="x" id="deal2__27" original="E8bb.-71ff"> Union bosses struck a deal whereby they agreed to make lower wage demands. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5de1" id="deal2__28" original="E39c.-5057"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5de2" id="deal2__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="deal2__30" original="E39c.-5055"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deal2__31" original="E39c.-5054"> a good/great <span class="exp" id="deal2__32"> deal </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="deal2__33" original="E39c.-5053"> much; a lot </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5de7" id="deal2__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5de8" id="deal2__35" original="E8bb.-71fc"><span class="x" id="deal2__36" original="E8bb.-71fb"> A good deal of what we think and feel follows from our behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dea" id="deal2__37" original="E8bb.-71fe"><span class="x" id="deal2__38" original="E8bb.-71fd"> A great deal of knowledge has been accumulated by microbiologists regarding the growth requirements of bacteria. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dec-FF1" id="deal2__39" original="E3a3.-ad5" sk="strikebargain"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dec-FF2" id="deal2__40"><span class="idm" id="deal2__41" original="E3a3.-ad4"> strike a bargain/deal </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dec-FF4" id="deal2__42"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dec-FF5" id="deal2__43"><span class="def" id="deal2__44" original="E3a3.-ad3"> to make an agreement with somebody in which both sides have an advantage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dec-FF7" id="deal2__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dec-FF8" id="deal2__46" original="E8ed.-77c8"><span class="x" id="deal2__47" original="E8ed.-77c7"> Individual companies are able to strike bargains with organized labour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dec-FF10" id="deal2__48" original="E8ed.-77c6"><span class="x" id="deal2__49" original="E8ed.-77c5"> March's agent, Ivan von Auw, sent the book to Rinehart and soon struck a deal. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2aaf" id="deal2__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deal_1" title="deal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2ab0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-25f0" id="deal2__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deal2__52"> deal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dealer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5df1" id="dealer" original="E39c.-5015" sum="574"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5df2" id="dealer__1" original="E39c.-5014"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5df3" id="dealer__2" original="E39c.-5013"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dealer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5dff" id="dealer__7" original="E39c.-500b"><span class="pos" id="dealer__8" original="E39c.-500a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e6e" eid="dealer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.11cd" geo="br" id="dealer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dealer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːlə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deale/dealer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deale/dealer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dealer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.11d0" geo="n_am" id="dealer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dealer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːlər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deale/dealer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deale/dealer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dealer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e01" id="dealer__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e02" id="dealer__15" original="E39c.-5009"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dealer__16" original="E39c.-5008"> a person or company whose business is buying and selling a particular product </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e04" id="dealer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e05" id="dealer__18" original="E85c.-46ae"><span class="x" id="dealer__19" original="E85c.-46ad"> Car dealers and manufacturers account for a huge portion of media ad revenues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e07" id="dealer__20" original="E85c.-46ac"><span class="x" id="dealer__21" original="E85c.-46ab"> Sony distributes its computers via authorized dealers and its own network of retail centres. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e09" id="dealer__22" original="E85c.-46aa"><span class="cf" id="dealer__23" original="E39c.-5007"><span class="exp" id="dealer__24"> dealer </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="dealer__25" original="E85c.-46a9"> The company sells to hospitals and to dealers in health care equipment. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e0d" id="dealer__26" original="E39c.-5003"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dealer__27" original="E39c.-5002"> a person who sells illegal drugs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e0f" id="dealer__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e10" id="dealer__29" original="E85c.-46a8"><span class="x" id="dealer__30" original="E85c.-46a7"> The defendant voluntarily associated with a man he knew to be a drug dealer. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2ae0" id="dealer__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dealer" title="dealer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2ae1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2494" id="dealer__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dealer__33"> dealer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dealing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e12" id="dealing" original="E39c.-4fee" sum="856"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e13" id="dealing__1" original="E39c.-4fed"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e14" id="dealing__2" original="E39c.-4fec"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dealing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e1f" id="dealing__7" original="E39c.-4fe4"><span class="pos" id="dealing__8" original="E39c.-4fe3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e67" eid="dealing__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.122c" geo="br" id="dealing__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dealing__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deali/dealing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deali/dealing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dealing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.122f" geo="n_am" id="dealing__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dealing__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deali/dealing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deali/dealing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dealing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e21" id="dealing__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e22" id="dealing__15" original="E39c.-4fe2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e23" id="dealing__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e24" id="dealing__17"><span class="v"><strong> dealings </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e26" id="dealing__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="dealing__20" original="E39c.-4fdf"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dealing__21" original="E39c.-4fde"> business activities; the relations that you have with somebody in business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e29" id="dealing__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e2a" id="dealing__23" original="E85c.-46a6"><span class="x" id="dealing__24" original="E85c.-46a5"> In our business dealings, we expect our partners to adhere to business principles consistent with our own. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e2c" id="dealing__25" original="E85c.-46a3"><span class="cf" id="dealing__26" original="E85c.-46a4"><span class="exp" id="dealing__27"> dealing </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dealing__28" original="E85c.-46a2"> The business that can bring a ‘human touch’ to its dealings with customers will often gain the advantage. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e30" id="dealing__29" original="E39c.-4fd9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e31" id="dealing__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dealing__31" original="E39c.-4fd7"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dealing__32" original="E39c.-4fd6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dealing__33" original="E39c.-4fd5"> buying and selling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e35" id="dealing__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e36" id="dealing__35" original="E492.29e5"><span class="x" id="dealing__36" original="E492.29e6"> Worldwide trading and foreign exchange dealing complicate the issue further. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e38" id="dealing__37" original="E85c.-469f"><span class="x" id="dealing__38" original="E85c.-469e"> The tablets list dealings in goods such as grain and livestock. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e3a" id="dealing__39" original="E39c.-4fdd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e3b" id="dealing__40"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dealing__41" original="E39c.-4fdb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dealing__42" original="E492.29e7"><span class="exp" id="dealing__43"> dealing </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="def" id="dealing__44" original="E39c.-4fda"> a way of doing business or making agreements with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e40" id="dealing__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e41" id="dealing__46" original="E85c.-469d"><span class="x" id="dealing__47" original="E85c.-469c"> The purpose of the Act is to ensure fair dealing between employer and Union. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b04" id="dealing__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dealing" title="dealing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b05" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-245a" id="dealing__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dealing__50"> dealing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dealt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e43" id="dealt" original="E39c.-4fd4" sum="118"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e44" id="dealt__1" original="E39c.-4fd3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e45" id="dealt__2" original="E39c.-4fd2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dealt </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e60" eid="dealt__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1256" geo="br" id="dealt__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dealt__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> delt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/dealt/dealt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/dealt/dealt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dealt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1259" geo="n_am" id="dealt__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dealt__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> delt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/dealt/dealt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/dealt/dealt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dealt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e4d" id="dealt__9" original="E39c.-4fcd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense, past participle of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deal1" title="deal1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e4e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ce7" id="dealt__10" original="E492.29eb"><span class="xh" id="dealt__11"> deal </span><span class="xhm" id="dealt__12"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b38" id="dealt__13" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dealt" title="dealt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b39" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2429" id="dealt__14" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dealt__15"> dealt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dear
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e51" id="dear" original="E39c.-4f7e" sum="473"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e52" id="dear__1" original="E39c.-4f7d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e53" id="dear__2" original="E39c.-4f7c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dear </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e60" id="dear__8" original="E39c.-4f71"><span class="pos" id="dear__9" original="E39c.-4f70"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e59" eid="dear__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.12c2" geo="br" id="dear__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dear__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/dear_/dear__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/dear_/dear__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dear__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.12c5" geo="n_am" id="dear__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dear__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/dear_/dear__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/dear_/dear__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dear__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e62" id="dear__15" original="E39c.-4f6f"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e63" form="_tofix" id="dear__16"><span class="if" id="dear__17" original="E39c.-4f6d"> dearer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e65" form="_tofix" id="dear__18"><span class="if" id="dear__19" original="E39c.-4f6c"> dearest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e67" id="dear__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e68" id="dear__21" original="E39c.-4f6b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dear__22" original="E39c.-4f6a"> loved by or important to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e6a" id="dear__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e6b" id="dear__24" original="E4a5.5de8"><span class="x" id="dear__25" original="E4a5.5de9"> Tennyson lost his dear friend Arthur Henry Hallam when he was 24 years old. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e6d" id="dear__26" original="E4a5.5dea"><span class="cf" id="dear__27" original="E39c.-4f69"><span class="exp" id="dear__28"> dear </span> to somebody </span><span class="x" id="dear__29" original="E4a5.5deb"> They lost everything that was dear to them. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e71" id="dear__30" original="E39c.-4f68"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e72" id="dear__31" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e73" id="dear__32"><span class="v"><strong> Dear </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dear__34" original="E39c.-4f66"> used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person that you are writing to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e76" id="dear__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e77" id="dear__36" original="E4a5.5dec"><span class="x" id="dear__37" original="E4a5.5ded"> Dear Sir or Madam </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e79" id="dear__38" original="E4a5.5dee"><span class="x" id="dear__39" original="E4a5.5def"> Dear Dr Jones </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b51" id="dear__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dear_1" title="dear definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b52" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-23c5" id="dear__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dear__42"> dear </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dearth
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e7b" id="dearth" original="E39c.-4ec0" sum="295"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e7c" id="dearth__1" original="E39c.-4ebf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e7d" id="dearth__2" original="E39c.-4ebe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dearth </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e89" id="dearth__7" original="E39c.-4eb6"><span class="pos" id="dearth__8" original="E39c.-4eb5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e52" eid="dearth__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1386" geo="br" id="dearth__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dearth__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɜːθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/deart/dearth__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/deart/dearth__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dearth__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1389" geo="n_am" id="dearth__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dearth__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɜːrθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/deart/dearth__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/deart/dearth__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dearth__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e8b" id="dearth__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="dearth__15" original="E39c.-4eb2"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dearth__16" original="E39c.-4eb1"><span class="exp" id="dearth__17"> dearth </span> (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e8f" id="dearth__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e90" id="dearth__19" original="E39c.-4eb4"><span class="def" id="dearth__20" original="E39c.-4eb0"> a lack of something; the fact of there not being enough of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e92" id="dearth__21" original="E39c.-4eaf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://scarcity" title="scarcity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e93" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.3045" id="dearth__22" original="E39c.-4eae"><span class="xh" id="dearth__23"> scarcity </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e95" id="dearth__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e96" id="dearth__25" original="E85c.-40fa"><span class="x" id="dearth__26" original="E85c.-40f9"> There is a dearth of research investigating the effectiveness of recruitment strategies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b7c" id="dearth__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dearth" title="dearth definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b7d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-22b0" id="dearth__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dearth__29"> dearth </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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death
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e98" id="death" original="E39c.-4eac" sum="1705"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e99" id="death__1" original="E39c.-4eab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5e9a" id="death__2" original="E39c.-4eaa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> death </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ea5" id="death__7" original="E39c.-4ea2"><span class="pos" id="death__8" original="E39c.-4ea1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e4b" eid="death__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.13b0" geo="br" id="death__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="death__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dea/death/death__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dea/death/death__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://death__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.13b3" geo="n_am" id="death__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="death__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> deθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dea/death/death__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dea/death/death__us_1.ogg" href="sound://death__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ea7" id="death__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ea8" id="death__15" original="E39c.-4e9c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ea9" id="death__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="death__17" original="E39c.-4e9a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="death__18" original="E39c.-4e99"> the end of life; the state of being dead </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eac" id="death__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ead" id="death__20" original="E8ec.-7d1b"><span class="x" id="death__21" original="E8ec.-7d1a"> The major poisons causing death in England and Wales in 2005 are listed below. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eaf" id="death__22" original="E851.-7cbe"><span class="x" id="death__23" original="E851.-7cbd"> Rigor mortis occurs 2–4 hours following death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eb1" id="death__24" original="E851.-7cbc"><span class="x" id="death__25" original="E851.-7cbb"> There is a significant amount of cell death in all growing tissues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eb3" id="death__26" original="E851.-7cc2"><span class="cf" id="death__27" original="E8ea.-7919"><span class="exp" id="death__28"> death </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="death__29" original="E851.-7cc1"> The death of a loved one is often a shattering and bewildering experience. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eb7" id="death__30" original="E39c.-4ea0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eb8" id="death__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="death__32" original="E39c.-4e9e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="death__33" original="E39c.-4e9d"> the fact of somebody dying or being killed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ebb" id="death__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ebc" id="death__35" original="E851.-7cba"><span class="x" id="death__36" original="E851.-7cb9"> World War II caused at least 50 million deaths. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ebe" id="death__37" original="E851.-7cb6"><span class="x" id="death__38" original="E851.-7cb5"> Most traffic deaths occur in small accidents involving one or two vehicles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ec0" id="death__39" original="E851.-7cb4"><span class="cf" id="death__40" original="E4c7.3b56"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="death__41" original="E851.-7cb3"> Russia's high death rate and low birth rate have led to a shrinking population since the early 1990s. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ec3" id="death__42" original="E39c.-4e98"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ec4" id="death__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="death__44" original="E39c.-4e96"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="death__45" original="E39c.-4e95"><span class="exp" id="death__46"> death </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="death__47" original="E39c.-4e94"> the permanent end of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ec9" id="death__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eca" id="death__49" original="E8ea.-7918"><span class="x" id="death__50" original="E8ea.-7917"> This essay opposes the notion that the advent of the digital image has been accompanied by the death of cinema. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ecc" id="death__51" original="E39c.-4e8a"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF1" id="finish2__29" original="E39e.-502b" sk="fighttodeath"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF2" id="finish2__30"><span class="idm" id="finish2__31" original="E39e.-502a"> fight to the death/finish </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF4" id="finish2__32"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF5" id="finish2__33"><span class="def" id="finish2__34" original="E39e.-5029"> to fight until one of the two people or groups is dead, or until one person or group defeats the other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF7" id="finish2__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF8" id="finish2__36" original="E8f1.-7f3b"><span class="x" id="finish2__37" original="E8f1.-7f3a"> The Spartan soldiers surrendered rather than fight to the death. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF1" id="death__61" original="E3a0.18e8" sk="lifeafterdeath"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF2" id="death__62"><span class="idm" id="death__63" original="E3a0.18e9"> life after death </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF4" id="death__64"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF5" id="death__65"><span class="def" id="death__66" original="E3a0.18ea"> the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF7" id="death__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee3-FF8" id="death__68" original="E8c3.-7c94"><span class="x" id="death__69" original="E8c3.-7c93"> Well over 50 per cent have some belief in life after death. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ecd" id="death__70" original="E39c.-4e6e" sk="puttodeath"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ece" id="death__71"><span class="idm" id="death__72" original="E39c.-4e6d"> put somebody to death </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ed0" id="death__73"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ed1" id="death__74"><span class="def" id="death__75" original="E39c.-4e6c"> to kill somebody as a punishment </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ed3" id="death__76" original="E39c.-4e6b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://execute" title="execute definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ed4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.7935" id="death__77" original="E39c.-4e6a"><span class="xh" id="death__78"> execute </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ed7" id="death__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ed8" id="death__80" original="E851.-7cae"><span class="x" id="death__81" original="E851.-7cad"> Socrates was put to death for his teachings in 399BC. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eda" id="death__82" original="E39c.-4e64" sk="todeath"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5edb" id="death__83"><span class="idm" id="death__84" original="E39c.-4e63"> to the death </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5edd" id="death__85"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ede" id="death__86"><span class="def" id="death__87" original="E39c.-4e62"> until somebody is dead </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee0" id="death__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ee1" id="death__89" original="E851.-7cac"><span class="x" id="death__90" original="E851.-7cab"> The Spartan soldiers surrendered rather than fight to the death. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b98" id="death__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://death" title="death definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2b99" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2295" id="death__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="death__93"> death </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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debatable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eeb" id="debatable" original="E39c.-4c66" sum="449"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eec" id="debatable__1" original="E39c.-4c65"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5eed" id="debatable__2" original="E39c.-4c64"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> debatable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ef5" id="debatable__4" original="E39c.-4c5f"><span class="pos" id="debatable__5" original="E39c.-4c5e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e44" eid="debatable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.17b8" geo="br" id="debatable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debatable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪtəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debat/debatable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debatable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://debatable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.17bb" geo="n_am" id="debatable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debatable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪtəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debat/debatable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debatable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debatable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ef7" id="debatable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ef8" id="debatable__12" original="E39c.-4c5d"><span class="def" id="debatable__13" original="E39c.-4c5c"> not certain because people can have different ideas and opinions about the thing being discussed </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5efa" id="debatable__14" original="E39c.-4c5b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arguable" title="arguable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5efb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-58de" id="debatable__15" original="E39c.-4c5a"><span class="xh" id="debatable__16"> arguable </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://questionable" title="questionable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5efe" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.6d4a" id="debatable__17" original="E39c.-4c58"><span class="xh" id="debatable__18"> questionable </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f01" id="debatable__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f02" id="debatable__20" original="E8dd.-7252"><span class="x" id="debatable__21" original="E8dd.-7251"> The value of summit diplomacy has been historically debatable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f04" id="debatable__22" original="E8e5.-7e4b"><span class="cf" id="debatable__23" original="E8dd.-7250"> it is <span class="exp" id="debatable__24"> debatable </span> whether… </span><span class="x" id="debatable__25" original="E8e5.-7e4a"> It is debatable whether people are today more secure economically than they were 100 years ago. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2beb" id="debatable__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://debatable" title="debatable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2bec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1f80" id="debatable__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="debatable__28"> debatable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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debate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f08" hm="1" id="debate1" original="E39c.-4c56" sum="780"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f09" id="debate1__1" original="E39c.-4c55"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f0a" id="debate1__2" original="E39c.-4c54"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> debate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f15" id="debate1__7" original="E39c.-4c49"><span class="pos" id="debate1__8" original="E39c.-4c48"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e3d" eid="debate1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1869" geo="br" id="debate1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debat/debate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://debate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.186c" geo="n_am" id="debate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debat/debate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f17" id="debate1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f18" id="debate1__15" original="E39c.-4c40"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f19" id="debate1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="debate1__17" original="E39c.-4c45"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="debate1__18" original="E39c.-4c46"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="debate1__19" original="E39c.-4c3f"> an argument or discussion expressing different opinions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f1d" id="debate1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f1e" id="debate1__21" original="E8e5.-7fc6"><span class="x" id="debate1__22" original="E8e5.-7fc5"> Euthanasia is currently the subject of much debate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f20" id="debate1__23" original="E8e5.-7fc4"><span class="cf" id="debate1__24" original="E39c.-4c44"><span class="exp" id="debate1__25"> debate </span> on/about/over something </span><span class="x" id="debate1__26" original="E8e5.-7fc3"> Recent debate about the origin of modern humans has focused on two competing hypotheses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f24" id="debate1__27" original="E8e5.-7fc1"><span class="cf" id="debate1__28" original="E8e5.-7fc2"><span class="exp" id="debate1__29"> debate </span> between </span><span class="x" id="debate1__30" original="E8e5.-7fc0"> The old debate between science and faith has been rekindled. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f28" id="debate1__31" original="E8e5.-7fb7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__32"> adjective + debate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f2a" id="debate1__33"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f2b" id="debate1__34" original="E8e5.-7fb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f2c" id="debate1__35"><span class="coll" id="debate1__36" original="E8e5.-7fb5"> heated </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f2e" id="debate1__37"><span class="coll" id="debate1__38" original="E8e5.-7fb3"> fierce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f30" id="debate1__39" original="E8e9.-7e34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f31" id="debate1__40"><span class="coll" id="debate1__41" original="E8e5.-7faf"> vigorous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f33" id="debate1__42"><span class="coll" id="debate1__43" original="E8e5.-7fad"> intense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f35" id="debate1__44" original="E8e5.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f36" id="debate1__45"><span class="coll" id="debate1__46" original="E8e5.-7fb1"> lively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f38" id="debate1__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f39" id="debate1__48" original="E8e5.-7fab"><span class="x" id="debate1__49" original="E8e5.-7faa"> Abortion has often become a focus of heated debate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f3b" id="debate1__50" original="E8e5.-7fa7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__51"> adjective + debate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f3d" id="debate1__52"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f3e" id="debate1__53" original="E8e5.-7fa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f3f" id="debate1__54"><span class="coll" id="debate1__55" original="E8e5.-7fa4"> ongoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f41" id="debate1__56" original="E8e5.-7fa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f42" id="debate1__57"><span class="coll" id="debate1__58" original="E8e5.-7fa2"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f44" id="debate1__59" original="E8e5.-7fa1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f45" id="debate1__60"><span class="coll" id="debate1__61" original="E8e5.-7fa0"> wide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f47" id="debate1__62"><span class="coll" id="debate1__63" original="E8d4.-7c62"> broad </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f49" id="debate1__64" original="E8e5.-7f9d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f4a" id="debate1__65" original="E8e5.-7f9c"><span class="x" id="debate1__66" original="E8e5.-7f9b"> The Internet's role in people's social lives remains a topic of ongoing debate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f4c" id="debate1__67" original="E8e5.-7f9a"><span class="x" id="debate1__68" original="E8e5.-7f99"> This has been part of a wider debate about the future of banking. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f4e" id="debate1__69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f4f" id="debate1__70" original="E8e5.-7f96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f50" id="debate1__71"><span class="coll" id="debate1__72" original="E8e5.-7f95"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f52" id="debate1__73" original="E8e5.-7f94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f53" id="debate1__74"><span class="coll" id="debate1__75" original="E8e5.-7f93"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f55" id="debate1__76" original="E8e5.-7e29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f56" id="debate1__77"><span class="coll" id="debate1__78" original="E8e5.-7e28"> parliamentary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f58" id="debate1__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f59" id="debate1__80" original="E8e5.-7f8d"><span class="x" id="debate1__81" original="E8e5.-7f8c"> The decision was made without any proper parliamentary and public debate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f5b" id="debate1__82" original="E8e5.-7f84" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__83"> adjective + debate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f5d" id="debate1__84"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f5e" id="debate1__85" original="E8e5.-7f82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f5f" id="debate1__86"><span class="coll" id="debate1__87" original="E8e5.-7f81"> philosophical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f61" id="debate1__88" original="E8e5.-7f80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f62" id="debate1__89"><span class="coll" id="debate1__90" original="E8e5.-7f7f"> theological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f64" id="debate1__91" original="E8e5.-7f7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f65" id="debate1__92"><span class="coll" id="debate1__93" original="E8e5.-7f7d"> academic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f67" id="debate1__94" original="E8e5.-7f7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f68" id="debate1__95"><span class="coll" id="debate1__96" original="E8e5.-7f7b"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f6a" id="debate1__97" original="E8e5.-7f7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f6b" id="debate1__98"><span class="coll" id="debate1__99" original="E8e5.-7f79"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f6d" id="debate1__100" original="E8e5.-7f78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f6e" id="debate1__101" original="E8e5.-7f75"><span class="x" id="debate1__102" original="E8e5.-7f74"> This is an issue that has attracted much academic debate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f70" id="debate1__103" original="E8e5.-7f66" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__104"> verb + debate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f72" id="debate1__105"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f73" id="debate1__106" original="E8e5.-7f64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f74" id="debate1__107"><span class="coll" id="debate1__108" original="E8e5.-7f63"> spark </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f76" id="debate1__109"><span class="coll" id="debate1__110" original="E8e5.-7f61"> provoke </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f78" id="debate1__111"><span class="coll" id="debate1__112" original="E8e5.-7f5f"> fuel </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f7a" id="debate1__113"><span class="coll" id="debate1__114" original="E8e5.-7f5d"> stimulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f7c" id="debate1__115"><span class="coll" id="debate1__116" original="E8e5.-7f5b"> ignite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f7e" id="debate1__117"><span class="coll" id="debate1__118" original="E8e5.-7f59"> generate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f80" id="debate1__119"><span class="coll" id="debate1__120" original="E8e5.-7f57"> trigger </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f82" id="debate1__121" original="E8e5.-7f51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f83" id="debate1__122"><span class="coll" id="debate1__123" original="E8e5.-7f50"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f85" id="debate1__124" original="E8e5.-7f4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f86" id="debate1__125"><span class="coll" id="debate1__126" original="E8e5.-7f4e"> frame </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f88" id="debate1__127" original="E8e5.-7f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f89" id="debate1__128"><span class="coll" id="debate1__129" original="E8e5.-7f4c"> shape </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f8b" id="debate1__130" original="E8e5.-7f56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f8c" id="debate1__131" original="E8e5.-7f55"><span class="x" id="debate1__132" original="E8e5.-7f54"> His new book should spark some debate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f8e" id="debate1__133" original="E8e5.-7f4a"><span class="x" id="debate1__134" original="E8e5.-7f49"> Three questions have framed this debate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f90" id="debate1__135" original="E8e5.-7f46" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__136"> debate + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f92" id="debate1__137"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f93" id="debate1__138" original="E8e5.-7f44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f94" id="debate1__139"><span class="coll" id="debate1__140" original="E8e5.-7f43"> rage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f96" id="debate1__141" original="E8e5.-7f42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f97" id="debate1__142"><span class="coll" id="debate1__143" original="E8e5.-7f41"> surround </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f99" id="debate1__144" original="E8e5.-7f40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f9a" id="debate1__145"><span class="coll" id="debate1__146" original="E8e5.-7f3f"> concern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f9c" id="debate1__147" original="E8e5.-7f3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f9d" id="debate1__148"><span class="coll" id="debate1__149" original="E8e5.-7f3d"> continue </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5f9f" id="debate1__150" original="E8e5.-7f3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fa0" id="debate1__151" original="E8e5.-7f3b"><span class="x" id="debate1__152" original="E8e5.-7f3a"> For more than a century now, a debate has raged over the origins of this literature. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fa2" id="debate1__153" original="E39c.-4c43"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fa3" id="debate1__154"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="debate1__155" original="E8e5.-7e30"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="debate1__156" original="E39c.-4c42"> a formal discussion of an issue at a public meeting or in a parliament </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fa6" id="debate1__157"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fa7" id="debate1__158" original="E8e5.-7fbd"><span class="x" id="debate1__159" original="E8e5.-7fbc"> The candidates appeared in live televised debates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fa9" id="debate1__160" original="E8e5.-7fbf"><span class="cf" id="debate1__161" original="E8e9.-7e36"><span class="exp" id="debate1__162"> debate </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="debate1__163" original="E8e5.-7fbe"> The final debates on emancipation began in Parliament on 14 May 1833. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="debate1__164" original="E8e9.-7e35" un="help"> In a <span class="eb" id="debate1__165" original="E4c7.3b5d"> debate </span> , two or more speakers express opposing views and then there is often a vote on the issue. </span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="dialogue__36" original="E4e1.401d" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="dialogue__37" original="E4e1.401e"><span class="h1" id="dialogue__38" original="E4e1.401f"><ul class="inline" id="dialogue__39" original="E4e1.4020"><li class="li" id="dialogue__40" original="E4e1.4021"> discussion </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__41" original="E4e1.4022"> debate </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__42" original="E4e1.4023"> dialogue </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__43" original="E4e1.4024"> talks </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__44" original="E4e1.4025"> consultation <span class="pos" id="dialogue__45" original="E4e1.4026"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="dialogue__46" original="E4e1.4027"> These words all refer to the fact that something is being discussed. </span><ul class="bullet" id="dialogue__47" original="E4e1.4028"><li class="li" id="dialogue__48" original="E4e1.4029"> discussion/​debate/​dialogue/​talks/​consultation <span class="eb" id="dialogue__49" original="E4e1.402a"> on/​about </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__50" original="E4e1.402d"> discussion <span class="eb" id="dialogue__51" original="E4e1.402e"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__52" original="E4e1.402f"> discussions/​dialogue/​talks <span class="eb" id="dialogue__53" original="E4e1.4030"> with </span> somebody/ <span class="eb" id="dialogue__54" original="E4e1.4031"> between </span> A and B </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__55" original="E4e1.4032"> to <span class="eb" id="dialogue__56" original="E4e1.4033"> hold </span> discussions/​consultations/​talks </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__57" original="E4e1.4034"> somebody is <span class="eb" id="dialogue__58" original="E4e1.4035"> in </span> consultation <span class="eb" id="dialogue__59" original="E4e1.4036"> with </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__60" original="E4e1.4037"> something is <span class="eb" id="dialogue__61" original="E4e1.4038"> under </span> discussion </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="dialogue__62" original="E4e1.4039"><li class="li" id="dialogue__63" original="E4e1.403a"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__64" original="E4e1.403b"> Discussion </span> , <span class="eb" id="dialogue__65" original="E4e1.403c"> debate </span> , <span class="eb" id="dialogue__66" original="E4e1.403d"> consultation </span> and <span class="eb" id="dialogue__67" original="E4e1.403e"> dialogue </span> can involve discussing something on more than one occasion; <span class="eb" id="dialogue__68" original="E4e1.403f"> talks </span> are a specific event: <span class="x-gs" id="dialogue__69"><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__70" original="E4e1.4040"><span class="x" id="dialogue__71" original="E4e1.4041"> The last decade has seen much public discussion of immigration policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__72" original="E4e1.4042"><span class="x" id="dialogue__73" original="E4e1.4043"> There is ongoing debate on the extent of these challenges. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__74" original="E4e1.4044"><span class="x" id="dialogue__75" original="E4e1.4045"> The government offered to hold talks about the constitution. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dialogue__76" original="E4e1.4046"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__77" original="E4e1.4047"> Dialogue </span> is often used when only two groups of people are involved: <span class="x-gs" id="dialogue__78"><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__79" original="E4e1.4048"><span class="x" id="dialogue__80" original="E4e1.4049"> There are no formal mechanisms by which a dialogue between the two institutions can be initiated. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dialogue__81" original="E4e1.404a"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__82" original="E4e1.404b"> Consultation </span> and <span class="eb" id="dialogue__83" original="E4e1.404c"> debate </span> can both refer to an organized process or meeting; <span class="eb" id="dialogue__84" original="E4e1.404d"> consultation </span> implies that information is shared, whereas a <span class="eb" id="dialogue__85" original="E4e1.404e"> debate </span> involves presenting opposing opinions: <span class="x-gs" id="dialogue__86"><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__87" original="E4e1.404f"><span class="x" id="dialogue__88" original="E4e1.4050"> Guidelines were drafted in consultation with experts in the US. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__89" original="E4e1.4051"><span class="x" id="dialogue__90" original="E4e1.4052"> This point was also highlighted in Parliamentary debates. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5faf" id="debate1__221" original="E8e5.-7fb7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__222"> adjective + debate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fb1" id="debate1__223"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fb2" id="debate1__224" original="E8e5.-7fb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fb3" id="debate1__225"><span class="coll" id="debate1__226" original="E8e5.-7fb5"> heated </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fb5" id="debate1__227"><span class="coll" id="debate1__228" original="E8e5.-7fb3"> fierce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fb7" id="debate1__229" original="E8e9.-7e34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fb8" id="debate1__230"><span class="coll" id="debate1__231" original="E8e5.-7faf"> vigorous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fba" id="debate1__232"><span class="coll" id="debate1__233" original="E8e5.-7fad"> intense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fbc" id="debate1__234" original="E8e5.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fbd" id="debate1__235"><span class="coll" id="debate1__236" original="E8e5.-7fb1"> lively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fbf" id="debate1__237"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fc0" id="debate1__238" original="E8e5.-7fa9"><span class="x" id="debate1__239" original="E8e5.-7fa8"> There were fierce debates in the Lords and in the Commons. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fc2" id="debate1__240" original="E8e5.-7f97" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__241"> adjective + debate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fc4" id="debate1__242"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fc5" id="debate1__243" original="E8e5.-7f96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fc6" id="debate1__244"><span class="coll" id="debate1__245" original="E8e5.-7f95"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fc8" id="debate1__246" original="E8e5.-7f94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fc9" id="debate1__247"><span class="coll" id="debate1__248" original="E8e5.-7f93"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fcb" id="debate1__249" original="E8e5.-7e29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fcc" id="debate1__250"><span class="coll" id="debate1__251" original="E8e5.-7e28"> parliamentary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fce" id="debate1__252"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fcf" id="debate1__253" original="E8e5.-7f8f"><span class="x" id="debate1__254" original="E8e5.-7f8e"> They decided to arrange a proper public debate on the matter. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fd1" id="debate1__255" original="E8e5.-7f71" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__256"> verb + debate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fd3" id="debate1__257"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fd4" id="debate1__258" original="E8e5.-7f6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fd5" id="debate1__259"><span class="coll" id="debate1__260" original="E8e5.-7f6e"> open </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fd7" id="debate1__261" original="E8e5.-7f6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fd8" id="debate1__262"><span class="coll" id="debate1__263" original="E8e5.-7f6c"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fda" id="debate1__264" original="E8e5.-7f6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fdb" id="debate1__265"><span class="coll" id="debate1__266" original="E8e5.-7f6a"> hold </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fdd" id="debate1__267" original="E8e5.-7f69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fde" id="debate1__268" original="E8e5.-7f68"><span class="x" id="debate1__269" original="E8e5.-7f67"> She opened the debate by insulting her opponent. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fe0" id="dispute1__50" original="E5df.210a" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="dispute1__51" original="E5df.210b"><span class="h1" id="dispute1__52" original="E5df.210c"><ul class="inline" id="dispute1__53" original="E5df.210d"><li class="li" id="dispute1__54" original="E5df.210e"> debate </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__55" original="E5df.210f"> controversy </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__56" original="E5df.2110"> disagreement </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__57" original="E5df.2111"> dispute <span class="pos" id="dispute1__58" original="E5df.2112"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="dispute1__59" original="E5df.2113"> These are all words for an argument between people or groups. </span><ul class="bullet" id="dispute1__60" original="E5df.2114"><li class="li" id="dispute1__61" original="E5df.2115"> (a) debate/​controversy/​disagreement/​dispute <span class="eb" id="dispute1__62" original="E5df.2116"> about/​over </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__63" original="E5df.2117"> (a) debate/​controversy/​disagreement/​dispute <span class="eb" id="dispute1__64" original="E5df.2118"> between/​within/​among </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__65" original="E5df.2119"> (a) <span class="eb" id="dispute1__66" original="E5df.211a"> political </span> debate/​controversy/​disagreement/​dispute </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__67" original="E5df.211b"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__68" original="E5df.211c"> considerable </span> debate/​controversy/​disagreement </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__69" original="E5df.211d"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__70" original="E5df.211e"> public/​academic </span> debate/​controversy </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__71" original="E5df.211f"> a/​an <span class="eb" id="dispute1__72" original="E5df.2120"> recent/​current/​ongoing </span> debate/​controversy </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__73" original="E5df.2121"> to <span class="eb" id="dispute1__74" original="E5df.2122"> generate/​provoke/​spark/​cause </span> debate/​controversy </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__75" original="E5df.2123"> to <span class="eb" id="dispute1__76" original="E5df.2124"> resolve </span> a controversy/​disagreement/​dispute </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__77" original="E5df.2125"> (a) debate/​controversy <span class="eb" id="dispute1__78" original="E5df.2126"> surrounds something/​concerns something/​rages </span></li><li class="li" id="dispute1__79" original="E5df.2127"> a disagreement/​dispute <span class="eb" id="dispute1__80" original="E5df.2128"> arises </span></li><li class="li" id="dispute1__81" original="E5df.2129"> a <span class="eb" id="dispute1__82" original="E5df.212a"> subject of/​matter of/​area of </span> debate/​controversy/​dispute </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="dispute1__83" original="E5df.212b"><li class="li" id="dispute1__84" original="E5df.212c"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__85" original="E5df.212d"> Debate </span> is the most positive of these words; it describes a situation where people discuss different ideas and opinions in order to reach a better understanding of a subject: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c3d" id="dispute1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d44" id="dispute1__87" original="E5df.212e"><span class="x" id="dispute1__88" original="E5df.212f"> We hope that the papers in this issue will help to stimulate debate over what shape future research might take. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dispute1__89" original="E5df.2130"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__90" original="E5df.2131"> Controversy </span> is general discussion and argument on a subject that people feel strongly about; <span class="eb" id="dispute1__91" original="E5df.2132"> disagreement </span> usually involves opposite opinions about a particular point: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c3c" id="dispute1__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d3f" id="dispute1__93" original="E5df.2133"><span class="x" id="dispute1__94" original="E5df.2134"> The redevelopment plans have been a source of some controversy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d3d" id="dispute1__95" original="E5df.2135"><span class="x" id="dispute1__96" original="E5df.2136"> There is considerable disagreement about who should be granted access to these documents. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dispute1__97" original="E5df.2137"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__98" original="E5df.2138"> Disagreement </span> , like <span class="eb" id="dispute1__99" original="E5df.2139"> controversy </span> , can involve a public discussion; a <span class="eb" id="dispute1__100" original="E5df.213a"> disagreement </span> can also be directly between two people or groups; a <span class="eb" id="dispute1__101" original="E5df.213b"> dispute </span> is usually a direct argument over a particular issue between two people, groups or countries: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c3a" id="dispute1__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d36" id="dispute1__103" original="E5df.213c"><span class="x" id="dispute1__104" original="E5df.213d"> There is considerable disagreement over the risks to human health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d34" id="dispute1__105" original="E5df.213e"><span class="x" id="dispute1__106" original="E5df.213f"> There are major disagreements between the parties on public expenditure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d32" id="dispute1__107" original="E5df.2140"><span class="x" id="dispute1__108" original="E5df.2141"> Voluntary codes of conduct can offer a cheaper means of resolving disputes compared with more formal legal channels. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64e5" id="debate1__329" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="debate1__330"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64e3" id="debate1__331" original="E8e5.-7fba"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__332" original="E8e5.-7fb9"> adjective + debate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64e1" id="debate1__333" original="E8e5.-7fb8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64e0" id="debate1__334" original="E8e5.-7fb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64df" id="debate1__335" original="E8e5.-7fb5"><span class="coll" id="debate1__336"> heated </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64dd" id="debate1__337" original="E8e5.-7fb3"><span class="coll" id="debate1__338"> fierce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64db" id="debate1__339" original="E8e9.-7e34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64da" id="debate1__340" original="E8e5.-7faf"><span class="coll" id="debate1__341"> vigorous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64d8" id="debate1__342" original="E8e5.-7fad"><span class="coll" id="debate1__343"> intense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64d6" id="debate1__344" original="E8e5.-7fb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64d5" id="debate1__345" original="E8e5.-7fb1"><span class="coll" id="debate1__346"> lively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64d3" id="debate1__347" original="E8e5.-7fac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64d2" id="debate1__348" original="E8e5.-7fab"><span class="x" id="debate1__349" original="E8e5.-7faa"> Abortion has often become a focus of heated debate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64d0" id="debate1__350" original="E8e5.-7fa9"><span class="x" id="debate1__351" original="E8e5.-7fa8"> There were fierce debates in the Lords and in the Commons. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64ce" id="debate1__352" original="E8e5.-7fa7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64cd" id="debate1__353" original="E8e5.-7fa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64cc" id="debate1__354" original="E8e5.-7fa4"><span class="coll" id="debate1__355"> ongoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64ca" id="debate1__356" original="E8e5.-7fa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64c9" id="debate1__357" original="E8e5.-7fa2"><span class="coll" id="debate1__358"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64c7" id="debate1__359" original="E8e5.-7fa1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64c6" id="debate1__360" original="E8e5.-7fa0"><span class="coll" id="debate1__361"> wide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64c4" id="debate1__362" original="E8d4.-7c62"><span class="coll" id="debate1__363"> broad </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64c2" id="debate1__364" original="E8e5.-7f9d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64c1" id="debate1__365" original="E8e5.-7f9c"><span class="x" id="debate1__366" original="E8e5.-7f9b"> The Internet's role in people's social lives remains a topic of ongoing debate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64bf" id="debate1__367" original="E8e5.-7f9a"><span class="x" id="debate1__368" original="E8e5.-7f99"> This has been part of a wider debate about the future of banking. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64bd" id="debate1__369" original="E8e5.-7f98"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64bc" id="debate1__370" original="E8e5.-7f96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64bb" id="debate1__371" original="E8e5.-7f95"><span class="coll" id="debate1__372"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64b9" id="debate1__373" original="E8e5.-7f94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64b8" id="debate1__374" original="E8e5.-7f93"><span class="coll" id="debate1__375"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64b6" id="debate1__376" original="E8e5.-7e29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64b5" id="debate1__377" original="E8e5.-7e28"><span class="coll" id="debate1__378"> parliamentary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64b3" id="debate1__379" original="E8e5.-7f92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64b2" id="debate1__380" original="E8e5.-7f8d"><span class="x" id="debate1__381" original="E8e5.-7f8c"> The decision was made without any proper parliamentary and public debate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64b0" id="debate1__382" original="E8e5.-7f8f"><span class="x" id="debate1__383" original="E8e5.-7f8e"> They decided to arrange a proper public debate on the matter. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64ae" id="debate1__384" original="E8e5.-7f84"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64ad" id="debate1__385" original="E8e5.-7f82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64ac" id="debate1__386" original="E8e5.-7f81"><span class="coll" id="debate1__387"> philosophical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64aa" id="debate1__388" original="E8e5.-7f80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64a9" id="debate1__389" original="E8e5.-7f7f"><span class="coll" id="debate1__390"> theological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64a7" id="debate1__391" original="E8e5.-7f7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64a6" id="debate1__392" original="E8e5.-7f7d"><span class="coll" id="debate1__393"> academic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64a4" id="debate1__394" original="E8e5.-7f7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64a3" id="debate1__395" original="E8e5.-7f7b"><span class="coll" id="debate1__396"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64a1" id="debate1__397" original="E8e5.-7f7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-64a0" id="debate1__398" original="E8e5.-7f79"><span class="coll" id="debate1__399"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-649e" id="debate1__400" original="E8e5.-7f78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-649d" id="debate1__401" original="E8e5.-7f75"><span class="x" id="debate1__402" original="E8e5.-7f74"> This is an issue that has attracted much academic debate. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-649b" id="debate1__403" original="E8e5.-7f73"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__404" original="E8e5.-7f72"> verb + debate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6499" id="debate1__405" original="E8e5.-7f66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6498" id="debate1__406" original="E8e5.-7f64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6497" id="debate1__407" original="E8e5.-7f63"><span class="coll" id="debate1__408"> spark </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6495" id="debate1__409" original="E8e5.-7f61"><span class="coll" id="debate1__410"> provoke </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6493" id="debate1__411" original="E8e5.-7f5f"><span class="coll" id="debate1__412"> fuel </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6491" id="debate1__413" original="E8e5.-7f5d"><span class="coll" id="debate1__414"> stimulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-648f" id="debate1__415" original="E8e5.-7f5b"><span class="coll" id="debate1__416"> ignite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-648d" id="debate1__417" original="E8e5.-7f59"><span class="coll" id="debate1__418"> generate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-648b" id="debate1__419" original="E8e5.-7f57"><span class="coll" id="debate1__420"> trigger </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6489" id="debate1__421" original="E8e5.-7f51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6488" id="debate1__422" original="E8e5.-7f50"><span class="coll" id="debate1__423"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6486" id="debate1__424" original="E8e5.-7f4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6485" id="debate1__425" original="E8e5.-7f4e"><span class="coll" id="debate1__426"> frame </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6483" id="debate1__427" original="E8e5.-7f4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6482" id="debate1__428" original="E8e5.-7f4c"><span class="coll" id="debate1__429"> shape </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6480" id="debate1__430" original="E8e5.-7f56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-647f" id="debate1__431" original="E8e5.-7f55"><span class="x" id="debate1__432" original="E8e5.-7f54"> His new book should spark some debate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-647d" id="debate1__433" original="E8e5.-7f4a"><span class="x" id="debate1__434" original="E8e5.-7f49"> Three questions have framed this debate. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-647b" id="debate1__435" original="E8e5.-7f71"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-647a" id="debate1__436" original="E8e5.-7f6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6479" id="debate1__437" original="E8e5.-7f6e"><span class="coll" id="debate1__438"> open </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6477" id="debate1__439" original="E8e5.-7f6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6476" id="debate1__440" original="E8e5.-7f6c"><span class="coll" id="debate1__441"> close </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6474" id="debate1__442" original="E8e5.-7f6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6473" id="debate1__443" original="E8e5.-7f6a"><span class="coll" id="debate1__444"> hold </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6471" id="debate1__445" original="E8e5.-7f69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6470" id="debate1__446" original="E8e5.-7f68"><span class="x" id="debate1__447" original="E8e5.-7f67"> She opened the debate by insulting her opponent. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-646e" id="debate1__448" original="E8e5.-7f48"><span class="shcut" id="debate1__449" original="E8e5.-7f47"> debate + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-646c" id="debate1__450" original="E8e5.-7f46"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-646b" id="debate1__451" original="E8e5.-7f44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-646a" id="debate1__452" original="E8e5.-7f43"><span class="coll" id="debate1__453"> rage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6468" id="debate1__454" original="E8e5.-7f42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6467" id="debate1__455" original="E8e5.-7f41"><span class="coll" id="debate1__456"> surround </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6465" id="debate1__457" original="E8e5.-7f40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6464" id="debate1__458" original="E8e5.-7f3f"><span class="coll" id="debate1__459"> concern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6462" id="debate1__460" original="E8e5.-7f3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6461" id="debate1__461" original="E8e5.-7f3d"><span class="coll" id="debate1__462"> continue </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-645f" id="debate1__463" original="E8e5.-7f3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-645e" id="debate1__464" original="E8e5.-7f3b"><span class="x" id="debate1__465" original="E8e5.-7f3a"> For more than a century now, a debate has raged over the origins of this literature. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2c0d" id="debate1__466" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://debate_1" title="debate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2c0e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1f68" id="debate1__467" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="debate1__468"> debate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fe7" hm="2" id="debate2" original="E39c.-4c3e" sum="581"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fe8" id="debate2__1" original="E39c.-4c3d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5fe9" id="debate2__2" original="E39c.-4c3c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> debate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5ff6" id="debate2__9" original="E39c.-4c31"><span class="pos" id="debate2__10" original="E39c.-4c30"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e36" eid="debate2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.189c" geo="br" id="debate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debat/debate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://debate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.189f" geo="n_am" id="debate2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debat/debate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.656" id="debate2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.186f" form="root" id="debate2__17"><span class="vp" id="debate2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> debate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1871" eid="debate2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1872" geo="br" id="debate2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debat/debate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://debate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1875" geo="n_am" id="debate2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debat/debate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1878" form="thirdps" id="debate2__24"><span class="vp" id="debate2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> debates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.187a" eid="debate2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.187b" geo="br" id="debate2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debat/debates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://debates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.187e" geo="n_am" id="debate2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debat/debates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1881" form="past" id="debate2__31"><span class="vp" id="debate2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> debated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1883" eid="debate2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1884" geo="br" id="debate2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debat/debated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://debated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1887" geo="n_am" id="debate2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debat/debated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.188a" form="pastpart" id="debate2__38"><span class="vp" id="debate2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> debated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.188c" eid="debate2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.188d" geo="br" id="debate2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debat/debated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://debated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1890" geo="n_am" id="debate2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debat/debated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1893" form="prespart" id="debate2__45"><span class="vp" id="debate2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> debating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1895" eid="debate2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1896" geo="br" id="debate2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debat/debating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://debating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1899" geo="n_am" id="debate2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debate2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈbeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debat/debating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debat/debating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6022" id="debate2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6023" id="debate2__53" original="E39c.-4c15"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6024" id="debate2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="debate2__55" original="E39c.-4c13"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="debate2__56" original="E39c.-4c12"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="debate2__57" original="E39c.-4c11"> to discuss something, especially in a formal way or at a public meeting </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6028" id="debate2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6029" id="debate2__59" original="E8e5.-7e45"><span class="cf" id="debate2__60" original="E8e9.-7dff"><span class="exp" id="debate2__61"> debate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="debate2__62" original="E8e5.-7e44"> Usually, the Council debates an issue and then votes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.602d" id="debate2__63" original="E8e5.-7e43"><span class="x" id="debate2__64" original="E8e5.-7e42"> The cause of the extinction of these birds is still hotly debated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.602f" id="debate2__65" original="E8e5.-7e3f"><span class="cf" id="debate2__66" original="E39c.-4c0c"><span class="exp" id="debate2__67"> debate </span> whether/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="debate2__68" original="E8e5.-7e3e"> They debated whether men and women viewed issues differently. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6033" id="debate2__69" original="E8e5.-7e41"><span class="cf" id="debate2__70" original="E8e9.-7dfe"><span class="exp" id="debate2__71"> debate </span> with somebody (on something) </span><span class="x" id="debate2__72" original="E8e5.-7e40"> Elizabeth debates with Darcy on a whole range of subjects. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2d21" id="debate2__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://debate_1" title="debate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2d22" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1f68" id="debate2__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="debate2__75"> debate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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debris
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6037" id="debris" original="E39c.-4ace" sum="573"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6038" id="debris__1" original="E39c.-4acd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6039" id="debris__2" original="E39c.-4acc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> debris </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6045" id="debris__4" original="E39c.-4ac6"><span class="pos" id="debris__5" original="E39c.-4ac5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e2f" eid="debris__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1cc8" geo="br" id="debris__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debris__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdebriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debri/debris__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debri/debris__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://debris__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1ccb" geo="br" id="debris__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="debris__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪbriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debri/debris__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debri/debris__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://debris__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1ccf" geo="n_am" id="debris__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debris__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈbriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debri/debris__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debri/debris__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://debris__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6047" id="debris__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="debris__14" original="E39c.-4ac3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6049" id="debris__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.604a" id="debris__16" original="E39c.-4ac2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="debris__17" original="E39c.-4ac1"> broken pieces of wood, rock or other materials that are left somewhere as part of a natural process, or after something has been destroyed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.604c" id="debris__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.604d" id="debris__19" original="E8c5.-7fec"><span class="x" id="debris__20" original="E8c5.-7feb"> The woody debris and fallen logs replenish the soil and provide nutrients for many species. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.604f" id="debris__21" original="E8dd.-72b4"><span class="x" id="debris__22" original="E8dd.-72b3"> Much of the gas is debris expelled from early generations of very massive stars. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6051" id="debris__23" original="E8c5.-7fe4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="debris__24" original="E8c5.-7fe3"> pieces of material that are separated or removed from something because they are not wanted </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6053" id="debris__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6054" id="debris__26" original="E8c5.-7fe2"><span class="x" id="debris__27" original="E8c5.-7fe1"> After air drying, the soil samples were sieved to remove debris. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2d4c" id="debris__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://debris" title="debris definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2d4d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1d5f" id="debris__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="debris__30"> debris </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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debt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6056" id="debt" original="E39c.-4abc" sum="1593"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6057" id="debt__1" original="E39c.-4abb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6058" id="debt__2" original="E39c.-4aba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> debt </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6063" id="debt__7" original="E39c.-4ab2"><span class="pos" id="debt__8" original="E39c.-4ab1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e24" eid="debt__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1d2a" geo="br" id="debt__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debt__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> det <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debt_/debt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debt_/debt__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://debt__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1d2d" geo="n_am" id="debt__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debt__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> det <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debt_/debt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debt_/debt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6065" id="debt__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6066" id="debt__15" original="E39c.-4ab0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6067" id="debt__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="debt__17" original="E39c.-4aae"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="debt__18" original="E39c.-4aad"> a sum of money that somebody owes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.606a" id="debt__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.606b" id="debt__20" original="E8c5.-7b93"><span class="x" id="debt__21" original="E8c5.-7b92"> The group could not pay its debts and had to surrender the enterprise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.606d" id="debt__22" original="E8c5.-7b8d"><span class="x" id="debt__23" original="E8c5.-7b8c"> The US was on the brink of defaulting on its debts. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="debt__24" original="E8e9.-7e65" un="help"> A <span class="eb" id="debt__25" original="E8e9.-7e64"> bad debt </span> is a debt that is unlikely to be paid: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6071" id="debt__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6072" id="debt__27" original="E8e9.-7e63"><span class="x" id="debt__28" original="E8e9.-7e62"> Most of this bad debt has now been written off. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6074" id="debt__29" original="E39c.-4aac"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6075" id="debt__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="debt__31" original="E39c.-4aaa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="debt__32" original="E39c.-4aa9"> the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6078" id="debt__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6079" id="debt__34" original="E8c5.-7b85"><span class="cf" id="debt__35" original="E8dd.-74e0"> in <span class="exp" id="debt__36"> debt </span></span><span class="x" id="debt__37" original="E8c5.-7b84"> The project turned out to be far more expensive than estimated and so Darby was in debt for the rest of his life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.607d" id="debt__38" original="E8c5.-7b87"><span class="cf" id="debt__39" original="E8dd.-74df"> into <span class="exp" id="debt__40"> debt </span></span><span class="x" id="debt__41" original="E8c5.-7b86"> Many families went into debt to pay for treatment for their children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6081" id="debt__42" original="E8c5.-7b89"><span class="cf" id="debt__43" original="E492.29f4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="debt__44" original="E8c5.-7b88"> The Greek debt crisis triggered serious concern among EU institutions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6084" id="debt__45" original="E39c.-4aa5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6085" id="debt__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="debt__47" original="E39c.-4aa3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="debt__48" original="E8dd.-74de"><span class="exp" id="debt__49"> debt </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="debt__50" original="E39c.-4aa1"> the fact that somebody's ideas or work have been influenced by somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.608a" id="debt__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.608b" id="debt__52" original="E8c5.-7b83"><span class="x" id="debt__53" original="E8c5.-7b82"> The book owes a considerable debt to previous work, as the author acknowledges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.608d" id="debt__54" original="E8c5.-7b7f"><span class="x" id="debt__55" original="E8c5.-7b7e"> Many of the great medieval Christian philosophers acknowledged an intellectual debt to their Muslim predecessors. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.608f" id="debt__56" original="E8c5.-7b7d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6090" id="debt__57"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="debt__58" original="E8c5.-7b7b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="debt__59" original="E8c5.-7b7a"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="debt__60" original="E8c5.-7b94"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="debt__61" original="E8dd.-74dd"><span class="exp" id="debt__62"> debt </span> to somebody </span><span class="def" id="debt__63" original="E8c5.-7b79"> the fact that you should feel grateful to somebody because they have helped you or been kind to you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6097" id="debt__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6098" id="debt__65" original="E8c5.-7b78"><span class="x" id="debt__66" original="E8c5.-7b77"> Modern scientists owe a tremendous debt to the individuals who witnessed the New Madrid earthquakes and documented their effects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.609a" id="debt__67" original="E8c5.-7b74"><span class="cf" id="debt__68" original="E492.29f5"><span class="exp" id="debt__69"> debt </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="debt__70" original="E8c5.-7b73"> I owe a debt of gratitude to many people for their help in the development of the ideas contained in this paper. </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60a0" id="debt__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60a1" id="debt__72" original="E8c5.-7b76"><span class="cf" id="debt__73" original="E8dd.-74dc"> in <span class="exp" id="debt__74"> debt </span> to somebody </span><span class="sep"> | </span><span class="cf" id="debt__75" original="E8e9.-7e61"> in somebody's <span class="exp" id="debt__76"> debt </span></span><span class="x" id="debt__77" original="E8c5.-7b75"> There are many people I am in debt to for their assistance over these past six years. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2d6c" id="debt__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://debt" title="debt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2d6d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1d3f" id="debt__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="debt__80"> debt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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debtor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60a5" id="debtor" original="E39c.-4a9a" sum="373"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60a6" id="debtor__1" original="E39c.-4a99"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60a7" id="debtor__2" original="E39c.-4a98"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> debtor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60b3" id="debtor__7" original="E39c.-4a90"><span class="pos" id="debtor__8" original="E39c.-4a8f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e1d" eid="debtor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1d6a" geo="br" id="debtor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debtor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdetə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deb/debto/debtor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deb/debto/debtor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://debtor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.1d6d" geo="n_am" id="debtor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="debtor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdetər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deb/debto/debtor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deb/debto/debtor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://debtor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60b5" id="debtor__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60b6" id="debtor__15" original="E39c.-4a8e"><span class="def" id="debtor__16" original="E39c.-4a8d"> a person, a country or an organization that owes money </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60b8" id="debtor__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60b9" id="debtor__18" original="E492.2a02"><span class="x" id="debtor__19" original="E492.2a03"> She argues that the crisis is due to both the debtors and the creditors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60bb" id="debtor__20" original="E85c.-40f4"><span class="cf" id="debtor__21" original="E492.2a04"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="debtor__22" original="E85c.-40f3"> The IMF aided economic development in the country, but in the process made it into a debtor nation. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60be" id="debtor__23" original="E39c.-4a8c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://creditor" title="creditor definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60bf" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.3cf2" id="debtor__24" original="E39c.-4a8b"><span class="xh" id="debtor__25"> creditor </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2dbf" id="debtor__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://debtor" title="debtor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2dc0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1cf6" id="debtor__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="debtor__28"> debtor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decade
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60c1" id="decade" original="E39c.-49a0" sum="386"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60c2" id="decade__1" original="E39c.-499f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60c3" id="decade__2" original="E39c.-499e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decade </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60d3" id="decade__7" original="E39c.-4993"><span class="pos" id="decade__8" original="E39c.-4992"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e16" eid="decade__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.41bf" geo="br" id="decade__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decade__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decad/decade__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decad/decade__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://decade__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.41c2" geo="n_am" id="decade__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decade__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decad/decade__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decad/decade__us_4.ogg" href="sound://decade__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.41c5" geo="br" id="decade__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decade__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decad/decade__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decad/decade__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://decade__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.41c8" geo="n_am" id="decade__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decade__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decad/decade__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decad/decade__us_2.ogg" href="sound://decade__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60d5" id="decade__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60d6" id="decade__19" original="E39c.-4991"><span class="def" id="decade__20" original="E39c.-4990"> a period of ten years, especially one beginning with a year ending in 0 </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60d8" id="decade__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60d9" id="decade__22" original="E8e5.-7dbf"><span class="x" id="decade__23" original="E8e5.-7dbe"> Over the past two decades, per capita income in South Korea has quadrupled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60db" id="decade__24" original="E8e5.-7dbd"><span class="x" id="decade__25" original="E8e5.-7dbc"> His career spanned nearly seven decades. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60dd" id="decade__26" original="E8e5.-7dbb"><span class="cf" id="decade__27" original="E8e9.-7dfd"><span class="exp" id="decade__28"> decade </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="decade__29" original="E8e5.-7dba"> The country emerged in 2006 from a decade of civil war. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="period__491" original="E4db.-77dd" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="period__492" original="E4db.-77dc"><span class="h1" id="period__493" original="E4db.-77db"> Time expressions </span><span class="p" id="period__494" original="E4db.-77da"> In academic writing, time expressions are important for specifying when an event or change took place; for saying how long a process lasted; or for comparing quantities over time. </span><ul class="bullet" id="period__495" original="E4db.-77d9"><li class="li" id="period__496" original="E4db.-77d8"><span class="eb" id="period__497" original="E4db.-77d7"> over (a period of) </span> 5 years/​months/​decades/​centuries </li><li class="li" id="period__498" original="E4db.-77d6"><span class="eb" id="period__499" original="E4db.-77d5"> over a </span> long/​short/10-year, etc. <span class="eb" id="period__500" original="E4db.-77d4"> period </span></li><li class="li" id="period__501" original="E4db.-77d3"><span class="eb" id="period__502" original="E4db.-77d2"> over the past </span> 10 years/3 decades/​few months </li><li class="li" id="period__503" original="E4db.-77d1"><span class="eb" id="period__504" original="E4db.-77d0"> over time/​the years </span></li><li class="li" id="period__505" original="E4db.-77cf"><span class="eb" id="period__506" original="E4db.-77ce"> for (a period of) </span> 5 years/​months/​decades/​centuries </li><li class="li" id="period__507" original="E4db.-77cd"><span class="eb" id="period__508" original="E4db.-77cc"> for many/​several </span> years/​decades/​months </li><li class="li" id="period__509" original="E4db.-77cb"><span class="eb" id="period__510" original="E4db.-77ca"> since </span> 1935/last year/​March </li><li class="li" id="period__511" original="E4db.-77c9"><span class="eb" id="period__512" original="E4db.-77c8"> in the </span> medieval/​Victorian/​post-war <span class="eb" id="period__513" original="E4db.-77c7"> period </span></li><li class="li" id="period__514" original="E4db.-77c6"><span class="eb" id="period__515" original="E4db.-77c5"> in the past </span> 10 years/3 decades/​few months </li><li class="li" id="period__516" original="E4db.-77c4"><span class="eb" id="period__517" original="E4db.-77c3"> in recent </span> years/​months/​decades </li><li class="li" id="period__518" original="E4db.-77c2"><span class="eb" id="period__519" original="E4db.-77c1"> during the past/​last </span> 10 years/3 decades/​few months </li><li class="li" id="period__520" original="E4db.-77c0"><span class="eb" id="period__521" original="E4db.-77bf"> during this </span> time/​period </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="period__522" original="E4db.-77be"><li class="li" id="period__523" original="E4db.-77bd"><span class="x-gs" id="period__524"><span class="x-g" id="period__525" original="E4db.-77bc"><span class="x" id="period__526" original="E4db.-77bb"><span class="ebi" id="period__527" original="E4db.-77ba"> Over </span> several <span class="ebi" id="period__528" original="E4db.-77b9"> days </span> , their performance improved significantly. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__529" original="E4db.-77b8"><span class="x-gs" id="period__530"><span class="x-g" id="period__531" original="E4db.-77b7"><span class="x" id="period__532" original="E4db.-77b6"> The interviews were conducted <span class="ebi" id="period__533" original="E4db.-77b5"> over </span> a seven-month <span class="ebi" id="period__534" original="E4db.-77b4"> period </span> in 2006. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__535" original="E4db.-77b3"><span class="x-gs" id="period__536"><span class="x-g" id="period__537" original="E4db.-77b2"><span class="x" id="period__538" original="E4db.-77b1"><span class="ebi" id="period__539" original="E4db.-77b0"> Over the past </span> 100 years, the cost of transporting goods over long distances has dramatically fallen. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__540" original="E4db.-77af"><span class="x-gs" id="period__541"><span class="x-g" id="period__542" original="E4db.-77ae"><span class="x" id="period__543" original="E4db.-77ad"><span class="ebi" id="period__544" original="E4db.-77ac"> Over time </span> , entire cities, tribes, kingdoms and the Roman Empire itself accepted the new religion. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__545" original="E4db.-77ab"><span class="x-gs" id="period__546"><span class="x-g" id="period__547" original="E4db.-77aa"><span class="x" id="period__548" original="E4db.-77a9"> Daniel (409–493) joined a monastery at age twelve and stayed <span class="ebi" id="period__549" original="E4db.-77a8"> for </span> 25 <span class="ebi" id="period__550" original="E4db.-77a7"> years </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__551" original="E4db.-77a6"><span class="x-gs" id="period__552"><span class="x-g" id="period__553" original="E4db.-77a5"><span class="x" id="period__554" original="E4db.-77a4"> Tree-ring properties have been used <span class="ebi" id="period__555" original="E4db.-77a3"> for many years </span> to reconstruct past climates. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__556" original="E4db.-77a2"><span class="x-gs" id="period__557"><span class="x-g" id="period__558" original="E4db.-77a1"><span class="x" id="period__559" original="E4db.-77a0"><span class="ebi" id="period__560" original="E4db.-779f"> Since </span> 1995, there have been more deaths from cancer than from ischaemic heart disease. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__561" original="E4db.-779e"><span class="x-gs" id="period__562"><span class="x-g" id="period__563" original="E4db.-779d"><span class="x" id="period__564" original="E4db.-779c"> Phillips and Hardy (2002: 75–8) analysed 127 cartoons that appeared in Canadian newspapers <span class="ebi" id="period__565" original="E4db.-779b"> in the </span> 1987–9 <span class="ebi" id="period__566" original="E4db.-779a"> period </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__567" original="E4db.-7799"><span class="x-gs" id="period__568"><span class="x-g" id="period__569" original="E4db.-7798"><span class="x" id="period__570" original="E4db.-7797"> There has been a huge increase in general practice workload <span class="ebi" id="period__571" original="E4db.-7796"> in the past </span> three decades. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__572" original="E4db.-7795"><span class="x-gs" id="period__573"><span class="x-g" id="period__574" original="E4db.-7794"><span class="x" id="period__575" original="E4db.-7793"> School dropout rates have remained fairly stable <span class="ebi" id="period__576" original="E4db.-7792"> in recent years </span> . </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__577" original="E4db.-7791"><span class="x-gs" id="period__578"><span class="x-g" id="period__579" original="E4db.-7790"><span class="x" id="period__580" original="E4db.-778f"> 13 major lava dams were formed and subsequently destroyed in the Grand Canyon <span class="ebi" id="period__581" original="E4db.-778e"> during the last </span> one to two million years. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="period__582" original="E4db.-778d"><span class="x-gs" id="period__583"><span class="x-g" id="period__584" original="E4db.-778c"><span class="x" id="period__585" original="E4db.-778b"><span class="ebi" id="period__586" original="E4db.-778a"> During this </span> 30-year <span class="ebi" id="period__587" original="E4db.-7789"> period </span> , per capita consumption increased from less than 2 lb to 6.6 lb. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2de4" id="decade__127" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decade" title="decade definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2de5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1be7" id="decade__128" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decade__129"> decade </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decay
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60e1" hm="1" id="decay1" original="E39c.-47f8" sum="1200"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60e2" id="decay1__1" original="E39c.-47f7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60e3" id="decay1__2" original="E39c.-47f6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decay <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60ee" id="decay1__7" original="E39c.-47eb"><span class="pos" id="decay1__8" original="E39c.-47ea"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e09" eid="decay1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.263f" geo="br" id="decay1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decay/decay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2642" geo="n_am" id="decay1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decay/decay__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decay__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decay__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60f0" id="decay1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decay1__15" original="E39c.-47e8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60f2" id="decay1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60f3" id="decay1__17" original="E39c.-47e7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="decay1__18" original="E492.2a37"><span class="exp" id="decay1__19"> decay </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="decay1__20" original="E39c.-47e6"> the process or result of being broken down or destroyed by natural processes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60f7" id="decay1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60f8" id="decay1__22" original="E85c.-2d04"><span class="x" id="decay1__23" original="E85c.-2d03"> Disease accompanies the decay of incompletely buried bodies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60fa" id="decay1__24" original="E85c.-2d02"><span class="x" id="decay1__25" original="E85c.-2d01"> This chapter examines the influence of diet and fluoride on the prevention of tooth decay. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60fc" id="decay1__26" original="E85c.-2d10"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.60fd" id="decay1__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="decay1__28" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="decay1__29" original="E85c.-2d0f"> the change of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://radioactive" id="decay1__30"> radioactive </a> substance, <a class="ndv" href="entry://particle" id="decay1__31"> particle </a> , etc. into another as it gives out <a class="ndv" href="entry://radiation" id="decay1__32"> radiation </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6103" id="decay1__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6104" id="decay1__34" original="E492.2d0a"><span class="cf" id="decay1__35" original="E492.2a38"><span class="exp" id="decay1__36"> decay </span> (of something) (to something) </span><span class="x" id="decay1__37" original="E492.2d0b"> The gas radon is produced by the decay of uranium in rocks and soil. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6108" id="decay1__38" original="E85c.-2d08"><span class="x" id="decay1__39" original="E85c.-2d07"> Potassium-argon (K-Ar) dating utilizes the radioactive decay of potassium isotopes (⁴⁰K) to argon isotopes (⁴⁰Ar) in a rock sample. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.610a" id="decay1__40" original="E85c.-2d06"><span class="cf" id="decay1__41" original="E492.2a39"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="decay1__42" original="E85c.-2d05"> Uranium-235 has the fastest decay rate (or shortest half-life). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.610d" id="decay1__43" original="E39c.-47e5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="decay1__44" original="E39c.-47e4"> the gradual process in which a society, an institution, etc. is destroyed or becomes weaker </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.610f" id="decay1__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6110" id="decay1__46" original="E85c.-2d00"><span class="x" id="decay1__47" original="E85c.-2cff"> Slums are the most visible sign of urban decay and poverty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6112" id="decay1__48" original="E85c.-2cfe"><span class="cf" id="decay1__49" original="E498.-6be9"><span class="exp" id="decay1__50"> decay </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="decay1__51" original="E85c.-2cfd"> Mellors, the gamekeeper, expresses Lawrence's own views on the decay of society when it abandons true values. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6116" id="decay1__52" original="E492.2d0c"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6117" id="decay1__53"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="decay1__54" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="decay1__55" original="E492.2d0f"> gradual decrease in the <a class="ndv" href="entry://magnitude" id="decay1__56"> magnitude </a> (= size) of a physical quantity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.611b" id="decay1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.611c" id="decay1__58" original="E492.2d12"><span class="x" id="decay1__59" original="E492.2d13"> The required time constant for current decay is 1 ms. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2e05" id="decay1__60" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decay_1" title="decay definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2e06" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-19ec" id="decay1__61" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decay1__62"> decay </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.611e" hm="2" id="decay2" original="E39c.-47e3" sum="1111"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.611f" id="decay2__1" original="E39c.-47e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6120" id="decay2__2" original="E39c.-47e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decay <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.612d" id="decay2__9" original="E39c.-47d6"><span class="pos" id="decay2__10" original="E39c.-47d5"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6e02" eid="decay2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2645" geo="br" id="decay2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decay/decay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2648" geo="n_am" id="decay2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decay/decay__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decay__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decay__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.684" id="decay2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.264b" form="root" id="decay2__17"><span class="vp" id="decay2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> decay </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.264d" eid="decay2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.264e" geo="br" id="decay2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decay/decay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2651" geo="n_am" id="decay2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decay/decay__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decay__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decay__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2654" form="thirdps" id="decay2__24"><span class="vp" id="decay2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> decays </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2656" eid="decay2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2657" geo="br" id="decay2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decay/decays__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decays__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decays__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.265a" geo="n_am" id="decay2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decay/decays__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decays__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decays__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.265d" form="past" id="decay2__31"><span class="vp" id="decay2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> decayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.265f" eid="decay2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2660" geo="br" id="decay2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decay/decayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2663" geo="n_am" id="decay2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decay/decayed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decayed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decayed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2666" form="pastpart" id="decay2__38"><span class="vp" id="decay2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> decayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2668" eid="decay2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2669" geo="br" id="decay2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decay/decayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.266c" geo="n_am" id="decay2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decay/decayed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decayed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decayed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.266f" form="prespart" id="decay2__45"><span class="vp" id="decay2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> decaying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2671" eid="decay2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2672" geo="br" id="decay2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decay/decaying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decaying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decaying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2675" geo="n_am" id="decay2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decay2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkeɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decay/decaying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decay/decaying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decaying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6159" id="decay2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.615a" id="decay2__53" original="E39c.-47b8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.615b" id="decay2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decay2__55" original="E85c.-2cf5"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decay2__56" original="E39c.-47b3"> to be destroyed gradually by natural processes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.615e" id="decay2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.615f" id="decay2__58" original="E85c.-2ce8"><span class="x" id="decay2__59" original="E85c.-2ce7"> When the leaves on deciduous trees die at the end of the summer, the chlorophyll decays. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6161" id="decay2__60" original="E85c.-2ce6"><span class="x" id="decay2__61" original="E85c.-2ce5"> Microorganisms that live on decaying organic matter are called saprophytes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6163" id="decay2__62" original="E85c.-2cf4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6164" id="decay2__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decay2__64" original="E498.-d78"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6166" id="decay2__65"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="decay2__66" original="E492.2cf9"> of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://radioactive" id="decay2__67"> radioactive </a> substance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="decay2__68" original="E85c.-2cf3"> to change into another substance as it gives out <a class="ndv" href="entry://radiation" id="decay2__69"> radiation </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.616b" id="decay2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.616c" id="decay2__71" original="E85c.-2ced"><span class="x" id="decay2__72" original="E85c.-2cec"> The radiocarbon is trapped and then begins to decay. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.616e" id="decay2__73" original="E85c.-2cea"><span class="cf" id="decay2__74" original="E85c.-2ceb"><span class="exp" id="decay2__75"> decay </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="decay2__76" original="E85c.-2ce9"> ⁴⁰K decayed radioactively to ⁴⁰Ar to produce the third major component of the present atmosphere. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6172" id="decay2__77" original="E39c.-47af"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6173" id="decay2__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decay2__79" original="E498.-d76"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="decay2__80" original="E492.2cfe"><span class="exp" id="decay2__81"> decay </span> (into something) </span><span class="def" id="decay2__82" original="E39c.-47ac"> if a building or an area <span class="dh" id="decay2__83" original="E39c.-47ab"> decays </span> , its condition slowly becomes worse </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6179" id="decay2__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.617a" id="decay2__85" original="E85c.-2ce4"><span class="x" id="decay2__86" original="E85c.-2ce3"> The densely populated old town during the later 19th century had decayed into a classic ghetto for the poor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.617c" id="decay2__87" original="E85c.-2ce2"><span class="x" id="decay2__88" original="E85c.-2ce1"> Today, many urban areas are experiencing problems related to decaying infrastructures. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.617e" id="decay2__89" original="E85c.-2ce0"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.617f" id="decay2__90"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decay2__91" original="E498.-d74"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="decay2__92" original="E492.2cff"><span class="exp" id="decay2__93"> decay </span> (to something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6183" id="decay2__94"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="decay2__95" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6185" id="decay2__96"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="decay2__97" original="E85c.-2cdf"> of a quantity or an amount </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="decay2__98" original="E85c.-2cde"> to gradually decrease </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6188" id="decay2__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6189" id="decay2__100" original="E492.2d02"><span class="x" id="decay2__101" original="E492.2d03"> the time taken for the current to decay to zero </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2e75" id="decay2__102" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decay_1" title="decay definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2e76" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-19ec" id="decay2__103" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decay2__104"> decay </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deceased
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.618b" id="deceased" original="E39c.-4791" sum="433"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.618c" id="deceased__1" original="E39c.-4790"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.618d" id="deceased__2" original="E39c.-478f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deceased </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6195" id="deceased__4" original="E39c.-478a"><span class="pos" id="deceased__5" original="E39c.-4789"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6dfb" eid="deceased__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2738" geo="br" id="deceased__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceased__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decea/deceased__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decea/deceased__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceased__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.273b" geo="n_am" id="deceased__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceased__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decea/deceased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decea/deceased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6197" id="deceased__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="deceased__12" subj="law"> law </span><span class="sep"> or </span><span class="reg" id="deceased__14" original="E39c.-4785" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.619b" id="deceased__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.619c" id="deceased__16" original="E39c.-4784"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deceased__17" original="E39c.-4783"> dead, especially recently </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.619e" id="deceased__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.619f" id="deceased__19" original="E896.7477"><span class="x" id="deceased__20" original="E896.7478"> The circumstances made visiting the graves of deceased relatives extremely difficult. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61a1" id="deceased__21" original="E39c.-4782"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61a2" id="deceased__22" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61a3" id="deceased__23"><span class="v"><strong> the deceased </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61a5" id="deceased__25" original="E39c.-4780"><span class="pos" id="deceased__26" original="E39c.-477f"> noun </span></span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61a7" id="deceased__27" original="E39c.-477e"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61a8" form="pl" id="deceased__28" original="E39c.-477d"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="deceased__29" original="E39c.-477b"> the deceased </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deceased__30" original="E39c.-477a"> a person who has died, especially recently </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61ab" id="deceased__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61ac" id="deceased__32" original="E896.7479"><span class="x" id="deceased__33" original="E896.747a"> In his will, the deceased left a significant sum of money to his grandson. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2ebb" id="deceased__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deceased" title="deceased definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2ebc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1968" id="deceased__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deceased__36"> deceased </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deceit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61ae" id="deceit" original="E39c.-4779" sum="389"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61af" id="deceit__1" original="E39c.-4778"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61b0" id="deceit__2" original="E39c.-4777"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deceit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61bb" id="deceit__7" original="E39c.-476f"><span class="pos" id="deceit__8" original="E39c.-476e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6df4" eid="deceit__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2780" geo="br" id="deceit__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceit__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decei/deceit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2783" geo="n_am" id="deceit__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceit__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decei/deceit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61bd" id="deceit__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deceit__15" original="E39c.-476c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deceit__16" original="E39c.-476b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61c0" id="deceit__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61c1" id="deceit__18" original="E39c.-476a"><span class="def" id="deceit__19" original="E39c.-4769"> dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true; an example of this behaviour </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61c3" id="deceit__20" original="E39c.-4768" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deception" title="deception definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61c4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62c7" id="deceit__21" original="E39c.-4767"><span class="xh" id="deceit__22"> deception </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61c6" id="deceit__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61c7" id="deceit__24" original="E85c.-f1a"><span class="x" id="deceit__25" original="E85c.-f19"> Clearly humans are adept at deceit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61c9" id="deceit__26" original="E85c.-f18"><span class="x" id="deceit__27" original="E85c.-f17"> There may be numerous minor deceits, and other forms of corruption, that escape easy detection. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2ee4" id="deceit__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deceit" title="deceit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2ee5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1948" id="deceit__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deceit__30"> deceit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deceive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61cb" id="deceive" original="E39c.-4745" sum="763"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61cc" id="deceive__1" original="E39c.-4744"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61cd" id="deceive__2" original="E39c.-4743"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deceive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61da" id="deceive__9" original="E39c.-472e"><span class="pos" id="deceive__10" original="E39c.-472d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ded" eid="deceive__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.28eb" geo="br" id="deceive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decei/deceive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.28ee" geo="n_am" id="deceive__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decei/deceive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61dc" id="deceive__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deceive__17" original="E39c.-4703"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.6b2" id="deceive__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.28f1" form="root" id="deceive__19"><span class="vp" id="deceive__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deceive </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.28f3" eid="deceive__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.28f4" geo="br" id="deceive__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decei/deceive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.28f7" geo="n_am" id="deceive__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decei/deceive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.28fa" form="thirdps" id="deceive__26"><span class="vp" id="deceive__27"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deceives </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.28fc" eid="deceive__28" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.28fd" geo="br" id="deceive__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decei/deceives__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceives__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceives__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2900" geo="n_am" id="deceive__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decei/deceives__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceives__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceives__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2903" form="past" id="deceive__33"><span class="vp" id="deceive__34"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deceived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2905" eid="deceive__35" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2906" geo="br" id="deceive__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decei/deceived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2909" geo="n_am" id="deceive__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decei/deceived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.290c" form="pastpart" id="deceive__40"><span class="vp" id="deceive__41"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deceived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.290e" eid="deceive__42" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.290f" geo="br" id="deceive__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__44"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decei/deceived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2912" geo="n_am" id="deceive__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__46"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decei/deceived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2915" form="prespart" id="deceive__47"><span class="vp" id="deceive__48"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deceiving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2917" eid="deceive__49" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2918" geo="br" id="deceive__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decei/deceiving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceiving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceiving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.291b" geo="n_am" id="deceive__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceive__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsiːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decei/deceiving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decei/deceiving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceiving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6208" id="deceive__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6209" id="deceive__55" original="E39c.-4705"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="deceive__56" original="E39c.-4701"><span class="exp" id="deceive__57"> deceive </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="deceive__58" original="E39c.-4702"> to deliberately make somebody believe something that is not true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.620d" id="deceive__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.620e" id="deceive__60" original="E8e5.-7db9"><span class="x" id="deceive__61" original="E8e5.-7db8"> For Chinese people, a company should be honest and not deceive customers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6210" id="deceive__62" original="E8e5.-7db7"><span class="x" id="deceive__63" original="E8e5.-7db6"> She realized too late that she had been badly deceived. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6212" id="deceive__64" original="E8e5.-7db5"><span class="cf" id="deceive__65" original="E39c.-4700"><span class="exp" id="deceive__66"> deceive </span> somebody into doing something </span><span class="x" id="deceive__67" original="E8e5.-7db4"> Consumers might be deceived into paying more for a perceived, but unrealistic, health benefit. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6216" id="deceive__68" original="E39c.-46fa"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="deceive__69" original="E39c.-46f6"><span class="exp" id="deceive__70"> deceive </span> somebody/something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6219" id="deceive__71"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deceive__72" original="E8e5.-7db1"> of a thing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deceive__73" original="E39c.-46f5"> to make somebody have a false idea about somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.621c" id="deceive__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.621d" id="deceive__75" original="E8e5.-7db0"><span class="x" id="deceive__76" original="E8e5.-7daf"> He thought his senses were deceiving him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.621f" id="deceive__77" original="E8e5.-7dae"><span class="x" id="deceive__78" original="E8e5.-7dad"> Some butterflies have an eye pattern on their wings to deceive predators. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6221" id="deceive__79" original="E39c.-46f1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deception" title="deception definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6222" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62c7" id="deceive__80" original="E8e9.-7df6"><span class="xh" id="deceive__81"> deception </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deceptive" title="deceptive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6224" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62ec" id="deceive__82" original="E39c.-46f0"><span class="xh" id="deceive__83"> deceptive </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2f35" id="deceive__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deceive" title="deceive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2f36" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1900" id="deceive__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deceive__86"> deceive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decency
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6226" id="decency" original="E39c.-4681" sum="406"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6227" id="decency__1" original="E39c.-4680"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6228" id="decency__2" original="E39c.-467f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decency </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6233" id="decency__7" original="E39c.-4677"><span class="pos" id="decency__8" original="E39c.-4676"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6de6" eid="decency__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2ad1" geo="br" id="decency__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decency__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːsnsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decen/decency__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decency__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decency__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2ad4" geo="n_am" id="decency__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decency__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːsnsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decen/decency__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decency__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decency__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6235" id="decency__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6236" id="decency__15" original="E39c.-4675"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6237" id="decency__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decency__17" original="E39c.-4673"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decency__18" original="E39c.-4672"> honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.623a" id="decency__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.623b" id="decency__20" original="E85c.-2c9f"><span class="x" id="decency__21" original="E85c.-2c9e"> Rights to free expression needed to be balanced with other considerations of taste and decency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.623d" id="decency__22" original="E85c.-2c9d"><span class="x" id="decency__23" original="E85c.-2c9c"> Forster's narrative insists on the virtues of tolerance and human decency. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2f66" id="decency__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decency" title="decency definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2f67" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1826" id="decency__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decency__26"> decency </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.623f" id="decent" original="E39c.-466b" sum="539"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6240" id="decent__1" original="E39c.-466a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6241" id="decent__2" original="E39c.-4669"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6249" id="decent__4" original="E39c.-4664"><span class="pos" id="decent__5" original="E39c.-4663"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ddf" eid="decent__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2b0f" geo="br" id="decent__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decent__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːsnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decen/decent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2b12" geo="n_am" id="decent__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decent__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːsnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decen/decent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.624b" id="decent__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.624c" id="decent__12" original="E39c.-4662"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="decent__13" original="E39c.-4661"> of a good enough standard or quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.624e" id="decent__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.624f" id="decent__15" original="E85c.-2c9b"><span class="x" id="decent__16" original="E85c.-2c9a"> They choose to go to college because it is their only hope for getting a decent job. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6251" id="decent__17" original="E39c.-465e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6252" id="decent__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="decent__19" original="E39c.-465d"> of people or behaviour </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="decent__20" original="E39c.-465c"> honest and fair; treating people with respect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6255" id="decent__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6256" id="decent__22" original="E85c.-2c99"><span class="x" id="decent__23" original="E85c.-2c98"> Jurors should apply the current standards of ordinary decent people. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6258" id="decent__24" original="E39c.-465b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="decent__25" original="E39c.-465a"> acceptable according to the moral or social rules of a particular group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.625a" id="decent__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.625b" id="decent__27" original="E85c.-2c97"><span class="x" id="decent__28" original="E85c.-2c96"> Sick people were not abandoned, and when they died they were given a decent burial. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2f80" id="decent__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decent" title="decent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2f81" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-17fa" id="decent__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decent__31"> decent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decentralize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.625d" id="decentralize" original="E39c.-4647" sum="872"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.625e" id="decentralize__1" original="E39c.-4646"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.625f" id="decentralize__2" original="E39c.-4645"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decentralize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6261" id="decentralize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6262" id="decentralize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-7b" id="decentralize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="decentralize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> decentral <span class="ptl" id="decentralize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6274" id="decentralize__19" original="E39c.-4636"><span class="pos" id="decentralize__20" original="E39c.-4635"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6dd8" eid="decentralize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bd9" geo="br" id="decentralize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bdc" geo="n_am" id="decentralize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.6e0" id="decentralize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bdf" form="root" id="decentralize__27"><span class="vp" id="decentralize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> decentralize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2be1" eid="decentralize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2be2" geo="br" id="decentralize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2be5" geo="n_am" id="decentralize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2be8" form="thirdps" id="decentralize__34"><span class="vp" id="decentralize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> decentralizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bea" eid="decentralize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2beb" geo="br" id="decentralize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bee" geo="n_am" id="decentralize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bf1" form="past" id="decentralize__41"><span class="vp" id="decentralize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> decentralized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bf3" eid="decentralize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bf4" geo="br" id="decentralize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bf7" geo="n_am" id="decentralize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bfa" form="pastpart" id="decentralize__48"><span class="vp" id="decentralize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> decentralized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bfc" eid="decentralize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bfd" geo="br" id="decentralize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2c00" geo="n_am" id="decentralize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2c03" form="prespart" id="decentralize__55"><span class="vp" id="decentralize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> decentralizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2c05" eid="decentralize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2c06" geo="br" id="decentralize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2c09" geo="n_am" id="decentralize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62a0" id="decentralize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62a1" id="decentralize__63" original="E39c.-4618"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62a2" id="decentralize__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decentralize__65" original="E39c.-4616"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decentralize__66" original="E39c.-4615"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decentralize__67" original="E39c.-4613"> to give some of the power of a central government, organization, etc. to smaller parts or organizations around the country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62a6" id="decentralize__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62a7" id="decentralize__69" original="E85c.-2c00"><span class="x" id="decentralize__70" original="E85c.-2bff"> Some of the most centralized countries such as the UK, Italy and Spain have deliberately decentralized. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62a9" id="decentralize__71" original="E85c.-2bfe"><span class="cf" id="decentralize__72" original="E39c.-4614"><span class="exp" id="decentralize__73"> decentralize </span> something </span><span class="x" id="decentralize__74" original="E85c.-2bfd"> Rather than having a central laboratory, other firms decentralize their R&amp;D organization structures. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62ad" id="decentralize__75" original="E39c.-4612" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://centralize" title="centralize definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62ae" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.62f4" id="decentralize__76" original="E39c.-4611"><span class="xh" id="decentralize__77"> centralize </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62b0" id="decentralize__78"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62b1" id="decentralize__79" original="E39c.-460f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62b2" id="decentralize__80"><span class="dr" id="decentralize__81" original="E39c.-460e"> decentralization </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62b4" id="decentralize__82" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62b5" id="decentralize__83"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1d90" id="decentralize__84"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="decentralize__85"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> decentral <span class="ptl" id="decentralize__87"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62bf" id="decentralize__88" original="E39c.-4609"><span class="pos" id="decentralize__89" original="E39c.-4608"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7264" eid="decentralize__90" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bd1" geo="br" id="decentralize__91" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__92"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌsentrəlaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2bd5" geo="n_am" id="decentralize__93" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decentralize__94"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌsentrələˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decen/decentralization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decen/decentralization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decentralization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62c1" id="decentralize__95"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decentralize__96" original="E39c.-4606"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="decentralize__97" original="E39c.-4605"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62c4" id="decentralize__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62c5" id="decentralize__99" original="E85c.-2bfc"><span class="x" id="decentralize__100" original="E85c.-2bfb"> Fiscal decentralization may lead to greater overall economic efficiency. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2fde" id="decentralize__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decentralize" title="decentralize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.2fdf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-17ab" id="decentralize__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decentralize__103"> decentralize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deception
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62c7" id="deception" original="E39c.-4604" sum="549"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62c8" id="deception__1" original="E39c.-4603"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62c9" id="deception__2" original="E39c.-4602"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deception </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62d4" id="deception__7" original="E39c.-45fa"><span class="pos" id="deception__8" original="E39c.-45f9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6dd1" eid="deception__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2c98" geo="br" id="deception__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deception__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsepʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decep/deception__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decep/deception__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deception__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2c9b" geo="n_am" id="deception__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deception__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsepʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decep/deception__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decep/deception__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deception__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62d6" id="deception__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62d7" id="deception__15" original="E39c.-45f8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62d8" id="deception__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deception__17" original="E39c.-45f6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deception__18" original="E39c.-45f5"> the act of deliberately making somebody believe something that is not true </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62db" id="deception__19" original="E39c.-45f4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deceit" title="deceit definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62dc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.61ae" id="deception__20" original="E39c.-45f3"><span class="xh" id="deception__21"> deceit </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62de" id="deception__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62df" id="deception__23" original="E8e5.-7d1b"><span class="x" id="deception__24" original="E8e5.-7d1a"> Chat rooms are a place in which deception is commonplace. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62e1" id="deception__25" original="E8e5.-7d18"><span class="cf" id="deception__26" original="E8e5.-7d19"> by <span class="exp" id="deception__27"> deception </span></span><span class="x" id="deception__28" original="E8e5.-7d17"> She was charged with obtaining property by deception. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62e5" id="deception__29" original="E39c.-45f1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62e6" id="deception__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deception__31" original="E39c.-45ef"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deception__32" original="E39c.-45ee"> something that you say or do that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62e9" id="deception__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62ea" id="deception__34" original="E8e5.-7d16"><span class="x" id="deception__35" original="E8e5.-7d15"> Prometheus's deceptions of Zeus have far-reaching consequences. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.301a" id="deception__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deception" title="deception definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.301b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-175d" id="deception__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deception__38"> deception </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deceptive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62ec" id="deceptive" original="E39c.-45ea" sum="441"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62ed" id="deceptive__1" original="E39c.-45e9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62ee" id="deceptive__2" original="E39c.-45e8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deceptive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62f6" id="deceptive__4" original="E39c.-45e3"><span class="pos" id="deceptive__5" original="E39c.-45e2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6dca" eid="deceptive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2cec" geo="br" id="deceptive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceptive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈseptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decep/deceptive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decep/deceptive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceptive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2cef" geo="n_am" id="deceptive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceptive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈseptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decep/deceptive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decep/deceptive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceptive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62f8" id="deceptive__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62f9" id="deceptive__12" original="E39c.-45e1"><span class="def" id="deceptive__13" original="E39c.-45e0"> likely to make you believe something that is not true </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62fb" id="deceptive__14" original="E39c.-45df" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://misleading" title="misleading definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62fc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-1bfc" id="deceptive__15" original="E39c.-45de"><span class="xh" id="deceptive__16"> misleading </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62fe" id="deceptive__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.62ff" id="deceptive__18" original="E85c.-f14"><span class="x" id="deceptive__19" original="E85c.-f13"> In living organisms, appearances can be deceptive with regard to function. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6301" id="deceptive__20" original="E85c.-f12"><span class="x" id="deceptive__21" original="E85c.-f11"> Action against a particular advertiser for false or deceptive advertising increases consumer scepticism of all advertising. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6303" id="deceptive__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6304" id="deceptive__23" original="E39c.-45dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6305" id="deceptive__24"><span class="dr" id="deceptive__25" original="E39c.-45db"> deceptively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.630d" id="deceptive__26" original="E39c.-45d7"><span class="pos" id="deceptive__27" original="E39c.-45d6"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6dc9" eid="deceptive__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2ce6" geo="br" id="deceptive__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceptive__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈseptɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decep/deceptively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decep/deceptively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deceptively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2ce9" geo="n_am" id="deceptive__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deceptive__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈseptɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decep/deceptively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decep/deceptively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deceptively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.630f" id="deceptive__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6310" id="deceptive__34" original="E85c.-f10"><span class="x" id="deceptive__35" original="E85c.-f0f"> The patterns shown in Fig. 11.1 appear deceptively simple. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3040" id="deceptive__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deceptive" title="deceptive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3041" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1733" id="deceptive__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deceptive__38"> deceptive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decide
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6312" id="decide" original="E39c.-45b8" sum="2447"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6313" id="decide__1" original="E39c.-45b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6314" id="decide__2" original="E39c.-45b6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decide </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6321" id="decide__9" original="E39c.-45a1"><span class="pos" id="decide__10" original="E39c.-45a0"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6dbc" eid="decide__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4354" geo="br" id="decide__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decide__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decid/decide__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decid/decide__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decide__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4357" geo="n_am" id="decide__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decide__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decid/decide__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decid/decide__us_2.ogg" href="sound://decide__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6323" id="decide__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6324" id="decide__17" original="E39c.-4578"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6325" id="decide__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decide__19" original="E39c.-4576"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decide__20" original="E39c.-4575"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decide__21" original="E39c.-4574"> to think carefully about the different possibilities that are available and choose one of them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6329" id="decide__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.632a" id="decide__23" original="E8c5.-765d"><span class="cf" id="decide__24" original="E39c.-456f"><span class="exp" id="decide__25"> decide </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="decide__26" original="E8c5.-765c"> A company may decide to adopt different strategies in different regions of the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.632e" id="decide__27" original="E8c5.-765b"><span class="cf" id="decide__28" original="E39c.-4573"><span class="exp" id="decide__29"> decide </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="decide__30" original="E8c5.-765a"> Based on the results, it is difficult to decide between these two hypotheses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6332" id="decide__31" original="E8c5.-7659"><span class="cf" id="decide__32" original="E39c.-4572"><span class="exp" id="decide__33"> decide </span> against (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="decide__34" original="E8c5.-7658"> There are many situations in which mothers decide against breast-feeding. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6336" id="decide__35" original="E8c5.-7656"><span class="cf" id="decide__36" original="E8c5.-7657"><span class="exp" id="decide__37"> decide </span> in favour of (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="decide__38" original="E8c5.-7655"> Beginning a job and marriage are the most important triggers for deciding in favour of leaving the city. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.633a" id="decide__39" original="E8c5.-7654"><span class="cf" id="decide__40" original="E39c.-4571"><span class="exp" id="decide__41"> decide </span> what/whether, etc… </span><span class="x" id="decide__42" original="E8c5.-7653"> Customers have choices when it comes to deciding what to buy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.633e" id="decide__43" original="E8c5.-7652"><span class="cf" id="decide__44" original="E39c.-4570"><span class="exp" id="decide__45"> decide </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="decide__46" original="E8c5.-7651"> She decided that she did not want to accept the offer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6342" id="decide__47" original="E8c5.-7650"><span class="cf" id="decide__48" original="E39c.-456d"> it is decided (that)… </span><span class="x" id="decide__49" original="E8c5.-764f"> In the end it was decided that all the Athenian prisoners should be put to death. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6345" id="decide__50" original="E8c5.-764d"><span class="cf" id="decide__51" original="E8c5.-764e"><span class="exp" id="decide__52"> decide </span> for somebody/yourself (what/whether, etc…) </span><span class="x" id="decide__53" original="E8c5.-764c"> She was in a fit state to decide for herself whether she should be admitted to hospital. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6349" id="decide__54" original="E39c.-456c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.634a" id="decide__55"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decide__56" original="E39c.-456a"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decide__57" original="E39c.-4569"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.634d" id="decide__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="decide__59" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="decide__60" original="E39c.-4567"> to make an official or legal judgement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6350" id="decide__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6351" id="decide__62" original="E8c5.-764b"><span class="cf" id="decide__63" original="E39c.-4566"><span class="exp" id="decide__64"> decide </span> something </span><span class="x" id="decide__65" original="E8c5.-764a"> Each case must be decided on its facts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6355" id="decide__66" original="E8c5.-7649"><span class="cf" id="decide__67" original="E39c.-4565"><span class="exp" id="decide__68"> decide </span> (something) for/in favour of somebody </span><span class="x" id="decide__69" original="E8c5.-7648"> The cases were decided in favour of the applicants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6359" id="decide__70" original="E8c5.-7647"><span class="cf" id="decide__71" original="E39c.-4564"><span class="exp" id="decide__72"> decide </span> (something) in somebody's favour </span><span class="x" id="decide__73" original="E8c5.-7646"> The court decided in his favour </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.635d" id="decide__74" original="E8c5.-7645"><span class="cf" id="decide__75" original="E39c.-4563"><span class="exp" id="decide__76"> decide </span> (something) against somebody </span><span class="x" id="decide__77" original="E8c5.-7644"> The Supreme Court decided against them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6361" id="decide__78" original="E8c5.-7642"><span class="cf" id="decide__79" original="E8c5.-7643"> it is decided (that)… </span><span class="x" id="decide__80" original="E8c5.-7641"> It was decided that he did not qualify for asylum. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6364" id="decide__81" original="E39c.-4562"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6365" id="decide__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decide__83" original="E39c.-4560"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="decide__84" original="E39c.-455d"><span class="exp" id="decide__85"> decide </span> something </span><span class="def" id="decide__86" original="E39c.-455e"> to affect the result of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636a" id="decide__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636b" id="decide__88" original="E8c5.-7640"><span class="x" id="decide__89" original="E8c5.-763f"> Future research will no doubt decide this matter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636d" id="decide__90" original="E8c5.-763e"><span class="x" id="decide__91" original="E8c5.-763d"> In the US, abortion is an issue that could decide close elections. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636f-FF1" id="settle__141" original="E8ed.-7712" sk="decideissue"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636f-FF2" id="settle__142"><span class="idm" id="settle__143" original="E8ed.-7711"> decide/settle the issue </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636f-FF4" id="settle__144"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636f-FF5" id="settle__145"><span class="def" id="settle__146" original="E8ed.-7710"> to answer a question or solve a problem that has been the subject of debate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636f-FF7" id="settle__147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636f-FF8" id="settle__148" original="E8ed.-770f"><span class="x" id="settle__149" original="E8ed.-770e"> The delegates had to vote to decide the issue by majority. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.636f-FF10" id="settle__150" original="E8ed.-770d"><span class="x" id="settle__151" original="E8ed.-770c"> The only way to settle the issue would be to have accurate distance measurements to a large enough number of other disc galaxies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6374" id="decide__103" original="E39c.-4556"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6375" id="decide__104" original="E39c.-4555"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6376" id="decide__105"><h4 class="pv"> decide on/upon something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6378" id="decide__107"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6379" id="decide__108"><span class="def" id="decide__109" original="E39c.-4553"> to choose something from a number of possibilities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.637b" id="decide__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.637c" id="decide__111" original="E8dd.-70ae"><span class="x" id="decide__112" original="E8dd.-70ad"> It will be important to decide on an appropriate name for the brand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.637e" id="decide__113" original="E8c5.-763c"><span class="x" id="decide__114" original="E8c5.-763b"> The policy was decided upon at cabinet level. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3070" id="decide__115" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decide" title="decide definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3071" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-16e0" id="decide__116" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decide__117"> decide </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decided
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6380" id="decided" original="E39c.-4552" sum="311"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6381" id="decided__1" original="E39c.-4551"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6382" id="decided__2" original="E39c.-4550"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decided </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.638a" id="decided__4" original="E39c.-454b"><span class="pos" id="decided__5" original="E39c.-454a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6db5" eid="decided__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2f2c" geo="br" id="decided__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decided__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decid/decided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decid/decided__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decided__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2f2f" geo="n_am" id="decided__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decided__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decid/decided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decid/decided__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decided__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.638c" id="decided__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.638d" id="decided__12" original="E39c.-4549"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.638e" id="decided__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="decided__14" original="E39c.-4547"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decided__15" original="E39c.-4546"> obvious and definite </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6391" id="decided__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6392" id="decided__17" original="E8c5.-763a"><span class="x" id="decided__18" original="E8c5.-7639"> Among reptiles and amphibians, there is a decided leaning towards female supremacy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6394" id="decided__19" original="E8c5.-7638"><span class="x" id="decided__20" original="E8c5.-7637"> Attitudes underwent a decided shift at the end of World War II. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.30dd" id="decided__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decided" title="decided definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.30de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-163f" id="decided__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decided__23"> decided </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decidedly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6396" id="decidedly" original="E39c.-453e" sum="255"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6397" id="decidedly__1" original="E39c.-453d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6398" id="decidedly__2" original="E39c.-453c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decidedly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63a0" id="decidedly__4" original="E39c.-4537"><span class="pos" id="decidedly__5" original="E39c.-4536"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6dae" eid="decidedly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2f44" geo="br" id="decidedly__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decidedly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪdɪdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decid/decidedly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decid/decidedly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decidedly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2f47" geo="n_am" id="decidedly__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decidedly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪdɪdli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decid/decidedly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decid/decidedly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decidedly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63a2" id="decidedly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63a3" id="decidedly__12" original="E39c.-4535"><span class="use" id="decidedly__13" original="E8dd.-70ac"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> used with an adjective or adverb <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="decidedly__14" original="E39c.-4533"> in an obvious way that you cannot doubt </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63a6" id="decidedly__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63a7" id="decidedly__16" original="E862.-7d92"><span class="x" id="decidedly__17" original="E862.-7d91"> Attitudes to older workers are still decidedly mixed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.30f7" id="decidedly__18" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decidedly" title="decidedly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.30f8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-161c" id="decidedly__19" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decidedly__20"> decidedly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decimal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63a9" hm="1" id="decimal1" original="E39c.-44e3" sum="233"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63aa" id="decimal1__1" original="E39c.-44e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63ab" id="decimal1__2" original="E39c.-44e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decimal <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63b5" id="decimal1__6" original="E39c.-44d8"><span class="pos" id="decimal1__7" original="E39c.-44d7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6da7" eid="decimal1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2fe4" geo="br" id="decimal1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decimal1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdesɪml <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decim/decimal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decim/decimal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decimal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2fe7" geo="n_am" id="decimal1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decimal1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdesɪml <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decim/decimal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decim/decimal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decimal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63b7" id="decimal1__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="decimal1__14" original="E442.-31d1"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63b9" id="decimal1__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63ba" id="decimal1__16" original="E39c.-44d6"><span class="def" id="decimal1__17" original="E39c.-44d5"> based on or counted in tens or tenths </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63bc" id="decimal1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63bd" id="decimal1__19" original="E442.-3a42"><span class="x" id="decimal1__20" original="E442.-3a41"> The system converts decimal numbers into binary form and stores them. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3112" id="decimal1__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decimal_1" title="decimal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3113" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-15a4" id="decimal1__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decimal1__23"> decimal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63bf" hm="2" id="decimal2" original="E39c.-44d4" sum="462"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63c0" id="decimal2__1" original="E39c.-44d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63c1" id="decimal2__2" original="E39c.-44d2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decimal <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63cc" id="decimal2__7" original="E39c.-44c9"><span class="pos" id="decimal2__8" original="E39c.-44c8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6da0" eid="decimal2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2fea" geo="br" id="decimal2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decimal2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdesɪml <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decim/decimal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decim/decimal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decimal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.2fed" geo="n_am" id="decimal2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decimal2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdesɪml <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decim/decimal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decim/decimal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decimal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63ce" id="decimal2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63cf" id="decimal2__15" original="E39c.-44c7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63d0" id="decimal2__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63d1" id="decimal2__17"><span class="v"><strong> decimal fraction </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63d3" id="decimal2__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="decimal2__20" original="E492.2d93"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decimal2__21" original="E39c.-44c4"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://fraction" id="decimal2__22"> fraction </a> (= a number less than one) that is shown as a dot or point followed by the number of 10ths, 100ths, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63d7" id="decimal2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63d8" id="decimal2__24" original="E492.2d94"><span class="x" id="decimal2__25" original="E492.2d95"> The decimal 0.61 stands for 61 hundredths. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63da" id="decimal2__26" original="E492.2d96"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63db" id="decimal2__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decimal2__28" original="E492.2d98"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decimal2__29" original="E492.2d99"> the system of <a class="ndv" href="entry://decimal" id="decimal2__30"> decimal </a> numbers </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63df" id="decimal2__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63e0" id="decimal2__32" original="E492.2d9c"><span class="x" id="decimal2__33" original="E492.2d9d"> The computer converts the initial data from decimal to binary. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.312b" id="decimal2__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decimal_1" title="decimal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.312c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-15a4" id="decimal2__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decimal2__36"> decimal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decision
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63e2" id="decision" original="E39c.-43d8" sum="772"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63e3" id="decision__1" original="E39c.-43d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63e4" id="decision__2" original="E39c.-43d6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decision </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63ef" id="decision__7" original="E39c.-43ce"><span class="pos" id="decision__8" original="E39c.-43cd"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d99" eid="decision__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.442c" geo="br" id="decision__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decision__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɪʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decis/decision__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decision__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decision__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.442f" geo="n_am" id="decision__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decision__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɪʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decis/decision__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decision__us_4.ogg" href="sound://decision__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63f1" id="decision__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63f2" id="decision__15" original="E39c.-43cc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63f3" id="decision__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="decision__17" original="E39c.-43ca"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decision__18" original="E39c.-43c7"> a choice or judgement that you make after thinking and talking about what is the best thing to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63f6" id="decision__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63f7" id="decision__20" original="E862.-7d8e"><span class="x" id="decision__21" original="E862.-7d8d"> They worried whether or not they had made the right decision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63f9" id="decision__22" original="E862.-7d59"><span class="x" id="decision__23" original="E862.-7d58"> A decision was reached after long deliberation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63fb" id="decision__24" original="E862.-7d88"><span class="x" id="decision__25" original="E862.-7d87"> Basing a decision on specimens from a single area can be misleading. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.63fd" id="decision__26" original="E862.-7d86"><span class="cf" id="decision__27" original="E39c.-43c9"><span class="exp" id="decision__28"> decision </span> about/on something </span><span class="x" id="decision__29" original="E862.-7d85"> Because of her illness, Joyce was unable to make decisions about her life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6401" id="decision__30" original="E862.-7d84"><span class="cf" id="decision__31" original="E39c.-43c8"><span class="exp" id="decision__32"> decision </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="decision__33" original="E862.-7d83"> Before his decision to abandon worldly life, Gregory was the governor of Rome. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6405" id="decision__34" original="E862.-7d79" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="decision__35"> adjective + decision </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6407" id="decision__36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6408" id="decision__37" original="E862.-7d71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6409" id="decision__38"><span class="coll" id="decision__39" original="E862.-7d70"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.640b" id="decision__40"><span class="coll" id="decision__41" original="E8df.-7f1a"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.640d" id="decision__42"><span class="coll" id="decision__43" original="E8df.-7f19"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.640f" id="decision__44" original="E8df.-7f18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6410" id="decision__45"><span class="coll" id="decision__46" original="E8df.-7f17"> difficult </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6412" id="decision__47" original="E862.-7d73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6413" id="decision__48"><span class="coll" id="decision__49" original="E862.-7d72"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6415" id="decision__50" original="E862.-7d75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6416" id="decision__51"><span class="coll" id="decision__52" original="E862.-7d74"> informed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6418" id="decision__53" original="E862.-7d77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6419" id="decision__54"><span class="coll" id="decision__55" original="E862.-7d76"> strategic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.641b" id="decision__56" original="E8dd.-6ed0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.641c" id="decision__57"><span class="coll" id="decision__58" original="E8dd.-6ecf"> final </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.641e" id="decision__59" original="E862.-7d6f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.641f" id="decision__60" original="E862.-7d6e"><span class="x" id="decision__61" original="E862.-7d6d"> International pricing is a key strategic decision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6421" id="decision__62" original="E862.-7d6c"><span class="x" id="decision__63" original="E862.-7d6b"> They lacked some of the facts they needed to make an informed decision. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6423" id="decision__64" original="E862.-7d68" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="decision__65"> verb + decision </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6425" id="decision__66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6426" id="decision__67" original="E862.-7d66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6427" id="decision__68"><span class="coll" id="decision__69" original="E862.-7d65"> make </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6429" id="decision__70"><span class="coll" id="decision__71" original="E8dd.-6ece"> take </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.642b" id="decision__72"><span class="coll" id="decision__73" original="E8dd.-6ecd"> reach </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.642d" id="decision__74"><span class="coll" id="decision__75" original="E8dd.-6ecc"> come to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.642f" id="decision__76"><span class="coll" id="decision__77" original="E8dd.-6ecb"> arrive at </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6431" id="decision__78" original="E862.-7d55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6432" id="decision__79"><span class="coll" id="decision__80" original="E862.-7d54"> influence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6434" id="decision__81"><span class="coll" id="decision__82" original="E8dd.-6eca"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6436" id="decision__83"><span class="coll" id="decision__84" original="E862.-7d52"> guide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6438" id="decision__85"><span class="coll" id="decision__86" original="E862.-7d50"> inform </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.643a" id="decision__87"><span class="coll" id="decision__88" original="E862.-7d4e"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.643c" id="decision__89" original="E8df.-7f16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.643d" id="decision__90"><span class="coll" id="decision__91" original="E8df.-7f15"> implement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.643f" id="decision__92" original="E8dd.-6ec9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6440" id="decision__93"><span class="coll" id="decision__94" original="E8dd.-6ec8"> justify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6442" id="decision__95" original="E862.-7d48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6443" id="decision__96"><span class="coll" id="decision__97" original="E862.-7d47"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6445" id="decision__98" original="E862.-7d46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6446" id="decision__99"><span class="coll" id="decision__100" original="E862.-7d45"> reverse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6448" id="decision__101" original="E862.-7d44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6449" id="decision__102"><span class="coll" id="decision__103" original="E862.-7d43"> uphold </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.644b" id="decision__104" original="E862.-7d5c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.644c" id="decision__105" original="E862.-7d5b"><span class="x" id="decision__106" original="E862.-7d5a"> They took the decision to go to war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.644e" id="decision__107" original="E862.-7d4c"><span class="x" id="decision__108" original="E862.-7d4b"> In some industries unionists can influence managerial decisions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6450" id="decision__109" original="E39c.-43bb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6451" id="decision__110"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decision__111" original="E39c.-43b9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decision__112" original="E39c.-43b8"> the process of deciding something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6454" id="decision__113"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6455" id="decision__114" original="E862.-7d80"><span class="x" id="decision__115" original="E862.-7d7f"> It was the moment of decision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6457" id="decision__116" original="E862.-7d7e"><span class="x" id="decision__117" original="E862.-7d7d"> The Commission was given an autonomous power of decision. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3152" id="decision__118" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decision" title="decision definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3153" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1471" id="decision__119" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decision__120"> decision </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decision-maker
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6459" id="decision-maker" original="E862.-7bdb" sum="487"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.645a" id="decision-maker__1" original="E862.-7bda"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.645b" id="decision-maker__2" original="E862.-7bd9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decision-maker </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.645d" id="decision-maker__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.645e" id="decision-maker__5"><span class="v"><strong> decision maker </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6465" id="decision-maker__7" original="E862.-7bd4"><span class="pos" id="decision-maker__8" original="E862.-7bd3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7260" eid="decision-maker__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.338a" geo="br" id="decision-maker__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decision-maker__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɪʒn meɪkə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decis/decision_maker_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decision_maker_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decision_maker_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.338d" geo="n_am" id="decision-maker__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decision-maker__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɪʒn meɪkər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decis/decision_maker_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decision_maker_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://decision_maker_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6467" id="decision-maker__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6468" id="decision-maker__15" original="E862.-7bd0"><span class="def" id="decision-maker__16" original="E862.-7bcf"> a person or institution that decides something, especially on behalf of a group of people or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.646a" id="decision-maker__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.646b" id="decision-maker__18" original="E862.-7bce"><span class="x" id="decision-maker__19" original="E862.-7bcd"> In the United States, courts are the final decision-makers in competition cases. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.646d" id="decision-maker__20" original="E862.-7bcc"><span class="x" id="decision-maker__21" original="E862.-7bcb"> During the ancien regime, the decision-maker in each diocese was the local bishop. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.31cd" id="decision-maker__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decision-maker" title="decision-maker definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.31ce" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6d1c" id="decision-maker__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decision-maker__24"> decision-maker </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decision-making
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.646f" id="decision-making" original="E39c.-43b7" sum="531"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6470" id="decision-making__1" original="E39c.-43b6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6471" id="decision-making__2" original="E39c.-43b5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decision-making </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6473" id="decision-making__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6474" id="decision-making__5"><span class="v"><strong> decision making </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.647b" id="decision-making__7" original="E39c.-43b0"><span class="pos" id="decision-making__8" original="E39c.-43af"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d92" eid="decision-making__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.33a2" geo="br" id="decision-making__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decision-making__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɪʒn meɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decis/decision_making_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decision_making_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decision_making_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.33a5" geo="n_am" id="decision-making__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decision-making__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɪʒn meɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decis/decision_making_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decision_making_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://decision_making_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.647d" id="decision-making__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decision-making__15" original="E39c.-43ad"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.647f" id="decision-making__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6480" id="decision-making__17" original="E39c.-43ac"><span class="def" id="decision-making__18" original="E39c.-43ab"> the process of deciding about something important, especially in a group of people or in an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6482" id="decision-making__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6483" id="decision-making__20" original="E862.-7b63"><span class="cf" id="decision-making__21" original="E8e9.-7d02"><span class="exp" id="decision-making__22"> decision-making </span> (about something) </span><span class="x" id="decision-making__23" original="E862.-7b62"> Local communities should be able to participate in decision-making about local services. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6487" id="decision-making__24" original="E862.-7b61"><span class="cf" id="decision-making__25" original="E442.-6584"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="decision-making__26" original="E862.-7b60"> Market research can be used to help inform the decision-making process. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.31ea" id="decision-making__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decision-making" title="decision-making definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.31eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1420" id="decision-making__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decision-making__29"> decision-making </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decisive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.648a" id="decisive" original="E39c.-4395" sum="573"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.648b" id="decisive__1" original="E39c.-4394"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.648c" id="decisive__2" original="E39c.-4393"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decisive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6494" id="decisive__4" original="E39c.-438e"><span class="pos" id="decisive__5" original="E39c.-438d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d8b" eid="decisive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.33e1" geo="br" id="decisive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decisive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decis/decisive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decisive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decisive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.33e4" geo="n_am" id="decisive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decisive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decis/decisive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decisive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decisive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6496" id="decisive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6497" id="decisive__12" original="E39c.-438c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="decisive__13" original="E39c.-438b"> making the result of something final or certain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6499" id="decisive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.649a" id="decisive__15" original="E862.-7b5f"><span class="x" id="decisive__16" original="E862.-7b5e"> On election day, Kennedy scored a decisive victory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.649c" id="decisive__17" original="E862.-7b5d"><span class="x" id="decisive__18" original="E862.-7b5c"> His education had a decisive influence on his career. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.649e" id="decisive__19" original="E862.-7b5b"><span class="x" id="decisive__20" original="E862.-7b5a"> Voters who are not firmly attached to any party may prove decisive in marginal seats. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64a0" id="decisive__21" original="E39c.-438a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="decisive__22" original="E39c.-4389"> having or showing the ability to make clear decisions quickly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64a2" id="decisive__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64a3" id="decisive__24" original="E862.-7b59"><span class="x" id="decisive__25" original="E862.-7b58"> The people demanded more decisive leadership. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64a5" id="decisive__26" original="E862.-7b57"><span class="x" id="decisive__27" original="E862.-7b56"> Decisive action must be taken to sustain our rural landscapes. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64a7" id="decisive__28"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64a8" id="decisive__29" original="E4c1.4c55"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64a9" id="decisive__30"><span class="dr" id="decisive__31" original="E4c1.4c56"> decisively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64b1" id="decisive__32" original="E4c1.4c5a"><span class="pos" id="decisive__33" original="E4c1.4c5b"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d8a" eid="decisive__34" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.33e7" geo="br" id="decisive__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decisive__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪsɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decis/decisively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decisively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decisively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.33ea" geo="n_am" id="decisive__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decisive__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪsɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decis/decisively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decis/decisively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decisively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64b3" id="decisive__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64b4" id="decisive__40" original="E4c1.4c5c"><span class="x" id="decisive__41" original="E4c1.4c5d"> The Athenian fleet was decisively defeated at the Battle of Amorgus. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64b6" id="decisive__42" original="E4c1.4c5e"><span class="x" id="decisive__43" original="E4c1.4c5f"> A market leader must be able to act decisively and swiftly to defend its position. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3205" id="decisive__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decisive" title="decisive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3206" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-13f6" id="decisive__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decisive__46"> decisive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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declaration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64b8" id="declaration" original="E39c.-4240" sum="1061"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64b9" id="declaration__1" original="E39c.-423f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64ba" id="declaration__2" original="E39c.-423e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> declaration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64c5" id="declaration__7" original="E39c.-4236"><span class="pos" id="declaration__8" original="E39c.-4235"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d7d" eid="declaration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.369d" geo="br" id="declaration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declaration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdekləˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decla/declaration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declaration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://declaration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.36a0" geo="n_am" id="declaration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declaration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdekləˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decla/declaration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declaration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://declaration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64c7" id="declaration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64c8" id="declaration__15" original="E39c.-4234"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64c9" id="declaration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="declaration__17" original="E39c.-4232"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="declaration__18" original="E39c.-4231"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="declaration__19" original="E39c.-4230"> an official or formal statement, especially about the plans of a government or an organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64cd" id="declaration__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64ce" id="declaration__21" original="E867.-1dd5"><span class="cf" id="declaration__22" original="E492.2dd6"><span class="exp" id="declaration__23"> declaration </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="declaration__24" original="E867.-1dd4"> The white minority in Southern Rhodesia issued a unilateral declaration of independence in November 1965. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64d2" id="declaration__25" original="E867.-1dd1"><span class="x" id="declaration__26" original="E867.-1dd0"> The ostensible reason for Russia's declaration of war was the protection of Balkan Christians. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64d4" id="declaration__27" original="E867.-1dd3"><span class="cf" id="declaration__28" original="E492.2dd7"> in a <span class="exp" id="declaration__29"> declaration </span></span><span class="x" id="declaration__30" original="E867.-1dd2"> In a joint declaration, Roosevelt and Churchill called for the ‘final destruction of Nazi tyranny’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64d8" id="declaration__31" original="E39c.-422b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64d9" id="declaration__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="declaration__33" original="E39c.-4229"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="declaration__34" original="E492.2dd8"><span class="exp" id="declaration__35"> declaration </span> (that…) </span><span class="def" id="declaration__36" original="E39c.-4228"> an official written statement giving information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64de" id="declaration__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64df" id="declaration__38" original="E867.-1dcf"><span class="x" id="declaration__39" original="E867.-1dce"> They require taxpayers to make a formal declaration that they have paid enough tax to cover the amount the charity will reclaim. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64e1" id="declaration__40" original="E39c.-422f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64e2" id="declaration__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="declaration__42" original="E39c.-422d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="declaration__43" original="E492.2dd9"><span class="exp" id="declaration__44"> declaration </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="declaration__45" original="E39c.-422c"> a written or spoken statement, especially about what people feel or believe </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64e7" id="declaration__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64e8" id="declaration__47" original="E867.-1dcd"><span class="x" id="declaration__48" original="E867.-1dcc"> Salmon (pp. 194–5) points out that such an assumption is ‘no more than a declaration of faith’. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.323b" id="declaration__49" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://declaration" title="declaration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.323c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1244" id="declaration__50" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="declaration__51"> declaration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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declare
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64ea" id="declare" original="E39c.-4206" sum="1491"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64eb" id="declare__1" original="E39c.-4205"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64ec" id="declare__2" original="E39c.-4204"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> declare </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.64fb" id="declare__9" original="E39c.-41fa"><span class="pos" id="declare__10" original="E39c.-41f9"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d76" eid="declare__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.457b" geo="br" id="declare__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkleə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decla/declare__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declare__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://declare__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.457e" geo="n_am" id="declare__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkler <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decla/declare__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declare__us_2.ogg" href="sound://declare__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.70e" id="declare__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74d2" form="root" id="declare__17"><span class="vp" id="declare__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> declare </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74d0" eid="declare__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74cf" geo="br" id="declare__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkleə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decla/declare__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declare__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://declare__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74cc" geo="n_am" id="declare__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkler <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decla/declare__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declare__us_2.ogg" href="sound://declare__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74c9" form="thirdps" id="declare__24"><span class="vp" id="declare__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> declares </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74c7" eid="declare__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74c6" geo="br" id="declare__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkleəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decla/declares__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declares__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://declares__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74c3" geo="n_am" id="declare__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklerz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decla/declares__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declares__us_1.ogg" href="sound://declares__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74c0" form="past" id="declare__31"><span class="vp" id="declare__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> declared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74be" eid="declare__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74bd" geo="br" id="declare__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkleəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decla/declared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://declared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74b9" geo="n_am" id="declare__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklerd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decla/declared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://declared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74b5" form="pastpart" id="declare__38"><span class="vp" id="declare__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> declared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74b3" eid="declare__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74b2" geo="br" id="declare__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkleəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decla/declared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://declared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74ae" geo="n_am" id="declare__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklerd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decla/declared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://declared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74aa" form="prespart" id="declare__45"><span class="vp" id="declare__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> declaring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74a8" eid="declare__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74a7" geo="br" id="declare__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkleərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decla/declaring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declaring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://declaring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74a4" geo="n_am" id="declare__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="declare__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklerɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decla/declaring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decla/declaring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://declaring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.652c" id="declare__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.652d" id="declare__53" original="E39c.-41dc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="declare__54" original="E39c.-41d9"> to say something officially or publicly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.652f" id="declare__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6530" id="declare__56" original="E867.-1dc2"><span class="cf" id="declare__57" original="E39c.-41d8"><span class="exp" id="declare__58"> declare </span> something </span><span class="x" id="declare__59" original="E867.-1dc1"> Georgia shortly declared its independence under a nationalist coalition government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6534" id="declare__60" original="E867.-1dc0"><span class="x" id="declare__61" original="E867.-1dbf"> When, in September 1939, Hitler invaded Poland, the western allies declared war on Germany. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6536" id="declare__62" original="E867.-1dbe"><span class="cf" id="declare__63" original="E39c.-41d7"><span class="exp" id="declare__64"> declare </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="declare__65" original="E867.-1dbd"> The minister declared that students had the right to wear discreet religious symbols. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.653a" id="declare__66" original="E867.-1dbc"><span class="cf" id="declare__67" original="E39c.-41d6"><span class="exp" id="declare__68"> declare </span> something + noun </span><span class="x" id="declare__69" original="E867.-1dbb"> The city was declared a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO in 1988. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.653e" id="declare__70" original="E867.-1dba"><span class="cf" id="declare__71" original="E39c.-41d5"><span class="exp" id="declare__72"> declare </span> something to be something </span><span class="x" id="declare__73" original="E867.-1db9"> The Act did not however declare child marriages to be illegal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6542" id="declare__74" original="E867.-1db8"><span class="cf" id="declare__75" original="E39c.-41d4"><span class="exp" id="declare__76"> declare </span> something + adj. </span><span class="x" id="declare__77" original="E867.-1db7"> The constitutional court declared the proposed referendum invalid. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6546" id="declare__78" original="E39c.-41d3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="declare__79" original="E39c.-41d0"> to state something clearly and in public </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6548" id="declare__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6549" id="declare__81" original="E867.-1db6"><span class="cf" id="declare__82" original="E39c.-41cf"> + speech </span><span class="x" id="declare__83" original="E867.-1db5"> ‘Our purpose,’ one New Right leader declared, ‘is to organize discontent.’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.654c" id="declare__84" original="E867.-1db4"><span class="cf" id="declare__85" original="E39c.-41ce"><span class="exp" id="declare__86"> declare </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="declare__87" original="E867.-1db3"> Odysseus declared that he was the second best archer of his generation, after Philoktetes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6550" id="declare__88" original="E867.-1db2"><span class="cf" id="declare__89" original="E39c.-41cd"><span class="exp" id="declare__90"> declare </span> something </span><span class="x" id="declare__91" original="E867.-1db1"> By carving their initials on trees and stone tablets, colonists declared their intention to make a home. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6554" id="declare__92" original="E867.-1db0"><span class="cf" id="declare__93" original="E39c.-41cc"><span class="exp" id="declare__94"> declare </span> yourself + adj./noun </span><span class="x" id="declare__95" original="E867.-1daf"> Until quite recently, it was shocking, even foolhardy, to declare oneself not a Christian. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6558" id="declare__96" original="E39c.-41cb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="declare__97" original="E39c.-41c8"><span class="exp" id="declare__98"> declare </span> something (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="declare__99" original="E39c.-41c7"> to tell the tax authorities about money you have earned or valuable goods that you have </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.655c" id="declare__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.655d" id="declare__101" original="E867.-1dae"><span class="x" id="declare__102" original="E867.-1dad"> In some countries, there is a culture of not declaring earnings to the government. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.32a7" id="declare__103" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://declare" title="declare definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.32a8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-11e1" id="declare__104" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="declare__105"> declare </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decline
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.655f" hm="1" id="decline1" original="E39c.-4133" sum="646"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6560" id="decline1__1" original="E39c.-4132"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6561" id="decline1__2" original="E39c.-4131"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decline <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.656c" id="decline1__7" original="E39c.-4126"><span class="pos" id="decline1__8" original="E39c.-4125"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d6f" eid="decline1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4767" geo="br" id="decline1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decli/decline__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/decline__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://decline__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.476a" geo="n_am" id="decline1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decli/decline__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/decline__us_2.ogg" href="sound://decline__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.656e" id="decline1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="decline1__15" original="E39c.-4122"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="decline1__16" original="E39c.-4121"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decline1__17" original="E39c.-4120"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6572" id="decline1__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6573" id="decline1__19" original="E39c.-4124"><span class="def" id="decline1__20" original="E39c.-411d"> a continuous decrease in the number, strength, value, etc. of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6575" id="decline1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6576" id="decline1__22" original="E8bb.-7a67"><span class="x" id="decline1__23" original="E8bb.-7a66"> In a period of a few months, food prices doubled, followed by a very sharp decline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6578" id="decline1__24" original="E8bb.-7a96"><span class="cf" id="decline1__25" original="E39c.-411f"><span class="exp" id="decline1__26"> decline </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="decline1__27" original="E8bb.-7a95"> At the last elections there was a decline in the number of women elected to parliament. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.657c" id="decline1__28" original="E8bb.-7a94"><span class="cf" id="decline1__29" original="E39c.-411e"><span class="exp" id="decline1__30"> decline </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="decline1__31" original="E8bb.-7a93"> The decline of Communism brought an end to the Cold War. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6580" id="decline1__32" original="E8bb.-7a91"><span class="cf" id="decline1__33" original="E8bb.-7a92"> in <span class="exp" id="decline1__34"> decline </span></span><span class="x" id="decline1__35" original="E8bb.-7a90"> Theatre audience numbers are in decline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6584" id="decline1__36" original="E8bb.-7a8e"><span class="cf" id="decline1__37" original="E8bb.-7a8f"> fall/go into (a) <span class="exp" id="decline1__38"> decline </span></span><span class="x" id="decline1__39" original="E8bb.-7a8d"> Following a national shift from coal to oil in 1959, Japan's mining industry went into decline. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="growth__31" original="E873.-7fa1" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="growth__32" original="E873.-7fa0"><span class="h1" id="growth__33" original="E873.-7f9f"> Describing trends </span><span class="p" id="growth__34" original="E82b.3895"> A number of nouns and verbs are used to describe a change in something over time. To describe the size or speed of the change, you can use an adjective (with the noun) or an adverb (with the verb). </span><span class="h1" id="growth__35" original="E848.-662d"><ul class="inline" id="growth__36" original="E83e.-7041"><li class="li" id="growth__37" original="E83e.-7040"> increase </li><li class="li" id="growth__38" original="E83e.-703f"> growth/​grow </li><li class="li" id="growth__39" original="E83e.-703e"> rise </li><li class="li" id="growth__40" original="E83e.-703d"> decrease </li><li class="li" id="growth__41" original="E83e.-703c"> decline </li><li class="li" id="growth__42" original="E83e.-703b"> drop </li><li class="li" id="growth__43" original="E83e.-703a"> fall </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="growth__44" original="E873.-7f9d"><li class="li" id="growth__45" original="E852.7c16"> (a/​an) increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__46" original="E83e.-7039"> in </span> something </li><li class="li" id="growth__47" original="E873.-7f9c"> (a) <span class="eb" id="growth__48" original="E83e.-7038"> dramatic/​rapid/​significant/​substantial </span> increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​fall </li><li class="li" id="growth__49" original="E83e.-7037"> (a) <span class="eb" id="growth__50" original="E83e.-7036"> substantial/​steady </span> increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline </li><li class="li" id="growth__51" original="E83e.-7035"> a <span class="eb" id="growth__52" original="E83e.-7034"> sharp </span> increase/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​fall </li><li class="li" id="growth__53" original="E83e.-7033"> a <span class="eb" id="growth__54" original="E83e.-7032"> gradual/​slight </span> increase/​rise/​decrease/​decline </li><li class="li" id="growth__55" original="E852.7c15"> (a) <span class="eb" id="growth__56" original="E83e.-7031"> 50% </span> increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall </li><li class="li" id="growth__57" original="E83e.-7030"> a <span class="eb" id="growth__58" original="E83e.-702f"> tenfold </span> increase/​decrease </li><li class="li" id="growth__59" original="E83e.-702e"> to increase/​grow/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__60" original="E83e.-702d"> steadily/​rapidly </span></li><li class="li" id="growth__61" original="E873.-7f9a"> to increase/​grow/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__62" original="E83e.-702c"> significantly/​substantially/​dramatically </span></li><li class="li" id="growth__63" original="E83e.-702b"> to increase/​grow/​rise/​decrease/​drop <span class="eb" id="growth__64" original="E83e.-702a"> considerably </span></li><li class="li" id="growth__65" original="E83e.-7029"> to increase/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__66" original="E83e.-7028"> sharply </span></li><li class="li" id="growth__67" original="E83e.-7027"> to increase/​decrease <span class="eb" id="growth__68" original="E83e.-7026"> markedly </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="growth__69" original="E873.-7f97"><li class="li" id="growth__70" original="E852.7c1a"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__71"><span class="x-g" id="growth__72" original="E852.7c1b"><span class="x" id="growth__73" original="E852.7c1c"> The <span class="ebi" id="growth__74" original="E852.7ca6"> steady increase </span> in seabird numbers has been attributed to… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="growth__75" original="E852.7c1d"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__76"><span class="x-g" id="growth__77" original="E852.7c1e"><span class="x" id="growth__78" original="E852.7c1f"> The last 30 years have seen <span class="ebi" id="growth__79" original="E852.7ca7"> a tenfold increase </span> in the number of people with access to high caloric diets. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="growth__80" original="E852.53fd"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__81"><span class="x-g" id="growth__82" original="E852.53fe"><span class="x" id="growth__83" original="E852.53ff"> Life expectancy <span class="ebi" id="growth__84" original="E852.7ca9"> increased dramatically </span> as a result of improvements in health and living conditions. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="growth__85" original="E85a.-6b4b"><li class="li" id="growth__86" original="E82b.3896"> You can also use the preposition <span class="ei" id="growth__87" original="E82b.3897"> of </span> following the noun, or the preposition <span class="ei" id="growth__88" original="E82b.3898"> by </span> following the verb, to describe the <span class="eb" id="growth__89" original="E82b.3899"> size </span> of the change: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="growth__90" original="E82b.389a"><li class="li" id="growth__91" original="E852.7c18"> (a/​an) increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__92" original="E83e.-7025"> of </span> 10%/6 dB/1 million </li><li class="li" id="growth__93" original="E852.7c19"> to increase/​grow/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__94" original="E83e.-7024"> by </span> 50%/&gt;5 mm/500 g </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="growth__95" original="E82b.389b"><li class="li" id="growth__96" original="E82b.389c"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__97"><span class="x-g" id="growth__98" original="E82b.389d"><span class="x" id="growth__99" original="E82b.389e"> A 3% drop in air pressure is associated with <span class="ebi" id="growth__100" original="E82b.389f"> a fall of just under 1% </span> in absolute air temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="growth__101" original="E82b.3894"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__102"><span class="x-g" id="growth__103" original="E82b.38a0"><span class="x" id="growth__104" original="E82b.38a1"> Oil demand <span class="ebi" id="growth__105" original="E83d.-722a"> declined by 0.6 per cent </span> , driven by the recession and the oil price spike. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60ee" id="decline1__115" original="E8bb.-7a8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="decline1__116" original="E8bb.-7a8a"> adjective + decline </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60f0" id="decline1__117" original="E8bb.-7a78"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60f1" id="decline1__118" original="E8bb.-7a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60f2" id="decline1__119"><span class="coll" id="decline1__120" original="E8bb.-7a86"> gradual </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60f4" id="decline1__121"><span class="coll" id="decline1__122" original="E8bb.-7a80"> slow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60f6" id="decline1__123" original="E8bb.-7a85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60f7" id="decline1__124"><span class="coll" id="decline1__125" original="E8bb.-7a84"> steady </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60f9" id="decline1__126" original="E8bb.-7a83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60fa" id="decline1__127"><span class="coll" id="decline1__128" original="E8bb.-7a82"> slight </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60fc" id="decline1__129"><span class="coll" id="decline1__130" original="E8bb.-7a7e"> modest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60fe" id="decline1__131" original="E8bb.-7a76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.60ff" id="decline1__132"><span class="coll" id="decline1__133" original="E8bb.-7a75"> sharp </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6101" id="decline1__134"><span class="coll" id="decline1__135" original="E8bb.-7a73"> steep </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6103" id="decline1__136"><span class="coll" id="decline1__137" original="E8ec.-7937"> precipitous </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6105" id="decline1__138" original="E8bb.-7a72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6106" id="decline1__139"><span class="coll" id="decline1__140" original="E8bb.-7a71"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6108" id="decline1__141" original="E8bb.-7a70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6109" id="decline1__142"><span class="coll" id="decline1__143" original="E8bb.-7a6f"> dramatic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.610b" id="decline1__144"><span class="coll" id="decline1__145" original="E8ec.-7936"> drastic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.610d" id="decline1__146" original="E8bb.-7a6c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.610e" id="decline1__147"><span class="coll" id="decline1__148" original="E8bb.-7a6b"> marked </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6110" id="decline1__149"><span class="coll" id="decline1__150" original="E8ec.-7935"> significant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6112" id="decline1__151" original="E8ec.-7934"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6113" id="decline1__152"><span class="coll" id="decline1__153" original="E8ec.-7933"> long-term </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6115" id="decline1__154" original="E8bb.-7a6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6116" id="decline1__155"><span class="coll" id="decline1__156" original="E8bb.-7a6d"> terminal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6118" id="decline1__157" original="E8bb.-7a7d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6119" id="decline1__158" original="E8bb.-7a7c"><span class="x" id="decline1__159" original="E8bb.-7a7b"> Over the last two decades, there has been a gradual decline in the number of patients presenting with this problem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.611b" id="decline1__160" original="E8bb.-7a7a"><span class="x" id="decline1__161" original="E8bb.-7a79"> In the early 2000s, US gas production was in slow but steady decline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.611d" id="decline1__162" original="E8bb.-7a65"><span class="x" id="decline1__163" original="E8bb.-7a64"> Oil pollution is driving many reefs to the point of terminal decline. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.611f" id="decline1__164" original="E8bb.-7a63"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6120" id="decline1__165" original="E8bb.-7a61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6121" id="decline1__166"><span class="coll" id="decline1__167" original="E8bb.-7a60"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6123" id="decline1__168" original="E8bb.-7a5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6124" id="decline1__169"><span class="coll" id="decline1__170" original="E8bb.-7a5e"> moral </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6126" id="decline1__171" original="E8bb.-7a5d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6127" id="decline1__172" original="E8bb.-7a5c"><span class="x" id="decline1__173" original="E8bb.-7a5b"> In the 1970s, Britain was in the grip of economic decline. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6129" id="decline1__174" original="E8bb.-7a5a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="decline1__175" original="E8bb.-7a59"> verb + decline </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.612b" id="decline1__176" original="E8bb.-7a58"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.612c" id="decline1__177" original="E8bb.-7a56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.612d" id="decline1__178"><span class="coll" id="decline1__179" original="E8bb.-7a55"> experience </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.612f" id="decline1__180"><span class="coll" id="decline1__181" original="E8ec.-7932"> suffer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6131" id="decline1__182"><span class="coll" id="decline1__183" original="E8ec.-7931"> undergo </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6133" id="decline1__184" original="E8bb.-7a54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6134" id="decline1__185"><span class="coll" id="decline1__186" original="E8bb.-7a53"> witness </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6136" id="decline1__187"><span class="coll" id="decline1__188" original="E8ec.-7930"> see </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6138" id="decline1__189" original="E8ec.-792f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6139" id="decline1__190"><span class="coll" id="decline1__191" original="E8ec.-792e"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.613b" id="decline1__192" original="E8ec.-792d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.613c" id="decline1__193"><span class="coll" id="decline1__194" original="E8ec.-792c"> show </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.613e" id="decline1__195" original="E8ec.-78ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.613f" id="decline1__196"><span class="coll" id="decline1__197" original="E8ec.-78ee"> reverse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6141" id="decline1__198" original="E8bb.-7a4e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6142" id="decline1__199" original="E8bb.-7a4d"><span class="x" id="decline1__200" original="E8bb.-7a4c"> Most rural counties have experienced some population decline since 1900. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.32f1" id="decline1__201" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decline_1" title="decline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.32f2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1091" id="decline1__202" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decline1__203"> decline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6588" hm="2" id="decline2" original="E39c.-411c" sum="763"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6589" id="decline2__1" original="E39c.-411b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.658a" id="decline2__2" original="E39c.-411a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decline <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6597" id="decline2__9" original="E39c.-410f"><span class="pos" id="decline2__10" original="E39c.-410e"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d68" eid="decline2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.476d" geo="br" id="decline2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decli/decline__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/decline__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://decline__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4770" geo="n_am" id="decline2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decli/decline__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/decline__us_2.ogg" href="sound://decline__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.740" id="decline2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5310" form="root" id="decline2__17"><span class="vp" id="decline2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> decline </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5312" eid="decline2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5313" geo="br" id="decline2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decli/decline__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/decline__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://decline__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5316" geo="n_am" id="decline2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decli/decline__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/decline__us_2.ogg" href="sound://decline__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5319" form="thirdps" id="decline2__24"><span class="vp" id="decline2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> declines </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.531b" eid="decline2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.531c" geo="br" id="decline2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decli/declines__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/declines__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://declines__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.531f" geo="n_am" id="decline2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decli/declines__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/declines__us_2.ogg" href="sound://declines__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5322" form="past" id="decline2__31"><span class="vp" id="decline2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> declined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5324" eid="decline2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5325" geo="br" id="decline2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decli/declined__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/declined__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://declined__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5328" geo="n_am" id="decline2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decli/declined__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/declined__us_2.ogg" href="sound://declined__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.532b" form="pastpart" id="decline2__38"><span class="vp" id="decline2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> declined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.532d" eid="decline2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.532e" geo="br" id="decline2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decli/declined__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/declined__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://declined__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5331" geo="n_am" id="decline2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decli/declined__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/declined__us_2.ogg" href="sound://declined__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5334" form="prespart" id="decline2__45"><span class="vp" id="decline2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> declining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5336" eid="decline2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5337" geo="br" id="decline2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decli/declining__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/declining__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://declining__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.533a" geo="n_am" id="decline2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decline2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decli/declining__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decli/declining__us_2.ogg" href="sound://declining__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65c3" id="decline2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65c4" id="decline2__53" original="E39c.-40f1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65c5" id="decline2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decline2__55" original="E39c.-40ef"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decline2__56" original="E39c.-40ed"> to become smaller, fewer or weaker </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65c8" id="decline2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65c9" id="decline2__58" original="E8bb.-7a4b"><span class="x" id="decline2__59" original="E8bb.-7a4a"> Agricultural industries such as dairy farming continue to decline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65cb" id="decline2__60" original="E8bb.-7a49"><span class="x" id="decline2__61" original="E8bb.-7a48"> Investment levels declined sharply after the stock crash of 1987. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65cd" id="decline2__62" original="E8bb.-7a47"><span class="x" id="decline2__63" original="E8bb.-7a46"> Infant and child mortality rates have declined over the past two decades. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65cf" id="decline2__64" original="E8bb.-7a45"><span class="x" id="decline2__65" original="E8bb.-7a44"> He retired because of declining health. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="growth__31" original="E873.-7fa1" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="growth__32" original="E873.-7fa0"><span class="h1" id="growth__33" original="E873.-7f9f"> Describing trends </span><span class="p" id="growth__34" original="E82b.3895"> A number of nouns and verbs are used to describe a change in something over time. To describe the size or speed of the change, you can use an adjective (with the noun) or an adverb (with the verb). </span><span class="h1" id="growth__35" original="E848.-662d"><ul class="inline" id="growth__36" original="E83e.-7041"><li class="li" id="growth__37" original="E83e.-7040"> increase </li><li class="li" id="growth__38" original="E83e.-703f"> growth/​grow </li><li class="li" id="growth__39" original="E83e.-703e"> rise </li><li class="li" id="growth__40" original="E83e.-703d"> decrease </li><li class="li" id="growth__41" original="E83e.-703c"> decline </li><li class="li" id="growth__42" original="E83e.-703b"> drop </li><li class="li" id="growth__43" original="E83e.-703a"> fall </li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="growth__44" original="E873.-7f9d"><li class="li" id="growth__45" original="E852.7c16"> (a/​an) increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__46" original="E83e.-7039"> in </span> something </li><li class="li" id="growth__47" original="E873.-7f9c"> (a) <span class="eb" id="growth__48" original="E83e.-7038"> dramatic/​rapid/​significant/​substantial </span> increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​fall </li><li class="li" id="growth__49" original="E83e.-7037"> (a) <span class="eb" id="growth__50" original="E83e.-7036"> substantial/​steady </span> increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline </li><li class="li" id="growth__51" original="E83e.-7035"> a <span class="eb" id="growth__52" original="E83e.-7034"> sharp </span> increase/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​fall </li><li class="li" id="growth__53" original="E83e.-7033"> a <span class="eb" id="growth__54" original="E83e.-7032"> gradual/​slight </span> increase/​rise/​decrease/​decline </li><li class="li" id="growth__55" original="E852.7c15"> (a) <span class="eb" id="growth__56" original="E83e.-7031"> 50% </span> increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall </li><li class="li" id="growth__57" original="E83e.-7030"> a <span class="eb" id="growth__58" original="E83e.-702f"> tenfold </span> increase/​decrease </li><li class="li" id="growth__59" original="E83e.-702e"> to increase/​grow/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__60" original="E83e.-702d"> steadily/​rapidly </span></li><li class="li" id="growth__61" original="E873.-7f9a"> to increase/​grow/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__62" original="E83e.-702c"> significantly/​substantially/​dramatically </span></li><li class="li" id="growth__63" original="E83e.-702b"> to increase/​grow/​rise/​decrease/​drop <span class="eb" id="growth__64" original="E83e.-702a"> considerably </span></li><li class="li" id="growth__65" original="E83e.-7029"> to increase/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__66" original="E83e.-7028"> sharply </span></li><li class="li" id="growth__67" original="E83e.-7027"> to increase/​decrease <span class="eb" id="growth__68" original="E83e.-7026"> markedly </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="growth__69" original="E873.-7f97"><li class="li" id="growth__70" original="E852.7c1a"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__71"><span class="x-g" id="growth__72" original="E852.7c1b"><span class="x" id="growth__73" original="E852.7c1c"> The <span class="ebi" id="growth__74" original="E852.7ca6"> steady increase </span> in seabird numbers has been attributed to… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="growth__75" original="E852.7c1d"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__76"><span class="x-g" id="growth__77" original="E852.7c1e"><span class="x" id="growth__78" original="E852.7c1f"> The last 30 years have seen <span class="ebi" id="growth__79" original="E852.7ca7"> a tenfold increase </span> in the number of people with access to high caloric diets. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="growth__80" original="E852.53fd"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__81"><span class="x-g" id="growth__82" original="E852.53fe"><span class="x" id="growth__83" original="E852.53ff"> Life expectancy <span class="ebi" id="growth__84" original="E852.7ca9"> increased dramatically </span> as a result of improvements in health and living conditions. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="growth__85" original="E85a.-6b4b"><li class="li" id="growth__86" original="E82b.3896"> You can also use the preposition <span class="ei" id="growth__87" original="E82b.3897"> of </span> following the noun, or the preposition <span class="ei" id="growth__88" original="E82b.3898"> by </span> following the verb, to describe the <span class="eb" id="growth__89" original="E82b.3899"> size </span> of the change: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="growth__90" original="E82b.389a"><li class="li" id="growth__91" original="E852.7c18"> (a/​an) increase/​growth/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__92" original="E83e.-7025"> of </span> 10%/6 dB/1 million </li><li class="li" id="growth__93" original="E852.7c19"> to increase/​grow/​rise/​decrease/​decline/​drop/​fall <span class="eb" id="growth__94" original="E83e.-7024"> by </span> 50%/&gt;5 mm/500 g </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="growth__95" original="E82b.389b"><li class="li" id="growth__96" original="E82b.389c"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__97"><span class="x-g" id="growth__98" original="E82b.389d"><span class="x" id="growth__99" original="E82b.389e"> A 3% drop in air pressure is associated with <span class="ebi" id="growth__100" original="E82b.389f"> a fall of just under 1% </span> in absolute air temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="growth__101" original="E82b.3894"><span class="x-gs" id="growth__102"><span class="x-g" id="growth__103" original="E82b.38a0"><span class="x" id="growth__104" original="E82b.38a1"> Oil demand <span class="ebi" id="growth__105" original="E83d.-722a"> declined by 0.6 per cent </span> , driven by the recession and the oil price spike. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65d1" id="decline2__141" original="E39c.-40ec"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65d2" id="decline2__142"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decline2__143" original="E39c.-40ea"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decline2__144" original="E39c.-40e9"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decline2__145" original="E39c.-40e7"> to refuse politely to accept or to do something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65d6" id="decline2__146" original="E39c.-40e6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://refuse" title="refuse definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-537f" id="decline2__147" original="E39c.-40e5"><span class="xh" id="decline2__148"> refuse </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65da" id="decline2__149"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65db" id="decline2__150" original="E8bb.-7a43"><span class="x" id="decline2__151" original="E8bb.-7a42"> He asked her to marry him, but she declined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65dd" id="decline2__152" original="E8bb.-7a41"><span class="cf" id="decline2__153" original="E39c.-40e3"><span class="exp" id="decline2__154"> decline </span> something </span><span class="x" id="decline2__155" original="E8bb.-7a40"> The Home Secretary declined an invitation to be interviewed on radio. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65e1" id="decline2__156" original="E8bb.-7a3d"><span class="cf" id="decline2__157" original="E39c.-40e2"><span class="exp" id="decline2__158"> decline </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="decline2__159" original="E8bb.-7a3c"> She wisely declined to enter into the debate. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.334b" id="decline2__160" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decline_1" title="decline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.334c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-1091" id="decline2__161" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decline2__162"> decline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65e5" id="decode" original="E39c.-40a1" sum="505"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65e6" id="decode__1" original="E39c.-40a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65e7" id="decode__2" original="E39c.-409f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decode </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.65f5" id="decode__9" original="E39c.-4095"><span class="pos" id="decode__10" original="E39c.-4094"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d61" eid="decode__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c8d" geo="br" id="decode__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decod/decode__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decode__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decode__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c91" geo="n_am" id="decode__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkoʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decod/decode__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decode__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decode__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.76e" id="decode__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c5e" form="root" id="decode__17"><span class="vp" id="decode__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> decode </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c60" eid="decode__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c61" geo="br" id="decode__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decod/decode__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decode__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decode__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c65" geo="n_am" id="decode__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkoʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decod/decode__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decode__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decode__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c69" form="thirdps" id="decode__24"><span class="vp" id="decode__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> decodes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c6b" eid="decode__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c6c" geo="br" id="decode__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkəʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decod/decodes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decodes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decodes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c6f" geo="n_am" id="decode__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkoʊdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decod/decodes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decodes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decodes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c72" form="past" id="decode__31"><span class="vp" id="decode__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> decoded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c74" eid="decode__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c75" geo="br" id="decode__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkəʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decod/decoded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decoded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decoded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c78" geo="n_am" id="decode__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkoʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decod/decoded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decoded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decoded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c7b" form="pastpart" id="decode__38"><span class="vp" id="decode__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> decoded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c7d" eid="decode__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c7e" geo="br" id="decode__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkəʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decod/decoded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decoded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decoded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c81" geo="n_am" id="decode__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkoʊdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decod/decoded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decoded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decoded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c84" form="prespart" id="decode__45"><span class="vp" id="decode__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> decoding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c86" eid="decode__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c87" geo="br" id="decode__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkəʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decod/decoding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decoding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decoding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3c8a" geo="n_am" id="decode__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decode__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkoʊdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decod/decoding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decoding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decoding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6626" id="decode__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6627" id="decode__53" original="E39c.-4077"><span class="cf" id="decode__54" original="E39c.-4076"><span class="exp" id="decode__55"> decode </span> something </span><span class="def" id="decode__56" original="E39c.-4075"> to find the meaning of something, especially by changing a code of letters, symbols or signals into ordinary language </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.662b" id="decode__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.662c" id="decode__58" original="E867.-1cd3"><span class="x" id="decode__59" original="E867.-1cd2"> The two parties wishing to exchange messages share a key that they use to encode and decode the messages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.662e" id="decode__60" original="E867.-1cd1"><span class="x" id="decode__61" original="E867.-1cd0"> With early telecommunications systems, human operators were required to decode the signals. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6630" id="decode__62" original="E39c.-4069" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://encode" title="encode definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6631" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.3968" id="decode__63" original="E39c.-4068"><span class="xh" id="decode__64"> encode </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.33b4" id="decode__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decode" title="decode definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.33b5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-fc8" id="decode__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decode__67"> decode </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decoder
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6633" id="decoder" original="E39c.-4066" sum="339"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6634" id="decoder__1" original="E39c.-4065"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6635" id="decoder__2" original="E39c.-4064"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decoder </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6641" id="decoder__7" original="E39c.-405c"><span class="pos" id="decoder__8" original="E39c.-405b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d58" eid="decoder__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3cfc" geo="br" id="decoder__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decoder__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkəʊdə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decod/decoder__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decoder__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decoder__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3d00" geo="n_am" id="decoder__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decoder__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈkoʊdər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decod/decoder__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decod/decoder__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decoder__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6643" id="decoder__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6644" id="decoder__15" original="E39c.-405a"><span class="def" id="decoder__16" original="E39c.-4059"> a device that changes a message into a form that people can understand, for example by changing an electronic signal into sound and pictures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6646" id="decoder__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6647" id="decoder__18" original="E867.-1cc9"><span class="x" id="decoder__19" original="E867.-1cc8"> The state provided subsidies to certain types of digital TV decoders. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.33d6" id="decoder__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decoder" title="decoder definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.33d7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-f89" id="decoder__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decoder__22"> decoder </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decolonization
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6649" id="decolonization" original="E39c.-403f" sum="370"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.664a" id="decolonization__1" original="E39c.-403e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.664b" id="decolonization__2" original="E39c.-403d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decolonization </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.664d" id="decolonization__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.664e" id="decolonization__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c646b0894.3ad3" id="decolonization__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="decolonization__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> decolon <span class="ptl" id="decolonization__9"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.665b" id="decolonization__13" original="E39c.-4034"><span class="pos" id="decolonization__14" original="E39c.-4033"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d4f" eid="decolonization__15" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3d74" geo="br" id="decolonization__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decolonization__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decol/decolonization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decol/decolonization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decolonization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3d78" geo="n_am" id="decolonization__18" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decolonization__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˌkɑːlənəˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decol/decolonization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decol/decolonization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decolonization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.665d" id="decolonization__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decolonization__21" original="E39c.-4031"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.665f" id="decolonization__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6660" id="decolonization__23" original="E39c.-4030"><span class="def" id="decolonization__24" original="E39c.-402f"> the process of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://colony" id="decolonization__25"> colony </a> becoming independent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6663" id="decolonization__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6664" id="decolonization__27" original="E867.-18cd"><span class="x" id="decolonization__28" original="E867.-18cc"> The process of decolonization was relatively peaceful in many cases; it led to revolutionary wars in others. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.33f7" id="decolonization__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decolonization" title="decolonization definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.33f8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-f5b" id="decolonization__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decolonization__31"> decolonization </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decompose
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6666" id="decompose" original="E39c.-3ffb" sum="711"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6667" id="decompose__1" original="E39c.-3ffa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6668" id="decompose__2" original="E39c.-3ff9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decompose </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6676" id="decompose__9" original="E39c.-3fef"><span class="pos" id="decompose__10" original="E39c.-3fee"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d46" eid="decompose__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f07" geo="br" id="decompose__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decom/decompose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decompose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decompose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f0b" geo="n_am" id="decompose__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decom/decompose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decompose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decompose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.79e" id="decompose__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f0f" form="root" id="decompose__17"><span class="vp" id="decompose__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> decompose </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f11" eid="decompose__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f12" geo="br" id="decompose__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decom/decompose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decompose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decompose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f16" geo="n_am" id="decompose__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decom/decompose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decompose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decompose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f1a" form="thirdps" id="decompose__24"><span class="vp" id="decompose__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> decomposes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f1c" eid="decompose__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f1d" geo="br" id="decompose__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f20" geo="n_am" id="decompose__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f23" form="past" id="decompose__31"><span class="vp" id="decompose__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> decomposed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f25" eid="decompose__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f26" geo="br" id="decompose__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f29" geo="n_am" id="decompose__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f2c" form="pastpart" id="decompose__38"><span class="vp" id="decompose__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> decomposed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f2e" eid="decompose__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f2f" geo="br" id="decompose__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f32" geo="n_am" id="decompose__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f35" form="prespart" id="decompose__45"><span class="vp" id="decompose__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> decomposing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f37" eid="decompose__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f38" geo="br" id="decompose__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3f3b" geo="n_am" id="decompose__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decompose__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66a7" id="decompose__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66a8" id="decompose__53" original="E39c.-3fd1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66a9" id="decompose__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decompose__55" original="E39c.-3fcf"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decompose__56" original="E39c.-3fcd"> to be destroyed gradually by natural chemical processes </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66ac" id="decompose__57" original="E39c.-3fcc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decay2" title="decay2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66ad" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.611e" id="decompose__58" original="E39c.-3fcb"><span class="xh" id="decompose__59"> decay </span><span class="xhm" id="decompose__60"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66b1" id="decompose__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66b2" id="decompose__62" original="E862.-7ae5"><span class="x" id="decompose__63" original="E862.-7ae4"> Once leafy green vegetables are torn or chopped, they decompose more rapidly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66b4" id="decompose__64" original="E862.-7ae3"><span class="x" id="decompose__65" original="E862.-7ae2"> Potassium can be incorporated into soils from decomposing animal remains. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66b6" id="decompose__66" original="E39c.-3fc5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66b7" id="decompose__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decompose__68" original="E39c.-3fc2"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decompose__69" original="E39c.-3fc3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decompose__70" original="E39c.-3fbe"> to separate into smaller or simpler parts; to make something do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66bb" id="decompose__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66bc" id="decompose__72" original="E862.-7ae1"><span class="x" id="decompose__73" original="E862.-7ae0"> The mixture partially decomposes with time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66be" id="decompose__74" original="E862.-7ade"><span class="cf" id="decompose__75" original="E862.-7adf"><span class="exp" id="decompose__76"> decompose </span> (something) into something </span><span class="x" id="decompose__77" original="E862.-7add"> Any signal can be decomposed into a series of sine waves and cosine waves of different frequencies. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3446" id="decompose__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decompose" title="decompose definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3447" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-f19" id="decompose__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decompose__80"> decompose </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decomposition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66c2" id="decomposition" original="E862.-7ad6" sum="550"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66c3" id="decomposition__1" original="E862.-7ad5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66c4" id="decomposition__2" original="E862.-7ad4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decomposition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66d0" id="decomposition__4" original="E862.-7acc"><span class="pos" id="decomposition__5" original="E862.-7acb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d3d" eid="decomposition__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3fad" geo="br" id="decomposition__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decomposition__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.3fb1" geo="n_am" id="decomposition__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decomposition__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decom/decomposition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decom/decomposition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decomposition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66d2" id="decomposition__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decomposition__15" original="E862.-7ac9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66d4" id="decomposition__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66d5" id="decomposition__17" original="E862.-7ac8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="decomposition__18" original="E8e9.-7ccc"><span class="exp" id="decomposition__19"> decomposition </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="decomposition__20" original="E862.-7ac5"> the process of being destroyed by natural chemicals and bacteria </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66d9" id="decomposition__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66da" id="decomposition__22" original="E862.-7ac4"><span class="x" id="decomposition__23" original="E862.-7ac3"> The decomposition of organic matter releases organic acids and generates carbon dioxide. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66dc" id="decomposition__24" original="E862.-7ac2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="decomposition__25" original="E862.-7ac1"><span class="exp" id="decomposition__26"> decomposition </span> (of something) (into something) </span><span class="def" id="decomposition__27" original="E862.-7ac0"> the act of separating or being separated into smaller or simpler parts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66e0" id="decomposition__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66e1" id="decomposition__29" original="E862.-7abf"><span class="x" id="decomposition__30" original="E862.-7abe"> Heat leads to formamide decomposition into carbon monoxide and ammonia. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3477" id="decomposition__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decomposition" title="decomposition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3478" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6ce8" id="decomposition__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decomposition__33"> decomposition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deconstruct
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66e3" id="deconstruct" original="E39c.-3efe" sum="502"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66e4" id="deconstruct__1" original="E39c.-3efd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66e5" id="deconstruct__2" original="E39c.-3efc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deconstruct </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.66f2" id="deconstruct__9" original="E39c.-3ef2"><span class="pos" id="deconstruct__10" original="E39c.-3ef1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d34" eid="deconstruct__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41dc" geo="br" id="deconstruct__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstruct__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstruct__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstruct__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41df" geo="n_am" id="deconstruct__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstruct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstruct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstruct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.7ce" id="deconstruct__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41af" form="root" id="deconstruct__17"><span class="vp" id="deconstruct__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deconstruct </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41b1" eid="deconstruct__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41b2" geo="br" id="deconstruct__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstruct__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstruct__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstruct__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41b5" geo="n_am" id="deconstruct__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstruct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstruct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstruct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41b8" form="thirdps" id="deconstruct__24"><span class="vp" id="deconstruct__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deconstructs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41ba" eid="deconstruct__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41bb" geo="br" id="deconstruct__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstructs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstructs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstructs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41be" geo="n_am" id="deconstruct__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstructs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstructs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstructs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41c1" form="past" id="deconstruct__31"><span class="vp" id="deconstruct__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deconstructed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41c3" eid="deconstruct__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41c4" geo="br" id="deconstruct__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstructed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstructed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstructed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41c7" geo="n_am" id="deconstruct__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstructed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstructed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstructed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41ca" form="pastpart" id="deconstruct__38"><span class="vp" id="deconstruct__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deconstructed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41cc" eid="deconstruct__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41cd" geo="br" id="deconstruct__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstructed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstructed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstructed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41d0" geo="n_am" id="deconstruct__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstructed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstructed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstructed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41d3" form="prespart" id="deconstruct__45"><span class="vp" id="deconstruct__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deconstructing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41d5" eid="deconstruct__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41d6" geo="br" id="deconstruct__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstructing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstructing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstructing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41d9" geo="n_am" id="deconstruct__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruct__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstructing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstructing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstructing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="cf" id="deconstruct__52" original="E39c.-3ed3"><span class="exp" id="deconstruct__53"> deconstruct </span> something (into something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6720" id="deconstruct__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="deconstruct__55" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6722" id="deconstruct__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6723" id="deconstruct__57" original="E39c.-3ed4"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6724" id="deconstruct__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deconstruct__59" original="E39c.-3ed0"> in literature and philosophy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deconstruct__60" original="E39c.-3ecf"> to analyse a text in order to show that there is no fixed meaning within the text but that the meaning is created each time in the act of reading </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6727" id="deconstruct__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6728" id="deconstruct__62" original="E492.4818"><span class="x" id="deconstruct__63" original="E492.4819"> According to Derrida (1978), we can deconstruct a text into at least two possible alternative viewpoints. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.34ce" id="deconstruct__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deconstruct" title="deconstruct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.34cf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-dfb" id="deconstruct__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deconstruct__66"> deconstruct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deconstruction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.672a" id="deconstruction" original="E39c.-3ece" sum="548"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.672b" id="deconstruction__1" original="E39c.-3ecd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.672c" id="deconstruction__2" original="E39c.-3ecc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deconstruction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6737" id="deconstruction__7" original="E39c.-3ec4"><span class="pos" id="deconstruction__8" original="E39c.-3ec3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d2d" eid="deconstruction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41fa" geo="br" id="deconstruction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstruction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstruction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstruction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.41fd" geo="n_am" id="deconstruction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deconstruction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decon/deconstruction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decon/deconstruction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deconstruction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6739" id="deconstruction__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deconstruction__15" original="E39c.-3ec1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.673b" id="deconstruction__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="deconstruction__17" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.673d" id="deconstruction__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.673e" id="deconstruction__19" original="E39c.-3ebf"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.673f" id="deconstruction__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deconstruction__21" original="E39c.-3ebe"> in literature and philosophy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deconstruction__22" original="E39c.-3ebd"> a theory that states that it is impossible for a text to have one fixed meaning, and emphasizes the role of the person reading the text in the production of meaning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6742" id="deconstruction__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6743" id="deconstruction__24" original="E492.4824"><span class="x" id="deconstruction__25" original="E492.4825"> ‘Postmodernism and deconstruction question the implicit or explicit rationality of all academic discourse.’ (Dear, 1988: 271). </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6745" id="deconstruction__26" original="E39c.-3ebc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://postmodernism" title="postmodernism definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6746" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-fff" id="deconstruction__27" original="E492.4826"><span class="xh" id="deconstruction__28"> postmodernism </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://structuralism" title="structuralism definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6748" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-9d6" id="deconstruction__29" original="E39c.-3ebb"><span class="xh" id="deconstruction__30"> structuralism </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.34ed" id="deconstruction__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deconstruction" title="deconstruction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.34ee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-dcc" id="deconstruction__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deconstruction__33"> deconstruction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decorate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.674a" id="decorate" original="E39c.-3e25" sum="988"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.674b" id="decorate__1" original="E39c.-3e24"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.674c" id="decorate__2" original="E39c.-3e23"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decorate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6759" id="decorate__9" original="E39c.-3e19"><span class="pos" id="decorate__10" original="E39c.-3e18"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d26" eid="decorate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.448f" geo="br" id="decorate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decor/decorate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decorate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4492" geo="n_am" id="decorate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decor/decorate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decorate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.7fc" id="decorate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4495" form="root" id="decorate__17"><span class="vp" id="decorate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> decorate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4497" eid="decorate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4498" geo="br" id="decorate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decor/decorate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decorate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.449b" geo="n_am" id="decorate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decor/decorate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decorate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.449e" form="thirdps" id="decorate__24"><span class="vp" id="decorate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> decorates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44a0" eid="decorate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44a1" geo="br" id="decorate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decor/decorates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decorates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44a4" geo="n_am" id="decorate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decor/decorates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decorates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44a7" form="past" id="decorate__31"><span class="vp" id="decorate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> decorated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44a9" eid="decorate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44aa" geo="br" id="decorate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decor/decorated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decorated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44ad" geo="n_am" id="decorate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decor/decorated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decorated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44b0" form="pastpart" id="decorate__38"><span class="vp" id="decorate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> decorated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44b2" eid="decorate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44b3" geo="br" id="decorate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decor/decorated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decorated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44b6" geo="n_am" id="decorate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decor/decorated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decorated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44b9" form="prespart" id="decorate__45"><span class="vp" id="decorate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> decorating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44bb" eid="decorate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44bc" geo="br" id="decorate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decor/decorating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decorating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.44bf" geo="n_am" id="decorate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decor/decorating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decorating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6785" id="decorate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6786" id="decorate__53" original="E39c.-3dfb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6787" id="decorate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decorate__55" original="E39c.-3df9"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="decorate__56" original="E867.-17ed"><span class="exp" id="decorate__57"> decorate </span> something (with something) </span><span class="def" id="decorate__58" original="E39c.-3df7"> to make something look more attractive by putting things on it; to be put on something to make it look more attractive </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.678c" id="decorate__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.678d" id="decorate__60" original="E867.-17ec"><span class="x" id="decorate__61" original="E867.-17eb"> There is a set of ceremonial tables decorated with flowers and candles. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.678f" id="decorate__62" original="E39c.-3df6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6790" id="decorate__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decorate__64" original="E39c.-3df4"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decorate__65" original="E39c.-3df3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6793" id="decorate__66"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="decorate__67" original="E39c.-3df2"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="decorate__68" original="E39c.-3df1"> to put paint, paper, etc. on the walls and ceilings of a room or house </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6796" id="decorate__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6797" id="decorate__70" original="E867.-17ea"><span class="x" id="decorate__71" original="E867.-17e9"> They feature a wide range of activities and products tied to gardening, decorating and home care. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6799" id="decorate__72" original="E867.-17e8"><span class="cf" id="decorate__73" original="E39c.-3dee"><span class="exp" id="decorate__74"> decorate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="decorate__75" original="E867.-17e7"> Culturally, home furnishings are not regarded as important and little time is spent on decorating the home. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.679d" id="decorate__76" original="E39c.-3de5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.679e" id="decorate__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decorate__78" original="E39c.-3de3"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="decorate__79" original="E39c.-3de2"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="decorate__80" original="E39c.-3de1"><span class="exp" id="decorate__81"> decorate </span> somebody (for something) </span><span class="def" id="decorate__82" original="E39c.-3de0"> to give somebody an award as a sign of respect for something they have done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67a4" id="decorate__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67a5" id="decorate__84" original="E867.-17e4"><span class="x" id="decorate__85" original="E867.-17e3"> Policemen were decorated for saving the lives of some of these people. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.353e" id="decorate__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decorate" title="decorate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.353f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-d08" id="decorate__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decorate__88"> decorate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decoration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67a7" id="decoration" original="E39c.-3ddd" sum="874"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67a8" id="decoration__1" original="E39c.-3ddc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67a9" id="decoration__2" original="E39c.-3ddb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decoration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67b4" id="decoration__7" original="E39c.-3dd3"><span class="pos" id="decoration__8" original="E39c.-3dd2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d1f" eid="decoration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.485a" geo="br" id="decoration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decoration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdekəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decor/decoration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decoration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decoration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.485d" geo="n_am" id="decoration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decoration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdekəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decor/decoration__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decoration__us_2.ogg" href="sound://decoration__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67b6" id="decoration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67b7" id="decoration__15" original="E39c.-3dcc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67b8" id="decoration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decoration__17" original="E39c.-3dca"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="decoration__18" original="E39c.-3dc9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decoration__19" original="E39c.-3dc8"> a pattern, etc. that is added to something and that stops it from being plain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67bc" id="decoration__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67bd" id="decoration__21" original="E867.-17df"><span class="x" id="decoration__22" original="E867.-17de"> The bowls underwent gradual changes in style and decoration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67bf" id="decoration__23" original="E867.-17dd"><span class="x" id="decoration__24" original="E867.-17dc"> A stele is a stone slab inscribed with a text or a decoration. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67c1" id="decoration__25" original="E39c.-3dd1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67c2" id="decoration__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="decoration__27" original="E39c.-3dcf"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="decoration__28" original="E39c.-3dce"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decoration__29" original="E39c.-3dcd"> a thing that makes something look more attractive on special occasions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67c6" id="decoration__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67c7" id="decoration__31" original="E867.-17db"><span class="x" id="decoration__32" original="E867.-17da"> It is estimated that 80% of the world's Christmas decorations are made in China. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67c9" id="decoration__33" original="E39c.-3dc7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67ca" id="decoration__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decoration__35" original="E39c.-3dc5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decoration__36" original="E39c.-3dc4"> the style in which something is decorated </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67cd" id="decoration__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67ce" id="decoration__38" original="E867.-17d9"><span class="x" id="decoration__39" original="E867.-17d8"> Dublin's eighteenth-century architecture and interior decoration reflected Italian and German influences. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67d0" id="decoration__40" original="E39c.-3dbe"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67d1" id="decoration__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="decoration__42" original="E39c.-3dbc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decoration__43" original="E39c.-3dbb"> an award that is given to somebody as a sign of respect for something they have done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67d4" id="decoration__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67d5" id="decoration__45" original="E867.-17d5"><span class="x" id="decoration__46" original="E867.-17d4"> He received a military decoration from the Kaiser. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3573" id="decoration__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decoration" title="decoration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3574" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-c49" id="decoration__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decoration__49"> decoration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decorative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67d7" id="decorative" original="E39c.-3db8" sum="395"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67d8" id="decorative__1" original="E39c.-3db7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67d9" id="decorative__2" original="E39c.-3db6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decorative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67e2" id="decorative__4" original="E39c.-3db1"><span class="pos" id="decorative__5" original="E39c.-3db0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d18" eid="decorative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.45ca" geo="br" id="decorative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekərətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decor/decorative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decorative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.45cd" geo="n_am" id="decorative__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decorative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdekəreɪtɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decor/decorative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decor/decorative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decorative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67e4" id="decorative__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67e5" id="decorative__12" original="E39c.-3daf"><span class="def" id="decorative__13" original="E39c.-3dad"> connected with the decoration of an object or place; intended to be attractive or pleasant to look at, especially as opposed to being useful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67e7" id="decorative__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67e8" id="decorative__15" original="E867.-17ce"><span class="x" id="decorative__16" original="E867.-17cd"> In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, design and the decorative arts were also known as ‘applied arts’. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.35a4" id="decorative__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decorative" title="decorative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.35a5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-c0b" id="decorative__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decorative__19"> decorative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decouple
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67ea" id="decouple" original="E39c.-3d5b" sum="607"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67eb" id="decouple__1" original="E39c.-3d5a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67ec" id="decouple__2" original="E39c.-3d59"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decouple </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.67f9" id="decouple__9" original="E39c.-3d4f"><span class="pos" id="decouple__10" original="E39c.-3d4e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d11" eid="decouple__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4729" geo="br" id="decouple__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decou/decouple__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decouple__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decouple__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.472c" geo="n_am" id="decouple__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decou/decouple__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decouple__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decouple__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.82a" id="decouple__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.46fc" form="root" id="decouple__17"><span class="vp" id="decouple__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> decouple </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.46fe" eid="decouple__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.46ff" geo="br" id="decouple__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decou/decouple__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decouple__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decouple__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4702" geo="n_am" id="decouple__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decou/decouple__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decouple__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decouple__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4705" form="thirdps" id="decouple__24"><span class="vp" id="decouple__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> decouples </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4707" eid="decouple__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4708" geo="br" id="decouple__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌplz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decou/decouples__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decouples__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decouples__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.470b" geo="n_am" id="decouple__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌplz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decou/decouples__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decouples__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decouples__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.470e" form="past" id="decouple__31"><span class="vp" id="decouple__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> decoupled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4710" eid="decouple__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4711" geo="br" id="decouple__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌpld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decou/decoupled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decoupled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decoupled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4714" geo="n_am" id="decouple__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌpld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decou/decoupled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decoupled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decoupled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4717" form="pastpart" id="decouple__38"><span class="vp" id="decouple__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> decoupled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4719" eid="decouple__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.471a" geo="br" id="decouple__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌpld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decou/decoupled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decoupled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decoupled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.471d" geo="n_am" id="decouple__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌpld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decou/decoupled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decoupled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decoupled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4720" form="prespart" id="decouple__45"><span class="vp" id="decouple__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> decoupling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4722" eid="decouple__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4723" geo="br" id="decouple__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌplɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decou/decoupling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decoupling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decoupling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4726" geo="n_am" id="decouple__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decouple__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːˈkʌplɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decou/decoupling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decou/decoupling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decoupling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6825" id="decouple__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6826" id="decouple__53" original="E39c.-3d31"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6827" id="decouple__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decouple__55" original="E867.-1373"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decouple__56" original="E867.-1374"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decouple__57" original="E39c.-3d2d"> to end the connection or relationship between two things; to become separate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.682b" id="decouple__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.682c" id="decouple__59" original="E867.-1370"><span class="cf" id="decouple__60" original="E39c.-3d30"><span class="exp" id="decouple__61"> decouple </span> something </span><span class="x" id="decouple__62" original="E867.-136f"> This assumption does not completely decouple the manual and cognitive aspects of the modelling. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6830" id="decouple__63" original="E867.-136d"><span class="cf" id="decouple__64" original="E867.-136e"><span class="exp" id="decouple__65"> decouple </span> (something) (from something) </span><span class="x" id="decouple__66" original="E867.-136c"> Japan has aimed to decouple economic growth from environmental stress in terms of pollution (Barrett and Fisher, 2005). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6834" id="decouple__67" original="E867.-1372"><span class="x" id="decouple__68" original="E867.-1371"> Particles may also decouple if they are massive. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.35ee" id="decouple__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decouple" title="decouple definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.35ef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-b89" id="decouple__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decouple__71"> decouple </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decrease
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6836" hm="1" id="decrease1" original="E39c.-3d10" sum="811"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6837" id="decrease1__1" original="E39c.-3d0f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6838" id="decrease1__2" original="E39c.-3d0e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decrease <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6847" id="decrease1__9" original="E39c.-3d06"><span class="pos" id="decrease1__10" original="E39c.-3d05"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-725b" eid="decrease1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48dc" geo="br" id="decrease1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decrease__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decrease__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://decrease__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48df" geo="n_am" id="decrease1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decrease__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decrease__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://decrease__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.858" id="decrease1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48af" form="root" id="decrease1__17"><span class="vp" id="decrease1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> decrease </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48b1" eid="decrease1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48b2" geo="br" id="decrease1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decrease__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decrease__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://decrease__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48b5" geo="n_am" id="decrease1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decrease__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decrease__us_4_rr.ogg" href="sound://decrease__us_4_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48b8" form="thirdps" id="decrease1__24"><span class="vp" id="decrease1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> decreases </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48ba" eid="decrease1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48bb" geo="br" id="decrease1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decreases__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreases__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decreases__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48be" geo="n_am" id="decrease1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decreases__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreases__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decreases__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48c1" form="past" id="decrease1__31"><span class="vp" id="decrease1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> decreased </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48c3" eid="decrease1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48c4" geo="br" id="decrease1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decreased__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreased__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decreased__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48c7" geo="n_am" id="decrease1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decreased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decreased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48ca" form="pastpart" id="decrease1__38"><span class="vp" id="decrease1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> decreased </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48cc" eid="decrease1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48cd" geo="br" id="decrease1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decreased__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreased__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decreased__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48d0" geo="n_am" id="decrease1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decreased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decreased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48d3" form="prespart" id="decrease1__45"><span class="vp" id="decrease1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> decreasing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48d5" eid="decrease1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48d6" geo="br" id="decrease1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decreasing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreasing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decreasing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48d9" geo="n_am" id="decrease1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decreasing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreasing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decreasing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6873" id="decrease1__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6874" id="decrease1__53" original="E39c.-3ce8"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6875" id="decrease1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="decrease1__55" original="E39c.-3ce3"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="decrease1__56" original="E39c.-3ce2"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decrease1__57" original="E39c.-3ce0"> to become smaller in size, number, etc.; to make something smaller in size, number, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6879" id="decrease1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.687a" id="decrease1__59" original="E867.-b7b"><span class="x" id="decrease1__60" original="E867.-b7a"> Temperatures decrease as we go from low to high elevation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.687c" id="decrease1__61" original="E867.-b79"><span class="x" id="decrease1__62" original="E867.-b78"> Poverty rates decreased sharply up to the late 1960s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.687e" id="decrease1__63" original="E867.-b77"><span class="cf" id="decrease1__64" original="E39c.-3cdc"><span class="exp" id="decrease1__65"> decrease </span> something </span><span class="x" id="decrease1__66" original="E867.-b76"> Another way of decreasing the risks of reproductive cancers would be to use hormonal treatments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6882" id="decrease1__67" original="E867.-b75"><span class="cf" id="decrease1__68" original="E39c.-3cde"><span class="exp" id="decrease1__69"> decrease </span> (something) by something </span><span class="x" id="decrease1__70" original="E867.-b74"> At 35% O₂, plant growth decreased by about 20%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6886" id="decrease1__71" original="E867.-b73"><span class="cf" id="decrease1__72" original="E39c.-3cdf"><span class="exp" id="decrease1__73"> decrease </span> (something) (from something) (to something) </span><span class="x" id="decrease1__74" original="E867.-b72"> The rate of union membership has decreased from 10.1% in 1990 to 8.3% in 2003 (OECD, 2004). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.688a" id="decrease1__75" original="E867.-b71"><span class="cf" id="decrease1__76" original="E39c.-3cdd"><span class="exp" id="decrease1__77"> decrease </span> (something) in something </span><span class="x" id="decrease1__78" original="E867.-b70"> Because of this, the lakes began to decrease in salinity. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.688e" id="decrease1__79" original="E39c.-3cdb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://increase1" title="increase1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.688f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4134" id="decrease1__80" original="E39c.-3cda"><span class="xh" id="decrease1__81"> increase </span><span class="xhm" id="decrease1__82"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6144" id="decrease1__83" original="E867.-b6e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="decrease1__84" original="E867.-b6d"> decrease + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6146" id="decrease1__85" original="E867.-b6c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6147" id="decrease1__86" original="E867.-b6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6148" id="decrease1__87"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__88" original="E867.-b69"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.614a" id="decrease1__89" original="E867.-b68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.614b" id="decrease1__90"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__91" original="E867.-b67"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.614d" id="decrease1__92" original="E867.-b66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.614e" id="decrease1__93"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__94" original="E867.-b65"> number </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6150" id="decrease1__95"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__96" original="E867.-b64"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6152" id="decrease1__97" original="E867.-b63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6153" id="decrease1__98"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__99" original="E867.-b62"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6155" id="decrease1__100" original="E867.-b61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6156" id="decrease1__101"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__102" original="E867.-b60"> risk </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6158" id="decrease1__103"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__104" original="E867.-b5f"> likelihood </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.615a" id="decrease1__105"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__106" original="E867.-b5e"> probability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.615c" id="decrease1__107" original="E867.-b5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.615d" id="decrease1__108"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__109" original="E867.-b5c"> incidence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.615f" id="decrease1__110"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__111" original="E867.-b5b"> frequency </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6161" id="decrease1__112" original="E867.-b5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6162" id="decrease1__113"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__114" original="E867.-b59"> cost </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6164" id="decrease1__115"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__116" original="E867.-b58"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6166" id="decrease1__117" original="E867.-b57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6167" id="decrease1__118"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__119" original="E867.-b56"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6169" id="decrease1__120" original="E867.-b55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.616a" id="decrease1__121"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__122" original="E867.-b54"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.616c" id="decrease1__123" original="E867.-b53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.616d" id="decrease1__124"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__125" original="E867.-b52"> content </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.616f" id="decrease1__126" original="E867.-b51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6170" id="decrease1__127"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__128" original="E867.-b50"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6172" id="decrease1__129" original="E867.-b4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6173" id="decrease1__130"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__131" original="E867.-b4e"> performance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6175" id="decrease1__132" original="E867.-b4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6176" id="decrease1__133"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__134" original="E867.-b4c"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6178" id="decrease1__135" original="E867.-b4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6179" id="decrease1__136"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__137" original="E867.-b4a"> time </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.617b" id="decrease1__138" original="E867.-b49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.617c" id="decrease1__139"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__140" original="E867.-b48"> demand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.617e" id="decrease1__141" original="E867.-b47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.617f" id="decrease1__142"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__143" original="E867.-b46"> consumption </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6181" id="decrease1__144" original="E867.-b45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6182" id="decrease1__145" original="E867.-b44"><span class="x" id="decrease1__146" original="E867.-b43"> If the concentration of important nutrients decreases, cells respond by decreasing their growth rate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6184" id="decrease1__147" original="E867.-b42"><span class="x" id="decrease1__148" original="E867.-b41"> Companies may use temporary contracts so that managers can increase or decrease the number of staff as needed. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6186" id="decrease1__149" original="E867.-b3e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="decrease1__150" original="E867.-b3d"> noun + decrease </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6188" id="decrease1__151" original="E867.-b3c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6189" id="decrease1__152" original="E867.-b3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.618a" id="decrease1__153"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__154" original="E867.-b39"> rate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.618c" id="decrease1__155"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__156" original="E867.-b38"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.618e" id="decrease1__157" original="E867.-b37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.618f" id="decrease1__158"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__159" original="E867.-b36"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6191" id="decrease1__160" original="E867.-b35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6192" id="decrease1__161"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__162" original="E867.-b34"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6194" id="decrease1__163" original="E867.-b33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6195" id="decrease1__164"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__165" original="E867.-b32"> percentage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6197" id="decrease1__166"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__167" original="E867.-b31"> ratio </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6199" id="decrease1__168" original="E867.-b30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.619a" id="decrease1__169"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__170" original="E867.-b2f"> intensity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.619c" id="decrease1__171" original="E867.-b2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.619d" id="decrease1__172"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__173" original="E867.-b2d"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.619f" id="decrease1__174" original="E867.-b2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61a0" id="decrease1__175"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__176" original="E867.-b2b"> concentration </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61a2" id="decrease1__177"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__178" original="E867.-b2a"> density </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61a4" id="decrease1__179" original="E867.-b29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61a5" id="decrease1__180"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__181" original="E867.-b28"> pressure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61a7" id="decrease1__182" original="E867.-b27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61a8" id="decrease1__183"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__184" original="E867.-b26"> mortality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61aa" id="decrease1__185" original="E867.-b25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61ab" id="decrease1__186"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__187" original="E867.-b24"> population </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61ad" id="decrease1__188" original="E867.-b23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61ae" id="decrease1__189"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__190" original="E867.-b22"> content </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61b0" id="decrease1__191" original="E867.-b21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61b1" id="decrease1__192"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__193" original="E867.-b20"> cost </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61b3" id="decrease1__194"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__195" original="E867.-b1f"> price </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61b5" id="decrease1__196" original="E867.-b1e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61b6" id="decrease1__197" original="E867.-b1d"><span class="x" id="decrease1__198" original="E867.-b1c"> As explained by Boyle's law, as the aircraft climbs, the cabin pressure decreases compared with sea level. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61b8" id="decrease1__199" original="E867.-b1b"><span class="x" id="decrease1__200" original="E867.-b1a"> The quality of sugar diminished, and the sugar percentage decreased, so that the soft drinks had to be artificially sweetened. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61ba" id="decrease1__201" original="E867.-b17" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="decrease1__202" original="E867.-b16"> adverb + decrease | decrease + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61bc" id="decrease1__203" original="E867.-b15"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61bd" id="decrease1__204" original="E867.-b13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61be" id="decrease1__205"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__206" original="E867.-b12"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61c0" id="decrease1__207"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__208" original="E867.-b11"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61c2" id="decrease1__209" original="E867.-b10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61c3" id="decrease1__210"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__211" original="E867.-b0f"> dramatically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61c5" id="decrease1__212"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__213" original="E867.-b0e"> drastically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61c7" id="decrease1__214" original="E867.-b0d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61c8" id="decrease1__215"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__216" original="E867.-b0c"> sharply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61ca" id="decrease1__217" original="E867.-b0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61cb" id="decrease1__218"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__219" original="E867.-b09"> markedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61cd" id="decrease1__220" original="E867.-b06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61ce" id="decrease1__221"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__222" original="E867.-b05"> considerably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61d0" id="decrease1__223" original="E867.-b04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61d1" id="decrease1__224"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__225" original="E867.-b03"> greatly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61d3" id="decrease1__226" original="E867.-b02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61d4" id="decrease1__227"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__228" original="E867.-b01"> rapidly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61d6" id="decrease1__229" original="E867.-afc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61d7" id="decrease1__230"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__231" original="E867.-afb"> slightly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61d9" id="decrease1__232" original="E867.-af9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61da" id="decrease1__233"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__234" original="E867.-af8"> gradually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61dc" id="decrease1__235"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__236" original="E867.-af7"> steadily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61de" id="decrease1__237" original="E867.-af6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61df" id="decrease1__238"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__239" original="E867.-af5"> progressively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61e1" id="decrease1__240" original="E867.-af4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61e2" id="decrease1__241"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__242" original="E867.-af3"> exponentially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61e4" id="decrease1__243" original="E867.-af2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61e5" id="decrease1__244"><span class="coll" id="decrease1__245" original="E867.-af1"> linearly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61e7" id="decrease1__246" original="E867.-aee"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61e8" id="decrease1__247" original="E867.-aed"><span class="x" id="decrease1__248" original="E867.-aec"> The findings provide evidence that the vaccination programme significantly decreased hepatitis in infants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61ea" id="decrease1__249" original="E867.-aeb"><span class="x" id="decrease1__250" original="E867.-aea"> Energy expenditure has decreased markedly because of changes in the urban environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61ec" id="decrease1__251" original="E867.-ae9"><span class="x" id="decrease1__252" original="E867.-ae8"> Its peak sales years were in the 1950s and early 1960s, and since then sales have steadily decreased. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6892" hm="2" id="decrease2" original="E39c.-3cd8" sum="664"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6893" id="decrease2__1" original="E39c.-3cd7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6894" id="decrease2__2" original="E39c.-3cd6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decrease <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68a0" id="decrease2__7" original="E39c.-3cce"><span class="pos" id="decrease2__8" original="E39c.-3ccd"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7254" eid="decrease2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48e2" geo="br" id="decrease2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːkriːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decrease__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decrease__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://decrease__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.48e5" geo="n_am" id="decrease2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decrease2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːkriːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decrease__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decrease__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://decrease__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68a2" id="decrease2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68a3" id="decrease2__15" original="E39c.-3ccc"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68a4" id="decrease2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="decrease2__17" original="E39c.-3cc7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decrease2__18" original="E39c.-3cc6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decrease2__19" original="E39c.-3cc5"> the process of reducing something; the amount that something is reduced by </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68a8" id="decrease2__20" original="E39c.-3cc4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reduction" title="reduction definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68a9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-5bcc" id="decrease2__21" original="E39c.-3cc3"><span class="xh" id="decrease2__22"> reduction </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68ab" id="decrease2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68ac" id="decrease2__24" original="E867.-ad5"><span class="x" id="decrease2__25" original="E867.-ad4"> 55–64 is the only age group among which volunteering has shown an overall decrease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68ae" id="decrease2__26" original="E867.-ad3"><span class="x" id="decrease2__27" original="E867.-ad2"> Height does undergo some decrease with age. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68b0" id="decrease2__28" original="E867.-ad1"><span class="cf" id="decrease2__29" original="E39c.-3cc1"><span class="exp" id="decrease2__30"> decrease </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="decrease2__31" original="E867.-ad0"> Social explanations include a decrease in the birth rate and the financial independence of women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68b4" id="decrease2__32" original="E867.-acf"><span class="x" id="decrease2__33" original="E867.-ace"> An improved security situation has enabled a marked decrease in the number of police deployed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68b6" id="decrease2__34" original="E867.-acd"><span class="cf" id="decrease2__35" original="E39c.-3cc0"><span class="exp" id="decrease2__36"> decrease </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="decrease2__37" original="E867.-acc"> Results showed an increase of 15% in turnover but a decrease of 46% in profit. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68ba" id="decrease2__38" original="E39c.-3cbf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://increase2" title="increase2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68bb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-40c4" id="decrease2__39" original="E39c.-3cbe"><span class="xh" id="decrease2__40"> increase </span><span class="xhm" id="decrease2__41"> 2 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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decree
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68be" hm="1" id="decree1" original="E39c.-3cbc" sum="583"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68bf" id="decree1__1" original="E39c.-3cbb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68c0" id="decree1__2" original="E39c.-3cba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decree <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68cb" id="decree1__7" original="E39c.-3caf"><span class="pos" id="decree1__8" original="E39c.-3cae"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d0a" eid="decree1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a67" geo="br" id="decree1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decree__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decree__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decree__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a6a" geo="n_am" id="decree1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decree__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decree__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decree__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68cd" id="decree1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68ce" id="decree1__15" original="E39c.-3cad"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68cf" id="decree1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="decree1__17" original="E39c.-3cab"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="decree1__18" original="E39c.-3caa"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decree1__19" original="E39c.-3ca9"> an official order from a ruler or government that becomes the law </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68d3" id="decree1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68d4" id="decree1__21" original="E896.74b1"><span class="x" id="decree1__22" original="E896.74b2"> The president issued decrees approving the contract and granting the company an exploration licence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68d6" id="decree1__23" original="E586.-4789"><span class="x" id="decree1__24" original="E586.-4788"> a royal/presidential decree </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68d8" id="decree1__25" original="E896.74b4"><span class="cf" id="decree1__26" original="E896.74b3"> by <span class="exp" id="decree1__27"> decree </span></span><span class="x" id="decree1__28" original="E896.74b5"> In Austria, the monarch had emergency powers to rule by decree. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68dc" id="decree1__29" original="E39c.-3ca8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68dd" id="decree1__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="decree1__31" original="E39c.-3ca6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="decree1__32" original="E39c.-3ca5"> a decision that is made in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68e0" id="decree1__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68e1" id="decree1__34" original="E896.74b6"><span class="x" id="decree1__35" original="E896.74b7"> Before the court grants the decree, it must be satisfied that appropriate arrangements have been made for any children. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.36a1" id="decree1__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decree_1" title="decree definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.36a2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-ac2" id="decree1__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decree1__38"> decree </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68e3" hm="2" id="decree2" original="E39c.-3ca4" sum="426"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68e4" id="decree2__1" original="E39c.-3ca3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68e5" id="decree2__2" original="E39c.-3ca2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> decree <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.68f2" id="decree2__9" original="E39c.-3c97"><span class="pos" id="decree2__10" original="E39c.-3c96"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6d03" eid="decree2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a9a" geo="br" id="decree2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decree__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decree__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decree__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a9d" geo="n_am" id="decree2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decree__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decree__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decree__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.886" id="decree2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a6d" form="root" id="decree2__17"><span class="vp" id="decree2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> decree </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a6f" eid="decree2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a70" geo="br" id="decree2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decree__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decree__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decree__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a73" geo="n_am" id="decree2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decree__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decree__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decree__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a76" form="thirdps" id="decree2__24"><span class="vp" id="decree2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> decrees </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a78" eid="decree2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a79" geo="br" id="decree2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decrees__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decrees__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decrees__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a7c" geo="n_am" id="decree2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decrees__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decrees__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decrees__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a7f" form="past" id="decree2__31"><span class="vp" id="decree2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> decreed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a81" eid="decree2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a82" geo="br" id="decree2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decreed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decreed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a85" geo="n_am" id="decree2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decreed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decreed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a88" form="pastpart" id="decree2__38"><span class="vp" id="decree2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> decreed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a8a" eid="decree2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a8b" geo="br" id="decree2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decreed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decreed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a8e" geo="n_am" id="decree2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decreed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decreed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a91" form="prespart" id="decree2__45"><span class="vp" id="decree2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> decreeing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a93" eid="decree2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a94" geo="br" id="decree2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dec/decre/decreeing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreeing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://decreeing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4a97" geo="n_am" id="decree2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="decree2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈkriːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dec/decre/decreeing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dec/decre/decreeing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://decreeing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6925" id="decree2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6926" id="decree2__53" original="E39c.-3c79"><span class="def" id="decree2__54" original="E39c.-3c70"> to decide, judge or order something officially </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6928" id="decree2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6929" id="decree2__56" original="E896.74b8"><span class="cf" id="decree2__57" original="E39c.-3c6f"><span class="exp" id="decree2__58"> decree </span> something </span><span class="x" id="decree2__59" original="E896.74b9"> In July 1959, President Sukarno decreed the dissolution of the constituent assembly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.692d" id="decree2__60" original="E896.74ba"><span class="cf" id="decree2__61" original="E39c.-3c6d"><span class="exp" id="decree2__62"> decree </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="decree2__63" original="E896.74bb"> The government decreed that cases of political violence would be tried henceforth by military courts. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3702" id="decree2__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decree_1" title="decree definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3703" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-ac2" id="decree2__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="decree2__66"> decree </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dedicate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6931" id="dedicate" original="E39c.-3b79" sum="1354"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6932" id="dedicate__1" original="E39c.-3b78"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6933" id="dedicate__2" original="E39c.-3b77"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dedicate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6940" id="dedicate__9" original="E39c.-3b6d"><span class="pos" id="dedicate__10" original="E39c.-3b6c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6cfc" eid="dedicate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4dff" geo="br" id="dedicate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e02" geo="n_am" id="dedicate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.8b4" id="dedicate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e05" form="root" id="dedicate__17"><span class="vp" id="dedicate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dedicate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e07" eid="dedicate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e08" geo="br" id="dedicate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e0b" geo="n_am" id="dedicate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e0e" form="thirdps" id="dedicate__24"><span class="vp" id="dedicate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dedicates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e10" eid="dedicate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e11" geo="br" id="dedicate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e14" geo="n_am" id="dedicate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e17" form="past" id="dedicate__31"><span class="vp" id="dedicate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dedicated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e19" eid="dedicate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e1a" geo="br" id="dedicate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e1d" geo="n_am" id="dedicate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e20" form="pastpart" id="dedicate__38"><span class="vp" id="dedicate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dedicated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e22" eid="dedicate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e23" geo="br" id="dedicate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e26" geo="n_am" id="dedicate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e29" form="prespart" id="dedicate__45"><span class="vp" id="dedicate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dedicating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e2b" eid="dedicate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e2c" geo="br" id="dedicate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4e2f" geo="n_am" id="dedicate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.696c" id="dedicate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.696d" id="dedicate__53" original="E39c.-3b4f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dedicate__54" original="E39c.-3b4e"> to give time and effort to a particular activity or purpose because you think it is important </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.696f" id="dedicate__55" original="E39c.-3b4d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devote" title="devote definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6970" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51d5" id="dedicate__56" original="E39c.-3b4c"><span class="xh" id="dedicate__57"> devote </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6972" id="dedicate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6973" id="dedicate__59" original="E867.-92d"><span class="cf" id="dedicate__60" original="E39c.-3b4a"><span class="exp" id="dedicate__61"> dedicate </span> something to something </span><span class="x" id="dedicate__62" original="E867.-92c"> Kennedy continued: ‘Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice for his fellow human beings.’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6977" id="dedicate__63" original="E867.-929"><span class="cf" id="dedicate__64" original="E39c.-3b49"><span class="exp" id="dedicate__65"> dedicate </span> something to doing something </span><span class="x" id="dedicate__66" original="E867.-928"> Mediterranean countries dedicate a smaller percentage of GDP to funding education in comparison with Nordic countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.697b" id="dedicate__67" original="E867.-926"><span class="cf" id="dedicate__68" original="E867.-927"><span class="exp" id="dedicate__69"> dedicate </span> yourself to (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="dedicate__70" original="E867.-925"> He turned to politics early in his career and dedicated himself to revolutionary action. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.697f" id="dedicate__71" original="E867.-924"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="dedicate__72" original="E867.-923"><span class="exp" id="dedicate__73"> dedicate </span> something to something </span><span class="def" id="dedicate__74" original="E867.-922"> to use all or part of a piece of writing to discuss a particular subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6983" id="dedicate__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6984" id="dedicate__76" original="E492.48a7"><span class="x" id="dedicate__77" original="E492.48a8"> Habermas dedicates a whole chapter to this question. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6986" id="dedicate__78" original="E39c.-3b48"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="dedicate__79" original="E39c.-3b47"><span class="exp" id="dedicate__80"> dedicate </span> something to somebody </span><span class="def" id="dedicate__81" original="E39c.-3b46"> to say at the beginning of a book, a piece of music or a performance that you are doing it for somebody, as a way of thanking them or showing respect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.698a" id="dedicate__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.698b" id="dedicate__83" original="E867.-91f"><span class="x" id="dedicate__84" original="E867.-91e"> He dedicated his book, ‘Principles of Stratigraphy’, published in 1913, to Walter. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.698d" id="dedicate__85" original="E39c.-3b45"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="dedicate__86" original="E39c.-3b42"><span class="exp" id="dedicate__87"> dedicate </span> something (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="dedicate__88" original="E39c.-3b44"> to officially say that a building or an object has a special purpose, especially a religious one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6991" id="dedicate__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6992" id="dedicate__90" original="E867.-91b"><span class="x" id="dedicate__91" original="E867.-91a"> Small bronze figurines of men were also dedicated to deities. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3752" id="dedicate__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dedicate" title="dedicate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3753" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-940" id="dedicate__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dedicate__94"> dedicate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dedicated
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6994" id="dedicated" original="E39c.-3b41" sum="651"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6995" id="dedicated__1" original="E39c.-3b40"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6996" id="dedicated__2" original="E39c.-3b3f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dedicated </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.699e" id="dedicated__4" original="E39c.-3b3a"><span class="pos" id="dedicated__5" original="E39c.-3b39"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6cf5" eid="dedicated__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ecf" geo="br" id="dedicated__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicated__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ed2" geo="n_am" id="dedicated__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedicated__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedicated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dedicated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69a0" id="dedicated__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69a1" id="dedicated__12" original="E39c.-3b38"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dedicated__13" original="E39c.-3b37"> working hard at something because it is very important to you </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69a3" id="dedicated__14" original="E39c.-3b36" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://committed" title="committed definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69a4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4657" id="dedicated__15" original="E39c.-3b35"><span class="xh" id="dedicated__16"> committed </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69a6" id="dedicated__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69a7" id="dedicated__18" original="E867.-917"><span class="x" id="dedicated__19" original="E867.-916"> ‘Amateurs’ can often be far more dedicated than those who see archaeology as merely a career. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69a9" id="dedicated__20" original="E867.-915"><span class="cf" id="dedicated__21" original="E39c.-3b33"><span class="exp" id="dedicated__22"> dedicated </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="dedicated__23" original="E867.-914"> While we are dedicated to this approach, it can be tricky to implement in practice. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69ad" id="dedicated__24" original="E39c.-3b32"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69ae" id="dedicated__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="dedicated__26" original="E39c.-3b30"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dedicated__27" original="E39c.-3b2f"> designed to do only one particular type of work; used for one particular purpose only </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69b1" id="dedicated__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69b2" id="dedicated__29" original="E867.-913"><span class="x" id="dedicated__30" original="E867.-912"> Immediate recovery from anaesthesia and surgery should take place in a dedicated area with specialist staff and equipment. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.378a" id="dedicated__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dedicated" title="dedicated definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.378b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-8fa" id="dedicated__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dedicated__33"> dedicated </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dedication
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69b4" id="dedication" original="E39c.-3b2e" sum="1245"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69b5" id="dedication__1" original="E39c.-3b2d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69b6" id="dedication__2" original="E39c.-3b2c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dedication </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69c1" id="dedication__7" original="E39c.-3b24"><span class="pos" id="dedication__8" original="E39c.-3b23"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6cee" eid="dedication__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4eed" geo="br" id="dedication__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedication__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedication__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedication__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dedication__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ef0" geo="n_am" id="dedication__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dedication__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/dedic/dedication__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/dedic/dedication__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dedication__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69c3" id="dedication__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69c4" id="dedication__15" original="E39c.-3b22"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69c5" id="dedication__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dedication__17" original="E39c.-3b20"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dedication__18" original="E39c.-3b1c"> the hard work and effort that somebody puts into an activity or purpose because they think it is important </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69c8" id="dedication__19" original="E39c.-3b1b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://commitment" title="commitment definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69c9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-4788" id="dedication__20" original="E39c.-3b1a"><span class="xh" id="dedication__21"> commitment </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69cb" id="dedication__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69cc" id="dedication__23" original="E867.-90f"><span class="x" id="dedication__24" original="E867.-90e"> Loyalty, dedication, and team spirit are more important than current job skills. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69ce" id="dedication__25" original="E867.-90c"><span class="cf" id="dedication__26" original="E867.-90d"><span class="exp" id="dedication__27"> dedication </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dedication__28" original="E867.-90b"> His life was characterized by absolute dedication to whatever he did. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69d2" id="dedication__29" original="E867.-90a"><span class="x" id="dedication__30" original="E867.-909"> The company clearly states its dedication to social goals in its mission statement. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69d4" id="dedication__31" original="E39c.-3b18"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69d5" id="dedication__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dedication__33" original="E39c.-3b16"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dedication__34" original="E39c.-3b15"> a ceremony that is held to show that a building or an object has a special purpose, especially a religious one </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69d8" id="dedication__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69d9" id="dedication__36" original="E867.-908"><span class="cf" id="dedication__37" original="E492.48bf"><span class="exp" id="dedication__38"> dedication </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="dedication__39" original="E867.-907"> A grand procession occurred at the dedication of the monument in 13 BCE. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69dd" id="dedication__40" original="E867.-905"><span class="cf" id="dedication__41" original="E867.-906"><span class="exp" id="dedication__42"> dedication </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dedication__43" original="E867.-904"> Egyptian priestly families spent large sums on lavish tomb furnishings and dedications to the gods. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69e1" id="dedication__44" original="E39c.-3b14"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69e2" id="dedication__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dedication__46" original="E39c.-3b12"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dedication__47" original="E39c.-3b11"> the words that are used at the beginning of a book, piece of music, a performance, etc. to offer it to somebody as a sign of thanks or respect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69e5" id="dedication__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69e6" id="dedication__49" original="E867.-903"><span class="cf" id="dedication__50" original="E492.48c0"><span class="exp" id="dedication__51"> dedication </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="dedication__52" original="E867.-902"> In the dedication of the translated work, Bruni addressed Pope Innocent VII. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69ea" id="dedication__53" original="E492.48c1"><span class="cf" id="dedication__54" original="E867.-901"><span class="exp" id="dedication__55"> dedication </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dedication__56" original="E492.48c2"> The dutiful dedication to the young Earl of Southampton was signed with the poet's full name. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deduce
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69ee" id="deduce" original="E39c.-3b10" sum="674"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69ef" id="deduce__1" original="E39c.-3b0f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69f0" id="deduce__2" original="E39c.-3b0e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deduce </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69fe" id="deduce__9" original="E39c.-3b04"><span class="pos" id="deduce__10" original="E39c.-3b03"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ce7" eid="deduce__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5000" geo="br" id="deduce__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdjuːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduce__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduce__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deduce__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5003" geo="n_am" id="deduce__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈduːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduce__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deduce__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.8e2" id="deduce__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fd3" form="root" id="deduce__17"><span class="vp" id="deduce__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deduce </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fd5" eid="deduce__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fd6" geo="br" id="deduce__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdjuːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduce__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduce__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deduce__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fd9" geo="n_am" id="deduce__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈduːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduce__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deduce__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fdc" form="thirdps" id="deduce__24"><span class="vp" id="deduce__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deduces </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fde" eid="deduce__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fdf" geo="br" id="deduce__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdjuːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduces__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduces__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deduces__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fe2" geo="n_am" id="deduce__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈduːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduces__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduces__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deduces__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fe5" form="past" id="deduce__31"><span class="vp" id="deduce__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deduced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fe7" eid="deduce__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fe8" geo="br" id="deduce__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdjuːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deduced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4feb" geo="n_am" id="deduce__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈduːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deduced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4fee" form="pastpart" id="deduce__38"><span class="vp" id="deduce__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deduced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ff0" eid="deduce__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ff1" geo="br" id="deduce__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdjuːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deduced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ff4" geo="n_am" id="deduce__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈduːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deduced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ff7" form="prespart" id="deduce__45"><span class="vp" id="deduce__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deducing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ff9" eid="deduce__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ffa" geo="br" id="deduce__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdjuːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deducing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.4ffd" geo="n_am" id="deduce__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduce__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈduːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deducing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a2f" id="deduce__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a30" id="deduce__53" original="E39c.-3ae4"><span class="def" id="deduce__54" original="E39c.-3ae3"> to form an opinion about something based on the information or evidence that is available </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a32" id="deduce__55" original="E39c.-3ae2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://infer" title="infer definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a33" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-309f" id="deduce__56" original="E39c.-3ae1"><span class="xh" id="deduce__57"> infer </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a36" id="deduce__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a37" id="deduce__59" original="E862.-7667"><span class="cf" id="deduce__60" original="E8e9.-7cc6"><span class="exp" id="deduce__61"> deduce </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deduce__62" original="E862.-7666"> Plant fossils may be used to deduce ancient levels of atmospheric O₂. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a3b" id="deduce__63" original="E862.-7665"><span class="cf" id="deduce__64" original="E39c.-3adf"><span class="exp" id="deduce__65"> deduce </span> something from something </span><span class="x" id="deduce__66" original="E862.-7664"> Weakness of the upper limbs may be deduced from general inspection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a3f" id="deduce__67" original="E862.-7663"><span class="cf" id="deduce__68" original="E39c.-3ade"><span class="exp" id="deduce__69"> deduce </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="deduce__70" original="E862.-7662"> Epicurus deduced that gods exist because people saw their images in dreams. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a43" id="deduce__71" original="E8df.-7991"><span class="cf" id="deduce__72" original="E8df.-7992"><span class="exp" id="deduce__73"> deduce </span> where/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="deduce__74" original="E8df.-7990"> We can use this logic to deduce where the disease-causing gene is located in the genome. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a47" id="deduce__75" original="E39c.-3add" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deduction" title="deduction definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a48" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a90" id="deduce__76" original="E39c.-3adc"><span class="xh" id="deduce__77"> deduction </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.381d" id="deduce__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deduce" title="deduce definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.381e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-8b3" id="deduce__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deduce__80"> deduce </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a4a" id="deduct" original="E39c.-3ad3" sum="334"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a4b" id="deduct__1" original="E39c.-3ad2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a4c" id="deduct__2" original="E39c.-3ad1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deduct </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a59" id="deduct__9" original="E39c.-3ac7"><span class="pos" id="deduct__10" original="E39c.-3ac6"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ce0" eid="deduct__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.515e" geo="br" id="deduct__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduct__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduct__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deduct__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5161" geo="n_am" id="deduct__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deduct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.910" id="deduct__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5164" form="root" id="deduct__17"><span class="vp" id="deduct__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deduct </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5166" eid="deduct__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5167" geo="br" id="deduct__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduct__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduct__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deduct__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.516a" geo="n_am" id="deduct__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduct__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduct__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deduct__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.516d" form="thirdps" id="deduct__24"><span class="vp" id="deduct__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deducts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.516f" eid="deduct__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5170" geo="br" id="deduct__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deducts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5173" geo="n_am" id="deduct__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deducts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5176" form="past" id="deduct__31"><span class="vp" id="deduct__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deducted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5178" eid="deduct__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5179" geo="br" id="deduct__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deducted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.517c" geo="n_am" id="deduct__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deducted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.517f" form="pastpart" id="deduct__38"><span class="vp" id="deduct__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deducted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5181" eid="deduct__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5182" geo="br" id="deduct__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deducted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5185" geo="n_am" id="deduct__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deducted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5188" form="prespart" id="deduct__45"><span class="vp" id="deduct__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deducting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.518a" eid="deduct__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.518b" geo="br" id="deduct__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deducting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.518e" geo="n_am" id="deduct__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduct__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deducting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deducting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deducting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a85" id="deduct__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a86" id="deduct__53" original="E39c.-3aa7"><span class="cf" id="deduct__54" original="E39c.-3aa1"><span class="exp" id="deduct__55"> deduct </span> something (from something) </span><span class="def" id="deduct__56" original="E39c.-3aa6"> to take away money, points, etc. from a total amount </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a8a" id="deduct__57" original="E39c.-3aa5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://subtract" title="subtract definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a8b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.5dc" id="deduct__58" original="E39c.-3aa4"><span class="xh" id="deduct__59"> subtract </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a8d" id="deduct__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a8e" id="deduct__61" original="E867.-36e"><span class="x" id="deduct__62" original="E867.-36d"> The procedural costs awarded were deducted from the legal aid payable. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.387b" id="deduct__63" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deduct" title="deduct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.387c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-86b" id="deduct__64" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deduct__65"> deduct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a90" id="deduction" original="E39c.-3a7c" sum="1034"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a91" id="deduction__1" original="E39c.-3a7b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a92" id="deduction__2" original="E39c.-3a7a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deduction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a9d" id="deduction__7" original="E39c.-3a72"><span class="pos" id="deduction__8" original="E39c.-3a71"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6cd9" eid="deduction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.525d" geo="br" id="deduction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deduction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5260" geo="n_am" id="deduction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deduction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deduction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deduction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deduction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6a9f" id="deduction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6aa0" id="deduction__15" original="E862.-765d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6aa1" id="deduction__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deduction__17" original="E862.-765b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deduction__18" original="E862.-765a"><span class="exp" id="deduction__19"> deduction </span> (about somebody/something) (from something) </span><span class="def" id="deduction__20" original="E862.-7659"> something that you know or find out from the information you already have </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6aa6" id="deduction__21" original="E8ee.-70b5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inference" title="inference (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6aa7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3033" id="deduction__22" original="E8ee.-70b4"><span class="xh" id="deduction__23"> inference </span><span class="xs" id="deduction__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6aaa" id="deduction__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6aab" id="deduction__26" original="E8e9.-7cb7"><span class="x" id="deduction__27" original="E8e9.-7cb6"> It is possible to make deductions about an object's thermal properties from our perception of whether it feels hot or cold. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6aad" id="deduction__28" original="E39c.-3a70"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6aae" id="deduction__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deduction__30" original="E39c.-3a6e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deduction__31" original="E39c.-3a6c"> the process of using the information you have in order to find something out </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ab1" id="deduction__32" original="E8ee.-70b3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inference" title="inference (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ab2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3024" id="deduction__33" original="E8ee.-70b2"><span class="xh" id="deduction__34"> inference </span><span class="xs" id="deduction__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ab5" id="deduction__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ab6" id="deduction__37" original="E862.-7656"><span class="x" id="deduction__38" original="E862.-7655"> They worked out, through a process of deduction, that he was of Eastern European origin. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ab8" id="deduction__39" original="E39c.-3a6b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://induction" title="induction definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ab9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3667" id="deduction__40" original="E39c.-3a6a"><span class="xh" id="deduction__41"> induction </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6abc" id="deduction__42" original="E39c.-3a67" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deduce" title="deduce definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6abd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69ee" id="deduction__43" original="E39c.-3a66"><span class="xh" id="deduction__44"> deduce </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6abf" id="deduction__45" original="E39c.-3a64"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ac0" id="deduction__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deduction__47" original="E39c.-3a62"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deduction__48" original="E39c.-3a61"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deduction__49" original="E8e9.-7cb5"><span class="exp" id="deduction__50"> deduction </span> (of something) (from something) </span><span class="def" id="deduction__51" original="E39c.-3a60"> the process of taking an amount of something, especially money, away from a total; the amount that is taken away </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ac6" id="deduction__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ac7" id="deduction__53" original="E862.-7654"><span class="x" id="deduction__54" original="E862.-7653"> The Soviet system of automatic deduction of taxes ended as more and more enterprises left the state system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ac9" id="deduction__55" original="E862.-7652"><span class="x" id="deduction__56" original="E862.-7651"> Taiwan offers tax deductions to adult children supporting an elderly parent. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3899" id="deduction__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deduction" title="deduction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.389a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-806" id="deduction__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deduction__59"> deduction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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deductive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6acb" id="deductive" original="E39c.-3a5f" sum="360"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6acc" id="deductive__1" original="E39c.-3a5e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6acd" id="deductive__2" original="E39c.-3a5d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deductive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ad5" id="deductive__4" original="E39c.-3a58"><span class="pos" id="deductive__5" original="E39c.-3a57"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6cd2" eid="deductive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5299" geo="br" id="deductive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deductive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/ded/deduc/deductive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deductive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deductive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.529c" geo="n_am" id="deductive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deductive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/ded/deduc/deductive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/ded/deduc/deductive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deductive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ad7" id="deductive__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="deductive__12" original="E39c.-3a55"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ad9" id="deductive__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ada" id="deductive__14" original="E39c.-3a54"><span class="def" id="deductive__15" original="E39c.-3a53"> using knowledge about things that are generally true in order to understand particular situations or problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6adc" id="deductive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6add" id="deductive__17" original="E862.-764c"><span class="x" id="deductive__18" original="E862.-764b"> Deductive reasoning can be applied where a choice must be made between multiple competing plans. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6adf" id="deductive__19" original="E39c.-3a52" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inductive" title="inductive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ae0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3619" id="deductive__20" original="E39c.-3a51"><span class="xh" id="deductive__21"> inductive </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.38d6" id="deductive__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deductive" title="deductive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.38d7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7d7" id="deductive__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deductive__24"> deductive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ae2" id="deed" original="E39c.-3a4f" sum="654"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ae3" id="deed__1" original="E39c.-3a4e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ae4" id="deed__2" original="E39c.-3a4d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6aef" id="deed__7" original="E39c.-3a45"><span class="pos" id="deed__8" original="E39c.-3a44"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ccb" eid="deed__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.52bd" geo="br" id="deed__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deed__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deed_/deed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deed_/deed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.52c0" geo="n_am" id="deed__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deed__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deed_/deed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deed_/deed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6af1" id="deed__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6af2" id="deed__15" original="E39c.-3a43"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6af3" id="deed__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deed__17" original="E896.756a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deed__18" original="E39c.-3a3f"> a thing that somebody does, especially something that is very good or very bad </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6af6" id="deed__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6af7" id="deed__20" original="E896.7508"><span class="x" id="deed__21" original="E896.7509"> Mill recognizes that getting into heaven is what motivates some people to do good deeds. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6af9" id="deed__22" original="E39c.-3a3b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6afa" id="deed__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deed__24" original="E896.756c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="use" id="deed__25" original="E39c.-3a3a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> often plural in British English <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="cf" id="deed__26" original="E586.-4787"><span class="exp" id="deed__27"> deed </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="deed__28" original="E39c.-3a39"> a legal document that you sign, especially one that proves that you own a house or building </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b00" id="deed__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b01" id="deed__30" original="E896.750a"><span class="x" id="deed__31" original="E896.750b"> The lender holds the deeds of the house as long as the occupier has an outstanding loan. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b03" id="deed__32" original="E896.756d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b04" id="deed__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deed__34" original="E896.756f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deed__35" original="E896.7570"> action or performance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b07" id="deed__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b08" id="deed__37" original="E896.7571"><span class="x" id="deed__38" original="E896.7572"> The bishop decided that the penitent had shown sincere repentance in word and deed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.38f2" id="deed__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deed_2" title="deed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.38f3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-7c0" id="deed__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deed__41"> deed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deem
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b0a" id="deem" original="E39c.-39d2" sum="566"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b0b" id="deem__1" original="E39c.-39d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b0c" id="deem__2" original="E39c.-39d0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deem </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b19" id="deem__9" original="E39c.-39c6"><span class="pos" id="deem__10" original="E39c.-39c5"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6cc4" eid="deem__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5431" geo="br" id="deem__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deem_/deem__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deem_/deem__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deem__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5434" geo="n_am" id="deem__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deem_/deem__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deem_/deem__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deem__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.93e" id="deem__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5437" form="root" id="deem__17"><span class="vp" id="deem__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deem </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5439" eid="deem__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.543a" geo="br" id="deem__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deem_/deem__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deem_/deem__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deem__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.543d" geo="n_am" id="deem__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deem_/deem__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deem_/deem__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deem__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5440" form="thirdps" id="deem__24"><span class="vp" id="deem__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deems </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5442" eid="deem__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5443" geo="br" id="deem__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deems/deems__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deems/deems__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deems__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5446" geo="n_am" id="deem__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deems/deems__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deems/deems__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deems__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5449" form="past" id="deem__31"><span class="vp" id="deem__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deemed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.544b" eid="deem__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.544c" geo="br" id="deem__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deeme/deemed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deeme/deemed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deemed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.544f" geo="n_am" id="deem__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deeme/deemed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deeme/deemed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deemed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5452" form="pastpart" id="deem__38"><span class="vp" id="deem__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deemed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5454" eid="deem__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5455" geo="br" id="deem__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deeme/deemed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deeme/deemed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deemed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5458" geo="n_am" id="deem__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deeme/deemed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deeme/deemed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deemed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.545b" form="prespart" id="deem__45"><span class="vp" id="deem__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deeming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.545d" eid="deem__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.545e" geo="br" id="deem__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deemi/deeming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deemi/deeming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deeming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5461" geo="n_am" id="deem__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deem__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deemi/deeming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deemi/deeming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deeming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b45" id="deem__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b46" id="deem__53" original="E39c.-39a8"><span class="use" id="deem__54" original="E39c.-39a2"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not usually used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deem__55" original="E39c.-39a1"> to have a particular opinion about something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b49" id="deem__56" original="E39c.-39a0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://consider" title="consider definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b4a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-934" id="deem__57" original="E39c.-399f"><span class="xh" id="deem__58"> consider </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b4d" id="deem__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b4e" id="deem__60" original="E896.7563"><span class="cf" id="deem__61" original="E39c.-39a7"><span class="exp" id="deem__62"> deem </span> something + noun/adj. </span><span class="x" id="deem__63" original="E896.7564"> The experiment was deemed a failure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b52" id="deem__64" original="E896.7561"><span class="x" id="deem__65" original="E896.7562"> They did not deem it necessary to conduct a more thorough investigation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b54" id="deem__66" original="E586.-4780"><span class="cf" id="deem__67" original="E39c.-39a6"><span class="exp" id="deem__68"> deem </span> something to be something </span><span class="x" id="deem__69" original="E586.-477f"> The experiment was deemed to be a failure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b58" id="deem__70" original="E896.7565"><span class="cf" id="deem__71" original="E39c.-39a5"><span class="exp" id="deem__72"> deem </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="deem__73" original="E896.7566"> The court has deemed that the circumstances are such that parental consent can be dispensed with. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.394f" id="deem__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deem" title="deem definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3950" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-722" id="deem__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deem__76"> deem </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deep
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b5c" hm="1" id="deep1" original="E39c.-399d" sum="2709"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b5d" id="deep1__1" original="E39c.-399c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b5e" id="deep1__2" original="E39c.-399b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deep <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b6a" id="deep1__8" original="E39c.-3986"><span class="pos" id="deep1__9" original="E39c.-3985"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6cbd" eid="deep1__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.54b5" geo="br" id="deep1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deep1__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deep_/deep__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deep_/deep__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deep__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.54b8" geo="n_am" id="deep1__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deep1__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deep_/deep__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deep_/deep__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deep__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b6c" id="deep1__15" original="E39c.-3979"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b6d" form="_tofix" id="deep1__16"><span class="if" id="deep1__17" original="E39c.-3977"> deeper </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b6f" form="_tofix" id="deep1__18"><span class="if" id="deep1__19" original="E39c.-3976"> deepest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b71" id="deep1__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b72" id="deep1__21" original="E39c.-3975"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deep1__22" original="E39c.-3974"> going or being a long way down from the surface or top of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b74" id="deep1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b75" id="deep1__24" original="E851.-7f2d"><span class="x" id="deep1__25" original="E851.-7f2c"> The valleys here are deep and narrow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b77" id="deep1__26" original="E851.-7f2f"><span class="x" id="deep1__27" original="E851.-7f2e"> Lake Baikal is the world's deepest lake. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b79" id="deep1__28" original="E851.-7f2b"><span class="x" id="deep1__29" original="E851.-7f2a"> Some mammals remain active even when there is deep snow cover but many hibernate for the winter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b7b" id="deep1__30" original="E851.-7f37"><span class="x" id="deep1__31" original="E851.-7f36"> Deep ocean species are unaffected by surface climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b7d" id="deep1__32" original="E851.-7f35"><span class="x" id="deep1__33" original="E851.-7f34"> Large and dominant trees tend to have deep roots. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b7f" id="deep1__34" original="E851.-7f33"><span class="x" id="deep1__35" original="E851.-7f32"> In this area, the water table is very deep beneath the surface. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b81" id="deep1__36" original="E498.-6bc7"><span class="x" id="deep1__37" original="E498.-6bc6"> Large or deep wounds require suturing. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b83" id="deep1__38" original="E39c.-3973" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://shallow" title="shallow definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b84" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.6754" id="deep1__39" original="E39c.-3972"><span class="xh" id="deep1__40"> shallow </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b87" id="deep1__41" original="E39c.-3970"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deep1__42" original="E39c.-396f"> going or being a long way from the front or outer edge of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b89" id="deep1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b8a" id="deep1__44" original="E851.-7f27"><span class="x" id="deep1__45" original="E851.-7f26"> He was brought up in a log cabin deep in the woods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b8c" id="deep1__46" original="E87d.-7eb5"><span class="x" id="deep1__47" original="E87d.-7eb4"> Unconscious intentions start out somewhere deep in the brain. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b8e" id="deep1__48" original="E39c.-396b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="deep1__49" original="E39c.-396a"> used to describe or talk about the depth of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b90" id="deep1__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b91" id="deep1__51" original="E851.-7f25"><span class="x" id="deep1__52" original="E851.-7f24"> The snow lay six inches deep. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b93" id="deep1__53" original="E851.-7f23"><span class="x" id="deep1__54" original="E851.-7f22"> Spawning areas are located in saline waters deeper than 20 m. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b95" id="deep1__55" original="E851.-7f21"><span class="x" id="deep1__56" original="E851.-7f20"> The study involved the excavation of a metre-deep trench. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b97" id="deep1__57" original="E39c.-394b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="deep1__58" original="E39c.-394a"> showing great knowledge or understanding </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b99" id="deep1__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b9a" id="deep1__60" original="E87d.-7eb1"><span class="x" id="deep1__61" original="E87d.-7eb0"> It can take years for a company to establish a deep understanding of Japanese consumers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b9c" id="deep1__62" original="E87d.-7eaf"><span class="x" id="deep1__63" original="E87d.-7eae"> By visiting Afghanistan, she gained a deep insight into family life there. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b9e" id="deep1__64" original="E81e.-2bc2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://shallow" title="shallow (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6b9f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.6777" id="deep1__65" original="E81e.-2bc1"><span class="xh" id="deep1__66"> shallow </span><span class="xs" id="deep1__67"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ba2" id="deep1__68" original="E39c.-3952"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="deep1__69" original="E39c.-3951"> extreme or serious </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ba4" id="deep1__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ba5" id="deep1__71" original="E851.-7f11"><span class="x" id="deep1__72" original="E851.-7f10"> The economy has plunged into a deep recession. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ba7" id="deep1__73" original="E851.-7f0f"><span class="x" id="deep1__74" original="E851.-7f0e"> Conversion to Judaism is a subject that has exposed deep divisions among Jews. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ba9" id="deep1__75" original="E39c.-3950"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6baa" id="deep1__76"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deep1__77" original="E851.-7f0d"> of a feeling or connection </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deep1__78" original="E39c.-394f"> very strong </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bad" id="deep1__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bae" id="deep1__80" original="E851.-7f0c"><span class="x" id="deep1__81" original="E851.-7f0b"> The refugees all suffer from a deep sense of alienation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bb0" id="deep1__82" original="E87d.-7eab"><span class="x" id="deep1__83" original="E87d.-7eaa"> As a leader, he had a deep concern for the plight of the common person. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bb2" id="deep1__84" original="E8ec.-77fa"><span class="x" id="deep1__85" original="E8ec.-77f9"> This is another example of the deep connection between elasticity and geometry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bb4" id="deep1__86" original="E39c.-3949"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="def" id="deep1__87" original="E39c.-3948"> difficult to understand </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bb6" id="deep1__88" original="E39c.-3947" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://profound" title="profound definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bb7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.34e0" id="deep1__89" original="E39c.-3946"><span class="xh" id="deep1__90"> profound </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bb9" id="deep1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bba" id="deep1__92" original="E87d.-7ea7"><span class="x" id="deep1__93" original="E87d.-7ea6"> There are deeper meanings embedded within this play. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bbc" id="deep1__94" original="E39c.-3944"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="cf" id="deep1__95" original="E39c.-3943"><span class="exp" id="deep1__96"> deep </span> in something </span><span class="def" id="deep1__97" original="E39c.-3942"> fully involved in an activity or a state </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bc0" id="deep1__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bc1" id="deep1__99" original="E87d.-7ea3"><span class="x" id="deep1__100" original="E87d.-7ea2"> He spent some time in a sanatorium, sunk deep in depression. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bc3" id="deep1__101" original="E39c.-3963"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="def" id="deep1__102" original="E39c.-3960"> taking in or giving out a lot of air </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bc5" id="deep1__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bc6" id="deep1__104" original="E87d.-7ea1"><span class="x" id="deep1__105" original="E87d.-7ea0"> His breathing became deep and regular. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bc8" id="deep1__106" original="E851.-7f19"><span class="x" id="deep1__107" original="E851.-7f18"> Patients with a chest injury may reveal that they are unable to take a deep breath due to pain. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bca" id="deep1__108" original="E81e.-2bc0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://shallow" title="shallow (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bcb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.6785" id="deep1__109" original="E81e.-2bbf"><span class="xh" id="deep1__110"> shallow </span><span class="xs" id="deep1__111"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bce" id="deep1__112" original="E39c.-3958"><span class="num"> 10 </span><span class="def" id="deep1__113" original="E39c.-3957"> a person in a <span class="dh" id="deep1__114" original="E39c.-3956"> deep </span> sleep is difficult to wake </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bd1" id="deep1__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bd2" id="deep1__116" original="E87d.-7e9f"><span class="x" id="deep1__117" original="E87d.-7e9e"> Sleepwalking occurs during deep non-REM sleep. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bd4" id="deep1__118" original="E87d.-7e9d"><span class="x" id="deep1__119" original="E87d.-7e9c"> Hypoxia and carbon dioxide retention are common in deep coma. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bd6" id="deep1__120" original="E39c.-395d"><span class="num"> 11 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bd7" id="deep1__121"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deep1__122" original="E851.-7f14"> of colour </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deep1__123" original="E39c.-395c"> strong and dark </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bda" id="deep1__124"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bdb" id="deep1__125" original="E851.-7f13"><span class="x" id="deep1__126" original="E851.-7f12"> Cinnabar is deep red. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bdd" id="deep1__127" original="E87d.-7e9b"><span class="x" id="deep1__128" original="E87d.-7e9a"> The best emeralds are deep in colour. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bdf" id="deep1__129" original="E39c.-395b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://pale" title="pale definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6be0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-7839" id="deep1__130" original="E39c.-395a"><span class="xh" id="deep1__131"> pale </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6be3" id="deep1__132" original="E39c.-395f"><span class="num"> 12 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6be4" id="deep1__133"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deep1__134" original="E851.-7f17"> of sound </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deep1__135" original="E39c.-395e"> low </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6be7" id="deep1__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6be8" id="deep1__137" original="E851.-7f16"><span class="x" id="deep1__138" original="E851.-7f15"> When speech is slowed down, the voice tends to get deeper. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bea" id="deep1__139" original="E39c.-3969"><span class="num"> 13 </span><span class="use" id="deep1__140" original="E39c.-3968"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in adjectives <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deep1__141" original="E39c.-3967"> as far up or down as the point mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bed" id="deep1__142"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bee" id="deep1__143" original="E851.-7f1f"><span class="x" id="deep1__144" original="E851.-7f1e"> They stood knee-deep in mud. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bf0" id="deep1__145" original="E851.-7f1d"><span class="x" id="deep1__146" original="E851.-7f1c"> The ground was covered, nearly ankle-deep, with filth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bf2" id="deep1__147" original="E39c.-3966"><span class="num"> 14 </span><span class="use" id="deep1__148" original="E39c.-3965"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in adjectives <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deep1__149" original="E39c.-3964"> in the number of rows mentioned, one behind the other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bf5" id="deep1__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bf6" id="deep1__151" original="E851.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="deep1__152" original="E851.-7f1a"> A phalanx was a tactical formation consisting of ranks of heavy infantry, usually eight deep. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bf8" id="deep1__153" original="E39c.-393c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depth" title="depth definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bf9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71d8" id="deep1__154" original="E39c.-393b"><span class="xh" id="deep1__155"> depth </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.397e" id="deep1__156" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deep_1" title="deep definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.397f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6e3" id="deep1__157" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deep1__158"> deep </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bfb" hm="2" id="deep2" original="E39c.-3921" sum="917"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bfc" id="deep2__1" original="E39c.-3920"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6bfd" id="deep2__2" original="E39c.-391f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deep <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c0a" id="deep2__9" original="E39c.-3914"><span class="pos" id="deep2__10" original="E39c.-3913"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6cb6" eid="deep2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.54bb" geo="br" id="deep2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deep2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deep_/deep__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deep_/deep__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deep__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.54be" geo="n_am" id="deep2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deep2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> diːp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deep_/deep__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deep_/deep__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deep__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c0c" id="deep2__16" original="E39c.-3906"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c0d" form="_tofix" id="deep2__17"><span class="if" id="deep2__18" original="E39c.-3904"> deeper </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c0f" form="_tofix" id="deep2__19"><span class="if" id="deep2__20" original="E39c.-3903"> deepest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c11" id="deep2__21"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c12" id="deep2__22" original="E39c.-3907"><span class="cf" id="deep2__23" original="E867.-368"> (+ adv./prep.) </span><span class="def" id="deep2__24" original="E39c.-3901"> a long way below the surface of something; a long way inside or into something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c15" id="deep2__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c16" id="deep2__26" original="E867.-367"><span class="x" id="deep2__27" original="E867.-366"> Mantle plumes originate deep in the earth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c18" id="deep2__28" original="E867.-365"><span class="x" id="deep2__29" original="E867.-364"> Many of the aerosol particles are able to penetrate deep into the respiratory passages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c1a" id="deep2__30" original="E867.-36a"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c1b" id="deep2__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="deep2__32" original="E492.4917" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="deep2__33" original="E867.-369"> Investigators dug deep and found out about a surname change early in his life. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c1e" id="deep2__34" original="E39c.-3900"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c1f" id="deep2__35" original="E39c.-38ff" sk="deepdown"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c20" id="deep2__36"><span class="idm" id="deep2__37" original="E39c.-38fe"> deep down </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c22" id="deep2__38"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c23" id="deep2__39" original="E39c.-38fd"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c24" id="deep2__40"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="deep2__41" original="E492.4919" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deep2__42" original="E39c.-38fc"> if somebody feels something or if something is true <span class="dh" id="deep2__43" original="E39c.-38fb"> deep down </span> , those are somebody's true feelings or the true facts, although they may not be admitted or obvious </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c28" id="deep2__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c29" id="deep2__45" original="E867.-363"><span class="x" id="deep2__46" original="E867.-362"> Johnson said, ‘Deep down, I knew that the American people loved me.’ </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c2b" id="deep2__47" original="E39c.-38f7" sk="godeep"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c2c" id="deep2__48"><span class="idm" id="deep2__49" original="E39c.-38f6"> go/run deep </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c2e" id="deep2__50"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deep2__51" original="E39c.-38f5"> of emotions, beliefs, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c30" id="deep2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c31" id="deep2__53"><span class="def" id="deep2__54" original="E39c.-38f4"> to be felt in a strong way that is difficult to change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c33" id="deep2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c34" id="deep2__56" original="E867.-361"><span class="x" id="deep2__57" original="E867.-360"> These resentments run deep and operate on numerous levels. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3a20" id="deep2__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deep_1" title="deep definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3a21" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-6e3" id="deep2__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deep2__60"> deep </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c36" id="deepen" original="E39c.-38c0" sum="1424"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c37" id="deepen__1" original="E39c.-38bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c38" id="deepen__2" original="E39c.-38be"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deepen </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c45" id="deepen__9" original="E39c.-38b4"><span class="pos" id="deepen__10" original="E39c.-38b3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6caf" eid="deepen__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5625" geo="br" id="deepen__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepen__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepen__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deepen__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5628" geo="n_am" id="deepen__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepen__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepen__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deepen__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.96c" id="deepen__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.562b" form="root" id="deepen__17"><span class="vp" id="deepen__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deepen </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.562d" eid="deepen__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.562e" geo="br" id="deepen__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepen__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepen__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deepen__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5631" geo="n_am" id="deepen__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepen__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepen__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deepen__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5634" form="thirdps" id="deepen__24"><span class="vp" id="deepen__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deepens </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5636" eid="deepen__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5637" geo="br" id="deepen__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepens__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepens__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deepens__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.563a" geo="n_am" id="deepen__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpənz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepens__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepens__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deepens__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.563d" form="past" id="deepen__31"><span class="vp" id="deepen__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deepened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.563f" eid="deepen__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5640" geo="br" id="deepen__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deepened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5643" geo="n_am" id="deepen__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deepened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5646" form="pastpart" id="deepen__38"><span class="vp" id="deepen__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deepened </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5648" eid="deepen__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5649" geo="br" id="deepen__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepened__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepened__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deepened__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.564c" geo="n_am" id="deepen__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepened__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepened__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deepened__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.564f" form="prespart" id="deepen__45"><span class="vp" id="deepen__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deepening </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5651" eid="deepen__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5652" geo="br" id="deepen__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepening__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepening__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deepening__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5655" geo="n_am" id="deepen__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deepen__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpənɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deepe/deepening__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepe/deepening__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deepening__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c71" id="deepen__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c72" id="deepen__53" original="E39c.-3896"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c73" id="deepen__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deepen__55" original="E39c.-3894"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deepen__56" original="E39c.-3893"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c76" id="deepen__57"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deepen__58" original="E8ef.-7ff6"> of a feeling or connection </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deepen__59" original="E39c.-3891"> to become stronger; to make a feeling or connection stronger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c79" id="deepen__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c7a" id="deepen__61" original="E87d.-7e89"><span class="x" id="deepen__62" original="E87d.-7e88"> Her love for him deepens the more she endures the pain of separation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c7c" id="deepen__63" original="E87d.-7e87"><span class="x" id="deepen__64" original="E87d.-7e86"> Recent decades have seen deepening East Asian economic integration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c7e" id="deepen__65" original="E87d.-7e85"><span class="cf" id="deepen__66" original="E39c.-3892"><span class="exp" id="deepen__67"> deepen </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deepen__68" original="E87d.-7e84"> Kennedy deepened American involvement in Vietnam. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c82" id="deepen__69" original="E39c.-388e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c83" id="deepen__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deepen__71" original="E39c.-388c"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deepen__72" original="E39c.-388b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deepen__73" original="E39c.-3889"> to become worse; to make something worse </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c87" id="deepen__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c88" id="deepen__75" original="E87d.-7e83"><span class="x" id="deepen__76" original="E87d.-7e82"> As the Great Depression deepened, in many countries the Communist Party gained credibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c8a" id="deepen__77" original="E87d.-7e81"><span class="cf" id="deepen__78" original="E39c.-388a"><span class="exp" id="deepen__79"> deepen </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deepen__80" original="E87d.-7e80"> A series of natural disasters further deepened the economic crisis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c8e" id="deepen__81" original="E87d.-7e7f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c8f" id="deepen__82"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deepen__83" original="E87d.-7e7d"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deepen__84" original="E87d.-7e7c"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deepen__85" original="E87d.-7e7b"> to become greater in size; to make something greater in size </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c93" id="deepen__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c94" id="deepen__87" original="E87d.-7e7a"><span class="x" id="deepen__88" original="E87d.-7e79"> Democracy must expand and deepen if it is to incorporate the political claims of all women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c96" id="deepen__89" original="E87d.-7e77"><span class="cf" id="deepen__90" original="E87d.-7e78"><span class="exp" id="deepen__91"> deepen </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deepen__92" original="E87d.-7e76"> Wealthy consumers broadened and deepened the markets for sugar, coffee and chocolate from the Caribbean. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c9a" id="deepen__93" original="E87d.-7e75"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6c9b" id="deepen__94"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deepen__95" original="E87d.-7e73"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deepen__96" original="E8f0.-780e"><span class="exp" id="deepen__97"> deepen </span> something </span><span class="def" id="deepen__98" original="E87d.-7e72"> to improve your knowledge or understanding of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ca0" id="deepen__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ca1" id="deepen__100" original="E87d.-7e71"><span class="x" id="deepen__101" original="E87d.-7e70"> Many movies reinforce stereotypes rather than deepen our understanding of human nature. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ca3" id="deepen__102" original="E39c.-3888"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ca4" id="deepen__103"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deepen__104" original="E39c.-3886"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deepen__105" original="E39c.-3885"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deepen__106" original="E39c.-3884"> to become deeper; to make something deeper </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ca8" id="deepen__107"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ca9" id="deepen__108" original="E87d.-7e67"><span class="x" id="deepen__109" original="E87d.-7e66"> The gullies widen and deepen as they collect more and more water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cab" id="deepen__110" original="E87d.-7e65"><span class="cf" id="deepen__111" original="E39c.-3883"><span class="exp" id="deepen__112"> deepen </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deepen__113" original="E87d.-7e64"> Due to rising sea levels, shallow harbours became deepened. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3a89" id="deepen__114" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deepen" title="deepen definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3a8a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-55d" id="deepen__115" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deepen__116"> deepen </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deeply
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6caf" id="deeply" original="E39c.-3821" sum="1068"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cb0" id="deeply__1" original="E39c.-3820"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cb1" id="deeply__2" original="E39c.-381f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deeply </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cba" id="deeply__4" original="E39c.-381a"><span class="pos" id="deeply__5" original="E39c.-3819"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ca8" eid="deeply__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.48ba" geo="br" id="deeply__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deeply__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dee/deepl/deeply__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepl/deeply__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deeply__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.48bd" geo="n_am" id="deeply__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deeply__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːpli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dee/deepl/deeply__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dee/deepl/deeply__us_3.ogg" href="sound://deeply__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cbc" id="deeply__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cbd" id="deeply__12" original="E39c.-3818"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deeply__13" original="E39c.-3817"> very; very much </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cbf" id="deeply__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cc0" id="deeply__15" original="E87d.-7e5f"><span class="x" id="deeply__16" original="E87d.-7e5e"> The Spartans were deeply religious. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cc2" id="deeply__17" original="E87d.-7e5d"><span class="x" id="deeply__18" original="E87d.-7e5c"> Humans are deeply social beings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cc4" id="deeply__19" original="E8f1.-7db5"><span class="x" id="deeply__20" original="E8f1.-7db4"> Le Brun began to develop a personal style that was nevertheless still deeply indebted to Poussin. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cc6" id="deeply__21" original="E8f1.-7db3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deeply__22" original="E8f1.-7db2"> in a very strong way that is difficult to change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cc8" id="deeply__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cc9" id="deeply__24" original="E8f1.-7db1"><span class="x" id="deeply__25" original="E8f1.-7db0"> The term ‘hypothesis’ is deeply rooted in the history of scientific thought. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ccb" id="deeply__26" original="E8f1.-7daf"><span class="x" id="deeply__27" original="E8f1.-7dae"> The bridge metaphor is deeply embedded in our thinking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ccd" id="deeply__28" original="E8f1.-7dad"><span class="x" id="deeply__29" original="E8f1.-7dac"> His many odes share a deeply held belief in an old-fashioned heroism. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ccf" id="deeply__30" original="E39c.-3816"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="deeply__31" original="E8f1.-7dab"> in a serious and thorough way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cd1" id="deeply__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cd2" id="deeply__33" original="E87d.-7e59"><span class="x" id="deeply__34" original="E87d.-7e58"> The questions are designed to make children think more deeply. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cd4" id="deeply__35" original="E39c.-3814"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="deeply__36" original="E39c.-3813"> a long way into or below the surface of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cd6" id="deeply__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cd7" id="deeply__38" original="E87d.-7e55"><span class="x" id="deeply__39" original="E87d.-7e54"> The surgeon was careful not to cut too deeply. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cd9" id="deeply__40" original="E8f1.-7daa"><span class="x" id="deeply__41" original="E8f1.-7da9"> Coal is found buried deeply in the ground, or under the seabed, or close to the surface. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cdb" id="deeply__42" original="E87d.-7e51"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="deeply__43" original="E87d.-7e50"> with a dark or strong colour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cdd" id="deeply__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6cde" id="deeply__45" original="E87d.-7e4f"><span class="x" id="deeply__46" original="E87d.-7e4e"> Some deeply coloured samples may be practically opaque. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ce0" id="deeply__47" original="E87d.-7e4d"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ce1" id="deeply__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deeply__49" original="E87d.-7e4c"> of breathing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deeply__50" original="E87d.-7e4b"> in a way that takes in and lets out a lot of air </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ce4" id="deeply__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ce5" id="deeply__52" original="E87d.-7e48"><span class="x" id="deeply__53" original="E87d.-7e47"> The most common symptom is sharp chest pain that is made worse by inhaling deeply. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3ad8" id="deeply__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deeply" title="deeply definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3ad9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-49e" id="deeply__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deeply__56"> deeply </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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default
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d09" hm="1" id="default1" original="E39c.-369f" sum="1149"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d0a" id="default1__1" original="E39c.-369e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d0b" id="default1__2" original="E39c.-369d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> default <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d1b" id="default1__7" original="E39c.-368f"><span class="pos" id="default1__8" original="E39c.-368e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-724d" eid="default1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1644a3ff74f.-4abf" geo="br" id="default1__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defau/default__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/default__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://default__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1644a3ff74f.-4abc" geo="n_am" id="default1__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defau/default__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/default__us_1.ogg" href="sound://default__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1644a3ff74f.-4ab9" geo="br" id="default1__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default1__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːfɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defau/default__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/default__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://default__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1644a3ff74f.-4ab6" geo="n_am" id="default1__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default1__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːfɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defau/default__us_12.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/default__us_12.ogg" href="sound://default__us_12.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d1d" id="default1__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d1e" id="default1__19" original="E39c.-368d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d1f" id="default1__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="default1__21" original="E39c.-368b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="default1__22" original="E39c.-368a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="default1__23" original="E39c.-3689"> failure to do something that must be done by law, especially paying a debt </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d23" id="default1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d24" id="default1__25" original="E896.77fc"><span class="cf" id="default1__26" original="E896.77fb"> in <span class="exp" id="default1__27"> default </span> (on something) </span><span class="x" id="default1__28" original="E896.77fd"> The hotel chain was in default on a loan for $70 million. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d28" id="default1__29" original="E896.77f9"><span class="cf" id="default1__30" original="E896.77f8"><span class="exp" id="default1__31"> default </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="default1__32" original="E896.77fa"> The slump in property sales increased defaults on interest payments. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d2c" id="default1__33" original="E39c.-3688"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d2d" id="default1__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="default1__35" original="E39c.-3685"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="default1__36" original="E39c.-3684"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="default1__37" original="E39c.-3682"> what happens, appears or is done if you do not make any other choice or change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d31" id="default1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d32" id="default1__39" original="E896.77fe"><span class="x" id="default1__40" original="E896.77ff"> The default is to search from 1970 to date. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d34" id="default1__41" original="E586.-477a"><span class="cf" id="default1__42" original="E586.-477b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="default1__43" original="E586.-4779"> The default position is that, for a British degree, standard English varieties are the only acceptable forms of language. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d37" id="default1__44" original="E39c.-3681"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d38" id="default1__45" original="E39c.-3680" sk="bydefault"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d39" id="default1__46"><span class="idm" id="default1__47" original="E39c.-367f"> by default </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d3b" id="default1__48"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d3c" id="default1__49"><span class="def" id="default1__50" original="E39c.-367a"> if something happens <span class="dh" id="default1__51" original="E39c.-3679"> by default </span> , it happens because you have not made any other decision or choices which would make things happen in a different way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d3f" id="default1__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d40" id="default1__53" original="E896.7800"><span class="x" id="default1__54" original="E896.7801"> Everyone in hospital in the UK, by default, receives CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d42" id="default1__55" original="E39c.-3678" sk="indefaultof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d43" id="default1__56"><span class="idm" id="default1__57" original="E39c.-3677"> in default of something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d45" id="default1__58"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d46" id="default1__59"><span class="def" id="default1__60" original="E39c.-3674"> because of a lack of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d48" id="default1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d49" id="default1__62" original="E896.7802"><span class="x" id="default1__63" original="E896.7803"> An arbitrator would impose a settlement in default of agreement. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3b43" id="default1__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://default_1" title="default definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3b44" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2ac" id="default1__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="default1__66"> default </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d4b" hm="2" id="default2" original="E39c.-3673" sum="596"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d4c" id="default2__1" original="E39c.-3672"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d4d" id="default2__2" original="E39c.-3671"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> default <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6d5f" id="default2__9" original="E39c.-3663"><span class="pos" id="default2__10" original="E39c.-3662"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7240" eid="default2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.166f" geo="br" id="default2__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defau/default__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/default__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://default__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.1672" geo="n_am" id="default2__14" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defau/default__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/default__us_1.ogg" href="sound://default__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.99a" id="default2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5c4" form="root" id="default2__17"><span class="vp" id="default2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> default </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5c2" eid="default2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5c1" geo="br" id="default2__20" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defau/default__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/default__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://default__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5be" geo="n_am" id="default2__22" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defau/default__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/default__us_1.ogg" href="sound://default__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5bb" form="thirdps" id="default2__24"><span class="vp" id="default2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> defaults </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5b9" eid="default2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5b8" geo="br" id="default2__27" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːlts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defau/defaults__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/defaults__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defaults__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5b5" geo="n_am" id="default2__29" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːlts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defau/defaults__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/defaults__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defaults__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5b2" form="past" id="default2__31"><span class="vp" id="default2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> defaulted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5b0" eid="default2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5af" geo="br" id="default2__34" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defau/defaulted__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/defaulted__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://defaulted__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5ac" geo="n_am" id="default2__36" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defau/defaulted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/defaulted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defaulted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5a9" form="pastpart" id="default2__38"><span class="vp" id="default2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> defaulted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5a7" eid="default2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5a6" geo="br" id="default2__41" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defau/defaulted__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/defaulted__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://defaulted__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5a3" geo="n_am" id="default2__43" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːltɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defau/defaulted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/defaulted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defaulted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-5a0" form="prespart" id="default2__45"><span class="vp" id="default2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> defaulting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-59e" eid="default2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-59d" geo="br" id="default2__48" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːltɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defau/defaulting__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/defaulting__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://defaulting__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6309bee381efbc42.-5dc40f8d.164cb537d02.-59a" geo="n_am" id="default2__50" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="default2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːltɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defau/defaulting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defau/defaulting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defaulting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6da4" id="default2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6da5" id="default2__53" original="E39c.-3633"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6da6" id="default2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="default2__55" original="E498.-319d"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="default2__56" original="E39c.-3630"><span class="exp" id="default2__57"> default </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="default2__58" original="E39c.-362f"> to fail to do something that you legally have to do, especially by not paying a debt </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dab" id="default2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dac" id="default2__60" original="E896.7804"><span class="x" id="default2__61" original="E896.7805"> Different households present different risks of defaulting on loans. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dae" id="default2__62" original="E39c.-362e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6daf" id="default2__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="default2__64" original="E498.-c5f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="default2__65" original="E39c.-362b"><span class="exp" id="default2__66"> default </span> (to something) </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6db3" id="default2__67"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="default2__68" original="E896.7806"> of a computer program, system, machine, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="default2__69" original="E39c.-3628"> to cause an option chosen in advance to happen or appear, if no other choice or change is made </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6db6" id="default2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6db7" id="default2__71" original="E896.7807"><span class="x" id="default2__72" original="E896.7808"> The program defaults to a simple keyword search. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3bd9" id="default2__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://default_1" title="default definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3bda" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-2ac" id="default2__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="default2__75"> default </span></span></a><span 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6db9" hm="1" id="defeat1" original="E39c.-361d" sum="670"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dba" id="defeat1__1" original="E39c.-361c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dbb" id="defeat1__2" original="E39c.-361b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defeat <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dc8" id="defeat1__9" original="E39c.-3610"><span class="pos" id="defeat1__10" original="E39c.-360f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c98" eid="defeat1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fb0" geo="br" id="defeat1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defea/defeat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defeat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fb3" geo="n_am" id="defeat1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defea/defeat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defeat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.9e6" id="defeat1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f83" form="root" id="defeat1__17"><span class="vp" id="defeat1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> defeat </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f85" eid="defeat1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f86" geo="br" id="defeat1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defea/defeat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defeat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f89" geo="n_am" id="defeat1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defea/defeat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defeat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f8c" form="thirdps" id="defeat1__24"><span class="vp" id="defeat1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> defeats </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f8e" eid="defeat1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f8f" geo="br" id="defeat1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defea/defeats__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeats__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defeats__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f92" geo="n_am" id="defeat1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defea/defeats__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeats__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defeats__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f95" form="past" id="defeat1__31"><span class="vp" id="defeat1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> defeated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f97" eid="defeat1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f98" geo="br" id="defeat1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defea/defeated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defeated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f9b" geo="n_am" id="defeat1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defea/defeated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://defeated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5f9e" form="pastpart" id="defeat1__38"><span class="vp" id="defeat1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> defeated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fa0" eid="defeat1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fa1" geo="br" id="defeat1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defea/defeated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defeated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fa4" geo="n_am" id="defeat1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defea/defeated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://defeated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fa7" form="prespart" id="defeat1__45"><span class="vp" id="defeat1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> defeating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fa9" eid="defeat1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5faa" geo="br" id="defeat1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defea/defeating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defeating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fad" geo="n_am" id="defeat1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defea/defeating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defeating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6df4" id="defeat1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6df5" id="defeat1__53" original="E39c.-35f2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="defeat1__54" original="E39c.-35f1"><span class="exp" id="defeat1__55"> defeat </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="defeat1__56" original="E39c.-35f0"> to win against somebody in a battle, election or other contest </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6df9" id="defeat1__57" original="E39c.-35ef" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://beat1" title="beat1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dfa" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-cac" id="defeat1__58" original="E39c.-35ee"><span class="xh" id="defeat1__59"> beat </span><span class="xhm" id="defeat1__60"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dfe" id="defeat1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6dff" id="defeat1__62" original="E81d.6d8f"><span class="x" id="defeat1__63" original="E81d.6d90"> The Athenian fleet was decisively defeated at the Battle of Amorgus. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e01" id="defeat1__64" original="E81d.6d93"><span class="x" id="defeat1__65" original="E81d.6d94"> Narrowly defeated by John Adams, he became vice president. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e03" id="defeat1__66" original="E39c.-35ec"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="defeat1__67" original="E39c.-35eb"><span class="exp" id="defeat1__68"> defeat </span> something </span><span class="def" id="defeat1__69" original="E39c.-35ea"> to stop an aim from being achieved </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e07" id="defeat1__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e08" id="defeat1__71" original="E81d.6d95"><span class="x" id="defeat1__72" original="E81d.6d96"> The amendment was defeated in the Senate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e0a" id="defeat1__73" original="E492.4975"><span class="x" id="defeat1__74" original="E492.4976"> The only really secure form of Internet banking is a system that is not accessible from outside a bank's offices: of course, this would defeat the whole purpose of Internet banking. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3c32" id="defeat1__75" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defeat_1" title="defeat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3c33" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-220" id="defeat1__76" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defeat1__77"> defeat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e0c" hm="2" id="defeat2" original="E39c.-35e3" sum="585"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e0d" id="defeat2__1" original="E39c.-35e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e0e" id="defeat2__2" original="E39c.-35e1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defeat <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e19" id="defeat2__7" original="E39c.-35d6"><span class="pos" id="defeat2__8" original="E39c.-35d5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c91" eid="defeat2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fb6" geo="br" id="defeat2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defea/defeat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defeat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.5fb9" geo="n_am" id="defeat2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defeat2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfiːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defea/defeat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defea/defeat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defeat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e1b" id="defeat2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e1c" id="defeat2__15" original="E39c.-35d4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e1d" id="defeat2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="defeat2__17" original="E39c.-35d1"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="defeat2__18" original="E39c.-35d2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="defeat2__19" original="E39c.-35d0"> failure to win or be successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e21" id="defeat2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e22" id="defeat2__21" original="E81d.6dc1"><span class="x" id="defeat2__22" original="E81d.6dc2"> In the general election of 1983, Labour suffered its heaviest defeat in modern times. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e24" id="defeat2__23" original="E81d.6dc3"><span class="x" id="defeat2__24" original="E81d.6dc4"> The Nazi regime became increasingly violent and irrational as military defeat loomed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e26" id="defeat2__25" original="E81d.6dc5"><span class="x" id="defeat2__26" original="E81d.6dc6"> In 1988, Sony finally had to accept defeat and switch to their rival's system. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e28" id="defeat2__27" original="E492.4998" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://victory" title="victory definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e29" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-8b8" id="defeat2__28" original="E492.4999"><span class="xh" id="defeat2__29"> victory </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e2b" id="defeat2__30" original="E39c.-35cf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e2c" id="defeat2__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="defeat2__32" original="E39c.-35cd"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="defeat2__33" original="E39c.-35cc"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="defeat2__34" original="E81d.6e04"><span class="exp" id="defeat2__35"> defeat </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="defeat2__36" original="E39c.-35cb"> the act of winning a victory over somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e32" id="defeat2__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e33" id="defeat2__38" original="E492.499a"><span class="x" id="defeat2__39" original="E492.499b"> the defeat of tyranny </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3c5c" id="defeat2__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defeat_1" title="defeat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3c5d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-220" id="defeat2__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defeat2__42"> defeat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e35" hm="1" id="defect1" original="E39c.-3578" sum="382"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e36" id="defect1__1" original="E39c.-3577"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e37" id="defect1__2" original="E39c.-3576"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defect <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e42" id="defect1__7" original="E39c.-356e"><span class="pos" id="defect1__8" original="E39c.-356d"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e3c" eid="defect1__9" original="E39c.-356b" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.639c" geo="br" id="defect1__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defect__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defect__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://defect__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.639f" geo="n_am" id="defect1__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defect__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defect__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://defect__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e44" id="defect1__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e45" id="defect1__15" original="E39c.-356c"><span class="def" id="defect1__16" original="E39c.-3565"> something that is wrong with or missing from somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e47" id="defect1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e48" id="defect1__18" original="E87d.-7e3f"><span class="x" id="defect1__19" original="E87d.-7e3e"> There is uncertainty over whether maternal smoking is associated with birth defects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e4a" id="defect1__20" original="E87d.-7e3d"><span class="x" id="defect1__21" original="E87d.-7e3c"> a congenital/genetic/visual/skeletal defect </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e4c" id="defect1__22" original="E87d.-7e3b"><span class="x" id="defect1__23" original="E87d.-7e3a"> a heart/gene/growth defect </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e4e" id="defect1__24" original="E87d.-7e38"><span class="cf" id="defect1__25" original="E87d.-7e39"><span class="exp" id="defect1__26"> defect </span> in somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defect1__27" original="E87d.-7e37"> A structural survey should discover any defects in the building. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e52" hm="2" id="defect2" original="E39c.-3564" sum="634"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e53" id="defect2__1" original="E39c.-3563"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e54" id="defect2__2" original="E39c.-3562"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defect <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e61" id="defect2__9" original="E39c.-355a"><span class="pos" id="defect2__10" original="E39c.-3559"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7233" eid="defect2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63a8" geo="br" id="defect2__12" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defect__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defect__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://defect__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63ab" geo="n_am" id="defect2__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defect__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defect__us_2.ogg" href="sound://defect__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.a14" id="defect2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63b4" form="root" id="defect2__17"><span class="vp" id="defect2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> defect </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63b6" eid="defect2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63b7" geo="br" id="defect2__20" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defect__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defect__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://defect__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63ba" geo="n_am" id="defect2__22" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defect__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defect__us_2.ogg" href="sound://defect__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63bd" form="thirdps" id="defect2__24"><span class="vp" id="defect2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> defects </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63bf" eid="defect2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63c0" geo="br" id="defect2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defects__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defects__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defects__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63c3" geo="n_am" id="defect2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defects__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defects__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defects__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63c6" form="past" id="defect2__31"><span class="vp" id="defect2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> defected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63c8" eid="defect2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63c9" geo="br" id="defect2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63cc" geo="n_am" id="defect2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63cf" form="pastpart" id="defect2__38"><span class="vp" id="defect2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> defected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63d1" eid="defect2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63d2" geo="br" id="defect2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63d5" geo="n_am" id="defect2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63d8" form="prespart" id="defect2__45"><span class="vp" id="defect2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> defecting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63da" eid="defect2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63db" geo="br" id="defect2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defecting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defecting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defecting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63de" geo="n_am" id="defect2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defecting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defecting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defecting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e8d" id="defect2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e8e" id="defect2__53" original="E39c.-353c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e8f" id="defect2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="defect2__55" original="E85c.-12b0"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="defect2__56" original="E39c.-3536"><span class="exp" id="defect2__57"> defect </span> (from something) (to something) </span><span class="def" id="defect2__58" original="E39c.-3535"> to leave a political party, country, etc. to join another that is considered to be an enemy </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e94" id="defect2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e95" id="defect2__60" original="E85c.-12af"><span class="x" id="defect2__61" original="E85c.-12ae"> Other literary figures who either defected or emigrated included V. Nekrasov, A. Sinyavsky, and I. Brodsky. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e97" id="defect2__62" original="E85c.-12ad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e98" id="defect2__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="defect2__64" original="E492.49d6"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="defect2__65" original="E85c.-12ac"><span class="exp" id="defect2__66"> defect </span> (from something) (to something) </span><span class="def" id="defect2__67" original="E85c.-12ab"> to leave a group, an arrangement or a relationship and join or start another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e9d" id="defect2__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6e9e" id="defect2__69" original="E85c.-12aa"><span class="x" id="defect2__70" original="E85c.-12a9"> Some customers defect to competitors, no matter how hard the firm tries to retain them. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ea0" id="defect2__71"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ea1" id="defect2__72" original="E492.49d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ea2" id="defect2__73"><span class="dr" id="defect2__74" original="E492.49d8"> defection </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ead" id="defect2__78" original="E492.49df"><span class="pos" id="defect2__79" original="E492.49e0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c8a" eid="defect2__80" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63a2" geo="br" id="defect2__81" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__82"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defection__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defection__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defection__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63a5" geo="n_am" id="defect2__83" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__84"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defection__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defection__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defection__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eaf" id="defect2__85"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="defect2__86" original="E492.49e2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="defect2__87" original="E492.49e3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eb2" id="defect2__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eb3" id="defect2__89" original="E492.49e5"><span class="cf" id="defect2__90" original="E492.49e4"><span class="exp"> defection </span> (of somebody/something) (from something) (to something) </span><span class="x" id="defect2__91" original="E492.49e6"> Green parties can rarely make a credible threat of defection to a coalition with larger right-wing parties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eb6" id="defect2__92" original="E492.49e7"><span class="x" id="defect2__93" original="E492.49e8"> Reducing customer defections will require a proactive approach from a high level within the organization. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eb8" id="defect2__94"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eb9" id="defect2__95" original="E492.49f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eba" id="defect2__96"><span class="dr" id="defect2__97" original="E492.49f6"> defector </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ec6" id="defect2__101" original="E492.49fc"><span class="pos" id="defect2__102" original="E492.49fd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c89" eid="defect2__103" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63ae" geo="br" id="defect2__104" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__105"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defector__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defector__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defector__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.63b1" geo="n_am" id="defect2__106" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defect2__107"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defector__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defector__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defector__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ec8" id="defect2__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ec9" id="defect2__109" original="E492.49ff"><span class="cf" id="defect2__110" original="E492.49fe"><span class="exp"> defector </span> (from something) (to something) </span><span class="x" id="defect2__111" original="E492.4a00"> Of the several defectors from the secret service, W. G. Krivitsky was sufficiently important to be murdered by his former colleagues. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defective
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ecc" id="defective" original="E39c.-351c" sum="343"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ecd" id="defective__1" original="E39c.-351b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ece" id="defective__2" original="E39c.-351a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defective </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ed8" id="defective__6" original="E39c.-3512"><span class="pos" id="defective__7" original="E39c.-3511"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c7c" eid="defective__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6511" geo="br" id="defective__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defective__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defec/defective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defective__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defective__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6514" geo="n_am" id="defective__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defective__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defec/defective__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defec/defective__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defective__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eda" id="defective__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6edb" id="defective__14" original="E39c.-3510"><span class="def" id="defective__15" original="E39c.-350f"> having something wrong or missing; not perfect or complete </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6edd" id="defective__16" original="E39c.-350e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://faulty" title="faulty definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ede" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-4c20" id="defective__17" original="E39c.-350d"><span class="xh" id="defective__18"> faulty </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ee1" id="defective__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ee2" id="defective__20" original="E87d.-7e36"><span class="x" id="defective__21" original="E87d.-7e35"> Consumers injured by defective products tend to receive extremely low compensation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ee4" id="defective__22" original="E87d.-7e34"><span class="x" id="defective__23" original="E87d.-7e33"> The baby's brain, heart and lungs were defective. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3d27" id="defective__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defective" title="defective definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3d28" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-d1" id="defective__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defective__26"> defective </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ee6" id="defence" original="E39c.-34fb" sum="2496"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ee7" id="defence__1" original="E39c.-34fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ee8" id="defence__2" original="E39c.-34f9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eee" id="defence__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ef1" id="defence__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6eef" id="defence__9"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="defence__10" original="E39c.-34f2"> US </span></span><span class="v"><strong> defense </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ef9" id="defence__12" original="E39c.-34ed"><span class="pos" id="defence__13" original="E39c.-34ec"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c75" eid="defence__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.48fc" geo="br" id="defence__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defence__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.48ff" geo="n_am" id="defence__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defence__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defence__us_12.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defence__us_12.ogg" href="sound://defence__us_12.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6efb" id="defence__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6efc" id="defence__20" original="E39c.-34d7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6efd" id="defence__21"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="defence__22" original="E39c.-34d5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="defence__23" original="E8bb.-71a7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="defence__24" original="E39c.-34d4"> support for somebody/something that has been criticized </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f01" id="defence__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f02" id="defence__26" original="E86e.-7e01"><span class="x" id="defence__27" original="E86e.-7dfc"> Hooker provided the Church with a clearly argued philosophical defence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f04" id="defence__28" original="E86e.-7dfb"><span class="cf" id="defence__29" original="E8bb.-70ee"><span class="exp" id="defence__30"> defence </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defence__31" original="E86e.-7dfa"> He led the planters' defence of slavery and the slave trade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f08" id="defence__32" original="E8f2.-7de9"><span class="cf" id="defence__33" original="E8f2.-7dea"> in <span class="exp" id="defence__34"> defence </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defence__35" original="E8f2.-7de8"> The argument in defence of monopolies also highlights that their profits are often generated by offering a better service or product. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f0c" id="defence__36" original="E8bb.-70eb"><span class="cf" id="defence__37" original="E86e.-7df9"> in somebody/something's <span class="exp" id="defence__38"> defence </span></span><span class="x" id="defence__39" original="E8bb.-70ea"> In his defence, he argued that he was responsible for policy but not for operational matters. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f10" id="defence__40" original="E8bb.-71a6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attack1" title="attack1 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f11" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3799" id="defence__41" original="E8bb.-71a5"><span class="xh" id="defence__42"> attack </span><span class="xhm" id="defence__43"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="defence__44"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f15" id="defence__45" original="E39c.-34eb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f16" id="defence__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="defence__47" original="E39c.-34e9"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="defence__48" original="E8f2.-7de7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="defence__49" original="E39c.-34e8"> the action of protecting somebody/something from attack </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f1a" id="defence__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f1b" id="defence__51" original="E86e.-7e00"><span class="x" id="defence__52" original="E86e.-7df8"> The Persians were unable to mount an effective defence in Anatolia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f1d" id="defence__53" original="E86e.-7dff"><span class="cf" id="defence__54" original="E8bb.-70e9"><span class="exp" id="defence__55"> defence </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defence__56" original="E86e.-7df7"> Defence of the long frontiers demanded more men and equipment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f21" id="defence__57" original="E8f2.-7de3"><span class="cf" id="defence__58" original="E8f2.-7de4"> in <span class="exp" id="defence__59"> defence </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defence__60" original="E8f2.-7de2"> The defendant shot his father whilst acting in defence of his mother. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f25" id="defence__61" original="E8bb.-71a4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attack1" title="attack1 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f26" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-37a2" id="defence__62" original="E8bb.-71a3"><span class="xh" id="defence__63"> attack </span><span class="xhm" id="defence__64"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="defence__65"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f2a" id="defence__66" original="E39c.-34e7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://self-defence" title="self-defence definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f2b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4c95" id="defence__67" original="E39c.-34e6"><span class="xh" id="defence__68"> self-defence </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f2d" id="defence__69" original="E39c.-34e4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f2e" id="defence__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="defence__71" original="E39c.-34e2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="defence__72" original="E39c.-34e1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="defence__73" original="E39c.-34df"> something that provides protection against attack from enemies, the weather, illness, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f32" id="defence__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f33" id="defence__75" original="E86e.-7dfe"><span class="x" id="defence__76" original="E86e.-7df6"> Planners need to start thinking more deliberately about coastal defences and flood protection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f35" id="defence__77" original="E8bb.-70e4"><span class="cf" id="defence__78" original="E39c.-34e0"><span class="exp" id="defence__79"> defence </span> against something </span><span class="x" id="defence__80" original="E8bb.-70e3"> White blood cells also provide defence against infection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f39" id="defence__81" original="E8bb.-70e2"><span class="x" id="defence__82" original="E8bb.-70e1"> The communities they established served as a first line of defence against alien peoples, notably the Turks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f3b" id="defence__83" original="E86e.-7df4"><span class="cf" id="defence__84" original="E86e.-7df5"><span class="exp" id="defence__85"> defence </span> mechanism </span><span class="x" id="defence__86" original="E86e.-7df3"> However, this defence mechanism is not found in all of the mussel species. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f3f" id="defence__87" original="E39c.-34de"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f40" id="defence__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="defence__89" original="E39c.-34dc"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="defence__90" original="E39c.-34db"> military measures or resources for protecting a country from attack </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f43" id="defence__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f44" id="defence__92" original="E8f2.-7de1"><span class="x" id="defence__93" original="E8f2.-7de0"> Member states agreed to consult and cooperate on issues of foreign policy, but not on defence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f46" id="defence__94" original="E8f2.-7ddf"><span class="cf" id="defence__95" original="E597.-4c81"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="defence__96" original="E8f2.-7dde"> Partly because of the end of the Cold War, defence spending has been shrinking. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f49" id="defence__97" original="E39c.-34d3"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f4a" id="defence__98"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="defence__99" original="E39c.-34d1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="defence__100" original="E39c.-34d0"> a set of facts or arguments presented in court to support a person who has been accused of committing a crime, or who is being <a class="ndv" href="entry://sued" id="defence__101"> sued </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f4e" id="defence__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f4f" id="defence__103" original="E86e.-7df2"><span class="cf" id="defence__104" original="E86e.-7dfd"><span class="exp" id="defence__105"> defence </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="defence__106" original="E86e.-7df1"> The jury rejected the defence of insanity and convicted the defendant of murder. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f53" id="defence__107" original="E8bb.-70dc"><span class="cf" id="defence__108" original="E86e.-7df0"> as a <span class="exp" id="defence__109"> defence </span></span><span class="x" id="defence__110" original="E8bb.-70db"> They would not be able to use this fact as a defence. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f57" id="defence__111" original="E86e.-7def" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prosecution" title="prosecution (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f58" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.48c1" id="defence__112" original="E86e.-7dee"><span class="xh" id="defence__113"> prosecution </span><span class="xs" id="defence__114"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f5b" id="defence__115" original="E39c.-34cf"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f5c" id="defence__116" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f5d" id="defence__117"><span class="v"><strong> the defence </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f5f" id="defence__119"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="singspv" id="defence__120" original="E39c.-34cc"> singular + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="defence__121" original="E8bb.-71a8"> the lawyer or lawyers whose job is to represent in court a person who has been accused of committing a crime, or who is being <a class="ndv" href="entry://sued" id="defence__122"> sued </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f63" id="defence__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f64" id="defence__124" original="E8f2.-7ddb"><span class="x" id="defence__125" original="E8f2.-7dda"> The defence argued that the prosecution had failed to prove its case. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f66" id="defence__126" original="E39c.-34ca" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prosecution" title="prosecution definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f67" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.48b0" id="defence__127" original="E39c.-34c9"><span class="xh" id="defence__128"> prosecution </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3d4b" id="defence__129" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defence" title="defence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3d4c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.-a3" id="defence__130" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defence__131"> defence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f6a" id="defend" original="E39c.-349a" sum="1765"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f6b" id="defend__1" original="E39c.-3499"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f6c" id="defend__2" original="E39c.-3498"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defend </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6f7a" id="defend__9" original="E39c.-348e"><span class="pos" id="defend__10" original="E39c.-348d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c6e" eid="defend__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4a4c" geo="br" id="defend__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4a4f" geo="n_am" id="defend__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defend__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defend__us_4.ogg" href="sound://defend__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.a42" id="defend__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2708" form="root" id="defend__17"><span class="vp" id="defend__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> defend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.270a" eid="defend__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.270b" geo="br" id="defend__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.270e" geo="n_am" id="defend__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defend__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defend__us_4.ogg" href="sound://defend__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2711" form="thirdps" id="defend__24"><span class="vp" id="defend__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> defends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2713" eid="defend__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2714" geo="br" id="defend__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2717" geo="n_am" id="defend__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.271a" form="past" id="defend__31"><span class="vp" id="defend__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> defended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.271c" eid="defend__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.271d" geo="br" id="defend__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2720" geo="n_am" id="defend__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2723" form="pastpart" id="defend__38"><span class="vp" id="defend__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> defended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2725" eid="defend__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2726" geo="br" id="defend__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2729" geo="n_am" id="defend__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.272c" form="prespart" id="defend__45"><span class="vp" id="defend__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> defending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.272e" eid="defend__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.272f" geo="br" id="defend__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2732" geo="n_am" id="defend__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defend__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fa6" id="defend__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fa7" id="defend__53" original="E39c.-3468"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="defend__54" original="E39c.-3465"> to speak or write in support of somebody/something that has been criticized </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fa9" id="defend__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6faa" id="defend__56" original="E862.-734e"><span class="cf" id="defend__57" original="E39c.-3464"><span class="exp" id="defend__58"> defend </span> somebody/something/yourself </span><span class="x" id="defend__59" original="E862.-734d"> Helvidius defended the view that marriage and celibacy were equally good and spiritual. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fae" id="defend__60" original="E8bb.-71d1"><span class="cf" id="defend__61" original="E39c.-3463"><span class="exp" id="defend__62"> defend </span> somebody/something/yourself from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defend__63" original="E8bb.-71d0"> He defended himself from critics by describing his hard life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fb2" id="defend__64" original="E862.-7347"><span class="cf" id="defend__65" original="E862.-7348"><span class="exp" id="defend__66"> defend </span> somebody/something/yourself against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defend__67" original="E862.-7346"> James defended Carmichael vigorously against press allegations that he was preaching racial hatred. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fb6" id="defend__68" original="E8bb.-71cb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attack2" title="attack2 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fb7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-370d" id="defend__69" original="E8bb.-71ca"><span class="xh" id="defend__70"> attack </span><span class="xhm" id="defend__71"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="defend__72"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fbb" id="defend__73" original="E39c.-3470"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="defend__74" original="E39c.-346c"> to protect somebody/something from attack </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fbd" id="defend__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fbe" id="defend__76" original="E86e.-7c60"><span class="cf" id="defend__77" original="E39c.-346b"><span class="exp" id="defend__78"> defend </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defend__79" original="E86e.-7c5e"> Smaller males are unable to defend a territory successfully. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fc2" id="defend__80" original="E862.-733c"><span class="cf" id="defend__81" original="E86e.-7c5f"><span class="exp" id="defend__82"> defend </span> yourself </span><span class="x" id="defend__83" original="E862.-733b"> The body defends itself by destroying the infected cells. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fc6" id="defend__84" original="E862.-733a"><span class="cf" id="defend__85" original="E39c.-346a"><span class="exp" id="defend__86"> defend </span> somebody/something/yourself from somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defend__87" original="E862.-7339"> National security involves more than simply defending the state from external military attack. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fca" id="defend__88" original="E862.-7337"><span class="cf" id="defend__89" original="E862.-7338"><span class="exp" id="defend__90"> defend </span> somebody/something/yourself against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defend__91" original="E862.-7336"> In 279, he fell in battle, defending Macedon against the Gauls. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fce" id="defend__92" original="E862.-732f"><span class="cf" id="defend__93" original="E39c.-3469"><span class="exp" id="defend__94"> defend </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defend__95" original="E862.-732e"> They exhibit aggressive behaviour in defending against potential predators. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fd2" id="defend__96" original="E8bb.-71c3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attack2" title="attack2 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fd3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-371e" id="defend__97" original="E8bb.-71c2"><span class="xh" id="defend__98"> attack </span><span class="xhm" id="defend__99"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="defend__100"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fd7" id="defend__101" original="E39c.-3458"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="defend__102" original="E39c.-3455"><span class="exp" id="defend__103"> defend </span> something </span><span class="def" id="defend__104" original="E39c.-3454"> to take part in a competition that you won the last time and try to win it again </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fdb" id="defend__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fdc" id="defend__106" original="E8bb.-71c1"><span class="x" id="defend__107" original="E8bb.-71c0"> The Liberal Democrats were also defending a number of seats with small majorities. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fde" id="defend__108" original="E39c.-3451"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="defend__109" original="E8bb.-70c6"> to act as a lawyer for somebody who has been accused of committing a crime, or who is being <a class="ndv" href="entry://sued" id="defend__110"> sued </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fe1" id="defend__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fe2" id="defend__112" original="E8bb.-71bb"><span class="cf" id="defend__113" original="E39c.-344d"><span class="exp" id="defend__114"> defend </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="defend__115" original="E8bb.-71ba"> He made a reputation defending left-wing activists facing trial on political charges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fe6" id="defend__116" original="E8bb.-71b9"><span class="cf" id="defend__117" original="E86e.-7c5d"><span class="exp" id="defend__118"> defend </span> yourself </span><span class="x" id="defend__119" original="E8bb.-71b8"> Christians were stripped of legal rights, such as that of defending themselves in court. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3dfe" id="defend__120" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defend" title="defend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3dff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.d" id="defend__121" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defend__122"> defend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defendant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fea" id="defendant" original="E39c.-3448" sum="373"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6feb" id="defendant__1" original="E39c.-3447"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6fec" id="defendant__2" original="E39c.-3446"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defendant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ff7" id="defendant__7" original="E39c.-343e"><span class="pos" id="defendant__8" original="E39c.-343d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c67" eid="defendant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6846" geo="br" id="defendant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defendant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defendant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defendant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defendant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6849" geo="n_am" id="defendant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defendant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defendant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defendant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defendant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ff9" id="defendant__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ffa" id="defendant__15" original="E39c.-343c"><span class="def" id="defendant__16" original="E8bb.-70b7"> the person, company or institution in a trial that is accused of committing a crime, or that is being <a class="ndv" href="entry://sued" id="defendant__17"> sued </a> by another person, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ffd" id="defendant__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ffe" id="defendant__19" original="E8a5.-7b8f"><span class="x" id="defendant__20" original="E8a5.-7b8e"> The trial judge directed the jury to convict the defendant of assault. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7000" id="defendant__21" original="E39c.-3437" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://the-accused" title="accused definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7001" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.828" id="defendant__22" original="E39c.-3436"><span class="xh" id="defendant__23"> accused </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://plaintiff" title="plaintiff definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7003" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-3767" id="defendant__24" original="E39c.-3434"><span class="xh" id="defendant__25"> plaintiff </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3e55" id="defendant__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defendant" title="defendant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3e56" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.8e" id="defendant__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defendant__28"> defendant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defender
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7005" id="defender" original="E39c.-3432" sum="408"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7006" id="defender__1" original="E39c.-3431"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7007" id="defender__2" original="E39c.-3430"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defender </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7013" id="defender__7" original="E39c.-3428"><span class="pos" id="defender__8" original="E39c.-3427"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c60" eid="defender__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.687a" geo="br" id="defender__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defender__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defender__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defender__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defender__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.687d" geo="n_am" id="defender__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defender__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfendər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defender__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defender__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defender__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7015" id="defender__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7016" id="defender__15" original="E39c.-341e"><span class="def" id="defender__16" original="E39c.-341d"> a person who speaks or writes in support of somebody/something that has been criticized </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7018" id="defender__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7019" id="defender__18" original="E8a5.-7b84"><span class="x" id="defender__19" original="E8a5.-7b83"> Huxley was a grandson of Darwin's defender,Thomas Henry Huxley. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.701b" id="defender__20" original="E8a5.-7b86"><span class="cf" id="defender__21" original="E8a5.-7b87"><span class="exp" id="defender__22"> defender </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defender__23" original="E8a5.-7b85"> The Constitutional Court has built up a strong reputation as a defender of human rights. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3e74" id="defender__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defender" title="defender definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3e75" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.ab" id="defender__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defender__26"> defender </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defense
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.701f" id="defense" original="E39c.-341c" sum="52"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7020" id="defense__1" original="E39c.-341b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7021" id="defense__2" original="E39c.-341a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defense </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c59" eid="defense__7" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4ae8" geo="br" id="defense__8" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defense__9"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4aeb" geo="n_am" id="defense__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defense__11"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defence__us_12.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defence__us_12.ogg" href="sound://defence__us_12.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.702b" id="defense__12"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="defense__13" original="E39c.-3411"> US </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.702d" id="defense__14" original="E39c.-3410" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defence" title="defence definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.702e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6ee6" id="defense__15" original="E39c.-340f"><span class="xh" id="defense__16"> defence </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defensible
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7030" id="defensible" original="E39c.-340d" sum="553"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7031" id="defensible__1" original="E39c.-340c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7032" id="defensible__2" original="E39c.-340b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defensible </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.703a" id="defensible__4" original="E39c.-3406"><span class="pos" id="defensible__5" original="E39c.-3405"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c52" eid="defensible__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.68c8" geo="br" id="defensible__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defensible__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfensəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defensible__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defensible__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defensible__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.68cb" geo="n_am" id="defensible__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defensible__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfensəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defensible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defensible__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defensible__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.703c" id="defensible__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.703d" id="defensible__12" original="E39c.-3404"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.703e" id="defensible__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="defensible__14" original="E8f3.-7fb2"> of an action or opnion </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="defensible__15" original="E39c.-3403"> that can be supported by reasons or arguments that show it is right or should be allowed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7041" id="defensible__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7042" id="defensible__17" original="E86e.-7c29"><span class="x" id="defensible__18" original="E86e.-7c28"> She argues that it is not ethically defensible to restrict access to health care to those who can afford to pay. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7044" id="defensible__19" original="E8f3.-7fb1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indefensible" title="indefensible (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7045" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3e8d" id="defensible__20" original="E8f3.-7fb0"><span class="xh" id="defensible__21"> indefensible </span><span class="xs" id="defensible__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7048" id="defensible__23" original="E39c.-33ff"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7049" id="defensible__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="defensible__25" original="E39c.-33fe"> of a place </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="defensible__26" original="E39c.-33fd"> that can be defended from an attack </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.704c" id="defensible__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.704d" id="defensible__28" original="E8f2.-7dc5"><span class="x" id="defensible__29" original="E8f2.-7dc4"> The Romans created defensible borders that ran along the Rhine and Danube Rivers. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.704f" id="defensible__30" original="E8f3.-7faf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indefensible" title="indefensible (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7050" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3e82" id="defensible__31" original="E8f3.-7fae"><span class="xh" id="defensible__32"> indefensible </span><span class="xs" id="defensible__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3ea1" id="defensible__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defensible" title="defensible definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3ea2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.d4" id="defensible__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defensible__36"> defensible </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defensive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7053" id="defensive" original="E39c.-33fc" sum="524"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7054" id="defensive__1" original="E39c.-33fb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7055" id="defensive__2" original="E39c.-33fa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defensive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.705d" id="defensive__4" original="E39c.-33f4"><span class="pos" id="defensive__5" original="E39c.-33f3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c4b" eid="defensive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.68f8" geo="br" id="defensive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defensive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfensɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defen/defensive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defensive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defensive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.68fb" geo="n_am" id="defensive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defensive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfensɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defen/defensive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defen/defensive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defensive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.705f" id="defensive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7060" id="defensive__12" original="E39c.-33f2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="defensive__13" original="E39c.-33f1"> used or intended to protect somebody/something against attack </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7062" id="defensive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7063" id="defensive__15" original="E86e.-7c01"><span class="x" id="defensive__16" original="E86e.-7c00"> Tolerance is another defensive strategy that plants have evolved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7065" id="defensive__17" original="E86e.-7bff"><span class="x" id="defensive__18" original="E86e.-7bfe"> Important settlements were established, with substantial defensive walls. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7067" id="defensive__19" original="E39c.-33f0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://offensive1" title="offensive1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7068" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.4eab" id="defensive__20" original="E39c.-33ef"><span class="xh" id="defensive__21"> offensive </span><span class="xhm" id="defensive__22"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.706c" id="defensive__23" original="E39c.-33ed"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="defensive__24" original="E39c.-33ec"> behaving in a way that shows that you feel that people are criticizing you in an unfair way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.706e" id="defensive__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.706f" id="defensive__26" original="E8f2.-7db3"><span class="x" id="defensive__27" original="E8f2.-7db2"> Sometimes people react badly to feedback, becoming defensive and hostile. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3ec8" id="defensive__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defensive_1" title="defensive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3ec9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.ee" id="defensive__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defensive__30"> defensive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7071" id="defer" original="E39c.-33b8" sum="657"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7072" id="defer__1" original="E39c.-33b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7073" id="defer__2" original="E39c.-33b6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7081" id="defer__9" original="E39c.-33ac"><span class="pos" id="defer__10" original="E39c.-33ab"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c44" eid="defer__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a63" geo="br" id="defer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defer/defer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/defer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a66" geo="n_am" id="defer__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defer/defer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/defer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.a70" id="defer__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a36" form="root" id="defer__17"><span class="vp" id="defer__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> defer </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a38" eid="defer__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a39" geo="br" id="defer__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defer/defer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/defer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a3c" geo="n_am" id="defer__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defer/defer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/defer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a3f" form="thirdps" id="defer__24"><span class="vp" id="defer__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> defers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a41" eid="defer__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a42" geo="br" id="defer__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defer/defers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/defers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a45" geo="n_am" id="defer__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defer/defers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/defers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a48" form="past" id="defer__31"><span class="vp" id="defer__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deferred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a4a" eid="defer__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a4b" geo="br" id="defer__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defer/deferred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deferred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deferred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a4e" geo="n_am" id="defer__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defer/deferred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deferred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deferred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a51" form="pastpart" id="defer__38"><span class="vp" id="defer__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deferred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a53" eid="defer__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a54" geo="br" id="defer__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defer/deferred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deferred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deferred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a57" geo="n_am" id="defer__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defer/deferred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deferred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deferred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a5a" form="prespart" id="defer__45"><span class="vp" id="defer__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deferring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a5c" eid="defer__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a5d" geo="br" id="defer__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defer/deferring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deferring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deferring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6a60" geo="n_am" id="defer__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defer__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defer/deferring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deferring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deferring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="cf" id="defer__52" original="E39c.-3386"><span class="exp" id="defer__53"> defer </span> (doing) something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70bc" id="defer__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70bd" id="defer__55" original="E39c.-3387"><span class="def" id="defer__56" original="E39c.-3383"> to delay something until a later time </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70bf" id="defer__57" original="E442.-2b86" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://put" title="put something off definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70c0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.6321" id="defer__58" original="E442.-2b81"><span class="xw" id="defer__59"> put something off </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70c3" id="defer__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70c4" id="defer__61" original="E442.-2b83"><span class="x" id="defer__62" original="E442.-2b82"> Students were able to defer making early decisions about the kind of career they wanted to follow. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70c6" id="defer__63" original="E39c.-3365"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70c7" id="defer__64" original="E39c.-3364"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70c8" id="defer__65"><h4 class="pv"> defer to somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70ca" id="defer__67"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70cb" id="defer__68"><span class="def" id="defer__69" original="E39c.-3360"> to agree to accept what somebody has decided or what they think about somebody/something because you respect him/her </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70cd" id="defer__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70ce" id="defer__71" original="E442.4fe8"><span class="x" id="defer__72" original="E442.4fe9"> Pliny's wife Calpurnia is willing to defer to her husband and to centre her life on his interests. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3f28" id="defer__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defer" title="defer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3f29" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.152" id="defer__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defer__75"> defer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deference
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70d0" id="deference" original="E39c.-335f" sum="399"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70d1" id="deference__1" original="E39c.-335e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70d2" id="deference__2" original="E39c.-335d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deference </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70dc" id="deference__6" original="E39c.-3358"><span class="pos" id="deference__7" original="E39c.-3357"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c3d" eid="deference__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6afb" geo="br" id="deference__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deference__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defer/deference__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deference__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deference__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6afe" geo="n_am" id="deference__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deference__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defer/deference__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deference__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://deference__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70de" id="deference__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deference__14" original="E39c.-3355"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70e0" id="deference__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70e1" id="deference__16" original="E39c.-3354"><span class="def" id="deference__17" original="E39c.-3353"> behaviour that shows respect for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70e3" id="deference__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70e4" id="deference__19" original="E442.-26d4"><span class="cf" id="deference__20" original="E442.-26d5"><span class="exp" id="deference__21"> deference </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="deference__22" original="E442.-26d3"> Courts show deference to expert regulators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70e8" id="deference__23" original="E442.50d5"><span class="cf" id="deference__24" original="E442.50d4"> in <span class="exp" id="deference__25"> deference </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="deference__26" original="E442.50d6"> Molotov agreed to withdraw his territorial demands in deference to US concerns. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70ec" id="deference__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70ed" id="deference__28" original="E39c.-3352"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70ee" id="deference__29"><span class="dr" id="deference__30" original="E39c.-3351"> deferential </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70f8" id="deference__33" original="E39c.-334d"><span class="pos" id="deference__34" original="E39c.-334c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c3c" eid="deference__35" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6af5" geo="br" id="deference__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deference__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdefəˈrenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defer/deferential__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deferential__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deferential__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6af8" geo="n_am" id="deference__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deference__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdefəˈrenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defer/deferential__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defer/deferential__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deferential__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70fa" id="deference__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70fb" id="deference__41" original="E442.-26d0"><span class="x" id="deference__42" original="E442.-26cf"> The men's respectful and deferential attitude to their officers reinforces the naval hierarchy and the social order. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3f50" id="deference__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deference" title="deference definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3f51" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1bc" id="deference__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deference__45"> deference </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defiance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70fd" id="defiance" original="E39c.-3344" sum="341"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70fe" id="defiance__1" original="E39c.-3343"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.70ff" id="defiance__2" original="E39c.-3342"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defiance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7107" id="defiance__4" original="E39c.-333d"><span class="pos" id="defiance__5" original="E39c.-333c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c2f" eid="defiance__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6bd9" geo="br" id="defiance__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defiance__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defia/defiance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defia/defiance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defiance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6bdc" geo="n_am" id="defiance__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defiance__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defia/defiance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defia/defiance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defiance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7109" id="defiance__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="defiance__12" original="E39c.-333a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.710b" id="defiance__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.710c" id="defiance__14" original="E39c.-3339"><span class="def" id="defiance__15" original="E39c.-3338"> open refusal to obey somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.710e" id="defiance__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.710f" id="defiance__17" original="E87d.-7e30"><span class="x" id="defiance__18" original="E87d.-7e2f"> Slaves frequently engaged in acts of defiance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7111" id="defiance__19" original="E87d.-7e2d"><span class="cf" id="defiance__20" original="E87d.-7e2e"> in <span class="exp" id="defiance__21"> defiance </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="defiance__22" original="E87d.-7e2c"> The company continued its business relationship with the regime, in defiance of an international boycott. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3f80" id="defiance__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defiance" title="defiance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3f81" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1e2" id="defiance__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defiance__25"> defiance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deficiency
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7115" id="deficiency" original="E39c.-32f9" sum="802"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7116" id="deficiency__1" original="E39c.-32f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7117" id="deficiency__2" original="E39c.-32f7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deficiency </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7122" id="deficiency__7" original="E39c.-32ef"><span class="pos" id="deficiency__8" original="E39c.-32ee"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c28" eid="deficiency__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6c9c" geo="br" id="deficiency__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deficiency__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɪʃnsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defic/deficiency__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defic/deficiency__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deficiency__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6c9f" geo="n_am" id="deficiency__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deficiency__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɪʃnsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defic/deficiency__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defic/deficiency__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deficiency__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7124" id="deficiency__14" original="E39c.-32ed"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7127" form="pl" id="deficiency__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="deficiency__16" original="E39c.-32e9"> deficiencies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7129" id="deficiency__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.712a" id="deficiency__18" original="E39c.-32e6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.712b" id="deficiency__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deficiency__20" original="E39c.-32e4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deficiency__21" original="E39c.-32e3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deficiency__22" original="E39c.-32e1"> the state of not having enough of something that is essential </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.712f" id="deficiency__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7130" id="deficiency__24" original="E87d.-7e2b"><span class="x" id="deficiency__25" original="E87d.-7e2a"> Vitamin D deficiency is commonly associated with obesity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7132" id="deficiency__26" original="E87d.-7e29"><span class="cf" id="deficiency__27" original="E39c.-32e2"><span class="exp" id="deficiency__28"> deficiency </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="deficiency__29" original="E87d.-7e28"> A deficiency of electrons on an object makes the static charge positive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7136" id="deficiency__30" original="E8ef.-7fc9"><span class="cf" id="deficiency__31" original="E8ef.-7fca"><span class="exp" id="deficiency__32"> deficiency </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="deficiency__33" original="E8ef.-7fc8"> The boy's shortness was caused by a deficiency in growth hormone. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.713a" id="deficiency__34" original="E39c.-32e0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://shortage" title="shortage definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.713b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.7410" id="deficiency__35" original="E39c.-32df"><span class="xh" id="deficiency__36"> shortage </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.713d" id="deficiency__37" original="E39c.-32dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.713e" id="deficiency__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deficiency__39" original="E39c.-32db"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deficiency__40" original="E39c.-32d9"> a fault or weakness in something/somebody that makes it/them less successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7141" id="deficiency__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7142" id="deficiency__42" original="E87d.-7e27"><span class="cf" id="deficiency__43" original="E8ef.-7fc7"><span class="exp" id="deficiency__44"> deficiency </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="deficiency__45" original="E87d.-7e26"> Despite the deficiencies of his literary style, he wrote a great deal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7146" id="deficiency__46" original="E87d.-7e25"><span class="cf" id="deficiency__47" original="E39c.-32da"><span class="exp" id="deficiency__48"> deficiency </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="deficiency__49" original="E87d.-7e24"> The company's declining sales and profits were due to deficiencies in its supply chain. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3fa2" id="deficiency__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deficiency" title="deficiency definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3fa3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.245" id="deficiency__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deficiency__52"> deficiency </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deficient
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.714a" id="deficient" original="E39c.-32d8" sum="508"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.714b" id="deficient__1" original="E39c.-32d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.714c" id="deficient__2" original="E39c.-32d6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deficient </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7154" id="deficient__4" original="E39c.-32d1"><span class="pos" id="deficient__5" original="E39c.-32d0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c21" eid="deficient__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6cf5" geo="br" id="deficient__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deficient__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɪʃnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defic/deficient__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defic/deficient__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deficient__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6cf8" geo="n_am" id="deficient__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deficient__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɪʃnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defic/deficient__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defic/deficient__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deficient__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7156" id="deficient__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7157" id="deficient__12" original="E39c.-32cd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deficient__13" original="E39c.-32cb"> not having enough of something, especially something that is essential </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7159" id="deficient__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.715a" id="deficient__15" original="E87d.-7e21"><span class="x" id="deficient__16" original="E87d.-7e20"> Vitamin B₂ is not present in plants so vegan diets are often deficient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.715c" id="deficient__17" original="E87d.-7e1f"><span class="cf" id="deficient__18" original="E39c.-32cc"><span class="exp" id="deficient__19"> deficient </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="deficient__20" original="E87d.-7e1e"> These soils are deficient in phosphorus. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7160" id="deficient__21" original="E39c.-32ca"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deficient__22" original="E39c.-32c9"> not good enough </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7162" id="deficient__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7163" id="deficient__24" original="E87d.-7e1d"><span class="x" id="deficient__25" original="E87d.-7e1c"> The bridge was structurally deficient but not dangerous. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7165" id="deficient__26" original="E87d.-7e1b"><span class="x" id="deficient__27" original="E87d.-7e1a"> Some types of virus cause disease only when the immune system is deficient in some way. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3fd3" id="deficient__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deficient" title="deficient definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3fd4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.272" id="deficient__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deficient__30"> deficient </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deficit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7167" id="deficit" original="E39c.-32c8" sum="601"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7168" id="deficit__1" original="E39c.-32c7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7169" id="deficit__2" original="E39c.-32c6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deficit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7174" id="deficit__7" original="E39c.-32be"><span class="pos" id="deficit__8" original="E39c.-32bd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c1a" eid="deficit__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6d36" geo="br" id="deficit__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deficit__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefɪsɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defic/deficit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defic/deficit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deficit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6d39" geo="n_am" id="deficit__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deficit__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefɪsɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defic/deficit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defic/deficit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deficit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7176" id="deficit__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7177" id="deficit__15" original="E39c.-32bc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7178" id="deficit__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="deficit__17" subj="econ"> economics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deficit__18" original="E39c.-32b9"> the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.717b" id="deficit__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.717c" id="deficit__20" original="E85c.-1191"><span class="x" id="deficit__21" original="E85c.-1190"> If the deficit is already high, then further borrowing could lead to extremely high interest rates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.717e" id="deficit__22" original="E85c.-118f"><span class="x" id="deficit__23" original="E85c.-118e"> a budget/fiscal/trade/current account deficit </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7180" id="deficit__24" original="E39c.-32b8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://surplus1" title="surplus1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7181" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.220a" id="deficit__25" original="E39c.-32b7"><span class="xh" id="deficit__26"> surplus </span><span class="xhm" id="deficit__27"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7184" id="deficit__28" original="E39c.-32b5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deficit__29" original="E39c.-32b2"> a lack of something, especially somebody's physical or mental abilities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7186" id="deficit__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7187" id="deficit__31" original="E85c.-118d"><span class="x" id="deficit__32" original="E85c.-118c"> That there is a democratic deficit in the EU is a frequently heard complaint. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7189" id="deficit__33" original="E85c.-118b"><span class="x" id="deficit__34" original="E85c.-118a"> a neurological/sensory/cognitive/motor deficit </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3ff7" id="deficit__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deficit" title="deficit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.3ff8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.28e" id="deficit__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deficit__37"> deficit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defied
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.718b" id="defied" original="E39c.-32b1" sum="123"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.718c" id="defied__1" original="E39c.-32b0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.718d" id="defied__2" original="E39c.-32af"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defied </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c13" eid="defied__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6d74" geo="br" id="defied__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defied__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defie/defied__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defie/defied__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://defied__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.6d77" geo="n_am" id="defied__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defied__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defie/defied__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defie/defied__us_2.ogg" href="sound://defied__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7194" id="defied__9" original="E39c.-32aa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> past tense, past participle of </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defy" title="defy definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7195" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7716" id="defied__10" original="E39c.-32a9"><span class="xh" id="defied__11"> defy </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.401d" id="defied__12" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defied" title="defied definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.401e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2b8" id="defied__13" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defied__14"> defied </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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define
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7197" id="define" original="E39c.-3255" sum="1275"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7198" id="define__1" original="E39c.-3254"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7199" id="define__2" original="E39c.-3253"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> define </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71a6" id="define__9" original="E39c.-3249"><span class="pos" id="define__10" original="E39c.-3248"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c0c" eid="define__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4c3e" geo="br" id="define__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/define__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/define__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://define__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4c41" geo="n_am" id="define__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/define__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/define__us_2.ogg" href="sound://define__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.a9e" id="define__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a72" form="root" id="define__17"><span class="vp" id="define__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> define </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a70" eid="define__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a6f" geo="br" id="define__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/define__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/define__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://define__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a6c" geo="n_am" id="define__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/define__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/define__us_2.ogg" href="sound://define__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a69" form="thirdps" id="define__24"><span class="vp" id="define__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> defines </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a67" eid="define__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a66" geo="br" id="define__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/defines__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defines__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defines__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a63" geo="n_am" id="define__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/defines__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defines__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defines__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a60" form="past" id="define__31"><span class="vp" id="define__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> defined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a5e" eid="define__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a5d" geo="br" id="define__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/defined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a5a" geo="n_am" id="define__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/defined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a57" form="pastpart" id="define__38"><span class="vp" id="define__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> defined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a55" eid="define__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a54" geo="br" id="define__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/defined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a51" geo="n_am" id="define__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/defined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a4e" form="prespart" id="define__45"><span class="vp" id="define__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> defining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a4c" eid="define__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a4b" geo="br" id="define__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/defining__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defining__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://defining__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a48" geo="n_am" id="define__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="define__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/defining__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defining__us_2.ogg" href="sound://defining__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71e3" id="define__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71e4" id="define__53" original="E39c.-3227"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="define__54" original="E39c.-3226"> to describe or show exactly the nature or extent of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71e6" id="define__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71e7" id="define__56" original="E8f2.-7d6d"><span class="cf" id="define__57" original="E39c.-3225"><span class="exp" id="define__58"> define </span> something </span><span class="x" id="define__59" original="E8f2.-7d6c"> Both thinkers are adept at defining the problems they wish to solve. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71eb" id="define__60" original="E8f2.-7da9"><span class="cf" id="define__61" original="E8f2.-7daa"><span class="exp" id="define__62"> define </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="define__63" original="E8f2.-7da8"> Nationalism, which at times could better be defined as chauvinism, was on the rise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71ef" id="define__64" original="E8f2.-7da7"><span class="cf" id="define__65" original="E39c.-3224"><span class="exp" id="define__66"> define </span> what/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="define__67" original="E8f2.-7da6"> The first thing that Plato tries to do is to define what it means to be good. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71f3" id="define__68" original="E4a5.63bf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://well-defined" title="well defined definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71f4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.20c0" id="define__69" original="E4a5.63c0"><span class="xh" id="define__70"> well defined </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71f6" id="define__71" original="E8f2.-7d89" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__72"> define + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71f8" id="define__73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71f9" id="define__74" original="E8f2.-7d84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71fa" id="define__75"><span class="coll" id="define__76" original="E8f2.-7d83"> identity </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71fc" id="define__77"><span class="coll" id="define__78" original="E86e.-79ed"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71fe" id="define__79" original="E8f2.-7d82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71ff" id="define__80"><span class="coll" id="define__81" original="E8f2.-7d81"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7201" id="define__82" original="E8f2.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7202" id="define__83"><span class="coll" id="define__84" original="E8f2.-7d85"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7204" id="define__85" original="E8f2.-7d88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7205" id="define__86"><span class="coll" id="define__87" original="E8f2.-7d87"> group </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7207" id="define__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7208" id="define__89" original="E86e.-79f2"><span class="x" id="define__90" original="E86e.-79ec"> Each of these religions defines America's global role differently. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.720a" id="define__91" original="E8f2.-7d7b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__92"> define + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.720c" id="define__93"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.720d" id="define__94" original="E86e.-79ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.720e" id="define__95"><span class="coll" id="define__96" original="E86e.-79e9"> scope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7210" id="define__97" original="E86e.-79ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7211" id="define__98"><span class="coll" id="define__99" original="E86e.-79e8"> objective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7213" id="define__100"><span class="coll" id="define__101" original="E86e.-79e7"> goal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7215" id="define__102" original="E8f2.-7d79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7216" id="define__103"><span class="coll" id="define__104" original="E8f2.-7d78"> category </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7218" id="define__105"><span class="coll" id="define__106" original="E86e.-79e6"> class </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.721a" id="define__107"><span class="coll" id="define__108" original="E86e.-79e5"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.721c" id="define__109" original="E8f2.-7d77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.721d" id="define__110"><span class="coll" id="define__111" original="E8f2.-7d76"> function </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.721f" id="define__112" original="E86e.-79e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7220" id="define__113"><span class="coll" id="define__114" original="E86e.-79e3"> criterion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7222" id="define__115" original="E86e.-79e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7223" id="define__116"><span class="coll" id="define__117" original="E86e.-79e1"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7225" id="define__118" original="E86e.-79e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7226" id="define__119"><span class="coll" id="define__120" original="E86e.-79df"> parameter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7228" id="define__121" original="E86e.-79de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7229" id="define__122"><span class="coll" id="define__123" original="E86e.-79dd"> variable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.722b" id="define__124" original="E8f2.-7d75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.722c" id="define__125"><span class="coll" id="define__126" original="E8f2.-7d74"> market </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.722e" id="define__127" original="E8f2.-7d71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.722f" id="define__128"><span class="coll" id="define__129" original="E8f2.-7d6f"> region </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7231" id="define__130"><span class="coll" id="define__131" original="E8f2.-7d70"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7233" id="define__132" original="E8f2.-7d73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7234" id="define__133"><span class="coll" id="define__134" original="E8f2.-7d72"> problem </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7236" id="define__135" original="E8f2.-7d6e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7237" id="define__136" original="E86e.-79dc"><span class="x" id="define__137" original="E86e.-79db"> It was left to the courts to define the scope of the legislation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7239" id="define__138" original="E86e.-79d2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__139"> adverb + define | define + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.723b" id="define__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.723c" id="define__141" original="E8db.-7b3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.723d" id="define__142"><span class="coll" id="define__143" original="E8db.-7b3b"> broadly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.723f" id="define__144" original="E8db.-7b3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7240" id="define__145"><span class="coll" id="define__146" original="E8db.-7b39"> narrowly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7242" id="define__147" original="E8db.-7b34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7243" id="define__148"><span class="coll" id="define__149" original="E8db.-7b33"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7245" id="define__150"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7246" id="define__151" original="E86e.-79d0"><span class="x" id="define__152" original="E86e.-79cf"> Education, broadly defined, has a responsibility to provide understanding and insight as well as applied knowledge. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7248" id="define__153" original="E8f2.-7d51" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__154"> adverb + define </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.724a" id="define__155"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.724b" id="define__156" original="E8f2.-7d50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.724c" id="define__157"><span class="coll" id="define__158" original="E8f2.-7d4f"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.724e" id="define__159" original="E8f2.-7d4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.724f" id="define__160"><span class="coll" id="define__161" original="E8f2.-7d4d"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7251" id="define__162" original="E8db.-7b46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7252" id="define__163"><span class="coll" id="define__164" original="E8db.-7b45"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7254" id="define__165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7255" id="define__166" original="E8db.-7b44"><span class="x" id="define__167" original="E8db.-7b43"> The socially sanctioned roles of men and women within these institutions were well defined. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7257" id="define__168" original="E8db.-7b3d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__169"> adverb + define </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7259" id="define__170"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.725a" id="define__171" original="E8db.-7b36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.725b" id="define__172"><span class="coll" id="define__173" original="E8db.-7b35"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.725d" id="define__174" original="E8db.-7b32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.725e" id="define__175"><span class="coll" id="define__176" original="E8db.-7b31"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7260" id="define__177" original="E8db.-7b30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7261" id="define__178"><span class="coll" id="define__179" original="E8db.-7b2f"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7263" id="define__180" original="E86e.-79cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7264" id="define__181"><span class="coll" id="define__182" original="E86e.-79cb"> uniquely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7266" id="define__183" original="E4c3.-1dae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7267" id="define__184"><span class="coll" id="define__185" original="E4c3.-1dad"> rigorously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7269" id="define__186" original="E8db.-7b38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.726a" id="define__187"><span class="coll" id="define__188" original="E8db.-7b37"> loosely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.726c" id="define__189" original="E86e.-79ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.726d" id="define__190"><span class="coll" id="define__191" original="E86e.-79c9"> vaguely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.726f" id="define__192" original="E8db.-7b2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7270" id="define__193"><span class="coll" id="define__194" original="E8db.-7b2d"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7272" id="define__195" original="E8db.-7b2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7273" id="define__196"><span class="coll" id="define__197" original="E8db.-7b2b"> formally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7275" id="define__198" original="E86e.-79c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7276" id="define__199"><span class="coll" id="define__200" original="E86e.-79c7"> conventionally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7278" id="define__201" original="E86e.-79c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7279" id="define__202"><span class="coll" id="define__203" original="E86e.-79c5"> traditionally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.727b" id="define__204" original="E8db.-7b2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.727c" id="define__205"><span class="coll" id="define__206" original="E8db.-7b29"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.727e" id="define__207"><span class="coll" id="define__208" original="E8db.-7b28"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7280" id="define__209" original="E86e.-79c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7281" id="define__210"><span class="coll" id="define__211" original="E86e.-79c3"> variously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7283" id="define__212" original="E86e.-79c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7284" id="define__213"><span class="coll" id="define__214" original="E86e.-79c1"> geographically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7286" id="define__215" original="E86e.-79c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7287" id="define__216"><span class="coll" id="define__217" original="E86e.-79bf"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7289" id="define__218"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.728a" id="define__219" original="E86e.-79be"><span class="x" id="define__220" original="E86e.-79bd"> Ethnic groups are often loosely defined. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.728c" id="define__221" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__222"> adverb + define </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.728e" id="define__223"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.728f" id="define__224" original="E8db.-7b20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7290" id="define__225"><span class="coll" id="define__226" original="E8db.-7b1f"> sharply </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7292" id="define__227"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7293" id="define__228" original="E470.-335f"><span class="x" id="define__229" original="E470.-335e"> The bishop of Rome claimed a special, if not sharply defined, role in the governance of the church. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7295" id="define__230" original="E86e.-79b9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__231"> define + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7297" id="define__232"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7298" id="define__233" original="E86e.-79b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7299" id="define__234"><span class="coll" id="define__235" original="E86e.-79b7"> above </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.729b" id="define__236" original="E86e.-79b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.729c" id="define__237"><span class="coll" id="define__238" original="E86e.-79b5"> below </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.729e" id="define__239" original="E86e.-79b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.729f" id="define__240"><span class="coll" id="define__241" original="E86e.-79b3"> here </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72a1" id="define__242"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72a2" id="define__243" original="E86e.-79b1"><span class="x" id="define__244" original="E86e.-79b0"> Over-confidence, as defined above, leads to incorrect estimates of risks faced. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72a4" id="define__245" original="E39c.-322b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="define__246" original="E39c.-322a"> to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72a6" id="define__247"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72a7" id="define__248" original="E86e.-79f3"><span class="cf" id="define__249" original="E39c.-3229"><span class="exp" id="define__250"> define </span> something </span><span class="x" id="define__251" original="E86e.-79ee"> ‘Insight’ is a difficult term to define. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72ab" id="define__252" original="E8f2.-7da1"><span class="cf" id="define__253" original="E39c.-3228"><span class="exp" id="define__254"> define </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="define__255" original="E8f2.-7da0"> Durkheim defined sociology as the study of ‘social facts’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a74" id="define__256"><span class="x" id="define__257"> A species is defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72af" id="define__258" original="E8f2.-7d60" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__259"> define + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72b1" id="define__260"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72b2" id="define__261" original="E8f2.-7d5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72b3" id="define__262"><span class="coll" id="define__263" original="E8f2.-7d5d"> term </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72b5" id="define__264"><span class="coll" id="define__265" original="E8f2.-7d5c"> word </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72b7" id="define__266" original="E8f2.-7d59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72b8" id="define__267"><span class="coll" id="define__268" original="E8f2.-7d58"> phrase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72ba" id="define__269" original="E86e.-79d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72bb" id="define__270"><span class="coll" id="define__271" original="E86e.-79d8"> vocabulary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72bd" id="define__272" original="E8f2.-7d5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72be" id="define__273"><span class="coll" id="define__274" original="E8f2.-7d5a"> concept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72c0" id="define__275" original="E86e.-79d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72c1" id="define__276"><span class="coll" id="define__277" original="E86e.-79d6"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72c3" id="define__278" original="E8f2.-7d57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72c4" id="define__279" original="E8f2.-7d56"><span class="x" id="define__280" original="E8f2.-7d55"> The concept of ‘strategy’ was first introduced and defined in ancient military dictionaries. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72c6" id="define__281" original="E86e.-79d2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__282"> adverb + define | define + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72c8" id="define__283"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72c9" id="define__284" original="E8db.-7b3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72ca" id="define__285"><span class="coll" id="define__286" original="E8db.-7b3b"> broadly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72cc" id="define__287" original="E8db.-7b3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72cd" id="define__288"><span class="coll" id="define__289" original="E8db.-7b39"> narrowly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72cf" id="define__290" original="E8db.-7b34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72d0" id="define__291"><span class="coll" id="define__292" original="E8db.-7b33"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72d2" id="define__293"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72d3" id="define__294" original="E86e.-79ce"><span class="x" id="define__295" original="E86e.-79cd"> Defined narrowly, sprawl refers to the rapid and unplanned expansion of a metropolitan area. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72d5" id="define__296" original="E8f2.-7d51" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__297"> adverb + define </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72d7" id="define__298"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72d8" id="define__299" original="E8f2.-7d50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72d9" id="define__300"><span class="coll" id="define__301" original="E8f2.-7d4f"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72db" id="define__302" original="E8f2.-7d4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72dc" id="define__303"><span class="coll" id="define__304" original="E8f2.-7d4d"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72de" id="define__305" original="E8db.-7b46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72df" id="define__306"><span class="coll" id="define__307" original="E8db.-7b45"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72e1" id="define__308"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72e2" id="define__309" original="E8db.-7b42"><span class="x" id="define__310" original="E8db.-7b41"> Many of the terms were generally poorly defined. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72e4" id="define__311" original="E8db.-7b3d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__312"> adverb + define </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72e6" id="define__313"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72e7" id="define__314" original="E8db.-7b36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72e8" id="define__315"><span class="coll" id="define__316" original="E8db.-7b35"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72ea" id="define__317" original="E8db.-7b32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72eb" id="define__318"><span class="coll" id="define__319" original="E8db.-7b31"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72ed" id="define__320" original="E8db.-7b30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72ee" id="define__321"><span class="coll" id="define__322" original="E8db.-7b2f"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72f0" id="define__323" original="E86e.-79cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72f1" id="define__324"><span class="coll" id="define__325" original="E86e.-79cb"> uniquely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72f3" id="define__326" original="E4c3.-1dae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72f4" id="define__327"><span class="coll" id="define__328" original="E4c3.-1dad"> rigorously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72f6" id="define__329" original="E8db.-7b38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72f7" id="define__330"><span class="coll" id="define__331" original="E8db.-7b37"> loosely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72f9" id="define__332" original="E86e.-79ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72fa" id="define__333"><span class="coll" id="define__334" original="E86e.-79c9"> vaguely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72fc" id="define__335" original="E8db.-7b2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72fd" id="define__336"><span class="coll" id="define__337" original="E8db.-7b2d"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.72ff" id="define__338" original="E8db.-7b2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7300" id="define__339"><span class="coll" id="define__340" original="E8db.-7b2b"> formally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7302" id="define__341" original="E86e.-79c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7303" id="define__342"><span class="coll" id="define__343" original="E86e.-79c7"> conventionally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7305" id="define__344" original="E86e.-79c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7306" id="define__345"><span class="coll" id="define__346" original="E86e.-79c5"> traditionally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7308" id="define__347" original="E8db.-7b2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7309" id="define__348"><span class="coll" id="define__349" original="E8db.-7b29"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.730b" id="define__350"><span class="coll" id="define__351" original="E8db.-7b28"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.730d" id="define__352" original="E86e.-79c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.730e" id="define__353"><span class="coll" id="define__354" original="E86e.-79c3"> variously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7310" id="define__355" original="E86e.-79c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7311" id="define__356"><span class="coll" id="define__357" original="E86e.-79c1"> geographically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7313" id="define__358" original="E86e.-79c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7314" id="define__359"><span class="coll" id="define__360" original="E86e.-79bf"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7316" id="define__361"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7317" id="define__362" original="E8db.-7b24"><span class="x" id="define__363" original="E8db.-7b23"> Finkl and Catt specifically define the term to refer to closely spaced buried soils with no ‘overlap’. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7319" id="define__364" original="E86e.-79b9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__365"> define + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.731b" id="define__366"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.731c" id="define__367" original="E86e.-79b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.731d" id="define__368"><span class="coll" id="define__369" original="E86e.-79b7"> above </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.731f" id="define__370" original="E86e.-79b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7320" id="define__371"><span class="coll" id="define__372" original="E86e.-79b5"> below </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7322" id="define__373" original="E86e.-79b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7323" id="define__374"><span class="coll" id="define__375" original="E86e.-79b3"> here </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7325" id="define__376"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7326" id="define__377" original="E470.-335d"><span class="x" id="define__378" original="E470.-335c"> The environment is defined here as all the physical, chemical and biological factors external to the human host, and all related behaviours. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7328" id="define__379" original="E8f2.-7d9f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="define__380" original="E8f2.-7d9e"> to form or establish the essential character of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.732a" id="define__381"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.732b" id="define__382" original="E8f2.-7d9c"><span class="cf" id="define__383" original="E8f2.-7d9d"><span class="exp" id="define__384"> define </span> somebody/something/yourself </span><span class="x" id="define__385" original="E8f2.-7d9b"> Like Kipling's Kim, Jim is concerned to define his own identity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.732f" id="define__386" original="E8f2.-7d93"><span class="cf" id="define__387" original="E8f2.-7d96"><span class="exp" id="define__388"> define </span> somebody/something/yourself as something </span><span class="x" id="define__389" original="E8f2.-7d92"> About 35% defined themselves as completely secular. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7333" id="define__390" original="E8f2.-7d89" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__391"> define + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7335" id="define__392"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7336" id="define__393" original="E8f2.-7d84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7337" id="define__394"><span class="coll" id="define__395" original="E8f2.-7d83"> identity </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7339" id="define__396"><span class="coll" id="define__397" original="E86e.-79ed"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.733b" id="define__398" original="E8f2.-7d82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.733c" id="define__399"><span class="coll" id="define__400" original="E8f2.-7d81"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.733e" id="define__401" original="E8f2.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.733f" id="define__402"><span class="coll" id="define__403" original="E8f2.-7d85"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7341" id="define__404" original="E8f2.-7d88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7342" id="define__405"><span class="coll" id="define__406" original="E8f2.-7d87"> group </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7344" id="define__407"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7345" id="define__408" original="E8f2.-7d7f"><span class="x" id="define__409" original="E8f2.-7d7e"> Religion was important in understanding the character of groups defined by their social, ethnic or regional identity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7347" id="define__410" original="E39c.-3223"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="define__411" original="E39c.-3222"><span class="exp" id="define__412"> define </span> something </span><span class="def" id="define__413" original="E39c.-3221"> to show clearly the outline or position of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.734b" id="define__414"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.734c" id="define__415" original="E8f2.-7d8f"><span class="x" id="define__416" original="E8f2.-7d8e"> Taylor Glacier is the largest glacier in the valley, defining its western boundary. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.734e" id="define__417" original="E8f2.-7d68" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__418"> define + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7350" id="define__419"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7351" id="define__420" original="E8f2.-7d67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7352" id="define__421"><span class="coll" id="define__422" original="E8f2.-7d66"> boundary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7354" id="define__423" original="E8f2.-7d65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7355" id="define__424"><span class="coll" id="define__425" original="E8f2.-7d64"> limit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7357" id="define__426"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7358" id="define__427" original="E8f2.-7d62"><span class="x" id="define__428" original="E8f2.-7d61"> It is the path of the electron that defines the outer limit of the atom. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.735a" id="define__429" original="E8f2.-7d51" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__430"> adverb + define </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.735c" id="define__431"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.735d" id="define__432" original="E8f2.-7d50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.735e" id="define__433"><span class="coll" id="define__434" original="E8f2.-7d4f"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7360" id="define__435" original="E8f2.-7d4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7361" id="define__436"><span class="coll" id="define__437" original="E8f2.-7d4d"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7363" id="define__438" original="E8db.-7b46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7364" id="define__439"><span class="coll" id="define__440" original="E8db.-7b45"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7366" id="define__441"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7367" id="define__442" original="E8db.-7b40"><span class="x" id="define__443" original="E8db.-7b3f"> The clearly defined borders of this lump are consistent with those of a cyst. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7369" id="define__444" original="E8db.-7b21" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="define__445"> adverb + define </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.736b" id="define__446"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.736c" id="define__447" original="E8db.-7b20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.736d" id="define__448"><span class="coll" id="define__449" original="E8db.-7b1f"> sharply </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.736f" id="define__450"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7370" id="define__451" original="E8db.-7b1b"><span class="x" id="define__452" original="E8db.-7b1a"> Most galaxies do not have sharply defined outer edges. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71aa" id="undefined__19"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__20" original="E5df.-29d9"> define </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__21" original="E5df.-29d8" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71ad" id="undefined__22"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__23" original="E5df.-29d7"> definition </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__24" original="E5df.-29d6" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71b0" id="undefined__25"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__26" original="E5df.-29d5"> redefine </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__27" original="E5df.-29d4" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71b3" id="undefined__28"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__29" original="E640.-44f9"> redefinition </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__30" original="E640.-44f8" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.71b6" id="undefined__31"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__32" original="E5df.-29d3"> undefined </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__33" original="E5df.-29d2" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7372" id="term1__30" original="E47f.5759" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="term1__31" original="E47f.575a"><span class="h1" id="term1__32" original="E47f.575b"> Defining language </span><span class="p" id="term1__33" original="E47f.575c"> In academic writing, it is important to define what you mean when you use a particular term or expression. </span><ul class="bullet" id="term1__34" original="E47f.575d"><li class="li" id="term1__35" original="E47f.575e"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__36" original="E47f.575f"> can/​may be defined as… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__37" original="E47f.5762"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__38" original="E47f.5763"> is also known as/​is referred to as… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__39" original="E47f.5764"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__40" original="E47f.5765"> includes/​consists of/​comprises… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__41" original="E47f.5766"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__42" original="E47f.5767"> involves/​concerns/​is related to… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__43" original="E47f.5768"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__44" original="E47f.5769"> is a kind/​type/​class of… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__45" original="E47f.576a"> X <span class="eb" id="term1__46" original="E47f.576b"> is a term referring to… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__47" original="E47f.576c"> I <span class="eb" id="term1__48" original="E47f.576d"> use the term </span> X <span class="eb" id="term1__49" original="E47f.576e"> to refer to/​to mean… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__50" original="E47f.576f"><span class="eb" id="term1__51" original="E47f.5770"> The term </span> X <span class="eb" id="term1__52" original="E47f.5771"> refers to/​is used to refer to… </span></li><li class="li" id="term1__53" original="E47f.5772"><span class="eb" id="term1__54" original="E47f.5773"> This is what is meant by… </span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="term1__55" original="E47f.5776"><li class="li" id="term1__56" original="E47f.5777"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c37" id="term1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d19" id="term1__58" original="E47f.5778"><span class="x" id="term1__59" original="E47f.5779"> ‘Economic distance‘ <span class="ebi" id="term1__60" original="E47f.577a"> can be defined as </span> the cost incurred to overcome physical distance. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__61" original="E646.-2e92"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c36" id="term1__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d15" id="term1__63" original="E646.-2e91"><span class="x" id="term1__64" original="E646.-2e90"> Propaganda, <span class="ebi" id="term1__65" original="E646.-2e8f"> also known as </span> disinformation, continues to be… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__66" original="E47f.5783"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c35" id="term1__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d11" id="term1__68" original="E47f.5784"><span class="x" id="term1__69" original="E47f.5785"> Culture <span class="ebi" id="term1__70" original="E47f.5786"> includes </span> codes of behaviour, dress, language, rituals and beliefs. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__71" original="E47f.5787"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c34" id="term1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d0d" id="term1__73" original="E47f.5788"><span class="x" id="term1__74" original="E47f.5789"> The third dimension of economic systems is called ‘change’, which <span class="ebi" id="term1__75" original="E47f.578a"> concerns </span> the passage of time. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__76" original="E47f.578b"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c33" id="term1__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d09" id="term1__78" original="E47f.578c"><span class="x" id="term1__79" original="E47f.578d"> Salmonella <span class="ebi" id="term1__80" original="E47f.578e"> is a type of </span> bacteria. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__81" original="E4c7.2c67"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c32" id="term1__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d05" id="term1__83" original="E4c7.2c68"><span class="x" id="term1__84" original="E4c7.2c69"> Postmodernism <span class="ebi" id="term1__85" original="E4c7.2c6a"> is a term referring to </span> cultural phenomena which… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__86" original="E47f.5793"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c31" id="term1__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5d01" id="term1__88" original="E47f.5794"><span class="x" id="term1__89" original="E47f.5795"> I have <span class="ebi" id="term1__90" original="E47f.5796"> used the term to refer to </span> all languages descended from a protolanguage. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__91" original="E47f.5797"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c30" id="term1__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5cfd" id="term1__93" original="E47f.5798"><span class="x" id="term1__94" original="E47f.5799"> Nuclear medicine <span class="ebi" id="term1__95" original="E47f.579a"> is a term used to </span> describe the use of radioactive compounds in diagnostic tests or treatment of diseases. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="term1__96" original="E47f.579b"><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c2f" id="term1__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5cf9" id="term1__98" original="E47f.579c"><span class="x" id="term1__99" original="E47f.579d"> This is what <span class="ebi" id="term1__100" original="E47f.579e"> is meant by </span> ‘commodity production’. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-630b" id="define__539" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="define__540"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6309" id="define__541" original="E8f2.-7d8c"><span class="shcut" id="define__542" original="E8f2.-7d8b"> define + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6307" id="define__543" original="E8f2.-7d8a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6306" id="define__544" original="E8f2.-7d84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6305" id="define__545" original="E8f2.-7d83"><span class="coll" id="define__546"> identity </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6303" id="define__547" original="E86e.-79ed"><span class="coll" id="define__548"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6301" id="define__549" original="E8f2.-7d82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6300" id="define__550" original="E8f2.-7d81"><span class="coll" id="define__551"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62fe" id="define__552" original="E8f2.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62fd" id="define__553" original="E8f2.-7d85"><span class="coll" id="define__554"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62fb" id="define__555" original="E8f2.-7d88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62fa" id="define__556" original="E8f2.-7d87"><span class="coll" id="define__557"> group </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62f8" id="define__558" original="E8f2.-7d80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62f7" id="define__559" original="E86e.-79f2"><span class="x" id="define__560" original="E86e.-79ec"> Each of these religions defines America's global role differently. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62f5" id="define__561" original="E8f2.-7d7f"><span class="x" id="define__562" original="E8f2.-7d7e"> Religion was important in understanding the character of groups defined by their social, ethnic or regional identity. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62f3" id="define__563" original="E8f2.-7d69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62f2" id="define__564" original="E8f2.-7d67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62f1" id="define__565" original="E8f2.-7d66"><span class="coll" id="define__566"> boundary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62ef" id="define__567" original="E8f2.-7d65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62ee" id="define__568" original="E8f2.-7d64"><span class="coll" id="define__569"> limit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62ec" id="define__570" original="E8f2.-7d63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62eb" id="define__571" original="E86e.-79f1"><span class="x" id="define__572" original="E86e.-79eb"> Business networks are not formal affiliations with clearly defined boundaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62e9" id="define__573" original="E8f2.-7d62"><span class="x" id="define__574" original="E8f2.-7d61"> It is the path of the electron that defines the outer limit of the atom. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62e7" id="define__575" original="E8f2.-7d7b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62e6" id="define__576" original="E86e.-79ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62e5" id="define__577" original="E86e.-79e9"><span class="coll" id="define__578"> scope </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62e3" id="define__579" original="E86e.-79ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62e2" id="define__580" original="E86e.-79e8"><span class="coll" id="define__581"> objective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62e0" id="define__582" original="E86e.-79e7"><span class="coll" id="define__583"> goal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62de" id="define__584" original="E8f2.-7d79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62dd" id="define__585" original="E8f2.-7d78"><span class="coll" id="define__586"> category </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62db" id="define__587" original="E86e.-79e6"><span class="coll" id="define__588"> class </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62d9" id="define__589" original="E86e.-79e5"><span class="coll" id="define__590"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62d7" id="define__591" original="E8f2.-7d77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62d6" id="define__592" original="E8f2.-7d76"><span class="coll" id="define__593"> function </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62d4" id="define__594" original="E86e.-79e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62d3" id="define__595" original="E86e.-79e3"><span class="coll" id="define__596"> criterion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62d1" id="define__597" original="E86e.-79e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62d0" id="define__598" original="E86e.-79e1"><span class="coll" id="define__599"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62ce" id="define__600" original="E86e.-79e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62cd" id="define__601" original="E86e.-79df"><span class="coll" id="define__602"> parameter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62cb" id="define__603" original="E86e.-79de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62ca" id="define__604" original="E86e.-79dd"><span class="coll" id="define__605"> variable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62c8" id="define__606" original="E8f2.-7d75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62c7" id="define__607" original="E8f2.-7d74"><span class="coll" id="define__608"> market </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62c5" id="define__609" original="E8f2.-7d71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62c4" id="define__610" original="E8f2.-7d6f"><span class="coll" id="define__611"> region </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62c2" id="define__612" original="E8f2.-7d70"><span class="coll" id="define__613"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62c0" id="define__614" original="E8f2.-7d73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62bf" id="define__615" original="E8f2.-7d72"><span class="coll" id="define__616"> problem </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62bd" id="define__617" original="E8f2.-7d6e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62bc" id="define__618" original="E86e.-79dc"><span class="x" id="define__619" original="E86e.-79db"> It was left to the courts to define the scope of the legislation. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62ba" id="define__620" original="E8f2.-7d60"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62b9" id="define__621" original="E8f2.-7d5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62b8" id="define__622" original="E8f2.-7d5d"><span class="coll" id="define__623"> term </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62b6" id="define__624" original="E8f2.-7d5c"><span class="coll" id="define__625"> word </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62b4" id="define__626" original="E8f2.-7d59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62b3" id="define__627" original="E8f2.-7d58"><span class="coll" id="define__628"> phrase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62b1" id="define__629" original="E86e.-79d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62b0" id="define__630" original="E86e.-79d8"><span class="coll" id="define__631"> vocabulary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62ae" id="define__632" original="E8f2.-7d5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62ad" id="define__633" original="E8f2.-7d5a"><span class="coll" id="define__634"> concept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62ab" id="define__635" original="E86e.-79d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62aa" id="define__636" original="E86e.-79d6"><span class="coll" id="define__637"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62a8" id="define__638" original="E8f2.-7d57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62a7" id="define__639" original="E8f2.-7d56"><span class="x" id="define__640" original="E8f2.-7d55"> The concept of ‘strategy’ was first introduced and defined in ancient military dictionaries. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62a5" id="define__641" original="E86e.-79d5"><span class="shcut" id="define__642" original="E86e.-79d4"> adverb + define | define + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62a3" id="define__643" original="E86e.-79d3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62a2" id="define__644" original="E8db.-7b3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-62a1" id="define__645" original="E8db.-7b3b"><span class="coll" id="define__646"> broadly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-629f" id="define__647" original="E8db.-7b3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-629e" id="define__648" original="E8db.-7b39"><span class="coll" id="define__649"> narrowly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-629c" id="define__650" original="E8db.-7b34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-629b" id="define__651" original="E8db.-7b33"><span class="coll" id="define__652"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6299" id="define__653" original="E86e.-79d1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6298" id="define__654" original="E86e.-79d0"><span class="x" id="define__655" original="E86e.-79cf"> Education, broadly defined, has a responsibility to provide understanding and insight as well as applied knowledge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6296" id="define__656" original="E86e.-79ce"><span class="x" id="define__657" original="E86e.-79cd"> Defined narrowly, sprawl refers to the rapid and unplanned expansion of a metropolitan area. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6294" id="define__658" original="E8f2.-7d54"><span class="shcut" id="define__659" original="E8f2.-7d53"> adverb + define </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6292" id="define__660" original="E8f2.-7d52"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6291" id="define__661" original="E8f2.-7d50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6290" id="define__662" original="E8f2.-7d4f"><span class="coll" id="define__663"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-628e" id="define__664" original="E8f2.-7d4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-628d" id="define__665" original="E8f2.-7d4d"><span class="coll" id="define__666"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-628b" id="define__667" original="E8db.-7b46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-628a" id="define__668" original="E8db.-7b45"><span class="coll" id="define__669"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6288" id="define__670" original="E8f2.-7d4c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6287" id="define__671" original="E8db.-7b44"><span class="x" id="define__672" original="E8db.-7b43"> The socially sanctioned roles of men and women within these institutions were well defined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6285" id="define__673" original="E8db.-7b42"><span class="x" id="define__674" original="E8db.-7b41"> Many of the terms were generally poorly defined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6283" id="define__675" original="E8db.-7b40"><span class="x" id="define__676" original="E8db.-7b3f"> The clearly defined borders of this lump are consistent with those of a cyst. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6281" id="define__677" original="E8db.-7b3e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6280" id="define__678" original="E8db.-7b36"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-627f" id="define__679" original="E8db.-7b35"><span class="coll" id="define__680"> strictly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-627d" id="define__681" original="E8db.-7b32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-627c" id="define__682" original="E8db.-7b31"><span class="coll" id="define__683"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-627a" id="define__684" original="E8db.-7b30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6279" id="define__685" original="E8db.-7b2f"><span class="coll" id="define__686"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6277" id="define__687" original="E86e.-79cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6276" id="define__688" original="E86e.-79cb"><span class="coll" id="define__689"> uniquely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6274" id="define__690" original="E4c3.-1dae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6273" id="define__691" original="E4c3.-1dad"><span class="coll" id="define__692"> rigorously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6271" id="define__693" original="E8db.-7b38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6270" id="define__694" original="E8db.-7b37"><span class="coll" id="define__695"> loosely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-626e" id="define__696" original="E86e.-79ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-626d" id="define__697" original="E86e.-79c9"><span class="coll" id="define__698"> vaguely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-626b" id="define__699" original="E8db.-7b2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-626a" id="define__700" original="E8db.-7b2d"><span class="coll" id="define__701"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6268" id="define__702" original="E8db.-7b2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6267" id="define__703" original="E8db.-7b2b"><span class="coll" id="define__704"> formally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6265" id="define__705" original="E86e.-79c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6264" id="define__706" original="E86e.-79c7"><span class="coll" id="define__707"> conventionally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6262" id="define__708" original="E86e.-79c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6261" id="define__709" original="E86e.-79c5"><span class="coll" id="define__710"> traditionally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-625f" id="define__711" original="E8db.-7b2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-625e" id="define__712" original="E8db.-7b29"><span class="coll" id="define__713"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-625c" id="define__714" original="E8db.-7b28"><span class="coll" id="define__715"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-625a" id="define__716" original="E86e.-79c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6259" id="define__717" original="E86e.-79c3"><span class="coll" id="define__718"> variously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6257" id="define__719" original="E86e.-79c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6256" id="define__720" original="E86e.-79c1"><span class="coll" id="define__721"> geographically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6254" id="define__722" original="E86e.-79c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6253" id="define__723" original="E86e.-79bf"><span class="coll" id="define__724"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6251" id="define__725" original="E8db.-7b27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6250" id="define__726" original="E86e.-79be"><span class="x" id="define__727" original="E86e.-79bd"> Ethnic groups are often loosely defined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-624e" id="define__728" original="E8db.-7b24"><span class="x" id="define__729" original="E8db.-7b23"> Finkl and Catt specifically define the term to refer to closely spaced buried soils with no ‘overlap’. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-624c" id="define__730" original="E8db.-7b22"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-624b" id="define__731" original="E8db.-7b20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-624a" id="define__732" original="E8db.-7b1f"><span class="coll" id="define__733"> sharply </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6248" id="define__734" original="E8db.-7b1e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6247" id="define__735" original="E470.-335f"><span class="x" id="define__736" original="E470.-335e"> The bishop of Rome claimed a special, if not sharply defined, role in the governance of the church. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6245" id="define__737" original="E8db.-7b1b"><span class="x" id="define__738" original="E8db.-7b1a"> Most galaxies do not have sharply defined outer edges. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6243" id="define__739" original="E86e.-79bc"><span class="shcut" id="define__740" original="E86e.-79bb"> define + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6241" id="define__741" original="E86e.-79ba"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6240" id="define__742" original="E86e.-79b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-623f" id="define__743" original="E86e.-79b7"><span class="coll" id="define__744"> above </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-623d" id="define__745" original="E86e.-79b6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-623c" id="define__746" original="E86e.-79b5"><span class="coll" id="define__747"> below </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-623a" id="define__748" original="E86e.-79b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6239" id="define__749" original="E86e.-79b3"><span class="coll" id="define__750"> here </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6237" id="define__751" original="E86e.-79b2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6236" id="define__752" original="E86e.-79b1"><span class="x" id="define__753" original="E86e.-79b0"> Over-confidence, as defined above, leads to incorrect estimates of risks faced. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6234" id="define__754" original="E470.-335d"><span class="x" id="define__755" original="E470.-335c"> The environment is defined here as all the physical, chemical and biological factors external to the human host, and all related behaviours. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4072" id="define__756" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://define" title="define definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4073" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.318" id="define__757" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="define__758"> define </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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defining vocabulary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7378" id="defining-vocabulary" original="E39c.-31f0" sum="342"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7379" id="defining-vocabulary__1" original="E39c.-31ef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.737a" id="defining-vocabulary__2" original="E39c.-31ee"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defining vocabulary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7381" id="defining-vocabulary__4" original="E39c.-31e9"><span class="pos" id="defining-vocabulary__5" original="E39c.-31e8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7259" eid="defining-vocabulary__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7077" geo="br" id="defining-vocabulary__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defining-vocabulary__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ vəkæbjələri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/defining_vocabulary_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defining_vocabulary_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://defining_vocabulary_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.707a" geo="n_am" id="defining-vocabulary__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defining-vocabulary__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ vəkæbjəleri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/defining_vocabulary_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/defining_vocabulary_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://defining_vocabulary_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7383" id="defining-vocabulary__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7384" id="defining-vocabulary__12" original="E39c.-31e7"><span class="def" id="defining-vocabulary__13" original="E39c.-31e6"> a set of carefully chosen words used to write the explanations in some dictionaries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7386" id="defining-vocabulary__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7387" id="defining-vocabulary__15" original="E896.7809"><span class="x" id="defining-vocabulary__16" original="E896.780a"> Those words do not belong to the approved defining vocabulary for that level. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4217" id="defining-vocabulary__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defining-vocabulary" title="defining vocabulary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4218" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3cc" id="defining-vocabulary__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defining-vocabulary__19"> defining vocabulary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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definite
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7389" id="definite" original="E39c.-31e5" sum="511"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.738a" id="definite__1" original="E39c.-31e4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.738b" id="definite__2" original="E39c.-31e3"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> definite </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7396" id="definite__7" original="E39c.-31da"><span class="pos" id="definite__8" original="E39c.-31d9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6c05" eid="definite__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7095" geo="br" id="definite__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definite__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefɪnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/definite__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definite__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://definite__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7098" geo="n_am" id="definite__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definite__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefɪnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/definite__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definite__us_1.ogg" href="sound://definite__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7398" id="definite__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7399" id="definite__15" original="E39c.-31d8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="definite__16" original="E39c.-31d6"> clearly stated or decided; sure or certain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.739b" id="definite__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.739c" id="definite__18" original="E861.-7936"><span class="x" id="definite__19" original="E861.-7935"> The novel, as one might expect, provides no definite answers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.739e" id="definite__20" original="E39c.-31d5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="definite__21" original="E39c.-31d4"> clearly true or real; having a clear meaning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73a0" id="definite__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73a1" id="definite__23" original="E861.-7932"><span class="x" id="definite__24" original="E861.-7931"> It is difficult to draw any definite conclusions in the absence of complete lifespan studies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73a3" id="definite__25" original="E861.-7930"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="definite__26" original="E861.-792f"> having an exact outline or form that can be recognized easily </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73a5" id="definite__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73a6" id="definite__28" original="E861.-792e"><span class="x" id="definite__29" original="E861.-792d"> Proteins have definite structures and shapes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4230" id="definite__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://definite_1" title="definite definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4231" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3d7" id="definite__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="definite__32"> definite </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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definite article
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73a8" id="definite-article" original="E39c.-31b7" sum="372"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73a9" id="definite-article__1" original="E39c.-31b6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73aa" id="definite-article__2" original="E39c.-31b5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> definite article </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73b1" id="definite-article__4" original="E39c.-31b0"><span class="pos" id="definite-article__5" original="E39c.-31af"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bfe" eid="definite-article__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.711a" geo="br" id="definite-article__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definite-article__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdefɪnət ˈɑːtɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/definite_article_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definite_article_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://definite_article_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.711d" geo="n_am" id="definite-article__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definite-article__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdefɪnət ˈɑːrtɪkl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/definite_article_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definite_article_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://definite_article_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73b3" id="definite-article__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73b4" id="definite-article__12" original="E39c.-31ac"><span class="def" id="definite-article__13" original="E39c.-31ab"> the word <span class="ei" id="definite-article__14" original="E39c.-31aa"> the </span> in English, or a similar word in another language </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73b7" id="definite-article__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73b8" id="definite-article__16" original="E896.781e"><span class="x" id="definite-article__17" original="E896.781f"> In languages such as French, Spanish and Italian, the definite article has to agree with the noun in gender and number. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73ba" id="definite-article__18" original="E39c.-31a9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indefinite-article" title="indefinite article definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73bb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3e5d" id="definite-article__19" original="E39c.-31a8"><span class="xh" id="definite-article__20"> indefinite article </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4250" id="definite-article__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://definite-article" title="definite article definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4251" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.432" id="definite-article__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="definite-article__23"> definite article </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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definitely
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73bd" id="definitely" original="E39c.-31a6" sum="513"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73be" id="definitely__1" original="E39c.-31a5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73bf" id="definitely__2" original="E39c.-31a4"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> definitely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73c7" id="definitely__4" original="E39c.-319f"><span class="pos" id="definitely__5" original="E39c.-319e"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bf7" eid="definitely__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4cec" geo="br" id="definitely__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definitely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefɪnətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/definitely__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definitely__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://definitely__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4cef" geo="n_am" id="definitely__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definitely__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdefɪnətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/definitely__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definitely__us_2.ogg" href="sound://definitely__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73c9" id="definitely__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73ca" id="definitely__12" original="E39c.-319d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="definitely__13" original="E865.-79bd"> without doubt </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73cc" id="definitely__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73cd" id="definitely__15" original="E865.-79bc"><span class="x" id="definitely__16" original="E865.-79bb"> The interview definitely had a more formal feel than the other interviews thus far. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73cf" id="definitely__17" original="E865.-79ba"><span class="x" id="definitely__18" original="E865.-79b9"> The categories in the questionnaire ranged from 1 (not true at all) to 5 (definitely true). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73d1" id="definitely__19" original="E86e.-73f0"><span class="x" id="definitely__20" original="E86e.-73ef"> This was definitely not the case for the respondents in the low-income group. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73d3" id="definitely__21" original="E39c.-3199"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="definitely__22" original="E39c.-3198"> in a way that is certain or that shows that you are certain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73d5" id="definitely__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73d6" id="definitely__24" original="E865.-79b6"><span class="x" id="definitely__25" original="E865.-79b5"> The cause of the outbreak is not definitely known. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.426a" id="definitely__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://definitely" title="definitely definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.426b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.445" id="definitely__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="definitely__28"> definitely </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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definition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73d8" id="definition" original="E39c.-3197" sum="1196"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73d9" id="definition__1" original="E39c.-3196"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73da" id="definition__2" original="E39c.-3195"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> definition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73e5" id="definition__7" original="E39c.-318d"><span class="pos" id="definition__8" original="E39c.-318c"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bf0" eid="definition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.71af" geo="br" id="definition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/definition__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definition__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://definition__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.71b2" geo="n_am" id="definition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/definition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://definition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73e7" id="definition__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73e8" id="definition__15" original="E39c.-3186"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73e9" id="definition__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="definition__17" original="E39c.-3184"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="definition__18" original="E39c.-3183"> an exact statement or description of the nature, extent or meaning of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73ec" id="definition__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73ed" id="definition__20" original="E861.-7aaa"><span class="x" id="definition__21" original="E861.-7aa9"> Studies of urban populations sometimes adopt a definition based on a minimum size, such as centres with 5 000 inhabitants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73ef" id="definition__22" original="E861.-7aa8"><span class="cf" id="definition__23" original="E8d5.-7f1a"><span class="exp" id="definition__24"> definition </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="definition__25" original="E861.-7aa7"> Broader definitions of democracy emphasize multiple forms of participation in politics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.231f" id="definition__26" original="E8d5.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="definition__27" original="E8d5.-7f0c"> In the European Union, the very definition of social policy is closely related to employment issues. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73f3" id="definition__28" original="E861.-7a9a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="definition__29"> adjective + definition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73f5" id="definition__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73f6" id="definition__31" original="E861.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73f7" id="definition__32"><span class="coll" id="definition__33" original="E861.-7a98"> broad </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73f9" id="definition__34"><span class="coll" id="definition__35" original="E861.-7a97"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73fb" id="definition__36" original="E861.-7a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73fc" id="definition__37"><span class="coll" id="definition__38" original="E861.-7a95"> narrow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73fe" id="definition__39" original="E861.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.73ff" id="definition__40"><span class="coll" id="definition__41" original="E861.-7a93"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7401" id="definition__42" original="E861.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7402" id="definition__43"><span class="coll" id="definition__44" original="E861.-7a91"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7404" id="definition__45" original="E861.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7405" id="definition__46"><span class="coll" id="definition__47" original="E861.-7a8f"> precise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7407" id="definition__48"><span class="coll" id="definition__49" original="E8d5.-7f18"> exact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7409" id="definition__50" original="E8d5.-7f17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.740a" id="definition__51"><span class="coll" id="definition__52" original="E8d5.-7f16"> explicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.740c" id="definition__53" original="E8d5.-7f15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.740d" id="definition__54"><span class="coll" id="definition__55" original="E8d5.-7f14"> strict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.740f" id="definition__56" original="E8d5.-7f13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7410" id="definition__57"><span class="coll" id="definition__58" original="E8d5.-7f12"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7412" id="definition__59" original="E861.-7a8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7413" id="definition__60"><span class="coll" id="definition__61" original="E861.-7a89"> standard </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7415" id="definition__62"><span class="coll" id="definition__63" original="E8d5.-7f11"> accepted </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7417" id="definition__64" original="E8d5.-7f10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7418" id="definition__65"><span class="coll" id="definition__66" original="E8d5.-7f0f"> formal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.741a" id="definition__67" original="E8d5.-7f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.741b" id="definition__68"><span class="coll" id="definition__69" original="E8d5.-7f0d"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.741d" id="definition__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.741e" id="definition__71" original="E8d5.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="definition__72" original="E8d5.-7f0c"> In the European Union, the very definition of social policy is closely related to employment issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7420" id="definition__73" original="E861.-7a85"><span class="x" id="definition__74" original="E861.-7a84"> Although the concept of wisdom must be almost as old as human civilization, there is still no standard definition of wisdom. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7422" id="definition__75" original="E861.-7a83" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="definition__76"> adjective + definition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7424" id="definition__77"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7425" id="definition__78" original="E861.-7a81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7426" id="definition__79"><span class="coll" id="definition__80" original="E861.-7a80"> legal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7428" id="definition__81" original="E8d5.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7429" id="definition__82"><span class="coll" id="definition__83" original="E8d5.-7f0a"> statutory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.742b" id="definition__84" original="E861.-7a7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.742c" id="definition__85"><span class="coll" id="definition__86" original="E861.-7a7e"> working </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.742e" id="definition__87"><span class="coll" id="definition__88" original="E8d5.-7f09"> operational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7430" id="definition__89" original="E861.-7a7d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7431" id="definition__90" original="E861.-7a7c"><span class="x" id="definition__91" original="E861.-7a7b"> Although legal definitions vary, refugees are generally considered to be people fleeing life-threatening circumstances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7433" id="definition__92" original="E861.-7a7a"><span class="x" id="definition__93" original="E861.-7a79"> One good working definition of statistics might be that it is the technology of extracting meaning from data. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7435" id="definition__94" original="E861.-7a75" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="definition__95"> verb + definition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7437" id="definition__96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7438" id="definition__97" original="E861.-7a71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7439" id="definition__98"><span class="coll" id="definition__99" original="E861.-7a70"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.743b" id="definition__100"><span class="coll" id="definition__101" original="E861.-7a6f"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.743d" id="definition__102"><span class="coll" id="definition__103" original="E861.-7a6e"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.743f" id="definition__104"><span class="coll" id="definition__105" original="E861.-7a6c"> propose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7441" id="definition__106" original="E861.-7a6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7442" id="definition__107"><span class="coll" id="definition__108" original="E861.-7a69"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7444" id="definition__109"><span class="coll" id="definition__110" original="E861.-7a68"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7446" id="definition__111"><span class="coll" id="definition__112" original="E861.-7a67"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7448" id="definition__113" original="E861.-7a65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7449" id="definition__114"><span class="coll" id="definition__115" original="E861.-7a64"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.744b" id="definition__116"><span class="coll" id="definition__117" original="E861.-7a63"> fit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.744d" id="definition__118" original="E861.-7a62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.744e" id="definition__119"><span class="coll" id="definition__120" original="E861.-7a61"> extend </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7450" id="definition__121"><span class="coll" id="definition__122" original="E861.-7a60"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7452" id="definition__123"><span class="coll" id="definition__124" original="E861.-7a5f"> broaden </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7454" id="definition__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7455" id="definition__126" original="E861.-7a5b"><span class="x" id="definition__127" original="E861.-7a5a"> No one has succeeded in providing a definition of bodily pain that is in any way helpful in understanding it. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7457" id="definition__128" original="E861.-79d1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="definition__129"> definition of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7459" id="definition__130"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.745a" id="definition__131" original="E861.-79d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.745b" id="definition__132"><span class="coll" id="definition__133" original="E861.-79cf"> term </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.745d" id="definition__134"><span class="coll" id="definition__135" original="E861.-79ce"> word </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.745f" id="definition__136" original="E8d5.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7460" id="definition__137"><span class="coll" id="definition__138" original="E8d5.-7f05"> concept </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7462" id="definition__139"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7463" id="definition__140" original="E861.-79c9"><span class="x" id="definition__141" original="E861.-79c8"> Different definitions of the concepts of efficiency and productivity may lead to confusion among team members. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7465" id="definition__142" original="E861.-79c7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="definition__143"> definition of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7467" id="definition__144"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7468" id="definition__145" original="E861.-79c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7469" id="definition__146"><span class="coll" id="definition__147" original="E861.-79c4"> terrorism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.746b" id="definition__148" original="E8d5.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.746c" id="definition__149"><span class="coll" id="definition__150" original="E8d5.-7f03"> crime </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.746e" id="definition__151" original="E861.-79c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.746f" id="definition__152"><span class="coll" id="definition__153" original="E861.-79c1"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7471" id="definition__154" original="E861.-79c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7472" id="definition__155"><span class="coll" id="definition__156" original="E861.-79bf"> democracy </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7474" id="definition__157" original="E861.-79be"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7475" id="definition__158" original="E861.-79bd"><span class="x" id="definition__159" original="E861.-79bc"> There is no universally accepted definition of terrorism. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7477" id="definition__160" original="E39c.-318b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7478" id="definition__161"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="definition__162" original="E39c.-3189"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="definition__163" original="E39c.-3187"> a statement of the exact meaning of a word or phrase, especially in a dictionary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.747b" id="definition__164"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.747c" id="definition__165" original="E861.-7aa6"><span class="x" id="definition__166" original="E861.-7aa5"> Up-to-date definitions can usually be found on these websites. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.747e" id="definition__167" original="E861.-7aa4"><span class="cf" id="definition__168" original="E8d5.-7f19"><span class="exp" id="definition__169"> definition </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="definition__170" original="E861.-7aa3"> The trial judge made reference to dictionary definitions of the term. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7482" id="definition__171" original="E861.-7a9a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="definition__172"> adjective + definition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7484" id="definition__173"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7485" id="definition__174" original="E861.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7486" id="definition__175"><span class="coll" id="definition__176" original="E861.-7a98"> broad </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7488" id="definition__177"><span class="coll" id="definition__178" original="E861.-7a97"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.748a" id="definition__179" original="E861.-7a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.748b" id="definition__180"><span class="coll" id="definition__181" original="E861.-7a95"> narrow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.748d" id="definition__182" original="E861.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.748e" id="definition__183"><span class="coll" id="definition__184" original="E861.-7a93"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7490" id="definition__185" original="E861.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7491" id="definition__186"><span class="coll" id="definition__187" original="E861.-7a91"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7493" id="definition__188" original="E861.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7494" id="definition__189"><span class="coll" id="definition__190" original="E861.-7a8f"> precise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7496" id="definition__191"><span class="coll" id="definition__192" original="E8d5.-7f18"> exact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7498" id="definition__193" original="E8d5.-7f17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7499" id="definition__194"><span class="coll" id="definition__195" original="E8d5.-7f16"> explicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.749b" id="definition__196" original="E8d5.-7f15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.749c" id="definition__197"><span class="coll" id="definition__198" original="E8d5.-7f14"> strict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.749e" id="definition__199" original="E8d5.-7f13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.749f" id="definition__200"><span class="coll" id="definition__201" original="E8d5.-7f12"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74a1" id="definition__202" original="E861.-7a8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74a2" id="definition__203"><span class="coll" id="definition__204" original="E861.-7a89"> standard </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74a4" id="definition__205"><span class="coll" id="definition__206" original="E8d5.-7f11"> accepted </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74a6" id="definition__207" original="E8d5.-7f10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74a7" id="definition__208"><span class="coll" id="definition__209" original="E8d5.-7f0f"> formal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74a9" id="definition__210" original="E8d5.-7f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74aa" id="definition__211"><span class="coll" id="definition__212" original="E8d5.-7f0d"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74ac" id="definition__213"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74ad" id="definition__214" original="E8d5.-7e7b"><span class="x" id="definition__215" original="E8d5.-7e7a"> No precise definition of this term is offered. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74af" id="definition__216" original="E861.-7a75" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="definition__217"> verb + definition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74b1" id="definition__218"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74b2" id="definition__219" original="E861.-7a71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74b3" id="definition__220"><span class="coll" id="definition__221" original="E861.-7a70"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74b5" id="definition__222"><span class="coll" id="definition__223" original="E861.-7a6f"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74b7" id="definition__224"><span class="coll" id="definition__225" original="E861.-7a6e"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74b9" id="definition__226"><span class="coll" id="definition__227" original="E861.-7a6c"> propose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74bb" id="definition__228" original="E861.-7a6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74bc" id="definition__229"><span class="coll" id="definition__230" original="E861.-7a69"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74be" id="definition__231"><span class="coll" id="definition__232" original="E861.-7a68"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74c0" id="definition__233"><span class="coll" id="definition__234" original="E861.-7a67"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74c2" id="definition__235" original="E861.-7a65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74c3" id="definition__236"><span class="coll" id="definition__237" original="E861.-7a64"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74c5" id="definition__238"><span class="coll" id="definition__239" original="E861.-7a63"> fit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74c7" id="definition__240" original="E861.-7a62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74c8" id="definition__241"><span class="coll" id="definition__242" original="E861.-7a61"> extend </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74ca" id="definition__243"><span class="coll" id="definition__244" original="E861.-7a60"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74cc" id="definition__245"><span class="coll" id="definition__246" original="E861.-7a5f"> broaden </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74ce" id="definition__247"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74cf" id="definition__248" original="E8d5.-7f08"><span class="x" id="definition__249" original="E8d5.-7f07"> Dennett's view neatly fits the definition of ‘illusion’ used here. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74d1" id="definition__250" original="E861.-79d1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="definition__251"> definition of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74d3" id="definition__252"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74d4" id="definition__253" original="E861.-79d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74d5" id="definition__254"><span class="coll" id="definition__255" original="E861.-79cf"> term </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74d7" id="definition__256"><span class="coll" id="definition__257" original="E861.-79ce"> word </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74d9" id="definition__258" original="E8d5.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74da" id="definition__259"><span class="coll" id="definition__260" original="E8d5.-7f05"> concept </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74dc" id="definition__261"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74dd" id="definition__262" original="E470.-30f9"><span class="x" id="definition__263" original="E470.-30f8"> A dictionary definition of the word suggests that the facilitator is there to make the learning process easier. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74df" id="definition__264" original="E8db.-7852"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74e0" id="definition__265"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="definition__266" original="E8db.-7850"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="definition__267" original="E8db.-784f"> the action or process of stating the exact meaning of a word or phrase </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74e3" id="definition__268"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74e4" id="definition__269" original="E861.-7aa2"><span class="x" id="definition__270" original="E861.-7aa1"> A similar problem of definition occurs when one considers the word ‘tool’ to describe a software application, interface, etc. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74e6" id="definition__271" original="E8db.-784e"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74e7" id="definition__272" original="E8db.-784d" sk="bydefinition"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74e8" id="definition__273"><span class="idm" id="definition__274" original="E8db.-784c"> by definition </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74ea" id="definition__275"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74eb" id="definition__276"><span class="def" id="definition__277" original="E8db.-784b"> as a result of what something is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74ed" id="definition__278"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74ee" id="definition__279" original="E8db.-784a"><span class="x" id="definition__280" original="E8db.-7849"> Most non-profits are, by definition, little concerned with profit. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="undefined__19"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__20" original="E5df.-29d9"> define </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__21" original="E5df.-29d8" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="undefined__22"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__23" original="E5df.-29d7"> definition </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__24" original="E5df.-29d6" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="undefined__25"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__26" original="E5df.-29d5"> redefine </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__27" original="E5df.-29d4" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="undefined__28"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__29" original="E640.-44f9"> redefinition </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__30" original="E640.-44f8" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="undefined__31"><span class="wfw" id="undefined__32" original="E5df.-29d3"> undefined </span><span class="wfp" id="undefined__33" original="E5df.-29d2" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6232" id="definition__296" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="definition__297"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6230" id="definition__298" original="E861.-7a9d"><span class="shcut" id="definition__299" original="E861.-7a9c"> adjective + definition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-622e" id="definition__300" original="E861.-7a9b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-622d" id="definition__301" original="E861.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-622c" id="definition__302" original="E861.-7a98"><span class="coll" id="definition__303"> broad </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-622a" id="definition__304" original="E861.-7a97"><span class="coll" id="definition__305"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6228" id="definition__306" original="E861.-7a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6227" id="definition__307" original="E861.-7a95"><span class="coll" id="definition__308"> narrow </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6225" id="definition__309" original="E861.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6224" id="definition__310" original="E861.-7a93"><span class="coll" id="definition__311"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6222" id="definition__312" original="E861.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6221" id="definition__313" original="E861.-7a91"><span class="coll" id="definition__314"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-621f" id="definition__315" original="E861.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-621e" id="definition__316" original="E861.-7a8f"><span class="coll" id="definition__317"> precise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-621c" id="definition__318" original="E8d5.-7f18"><span class="coll" id="definition__319"> exact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-621a" id="definition__320" original="E8d5.-7f17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6219" id="definition__321" original="E8d5.-7f16"><span class="coll" id="definition__322"> explicit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6217" id="definition__323" original="E8d5.-7f15"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6216" id="definition__324" original="E8d5.-7f14"><span class="coll" id="definition__325"> strict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6214" id="definition__326" original="E8d5.-7f13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6213" id="definition__327" original="E8d5.-7f12"><span class="coll" id="definition__328"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6211" id="definition__329" original="E861.-7a8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6210" id="definition__330" original="E861.-7a89"><span class="coll" id="definition__331"> standard </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-620e" id="definition__332" original="E8d5.-7f11"><span class="coll" id="definition__333"> accepted </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-620c" id="definition__334" original="E8d5.-7f10"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-620b" id="definition__335" original="E8d5.-7f0f"><span class="coll" id="definition__336"> formal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6209" id="definition__337" original="E8d5.-7f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6208" id="definition__338" original="E8d5.-7f0d"><span class="coll" id="definition__339"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6206" id="definition__340" original="E861.-7a88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6205" id="definition__341" original="E8d5.-7e7b"><span class="x" id="definition__342" original="E8d5.-7e7a"> No precise definition of this term is offered. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6203" id="definition__343" original="E8d5.-7f1b"><span class="x" id="definition__344" original="E8d5.-7f0c"> In the European Union, the very definition of social policy is closely related to employment issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6201" id="definition__345" original="E861.-7a85"><span class="x" id="definition__346" original="E861.-7a84"> Although the concept of wisdom must be almost as old as human civilization, there is still no standard definition of wisdom. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61ff" id="definition__347" original="E861.-7a83"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61fe" id="definition__348" original="E861.-7a81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61fd" id="definition__349" original="E861.-7a80"><span class="coll" id="definition__350"> legal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61fb" id="definition__351" original="E8d5.-7f0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61fa" id="definition__352" original="E8d5.-7f0a"><span class="coll" id="definition__353"> statutory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61f8" id="definition__354" original="E861.-7a7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61f7" id="definition__355" original="E861.-7a7e"><span class="coll" id="definition__356"> working </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61f5" id="definition__357" original="E8d5.-7f09"><span class="coll" id="definition__358"> operational </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61f3" id="definition__359" original="E861.-7a7d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61f2" id="definition__360" original="E861.-7a7c"><span class="x" id="definition__361" original="E861.-7a7b"> Although legal definitions vary, refugees are generally considered to be people fleeing life-threatening circumstances. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61f0" id="definition__362" original="E861.-7a7a"><span class="x" id="definition__363" original="E861.-7a79"> One good working definition of statistics might be that it is the technology of extracting meaning from data. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61ee" id="definition__364" original="E861.-7a78"><span class="shcut" id="definition__365" original="E861.-7a77"> verb + definition </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61ec" id="definition__366" original="E861.-7a76"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61eb" id="definition__367" original="E861.-7a71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61ea" id="definition__368" original="E861.-7a70"><span class="coll" id="definition__369"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61e8" id="definition__370" original="E861.-7a6f"><span class="coll" id="definition__371"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61e6" id="definition__372" original="E861.-7a6e"><span class="coll" id="definition__373"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61e4" id="definition__374" original="E861.-7a6c"><span class="coll" id="definition__375"> propose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61e2" id="definition__376" original="E861.-7a6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61e1" id="definition__377" original="E861.-7a69"><span class="coll" id="definition__378"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61df" id="definition__379" original="E861.-7a68"><span class="coll" id="definition__380"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61dd" id="definition__381" original="E861.-7a67"><span class="coll" id="definition__382"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61db" id="definition__383" original="E861.-7a65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61da" id="definition__384" original="E861.-7a64"><span class="coll" id="definition__385"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61d8" id="definition__386" original="E861.-7a63"><span class="coll" id="definition__387"> fit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61d6" id="definition__388" original="E861.-7a62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61d5" id="definition__389" original="E861.-7a61"><span class="coll" id="definition__390"> extend </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61d3" id="definition__391" original="E861.-7a60"><span class="coll" id="definition__392"> expand </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61d1" id="definition__393" original="E861.-7a5f"><span class="coll" id="definition__394"> broaden </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61cf" id="definition__395" original="E861.-7a5e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61ce" id="definition__396" original="E861.-7a5b"><span class="x" id="definition__397" original="E861.-7a5a"> No one has succeeded in providing a definition of bodily pain that is in any way helpful in understanding it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61cc" id="definition__398" original="E8d5.-7f08"><span class="x" id="definition__399" original="E8d5.-7f07"> Dennett's view neatly fits the definition of ‘illusion’ used here. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61ca" id="definition__400" original="E861.-79d4"><span class="shcut" id="definition__401" original="E861.-79d3"> definition of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61c8" id="definition__402" original="E861.-79d2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61c7" id="definition__403" original="E861.-79d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61c6" id="definition__404" original="E861.-79cf"><span class="coll" id="definition__405"> term </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61c4" id="definition__406" original="E861.-79ce"><span class="coll" id="definition__407"> word </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61c2" id="definition__408" original="E8d5.-7f06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61c1" id="definition__409" original="E8d5.-7f05"><span class="coll" id="definition__410"> concept </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61bf" id="definition__411" original="E861.-79cc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61be" id="definition__412" original="E861.-79c9"><span class="x" id="definition__413" original="E861.-79c8"> Different definitions of the concepts of efficiency and productivity may lead to confusion among team members. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61bc" id="definition__414" original="E470.-30f9"><span class="x" id="definition__415" original="E470.-30f8"> A dictionary definition of the word suggests that the facilitator is there to make the learning process easier. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61ba" id="definition__416" original="E861.-79c7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61b9" id="definition__417" original="E861.-79c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61b8" id="definition__418" original="E861.-79c4"><span class="coll" id="definition__419"> terrorism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61b6" id="definition__420" original="E8d5.-7f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61b5" id="definition__421" original="E8d5.-7f03"><span class="coll" id="definition__422"> crime </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61b3" id="definition__423" original="E861.-79c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61b2" id="definition__424" original="E861.-79c1"><span class="coll" id="definition__425"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61b0" id="definition__426" original="E861.-79c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61af" id="definition__427" original="E861.-79bf"><span class="coll" id="definition__428"> democracy </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61ad" id="definition__429" original="E861.-79be"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61ac" id="definition__430" original="E861.-79bd"><span class="x" id="definition__431" original="E861.-79bc"> There is no universally accepted definition of terrorism. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.428c" id="definition__432" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://definition" title="definition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.428d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.465" id="definition__433" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="definition__434"> definition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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definitive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74f0" id="definitive" original="E39c.-317e" sum="548"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74f1" id="definitive__1" original="E39c.-317d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74f2" id="definitive__2" original="E39c.-317c"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> definitive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74fd" id="definitive__7" original="E39c.-3174"><span class="pos" id="definitive__8" original="E39c.-3173"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6be9" eid="definitive__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.71f4" geo="br" id="definitive__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definitive__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɪnətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/definitive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definitive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://definitive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.71f7" geo="n_am" id="definitive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definitive__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɪnətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/definitive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definitive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://definitive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.74ff" id="definitive__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7500" id="definitive__15" original="E39c.-3172"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="definitive__16" original="E39c.-3171"> final; that cannot be changed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7502" id="definitive__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7503" id="definitive__18" original="E865.-79b4"><span class="x" id="definitive__19" original="E865.-79b3"> In the case of these viruses, the mere presence of the antibody is sufficient to make a definitive diagnosis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7505" id="definitive__20" original="E8d5.-7d35"><span class="x" id="definitive__21" original="E8d5.-7d34"> a definitive conclusion/answer </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7507" id="definitive__22" original="E39c.-3170"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7508" id="definitive__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="definitive__24" original="E39c.-316e"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="definitive__25" original="E39c.-316d"> considered to be the best of its kind and almost impossible to improve </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.750b" id="definitive__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.750c" id="definitive__27" original="E865.-79b2"><span class="x" id="definitive__28" original="E865.-79b1"> This is the definitive study in any Western language of Japanese cinema. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.750e" id="definitive__29"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.750f" id="definitive__30" original="E39c.-316c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7510" id="definitive__31"><span class="dr" id="definitive__32" original="E39c.-316b"> definitively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7518" id="definitive__33" original="E39c.-3167"><span class="pos" id="definitive__34" original="E39c.-3166"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6be8" eid="definitive__35" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.71ee" geo="br" id="definitive__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definitive__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɪnətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defin/definitively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definitively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://definitively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.71f1" geo="n_am" id="definitive__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="definitive__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɪnətɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defin/definitively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defin/definitively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://definitively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.751a" id="definitive__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.751b" id="definitive__41" original="E8d5.-7d36"><span class="x" id="definitive__42" original="E8d5.-7d33"> However, this study cannot definitively answer these questions. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.43a8" id="definitive__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://definitive" title="definitive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.43a9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.495" id="definitive__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="definitive__45"> definitive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deflate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.751d" id="deflate" original="E39c.-3165" sum="1041"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.751e" id="deflate__1" original="E39c.-3164"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.751f" id="deflate__2" original="E39c.-3163"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deflate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7526" id="deflate__9" original="E39c.-315c"><span class="pos" id="deflate__10" original="E39c.-315b"> verb </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.acc" id="deflate__11" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73ba" form="root" id="deflate__12"><span class="vp" id="deflate__13"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deflate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73bc" eid="deflate__14" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73bd" geo="br" id="deflate__15" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73c0" geo="n_am" id="deflate__17" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73c3" geo="br" id="deflate__19" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__20"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deflate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73c7" geo="n_am" id="deflate__21" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__22"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://deflate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73cb" form="thirdps" id="deflate__23"><span class="vp" id="deflate__24"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deflates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73cd" eid="deflate__25" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73ce" geo="br" id="deflate__26" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73d1" geo="n_am" id="deflate__28" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__29"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73d4" geo="br" id="deflate__30" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflates__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflates__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deflates__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73d7" geo="n_am" id="deflate__32" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflates__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflates__us_2.ogg" href="sound://deflates__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73da" form="past" id="deflate__34"><span class="vp" id="deflate__35"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deflated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73dc" eid="deflate__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73dd" geo="br" id="deflate__37" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73e0" geo="n_am" id="deflate__39" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73e3" geo="br" id="deflate__41" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deflated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73e6" geo="n_am" id="deflate__43" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://deflated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73e9" form="pastpart" id="deflate__45"><span class="vp" id="deflate__46"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deflated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73eb" eid="deflate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73ec" geo="br" id="deflate__48" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73ef" geo="n_am" id="deflate__50" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73f2" geo="br" id="deflate__52" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__53"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deflated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73f5" geo="n_am" id="deflate__54" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__55"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://deflated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73f8" form="prespart" id="deflate__56"><span class="vp" id="deflate__57"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deflating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73fa" eid="deflate__58" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73fb" geo="br" id="deflate__59" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__60"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73fe" geo="n_am" id="deflate__61" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__62"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7401" geo="br" id="deflate__63" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__64"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflating__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflating__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deflating__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7404" geo="n_am" id="deflate__65" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__66"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflating__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflating__us_2.ogg" href="sound://deflating__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.759d" id="deflate__67"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.759e" id="deflate__68" original="E39c.-3108"><span class="num"> 1 </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-722c" eid="deflate__69" source="ald8" type="n_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.739e" geo="br" id="deflate__70" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__71"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73a1" geo="n_am" id="deflate__72" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__73"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73a4" geo="br" id="deflate__74" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__75"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deflate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73a8" geo="n_am" id="deflate__76" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__77"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://deflate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75aa" id="deflate__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deflate__79" original="E39c.-3100"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deflate__80" original="E39c.-30ff"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deflate__81" original="E39c.-30fe"><span class="exp" id="deflate__82"> deflate </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="deflate__83" original="E39c.-30fd"> to let air or gas out of something; to become smaller because of air or gas coming out </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75b0" id="deflate__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75b1" id="deflate__85" original="E492.4a88"><span class="x" id="deflate__86" original="E492.4a89"> He deflated one of the tyres. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75b3" id="deflate__87" original="E492.4a8a"><span class="x" id="deflate__88" original="E492.4a8b"> The balloon deflated. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75b5" id="deflate__89" original="E39c.-30f1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-722b" eid="deflate__90" source="ald8" type="n_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73ac" geo="br" id="deflate__91" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__92"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deflate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73b0" geo="n_am" id="deflate__93" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__94"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://deflate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75bc" id="deflate__95"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deflate__96" original="E39c.-30ec"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deflate__97" original="E85c.-117e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75bf" id="deflate__98"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="deflate__99" subj="econ"> economics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deflate__100" original="E39c.-30e8"> to reduce the amount of money being used in a country so that prices fall or stay steady; to be reduced in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75c2" id="deflate__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75c3" id="deflate__102" original="E85c.-117d"><span class="x" id="deflate__103" original="E85c.-117c"> Germany was forced to deflate, even though already in the early stages of a depression. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75c5" id="deflate__104" original="E85c.-117b"><span class="cf" id="deflate__105" original="E39c.-30eb"><span class="exp" id="deflate__106"> deflate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deflate__107" original="E85c.-117a"> Weak member states were forced to deflate their economies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75c9" id="deflate__108" original="E39c.-30fa"><span class="num"> 3 </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-722a" eid="deflate__109" source="ald8" type="n_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73b4" geo="br" id="deflate__110" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__111"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.73b7" geo="n_am" id="deflate__112" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflate__113"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75d0" id="deflate__114"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deflate__115" original="E39c.-30f5"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="deflate__116" original="E39c.-30f4"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deflate__117" original="E39c.-30f3"><span class="exp" id="deflate__118"> deflate </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="deflate__119" original="E39c.-30f2"> to make somebody feel less confident; to make somebody/something feel or seem less important </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75d6" id="deflate__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75d7" id="deflate__121" original="E85c.-1179"><span class="x" id="deflate__122" original="E85c.-1178"> Marlowe impels his dramas forwards by evoking the power of dreams and then deflating them. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75d9" id="deflate__123" original="E39c.-30e7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inflate" title="inflate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75da" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-2e5c" id="deflate__124" original="E39c.-30e6"><span class="xh" id="deflate__125"> inflate </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deflation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75dc" id="deflation" original="E39c.-30e1" sum="368"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75dd" id="deflation__1" original="E39c.-30e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75de" id="deflation__2" original="E39c.-30df"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deflation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75e9" id="deflation__7" original="E39c.-30d7"><span class="pos" id="deflation__8" original="E39c.-30d6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bdb" eid="deflation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.74f3" geo="br" id="deflation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.74f6" geo="n_am" id="deflation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflation__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflation__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://deflation__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75eb" id="deflation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deflation__15" original="E39c.-30d4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75ed" id="deflation__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="deflation__17" subj="econ"> economics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75ef" id="deflation__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75f0" id="deflation__19" original="E39c.-30d3"><span class="def" id="deflation__20" original="E39c.-30d0"> a general fall in the prices of services and goods in a particular country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75f2" id="deflation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75f3" id="deflation__22" original="E85c.-1171"><span class="x" id="deflation__23" original="E85c.-1170"> When a country faces the risk of deflation, demand reduces as people wait for prices to fall. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75f5" id="deflation__24" original="E39c.-30cd" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://inflation" title="inflation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75f6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-2de5" id="deflation__25" original="E39c.-30cc"><span class="xh" id="deflation__26"> inflation </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75f8" id="deflation__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75f9" id="deflation__28" original="E492.4a91"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.75fa" id="deflation__29"><span class="dr" id="deflation__30" original="E492.4a92"> deflationary </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7603" id="deflation__31" original="E492.4a96"><span class="pos" id="deflation__32" original="E492.4a97"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bda" eid="deflation__33" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.74f9" geo="br" id="deflation__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflation__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪʃənri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defla/deflationary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflationary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflationary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.74fd" geo="n_am" id="deflation__36" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflation__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈfleɪʃəneri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defla/deflationary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defla/deflationary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflationary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7605" id="deflation__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7606" id="deflation__39" original="E492.4a98"><span class="x" id="deflation__40" original="E492.4a99"> Keynes opposes both deflationary and inflationary remedies to unemployment. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.447f" id="deflation__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deflation" title="deflation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4480" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.50b" id="deflation__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deflation__43"> deflation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deflect
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7608" id="deflect" original="E39c.-30c3" sum="535"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7609" id="deflect__1" original="E39c.-30c2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.760a" id="deflect__2" original="E39c.-30c1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deflect </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7617" id="deflect__9" original="E39c.-30b7"><span class="pos" id="deflect__10" original="E39c.-30b6"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bcb" eid="deflect__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.761a" geo="br" id="deflect__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defle/deflect__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflect__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflect__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.761d" geo="n_am" id="deflect__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defle/deflect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.b1a" id="deflect__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.75ed" form="root" id="deflect__17"><span class="vp" id="deflect__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deflect </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.75ef" eid="deflect__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.75f0" geo="br" id="deflect__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defle/deflect__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflect__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflect__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.75f3" geo="n_am" id="deflect__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defle/deflect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.75f6" form="thirdps" id="deflect__24"><span class="vp" id="deflect__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deflects </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.75f8" eid="deflect__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.75f9" geo="br" id="deflect__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defle/deflects__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflects__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflects__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.75fc" geo="n_am" id="deflect__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defle/deflects__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflects__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflects__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.75ff" form="past" id="deflect__31"><span class="vp" id="deflect__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deflected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7601" eid="deflect__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7602" geo="br" id="deflect__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defle/deflected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7605" geo="n_am" id="deflect__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defle/deflected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7608" form="pastpart" id="deflect__38"><span class="vp" id="deflect__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deflected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.760a" eid="deflect__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.760b" geo="br" id="deflect__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defle/deflected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.760e" geo="n_am" id="deflect__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defle/deflected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7611" form="prespart" id="deflect__45"><span class="vp" id="deflect__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deflecting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7613" eid="deflect__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7614" geo="br" id="deflect__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defle/deflecting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflecting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflecting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7617" geo="n_am" id="deflect__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflect__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defle/deflecting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflecting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflecting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7643" id="deflect__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7644" id="deflect__53" original="E39c.-3099"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="deflect__54" original="E39c.-3094"><span class="exp" id="deflect__55"> deflect </span> something </span><span class="def" id="deflect__56" original="E39c.-3095"> to make something change direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7648" id="deflect__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7649" id="deflect__58" original="E4a5.3a40"><span class="x" id="deflect__59" original="E4a5.3a41"> Alpha and beta particles are deflected by an electric field, but gamma rays are not. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.764b" id="deflect__60" original="E39c.-3093"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="deflect__61" original="E39c.-3090"><span class="exp" id="deflect__62"> deflect </span> something (away) from something </span><span class="def" id="deflect__63" original="E39c.-308f"> to succeed in preventing something from being directed towards you </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.764f" id="deflect__64" original="E39c.-308e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://divert" title="divert definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7650" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-11d7" id="deflect__65" original="E39c.-308d"><span class="xh" id="deflect__66"> divert </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7653" id="deflect__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7654" id="deflect__68" original="E4a5.3a42"><span class="x" id="deflect__69" original="E4a5.3a43"> Throughout the election campaign, Nixon successfully deflected attention from the Watergate break-in. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.44de" id="deflect__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deflect" title="deflect definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.44df" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.536" id="deflect__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deflect__72"> deflect </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deflection
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7656" id="deflection" original="E39c.-3086" sum="399"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7657" id="deflection__1" original="E39c.-3085"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7658" id="deflection__2" original="E39c.-3084"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deflection </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7663" id="deflection__7" original="E39c.-307c"><span class="pos" id="deflection__8" original="E39c.-307b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bc4" eid="deflection__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.76a4" geo="br" id="deflection__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflection__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defle/deflection__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflection__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deflection__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.76a7" geo="n_am" id="deflection__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deflection__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈflekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defle/deflection__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defle/deflection__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deflection__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7665" id="deflection__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deflection__15" original="E39c.-3079"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deflection__16" original="E39c.-3078"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="deflection__17" original="E39c.-3077"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deflection__18" original="E4a5.3a47"><span class="exp" id="deflection__19"> deflection </span> (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.766b" id="deflection__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.766c" id="deflection__21" original="E39c.-3076"><span class="def" id="deflection__22" original="E39c.-3075"> a sudden change in the direction that something is moving in, usually after it has hit something; the act of causing something to change direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.766e" id="deflection__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.766f" id="deflection__24" original="E4a5.3a48"><span class="x" id="deflection__25" original="E4a5.3a49"> The gravitational deflection of light implies that massive objects may act as gravitational lenses. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4509" id="deflection__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deflection" title="deflection definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.450a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.581" id="deflection__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deflection__28"> deflection </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deform
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7671" id="deform" original="E39c.-2f6c" sum="448"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7672" id="deform__1" original="E39c.-2f6b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7673" id="deform__2" original="E39c.-2f6a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deform </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7681" id="deform__9" original="E39c.-2f60"><span class="pos" id="deform__10" original="E39c.-2f5f"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bbd" eid="deform__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b78" geo="br" id="deform__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defor/deform__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deform__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deform__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b7c" geo="n_am" id="deform__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defor/deform__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deform__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deform__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.b48" id="deform__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b45" form="root" id="deform__17"><span class="vp" id="deform__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deform </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b47" eid="deform__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b48" geo="br" id="deform__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defor/deform__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deform__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deform__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b4c" geo="n_am" id="deform__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːrm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defor/deform__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deform__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deform__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b50" form="thirdps" id="deform__24"><span class="vp" id="deform__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deforms </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b52" eid="deform__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b53" geo="br" id="deform__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defor/deforms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deforms__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deforms__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b56" geo="n_am" id="deform__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːrmz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defor/deforms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deforms__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deforms__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b59" form="past" id="deform__31"><span class="vp" id="deform__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deformed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b5b" eid="deform__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b5c" geo="br" id="deform__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defor/deformed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deformed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b60" geo="n_am" id="deform__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defor/deformed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deformed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b64" form="pastpart" id="deform__38"><span class="vp" id="deform__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deformed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b66" eid="deform__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b67" geo="br" id="deform__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defor/deformed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deformed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b6b" geo="n_am" id="deform__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defor/deformed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deformed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b6f" form="prespart" id="deform__45"><span class="vp" id="deform__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deforming </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b71" eid="deform__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b72" geo="br" id="deform__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defor/deforming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deforming__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deforming__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7b75" geo="n_am" id="deform__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deform__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːrmɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defor/deforming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deforming__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deforming__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76b2" id="deform__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76b3" id="deform__53" original="E39c.-2f42"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76b4" id="deform__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deform__55" original="E896.7968"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deform__56" original="E39c.-2f41"><span class="exp" id="deform__57"> deform </span> something </span><span class="def" id="deform__58" original="E39c.-2f40"> to change or spoil the usual or natural shape or form of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76b9" id="deform__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76ba" id="deform__60" original="E896.7969"><span class="x" id="deform__61" original="E896.796a"> Actively intruding rocks deform the rocks around them to create a space for themselves. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76bc" id="deform__62" original="E896.796b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76bd" id="deform__63"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deform__64" original="E896.796d"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deform__65" original="E896.796e"> to be changed or spoiled in shape or form </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76c0" id="deform__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76c1" id="deform__67" original="E896.796f"><span class="x" id="deform__68" original="E896.7970"> The sphere deforms when subjected to stress. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.455b" id="deform__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deform" title="deform definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.455c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.698" id="deform__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deform__71"> deform </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deformation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76c3" id="deformation" original="E39c.-2f3f" sum="514"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76c4" id="deformation__1" original="E39c.-2f3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76c5" id="deformation__2" original="E39c.-2f3d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deformation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76d1" id="deformation__7" original="E39c.-2f35"><span class="pos" id="deformation__8" original="E39c.-2f34"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bb4" eid="deformation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7c44" geo="br" id="deformation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deformation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defor/deformation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deformation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7c48" geo="n_am" id="deformation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deformation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːfɔːrˈmeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defor/deformation__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformation__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://deformation__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76d3" id="deformation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deformation__15" original="E39c.-2f31"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76d5" id="deformation__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76d6" id="deformation__17" original="E39c.-2f33"><span class="cf" id="deformation__18" original="E896.7971"><span class="exp" id="deformation__19"> deformation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="deformation__20" original="E39c.-2f30"> the process or result of changing or spoiling the usual or natural shape or form of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76da" id="deformation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76db" id="deformation__22" original="E896.7972"><span class="x" id="deformation__23" original="E896.7973"> Newton maintained that deformation of the water surface indicates that a force is acting on it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76dd" id="deformation__24" original="E586.-4772"><span class="x" id="deformation__25" original="E586.-4771"> A sample subjected to a small stress typically undergoes elastic deformation but recovers its original shape when the stress is removed. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4583" id="deformation__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deformation" title="deformation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4584" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6c5" id="deformation__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deformation__28"> deformation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deformed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76df" id="deformed" original="E39c.-2f2b" sum="303"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76e0" id="deformed__1" original="E39c.-2f2a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76e1" id="deformed__2" original="E39c.-2f29"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deformed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76ea" id="deformed__4" original="E39c.-2f24"><span class="pos" id="deformed__5" original="E39c.-2f23"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6bab" eid="deformed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7c65" geo="br" id="deformed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deformed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defor/deformed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deformed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7c69" geo="n_am" id="deformed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deformed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːrmd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defor/deformed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deformed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76ec" id="deformed__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76ed" id="deformed__12" original="E39c.-2f22"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76ee" id="deformed__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deformed__14" original="E39c.-2f21"> of a person or a part of the body </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deformed__15" original="E39c.-2f20"> having a shape that is not normal or natural because it has grown wrongly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76f1" id="deformed__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76f2" id="deformed__17" original="E896.7976"><span class="x" id="deformed__18" original="E896.7977"> Corrective surgery may be required for severely deformed bones. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.459f" id="deformed__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deformed" title="deformed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.45a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6e2" id="deformed__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deformed__21"> deformed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deformity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76f4" id="deformity" original="E39c.-2f1f" sum="478"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76f5" id="deformity__1" original="E39c.-2f1e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.76f6" id="deformity__2" original="E39c.-2f1d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deformity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7702" id="deformity__7" original="E39c.-2f15"><span class="pos" id="deformity__8" original="E39c.-2f14"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ba2" eid="deformity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7c96" geo="br" id="deformity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deformity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːməti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defor/deformity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deformity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16093fa660c.7c9a" geo="n_am" id="deformity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deformity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfɔːrməti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defor/deformity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defor/deformity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deformity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7704" id="deformity__14" original="E39c.-2f13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7707" form="pl" id="deformity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="deformity__16" original="E39c.-2f0f"> deformities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7709" id="deformity__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deformity__18" original="E39c.-2f0d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deformity__19" original="E39c.-2f0c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.770c" id="deformity__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.770d" id="deformity__21" original="E39c.-2f0b"><span class="def" id="deformity__22" original="E39c.-2f0a"> a condition in which a part of the body is not the normal or natural shape because of injury, illness or because it has grown wrongly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.770f" id="deformity__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7710" id="deformity__24" original="E896.7979"><span class="x" id="deformity__25" original="E896.797a"> The drug caused horrific deformities in a small proportion of the children born to women taking it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7712" id="deformity__26" original="E896.797b"><span class="cf" id="deformity__27" original="E896.7978"><span class="exp" id="deformity__28"> deformity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="deformity__29" original="E896.797c"> Rheumatoid arthritis has left her with considerable deformity of the hands. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.45c4" id="deformity__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deformity" title="deformity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.45c5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6f4" id="deformity__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deformity__32"> deformity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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defy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7716" id="defy" original="E39c.-2d85" sum="848"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7717" id="defy__1" original="E39c.-2d84"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7718" id="defy__2" original="E39c.-2d83"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> defy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7725" id="defy__9" original="E39c.-2d72"><span class="pos" id="defy__10" original="E39c.-2d71"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b99" eid="defy__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7af5" geo="br" id="defy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defy_/defy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defy_/defy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7af2" geo="n_am" id="defy__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defy_/defy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defy_/defy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.b7c" id="defy__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b22" form="root" id="defy__17"><span class="vp" id="defy__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> defy </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b20" eid="defy__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b1f" geo="br" id="defy__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defy_/defy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defy_/defy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b1c" geo="n_am" id="defy__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defy_/defy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defy_/defy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b19" form="thirdps" id="defy__24"><span class="vp" id="defy__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> defies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b17" eid="defy__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b16" geo="br" id="defy__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defie/defies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defie/defies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b13" geo="n_am" id="defy__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defie/defies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defie/defies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b10" form="past" id="defy__31"><span class="vp" id="defy__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> defied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b0e" eid="defy__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b0d" geo="br" id="defy__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defie/defied__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defie/defied__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://defied__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b0a" geo="n_am" id="defy__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defie/defied__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defie/defied__us_2.ogg" href="sound://defied__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b07" form="pastpart" id="defy__38"><span class="vp" id="defy__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> defied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b05" eid="defy__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b04" geo="br" id="defy__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defie/defied__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defie/defied__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://defied__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7b01" geo="n_am" id="defy__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defie/defied__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defie/defied__us_2.ogg" href="sound://defied__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7afe" form="prespart" id="defy__45"><span class="vp" id="defy__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> defying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7afc" eid="defy__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7afb" geo="br" id="defy__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/def/defyi/defying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/def/defyi/defying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://defying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7af8" geo="n_am" id="defy__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="defy__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/def/defyi/defying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/def/defyi/defying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://defying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.775a" id="defy__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.775b" id="defy__53" original="E39c.-2d47"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="defy__54" original="E39c.-2d46"><span class="exp" id="defy__55"> defy </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="defy__56" original="E39c.-2d45"> to refuse to obey somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.775f" id="defy__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7760" id="defy__58" original="E87d.-7e19"><span class="x" id="defy__59" original="E87d.-7e18"> Some clergy defied the authorities and were imprisoned, tortured or even killed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7762" id="defy__60" original="E87d.-7e17"><span class="x" id="defy__61" original="E87d.-7e16"> He defied a court order to return his sons to their mother. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7764" id="defy__62" original="E39c.-2d44"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="defy__63" original="E39c.-2d43"><span class="exp" id="defy__64"> defy </span> belief, explanation, description, etc. </span><span class="def" id="defy__65" original="E39c.-2d42"> to be impossible to believe, explain, describe, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7768" id="defy__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7769" id="defy__67" original="E87d.-7e15"><span class="x" id="defy__68" original="E87d.-7e14"> Southey's epic poem almost defies description. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.776b" id="defy__69" original="E87d.-7e13"><span class="x" id="defy__70" original="E87d.-7e12"> For more than three centuries, this group of Panamanian orchids defied all attempts at classification. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.776d" id="defy__71" original="E39c.-2d41"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="defy__72" original="E39c.-2d3f"> to not be affected by something in the usual way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.776f" id="defy__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7770" id="defy__74" original="E87d.-7e11"><span class="cf" id="defy__75" original="E39c.-2d40"><span class="exp" id="defy__76"> defy </span> something </span><span class="x" id="defy__77" original="E87d.-7e10"> Some animal behaviour may appear to defy logic at first. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7774" id="defy__78" original="E87d.-7e0f"><span class="cf" id="defy__79" original="E8ef.-7fba"> it defies something (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="defy__80" original="E87d.-7e0e"> It defies all common sense to imagine that future death tolls from earthquakes will not be larger. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.461b" id="defy__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defy" title="defy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.461c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.8c4" id="defy__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="defy__83"> defy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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degenerate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7777" id="degenerate" original="E39c.-2d2f" sum="470"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7778" id="degenerate__1" original="E39c.-2d2e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7779" id="degenerate__2" original="E39c.-2d2d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> degenerate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7786" id="degenerate__9" original="E39c.-2d25"><span class="pos" id="degenerate__10" original="E39c.-2d24"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-720d" eid="degenerate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7996" geo="br" id="degenerate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7993" geo="n_am" id="degenerate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.baa" id="degenerate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7990" form="root" id="degenerate__17"><span class="vp" id="degenerate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> degenerate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-798e" eid="degenerate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-798d" geo="br" id="degenerate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-798a" geo="n_am" id="degenerate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7987" form="thirdps" id="degenerate__24"><span class="vp" id="degenerate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> degenerates </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7985" eid="degenerate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7984" geo="br" id="degenerate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7981" geo="n_am" id="degenerate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-797e" form="past" id="degenerate__31"><span class="vp" id="degenerate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> degenerated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-797c" eid="degenerate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-797b" geo="br" id="degenerate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7978" geo="n_am" id="degenerate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7975" form="pastpart" id="degenerate__38"><span class="vp" id="degenerate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> degenerated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7973" eid="degenerate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7972" geo="br" id="degenerate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-796f" geo="n_am" id="degenerate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-796c" form="prespart" id="degenerate__45"><span class="vp" id="degenerate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> degenerating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-796a" eid="degenerate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7969" geo="br" id="degenerate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7966" geo="n_am" id="degenerate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77b2" id="degenerate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77b3" id="degenerate__53" original="E39c.-2d07"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77b4" id="degenerate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="degenerate__55" original="E39c.-2d02"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="degenerate__56" original="E39c.-2d01"> to become worse, for example by becoming lower in quality or weaker </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77b7" id="degenerate__57" original="E39c.-2d00" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deteriorate" title="deteriorate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77b8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-601b" id="degenerate__58" original="E39c.-2cff"><span class="xh" id="degenerate__59"> deteriorate </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77ba" id="degenerate__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77bb" id="degenerate__61" original="E85c.-10e3"><span class="x" id="degenerate__62" original="E85c.-10e2"> In 1884 Brabazon declared that ‘physically, the population of our large towns was degenerating’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77bd" id="degenerate__63" original="E85c.-10e1"><span class="cf" id="degenerate__64" original="E39c.-2cfd"><span class="exp" id="degenerate__65"> degenerate </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="degenerate__66" original="E85c.-10e0"> Conflict can actually have beneficial results provided it does not degenerate into violence. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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degeneration
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77c1" id="degeneration" original="E39c.-2ccd" sum="440"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77c2" id="degeneration__1" original="E39c.-2ccc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77c3" id="degeneration__2" original="E39c.-2ccb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> degeneration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77cb" id="degeneration__4" original="E39c.-2cc6"><span class="pos" id="degeneration__5" original="E39c.-2cc5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b92" eid="degeneration__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-78cd" geo="br" id="degeneration__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degeneration__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degen/degeneration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degeneration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degeneration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-78ca" geo="n_am" id="degeneration__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degeneration__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degen/degeneration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degeneration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degeneration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77cd" id="degeneration__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="degeneration__12" original="E39c.-2cc3"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="degeneration__13" original="E85c.-10dd"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77d0" id="degeneration__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77d1" id="degeneration__15" original="E39c.-2cc2"><span class="cf" id="degeneration__16" original="E597.-4b96"><span class="exp" id="degeneration__17"> degeneration </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="degeneration__18" original="E39c.-2cc1"> the process of becoming worse or less acceptable in quality or condition </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77d5" id="degeneration__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77d6" id="degeneration__20" original="E81d.631e"><span class="x" id="degeneration__21" original="E81d.631f"> Motor neuron disease is an uncommon disease that causes progressive degeneration of the motor system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77d8" id="degeneration__22" original="E85c.-10dc"><span class="x" id="degeneration__23" original="E85c.-10db"> They have argued that the centralization of power led to a degeneration of local culture and life. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.469b" id="degeneration__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://degeneration" title="degeneration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.469c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.9a3" id="degeneration__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="degeneration__26"> degeneration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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degenerative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77da" id="degenerative" original="E39c.-2cc0" sum="314"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77db" id="degenerative__1" original="E39c.-2cbf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77dc" id="degenerative__2" original="E39c.-2cbe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> degenerative </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77e4" id="degenerative__4" original="E39c.-2cb9"><span class="pos" id="degenerative__5" original="E39c.-2cb8"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b8b" eid="degenerative__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-78b4" geo="br" id="degenerative__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerative__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenərətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-78b1" geo="n_am" id="degenerative__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degenerative__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒenərətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degen/degenerative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degen/degenerative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degenerative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77e6" id="degenerative__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77e7" id="degenerative__12" original="E39c.-2cb5"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77e8" id="degenerative__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="degenerative__14" original="E39c.-2cb4"> of an illness </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="degenerative__15" original="E39c.-2cb3"> getting or likely to get worse as time passes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77eb" id="degenerative__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77ec" id="degenerative__17" original="E85c.-10da"><span class="x" id="degenerative__18" original="E85c.-10d9"> Inflammation plays an important role in many chronic degenerative diseases associated with ageing. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.46b5" id="degenerative__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://degenerative" title="degenerative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.46b6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.9ba" id="degenerative__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="degenerative__21"> degenerative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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degradation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77ee" id="degradation" original="E39c.-2c77" sum="1064"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77ef" id="degradation__1" original="E39c.-2c76"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77f0" id="degradation__2" original="E39c.-2c75"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> degradation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77fb" id="degradation__7" original="E39c.-2c6d"><span class="pos" id="degradation__8" original="E39c.-2c6c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b84" eid="degradation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-77e5" geo="br" id="degradation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degradation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degra/degradation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degradation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degradation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-77e2" geo="n_am" id="degradation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degradation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degra/degradation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degradation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degradation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77fd" id="degradation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="degradation__15" original="E39c.-2c6a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.77ff" id="degradation__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7800" id="degradation__17" original="E39c.-2c64"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="degradation__18" original="E39c.-2c61"> the process of being made worse, especially in quality </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7802" id="degradation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7803" id="degradation__20" original="E865.-786e"><span class="x" id="degradation__21" original="E865.-786d"> Environmental degradation resulting from pollution is now commonplace in industrial societies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7805" id="degradation__22" original="E865.-786c"><span class="cf" id="degradation__23" original="E8d9.-75a0"><span class="exp" id="degradation__24"> degradation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="degradation__25" original="E865.-786b"> Whether criminal organizations were a factor in the degradation of the market economy is an interesting question. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7809" id="degradation__26" original="E865.-786a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="degradation__27" original="E865.-7869"> the process of being changed to a simpler chemical form </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.780b" id="degradation__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.780c" id="degradation__29" original="E865.-7868"><span class="x" id="degradation__30" original="E865.-7867"> Such polymers can be dissolved in strong acids, frequently without degradation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.780e" id="degradation__31" original="E865.-7866"><span class="cf" id="degradation__32" original="E8d9.-759f"><span class="exp" id="degradation__33"> degradation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="degradation__34" original="E865.-7865"> An extremely important mechanism used for the control of cellular function is the degradation of proteins. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7812" id="degradation__35" original="E39c.-2c69"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="degradation__36" original="E39c.-2c68"> a situation in which somebody has lost all <a class="ndv" href="entry://self-respect" id="degradation__37"> self-respect </a> and the respect of other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7815" id="degradation__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7816" id="degradation__39" original="E865.-7864"><span class="x" id="degradation__40" original="E865.-7863"> The shame these women feel at the degradation they have suffered may be as painful as the assault itself. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7818" id="degradation__41" original="E865.-7862"><span class="cf" id="degradation__42" original="E8d9.-759e"><span class="exp" id="degradation__43"> degradation </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="degradation__44" original="E865.-7861"> Colonial writing is important for revealing the ways in which the degradation of other human beings was perceived as natural. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.46d2" id="degradation__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://degradation" title="degradation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.46d3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.a07" id="degradation__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="degradation__47"> degradation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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degrade
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.781c" id="degrade" original="E39c.-2c60" sum="948"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.781d" id="degrade__1" original="E39c.-2c5f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.781e" id="degrade__2" original="E39c.-2c5e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> degrade </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.782b" id="degrade__9" original="E39c.-2c54"><span class="pos" id="degrade__10" original="E39c.-2c53"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b7d" eid="degrade__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-770d" geo="br" id="degrade__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degra/degrade__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrade__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degrade__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-770a" geo="n_am" id="degrade__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degra/degrade__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrade__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degrade__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.bd8" id="degrade__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-773a" form="root" id="degrade__17"><span class="vp" id="degrade__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> degrade </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7738" eid="degrade__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7737" geo="br" id="degrade__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degra/degrade__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrade__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degrade__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7734" geo="n_am" id="degrade__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degra/degrade__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrade__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degrade__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7731" form="thirdps" id="degrade__24"><span class="vp" id="degrade__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> degrades </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-772f" eid="degrade__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-772e" geo="br" id="degrade__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degra/degrades__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrades__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degrades__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-772b" geo="n_am" id="degrade__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degra/degrades__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrades__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degrades__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7728" form="past" id="degrade__31"><span class="vp" id="degrade__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> degraded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7726" eid="degrade__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7725" geo="br" id="degrade__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degra/degraded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degraded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degraded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7722" geo="n_am" id="degrade__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degra/degraded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degraded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degraded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-771f" form="pastpart" id="degrade__38"><span class="vp" id="degrade__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> degraded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-771d" eid="degrade__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-771c" geo="br" id="degrade__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degra/degraded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degraded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degraded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7719" geo="n_am" id="degrade__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degra/degraded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degraded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degraded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7716" form="prespart" id="degrade__45"><span class="vp" id="degrade__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> degrading </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7714" eid="degrade__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7713" geo="br" id="degrade__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degra/degrading__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrading__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degrading__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7710" geo="n_am" id="degrade__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrade__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degra/degrading__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrading__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degrading__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7857" id="degrade__52"><li class="sn-g" corpus_freq="15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7858" id="degrade__53" original="E39c.-2c29"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7859" id="degrade__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="degrade__55" original="E39c.-2c27"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="degrade__56" original="E865.-7877"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="degrade__57" original="E39c.-2c26"><span class="exp" id="degrade__58"> degrade </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="degrade__59" original="E39c.-2c23"> to make something worse, especially in quality; to become worse </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.785f" id="degrade__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7860" id="degrade__61" original="E8d9.-7596"><span class="x" id="degrade__62" original="E8d9.-7595"> Discharge of untreated waste water degrades the quality of the rivers and canals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7862" id="degrade__63" original="E865.-7874"><span class="x" id="degrade__64" original="E865.-7873"> Mountain environments are more susceptible to adverse impacts than lowlands and are degrading accordingly. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7864" id="degrade__65" original="E39c.-2c31"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7865" id="degrade__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="degrade__67" original="E39c.-2c2f"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="degrade__68" original="E39c.-2c2e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="degrade__69" original="E39c.-2c2a"> to change to a simpler chemical form; to make something change to a simpler chemical form </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7869" id="degrade__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.786a" id="degrade__71" original="E865.-787b"><span class="x" id="degrade__72" original="E865.-787a"> The material is inert and does not degrade. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.786c" id="degrade__73" original="E865.-7879"><span class="cf" id="degrade__74" original="E39c.-2c2d"><span class="exp" id="degrade__75"> degrade </span> something </span><span class="x" id="degrade__76" original="E865.-7878"> Soluble protein is rapidly degraded by these microbes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7870" id="degrade__77" original="E39c.-2c36"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7871" id="degrade__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="degrade__79" original="E39c.-2c34"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="degrade__80" original="E39c.-2c33"><span class="exp" id="degrade__81"> degrade </span> somebody/yourself </span><span class="def" id="degrade__82" original="E39c.-2c32"> to treat somebody in a way that makes them seem not worth any respect or not worth taking seriously </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7876" id="degrade__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7877" id="degrade__84" original="E865.-7872"><span class="x" id="degrade__85" original="E865.-7871"> The social effects of colonialism are to degrade and dehumanize the people of the colonized countries. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4733" id="degrade__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://degrade" title="degrade definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4734" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.a27" id="degrade__87" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="degrade__88"> degrade </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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degrading
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7879" id="degrading" original="E39c.-2c22" sum="369"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.787a" id="degrading__1" original="E39c.-2c21"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.787b" id="degrading__2" original="E39c.-2c20"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> degrading </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7883" id="degrading__4" original="E39c.-2c1b"><span class="pos" id="degrading__5" original="E39c.-2c1a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b76" eid="degrading__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-76b6" geo="br" id="degrading__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrading__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degra/degrading__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrading__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://degrading__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-76b3" geo="n_am" id="degrading__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degrading__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degra/degrading__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degra/degrading__us_1.ogg" href="sound://degrading__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7885" id="degrading__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7886" id="degrading__12" original="E39c.-2c19"><span class="def" id="degrading__13" original="E39c.-2c18"> treating somebody as if they have no value, so that they lose respect for themselves and the respect of other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7888" id="degrading__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7889" id="degrading__15" original="E85c.-10d8"><span class="x" id="degrading__16" original="E85c.-10d7"> People have, by virtue of the Human Rights Act 1998, a right to life and a right not to undergo degrading treatment. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4765" id="degrading__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://degrading" title="degrading definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4766" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.a67" id="degrading__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="degrading__19"> degrading </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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degree
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.788b" id="degree" original="E39c.-2be5" sum="3290"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.788c" id="degree__1" original="E39c.-2be4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.788d" id="degree__2" original="E39c.-2be3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> degree </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.789b" id="degree__7" original="E39c.-2bdb"><span class="pos" id="degree__8" original="E39c.-2bda"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b6f" eid="degree__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4d5e" geo="br" id="degree__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degree__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/deg/degre/degree__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/deg/degre/degree__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://degree__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4d61" geo="n_am" id="degree__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="degree__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/deg/degre/degree__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/deg/degre/degree__us_2.ogg" href="sound://degree__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.789d" id="degree__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.789e" id="degree__15" original="E39c.-2bd0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.789f" id="degree__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="degree__17" original="E39c.-2bce"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="degree__18" original="E39c.-2bcd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="degree__19" original="E39c.-2bcc"> the amount, level or extent to which something happens or is present </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78a3" id="degree__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78a4" id="degree__21" original="E87d.-7085"><span class="cf" id="degree__22" original="E8d9.-72ee"><span class="exp" id="degree__23"> degree </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="degree__24" original="E87d.-7084"> Many countries are developing legislation to reduce tobacco consumption, with varying degrees of success. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-c00" id="degree__25"><span class="x" id="degree__26"> One important factor is the degree of government repression. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78a8" id="degree__27" original="E87d.-7083"><span class="x" id="degree__28" original="E87d.-7082"> The differences are typically more a matter of degree than kind. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1a18" id="degree__29"><span class="x" id="degree__30"> Funerals, in particular, were observed with a high degree of ritual and ceremony. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78aa" id="degree__31" original="E87d.-7080"><span class="cf" id="degree__32" original="E87d.-7081"> to a… <span class="exp" id="degree__33"> degree </span></span><span class="x" id="degree__34" original="E87d.-707f"> To a large degree, the local ethnic groups continued to use their own languages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78ae" id="degree__35" original="E8ce.-79d8"><span class="x" id="degree__36" original="E8ce.-79d7"> In the USA (and to a lesser degree, the UK), companies argue that these massive pay packages are needed in order to maintain competitiveness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-196d" id="degree__37"><span class="cf" id="degree__38"> the <span class="exp" id="degree__39"> degree </span> to which… </span><span class="x" id="degree__40"> Enzymes vary in the degree to which they accelerate reaction rates. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78b0" id="degree__41" original="E8ce.-79c7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__42"> adjective + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78b2" id="degree__43"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78b3" id="degree__44" original="E8ce.-79c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78b4" id="degree__45"><span class="coll" id="degree__46" original="E8ce.-79c4"> high </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78b6" id="degree__47"><span class="coll" id="degree__48" original="E8ce.-79c3"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78b8" id="degree__49"><span class="coll" id="degree__50" original="E8ce.-79c2"> large </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78ba" id="degree__51"><span class="coll" id="degree__52" original="E8ce.-79c1"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78bc" id="degree__53"><span class="coll" id="degree__54" original="E8ce.-79c0"> considerable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78be" id="degree__55"><span class="coll" id="degree__56" original="E8ce.-79bf"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78c0" id="degree__57" original="E8ce.-79be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78c1" id="degree__58"><span class="coll" id="degree__59" original="E8ce.-79bd"> low </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78c3" id="degree__60"><span class="coll" id="degree__61" original="E8ce.-79bc"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78c5" id="degree__62" original="E8ce.-79bb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78c6" id="degree__63"><span class="coll" id="degree__64" original="E8ce.-79ba"> lesser </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78c8" id="degree__65" original="E8ce.-79b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78c9" id="degree__66"><span class="coll" id="degree__67" original="E8ce.-79b8"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78cb" id="degree__68" original="E8d9.-72e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78cc" id="degree__69"><span class="coll" id="degree__70" original="E8d9.-72e4"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78ce" id="degree__71" original="E8d9.-72e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78cf" id="degree__72"><span class="coll" id="degree__73" original="E8d9.-72e2"> reasonable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78d1" id="degree__74" original="E8ce.-79b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78d2" id="degree__75"><span class="coll" id="degree__76" original="E8ce.-79b6"> same </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78d4" id="degree__77" original="E8ce.-79b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78d5" id="degree__78"><span class="coll" id="degree__79" original="E8ce.-79b4"> varying </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78d7" id="degree__80"><span class="coll" id="degree__81" original="E8ce.-79b3"> different </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78d9" id="degree__82"><span class="coll" id="degree__83" original="E8ce.-79b2"> differing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78db" id="degree__84"><span class="coll" id="degree__85" original="E8ce.-79b1"> various </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78dd" id="degree__86" original="E8ce.-79b0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78de" id="degree__87" original="E8ce.-79af"><span class="x" id="degree__88" original="E8ce.-79ae"> We can predict with a high degree of certainty how many radioactive events will be observed over a given period of time. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78e0" id="degree__89" original="E8ce.-7993" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__90"> verb + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78e2" id="degree__91"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78e3" id="degree__92" original="E8ce.-7992"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78e4" id="degree__93"><span class="coll" id="degree__94" original="E8ce.-7991"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78e6" id="degree__95"><span class="coll" id="degree__96" original="E8ce.-7990"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78e8" id="degree__97" original="E8ce.-798f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78e9" id="degree__98"><span class="coll" id="degree__99" original="E8ce.-798e"> require </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78eb" id="degree__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78ec" id="degree__101" original="E8ce.-798c"><span class="x" id="degree__102" original="E8ce.-798b"> If individuals believe they have some degree of control over their lives, they may be more likely to take action in difficult situations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78ee" id="degree__103" original="E8ce.-7988" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__104"> verb + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78f0" id="degree__105"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78f1" id="degree__106" original="E8ce.-7986"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78f2" id="degree__107"><span class="coll" id="degree__108" original="E8ce.-7985"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78f4" id="degree__109"><span class="coll" id="degree__110" original="E8ce.-7984"> indicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78f6" id="degree__111"><span class="coll" id="degree__112" original="E8ce.-7983"> demonstrate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78f8" id="degree__113"><span class="coll" id="degree__114" original="E8ce.-7982"> exhibit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78fa" id="degree__115"><span class="coll" id="degree__116" original="E8ce.-7981"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78fc" id="degree__117" original="E8d9.-72d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78fd" id="degree__118"><span class="coll" id="degree__119" original="E8d9.-72d3"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.78ff" id="degree__120" original="E8ce.-797f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7900" id="degree__121"><span class="coll" id="degree__122" original="E8ce.-797e"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7902" id="degree__123" original="E8d9.-72d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7903" id="degree__124"><span class="coll" id="degree__125" original="E8d9.-72d1"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7905" id="degree__126" original="E8d9.-72d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7906" id="degree__127"><span class="coll" id="degree__128" original="E8d9.-72cf"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7908" id="degree__129" original="E8ce.-797b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7909" id="degree__130"><span class="coll" id="degree__131" original="E8ce.-797a"> involve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.790b" id="degree__132" original="E8d9.-72ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.790c" id="degree__133"><span class="coll" id="degree__134" original="E8d9.-72cd"> offer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.790e" id="degree__135" original="E8ce.-7978"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.790f" id="degree__136"><span class="coll" id="degree__137" original="E8ce.-7977"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7911" id="degree__138" original="E8d9.-72cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7912" id="degree__139"><span class="coll" id="degree__140" original="E8d9.-72cb"> enjoy </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7914" id="degree__141" original="E8ce.-7974"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7915" id="degree__142" original="E8d9.-72ca"><span class="x" id="degree__143" original="E8d9.-72c9"> If you enjoy a high degree of brand loyalty, it makes little sense to spend much money on promotion. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7917" id="degree__144" original="E8ce.-7944" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__145"> degree of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7919" id="degree__146"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.791a" id="degree__147" original="E8ce.-7942"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.791b" id="degree__148"><span class="coll" id="degree__149" original="E8ce.-7941"> freedom </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.791d" id="degree__150"><span class="coll" id="degree__151" original="E8ce.-7940"> autonomy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.791f" id="degree__152" original="E8ce.-793f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7920" id="degree__153"><span class="coll" id="degree__154" original="E8ce.-793e"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7922" id="degree__155" original="E8d9.-72bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7923" id="degree__156"><span class="coll" id="degree__157" original="E8d9.-72be"> certainty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7925" id="degree__158" original="E8ce.-793d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7926" id="degree__159"><span class="coll" id="degree__160" original="E8ce.-793c"> uncertainty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7928" id="degree__161" original="E8ce.-7931"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7929" id="degree__162"><span class="coll" id="degree__163" original="E8ce.-7930"> confidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.792b" id="degree__164" original="E8ce.-793b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.792c" id="degree__165"><span class="coll" id="degree__166" original="E8ce.-793a"> success </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.792e" id="degree__167" original="E8ce.-7935"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.792f" id="degree__168"><span class="coll" id="degree__169" original="E8ce.-7934"> accuracy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7931" id="degree__170" original="E8ce.-7937"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7932" id="degree__171"><span class="coll" id="degree__172" original="E8ce.-7936"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7934" id="degree__173" original="E8ce.-7939"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7935" id="degree__174"><span class="coll" id="degree__175" original="E8ce.-7938"> similarity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7937" id="degree__176" original="E8ce.-7933"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7938" id="degree__177"><span class="coll" id="degree__178" original="E8ce.-7932"> overlap </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.793a" id="degree__179" original="E8ce.-792f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.793b" id="degree__180" original="E8ce.-792e"><span class="x" id="degree__181" original="E8ce.-792d"> It seems self-evident that human individuals retain a degree of freedom to act as they wish or intend. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.793d" id="degree__182" original="E39c.-2bcb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.793e" id="degree__183"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="degree__184" original="E39c.-2bc9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="degree__185" original="E39c.-2bc8"> a qualification obtained by a student who successfully completes a university or college course </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7941" id="degree__186"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7942" id="degree__187" original="E87d.-7062"><span class="x" id="degree__188" original="E87d.-7061"> Candidates are expected to have a degree. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7944" id="degree__189" original="E87d.-705d"><span class="cf" id="degree__190" original="E87d.-705e"><span class="exp" id="degree__191"> degree </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="degree__192" original="E87d.-705c"> Moon had graduated from Ohio State in 1924 with a degree in journalism. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7948" id="degree__193" original="E8ce.-79d4"><span class="cf" id="degree__194" original="E597.-4b93"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="degree__195" original="E8ce.-79d3"> A total of 197 Japanese intermediate EFL learners on a first-year English degree course participated in this study. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.794b" id="degree__196" original="E8ce.-799f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__197"> noun + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.794d" id="degree__198"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.794e" id="degree__199" original="E8ce.-799e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.794f" id="degree__200"><span class="coll" id="degree__201" original="E8ce.-799d"> college </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7951" id="degree__202"><span class="coll" id="degree__203" original="E8ce.-799c"> university </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7953" id="degree__204" original="E8d9.-72d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7954" id="degree__205"><span class="coll" id="degree__206" original="E8d9.-72d5"> undergraduate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7956" id="degree__207" original="E8ce.-79ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7957" id="degree__208"><span class="coll" id="degree__209" original="E8ce.-79a9"> graduate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7959" id="degree__210"><span class="coll" id="degree__211" original="E8ce.-79a8"> postgraduate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.795b" id="degree__212"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.795c" id="degree__213" original="E8ce.-799a"><span class="x" id="degree__214" original="E8ce.-7999"> College graduates, when compared with students without college degrees, showed more interest in international news events. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.795e" id="degree__215" original="E8ce.-7952" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__216"> degree + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7960" id="degree__217"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7961" id="degree__218" original="E8ce.-7950"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7962" id="degree__219"><span class="coll" id="degree__220" original="E8ce.-794f"> programme </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7964" id="degree__221"><span class="coll" id="degree__222" original="E8ce.-794e"> course </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7966" id="degree__223" original="E8ce.-794d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7967" id="degree__224"><span class="coll" id="degree__225" original="E8ce.-794c"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7969" id="degree__226" original="E8ce.-794b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.796a" id="degree__227"><span class="coll" id="degree__228" original="E8ce.-794a"> student </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.796c" id="degree__229" original="E8ce.-7949"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.796d" id="degree__230" original="E8ce.-7948"><span class="x" id="degree__231" original="E8ce.-7947"> Candidates must have completed studies in English to at least degree level. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.796f" id="degree__232" original="E8ce.-7993" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__233"> verb + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7971" id="degree__234"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7972" id="degree__235" original="E8ce.-7992"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7973" id="degree__236"><span class="coll" id="degree__237" original="E8ce.-7991"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7975" id="degree__238"><span class="coll" id="degree__239" original="E8ce.-7990"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7977" id="degree__240" original="E8ce.-798f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7978" id="degree__241"><span class="coll" id="degree__242" original="E8ce.-798e"> require </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.797a" id="degree__243"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.797b" id="degree__244" original="E8ce.-798a"><span class="x" id="degree__245" original="E8ce.-7989"> More and more members possessed advanced degrees such as an MBA from a top American business school. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.797d" id="degree__246" original="E8ce.-7971" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__247"> verb + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.797f" id="degree__248"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7980" id="degree__249" original="E8ce.-796f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7981" id="degree__250"><span class="coll" id="degree__251" original="E8ce.-796e"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7983" id="degree__252"><span class="coll" id="degree__253" original="E8ce.-796d"> get </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7985" id="degree__254"><span class="coll" id="degree__255" original="E8d9.-72c8"> earn </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7987" id="degree__256" original="E8d9.-72c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7988" id="degree__257"><span class="coll" id="degree__258" original="E8d9.-72c6"> receive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.798a" id="degree__259" original="E8ce.-796b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.798b" id="degree__260"><span class="coll" id="degree__261" original="E8ce.-796a"> hold </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.798d" id="degree__262" original="E8d9.-72c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.798e" id="degree__263"><span class="coll" id="degree__264" original="E8d9.-72c4"> award </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7990" id="degree__265" original="E8ce.-7969"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7991" id="degree__266" original="E8ce.-7968"><span class="x" id="degree__267" original="E8ce.-7967"> The study shows that 21 per cent went on to get degrees. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7993" id="degree__268" original="E39c.-2bc7"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7994" id="degree__269"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="degree__270" original="E39c.-2bc5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7996" id="degree__271"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="degree__272" original="E39c.-2bc4"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="degree__273" original="E39c.-2bc3"> a university or college course, normally lasting three years or more </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7999" id="degree__274"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.799a" id="degree__275" original="E87d.-705b"><span class="x" id="degree__276" original="E87d.-705a"> This information is aimed at students thinking about coming to the UK to do a degree. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.799c" id="degree__277" original="E87d.-7058"><span class="cf" id="degree__278" original="E87d.-7059"><span class="exp" id="degree__279"> degree </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="degree__280" original="E87d.-7057"> She was in the first year of a bachelor's degree in environmental science. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79a0" id="degree__281" original="E8ce.-799f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__282"> noun + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79a2" id="degree__283"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79a3" id="degree__284" original="E8ce.-799e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79a4" id="degree__285"><span class="coll" id="degree__286" original="E8ce.-799d"> college </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79a6" id="degree__287"><span class="coll" id="degree__288" original="E8ce.-799c"> university </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79a8" id="degree__289" original="E8d9.-72d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79a9" id="degree__290"><span class="coll" id="degree__291" original="E8d9.-72d5"> undergraduate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79ab" id="degree__292" original="E8ce.-79ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79ac" id="degree__293"><span class="coll" id="degree__294" original="E8ce.-79a9"> graduate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79ae" id="degree__295"><span class="coll" id="degree__296" original="E8ce.-79a8"> postgraduate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79b0" id="degree__297"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79b1" id="degree__298" original="E470.-3057"><span class="x" id="degree__299" original="E470.-3056"> From the beginning of the twentieth century, a four-year undergraduate college degree became important for entry into managerial careers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79b3" id="degree__300" original="E8ce.-7966" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="degree__301"> verb + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79b5" id="degree__302"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79b6" id="degree__303" original="E8ce.-7964"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79b7" id="degree__304"><span class="coll" id="degree__305" original="E8ce.-7963"> do </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79b9" id="degree__306"><span class="coll" id="degree__307" original="E8ce.-7962"> pursue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79bb" id="degree__308"><span class="coll" id="degree__309" original="E8ce.-7961"> take </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79bd" id="degree__310" original="E8d9.-72c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79be" id="degree__311"><span class="coll" id="degree__312" original="E8d9.-72c2"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79c0" id="degree__313" original="E8d9.-72c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79c1" id="degree__314"><span class="coll" id="degree__315" original="E8d9.-72c0"> offer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79c3" id="degree__316" original="E8ce.-7960"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79c4" id="degree__317" original="E8ce.-795f"><span class="x" id="degree__318" original="E8ce.-795e"> Three decades ago, students taking a degree in electronics had to study electrodynamics. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79c6" id="degree__319" original="E39c.-2bd9"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79c7" id="degree__320"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="degree__321" original="E39c.-2bd7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79c9" id="degree__322" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79ca" id="degree__323"><span class="v"><strong> ° </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="degree__325" original="E39c.-2bd6"> a unit for measuring angles </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79cd" id="degree__326"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79ce" id="degree__327" original="E87d.-707e"><span class="x" id="degree__328" original="E87d.-707d"> In this technique, the electron beam is tilted by a small angle, typically 1–3 degrees (1–3°). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79d0" id="degree__329" original="E39c.-2bd5"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79d1" id="degree__330"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="degree__331" original="E39c.-2bd3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79d3" id="degree__332" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79d4" id="degree__333"><span class="v"><strong> deg. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79d6" id="degree__335" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79d7" id="degree__336"><span class="v"><strong> ° </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="degree__338" original="E39c.-2bd1"> a unit for measuring temperature </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79da" id="degree__339"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79db" id="degree__340" original="E87d.-7074"><span class="x" id="degree__341" original="E87d.-7073"> These winds can raise air temperatures by 10 degrees within 15–20 minutes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79dd" id="degree__342" original="E87d.-7072"><span class="x" id="degree__343" original="E87d.-7071"> degrees Celsius/centigrade/Fahrenheit </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79df" id="degree__344" original="E87d.-707c"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79e0" id="degree__345"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="degree__346" original="E87d.-707a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79e2" id="degree__347" type="sym"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> symbol </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79e3" id="degree__348"><span class="v"><strong> ° </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="degree__350" original="E87d.-7079"> a unit for measuring <a class="ndv" href="entry://latitude" id="degree__351"> latitude </a> and <a class="ndv" href="entry://longitude" id="degree__352"> longitude </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79e8" id="degree__353"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79e9" id="degree__354" original="E8ce.-79d6"><span class="x" id="degree__355" original="E8ce.-79d5"> To fly from London at 55 degrees north to Los Angeles at nearer 30, you might expect to head in a south-westerly direction. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79eb" id="degree__356" original="E87d.-7070"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79ec" id="degree__357"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="degree__358" original="E87d.-706e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="degree__359" original="E8d9.-72ec"><span class="exp" id="degree__360"> degree </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="degree__361" original="E87d.-706d"> a unit for measuring how strong or hard something is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79f1" id="degree__362"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79f2" id="degree__363" original="E87d.-706c"><span class="x" id="degree__364" original="E87d.-706b"> The strength of beer can be measured in degrees of alcohol. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79f4" id="degree__365" original="E87d.-706a"><span class="x" id="degree__366" original="E87d.-7069"> Rubber which is vulcanized to a very high degree forms a hard, glassy material known as ebonite. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79f6" id="degree__367" original="E87d.-7068"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79f7" id="degree__368"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="degree__369" original="E87d.-7066"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="degree__370" original="E87d.-7065"> a legal category of crime, especially murder </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79fa" id="degree__371"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79fb" id="degree__372" original="E8d9.-72eb"><span class="x" id="degree__373" original="E8d9.-72ea"> first-degree murder </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.79fd" id="degree__374" original="E87d.-7064"><span class="cf" id="degree__375" original="E8d9.-72e9"> in the first/second/third <span class="exp" id="degree__376"> degree </span></span><span class="x" id="degree__377" original="E87d.-7063"> Comparatively serious reckless killings would be regarded as murder in the second degree, if the recommendation is implemented. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a01" id="degree__378" original="E39c.-2bc2"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a02" id="degree__379"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="degree__380" original="E87d.-7056"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="degree__381" original="E39c.-2bc0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a05" id="degree__382"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="degree__383" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="degree__384" original="E39c.-2bbf"> the category to which an <a class="ndv" href="entry://equation" id="degree__385"> equation </a> belongs according to the highest <a class="ndv" href="entry://power" id="degree__386"> power </a> of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://unknowns" id="degree__387"> unknowns </a> or <a class="ndv" href="entry://variables" id="degree__388"> variables </a> in it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a0c" id="degree__389"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a0d" id="degree__390" original="E87d.-704d"><span class="x" id="degree__391" original="E87d.-704c"> There is no formula for the solution of most polynomials of degree 5 or greater. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a0f" id="degree__392" original="E87d.-704b"><span class="x" id="degree__393" original="E87d.-704a"> The zero polynomial is either given a negative degree or is not defined. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a11" id="degree__394" original="E39c.-2bbe"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a12" id="degree__395" original="E39c.-2bbd" sk="bydegrees"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a13" id="degree__396"><span class="idm" id="degree__397" original="E39c.-2bbc"> by degrees </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a15" id="degree__398"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a16" id="degree__399"><span class="def" id="degree__400" original="E39c.-2bbb"> slowly and gradually </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a18" id="degree__401"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a19" id="degree__402" original="E8d9.-72e7"><span class="x" id="degree__403" original="E8d9.-72e6"> A squire was able to rise by degrees to the dignity of knighthood. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a1b" id="degree__404" original="E87d.-7040" sk="todegree"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a1c" id="degree__405"><span class="idm" id="degree__406" original="E87d.-703f"> to a/some degree </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a1e" id="degree__407"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a1f" id="degree__408"><span class="def" id="degree__409" original="E87d.-703e"> to some extent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a21" id="degree__410"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a22" id="degree__411" original="E8ce.-79ce"><span class="x" id="degree__412" original="E8ce.-79cd"> The movement had been successful to a degree in alleviating poverty and exploitation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a24" id="degree__413" original="E8ce.-79cc"><span class="x" id="degree__414" original="E8ce.-79cb"> Even here judges are bound to some degree by precedent and certain rules of procedure. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61aa" id="degree__415" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="degree__416"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61a8" id="degree__417" original="E8ce.-79c9"><span class="shcut" id="degree__418" original="E8ce.-79c8"> adjective + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61a6" id="degree__419" original="E8ce.-79c7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61a5" id="degree__420" original="E8ce.-79c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61a4" id="degree__421" original="E8ce.-79c4"><span class="coll" id="degree__422"> high </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61a2" id="degree__423" original="E8ce.-79c3"><span class="coll" id="degree__424"> great </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-61a0" id="degree__425" original="E8ce.-79c2"><span class="coll" id="degree__426"> large </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-619e" id="degree__427" original="E8ce.-79c1"><span class="coll" id="degree__428"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-619c" id="degree__429" original="E8ce.-79c0"><span class="coll" id="degree__430"> considerable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-619a" id="degree__431" original="E8ce.-79bf"><span class="coll" id="degree__432"> substantial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6198" id="degree__433" original="E8ce.-79be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6197" id="degree__434" original="E8ce.-79bd"><span class="coll" id="degree__435"> low </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6195" id="degree__436" original="E8ce.-79bc"><span class="coll" id="degree__437"> small </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6193" id="degree__438" original="E8ce.-79bb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6192" id="degree__439" original="E8ce.-79ba"><span class="coll" id="degree__440"> lesser </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6190" id="degree__441" original="E8ce.-79b9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-618f" id="degree__442" original="E8ce.-79b8"><span class="coll" id="degree__443"> certain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-618d" id="degree__444" original="E8d9.-72e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-618c" id="degree__445" original="E8d9.-72e4"><span class="coll" id="degree__446"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-618a" id="degree__447" original="E8d9.-72e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6189" id="degree__448" original="E8d9.-72e2"><span class="coll" id="degree__449"> reasonable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6187" id="degree__450" original="E8ce.-79b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6186" id="degree__451" original="E8ce.-79b6"><span class="coll" id="degree__452"> same </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6184" id="degree__453" original="E8ce.-79b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6183" id="degree__454" original="E8ce.-79b4"><span class="coll" id="degree__455"> varying </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6181" id="degree__456" original="E8ce.-79b3"><span class="coll" id="degree__457"> different </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-617f" id="degree__458" original="E8ce.-79b2"><span class="coll" id="degree__459"> differing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-617d" id="degree__460" original="E8ce.-79b1"><span class="coll" id="degree__461"> various </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-617b" id="degree__462" original="E8ce.-79b0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-617a" id="degree__463" original="E8ce.-79af"><span class="x" id="degree__464" original="E8ce.-79ae"> We can predict with a high degree of certainty how many radioactive events will be observed over a given period of time. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6178" id="degree__465" original="E8d9.-72e1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6177" id="degree__466" original="E8d9.-72df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6176" id="degree__467" original="E8d9.-72de"><span class="coll" id="degree__468"> doctoral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6174" id="degree__469" original="E8d9.-72dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6173" id="degree__470" original="E8d9.-72dc"><span class="coll" id="degree__471"> advanced </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6171" id="degree__472" original="E8d9.-72db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6170" id="degree__473" original="E8d9.-72da"><span class="coll" id="degree__474"> honorary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-616e" id="degree__475" original="E8d9.-72d9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-616d" id="degree__476" original="E8d9.-72d8"><span class="x" id="degree__477" original="E8d9.-72d7"> She holds a doctoral degree from Yale University. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-616b" id="degree__478" original="E8ce.-79a2"><span class="shcut" id="degree__479" original="E8ce.-79a1"> noun + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6169" id="degree__480" original="E8ce.-79a0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6168" id="degree__481" original="E8ce.-799e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6167" id="degree__482" original="E8ce.-799d"><span class="coll" id="degree__483"> college </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6165" id="degree__484" original="E8ce.-799c"><span class="coll" id="degree__485"> university </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6163" id="degree__486" original="E8d9.-72d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6162" id="degree__487" original="E8d9.-72d5"><span class="coll" id="degree__488"> undergraduate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6160" id="degree__489" original="E8ce.-79ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-615f" id="degree__490" original="E8ce.-79a9"><span class="coll" id="degree__491"> graduate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-615d" id="degree__492" original="E8ce.-79a8"><span class="coll" id="degree__493"> postgraduate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-615b" id="degree__494" original="E8ce.-799b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-615a" id="degree__495" original="E8ce.-799a"><span class="x" id="degree__496" original="E8ce.-7999"> College graduates, when compared with students without college degrees, showed more interest in international news events. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6158" id="degree__497" original="E470.-3057"><span class="x" id="degree__498" original="E470.-3056"> From the beginning of the twentieth century, a four-year undergraduate college degree became important for entry into managerial careers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6156" id="degree__499" original="E8ce.-7996"><span class="shcut" id="degree__500" original="E8ce.-7995"> verb + degree </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6154" id="degree__501" original="E8ce.-7994"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6153" id="degree__502" original="E8ce.-7992"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6152" id="degree__503" original="E8ce.-7991"><span class="coll" id="degree__504"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6150" id="degree__505" original="E8ce.-7990"><span class="coll" id="degree__506"> possess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-614e" id="degree__507" original="E8ce.-798f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-614d" id="degree__508" original="E8ce.-798e"><span class="coll" id="degree__509"> require </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-614b" id="degree__510" original="E8ce.-798d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-614a" id="degree__511" original="E8ce.-798c"><span class="x" id="degree__512" original="E8ce.-798b"> If individuals believe they have some degree of control over their lives, they may be more likely to take action in difficult situations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6148" id="degree__513" original="E8ce.-798a"><span class="x" id="degree__514" original="E8ce.-7989"> More and more members possessed advanced degrees such as an MBA from a top American business school. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6146" id="degree__515" original="E8ce.-7988"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6145" id="degree__516" original="E8ce.-7986"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6144" id="degree__517" original="E8ce.-7985"><span class="coll" id="degree__518"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6142" id="degree__519" original="E8ce.-7984"><span class="coll" id="degree__520"> indicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6140" id="degree__521" original="E8ce.-7983"><span class="coll" id="degree__522"> demonstrate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-613e" id="degree__523" original="E8ce.-7982"><span class="coll" id="degree__524"> exhibit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-613c" id="degree__525" original="E8ce.-7981"><span class="coll" id="degree__526"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-613a" id="degree__527" original="E8d9.-72d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6139" id="degree__528" original="E8d9.-72d3"><span class="coll" id="degree__529"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6137" id="degree__530" original="E8ce.-797f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6136" id="degree__531" original="E8ce.-797e"><span class="coll" id="degree__532"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6134" id="degree__533" original="E8d9.-72d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6133" id="degree__534" original="E8d9.-72d1"><span class="coll" id="degree__535"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6131" id="degree__536" original="E8d9.-72d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6130" id="degree__537" original="E8d9.-72cf"><span class="coll" id="degree__538"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-612e" id="degree__539" original="E8ce.-797b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-612d" id="degree__540" original="E8ce.-797a"><span class="coll" id="degree__541"> involve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-612b" id="degree__542" original="E8d9.-72ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-612a" id="degree__543" original="E8d9.-72cd"><span class="coll" id="degree__544"> offer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6128" id="degree__545" original="E8ce.-7978"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6127" id="degree__546" original="E8ce.-7977"><span class="coll" id="degree__547"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6125" id="degree__548" original="E8d9.-72cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6124" id="degree__549" original="E8d9.-72cb"><span class="coll" id="degree__550"> enjoy </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6122" id="degree__551" original="E8ce.-7974"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6121" id="degree__552" original="E8d9.-72ca"><span class="x" id="degree__553" original="E8d9.-72c9"> If you enjoy a high degree of brand loyalty, it makes little sense to spend much money on promotion. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-611f" id="degree__554" original="E8ce.-7971"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-611e" id="degree__555" original="E8ce.-796f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-611d" id="degree__556" original="E8ce.-796e"><span class="coll" id="degree__557"> obtain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-611b" id="degree__558" original="E8ce.-796d"><span class="coll" id="degree__559"> get </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6119" id="degree__560" original="E8d9.-72c8"><span class="coll" id="degree__561"> earn </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6117" id="degree__562" original="E8d9.-72c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6116" id="degree__563" original="E8d9.-72c6"><span class="coll" id="degree__564"> receive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6114" id="degree__565" original="E8ce.-796b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6113" id="degree__566" original="E8ce.-796a"><span class="coll" id="degree__567"> hold </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6111" id="degree__568" original="E8d9.-72c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6110" id="degree__569" original="E8d9.-72c4"><span class="coll" id="degree__570"> award </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-610e" id="degree__571" original="E8ce.-7969"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-610d" id="degree__572" original="E8ce.-7968"><span class="x" id="degree__573" original="E8ce.-7967"> The study shows that 21 per cent went on to get degrees. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-610b" id="degree__574" original="E8ce.-7966"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-610a" id="degree__575" original="E8ce.-7964"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6109" id="degree__576" original="E8ce.-7963"><span class="coll" id="degree__577"> do </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6107" id="degree__578" original="E8ce.-7962"><span class="coll" id="degree__579"> pursue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6105" id="degree__580" original="E8ce.-7961"><span class="coll" id="degree__581"> take </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6103" id="degree__582" original="E8d9.-72c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6102" id="degree__583" original="E8d9.-72c2"><span class="coll" id="degree__584"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6100" id="degree__585" original="E8d9.-72c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60ff" id="degree__586" original="E8d9.-72c0"><span class="coll" id="degree__587"> offer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60fd" id="degree__588" original="E8ce.-7960"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60fc" id="degree__589" original="E8ce.-795f"><span class="x" id="degree__590" original="E8ce.-795e"> Three decades ago, students taking a degree in electronics had to study electrodynamics. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60fa" id="degree__591" original="E8ce.-7954"><span class="shcut" id="degree__592" original="E8ce.-7953"> degree + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60f8" id="degree__593" original="E8ce.-7952"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60f7" id="degree__594" original="E8ce.-7950"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60f6" id="degree__595" original="E8ce.-794f"><span class="coll" id="degree__596"> programme </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60f4" id="degree__597" original="E8ce.-794e"><span class="coll" id="degree__598"> course </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60f2" id="degree__599" original="E8ce.-794d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60f1" id="degree__600" original="E8ce.-794c"><span class="coll" id="degree__601"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60ef" id="degree__602" original="E8ce.-794b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60ee" id="degree__603" original="E8ce.-794a"><span class="coll" id="degree__604"> student </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60ec" id="degree__605" original="E8ce.-7949"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60eb" id="degree__606" original="E8ce.-7948"><span class="x" id="degree__607" original="E8ce.-7947"> Candidates must have completed studies in English to at least degree level. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60e9" id="degree__608" original="E8ce.-7946"><span class="shcut" id="degree__609" original="E8ce.-7945"> degree of + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60e7" id="degree__610" original="E8ce.-7944"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60e6" id="degree__611" original="E8ce.-7942"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60e5" id="degree__612" original="E8ce.-7941"><span class="coll" id="degree__613"> freedom </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60e3" id="degree__614" original="E8ce.-7940"><span class="coll" id="degree__615"> autonomy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60e1" id="degree__616" original="E8ce.-793f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60e0" id="degree__617" original="E8ce.-793e"><span class="coll" id="degree__618"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60de" id="degree__619" original="E8d9.-72bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60dd" id="degree__620" original="E8d9.-72be"><span class="coll" id="degree__621"> certainty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60db" id="degree__622" original="E8ce.-793d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60da" id="degree__623" original="E8ce.-793c"><span class="coll" id="degree__624"> uncertainty </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60d8" id="degree__625" original="E8ce.-7931"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60d7" id="degree__626" original="E8ce.-7930"><span class="coll" id="degree__627"> confidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60d5" id="degree__628" original="E8ce.-793b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60d4" id="degree__629" original="E8ce.-793a"><span class="coll" id="degree__630"> success </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60d2" id="degree__631" original="E8ce.-7935"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60d1" id="degree__632" original="E8ce.-7934"><span class="coll" id="degree__633"> accuracy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60cf" id="degree__634" original="E8ce.-7937"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60ce" id="degree__635" original="E8ce.-7936"><span class="coll" id="degree__636"> risk </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60cc" id="degree__637" original="E8ce.-7939"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60cb" id="degree__638" original="E8ce.-7938"><span class="coll" id="degree__639"> similarity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60c9" id="degree__640" original="E8ce.-7933"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60c8" id="degree__641" original="E8ce.-7932"><span class="coll" id="degree__642"> overlap </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60c6" id="degree__643" original="E8ce.-792f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60c5" id="degree__644" original="E8ce.-792e"><span class="x" id="degree__645" original="E8ce.-792d"> It seems self-evident that human individuals retain a degree of freedom to act as they wish or intend. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4781" id="degree__646" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://degree" title="degree definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4782" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.aa6" id="degree__647" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="degree__648"> degree </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a26" id="deity" original="E39c.-29f5" sum="320"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a27" id="deity__1" original="E39c.-29f4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a28" id="deity__2" original="E39c.-29f3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a38" id="deity__7" original="E39c.-29e8"><span class="pos" id="deity__8" original="E39c.-29e7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b68" eid="deity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6f23" geo="br" id="deity__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dei/deity/deity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dei/deity/deity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6f20" geo="n_am" id="deity__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeɪəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dei/deity/deity__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dei/deity/deity__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://deity__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6f1d" geo="br" id="deity__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deity__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dei/deity/deity__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dei/deity/deity__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deity__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6f1a" geo="n_am" id="deity__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deity__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dei/deity/deity__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dei/deity/deity__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://deity__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a3a" id="deity__18" original="E39c.-29e6"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a3d" form="pl" id="deity__19"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="deity__20" original="E39c.-29e2"> deities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a3f" id="deity__21"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a40" id="deity__22" original="E39c.-29e1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a41" id="deity__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deity__24" original="E39c.-29df"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deity__25" original="E39c.-29de"> a god or <a class="ndv" href="entry://goddess" id="deity__26"> goddess </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a45" id="deity__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a46" id="deity__28" original="E896.79b8"><span class="x" id="deity__29" original="E896.79b9"> Zeus presided over the other deities on Mount Olympus. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a48" id="deity__30" original="E39c.-29da"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a49" id="deity__31" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a4a" id="deity__32"><span class="v"><strong> the Deity </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a4c" id="deity__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="deity__35" original="E39c.-29d7"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deity__36" original="E39c.-29d5"> God </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a4f" id="deity__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a50" id="deity__38" original="E896.79ba"><span class="x" id="deity__39" original="E896.79bb"> Weber was interested in the way different religions conceive of the Deity. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4928" id="deity__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deity" title="deity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4929" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.cab" id="deity__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deity__42"> deity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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delay
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a52" hm="1" id="delay1" original="E39c.-294b" sum="887"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a53" id="delay1__1" original="E39c.-294a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a54" id="delay1__2" original="E39c.-2949"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delay <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a5f" id="delay1__7" original="E39c.-293e"><span class="pos" id="delay1__8" original="E39c.-293d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b5b" eid="delay1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4eb7" geo="br" id="delay1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delay/delay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4eba" geo="n_am" id="delay1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delay/delay__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delay__us_2.ogg" href="sound://delay__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a61" id="delay1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a62" id="delay1__15" original="E39c.-293c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a63" id="delay1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="delay1__17" original="E39c.-293a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="delay1__18" original="E39c.-2939"> a period of time by which something is slow or late; the period of time between two things happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a66" id="delay1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a67" id="delay1__20" original="E867.-8f0"><span class="x" id="delay1__21" original="E867.-8ef"> The claimant must bring his/her claim in a reasonable time, with no unreasonably long delays. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a69" id="delay1__22" original="E867.-8ed"><span class="cf" id="delay1__23" original="E867.-8ee"><span class="exp" id="delay1__24"> delay </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="delay1__25" original="E867.-8ec"> Cases were interviewed with a median delay of 15 days from the onset of symptoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a6d" id="delay1__26" original="E867.-8ea"><span class="cf" id="delay1__27" original="E867.-8eb"><span class="exp" id="delay1__28"> delay </span> in (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="delay1__29" original="E867.-8e9"> The delay in legislating for a strengthened UK competition policy is explored in Wilks (1999: 308–25). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a71" id="delay1__30" original="E8cd.6bdb"><span class="cf" id="delay1__31" original="E8cd.6bda"><span class="exp" id="delay1__32"> delay </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="delay1__33" original="E8cd.6bdc"> Measuring the time delay between transmission and reception of each GPS microwave signal gives the distance to each satellite. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a75" id="delay1__34" original="E39c.-2938"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a76" id="delay1__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="delay1__36" original="E39c.-2935"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="delay1__37" original="E39c.-2934"> a situation in which something does not happen when it should </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a79" id="delay1__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a7a" id="delay1__39" original="E867.-8e5"><span class="cf" id="delay1__40" original="E867.-8e6"> without <span class="exp" id="delay1__41"> delay </span></span><span class="x" id="delay1__42" original="E867.-8e4"> Diagnosis of meningitis is a medical emergency and samples must be processed without delay. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.494e" id="delay1__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delay_1" title="delay definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.494f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.d87" id="delay1__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delay1__45"> delay </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a7e" hm="2" id="delay2" original="E39c.-2933" sum="862"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a7f" id="delay2__1" original="E39c.-2932"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a80" id="delay2__2" original="E39c.-2931"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delay <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7a8d" id="delay2__9" original="E39c.-2926"><span class="pos" id="delay2__10" original="E39c.-2925"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b54" eid="delay2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4ebd" geo="br" id="delay2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delay/delay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.4ec0" geo="n_am" id="delay2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delay/delay__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delay__us_2.ogg" href="sound://delay__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.c06" id="delay2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-236c" form="root" id="delay2__17"><span class="vp" id="delay2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> delay </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-236a" eid="delay2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2369" geo="br" id="delay2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delay/delay__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delay__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delay__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2366" geo="n_am" id="delay2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delay/delay__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delay__us_2.ogg" href="sound://delay__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2363" form="thirdps" id="delay2__24"><span class="vp" id="delay2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> delays </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2361" eid="delay2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2360" geo="br" id="delay2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delay/delays__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delays__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delays__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-235d" geo="n_am" id="delay2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delay/delays__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delays__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delays__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-235a" form="past" id="delay2__31"><span class="vp" id="delay2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> delayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2358" eid="delay2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2357" geo="br" id="delay2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delay/delayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2354" geo="n_am" id="delay2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delay/delayed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delayed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delayed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2351" form="pastpart" id="delay2__38"><span class="vp" id="delay2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> delayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-234f" eid="delay2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-234e" geo="br" id="delay2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delay/delayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-234b" geo="n_am" id="delay2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delay/delayed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delayed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delayed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2348" form="prespart" id="delay2__45"><span class="vp" id="delay2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> delaying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2346" eid="delay2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2345" geo="br" id="delay2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delay/delaying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delaying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delaying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u146d8607de06b75b.1dc5e497.16608bdb7c8.-2342" geo="n_am" id="delay2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delay2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈleɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delay/delaying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delay/delaying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delaying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ab9" id="delay2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7aba" id="delay2__53" original="E39c.-2908"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7abb" id="delay2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="delay2__55" original="E39c.-2905"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="delay2__56" original="E39c.-2904"> to not do something until a later time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7abe" id="delay2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7abf" id="delay2__58" original="E867.-8e3"><span class="cf" id="delay2__59" original="E39c.-2900"><span class="exp" id="delay2__60"> delay </span> something </span><span class="x" id="delay2__61" original="E867.-8e2"> Economic hardship in the wake of the war encouraged couples to delay marriage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ac3" id="delay2__62" original="E492.4c89"><span class="cf" id="delay2__63" original="E39c.-28ff"><span class="exp" id="delay2__64"> delay </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="delay2__65" original="E492.4c8a"> The Roman authorities in Judea delayed carrying out the emperor's order. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ac7" id="delay2__66" original="E39c.-2903" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://defer" title="defer definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ac8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7071" id="delay2__67" original="E39c.-2902"><span class="xh" id="delay2__68"> defer </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7aca" id="delay2__69" original="E867.-8df"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7acb" id="delay2__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="delay2__71" original="E867.-8dd"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="delay2__72" original="E867.-8dc"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="delay2__73" original="E867.-8db"> if an event is <span class="dh" id="delay2__74" original="E81d.639c"> delayed </span> , it happens at a later time than is normal or expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ad0" id="delay2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ad1" id="delay2__76" original="E867.-8d9"><span class="cf" id="delay2__77" original="E867.-8da"><span class="exp" id="delay2__78"> delay </span> something </span><span class="x" id="delay2__79" original="E867.-8d8"> Many plants exhibit a reproductive strategy in which reproduction is delayed as long as possible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ad5" id="delay2__80" original="E867.-8d6"><span class="cf" id="delay2__81" original="E867.-8d7"><span class="exp" id="delay2__82"> delay </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="delay2__83" original="E867.-8d5"> The actual outbreak of hostilities was delayed for another year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ad9" id="delay2__84" original="E867.-8d3"><span class="cf" id="delay2__85" original="E867.-8d4"> delayed + noun </span><span class="x" id="delay2__86" original="E867.-8d2"> The delayed departure or arrival of one aeroplane will affect many of the subsequent connecting flights and arrival times. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.49af" id="delay2__87" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delay_1" title="delay definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.49b0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.d87" id="delay2__88" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delay2__89"> delay </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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delegate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7adc" hm="1" id="delegate1" original="E39c.-28b0" sum="470"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7add" id="delegate1__1" original="E39c.-28af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ade" id="delegate1__2" original="E39c.-28ae"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delegate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7aeb" id="delegate1__9" original="E39c.-28a6"><span class="pos" id="delegate1__10" original="E39c.-28a5"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7206" eid="delegate1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b4d" geo="br" id="delegate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deleg/delegate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://delegate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b4a" geo="n_am" id="delegate1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deleg/delegate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://delegate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.c34" id="delegate1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b47" form="root" id="delegate1__17"><span class="vp" id="delegate1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> delegate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b45" eid="delegate1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b44" geo="br" id="delegate1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deleg/delegate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://delegate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b41" geo="n_am" id="delegate1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deleg/delegate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://delegate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b3e" form="thirdps" id="delegate1__24"><span class="vp" id="delegate1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> delegates </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b3c" eid="delegate1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b3b" geo="br" id="delegate1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deleg/delegates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delegates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b38" geo="n_am" id="delegate1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deleg/delegates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delegates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b35" form="past" id="delegate1__31"><span class="vp" id="delegate1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> delegated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b33" eid="delegate1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b32" geo="br" id="delegate1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deleg/delegated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delegated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b2f" geo="n_am" id="delegate1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deleg/delegated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delegated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b2c" form="pastpart" id="delegate1__38"><span class="vp" id="delegate1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> delegated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b2a" eid="delegate1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b29" geo="br" id="delegate1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deleg/delegated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delegated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b26" geo="n_am" id="delegate1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deleg/delegated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delegated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b23" form="prespart" id="delegate1__45"><span class="vp" id="delegate1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> delegating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b21" eid="delegate1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b20" geo="br" id="delegate1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deleg/delegating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delegating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b1d" geo="n_am" id="delegate1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deleg/delegating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delegating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b17" id="delegate1__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="delegate1__53" original="E39c.-2883"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="delegate1__54" original="E39c.-2882"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b1a" id="delegate1__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b1b" id="delegate1__56" original="E39c.-2885"><span class="def" id="delegate1__57" original="E39c.-2881"> to give part of your work, power or authority to somebody, especially somebody in a lower position than you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b1d" id="delegate1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b1e" id="delegate1__59" original="E896.79c0"><span class="x" id="delegate1__60" original="E896.79c1"> In order to work effectively, managers must delegate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b20" id="delegate1__61" original="E896.79c2"><span class="cf" id="delegate1__62" original="E39c.-2880"><span class="exp" id="delegate1__63"> delegate </span> (something) (to somebody) </span><span class="x" id="delegate1__64" original="E896.79c3"> The board may delegate power to the chairman. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b24" id="delegate1__65" original="E586.-476e"><span class="x" id="delegate1__66" original="E586.-476d"> to delegate authority/responsibility/a task </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4a19" id="delegate1__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delegate_1" title="delegate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4a1a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.e54" id="delegate1__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delegate1__69"> delegate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b26" hm="2" id="delegate2" original="E39c.-28c1" sum="362"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b27" id="delegate2__1" original="E39c.-28c0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b28" id="delegate2__2" original="E39c.-28bf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delegate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b33" id="delegate2__7" original="E39c.-28b7"><span class="pos" id="delegate2__8" original="E39c.-28b6"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71ff" eid="delegate2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b1a" geo="br" id="delegate2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deleg/delegate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delegate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6b17" geo="n_am" id="delegate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegate2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪɡət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deleg/delegate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delegate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b35" id="delegate2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b36" id="delegate2__15" original="E39c.-28b5"><span class="def" id="delegate2__16" original="E39c.-28b1"> a person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group of people and vote and make decisions for them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b38" id="delegate2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b39" id="delegate2__18" original="E896.79be"><span class="x" id="delegate2__19" original="E896.79bf"> Originally 55 non-governmental organizations were invited to send a single delegate each to the World Forum. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4a38" id="delegate2__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delegate_1" title="delegate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4a39" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.e54" id="delegate2__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delegate2__22"> delegate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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delegation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b3b" id="delegation" original="E39c.-2878" sum="749"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b3c" id="delegation__1" original="E39c.-2877"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b3d" id="delegation__2" original="E39c.-2876"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delegation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b48" id="delegation__7" original="E39c.-286e"><span class="pos" id="delegation__8" original="E39c.-286d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b4d" eid="delegation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6a6c" geo="br" id="delegation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdelɪˈɡeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deleg/delegation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delegation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6a69" geo="n_am" id="delegation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delegation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdelɪˈɡeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deleg/delegation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deleg/delegation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delegation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b4a" id="delegation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b4b" id="delegation__15" original="E39c.-286c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b4c" id="delegation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="cspv" id="delegation__17" original="E39c.-286a"> countable + singular or plural verb </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="delegation__18" original="E896.79c6"><span class="exp" id="delegation__19"> delegation </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="delegation__20" original="E39c.-2869"> a group of people chosen or elected to represent the views of an organization, country, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b51" id="delegation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b52" id="delegation__22" original="E896.79c7"><span class="x" id="delegation__23" original="E896.79c8"> In these conferences, each country was represented by a delegation of government officials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b54" id="delegation__24" original="E586.-476c"><span class="x" id="delegation__25" original="E586.-476b"> Gaius disdainfully ignored the delegations sent to Rome by both groups. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b56" id="delegation__26" original="E39c.-2868"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b57" id="delegation__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="delegation__28" original="E39c.-2866"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="delegation__29" original="E896.79c9"><span class="exp" id="delegation__30"> delegation </span> (of something) (to somebody) </span><span class="def" id="delegation__31" original="E39c.-2865"> the process of giving part of your work, power or authority to somebody, especially somebody in a lower position than you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b5c" id="delegation__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b5d" id="delegation__33" original="E896.79ca"><span class="x" id="delegation__34" original="E896.79cb"> Numerous management committees were set up to supervise the delegation of power to the Commission. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4a51" id="delegation__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delegation" title="delegation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4a52" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.eac" id="delegation__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delegation__37"> delegation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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delete
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b5f" id="delete" original="E39c.-2864" sum="738"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b60" id="delete__1" original="E39c.-2863"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b61" id="delete__2" original="E39c.-2862"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delete </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b6e" id="delete__9" original="E39c.-2858"><span class="pos" id="delete__10" original="E39c.-2857"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b46" eid="delete__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6946" geo="br" id="delete__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delet/delete__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/delete__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://delete__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6943" geo="n_am" id="delete__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delet/delete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/delete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.c62" id="delete__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6973" form="root" id="delete__17"><span class="vp" id="delete__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> delete </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6971" eid="delete__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6970" geo="br" id="delete__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delet/delete__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/delete__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://delete__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-696d" geo="n_am" id="delete__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delet/delete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/delete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-696a" form="thirdps" id="delete__24"><span class="vp" id="delete__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deletes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6968" eid="delete__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6967" geo="br" id="delete__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delet/deletes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deletes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deletes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6964" geo="n_am" id="delete__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delet/deletes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deletes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deletes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6961" form="past" id="delete__31"><span class="vp" id="delete__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deleted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-695f" eid="delete__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-695e" geo="br" id="delete__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delet/deleted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deleted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deleted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-695b" geo="n_am" id="delete__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delet/deleted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deleted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deleted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6958" form="pastpart" id="delete__38"><span class="vp" id="delete__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deleted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6956" eid="delete__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6955" geo="br" id="delete__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delet/deleted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deleted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deleted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6952" geo="n_am" id="delete__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delet/deleted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deleted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deleted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-694f" form="prespart" id="delete__45"><span class="vp" id="delete__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deleting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-694d" eid="delete__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-694c" geo="br" id="delete__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delet/deleting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deleting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deleting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6949" geo="n_am" id="delete__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delete__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delet/deleting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deleting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deleting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b9a" id="delete__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b9b" id="delete__53" original="E39c.-283a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="delete__54" original="E39c.-2839"><span class="exp" id="delete__55"> delete </span> something (from something) </span><span class="def" id="delete__56" original="E39c.-2838"> to remove something that has been written or printed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7b9f" id="delete__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ba0" id="delete__58" original="E867.42"><span class="x" id="delete__59" original="E867.43"> In the excerpts that follow, I use bracketed ellipses ([ . . . ]) to indicate that I have deleted portions of the conversation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ba2" id="delete__60" original="E867.44"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="delete__61" original="E867.45"><span class="exp" id="delete__62"> delete </span> something (from something) </span><span class="def" id="delete__63" original="E867.46"> to remove data from a computer's memory </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ba6" id="delete__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ba7" id="delete__65" original="E867.47"><span class="x" id="delete__66" original="E867.48"> In a computer system, everything is recorded and nothing is deleted. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ba9" id="delete__67" original="E867.49"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7baa" id="delete__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="delete__69" original="E492.4ccb"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="delete__70" original="E81d.63ac"> be deleted (from something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bad" id="delete__71"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="delete__72" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7baf" id="delete__73"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="delete__74" original="E867.4c"> of a section of <a class="ndv" href="entry://genetic" id="delete__75"> genetic </a> code </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="delete__76" original="E867.41"> to be lost or removed from a <a class="ndv" href="entry://genetic" id="delete__77"> genetic </a><a class="ndv" href="entry://sequence" id="delete__78"> sequence </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bb5" id="delete__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bb6" id="delete__80" original="E492.4cce"><span class="x" id="delete__81" original="E492.4ccf"> If one important gene is deleted from an animal’s DNA, other genes can stand in. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4aaa" id="delete__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delete_1" title="delete definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4aab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.ed0" id="delete__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delete__84"> delete </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deleterious
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bb8" id="deleterious" original="E39c.-2828" sum="254"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bb9" id="deleterious__1" original="E39c.-2827"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bba" id="deleterious__2" original="E39c.-2826"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deleterious </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bc5" id="deleterious__6" original="E39c.-2821"><span class="pos" id="deleterious__7" original="E39c.-2820"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b3f" eid="deleterious__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-689d" geo="br" id="deleterious__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deleterious__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeləˈtɪəriəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delet/deleterious__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deleterious__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deleterious__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6899" geo="n_am" id="deleterious__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deleterious__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeləˈtɪriəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delet/deleterious__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deleterious__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deleterious__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bc7" id="deleterious__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="deleterious__14" original="E39c.-281e" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bc9" id="deleterious__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bca" id="deleterious__16" original="E39c.-281d"><span class="def" id="deleterious__17" original="E39c.-281c"> harmful and damaging </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bcc" id="deleterious__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bcd" id="deleterious__19" original="E442.-26ca"><span class="x" id="deleterious__20" original="E442.-26c9"> Many studies have shown deleterious effects of prenatal maternal stress on offspring. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4ade" id="deleterious__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deleterious" title="deleterious definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4adf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.f22" id="deleterious__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deleterious__23"> deleterious </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deletion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bcf" id="deletion" original="E867.5f" sum="540"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bd0" id="deletion__1" original="E867.60"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bd1" id="deletion__2" original="E867.61"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deletion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bdc" id="deletion__7" original="E867.69"><span class="pos" id="deletion__8" original="E867.6a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b36" eid="deletion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6872" geo="br" id="deletion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deletion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delet/deletion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deletion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deletion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-686f" geo="n_am" id="deletion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deletion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈliːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delet/deletion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delet/deletion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deletion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bde" id="deletion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deletion__15" original="E867.6c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deletion__16" original="E867.6d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deletion__17" original="E492.4cfb"><span class="exp" id="deletion__18"> deletion </span> (of something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7be3" id="deletion__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7be4" id="deletion__20" original="E867.74"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deletion__21" original="E867.75"> the act of removing something that has been written or printed; something that has been removed in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7be6" id="deletion__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7be7" id="deletion__23" original="E867.76"><span class="x" id="deletion__24" original="E867.77"> Participants could make any deletions, changes or additions to the interview transcripts as they saw fit. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7be9" id="deletion__25" original="E867.6e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bea" id="deletion__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="deletion__27" subj="biochem"> biochemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deletion__28" original="E867.6f"> the loss or <a class="ndv" href="entry://removal" id="deletion__29"> removal </a> of a section of <a class="ndv" href="entry://genetic" id="deletion__30"> genetic </a> code; code that is lost or removed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bef" id="deletion__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bf0" id="deletion__32" original="E492.4cfe"><span class="x" id="deletion__33" original="E492.4cff"> Insertion, deletion and rearrangement of DNA sequences are major drivers of genomic evolution. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4afc" id="deletion__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deletion" title="deletion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4afd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6a41" id="deletion__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deletion__36"> deletion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deliberate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bf2" hm="1" id="deliberate1" original="E39c.-280c" sum="370"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bf3" id="deliberate1__1" original="E39c.-280b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bf4" id="deliberate1__2" original="E39c.-280a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deliberate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bfe" id="deliberate1__6" original="E39c.-2802"><span class="pos" id="deliberate1__7" original="E39c.-2801"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71f8" eid="deliberate1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6744" geo="br" id="deliberate1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delib/deliberate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6741" geo="n_am" id="deliberate1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delib/deliberate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://deliberate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c00" id="deliberate1__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c01" id="deliberate1__14" original="E39c.-27fd"><span class="def" id="deliberate1__15" original="E39c.-27fc"> done on purpose rather than by accident </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c03" id="deliberate1__16" original="E39c.-27fb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://intentional" title="intentional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c04" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-9f5" id="deliberate1__17" original="E39c.-27fa"><span class="xh" id="deliberate1__18"> intentional </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c06" id="deliberate1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c07" id="deliberate1__20" original="E87d.-7e0b"><span class="x" id="deliberate1__21" original="E87d.-7e0a"> The attack was deliberate and unjustified. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c09" id="deliberate1__22" original="E8f0.-78f9"><span class="x" id="deliberate1__23" original="E8f0.-78f8"> This occurs when the government makes a deliberate attempt to change the level of economic activity. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c0b" id="deliberate1__24" original="E39c.-27f7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unintentional" title="unintentional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c0c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-38eb" id="deliberate1__25" original="E39c.-27f6"><span class="xh" id="deliberate1__26"> unintentional </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4b1d" id="deliberate1__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deliberate_1" title="deliberate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4b1e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.f48" id="deliberate1__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deliberate1__29"> deliberate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c0e" hm="2" id="deliberate2" original="E39c.-27f1" sum="600"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c0f" id="deliberate2__1" original="E39c.-27f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c10" id="deliberate2__2" original="E39c.-27ef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deliberate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c1d" id="deliberate2__9" original="E39c.-27e7"><span class="pos" id="deliberate2__10" original="E39c.-27e6"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71f1" eid="deliberate2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6711" geo="br" id="deliberate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delib/deliberate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deliberate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-670e" geo="n_am" id="deliberate2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delib/deliberate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://deliberate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.c90" id="deliberate2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-673e" form="root" id="deliberate2__17"><span class="vp" id="deliberate2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deliberate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-673c" eid="deliberate2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-673b" geo="br" id="deliberate2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delib/deliberate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://deliberate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6738" geo="n_am" id="deliberate2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delib/deliberate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberate__us_2.ogg" href="sound://deliberate__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6735" form="thirdps" id="deliberate2__24"><span class="vp" id="deliberate2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deliberates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6733" eid="deliberate2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6732" geo="br" id="deliberate2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delib/deliberates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-672f" geo="n_am" id="deliberate2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delib/deliberates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-672c" form="past" id="deliberate2__31"><span class="vp" id="deliberate2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deliberated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-672a" eid="deliberate2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6729" geo="br" id="deliberate2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delib/deliberated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6726" geo="n_am" id="deliberate2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delib/deliberated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6723" form="pastpart" id="deliberate2__38"><span class="vp" id="deliberate2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deliberated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6721" eid="deliberate2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6720" geo="br" id="deliberate2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delib/deliberated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-671d" geo="n_am" id="deliberate2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delib/deliberated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-671a" form="prespart" id="deliberate2__45"><span class="vp" id="deliberate2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deliberating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6718" eid="deliberate2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6717" geo="br" id="deliberate2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delib/deliberating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6714" geo="n_am" id="deliberate2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberate2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delib/deliberating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c49" id="deliberate2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c4a" id="deliberate2__53" original="E39c.-27c9"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c4b" id="deliberate2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deliberate2__55" original="E39c.-27c4"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deliberate2__56" original="E39c.-27c3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deliberate2__57" original="E39c.-27c1"> to think very carefully about something, usually before making a decision </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c4f" id="deliberate2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c50" id="deliberate2__59" original="E867.1cc"><span class="x" id="deliberate2__60" original="E867.1cd"> Having deliberated, some people may decide to act in ways that the majority of others consider unethical. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c52" id="deliberate2__61" original="E867.1cf"><span class="cf" id="deliberate2__62" original="E867.1ce"><span class="exp" id="deliberate2__63"> deliberate </span> about/on something </span><span class="x" id="deliberate2__64" original="E867.1d0"> At the Warsaw meeting, officials from 107 countries deliberated on issues of international democracy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c56" id="deliberate2__65" original="E81d.63b7"><span class="cf" id="deliberate2__66" original="E81d.63b6"><span class="exp" id="deliberate2__67"> deliberate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deliberate2__68" original="E81d.63b8"> Participants are brought together for two days or more to deliberate the issue in question. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deliberately
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c5a" id="deliberately" original="E39c.-27bf" sum="355"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c5b" id="deliberately__1" original="E39c.-27be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c5c" id="deliberately__2" original="E39c.-27bd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deliberately </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c64" id="deliberately__4" original="E39c.-27b8"><span class="pos" id="deliberately__5" original="E39c.-27b7"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b2f" eid="deliberately__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6685" geo="br" id="deliberately__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberately__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbərətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delib/deliberately__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberately__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberately__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-6682" geo="n_am" id="deliberately__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberately__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪbərətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delib/deliberately__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberately__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://deliberately__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c66" id="deliberately__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c67" id="deliberately__12" original="E39c.-27b6"><span class="def" id="deliberately__13" original="E39c.-27b5"> on purpose rather than by accident </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c69" id="deliberately__14" original="E39c.-27b4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c6a" id="deliberately__15" original="E39c.-27b3"><span class="xw" id="deliberately__16" original="E81e.4bca"> intentionally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c6d" id="deliberately__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c6e" id="deliberately__18" original="E492.4d42"><span class="x" id="deliberately__19" original="E492.4d43"> I have deliberately chosen not to correct the spelling of the original text. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c70" id="deliberately__20" original="E87d.-7e03"><span class="x" id="deliberately__21" original="E87d.-7e02"> Mesolithic humans may have utilized fire deliberately for clearing woodland. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4b8d" id="deliberately__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deliberately" title="deliberately definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4b8e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.faa" id="deliberately__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deliberately__24"> deliberately </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deliberation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c72" id="deliberation" original="E39c.-27ac" sum="402"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c73" id="deliberation__1" original="E39c.-27ab"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c74" id="deliberation__2" original="E39c.-27aa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deliberation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c7f" id="deliberation__7" original="E39c.-27a2"><span class="pos" id="deliberation__8" original="E39c.-27a1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b28" eid="deliberation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-665e" geo="br" id="deliberation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delib/deliberation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-665b" geo="n_am" id="deliberation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliberation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delib/deliberation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delib/deliberation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deliberation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c81" id="deliberation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deliberation__15" original="E39c.-279c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deliberation__16" original="E39c.-279b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="deliberation__17" original="E39c.-279a"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c85" id="deliberation__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c86" id="deliberation__19" original="E39c.-279e"><span class="def" id="deliberation__20" original="E39c.-2799"> the process of carefully considering or discussing something; the result of this process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c88" id="deliberation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c89" id="deliberation__22" original="E492.5290"><span class="x" id="deliberation__23" original="E492.5291"> Educational values are always a matter of debate and deliberation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c8b" id="deliberation__24" original="E492.5292"><span class="x" id="deliberation__25" original="E492.5293"> The council's deliberations were then presented to an assembly of the people. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4bb0" id="deliberation__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deliberation" title="deliberation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4bb1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.fc6" id="deliberation__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deliberation__28"> deliberation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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delicate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c8d" id="delicate" original="E39c.-2769" sum="549"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c8e" id="delicate__1" original="E39c.-2768"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c8f" id="delicate__2" original="E39c.-2767"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delicate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c97" id="delicate__4" original="E39c.-2762"><span class="pos" id="delicate__5" original="E39c.-2761"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b21" eid="delicate__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-65f5" geo="br" id="delicate__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delicate__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪkət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delic/delicate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delic/delicate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delicate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-65f2" geo="n_am" id="delicate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delicate__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdelɪkət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delic/delicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delic/delicate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delicate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c99" id="delicate__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c9a" id="delicate__12" original="E8db.-77f6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c9b" id="delicate__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="delicate__14" original="E86f.-7dfc"> of a state or condition </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="delicate__15" original="E8db.-77f5"> easily affected, even by slight changes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c9e" id="delicate__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c9f" id="delicate__17" original="E8db.-77f4"><span class="x" id="delicate__18" original="E8db.-77f3"> There is a delicate balance to be achieved between personal privacy and the interests of the government. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ca1" id="delicate__19" original="E39c.-2754"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="delicate__20" original="E39c.-2753"> showing or needing careful or sensitive treatment in order to avoid offending people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ca3" id="delicate__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ca4" id="delicate__22" original="E8db.-77f2"><span class="x" id="delicate__23" original="E8db.-77f1"> The author deals with some very delicate legal issues. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ca6" id="delicate__24" original="E39c.-2760"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="delicate__25" original="E39c.-275f"> easily damaged </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ca8" id="delicate__26" original="E39c.-275e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fragile" title="fragile definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ca9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.107" id="delicate__27" original="E39c.-275d"><span class="xh" id="delicate__28"> fragile </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cac" id="delicate__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cad" id="delicate__30" original="E8db.-77f0"><span class="x" id="delicate__31" original="E8db.-77ef"> The conjunctiva is a delicate transparent membrane that lines the eyelids. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4bc8" id="delicate__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delicate" title="delicate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4bc9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.102d" id="delicate__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delicate__34"> delicate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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delineate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7caf" id="delineate" original="E39c.-2674" sum="710"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cb0" id="delineate__1" original="E39c.-2673"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cb1" id="delineate__2" original="E39c.-2672"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delineate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cbe" id="delineate__9" original="E39c.-2668"><span class="pos" id="delineate__10" original="E39c.-2667"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b1a" eid="delineate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60fa" geo="br" id="delineate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delin/delineate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delineate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60f7" geo="n_am" id="delineate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delin/delineate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delineate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.cbe" id="delineate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60ee" form="root" id="delineate__17"><span class="vp" id="delineate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> delineate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60ec" eid="delineate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60eb" geo="br" id="delineate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delin/delineate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delineate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60e8" geo="n_am" id="delineate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delin/delineate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delineate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60e5" form="thirdps" id="delineate__24"><span class="vp" id="delineate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> delineates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60e3" eid="delineate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60e2" geo="br" id="delineate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delin/delineates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delineates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60df" geo="n_am" id="delineate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delin/delineates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delineates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60dc" form="past" id="delineate__31"><span class="vp" id="delineate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> delineated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60da" eid="delineate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60d9" geo="br" id="delineate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delin/delineated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delineated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60d6" geo="n_am" id="delineate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delin/delineated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delineated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60d3" form="pastpart" id="delineate__38"><span class="vp" id="delineate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> delineated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60d1" eid="delineate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60d0" geo="br" id="delineate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delin/delineated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delineated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60cd" geo="n_am" id="delineate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delin/delineated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delineated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60ca" form="prespart" id="delineate__45"><span class="vp" id="delineate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> delineating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60c8" eid="delineate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60c7" geo="br" id="delineate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delin/delineating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delineating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60c4" geo="n_am" id="delineate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪnieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delin/delineating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delineating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cea" id="delineate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ceb" id="delineate__53" original="E81e.2bfb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="delineate__54" original="E81e.2bfa"><span class="exp" id="delineate__55"> delineate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="delineate__56" original="E81e.2bfc"> to decide on or show the limits of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cef" id="delineate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cf0" id="delineate__58" original="E81e.2bfd"><span class="x" id="delineate__59" original="E81e.2bfe"> Rumours, Newcomb asserts, can delineate the boundaries of a particular social group. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cf2" id="delineate__60" original="E81e.2bff"><span class="x" id="delineate__61" original="E81e.2c00"> The work is organized into clearly delineated areas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cf4" id="delineate__62" original="E39c.-264a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="delineate__63" original="E586.-4633"><span class="exp" id="delineate__64"> delineate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="delineate__65" original="E39c.-2646"> to describe, draw or explain something in detail </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cf8" id="delineate__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cf9" id="delineate__67" original="E81e.2c01"><span class="x" id="delineate__68" original="E81e.2c02"> Solomon clearly delineates the problems that narrative film-making posed for Houdini. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cfb" id="delineate__69" original="E81e.2c03"><span class="x" id="delineate__70" original="E81e.2c04"> In Constable's paintings, we are expected to study and reflect upon the carefully delineated details of the natural world. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cfd" id="delineate__71"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cfe" id="delineate__72" original="E39c.-2645"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7cff" id="delineate__73"><span class="dr" id="delineate__74" original="E39c.-2644"> delineation </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d0a" id="delineate__78" original="E39c.-263d"><span class="pos" id="delineate__79" original="E39c.-263c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b19" eid="delineate__80" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60f4" geo="br" id="delineate__81" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__82"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌlɪniˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delin/delineation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delineation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-60f1" geo="n_am" id="delineate__83" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delineate__84"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌlɪniˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delin/delineation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delin/delineation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delineation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d0c" id="delineate__85"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="delineate__86" original="E39c.-2639"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="delineate__87" original="E586.-4632"> usually singular </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="delineate__88" original="E39c.-263a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d10" id="delineate__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d11" id="delineate__90" original="E586.-4630"><span class="cf" id="delineate__91" original="E586.-4631"><span class="exp"> delineation </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="delineate__92" original="E586.-462f"> There is a clear delineation between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat positions on this issue. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d14" id="delineate__93" original="E81e.2c07"><span class="cf" id="delineate__94" original="E586.-462e"><span class="exp"> delineation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="delineate__95" original="E81e.2c08"> These detailed extracts concern not only the composition of the scene but also the delineation of the characters. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4c21" id="delineate__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delineate" title="delineate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4c22" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.11cb" id="delineate__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delineate__98"> delineate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deliver
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d17" id="deliver" original="E39c.-258a" sum="2138"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d18" id="deliver__1" original="E39c.-2589"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d19" id="deliver__2" original="E39c.-2588"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deliver </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d27" id="deliver__9" original="E39c.-257e"><span class="pos" id="deliver__10" original="E39c.-257d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b0c" eid="deliver__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.518c" geo="br" id="deliver__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deliv/deliver__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/deliver__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deliver__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.518f" geo="n_am" id="deliver__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deliv/deliver__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/deliver__us_2.ogg" href="sound://deliver__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.cec" id="deliver__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2735" form="root" id="deliver__17"><span class="vp" id="deliver__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deliver </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2737" eid="deliver__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2738" geo="br" id="deliver__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deliv/deliver__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/deliver__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deliver__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.273b" geo="n_am" id="deliver__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deliv/deliver__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/deliver__us_2.ogg" href="sound://deliver__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.273e" form="thirdps" id="deliver__24"><span class="vp" id="deliver__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> delivers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2740" eid="deliver__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2741" geo="br" id="deliver__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deliv/delivers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delivers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2744" geo="n_am" id="deliver__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deliv/delivers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delivers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2747" form="past" id="deliver__31"><span class="vp" id="deliver__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> delivered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2749" eid="deliver__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.274a" geo="br" id="deliver__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deliv/delivered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delivered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.274d" geo="n_am" id="deliver__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deliv/delivered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delivered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2750" form="pastpart" id="deliver__38"><span class="vp" id="deliver__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> delivered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2752" eid="deliver__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2753" geo="br" id="deliver__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deliv/delivered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delivered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2756" geo="n_am" id="deliver__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deliv/delivered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delivered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2759" form="prespart" id="deliver__45"><span class="vp" id="deliver__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> delivering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.275b" eid="deliver__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.275c" geo="br" id="deliver__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deliv/delivering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delivering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.275f" geo="n_am" id="deliver__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deliver__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deliv/delivering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delivering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d57" id="deliver__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d58" id="deliver__53" original="E39c.-2560"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d59" id="deliver__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deliver__55" original="E39c.-255e"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deliver__56" original="E39c.-255d"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deliver__57" original="E39c.-255c"> to take something to the place where it is wanted or needed; to take somebody somewhere </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d5d" id="deliver__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d5e" id="deliver__59" original="E868.1fd9"><span class="cf" id="deliver__60" original="E39c.-255b"><span class="exp" id="deliver__61"> deliver </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deliver__62" original="E868.1fda"> The amount of oxygen delivered depends upon the patient's breathing pattern. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d62" id="deliver__63" original="E868.1fdb"><span class="cf" id="deliver__64" original="E39c.-255a"><span class="exp" id="deliver__65"> deliver </span> (something/somebody) to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="deliver__66" original="E868.1fdc"> Packaging is needed to ensure that goods are delivered to customers in a sound condition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d66" id="deliver__67" original="E39c.-2553"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d67" id="deliver__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deliver__69" original="E39c.-2551"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deliver__70" original="E39c.-2550"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deliver__71" original="E39c.-254f"> to do what you promised to do or what you are expected to do; to produce or provide what people expect you to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d6b" id="deliver__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d6c" id="deliver__73" original="E868.1fcd"><span class="x" id="deliver__74" original="E868.1fce"> The policy failed to deliver in terms of votes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d6e" id="deliver__75" original="E868.1fcf"><span class="cf" id="deliver__76" original="E39c.-254e"><span class="exp" id="deliver__77"> deliver </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="deliver__78" original="E868.1fd0"> So far, the Junta appears to be delivering on its promise to return the country to democratic rule. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d72" id="deliver__79" original="E868.1fd1"><span class="cf" id="deliver__80" original="E39c.-254d"><span class="exp" id="deliver__81"> deliver </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deliver__82" original="E868.1fd2"> The new hospitals will have even more control over how they use funds and deliver services. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d76" id="deliver__83" original="E39c.-2558"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d77" id="deliver__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deliver__85" original="E39c.-2556"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deliver__86" original="E39c.-2555"><span class="exp" id="deliver__87"> deliver </span> something </span><span class="def" id="deliver__88" original="E39c.-2554"> to give a speech, talk, etc. or other official statement; to communicate something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d7c" id="deliver__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d7d" id="deliver__90" original="E492.5297"><span class="x" id="deliver__91" original="E492.5298"> On 15 November, he delivered a speech in which he demanded that King Louis XVI be brought to trial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d7f" id="deliver__92" original="E868.1fd5"><span class="x" id="deliver__93" original="E868.1fd6"> In the fifty years from its first judgment in 1954, the European Court of Justice delivered 6 465 judgments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d81" id="deliver__94" original="E868.1fd7"><span class="x" id="deliver__95" original="E868.1fd8"> Adults need to deliver consistent messages to children about the importance of education. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d83" id="deliver__96" original="E39c.-2545"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d84" id="deliver__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deliver__98" original="E39c.-2543"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deliver__99" original="E39c.-2542"><span class="exp" id="deliver__100"> deliver </span> a baby </span><span class="def" id="deliver__101" original="E39c.-2541"> to help a woman to give birth to a baby </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d89" id="deliver__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d8a" id="deliver__103" original="E868.1fde"><span class="x" id="deliver__104" original="E868.1fdf"> A baby girl was delivered by Caesarean section and was admitted to the neonatal unit. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d8c" id="deliver__105" original="E39c.-2539"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d8d" id="deliver__106"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deliver__107" original="E39c.-2537"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deliver__108" original="E39c.-2536"><span class="exp" id="deliver__109"> deliver </span> something (to something) </span><span class="def" id="deliver__110" original="E39c.-2535"> to throw or aim something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d92" id="deliver__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d93" id="deliver__112" original="E492.5299"><span class="x" id="deliver__113" original="E492.529a"> Satellite-guided missiles can deliver deadly blows with pinpoint accuracy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d95" id="deliver__114" original="E492.529b"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d96" id="deliver__115"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="deliver__116" original="E492.529d" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="deliver__117" original="E492.529e"> This event delivered a savage blow to American prestige. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d99" id="deliver__118" original="E39c.-2534"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d9a" id="deliver__119"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deliver__120" original="E39c.-2532"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deliver__121" original="E39c.-2531"><span class="exp" id="deliver__122"> deliver </span> somebody/yourself (from something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7d9e" id="deliver__123"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="deliver__124" original="E39c.-252f" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deliver__125" original="E39c.-252e"> to save somebody/yourself from something bad </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7da1" id="deliver__126" original="E39c.-252d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://save" title="save definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7da2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.2b61" id="deliver__127" original="E39c.-252c"><span class="xh" id="deliver__128"> save </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7da5" id="deliver__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7da6" id="deliver__130" original="E868.1fe2"><span class="x" id="deliver__131" original="E868.1fe3"> Mbeki called on Africans to deliver themselves from the legacy of colonialism. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7da8" id="deliver__132" original="E868.1fe4"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7da9" id="good2__45" original="E868.1fe5" sk="delivergoods"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7daa" id="good2__46"><span class="idm" id="good2__47" original="E868.1fe6"> deliver the goods </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dac" id="good2__48"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="good2__49" original="E868.1fe8" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dae" id="good2__50"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7daf" id="good2__51"><span class="def" id="good2__52" original="E868.1fe9"> to do what you have said you would do or are expected to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7db1" id="good2__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7db2" id="good2__54" original="E868.1fea"><span class="x" id="good2__55" original="E868.1feb"> The units are selling and the original marketing strategy is still delivering the goods. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4c93" id="deliver__144" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deliver" title="deliver definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4c94" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.12f0" id="deliver__145" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deliver__146"> deliver </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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delivery
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7db4" id="delivery" original="E39c.-24ff" sum="1104"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7db5" id="delivery__1" original="E39c.-24fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7db6" id="delivery__2" original="E39c.-24fd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delivery </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dc1" id="delivery__7" original="E39c.-24f5"><span class="pos" id="delivery__8" original="E39c.-24f4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6b05" eid="delivery__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-5d0a" geo="br" id="delivery__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delivery__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/deliv/delivery__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivery__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delivery__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-5d07" geo="n_am" id="delivery__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delivery__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlɪvəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/deliv/delivery__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/deliv/delivery__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://delivery__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dc3" id="delivery__14" original="E39c.-24f3"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dc6" form="pl" id="delivery__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="delivery__16" original="E39c.-24ef"> deliveries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dc8" id="delivery__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dc9" id="delivery__18" original="E39c.-24ee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dca" id="delivery__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="delivery__20" original="E39c.-24ec"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="delivery__21" original="E39c.-24eb"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="delivery__22" original="E39c.-24ea"> the act or process of moving something to the place where it is wanted or needed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dce" id="delivery__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dcf" id="delivery__24" original="E868.1ff3"><span class="x" id="delivery__25" original="E868.1ff4"> Reliable on-time delivery means that a retailer can reduce the need to carry safety stock. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dd1" id="delivery__26" original="E492.5343"><span class="x" id="delivery__27" original="E492.5344"> The need for more frequent deliveries can be problematic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dd3" id="delivery__28" original="E81d.6424"><span class="cf" id="delivery__29" original="E868.1ff2"><span class="exp" id="delivery__30"> delivery </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="delivery__31" original="E81d.6425"> Effective storage and delivery of hydrogen gas is key to the commercial development of devices that use it as a fuel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dd7" id="delivery__32" original="E868.1ff5"><span class="cf" id="delivery__33" original="E492.5345"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="delivery__34" original="E868.1ff6"> Polymers are used in a variety of targeted, controlled drug delivery devices. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dda" id="delivery__35" original="E868.1ff7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ddb" id="delivery__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="delivery__37" original="E868.1ff9"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="delivery__38" original="E868.1ffa"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="delivery__39" original="E868.1ffc"><span class="exp" id="delivery__40"> delivery </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="delivery__41" original="E868.1ffb"> the act or process of providing a service </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7de1" id="delivery__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7de2" id="delivery__43" original="E868.1ffd"><span class="x" id="delivery__44" original="E868.1ffe"> The delivery of many public services, from schools to prisons, has been contracted out to private firms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7de4" id="delivery__45" original="E868.1fff"><span class="x" id="delivery__46" original="E868.2000"> Pharmacists are expected to play a greater role in health care delivery in the future. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7de6" id="delivery__47" original="E39c.-24e6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7de7" id="delivery__48"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="delivery__49" original="E39c.-24e4"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="delivery__50" original="E39c.-24e3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="delivery__51" original="E492.5346"><span class="exp" id="delivery__52"> delivery </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="delivery__53" original="E39c.-24e2"> the process of giving birth to a baby </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ded" id="delivery__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dee" id="delivery__55" original="E868.2001"><span class="x" id="delivery__56" original="E868.2002"> The delivery of a healthy baby who survives to adulthood is one of the most valuable assets a community can enjoy. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4d07" id="delivery__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delivery" title="delivery definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4d08" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.13c6" id="delivery__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delivery__59"> delivery </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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delta
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7df0" id="delta" original="E39c.-245d" sk="delta1" sum="301"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7df1" id="delta__1" original="E39c.-245c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7df2" id="delta__2" original="E39c.-245b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delta </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dfd" id="delta__7" original="E39c.-2453"><span class="pos" id="delta__8" original="E39c.-2452"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71ea" eid="delta__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-5c36" geo="br" id="delta__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delta__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeltə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delta/delta__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delta/delta__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://delta__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-5c33" geo="n_am" id="delta__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delta__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeltə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delta/delta__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delta/delta__us_2.ogg" href="sound://delta__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7dff" id="delta__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e00" id="delta__15" original="E39c.-244f"><span class="def" id="delta__16" original="E39c.-244e"> an area of land, shaped like a triangle, where a river has split into several smaller rivers before entering the sea </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e02" id="delta__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e03" id="delta__18" original="E81e.2e1b"><span class="x" id="delta__19" original="E81e.2e1c"> The Niger delta has tidal channels that penetrate onto the delta plain. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4d42" id="delta__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delta_1" title="delta definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4d43" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.149a" id="delta__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delta__22"> delta </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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delusion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e05" id="delusion" original="E39c.-237c" sum="488"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e06" id="delusion__1" original="E39c.-237b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e07" id="delusion__2" original="E39c.-237a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> delusion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e12" id="delusion__7" original="E39c.-2372"><span class="pos" id="delusion__8" original="E39c.-2371"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6afe" eid="delusion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-57f9" geo="br" id="delusion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delusion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈluːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/del/delus/delusion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/del/delus/delusion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://delusion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-57f6" geo="n_am" id="delusion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="delusion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈluːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/del/delus/delusion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/del/delus/delusion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://delusion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e14" id="delusion__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e15" id="delusion__15" original="E39c.-2370"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e16" id="delusion__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="delusion__17" original="E39c.-236e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="delusion__18" original="E39c.-236d"> a false belief or opinion about yourself or your situation, especially as a sign of mental illness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e19" id="delusion__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e1a" id="delusion__20" original="E442.-262d"><span class="x" id="delusion__21" original="E442.-262c"> Hallucinations and delusions may cause the diagnosis of schizophrenia to be considered. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e1c" id="delusion__22" original="E39c.-236c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e1d" id="delusion__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="delusion__24" original="E39c.-236a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="delusion__25" original="E39c.-2369"> the act of believing or making yourself believe something that is not true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e20" id="delusion__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e21" id="delusion__27" original="E442.50d7"><span class="x" id="delusion__28" original="E442.50d8"> He seems to have retreated into a world of fear and delusion. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4d5b" id="delusion__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://delusion" title="delusion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4d5c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.15a7" id="delusion__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="delusion__31"> delusion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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demand
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e23" hm="1" id="demand1" original="E39c.-22d4" sum="1686"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e24" id="demand1__1" original="E39c.-22d3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e25" id="demand1__2" original="E39c.-22d2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demand <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e34" id="demand1__7" original="E39c.-22c7"><span class="pos" id="demand1__8" original="E39c.-22c6"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6af7" eid="demand1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5349" geo="br" id="demand1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/deman/demand__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demand__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demand__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.534c" geo="n_am" id="demand1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/deman/demand__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demand__us_2.ogg" href="sound://demand__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e36" id="demand1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e37" id="demand1__15" original="E39c.-22b9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e38" id="demand1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="demand1__17" original="E39c.-22b7"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="demand1__18" original="E39c.-22b6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="demand1__19" original="E39c.-22b4"> the desire or need of customers or employers for goods or services that they want to buy or use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e3c" id="demand1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e3d" id="demand1__21" original="E8d2.-7614"><span class="x" id="demand1__22" original="E8d2.-7613"> Demand has been falling for the past couple of years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e3f" id="demand1__23" original="E8d2.-7612"><span class="cf" id="demand1__24" original="E39c.-22b5"><span class="exp" id="demand1__25"> demand </span> for something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="demand1__26" original="E8d2.-7611"> Stable market conditions are required so that businesses can count on an adequate demand for their products in the future. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e43" id="demand1__27" original="E8d2.-7610"><span class="x" id="demand1__28" original="E8d2.-760f"> Men have been hardest hit by a decline in the demand for low-skilled workers in manufacturing. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e45" id="demand1__29" original="E39c.-22a9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://supply-and-demand" title="supply and demand definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e46" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.19e3" id="demand1__30" original="E39c.-22a8"><span class="xh" id="demand1__31"> supply and demand </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e48" id="demand1__32" original="E8d3.-7546" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__33"> adjective + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e4a" id="demand1__34"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e4b" id="demand1__35" original="E8d3.-7545"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e4c" id="demand1__36"><span class="coll" id="demand1__37" original="E8d2.-75e2"> increasing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e4e" id="demand1__38"><span class="coll" id="demand1__39" original="E8d2.-75e1"> growing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e50" id="demand1__40"><span class="coll" id="demand1__41" original="E8dd.-7bf3"> rising </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e52" id="demand1__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e53" id="demand1__43" original="E8d3.-7543"><span class="x" id="demand1__44" original="E8d3.-7542"> The rapidly growing demand means the country's energy sector must urgently provide additional capacity. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e55" id="demand1__45" original="E8d2.-75f9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__46"> adjective + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e57" id="demand1__47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e58" id="demand1__48" original="E8d2.-75f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e59" id="demand1__49"><span class="coll" id="demand1__50" original="E8d2.-75f6"> high </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e5b" id="demand1__51"><span class="coll" id="demand1__52" original="E8dd.-7bf2"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e5d" id="demand1__53" original="E8d2.-75f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e5e" id="demand1__54"><span class="coll" id="demand1__55" original="E8d2.-75f4"> low </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e60" id="demand1__56" original="E8dd.-7bf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e61" id="demand1__57"><span class="coll" id="demand1__58" original="E8dd.-7bf0"> increased </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e63" id="demand1__59" original="E8d2.-75f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e64" id="demand1__60"><span class="coll" id="demand1__61" original="E8d2.-75f2"> total </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e66" id="demand1__62"><span class="coll" id="demand1__63" original="E8d2.-75f1"> aggregate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e68" id="demand1__64" original="E8d2.-75f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e69" id="demand1__65"><span class="coll" id="demand1__66" original="E8d2.-75ef"> excess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e6b" id="demand1__67" original="E8dd.-7bef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e6c" id="demand1__68"><span class="coll" id="demand1__69" original="E8dd.-7bee"> elastic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e6e" id="demand1__70" original="E8dd.-7bed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e6f" id="demand1__71"><span class="coll" id="demand1__72" original="E8dd.-7bec"> inelastic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e71" id="demand1__73" original="E8d2.-75ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e72" id="demand1__74"><span class="coll" id="demand1__75" original="E8d2.-75ed"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e74" id="demand1__76" original="E8d2.-75ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e75" id="demand1__77"><span class="coll" id="demand1__78" original="E8d2.-75eb"> domestic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e77" id="demand1__79" original="E8d2.-75ea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e78" id="demand1__80" original="E8d2.-75e9"><span class="x" id="demand1__81" original="E8d2.-75e8"> Singapore provides the extreme example of high demand driven by the size and prosperity of its population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e7a" id="demand1__82" original="E8d2.-75df"><span class="x" id="demand1__83" original="E8d2.-75de"> Australian beef production was hit by higher grain prices on account of drought and increased demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e7c" id="demand1__84" original="E8d2.-75c4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__85"> noun + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e7e" id="demand1__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e7f" id="demand1__87" original="E8d2.-75c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e80" id="demand1__88"><span class="coll" id="demand1__89" original="E8d2.-75c2"> consumer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e82" id="demand1__90"><span class="coll" id="demand1__91" original="E8d2.-75c1"> customer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e84" id="demand1__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e85" id="demand1__93" original="E8d2.-75bf"><span class="x" id="demand1__94" original="E8d2.-75be"> Direct communications with customers via sales promotions are mechanisms to stimulate consumer demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e87" id="demand1__95" original="E8d2.-75d4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__96"> noun + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e89" id="demand1__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e8a" id="demand1__98" original="E8d2.-75d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e8b" id="demand1__99"><span class="coll" id="demand1__100" original="E8d2.-75d1"> market </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e8d" id="demand1__101" original="E8d2.-75ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e8e" id="demand1__102"><span class="coll" id="demand1__103" original="E8d2.-75c9"> world </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e90" id="demand1__104" original="E8d2.-75d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e91" id="demand1__105"><span class="coll" id="demand1__106" original="E8d2.-75cf"> labour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e93" id="demand1__107" original="E8d2.-75ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e94" id="demand1__108"><span class="coll" id="demand1__109" original="E8d2.-75cd"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e96" id="demand1__110" original="E8dd.-7be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e97" id="demand1__111"><span class="coll" id="demand1__112" original="E8dd.-7be0"> oil </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e99" id="demand1__113" original="E8dd.-7bdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e9a" id="demand1__114"><span class="coll" id="demand1__115" original="E8dd.-7bde"> electricity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e9c" id="demand1__116" original="E8dd.-7bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e9d" id="demand1__117"><span class="coll" id="demand1__118" original="E8dd.-7bdc"> water </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7e9f" id="demand1__119" original="E8d2.-75c8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ea0" id="demand1__120" original="E8d2.-75c7"><span class="x" id="demand1__121" original="E8d2.-75c6"> Fast technological development and fluctuating market demand often combine to cause great instability in the computer supply chain. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ea2" id="demand1__122" original="E8d2.-75b2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__123"> verb + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ea4" id="demand1__124"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ea5" id="demand1__125" original="E8d2.-75b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ea6" id="demand1__126"><span class="coll" id="demand1__127" original="E8d2.-75b0"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ea8" id="demand1__128"><span class="coll" id="demand1__129" original="E8d2.-75af"> satisfy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eaa" id="demand1__130" original="E8d2.-758e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eab" id="demand1__131"><span class="coll" id="demand1__132" original="E8d2.-758d"> face </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ead" id="demand1__133"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eae" id="demand1__134" original="E8d2.-75ad"><span class="x" id="demand1__135" original="E8d2.-75ac"> Tractors were not being produced in sufficient quantities to meet demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eb0" id="demand1__136" original="E8d2.-75ab" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__137"> verb + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eb2" id="demand1__138"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eb3" id="demand1__139" original="E8d2.-75a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eb4" id="demand1__140"><span class="coll" id="demand1__141" original="E8d2.-75a7"> boost </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eb6" id="demand1__142"><span class="coll" id="demand1__143" original="E8d2.-75a6"> stimulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eb8" id="demand1__144"><span class="coll" id="demand1__145" original="E8d2.-75a5"> raise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eba" id="demand1__146"><span class="coll" id="demand1__147" original="E8dd.-7bdb"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ebc" id="demand1__148" original="E8d2.-75a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ebd" id="demand1__149"><span class="coll" id="demand1__150" original="E8d2.-75a3"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ebf" id="demand1__151"><span class="coll" id="demand1__152" original="E8d2.-75a2"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ec1" id="demand1__153" original="E8dd.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ec2" id="demand1__154"><span class="coll" id="demand1__155" original="E8dd.-7bd9"> fulfil </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ec4" id="demand1__156" original="E8d2.-75a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ec5" id="demand1__157"><span class="coll" id="demand1__158" original="E8d2.-75a0"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ec7" id="demand1__159"><span class="coll" id="demand1__160" original="E8d2.-759f"> generate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ec9" id="demand1__161" original="E8d2.-759e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eca" id="demand1__162"><span class="coll" id="demand1__163" original="E8d2.-759d"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ecc" id="demand1__164"><span class="coll" id="demand1__165" original="E8d2.-759c"> influence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ece" id="demand1__166"><span class="coll" id="demand1__167" original="E8d2.-759b"> manage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ed0" id="demand1__168" original="E8d2.-7599"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ed1" id="demand1__169"><span class="coll" id="demand1__170" original="E8d2.-7598"> shift </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ed3" id="demand1__171" original="E8d2.-7597"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ed4" id="demand1__172"><span class="coll" id="demand1__173" original="E8d2.-7596"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ed6" id="demand1__174" original="E8d2.-7595"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ed7" id="demand1__175" original="E8d2.-7594"><span class="x" id="demand1__176" original="E8d2.-7593"> A decision to expand the business may require an increased marketing effort to boost demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ed9" id="demand1__177" original="E8d2.-756e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__178"> demand + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7edb" id="demand1__179"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7edc" id="demand1__180" original="E8d2.-756c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7edd" id="demand1__181"><span class="coll" id="demand1__182" original="E8d2.-756b"> fall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7edf" id="demand1__183" original="E8d2.-756a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ee0" id="demand1__184"><span class="coll" id="demand1__185" original="E8d2.-7569"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ee2" id="demand1__186"><span class="coll" id="demand1__187" original="E8d2.-7568"> grow </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ee4" id="demand1__188"><span class="coll" id="demand1__189" original="E8d2.-7567"> rise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ee6" id="demand1__190" original="E8d2.-7560"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ee7" id="demand1__191"><span class="coll" id="demand1__192" original="E8d2.-755f"> exceed </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ee9" id="demand1__193"><span class="coll" id="demand1__194" original="E8d2.-755e"> outstrip </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eeb" id="demand1__195" original="E8d2.-755b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eec" id="demand1__196" original="E8d2.-755a"><span class="x" id="demand1__197" original="E8d2.-7559"> By the time the former Spanish colonies became independent, demand was outstripping supply. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7eee" id="demand1__198" original="E8d2.-7556" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__199"> demand for + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ef0" id="demand1__200"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ef1" id="demand1__201" original="E8d2.-7554"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ef2" id="demand1__202"><span class="coll" id="demand1__203" original="E8d2.-7553"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ef4" id="demand1__204" original="E8d2.-7552"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ef5" id="demand1__205"><span class="coll" id="demand1__206" original="E8d2.-7551"> goods </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ef7" id="demand1__207" original="E8dd.-7bce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7ef8" id="demand1__208"><span class="coll" id="demand1__209" original="E8dd.-7bcd"> exports </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7efa" id="demand1__210" original="E8dd.-7bcc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7efb" id="demand1__211"><span class="coll" id="demand1__212" original="E8dd.-7bcb"> imports </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7efd" id="demand1__213" original="E8d2.-754e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7efe" id="demand1__214"><span class="coll" id="demand1__215" original="E8d2.-754d"> services </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f00" id="demand1__216" original="E8d2.-754c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f01" id="demand1__217"><span class="coll" id="demand1__218" original="E8d2.-754b"> money </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f03" id="demand1__219"><span class="coll" id="demand1__220" original="E8d2.-754a"> currency </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f05" id="demand1__221" original="E8d2.-7549"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f06" id="demand1__222"><span class="coll" id="demand1__223" original="E8d2.-7548"> loans </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f08" id="demand1__224" original="E8d2.-7547"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f09" id="demand1__225"><span class="coll" id="demand1__226" original="E8d2.-7546"> labour </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f0b" id="demand1__227"><span class="coll" id="demand1__228" original="E8d2.-7545"> workers </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f0d" id="demand1__229" original="E8d2.-7544"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f0e" id="demand1__230"><span class="coll" id="demand1__231" original="E8d2.-7543"> resources </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f10" id="demand1__232" original="E8d2.-7542"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f11" id="demand1__233"><span class="coll" id="demand1__234" original="E8d2.-7541"> oil </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f13" id="demand1__235" original="E8dd.-7bca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f14" id="demand1__236"><span class="coll" id="demand1__237" original="E8dd.-7bc9"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f16" id="demand1__238" original="E8dd.-7bc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f17" id="demand1__239"><span class="coll" id="demand1__240" original="E8dd.-7bc7"> water </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f19" id="demand1__241" original="E8dd.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f1a" id="demand1__242"><span class="coll" id="demand1__243" original="E8dd.-7bc5"> food </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f1c" id="demand1__244" original="E8d2.-753d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f1d" id="demand1__245"><span class="coll" id="demand1__246" original="E8d2.-753c"> quality </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f1f" id="demand1__247" original="E8d2.-753b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f20" id="demand1__248" original="E8d2.-753a"><span class="x" id="demand1__249" original="E8d2.-7539"> One of the main influences on the level of demand for goods and services is the distribution of income between profits and wages. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f22" id="demand1__250" original="E8d2.-7536" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__251"> noun + of demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f24" id="demand1__252"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f25" id="demand1__253" original="E8d2.-7534"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f26" id="demand1__254"><span class="coll" id="demand1__255" original="E8d2.-7533"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f28" id="demand1__256" original="E8d2.-7532"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f29" id="demand1__257"><span class="coll" id="demand1__258" original="E8d2.-7531"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f2b" id="demand1__259" original="E8dd.-7bc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f2c" id="demand1__260"><span class="coll" id="demand1__261" original="E8dd.-7bc3"> elasticity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f2e" id="demand1__262" original="E8d2.-752a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f2f" id="demand1__263"><span class="coll" id="demand1__264" original="E8d2.-7529"> indicator </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f31" id="demand1__265" original="E8d2.-7528"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f32" id="demand1__266"><span class="coll" id="demand1__267" original="E8d2.-7527"> determinant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f34" id="demand1__268" original="E8d2.-7524"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f35" id="demand1__269" original="E8d2.-7523"><span class="x" id="demand1__270" original="E8d2.-7522"> The ability of firms to set prices is limited by the level of demand and supply within the market they serve. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f37" id="demand1__271" original="E39c.-22c5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f38" id="demand1__272"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="demand1__273" original="E39c.-22c3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="demand1__274" original="E39c.-22c1"> a very firm request for something which you think you have a right to have </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f3b" id="demand1__275"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f3c" id="demand1__276" original="E8d2.-760e"><span class="x" id="demand1__277" original="E8d2.-760d"> Some patients with personality disorder may threaten self-harm if their demands are not met. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f3e" id="demand1__278" original="E8d2.-760c"><span class="cf" id="demand1__279" original="E39c.-22c2"><span class="exp" id="demand1__280"> demand </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="demand1__281" original="E8d2.-760b"> There have been demands for the formal repeal of these laws. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f42" id="demand1__282" original="E8d2.-760a"><span class="cf" id="demand1__283" original="E8d2.-773a"><span class="exp" id="demand1__284"> demand </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="demand1__285" original="E8d2.-7609"> They rejected the military's demand that certain candidates and parties be banned from the election. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f46" id="demand1__286" original="E8d3.-7546" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__287"> adjective + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f48" id="demand1__288"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f49" id="demand1__289" original="E8d3.-7545"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f4a" id="demand1__290"><span class="coll" id="demand1__291" original="E8d2.-75e2"> increasing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f4c" id="demand1__292"><span class="coll" id="demand1__293" original="E8d2.-75e1"> growing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f4e" id="demand1__294"><span class="coll" id="demand1__295" original="E8dd.-7bf3"> rising </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f50" id="demand1__296"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f51" id="demand1__297" original="E8d3.-7541"><span class="x" id="demand1__298" original="E8d3.-7540"> These policy interventions led to increasing demands by firms for technology upgrading. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f53" id="demand1__299" original="E8d2.-75c4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__300"> noun + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f55" id="demand1__301"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f56" id="demand1__302" original="E8d2.-75c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f57" id="demand1__303"><span class="coll" id="demand1__304" original="E8d2.-75c2"> consumer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f59" id="demand1__305"><span class="coll" id="demand1__306" original="E8d2.-75c1"> customer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f5b" id="demand1__307"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f5c" id="demand1__308" original="E8d3.-753d"><span class="x" id="demand1__309" original="E8d3.-753c"> By contrast, development projects aim at commercializing products to fit customer demands. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f5e" id="demand1__310" original="E8d2.-75b2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__311"> verb + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f60" id="demand1__312"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f61" id="demand1__313" original="E8d2.-75b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f62" id="demand1__314"><span class="coll" id="demand1__315" original="E8d2.-75b0"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f64" id="demand1__316"><span class="coll" id="demand1__317" original="E8d2.-75af"> satisfy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f66" id="demand1__318" original="E8d2.-758e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f67" id="demand1__319"><span class="coll" id="demand1__320" original="E8d2.-758d"> face </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f69" id="demand1__321"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f6a" id="demand1__322" original="E8d3.-7539"><span class="x" id="demand1__323" original="E8d3.-7538"> The aim of the moderate right in Turkey has always been to satisfy demands for social justice in this way. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f6c" id="demand1__324" original="E8d2.-7592" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__325"> verb + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f6e" id="demand1__326"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f6f" id="demand1__327" original="E8d2.-7590"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f70" id="demand1__328"><span class="coll" id="demand1__329" original="E8d2.-758f"> make </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f72" id="demand1__330" original="E8d2.-758c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f73" id="demand1__331" original="E8d2.-758b"><span class="x" id="demand1__332" original="E8d2.-758a"> Union bosses struck a deal whereby they agreed to make lower wage demands. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f75" id="demand1__333" original="E39c.-22c0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f76" id="demand1__334" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f77" id="demand1__335"><span class="v"><strong> demands </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f79" id="demand1__337"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="demand1__338" original="E39c.-22bd"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="demand1__339" original="E39c.-22ba"> things that somebody/something makes you do, especially things that are difficult or make you tired or anxious </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f7c" id="demand1__340"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f7d" id="demand1__341" original="E8d2.-7608"><span class="x" id="demand1__342" original="E8d2.-7607"> Life at sea imposes additional demands compared with life ashore. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f7f" id="demand1__343" original="E8d2.-7606"><span class="cf" id="demand1__344" original="E39c.-22bc"><span class="exp" id="demand1__345"> demand </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="demand1__346" original="E8d2.-7605"> Couples have to juggle the demands of work and family life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f83" id="demand1__347" original="E8d2.-7604"><span class="cf" id="demand1__348" original="E39c.-22bb"><span class="exp" id="demand1__349"> demand </span> on somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="demand1__350" original="E8d2.-7603"> Even with all those demands on his time and energy, he was a copious writer. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f87" id="demand1__351" original="E8d2.-75dd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__352"> adjective + demands </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f89" id="demand1__353"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f8a" id="demand1__354" original="E8dd.-7bea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f8b" id="demand1__355"><span class="coll" id="demand1__356" original="E8dd.-7be9"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f8d" id="demand1__357" original="E8dd.-7be8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f8e" id="demand1__358"><span class="coll" id="demand1__359" original="E8dd.-7be7"> increasing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f90" id="demand1__360"><span class="coll" id="demand1__361" original="E8dd.-7be6"> growing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f92" id="demand1__362" original="E8dd.-7be5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f93" id="demand1__363"><span class="coll" id="demand1__364" original="E8dd.-7be4"> increased </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f95" id="demand1__365" original="E8dd.-7be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f96" id="demand1__366"><span class="coll" id="demand1__367" original="E8dd.-7be2"> excessive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f98" id="demand1__368" original="E8d2.-75db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f99" id="demand1__369"><span class="coll" id="demand1__370" original="E8d2.-75da"> competing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f9b" id="demand1__371"><span class="coll" id="demand1__372" original="E8d1.-2eab"> conflicting </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f9d" id="demand1__373" original="E8d2.-75d9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7f9e" id="demand1__374" original="E8d2.-75d8"><span class="x" id="demand1__375" original="E8d2.-75d7"> The findings also demonstrate the influence of competing demands and busy schedules on family food practices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fa0" id="demand1__376" original="E8d2.-7580" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__377"> verb + demands </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fa2" id="demand1__378"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fa3" id="demand1__379" original="E8dd.-7bd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fa4" id="demand1__380"><span class="coll" id="demand1__381" original="E8dd.-7bd7"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fa6" id="demand1__382" original="E8d3.-7531"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fa7" id="demand1__383"><span class="coll" id="demand1__384" original="E8d3.-7530"> impose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fa9" id="demand1__385"><span class="coll" id="demand1__386" original="E8dd.-7bd6"> place <span class="exp"> demand </span> on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fab" id="demand1__387" original="E8dd.-7bd5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fac" id="demand1__388"><span class="coll" id="demand1__389" original="E8dd.-7bd4"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fae" id="demand1__390" original="E8dd.-7bd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7faf" id="demand1__391"><span class="coll" id="demand1__392" original="E8dd.-7bd2"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fb1" id="demand1__393" original="E8dd.-7bd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fb2" id="demand1__394"><span class="coll" id="demand1__395" original="E8dd.-7bd0"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fb4" id="demand1__396"><span class="coll" id="demand1__397" original="E8dd.-7bcf"> satisfy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fb6" id="demand1__398" original="E8d2.-757c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fb7" id="demand1__399"><span class="coll" id="demand1__400" original="E8d2.-757b"> balance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fb9" id="demand1__401" original="E8d2.-757a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fba" id="demand1__402" original="E8d3.-7535"><span class="x" id="demand1__403" original="E8d3.-7534"> Different species have different roles and make different demands on their environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fbc" id="demand1__404" original="E8d3.-7527"><span class="x" id="demand1__405" original="E8d3.-7526"> Any form of curricular innovation places new demands on teachers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fbe" id="demand1__406" original="E39c.-22b3"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fbf" id="demand1__407" original="E39c.-22af" sk="indemand"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fc0" id="demand1__408"><span class="idm" id="demand1__409" original="E39c.-22ae"> in demand </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fc2" id="demand1__410"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fc3" id="demand1__411"><span class="def" id="demand1__412" original="E39c.-22ad"> wanted by a lot of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fc5" id="demand1__413"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fc6" id="demand1__414" original="E8d2.-7600"><span class="x" id="demand1__415" original="E8d2.-75ff"> Some firms and individuals may earn very high incomes if they have products or skills that are in demand. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fc8" id="demand1__416" original="E39c.-22ac" sk="ondemand"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fc9" id="demand1__417"><span class="idm" id="demand1__418" original="E39c.-22ab"> on demand </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fcb" id="demand1__419"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fcc" id="demand1__420"><span class="def" id="demand1__421" original="E39c.-22aa"> as soon as or whenever something is required </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fce" id="demand1__422"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fcf" id="demand1__423" original="E8d2.-75fe"><span class="x" id="demand1__424" original="E8d2.-75fd"> As the Internet merges with television, any kind of film will be readily available on demand. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60c3" id="demand1__425" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="demand1__426"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60c1" id="demand1__427" original="E8d2.-75fb"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__428" original="E8d2.-75fa"> adjective + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60bf" id="demand1__429" original="E8d3.-7547"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60be" id="demand1__430" original="E8d3.-7545"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60bd" id="demand1__431" original="E8d2.-75e2"><span class="coll" id="demand1__432"> increasing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60bb" id="demand1__433" original="E8d2.-75e1"><span class="coll" id="demand1__434"> growing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60b9" id="demand1__435" original="E8dd.-7bf3"><span class="coll" id="demand1__436"> rising </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60b7" id="demand1__437" original="E8d3.-7544"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60b6" id="demand1__438" original="E8d3.-7541"><span class="x" id="demand1__439" original="E8d3.-7540"> These policy interventions led to increasing demands by firms for technology upgrading. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60b4" id="demand1__440" original="E8d3.-7543"><span class="x" id="demand1__441" original="E8d3.-7542"> The rapidly growing demand means the country's energy sector must urgently provide additional capacity. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60b2" id="demand1__442" original="E8d2.-75f9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60b1" id="demand1__443" original="E8d2.-75f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60b0" id="demand1__444" original="E8d2.-75f6"><span class="coll" id="demand1__445"> high </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60ae" id="demand1__446" original="E8dd.-7bf2"><span class="coll" id="demand1__447"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60ac" id="demand1__448" original="E8d2.-75f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60ab" id="demand1__449" original="E8d2.-75f4"><span class="coll" id="demand1__450"> low </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60a9" id="demand1__451" original="E8dd.-7bf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60a8" id="demand1__452" original="E8dd.-7bf0"><span class="coll" id="demand1__453"> increased </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60a6" id="demand1__454" original="E8d2.-75f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60a5" id="demand1__455" original="E8d2.-75f2"><span class="coll" id="demand1__456"> total </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60a3" id="demand1__457" original="E8d2.-75f1"><span class="coll" id="demand1__458"> aggregate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60a1" id="demand1__459" original="E8d2.-75f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-60a0" id="demand1__460" original="E8d2.-75ef"><span class="coll" id="demand1__461"> excess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-609e" id="demand1__462" original="E8dd.-7bef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-609d" id="demand1__463" original="E8dd.-7bee"><span class="coll" id="demand1__464"> elastic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-609b" id="demand1__465" original="E8dd.-7bed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-609a" id="demand1__466" original="E8dd.-7bec"><span class="coll" id="demand1__467"> inelastic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6098" id="demand1__468" original="E8d2.-75ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6097" id="demand1__469" original="E8d2.-75ed"><span class="coll" id="demand1__470"> global </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6095" id="demand1__471" original="E8d2.-75ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6094" id="demand1__472" original="E8d2.-75eb"><span class="coll" id="demand1__473"> domestic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6092" id="demand1__474" original="E8d2.-75ea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6091" id="demand1__475" original="E8d2.-75e9"><span class="x" id="demand1__476" original="E8d2.-75e8"> Singapore provides the extreme example of high demand driven by the size and prosperity of its population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-608f" id="demand1__477" original="E8d2.-75df"><span class="x" id="demand1__478" original="E8d2.-75de"> Australian beef production was hit by higher grain prices on account of drought and increased demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-608d" id="demand1__479" original="E8d1.-2ead"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__480" original="E8d1.-2eac"> adjective + demands </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-608b" id="demand1__481" original="E8d2.-75dd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-608a" id="demand1__482" original="E8dd.-7bea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6089" id="demand1__483" original="E8dd.-7be9"><span class="coll" id="demand1__484"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6087" id="demand1__485" original="E8dd.-7be8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6086" id="demand1__486" original="E8dd.-7be7"><span class="coll" id="demand1__487"> increasing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6084" id="demand1__488" original="E8dd.-7be6"><span class="coll" id="demand1__489"> growing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6082" id="demand1__490" original="E8dd.-7be5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6081" id="demand1__491" original="E8dd.-7be4"><span class="coll" id="demand1__492"> increased </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-607f" id="demand1__493" original="E8dd.-7be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-607e" id="demand1__494" original="E8dd.-7be2"><span class="coll" id="demand1__495"> excessive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-607c" id="demand1__496" original="E8d2.-75db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-607b" id="demand1__497" original="E8d2.-75da"><span class="coll" id="demand1__498"> competing </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6079" id="demand1__499" original="E8d1.-2eab"><span class="coll" id="demand1__500"> conflicting </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6077" id="demand1__501" original="E8d2.-75d9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6076" id="demand1__502" original="E8d2.-75d8"><span class="x" id="demand1__503" original="E8d2.-75d7"> The findings also demonstrate the influence of competing demands and busy schedules on family food practices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6074" id="demand1__504" original="E8d2.-75d6"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__505" original="E8d2.-75d5"> noun + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6072" id="demand1__506" original="E8d2.-75c5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6071" id="demand1__507" original="E8d2.-75c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6070" id="demand1__508" original="E8d2.-75c2"><span class="coll" id="demand1__509"> consumer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-606e" id="demand1__510" original="E8d2.-75c1"><span class="coll" id="demand1__511"> customer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-606c" id="demand1__512" original="E8d2.-75c0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-606b" id="demand1__513" original="E8d2.-75bf"><span class="x" id="demand1__514" original="E8d2.-75be"> Direct communications with customers via sales promotions are mechanisms to stimulate consumer demand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6069" id="demand1__515" original="E8d3.-753d"><span class="x" id="demand1__516" original="E8d3.-753c"> By contrast, development projects aim at commercializing products to fit customer demands. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6067" id="demand1__517" original="E8d2.-75d4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6066" id="demand1__518" original="E8d2.-75d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6065" id="demand1__519" original="E8d2.-75d1"><span class="coll" id="demand1__520"> market </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6063" id="demand1__521" original="E8d2.-75ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6062" id="demand1__522" original="E8d2.-75c9"><span class="coll" id="demand1__523"> world </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6060" id="demand1__524" original="E8d2.-75d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-605f" id="demand1__525" original="E8d2.-75cf"><span class="coll" id="demand1__526"> labour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-605d" id="demand1__527" original="E8d2.-75ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-605c" id="demand1__528" original="E8d2.-75cd"><span class="coll" id="demand1__529"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-605a" id="demand1__530" original="E8dd.-7be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6059" id="demand1__531" original="E8dd.-7be0"><span class="coll" id="demand1__532"> oil </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6057" id="demand1__533" original="E8dd.-7bdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6056" id="demand1__534" original="E8dd.-7bde"><span class="coll" id="demand1__535"> electricity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6054" id="demand1__536" original="E8dd.-7bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6053" id="demand1__537" original="E8dd.-7bdc"><span class="coll" id="demand1__538"> water </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6051" id="demand1__539" original="E8d2.-75c8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6050" id="demand1__540" original="E8d2.-75c7"><span class="x" id="demand1__541" original="E8d2.-75c6"> Fast technological development and fluctuating market demand often combine to cause great instability in the computer supply chain. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-604e" id="demand1__542" original="E8d2.-75b5"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__543" original="E8d2.-75b4"> verb + demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-604c" id="demand1__544" original="E8d2.-75b3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-604b" id="demand1__545" original="E8d2.-75b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-604a" id="demand1__546" original="E8d2.-75b0"><span class="coll" id="demand1__547"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6048" id="demand1__548" original="E8d2.-75af"><span class="coll" id="demand1__549"> satisfy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6046" id="demand1__550" original="E8d2.-758e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6045" id="demand1__551" original="E8d2.-758d"><span class="coll" id="demand1__552"> face </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6043" id="demand1__553" original="E8d2.-75ae"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6042" id="demand1__554" original="E8d2.-75ad"><span class="x" id="demand1__555" original="E8d2.-75ac"> Tractors were not being produced in sufficient quantities to meet demand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6040" id="demand1__556" original="E8d3.-7539"><span class="x" id="demand1__557" original="E8d3.-7538"> The aim of the moderate right in Turkey has always been to satisfy demands for social justice in this way. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-603e" id="demand1__558" original="E8d2.-75ab"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-603d" id="demand1__559" original="E8d2.-75a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-603c" id="demand1__560" original="E8d2.-75a7"><span class="coll" id="demand1__561"> boost </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-603a" id="demand1__562" original="E8d2.-75a6"><span class="coll" id="demand1__563"> stimulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6038" id="demand1__564" original="E8d2.-75a5"><span class="coll" id="demand1__565"> raise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6036" id="demand1__566" original="E8dd.-7bdb"><span class="coll" id="demand1__567"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6034" id="demand1__568" original="E8d2.-75a4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6033" id="demand1__569" original="E8d2.-75a3"><span class="coll" id="demand1__570"> reduce </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6031" id="demand1__571" original="E8d2.-75a2"><span class="coll" id="demand1__572"> decrease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-602f" id="demand1__573" original="E8dd.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-602e" id="demand1__574" original="E8dd.-7bd9"><span class="coll" id="demand1__575"> fulfil </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-602c" id="demand1__576" original="E8d2.-75a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-602b" id="demand1__577" original="E8d2.-75a0"><span class="coll" id="demand1__578"> create </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6029" id="demand1__579" original="E8d2.-759f"><span class="coll" id="demand1__580"> generate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6027" id="demand1__581" original="E8d2.-759e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6026" id="demand1__582" original="E8d2.-759d"><span class="coll" id="demand1__583"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6024" id="demand1__584" original="E8d2.-759c"><span class="coll" id="demand1__585"> influence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6022" id="demand1__586" original="E8d2.-759b"><span class="coll" id="demand1__587"> manage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6020" id="demand1__588" original="E8d2.-7599"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-601f" id="demand1__589" original="E8d2.-7598"><span class="coll" id="demand1__590"> shift </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-601d" id="demand1__591" original="E8d2.-7597"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-601c" id="demand1__592" original="E8d2.-7596"><span class="coll" id="demand1__593"> exceed </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-601a" id="demand1__594" original="E8d2.-7595"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6019" id="demand1__595" original="E8d2.-7594"><span class="x" id="demand1__596" original="E8d2.-7593"> A decision to expand the business may require an increased marketing effort to boost demand. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6017" id="demand1__597" original="E8d2.-7592"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6016" id="demand1__598" original="E8d2.-7590"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6015" id="demand1__599" original="E8d2.-758f"><span class="coll" id="demand1__600"> make </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6013" id="demand1__601" original="E8d2.-758c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6012" id="demand1__602" original="E8d2.-758b"><span class="x" id="demand1__603" original="E8d2.-758a"> Union bosses struck a deal whereby they agreed to make lower wage demands. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6010" id="demand1__604" original="E8d1.-2ea5"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__605" original="E8d1.-2ea4"> verb + demands </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-600e" id="demand1__606" original="E8d2.-7580"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-600d" id="demand1__607" original="E8dd.-7bd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-600c" id="demand1__608" original="E8dd.-7bd7"><span class="coll" id="demand1__609"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-600a" id="demand1__610" original="E8d3.-7531"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6009" id="demand1__611" original="E8d3.-7530"><span class="coll" id="demand1__612"> impose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6007" id="demand1__613" original="E8dd.-7bd6"><span class="coll" id="demand1__614"> place <span class="exp"> demand </span> on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6005" id="demand1__615" original="E8dd.-7bd5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6004" id="demand1__616" original="E8dd.-7bd4"><span class="coll" id="demand1__617"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6002" id="demand1__618" original="E8dd.-7bd3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-6001" id="demand1__619" original="E8dd.-7bd2"><span class="coll" id="demand1__620"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fff" id="demand1__621" original="E8dd.-7bd1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ffe" id="demand1__622" original="E8dd.-7bd0"><span class="coll" id="demand1__623"> meet </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ffc" id="demand1__624" original="E8dd.-7bcf"><span class="coll" id="demand1__625"> satisfy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ffa" id="demand1__626" original="E8d2.-757c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ff9" id="demand1__627" original="E8d2.-757b"><span class="coll" id="demand1__628"> balance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ff7" id="demand1__629" original="E8d2.-757a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ff6" id="demand1__630" original="E8d3.-7535"><span class="x" id="demand1__631" original="E8d3.-7534"> Different species have different roles and make different demands on their environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ff4" id="demand1__632" original="E8d3.-7527"><span class="x" id="demand1__633" original="E8d3.-7526"> Any form of curricular innovation places new demands on teachers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ff2" id="demand1__634" original="E8d2.-7570"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__635" original="E8d2.-756f"> demand + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ff0" id="demand1__636" original="E8d2.-756e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fef" id="demand1__637" original="E8d2.-756c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fee" id="demand1__638" original="E8d2.-756b"><span class="coll" id="demand1__639"> fall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fec" id="demand1__640" original="E8d2.-756a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5feb" id="demand1__641" original="E8d2.-7569"><span class="coll" id="demand1__642"> increase </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fe9" id="demand1__643" original="E8d2.-7568"><span class="coll" id="demand1__644"> grow </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fe7" id="demand1__645" original="E8d2.-7567"><span class="coll" id="demand1__646"> rise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fe5" id="demand1__647" original="E8d2.-7560"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fe4" id="demand1__648" original="E8d2.-755f"><span class="coll" id="demand1__649"> exceed </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fe2" id="demand1__650" original="E8d2.-755e"><span class="coll" id="demand1__651"> outstrip </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fe0" id="demand1__652" original="E8d2.-755b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fdf" id="demand1__653" original="E8d2.-755a"><span class="x" id="demand1__654" original="E8d2.-7559"> By the time the former Spanish colonies became independent, demand was outstripping supply. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fdd" id="demand1__655" original="E8d2.-7558"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__656" original="E8d2.-7557"> demand for + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fdb" id="demand1__657" original="E8d2.-7556"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fda" id="demand1__658" original="E8d2.-7554"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fd9" id="demand1__659" original="E8d2.-7553"><span class="coll" id="demand1__660"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fd7" id="demand1__661" original="E8d2.-7552"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fd6" id="demand1__662" original="E8d2.-7551"><span class="coll" id="demand1__663"> goods </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fd4" id="demand1__664" original="E8dd.-7bce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fd3" id="demand1__665" original="E8dd.-7bcd"><span class="coll" id="demand1__666"> exports </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fd1" id="demand1__667" original="E8dd.-7bcc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fd0" id="demand1__668" original="E8dd.-7bcb"><span class="coll" id="demand1__669"> imports </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fce" id="demand1__670" original="E8d2.-754e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fcd" id="demand1__671" original="E8d2.-754d"><span class="coll" id="demand1__672"> services </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fcb" id="demand1__673" original="E8d2.-754c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fca" id="demand1__674" original="E8d2.-754b"><span class="coll" id="demand1__675"> money </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fc8" id="demand1__676" original="E8d2.-754a"><span class="coll" id="demand1__677"> currency </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fc6" id="demand1__678" original="E8d2.-7549"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fc5" id="demand1__679" original="E8d2.-7548"><span class="coll" id="demand1__680"> loans </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fc3" id="demand1__681" original="E8d2.-7547"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fc2" id="demand1__682" original="E8d2.-7546"><span class="coll" id="demand1__683"> labour </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fc0" id="demand1__684" original="E8d2.-7545"><span class="coll" id="demand1__685"> workers </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fbe" id="demand1__686" original="E8d2.-7544"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fbd" id="demand1__687" original="E8d2.-7543"><span class="coll" id="demand1__688"> resources </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fbb" id="demand1__689" original="E8d2.-7542"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fba" id="demand1__690" original="E8d2.-7541"><span class="coll" id="demand1__691"> oil </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fb8" id="demand1__692" original="E8dd.-7bca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fb7" id="demand1__693" original="E8dd.-7bc9"><span class="coll" id="demand1__694"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fb5" id="demand1__695" original="E8dd.-7bc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fb4" id="demand1__696" original="E8dd.-7bc7"><span class="coll" id="demand1__697"> water </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fb2" id="demand1__698" original="E8dd.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fb1" id="demand1__699" original="E8dd.-7bc5"><span class="coll" id="demand1__700"> food </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5faf" id="demand1__701" original="E8d2.-753d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fae" id="demand1__702" original="E8d2.-753c"><span class="coll" id="demand1__703"> quality </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fac" id="demand1__704" original="E8d2.-753b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fab" id="demand1__705" original="E8d2.-753a"><span class="x" id="demand1__706" original="E8d2.-7539"> One of the main influences on the level of demand for goods and services is the distribution of income between profits and wages. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fa9" id="demand1__707" original="E8d2.-7538"><span class="shcut" id="demand1__708" original="E8d2.-7537"> noun + of demand </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fa7" id="demand1__709" original="E8d2.-7536"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fa6" id="demand1__710" original="E8d2.-7534"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fa5" id="demand1__711" original="E8d2.-7533"><span class="coll" id="demand1__712"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fa3" id="demand1__713" original="E8d2.-7532"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fa2" id="demand1__714" original="E8d2.-7531"><span class="coll" id="demand1__715"> lack </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5fa0" id="demand1__716" original="E8dd.-7bc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f9f" id="demand1__717" original="E8dd.-7bc3"><span class="coll" id="demand1__718"> elasticity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f9d" id="demand1__719" original="E8d2.-752a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f9c" id="demand1__720" original="E8d2.-7529"><span class="coll" id="demand1__721"> indicator </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f9a" id="demand1__722" original="E8d2.-7528"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f99" id="demand1__723" original="E8d2.-7527"><span class="coll" id="demand1__724"> determinant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f97" id="demand1__725" original="E8d2.-7524"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f96" id="demand1__726" original="E8d2.-7523"><span class="x" id="demand1__727" original="E8d2.-7522"> The ability of firms to set prices is limited by the level of demand and supply within the market they serve. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4d80" id="demand1__728" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demand_1" title="demand definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4d81" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1674" id="demand1__729" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demand1__730"> demand </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fd1" hm="2" id="demand2" original="E39c.-22a6" sum="1522"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fd2" id="demand2__1" original="E39c.-22a5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fd3" id="demand2__2" original="E39c.-22a4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demand <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7fe1" id="demand2__9" original="E39c.-2299"><span class="pos" id="demand2__10" original="E39c.-2298"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6af0" eid="demand2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.534f" geo="br" id="demand2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/deman/demand__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demand__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demand__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5352" geo="n_am" id="demand2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/deman/demand__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demand__us_2.ogg" href="sound://demand__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.d1a" id="demand2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2762" form="root" id="demand2__17"><span class="vp" id="demand2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> demand </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2764" eid="demand2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2765" geo="br" id="demand2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/deman/demand__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demand__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demand__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2768" geo="n_am" id="demand2__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmænd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/deman/demand__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demand__us_2.ogg" href="sound://demand__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.276b" form="thirdps" id="demand2__24"><span class="vp" id="demand2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> demands </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.276d" eid="demand2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.276e" geo="br" id="demand2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːndz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/deman/demands__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demands__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demands__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2771" geo="n_am" id="demand2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmændz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/deman/demands__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demands__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demands__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2774" form="past" id="demand2__31"><span class="vp" id="demand2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> demanded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2776" eid="demand2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2777" geo="br" id="demand2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/deman/demanded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demanded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demanded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.277a" geo="n_am" id="demand2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/deman/demanded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demanded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demanded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.277d" form="pastpart" id="demand2__38"><span class="vp" id="demand2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> demanded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.277f" eid="demand2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2780" geo="br" id="demand2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːndɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/deman/demanded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demanded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demanded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2783" geo="n_am" id="demand2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmændɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/deman/demanded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demanded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demanded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2786" form="prespart" id="demand2__45"><span class="vp" id="demand2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> demanding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2788" eid="demand2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.2789" geo="br" id="demand2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/deman/demanding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demanding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demanding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u99deac86322a66b9.-4ec613f2.165ee5c2a34.278d" geo="n_am" id="demand2__50" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmændɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/deman/demanding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demanding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demanding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fed" id="demand2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fec" id="demand2__53" original="E39c.-227b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="demand2__54" original="E39c.-227a"> to ask for something very firmly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fea" id="demand2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fe9" id="demand2__56" original="E8d3.-7523"><span class="cf" id="demand2__57" original="E39c.-2279"><span class="exp" id="demand2__58"> demand </span> something </span><span class="x" id="demand2__59" original="E8d3.-7522"> Their aim was to demand change in Conservative policy on immigration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fe5" id="demand2__60" original="E8d3.-7521"><span class="cf" id="demand2__61" original="E8dd.-7a31"><span class="exp" id="demand2__62"> demand </span> something of somebody </span><span class="x" id="demand2__63" original="E8d3.-7520"> As competition for good education increases, parents demand more of their children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fe1" id="demand2__64" original="E8d3.-751f"><span class="cf" id="demand2__65" original="E8dd.-7a30"><span class="exp" id="demand2__66"> demand </span> something from somebody </span><span class="x" id="demand2__67" original="E8d3.-751e"> They could easily demand higher wages from their employers by threatening to strike just at harvest time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fdd" id="demand2__68" original="E8d3.-751d"><span class="cf" id="demand2__69" original="E39c.-2278"><span class="exp" id="demand2__70"> demand </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="demand2__71" original="E8d3.-751c"> Japan's press turned jingoistic, demanding that China be challenged. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fd9" id="demand2__72" original="E8d3.-7519"><span class="cf" id="demand2__73" original="E39c.-2275"><span class="exp" id="demand2__74"> demand </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="demand2__75" original="E8d3.-7518"> People will demand to know what is being done to manage the risks. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fd5" id="demand2__76" original="E39c.-2273"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="demand2__77" original="E39c.-2272"><span class="exp" id="demand2__78"> demand </span> something </span><span class="def" id="demand2__79" original="E39c.-2271"> to need something in order to be done successfully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fd1" id="demand2__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fd0" id="demand2__81" original="E8d3.-7517"><span class="x" id="demand2__82" original="E8d3.-7516"> Weaving is an activity that demands considerable skill and time. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fce-FF1" id="demand2__83" original="E876.-7973" sk="whenoccasiondemands"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fce-FF2" id="demand2__84"><span class="idm" id="demand2__85" original="E876.-7972"> when/if (the) occasion demands/arises </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fce-FF4" id="demand2__86"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fce-FF5" id="demand2__87"><span class="def" id="demand2__88" original="E876.-7971"> when/if necessary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fce-FF7" id="demand2__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fce-FF8" id="demand2__90" original="E876.-7970"><span class="x" id="demand2__91" original="E876.-796f"> He was a man of abundant energy, bold and resolute when occasion demanded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fce-FF10" id="demand2__92" original="E876.-796e"><span class="x" id="demand2__93" original="E876.-796d"> Other data collection instruments can be implemented if the occasion arises. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4f61" id="demand2__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demand_1" title="demand definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4f62" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1674" id="demand2__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demand2__96"> demand </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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demand curve
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fc9" id="demand-curve" original="E874.-4424" sum="358"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fc8" id="demand-curve__1" original="E874.-4423"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fc7" id="demand-curve__2" original="E874.-4422"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demand curve </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fbd" id="demand-curve__7" original="E874.-441a"><span class="pos" id="demand-curve__8" original="E874.-4419"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fc2" eid="demand-curve__9" original="E874.-441d" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7def" geo="br" id="demand-curve__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand-curve__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːnd kɜːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/deman/demand_curve_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demand_curve_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demand_curve_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7dec" geo="n_am" id="demand-curve__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demand-curve__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmænd kɜːrv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/deman/demand_curve_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demand_curve_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://demand_curve_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fbb" id="demand-curve__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fba" id="demand-curve__15" original="E874.-4418"><span class="def" id="demand-curve__16" original="E874.-4417"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://graph" id="demand-curve__17"> graph </a> showing how the demand for a product, service, etc. varies with changes in its price </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fb7" id="demand-curve__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fb6" id="demand-curve__19" original="E874.-4414"><span class="x" id="demand-curve__20" original="E874.-4413"> The demand curve for beverages in general may be fairly inelastic, on the basis that people will always want to buy drinks of some description (Figure 9.11). </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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demanding
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fb4" id="demanding" original="E39c.-2270" sum="457"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fb3" id="demanding__1" original="E39c.-226f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fb2" id="demanding__2" original="E39c.-226e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demanding </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fa9" id="demanding__4" original="E39c.-2269"><span class="pos" id="demanding__5" original="E39c.-2268"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ae9" eid="demanding__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-5427" geo="br" id="demanding__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demanding__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/deman/demanding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demanding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demanding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-5423" geo="n_am" id="demanding__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demanding__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmændɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/deman/demanding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/deman/demanding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demanding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fa7" id="demanding__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fa6" id="demanding__12" original="E39c.-2267"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fa5" id="demanding__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="demanding__14" original="E39c.-2266"> of a task </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="demanding__15" original="E39c.-2265"> needing a lot of skill, care or effort </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fa2" id="demanding__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fa1" id="demanding__17" original="E8d1.-209d"><span class="x" id="demanding__18" original="E8d1.-209c"> Nearly 30% of the women were employed in physically demanding work. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="demanding__19" original="E4c7.1886" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="demanding__20" original="E4c7.1887"><span class="h1" id="demanding__21" original="E4c7.1888"><ul class="inline" id="demanding__22" original="E4c7.1889"><li class="li" id="demanding__23" original="E4c7.188a"> difficult </li><li class="li" id="demanding__24" original="E4c7.188b"> hard </li><li class="li" id="demanding__25" original="E4c7.188c"> challenging </li><li class="li" id="demanding__26" original="E4c7.188d"> demanding <span class="pos" id="demanding__27" original="E4c7.188e"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="demanding__28" original="E4c7.188f"> These words all describe something that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do. </span><ul class="bullet" id="demanding__29" original="E4c7.1890"><li class="li" id="demanding__30" original="E4c7.1891"> difficult/​hard <span class="eb" id="demanding__31" original="E4c7.1892"> for </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="demanding__32" original="E4c7.1893"> difficult/​hard <span class="eb" id="demanding__33" original="E4c7.1894"> to see/​find/​imagine/​understand </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__34" original="E4c7.1895"> hard/​challenging/​demanding <span class="eb" id="demanding__35" original="E4c7.1896"> work </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__36" original="E4c7.1897"> a difficult/​challenging/​demanding <span class="eb" id="demanding__37" original="E4c7.1898"> task </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__38" original="E4c7.1899"> a difficult/​hard <span class="eb" id="demanding__39" original="E4c7.189a"> time/​decision </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__40" original="E4c7.189b"> a difficult/​challenging <span class="eb" id="demanding__41" original="E4c7.189c"> question/​problem/​issue </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__42" original="E4c7.189d"><span class="eb" id="demanding__43" original="E4c7.189e"> increasingly/​particularly </span> difficult/​hard/​challenging/​demanding </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="demanding__44" original="E4c7.189f"><li class="li" id="demanding__45" original="E4c7.1885"><span class="eb" id="demanding__46" original="E4c7.18a0"> Hard </span> is slightly less formal than <span class="eb" id="demanding__47" original="E4c7.18a1"> difficult </span> ; it is used particularly in the structure <span class="ei" id="demanding__48" original="E4c7.18a2"> hard to see/​find/​imagine/​understand </span> and in the common phrases <span class="ei" id="demanding__49" original="E4c7.18a3"> hard work </span> , <span class="ei" id="demanding__50" original="E4c7.18a4"> hard times </span> , <span class="ei" id="demanding__51" original="E4c7.18a5"> have a hard time doing </span> : <span class="x-gs" id="demanding__52"><span class="x-g" id="demanding__53" original="E4c7.18a6"><span class="x" id="demanding__54" original="E4c7.18a7"> It is hard to see any practical and viable alternative to the state at present. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="demanding__55" original="E4c7.18a8"><span class="x" id="demanding__56" original="E4c7.18a9"> People have a much harder time adapting to uncertainty than to one-time shocks. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__57" original="E4c7.18aa"> A <span class="eb" id="demanding__58" original="E4c7.18ab"> challenging </span> or a <span class="eb" id="demanding__59" original="E4c7.18ac"> demanding </span> task, problem or situation is difficult to deal with; <span class="eb" id="demanding__60" original="E4c7.18ad"> challenging </span> can be used in an approving way to describe something that is difficult but which you hope to achieve or overcome; a <span class="eb" id="demanding__61" original="E4c7.18ae"> demanding </span> standard is high and difficult to achieve: <span class="x-gs" id="demanding__62"><span class="x-g" id="demanding__63" original="E4c7.18af"><span class="x" id="demanding__64" original="E4c7.18b0"> All of these issues serve to ensure an exciting and intellectually challenging environment for human resource practitioners. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="demanding__65" original="E4c7.18b1"><span class="x" id="demanding__66" original="E4c7.18b2"> Only the larger firms are able to meet these increasingly demanding criteria. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f9f" id="demanding__67" original="E39c.-2264"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f9e" id="demanding__68"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="demanding__69" original="E39c.-2263"> of a person </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="demanding__70" original="E39c.-2262"> expecting a lot of work or attention from others; not easily satisfied </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f9b" id="demanding__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f9a" id="demanding__72" original="E8d1.-209b"><span class="x" id="demanding__73" original="E8d1.-209a"> The more demanding customers become, the more companies will need to be able to adjust their supply to meet demand. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4fae" id="demanding__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demanding" title="demanding definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4faf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1760" id="demanding__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demanding__76"> demanding </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dementia
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f98" id="dementia" original="E39c.-21ae" sum="339"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f97" id="dementia__1" original="E39c.-21ad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f96" id="dementia__2" original="E39c.-21ac"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dementia </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f8e" id="dementia__4" original="E39c.-21a7"><span class="pos" id="dementia__5" original="E39c.-21a6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ae0" eid="dementia__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-51ce" geo="br" id="dementia__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dementia__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmenʃə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demen/dementia__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demen/dementia__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dementia__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-51cb" geo="n_am" id="dementia__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dementia__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmenʃə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demen/dementia__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demen/dementia__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dementia__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f8c" id="dementia__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dementia__12" original="E39c.-21a4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f8a" id="dementia__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="dementia__14" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f88" id="dementia__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f87" id="dementia__16" original="E39c.-21a2"><span class="def" id="dementia__17" original="E39c.-21a1"> a serious mental <a class="ndv" href="entry://disorder" id="dementia__18"> disorder </a> caused by brain disease or injury, that affects the ability to think, remember and behave normally </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f84" id="dementia__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f83" id="dementia__20" original="E85c.-10c8"><span class="x" id="dementia__21" original="E85c.-10c7"> Two studies indicate that the risk of dementia is higher in diabetic subjects treated with insulin. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4fd1" id="dementia__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dementia" title="dementia definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4fd2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.185c" id="dementia__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dementia__24"> dementia </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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demise
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f81" id="demise" original="E39c.-206d" sum="520"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f80" id="demise__1" original="E39c.-206c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f7f" id="demise__2" original="E39c.-206b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demise </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f74" id="demise__7" original="E39c.-2061"><span class="pos" id="demise__8" original="E39c.-2060"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ad9" eid="demise__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4f69" geo="br" id="demise__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demise__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demis/demise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demis/demise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4f66" geo="n_am" id="demise__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demise__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demis/demise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demis/demise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f72" id="demise__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="demise__15" original="E39c.-205e"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f70" id="demise__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f6f" id="demise__17" original="E39c.-205d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="demise__18" original="E586.-462d"><span class="exp" id="demise__19"> demise </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="demise__20" original="E39c.-205c"> the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f6b" id="demise__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f6a" id="demise__22" original="E81e.2eb8"><span class="x" id="demise__23" original="E81e.2eb9"> The Great War brought the demise of four European empires: Russian, German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f68" id="demise__24" original="E81e.2eba"><span class="x" id="demise__25" original="E81e.2ebb"> Despite predictions of its imminent demise, the organization has continued to grow. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f66" id="demise__26" original="E39c.-205b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f65" id="demise__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="demise__28" original="E39c.-2059" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="sep"> or </span><span class="reg" id="demise__30" original="E39c.-2057" reg="humor"> humorous </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="demise__31" original="E39c.-2056"> death </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f60" id="demise__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f5f" id="demise__33" original="E81e.2ebe"><span class="x" id="demise__34" original="E81e.2ebf"> His passionate calls to repentance emerge from an awareness of the imminence of his own demise. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4fed" id="demise__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demise" title="demise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.4fee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.19c7" id="demise__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demise__37"> demise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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democracy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f5d" id="democracy" original="E39c.-1ef1" sum="974"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f5c" id="democracy__1" original="E39c.-1ef0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f5b" id="democracy__2" original="E39c.-1eef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> democracy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f4d" id="democracy__7" original="E39c.-1ee7"><span class="pos" id="democracy__8" original="E39c.-1ee6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ad2" eid="democracy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4b8c" geo="br" id="democracy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democracy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒkrəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democracy__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democracy__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://democracy__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4b88" geo="n_am" id="democracy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democracy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːkrəsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democracy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democracy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democracy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f4b" id="democracy__14" original="E39c.-1ee5"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f48" form="pl" id="democracy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="democracy__16" original="E39c.-1ee1"> democracies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f46" id="democracy__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f45" id="democracy__18" original="E39c.-1ee0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f44" id="democracy__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="democracy__20" original="E39c.-1ede"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="democracy__21" original="E39c.-1edd"> a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f41" id="democracy__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f40" id="democracy__23" original="E492.534d"><span class="x" id="democracy__24" original="E492.534e"> Since the termination of the Cold War, the principles of liberal democracy are increasingly accepted around the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f3e" id="democracy__25" original="E492.534f"><span class="x" id="democracy__26" original="E492.5350"> They argue that industrial capitalism promotes democracy by empowering the urban working class. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f3c" id="democracy__27" original="E492.5351"><span class="x" id="democracy__28" original="E492.5352"> constitutional/representative/electoral/parliamentary democracy </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f3a" id="democracy__29" original="E39c.-1edc"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f39" id="democracy__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="democracy__31" original="E39c.-1eda"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="democracy__32" original="E39c.-1ed9"> a country which has this system of government </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f36" id="democracy__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f35" id="democracy__34" original="E492.5353"><span class="x" id="democracy__35" original="E492.5354"> In some cases, Western democracies have used their power to install democracy by military intervention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f33" id="democracy__36" original="E492.5355"><span class="x" id="democracy__37" original="E492.5356"> Inglehart and Welzel (2005) present strong evidence that economic development does help new democracies to emerge. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f31" id="democracy__38" original="E39c.-1ed8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f30" id="democracy__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="democracy__40" original="E39c.-1ed6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="democracy__41" original="E39c.-1ed5"> fair and equal treatment of everyone and their right to take part in making decisions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f2d" id="democracy__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f2c" id="democracy__43" original="E492.5357"><span class="x" id="democracy__44" original="E492.5358"> Freedom and democracy are the core values for liberals. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.501c" id="democracy__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://democracy" title="democracy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.501d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1b76" id="democracy__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="democracy__47"> democracy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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democrat
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f2a" id="democrat" original="E39c.-1ed4" sum="552"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f29" id="democrat__1" original="E39c.-1ed3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f28" id="democrat__2" original="E39c.-1ed2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> democrat </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f1d" id="democrat__7" original="E39c.-1eca"><span class="pos" id="democrat__8" original="E39c.-1ec9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ac9" eid="democrat__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4b42" geo="br" id="democrat__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democrat__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeməkræt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democrat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democrat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://democrat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4b3f" geo="n_am" id="democrat__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democrat__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdeməkræt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democrat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democrat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democrat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f1b" id="democrat__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f1a" id="democrat__15" original="E39c.-1ec8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="democrat__16" original="E39c.-1ec7"> a person who believes in or supports <a class="ndv" href="entry://democracy" id="democrat__17"> democracy </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f17" id="democrat__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f16" id="democrat__19" original="E867.cbf"><span class="x" id="democrat__20" original="E867.cc0"> As an Athenian democrat, Sophocles certainly saw the need to uphold the rule of law. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f14" id="democrat__21" original="E39c.-1ec3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f13" id="democrat__22" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f12" id="democrat__23"><span class="v"><strong> Democrat </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f10" id="democrat__25" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f0f" id="democrat__26"><span class="v"><strong> D </strong></span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f0d" id="democrat__28"><span class="v"><strong> Dem. </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="democrat__30" original="E39c.-1ebf"> a member or supporter of the Democratic Party of the US </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f0a" id="democrat__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f09" id="democrat__32" original="E867.cc1"><span class="x" id="democrat__33" original="E867.cc2"> John F. Kennedy, a Democrat elected in 1960, is considered to have been the first Keynesian president. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f07" id="democrat__34" original="E39c.-1ebe" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://republican1" title="republican1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f06" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-2899" id="democrat__35" original="E39c.-1ebd"><span class="xh" id="democrat__36"> republican </span><span class="xhm" id="democrat__37"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.504b" id="democrat__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://democrat" title="democrat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.504c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1ba6" id="democrat__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="democrat__40"> democrat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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democratic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f03" id="democratic" original="E39c.-1ebb" sum="1012"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f02" id="democratic__1" original="E39c.-1eba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f01" id="democratic__2" original="E39c.-1eb9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> democratic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ef7" id="democratic__4" original="E39c.-1eb4"><span class="pos" id="democratic__5" original="E39c.-1eb3"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ac2" eid="democratic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4b05" geo="br" id="democratic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈkrætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democratic__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratic__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://democratic__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4b02" geo="n_am" id="democratic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈkrætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democratic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democratic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ef5" id="democratic__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ef4" id="democratic__12" original="E39c.-1eb2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ef3" id="democratic__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="democratic__14" original="E39c.-1eb1"> of a country or system </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="democratic__15" original="E39c.-1eb0"> controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country; connected with this system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ef0" id="democratic__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7eef" id="democratic__17" original="E492.5362"><span class="x" id="democratic__18" original="E492.5363"> The country's first democratic government was elected in 1994. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7eed" id="democratic__19" original="E867.ccc"><span class="x" id="democratic__20" original="E867.ccd"> Democratic institutions are the most secure protectors of human rights. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7eeb" id="democratic__21" original="E39c.-1eaf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7eea" id="democratic__22"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="democratic__23" original="E867.cce"> of an organization or society </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="democratic__24" original="E39c.-1eae"> based on the principle that everyone has an equal right to be involved in making decisions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ee7" id="democratic__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ee6" id="democratic__26" original="E492.5364"><span class="x" id="democratic__27" original="E492.5365"> She argues that schools need to educate students to live in a democratic society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ee4" id="democratic__28" original="E867.ccf"><span class="x" id="democratic__29" original="E867.cd0"> Democratic decision-making is encouraged at all levels of the organization. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ee2" id="democratic__30" original="E39c.-1eab"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ee1" id="democratic__31" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ee0" id="democratic__32"><span class="v"><strong> Democratic </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ede" id="democratic__34" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7edd" id="democratic__35"><span class="v"><strong> Dem. </strong></span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7edb" id="democratic__37"><span class="v"><strong> D </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="democratic__39" original="E39c.-1ea7"> connected with the Democratic Party in the US </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ed8" id="democratic__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ed7" id="democratic__41" original="E867.cd3"><span class="x" id="democratic__42" original="E867.cd4"> The Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey was the only candidate to address crime as a social problem. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ed5" id="democratic__43"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ed4" id="democratic__44" original="E492.5366"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ed3" id="democratic__45"><span class="dr" id="democratic__46" original="E492.5367"> democratically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ecb" id="democratic__47" original="E492.536b"><span class="pos" id="democratic__48" original="E492.536c"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ac1" eid="democratic__49" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4aff" geo="br" id="democratic__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratic__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈkrætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democratically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://democratically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4afb" geo="n_am" id="democratic__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratic__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈkrætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democratically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democratically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ec9" id="democratic__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ec8" id="democratic__55" original="E492.5361"><span class="x" id="democratic__56" original="E492.536d"> Wahid later became the first democratically elected president in Indonesian history (1999–2001). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ec6" id="democratic__57" original="E492.536e"><span class="x" id="democratic__58" original="E492.536f"> The economic advantages of a worker-owned and democratically run firm are clear. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5075" id="democratic__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://democratic" title="democratic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5076" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1bc9" id="democratic__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="democratic__61"> democratic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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democratize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ec4" id="democratize" original="E39c.-1e8e" sum="637"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ec3" id="democratize__1" original="E39c.-1e8d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ec2" id="democratize__2" original="E39c.-1e8c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> democratize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ec0" id="democratize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ebf" id="democratize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-79" id="democratize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="democratize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> democrat <span class="ptl" id="democratize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7eac" id="democratize__19" original="E39c.-1e7d"><span class="pos" id="democratize__20" original="E39c.-1e7c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ab2" eid="democratize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a3d" geo="br" id="democratize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democratize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://democratize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a39" geo="n_am" id="democratize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democratize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democratize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.d4a" id="democratize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a35" form="root" id="democratize__27"><span class="vp" id="democratize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> democratize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a33" eid="democratize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a32" geo="br" id="democratize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democratize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://democratize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a2e" geo="n_am" id="democratize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democratize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democratize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a2a" form="thirdps" id="democratize__34"><span class="vp" id="democratize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> democratizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a28" eid="democratize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a27" geo="br" id="democratize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒkrətaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democratizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://democratizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a24" geo="n_am" id="democratize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democratizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democratizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a21" form="past" id="democratize__41"><span class="vp" id="democratize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> democratized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a1f" eid="democratize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a1e" geo="br" id="democratize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒkrətaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democratized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://democratized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a1b" geo="n_am" id="democratize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democratized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democratized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a18" form="pastpart" id="democratize__48"><span class="vp" id="democratize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> democratized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a16" eid="democratize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a15" geo="br" id="democratize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒkrətaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democratized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://democratized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a12" geo="n_am" id="democratize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democratized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democratized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a0f" form="prespart" id="democratize__55"><span class="vp" id="democratize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> democratizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a0d" eid="democratize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a0c" geo="br" id="democratize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒkrətaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democratizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://democratizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a09" geo="n_am" id="democratize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democratizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democratizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e7b" id="democratize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e7a" id="democratize__63" original="E39c.-1e5f"><span class="cf" id="democratize__64" original="E39c.-1e5e"><span class="exp" id="democratize__65"> democratize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="democratize__66" original="E39c.-1e5b"> to make a country or an institution more <a class="ndv" href="entry://democratic" id="democratize__67"> democratic </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e75" id="democratize__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e74" id="democratize__69" original="E867.ce7"><span class="x" id="democratize__70" original="E867.ce8"> Just as Romantic literature, visual art and politics worked to democratize society and its attitudes, so did music. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e72" id="democratize__71"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e71" id="democratize__72" original="E829.-57a9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e70" id="democratize__73"><span class="dr" id="democratize__74" original="E829.-57a8"> democratization </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e6e" id="democratize__75" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e6d" id="democratize__76"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1d92" id="democratize__77"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="democratize__78"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> democrat <span class="ptl" id="democratize__80"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e60" id="democratize__84" original="E829.-57a0"><span class="pos" id="democratize__85" original="E829.-579f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6ab1" eid="democratize__86" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a45" geo="br" id="democratize__87" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__88"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌmɒkrətaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/democ/democratization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://democratization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4a41" geo="n_am" id="democratize__89" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="democratize__90"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌmɑːkrətəˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/democ/democratization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/democ/democratization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://democratization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e5e" id="democratize__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="democratize__92" original="E829.-579d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e5c" id="democratize__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e5b" id="democratize__94" original="E829.-579c"><span class="x" id="democratize__95" original="E829.-579b"> Demands for democratization usually began with condemnations of corruption in high places. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.50f9" id="democratize__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://democratize" title="democratize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.50fa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1c28" id="democratize__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="democratize__98"> democratize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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demographic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e59" hm="1" id="demographic1" original="E39c.-1e38" sum="543"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e58" id="demographic1__1" original="E39c.-1e37"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e57" id="demographic1__2" original="E39c.-1e36"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demographic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e4c" id="demographic1__6" original="E39c.-1e30"><span class="pos" id="demographic1__7" original="E39c.-1e2f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6aa0" eid="demographic1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4926" geo="br" id="demographic1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demographic1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈɡræfɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demog/demographic__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demographic__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://demographic__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4923" geo="n_am" id="demographic1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demographic1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈɡræfɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demog/demographic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demographic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demographic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e4a" id="demographic1__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e49" id="demographic1__14" original="E39c.-1e2e"><span class="def" id="demographic1__15" original="E39c.-1e2d"> connected with the population and different groups within it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e47" id="demographic1__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e46" id="demographic1__17" original="E8dd.-7a0d"><span class="x" id="demographic1__18" original="E8dd.-7a0c"> Important data about population and demographic change are presented. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e44" id="demographic1__19" original="E8dd.-7a0b"><span class="x" id="demographic1__20" original="E8dd.-7a0a"> The following demographic characteristics were recorded from the participants: level of education, marital status, presence of children and religious belief. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e42" id="demographic1__21" original="E8dd.-7a09"><span class="x" id="demographic1__22" original="E8dd.-7a08"> demographic variables/factors </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e40" id="demographic1__23" original="E8dd.-7a07"><span class="x" id="demographic1__24" original="E8dd.-7a06"> demographic data/information </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e3e" id="demographic1__25"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e3d" id="demographic1__26" original="E492.5375"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e3c" id="demographic1__27"><span class="dr" id="demographic1__28" original="E492.5376"> demographically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e34" id="demographic1__29" original="E492.5379"><span class="pos" id="demographic1__30" original="E492.537a"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71e3" eid="demographic1__31" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b8855e74.-7597" geo="br" id="demographic1__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demographic1__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈɡræfɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demog/demographically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demographically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demographically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u33d148bd0037e302.-58e63b67.161b8855e74.-7594" geo="n_am" id="demographic1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demographic1__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈɡræfɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demog/demographically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demographically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demographically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e32" id="demographic1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e31" id="demographic1__37" original="E492.537b"><span class="x" id="demographic1__38" original="E492.537c"> The country continued to be dominated, politically as well as demographically, by whites of European descent. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5130" id="demographic1__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demographic_1" title="demographic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5131" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1c70" id="demographic1__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demographic1__41"> demographic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e2f" hm="2" id="demographic2" original="E39c.-1e4d" sum="612"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e2e" id="demographic2__1" original="E39c.-1e4c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e2d" id="demographic2__2" original="E39c.-1e4b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demographic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e22" id="demographic2__7" original="E39c.-1e45"><span class="pos" id="demographic2__8" original="E39c.-1e44"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a99" eid="demographic2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4920" geo="br" id="demographic2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demographic2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈɡræfɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demog/demographic__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demographic__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://demographic__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-491d" geo="n_am" id="demographic2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demographic2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeməˈɡræfɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demog/demographic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demographic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demographic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e20" id="demographic2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e1f" id="demographic2__15" original="E39c.-1e43"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e1e" id="demographic2__16" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e1d" id="demographic2__17"><span class="v"><strong> demographics </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e1b" id="demographic2__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="demographic2__20" original="E39c.-1e40"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="demographic2__21" original="E39c.-1e3e"> data about the population and different groups within it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e18" id="demographic2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e17" id="demographic2__23" original="E8dd.-79e3"><span class="x" id="demographic2__24" original="E8dd.-79e2"> Changing demographics have introduced far greater diversity in schools. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e15" id="demographic2__25" original="E8dd.-79e0"><span class="cf" id="demographic2__26" original="E8dd.-79e1"><span class="exp" id="demographic2__27"> demographic </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="demographic2__28" original="E8dd.-79df"> At this time, the demographics of the school population were shifting. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e11" id="demographic2__29" original="E39c.-1e3d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e10" id="demographic2__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="demographic2__31" original="E39c.-1e3b"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="demographic2__32" original="E39c.-1e39"> a particular group of people within the population who have a common characteristic </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e0d" id="demographic2__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e0c" id="demographic2__34" original="E8d1.-2095"><span class="x" id="demographic2__35" original="E8d1.-2094"> The nominal target demographic for the marketing campaign was young adults. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.515f" id="demographic2__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demographic_1" title="demographic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5160" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1c70" id="demographic2__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demographic2__38"> demographic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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demography
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e0a" id="demography" original="E39c.-1e17" sum="396"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e09" id="demography__1" original="E39c.-1e16"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7e08" id="demography__2" original="E39c.-1e15"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demography </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dff" id="demography__4" original="E39c.-1e10"><span class="pos" id="demography__5" original="E39c.-1e0f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a92" eid="demography__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4960" geo="br" id="demography__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demography__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demog/demography__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demography__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demography__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-495c" geo="n_am" id="demography__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demography__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːɡrəfi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demog/demography__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demography__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demography__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dfd" id="demography__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="demography__12" original="E39c.-1e0d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dfb" id="demography__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dfa" id="demography__14" original="E39c.-1e0c"><span class="cf" id="demography__15" original="E492.5381"><span class="exp" id="demography__16"> demography </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="demography__17" original="E39c.-1e0b"> the changing number of births, deaths, diseases, etc. in a community over a period of time; the scientific study of these changes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7df6" id="demography__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7df5" id="demography__19" original="E850.-74cb"><span class="x" id="demography__20" original="E850.-74ca"> Changes in the demography of a society can also change patterns of social need. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7df3" id="demography__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7df2" id="demography__22" original="E492.5382"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7df1" id="demography__23"><span class="dr" id="demography__24" original="E492.5383"> demographer </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7de5" id="demography__28" original="E492.538a"><span class="pos" id="demography__29" original="E492.538b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a91" eid="demography__30" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4958" geo="br" id="demography__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demography__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒɡrəfə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demog/demographer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demographer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demographer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4954" geo="n_am" id="demography__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demography__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːɡrəfər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demog/demographer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demog/demographer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demographer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7de3" id="demography__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7de2" id="demography__36" original="E492.538c"><span class="x" id="demography__37" original="E492.538d"> Demographers have noted that educated women are among the first to make the move towards smaller families. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5189" id="demography__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demography" title="demography definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.518a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1cbf" id="demography__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demography__40"> demography </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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demonstrable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7de0" id="demonstrable" original="E39c.-1d3c" sum="304"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ddf" id="demonstrable__1" original="E39c.-1d3b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dde" id="demonstrable__2" original="E39c.-1d3a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demonstrable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dd2" id="demonstrable__4" original="E39c.-1d34"><span class="pos" id="demonstrable__5" original="E39c.-1d33"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71dc" eid="demonstrable__6" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4590" geo="br" id="demonstrable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒnstrəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrable__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrable__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://demonstrable__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-458d" geo="br" id="demonstrable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrable__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstrəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-458a" geo="n_am" id="demonstrable__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrable__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːnstrəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dd0" id="demonstrable__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dcf" id="demonstrable__14" original="E39c.-1d30"><span class="def" id="demonstrable__15" original="E39c.-1d2f"> that can be shown or proved </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dcd" id="demonstrable__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dcc" id="demonstrable__17" original="E8db.-77eb"><span class="x" id="demonstrable__18" original="E8db.-77ea"> Consumers generally favour organizations that have demonstrable links to good causes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dca" id="demonstrable__19"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dc9" id="demonstrable__20" original="E39c.-1d2e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dc8" id="demonstrable__21"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="demonstrable__22" original="E39c.-1d2d"> demonstrably </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dbc" id="demonstrable__23" original="E39c.-1d28"><span class="pos" id="demonstrable__24" original="E39c.-1d27"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a80" eid="demonstrable__25" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-459c" geo="br" id="demonstrable__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrable__27"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɒnstrəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrably__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrably__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrably__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4598" geo="br" id="demonstrable__28" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="demonstrable__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstrəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrably__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrably__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://demonstrably__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4594" geo="n_am" id="demonstrable__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrable__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɑːnstrəbli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrably__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrably__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7dba" id="demonstrable__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7db9" id="demonstrable__33" original="E8db.-77ec"><span class="x" id="demonstrable__34" original="E8db.-77e9"> The accused's version of events was demonstrably false. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.51ba" id="demonstrable__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demonstrable" title="demonstrable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.51bb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1de9" id="demonstrable__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demonstrable__37"> demonstrable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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demonstrate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7db7" id="demonstrate" original="E39c.-1d26" sum="1654"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7db6" id="demonstrate__1" original="E39c.-1d25"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7db5" id="demonstrate__2" original="E39c.-1d24"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demonstrate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7da8" id="demonstrate__9" original="E39c.-1d1a"><span class="pos" id="demonstrate__10" original="E39c.-1d19"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a73" eid="demonstrate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-446e" geo="br" id="demonstrate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://demonstrate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-446b" geo="n_am" id="demonstrate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.d7a" id="demonstrate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4468" form="root" id="demonstrate__17"><span class="vp" id="demonstrate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> demonstrate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4466" eid="demonstrate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4465" geo="br" id="demonstrate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://demonstrate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4462" geo="n_am" id="demonstrate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-445f" form="thirdps" id="demonstrate__24"><span class="vp" id="demonstrate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> demonstrates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-445d" eid="demonstrate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-445c" geo="br" id="demonstrate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4459" geo="n_am" id="demonstrate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4456" form="past" id="demonstrate__31"><span class="vp" id="demonstrate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> demonstrated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4454" eid="demonstrate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4453" geo="br" id="demonstrate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4450" geo="n_am" id="demonstrate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-444d" form="pastpart" id="demonstrate__38"><span class="vp" id="demonstrate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> demonstrated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-444b" eid="demonstrate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-444a" geo="br" id="demonstrate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4447" geo="n_am" id="demonstrate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4444" form="prespart" id="demonstrate__45"><span class="vp" id="demonstrate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> demonstrating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4442" eid="demonstrate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4441" geo="br" id="demonstrate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-443e" geo="n_am" id="demonstrate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d7c" id="demonstrate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d7b" id="demonstrate__53" original="E39c.-1cfc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d7a" id="demonstrate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="demonstrate__55" original="E86f.-7ced"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="demonstrate__56" original="E39c.-1cf9"> to show something clearly by giving proof or evidence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d77" id="demonstrate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d76" id="demonstrate__58" original="E8db.-7dc0"><span class="cf" id="demonstrate__59" original="E39c.-1cf7"><span class="exp" id="demonstrate__60"> demonstrate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="demonstrate__61" original="E8db.-7dbf"> This example clearly demonstrates the importance of regular safety inspections. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d72" id="demonstrate__62" original="E8db.-7dc2"><span class="cf" id="demonstrate__63" original="E39c.-1cf8"><span class="exp" id="demonstrate__64"> demonstrate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="demonstrate__65" original="E8db.-7dc1"> This study demonstrates that the type of fastening can affect a helmet's effectiveness in preventing head injuries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d6e" id="demonstrate__66" original="E8db.-7dbe"><span class="cf" id="demonstrate__67" original="E39c.-1cf6"><span class="exp" id="demonstrate__68"> demonstrate </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="demonstrate__69" original="E8db.-7dbd"> Our findings demonstrate how young people are using the Internet to ask and respond to highly personal questions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d6a" id="demonstrate__70" original="E8db.-7dbc"><span class="cf" id="demonstrate__71" original="E39c.-1cf5"> be demonstrated to be something </span><span class="x" id="demonstrate__72" original="E8db.-7dbb"> Income level has been demonstrated to be an important factor affecting physical health. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d67" id="demonstrate__73" original="E8db.-7dba"><span class="cf" id="demonstrate__74" original="E39c.-1cf4"> it is demonstrated that… </span><span class="x" id="demonstrate__75" original="E8db.-7db9"> In this study, it was demonstrated that low morale at work was associated with exhaustion in both men and women. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="show1__721" original="E597.-15bc" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="show1__722" original="E597.-15bb"><span class="h1" id="show1__723" original="E597.-15bd"><ul class="inline" id="show1__724" original="E597.-15ba"><li class="li" id="show1__725" original="E597.-15b9"> show </li><li class="li" id="show1__726" original="E597.-15b8"> demonstrate </li><li class="li" id="show1__727" original="E597.-15b7"> illustrate </li><li class="li" id="show1__728" original="E597.-15b6"> prove <span class="pos" id="show1__729" original="E83b.7637"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="show1__730" original="E597.-15b4"> These words all mean to make something clear or show that something is true. </span><ul class="bullet" id="show1__731" original="E597.-15b3"><li class="li" id="show1__732" original="E597.-15b2"> to show/​demonstrate/​illustrate/​prove <span class="eb" id="show1__733" original="E597.-15b1"> that/​what/​how… </span></li><li class="li" id="show1__734" original="E597.-15b0"><span class="eb" id="show1__735" original="E597.-15af"> results/​research/​evidence/​findings </span> show/​demonstrate/​prove something </li><li class="li" id="show1__736" original="E597.-15ae"><span class="eb" id="show1__737" original="E597.-15ad"> studies/​experiments/​data </span> show/​demonstrate/​illustrate something </li><li class="li" id="show1__738" original="E597.-15ac"> a <span class="eb" id="show1__739" original="E597.-15ab"> diagram/​example </span> shows/​illustrates something </li><li class="li" id="show1__740" original="E597.-15aa"> to show/​demonstrate/​illustrate the <span class="eb" id="show1__741" original="E597.-15a9"> effect/​difference/​relationship </span></li><li class="li" id="show1__742" original="E597.-15a8"> to <span class="eb" id="show1__743" original="E597.-15a7"> clearly/​convincingly/​consistently </span> show/​demonstrate something </li><li class="li" id="show1__744" original="E597.-15a6"> to show/​demonstrate/​prove something <span class="eb" id="show1__745" original="E597.-15a5"> conclusively </span></li><li class="li" id="show1__746" original="E597.-15a4"> to show/​illustrate something <span class="eb" id="show1__747" original="E597.-15a3"> schematically/​graphically </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="show1__748" original="E597.-15a2"><li class="li" id="show1__749" original="E597.-15a1"><span class="eb" id="show1__750" original="E597.-15a0"> Prove </span> is the strongest of these words, used to mean there is very clear evidence that something is true, so that any doubts are removed: <span class="x-gs" id="show1__751"><span class="x-g" id="show1__752" original="E597.-159f"><span class="x" id="show1__753" original="E597.-159e"> It is difficult to prove conclusively, but all the data point in this direction. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="show1__754" original="E597.-159d"><span class="eb" id="show1__755" original="E597.-159c"> Show </span> , <span class="eb" id="show1__756" original="E83e.-7453"> demonstrate </span> and <span class="eb" id="show1__757" original="E597.-159b"> illustrate </span> can all be used to talk about presenting facts and evidence for something; <span class="eb" id="show1__758" original="E83e.-7452"> show </span> and <span class="eb" id="show1__759" original="E83e.-7451"> illustrate </span> can also be used to talk about presenting information visually; <span class="eb" id="show1__760" original="E597.-159a"> demonstrate </span> often refers to showing the truth of something in a practical way: <span class="x-gs" id="show1__761"><span class="x-g" id="show1__762" original="E83e.-7450"><span class="x" id="show1__763" original="E83e.-744f"> Studies have shown that a child's concern and caring behaviours deepen as time goes on. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="show1__764" original="E597.-1596"><span class="x" id="show1__765" original="E597.-1595"> The domain structure is illustrated schematically in Figure 11.3. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="show1__766" original="E597.-1594"><span class="x" id="show1__767" original="E597.-1593"> This experiment clearly demonstrates the movement of ions across a membrane. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d64" id="demonstrate__123" original="E8db.-7daf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demonstrate__124"> demonstrate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d62" id="demonstrate__125"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d61" id="demonstrate__126" original="E8db.-7dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d60" id="demonstrate__127"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__128" original="E8db.-7dac"> importance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d5e" id="demonstrate__129"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__130" original="E86f.-7ce1"> significance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d5c" id="demonstrate__131" original="E8db.-7dab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d5b" id="demonstrate__132"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__133" original="E8db.-7daa"> existence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d59" id="demonstrate__134" original="E86f.-7ce0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d58" id="demonstrate__135"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__136" original="E86f.-7cdf"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d56" id="demonstrate__137" original="E8db.-7da9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d55" id="demonstrate__138"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__139" original="E8db.-7da8"> relevance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d53" id="demonstrate__140" original="E86f.-7cde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d52" id="demonstrate__141"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__142" original="E86f.-7cdd"> validity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d50" id="demonstrate__143" original="E8db.-7da7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d4f" id="demonstrate__144"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__145" original="E8db.-7da6"> reliability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d4d" id="demonstrate__146" original="E8db.-7da5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d4c" id="demonstrate__147"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__148" original="E8db.-7da4"> efficacy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d4a" id="demonstrate__149"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__150" original="E8db.-7da3"> effectiveness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d48" id="demonstrate__151" original="E86f.-7cdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d47" id="demonstrate__152"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__153" original="E86f.-7cdb"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d45" id="demonstrate__154" original="E86f.-7cda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d44" id="demonstrate__155"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__156" original="E86f.-7cd9"> improvement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d42" id="demonstrate__157" original="E8db.-7da2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d41" id="demonstrate__158"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__159" original="E8db.-7da1"> link </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d3f" id="demonstrate__160"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__161" original="E8db.-7da0"> association </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d3d" id="demonstrate__162" original="E8db.-7d9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d3c" id="demonstrate__163"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__164" original="E8db.-7d9c"> benefit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d3a" id="demonstrate__165" original="E86f.-7cd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d39" id="demonstrate__166"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__167" original="E86f.-7cd7"> utility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d37" id="demonstrate__168" original="E86f.-7cd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d36" id="demonstrate__169"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__170" original="E86f.-7cd5"> feasibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d34" id="demonstrate__171" original="E86f.-7cd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d33" id="demonstrate__172"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__173" original="E86f.-7cd3"> potential </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d31" id="demonstrate__174" original="E8db.-7d9b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d30" id="demonstrate__175" original="E8db.-7d9a"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__176" original="E8db.-7d99"> One study demonstrated a strong link between deprivation and obesity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d2e" id="demonstrate__177" original="E8db.-7d98"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__178" original="E8db.-7d97"> Previous trials have demonstrated important clinical benefits with statin therapy. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d2c" id="demonstrate__179" original="E8db.-7d82" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demonstrate__180"> noun + demonstrate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d2a" id="demonstrate__181"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d29" id="demonstrate__182" original="E8db.-7d80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d28" id="demonstrate__183"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__184" original="E8db.-7d7f"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d26" id="demonstrate__185"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__186" original="E8db.-7d7e"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d24" id="demonstrate__187" original="E8db.-7d7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d23" id="demonstrate__188"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__189" original="E8db.-7d7c"> experiment </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d21" id="demonstrate__190"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__191" original="E8db.-7d7b"> trial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d1f" id="demonstrate__192" original="E8db.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d1e" id="demonstrate__193"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__194" original="E8db.-7d79"> findings </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d1c" id="demonstrate__195"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__196" original="E8db.-7d78"> results </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d1a" id="demonstrate__197" original="E8db.-7d77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d19" id="demonstrate__198"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__199" original="E8db.-7d76"> researcher </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d17" id="demonstrate__200"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__201" original="E8db.-7d75"> author </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d15" id="demonstrate__202" original="E8db.-7d74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d14" id="demonstrate__203"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__204" original="E8db.-7d73"> article </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d12" id="demonstrate__205"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__206" original="E8db.-7d72"> paper </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d10" id="demonstrate__207" original="E8db.-7d70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d0f" id="demonstrate__208" original="E8db.-7d6f"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__209" original="E8db.-7d6e"> Our results demonstrated a significant relationship between marital status and income. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d0d" id="demonstrate__210" original="E8db.-7d6d"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__211" original="E8db.-7d6c"> This article demonstrates that historians must take a longer history of local circumstances into consideration. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d0b" id="demonstrate__212" original="E8db.-7d58" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demonstrate__213"> adverb + demonstrate | demonstrate + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d09" id="demonstrate__214"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d08" id="demonstrate__215" original="E8db.-7d56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d07" id="demonstrate__216"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__217" original="E8db.-7d55"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d05" id="demonstrate__218" original="E8db.-7d54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d04" id="demonstrate__219"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__220" original="E8db.-7d53"> convincingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d02" id="demonstrate__221" original="E86f.-7cd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7d01" id="demonstrate__222"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__223" original="E86f.-7cd1"> empirically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cff" id="demonstrate__224"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__225" original="E86f.-7cd0"> experimentally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cfd" id="demonstrate__226" original="E8db.-7d52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cfc" id="demonstrate__227" original="E8db.-7d5e"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__228" original="E8db.-7d5d"> Geographic research has clearly demonstrated that where a voter lives is crucial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cfa" id="demonstrate__229" original="E86f.-7ccf"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__230" original="E86f.-7cce"> The feasibility of this approach has been demonstrated experimentally. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cf8" id="demonstrate__231" original="E8db.-7d69" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demonstrate__232"> adverb + demonstrate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cf6" id="demonstrate__233"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cf5" id="demonstrate__234" original="E86f.-7ccd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cf4" id="demonstrate__235"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__236" original="E86f.-7ccc"> amply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cf2" id="demonstrate__237" original="E8db.-7d65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cf1" id="demonstrate__238"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__239" original="E8db.-7d62"> conclusively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cef" id="demonstrate__240" original="E86f.-7ccb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cee" id="demonstrate__241"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__242" original="E86f.-7cca"> effectively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cec" id="demonstrate__243"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__244" original="E86f.-7cc9"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cea" id="demonstrate__245" original="E86f.-7cc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ce9" id="demonstrate__246"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__247" original="E86f.-7cc7"> vividly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ce7" id="demonstrate__248" original="E8db.-7d61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ce6" id="demonstrate__249"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__250" original="E86f.-7cc6"> repeatedly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ce4" id="demonstrate__251"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__252" original="E8db.-7d60"> consistently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ce2" id="demonstrate__253" original="E86f.-7cc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ce1" id="demonstrate__254"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__255" original="E86f.-7cc4"> recently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cdf" id="demonstrate__256" original="E86f.-7cc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cde" id="demonstrate__257"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__258" original="E86f.-7cc2"> previously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cdc" id="demonstrate__259" original="E8db.-7d5f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cdb" id="demonstrate__260" original="E8db.-7d5c"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__261" original="E8db.-7d5b"> This history vividly demonstrates the human capacity to do immense harm in extreme circumstances. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cd9" id="demonstrate__262" original="E39c.-1cf3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cd8" id="demonstrate__263"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="demonstrate__264" original="E86f.-7ceb"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="demonstrate__265" original="E39c.-1cf0"><span class="exp" id="demonstrate__266"> demonstrate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="demonstrate__267" original="E39c.-1cef"> to show by your actions that you have a particular quality, feeling or opinion </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cd3" id="demonstrate__268" original="E39c.-1cee" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://display1" title="display1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cd2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2456" id="demonstrate__269" original="E39c.-1ced"><span class="xh" id="demonstrate__270"> display </span><span class="xhm" id="demonstrate__271"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cce" id="demonstrate__272"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ccd" id="demonstrate__273" original="E8db.-7db8"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__274" original="E8db.-7db7"> Gibbons' novels demonstrate an acute awareness of the power of modern technology to aid social mobility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ccb" id="demonstrate__275" original="E86f.-7cf0"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__276" original="E86f.-7cea"> He repeatedly demonstrated his willingness to agree to the president's demands. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cc9" id="demonstrate__277" original="E8db.-7d96" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="demonstrate__278"> demonstrate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cc7" id="demonstrate__279"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cc6" id="demonstrate__280" original="E8db.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cc5" id="demonstrate__281"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__282" original="E8db.-7d93"> awareness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cc3" id="demonstrate__283" original="E8db.-7d92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cc2" id="demonstrate__284"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__285" original="E8db.-7d91"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cc0" id="demonstrate__286" original="E8db.-7d90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cbf" id="demonstrate__287"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__288" original="E8db.-7d8f"> competence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cbd" id="demonstrate__289"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__290" original="E8db.-7d8e"> ability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cbb" id="demonstrate__291" original="E8db.-7d8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cba" id="demonstrate__292"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__293" original="E8db.-7d8c"> willingness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cb8" id="demonstrate__294" original="E8db.-7d8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cb7" id="demonstrate__295"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__296" original="E8db.-7d8a"> commitment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cb5" id="demonstrate__297" original="E8db.-7d89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cb4" id="demonstrate__298" original="E8db.-7d88"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__299" original="E8db.-7d87"> Research has indicated that girls need to demonstrate competence before boys allow them to play. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cb2" id="demonstrate__300" original="E39c.-1ceb"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cb1" id="demonstrate__301"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="demonstrate__302" original="E86f.-7ce8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="demonstrate__303" original="E39c.-1ce7"><span class="exp" id="demonstrate__304"> demonstrate </span> something </span><span class="def" id="demonstrate__305" original="E39c.-1ce8"> to show and explain how something works or how to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cac" id="demonstrate__306"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7cab" id="demonstrate__307" original="E8db.-7db4"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__308" original="E8db.-7db3"> The procedure is demonstrated in the following example… </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ca9" id="demonstrate__309" original="E86f.-7cef"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ca8" id="demonstrate__310"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="demonstrate__311" original="E86f.-7ce6"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="demonstrate__312" original="E86f.-7ce5"><span class="exp" id="demonstrate__313"> demonstrate </span> (against somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="demonstrate__314" original="E86f.-7ce4"> to take part in a public meeting or march, usually as a protest or to show support for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ca3" id="demonstrate__315"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ca2" id="demonstrate__316" original="E86f.-7ce3"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__317" original="E86f.-7ce2"> The Petrograd workers were demonstrating against the Bolsheviks on several grounds. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ca0" id="demonstrate__318" original="E830.-6eb3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://march1" title="march1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c9f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-57fd" id="demonstrate__319" original="E830.-6eb2"><span class="xh" id="demonstrate__320"> march </span><span class="xhm" id="demonstrate__321"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f94" id="demonstrate__322" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="demonstrate__323"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f92" id="demonstrate__324" original="E8db.-7db1"><span class="shcut" id="demonstrate__325" original="E8db.-7db0"> demonstrate + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f90" id="demonstrate__326" original="E8db.-7daf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f8f" id="demonstrate__327" original="E8db.-7dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f8e" id="demonstrate__328" original="E8db.-7dac"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__329"> importance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f8c" id="demonstrate__330" original="E86f.-7ce1"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__331"> significance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f8a" id="demonstrate__332" original="E8db.-7dab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f89" id="demonstrate__333" original="E8db.-7daa"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__334"> existence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f87" id="demonstrate__335" original="E86f.-7ce0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f86" id="demonstrate__336" original="E86f.-7cdf"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__337"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f84" id="demonstrate__338" original="E8db.-7da9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f83" id="demonstrate__339" original="E8db.-7da8"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__340"> relevance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f81" id="demonstrate__341" original="E86f.-7cde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f80" id="demonstrate__342" original="E86f.-7cdd"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__343"> validity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f7e" id="demonstrate__344" original="E8db.-7da7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f7d" id="demonstrate__345" original="E8db.-7da6"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__346"> reliability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f7b" id="demonstrate__347" original="E8db.-7da5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f7a" id="demonstrate__348" original="E8db.-7da4"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__349"> efficacy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f78" id="demonstrate__350" original="E8db.-7da3"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__351"> effectiveness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f76" id="demonstrate__352" original="E86f.-7cdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f75" id="demonstrate__353" original="E86f.-7cdb"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__354"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f73" id="demonstrate__355" original="E86f.-7cda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f72" id="demonstrate__356" original="E86f.-7cd9"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__357"> improvement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f70" id="demonstrate__358" original="E8db.-7da2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f6f" id="demonstrate__359" original="E8db.-7da1"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__360"> link </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f6d" id="demonstrate__361" original="E8db.-7da0"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__362"> association </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f6b" id="demonstrate__363" original="E8db.-7d9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f6a" id="demonstrate__364" original="E8db.-7d9c"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__365"> benefit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f68" id="demonstrate__366" original="E86f.-7cd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f67" id="demonstrate__367" original="E86f.-7cd7"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__368"> utility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f65" id="demonstrate__369" original="E86f.-7cd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f64" id="demonstrate__370" original="E86f.-7cd5"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__371"> feasibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f62" id="demonstrate__372" original="E86f.-7cd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f61" id="demonstrate__373" original="E86f.-7cd3"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__374"> potential </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f5f" id="demonstrate__375" original="E8db.-7d9b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f5e" id="demonstrate__376" original="E8db.-7d9a"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__377" original="E8db.-7d99"> One study demonstrated a strong link between deprivation and obesity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f5c" id="demonstrate__378" original="E8db.-7d98"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__379" original="E8db.-7d97"> Previous trials have demonstrated important clinical benefits with statin therapy. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f5a" id="demonstrate__380" original="E8db.-7d96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f59" id="demonstrate__381" original="E8db.-7d94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f58" id="demonstrate__382" original="E8db.-7d93"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__383"> awareness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f56" id="demonstrate__384" original="E8db.-7d92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f55" id="demonstrate__385" original="E8db.-7d91"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__386"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f53" id="demonstrate__387" original="E8db.-7d90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f52" id="demonstrate__388" original="E8db.-7d8f"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__389"> competence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f50" id="demonstrate__390" original="E8db.-7d8e"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__391"> ability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f4e" id="demonstrate__392" original="E8db.-7d8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f4d" id="demonstrate__393" original="E8db.-7d8c"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__394"> willingness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f4b" id="demonstrate__395" original="E8db.-7d8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f4a" id="demonstrate__396" original="E8db.-7d8a"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__397"> commitment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f48" id="demonstrate__398" original="E8db.-7d89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f47" id="demonstrate__399" original="E8db.-7d88"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__400" original="E8db.-7d87"> Research has indicated that girls need to demonstrate competence before boys allow them to play. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f45" id="demonstrate__401" original="E8db.-7d84"><span class="shcut" id="demonstrate__402" original="E8db.-7d83"> noun + demonstrate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f43" id="demonstrate__403" original="E8db.-7d82"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f42" id="demonstrate__404" original="E8db.-7d80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f41" id="demonstrate__405" original="E8db.-7d7f"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__406"> study </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f3f" id="demonstrate__407" original="E8db.-7d7e"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__408"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f3d" id="demonstrate__409" original="E8db.-7d7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f3c" id="demonstrate__410" original="E8db.-7d7c"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__411"> experiment </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f3a" id="demonstrate__412" original="E8db.-7d7b"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__413"> trial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f38" id="demonstrate__414" original="E8db.-7d7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f37" id="demonstrate__415" original="E8db.-7d79"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__416"> findings </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f35" id="demonstrate__417" original="E8db.-7d78"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__418"> results </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f33" id="demonstrate__419" original="E8db.-7d77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f32" id="demonstrate__420" original="E8db.-7d76"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__421"> researcher </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f30" id="demonstrate__422" original="E8db.-7d75"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__423"> author </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f2e" id="demonstrate__424" original="E8db.-7d74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f2d" id="demonstrate__425" original="E8db.-7d73"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__426"> article </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f2b" id="demonstrate__427" original="E8db.-7d72"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__428"> paper </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f29" id="demonstrate__429" original="E8db.-7d70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f28" id="demonstrate__430" original="E8db.-7d6f"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__431" original="E8db.-7d6e"> Our results demonstrated a significant relationship between marital status and income. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f26" id="demonstrate__432" original="E8db.-7d6d"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__433" original="E8db.-7d6c"> This article demonstrates that historians must take a longer history of local circumstances into consideration. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f24" id="demonstrate__434" original="E8db.-7d5a"><span class="shcut" id="demonstrate__435" original="E8db.-7d59"> adverb + demonstrate | demonstrate + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f22" id="demonstrate__436" original="E8db.-7d58"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f21" id="demonstrate__437" original="E8db.-7d56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f20" id="demonstrate__438" original="E8db.-7d55"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__439"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f1e" id="demonstrate__440" original="E8db.-7d54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f1d" id="demonstrate__441" original="E8db.-7d53"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__442"> convincingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f1b" id="demonstrate__443" original="E86f.-7cd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f1a" id="demonstrate__444" original="E86f.-7cd1"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__445"> empirically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f18" id="demonstrate__446" original="E86f.-7cd0"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__447"> experimentally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f16" id="demonstrate__448" original="E8db.-7d52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f15" id="demonstrate__449" original="E8db.-7d5e"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__450" original="E8db.-7d5d"> Geographic research has clearly demonstrated that where a voter lives is crucial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f13" id="demonstrate__451" original="E86f.-7ccf"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__452" original="E86f.-7cce"> The feasibility of this approach has been demonstrated experimentally. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f11" id="demonstrate__453" original="E8db.-7d6b"><span class="shcut" id="demonstrate__454" original="E8db.-7d6a"> adverb + demonstrate </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f0f" id="demonstrate__455" original="E8db.-7d69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f0e" id="demonstrate__456" original="E86f.-7ccd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f0d" id="demonstrate__457" original="E86f.-7ccc"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__458"> amply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f0b" id="demonstrate__459" original="E8db.-7d65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f0a" id="demonstrate__460" original="E8db.-7d62"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__461"> conclusively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f08" id="demonstrate__462" original="E86f.-7ccb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f07" id="demonstrate__463" original="E86f.-7cca"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__464"> effectively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f05" id="demonstrate__465" original="E86f.-7cc9"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__466"> successfully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f03" id="demonstrate__467" original="E86f.-7cc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f02" id="demonstrate__468" original="E86f.-7cc7"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__469"> vividly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5f00" id="demonstrate__470" original="E8db.-7d61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eff" id="demonstrate__471" original="E86f.-7cc6"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__472"> repeatedly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5efd" id="demonstrate__473" original="E8db.-7d60"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__474"> consistently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5efb" id="demonstrate__475" original="E86f.-7cc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5efa" id="demonstrate__476" original="E86f.-7cc4"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__477"> recently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ef8" id="demonstrate__478" original="E86f.-7cc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ef7" id="demonstrate__479" original="E86f.-7cc2"><span class="coll" id="demonstrate__480"> previously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ef5" id="demonstrate__481" original="E8db.-7d5f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ef4" id="demonstrate__482" original="E8db.-7d5c"><span class="x" id="demonstrate__483" original="E8db.-7d5b"> This history vividly demonstrates the human capacity to do immense harm in extreme circumstances. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.521a" id="demonstrate__484" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demonstrate" title="demonstrate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.521b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1e0b" id="demonstrate__485" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demonstrate__486"> demonstrate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c9c" id="demonstration" original="E39c.-1cdc" sum="956"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c9b" id="demonstration__1" original="E39c.-1cdb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c9a" id="demonstration__2" original="E39c.-1cda"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demonstration </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c8f" id="demonstration__7" original="E39c.-1cd2"><span class="pos" id="demonstration__8" original="E39c.-1cd1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a6c" eid="demonstration__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4396" geo="br" id="demonstration__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstration__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdemənˈstreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4393" geo="n_am" id="demonstration__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstration__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdemənˈstreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c8d" id="demonstration__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c8c" id="demonstration__15" original="E39c.-1cb9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c8b" id="demonstration__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="demonstration__17" original="E39c.-1cb7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="demonstration__18" original="E39c.-1cb6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="demonstration__19" original="E8db.-7c80"><span class="exp" id="demonstration__20"> demonstration </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="demonstration__21" original="E39c.-1cb5"> an act of giving proof or evidence for something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c85" id="demonstration__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c84" id="demonstration__23" original="E8db.-7c7f"><span class="x" id="demonstration__24" original="E8db.-7c7e"> A convincing demonstration of the effect was provided by the following experiment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c82" id="demonstration__25" original="E86f.-7c75"><span class="x" id="demonstration__26" original="E86f.-7c74"> His contributions to biology include the demonstration of colour vision in bees. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="support2__407" original="E8d8.3832" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="support2__408" original="E8d8.3833"><span class="h1" id="support2__409" original="E8d8.3834"><ul class="inline" id="support2__410" original="E8d8.3835"><li class="li" id="support2__411" original="E8d8.3836"> evidence </li><li class="li" id="support2__412" original="E8d8.3837"> proof </li><li class="li" id="support2__413" original="E8d8.3838"> support </li><li class="li" id="support2__414" original="E8d8.3839"> demonstration <span class="pos" id="support2__415" original="E83b.68ff"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="support2__416" original="E8d8.383b"> These are all words for the facts or signs that make you believe that something is true. </span><ul class="bullet" id="support2__417" original="E8d8.383c"><li class="li" id="support2__418" original="E8d8.383d"> evidence/​proof/​a demonstration <span class="eb" id="support2__419" original="E8d8.383e"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="support2__420" original="E8d8.383f"> support <span class="eb" id="support2__421" original="E8d8.3840"> for </span> something </li><li class="li" id="support2__422" original="E8d8.3841"> (a) <span class="eb" id="support2__423" original="E8d8.3842"> further/​clear </span> evidence/​proof/​support/​demonstration </li><li class="li" id="support2__424" original="E8d8.3843"> (a) <span class="eb" id="support2__425" original="E8d8.3844"> scientific/​convincing </span> evidence/​proof/​demonstration </li><li class="li" id="support2__426" original="E8d8.3845"><span class="eb" id="support2__427" original="E8d8.3846"> little/​strong/​empirical </span> evidence/​support </li><li class="li" id="support2__428" original="E8d8.3847"> to <span class="eb" id="support2__429" original="E8d8.3848"> provide </span> evidence/​proof/​support/​a demonstration </li><li class="li" id="support2__430" original="E8d8.3849"> to <span class="eb" id="support2__431" original="E8d8.384a"> find/​have/​give/​offer </span> evidence/​proof/​support </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="support2__432" original="E8d8.384b"><li class="li" id="support2__433" original="E8d8.384c"><span class="eb" id="support2__434" original="E8d8.384d"> Proof </span> shows that something is true in a way that no one can argue against; <span class="eb" id="support2__435" original="E8d8.384e"> evidence </span> makes you believe that something is true, but can be open to debate: <span class="x-gs" id="support2__436"><span class="x-g" id="support2__437" original="E8d8.384f"><span class="x" id="support2__438" original="E8d8.3850"> Current studies fall far short of definitive proof. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="support2__439" original="E8d8.3851"><span class="x" id="support2__440" original="E8d8.3852"> Some areas show relatively little evidence of a downward trend. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="support2__441" original="E8d8.3853"><span class="eb" id="support2__442" original="E8d8.3854"> Support </span> helps to show that an argument or a theory is true or valid, in the form of research findings, facts or arguments: <span class="x-gs" id="support2__443"><span class="x-g" id="support2__444" original="E8d8.3855"><span class="x" id="support2__445" original="E8d8.3856"> These findings offer support for the idea that decreased performance is due to a threat to social identity. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="support2__446" original="E8d8.3857"> A <span class="eb" id="support2__447" original="E8d8.3858"> demonstration </span> is the act of giving proof or evidence of something, sometimes in a practical way: <span class="x-gs" id="support2__448"><span class="x-g" id="support2__449" original="E8d8.3859"><span class="x" id="support2__450" original="E8d8.385a"> This classic experiment is often cited as a demonstration of how priming works. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c80" id="demonstration__71" original="E39c.-1cd0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c7f" id="demonstration__72"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="demonstration__73" original="E39c.-1cc8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="demonstration__74" original="E39c.-1cc6"> a public meeting or march at which people show that they are protesting against or supporting somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c7c" id="demonstration__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c7b" id="demonstration__76" original="E8db.-7c7d"><span class="x" id="demonstration__77" original="E8db.-7c7c"> Some of the protesters organized peaceful street demonstrations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c79" id="demonstration__78" original="E8db.-7c7b"><span class="cf" id="demonstration__79" original="E39c.-1cc7"><span class="exp" id="demonstration__80"> demonstration </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="demonstration__81" original="E8db.-7c7a"> The workers immediately staged a demonstration against the agreement. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c75" id="demonstration__82" original="E39c.-1cc5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c74" id="demonstration__83" original="E39c.-1cc4"><span class="xh" id="demonstration__84" original="E81e.4c1e"> march </span><span class="xhm" id="demonstration__85" original="E81e.4c1f"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="demonstration__86" original="E81e.4c20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://protest1" title="protest1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c70" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.4c33" id="demonstration__87" original="E875.7b2f"><span class="xh" id="demonstration__88"> protest </span><span class="xhm" id="demonstration__89"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c6d" id="demonstration__90" original="E39c.-1cc2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c6c" id="demonstration__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="demonstration__92" original="E39c.-1cbc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="demonstration__93" original="E39c.-1cba"> an act of showing or explaining how something works or is done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c69" id="demonstration__94"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c68" id="demonstration__95" original="E8db.-7c79"><span class="x" id="demonstration__96" original="E8db.-7c78"> When designing a training programme, it is useful to include practical demonstrations wherever possible. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.530c" id="demonstration__97" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demonstration" title="demonstration definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.530d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1e7d" id="demonstration__98" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demonstration__99"> demonstration </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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demonstrator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c66" id="demonstrator" original="E39c.-1c89" sum="359"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c65" id="demonstrator__1" original="E39c.-1c88"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c64" id="demonstrator__2" original="E39c.-1c87"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> demonstrator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c58" id="demonstrator__7" original="E39c.-1c7f"><span class="pos" id="demonstrator__8" original="E39c.-1c7e"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a65" eid="demonstrator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-42f6" geo="br" id="demonstrator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-42f3" geo="n_am" id="demonstrator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="demonstrator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdemənstreɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dem/demon/demonstrator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dem/demon/demonstrator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://demonstrator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c56" id="demonstrator__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c55" id="demonstrator__15" original="E39c.-1c7d"><span class="def" id="demonstrator__16" original="E39c.-1c7c"> a person who takes part in a public meeting or march in order to protest against somebody/something or to show support for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c53" id="demonstrator__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c52" id="demonstrator__18" original="E8db.-77e8"><span class="x" id="demonstrator__19" original="E8db.-77e7"> Workers attacked student anti-war demonstrators. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5346" id="demonstrator__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demonstrator" title="demonstrator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5347" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.1f13" id="demonstrator__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="demonstrator__22"> demonstrator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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denial
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c50" id="denial" original="E39c.-1a1d" sum="1275"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c4f" id="denial__1" original="E39c.-1a1c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c4e" id="denial__2" original="E39c.-1a1b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> denial </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c43" id="denial__7" original="E39c.-1a13"><span class="pos" id="denial__8" original="E39c.-1a12"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a5e" eid="denial__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3c5a" geo="br" id="denial__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denial__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denia/denial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denia/denial__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denial__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3c57" geo="n_am" id="denial__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denial__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪəl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denia/denial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denia/denial__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denial__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c41" id="denial__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c40" id="denial__15" original="E39c.-1a0c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c3f" id="denial__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="denial__17" original="E39c.-1a0a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="denial__18" original="E39c.-1a09"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="denial__19" original="E39c.-1a08"><span class="exp" id="denial__20"> denial </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="denial__21" original="E39c.-1a07"> the act of refusing to allow somebody to have something that they have a right to expect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c39" id="denial__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c38" id="denial__23" original="E8d1.-1eff"><span class="x" id="denial__24" original="E8d1.-1efe"> The basis of the decision was that not to do so would amount to a denial of justice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c36" id="denial__25" original="E8d1.-1efd"><span class="x" id="denial__26" original="E8d1.-1efc"> Denial of fundamental rights would be unconstitutional in the EU. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c34" id="denial__27" original="E39c.-1a11"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c33" id="denial__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="denial__29" original="E39c.-1a0f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="denial__30" original="E8d6.-7c66"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="denial__31" original="E39c.-1a0d"> a statement that says that something is not true or does not exist; the act of making such a statement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c2f" id="denial__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c2e" id="denial__33" original="E8d1.-1f05"><span class="x" id="denial__34" original="E8d1.-1f04"> The Minister of Foreign Affairs issued a categorical denial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c2c" id="denial__35" original="E8d1.-1f03"><span class="cf" id="denial__36" original="E39c.-1a0e"><span class="exp" id="denial__37"> denial </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="denial__38" original="E8d1.-1f02"> Gore had stood by Clinton, defending his denials of an affair and praising his leadership. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c28" id="denial__39" original="E8d6.-7c5f"><span class="cf" id="denial__40" original="E8dd.-790e"> in <span class="exp" id="denial__41"> denial </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="denial__42" original="E8d6.-7c5e"> In denial of this, it is first alleged that she is economically independent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c24" id="denial__43" original="E8dd.-790c"><span class="cf" id="denial__44" original="E8dd.-790d"><span class="exp" id="denial__45"> denial </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="denial__46" original="E8dd.-790b"> Citizens were angered by government denial that any problem existed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c20" id="denial__47" original="E39c.-1a06"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c1f" id="denial__48"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="denial__49" original="E39c.-1a04"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="denial__50" original="E39c.-1a02"> the act of refusing to accept that something unpleasant or painful is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c1c" id="denial__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c1b" id="denial__52" original="E8d1.-1efb"><span class="x" id="denial__53" original="E8d1.-1efa"> Denial is usually the first reaction to the news of fatal illness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c19" id="denial__54" original="E8d1.-1ef8"><span class="cf" id="denial__55" original="E8d1.-1ef9"> in <span class="exp" id="denial__56"> denial </span></span><span class="x" id="denial__57" original="E8d1.-1ef7"> Even now, too many MPs are still in denial, reluctant to see the need for change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c15" id="denial__58" original="E8d1.-1ef6"><span class="cf" id="denial__59" original="E8dd.-790a"> in <span class="exp" id="denial__60"> denial </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="denial__61" original="E8d1.-1ef5"> Not to think about this question is to be in denial about the reality of the severe problems that lie ahead. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.535f" id="denial__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denial" title="denial definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5360" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2207" id="denial__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="denial__64"> denial </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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denominator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c11" id="denominator" original="E39c.-18f2" sum="740"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c10" id="denominator__1" original="E39c.-18f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c0f" id="denominator__2" original="E39c.-18f0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> denominator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c03" id="denominator__7" original="E39c.-18e8"><span class="pos" id="denominator__8" original="E39c.-18e7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a57" eid="denominator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-396f" geo="br" id="denominator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denominator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denom/denominator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denom/denominator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denominator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-396b" geo="n_am" id="denominator__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denominator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denom/denominator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denom/denominator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denominator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="cf" id="denominator__14" original="E586.-462b"><span class="exp" id="denominator__15"> denominator </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bff" id="denominator__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="denominator__17" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bfd" id="denominator__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bfc" id="denominator__19" original="E39c.-18e4"><span class="def" id="denominator__20" original="E39c.-18e3"> the value below the line in a <a class="ndv" href="entry://fraction" id="denominator__21"> fraction </a> , representing the number of parts the whole has been divided into, for example 4 in ¾ </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bf9" id="denominator__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bf8" id="denominator__23" original="E4a8.-7c52"><span class="x" id="denominator__24" original="E4a8.-7c51"> Assuming the numerator remains constant, the larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction of cake each child will receive. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="denominator__25" original="E586.-462c" un="help"> In statistics, a <span class="eb" id="denominator__26" original="E586.-462a"> denominator </span> is a figure representing the total population in terms of which statistical values are expressed: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bf4" id="denominator__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bf3" id="denominator__28" original="E4a8.-7c50"><span class="x" id="denominator__29" original="E4a8.-7c4f"> It is not enough to calculate risk to know only that 1 356 people suffered cardiac problems having taken the drug; we also need to know the denominator. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bf1" id="denominator__30" original="E39c.-18df" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://numerator" title="numerator definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bf0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.3bf3" id="denominator__31" original="E39c.-18de"><span class="xh" id="denominator__32"> numerator </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bee" id="denominator__33" original="E586.-4627" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://common-denominator" title="common denominator definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bed" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-44c5" id="denominator__34" original="E39c.-18dc"><span class="xh" id="denominator__35"> common denominator </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.53a8" id="denominator__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denominator" title="denominator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.53a9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.237d" id="denominator__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="denominator__38"> denominator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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denotation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7beb" id="denotation" original="E39c.-18da" sum="428"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bea" id="denotation__1" original="E39c.-18d9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7be9" id="denotation__2" original="E39c.-18d8"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> denotation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bdd" id="denotation__7" original="E39c.-18d0"><span class="pos" id="denotation__8" original="E39c.-18cf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a4e" eid="denotation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-393f" geo="br" id="denotation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denotation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denot/denotation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denotation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denotation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-393b" geo="n_am" id="denotation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denotation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːnoʊˈteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denot/denotation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denotation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denotation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bdb" id="denotation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="denotation__15" original="E86f.-7c54"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="denotation__16" original="E86f.-7c53"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bd8" id="denotation__17"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="denotation__18" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bd6" id="denotation__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bd5" id="denotation__20" original="E39c.-18cc"><span class="def" id="denotation__21" original="E39c.-18cb"> the actual object or idea to which a word refers; the act of naming something with a word </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bd3" id="denotation__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bd2" id="denotation__23" original="E86f.-7c52"><span class="x" id="denotation__24" original="E86f.-7c51"> In its specific denotation, plague is an acute infection caused by the bacterium <span class="eul" id="denotation__25" original="E597.-4a73"> Yersinia pestis </span> . </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bcf" id="denotation__26" original="E86f.-7c50"><span class="x" id="denotation__27" original="E86f.-7c4f"> Moreover, Metz says, we should study denotation before connotation. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bcd" id="denotation__28" original="E39c.-18ca" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://connotation" title="connotation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bcc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-f3b" id="denotation__29" original="E39c.-18c9"><span class="xh" id="denotation__30"> connotation </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.53d4" id="denotation__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denotation" title="denotation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.53d5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.239a" id="denotation__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="denotation__33"> denotation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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denote
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bca" id="denote" original="E39c.-18c0" sum="457"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bc9" id="denote__1" original="E39c.-18bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bc8" id="denote__2" original="E39c.-18be"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> denote </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7bba" id="denote__9" original="E39c.-18b4"><span class="pos" id="denote__10" original="E39c.-18b3"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a45" eid="denote__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-387e" geo="br" id="denote__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denot/denote__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denote__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denote__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-387b" geo="n_am" id="denote__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnoʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denot/denote__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denote__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denote__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.da8" id="denote__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3878" form="root" id="denote__17"><span class="vp" id="denote__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> denote </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3876" eid="denote__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3875" geo="br" id="denote__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denot/denote__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denote__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denote__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3872" geo="n_am" id="denote__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnoʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denot/denote__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denote__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denote__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-386f" form="thirdps" id="denote__24"><span class="vp" id="denote__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> denotes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-386d" eid="denote__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-386c" geo="br" id="denote__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnəʊts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denot/denotes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denotes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denotes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3869" geo="n_am" id="denote__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnoʊts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denot/denotes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denotes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denotes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3866" form="past" id="denote__31"><span class="vp" id="denote__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> denoted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3864" eid="denote__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3863" geo="br" id="denote__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnəʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denot/denoted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denoted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denoted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3860" geo="n_am" id="denote__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnoʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denot/denoted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denoted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denoted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-385d" form="pastpart" id="denote__38"><span class="vp" id="denote__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> denoted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-385b" eid="denote__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-385a" geo="br" id="denote__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnəʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denot/denoted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denoted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denoted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3857" geo="n_am" id="denote__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnoʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denot/denoted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denoted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denoted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3854" form="prespart" id="denote__45"><span class="vp" id="denote__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> denoting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3852" eid="denote__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3851" geo="br" id="denote__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnəʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denot/denoting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denoting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denoting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-384e" geo="n_am" id="denote__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denote__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnoʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denot/denoting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denot/denoting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denoting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b89" id="denote__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b88" id="denote__53" original="E39c.-188d"><span class="def" id="denote__54" original="E39c.-188a"> to be a sign of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b86" id="denote__55" original="E86f.-7c47" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indicate" title="indicate (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b85" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3ba0" id="denote__56" original="E86f.-7c46"><span class="xh" id="denote__57"> indicate </span><span class="xs" id="denote__58"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b82" id="denote__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b81" id="denote__60" original="E8db.-7b4c"><span class="cf" id="denote__61" original="E39c.-1893"><span class="exp" id="denote__62"> denote </span> something </span><span class="x" id="denote__63" original="E8db.-7b4b"> The speed of light is conventionally denoted by the symbol c. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b7d" id="denote__64" original="E86f.-7c45"><span class="x" id="denote__65" original="E86f.-7c44"> Let Y denote the set of natural numbers for which all the digits are 7. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b7b" id="denote__66" original="E8db.-7b13"><span class="cf" id="denote__67" original="E8db.-7b18"><span class="exp" id="denote__68"> denote </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="denote__69" original="E8db.-7b12"> The arrow is pointing in both directions to denote that this is a reversible reaction. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5424" id="denote__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denote" title="denote definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5425" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.23b5" id="denote__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="denote__72"> denote </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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denounce
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b77" id="denounce" original="E39c.-1871" sum="689"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b76" id="denounce__1" original="E39c.-1870"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b75" id="denounce__2" original="E39c.-186f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> denounce </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b68" id="denounce__9" original="E39c.-1865"><span class="pos" id="denounce__10" original="E39c.-1864"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a3e" eid="denounce__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3701" geo="br" id="denounce__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denou/denounce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounce__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denounce__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-36fe" geo="n_am" id="denounce__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denou/denounce__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounce__us_2.ogg" href="sound://denounce__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.dd6" id="denounce__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-372e" form="root" id="denounce__17"><span class="vp" id="denounce__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> denounce </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-372c" eid="denounce__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-372b" geo="br" id="denounce__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denou/denounce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounce__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denounce__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3728" geo="n_am" id="denounce__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denou/denounce__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounce__us_2.ogg" href="sound://denounce__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3725" form="thirdps" id="denounce__24"><span class="vp" id="denounce__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> denounces </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3723" eid="denounce__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3722" geo="br" id="denounce__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊnsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denou/denounces__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounces__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denounces__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-371f" geo="n_am" id="denounce__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊnsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denou/denounces__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounces__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denounces__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-371c" form="past" id="denounce__31"><span class="vp" id="denounce__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> denounced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-371a" eid="denounce__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3719" geo="br" id="denounce__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denou/denounced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denounced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3716" geo="n_am" id="denounce__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denou/denounced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denounced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3713" form="pastpart" id="denounce__38"><span class="vp" id="denounce__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> denounced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3711" eid="denounce__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3710" geo="br" id="denounce__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denou/denounced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denounced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-370d" geo="n_am" id="denounce__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊnst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denou/denounced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denounced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denounced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-370a" form="prespart" id="denounce__45"><span class="vp" id="denounce__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> denouncing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3708" eid="denounce__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3707" geo="br" id="denounce__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denou/denouncing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denouncing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denouncing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3704" geo="n_am" id="denounce__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denounce__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denou/denouncing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denou/denouncing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denouncing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b3c" id="denounce__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b3b" id="denounce__53" original="E39c.-1847"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="denounce__54" original="E39c.-1846"> to strongly criticize somebody/something that you think is wrong or illegal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b39" id="denounce__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b38" id="denounce__56" original="E442.-c7d"><span class="cf" id="denounce__57" original="E39c.-1845"><span class="exp" id="denounce__58"> denounce </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="denounce__59" original="E442.-c7c"> Radical students denounced the administration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b34" id="denounce__60" original="E442.-c6b"><span class="cf" id="denounce__61" original="E39c.-1844"><span class="exp" id="denounce__62"> denounce </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="denounce__63" original="E442.-c6a"> He denounced her tactics as immoral. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b30" id="denounce__64" original="E39c.-1843"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="denounce__65" original="E39c.-1842"> to tell the police or the authorities about somebody's illegal political activities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b2e" id="denounce__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b2d" id="denounce__67" original="E442.-c69"><span class="cf" id="denounce__68" original="E39c.-1841"><span class="exp" id="denounce__69"> denounce </span> somebody as something </span><span class="x" id="denounce__70" original="E442.-c68"> He was denounced as a traitor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b29" id="denounce__71" original="E442.-c65"><span class="cf" id="denounce__72" original="E39c.-1840"><span class="exp" id="denounce__73"> denounce </span> somebody (to somebody) </span><span class="x" id="denounce__74" original="E442.-c64"> The members were unwilling to denounce their fellows to the foreign masters. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b25" id="denounce__75" original="E39c.-183f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denunciation" title="denunciation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b24" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79ca" id="denounce__76" original="E39c.-183e"><span class="xh" id="denounce__77"> denunciation </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.547a" id="denounce__78" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denounce" title="denounce definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.547b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2416" id="denounce__79" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="denounce__80"> denounce </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b22" id="dense" original="E39c.-183c" sum="647"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b21" id="dense__1" original="E39c.-183b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b20" id="dense__2" original="E39c.-183a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dense </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b14" id="dense__8" original="E39c.-1831"><span class="pos" id="dense__9" original="E39c.-1830"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a37" eid="dense__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-366b" geo="br" id="dense__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dense__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/dense/dense__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/dense/dense__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dense__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3668" geo="n_am" id="dense__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dense__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/dense/dense__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/dense/dense__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dense__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b12" id="dense__15" original="E39c.-182f"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b11" form="_tofix" id="dense__16" original="E39c.-182e"><span class="if" id="dense__17" original="E39c.-182d"> denser </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b0f" form="_tofix" id="dense__18" original="E39c.-182c"><span class="if" id="dense__19" original="E39c.-182b"> densest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b0d" id="dense__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b0c" id="dense__21" original="E39c.-182a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dense__22" original="E39c.-1829"> containing a lot of people, things, plants, etc. with little space between them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b0a" id="dense__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b09" id="dense__24" original="E8db.-7b09"><span class="x" id="dense__25" original="E8db.-7b08"> Dense tropical forests are one of the least attractive environments for human subsistence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b07" id="dense__26" original="E8db.-7b07"><span class="x" id="dense__27" original="E8db.-7b06"> The city has a dense network of canals which drain into the Gulf of Thailand. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b05" id="dense__28" original="E39c.-181d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b04" id="dense__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="dense__30" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b02" id="dense__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="dense__32" original="E86f.-7c3f"> of a substance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dense__33" original="E39c.-181a"> heavy in relation to its size </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aff" id="dense__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7afe" id="dense__35" original="E8db.-7b05"><span class="x" id="dense__36" original="E8db.-7b04"> Salt water is marginally denser than tap water. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7afc" id="dense__37" original="E86f.-7c40"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7afb" id="dense__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="dense__39" original="E86f.-7c3e"> of clouds, smoke, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dense__40" original="E86f.-7c3d"> thick and difficult to see through </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7af8" id="dense__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7af7" id="dense__42" original="E86f.-7c3c"><span class="x" id="dense__43" original="E86f.-7c3b"> A dense fog covered the Greater London area during 5–8 December 1952. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.54ad" id="dense__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dense" title="dense definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.54ae" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2457" id="dense__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dense__46"> dense </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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densely
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7af5" id="densely" original="E86f.-7f9f" sum="281"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7af4" id="densely__1" original="E86f.-7fa0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7af3" id="densely__2" original="E86f.-7f9e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> densely </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aeb" id="densely__4" original="E86f.-7f99"><span class="pos" id="densely__5" original="E86f.-7f98"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a30" eid="densely__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-362f" geo="br" id="densely__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="densely__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdensli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/dense/densely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/dense/densely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://densely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-362c" geo="n_am" id="densely__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="densely__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdensli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/dense/densely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/dense/densely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://densely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ae9" id="densely__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ae8" id="densely__12" original="E86f.-7f97"><span class="def" id="densely__13" original="E86f.-7f96"> in a way that includes a lot of people, things, plants, etc, with little space between them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ae6" id="densely__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ae5" id="densely__15" original="E86f.-7f95"><span class="x" id="densely__16" original="E86f.-7f94"> Rwanda is situated in one of the most densely populated regions in Africa. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.54d5" id="densely__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://densely" title="densely definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.54d6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-67f9" id="densely__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="densely__19"> densely </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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density
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ae3" id="density" original="E39c.-1812" sum="1522"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ae2" id="density__1" original="E39c.-1811"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ae1" id="density__2" original="E39c.-1810"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> density </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ad4" id="density__7" original="E39c.-1808"><span class="pos" id="density__8" original="E39c.-1807"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a29" eid="density__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3617" geo="br" id="density__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="density__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdensəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/densi/density__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/densi/density__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://density__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3614" geo="n_am" id="density__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="density__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdensəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/densi/density__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/densi/density__us_1.ogg" href="sound://density__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ad2" id="density__14" original="E39c.-1806"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7acf" form="pl" id="density__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="density__16" original="E39c.-1802"> densities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7acd" id="density__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="density__18" original="E39c.-17f4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="density__19" original="E39c.-17f5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aca" id="density__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ac9" id="density__21" original="E39c.-1801"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="density__22" original="E86f.-79dd"> the number of people or things in a particular area or space </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ac7" id="density__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ac6" id="density__24" original="E861.-7ee0"><span class="x" id="density__25" original="E861.-7edf"> The Netherlands is a smaller country, with a greater population density. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ac4" id="density__26" original="E86f.-79da"><span class="cf" id="density__27" original="E86f.-79db"><span class="exp" id="density__28"> density </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="density__29" original="E86f.-79d9"> The density of population was striking in the smaller West Indian islands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ac0" id="density__30" original="E861.-7ede"><span class="cf" id="density__31" original="E86f.-79d8"> at high/low densities </span><span class="x" id="density__32" original="E861.-7edd"> When flies were reared at high densities, they were less likely to engage in aggressive behaviours. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7abd" id="density__33" original="E861.-7ed8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__34"> adjective + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7abb" id="density__35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aba" id="density__36" original="E861.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ab9" id="density__37"><span class="coll" id="density__38" original="E861.-7ed6"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ab7" id="density__39" original="E861.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ab6" id="density__40"><span class="coll" id="density__41" original="E861.-7ed4"> low </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ab4" id="density__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ab3" id="density__43" original="E861.-7ec7"><span class="x" id="density__44" original="E861.-7ec6"> The highest density orchards have more than 500 trees per acre. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7ab1" id="density__45" original="E86f.-79cb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__46"> noun + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aaf" id="density__47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aae" id="density__48" original="E86f.-79c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aad" id="density__49"><span class="coll" id="density__50" original="E86f.-79c8"> population </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aab" id="density__51" original="E86f.-79c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aaa" id="density__52" original="E861.-7e7d"><span class="x" id="density__53" original="E861.-7e7c"> There is a high population density of 328 people per square kilometre. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aa8" id="density__54" original="E8ce.-7f8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__55"> verb + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aa6" id="density__56"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aa5" id="density__57" original="E8ce.-7f8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aa4" id="density__58"><span class="coll" id="density__59" original="E8ce.-7f89"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aa2" id="density__60" original="E8ce.-7f88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7aa1" id="density__61"><span class="coll" id="density__62" original="E8ce.-7f87"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a9f" id="density__63" original="E8ce.-7f86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a9e" id="density__64"><span class="coll" id="density__65" original="E8ce.-7f85"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a9c" id="density__66" original="E8ce.-7f84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a9b" id="density__67"><span class="coll" id="density__68" original="E8ce.-7f83"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a99" id="density__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a98" id="density__70" original="E685.81a"><span class="x" id="density__71" original="E685.81b"> Photographic capture rates were used to estimate species density. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a96" id="density__72" original="E861.-7ea8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__73"> verb + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a94" id="density__74"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a93" id="density__75" original="E861.-7ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a92" id="density__76"><span class="coll" id="density__77" original="E861.-7ea5"> reach </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a90" id="density__78" original="E861.-7ea0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a8f" id="density__79" original="E861.-7e9f"><span class="x" id="density__80" original="E861.-7e9e"> In the absence of strong predation pressure from fish, zooplankton reached high densities. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a8d" id="density__81" original="E39c.-17f7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a8c" id="density__82"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="density__83" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="density__84" original="E39c.-17f2"> the mass per unit volume of a solid, liquid or gas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a89" id="density__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a88" id="density__86" original="E861.-7ee3"><span class="x" id="density__87" original="E861.-7ee2"> The therapy has been shown to increase bone density. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a86" id="density__88" original="E861.-7eae"><span class="x" id="density__89" original="E861.-7ead"> Both aluminium and titanium have low densities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a84" id="density__90" original="E861.-7ee7"><span class="cf" id="density__91" original="E86f.-79d5"><span class="exp" id="density__92"> density </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="density__93" original="E861.-7ee4"> The density of water at 20°C is 0.998 g/cm³. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a80" id="density__94" original="E861.-7ed2"><span class="cf" id="density__95" original="E86f.-79d4"> at high/low densities </span><span class="x" id="density__96" original="E861.-7ed1"> At high liquid densities, carbon dioxide exhibits improved solvent performance. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a7d" id="density__97" original="E861.-7ed8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__98"> adjective + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a7b" id="density__99"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a7a" id="density__100" original="E861.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a79" id="density__101"><span class="coll" id="density__102" original="E861.-7ed6"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a77" id="density__103" original="E861.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a76" id="density__104"><span class="coll" id="density__105" original="E861.-7ed4"> low </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a74" id="density__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a73" id="density__107" original="E861.-7ed0"><span class="x" id="density__108" original="E861.-7ecf"> Low bone mineral density occurs in about 25% of young adults with cystic fibrosis. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a71" id="density__109" original="E861.-7e9b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__110"> noun + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a6f" id="density__111"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a6e" id="density__112" original="E861.-7e99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a6d" id="density__113"><span class="coll" id="density__114" original="E861.-7e98"> air </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a6b" id="density__115" original="E861.-7e97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a6a" id="density__116"><span class="coll" id="density__117" original="E861.-7e95"> bone </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a68" id="density__118"><span class="coll" id="density__119" original="E861.-7e96"> bone mineral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a66" id="density__120" original="E861.-7e94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a65" id="density__121"><span class="coll" id="density__122" original="E861.-7e93"> breast </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a63" id="density__123" original="E861.-7e92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a62" id="density__124"><span class="coll" id="density__125" original="E861.-7e91"> fluid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a60" id="density__126"><span class="coll" id="density__127" original="E861.-7e90"> liquid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a5e" id="density__128" original="E86f.-79c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a5d" id="density__129"><span class="coll" id="density__130" original="E86f.-79c5"> bulk </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a5b" id="density__131" original="E861.-7e8f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a5a" id="density__132" original="E861.-7e8e"><span class="x" id="density__133" original="E861.-7e8d"> Air density falls by over 10% for each kilometre height rise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a58" id="density__134" original="E86f.-79c4"><span class="x" id="density__135" original="E86f.-79c3"> Soil bulk density was determined by the core method. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a56" id="density__136" original="E8ce.-7f8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__137"> verb + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a54" id="density__138"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a53" id="density__139" original="E8ce.-7f8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a52" id="density__140"><span class="coll" id="density__141" original="E8ce.-7f89"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a50" id="density__142" original="E8ce.-7f88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a4f" id="density__143"><span class="coll" id="density__144" original="E8ce.-7f87"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a4d" id="density__145" original="E8ce.-7f86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a4c" id="density__146"><span class="coll" id="density__147" original="E8ce.-7f85"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a4a" id="density__148" original="E8ce.-7f84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a49" id="density__149"><span class="coll" id="density__150" original="E8ce.-7f83"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a47" id="density__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a46" id="density__152" original="E861.-7eaa"><span class="x" id="density__153" original="E861.-7ea9"> By simply cooling the system from 25°C to 8°C, it is possible to increase the solvent density by nearly 50%. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a44" id="density__154" original="E861.-7ec0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__155"> verb + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a42" id="density__156"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a41" id="density__157" original="E861.-7ebd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a40" id="density__158"><span class="coll" id="density__159" original="E861.-7ebc"> calculate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a3e" id="density__160"><span class="coll" id="density__161" original="E861.-7eb8"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a3c" id="density__162" original="E861.-7eba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a3b" id="density__163"><span class="coll" id="density__164" original="E861.-7eb9"> measure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a39" id="density__165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a38" id="density__166" original="E685.81c"><span class="x" id="density__167" original="E685.81d"> Airborne gravity surveys measure the density of rocks and help identify different rock types. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a36" id="density__168" original="E86f.-79dc"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a35" id="density__169"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="density__170" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="density__171" original="E86f.-79d1"> the amount of any physical property, such as energy or charge, per unit volume, in a substance or field </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a32" id="density__172"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a31" id="density__173" original="E86f.-79d0"><span class="x" id="density__174" original="E86f.-79cf"> In molecules, most of the electron density is clustered around the atomic nuclei. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a2f" id="density__175" original="E86f.-79cd"><span class="cf" id="density__176" original="E86f.-79ce"><span class="exp" id="density__177"> density </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="density__178" original="E86f.-79cc"> The chemical energy density of hydrogen is significantly higher than that found in electric battery materials. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a2b" id="density__179" original="E861.-7ed8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__180"> adjective + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a29" id="density__181"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a28" id="density__182" original="E861.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a27" id="density__183"><span class="coll" id="density__184" original="E861.-7ed6"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a25" id="density__185" original="E861.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a24" id="density__186"><span class="coll" id="density__187" original="E861.-7ed4"> low </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a22" id="density__188"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a21" id="density__189" original="E470.-2fa0"><span class="x" id="density__190" original="E470.-2f9f"> Organic energy sources are difficult and expensive to transport because of their low energy density. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a1f" id="density__191" original="E861.-7e8a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__192"> noun + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a1d" id="density__193"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a1c" id="density__194" original="E861.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a1b" id="density__195"><span class="coll" id="density__196" original="E861.-7e88"> electron </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a19" id="density__197" original="E861.-7e82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a18" id="density__198"><span class="coll" id="density__199" original="E861.-7e81"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a16" id="density__200" original="E86f.-79c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a15" id="density__201"><span class="coll" id="density__202" original="E86f.-79c1"> charge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a13" id="density__203" original="E86f.-79c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a12" id="density__204"><span class="coll" id="density__205" original="E86f.-79bf"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a10" id="density__206" original="E86f.-79be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a0f" id="density__207"><span class="coll" id="density__208" original="E86f.-79bd"> power </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a0d" id="density__209" original="E861.-7e80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a0c" id="density__210" original="E86f.-79bc"><span class="x" id="density__211" original="E86f.-79bb"> Modern power connectors must transmit high electrical current density to meet increasing system power requirements. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a0a" id="density__212" original="E8ce.-7f8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__213"> verb + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a08" id="density__214"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a07" id="density__215" original="E8ce.-7f8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a06" id="density__216"><span class="coll" id="density__217" original="E8ce.-7f89"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a04" id="density__218" original="E8ce.-7f88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a03" id="density__219"><span class="coll" id="density__220" original="E8ce.-7f87"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a01" id="density__221" original="E8ce.-7f86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7a00" id="density__222"><span class="coll" id="density__223" original="E8ce.-7f85"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79fe" id="density__224" original="E8ce.-7f84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79fd" id="density__225"><span class="coll" id="density__226" original="E8ce.-7f83"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79fb" id="density__227"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79fa" id="density__228" original="E685.818"><span class="x" id="density__229" original="E685.819"> The immediate effect of this is to reduce the electron density in the device very considerably. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79f8" id="density__230" original="E861.-7ec0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="density__231"> verb + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79f6" id="density__232"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79f5" id="density__233" original="E861.-7ebd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79f4" id="density__234"><span class="coll" id="density__235" original="E861.-7ebc"> calculate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79f2" id="density__236"><span class="coll" id="density__237" original="E861.-7eb8"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79f0" id="density__238" original="E861.-7eba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79ef" id="density__239"><span class="coll" id="density__240" original="E861.-7eb9"> measure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79ed" id="density__241"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79ec" id="density__242" original="E861.-7eac"><span class="x" id="density__243" original="E861.-7eab"> We calculated the density of electricity at an arbitrary point in space. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79ea" id="density__244" original="E487.33fa"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="density__245" original="E487.33fb"><span class="exp" id="density__246"> density </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79e7" id="density__247"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="density__248" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="density__249" original="E487.33fe"> the number of things that can be stored per unit of area or volume, especially on a disk </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79e4" id="density__250"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79e3" id="density__251" original="E487.33ff"><span class="x" id="density__252" original="E487.3400"> The density of a memory system is a measure of how much data can be stored per unit area or per unit volume. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79e1" id="density__253" original="E586.-6f3b"><span class="x" id="density__254" original="E586.-6f3a"> DVDs provide a data density of about 1 gigabyte per square inch; hard disk drives achieve track densities of over 300 000 per track radius. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ef2" id="density__255" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="density__256"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ef0" id="density__257" original="E861.-7edb"><span class="shcut" id="density__258" original="E861.-7eda"> adjective + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eee" id="density__259" original="E861.-7ed9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eed" id="density__260" original="E861.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eec" id="density__261" original="E861.-7ed6"><span class="coll" id="density__262"> high </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eea" id="density__263" original="E861.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ee9" id="density__264" original="E861.-7ed4"><span class="coll" id="density__265"> low </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ee7" id="density__266" original="E861.-7ed3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ee6" id="density__267" original="E861.-7ec7"><span class="x" id="density__268" original="E861.-7ec6"> The highest density orchards have more than 500 trees per acre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ee4" id="density__269" original="E861.-7ed0"><span class="x" id="density__270" original="E861.-7ecf"> Low bone mineral density occurs in about 25% of young adults with cystic fibrosis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ee2" id="density__271" original="E470.-2fa0"><span class="x" id="density__272" original="E470.-2f9f"> Organic energy sources are difficult and expensive to transport because of their low energy density. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ee0" id="density__273" original="E861.-7e9d"><span class="shcut" id="density__274" original="E861.-7e9c"> noun + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ede" id="density__275" original="E86f.-79cb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5edd" id="density__276" original="E86f.-79c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5edc" id="density__277" original="E86f.-79c8"><span class="coll" id="density__278"> population </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eda" id="density__279" original="E86f.-79c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ed9" id="density__280" original="E861.-7e7d"><span class="x" id="density__281" original="E861.-7e7c"> There is a high population density of 328 people per square kilometre. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ed7" id="density__282" original="E861.-7e9b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ed6" id="density__283" original="E861.-7e99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ed5" id="density__284" original="E861.-7e98"><span class="coll" id="density__285"> air </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ed3" id="density__286" original="E861.-7e97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ed2" id="density__287" original="E861.-7e95"><span class="coll" id="density__288"> bone </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ed0" id="density__289" original="E861.-7e96"><span class="coll" id="density__290"> bone mineral </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ece" id="density__291" original="E861.-7e94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ecd" id="density__292" original="E861.-7e93"><span class="coll" id="density__293"> breast </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ecb" id="density__294" original="E861.-7e92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eca" id="density__295" original="E861.-7e91"><span class="coll" id="density__296"> fluid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ec8" id="density__297" original="E861.-7e90"><span class="coll" id="density__298"> liquid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ec6" id="density__299" original="E86f.-79c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ec5" id="density__300" original="E86f.-79c5"><span class="coll" id="density__301"> bulk </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ec3" id="density__302" original="E861.-7e8f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ec2" id="density__303" original="E861.-7e8e"><span class="x" id="density__304" original="E861.-7e8d"> Air density falls by over 10% for each kilometre height rise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ec0" id="density__305" original="E86f.-79c4"><span class="x" id="density__306" original="E86f.-79c3"> Soil bulk density was determined by the core method. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ebe" id="density__307" original="E861.-7e8a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ebd" id="density__308" original="E861.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ebc" id="density__309" original="E861.-7e88"><span class="coll" id="density__310"> electron </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eba" id="density__311" original="E861.-7e82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eb9" id="density__312" original="E861.-7e81"><span class="coll" id="density__313"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eb7" id="density__314" original="E86f.-79c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eb6" id="density__315" original="E86f.-79c1"><span class="coll" id="density__316"> charge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eb4" id="density__317" original="E86f.-79c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eb3" id="density__318" original="E86f.-79bf"><span class="coll" id="density__319"> energy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eb1" id="density__320" original="E86f.-79be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eb0" id="density__321" original="E86f.-79bd"><span class="coll" id="density__322"> power </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eae" id="density__323" original="E861.-7e80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ead" id="density__324" original="E86f.-79bc"><span class="x" id="density__325" original="E86f.-79bb"> Modern power connectors must transmit high electrical current density to meet increasing system power requirements. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5eab" id="density__326" original="E861.-7ec3"><span class="shcut" id="density__327" original="E861.-7ec2"> verb + density </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ea9" id="density__328" original="E8ce.-7f8c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ea8" id="density__329" original="E8ce.-7f8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ea7" id="density__330" original="E8ce.-7f89"><span class="coll" id="density__331"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ea5" id="density__332" original="E8ce.-7f88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ea4" id="density__333" original="E8ce.-7f87"><span class="coll" id="density__334"> increase </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ea2" id="density__335" original="E8ce.-7f86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ea1" id="density__336" original="E8ce.-7f85"><span class="coll" id="density__337"> reduce </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e9f" id="density__338" original="E8ce.-7f84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e9e" id="density__339" original="E8ce.-7f83"><span class="coll" id="density__340"> estimate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e9c" id="density__341" original="E8ce.-7f82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e9b" id="density__342" original="E861.-7eaa"><span class="x" id="density__343" original="E861.-7ea9"> By simply cooling the system from 25°C to 8°C, it is possible to increase the solvent density by nearly 50%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e99" id="density__344" original="E685.818"><span class="x" id="density__345" original="E685.819"> The immediate effect of this is to reduce the electron density in the device very considerably. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e97" id="density__346" original="E685.81a"><span class="x" id="density__347" original="E685.81b"> Photographic capture rates were used to estimate species density. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e95" id="density__348" original="E861.-7ea8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e94" id="density__349" original="E861.-7ea6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e93" id="density__350" original="E861.-7ea5"><span class="coll" id="density__351"> reach </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e91" id="density__352" original="E861.-7ea0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e90" id="density__353" original="E861.-7e9f"><span class="x" id="density__354" original="E861.-7e9e"> In the absence of strong predation pressure from fish, zooplankton reached high densities. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e8e" id="density__355" original="E861.-7ec1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e8d" id="density__356" original="E861.-7ebd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e8c" id="density__357" original="E861.-7ebc"><span class="coll" id="density__358"> calculate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e8a" id="density__359" original="E861.-7eb8"><span class="coll" id="density__360"> determine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e88" id="density__361" original="E861.-7eba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e87" id="density__362" original="E861.-7eb9"><span class="coll" id="density__363"> measure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e85" id="density__364" original="E861.-7eaf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e84" id="density__365" original="E861.-7eac"><span class="x" id="density__366" original="E861.-7eab"> We calculated the density of electricity at an arbitrary point in space. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e82" id="density__367" original="E685.81c"><span class="x" id="density__368" original="E685.81d"> Airborne gravity surveys measure the density of rocks and help identify different rock types. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.54f8" id="density__369" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://density" title="density definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.54f9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.24a4" id="density__370" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="density__371"> density </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dentist
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79df" id="dentist" original="E39c.-173a" sum="291"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79de" id="dentist__1" original="E39c.-1739"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79dd" id="dentist__2" original="E39c.-1738"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dentist </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79d2" id="dentist__7" original="E39c.-1730"><span class="pos" id="dentist__8" original="E39c.-172f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a22" eid="dentist__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-33ec" geo="br" id="dentist__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dentist__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdentɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denti/dentist__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denti/dentist__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dentist__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-33e9" geo="n_am" id="dentist__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dentist__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdentɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denti/dentist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denti/dentist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dentist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79d0" id="dentist__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79cf" id="dentist__15" original="E39c.-172e"><span class="def" id="dentist__16" original="E39c.-1729"> a person whose job is to take care of people's teeth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79cd" id="dentist__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79cc" id="dentist__18" original="E850.-74b9"><span class="x" id="dentist__19" original="E850.-74b8"> Less than a third of the population of Serbia had visited a dentist in the previous year as reported in 2006. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.55f6" id="dentist__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dentist" title="dentist definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.55f7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.25be" id="dentist__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dentist__22"> dentist </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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denunciation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79ca" id="denunciation" original="E39c.-16b8" sum="652"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79c9" id="denunciation__1" original="E39c.-16b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79c8" id="denunciation__2" original="E39c.-16b6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> denunciation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79bd" id="denunciation__7" original="E39c.-16ae"><span class="pos" id="denunciation__8" original="E39c.-16ad"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a1b" eid="denunciation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-328e" geo="br" id="denunciation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denunciation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denun/denunciation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denun/denunciation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denunciation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-328b" geo="n_am" id="denunciation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="denunciation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denun/denunciation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denun/denunciation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denunciation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79bb" id="denunciation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="denunciation__15" original="E39c.-16aa"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="denunciation__16" original="E39c.-16a9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79b8" id="denunciation__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79b7" id="denunciation__18" original="E39c.-16ac"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="denunciation__19" original="E39c.-16a8"><span class="exp" id="denunciation__20"> denunciation </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="denunciation__21" original="E39c.-16a5"> an act of criticizing somebody/something strongly in public </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79b3" id="denunciation__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79b2" id="denunciation__23" original="E442.-c4d"><span class="x" id="denunciation__24" original="E442.-c4c"> The regime's legitimacy declined due to international and national denunciations of human rights abuses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79b0" id="denunciation__25" original="E492.538f"><span class="x" id="denunciation__26" original="E492.5390"> All parties joined in bitter denunciation of the terrorists. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79ae" id="denunciation__27" original="E442.50dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="denunciation__28" original="E442.50de"><span class="exp" id="denunciation__29"> denunciation </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="denunciation__30" original="E442.50df"> an act of telling the police or the authorities about somebody's illegal political activities </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79aa" id="denunciation__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79a9" id="denunciation__32" original="E442.50e0"><span class="x" id="denunciation__33" original="E442.50e1"> Under Peter the Great, there was an increasing flow of denunciations. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79a7" id="denunciation__34" original="E39c.-16a4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denounce" title="denounce definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79a6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7b77" id="denunciation__35" original="E39c.-16a3"><span class="xh" id="denunciation__36"> denounce </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5612" id="denunciation__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://denunciation" title="denunciation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5613" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2665" id="denunciation__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="denunciation__39"> denunciation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deny
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79a4" id="deny" original="E39c.-168d" sum="1854"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79a3" id="deny__1" original="E39c.-168c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-79a2" id="deny__2" original="E39c.-168b"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deny </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7995" id="deny__9" original="E39c.-1678"><span class="pos" id="deny__10" original="E39c.-1677"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a14" eid="deny__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3188" geo="br" id="deny__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/deny_/deny__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/deny_/deny__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deny__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3185" geo="n_am" id="deny__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/deny_/deny__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/deny_/deny__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deny__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.e04" id="deny__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3182" form="root" id="deny__17"><span class="vp" id="deny__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deny </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3180" eid="deny__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-317f" geo="br" id="deny__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/deny_/deny__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/deny_/deny__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deny__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-317c" geo="n_am" id="deny__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/deny_/deny__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/deny_/deny__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deny__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3179" form="thirdps" id="deny__24"><span class="vp" id="deny__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> denies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3177" eid="deny__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3176" geo="br" id="deny__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denie/denies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denie/denies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3173" geo="n_am" id="deny__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denie/denies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denie/denies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3170" form="past" id="deny__31"><span class="vp" id="deny__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> denied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-316e" eid="deny__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-316d" geo="br" id="deny__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denie/denied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denie/denied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-316a" geo="n_am" id="deny__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denie/denied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denie/denied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3167" form="pastpart" id="deny__38"><span class="vp" id="deny__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> denied </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3165" eid="deny__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3164" geo="br" id="deny__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denie/denied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denie/denied__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denied__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3161" geo="n_am" id="deny__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denie/denied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denie/denied__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denied__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-315e" form="prespart" id="deny__45"><span class="vp" id="deny__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> denying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-315c" eid="deny__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-315b" geo="br" id="deny__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/den/denyi/denying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/den/denyi/denying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://denying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-3158" geo="n_am" id="deny__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deny__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈnaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/den/denyi/denying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/den/denyi/denying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://denying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7960" id="deny__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-795f" id="deny__53" original="E39c.-164b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deny__54" original="E39c.-164a"> to say that something is not true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-795d" id="deny__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-795c" id="deny__56" original="E8d1.-1f72"><span class="cf" id="deny__57" original="E39c.-1649"><span class="exp" id="deny__58"> deny </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deny__59" original="E8d1.-1f71"> Some doctors have denied the existence of the syndrome. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7958" id="deny__60" original="E8d1.-1f6e"><span class="cf" id="deny__61" original="E39c.-1648"><span class="exp" id="deny__62"> deny </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="deny__63" original="E8d1.-1f6d"> Both companies again denied they were subject to the jurisdiction of the court. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7954" id="deny__64" original="E8d1.-1f6c"><span class="cf" id="deny__65" original="E39c.-1647"> it cannot be denied that… </span><span class="x" id="deny__66" original="E8d1.-1f6b"> Clearly, it cannot be denied that nationalism and national identity invoke powerful emotions for most people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7951" id="deny__67" original="E8d1.-1f6a"><span class="cf" id="deny__68" original="E39c.-1646"><span class="exp" id="deny__69"> deny </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="deny__70" original="E8d1.-1f69"> He denies taking any illicit drugs. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="deny__71" original="E4e1.406c" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="deny__72" original="E4e1.406d"><span class="h1" id="deny__73" original="E4e1.406e"><ul class="inline" id="deny__74" original="E4e1.406f"><li class="li" id="deny__75" original="E4e1.4070"> reject </li><li class="li" id="deny__76" original="E4e1.4071"> deny </li><li class="li" id="deny__77" original="E4e1.4072"> contradict </li><li class="li" id="deny__78" original="E4e1.4073"> refute <span class="pos" id="deny__79" original="E83b.75e9"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="deny__80" original="E4e1.4075"> These words all mean to say or believe that something is not true. </span><ul class="bullet" id="deny__81" original="E4e1.4076"><li class="li" id="deny__82" original="E4e1.4077"> to reject/​deny/​contradict/​refute a <span class="eb" id="deny__83" original="E4e1.4078"> claim </span></li><li class="li" id="deny__84" original="E4e1.4079"> to reject/​contradict/​refute a/​an <span class="eb" id="deny__85" original="E4e1.407a"> hypothesis/​view/​idea/​notion/​theory </span></li><li class="li" id="deny__86" original="E4e1.407b"> to reject/​deny/​refute a <span class="eb" id="deny__87" original="E4e1.407c"> possibility </span></li><li class="li" id="deny__88" original="E4e1.407d"> to <span class="eb" id="deny__89" original="E4e1.407e"> completely/​explicitly </span> reject/​deny something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="deny__90" original="E4e1.407f"><li class="li" id="deny__91" original="E4e1.4080"><span class="eb" id="deny__92" original="E4e1.4081"> Reject </span> means to disagree with an idea, a claim or a theory put forward by somebody else; <span class="eb" id="deny__93" original="E4e1.4082"> refute </span> means to show that something is wrong or false by using evidence: <span class="x-gs" id="deny__94"><span class="x-g" id="deny__95" original="E4e1.4083"><span class="x" id="deny__96" original="E4e1.4084"> Most people strongly reject the idea of reproductive cloning. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="deny__97" original="E4e1.4085"><span class="x" id="deny__98" original="E4e1.4086"> It is extremely difficult to provide evidence that would confirm or refute this hypothesis. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="deny__99" original="E4e1.4087"><span class="eb" id="deny__100" original="E4e1.4088"> Deny </span> means to say that something is not true; it is also commonly used with a negative to say that a fact must be accepted: <span class="x-gs" id="deny__101"><span class="x-g" id="deny__102" original="E4e1.4089"><span class="x" id="deny__103" original="E4e1.408a"> Extreme realists deny the existence of an international society. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="deny__104" original="E4e1.408b"><span class="x" id="deny__105" original="E4e1.408c"> The impact of these costs cannot be denied. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="deny__106" original="E4e1.408d"><span class="eb" id="deny__107" original="E4e1.408e"> Contradict </span> means to claim that something is not true by putting forward an opposite idea or evidence: <span class="x-gs" id="deny__108"><span class="x-g" id="deny__109" original="E4e1.408f"><span class="x" id="deny__110" original="E4e1.4090"> However, this general rule has now been contradicted by recent findings. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-794d" id="deny__111" original="E39c.-1645"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="deny__112" original="E39c.-1644"><span class="exp" id="deny__113"> deny </span> something </span><span class="def" id="deny__114" original="E39c.-1643"> to refuse to admit or accept something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7949" id="deny__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7948" id="deny__116" original="E640.-2f20"><span class="x" id="deny__117" original="E640.-2f1f"> The company denied all responsibility for the incident. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7946" id="deny__118" original="E8d1.-1f66"><span class="x" id="deny__119" original="E8d1.-1f65"> Patients sometimes deny any knowledge of their previous life or personal identity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7944" id="deny__120" original="E39c.-1642"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="deny__121" original="E39c.-163f"> to refuse to allow somebody to have something that they want or ask for </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7942" id="deny__122"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7941" id="deny__123" original="E8d1.-1f63"><span class="cf" id="deny__124" original="E8d1.-1f64"><span class="exp" id="deny__125"> deny </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deny__126" original="E8d1.-1f62"> Others have highlighted the effects of social exclusion in denying access to opportunities that most people would consider to be a right. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-793d" id="deny__127" original="E8d1.-1f61"><span class="cf" id="deny__128" original="E39c.-163e"><span class="exp" id="deny__129"> deny </span> somebody something </span><span class="x" id="deny__130" original="E8d1.-1f60"> No woman should be denied maternity services because she is unable to pay. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7939" id="deny__131" original="E8d1.-1f5d"><span class="cf" id="deny__132" original="E39c.-163d"><span class="exp" id="deny__133"> deny </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="deny__134" original="E8d1.-1f5c"> However, they denied this right to non-Russian peoples inside the Empire. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7935" id="deny__135" original="E39c.-163c"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="deny__136" original="E39c.-1638"> to refuse to let yourself have something that you would like to have, especially for moral or religious reasons </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7933" id="deny__137"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7932" id="deny__138" original="E8d1.-1f5b"><span class="cf" id="deny__139" original="E39c.-163b"><span class="exp" id="deny__140"> deny </span> yourself </span><span class="x" id="deny__141" original="E8d1.-1f5a"> The worldly ascetic denies himself in the service of God. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-792e" id="deny__142" original="E8d1.-1f59"><span class="cf" id="deny__143" original="E8dd.-7729"><span class="exp" id="deny__144"> deny </span> yourself something </span><span class="x" id="deny__145" original="E8d1.-1f58"> The Council denied itself this form of voting. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-792a" id="deny__146" original="E8d1.-1f57"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7929" id="deny__147" original="E8d1.-1f56" sk="thereisnodenying"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7928" id="deny__148"><span class="idm" id="deny__149" original="E8d1.-1f55"> there is no denying something/that… </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7926" id="deny__150"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7925" id="deny__151"><span class="def" id="deny__152" original="E8d1.-1f54"> used to say that it is impossible to refuse to accept that something is true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7923" id="deny__153"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7922" id="deny__154" original="E8d1.-1f53"><span class="x" id="deny__155" original="E8d1.-1f52"> There is no denying the inherent complexity of ecological problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7920" id="deny__156" original="E8d1.-1f51"><span class="x" id="deny__157" original="E8d1.-1f50"> There is no denying that the poem is a brilliant accomplishment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5673" id="deny__158" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deny" title="deny definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5674" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.269f" id="deny__159" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deny__160"> deny </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depart
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-791e" id="depart" original="E39c.-1602" sum="670"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-791d" id="depart__1" original="E39c.-1601"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-791c" id="depart__2" original="E39c.-1600"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depart </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-790e" id="depart__9" original="E39c.-15f6"><span class="pos" id="depart__10" original="E39c.-15f5"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a0d" eid="depart__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f7b" geo="br" id="depart__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depar/depart__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/depart__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depart__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f78" geo="n_am" id="depart__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depar/depart__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/depart__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depart__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.e32" id="depart__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2fac" form="root" id="depart__17"><span class="vp" id="depart__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> depart </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2faa" eid="depart__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2fa9" geo="br" id="depart__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depar/depart__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/depart__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depart__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2fa6" geo="n_am" id="depart__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depar/depart__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/depart__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depart__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2fa3" form="thirdps" id="depart__24"><span class="vp" id="depart__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> departs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2fa1" eid="depart__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2fa0" geo="br" id="depart__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depar/departs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://departs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f9d" geo="n_am" id="depart__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːrts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depar/departs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://departs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f9a" form="past" id="depart__31"><span class="vp" id="depart__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> departed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f98" eid="depart__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f97" geo="br" id="depart__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depar/departed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://departed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f93" geo="n_am" id="depart__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depar/departed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://departed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f8f" form="pastpart" id="depart__38"><span class="vp" id="depart__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> departed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f8d" eid="depart__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f8c" geo="br" id="depart__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depar/departed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://departed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f88" geo="n_am" id="depart__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depar/departed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://departed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f84" form="prespart" id="depart__45"><span class="vp" id="depart__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> departing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f82" eid="depart__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f81" geo="br" id="depart__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depar/departing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://departing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f7e" geo="n_am" id="depart__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depart__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːrtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depar/departing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://departing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78dd" id="depart__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="depart__53" original="E39c.-15d4"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="depart__54" original="E39c.-15d3"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78da" id="depart__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78d9" id="depart__56" original="E39c.-15d6"><span class="def" id="depart__57" original="E39c.-15d2"> to leave a place, especially to start a journey </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78d7" id="depart__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78d6" id="depart__59" original="E896.7a92"><span class="cf" id="depart__60" original="E39c.-15ce"><span class="exp" id="depart__61"> depart </span> (from…) (for…) </span><span class="x" id="depart__62" original="E896.7a93"> More than 50 million migrants departed from Europe for the USA, Canada, South America and Australia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78d2" id="depart__63" original="E896.7a96"><span class="cf" id="depart__64" original="E39c.-15cd"><span class="exp" id="depart__65"> depart </span> something (for…) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78cf" id="depart__66"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="depart__67" original="E39c.-15cb"> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="depart__68" original="E896.7a97"> He voluntarily departed Australia for India on 28 July 2007. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78cc" id="depart__69" original="E39c.-15d1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrive" title="arrive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78cb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5040" id="depart__70" original="E39c.-15d0"><span class="xh" id="depart__71"> arrive </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78c8" id="depart__72" original="E39c.-15ba"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78c7" id="depart__73" original="E39c.-15b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78c6" id="depart__74"><h4 class="pv"> depart from something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78c4" id="depart__76"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78c3" id="depart__77"><span class="def" id="depart__78" original="E39c.-15b7"> to behave in a way that is different from what is usual or expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78c1" id="depart__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78c0" id="depart__80" original="E896.7a98"><span class="x" id="depart__81" original="E896.7a99"> Canadian tribunals have been known to depart from this approach. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5700" id="depart__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depart" title="depart definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5701" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2755" id="depart__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depart__84"> depart </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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department
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78be" id="department" original="E39c.-159d" sum="441"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78bd" id="department__1" original="E39c.-159c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78bc" id="department__2" original="E39c.-159b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> department </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78b0" id="department__7" original="E39c.-1593"><span class="pos" id="department__8" original="E39c.-1592"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6a06" eid="department__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2eb6" geo="br" id="department__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="department__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːtmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depar/department__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/department__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://department__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2eb2" geo="n_am" id="department__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="department__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːrtmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depar/department__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/department__us_1.ogg" href="sound://department__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78ae" id="department__14" type="ab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> abbreviation </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78ad" id="department__15"><span class="v"><strong> Dept </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78ab" id="department__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78aa" id="department__18" original="E39c.-1590"><span class="def" id="department__19" original="E39c.-158f"> a section of a large organization such as a government, business or university </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78a8" id="department__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78a7" id="department__21" original="E86f.-7f75"><span class="x" id="department__22" original="E86f.-7f74"> Fig.11 shows patterns of collaboration between scientists in a university department. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78a5" id="department__23" original="E86f.-7f73"><span class="x" id="department__24" original="E86f.-7f72"> The Treasury reduced expenditure in all government departments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78a3" id="department__25" original="E86f.-7f71"><span class="x" id="department__26" original="E86f.-7f70"> the marketing/IT/HR/personnel department </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5733" id="department__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://department" title="department definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5734" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.27dd" id="department__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="department__29"> department </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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departmental
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78a1" id="departmental" original="E39c.-1583" sum="286"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-78a0" id="departmental__1" original="E39c.-1582"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-789f" id="departmental__2" original="E39c.-1581"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> departmental </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7896" id="departmental__4" original="E39c.-157c"><span class="pos" id="departmental__5" original="E39c.-157b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69fd" eid="departmental__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2e37" geo="br" id="departmental__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="departmental__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːpɑːtˈmentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depar/departmental__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departmental__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://departmental__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2e33" geo="n_am" id="departmental__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="departmental__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːpɑːrtˈmentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depar/departmental__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departmental__us_1.ogg" href="sound://departmental__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7894" id="departmental__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="departmental__12" original="E39c.-1579"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7892" id="departmental__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7891" id="departmental__14" original="E39c.-1578"><span class="def" id="departmental__15" original="E39c.-1577"> connected with a department rather than with the whole organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-788f" id="departmental__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-788e" id="departmental__17" original="E850.-74b7"><span class="x" id="departmental__18" original="E850.-74b6"> The majority of policy decisions are made at departmental level. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5751" id="departmental__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://departmental" title="departmental definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5752" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2819" id="departmental__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="departmental__21"> departmental </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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departure
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-788c" id="departure" original="E39c.-156b" sum="1253"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-788b" id="departure__1" original="E39c.-156a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-788a" id="departure__2" original="E39c.-1569"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> departure </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-787e" id="departure__7" original="E39c.-1561"><span class="pos" id="departure__8" original="E39c.-1560"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69f4" eid="departure__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2dbe" geo="br" id="departure__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="departure__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːtʃə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depar/departure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://departure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2dba" geo="n_am" id="departure__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="departure__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːrtʃər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depar/departure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depar/departure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://departure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-787c" id="departure__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-787b" id="departure__15" original="E39c.-155f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-787a" id="departure__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="departure__17" original="E39c.-155d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="departure__18" original="E39c.-155c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="departure__19" original="E39c.-155b"><span class="exp" id="departure__20"> departure </span> (for…) (from…) </span><span class="def" id="departure__21" original="E39c.-155a"> the act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7874" id="departure__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7873" id="departure__23" original="E896.7aa0"><span class="x" id="departure__24" original="E896.7aa1"> He preached a sermon at Lincoln's Inn before his departure for Germany. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7871" id="departure__25" original="E896.7aa2"><span class="x" id="departure__26" original="E896.7aa3"> Her departure from Egypt was her own decision. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-786f" id="departure__27" original="E896.7aa4"><span class="x" id="departure__28" original="E896.7aa5"> Every flight is issued a flight route prior to departure. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-786d" id="departure__29" original="E39c.-1559" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrival" title="arrival definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-786c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5078" id="departure__30" original="E39c.-1558"><span class="xh" id="departure__31"> arrival </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7869" id="departure__32" original="E39c.-1556"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7868" id="departure__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="departure__34" original="E39c.-1554"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="departure__35" original="E39c.-1553"> a plane, train, etc. leaving a place at a particular time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7865" id="departure__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7864" id="departure__37" original="E896.7aa6"><span class="x" id="departure__38" original="E896.7aa7"> Migration statistics are obtained from records of international arrivals and departures. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7862" id="departure__39" original="E39c.-1552" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://arrival" title="arrival definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7861" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5078" id="departure__40" original="E39c.-1551"><span class="xh" id="departure__41"> arrival </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-785e" id="departure__42" original="E39c.-154f"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-785d" id="departure__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="departure__44" original="E39c.-154d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="departure__45" original="E39c.-154c"><span class="exp" id="departure__46"> departure </span> (from something) </span><span class="def" id="departure__47" original="E39c.-154b"> an action that is different from what is usual or expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7858" id="departure__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7857" id="departure__49" original="E896.7a9e"><span class="x" id="departure__50" original="E896.7a9f"> This represents a significant departure from standard practice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7855" id="departure__51" original="E586.-475e"><span class="x" id="departure__52" original="E586.-475d"> ‘Hyperion’ marked a radical departure in style for Keats. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7853" id="departure__53" original="E586.-475c"><span class="x" id="departure__54" original="E586.-475b"> a new/major/dramatic departure from something </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7851-FF1" id="departure__55" original="E3a4.e8d" sk="pointofdeparture"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7851-FF2" id="departure__56"><span class="idm" id="departure__57" original="E3a4.e8e"> a point of departure </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7851-FF4" id="departure__58"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7851-FF5" id="departure__59" original="E3a4.e91"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="departure__60" original="E3a4.e94"> an idea, a theory or an event that is used to start a discussion, an activity, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7851-FF7" id="departure__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7851-FF8" id="departure__62" original="E858.-3f0d"><span class="x" id="departure__63" original="E858.-3f0c"> Brunn's point of departure is man's innate artistic drive. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7851-FF10" id="departure__64" original="E3a4.e8f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="departure__65" original="E3a4.e90"> a place where a journey starts </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7851-FF12" id="departure__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7851-FF13" id="departure__67" original="E858.-3f0b"><span class="x" id="departure__68" original="E858.-3f0a"> More than 1 000 migrants were diverted back to their points of departure at ports on the West African coast. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.576c" id="departure__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://departure" title="departure definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.576d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2836" id="departure__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="departure__71"> departure </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the 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depend
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-784c" id="depend" original="E39c.-1545" sum="1498"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-784b" id="depend__1" original="E39c.-1544"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-784a" id="depend__2" original="E39c.-1543"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depend </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-783d" id="depend__9" original="E39c.-1539"><span class="pos" id="depend__10" original="E39c.-1538"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69eb" eid="depend__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c5b" geo="br" id="depend__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/depend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c58" geo="n_am" id="depend__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/depend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.e64" id="depend__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c88" form="root" id="depend__17"><span class="vp" id="depend__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> depend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c86" eid="depend__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c85" geo="br" id="depend__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/depend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c82" geo="n_am" id="depend__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/depend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c7f" form="thirdps" id="depend__24"><span class="vp" id="depend__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> depends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c7d" eid="depend__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c7c" geo="br" id="depend__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/depends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c79" geo="n_am" id="depend__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/depends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c76" form="past" id="depend__31"><span class="vp" id="depend__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> depended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c74" eid="depend__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c73" geo="br" id="depend__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/depended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c70" geo="n_am" id="depend__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/depended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c6d" form="pastpart" id="depend__38"><span class="vp" id="depend__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> depended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c6b" eid="depend__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c6a" geo="br" id="depend__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/depended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c67" geo="n_am" id="depend__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" 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</span> dɪˈpendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/depending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2c5e" geo="n_am" id="depend__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depend__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/depending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7811" id="depend__52" original="E39c.-1513"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7810" id="depend__53" original="E39c.-14fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-780f" id="depend__54"><h4 class="pv"> depend on/upon something </h4><span class="use" id="depend__56" original="E39c.-14fc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-780c" id="depend__57"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-780b" id="depend__58"><span class="def" id="depend__59" original="E39c.-14fb"> to be affected or decided by something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7809" id="depend__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7808" id="depend__61" original="E86e.-7fa4"><span class="x" id="depend__62" original="E86e.-7fa3"> The velocity of light depends on the nature of the material that it travels through and the wavelength of the light. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7806" id="depend__63" original="E86e.-7fa2"><span class="cf" id="depend__64" original="E88e.-7721"><span class="exp"> depend </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="depend__65" original="E86e.-7fa1"> The firm's success depends on providing value to customers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7803" id="depend__66" original="E86e.-7fa0"><span class="cf" id="depend__67" original="E39c.-14fa"><span class="exp"> depend </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="depend__68" original="E86e.-7f9f"> The slope of a supply curve will depend on how sensitive it is to changes in price. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7800" id="depend__69" original="E86e.-7f97" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="depend__70"> depend on/​upon + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77fe" id="depend__71"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77fd" id="depend__72" original="E86e.-7f95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77fc" id="depend__73"><span class="coll" id="depend__74" original="E86e.-7f94"> nature </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77fa" id="depend__75"><span class="coll" id="depend__76" original="E86e.-7cf7"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77f8" id="depend__77" original="E86e.-7cf6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77f7" id="depend__78"><span class="coll" id="depend__79" original="E86e.-7cf5"> size </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77f5" id="depend__80"><span class="coll" id="depend__81" original="E86e.-7cf4"> number </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77f3" id="depend__82" original="E86e.-7cf3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77f2" id="depend__83"><span class="coll" id="depend__84" original="E86e.-7cf2"> extent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77f0" id="depend__85"><span class="coll" id="depend__86" original="E86e.-7cf1"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77ee" id="depend__87" original="E86e.-7cf0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77ed" id="depend__88"><span class="coll" id="depend__89" original="E86e.-7f92"> circumstances </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77eb" id="depend__90"><span class="coll" id="depend__91" original="E86e.-7cef"> context </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77e9" id="depend__92" original="E86e.-7cee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77e8" id="depend__93"><span class="coll" id="depend__94" original="E86e.-7ced"> factor </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77e6" id="depend__95"><span class="coll" id="depend__96" original="E86e.-7cec"> parameter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77e4" id="depend__97"><span class="coll" id="depend__98" original="E86e.-7ceb"> condition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77e2" id="depend__99" original="E86e.-7cea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77e1" id="depend__100"><span class="coll" id="depend__101" original="E86e.-7ce9"> ability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77df" id="depend__102" original="E86e.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77de" id="depend__103"><span class="coll" id="depend__104" original="E86e.-7ce7"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77dc" id="depend__105" original="E86e.-7ce6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77db" id="depend__106"><span class="coll" id="depend__107" original="E86e.-7ce5"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77d9" id="depend__108" original="E86e.-7ce4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77d8" id="depend__109"><span class="coll" id="depend__110" original="E86e.-7ce3"> orientation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77d6" id="depend__111" original="E86e.-7ce2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77d5" id="depend__112"><span class="coll" id="depend__113" original="E86e.-7ce1"> strength </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77d3" id="depend__114" original="E86e.-7f91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77d2" id="depend__115" original="E86e.-7ce0"><span class="x" id="depend__116" original="E86e.-7cdf"> Motivation is likely to depend on factors such as the management style and whether employees get feedback. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77d0" id="depend__117" original="E86e.-7cdc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="depend__118"> depend + adverb + on/​upon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77ce" id="depend__119"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77cd" id="depend__120" original="E86e.-7cda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77cc" id="depend__121"><span class="coll" id="depend__122" original="E86e.-7cd9"> only </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77ca" id="depend__123"><span class="coll" id="depend__124" original="E86e.-7cd8"> entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77c8" id="depend__125"><span class="coll" id="depend__126" original="E86e.-7cd7"> solely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77c6" id="depend__127" original="E86e.-7cd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77c5" id="depend__128"><span class="coll" id="depend__129" original="E86e.-7cd5"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77c3" id="depend__130"><span class="coll" id="depend__131" original="E86e.-7cd4"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77c1" id="depend__132"><span class="coll" id="depend__133" original="E86e.-7cd3"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77bf" id="depend__134"><span class="coll" id="depend__135" original="E86e.-7cd2"> essentially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77bd" id="depend__136"><span class="coll" id="depend__137" original="E86e.-7cd1"> mostly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77bb" id="depend__138" original="E86e.-7cd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77ba" id="depend__139"><span class="coll" id="depend__140" original="E86e.-7ccf"> crucially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77b8" id="depend__141"><span class="coll" id="depend__142" original="E86e.-7cce"> critically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77b6" id="depend__143" original="E86e.-7ccd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77b5" id="depend__144"><span class="coll" id="depend__145" original="E86e.-7ccc"> strongly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77b3" id="depend__146"><span class="coll" id="depend__147" original="E86e.-7ccb"> greatly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77b1" id="depend__148"><span class="coll" id="depend__149" original="E86e.-7cca"> substantially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77af" id="depend__150"><span class="coll" id="depend__151" original="E86e.-7cc9"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77ad" id="depend__152" original="E86e.-7cc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77ac" id="depend__153"><span class="coll" id="depend__154" original="E86e.-7cc7"> partly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77aa" id="depend__155" original="E86e.-7cc6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77a9" id="depend__156" original="E86e.-7cc5"><span class="x" id="depend__157" original="E86e.-7cc4"> People's propensity to purchase certain categories of products depends primarily on their level of income. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77a7" id="depend__158" original="E86e.-7cc3"><span class="x" id="depend__159" original="E86e.-7cc2"> How the molecule reacts depends crucially on its shape. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77a5" id="depend__160" original="E86e.-7cb2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="depend__161"> adverb + depend on/​upon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77a3" id="depend__162"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77a2" id="depend__163" original="E86e.-7cb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-77a1" id="depend__164"><span class="coll" id="depend__165" original="E86e.-7caf"> crucially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-779f" id="depend__166"><span class="coll" id="depend__167" original="E86e.-7cad"> critically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-779d" id="depend__168" original="E88e.-7720"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-779c" id="depend__169"><span class="coll" id="depend__170" original="E88e.-771f"> ultimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-779a" id="depend__171" original="E86e.-7cac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7799" id="depend__172"><span class="coll" id="depend__173" original="E86e.-7cab"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7797" id="depend__174" original="E86e.-7caa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7796" id="depend__175"><span class="coll" id="depend__176" original="E86e.-7ca9"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7794" id="depend__177" original="E86e.-7ca8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7793" id="depend__178"><span class="coll" id="depend__179" original="E86e.-7ca7"> obviously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7791" id="depend__180" original="E86e.-7ca6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7790" id="depend__181" original="E86e.-7ca5"><span class="x" id="depend__182" original="E86e.-7ca4"> Success largely depends on forming a good relationship with the patient. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-778e" id="depend__183" original="E39c.-1502"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-778d" id="depend__184"><h4 class="pv"> depend on/upon somebody/something (for something) </h4><span class="use" id="depend__186" original="E39c.-1500"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-778a" id="depend__187"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7789" id="depend__188"><span class="def" id="depend__189" original="E39c.-14ff"> to need money or help from somebody/something else for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7787" id="depend__190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7786" id="depend__191" original="E86e.-7f9e"><span class="x" id="depend__192" original="E86e.-7f9d"> Most people in low-income countries depend on agriculture for their livelihood. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7784" id="depend__193" original="E86e.-7f9c"><span class="x" id="depend__194" original="E86e.-7f9b"> Human beings are social animals: they depend on others. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7782" id="depend__195" original="E86e.-7cc1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="depend__196"> depend + adverb + on/​upon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7780" id="depend__197"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-777f" id="depend__198" original="E86e.-7cbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-777e" id="depend__199"><span class="coll" id="depend__200" original="E86e.-7cbe"> heavily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-777c" id="depend__201" original="E86e.-7cbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-777b" id="depend__202"><span class="coll" id="depend__203" original="E86e.-7cbc"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7779" id="depend__204" original="E86e.-7cbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7778" id="depend__205"><span class="coll" id="depend__206" original="E86e.-7cba"> solely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7776" id="depend__207" original="E86e.-7cb9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7775" id="depend__208" original="E86e.-7cb8"><span class="x" id="depend__209" original="E86e.-7cb7"> All industrialized countries depend heavily on small business as a source of innovation and employment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e80" id="depend__210" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="depend__211"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e7e" id="depend__212" original="E86e.-7f99"><span class="shcut" id="depend__213" original="E86e.-7f98"> depend on/​upon + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e7c" id="depend__214" original="E86e.-7f97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e7b" id="depend__215" original="E86e.-7f95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e7a" id="depend__216" original="E86e.-7f94"><span class="coll" id="depend__217"> nature </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e78" id="depend__218" original="E86e.-7cf7"><span class="coll" id="depend__219"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e76" id="depend__220" original="E86e.-7cf6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e75" id="depend__221" original="E86e.-7cf5"><span class="coll" id="depend__222"> size </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e73" id="depend__223" original="E86e.-7cf4"><span class="coll" id="depend__224"> number </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e71" id="depend__225" original="E86e.-7cf3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e70" id="depend__226" original="E86e.-7cf2"><span class="coll" id="depend__227"> extent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e6e" id="depend__228" original="E86e.-7cf1"><span class="coll" id="depend__229"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e6c" id="depend__230" original="E86e.-7cf0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e6b" id="depend__231" original="E86e.-7f92"><span class="coll" id="depend__232"> circumstances </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e69" id="depend__233" original="E86e.-7cef"><span class="coll" id="depend__234"> context </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e67" id="depend__235" original="E86e.-7cee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e66" id="depend__236" original="E86e.-7ced"><span class="coll" id="depend__237"> factor </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e64" id="depend__238" original="E86e.-7cec"><span class="coll" id="depend__239"> parameter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e62" id="depend__240" original="E86e.-7ceb"><span class="coll" id="depend__241"> condition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e60" id="depend__242" original="E86e.-7cea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e5f" id="depend__243" original="E86e.-7ce9"><span class="coll" id="depend__244"> ability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e5d" id="depend__245" original="E86e.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e5c" id="depend__246" original="E86e.-7ce7"><span class="coll" id="depend__247"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e5a" id="depend__248" original="E86e.-7ce6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e59" id="depend__249" original="E86e.-7ce5"><span class="coll" id="depend__250"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e57" id="depend__251" original="E86e.-7ce4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e56" id="depend__252" original="E86e.-7ce3"><span class="coll" id="depend__253"> orientation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e54" id="depend__254" original="E86e.-7ce2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e53" id="depend__255" original="E86e.-7ce1"><span class="coll" id="depend__256"> strength </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e51" id="depend__257" original="E86e.-7f91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e50" id="depend__258" original="E86e.-7ce0"><span class="x" id="depend__259" original="E86e.-7cdf"> Motivation is likely to depend on factors such as the management style and whether employees get feedback. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e4e" id="depend__260" original="E86e.-7cde"><span class="shcut" id="depend__261" original="E86e.-7cdd"> depend + adverb + on/​upon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e4c" id="depend__262" original="E86e.-7cdc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e4b" id="depend__263" original="E86e.-7cda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e4a" id="depend__264" original="E86e.-7cd9"><span class="coll" id="depend__265"> only </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e48" id="depend__266" original="E86e.-7cd8"><span class="coll" id="depend__267"> entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e46" id="depend__268" original="E86e.-7cd7"><span class="coll" id="depend__269"> solely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e44" id="depend__270" original="E86e.-7cd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e43" id="depend__271" original="E86e.-7cd5"><span class="coll" id="depend__272"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e41" id="depend__273" original="E86e.-7cd4"><span class="coll" id="depend__274"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e3f" id="depend__275" original="E86e.-7cd3"><span class="coll" id="depend__276"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e3d" id="depend__277" original="E86e.-7cd2"><span class="coll" id="depend__278"> essentially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e3b" id="depend__279" original="E86e.-7cd1"><span class="coll" id="depend__280"> mostly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e39" id="depend__281" original="E86e.-7cd0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e38" id="depend__282" original="E86e.-7ccf"><span class="coll" id="depend__283"> crucially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e36" id="depend__284" original="E86e.-7cce"><span class="coll" id="depend__285"> critically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e34" id="depend__286" original="E86e.-7ccd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e33" id="depend__287" original="E86e.-7ccc"><span class="coll" id="depend__288"> strongly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e31" id="depend__289" original="E86e.-7ccb"><span class="coll" id="depend__290"> greatly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e2f" id="depend__291" original="E86e.-7cca"><span class="coll" id="depend__292"> substantially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e2d" id="depend__293" original="E86e.-7cc9"><span class="coll" id="depend__294"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e2b" id="depend__295" original="E86e.-7cc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e2a" id="depend__296" original="E86e.-7cc7"><span class="coll" id="depend__297"> partly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e28" id="depend__298" original="E86e.-7cc6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e27" id="depend__299" original="E86e.-7cc5"><span class="x" id="depend__300" original="E86e.-7cc4"> People's propensity to purchase certain categories of products depends primarily on their level of income. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e25" id="depend__301" original="E86e.-7cc3"><span class="x" id="depend__302" original="E86e.-7cc2"> How the molecule reacts depends crucially on its shape. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e23" id="depend__303" original="E86e.-7cc1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e22" id="depend__304" original="E86e.-7cbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e21" id="depend__305" original="E86e.-7cbe"><span class="coll" id="depend__306"> heavily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e1f" id="depend__307" original="E86e.-7cbd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e1e" id="depend__308" original="E86e.-7cbc"><span class="coll" id="depend__309"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e1c" id="depend__310" original="E86e.-7cbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e1b" id="depend__311" original="E86e.-7cba"><span class="coll" id="depend__312"> solely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e19" id="depend__313" original="E86e.-7cb9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e18" id="depend__314" original="E86e.-7cb8"><span class="x" id="depend__315" original="E86e.-7cb7"> All industrialized countries depend heavily on small business as a source of innovation and employment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e16" id="depend__316" original="E86e.-7cb4"><span class="shcut" id="depend__317" original="E86e.-7cb3"> adverb + depend on/​upon </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e14" id="depend__318" original="E86e.-7cb2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e13" id="depend__319" original="E86e.-7cb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e12" id="depend__320" original="E86e.-7caf"><span class="coll" id="depend__321"> crucially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e10" id="depend__322" original="E86e.-7cad"><span class="coll" id="depend__323"> critically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e0e" id="depend__324" original="E88e.-7720"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e0d" id="depend__325" original="E88e.-771f"><span class="coll" id="depend__326"> ultimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e0b" id="depend__327" original="E86e.-7cac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e0a" id="depend__328" original="E86e.-7cab"><span class="coll" id="depend__329"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e08" id="depend__330" original="E86e.-7caa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e07" id="depend__331" original="E86e.-7ca9"><span class="coll" id="depend__332"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e05" id="depend__333" original="E86e.-7ca8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e04" id="depend__334" original="E86e.-7ca7"><span class="coll" id="depend__335"> obviously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e02" id="depend__336" original="E86e.-7ca6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5e01" id="depend__337" original="E86e.-7ca5"><span class="x" id="depend__338" original="E86e.-7ca4"> Success largely depends on forming a good relationship with the patient. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.57de" id="depend__339" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depend" title="depend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.57df" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.287f" id="depend__340" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depend__341"> depend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dependant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7773" id="dependant" original="E39c.-14e2" sum="357"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7772" id="dependant__1" original="E39c.-14e1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7771" id="dependant__2" original="E39c.-14e0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dependant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-775e" id="dependant__7" original="E39c.-14d0"><span class="pos" id="dependant__8" original="E39c.-14cf"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69e4" eid="dependant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2b74" geo="br" id="dependant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/dependant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dependant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2b71" geo="n_am" id="dependant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/dependant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dependant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7765" id="dependant__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="dependant__15" original="E39c.-14d7"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7766" id="dependant__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7763" id="dependant__17"><span class="v"><strong> dependent </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7761" id="dependant__19"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="dependant__20" original="E39c.-14d2"> North American English </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="dependant__21" original="E39c.-14d1"> British English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-775c" id="dependant__22"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-775b" id="dependant__23" original="E39c.-14ce"><span class="def" id="dependant__24" original="E39c.-14cd"> a person who depends on another person for a home, food, money, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7759" id="dependant__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7758" id="dependant__26" original="E850.-74b5"><span class="x" id="dependant__27" original="E850.-74b4"> Boys were educated to become husbands and fathers, providing for their dependants, and working full time in a man's job. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5897" id="dependant__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dependant" title="dependant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5898" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2938" id="dependant__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dependant__30"> dependant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dependence
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7756" id="dependence" original="E39c.-14cc" sum="828"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7755" id="dependence__1" original="E39c.-14cb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7754" id="dependence__2" original="E39c.-14ca"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dependence </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-774c" id="dependence__4" original="E39c.-14c5"><span class="pos" id="dependence__5" original="E39c.-14c4"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69dd" eid="dependence__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-130a" geo="br" id="dependence__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependence__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/dependence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dependence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1307" geo="n_am" id="dependence__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependence__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/dependence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dependence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-774a" id="dependence__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dependence__12" original="E39c.-14c2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7748" id="dependence__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7747" id="dependence__14" original="E39c.-14c1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dependence__15" original="E39c.-14bf"> the state of needing somebody/something in order to survive or be successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7745" id="dependence__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7744" id="dependence__17" original="E86e.-7ba6"><span class="cf" id="dependence__18" original="E39c.-14c0"><span class="exp" id="dependence__19"> dependence </span> on/upon somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dependence__20" original="E86e.-7ba5"> It is clear that the current dependence on oil cannot be sustained. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7740" id="dependence__21" original="E88e.-76b9"><span class="x" id="dependence__22" original="E88e.-76b8"> Industrial growth would reduce dependence on overseas markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-773e" id="dependence__23" original="E88e.-76b6"><span class="cf" id="dependence__24" original="E88e.-76b7"><span class="exp" id="dependence__25"> dependence </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="dependence__26" original="E88e.-76b5"> The economic dependence of women has kept them back from their share in human progress. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-773a" id="dependence__27" original="E39c.-14be" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://independence" title="independence definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7739" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3e2e" id="dependence__28" original="E39c.-14bd"><span class="xh" id="dependence__29"> independence </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7736" id="dependence__30" original="E39c.-14bb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7735" id="dependence__31" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7734" id="dependence__32"><span class="v"><strong> dependency </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dependence__34" original="E39c.-14b8"> the state of being <a class="ndv" href="entry://addicted" id="dependence__35"> addicted </a> to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7730" id="dependence__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-772f" id="dependence__37" original="E86e.-7ba2"><span class="x" id="dependence__38" original="E86e.-7ba1"> The patient's symptoms may reflect substance abuse or dependence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-772d" id="dependence__39" original="E39c.-14b4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="dependence__40" original="E39c.-14b3"><span class="exp" id="dependence__41"> dependence </span> of A and B </span><span class="def" id="dependence__42" original="E39c.-14b0"> the fact of one thing being affected by another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7729" id="dependence__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7728" id="dependence__44" original="E86e.-7ba0"><span class="x" id="dependence__45" original="E86e.-7b9f"> Figure 12.6 shows the mutual dependence of transport and land use in a simplified form. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.58af" id="dependence__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dependence" title="dependence definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.58b0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2956" id="dependence__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dependence__48"> dependence </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dependency
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7726" id="dependency" original="E39c.-14af" sum="956"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7725" id="dependency__1" original="E39c.-14ae"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7724" id="dependency__2" original="E39c.-14ad"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dependency </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7719" id="dependency__7" original="E39c.-14a5"><span class="pos" id="dependency__8" original="E39c.-14a4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69d6" eid="dependency__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-12dd" geo="br" id="dependency__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependency__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/dependency__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependency__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dependency__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-12da" geo="n_am" id="dependency__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependency__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/dependency__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependency__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dependency__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7717" id="dependency__14" original="E39c.-14a3"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7714" form="pl" id="dependency__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="dependency__16" original="E39c.-149f"> dependencies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7712" id="dependency__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7711" id="dependency__18" original="E39c.-149e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7710" id="dependency__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dependency__20" original="E39c.-149c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dependency__21" original="E39c.-149a"> the state of relying on somebody/something for something, especially when this is not normal or necessary </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-770d" id="dependency__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-770c" id="dependency__23" original="E86e.-7b1c"><span class="x" id="dependency__24" original="E86e.-7b1b"> Encampment creates dependency by disempowering refugees. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-770a" id="dependency__25" original="E88e.-7691"><span class="cf" id="dependency__26" original="E39c.-149b"><span class="exp" id="dependency__27"> dependency </span> on/upon somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dependency__28" original="E88e.-7690"> Diversification may help to manage risk by reducing dependency on a narrow product area. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="dependency__29" original="E86e.-7b1a" un="help"> In economics and geography, the <span class="eb" id="dependency__30" original="E86e.-7b19"> dependency ratio </span> is the number of children under the age of 18 and adults over the age of 64 (i.e. people not in the labour force) per hundred workers: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7704" id="dependency__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7703" id="dependency__32" original="E86e.-7b18"><span class="x" id="dependency__33" original="E86e.-7b17"> Owing to the enormous rise in life expectancy, India's old-age dependency ratio is expected to increase by 13.4 percentage points by 2050. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7701" id="dependency__34" original="E39c.-1496"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7700" id="dependency__35"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dependency__36" original="E39c.-1494"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dependency__37" original="E39c.-1493"> a country or area that is controlled by another country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76fd" id="dependency__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76fc" id="dependency__39" original="E86e.-7b16"><span class="x" id="dependency__40" original="E86e.-7b15"> This methodology significantly underpredicts the numbers of migrants from US dependencies. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76fa" id="dependency__41" original="E39c.-1492"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76f9" id="dependency__42" original="E39c.-1491" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dependence" title="dependence definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76f8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7756" id="dependency__43" original="E39c.-1490"><span class="xh" id="dependency__44"> dependence </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.58e8" id="dependency__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dependency" title="dependency definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.58e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.298c" id="dependency__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dependency__47"> dependency </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dependent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76f5" hm="1" id="dependent1" original="E39c.-148d" sum="1122"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76f4" id="dependent1__1" original="E39c.-148c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76f3" id="dependent1__2" original="E39c.-148b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dependent <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76e8" id="dependent1__7" original="E39c.-1482"><span class="pos" id="dependent1__8" original="E39c.-1481"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69cf" eid="dependent1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-12b3" geo="br" id="dependent1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependent1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/dependent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dependent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-12b0" geo="n_am" id="dependent1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependent1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/dependent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dependent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76e6" id="dependent1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76e5" id="dependent1__15" original="E39c.-1480"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dependent1__16" original="E39c.-147f"> needing somebody/something in order to survive or be successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76e3" id="dependent1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76e2" id="dependent1__18" original="E86e.-7c41"><span class="x" id="dependent1__19" original="E86e.-7c40"> There has been growing concern about the provision of financial support for dependent children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76e0" id="dependent1__20" original="E86e.-7c3d"><span class="cf" id="dependent1__21" original="E39c.-147e"><span class="exp" id="dependent1__22"> dependent </span> on/upon somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dependent1__23" original="E86e.-7c3c"> The principal consuming countries are likely to become increasingly dependent on imports. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76dc" id="dependent1__24" original="E86e.-7c3f"><span class="cf" id="dependent1__25" original="E8d9.-75f4"><span class="exp" id="dependent1__26"> dependent </span> on/upon somebody/something for something </span><span class="x" id="dependent1__27" original="E86e.-7c3e"> Most of us are dependent on others for food, housing and health. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76d8" id="dependent1__28" original="E8f3.-7f2b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://independent" title="independent (6) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3db6" id="dependent1__29" original="E8f3.-7f2a"><span class="xh" id="dependent1__30"> independent </span><span class="xs" id="dependent1__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 6 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76d4" id="dependent1__32" original="E86e.-7c21" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__33"> dependent + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76d2" id="dependent1__34"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76d1" id="dependent1__35" original="E86e.-7c1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76d0" id="dependent1__36"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__37" original="E86e.-7c1e"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76ce" id="dependent1__38" original="E86e.-7c1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76cd" id="dependent1__39"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__40" original="E86e.-7c1c"> child </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76cb" id="dependent1__41" original="E86e.-7c1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76ca" id="dependent1__42"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__43" original="E86e.-7c1a"> adult </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76c8" id="dependent1__44" original="E86e.-7c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76c7" id="dependent1__45"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__46" original="E86e.-7c18"> person </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76c5" id="dependent1__47" original="E86e.-7c17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76c4" id="dependent1__48" original="E86e.-7b34"><span class="x" id="dependent1__49" original="E86e.-7b33"> Many dependent older people have limited access to family resources (e.g. if childless or widowed). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76c2" id="dependent1__50" original="E8f4.-7eee" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__51"> dependent on/​upon + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76c0" id="dependent1__52"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76bf" id="dependent1__53" original="E8f4.-7eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76be" id="dependent1__54"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__55" original="E8f4.-7eeb"> each other </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76bc" id="dependent1__56"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__57" original="E8f4.-7eea"> one another </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76ba" id="dependent1__58" original="E8f4.-7ee9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76b9" id="dependent1__59"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__60" original="E8f4.-7ee8"> others </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76b7" id="dependent1__61" original="E8f4.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76b6" id="dependent1__62"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__63" original="E8f4.-7ee6"> adult </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76b4" id="dependent1__64" original="E8f4.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76b3" id="dependent1__65"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__66" original="E8f4.-7ee4"> agriculture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76b1" id="dependent1__67" original="E8f4.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76b0" id="dependent1__68"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__69" original="E8f4.-7ee2"> imports </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76ae" id="dependent1__70" original="E8f4.-7ee1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76ad" id="dependent1__71"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__72" original="E8f4.-7ee0"> resources </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76ab" id="dependent1__73" original="E8f4.-7edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76aa" id="dependent1__74"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__75" original="E8f4.-7ede"> industry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76a8" id="dependent1__76" original="E8f4.-7edd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76a7" id="dependent1__77"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__78" original="E8f4.-7edc"> technology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76a5" id="dependent1__79" original="E8f4.-7edb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76a4" id="dependent1__80"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__81" original="E8f4.-7eda"> aid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76a2" id="dependent1__82"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__83" original="E8f4.-7ed9"> help </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-76a0" id="dependent1__84"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__85" original="E8f4.-7ed8"> assistance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-769e" id="dependent1__86"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__87" original="E8f4.-7ed7"> cooperation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-769c" id="dependent1__88"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__89" original="E8f4.-7ed6"> support </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-769a" id="dependent1__90" original="E8f4.-7ed5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7699" id="dependent1__91" original="E8f4.-7ed4"><span class="x" id="dependent1__92" original="E8f4.-7ed3"> As social beings we are dependent on each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7697" id="dependent1__93" original="E8f4.-7ed2"><span class="x" id="dependent1__94" original="E8f4.-7ed1"> Almost two thirds of the population live below the poverty line, and the country remains highly dependent on external assistance. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7695" id="dependent1__95" original="E8f4.-7e9f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__96"> adverb + dependent </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7693" id="dependent1__97"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7692" id="dependent1__98" original="E8f4.-7e94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7691" id="dependent1__99"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__100" original="E8f4.-7e93"> heavily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-768f" id="dependent1__101"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__102" original="E8f4.-7e92"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-768d" id="dependent1__103" original="E8f4.-7e9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-768c" id="dependent1__104"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__105" original="E8f4.-7e9c"> mutually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-768a" id="dependent1__106" original="E8f4.-7e9b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7689" id="dependent1__107" original="E8f4.-7e9a"><span class="x" id="dependent1__108" original="E8f4.-7e99"> What began as a choice to outsource can become a deep, mutually dependent collaboration. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7687" id="dependent1__109" original="E8f4.-7e96" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__110"> adverb + dependent on/​upon somebody/​something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7685" id="dependent1__111"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7684" id="dependent1__112" original="E8f4.-7e91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7683" id="dependent1__113"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__114" original="E8f4.-7e90"> entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7681" id="dependent1__115"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__116" original="E8f4.-7e8f"> completely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-767f" id="dependent1__117"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__118" original="E8f4.-7e8e"> totally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-767d" id="dependent1__119"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__120" original="E8f4.-7e8d"> wholly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-767b" id="dependent1__121" original="E8f4.-7dc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-767a" id="dependent1__122"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__123" original="E8f4.-7dc2"> heavily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7678" id="dependent1__124"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__125" original="E8f4.-7dc1"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7676" id="dependent1__126" original="E8f4.-7e8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7675" id="dependent1__127"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__128" original="E8f4.-7e8b"> financially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7673" id="dependent1__129"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__130" original="E8f4.-7e8a"> economically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7671" id="dependent1__131" original="E8f4.-7e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7670" id="dependent1__132"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__133" original="E8f4.-7e88"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-766e" id="dependent1__134" original="E8f4.-7e87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-766d" id="dependent1__135" original="E8f4.-7e84"><span class="x" id="dependent1__136" original="E8f4.-7e83"> In some cases, one twin is completely dependent on the other for survival. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-766b" id="dependent1__137" original="E39c.-147c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="dependent1__138" original="E39c.-147b"><span class="exp" id="dependent1__139"> dependent </span> (on/upon something) </span><span class="def" id="dependent1__140" original="E39c.-147a"><a class="ndv" href="entry://addicted" id="dependent1__141"> addicted </a> to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7666" id="dependent1__142"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7665" id="dependent1__143" original="E86e.-7c3b"><span class="x" id="dependent1__144" original="E86e.-7c3a"> When the patient is dependent on alcohol, a sudden cessation of drinking may cause severe withdrawal symptoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7663" id="dependent1__145" original="E8d9.-75f3"><span class="x" id="dependent1__146" original="E8d9.-75f2"> Nicotine dependence level was classified into three levels: low, moderate and severe, and 37% were severely dependent. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7661" id="dependent1__147" original="E39c.-1476"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="dependent1__148" original="E39c.-1475"><span class="exp" id="dependent1__149"> dependent </span> on/upon something </span><span class="def" id="dependent1__150" original="E39c.-1472"> affected or decided by something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-765d" id="dependent1__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-765c" id="dependent1__152" original="E86e.-7c39"><span class="x" id="dependent1__153" original="E86e.-7c38"> The quality of the results is heavily dependent on the quality of the data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-765a" id="dependent1__154" original="E86e.-7c37"><span class="x" id="dependent1__155" original="E86e.-7c36"> The ability of lone parents to go out to work is dependent upon a range of factors. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7658" id="dependent1__156" original="E8f3.-7f29" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://independent" title="independent (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7657" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3ddc" id="dependent1__157" original="E8f3.-7f28"><span class="xh" id="dependent1__158"> independent </span><span class="xs" id="dependent1__159"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7654" id="dependent1__160" original="E8f4.-7ec5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__161"> dependent on/​upon + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7652" id="dependent1__162"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7651" id="dependent1__163" original="E8f4.-7ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7650" id="dependent1__164"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__165" original="E8f4.-7ec2"> factors </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-764e" id="dependent1__166" original="E8f4.-7ec1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-764d" id="dependent1__167"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__168" original="E8f4.-7ec0"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-764b" id="dependent1__169" original="E8f4.-7ebf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-764a" id="dependent1__170"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__171" original="E8f4.-7ebe"> presence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7648" id="dependent1__172"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__173" original="E8f4.-7ebd"> existence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7646" id="dependent1__174" original="E8f4.-7ebc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7645" id="dependent1__175"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__176" original="E8f4.-7ebb"> conditions </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7643" id="dependent1__177"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__178" original="E8f4.-7eba"> context </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7641" id="dependent1__179"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__180" original="E8f4.-7eb9"> circumstances </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-763f" id="dependent1__181" original="E8f4.-7eb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-763e" id="dependent1__182"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__183" original="E8f4.-7eb7"> number </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-763c" id="dependent1__184"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__185" original="E8f4.-7eb6"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-763a" id="dependent1__186" original="E8f4.-7eb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7639" id="dependent1__187"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__188" original="E8f4.-7eb4"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7637" id="dependent1__189" original="E8f4.-7eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7636" id="dependent1__190"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__191" original="E8f4.-7eb2"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7634" id="dependent1__192" original="E8d9.-75f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7633" id="dependent1__193"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__194" original="E8d9.-75f0"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7631" id="dependent1__195" original="E8f4.-7eb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7630" id="dependent1__196"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__197" original="E8f4.-7eaf"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-762e" id="dependent1__198" original="E8f4.-7eae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-762d" id="dependent1__199"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__200" original="E8f4.-7ead"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-762b" id="dependent1__201" original="E8f4.-7eac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-762a" id="dependent1__202"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__203" original="E8f4.-7eab"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7628" id="dependent1__204" original="E8f4.-7eaa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7627" id="dependent1__205"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__206" original="E8f4.-7ea9"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7625" id="dependent1__207" original="E8f4.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7624" id="dependent1__208"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__209" original="E8f4.-7ea7"> availability </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7622" id="dependent1__210" original="E8f4.-7ea6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7621" id="dependent1__211" original="E8f4.-7ea5"><span class="x" id="dependent1__212" original="E8f4.-7ea4"> The date of bud break is strongly dependent on spring temperatures after snowmelt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-761f" id="dependent1__213" original="E8f4.-7ea3"><span class="x" id="dependent1__214" original="E8f4.-7ea2"> Clearly, this technique is dependent on the availability of the necessary equipment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-761d" id="dependent1__215" original="E8f4.-7e80" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__216"> adverb + dependent on/​upon somebody/​something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-761b" id="dependent1__217"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-761a" id="dependent1__218" original="E8f4.-7e7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7619" id="dependent1__219"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__220" original="E8f4.-7e7d"> critically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7617" id="dependent1__221"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__222" original="E8f4.-7e7c"> crucially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7615" id="dependent1__223" original="E8f4.-7e7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7614" id="dependent1__224"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__225" original="E8f4.-7e7a"> highly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7612" id="dependent1__226"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__227" original="E8f4.-7e79"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7610" id="dependent1__228" original="E8f4.-7e78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-760f" id="dependent1__229"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__230" original="E8f4.-7e77"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-760d" id="dependent1__231"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__232" original="E8f4.-7e76"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-760b" id="dependent1__233" original="E8f4.-7e75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-760a" id="dependent1__234"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__235" original="E8f4.-7e74"> partly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7608" id="dependent1__236"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__237" original="E8f4.-7e73"> partially </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7606" id="dependent1__238" original="E8f4.-7e72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7605" id="dependent1__239" original="E8f4.-7e71"><span class="x" id="dependent1__240" original="E8f4.-7e70"> The adoption of this technology is critically dependent upon a country's policy towards trade and investment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7603" id="dependent1__241" original="E8f4.-7e6f"><span class="x" id="dependent1__242" original="E8f4.-7e6e"> The profitability of GM crops seems to be highly dependent on public attitudes to GM food. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dff" id="dependent1__243" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="dependent1__244"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dfd" id="dependent1__245" original="E86e.-7c23"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__246" original="E86e.-7c22"> dependent + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dfb" id="dependent1__247" original="E86e.-7c21"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dfa" id="dependent1__248" original="E86e.-7c1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5df9" id="dependent1__249" original="E86e.-7c1e"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__250"> relative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5df7" id="dependent1__251" original="E86e.-7c1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5df6" id="dependent1__252" original="E86e.-7c1c"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__253"> child </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5df4" id="dependent1__254" original="E86e.-7c1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5df3" id="dependent1__255" original="E86e.-7c1a"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__256"> adult </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5df1" id="dependent1__257" original="E86e.-7c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5df0" id="dependent1__258" original="E86e.-7c18"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__259"> person </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dee" id="dependent1__260" original="E86e.-7c17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ded" id="dependent1__261" original="E86e.-7b34"><span class="x" id="dependent1__262" original="E86e.-7b33"> Many dependent older people have limited access to family resources (e.g. if childless or widowed). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5deb" id="dependent1__263" original="E8f4.-7ef0"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__264" original="E8f4.-7eef"> dependent on/​upon + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5de9" id="dependent1__265" original="E8f4.-7eee"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5de8" id="dependent1__266" original="E8f4.-7eec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5de7" id="dependent1__267" original="E8f4.-7eeb"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__268"> each other </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5de5" id="dependent1__269" original="E8f4.-7eea"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__270"> one another </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5de3" id="dependent1__271" original="E8f4.-7ee9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5de2" id="dependent1__272" original="E8f4.-7ee8"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__273"> others </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5de0" id="dependent1__274" original="E8f4.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ddf" id="dependent1__275" original="E8f4.-7ee6"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__276"> adult </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ddd" id="dependent1__277" original="E8f4.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ddc" id="dependent1__278" original="E8f4.-7ee4"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__279"> agriculture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dda" id="dependent1__280" original="E8f4.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dd9" id="dependent1__281" original="E8f4.-7ee2"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__282"> imports </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dd7" id="dependent1__283" original="E8f4.-7ee1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dd6" id="dependent1__284" original="E8f4.-7ee0"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__285"> resources </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dd4" id="dependent1__286" original="E8f4.-7edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dd3" id="dependent1__287" original="E8f4.-7ede"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__288"> industry </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dd1" id="dependent1__289" original="E8f4.-7edd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dd0" id="dependent1__290" original="E8f4.-7edc"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__291"> technology </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dce" id="dependent1__292" original="E8f4.-7edb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dcd" id="dependent1__293" original="E8f4.-7eda"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__294"> aid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dcb" id="dependent1__295" original="E8f4.-7ed9"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__296"> help </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dc9" id="dependent1__297" original="E8f4.-7ed8"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__298"> assistance </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dc7" id="dependent1__299" original="E8f4.-7ed7"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__300"> cooperation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dc5" id="dependent1__301" original="E8f4.-7ed6"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__302"> support </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dc3" id="dependent1__303" original="E8f4.-7ed5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dc2" id="dependent1__304" original="E8f4.-7ed4"><span class="x" id="dependent1__305" original="E8f4.-7ed3"> As social beings we are dependent on each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dc0" id="dependent1__306" original="E8f4.-7ed2"><span class="x" id="dependent1__307" original="E8f4.-7ed1"> Almost two thirds of the population live below the poverty line, and the country remains highly dependent on external assistance. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dbe" id="dependent1__308" original="E8f4.-7ec5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dbd" id="dependent1__309" original="E8f4.-7ec3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dbc" id="dependent1__310" original="E8f4.-7ec2"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__311"> factors </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dba" id="dependent1__312" original="E8f4.-7ec1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5db9" id="dependent1__313" original="E8f4.-7ec0"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__314"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5db7" id="dependent1__315" original="E8f4.-7ebf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5db6" id="dependent1__316" original="E8f4.-7ebe"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__317"> presence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5db4" id="dependent1__318" original="E8f4.-7ebd"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__319"> existence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5db2" id="dependent1__320" original="E8f4.-7ebc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5db1" id="dependent1__321" original="E8f4.-7ebb"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__322"> conditions </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5daf" id="dependent1__323" original="E8f4.-7eba"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__324"> context </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dad" id="dependent1__325" original="E8f4.-7eb9"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__326"> circumstances </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5dab" id="dependent1__327" original="E8f4.-7eb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5daa" id="dependent1__328" original="E8f4.-7eb7"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__329"> number </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5da8" id="dependent1__330" original="E8f4.-7eb6"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__331"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5da6" id="dependent1__332" original="E8f4.-7eb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5da5" id="dependent1__333" original="E8f4.-7eb4"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__334"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5da3" id="dependent1__335" original="E8f4.-7eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5da2" id="dependent1__336" original="E8f4.-7eb2"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__337"> type </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5da0" id="dependent1__338" original="E8d9.-75f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d9f" id="dependent1__339" original="E8d9.-75f0"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__340"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d9d" id="dependent1__341" original="E8f4.-7eb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d9c" id="dependent1__342" original="E8f4.-7eaf"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__343"> state </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d9a" id="dependent1__344" original="E8f4.-7eae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d99" id="dependent1__345" original="E8f4.-7ead"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__346"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d97" id="dependent1__347" original="E8f4.-7eac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d96" id="dependent1__348" original="E8f4.-7eab"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__349"> quality </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d94" id="dependent1__350" original="E8f4.-7eaa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d93" id="dependent1__351" original="E8f4.-7ea9"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__352"> temperature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d91" id="dependent1__353" original="E8f4.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d90" id="dependent1__354" original="E8f4.-7ea7"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__355"> availability </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d8e" id="dependent1__356" original="E8f4.-7ea6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d8d" id="dependent1__357" original="E8f4.-7ea5"><span class="x" id="dependent1__358" original="E8f4.-7ea4"> The date of bud break is strongly dependent on spring temperatures after snowmelt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d8b" id="dependent1__359" original="E8f4.-7ea3"><span class="x" id="dependent1__360" original="E8f4.-7ea2"> Clearly, this technique is dependent on the availability of the necessary equipment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d89" id="dependent1__361" original="E8f4.-7ea1"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__362" original="E8f4.-7ea0"> adverb + dependent </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d87" id="dependent1__363" original="E8f4.-7e9f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d86" id="dependent1__364" original="E8f4.-7e94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d85" id="dependent1__365" original="E8f4.-7e93"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__366"> heavily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d83" id="dependent1__367" original="E8f4.-7e92"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__368"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d81" id="dependent1__369" original="E8f4.-7e9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d80" id="dependent1__370" original="E8f4.-7e9c"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__371"> mutually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d7e" id="dependent1__372" original="E8f4.-7e9b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d7d" id="dependent1__373" original="E8f4.-7e9a"><span class="x" id="dependent1__374" original="E8f4.-7e99"> What began as a choice to outsource can become a deep, mutually dependent collaboration. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d7b" id="dependent1__375" original="E8f4.-7e98"><span class="shcut" id="dependent1__376" original="E8f4.-7e97"> adverb + dependent on/​upon somebody/​something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d79" id="dependent1__377" original="E8f4.-7e96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d78" id="dependent1__378" original="E8f4.-7e91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d77" id="dependent1__379" original="E8f4.-7e90"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__380"> entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d75" id="dependent1__381" original="E8f4.-7e8f"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__382"> completely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d73" id="dependent1__383" original="E8f4.-7e8e"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__384"> totally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d71" id="dependent1__385" original="E8f4.-7e8d"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__386"> wholly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d6f" id="dependent1__387" original="E8f4.-7dc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d6e" id="dependent1__388" original="E8f4.-7dc2"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__389"> heavily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d6c" id="dependent1__390" original="E8f4.-7dc1"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__391"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d6a" id="dependent1__392" original="E8f4.-7e8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d69" id="dependent1__393" original="E8f4.-7e8b"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__394"> financially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d67" id="dependent1__395" original="E8f4.-7e8a"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__396"> economically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d65" id="dependent1__397" original="E8f4.-7e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d64" id="dependent1__398" original="E8f4.-7e88"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__399"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d62" id="dependent1__400" original="E8f4.-7e87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d61" id="dependent1__401" original="E8f4.-7e84"><span class="x" id="dependent1__402" original="E8f4.-7e83"> In some cases, one twin is completely dependent on the other for survival. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d5f" id="dependent1__403" original="E8f4.-7e80"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d5e" id="dependent1__404" original="E8f4.-7e7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d5d" id="dependent1__405" original="E8f4.-7e7d"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__406"> critically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d5b" id="dependent1__407" original="E8f4.-7e7c"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__408"> crucially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d59" id="dependent1__409" original="E8f4.-7e7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d58" id="dependent1__410" original="E8f4.-7e7a"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__411"> highly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d56" id="dependent1__412" original="E8f4.-7e79"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__413"> strongly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d54" id="dependent1__414" original="E8f4.-7e78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d53" id="dependent1__415" original="E8f4.-7e77"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__416"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d51" id="dependent1__417" original="E8f4.-7e76"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__418"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d4f" id="dependent1__419" original="E8f4.-7e75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d4e" id="dependent1__420" original="E8f4.-7e74"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__421"> partly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d4c" id="dependent1__422" original="E8f4.-7e73"><span class="coll" id="dependent1__423"> partially </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d4a" id="dependent1__424" original="E8f4.-7e72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d49" id="dependent1__425" original="E8f4.-7e71"><span class="x" id="dependent1__426" original="E8f4.-7e70"> The adoption of this technology is critically dependent upon a country's policy towards trade and investment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d47" id="dependent1__427" original="E8f4.-7e6f"><span class="x" id="dependent1__428" original="E8f4.-7e6e"> The profitability of GM crops seems to be highly dependent on public attitudes to GM food. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5917" id="dependent1__429" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dependent_1" title="dependent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5918" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.29ba" id="dependent1__430" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dependent1__431"> dependent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7601" hm="2" id="dependent2" original="E39c.-1471" sum="194"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7600" id="dependent2__1" original="E39c.-1470"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75ff" id="dependent2__2" original="E39c.-146f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dependent <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75f4" id="dependent2__7" original="E39c.-1466"><span class="pos" id="dependent2__8" original="E39c.-1465"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69c8" eid="dependent2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-12ad" geo="br" id="dependent2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependent2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/dependent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dependent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-12aa" geo="n_am" id="dependent2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependent2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/dependent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dependent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75f2" id="dependent2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75f1" id="dependent2__15" original="E39c.-1464"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75f0" id="dependent2__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="dependent2__17" original="E39c.-1462"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75ee" id="dependent2__18" original="E39c.-1461" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dependant" title="dependant definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75ed" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7773" id="dependent2__19" original="E39c.-1460"><span class="xh" id="dependent2__20"> dependant </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5a0f" id="dependent2__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dependent_1" title="dependent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5a10" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.29ba" id="dependent2__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dependent2__23"> dependent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dependent variable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75eb" id="dependent-variable" original="E39c.-1450" sum="361"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75ea" id="dependent-variable__1" original="E39c.-144f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75e9" id="dependent-variable__2" original="E39c.-144e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dependent variable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75e2" id="dependent-variable__4" original="E39c.-1449"><span class="pos" id="dependent-variable__5" original="E39c.-1448"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7252" eid="dependent-variable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1262" geo="br" id="dependent-variable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependent-variable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌpendənt ˈveəriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/dependent_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependent_variable_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dependent_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-125f" geo="n_am" id="dependent-variable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dependent-variable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌpendənt ˈveriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/dependent_variable_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependent_variable_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://dependent_variable_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-125c" geo="n_am" id="dependent-variable__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="dependent-variable__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌpendənt ˈværiəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/dependent_variable_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/dependent_variable_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://dependent_variable_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75e0" id="dependent-variable__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="dependent-variable__14" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75de" id="dependent-variable__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75dd" id="dependent-variable__16" original="E39c.-1445"><span class="def" id="dependent-variable__17" original="E39c.-1444"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://variable" id="dependent-variable__18"> variable </a> whose value depends on another <span class="dh" id="dependent-variable__19" original="E834.507f"> variable </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75d9" id="dependent-variable__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75d8" id="dependent-variable__21" original="E8b2.-5dae"><span class="x" id="dependent-variable__22" original="E8b2.-5dad"> The model used obesity status as the dependent variable, while controlling for race, gender and age group. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75d6" id="dependent-variable__23" original="E834.4ef8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://independent-variable" title="independent variable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75d5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3d64" id="dependent-variable__24" original="E834.4ef9"><span class="xh" id="dependent-variable__25"> independent variable </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5a2b" id="dependent-variable__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dependent-variable" title="dependent variable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5a2c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2a14" id="dependent-variable__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dependent-variable__28"> dependent variable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depending on
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75d3" id="depending-on" original="E86e.-7ae8" sum="353"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75d2" id="depending-on__1" original="E86e.-7ae7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75d1" id="depending-on__2" original="E86e.-7ae6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depending on </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75ca" id="depending-on__4" original="E86e.-7ae0"><span class="pos" id="depending-on__5" original="E86e.-7adf"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75cf" eid="depending-on__6" original="E88e.-770a" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc2dd80801b03d70f.-6976533.15edde75444.-7361" geo="br" id="depending-on__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depending-on__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendɪŋ ɒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depen/depending_on_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depending_on_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depending_on_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uc2dd80801b03d70f.-6976533.15edde75444.-735e" geo="n_am" id="depending-on__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depending-on__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpendɪŋ ɑːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depen/depending_on_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depen/depending_on_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://depending_on_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75c8" id="depending-on__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75c7" id="depending-on__12" original="E86e.-7ade"><span class="def" id="depending-on__13" original="E86e.-7add"> according to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75c5" id="depending-on__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75c4" id="depending-on__15" original="E88e.-7707"><span class="x" id="depending-on__16" original="E88e.-7706"> People react to pain in differing ways, depending on their own circumstances, situation and abilities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75c2" id="depending-on__17" original="E86e.-7ada"><span class="cf" id="depending-on__18" original="E88e.-7705"><span class="exp" id="depending-on__19"> depending on </span> whether/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="depending-on__20" original="E86e.-7ad9"> The effect of an intense rainstorm will be different, depending on whether the soil is already saturated. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depict
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75be" id="depict" original="E39c.-140b" sum="1110"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75bd" id="depict__1" original="E39c.-140a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75bc" id="depict__2" original="E39c.-1409"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depict </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-75af" id="depict__9" original="E39c.-13ff"><span class="pos" id="depict__10" original="E39c.-13fe"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69c1" eid="depict__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-10a0" geo="br" id="depict__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depic/depict__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depict__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depict__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-109d" geo="n_am" id="depict__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depic/depict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.e92" id="depict__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-109a" form="root" id="depict__17"><span class="vp" id="depict__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> depict </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1098" eid="depict__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1097" geo="br" id="depict__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depic/depict__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depict__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depict__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1094" geo="n_am" id="depict__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depic/depict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depict__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depict__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1091" form="thirdps" id="depict__24"><span class="vp" id="depict__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> depicts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-108f" eid="depict__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-108e" geo="br" id="depict__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depic/depicts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depicts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depicts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-108b" geo="n_am" id="depict__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪkts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depic/depicts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depicts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depicts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1088" form="past" id="depict__31"><span class="vp" id="depict__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> depicted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1086" eid="depict__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1085" geo="br" id="depict__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depic/depicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depicted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depicted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1082" geo="n_am" id="depict__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depic/depicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depicted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depicted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-107f" form="pastpart" id="depict__38"><span class="vp" id="depict__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> depicted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-107d" eid="depict__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-107c" geo="br" id="depict__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depic/depicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depicted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depicted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1079" geo="n_am" id="depict__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depic/depicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depicted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depicted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1076" form="prespart" id="depict__45"><span class="vp" id="depict__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> depicting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1074" eid="depict__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1073" geo="br" id="depict__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depic/depicting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depicting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depicting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1070" geo="n_am" id="depict__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depict__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depic/depicting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depicting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depicting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7583" id="depict__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7582" id="depict__53" original="E39c.-13df"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="depict__54" original="E39c.-13de"> to show an image of somebody/something in a picture </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7580" id="depict__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-757f" id="depict__56" original="E86f.-7f6a"><span class="cf" id="depict__57" original="E39c.-13dd"><span class="exp" id="depict__58"> depict </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="depict__59" original="E86f.-7f69"> The cartoon depicts a street scene in contemporary Manhattan. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-757b" id="depict__60" original="E86f.-7f68"><span class="cf" id="depict__61" original="E8ce.-7dfb"><span class="exp" id="depict__62"> depict </span> somebody/something as somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="depict__63" original="E86f.-7f67"> In mythological art, Argos is depicted as a humanoid male with eyes distributed over his body. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7577" id="depict__64" original="E86f.-7f66"><span class="cf" id="depict__65" original="E39c.-13dc"><span class="exp" id="depict__66"> depict </span> somebody/something doing something </span><span class="x" id="depict__67" original="E86f.-7f65"> The earlier photographic images depict a girl holding a balloon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7573" id="depict__68" original="E86f.-7f63"><span class="cf" id="depict__69" original="E86f.-7f64"><span class="exp" id="depict__70"> depict </span> somebody/something as doing something </span><span class="x" id="depict__71" original="E86f.-7f62"> Sea deities are sometimes depicted as riding on sea horses. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-756f" id="depict__72" original="E39c.-13db"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="depict__73" original="E39c.-13da"> to describe somebody/something in words; to give an impression of somebody/something in words or with a picture </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-756d" id="depict__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-756c" id="depict__75" original="E86f.-7f61"><span class="cf" id="depict__76" original="E39c.-13d9"><span class="exp" id="depict__77"> depict </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="depict__78" original="E86f.-7f60"> I would like to address the question of how the film depicts gender. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7568" id="depict__79" original="E86f.-7f5f"><span class="cf" id="depict__80" original="E39c.-13d8"><span class="exp" id="depict__81"> depict </span> somebody/something as somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="depict__82" original="E86f.-7f5e"> Carol seems to be depicted as the alluring yet shy and inhibited femme fatale. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7564" id="depict__83" original="E86f.-7f6b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="depict__84" original="E86f.-7f5d"><span class="exp" id="depict__85"> depict </span> something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7561" id="depict__86"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="depict__87" original="E8ce.-7dfc"> of a chart or diagram </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="depict__88" original="E86f.-7f5c"> to show or describe something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-755e" id="depict__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-755d" id="depict__90" original="E86f.-7f5b"><span class="x" id="depict__91" original="E86f.-7f5a"> Figure 6.3 depicts the key steps in the method. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5a94" id="depict__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depict" title="depict definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5a95" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2a5c" id="depict__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depict__94"> depict </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depiction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-755b" id="depiction" original="E86f.-7f58" sum="496"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-755a" id="depiction__1" original="E86f.-7f57"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7559" id="depiction__2" original="E86f.-7f56"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depiction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-754e" id="depiction__7" original="E86f.-7f4e"><span class="pos" id="depiction__8" original="E86f.-7f4d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69ba" eid="depiction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-f9f" geo="br" id="depiction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depiction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depic/depiction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depiction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depiction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-f9c" geo="n_am" id="depiction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depiction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɪkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depic/depiction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depic/depiction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depiction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-754c" id="depiction__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-754b" id="depiction__15" original="E86f.-7f4c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="depiction__16" original="E86f.-7f4b"><span class="exp" id="depiction__17"> depiction </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="depiction__18" original="E86f.-7f4a"> a description of somebody/something using words or pictures </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7547" id="depiction__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7546" id="depiction__20" original="E86f.-7f49"><span class="x" id="depiction__21" original="E86f.-7f48"> Reviewers were positive about the film's depiction of war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7544" id="depiction__22" original="E86f.-7f47"><span class="x" id="depiction__23" original="E86f.-7f46"> The most common depiction of refugees was as frauds. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7542" id="depiction__24" original="E86f.-7f59"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="depiction__25" original="E8ce.-7dfa"><span class="exp" id="depiction__26"> depiction </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="depiction__27" original="E86f.-7f45"> a description in the form of a drawing or diagram </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-753e" id="depiction__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-753d" id="depiction__29" original="E86f.-7f44"><span class="x" id="depiction__30" original="E86f.-7f43"> Figure 3.2 provides a graphical depiction of the lens model that was created. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5acf" id="depiction__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depiction" title="depiction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5ad0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-67c3" id="depiction__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depiction__33"> depiction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deplete
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-753b" id="deplete" original="E39c.-1374" sum="504"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-753a" id="deplete__1" original="E39c.-1373"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7539" id="deplete__2" original="E39c.-1372"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deplete </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-752c" id="deplete__9" original="E39c.-1368"><span class="pos" id="deplete__10" original="E39c.-1367"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69b3" eid="deplete__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-df2" geo="br" id="deplete__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deple/deplete__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/deplete__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deplete__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-def" geo="n_am" id="deplete__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deple/deplete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/deplete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deplete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.ec0" id="deplete__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e1f" form="root" id="deplete__17"><span class="vp" id="deplete__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deplete </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e1d" eid="deplete__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e1c" geo="br" id="deplete__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deple/deplete__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/deplete__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deplete__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e19" geo="n_am" id="deplete__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deple/deplete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/deplete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deplete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e16" form="thirdps" id="deplete__24"><span class="vp" id="deplete__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> depletes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e14" eid="deplete__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e13" geo="br" id="deplete__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deple/depletes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depletes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depletes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e10" geo="n_am" id="deplete__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deple/depletes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depletes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depletes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e0d" form="past" id="deplete__31"><span class="vp" id="deplete__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> depleted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e0b" eid="deplete__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e0a" geo="br" id="deplete__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deple/depleted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depleted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depleted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e07" geo="n_am" id="deplete__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deple/depleted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depleted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depleted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e04" form="pastpart" id="deplete__38"><span class="vp" id="deplete__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> depleted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e02" eid="deplete__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e01" geo="br" id="deplete__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deple/depleted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depleted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depleted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-dfe" geo="n_am" id="deplete__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deple/depleted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depleted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depleted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-dfb" form="prespart" id="deplete__45"><span class="vp" id="deplete__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> depleting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-df9" eid="deplete__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-df8" geo="br" id="deplete__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deple/depleting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depleting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depleting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-df5" geo="n_am" id="deplete__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deple/depleting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depleting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depleting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7500" id="deplete__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="deplete__53" original="E39c.-1348"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74fe" id="deplete__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74fd" id="deplete__55" original="E39c.-134a"><span class="cf" id="deplete__56" original="E39c.-1347"><span class="exp" id="deplete__57"> deplete </span> something </span><span class="def" id="deplete__58" original="E39c.-1344"> to reduce something by a large amount so that there is not enough left </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74f9" id="deplete__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74f8" id="deplete__60" original="E81e.2fe8"><span class="x" id="deplete__61" original="E81e.2fe9"> Rapid population growth depletes key natural resources such as water, fuel and soil fertility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74f6" id="deplete__62" original="E81e.2fea"><span class="x" id="deplete__63" original="E81e.2feb"> If the world's current consumption rate continued at the same rate, gas reserves would be depleted in about 60–65 years. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74f4" id="deplete__64"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74f3" id="deplete__65" original="E39c.-1343"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74f2" id="deplete__66"><span class="dr" id="deplete__67" original="E39c.-1342"> depletion </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74e7" id="deplete__71" original="E39c.-133b"><span class="pos" id="deplete__72" original="E39c.-133a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69b2" eid="deplete__73" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e25" geo="br" id="deplete__74" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__75"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deple/depletion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depletion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depletion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-e22" geo="n_am" id="deplete__76" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deplete__77"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpliːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deple/depletion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deple/depletion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depletion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74e5" id="deplete__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deplete__79" original="E39c.-1338"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74e3" id="deplete__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74e2" id="deplete__81" original="E81e.2fec"><span class="cf" id="deplete__82" original="E586.-461c"><span class="exp"> depletion </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="deplete__83" original="E81e.2fed"> The successful international effort to reverse the depletion of the ozone layer is an example of the kind of cooperation that is needed. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5b26" id="deplete__84" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deplete" title="deplete definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5b27" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2b0e" id="deplete__85" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deplete__86"> deplete </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74df" id="deploy" original="E39c.-12f1" sum="685"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74de" id="deploy__1" original="E39c.-12f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74dd" id="deploy__2" original="E39c.-12ef"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deploy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74d0" id="deploy__9" original="E39c.-12e5"><span class="pos" id="deploy__10" original="E39c.-12e4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-69a5" eid="deploy__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b0c" geo="br" id="deploy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deplo/deploy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deploy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deploy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b09" geo="n_am" id="deploy__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deplo/deploy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deploy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deploy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.eee" id="deploy__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b39" form="root" id="deploy__17"><span class="vp" id="deploy__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deploy </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b37" eid="deploy__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b36" geo="br" id="deploy__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deplo/deploy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deploy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deploy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b33" geo="n_am" id="deploy__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deplo/deploy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deploy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deploy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b30" form="thirdps" id="deploy__24"><span class="vp" id="deploy__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deploys </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b2e" eid="deploy__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b2d" geo="br" id="deploy__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deplo/deploys__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deploys__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deploys__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b2a" geo="n_am" id="deploy__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deplo/deploys__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deploys__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deploys__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b27" form="past" id="deploy__31"><span class="vp" id="deploy__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deployed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b25" eid="deploy__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b24" geo="br" id="deploy__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deplo/deployed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deployed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deployed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b21" geo="n_am" id="deploy__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deplo/deployed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deployed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deployed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b1e" form="pastpart" id="deploy__38"><span class="vp" id="deploy__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deployed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b1c" eid="deploy__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b1b" geo="br" id="deploy__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deplo/deployed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deployed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deployed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b18" geo="n_am" id="deploy__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deplo/deployed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deployed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deployed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b15" form="prespart" id="deploy__45"><span class="vp" id="deploy__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deploying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b13" eid="deploy__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b12" geo="br" id="deploy__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deplo/deploying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deploying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deploying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b0f" geo="n_am" id="deploy__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deploy__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deplo/deploying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deploying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deploying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74a4" id="deploy__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74a3" id="deploy__53" original="E39c.-12c2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-74a2" id="deploy__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deploy__55" original="E850.-73f5"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="deploy__56" original="E39c.-12be"> to use something/somebody effectively </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-749f" id="deploy__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-749e" id="deploy__58" original="E492.5399"><span class="x" id="deploy__59" original="E492.539a"> Small states can often deploy resources more freely. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-749c" id="deploy__60" original="E492.539b"><span class="x" id="deploy__61" original="E492.539c"> A sales force needs to be deployed effectively across customers and prospects in order to achieve maximal productivity. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="deploy__62" original="E597.-27a6" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="deploy__63" original="E597.-27a5"><span class="h1" id="deploy__64" original="E597.-27a7"><ul class="inline" id="deploy__65" original="E597.-27a4"><li class="li" id="deploy__66" original="E597.-27a3"> use </li><li class="li" id="deploy__67" original="E597.-27a2"> employ </li><li class="li" id="deploy__68" original="E597.-27a1"> draw on/​upon </li><li class="li" id="deploy__69" original="E597.-27a0"> utilize </li><li class="li" id="deploy__70" original="E597.-279f"> deploy <span class="pos" id="deploy__71" original="E83b.7222"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="deploy__72" original="E597.-27a8"> These words all mean to use something for a particular purpose. </span><ul class="bullet" id="deploy__73" original="E597.-279d"><li class="li" id="deploy__74" original="E597.-279c"> to use/​employ/​utilize/​deploy something <span class="eb" id="deploy__75" original="E597.-279b"> in/​for/​as </span> something </li><li class="li" id="deploy__76" original="E597.-278e"> to use/​employ/​utilize something <span class="eb" id="deploy__77" original="E597.-278d"> to do </span> something </li><li class="li" id="deploy__78" original="E597.-279a"> to use/​employ/​utilize/​deploy a <span class="eb" id="deploy__79" original="E597.-2799"> method/​technique/​strategy/​technology </span></li><li class="li" id="deploy__80" original="E597.-2798"> to use/​employ/​utilize/​draw on a <span class="eb" id="deploy__81" original="E597.-2797"> model/​approach </span></li><li class="li" id="deploy__82" original="E597.-2796"> to use/​utilize/​draw on (a) <span class="eb" id="deploy__83" original="E597.-2795"> source/​data/​information </span></li><li class="li" id="deploy__84" original="E597.-2794"> to use/​utilize/​draw on/​deploy <span class="eb" id="deploy__85" original="E597.-2793"> resources/​skills </span></li><li class="li" id="deploy__86" original="E597.-2792"> to <span class="eb" id="deploy__87" original="E597.-2791"> widely/​commonly/​frequently </span> use/​employ/​utilize something </li><li class="li" id="deploy__88" original="E597.-2790"> to <span class="eb" id="deploy__89" original="E597.-278f"> successfully/​effectively </span> use/​deploy something </li><li class="li" id="deploy__90" original="E597.-1af0"> to draw <span class="eb" id="deploy__91" original="E597.-1aef"> heavily </span> on/​upon something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="deploy__92" original="E597.-278c"><li class="li" id="deploy__93" original="E597.-278b"> Of all these words, <span class="eb" id="deploy__94" original="E597.-278a"> use </span> can be used to talk about the widest range of things, including physical objects, language, methods, information and resources: <span class="x-gs" id="deploy__95"><span class="x-g" id="deploy__96" original="E597.-2789"><span class="x" id="deploy__97" original="E597.-2788"> Researchers can use computers in order to create models. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="deploy__98" original="E597.-2787"><span class="x" id="deploy__99" original="E597.-2786"> In open questions, the respondent is allowed to use their own words. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="deploy__100" original="E597.-2785"><span class="eb" id="deploy__101" original="E597.-2784"> Employ </span> and <span class="eb" id="deploy__102" original="E597.-2783"> utilize </span> are more formal words; <span class="eb" id="deploy__103" original="E597.-2782"> employ </span> is used especially about using particular methods and skills; <span class="eb" id="deploy__104" original="E597.-2781"> utilize </span> can also be used to talk about making use of resources: <span class="x-gs" id="deploy__105"><span class="x-g" id="deploy__106" original="E597.-1aee"><span class="x" id="deploy__107" original="E597.-1aed"> Later sections focus on the methods employed in analysis and research. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="deploy__108" original="E597.-1aec"><span class="x" id="deploy__109" original="E597.-1aeb"> They need to find ways of utilizing scarce human resources to meet quality standards. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="deploy__110" original="E597.-1aea"><span class="eb" id="deploy__111" original="E597.-1ae9"> Draw on/​upon </span> is especially used to talk about people using their own experience and knowledge, or the work or results of others: <span class="x-gs" id="deploy__112"><span class="x-g" id="deploy__113" original="E597.-1ae8"><span class="x" id="deploy__114" original="E597.-1ae7"> This chapter draws heavily on the author's personal experience. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="deploy__115" original="E597.-1ae6"><span class="x" id="deploy__116" original="E597.-1ae5"> He draws on the work of several Latin and African philosophers to develop this paradigm… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="deploy__117" original="E597.-1ae4"><span class="eb" id="deploy__118" original="E597.-1ae3"> Deploy </span> is used to talk about using the resources you have available in the most effective way: <span class="x-gs" id="deploy__119"><span class="x-g" id="deploy__120" original="E597.-1ae2"><span class="x" id="deploy__121" original="E597.-1ae1"> One of the striking things is how differently countries deploy resources. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-749a" id="deploy__122" original="E39c.-12c7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7499" id="deploy__123"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deploy__124" original="E850.-73f1"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deploy__125" original="E850.-73f0"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deploy__126" original="E39c.-12c6"><span class="exp" id="deploy__127"> deploy </span> (somebody/something) (to something) </span><span class="def" id="deploy__128" original="E39c.-12c3"> to move soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action; to move in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7493" id="deploy__129"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7492" id="deploy__130" original="E492.539d"><span class="x" id="deploy__131" original="E492.539e"> Parliamentary approval is not needed if troops are deployed to NATO or EU missions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7490" id="deploy__132" original="E492.539f"><span class="x" id="deploy__133" original="E492.53a0"> The air force began to deploy forward. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5b8a" id="deploy__134" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deploy" title="deploy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5b8b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2bb5" id="deploy__135" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deploy__136"> deploy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deployment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-748e" id="deployment" original="E850.-73e7" sum="489"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-748d" id="deployment__1" original="E850.-73e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-748c" id="deployment__2" original="E850.-73e5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deployment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7481" id="deployment__7" original="E850.-73dd"><span class="pos" id="deployment__8" original="E850.-73dc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-699e" eid="deployment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-a7c" geo="br" id="deployment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deployment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deplo/deployment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deployment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deployment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-a79" geo="n_am" id="deployment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deployment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈplɔɪmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deplo/deployment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deplo/deployment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deployment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-747f" id="deployment__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deployment__15" original="E850.-73da"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deployment__16" original="E850.-73d9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-747c" id="deployment__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-747b" id="deployment__18" original="E850.-73d8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="deployment__19" original="E492.53a1"><span class="exp" id="deployment__20"> deployment </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="deployment__21" original="E850.-73d7"> the effective use of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7477" id="deployment__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7476" id="deployment__23" original="E850.-73d4"><span class="x" id="deployment__24" original="E850.-73d3"> Defending interests requires resources and the skilful deployment of resources. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7474" id="deployment__25" original="E850.-73d2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deployment__26" original="E850.-73d1"> the movement of soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7472" id="deployment__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7471" id="deployment__28" original="E850.-73d0"><span class="x" id="deployment__29" original="E850.-73cf"> In Austria, it is parliament's ‘main committee’ that discusses and decides on military deployments. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5bb6" id="deployment__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deployment" title="deployment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5bb7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6775" id="deployment__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deployment__32"> deployment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deposit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-746f" hm="1" id="deposit1" original="E39c.-11e7" sum="977"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-746e" id="deposit1__1" original="E39c.-11e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-746d" id="deposit1__2" original="E39c.-11e5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deposit <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7461" id="deposit1__7" original="E39c.-11da"><span class="pos" id="deposit1__8" original="E39c.-11d9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6997" eid="deposit1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-57b" geo="br" id="deposit1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɒzɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depos/deposit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deposit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-577" geo="n_am" id="deposit1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːzɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depos/deposit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deposit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-745f" id="deposit1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-745e" id="deposit1__15" original="E39c.-11c0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deposit1__16" original="E39c.-11bf"> a layer of a substance that has been left somewhere, especially by a river or flood, or is found at the bottom of a liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-745c" id="deposit1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-745b" id="deposit1__18" original="E86e.-7b98"><span class="x" id="deposit1__19" original="E86e.-7b97"> These elements gradually settle to form a sedimentary deposit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7459" id="deposit1__20" original="E86e.-7b9a"><span class="x" id="deposit1__21" original="E86e.-7b99"> Extensive alluvial deposits have been interpreted to indicate a drier, more seasonal climate during glacial times. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7457" id="deposit1__22" original="E39c.-11c2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deposit1__23" original="E39c.-11c1"> a layer of a substance that has formed naturally underground </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7455" id="deposit1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7454" id="deposit1__25" original="E86e.-7b96"><span class="x" id="deposit1__26" original="E86e.-7b95"> gold/diamond/mineral/ore deposits </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7452" id="deposit1__27" original="E39c.-11d8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7451" id="deposit1__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="deposit1__29" original="E39c.-11d6"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deposit1__30" original="E39c.-11d5"> a <span class="exp" id="deposit1__31"> deposit </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="deposit1__32" original="E39c.-11d4"> a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-744c" id="deposit1__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-744b" id="deposit1__34" original="E86e.-7b94"><span class="x" id="deposit1__35" original="E86e.-7b93"> The claimant paid a deposit on the house, and was allowed to go into occupation of the property with immediate effect. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7449" id="deposit1__36" original="E39c.-11c4"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7448" id="deposit1__37"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deposit1__38" original="E88e.-768c"> in the British political system </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deposit1__39" original="E39c.-11c3"> the amount of money that a candidate in an election to Parliament has to pay, and that is returned if they get enough votes </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7445" id="deposit1__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7444" id="deposit1__41" original="E86e.-7b92"><span class="x" id="deposit1__42" original="E86e.-7b91"> The party lost 267 deposits (after contesting 339 seats). </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5bd8" id="deposit1__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deposit_1" title="deposit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5bd9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2cec" id="deposit1__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deposit1__45"> deposit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7442" hm="2" id="deposit2" original="E39c.-11be" sum="1037"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7441" id="deposit2__1" original="E39c.-11bd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7440" id="deposit2__2" original="E39c.-11bc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deposit <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7432" id="deposit2__9" original="E39c.-11b1"><span class="pos" id="deposit2__10" original="E39c.-11b0"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-698e" eid="deposit2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-544" geo="br" id="deposit2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɒzɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depos/deposit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deposit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-540" geo="n_am" id="deposit2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːzɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depos/deposit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deposit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.f1c" id="deposit2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-573" form="root" id="deposit2__17"><span class="vp" id="deposit2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deposit </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-571" eid="deposit2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-570" geo="br" id="deposit2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɒzɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depos/deposit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deposit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-56c" geo="n_am" id="deposit2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːzɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depos/deposit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deposit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-568" form="thirdps" id="deposit2__24"><span class="vp" id="deposit2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deposits </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-566" eid="deposit2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-565" geo="br" id="deposit2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɒzɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depos/deposits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposits__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deposits__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-562" geo="n_am" id="deposit2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːzɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depos/deposits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposits__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deposits__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-55f" form="past" id="deposit2__31"><span class="vp" id="deposit2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deposited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-55d" eid="deposit2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-55c" geo="br" id="deposit2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɒzɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depos/deposited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deposited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-559" geo="n_am" id="deposit2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːzɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depos/deposited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deposited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-556" form="pastpart" id="deposit2__38"><span class="vp" id="deposit2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deposited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-554" eid="deposit2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-553" geo="br" id="deposit2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɒzɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depos/deposited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deposited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-550" geo="n_am" id="deposit2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːzɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depos/deposited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deposited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-54d" form="prespart" id="deposit2__45"><span class="vp" id="deposit2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> depositing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-54b" eid="deposit2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-54a" geo="br" id="deposit2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɒzɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depos/depositing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/depositing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depositing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-547" geo="n_am" id="deposit2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposit2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpɑːzɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depos/depositing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/depositing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depositing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7401" id="deposit2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7400" id="deposit2__53" original="E39c.-118e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73ff" id="deposit2__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deposit2__55" original="E39c.-118c"> especially of a river </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deposit2__56" original="E39c.-118b"> to leave a layer of something on a surface, especially gradually and over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73fc" id="deposit2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73fb" id="deposit2__58" original="E86e.-7bb9"><span class="cf" id="deposit2__59" original="E39c.-118d"><span class="exp" id="deposit2__60"> deposit </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deposit2__61" original="E86e.-7bb8"> The sediment deposited by the rivers of South East Asia resulted in the building of deltas of various sizes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73f7" id="deposit2__62" original="E86e.-7bb7"><span class="cf" id="deposit2__63" original="E88e.-7689"><span class="exp" id="deposit2__64"> deposit </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="deposit2__65" original="E86e.-7bb6"> Each tributary transports and deposits this material into the lake. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73f3" id="deposit2__66" original="E39c.-1193"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="deposit2__67" original="E39c.-1192"><span class="exp" id="deposit2__68"> deposit </span> something + adv./prep. </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73f0" id="deposit2__69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="deposit2__70" original="E86e.-7bb5"> of an animal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deposit2__71" original="E39c.-1191"> to put or lay eggs in a particular place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73ed" id="deposit2__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73ec" id="deposit2__73" original="E86e.-7bb2"><span class="x" id="deposit2__74" original="E86e.-7bb1"> The females deposit their eggs inside the cavity of a mussel, where development occurs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73ea" id="deposit2__75" original="E39c.-118a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="deposit2__76" original="E39c.-1189"><span class="exp" id="deposit2__77"> deposit </span> something (in something) </span><span class="def" id="deposit2__78" original="E39c.-1188"> to put money into a bank account </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73e6" id="deposit2__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73e5" id="deposit2__80" original="E86e.-7bb0"><span class="x" id="deposit2__81" original="E86e.-7baf"> When money is deposited in banks, the financial institutions lend it out or invest it. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73e3" id="deposit2__82" original="E86e.-7bba"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="deposit2__83" original="E86e.-7bac"><span class="exp" id="deposit2__84"> deposit </span> something (on/onto something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73e0" id="deposit2__85"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="deposit2__86" subj="engin"> engineering </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deposit2__87" original="E86e.-7bab"> to apply a very thin layer of a substance to a surface </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73dd" id="deposit2__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73dc" id="deposit2__89" original="E86e.-7baa"><span class="x" id="deposit2__90" original="E86e.-7ba9"> The spraying process makes it possible to deposit very thin films onto a surface. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5c3d" id="deposit2__91" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deposit_1" title="deposit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5c3e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2cec" id="deposit2__92" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deposit2__93"> deposit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deposition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73da" id="deposition" original="E39c.-116d" sum="565"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73d9" id="deposition__1" original="E39c.-116c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73d8" id="deposition__2" original="E39c.-116b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deposition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73cd" id="deposition__7" original="E39c.-1163"><span class="pos" id="deposition__8" original="E39c.-1162"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6985" eid="deposition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-45c" geo="br" id="deposition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdepəˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depos/deposition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deposition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-459" geo="n_am" id="deposition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deposition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdepəˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depos/deposition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depos/deposition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deposition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73cb" id="deposition__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73ca" id="deposition__15" original="E39c.-1161"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73c9" id="deposition__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deposition__17" original="E39c.-115f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deposition__18" original="E88e.-7686"><span class="exp" id="deposition__19"> deposition </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="deposition__20" original="E39c.-115c"> the natural process of leaving a layer of a substance on rocks or soil or in the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73c4" id="deposition__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73c3" id="deposition__22" original="E86e.-7ad8"><span class="x" id="deposition__23" original="E86e.-7ad7"> Estuaries are generally zones of deposition of sediment, and are therefore structurally dynamic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73c1" id="deposition__24" original="E86e.-7acf"><span class="x" id="deposition__25" original="E86e.-7ace"> Glucagon and insulin are involved in regulating fat deposition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73bf" id="deposition__26" original="E492.53a2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73be" id="deposition__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deposition__28" original="E492.53a4"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73bc" id="deposition__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="deposition__30" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deposition__31" original="E492.53a7"> a formal statement, taken from somebody and used in court </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73b9" id="deposition__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73b8" id="deposition__33" original="E492.53a8"><span class="x" id="deposition__34" original="E492.53a9"> This was not mentioned in any trial depositions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5c77" id="deposition__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deposition" title="deposition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5c78" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2db4" id="deposition__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deposition__37"> deposition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depreciate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73b6" id="depreciate" original="E39c.-1081" sum="832"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73b5" id="depreciate__1" original="E39c.-1080"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73b4" id="depreciate__2" original="E39c.-107f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depreciate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-73a7" id="depreciate__9" original="E39c.-1075"><span class="pos" id="depreciate__10" original="E39c.-1074"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-697e" eid="depreciate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-178" geo="br" id="depreciate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-175" geo="n_am" id="depreciate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.f4c" id="depreciate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1a5" form="root" id="depreciate__17"><span class="vp" id="depreciate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> depreciate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1a3" eid="depreciate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1a2" geo="br" id="depreciate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-19f" geo="n_am" id="depreciate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-19c" form="thirdps" id="depreciate__24"><span class="vp" id="depreciate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> depreciates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-19a" eid="depreciate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-199" geo="br" id="depreciate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-196" geo="n_am" id="depreciate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-193" form="past" id="depreciate__31"><span class="vp" id="depreciate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> depreciated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-191" eid="depreciate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-190" geo="br" id="depreciate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-18d" geo="n_am" id="depreciate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-18a" form="pastpart" id="depreciate__38"><span class="vp" id="depreciate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> depreciated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-188" eid="depreciate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-187" geo="br" id="depreciate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-184" geo="n_am" id="depreciate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-181" form="prespart" id="depreciate__45"><span class="vp" id="depreciate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> depreciating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-17f" eid="depreciate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-17e" geo="br" id="depreciate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-17b" geo="n_am" id="depreciate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpriːʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-737b" id="depreciate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-737a" id="depreciate__53" original="E39c.-1057"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7379" id="depreciate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="depreciate__55" original="E39c.-1055"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="depreciate__56" original="E86e.-7aca"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="depreciate__57" original="E39c.-1054"> to become less valuable over a period of time; to cause something to become less valuable over a period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7375" id="depreciate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7374" id="depreciate__59" original="E86e.-7acb"><span class="cf" id="depreciate__60" original="E597.-49b7"><span class="exp" id="depreciate__61"> depreciate </span> (by something) (against something) </span><span class="x" id="depreciate__62" original="E86e.-7ac7"> In 2003–4, the dollar depreciated by over 30% against the euro. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7370" id="depreciate__63" original="E86e.-7ac6"><span class="cf" id="depreciate__64" original="E8d9.-75d2"><span class="exp" id="depreciate__65"> depreciate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="depreciate__66" original="E86e.-7ac5"> The government may reduce interest rates and take other steps designed to depreciate its currency. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-736c" id="depreciate__67" original="E39c.-1053" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://appreciate" title="appreciate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-736b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-61cc" id="depreciate__68" original="E39c.-1052"><span class="xh" id="depreciate__69"> appreciate </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7368" id="depreciate__70" original="E39c.-1050"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7367" id="depreciate__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="depreciate__72" original="E39c.-104e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="depreciate__73" original="E39c.-104d"><span class="exp" id="depreciate__74"> depreciate </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7363" id="depreciate__75"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="depreciate__76" subj="busin"> business </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="depreciate__77" original="E39c.-104a"> to reduce the value, as stated in a company's accounts, of a particular <a class="ndv" href="entry://asset" id="depreciate__78"> asset </a> over a particular period of time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-735f" id="depreciate__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-735e" id="depreciate__80" original="E86e.-7ac2"><span class="x" id="depreciate__81" original="E86e.-7ac1"> Watch out for changes in the total asset figure as you depreciate your assets. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5cd0" id="depreciate__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depreciate" title="depreciate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5cd1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2ec9" id="depreciate__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depreciate__84"> depreciate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depreciation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-735c" id="depreciation" original="E86e.-7a34" sum="491"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-735b" id="depreciation__1" original="E86e.-7a33"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-735a" id="depreciation__2" original="E86e.-7a32"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depreciation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-734f" id="depreciation__7" original="E86e.-7a2a"><span class="pos" id="depreciation__8" original="E86e.-7a29"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6977" eid="depreciation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-11b" geo="br" id="depreciation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-118" geo="n_am" id="depreciation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depreciation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depreciation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depreciation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depreciation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-734d" id="depreciation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="depreciation__15" original="E86e.-7a27"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="depreciation__16" original="E86e.-7a26"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-734a" id="depreciation__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7349" id="depreciation__18" original="E86e.-7a25"><span class="def" id="depreciation__19" original="E86e.-7a20"> the process by which something, especially a <a class="ndv" href="entry://currency" id="depreciation__20"> currency </a> , becomes less valuable; an example of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7346" id="depreciation__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7345" id="depreciation__22" original="E86e.-7a1f"><span class="x" id="depreciation__23" original="E86e.-7a1e"> Exchange rate depreciation has increased the real cost of imports and cut real wages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7343" id="depreciation__24" original="E86e.-7a1d"><span class="cf" id="depreciation__25" original="E8d9.-75c8"><span class="exp" id="depreciation__26"> depreciation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="depreciation__27" original="E86e.-7a1c"> The domestic interest rate fell below the foreign interest rate, causing a depreciation of the domestic currency. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5d04" id="depreciation__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depreciation" title="depreciation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5d05" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6719" id="depreciation__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depreciation__30"> depreciation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depress
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-733f" id="depress" original="E39c.-1022" sum="593"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-733e" id="depress__1" original="E39c.-1021"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-733d" id="depress__2" original="E39c.-1020"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depress </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7330" id="depress__9" original="E39c.-1016"><span class="pos" id="depress__10" original="E39c.-1015"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6970" eid="depress__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-4" geo="br" id="depress__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depress__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depress__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depress__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1" geo="n_am" id="depress__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depress__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depress__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depress__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.f7a" id="depress__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-31" form="root" id="depress__17"><span class="vp" id="depress__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> depress </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2f" eid="depress__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2e" geo="br" id="depress__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depress__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depress__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depress__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-2b" geo="n_am" id="depress__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpres <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depress__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depress__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depress__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-28" form="thirdps" id="depress__24"><span class="vp" id="depress__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> depresses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-26" eid="depress__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-25" geo="br" id="depress__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpresɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depresses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depresses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depresses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-22" geo="n_am" id="depress__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpresɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depresses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depresses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depresses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1f" form="past" id="depress__31"><span class="vp" id="depress__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> depressed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1d" eid="depress__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-1c" geo="br" id="depress__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depressed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depressed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-19" geo="n_am" id="depress__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depressed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depressed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-16" form="pastpart" id="depress__38"><span class="vp" id="depress__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> depressed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-14" eid="depress__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-13" geo="br" id="depress__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depressed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depressed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-10" geo="n_am" id="depress__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depressed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depressed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-d" form="prespart" id="depress__45"><span class="vp" id="depress__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> depressing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-b" eid="depress__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-a" geo="br" id="depress__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpresɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depressing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depressing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.-7" geo="n_am" id="depress__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depress__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpresɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depressing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depressing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7304" id="depress__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7303" id="depress__53" original="E39c.-ff1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="depress__54" original="E39c.-ff0"><span class="exp" id="depress__55"> depress </span> something </span><span class="def" id="depress__56" original="E39c.-fef"> to make the value of prices or wages lower </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72ff" id="depress__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72fe" id="depress__58" original="E8c5.-7598"><span class="x" id="depress__59" original="E8c5.-7597"> Food aid tends to depress food prices in the receiving country. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72fc" id="depress__60" original="E39c.-ff4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="depress__61" original="E39c.-ff3"><span class="exp" id="depress__62"> depress </span> something </span><span class="def" id="depress__63" original="E39c.-ff2"> to make trade or business less active </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72f8" id="depress__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72f7" id="depress__65" original="E8c5.-7592"><span class="x" id="depress__66" original="E8c5.-7591"> Sales promotions may actually depress demand for the product in future periods. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72f5" id="depress__67" original="E39c.-fee"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="depress__68" original="E39c.-fed"><span class="exp" id="depress__69"> depress </span> something </span><span class="def" id="depress__70" original="E39c.-fea"> to press or push something down, especially part of a machine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72f1" id="depress__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72f0" id="depress__72" original="E8c5.-758e"><span class="x" id="depress__73" original="E8c5.-758d"> An incorrect volume may be delivered if the plunger is not fully depressed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5d53" id="depress__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depress" title="depress definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5d54" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2f40" id="depress__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depress__76"> depress </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depressed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72ee" id="depressed" original="E39c.-fd9" sum="921"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72ed" id="depressed__1" original="E39c.-fd8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72ec" id="depressed__2" original="E39c.-fd7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depressed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72e4" id="depressed__4" original="E39c.-fd2"><span class="pos" id="depressed__5" original="E39c.-fd1"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6969" eid="depressed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.bc" geo="br" id="depressed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depressed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depressed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depressed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.bf" geo="n_am" id="depressed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depressed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈprest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depressed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depressed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72e2" id="depressed__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72e1" id="depressed__12" original="E39c.-fce"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="depressed__13" original="E39c.-fcd"> suffering from the medical condition of <a class="ndv" href="entry://depression" id="depressed__14"> depression </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72de" id="depressed__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72dd" id="depressed__16" original="E8c5.-7588"><span class="x" id="depressed__17" original="E8c5.-7587"> Clearly, he was depressed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72db" id="depressed__18" original="E8c5.-7586"><span class="x" id="depressed__19" original="E8c5.-7585"> A severely depressed mother may neglect her children. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="depressed__20" original="E8c5.-7584" un="help"> In non-academic English, <span class="eb" id="depressed__21" original="E8ec.-7b66"> depressed </span> is often used to refer to a less serious feeling of sadness, which is not considered to be a medical condition: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72d7" id="depressed__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72d6" id="depressed__23" original="E8ec.-7b65"><span class="x" id="depressed__24" original="E8ec.-7b64"> Now I won't get so depressed about all the small mistakes I make. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72d4" id="depressed__25" original="E39c.-fc9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72d3" id="depressed__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="depressed__27" original="E8c5.-7580"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72d1" id="depressed__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="depressed__29" original="E39c.-fc8"> of a place or an industry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="depressed__30" original="E39c.-fc7"> without enough economic activity or jobs for people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72ce" id="depressed__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72cd" id="depressed__32" original="E8c5.-757f"><span class="x" id="depressed__33" original="E8c5.-757e"> The principal policy has been simply to provide funds to depressed regions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72cb" id="depressed__34" original="E8c5.-757d"><span class="x" id="depressed__35" original="E8c5.-757c"> The recovery had its biggest impact in some of the most depressed industries. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72c9" id="depressed__36" original="E39c.-fc6"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="depressed__37" original="E39c.-fc5"> having a lower amount or level than usual </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72c7" id="depressed__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72c6" id="depressed__39" original="E8c5.-757b"><span class="x" id="depressed__40" original="E8c5.-757a"> The price remained depressed for a number of months. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72c4" id="depressed__41" original="E8c5.-7579"><span class="x" id="depressed__42" original="E8c5.-7578"> Countries with high levels of corruption generally have depressed rates of investment. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5d79" id="depressed__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depressed" title="depressed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5d7a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2f9f" id="depressed__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depressed__45"> depressed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depressing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72c2" id="depressing" original="E39c.-fc4" sum="248"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72c1" id="depressing__1" original="E39c.-fc3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72c0" id="depressing__2" original="E39c.-fc2"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depressing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72b8" id="depressing__4" original="E39c.-fbd"><span class="pos" id="depressing__5" original="E39c.-fbc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6962" eid="depressing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.113" geo="br" id="depressing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depressing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpresɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depressing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depressing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.116" geo="n_am" id="depressing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depressing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpresɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depressing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depressing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72b6" id="depressing__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72b5" id="depressing__12" original="E39c.-fbb"><span class="def" id="depressing__13" original="E39c.-fba"> making you feel sad; making you feel that you have no enthusiasm or hope </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72b3" id="depressing__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72b2" id="depressing__15" original="E8c5.-7574"><span class="x" id="depressing__16" original="E8c5.-7573"> The data make depressing reading. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5da9" id="depressing__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depressing" title="depressing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5daa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2fc5" id="depressing__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depressing__19"> depressing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depression
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72b0" id="depression" original="E39c.-fb2" sum="1422"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72af" id="depression__1" original="E39c.-fb1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72ae" id="depression__2" original="E39c.-fb0"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depression </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72a3" id="depression__7" original="E39c.-fa8"><span class="pos" id="depression__8" original="E39c.-fa7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-695b" eid="depression__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.158" geo="br" id="depression__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depression__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpreʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depression__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depression__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://depression__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.15b" geo="n_am" id="depression__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depression__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpreʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depression__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depression__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depression__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72a1" id="depression__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-72a0" id="depression__15" original="E39c.-fa6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-729f" id="depression__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="depression__17" original="E39c.-fa4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="depression__18" original="E8c5.-756e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="depression__19" original="E39c.-fa3"> a medical condition in which somebody feels very sad and anxious and often has physical <a class="ndv" href="entry://symptoms" id="depression__20"> symptoms </a> such as being unable to sleep </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-729a" id="depression__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7299" id="depression__22" original="E8c5.-756f"><span class="x" id="depression__23" original="E8c5.-756d"> Depression was diagnosed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7297" id="depression__24" original="E8c5.-756c"><span class="x" id="depression__25" original="E8c5.-756b"> These children may experience depression or alienation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7295" id="depression__26" original="E8c5.-756a"><span class="x" id="depression__27" original="E8c5.-7569"> A large proportion of adult depressions had their first appearance in adolescence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7293" id="depression__28" original="E39c.-f95"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7292" id="depression__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="depression__30" original="E39c.-f92"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="depression__31" original="E39c.-f93"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="depression__32" original="E39c.-f91"> a period when there is little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-728e" id="depression__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-728d" id="depression__34" original="E8c5.-7566"><span class="x" id="depression__35" original="E8c5.-7565"> Britain began to face a prolonged period of depression. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-728b" id="depression__36" original="E8c5.-7568"><span class="x" id="depression__37" original="E8c5.-7567"> During the Great Depression of the 1930s, stable employment disappeared. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7289" id="depression__38" original="E8c5.-7564"><span class="x" id="depression__39" original="E8c5.-7563"> Despite major trade depressions, these firms survived. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7287" id="depression__40" original="E39c.-f90"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7286" id="depression__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="depression__42" original="E39c.-f8e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="depression__43" original="E39c.-f8c"> a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7283" id="depression__44" original="E39c.-f8b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://hollow2" title="hollow2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7282" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.7de5" id="depression__45" original="E39c.-f8a"><span class="xh" id="depression__46"> hollow </span><span class="xhm" id="depression__47"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-727e" id="depression__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-727d" id="depression__49" original="E8c5.-7560"><span class="x" id="depression__50" original="E8c5.-755f"> Though dry now, many large depressions in this desert were filled with lakes at various times. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-727b" id="depression__51" original="E39c.-f88"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-727a" id="depression__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="depression__53" original="E39c.-f86"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7278" id="depression__54"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="depression__55" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="depression__56" original="E39c.-f84"> a weather condition in which the pressure of the air becomes lower, often causing rain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7275" id="depression__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7274" id="depression__58" original="E8c5.-755e"><span class="x" id="depression__59" original="E8c5.-755d"> These events were associated with hurricanes, tropical storms or tropical depressions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7272" id="depression__60" original="E39c.-f9a"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7271" id="depression__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="depression__62" original="E39c.-f98"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="depression__63" original="E39c.-f97"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="depression__64" original="E8ec.-7ad3"><span class="exp" id="depression__65"> depression </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="depression__66" original="E39c.-f96"> the action of pressing something; the fact of something becoming lower </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-726b" id="depression__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-726a" id="depression__68" original="E8ec.-7ad2"><span class="x" id="depression__69" original="E8ec.-7ad1"> The addition of meltwater to the oceans causes depression of the ocean floor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7268" id="depression__70" original="E8c5.-755c"><span class="x" id="depression__71" original="E8c5.-755b"> This can lead to a significant depression of the global temperature. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5dc2" id="depression__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depression" title="depression definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5dc3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.2fe9" id="depression__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depression__74"> depression </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depressive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7266" id="depressive" original="E39c.-f80" sum="367"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7265" id="depressive__1" original="E39c.-f7f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7264" id="depressive__2" original="E39c.-f7e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depressive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-725a" id="depressive__6" original="E39c.-f75"><span class="pos" id="depressive__7" original="E39c.-f74"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6954" eid="depressive__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1ac" geo="br" id="depressive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depressive__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpresɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depre/depressive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depressive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1af" geo="n_am" id="depressive__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depressive__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpresɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depre/depressive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depre/depressive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depressive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7258" id="depressive__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7257" id="depressive__14" original="E39c.-f73"><span class="def" id="depressive__15" original="E39c.-f72"> connected with the medical condition of <a class="ndv" href="entry://depression" id="depressive__16"> depression </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7254" id="depressive__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7253" id="depressive__18" original="E492.5402"><span class="x" id="depressive__19" original="E492.5403"> These patients are frequently diagnosed with depressive disorders. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7251" id="depressive__20" original="E492.5404"><span class="x" id="depressive__21" original="E492.5405"> Participants who used the Internet more showed higher levels of loneliness, stress and depressive symptoms. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5e0e" id="depressive__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depressive_1" title="depressive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5e0f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3036" id="depressive__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depressive__24"> depressive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deprivation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-724f" id="deprivation" original="E39c.-f0b" sum="510"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-724e" id="deprivation__1" original="E39c.-f0a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-724d" id="deprivation__2" original="E39c.-f09"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deprivation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7242" id="deprivation__7" original="E39c.-f01"><span class="pos" id="deprivation__8" original="E39c.-f00"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-694d" eid="deprivation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.269" geo="br" id="deprivation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprivation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depri/deprivation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprivation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deprivation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.26c" geo="n_am" id="deprivation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprivation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depri/deprivation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprivation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deprivation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7240" id="deprivation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deprivation__15" original="E39c.-efe"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-723e" id="deprivation__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-723d" id="deprivation__17" original="E39c.-efd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deprivation__18" original="E39c.-efc"> the fact of not having the things that are necessary to live a happy and comfortable life; the process that causes this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-723b" id="deprivation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-723a" id="deprivation__20" original="E850.-73c6"><span class="x" id="deprivation__21" original="E850.-73c5"> For many rural dwellers, the countryside is actually a place of poverty and deprivation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7238" id="deprivation__22" original="E850.-73c4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deprivation__23" original="E850.-73c3"> the fact of not having something that you need or want </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7236" id="deprivation__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7235" id="deprivation__25" original="E850.-73c2"><span class="x" id="deprivation__26" original="E850.-73c1"> Sleep deprivation may have negative effects on motivation, attention and alertness. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5e2c" id="deprivation__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deprivation" title="deprivation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5e2d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.30be" id="deprivation__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deprivation__29"> deprivation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deprive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7233" id="deprive" original="E39c.-efb" sum="600"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7232" id="deprive__1" original="E39c.-efa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7231" id="deprive__2" original="E39c.-ef9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deprive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7224" id="deprive__9" original="E39c.-eef"><span class="pos" id="deprive__10" original="E39c.-eee"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6946" eid="deprive__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.359" geo="br" id="deprive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depri/deprive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deprive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.35c" geo="n_am" id="deprive__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depri/deprive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deprive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.fa8" id="deprive__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.35f" form="root" id="deprive__17"><span class="vp" id="deprive__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deprive </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.361" eid="deprive__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.362" geo="br" id="deprive__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depri/deprive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deprive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.365" geo="n_am" id="deprive__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depri/deprive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deprive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.368" form="thirdps" id="deprive__24"><span class="vp" id="deprive__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deprives </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.36a" eid="deprive__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.36b" geo="br" id="deprive__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depri/deprives__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprives__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deprives__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.36e" geo="n_am" id="deprive__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depri/deprives__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprives__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deprives__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.371" form="past" id="deprive__31"><span class="vp" id="deprive__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deprived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.373" eid="deprive__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.374" geo="br" id="deprive__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depri/deprived__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprived__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://deprived__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.377" geo="n_am" id="deprive__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depri/deprived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deprived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37a" form="pastpart" id="deprive__38"><span class="vp" id="deprive__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deprived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37c" eid="deprive__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37d" geo="br" id="deprive__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depri/deprived__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprived__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://deprived__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.380" geo="n_am" id="deprive__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depri/deprived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deprived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.383" form="prespart" id="deprive__45"><span class="vp" id="deprive__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> depriving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.385" eid="deprive__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.386" geo="br" id="deprive__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depri/depriving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/depriving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depriving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.389" geo="n_am" id="deprive__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprive__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depri/depriving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/depriving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depriving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71f8" id="deprive__52" original="E39c.-ed1"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71f7" id="deprive__53" original="E39c.-ed0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71f6" id="deprive__54"><h4 class="pv"> deprive somebody/something of something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71f4" id="deprive__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71f3" id="deprive__57"><span class="def" id="deprive__58" original="E39c.-ece"> to prevent somebody from having or doing something, especially something important </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71f1" id="deprive__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71f0" id="deprive__60" original="E492.540a"><span class="x" id="deprive__61" original="E492.540b"> These people have been deprived of the support that they have a right to expect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71ee" id="deprive__62" original="E492.5408"><span class="x" id="deprive__63" original="E492.5409"> Children may be deprived of their liberty on suspicion of committing a crime. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5e7b" id="deprive__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deprive" title="deprive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5e7c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.30db" id="deprive__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deprive__66"> deprive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deprived
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71ec" id="deprived" original="E39c.-ecd" sum="422"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71eb" id="deprived__1" original="E39c.-ecc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71ea" id="deprived__2" original="E39c.-ecb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deprived </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71e2" id="deprived__4" original="E39c.-ec6"><span class="pos" id="deprived__5" original="E39c.-ec5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-693f" eid="deprived__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.41c" geo="br" id="deprived__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprived__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depri/deprived__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprived__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://deprived__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.41f" geo="n_am" id="deprived__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deprived__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depri/deprived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depri/deprived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deprived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71e0" id="deprived__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71df" id="deprived__12" original="E39c.-ec4"><span class="def" id="deprived__13" original="E39c.-ec3"> without all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71dd" id="deprived__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71dc" id="deprived__15" original="E850.-73ba"><span class="x" id="deprived__16" original="E850.-73b9"> Research suggests that the most deprived groups typically lack confidence in themselves. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71da" id="deprived__17" original="E850.-73bc"><span class="x" id="deprived__18" original="E850.-73bb"> There is evidence that living in a materially deprived neighbourhood contributes to worse health for individuals. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5e97" id="deprived__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deprived" title="deprived definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5e98" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.310d" id="deprived__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deprived__21"> deprived </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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depth
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71d8" id="depth" original="E39c.-eb3" sum="1850"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71d7" id="depth__1" original="E39c.-eb2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71d6" id="depth__2" original="E39c.-eb1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> depth </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71ca" id="depth__7" original="E39c.-ea9"><span class="pos" id="depth__8" original="E39c.-ea8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6938" eid="depth__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.43a" geo="br" id="depth__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depth__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> depθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/depth/depth__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/depth/depth__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://depth__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.43d" geo="n_am" id="depth__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="depth__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> depθ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/depth/depth__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/depth/depth__us_1.ogg" href="sound://depth__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71c8" id="depth__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71c7" id="depth__15" original="E39c.-ea7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71c6" id="depth__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="depth__17" original="E39c.-ea5"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="depth__18" original="E39c.-ea4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="depth__19" original="E39c.-ea3"> the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something; how deep something is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71c2" id="depth__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71c1" id="depth__21" original="E850.-6b6c"><span class="cf" id="depth__22" original="E850.-6b6d"> at a <span class="exp" id="depth__23"> depth </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="depth__24" original="E850.-6b6b"> The ground temperature at a depth of 27 m is approximately equal to local annual average air temperature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71bd" id="depth__25" original="E850.-6b69"><span class="cf" id="depth__26" original="E850.-6b6a"> to a <span class="exp" id="depth__27"> depth </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="depth__28" original="E850.-6b68"> Sperm whales can travel across entire oceans and can dive to a depth of a kilometre. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71b9" id="depth__29" original="E81d.6512"><span class="cf" id="depth__30" original="E81d.6511"> at/to depths of something </span><span class="x" id="depth__31" original="E81d.6513"> Such basins are found at depths of 800 m or deeper. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71b6" id="depth__32" original="E850.-6b66"><span class="cf" id="depth__33" original="E850.-6b67"> in <span class="exp" id="depth__34"> depth </span></span><span class="x" id="depth__35" original="E850.-6b65"> In each enclosure, 2 tubs were 13.5 cm in depth, and the other 2 were 4.5 cm in depth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71b2" id="depth__36" original="E850.-6b63"><span class="cf" id="depth__37" original="E850.-6b64"><span class="exp" id="depth__38"> depth </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="depth__39" original="E850.-6b62"> The depths of soils on the deforested areas were significantly less and there were larger patches of exposed bedrock. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71ae" id="depth__40" original="E39c.-e99"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71ad" id="depth__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="depth__42" original="E39c.-e97"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="depth__43" original="E850.-6b61"><span class="exp" id="depth__44"> depth </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="depth__45" original="E39c.-e95"> the fact of having or providing a lot of information or knowledge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71a8" id="depth__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71a7" id="depth__47" original="E850.-6b60"><span class="x" id="depth__48" original="E850.-6b5f"> Firms producing complex products require both breadth and depth of knowledge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71a5" id="depth__49" original="E492.540c"><span class="x" id="depth__50" original="E492.540d"> The novel lacks any real psychological depth. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71a3" id="depth__51" original="E850.-6b5c"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71a2" id="depth__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="depth__53" original="E850.-6b5a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="depth__54" original="E850.-6b58"><span class="exp" id="depth__55"> depth </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="depth__56" original="E850.-6b59"> the fact of being very important or serious </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-719d" id="depth__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-719c" id="depth__58" original="E850.-6b57"><span class="x" id="depth__59" original="E850.-6b56"> Banking crises contributed crucially to the length, depth and spread of the Great Depression. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-719a" id="depth__60" original="E39c.-e8b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7199" id="depth__61"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="depth__62" original="E39c.-e89"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="depth__63" original="E39c.-e87"> the quality in an image that makes it appear not to be flat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7196" id="depth__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7195" id="depth__65" original="E492.540e"><span class="x" id="depth__66" original="E492.540f"> Texture in a picture gives it depth. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7193" id="depth__67" original="E39c.-e83"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><ol class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7184" id="depth__68" original="E850.-6b4f" sk="depthsof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7183" id="depth__69"><span class="idm" id="depth__70" original="E850.-6b4e"> the depths of something </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7181" id="depth__71"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7180" id="depth__72" original="E850.-6b4d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="depth__73" original="E850.-6b4c"> the deepest part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-717e" id="depth__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-717d" id="depth__75" original="E850.-6b4b"><span class="x" id="depth__76" original="E850.-6b4a"> The water temperature immediately beneath the ice is 0°C and warms to 3–4°C in the depths of the lake. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-717b" id="depth__77" original="E850.-6b49"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="depth__78" original="E850.-6b48"> the most serious or extreme part of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7179" id="depth__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7178" id="depth__80" original="E850.-6b47"><span class="x" id="depth__81" original="E850.-6b46"> Griffin somehow manages to explore the depths of these complex debates without becoming dry and boring. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7192" id="depth__82" original="E39c.-e82" sk="indepth"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7191" id="depth__83"><span class="idm" id="depth__84" original="E39c.-e81"> in depth </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-718f" id="depth__85"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-718e" id="depth__86"><span class="def" id="depth__87" original="E39c.-e80"> in a detailed and thorough way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-718c" id="depth__88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-718b" id="depth__89" original="E492.5410"><span class="x" id="depth__90" original="E492.5411"> This principle has not previously been analysed in depth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7189" id="depth__91" original="E492.5412"><span class="x" id="depth__92" original="E492.5413"> This area will be explored in greater depth in the next chapter. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7187" id="depth__93" original="E850.-6b51" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://in-depth" title="in-depth definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7186" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3d49" id="depth__94" original="E850.-6b50"><span class="xh" id="depth__95"> in-depth </span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5eb3" id="depth__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://depth" title="depth definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5eb4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3135" id="depth__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="depth__98"> depth </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deputy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7176" id="deputy" original="E39c.-ddc" sum="576"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7175" id="deputy__1" original="E39c.-ddb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7174" id="deputy__2" original="E39c.-dda"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deputy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7169" id="deputy__7" original="E39c.-dd2"><span class="pos" id="deputy__8" original="E39c.-dd1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6931" eid="deputy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.65a" geo="br" id="deputy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deputy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdepjuti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dep/deput/deputy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dep/deput/deputy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deputy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.65d" geo="n_am" id="deputy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deputy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdepjuti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dep/deput/deputy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dep/deput/deputy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deputy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7167" id="deputy__14" original="E39c.-dd0"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7164" form="pl" id="deputy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="deputy__16" original="E39c.-dcc"> deputies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7162" id="deputy__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7161" id="deputy__18" original="E39c.-dcb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deputy__19" original="E39c.-dca"> a person who is the next most important person below a business manager, a head of a school, a political leader, etc. and who does the person's job when they are away </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-715f" id="deputy__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-715e" id="deputy__21" original="E442.-c43"><span class="x" id="deputy__22" original="E442.-c42"> Since his health was poor, he appointed a deputy to perform most of the routine presidential duties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-715c" id="deputy__23" original="E442.-c45"><span class="cf" id="deputy__24" original="E597.-4997"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="deputy__25" original="E442.-c44"> The deputy head had a visible presence throughout the school. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7159" id="deputy__26" original="E39c.-dc9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deputy__27" original="E39c.-dc8"> the name for a member of parliament in some countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7157" id="deputy__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7156" id="deputy__29" original="E442.-c41"><span class="x" id="deputy__30" original="E442.-c40"> Only about 30 per cent of the deputies elected were radicals. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5f1d" id="deputy__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deputy" title="deputy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5f1e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3269" id="deputy__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deputy__33"> deputy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deregulation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7154" id="deregulation" original="E39c.-cd9" sum="495"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7153" id="deregulation__1" original="E39c.-cd8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7152" id="deregulation__2" original="E39c.-cd7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deregulation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7148" id="deregulation__4" original="E39c.-ccd"><span class="pos" id="deregulation__5" original="E39c.-ccc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-692a" eid="deregulation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.a18" geo="br" id="deregulation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deregulation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌreɡjuˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/dereg/deregulation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/dereg/deregulation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deregulation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.a1b" geo="n_am" id="deregulation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deregulation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌreɡjuˈleɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/dereg/deregulation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/dereg/deregulation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deregulation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7146" id="deregulation__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deregulation__14" original="E39c.-c9f"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deregulation__15" original="E87d.-7952"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7143" id="deregulation__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7142" id="deregulation__17" original="E39c.-caf"><span class="def" id="deregulation__18" original="E39c.-cab"> the process of freeing a trade or business activity from rules and controls; an example of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7140" id="deregulation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-713f" id="deregulation__20" original="E87d.-7951"><span class="x" id="deregulation__21" original="E87d.-7950"> Deregulation and privatization vastly reduced public interest obligations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-713d" id="deregulation__22" original="E87d.-794e"><span class="cf" id="deregulation__23" original="E87d.-794f"><span class="exp" id="deregulation__24"> deregulation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="deregulation__25" original="E87d.-794d"> Following the deregulation of the dairy industry, only 50 per cent of milk producers stayed with the cooperative structure. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7139" id="deregulation__26"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7138" id="deregulation__27" original="E39c.-ca7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7137" id="deregulation__28"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="deregulation__29" original="E39c.-ca6"> deregulate </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-712f" id="deregulation__30" original="E39c.-ca2"><span class="pos" id="deregulation__31" original="E39c.-ca1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6929" eid="deregulation__32" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.a1e" geo="br" id="deregulation__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deregulation__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/dereg/deregulate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/dereg/deregulate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deregulate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.a21" geo="n_am" id="deregulation__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deregulation__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/dereg/deregulate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/dereg/deregulate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deregulate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-712d" id="deregulation__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deregulation__38" original="E87d.-794c"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="deregulation__39" original="E87d.-794b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-712a" id="deregulation__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7129" id="deregulation__41" original="E87d.-794a"><span class="x" id="deregulation__42" original="E87d.-7949"> California, the first major state to deregulate, experienced serious market disruptions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7127" id="deregulation__43" original="E87d.-7948"><span class="cf" id="deregulation__44" original="E39c.-cac"><span class="exp"> deregulate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deregulation__45" original="E87d.-7947"> Some countries started to deregulate their domestic oil markets. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7124" id="deregulation__46"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7123" id="deregulation__47" original="E39c.-c9e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7122" id="deregulation__48"><span class="dr" id="deregulation__49" original="E39c.-c9d"> deregulatory </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7119" id="deregulation__50" original="E39c.-c99"><span class="pos" id="deregulation__51" original="E39c.-c98"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6928" eid="deregulation__52" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.a10" geo="br" id="deregulation__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deregulation__54"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈreɡjələtəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/dereg/deregulatory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/dereg/deregulatory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deregulatory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.a14" geo="n_am" id="deregulation__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deregulation__56"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈreɡjələtɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/dereg/deregulatory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/dereg/deregulatory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deregulatory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7117" id="deregulation__57"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="deregulation__58" original="E39c.-c96"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7115" id="deregulation__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7114" id="deregulation__60" original="E87d.-7946"><span class="x" id="deregulation__61" original="E87d.-7945"> Congress had to abandon its deregulatory ambitions. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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derivation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7112" id="derivation" original="E39c.-bd9" sum="856"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7111" id="derivation__1" original="E39c.-bd8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7110" id="derivation__2" original="E39c.-bd7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> derivation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7105" id="derivation__7" original="E39c.-bcf"><span class="pos" id="derivation__8" original="E39c.-bce"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6913" eid="derivation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.c67" geo="br" id="derivation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derivation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌderɪˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/deriv/derivation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derivation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://derivation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.c6a" geo="n_am" id="derivation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derivation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌderɪˈveɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/deriv/derivation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derivation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://derivation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7103" id="derivation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7102" id="derivation__15" original="E39c.-bca"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7101" id="derivation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="derivation__17" original="E8bb.-717d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="derivation__18" original="E8bb.-717c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="derivation__19" original="E8ec.-7a0c"><span class="exp" id="derivation__20"> derivation </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="derivation__21" original="E39c.-bc9"> a calculation that shows how an idea or quantity is developed or obtained from existing information; the process of developing an idea or obtaining a quantity in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70fb" id="derivation__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70fa" id="derivation__23" original="E8bb.-717b"><span class="x" id="derivation__24" original="E8bb.-717a"> Mathematical derivations of the end results are presented in Appendix B. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70f8" id="derivation__25" original="E8bb.-7179"><span class="x" id="derivation__26" original="E8bb.-7178"> The equation was quoted without derivation. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70f6" id="derivation__27" original="E8bb.-7177"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70f5" id="derivation__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="derivation__29" original="E39c.-bcc"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="derivation__30" original="E39c.-bcb"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="derivation__31" original="E8ec.-7a0b"><span class="exp" id="derivation__32"> derivation </span> (from something) </span><span class="def" id="derivation__33" original="E8bb.-7176"> the fact that something develops from something else; something that has been developed from something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70ef" id="derivation__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70ee" id="derivation__35" original="E8bb.-7175"><span class="x" id="derivation__36" original="E8bb.-7174"> Some rocks , like Kimberlites, contain diamonds, showing their derivation from a depth of more than 100 km. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70ec" id="derivation__37" original="E8ec.-7a0a"><span class="x" id="derivation__38" original="E8ec.-7a09"> The study will examine how learners acquire knowledge of word inflections and derivations. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5f84" id="derivation__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://derivation" title="derivation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5f85" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.34f2" id="derivation__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="derivation__41"> derivation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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derivative
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70ea" hm="1" id="derivative1" original="E39c.-bc8" sum="1146"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70e9" id="derivative1__1" original="E39c.-bc7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70e8" id="derivative1__2" original="E39c.-bc6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> derivative <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70dc" id="derivative1__7" original="E39c.-bbd"><span class="pos" id="derivative1__8" original="E39c.-bbc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-690c" eid="derivative1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.c97" geo="br" id="derivative1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derivative1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈrɪvətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/deriv/derivative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derivative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://derivative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.c9a" geo="n_am" id="derivative1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derivative1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈrɪvətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/deriv/derivative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derivative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://derivative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70da" id="derivative1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70d9" id="derivative1__15" original="E39c.-bbb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="derivative1__16" original="E39c.-bba"> a substance that has developed or been produced from another substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70d7" id="derivative1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70d6" id="derivative1__18" original="E8bb.-716c"><span class="x" id="derivative1__19" original="E8bb.-716b"> Among cellulose derivatives, cellulose esters (CEs) have found the widest variety of uses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70d4" id="derivative1__20" original="E8bb.-716a"><span class="cf" id="derivative1__21" original="E597.-4996"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="derivative1__22" original="E8bb.-7169"> The derivative polymers possess a broad range of useful properties. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70d1" id="derivative1__23" original="E8bb.-7168"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="derivative1__24" original="E8bb.-7167"> a word that has developed from another word </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70cf" id="derivative1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70ce" id="derivative1__26" original="E8bb.-7164"><span class="x" id="derivative1__27" original="E8bb.-7163"> The word ‘translate’ and its derivatives occur frequently in the texts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70cc" id="derivative1__28" original="E8bb.-7166"><span class="cf" id="derivative1__29" original="E8ec.-79f7"><span class="exp" id="derivative1__30"> derivative </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="derivative1__31" original="E8bb.-7165"> The dictionary includes the term ‘localization’ as a derivative of ‘localize’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70c8" id="derivative1__32" original="E8bb.-7162"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70c7" id="derivative1__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="derivative1__34" subj="finan"> finance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="derivative1__35" original="E8bb.-716e"> a financial product involving the transfer of money based on the value of an <a class="ndv" href="entry://asset" id="derivative1__36"> asset </a> , where the <a class="ndv" href="entry://ownership" id="derivative1__37"> ownership </a> of the <span class="dh" id="derivative1__38" original="E586.-3192"> asset </span> itself is not included in the product </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70c1" id="derivative1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70c0" id="derivative1__40" original="E8bb.-715f"><span class="x" id="derivative1__41" original="E8bb.-715e"> The use of financial derivatives clearly added to recent extraordinary financial results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70be" id="derivative1__42" original="E8bb.-715d"><span class="cf" id="derivative1__43" original="E83d.-77ff"> derivatives + noun </span><span class="x" id="derivative1__44" original="E8bb.-715c"> Derivatives trading is a primary business focus. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70bb" id="derivative1__45" original="E8bb.-715b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70ba" id="derivative1__46"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="derivative1__47" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="derivative1__48" original="E8bb.-716d"> an expression representing a rate of change of some quantity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70b7" id="derivative1__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70b6" id="derivative1__50" original="E8bb.-7158"><span class="x" id="derivative1__51" original="E8bb.-7157"> One can compute the derivative and see that it is positive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70b4" id="derivative1__52" original="E8bb.-7156"><span class="x" id="derivative1__53" original="E8bb.-7155"> The acceleration of the element is the time derivative of v. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5fb1" id="derivative1__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://derivative_1" title="derivative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5fb2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.350b" id="derivative1__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="derivative1__56"> derivative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70b2" hm="2" id="derivative2" original="E39c.-bb9" sum="489"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70b1" id="derivative2__1" original="E39c.-bb8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70b0" id="derivative2__2" original="E39c.-bb7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> derivative <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70a5" id="derivative2__7" original="E39c.-bae"><span class="pos" id="derivative2__8" original="E39c.-bad"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6905" eid="derivative2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.c9d" geo="br" id="derivative2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derivative2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈrɪvətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/deriv/derivative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derivative__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://derivative__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.ca0" geo="n_am" id="derivative2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derivative2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈrɪvətɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/deriv/derivative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derivative__us_1.ogg" href="sound://derivative__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70a3" id="derivative2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70a2" id="derivative2__15" original="E39c.-bac"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-70a1" id="derivative2__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="derivative2__17" original="E39c.-baa" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> often </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="derivative2__18" original="E39c.-ba9"> copied from something else; not having new or original ideas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-709e" id="derivative2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-709d" id="derivative2__20" original="E8bb.-7154"><span class="x" id="derivative2__21" original="E8bb.-7153"> Within the film world, video games are often dismissed as purely derivative works. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-709b" id="derivative2__22" original="E8ec.-79c7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="derivative2__23" original="E8ec.-79c6"><span class="exp" id="derivative2__24"> derivative </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="derivative2__25" original="E8ec.-79c5"> based on or developing from something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7097" id="derivative2__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7096" id="derivative2__27" original="E8ec.-79c4"><span class="x" id="derivative2__28" original="E8ec.-79c3"> He accepted the view that human geography was derivative of physical geography. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5fec" id="derivative2__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://derivative_1" title="derivative definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.5fed" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.350b" id="derivative2__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="derivative2__31"> derivative </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7094" id="derive" original="E39c.-ba8" sum="1687"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7093" id="derive__1" original="E39c.-ba7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7092" id="derive__2" original="E39c.-ba6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> derive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7085" id="derive__9" original="E39c.-b9c"><span class="pos" id="derive__10" original="E39c.-b9b"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68fe" eid="derive__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.da5" geo="br" id="derive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/deriv/derive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derive__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://derive__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.da8" geo="n_am" id="derive__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/deriv/derive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://derive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.fd6" id="derive__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d78" form="root" id="derive__17"><span class="vp" id="derive__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> derive </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d7a" eid="derive__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d7b" geo="br" id="derive__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/deriv/derive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derive__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://derive__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d7e" geo="n_am" id="derive__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/deriv/derive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://derive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d81" form="thirdps" id="derive__24"><span class="vp" id="derive__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> derives </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d83" eid="derive__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d84" geo="br" id="derive__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/deriv/derives__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derives__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://derives__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d87" geo="n_am" id="derive__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/deriv/derives__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derives__us_1.ogg" href="sound://derives__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d8a" form="past" id="derive__31"><span class="vp" id="derive__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> derived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d8c" eid="derive__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d8d" geo="br" id="derive__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/deriv/derived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://derived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d90" geo="n_am" id="derive__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/deriv/derived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://derived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d93" form="pastpart" id="derive__38"><span class="vp" id="derive__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> derived </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d95" eid="derive__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d96" geo="br" id="derive__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/deriv/derived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derived__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://derived__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d99" geo="n_am" id="derive__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/deriv/derived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/derived__us_1.ogg" href="sound://derived__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d9c" form="prespart" id="derive__45"><span class="vp" id="derive__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deriving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d9e" eid="derive__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.d9f" geo="br" id="derive__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/der/deriv/deriving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/deriving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deriving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.da2" geo="n_am" id="derive__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="derive__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈraɪvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/der/deriv/deriving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/der/deriv/deriving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deriving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7059" id="derive__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7058" id="derive__53" original="E862.-7441"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="derive__54" original="E862.-7442"> to calculate, discover or establish something, using information that is available </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7056" id="derive__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7055" id="derive__56" original="E862.-743f"><span class="cf" id="derive__57" original="E862.-7440"><span class="exp" id="derive__58"> derive </span> something </span><span class="x" id="derive__59" original="E862.-743e"> Both theories can be used to derive the same formula. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7051" id="derive__60" original="E862.-743c"><span class="cf" id="derive__61" original="E862.-743d"> (be) derived by (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="derive__62" original="E862.-743b"> The overall score was derived by computing the mean of all of the responses. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-704e" id="derive__63" original="E862.-7437"><span class="cf" id="derive__64" original="E862.-7438"><span class="exp" id="derive__65"> derive </span> something from something </span><span class="x" id="derive__66" original="E862.-7436"> Previous authors failed to derive correct equations of motion from the general laws of mechanics. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-704a" id="derive__67" original="E862.-72db"><span class="x" id="derive__68" original="E862.-72da"> Original data were mainly derived from cross-sectional designs. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7048" id="derive__69" original="E862.-7420" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="derive__70"> derive + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7046" id="derive__71"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7045" id="derive__72" original="E862.-741e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7044" id="derive__73"><span class="coll" id="derive__74" original="E862.-741d"> prediction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7042" id="derive__75" original="E862.-741c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7041" id="derive__76"><span class="coll" id="derive__77" original="E862.-741b"> hypothesis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-703f" id="derive__78" original="E862.-741a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-703e" id="derive__79"><span class="coll" id="derive__80" original="E862.-7419"> estimates </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-703c" id="derive__81" original="E862.-72d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-703b" id="derive__82"><span class="coll" id="derive__83" original="E862.-72d4"> data </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7039" id="derive__84" original="E862.-7414"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7038" id="derive__85"><span class="coll" id="derive__86" original="E862.-7413"> statistics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7036" id="derive__87" original="E862.-7418"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7035" id="derive__88"><span class="coll" id="derive__89" original="E862.-7417"> result </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7033" id="derive__90" original="E862.-7416"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7032" id="derive__91"><span class="coll" id="derive__92" original="E862.-7415"> score </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7030" id="derive__93" original="E862.-7412"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-702f" id="derive__94"><span class="coll" id="derive__95" original="E862.-7411"> curve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-702d" id="derive__96" original="E862.-7410"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-702c" id="derive__97"><span class="coll" id="derive__98" original="E862.-740f"> equation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-702a" id="derive__99"><span class="coll" id="derive__100" original="E862.-740d"> formula </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7028" id="derive__101"><span class="coll" id="derive__102" original="E862.-740b"> expression </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7026" id="derive__103" original="E862.-740a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7025" id="derive__104"><span class="coll" id="derive__105" original="E862.-7409"> parameters </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7023" id="derive__106" original="E862.-7404"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7022" id="derive__107"><span class="coll" id="derive__108" original="E862.-7403"> benefit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7020" id="derive__109" original="E862.-7402"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-701f" id="derive__110"><span class="coll" id="derive__111" original="E862.-7401"> solution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-701d" id="derive__112" original="E862.-7400"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-701c" id="derive__113"><span class="coll" id="derive__114" original="E862.-73ff"> conclusion </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-701a" id="derive__115" original="E862.-73fe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7019" id="derive__116" original="E862.-73fd"><span class="x" id="derive__117" original="E862.-73fc"> This problem was dealt with in the early literature: see, for example, Thomas et al. (1964), who derived the following expressions… </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7017" id="derive__118" original="E862.-73da" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="derive__119"> (be) derived + adverb (+ from) </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7015" id="derive__120"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7014" id="derive__121" original="E862.-73d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7013" id="derive__122"><span class="coll" id="derive__123" original="E862.-73d5"> originally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7011" id="derive__124" original="E862.-73c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7010" id="derive__125"><span class="coll" id="derive__126" original="E862.-73c5"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-700e" id="derive__127" original="E862.-73d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-700d" id="derive__128"><span class="coll" id="derive__129" original="E862.-73d7"> ultimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-700b" id="derive__130" original="E862.-73d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-700a" id="derive__131"><span class="coll" id="derive__132" original="E862.-73cf"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7008" id="derive__133" original="E862.-73ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7007" id="derive__134"><span class="coll" id="derive__135" original="E862.-73cd"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7005" id="derive__136"><span class="coll" id="derive__137" original="E8f0.-7dbc"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7003" id="derive__138"><span class="coll" id="derive__139" original="E8f0.-7dbb"> mostly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7001" id="derive__140"><span class="coll" id="derive__141" original="E8f0.-7dba"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fff" id="derive__142" original="E862.-73c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ffe" id="derive__143"><span class="coll" id="derive__144" original="E862.-73c3"> analytically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ffc" id="derive__145" original="E862.-73c2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ffb" id="derive__146" original="E862.-73bf"><span class="x" id="derive__147" original="E862.-73be"> The value can be derived directly from the experimental data by numerical differentiation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ff9" id="derive__148" original="E862.-73e0"><span class="x" id="derive__149" original="E862.-73df"> The evidence for their effectiveness is derived mainly from several controlled studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ff7" id="derive__150" original="E862.-73c1"><span class="x" id="derive__151" original="E862.-73c0"> The design parameters for the optimal performances were derived analytically. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ff5" id="derive__152" original="E862.-72e2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="derive__153" original="E862.-72e1"> adv. + derived </span><span class="def" id="derive__154" original="E862.-72e0"> used after an adverb and before a noun, to indicate how something develops or is obtained </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ff2" id="derive__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ff1" id="derive__156" original="E862.-72df"><span class="x" id="derive__157" original="E862.-72de"> A number of culturally derived factors were identified. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fef" id="derive__158" original="E862.-72dd"><span class="x" id="derive__159" original="E862.-72dc"> Against the backdrop of these theoretically derived claims, this article reports some preliminary results. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fed" id="derive__160" original="E862.-7391" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="derive__161"> adverb + derived + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6feb" id="derive__162"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fea" id="derive__163" original="E862.-737f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fe9" id="derive__164"><span class="coll" id="derive__165" original="E862.-737e"> locally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fe7" id="derive__166" original="E862.-738f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fe6" id="derive__167"><span class="coll" id="derive__168" original="E862.-738e"> theoretically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fe4" id="derive__169" original="E862.-738b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fe3" id="derive__170"><span class="coll" id="derive__171" original="E862.-738a"> experimentally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fe1" id="derive__172"><span class="coll" id="derive__173" original="E862.-7388"> empirically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fdf" id="derive__174" original="E862.-738d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fde" id="derive__175"><span class="coll" id="derive__176" original="E862.-738c"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fdc" id="derive__177" original="E862.-7387"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fdb" id="derive__178"><span class="coll" id="derive__179" original="E862.-7386"> maternally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fd9" id="derive__180" original="E862.-7385"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fd8" id="derive__181"><span class="coll" id="derive__182" original="E862.-7384"> paternally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fd6" id="derive__183" original="E862.-737b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fd5" id="derive__184" original="E862.-7378"><span class="x" id="derive__185" original="E862.-7377"> The empirically derived groups corresponded less well to the external criteria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fd3" id="derive__186" original="E862.-737a"><span class="x" id="derive__187" original="E862.-7379"> The low levels of maternally derived antibodies are thought to play a role in the development of disease. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fd1" id="derive__188" original="E39c.-b7e"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fd0" id="derive__189" original="E39c.-b7d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fcf" id="derive__190"><h4 class="pv"> be derived from something </h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv"> derive from something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fcc" id="derive__193"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fcb" id="derive__194"><span class="def" id="derive__195" original="E39c.-b7a"> to come or develop from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fc9" id="derive__196"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fc8" id="derive__197" original="E862.-7432"><span class="x" id="derive__198" original="E862.-7431"> These names were all derived from local geographic features. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fc6" id="derive__199" original="E862.-7430"><span class="x" id="derive__200" original="E862.-742f"> The English word ‘giants’ derives ultimately from the Greek ‘Gigantes’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fc4" id="derive__201" original="E862.-742e"><span class="x" id="derive__202" original="E862.-742d"> Their influence derived from two sources. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fc2" id="derive__203" original="E862.-73a8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="derive__204"> derive + adverb + from </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fc0" id="derive__205"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fbf" id="derive__206" original="E862.-739c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fbe" id="derive__207"><span class="coll" id="derive__208" original="E862.-739b"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fbc" id="derive__209" original="E862.-739a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fbb" id="derive__210"><span class="coll" id="derive__211" original="E862.-7399"> ultimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fb9" id="derive__212" original="E862.-73a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fb8" id="derive__213"><span class="coll" id="derive__214" original="E862.-73a5"> exclusively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fb6" id="derive__215"><span class="coll" id="derive__216" original="E862.-73a3"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fb4" id="derive__217" original="E862.-73a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fb3" id="derive__218"><span class="coll" id="derive__219" original="E862.-73a1"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fb1" id="derive__220"><span class="coll" id="derive__221" original="E862.-739f"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6faf" id="derive__222"><span class="coll" id="derive__223" original="E862.-739d"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fad" id="derive__224" original="E862.-7398"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fac" id="derive__225" original="E862.-7397"><span class="x" id="derive__226" original="E862.-7396"> Written evidence derives primarily from police and military records. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="derive__227" original="E862.-742c" un="help"><span class="eb" id="derive__228" original="E8f0.-7dbe"> Derived from </span> is often used after a noun or pronoun, without <span class="ei" id="derive__229" original="E8f0.-7dbd"> that are/were, </span> etc: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fa7" id="derive__230"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fa6" id="derive__231" original="E844.-7deb"><span class="x" id="derive__232" original="E844.-7dea"> Hypotheses generated using molecular data should be compared with those derived from other sources of information. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fa4" id="derive__233" original="E39c.-b79"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fa3" id="derive__234"><h4 class="pv"> derive something from something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fa1" id="derive__236"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6fa0" id="derive__237"><span class="def" id="derive__238" original="E39c.-b74"> to get something from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f9e" id="derive__239"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f9d" id="derive__240" original="E862.-7427"><span class="x" id="derive__241" original="E862.-7426"> Both spouses derive benefit from the home. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f9b" id="derive__242" original="E862.-7425"><span class="x" id="derive__243" original="E862.-7424"> He derived great enjoyment from the endless ceremonies and parades. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f99" id="derive__244" original="E862.-73f9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="derive__245"> derive + noun + from something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f97" id="derive__246"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f96" id="derive__247" original="E862.-73f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f95" id="derive__248"><span class="coll" id="derive__249" original="E862.-73f6"> utility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f93" id="derive__250" original="E862.-73f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f92" id="derive__251"><span class="coll" id="derive__252" original="E862.-73f4"> advantage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f90" id="derive__253" original="E862.-73f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f8f" id="derive__254"><span class="coll" id="derive__255" original="E862.-73f2"> profit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f8d" id="derive__256" original="E862.-73f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f8c" id="derive__257"><span class="coll" id="derive__258" original="E862.-73f0"> revenue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f8a" id="derive__259" original="E862.-73ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f89" id="derive__260"><span class="coll" id="derive__261" original="E862.-73ee"> satisfaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f87" id="derive__262" original="E862.-73ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f86" id="derive__263"><span class="coll" id="derive__264" original="E862.-73ec"> pleasure </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f84" id="derive__265"><span class="coll" id="derive__266" original="E862.-73ea"> enjoyment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f82" id="derive__267" original="E862.-73e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f81" id="derive__268"><span class="coll" id="derive__269" original="E862.-73e8"> inspiration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f7f" id="derive__270" original="E862.-7408"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f7e" id="derive__271"><span class="coll" id="derive__272" original="E862.-7407"> insight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f7c" id="derive__273" original="E862.-7406"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f7b" id="derive__274"><span class="coll" id="derive__275" original="E862.-7405"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f79" id="derive__276" original="E862.-73e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f78" id="derive__277"><span class="coll" id="derive__278" original="E862.-73e6"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f76" id="derive__279" original="E862.-73e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f75" id="derive__280"><span class="coll" id="derive__281" original="E862.-73e4"> name </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f73" id="derive__282" original="E862.-73e3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f72" id="derive__283" original="E862.-73e2"><span class="x" id="derive__284" original="E862.-73e1"> They derive decreasing marginal utility from wealth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f70" id="derive__285" original="E862.-742b"><span class="x" id="derive__286" original="E862.-742a"> The knowledge and insights derived from these processes can be invaluable in the design and evaluation of public policy. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d45" id="derive__287" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="derive__288"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d43" id="derive__289" original="E862.-7422"><span class="shcut" id="derive__290" original="E862.-7421"> derive + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d41" id="derive__291" original="E862.-7420"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d40" id="derive__292" original="E862.-741e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d3f" id="derive__293" original="E862.-741d"><span class="coll" id="derive__294"> prediction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d3d" id="derive__295" original="E862.-741c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d3c" id="derive__296" original="E862.-741b"><span class="coll" id="derive__297"> hypothesis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d3a" id="derive__298" original="E862.-741a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d39" id="derive__299" original="E862.-7419"><span class="coll" id="derive__300"> estimates </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d37" id="derive__301" original="E862.-72d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d36" id="derive__302" original="E862.-72d4"><span class="coll" id="derive__303"> data </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d34" id="derive__304" original="E862.-7414"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d33" id="derive__305" original="E862.-7413"><span class="coll" id="derive__306"> statistics </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d31" id="derive__307" original="E862.-7418"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d30" id="derive__308" original="E862.-7417"><span class="coll" id="derive__309"> result </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d2e" id="derive__310" original="E862.-7416"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d2d" id="derive__311" original="E862.-7415"><span class="coll" id="derive__312"> score </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d2b" id="derive__313" original="E862.-7412"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d2a" id="derive__314" original="E862.-7411"><span class="coll" id="derive__315"> curve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d28" id="derive__316" original="E862.-7410"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d27" id="derive__317" original="E862.-740f"><span class="coll" id="derive__318"> equation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d25" id="derive__319" original="E862.-740d"><span class="coll" id="derive__320"> formula </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d23" id="derive__321" original="E862.-740b"><span class="coll" id="derive__322"> expression </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d21" id="derive__323" original="E862.-740a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d20" id="derive__324" original="E862.-7409"><span class="coll" id="derive__325"> parameters </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d1e" id="derive__326" original="E862.-7404"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d1d" id="derive__327" original="E862.-7403"><span class="coll" id="derive__328"> benefit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d1b" id="derive__329" original="E862.-7402"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d1a" id="derive__330" original="E862.-7401"><span class="coll" id="derive__331"> solution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d18" id="derive__332" original="E862.-7400"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d17" id="derive__333" original="E862.-73ff"><span class="coll" id="derive__334"> conclusion </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d15" id="derive__335" original="E862.-73fe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d14" id="derive__336" original="E862.-73fd"><span class="x" id="derive__337" original="E862.-73fc"> This problem was dealt with in the early literature: see, for example, Thomas et al. (1964), who derived the following expressions… </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d12" id="derive__338" original="E862.-73fb"><span class="shcut" id="derive__339" original="E862.-73fa"> derive + noun + from something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d10" id="derive__340" original="E862.-73f9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d0f" id="derive__341" original="E862.-73f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d0e" id="derive__342" original="E862.-73f6"><span class="coll" id="derive__343"> utility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d0c" id="derive__344" original="E862.-73f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d0b" id="derive__345" original="E862.-73f4"><span class="coll" id="derive__346"> advantage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d09" id="derive__347" original="E862.-73f3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d08" id="derive__348" original="E862.-73f2"><span class="coll" id="derive__349"> profit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d06" id="derive__350" original="E862.-73f1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d05" id="derive__351" original="E862.-73f0"><span class="coll" id="derive__352"> revenue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d03" id="derive__353" original="E862.-73ef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d02" id="derive__354" original="E862.-73ee"><span class="coll" id="derive__355"> satisfaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5d00" id="derive__356" original="E862.-73ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cff" id="derive__357" original="E862.-73ec"><span class="coll" id="derive__358"> pleasure </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cfd" id="derive__359" original="E862.-73ea"><span class="coll" id="derive__360"> enjoyment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cfb" id="derive__361" original="E862.-73e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cfa" id="derive__362" original="E862.-73e8"><span class="coll" id="derive__363"> inspiration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cf8" id="derive__364" original="E862.-7408"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cf7" id="derive__365" original="E862.-7407"><span class="coll" id="derive__366"> insight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cf5" id="derive__367" original="E862.-7406"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cf4" id="derive__368" original="E862.-7405"><span class="coll" id="derive__369"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cf2" id="derive__370" original="E862.-73e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cf1" id="derive__371" original="E862.-73e6"><span class="coll" id="derive__372"> evidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cef" id="derive__373" original="E862.-73e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cee" id="derive__374" original="E862.-73e4"><span class="coll" id="derive__375"> name </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cec" id="derive__376" original="E862.-73e3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ceb" id="derive__377" original="E862.-73e2"><span class="x" id="derive__378" original="E862.-73e1"> They derive decreasing marginal utility from wealth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ce9" id="derive__379" original="E862.-742b"><span class="x" id="derive__380" original="E862.-742a"> The knowledge and insights derived from these processes can be invaluable in the design and evaluation of public policy. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ce7" id="derive__381" original="E862.-73dc"><span class="shcut" id="derive__382" original="E862.-73db"> (be) derived + adverb (+ from) </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ce5" id="derive__383" original="E862.-73da"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ce4" id="derive__384" original="E862.-73d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ce3" id="derive__385" original="E862.-73d5"><span class="coll" id="derive__386"> originally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ce1" id="derive__387" original="E862.-73c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ce0" id="derive__388" original="E862.-73c5"><span class="coll" id="derive__389"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cde" id="derive__390" original="E862.-73d8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cdd" id="derive__391" original="E862.-73d7"><span class="coll" id="derive__392"> ultimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cdb" id="derive__393" original="E862.-73d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cda" id="derive__394" original="E862.-73cf"><span class="coll" id="derive__395"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cd8" id="derive__396" original="E862.-73ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cd7" id="derive__397" original="E862.-73cd"><span class="coll" id="derive__398"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cd5" id="derive__399" original="E8f0.-7dbc"><span class="coll" id="derive__400"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cd3" id="derive__401" original="E8f0.-7dbb"><span class="coll" id="derive__402"> mostly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cd1" id="derive__403" original="E8f0.-7dba"><span class="coll" id="derive__404"> largely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ccf" id="derive__405" original="E862.-73c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cce" id="derive__406" original="E862.-73c3"><span class="coll" id="derive__407"> analytically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ccc" id="derive__408" original="E862.-73c2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ccb" id="derive__409" original="E862.-73bf"><span class="x" id="derive__410" original="E862.-73be"> The value can be derived directly from the experimental data by numerical differentiation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cc9" id="derive__411" original="E862.-73e0"><span class="x" id="derive__412" original="E862.-73df"> The evidence for their effectiveness is derived mainly from several controlled studies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cc7" id="derive__413" original="E862.-73c1"><span class="x" id="derive__414" original="E862.-73c0"> The design parameters for the optimal performances were derived analytically. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cc5" id="derive__415" original="E862.-73aa"><span class="shcut" id="derive__416" original="E862.-73a9"> derive + adverb + from </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cc3" id="derive__417" original="E862.-73a8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cc2" id="derive__418" original="E862.-739c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cc1" id="derive__419" original="E862.-739b"><span class="coll" id="derive__420"> directly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cbf" id="derive__421" original="E862.-739a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cbe" id="derive__422" original="E862.-7399"><span class="coll" id="derive__423"> ultimately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cbc" id="derive__424" original="E862.-73a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cbb" id="derive__425" original="E862.-73a5"><span class="coll" id="derive__426"> exclusively </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cb9" id="derive__427" original="E862.-73a3"><span class="coll" id="derive__428"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cb7" id="derive__429" original="E862.-73a2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cb6" id="derive__430" original="E862.-73a1"><span class="coll" id="derive__431"> mainly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cb4" id="derive__432" original="E862.-739f"><span class="coll" id="derive__433"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cb2" id="derive__434" original="E862.-739d"><span class="coll" id="derive__435"> largely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cb0" id="derive__436" original="E862.-7398"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5caf" id="derive__437" original="E862.-7397"><span class="x" id="derive__438" original="E862.-7396"> Written evidence derives primarily from police and military records. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cad" id="derive__439" original="E862.-7393"><span class="shcut" id="derive__440" original="E862.-7392"> adverb + derived + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5cab" id="derive__441" original="E862.-7391"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5caa" id="derive__442" original="E862.-737f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ca9" id="derive__443" original="E862.-737e"><span class="coll" id="derive__444"> locally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ca7" id="derive__445" original="E862.-738f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ca6" id="derive__446" original="E862.-738e"><span class="coll" id="derive__447"> theoretically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ca4" id="derive__448" original="E862.-738b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ca3" id="derive__449" original="E862.-738a"><span class="coll" id="derive__450"> experimentally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ca1" id="derive__451" original="E862.-7388"><span class="coll" id="derive__452"> empirically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c9f" id="derive__453" original="E862.-738d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c9e" id="derive__454" original="E862.-738c"><span class="coll" id="derive__455"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c9c" id="derive__456" original="E862.-7387"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c9b" id="derive__457" original="E862.-7386"><span class="coll" id="derive__458"> maternally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c99" id="derive__459" original="E862.-7385"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c98" id="derive__460" original="E862.-7384"><span class="coll" id="derive__461"> paternally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c96" id="derive__462" original="E862.-737b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c95" id="derive__463" original="E862.-7378"><span class="x" id="derive__464" original="E862.-7377"> The empirically derived groups corresponded less well to the external criteria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c93" id="derive__465" original="E862.-737a"><span class="x" id="derive__466" original="E862.-7379"> The low levels of maternally derived antibodies are thought to play a role in the development of disease. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.603f" id="derive__467" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://derive" title="derive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6040" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.353b" id="derive__468" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="derive__469"> derive 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f6e" id="descend" original="E39c.-a34" sum="1424"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f6d" id="descend__1" original="E39c.-a33"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f6c" id="descend__2" original="E39c.-a32"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> descend </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f5f" id="descend__9" original="E39c.-a28"><span class="pos" id="descend__10" original="E39c.-a27"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68f7" eid="descend__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1159" geo="br" id="descend__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desce/descend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.115c" geo="n_am" id="descend__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desce/descend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1004" id="descend__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.115f" form="root" id="descend__17"><span class="vp" id="descend__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> descend </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1161" eid="descend__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1162" geo="br" id="descend__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desce/descend__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descend__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descend__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1165" geo="n_am" id="descend__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsend <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desce/descend__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descend__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descend__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1168" form="thirdps" id="descend__24"><span class="vp" id="descend__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> descends </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.116a" eid="descend__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.116b" geo="br" id="descend__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desce/descends__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descends__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descends__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.116e" geo="n_am" id="descend__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desce/descends__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descends__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descends__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1171" form="past" id="descend__31"><span class="vp" id="descend__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> descended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1173" eid="descend__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1174" geo="br" id="descend__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desce/descended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1177" geo="n_am" id="descend__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desce/descended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.117a" form="pastpart" id="descend__38"><span class="vp" id="descend__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> descended </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.117c" eid="descend__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.117d" geo="br" id="descend__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desce/descended__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descended__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descended__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1180" geo="n_am" id="descend__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desce/descended__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descended__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descended__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1183" form="prespart" id="descend__45"><span class="vp" id="descend__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> descending </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1185" eid="descend__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1186" geo="br" id="descend__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desce/descending__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descending__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descending__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1189" geo="n_am" id="descend__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descend__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desce/descending__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descending__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descending__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f33" id="descend__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="descend__53" original="E39c.-a08"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="descend__54" original="E39c.-a07"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f30" id="descend__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f2f" id="descend__56" original="E39c.-a0a"><span class="def" id="descend__57" original="E39c.-a05"> to come or go down from a higher to a lower level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f2d" id="descend__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f2c" id="descend__59" original="E850.-667b"><span class="x" id="descend__60" original="E850.-667a"> As the Macedonian army descended through the Khyber Pass, it encountered some of the fiercest resistance in the campaign. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f2a" id="descend__61" original="E492.5428"><span class="cf" id="descend__62" original="E39c.-a04"><span class="exp" id="descend__63"> descend </span> something </span><span class="x" id="descend__64" original="E492.5429"> As he descended the stairs, he suddenly lost consciousness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f26" id="descend__65" original="E850.-6676"><span class="cf" id="descend__66" original="E850.-6677"><span class="exp" id="descend__67"> descend </span> (from something) (to something) </span><span class="x" id="descend__68" original="E850.-6675"> Many insects are confined to the canopy or sub-canopy, rarely descending to the ground. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f22" id="descend__69" original="E39c.-a03" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ascend" title="ascend definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f21" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4b0e" id="descend__70" original="E39c.-a02"><span class="xh" id="descend__71"> ascend </span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f1f" id="descend__72" original="E586.-7b77"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f1e" id="descend__73" original="E586.-7b76" sk="indescendingorder"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f1d" id="descend__74"><span class="idm" id="descend__75" original="E586.-7b75"> in descending order </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f1b" id="descend__76"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f1a" id="descend__77"><span class="def" id="descend__78" original="E586.-7b74"> from the highest to the lowest </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f18" id="descend__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f17" id="descend__80" original="E586.-7b73"><span class="x" id="descend__81" original="E586.-7b72"> In descending order of importance, these workers valued pay, promotion prospects and job security as the three most important aspects. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f15" id="descend__82" original="E39c.-9ea"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f14" id="descend__83" original="E39c.-9e9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f13" id="descend__84"><h4 class="pv"> be descended from somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f11" id="descend__86"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f10" id="descend__87"><span class="def" id="descend__88" original="E39c.-9e7"> to be related to somebody who lived a long time ago </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f0e" id="descend__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f0d" id="descend__90" original="E850.-6674"><span class="x" id="descend__91" original="E850.-6673"> He was from a distinguished family, descended from the Duke of Marlborough. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f0b" id="descend__92" original="E850.-6672"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f0a" id="descend__93"><h4 class="pv"> be descended from something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f08" id="descend__95"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f07" id="descend__96"><span class="def" id="descend__97" original="E850.-6670"> to develop from something similar in the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f05" id="descend__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f04" id="descend__99" original="E850.-666f"><span class="x" id="descend__100" original="E850.-666e"> French is descended from Latin, and Samoan is descended from Proto-Polynesian. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f02" id="descend__101" original="E39c.-9e6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6f01" id="descend__102"><h4 class="pv"> descend into something </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eff" id="descend__104"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="descend__105" original="E39c.-9e3"> no passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6efd" id="descend__106"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6efc" id="descend__107"><span class="def" id="descend__108" original="E39c.-9e1"> to gradually get into a bad state </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6efa" id="descend__109"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ef9" id="descend__110" original="E850.-666d"><span class="x" id="descend__111" original="E850.-666c"> As Europe descended into chaos in the 1930s and 1940s, sociology found a flourishing home in the USA. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6171" id="descend__112" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://descend" title="descend definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6172" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.36fc" id="descend__113" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="descend__114"> descend </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ef7" id="descendant" original="E39c.-9d8" sum="586"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ef6" id="descendant__1" original="E39c.-9d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ef5" id="descendant__2" original="E39c.-9d6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> descendant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eea" id="descendant__7" original="E39c.-9ce"><span class="pos" id="descendant__8" original="E39c.-9cd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68f0" eid="descendant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.122b" geo="br" id="descendant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descendant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desce/descendant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descendant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descendant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.122e" geo="n_am" id="descendant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descendant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsendənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desce/descendant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descendant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descendant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ee8" id="descendant__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ee7" id="descendant__15" original="E39c.-9cc"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="descendant__16" original="E850.-6665"><span class="exp" id="descendant__17"> descendant </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="descendant__18" original="E39c.-9cb"> a person's <span class="dh" id="descendant__19" original="E39c.-9ca"> descendants </span> are their children, their children's children, and all the people who live after them who are related to them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ee2" id="descendant__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ee1" id="descendant__21" original="E850.-6664"><span class="x" id="descendant__22" original="E850.-6663"> Alexander believed himself the descendant of Heracles, Perseus, and ultimately Zeus. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6edf" id="descendant__23" original="E39c.-9c9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="descendant__24" original="E850.-6662"><span class="exp" id="descendant__25"> descendant </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="descendant__26" original="E39c.-9c8"> something that has developed from something similar in the past </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6edb" id="descendant__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eda" id="descendant__28" original="E850.-6661"><span class="x" id="descendant__29" original="E850.-6660"> Gustav Kirchhoff's diffraction theory is a direct descendant of Helmholtz's paper on organ pipes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.61bd" id="descendant__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://descendant" title="descendant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.61be" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3788" id="descendant__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="descendant__32"> descendant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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descent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ed8" id="descent" original="E39c.-9c7" sum="1020"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ed7" id="descent__1" original="E39c.-9c6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ed6" id="descent__2" original="E39c.-9c5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> descent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ecb" id="descent__7" original="E39c.-9bd"><span class="pos" id="descent__8" original="E39c.-9bc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68e9" eid="descent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1264" geo="br" id="descent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desce/descent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1267" geo="n_am" id="descent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desce/descent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desce/descent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ec9" id="descent__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ec8" id="descent__15" original="E39c.-9a8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ec7" id="descent__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="descent__17" original="E39c.-9a6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="descent__18" original="E39c.-9a5"> a person's family background </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ec4" id="descent__19" original="E39c.-9a4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ancestry" title="ancestry definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ec3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-75dd" id="descent__20" original="E39c.-9a3"><span class="xh" id="descent__21"> ancestry </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ec1" id="descent__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ec0" id="descent__23" original="E850.-665d"><span class="x" id="descent__24" original="E850.-665c"> Most people have come to accept that humans share a common descent with all other creatures on Earth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ebe" id="descent__25" original="E850.-665b"><span class="cf" id="descent__26" original="E39c.-9a1"><span class="exp" id="descent__27"> descent </span> from somebody </span><span class="x" id="descent__28" original="E850.-665a"> The ‘clans’ were associations of aristocratic households claiming descent from a common ancestor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eba" id="descent__29" original="E850.-6658"><span class="cf" id="descent__30" original="E850.-6659"> of… <span class="exp" id="descent__31"> descent </span></span><span class="x" id="descent__32" original="E850.-6657"> The Hubbard family was typical of most families of European descent then living in North America. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eb6" id="descent__33" original="E39c.-9b9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eb5" id="descent__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="descent__35" original="E39c.-9b7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="descent__36" original="E39c.-9b6"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="descent__37" original="E39c.-9b5"> an action of coming or going down </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eb1" id="descent__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eb0" id="descent__39" original="E850.-6656"><span class="x" id="descent__40" original="E850.-6655"> Descent is often very slow, of the order of a few centimetres per hour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eae" id="descent__41" original="E850.-6653"><span class="cf" id="descent__42" original="E850.-6654"><span class="exp" id="descent__43"> descent </span> (from something) </span><span class="x" id="descent__44" original="E850.-6652"> Traditional epic involves at some stage a descent into the underworld, the world of the past. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6eaa" id="descent__45" original="E39c.-9b2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ascent" title="ascent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ea9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4a90" id="descent__46" original="E39c.-9b1"><span class="xh" id="descent__47"> ascent </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ea7" id="descent__48" original="E850.-6651"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ea6" id="descent__49"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="descent__50" original="E850.-664f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="descent__51" original="E850.-664e"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="descent__52" original="E850.-664c"><span class="exp" id="descent__53"> descent </span> (into/to something) </span><span class="def" id="descent__54" original="E850.-664d"> the process of gradually getting into a bad state </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ea0" id="descent__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e9f" id="descent__56" original="E850.-664b"><span class="x" id="descent__57" original="E850.-664a"> Even in highly innovative organizations, some maintenance of hierarchy may help to avoid a descent into chaos. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.61e0" id="descent__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://descent" title="descent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.61e1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.37a3" id="descent__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="descent__60"> descent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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describe
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e9d" id="describe" original="E39c.-9a0" sum="1898"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e9c" id="describe__1" original="E39c.-99f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e9b" id="describe__2" original="E39c.-99e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> describe </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e8e" id="describe__9" original="E39c.-994"><span class="pos" id="describe__10" original="E39c.-993"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68e2" eid="describe__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12e1" geo="br" id="describe__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/describe__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describe__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://describe__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12e4" geo="n_am" id="describe__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/describe__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describe__us_1.ogg" href="sound://describe__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1032" id="describe__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12e7" form="root" id="describe__17"><span class="vp" id="describe__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> describe </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12e9" eid="describe__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12ea" geo="br" id="describe__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/describe__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describe__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://describe__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12ed" geo="n_am" id="describe__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪb <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/describe__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describe__us_1.ogg" href="sound://describe__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12f0" form="thirdps" id="describe__24"><span class="vp" id="describe__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> describes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12f2" eid="describe__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12f3" geo="br" id="describe__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/describes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://describes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12f6" geo="n_am" id="describe__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/describes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://describes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12f9" form="past" id="describe__31"><span class="vp" id="describe__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> described </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12fb" eid="describe__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12fc" geo="br" id="describe__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/described__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/described__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://described__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.12ff" geo="n_am" id="describe__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/described__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/described__us_1.ogg" href="sound://described__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1302" form="pastpart" id="describe__38"><span class="vp" id="describe__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> described </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1304" eid="describe__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1305" geo="br" id="describe__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/described__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/described__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://described__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1308" geo="n_am" id="describe__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/described__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/described__us_1.ogg" href="sound://described__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.130b" form="prespart" id="describe__45"><span class="vp" id="describe__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> describing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.130d" eid="describe__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.130e" geo="br" id="describe__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/describing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://describing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1311" geo="n_am" id="describe__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/describing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://describing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e62" id="describe__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e61" id="describe__53" original="E39c.-976"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e60" id="describe__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="describe__55" original="E87d.-7dca"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="describe__56" original="E39c.-975"> to give an account of something in words </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e5d" id="describe__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e5c" id="describe__58" original="E87d.-7dc8"><span class="cf" id="describe__59" original="E87d.-7dc9"><span class="exp" id="describe__60"> describe </span> something </span><span class="x" id="describe__61" original="E87d.-7dc7"> Unfortunately, they do not describe their methods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e58" id="describe__62" original="E87d.-7dc6"><span class="x" id="describe__63" original="E87d.-7dc5"> Participants were asked to describe their experience of being off work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e56" id="describe__64" original="E87d.-7db8"><span class="cf" id="describe__65" original="E87d.-7dae"> be described (by somebody) </span><span class="x" id="describe__66" original="E87d.-7db7"> Several new procedures will be described briefly below. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e53" id="describe__67" original="E87d.-7dad"><span class="x" id="describe__68" original="E87d.-7dac"> The design is similar to that described by Moinet and Peltier [68]. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e51" id="describe__69" original="E87d.-7dc1"><span class="cf" id="describe__70" original="E87d.-7dc4"><span class="exp" id="describe__71"> describe </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="describe__72" original="E87d.-7dc0"> A number of participants described feeling uncomfortable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e4d" id="describe__73" original="E87d.-7dbf"><span class="cf" id="describe__74" original="E39c.-972"><span class="exp" id="describe__75"> describe </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="describe__76" original="E87d.-7dbe"> I will not attempt to describe how it works. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e49" id="describe__77" original="E87d.-7db5"><span class="cf" id="describe__78" original="E87d.-7db6"> be described in something </span><span class="x" id="describe__79" original="E87d.-7db4"> Some of this work is described in Chapter 8. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e46" id="describe__80" original="E87d.-7da7"><span class="cf" id="describe__81" original="E87d.-7da8"> as described (in something) </span><span class="x" id="describe__82" original="E87d.-7da6"> All data refer to a temperature of 25°C and other standard conditions as described in the text. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="describe__83" original="E87d.-7da5" un="help"><span class="eb" id="describe__84" original="E8f0.-7967"> Described </span> is often used after a noun phrase, without <span class="ei" id="describe__85" original="E8f0.-7966"> that is/was </span> , etc: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e40" id="describe__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e3f" id="describe__87" original="E8f0.-7965"><span class="x" id="describe__88" original="E8f0.-7964"> The effect of aspirin on an enzyme, described below, is one such case. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="present3__390" original="E8f5.108f" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="present3__391" original="E8f5.1090"><span class="h1" id="present3__392" original="E8f5.1091"><ul class="inline" id="present3__393" original="E8f5.1092"><li class="li" id="present3__394" original="E8f5.1093"> present </li><li class="li" id="present3__395" original="E8f5.1094"> describe </li><li class="li" id="present3__396" original="E8f5.1095"> examine </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="present3__397" original="E848.-49ce"><li class="li" id="present3__398" original="E8f5.1096"> These verbs are followed by a noun phrase; they may not be followed by a <span class="ei" id="present3__399" original="E8f5.1097"> that- </span> clause: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="present3__400" original="E8f5.1098"><li class="li" id="present3__401" original="E8f5.1099"><span class="x-gs" id="present3__402"><span class="x-g" id="present3__403" original="E8f5.109a"><span class="x" id="present3__404" original="E8f5.109b"> The next section <span class="ebi" id="present3__405" original="E8f5.109c"> presents </span> the theoretical framework. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="present3__406" original="E8f5.109d"><span class="x-gs" id="present3__407"><span class="x-g" id="present3__408" original="E8f5.109e"><span class="x" id="present3__409" original="E8f5.109f"> The following sections <span class="ebi" id="present3__410" original="E8f5.10a0"> describe </span> methods that are the most feasible, portable and time efficient. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="present3__411" original="E8f5.10a1"><span class="x-gs" id="present3__412"><span class="x-g" id="present3__413" original="E8f5.10a2"><span class="x" id="present3__414" original="E8f5.10a3"> The next two chapters <span class="ebi" id="present3__415" original="E8f5.10a4"> examine </span> locations, activities and lifestyles within global cities. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="present3__416" original="E848.-49cd"><li class="li" id="present3__417" original="E8f5.10a5"> The passive is also used: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="present3__418" original="E8f5.10a6"><li class="li" id="present3__419" original="E8f5.10a7"><span class="x-gs" id="present3__420"><span class="x-g" id="present3__421" original="E8f5.10a8"><span class="x" id="present3__422" original="E8f5.10a9"> This model <span class="ebi" id="present3__423" original="E8f5.10aa"> is presented </span> in Figure 3.1. </span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h1" id="present3__424" original="E8f5.10ab"><ul class="inline" id="present3__425" original="E8f5.10ac"><li class="li" id="present3__426" original="E8f5.10ad"> illustrate </li><li class="li" id="present3__427" original="E8f5.10ae"> reveal </li><li class="li" id="present3__428" original="E8f5.10af"> show </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="present3__429" original="E848.-49cc"><li class="li" id="present3__430" original="E8f5.10b0"> These verbs may be followed by a <span class="ei" id="present3__431" original="E8f5.10b1"> that- </span> clause: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="present3__432" original="E8f5.10b2"><li class="li" id="present3__433" original="E8f5.10b3"><span class="x-gs" id="present3__434"><span class="x-g" id="present3__435" original="E8f5.10b4"><span class="x" id="present3__436" original="E8f5.10b5"> The example <span class="ebi" id="present3__437" original="E8f5.10b6"> illustrates that </span> price is not the only factor in persuading more customers to buy the product. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="present3__438" original="E8f5.10b7"><span class="x-gs" id="present3__439"><span class="x-g" id="present3__440" original="E8f5.10b8"><span class="x" id="present3__441" original="E8f5.10b9"> Evidence from the Levant trade <span class="ebi" id="present3__442" original="E8f5.10ba"> shows that </span> a 10 per cent return on capital was acceptable. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="present3__443" original="E848.-49cb"><li class="li" id="present3__444" original="E8f5.10bb"> They may also be followed by a dependent clause (= a clause that is not a full sentence) without <span class="ei" id="present3__445" original="E8f5.10bc"> that </span> : </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="present3__446" original="E8f5.10bd"><li class="li" id="present3__447" original="E8f5.10be"><span class="x-gs" id="present3__448"><span class="x-g" id="present3__449" original="E8f5.10bf"><span class="x" id="present3__450" original="E8f5.10c0"> Figure 2 <span class="ebi" id="present3__451" original="E8f5.10c1"> shows </span> the various payment rates measured in the study. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="present3__452" original="E848.-49ca"><li class="li" id="present3__453" original="E8f5.10c2"> The passive is also used. A full sentence is followed by <span class="ei" id="present3__454" original="E8f5.10c3"> as </span> + passive form: </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="present3__455" original="E8f5.10c4"><li class="li" id="present3__456" original="E8f5.10c5"><span class="x-gs" id="present3__457"><span class="x-g" id="present3__458" original="E8f5.10c6"><span class="x" id="present3__459" original="E8f5.10c7"> The nature of these structures <span class="ebi" id="present3__460" original="E8f5.10c8"> is shown </span> in Figure 17.3. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="present3__461" original="E8f5.10c9"><span class="x-gs" id="present3__462"><span class="x-g" id="present3__463" original="E8f5.10ca"><span class="x" id="present3__464" original="E8f5.10cb"> The model predicted…, <span class="ebi" id="present3__465" original="E8f5.10cc"> as illustrated </span> in the figure. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e39" id="describe__165" original="E87d.-7d6f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__166"> describe + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e37" id="describe__167"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e36" id="describe__168" original="E87d.-7d6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e35" id="describe__169"><span class="coll" id="describe__170" original="E87d.-7d6d"> way </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e33" id="describe__171"><span class="coll" id="describe__172" original="E87d.-7d6b"> manner </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e31" id="describe__173" original="E87d.-7d6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e30" id="describe__174"><span class="coll" id="describe__175" original="E87d.-7d69"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e2e" id="describe__176" original="E87d.-7d68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e2d" id="describe__177"><span class="coll" id="describe__178" original="E87d.-7d67"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e2b" id="describe__179" original="E87d.-7d66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e2a" id="describe__180"><span class="coll" id="describe__181" original="E87d.-7d65"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e28" id="describe__182"><span class="coll" id="describe__183" original="E87d.-7d63"> methodology </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e26" id="describe__184"><span class="coll" id="describe__185" original="E87d.-7d61"> technique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e24" id="describe__186" original="E87d.-7d60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e23" id="describe__187"><span class="coll" id="describe__188" original="E87d.-7d5f"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e21" id="describe__189" original="E87d.-7d5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e20" id="describe__190"><span class="coll" id="describe__191" original="E87d.-7d5d"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e1e" id="describe__192" original="E87d.-7d5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e1d" id="describe__193"><span class="coll" id="describe__194" original="E87d.-7d5b"> mechanism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e1b" id="describe__195" original="E87d.-7d52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e1a" id="describe__196"><span class="coll" id="describe__197" original="E87d.-7d51"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e18" id="describe__198" original="E87d.-7d5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e17" id="describe__199"><span class="coll" id="describe__200" original="E87d.-7d59"> operation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e15" id="describe__201" original="E87d.-7d58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e14" id="describe__202"><span class="coll" id="describe__203" original="E87d.-7d57"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e12" id="describe__204" original="E87d.-7d56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e11" id="describe__205"><span class="coll" id="describe__206" original="E87d.-7d55"> procedure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e0f" id="describe__207" original="E87d.-7d54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e0e" id="describe__208"><span class="coll" id="describe__209" original="E87d.-7d53"> protocol </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e0c" id="describe__210" original="E87d.-7d37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e0b" id="describe__211"><span class="coll" id="describe__212" original="E87d.-7d36"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e09" id="describe__213" original="E87d.-7d35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e08" id="describe__214"><span class="coll" id="describe__215" original="E87d.-7d34"> experiment </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e06" id="describe__216"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e05" id="describe__217" original="E87d.-7d49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e04" id="describe__218"><span class="coll" id="describe__219" original="E87d.-7d48"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e02" id="describe__220" original="E87d.-7d47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6e01" id="describe__221"><span class="coll" id="describe__222" original="E87d.-7d46"> phenomenon </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dff" id="describe__223" original="E87d.-7d45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dfe" id="describe__224"><span class="coll" id="describe__225" original="E87d.-7d44"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dfc" id="describe__226" original="E87d.-7d43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dfb" id="describe__227"><span class="coll" id="describe__228" original="E87d.-7d42"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6df9" id="describe__229" original="E87d.-7d41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6df8" id="describe__230"><span class="coll" id="describe__231" original="E87d.-7d40"> development </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6df6" id="describe__232" original="E87d.-7d3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6df5" id="describe__233"><span class="coll" id="describe__234" original="E87d.-7d3e"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6df3" id="describe__235" original="E87d.-7d3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6df2" id="describe__236"><span class="coll" id="describe__237" original="E87d.-7d3c"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6df0" id="describe__238" original="E87d.-7d3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6def" id="describe__239"><span class="coll" id="describe__240" original="E87d.-7d3a"> motion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ded" id="describe__241" original="E87d.-7d39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dec" id="describe__242"><span class="coll" id="describe__243" original="E87d.-7d38"> event </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dea" id="describe__244"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6de9" id="describe__245" original="E87d.-7d30"><span class="x" id="describe__246" original="E87d.-7d2f"> Using software solutions would provide precise information about each of the phenomena described in this study. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6de7" id="describe__247" original="E87d.-7d2e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__248"> describe + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6de5" id="describe__249"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6de4" id="describe__250" original="E87d.-7d12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6de3" id="describe__251"><span class="coll" id="describe__252" original="E87d.-7d11"> type </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6de1" id="describe__253"><span class="coll" id="describe__254" original="E87d.-7d10"> kind </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ddf" id="describe__255" original="E87d.-7d2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dde" id="describe__256"><span class="coll" id="describe__257" original="E87d.-7d2b"> characteristics </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ddc" id="describe__258"><span class="coll" id="describe__259" original="E87d.-7d29"> properties </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dda" id="describe__260"><span class="coll" id="describe__261" original="E87d.-7d27"> features </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dd8" id="describe__262" original="E87d.-7d26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dd7" id="describe__263"><span class="coll" id="describe__264" original="E87d.-7d25"> condition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dd5" id="describe__265" original="E87d.-7d24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dd4" id="describe__266"><span class="coll" id="describe__267" original="E87d.-7d23"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dd2" id="describe__268" original="E87d.-7d22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dd1" id="describe__269"><span class="coll" id="describe__270" original="E87d.-7d21"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dcf" id="describe__271" original="E87d.-7d20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dce" id="describe__272"><span class="coll" id="describe__273" original="E87d.-7d1f"> symptoms </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dcc" id="describe__274" original="E87d.-7d1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dcb" id="describe__275"><span class="coll" id="describe__276" original="E87d.-7d1d"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dc9" id="describe__277" original="E87d.-7d1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dc8" id="describe__278"><span class="coll" id="describe__279" original="E87d.-7d1b"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dc6" id="describe__280" original="E87d.-7d1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dc5" id="describe__281"><span class="coll" id="describe__282" original="E87d.-7d19"> feeling </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dc3" id="describe__283" original="E87d.-7d18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dc2" id="describe__284"><span class="coll" id="describe__285" original="E87d.-7d17"> reaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dc0" id="describe__286" original="E87d.-7d16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dbf" id="describe__287"><span class="coll" id="describe__288" original="E87d.-7d15"> interaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dbd" id="describe__289" original="E87d.-7d14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dbc" id="describe__290"><span class="coll" id="describe__291" original="E87d.-7d13"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dba" id="describe__292" original="E87d.-7d0f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6db9" id="describe__293" original="E87d.-7d0c"><span class="x" id="describe__294" original="E87d.-7d0b"> The four behaviours described were not assumed to be equal in any way. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6db7" id="describe__295"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6db6" id="describe__296" original="E87d.-7d08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6db5" id="describe__297"><span class="coll" id="describe__298" original="E87d.-7d07"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6db3" id="describe__299" original="E87d.-7d06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6db2" id="describe__300"><span class="coll" id="describe__301" original="E87d.-7d05"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6db0" id="describe__302" original="E87d.-7d04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6daf" id="describe__303"><span class="coll" id="describe__304" original="E87d.-7d03"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dad" id="describe__305" original="E87d.-7d02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6dac" id="describe__306"><span class="coll" id="describe__307" original="E87d.-7d01"> scenario </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6daa" id="describe__308" original="E87d.-7d00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6da9" id="describe__309"><span class="coll" id="describe__310" original="E87d.-7cff"> example </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6da7" id="describe__311" original="E87d.-7cfe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6da6" id="describe__312"><span class="coll" id="describe__313" original="E87d.-7cfd"> findings </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6da4" id="describe__314" original="E87d.-7cfc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6da3" id="describe__315" original="E87d.-7cfb"><span class="x" id="describe__316" original="E87d.-7cfa"> This article describes a study that examines these issues through the medium of child health. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6da1" id="describe__317" original="E87d.-7cf4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__318"> noun + describe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d9f" id="describe__319"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d9e" id="describe__320" original="E87d.-7cf3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d9d" id="describe__321"><span class="coll" id="describe__322" original="E87d.-7cf2"> scholar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d9b" id="describe__323" original="E87d.-7cf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d9a" id="describe__324"><span class="coll" id="describe__325" original="E87d.-7cf0"> historian </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d98" id="describe__326" original="E87d.-7cef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d97" id="describe__327"><span class="coll" id="describe__328" original="E87d.-7cee"> linguist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d95" id="describe__329" original="E87d.-7ced"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d94" id="describe__330"><span class="coll" id="describe__331" original="E87d.-7cec"> journalist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d92" id="describe__332" original="E87d.-7ceb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d91" id="describe__333"><span class="coll" id="describe__334" original="E87d.-7cea"> commentator </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d8f" id="describe__335" original="E87d.-7ce9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d8e" id="describe__336"><span class="coll" id="describe__337" original="E87d.-7ce8"> narrator </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d8c" id="describe__338" original="E87d.-7ce7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d8b" id="describe__339"><span class="coll" id="describe__340" original="E87d.-7ce6"> author </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d89" id="describe__341" original="E87d.-7ce5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d88" id="describe__342"><span class="coll" id="describe__343" original="E87d.-7ce4"> colleague </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d86" id="describe__344"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d85" id="describe__345" original="E87d.-7ce2"><span class="x" id="describe__346" original="E87d.-7ce1"> In Chapter 8, the authors describe how ‘neural network mapping’ can be applied to investigation. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d83" id="describe__347" original="E87d.-7cdd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__348"> noun + describe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d81" id="describe__349"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d80" id="describe__350" original="E87d.-7cdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d7f" id="describe__351"><span class="coll" id="describe__352" original="E87d.-7cdb"> participant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d7d" id="describe__353" original="E87d.-7cda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d7c" id="describe__354"><span class="coll" id="describe__355" original="E87d.-7cd9"> respondent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d7a" id="describe__356" original="E87d.-7cd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d79" id="describe__357"><span class="coll" id="describe__358" original="E87d.-7cd7"> interviewee </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d77" id="describe__359" original="E87d.-7cd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d76" id="describe__360"><span class="coll" id="describe__361" original="E87d.-7cd5"> witness </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d74" id="describe__362"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d73" id="describe__363" original="E87d.-7cd3"><span class="x" id="describe__364" original="E87d.-7cd2"> Many respondents described extreme situations for which they did not feel appropriately prepared. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d71" id="describe__365" original="E87d.-7cd1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__366"> noun + describe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d6f" id="describe__367"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d6e" id="describe__368" original="E87d.-7ccf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d6d" id="describe__369"><span class="coll" id="describe__370" original="E87d.-7cce"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d6b" id="describe__371" original="E87d.-7ccd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d6a" id="describe__372"><span class="coll" id="describe__373" original="E87d.-7ccc"> paper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d68" id="describe__374" original="E87d.-7ccb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d67" id="describe__375"><span class="coll" id="describe__376" original="E87d.-7cca"> article </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d65" id="describe__377" original="E87d.-7cc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d64" id="describe__378"><span class="coll" id="describe__379" original="E87d.-7cc8"> chapter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d62" id="describe__380" original="E87d.-7cc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d61" id="describe__381"><span class="coll" id="describe__382" original="E87d.-7cc6"> section </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d5f" id="describe__383" original="E87d.-7cc5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d5e" id="describe__384" original="E87d.-7cc4"><span class="x" id="describe__385" original="E87d.-7cc3"> The Committee's report also describes the practical and legal complexities. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d5c" id="describe__386" original="E87d.-7cb1" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__387"> adverb + describe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d5a" id="describe__388"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d59" id="describe__389" original="E87d.-7caf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d58" id="describe__390"><span class="coll" id="describe__391" original="E87d.-7cae"> better </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d56" id="describe__392"><span class="coll" id="describe__393" original="E87d.-7cad"> best </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d54" id="describe__394" original="E87d.-7cac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d53" id="describe__395"><span class="coll" id="describe__396" original="E87d.-7cab"> aptly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d51" id="describe__397" original="E87d.-7caa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d50" id="describe__398"><span class="coll" id="describe__399" original="E87d.-7ca9"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d4e" id="describe__400" original="E87d.-7ca8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d4d" id="describe__401"><span class="coll" id="describe__402" original="E87d.-7ca7"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d4b" id="describe__403" original="E87d.-7ca6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d4a" id="describe__404"><span class="coll" id="describe__405" original="E87d.-7ca5"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d48" id="describe__406" original="E87d.-7ca4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d47" id="describe__407"><span class="coll" id="describe__408" original="E87d.-7ca3"> correctly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d45" id="describe__409" original="E87d.-7ca2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d44" id="describe__410"><span class="coll" id="describe__411" original="E87d.-7ca1"> completely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d42" id="describe__412" original="E87d.-7ca0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d41" id="describe__413"><span class="coll" id="describe__414" original="E87d.-7c9f"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d3f" id="describe__415" original="E87d.-7c9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d3e" id="describe__416"><span class="coll" id="describe__417" original="E87d.-7c9d"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d3c" id="describe__418" original="E87d.-7c9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d3b" id="describe__419"><span class="coll" id="describe__420" original="E87d.-7c9b"> vividly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d39" id="describe__421" original="E87d.-7c9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d38" id="describe__422"><span class="coll" id="describe__423" original="E87d.-7c99"> adequately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d36" id="describe__424" original="E87d.-7c98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d35" id="describe__425"><span class="coll" id="describe__426" original="E87d.-7c97"> simply </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d33" id="describe__427"><span class="coll" id="describe__428" original="E87d.-7c96"> merely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d31" id="describe__429" original="E87d.-7c95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d30" id="describe__430"><span class="coll" id="describe__431" original="E87d.-7c94"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d2e" id="describe__432" original="E87d.-7c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d2d" id="describe__433"><span class="coll" id="describe__434" original="E87d.-7c92"> briefly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d2b" id="describe__435" original="E87d.-7c91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d2a" id="describe__436"><span class="coll" id="describe__437" original="E87d.-7c90"> once </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d28" id="describe__438" original="E87d.-7c8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d27" id="describe__439"><span class="coll" id="describe__440" original="E87d.-7c8e"> first </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d25" id="describe__441"><span class="coll" id="describe__442" original="E87d.-7c8d"> initially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d23" id="describe__443" original="E87d.-7c8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d22" id="describe__444"><span class="coll" id="describe__445" original="E87d.-7c8b"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d20" id="describe__446" original="E87d.-7c8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d1f" id="describe__447"><span class="coll" id="describe__448" original="E87d.-7c89"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d1d" id="describe__449" original="E87d.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d1c" id="describe__450"><span class="coll" id="describe__451" original="E87d.-7c87"> then </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d1a" id="describe__452" original="E87d.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d19" id="describe__453"><span class="coll" id="describe__454" original="E87d.-7c85"> typically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d17" id="describe__455" original="E87d.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d16" id="describe__456"><span class="coll" id="describe__457" original="E87d.-7c83"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d14" id="describe__458" original="E87d.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d13" id="describe__459"><span class="coll" id="describe__460" original="E87d.-7c81"> repeatedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d11" id="describe__461" original="E87d.-7c80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d10" id="describe__462"><span class="coll" id="describe__463" original="E87d.-7c7f"> famously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d0e" id="describe__464" original="E87d.-7c7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d0d" id="describe__465"><span class="coll" id="describe__466" original="E87d.-7c7d"> thus </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d0b" id="describe__467" original="E87d.-7c7c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d0a" id="describe__468" original="E87d.-7c7b"><span class="x" id="describe__469" original="E87d.-7c7a"> Section 2 briefly describes the minimal regulation of internal armed conflict up to the 1990s. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d08" id="describe__470" original="E87d.-7c73" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__471"> (as) described + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d06" id="describe__472"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d05" id="describe__473" original="E87d.-7c71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d04" id="describe__474"><span class="coll" id="describe__475" original="E87d.-7c70"> above </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d02" id="describe__476" original="E87d.-7c6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d01" id="describe__477"><span class="coll" id="describe__478" original="E87d.-7c6e"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cff" id="describe__479"><span class="coll" id="describe__480" original="E87d.-7c6c"> earlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cfd" id="describe__481"><span class="coll" id="describe__482" original="E87d.-7c6a"> before </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cfb" id="describe__483" original="E87d.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cfa" id="describe__484"><span class="coll" id="describe__485" original="E87d.-7c68"> here </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cf8" id="describe__486"><span class="coll" id="describe__487" original="E87d.-7c66"> herein </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cf6" id="describe__488" original="E87d.-7c65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cf5" id="describe__489"><span class="coll" id="describe__490" original="E87d.-7c64"> elsewhere </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cf3" id="describe__491" original="E87d.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cf2" id="describe__492"><span class="coll" id="describe__493" original="E87d.-7c62"> below </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cf0" id="describe__494" original="E87d.-7c61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cef" id="describe__495"><span class="coll" id="describe__496" original="E87d.-7c60"> next </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ced" id="describe__497" original="E87d.-7c5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cec" id="describe__498"><span class="coll" id="describe__499" original="E87d.-7c5e"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cea" id="describe__500"><span class="coll" id="describe__501" original="E87d.-7c5c"> subsequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ce8" id="describe__502" original="E87d.-7c5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ce7" id="describe__503"><span class="coll" id="describe__504" original="E87d.-7c5a"> briefly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ce5" id="describe__505" original="E87d.-7c59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ce4" id="describe__506"><span class="coll" id="describe__507" original="E87d.-7c58"> at length </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ce2" id="describe__508" original="E87d.-7c57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ce1" id="describe__509"><span class="coll" id="describe__510" original="E87d.-7c56"> more fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cdf" id="describe__511" original="E87d.-7c55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cde" id="describe__512"><span class="coll" id="describe__513" original="E87d.-7c54"> in (more/​greater) detail </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cdc" id="describe__514" original="E87d.-7c53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cdb" id="describe__515" original="E87d.-7c52"><span class="x" id="describe__516" original="E87d.-7c51"> As described earlier, some salespeople are now being called upon to fill more challenging strategic roles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cd9" id="describe__517" original="E87d.-7c50"><span class="x" id="describe__518" original="E87d.-7c4f"> For the data described above, a three-level model is required. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cd7" id="describe__519" original="E87d.-7c3f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__520"> be + adverb + described </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cd5" id="describe__521"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cd4" id="describe__522" original="E87d.-7c3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cd3" id="describe__523"><span class="coll" id="describe__524" original="E87d.-7c3c"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cd1" id="describe__525" original="E87d.-7c3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cd0" id="describe__526"><span class="coll" id="describe__527" original="E87d.-7c3a"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cce" id="describe__528" original="E87d.-7c39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ccd" id="describe__529"><span class="coll" id="describe__530" original="E87d.-7c38"> extensively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ccb" id="describe__531" original="E87d.-7c37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cca" id="describe__532"><span class="coll" id="describe__533" original="E87d.-7c36"> formally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cc8" id="describe__534" original="E87d.-7c35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cc7" id="describe__535" original="E87d.-7c34"><span class="x" id="describe__536" original="E87d.-7c33"> The conditions that differentiate Antarctica from other environments have been well described (Knox; Arnaud; Hempel; Dayton et al). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cc5" id="describe__537" original="E87d.-7d9e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cc4" id="describe__538"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="describe__539" original="E87d.-7d9c"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="describe__540" original="E87d.-7d9b"> to say what somebody/something is like; to say what somebody/something is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cc1" id="describe__541"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cc0" id="describe__542" original="E87d.-7d99"><span class="cf" id="describe__543" original="E87d.-7d9a"><span class="exp" id="describe__544"> describe </span> something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="describe__545" original="E87d.-7d98"> I cannot even begin to describe them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cbc" id="describe__546" original="E87d.-7d96"><span class="cf" id="describe__547" original="E87d.-7d97"><span class="exp" id="describe__548"> describe </span> something/somebody as something </span><span class="x" id="describe__549" original="E87d.-7d95"> It would be an exaggeration to describe him as anti-democratic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cb8" id="describe__550" original="E87d.-7d8f"><span class="cf" id="describe__551" original="E87d.-7d90"><span class="exp" id="describe__552"> describe </span> something/somebody as doing something </span><span class="x" id="describe__553" original="E87d.-7d8e"> The activities are described as providing opportunities for children to learn useful skills. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cb4" id="describe__554" original="E87d.-7d8a"><span class="cf" id="describe__555" original="E87d.-7d8b"> be described in terms of something </span><span class="x" id="describe__556" original="E87d.-7d89"> This process can be described in terms of a progression from transcript to script. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cb1" id="describe__557" original="E87d.-7d70" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__558"> describe + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6caf" id="describe__559"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cae" id="describe__560" original="E87d.-7d6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cad" id="describe__561"><span class="coll" id="describe__562" original="E87d.-7d6d"> way </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6cab" id="describe__563"><span class="coll" id="describe__564" original="E87d.-7d6b"> manner </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ca9" id="describe__565" original="E87d.-7d6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ca8" id="describe__566"><span class="coll" id="describe__567" original="E87d.-7d69"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ca6" id="describe__568" original="E87d.-7d68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ca5" id="describe__569"><span class="coll" id="describe__570" original="E87d.-7d67"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ca3" id="describe__571" original="E87d.-7d66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ca2" id="describe__572"><span class="coll" id="describe__573" original="E87d.-7d65"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ca0" id="describe__574"><span class="coll" id="describe__575" original="E87d.-7d63"> methodology </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c9e" id="describe__576"><span class="coll" id="describe__577" original="E87d.-7d61"> technique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c9c" id="describe__578" original="E87d.-7d60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c9b" id="describe__579"><span class="coll" id="describe__580" original="E87d.-7d5f"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c99" id="describe__581" original="E87d.-7d5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c98" id="describe__582"><span class="coll" id="describe__583" original="E87d.-7d5d"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c96" id="describe__584" original="E87d.-7d5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c95" id="describe__585"><span class="coll" id="describe__586" original="E87d.-7d5b"> mechanism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c93" id="describe__587" original="E87d.-7d52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c92" id="describe__588"><span class="coll" id="describe__589" original="E87d.-7d51"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c90" id="describe__590" original="E87d.-7d5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c8f" id="describe__591"><span class="coll" id="describe__592" original="E87d.-7d59"> operation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c8d" id="describe__593" original="E87d.-7d58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c8c" id="describe__594"><span class="coll" id="describe__595" original="E87d.-7d57"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c8a" id="describe__596" original="E87d.-7d56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c89" id="describe__597"><span class="coll" id="describe__598" original="E87d.-7d55"> procedure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c87" id="describe__599" original="E87d.-7d54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c86" id="describe__600"><span class="coll" id="describe__601" original="E87d.-7d53"> protocol </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c84" id="describe__602" original="E87d.-7d37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c83" id="describe__603"><span class="coll" id="describe__604" original="E87d.-7d36"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c81" id="describe__605" original="E87d.-7d35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c80" id="describe__606"><span class="coll" id="describe__607" original="E87d.-7d34"> experiment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c7e" id="describe__608" original="E87d.-7d50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c7d" id="describe__609" original="E87d.-7d4f"><span class="x" id="describe__610" original="E87d.-7d4e"> Terms such as ‘green chemistry’ have been coined to describe this approach. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c7b" id="describe__611"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c7a" id="describe__612" original="E87d.-7d49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c79" id="describe__613"><span class="coll" id="describe__614" original="E87d.-7d48"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c77" id="describe__615" original="E87d.-7d47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c76" id="describe__616"><span class="coll" id="describe__617" original="E87d.-7d46"> phenomenon </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c74" id="describe__618" original="E87d.-7d45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c73" id="describe__619"><span class="coll" id="describe__620" original="E87d.-7d44"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c71" id="describe__621" original="E87d.-7d43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c70" id="describe__622"><span class="coll" id="describe__623" original="E87d.-7d42"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c6e" id="describe__624" original="E87d.-7d41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c6d" id="describe__625"><span class="coll" id="describe__626" original="E87d.-7d40"> development </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c6b" id="describe__627" original="E87d.-7d3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c6a" id="describe__628"><span class="coll" id="describe__629" original="E87d.-7d3e"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c68" id="describe__630" original="E87d.-7d3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c67" id="describe__631"><span class="coll" id="describe__632" original="E87d.-7d3c"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c65" id="describe__633" original="E87d.-7d3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c64" id="describe__634"><span class="coll" id="describe__635" original="E87d.-7d3a"> motion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c62" id="describe__636" original="E87d.-7d39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c61" id="describe__637"><span class="coll" id="describe__638" original="E87d.-7d38"> event </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c5f" id="describe__639"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c5e" id="describe__640" original="E87d.-7d32"><span class="x" id="describe__641" original="E87d.-7d31"> Scholars have described this relationship as ‘network capitalism’ (Biggart and Hamilton, 1992; Boisot and Child, 1996). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c5c" id="describe__642" original="E87d.-7d2e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__643"> describe + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c5a" id="describe__644"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c59" id="describe__645" original="E87d.-7d12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c58" id="describe__646"><span class="coll" id="describe__647" original="E87d.-7d11"> type </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c56" id="describe__648"><span class="coll" id="describe__649" original="E87d.-7d10"> kind </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c54" id="describe__650" original="E87d.-7d2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c53" id="describe__651"><span class="coll" id="describe__652" original="E87d.-7d2b"> characteristics </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c51" id="describe__653"><span class="coll" id="describe__654" original="E87d.-7d29"> properties </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c4f" id="describe__655"><span class="coll" id="describe__656" original="E87d.-7d27"> features </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c4d" id="describe__657" original="E87d.-7d26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c4c" id="describe__658"><span class="coll" id="describe__659" original="E87d.-7d25"> condition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c4a" id="describe__660" original="E87d.-7d24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c49" id="describe__661"><span class="coll" id="describe__662" original="E87d.-7d23"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c47" id="describe__663" original="E87d.-7d22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c46" id="describe__664"><span class="coll" id="describe__665" original="E87d.-7d21"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c44" id="describe__666" original="E87d.-7d20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c43" id="describe__667"><span class="coll" id="describe__668" original="E87d.-7d1f"> symptoms </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c41" id="describe__669" original="E87d.-7d1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c40" id="describe__670"><span class="coll" id="describe__671" original="E87d.-7d1d"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c3e" id="describe__672" original="E87d.-7d1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c3d" id="describe__673"><span class="coll" id="describe__674" original="E87d.-7d1b"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c3b" id="describe__675" original="E87d.-7d1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c3a" id="describe__676"><span class="coll" id="describe__677" original="E87d.-7d19"> feeling </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c38" id="describe__678" original="E87d.-7d18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c37" id="describe__679"><span class="coll" id="describe__680" original="E87d.-7d17"> reaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c35" id="describe__681" original="E87d.-7d16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c34" id="describe__682"><span class="coll" id="describe__683" original="E87d.-7d15"> interaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c32" id="describe__684" original="E87d.-7d14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c31" id="describe__685"><span class="coll" id="describe__686" original="E87d.-7d13"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c2f" id="describe__687" original="E87d.-7d0f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c2e" id="describe__688" original="E87d.-7d0c"><span class="x" id="describe__689" original="E87d.-7d0b"> The four behaviours described were not assumed to be equal in any way. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c2c" id="describe__690" original="E87d.-7cf4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__691"> noun + describe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c2a" id="describe__692"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c29" id="describe__693" original="E87d.-7cf3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c28" id="describe__694"><span class="coll" id="describe__695" original="E87d.-7cf2"> scholar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c26" id="describe__696" original="E87d.-7cf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c25" id="describe__697"><span class="coll" id="describe__698" original="E87d.-7cf0"> historian </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c23" id="describe__699" original="E87d.-7cef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c22" id="describe__700"><span class="coll" id="describe__701" original="E87d.-7cee"> linguist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c20" id="describe__702" original="E87d.-7ced"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c1f" id="describe__703"><span class="coll" id="describe__704" original="E87d.-7cec"> journalist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c1d" id="describe__705" original="E87d.-7ceb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c1c" id="describe__706"><span class="coll" id="describe__707" original="E87d.-7cea"> commentator </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c1a" id="describe__708" original="E87d.-7ce9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c19" id="describe__709"><span class="coll" id="describe__710" original="E87d.-7ce8"> narrator </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c17" id="describe__711" original="E87d.-7ce7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c16" id="describe__712"><span class="coll" id="describe__713" original="E87d.-7ce6"> author </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c14" id="describe__714" original="E87d.-7ce5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c13" id="describe__715"><span class="coll" id="describe__716" original="E87d.-7ce4"> colleague </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c11" id="describe__717"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c10" id="describe__718" original="E87d.-7ce0"><span class="x" id="describe__719" original="E87d.-7cdf"> This has been described by some commentators as one of the most remarkable labour market transformations of modern times. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c0e" id="describe__720" original="E87d.-7cdd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__721"> noun + describe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c0c" id="describe__722"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c0b" id="describe__723" original="E87d.-7cdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c0a" id="describe__724"><span class="coll" id="describe__725" original="E87d.-7cdb"> participant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c08" id="describe__726" original="E87d.-7cda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c07" id="describe__727"><span class="coll" id="describe__728" original="E87d.-7cd9"> respondent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c05" id="describe__729" original="E87d.-7cd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c04" id="describe__730"><span class="coll" id="describe__731" original="E87d.-7cd7"> interviewee </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c02" id="describe__732" original="E87d.-7cd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6c01" id="describe__733"><span class="coll" id="describe__734" original="E87d.-7cd5"> witness </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bff" id="describe__735"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bfe" id="describe__736" original="E448.-718c"><span class="x" id="describe__737" original="E448.-718b"> One interviewee described this problem in the following way:… </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bfc" id="describe__738" original="E87d.-7c30" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="describe__739"> be + adverb + described as something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bfa" id="describe__740"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bf9" id="describe__741" original="E87d.-7c2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bf8" id="describe__742"><span class="coll" id="describe__743" original="E87d.-7c2d"> better </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bf6" id="describe__744"><span class="coll" id="describe__745" original="E87d.-7c2c"> best </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bf4" id="describe__746" original="E87d.-7c2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bf3" id="describe__747"><span class="coll" id="describe__748" original="E87d.-7c2a"> appropriately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bf1" id="describe__749" original="E87d.-7c29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bf0" id="describe__750"><span class="coll" id="describe__751" original="E87d.-7c28"> sometimes </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bee" id="describe__752" original="E87d.-7c27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bed" id="describe__753"><span class="coll" id="describe__754" original="E87d.-7c26"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6beb" id="describe__755"><span class="coll" id="describe__756" original="E87d.-7c25"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6be9" id="describe__757" original="E87d.-7c24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6be8" id="describe__758"><span class="coll" id="describe__759" original="E87d.-7c23"> variously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6be6" id="describe__760" original="E87d.-7c22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6be5" id="describe__761"><span class="coll" id="describe__762" original="E87d.-7c21"> recently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6be3" id="describe__763" original="E87d.-7c20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6be2" id="describe__764"><span class="coll" id="describe__765" original="E87d.-7c1f"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6be0" id="describe__766" original="E87d.-7c1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bdf" id="describe__767"><span class="coll" id="describe__768" original="E87d.-7c1d"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bdd" id="describe__769" original="E87d.-7c1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bdc" id="describe__770"><span class="coll" id="describe__771" original="E87d.-7c1b"> frequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bda" id="describe__772" original="E87d.-7c1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bd9" id="describe__773"><span class="coll" id="describe__774" original="E87d.-7c19"> originally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bd7" id="describe__775" original="E87d.-7c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bd6" id="describe__776"><span class="coll" id="describe__777" original="E87d.-7c17"> loosely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bd4" id="describe__778" original="E87d.-7c16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bd3" id="describe__779" original="E87d.-7c15"><span class="x" id="describe__780" original="E87d.-7c14"> This phenomenon would be better described as nationalization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bd1" id="describe__781" original="E87d.-7c13"><span class="x" id="describe__782" original="E87d.-7c12"> These sightseeing activities are sometimes described as ancient tourism, but this term is rather misleading. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bcf" id="describe__783" original="E39c.-970"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="describe__784" original="E39c.-96f"><span class="exp" id="describe__785"> describe </span> something </span><span class="def" id="describe__786" original="E39c.-96a"> to make a movement which has a particular shape; to form a particular shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bcb" id="describe__787"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bca" id="describe__788" original="E87d.-7d86"><span class="x" id="describe__789" original="E87d.-7d85"> The net result is a trajectory that describes a spiral around the fixed point. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bc8" id="describe__790" original="E87d.-7d82"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="describe__791" original="E87d.-7d7e"><span class="exp" id="describe__792"> describe </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bc5" id="describe__793"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="describe__794" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bc3" id="describe__795"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="describe__796" original="E87d.-7d7f"> of a diagram or calculation </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="describe__797" original="E87d.-7dcc"> to represent something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bc0" id="describe__798"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bbf" id="describe__799" original="E87d.-7d7b"><span class="x" id="describe__800" original="E87d.-7d7a"> The relationship is described by a linear regression line. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bbd" id="describe__801"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bbc" id="describe__802" original="E39c.-969"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bbb" id="describe__803"><span class="dr" corpus_freq="23" id="describe__804" original="E39c.-968"> describable </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bb4" id="describe__805" original="E39c.-964"><span class="pos" id="describe__806" original="E39c.-963"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68e1" eid="describe__807" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1314" geo="br" id="describe__808" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__809"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/describable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://describable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1317" geo="n_am" id="describe__810" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="describe__811"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskraɪbəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/describable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/describable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://describable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bb2" id="describe__812"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bb1" id="describe__813" original="E87d.-7d79"><span class="x" id="describe__814" original="E87d.-7d78"> These processes cannot be computed using describable procedures. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6baf" id="describe__815" original="E87d.-7d77"><span class="cf" id="describe__816" original="E8f0.-795f"><span class="exp"> describable </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="describe__817" original="E87d.-7d76"> This distinction is more accurately describable as a liberal than a feminist one. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6bac" id="describe__818" original="E87d.-7d75"><span class="cf" id="describe__819" original="E8f0.-795e"><span class="exp"> describable </span> by something </span><span class="x" id="describe__820" original="E87d.-7d74"> The motion of microscopic molecules is not describable by Newtonian mechanics. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c91" id="describe__821" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="describe__822"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c8f" id="describe__823" original="E87d.-7d72"><span class="shcut" id="describe__824" original="E87d.-7d71"> describe + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c8d" id="describe__825" original="E87d.-7d70"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c8c" id="describe__826" original="E87d.-7d6e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c8b" id="describe__827" original="E87d.-7d6d"><span class="coll" id="describe__828"> way </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c89" id="describe__829" original="E87d.-7d6b"><span class="coll" id="describe__830"> manner </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c87" id="describe__831" original="E87d.-7d6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c86" id="describe__832" original="E87d.-7d69"><span class="coll" id="describe__833"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c84" id="describe__834" original="E87d.-7d68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c83" id="describe__835" original="E87d.-7d67"><span class="coll" id="describe__836"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c81" id="describe__837" original="E87d.-7d66"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c80" id="describe__838" original="E87d.-7d65"><span class="coll" id="describe__839"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c7e" id="describe__840" original="E87d.-7d63"><span class="coll" id="describe__841"> methodology </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c7c" id="describe__842" original="E87d.-7d61"><span class="coll" id="describe__843"> technique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c7a" id="describe__844" original="E87d.-7d60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c79" id="describe__845" original="E87d.-7d5f"><span class="coll" id="describe__846"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c77" id="describe__847" original="E87d.-7d5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c76" id="describe__848" original="E87d.-7d5d"><span class="coll" id="describe__849"> model </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c74" id="describe__850" original="E87d.-7d5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c73" id="describe__851" original="E87d.-7d5b"><span class="coll" id="describe__852"> mechanism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c71" id="describe__853" original="E87d.-7d52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c70" id="describe__854" original="E87d.-7d51"><span class="coll" id="describe__855"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c6e" id="describe__856" original="E87d.-7d5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c6d" id="describe__857" original="E87d.-7d59"><span class="coll" id="describe__858"> operation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c6b" id="describe__859" original="E87d.-7d58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c6a" id="describe__860" original="E87d.-7d57"><span class="coll" id="describe__861"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c68" id="describe__862" original="E87d.-7d56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c67" id="describe__863" original="E87d.-7d55"><span class="coll" id="describe__864"> procedure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c65" id="describe__865" original="E87d.-7d54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c64" id="describe__866" original="E87d.-7d53"><span class="coll" id="describe__867"> protocol </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c62" id="describe__868" original="E87d.-7d37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c61" id="describe__869" original="E87d.-7d36"><span class="coll" id="describe__870"> activity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c5f" id="describe__871" original="E87d.-7d35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c5e" id="describe__872" original="E87d.-7d34"><span class="coll" id="describe__873"> experiment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c5c" id="describe__874" original="E87d.-7d50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c5b" id="describe__875" original="E87d.-7d4f"><span class="x" id="describe__876" original="E87d.-7d4e"> Terms such as ‘green chemistry’ have been coined to describe this approach. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c59" id="describe__877" original="E87d.-7d4b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c58" id="describe__878" original="E87d.-7d49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c57" id="describe__879" original="E87d.-7d48"><span class="coll" id="describe__880"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c55" id="describe__881" original="E87d.-7d47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c54" id="describe__882" original="E87d.-7d46"><span class="coll" id="describe__883"> phenomenon </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c52" id="describe__884" original="E87d.-7d45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c51" id="describe__885" original="E87d.-7d44"><span class="coll" id="describe__886"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c4f" id="describe__887" original="E87d.-7d43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c4e" id="describe__888" original="E87d.-7d42"><span class="coll" id="describe__889"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c4c" id="describe__890" original="E87d.-7d41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c4b" id="describe__891" original="E87d.-7d40"><span class="coll" id="describe__892"> development </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c49" id="describe__893" original="E87d.-7d3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c48" id="describe__894" original="E87d.-7d3e"><span class="coll" id="describe__895"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c46" id="describe__896" original="E87d.-7d3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c45" id="describe__897" original="E87d.-7d3c"><span class="coll" id="describe__898"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c43" id="describe__899" original="E87d.-7d3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c42" id="describe__900" original="E87d.-7d3a"><span class="coll" id="describe__901"> motion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c40" id="describe__902" original="E87d.-7d39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c3f" id="describe__903" original="E87d.-7d38"><span class="coll" id="describe__904"> event </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c3d" id="describe__905" original="E87d.-7d33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c3c" id="describe__906" original="E87d.-7d30"><span class="x" id="describe__907" original="E87d.-7d2f"> Using software solutions would provide precise information about each of the phenomena described in this study. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c3a" id="describe__908" original="E87d.-7d32"><span class="x" id="describe__909" original="E87d.-7d31"> Scholars have described this relationship as ‘network capitalism’ (Biggart and Hamilton, 1992; Boisot and Child, 1996). </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c38" id="describe__910" original="E87d.-7d2e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c37" id="describe__911" original="E87d.-7d12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c36" id="describe__912" original="E87d.-7d11"><span class="coll" id="describe__913"> type </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c34" id="describe__914" original="E87d.-7d10"><span class="coll" id="describe__915"> kind </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c32" id="describe__916" original="E87d.-7d2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c31" id="describe__917" original="E87d.-7d2b"><span class="coll" id="describe__918"> characteristics </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c2f" id="describe__919" original="E87d.-7d29"><span class="coll" id="describe__920"> properties </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c2d" id="describe__921" original="E87d.-7d27"><span class="coll" id="describe__922"> features </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c2b" id="describe__923" original="E87d.-7d26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c2a" id="describe__924" original="E87d.-7d25"><span class="coll" id="describe__925"> condition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c28" id="describe__926" original="E87d.-7d24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c27" id="describe__927" original="E87d.-7d23"><span class="coll" id="describe__928"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c25" id="describe__929" original="E87d.-7d22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c24" id="describe__930" original="E87d.-7d21"><span class="coll" id="describe__931"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c22" id="describe__932" original="E87d.-7d20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c21" id="describe__933" original="E87d.-7d1f"><span class="coll" id="describe__934"> symptoms </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c1f" id="describe__935" original="E87d.-7d1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c1e" id="describe__936" original="E87d.-7d1d"><span class="coll" id="describe__937"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c1c" id="describe__938" original="E87d.-7d1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c1b" id="describe__939" original="E87d.-7d1b"><span class="coll" id="describe__940"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c19" id="describe__941" original="E87d.-7d1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c18" id="describe__942" original="E87d.-7d19"><span class="coll" id="describe__943"> feeling </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c16" id="describe__944" original="E87d.-7d18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c15" id="describe__945" original="E87d.-7d17"><span class="coll" id="describe__946"> reaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c13" id="describe__947" original="E87d.-7d16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c12" id="describe__948" original="E87d.-7d15"><span class="coll" id="describe__949"> interaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c10" id="describe__950" original="E87d.-7d14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c0f" id="describe__951" original="E87d.-7d13"><span class="coll" id="describe__952"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c0d" id="describe__953" original="E87d.-7d0f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c0c" id="describe__954" original="E87d.-7d0c"><span class="x" id="describe__955" original="E87d.-7d0b"> The four behaviours described were not assumed to be equal in any way. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c0a" id="describe__956" original="E87d.-7d0a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c09" id="describe__957" original="E87d.-7d08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c08" id="describe__958" original="E87d.-7d07"><span class="coll" id="describe__959"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c06" id="describe__960" original="E87d.-7d06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c05" id="describe__961" original="E87d.-7d05"><span class="coll" id="describe__962"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c03" id="describe__963" original="E87d.-7d04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c02" id="describe__964" original="E87d.-7d03"><span class="coll" id="describe__965"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5c00" id="describe__966" original="E87d.-7d02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bff" id="describe__967" original="E87d.-7d01"><span class="coll" id="describe__968"> scenario </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bfd" id="describe__969" original="E87d.-7d00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bfc" id="describe__970" original="E87d.-7cff"><span class="coll" id="describe__971"> example </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bfa" id="describe__972" original="E87d.-7cfe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bf9" id="describe__973" original="E87d.-7cfd"><span class="coll" id="describe__974"> findings </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bf7" id="describe__975" original="E87d.-7cfc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bf6" id="describe__976" original="E87d.-7cfb"><span class="x" id="describe__977" original="E87d.-7cfa"> This article describes a study that examines these issues through the medium of child health. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bf4" id="describe__978" original="E87d.-7cf7"><span class="shcut" id="describe__979" original="E87d.-7cf6"> noun + describe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bf2" id="describe__980" original="E87d.-7cf5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bf1" id="describe__981" original="E87d.-7cf3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bf0" id="describe__982" original="E87d.-7cf2"><span class="coll" id="describe__983"> scholar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bee" id="describe__984" original="E87d.-7cf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bed" id="describe__985" original="E87d.-7cf0"><span class="coll" id="describe__986"> historian </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5beb" id="describe__987" original="E87d.-7cef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bea" id="describe__988" original="E87d.-7cee"><span class="coll" id="describe__989"> linguist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5be8" id="describe__990" original="E87d.-7ced"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5be7" id="describe__991" original="E87d.-7cec"><span class="coll" id="describe__992"> journalist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5be5" id="describe__993" original="E87d.-7ceb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5be4" id="describe__994" original="E87d.-7cea"><span class="coll" id="describe__995"> commentator </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5be2" id="describe__996" original="E87d.-7ce9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5be1" id="describe__997" original="E87d.-7ce8"><span class="coll" id="describe__998"> narrator </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bdf" id="describe__999" original="E87d.-7ce7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bde" id="describe__1000" original="E87d.-7ce6"><span class="coll" id="describe__1001"> author </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bdc" id="describe__1002" original="E87d.-7ce5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bdb" id="describe__1003" original="E87d.-7ce4"><span class="coll" id="describe__1004"> colleague </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bd9" id="describe__1005" original="E87d.-7ce3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bd8" id="describe__1006" original="E87d.-7ce2"><span class="x" id="describe__1007" original="E87d.-7ce1"> In Chapter 8, the authors describe how ‘neural network mapping’ can be applied to investigation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bd6" id="describe__1008" original="E87d.-7ce0"><span class="x" id="describe__1009" original="E87d.-7cdf"> This has been described by some commentators as one of the most remarkable labour market transformations of modern times. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bd4" id="describe__1010" original="E87d.-7cde"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bd3" id="describe__1011" original="E87d.-7cdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bd2" id="describe__1012" original="E87d.-7cdb"><span class="coll" id="describe__1013"> participant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bd0" id="describe__1014" original="E87d.-7cda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bcf" id="describe__1015" original="E87d.-7cd9"><span class="coll" id="describe__1016"> respondent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bcd" id="describe__1017" original="E87d.-7cd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bcc" id="describe__1018" original="E87d.-7cd7"><span class="coll" id="describe__1019"> interviewee </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bca" id="describe__1020" original="E87d.-7cd6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bc9" id="describe__1021" original="E87d.-7cd5"><span class="coll" id="describe__1022"> witness </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bc7" id="describe__1023" original="E87d.-7cd4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bc6" id="describe__1024" original="E87d.-7cd3"><span class="x" id="describe__1025" original="E87d.-7cd2"> Many respondents described extreme situations for which they did not feel appropriately prepared. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bc4" id="describe__1026" original="E448.-718c"><span class="x" id="describe__1027" original="E448.-718b"> One interviewee described this problem in the following way:… </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bc2" id="describe__1028" original="E87d.-7cd1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bc1" id="describe__1029" original="E87d.-7ccf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bc0" id="describe__1030" original="E87d.-7cce"><span class="coll" id="describe__1031"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bbe" id="describe__1032" original="E87d.-7ccd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bbd" id="describe__1033" original="E87d.-7ccc"><span class="coll" id="describe__1034"> paper </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bbb" id="describe__1035" original="E87d.-7ccb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bba" id="describe__1036" original="E87d.-7cca"><span class="coll" id="describe__1037"> article </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bb8" id="describe__1038" original="E87d.-7cc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bb7" id="describe__1039" original="E87d.-7cc8"><span class="coll" id="describe__1040"> chapter </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bb5" id="describe__1041" original="E87d.-7cc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bb4" id="describe__1042" original="E87d.-7cc6"><span class="coll" id="describe__1043"> section </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bb2" id="describe__1044" original="E87d.-7cc5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bb1" id="describe__1045" original="E87d.-7cc4"><span class="x" id="describe__1046" original="E87d.-7cc3"> The Committee's report also describes the practical and legal complexities. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5baf" id="describe__1047" original="E87d.-7cb3"><span class="shcut" id="describe__1048" original="E87d.-7cb2"> adverb + describe </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bad" id="describe__1049" original="E87d.-7cb1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bac" id="describe__1050" original="E87d.-7caf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5bab" id="describe__1051" original="E87d.-7cae"><span class="coll" id="describe__1052"> better </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ba9" id="describe__1053" original="E87d.-7cad"><span class="coll" id="describe__1054"> best </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ba7" id="describe__1055" original="E87d.-7cac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ba6" id="describe__1056" original="E87d.-7cab"><span class="coll" id="describe__1057"> aptly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ba4" id="describe__1058" original="E87d.-7caa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ba3" id="describe__1059" original="E87d.-7ca9"><span class="coll" id="describe__1060"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ba1" id="describe__1061" original="E87d.-7ca8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5ba0" id="describe__1062" original="E87d.-7ca7"><span class="coll" id="describe__1063"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b9e" id="describe__1064" original="E87d.-7ca6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b9d" id="describe__1065" original="E87d.-7ca5"><span class="coll" id="describe__1066"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b9b" id="describe__1067" original="E87d.-7ca4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b9a" id="describe__1068" original="E87d.-7ca3"><span class="coll" id="describe__1069"> correctly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b98" id="describe__1070" original="E87d.-7ca2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b97" id="describe__1071" original="E87d.-7ca1"><span class="coll" id="describe__1072"> completely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b95" id="describe__1073" original="E87d.-7ca0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b94" id="describe__1074" original="E87d.-7c9f"><span class="coll" id="describe__1075"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b92" id="describe__1076" original="E87d.-7c9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b91" id="describe__1077" original="E87d.-7c9d"><span class="coll" id="describe__1078"> clearly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b8f" id="describe__1079" original="E87d.-7c9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b8e" id="describe__1080" original="E87d.-7c9b"><span class="coll" id="describe__1081"> vividly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b8c" id="describe__1082" original="E87d.-7c9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b8b" id="describe__1083" original="E87d.-7c99"><span class="coll" id="describe__1084"> adequately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b89" id="describe__1085" original="E87d.-7c98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b88" id="describe__1086" original="E87d.-7c97"><span class="coll" id="describe__1087"> simply </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b86" id="describe__1088" original="E87d.-7c96"><span class="coll" id="describe__1089"> merely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b84" id="describe__1090" original="E87d.-7c95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b83" id="describe__1091" original="E87d.-7c94"><span class="coll" id="describe__1092"> only </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b81" id="describe__1093" original="E87d.-7c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b80" id="describe__1094" original="E87d.-7c92"><span class="coll" id="describe__1095"> briefly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b7e" id="describe__1096" original="E87d.-7c91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b7d" id="describe__1097" original="E87d.-7c90"><span class="coll" id="describe__1098"> once </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b7b" id="describe__1099" original="E87d.-7c8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b7a" id="describe__1100" original="E87d.-7c8e"><span class="coll" id="describe__1101"> first </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b78" id="describe__1102" original="E87d.-7c8d"><span class="coll" id="describe__1103"> initially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b76" id="describe__1104" original="E87d.-7c8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b75" id="describe__1105" original="E87d.-7c8b"><span class="coll" id="describe__1106"> now </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b73" id="describe__1107" original="E87d.-7c8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b72" id="describe__1108" original="E87d.-7c89"><span class="coll" id="describe__1109"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b70" id="describe__1110" original="E87d.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b6f" id="describe__1111" original="E87d.-7c87"><span class="coll" id="describe__1112"> then </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b6d" id="describe__1113" original="E87d.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b6c" id="describe__1114" original="E87d.-7c85"><span class="coll" id="describe__1115"> typically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b6a" id="describe__1116" original="E87d.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b69" id="describe__1117" original="E87d.-7c83"><span class="coll" id="describe__1118"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b67" id="describe__1119" original="E87d.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b66" id="describe__1120" original="E87d.-7c81"><span class="coll" id="describe__1121"> repeatedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b64" id="describe__1122" original="E87d.-7c80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b63" id="describe__1123" original="E87d.-7c7f"><span class="coll" id="describe__1124"> famously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b61" id="describe__1125" original="E87d.-7c7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b60" id="describe__1126" original="E87d.-7c7d"><span class="coll" id="describe__1127"> thus </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b5e" id="describe__1128" original="E87d.-7c7c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b5d" id="describe__1129" original="E87d.-7c7b"><span class="x" id="describe__1130" original="E87d.-7c7a"> Section 2 briefly describes the minimal regulation of internal armed conflict up to the 1990s. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b5b" id="describe__1131" original="E87d.-7c75"><span class="shcut" id="describe__1132" original="E87d.-7c74"> (as) described + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b59" id="describe__1133" original="E87d.-7c73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b58" id="describe__1134" original="E87d.-7c71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b57" id="describe__1135" original="E87d.-7c70"><span class="coll" id="describe__1136"> above </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b55" id="describe__1137" original="E87d.-7c6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b54" id="describe__1138" original="E87d.-7c6e"><span class="coll" id="describe__1139"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b52" id="describe__1140" original="E87d.-7c6c"><span class="coll" id="describe__1141"> earlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b50" id="describe__1142" original="E87d.-7c6a"><span class="coll" id="describe__1143"> before </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b4e" id="describe__1144" original="E87d.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b4d" id="describe__1145" original="E87d.-7c68"><span class="coll" id="describe__1146"> here </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b4b" id="describe__1147" original="E87d.-7c66"><span class="coll" id="describe__1148"> herein </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b49" id="describe__1149" original="E87d.-7c65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b48" id="describe__1150" original="E87d.-7c64"><span class="coll" id="describe__1151"> elsewhere </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b46" id="describe__1152" original="E87d.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b45" id="describe__1153" original="E87d.-7c62"><span class="coll" id="describe__1154"> below </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b43" id="describe__1155" original="E87d.-7c61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b42" id="describe__1156" original="E87d.-7c60"><span class="coll" id="describe__1157"> next </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b40" id="describe__1158" original="E87d.-7c5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b3f" id="describe__1159" original="E87d.-7c5e"><span class="coll" id="describe__1160"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b3d" id="describe__1161" original="E87d.-7c5c"><span class="coll" id="describe__1162"> subsequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b3b" id="describe__1163" original="E87d.-7c5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b3a" id="describe__1164" original="E87d.-7c5a"><span class="coll" id="describe__1165"> briefly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b38" id="describe__1166" original="E87d.-7c59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b37" id="describe__1167" original="E87d.-7c58"><span class="coll" id="describe__1168"> at length </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b35" id="describe__1169" original="E87d.-7c57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b34" id="describe__1170" original="E87d.-7c56"><span class="coll" id="describe__1171"> more fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b32" id="describe__1172" original="E87d.-7c55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b31" id="describe__1173" original="E87d.-7c54"><span class="coll" id="describe__1174"> in (more/​greater) detail </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b2f" id="describe__1175" original="E87d.-7c53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b2e" id="describe__1176" original="E87d.-7c52"><span class="x" id="describe__1177" original="E87d.-7c51"> As described earlier, some salespeople are now being called upon to fill more challenging strategic roles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b2c" id="describe__1178" original="E87d.-7c50"><span class="x" id="describe__1179" original="E87d.-7c4f"> For the data described above, a three-level model is required. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b2a" id="describe__1180" original="E87d.-7c41"><span class="shcut" id="describe__1181" original="E87d.-7c40"> be + adverb + described </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b28" id="describe__1182" original="E87d.-7c3f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b27" id="describe__1183" original="E87d.-7c3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b26" id="describe__1184" original="E87d.-7c3c"><span class="coll" id="describe__1185"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b24" id="describe__1186" original="E87d.-7c3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b23" id="describe__1187" original="E87d.-7c3a"><span class="coll" id="describe__1188"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b21" id="describe__1189" original="E87d.-7c39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b20" id="describe__1190" original="E87d.-7c38"><span class="coll" id="describe__1191"> extensively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b1e" id="describe__1192" original="E87d.-7c37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b1d" id="describe__1193" original="E87d.-7c36"><span class="coll" id="describe__1194"> formally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b1b" id="describe__1195" original="E87d.-7c35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b1a" id="describe__1196" original="E87d.-7c34"><span class="x" id="describe__1197" original="E87d.-7c33"> The conditions that differentiate Antarctica from other environments have been well described (Knox; Arnaud; Hempel; Dayton et al). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b18" id="describe__1198" original="E87d.-7c32"><span class="shcut" id="describe__1199" original="E87d.-7c31"> be + adverb + described as something </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b16" id="describe__1200" original="E87d.-7c30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b15" id="describe__1201" original="E87d.-7c2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b14" id="describe__1202" original="E87d.-7c2d"><span class="coll" id="describe__1203"> better </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b12" id="describe__1204" original="E87d.-7c2c"><span class="coll" id="describe__1205"> best </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b10" id="describe__1206" original="E87d.-7c2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b0f" id="describe__1207" original="E87d.-7c2a"><span class="coll" id="describe__1208"> appropriately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b0d" id="describe__1209" original="E87d.-7c29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b0c" id="describe__1210" original="E87d.-7c28"><span class="coll" id="describe__1211"> sometimes </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b0a" id="describe__1212" original="E87d.-7c27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b09" id="describe__1213" original="E87d.-7c26"><span class="coll" id="describe__1214"> usually </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b07" id="describe__1215" original="E87d.-7c25"><span class="coll" id="describe__1216"> generally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b05" id="describe__1217" original="E87d.-7c24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b04" id="describe__1218" original="E87d.-7c23"><span class="coll" id="describe__1219"> variously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b02" id="describe__1220" original="E87d.-7c22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5b01" id="describe__1221" original="E87d.-7c21"><span class="coll" id="describe__1222"> recently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5aff" id="describe__1223" original="E87d.-7c20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5afe" id="describe__1224" original="E87d.-7c1f"><span class="coll" id="describe__1225"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5afc" id="describe__1226" original="E87d.-7c1e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5afb" id="describe__1227" original="E87d.-7c1d"><span class="coll" id="describe__1228"> commonly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5af9" id="describe__1229" original="E87d.-7c1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5af8" id="describe__1230" original="E87d.-7c1b"><span class="coll" id="describe__1231"> frequently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5af6" id="describe__1232" original="E87d.-7c1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5af5" id="describe__1233" original="E87d.-7c19"><span class="coll" id="describe__1234"> originally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5af3" id="describe__1235" original="E87d.-7c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5af2" id="describe__1236" original="E87d.-7c17"><span class="coll" id="describe__1237"> loosely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5af0" id="describe__1238" original="E87d.-7c16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5aef" id="describe__1239" original="E87d.-7c15"><span class="x" id="describe__1240" original="E87d.-7c14"> This phenomenon would be better described as nationalization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5aed" id="describe__1241" original="E87d.-7c13"><span class="x" id="describe__1242" original="E87d.-7c12"> These sightseeing activities are sometimes described as ancient tourism, but this term is rather misleading. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6250" id="describe__1243" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://describe" title="describe definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6251" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.37de" id="describe__1244" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="describe__1245"> describe </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ba9" id="description" original="E39c.-962" sum="2035"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ba8" id="description__1" original="E39c.-961"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ba7" id="description__2" original="E39c.-960"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> description </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b9c" id="description__7" original="E39c.-958"><span class="pos" id="description__8" original="E39c.-957"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68d4" eid="description__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1449" geo="br" id="description__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="description__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/description__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/description__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://description__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.144c" geo="n_am" id="description__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="description__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪpʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/description__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/description__us_1.ogg" href="sound://description__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b9a" id="description__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b99" id="description__15" original="E39c.-956"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b98" id="description__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="description__17" original="E39c.-954"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="description__18" original="E39c.-953"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="description__19" original="E39c.-951"> writing or speech that gives an account of something or that says what something/somebody is like </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b94" id="description__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b93" id="description__21" original="E8f2.-7ecb"><span class="x" id="description__22" original="E8f2.-7eca"> ‘Things could be better’ would probably be an accurate description. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b91" id="description__23" original="E8f2.-7e1d"><span class="cf" id="description__24" original="E39c.-952"><span class="exp" id="description__25"> description </span> of something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="description__26" original="E8f2.-7e1c"> Brunswik's lens model offers a classic description of the process (1943,1956). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b8d" id="description__27" original="E8f2.-7ec9"><span class="x" id="description__28" original="E8f2.-7ec8"> Very little space is devoted to description of landscape. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b8b" id="description__29" original="E87d.-792e"><span class="cf" id="description__30" original="E87d.-7931"><span class="exp" id="description__31"> description </span> of something/somebody as something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="description__32" original="E87d.-792d"> The description of the men as ‘hardliners’ was not helpful. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b87" id="description__33" original="E8f2.-7ec4"><span class="cf" id="description__34" original="E8f2.-7ec5"> as a <span class="exp" id="description__35"> description </span> of something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="description__36" original="E8f2.-7ec3"> This model has been interpreted as a description of emerging trends. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b83" id="description__37" original="E8f2.-7ebe"><span class="cf" id="description__38" original="E8f2.-7ebf"> from… <span class="exp" id="description__39"> description </span></span><span class="x" id="description__40" original="E8f2.-7ebd"> From this description, it follows that social competence is achieved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b7f" id="description__41" original="E8f2.-7ebb"><span class="cf" id="description__42" original="E8f2.-7ebc"> in… <span class="exp" id="description__43"> description </span></span><span class="x" id="description__44" original="E8f2.-7eba"> According to quantum physics, particles have a degree of freedom called spin, which does not exist in a classical description. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b7b" id="description__45" original="E8f2.-7e97" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="description__46"> adjective + description </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b79" id="description__47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b78" id="description__48" original="E8f2.-7e95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b77" id="description__49"><span class="coll" id="description__50" original="E8f2.-7e94"> clear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b75" id="description__51" original="E8f2.-7e93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b74" id="description__52"><span class="coll" id="description__53" original="E8f2.-7e92"> vivid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b72" id="description__54"><span class="coll" id="description__55" original="E8f2.-7e90"> graphic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b70" id="description__56" original="E8f2.-7e8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b6f" id="description__57"><span class="coll" id="description__58" original="E8f2.-7e8e"> realistic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b6d" id="description__59" original="E8f2.-7e8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b6c" id="description__60"><span class="coll" id="description__61" original="E8f2.-7e8c"> accurate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b6a" id="description__62" original="E8f2.-7e8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b69" id="description__63"><span class="coll" id="description__64" original="E8f2.-7e8a"> apt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b67" id="description__65" original="E8f2.-7e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b66" id="description__66"><span class="coll" id="description__67" original="E8f2.-7e88"> precise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b64" id="description__68" original="E8f2.-7e87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b63" id="description__69"><span class="coll" id="description__70" original="E8f2.-7e86"> detailed </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b61" id="description__71"><span class="coll" id="description__72" original="E8f2.-7e84"> thorough </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b5f" id="description__73"><span class="coll" id="description__74" original="E8f2.-7e80"> in-depth </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b5d" id="description__75" original="E8f2.-7e83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b5c" id="description__76"><span class="coll" id="description__77" original="E8f2.-7e82"> elaborate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b5a" id="description__78" original="E8f2.-7e7f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b59" id="description__79"><span class="coll" id="description__80" original="E8f2.-7e7e"> rich </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b57" id="description__81" original="E8f2.-7e7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b56" id="description__82"><span class="coll" id="description__83" original="E8f2.-7e7c"> full </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b54" id="description__84"><span class="coll" id="description__85" original="E8f2.-7e7b"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b52" id="description__86"><span class="coll" id="description__87" original="E8f2.-7e79"> complete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b50" id="description__88" original="E8f2.-7e78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b4f" id="description__89"><span class="coll" id="description__90" original="E8f2.-7e77"> definite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b4d" id="description__91" original="E8f2.-7e74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b4c" id="description__92"><span class="coll" id="description__93" original="E8f2.-7e73"> brief </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b4a" id="description__94"><span class="coll" id="description__95" original="E8f2.-7e72"> short </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b48" id="description__96" original="E8f2.-7e71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b47" id="description__97"><span class="coll" id="description__98" original="E8f2.-7e70"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b45" id="description__99" original="E8f2.-7e6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b44" id="description__100"><span class="coll" id="description__101" original="E8f2.-7e6e"> basic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b42" id="description__102" original="E8f2.-7e6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b41" id="description__103"><span class="coll" id="description__104" original="E8f2.-7e6c"> adequate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b3f" id="description__105" original="E8f2.-7e6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b3e" id="description__106"><span class="coll" id="description__107" original="E8f2.-7e6a"> vague </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b3c" id="description__108" original="E8f2.-7e69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b3b" id="description__109" original="E8f2.-7ec7"><span class="x" id="description__110" original="E8f2.-7ec6"> This categorization is not an apt description of modern fatherhood. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b39" id="description__111" original="E8f2.-7ec1"><span class="x" id="description__112" original="E8f2.-7ec0"> Smith presents detailed descriptions for a sample of individuals in each category. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b37" id="description__113"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b36" id="description__114" original="E8f2.-7e62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b35" id="description__115"><span class="coll" id="description__116" original="E8f2.-7e61"> general </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b33" id="description__117" original="E8f2.-7e60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b32" id="description__118"><span class="coll" id="description__119" original="E8f2.-7e5f"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b30" id="description__120" original="E8f2.-7e5e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b2f" id="description__121"><span class="coll" id="description__122" original="E8f2.-7e5d"> formal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b2d" id="description__123" original="E8f2.-7e5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b2c" id="description__124"><span class="coll" id="description__125" original="E8f2.-7e5a"> classic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b2a" id="description__126"><span class="coll" id="description__127" original="E8f2.-7e5b"> classical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b28" id="description__128" original="E8f2.-7e59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b27" id="description__129"><span class="coll" id="description__130" original="E8f2.-7e58"> qualitative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b25" id="description__131" original="E8f2.-7e57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b24" id="description__132"><span class="coll" id="description__133" original="E8f2.-7e56"> quantitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b22" id="description__134" original="E8f2.-7e55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b21" id="description__135"><span class="coll" id="description__136" original="E8f2.-7e54"> mathematical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b1f" id="description__137" original="E8f2.-7e51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b1e" id="description__138"><span class="coll" id="description__139" original="E8f2.-7e50"> physical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b1c" id="description__140" original="E8f2.-7e53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b1b" id="description__141"><span class="coll" id="description__142" original="E8f2.-7e52"> anatomical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b19" id="description__143" original="E8f2.-7e4f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b18" id="description__144"><span class="coll" id="description__145" original="E8f2.-7e4e"> verbal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b16" id="description__146" original="E8f2.-7e4d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b15" id="description__147"><span class="coll" id="description__148" original="E8f2.-7e4c"> linguistic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b13" id="description__149" original="E8f2.-7e4b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b12" id="description__150" original="E8f2.-7e4a"><span class="x" id="description__151" original="E8f2.-7e49"> A computer model was developed based on the mathematical description above. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b10" id="description__152" original="E8f2.-7e46" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="description__153"> noun + description </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b0e" id="description__154"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b0d" id="description__155" original="E8f2.-7e44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b0c" id="description__156"><span class="coll" id="description__157" original="E8f2.-7e43"> job </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b0a" id="description__158" original="E8f2.-7e42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b09" id="description__159"><span class="coll" id="description__160" original="E8f2.-7e41"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b07" id="description__161" original="E8f2.-7e40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b06" id="description__162"><span class="coll" id="description__163" original="E8f2.-7e3f"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b04" id="description__164" original="E8f2.-7e3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b03" id="description__165"><span class="coll" id="description__166" original="E8f2.-7e3d"> summary </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b01" id="description__167" original="E8f2.-7e3c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6b00" id="description__168" original="E8f2.-7e3b"><span class="x" id="description__169" original="E8f2.-7e3a"> The job description should explain what the purpose of the role will be. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6afe" id="description__170" original="E8f2.-7e37" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="description__171"> verb + description </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6afc" id="description__172"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6afb" id="description__173" original="E8f2.-7e35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6afa" id="description__174"><span class="coll" id="description__175" original="E8f2.-7e34"> contain </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6af8" id="description__176"><span class="coll" id="description__177" original="E8f2.-7e33"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6af6" id="description__178" original="E8f2.-7e32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6af5" id="description__179"><span class="coll" id="description__180" original="E8f2.-7e31"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6af3" id="description__181"><span class="coll" id="description__182" original="E8f2.-7e30"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6af1" id="description__183"><span class="coll" id="description__184" original="E8f2.-7e2f"> offer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aef" id="description__185"><span class="coll" id="description__186" original="E8f2.-7e2e"> present </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aed" id="description__187" original="E8f2.-7e1e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aec" id="description__188" original="E8f2.-7e1b"><span class="x" id="description__189" original="E8f2.-7e1a"> The article provides a rich description of how teenagers use online conversation to cope with adolescent concerns. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aea" id="description__190" original="E8f2.-7eb9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ae9" id="description__191"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="description__192" original="E8f2.-7eb7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="description__193" original="E8f2.-7eb6"> the process of giving an account of something or of saying what something/somebody is like; the fact that this happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ae6" id="description__194"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ae5" id="description__195" original="E8f2.-7eb3"><span class="x" id="description__196" original="E8f2.-7eb2"> The goal became explanation rather than description. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ae3" id="description__197" original="E8f2.-7eb5"><span class="x" id="description__198" original="E8f2.-7eb4"> The Third Industrial Revolution defies summary description. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ae1" id="description__199" original="E8f2.-7eb0"><span class="cf" id="description__200" original="E8f2.-7eb1"> beyond <span class="exp" id="description__201"> description </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="description__202" original="E8f2.-7eaf"> This will entail moving beyond basic description of data, to a richer, more in-depth analysis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6add" id="description__203" original="E8f2.-7eae"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6adc" id="description__204"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="description__205" original="E8f2.-7eac"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="description__206" original="E8f2.-7eab"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="description__207" original="E8f0.-7877"> fit/match/satisfy a <span class="exp" id="description__208"> description </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="description__209" original="E8f2.-7eaa"> used to say that somebody/something is the way that they have been described </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ad6" id="description__210"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ad5" id="description__211" original="E8f2.-7ea9"><span class="x" id="description__212" original="E8f2.-7ea8"> The clinician can then indicate the extent to which a patient matches this description. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ad3" id="description__213" original="E8f2.-7ea6"><span class="x" id="description__214" original="E8f2.-7ea5"> The witness saw a man fitting the description of the killer getting into a car. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ad1" id="description__215" original="E39c.-950"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ad0" id="description__216"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="description__217" original="E8f2.-7ea4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="description__218" original="E39c.-94e"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="description__219" original="E8f2.-7ea3"> in the following patterns <span class="dh" id="description__220" original="E8f0.-7876"> description </span> means <span class="dh" id="description__221" original="E8f0.-7875"> type </span> or <span class="dh" id="description__222" original="E8f0.-7874"> category </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ac9" id="description__223"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ac8" id="description__224" original="E8f2.-7ea2"><span class="cf" id="description__225" original="E39c.-94d"> of any/every/some <span class="exp" id="description__226"> description </span></span><span class="x" id="description__227" original="E8f2.-7ea1"> The text does not mention authorities of any description. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ac4" id="description__228" original="E8f2.-7e9f"><span class="cf" id="description__229" original="E8f2.-7ea0"> of this/that <span class="exp" id="description__230"> description </span></span><span class="x" id="description__231" original="E8f2.-7e9e"> Workers of that description have a different type of contract. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ac0" id="description__232" original="E8f2.-7e9c"><span class="cf" id="description__233" original="E8f2.-7e9d"> of all descriptions </span><span class="x" id="description__234" original="E8f2.-7e9b"> The Act covers public authorities of all descriptions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.651e" id="description__235" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://description" title="description definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.651f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3834" id="description__236" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="description__237"> description </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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descriptive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6abd" id="descriptive" original="E39c.-942" sum="716"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6abc" id="descriptive__1" original="E39c.-941"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6abb" id="descriptive__2" original="E39c.-940"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> descriptive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ab3" id="descriptive__4" original="E39c.-93b"><span class="pos" id="descriptive__5" original="E39c.-93a"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68cd" eid="descriptive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1483" geo="br" id="descriptive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descriptive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/descriptive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/descriptive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descriptive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1486" geo="n_am" id="descriptive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descriptive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪptɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/descriptive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/descriptive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descriptive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ab1" id="descriptive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6ab0" id="descriptive__12" original="E39c.-939"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="descriptive__13" original="E39c.-938"> describing what something is like, rather than saying what it should be like or what category it belongs to </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aae" id="descriptive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aad" id="descriptive__15" original="E87d.-7942"><span class="x" id="descriptive__16" original="E87d.-7941"> Survey data were analysed using descriptive statistics and significance tests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aab" id="descriptive__17" original="E87d.-7940"><span class="x" id="descriptive__18" original="E87d.-793f"> Descriptive analyses were performed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aa9" id="descriptive__19" original="E87d.-793e"><span class="x" id="descriptive__20" original="E87d.-793d"> The approach was mostly descriptive and non-mathematical. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aa7" id="descriptive__21" original="E8f0.-785f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://normative" title="normative definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aa6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.2f6b" id="descriptive__22" original="E8f0.-785e"><span class="xh" id="descriptive__23"> normative </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prescriptive" title="prescriptive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aa4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.915" id="descriptive__24" original="E8f0.-785d"><span class="xh" id="descriptive__25"> prescriptive </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aa2" id="descriptive__26" original="E39c.-937"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="descriptive__27" original="E39c.-934"> saying or showing clearly what something is like; giving a clear account of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6aa0" id="descriptive__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a9f" id="descriptive__29" original="E87d.-7937"><span class="x" id="descriptive__30" original="E87d.-7936"> Morgan is a talented writer with a gift for descriptive prose. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a9d" id="descriptive__31" original="E87d.-7935"><span class="x" id="descriptive__32" original="E87d.-7934"> Edgington presents a richly descriptive account of the urban planning aspects of the region's recovery. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.660b" id="descriptive__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://descriptive" title="descriptive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.660c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.387c" id="descriptive__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="descriptive__35"> descriptive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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descriptor
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a9b" id="descriptor" original="E39c.-930" sum="326"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a9a" id="descriptor__1" original="E39c.-92f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a99" id="descriptor__2" original="E39c.-92e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> descriptor </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a8d" id="descriptor__7" original="E39c.-926"><span class="pos" id="descriptor__8" original="E39c.-925"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68c6" eid="descriptor__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.14a7" geo="br" id="descriptor__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descriptor__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪptə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/descr/descriptor__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/descriptor__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://descriptor__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.14aa" geo="n_am" id="descriptor__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="descriptor__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪptər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/descr/descriptor__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/descr/descriptor__us_1.ogg" href="sound://descriptor__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a8b" id="descriptor__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="descriptor__15" original="E850.-65ca" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a89" id="descriptor__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a88" id="descriptor__17" original="E39c.-922"><span class="def" id="descriptor__18" original="E39c.-921"> a word or expression used to describe or identify something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a86" id="descriptor__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a85" id="descriptor__20" original="E850.-65c9"><span class="x" id="descriptor__21" original="E850.-65c8"> The term ‘identity fraud’ is used as a generic descriptor for a range of instances of computer-related fraud. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6636" id="descriptor__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://descriptor" title="descriptor definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6637" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.389b" id="descriptor__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="descriptor__24"> descriptor </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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desert
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a83" hm="1" id="desert1" original="E39c.-7f9" sum="461"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a82" id="desert1__1" original="E39c.-7f8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a81" id="desert1__2" original="E39c.-7f7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> desert <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a75" id="desert1__7" original="E39c.-7ef"><span class="pos" id="desert1__8" original="E39c.-7ee"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71d1" eid="desert1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.18e0" geo="br" id="desert1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/desert__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/desert__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://desert__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.18e3" geo="n_am" id="desert1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezərt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/desert__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/desert__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desert__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a73" id="desert1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="desert1__15" original="E39c.-7e4"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="desert1__16" original="E39c.-7e5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a70" id="desert1__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a6f" id="desert1__18" original="E39c.-7ed"><span class="def" id="desert1__19" original="E39c.-7e3"> a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Many <span class="dh" id="desert1__20" original="E8f6.-7ae4"> desert </span> areas are covered by sand. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a6c" id="desert1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a6b" id="desert1__22" original="E87d.-74a6"><span class="x" id="desert1__23" original="E87d.-74a5"> The soil, left untended, became desert. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a69" id="desert1__24" original="E87d.-74a4"><span class="x" id="desert1__25" original="E87d.-74a3"> The valleys are among the driest and coldest deserts on the planet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a67" id="desert1__26" original="E87d.-74a0"><span class="x" id="desert1__27" original="E87d.-749f"> desert terrain/vegetation </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a65" id="desert1__28" original="E87d.-749b"><span class="cf" id="desert1__29" original="E87d.-749c"> in the <span class="exp" id="desert1__30"> desert </span></span><span class="x" id="desert1__31" original="E87d.-749a"> Despite being in the desert, Dubai is home to the first ski resort in the Middle East. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a61" id="desert1__32" original="E87d.-74a2"><span class="cf" id="desert1__33" original="E597.-4918"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="desert1__34" original="E87d.-74a1"> desert sands/landscapes/areas </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a5e" hm="2" id="desert2" original="E39c.-7df" sum="914"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a5d" id="desert2__1" original="E39c.-7de"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a5c" id="desert2__2" original="E39c.-7dd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> desert <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a4e" id="desert2__9" original="E39c.-7d5"><span class="pos" id="desert2__10" original="E39c.-7d4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a55" eid="desert2__11" original="E498.-421f" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a54" geo="br" id="desert2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/desert__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/desert__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://desert__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a51" geo="n_am" id="desert2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/desert__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/desert__us_2.ogg" href="sound://desert__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1060" id="desert2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e23" form="root" id="desert2__17"><span class="vp" id="desert2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> desert </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e21" eid="desert2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e20" geo="br" id="desert2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/desert__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/desert__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://desert__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e1d" geo="n_am" id="desert2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/desert__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/desert__us_2.ogg" href="sound://desert__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e1a" form="thirdps" id="desert2__24"><span class="vp" id="desert2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deserts </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e18" eid="desert2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e17" geo="br" id="desert2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e14" geo="n_am" id="desert2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e11" form="past" id="desert2__31"><span class="vp" id="desert2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deserted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e0f" eid="desert2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e0e" geo="br" id="desert2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e0a" geo="n_am" id="desert2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e06" form="pastpart" id="desert2__38"><span class="vp" id="desert2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deserted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e04" eid="desert2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7e03" geo="br" id="desert2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7dff" geo="n_am" id="desert2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7dfb" form="prespart" id="desert2__45"><span class="vp" id="desert2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deserting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7df9" eid="desert2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7df8" geo="br" id="desert2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228ee241a.-7df5" geo="n_am" id="desert2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desert2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a1d" id="desert2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a1c" id="desert2__53" original="E39c.-7b4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a1b" id="desert2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="desert2__55" original="E39c.-7b2"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="desert2__56" original="E823.7edd"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="desert2__57" original="E39c.-7b1"><span class="exp" id="desert2__58"> desert </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="desert2__59" original="E39c.-7b0"> to leave somebody without help or support </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a15" id="desert2__60" original="E39c.-7af" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abandon" title="abandon definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a14" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc1" id="desert2__61" original="E39c.-7ae"><span class="xh" id="desert2__62"> abandon </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a11" id="desert2__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a10" id="desert2__64" original="E823.7ede"><span class="x" id="desert2__65" original="E823.7edf"> Brutus was defeated, deserted by his soldiers, and committed suicide. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a0e" id="desert2__66" original="E39c.-7ac"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a0d" id="desert2__67"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="desert2__68" original="E39c.-7aa"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="desert2__69" original="E39c.-7a9"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="desert2__70" original="E39c.-7a8"><span class="exp" id="desert2__71"> desert </span> something </span><span class="def" id="desert2__72" original="E39c.-7a7"> to go away from a place and leave it empty </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a07" id="desert2__73" original="E39c.-7a6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://abandon" title="abandon definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a06" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc1" id="desert2__74" original="E39c.-7a5"><span class="xh" id="desert2__75"> abandon </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a03" id="desert2__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a02" id="desert2__77" original="E823.7ee0"><span class="x" id="desert2__78" original="E823.7ee1"> The Thebans fled, deserting the city and relocating elsewhere. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6a00" id="desert2__79" original="E823.7ee3"><span class="cf" id="desert2__80" original="E823.7ee2"> deserted + noun </span><span class="x" id="desert2__81" original="E823.7ee4"> Kineton itself is surrounded by deserted medieval villages. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69fd" id="desert2__82" original="E39c.-7a3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69fc" id="desert2__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="desert2__84" original="E39c.-7a1"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="desert2__85" original="E39c.-7a0"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="desert2__86" original="E39c.-79f"><span class="exp" id="desert2__87"> desert </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="desert2__88" original="E39c.-79e"> to leave the armed forces without permission </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69f6" id="desert2__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69f5" id="desert2__90" original="E823.7ee5"><span class="x" id="desert2__91" original="E823.7ee6"> Italian troops serving in the Austrian army deserted, and the Piedmontese entered the city. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69f3" id="desert2__92" original="E39c.-79d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69f2" id="desert2__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="desert2__94" original="E39c.-79b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="desert2__95" original="E39c.-79a"><span class="exp" id="desert2__96"> desert </span> (something) (for something) </span><span class="def" id="desert2__97" original="E39c.-799"> to stop using, buying or supporting something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69ed" id="desert2__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69ec" id="desert2__99" original="E823.7ee7"><span class="x" id="desert2__100" original="E823.7ee8"> One by one, companies started to desert the coalition. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.66a9" id="desert2__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://desert_1" title="desert definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.66aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.39ef" id="desert2__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="desert2__103"> desert </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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desertion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69ea" id="desertion" original="E823.7ea5" sum="930"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69e9" id="desertion__1" original="E823.7ea6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69e8" id="desertion__2" original="E823.7ea7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> desertion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69dc" id="desertion__7" original="E823.7eaf"><span class="pos" id="desertion__8" original="E823.7eb0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68bf" eid="desertion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1a61" geo="br" id="desertion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desertion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/desertion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/desertion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desertion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1a65" geo="n_am" id="desertion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desertion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/desertion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/desertion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desertion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69da" id="desertion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="desertion__15" original="E823.7eb2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="desertion__16" original="E823.7eb3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69d7" id="desertion__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69d6" id="desertion__18" original="E823.7eb4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="desertion__19" original="E823.7eb6"><span class="exp" id="desertion__20"> desertion </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="desertion__21" original="E823.7eb5"> the act or fact of leaving somebody without help or support </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69d2" id="desertion__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69d1" id="desertion__23" original="E823.7eb7"><span class="x" id="desertion__24" original="E823.7eb8"> Some adult children refuse to support parents because of previous parental negligence or desertion. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="desertion__25" original="E823.7eb9" un="help"> In law, <span class="eb" id="desertion__26" original="E492.5437"> desertion </span> refers to somebody leaving permanently the person they are married to. </span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69cd" id="desertion__27" original="E823.7eba"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="desertion__28" original="E823.7ebc"><span class="exp" id="desertion__29"> desertion </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="desertion__30" original="E823.7ebb"> the act or fact of going away from a place and leaving it empty </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69c9" id="desertion__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69c8" id="desertion__32" original="E823.7ebd"><span class="x" id="desertion__33" original="E823.7ebe"> In part, the move to towns and desertion of the land was due to the excessive burden of the land tax. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69c6" id="desertion__34" original="E823.7ebf"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="desertion__35" original="E823.7ec0"> the act or fact of leaving the armed forces without permission </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69c4" id="desertion__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69c3" id="desertion__37" original="E823.7ec1"><span class="x" id="desertion__38" original="E823.7ec2"> Whether military service is compulsory or not, desertion is invariably considered a criminal offence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69c1" id="desertion__39" original="E823.7ec3"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="desertion__40" original="E823.7ec4"> the act or fact of stopping using, buying or supporting something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69bf" id="desertion__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69be" id="desertion__42" original="E823.7ec5"><span class="x" id="desertion__43" original="E823.7ec6"> The party suffered a far greater rate of desertion amongst the skilled working class. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.66f2" id="desertion__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://desertion" title="desertion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.66f3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6631" id="desertion__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="desertion__46"> desertion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deserve
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69bc" id="deserve" original="E39c.-72b" sum="812"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69bb" id="deserve__1" original="E39c.-72a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69ba" id="deserve__2" original="E39c.-729"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deserve </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69ac" id="deserve__9" original="E39c.-71f"><span class="pos" id="deserve__10" original="E39c.-71e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68b6" eid="deserve__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1baa" geo="br" id="deserve__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserve__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserve__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserve__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bad" geo="n_am" id="deserve__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserve__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserve__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserve__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1092" id="deserve__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bb0" form="root" id="deserve__17"><span class="vp" id="deserve__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deserve </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bb2" eid="deserve__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bb3" geo="br" id="deserve__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserve__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserve__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserve__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bb6" geo="n_am" id="deserve__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserve__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserve__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserve__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bb9" form="thirdps" id="deserve__24"><span class="vp" id="deserve__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deserves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bbb" eid="deserve__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bbc" geo="br" id="deserve__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bbf" geo="n_am" id="deserve__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bc2" form="past" id="deserve__31"><span class="vp" id="deserve__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deserved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bc4" eid="deserve__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bc5" geo="br" id="deserve__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bc8" geo="n_am" id="deserve__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bcb" form="pastpart" id="deserve__38"><span class="vp" id="deserve__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deserved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bcd" eid="deserve__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bce" geo="br" id="deserve__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bd1" geo="n_am" id="deserve__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bd4" form="past" id="deserve__45"><span class="vp" id="deserve__46"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deserving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bd6" eid="deserve__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bd7" geo="br" id="deserve__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bdb" geo="n_am" id="deserve__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1bdf" form="pastpart" id="deserve__52"><span class="vp" id="deserve__53"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deserving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1be1" eid="deserve__54" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1be2" geo="br" id="deserve__55" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__56"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1be6" geo="n_am" id="deserve__57" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserve__58"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6972" id="deserve__59"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6971" id="deserve__60" original="E39c.-701"><span class="use" id="deserve__61" original="E39c.-700"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deserve__62" original="E39c.-6ff"> to make a particular action or reaction appropriate; to have qualities that do this </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-696e" id="deserve__63" original="E86f.-7fe8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://merit2" title="merit2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-696d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-2d8a" id="deserve__64" original="E86f.-7fe7"><span class="xh" id="deserve__65"> merit </span><span class="xhm" id="deserve__66"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-696a" id="deserve__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6969" id="deserve__68" original="E86f.-7fe6"><span class="cf" id="deserve__69" original="E39c.-6fd"><span class="exp" id="deserve__70"> deserve </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deserve__71" original="E86f.-7fe5"> The complexities of this case deserve further attention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6965" id="deserve__72" original="E86f.-7fe4"><span class="x" id="deserve__73" original="E86f.-7fe3"> One other element of environmental policy deserves mention. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6963" id="deserve__74" original="E8f6.-7ac4"><span class="x" id="deserve__75" original="E8f6.-7ac3"> to deserve careful consideration/closer scrutiny/further investigation </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6961" id="deserve__76" original="E86f.-7fe1"><span class="cf" id="deserve__77" original="E86f.-7fe2"><span class="exp" id="deserve__78"> deserve </span> something for doing something </span><span class="x" id="deserve__79" original="E86f.-7fe0"> He deserves credit for taking the correct decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-695d" id="deserve__80" original="E86f.-7fde"><span class="cf" id="deserve__81" original="E86f.-7fdf"><span class="exp" id="deserve__82"> deserve </span> something for something </span><span class="x" id="deserve__83" original="E86f.-7fdd"> This book deserves praise for its balanced assessment of a wide range of conflicting sources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6959" id="deserve__84" original="E86f.-7fdc"><span class="cf" id="deserve__85" original="E39c.-6fc"><span class="exp" id="deserve__86"> deserve </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="deserve__87" original="E86f.-7fdb"> This provocative study deserves to become required reading. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.675e" id="deserve__88" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deserve" title="deserve definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.675f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3b13" id="deserve__89" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deserve__90"> deserve </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deserving
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6955" id="deserving" original="E39c.-6de" sum="446"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6954" id="deserving__1" original="E39c.-6dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6953" id="deserving__2" original="E39c.-6dc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deserving </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-694a" id="deserving__4" original="E39c.-6d7"><span class="pos" id="deserving__5" original="E39c.-6d6"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68af" eid="deserving__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1cda" geo="br" id="deserving__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserving__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/deser/deserving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deserving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.1cde" geo="n_am" id="deserving__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deserving__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/deser/deserving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/deser/deserving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deserving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6948" id="deserving__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6947" id="deserving__12" original="E39c.-6d5"><span class="cf" id="deserving__13" original="E39c.-6d4"><span class="exp" id="deserving__14"> deserving </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6944" id="deserving__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="deserving__16" original="E39c.-6d2" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deserving__17" original="E39c.-6d1"> that deserves help, praise, a reward, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6941" id="deserving__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6940" id="deserving__19" original="E850.-65d0"><span class="x" id="deserving__20" original="E850.-65cf"> The hero is a great man, sympathetic, deserving of our pity, who engages in action that involves some sort of fatal mistake. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-693e" id="deserving__21" original="E850.-65ce"><span class="x" id="deserving__22" original="E850.-65cd"> The drafters of the Poor Laws of 1834 drew a firm distinction between the deserving and the undeserving poor. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.678d" id="deserving__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deserving" title="deserving definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.678e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3b85" id="deserving__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deserving__25"> deserving </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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design
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-693c" hm="1" id="design1" original="E39c.-679" sum="1731"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-693b" id="design1__1" original="E39c.-678"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-693a" id="design1__2" original="E39c.-677"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> design <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-692f" id="design1__7" original="E39c.-66c"><span class="pos" id="design1__8" original="E39c.-66b"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-68a6" eid="design1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.556b" geo="br" id="design1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/design__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/design__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://design__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.556e" geo="n_am" id="design1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/design__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/design__us_3.ogg" href="sound://design__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-692d" id="design1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-692c" id="design1__15" original="E8d1.-22da"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-692b" id="design1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="design1__17" original="E8d1.-22d8"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="design1__18" original="E8d1.-22d7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="design1__19" original="E8d1.-22d6"> the way that something works, looks or is used; the process of planning how something will work, look or be used </span><span class="un" id="design1__20" original="E8d6.-7c4c" un="help"> In non-academic English, <span class="eb" id="design1__21" original="E8f7.-7fcd"> design </span> is used mainly about physical objects and places. In academic English, <span class="eb" id="design1__22" original="E8f7.-7fcc"> design </span> is used in this way, but more often is used about a system or process: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6924" id="design1__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6923" id="design1__24" original="E8d1.-22d5"><span class="x" id="design1__25" original="E8d1.-22d4"> The studies were similar in design. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6921" id="design1__26" original="E8d1.-22d3"><span class="x" id="design1__27" original="E8d1.-22d2"> They each conducted fieldwork using the same basic research design. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-691f" id="design1__28" original="E8d1.-22d0"><span class="cf" id="design1__29" original="E8d1.-22d1"><span class="exp" id="design1__30"> design </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="design1__31" original="E8d1.-22cf"> Her most recent work was the design and implementation of a new information system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-691b" id="design1__32" original="E8d1.-22c7"><span class="x" id="design1__33" original="E8d1.-22c6"> As a young engineer, he worked on the design of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6919" id="design1__34" original="E597.-48a5"><span class="cf" id="design1__35" original="E597.-48a6"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="design1__36" original="E597.-48a4"> The six design principles are relatively straightforward. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6916" id="design1__37" original="E8d1.-2253" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="design1__38"> adjective + design </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6914" id="design1__39"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6913" id="design1__40" original="E8d1.-2251"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6912" id="design1__41"><span class="coll" id="design1__42" original="E8d1.-2250"> original </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6910" id="design1__43"><span class="coll" id="design1__44" original="E8d1.-224e"> initial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-690e" id="design1__45" original="E8d1.-224d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-690d" id="design1__46"><span class="coll" id="design1__47" original="E8d1.-224c"> basic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-690b" id="design1__48" original="E8d1.-224b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-690a" id="design1__49"><span class="coll" id="design1__50" original="E8d1.-224a"> simple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6908" id="design1__51" original="E8d1.-2247"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6907" id="design1__52"><span class="coll" id="design1__53" original="E8d1.-2246"> detailed </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6905" id="design1__54" original="E8d1.-2245"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6904" id="design1__55"><span class="coll" id="design1__56" original="E8d1.-2244"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6902" id="design1__57" original="E8d1.-2243"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6901" id="design1__58"><span class="coll" id="design1__59" original="E8d1.-2242"> innovative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68ff" id="design1__60" original="E8d1.-2241"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68fe" id="design1__61"><span class="coll" id="design1__62" original="E8d1.-2240"> good </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68fc" id="design1__63" original="E8f7.-7fc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68fb" id="design1__64"><span class="coll" id="design1__65" original="E8f7.-7fc6"> optimal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68f9" id="design1__66" original="E8d1.-2249"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68f8" id="design1__67"><span class="coll" id="design1__68" original="E8d1.-2248"> robust </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68f6" id="design1__69" original="E8d1.-223f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68f5" id="design1__70"><span class="coll" id="design1__71" original="E8d1.-223e"> careful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68f3" id="design1__72" original="E8d1.-223b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68f2" id="design1__73"><span class="coll" id="design1__74" original="E8d1.-223a"> poor </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68f0" id="design1__75" original="E8d1.-2239"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68ef" id="design1__76" original="E8d1.-2238"><span class="x" id="design1__77" original="E8d1.-2237"> The shrubs and greenery form an essential part of the original design. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68ed" id="design1__78" original="E8d1.-2236"><span class="x" id="design1__79" original="E8d1.-2235"> The new design will be a slight variation of the existing product. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68eb" id="design1__80" original="E8f7.-7fc5"><span class="x" id="design1__81" original="E8f7.-7fc4"> To achieve a robust design, the variance of the system must be small. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68e9" id="design1__82"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68e8" id="design1__83" original="E8d1.-226e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68e7" id="design1__84"><span class="coll" id="design1__85" original="E8d1.-226d"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68e5" id="design1__86" original="E8d1.-226c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68e4" id="design1__87"><span class="coll" id="design1__88" original="E8d1.-226b"> traditional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68e2" id="design1__89" original="E8d1.-226a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68e1" id="design1__90"><span class="coll" id="design1__91" original="E8d1.-2269"> experimental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68df" id="design1__92" original="E8d1.-2268"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68de" id="design1__93"><span class="coll" id="design1__94" original="E8d1.-2267"> quasi-experimental </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68dc" id="design1__95" original="E8d1.-225e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68db" id="design1__96"><span class="coll" id="design1__97" original="E8d1.-225d"> randomized </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68d9" id="design1__98" original="E8d1.-2266"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68d8" id="design1__99"><span class="coll" id="design1__100" original="E8d1.-2265"> cross-sectional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68d6" id="design1__101" original="E8d1.-225c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68d5" id="design1__102"><span class="coll" id="design1__103" original="E8d1.-225b"> longitudinal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68d3" id="design1__104" original="E8d1.-225a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68d2" id="design1__105"><span class="coll" id="design1__106" original="E8d1.-2259"> prospective </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68d0" id="design1__107" original="E8d1.-2262"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68cf" id="design1__108"><span class="coll" id="design1__109" original="E8d1.-2261"> structural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68cd" id="design1__110" original="E8d1.-2264"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68cc" id="design1__111"><span class="coll" id="design1__112" original="E8d1.-2263"> organizational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68ca" id="design1__113" original="E8f7.-7fc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68c9" id="design1__114"><span class="coll" id="design1__115" original="E8f7.-7fc2"> institutional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68c7" id="design1__116" original="E8f7.-7fc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68c6" id="design1__117"><span class="coll" id="design1__118" original="E8f7.-7fc0"> architectural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68c4" id="design1__119" original="E8f7.-7fbf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68c3" id="design1__120"><span class="coll" id="design1__121" original="E8f7.-7fbe"> graphic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68c1" id="design1__122" original="E8d1.-2256"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68c0" id="design1__123" original="E8f7.-7fbd"><span class="x" id="design1__124" original="E8f7.-7fbc"> The experimental design of both experiments was completely randomized. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68be" id="design1__125" original="E8f7.-7fbb"><span class="x" id="design1__126" original="E8f7.-7fba"> The cross-sectional design of the study does not allow us to draw conclusions about causality. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68bc" id="design1__127" original="E8d1.-2232" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="design1__128"> noun + design </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68ba" id="design1__129"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68b9" id="design1__130" original="E8d1.-2230"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68b8" id="design1__131"><span class="coll" id="design1__132" original="E8d1.-222f"> research </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68b6" id="design1__133" original="E8d1.-222e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68b5" id="design1__134"><span class="coll" id="design1__135" original="E8d1.-222d"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68b3" id="design1__136" original="E8d1.-222c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68b2" id="design1__137"><span class="coll" id="design1__138" original="E8d1.-222b"> survey </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68b0" id="design1__139" original="E8d1.-222a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68af" id="design1__140"><span class="coll" id="design1__141" original="E8d1.-2229"> questionnaire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68ad" id="design1__142" original="E8d1.-2228"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68ac" id="design1__143"><span class="coll" id="design1__144" original="E8d1.-2227"> sampling </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68aa" id="design1__145" original="E8d1.-2226"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68a9" id="design1__146"><span class="coll" id="design1__147" original="E8d1.-2225"> cohort </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68a7" id="design1__148" original="E8d1.-2224"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68a6" id="design1__149" original="E8d1.-2223"><span class="x" id="design1__150" original="E8d1.-2222"> It was not possible to provide information about prevalence due to study design and data collection methods. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68a4" id="design1__151"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68a3" id="design1__152" original="E8d1.-221f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68a2" id="design1__153"><span class="coll" id="design1__154" original="E8d1.-221e"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-68a0" id="design1__155" original="E8d1.-221d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-689f" id="design1__156"><span class="coll" id="design1__157" original="E8d1.-221c"> computer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-689d" id="design1__158" original="E8d1.-221b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-689c" id="design1__159"><span class="coll" id="design1__160" original="E8d1.-221a"> circuit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-689a" id="design1__161" original="E8d1.-2219"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6899" id="design1__162"><span class="coll" id="design1__163" original="E8d1.-2218"> software </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6897" id="design1__164" original="E8d1.-2217"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6896" id="design1__165"><span class="coll" id="design1__166" original="E8d1.-2216"> engine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6894" id="design1__167" original="E8d1.-2215"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6893" id="design1__168"><span class="coll" id="design1__169" original="E8d1.-2214"> engineering </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6891" id="design1__170" original="E8d1.-2213"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6890" id="design1__171"><span class="coll" id="design1__172" original="E8d1.-2212"> aircraft </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-688e" id="design1__173" original="E8f7.-7fb9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-688d" id="design1__174"><span class="coll" id="design1__175" original="E8f7.-7fb8"> building </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-688b" id="design1__176" original="E8d1.-2211"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-688a" id="design1__177"><span class="coll" id="design1__178" original="E8d1.-2210"> interior </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6888" id="design1__179" original="E8d1.-220f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6887" id="design1__180"><span class="coll" id="design1__181" original="E8d1.-220e"> fashion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6885" id="design1__182" original="E8d1.-220d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6884" id="design1__183"><span class="coll" id="design1__184" original="E8d1.-220c"> drug </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6882" id="design1__185" original="E8d1.-220b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6881" id="design1__186" original="E8d1.-220a"><span class="x" id="design1__187" original="E8d1.-2209"> The company has invested heavily in product design. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-687f" id="design1__188" original="E8d1.-2288" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="design1__189"> verb + design </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-687d" id="design1__190"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-687c" id="design1__191" original="E8d1.-2286"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-687b" id="design1__192"><span class="coll" id="design1__193" original="E8d1.-2285"> work on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6879" id="design1__194" original="E8d1.-22a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6878" id="design1__195"><span class="coll" id="design1__196" original="E8d1.-229f"> influence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6876" id="design1__197"><span class="coll" id="design1__198" original="E8d1.-229d"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6874" id="design1__199" original="E8d1.-229c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6873" id="design1__200"><span class="coll" id="design1__201" original="E8d1.-229b"> guide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6871" id="design1__202" original="E8d1.-2284"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6870" id="design1__203"><span class="coll" id="design1__204" original="E8d1.-2283"> propose </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-686e" id="design1__205" original="E8d1.-2295"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-686d" id="design1__206"><span class="coll" id="design1__207" original="E8d1.-2294"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-686b" id="design1__208"><span class="coll" id="design1__209" original="E8d1.-2293"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6869" id="design1__210"><span class="coll" id="design1__211" original="E8d1.-2292"> utilize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6867" id="design1__212" original="E8d1.-228f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6866" id="design1__213"><span class="coll" id="design1__214" original="E8d1.-228e"> adopt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6864" id="design1__215" original="E8d1.-2291"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6863" id="design1__216"><span class="coll" id="design1__217" original="E8d1.-2290"> incorporate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6861" id="design1__218" original="E8d1.-2280"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6860" id="design1__219"><span class="coll" id="design1__220" original="E8d1.-227f"> alter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-685e" id="design1__221"><span class="coll" id="design1__222" original="E8d1.-227e"> modify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-685c" id="design1__223" original="E8d1.-227b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-685b" id="design1__224"><span class="coll" id="design1__225" original="E8d1.-227a"> simplify </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6859" id="design1__226" original="E8d1.-2277"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6858" id="design1__227" original="E8d1.-228a"><span class="x" id="design1__228" original="E8d1.-2289"> Using a longitudinal design, we obtained multiple measures of Internet use. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6856" id="design1__229" original="E8d1.-2276"><span class="x" id="design1__230" original="E8d1.-2275"> The initial design had to be modified to compensate for unforeseen data collection issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6854" id="design1__231" original="E448.-6ff2"><span class="x" id="design1__232" original="E448.-6ff1"> They did not alter the basic design of their products, even when faced with overwhelming evidence of changes in market tastes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6852" id="design1__233" original="E8d1.-2206" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="design1__234"> design + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6850" id="design1__235"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-684f" id="design1__236" original="E8d1.-2202"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-684e" id="design1__237"><span class="coll" id="design1__238" original="E8d1.-2201"> principles </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-684c" id="design1__239" original="E8d1.-2200"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-684b" id="design1__240"><span class="coll" id="design1__241" original="E8d1.-21ff"> parameters </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6849" id="design1__242" original="E8d1.-21fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6848" id="design1__243"><span class="coll" id="design1__244" original="E8d1.-21fd"> specification </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6846" id="design1__245" original="E8d1.-21fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6845" id="design1__246"><span class="coll" id="design1__247" original="E8d1.-21fb"> matrix </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6843" id="design1__248" original="E8d1.-21fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6842" id="design1__249"><span class="coll" id="design1__250" original="E8d1.-21f9"> solutions </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6840" id="design1__251" original="E8d1.-21f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-683f" id="design1__252"><span class="coll" id="design1__253" original="E8d1.-21f3"> features </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-683d" id="design1__254" original="E8d1.-21f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-683c" id="design1__255"><span class="coll" id="design1__256" original="E8d1.-21f1"> flaws </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-683a" id="design1__257" original="E8d1.-21f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6839" id="design1__258"><span class="coll" id="design1__259" original="E8d1.-21ef"> goals </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6837" id="design1__260" original="E8d1.-21ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6836" id="design1__261"><span class="coll" id="design1__262" original="E8d1.-21ed"> team </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6834" id="design1__263" original="E8d1.-21ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6833" id="design1__264"><span class="coll" id="design1__265" original="E8d1.-21eb"> engineer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6831" id="design1__266" original="E8d1.-21ea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6830" id="design1__267" original="E8f7.-7fb7"><span class="x" id="design1__268" original="E8f7.-7fb6"> The vehicle design parameters affecting vehicle fuel efficiency are vehicle mass, aerodynamic drag and rolling friction. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-682e" id="design1__269" original="E39c.-65e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-682d" id="design1__270"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="design1__271" original="E39c.-65c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="design1__272" original="E39c.-65a"> a drawing, diagram or proposal that shows how something will work or be used, or what something will look like </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-682a" id="design1__273"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6829" id="design1__274" original="E8d1.-22c5"><span class="x" id="design1__275" original="E8d1.-22c4"> Without detailed designs, this can be only speculation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6827" id="design1__276" original="E8d1.-22c2"><span class="cf" id="design1__277" original="E8d1.-22c3"><span class="exp" id="design1__278"> design </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="design1__279" original="E8d1.-22c1"> They were invited to submit designs for the new playground. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6823" id="design1__280" original="E39c.-659"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6822" id="design1__281"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="design1__282" original="E39c.-657"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="design1__283" original="E8f7.-7fcb"><span class="exp" id="design1__284"> design </span> (for/of something) </span><span class="def" id="design1__285" original="E39c.-656"> an arrangement of lines and shapes as a decoration </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-681d" id="design1__286" original="E39c.-655" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://pattern1" title="pattern1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-681c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-63ad" id="design1__287" original="E39c.-654"><span class="xh" id="design1__288"> pattern </span><span class="xhm" id="design1__289"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6818" id="design1__290"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6817" id="design1__291" original="E8d1.-22c0"><span class="x" id="design1__292" original="E8d1.-22bf"> One of the buildings had been painted over with designs for imaginary flags. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6815" id="design1__293" original="E39c.-652"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6814" id="design1__294"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="design1__295" original="E39c.-64f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="design1__296" original="E8f7.-7fca"> grand <span class="exp" id="design1__297"> design </span></span><span class="def" id="design1__298" original="E39c.-64e"> an overall plan, idea or intention </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-680f" id="design1__299"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-680e" id="design1__300" original="E8d1.-22bd"><span class="x" id="design1__301" original="E8d1.-22bc"> Agricultural policy remained patchy and did not follow a grand design. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-680c" id="design1__302" original="E8d1.-22bb"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-680b" id="design1__303"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="design1__304" original="E8d1.-22b9"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="design1__305" original="E8d1.-22b6"> designs on something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6808" id="design1__306"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="design1__307" original="E8d1.-22b7" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> usually </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="design1__308" original="E8d1.-22b5"> a desire or plan to get something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6805" id="design1__309"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6804" id="design1__310" original="E8d1.-22b4"><span class="x" id="design1__311" original="E8d1.-22b3"> When corporations have designs on economically depressed areas, there is a power mismatch. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6802" id="design1__312" original="E39c.-64d"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6801" id="design1__313" original="E8d1.-22aa" sk="bydesign"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6800" id="design1__314"><span class="idm" id="design1__315" original="E8d1.-22a9"> by design </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67fe" id="design1__316"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67fd" id="design1__317"><span class="def" id="design1__318" original="E8d1.-22a8"> according to somebody's plan or intention </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67fb" id="design1__319" original="E8f7.-7fc9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deliberately" title="deliberately definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67fa" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c5a" id="design1__320" original="E8f7.-7fc8"><span class="xh" id="design1__321"> deliberately </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67f8" id="design1__322"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67f7" id="design1__323" original="E8d1.-22a7"><span class="x" id="design1__324" original="E8d1.-22a6"> New technologies are producing, whether by design or by accident, new ways to succeed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.67ac" id="design1__325" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://design_1" title="design definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.67ad" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3c01" id="design1__326" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="design1__327"> design </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67f5" hm="2" id="design2" original="E39c.-640" sum="885"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67f4" id="design2__1" original="E39c.-63f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67f3" id="design2__2" original="E39c.-63e"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> design <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67e6" id="design2__9" original="E39c.-633"><span class="pos" id="design2__10" original="E39c.-632"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-689f" eid="design2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.559e" geo="br" id="design2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/design__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/design__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://design__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.55a1" geo="n_am" id="design2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/design__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/design__us_3.ogg" href="sound://design__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.10cd" id="design2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5367" form="root" id="design2__17"><span class="vp" id="design2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> design </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5369" eid="design2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.536a" geo="br" id="design2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/design__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/design__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://design__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.536d" geo="n_am" id="design2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/design__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/design__us_3.ogg" href="sound://design__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5370" form="thirdps" id="design2__24"><span class="vp" id="design2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> designs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5372" eid="design2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5373" geo="br" id="design2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5376" geo="n_am" id="design2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5379" form="past" id="design2__31"><span class="vp" id="design2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> designed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.537b" eid="design2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.537c" geo="br" id="design2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.537f" geo="n_am" id="design2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5382" form="pastpart" id="design2__38"><span class="vp" id="design2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> designed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5384" eid="design2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5385" geo="br" id="design2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5388" geo="n_am" id="design2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.538b" form="prespart" id="design2__45"><span class="vp" id="design2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> designing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.538d" eid="design2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.538e" geo="br" id="design2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5391" geo="n_am" id="design2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="design2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://designing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67ba" id="design2__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67b9" id="design2__53" original="E39c.-610"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67b8" id="design2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="design2__55" original="E8d6.-7a92"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="design2__56" original="E39c.-60e"> to plan how something will work, look or be used </span><span class="un" id="design2__57" original="E8d6.-7a91" un="help"> In academic English, <span class="eb" id="design2__58" original="E8f8.-7e88"> design </span> is often used about a system or process: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67b3" id="design2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67b2" id="design2__60" original="E8d6.-7a90"><span class="cf" id="design2__61" original="E39c.-60f"><span class="exp" id="design2__62"> design </span> something </span><span class="x" id="design2__63" original="E8d6.-7a8f"> He has designed and implemented educational and social service programmes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67ae" id="design2__64" original="E8d6.-7a8d"><span class="cf" id="design2__65" original="E8d6.-7a8e"> (be) designed for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="design2__66" original="E8d6.-7a8c"> Both curricula were specifically designed for use in after-school settings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67ab" id="design2__67" original="E8d6.-7a8a"><span class="cf" id="design2__68" original="E8d6.-7a8b"> (be) designed as something </span><span class="x" id="design2__69" original="E8d6.-7a89"> The building is designed as two schools and a community centre within a single building. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67a8" id="design2__70" original="E8d6.-7a87"><span class="cf" id="design2__71" original="E8d6.-7a88"> (be) designed around somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="design2__72" original="E8d6.-7a86"> Nursing care needs to be designed around the patient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67a5" id="design2__73" original="E8d6.-7a84"><span class="cf" id="design2__74" original="E8d6.-7a85"> (be) designed with something </span><span class="x" id="design2__75" original="E8d6.-7a83"> Much of our research is designed with an open-ended structure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-67a2" id="design2__76" original="E8d6.-7a82"><span class="cf" id="design2__77" original="E39c.-607"> (be) designed to do something </span><span class="x" id="design2__78" original="E8d6.-7a81"> There are provisions designed to protect minorities. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61ee" id="design2__79" original="E8d6.-7a7f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="design2__80" original="E8d6.-7a7e"> design + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61f0" id="design2__81" original="E8d6.-7a7d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61f1" id="design2__82" original="E8d6.-7a7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61f2" id="design2__83"><span class="coll" id="design2__84" original="E8d6.-7a7a"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61f4" id="design2__85" original="E8d6.-7a79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61f5" id="design2__86"><span class="coll" id="design2__87" original="E8d6.-7a78"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61f7" id="design2__88" original="E8d6.-7a77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61f8" id="design2__89"><span class="coll" id="design2__90" original="E8d6.-7a76"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61fa" id="design2__91" original="E8d6.-7a73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61fb" id="design2__92"><span class="coll" id="design2__93" original="E8d6.-7a72"> plan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61fd" id="design2__94" original="E8d6.-7a75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.61fe" id="design2__95"><span class="coll" id="design2__96" original="E8d6.-7a74"> project </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6200" id="design2__97" original="E8d6.-7a71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6201" id="design2__98"><span class="coll" id="design2__99" original="E8d6.-7a70"> scheme </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6203" id="design2__100"><span class="coll" id="design2__101" original="E8d6.-7a6e"> programme </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6205" id="design2__102"><span class="coll" id="design2__103" original="E8d6.-7a66"> initiative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6207" id="design2__104" original="E8d6.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6208" id="design2__105"><span class="coll" id="design2__106" original="E8d6.-7a6c"> intervention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.620a" id="design2__107" original="E8d6.-7a6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.620b" id="design2__108"><span class="coll" id="design2__109" original="E8d6.-7a6a"> measures </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.620d" id="design2__110" original="E8d6.-7a63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.620e" id="design2__111"><span class="coll" id="design2__112" original="E8d6.-7a62"> campaign </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6210" id="design2__113" original="E8d6.-7a69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6211" id="design2__114"><span class="coll" id="design2__115" original="E8d6.-7a68"> instrument </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6213" id="design2__116"><span class="coll" id="design2__117" original="E8d6.-7a64"> tool </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6215" id="design2__118" original="E8d6.-7a61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6216" id="design2__119"><span class="coll" id="design2__120" original="E8d6.-7a60"> questionnaire </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6218" id="design2__121"><span class="coll" id="design2__122" original="E8f8.-7e87"> survey </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.621a" id="design2__123" original="E8d6.-7a5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.621b" id="design2__124"><span class="coll" id="design2__125" original="E8d6.-7a5e"> experiment </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.621d" id="design2__126" original="E8d6.-7a5d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.621e" id="design2__127" original="E8d6.-7a5c"><span class="x" id="design2__128" original="E8d6.-7a5b"> Manufacturing systems must be designed so as to minimize their complexity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6220" id="design2__129" original="E8d6.-7a5a"><span class="x" id="design2__130" original="E8d6.-7a59"> The framework is an analytic tool designed to help researchers to consider the ethical issues. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6222" id="design2__131" original="E8d6.-7a94"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6223" id="design2__132" original="E8f8.-7e86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6224" id="design2__133"><span class="coll" id="design2__134" original="E8f8.-7e85"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6226" id="design2__135" original="E8d6.-7a57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6227" id="design2__136"><span class="coll" id="design2__137" original="E8d6.-7a56"> machine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6229" id="design2__138" original="E8d6.-7a55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.622a" id="design2__139"><span class="coll" id="design2__140" original="E8d6.-7a54"> engine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.622c" id="design2__141" original="E8d6.-7a53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.622d" id="design2__142"><span class="coll" id="design2__143" original="E8d6.-7a52"> device </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.622f" id="design2__144" original="E8d6.-7a51"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6230" id="design2__145"><span class="coll" id="design2__146" original="E8d6.-7a50"> building </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6232" id="design2__147" original="E8f8.-7e84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6233" id="design2__148"><span class="coll" id="design2__149" original="E8f8.-7e83"> bridge </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6235" id="design2__150" original="E8d6.-7a4f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6236" id="design2__151" original="E8d6.-7a4e"><span class="x" id="design2__152" original="E8d6.-7a4d"> The company had sufficient expertise to design aircraft engines. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6238" id="design2__153" original="E8d6.-7a4c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="design2__154" original="E8d6.-7a4b"> (be) + adverb + designed </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.623a" id="design2__155" original="E8d6.-7a4a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.623b" id="design2__156" original="E8d6.-7a48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.623c" id="design2__157"><span class="coll" id="design2__158" original="E8d6.-7a47"> carefully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.623e" id="design2__159" original="E8d6.-7a46"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.623f" id="design2__160"><span class="coll" id="design2__161" original="E8d6.-7a45"> deliberately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6241" id="design2__162" original="E8d6.-7a44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6242" id="design2__163"><span class="coll" id="design2__164" original="E8d6.-7a43"> specially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6244" id="design2__165" original="E8f8.-7e82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6245" id="design2__166"><span class="coll" id="design2__167" original="E8f8.-7e81"> especially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6247" id="design2__168" original="E8d6.-7a41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6248" id="design2__169"><span class="coll" id="design2__170" original="E8d6.-7a40"> specifically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.624a" id="design2__171"><span class="coll" id="design2__172" original="E8d6.-7a3e"> expressly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.624c" id="design2__173"><span class="coll" id="design2__174" original="E8d6.-7a3c"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.624e" id="design2__175" original="E8d6.-7a39"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.624f" id="design2__176"><span class="coll" id="design2__177" original="E8d6.-7a38"> originally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6251" id="design2__178"><span class="coll" id="design2__179" original="E8d6.-7a36"> initially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6253" id="design2__180" original="E8d6.-7a3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6254" id="design2__181"><span class="coll" id="design2__182" original="E8d6.-7a3a"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6256" id="design2__183" original="E8d6.-7a2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6257" id="design2__184"><span class="coll" id="design2__185" original="E8d6.-7a2a"> well </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6259" id="design2__186" original="E8d6.-7a2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.625a" id="design2__187"><span class="coll" id="design2__188" original="E8d6.-7a2c"> properly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.625c" id="design2__189" original="E8d6.-7a35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.625d" id="design2__190"><span class="coll" id="design2__191" original="E8d6.-7a34"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.625f" id="design2__192" original="E8d6.-7a29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6260" id="design2__193" original="E8d6.-7a28"><span class="x" id="design2__194" original="E8d6.-7a27"> These influences can be strengthened by specially designed school programmes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6262" id="design2__195" original="E8f8.-7e80" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="design2__196" original="E8f8.-7e7f"> (be) designed to + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6264" id="design2__197" original="E8f8.-7e7e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6265" id="design2__198" original="E8f8.-7e7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6266" id="design2__199"><span class="coll" id="design2__200" original="E8f8.-7e7b"> protect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6268" id="design2__201" original="E8f8.-7e7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6269" id="design2__202"><span class="coll" id="design2__203" original="E8f8.-7e79"> ensure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.626b" id="design2__204" original="E8f8.-7e78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.626c" id="design2__205"><span class="coll" id="design2__206" original="E8f8.-7e77"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.626e" id="design2__207" original="E8f8.-7e76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.626f" id="design2__208"><span class="coll" id="design2__209" original="E8f8.-7e75"> address </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6271" id="design2__210" original="E8f8.-7e74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6272" id="design2__211"><span class="coll" id="design2__212" original="E8f8.-7e73"> help </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6274" id="design2__213"><span class="coll" id="design2__214" original="E8f8.-7e72"> assist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6276" id="design2__215" original="E8f8.-7e71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6277" id="design2__216"><span class="coll" id="design2__217" original="E8f8.-7e70"> encourage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6279" id="design2__218" original="E8f8.-7e6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.627a" id="design2__219"><span class="coll" id="design2__220" original="E8f8.-7e6e"> improve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.627c" id="design2__221" original="E8f8.-7e6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.627d" id="design2__222"><span class="coll" id="design2__223" original="E8f8.-7e6c"> maximize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.627f" id="design2__224" original="E8f8.-7e6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6280" id="design2__225"><span class="coll" id="design2__226" original="E8f8.-7e6a"> minimize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6282" id="design2__227" original="E8f8.-7e69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6283" id="design2__228"><span class="coll" id="design2__229" original="E8f8.-7e68"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6285" id="design2__230" original="E8f8.-7e67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6286" id="design2__231"><span class="coll" id="design2__232" original="E8f8.-7e66"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6288" id="design2__233" original="E8f8.-7e65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6289" id="design2__234"><span class="coll" id="design2__235" original="E8f8.-7e64"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.628b" id="design2__236" original="E8f8.-7e63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.628c" id="design2__237"><span class="coll" id="design2__238" original="E8f8.-7e62"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.628e" id="design2__239" original="E8f8.-7e61"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.628f" id="design2__240"><span class="coll" id="design2__241" original="E8f8.-7e60"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6291" id="design2__242" original="E8f8.-7e5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6292" id="design2__243"><span class="coll" id="design2__244" original="E8f8.-7e5e"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6294" id="design2__245" original="E8f8.-7e5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6295" id="design2__246"><span class="coll" id="design2__247" original="E8f8.-7e5c"> meet </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6297" id="design2__248" original="E8f8.-7e5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6298" id="design2__249"><span class="coll" id="design2__250" original="E8f8.-7e5a"> appeal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.629a" id="design2__251" original="E8f8.-7e59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.629b" id="design2__252"><span class="coll" id="design2__253" original="E8f8.-7e58"> elicit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.629d" id="design2__254" original="E8f8.-7e57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.629e" id="design2__255" original="E8f8.-7e56"><span class="x" id="design2__256" original="E8f8.-7e55"> There are provisions designed to protect minorities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62a0" id="design2__257" original="E8f8.-7e54"><span class="x" id="design2__258" original="E8f8.-7e53"> The research is designed to assess the relative roles of climate and grazing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6927" id="design2__259" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://design_1" title="design definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6928" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3c01" id="design2__260" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="design2__261"> design </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-679f" id="designate" original="E39c.-606" sum="1551"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-679e" id="designate__1" original="E39c.-605"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-679d" id="designate__2" original="E39c.-604"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> designate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6790" id="designate__9" original="E39c.-5fc"><span class="pos" id="designate__10" original="E39c.-5fb"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71ca" eid="designate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2086" geo="br" id="designate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2089" geo="n_am" id="designate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.10fb" id="designate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.208c" form="root" id="designate__17"><span class="vp" id="designate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> designate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.208e" eid="designate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.208f" geo="br" id="designate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2092" geo="n_am" id="designate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2095" form="thirdps" id="designate__24"><span class="vp" id="designate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> designates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2097" eid="designate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2098" geo="br" id="designate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.209b" geo="n_am" id="designate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.209e" form="past" id="designate__31"><span class="vp" id="designate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> designated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20a0" eid="designate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20a1" geo="br" id="designate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20a4" geo="n_am" id="designate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20a7" form="pastpart" id="designate__38"><span class="vp" id="designate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> designated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20a9" eid="designate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20aa" geo="br" id="designate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20ad" geo="n_am" id="designate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20b0" form="prespart" id="designate__45"><span class="vp" id="designate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> designating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20b2" eid="designate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20b3" geo="br" id="designate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.20b6" geo="n_am" id="designate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6764" id="designate__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="designate__53" original="E39c.-5da"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6762" id="designate__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6761" id="designate__55" original="E39c.-5d8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="designate__56" original="E39c.-5d7"> to say officially that somebody/something has a particular character, name or purpose; to describe somebody/something in a particular way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-675f" id="designate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-675e" id="designate__58" original="E8f9.-7dd4"><span class="cf" id="designate__59" original="E8f9.-7dd5"><span class="exp" id="designate__60"> designate </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="designate__61" original="E8f9.-7dd3"> The government has designated areas where agriculture runs alongside wildlife management. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-675a" id="designate__62" original="E8f9.-7dd2"><span class="cf" id="designate__63" original="E39c.-5d6"><span class="exp" id="designate__64"> designate </span> somebody/something (as) something </span><span class="x" id="designate__65" original="E8f9.-7dd1"> The area has been designated as a National Park. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6756" id="designate__66" original="E8f9.-7dd0"><span class="x" id="designate__67" original="E8f9.-7dcf"> Type 2 diabetes has been designated an epidemic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6754" id="designate__68" original="E8f9.-7dce"><span class="cf" id="designate__69" original="E39c.-5d5"><span class="exp" id="designate__70"> designate </span> somebody/something as doing something </span><span class="x" id="designate__71" original="E8f9.-7dcd"> Certain areas were designated as being smoking or non-smoking. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6750" id="designate__72" original="E8f9.-7dcb"><span class="cf" id="designate__73" original="E8f9.-7dcc"><span class="exp" id="designate__74"> designate </span> somebody/something for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="designate__75" original="E8f9.-7dca"> This facility is specifically designated for survivors of domestic violence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-674c" id="designate__76" original="E39c.-5d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="designate__77" original="E39c.-5d3"> to choose or name somebody/something for a particular job or position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-674a" id="designate__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6749" id="designate__79" original="E8f9.-7dc9"><span class="cf" id="designate__80" original="E39c.-5d2"><span class="exp" id="designate__81"> designate </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="designate__82" original="E8f9.-7dc8"> The board might designate a person who would be responsible for this function. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6745" id="designate__83" original="E8f9.-7dc7"><span class="x" id="designate__84" original="E8f9.-7dc6"> They have to buy from the supplier, or from companies designated by the supplier. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6743" id="designate__85" original="E8f9.-7dc5"><span class="cf" id="designate__86" original="E39c.-5d1"><span class="exp" id="designate__87"> designate </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="designate__88" original="E8f9.-7dc4"> He had designated his son as his successor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-673f" id="designate__89" original="E8f9.-7dc0"><span class="cf" id="designate__90" original="E39c.-5d0"><span class="exp" id="designate__91"> designate </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="designate__92" original="E8f9.-7dbf"> A new ministry designated to coordinate land affairs began developing a national land policy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-673b" id="designate__93" original="E39c.-5cf"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-673a" id="designate__94"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="designate__95" original="E8f9.-7dbe"> of a symbol </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="designate__96" original="E39c.-5cd"> to identify or show something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6737" id="designate__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6736" id="designate__98" original="E8f9.-7dbc"><span class="cf" id="designate__99" original="E8f9.-7dbd"><span class="exp" id="designate__100"> designate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="designate__101" original="E8f9.-7dbb"> There is also a Roman numeral designating the order of discovery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6732" id="designate__102" original="E8f9.-7dba"><span class="cf" id="designate__103" original="E39c.-5ce"> (be) designated (by/with) something </span><span class="x" id="designate__104" original="E8f9.-7db9"> These mutations are called ‘cold-sensitive’, designated by ‘cs’. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6988" id="designate__105" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://designate_1" title="designate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6989" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3cd2" id="designate__106" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="designate__107"> designate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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designation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-672f" id="designation" original="E39c.-596" sum="728"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-672e" id="designation__1" original="E39c.-595"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-672d" id="designation__2" original="E39c.-594"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> designation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6722" id="designation__7" original="E39c.-58c"><span class="pos" id="designation__8" original="E39c.-58b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6898" eid="designation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2175" geo="br" id="designation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdezɪɡˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2178" geo="n_am" id="designation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdezɪɡˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6720" id="designation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-671f" id="designation__15" original="E39c.-588"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-671e" id="designation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="designation__17" original="E39c.-586"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="designation__18" original="E8f9.-7db6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="designation__19" original="E39c.-584"> the fact of describing somebody/something as having a particular character, status or purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-671a" id="designation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6719" id="designation__21" original="E8f9.-7db3"><span class="x" id="designation__22" original="E8f9.-7db2"> These symptoms do not warrant a high-risk designation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6717" id="designation__23" original="E8f9.-7db0"><span class="cf" id="designation__24" original="E8f9.-7db1"><span class="exp" id="designation__25"> designation </span> as something </span><span class="x" id="designation__26" original="E8f9.-7daf"> Low tax rates are not in themselves a sufficient criterion for designation as a tax haven. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6713" id="designation__27" original="E8f9.-7dae"><span class="cf" id="designation__28" original="E39c.-585"><span class="exp" id="designation__29"> designation </span> of something (as something) </span><span class="x" id="designation__30" original="E8f9.-7dad"> The designation of states as ‘safe’ is made by UK statute. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-670f" id="designation__31" original="E8f9.-7dac"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-670e" id="designation__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="designation__33" original="E8f9.-7daa"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="designation__34" original="E8f9.-7da9"> a way of naming or describing somebody/something; a name or label </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-670b" id="designation__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-670a" id="designation__36" original="E8f9.-7da8"><span class="x" id="designation__37" original="E8f9.-7da7"> The following discussion uses standard designations to describe the incidence of side effects. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.69ce" id="designation__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://designation" title="designation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.69cf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3d5f" id="designation__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="designation__40"> designation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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designer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6708" id="designer" original="E39c.-57f" sum="481"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6707" id="designer__1" original="E39c.-57e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6706" id="designer__2" original="E39c.-57d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> designer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66fa" id="designer__7" original="E39c.-574"><span class="pos" id="designer__8" original="E39c.-573"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6891" eid="designer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2193" geo="br" id="designer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desig/designer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://designer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2196" geo="n_am" id="designer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="designer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪnər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desig/designer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desig/designer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://designer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66f8" id="designer__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66f7" id="designer__15" original="E39c.-572"><span class="def" id="designer__16" original="E39c.-571"> a person whose job is to plan how products or places will work, look or be used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66f5" id="designer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66f4" id="designer__18" original="E8d6.-7a9b"><span class="x" id="designer__19" original="E8d6.-7a9a"> She is a web page designer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66f2" id="designer__20" original="E8d6.-7a99"><span class="cf" id="designer__21" original="E8f8.-7e42"><span class="exp" id="designer__22"> designer </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="designer__23" original="E8d6.-7a98"> The principal designer of the bridge was Benjamin Baker. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="designer__24" original="E8d6.-7a97" un="help"> In academic English, a <span class="eb" id="designer__25" original="E8f8.-7e41"> designer </span> is also a person who designs a system or process: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66ec" id="designer__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66eb" id="designer__27" original="E8f8.-7e40"><span class="x" id="designer__28" original="E8f8.-7e3f"> Respondents must comprehend the questions as intended by the survey designer. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.69f9" id="designer__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://designer_1" title="designer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.69fa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3d80" id="designer__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="designer__31"> designer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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desirability
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66e9" id="desirability" original="E850.-65bc" sum="529"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66e8" id="desirability__1" original="E850.-65bb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66e7" id="desirability__2" original="E850.-65ba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> desirability </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66df" id="desirability__4" original="E850.-65b5"><span class="pos" id="desirability__5" original="E850.-65b4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-688a" eid="desirability__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.21fc" geo="br" id="desirability__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desirability__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desir/desirability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desirability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desirability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.21ff" geo="n_am" id="desirability__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desirability__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desir/desirability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desirability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desirability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66dd" id="desirability__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="desirability__12" original="E850.-65b2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66db" id="desirability__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66da" id="desirability__14" original="E850.-65b1"><span class="cf" id="desirability__15" original="E850.-65af"><span class="exp" id="desirability__16"> desirability </span> (of something/doing something) </span><span class="def" id="desirability__17" original="E850.-65b0"> the quality of being worth having or doing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66d6" id="desirability__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66d5" id="desirability__19" original="E850.-65ae"><span class="x" id="desirability__20" original="E850.-65ad"> Arguments over the desirability of grand public works projects can reveal much about a society's priorities. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="desirability__21" original="E850.-65ac" un="help"> The <span class="eb" id="desirability__22" original="E81d.6541"> social desirability bias </span> or <span class="eb" id="desirability__23" original="E81d.6542"> effect </span> refers to the fact that people will give answers to questions according to what they think is socially acceptable rather than what they really do or think. </span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6a1a" id="desirability__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://desirability" title="desirability definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6a1b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6618" id="desirability__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="desirability__26"> desirability </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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desirable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66d0" id="desirable" original="E39c.-53e" sum="723"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66cf" id="desirable__1" original="E39c.-53d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66ce" id="desirable__2" original="E39c.-53c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> desirable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66c3" id="desirable__7" original="E39c.-534"><span class="pos" id="desirable__8" original="E39c.-533"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6883" eid="desirable__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2220" geo="br" id="desirable__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desirable__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪərəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desir/desirable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desirable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desirable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2223" geo="n_am" id="desirable__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desirable__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪərəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desir/desirable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desirable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desirable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66c1" id="desirable__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66c0" id="desirable__15" original="E39c.-532"><span class="def" id="desirable__16" original="E39c.-52f"> that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66be" id="desirable__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66bd" id="desirable__18" original="E492.543e"><span class="x" id="desirable__19" original="E492.543f"> These measures do not always produce desirable outcomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66bb" id="desirable__20" original="E850.-65c7"><span class="x" id="desirable__21" original="E850.-65c6"> While health care for all may be socially desirable, it is not necessarily economically efficient. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66b9" id="desirable__22" original="E492.5440"><span class="cf" id="desirable__23" original="E39c.-52e"> it is <span class="exp" id="desirable__24"> desirable </span> (for somebody/something) that… </span><span class="x" id="desirable__25" original="E492.5441"> It is highly desirable for the global economy that students are enabled to pursue their studies abroad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66b5" id="desirable__26" original="E850.-65c3"><span class="cf" id="desirable__27" original="E39c.-52a"> it is <span class="exp" id="desirable__28"> desirable </span> (for somebody/something) (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="desirable__29" original="E850.-65c2"> It would not be desirable for a certain pupil in a school classroom always to be observed at the end of the day. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66b1" id="desirable__30" original="E39c.-529" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://undesirable" title="undesirable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66b0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-400d" id="desirable__31" original="E39c.-528"><span class="xh" id="desirable__32"> undesirable </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6a38" id="desirable__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://desirable" title="desirable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6a39" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3ddf" id="desirable__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="desirable__35"> desirable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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desire
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66ae" hm="1" id="desire1" original="E39c.-519" sum="664"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66ad" id="desire1__1" original="E39c.-518"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-66ac" id="desire1__2" original="E39c.-517"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> desire <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-669f" id="desire1__7" original="E39c.-50c"><span class="pos" id="desire1__8" original="E39c.-50b"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-687c" eid="desire1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2324" geo="br" id="desire1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desir/desire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desire__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desire__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2327" geo="n_am" id="desire1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desir/desire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desire__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desire__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-669d" id="desire1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-669c" id="desire1__15" original="E39c.-50a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-669b" id="desire1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="desire1__17" original="E39c.-508"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="desire1__18" original="E492.5446"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="desire1__19" original="E39c.-506"> a strong wish to have or do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6697" id="desire1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6696" id="desire1__21" original="E8c0.1688"><span class="cf" id="desire1__22" original="E39c.-505"><span class="exp" id="desire1__23"> desire </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="desire1__24" original="E8c0.1689"> Only 11% of respondents expressed a desire for compensation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6692" id="desire1__25" original="E8c0.168a"><span class="cf" id="desire1__26" original="E39c.-504"><span class="exp" id="desire1__27"> desire </span> (to do something) </span><span class="x" id="desire1__28" original="E8c0.168b"> In the free market, it is assumed that decisions are driven by individual desires to maximize personal welfare. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-668e" id="desire1__29" original="E492.5447"><span class="x" id="desire1__30" original="E492.5448"> In Hobbes's view, human life is a constant struggle to satisfy desire. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-668c" id="desire1__31" original="E39c.-500"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-668b" id="desire1__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="desire1__33" original="E39c.-4fe"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="desire1__34" original="E39c.-4fc"><span class="exp" id="desire1__35"> desire </span> (for somebody) </span><span class="def" id="desire1__36" original="E39c.-4fb"> a strong wish to have sex with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6686" id="desire1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6685" id="desire1__38" original="E492.5449"><span class="x" id="desire1__39" original="E492.544a"> Clearly, Austen shares Wollstonecraft's view that sexual desire is not a solid foundation for a good marriage. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6a5f" id="desire1__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://desire_1" title="desire definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6a60" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3e27" id="desire1__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="desire1__42"> desire </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6683" hm="2" id="desire2" original="E39c.-4f5" sum="1246"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6682" id="desire2__1" original="E39c.-4f4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6681" id="desire2__2" original="E39c.-4f3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> desire <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6673" id="desire2__9" original="E39c.-4e8"><span class="pos" id="desire2__10" original="E39c.-4e7"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6875" eid="desire2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2357" geo="br" id="desire2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desir/desire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desire__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desire__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.235a" geo="n_am" id="desire2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desir/desire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desire__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desire__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1129" id="desire2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.232a" form="root" id="desire2__17"><span class="vp" id="desire2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> desire </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.232c" eid="desire2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.232d" geo="br" id="desire2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desir/desire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desire__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desire__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2330" geo="n_am" id="desire2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desir/desire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desire__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desire__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2333" form="thirdps" id="desire2__24"><span class="vp" id="desire2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> desires </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2335" eid="desire2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2336" geo="br" id="desire2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desir/desires__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desires__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desires__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2339" geo="n_am" id="desire2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desir/desires__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desires__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desires__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.233c" form="past" id="desire2__31"><span class="vp" id="desire2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> desired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.233e" eid="desire2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.233f" geo="br" id="desire2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desir/desired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2342" geo="n_am" id="desire2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desir/desired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2345" form="pastpart" id="desire2__38"><span class="vp" id="desire2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> desired </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2347" eid="desire2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2348" geo="br" id="desire2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desir/desired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desired__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desired__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.234b" geo="n_am" id="desire2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desir/desired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desired__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desired__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.234e" form="prespart" id="desire2__45"><span class="vp" id="desire2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> desiring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2350" eid="desire2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2351" geo="br" id="desire2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desir/desiring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desiring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desiring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2354" geo="n_am" id="desire2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desire2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desir/desiring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desir/desiring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desiring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="use" id="desire2__52" original="E39c.-4ca"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-663a" id="desire2__53"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="desire2__54" original="E39c.-4c7" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6638" id="desire2__55"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6637" id="desire2__56" original="E39c.-4c9"><span class="def" id="desire2__57" original="E39c.-4c6"> to want something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6635" id="desire2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6634" id="desire2__59" original="E8c0.1675"><span class="cf" id="desire2__60" original="E39c.-4c5"><span class="exp" id="desire2__61"> desire </span> something </span><span class="x" id="desire2__62" original="E8c0.1676"> Ultimately the person knows what is best for them and they have the ability to make the changes they desire. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6630" id="desire2__63" original="E8c0.167a"><span class="cf" id="desire2__64" original="E39c.-4c4"><span class="exp" id="desire2__65"> desire </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="desire2__66" original="E8c0.167b"> After the Dutch War, the Sun King desired only to protect his new frontiers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-662c" id="desire2__67" original="E8c0.1678"><span class="cf" id="desire2__68" original="E8c0.1677"> desired + noun </span><span class="x" id="desire2__69" original="E8c0.1679"> Individuals base their choices on their understanding about how certain actions may bring about the desired outcomes. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6629" id="desire2__70" original="E39c.-4c0"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6628" id="desire2__71" original="E8c0.167c" sk="asdesired"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6627" id="desire2__72"><span class="idm" id="desire2__73" original="E8c0.167d"> as desired </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6625" id="desire2__74"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6624" id="desire2__75"><span class="def" id="desire2__76" original="E8c0.167e"> in the way that somebody wants </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6622" id="desire2__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6621" id="desire2__78" original="E8c0.167f"><span class="x" id="desire2__79" original="E8c0.1680"> If a design was successful, it could be manufactured immediately in as many copies as desired. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-661f" id="desire2__80" original="E8c0.1681" sk="ifdesired"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-661e" id="desire2__81"><span class="idm" id="desire2__82" original="E8c0.1682"> if de'sired </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-661c" id="desire2__83"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-661b" id="desire2__84"><span class="def" id="desire2__85" original="E8c0.1683"> if somebody wants to do it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6619" id="desire2__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6618" id="desire2__87" original="E8c0.1684"><span class="x" id="desire2__88" original="E8c0.1685"> The cycle may be repeated several times if desired. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6616" id="desire2__89" original="E39c.-4bf" sk="leavelotmuchsomethingtobedesired"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6615" id="desire2__90"><span class="idm" id="desire2__91" original="E39c.-4be"> leave a lot, much, something, etc. to be desired </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6613" id="desire2__92"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6612" id="desire2__93"><span class="def" id="desire2__94" original="E39c.-4bd"> to be bad or unacceptable; to be less good than it should be </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6610" id="desire2__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-660f" id="desire2__96" original="E8c0.1686"><span class="x" id="desire2__97" original="E8c0.1687"> The efficiency of the administrative system also leaves much to be desired. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6ac0" id="desire2__98" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://desire_1" title="desire definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6ac1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.3e27" id="desire2__99" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="desire2__100"> desire </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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desperate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-660d" id="desperate" original="E39c.-2e8" sum="880"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-660c" id="desperate__1" original="E39c.-2e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-660b" id="desperate__2" original="E39c.-2e6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> desperate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6603" id="desperate__4" original="E39c.-2e1"><span class="pos" id="desperate__5" original="E39c.-2e0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-686e" eid="desperate__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2993" geo="br" id="desperate__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desperate__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdespərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/despe/desperate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/despe/desperate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desperate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2996" geo="n_am" id="desperate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desperate__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdespərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/despe/desperate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/despe/desperate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://desperate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6601" id="desperate__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6600" id="desperate__12" original="E39c.-2df"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="desperate__13" original="E39c.-2de"> feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65fe" id="desperate__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65fd" id="desperate__15" original="E492.544b"><span class="x" id="desperate__16" original="E492.544c"> The prisoners grew increasingly desperate. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65fb" id="desperate__17" original="E39c.-2dd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65fa" id="desperate__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="desperate__19" original="E39c.-2db"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65f8" id="desperate__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="desperate__21" original="E39c.-2da"> of an action </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="desperate__22" original="E39c.-2d9"> giving little hope of success; tried when everything else has failed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65f5" id="desperate__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65f4" id="desperate__24" original="E492.544d"><span class="x" id="desperate__25" original="E492.544e"> Their reaction to economic distress was to produce more in a desperate attempt to raise total income. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65f2" id="desperate__26" original="E492.544f"><span class="x" id="desperate__27" original="E492.5450"> Bedie made desperate efforts to consolidate power and gain support. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65f0" id="desperate__28" original="E492.5451"><span class="x" id="desperate__29" original="E492.5452"> The economic situation, despite desperate measures, remained dire. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65ee" id="desperate__30" original="E39c.-2d0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65ed" id="desperate__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="desperate__32" original="E39c.-2cf"> of a situation </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="desperate__33" original="E39c.-2ce"> extremely serious or dangerous </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65ea" id="desperate__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65e9" id="desperate__35" original="E492.5453"><span class="x" id="desperate__36" original="E492.5454"> The economy was in desperate need of massive capital investment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65e7" id="desperate__37" original="E492.5455"><span class="x" id="desperate__38" original="E492.5456"> They seek to provide a calm and reassuring voice of hope in a desperate situation. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65e5" id="desperate__39"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65e4" id="desperate__40" original="E39c.-2cd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65e3" id="desperate__41"><span class="dr" id="desperate__42" original="E39c.-2cc"> desperately </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65db" id="desperate__43" original="E39c.-2c8"><span class="pos" id="desperate__44" original="E39c.-2c7"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-686d" eid="desperate__45" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2999" geo="br" id="desperate__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desperate__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdespərətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/despe/desperately__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/despe/desperately__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://desperately__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.299c" geo="n_am" id="desperate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="desperate__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdespərətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/despe/desperately__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/despe/desperately__us_1.ogg" href="sound://desperately__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65d9" id="desperate__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65d8" id="desperate__51" original="E492.5457"><span class="x" id="desperate__52" original="E492.5458"> Effective vaccines against these diseases are desperately needed. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6afb" id="desperate__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://desperate" title="desperate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6afc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.40f4" id="desperate__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="desperate__55"> desperate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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despite
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65d6" id="despite" original="E39c.-279" sum="690"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65d5" id="despite__1" original="E39c.-278"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65d4" id="despite__2" original="E39c.-277"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> despite </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> preposition </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65cc" id="despite__4" original="E39c.-272"><span class="pos" id="despite__5" original="E39c.-271"> preposition </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6860" eid="despite__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2bda" geo="br" id="despite__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="despite__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspaɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/despi/despite__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/despi/despite__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://despite__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2bdd" geo="n_am" id="despite__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="despite__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspaɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/despi/despite__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/despi/despite__us_1.ogg" href="sound://despite__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65ca" id="despite__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65c9" id="despite__12" original="E39c.-270"><span class="def" id="despite__13" original="E86f.-7e51"> without being affected by something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65c7" id="despite__14" original="E39c.-26e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65c6" id="despite__15" original="E39c.-26d"><span class="xw" id="despite__16" original="E465.-1be9"> in spite of something </span></span></span><span class="un" id="despite__17" original="E8f8.-7e39" un="help"><span class="eb" id="despite__18" original="E8f8.-7e38"> Despite </span> is used to introduce the thing that might be expected to affect something else, but does not; the other thing happens anyway: </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65c1" id="despite__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65c0" id="despite__20" original="E86f.-7e4e"><span class="cf" id="despite__21" original="E86f.-7e4f"><span class="exp" id="despite__22"> despite </span> something </span><span class="x" id="despite__23" original="E86f.-7e4d"> Despite my disability, I could hold a job like other people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65bc" id="despite__24" original="E86f.-7e4c"><span class="x" id="despite__25" original="E86f.-7e4b"> The Welsh language is threatened, despite vigorous local efforts to preserve it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65ba" id="despite__26" original="E86f.-7e49"><span class="cf" id="despite__27" original="E86f.-7e4a"><span class="exp" id="despite__28"> despite </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="despite__29" original="E86f.-7e48"> Despite being a young company, Google™ is now a household name. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65b6" id="despite__30" original="E86f.-7e46"><span class="cf" id="despite__31" original="E86f.-7e47"><span class="exp" id="despite__32"> despite </span> the fact that… </span><span class="x" id="despite__33" original="E86f.-7e45"> Their leader, despite the fact that he was not present at this protest, was arrested. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="fact__506" original="E5df.-620c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="fact__507" original="E5df.-620b"><span class="h1" id="fact__508" original="E5df.-620a"> Ways of saying ‘but’ </span><span class="p" id="fact__509" original="E5df.-6209"> The following words and expressions are useful when you want to contrast two statements or to introduce a point that contradicts or qualifies what has been stated. </span><span class="h1" id="fact__510" original="E85a.-6ac6"><ul class="inline" id="fact__511" original="E5df.-6208"><li class="li" id="fact__512" original="E5df.-6207"><span class="eb" id="fact__513" original="E848.-1275"> however </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__514" original="E5df.-6206"><span class="eb" id="fact__515" original="E848.-1274"> although </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__516" original="E5df.-6205"><span class="eb" id="fact__517" original="E848.-1273"> yet </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__518" original="E5df.-6204"><span class="eb" id="fact__519" original="E848.-1272"> in fact </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__520" original="E5df.-6203"><span class="eb" id="fact__521" original="E848.-1271"> the fact remains that… </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__522" original="E5df.-6202"><span class="eb" id="fact__523" original="E848.-1270"> despite </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__524" original="E5df.-6201"><span class="eb" id="fact__525" original="E848.-126f"> in spite of </span></li><li class="li" id="fact__526" original="E5df.-6200"><span class="eb" id="fact__527" original="E848.-126e"> nevertheless </span></li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="fact__528" original="E5df.-61ff"><li class="li" id="fact__529" original="E5df.-61fe"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__530"><span class="x-g" id="fact__531" original="E5df.-61fd"><span class="x" id="fact__532" original="E5df.-61fc"> Some teachers claim that they treat all students the same. <span class="ebi" id="fact__533" original="E5df.-61fb"> However </span> , all students are not the same. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__534" original="E5df.-61fa"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__535"><span class="x-g" id="fact__536" original="E5df.-61f9"><span class="x" id="fact__537" original="E5df.-61f8"><span class="ebi" id="fact__538" original="E5df.-61f7"> Although </span> humans may be biological organisms, they are social animals. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__539" original="E5df.-61f6"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__540"><span class="x-g" id="fact__541" original="E5df.-61f5"><span class="x" id="fact__542" original="E5df.-61f4"> We instinctively assume that everyone prefers socially desirable outcomes. <span class="ebi" id="fact__543" original="E5df.-61f3"> Yet </span> , people vary in the degree to which they value these outcomes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__544" original="E5df.-61f2"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__545"><span class="x-g" id="fact__546" original="E5df.-61f1"><span class="x" id="fact__547" original="E5df.-61f0"><span class="ebi" id="fact__548" original="E5df.-61ef"> In fact </span> , restrictions on budgets can often be even tighter here than in the private sector. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__549" original="E5df.-61ee"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__550"><span class="x-g" id="fact__551" original="E5df.-61ed"><span class="x" id="fact__552" original="E5df.-61ec"><span class="ebi" id="fact__553" original="E5df.-61eb"> The fact remains that </span> research can be found to support either of these interpretations. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__554" original="E5df.-61ea"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__555"><span class="x-g" id="fact__556" original="E5df.-61e9"><span class="x" id="fact__557" original="E5df.-61e8"><span class="ebi" id="fact__558" original="E5df.-61e7"> Despite </span> these political divisions, most Americans want to see the state help the deserving poor. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="fact__559" original="E5df.-61e6"><span class="x-gs" id="fact__560"><span class="x-g" id="fact__561" original="E5df.-61e5"><span class="x" id="fact__562" original="E5df.-61e4"> These figures <span class="ebi" id="fact__563" original="E5df.-61e3"> nevertheless </span> conceal variations within regions. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65b2" id="even-though__23" original="E5df.4226" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading"> Grammar Point </span><span class="body" id="even-though__24" original="E5df.4227"><span class="h1" id="even-though__25" original="E5df.4228"><ul class="inline" id="even-though__26" original="E5df.4229"><li class="li" id="even-though__27" original="E5df.422a"> despite </li><li class="li" id="even-though__28" original="E5df.422b"> in spite of </li><li class="li" id="even-though__29" original="E5df.422c"> although </li><li class="li" id="even-though__30" original="E5df.422e"> even though </li><li class="li" id="even-though__31" original="E5df.422d"> though </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="even-though__32" original="E8f5.3fee"><li class="li" id="even-though__33" original="E8f5.3fef"> Use <span class="eb" id="even-though__34" original="E8f5.3ff0"> despite </span> and <span class="eb" id="even-though__35" original="E8f5.3ff1"> in spite of </span> with the <span class="ei" id="even-though__36" original="E8f5.3ff2"> -ing </span> form of the verb or a noun or pronoun: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c2e" id="even-though__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ceb" id="even-though__38" original="E8f5.3ff3"><span class="x" id="even-though__39" original="E8f5.3ff4"><span class="ebi" id="even-though__40" original="E8f5.3ff5"> Despite being </span> common, heart failure is difficult to diagnose. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ce8" id="even-though__41" original="E8f5.3ff6"><span class="x" id="even-though__42" original="E8f5.3ff7"><span class="ebi" id="even-though__43" original="E8f5.3ff8"> Despite the wide effect </span> of agriculture on the landscape, the evidence for past agriculture is not always immediately obvious (Sandor, 1995). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ce5" id="even-though__44" original="E8f5.3ff9"><span class="x" id="even-though__45" original="E8f5.3ffa"> Ecosystem services provide benefits… <span class="ebi" id="even-though__46" original="E8f5.3ffb"> In spite of this </span> , ecosystem services are continually undervalued. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="even-though__47" original="E8f5.3ffc"><li class="li" id="even-though__48" original="E8f5.3ffd"> Use <span class="eb" id="even-though__49" original="E8f5.3ffe"> although </span> , <span class="eb" id="even-though__50" original="E8f5.3fff"> even though </span> and <span class="eb" id="even-though__51" original="E8f5.4000"> though </span> with a main clause (= with a subject and verb): <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c2b" id="even-though__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5cdd" id="even-though__53" original="E8f5.4001"><span class="x" id="even-though__54" original="E8f5.4002"><span class="ebi" id="even-though__55" original="E8f5.4003"> Although </span> some questions have been answered, new ones are raised. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5cda" id="even-though__56" original="E8f5.4004"><span class="x" id="even-though__57" original="E8f5.4005"> Many of the transferred employees wanted to remain in London, <span class="ebi" id="even-though__58" original="E8f5.4006"> even though </span> their commute had been increased. </span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="even-though__59" original="E8f5.4007"><li class="li" id="even-though__60" original="E8f5.4008"> Note the use of the comma. The clause with <span class="ei" id="even-though__61" original="E8f5.4009"> despite </span> , <span class="ei" id="even-though__62" original="E8f5.400a"> in spite of </span> , <span class="ei" id="even-though__63" original="E8f5.400b"> although </span> , <span class="ei" id="even-though__64" original="E8f5.400d"> even though </span> or <span class="ei" id="even-though__65" original="E8f5.400c"> though </span> may come after the other clause: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c29" id="even-though__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5cd0" id="even-though__67" original="E8f5.400e"><span class="x" id="even-though__68" original="E8f5.400f"> Bamboo is another natural composite that grows very tall due to its reinforcing fibres, <span class="ebi" id="even-though__69" original="E8f5.4010"> in spite of </span> its slender shape. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6b37" id="despite__139" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://despite" title="despite definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6b38" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.41b9" id="despite__140" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="despite__141"> despite </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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destabilize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65ab" id="destabilize" original="E39c.-19e" sum="891"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65aa" id="destabilize__1" original="E39c.-19d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65a9" id="destabilize__2" original="E39c.-19c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> destabilize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65a7" id="destabilize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-65a6" id="destabilize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-77" id="destabilize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="destabilize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> destabil <span class="ptl" id="destabilize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6594" id="destabilize__19" original="E39c.-18d"><span class="pos" id="destabilize__20" original="E39c.-18c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6859" eid="destabilize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ea5" geo="br" id="destabilize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desta/destabilize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ea8" geo="n_am" id="destabilize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desta/destabilize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1157" id="destabilize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2eab" form="root" id="destabilize__27"><span class="vp" id="destabilize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> destabilize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ead" eid="destabilize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2eae" geo="br" id="destabilize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desta/destabilize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2eb1" geo="n_am" id="destabilize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desta/destabilize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2eb4" form="thirdps" id="destabilize__34"><span class="vp" id="destabilize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> destabilizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2eb6" eid="destabilize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2eb7" geo="br" id="destabilize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desta/destabilizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2eba" geo="n_am" id="destabilize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desta/destabilizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ebd" form="past" id="destabilize__41"><span class="vp" id="destabilize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> destabilized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ebf" eid="destabilize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ec0" geo="br" id="destabilize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desta/destabilized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ec3" geo="n_am" id="destabilize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desta/destabilized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ec6" form="pastpart" id="destabilize__48"><span class="vp" id="destabilize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> destabilized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ec8" eid="destabilize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ec9" geo="br" id="destabilize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desta/destabilized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ecc" geo="n_am" id="destabilize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desta/destabilized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ecf" form="prespart" id="destabilize__55"><span class="vp" id="destabilize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> destabilizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ed1" eid="destabilize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ed2" geo="br" id="destabilize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desta/destabilizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ed5" geo="n_am" id="destabilize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desta/destabilizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6568" id="destabilize__62"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6567" id="destabilize__63" original="E39c.-16f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="destabilize__64" original="E39c.-16e"><span class="exp" id="destabilize__65"> destabilize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="destabilize__66" original="E39c.-16d"> to make a system, country, government, etc. become less firmly established or successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6563" id="destabilize__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6562" id="destabilize__68" original="E492.5459"><span class="x" id="destabilize__69" original="E492.545a"> Terrorist attacks were threatening to destabilize the government. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6560" id="destabilize__70" original="E39c.-16c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://stabilize" title="stabilize definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-655f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-3892" id="destabilize__71" original="E39c.-16b"><span class="xh" id="destabilize__72"> stabilize </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-655c" id="destabilize__73" original="E823.7ef4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="destabilize__74" original="E823.7ef5"><span class="exp" id="destabilize__75"> destabilize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="destabilize__76" original="E823.7ef1"> to cause the different parts of a substance to <a class="ndv" href="entry://weaken" id="destabilize__77"> weaken </a> or separate </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6557" id="destabilize__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6556" id="destabilize__79" original="E4e1.-7cf9"><span class="x" id="destabilize__80" original="E4e1.-7cf8"> This temperature is not so high that it destabilizes the native protein, but high enough that an already slightly destabilized protein becomes non-functional. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6554" id="destabilize__81"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6553" id="destabilize__82" original="E487.5db1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6552" id="destabilize__83"><span class="dr" id="destabilize__84" original="E487.5db2"> destabilization </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6550" id="destabilize__85" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-654f" id="destabilize__86"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u19b3d919a4d33883.4bdd476f.15c99ffb00d.1d94" id="destabilize__87"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="destabilize__88"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> destabil <span class="ptl" id="destabilize__90"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6545" id="destabilize__91" original="E487.5db7"><span class="pos" id="destabilize__92" original="E487.5db8"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71c3" eid="destabilize__93" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2e9d" geo="br" id="destabilize__94" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__95"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌsteɪbəlaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desta/destabilization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.2ea1" geo="n_am" id="destabilize__96" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destabilize__97"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desta/destabilization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desta/destabilization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destabilization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6543" id="destabilize__98"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="destabilize__99" original="E487.5dba"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6541" id="destabilize__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6540" id="destabilize__101" original="E487.5dbb"><span class="x" id="destabilize__102" original="E487.5dbc"> In both controversies, the top political leadership was paralysed, leaving both states on the brink of destabilization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-653e" id="destabilize__103" original="E487.5dbe"><span class="cf" id="destabilize__104" original="E487.5dbd"><span class="exp"> destabilization </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="destabilize__105" original="E487.5dbf"> Sedimentation is frequently observed in the estuary due to destabilization of the river colloids as they encounter the high-salt sea water. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="stabilize__126"><span class="wfw" id="stabilize__127" original="E83f.4d9e"> stable </span><span class="wfp" id="stabilize__128" original="E83f.4d9f" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="stabilize__129"><span class="wfw" id="stabilize__130" original="E83f.4da0"> stability </span><span class="wfp" id="stabilize__131" original="E83f.4da1" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="stabilize__132"><span class="wfw" id="stabilize__133" original="E83f.4da2"> stabilize </span><span class="wfp" id="stabilize__134" original="E83f.4da3" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="stabilize__135"><span class="wfw" id="stabilize__136" original="E83f.4da4"> unstable </span><span class="wfp" id="stabilize__137" original="E83f.4da5" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="stabilize__138"><span class="wfw" id="stabilize__139" original="E83f.4da6"> instability </span><span class="wfp" id="stabilize__140" original="E83f.4da7" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="stabilize__141"><span class="wfw" id="stabilize__142" original="E640.-3309"> destabilize </span><span class="wfp" id="stabilize__143" original="E640.-3308" wfp="v"> verb </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6ba2" id="destabilize__124" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://destabilize" title="destabilize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6ba3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.42ee" id="destabilize__125" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="destabilize__126"> destabilize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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destination
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-653b" id="destination" original="E39c.-15f" sum="410"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-653a" id="destination__1" original="E39c.-15e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6539" id="destination__2" original="E39c.-15d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> destination </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-652e" id="destination__7" original="E39c.-154"><span class="pos" id="destination__8" original="E39c.-153"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6852" eid="destination__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.567e" geo="br" id="destination__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destination__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desti/destination__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desti/destination__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destination__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5681" geo="n_am" id="destination__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destination__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desti/destination__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desti/destination__us_2.ogg" href="sound://destination__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-652c" id="destination__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-652b" id="destination__15" original="E39c.-152"><span class="def" id="destination__16" original="E39c.-151"> a place to which somebody/something is going or being sent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6529" id="destination__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6528" id="destination__18" original="E85c.-4bf4"><span class="x" id="destination__19" original="E85c.-4bf3"> Unforeseen circumstances prevented them from reaching their destination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6526" id="destination__20" original="E81d.6672"><span class="cf" id="destination__21" original="E81d.6671"> to a <span class="exp" id="destination__22"> destination </span></span><span class="x" id="destination__23" original="E81d.6673"> The data set defines the movement of general freight from Santiago to destinations throughout Chile. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6be3" id="destination__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://destination_1" title="destination definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6be4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4337" id="destination__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="destination__26"> destination </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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destined
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6522" id="destined" original="E39c.-135" sum="926"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6521" id="destined__1" original="E39c.-134"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6520" id="destined__2" original="E39c.-133"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> destined </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6518" id="destined__4" original="E39c.-12e"><span class="pos" id="destined__5" original="E39c.-12d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-684b" eid="destined__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3018" geo="br" id="destined__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destined__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdestɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desti/destined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desti/destined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.301b" geo="n_am" id="destined__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destined__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdestɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desti/destined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desti/destined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6516" id="destined__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="destined__12" original="E8ce.-7aec"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6514" id="destined__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6513" id="destined__14" original="E39c.-123"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="destined__15" original="E39c.-121"> certain to experience or do a particular thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6511" id="destined__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6510" id="destined__17" original="E8ce.-7aea"><span class="cf" id="destined__18" original="E8ce.-7aeb"><span class="exp" id="destined__19"> destined </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="destined__20" original="E8ce.-7ae9"> The brand is destined for success. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-650c" id="destined__21" original="E8ce.-7ae6"><span class="cf" id="destined__22" original="E39c.-124"><span class="exp" id="destined__23"> destined </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="destined__24" original="E8ce.-7ae5"> The situation seemed destined to become worse. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="destined__25" original="E8ce.-7ae4" un="help"> In everyday English, <span class="eb" id="destined__26" original="E8f8.-7e1d"> destined </span> often suggests that something has been decided by <a class="ndv" href="entry://fate" id="destined__27"> fate </a> . This is less usual in academic English. However, when discussing literature, beliefs, etc., it may be an important part of the meaning: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6505" id="destined__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6504" id="destined__29" original="E8f8.-7e1a"><span class="x" id="destined__30" original="E8f8.-7e19"> Kronos had learned that he was destined to be overthrown by one of his own sons. </span></span></span> Nevertheless, saying that something <span class="eb" id="destined__31" original="E8f8.-7e18"> was destined to </span> happen is often simply a way of reporting that it later happened: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6501" id="destined__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6500" id="destined__33" original="E8f8.-7e17"><span class="x" id="destined__34" original="E8f8.-7e16"> Many of these translations were destined to survive. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64fe" id="destined__35" original="E8ce.-7add"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="destined__36" original="E8ce.-7adc"><span class="exp" id="destined__37"> destined </span> for something </span><span class="def" id="destined__38" original="E8ce.-7aee"> going to, or intended for, a particular place </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64fa" id="destined__39" original="E39c.-120" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64f9" id="destined__40" original="E39c.-11f"><span class="xh" id="destined__41" original="E81e.4d13"> bound </span><span class="xhm" id="destined__42" original="E81e.4d14"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="destined__43" original="E81e.4d15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 4 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64f5" id="destined__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64f4" id="destined__45" original="E8ce.-7adb"><span class="x" id="destined__46" original="E8ce.-7ada"> Many of these ships were destined for the markets in Cuba. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6bff" id="destined__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://destined" title="destined definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6c00" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4373" id="destined__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="destined__49"> destined </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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destiny
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64f2" id="destiny" original="E39c.-11d" sum="612"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64f1" id="destiny__1" original="E39c.-11c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64f0" id="destiny__2" original="E39c.-11b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> destiny </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64e5" id="destiny__7" original="E39c.-113"><span class="pos" id="destiny__8" original="E39c.-112"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6844" eid="destiny__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3048" geo="br" id="destiny__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destiny__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdestəni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/desti/destiny__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/desti/destiny__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destiny__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.304b" geo="n_am" id="destiny__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destiny__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdestəni <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/desti/destiny__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/desti/destiny__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destiny__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64e3" id="destiny__14" original="E39c.-111"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64e0" form="pl" id="destiny__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="destiny__16" original="E39c.-10d"> destinies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64de" id="destiny__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64dd" id="destiny__18" original="E39c.-10c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64dc" id="destiny__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="destiny__20" original="E39c.-10a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="destiny__21" original="E8ce.-7af9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="destiny__22" original="E39c.-109"> what happens to somebody or what will happen to them in the future, especially things that they cannot change or avoid </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64d8" id="destiny__23" original="E8f8.-7e06" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fate" title="fate (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-4d97" id="destiny__24" original="E8f8.-7e05"><span class="xh" id="destiny__25"> fate </span><span class="xs" id="destiny__26"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64d4" id="destiny__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64d3" id="destiny__28" original="E8ce.-7af8"><span class="x" id="destiny__29" original="E8ce.-7af7"> The hero has to come to terms with his past before he can fulfil his destiny. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64d1" id="destiny__30" original="E8ce.-7af6"><span class="x" id="destiny__31" original="E8ce.-7af5"> Progress depended on a strong sense of national destiny. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64cf" id="destiny__32" original="E39c.-108"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64ce" id="destiny__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="destiny__34" original="E39c.-106"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="destiny__35" original="E39c.-105"> the power believed to control events </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64cb" id="destiny__36" original="E39c.-104" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fate" title="fate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64ca" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-4da7" id="destiny__37" original="E39c.-103"><span class="xh" id="destiny__38"> fate </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64c7" id="destiny__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64c6" id="destiny__40" original="E8ce.-7af4"><span class="x" id="destiny__41" original="E8ce.-7af3"> They believed in some form of destiny. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64c4" id="destiny__42" original="E8ce.-7af2"><span class="x" id="destiny__43" original="E8ce.-7af1"> He avoids the notion of destiny in favour of a belief in personal responsibility. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6c39" id="destiny__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://destiny" title="destiny definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6c3a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4399" id="destiny__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="destiny__46"> destiny </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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destroy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64c2" id="destroy" original="E39c.-7f" sum="405"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64c1" id="destroy__1" original="E39c.-7e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64c0" id="destroy__2" original="E39c.-7d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> destroy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-64b3" id="destroy__9" original="E39c.-68"><span class="pos" id="destroy__10" original="E39c.-67"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-683d" eid="destroy__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3272" geo="br" id="destroy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destroy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destroy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3275" geo="n_am" id="destroy__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destroy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destroy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1185" id="destroy__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3278" form="root" id="destroy__17"><span class="vp" id="destroy__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> destroy </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.327a" eid="destroy__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.327b" geo="br" id="destroy__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destroy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destroy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.327e" geo="n_am" id="destroy__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destroy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destroy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3281" form="thirdps" id="destroy__24"><span class="vp" id="destroy__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> destroys </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3283" eid="destroy__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3284" geo="br" id="destroy__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destroys__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroys__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destroys__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3287" geo="n_am" id="destroy__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destroys__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroys__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destroys__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.328a" form="past" id="destroy__31"><span class="vp" id="destroy__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> destroyed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.328c" eid="destroy__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.328d" geo="br" id="destroy__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destroyed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroyed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destroyed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3290" geo="n_am" id="destroy__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destroyed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroyed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destroyed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3293" form="pastpart" id="destroy__38"><span class="vp" id="destroy__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> destroyed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3295" eid="destroy__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3296" geo="br" id="destroy__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destroyed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroyed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destroyed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3299" geo="n_am" id="destroy__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destroyed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroyed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destroyed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.329c" form="prespart" id="destroy__45"><span class="vp" id="destroy__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> destroying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.329e" eid="destroy__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.329f" geo="br" id="destroy__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destroying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destroying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.32a2" geo="n_am" id="destroy__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destroy__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destroying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destroying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destroying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6487" id="destroy__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6486" id="destroy__53" original="E39c.-3f"><span class="cf" id="destroy__54" original="E39c.-3e"><span class="exp" id="destroy__55"> destroy </span> something </span><span class="def" id="destroy__56" original="E39c.-3d"> to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or can no longer be used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6482" id="destroy__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6481" id="destroy__58" original="E8ce.-7d6e"><span class="x" id="destroy__59" original="E8ce.-7d6d"> Militias destroyed every village in the west of the region. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-647f" id="destroy__60" original="E8ce.-7d6c"><span class="x" id="destroy__61" original="E8ce.-7d6b"> Some of the cells are damaged or destroyed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-647d" id="destroy__62" original="E8ce.-7d6a"><span class="x" id="destroy__63" original="E8ce.-7d69"> The store was destroyed by fire. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6c98" id="destroy__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://destroy" title="destroy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6c99" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4456" id="destroy__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="destroy__66"> destroy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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destruction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-647b" id="destruction" original="E39c.-26" sum="372"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-647a" id="destruction__1" original="E39c.-25"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6479" id="destruction__2" original="E39c.-24"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> destruction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-646e" id="destruction__7" original="E39c.-1c"><span class="pos" id="destruction__8" original="E39c.-1b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6836" eid="destruction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3396" geo="br" id="destruction__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destruction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destruction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destruction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destruction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3399" geo="n_am" id="destruction__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destruction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrʌkʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destruction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destruction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destruction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-646c" id="destruction__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="destruction__15" original="E39c.-19"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="destruction__16" original="E8ce.-7d7e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6469" id="destruction__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6468" id="destruction__18" original="E39c.-18"><span class="def" id="destruction__19" original="E39c.-17"> the act of destroying something; the process of being destroyed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6466" id="destruction__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6465" id="destruction__21" original="E8ce.-7d7d"><span class="x" id="destruction__22" original="E8ce.-7d7c"> The rhino population was severely affected by habitat destruction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6463" id="destruction__23" original="E8ce.-7d7a"><span class="cf" id="destruction__24" original="E8ce.-7d7b"><span class="exp" id="destruction__25"> destruction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="destruction__26" original="E8ce.-7d79"> He ordered the destruction of a vast number of temples. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6cba" id="destruction__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://destruction" title="destruction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6cbb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.44be" id="destruction__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="destruction__29"> destruction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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destructive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-645f" id="destructive" original="E39c.-16" sum="363"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-645e" id="destructive__1" original="E39c.-15"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-645d" id="destructive__2" original="E39c.-14"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> destructive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6455" id="destructive__4" original="E39c.-f"><span class="pos" id="destructive__5" original="E39c.-e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-682f" eid="destructive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.33fe" geo="br" id="destructive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destructive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destructive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destructive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destructive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3401" geo="n_am" id="destructive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destructive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrʌktɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destructive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destructive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destructive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6453" id="destructive__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6452" id="destructive__12" original="E39c.-d"><span class="def" id="destructive__13" original="E39c.-c"> causing destruction or damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6450" id="destructive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-644f" id="destructive__15" original="E8ce.-7d78"><span class="x" id="destructive__16" original="E8ce.-7d77"> We should think carefully about the destructive consequences of human activity. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-644d" id="destructive__17" original="E39c.-b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://constructive" title="constructive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-644c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.54" id="destructive__18" original="E39c.-a"><span class="xh" id="destructive__19"> constructive </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-644a" id="destructive__20"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6449" id="destructive__21" original="E39c.-8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6448" id="destructive__22"><span class="dr" id="destructive__23" original="E39c.-7"> destructively </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6440" id="destructive__24" original="E39c.-3"><span class="pos" id="destructive__25" original="E39c.-2"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-682e" eid="destructive__26" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.340a" geo="br" id="destructive__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destructive__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrʌktɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destructively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destructively__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destructively__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.340d" geo="n_am" id="destructive__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destructive__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrʌktɪvli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destructively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destructively__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destructively__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-643e" id="destructive__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-643d" id="destructive__32" original="E8ce.-7d76"><span class="x" id="destructive__33" original="E8ce.-7d75"> The syndrome progresses steadily and destructively. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-643b" id="destructive__34"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-643a" id="destructive__35" original="E39c.-1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6439" id="destructive__36"><span class="dr" id="destructive__37" original="E39c.0"> destructiveness </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6431" id="destructive__38" original="E39c.4"><span class="pos" id="destructive__39" original="E39c.5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-682d" eid="destructive__40" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3404" geo="br" id="destructive__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destructive__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrʌktɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/des/destr/destructiveness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destructiveness__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://destructiveness__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3407" geo="n_am" id="destructive__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="destructive__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈstrʌktɪvnəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/des/destr/destructiveness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/des/destr/destructiveness__us_1.ogg" href="sound://destructiveness__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-642f" id="destructive__45"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="destructive__46" original="E39c.7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-642d" id="destructive__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-642c" id="destructive__48" original="E8ce.-7d72"><span class="x" id="destructive__49" original="E8ce.-7d71"> The report explains the sheer destructiveness of the civil war. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6cd4" id="destructive__50" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://destructive" title="destructive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6cd5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.44dd" id="destructive__51" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="destructive__52"> destructive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detach
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-642a" id="detach" original="E39c.2c" sum="547"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6429" id="detach__1" original="E39c.2d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6428" id="detach__2" original="E39c.2e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detach </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-641b" id="detach__9" original="E39c.38"><span class="pos" id="detach__10" original="E39c.39"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-681a" eid="detach__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3589" geo="br" id="detach__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detac/detach__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detach__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detach__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.358c" geo="n_am" id="detach__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detac/detach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6419" id="detach__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="detach__17" original="E39c.58"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="detach__18" original="E39c.59"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.11b3" id="detach__19" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.355c" form="root" id="detach__20"><span class="vp" id="detach__21"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> detach </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.355e" eid="detach__22" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.355f" geo="br" id="detach__23" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__24"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detac/detach__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detach__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detach__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3562" geo="n_am" id="detach__25" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__26"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detac/detach__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detach__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detach__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3565" form="thirdps" id="detach__27"><span class="vp" id="detach__28"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> detaches </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3567" eid="detach__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3568" geo="br" id="detach__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detac/detaches__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detaches__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detaches__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.356b" geo="n_am" id="detach__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detac/detaches__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detaches__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detaches__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.356e" form="past" id="detach__34"><span class="vp" id="detach__35"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> detached </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3570" eid="detach__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3571" geo="br" id="detach__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detac/detached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3574" geo="n_am" id="detach__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detac/detached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3577" form="pastpart" id="detach__41"><span class="vp" id="detach__42"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> detached </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3579" eid="detach__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.357a" geo="br" id="detach__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detac/detached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.357d" geo="n_am" id="detach__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detac/detached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3580" form="prespart" id="detach__48"><span class="vp" id="detach__49"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> detaching </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3582" eid="detach__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3583" geo="br" id="detach__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detac/detaching__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detaching__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detaching__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3586" geo="n_am" id="detach__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detach__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detac/detaching__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detaching__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detaching__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63ec" id="detach__55"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63eb" id="detach__56" original="E39c.56"><span class="def" id="detach__57" original="E39c.5a"> to remove something from something larger; to become separated from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63e9" id="detach__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63e8" id="detach__59" original="E81e.3127"><span class="cf" id="detach__60" original="E39c.5c"><span class="exp" id="detach__61"> detach </span> something (from something) </span><span class="x" id="detach__62" original="E81e.3128"> The cylinder is then detached from the hot reservoir. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63e4" id="detach__63" original="E81e.3124"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63e3" id="detach__64"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="detach__65" original="E586.-4617" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="detach__66" original="E81e.3129"> Concern for the environment cannot be detached from concern about people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63e0" id="detach__67" original="E81e.312a"><span class="cf" id="detach__68" original="E39c.5d"><span class="exp" id="detach__69"> detach </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="detach__70" original="E81e.312b"> Rotational slides are massive blocks that detach from the canyon wall and glide into the canyon. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63dc" id="detach__71" original="E39c.5e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://attach" title="attach definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63db" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3899" id="detach__72" original="E39c.5f"><span class="xh" id="detach__73"> attach </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6d46" id="detach__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detach" title="detach definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6d47" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.453b" id="detach__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detach__76"> detach </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detached
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63d8" id="detached" original="E39c.7f" sum="280"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63d7" id="detached__1" original="E39c.80"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63d6" id="detached__2" original="E39c.81"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detached </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63ce" id="detached__4" original="E39c.86"><span class="pos" id="detached__5" original="E39c.87"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6813" eid="detached__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3637" geo="br" id="detached__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detached__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detac/detached__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detached__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detached__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.363a" geo="n_am" id="detached__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detached__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detac/detached__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detached__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detached__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63cc" id="detached__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="detached__12" original="E39c.95" reg="approv"> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63ca" id="detached__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63c9" id="detached__14" original="E39c.93"><span class="def" id="detached__15" original="E39c.96"> not influenced by other people or by your own feelings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63c7" id="detached__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63c6" id="detached__17" original="E81e.314b"><span class="x" id="detached__18" original="E81e.314c"> An ethnographic fieldworker is not a neutral, detached observer, but an engaged co-participant. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6d6b" id="detached__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detached" title="detached definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6d6c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.45a6" id="detached__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detached__21"> detached </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detachment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63c4" id="detachment" original="E39c.9a" sum="1053"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63c3" id="detachment__1" original="E39c.9b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63c2" id="detachment__2" original="E39c.9c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detachment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63ba" id="detachment__4" original="E39c.a1"><span class="pos" id="detachment__5" original="E39c.a2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-680c" eid="detachment__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.366a" geo="br" id="detachment__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detachment__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detac/detachment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detachment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detachment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.366d" geo="n_am" id="detachment__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detachment__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtætʃmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detac/detachment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detac/detachment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detachment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63b8" id="detachment__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63b7" id="detachment__12" original="E39c.aa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63b6" id="detachment__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="detachment__14" original="E39c.ac"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63b4" id="detachment__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="detachment__16" original="E39c.ad" reg="approv"> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="detachment__17" original="E39c.ae"> the state of not being influenced by other people or by your own feelings </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63b1" id="detachment__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63b0" id="detachment__19" original="E81e.31f3"><span class="x" id="detachment__20" original="E81e.31f4"> The researcher must adopt an attitude of objective detachment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63ae" id="detachment__21" original="E81e.31f5"><span class="x" id="detachment__22" original="E81e.31f6"> Many observers regard modern journalism as deficient, lacking the professional values of objectivity and detachment. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63ac" id="detachment__23" original="E39c.a7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://involvement" title="involvement definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63ab" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.16cd" id="detachment__24" original="E39c.a8"><span class="xh" id="detachment__25"> involvement </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63a8" id="detachment__26" original="E39c.a3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63a7" id="detachment__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="detachment__28" original="E39c.a5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="detachment__29" original="E39c.a6"> the state of not being involved in something in an emotional or personal way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63a4" id="detachment__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63a3" id="detachment__31" original="E81e.31f9"><span class="x" id="detachment__32" original="E81e.31fa"> The lovers' story is told with an amused detachment which undercuts any suggestion of high tragedy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63a1" id="detachment__33" original="E39c.af"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-63a0" id="detachment__34"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="detachment__35" original="E39c.b1"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="detachment__36" original="E586.-4608"><span class="exp" id="detachment__37"> detachment </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="detachment__38" original="E39c.b2"> a group of soldiers, ships, etc. sent away from a larger group, especially to do special duties </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-639b" id="detachment__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-639a" id="detachment__40" original="E81e.31f7"><span class="x" id="detachment__41" original="E81e.31f8"> The government responded by sending an armed detachment of soldiers to the village. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6398" id="detachment__42" original="E39c.b3"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6397" id="detachment__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="detachment__44" original="E39c.b5"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="detachment__45" original="E39c.b6"> the act of <a class="ndv" href="entry://detaching" id="detachment__46"> detaching </a> something; the process of being <a class="ndv" href="entry://detached" id="detachment__47"> detached </a> from something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6392" id="detachment__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6391" id="detachment__49" original="E81e.31fb"><span class="x" id="detachment__50" original="E81e.31fc"> Erosion involves soil detachment caused by processes such as raindrop impact, frost action and animal activity. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6d81" id="detachment__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detachment" title="detachment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6d82" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.45d2" id="detachment__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detachment__53"> detachment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-638f" hm="1" id="detail1" original="E39c.bd" sum="2606"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-638e" id="detail1__1" original="E39c.be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-638d" id="detail1__2" original="E39c.bf"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detail <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-637f" id="detail1__7" original="E39c.cb"><span class="pos" id="detail1__8" original="E39c.cc"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71ba" eid="detail1__9" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3790" geo="br" id="detail1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detail__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detail__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://detail__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3793" geo="n_am" id="detail1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detail__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detail__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detail__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3796" geo="n_am" id="detail1__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="detail1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detail__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detail__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://detail__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-637d" id="detail1__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-637c" id="detail1__17" original="E39c.d5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-637b" id="detail1__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="detail1__19" original="E39c.d3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="detail1__20" original="E39c.d9"> exact information about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6378" id="detail1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6377" id="detail1__22" original="E8dc.-7f78"><span class="x" id="detail1__23" original="E8dc.-7f77"> More detail is provided in the next section about the UK case. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6375" id="detail1__24" original="E8fa.-6c4a"><span class="x" id="detail1__25" original="E8fa.-6c49"> For further detail, see Bass (2002). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6373" id="detail1__26" original="E8fa.-6c48"><span class="x" id="detail1__27" original="E8fa.-6c47"> Six studies contained sufficient detail to be included in a meta-analysis. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6371" id="detail1__28" original="E8dc.-7f53" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__29"> adjective + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-636f" id="detail1__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-636e" id="detail1__31" original="E8fa.-6c34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-636d" id="detail1__32"><span class="coll" id="detail1__33" original="E8dc.-7f4c"> full </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-636b" id="detail1__34" original="E8dc.-7f4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-636a" id="detail1__35"><span class="coll" id="detail1__36" original="E8dc.-7f4d"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6368" id="detail1__37" original="E8fa.-6c33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6367" id="detail1__38"><span class="coll" id="detail1__39" original="E8fa.-6c32"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6365" id="detail1__40" original="E8dc.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6364" id="detail1__41"><span class="coll" id="detail1__42" original="E83a.-77f1"> more </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6362" id="detail1__43"><span class="coll" id="detail1__44" original="E8dc.-7f4a"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6360" id="detail1__45" original="E8fa.-6c30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-635f" id="detail1__46"><span class="coll" id="detail1__47" original="E8fa.-6c2f"> additional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-635d" id="detail1__48" original="E8dc.-7f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-635c" id="detail1__49"><span class="coll" id="detail1__50" original="E8dc.-7f51"> precise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-635a" id="detail1__51"><span class="coll" id="detail1__52" original="E83a.-77f0"> exact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6358" id="detail1__53" original="E8fa.-6c31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6357" id="detail1__54"><span class="coll" id="detail1__55" original="E8dc.-7f4f"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6355" id="detail1__56" original="E8dc.-7f3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6354" id="detail1__57"><span class="coll" id="detail1__58" original="E8dc.-7f3a"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6352" id="detail1__59" original="E8fa.-6c2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6351" id="detail1__60"><span class="coll" id="detail1__61" original="E8fa.-6c2d"> methodological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-634f" id="detail1__62" original="E8fa.-6c2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-634e" id="detail1__63"><span class="coll" id="detail1__64" original="E8dc.-7f38"> biographical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-634c" id="detail1__65" original="E8fa.-6c2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-634b" id="detail1__66"><span class="coll" id="detail1__67" original="E8dc.-7f37"> demographic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6349" id="detail1__68" original="E8fa.-6c2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6348" id="detail1__69"><span class="coll" id="detail1__70" original="E8fa.-6c29"> historical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6346" id="detail1__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6345" id="detail1__72" original="E8fa.-6c27"><span class="x" id="detail1__73" original="E8fa.-6c26"> Little biographical detail is available concerning the latter half of the Buddha's life. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6343" id="detail1__74" original="E8fa.-6c24" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__75"> adjective + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6341" id="detail1__76"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6340" id="detail1__77" original="E8fa.-6c23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-633f" id="detail1__78"><span class="coll" id="detail1__79" original="E8dc.-7f47"> minute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-633d" id="detail1__80" original="E8fa.-6c22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-633c" id="detail1__81"><span class="coll" id="detail1__82" original="E8fa.-6c21"> fine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-633a" id="detail1__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6339" id="detail1__84" original="E83a.-77ef"><span class="x" id="detail1__85" original="E83a.-77ee"> The fine detail of exactly how the objectives will be achieved is provided. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6337" id="detail1__86" original="E8dc.-7f30" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__87"> verb + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6335" id="detail1__88"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6334" id="detail1__89" original="E8dc.-7f2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6333" id="detail1__90"><span class="coll" id="detail1__91" original="E8dc.-7f2e"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6331" id="detail1__92"><span class="coll" id="detail1__93" original="E8dc.-7f2d"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-632f" id="detail1__94"><span class="coll" id="detail1__95" original="E8fa.-6c1a"> supply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-632d" id="detail1__96" original="E8fa.-6c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-632c" id="detail1__97"><span class="coll" id="detail1__98" original="E8dc.-7f2c"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-632a" id="detail1__99" original="E8fa.-6c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6329" id="detail1__100"><span class="coll" id="detail1__101" original="E8fa.-6c17"> add </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6327" id="detail1__102" original="E8fa.-6c16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6326" id="detail1__103"><span class="coll" id="detail1__104" original="E8fa.-6c15"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6324" id="detail1__105" original="E8fa.-6c14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6323" id="detail1__106"><span class="coll" id="detail1__107" original="E8fa.-6c13"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6321" id="detail1__108" original="E8fa.-6c12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6320" id="detail1__109"><span class="coll" id="detail1__110" original="E8fa.-6c11"> omit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-631e" id="detail1__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-631d" id="detail1__112" original="E8fa.-6c0f"><span class="x" id="detail1__113" original="E8fa.-6c0e"> A series of publications arose from this, of which more detail is given below. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-631b" id="detail1__114" original="E39c.cd"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-631a" id="detail1__115"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="detail1__116" original="E39c.cf"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="detail1__117" original="E8fa.-6c46"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="detail1__118" original="E39c.d0"> a small individual fact or item of information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6316" id="detail1__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6315" id="detail1__120" original="E8dc.-7f6e"><span class="x" id="detail1__121" original="E8dc.-7f6d"> The managers had to consult the ministries about quite minor details. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6313" id="detail1__122" original="E8dc.-7f80"><span class="cf" id="detail1__123" original="E8dc.-7f6c"><span class="exp" id="detail1__124"> detail </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="detail1__125" original="E8dc.-7f7f"> The details of the analysis performed above are illustrated in Fig. 6.23. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-630f" id="detail1__126" original="E8dc.-7f6b"><span class="x" id="detail1__127" original="E8dc.-7f6a"> The purpose of a model is to represent what is important for the task at hand, not to represent every detail of the problem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-630d" id="detail1__128" original="E8fa.-6c45"><span class="cf" id="detail1__129" original="E8dc.-7f7e"><span class="exp" id="detail1__130"> detail </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="detail1__131" original="E8fa.-6c44"> Please see Appendix A for exact details on survey methodology. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6309" id="detail1__132" original="E8dc.-7f7a"><span class="cf" id="detail1__133" original="E8dc.-7f7b"><span class="exp" id="detail1__134"> detail </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="detail1__135" original="E8dc.-7f79"> For more details about the various models of strategic planning, see Mintzberg (1994a). </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6305" id="detail1__136" original="E8dc.-7f53" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__137"> adjective + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6303" id="detail1__138"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6302" id="detail1__139" original="E8fa.-6c34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6301" id="detail1__140"><span class="coll" id="detail1__141" original="E8dc.-7f4c"> full </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62ff" id="detail1__142" original="E8dc.-7f4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62fe" id="detail1__143"><span class="coll" id="detail1__144" original="E8dc.-7f4d"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62fc" id="detail1__145" original="E8fa.-6c33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62fb" id="detail1__146"><span class="coll" id="detail1__147" original="E8fa.-6c32"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62f9" id="detail1__148" original="E8dc.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62f8" id="detail1__149"><span class="coll" id="detail1__150" original="E83a.-77f1"> more </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62f6" id="detail1__151"><span class="coll" id="detail1__152" original="E8dc.-7f4a"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62f4" id="detail1__153" original="E8fa.-6c30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62f3" id="detail1__154"><span class="coll" id="detail1__155" original="E8fa.-6c2f"> additional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62f1" id="detail1__156" original="E8dc.-7f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62f0" id="detail1__157"><span class="coll" id="detail1__158" original="E8dc.-7f51"> precise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62ee" id="detail1__159"><span class="coll" id="detail1__160" original="E83a.-77f0"> exact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62ec" id="detail1__161" original="E8fa.-6c31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62eb" id="detail1__162"><span class="coll" id="detail1__163" original="E8dc.-7f4f"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62e9" id="detail1__164" original="E8dc.-7f3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62e8" id="detail1__165"><span class="coll" id="detail1__166" original="E8dc.-7f3a"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62e6" id="detail1__167" original="E8fa.-6c2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62e5" id="detail1__168"><span class="coll" id="detail1__169" original="E8fa.-6c2d"> methodological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62e3" id="detail1__170" original="E8fa.-6c2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62e2" id="detail1__171"><span class="coll" id="detail1__172" original="E8dc.-7f38"> biographical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62e0" id="detail1__173" original="E8fa.-6c2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62df" id="detail1__174"><span class="coll" id="detail1__175" original="E8dc.-7f37"> demographic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62dd" id="detail1__176" original="E8fa.-6c2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62dc" id="detail1__177"><span class="coll" id="detail1__178" original="E8fa.-6c29"> historical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62da" id="detail1__179"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62d9" id="detail1__180" original="E8dc.-7f45"><span class="x" id="detail1__181" original="E8dc.-7f44"> When I transcribed the interviews, I altered specific details that could make a participant identifiable. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62d7" id="detail1__182" original="E8fa.-6c24" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__183"> adjective + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62d5" id="detail1__184"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62d4" id="detail1__185" original="E8fa.-6c23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62d3" id="detail1__186"><span class="coll" id="detail1__187" original="E8dc.-7f47"> minute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62d1" id="detail1__188" original="E8fa.-6c22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62d0" id="detail1__189"><span class="coll" id="detail1__190" original="E8fa.-6c21"> fine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62ce" id="detail1__191"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62cd" id="detail1__192" original="E470.-2ed3"><span class="x" id="detail1__193" original="E470.-2ed2"> She is interested in the minute details of her subjects' lives. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62cb" id="detail1__194" original="E8fa.-6c0c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__195"> verb + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62c9" id="detail1__196"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62c8" id="detail1__197" original="E8dc.-7f2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62c7" id="detail1__198"><span class="coll" id="detail1__199" original="E8dc.-7f2a"> reveal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62c5" id="detail1__200"><span class="coll" id="detail1__201" original="E8dc.-7f29"> disclose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62c3" id="detail1__202"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62c2" id="detail1__203" original="E83a.-77ed"><span class="x" id="detail1__204" original="E83a.-77ec"> Electronic spectra can reveal additional details of molecular structure when experiments are conducted with polarized light. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62c0" id="detail1__205" original="E8dc.-7f30" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__206"> verb + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62be" id="detail1__207"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62bd" id="detail1__208" original="E8dc.-7f2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62bc" id="detail1__209"><span class="coll" id="detail1__210" original="E8dc.-7f2e"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62ba" id="detail1__211"><span class="coll" id="detail1__212" original="E8dc.-7f2d"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62b8" id="detail1__213"><span class="coll" id="detail1__214" original="E8fa.-6c1a"> supply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62b6" id="detail1__215" original="E8fa.-6c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62b5" id="detail1__216"><span class="coll" id="detail1__217" original="E8dc.-7f2c"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62b3" id="detail1__218" original="E8fa.-6c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62b2" id="detail1__219"><span class="coll" id="detail1__220" original="E8fa.-6c17"> add </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62b0" id="detail1__221" original="E8fa.-6c16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62af" id="detail1__222"><span class="coll" id="detail1__223" original="E8fa.-6c15"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62ad" id="detail1__224" original="E8fa.-6c14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62ac" id="detail1__225"><span class="coll" id="detail1__226" original="E8fa.-6c13"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62aa" id="detail1__227" original="E8fa.-6c12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62a9" id="detail1__228"><span class="coll" id="detail1__229" original="E8fa.-6c11"> omit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62a7" id="detail1__230"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62a6" id="detail1__231" original="E8dc.-7f26"><span class="x" id="detail1__232" original="E8dc.-7f25"> Box 5.13 provides details on an area of the world that is regularly subject to devastating floods. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62a4" id="detail1__233" original="E8dc.-7f69"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-62a3" id="detail1__234"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="detail1__235" original="E8dc.-7f67"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="detail1__236" original="E8fa.-6c43"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="detail1__237" original="E8dc.-7f65"> a small part of something that can be looked at; one or more of these taken together </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-629f" id="detail1__238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-629e" id="detail1__239" original="E8dc.-7f64"><span class="x" id="detail1__240" original="E8dc.-7f63"> The Corinthians invented a technique called ‘black figure’, which permitted the rendition of minute details. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-629c" id="detail1__241" original="E8dc.-7f42"><span class="cf" id="detail1__242" original="E83a.-77f2"><span class="exp" id="detail1__243"> detail </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="detail1__244" original="E8dc.-7f41"> The main goal of scanning this statuette was to reveal greater surface detail of the corrosion. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6298" id="detail1__245" original="E8fa.-6c24" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__246"> adjective + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6296" id="detail1__247"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6295" id="detail1__248" original="E8fa.-6c23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6294" id="detail1__249"><span class="coll" id="detail1__250" original="E8dc.-7f47"> minute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6292" id="detail1__251" original="E8fa.-6c22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6291" id="detail1__252"><span class="coll" id="detail1__253" original="E8fa.-6c21"> fine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-628f" id="detail1__254"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-628e" id="detail1__255" original="E8dc.-7f62"><span class="x" id="detail1__256" original="E8dc.-7f61"> There are worms whose delicate hairy bodies are preserved in astoundingly fine detail. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-628c" id="detail1__257" original="E8fa.-6c42"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-628b" id="detail1__258"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="detail1__259" original="E8fa.-6c40"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="detail1__260" original="E8fa.-6c3f"> information about somebody such as their name, address, age, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6288" id="detail1__261"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6287" id="detail1__262" original="E8fa.-6c3e"><span class="x" id="detail1__263" original="E8fa.-6c3d"> Customers are asked to provide their personal details, which are then entered into a database. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6285" id="detail1__264" original="E8fa.-6c3c"><span class="x" id="detail1__265" original="E8fa.-6c3b"> 44 of a possible 54 (82%) individuals provided their contact details and agreed to future contact. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6283" id="detail1__266" original="E8fa.-6c0c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__267"> verb + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6281" id="detail1__268"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6280" id="detail1__269" original="E8dc.-7f2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-627f" id="detail1__270"><span class="coll" id="detail1__271" original="E8dc.-7f2a"> reveal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-627d" id="detail1__272"><span class="coll" id="detail1__273" original="E8dc.-7f29"> disclose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-627b" id="detail1__274"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-627a" id="detail1__275" original="E8dc.-7f23"><span class="x" id="detail1__276" original="E8dc.-7f22"> The resident parent must disclose details of the non-resident parent as a condition of receiving benefit. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6278" id="detail1__277" original="E39c.e3"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6277" id="detail1__278" original="E39c.e4" sk="gointodetail"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6276" id="detail1__279"><span class="idm" id="detail1__280" original="E39c.e5"> go into detail(s) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6274" id="detail1__281"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6273" id="detail1__282"><span class="def" id="detail1__283" original="E39c.e6"> to explain something fully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6271" id="detail1__284"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6270" id="detail1__285" original="E8dc.-7f60"><span class="x" id="detail1__286" original="E8dc.-7f5f"> It is not possible here to go into detail about the relations between landforms and climate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-626e" id="detail1__287" original="E8dc.-7f5e"><span class="x" id="detail1__288" original="E8dc.-7f5d"> Plato goes into considerable detail about the kind of education he envisages. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-626c" id="detail1__289" original="E8dc.-7f5c" sk="gointomoredetail"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-626b" id="detail1__290"><span class="idm" id="detail1__291" original="E8dc.-7f5b"> go into more/greater/further, etc. detail </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6269" id="detail1__292"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6268" id="detail1__293"><span class="def" id="detail1__294" original="E8dc.-7f5a"> to explain something more fully </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6266" id="detail1__295"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6265" id="detail1__296" original="E8dc.-7f59"><span class="x" id="detail1__297" original="E8dc.-7f58"> Below, I will go into more detail about the nature of the stages in the research chain. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6263" id="detail1__298" original="E8fa.-6c3a" sk="indetail"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6262" id="detail1__299"><span class="idm" id="detail1__300" original="E8fa.-6c39"> in detail </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6260" id="detail1__301"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-625f" id="detail1__302"><span class="def" id="detail1__303" original="E8fa.-6c38"> including exact information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-625d" id="detail1__304"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-625c" id="detail1__305" original="E8dc.-7f75"><span class="x" id="detail1__306" original="E8dc.-7f74"> These cases will be discussed in detail in 6.1.5. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-625a" id="detail1__307" original="E8dc.-7f70"><span class="x" id="detail1__308" original="E8dc.-7f6f"> The phenomenon he explored in great detail was operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6258" id="detail1__309" original="E8dc.-7f1f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__310"> verb + in detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6256" id="detail1__311"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6255" id="detail1__312" original="E8fa.-6c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6254" id="detail1__313"><span class="coll" id="detail1__314" original="E8dc.-7f1b"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6252" id="detail1__315" original="E8fa.-6c08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6251" id="detail1__316"><span class="coll" id="detail1__317" original="E8dc.-7f1a"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-624f" id="detail1__318" original="E8fa.-6c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-624e" id="detail1__319"><span class="coll" id="detail1__320" original="E8dc.-7f19"> outline </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-624c" id="detail1__321" original="E8dc.-7f1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-624b" id="detail1__322"><span class="coll" id="detail1__323" original="E8dc.-7f1c"> discuss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6249" id="detail1__324"><span class="coll" id="detail1__325" original="E8dc.-7f14"> consider </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6247" id="detail1__326" original="E8fa.-6c06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6246" id="detail1__327"><span class="coll" id="detail1__328" original="E8dc.-7f16"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6244" id="detail1__329"><span class="coll" id="detail1__330" original="E8dc.-7f17"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6242" id="detail1__331"><span class="coll" id="detail1__332" original="E8dc.-7f12"> investigate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6240" id="detail1__333"><span class="coll" id="detail1__334" original="E8dc.-7f11"> look at </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-623e" id="detail1__335" original="E8fa.-6c04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-623d" id="detail1__336"><span class="coll" id="detail1__337" original="E8dc.-7f15"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-623b" id="detail1__338" original="E8fa.-6c02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-623a" id="detail1__339"><span class="coll" id="detail1__340" original="E8dc.-7f13"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6238" id="detail1__341" original="E8dc.-7f10"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6237" id="detail1__342" original="E8fa.-6bff"><span class="x" id="detail1__343" original="E8fa.-6bfe"> Both these regions are discussed in greater detail in the following section. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6235" id="detail1__344" original="E8dc.-7f0f"><span class="x" id="detail1__345" original="E8dc.-7f0e"> The deflation trap is explored in more detail in section 4. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6233" id="detail1__346" original="E8fa.-6c37" sk="inmoredetail"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6232" id="detail1__347"><span class="idm" id="detail1__348" original="E8fa.-6c36"> in more/further, etc. detail </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6230" id="detail1__349"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-622f" id="detail1__350"><span class="def" id="detail1__351" original="E8fa.-6c35"> including more exact information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-622d" id="detail1__352"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-622c" id="detail1__353" original="E8dc.-7f72"><span class="x" id="detail1__354" original="E8dc.-7f71"> I will describe in more detail how this work illuminated the nature of the genetic code below. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-622a" id="detail1__355" original="E8dc.-7f1f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__356"> verb + in detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6228" id="detail1__357"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6227" id="detail1__358" original="E8fa.-6c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6226" id="detail1__359"><span class="coll" id="detail1__360" original="E8dc.-7f1b"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6224" id="detail1__361" original="E8fa.-6c08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6223" id="detail1__362"><span class="coll" id="detail1__363" original="E8dc.-7f1a"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6221" id="detail1__364" original="E8fa.-6c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6220" id="detail1__365"><span class="coll" id="detail1__366" original="E8dc.-7f19"> outline </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-621e" id="detail1__367" original="E8dc.-7f1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-621d" id="detail1__368"><span class="coll" id="detail1__369" original="E8dc.-7f1c"> discuss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-621b" id="detail1__370"><span class="coll" id="detail1__371" original="E8dc.-7f14"> consider </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6219" id="detail1__372" original="E8fa.-6c06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6218" id="detail1__373"><span class="coll" id="detail1__374" original="E8dc.-7f16"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6216" id="detail1__375"><span class="coll" id="detail1__376" original="E8dc.-7f17"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6214" id="detail1__377"><span class="coll" id="detail1__378" original="E8dc.-7f12"> investigate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6212" id="detail1__379"><span class="coll" id="detail1__380" original="E8dc.-7f11"> look at </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6210" id="detail1__381" original="E8fa.-6c04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-620f" id="detail1__382"><span class="coll" id="detail1__383" original="E8dc.-7f15"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-620d" id="detail1__384" original="E8fa.-6c02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-620c" id="detail1__385"><span class="coll" id="detail1__386" original="E8dc.-7f13"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-620a" id="detail1__387" original="E8dc.-7f10"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6209" id="detail1__388" original="E8fa.-6bff"><span class="x" id="detail1__389" original="E8fa.-6bfe"> Both these regions are discussed in greater detail in the following section. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6207" id="detail1__390" original="E8dc.-7f0f"><span class="x" id="detail1__391" original="E8dc.-7f0e"> The deflation trap is explored in more detail in section 4. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58b8" id="detail1__392" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="detail1__393"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58b6" id="detail1__394" original="E8dc.-7f56"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__395" original="E8dc.-7f55"> adjective + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58b4" id="detail1__396" original="E8dc.-7f54"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58b3" id="detail1__397" original="E8fa.-6c34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58b2" id="detail1__398" original="E8dc.-7f4c"><span class="coll" id="detail1__399"> full </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58b0" id="detail1__400" original="E8dc.-7f4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58af" id="detail1__401" original="E8dc.-7f4d"><span class="coll" id="detail1__402"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58ad" id="detail1__403" original="E8fa.-6c33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58ac" id="detail1__404" original="E8fa.-6c32"><span class="coll" id="detail1__405"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58aa" id="detail1__406" original="E8dc.-7f4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58a9" id="detail1__407" original="E83a.-77f1"><span class="coll" id="detail1__408"> more </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58a7" id="detail1__409" original="E8dc.-7f4a"><span class="coll" id="detail1__410"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58a5" id="detail1__411" original="E8fa.-6c30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58a4" id="detail1__412" original="E8fa.-6c2f"><span class="coll" id="detail1__413"> additional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58a2" id="detail1__414" original="E8dc.-7f52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-58a1" id="detail1__415" original="E8dc.-7f51"><span class="coll" id="detail1__416"> precise </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-589f" id="detail1__417" original="E83a.-77f0"><span class="coll" id="detail1__418"> exact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-589d" id="detail1__419" original="E8fa.-6c31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-589c" id="detail1__420" original="E8dc.-7f4f"><span class="coll" id="detail1__421"> specific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-589a" id="detail1__422" original="E8dc.-7f3b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5899" id="detail1__423" original="E8dc.-7f3a"><span class="coll" id="detail1__424"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5897" id="detail1__425" original="E8fa.-6c2e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5896" id="detail1__426" original="E8fa.-6c2d"><span class="coll" id="detail1__427"> methodological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5894" id="detail1__428" original="E8fa.-6c2c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5893" id="detail1__429" original="E8dc.-7f38"><span class="coll" id="detail1__430"> biographical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5891" id="detail1__431" original="E8fa.-6c2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5890" id="detail1__432" original="E8dc.-7f37"><span class="coll" id="detail1__433"> demographic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-588e" id="detail1__434" original="E8fa.-6c2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-588d" id="detail1__435" original="E8fa.-6c29"><span class="coll" id="detail1__436"> historical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-588b" id="detail1__437" original="E8dc.-7f46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-588a" id="detail1__438" original="E8dc.-7f45"><span class="x" id="detail1__439" original="E8dc.-7f44"> When I transcribed the interviews, I altered specific details that could make a participant identifiable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5888" id="detail1__440" original="E8fa.-6c27"><span class="x" id="detail1__441" original="E8fa.-6c26"> Little biographical detail is available concerning the latter half of the Buddha's life. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5886" id="detail1__442" original="E8fa.-6c25"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5885" id="detail1__443" original="E8fa.-6c23"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5884" id="detail1__444" original="E8dc.-7f47"><span class="coll" id="detail1__445"> minute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5882" id="detail1__446" original="E8fa.-6c22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5881" id="detail1__447" original="E8fa.-6c21"><span class="coll" id="detail1__448"> fine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-587f" id="detail1__449" original="E8fa.-6c20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-587e" id="detail1__450" original="E470.-2ed3"><span class="x" id="detail1__451" original="E470.-2ed2"> She is interested in the minute details of her subjects' lives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-587c" id="detail1__452" original="E83a.-77ef"><span class="x" id="detail1__453" original="E83a.-77ee"> The fine detail of exactly how the objectives will be achieved is provided. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-587a" id="detail1__454" original="E8dc.-7f62"><span class="x" id="detail1__455" original="E8dc.-7f61"> There are worms whose delicate hairy bodies are preserved in astoundingly fine detail. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5878" id="detail1__456" original="E8dc.-7f33"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__457" original="E8dc.-7f32"> verb + detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5876" id="detail1__458" original="E8fa.-6c0d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5875" id="detail1__459" original="E8dc.-7f2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5874" id="detail1__460" original="E8dc.-7f2a"><span class="coll" id="detail1__461"> reveal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5872" id="detail1__462" original="E8dc.-7f29"><span class="coll" id="detail1__463"> disclose </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5870" id="detail1__464" original="E8dc.-7f24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-586f" id="detail1__465" original="E83a.-77ed"><span class="x" id="detail1__466" original="E83a.-77ec"> Electronic spectra can reveal additional details of molecular structure when experiments are conducted with polarized light. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-586d" id="detail1__467" original="E8dc.-7f23"><span class="x" id="detail1__468" original="E8dc.-7f22"> The resident parent must disclose details of the non-resident parent as a condition of receiving benefit. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-586b" id="detail1__469" original="E8dc.-7f31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-586a" id="detail1__470" original="E8dc.-7f2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5869" id="detail1__471" original="E8dc.-7f2e"><span class="coll" id="detail1__472"> provide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5867" id="detail1__473" original="E8dc.-7f2d"><span class="coll" id="detail1__474"> give </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5865" id="detail1__475" original="E8fa.-6c1a"><span class="coll" id="detail1__476"> supply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5863" id="detail1__477" original="E8fa.-6c19"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5862" id="detail1__478" original="E8dc.-7f2c"><span class="coll" id="detail1__479"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5860" id="detail1__480" original="E8fa.-6c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-585f" id="detail1__481" original="E8fa.-6c17"><span class="coll" id="detail1__482"> add </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-585d" id="detail1__483" original="E8fa.-6c16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-585c" id="detail1__484" original="E8fa.-6c15"><span class="coll" id="detail1__485"> contain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-585a" id="detail1__486" original="E8fa.-6c14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5859" id="detail1__487" original="E8fa.-6c13"><span class="coll" id="detail1__488"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5857" id="detail1__489" original="E8fa.-6c12"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5856" id="detail1__490" original="E8fa.-6c11"><span class="coll" id="detail1__491"> omit </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5854" id="detail1__492" original="E8dc.-7f27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5853" id="detail1__493" original="E8dc.-7f26"><span class="x" id="detail1__494" original="E8dc.-7f25"> Box 5.13 provides details on an area of the world that is regularly subject to devastating floods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5851" id="detail1__495" original="E8fa.-6c0f"><span class="x" id="detail1__496" original="E8fa.-6c0e"> A series of publications arose from this, of which more detail is given below. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-584f" id="detail1__497" original="E8dc.-7f21"><span class="shcut" id="detail1__498" original="E8dc.-7f20"> verb + in detail </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-584d" id="detail1__499" original="E8dc.-7f1f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-584c" id="detail1__500" original="E8fa.-6c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-584b" id="detail1__501" original="E8dc.-7f1b"><span class="coll" id="detail1__502"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5849" id="detail1__503" original="E8fa.-6c08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5848" id="detail1__504" original="E8dc.-7f1a"><span class="coll" id="detail1__505"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5846" id="detail1__506" original="E8fa.-6c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5845" id="detail1__507" original="E8dc.-7f19"><span class="coll" id="detail1__508"> outline </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5843" id="detail1__509" original="E8dc.-7f1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5842" id="detail1__510" original="E8dc.-7f1c"><span class="coll" id="detail1__511"> discuss </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5840" id="detail1__512" original="E8dc.-7f14"><span class="coll" id="detail1__513"> consider </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-583e" id="detail1__514" original="E8fa.-6c06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-583d" id="detail1__515" original="E8dc.-7f16"><span class="coll" id="detail1__516"> explore </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-583b" id="detail1__517" original="E8dc.-7f17"><span class="coll" id="detail1__518"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5839" id="detail1__519" original="E8dc.-7f12"><span class="coll" id="detail1__520"> investigate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5837" id="detail1__521" original="E8dc.-7f11"><span class="coll" id="detail1__522"> look at </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5835" id="detail1__523" original="E8fa.-6c04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5834" id="detail1__524" original="E8dc.-7f15"><span class="coll" id="detail1__525"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5832" id="detail1__526" original="E8fa.-6c02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5831" id="detail1__527" original="E8dc.-7f13"><span class="coll" id="detail1__528"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-582f" id="detail1__529" original="E8dc.-7f10"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-582e" id="detail1__530" original="E8fa.-6bff"><span class="x" id="detail1__531" original="E8fa.-6bfe"> Both these regions are discussed in greater detail in the following section. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-582c" id="detail1__532" original="E8dc.-7f0f"><span class="x" id="detail1__533" original="E8dc.-7f0e"> The deflation trap is explored in more detail in section 4. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6dbf" id="detail1__534" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detail_1" title="detail definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6dc0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4608" id="detail1__535" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detail1__536"> detail </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6205" hm="2" id="detail2" original="E39c.e7" sum="791"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6204" id="detail2__1" original="E39c.e8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6203" id="detail2__2" original="E39c.e9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detail <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61f3" id="detail2__9" original="E39c.f5"><span class="pos" id="detail2__10" original="E39c.f6"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71b0" eid="detail2__11" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37d5" geo="br" id="detail2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detail__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detail__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://detail__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37d8" geo="n_am" id="detail2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detail__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detail__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detail__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37db" geo="n_am" id="detail2__16" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detail__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detail__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://detail__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.11e1" id="detail2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3799" form="root" id="detail2__19"><span class="vp" id="detail2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> detail </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.379b" eid="detail2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.379c" geo="br" id="detail2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detail__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detail__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://detail__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.379f" geo="n_am" id="detail2__24" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detail__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detail__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detail__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37a2" geo="n_am" id="detail2__26" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detail__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detail__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://detail__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37a5" form="thirdps" id="detail2__28"><span class="vp" id="detail2__29"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> details </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37a7" eid="detail2__30" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37a8" geo="br" id="detail2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/details__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/details__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://details__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37ab" geo="n_am" id="detail2__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/details__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/details__us_1.ogg" href="sound://details__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37ae" geo="n_am" id="detail2__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪlz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/details__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/details__us_2.ogg" href="sound://details__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37b1" form="past" id="detail2__37"><span class="vp" id="detail2__38"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> detailed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37b3" eid="detail2__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37b4" geo="br" id="detail2__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detailed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detailed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37b7" geo="n_am" id="detail2__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detailed__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailed__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://detailed__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37ba" geo="n_am" id="detail2__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detailed__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailed__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://detailed__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37bd" form="pastpart" id="detail2__46"><span class="vp" id="detail2__47"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> detailed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37bf" eid="detail2__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37c0" geo="br" id="detail2__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detailed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detailed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37c3" geo="n_am" id="detail2__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detailed__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailed__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://detailed__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37c6" geo="n_am" id="detail2__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detailed__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailed__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://detailed__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37c9" form="prespart" id="detail2__55"><span class="vp" id="detail2__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> detailing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37cb" eid="detail2__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37cc" geo="br" id="detail2__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detailing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detailing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37cf" geo="n_am" id="detail2__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detailing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detailing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.37d2" geo="n_am" id="detail2__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="detail2__63"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪlɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detailing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailing__us_2.ogg" href="sound://detailing__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61b8" id="detail2__64"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61b7" id="detail2__65" original="E39c.11a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="detail2__66" original="E39c.11c"> to give full information about a subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61b5" id="detail2__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61b4" id="detail2__68" original="E8dc.-76b0"><span class="cf" id="detail2__69" original="E39c.11b"><span class="exp" id="detail2__70"> detail </span> something </span><span class="x" id="detail2__71" original="E8dc.-76af"> Parents were given written information that detailed their role in addressing the problem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61b0" id="detail2__72" original="E8dc.-76ad"><span class="cf" id="detail2__73" original="E8dc.-76ae"><span class="exp" id="detail2__74"> detail </span> how/what, etc. </span><span class="x" id="detail2__75" original="E8dc.-76ac"> She details how raw meat extracts were suggested as a cure for tuberculosis by French physiologist Charles Richet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61ac" id="detail2__76" original="E8dc.-76aa"><span class="cf" id="detail2__77" original="E8dc.-76ab"> detailed above/below </span><span class="x" id="detail2__78" original="E8dc.-76a9"> In Mulcahy and Call's experiments detailed above, the motivation of the subjects is likely to have been constant. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61a9" id="detail2__79" original="E8dc.-76a8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="detail2__80" original="E8dc.-76a7"><span class="exp" id="detail2__81"> detail </span> something </span><span class="def" id="detail2__82" original="E8dc.-76a6"> to give a list of facts or items </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61a5" id="detail2__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61a4" id="detail2__84" original="E8dc.-76a5"><span class="x" id="detail2__85" original="E8dc.-76a4"> Assessment formats often include a checklist, detailing the patient's main long-term conditions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61a2" id="detail2__86" original="E8dc.-76a3"><span class="x" id="detail2__87" original="E8dc.-76a2"> The table details the top 20 of the 186 products surveyed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6f8d" id="detail2__88" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detail_1" title="detail definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6f8e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4608" id="detail2__89" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detail2__90"> detail </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-61a0" id="detailed" original="E39c.127" sum="360"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-619f" id="detailed__1" original="E39c.128"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-619e" id="detailed__2" original="E39c.129"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detailed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6193" id="detailed__4" original="E39c.12f"><span class="pos" id="detailed__5" original="E39c.130"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-71a6" eid="detailed__6" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.38bc" geo="br" id="detailed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detailed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detailed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detailed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.38bf" geo="n_am" id="detailed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detailed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detailed__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailed__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://detailed__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.38c2" geo="n_am" id="detailed__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="detailed__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detailed__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detailed__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://detailed__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6191" id="detailed__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6190" id="detailed__14" original="E39c.131"><span class="def" id="detailed__15" original="E39c.132"> giving many details; paying great attention to details </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-618e" id="detailed__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-618d" id="detailed__17" original="E8dc.-76db"><span class="x" id="detailed__18" original="E8dc.-76da"> A detailed analysis of these results is not the goal of this paper. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-618b" id="detailed__19" original="E8dc.-7b72"><span class="x" id="detailed__20" original="E8dc.-7b71"> The MRI gives very detailed images, which is particularly useful when imaging the brain and cervical spine. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62a2" id="detailed__21" original="E8dc.-7ba4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detailed__22" original="E8dc.-7ba3"> detailed + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62a4" id="detailed__23" original="E8dc.-7ba2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62a5" id="detailed__24" original="E8dc.-7ba0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62a6" id="detailed__25"><span class="coll" id="detailed__26" original="E8dc.-7b9f"> description </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62a8" id="detailed__27" original="E8fa.-6b96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62a9" id="detailed__28"><span class="coll" id="detailed__29" original="E8dc.-7b9e"> picture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ab" id="detailed__30" original="E8fa.-6b95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ac" id="detailed__31"><span class="coll" id="detailed__32" original="E8dc.-7b9d"> account </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ae" id="detailed__33" original="E8fa.-6b94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62af" id="detailed__34"><span class="coll" id="detailed__35" original="E8dc.-7b9c"> explanation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62b1" id="detailed__36" original="E8dc.-7b93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62b2" id="detailed__37"><span class="coll" id="detailed__38" original="E8dc.-7b92"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62b4" id="detailed__39" original="E8fa.-6b92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62b5" id="detailed__40"><span class="coll" id="detailed__41" original="E8dc.-7b90"> overview </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62b7" id="detailed__42" original="E8fa.-6b93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62b8" id="detailed__43"><span class="coll" id="detailed__44" original="E8dc.-7b91"> look </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ba" id="detailed__45" original="E8fa.-6b8c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62bb" id="detailed__46"><span class="coll" id="detailed__47" original="E8dc.-76cc"> scrutiny </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62bd" id="detailed__48" original="E8dc.-76d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62be" id="detailed__49"><span class="coll" id="detailed__50" original="E8dc.-76d2"> examination </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62c0" id="detailed__51"><span class="coll" id="detailed__52" original="E8dc.-76ce"> investigation </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62c2" id="detailed__53"><span class="coll" id="detailed__54" original="E8dc.-76cb"> exploration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62c4" id="detailed__55" original="E8fa.-6b8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62c5" id="detailed__56"><span class="coll" id="detailed__57" original="E8dc.-76cf"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62c7" id="detailed__58" original="E8fa.-6b91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62c8" id="detailed__59"><span class="coll" id="detailed__60" original="E8dc.-76d1"> analysis </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ca" id="detailed__61" original="E8fa.-6b90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62cb" id="detailed__62"><span class="coll" id="detailed__63" original="E8dc.-76d0"> discussion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62cd" id="detailed__64" original="E83a.-74d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ce" id="detailed__65"><span class="coll" id="detailed__66" original="E83a.-74d8"> consideration </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62d0" id="detailed__67" original="E8fa.-6b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62d1" id="detailed__68"><span class="coll" id="detailed__69" original="E8dc.-76cd"> assessment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62d3" id="detailed__70" original="E8dc.-76ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62d4" id="detailed__71"><span class="coll" id="detailed__72" original="E8dc.-76c9"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62d6" id="detailed__73" original="E8fa.-6b8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62d7" id="detailed__74"><span class="coll" id="detailed__75" original="E8dc.-76c8"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62d9" id="detailed__76" original="E8dc.-76c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62da" id="detailed__77"><span class="coll" id="detailed__78" original="E8dc.-76c6"> specifications </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62dc" id="detailed__79" original="E8fa.-6b89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62dd" id="detailed__80"><span class="coll" id="detailed__81" original="E8dc.-76c5"> information </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62df" id="detailed__82" original="E83a.-74d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62e0" id="detailed__83"><span class="coll" id="detailed__84" original="E83a.-74d6"> notes </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62e2" id="detailed__85" original="E8fa.-6b88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62e3" id="detailed__86"><span class="coll" id="detailed__87" original="E8dc.-76c4"> calculation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62e5" id="detailed__88" original="E8dc.-76c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62e6" id="detailed__89"><span class="coll" id="detailed__90" original="E8dc.-76c2"> guidance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62e8" id="detailed__91" original="E83a.-74d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62e9" id="detailed__92"><span class="coll" id="detailed__93" original="E83a.-74d4"> instructions </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62eb" id="detailed__94" original="E83a.-74d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ec" id="detailed__95"><span class="coll" id="detailed__96" original="E83a.-74d2"> plan </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ee" id="detailed__97" original="E83a.-74d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ef" id="detailed__98"><span class="coll" id="detailed__99" original="E83a.-74d0"> map </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62f1" id="detailed__100" original="E8dc.-7b84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62f2" id="detailed__101" original="E8dc.-7b83"><span class="x" id="detailed__102" original="E8dc.-7b82"> Turing offered a detailed description of the memory device. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62f4" id="detailed__103" original="E8dc.-76c0"><span class="x" id="detailed__104" original="E8dc.-76bf"> A much more detailed discussion of systems of the type shown in Figure 1.1 can be found in Xu et al. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62f6" id="detailed__105" original="E8dc.-7b81" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detailed__106" original="E8dc.-7b80"> adverb + detailed </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62f8" id="detailed__107" original="E8dc.-7b7f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62f9" id="detailed__108" original="E8fa.-6b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62fa" id="detailed__109"><span class="coll" id="detailed__110" original="E8dc.-7b79"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62fc" id="detailed__111" original="E8fa.-6b84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62fd" id="detailed__112"><span class="coll" id="detailed__113" original="E8dc.-7b7a"> extremely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.62ff" id="detailed__114" original="E8dc.-7b7d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6300" id="detailed__115"><span class="coll" id="detailed__116" original="E8dc.-7b7c"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6302" id="detailed__117" original="E8fa.-6b83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6303" id="detailed__118"><span class="coll" id="detailed__119" original="E8dc.-7b7b"> richly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6305" id="detailed__120" original="E8dc.-7b78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6306" id="detailed__121"><span class="coll" id="detailed__122" original="E8dc.-7b77"> sufficiently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6308" id="detailed__123" original="E8fa.-6b82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6309" id="detailed__124"><span class="coll" id="detailed__125" original="E8dc.-7b75"> fairly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.630b" id="detailed__126" original="E8fa.-6b81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.630c" id="detailed__127"><span class="coll" id="detailed__128" original="E8dc.-7b74"> quite </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.630e" id="detailed__129" original="E8dc.-7b76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.630f" id="detailed__130"><span class="coll" id="detailed__131" original="E8fa.-6b80"> relatively </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6311" id="detailed__132" original="E8dc.-7b73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6312" id="detailed__133" original="E8dc.-7b70"><span class="x" id="detailed__134" original="E8dc.-7b6f"> The Court of Justice held that the reasons for expulsion must be sufficiently detailed to allow a migrant to defend their interests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6314" id="detailed__135" original="E8dc.-7ba7"><span class="x" id="detailed__136" original="E8dc.-7ba6"> Relatively detailed accounts describe damage to military fortifications along much of the island's north shore. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6fb8" id="detailed__137" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detailed" title="detailed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.6fb9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.46a7" id="detailed__138" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detailed__139"> detailed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detain
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6189" id="detain" original="E39c.141" sum="758"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6188" id="detain__1" original="E39c.142"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6187" id="detain__2" original="E39c.143"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detain </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-617a" id="detain__9" original="E39c.14d"><span class="pos" id="detain__10" original="E39c.14e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6805" eid="detain__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39d6" geo="br" id="detain__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39d9" geo="n_am" id="detain__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.121e" id="detain__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39dc" form="root" id="detain__17"><span class="vp" id="detain__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> detain </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39de" eid="detain__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39df" geo="br" id="detain__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detain__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detain__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detain__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39e2" geo="n_am" id="detain__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detain__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detain__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detain__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39e5" form="thirdps" id="detain__24"><span class="vp" id="detain__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> detains </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39e7" eid="detain__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39e8" geo="br" id="detain__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detains__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detains__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detains__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39eb" geo="n_am" id="detain__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detains__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detains__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detains__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39ee" form="past" id="detain__31"><span class="vp" id="detain__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> detained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39f0" eid="detain__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39f1" geo="br" id="detain__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39f4" geo="n_am" id="detain__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39f7" form="pastpart" id="detain__38"><span class="vp" id="detain__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> detained </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39f9" eid="detain__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39fa" geo="br" id="detain__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detained__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detained__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detained__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.39fd" geo="n_am" id="detain__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detained__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detained__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detained__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3a00" form="prespart" id="detain__45"><span class="vp" id="detain__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> detaining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3a02" eid="detain__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3a03" geo="br" id="detain__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detaining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detaining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detaining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3a06" geo="n_am" id="detain__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detain__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈteɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detaining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detaining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detaining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-614e" id="detain__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-614d" id="detain__53" original="E8fa.-6b7f"><span class="cf" id="detain__54" original="E8fa.-6b7e"><span class="exp" id="detain__55"> detain </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="detain__56" original="E8fa.-6b7d"> to keep somebody in a police station, a prison or a hospital, and prevent them from leaving </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6149" id="detain__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6148" id="detain__58" original="E8fa.-6b7a"><span class="x" id="detain__59" original="E8fa.-6b79"> He had been arrested and detained without trial and he fled into exile. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6146" id="detain__60" original="E8fa.-6b7c"><span class="x" id="detain__61" original="E8fa.-6b7b"> The European Court of Human Rights agreed with the Appeal Court that he was unlawfully detained. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6144" id="detain__62" original="E8fa.-6b77"><span class="cf" id="detain__63" original="E8fa.-6b78"><span class="exp" id="detain__64"> detain </span> somebody under something </span><span class="x" id="detain__65" original="E8fa.-6b76"> Patients detained under the Mental Health Act can refuse treatment. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="detain__66" original="E8fa.-6b75" un="help"> In general English, <span class="eb" id="detain__67" original="E83a.-748d"> detain </span> also means to delay somebody. Academic authors sometimes use phrases such as <span class="ei" id="detain__68" original="E83a.-748c"> X need not detain us here </span> to show that they are aware of an issue but do not intend to discuss it. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-613d" id="detain__69" original="E39c.173" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detention" title="detention definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-613c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6091" id="detain__70" original="E39c.174"><span class="xh" id="detain__71"> detention </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7004" id="detain__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detain" title="detain definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7005" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.46cb" id="detain__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detain__74"> detain </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detainee
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-613a" id="detainee" original="E39c.176" sum="270"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6139" id="detainee__1" original="E39c.177"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6138" id="detainee__2" original="E39c.178"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detainee </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-612d" id="detainee__7" original="E39c.180"><span class="pos" id="detainee__8" original="E39c.181"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67fe" eid="detainee__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3a93" geo="br" id="detainee__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detainee__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːteɪˈniː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detai/detainee__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detainee__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detainee__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3a96" geo="n_am" id="detainee__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detainee__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːteɪˈniː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detai/detainee__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detai/detainee__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://detainee__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-612b" id="detainee__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-612a" id="detainee__15" original="E39c.182"><span class="def" id="detainee__16" original="E39c.183"> a person who is kept in prison, usually because of their political opinions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6128" id="detainee__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6127" id="detainee__18" original="E85c.-4bf2"><span class="x" id="detainee__19" original="E85c.-4bf1"> Detainees were held in conditions of severe overcrowding. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.702b" id="detainee__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detainee" title="detainee definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.702c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4707" id="detainee__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detainee__22"> detainee </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detect
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6125" id="detect" original="E39c.184" sum="502"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6124" id="detect__1" original="E39c.185"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6123" id="detect__2" original="E39c.186"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detect </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6116" id="detect__9" original="E39c.190"><span class="pos" id="detect__10" original="E39c.191"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67f7" eid="detect__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3baa" geo="br" id="detect__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detec/detect__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detect__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://detect__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3bad" geo="n_am" id="detect__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detec/detect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.124c" id="detect__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b77" form="root" id="detect__17"><span class="vp" id="detect__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> detect </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b79" eid="detect__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b7a" geo="br" id="detect__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detec/detect__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detect__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://detect__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b7d" geo="n_am" id="detect__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detec/detect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detect__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detect__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b80" form="thirdps" id="detect__24"><span class="vp" id="detect__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> detects </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b82" eid="detect__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b83" geo="br" id="detect__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detec/detects__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detects__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detects__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b86" geo="n_am" id="detect__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detec/detects__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detects__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detects__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b89" form="past" id="detect__31"><span class="vp" id="detect__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> detected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b8b" eid="detect__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b8c" geo="br" id="detect__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detec/detected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b8f" geo="n_am" id="detect__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detec/detected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b92" form="pastpart" id="detect__38"><span class="vp" id="detect__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> detected </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b94" eid="detect__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b95" geo="br" id="detect__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detec/detected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detected__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detected__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b98" geo="n_am" id="detect__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detec/detected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detected__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detected__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b9b" form="prespart" id="detect__45"><span class="vp" id="detect__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> detecting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b9d" eid="detect__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3b9e" geo="br" id="detect__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detec/detecting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detecting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detecting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3ba1" geo="n_am" id="detect__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detec/detecting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detecting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detecting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60ea" id="detect__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60e9" id="detect__53" original="E39c.1ae"><span class="def" id="detect__54" original="E39c.1b0"> to discover or notice something that is difficult to discover or notice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60e7" id="detect__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60e6" id="detect__56" original="E8d3.-78f5"><span class="cf" id="detect__57" original="E39c.1af"><span class="exp" id="detect__58"> detect </span> something </span><span class="x" id="detect__59" original="E8d3.-78f4"> The screening test failed to detect the cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60e2" id="detect__60" original="E8d3.-78f0"><span class="cf" id="detect__61" original="E8d3.-78f1"><span class="exp" id="detect__62"> detect </span> whether/which, etc. </span><span class="x" id="detect__63" original="E8d3.-78ef"> It is difficult to detect whether these measures have been effective. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60de" id="detect__64" original="E8d3.-78ee"><span class="x" id="detect__65" original="E8d3.-78ed"> Further research is needed to detect which style is best for GPs and patients. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6316" id="detect__66" original="E8d3.-78e7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detect__67" original="E8d3.-78e6"> detect + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6318" id="detect__68" original="E8d3.-78e5"><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.631c" id="detect__72" original="E8d3.-78e1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.631d" id="detect__73"><span class="coll" id="detect__74" original="E8d3.-78e0"> change </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.631f" id="detect__75" original="E8d3.-78df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6320" id="detect__76"><span class="coll" id="detect__77" original="E8d3.-78de"> difference </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6322" id="detect__78" original="E8d3.-78db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6323" id="detect__79"><span class="coll" id="detect__80" original="E8d3.-78da"> effect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6325" id="detect__81" original="E8d3.-78d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6326" id="detect__82"><span class="coll" id="detect__83" original="E8d3.-78d8"> association </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6328" id="detect__84" original="E8d3.-78d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6329" id="detect__85"><span class="coll" id="detect__86" original="E8d3.-78d0"> error </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.632b" id="detect__87" original="E8d3.-78d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.632c" id="detect__88"><span class="coll" id="detect__89" original="E8d3.-78d6"> the presence of something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.632e" id="detect__90" original="E8d3.-78cf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.632f" id="detect__91" original="E8d3.-78ce"><span class="x" id="detect__92" original="E8d3.-78cd"> The changes are hard to detect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6331" id="detect__93" original="E8d3.-78cc"><span class="x" id="detect__94" original="E8d3.-78cb"> The sample sizes reduced our ability to detect significant differences. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6333" id="detect__95" original="E8d3.-78ca"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6334" id="detect__96" original="E8d3.-78c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6335" id="detect__97"><span class="coll" id="detect__98" original="E8d3.-78c7"> disease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6337" id="detect__99" original="E8d3.-78c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6338" id="detect__100"><span class="coll" id="detect__101" original="E8d3.-78c5"> abnormalities </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.633a" id="detect__102" original="E8d3.-78c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.633b" id="detect__103"><span class="coll" id="detect__104" original="E8d3.-78c3"> mutations </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.633d" id="detect__105" original="E8d3.-78bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.633e" id="detect__106"><span class="coll" id="detect__107" original="E8d3.-78bb"> cancer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6340" id="detect__108" original="E8d3.-78ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6341" id="detect__109"><span class="coll" id="detect__110" original="E8d3.-78b9"> tumour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6343" id="detect__111" original="E8d3.-78b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6344" id="detect__112"><span class="coll" id="detect__113" original="E8d3.-78b3"> antibodies </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6346" id="detect__114" original="E8d3.-78b2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6347" id="detect__115"><span class="coll" id="detect__116" original="E8d3.-78b1"> radiation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6349" id="detect__117" original="E8d3.-78b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.634a" id="detect__118"><span class="coll" id="detect__119" original="E8d3.-78af"> signal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.634c" id="detect__120" original="E8d3.-78ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.634d" id="detect__121"><span class="coll" id="detect__122" original="E8d3.-78ad"> pulse </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.634f" id="detect__123" original="E8f8.-7d06"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6350" id="detect__124"><span class="coll" id="detect__125" original="E8f8.-7d05"> protein </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6352" id="detect__126" original="E8f8.-7d04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6353" id="detect__127"><span class="coll" id="detect__128" original="E8f8.-7d03"> predator </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6355" id="detect__129" original="E8d3.-78aa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6356" id="detect__130" original="E8d3.-78a9"><span class="x" id="detect__131" original="E8d3.-78a8"> The analysis could be used to detect abnormalities in the subjects with diabetes. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6358" id="detect__132" original="E8d3.-788c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="detect__133" original="E8d3.-788b"> adverb + detect </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.635a" id="detect__134" original="E8d3.-788a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.635b" id="detect__135" original="E8d3.-7888"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.635c" id="detect__136"><span class="coll" id="detect__137" original="E8d3.-7887"> easily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.635e" id="detect__138"><span class="coll" id="detect__139" original="E8d3.-7885"> readily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6360" id="detect__140" original="E8d3.-7884"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6361" id="detect__141"><span class="coll" id="detect__142" original="E8d3.-7883"> reliably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6363" id="detect__143" original="E8d3.-7882"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6364" id="detect__144"><span class="coll" id="detect__145" original="E8d3.-7881"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6366" id="detect__146" original="E8d3.-7872"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6367" id="detect__147" original="E8d3.-786f"><span class="x" id="detect__148" original="E8d3.-786e"> The protein is readily detected by eye using a UV light source. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60dc" id="detect__149"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60db" id="detect__150" original="E39c.1b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60da" id="detect__151"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="detect__152" original="E39c.1b2"> detectable </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60d3" id="detect__153" original="E39c.1b6"><span class="pos" id="detect__154" original="E39c.1b7"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67f6" eid="detect__155" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3ba4" geo="br" id="detect__156" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__157"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detec/detectable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detectable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detectable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3ba7" geo="n_am" id="detect__158" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detect__159"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detec/detectable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detectable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detectable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60d1" id="detect__160"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60d0" id="detect__161" original="E8d3.-78ec"><span class="x" id="detect__162" original="E8d3.-78eb"> The toxin was detectable in both body tissues and faeces. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60ce" id="detect__163" original="E8d3.-78ea"><span class="x" id="detect__164" original="E8d3.-78e9"> No detectable differences existed. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7075" id="detect__165" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detect" title="detect definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7076" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4719" id="detect__166" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detect__167"> detect </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detection
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60cc" id="detection" original="E39c.1bb" sum="483"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60cb" id="detection__1" original="E39c.1bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60ca" id="detection__2" original="E39c.1bd"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detection </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60bf" id="detection__7" original="E39c.1c5"><span class="pos" id="detection__8" original="E39c.1c6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67e9" eid="detection__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3c83" geo="br" id="detection__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detection__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detec/detection__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detection__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detection__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3c86" geo="n_am" id="detection__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detection__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detec/detection__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detection__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detection__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60bd" id="detection__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="detection__15" original="E39c.1c8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60bb" id="detection__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60ba" id="detection__17" original="E39c.1c9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="detection__18" original="E39c.1ca"> the process of <a class="ndv" href="entry://detecting" id="detection__19"> detecting </a> something; the fact of being <a class="ndv" href="entry://detected" id="detection__20"> detected </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60b6" id="detection__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60b5" id="detection__22" original="E8d3.-7866"><span class="x" id="detection__23" original="E8d3.-7865"> The species escaped detection for a long time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60b3" id="detection__24" original="E8d3.-7863"><span class="cf" id="detection__25" original="E8d3.-7864"><span class="exp" id="detection__26"> detection </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="detection__27" original="E8d3.-7862"> These screening programmes lead to earlier detection of the cancer. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60af" id="detection__28" original="E8d3.-7861"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="detection__29" original="E8d3.-7860"> the action of finding somebody who does not wish to be found </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60ad" id="detection__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60ac" id="detection__31" original="E8d3.-785f"><span class="x" id="detection__32" original="E8d3.-785e"> Runaways stood a better chance of escaping detection in an urban setting. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.70aa" id="detection__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detection" title="detection definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.70ab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4760" id="detection__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detection__35"> detection </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detector
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60aa" id="detector" original="E39c.1e8" sum="366"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60a9" id="detector__1" original="E39c.1e9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-60a8" id="detector__2" original="E39c.1ea"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detector </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-609c" id="detector__7" original="E39c.1f2"><span class="pos" id="detector__8" original="E39c.1f3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67e2" eid="detector__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3ce1" geo="br" id="detector__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detector__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detec/detector__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detector__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detector__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3ce4" geo="n_am" id="detector__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detector__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtektər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detec/detector__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detec/detector__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detector__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-609a" id="detector__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6099" id="detector__15" original="E39c.1f4"><span class="def" id="detector__16" original="E39c.1f5"> a device used for finding or recording the presence of a particular object, substance or type of <a class="ndv" href="entry://radiation" id="detector__17"> radiation </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6096" id="detector__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6095" id="detector__19" original="E8d3.-786b"><span class="x" id="detector__20" original="E8d3.-786a"> The use of metal detectors in schools may reduce violence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6093" id="detector__21" original="E8d3.-7869"><span class="x" id="detector__22" original="E8d3.-7868"> Infrared detectors monitor the absorption of organic molecules. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.70ce" id="detector__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detector" title="detector definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.70cf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.47a9" id="detector__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detector__25"> detector </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detention
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6091" id="detention" original="E39c.20e" sum="499"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6090" id="detention__1" original="E39c.20f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-608f" id="detention__2" original="E39c.210"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detention </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6084" id="detention__7" original="E39c.218"><span class="pos" id="detention__8" original="E39c.219"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67db" eid="detention__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3d23" geo="br" id="detention__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detention__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deten/detention__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deten/detention__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detention__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3d26" geo="n_am" id="detention__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detention__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deten/detention__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deten/detention__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detention__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6082" id="detention__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6081" id="detention__15" original="E39c.21a"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6080" id="detention__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="detention__17" original="E39c.21c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="detention__18" original="E39c.21d"> the state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, by somebody in authority, and prevented from leaving </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-607d" id="detention__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-607c" id="detention__20" original="E8fa.-6b67"><span class="x" id="detention__21" original="E8fa.-6b66"> Indefinite detention without trial was found unlawful by the House of Lords. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-607a" id="detention__22" original="E8fa.-6b64"><span class="cf" id="detention__23" original="E8fa.-6b65"><span class="exp" id="detention__24"> detention </span> of </span><span class="x" id="detention__25" original="E8fa.-6b63"> Singh and Burns (2006) argued that high rates of detention of black patients in mental hospitals are not a result of racism. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6076" id="detention__26" original="E39c.223" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detain" title="detain definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6075" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6189" id="detention__27" original="E39c.224"><span class="xh" id="detention__28"> detain </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.70ea" id="detention__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detention" title="detention definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.70eb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.47d7" id="detention__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detention__31"> detention </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6073" id="deter" original="E39c.23f" sum="571"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6072" id="deter__1" original="E39c.240"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6071" id="deter__2" original="E39c.241"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6063" id="deter__9" original="E39c.24b"><span class="pos" id="deter__10" original="E39c.24c"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67d4" eid="deter__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e58" geo="br" id="deter__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e5b" geo="n_am" id="deter__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.127a" id="deter__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e2b" form="root" id="deter__17"><span class="vp" id="deter__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deter </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e2d" eid="deter__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e2e" geo="br" id="deter__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜː(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e31" geo="n_am" id="deter__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e34" form="thirdps" id="deter__24"><span class="vp" id="deter__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deters </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e36" eid="deter__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e37" geo="br" id="deter__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deters__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deters__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deters__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e3a" geo="n_am" id="deter__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deters__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deters__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deters__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e3d" form="past" id="deter__31"><span class="vp" id="deter__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deterred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e3f" eid="deter__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e40" geo="br" id="deter__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deterred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deterred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e43" geo="n_am" id="deter__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deterred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deterred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e46" form="pastpart" id="deter__38"><span class="vp" id="deter__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deterred </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e48" eid="deter__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e49" geo="br" id="deter__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deterred__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterred__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deterred__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e4c" geo="n_am" id="deter__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deterred__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterred__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deterred__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e4f" form="prespart" id="deter__45"><span class="vp" id="deter__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deterring </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e51" eid="deter__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e52" geo="br" id="deter__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deterring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterring__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deterring__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.3e55" geo="n_am" id="deter__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deter__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deterring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterring__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deterring__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-602a" id="deter__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6029" id="deter__53" original="E39c.270"><span class="def" id="deter__54" original="E39c.275"> to make somebody decide not to do something or continue doing something, especially by making them understand the difficulties and unpleasant results of their actions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6027" id="deter__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6026" id="deter__56" original="E8fa.-6b72"><span class="cf" id="deter__57" original="E39c.274"><span class="exp" id="deter__58"> deter </span> somebody (from something/from doing something) </span><span class="x" id="deter__59" original="E8fa.-6b71"> The high price of the service could deter people from seeking advice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6022" id="deter__60" original="E8fa.-6b6d"><span class="cf" id="deter__61" original="E8fa.-6b6e"><span class="exp" id="deter__62"> deter </span> something </span><span class="x" id="deter__63" original="E8fa.-6b6c"> Unanticipated inflation is likely to deter investment because of the uncertainty that it brings. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-601e" id="deter__64" original="E39c.276" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deterrent" title="deterrent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-601d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c07" id="deter__65" original="E39c.277"><span class="xh" id="deter__66"> deterrent </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7146" id="deter__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deter" title="deter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7147" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4820" id="deter__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deter__69"> deter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deteriorate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-601b" id="deteriorate" original="E39c.28a" sum="429"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-601a" id="deteriorate__1" original="E39c.28b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6019" id="deteriorate__2" original="E39c.28c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deteriorate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-600b" id="deteriorate__9" original="E39c.296"><span class="pos" id="deteriorate__10" original="E39c.297"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67cd" eid="deteriorate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4018" geo="br" id="deteriorate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.401c" geo="n_am" id="deteriorate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪriəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.12a8" id="deteriorate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4020" form="root" id="deteriorate__17"><span class="vp" id="deteriorate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deteriorate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4022" eid="deteriorate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4023" geo="br" id="deteriorate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4027" geo="n_am" id="deteriorate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪriəreɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.402b" form="thirdps" id="deteriorate__24"><span class="vp" id="deteriorate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deteriorates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.402d" eid="deteriorate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.402e" geo="br" id="deteriorate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪəriəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4031" geo="n_am" id="deteriorate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪriəreɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4034" form="past" id="deteriorate__31"><span class="vp" id="deteriorate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deteriorated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4036" eid="deteriorate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4037" geo="br" id="deteriorate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪəriəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.403a" geo="n_am" id="deteriorate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪriəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.403d" form="pastpart" id="deteriorate__38"><span class="vp" id="deteriorate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deteriorated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.403f" eid="deteriorate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4040" geo="br" id="deteriorate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪəriəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4043" geo="n_am" id="deteriorate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪriəreɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4046" form="prespart" id="deteriorate__45"><span class="vp" id="deteriorate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deteriorating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4048" eid="deteriorate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4049" geo="br" id="deteriorate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪəriəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.404c" geo="n_am" id="deteriorate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɪriəreɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deteriorating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deteriorating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deteriorating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fda" id="deteriorate__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deteriorate__53" original="E39c.2b5"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fd8" id="deteriorate__54"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fd7" id="deteriorate__55" original="E39c.2b6"><span class="def" id="deteriorate__56" original="E39c.2b7"> to become worse </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fd5" id="deteriorate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fd4" id="deteriorate__58" original="E85c.-4bf0"><span class="x" id="deteriorate__59" original="E85c.-4bef"> His condition deteriorated and he died. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fd2" id="deteriorate__60" original="E85c.-4bee"><span class="cf" id="deteriorate__61" original="E39c.2b8"><span class="exp" id="deteriorate__62"> deteriorate </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="deteriorate__63" original="E85c.-4bed"> The areas of small, terraced houses where workers lived quickly deteriorated into slums. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fce" id="deteriorate__64"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fcd" id="deteriorate__65" original="E4c1.4d20"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fcc" id="deteriorate__66"><span class="dr" id="deteriorate__67" original="E4c1.4d21"> deterioration </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fc0" id="deteriorate__71" original="E4c1.4d28"><span class="pos" id="deteriorate__72" original="E4c1.4d29"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67cc" eid="deteriorate__73" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.404f" geo="br" id="deteriorate__74" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__75"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌtɪəriəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deterioration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterioration__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deterioration__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4053" geo="n_am" id="deteriorate__76" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deteriorate__77"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌtɪriəˈreɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deterioration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterioration__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deterioration__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fbe" id="deteriorate__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deteriorate__79" original="E4c1.4d2b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deteriorate__80" original="E4c1.4d2c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fbb" id="deteriorate__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fba" id="deteriorate__82" original="E4c1.4d2e"><span class="cf" id="deteriorate__83" original="E4c1.4d2d"><span class="exp"> deterioration </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="deteriorate__84" original="E4c1.4d2f"> The main obstacles to implementing policies that might halt the deterioration of the environment are political. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fb7" id="deteriorate__85" original="E4c1.4d31"><span class="cf" id="deteriorate__86" original="E4c1.4d30"><span class="exp"> deterioration </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="deteriorate__87" original="E4c1.4d32"> The city has experienced a noticeable deterioration in its air quality in recent years. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.719f" id="deteriorate__88" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deteriorate" title="deteriorate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.71a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4873" id="deteriorate__89" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deteriorate__90"> deteriorate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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determinant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fb4" id="determinant" original="E39c.2d3" sum="896"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fb3" id="determinant__1" original="E39c.2d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fb2" id="determinant__2" original="E39c.2d5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> determinant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fa6" id="determinant__7" original="E39c.2dd"><span class="pos" id="determinant__8" original="E39c.2de"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67bb" eid="determinant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.418c" geo="br" id="determinant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determinant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determinant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4190" geo="n_am" id="determinant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determinant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determinant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fa4" id="determinant__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fa3" id="determinant__15" original="E39c.2e1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="determinant__16" original="E39c.2e2"> a thing that decides whether or how something happens </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fa1" id="determinant__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5fa0" id="determinant__18" original="E83a.-7436"><span class="x" id="determinant__19" original="E83a.-7435"> For road transport, the key determinants include traffic volumes, fuel efficiency, and the location and time of day of travel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f9e" id="determinant__20" original="E8fa.-6b5a"><span class="cf" id="determinant__21" original="E8fa.-6b5b"><span class="exp" id="determinant__22"> determinant </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="determinant__23" original="E8fa.-6b59"> The social determinants of health are by nature not completely divorced from the individual's personal choices. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f9a" id="determinant__24" original="E8fa.-6b55"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f99" id="determinant__25"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="determinant__26" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="determinant__27" original="E8fa.-6b54"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://gene" id="determinant__28"> gene </a> or other factor that determines the character and development of a cell or cells in an animal, plant, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f95" id="determinant__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f94" id="determinant__30" original="E8fa.-6b53"><span class="x" id="determinant__31" original="E8fa.-6b52"> In many animals, the future germ cells are specified by localized cytoplasmic determinants in the egg. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f92" id="determinant__32" original="E8fa.-6b58"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f91" id="determinant__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="determinant__34" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="determinant__35" original="E8fa.-6b5e"> a quantity obtained by the addition of products of the elements of a square <a class="ndv" href="entry://matrix" id="determinant__36"> matrix </a> according to a given rule </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f8d" id="determinant__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f8c" id="determinant__38" original="E8fa.-6b57"><span class="x" id="determinant__39" original="E8fa.-6b56"> A determinant with a row or column of zeros has a value of zero. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.71da" id="determinant__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://determinant" title="determinant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.71db" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.48ce" id="determinant__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="determinant__42"> determinant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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determinate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f8a" id="determinate" original="E39c.2e3" sum="265"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f89" id="determinate__1" original="E39c.2e4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f88" id="determinate__2" original="E39c.2e5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> determinate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f7f" id="determinate__4" original="E39c.2ea"><span class="pos" id="determinate__5" original="E39c.2eb"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67b2" eid="determinate__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.41b4" geo="br" id="determinate__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinate__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determinate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determinate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.41b8" geo="n_am" id="determinate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinate__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determinate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determinate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f7d" id="determinate__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f7c" id="determinate__12" original="E39c.2ee"><span class="def" id="determinate__13" original="E39c.2ef"> fixed and definite </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f7a" id="determinate__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f79" id="determinate__15" original="E85c.-4b7a"><span class="x" id="determinate__16" original="E85c.-4b79"> This legal right must be granted in perpetuity or for a determinate period. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f77" id="determinate__17" original="E39c.2f0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indeterminate" title="indeterminate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f76" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3d30" id="determinate__18" original="E39c.2f1"><span class="xh" id="determinate__19"> indeterminate </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7206" id="determinate__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://determinate" title="determinate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7207" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.48e3" id="determinate__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="determinate__22"> determinate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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determination
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f74" id="determination" original="E39c.2f3" sum="1119"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f73" id="determination__1" original="E39c.2f4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f72" id="determination__2" original="E39c.2f5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> determination </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f66" id="determination__7" original="E39c.2fd"><span class="pos" id="determination__8" original="E39c.2fe"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67a9" eid="determination__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.41e4" geo="br" id="determination__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determination__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determination__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determination__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determination__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.41e8" geo="n_am" id="determination__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determination__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determination__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determination__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determination__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f64" id="determination__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f63" id="determination__15" original="E39c.309"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f62" id="determination__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="determination__17" original="E39c.30b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="determination__18" original="E39c.30c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f5f" id="determination__19"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="determination__20" original="E83a.-7404" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="determination__21" original="E39c.30e"> the act of finding out or calculating something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f5c" id="determination__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f5b" id="determination__23" original="E8fa.-6b51"><span class="x" id="determination__24" original="E8fa.-6b50"> The primary signal for sex determination is set by the number of X chromosomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f59" id="determination__25" original="E8fa.-6b4e"><span class="cf" id="determination__26" original="E8fa.-6b4f"><span class="exp" id="determination__27"> determination </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="determination__28" original="E8fa.-6b4d"> The determination of blood glucose levels has been greatly simplified since the 1960s due to the development of glucose biosensors. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f55" id="determination__29" original="E39c.304"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f54" id="determination__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="determination__31" original="E8fa.-6b4c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="determination__32" original="E39c.306"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f51" id="determination__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="determination__34" original="E83a.-7402" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="determination__35" original="E39c.308"> the process of deciding something officially </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f4e" id="determination__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f4d" id="determination__37" original="E8fa.-6b4b"><span class="x" id="determination__38" original="E8fa.-6b4a"> It is not enough that the court makes a determination; what matters is that resident parents comply with the order. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f4b" id="determination__39" original="E8fa.-6b48"><span class="cf" id="determination__40" original="E8fa.-6b49"><span class="exp" id="determination__41"> determination </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="determination__42" original="E8fa.-6b47"> The determination of whether non-regulars can become regular employees is mainly based on the employee's work experience. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f47" id="determination__43" original="E83f.-35c7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://self-determination" title="self-determination definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f46" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.4cb8" id="determination__44" original="E83f.-35c6"><span class="xh" id="determination__45"> self-determination </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f44" id="determination__46" original="E39c.2ff"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f43" id="determination__47"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="determination__48" original="E39c.301"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="determination__49" original="E39c.303"><span class="exp" id="determination__50"> determination </span> (to do something) </span><span class="def" id="determination__51" original="E39c.302"> the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when this is difficult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f3e" id="determination__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f3d" id="determination__53" original="E8fa.-6b46"><span class="x" id="determination__54" original="E8fa.-6b45"> The doctor's determination to get at the truth typifies the passion for knowledge that drove Japan's intellectuals. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7224" id="determination__55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://determination" title="determination definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7225" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.48f9" id="determination__56" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="determination__57"> determination </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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determine
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f3b" id="determine" original="E39c.30f" sum="2840"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f3a" id="determine__1" original="E39c.310"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f39" id="determine__2" original="E39c.311"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> determine </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f2b" id="determine__9" original="E39c.31b"><span class="pos" id="determine__10" original="E39c.31c"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-67a0" eid="determine__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4302" geo="br" id="determine__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determine__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determine__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determine__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4306" geo="n_am" id="determine__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determine__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determine__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determine__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.12d8" id="determine__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.430a" form="root" id="determine__17"><span class="vp" id="determine__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> determine </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.430c" eid="determine__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.430d" geo="br" id="determine__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determine__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determine__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determine__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4311" geo="n_am" id="determine__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determine__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determine__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determine__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4315" form="thirdps" id="determine__24"><span class="vp" id="determine__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> determines </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4317" eid="determine__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4318" geo="br" id="determine__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determines__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determines__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determines__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.431b" geo="n_am" id="determine__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determines__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determines__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determines__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.431e" form="past" id="determine__31"><span class="vp" id="determine__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> determined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4320" eid="determine__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4321" geo="br" id="determine__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4325" geo="n_am" id="determine__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4329" form="pastpart" id="determine__38"><span class="vp" id="determine__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> determined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.432b" eid="determine__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.432c" geo="br" id="determine__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4330" geo="n_am" id="determine__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4334" form="prespart" id="determine__45"><span class="vp" id="determine__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> determining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4336" eid="determine__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4337" geo="br" id="determine__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.433a" geo="n_am" id="determine__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determine__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5efa" id="determine__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ef9" id="determine__53" original="E39c.345"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ef8" id="determine__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="determine__55" original="E39c.347"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="determine__56" original="E39c.34a"> to make something happen in a particular way or be of a particular type </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ef5" id="determine__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ef4" id="determine__58" original="E8cc.-7b03"><span class="cf" id="determine__59" original="E39c.348"><span class="exp" id="determine__60"> determine </span> something </span><span class="x" id="determine__61" original="E8cc.-7b02"> The mass of a rocket determines the amount of energy needed to place it in an orbit around the Earth. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ef0" id="determine__62" original="E8cc.-7aff"><span class="x" id="determine__63" original="E8cc.-7afe"> This has been shown to be a critical factor in determining the success or failure of an enterprise. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eee" id="determine__64" original="E8cc.-7afd"><span class="cf" id="determine__65" original="E39c.349"><span class="exp" id="determine__66"> determine </span> what/whether, etc… </span><span class="x" id="determine__67" original="E8cc.-7afc"> The genotype determines what proteins a cell contains, and the proteins in turn determine the cell's properties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eea" id="determine__68" original="E8cc.-7afb"><span class="x" id="determine__69" original="E8cc.-7afa"> We live in a world in which money determines whether or not a person can eat. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ee8" id="determine__70" original="E8cc.-7aba" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__71"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ee6" id="determine__72"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ee5" id="determine__73" original="E8cc.-7ab9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ee4" id="determine__74"><span class="coll" id="determine__75" original="E8cc.-7ab8"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ee2" id="determine__76" original="E8cc.-7ab7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ee1" id="determine__77"><span class="coll" id="determine__78" original="E8cc.-7ab6"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5edf" id="determine__79" original="E8cc.-7ab5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ede" id="determine__80"><span class="coll" id="determine__81" original="E8cc.-7ab4"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5edc" id="determine__82" original="E8cc.-7ab3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5edb" id="determine__83"><span class="coll" id="determine__84" original="E8cc.-7ab2"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ed9" id="determine__85" original="E8cc.-7ab1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ed8" id="determine__86"><span class="coll" id="determine__87" original="E8cc.-7ab0"> composition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ed6" id="determine__88" original="E8cc.-7aaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ed5" id="determine__89"><span class="coll" id="determine__90" original="E8cc.-7aae"> content </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ed3" id="determine__91" original="E8cc.-7aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ed2" id="determine__92"><span class="coll" id="determine__93" original="E8cc.-7aac"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ed0" id="determine__94" original="E8fb.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ecf" id="determine__95"><span class="coll" id="determine__96" original="E8fb.-7828"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ecd" id="determine__97" original="E8fb.-6b4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ecc" id="determine__98"><span class="coll" id="determine__99" original="E8fb.-6b4b"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eca" id="determine__100" original="E8fb.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ec9" id="determine__101"><span class="coll" id="determine__102" original="E8fb.-7826"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ec7" id="determine__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ec6" id="determine__104" original="E8cc.-7aa4"><span class="x" id="determine__105" original="E8cc.-7aa3"> Engaged learners are highly motivated to learn and determine the direction of the learning. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ec4" id="determine__106" original="E8cc.-7a85" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__107"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ec2" id="determine__108"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ec1" id="determine__109" original="E8cc.-7a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ec0" id="determine__110"><span class="coll" id="determine__111" original="E8cc.-7a7f"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ebe" id="determine__112" original="E8cc.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ebd" id="determine__113"><span class="coll" id="determine__114" original="E8cc.-7a7d"> status </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ebb" id="determine__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eba" id="determine__116" original="E821.-4ada"><span class="x" id="determine__117" original="E821.-4ad9"> In a free market, price is determined by the combination of supply and demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eb8" id="determine__118" original="E8cc.-7a9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__119"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eb6" id="determine__120"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eb5" id="determine__121" original="E8cc.-7a9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eb4" id="determine__122"><span class="coll" id="determine__123" original="E8cc.-7a9a"> outcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eb2" id="determine__124" original="E8cc.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eb1" id="determine__125"><span class="coll" id="determine__126" original="E8cc.-7a98"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eaf" id="determine__127" original="E8cc.-7a97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eae" id="determine__128"><span class="coll" id="determine__129" original="E8cc.-7a96"> effectiveness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eac" id="determine__130" original="E8cc.-7a95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5eab" id="determine__131"><span class="coll" id="determine__132" original="E8cc.-7a94"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ea9" id="determine__133" original="E8cc.-7a6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ea8" id="determine__134"><span class="coll" id="determine__135" original="E8cc.-7a6a"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ea6" id="determine__136" original="E8cc.-7a93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ea5" id="determine__137"><span class="coll" id="determine__138" original="E8cc.-7a92"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ea3" id="determine__139" original="E8cc.-7a91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ea2" id="determine__140"><span class="coll" id="determine__141" original="E8cc.-7a90"> location </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ea0" id="determine__142"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e9f" id="determine__143" original="E8cc.-7a8e"><span class="x" id="determine__144" original="E8cc.-7a8d"> In any war, the outcome will be largely determined by the relative power of the combatants. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e9d" id="determine__145" original="E8fb.-7825" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__146"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e9b" id="determine__147"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e9a" id="determine__148" original="E8fb.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e99" id="determine__149"><span class="coll" id="determine__150" original="E8fb.-7822"> fate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e97" id="determine__151" original="E8fb.-7821"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e96" id="determine__152"><span class="coll" id="determine__153" original="E8fb.-7820"> success </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e94" id="determine__154" original="E8fb.-781f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e93" id="determine__155" original="E8fb.-781e"><span class="x" id="determine__156" original="E8fb.-781d"> Ultimately, events in England determined the political fate of both Scotland and Ireland. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e91" id="determine__157" original="E8cc.-7a40" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__158"> adverb + determine | determine + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e8f" id="determine__159"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e8e" id="determine__160" original="E8cc.-7a3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e8d" id="determine__161"><span class="coll" id="determine__162" original="E8cc.-7a3c"> fully </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e8b" id="determine__163"><span class="coll" id="determine__164" original="E8cc.-7a3a"> completely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e89" id="determine__165"><span class="coll" id="determine__166" original="E8cc.-7a38"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e87" id="determine__167"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e86" id="determine__168" original="E8cc.-7a33"><span class="x" id="determine__169" original="E8cc.-7a32"> The motion of solids through a perfect liquid completely determines the fluid motion if the solids and fluid are originally at rest. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e84" id="determine__170" original="E8cc.-7a31" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__171"> adverb + determine | determine + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e82" id="determine__172"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e81" id="determine__173" original="E8cc.-7a2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e80" id="determine__174"><span class="coll" id="determine__175" original="E8cc.-7a2e"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e7e" id="determine__176"><span class="coll" id="determine__177" original="E8cc.-7a2a"> mainly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e7c" id="determine__178" original="E8cc.-7a2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e7b" id="determine__179"><span class="coll" id="determine__180" original="E8cc.-7a2c"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e79" id="determine__181" original="E8cc.-7a29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e78" id="determine__182"><span class="coll" id="determine__183" original="E8cc.-7a28"> partially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e76" id="determine__184"><span class="coll" id="determine__185" original="E8cc.-7a26"> partly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e74" id="determine__186" original="E8cc.-7a25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e73" id="determine__187"><span class="coll" id="determine__188" original="E8cc.-7a24"> solely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e71" id="determine__189"><span class="coll" id="determine__190" original="E8cc.-7a22"> uniquely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e6f" id="determine__191" original="E8cc.-7a21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e6e" id="determine__192"><span class="coll" id="determine__193" original="E8cc.-7a20"> genetically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e6c" id="determine__194" original="E8cc.-7a1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e6b" id="determine__195"><span class="coll" id="determine__196" original="E8cc.-7a1e"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e69" id="determine__197" original="E8cc.-7a1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e68" id="determine__198"><span class="coll" id="determine__199" original="E8cc.-7a1c"> biologically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e66" id="determine__200" original="E8cc.-7a1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e65" id="determine__201"><span class="coll" id="determine__202" original="E8cc.-7a1a"> endogenously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e63" id="determine__203" original="E8cc.-7a19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e62" id="determine__204" original="E8cc.-7a15"><span class="x" id="determine__205" original="E8cc.-7a14"> Prices were partly determined by the efficiency of merchants, traders and peddlers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e60" id="determine__206" original="E8cc.-7a12"><span class="x" id="determine__207" original="E8cc.-7a11"> According to Ferns (2005), the extent to which we value independence is culturally determined. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e5e" id="determine__208" original="E39c.33b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e5d" id="determine__209"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="determine__210" original="E39c.33d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="determine__211" original="E39c.33e"> to discover the facts about something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e5a" id="determine__212" original="E39c.33f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://establish" title="establish definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e59" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.5f44" id="determine__213" original="E39c.340"><span class="xh" id="determine__214"> establish </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e56" id="determine__215"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e55" id="determine__216" original="E8cc.-7af9"><span class="cf" id="determine__217" original="E39c.342"><span class="exp" id="determine__218"> determine </span> something </span><span class="x" id="determine__219" original="E8cc.-7af8"> Further research is necessary to determine the likely cause of this phenomenon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e51" id="determine__220" original="E8cc.-7af2"><span class="cf" id="determine__221" original="E8fb.-7833"> be determined by (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="determine__222" original="E8cc.-7af1"> The nature of candidate genes may be determined by searching the relevant DNA sequences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e4e" id="determine__223" original="E8fb.-7834"><span class="cf" id="determine__224" original="E8cc.-7af5"> as determined by something </span><span class="x" id="determine__225" original="E8fb.-7832"> The coprolites ranged in age (as determined by carbon dating) from more than 28 000 years to around 11 000 years old. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e4b" id="determine__226" original="E8cc.-7af0"><span class="cf" id="determine__227" original="E39c.343"><span class="exp" id="determine__228"> determine </span> what/whether, etc… </span><span class="x" id="determine__229" original="E8cc.-7aef"> The first step was to determine what information each participant had when they made a judgement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e47" id="determine__230" original="E8fb.-7831"><span class="cf" id="determine__231" original="E39c.344"><span class="exp" id="determine__232"> determine </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="determine__233" original="E8fb.-7830"> Prior to approving a new drug application, the FDA must determine that the drug is safe. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e43" id="determine__234" original="E8cc.-7aea"><span class="cf" id="determine__235" original="E8fb.-782f"> it is determined that… </span><span class="x" id="determine__236" original="E8cc.-7ae9"> Finally, by 1826, it was determined that sensory nerves were of five distinct types. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e40" id="determine__237" original="E8cc.-7ac2"><span class="cf" id="determine__238" original="E8fb.-782d"> in order to <span class="exp" id="determine__239"> determine </span> something/if/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="determine__240" original="E8cc.-7ac1"> In order to determine if the species was adapted to saline environments, a field investigation was carried out in September 2007. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e3c" id="determine__241" original="E8cc.-7aba" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__242"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e3a" id="determine__243"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e39" id="determine__244" original="E8cc.-7ab9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e38" id="determine__245"><span class="coll" id="determine__246" original="E8cc.-7ab8"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e36" id="determine__247" original="E8cc.-7ab7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e35" id="determine__248"><span class="coll" id="determine__249" original="E8cc.-7ab6"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e33" id="determine__250" original="E8cc.-7ab5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e32" id="determine__251"><span class="coll" id="determine__252" original="E8cc.-7ab4"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e30" id="determine__253" original="E8cc.-7ab3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e2f" id="determine__254"><span class="coll" id="determine__255" original="E8cc.-7ab2"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e2d" id="determine__256" original="E8cc.-7ab1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e2c" id="determine__257"><span class="coll" id="determine__258" original="E8cc.-7ab0"> composition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e2a" id="determine__259" original="E8cc.-7aaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e29" id="determine__260"><span class="coll" id="determine__261" original="E8cc.-7aae"> content </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e27" id="determine__262" original="E8cc.-7aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e26" id="determine__263"><span class="coll" id="determine__264" original="E8cc.-7aac"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e24" id="determine__265" original="E8fb.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e23" id="determine__266"><span class="coll" id="determine__267" original="E8fb.-7828"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e21" id="determine__268" original="E8fb.-6b4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e20" id="determine__269"><span class="coll" id="determine__270" original="E8fb.-6b4b"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e1e" id="determine__271" original="E8fb.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e1d" id="determine__272"><span class="coll" id="determine__273" original="E8fb.-7826"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e1b" id="determine__274"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e1a" id="determine__275" original="E8cc.-7aaa"><span class="x" id="determine__276" original="E8cc.-7aa9"> Creditors considering lending money to a company will want to determine the extent to which the company has incurred secured debt. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e18" id="determine__277" original="E8cc.-7a85" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__278"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e16" id="determine__279"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e15" id="determine__280" original="E8cc.-7a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e14" id="determine__281"><span class="coll" id="determine__282" original="E8cc.-7a7f"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e12" id="determine__283" original="E8cc.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e11" id="determine__284"><span class="coll" id="determine__285" original="E8cc.-7a7d"> status </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e0f" id="determine__286"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e0e" id="determine__287" original="E8cc.-7a75"><span class="x" id="determine__288" original="E8cc.-7a74"> The reason for determining employment status is for an employer to understand what their obligations are to the worker. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e0c" id="determine__289" original="E8cc.-7a9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__290"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e0a" id="determine__291"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e09" id="determine__292" original="E8cc.-7a9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e08" id="determine__293"><span class="coll" id="determine__294" original="E8cc.-7a9a"> outcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e06" id="determine__295" original="E8cc.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e05" id="determine__296"><span class="coll" id="determine__297" original="E8cc.-7a98"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e03" id="determine__298" original="E8cc.-7a97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e02" id="determine__299"><span class="coll" id="determine__300" original="E8cc.-7a96"> effectiveness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5e00" id="determine__301" original="E8cc.-7a95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dff" id="determine__302"><span class="coll" id="determine__303" original="E8cc.-7a94"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dfd" id="determine__304" original="E8cc.-7a6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dfc" id="determine__305"><span class="coll" id="determine__306" original="E8cc.-7a6a"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dfa" id="determine__307" original="E8cc.-7a93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5df9" id="determine__308"><span class="coll" id="determine__309" original="E8cc.-7a92"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5df7" id="determine__310" original="E8cc.-7a91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5df6" id="determine__311"><span class="coll" id="determine__312" original="E8cc.-7a90"> location </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5df4" id="determine__313"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5df3" id="determine__314" original="E8cc.-7a88"><span class="x" id="determine__315" original="E8cc.-7a87"> Beginning in about 1856, tests were carried out to determine the effectiveness of these treatments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5df1" id="determine__316" original="E8cc.-7a8b"><span class="x" id="determine__317" original="E8cc.-7a8a"> For Heidegger, metaphysics determines the nature of all things. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5def" id="determine__318" original="E8cc.-7a72" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__319"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ded" id="determine__320"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dec" id="determine__321" original="E8cc.-7a6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5deb" id="determine__322"><span class="coll" id="determine__323" original="E8cc.-7a6e"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5de9" id="determine__324" original="E8cc.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5de8" id="determine__325"><span class="coll" id="determine__326" original="E8cc.-7a6c"> parameter </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5de6" id="determine__327"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5de5" id="determine__328" original="E8cc.-7a68"><span class="x" id="determine__329" original="E8cc.-7a67"> Another important factor in determining the value of an estate was planters' residency. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5de3" id="determine__330" original="E8cc.-7a40" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__331"> adverb + determine | determine + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5de1" id="determine__332"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5de0" id="determine__333" original="E8cc.-7a3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ddf" id="determine__334"><span class="coll" id="determine__335" original="E8cc.-7a3c"> fully </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ddd" id="determine__336"><span class="coll" id="determine__337" original="E8cc.-7a3a"> completely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ddb" id="determine__338"><span class="coll" id="determine__339" original="E8cc.-7a38"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dd9" id="determine__340"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dd8" id="determine__341" original="E8cc.-7a36"><span class="x" id="determine__342" original="E8cc.-7a35"> The significance of these findings has yet to be fully determined. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dd6" id="determine__343" original="E8cc.-7a0f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__344"> adverb + determine | determine + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dd4" id="determine__345"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dd3" id="determine__346" original="E8cc.-7a0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dd2" id="determine__347"><span class="coll" id="determine__348" original="E8cc.-7a09"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dd0" id="determine__349" original="E8cc.-7a08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dcf" id="determine__350"><span class="coll" id="determine__351" original="E8cc.-7a07"> exactly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dcd" id="determine__352"><span class="coll" id="determine__353" original="E8cc.-7a05"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dcb" id="determine__354" original="E8cc.-7a0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dca" id="determine__355"><span class="coll" id="determine__356" original="E8cc.-7a0d"> experimentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dc8" id="determine__357" original="E8cc.-7a0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dc7" id="determine__358"><span class="coll" id="determine__359" original="E8cc.-7a0b"> empirically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dc5" id="determine__360"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dc4" id="determine__361" original="E821.-4ad8"><span class="x" id="determine__362" original="E821.-4ad7"> Darwin determined experimentally that seeds of land plants were able to survive prolonged immersion in salt water. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dc2" id="determine__363" original="E8cc.-79fb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__364"> adjective + to determine </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dc0" id="determine__365"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dbf" id="determine__366" original="E8cc.-79fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dbe" id="determine__367"><span class="coll" id="determine__368" original="E8cc.-79f9"> difficult </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dbc" id="determine__369"><span class="coll" id="determine__370" original="E8cc.-79f1"> hard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dba" id="determine__371" original="E8cc.-79f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5db9" id="determine__372"><span class="coll" id="determine__373" original="E8cc.-79f5"> impossible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5db7" id="determine__374" original="E8cc.-79f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5db6" id="determine__375"><span class="coll" id="determine__376" original="E8cc.-79f7"> possible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5db4" id="determine__377" original="E8cc.-79f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5db3" id="determine__378"><span class="coll" id="determine__379" original="E8cc.-79f3"> easy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5db1" id="determine__380" original="E8cc.-79f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5db0" id="determine__381"><span class="coll" id="determine__382" original="E8cc.-79ef"> able </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dae" id="determine__383" original="E8cc.-79ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dad" id="determine__384"><span class="coll" id="determine__385" original="E8cc.-79ed"> unable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5dab" id="determine__386" original="E8fb.-7815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5daa" id="determine__387"><span class="coll" id="determine__388" original="E8fb.-7814"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5da8" id="determine__389" original="E8fb.-7813"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5da7" id="determine__390"><span class="coll" id="determine__391" original="E8fb.-7812"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5da5" id="determine__392"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5da4" id="determine__393" original="E8cc.-79e8"><span class="x" id="determine__394" original="E8cc.-79e7"> It was possible to determine whether coins had been struck from the same die by comparing coins in close detail. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5da2" id="determine__395" original="E8cc.-79e0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__396"> verb + to determine </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5da0" id="determine__397"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d9f" id="determine__398" original="E8cc.-79df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d9e" id="determine__399"><span class="coll" id="determine__400" original="E8cc.-79de"> try </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d9c" id="determine__401"><span class="coll" id="determine__402" original="E8cc.-79d8"> attempt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d9a" id="determine__403" original="E8cc.-79db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d99" id="determine__404"><span class="coll" id="determine__405" original="E8cc.-79da"> aim </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d97" id="determine__406"><span class="coll" id="determine__407" original="E8cc.-79d6"> seek </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d95" id="determine__408" original="E8cc.-79dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d94" id="determine__409"><span class="coll" id="determine__410" original="E8cc.-79dc"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d92" id="determine__411" original="E8cc.-79d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d91" id="determine__412"><span class="coll" id="determine__413" original="E8cc.-79d4"> wish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d8f" id="determine__414" original="E8fb.-7811"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d8e" id="determine__415"><span class="coll" id="determine__416" original="E8fb.-7810"> help </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d8c" id="determine__417"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d8b" id="determine__418" original="E8cc.-79d2"><span class="x" id="determine__419" original="E8cc.-79d1"> This project aimed to determine the environmental parameters that affect the distribution of ticks along the Tamsin trail. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d89" id="determine__420" original="E8cc.-7ae8"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d88" id="determine__421"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="determine__422" original="E8cc.-7ae6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="determine__423" original="E8cc.-7ae5"> to calculate something exactly </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d85" id="determine__424" original="E8cc.-7ae4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://establish" title="establish definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d84" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.5f44" id="determine__425" original="E8cc.-7ae3"><span class="xh" id="determine__426"> establish </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d81" id="determine__427"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d80" id="determine__428" original="E8cc.-7ade"><span class="cf" id="determine__429" original="E8cc.-7ae1"><span class="exp" id="determine__430"> determine </span> something </span><span class="x" id="determine__431" original="E8cc.-7add"> A downward-pointing radar is used to determine the height of the satellite above the ground. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d7c" id="determine__432" original="E8cc.-7ad9"><span class="cf" id="determine__433" original="E8cc.-7adc"> be determined by (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="determine__434" original="E8cc.-7ad8"> The refraction of the ordinary ray can be determined by applying Snell's law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d79" id="determine__435" original="E8cc.-7ad6"><span class="cf" id="determine__436" original="E8cc.-7ad7"> it is determined that… </span><span class="x" id="determine__437" original="E8cc.-7ad5"> It was determined that 120 seconds per reading would be sufficient. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d76" id="determine__438" original="E8cc.-7aba" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__439"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d74" id="determine__440"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d73" id="determine__441" original="E8cc.-7ab9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d72" id="determine__442"><span class="coll" id="determine__443" original="E8cc.-7ab8"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d70" id="determine__444" original="E8cc.-7ab7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d6f" id="determine__445"><span class="coll" id="determine__446" original="E8cc.-7ab6"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d6d" id="determine__447" original="E8cc.-7ab5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d6c" id="determine__448"><span class="coll" id="determine__449" original="E8cc.-7ab4"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d6a" id="determine__450" original="E8cc.-7ab3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d69" id="determine__451"><span class="coll" id="determine__452" original="E8cc.-7ab2"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d67" id="determine__453" original="E8cc.-7ab1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d66" id="determine__454"><span class="coll" id="determine__455" original="E8cc.-7ab0"> composition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d64" id="determine__456" original="E8cc.-7aaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d63" id="determine__457"><span class="coll" id="determine__458" original="E8cc.-7aae"> content </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d61" id="determine__459" original="E8cc.-7aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d60" id="determine__460"><span class="coll" id="determine__461" original="E8cc.-7aac"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d5e" id="determine__462" original="E8fb.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d5d" id="determine__463"><span class="coll" id="determine__464" original="E8fb.-7828"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d5b" id="determine__465" original="E8fb.-6b4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d5a" id="determine__466"><span class="coll" id="determine__467" original="E8fb.-6b4b"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d58" id="determine__468" original="E8fb.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d57" id="determine__469"><span class="coll" id="determine__470" original="E8fb.-7826"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d55" id="determine__471"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d54" id="determine__472" original="E8cc.-7aa7"><span class="x" id="determine__473" original="E8cc.-7aa6"> From the calibration curve, Fig. 6.3, we can determine the amount of protein present in each sample. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d52" id="determine__474" original="E8cc.-7a72" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__475"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d50" id="determine__476"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d4f" id="determine__477" original="E8cc.-7a6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d4e" id="determine__478"><span class="coll" id="determine__479" original="E8cc.-7a6e"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d4c" id="determine__480" original="E8cc.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d4b" id="determine__481"><span class="coll" id="determine__482" original="E8cc.-7a6c"> parameter </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d49" id="determine__483"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d48" id="determine__484" original="E8cc.-7a62"><span class="x" id="determine__485" original="E8cc.-7a61"> We first determined the enzymatic parameters for the hydrolysis of the two types of substrates at physiological pH (pH 8). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d46" id="determine__486" original="E8cc.-7a60" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__487"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d44" id="determine__488"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d43" id="determine__489" original="E8cc.-7a5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d42" id="determine__490"><span class="coll" id="determine__491" original="E8cc.-7a5b"> constant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d40" id="determine__492" original="E8cc.-7a5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d3f" id="determine__493"><span class="coll" id="determine__494" original="E8cc.-7a59"> velocity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d3d" id="determine__495" original="E8cc.-7a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d3c" id="determine__496"><span class="coll" id="determine__497" original="E8cc.-7a57"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d3a" id="determine__498" original="E8cc.-7a56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d39" id="determine__499" original="E8cc.-7a55"><span class="x" id="determine__500" original="E8cc.-7a54"> A flame photometer was used to determine the Ca₂ concentration of the water sample. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d37" id="determine__501" original="E8cc.-7a0f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__502"> adverb + determine | determine + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d35" id="determine__503"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d34" id="determine__504" original="E8cc.-7a0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d33" id="determine__505"><span class="coll" id="determine__506" original="E8cc.-7a09"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d31" id="determine__507" original="E8cc.-7a08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d30" id="determine__508"><span class="coll" id="determine__509" original="E8cc.-7a07"> exactly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d2e" id="determine__510"><span class="coll" id="determine__511" original="E8cc.-7a05"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d2c" id="determine__512" original="E8cc.-7a0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d2b" id="determine__513"><span class="coll" id="determine__514" original="E8cc.-7a0d"> experimentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d29" id="determine__515" original="E8cc.-7a0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d28" id="determine__516"><span class="coll" id="determine__517" original="E8cc.-7a0b"> empirically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d26" id="determine__518"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d25" id="determine__519" original="E8cc.-7a00"><span class="x" id="determine__520" original="E8cc.-79ff"> In many situations, determining exactly how much work each employee has done can be a costly process. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d23" id="determine__521" original="E8cc.-79fb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__522"> adjective + to determine </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d21" id="determine__523"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d20" id="determine__524" original="E8cc.-79fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d1f" id="determine__525"><span class="coll" id="determine__526" original="E8cc.-79f9"> difficult </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d1d" id="determine__527"><span class="coll" id="determine__528" original="E8cc.-79f1"> hard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d1b" id="determine__529" original="E8cc.-79f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d1a" id="determine__530"><span class="coll" id="determine__531" original="E8cc.-79f5"> impossible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d18" id="determine__532" original="E8cc.-79f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d17" id="determine__533"><span class="coll" id="determine__534" original="E8cc.-79f7"> possible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d15" id="determine__535" original="E8cc.-79f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d14" id="determine__536"><span class="coll" id="determine__537" original="E8cc.-79f3"> easy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d12" id="determine__538" original="E8cc.-79f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d11" id="determine__539"><span class="coll" id="determine__540" original="E8cc.-79ef"> able </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d0f" id="determine__541" original="E8cc.-79ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d0e" id="determine__542"><span class="coll" id="determine__543" original="E8cc.-79ed"> unable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d0c" id="determine__544" original="E8fb.-7815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d0b" id="determine__545"><span class="coll" id="determine__546" original="E8fb.-7814"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d09" id="determine__547" original="E8fb.-7813"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d08" id="determine__548"><span class="coll" id="determine__549" original="E8fb.-7812"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d06" id="determine__550"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d05" id="determine__551" original="E8cc.-79eb"><span class="x" id="determine__552" original="E8cc.-79ea"> It is difficult to determine exactly how far the canoe can be tipped before it will flip over. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d03" id="determine__553" original="E8cc.-79e0" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__554"> verb + to determine </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d01" id="determine__555"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5d00" id="determine__556" original="E8cc.-79df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cff" id="determine__557"><span class="coll" id="determine__558" original="E8cc.-79de"> try </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cfd" id="determine__559"><span class="coll" id="determine__560" original="E8cc.-79d8"> attempt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cfb" id="determine__561" original="E8cc.-79db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cfa" id="determine__562"><span class="coll" id="determine__563" original="E8cc.-79da"> aim </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cf8" id="determine__564"><span class="coll" id="determine__565" original="E8cc.-79d6"> seek </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cf6" id="determine__566" original="E8cc.-79dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cf5" id="determine__567"><span class="coll" id="determine__568" original="E8cc.-79dc"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cf3" id="determine__569" original="E8cc.-79d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cf2" id="determine__570"><span class="coll" id="determine__571" original="E8cc.-79d4"> wish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cf0" id="determine__572" original="E8fb.-7811"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cef" id="determine__573"><span class="coll" id="determine__574" original="E8fb.-7810"> help </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ced" id="determine__575"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cec" id="determine__576" original="E8cc.-79cf"><span class="x" id="determine__577" original="E8cc.-79ce"> Instead of trying to determine n(y), it is more convenient to work with the inverse function y(n). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cea" id="determine__578" original="E39c.34b"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ce9" id="determine__579"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="determine__580" original="E39c.34d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="determine__581" original="E39c.34e"> to officially decide and/or arrange something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ce6" id="determine__582"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ce5" id="determine__583" original="E8cc.-7ad4"><span class="cf" id="determine__584" original="E39c.34f"><span class="exp" id="determine__585"> determine </span> something </span><span class="x" id="determine__586" original="E8cc.-7ad3"> To determine the basic amount of the fine, the Commission first calculates the value of sales. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ce1" id="determine__587" original="E8cc.-7ad0"><span class="cf" id="determine__588" original="E39c.350"><span class="exp" id="determine__589"> determine </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="determine__590" original="E8cc.-7acf"> Once a court has determined that procedures should be stayed, the focus of attention switches to the Commissioner. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cdd" id="determine__591" original="E8cc.-7acd"><span class="cf" id="determine__592" original="E8cc.-7ace"> it is determined that… </span><span class="x" id="determine__593" original="E8cc.-7acc"> It was determined that the Polytechnique would be reorganized. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cda" id="determine__594" original="E8cc.-7aba" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__595"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cd8" id="determine__596"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cd7" id="determine__597" original="E8cc.-7ab9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cd6" id="determine__598"><span class="coll" id="determine__599" original="E8cc.-7ab8"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cd4" id="determine__600" original="E8cc.-7ab7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cd3" id="determine__601"><span class="coll" id="determine__602" original="E8cc.-7ab6"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cd1" id="determine__603" original="E8cc.-7ab5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cd0" id="determine__604"><span class="coll" id="determine__605" original="E8cc.-7ab4"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cce" id="determine__606" original="E8cc.-7ab3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ccd" id="determine__607"><span class="coll" id="determine__608" original="E8cc.-7ab2"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ccb" id="determine__609" original="E8cc.-7ab1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cca" id="determine__610"><span class="coll" id="determine__611" original="E8cc.-7ab0"> composition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cc8" id="determine__612" original="E8cc.-7aaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cc7" id="determine__613"><span class="coll" id="determine__614" original="E8cc.-7aae"> content </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cc5" id="determine__615" original="E8cc.-7aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cc4" id="determine__616"><span class="coll" id="determine__617" original="E8cc.-7aac"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cc2" id="determine__618" original="E8fb.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cc1" id="determine__619"><span class="coll" id="determine__620" original="E8fb.-7828"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cbf" id="determine__621" original="E8fb.-6b4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cbe" id="determine__622"><span class="coll" id="determine__623" original="E8fb.-6b4b"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cbc" id="determine__624" original="E8fb.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cbb" id="determine__625"><span class="coll" id="determine__626" original="E8fb.-7826"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cb9" id="determine__627"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cb8" id="determine__628" original="E8cc.-7aa1"><span class="x" id="determine__629" original="E8cc.-7aa0"> In cases where the proceedings could not be evaluated in monetary terms, the sum payable was determined by the courts. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cb6" id="determine__630" original="E8cc.-7a85" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="determine__631"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cb4" id="determine__632"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cb3" id="determine__633" original="E8cc.-7a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cb2" id="determine__634"><span class="coll" id="determine__635" original="E8cc.-7a7f"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cb0" id="determine__636" original="E8cc.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5caf" id="determine__637"><span class="coll" id="determine__638" original="E8cc.-7a7d"> status </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cad" id="determine__639"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5cac" id="determine__640" original="E8cc.-7a78"><span class="x" id="determine__641" original="E8cc.-7a77"> The company determines a price that yields a target return on investment (ROI). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5caa" id="determine__642" original="E39c.351"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ca9" id="determine__643"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="determine__644" original="E39c.353"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="determine__645" original="E39c.354"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ca6" id="determine__646"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="determine__647" original="E8cc.-7aca" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="determine__648" original="E39c.358"> to decide definitely to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ca3" id="determine__649"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ca2" id="determine__650" original="E8cc.-7ac9"><span class="cf" id="determine__651" original="E39c.355"><span class="exp" id="determine__652"> determine </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="determine__653" original="E8cc.-7ac8"> The Reds determined to hold Tsaritsyn at all costs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c9e" id="determine__654" original="E8cc.-7ac7"><span class="cf" id="determine__655" original="E39c.356"><span class="exp" id="determine__656"> determine </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="determine__657" original="E8cc.-7ac6"> Companies might determine that social benefits to keep employees happy would be a boon for productivity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c9a" id="determine__658" original="E8fb.-782b"><span class="cf" id="determine__659" original="E8fb.-782c"><span class="exp" id="determine__660"> determine </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="determine__661" original="E8fb.-782a"> Most of the original wording determined on by Cranmer remained unaltered. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c96" id="identify__68" original="E4c7.133d" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="identify__69" original="E4c7.133e"><span class="h1" id="identify__70" original="E4c7.133f"><ul class="inline" id="identify__71" original="E4c7.1340"><li class="li" id="identify__72" original="E4c7.1341"> determine </li><li class="li" id="identify__73" original="E4c7.1342"> establish </li><li class="li" id="identify__74" original="E4c7.1343"> identify </li><li class="li" id="identify__75" original="E4c7.1344"> ascertain <span class="pos" id="identify__76" original="E4c7.1345"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="identify__77" original="E4c7.1346"> These words all mean to find out or calculate the facts about something by researching or studying. </span><ul class="bullet" id="identify__78" original="E4c7.1347"><li class="li" id="identify__79" original="E4c7.1348"> to determine/​establish/​identify/​ascertain <span class="eb" id="identify__80" original="E4c7.1349"> what/​how/​when/​whether/​why… </span></li><li class="li" id="identify__81" original="E4c7.134a"> to establish/​ascertain <span class="eb" id="identify__82" original="E4c7.134b"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="identify__83" original="E4c7.134c"> to determine/​establish/​identify/​ascertain the <span class="eb" id="identify__84" original="E4c7.134d"> extent/​cause </span> of something </li><li class="li" id="identify__85" original="E4c7.134e"> to determine/​identify/​ascertain the <span class="eb" id="identify__86" original="E4c7.134f"> impact/​effect </span></li><li class="li" id="identify__87" original="E4c7.1350"> to establish/​ascertain the <span class="eb" id="identify__88" original="E4c7.1351"> facts </span></li><li class="li" id="identify__89" original="E4c7.1352"> to determine/​identify <span class="eb" id="identify__90" original="E4c7.1353"> factors </span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="identify__91" original="E4c7.1354"><li class="li" id="identify__92" original="E4c7.1355"><span class="eb" id="identify__93" original="E4c7.1356"> Determine </span> can be used to talk about finding facts and calculating figures; <span class="eb" id="identify__94" original="E4c7.1357"> establish </span> and <span class="eb" id="identify__95" original="E4c7.1358"> identify </span> are used mostly about finding and proving facts: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c28" id="identify__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5cb5" id="identify__97" original="E4c7.1359"><span class="x" id="identify__98" original="E4c7.135a"> First, we must determine the value of the parameter VZ. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5cb3" id="identify__99" original="E4c7.135b"><span class="x" id="identify__100" original="E4c7.135c"> Crawford (1989), Whalley (1986b) and Zussman (1985) established three important facts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5cb1" id="identify__101" original="E4c7.135d"><span class="x" id="identify__102" original="E4c7.135e"> The researchers identified 14 further factors, including… </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="identify__103" original="E4c7.135f"><span class="eb" id="identify__104" original="E4c7.1360"> Identify </span> is used especially to talk about searching for connections, problems and causes: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c25" id="identify__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5cad" id="identify__106" original="E4c7.1361"><span class="x" id="identify__107" original="E4c7.1362"> SWOT analysis serves to identify the key issues. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="identify__108" original="E4c7.1363"><span class="eb" id="identify__109" original="E4c7.1364"> Ascertain </span> is often used to talk about understanding people's feelings and intentions: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c24" id="identify__110"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5ca9" id="identify__111" original="E4c7.1365"><span class="x" id="identify__112" original="E4c7.1366"> The GPs should ascertain whether patients were motivated to change their habits. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-575f" id="determine__707" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="determine__708"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-575d" id="determine__709" original="E8cc.-7abd"><span class="shcut" id="determine__710" original="E8cc.-7abc"> determine + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-575b" id="determine__711" original="E8cc.-7abb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-575a" id="determine__712" original="E8cc.-7ab9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5759" id="determine__713" original="E8cc.-7ab8"><span class="coll" id="determine__714"> amount </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5757" id="determine__715" original="E8cc.-7ab7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5756" id="determine__716" original="E8cc.-7ab6"><span class="coll" id="determine__717"> extent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5754" id="determine__718" original="E8cc.-7ab5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5753" id="determine__719" original="E8cc.-7ab4"><span class="coll" id="determine__720"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5751" id="determine__721" original="E8cc.-7ab3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5750" id="determine__722" original="E8cc.-7ab2"><span class="coll" id="determine__723"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-574e" id="determine__724" original="E8cc.-7ab1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-574d" id="determine__725" original="E8cc.-7ab0"><span class="coll" id="determine__726"> composition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-574b" id="determine__727" original="E8cc.-7aaf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-574a" id="determine__728" original="E8cc.-7aae"><span class="coll" id="determine__729"> content </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5748" id="determine__730" original="E8cc.-7aad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5747" id="determine__731" original="E8cc.-7aac"><span class="coll" id="determine__732"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5745" id="determine__733" original="E8fb.-7829"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5744" id="determine__734" original="E8fb.-7828"><span class="coll" id="determine__735"> degree </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5742" id="determine__736" original="E8fb.-6b4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5741" id="determine__737" original="E8fb.-6b4b"><span class="coll" id="determine__738"> rate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-573f" id="determine__739" original="E8fb.-7827"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-573e" id="determine__740" original="E8fb.-7826"><span class="coll" id="determine__741"> distribution </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-573c" id="determine__742" original="E8cc.-7aab"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-573b" id="determine__743" original="E8cc.-7aaa"><span class="x" id="determine__744" original="E8cc.-7aa9"> Creditors considering lending money to a company will want to determine the extent to which the company has incurred secured debt. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5739" id="determine__745" original="E8cc.-7aa7"><span class="x" id="determine__746" original="E8cc.-7aa6"> From the calibration curve, Fig. 6.3, we can determine the amount of protein present in each sample. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5737" id="determine__747" original="E8cc.-7aa4"><span class="x" id="determine__748" original="E8cc.-7aa3"> Engaged learners are highly motivated to learn and determine the direction of the learning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5735" id="determine__749" original="E8cc.-7aa1"><span class="x" id="determine__750" original="E8cc.-7aa0"> In cases where the proceedings could not be evaluated in monetary terms, the sum payable was determined by the courts. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5733" id="determine__751" original="E8cc.-7a86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5732" id="determine__752" original="E8cc.-7a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5731" id="determine__753" original="E8cc.-7a7f"><span class="coll" id="determine__754"> price </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-572f" id="determine__755" original="E8cc.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-572e" id="determine__756" original="E8cc.-7a7d"><span class="coll" id="determine__757"> status </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-572c" id="determine__758" original="E8cc.-7a7c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-572b" id="determine__759" original="E821.-4ada"><span class="x" id="determine__760" original="E821.-4ad9"> In a free market, price is determined by the combination of supply and demand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5729" id="determine__761" original="E8cc.-7a78"><span class="x" id="determine__762" original="E8cc.-7a77"> The company determines a price that yields a target return on investment (ROI). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5727" id="determine__763" original="E8cc.-7a75"><span class="x" id="determine__764" original="E8cc.-7a74"> The reason for determining employment status is for an employer to understand what their obligations are to the worker. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5725" id="determine__765" original="E8cc.-7a9f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5724" id="determine__766" original="E8cc.-7a9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5723" id="determine__767" original="E8cc.-7a9a"><span class="coll" id="determine__768"> outcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5721" id="determine__769" original="E8cc.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5720" id="determine__770" original="E8cc.-7a98"><span class="coll" id="determine__771"> behaviour </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-571e" id="determine__772" original="E8cc.-7a97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-571d" id="determine__773" original="E8cc.-7a96"><span class="coll" id="determine__774"> effectiveness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-571b" id="determine__775" original="E8cc.-7a95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-571a" id="determine__776" original="E8cc.-7a94"><span class="coll" id="determine__777"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5718" id="determine__778" original="E8cc.-7a6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5717" id="determine__779" original="E8cc.-7a6a"><span class="coll" id="determine__780"> structure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5715" id="determine__781" original="E8cc.-7a93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5714" id="determine__782" original="E8cc.-7a92"><span class="coll" id="determine__783"> nature </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5712" id="determine__784" original="E8cc.-7a91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5711" id="determine__785" original="E8cc.-7a90"><span class="coll" id="determine__786"> location </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-570f" id="determine__787" original="E8cc.-7a8f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-570e" id="determine__788" original="E8cc.-7a8e"><span class="x" id="determine__789" original="E8cc.-7a8d"> In any war, the outcome will be largely determined by the relative power of the combatants. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-570c" id="determine__790" original="E8cc.-7a88"><span class="x" id="determine__791" original="E8cc.-7a87"> Beginning in about 1856, tests were carried out to determine the effectiveness of these treatments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-570a" id="determine__792" original="E8cc.-7a8b"><span class="x" id="determine__793" original="E8cc.-7a8a"> For Heidegger, metaphysics determines the nature of all things. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5708" id="determine__794" original="E8fb.-7825"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5707" id="determine__795" original="E8fb.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5706" id="determine__796" original="E8fb.-7822"><span class="coll" id="determine__797"> fate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5704" id="determine__798" original="E8fb.-7821"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5703" id="determine__799" original="E8fb.-7820"><span class="coll" id="determine__800"> success </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5701" id="determine__801" original="E8fb.-781f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5700" id="determine__802" original="E8fb.-781e"><span class="x" id="determine__803" original="E8fb.-781d"> Ultimately, events in England determined the political fate of both Scotland and Ireland. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56fe" id="determine__804" original="E8cc.-7a73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56fd" id="determine__805" original="E8cc.-7a6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56fc" id="determine__806" original="E8cc.-7a6e"><span class="coll" id="determine__807"> value </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56fa" id="determine__808" original="E8cc.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56f9" id="determine__809" original="E8cc.-7a6c"><span class="coll" id="determine__810"> parameter </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56f7" id="determine__811" original="E8cc.-7a69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56f6" id="determine__812" original="E8cc.-7a68"><span class="x" id="determine__813" original="E8cc.-7a67"> Another important factor in determining the value of an estate was planters' residency. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56f4" id="determine__814" original="E8cc.-7a62"><span class="x" id="determine__815" original="E8cc.-7a61"> We first determined the enzymatic parameters for the hydrolysis of the two types of substrates at physiological pH (pH 8). </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56f2" id="determine__816" original="E8fb.-781c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56f1" id="determine__817" original="E8fb.-781a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56f0" id="determine__818" original="E8fb.-7819"><span class="coll" id="determine__819"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56ee" id="determine__820" original="E8fb.-7818"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56ed" id="determine__821" original="E8fb.-7817"><span class="coll" id="determine__822"> sequence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56eb" id="determine__823" original="E8fb.-7816"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56ea" id="determine__824" original="E8fb.-6b4a"><span class="x" id="determine__825" original="E8fb.-6b49"> Mass spectrometry helps determine the exact sequence of components. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56e8" id="determine__826" original="E8cc.-7a60"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56e7" id="determine__827" original="E8cc.-7a5c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56e6" id="determine__828" original="E8cc.-7a5b"><span class="coll" id="determine__829"> constant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56e4" id="determine__830" original="E8cc.-7a5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56e3" id="determine__831" original="E8cc.-7a59"><span class="coll" id="determine__832"> velocity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56e1" id="determine__833" original="E8cc.-7a58"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56e0" id="determine__834" original="E8cc.-7a57"><span class="coll" id="determine__835"> concentration </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56de" id="determine__836" original="E8cc.-7a56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56dd" id="determine__837" original="E8cc.-7a55"><span class="x" id="determine__838" original="E8cc.-7a54"> A flame photometer was used to determine the Ca₂ concentration of the water sample. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56db" id="determine__839" original="E8cc.-7a43"><span class="shcut" id="determine__840" original="E8cc.-7a42"> adverb + determine | determine + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56d9" id="determine__841" original="E8cc.-7a41"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56d8" id="determine__842" original="E8cc.-7a3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56d7" id="determine__843" original="E8cc.-7a3c"><span class="coll" id="determine__844"> fully </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56d5" id="determine__845" original="E8cc.-7a3a"><span class="coll" id="determine__846"> completely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56d3" id="determine__847" original="E8cc.-7a38"><span class="coll" id="determine__848"> entirely </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56d1" id="determine__849" original="E8cc.-7a37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56d0" id="determine__850" original="E8cc.-7a36"><span class="x" id="determine__851" original="E8cc.-7a35"> The significance of these findings has yet to be fully determined. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56ce" id="determine__852" original="E8cc.-7a33"><span class="x" id="determine__853" original="E8cc.-7a32"> The motion of solids through a perfect liquid completely determines the fluid motion if the solids and fluid are originally at rest. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56cc" id="determine__854" original="E8cc.-7a31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56cb" id="determine__855" original="E8cc.-7a2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56ca" id="determine__856" original="E8cc.-7a2e"><span class="coll" id="determine__857"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56c8" id="determine__858" original="E8cc.-7a2a"><span class="coll" id="determine__859"> mainly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56c6" id="determine__860" original="E8cc.-7a2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56c5" id="determine__861" original="E8cc.-7a2c"><span class="coll" id="determine__862"> primarily </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56c3" id="determine__863" original="E8cc.-7a29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56c2" id="determine__864" original="E8cc.-7a28"><span class="coll" id="determine__865"> partially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56c0" id="determine__866" original="E8cc.-7a26"><span class="coll" id="determine__867"> partly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56be" id="determine__868" original="E8cc.-7a25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56bd" id="determine__869" original="E8cc.-7a24"><span class="coll" id="determine__870"> solely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56bb" id="determine__871" original="E8cc.-7a22"><span class="coll" id="determine__872"> uniquely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56b9" id="determine__873" original="E8cc.-7a21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56b8" id="determine__874" original="E8cc.-7a20"><span class="coll" id="determine__875"> genetically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56b6" id="determine__876" original="E8cc.-7a1f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56b5" id="determine__877" original="E8cc.-7a1e"><span class="coll" id="determine__878"> culturally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56b3" id="determine__879" original="E8cc.-7a1d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56b2" id="determine__880" original="E8cc.-7a1c"><span class="coll" id="determine__881"> biologically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56b0" id="determine__882" original="E8cc.-7a1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56af" id="determine__883" original="E8cc.-7a1a"><span class="coll" id="determine__884"> endogenously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56ad" id="determine__885" original="E8cc.-7a19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56ac" id="determine__886" original="E8cc.-7a15"><span class="x" id="determine__887" original="E8cc.-7a14"> Prices were partly determined by the efficiency of merchants, traders and peddlers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56aa" id="determine__888" original="E8cc.-7a12"><span class="x" id="determine__889" original="E8cc.-7a11"> According to Ferns (2005), the extent to which we value independence is culturally determined. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56a8" id="determine__890" original="E8cc.-7a10"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56a7" id="determine__891" original="E8cc.-7a0a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56a6" id="determine__892" original="E8cc.-7a09"><span class="coll" id="determine__893"> accurately </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56a4" id="determine__894" original="E8cc.-7a08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56a3" id="determine__895" original="E8cc.-7a07"><span class="coll" id="determine__896"> exactly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-56a1" id="determine__897" original="E8cc.-7a05"><span class="coll" id="determine__898"> precisely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-569f" id="determine__899" original="E8cc.-7a0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-569e" id="determine__900" original="E8cc.-7a0d"><span class="coll" id="determine__901"> experimentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-569c" id="determine__902" original="E8cc.-7a0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-569b" id="determine__903" original="E8cc.-7a0b"><span class="coll" id="determine__904"> empirically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5699" id="determine__905" original="E8cc.-7a04"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5698" id="determine__906" original="E8cc.-7a00"><span class="x" id="determine__907" original="E8cc.-79ff"> In many situations, determining exactly how much work each employee has done can be a costly process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5696" id="determine__908" original="E821.-4ad8"><span class="x" id="determine__909" original="E821.-4ad7"> Darwin determined experimentally that seeds of land plants were able to survive prolonged immersion in salt water. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5694" id="determine__910" original="E8cc.-79fe"><span class="shcut" id="determine__911" original="E8cc.-79fd"> adjective + to determine </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5692" id="determine__912" original="E8cc.-79fc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5691" id="determine__913" original="E8cc.-79fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5690" id="determine__914" original="E8cc.-79f9"><span class="coll" id="determine__915"> difficult </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-568e" id="determine__916" original="E8cc.-79f1"><span class="coll" id="determine__917"> hard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-568c" id="determine__918" original="E8cc.-79f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-568b" id="determine__919" original="E8cc.-79f5"><span class="coll" id="determine__920"> impossible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5689" id="determine__921" original="E8cc.-79f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5688" id="determine__922" original="E8cc.-79f7"><span class="coll" id="determine__923"> possible </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5686" id="determine__924" original="E8cc.-79f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5685" id="determine__925" original="E8cc.-79f3"><span class="coll" id="determine__926"> easy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5683" id="determine__927" original="E8cc.-79f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5682" id="determine__928" original="E8cc.-79ef"><span class="coll" id="determine__929"> able </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5680" id="determine__930" original="E8cc.-79ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-567f" id="determine__931" original="E8cc.-79ed"><span class="coll" id="determine__932"> unable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-567d" id="determine__933" original="E8fb.-7815"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-567c" id="determine__934" original="E8fb.-7814"><span class="coll" id="determine__935"> necessary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-567a" id="determine__936" original="E8fb.-7813"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5679" id="determine__937" original="E8fb.-7812"><span class="coll" id="determine__938"> sufficient </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5677" id="determine__939" original="E8cc.-79ec"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5676" id="determine__940" original="E8cc.-79eb"><span class="x" id="determine__941" original="E8cc.-79ea"> It is difficult to determine exactly how far the canoe can be tipped before it will flip over. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5674" id="determine__942" original="E8cc.-79e8"><span class="x" id="determine__943" original="E8cc.-79e7"> It was possible to determine whether coins had been struck from the same die by comparing coins in close detail. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5672" id="determine__944" original="E8cc.-79e3"><span class="shcut" id="determine__945" original="E8cc.-79e2"> verb + to determine </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5670" id="determine__946" original="E8cc.-79e1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-566f" id="determine__947" original="E8cc.-79df"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-566e" id="determine__948" original="E8cc.-79de"><span class="coll" id="determine__949"> try </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-566c" id="determine__950" original="E8cc.-79d8"><span class="coll" id="determine__951"> attempt </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-566a" id="determine__952" original="E8cc.-79db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5669" id="determine__953" original="E8cc.-79da"><span class="coll" id="determine__954"> aim </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5667" id="determine__955" original="E8cc.-79d6"><span class="coll" id="determine__956"> seek </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5665" id="determine__957" original="E8cc.-79dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5664" id="determine__958" original="E8cc.-79dc"><span class="coll" id="determine__959"> need </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5662" id="determine__960" original="E8cc.-79d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5661" id="determine__961" original="E8cc.-79d4"><span class="coll" id="determine__962"> wish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-565f" id="determine__963" original="E8fb.-7811"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-565e" id="determine__964" original="E8fb.-7810"><span class="coll" id="determine__965"> help </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-565c" id="determine__966" original="E8cc.-79d3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-565b" id="determine__967" original="E8cc.-79cf"><span class="x" id="determine__968" original="E8cc.-79ce"> Instead of trying to determine n(y), it is more convenient to work with the inverse function y(n). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5659" id="determine__969" original="E8cc.-79d2"><span class="x" id="determine__970" original="E8cc.-79d1"> This project aimed to determine the environmental parameters that affect the distribution of ticks along the Tamsin trail. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7299" id="determine__971" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://determine" title="determine definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.729a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.492f" id="determine__972" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="determine__973"> determine </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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determined
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c8f" id="determined" original="E39c.359" sum="624"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c8e" id="determined__1" original="E39c.35a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c8d" id="determined__2" original="E39c.35b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> determined </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c84" id="determined__4" original="E39c.360"><span class="pos" id="determined__5" original="E39c.361"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6797" eid="determined__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.43fd" geo="br" id="determined__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determined__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4401" geo="n_am" id="determined__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determined__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c82" id="determined__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c81" id="determined__12" original="E39c.362"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c80" id="determined__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="determined__14" original="E39c.364"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="determined__15" original="E39c.365"><span class="exp" id="determined__16"> determined </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="determined__17" original="E39c.366"> if you are <span class="dh" id="determined__18" original="E39c.367"> determined </span> to do something, you have made a decision to do it and you will not let anyone prevent you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c7a" id="determined__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c79" id="determined__20" original="E8cb.-1372"><span class="x" id="determined__21" original="E8cb.-1371"> China is determined to balance the power of the USA. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c77" id="determined__22" original="E39c.368"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c76" id="determined__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="determined__24" original="E8cb.-136f"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="determined__25" original="E39c.369"> showing determination to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c73" id="determined__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c72" id="determined__27" original="E8cb.-136e"><span class="x" id="determined__28" original="E8cb.-136d"> Determined opposition from a very few governments can block such a move. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c70" id="determined__29" original="E8cb.-136c"><span class="x" id="determined__30" original="E8cb.-136b"> Many Japanese companies are making determined efforts to eliminate the seniority principle completely. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c6e" id="determined__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c6d" id="determined__32" original="E39c.36f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c6c" id="determined__33"><span class="dr" id="determined__34" original="E39c.370"> determinedly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c63" id="determined__35" original="E39c.374"><span class="pos" id="determined__36" original="E39c.375"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6796" eid="determined__37" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.43f7" geo="br" id="determined__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determined__39"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪndli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determinedly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinedly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determinedly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.43fa" geo="n_am" id="determined__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determined__41"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪndli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determinedly__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinedly__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://determinedly__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c61" id="determined__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c60" id="determined__43" original="E8fb.-6a6a"><span class="x" id="determined__44" original="E8fb.-6a69"> Mansfield worked determinedly on a small scale. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7514" id="determined__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://determined" title="determined definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7515" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4997" id="determined__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="determined__47"> determined </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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determiner
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c5e" id="determiner" original="E39c.376" sum="353"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c5d" id="determiner__1" original="E39c.377"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c5c" id="determiner__2" original="E39c.378"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> determiner </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c50" id="determiner__7" original="E39c.380"><span class="pos" id="determiner__8" original="E39c.381"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6787" eid="determiner__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.448d" geo="br" id="determiner__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determiner__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determiner__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determiner__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determiner__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4491" geo="n_am" id="determiner__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determiner__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determiner__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determiner__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determiner__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c4e" id="determiner__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="determiner__15" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c4c" id="determiner__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c4b" id="determiner__17" original="E39c.384"><span class="use" id="determiner__18" original="E39c.385"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> abbreviation <span class="ei" id="determiner__19" original="E39c.386"> det. </span> in this dictionary <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="determiner__20" original="E39c.387"> a word such as <span class="ei" id="determiner__21" original="E39c.388"> the </span> , <span class="ei" id="determiner__22" original="E39c.389"> some </span> , <span class="ei" id="determiner__23" original="E39c.38a"> my </span> , etc. that comes before a noun to show how the noun is being used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c44" id="determiner__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c43" id="determiner__25" original="E896.7ac7"><span class="x" id="determiner__26" original="E896.7ac8"> Countable nouns cannot occur in the singular without a determiner. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.754f" id="determiner__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://determiner" title="determiner definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7550" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.49c3" id="determiner__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="determiner__29"> determiner </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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determinism
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c41" id="determinism" original="E39c.38b" sum="458"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c40" id="determinism__1" original="E39c.38c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c3f" id="determinism__2" original="E39c.38d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> determinism </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c36" id="determinism__4" original="E39c.392"><span class="pos" id="determinism__5" original="E39c.393"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-677e" eid="determinism__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.44cd" geo="br" id="determinism__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinism__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determinism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinism__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determinism__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.44d1" geo="n_am" id="determinism__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinism__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪzəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determinism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinism__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determinism__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c34" id="determinism__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="determinism__12" original="E39c.395"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c32" id="determinism__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="determinism__14" subj="philos"> philosophy </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c30" id="determinism__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c2f" id="determinism__16" original="E39c.397"><span class="def" id="determinism__17" original="E39c.398"> the belief that people are not free to choose what they are like or how they behave, because these things are decided by causes they cannot control </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c2d" id="determinism__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c2c" id="determinism__19" original="E8fa.-6b44"><span class="x" id="determinism__20" original="E8fa.-6b43"> Nietzsche sees no comfort in determinism and seems almost to embrace determinism for this reason alone. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c2a" id="determinism__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c29" id="determinism__22" original="E39c.399"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c28" id="determinism__23"><span class="dr" corpus_freq="102" id="determinism__24" original="E39c.39a"> determinist </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c1f" id="determinism__25" original="E39c.39e"><span class="pos" id="determinism__26" original="E39c.39f"> adjective </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pos" id="determinism__27" original="E8fa.-6b42"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c26" eid="determinism__28" original="E39c.39b" source="ald9" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7dc7" geo="br" id="determinism__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinism__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/determinist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinist__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://determinist__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7dc4" geo="n_am" id="determinism__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinism__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/determinist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/determinist__us_1.ogg" href="sound://determinist__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c1c" id="determinism__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c1b" id="determinism__34" original="E8fa.-6b3f"><span class="x" id="determinism__35" original="E8fa.-6b3e"> The apparent logic of the environmental determinist argument was attractive in itself. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c19" id="determinism__36" original="E8fa.-6b41"><span class="x" id="determinism__37" original="E8fa.-6b40"> The determinists argued that to attribute free will to human beings limited an omnipotent God. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c17" id="determinism__38"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c16" id="determinism__39" original="E8fa.-6b3d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c15" id="determinism__40"><span class="dr" corpus_freq="102" id="determinism__41" original="E8fa.-6b3c"> deterministic </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c0c" id="determinism__42" original="E8fa.-6b38"><span class="pos" id="determinism__43" original="E8fa.-6b37"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-677d" eid="determinism__44" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.44d5" geo="br" id="determinism__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinism__46"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌtɜːmɪˈnɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deterministic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterministic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deterministic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.44d9" geo="n_am" id="determinism__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="determinism__48"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈnɪstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deterministic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterministic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deterministic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c0a" id="determinism__49"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c09" id="determinism__50" original="E8fa.-6b36"><span class="x" id="determinism__51" original="E8fa.-6b35"> If the universe is deterministic, then free will must be an illusion. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7570" id="determinism__52" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://determinism" title="determinism definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7571" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.49d9" id="determinism__53" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="determinism__54"> determinism </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deterrent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c07" id="deterrent" original="E39c.3a0" sum="766"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c06" id="deterrent__1" original="E39c.3a1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5c05" id="deterrent__2" original="E39c.3a2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deterrent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bf9" id="deterrent__7" original="E39c.3aa"><span class="pos" id="deterrent__8" original="E39c.3ab"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-676c" eid="deterrent__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4545" geo="br" id="deterrent__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deterrent__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈterənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deterrent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterrent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deterrent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4549" geo="n_am" id="deterrent__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deterrent__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deterrent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterrent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deterrent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bf7" id="deterrent__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bf6" id="deterrent__15" original="E39c.3ac"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deterrent__16" original="E39c.3ae"> a thing that makes somebody less likely to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bf4" id="deterrent__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bf3" id="deterrent__18" original="E492.546d"><span class="x" id="deterrent__19" original="E492.546e"> The criminal law is punitive and seeks to act as a deterrent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bf1" id="deterrent__20" original="E8cb.-1386"><span class="cf" id="deterrent__21" original="E39c.3ad"><span class="exp" id="deterrent__22"> deterrent </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="deterrent__23" original="E8cb.-1385"> Mental health problems in children are a major deterrent to learning. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bed" id="deterrent__24" original="E8cb.-1383"><span class="cf" id="deterrent__25" original="E8cb.-1384"><span class="exp" id="deterrent__26"> deterrent </span> against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="deterrent__27" original="E8cb.-1382"> An additional deterrent against speculative claims is, of course, costs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5be9" id="deterrent__28" original="E8cb.-1381"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="deterrent__29" original="E8cb.-137f"><span class="exp" id="deterrent__30"> deterrent </span> (against somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="deterrent__31" original="E8cb.-1380"> a weapon or weapons system that makes others less likely to attack you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5be5" id="deterrent__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5be4" id="deterrent__33" original="E8cb.-137e"><span class="x" id="deterrent__34" original="E8cb.-137d"> In some security situations, landmines may be the only effective deterrent against a neighbouring state with superior land forces. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5be2" id="deterrent__35"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5be1" id="deterrent__36" original="E39c.3af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5be0" id="deterrent__37"><span class="dr" id="deterrent__38" original="E39c.3b0"> deterrence </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bd7" id="deterrent__39" original="E39c.3b4"><span class="pos" id="deterrent__40" original="E39c.3b5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-676b" eid="deterrent__41" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.453d" geo="br" id="deterrent__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deterrent__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈterəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deterrence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterrence__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deterrence__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4541" geo="n_am" id="deterrent__44" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deterrent__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deterrence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterrence__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deterrence__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bd5" id="deterrent__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deterrent__47" original="E39c.3b7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bd3" id="deterrent__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bd2" id="deterrent__49" original="E8cb.-137a"><span class="x" id="deterrent__50" original="E8cb.-1379"> Bull points out that mutual nuclear deterrence is a special case of general deterrence, which has always been a defence policy of states. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bd0" id="deterrent__51" original="E8cb.-1378"><span class="cf" id="deterrent__52" original="E492.546f"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="deterrent__53" original="E8cb.-1377"> In general, any legal prohibition should have a deterrence effect. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bcd" id="deterrent__54"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bcc" id="deterrent__55" original="E39c.3b9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bcb" id="deterrent__56"><span class="dr" id="deterrent__57" original="E39c.3ba"> deterrent </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bc9" id="deterrent__58" original="E39c.3bb"><span class="pos" id="deterrent__59" original="E39c.3bc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4131" eid="deterrent__60" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.454d" geo="br" id="deterrent__61" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deterrent__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈterənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/deter/deterrent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterrent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deterrent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4551" geo="n_am" id="deterrent__63" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deterrent__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈtɜːrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/deter/deterrent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/deter/deterrent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deterrent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bc7" id="deterrent__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bc6" id="deterrent__66" original="E8cb.-1376"><span class="x" id="deterrent__67" original="E8cb.-1375"> The sanctions are quite tough and could be expected to have a deterrent effect. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.75b0" id="deterrent__68" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deterrent_2" title="deterrent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.75b1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1fad" id="deterrent__69" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deterrent__70"> deterrent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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detriment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bc4" id="detriment" original="E39c.59e" sum="1028"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bc3" id="detriment__1" original="E39c.59f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bc2" id="detriment__2" original="E39c.5a0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detriment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bba" id="detriment__4" original="E39c.5a5"><span class="pos" id="detriment__5" original="E39c.5a6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-675a" eid="detriment__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4d68" geo="br" id="detriment__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detriment__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdetrɪmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detri/detriment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detri/detriment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detriment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4d6b" geo="n_am" id="detriment__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detriment__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdetrɪmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detri/detriment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detri/detriment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detriment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bb8" id="detriment__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="detriment__12" original="E8cc.-6cc1" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bb6" id="detriment__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bb5" id="detriment__14" original="E8cc.-6cc5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bb4" id="detriment__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="detriment__16" original="E8cc.-6cc3"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="detriment__17" original="E8cc.-6cc2"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="detriment__18" original="E8fb.-68b1"><span class="exp" id="detriment__19"> detriment </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="detriment__20" original="E8cc.-6cc0"> something that causes harm or damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bae" id="detriment__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bad" id="detriment__22" original="E8fb.-68b3"><span class="x" id="detriment__23" original="E8fb.-68b0"> His argument is that old-age benefits are a major detriment to the health of the economy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5bab" id="detriment__24" original="E39c.5ac"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5baa" id="detriment__25"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="detriment__26" original="E39c.5a8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="detriment__27" original="E8fb.-68af"><span class="exp" id="detriment__28"> detriment </span> (to something) </span><span class="def" id="detriment__29" original="E39c.5ad"> the act of causing harm or damage </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ba5" id="detriment__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ba4" id="detriment__31" original="E8cc.-6cba"><span class="x" id="detriment__32" original="E8cc.-6cb9"> The students need to become proficient in both languages, without any detriment to the acquisition of academic knowledge. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ba2" id="detriment__33" original="E39c.5ae"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ba1" id="detriment__34" original="E39c.5af" sk="todetrimentof"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ba0" id="detriment__35"><span class="idm" id="detriment__36" original="E39c.5b0"> to the detriment of somebody/something </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="detriment__37" original="E39c.5b1"> to somebody/something's detriment </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b9d" id="detriment__38"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b9c" id="detriment__39"><span class="def" id="detriment__40" original="E39c.5b2"> causing harm or damage to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b9a" id="detriment__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b99" id="detriment__42" original="E8cc.-6cb8"><span class="x" id="detriment__43" original="E8cc.-6cb7"> In these conditions, growth of invasive species can increase unchecked to the detriment of native flora. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.75f7" id="detriment__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detriment" title="detriment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.75f8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4c42" id="detriment__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detriment__46"> detriment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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detrimental
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b97" id="detrimental" original="E39c.5b6" sum="345"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b96" id="detrimental__1" original="E39c.5b7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b95" id="detrimental__2" original="E39c.5b8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> detrimental </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b8d" id="detrimental__4" original="E39c.5bd"><span class="pos" id="detrimental__5" original="E39c.5be"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6753" eid="detrimental__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4da0" geo="br" id="detrimental__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detrimental__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdetrɪˈmentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/det/detri/detrimental__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/det/detri/detrimental__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://detrimental__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4da3" geo="n_am" id="detrimental__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="detrimental__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdetrɪˈmentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/det/detri/detrimental__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/det/detri/detrimental__us_1.ogg" href="sound://detrimental__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b8b" id="detrimental__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b8a" id="detrimental__12" original="E39c.5bf"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b89" id="detrimental__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="detrimental__14" original="E39c.5c2" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="detrimental__15" original="E39c.5c3"> harmful </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b86" id="detrimental__16" original="E39c.5c4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://damaging" title="damaging definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b85" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.5636" id="detrimental__17" original="E39c.5c5"><span class="xh" id="detrimental__18"> damaging </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b83" id="detrimental__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b82" id="detrimental__20" original="E8fb.-6887"><span class="x" id="detrimental__21" original="E8fb.-6886"> This development had a detrimental effect on decision-making. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b80" id="detrimental__22" original="E8fb.-6888"><span class="cf" id="detrimental__23" original="E39c.5c0"><span class="exp" id="detrimental__24"> detrimental </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="detrimental__25" original="E8fb.-6885"> Caring can be very stressful and thus may be detrimental to health. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7626" id="detrimental__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detrimental" title="detrimental definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7627" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4c70" id="detrimental__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="detrimental__28"> detrimental </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devaluation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b7c" id="devaluation" original="E85c.-4b62" sum="735"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b7b" id="devaluation__1" original="E85c.-4b61"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b7a" id="devaluation__2" original="E85c.-4b60"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devaluation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b6f" id="devaluation__7" original="E85c.-4b58"><span class="pos" id="devaluation__8" original="E85c.-4b57"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-674c" eid="devaluation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4f5f" geo="br" id="devaluation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devaluation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌvæljuˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/deval/devaluation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devaluation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devaluation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4f62" geo="n_am" id="devaluation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devaluation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˌvæljuˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/deval/devaluation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devaluation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devaluation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b6d" id="devaluation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="devaluation__15" original="E85c.-4b55"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="devaluation__16" original="E85c.-4b54"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b6a" id="devaluation__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b69" id="devaluation__18" original="E85c.-4b53"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="devaluation__19" original="E85c.-4b51"> the process of reducing the official value of the money of one country when it is exchanged for the money of another country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b67" id="devaluation__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b66" id="devaluation__21" original="E85c.-4b50"><span class="x" id="devaluation__22" original="E85c.-4b4f"> Policymakers were concerned that devaluation might lead to inflation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b64" id="devaluation__23" original="E85c.-4b4e"><span class="cf" id="devaluation__24" original="E85c.-4b52"><span class="exp" id="devaluation__25"> devaluation </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="devaluation__26" original="E85c.-4b4d"> Such a move would have implied a devaluation of their currencies against the pound. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b60" id="devaluation__27" original="E85c.-4b4c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="devaluation__28" original="E85c.-4b4b"><span class="exp" id="devaluation__29"> devaluation </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="devaluation__30" original="E85c.-4b4a"> the process of giving less or not enough value or importance to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b5c" id="devaluation__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b5b" id="devaluation__32" original="E85c.-4b49"><span class="x" id="devaluation__33" original="E85c.-4b48"> Wollstonecraft rejects this type of romance and its intrinsic devaluation of women. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b59" id="devaluation__34" original="E85c.-4b47"><span class="x" id="devaluation__35" original="E85c.-4b46"> A devaluation of educational qualifications is the likely result. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.764b" id="devaluation__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devaluation" title="devaluation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.764c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-64d4" id="devaluation__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devaluation__38"> devaluation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devalue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b57" id="devalue" original="E39c.689" sum="725"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b56" id="devalue__1" original="E39c.68a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b55" id="devalue__2" original="E39c.68b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devalue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b48" id="devalue__9" original="E39c.695"><span class="pos" id="devalue__10" original="E39c.696"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6745" eid="devalue__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.500a" geo="br" id="devalue__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/deval/devalue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devalue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.500d" geo="n_am" id="devalue__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/deval/devalue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devalue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.130c" id="devalue__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4fdd" form="root" id="devalue__17"><span class="vp" id="devalue__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> devalue </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4fdf" eid="devalue__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4fe0" geo="br" id="devalue__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/deval/devalue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devalue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4fe3" geo="n_am" id="devalue__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/deval/devalue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devalue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4fe6" form="thirdps" id="devalue__24"><span class="vp" id="devalue__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> devalues </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4fe8" eid="devalue__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4fe9" geo="br" id="devalue__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/deval/devalues__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalues__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devalues__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4fec" geo="n_am" id="devalue__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/deval/devalues__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalues__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devalues__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4fef" form="past" id="devalue__31"><span class="vp" id="devalue__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> devalued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4ff1" eid="devalue__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4ff2" geo="br" id="devalue__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/deval/devalued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devalued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4ff5" geo="n_am" id="devalue__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/deval/devalued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devalued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4ff8" form="pastpart" id="devalue__38"><span class="vp" id="devalue__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> devalued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4ffa" eid="devalue__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4ffb" geo="br" id="devalue__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/deval/devalued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devalued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.4ffe" geo="n_am" id="devalue__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/deval/devalued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devalued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devalued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5001" form="prespart" id="devalue__45"><span class="vp" id="devalue__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> devaluing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5003" eid="devalue__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5004" geo="br" id="devalue__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/deval/devaluing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devaluing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devaluing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5007" geo="n_am" id="devalue__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devalue__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːˈvæljuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/deval/devaluing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/deval/devaluing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devaluing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b1c" id="devalue__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b1b" id="devalue__53" original="E39c.6b3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b1a" id="devalue__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="devalue__55" original="E39c.6b6"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="devalue__56" original="E39c.6b5"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="devalue__57" original="E39c.6b7"><span class="exp" id="devalue__58"> devalue </span> (something) (against something) </span><span class="def" id="devalue__59" original="E39c.6ba"> to reduce the official value of the money of one country when it is exchanged for the money of another country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b14" id="devalue__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b13" id="devalue__61" original="E85c.-4b76"><span class="x" id="devalue__62" original="E85c.-4b75"> The member state must not have devalued its currency against the currencies of any other member state. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b11" id="devalue__63" original="E85c.-4b74"><span class="x" id="devalue__64" original="E85c.-4b73"> Labour governments were forced to devalue in 1949 and 1967. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b0f" id="devalue__65" original="E39c.6be"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b0e" id="devalue__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="devalue__67" original="E39c.6c0"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="devalue__68" original="E39c.6c1"><span class="exp" id="devalue__69"> devalue </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="devalue__70" original="E39c.6c2"> to give less or not enough value or importance to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b09" id="devalue__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b08" id="devalue__72" original="E85c.-4b72"><span class="x" id="devalue__73" original="E85c.-4b71"> It has been suggested that globalization may devalue the significance of existing national communities. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.76a2" id="devalue__74" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devalue" title="devalue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.76a3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4d95" id="devalue__75" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devalue__76"> devalue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devastating
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b06" id="devastating" original="E39c.71d" sum="373"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b05" id="devastating__1" original="E39c.71e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b04" id="devastating__2" original="E39c.71f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devastating </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5afc" id="devastating__4" original="E39c.724"><span class="pos" id="devastating__5" original="E39c.725"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-673e" eid="devastating__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5230" geo="br" id="devastating__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devastating__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devas/devastating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devas/devastating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devastating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5233" geo="n_am" id="devastating__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devastating__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devas/devastating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devas/devastating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devastating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5afa" id="devastating__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5af9" id="devastating__12" original="E39c.726"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="devastating__13" original="E39c.727"> causing a lot of damage and destruction </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5af7" id="devastating__14" original="E39c.728" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disastrous" title="disastrous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5af6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34be" id="devastating__15" original="E39c.729"><span class="xh" id="devastating__16"> disastrous </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5af4" id="devastating__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5af3" id="devastating__18" original="E85c.-4b45"><span class="x" id="devastating__19" original="E85c.-4b44"> The devastating effects of the Lisbon earthquake stretched far beyond the city. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5af1" id="devastating__20" original="E39c.72b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="devastating__21" original="E39c.72c"> extremely shocking to a person </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5aef" id="devastating__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5aee" id="devastating__23" original="E85c.-4b43"><span class="x" id="devastating__24" original="E85c.-4b42"> The death of his wife in 1881 was a devastating blow. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.76c8" id="devastating__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devastating" title="devastating definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.76c9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4e39" id="devastating__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devastating__27"> devastating </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devastation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5aec" id="devastation" original="E39c.736" sum="310"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5aeb" id="devastation__1" original="E39c.737"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5aea" id="devastation__2" original="E39c.738"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devastation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5adf" id="devastation__7" original="E39c.740"><span class="pos" id="devastation__8" original="E39c.741"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6737" eid="devastation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5267" geo="br" id="devastation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devastation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devas/devastation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devas/devastation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devastation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.526a" geo="n_am" id="devastation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devastation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devas/devastation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devas/devastation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devastation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5add" id="devastation__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="devastation__15" original="E39c.743"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5adb" id="devastation__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ada" id="devastation__17" original="E39c.744"><span class="def" id="devastation__18" original="E39c.745"> great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ad8" id="devastation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ad7" id="devastation__20" original="E85c.-4b3f"><span class="x" id="devastation__21" original="E85c.-4b3e"> Asteroids might crash into the Earth and cause massive devastation as they have in the past. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.76eb" id="devastation__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devastation" title="devastation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.76ec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4e71" id="devastation__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devastation__24"> devastation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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develop
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ad5" id="develop" original="E39c.746" sum="2530"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ad4" id="develop__1" original="E39c.747"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ad3" id="develop__2" original="E39c.748"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> develop </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5ac6" id="develop__9" original="E39c.752"><span class="pos" id="develop__10" original="E39c.753"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6730" eid="develop__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5345" geo="br" id="develop__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/develop__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/develop__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://develop__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5348" geo="n_am" id="develop__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/develop__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/develop__us_1.ogg" href="sound://develop__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.133a" id="develop__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.534b" form="root" id="develop__17"><span class="vp" id="develop__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> develop </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.534d" eid="develop__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.534e" geo="br" id="develop__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/develop__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/develop__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://develop__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5351" geo="n_am" id="develop__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/develop__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/develop__us_1.ogg" href="sound://develop__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5354" form="thirdps" id="develop__24"><span class="vp" id="develop__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> develops </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5356" eid="develop__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5357" geo="br" id="develop__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/develops__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/develops__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://develops__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.535a" geo="n_am" id="develop__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləps <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/develops__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/develops__us_1.ogg" href="sound://develops__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.535d" form="past" id="develop__31"><span class="vp" id="develop__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> developed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.535f" eid="develop__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5360" geo="br" id="develop__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/developed__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developed__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://developed__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5363" geo="n_am" id="develop__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/developed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://developed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5366" form="pastpart" id="develop__38"><span class="vp" id="develop__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> developed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5368" eid="develop__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5369" geo="br" id="develop__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/developed__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developed__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://developed__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.536c" geo="n_am" id="develop__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/developed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://developed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.536f" form="prespart" id="develop__45"><span class="vp" id="develop__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> developing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5371" eid="develop__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5372" geo="br" id="develop__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/developing__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developing__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://developing__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5375" geo="n_am" id="develop__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="develop__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/developing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://developing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a9a" id="develop__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a99" id="develop__53" original="E39c.770"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a98" id="develop__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="develop__55" original="E39c.772"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="develop__56" original="E8fc.-75c6"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="develop__57" original="E39c.774"> to gradually grow or become bigger, more advanced or stronger; to make something do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a94" id="develop__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a93" id="develop__59" original="E8fc.-75c5"><span class="x" id="develop__60" original="E8fc.-75c4"> Severe tropical cyclones develop only over extensive warm sea surfaces. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a91" id="develop__61" original="E8fc.-75c3"><span class="cf" id="develop__62" original="E39c.775"><span class="exp" id="develop__63"> develop </span> (from something) (into something) </span><span class="x" id="develop__64" original="E8fc.-75c2"> Mendel found that the peas developing from the artificially fertilized flowers were all yellow. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a8d" id="develop__65" original="E8fe.-65ed"><span class="cf" id="develop__66" original="E8fd.-7594"><span class="exp" id="develop__67"> develop </span> something </span><span class="x" id="develop__68" original="E8fe.-65ec"> The challenge will be how to compete and yet help to develop these economies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a89" id="develop__69" original="E8fc.-75c0"><span class="cf" id="develop__70" original="E8fc.-75c1"><span class="exp" id="develop__71"> develop </span> something (from something) (into something) </span><span class="x" id="develop__72" original="E8fc.-75bf"> Singapore and Hong Kong have developed themselves into leading centres for private wealth management. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a85" id="develop__73" original="E8ae.-77b2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__74"> noun + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a83" id="develop__75"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a82" id="develop__76" original="E8ae.-77b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a81" id="develop__77"><span class="coll" id="develop__78" original="E8ae.-77af"> embryo </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a7f" id="develop__79" original="E8ae.-77ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a7e" id="develop__80"><span class="coll" id="develop__81" original="E8ae.-77ad"> larva </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a7c" id="develop__82" original="E8ae.-77ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a7b" id="develop__83"><span class="coll" id="develop__84" original="E8ae.-77ab"> egg </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a79" id="develop__85" original="E8ae.-77aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a78" id="develop__86"><span class="coll" id="develop__87" original="E8ae.-77a9"> cell </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a76" id="develop__88" original="E8ae.-77a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a75" id="develop__89"><span class="coll" id="develop__90" original="E8ae.-77a7"> child </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a73" id="develop__91" original="E8ae.-77a6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a72" id="develop__92" original="E8ae.-77a5"><span class="x" id="develop__93" original="E8ae.-77a4"> The thorax and abdomen become divided into segments as the embryo develops. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a70" id="develop__94" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__95"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a6e" id="develop__96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a6d" id="develop__97" original="E8fc.-7565"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a6c" id="develop__98"><span class="coll" id="develop__99" original="E8fc.-7564"> subsequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a6a" id="develop__100"><span class="coll" id="develop__101" original="E8fc.-7563"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a68" id="develop__102"><span class="coll" id="develop__103" original="E8fc.-7562"> then </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a66" id="develop__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a65" id="develop__105" original="E8fc.-7561"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a64" id="develop__106"><span class="coll" id="develop__107" original="E8fc.-7560"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a62" id="develop__108" original="E8fc.-755f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a61" id="develop__109"><span class="coll" id="develop__110" original="E8fc.-755e"> eventually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a5f" id="develop__111" original="E8fc.-755d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a5e" id="develop__112"><span class="coll" id="develop__113" original="E8fc.-755b"> quickly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a5c" id="develop__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a5b" id="develop__115" original="E8fc.-753f"><span class="x" id="develop__116" original="E8fc.-753e"> The lesions become larger and darker, and gradually develop an irregular outline. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a59" id="develop__117" original="E8ae.-77d6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__118"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a57" id="develop__119"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a56" id="develop__120" original="E8ae.-77d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a55" id="develop__121"><span class="coll" id="develop__122" original="E8ae.-77d3"> typically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a53" id="develop__123"><span class="coll" id="develop__124" original="E8ae.-77d2"> normally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a51" id="develop__125" original="E8ae.-77d1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a50" id="develop__126" original="E8ae.-77d0"><span class="x" id="develop__127" original="E8ae.-77cf"> Aneurysms typically develop at points of bifurcation of the blood vessels. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a4e" id="develop__128" original="E8fc.-7534" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__129"> develop + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a4c" id="develop__130"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a4b" id="develop__131" original="E8fc.-7533"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a4a" id="develop__132"><span class="coll" id="develop__133" original="E8fc.-7532"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a48" id="develop__134" original="E8fc.-7531"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a47" id="develop__135"><span class="coll" id="develop__136" original="E8fc.-7530"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a45" id="develop__137"><span class="coll" id="develop__138" original="E8fc.-752f"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a43" id="develop__139"><span class="coll" id="develop__140" original="E8fc.-752e"> mainly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a41" id="develop__141" original="E8fc.-752d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a40" id="develop__142"><span class="coll" id="develop__143" original="E8fc.-752c"> originally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a3e" id="develop__144"><span class="coll" id="develop__145" original="E8fc.-752b"> initially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a3c" id="develop__146" original="E8fc.-752a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a3b" id="develop__147"><span class="coll" id="develop__148" original="E8fc.-7529"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a39" id="develop__149" original="E8fc.-7528"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a38" id="develop__150"><span class="coll" id="develop__151" original="E8fc.-7527"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a36" id="develop__152" original="E8fc.-7526"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a35" id="develop__153"><span class="coll" id="develop__154" original="E8fc.-7525"> early </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a33" id="develop__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a32" id="develop__156" original="E8fc.-7511"><span class="x" id="develop__157" original="E8fc.-7510"> Pygmy stature seems to have developed independently many different times. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a30" id="develop__158" original="E8ae.-77c3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__159"> develop + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a2e" id="develop__160"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a2d" id="develop__161" original="E8ae.-77c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a2c" id="develop__162"><span class="coll" id="develop__163" original="E8ae.-77c1"> rapidly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a2a" id="develop__164" original="E8ae.-77bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a29" id="develop__165"><span class="coll" id="develop__166" original="E8ae.-77be"> slowly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a27" id="develop__167"><span class="coll" id="develop__168" original="E8ae.-77bd"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a25" id="develop__169"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a24" id="develop__170" original="E8ae.-77bb"><span class="x" id="develop__171" original="E8ae.-77ba"> Historical study of disability is developing rapidly. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a22" id="develop__172" original="E8ae.-77b9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__173"> develop + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a20" id="develop__174"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a1f" id="develop__175" original="E8ae.-77b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a1e" id="develop__176"><span class="coll" id="develop__177" original="E8ae.-77b6"> normally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a1c" id="develop__178" original="E8ae.-77b5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a1b" id="develop__179" original="E8ae.-77b4"><span class="x" id="develop__180" original="E8ae.-77b3"> The embryos developed normally if incubated in water rather than their usual terrestrial habitat. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a19" id="develop__181" original="E39c.777"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a18" id="develop__182"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="develop__183" original="E39c.779"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="develop__184" original="E39c.77b"> to think of or produce a new method, system, product, etc. and make it successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a15" id="develop__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a14" id="develop__186" original="E8fc.-75d1"><span class="cf" id="develop__187" original="E39c.77a"><span class="exp" id="develop__188"> develop </span> something </span><span class="x" id="develop__189" original="E8fc.-75d0"> A number of promising methods have been developed, some of which are discussed in the next section. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a10" id="develop__190" original="E8fc.-75cf"><span class="cf" id="develop__191" original="E39c.776"><span class="exp" id="develop__192"> develop </span> something (from something) (into something) </span><span class="x" id="develop__193" original="E8fc.-75ce"> Nike developed Jordan's products into a sub-brand: Brand Jordan. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a0c" id="develop__194" original="E8fc.-75b3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__195"> develop + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a0a" id="develop__196"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a09" id="develop__197" original="E8fc.-75b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a08" id="develop__198"><span class="coll" id="develop__199" original="E8fc.-75b0"> strategy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a06" id="develop__200"><span class="coll" id="develop__201" original="E8fc.-75af"> plan </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a04" id="develop__202"><span class="coll" id="develop__203" original="E8fc.-75ae"> scheme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a02" id="develop__204" original="E8fc.-75ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5a01" id="develop__205"><span class="coll" id="develop__206" original="E8fc.-75ac"> model </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59ff" id="develop__207"><span class="coll" id="develop__208" original="E8fc.-75ab"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59fd" id="develop__209" original="E8fc.-75aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59fc" id="develop__210"><span class="coll" id="develop__211" original="E8fc.-75a9"> framework </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59fa" id="develop__212" original="E8fc.-75a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59f9" id="develop__213"><span class="coll" id="develop__214" original="E8fc.-75a7"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59f7" id="develop__215" original="E8fc.-75a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59f6" id="develop__216"><span class="coll" id="develop__217" original="E8fc.-75a5"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59f4" id="develop__218"><span class="coll" id="develop__219" original="E8fc.-75a4"> methodology </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59f2" id="develop__220"><span class="coll" id="develop__221" original="E8fc.-75a3"> technique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59f0" id="develop__222" original="E8fd.-758f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59ef" id="develop__223"><span class="coll" id="develop__224" original="E8fd.-758e"> tool </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59ed" id="develop__225" original="E8fc.-75a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59ec" id="develop__226"><span class="coll" id="develop__227" original="E8fc.-75a0"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59ea" id="develop__228" original="E8fc.-759f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59e9" id="develop__229"><span class="coll" id="develop__230" original="E8fc.-759e"> programme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59e7" id="develop__231" original="E8fc.-759d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59e6" id="develop__232"><span class="coll" id="develop__233" original="E8fc.-759c"> measures </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59e4" id="develop__234" original="E8fc.-7599"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59e3" id="develop__235"><span class="coll" id="develop__236" original="E8fc.-7598"> guidelines </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59e1" id="develop__237" original="E8fc.-7597"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59e0" id="develop__238"><span class="coll" id="develop__239" original="E8fc.-7596"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59de" id="develop__240" original="E8fc.-7595"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59dd" id="develop__241"><span class="coll" id="develop__242" original="E8fc.-7594"> procedure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59db" id="develop__243" original="E8fc.-7593"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59da" id="develop__244"><span class="coll" id="develop__245" original="E8fc.-7592"> solution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59d8" id="develop__246" original="E8fc.-759b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59d7" id="develop__247"><span class="coll" id="develop__248" original="E8fc.-759a"> questionnaire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59d5" id="develop__249" original="E8fd.-758d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59d4" id="develop__250"><span class="coll" id="develop__251" original="E8fd.-758c"> product </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59d2" id="develop__252" original="E8fc.-7574"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59d1" id="develop__253" original="E8fc.-7573"><span class="x" id="develop__254" original="E8fc.-7572"> Industrialized countries such as Ireland and the UK have developed poverty reduction strategies. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59cf" id="develop__255" original="E8fc.-7505" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__256"> noun + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59cd" id="develop__257"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59cc" id="develop__258" original="E8fc.-7503"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59cb" id="develop__259"><span class="coll" id="develop__260" original="E8fc.-7502"> researcher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59c9" id="develop__261" original="E8fc.-7501"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59c8" id="develop__262"><span class="coll" id="develop__263" original="E8fc.-7500"> author </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59c6" id="develop__264" original="E8fc.-74ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59c5" id="develop__265"><span class="coll" id="develop__266" original="E8fc.-74fe"> scientist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59c3" id="develop__267" original="E8fc.-74fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59c2" id="develop__268"><span class="coll" id="develop__269" original="E8fc.-74fc"> scholar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59c0" id="develop__270" original="E8fc.-74fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59bf" id="develop__271"><span class="coll" id="develop__272" original="E8fc.-74fa"> theorist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59bd" id="develop__273" original="E8fc.-74f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59bc" id="develop__274"><span class="coll" id="develop__275" original="E8fc.-74f8"> team </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59ba" id="develop__276" original="E8fc.-74f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59b9" id="develop__277"><span class="coll" id="develop__278" original="E8fc.-74f6"> company </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59b7" id="develop__279"><span class="coll" id="develop__280" original="E8fc.-74f5"> firm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59b5" id="develop__281" original="E8fc.-74f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59b4" id="develop__282"><span class="coll" id="develop__283" original="E8fc.-74f3"> organization </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59b2" id="develop__284" original="E8fc.-74f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59b1" id="develop__285"><span class="coll" id="develop__286" original="E8fc.-74f1"> manufacturer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59af" id="develop__287" original="E8fc.-74e5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59ae" id="develop__288" original="E8fc.-74e4"><span class="x" id="develop__289" original="E8fc.-74e3"> An interview guide was developed by the authors consulting existing literature. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59ac" id="develop__290" original="E8fd.-757d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__291"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59aa" id="develop__292"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59a9" id="develop__293" original="E8fc.-7565"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59a8" id="develop__294"><span class="coll" id="develop__295" original="E8fc.-7564"> subsequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59a6" id="develop__296"><span class="coll" id="develop__297" original="E8fc.-7563"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59a4" id="develop__298"><span class="coll" id="develop__299" original="E8fc.-7562"> then </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59a2" id="develop__300"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-59a1" id="develop__301" original="E8ae.-75b0"><span class="x" id="develop__302" original="E8ae.-75af"> Many new products were subsequently developed. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-599f" id="develop__303" original="E8fd.-757a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__304"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-599d" id="develop__305"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-599c" id="develop__306" original="E8fd.-7579"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-599b" id="develop__307"><span class="coll" id="develop__308" original="E8fd.-7578"> further </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5999" id="develop__309"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5998" id="develop__310" original="E8ae.-77eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5997" id="develop__311"><span class="coll" id="develop__312" original="E8ae.-77ea"> originally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5995" id="develop__313"><span class="coll" id="develop__314" original="E8ae.-77e9"> initially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5993" id="develop__315"><span class="coll" id="develop__316" original="E8ae.-77e8"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5991" id="develop__317" original="E8ae.-77e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5990" id="develop__318"><span class="coll" id="develop__319" original="E8ae.-77e6"> recently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-598e" id="develop__320" original="E8ae.-77e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-598d" id="develop__321"><span class="coll" id="develop__322" original="E8ae.-77e4"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-598b" id="develop__323"><span class="coll" id="develop__324" original="E8ae.-77e3"> already </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5989" id="develop__325" original="E8ae.-77e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5988" id="develop__326"><span class="coll" id="develop__327" original="E8ae.-77e1"> currently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5986" id="develop__328" original="E8ae.-77d9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5985" id="develop__329" original="E8ae.-77d8"><span class="x" id="develop__330" original="E8ae.-77d7"> The method was originally developed in China from the sixth century onward. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5983" id="develop__331" original="E685.-e6f"><span class="x" id="develop__332" original="E685.-e6e"> The concept was initially developed, although not invented, in the early seventeenth century. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5981" id="develop__333"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5980" id="develop__334" original="E8fd.-7572"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-597f" id="develop__335"><span class="coll" id="develop__336" original="E8fd.-7571"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-597d" id="develop__337" original="E8fd.-7570"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-597c" id="develop__338"><span class="coll" id="develop__339" original="E8fd.-756f"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-597a" id="develop__340" original="E8fd.-756e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5979" id="develop__341"><span class="coll" id="develop__342" original="E8fd.-756d"> jointly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5977" id="develop__343" original="E8fd.-756c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5976" id="develop__344" original="E8fd.-756b"><span class="x" id="develop__345" original="E8fd.-756a"> The study reported here was jointly developed by Chinese and Australian researchers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5974" id="develop__346" original="E8fc.-7534" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__347"> develop + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5972" id="develop__348"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5971" id="develop__349" original="E8fc.-7533"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5970" id="develop__350"><span class="coll" id="develop__351" original="E8fc.-7532"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-596e" id="develop__352" original="E8fc.-7531"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-596d" id="develop__353"><span class="coll" id="develop__354" original="E8fc.-7530"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-596b" id="develop__355"><span class="coll" id="develop__356" original="E8fc.-752f"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5969" id="develop__357"><span class="coll" id="develop__358" original="E8fc.-752e"> mainly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5967" id="develop__359" original="E8fc.-752d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5966" id="develop__360"><span class="coll" id="develop__361" original="E8fc.-752c"> originally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5964" id="develop__362"><span class="coll" id="develop__363" original="E8fc.-752b"> initially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5962" id="develop__364" original="E8fc.-752a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5961" id="develop__365"><span class="coll" id="develop__366" original="E8fc.-7529"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-595f" id="develop__367" original="E8fc.-7528"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-595e" id="develop__368"><span class="coll" id="develop__369" original="E8fc.-7527"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-595c" id="develop__370" original="E8fc.-7526"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-595b" id="develop__371"><span class="coll" id="develop__372" original="E8fc.-7525"> early </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5959" id="develop__373"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5958" id="develop__374" original="E8fc.-7513"><span class="x" id="develop__375" original="E8fc.-7512"> The gas turbine engine was developed initially for aircraft propulsion. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5956" id="develop__376" original="E8ae.-77ce" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__377"> develop + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5954" id="develop__378"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5953" id="develop__379" original="E8ae.-77cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5952" id="develop__380"><span class="coll" id="develop__381" original="E8ae.-77cb"> jointly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5950" id="develop__382"><span class="coll" id="develop__383" original="E8ae.-77ca"> collaboratively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-594e" id="develop__384" original="E8ae.-77c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-594d" id="develop__385"><span class="coll" id="develop__386" original="E8ae.-77c8"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-594b" id="develop__387" original="E8ae.-77c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-594a" id="develop__388" original="E8ae.-77c6"><span class="x" id="develop__389" original="E8ae.-77c5"> The checklist was developed specifically for use in this study. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5948" id="develop__390" original="E39c.791"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5947" id="develop__391"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="develop__392" original="E39c.793"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="develop__393" original="E39c.795"> to make an idea or a theory clearer and more useful by explaining it further </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5944" id="develop__394" original="E39c.796" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5943" id="develop__395" original="E39c.797"><span class="xh" id="develop__396" original="E81e.4de4"> elaborate </span><span class="xhm" id="develop__397" original="E81e.4de5"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="develop__398" original="E81e.4de6"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-593f" id="develop__399"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-593e" id="develop__400" original="E8fc.-75cd"><span class="cf" id="develop__401" original="E39c.794"><span class="exp" id="develop__402"> develop </span> something </span><span class="x" id="develop__403" original="E8fc.-75cc"> Montesquieu analysed the forms of government and developed his theory of the separation of powers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-593a" id="develop__404" original="E8fc.-75ca"><span class="cf" id="develop__405" original="E8fc.-75cb"><span class="exp" id="develop__406"> develop </span> something into something </span><span class="x" id="develop__407" original="E8fc.-75c9"> Nelson and Winter (1982) developed these ideas into a framework of ‘evolutionary economics’. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5936" id="develop__408" original="E8ae.-7816" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__409"> develop + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5934" id="develop__410"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5933" id="develop__411" original="E8ae.-7814"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5932" id="develop__412"><span class="coll" id="develop__413" original="E8ae.-7813"> idea </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5930" id="develop__414"><span class="coll" id="develop__415" original="E8ae.-7812"> concept </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-592e" id="develop__416"><span class="coll" id="develop__417" original="E8ae.-7811"> notion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-592c" id="develop__418" original="E8ae.-7810"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-592b" id="develop__419"><span class="coll" id="develop__420" original="E8ae.-780f"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5929" id="develop__421" original="E8ae.-780e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5928" id="develop__422"><span class="coll" id="develop__423" original="E8ae.-780d"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5926" id="develop__424" original="E8ae.-780c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5925" id="develop__425"><span class="coll" id="develop__426" original="E8ae.-780b"> theme </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5923" id="develop__427" original="E8ae.-780a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5922" id="develop__428" original="E8ae.-7809"><span class="x" id="develop__429" original="E8ae.-7808"> Once he had developed the basic ideas of psychoanalysis, Freud found religion a most promising subject of study. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5920" id="develop__430" original="E8fd.-757d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__431"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-591e" id="develop__432"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-591d" id="develop__433" original="E8fc.-7565"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-591c" id="develop__434"><span class="coll" id="develop__435" original="E8fc.-7564"> subsequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-591a" id="develop__436"><span class="coll" id="develop__437" original="E8fc.-7563"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5918" id="develop__438"><span class="coll" id="develop__439" original="E8fc.-7562"> then </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5916" id="develop__440"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5915" id="develop__441" original="E8ae.-75ae"><span class="x" id="develop__442" original="E8ae.-75ad"> New theories were later developed, according to which these different groups came from different origins. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5913" id="develop__443" original="E8fd.-757b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__444"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5911" id="develop__445"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5910" id="develop__446" original="E8fd.-7579"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-590f" id="develop__447"><span class="coll" id="develop__448" original="E8fd.-7578"> further </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-590d" id="develop__449" original="E8fd.-7577"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-590c" id="develop__450" original="E8fd.-7576"><span class="x" id="develop__451" original="E8fd.-7575"> The theorist Michael Saward has further developed this line of thinking. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-590a" id="develop__452"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5909" id="develop__453" original="E8ae.-77eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5908" id="develop__454"><span class="coll" id="develop__455" original="E8ae.-77ea"> originally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5906" id="develop__456"><span class="coll" id="develop__457" original="E8ae.-77e9"> initially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5904" id="develop__458"><span class="coll" id="develop__459" original="E8ae.-77e8"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5902" id="develop__460" original="E8ae.-77e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5901" id="develop__461"><span class="coll" id="develop__462" original="E8ae.-77e6"> recently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58ff" id="develop__463" original="E8ae.-77e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58fe" id="develop__464"><span class="coll" id="develop__465" original="E8ae.-77e4"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58fc" id="develop__466"><span class="coll" id="develop__467" original="E8ae.-77e3"> already </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58fa" id="develop__468" original="E8ae.-77e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58f9" id="develop__469"><span class="coll" id="develop__470" original="E8ae.-77e1"> currently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58f7" id="develop__471"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58f6" id="develop__472" original="E685.-e6f"><span class="x" id="develop__473" original="E685.-e6e"> The concept was initially developed, although not invented, in the early seventeenth century. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58f4" id="develop__474" original="E8fc.-7534" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__475"> develop + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58f2" id="develop__476"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58f1" id="develop__477" original="E8fc.-7533"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58f0" id="develop__478"><span class="coll" id="develop__479" original="E8fc.-7532"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58ee" id="develop__480" original="E8fc.-7531"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58ed" id="develop__481"><span class="coll" id="develop__482" original="E8fc.-7530"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58eb" id="develop__483"><span class="coll" id="develop__484" original="E8fc.-752f"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58e9" id="develop__485"><span class="coll" id="develop__486" original="E8fc.-752e"> mainly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58e7" id="develop__487" original="E8fc.-752d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58e6" id="develop__488"><span class="coll" id="develop__489" original="E8fc.-752c"> originally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58e4" id="develop__490"><span class="coll" id="develop__491" original="E8fc.-752b"> initially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58e2" id="develop__492" original="E8fc.-752a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58e1" id="develop__493"><span class="coll" id="develop__494" original="E8fc.-7529"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58df" id="develop__495" original="E8fc.-7528"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58de" id="develop__496"><span class="coll" id="develop__497" original="E8fc.-7527"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58dc" id="develop__498" original="E8fc.-7526"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58db" id="develop__499"><span class="coll" id="develop__500" original="E8fc.-7525"> early </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58d9" id="develop__501"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58d8" id="develop__502" original="E8ae.-75aa"><span class="x" id="develop__503" original="E8ae.-75a9"> A final concept Elias developed later in his career was that of ‘decivilizing processes’. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58d6" id="develop__504" original="E39c.786"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58d5" id="develop__505"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="develop__506" original="E39c.788"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="develop__507" original="E39c.78a"><span class="exp" id="develop__508"> develop </span> something </span><span class="def" id="develop__509" original="E39c.78b"> to start to have a skill, ability, quality, etc. that becomes better and stronger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58d0" id="develop__510"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58cf" id="develop__511" original="E8fd.-7593"><span class="x" id="develop__512" original="E8fd.-7592"> The opportunity to develop new skills should not be overlooked. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58cd" id="develop__513" original="E8fd.-7591"><span class="x" id="develop__514" original="E8fd.-7590"> Many felt that the process had helped them develop a sense of community. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58cb" id="develop__515" original="E8fc.-75c8"><span class="x" id="develop__516" original="E8fc.-75c7"> Children need to be helped to develop relationships with others around their own age. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58c9" id="develop__517" original="E8ae.-7807" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__518"> develop + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58c7" id="develop__519"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58c6" id="develop__520" original="E8ae.-7805"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58c5" id="develop__521"><span class="coll" id="develop__522" original="E8ae.-7804"> skill </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58c3" id="develop__523"><span class="coll" id="develop__524" original="E8fd.-7589"> competence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58c1" id="develop__525" original="E8fd.-7588"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58c0" id="develop__526"><span class="coll" id="develop__527" original="E8fd.-7587"> expertise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58be" id="develop__528" original="E8ae.-7801"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58bd" id="develop__529"><span class="coll" id="develop__530" original="E8ae.-7800"> capability </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58bb" id="develop__531"><span class="coll" id="develop__532" original="E8ae.-77ff"> capacity </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58b9" id="develop__533"><span class="coll" id="develop__534" original="E8ae.-77fe"> ability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58b7" id="develop__535" original="E8ae.-77fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58b6" id="develop__536"><span class="coll" id="develop__537" original="E8ae.-77fc"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58b4" id="develop__538" original="E8fd.-7586"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58b3" id="develop__539"><span class="coll" id="develop__540" original="E8fd.-7585"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58b1" id="develop__541" original="E8ae.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58b0" id="develop__542"><span class="coll" id="develop__543" original="E8ae.-7802"> awareness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58ae" id="develop__544" original="E8fd.-7584"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58ad" id="develop__545"><span class="coll" id="develop__546" original="E8fd.-7583"> sense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58ab" id="develop__547" original="E8fd.-7582"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58aa" id="develop__548"><span class="coll" id="develop__549" original="E8fd.-7581"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58a8" id="develop__550" original="E8ae.-77f9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58a7" id="develop__551" original="E8ae.-77f8"><span class="x" id="develop__552" original="E8ae.-77f7"> There is a need to develop clearer understanding of the type of information required by decision-makers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58a5" id="develop__553" original="E8fd.-757d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__554"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58a3" id="develop__555"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58a2" id="develop__556" original="E8fc.-7565"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-58a1" id="develop__557"><span class="coll" id="develop__558" original="E8fc.-7564"> subsequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-589f" id="develop__559"><span class="coll" id="develop__560" original="E8fc.-7563"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-589d" id="develop__561"><span class="coll" id="develop__562" original="E8fc.-7562"> then </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-589b" id="develop__563"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-589a" id="develop__564" original="E8fc.-7561"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5899" id="develop__565"><span class="coll" id="develop__566" original="E8fc.-7560"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5897" id="develop__567" original="E8fc.-755f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5896" id="develop__568"><span class="coll" id="develop__569" original="E8fc.-755e"> eventually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5894" id="develop__570" original="E8fc.-755d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5893" id="develop__571"><span class="coll" id="develop__572" original="E8fc.-755b"> quickly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5891" id="develop__573"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5890" id="develop__574" original="E8ae.-75ac"><span class="x" id="develop__575" original="E8ae.-75ab"> Through the domestic network, the organization eventually develops business relationships in other countries. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-588e" id="develop__576" original="E8fd.-757a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__577"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-588c" id="develop__578"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-588b" id="develop__579" original="E8fd.-7579"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-588a" id="develop__580"><span class="coll" id="develop__581" original="E8fd.-7578"> further </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5888" id="develop__582" original="E39c.77c"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5887" id="develop__583"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="develop__584" original="E39c.77e"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="develop__585" original="E39c.77f"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="develop__586" original="E39c.780"><span class="exp" id="develop__587"> develop </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="develop__588" original="E39c.781"> to begin to have something such as a disease or a problem; (of a disease or problem) to start to affect somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5881" id="develop__589"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5880" id="develop__590" original="E8fc.-75be"><span class="x" id="develop__591" original="E8fc.-75bd"> Occasionally patients can develop tuberculosis and require careful monitoring. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-587e" id="develop__592" original="E8fc.-75bc"><span class="x" id="develop__593" original="E8fc.-75bb"> It is far better not to let such problems develop in the first place. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-587c" id="develop__594" original="E8ae.-77f6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__595"> develop + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-587a" id="develop__596"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5879" id="develop__597" original="E8ae.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5878" id="develop__598"><span class="coll" id="develop__599" original="E8ae.-77f3"> disease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5876" id="develop__600" original="E8fd.-7580"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5875" id="develop__601"><span class="coll" id="develop__602" original="E8fd.-757f"> cancer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5873" id="develop__603" original="E8ae.-77f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5872" id="develop__604"><span class="coll" id="develop__605" original="E8ae.-77f1"> symptom </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5870" id="develop__606" original="E8ae.-77f0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-586f" id="develop__607" original="E8ae.-77ef"><span class="x" id="develop__608" original="E8ae.-77ee"> Only about 5% of humans infected with tuberculosis develop the disease. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-586d" id="develop__609" original="E8fd.-757d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__610"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-586b" id="develop__611"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-586a" id="develop__612" original="E8fc.-7565"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5869" id="develop__613"><span class="coll" id="develop__614" original="E8fc.-7564"> subsequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5867" id="develop__615"><span class="coll" id="develop__616" original="E8fc.-7563"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5865" id="develop__617"><span class="coll" id="develop__618" original="E8fc.-7562"> then </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5863" id="develop__619"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5862" id="develop__620" original="E8fc.-7561"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5861" id="develop__621"><span class="coll" id="develop__622" original="E8fc.-7560"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-585f" id="develop__623" original="E8fc.-755f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-585e" id="develop__624"><span class="coll" id="develop__625" original="E8fc.-755e"> eventually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-585c" id="develop__626" original="E8fc.-755d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-585b" id="develop__627"><span class="coll" id="develop__628" original="E8fc.-755b"> quickly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5859" id="develop__629"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5858" id="develop__630" original="E685.-e71"><span class="x" id="develop__631" original="E685.-e70"> The patient may quickly develop complications. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5856" id="develop__632" original="E8ae.-77c3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="develop__633"> develop + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5854" id="develop__634"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5853" id="develop__635" original="E8ae.-77c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5852" id="develop__636"><span class="coll" id="develop__637" original="E8ae.-77c1"> rapidly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5850" id="develop__638" original="E8ae.-77bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-584f" id="develop__639"><span class="coll" id="develop__640" original="E8ae.-77be"> slowly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-584d" id="develop__641"><span class="coll" id="develop__642" original="E8ae.-77bd"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-584b" id="develop__643"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-584a" id="develop__644" original="E8ae.-75a8"><span class="x" id="develop__645" original="E8ae.-75a7"> Because impairments develop gradually, they are often attributed at first to normal ageing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5848" id="develop__646" original="E39c.78c"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5847" id="develop__647"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="develop__648" original="E39c.78e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="develop__649" original="E39c.78f"><span class="exp" id="develop__650"> develop </span> something </span><span class="def" id="develop__651" original="E39c.790"> to build new houses, factories, etc. on an area of land, especially land that was not actively being used before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5842" id="develop__652"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5841" id="develop__653" original="E8fc.-75ba"><span class="x" id="develop__654" original="E8fc.-75b9"> The plan involved developing an area of wetland at the mouth of the Yangtze River. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-583f" id="develop__655" original="E39c.799"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-583e" id="develop__656"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="develop__657" original="E39c.79b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="develop__658" original="E39c.79c"><span class="exp" id="develop__659"> develop </span> something </span><span class="def" id="develop__660" original="E39c.79d"> to treat film which has been used to take photographs with chemicals so that the pictures can be seen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5839" id="develop__661"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5838" id="develop__662" original="E8fc.-75b8"><span class="x" id="develop__663" original="E8fc.-75b7"> An X-ray film was exposed to the membrane and the film was developed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5657" id="develop__664" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="develop__665"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5655" id="develop__666" original="E8fc.-75b5"><span class="shcut" id="develop__667" original="E8fc.-75b4"> develop + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5653" id="develop__668" original="E8fc.-75b3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5652" id="develop__669" original="E8fc.-75b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5651" id="develop__670" original="E8fc.-75b0"><span class="coll" id="develop__671"> strategy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-564f" id="develop__672" original="E8fc.-75af"><span class="coll" id="develop__673"> plan </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-564d" id="develop__674" original="E8fc.-75ae"><span class="coll" id="develop__675"> scheme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-564b" id="develop__676" original="E8fc.-75ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-564a" id="develop__677" original="E8fc.-75ac"><span class="coll" id="develop__678"> model </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5648" id="develop__679" original="E8fc.-75ab"><span class="coll" id="develop__680"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5646" id="develop__681" original="E8fc.-75aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5645" id="develop__682" original="E8fc.-75a9"><span class="coll" id="develop__683"> framework </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5643" id="develop__684" original="E8fc.-75a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5642" id="develop__685" original="E8fc.-75a7"><span class="coll" id="develop__686"> system </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5640" id="develop__687" original="E8fc.-75a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-563f" id="develop__688" original="E8fc.-75a5"><span class="coll" id="develop__689"> method </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-563d" id="develop__690" original="E8fc.-75a4"><span class="coll" id="develop__691"> methodology </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-563b" id="develop__692" original="E8fc.-75a3"><span class="coll" id="develop__693"> technique </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5639" id="develop__694" original="E8fd.-758f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5638" id="develop__695" original="E8fd.-758e"><span class="coll" id="develop__696"> tool </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5636" id="develop__697" original="E8fc.-75a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5635" id="develop__698" original="E8fc.-75a0"><span class="coll" id="develop__699"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5633" id="develop__700" original="E8fc.-759f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5632" id="develop__701" original="E8fc.-759e"><span class="coll" id="develop__702"> programme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5630" id="develop__703" original="E8fc.-759d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-562f" id="develop__704" original="E8fc.-759c"><span class="coll" id="develop__705"> measures </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-562d" id="develop__706" original="E8fc.-7599"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-562c" id="develop__707" original="E8fc.-7598"><span class="coll" id="develop__708"> guidelines </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-562a" id="develop__709" original="E8fc.-7597"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5629" id="develop__710" original="E8fc.-7596"><span class="coll" id="develop__711"> standard </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5627" id="develop__712" original="E8fc.-7595"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5626" id="develop__713" original="E8fc.-7594"><span class="coll" id="develop__714"> procedure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5624" id="develop__715" original="E8fc.-7593"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5623" id="develop__716" original="E8fc.-7592"><span class="coll" id="develop__717"> solution </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5621" id="develop__718" original="E8fc.-759b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5620" id="develop__719" original="E8fc.-759a"><span class="coll" id="develop__720"> questionnaire </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-561e" id="develop__721" original="E8fd.-758d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-561d" id="develop__722" original="E8fd.-758c"><span class="coll" id="develop__723"> product </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-561b" id="develop__724" original="E8fc.-7574"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-561a" id="develop__725" original="E8fc.-7573"><span class="x" id="develop__726" original="E8fc.-7572"> Industrialized countries such as Ireland and the UK have developed poverty reduction strategies. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5618" id="develop__727" original="E8ae.-7816"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5617" id="develop__728" original="E8ae.-7814"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5616" id="develop__729" original="E8ae.-7813"><span class="coll" id="develop__730"> idea </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5614" id="develop__731" original="E8ae.-7812"><span class="coll" id="develop__732"> concept </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5612" id="develop__733" original="E8ae.-7811"><span class="coll" id="develop__734"> notion </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5610" id="develop__735" original="E8ae.-7810"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-560f" id="develop__736" original="E8ae.-780f"><span class="coll" id="develop__737"> theory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-560d" id="develop__738" original="E8ae.-780e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-560c" id="develop__739" original="E8ae.-780d"><span class="coll" id="develop__740"> argument </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-560a" id="develop__741" original="E8ae.-780c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5609" id="develop__742" original="E8ae.-780b"><span class="coll" id="develop__743"> theme </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5607" id="develop__744" original="E8ae.-780a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5606" id="develop__745" original="E8ae.-7809"><span class="x" id="develop__746" original="E8ae.-7808"> Once he had developed the basic ideas of psychoanalysis, Freud found religion a most promising subject of study. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5604" id="develop__747" original="E8ae.-7807"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5603" id="develop__748" original="E8ae.-7805"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5602" id="develop__749" original="E8ae.-7804"><span class="coll" id="develop__750"> skill </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5600" id="develop__751" original="E8fd.-7589"><span class="coll" id="develop__752"> competence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55fe" id="develop__753" original="E8fd.-7588"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55fd" id="develop__754" original="E8fd.-7587"><span class="coll" id="develop__755"> expertise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55fb" id="develop__756" original="E8ae.-7801"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55fa" id="develop__757" original="E8ae.-7800"><span class="coll" id="develop__758"> capability </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55f8" id="develop__759" original="E8ae.-77ff"><span class="coll" id="develop__760"> capacity </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55f6" id="develop__761" original="E8ae.-77fe"><span class="coll" id="develop__762"> ability </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55f4" id="develop__763" original="E8ae.-77fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55f3" id="develop__764" original="E8ae.-77fc"><span class="coll" id="develop__765"> understanding </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55f1" id="develop__766" original="E8fd.-7586"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55f0" id="develop__767" original="E8fd.-7585"><span class="coll" id="develop__768"> knowledge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55ee" id="develop__769" original="E8ae.-7803"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55ed" id="develop__770" original="E8ae.-7802"><span class="coll" id="develop__771"> awareness </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55eb" id="develop__772" original="E8fd.-7584"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55ea" id="develop__773" original="E8fd.-7583"><span class="coll" id="develop__774"> sense </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55e8" id="develop__775" original="E8fd.-7582"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55e7" id="develop__776" original="E8fd.-7581"><span class="coll" id="develop__777"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55e5" id="develop__778" original="E8ae.-77f9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55e4" id="develop__779" original="E8ae.-77f8"><span class="x" id="develop__780" original="E8ae.-77f7"> There is a need to develop clearer understanding of the type of information required by decision-makers. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55e2" id="develop__781" original="E8ae.-77f6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55e1" id="develop__782" original="E8ae.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55e0" id="develop__783" original="E8ae.-77f3"><span class="coll" id="develop__784"> disease </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55de" id="develop__785" original="E8fd.-7580"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55dd" id="develop__786" original="E8fd.-757f"><span class="coll" id="develop__787"> cancer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55db" id="develop__788" original="E8ae.-77f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55da" id="develop__789" original="E8ae.-77f1"><span class="coll" id="develop__790"> symptom </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55d8" id="develop__791" original="E8ae.-77f0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55d7" id="develop__792" original="E8ae.-77ef"><span class="x" id="develop__793" original="E8ae.-77ee"> Only about 5% of humans infected with tuberculosis develop the disease. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55d5" id="develop__794" original="E8fc.-7507"><span class="shcut" id="develop__795" original="E8fc.-7506"> noun + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55d3" id="develop__796" original="E8ae.-77b2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55d2" id="develop__797" original="E8ae.-77b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55d1" id="develop__798" original="E8ae.-77af"><span class="coll" id="develop__799"> embryo </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55cf" id="develop__800" original="E8ae.-77ae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55ce" id="develop__801" original="E8ae.-77ad"><span class="coll" id="develop__802"> larva </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55cc" id="develop__803" original="E8ae.-77ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55cb" id="develop__804" original="E8ae.-77ab"><span class="coll" id="develop__805"> egg </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55c9" id="develop__806" original="E8ae.-77aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55c8" id="develop__807" original="E8ae.-77a9"><span class="coll" id="develop__808"> cell </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55c6" id="develop__809" original="E8ae.-77a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55c5" id="develop__810" original="E8ae.-77a7"><span class="coll" id="develop__811"> child </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55c3" id="develop__812" original="E8ae.-77a6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55c2" id="develop__813" original="E8ae.-77a5"><span class="x" id="develop__814" original="E8ae.-77a4"> The thorax and abdomen become divided into segments as the embryo develops. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55c0" id="develop__815" original="E8fc.-7505"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55bf" id="develop__816" original="E8fc.-7503"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55be" id="develop__817" original="E8fc.-7502"><span class="coll" id="develop__818"> researcher </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55bc" id="develop__819" original="E8fc.-7501"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55bb" id="develop__820" original="E8fc.-7500"><span class="coll" id="develop__821"> author </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55b9" id="develop__822" original="E8fc.-74ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55b8" id="develop__823" original="E8fc.-74fe"><span class="coll" id="develop__824"> scientist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55b6" id="develop__825" original="E8fc.-74fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55b5" id="develop__826" original="E8fc.-74fc"><span class="coll" id="develop__827"> scholar </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55b3" id="develop__828" original="E8fc.-74fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55b2" id="develop__829" original="E8fc.-74fa"><span class="coll" id="develop__830"> theorist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55b0" id="develop__831" original="E8fc.-74f9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55af" id="develop__832" original="E8fc.-74f8"><span class="coll" id="develop__833"> team </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55ad" id="develop__834" original="E8fc.-74f7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55ac" id="develop__835" original="E8fc.-74f6"><span class="coll" id="develop__836"> company </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55aa" id="develop__837" original="E8fc.-74f5"><span class="coll" id="develop__838"> firm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55a8" id="develop__839" original="E8fc.-74f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55a7" id="develop__840" original="E8fc.-74f3"><span class="coll" id="develop__841"> organization </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55a5" id="develop__842" original="E8fc.-74f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55a4" id="develop__843" original="E8fc.-74f1"><span class="coll" id="develop__844"> manufacturer </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55a2" id="develop__845" original="E8fc.-74e5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-55a1" id="develop__846" original="E8fc.-74e4"><span class="x" id="develop__847" original="E8fc.-74e3"> An interview guide was developed by the authors consulting existing literature. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-559f" id="develop__848" original="E8fc.-7569"><span class="shcut" id="develop__849" original="E8fc.-7568"> adverb + develop </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-559d" id="develop__850" original="E8fd.-757e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-559c" id="develop__851" original="E8fc.-7565"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-559b" id="develop__852" original="E8fc.-7564"><span class="coll" id="develop__853"> subsequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5599" id="develop__854" original="E8fc.-7563"><span class="coll" id="develop__855"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5597" id="develop__856" original="E8fc.-7562"><span class="coll" id="develop__857"> then </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5595" id="develop__858" original="E8fd.-757c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5594" id="develop__859" original="E8ae.-75b0"><span class="x" id="develop__860" original="E8ae.-75af"> Many new products were subsequently developed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5592" id="develop__861" original="E8ae.-75ae"><span class="x" id="develop__862" original="E8ae.-75ad"> New theories were later developed, according to which these different groups came from different origins. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5590" id="develop__863" original="E8fc.-7567"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-558f" id="develop__864" original="E8fc.-7561"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-558e" id="develop__865" original="E8fc.-7560"><span class="coll" id="develop__866"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-558c" id="develop__867" original="E8fc.-755f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-558b" id="develop__868" original="E8fc.-755e"><span class="coll" id="develop__869"> eventually </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5589" id="develop__870" original="E8fc.-755d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5588" id="develop__871" original="E8fc.-755b"><span class="coll" id="develop__872"> quickly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5586" id="develop__873" original="E8fc.-7543"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5585" id="develop__874" original="E8fc.-753f"><span class="x" id="develop__875" original="E8fc.-753e"> The lesions become larger and darker, and gradually develop an irregular outline. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5583" id="develop__876" original="E8ae.-75ac"><span class="x" id="develop__877" original="E8ae.-75ab"> Through the domestic network, the organization eventually develops business relationships in other countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5581" id="develop__878" original="E685.-e71"><span class="x" id="develop__879" original="E685.-e70"> The patient may quickly develop complications. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-557f" id="develop__880" original="E8ae.-77d6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-557e" id="develop__881" original="E8ae.-77d4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-557d" id="develop__882" original="E8ae.-77d3"><span class="coll" id="develop__883"> typically </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-557b" id="develop__884" original="E8ae.-77d2"><span class="coll" id="develop__885"> normally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5579" id="develop__886" original="E8ae.-77d1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5578" id="develop__887" original="E8ae.-77d0"><span class="x" id="develop__888" original="E8ae.-77cf"> Aneurysms typically develop at points of bifurcation of the blood vessels. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5576" id="develop__889" original="E8fd.-757b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5575" id="develop__890" original="E8fd.-7579"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5574" id="develop__891" original="E8fd.-7578"><span class="coll" id="develop__892"> further </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5572" id="develop__893" original="E8fd.-7577"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5571" id="develop__894" original="E8fd.-7576"><span class="x" id="develop__895" original="E8fd.-7575"> The theorist Michael Saward has further developed this line of thinking. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-556f" id="develop__896" original="E8ae.-77ed"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-556e" id="develop__897" original="E8ae.-77eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-556d" id="develop__898" original="E8ae.-77ea"><span class="coll" id="develop__899"> originally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-556b" id="develop__900" original="E8ae.-77e9"><span class="coll" id="develop__901"> initially </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5569" id="develop__902" original="E8ae.-77e8"><span class="coll" id="develop__903"> first </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5567" id="develop__904" original="E8ae.-77e7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5566" id="develop__905" original="E8ae.-77e6"><span class="coll" id="develop__906"> recently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5564" id="develop__907" original="E8ae.-77e5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5563" id="develop__908" original="E8ae.-77e4"><span class="coll" id="develop__909"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5561" id="develop__910" original="E8ae.-77e3"><span class="coll" id="develop__911"> already </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-555f" id="develop__912" original="E8ae.-77e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-555e" id="develop__913" original="E8ae.-77e1"><span class="coll" id="develop__914"> currently </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-555c" id="develop__915" original="E8ae.-77d9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-555b" id="develop__916" original="E8ae.-77d8"><span class="x" id="develop__917" original="E8ae.-77d7"> The method was originally developed in China from the sixth century onward. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5559" id="develop__918" original="E685.-e6f"><span class="x" id="develop__919" original="E685.-e6e"> The concept was initially developed, although not invented, in the early seventeenth century. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5557" id="develop__920" original="E8fd.-7574"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5556" id="develop__921" original="E8fd.-7572"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5555" id="develop__922" original="E8fd.-7571"><span class="coll" id="develop__923"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5553" id="develop__924" original="E8fd.-7570"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5552" id="develop__925" original="E8fd.-756f"><span class="coll" id="develop__926"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5550" id="develop__927" original="E8fd.-756e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-554f" id="develop__928" original="E8fd.-756d"><span class="coll" id="develop__929"> jointly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-554d" id="develop__930" original="E8fd.-756c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-554c" id="develop__931" original="E8fd.-756b"><span class="x" id="develop__932" original="E8fd.-756a"> The study reported here was jointly developed by Chinese and Australian researchers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-554a" id="develop__933" original="E8fc.-7537"><span class="shcut" id="develop__934" original="E8fc.-7536"> develop + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5548" id="develop__935" original="E8fc.-7535"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5547" id="develop__936" original="E8fc.-7533"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5546" id="develop__937" original="E8fc.-7532"><span class="coll" id="develop__938"> independently </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5544" id="develop__939" original="E8fc.-7531"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5543" id="develop__940" original="E8fc.-7530"><span class="coll" id="develop__941"> primarily </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5541" id="develop__942" original="E8fc.-752f"><span class="coll" id="develop__943"> largely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-553f" id="develop__944" original="E8fc.-752e"><span class="coll" id="develop__945"> mainly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-553d" id="develop__946" original="E8fc.-752d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-553c" id="develop__947" original="E8fc.-752c"><span class="coll" id="develop__948"> originally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-553a" id="develop__949" original="E8fc.-752b"><span class="coll" id="develop__950"> initially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5538" id="develop__951" original="E8fc.-752a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5537" id="develop__952" original="E8fc.-7529"><span class="coll" id="develop__953"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5535" id="develop__954" original="E8fc.-7528"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5534" id="develop__955" original="E8fc.-7527"><span class="coll" id="develop__956"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5532" id="develop__957" original="E8fc.-7526"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5531" id="develop__958" original="E8fc.-7525"><span class="coll" id="develop__959"> early </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-552f" id="develop__960" original="E8fc.-7514"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-552e" id="develop__961" original="E8fc.-7513"><span class="x" id="develop__962" original="E8fc.-7512"> The gas turbine engine was developed initially for aircraft propulsion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-552c" id="develop__963" original="E8fc.-7511"><span class="x" id="develop__964" original="E8fc.-7510"> Pygmy stature seems to have developed independently many different times. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-552a" id="develop__965" original="E8ae.-75aa"><span class="x" id="develop__966" original="E8ae.-75a9"> A final concept Elias developed later in his career was that of ‘decivilizing processes’. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5528" id="develop__967" original="E8ae.-77c4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5527" id="develop__968" original="E8ae.-77c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5526" id="develop__969" original="E8ae.-77c1"><span class="coll" id="develop__970"> rapidly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5524" id="develop__971" original="E8ae.-77bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5523" id="develop__972" original="E8ae.-77be"><span class="coll" id="develop__973"> slowly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5521" id="develop__974" original="E8ae.-77bd"><span class="coll" id="develop__975"> gradually </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-551f" id="develop__976" original="E8ae.-77bc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-551e" id="develop__977" original="E8ae.-77bb"><span class="x" id="develop__978" original="E8ae.-77ba"> Historical study of disability is developing rapidly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-551c" id="develop__979" original="E8ae.-75a8"><span class="x" id="develop__980" original="E8ae.-75a7"> Because impairments develop gradually, they are often attributed at first to normal ageing. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-551a" id="develop__981" original="E8ae.-77b9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5519" id="develop__982" original="E8ae.-77b7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5518" id="develop__983" original="E8ae.-77b6"><span class="coll" id="develop__984"> normally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5516" id="develop__985" original="E8ae.-77b5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5515" id="develop__986" original="E8ae.-77b4"><span class="x" id="develop__987" original="E8ae.-77b3"> The embryos developed normally if incubated in water rather than their usual terrestrial habitat. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5513" id="develop__988" original="E8ae.-77ce"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5512" id="develop__989" original="E8ae.-77cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5511" id="develop__990" original="E8ae.-77cb"><span class="coll" id="develop__991"> jointly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-550f" id="develop__992" original="E8ae.-77ca"><span class="coll" id="develop__993"> collaboratively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-550d" id="develop__994" original="E8ae.-77c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-550c" id="develop__995" original="E8ae.-77c8"><span class="coll" id="develop__996"> specifically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-550a" id="develop__997" original="E8ae.-77c7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5509" id="develop__998" original="E8ae.-77c6"><span class="x" id="develop__999" original="E8ae.-77c5"> The checklist was developed specifically for use in this study. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7735" id="develop__1000" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://develop" title="develop definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7736" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4e89" id="develop__1001" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="develop__1002"> develop </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5836" id="developed" original="E39c.79e" sum="730"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5835" id="developed__1" original="E39c.79f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5834" id="developed__2" original="E39c.7a0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> developed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-582c" id="developed__4" original="E39c.7a5"><span class="pos" id="developed__5" original="E39c.7a6"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6729" eid="developed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5456" geo="br" id="developed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/developed__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developed__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://developed__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5459" geo="n_am" id="developed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/developed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://developed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-582a" id="developed__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5829" id="developed__12" original="E39c.7a7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="developed__13" original="E39c.7a9"> a <span class="dh" id="developed__14" original="E8fd.-7192"> developed </span> country, region or society has many industries and a complicated economic system </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5826" id="developed__15"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5825" id="developed__16" original="E8ae.-7111"><span class="x" id="developed__17" original="E8ae.-7110"> Children in more developed countries grow up surrounded by media. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="developed__18" original="E8ae.-710f" un="help"> The phrase <span class="eb" id="developed__19" original="E8fd.-7191"> the developed world </span> is used to refer to the rich countries of the world as a group. Poorer/richer countries may be referred to as <span class="eb" id="developed__20" original="E8fd.-7190"> the less/more developed world </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5820" id="developed__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-581f" id="developed__22" original="E8fd.-718f"><span class="x" id="developed__23" original="E8fd.-718e"> Urban growth in some parts of the less developed world appears to be slowing down. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-581d" id="developed__24" original="E39c.7aa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://developing" title="developing (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-581c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57a4" id="developed__25" original="E8a0.-7ea9"><span class="xh" id="developed__26"> developing </span><span class="xs" id="developed__27"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://underdeveloped" title="underdeveloped definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5819" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-476e" id="developed__28" original="E39c.7ab"><span class="xh" id="developed__29"> underdeveloped </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5816" id="developed__30" original="E8ae.-7109" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="developed__31"> developed + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5814" id="developed__32"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5813" id="developed__33" original="E8ae.-7107"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5812" id="developed__34"><span class="coll" id="developed__35" original="E8ae.-7106"> country </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5810" id="developed__36"><span class="coll" id="developed__37" original="E8ae.-7105"> state </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-580e" id="developed__38"><span class="coll" id="developed__39" original="E8ae.-7104"> nation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-580c" id="developed__40" original="E8ae.-7103"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-580b" id="developed__41"><span class="coll" id="developed__42" original="E8ae.-7102"> economy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5809" id="developed__43" original="E8ae.-7101"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5808" id="developed__44"><span class="coll" id="developed__45" original="E8ae.-7100"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5806" id="developed__46" original="E8ae.-70ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5805" id="developed__47"><span class="coll" id="developed__48" original="E8ae.-70fe"> region </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5803" id="developed__49" original="E8ae.-70fd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5802" id="developed__50" original="E8ae.-70fc"><span class="x" id="developed__51" original="E8ae.-70fb"> Conflicts between employees and employers are widespread in most highly developed economies today. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5800" id="developed__52" original="E8ae.-70ce" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="developed__53"> adverb + developed </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57fe" id="developed__54"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57fd" id="developed__55" original="E8ae.-70cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57fc" id="developed__56"><span class="coll" id="developed__57" original="E8ae.-70cb"> less </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57fa" id="developed__58" original="E8fd.-718d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57f9" id="developed__59"><span class="coll" id="developed__60" original="E8fd.-718c"> more </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57f7" id="developed__61" original="E8ae.-70c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57f6" id="developed__62"><span class="coll" id="developed__63" original="E8ae.-70c7"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57f4" id="developed__64" original="E8fd.-718b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57f3" id="developed__65"><span class="coll" id="developed__66" original="E8fd.-718a"> newly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57f1" id="developed__67" original="E8ae.-70c6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57f0" id="developed__68" original="E8ae.-70c5"><span class="x" id="developed__69" original="E8ae.-70c4"> As shown in Figure 3.4, rainforests are located primarily in less developed areas of the world </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57ee" id="developed__70" original="E39c.7ad"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="developed__71" original="E39c.7ae"> in an advanced state; at a high level </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57ec" id="developed__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57eb" id="developed__73" original="E8ae.-710e"><span class="x" id="developed__74" original="E8ae.-710d"> Measuring toxicity is a complex and highly developed science. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57e9" id="developed__75" original="E82b.4145" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://developing" title="developing (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57e8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5797" id="developed__76" original="E82b.4146"><span class="xh" id="developed__77"> developing </span><span class="xs" id="developed__78"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://underdeveloped" title="underdeveloped (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57e5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-474e" id="developed__79" original="E82b.4147"><span class="xh" id="developed__80"> underdeveloped </span><span class="xs" id="developed__81"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57e2" id="developed__82" original="E8ae.-70f8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="developed__83"> adverb + developed </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57e0" id="developed__84"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57df" id="developed__85" original="E8ae.-70f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57de" id="developed__86"><span class="coll" id="developed__87" original="E8ae.-70f3"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57dc" id="developed__88" original="E8ae.-70f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57db" id="developed__89"><span class="coll" id="developed__90" original="E8ae.-70f1"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57d9" id="developed__91" original="E8ae.-70f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57d8" id="developed__92"><span class="coll" id="developed__93" original="E8ae.-70ef"> well </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57d6" id="developed__94"><span class="coll" id="developed__95" original="E8ae.-70ee"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57d4" id="developed__96" original="E8fd.-7189"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57d3" id="developed__97"><span class="coll" id="developed__98" original="E8fd.-7188"> newly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57d1" id="developed__99" original="E8ae.-70ed"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57d0" id="developed__100" original="E8ae.-70ec"><span class="x" id="developed__101" original="E8ae.-70eb"> Regeneration is the ability of a fully developed organism to replace lost parts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5507" id="developed__102" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="developed__103"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5505" id="developed__104" original="E8ae.-710b"><span class="shcut" id="developed__105" original="E8ae.-710a"> developed + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5503" id="developed__106" original="E8ae.-7109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5502" id="developed__107" original="E8ae.-7107"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5501" id="developed__108" original="E8ae.-7106"><span class="coll" id="developed__109"> country </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54ff" id="developed__110" original="E8ae.-7105"><span class="coll" id="developed__111"> state </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54fd" id="developed__112" original="E8ae.-7104"><span class="coll" id="developed__113"> nation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54fb" id="developed__114" original="E8ae.-7103"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54fa" id="developed__115" original="E8ae.-7102"><span class="coll" id="developed__116"> economy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54f8" id="developed__117" original="E8ae.-7101"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54f7" id="developed__118" original="E8ae.-7100"><span class="coll" id="developed__119"> society </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54f5" id="developed__120" original="E8ae.-70ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54f4" id="developed__121" original="E8ae.-70fe"><span class="coll" id="developed__122"> region </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54f2" id="developed__123" original="E8ae.-70fd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54f1" id="developed__124" original="E8ae.-70fc"><span class="x" id="developed__125" original="E8ae.-70fb"> Conflicts between employees and employers are widespread in most highly developed economies today. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54ef" id="developed__126" original="E8ae.-70fa"><span class="shcut" id="developed__127" original="E8ae.-70f9"> adverb + developed </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54ed" id="developed__128" original="E8ae.-70ce"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54ec" id="developed__129" original="E8ae.-70cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54eb" id="developed__130" original="E8ae.-70cb"><span class="coll" id="developed__131"> less </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54e9" id="developed__132" original="E8fd.-718d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54e8" id="developed__133" original="E8fd.-718c"><span class="coll" id="developed__134"> more </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54e6" id="developed__135" original="E8ae.-70c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54e5" id="developed__136" original="E8ae.-70c7"><span class="coll" id="developed__137"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54e3" id="developed__138" original="E8fd.-718b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54e2" id="developed__139" original="E8fd.-718a"><span class="coll" id="developed__140"> newly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54e0" id="developed__141" original="E8ae.-70c6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54df" id="developed__142" original="E8ae.-70c5"><span class="x" id="developed__143" original="E8ae.-70c4"> As shown in Figure 3.4, rainforests are located primarily in less developed areas of the world </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54dd" id="developed__144" original="E8ae.-70f8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54dc" id="developed__145" original="E8ae.-70f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54db" id="developed__146" original="E8ae.-70f3"><span class="coll" id="developed__147"> poorly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54d9" id="developed__148" original="E8ae.-70f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54d8" id="developed__149" original="E8ae.-70f1"><span class="coll" id="developed__150"> highly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54d6" id="developed__151" original="E8ae.-70f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54d5" id="developed__152" original="E8ae.-70ef"><span class="coll" id="developed__153"> well </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54d3" id="developed__154" original="E8ae.-70ee"><span class="coll" id="developed__155"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54d1" id="developed__156" original="E8fd.-7189"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54d0" id="developed__157" original="E8fd.-7188"><span class="coll" id="developed__158"> newly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54ce" id="developed__159" original="E8ae.-70ed"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54cd" id="developed__160" original="E8ae.-70ec"><span class="x" id="developed__161" original="E8ae.-70eb"> Regeneration is the ability of a fully developed organism to replace lost parts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.79a9" id="developed__162" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://developed" title="developed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.79aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4f21" id="developed__163" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="developed__164"> developed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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developer
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57ce" id="developer" original="E39c.7b2" sum="569"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57cd" id="developer__1" original="E39c.7b3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57cc" id="developer__2" original="E39c.7b4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> developer </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57c0" id="developer__7" original="E39c.7bc"><span class="pos" id="developer__8" original="E39c.7bd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6722" eid="developer__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.546e" geo="br" id="developer__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developer__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/developer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://developer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5471" geo="n_am" id="developer__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developer__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/developer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://developer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57be" id="developer__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57bd" id="developer__15" original="E39c.7c2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="developer__16" original="E39c.7c5"> a person or company that designs and creates new products or systems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57bb" id="developer__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57ba" id="developer__18" original="E8ae.-6dc1"><span class="x" id="developer__19" original="E8ae.-6dc0"> Software developers, engineers and technicians are responsible for designing almost every technology that we use. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57b8" id="developer__20" original="E39c.7be"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="developer__21" original="E39c.7c1"> a person or company whose business is buying land or buildings in order to build new houses, shops, etc., or to improve the old ones </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57b6" id="developer__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57b5" id="developer__23" original="E8ae.-6dbf"><span class="x" id="developer__24" original="E8ae.-6dbe"> Developers should recognize that firm foundations are far more important in the long term than good views. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7a17" id="developer__25" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://developer" title="developer definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7a18" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4f41" id="developer__26" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="developer__27"> developer </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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developing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57b3" id="developing" original="E39c.7ca" sum="608"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57b2" id="developing__1" original="E39c.7cb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57b1" id="developing__2" original="E39c.7cc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> developing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57a9" id="developing__4" original="E39c.7d1"><span class="pos" id="developing__5" original="E39c.7d2"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-671b" eid="developing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.548c" geo="br" id="developing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/developing__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developing__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://developing__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.548f" geo="n_am" id="developing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/developing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://developing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57a7" id="developing__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="developing__12" original="E39c.7d4"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57a5" id="developing__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57a4" id="developing__14" original="E39c.7d5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="developing__15" original="E39c.7d7"> a <span class="dh" id="developing__16" original="E8fd.-7175"> developing </span> country, region or society is poor, and trying to make its industry and economic system more advanced </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57a1" id="developing__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57a0" id="developing__18" original="E8ae.-6dbd"><span class="x" id="developing__19" original="E8ae.-6dbc"> There is currently a flood of foreign investment into rapidly growing developing countries. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-579e" id="developing__20" original="E39c.7d8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://developed" title="developed (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-579d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5829" id="developing__21" original="E8a0.-7e92"><span class="xh" id="developing__22"> developed </span><span class="xs" id="developing__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://underdeveloped" title="underdeveloped definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-579a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-476e" id="developing__24" original="E39c.7d9"><span class="xh" id="developing__25"> underdeveloped </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5797" id="developing__26" original="E8ae.-6dbb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="developing__27" original="E8ae.-6dba"> becoming bigger, stronger or more advanced </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5795" id="developing__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5794" id="developing__29" original="E8fd.-7174"><span class="x" id="developing__30" original="E8fd.-7173"> This is a rapidly developing area of research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5792" id="developing__31" original="E8ae.-6db9"><span class="x" id="developing__32" original="E8ae.-6db8"> The fuel economy goal was judged to be attainable using current or developing technologies. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5790" id="developing__33" original="E8ae.-6db7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://developed" title="developed (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-578f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-57ee" id="developing__34" original="E82b.4172"><span class="xh" id="developing__35"> developed </span><span class="xs" id="developing__36"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://underdeveloped" title="underdeveloped definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-578c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-476e" id="developing__37" original="E8ae.-6db6"><span class="xh" id="developing__38"> underdeveloped </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7a34" id="developing__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://developing" title="developing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7a35" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4f63" id="developing__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="developing__41"> 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development
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5789" id="development" original="E39c.7db" sum="2405"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5788" id="development__1" original="E39c.7dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5787" id="development__2" original="E39c.7dd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> development </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-577a" id="development__7" original="E39c.7e5"><span class="pos" id="development__8" original="E39c.7e6"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6714" eid="development__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.54b6" geo="br" id="development__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="development__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/development__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/development__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://development__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.54b9" geo="n_am" id="development__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="development__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈveləpmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/development__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/development__us_1.ogg" href="sound://development__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5778" id="development__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5777" id="development__15" original="E39c.7eb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5776" id="development__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="development__17" original="E39c.7ed"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="development__18" original="E39c.7ef"> the process of creating a new method, system, product or theory </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5773" id="development__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5772" id="development__20" original="E8ff.-7d20"><span class="x" id="development__21" original="E8ff.-7d1f"> The major costs of drug development are safety testing, preclinical trials and clinical trials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5770" id="development__22" original="E8ff.-7d1d"><span class="cf" id="development__23" original="E8ff.-7d1e"><span class="exp" id="development__24"> development </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="development__25" original="E8ff.-7d1c"> The ideas of Max Black have been influential in the development of modern theories of metaphor. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-576c" id="development__26" original="E39c.7f0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://research-and-development" title="research and development definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-576b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-2453" id="development__27" original="E39c.7f1"><span class="xh" id="development__28"> research and development </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5769" id="development__29" original="E8ff.-7ceb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__30"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5767" id="development__31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5766" id="development__32" original="E8ff.-7cea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5765" id="development__33"><span class="coll" id="development__34" original="E8ff.-7ce9"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5763" id="development__35" original="E8ff.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5762" id="development__36"><span class="coll" id="development__37" original="E8ff.-7ce7"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5760" id="development__38" original="E8ff.-7cd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-575f" id="development__39"><span class="coll" id="development__40" original="E8ff.-7cd3"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-575d" id="development__41" original="E8ff.-7cd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-575c" id="development__42"><span class="coll" id="development__43" original="E8ff.-7cd1"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-575a" id="development__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5759" id="development__45" original="E448.-65a3"><span class="x" id="development__46" original="E448.-65a2"> Later development of this theory strayed somewhat from this initial conception. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5757" id="development__47" original="E8ff.-7cca" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__48"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5755" id="development__49"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5754" id="development__50" original="E8ff.-7cc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5753" id="development__51"><span class="coll" id="development__52" original="E8ff.-7cc8"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5751" id="development__53" original="E8ff.-7cc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5750" id="development__54"><span class="coll" id="development__55" original="E8ff.-7cc6"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-574e" id="development__56" original="E8ff.-7cc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-574d" id="development__57"><span class="coll" id="development__58" original="E8ff.-7cc4"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-574b" id="development__59" original="E8ff.-7cc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-574a" id="development__60"><span class="coll" id="development__61" original="E8ff.-7cc2"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5748" id="development__62" original="E8ff.-7cc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5747" id="development__63"><span class="coll" id="development__64" original="E8ff.-7cc0"> significant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5745" id="development__65"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5744" id="development__66" original="E8ff.-7cbe"><span class="x" id="development__67" original="E8ff.-7cbd"> This seems to be a very fruitful idea worthy of further development. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5742" id="development__68" original="E8ff.-7ce2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__69"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5740" id="development__70"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-573f" id="development__71" original="E8ff.-7ce1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-573e" id="development__72"><span class="coll" id="development__73" original="E8ff.-7ce0"> technological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-573c" id="development__74" original="E8ff.-7cdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-573b" id="development__75"><span class="coll" id="development__76" original="E8ff.-7cde"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5739" id="development__77" original="E8ff.-7cdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5738" id="development__78"><span class="coll" id="development__79" original="E8ff.-7cdc"> commercial </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5736" id="development__80" original="E8ff.-7c73" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__81"> noun + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5734" id="development__82"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5733" id="development__83" original="E8ff.-7c6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5732" id="development__84"><span class="coll" id="development__85" original="E8ff.-7c6a"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5730" id="development__86" original="E8ff.-7c71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-572f" id="development__87"><span class="coll" id="development__88" original="E8ff.-7c70"> software </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-572d" id="development__89" original="E8ff.-7c6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-572c" id="development__90"><span class="coll" id="development__91" original="E8ff.-7c6e"> drug </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-572a" id="development__92" original="E8ff.-7c6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5729" id="development__93"><span class="coll" id="development__94" original="E8ff.-7c6c"> vaccine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5727" id="development__95" original="E8ff.-7c69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5726" id="development__96" original="E8ff.-7c68"><span class="x" id="development__97" original="E8ff.-7c67"> Drug development is complicated, time-consuming and expensive. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5724" id="development__98" original="E900.-5858" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__99"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5722" id="development__100"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5721" id="development__101" original="E8ff.-7c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5720" id="development__102"><span class="coll" id="development__103" original="E8ff.-7c08"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-571e" id="development__104" original="E8ff.-7c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-571d" id="development__105"><span class="coll" id="development__106" original="E8ff.-7c06"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-571b" id="development__107"><span class="coll" id="development__108" original="E8ff.-7c05"> guide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5719" id="development__109"><span class="coll" id="development__110" original="E8ff.-7c04"> influence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5717" id="development__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5716" id="development__112" original="E901.-3722"><span class="x" id="development__113" original="E901.-3721"> Strategy development should be informed by the market environment. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5714" id="development__114" original="E900.-5867" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__115"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5712" id="development__116"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5711" id="development__117" original="E900.-5866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5710" id="development__118"><span class="coll" id="development__119" original="E900.-5865"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-570e" id="development__120" original="E900.-5864"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-570d" id="development__121"><span class="coll" id="development__122" original="E900.-5863"> stimulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-570b" id="development__123" original="E900.-5862"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-570a" id="development__124"><span class="coll" id="development__125" original="E900.-5861"> accelerate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5708" id="development__126" original="E900.-585e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5707" id="development__127"><span class="coll" id="development__128" original="E8fd.-7103"> impede </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5705" id="development__129"><span class="coll" id="development__130" original="E900.-585d"> hinder </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5703" id="development__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5702" id="development__132" original="E448.-6484"><span class="x" id="development__133" original="E448.-6483"> Addressing these knowledge gaps could accelerate malaria vaccine development. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5700" id="development__134" original="E8ff.-7c30" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__135"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56fe" id="development__136"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56fd" id="development__137" original="E8ff.-7c2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56fc" id="development__138"><span class="coll" id="development__139" original="E8ff.-7c2b"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56fa" id="development__140"><span class="coll" id="development__141" original="E8ff.-7c29"> facilitate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56f8" id="development__142"><span class="coll" id="development__143" original="E8fd.-7102"> foster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56f6" id="development__144" original="E8ff.-7c28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56f5" id="development__145"><span class="coll" id="development__146" original="E8ff.-7c27"> support </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56f3" id="development__147"><span class="coll" id="development__148" original="E8ff.-7c26"> aid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56f1" id="development__149"><span class="coll" id="development__150" original="E8ff.-7c25"> further </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56ef" id="development__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56ee" id="development__152" original="E8ff.-7c1f"><span class="x" id="development__153" original="E8ff.-7c1e"> Governments in Japan and France have successfully supported the development of high-speed trains. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56ec" id="development__154" original="E8ff.-7bfb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__155"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56ea" id="development__156"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56e9" id="development__157" original="E8ff.-7bf6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56e8" id="development__158"><span class="coll" id="development__159" original="E8ff.-7bf5"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56e6" id="development__160" original="E8ff.-7bf0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56e5" id="development__161"><span class="coll" id="development__162" original="E8ff.-7bef"> favour </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56e3" id="development__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56e2" id="development__164" original="E8ff.-7c0f"><span class="x" id="development__165" original="E8ff.-7c0e"> It is extremely difficult to prevent the development of any new technology for which there is market demand. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56e0" id="development__166" original="E8ff.-7c5b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__167"> development + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56de" id="development__168"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56dd" id="development__169" original="E8ff.-7c59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56dc" id="development__170"><span class="coll" id="development__171" original="E8ff.-7c58"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56da" id="development__172" original="E8ff.-7c57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56d9" id="development__173"><span class="coll" id="development__174" original="E8ff.-7c56"> project </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56d7" id="development__175" original="E8ff.-7c55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56d6" id="development__176"><span class="coll" id="development__177" original="E8ff.-7c54"> stage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56d4" id="development__178" original="E8ff.-7c53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56d3" id="development__179"><span class="coll" id="development__180" original="E8ff.-7c52"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56d1" id="development__181" original="E8fd.-70e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56d0" id="development__182"><span class="coll" id="development__183" original="E8fd.-70e3"> effort </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56ce" id="development__184" original="E8ff.-7c50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56cd" id="development__185"><span class="coll" id="development__186" original="E8ff.-7c4f"> cost </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56cb" id="development__187" original="E8ff.-7c4e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56ca" id="development__188" original="E8ff.-7c4d"><span class="x" id="development__189" original="E8ff.-7c4c"> Early development work was performed primarily in Japan. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56c8" id="development__190" original="E8ff.-7d1b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56c7" id="development__191"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="development__192" original="E8ff.-7d19"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="development__193" original="E8ff.-7d18"> a new or advanced method, system, product or theory </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56c4" id="development__194"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56c3" id="development__195" original="E8ff.-7d17"><span class="x" id="development__196" original="E8ff.-7d16"> The bar code is a relatively recent development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56c1" id="development__197" original="E8ff.-7d14"><span class="cf" id="development__198" original="E8ff.-7d15"> developments in something </span><span class="x" id="development__199" original="E8ff.-7d13"> Newspapers were the main driving force in developments in print technology. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56be" id="development__200" original="E8ff.-7ceb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__201"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56bc" id="development__202"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56bb" id="development__203" original="E8ff.-7cea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56ba" id="development__204"><span class="coll" id="development__205" original="E8ff.-7ce9"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56b8" id="development__206" original="E8ff.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56b7" id="development__207"><span class="coll" id="development__208" original="E8ff.-7ce7"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56b5" id="development__209" original="E8ff.-7cd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56b4" id="development__210"><span class="coll" id="development__211" original="E8ff.-7cd3"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56b2" id="development__212" original="E8ff.-7cd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56b1" id="development__213"><span class="coll" id="development__214" original="E8ff.-7cd1"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56af" id="development__215"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56ae" id="development__216" original="E448.-65a5"><span class="x" id="development__217" original="E448.-65a4"> Subsequent developments in economics tried to address this problem (Alchian and Demsetz, 1972; Jensen and Meckling, 1976). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56ac" id="development__218" original="E8ff.-7cca" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__219"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56aa" id="development__220"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56a9" id="development__221" original="E8ff.-7cc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56a8" id="development__222"><span class="coll" id="development__223" original="E8ff.-7cc8"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56a6" id="development__224" original="E8ff.-7cc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56a5" id="development__225"><span class="coll" id="development__226" original="E8ff.-7cc6"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56a3" id="development__227" original="E8ff.-7cc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56a2" id="development__228"><span class="coll" id="development__229" original="E8ff.-7cc4"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-56a0" id="development__230" original="E8ff.-7cc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-569f" id="development__231"><span class="coll" id="development__232" original="E8ff.-7cc2"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-569d" id="development__233" original="E8ff.-7cc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-569c" id="development__234"><span class="coll" id="development__235" original="E8ff.-7cc0"> significant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-569a" id="development__236"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5699" id="development__237" original="E448.-659d"><span class="x" id="development__238" original="E448.-659c"> A significant recent development has been presented by Kenneth et al. (2012). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5697" id="development__239" original="E8ff.-7ce3" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__240"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5695" id="development__241"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5694" id="development__242" original="E8ff.-7ce1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5693" id="development__243"><span class="coll" id="development__244" original="E8ff.-7ce0"> technological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5691" id="development__245" original="E8ff.-7cdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5690" id="development__246"><span class="coll" id="development__247" original="E8ff.-7cde"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-568e" id="development__248" original="E8ff.-7cdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-568d" id="development__249"><span class="coll" id="development__250" original="E8ff.-7cdc"> commercial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-568b" id="development__251" original="E8ff.-7cd9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-568a" id="development__252" original="E8ff.-7cd8"><span class="x" id="development__253" original="E8ff.-7cd7"> Technological developments consisted primarily of tractors, sprayers and new pesticides. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5688" id="development__254" original="E900.-5858" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__255"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5686" id="development__256"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5685" id="development__257" original="E8ff.-7c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5684" id="development__258"><span class="coll" id="development__259" original="E8ff.-7c08"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5682" id="development__260" original="E8ff.-7c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5681" id="development__261"><span class="coll" id="development__262" original="E8ff.-7c06"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-567f" id="development__263"><span class="coll" id="development__264" original="E8ff.-7c05"> guide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-567d" id="development__265"><span class="coll" id="development__266" original="E8ff.-7c04"> influence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-567b" id="development__267"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-567a" id="development__268" original="E448.-659b"><span class="x" id="development__269" original="E448.-659a"> Environmental policy in these countries usually shapes the development of environmentally friendly technologies worldwide. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5678" id="development__270" original="E8ff.-7d12"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5677" id="development__271"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="development__272" original="E8ff.-7d11"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="development__273" original="E8ff.-7d10"> the process of making a country or area richer and more successful </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5674" id="development__274"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5673" id="development__275" original="E8ff.-7d0f"><span class="x" id="development__276" original="E8ff.-7d0e"> The EU has increasingly deployed trade instruments and political dialogue to promote development. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5671" id="development__277" original="E8ff.-7ceb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__278"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-566f" id="development__279"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-566e" id="development__280" original="E8ff.-7cea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-566d" id="development__281"><span class="coll" id="development__282" original="E8ff.-7ce9"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-566b" id="development__283" original="E8ff.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-566a" id="development__284"><span class="coll" id="development__285" original="E8ff.-7ce7"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5668" id="development__286" original="E8ff.-7cd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5667" id="development__287"><span class="coll" id="development__288" original="E8ff.-7cd3"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5665" id="development__289" original="E8ff.-7cd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5664" id="development__290"><span class="coll" id="development__291" original="E8ff.-7cd1"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5662" id="development__292"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5661" id="development__293" original="E8ff.-7ccd"><span class="x" id="development__294" original="E8ff.-7ccc"> Rapid economic development has significantly affected the role of law for business. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-565f" id="development__295" original="E8ff.-7cca" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__296"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-565d" id="development__297"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-565c" id="development__298" original="E8ff.-7cc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-565b" id="development__299"><span class="coll" id="development__300" original="E8ff.-7cc8"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5659" id="development__301" original="E8ff.-7cc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5658" id="development__302"><span class="coll" id="development__303" original="E8ff.-7cc6"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5656" id="development__304" original="E8ff.-7cc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5655" id="development__305"><span class="coll" id="development__306" original="E8ff.-7cc4"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5653" id="development__307" original="E8ff.-7cc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5652" id="development__308"><span class="coll" id="development__309" original="E8ff.-7cc2"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5650" id="development__310" original="E8ff.-7cc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-564f" id="development__311"><span class="coll" id="development__312" original="E8ff.-7cc0"> significant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-564d" id="development__313"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-564c" id="development__314" original="E448.-659f"><span class="x" id="development__315" original="E448.-659e"> Future economic development, both agricultural and industrial, needs to be sustainable. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-564a" id="development__316" original="E8ff.-7cb8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__317"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5648" id="development__318"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5647" id="development__319" original="E8ff.-7cb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5646" id="development__320"><span class="coll" id="development__321" original="E8ff.-7cb3"> sustainable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5644" id="development__322" original="E8ff.-7cb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5643" id="development__323"><span class="coll" id="development__324" original="E8ff.-7cb5"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5641" id="development__325" original="E8ff.-7cb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5640" id="development__326"><span class="coll" id="development__327" original="E8ff.-7caf"> regional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-563e" id="development__328" original="E8ff.-7cae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-563d" id="development__329"><span class="coll" id="development__330" original="E8ff.-7cad"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-563b" id="development__331" original="E8ff.-7cac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-563a" id="development__332"><span class="coll" id="development__333" original="E8ff.-7cab"> urban </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5638" id="development__334" original="E8ff.-7caa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5637" id="development__335"><span class="coll" id="development__336" original="E8ff.-7ca9"> rural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5635" id="development__337" original="E8ff.-7cb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5634" id="development__338"><span class="coll" id="development__339" original="E8ff.-7cb1"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5632" id="development__340" original="E8ff.-7ca8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5631" id="development__341"><span class="coll" id="development__342" original="E8ff.-7ca7"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-562f" id="development__343" original="E8ff.-7ca6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-562e" id="development__344"><span class="coll" id="development__345" original="E8ff.-7ca5"> technological </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-562c" id="development__346" original="E8ff.-7ca4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-562b" id="development__347" original="E8ff.-7ca3"><span class="x" id="development__348" original="E8ff.-7ca2"> Economic development has been no guarantee of political development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5629" id="development__349" original="E8ff.-7ca1"><span class="x" id="development__350" original="E8ff.-7ca0"> In retrospect, it is clear that what Russia needed was industrial development. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5627" id="development__351" original="E900.-5867" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__352"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5625" id="development__353"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5624" id="development__354" original="E900.-5866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5623" id="development__355"><span class="coll" id="development__356" original="E900.-5865"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5621" id="development__357" original="E900.-5864"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5620" id="development__358"><span class="coll" id="development__359" original="E900.-5863"> stimulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-561e" id="development__360" original="E900.-5862"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-561d" id="development__361"><span class="coll" id="development__362" original="E900.-5861"> accelerate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-561b" id="development__363" original="E900.-585e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-561a" id="development__364"><span class="coll" id="development__365" original="E8fd.-7103"> impede </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5618" id="development__366"><span class="coll" id="development__367" original="E900.-585d"> hinder </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5616" id="development__368"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5615" id="development__369" original="E8ff.-7c1d"><span class="x" id="development__370" original="E8ff.-7c1c"> Aid intended to promote development has served to encourage increased dependence. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5613" id="development__371" original="E8ff.-7c30" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__372"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5611" id="development__373"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5610" id="development__374" original="E8ff.-7c2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-560f" id="development__375"><span class="coll" id="development__376" original="E8ff.-7c2b"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-560d" id="development__377"><span class="coll" id="development__378" original="E8ff.-7c29"> facilitate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-560b" id="development__379"><span class="coll" id="development__380" original="E8fd.-7102"> foster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5609" id="development__381" original="E8ff.-7c28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5608" id="development__382"><span class="coll" id="development__383" original="E8ff.-7c27"> support </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5606" id="development__384"><span class="coll" id="development__385" original="E8ff.-7c26"> aid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5604" id="development__386"><span class="coll" id="development__387" original="E8ff.-7c25"> further </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5602" id="development__388"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5601" id="development__389" original="E448.-6591"><span class="x" id="development__390" original="E448.-6590"> States play a major role in fostering development. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55ff" id="development__391" original="E8ff.-7c4b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__392"> development + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55fd" id="development__393"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55fc" id="development__394" original="E8ff.-7c49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55fb" id="development__395"><span class="coll" id="development__396" original="E8ff.-7c48"> project </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55f9" id="development__397" original="E8ff.-7c47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55f8" id="development__398"><span class="coll" id="development__399" original="E8ff.-7c46"> aid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55f6" id="development__400"><span class="coll" id="development__401" original="E8ff.-7c45"> assistance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55f4" id="development__402" original="E8ff.-7c44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55f3" id="development__403"><span class="coll" id="development__404" original="E8ff.-7c43"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55f1" id="development__405" original="E8ff.-7c42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55f0" id="development__406"><span class="coll" id="development__407" original="E8ff.-7c41"> goal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55ee" id="development__408" original="E8ff.-7c40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55ed" id="development__409"><span class="coll" id="development__410" original="E8ff.-7c3f"> trajectory </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55eb" id="development__411"><span class="coll" id="development__412" original="E8ff.-7c3e"> path </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55e9" id="development__413" original="E8ff.-7c3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55e8" id="development__414"><span class="coll" id="development__415" original="E8ff.-7c3c"> strategy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55e6" id="development__416"><span class="coll" id="development__417" original="E8ff.-7c3b"> plan </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55e4" id="development__418"><span class="coll" id="development__419" original="E8ff.-7c3a"> programme </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55e2" id="development__420"><span class="coll" id="development__421" original="E8ff.-7c39"> initiative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55e0" id="development__422" original="E8fd.-70e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55df" id="development__423"><span class="coll" id="development__424" original="E8fd.-70e1"> efforts </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55dd" id="development__425" original="E8ff.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55dc" id="development__426"><span class="coll" id="development__427" original="E8ff.-7c37"> economics </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55da" id="development__428" original="E8ff.-7c36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55d9" id="development__429" original="E8ff.-7c35"><span class="x" id="development__430" original="E8ff.-7c34"> The urban explosion began around 1900 as a result of development policies favouring industrialization. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55d7" id="development__431" original="E8ff.-7d0d"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55d6" id="development__432"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="development__433" original="E8ff.-7d0b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="development__434" original="E8ff.-7d0a"> the way in which a child or other living creature grows before and after birth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55d3" id="development__435"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55d2" id="development__436" original="E8ff.-7d09"><span class="x" id="development__437" original="E8ff.-7d08"> Exposure of the embryo to specific combinations of hormones is not constant during development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55d0" id="development__438" original="E8ff.-7d06"><span class="cf" id="development__439" original="E8ff.-7d07"><span class="exp" id="development__440"> development </span> from something (to/into something) </span><span class="x" id="development__441" original="E8ff.-7d05"> The notion of development from carefree child to disciplined adult is an ideal, not a template. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55cc" id="development__442" original="E8ff.-7ceb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__443"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55ca" id="development__444"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55c9" id="development__445" original="E8ff.-7cea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55c8" id="development__446"><span class="coll" id="development__447" original="E8ff.-7ce9"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55c6" id="development__448" original="E8ff.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55c5" id="development__449"><span class="coll" id="development__450" original="E8ff.-7ce7"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55c3" id="development__451" original="E8ff.-7cd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55c2" id="development__452"><span class="coll" id="development__453" original="E8ff.-7cd3"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55c0" id="development__454" original="E8ff.-7cd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55bf" id="development__455"><span class="coll" id="development__456" original="E8ff.-7cd1"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55bd" id="development__457"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55bc" id="development__458" original="E8ff.-7ccf"><span class="x" id="development__459" original="E8ff.-7cce"> Early development, especially nutrition, has an important effect on health in later life. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55ba" id="development__460" original="E8ff.-7c9f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__461"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55b8" id="development__462"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55b7" id="development__463" original="E8ff.-7c9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55b6" id="development__464"><span class="coll" id="development__465" original="E8ff.-7c9c"> normal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55b4" id="development__466" original="E8ff.-7c9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55b3" id="development__467"><span class="coll" id="development__468" original="E8ff.-7c9a"> abnormal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55b1" id="development__469" original="E8ff.-7c99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55b0" id="development__470"><span class="coll" id="development__471" original="E8ff.-7c98"> healthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55ae" id="development__472" original="E8ff.-7c97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55ad" id="development__473"><span class="coll" id="development__474" original="E8ff.-7c96"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55ab" id="development__475" original="E8ff.-7c8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55aa" id="development__476"><span class="coll" id="development__477" original="E8ff.-7c8e"> cognitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55a8" id="development__478" original="E8ff.-7c95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55a7" id="development__479"><span class="coll" id="development__480" original="E8ff.-7c94"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55a5" id="development__481" original="E8ff.-7c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55a4" id="development__482"><span class="coll" id="development__483" original="E8ff.-7c92"> embryonic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55a2" id="development__484" original="E8ff.-7c91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-55a1" id="development__485"><span class="coll" id="development__486" original="E8ff.-7c90"> fetal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-559f" id="development__487" original="E8ff.-7c8d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-559e" id="development__488" original="E8ff.-7c8c"><span class="x" id="development__489" original="E8ff.-7c8b"> The abnormal behaviour starts in early childhood after a period of normal development. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-559c" id="development__490" original="E900.-5867" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__491"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-559a" id="development__492"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5599" id="development__493" original="E900.-5866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5598" id="development__494"><span class="coll" id="development__495" original="E900.-5865"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5596" id="development__496" original="E900.-5864"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5595" id="development__497"><span class="coll" id="development__498" original="E900.-5863"> stimulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5593" id="development__499" original="E900.-5862"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5592" id="development__500"><span class="coll" id="development__501" original="E900.-5861"> accelerate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5590" id="development__502" original="E900.-585e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-558f" id="development__503"><span class="coll" id="development__504" original="E8fd.-7103"> impede </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-558d" id="development__505"><span class="coll" id="development__506" original="E900.-585d"> hinder </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-558b" id="development__507"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-558a" id="development__508" original="E448.-6595"><span class="x" id="development__509" original="E448.-6594"> A more likely explanation is that infections in early life stimulate the development of regulatory mechanisms. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5588" id="development__510" original="E8ff.-7bfb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__511"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5586" id="development__512"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5585" id="development__513" original="E8ff.-7bf6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5584" id="development__514"><span class="coll" id="development__515" original="E8ff.-7bf5"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5582" id="development__516" original="E8ff.-7bf0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5581" id="development__517"><span class="coll" id="development__518" original="E8ff.-7bef"> favour </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-557f" id="development__519"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-557e" id="development__520" original="E448.-658f"><span class="x" id="development__521" original="E448.-658e"> In species that produce litters, competition within the litter will favour rapid development (Haldane, 1932b). </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-557c" id="development__522" original="E8fd.-7100" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__523"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-557a" id="development__524"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5579" id="development__525" original="E8fd.-70ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5578" id="development__526"><span class="coll" id="development__527" original="E8fd.-70fe"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5576" id="development__528" original="E8fd.-70fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5575" id="development__529"><span class="coll" id="development__530" original="E8fd.-70fc"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5573" id="development__531" original="E8fd.-70fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5572" id="development__532"><span class="coll" id="development__533" original="E8fd.-70fa"> understand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5570" id="development__534"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-556f" id="development__535" original="E448.-658d"><span class="x" id="development__536" original="E448.-658c"> Discoveries of genes in one animal have had important implications for understanding development in other animals. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-556d" id="development__537" original="E900.-5855" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__538"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-556b" id="development__539"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-556a" id="development__540" original="E8fd.-70f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5569" id="development__541"><span class="coll" id="development__542" original="E8fd.-70f5"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5567" id="development__543" original="E8fd.-70f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5566" id="development__544"><span class="coll" id="development__545" original="E8fd.-70f3"> inhibit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5564" id="development__546" original="E8ff.-7bfa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5563" id="development__547"><span class="coll" id="development__548" original="E8ff.-7bf9"> control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5561" id="development__549"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5560" id="development__550" original="E900.-5853"><span class="x" id="development__551" original="E900.-5852"> The role of the genes in controlling development has only been fully appreciated in the past 30 years. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-555e" id="development__552" original="E39c.7e7"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-555d" id="development__553"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="development__554" original="E39c.7e9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="development__555" original="E39c.7ea"> gradual growth or changes that make somebody/something more advanced, more skilled or stronger </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-555a" id="development__556"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5559" id="development__557" original="E8ff.-7d04"><span class="x" id="development__558" original="E8ff.-7d03"> Older GPs have limited opportunity or incentive for professional development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5557" id="development__559" original="E8ff.-7d01"><span class="cf" id="development__560" original="E8ff.-7d02"><span class="exp" id="development__561"> development </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="development__562" original="E8ff.-7d00"> Little is known about the actual development of the Spartan system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5553" id="development__563" original="E8fd.-7105"><span class="cf" id="development__564" original="E8fd.-7106"><span class="exp" id="development__565"> development </span> (of something) into something </span><span class="x" id="development__566" original="E8fd.-7104"> Key to understanding the development of the slum into the ghetto is the growth of Kingston's population. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-554f" id="development__567" original="E8ff.-7ceb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__568"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-554d" id="development__569"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-554c" id="development__570" original="E8ff.-7cea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-554b" id="development__571"><span class="coll" id="development__572" original="E8ff.-7ce9"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5549" id="development__573" original="E8ff.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5548" id="development__574"><span class="coll" id="development__575" original="E8ff.-7ce7"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5546" id="development__576" original="E8ff.-7cd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5545" id="development__577"><span class="coll" id="development__578" original="E8ff.-7cd3"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5543" id="development__579" original="E8ff.-7cd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5542" id="development__580"><span class="coll" id="development__581" original="E8ff.-7cd1"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5540" id="development__582"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-553f" id="development__583" original="E448.-65a7"><span class="x" id="development__584" original="E448.-65a6"> The exhibit concerns the origins and subsequent development of the Filipino community in Winnipeg. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-553d" id="development__585" original="E8ff.-7c8a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__586"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-553b" id="development__587"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-553a" id="development__588" original="E8ff.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5539" id="development__589"><span class="coll" id="development__590" original="E8ff.-7c87"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5537" id="development__591" original="E8ff.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5536" id="development__592"><span class="coll" id="development__593" original="E8ff.-7c85"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5534" id="development__594" original="E8ff.-7c7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5533" id="development__595"><span class="coll" id="development__596" original="E8ff.-7c79"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5531" id="development__597" original="E8ff.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5530" id="development__598"><span class="coll" id="development__599" original="E8ff.-7c81"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-552e" id="development__600" original="E8ff.-7c7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-552d" id="development__601"><span class="coll" id="development__602" original="E8ff.-7c7d"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-552b" id="development__603" original="E8ff.-7c7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-552a" id="development__604"><span class="coll" id="development__605" original="E8ff.-7c7b"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5528" id="development__606" original="E8ff.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5527" id="development__607"><span class="coll" id="development__608" original="E8ff.-7c83"> human </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5525" id="development__609" original="E8ff.-7c78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5524" id="development__610" original="E8ff.-7c77"><span class="x" id="development__611" original="E8ff.-7c76"> The global pattern of gender-related human development is mapped in Figure 7.4. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5522" id="development__612" original="E8ff.-7c66" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__613"> noun + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5520" id="development__614"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-551f" id="development__615" original="E8ff.-7c64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-551e" id="development__616"><span class="coll" id="development__617" original="E8ff.-7c63"> skill/​skills </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-551c" id="development__618" original="E8ff.-7c62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-551b" id="development__619"><span class="coll" id="development__620" original="E8ff.-7c61"> career </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5519" id="development__621" original="E8ff.-7c60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5518" id="development__622" original="E8ff.-7c5f"><span class="x" id="development__623" original="E8ff.-7c5e"> The firm has invested extensively in training and skills development. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5516" id="development__624" original="E900.-5858" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__625"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5514" id="development__626"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5513" id="development__627" original="E8ff.-7c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5512" id="development__628"><span class="coll" id="development__629" original="E8ff.-7c08"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5510" id="development__630" original="E8ff.-7c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-550f" id="development__631"><span class="coll" id="development__632" original="E8ff.-7c06"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-550d" id="development__633"><span class="coll" id="development__634" original="E8ff.-7c05"> guide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-550b" id="development__635"><span class="coll" id="development__636" original="E8ff.-7c04"> influence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5509" id="development__637"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5508" id="development__638" original="E448.-6599"><span class="x" id="development__639" original="E448.-6598"> Advertising is thought to be capable of influencing the development of positive attitudes towards brands. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5506" id="development__640" original="E900.-5867" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__641"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5504" id="development__642"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5503" id="development__643" original="E900.-5866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5502" id="development__644"><span class="coll" id="development__645" original="E900.-5865"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5500" id="development__646" original="E900.-5864"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ff" id="development__647"><span class="coll" id="development__648" original="E900.-5863"> stimulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54fd" id="development__649" original="E900.-5862"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54fc" id="development__650"><span class="coll" id="development__651" original="E900.-5861"> accelerate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54fa" id="development__652" original="E900.-585e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54f9" id="development__653"><span class="coll" id="development__654" original="E8fd.-7103"> impede </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54f7" id="development__655"><span class="coll" id="development__656" original="E900.-585d"> hinder </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54f5" id="development__657"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54f4" id="development__658" original="E8ff.-7c1b"><span class="x" id="development__659" original="E8ff.-7c1a"> It is often argued that bilingualism impedes development in the second language. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54f2" id="development__660" original="E8ff.-7c30" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__661"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54f0" id="development__662"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ef" id="development__663" original="E8ff.-7c2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ee" id="development__664"><span class="coll" id="development__665" original="E8ff.-7c2b"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ec" id="development__666"><span class="coll" id="development__667" original="E8ff.-7c29"> facilitate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ea" id="development__668"><span class="coll" id="development__669" original="E8fd.-7102"> foster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54e8" id="development__670" original="E8ff.-7c28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54e7" id="development__671"><span class="coll" id="development__672" original="E8ff.-7c27"> support </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54e5" id="development__673"><span class="coll" id="development__674" original="E8ff.-7c26"> aid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54e3" id="development__675"><span class="coll" id="development__676" original="E8ff.-7c25"> further </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54e1" id="development__677"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54e0" id="development__678" original="E448.-6593"><span class="x" id="development__679" original="E448.-6592"> Such social support systems facilitate the development of coping strategies and buffer stressful experiences. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54de" id="development__680" original="E900.-5855" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__681"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54dc" id="development__682"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54db" id="development__683" original="E8fd.-70f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54da" id="development__684"><span class="coll" id="development__685" original="E8fd.-70f5"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54d8" id="development__686" original="E8fd.-70f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54d7" id="development__687"><span class="coll" id="development__688" original="E8fd.-70f3"> inhibit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54d5" id="development__689" original="E8ff.-7bfa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54d4" id="development__690"><span class="coll" id="development__691" original="E8ff.-7bf9"> control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54d2" id="development__692"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54d1" id="development__693" original="E448.-658b"><span class="x" id="development__694" original="E448.-658a"> These amateur ideals inhibited the development of professional standards of soldiering. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54cf" id="development__695" original="E39c.7f3"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ce" id="development__696"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="development__697" original="E39c.7f5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="development__698" original="E39c.7f6"> a new event or stage that is likely to affect what happens in a continuing situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54cb" id="development__699"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ca" id="development__700" original="E8ff.-7cba"><span class="x" id="development__701" original="E8ff.-7cb9"> Expectations about future developments are incorporated into today's exchange rate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54c8" id="development__702" original="E8ff.-7cfc"><span class="cf" id="development__703" original="E8ff.-7cfd"><span class="exp" id="development__704"> development </span> in/within something </span><span class="x" id="development__705" original="E8ff.-7cfb"> Developments within nursing have led to a blurring of professional boundaries. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54c4" id="development__706" original="E8ff.-7ceb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__707"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54c2" id="development__708"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54c1" id="development__709" original="E8ff.-7cea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54c0" id="development__710"><span class="coll" id="development__711" original="E8ff.-7ce9"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54be" id="development__712" original="E8ff.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54bd" id="development__713"><span class="coll" id="development__714" original="E8ff.-7ce7"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54bb" id="development__715" original="E8ff.-7cd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ba" id="development__716"><span class="coll" id="development__717" original="E8ff.-7cd3"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54b8" id="development__718" original="E8ff.-7cd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54b7" id="development__719"><span class="coll" id="development__720" original="E8ff.-7cd1"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54b5" id="development__721"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54b4" id="development__722" original="E448.-65a1"><span class="x" id="development__723" original="E448.-65a0"> His work was to have profound influence on later developments in the century. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54b2" id="development__724" original="E8ff.-7cca" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__725"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54b0" id="development__726"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54af" id="development__727" original="E8ff.-7cc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ae" id="development__728"><span class="coll" id="development__729" original="E8ff.-7cc8"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ac" id="development__730" original="E8ff.-7cc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54ab" id="development__731"><span class="coll" id="development__732" original="E8ff.-7cc6"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54a9" id="development__733" original="E8ff.-7cc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54a8" id="development__734"><span class="coll" id="development__735" original="E8ff.-7cc4"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54a6" id="development__736" original="E8ff.-7cc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54a5" id="development__737"><span class="coll" id="development__738" original="E8ff.-7cc2"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54a3" id="development__739" original="E8ff.-7cc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54a2" id="development__740"><span class="coll" id="development__741" original="E8ff.-7cc0"> significant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-54a0" id="development__742"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-549f" id="development__743" original="E8ff.-7cbc"><span class="x" id="development__744" original="E8ff.-7cbb"> A recent development is that even white-collar work has been subjected to deskilling. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-549d" id="development__745" original="E900.-5858" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="development__746"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-549b" id="development__747"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-549a" id="development__748" original="E8ff.-7c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5499" id="development__749"><span class="coll" id="development__750" original="E8ff.-7c08"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5497" id="development__751" original="E8ff.-7c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5496" id="development__752"><span class="coll" id="development__753" original="E8ff.-7c06"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5494" id="development__754"><span class="coll" id="development__755" original="E8ff.-7c05"> guide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5492" id="development__756"><span class="coll" id="development__757" original="E8ff.-7c04"> influence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5490" id="development__758"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-548f" id="development__759" original="E448.-6597"><span class="x" id="development__760" original="E448.-6596"> New global networks of communication, finance, trade and travel influenced developments within Germany. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-548d" id="development__761" original="E8ff.-7cfa"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-548c" id="development__762"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="development__763" original="E8ff.-7cf8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="development__764" original="E8ff.-7cf7"><span class="exp" id="development__765"> development </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="development__766" original="E8ff.-7cf6"> the fact of starting to have something such as an illness or a problem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5487" id="development__767"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5486" id="development__768" original="E8ff.-7cf5"><span class="x" id="development__769" original="E8ff.-7cf4"> Development of cancer involves loss of control of a number of processes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5484" id="development__770" original="E39c.7f7"><span class="num"> 8 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5483" id="development__771"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="development__772" original="E39c.7f9"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="development__773" original="E39c.7fa"> a piece of land with new buildings on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5480" id="development__774"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-547f" id="development__775" original="E8ff.-7cf3"><span class="x" id="development__776" original="E8ff.-7cf2"> The valley was being converted into new housing developments. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-547d" id="development__777" original="E39c.7fe"><span class="num"> 9 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-547c" id="development__778"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="development__779" original="E39c.800"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="development__780" original="E39c.801"> the process of using an area of land, especially to make a profit by building on it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5479" id="development__781"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5478" id="development__782" original="E8ff.-7cf1"><span class="x" id="development__783" original="E8ff.-7cf0"> Vast areas of farmland are being destroyed by urban development. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54cb" id="development__784" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="development__785"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54c9" id="development__786" original="E8ff.-7cee"><span class="shcut" id="development__787" original="E8ff.-7ced"> adjective + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54c7" id="development__788" original="E8ff.-7cec"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54c6" id="development__789" original="E8ff.-7cea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54c5" id="development__790" original="E8ff.-7ce9"><span class="coll" id="development__791"> subsequent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54c3" id="development__792" original="E8ff.-7ce8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54c2" id="development__793" original="E8ff.-7ce7"><span class="coll" id="development__794"> later </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54c0" id="development__795" original="E8ff.-7cd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54bf" id="development__796" original="E8ff.-7cd3"><span class="coll" id="development__797"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54bd" id="development__798" original="E8ff.-7cd2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54bc" id="development__799" original="E8ff.-7cd1"><span class="coll" id="development__800"> rapid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54ba" id="development__801" original="E8ff.-7cd0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54b9" id="development__802" original="E448.-65a7"><span class="x" id="development__803" original="E448.-65a6"> The exhibit concerns the origins and subsequent development of the Filipino community in Winnipeg. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54b7" id="development__804" original="E448.-65a5"><span class="x" id="development__805" original="E448.-65a4"> Subsequent developments in economics tried to address this problem (Alchian and Demsetz, 1972; Jensen and Meckling, 1976). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54b5" id="development__806" original="E448.-65a3"><span class="x" id="development__807" original="E448.-65a2"> Later development of this theory strayed somewhat from this initial conception. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54b3" id="development__808" original="E448.-65a1"><span class="x" id="development__809" original="E448.-65a0"> His work was to have profound influence on later developments in the century. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54b1" id="development__810" original="E8ff.-7ccf"><span class="x" id="development__811" original="E8ff.-7cce"> Early development, especially nutrition, has an important effect on health in later life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54af" id="development__812" original="E8ff.-7ccd"><span class="x" id="development__813" original="E8ff.-7ccc"> Rapid economic development has significantly affected the role of law for business. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54ad" id="development__814" original="E8ff.-7ccb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54ac" id="development__815" original="E8ff.-7cc9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54ab" id="development__816" original="E8ff.-7cc8"><span class="coll" id="development__817"> new </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54a9" id="development__818" original="E8ff.-7cc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54a8" id="development__819" original="E8ff.-7cc6"><span class="coll" id="development__820"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54a6" id="development__821" original="E8ff.-7cc5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54a5" id="development__822" original="E8ff.-7cc4"><span class="coll" id="development__823"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54a3" id="development__824" original="E8ff.-7cc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54a2" id="development__825" original="E8ff.-7cc2"><span class="coll" id="development__826"> future </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-54a0" id="development__827" original="E8ff.-7cc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-549f" id="development__828" original="E8ff.-7cc0"><span class="coll" id="development__829"> significant </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-549d" id="development__830" original="E8ff.-7cbf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-549c" id="development__831" original="E8ff.-7cbe"><span class="x" id="development__832" original="E8ff.-7cbd"> This seems to be a very fruitful idea worthy of further development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-549a" id="development__833" original="E8ff.-7cbc"><span class="x" id="development__834" original="E8ff.-7cbb"> A recent development is that even white-collar work has been subjected to deskilling. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5498" id="development__835" original="E448.-659f"><span class="x" id="development__836" original="E448.-659e"> Future economic development, both agricultural and industrial, needs to be sustainable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5496" id="development__837" original="E448.-659d"><span class="x" id="development__838" original="E448.-659c"> A significant recent development has been presented by Kenneth et al. (2012). </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5494" id="development__839" original="E8ff.-7ce3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5493" id="development__840" original="E8ff.-7ce1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5492" id="development__841" original="E8ff.-7ce0"><span class="coll" id="development__842"> technological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5490" id="development__843" original="E8ff.-7cdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-548f" id="development__844" original="E8ff.-7cde"><span class="coll" id="development__845"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-548d" id="development__846" original="E8ff.-7cdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-548c" id="development__847" original="E8ff.-7cdc"><span class="coll" id="development__848"> commercial </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-548a" id="development__849" original="E8ff.-7cd9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5489" id="development__850" original="E8ff.-7cd8"><span class="x" id="development__851" original="E8ff.-7cd7"> Technological developments consisted primarily of tractors, sprayers and new pesticides. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5487" id="development__852" original="E8ff.-7cb8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5486" id="development__853" original="E8ff.-7cb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5485" id="development__854" original="E8ff.-7cb3"><span class="coll" id="development__855"> sustainable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5483" id="development__856" original="E8ff.-7cb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5482" id="development__857" original="E8ff.-7cb5"><span class="coll" id="development__858"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5480" id="development__859" original="E8ff.-7cb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-547f" id="development__860" original="E8ff.-7caf"><span class="coll" id="development__861"> regional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-547d" id="development__862" original="E8ff.-7cae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-547c" id="development__863" original="E8ff.-7cad"><span class="coll" id="development__864"> local </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-547a" id="development__865" original="E8ff.-7cac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5479" id="development__866" original="E8ff.-7cab"><span class="coll" id="development__867"> urban </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5477" id="development__868" original="E8ff.-7caa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5476" id="development__869" original="E8ff.-7ca9"><span class="coll" id="development__870"> rural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5474" id="development__871" original="E8ff.-7cb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5473" id="development__872" original="E8ff.-7cb1"><span class="coll" id="development__873"> economic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5471" id="development__874" original="E8ff.-7ca8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5470" id="development__875" original="E8ff.-7ca7"><span class="coll" id="development__876"> industrial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-546e" id="development__877" original="E8ff.-7ca6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-546d" id="development__878" original="E8ff.-7ca5"><span class="coll" id="development__879"> technological </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-546b" id="development__880" original="E8ff.-7ca4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-546a" id="development__881" original="E8ff.-7ca3"><span class="x" id="development__882" original="E8ff.-7ca2"> Economic development has been no guarantee of political development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5468" id="development__883" original="E8ff.-7ca1"><span class="x" id="development__884" original="E8ff.-7ca0"> In retrospect, it is clear that what Russia needed was industrial development. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5466" id="development__885" original="E8ff.-7c9f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5465" id="development__886" original="E8ff.-7c9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5464" id="development__887" original="E8ff.-7c9c"><span class="coll" id="development__888"> normal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5462" id="development__889" original="E8ff.-7c9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5461" id="development__890" original="E8ff.-7c9a"><span class="coll" id="development__891"> abnormal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-545f" id="development__892" original="E8ff.-7c99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-545e" id="development__893" original="E8ff.-7c98"><span class="coll" id="development__894"> healthy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-545c" id="development__895" original="E8ff.-7c97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-545b" id="development__896" original="E8ff.-7c96"><span class="coll" id="development__897"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5459" id="development__898" original="E8ff.-7c8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5458" id="development__899" original="E8ff.-7c8e"><span class="coll" id="development__900"> cognitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5456" id="development__901" original="E8ff.-7c95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5455" id="development__902" original="E8ff.-7c94"><span class="coll" id="development__903"> human </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5453" id="development__904" original="E8ff.-7c93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5452" id="development__905" original="E8ff.-7c92"><span class="coll" id="development__906"> embryonic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5450" id="development__907" original="E8ff.-7c91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-544f" id="development__908" original="E8ff.-7c90"><span class="coll" id="development__909"> fetal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-544d" id="development__910" original="E8ff.-7c8d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-544c" id="development__911" original="E8ff.-7c8c"><span class="x" id="development__912" original="E8ff.-7c8b"> The abnormal behaviour starts in early childhood after a period of normal development. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-544a" id="development__913" original="E8ff.-7c8a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5449" id="development__914" original="E8ff.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5448" id="development__915" original="E8ff.-7c87"><span class="coll" id="development__916"> personal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5446" id="development__917" original="E8ff.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5445" id="development__918" original="E8ff.-7c85"><span class="coll" id="development__919"> professional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5443" id="development__920" original="E8ff.-7c7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5442" id="development__921" original="E8ff.-7c79"><span class="coll" id="development__922"> intellectual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5440" id="development__923" original="E8ff.-7c82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-543f" id="development__924" original="E8ff.-7c81"><span class="coll" id="development__925"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-543d" id="development__926" original="E8ff.-7c7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-543c" id="development__927" original="E8ff.-7c7d"><span class="coll" id="development__928"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-543a" id="development__929" original="E8ff.-7c7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5439" id="development__930" original="E8ff.-7c7b"><span class="coll" id="development__931"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5437" id="development__932" original="E8ff.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5436" id="development__933" original="E8ff.-7c83"><span class="coll" id="development__934"> human </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5434" id="development__935" original="E8ff.-7c78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5433" id="development__936" original="E8ff.-7c77"><span class="x" id="development__937" original="E8ff.-7c76"> The global pattern of gender-related human development is mapped in Figure 7.4. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5431" id="development__938" original="E8ff.-7c75"><span class="shcut" id="development__939" original="E8ff.-7c74"> noun + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-542f" id="development__940" original="E8ff.-7c73"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-542e" id="development__941" original="E8ff.-7c6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-542d" id="development__942" original="E8ff.-7c6a"><span class="coll" id="development__943"> product </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-542b" id="development__944" original="E8ff.-7c71"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-542a" id="development__945" original="E8ff.-7c70"><span class="coll" id="development__946"> software </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5428" id="development__947" original="E8ff.-7c6f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5427" id="development__948" original="E8ff.-7c6e"><span class="coll" id="development__949"> drug </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5425" id="development__950" original="E8ff.-7c6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5424" id="development__951" original="E8ff.-7c6c"><span class="coll" id="development__952"> vaccine </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5422" id="development__953" original="E8ff.-7c69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5421" id="development__954" original="E8ff.-7c68"><span class="x" id="development__955" original="E8ff.-7c67"> Drug development is complicated, time-consuming and expensive. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-541f" id="development__956" original="E8ff.-7c66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-541e" id="development__957" original="E8ff.-7c64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-541d" id="development__958" original="E8ff.-7c63"><span class="coll" id="development__959"> skill/​skills </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-541b" id="development__960" original="E8ff.-7c62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-541a" id="development__961" original="E8ff.-7c61"><span class="coll" id="development__962"> career </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5418" id="development__963" original="E8ff.-7c60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5417" id="development__964" original="E8ff.-7c5f"><span class="x" id="development__965" original="E8ff.-7c5e"> The firm has invested extensively in training and skills development. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5415" id="development__966" original="E8ff.-7c33"><span class="shcut" id="development__967" original="E8ff.-7c32"> verb + development </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5413" id="development__968" original="E900.-5859"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5412" id="development__969" original="E8ff.-7c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5411" id="development__970" original="E8ff.-7c08"><span class="coll" id="development__971"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-540f" id="development__972" original="E8ff.-7c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-540e" id="development__973" original="E8ff.-7c06"><span class="coll" id="development__974"> shape </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-540c" id="development__975" original="E8ff.-7c05"><span class="coll" id="development__976"> guide </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-540a" id="development__977" original="E8ff.-7c04"><span class="coll" id="development__978"> influence </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5408" id="development__979" original="E900.-5857"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5407" id="development__980" original="E901.-3722"><span class="x" id="development__981" original="E901.-3721"> Strategy development should be informed by the market environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5405" id="development__982" original="E448.-659b"><span class="x" id="development__983" original="E448.-659a"> Environmental policy in these countries usually shapes the development of environmentally friendly technologies worldwide. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5403" id="development__984" original="E448.-6599"><span class="x" id="development__985" original="E448.-6598"> Advertising is thought to be capable of influencing the development of positive attitudes towards brands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5401" id="development__986" original="E448.-6597"><span class="x" id="development__987" original="E448.-6596"> New global networks of communication, finance, trade and travel influenced developments within Germany. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53ff" id="development__988" original="E900.-5868"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53fe" id="development__989" original="E900.-5866"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53fd" id="development__990" original="E900.-5865"><span class="coll" id="development__991"> promote </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53fb" id="development__992" original="E900.-5864"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53fa" id="development__993" original="E900.-5863"><span class="coll" id="development__994"> stimulate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53f8" id="development__995" original="E900.-5862"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53f7" id="development__996" original="E900.-5861"><span class="coll" id="development__997"> accelerate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53f5" id="development__998" original="E900.-585e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53f4" id="development__999" original="E8fd.-7103"><span class="coll" id="development__1000"> impede </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53f2" id="development__1001" original="E900.-585d"><span class="coll" id="development__1002"> hinder </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53f0" id="development__1003" original="E900.-585c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53ef" id="development__1004" original="E8ff.-7c1d"><span class="x" id="development__1005" original="E8ff.-7c1c"> Aid intended to promote development has served to encourage increased dependence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53ed" id="development__1006" original="E448.-6595"><span class="x" id="development__1007" original="E448.-6594"> A more likely explanation is that infections in early life stimulate the development of regulatory mechanisms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53eb" id="development__1008" original="E448.-6484"><span class="x" id="development__1009" original="E448.-6483"> Addressing these knowledge gaps could accelerate malaria vaccine development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53e9" id="development__1010" original="E8ff.-7c1b"><span class="x" id="development__1011" original="E8ff.-7c1a"> It is often argued that bilingualism impedes development in the second language. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53e7" id="development__1012" original="E8ff.-7c31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53e6" id="development__1013" original="E8ff.-7c2f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53e5" id="development__1014" original="E8ff.-7c2b"><span class="coll" id="development__1015"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53e3" id="development__1016" original="E8ff.-7c29"><span class="coll" id="development__1017"> facilitate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53e1" id="development__1018" original="E8fd.-7102"><span class="coll" id="development__1019"> foster </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53df" id="development__1020" original="E8ff.-7c28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53de" id="development__1021" original="E8ff.-7c27"><span class="coll" id="development__1022"> support </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53dc" id="development__1023" original="E8ff.-7c26"><span class="coll" id="development__1024"> aid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53da" id="development__1025" original="E8ff.-7c25"><span class="coll" id="development__1026"> further </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53d8" id="development__1027" original="E8ff.-7c20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53d7" id="development__1028" original="E448.-6593"><span class="x" id="development__1029" original="E448.-6592"> Such social support systems facilitate the development of coping strategies and buffer stressful experiences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53d5" id="development__1030" original="E448.-6591"><span class="x" id="development__1031" original="E448.-6590"> States play a major role in fostering development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53d3" id="development__1032" original="E8ff.-7c1f"><span class="x" id="development__1033" original="E8ff.-7c1e"> Governments in Japan and France have successfully supported the development of high-speed trains. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53d1" id="development__1034" original="E8ff.-7bfc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53d0" id="development__1035" original="E8ff.-7bf6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53cf" id="development__1036" original="E8ff.-7bf5"><span class="coll" id="development__1037"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53cd" id="development__1038" original="E8ff.-7bf0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53cc" id="development__1039" original="E8ff.-7bef"><span class="coll" id="development__1040"> favour </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53ca" id="development__1041" original="E8ff.-7beb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53c9" id="development__1042" original="E8ff.-7c0f"><span class="x" id="development__1043" original="E8ff.-7c0e"> It is extremely difficult to prevent the development of any new technology for which there is market demand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53c7" id="development__1044" original="E448.-658f"><span class="x" id="development__1045" original="E448.-658e"> In species that produce litters, competition within the litter will favour rapid development (Haldane, 1932b). </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53c5" id="development__1046" original="E8fd.-7101"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53c4" id="development__1047" original="E8fd.-70ff"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53c3" id="development__1048" original="E8fd.-70fe"><span class="coll" id="development__1049"> study </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53c1" id="development__1050" original="E8fd.-70fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53c0" id="development__1051" original="E8fd.-70fc"><span class="coll" id="development__1052"> describe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53be" id="development__1053" original="E8fd.-70fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53bd" id="development__1054" original="E8fd.-70fa"><span class="coll" id="development__1055"> understand </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53bb" id="development__1056" original="E8fd.-70f9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53ba" id="development__1057" original="E8fd.-70f8"><span class="x" id="development__1058" original="E8fd.-70f7"> Section 2 describes developments in the voluntary sector. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53b8" id="development__1059" original="E448.-658d"><span class="x" id="development__1060" original="E448.-658c"> Discoveries of genes in one animal have had important implications for understanding development in other animals. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53b6" id="development__1061" original="E900.-5856"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53b5" id="development__1062" original="E8fd.-70f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53b4" id="development__1063" original="E8fd.-70f5"><span class="coll" id="development__1064"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53b2" id="development__1065" original="E8fd.-70f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53b1" id="development__1066" original="E8fd.-70f3"><span class="coll" id="development__1067"> inhibit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53af" id="development__1068" original="E8ff.-7bfa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53ae" id="development__1069" original="E8ff.-7bf9"><span class="coll" id="development__1070"> control </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53ac" id="development__1071" original="E900.-5854"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53ab" id="development__1072" original="E448.-658b"><span class="x" id="development__1073" original="E448.-658a"> These amateur ideals inhibited the development of professional standards of soldiering. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53a9" id="development__1074" original="E900.-5853"><span class="x" id="development__1075" original="E900.-5852"> The role of the genes in controlling development has only been fully appreciated in the past 30 years. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53a7" id="development__1076" original="E8fd.-70f2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53a6" id="development__1077" original="E8fd.-70f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53a5" id="development__1078" original="E8fd.-70ef"><span class="coll" id="development__1079"> trace </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53a3" id="development__1080" original="E8fd.-70ee"><span class="coll" id="development__1081"> chart </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53a1" id="development__1082" original="E8fd.-70ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-53a0" id="development__1083" original="E8fd.-70ec"><span class="coll" id="development__1084"> review </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-539e" id="development__1085" original="E8fd.-70eb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-539d" id="development__1086" original="E8fd.-70ea"><span class="coll" id="development__1087"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-539b" id="development__1088" original="E8fd.-70e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-539a" id="development__1089" original="E8fd.-70e8"><span class="coll" id="development__1090"> discuss </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5398" id="development__1091" original="E8fd.-70e7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5397" id="development__1092" original="E8fd.-70e6"><span class="x" id="development__1093" original="E8fd.-70e5"> Crookes traces the development over 600 years of key beliefs about education. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5395" id="development__1094" original="E8ff.-7c5d"><span class="shcut" id="development__1095" original="E8ff.-7c5c"> development + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5393" id="development__1096" original="E8ff.-7c5b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5392" id="development__1097" original="E8ff.-7c59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5391" id="development__1098" original="E8ff.-7c58"><span class="coll" id="development__1099"> process </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-538f" id="development__1100" original="E8ff.-7c57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-538e" id="development__1101" original="E8ff.-7c56"><span class="coll" id="development__1102"> project </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-538c" id="development__1103" original="E8ff.-7c55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-538b" id="development__1104" original="E8ff.-7c54"><span class="coll" id="development__1105"> stage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5389" id="development__1106" original="E8ff.-7c53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5388" id="development__1107" original="E8ff.-7c52"><span class="coll" id="development__1108"> work </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5386" id="development__1109" original="E8fd.-70e4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5385" id="development__1110" original="E8fd.-70e3"><span class="coll" id="development__1111"> effort </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5383" id="development__1112" original="E8ff.-7c50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5382" id="development__1113" original="E8ff.-7c4f"><span class="coll" id="development__1114"> cost </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5380" id="development__1115" original="E8ff.-7c4e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-537f" id="development__1116" original="E8ff.-7c4d"><span class="x" id="development__1117" original="E8ff.-7c4c"> Early development work was performed primarily in Japan. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-537d" id="development__1118" original="E8ff.-7c4b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-537c" id="development__1119" original="E8ff.-7c49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-537b" id="development__1120" original="E8ff.-7c48"><span class="coll" id="development__1121"> project </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5379" id="development__1122" original="E8ff.-7c47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5378" id="development__1123" original="E8ff.-7c46"><span class="coll" id="development__1124"> aid </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5376" id="development__1125" original="E8ff.-7c45"><span class="coll" id="development__1126"> assistance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5374" id="development__1127" original="E8ff.-7c44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5373" id="development__1128" original="E8ff.-7c43"><span class="coll" id="development__1129"> policy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5371" id="development__1130" original="E8ff.-7c42"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5370" id="development__1131" original="E8ff.-7c41"><span class="coll" id="development__1132"> goal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-536e" id="development__1133" original="E8ff.-7c40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-536d" id="development__1134" original="E8ff.-7c3f"><span class="coll" id="development__1135"> trajectory </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-536b" id="development__1136" original="E8ff.-7c3e"><span class="coll" id="development__1137"> path </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5369" id="development__1138" original="E8ff.-7c3d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5368" id="development__1139" original="E8ff.-7c3c"><span class="coll" id="development__1140"> strategy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5366" id="development__1141" original="E8ff.-7c3b"><span class="coll" id="development__1142"> plan </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5364" id="development__1143" original="E8ff.-7c3a"><span class="coll" id="development__1144"> programme </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5362" id="development__1145" original="E8ff.-7c39"><span class="coll" id="development__1146"> initiative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5360" id="development__1147" original="E8fd.-70e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-535f" id="development__1148" original="E8fd.-70e1"><span class="coll" id="development__1149"> efforts </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-535d" id="development__1150" original="E8ff.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-535c" id="development__1151" original="E8ff.-7c37"><span class="coll" id="development__1152"> economics </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-535a" id="development__1153" original="E8ff.-7c36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5359" id="development__1154" original="E8ff.-7c35"><span class="x" id="development__1155" original="E8ff.-7c34"> The urban explosion began around 1900 as a result of development policies favouring industrialization. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7a63" id="development__1156" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://development" title="development definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7a64" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4f7c" id="development__1157" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="development__1158"> development </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5476" id="developmental" original="E39c.802" sum="652"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5475" id="developmental__1" original="E39c.803"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5474" id="developmental__2" original="E39c.804"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> developmental </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-546b" id="developmental__4" original="E39c.809"><span class="pos" id="developmental__5" original="E39c.80a"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-670d" eid="developmental__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.54fb" geo="br" id="developmental__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developmental__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌveləpˈmentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/developmental__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developmental__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://developmental__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.54fe" geo="n_am" id="developmental__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developmental__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌveləpˈmentl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/developmental__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developmental__us_1.ogg" href="sound://developmental__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5469" id="developmental__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="developmental__12" original="E8fe.-6566"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5467" id="developmental__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5466" id="developmental__14" original="E39c.80b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="developmental__15" original="E39c.80c"> developing or being developed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5464" id="developmental__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5463" id="developmental__17" original="E8fe.-6565"><span class="x" id="developmental__18" original="E8fe.-6564"> Rapid prototyping enables developmental processes to be considerably shortened. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5461" id="developmental__19" original="E39c.80d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="developmental__20" original="E39c.80e"> connected with the development of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-545f" id="developmental__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-545e" id="developmental__22" original="E8fe.-6563"><span class="x" id="developmental__23" original="E8fe.-6562"> Achieving autonomy is a key developmental milestone of adolescence. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-545c" id="developmental__24" original="E8fe.-6561"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="developmental__25" original="E8fe.-6560"> connected with way a child or other living creature grows before and after birth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-545a" id="developmental__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5459" id="developmental__27" original="E8fe.-655f"><span class="x" id="developmental__28" original="E8fe.-655e"> One of the goals of developmental biology is to understand how gene families and signalling pathways interact. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5457" id="developmental__29" original="E902.-7daa"><span class="x" id="developmental__30" original="E902.-7da9"> All the hatchlings were similar in size and developmental stage. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7d78" id="developmental__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://developmental" title="developmental definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7d79" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.4fcb" id="developmental__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="developmental__33"> developmental </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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developmentally
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5455" id="developmentally" original="E8fe.-6578" sum="466"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5454" id="developmentally__1" original="E8fe.-6577"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5453" id="developmentally__2" original="E8fe.-6576"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> developmentally </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-544b" id="developmentally__4" original="E8fe.-6571"><span class="pos" id="developmentally__5" original="E8fe.-6570"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6706" eid="developmentally__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u430b58ad65503803.3d956fac.1683183a144.-5591" geo="br" id="developmentally__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developmentally__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌveləpˈmentəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devel/developmentally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developmentally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://developmentally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u430b58ad65503803.3d956fac.1683183a144.-558e" geo="n_am" id="developmentally__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="developmentally__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌveləpˈmentəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devel/developmentally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devel/developmentally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://developmentally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5449" id="developmentally__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5448" id="developmentally__12" original="E8fe.-656f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="developmentally__13" original="E8fe.-656e"> connected with the development of a child or other living creature before and after birth </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5446" id="developmentally__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5445" id="developmentally__15" original="E902.-7da6"><span class="x" id="developmentally__16" original="E902.-7da5"> The developmentally more advanced hatchlings are better able to escape from the flatworms. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5443" id="developmentally__17" original="E8fe.-656b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="developmentally__18" original="E8fe.-656a"> connected with the way somebody/something develops </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5441" id="developmentally__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5440" id="developmentally__20" original="E8fe.-6569"><span class="x" id="developmentally__21" original="E8fe.-6568"> Middle school is a developmentally challenging time for all students. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7d9a" id="developmentally__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://developmentally" title="developmentally definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7d9b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-64ae" id="developmentally__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="developmentally__24"> developmentally </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deviant
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-543e" id="deviant" original="E39c.823" sum="485"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-543d" id="deviant__1" original="E39c.824"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-543c" id="deviant__2" original="E39c.825"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deviant </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5431" id="deviant__7" original="E39c.82d"><span class="pos" id="deviant__8" original="E39c.82e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66ff" eid="deviant__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5575" geo="br" id="deviant__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviant__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːviənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviant__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deviant__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5578" geo="n_am" id="deviant__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviant__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːviənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviant__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviant__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-542f" id="deviant__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-542e" id="deviant__15" original="E39c.82f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="deviant__16" original="E39c.830"> behaving differently from what most people consider to be normal and acceptable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-542c" id="deviant__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-542b" id="deviant__18" original="E903.-3c07"><span class="x" id="deviant__19" original="E903.-3c06"> Deviant behaviour in adolescence is strongly correlated with deviant behaviour in early adulthood. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5429" id="deviant__20" original="E903.-3c05"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="deviant__21" original="E903.-3c04"> different from what was expected or what is usual </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5427" id="deviant__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5426" id="deviant__23" original="E903.-3c03"><span class="x" id="deviant__24" original="E903.-3c02"> We actively sought contradictory data and deviant cases. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5424" id="deviant__25"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5423" id="deviant__26" original="E39c.835"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5422" id="deviant__27"><span class="dr" id="deviant__28" original="E39c.836"> deviance </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5411" id="deviant__29" original="E39c.841"><span class="pos" id="deviant__30" original="E39c.842"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-719c" eid="deviant__31" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.557b" geo="br" id="deviant__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviant__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːviəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deviance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.557f" geo="n_am" id="deviant__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviant__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːviəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="dr" id="deviant__36" original="E39c.83a"> deviancy </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-719b" eid="deviant__39" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5583" geo="br" id="deviant__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviant__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːviənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviancy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviancy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deviancy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5586" geo="n_am" id="deviant__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviant__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːviənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviancy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviancy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviancy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-540f" id="deviant__44"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deviant__45" original="E39c.844"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-540d" id="deviant__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-540c" id="deviant__47" original="E903.-3c01"><span class="x" id="deviant__48" original="E903.-3c00"> Are acts of terrorism the product of mental deviance, or rational political acts? </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-540a" id="deviant__49" original="E903.-3bff"><span class="x" id="deviant__50" original="E903.-3bfe"> Performing this calculation yielded a change in deviance between the two models. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7db8" id="deviant__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deviant_2" title="deviant definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7db9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.1fcb" id="deviant__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deviant__53"> deviant </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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deviate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5408" id="deviate" original="E39c.845" sum="684"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5407" id="deviate__1" original="E39c.846"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5406" id="deviate__2" original="E39c.847"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deviate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53f9" id="deviate__9" original="E39c.851"><span class="pos" id="deviate__10" original="E39c.852"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66f8" eid="deviate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56ba" geo="br" id="deviate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deviate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56bd" geo="n_am" id="deviate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1368" id="deviate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.568d" form="root" id="deviate__17"><span class="vp" id="deviate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> deviate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.568f" eid="deviate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5690" geo="br" id="deviate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deviate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5693" geo="n_am" id="deviate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5696" form="thirdps" id="deviate__24"><span class="vp" id="deviate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> deviates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5698" eid="deviate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5699" geo="br" id="deviate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deviates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.569c" geo="n_am" id="deviate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.569f" form="past" id="deviate__31"><span class="vp" id="deviate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> deviated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56a1" eid="deviate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56a2" geo="br" id="deviate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deviated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56a5" geo="n_am" id="deviate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56a8" form="pastpart" id="deviate__38"><span class="vp" id="deviate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> deviated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56aa" eid="deviate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56ab" geo="br" id="deviate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deviated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56ae" geo="n_am" id="deviate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56b1" form="prespart" id="deviate__45"><span class="vp" id="deviate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> deviating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56b3" eid="deviate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56b4" geo="br" id="deviate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://deviating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.56b7" geo="n_am" id="deviate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːvieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53cd" id="deviate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53cc" id="deviate__53" original="E39c.86f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53cb" id="deviate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deviate__55" original="E498.-2e4c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deviate__56" original="E39c.872"><span class="exp" id="deviate__57"> deviate </span> (from something) </span><span class="def" id="deviate__58" original="E39c.873"> to do something in a different way from what most people consider to be normal and acceptable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53c6" id="deviate__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53c5" id="deviate__60" original="E903.-3bfd"><span class="x" id="deviate__61" original="E903.-3bfc"> It is reasonable to believe that girls had a difficult time deviating from the norms of their family environment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53c3" id="deviate__62" original="E903.-3bfb"><span class="x" id="deviate__63" original="E903.-3bfa"> Everyone had to conform to the anti-communist line; no one dared deviate. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53c1" id="deviate__64" original="E903.-3bf9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53c0" id="deviate__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="deviate__66" original="E498.-b3c"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deviate__67" original="E903.-3bf6"><span class="exp" id="deviate__68"> deviate </span> (from something) </span><span class="def" id="deviate__69" original="E903.-3bf5"> to be different from what is usual or expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53bb" id="deviate__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53ba" id="deviate__71" original="E903.-3bf4"><span class="x" id="deviate__72" original="E903.-3bf3"> Of the 134 markers, 77 did not show any distortion, while 33 deviated slightly from the expected ratio. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7e27" id="deviate__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deviate" title="deviate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7e28" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5029" id="deviate__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deviate__75"> deviate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53b8" id="deviation" original="E39c.874" sum="954"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53b7" id="deviation__1" original="E39c.875"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53b6" id="deviation__2" original="E39c.876"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> deviation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53ab" id="deviation__7" original="E39c.87e"><span class="pos" id="deviation__8" original="E39c.87f"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66f1" eid="deviation__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5744" geo="br" id="deviation__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviation__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːviˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devia/deviation__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviation__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://deviation__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5747" geo="n_am" id="deviation__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="deviation__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːviˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devia/deviation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devia/deviation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://deviation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53a9" id="deviation__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53a8" id="deviation__15" original="E39c.880"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53a7" id="deviation__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deviation__17" original="E39c.882"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deviation__18" original="E39c.883"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deviation__19" original="E39c.884"><span class="exp" id="deviation__20"> deviation </span> (from something) </span><span class="def" id="deviation__21" original="E39c.885"> a difference from what is expected or usual </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53a1" id="deviation__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-53a0" id="deviation__23" original="E903.-3bf0"><span class="x" id="deviation__24" original="E903.-3bef"> As Holes notes, the deviations from classical Arabic norms arise from the writer's dialect. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-539e" id="deviation__25" original="E903.-3bee"><span class="x" id="deviation__26" original="E903.-3bed"> The system notes and corrects any deviation from the desired temperature (see Figure 6.1). </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-539c" id="deviation__27" original="E39c.886"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-539b" id="deviation__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="deviation__29" original="E39c.888"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deviation__30" original="E39c.889"><span class="exp" id="deviation__31"> deviation </span> (from something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5397" id="deviation__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="deviation__33" subj="statistics"> statistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="deviation__34" original="E39c.88c"> the amount by which a single measurement is different from a fixed value such as the <a class="ndv" href="entry://mean" id="deviation__35"> mean </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5393" id="deviation__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5392" id="deviation__37" original="E492.5472"><span class="x" id="deviation__38" original="E492.5473"> Robeson and Shein (1997) have examined the spatial coherence of wind data using mean absolute deviations. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5390" id="deviation__39" original="E39c.88d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://standard-deviation" title="standard deviation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-538f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-3033" id="deviation__40" original="E39c.88e"><span class="xh" id="deviation__41"> standard deviation </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-538d" id="deviation__42" original="E903.-3bea"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-538c" id="deviation__43"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="deviation__44" original="E903.-3be8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="deviation__45" original="E903.-3be7"><span class="exp" id="deviation__46"> deviation </span> (from something) </span><span class="def" id="deviation__47" original="E903.-3be6"> behaviour that is different from what most people consider normal or acceptable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5387" id="deviation__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5386" id="deviation__49" original="E903.-3be5"><span class="x" id="deviation__50" original="E903.-3be4"> According to this philosophy, the presence of a strong state, one that will crush any threat of deviation, is absolutely essential. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7e4f" id="deviation__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deviation" title="deviation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7e50" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.505c" id="deviation__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="deviation__53"> deviation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5384" id="device" original="E39c.890" sum="1203"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5383" id="device__1" original="E39c.891"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5382" id="device__2" original="E39c.892"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> device </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5377" id="device__7" original="E39c.89a"><span class="pos" id="device__8" original="E39c.89b"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66ea" eid="device__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5768" geo="br" id="device__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="device__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devic/device__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devic/device__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://device__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.576b" geo="n_am" id="device__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="device__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devic/device__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devic/device__us_1.ogg" href="sound://device__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5375" id="device__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5374" id="device__15" original="E39c.89c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="device__16" original="E39c.89d"> an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed for a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5372" id="device__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5371" id="device__18" original="E904.6bbd"><span class="x" id="device__19" original="E904.6bbe"> Participants wore the device for two days and were unaware of when it was recording. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-536f" id="device__20" original="E904.6bc0"><span class="cf" id="device__21" original="E904.6bbf"><span class="exp" id="device__22"> device </span> for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="device__23" original="E904.6bc1"> According to Steele, ‘Huge mechanical devices for shovelling and loading were invented and set to work.’ </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-536b" id="device__24" original="E904.6bc3"><span class="cf" id="device__25" original="E904.6bc2"><span class="exp" id="device__26"> device </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="device__27" original="E904.6bc4"> An inverter is a device to convert direct current into AC. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5367" id="device__28" original="E904.6bd5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="device__29"> adjective + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5365" id="device__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5364" id="device__31" original="E904.6bd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5363" id="device__32"><span class="coll" id="device__33" original="E904.6bda"> practical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5361" id="device__34" original="E904.6bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5360" id="device__35"><span class="coll" id="device__36" original="E904.6bd8"> useful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-535e" id="device__37" original="E904.6bdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-535d" id="device__38"><span class="coll" id="device__39" original="E904.6bdc"> electronic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-535b" id="device__40" original="E904.6bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-535a" id="device__41"><span class="coll" id="device__42" original="E904.6bde"> mechanical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5358" id="device__43" original="E904.6bdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5357" id="device__44"><span class="coll" id="device__45" original="E904.6be0"> digital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5355" id="device__46" original="E904.6be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5354" id="device__47"><span class="coll" id="device__48" original="E904.6be2"> mobile </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5352" id="device__49" original="E904.6be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5351" id="device__50"><span class="coll" id="device__51" original="E904.6be4"> portable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-534f" id="device__52" original="E904.6be5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-534e" id="device__53"><span class="coll" id="device__54" original="E904.6be6"> hand-held </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-534c" id="device__55" original="E904.6be7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-534b" id="device__56"><span class="coll" id="device__57" original="E904.6be8"> medical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5349" id="device__58" original="E904.6bbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5348" id="device__59"><span class="coll" id="device__60" original="E904.6be9"> contraceptive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5346" id="device__61" original="E904.6bea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5345" id="device__62" original="E904.6beb"><span class="x" id="device__63" original="E904.6bec"> Radioactivity is detectable only with the aid of mechanical or electronic devices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5343" id="device__64" original="E904.6c24" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="device__65"> noun + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5341" id="device__66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5340" id="device__67" original="E904.6c26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-533f" id="device__68"><span class="coll" id="device__69" original="E904.6c27"> storage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-533d" id="device__70"><span class="coll" id="device__71" original="E904.6c28"> recording </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-533b" id="device__72"><span class="coll" id="device__73" original="E904.6c29"> measuring </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5339" id="device__74" original="E904.6c2a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5338" id="device__75" original="E904.6c2b"><span class="x" id="device__76" original="E904.6c2c"> Cell design is the other important factor for energy storage devices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5336" id="device__77" original="E902.-7d5c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="device__78"> verb + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5334" id="device__79"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5333" id="device__80" original="E904.6c1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5332" id="device__81"><span class="coll" id="device__82" original="E904.6c1d"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5330" id="device__83"><span class="coll" id="device__84" original="E904.6c1e"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-532e" id="device__85"><span class="coll" id="device__86" original="E902.-7d5b"> utilize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-532c" id="device__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-532b" id="device__88" original="E902.-7d59"><span class="x" id="device__89" original="E902.-7d58"> Even those with no fixed address can still own and use mobile devices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5329" id="device__90" original="E904.6c12" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="device__91"> verb + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5327" id="device__92"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5326" id="device__93" original="E904.6c14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5325" id="device__94"><span class="coll" id="device__95" original="E904.6c15"> fabricate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5323" id="device__96"><span class="coll" id="device__97" original="E904.6c16"> construct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5321" id="device__98"><span class="coll" id="device__99" original="E904.6c17"> build </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-531f" id="device__100" original="E904.6c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-531e" id="device__101"><span class="coll" id="device__102" original="E904.6c19"> design </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-531c" id="device__103" original="E904.6c1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-531b" id="device__104"><span class="coll" id="device__105" original="E904.6c1b"> operate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5319" id="device__106" original="E904.6c1f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5318" id="device__107" original="E904.6c20"><span class="x" id="device__108" original="E904.6c21"> Several other countries have the capability to construct nuclear devices. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5316" id="device__109" original="E39c.89e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="device__110" original="E39c.89f"> a bomb or weapon that will explode </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5314" id="device__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5313" id="device__112" original="E904.6bc5"><span class="x" id="device__113" original="E904.6bc6"> The act of detonating the device would be relatively straightforward. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5311" id="device__114" original="E904.6bed" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="device__115"> adjective + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-530f" id="device__116"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-530e" id="device__117" original="E904.6bef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-530d" id="device__118"><span class="coll" id="device__119" original="E904.6bf0"> explosive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-530b" id="device__120" original="E904.6bf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-530a" id="device__121"><span class="coll" id="device__122" original="E904.6bf2"> nuclear </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5308" id="device__123" original="E904.6bf3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5307" id="device__124" original="E904.6bf4"><span class="x" id="device__125" original="E904.6bf5"> A state does not need to test a nuclear device to be in possession of a nuclear stockpile. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5305" id="device__126" original="E39c.8a2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="device__127" original="E39c.8a3"> a plan or method with a particular purpose </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5303" id="device__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5302" id="device__129" original="E904.6bc8"><span class="cf" id="device__130" original="E904.6bc7"><span class="exp" id="device__131"> device </span> for (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="device__132" original="E904.6bc9"> ‘High Anxiety’ (1977) parodied the use of the fall as a device for creating suspense in classical film. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52fe" id="device__133" original="E904.6bcb"><span class="cf" id="device__134" original="E904.6bca"><span class="exp" id="device__135"> device </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="device__136" original="E904.6bcc"> In the non-profit context, a brand is a device to allow members of the public to recognize a particular non-profit. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52fa" id="device__137" original="E904.6bf6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="device__138"> adjective + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52f8" id="device__139"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52f7" id="device__140" original="E904.6bf8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52f6" id="device__141"><span class="coll" id="device__142" original="E904.6bf9"> useful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52f4" id="device__143" original="E904.6bfa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52f3" id="device__144"><span class="coll" id="device__145" original="E904.6bfb"> legal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52f1" id="device__146" original="E904.6bfc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52f0" id="device__147"><span class="coll" id="device__148" original="E904.6bfd"> constitutional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52ee" id="device__149" original="E904.6bfe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52ed" id="device__150"><span class="coll" id="device__151" original="E904.6bff"> pedagogic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52eb" id="device__152" original="E904.6c00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52ea" id="device__153"><span class="coll" id="device__154" original="E904.6c01"> heuristic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52e8" id="device__155" original="E904.6c02"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52e7" id="device__156" original="E904.6c03"><span class="x" id="device__157" original="E904.6c04"> Questioning the legitimacy of an action by the executive is a useful device for the opposition. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52e5" id="device__158" original="E902.-7d5c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="device__159"> verb + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52e3" id="device__160"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52e2" id="device__161" original="E904.6c1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52e1" id="device__162"><span class="coll" id="device__163" original="E904.6c1d"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52df" id="device__164"><span class="coll" id="device__165" original="E904.6c1e"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52dd" id="device__166"><span class="coll" id="device__167" original="E902.-7d5b"> utilize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52db" id="device__168"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52da" id="device__169" original="E484.4338"><span class="x" id="device__170" original="E484.4339"> We employ several devices to help us achieve this goal. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52d8" id="device__171" original="E39c.8a0"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="device__172" original="E39c.8a1"> speech or writing that produces a particular result or effect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52d6" id="device__173"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52d5" id="device__174" original="E904.6bcd"><span class="x" id="device__175" original="E904.6bce"> Hedley shows how Brooks employed sophisticated rhetorical devices in poems like ‘We Real Cool’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52d3" id="device__176" original="E904.6bd0"><span class="cf" id="device__177" original="E904.6bcf"><span class="exp" id="device__178"> device </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="device__179" original="E904.6bd1"> Scott used the minstrel as a framing device to dramatize Anglo-Scottish history. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52cf" id="device__180" original="E904.6c05" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="device__181"> adjective + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52cd" id="device__182"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52cc" id="device__183" original="E904.6c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52cb" id="device__184"><span class="coll" id="device__185" original="E904.6c08"> rhetorical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52c9" id="device__186" original="E904.6c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52c8" id="device__187"><span class="coll" id="device__188" original="E904.6c0a"> narrative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52c6" id="device__189" original="E904.6c0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52c5" id="device__190"><span class="coll" id="device__191" original="E904.6c0c"> stylistic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52c3" id="device__192" original="E904.6c0d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52c2" id="device__193" original="E904.6c0e"><span class="x" id="device__194" original="E904.6c0f"> In Roland Barthes' terms, specific narrative devices and techniques can give us a ‘reality effect’. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52c0" id="device__195" original="E902.-7d5c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="device__196"> verb + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52be" id="device__197"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52bd" id="device__198" original="E904.6c1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52bc" id="device__199"><span class="coll" id="device__200" original="E904.6c1d"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52ba" id="device__201"><span class="coll" id="device__202" original="E904.6c1e"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52b8" id="device__203"><span class="coll" id="device__204" original="E902.-7d5b"> utilize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52b6" id="device__205"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52b5" id="device__206" original="E484.43f2"><span class="x" id="device__207" original="E484.43f3"> The author utilizes the device of repeating words or phrases to indicate the characters' heightened emotional states. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5357" id="device__208" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="device__209"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5355" id="device__210" original="E904.6bd3"><span class="shcut" id="device__211" original="E904.6bd4"> adjective + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5353" id="device__212" original="E904.6bd5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5352" id="device__213" original="E904.6bd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5351" id="device__214" original="E904.6bda"><span class="coll" id="device__215"> practical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-534f" id="device__216" original="E904.6bd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-534e" id="device__217" original="E904.6bd8"><span class="coll" id="device__218"> useful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-534c" id="device__219" original="E904.6bdb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-534b" id="device__220" original="E904.6bdc"><span class="coll" id="device__221"> electronic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5349" id="device__222" original="E904.6bdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5348" id="device__223" original="E904.6bde"><span class="coll" id="device__224"> mechanical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5346" id="device__225" original="E904.6bdf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5345" id="device__226" original="E904.6be0"><span class="coll" id="device__227"> digital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5343" id="device__228" original="E904.6be1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5342" id="device__229" original="E904.6be2"><span class="coll" id="device__230"> mobile </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5340" id="device__231" original="E904.6be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-533f" id="device__232" original="E904.6be4"><span class="coll" id="device__233"> portable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-533d" id="device__234" original="E904.6be5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-533c" id="device__235" original="E904.6be6"><span class="coll" id="device__236"> hand-held </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-533a" id="device__237" original="E904.6be7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5339" id="device__238" original="E904.6be8"><span class="coll" id="device__239"> medical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5337" id="device__240" original="E904.6bbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5336" id="device__241" original="E904.6be9"><span class="coll" id="device__242"> contraceptive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5334" id="device__243" original="E904.6bea"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5333" id="device__244" original="E904.6beb"><span class="x" id="device__245" original="E904.6bec"> Radioactivity is detectable only with the aid of mechanical or electronic devices. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5331" id="device__246" original="E904.6bed"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5330" id="device__247" original="E904.6bef"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-532f" id="device__248" original="E904.6bf0"><span class="coll" id="device__249"> explosive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-532d" id="device__250" original="E904.6bf1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-532c" id="device__251" original="E904.6bf2"><span class="coll" id="device__252"> nuclear </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-532a" id="device__253" original="E904.6bf3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5329" id="device__254" original="E904.6bf4"><span class="x" id="device__255" original="E904.6bf5"> A state does not need to test a nuclear device to be in possession of a nuclear stockpile. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5327" id="device__256" original="E904.6bf6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5326" id="device__257" original="E904.6bf8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5325" id="device__258" original="E904.6bf9"><span class="coll" id="device__259"> useful </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5323" id="device__260" original="E904.6bfa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5322" id="device__261" original="E904.6bfb"><span class="coll" id="device__262"> legal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5320" id="device__263" original="E904.6bfc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-531f" id="device__264" original="E904.6bfd"><span class="coll" id="device__265"> constitutional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-531d" id="device__266" original="E904.6bfe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-531c" id="device__267" original="E904.6bff"><span class="coll" id="device__268"> pedagogic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-531a" id="device__269" original="E904.6c00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5319" id="device__270" original="E904.6c01"><span class="coll" id="device__271"> heuristic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5317" id="device__272" original="E904.6c02"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5316" id="device__273" original="E904.6c03"><span class="x" id="device__274" original="E904.6c04"> Questioning the legitimacy of an action by the executive is a useful device for the opposition. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5314" id="device__275" original="E904.6c05"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5313" id="device__276" original="E904.6c07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5312" id="device__277" original="E904.6c08"><span class="coll" id="device__278"> rhetorical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5310" id="device__279" original="E904.6c09"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-530f" id="device__280" original="E904.6c0a"><span class="coll" id="device__281"> narrative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-530d" id="device__282" original="E904.6c0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-530c" id="device__283" original="E904.6c0c"><span class="coll" id="device__284"> stylistic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-530a" id="device__285" original="E904.6c0d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5309" id="device__286" original="E904.6c0e"><span class="x" id="device__287" original="E904.6c0f"> In Roland Barthes' terms, specific narrative devices and techniques can give us a ‘reality effect’. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5307" id="device__288" original="E904.6c22"><span class="shcut" id="device__289" original="E904.6c23"> noun + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5305" id="device__290" original="E904.6c24"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5304" id="device__291" original="E904.6c26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5303" id="device__292" original="E904.6c27"><span class="coll" id="device__293"> storage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5301" id="device__294" original="E904.6c28"><span class="coll" id="device__295"> recording </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52ff" id="device__296" original="E904.6c29"><span class="coll" id="device__297"> measuring </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52fd" id="device__298" original="E904.6c2a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52fc" id="device__299" original="E904.6c2b"><span class="x" id="device__300" original="E904.6c2c"> Cell design is the other important factor for energy storage devices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52fa" id="device__301" original="E904.6c10"><span class="shcut" id="device__302" original="E904.6c11"> verb + device </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52f8" id="device__303" original="E902.-7d5d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52f7" id="device__304" original="E904.6c1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52f6" id="device__305" original="E904.6c1d"><span class="coll" id="device__306"> use </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52f4" id="device__307" original="E904.6c1e"><span class="coll" id="device__308"> employ </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52f2" id="device__309" original="E902.-7d5b"><span class="coll" id="device__310"> utilize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52f0" id="device__311" original="E902.-7d5a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52ef" id="device__312" original="E902.-7d59"><span class="x" id="device__313" original="E902.-7d58"> Even those with no fixed address can still own and use mobile devices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52ed" id="device__314" original="E484.4338"><span class="x" id="device__315" original="E484.4339"> We employ several devices to help us achieve this goal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52eb" id="device__316" original="E484.43f2"><span class="x" id="device__317" original="E484.43f3"> The author utilizes the device of repeating words or phrases to indicate the characters' heightened emotional states. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52e9" id="device__318" original="E904.6c12"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52e8" id="device__319" original="E904.6c14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52e7" id="device__320" original="E904.6c15"><span class="coll" id="device__321"> fabricate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52e5" id="device__322" original="E904.6c16"><span class="coll" id="device__323"> construct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52e3" id="device__324" original="E904.6c17"><span class="coll" id="device__325"> build </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52e1" id="device__326" original="E904.6c18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52e0" id="device__327" original="E904.6c19"><span class="coll" id="device__328"> design </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52de" id="device__329" original="E904.6c1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52dd" id="device__330" original="E904.6c1b"><span class="coll" id="device__331"> operate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52db" id="device__332" original="E904.6c1f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-52da" id="device__333" original="E904.6c20"><span class="x" id="device__334" original="E904.6c21"> Several other countries have the capability to construct nuclear devices. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7e87" id="device__335" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://device" title="device definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7e88" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.508d" id="device__336" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="device__337"> device </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52b3" id="devise" original="E39c.994" sum="522"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52b2" id="devise__1" original="E39c.995"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52b1" id="devise__2" original="E39c.996"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devise </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-52a4" id="devise__9" original="E39c.9a0"><span class="pos" id="devise__10" original="E39c.9a1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66e3" eid="devise__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59cb" geo="br" id="devise__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devis/devise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59ce" geo="n_am" id="devise__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devis/devise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1396" id="devise__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.599e" form="root" id="devise__17"><span class="vp" id="devise__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> devise </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59a0" eid="devise__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59a1" geo="br" id="devise__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devis/devise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59a4" geo="n_am" id="devise__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devis/devise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59a7" form="thirdps" id="devise__24"><span class="vp" id="devise__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> devises </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59a9" eid="devise__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59aa" geo="br" id="devise__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devis/devises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devises__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devises__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59ad" geo="n_am" id="devise__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devis/devises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devises__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devises__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59b0" form="past" id="devise__31"><span class="vp" id="devise__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> devised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59b2" eid="devise__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59b3" geo="br" id="devise__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devis/devised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59b6" geo="n_am" id="devise__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devis/devised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59b9" form="pastpart" id="devise__38"><span class="vp" id="devise__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> devised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59bb" eid="devise__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59bc" geo="br" id="devise__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devis/devised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59bf" geo="n_am" id="devise__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devis/devised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59c2" form="prespart" id="devise__45"><span class="vp" id="devise__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> devising </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59c4" eid="devise__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59c5" geo="br" id="devise__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devis/devising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devising__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devising__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.59c8" geo="n_am" id="devise__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devise__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devis/devising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devis/devising__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devising__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5278" id="devise__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5277" id="devise__53" original="E39c.9be"><span class="cf" id="devise__54" original="E39c.9bf"><span class="exp" id="devise__55"> devise </span> something </span><span class="def" id="devise__56" original="E39c.9c0"> to plan or invent a procedure, system or method, especially one that is new or complicated, by using careful thought </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5273" id="devise__57" original="E39c.9c1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://think" title="think something up definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5272" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6782" id="devise__58" original="E85c.-4b37"><span class="xw" id="devise__59"> think something up </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-526f" id="devise__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-526e" id="devise__61" original="E492.5476"><span class="x" id="devise__62" original="E492.5477"> The political establishment seems unable to devise new strategies for economic development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-526c" id="devise__63" original="E492.5478"><span class="x" id="devise__64" original="E492.5479"> Devising an appropriate method of control has proved difficult. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-526a" id="devise__65" original="E492.547a"><span class="x" id="devise__66" original="E492.547b"> to devise a system/scheme/plan/policy/procedure </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7f8d" id="devise__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devise" title="devise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7f8e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.521d" id="devise__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devise__69"> devise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devoid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5268" id="devoid" original="E39c.9f1" sum="273"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5267" id="devoid__1" original="E39c.9f2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5266" id="devoid__2" original="E39c.9f3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devoid </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-525c" id="devoid__6" original="E39c.9f8"><span class="pos" id="devoid__7" original="E39c.9f9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66dc" eid="devoid__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5abc" geo="br" id="devoid__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devoid__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devoi/devoid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devoi/devoid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devoid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5abf" geo="n_am" id="devoid__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devoid__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devoi/devoid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devoi/devoid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devoid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-525a" id="devoid__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5259" id="devoid__14" original="E39c.9fa"><span class="cf" id="devoid__15" original="E39c.9fb"><span class="exp" id="devoid__16"> devoid </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="devoid__17" original="E39c.9fc"> completely lacking in something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5255" id="devoid__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5254" id="devoid__19" original="E442.-c3d"><span class="x" id="devoid__20" original="E442.-c3c"> Written text is devoid of many of the qualities of spoken text that facilitate effective communication. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7faf" id="devoid__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devoid" title="devoid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7fb0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5278" id="devoid__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devoid__23"> devoid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devolution
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5252" id="devolution" original="E39c.9fd" sum="413"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5251" id="devolution__1" original="E39c.9fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5250" id="devolution__2" original="E39c.9ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devolution </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5244" id="devolution__7" original="E39c.a07"><span class="pos" id="devolution__8" original="E39c.a08"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66d5" eid="devolution__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5aee" geo="br" id="devolution__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolution__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdiːvəˈluːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devol/devolution__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolution__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devolution__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5af2" geo="n_am" id="devolution__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolution__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdevəˈluːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devol/devolution__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolution__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devolution__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5242" id="devolution__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="devolution__15" original="E39c.a0a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5240" id="devolution__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-523f" id="devolution__17" original="E39c.a0b"><span class="cf" id="devolution__18" original="E442.-c2e"><span class="exp" id="devolution__19"> devolution </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="devolution__20" original="E39c.a0c"> the act of giving power from a central authority or government to an authority or a government in a local region </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-523b" id="devolution__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-523a" id="devolution__22" original="E442.-c2d"><span class="x" id="devolution__23" original="E442.-c2c"> The devolution of responsibility for key public services required substantial administrative capacity at the local level. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7fce" id="devolution__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devolution" title="devolution definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f9abe7.7fcf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.528d" id="devolution__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devolution__26"> devolution </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devolve
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5238" id="devolve" original="E39c.a0d" sum="442"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5237" id="devolve__1" original="E39c.a0e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5236" id="devolve__2" original="E39c.a0f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devolve </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5228" id="devolve__9" original="E39c.a19"><span class="pos" id="devolve__10" original="E39c.a1a"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66cc" eid="devolve__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bbf" geo="br" id="devolve__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɒlv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devol/devolve__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolve__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devolve__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bc3" geo="n_am" id="devolve__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɑːlv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devol/devolve__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolve__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devolve__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.13c4" id="devolve__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bc7" form="root" id="devolve__17"><span class="vp" id="devolve__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> devolve </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bc9" eid="devolve__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bca" geo="br" id="devolve__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɒlv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devol/devolve__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolve__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devolve__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bce" geo="n_am" id="devolve__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɑːlv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devol/devolve__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolve__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devolve__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bd2" form="thirdps" id="devolve__24"><span class="vp" id="devolve__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> devolves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bd4" eid="devolve__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bd5" geo="br" id="devolve__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɒlvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devol/devolves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devolves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bd8" geo="n_am" id="devolve__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɑːlvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devol/devolves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devolves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bdb" form="past" id="devolve__31"><span class="vp" id="devolve__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> devolved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bdd" eid="devolve__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bde" geo="br" id="devolve__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɒlvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devol/devolved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devolved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5be2" geo="n_am" id="devolve__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɑːlvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devol/devolved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devolved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5be6" form="pastpart" id="devolve__38"><span class="vp" id="devolve__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> devolved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5be8" eid="devolve__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5be9" geo="br" id="devolve__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɒlvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devol/devolved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devolved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bed" geo="n_am" id="devolve__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɑːlvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devol/devolved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devolved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bf1" form="prespart" id="devolve__45"><span class="vp" id="devolve__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> devolving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bf3" eid="devolve__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bf4" geo="br" id="devolve__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɒlvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devol/devolving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devolving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5bf7" geo="n_am" id="devolve__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolve__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɑːlvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devol/devolving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devolving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51f7" id="devolve__52" original="E39c.a37"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51f6" id="devolve__53" original="E39c.a42"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51f5" id="devolve__54"><h4 class="pv"> devolve something to somebody </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51f3" id="devolve__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51f2" id="devolve__57"><span class="def" id="devolve__58" original="E39c.a44"> to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to somebody who has less authority than you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51f0" id="devolve__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51ef" id="devolve__60" original="E442.50ec"><span class="x" id="devolve__61" original="E442.50ed"> The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7fdd" id="devolve__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devolve" title="devolve definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7fdc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.52a2" id="devolve__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devolve__64"> devolve </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devolved
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51ed" id="devolved" original="E39c.a45" sum="339"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51ec" id="devolved__1" original="E39c.a46"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51eb" id="devolved__2" original="E39c.a47"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devolved </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51e0" id="devolved__6" original="E39c.a4c"><span class="pos" id="devolved__7" original="E39c.a4d"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66c3" eid="devolved__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5c1a" geo="br" id="devolved__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolved__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɒlvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devol/devolved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devolved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5c1e" geo="n_am" id="devolved__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devolved__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvɑːlvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devol/devolved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devol/devolved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devolved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51de" id="devolved__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="devolved__14" original="E442.-b48"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51dc" id="devolved__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51db" id="devolved__16" original="E39c.a4e"><span class="def" id="devolved__17" original="E39c.a4f"> if power or authority is <span class="dh" id="devolved__18" original="E39c.a50"> devolved </span> , it has been passed to somebody who has less power </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51d8" id="devolved__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51d7" id="devolved__20" original="E442.-b47"><span class="x" id="devolved__21" original="E442.-b46"> Scotland is small in size and population and is governed as part of the UK, but with recently devolved powers in many areas. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7fbd" id="devolved__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devolved" title="devolved definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7fbc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.52de" id="devolved__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devolved__24"> devolved </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devote
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51d5" id="devote" original="E39c.a51" sum="869"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51d4" id="devote__1" original="E39c.a52"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51d3" id="devote__2" original="E39c.a53"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devote </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-51c5" id="devote__9" original="E39c.a5d"><span class="pos" id="devote__10" original="E39c.a5e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66ba" eid="devote__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5cfe" geo="br" id="devote__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devot/devote__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devote__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devote__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d01" geo="n_am" id="devote__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvoʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devot/devote__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devote__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devote__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.13f8" id="devote__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d04" form="root" id="devote__17"><span class="vp" id="devote__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> devote </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d06" eid="devote__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d07" geo="br" id="devote__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvəʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devot/devote__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devote__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devote__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d0a" geo="n_am" id="devote__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvoʊt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devot/devote__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devote__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devote__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d0d" form="thirdps" id="devote__24"><span class="vp" id="devote__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> devotes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d0f" eid="devote__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d10" geo="br" id="devote__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvəʊts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devot/devotes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devotes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devotes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d13" geo="n_am" id="devote__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvoʊts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devot/devotes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devotes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devotes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d16" form="past" id="devote__31"><span class="vp" id="devote__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> devoted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d18" eid="devote__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d19" geo="br" id="devote__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvəʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devot/devoted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devoted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devoted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d1d" geo="n_am" id="devote__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvoʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devot/devoted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devoted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devoted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d21" form="pastpart" id="devote__38"><span class="vp" id="devote__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> devoted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d23" eid="devote__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d24" geo="br" id="devote__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvəʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devot/devoted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devoted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devoted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d28" geo="n_am" id="devote__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvoʊtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devot/devoted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devoted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devoted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d2c" form="prespart" id="devote__45"><span class="vp" id="devote__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> devoting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d2e" eid="devote__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d2f" geo="br" id="devote__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvəʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devot/devoting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devoting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devoting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5d32" geo="n_am" id="devote__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devote__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvoʊtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devot/devoting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devoting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devoting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5194" id="devote__52" original="E39c.a7b"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5193" id="devote__53" original="E39c.a7c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5192" id="devote__54"><h4 class="pv"> devote yourself to somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5190" id="devote__56"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-518f" id="devote__57"><span class="def" id="devote__58" original="E39c.a7e"> to give most of your time, energy or attention to somebody/something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-518d" id="devote__59" original="E8bb.-7482" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dedicate" title="dedicate (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-518c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.696d" id="devote__60" original="E8bb.-7481"><span class="xh" id="devote__61"> dedicate </span><span class="xs" id="devote__62"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5189" id="devote__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5188" id="devote__64" original="E8bb.-747e"><span class="x" id="devote__65" original="E8bb.-747d"> The nuns devoted themselves to prayer and meditation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5186" id="devote__66" original="E39c.a7f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5185" id="devote__67"><h4 class="pv"> devote something to something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5183" id="devote__69"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5182" id="devote__70"><span class="def" id="devote__71" original="E39c.a81"> to give an amount of time, attention or resources to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5180" id="devote__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-517f" id="devote__73" original="E8bb.-747a"><span class="x" id="devote__74" original="E8bb.-7479"> The authors devote an entire chapter to the consumer decision process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-517d" id="devote__75" original="E8d1.-3004"><span class="x" id="devote__76" original="E8d1.-3003"> Cells devote significant resources to the repair of DNA double-strand breaks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-517b" id="devote__77" original="E8bb.-747c"><span class="x" id="devote__78" original="E8bb.-747b"> Much attention has been devoted to addressing physical activity and obesity among youth. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7f6e" id="devote__79" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devote" title="devote definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7f6d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.52ef" id="devote__80" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devote__81"> devote </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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devotion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5179" id="devotion" original="E39c.aa7" sum="796"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5178" id="devotion__1" original="E39c.aa8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5177" id="devotion__2" original="E39c.aa9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> devotion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-516b" id="devotion__7" original="E39c.ab1"><span class="pos" id="devotion__8" original="E39c.ab2"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66b3" eid="devotion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5e4a" geo="br" id="devotion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devotion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvəʊʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dev/devot/devotion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devotion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://devotion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.5e4e" geo="n_am" id="devotion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="devotion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈvoʊʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dev/devot/devotion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dev/devot/devotion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://devotion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5169" id="devotion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="devotion__15" original="E39c.ab5"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="devotion__16" original="E39c.ab6"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5166" id="devotion__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5165" id="devotion__18" original="E39c.ab3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="devotion__19" original="E39c.ab7"><span class="exp" id="devotion__20"> devotion </span> (of somebody) (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="devotion__21" original="E39c.ab8"> great love, care and support for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5161" id="devotion__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5160" id="devotion__23" original="E8bb.-7475"><span class="x" id="devotion__24" original="E8bb.-7474"> Those who knew her say that she lived by the principles she taught, with kindness and devotion to others. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-515e" id="devotion__25" original="E8bb.-7473"><span class="x" id="devotion__26" original="E8bb.-7472"> The devotion of the patient's family was highlighted as a significant factor. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-515c" id="devotion__27" original="E39c.ab9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="devotion__28" original="E39c.abd"><span class="exp" id="devotion__29"> devotion </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="devotion__30" original="E39c.abe"> the action of spending a lot of time or energy on something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5158" id="devotion__31" original="E39c.abf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dedication" title="dedication definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5157" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.69b4" id="devotion__32" original="E39c.ac0"><span class="xh" id="devotion__33"> dedication </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5154" id="devotion__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5153" id="devotion__35" original="E8bb.-7471"><span class="x" id="devotion__36" original="E8bb.-7470"> Romans were attracted to Stoicism because it emphasized devotion to duty. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5151" id="devotion__37" original="E8bb.-746d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="devotion__38" original="E8bb.-746b"> great religious feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-514f" id="devotion__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-514e" id="devotion__40" original="E8bb.-7468"><span class="x" id="devotion__41" original="E8bb.-7467"> The song reflects her interest in history and her religious devotion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-514c" id="devotion__42" original="E8bb.-746a"><span class="cf" id="devotion__43" original="E8bb.-746c"><span class="exp" id="devotion__44"> devotion </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="devotion__45" original="E8bb.-7469"> Christianity calls for selfless devotion to God and to others. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7f3b" id="devotion__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devotion" title="devotion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7f3a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5370" id="devotion__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="devotion__48"> devotion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diabetes
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5148" id="diabetes" original="E39c.c98" sum="301"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5147" id="diabetes__1" original="E39c.c99"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5146" id="diabetes__2" original="E39c.c9a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diabetes </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-513d" id="diabetes__4" original="E39c.c9f"><span class="pos" id="diabetes__5" original="E39c.ca0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66aa" eid="diabetes__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.61e9" geo="br" id="diabetes__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diabetes__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diabe/diabetes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diabe/diabetes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diabetes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.61ec" geo="n_am" id="diabetes__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diabetes__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diabe/diabetes__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diabe/diabetes__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://diabetes__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-513b" id="diabetes__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diabetes__12" original="E39c.ca2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5139" id="diabetes__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5138" id="diabetes__14" original="E39c.ca3"><span class="def" id="diabetes__15" original="E39c.ca4"> a medical condition which makes the patient produce a lot of <a class="ndv" href="entry://urine" id="diabetes__16"> urine </a> and want to drink a lot. There are several types of <span class="dh" id="diabetes__17" original="E39c.ca8"> diabetes </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5134" id="diabetes__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5133" id="diabetes__19" original="E896.7aea"><span class="x" id="diabetes__20" original="E896.7aeb"> Over 2 million people in the United Kingdom have diabetes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7f0b" id="diabetes__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diabetes" title="diabetes definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7f0a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.55e0" id="diabetes__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diabetes__23"> diabetes </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diabetic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5131" hm="1" id="diabetic1" original="E39c.ca9" sum="407"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5130" id="diabetic1__1" original="E39c.caa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-512f" id="diabetic1__2" original="E39c.cab"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diabetic <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5125" id="diabetic1__6" original="E39c.cb4"><span class="pos" id="diabetic1__7" original="E39c.cb5"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-66a3" eid="diabetic1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.621f" geo="br" id="diabetic1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diabetic1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəˈbetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diabe/diabetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diabe/diabetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diabetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6222" geo="n_am" id="diabetic1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diabetic1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəˈbetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diabe/diabetic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diabe/diabetic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diabetic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5123" id="diabetic1__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5122" id="diabetic1__14" original="E39c.cb6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="diabetic1__15" original="E39c.cb7"> having or connected with <a class="ndv" href="entry://diabetes" id="diabetic1__16"> diabetes </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-511f" id="diabetic1__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-511e" id="diabetic1__18" original="E896.7aee"><span class="x" id="diabetic1__19" original="E896.7aef"> Diabetic patients are also more prone to infection after surgery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-511c" id="diabetic1__20" original="E896.7af0"><span class="x" id="diabetic1__21" original="E896.7af1"> Risks of diabetic complications should not be overstated. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-511a" id="diabetic1__22" original="E39c.cbb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="diabetic1__23" original="E39c.cbc"> suitable for or used by somebody who has <a class="ndv" href="entry://diabetes" id="diabetic1__24"> diabetes </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5117" id="diabetic1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5116" id="diabetic1__26" original="E896.7af2"><span class="x" id="diabetic1__27" original="E896.7af3"> Patients are referred to dietitians for advice on diabetic diets. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7ef1" id="diabetic1__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diabetic_1" title="diabetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7ef0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.55f5" id="diabetic1__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diabetic1__30"> diabetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5114" hm="2" id="diabetic2" original="E39c.cc0" sum="270"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5113" id="diabetic2__1" original="E39c.cc1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5112" id="diabetic2__2" original="E39c.cc2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diabetic <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5107" id="diabetic2__7" original="E39c.ccb"><span class="pos" id="diabetic2__8" original="E39c.ccc"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-669c" eid="diabetic2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6225" geo="br" id="diabetic2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diabetic2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəˈbetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diabe/diabetic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diabe/diabetic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diabetic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6228" geo="n_am" id="diabetic2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diabetic2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəˈbetɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diabe/diabetic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diabe/diabetic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diabetic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5105" id="diabetic2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5104" id="diabetic2__15" original="E39c.ccd"><span class="def" id="diabetic2__16" original="E39c.cce"> a person who suffers from <a class="ndv" href="entry://diabetes" id="diabetic2__17"> diabetes </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5101" id="diabetic2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5100" id="diabetic2__19" original="E896.7afa"><span class="x" id="diabetic2__20" original="E896.7afb"> Most diabetics are able to identify the early signs of low blood sugar and take remedial action. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7ecf" id="diabetic2__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diabetic_1" title="diabetic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7ece" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.55f5" id="diabetic2__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diabetic2__23"> diabetic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diagnose
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50fe" id="diagnose" original="E39c.d4a" sum="742"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50fd" id="diagnose__1" original="E39c.d4b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50fc" id="diagnose__2" original="E39c.d4c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diagnose </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50ea" id="diagnose__9" original="E39c.d57"><span class="pos" id="diagnose__10" original="E39c.d58"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-718c" eid="diagnose__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64b2" geo="br" id="diagnose__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəɡnəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64b5" geo="br" id="diagnose__14" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diagnose__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64b8" geo="n_am" id="diagnose__16" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://diagnose__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.142a" id="diagnose__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6475" form="root" id="diagnose__19"><span class="vp" id="diagnose__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> diagnose </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6477" eid="diagnose__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6478" geo="br" id="diagnose__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəɡnəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.647b" geo="br" id="diagnose__24" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diagnose__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.647e" geo="n_am" id="diagnose__26" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnose__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://diagnose__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6482" form="thirdps" id="diagnose__28"><span class="vp" id="diagnose__29"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> diagnoses </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6484" eid="diagnose__30" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6485" geo="br" id="diagnose__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəɡnəʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diagnoses__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6488" geo="br" id="diagnose__33" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://diagnoses__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.648b" geo="n_am" id="diagnose__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__us_2.ogg" href="sound://diagnoses__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.648e" form="past" id="diagnose__37"><span class="vp" id="diagnose__38"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> diagnosed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6490" eid="diagnose__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6491" geo="br" id="diagnose__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəɡnəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnosed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6494" geo="br" id="diagnose__42" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diagnosed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6497" geo="n_am" id="diagnose__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnosed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.649a" form="pastpart" id="diagnose__46"><span class="vp" id="diagnose__47"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> diagnosed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.649c" eid="diagnose__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.649d" geo="br" id="diagnose__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəɡnəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnosed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64a0" geo="br" id="diagnose__51" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diagnosed__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64a3" geo="n_am" id="diagnose__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnosed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64a6" form="prespart" id="diagnose__55"><span class="vp" id="diagnose__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> diagnosing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64a8" eid="diagnose__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64a9" geo="br" id="diagnose__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəɡnəʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnosing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64ac" geo="br" id="diagnose__60" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__61"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosing__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diagnosing__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.64af" geo="n_am" id="diagnose__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnose__63"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnosing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50aa" id="diagnose__64"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="diagnose__65" original="E8bb.-7464"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50a8" id="diagnose__66"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50a7" id="diagnose__67" original="E39c.d7f"><span class="def" id="diagnose__68" original="E39c.d80"> to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50a5" id="diagnose__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50a4" id="diagnose__70" original="E8bb.-7463"><span class="cf" id="diagnose__71" original="E39c.d81"><span class="exp" id="diagnose__72"> diagnose </span> something </span><span class="x" id="diagnose__73" original="E8bb.-7462"> This group of diseases can be particularly difficult to diagnose. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-50a0" id="diagnose__74" original="E8bb.-7461"><span class="x" id="diagnose__75" original="E8bb.-7460"> Different studies used different ways of diagnosing type 2 diabetes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-509e" id="diagnose__76" original="E8bb.-745f"><span class="x" id="diagnose__77" original="E8bb.-745e"> Only 25% of the faults were diagnosed correctly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-509c" id="diagnose__78" original="E8bb.-745d"><span class="cf" id="diagnose__79" original="E39c.d83"><span class="exp" id="diagnose__80"> diagnose </span> somebody with something </span><span class="x" id="diagnose__81" original="E8bb.-745c"> Each year, 37 000 patients are diagnosed with lung cancer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5098" id="diagnose__82" original="E8bb.-745b"><span class="cf" id="diagnose__83" original="E39c.d82"><span class="exp" id="diagnose__84"> diagnose </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="diagnose__85" original="E8bb.-745a"> Two-thirds of fever cases were systematically diagnosed as malaria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5094" id="diagnose__86" original="E8bb.-7459"><span class="cf" id="diagnose__87" original="E39c.d84"><span class="exp" id="diagnose__88"> diagnose </span> somebody (as) something </span><span class="x" id="diagnose__89" original="E8bb.-7458"> He was diagnosed as epileptic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5090" id="diagnose__90" original="E8bb.-7457"><span class="x" id="diagnose__91" original="E8bb.-7456"> This man is a newly diagnosed diabetic. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7e6d" id="diagnose__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diagnose" title="diagnose definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7e6c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.56be" id="diagnose__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diagnose__94"> diagnose </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diagnosis
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-508e" id="diagnosis" original="E39c.d86" sum="464"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-508d" id="diagnosis__1" original="E39c.d87"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-508c" id="diagnosis__2" original="E39c.d88"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diagnosis </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5080" id="diagnosis__7" original="E39c.d90"><span class="pos" id="diagnosis__8" original="E39c.d91"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6695" eid="diagnosis__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.65ac" geo="br" id="diagnosis__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnosis__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosis__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosis__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diagnosis__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.65b0" geo="n_am" id="diagnosis__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnosis__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnosis__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnosis__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnosis__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-507e" id="diagnosis__14" original="E39c.d95"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-507d" form="pl" id="diagnosis__15" original="E39c.d96"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="diagnosis__16" original="E39c.d98"> diagnoses </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7181" eid="diagnosis__17" source="ald8" type="if_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.65a4" geo="br" id="diagnosis__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnosis__19"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://diagnoses__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.65a8" geo="n_am" id="diagnosis__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnosis__21"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsiːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnoses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnoses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5074" id="diagnosis__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="diagnosis__23" original="E39c.d93"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diagnosis__24" original="E39c.d94"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5071" id="diagnosis__25"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5070" id="diagnosis__26" original="E39c.d9c"><span class="cf" id="diagnosis__27" original="E39c.d9d"><span class="exp" id="diagnosis__28"> diagnosis </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="diagnosis__29" original="E39c.d9e"> the act of discovering or identifying the exact cause of an illness or a problem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-506c" id="diagnosis__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-506b" id="diagnosis__31" original="E8c5.-75fd"><span class="x" id="diagnosis__32" original="E8c5.-75fc"> Various investigations can help confirm a clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5069" id="diagnosis__33" original="E8c5.-75fb"><span class="x" id="diagnosis__34" original="E8c5.-75fa"> Fast and accurate diagnosis is essential to ensure the most effective approach to managing cancer. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5067" id="diagnosis__35" original="E843.60fb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://differential-diagnosis" title="differential diagnosis definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5066" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47bf" id="diagnosis__36" original="E843.60fc"><span class="xh" id="diagnosis__37"> differential diagnosis </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5064" id="diagnosis__38" original="E8c5.-75f6" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="diagnosis__39"> adjective + diagnosis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5062" id="diagnosis__40"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5061" id="diagnosis__41" original="E8c5.-75ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5060" id="diagnosis__42"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__43" original="E8c5.-75eb"> likely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-505e" id="diagnosis__44" original="E8c5.-75ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-505d" id="diagnosis__45"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__46" original="E8c5.-75e9"> accurate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-505b" id="diagnosis__47"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__48" original="E8d1.-2810"> correct </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5059" id="diagnosis__49" original="E8c5.-75f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5058" id="diagnosis__50"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__51" original="E8c5.-75f1"> definitive </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5056" id="diagnosis__52" original="E8c5.-75e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5055" id="diagnosis__53"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__54" original="E8c5.-75e7"> early </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5053" id="diagnosis__55" original="E8d1.-280f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5052" id="diagnosis__56"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__57" original="E8d1.-280e"> initial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5050" id="diagnosis__58" original="E8d1.-280d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-504f" id="diagnosis__59"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__60" original="E8d1.-280c"> alternative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-504d" id="diagnosis__61" original="E8d1.-280b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-504c" id="diagnosis__62"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__63" original="E8d1.-280a"> final </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-504a" id="diagnosis__64" original="E8c5.-75ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5049" id="diagnosis__65"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__66" original="E8c5.-75ed"> clinical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5047" id="diagnosis__67" original="E8c5.-75e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5046" id="diagnosis__68"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__69" original="E8c5.-75e5"> medical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5044" id="diagnosis__70" original="E8d1.-2809"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5043" id="diagnosis__71"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__72" original="E8d1.-2808"> primary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5041" id="diagnosis__73" original="E8d1.-2807"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5040" id="diagnosis__74"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__75" original="E8d1.-2806"> secondary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-503e" id="diagnosis__76" original="E8c5.-75f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-503d" id="diagnosis__77"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__78" original="E8c5.-75f3"> prenatal </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-503b" id="diagnosis__79"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__80" original="E905.-7f56"> antenatal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5039" id="diagnosis__81" original="E8c5.-75f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5038" id="diagnosis__82"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__83" original="E8c5.-75ef"> psychiatric </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5036" id="diagnosis__84" original="E8c5.-75e4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5035" id="diagnosis__85" original="E8c5.-75e1"><span class="x" id="diagnosis__86" original="E8c5.-75e0"> To make the definitive diagnosis, a biopsy is required. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5033" id="diagnosis__87" original="E8c5.-75e3"><span class="x" id="diagnosis__88" original="E8c5.-75e2"> Prenatal diagnosis is an emotive topic and many prospective parents struggle with the difficult ethical issues that it generates. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5031" id="diagnosis__89" original="E8c5.-75dd" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="diagnosis__90"> noun + diagnosis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-502f" id="diagnosis__91"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-502e" id="diagnosis__92" original="E8c5.-75d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-502d" id="diagnosis__93"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__94" original="E8c5.-75d8"> cancer </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-502b" id="diagnosis__95" original="E8c5.-75db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-502a" id="diagnosis__96"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__97" original="E8c5.-75da"> dementia </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5028" id="diagnosis__98" original="E8c5.-75d7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5027" id="diagnosis__99" original="E8c5.-75d6"><span class="x" id="diagnosis__100" original="E8c5.-75d5"> Five cancers—lung, colorectal, breast, skin and prostate—account for more than 50% of cancer diagnoses in the UK. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5025" id="diagnosis__101" original="E8c5.-75d2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="diagnosis__102"> verb + diagnosis </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5023" id="diagnosis__103"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5022" id="diagnosis__104" original="E8c5.-75d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5021" id="diagnosis__105"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__106" original="E8c5.-75cf"> make </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-501f" id="diagnosis__107" original="E8c5.-75ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-501e" id="diagnosis__108"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__109" original="E8c5.-75cd"> confirm </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-501c" id="diagnosis__110" original="E8c5.-75c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-501b" id="diagnosis__111"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__112" original="E8c5.-75c5"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5019" id="diagnosis__113" original="E8c5.-75c8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5018" id="diagnosis__114"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__115" original="E8c5.-75c7"> support </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5016" id="diagnosis__116" original="E8c5.-75c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5015" id="diagnosis__117"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__118" original="E8c5.-75c1"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5013" id="diagnosis__119" original="E8c5.-75cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5012" id="diagnosis__120"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__121" original="E8c5.-75cb"> aid </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5010" id="diagnosis__122" original="E8c5.-75ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-500f" id="diagnosis__123"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__124" original="E8c5.-75c9"> exclude </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-500d" id="diagnosis__125" original="E8c5.-75c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-500c" id="diagnosis__126"><span class="coll" id="diagnosis__127" original="E8c5.-75c3"> receive </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-500a" id="diagnosis__128" original="E8c5.-75be"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5009" id="diagnosis__129" original="E8c5.-75bb"><span class="x" id="diagnosis__130" original="E8c5.-75ba"> Two tests are commonly used to support a diagnosis of pernicious anaemia. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7e2f" id="diagnosis__131" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diagnosis" title="diagnosis definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7e2e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5704" id="diagnosis__132" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diagnosis__133"> diagnosis </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diagnostic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5007" id="diagnostic" original="E39c.d9f" sum="511"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5006" id="diagnostic__1" original="E39c.da0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5005" id="diagnostic__2" original="E39c.da1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diagnostic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ff8" id="diagnostic__7" original="E39c.daa"><span class="pos" id="diagnostic__8" original="E39c.dab"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-668c" eid="diagnostic__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.65fc" geo="br" id="diagnostic__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnostic__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnostic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnostic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnostic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6600" geo="n_am" id="diagnostic__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnostic__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑːstɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnostic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnostic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnostic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ff6" id="diagnostic__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ff5" id="diagnostic__15" original="E39c.dac"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ff4" id="diagnostic__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="diagnostic__17" original="E39c.dae"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="diagnostic__18" original="E39c.db0"> connected with identifying something, especially an illness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ff1" id="diagnostic__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ff0" id="diagnostic__20" original="E8bb.-7455"><span class="x" id="diagnostic__21" original="E8bb.-7454"> Treatments are tested on patients who meet formal diagnostic criteria. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fee" id="diagnostic__22" original="E8bb.-7453"><span class="x" id="diagnostic__23" original="E8bb.-7452"> This has been the most widely used diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fec" id="diagnostic__24" original="E8bb.-7451"><span class="x" id="diagnostic__25" original="E8bb.-7450"> The problem with these measures is that they are descriptive, not diagnostic. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fea" id="diagnostic__26" original="E8bb.-744d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indicative" title="indicative (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fe9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3a1b" id="diagnostic__27" original="E8bb.-744c"><span class="xh" id="diagnostic__28"> indicative </span><span class="xs" id="diagnostic__29"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://symptomatic" title="symptomatic definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fe6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.325c" id="diagnostic__30" original="E8bb.-744b"><span class="xh" id="diagnostic__31"> symptomatic </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7daf" id="diagnostic__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diagnostic_1" title="diagnostic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7dae" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5729" id="diagnostic__33" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diagnostic__34"> diagnostic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diagnostics
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fe4" id="diagnostics" original="E39c.db1" sum="206"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fe3" id="diagnostics__1" original="E39c.db2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fe2" id="diagnostics__2" original="E39c.db3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diagnostics </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fd6" id="diagnostics__7" original="E39c.dbc"><span class="pos" id="diagnostics__8" original="E39c.dbd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fdd" eid="diagnostics__9" original="E39c.db9" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7e42" geo="br" id="diagnostics__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnostics__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnostics__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnostics__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnostics__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a3518736f.-7e3f" geo="n_am" id="diagnostics__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagnostics__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑːstɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagn/diagnostics__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagn/diagnostics__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagnostics__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fd4" id="diagnostics__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fd3" id="diagnostics__15" original="E39c.dca"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fd2" id="diagnostics__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diagnostics__17" original="E39c.dcd"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="diagnostics__18" original="E39c.dce"> the practice or methods of <a class="ndv" href="entry://diagnosis" id="diagnostics__19"> diagnosis </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fce" id="diagnostics__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fcd" id="diagnostics__21" original="E8bb.-7445"><span class="x" id="diagnostics__22" original="E8bb.-7444"> This approach is frequently used in medical diagnostics. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diagonal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fcb" hm="1" id="diagonal1" original="E39c.dd2" sum="356"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fca" id="diagonal1__1" original="E39c.dd3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fc9" id="diagonal1__2" original="E39c.dd4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diagonal <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fbf" id="diagonal1__6" original="E39c.ddd"><span class="pos" id="diagonal1__7" original="E39c.dde"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6683" eid="diagonal1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.663c" geo="br" id="diagonal1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagonal1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈæɡənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diago/diagonal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diago/diagonal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagonal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.663f" geo="n_am" id="diagonal1__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagonal1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈæɡənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diago/diagonal__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diago/diagonal__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://diagonal__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fbd" id="diagonal1__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fbc" id="diagonal1__14" original="E39c.ddf"><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fbb" id="diagonal1__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="diagonal1__16" original="E39c.de0"> of a straight line </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="diagonal1__17" original="E39c.de1"> at an angle; joining two opposite sides of something at an angle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fb8" id="diagonal1__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fb7" id="diagonal1__19" original="E852.-590a"><span class="x" id="diagonal1__20" original="E852.-5909"> The graph shows that most cars lie on a diagonal line between the high-comfort/high-price position and the low-price/low-comfort position. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7d72" id="diagonal1__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diagonal_1" title="diagonal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7d71" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5770" id="diagonal1__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diagonal1__23"> diagonal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fb5" hm="2" id="diagonal2" original="E39c.de9" sum="367"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fb4" id="diagonal2__1" original="E39c.dea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fb3" id="diagonal2__2" original="E39c.deb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diagonal <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fa8" id="diagonal2__7" original="E39c.df4"><span class="pos" id="diagonal2__8" original="E39c.df5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-667c" eid="diagonal2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6642" geo="br" id="diagonal2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagonal2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈæɡənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diago/diagonal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diago/diagonal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagonal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6645" geo="n_am" id="diagonal2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagonal2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈæɡənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diago/diagonal__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diago/diagonal__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://diagonal__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fa6" id="diagonal2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fa5" id="diagonal2__15" original="E39c.df6"><span class="cf" id="diagonal2__16" original="E586.-45fd"><span class="exp" id="diagonal2__17"> diagonal </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="diagonal2__18" original="E39c.df7"> a straight line that joins two opposite sides of something at an angle; a straight line that is at an angle </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fa1" id="diagonal2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4fa0" id="diagonal2__20" original="E852.-558e"><span class="x" id="diagonal2__21" original="E852.-558d"> In the conventional cubic cell, the four axes are parallel to the principal diagonals of a cube. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7d57" id="diagonal2__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diagonal_1" title="diagonal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7d56" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5770" id="diagonal2__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diagonal2__24"> diagonal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diagram
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f9e" id="diagram" original="E39c.df8" sum="640"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f9d" id="diagram__1" original="E39c.df9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f9c" id="diagram__2" original="E39c.dfa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diagram </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f90" id="diagram__7" original="E39c.e06"><span class="pos" id="diagram__8" original="E39c.e07"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6675" eid="diagram__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.66e9" geo="br" id="diagram__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagram__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəɡræm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagr/diagram__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagr/diagram__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diagram__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.66ec" geo="n_am" id="diagram__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagram__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəɡræm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagr/diagram__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagr/diagram__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagram__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f8e" id="diagram__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f8d" id="diagram__15" original="E39c.e08"><span class="def" id="diagram__16" original="E39c.e09"> a simple drawing using lines to explain where something is, how something works, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f8b" id="diagram__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f8a" id="diagram__18" original="E8bb.-743f"><span class="x" id="diagram__19" original="E8bb.-743e"> The diagram in Figure 15.5 illustrates this situation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f88" id="diagram__20" original="E8bb.-743d"><span class="x" id="diagram__21" original="E8bb.-743c"> a diagram shows/represents something </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f86" id="diagram__22" original="E8d1.-21cd"><span class="cf" id="diagram__23" original="E8d1.-21ce"><span class="exp" id="diagram__24"> diagram </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="diagram__25" original="E8d1.-21cc"> A diagram of the test apparatus is shown in figure 7.24. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f82" id="diagram__26" original="E8d1.-21ca"><span class="cf" id="diagram__27" original="E8d1.-21cb"> in a/the <span class="exp" id="diagram__28"> diagram </span></span><span class="x" id="diagram__29" original="E8d1.-21c9"> The analysis is shown in the diagram (Fig.12.2). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f7e" id="diagram__30" original="E8d1.-21c7"><span class="cf" id="diagram__31" original="E8d1.-21c8"> on a/the <span class="exp" id="diagram__32"> diagram </span></span><span class="x" id="diagram__33" original="E8d1.-21c6"> The Lorenz curve is plotted on a scatter diagram. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f7a" id="diagram__34" original="E8bb.-743b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://chart1" title="chart1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f79" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.783a" id="diagram__35" original="E8bb.-743a"><span class="xh" id="diagram__36"> chart </span><span class="xhm" id="diagram__37"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="diagram__38"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://graph" title="graph definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f75" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.3d63" id="diagram__39" original="E8bb.-7439"><span class="xh" id="diagram__40"> graph </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://table" title="table (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f73" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.364e" id="diagram__41" original="E8bb.-7438"><span class="xh" id="diagram__42"> table </span><span class="xs" id="diagram__43"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f70" id="diagram__44"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f6f" id="diagram__45" original="E8d1.-21a0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f6e" id="diagram__46"><span class="dr" id="diagram__47" original="E8d1.-219f"> diagrammatic </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f66" id="diagram__48" original="E8d1.-219c"><span class="pos" id="diagram__49" original="E8d1.-219b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6674" eid="diagram__50" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.66e3" geo="br" id="diagram__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagram__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡrəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagr/diagrammatic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagr/diagrammatic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagrammatic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.66e6" geo="n_am" id="diagram__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagram__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡrəˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagr/diagrammatic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagr/diagrammatic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagrammatic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f64" id="diagram__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f63" id="diagram__56" original="E8d1.-219a"><span class="x" id="diagram__57" original="E8d1.-2199"> Figure 2.7 gives a diagrammatic representation of the double-helix structure of DNA. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f61" id="diagram__58"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f60" id="diagram__59" original="E8d1.-2198"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f5f" id="diagram__60"><span class="dr" id="diagram__61" original="E8d1.-2197"> diagrammatically </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f57" id="diagram__62" original="E8d1.-2194"><span class="pos" id="diagram__63" original="E8d1.-2193"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6673" eid="diagram__64" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.66db" geo="br" id="diagram__65" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagram__66"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡrəˈmætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diagr/diagrammatically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagr/diagrammatically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diagrammatically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.66df" geo="n_am" id="diagram__67" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diagram__68"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəɡrəˈmætɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diagr/diagrammatically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diagr/diagrammatically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diagrammatically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f55" id="diagram__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f54" id="diagram__70" original="E8d1.-2192"><span class="x" id="diagram__71" original="E8d1.-2191"> The strategy is shown diagrammatically in Figure 4.7. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7d3b" id="diagram__72" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diagram_2" title="diagram definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7d3a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.57a8" id="diagram__73" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diagram__74"> diagram </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dialogue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f52" id="dialogue" original="E39c.f29" sum="845"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f51" id="dialogue__1" original="E39c.f2a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f50" id="dialogue__2" original="E39c.f2b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dialogue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f4b" id="dialogue__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f48" id="dialogue__8"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f4a" id="dialogue__9"><span class="geo" geo="usa" id="dialogue__10" original="E39c.f32"> US <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> dialog </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f3c" id="dialogue__12" original="E39c.f38"><span class="pos" id="dialogue__13" original="E39c.f39"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-665e" eid="dialogue__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6af6" geo="br" id="dialogue__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dialogue__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəlɒɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/dialo/dialogue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/dialo/dialogue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dialogue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6afd" geo="n_am" id="dialogue__17" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dialogue__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/dialo/dialogue__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/dialo/dialogue__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://dialogue__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f3a" id="dialogue__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dialogue__20" original="E39c.f3c"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dialogue__21" original="E39c.f3b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f37" id="dialogue__22"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f36" id="dialogue__23" original="E39c.f3f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dialogue__24" original="E39c.f40"> a formal discussion between two or more people, groups or countries, especially in order to solve a problem or end a disagreement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f34" id="dialogue__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f33" id="dialogue__26" original="E896.7b0e"><span class="cf" id="dialogue__27" original="E896.7b0c"><span class="exp" id="dialogue__28"> dialogue </span> (between A and B) (about something) </span><span class="x" id="dialogue__29" original="E896.7b0f"> He wanted to facilitate dialogue between the two countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f2f" id="dialogue__30" original="E896.7b10"><span class="cf" id="dialogue__31" original="E896.7b0d"><span class="exp" id="dialogue__32"> dialogue </span> (with somebody) (about something) </span><span class="x" id="dialogue__33" original="E896.7b11"> Recognizing this problem, the government of Alberta initiated a dialogue with local community groups and industry. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f2b" id="dialogue__34" original="E586.-473f"><span class="x" id="dialogue__35" original="E586.-473e"> They acknowledge the problem and seek to engage in a constructive dialogue about solutions. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="dialogue__36" original="E4e1.401d" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="dialogue__37" original="E4e1.401e"><span class="h1" id="dialogue__38" original="E4e1.401f"><ul class="inline" id="dialogue__39" original="E4e1.4020"><li class="li" id="dialogue__40" original="E4e1.4021"> discussion </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__41" original="E4e1.4022"> debate </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__42" original="E4e1.4023"> dialogue </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__43" original="E4e1.4024"> talks </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__44" original="E4e1.4025"> consultation <span class="pos" id="dialogue__45" original="E4e1.4026"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="dialogue__46" original="E4e1.4027"> These words all refer to the fact that something is being discussed. </span><ul class="bullet" id="dialogue__47" original="E4e1.4028"><li class="li" id="dialogue__48" original="E4e1.4029"> discussion/​debate/​dialogue/​talks/​consultation <span class="eb" id="dialogue__49" original="E4e1.402a"> on/​about </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__50" original="E4e1.402d"> discussion <span class="eb" id="dialogue__51" original="E4e1.402e"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__52" original="E4e1.402f"> discussions/​dialogue/​talks <span class="eb" id="dialogue__53" original="E4e1.4030"> with </span> somebody/ <span class="eb" id="dialogue__54" original="E4e1.4031"> between </span> A and B </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__55" original="E4e1.4032"> to <span class="eb" id="dialogue__56" original="E4e1.4033"> hold </span> discussions/​consultations/​talks </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__57" original="E4e1.4034"> somebody is <span class="eb" id="dialogue__58" original="E4e1.4035"> in </span> consultation <span class="eb" id="dialogue__59" original="E4e1.4036"> with </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__60" original="E4e1.4037"> something is <span class="eb" id="dialogue__61" original="E4e1.4038"> under </span> discussion </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="dialogue__62" original="E4e1.4039"><li class="li" id="dialogue__63" original="E4e1.403a"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__64" original="E4e1.403b"> Discussion </span> , <span class="eb" id="dialogue__65" original="E4e1.403c"> debate </span> , <span class="eb" id="dialogue__66" original="E4e1.403d"> consultation </span> and <span class="eb" id="dialogue__67" original="E4e1.403e"> dialogue </span> can involve discussing something on more than one occasion; <span class="eb" id="dialogue__68" original="E4e1.403f"> talks </span> are a specific event: <span class="x-gs" id="dialogue__69"><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__70" original="E4e1.4040"><span class="x" id="dialogue__71" original="E4e1.4041"> The last decade has seen much public discussion of immigration policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__72" original="E4e1.4042"><span class="x" id="dialogue__73" original="E4e1.4043"> There is ongoing debate on the extent of these challenges. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__74" original="E4e1.4044"><span class="x" id="dialogue__75" original="E4e1.4045"> The government offered to hold talks about the constitution. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dialogue__76" original="E4e1.4046"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__77" original="E4e1.4047"> Dialogue </span> is often used when only two groups of people are involved: <span class="x-gs" id="dialogue__78"><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__79" original="E4e1.4048"><span class="x" id="dialogue__80" original="E4e1.4049"> There are no formal mechanisms by which a dialogue between the two institutions can be initiated. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dialogue__81" original="E4e1.404a"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__82" original="E4e1.404b"> Consultation </span> and <span class="eb" id="dialogue__83" original="E4e1.404c"> debate </span> can both refer to an organized process or meeting; <span class="eb" id="dialogue__84" original="E4e1.404d"> consultation </span> implies that information is shared, whereas a <span class="eb" id="dialogue__85" original="E4e1.404e"> debate </span> involves presenting opposing opinions: <span class="x-gs" id="dialogue__86"><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__87" original="E4e1.404f"><span class="x" id="dialogue__88" original="E4e1.4050"> Guidelines were drafted in consultation with experts in the US. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dialogue__89" original="E4e1.4051"><span class="x" id="dialogue__90" original="E4e1.4052"> This point was also highlighted in Parliamentary debates. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f29" id="dialogue__91" original="E39c.f3d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dialogue__92" original="E39c.f3e"> conversations in a book, play or film </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f27" id="dialogue__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f26" id="dialogue__94" original="E896.7b12"><span class="x" id="dialogue__95" original="E896.7b13"> It is a fragment of dialogue from the closing scene of the first episode of the series. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f24" id="dialogue__96" original="E896.7b15"><span class="cf" id="dialogue__97" original="E896.7b14"><span class="exp" id="dialogue__98"> dialogue </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="dialogue__99" original="E896.7b16"> The work is a series of dialogues on various subjects. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7cdb" id="dialogue__100" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dialogue" title="dialogue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7cda" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5931" id="dialogue__101" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dialogue__102"> dialogue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diameter
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f20" id="diameter" original="E39c.f82" sum="622"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f1f" id="diameter__1" original="E39c.f83"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f1e" id="diameter__2" original="E39c.f84"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diameter </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f11" id="diameter__7" original="E39c.f8c"><span class="pos" id="diameter__8" original="E39c.f8d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6652" eid="diameter__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6b97" geo="br" id="diameter__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diameter__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈæmɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diame/diameter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diame/diameter__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diameter__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6b9a" geo="n_am" id="diameter__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diameter__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈæmɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diame/diameter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diame/diameter__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diameter__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f0f" id="diameter__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="diameter__15" original="E87d.-7250"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diameter__16" original="E87d.-724f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f0c" id="diameter__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f0b" id="diameter__18" original="E39c.f8e"><span class="def" id="diameter__19" original="E39c.f8f"> a straight line going from one side of a circle or any other round object to the other side, passing through the centre </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f09" id="diameter__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f08" id="diameter__21" original="E8dd.-7c61"><span class="cf" id="diameter__22" original="E8dd.-7c62"><span class="exp" id="diameter__23"> diameter </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="diameter__24" original="E8dd.-7c60"> If the diameter of the caecum is greater than 10 cm, then the patient should be considered for urgent surgery. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f04" id="diameter__25" original="E87d.-724e"><span class="cf" id="diameter__26" original="E8dd.-7c5f"><span class="exp" id="diameter__27"> diameter </span> of 20 mm, 5 cm, etc. </span><span class="x" id="diameter__28" original="E87d.-724d"> These are plastic pipes with an outer diameter of 25 mm, and an inner diameter of 20.4 mm. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4f00" id="diameter__29" original="E87d.-724c"><span class="cf" id="diameter__30" original="E8dd.-7c5e"> in <span class="exp" id="diameter__31"> diameter </span></span><span class="x" id="diameter__32" original="E87d.-724b"> The rods are typically 10–15 cm in length and 5–6 mm in diameter. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4efc" id="diameter__33" original="E39c.f90" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://circumference" title="circumference definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4efb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7cc9" id="diameter__34" original="E87d.-724a"><span class="xh" id="diameter__35"> circumference </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://radius" title="radius definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ef9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.73ef" id="diameter__36" original="E39c.f91"><span class="xh" id="diameter__37"> radius </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7cad" id="diameter__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diameter" title="diameter definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7cac" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.59af" id="diameter__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diameter__40"> diameter </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diametrically
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ef6" id="diametrically" original="E39c.fac" sum="285"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ef5" id="diametrically__1" original="E39c.fad"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ef4" id="diametrically__2" original="E39c.fae"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diametrically </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4eec" id="diametrically__4" original="E39c.fb3"><span class="pos" id="diametrically__5" original="E39c.fb4"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-664b" eid="diametrically__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6bdd" geo="br" id="diametrically__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diametrically__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəˈmetrɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diame/diametrically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diame/diametrically__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diametrically__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6be0" geo="n_am" id="diametrically__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diametrically__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdaɪəˈmetrɪkli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diame/diametrically__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diame/diametrically__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diametrically__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4eea" id="diametrically__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ee9" id="diametrically__12" original="E39c.fb6"><span class="def" id="diametrically__13" original="E39c.fb7"> completely; directly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ee7" id="diametrically__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ee6" id="diametrically__15" original="E85c.-4ad6"><span class="cf" id="diametrically__16" original="E39c.fb5"><span class="exp" id="diametrically__17"> diametrically </span> opposed/opposite </span><span class="x" id="diametrically__18" original="E85c.-4ad5"> These two perspectives reflect views that are diametrically opposed to each other. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7c88" id="diametrically__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diametrically" title="diametrically definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7c87" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.59f5" id="diametrically__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diametrically__21"> diametrically </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diamond
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ee2" id="diamond" original="E39c.fb8" sum="555"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ee1" id="diamond__1" original="E39c.fb9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ee0" id="diamond__2" original="E39c.fba"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diamond </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ed5" id="diamond__7" original="E39c.fc2"><span class="pos" id="diamond__8" original="E39c.fc3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6644" eid="diamond__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6bfb" geo="br" id="diamond__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diamond__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəmənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diamo/diamond__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diamo/diamond__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diamond__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6bfe" geo="n_am" id="diamond__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diamond__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəmənd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diamo/diamond__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diamo/diamond__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://diamond__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ed3" id="diamond__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ed2" id="diamond__15" original="E39c.fc4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ed1" id="diamond__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="diamond__17" original="E39c.fc7"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diamond__18" original="E39c.fc6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="diamond__19" original="E39c.fc8"> a clear, rare valuable stone of pure <a class="ndv" href="entry://carbon" id="diamond__20"> carbon </a> , the hardest substance known </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ecc" id="diamond__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ecb" id="diamond__22" original="E896.7b85"><span class="x" id="diamond__23" original="E896.7b86"> Diamonds have been prized since antiquity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ec9" id="diamond__24" original="E896.7b87"><span class="x" id="diamond__25" original="E896.7b88"> In diamond, each carbon atom is attached to four other carbon atoms. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ec7" id="diamond__26" original="E586.-473a"><span class="cf" id="diamond__27" original="E586.-473b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="diamond__28" original="E586.-4739"> diamond mining/production </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ec4" id="diamond__29" original="E39c.fd3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ec3" id="diamond__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="diamond__31" original="E39c.fd5"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="diamond__32" original="E39c.fd6"> a shape with four straight sides of equal length and with angles that are not <a class="ndv" href="entry://right angles" id="diamond__33"> right angles </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ebf" id="diamond__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ebe" id="diamond__35" original="E896.7b8a"><span class="x" id="diamond__36" original="E896.7b8b"> Arthur Wynne's first printed crossword puzzle from 1913 appeared as a diamond. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7c6d" id="diamond__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diamond" title="diamond definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7c6c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5a05" id="diamond__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diamond__39"> diamond </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ebc" id="diary" original="E39c.10d0" sum="694"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ebb" id="diary__1" original="E39c.10d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4eba" id="diary__2" original="E39c.10d2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4eaf" id="diary__7" original="E39c.10da"><span class="pos" id="diary__8" original="E39c.10db"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-663d" eid="diary__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6d9e" geo="br" id="diary__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diary__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diary/diary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diary/diary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6da1" geo="n_am" id="diary__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diary__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diary/diary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diary/diary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ead" id="diary__14" original="E39c.10dc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4eaa" form="pl" id="diary__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="diary__16" original="E39c.10e0"> diaries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ea8" id="diary__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ea7" id="diary__18" original="E39c.10e9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="diary__19" original="E39c.10ea"> a book in which you can write down the experiences you have each day, your private thoughts, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ea5" id="diary__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ea4" id="diary__21" original="E896.7ba0"><span class="x" id="diary__22" original="E896.7ba1"> Diaries and letters have been used a great deal by historians. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ea2" id="diary__23" original="E896.7ba3"><span class="x" id="diary__24" original="E896.7ba4"> While Secretary of the Navy, he kept a diary, which was published in three volumes in 1911. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ea0" id="diary__25" original="E586.-4728"><span class="cf" id="diary__26" original="E586.-4729"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="diary__27" original="E586.-4727"> The following diary entry is from 9 October 1978:… </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e9d" id="diary__28" original="E39c.10eb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://journal" title="journal definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e9c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.2372" id="diary__29" original="E39c.10ec"><span class="xh" id="diary__30"> journal </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e99" id="diary__31" original="E39c.10e1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-673a" id="diary__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="diary__33" original="E39c.10e3"> British English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e98" id="diary__34" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e94" id="diary__35"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e97" id="diary__36"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="diary__37" original="E39c.10e6"> North American English </span></span><span class="v"><strong> datebook </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="diary__39" original="E39c.10e8"> a book with spaces for each day of the year in which you can write down things you have to do in the future </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e91" id="diary__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e90" id="diary__41" original="E896.7ba5"><span class="x" id="diary__42" original="E896.7ba6"> They are the sort of people who cram their diaries full of appointments. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7c3e" id="diary__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diary" title="diary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7c3d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5b66" id="diary__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diary__45"> diary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diaspora
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e8e" id="diaspora" original="E39c.10f0" sum="525"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e8d" id="diaspora__1" original="E39c.10f1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e8c" id="diaspora__2" original="E39c.10f2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diaspora </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e81" id="diaspora__7" original="E39c.10fa"><span class="pos" id="diaspora__8" original="E39c.10fb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6636" eid="diaspora__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6dd1" geo="br" id="diaspora__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diaspora__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈæspərə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dia/diasp/diaspora__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dia/diasp/diaspora__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diaspora__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.6dd4" geo="n_am" id="diaspora__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diaspora__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈæspərə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dia/diasp/diaspora__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dia/diasp/diaspora__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diaspora__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e7f" id="diaspora__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="diaspora__15" original="E39c.10fd"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e7d" id="diaspora__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e7c" id="diaspora__17" original="E39c.10ff"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e7b" id="diaspora__18" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e7a" id="diaspora__19"><span class="v"><strong> the diaspora </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="diaspora__21" original="E39c.1101"> the movement of the Jewish people away from their own country to live and work in other countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e77" id="diaspora__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e76" id="diaspora__23" original="E81d.7130"><span class="x" id="diaspora__24" original="E81d.7131"> Idelsohn documented the various ways in which music could represent the diaspora. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e74" id="diaspora__25" original="E39c.1102"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="diaspora__26" original="E39c.1103"> the movement of people from any group away from their own country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e72" id="diaspora__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e71" id="diaspora__28" original="E81d.7132"><span class="x" id="diaspora__29" original="E81d.7133"> This area of philosophical research addresses the problems faced and raised by the African diaspora. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7c10" id="diaspora__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diaspora" title="diaspora definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7c0f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5ba1" id="diaspora__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diaspora__32"> diaspora </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dichotomy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e6f" id="dichotomy" original="E39c.11ef" sum="528"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e6e" id="dichotomy__1" original="E39c.11f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e6d" id="dichotomy__2" original="E39c.11f1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dichotomy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e61" id="dichotomy__7" original="E39c.11f9"><span class="pos" id="dichotomy__8" original="E39c.11fa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-662f" eid="dichotomy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7000" geo="br" id="dichotomy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dichotomy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈkɒtəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicho/dichotomy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicho/dichotomy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dichotomy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7004" geo="n_am" id="dichotomy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dichotomy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈkɑːtəmi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicho/dichotomy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicho/dichotomy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dichotomy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e5f" id="dichotomy__14" original="E39c.11fd"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e5c" form="pl" id="dichotomy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="dichotomy__16" original="E39c.1201"> dichotomies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e5a" id="dichotomy__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="dichotomy__18" original="E39c.11fc"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e58" id="dichotomy__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e57" id="dichotomy__20" original="E39c.1202"><span class="def" id="dichotomy__21" original="E39c.1206"> the division that exists between two groups or things that are completely opposite to and different from each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e55" id="dichotomy__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e54" id="dichotomy__23" original="E586.-45fb"><span class="cf" id="dichotomy__24" original="E586.-45fc"><span class="exp" id="dichotomy__25"> dichotomy </span> (of A and B) </span><span class="x" id="dichotomy__26" original="E586.-45fa"> the dichotomy of good and evil </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e50" id="dichotomy__27" original="E852.-557f"><span class="x" id="dichotomy__28" original="E852.-557e"> A simple dichotomy—solvable or unsolvable—is too coarse a classification to be helpful in practice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e4e" id="dichotomy__29" original="E852.-557d"><span class="cf" id="dichotomy__30" original="E39c.1203"><span class="exp" id="dichotomy__31"> dichotomy </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="dichotomy__32" original="E852.-557c"> A false dichotomy has been created between biological and psychosocial psychiatry. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7be6" id="dichotomy__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dichotomy" title="dichotomy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7be5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5cf1" id="dichotomy__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dichotomy__35"> dichotomy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dictate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e4a" hm="1" id="dictate1" original="E39c.12fe" sum="1853"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e49" id="dictate1__1" original="E39c.12ff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e48" id="dictate1__2" original="E39c.1300"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dictate <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e3a" id="dictate1__9" original="E39c.1308"><span class="pos" id="dictate1__10" original="E39c.1309"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7178" eid="dictate1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7305" geo="br" id="dictate1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪkˈteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dictate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7308" geo="n_am" id="dictate1__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dictate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1468" id="dictate1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72d8" form="root" id="dictate1__17"><span class="vp" id="dictate1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dictate </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72da" eid="dictate1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72db" geo="br" id="dictate1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪkˈteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dictate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72de" geo="n_am" id="dictate1__22" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dictate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72e1" form="thirdps" id="dictate1__24"><span class="vp" id="dictate1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dictates </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72e3" eid="dictate1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72e4" geo="br" id="dictate1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪkˈteɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dictates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72e7" geo="n_am" id="dictate1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkteɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dictates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72ea" form="past" id="dictate1__31"><span class="vp" id="dictate1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dictated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72ec" eid="dictate1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72ed" geo="br" id="dictate1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪkˈteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dictated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72f0" geo="n_am" id="dictate1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dictated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72f3" form="pastpart" id="dictate1__38"><span class="vp" id="dictate1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dictated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72f5" eid="dictate1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72f6" geo="br" id="dictate1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪkˈteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dictated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72f9" geo="n_am" id="dictate1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkteɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dictated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72fc" form="prespart" id="dictate1__45"><span class="vp" id="dictate1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dictating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72fe" eid="dictate1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.72ff" geo="br" id="dictate1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪkˈteɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dictating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7302" geo="n_am" id="dictate1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkteɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dictating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e09" id="dictate1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e08" id="dictate1__53" original="E39c.1335"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e07" id="dictate1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="dictate1__55" original="E39c.1338"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="dictate1__56" original="E39c.1337"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dictate1__57" original="E39c.1339"> to control how something happens </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e03" id="dictate1__58" original="E39c.133a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://determine" title="determine definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4e02" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5f3b" id="dictate1__59" original="E39c.133b"><span class="xh" id="dictate1__60"> determine </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dff" id="dictate1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dfe" id="dictate1__62" original="E87d.-7244"><span class="x" id="dictate1__63" original="E87d.-7243"> They want flexible contracts that enable them to increase or decrease supply as demand dictates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dfc" id="dictate1__64" original="E87d.-7242"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__65" original="E39c.133d"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__66"> dictate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__67" original="E87d.-7241"> His choice of reading was dictated by availability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4df8" id="dictate1__68" original="E87d.-7240"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__69" original="E39c.133e"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__70"> dictate </span> what/whether, etc… </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__71" original="E87d.-723f"> In many societies, a person's gender dictates what direction their life will take. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4df4" id="dictate1__72" original="E87d.-723c"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__73" original="E39c.133f"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__74"> dictate </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__75" original="E87d.-723b"> Necessity often dictates that friends of the patient or members of their family act as interpreters. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4df0" id="dictate1__76" original="E39c.132f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4def" id="dictate1__77"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="dictate1__78" original="E39c.1331"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dictate1__79" original="E39c.1332"> to tell somebody what to do, especially when you have more power than them </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dec" id="dictate1__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4deb" id="dictate1__81" original="E87d.-723a"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__82" original="E39c.1333"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__83"> dictate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__84" original="E87d.-7239"> The NFL could dictate the terms on which football games would be broadcast. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4de7" id="dictate1__85" original="E87d.-7237"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__86" original="E87d.-7238"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__87"> dictate </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__88" original="E87d.-7236"> The Ministry dictates many things to universities, both public and private. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4de3" id="dictate1__89" original="E87d.-7235"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__90" original="E39c.1334"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__91"> dictate </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__92" original="E87d.-7234"> The checklist did not dictate how these actions were to be done. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ddf" id="dictate1__93" original="E87d.-7233"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__94" original="E906.-7d4f"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__95"> dictate </span> to somebody how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__96" original="E87d.-7232"> In the past, the music industry has been able to dictate to the public what it can buy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ddb" id="dictate1__97" original="E87d.-7231"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__98" original="E8dd.-7c1d"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__99"> dictate </span> (to somebody) that… </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__100" original="E87d.-7230"> Government policy dictates that all refugees must stay in one of the two camps. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dd7" id="dictate1__101" original="E39c.1329"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dd6" id="dictate1__102"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="dictate1__103" original="E39c.132b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dictate1__104" original="E39c.132e"> to say words for somebody else to write down </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dd3" id="dictate1__105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dd2" id="dictate1__106" original="E87d.-722d"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__107" original="E39c.132d"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__108"> dictate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__109" original="E87d.-722c"> Writing or dictating the letter is a separate and distinct activity from sending it. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dce" id="dictate1__110" original="E87d.-722b"><span class="cf" id="dictate1__111" original="E906.-7d4e"><span class="exp" id="dictate1__112"> dictate </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="dictate1__113" original="E87d.-722a"> The assistant dictates a letter to a secretary who, in turn, types the letter and hands it to a courier. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dca" id="dictate1__114" original="E39c.1340"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dc9" id="dictate1__115" original="E39c.1341"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dc8" id="dictate1__116"><h4 class="pv"> dictate to somebody </h4><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dc6" id="dictate1__118"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="dictate1__119" original="E39c.1344"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dc4" id="dictate1__120"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dc3" id="dictate1__121"><span class="def" id="dictate1__122" original="E39c.1345"> to give orders to somebody, often in a rude or aggressive way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dc1" id="dictate1__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dc0" id="dictate1__124" original="E87d.-7229"><span class="x" id="dictate1__125" original="E87d.-7228"> Smaller states were less willing to be dictated to by the great powers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dbe" id="dictate1__126" original="E87d.-7227"><span class="x" id="dictate1__127" original="E87d.-7226"> One purpose of federalism is to prevent one level of government from dictating to another. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7b94" id="dictate1__128" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dictate_1" title="dictate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7b93" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5e28" id="dictate1__129" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dictate1__130"> dictate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dbc" hm="2" id="dictate2" original="E39c.1346" sum="284"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dbb" id="dictate2__1" original="E39c.1347"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dba" id="dictate2__2" original="E39c.1348"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dictate <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dad" id="dictate2__9" original="E39c.1350"><span class="pos" id="dictate2__10" original="E39c.1351"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7171" eid="dictate2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.730b" geo="br" id="dictate2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dictate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.730e" geo="n_am" id="dictate2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictate2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkteɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dictate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4dab" id="dictate2__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4daa" id="dictate2__17" original="E39c.1352"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4da9" id="dictate2__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="dictate2__19" original="E39c.1357"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dictate2__20" original="E85c.-4ad1"><span class="exp" id="dictate2__21"> dictate </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="dictate2__22" original="E39c.1359"> an order, rule or principle that you must obey </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4da4" id="dictate2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4da3" id="dictate2__24" original="E85c.-4ad0"><span class="x" id="dictate2__25" original="E85c.-4acf"> They are free to worship according to the dictates of their consciences. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dictator
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4da1" id="dictator" original="E39c.136f" sum="317"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4da0" id="dictator__1" original="E39c.1370"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d9f" id="dictator__2" original="E39c.1371"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dictator </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d93" id="dictator__7" original="E39c.1379"><span class="pos" id="dictator__8" original="E39c.137a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6626" eid="dictator__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.73d9" geo="br" id="dictator__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictator__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪkˈteɪtə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictator__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dictator__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.73dc" geo="n_am" id="dictator__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictator__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkteɪtər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictator__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dictator__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d91" id="dictator__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="dictator__15" original="E39c.137c" reg="disappro"> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d8f" id="dictator__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d8e" id="dictator__17" original="E39c.137d"><span class="def" id="dictator__18" original="E39c.137e"> a ruler of a country who uses force to gain and keep power over the country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d8c" id="dictator__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d8b" id="dictator__20" original="E87d.-721f"><span class="x" id="dictator__21" original="E87d.-721e"> By Constantine's day, emperors were military dictators who had no effective legal limits on their power. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7b17" id="dictator__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dictator" title="dictator definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7b16" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5ebf" id="dictator__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dictator__24"> dictator </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dictatorship
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d89" id="dictatorship" original="E39c.139a" sum="468"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d88" id="dictatorship__1" original="E39c.139b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d87" id="dictatorship__2" original="E39c.139c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dictatorship </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d7b" id="dictatorship__7" original="E39c.13a4"><span class="pos" id="dictatorship__8" original="E39c.13a5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-661f" eid="dictatorship__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7462" geo="br" id="dictatorship__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictatorship__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictatorship__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictatorship__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dictatorship__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7466" geo="n_am" id="dictatorship__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictatorship__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪkˈteɪtərʃɪp <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicta/dictatorship__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicta/dictatorship__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://dictatorship__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d79" id="dictatorship__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d78" id="dictatorship__15" original="E39c.13a6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d77" id="dictatorship__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dictatorship__17" original="E39c.13a8"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dictatorship__18" original="E39c.13a9"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dictatorship__19" original="E39c.13aa"> government by a <a class="ndv" href="entry://dictator" id="dictatorship__20"> dictator </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d72" id="dictatorship__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d71" id="dictatorship__22" original="E85c.-4ace"><span class="x" id="dictatorship__23" original="E85c.-4acd"> The mid-1970s saw the breakdown of dictatorships in Portugal, Greece and Spain. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d6f" id="dictatorship__24" original="E85c.-4acc"><span class="x" id="dictatorship__25" original="E85c.-4acb"> The country now faces the legacy of 48 years of dictatorship. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d6d" id="dictatorship__26" original="E39c.13ae"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d6c" id="dictatorship__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dictatorship__28" original="E39c.13b0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dictatorship__29" original="E39c.13b1"> a country that is ruled by a <a class="ndv" href="entry://dictator" id="dictatorship__30"> dictator </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d68" id="dictatorship__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d67" id="dictatorship__32" original="E85c.-4aca"><span class="x" id="dictatorship__33" original="E85c.-4ac9"> Under Cromwell, England became a military dictatorship. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7afc" id="dictatorship__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dictatorship" title="dictatorship definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7afb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5f02" id="dictatorship__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dictatorship__36"> dictatorship </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dictionary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d65" id="dictionary" original="E39c.13c9" sum="595"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d64" id="dictionary__1" original="E39c.13ca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d63" id="dictionary__2" original="E39c.13cb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dictionary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d57" id="dictionary__7" original="E39c.13d3"><span class="pos" id="dictionary__8" original="E39c.13d4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6616" eid="dictionary__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.74c0" geo="br" id="dictionary__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictionary__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkʃənri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dic/dicti/dictionary__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicti/dictionary__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dictionary__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.74c4" geo="n_am" id="dictionary__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dictionary__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪkʃəneri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dic/dicti/dictionary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dic/dicti/dictionary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dictionary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d55" id="dictionary__14" original="E39c.13d5"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d54" form="pl" id="dictionary__15" original="E39c.13d6"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="dictionary__16" original="E39c.13d8"> -ies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d52" id="dictionary__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d51" id="dictionary__18" original="E39c.13da"><span class="def" id="dictionary__19" original="E39c.13db"> a book or electronic resource that gives a list of the words of a language or subject in alphabetical order and explains what they mean, or gives a word for them in a foreign language </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d4f" id="dictionary__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d4e" id="dictionary__21" original="E8bb.-741f"><span class="x" id="dictionary__22" original="E8bb.-741e"> a bilingual/monolingual dictionary </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d4c" id="dictionary__23" original="E8d1.-2186"><span class="x" id="dictionary__24" original="E8d1.-2185"> an English-Portuguese dictionary </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d4a" id="dictionary__25" original="E8bb.-7419"><span class="x" id="dictionary__26" original="E8bb.-7418"> This article presents some methods of using online dictionaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d48" id="dictionary__27" original="E8bb.-741d"><span class="cf" id="dictionary__28" original="E8d1.-2184"><span class="exp" id="dictionary__29"> dictionary </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="dictionary__30" original="E8bb.-741c"> This hypothesis is validated in several dictionaries of Business English. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d44" id="dictionary__31" original="E8bb.-7415" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://thesaurus" title="thesaurus definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d43" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.63e6" id="dictionary__32" original="E8bb.-7414"><span class="xh" id="dictionary__33"> thesaurus </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://lexicon" title="lexicon definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d41" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.5f3d" id="dictionary__34" original="E8bb.-7413"><span class="xh" id="dictionary__35"> lexicon </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7ad0" id="dictionary__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dictionary" title="dictionary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7acf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5f41" id="dictionary__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dictionary__38"> dictionary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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did
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d3f" id="did" original="E39c.13fe" sum="87"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d3e" id="did__1" original="E39c.13ff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d3d" id="did__2" original="E39c.1400"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> did </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-660d" eid="did__4" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.76c2" geo="br" id="did__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="did__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/did/did__/did__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/did/did__/did__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://did__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.76c5" geo="n_am" id="did__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="did__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/did/did__/did__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/did/did__/did__us_1.ogg" href="sound://did__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d35" id="did__9" original="E829.62bf" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://do1" title="do1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d34" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-e13" id="did__10" original="E829.62c0"><span class="xh" id="did__11"> do </span><span class="xhm" id="did__12"> 1 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://do2" title="do2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d31" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-d31" id="did__13" original="E829.62c3"><span class="xh" id="did__14"> do </span><span class="xhm" id="did__15"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7aa8" id="did__16" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://did" title="did definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7aa7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.5f85" id="did__17" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="did__18"> did </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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die
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d2e" id="die" original="E39c.14be" sum="1505"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d2d" id="die__1" original="E39c.14bf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d2c" id="die__2" original="E39c.14c0"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> die </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4d1f" id="die__9" original="E39c.14cb"><span class="pos" id="die__10" original="E39c.14cc"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6606" eid="die__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a98" geo="br" id="die__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/die/die__/die__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/die/die__/die__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://die__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a9b" geo="n_am" id="die__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/die/die__/die__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/die/die__/die__us_1.ogg" href="sound://die__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1496" id="die__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a6b" form="root" id="die__17"><span class="vp" id="die__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> die </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a6d" eid="die__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a6e" geo="br" id="die__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/die/die__/die__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/die/die__/die__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://die__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a71" geo="n_am" id="die__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/die/die__/die__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/die/die__/die__us_1.ogg" href="sound://die__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a74" form="thirdps" id="die__24"><span class="vp" id="die__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a76" eid="die__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a77" geo="br" id="die__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/die/dies_/dies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/die/dies_/dies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a7a" geo="n_am" id="die__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/die/dies_/dies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/die/dies_/dies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a7d" form="past" id="die__31"><span class="vp" id="die__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> died </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a7f" eid="die__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a80" geo="br" id="die__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/die/died_/died__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/die/died_/died__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://died__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a83" geo="n_am" id="die__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/die/died_/died__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/die/died_/died__us_1.ogg" href="sound://died__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a86" form="pastpart" id="die__38"><span class="vp" id="die__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> died </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a88" eid="die__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a89" geo="br" id="die__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/die/died_/died__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/die/died_/died__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://died__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a8c" geo="n_am" id="die__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/die/died_/died__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/die/died_/died__us_1.ogg" href="sound://died__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a8f" form="prespart" id="die__45"><span class="vp" id="die__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a91" eid="die__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a92" geo="br" id="die__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dyi/dying/dying__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dyi/dying/dying__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dying__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7a95" geo="n_am" id="die__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="die__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dyi/dying/dying__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dyi/dying/dying__us_2.ogg" href="sound://dying__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cea" id="die__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ce9" id="die__53" original="E39c.14ef"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ce8" id="die__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="die__55" original="E39c.14f1"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="die__56" original="E39c.14f2"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="die__57" original="E39c.14f3"> to stop living </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ce4" id="die__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ce3" id="die__59" original="E85c.-4a50"><span class="x" id="die__60" original="E85c.-4a4f"> The Mogul emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir died in 1707. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ce1" id="die__61" original="E85c.-4a4e"><span class="cf" id="die__62" original="E39c.14f4"><span class="exp" id="die__63"> die </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="die__64" original="E85c.-4a4d"> He died of cancer on 8 January 1975. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cdd" id="die__65" original="E85c.-4a4b"><span class="cf" id="die__66" original="E85c.-4a4c"><span class="exp" id="die__67"> die </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="die__68" original="E85c.-4a4a"> Only 2–3% of those who got sick died from the disease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cd9" id="die__69" original="E85c.-4a49"><span class="cf" id="die__70" original="E39c.14f5"><span class="exp" id="die__71"> die </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="die__72" original="E85c.-4a48"> Both men ultimately died for their beliefs. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cd5" id="die__73" original="E85c.-4a47"><span class="cf" id="die__74" original="E39c.14f8"><span class="exp" id="die__75"> die </span> a… death </span><span class="x" id="die__76" original="E85c.-4a46"> Monarchs who died a natural death lived to an average age of 53.3 years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cd1" id="die__77" original="E85c.-4a45"><span class="cf" id="die__78" original="E39c.14f9"> + adj. </span><span class="x" id="die__79" original="E85c.-4a44"> Many of the new generation of poets died young. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cce" id="die__80" original="E85c.-4a43"><span class="cf" id="die__81" original="E39c.14fa"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="die__82" original="E85c.-4a42"> Beau Brummell died a beggar. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ccb" id="die__83" original="E39c.14fb"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cca" id="die__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="die__85" original="E39c.14fd"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="die__86" original="E39c.14fe"> to stop existing; to disappear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cc7" id="die__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cc6" id="die__88" original="E85c.-4a41"><span class="x" id="die__89" original="E85c.-4a40"> Some discussion of what causes a language to die is necessary. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cc4" id="die__90" original="E85c.-4a3e"><span class="cf" id="die__91" original="E85c.-4a3f"><span class="exp" id="die__92"> die </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="die__93" original="E85c.-4a3d"> The remarkable stories her parents' generation had to tell about China's modern history were dying with them. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cc0" id="die__94" original="E39c.152c"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cbf" id="die__95" original="E39c.152d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cbe" id="die__96"><h4 class="pv"> die away </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cbc" id="die__98"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cbb" id="die__99"><span class="def" id="die__100" original="E39c.152f"> to become gradually weaker and finally disappear </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cb9" id="die__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cb8" id="die__102" original="E85c.-4a3a"><span class="x" id="die__103" original="E85c.-4a39"> The showers will gradually die away. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cb6" id="die__104" original="E85c.-4a38"><span class="x" id="die__105" original="E85c.-4a37"> The mournful strings of the soundtrack die away. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cb4" id="die__106" original="E39c.1530"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cb3" id="die__107"><h4 class="pv"> die back </h4><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cb1" id="die__109"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="die__110" original="E85c.-4a36"> of a plant </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4caf" id="die__111"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cae" id="die__112"><span class="def" id="die__113" original="E39c.1532"> to die in the part above the ground but remain alive in the roots </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cac" id="die__114"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4cab" id="die__115" original="E85c.-4a35"><span class="x" id="die__116" original="E85c.-4a34"> The grasses die back in the dry season. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ca9" id="die__117" original="E39c.1534"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ca8" id="die__118"><h4 class="pv"> die down </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ca6" id="die__120"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ca5" id="die__121"><span class="def" id="die__122" original="E39c.1536"> to become gradually less strong, loud or easy to notice </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ca3" id="die__123"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ca2" id="die__124" original="E85c.-4a33"><span class="x" id="die__125" original="E85c.-4a32"> Four months later, the fuss had died down. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ca0" id="die__126" original="E39c.1537"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c9f" id="die__127"><h4 class="pv"> die off </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c9d" id="die__129"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c9c" id="die__130"><span class="def" id="die__131" original="E39c.1539"> to die one after the other until there are none left </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c9a" id="die__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c99" id="die__133" original="E85c.-4a31"><span class="x" id="die__134" original="E85c.-4a30"> By this time, the apostles themselves had begun to die off. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c97" id="die__135" original="E39c.153a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c96" id="die__136"><h4 class="pv"> die out </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c94" id="die__138"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c93" id="die__139"><span class="def" id="die__140" original="E39c.153c"> to stop existing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c91" id="die__141"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c90" id="die__142" original="E85c.-4a2f"><span class="x" id="die__143" original="E85c.-4a2e"> Towards the end of the period, the dinosaurs and giant marine reptiles died out. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7a5b" id="die__144" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://die_1" title="die definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7a5a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.606f" id="die__145" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="die__146"> die </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diesel
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c8e" id="diesel" original="E39c.157a" sum="287"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c8d" id="diesel__1" original="E39c.157b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c8c" id="diesel__2" original="E39c.157c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diesel </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c7c" id="diesel__7" original="E39c.1584"><span class="pos" id="diesel__8" original="E39c.1585"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65ff" eid="diesel__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7be6" geo="br" id="diesel__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diesel__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/die/diese/diesel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/die/diese/diesel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diesel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7be9" geo="n_am" id="diesel__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diesel__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdiːzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/die/diese/diesel__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/die/diese/diesel__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://diesel__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c81" id="diesel__14" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c80" id="diesel__15"><span class="v"><strong> diesel fuel </strong></span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c7e" id="diesel__17"><span class="v"><strong> diesel oil </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c7a" id="diesel__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diesel__20" original="E39c.158b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c78" id="diesel__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c77" id="diesel__22" original="E39c.1586"><span class="def" id="diesel__23" original="E39c.158c"> a type of heavy oil used as a fuel instead of petrol </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c75" id="diesel__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c74" id="diesel__25" original="E83f.ba3"><span class="cf" id="diesel__26" original="E83f.ba2"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="diesel__27" original="E83f.ba4"> Diesel engines are used more commonly for larger vehicles such as buses, trucks, locomotives and ships. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c71" id="diesel__28" original="E39c.158d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://petrol" title="petrol definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c70" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-477f" id="diesel__29" original="E39c.158e"><span class="xh" id="diesel__30"> petrol </span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diet
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c6e" id="diet" original="E39c.1595" sum="722"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c6d" id="diet__1" original="E39c.1596"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c6c" id="diet__2" original="E39c.1597"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diet </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c5e" id="diet__9" original="E39c.15a2"><span class="pos" id="diet__10" original="E39c.15a3"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65f8" eid="diet__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ce3" geo="br" id="diet__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diet__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/die/diet_/diet__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/die/diet_/diet__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diet__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ce6" geo="n_am" id="diet__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diet__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/die/diet_/diet__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/die/diet_/diet__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diet__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c5c" id="diet__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c5b" id="diet__17" original="E39c.15a4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c5a" id="diet__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="diet__19" original="E39c.15a6"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diet__20" original="E39c.15a7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="diet__21" original="E85c.-4a24"><span class="exp" id="diet__22"> diet </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="diet__23" original="E39c.15a8"> the food that you eat regularly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c54" id="diet__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c53" id="diet__25" original="E85c.-4a23"><span class="x" id="diet__26" original="E85c.-4a22"> She argues that eating a balanced diet of fresh fruit, low-fat spreads and lean meat is expensive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c51" id="diet__27" original="E85c.-4a21"><span class="x" id="diet__28" original="E85c.-4a20"> The importance of diet in promoting health is hardly a new discovery. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c4f" id="diet__29" original="E39c.15a9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c4e" id="diet__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="diet__31" original="E39c.15ab"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="diet__32" original="E39c.15ac"> a limited variety or amount of food that you eat for medical reasons or because you want to lose weight; a time when you only eat this limited variety or amount </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c4b" id="diet__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c4a" id="diet__34" original="E85c.-4a1f"><span class="x" id="diet__35" original="E85c.-4a1e"> Patients should maintain a high-fibre diet for life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c48" id="diet__36" original="E85c.-4a1c"><span class="cf" id="diet__37" original="E85c.-4a1d"> be/go on a <span class="exp" id="diet__38"> diet </span></span><span class="x" id="diet__39" original="E85c.-4a1b"> Respondents were asked: ‘How often have you thought about going on a diet in the past year?’ </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-79c8" id="diet__40" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diet_1" title="diet definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-79c7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.61d9" id="diet__41" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diet__42"> diet </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dietary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c44" id="dietary" original="E85c.-4a1a" sum="350"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c43" id="dietary__1" original="E85c.-4a19"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c42" id="dietary__2" original="E85c.-4a18"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dietary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c36" id="dietary__7" original="E85c.-4a10"><span class="pos" id="dietary__8" original="E85c.-4a0f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65f1" eid="dietary__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7dd6" geo="br" id="dietary__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dietary__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪətəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/die/dieta/dietary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/die/dieta/dietary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dietary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7dda" geo="n_am" id="dietary__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dietary__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəteri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/die/dieta/dietary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/die/dieta/dietary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dietary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c34" id="dietary__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="dietary__15" original="E85c.-4a0d"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c32" id="dietary__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c31" id="dietary__17" original="E85c.-4a0c"><span class="def" id="dietary__18" original="E85c.-4a0b"> connected with or provided by your diet </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c2f" id="dietary__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c2e" id="dietary__20" original="E85c.-4a0a"><span class="x" id="dietary__21" original="E85c.-4a09"> Another limitation of this study was lack of data regarding dietary habits. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c2c" id="dietary__22" original="E85c.-4a08"><span class="x" id="dietary__23" original="E85c.-4a07"> The child's dietary intake was observed, and physical activity levels were measured. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7999" id="dietary__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dietary" title="dietary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7998" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-63b0" id="dietary__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dietary__26"> dietary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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differ
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c2a" id="differ" original="E39c.1623" sum="1156"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c29" id="differ__1" original="E39c.1624"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c28" id="differ__2" original="E39c.1625"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> differ </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4c18" id="differ__9" original="E39c.162f"><span class="pos" id="differ__10" original="E39c.1630"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65e8" eid="differ__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ef8" geo="br" id="differ__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differ__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differ__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://differ__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7efb" geo="n_am" id="differ__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differ__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differ__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differ__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.14c4" id="differ__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ecb" form="root" id="differ__17"><span class="vp" id="differ__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> differ </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ecd" eid="differ__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ece" geo="br" id="differ__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differ__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differ__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://differ__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ed1" geo="n_am" id="differ__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differ__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differ__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differ__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ed4" form="thirdps" id="differ__24"><span class="vp" id="differ__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> differs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ed6" eid="differ__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ed7" geo="br" id="differ__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7eda" geo="n_am" id="differ__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7edd" form="past" id="differ__31"><span class="vp" id="differ__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> differed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7edf" eid="differ__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ee0" geo="br" id="differ__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ee3" geo="n_am" id="differ__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ee6" form="pastpart" id="differ__38"><span class="vp" id="differ__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> differed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ee8" eid="differ__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ee9" geo="br" id="differ__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7eec" geo="n_am" id="differ__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7eef" form="prespart" id="differ__45"><span class="vp" id="differ__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> differing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ef1" eid="differ__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ef2" geo="br" id="differ__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7ef5" geo="n_am" id="differ__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differ__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4be8" id="differ__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4be7" id="differ__53" original="E39c.164d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4be6" id="differ__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="differ__55" original="E498.-2e1e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="differ__56" original="E39c.1650"> to be different from somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4be3" id="differ__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4be2" id="differ__58" original="E862.-7fbb"><span class="cf" id="differ__59" original="E39c.1651"> A differs from B </span><span class="x" id="differ__60" original="E862.-7fba"> This type of research differs greatly from traditional marketing research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bdf" id="differ__61" original="E862.-7fb5"><span class="cf" id="differ__62" original="E39c.1652"> A and B <span class="exp" id="differ__63"> differ </span> (from each other) </span><span class="x" id="differ__64" original="E862.-7fb4"> The groups did not significantly differ from each other. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bdb" id="differ__65" original="E862.-7fb1"><span class="cf" id="differ__66" original="E39c.1653"><span class="exp" id="differ__67"> differ </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="differ__68" original="E862.-7fb0"> The rate of ageing can differ considerably between individuals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bd7" id="differ__69" original="E862.-7f99"><span class="cf" id="differ__70" original="E8d1.-205c"><span class="exp" id="differ__71"> differ </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="differ__72" original="E862.-7f98"> Males and females differed in the way they captured prey. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="contrast1__45" original="E47f.584a" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading"> Language Bank </span><span class="body" id="contrast1__46" original="E47f.584b"><span class="h1" id="contrast1__47" original="E47f.584c"> Comparing and contrasting </span><span class="p" id="contrast1__48" original="E47f.584d"> In your academic writing, you may need to compare two theories, arguments, ideas, etc., pointing out the similarities between them. You may also need to contrast them, pointing out the differences between them. </span><ul class="bullet" id="contrast1__49" original="E47f.584e"><li class="li" id="contrast1__50" original="E47f.584f"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__51" original="E47f.5850"> as… </span><span class="eb" id="contrast1__52" original="E827.7633"> as </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__53" original="E47f.5852"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__54" original="E47f.5853"> (not) the same as </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__55" original="E47f.5854"> X is <span class="eb" id="contrast1__56" original="E47f.5855"> similar/​equivalent/​identical to </span> X. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__57" original="E47f.5866"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__58" original="E848.-16c4"> In a similar way </span> to X, Y…/ <span class="eb" id="contrast1__59" original="E47f.5867"> Similarly </span> (to)… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__60" original="E47f.586a"> X…, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__61" original="E47f.586b"> as do/​does </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__62" original="E47f.585c"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__63" original="E47f.585d"> compared/​in comparison with </span> X, Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__64" original="E47f.5856"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__65" original="E47f.5857"> much/​far more/​less… than </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__66" original="E47f.5859"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__67" original="E47f.585a"> potentially/​perhaps more/​less… than </span> Y. </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__68" original="E47f.5860"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__69" original="E47f.5861"> in contrast to </span> X, Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__70" original="E47f.586f"><span class="eb" id="contrast1__71" original="E47f.5870"> The main difference(s) between </span> X and Y is/​are… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__72" original="E47f.5862"> X…, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__73" original="E47f.5863"> whereas/​while </span> Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__74" original="E47f.5864"> X, <span class="eb" id="contrast1__75" original="E47f.5865"> unlike </span> Y… </li><li class="li" id="contrast1__76" original="E47f.586c"> X <span class="eb" id="contrast1__77" original="E47f.586d"> differs from </span> Y <span class="eb" id="contrast1__78" original="E47f.586e"> in that… </span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__79" original="E646.-7261"> X… <span class="eb" id="contrast1__80" original="E646.-7260"> On the other hand </span> , Y… </li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="contrast1__81" original="E47f.5871"><li class="li" id="contrast1__82" original="E47f.5872"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__83"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__84" original="E47f.5873"><span class="x" id="contrast1__85" original="E47f.5874"> Political factors perhaps were <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__86" original="E47f.5875"> as important as </span> cultural attitudes in explaining this. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__87" original="E47f.5877"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__88"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__89" original="E47f.5878"><span class="x" id="contrast1__90" original="E47f.5879"> Correlation is <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__91" original="E47f.587a"> not the same as </span> causation. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__92" original="E47f.587b"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__93"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__94" original="E47f.587c"><span class="x" id="contrast1__95" original="E47f.587d"> This approach yields an <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__96" original="E47f.587e"> identical </span> result <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__97" original="E47f.587f"> to </span> that found in Example 12.4. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__98" original="E47f.589e"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__99"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__100" original="E47f.589f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__101" original="E47f.58a0"> Frequency curves present data <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__102" original="E47f.58a1"> in a similar way to </span> histograms. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__103" original="E47f.58a6"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__104"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__105" original="E47f.58a7"><span class="x" id="contrast1__106" original="E47f.58a8"> Men and women face different constraints, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__107" original="E47f.58a9"> as do </span> members of different classes and ethnic groups. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__108" original="E47f.588e"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__109"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__110" original="E47f.588f"><span class="x" id="contrast1__111" original="E47f.5890"> This rate is high <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__112" original="E47f.5891"> in comparison with </span> current rates of plate movements. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__113" original="E47f.5880"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__114"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__115" original="E47f.5881"><span class="x" id="contrast1__116" original="E47f.5882"> Educated women today are <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__117" original="E47f.5883"> much more </span> likely to work for pay <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__118" original="E47f.5884"> than </span> before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__119" original="E47f.5885"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__120"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__121" original="E47f.5886"><span class="x" id="contrast1__122" original="E47f.5887"> Bulb pipettes are simple to use and <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__123" original="E47f.5888"> potentially more </span> accurate <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__124" original="E47f.5889"> than </span> a graduated pipette. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__125" original="E47f.5892"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__126"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__127" original="E47f.5893"><span class="x" id="contrast1__128" original="E47f.5894"> Teens sent approximately 70 emails a month <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__129" original="E47f.5895"> in contrast to </span> 30 for the slightly older set. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__130" original="E47f.58af"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__131"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__132" original="E47f.58b0"><span class="x" id="contrast1__133" original="E47f.58b1"><span class="ebi" id="contrast1__134" original="E47f.58b2"> The main difference between </span> trees and networks is that nodes in a tree can only have one parent, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__135" original="E576.132c"> while </span> this is not true for networks. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__136" original="E47f.589a"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__137"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__138" original="E47f.589b"><span class="x" id="contrast1__139" original="E47f.589c"> Today, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__140" original="E47f.589d"> unlike </span> in the recent past, more children are driven to school than walk or cycle. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__141" original="E47f.58aa"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__142"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__143" original="E47f.58ab"><span class="x" id="contrast1__144" original="E47f.58ac"> The tropics <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__145" original="E47f.58ad"> differ from </span> other parts of the world <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__146" original="E47f.58ae"> in that </span> their seasonality is determined by water availability, not by temperature. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="contrast1__147" original="E646.-725e"><span class="x-gs" id="contrast1__148"><span class="x-g" id="contrast1__149" original="E646.-725d"><span class="x" id="contrast1__150" original="E646.-725c"> The Royal African Company relied on chartered ships sent out at set intervals. Private traders, <span class="ebi" id="contrast1__151" original="E646.-725b"> on the other hand </span> , had no such rigid schedule. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bd3" id="differ__180" original="E862.-7f7c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="differ__181"> differ + adverb/​adverb + differ </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bd1" id="differ__182"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bd0" id="differ__183" original="E862.-7f7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bcf" id="differ__184"><span class="coll" id="differ__185" original="E862.-7f7a"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bcd" id="differ__186" original="E862.-7f79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bcc" id="differ__187"><span class="coll" id="differ__188" original="E862.-7f78"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bca" id="differ__189" original="E862.-7f77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bc9" id="differ__190"><span class="coll" id="differ__191" original="E862.-7f76"> greatly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bc7" id="differ__192" original="E862.-7f75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bc6" id="differ__193"><span class="coll" id="differ__194" original="E862.-7f74"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bc4" id="differ__195"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bc3" id="differ__196" original="E862.-7f72"><span class="x" id="differ__197" original="E862.-7f71"> All five countries differ substantially in terms of their water use. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bc1" id="differ__198" original="E862.-7f8c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="differ__199"> differ + adverb/​adverb + differ </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bbf" id="differ__200"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bbe" id="differ__201" original="E862.-7f8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bbd" id="differ__202"><span class="coll" id="differ__203" original="E862.-7f89"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bbb" id="differ__204" original="E862.-7f88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bba" id="differ__205"><span class="coll" id="differ__206" original="E862.-7f87"> markedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bb8" id="differ__207" original="E8d1.-2059"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bb7" id="differ__208"><span class="coll" id="differ__209" original="E8d1.-2058"> dramatically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bb5" id="differ__210" original="E8d1.-2057"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bb4" id="differ__211"><span class="coll" id="differ__212" original="E8d1.-2056"> radically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bb2" id="differ__213" original="E8d1.-2055"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bb1" id="differ__214"><span class="coll" id="differ__215" original="E8d1.-2054"> slightly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4baf" id="differ__216" original="E862.-7f82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bae" id="differ__217"><span class="coll" id="differ__218" original="E862.-7f81"> systematically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bac" id="differ__219" original="E862.-7f80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4bab" id="differ__220" original="E862.-7f7f"><span class="x" id="differ__221" original="E862.-7f7e"> People differ markedly in their readiness to try new products. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ba9" id="differ__222" original="E862.-7f6a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="differ__223"> differ in + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ba7" id="differ__224"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ba6" id="differ__225" original="E862.-7f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ba5" id="differ__226"><span class="coll" id="differ__227" original="E862.-7f67"> respect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ba3" id="differ__228" original="E862.-7f64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ba2" id="differ__229"><span class="coll" id="differ__230" original="E862.-7f63"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ba0" id="differ__231" original="E862.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b9f" id="differ__232"><span class="coll" id="differ__233" original="E862.-7f61"> the way that </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b9d" id="differ__234" original="E862.-7f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b9c" id="differ__235"><span class="coll" id="differ__236" original="E862.-7f5f"> the degree to which </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b9a" id="differ__237"><span class="coll" id="differ__238" original="E862.-7f5e"> the extent to which </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b98" id="differ__239" original="E862.-7f5d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b97" id="differ__240" original="E862.-7f5c"><span class="x" id="differ__241" original="E862.-7f5b"> The two countries differ in several respects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b95" id="differ__242" original="E862.-7f5a"><span class="x" id="differ__243" original="E862.-7f59"> Individuals in any country differ greatly in the extent to which they share beliefs and values. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b93" id="differ__244" original="E862.-7f56" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="differ__245"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b91" id="differ__246"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b90" id="differ__247" original="E862.-7f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b8f" id="differ__248"><span class="coll" id="differ__249" original="E862.-7f53"> differ with regard to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b8d" id="differ__250"><span class="coll" id="differ__251" original="E8d1.-2046"> differ with respect to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b8b" id="differ__252"><span class="coll" id="differ__253" original="E8d1.-2045"> differ in terms of </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b89" id="differ__254" original="E862.-7f50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b88" id="differ__255" original="E862.-7f4d"><span class="x" id="differ__256" original="E862.-7f4c"> China's cities differ greatly with respect to their winter temperatures. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b86" id="differ__257" original="E39c.1654"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b85" id="differ__258"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="differ__259" original="E498.-ac0"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="differ__260" original="E39c.1657"> to disagree with somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b82" id="differ__261"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b81" id="differ__262" original="E862.-7fad"><span class="cf" id="differ__263" original="E39c.1658"><span class="exp" id="differ__264"> differ </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="differ__265" original="E862.-7fac"> Christians differed about the way churches should be organized. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b7d" id="differ__266" original="E862.-7f70"><span class="cf" id="differ__267" original="E8d1.-205b"><span class="exp" id="differ__268"> differ </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="differ__269" original="E862.-7f6f"> Writers often differ quite widely over what is ethically acceptable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b79" id="differ__270" original="E862.-7fab"><span class="cf" id="differ__271" original="E8d1.-205a"><span class="exp" id="differ__272"> differ </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="differ__273" original="E862.-7faa"> The two groups differed, however, on how the changes should be implemented. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b75" id="differ__274" original="E862.-7fa9"><span class="cf" id="differ__275" original="E39c.1659"><span class="exp" id="differ__276"> differ </span> as to something </span><span class="x" id="differ__277" original="E862.-7fa8"> Opinions differ as to when the peak in oil production will occur. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b71" id="differ__278" original="E862.-7f7c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="differ__279"> differ + adverb/​adverb + differ </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b6f" id="differ__280"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b6e" id="differ__281" original="E862.-7f7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b6d" id="differ__282"><span class="coll" id="differ__283" original="E862.-7f7a"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b6b" id="differ__284" original="E862.-7f79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b6a" id="differ__285"><span class="coll" id="differ__286" original="E862.-7f78"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b68" id="differ__287" original="E862.-7f77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b67" id="differ__288"><span class="coll" id="differ__289" original="E862.-7f76"> greatly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b65" id="differ__290" original="E862.-7f75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b64" id="differ__291"><span class="coll" id="differ__292" original="E862.-7f74"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b62" id="differ__293"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b61" id="differ__294" original="E862.-7f6e"><span class="x" id="differ__295" original="E862.-7f6d"> Theorists differ fundamentally in their responses to such questions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b5f-FF1" id="beg__139" original="E392.-2bb6" sk="begstodiffer"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b5f-FF2" id="beg__140"><span class="idm" id="beg__141" original="E392.-2bb5"> somebody begs to differ </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b5f-FF4" id="beg__142"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b5f-FF5" id="beg__143"><span class="def" id="beg__144" original="E392.-2bb4"> used to say that somebody does not agree with something that has just been said </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b5f-FF7" id="beg__145"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b5f-FF8" id="beg__146" original="E852.3d94"><span class="x" id="beg__147" original="E852.3d95"> Many geographers beg to differ. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__135"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__136" original="E5df.-b46"> different </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__137" original="E5df.-b45" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__138"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__139" original="E5df.-b44"> differently </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__140" original="E5df.-b43" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__141"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__142" original="E5df.-b42"> difference </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__143" original="E5df.-b41" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__144"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__145" original="E5df.-b40"> differ </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__146" original="E5df.-b3f" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__147"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__148" original="E5df.-b3e"> differentiate </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__149" original="E5df.-b3d" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__150"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__151" original="E5df.-b3c"> differentiation </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__152" original="E5df.-b3b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5279" id="differ__323" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="differ__324"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5277" id="differ__325" original="E862.-7f8e"><span class="shcut" id="differ__326" original="E862.-7f8d"> differ + adverb/​adverb + differ </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5275" id="differ__327" original="E862.-7f7d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5274" id="differ__328" original="E862.-7f7b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5273" id="differ__329" original="E862.-7f7a"><span class="coll" id="differ__330"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5271" id="differ__331" original="E862.-7f79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5270" id="differ__332" original="E862.-7f78"><span class="coll" id="differ__333"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-526e" id="differ__334" original="E862.-7f77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-526d" id="differ__335" original="E862.-7f76"><span class="coll" id="differ__336"> greatly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-526b" id="differ__337" original="E862.-7f75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-526a" id="differ__338" original="E862.-7f74"><span class="coll" id="differ__339"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5268" id="differ__340" original="E862.-7f73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5267" id="differ__341" original="E862.-7f72"><span class="x" id="differ__342" original="E862.-7f71"> All five countries differ substantially in terms of their water use. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5265" id="differ__343" original="E862.-7f6e"><span class="x" id="differ__344" original="E862.-7f6d"> Theorists differ fundamentally in their responses to such questions. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5263" id="differ__345" original="E862.-7f8c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5262" id="differ__346" original="E862.-7f8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5261" id="differ__347" original="E862.-7f89"><span class="coll" id="differ__348"> significantly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-525f" id="differ__349" original="E862.-7f88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-525e" id="differ__350" original="E862.-7f87"><span class="coll" id="differ__351"> markedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-525c" id="differ__352" original="E8d1.-2059"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-525b" id="differ__353" original="E8d1.-2058"><span class="coll" id="differ__354"> dramatically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5259" id="differ__355" original="E8d1.-2057"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5258" id="differ__356" original="E8d1.-2056"><span class="coll" id="differ__357"> radically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5256" id="differ__358" original="E8d1.-2055"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5255" id="differ__359" original="E8d1.-2054"><span class="coll" id="differ__360"> slightly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5253" id="differ__361" original="E862.-7f82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5252" id="differ__362" original="E862.-7f81"><span class="coll" id="differ__363"> systematically </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5250" id="differ__364" original="E862.-7f80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-524f" id="differ__365" original="E862.-7f7f"><span class="x" id="differ__366" original="E862.-7f7e"> People differ markedly in their readiness to try new products. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-524d" id="differ__367" original="E8d1.-2053"><span class="shcut" id="differ__368" original="E8d1.-2052"> differ + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-524b" id="differ__369" original="E8d1.-2051"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-524a" id="differ__370" original="E862.-7f86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5249" id="differ__371" original="E862.-7f85"><span class="coll" id="differ__372"> considerably </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5247" id="differ__373" original="E8d1.-204f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5246" id="differ__374" original="E8d1.-204e"><span class="coll" id="differ__375"> sharply </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5244" id="differ__376" original="E8d1.-204d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5243" id="differ__377" original="E8d1.-204c"><span class="coll" id="differ__378"> somewhat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5241" id="differ__379" original="E8d1.-204b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5240" id="differ__380" original="E8d1.-204a"><span class="coll" id="differ__381"> little </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-523e" id="differ__382" original="E8d1.-2049"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-523d" id="differ__383" original="E8d1.-2048"><span class="x" id="differ__384" original="E8d1.-2047"> The situation differs sharply in the breeding colonies of vertebrates. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-523b" id="differ__385" original="E862.-7f6c"><span class="shcut" id="differ__386" original="E862.-7f6b"> differ in + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5239" id="differ__387" original="E862.-7f6a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5238" id="differ__388" original="E862.-7f68"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5237" id="differ__389" original="E862.-7f67"><span class="coll" id="differ__390"> respect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5235" id="differ__391" original="E862.-7f64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5234" id="differ__392" original="E862.-7f63"><span class="coll" id="differ__393"> size </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5232" id="differ__394" original="E862.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5231" id="differ__395" original="E862.-7f61"><span class="coll" id="differ__396"> the way that </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-522f" id="differ__397" original="E862.-7f60"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-522e" id="differ__398" original="E862.-7f5f"><span class="coll" id="differ__399"> the degree to which </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-522c" id="differ__400" original="E862.-7f5e"><span class="coll" id="differ__401"> the extent to which </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-522a" id="differ__402" original="E862.-7f5d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5229" id="differ__403" original="E862.-7f5c"><span class="x" id="differ__404" original="E862.-7f5b"> The two countries differ in several respects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5227" id="differ__405" original="E862.-7f5a"><span class="x" id="differ__406" original="E862.-7f59"> Individuals in any country differ greatly in the extent to which they share beliefs and values. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5225" id="differ__407" original="E862.-7f58"><span class="shcut" id="differ__408" original="E862.-7f57"> phrases </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5223" id="differ__409" original="E862.-7f56"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5222" id="differ__410" original="E862.-7f54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5221" id="differ__411" original="E862.-7f53"><span class="coll" id="differ__412"> differ with regard to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-521f" id="differ__413" original="E8d1.-2046"><span class="coll" id="differ__414"> differ with respect to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-521d" id="differ__415" original="E8d1.-2045"><span class="coll" id="differ__416"> differ in terms of </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-521b" id="differ__417" original="E862.-7f50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-521a" id="differ__418" original="E862.-7f4d"><span class="x" id="differ__419" original="E862.-7f4c"> China's cities differ greatly with respect to their winter temperatures. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-794b" id="differ__420" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://differ" title="differ definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-794a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.62fc" id="differ__421" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="differ__422"> differ </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b5b" id="difference" original="E39c.1661" sum="3701"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b5a" id="difference__1" original="E39c.1662"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b59" id="difference__2" original="E39c.1663"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> difference </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b4e" id="difference__7" original="E39c.166b"><span class="pos" id="difference__8" original="E39c.166c"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65e1" eid="difference__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7f88" geo="br" id="difference__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="difference__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/difference__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/difference__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://difference__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.16098c34a76.7f8b" geo="n_am" id="difference__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="difference__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/difference__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/difference__us_1.ogg" href="sound://difference__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b4c" id="difference__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b4b" id="difference__15" original="E39c.166d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b4a" id="difference__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="difference__17" original="E39c.166f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="difference__18" original="E39c.1670"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="difference__19" original="E39c.1673"> the way in which two people or things are not like each other; the state of being different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b46" id="difference__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b45" id="difference__21" original="E8bb.-799d"><span class="x" id="difference__22" original="E8bb.-799c"> Although population ageing is a global phenomenon, there are significant regional differences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b43" id="difference__23" original="E8bb.-79fa"><span class="cf" id="difference__24" original="E39c.1671"><span class="exp" id="difference__25"> difference </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="difference__26" original="E8bb.-79f9"> There are very few real differences between the two groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b3f" id="difference__27" original="E8bb.-79f6"><span class="cf" id="difference__28" original="E39c.1672"><span class="exp" id="difference__29"> difference </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="difference__30" original="E8bb.-79f5"> There is no difference in what each producer is offering. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.233e" id="difference__31" original="E8bb.-795e"><span class="x" id="difference__32" original="E8bb.-795d"> The shapes of the beaks reflected differences in the birds' diets and how they got their food. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b3b" id="difference__33" original="E8bb.-79f8"><span class="cf" id="difference__34" original="E851.-7c63"><span class="exp" id="difference__35"> difference </span> in something between A and B </span><span class="x" id="difference__36" original="E8bb.-79f7"> Numerous studies have indicated that there is a difference in life chances between social classes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b37" id="difference__37" original="E851.-7c61"><span class="cf" id="difference__38" original="E851.-7c62"><span class="exp" id="difference__39"> difference </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="difference__40" original="E851.-7c60"> According to Hazlitt, poetry is defined by its difference from other kinds of writing. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b33" id="difference__41" original="E39c.1674" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://similarity" title="similarity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b32" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-7b80" id="difference__42" original="E39c.1675"><span class="xh" id="difference__43"> similarity </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b30" id="difference__44" original="E8bb.-79f4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disparity" title="disparity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b2f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-268a" id="difference__45" original="E8bb.-79f3"><span class="xh" id="difference__46"> disparity </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b2d" id="difference__47" original="E8bb.-79a7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__48"> adjective + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b2b" id="difference__49"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b2a" id="difference__50" original="E8bb.-79a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b29" id="difference__51"><span class="coll" id="difference__52" original="E8bb.-79a5"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b27" id="difference__53"><span class="coll" id="difference__54" original="E8bb.-79a4"> substantial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b25" id="difference__55"><span class="coll" id="difference__56" original="E8bb.-79a3"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b23" id="difference__57"><span class="coll" id="difference__58" original="E8bb.-79a2"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b21" id="difference__59"><span class="coll" id="difference__60" original="E8bb.-79a1"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b1f" id="difference__61" original="E8bb.-79a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b1e" id="difference__62"><span class="coll" id="difference__63" original="E8bb.-799f"> fundamental </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b1c" id="difference__64"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b1b" id="difference__65" original="E8bb.-79c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b1a" id="difference__66"><span class="coll" id="difference__67" original="E8bb.-79c8"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b18" id="difference__68"><span class="coll" id="difference__69" original="E8bb.-79c7"> crucial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b16" id="difference__70" original="E851.-7c5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b15" id="difference__71"><span class="coll" id="difference__72" original="E851.-7c5a"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b13" id="difference__73" original="E8bb.-79c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b12" id="difference__74"><span class="coll" id="difference__75" original="E8bb.-79c5"> real </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b10" id="difference__76" original="E851.-7c59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b0f" id="difference__77"><span class="coll" id="difference__78" original="E851.-7c58"> essential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b0d" id="difference__79" original="E8bb.-79c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b0c" id="difference__80"><span class="coll" id="difference__81" original="E8bb.-79c3"> clear </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b0a" id="difference__82"><span class="coll" id="difference__83" original="E8bb.-79c2"> obvious </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b08" id="difference__84"><span class="coll" id="difference__85" original="E851.-7c57"> marked </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b06" id="difference__86" original="E851.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b05" id="difference__87"><span class="coll" id="difference__88" original="E851.-7c55"> striking </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b03" id="difference__89" original="E8bb.-79cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b02" id="difference__90"><span class="coll" id="difference__91" original="E8bb.-79ca"> subtle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4b00" id="difference__92" original="E851.-7c54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aff" id="difference__93"><span class="coll" id="difference__94" original="E851.-7c53"> slight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4afd" id="difference__95" original="E851.-7c52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4afc" id="difference__96"><span class="coll" id="difference__97" original="E851.-7c51"> systematic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4afa" id="difference__98" original="E851.-7c50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4af9" id="difference__99" original="E851.-7c4f"><span class="x" id="difference__100" original="E851.-7c4e"> There are some key differences between the two cases. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4af7" id="difference__101"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4af6" id="difference__102" original="E8bb.-79d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4af5" id="difference__103"><span class="coll" id="difference__104" original="E8bb.-79d4"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4af3" id="difference__105" original="E8bb.-79cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4af2" id="difference__106"><span class="coll" id="difference__107" original="E8bb.-79cc"> regional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4af0" id="difference__108" original="E8bb.-79d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aef" id="difference__109"><span class="coll" id="difference__110" original="E8bb.-79d6"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aed" id="difference__111" original="E8bb.-79d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aec" id="difference__112"><span class="coll" id="difference__113" original="E8bb.-79d2"> racial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aea" id="difference__114" original="E8bb.-79d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ae9" id="difference__115"><span class="coll" id="difference__116" original="E8bb.-79d0"> ethnic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ae7" id="difference__117" original="E8bb.-79cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ae6" id="difference__118"><span class="coll" id="difference__119" original="E8bb.-79ce"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ae4" id="difference__120" original="E851.-7c4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ae3" id="difference__121"><span class="coll" id="difference__122" original="E851.-7c4a"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ae1" id="difference__123" original="E851.-7c49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ae0" id="difference__124"><span class="coll" id="difference__125" original="E851.-7c48"> behavioural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ade" id="difference__126" original="E851.-7c47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4add" id="difference__127"><span class="coll" id="difference__128" original="E851.-7c46"> socio-economic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4adb" id="difference__129" original="E8bb.-79c1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ada" id="difference__130" original="E8bb.-79c0"><span class="x" id="difference__131" original="E8bb.-79bf"> Understanding the effects of cultural differences on buyer behaviour is crucial to successful overseas marketing. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ad8" id="difference__132" original="E8bb.-7995" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__133"> noun + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ad6" id="difference__134"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ad5" id="difference__135" original="E8bb.-7993"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ad4" id="difference__136"><span class="coll" id="difference__137" original="E8bb.-7992"> gender </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ad2" id="difference__138"><span class="coll" id="difference__139" original="E8bb.-798e"> sex </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ad0" id="difference__140" original="E8bb.-7991"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4acf" id="difference__141"><span class="coll" id="difference__142" original="E8bb.-7990"> age </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4acd" id="difference__143" original="E8bb.-798d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4acc" id="difference__144" original="E8bb.-798c"><span class="x" id="difference__145" original="E8bb.-798b"> Information about age and gender differences is important for the planning of services. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aca" id="difference__146" original="E8bb.-7978" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__147"> verb + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ac8" id="difference__148"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ac7" id="difference__149" original="E8bb.-7977"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ac6" id="difference__150"><span class="coll" id="difference__151" original="E851.-7c45"> find </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ac4" id="difference__152"><span class="coll" id="difference__153" original="E8bb.-7976"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ac2" id="difference__154" original="E8bb.-7963"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ac1" id="difference__155"><span class="coll" id="difference__156" original="E8bb.-7962"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4abf" id="difference__157" original="E8bb.-796f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4abe" id="difference__158"><span class="coll" id="difference__159" original="E8bb.-796e"> observe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4abc" id="difference__160" original="E8bb.-7969"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4abb" id="difference__161"><span class="coll" id="difference__162" original="E8bb.-7968"> note </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ab9" id="difference__163" original="E851.-7c44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ab8" id="difference__164"><span class="coll" id="difference__165" original="E851.-7c43"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ab6" id="difference__166" original="E8bb.-7975"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ab5" id="difference__167"><span class="coll" id="difference__168" original="E8bb.-7974"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ab3" id="difference__169" original="E8bb.-796b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ab2" id="difference__170"><span class="coll" id="difference__171" original="E851.-7c42"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4ab0" id="difference__172"><span class="coll" id="difference__173" original="E8bb.-796a"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aae" id="difference__174" original="E851.-7c41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aad" id="difference__175"><span class="coll" id="difference__176" original="E851.-7c40"> exhibit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aab" id="difference__177" original="E8bb.-7973"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aaa" id="difference__178"><span class="coll" id="difference__179" original="E8bb.-7972"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aa8" id="difference__180" original="E8bb.-7971"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aa7" id="difference__181"><span class="coll" id="difference__182" original="E8bb.-7970"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aa5" id="difference__183" original="E8bb.-796d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aa4" id="difference__184"><span class="coll" id="difference__185" original="E8bb.-796c"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aa2" id="difference__186"><span class="coll" id="difference__187" original="E851.-7c3f"> investigate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4aa0" id="difference__188" original="E851.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a9f" id="difference__189"><span class="coll" id="difference__190" original="E851.-7c3d"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a9d" id="difference__191" original="E851.-7c3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a9c" id="difference__192"><span class="coll" id="difference__193" original="E851.-7c3b"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a9a" id="difference__194" original="E8bb.-7967"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a99" id="difference__195"><span class="coll" id="difference__196" original="E8bb.-7966"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a97" id="difference__197" original="E8bb.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a96" id="difference__198"><span class="coll" id="difference__199" original="E8bb.-7964"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a94" id="difference__200" original="E851.-7c3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a93" id="difference__201"><span class="coll" id="difference__202" original="E851.-7c39"> compare </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a91" id="difference__203"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a90" id="difference__204" original="E8bb.-7960"><span class="x" id="difference__205" original="E8bb.-795f"> Worker bees can detect the difference between eggs of fellow workers and the queen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a8e" id="difference__206" original="E8bb.-795e"><span class="x" id="difference__207" original="E8bb.-795d"> The shapes of the beaks reflected differences in the birds' diets and how they got their food. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a8c" id="difference__208" original="E8bb.-7982" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__209"> verb + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a8a" id="difference__210"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a89" id="difference__211" original="E8bb.-7980"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a88" id="difference__212"><span class="coll" id="difference__213" original="E8bb.-797f"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a86" id="difference__214" original="E851.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a85" id="difference__215"><span class="coll" id="difference__216" original="E851.-7c37"> recognize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a83" id="difference__217" original="E8bb.-797e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a82" id="difference__218"><span class="coll" id="difference__219" original="E8bb.-797d"> emphasize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a80" id="difference__220" original="E8bb.-797c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a7f" id="difference__221" original="E8bb.-797b"><span class="x" id="difference__222" original="E8bb.-797a"> The aim of this study was to explore differences between children's and adolescents' perceptions of influences on their food choices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a7d" id="difference__223" original="E8bb.-7955" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__224"> difference + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a7b" id="difference__225"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a7a" id="difference__226" original="E8bb.-7954"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a79" id="difference__227"><span class="coll" id="difference__228" original="E8bb.-7953"> exist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a77" id="difference__229" original="E8bb.-7950"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a76" id="difference__230"><span class="coll" id="difference__231" original="E8bb.-794f"> arise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a74" id="difference__232" original="E8bb.-794e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a73" id="difference__233"><span class="coll" id="difference__234" original="E8bb.-794d"> remain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a71" id="difference__235" original="E8bb.-7952"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a70" id="difference__236"><span class="coll" id="difference__237" original="E8bb.-7951"> explain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a6e" id="difference__238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a6d" id="difference__239" original="E8bb.-794b"><span class="x" id="difference__240" original="E8bb.-794a"> Significant differences exist between the United States and European systems of data and privacy protection. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a6b" id="difference__241" original="E39c.1677"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a6a" id="difference__242"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="difference__243" original="E39c.1679"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="difference__244" original="E39c.167a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="difference__245" original="E8bb.-79f2"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="difference__246" original="E39c.167c"> the amount by which something is greater or smaller than something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a65" id="difference__247"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a64" id="difference__248" original="E851.-7c2f"><span class="x" id="difference__249" original="E851.-7c2e"> Photosensors were used to measure the time difference. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a62" id="difference__250" original="E8bb.-79f1"><span class="cf" id="difference__251" original="E851.-7c5d"><span class="exp" id="difference__252"> difference </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="difference__253" original="E8bb.-79f0"> The difference between biofuel prices and gasoline and diesel prices varies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a5e" id="difference__254" original="E8bb.-79ef"><span class="cf" id="difference__255" original="E39c.167b"><span class="exp" id="difference__256"> difference </span> in something (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="difference__257" original="E8bb.-79ee"> The professor found no difference in the size of plants from the two groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a5a" id="difference__258" original="E8bb.-79ec"><span class="cf" id="difference__259" original="E8bb.-79ed"><span class="exp" id="difference__260"> difference </span> of something (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="difference__261" original="E8bb.-79eb"> There is a difference of 25 per cent between US and EU GHG emissions from new cars. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a56" id="difference__262" original="E4a5.4aa8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://potential-difference" title="potential difference definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a55" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-cc9" id="difference__263" original="E4a5.4aa9"><span class="xh" id="difference__264"> potential difference </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a53" id="difference__265" original="E8bb.-79a7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__266"> adjective + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a51" id="difference__267"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a50" id="difference__268" original="E8bb.-79a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a4f" id="difference__269"><span class="coll" id="difference__270" original="E8bb.-79a5"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a4d" id="difference__271"><span class="coll" id="difference__272" original="E8bb.-79a4"> substantial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a4b" id="difference__273"><span class="coll" id="difference__274" original="E8bb.-79a3"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a49" id="difference__275"><span class="coll" id="difference__276" original="E8bb.-79a2"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a47" id="difference__277"><span class="coll" id="difference__278" original="E8bb.-79a1"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a45" id="difference__279" original="E8bb.-79a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a44" id="difference__280"><span class="coll" id="difference__281" original="E8bb.-799f"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a42" id="difference__282"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a41" id="difference__283" original="E8bb.-799b"><span class="x" id="difference__284" original="E8bb.-799a"> The research found no significant difference between the weights of the two types of female. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a3f" id="difference__285" original="E8bb.-79bc" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__286"> adjective + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a3d" id="difference__287"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a3c" id="difference__288" original="E8bb.-79ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a3b" id="difference__289"><span class="coll" id="difference__290" original="E8bb.-79b9"> mean </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a39" id="difference__291" original="E8bb.-79b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a38" id="difference__292"><span class="coll" id="difference__293" original="E8bb.-79b7"> absolute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a36" id="difference__294" original="E8bb.-79af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a35" id="difference__295"><span class="coll" id="difference__296" original="E8bb.-79ae"> statistical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a33" id="difference__297" original="E8bb.-79b6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a32" id="difference__298" original="E8bb.-79b5"><span class="x" id="difference__299" original="E8bb.-79b4"> The mean differences between the groups on all the outcome measures were not significant. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a30" id="difference__300" original="E8bb.-7978" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__301"> verb + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a2e" id="difference__302"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a2d" id="difference__303" original="E8bb.-7977"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a2c" id="difference__304"><span class="coll" id="difference__305" original="E851.-7c45"> find </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a2a" id="difference__306"><span class="coll" id="difference__307" original="E8bb.-7976"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a28" id="difference__308" original="E8bb.-7963"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a27" id="difference__309"><span class="coll" id="difference__310" original="E8bb.-7962"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a25" id="difference__311" original="E8bb.-796f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a24" id="difference__312"><span class="coll" id="difference__313" original="E8bb.-796e"> observe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a22" id="difference__314" original="E8bb.-7969"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a21" id="difference__315"><span class="coll" id="difference__316" original="E8bb.-7968"> note </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a1f" id="difference__317" original="E851.-7c44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a1e" id="difference__318"><span class="coll" id="difference__319" original="E851.-7c43"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a1c" id="difference__320" original="E8bb.-7975"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a1b" id="difference__321"><span class="coll" id="difference__322" original="E8bb.-7974"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a19" id="difference__323" original="E8bb.-796b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a18" id="difference__324"><span class="coll" id="difference__325" original="E851.-7c42"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a16" id="difference__326"><span class="coll" id="difference__327" original="E8bb.-796a"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a14" id="difference__328" original="E851.-7c41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a13" id="difference__329"><span class="coll" id="difference__330" original="E851.-7c40"> exhibit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a11" id="difference__331" original="E8bb.-7973"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a10" id="difference__332"><span class="coll" id="difference__333" original="E8bb.-7972"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a0e" id="difference__334" original="E8bb.-7971"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a0d" id="difference__335"><span class="coll" id="difference__336" original="E8bb.-7970"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a0b" id="difference__337" original="E8bb.-796d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a0a" id="difference__338"><span class="coll" id="difference__339" original="E8bb.-796c"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a08" id="difference__340"><span class="coll" id="difference__341" original="E851.-7c3f"> investigate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a06" id="difference__342" original="E851.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a05" id="difference__343"><span class="coll" id="difference__344" original="E851.-7c3d"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a03" id="difference__345" original="E851.-7c3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a02" id="difference__346"><span class="coll" id="difference__347" original="E851.-7c3b"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4a00" id="difference__348" original="E8bb.-7967"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49ff" id="difference__349"><span class="coll" id="difference__350" original="E8bb.-7966"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49fd" id="difference__351" original="E8bb.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49fc" id="difference__352"><span class="coll" id="difference__353" original="E8bb.-7964"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49fa" id="difference__354" original="E851.-7c3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49f9" id="difference__355"><span class="coll" id="difference__356" original="E851.-7c39"> compare </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49f7" id="difference__357"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49f6" id="difference__358" original="E8bb.-795c"><span class="x" id="difference__359" original="E8bb.-795b"> Such small sample sizes provide very little power to detect significant differences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49f4" id="difference__360" original="E8bb.-795a"><span class="x" id="difference__361" original="E8bb.-7959"> This difference reflects the difference in payroll costs between the two types of organization. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49f2" id="difference__362" original="E8bb.-7955" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__363"> difference + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49f0" id="difference__364"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49ef" id="difference__365" original="E8bb.-7954"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49ee" id="difference__366"><span class="coll" id="difference__367" original="E8bb.-7953"> exist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49ec" id="difference__368" original="E8bb.-7950"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49eb" id="difference__369"><span class="coll" id="difference__370" original="E8bb.-794f"> arise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49e9" id="difference__371" original="E8bb.-794e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49e8" id="difference__372"><span class="coll" id="difference__373" original="E8bb.-794d"> remain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49e6" id="difference__374" original="E8bb.-7952"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49e5" id="difference__375"><span class="coll" id="difference__376" original="E8bb.-7951"> explain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49e3" id="difference__377"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49e2" id="difference__378" original="E8bb.-7949"><span class="x" id="difference__379" original="E8bb.-7948"> This disparity can be explained by differences in sample size. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49e0" id="difference__380" original="E39c.167d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49df" id="difference__381"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="difference__382" original="E39c.167f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="difference__383" original="E39c.1680"> a disagreement between people </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49dc" id="difference__384" original="E8bb.-79ea" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disagreement" title="disagreement definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49db" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3790" id="difference__385" original="E8bb.-79e9"><span class="xh" id="difference__386"> disagreement </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49d9" id="difference__387"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49d8" id="difference__388" original="E8bb.-79e8"><span class="x" id="difference__389" original="E8bb.-79e7"> Differences were resolved through consultation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49d6" id="difference__390" original="E8bb.-7358"><span class="cf" id="difference__391" original="E851.-7c5c"><span class="exp" id="difference__392"> difference </span> of opinion </span><span class="x" id="difference__393" original="E8bb.-7357"> The conference exposed substantial differences of opinion on the matter of new forms of family structure. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49d2" id="difference__394" original="E8bb.-79a7" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difference__395"> adjective + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49d0" id="difference__396"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49cf" id="difference__397" original="E8bb.-79a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49ce" id="difference__398"><span class="coll" id="difference__399" original="E8bb.-79a5"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49cc" id="difference__400"><span class="coll" id="difference__401" original="E8bb.-79a4"> substantial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49ca" id="difference__402"><span class="coll" id="difference__403" original="E8bb.-79a3"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49c8" id="difference__404"><span class="coll" id="difference__405" original="E8bb.-79a2"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49c6" id="difference__406"><span class="coll" id="difference__407" original="E8bb.-79a1"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49c4" id="difference__408" original="E8bb.-79a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49c3" id="difference__409"><span class="coll" id="difference__410" original="E8bb.-799f"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49c1" id="difference__411"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49c0" id="difference__412" original="E8bb.-7999"><span class="x" id="difference__413" original="E8bb.-7998"> There are significant differences of opinion about how these answers should be given. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49be" id="difference__414" original="E39c.1681"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49bd" id="difference__415" original="E39c.1682" sk="makenosomedifference"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49bc" id="difference__416"><span class="idm" id="difference__417" original="E39c.1683"> make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49ba" id="difference__418"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b9" id="difference__419"><span class="def" id="difference__420" original="E39c.1684"> to have an effect/no effect on somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b7" id="difference__421"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b6" id="difference__422" original="E8bb.-79e6"><span class="x" id="difference__423" original="E8bb.-79e5"> Improving the gas mileage of cars could certainly make a difference. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b4" id="difference__424" original="E8bb.-79e4"><span class="x" id="difference__425" original="E8bb.-79e3"> It makes no difference whether they have a few workers running many machines or many workers and few machines. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b2" id="difference__426" original="E8bb.-79e2"><span class="x" id="difference__427" original="E8bb.-79e1"> Government action made little difference to these events. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b0-FF1" id="difference__428" original="E825.-715e" sk="worldofdifference"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b0-FF2" id="difference__429"><span class="idm" id="difference__430" original="E825.-715d"> a world of difference (between A and B) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b0-FF4" id="difference__431"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b0-FF5" id="difference__432"><span class="def" id="difference__433" original="E825.-715a"> used to emphasize how much difference there is between two people or things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b0-FF7" id="difference__434"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49b0-FF8" id="difference__435" original="E8a1.-650a"><span class="x" id="difference__436" original="E8a1.-6509"> There is a world of difference between the two playwrights. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__135"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__136" original="E5df.-b46"> different </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__137" original="E5df.-b45" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__138"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__139" original="E5df.-b44"> differently </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__140" original="E5df.-b43" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__141"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__142" original="E5df.-b42"> difference </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__143" original="E5df.-b41" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__144"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__145" original="E5df.-b40"> differ </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__146" original="E5df.-b3f" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__147"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__148" original="E5df.-b3e"> differentiate </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__149" original="E5df.-b3d" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__150"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__151" original="E5df.-b3c"> differentiation </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__152" original="E5df.-b3b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5218" id="difference__455" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="difference__456"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5216" id="difference__457" original="E8bb.-79db"><span class="shcut" id="difference__458" original="E8bb.-79da"> adjective + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5214" id="difference__459" original="E8bb.-79a8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5213" id="difference__460" original="E8bb.-79a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5212" id="difference__461" original="E8bb.-79a5"><span class="coll" id="difference__462"> significant </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5210" id="difference__463" original="E8bb.-79a4"><span class="coll" id="difference__464"> substantial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-520e" id="difference__465" original="E8bb.-79a3"><span class="coll" id="difference__466"> important </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-520c" id="difference__467" original="E8bb.-79a2"><span class="coll" id="difference__468"> major </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-520a" id="difference__469" original="E8bb.-79a1"><span class="coll" id="difference__470"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5208" id="difference__471" original="E8bb.-79a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5207" id="difference__472" original="E8bb.-799f"><span class="coll" id="difference__473"> fundamental </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5205" id="difference__474" original="E8bb.-799e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5204" id="difference__475" original="E8bb.-799b"><span class="x" id="difference__476" original="E8bb.-799a"> The research found no significant difference between the weights of the two types of female. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5202" id="difference__477" original="E8bb.-7999"><span class="x" id="difference__478" original="E8bb.-7998"> There are significant differences of opinion about how these answers should be given. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5200" id="difference__479" original="E8bb.-79d9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ff" id="difference__480" original="E8bb.-79c9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51fe" id="difference__481" original="E8bb.-79c8"><span class="coll" id="difference__482"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51fc" id="difference__483" original="E8bb.-79c7"><span class="coll" id="difference__484"> crucial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51fa" id="difference__485" original="E851.-7c5b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51f9" id="difference__486" original="E851.-7c5a"><span class="coll" id="difference__487"> main </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51f7" id="difference__488" original="E8bb.-79c6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51f6" id="difference__489" original="E8bb.-79c5"><span class="coll" id="difference__490"> real </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51f4" id="difference__491" original="E851.-7c59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51f3" id="difference__492" original="E851.-7c58"><span class="coll" id="difference__493"> essential </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51f1" id="difference__494" original="E8bb.-79c4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51f0" id="difference__495" original="E8bb.-79c3"><span class="coll" id="difference__496"> clear </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ee" id="difference__497" original="E8bb.-79c2"><span class="coll" id="difference__498"> obvious </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ec" id="difference__499" original="E851.-7c57"><span class="coll" id="difference__500"> marked </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ea" id="difference__501" original="E851.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51e9" id="difference__502" original="E851.-7c55"><span class="coll" id="difference__503"> striking </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51e7" id="difference__504" original="E8bb.-79cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51e6" id="difference__505" original="E8bb.-79ca"><span class="coll" id="difference__506"> subtle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51e4" id="difference__507" original="E851.-7c54"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51e3" id="difference__508" original="E851.-7c53"><span class="coll" id="difference__509"> slight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51e1" id="difference__510" original="E851.-7c52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51e0" id="difference__511" original="E851.-7c51"><span class="coll" id="difference__512"> systematic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51de" id="difference__513" original="E851.-7c50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51dd" id="difference__514" original="E851.-7c4f"><span class="x" id="difference__515" original="E851.-7c4e"> There are some key differences between the two cases. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51db" id="difference__516" original="E851.-7c4d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51da" id="difference__517" original="E8bb.-79d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51d9" id="difference__518" original="E8bb.-79d4"><span class="coll" id="difference__519"> individual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51d7" id="difference__520" original="E8bb.-79cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51d6" id="difference__521" original="E8bb.-79cc"><span class="coll" id="difference__522"> regional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51d4" id="difference__523" original="E8bb.-79d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51d3" id="difference__524" original="E8bb.-79d6"><span class="coll" id="difference__525"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51d1" id="difference__526" original="E8bb.-79d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51d0" id="difference__527" original="E8bb.-79d2"><span class="coll" id="difference__528"> racial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ce" id="difference__529" original="E8bb.-79d1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51cd" id="difference__530" original="E8bb.-79d0"><span class="coll" id="difference__531"> ethnic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51cb" id="difference__532" original="E8bb.-79cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ca" id="difference__533" original="E8bb.-79ce"><span class="coll" id="difference__534"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51c8" id="difference__535" original="E851.-7c4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51c7" id="difference__536" original="E851.-7c4a"><span class="coll" id="difference__537"> sexual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51c5" id="difference__538" original="E851.-7c49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51c4" id="difference__539" original="E851.-7c48"><span class="coll" id="difference__540"> behavioural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51c2" id="difference__541" original="E851.-7c47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51c1" id="difference__542" original="E851.-7c46"><span class="coll" id="difference__543"> socio-economic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51bf" id="difference__544" original="E8bb.-79c1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51be" id="difference__545" original="E8bb.-79c0"><span class="x" id="difference__546" original="E8bb.-79bf"> Understanding the effects of cultural differences on buyer behaviour is crucial to successful overseas marketing. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51bc" id="difference__547" original="E8bb.-79bc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51bb" id="difference__548" original="E8bb.-79ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ba" id="difference__549" original="E8bb.-79b9"><span class="coll" id="difference__550"> mean </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51b8" id="difference__551" original="E8bb.-79b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51b7" id="difference__552" original="E8bb.-79b7"><span class="coll" id="difference__553"> absolute </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51b5" id="difference__554" original="E8bb.-79af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51b4" id="difference__555" original="E8bb.-79ae"><span class="coll" id="difference__556"> statistical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51b2" id="difference__557" original="E8bb.-79b6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51b1" id="difference__558" original="E8bb.-79b5"><span class="x" id="difference__559" original="E8bb.-79b4"> The mean differences between the groups on all the outcome measures were not significant. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51af" id="difference__560" original="E8bb.-7997"><span class="shcut" id="difference__561" original="E8bb.-7996"> noun + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ad" id="difference__562" original="E8bb.-7995"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ac" id="difference__563" original="E8bb.-7993"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51ab" id="difference__564" original="E8bb.-7992"><span class="coll" id="difference__565"> gender </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51a9" id="difference__566" original="E8bb.-798e"><span class="coll" id="difference__567"> sex </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51a7" id="difference__568" original="E8bb.-7991"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51a6" id="difference__569" original="E8bb.-7990"><span class="coll" id="difference__570"> age </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51a4" id="difference__571" original="E8bb.-798d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51a3" id="difference__572" original="E8bb.-798c"><span class="x" id="difference__573" original="E8bb.-798b"> Information about age and gender differences is important for the planning of services. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-51a1" id="difference__574" original="E8bb.-79fd"><span class="shcut" id="difference__575" original="E8bb.-7983"> verb + difference </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-519f" id="difference__576" original="E8bb.-7979"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-519e" id="difference__577" original="E8bb.-7977"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-519d" id="difference__578" original="E851.-7c45"><span class="coll" id="difference__579"> find </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-519b" id="difference__580" original="E8bb.-7976"><span class="coll" id="difference__581"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5199" id="difference__582" original="E8bb.-7963"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5198" id="difference__583" original="E8bb.-7962"><span class="coll" id="difference__584"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5196" id="difference__585" original="E8bb.-796f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5195" id="difference__586" original="E8bb.-796e"><span class="coll" id="difference__587"> observe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5193" id="difference__588" original="E8bb.-7969"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5192" id="difference__589" original="E8bb.-7968"><span class="coll" id="difference__590"> note </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5190" id="difference__591" original="E851.-7c44"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-518f" id="difference__592" original="E851.-7c43"><span class="coll" id="difference__593"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-518d" id="difference__594" original="E8bb.-7975"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-518c" id="difference__595" original="E8bb.-7974"><span class="coll" id="difference__596"> reveal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-518a" id="difference__597" original="E8bb.-796b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5189" id="difference__598" original="E851.-7c42"><span class="coll" id="difference__599"> show </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5187" id="difference__600" original="E8bb.-796a"><span class="coll" id="difference__601"> indicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5185" id="difference__602" original="E851.-7c41"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5184" id="difference__603" original="E851.-7c40"><span class="coll" id="difference__604"> exhibit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5182" id="difference__605" original="E8bb.-7973"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5181" id="difference__606" original="E8bb.-7972"><span class="coll" id="difference__607"> reflect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-517f" id="difference__608" original="E8bb.-7971"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-517e" id="difference__609" original="E8bb.-7970"><span class="coll" id="difference__610"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-517c" id="difference__611" original="E8bb.-796d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-517b" id="difference__612" original="E8bb.-796c"><span class="coll" id="difference__613"> examine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5179" id="difference__614" original="E851.-7c3f"><span class="coll" id="difference__615"> investigate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5177" id="difference__616" original="E851.-7c3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5176" id="difference__617" original="E851.-7c3d"><span class="coll" id="difference__618"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5174" id="difference__619" original="E851.-7c3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5173" id="difference__620" original="E851.-7c3b"><span class="coll" id="difference__621"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5171" id="difference__622" original="E8bb.-7967"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5170" id="difference__623" original="E8bb.-7966"><span class="coll" id="difference__624"> demonstrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-516e" id="difference__625" original="E8bb.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-516d" id="difference__626" original="E8bb.-7964"><span class="coll" id="difference__627"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-516b" id="difference__628" original="E851.-7c3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-516a" id="difference__629" original="E851.-7c39"><span class="coll" id="difference__630"> compare </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5168" id="difference__631" original="E8bb.-7961"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5167" id="difference__632" original="E8bb.-7960"><span class="x" id="difference__633" original="E8bb.-795f"> Worker bees can detect the difference between eggs of fellow workers and the queen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5165" id="difference__634" original="E8bb.-795e"><span class="x" id="difference__635" original="E8bb.-795d"> The shapes of the beaks reflected differences in the birds' diets and how they got their food. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5163" id="difference__636" original="E8bb.-795c"><span class="x" id="difference__637" original="E8bb.-795b"> Such small sample sizes provide very little power to detect significant differences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5161" id="difference__638" original="E8bb.-795a"><span class="x" id="difference__639" original="E8bb.-7959"> This difference reflects the difference in payroll costs between the two types of organization. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-515f" id="difference__640" original="E8bb.-7982"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-515e" id="difference__641" original="E8bb.-7980"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-515d" id="difference__642" original="E8bb.-797f"><span class="coll" id="difference__643"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-515b" id="difference__644" original="E851.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-515a" id="difference__645" original="E851.-7c37"><span class="coll" id="difference__646"> recognize </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5158" id="difference__647" original="E8bb.-797e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5157" id="difference__648" original="E8bb.-797d"><span class="coll" id="difference__649"> emphasize </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5155" id="difference__650" original="E8bb.-797c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5154" id="difference__651" original="E8bb.-797b"><span class="x" id="difference__652" original="E8bb.-797a"> The aim of this study was to explore differences between children's and adolescents' perceptions of influences on their food choices. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5152" id="difference__653" original="E851.-7c36"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5151" id="difference__654" original="E851.-7c34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5150" id="difference__655" original="E851.-7c33"><span class="coll" id="difference__656"> calculate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-514e" id="difference__657" original="E851.-7c32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-514d" id="difference__658" original="E851.-7c31"><span class="coll" id="difference__659"> measure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-514b" id="difference__660" original="E851.-7c30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-514a" id="difference__661" original="E851.-7c5f"><span class="x" id="difference__662" original="E851.-7c5e"> The temperature difference calculated from the heat extraction rate from the ground is 55 W/​m. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5148" id="difference__663" original="E8bb.-7958"><span class="shcut" id="difference__664" original="E8bb.-7957"> difference + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5146" id="difference__665" original="E8bb.-7956"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5145" id="difference__666" original="E8bb.-7954"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5144" id="difference__667" original="E8bb.-7953"><span class="coll" id="difference__668"> exist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5142" id="difference__669" original="E8bb.-7950"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5141" id="difference__670" original="E8bb.-794f"><span class="coll" id="difference__671"> arise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-513f" id="difference__672" original="E8bb.-794e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-513e" id="difference__673" original="E8bb.-794d"><span class="coll" id="difference__674"> remain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-513c" id="difference__675" original="E8bb.-7952"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-513b" id="difference__676" original="E8bb.-7951"><span class="coll" id="difference__677"> explain </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5139" id="difference__678" original="E8bb.-794c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5138" id="difference__679" original="E8bb.-794b"><span class="x" id="difference__680" original="E8bb.-794a"> Significant differences exist between the United States and European systems of data and privacy protection. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5136" id="difference__681" original="E8bb.-7949"><span class="x" id="difference__682" original="E8bb.-7948"> This disparity can be explained by differences in sample size. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-78ab" id="difference__683" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://difference" title="difference definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-78aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6350" id="difference__684" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="difference__685"> difference </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49ac" id="different" original="E39c.16a2" sum="1802"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49ab" id="different__1" original="E39c.16a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49aa" id="different__2" original="E39c.16a4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> different </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-49a2" id="different__4" original="E39c.16a9"><span class="pos" id="different__5" original="E39c.16aa"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65da" eid="different__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7ff0" geo="br" id="different__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="different__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/different__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/different__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://different__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7fed" geo="n_am" id="different__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="different__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfrənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/different__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/different__us_1.ogg" href="sound://different__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-498c" id="different__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-498b" id="different__12" original="E39c.16ab"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="different__13" original="E39c.16ad"> not the same as somebody/something; not like somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4989" id="different__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4988" id="different__15" original="E862.-7aac"><span class="x" id="different__16" original="E862.-7aab"> In Switzerland, he discovered a different type of industrial organization. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4986" id="different__17" original="E862.-7ab4"><span class="cf" id="different__18" original="E851.-7eb5"><span class="exp" id="different__19"> different </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="different__20" original="E862.-7ab3"> Islamic banking systems are quite different from those of the West. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4982" id="different__21" original="E862.-7ab0"><span class="x" id="different__22" original="E862.-7aaf"> Reported intentions are different from actual behaviour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4980" id="different__23" original="E851.-7eae"><span class="cf" id="different__24" original="E851.-7eaf"><span class="exp" id="different__25"> different </span> from each other/one another </span><span class="x" id="different__26" original="E851.-7ead"> These explanations are all so different from each other that it is hard to assess their relative merit. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="different__27" original="E851.-7eb4" un="help"> In British English, <span class="eb" id="different__28" original="E851.-7eb3"> different to </span> is sometimes used instead of <span class="eb" id="different__29" original="E851.-7eb2"> different from </span> ; in American English, <span class="eb" id="different__30" original="E851.-7eb1"> different than </span> is sometimes used. However, these expressions are slightly more informal; in academic writing it is better to use <span class="eb" id="different__31" original="E851.-7eb0"> different from </span> . </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4977" id="different__32" original="E39c.16b1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://similar" title="similar definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4976" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-7bae" id="different__33" original="E39c.16b2"><span class="xh" id="different__34"> similar </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4974" id="different__35" original="E862.-7aa2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="different__36"> different + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4972" id="different__37"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4971" id="different__38" original="E851.-7eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4970" id="different__39"><span class="coll" id="different__40" original="E851.-7eaa"> type </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-496e" id="different__41"><span class="coll" id="different__42" original="E851.-7ea9"> kind </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-496c" id="different__43" original="E851.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-496b" id="different__44"><span class="coll" id="different__45" original="E851.-7ea7"> group </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4969" id="different__46"><span class="coll" id="different__47" original="E851.-7ea6"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4967" id="different__48" original="E862.-7a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4966" id="different__49"><span class="coll" id="different__50" original="E862.-7a7b"> class </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4964" id="different__51"><span class="coll" id="different__52" original="E851.-7ea5"> category </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4962" id="different__53" original="E862.-7a9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4961" id="different__54"><span class="coll" id="different__55" original="E862.-7a9e"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-495f" id="different__56" original="E862.-7a9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-495e" id="different__57"><span class="coll" id="different__58" original="E862.-7a9c"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-495c" id="different__59" original="E862.-7a9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-495b" id="different__60"><span class="coll" id="different__61" original="E862.-7a9a"> stage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4959" id="different__62" original="E851.-7ea4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4958" id="different__63"><span class="coll" id="different__64" original="E851.-7ea3"> position </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4956" id="different__65" original="E851.-7ea2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4955" id="different__66"><span class="coll" id="different__67" original="E851.-7ea1"> time </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4953" id="different__68" original="E851.-7ea0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4952" id="different__69"><span class="coll" id="different__70" original="E851.-7e9f"> value </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4950" id="different__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-494f" id="different__72" original="E862.-7a8d"><span class="x" id="different__73" original="E862.-7a8c"> Half the world's population is exposed to a different form of indoor air pollution, resulting from burning solid fuels for cooking and heating. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-494d" id="different__74" original="E851.-7e9d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="different__75"> different + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-494b" id="different__76"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-494a" id="different__77" original="E862.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4949" id="different__78"><span class="coll" id="different__79" original="E862.-7a98"> context </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4947" id="different__80" original="E862.-7a97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4946" id="different__81"><span class="coll" id="different__82" original="E862.-7a96"> perspective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4944" id="different__83"><span class="coll" id="different__84" original="E862.-7a95"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4942" id="different__85" original="E862.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4941" id="different__86"><span class="coll" id="different__87" original="E862.-7a93"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-493f" id="different__88" original="E862.-7aa1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-493e" id="different__89"><span class="coll" id="different__90" original="E862.-7aa0"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-493c" id="different__91" original="E851.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-493b" id="different__92"><span class="coll" id="different__93" original="E851.-7e9b"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4939" id="different__94" original="E862.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4938" id="different__95"><span class="coll" id="different__96" original="E862.-7a91"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4936" id="different__97" original="E862.-7a82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4935" id="different__98"><span class="coll" id="different__99" original="E862.-7a81"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4933" id="different__100" original="E851.-7e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4932" id="different__101"><span class="coll" id="different__102" original="E851.-7e99"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4930" id="different__103" original="E851.-7e98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-492f" id="different__104"><span class="coll" id="different__105" original="E851.-7e97"> source </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-492d" id="different__106" original="E851.-7e96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-492c" id="different__107"><span class="coll" id="different__108" original="E851.-7e95"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-492a" id="different__109" original="E851.-7e94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4929" id="different__110"><span class="coll" id="different__111" original="E851.-7e93"> interpretation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4927" id="different__112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4926" id="different__113" original="E862.-7a8f"><span class="x" id="different__114" original="E862.-7a8e"> The Observational Method requires a different approach from the one normally used. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4924" id="different__115" original="E862.-7a87" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="different__116"> different + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4922" id="different__117"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4921" id="different__118" original="E862.-7a84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4920" id="different__119"><span class="coll" id="different__120" original="E862.-7a83"> country </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-491e" id="different__121" original="E862.-7a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-491d" id="different__122"><span class="coll" id="different__123" original="E862.-7a7f"> region </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-491b" id="different__124"><span class="coll" id="different__125" original="E851.-7e8e"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4919" id="different__126" original="E862.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4918" id="different__127"><span class="coll" id="different__128" original="E862.-7a7d"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4916" id="different__129" original="E851.-7e8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4915" id="different__130"><span class="coll" id="different__131" original="E851.-7e8c"> setting </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4913" id="different__132"><span class="coll" id="different__133" original="E851.-7e8b"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4911" id="different__134" original="E862.-7a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4910" id="different__135"><span class="coll" id="different__136" original="E862.-7a79"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-490e" id="different__137" original="E862.-7a76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-490d" id="different__138"><span class="coll" id="different__139" original="E862.-7a75"> population </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-490b" id="different__140" original="E862.-7a86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-490a" id="different__141"><span class="coll" id="different__142" original="E862.-7a85"> species </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4908" id="different__143" original="E862.-7a78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4907" id="different__144"><span class="coll" id="different__145" original="E862.-7a77"> gene </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4905" id="different__146"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4904" id="different__147" original="E862.-7a73"><span class="x" id="different__148" original="E862.-7a72"> By the 1970s, Germany was becoming a different country. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4902" id="different__149" original="E862.-7a69" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="different__150"> verb + different </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4900" id="different__151"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48ff" id="different__152" original="E862.-7a67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48fe" id="different__153"><span class="coll" id="different__154" original="E862.-7a66"> look </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48fc" id="different__155"><span class="coll" id="different__156" original="E862.-7a60"> appear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48fa" id="different__157" original="E862.-7a65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48f9" id="different__158"><span class="coll" id="different__159" original="E862.-7a64"> sound </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48f7" id="different__160" original="E862.-7a63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48f6" id="different__161"><span class="coll" id="different__162" original="E862.-7a62"> feel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48f4" id="different__163" original="E862.-7a5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48f3" id="different__164"><span class="coll" id="different__165" original="E862.-7a5e"> become </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48f1" id="different__166" original="E862.-7a5d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48f0" id="different__167" original="E862.-7a5a"><span class="x" id="different__168" original="E862.-7a59"> Children with chronic illness may feel different from their peers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48ee" id="different__169" original="E862.-7a56" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="different__170"> adverb + different </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48ec" id="different__171"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48eb" id="different__172" original="E851.-7e8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48ea" id="different__173"><span class="coll" id="different__174" original="E851.-7e89"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48e8" id="different__175" original="E862.-7a55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48e7" id="different__176"><span class="coll" id="different__177" original="E862.-7a54"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48e5" id="different__178"><span class="coll" id="different__179" original="E862.-7a53"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48e3" id="different__180" original="E862.-7a52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48e2" id="different__181"><span class="coll" id="different__182" original="E862.-7a51"> radically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48e0" id="different__183" original="E862.-7a50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48df" id="different__184"><span class="coll" id="different__185" original="E862.-7a4f"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48dd" id="different__186" original="E862.-7a43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48dc" id="different__187"><span class="coll" id="different__188" original="E862.-7a42"> dramatically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48da" id="different__189" original="E851.-7e88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48d9" id="different__190"><span class="coll" id="different__191" original="E851.-7e87"> vastly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48d7" id="different__192" original="E862.-7a4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48d6" id="different__193"><span class="coll" id="different__194" original="E862.-7a4d"> completely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48d4" id="different__195"><span class="coll" id="different__196" original="E862.-7a4c"> entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48d2" id="different__197"><span class="coll" id="different__198" original="E862.-7a4b"> totally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48d0" id="different__199"><span class="coll" id="different__200" original="E851.-7e86"> altogether </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48ce" id="different__201" original="E862.-7a4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48cd" id="different__202"><span class="coll" id="different__203" original="E862.-7a49"> distinctly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48cb" id="different__204"><span class="coll" id="different__205" original="E862.-7a48"> markedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48c9" id="different__206" original="E862.-7a47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48c8" id="different__207"><span class="coll" id="different__208" original="E862.-7a46"> strikingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48c6" id="different__209" original="E862.-7a45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48c5" id="different__210"><span class="coll" id="different__211" original="E862.-7a44"> essentially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48c3" id="different__212" original="E851.-7e85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48c2" id="different__213"><span class="coll" id="different__214" original="E851.-7e84"> somewhat </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48c0" id="different__215"><span class="coll" id="different__216" original="E851.-7e83"> rather </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48be" id="different__217" original="E851.-7e82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48bd" id="different__218"><span class="coll" id="different__219" original="E851.-7e81"> slightly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48bb" id="different__220"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48ba" id="different__221" original="E862.-7a3e"><span class="x" id="different__222" original="E862.-7a3d"> The two cases are strikingly different. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48b8" id="different__223" original="E39c.16b4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48b7" id="different__224"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="different__225" original="E39c.16b6"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48b5" id="different__226"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="different__227" original="E851.-7eac"> of things of the same kind </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="different__228" original="E39c.16b7"> separate and individual </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48b2" id="different__229"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48b1" id="different__230" original="E862.-7aaa"><span class="x" id="different__231" original="E862.-7aa9"> Research was used to determine different types of people in the market. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48af" id="different__232" original="E862.-7aa8"><span class="x" id="different__233" original="E862.-7aa7"> The drugs all have slightly different effects on the brain and the immune system. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.2347" id="different__234" original="E862.-7a89"><span class="x" id="different__235" original="E862.-7a88"> Shares in companies take a number of different forms. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E5df.-2aa5" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E5df.-2aa4"><span class="h1" original="E5df.-2aa3"><ul class="inline" original="E5df.-2aa2"><li class="li" original="E5df.-2aa0"> various </li><li class="li" original="E5df.-2aa1"> different </li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E5df.-2a9f"><li class="li" original="E5df.-2a9e"><span class="eb" original="E5df.-2a9d"> Various </span> and <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2a9c"> different </span> both mean ‘separate and individual’: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2a9b"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2a9a"> various/​different forms/​kinds/​parts/​types/​ways </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2a99"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2a98"> various/​different social contexts </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-2a97"> With <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2a96"> various </span> , the focus is more on the range of people or things; with <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2a95"> different </span> , the focus is more on the differences between them: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2a94"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2a93"> To date, more than 200 individuals have participated in various aspects of the project. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2a92"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2a91"> It is obvious that these different aspects of transparency are interrelated. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-2a90"> The main meaning of <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2a8f"> different </span> is ‘not the same’; <span class="eb" original="E5df.-2a8e"> various </span> is not used with this meaning: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2a8d"><span class="x" original="E5df.-2a8c"> Interacting online produced significantly different results. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-2a8b"><span class="wx" original="E5df.-2a8a"> significantly various results </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48ad" id="different__236" original="E862.-7aa2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="different__237"> different + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48ab" id="different__238"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48aa" id="different__239" original="E851.-7eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48a9" id="different__240"><span class="coll" id="different__241" original="E851.-7eaa"> type </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48a7" id="different__242"><span class="coll" id="different__243" original="E851.-7ea9"> kind </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48a5" id="different__244" original="E851.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48a4" id="different__245"><span class="coll" id="different__246" original="E851.-7ea7"> group </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48a2" id="different__247"><span class="coll" id="different__248" original="E851.-7ea6"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-48a0" id="different__249" original="E862.-7a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-489f" id="different__250"><span class="coll" id="different__251" original="E862.-7a7b"> class </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-489d" id="different__252"><span class="coll" id="different__253" original="E851.-7ea5"> category </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-489b" id="different__254" original="E862.-7a9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-489a" id="different__255"><span class="coll" id="different__256" original="E862.-7a9e"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4898" id="different__257" original="E862.-7a9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4897" id="different__258"><span class="coll" id="different__259" original="E862.-7a9c"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4895" id="different__260" original="E862.-7a9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4894" id="different__261"><span class="coll" id="different__262" original="E862.-7a9a"> stage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4892" id="different__263" original="E851.-7ea4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4891" id="different__264"><span class="coll" id="different__265" original="E851.-7ea3"> position </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-488f" id="different__266" original="E851.-7ea2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-488e" id="different__267"><span class="coll" id="different__268" original="E851.-7ea1"> time </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-488c" id="different__269" original="E851.-7ea0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-488b" id="different__270"><span class="coll" id="different__271" original="E851.-7e9f"> value </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4889" id="different__272"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4888" id="different__273" original="E862.-7a89"><span class="x" id="different__274" original="E862.-7a88"> Shares in companies take a number of different forms. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4886" id="different__275" original="E851.-7e9d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="different__276"> different + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4884" id="different__277"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4883" id="different__278" original="E862.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4882" id="different__279"><span class="coll" id="different__280" original="E862.-7a98"> context </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4880" id="different__281" original="E862.-7a97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-487f" id="different__282"><span class="coll" id="different__283" original="E862.-7a96"> perspective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-487d" id="different__284"><span class="coll" id="different__285" original="E862.-7a95"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-487b" id="different__286" original="E862.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-487a" id="different__287"><span class="coll" id="different__288" original="E862.-7a93"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4878" id="different__289" original="E862.-7aa1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4877" id="different__290"><span class="coll" id="different__291" original="E862.-7aa0"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4875" id="different__292" original="E851.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4874" id="different__293"><span class="coll" id="different__294" original="E851.-7e9b"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4872" id="different__295" original="E862.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4871" id="different__296"><span class="coll" id="different__297" original="E862.-7a91"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-486f" id="different__298" original="E862.-7a82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-486e" id="different__299"><span class="coll" id="different__300" original="E862.-7a81"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-486c" id="different__301" original="E851.-7e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-486b" id="different__302"><span class="coll" id="different__303" original="E851.-7e99"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4869" id="different__304" original="E851.-7e98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4868" id="different__305"><span class="coll" id="different__306" original="E851.-7e97"> source </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4866" id="different__307" original="E851.-7e96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4865" id="different__308"><span class="coll" id="different__309" original="E851.-7e95"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4863" id="different__310" original="E851.-7e94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4862" id="different__311"><span class="coll" id="different__312" original="E851.-7e93"> interpretation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4860" id="different__313"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-485f" id="different__314" original="E862.-7a8b"><span class="x" id="different__315" original="E862.-7a8a"> There are many different approaches to improving group relations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-485d" id="different__316" original="E862.-7a87" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="different__317"> different + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-485b" id="different__318"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-485a" id="different__319" original="E862.-7a84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4859" id="different__320"><span class="coll" id="different__321" original="E862.-7a83"> country </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4857" id="different__322" original="E862.-7a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4856" id="different__323"><span class="coll" id="different__324" original="E862.-7a7f"> region </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4854" id="different__325"><span class="coll" id="different__326" original="E851.-7e8e"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4852" id="different__327" original="E862.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4851" id="different__328"><span class="coll" id="different__329" original="E862.-7a7d"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-484f" id="different__330" original="E851.-7e8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-484e" id="different__331"><span class="coll" id="different__332" original="E851.-7e8c"> setting </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-484c" id="different__333"><span class="coll" id="different__334" original="E851.-7e8b"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-484a" id="different__335" original="E862.-7a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4849" id="different__336"><span class="coll" id="different__337" original="E862.-7a79"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4847" id="different__338" original="E862.-7a76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4846" id="different__339"><span class="coll" id="different__340" original="E862.-7a75"> population </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4844" id="different__341" original="E862.-7a86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4843" id="different__342"><span class="coll" id="different__343" original="E862.-7a85"> species </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4841" id="different__344" original="E862.-7a78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4840" id="different__345"><span class="coll" id="different__346" original="E862.-7a77"> gene </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-483e" id="different__347"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-483d" id="different__348" original="E862.-7a6f"><span class="x" id="different__349" original="E862.-7a6e"> There are dozens of different species of mosquitoes that can transmit the parasite. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-483b" id="different__350" original="E862.-7a56" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="different__351"> adverb + different </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4839" id="different__352"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4838" id="different__353" original="E851.-7e8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4837" id="different__354"><span class="coll" id="different__355" original="E851.-7e89"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4835" id="different__356" original="E862.-7a55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4834" id="different__357"><span class="coll" id="different__358" original="E862.-7a54"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4832" id="different__359"><span class="coll" id="different__360" original="E862.-7a53"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4830" id="different__361" original="E862.-7a52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-482f" id="different__362"><span class="coll" id="different__363" original="E862.-7a51"> radically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-482d" id="different__364" original="E862.-7a50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-482c" id="different__365"><span class="coll" id="different__366" original="E862.-7a4f"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-482a" id="different__367" original="E862.-7a43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4829" id="different__368"><span class="coll" id="different__369" original="E862.-7a42"> dramatically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4827" id="different__370" original="E851.-7e88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4826" id="different__371"><span class="coll" id="different__372" original="E851.-7e87"> vastly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4824" id="different__373" original="E862.-7a4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4823" id="different__374"><span class="coll" id="different__375" original="E862.-7a4d"> completely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4821" id="different__376"><span class="coll" id="different__377" original="E862.-7a4c"> entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-481f" id="different__378"><span class="coll" id="different__379" original="E862.-7a4b"> totally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-481d" id="different__380"><span class="coll" id="different__381" original="E851.-7e86"> altogether </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-481b" id="different__382" original="E862.-7a4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-481a" id="different__383"><span class="coll" id="different__384" original="E862.-7a49"> distinctly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4818" id="different__385"><span class="coll" id="different__386" original="E862.-7a48"> markedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4816" id="different__387" original="E862.-7a47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4815" id="different__388"><span class="coll" id="different__389" original="E862.-7a46"> strikingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4813" id="different__390" original="E862.-7a45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4812" id="different__391"><span class="coll" id="different__392" original="E862.-7a44"> essentially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4810" id="different__393" original="E851.-7e85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-480f" id="different__394"><span class="coll" id="different__395" original="E851.-7e84"> somewhat </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-480d" id="different__396"><span class="coll" id="different__397" original="E851.-7e83"> rather </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-480b" id="different__398" original="E851.-7e82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-480a" id="different__399"><span class="coll" id="different__400" original="E851.-7e81"> slightly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4808" id="different__401"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4807" id="different__402" original="E862.-7a3c"><span class="x" id="different__403" original="E862.-7a3b"> Different land uses are likely to have significantly different impacts on biodiversity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4805" id="different__404" original="E862.-7a3a"><span class="x" id="different__405" original="E862.-7a39"> Many fundamentally different kinds of animals appear in the fossil record. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF1" id="different__406" original="E3a2.-49c2" sk="beanotherdifferentmatter"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF2" id="different__407"><span class="idm" id="different__408" original="E3a2.-49c1"> be another/a different matter </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF4" id="different__409"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF5" id="different__410"><span class="def" id="different__411" original="E3a2.-49c0"> to be very different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF7" id="different__412"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF8" id="different__413" original="E442.-6469"><span class="x" id="different__414" original="E442.-6468"> Local suffrage was seen as an extension of women's role in the local community, but national suffrage was a different matter altogether. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF1" id="direction__100" original="E39b.-5271" sk="pullindifferentdirections"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF2" id="direction__101"><span class="idm" id="direction__102" original="E39b.-5270"> pull in different/opposite directions </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF4" id="direction__103"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF5" id="direction__104"><span class="def" id="direction__105" original="E39b.-526f"> to have different aims that cannot be achieved together without causing problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF7" id="direction__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4803-FF8" id="direction__107" original="E988.-48ea"><span class="x" id="direction__108" original="E988.-48e9"> These different demands may seem to pull in different directions, since some promote integration while others seem to reinforce segregation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-499e" id="differentiate__135"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__136" original="E5df.-b46"> different </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__137" original="E5df.-b45" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-499b" id="differentiate__138"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__139" original="E5df.-b44"> differently </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__140" original="E5df.-b43" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4998" id="differentiate__141"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__142" original="E5df.-b42"> difference </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__143" original="E5df.-b41" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4995" id="differentiate__144"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__145" original="E5df.-b40"> differ </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__146" original="E5df.-b3f" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4992" id="differentiate__147"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__148" original="E5df.-b3e"> differentiate </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__149" original="E5df.-b3d" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-498f" id="differentiate__150"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__151" original="E5df.-b3c"> differentiation </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__152" original="E5df.-b3b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5134" id="different__442" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="different__443"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5132" id="different__444" original="E862.-7aa4"><span class="shcut" id="different__445" original="E862.-7aa3"> different + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5130" id="different__446" original="E862.-7ab8"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-512f" id="different__447" original="E851.-7eab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-512e" id="different__448" original="E851.-7eaa"><span class="coll" id="different__449"> type </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-512c" id="different__450" original="E851.-7ea9"><span class="coll" id="different__451"> kind </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-512a" id="different__452" original="E851.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5129" id="different__453" original="E851.-7ea7"><span class="coll" id="different__454"> group </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5127" id="different__455" original="E851.-7ea6"><span class="coll" id="different__456"> set </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5125" id="different__457" original="E862.-7a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5124" id="different__458" original="E862.-7a7b"><span class="coll" id="different__459"> class </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5122" id="different__460" original="E851.-7ea5"><span class="coll" id="different__461"> category </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5120" id="different__462" original="E862.-7a9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-511f" id="different__463" original="E862.-7a9e"><span class="coll" id="different__464"> form </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-511d" id="different__465" original="E862.-7a9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-511c" id="different__466" original="E862.-7a9c"><span class="coll" id="different__467"> level </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-511a" id="different__468" original="E862.-7a9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5119" id="different__469" original="E862.-7a9a"><span class="coll" id="different__470"> stage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5117" id="different__471" original="E851.-7ea4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5116" id="different__472" original="E851.-7ea3"><span class="coll" id="different__473"> position </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5114" id="different__474" original="E851.-7ea2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5113" id="different__475" original="E851.-7ea1"><span class="coll" id="different__476"> time </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5111" id="different__477" original="E851.-7ea0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5110" id="different__478" original="E851.-7e9f"><span class="coll" id="different__479"> value </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-510e" id="different__480" original="E862.-7a90"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-510d" id="different__481" original="E862.-7a8d"><span class="x" id="different__482" original="E862.-7a8c"> Half the world's population is exposed to a different form of indoor air pollution, resulting from burning solid fuels for cooking and heating. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-510b" id="different__483" original="E862.-7a89"><span class="x" id="different__484" original="E862.-7a88"> Shares in companies take a number of different forms. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5109" id="different__485" original="E851.-7e9e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5108" id="different__486" original="E862.-7a99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5107" id="different__487" original="E862.-7a98"><span class="coll" id="different__488"> context </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5105" id="different__489" original="E862.-7a97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5104" id="different__490" original="E862.-7a96"><span class="coll" id="different__491"> perspective </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5102" id="different__492" original="E862.-7a95"><span class="coll" id="different__493"> view </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5100" id="different__494" original="E862.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50ff" id="different__495" original="E862.-7a93"><span class="coll" id="different__496"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50fd" id="different__497" original="E862.-7aa1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50fc" id="different__498" original="E862.-7aa0"><span class="coll" id="different__499"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50fa" id="different__500" original="E851.-7e9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50f9" id="different__501" original="E851.-7e9b"><span class="coll" id="different__502"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50f7" id="different__503" original="E862.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50f6" id="different__504" original="E862.-7a91"><span class="coll" id="different__505"> strategy </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50f4" id="different__506" original="E862.-7a82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50f3" id="different__507" original="E862.-7a81"><span class="coll" id="different__508"> pattern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50f1" id="different__509" original="E851.-7e9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50f0" id="different__510" original="E851.-7e99"><span class="coll" id="different__511"> direction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50ee" id="different__512" original="E851.-7e98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50ed" id="different__513" original="E851.-7e97"><span class="coll" id="different__514"> source </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50eb" id="different__515" original="E851.-7e96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50ea" id="different__516" original="E851.-7e95"><span class="coll" id="different__517"> meaning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50e8" id="different__518" original="E851.-7e94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50e7" id="different__519" original="E851.-7e93"><span class="coll" id="different__520"> interpretation </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50e5" id="different__521" original="E851.-7e92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50e4" id="different__522" original="E862.-7a8f"><span class="x" id="different__523" original="E862.-7a8e"> The Observational Method requires a different approach from the one normally used. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50e2" id="different__524" original="E862.-7a8b"><span class="x" id="different__525" original="E862.-7a8a"> There are many different approaches to improving group relations. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50e0" id="different__526" original="E851.-7e8f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50df" id="different__527" original="E862.-7a84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50de" id="different__528" original="E862.-7a83"><span class="coll" id="different__529"> country </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50dc" id="different__530" original="E862.-7a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50db" id="different__531" original="E862.-7a7f"><span class="coll" id="different__532"> region </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50d9" id="different__533" original="E851.-7e8e"><span class="coll" id="different__534"> area </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50d7" id="different__535" original="E862.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50d6" id="different__536" original="E862.-7a7d"><span class="coll" id="different__537"> location </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50d4" id="different__538" original="E851.-7e8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50d3" id="different__539" original="E851.-7e8c"><span class="coll" id="different__540"> setting </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50d1" id="different__541" original="E851.-7e8b"><span class="coll" id="different__542"> environment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50cf" id="different__543" original="E862.-7a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50ce" id="different__544" original="E862.-7a79"><span class="coll" id="different__545"> culture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50cc" id="different__546" original="E862.-7a76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50cb" id="different__547" original="E862.-7a75"><span class="coll" id="different__548"> population </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50c9" id="different__549" original="E862.-7a86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50c8" id="different__550" original="E862.-7a85"><span class="coll" id="different__551"> species </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50c6" id="different__552" original="E862.-7a78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50c5" id="different__553" original="E862.-7a77"><span class="coll" id="different__554"> gene </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50c3" id="different__555" original="E862.-7a74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50c2" id="different__556" original="E862.-7a73"><span class="x" id="different__557" original="E862.-7a72"> By the 1970s, Germany was becoming a different country. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50c0" id="different__558" original="E862.-7a6f"><span class="x" id="different__559" original="E862.-7a6e"> There are dozens of different species of mosquitoes that can transmit the parasite. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50be" id="different__560" original="E862.-7a6b"><span class="shcut" id="different__561" original="E862.-7a6a"> verb + different </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50bc" id="different__562" original="E862.-7a69"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50bb" id="different__563" original="E862.-7a67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50ba" id="different__564" original="E862.-7a66"><span class="coll" id="different__565"> look </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50b8" id="different__566" original="E862.-7a60"><span class="coll" id="different__567"> appear </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50b6" id="different__568" original="E862.-7a65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50b5" id="different__569" original="E862.-7a64"><span class="coll" id="different__570"> sound </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50b3" id="different__571" original="E862.-7a63"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50b2" id="different__572" original="E862.-7a62"><span class="coll" id="different__573"> feel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50b0" id="different__574" original="E862.-7a5f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50af" id="different__575" original="E862.-7a5e"><span class="coll" id="different__576"> become </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50ad" id="different__577" original="E862.-7a5d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50ac" id="different__578" original="E862.-7a5a"><span class="x" id="different__579" original="E862.-7a59"> Children with chronic illness may feel different from their peers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50aa" id="different__580" original="E862.-7ab6"><span class="shcut" id="different__581" original="E862.-7a58"> adverb + different </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50a8" id="different__582" original="E862.-7a57"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50a7" id="different__583" original="E851.-7e8a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50a6" id="different__584" original="E851.-7e89"><span class="coll" id="different__585"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50a4" id="different__586" original="E862.-7a55"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50a3" id="different__587" original="E862.-7a54"><span class="coll" id="different__588"> significantly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-50a1" id="different__589" original="E862.-7a53"><span class="coll" id="different__590"> substantially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-509f" id="different__591" original="E862.-7a52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-509e" id="different__592" original="E862.-7a51"><span class="coll" id="different__593"> radically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-509c" id="different__594" original="E862.-7a50"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-509b" id="different__595" original="E862.-7a4f"><span class="coll" id="different__596"> fundamentally </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5099" id="different__597" original="E862.-7a43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5098" id="different__598" original="E862.-7a42"><span class="coll" id="different__599"> dramatically </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5096" id="different__600" original="E851.-7e88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5095" id="different__601" original="E851.-7e87"><span class="coll" id="different__602"> vastly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5093" id="different__603" original="E862.-7a4e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5092" id="different__604" original="E862.-7a4d"><span class="coll" id="different__605"> completely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5090" id="different__606" original="E862.-7a4c"><span class="coll" id="different__607"> entirely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-508e" id="different__608" original="E862.-7a4b"><span class="coll" id="different__609"> totally </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-508c" id="different__610" original="E851.-7e86"><span class="coll" id="different__611"> altogether </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-508a" id="different__612" original="E862.-7a4a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5089" id="different__613" original="E862.-7a49"><span class="coll" id="different__614"> distinctly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5087" id="different__615" original="E862.-7a48"><span class="coll" id="different__616"> markedly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5085" id="different__617" original="E862.-7a47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5084" id="different__618" original="E862.-7a46"><span class="coll" id="different__619"> strikingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5082" id="different__620" original="E862.-7a45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5081" id="different__621" original="E862.-7a44"><span class="coll" id="different__622"> essentially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-507f" id="different__623" original="E851.-7e85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-507e" id="different__624" original="E851.-7e84"><span class="coll" id="different__625"> somewhat </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-507c" id="different__626" original="E851.-7e83"><span class="coll" id="different__627"> rather </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-507a" id="different__628" original="E851.-7e82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5079" id="different__629" original="E851.-7e81"><span class="coll" id="different__630"> slightly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5077" id="different__631" original="E862.-7a41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5076" id="different__632" original="E862.-7a3e"><span class="x" id="different__633" original="E862.-7a3d"> The two cases are strikingly different. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5074" id="different__634" original="E862.-7a3c"><span class="x" id="different__635" original="E862.-7a3b"> Different land uses are likely to have significantly different impacts on biodiversity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5072" id="different__636" original="E862.-7a3a"><span class="x" id="different__637" original="E862.-7a39"> Many fundamentally different kinds of animals appear in the fossil record. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-76e7" id="different__638" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://different" title="different definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-76e6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.63e1" id="different__639" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="different__640"> different </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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differential
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47fa" hm="1" id="differential1" original="E39c.16f8" sum="520"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47f9" id="differential1__1" original="E39c.16f9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47f8" id="differential1__2" original="E39c.16fa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> differential <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47ef" id="differential1__4" original="E39c.1703"><span class="pos" id="differential1__5" original="E39c.1704"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65d3" eid="differential1__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7f30" geo="br" id="differential1__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differential1__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differential__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differential__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differential__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7f2d" geo="n_am" id="differential1__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differential1__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differential__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differential__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differential__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47ed" id="differential1__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47ec" id="differential1__12" original="E39c.1705"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47eb" id="differential1__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="differential1__14" original="E39c.1707"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="differential1__15" original="E39c.1709"> showing or depending on a difference </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47e8" id="differential1__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47e7" id="differential1__17" original="E87d.-720e"><span class="x" id="differential1__18" original="E87d.-720d"> Differential treatment of boys and girls is a nearly universal, cross-cultural circumstance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47e5" id="differential1__19" original="E8dd.-7afc"><span class="x" id="differential1__20" original="E8dd.-7afb"> Differences between individuals may be caused solely by the differential effects of the environment during development. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47e3" id="differential1__21" original="E87d.-720c"><span class="x" id="differential1__22" original="E87d.-720b"> The company has been transformed by having a clear differential advantage over its competitors. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7544" id="differential1__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://differential_1" title="differential definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7543" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.647a" id="differential1__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="differential1__25"> differential </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47e1" hm="2" id="differential2" original="E39c.16e4" sum="785"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47e0" id="differential2__1" original="E39c.16e5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47df" id="differential2__2" original="E39c.16e6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> differential <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47d4" id="differential2__7" original="E39c.16ef"><span class="pos" id="differential2__8" original="E39c.16f0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65cc" eid="differential2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7f2a" geo="br" id="differential2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differential2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differential__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differential__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differential__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7f27" geo="n_am" id="differential2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differential2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differential__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differential__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differential__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47d2" id="differential2__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47d1" id="differential2__15" original="E39c.16f1"><span class="def" id="differential2__16" original="E39c.16f3"> a difference in the amount, value or size of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47cf" id="differential2__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47ce" id="differential2__18" original="E87d.-721a"><span class="cf" id="differential2__19" original="E8dd.-7bf7"><span class="exp" id="differential2__20"> differential </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="differential2__21" original="E87d.-7219"> A growing body of evidence indicates differentials in both socio-economic status and in health, by gender and ethnicity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47ca" id="differential2__22" original="E87d.-721b"><span class="cf" id="differential2__23" original="E39c.16f2"><span class="exp" id="differential2__24"> differential </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="differential2__25" original="E87d.-7218"> A large temperature differential may exist between the lower surface temperature and the higher air temperature. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47c6" id="differential2__26" original="E87d.-7217"><span class="cf" id="differential2__27" original="E8dd.-7bf6"> wage <span class="exp" id="differential2__28"> differential </span></span><span class="x" id="differential2__29" original="E87d.-7216"> International offshoring of services is driven by large wage differentials between developed and developing countries. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="differential2__30" original="E8dd.-7bf5" un="help"> In mathematics, a <span class="eb" id="differential2__31" original="E8fb.-7ff2"> differential </span> is a very small difference between those values of a <a class="ndv" href="entry://variable" id="differential2__32"> variable </a> that follow straight after each other. </span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7525" id="differential2__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://differential_1" title="differential definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7524" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.647a" id="differential2__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="differential2__35"> differential </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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differential diagnosis
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47bf" id="differential-diagnosis" original="E487.6129" sum="374"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47be" id="differential-diagnosis__1" original="E487.612a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47bd" id="differential-diagnosis__2" original="E487.612b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> differential diagnosis </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47b3" id="differential-diagnosis__7" original="E487.6133"><span class="pos" id="differential-diagnosis__8" original="E487.6134"> noun </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47b1" id="differential-diagnosis__10"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="differential-diagnosis__11" original="E487.613a"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="differential-diagnosis__12" original="E487.613b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47ae" id="differential-diagnosis__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="differential-diagnosis__14" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47ac" id="differential-diagnosis__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47ab" id="differential-diagnosis__16" original="E487.613e"><span class="def" id="differential-diagnosis__17" original="E487.613f"> the practice of distinguishing between a number of diseases or conditions that present similar <a class="ndv" href="entry://symptoms" id="differential-diagnosis__18"> symptoms </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47a8" id="differential-diagnosis__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47a7" id="differential-diagnosis__20" original="E487.6144"><span class="x" id="differential-diagnosis__21" original="E487.6145"> Differential diagnosis depends on a reliable history of the onset and course of the disorder. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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differential equation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47a5" id="differential-equation" original="E39c.171b" sum="363"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47a4" id="differential-equation__1" original="E39c.171c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-47a3" id="differential-equation__2" original="E39c.171d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> differential equation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-479c" id="differential-equation__4" original="E39c.1722"><span class="pos" id="differential-equation__5" original="E39c.1723"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-724b" eid="differential-equation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7f06" geo="br" id="differential-equation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differential-equation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪfəˌrenʃl ɪˈkweɪʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differential_equation_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differential_equation_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differential_equation_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7f03" geo="n_am" id="differential-equation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differential-equation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪfəˌrenʃl ɪˈkweɪʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differential_equation_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differential_equation_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://differential_equation_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-479a" id="differential-equation__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="differential-equation__12" subj="math"> mathematics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4798" id="differential-equation__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4797" id="differential-equation__14" original="E39c.1726"><span class="def" id="differential-equation__15" original="E39c.1727"> an <a class="ndv" href="entry://equation" id="differential-equation__16"> equation </a> that involves <a class="ndv" href="entry://functions" id="differential-equation__17"> functions </a> (= quantities that can vary) and their rates of change </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4793" id="differential-equation__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4792" id="differential-equation__19" original="E8b2.-5da0"><span class="x" id="differential-equation__20" original="E8b2.-5d9f"> The corresponding functions are genuine solutions of the differential equation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-74e6" id="differential-equation__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://differential-equation" title="differential equation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-74e5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.64c4" id="differential-equation__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="differential-equation__23"> differential equation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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differentiate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4790" id="differentiate" original="E39c.172d" sum="2302"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-478f" id="differentiate__1" original="E39c.172e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-478e" id="differentiate__2" original="E39c.172f"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> differentiate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4781" id="differentiate__9" original="E39c.1739"><span class="pos" id="differentiate__10" original="E39c.173a"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65c5" eid="differentiate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e28" geo="br" id="differentiate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e25" geo="n_am" id="differentiate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.14f2" id="differentiate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e22" form="root" id="differentiate__17"><span class="vp" id="differentiate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> differentiate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e20" eid="differentiate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e1f" geo="br" id="differentiate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e1c" geo="n_am" id="differentiate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e19" form="thirdps" id="differentiate__24"><span class="vp" id="differentiate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> differentiates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e17" eid="differentiate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e16" geo="br" id="differentiate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e13" geo="n_am" id="differentiate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e10" form="past" id="differentiate__31"><span class="vp" id="differentiate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> differentiated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e0e" eid="differentiate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e0d" geo="br" id="differentiate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e0a" geo="n_am" id="differentiate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e07" form="pastpart" id="differentiate__38"><span class="vp" id="differentiate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> differentiated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e05" eid="differentiate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e04" geo="br" id="differentiate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7e01" geo="n_am" id="differentiate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7dfe" form="prespart" id="differentiate__45"><span class="vp" id="differentiate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> differentiating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7dfc" eid="differentiate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7dfb" geo="br" id="differentiate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7df8" geo="n_am" id="differentiate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4755" id="differentiate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4754" id="differentiate__53" original="E8dd.-79fb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4753" id="differentiate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="differentiate__55" original="E8dd.-79f9"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="differentiate__56" original="E8dd.-79f8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="differentiate__57" original="E8dd.-79f7"> to recognize or show what makes somebody/something different </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-474f" id="differentiate__58" original="E906.-7c40" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://distinguish" title="distinguish (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-474e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1937" id="differentiate__59" original="E906.-7c3f"><span class="xh" id="differentiate__60"> distinguish </span><span class="xs" id="differentiate__61"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-474b" id="differentiate__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-474a" id="differentiate__63" original="E87d.-71fc"><span class="cf" id="differentiate__64" original="E39c.175f"><span class="exp" id="differentiate__65"> differentiate </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="differentiate__66" original="E87d.-71fb"> It is important that the organization differentiates between different types of customer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4746" id="differentiate__67" original="E87d.-71fa"><span class="x" id="differentiate__68" original="E87d.-71f9"> Weiser (2001) differentiated between using the Internet for social reasons and for information purposes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4744" id="differentiate__69" original="E87d.-71ef"><span class="cf" id="differentiate__70" original="E8df.-7ed2"><span class="exp" id="differentiate__71"> differentiate </span> A from B </span><span class="x" id="differentiate__72" original="E87d.-71ee"> These symptoms are less useful in differentiating appendicitis from other abdominal conditions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4740" id="differentiate__73" original="E87d.-71f8"><span class="cf" id="differentiate__74" original="E906.-7c3e"><span class="exp" id="differentiate__75"> differentiate </span> A and B </span><span class="x" id="differentiate__76" original="E87d.-71f7"> People need to be able to differentiate good and bad instruction so as to have a true impact on their children's education. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-473c" id="differentiate__77" original="E39c.1757"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-473b" id="differentiate__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="differentiate__79" original="E39c.175a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="differentiate__80" original="E39c.175b"> to make something different or seem different from other similar things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4738" id="differentiate__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4737" id="differentiate__82" original="E87d.-7200"><span class="cf" id="differentiate__83" original="E8dd.-79fc"><span class="exp" id="differentiate__84"> differentiate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="differentiate__85" original="E87d.-71ff"> Branding is an important way for manufacturers to differentiate their brands in crowded marketplaces. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4733" id="differentiate__86" original="E87d.-71fe"><span class="cf" id="differentiate__87" original="E39c.1760"><span class="exp" id="differentiate__88"> differentiate </span> A (from B) </span><span class="x" id="differentiate__89" original="E87d.-71fd"> The traditional role of a brand has been to differentiate a product from competing products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-472f" id="differentiate__90" original="E87d.-71f3"><span class="x" id="differentiate__91" original="E87d.-71f2"> To differentiate itself from its competitors, the airline offers more space and excellent-quality food. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-472d" id="differentiate__92" original="E39c.1761"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-472c" id="differentiate__93"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="differentiate__94" original="E39c.1763"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="differentiate__95" original="E39c.1764"><span class="exp" id="differentiate__96"> differentiate </span> somebody/something (from somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="differentiate__97" original="E39c.1765"> to be the particular thing that shows that things or people are not the same </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4727" id="differentiate__98" original="E39c.175c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://distinguish" title="distinguish definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4726" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1973" id="differentiate__99" original="E39c.175d"><span class="xh" id="differentiate__100"> distinguish </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4723" id="differentiate__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4722" id="differentiate__102" original="E87d.-71f1"><span class="x" id="differentiate__103" original="E87d.-71f0"> There is no consensus on what it is that differentiates the employee from the self-employed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4720" id="differentiate__104" original="E8dd.-79f6"><span class="x" id="differentiate__105" original="E8dd.-79f5"> The grasshoppers in France were genetically differentiated from those in both the Iberian and Italian peninsulas. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-471e" id="differentiate__106" original="E39c.1769"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-471d" id="differentiate__107"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="differentiate__108" original="E39c.176b"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="differentiate__109" original="E39c.176c"><span class="exp" id="differentiate__110"> differentiate </span> between A and B </span><span class="def" id="differentiate__111" original="E39c.176d"> to treat people or things in a different way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4718" id="differentiate__112"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4717" id="differentiate__113" original="E906.-7c3d"><span class="x" id="differentiate__114" original="E906.-7c3c"> Hard-line policies do not differentiate between different types of crimes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4715" id="differentiate__115" original="E87d.-71eb"><span class="x" id="differentiate__116" original="E87d.-71ea"> In differentiating between married and unmarried parents, the Act seemed to confirm the value attached to traditional family forms. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4713" id="differentiate__117" original="E87d.-7201"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4712" id="differentiate__118"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="differentiate__119" original="E87d.-71e6"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="differentiate__120" original="E87d.-71e5"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-470f" id="differentiate__121"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="differentiate__122" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-470d" id="differentiate__123"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="differentiate__124" original="E87d.-71e3"> of cells </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="differentiate__125" original="E87d.-71e2"> to become different in the process of growth or development; to make cells become different </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-470a" id="differentiate__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4709" id="differentiate__127" original="E87d.-71e1"><span class="cf" id="differentiate__128" original="E906.-7c3a"><span class="exp" id="differentiate__129"> differentiate </span> (into something) </span><span class="x" id="differentiate__130" original="E87d.-71e0"> Bone marrow stem cells differentiate into many types of blood cells. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4705" id="differentiate__131" original="E87d.-71df"><span class="cf" id="differentiate__132" original="E906.-7c39"><span class="exp" id="differentiate__133"> differentiate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="differentiate__134" original="E87d.-71de"> Some long-lived cells, such as neurons, do not divide once they are differentiated. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__135"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__136" original="E5df.-b46"> different </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__137" original="E5df.-b45" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__138"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__139" original="E5df.-b44"> differently </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__140" original="E5df.-b43" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__141"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__142" original="E5df.-b42"> difference </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__143" original="E5df.-b41" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__144"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__145" original="E5df.-b40"> differ </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__146" original="E5df.-b3f" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__147"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__148" original="E5df.-b3e"> differentiate </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__149" original="E5df.-b3d" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__150"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__151" original="E5df.-b3c"> differentiation </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__152" original="E5df.-b3b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-749a" id="differentiate__153" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://differentiate" title="differentiate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7499" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.64d6" id="differentiate__154" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="differentiate__155"> differentiate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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differentiation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4701" id="differentiation" original="E87d.-7167" sum="1352"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4700" id="differentiation__1" original="E87d.-7164"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46ff" id="differentiation__2" original="E87d.-7163"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> differentiation </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46f7" id="differentiation__4" original="E87d.-715b"><span class="pos" id="differentiation__5" original="E87d.-715a"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65be" eid="differentiation__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7d98" geo="br" id="differentiation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiation__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˌrenʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiation__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiation__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7d95" geo="n_am" id="differentiation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differentiation__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪfəˌrenʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differentiation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differentiation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differentiation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46f5" id="differentiation__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46f4" id="differentiation__12" original="E87d.-7166"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46f3" id="differentiation__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="differentiation__14" original="E87d.-7158"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="differentiation__15" original="E906.-7a38"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="differentiation__16" original="E87d.-7154"> the fact of two or more things being different; the act or process of showing that two or more things are not the same </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46ef" id="differentiation__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46ee" id="differentiation__18" original="E87d.-714f"><span class="cf" id="differentiation__19" original="E906.-7a37"><span class="exp" id="differentiation__20"> differentiation </span> among something </span><span class="x" id="differentiation__21" original="E87d.-714e"> There is little genetic differentiation among populations from south-east Europe and western Anatolia. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46ea" id="differentiation__22" original="E906.-7a35"><span class="cf" id="differentiation__23" original="E906.-7a36"><span class="exp" id="differentiation__24"> differentiation </span> (between A and B) </span><span class="x" id="differentiation__25" original="E906.-7a34"> In early modern Spain, there was a strict differentiation between academic and popular medicine. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46e6" id="differentiation__26" original="E87d.-7153"><span class="x" id="differentiation__27" original="E87d.-7152"> Advertising and sales promotion were used to emphasize product differentiation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46e4" id="differentiation__28" original="E87d.-7151"><span class="cf" id="differentiation__29" original="E5df.-739f"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="differentiation__30" original="E87d.-7150"> To succeed with a differentiation strategy, an organization has to understand what buyers regard as important. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46e1" id="differentiation__31" original="E87d.-7141"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46e0" id="differentiation__32"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="differentiation__33" original="E906.-7a32"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="differentiation__34" original="E8df.-7e85"><span class="exp" id="differentiation__35"> differentiation </span> between A and B </span><span class="def" id="differentiation__36" original="E87d.-7140"> the act of treating people or things in a different way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46db" id="differentiation__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46da" id="differentiation__38" original="E87d.-713f"><span class="x" id="differentiation__39" original="E87d.-713e"> The Court found that differentiation between permanent residents and citizens was not acceptable. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46d8" id="differentiation__40" original="E87d.-7165"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46d7" id="differentiation__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="differentiation__42" original="E906.-7a30"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46d5" id="differentiation__43"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="differentiation__44" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="differentiation__45" original="E87d.-7148"> the process of a cell becoming different during growth and development </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46d2" id="differentiation__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46d1" id="differentiation__47" original="E87d.-7143"><span class="x" id="differentiation__48" original="E87d.-7142"> The proteins of a cell may change during differentiation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46cf" id="differentiation__49" original="E87d.-7147"><span class="x" id="differentiation__50" original="E87d.-7146"> Cancer can result from mutations in genes that control cell multiplication and differentiation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46cd" id="differentiation__51" original="E87d.-7145"><span class="cf" id="differentiation__52" original="E906.-7a2f"><span class="exp" id="differentiation__53"> differentiation </span> of something (into something) </span><span class="x" id="differentiation__54" original="E87d.-7144"> Sexual reproduction requires the differentiation of simple cells into cells called gametes. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__135"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__136" original="E5df.-b46"> different </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__137" original="E5df.-b45" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__138"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__139" original="E5df.-b44"> differently </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__140" original="E5df.-b43" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__141"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__142" original="E5df.-b42"> difference </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__143" original="E5df.-b41" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__144"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__145" original="E5df.-b40"> differ </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__146" original="E5df.-b3f" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__147"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__148" original="E5df.-b3e"> differentiate </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__149" original="E5df.-b3d" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__150"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__151" original="E5df.-b3c"> differentiation </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__152" original="E5df.-b3b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7437" id="differentiation__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://differentiation" title="differentiation definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7436" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6379" id="differentiation__74" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="differentiation__75"> differentiation </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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differently
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46c9" id="differently" original="E8be.-7bfd" sum="983"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46c8" id="differently__1" original="E8be.-7bfc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46c7" id="differently__2" original="E8be.-7bfb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> differently </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46bf" id="differently__4" original="E8be.-7bf6"><span class="pos" id="differently__5" original="E8be.-7bf5"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65b7" eid="differently__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.56ea" geo="br" id="differently__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differently__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfrəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differently__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differently__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://differently__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.56ed" geo="n_am" id="differently__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differently__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfrəntli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differently__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differently__us_3.ogg" href="sound://differently__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46bd" id="differently__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46bc" id="differently__12" original="E8be.-7bf4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="differently__13" original="E8be.-7bf3"> in various different ways </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46ba" id="differently__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46b9" id="differently__15" original="E8bb.-740b"><span class="x" id="differently__16" original="E8bb.-740a"> Different types of tumours may respond differently to therapy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46b7" id="differently__17" original="E8bb.-7409"><span class="x" id="differently__18" original="E8bb.-7408"> The plant produces differently sized leaves according to the season. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46b5" id="differently__19" original="E8bb.-7407"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="differently__20" original="E8bb.-7406"> in a different way from somebody/something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46b3" id="differently__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46b2" id="differently__22" original="E8bb.-7403"><span class="x" id="differently__23" original="E8bb.-7402"> Research of this kind has shown that parents do treat their children differently. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46b0" id="differently__24" original="E8bb.-7405"><span class="cf" id="differently__25" original="E8d6.-7bea"><span class="exp" id="differently__26"> differently </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="differently__27" original="E8bb.-7404"> The results suggest that manufacturing firms may behave differently from other sectors of the economy. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46ac" id="differently__28" original="E8bb.-73ff"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46ab" id="state3__220" original="E8bb.-73fe" sk="putdifferently"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46aa" id="state3__221"><span class="idm" id="state3__222" original="E8bb.-73fd"> put/stated differently </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46a8" id="state3__223"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46a7" id="state3__224"><span class="def" id="state3__225" original="E8bb.-73fc"> in other words; used to introduce an explanation of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46a5" id="state3__226"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46a4" id="state3__227" original="E8bb.-73fb"><span class="x" id="state3__228" original="E8bb.-73fa"> Many patients will know precisely how to take their medicine. Put differently, every customer does not need information every time they visit the pharmacy to collect their prescription. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="state3__229" original="E8bb.-73f9" un="help"> Note that this expression is usually used at the start of a sentence. </span></span></span></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__135"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__136" original="E5df.-b46"> different </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__137" original="E5df.-b45" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__138"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__139" original="E5df.-b44"> differently </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__140" original="E5df.-b43" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__141"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__142" original="E5df.-b42"> difference </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__143" original="E5df.-b41" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__144"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__145" original="E5df.-b40"> differ </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__146" original="E5df.-b3f" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__147"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__148" original="E5df.-b3e"> differentiate </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__149" original="E5df.-b3d" wfp="v"> verb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="differentiate__150"><span class="wfw" id="differentiate__151" original="E5df.-b3c"> differentiation </span><span class="wfp" id="differentiate__152" original="E5df.-b3b" wfp="n"> noun </span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-73fb" id="differently__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://differently" title="differently definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-73fa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-638a" id="differently__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="differently__59"> differently </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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differing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46a1" id="differing" original="E511.-d56" sum="235"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-46a0" id="differing__1" original="E511.-d55"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-469f" id="differing__2" original="E511.-d54"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> differing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4695" id="differing__6" original="E511.-d4f"><span class="pos" id="differing__7" original="E511.-d4e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65b0" eid="differing__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7d68" geo="br" id="differing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differing__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffe/differing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://differing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7d65" geo="n_am" id="differing__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="differing__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffe/differing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffe/differing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://differing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4693" id="differing__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="differing__14" original="E46b.31f0"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4691" id="differing__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4690" id="differing__16" original="E511.-d4d"><span class="def" id="differing__17" original="E511.-d4c"> different from somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-468e" id="differing__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-468d" id="differing__19" original="E428.-56da"><span class="x" id="differing__20" original="E428.-56d9"> Policy makers, academics, charities and campaigning organizations have differing opinions on what causes health inequality. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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difficult
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-468b" id="difficult" original="E39c.177d" sum="1879"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-468a" id="difficult__1" original="E39c.177e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4689" id="difficult__2" original="E39c.177f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> difficult </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4681" id="difficult__4" original="E39c.1784"><span class="pos" id="difficult__5" original="E39c.1785"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65a9" eid="difficult__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7d50" geo="br" id="difficult__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="difficult__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfɪkəlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffi/difficult__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffi/difficult__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://difficult__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7d4d" geo="n_am" id="difficult__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="difficult__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfɪkəlt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffi/difficult__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffi/difficult__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://difficult__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-467f" id="difficult__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-467e" id="difficult__12" original="E39c.1786"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="difficult__13" original="E39c.1788"> not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-467c" id="difficult__14" original="E87d.-7898" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://hard1" title="hard1 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-467b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.57d0" id="difficult__15" original="E87d.-7897"><span class="xh" id="difficult__16"> hard </span><span class="xhm" id="difficult__17"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="difficult__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4677" id="difficult__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4676" id="difficult__20" original="E87d.-7896"><span class="x" id="difficult__21" original="E87d.-7895"> This was the first railway into London and involved solving some difficult engineering problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4674" id="difficult__22" original="E87d.-7891"><span class="cf" id="difficult__23" original="E906.-797c"><span class="exp" id="difficult__24"> difficult </span> to do </span><span class="x" id="difficult__25" original="E87d.-7890"> The diffraction pattern is difficult to interpret without appropriate analytical software. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4670" id="difficult__26" original="E87d.-7893"><span class="cf" id="difficult__27" original="E87d.-7894"> it is <span class="exp" id="difficult__28"> difficult </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="difficult__29" original="E87d.-7892"> It is difficult to determine exactly how many people die of hunger in any particular year. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u0905bb668d54e88a.-216ca96a.16650ebd244.1814" id="difficult__30"><span class="x" id="difficult__31"> It is difficult to see how further efficiency savings can be made. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-466c" id="difficult__32" original="E87d.-788d"><span class="cf" id="difficult__33" original="E39c.1787"><span class="exp" id="difficult__34"> difficult </span> for somebody </span><span class="x" id="difficult__35" original="E87d.-788c"> The religious situation of American Muslims can be especially difficult for the younger generation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4668" id="difficult__36" original="E87d.-788b"><span class="cf" id="difficult__37" original="E906.-797b"><span class="exp" id="difficult__38"> difficult </span> for somebody to do </span><span class="x" id="difficult__39" original="E87d.-788a"> No question seemed too difficult for them to answer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4664" id="difficult__40" original="E87d.-788f"><span class="cf" id="difficult__41" original="E5df.-71d7"> it is <span class="exp" id="difficult__42"> difficult </span> for somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="difficult__43" original="E87d.-788e"> Global economic considerations make it increasingly difficult for people in the less developed world to purchase food. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4660" id="difficult__44" original="E87d.-7889" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://easy" title="easy (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-465f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.1709" id="difficult__45" original="E87d.-7888"><span class="xh" id="difficult__46"> easy </span><span class="xs" id="difficult__47"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-465c" id="difficult__48" original="E87d.-7887" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://challenging" title="challenging definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-465b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.6c9a" id="difficult__49" original="E87d.-7885"><span class="xh" id="difficult__50"> challenging </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demanding" title="demanding (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4659" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7fa6" id="difficult__51" original="E87d.-7886"><span class="xh" id="difficult__52"> demanding </span><span class="xs" id="difficult__53"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4656" id="difficult__54" original="E87d.-786d" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__55"> difficult + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4654" id="difficult__56"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4653" id="difficult__57" original="E87d.-786b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4652" id="difficult__58"><span class="coll" id="difficult__59" original="E87d.-786a"> task </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4650" id="difficult__60" original="E87d.-7867"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-464f" id="difficult__61"><span class="coll" id="difficult__62" original="E87d.-7866"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-464d" id="difficult__63" original="E87d.-7869"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-464c" id="difficult__64"><span class="coll" id="difficult__65" original="E87d.-7868"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-464a" id="difficult__66" original="E87d.-7865"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4649" id="difficult__67"><span class="coll" id="difficult__68" original="E87d.-7864"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4647" id="difficult__69" original="E87d.-7863"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4646" id="difficult__70"><span class="coll" id="difficult__71" original="E87d.-7862"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4644" id="difficult__72" original="E87d.-7861"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4643" id="difficult__73"><span class="coll" id="difficult__74" original="E87d.-7860"> decision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4641" id="difficult__75" original="E87d.-785f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4640" id="difficult__76"><span class="coll" id="difficult__77" original="E87d.-785e"> choice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-463e" id="difficult__78" original="E87d.-785d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-463d" id="difficult__79"><span class="coll" id="difficult__80" original="E87d.-785c"> case </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-463b" id="difficult__81" original="E87d.-785b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-463a" id="difficult__82" original="E87d.-785a"><span class="x" id="difficult__83" original="E87d.-7859"> A particularly difficult task in global marketing is how to coordinate prices across subsidiaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4638" id="difficult__84" original="E87d.-7858"><span class="x" id="difficult__85" original="E87d.-7857"> International marketers are confronted with difficult decisions when developing the ideal international brand portfolio. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4636" id="difficult__86" original="E87d.-7846" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__87"> verb + difficult </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4634" id="difficult__88"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4633" id="difficult__89" original="E87d.-7844"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4632" id="difficult__90"><span class="coll" id="difficult__91" original="E87d.-7843"> prove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4630" id="difficult__92" original="E87d.-7842"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-462f" id="difficult__93"><span class="coll" id="difficult__94" original="E87d.-7841"> become </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-462d" id="difficult__95" original="E87d.-7840"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-462c" id="difficult__96"><span class="coll" id="difficult__97" original="E87d.-783f"> seem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-462a" id="difficult__98" original="E87d.-783e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4629" id="difficult__99"><span class="coll" id="difficult__100" original="E87d.-783d"> remain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4627" id="difficult__101" original="E87d.-783c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4626" id="difficult__102"><span class="coll" id="difficult__103" original="E87d.-783b"> find something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4624" id="difficult__104" original="E87d.-783a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4623" id="difficult__105" original="E87d.-7839"><span class="x" id="difficult__106" original="E87d.-7838"> Despite the successes in a few cases, gene therapy has unfortunately proved more difficult than was anticipated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4621" id="difficult__107" original="E87d.-7837"><span class="x" id="difficult__108" original="E87d.-7836"> The task may become even more difficult in the future with further city expansion. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-461f" id="difficult__109" original="E87d.-7829" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__110"> adverb + difficult </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-461d" id="difficult__111"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-461c" id="difficult__112" original="E87d.-7828"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-461b" id="difficult__113"><span class="coll" id="difficult__114" original="E87d.-7827"> extremely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4619" id="difficult__115"><span class="coll" id="difficult__116" original="E87d.-7826"> exceedingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4617" id="difficult__117" original="E87d.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4616" id="difficult__118"><span class="coll" id="difficult__119" original="E87d.-7824"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4614" id="difficult__120" original="E87d.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4613" id="difficult__121"><span class="coll" id="difficult__122" original="E87d.-7822"> particularly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4611" id="difficult__123"><span class="coll" id="difficult__124" original="E87d.-7821"> especially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-460f" id="difficult__125" original="E87d.-7820"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-460e" id="difficult__126"><span class="coll" id="difficult__127" original="E87d.-781f"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-460c" id="difficult__128" original="E87d.-781e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-460b" id="difficult__129"><span class="coll" id="difficult__130" original="E87d.-781d"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4609" id="difficult__131"><span class="coll" id="difficult__132" original="E87d.-781c"> rather </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4607" id="difficult__133"><span class="coll" id="difficult__134" original="E87d.-781b"> somewhat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4605" id="difficult__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4604" id="difficult__136" original="E87d.-7813"><span class="x" id="difficult__137" original="E87d.-7812"> It is extremely difficult to win a customer back once the business has a reputation for poor service. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4602" id="difficult__138" original="E87d.-7833" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__139"> adverb + difficult </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4600" id="difficult__140"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45ff" id="difficult__141" original="E87d.-782f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45fe" id="difficult__142"><span class="coll" id="difficult__143" original="E87d.-782e"> notoriously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45fc" id="difficult__144" original="E87d.-782d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45fb" id="difficult__145" original="E87d.-782c"><span class="x" id="difficult__146" original="E87d.-782b"> The term ‘terrorist’ has been notoriously difficult to define. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45f9" id="difficult__147" original="E87d.-7808" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__148"> be difficult to + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45f7" id="difficult__149"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45f6" id="difficult__150" original="E87d.-7804"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45f5" id="difficult__151"><span class="coll" id="difficult__152" original="E87d.-7803"> distinguish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45f3" id="difficult__153" original="E87d.-77f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45f2" id="difficult__154"><span class="coll" id="difficult__155" original="E87d.-77f1"> determine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45f0" id="difficult__156"><span class="coll" id="difficult__157" original="E8df.-7f67"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45ee" id="difficult__158" original="E87d.-7802"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45ed" id="difficult__159"><span class="coll" id="difficult__160" original="E87d.-7801"> interpret </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45eb" id="difficult__161" original="E87d.-77de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45ea" id="difficult__162"><span class="coll" id="difficult__163" original="E87d.-77dd"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45e8" id="difficult__164" original="E87d.-7800"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45e7" id="difficult__165"><span class="coll" id="difficult__166" original="E87d.-77ff"> quantify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45e5" id="difficult__167" original="E87d.-77ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45e4" id="difficult__168"><span class="coll" id="difficult__169" original="E87d.-77e9"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45e2" id="difficult__170" original="E87d.-77fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45e1" id="difficult__171"><span class="coll" id="difficult__172" original="E87d.-77fd"> discern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45df" id="difficult__173" original="E87d.-77ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45de" id="difficult__174"><span class="coll" id="difficult__175" original="E87d.-77eb"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45dc" id="difficult__176" original="E87d.-77e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45db" id="difficult__177"><span class="coll" id="difficult__178" original="E87d.-77e7"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45d9" id="difficult__179" original="E87d.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45d8" id="difficult__180"><span class="coll" id="difficult__181" original="E87d.-77f3"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45d6" id="difficult__182" original="E87d.-77f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45d5" id="difficult__183"><span class="coll" id="difficult__184" original="E87d.-77ef"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45d3" id="difficult__185" original="E87d.-77e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45d2" id="difficult__186"><span class="coll" id="difficult__187" original="E87d.-77df"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45d0" id="difficult__188" original="E87d.-77fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45cf" id="difficult__189"><span class="coll" id="difficult__190" original="E87d.-77fb"> predict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45cd" id="difficult__191" original="E87d.-7806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45cc" id="difficult__192"><span class="coll" id="difficult__193" original="E87d.-7805"> imagine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45ca" id="difficult__194" original="E87d.-77e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45c9" id="difficult__195"><span class="coll" id="difficult__196" original="E87d.-77e1"> prove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45c7" id="difficult__197" original="E87d.-77fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45c6" id="difficult__198"><span class="coll" id="difficult__199" original="E87d.-77f9"> reconcile </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45c4" id="difficult__200" original="E87d.-77f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45c3" id="difficult__201"><span class="coll" id="difficult__202" original="E87d.-77f5"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45c1" id="difficult__203" original="E87d.-77ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45c0" id="difficult__204"><span class="coll" id="difficult__205" original="E87d.-77ed"> obtain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45be" id="difficult__206" original="E87d.-77e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45bd" id="difficult__207"><span class="coll" id="difficult__208" original="E87d.-77e5"> implement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45bb" id="difficult__209" original="E87d.-77dc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45ba" id="difficult__210" original="E87d.-77d7"><span class="x" id="difficult__211" original="E87d.-77d6"> It is difficult to determine the specific cause of any human tumour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45b8" id="difficult__212" original="E87d.-77db"><span class="x" id="difficult__213" original="E87d.-77da"> The data provided by organisms and plants can be difficult to interpret. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45b6" id="difficult__214" original="E87d.-77d9"><span class="x" id="difficult__215" original="E87d.-77d8"> The role of these factors is difficult to quantify in comparative studies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45b4" id="difficult__216" original="E39c.1789"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45b3" id="difficult__217"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="difficult__218" original="E87d.-7883"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="difficult__219" original="E39c.178a"> full of problems; causing a lot of trouble </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45b0" id="difficult__220" original="E87d.-7882" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://hard1" title="hard1 (5) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45af" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.580a" id="difficult__221" original="E87d.-7881"><span class="xh" id="difficult__222"> hard </span><span class="xhm" id="difficult__223"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="difficult__224"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 5 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45ab" id="difficult__225"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45aa" id="difficult__226" original="E87d.-787f"><span class="x" id="difficult__227" original="E87d.-787e"> The new republican government in France faced a difficult situation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45a8" id="difficult__228" original="E87d.-787d"><span class="x" id="difficult__229" original="E87d.-787c"> People in the river valley already live in difficult circumstances, and their lives may become much worse. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45a6" id="difficult__230" original="E87d.-7856" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__231"> difficult + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45a4" id="difficult__232"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45a3" id="difficult__233" original="E87d.-7854"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45a2" id="difficult__234"><span class="coll" id="difficult__235" original="E87d.-7853"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-45a0" id="difficult__236" original="E87d.-7852"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-459f" id="difficult__237"><span class="coll" id="difficult__238" original="E87d.-7851"> circumstances </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-459d" id="difficult__239"><span class="coll" id="difficult__240" original="E87d.-7850"> condition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-459b" id="difficult__241" original="E87d.-784f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-459a" id="difficult__242"><span class="coll" id="difficult__243" original="E87d.-784e"> time </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4598" id="difficult__244" original="E87d.-784d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4597" id="difficult__245" original="E87d.-784c"><span class="x" id="difficult__246" original="E87d.-784b"> Many single parents must contend with difficult housing conditions as a result of their weaker economic capacity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4595" id="difficult__247" original="E87d.-784a"><span class="x" id="difficult__248" original="E87d.-7849"> The cost of sickness absence was £16.8 billion in 2009—a significant burden in these difficult economic times. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4593" id="difficult__249" original="E87d.-7829" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__250"> adverb + difficult </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4591" id="difficult__251"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4590" id="difficult__252" original="E87d.-7828"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-458f" id="difficult__253"><span class="coll" id="difficult__254" original="E87d.-7827"> extremely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-458d" id="difficult__255"><span class="coll" id="difficult__256" original="E87d.-7826"> exceedingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-458b" id="difficult__257" original="E87d.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-458a" id="difficult__258"><span class="coll" id="difficult__259" original="E87d.-7824"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4588" id="difficult__260" original="E87d.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4587" id="difficult__261"><span class="coll" id="difficult__262" original="E87d.-7822"> particularly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4585" id="difficult__263"><span class="coll" id="difficult__264" original="E87d.-7821"> especially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4583" id="difficult__265" original="E87d.-7820"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4582" id="difficult__266"><span class="coll" id="difficult__267" original="E87d.-781f"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4580" id="difficult__268" original="E87d.-781e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-457f" id="difficult__269"><span class="coll" id="difficult__270" original="E87d.-781d"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-457d" id="difficult__271"><span class="coll" id="difficult__272" original="E87d.-781c"> rather </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-457b" id="difficult__273"><span class="coll" id="difficult__274" original="E87d.-781b"> somewhat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4579" id="difficult__275"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4578" id="difficult__276" original="E87d.-780d"><span class="x" id="difficult__277" original="E87d.-780c"> His resignation came at a particularly difficult moment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4576" id="difficult__278" original="E39c.178b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4575" id="difficult__279"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="difficult__280" original="E39c.178c"> of people </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="difficult__281" original="E39c.178d"> not easy to please; not helpful </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4572" id="difficult__282" original="E39c.178e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://awkward" title="awkward definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4571" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-227a" id="difficult__283" original="E39c.178f"><span class="xh" id="difficult__284"> awkward </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://demanding" title="demanding (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-456e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7f9f" id="difficult__285" original="E87d.-7879"><span class="xh" id="difficult__286"> demanding </span><span class="xs" id="difficult__287"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-456b" id="difficult__288"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-456a" id="difficult__289" original="E87d.-7878"><span class="x" id="difficult__290" original="E87d.-7877"> Cynthia likes dealing with difficult children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4568" id="difficult__291" original="E87d.-7876"><span class="x" id="difficult__292" original="E87d.-7875"> It is important to remember that the person being cared for is not deliberately being difficult. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4566" id="difficult__293" original="E87d.-7829" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__294"> adverb + difficult </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4564" id="difficult__295"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4563" id="difficult__296" original="E87d.-7828"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4562" id="difficult__297"><span class="coll" id="difficult__298" original="E87d.-7827"> extremely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4560" id="difficult__299"><span class="coll" id="difficult__300" original="E87d.-7826"> exceedingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-455e" id="difficult__301" original="E87d.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-455d" id="difficult__302"><span class="coll" id="difficult__303" original="E87d.-7824"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-455b" id="difficult__304" original="E87d.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-455a" id="difficult__305"><span class="coll" id="difficult__306" original="E87d.-7822"> particularly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4558" id="difficult__307"><span class="coll" id="difficult__308" original="E87d.-7821"> especially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4556" id="difficult__309" original="E87d.-7820"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4555" id="difficult__310"><span class="coll" id="difficult__311" original="E87d.-781f"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4553" id="difficult__312" original="E87d.-781e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4552" id="difficult__313"><span class="coll" id="difficult__314" original="E87d.-781d"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4550" id="difficult__315"><span class="coll" id="difficult__316" original="E87d.-781c"> rather </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-454e" id="difficult__317"><span class="coll" id="difficult__318" original="E87d.-781b"> somewhat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-454c" id="difficult__319"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-454b" id="difficult__320" original="E87d.-780b"><span class="x" id="difficult__321" original="E87d.-780a"> Other youths have moderate school refusal behaviour but also extremely difficult parents. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4549-FF1" id="life__697" original="E3a0.18fe" sk="makelifedifficult"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4549-FF2" id="life__698"><span class="idm" id="life__699" original="E3a0.18ff"> make life difficult (for somebody/something) </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4549-FF4" id="life__700"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4549-FF5" id="life__701"><span class="def" id="life__702" original="E3a0.1900"> to cause problems for somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4549-FF7" id="life__703"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4549-FF8" id="life__704" original="E8c3.-7c8c"><span class="x" id="life__705" original="E8c3.-7c8b"> Closely spaced trees make life difficult for ground-nesting birds. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4545" id="demanding__19" original="E4c7.1886" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="demanding__20" original="E4c7.1887"><span class="h1" id="demanding__21" original="E4c7.1888"><ul class="inline" id="demanding__22" original="E4c7.1889"><li class="li" id="demanding__23" original="E4c7.188a"> difficult </li><li class="li" id="demanding__24" original="E4c7.188b"> hard </li><li class="li" id="demanding__25" original="E4c7.188c"> challenging </li><li class="li" id="demanding__26" original="E4c7.188d"> demanding <span class="pos" id="demanding__27" original="E4c7.188e"> adjective </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="demanding__28" original="E4c7.188f"> These words all describe something that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do. </span><ul class="bullet" id="demanding__29" original="E4c7.1890"><li class="li" id="demanding__30" original="E4c7.1891"> difficult/​hard <span class="eb" id="demanding__31" original="E4c7.1892"> for </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="demanding__32" original="E4c7.1893"> difficult/​hard <span class="eb" id="demanding__33" original="E4c7.1894"> to see/​find/​imagine/​understand </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__34" original="E4c7.1895"> hard/​challenging/​demanding <span class="eb" id="demanding__35" original="E4c7.1896"> work </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__36" original="E4c7.1897"> a difficult/​challenging/​demanding <span class="eb" id="demanding__37" original="E4c7.1898"> task </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__38" original="E4c7.1899"> a difficult/​hard <span class="eb" id="demanding__39" original="E4c7.189a"> time/​decision </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__40" original="E4c7.189b"> a difficult/​challenging <span class="eb" id="demanding__41" original="E4c7.189c"> question/​problem/​issue </span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__42" original="E4c7.189d"><span class="eb" id="demanding__43" original="E4c7.189e"> increasingly/​particularly </span> difficult/​hard/​challenging/​demanding </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="demanding__44" original="E4c7.189f"><li class="li" id="demanding__45" original="E4c7.1885"><span class="eb" id="demanding__46" original="E4c7.18a0"> Hard </span> is slightly less formal than <span class="eb" id="demanding__47" original="E4c7.18a1"> difficult </span> ; it is used particularly in the structure <span class="ei" id="demanding__48" original="E4c7.18a2"> hard to see/​find/​imagine/​understand </span> and in the common phrases <span class="ei" id="demanding__49" original="E4c7.18a3"> hard work </span> , <span class="ei" id="demanding__50" original="E4c7.18a4"> hard times </span> , <span class="ei" id="demanding__51" original="E4c7.18a5"> have a hard time doing </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c23" id="demanding__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c8a" id="demanding__53" original="E4c7.18a6"><span class="x" id="demanding__54" original="E4c7.18a7"> It is hard to see any practical and viable alternative to the state at present. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c88" id="demanding__55" original="E4c7.18a8"><span class="x" id="demanding__56" original="E4c7.18a9"> People have a much harder time adapting to uncertainty than to one-time shocks. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="demanding__57" original="E4c7.18aa"> A <span class="eb" id="demanding__58" original="E4c7.18ab"> challenging </span> or a <span class="eb" id="demanding__59" original="E4c7.18ac"> demanding </span> task, problem or situation is difficult to deal with; <span class="eb" id="demanding__60" original="E4c7.18ad"> challenging </span> can be used in an approving way to describe something that is difficult but which you hope to achieve or overcome; a <span class="eb" id="demanding__61" original="E4c7.18ae"> demanding </span> standard is high and difficult to achieve: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c21" id="demanding__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c81" id="demanding__63" original="E4c7.18af"><span class="x" id="demanding__64" original="E4c7.18b0"> All of these issues serve to ensure an exciting and intellectually challenging environment for human resource practitioners. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c7f" id="demanding__65" original="E4c7.18b1"><span class="x" id="demanding__66" original="E4c7.18b2"> Only the larger firms are able to meet these increasingly demanding criteria. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5070" id="difficult__379" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="difficult__380"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-506e" id="difficult__381" original="E87d.-786f"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__382" original="E87d.-786e"> difficult + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-506c" id="difficult__383" original="E87d.-786d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-506b" id="difficult__384" original="E87d.-786b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-506a" id="difficult__385" original="E87d.-786a"><span class="coll" id="difficult__386"> task </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5068" id="difficult__387" original="E87d.-7867"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5067" id="difficult__388" original="E87d.-7866"><span class="coll" id="difficult__389"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5065" id="difficult__390" original="E87d.-7869"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5064" id="difficult__391" original="E87d.-7868"><span class="coll" id="difficult__392"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5062" id="difficult__393" original="E87d.-7865"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5061" id="difficult__394" original="E87d.-7864"><span class="coll" id="difficult__395"> issue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-505f" id="difficult__396" original="E87d.-7863"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-505e" id="difficult__397" original="E87d.-7862"><span class="coll" id="difficult__398"> problem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-505c" id="difficult__399" original="E87d.-7861"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-505b" id="difficult__400" original="E87d.-7860"><span class="coll" id="difficult__401"> decision </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5059" id="difficult__402" original="E87d.-785f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5058" id="difficult__403" original="E87d.-785e"><span class="coll" id="difficult__404"> choice </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5056" id="difficult__405" original="E87d.-785d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5055" id="difficult__406" original="E87d.-785c"><span class="coll" id="difficult__407"> case </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5053" id="difficult__408" original="E87d.-785b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5052" id="difficult__409" original="E87d.-785a"><span class="x" id="difficult__410" original="E87d.-7859"> A particularly difficult task in global marketing is how to coordinate prices across subsidiaries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5050" id="difficult__411" original="E87d.-7858"><span class="x" id="difficult__412" original="E87d.-7857"> International marketers are confronted with difficult decisions when developing the ideal international brand portfolio. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-504e" id="difficult__413" original="E87d.-7856"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-504d" id="difficult__414" original="E87d.-7854"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-504c" id="difficult__415" original="E87d.-7853"><span class="coll" id="difficult__416"> situation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-504a" id="difficult__417" original="E87d.-7852"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5049" id="difficult__418" original="E87d.-7851"><span class="coll" id="difficult__419"> circumstances </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5047" id="difficult__420" original="E87d.-7850"><span class="coll" id="difficult__421"> condition </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5045" id="difficult__422" original="E87d.-784f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5044" id="difficult__423" original="E87d.-784e"><span class="coll" id="difficult__424"> time </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5042" id="difficult__425" original="E87d.-784d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5041" id="difficult__426" original="E87d.-784c"><span class="x" id="difficult__427" original="E87d.-784b"> Many single parents must contend with difficult housing conditions as a result of their weaker economic capacity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-503f" id="difficult__428" original="E87d.-784a"><span class="x" id="difficult__429" original="E87d.-7849"> The cost of sickness absence was £16.8 billion in 2009—a significant burden in these difficult economic times. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-503d" id="difficult__430" original="E87d.-7848"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__431" original="E87d.-7847"> verb + difficult </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-503b" id="difficult__432" original="E87d.-7846"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-503a" id="difficult__433" original="E87d.-7844"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5039" id="difficult__434" original="E87d.-7843"><span class="coll" id="difficult__435"> prove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5037" id="difficult__436" original="E87d.-7842"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5036" id="difficult__437" original="E87d.-7841"><span class="coll" id="difficult__438"> become </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5034" id="difficult__439" original="E87d.-7840"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5033" id="difficult__440" original="E87d.-783f"><span class="coll" id="difficult__441"> seem </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5031" id="difficult__442" original="E87d.-783e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5030" id="difficult__443" original="E87d.-783d"><span class="coll" id="difficult__444"> remain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-502e" id="difficult__445" original="E87d.-783c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-502d" id="difficult__446" original="E87d.-783b"><span class="coll" id="difficult__447"> find something </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-502b" id="difficult__448" original="E87d.-783a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-502a" id="difficult__449" original="E87d.-7839"><span class="x" id="difficult__450" original="E87d.-7838"> Despite the successes in a few cases, gene therapy has unfortunately proved more difficult than was anticipated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5028" id="difficult__451" original="E87d.-7837"><span class="x" id="difficult__452" original="E87d.-7836"> The task may become even more difficult in the future with further city expansion. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5026" id="difficult__453" original="E87d.-7835"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__454" original="E87d.-7834"> adverb + difficult </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5024" id="difficult__455" original="E87d.-782a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5023" id="difficult__456" original="E87d.-7828"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5022" id="difficult__457" original="E87d.-7827"><span class="coll" id="difficult__458"> extremely </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5020" id="difficult__459" original="E87d.-7826"><span class="coll" id="difficult__460"> exceedingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-501e" id="difficult__461" original="E87d.-7825"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-501d" id="difficult__462" original="E87d.-7824"><span class="coll" id="difficult__463"> very </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-501b" id="difficult__464" original="E87d.-7823"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-501a" id="difficult__465" original="E87d.-7822"><span class="coll" id="difficult__466"> particularly </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5018" id="difficult__467" original="E87d.-7821"><span class="coll" id="difficult__468"> especially </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5016" id="difficult__469" original="E87d.-7820"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5015" id="difficult__470" original="E87d.-781f"><span class="coll" id="difficult__471"> increasingly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5013" id="difficult__472" original="E87d.-781e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5012" id="difficult__473" original="E87d.-781d"><span class="coll" id="difficult__474"> quite </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5010" id="difficult__475" original="E87d.-781c"><span class="coll" id="difficult__476"> rather </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-500e" id="difficult__477" original="E87d.-781b"><span class="coll" id="difficult__478"> somewhat </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-500c" id="difficult__479" original="E87d.-7814"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-500b" id="difficult__480" original="E87d.-7813"><span class="x" id="difficult__481" original="E87d.-7812"> It is extremely difficult to win a customer back once the business has a reputation for poor service. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5009" id="difficult__482" original="E87d.-780d"><span class="x" id="difficult__483" original="E87d.-780c"> His resignation came at a particularly difficult moment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5007" id="difficult__484" original="E87d.-780b"><span class="x" id="difficult__485" original="E87d.-780a"> Other youths have moderate school refusal behaviour but also extremely difficult parents. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5005" id="difficult__486" original="E87d.-7833"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5004" id="difficult__487" original="E87d.-782f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5003" id="difficult__488" original="E87d.-782e"><span class="coll" id="difficult__489"> notoriously </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5001" id="difficult__490" original="E87d.-782d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-5000" id="difficult__491" original="E87d.-782c"><span class="x" id="difficult__492" original="E87d.-782b"> The term ‘terrorist’ has been notoriously difficult to define. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ffe" id="difficult__493" original="E87d.-7899"><span class="shcut" id="difficult__494" original="E87d.-7809"> be difficult to + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ffc" id="difficult__495" original="E87d.-7808"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ffb" id="difficult__496" original="E87d.-7804"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ffa" id="difficult__497" original="E87d.-7803"><span class="coll" id="difficult__498"> distinguish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ff8" id="difficult__499" original="E87d.-77f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ff7" id="difficult__500" original="E87d.-77f1"><span class="coll" id="difficult__501"> determine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ff5" id="difficult__502" original="E8df.-7f67"><span class="coll" id="difficult__503"> establish </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ff3" id="difficult__504" original="E87d.-7802"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ff2" id="difficult__505" original="E87d.-7801"><span class="coll" id="difficult__506"> interpret </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ff0" id="difficult__507" original="E87d.-77de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fef" id="difficult__508" original="E87d.-77dd"><span class="coll" id="difficult__509"> define </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fed" id="difficult__510" original="E87d.-7800"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fec" id="difficult__511" original="E87d.-77ff"><span class="coll" id="difficult__512"> quantify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fea" id="difficult__513" original="E87d.-77ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fe9" id="difficult__514" original="E87d.-77e9"><span class="coll" id="difficult__515"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fe7" id="difficult__516" original="E87d.-77fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fe6" id="difficult__517" original="E87d.-77fd"><span class="coll" id="difficult__518"> discern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fe4" id="difficult__519" original="E87d.-77ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fe3" id="difficult__520" original="E87d.-77eb"><span class="coll" id="difficult__521"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fe1" id="difficult__522" original="E87d.-77e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fe0" id="difficult__523" original="E87d.-77e7"><span class="coll" id="difficult__524"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fde" id="difficult__525" original="E87d.-77f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fdd" id="difficult__526" original="E87d.-77f3"><span class="coll" id="difficult__527"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fdb" id="difficult__528" original="E87d.-77f0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fda" id="difficult__529" original="E87d.-77ef"><span class="coll" id="difficult__530"> understand </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fd8" id="difficult__531" original="E87d.-77e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fd7" id="difficult__532" original="E87d.-77df"><span class="coll" id="difficult__533"> explain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fd5" id="difficult__534" original="E87d.-77fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fd4" id="difficult__535" original="E87d.-77fb"><span class="coll" id="difficult__536"> predict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fd2" id="difficult__537" original="E87d.-7806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fd1" id="difficult__538" original="E87d.-7805"><span class="coll" id="difficult__539"> imagine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fcf" id="difficult__540" original="E87d.-77e2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fce" id="difficult__541" original="E87d.-77e1"><span class="coll" id="difficult__542"> prove </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fcc" id="difficult__543" original="E87d.-77fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fcb" id="difficult__544" original="E87d.-77f9"><span class="coll" id="difficult__545"> reconcile </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fc9" id="difficult__546" original="E87d.-77f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fc8" id="difficult__547" original="E87d.-77f5"><span class="coll" id="difficult__548"> achieve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fc6" id="difficult__549" original="E87d.-77ee"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fc5" id="difficult__550" original="E87d.-77ed"><span class="coll" id="difficult__551"> obtain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fc3" id="difficult__552" original="E87d.-77e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fc2" id="difficult__553" original="E87d.-77e5"><span class="coll" id="difficult__554"> implement </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fc0" id="difficult__555" original="E87d.-77dc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fbf" id="difficult__556" original="E87d.-77d7"><span class="x" id="difficult__557" original="E87d.-77d6"> It is difficult to determine the specific cause of any human tumour. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fbd" id="difficult__558" original="E87d.-77db"><span class="x" id="difficult__559" original="E87d.-77da"> The data provided by organisms and plants can be difficult to interpret. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fbb" id="difficult__560" original="E87d.-77d9"><span class="x" id="difficult__561" original="E87d.-77d8"> The role of these factors is difficult to quantify in comparative studies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-73b8" id="difficult__562" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://difficult" title="difficult definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-73b7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6533" id="difficult__563" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="difficult__564"> difficult </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-453e" id="difficulty" original="E39c.1798" sum="1242"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-453d" id="difficulty__1" original="E39c.1799"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-453c" id="difficulty__2" original="E39c.179a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> difficulty </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4531" id="difficulty__7" original="E39c.17a2"><span class="pos" id="difficulty__8" original="E39c.17a3"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-65a2" eid="difficulty__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7ccb" geo="br" id="difficulty__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="difficulty__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfɪkəlti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffi/difficulty__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffi/difficulty__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://difficulty__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7cc8" geo="n_am" id="difficulty__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="difficulty__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfɪkəlti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffi/difficulty__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffi/difficulty__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://difficulty__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-452f" id="difficulty__14" original="E39c.17a4"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-452c" form="pl" id="difficulty__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="difficulty__16" original="E39c.17a8"> difficulties </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-452a" id="difficulty__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4529" id="difficulty__18" original="E39c.17a9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4528" id="difficulty__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="difficulty__20" original="E39c.17ab"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="difficulty__21" original="E39c.17ac"> usually plural </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="difficulty__22" original="E39c.17ad"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="difficulty__23" original="E39c.17ae"> a problem; a thing or situation that causes problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4523" id="difficulty__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4522" id="difficulty__25" original="E87d.-73ae"><span class="x" id="difficulty__26" original="E87d.-73ad"> The opportunity for a buy-out may arise when the firm encounters difficulties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4520" id="difficulty__27" original="E87d.-73ac"><span class="cf" id="difficulty__28" original="E8df.-7faf"><span class="exp" id="difficulty__29"> difficulty </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="difficulty__30" original="E87d.-73ab"> Difficulties can arise for all the family when one member has memory problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-451c" id="difficulty__31" original="E87d.-73aa"><span class="cf" id="difficulty__32" original="E8df.-7fae"> in <span class="exp" id="difficulty__33"> difficulty </span></span><span class="x" id="difficulty__34" original="E87d.-73a9"> Creditors may protect themselves from severe losses when the company is in financial difficulty. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4518" id="difficulty__35" original="E87d.-736a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__36"> adjective + difficulty </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4516" id="difficulty__37"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4515" id="difficulty__38" original="E87d.-7369"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4514" id="difficulty__39"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__40" original="E87d.-7368"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4512" id="difficulty__41" original="E87d.-7376"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4511" id="difficulty__42"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__43" original="E87d.-7375"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-450f" id="difficulty__44" original="E87d.-7367"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-450e" id="difficulty__45"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__46" original="E87d.-7366"> particular </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-450c" id="difficulty__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-450b" id="difficulty__48" original="E87d.-7364"><span class="x" id="difficulty__49" original="E87d.-7363"> Once unemployed, older workers often experience considerable difficulties in finding work. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4509" id="difficulty__50" original="E87d.-7399" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__51"> adjective + difficulty </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4507" id="difficulty__52"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4506" id="difficulty__53" original="E87d.-7383"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4505" id="difficulty__54"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__55" original="E87d.-7382"> severe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4503" id="difficulty__56"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__57" original="E87d.-7381"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4501" id="difficulty__58" original="E87d.-7380"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4500" id="difficulty__59"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__60" original="E87d.-737f"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44fe" id="difficulty__61"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__62" original="E87d.-737e"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44fc" id="difficulty__63" original="E87d.-738c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44fb" id="difficulty__64"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__65" original="E87d.-738b"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44f9" id="difficulty__66" original="E87d.-7395"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44f8" id="difficulty__67"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__68" original="E87d.-7394"> inherent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44f6" id="difficulty__69" original="E87d.-7397"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44f5" id="difficulty__70"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__71" original="E87d.-7396"> practical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44f3" id="difficulty__72" original="E87d.-7393"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44f2" id="difficulty__73"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__74" original="E87d.-7392"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44f0" id="difficulty__75" original="E87d.-7391"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ef" id="difficulty__76"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__77" original="E87d.-7390"> methodological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ed" id="difficulty__78" original="E87d.-738f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ec" id="difficulty__79"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__80" original="E87d.-738e"> financial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ea" id="difficulty__81"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__82" original="E87d.-738d"> economic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44e8" id="difficulty__83" original="E87d.-738a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44e7" id="difficulty__84" original="E87d.-737c"><span class="x" id="difficulty__85" original="E87d.-737b"> These changes often cause serious difficulties for the patient and his family. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44e5" id="difficulty__86" original="E87d.-737a"><span class="x" id="difficulty__87" original="E87d.-7379"> The main difficulty with the term ‘globalization’ is that it has become an umbrella term for many different social changes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44e3" id="difficulty__88" original="E87d.-7387"><span class="x" id="difficulty__89" original="E87d.-7386"> Childhood economic difficulties can be associated with poorer adult health. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44e1" id="difficulty__90" original="E87d.-735a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__91"> noun + difficulty </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44df" id="difficulty__92"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44de" id="difficulty__93" original="E87d.-7358"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44dd" id="difficulty__94"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__95" original="E87d.-7357"> learning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44db" id="difficulty__96" original="E87d.-7356"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44da" id="difficulty__97"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__98" original="E87d.-7355"> breathing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44d8" id="difficulty__99" original="E87d.-7354"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44d7" id="difficulty__100"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__101" original="E87d.-7353"> comprehension </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44d5" id="difficulty__102" original="E87d.-7352"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44d4" id="difficulty__103" original="E87d.-7351"><span class="x" id="difficulty__104" original="E87d.-7350"> Even on medication, he continues to experience learning difficulties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44d2" id="difficulty__105" original="E87d.-734f"><span class="x" id="difficulty__106" original="E87d.-734e"> Christine remained in hospital for two more days until she had no breathing difficulties. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44d0" id="difficulty__107" original="E87d.-734b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__108"> verb + difficulty </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ce" id="difficulty__109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44cd" id="difficulty__110" original="E87d.-7349"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44cc" id="difficulty__111"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__112" original="E87d.-7348"> encounter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ca" id="difficulty__113"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__114" original="E87d.-7342"> experience </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44c8" id="difficulty__115"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__116" original="E87d.-7346"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44c6" id="difficulty__117" original="E906.-784a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44c5" id="difficulty__118"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__119" original="E906.-7849"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44c3" id="difficulty__120" original="E87d.-733b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44c2" id="difficulty__121"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__122" original="E87d.-733a"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44c0" id="difficulty__123"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__124" original="E87d.-7340"> pose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44be" id="difficulty__125"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__126" original="E8df.-7fa8"> lead to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44bc" id="difficulty__127"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__128" original="E87d.-7332"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ba" id="difficulty__129" original="E87d.-7335"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44b9" id="difficulty__130"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__131" original="E87d.-7334"> raise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44b7" id="difficulty__132" original="E87d.-732f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44b6" id="difficulty__133"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__134" original="E87d.-732e"> involve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44b4" id="difficulty__135" original="E87d.-7337"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44b3" id="difficulty__136"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__137" original="E87d.-7336"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44b1" id="difficulty__138" original="E87d.-733d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44b0" id="difficulty__139"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__140" original="E87d.-733c"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ae" id="difficulty__141" original="E87d.-7339"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ad" id="difficulty__142"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__143" original="E87d.-7338"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44ab" id="difficulty__144" original="E87d.-7345"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44aa" id="difficulty__145"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__146" original="E87d.-7344"> overcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44a8" id="difficulty__147" original="E87d.-733f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44a7" id="difficulty__148"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__149" original="E87d.-733e"> resolve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44a5" id="difficulty__150" original="E87d.-732d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44a4" id="difficulty__151" original="E87d.-732c"><span class="x" id="difficulty__152" original="E87d.-732b"> Parts of the health service are facing serious financial difficulties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44a2" id="difficulty__153" original="E87d.-732a"><span class="x" id="difficulty__154" original="E87d.-7329"> This graph illustrates the difficulties in trying to assess the effectiveness of sales promotion activities. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-44a0" id="difficulty__155" original="E906.-7846" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__156"> difficulty + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-449e" id="difficulty__157"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-449d" id="difficulty__158" original="E906.-7844"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-449c" id="difficulty__159"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__160" original="E906.-7843"> arise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-449a" id="difficulty__161" original="E906.-7842"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4499" id="difficulty__162"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__163" original="E906.-7841"> associated with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4497" id="difficulty__164" original="E906.-7840"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4496" id="difficulty__165"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__166" original="E906.-783f"> confronting </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4494" id="difficulty__167"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__168" original="E906.-783e"> facing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4492" id="difficulty__169" original="E906.-783d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4491" id="difficulty__170" original="E87d.-7328"><span class="x" id="difficulty__171" original="E87d.-7327"> There may be practical difficulties associated with mixed methods research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-448f" id="difficulty__172" original="E906.-783c"><span class="x" id="difficulty__173" original="E906.-783b"> There are two difficulties confronting this undertaking. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-448d" id="difficulty__174" original="E39c.17af"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-448c" id="difficulty__175"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="difficulty__176" original="E39c.17b1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="difficulty__177" original="E39c.17b2"> the state or quality of being hard to do or to understand; the effort that something involves </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4489" id="difficulty__178"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4488" id="difficulty__179" original="E906.-784e"><span class="cf" id="difficulty__180" original="E8df.-7fad"><span class="exp" id="difficulty__181"> difficulty </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="difficulty__182" original="E906.-784d"> James did not underestimate the difficulty of the task. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4484" id="difficulty__183" original="E8df.-7fac"><span class="cf" id="difficulty__184" original="E906.-784c"><span class="exp" id="difficulty__185"> difficulty </span> of doing something </span><span class="x" id="difficulty__186" original="E8df.-7fab"> The controversy stems from the difficulty of distinguishing between the two species. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4480" id="difficulty__187" original="E87d.-73a3"><span class="cf" id="difficulty__188" original="E87d.-73a6"><span class="exp" id="difficulty__189"> difficulty </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="difficulty__190" original="E87d.-73a2"> The patient had difficulty sleeping through the night. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-447c" id="difficulty__191" original="E87d.-73a5"><span class="cf" id="difficulty__192" original="E906.-784b"><span class="exp" id="difficulty__193"> difficulty </span> in doing something </span><span class="x" id="difficulty__194" original="E87d.-73a4"> The person may have difficulty in trusting others. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4478" id="difficulty__195" original="E87d.-736f"><span class="cf" id="difficulty__196" original="E8df.-7fa9"> with <span class="exp" id="difficulty__197"> difficulty </span></span><span class="x" id="difficulty__198" original="E87d.-736e"> Larger groups tend to reach decisions only with great difficulty. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4474" id="difficulty__199" original="E87d.-736a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__200"> adjective + difficulty </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4472" id="difficulty__201"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4471" id="difficulty__202" original="E87d.-7369"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4470" id="difficulty__203"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__204" original="E87d.-7368"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-446e" id="difficulty__205" original="E87d.-7376"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-446d" id="difficulty__206"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__207" original="E87d.-7375"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-446b" id="difficulty__208" original="E87d.-7367"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-446a" id="difficulty__209"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__210" original="E87d.-7366"> particular </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4468" id="difficulty__211"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4467" id="difficulty__212" original="E87d.-735e"><span class="x" id="difficulty__213" original="E87d.-735d"> He had particular difficulty with mathematical tasks. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4465" id="difficulty__214" original="E87d.-7326" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__215"> verb + difficulty </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4463" id="difficulty__216"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4462" id="difficulty__217" original="E87d.-7324"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4461" id="difficulty__218"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__219" original="E87d.-7323"> have </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-445f" id="difficulty__220" original="E87d.-7322"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-445e" id="difficulty__221" original="E87d.-7321"><span class="x" id="difficulty__222" original="E87d.-7320"> The social services department considered that her parents would have great difficulty in looking after her. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-445c" id="difficulty__223" original="E39c.17b4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-445b" id="difficulty__224"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="difficulty__225" original="E39c.17b6"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="difficulty__226" original="E39c.17b7"> a measure of how difficult something is </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4458" id="difficulty__227"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4457" id="difficulty__228" original="E87d.-739e"><span class="x" id="difficulty__229" original="E87d.-739d"> The total score was 0–8, with a higher score indicating a higher level of difficulty. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fb9" id="difficulty__230" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="difficulty__231"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fb7" id="difficulty__232" original="E87d.-739b"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__233" original="E87d.-739a"> adjective + difficulty </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fb5" id="difficulty__234" original="E87d.-736b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fb4" id="difficulty__235" original="E87d.-7369"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fb3" id="difficulty__236" original="E87d.-7368"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__237"> considerable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fb1" id="difficulty__238" original="E87d.-7376"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fb0" id="difficulty__239" original="E87d.-7375"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__240"> great </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fae" id="difficulty__241" original="E87d.-7367"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fad" id="difficulty__242" original="E87d.-7366"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__243"> particular </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fab" id="difficulty__244" original="E87d.-7365"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4faa" id="difficulty__245" original="E87d.-7364"><span class="x" id="difficulty__246" original="E87d.-7363"> Once unemployed, older workers often experience considerable difficulties in finding work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fa8" id="difficulty__247" original="E87d.-735e"><span class="x" id="difficulty__248" original="E87d.-735d"> He had particular difficulty with mathematical tasks. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fa6" id="difficulty__249" original="E87d.-7399"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fa5" id="difficulty__250" original="E87d.-7383"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fa4" id="difficulty__251" original="E87d.-7382"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__252"> severe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fa2" id="difficulty__253" original="E87d.-7381"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__254"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4fa0" id="difficulty__255" original="E87d.-7380"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f9f" id="difficulty__256" original="E87d.-737f"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__257"> main </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f9d" id="difficulty__258" original="E87d.-737e"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__259"> major </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f9b" id="difficulty__260" original="E87d.-738c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f9a" id="difficulty__261" original="E87d.-738b"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__262"> current </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f98" id="difficulty__263" original="E87d.-7395"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f97" id="difficulty__264" original="E87d.-7394"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__265"> inherent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f95" id="difficulty__266" original="E87d.-7397"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f94" id="difficulty__267" original="E87d.-7396"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__268"> practical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f92" id="difficulty__269" original="E87d.-7393"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f91" id="difficulty__270" original="E87d.-7392"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__271"> technical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f8f" id="difficulty__272" original="E87d.-7391"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f8e" id="difficulty__273" original="E87d.-7390"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__274"> methodological </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f8c" id="difficulty__275" original="E87d.-738f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f8b" id="difficulty__276" original="E87d.-738e"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__277"> financial </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f89" id="difficulty__278" original="E87d.-738d"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__279"> economic </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f87" id="difficulty__280" original="E87d.-738a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f86" id="difficulty__281" original="E87d.-737c"><span class="x" id="difficulty__282" original="E87d.-737b"> These changes often cause serious difficulties for the patient and his family. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f84" id="difficulty__283" original="E87d.-737a"><span class="x" id="difficulty__284" original="E87d.-7379"> The main difficulty with the term ‘globalization’ is that it has become an umbrella term for many different social changes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f82" id="difficulty__285" original="E87d.-7387"><span class="x" id="difficulty__286" original="E87d.-7386"> Childhood economic difficulties can be associated with poorer adult health. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f80" id="difficulty__287" original="E87d.-735c"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__288" original="E87d.-735b"> noun + difficulty </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f7e" id="difficulty__289" original="E87d.-735a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f7d" id="difficulty__290" original="E87d.-7358"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f7c" id="difficulty__291" original="E87d.-7357"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__292"> learning </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f7a" id="difficulty__293" original="E87d.-7356"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f79" id="difficulty__294" original="E87d.-7355"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__295"> breathing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f77" id="difficulty__296" original="E87d.-7354"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f76" id="difficulty__297" original="E87d.-7353"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__298"> comprehension </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f74" id="difficulty__299" original="E87d.-7352"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f73" id="difficulty__300" original="E87d.-7351"><span class="x" id="difficulty__301" original="E87d.-7350"> Even on medication, he continues to experience learning difficulties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f71" id="difficulty__302" original="E87d.-734f"><span class="x" id="difficulty__303" original="E87d.-734e"> Christine remained in hospital for two more days until she had no breathing difficulties. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f6f" id="difficulty__304" original="E87d.-734d"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__305" original="E87d.-734c"> verb + difficulty </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f6d" id="difficulty__306" original="E87d.-734b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f6c" id="difficulty__307" original="E87d.-7349"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f6b" id="difficulty__308" original="E87d.-7348"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__309"> encounter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f69" id="difficulty__310" original="E87d.-7342"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__311"> experience </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f67" id="difficulty__312" original="E87d.-7346"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__313"> face </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f65" id="difficulty__314" original="E906.-784a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f64" id="difficulty__315" original="E906.-7849"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__316"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f62" id="difficulty__317" original="E87d.-733b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f61" id="difficulty__318" original="E87d.-733a"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__319"> cause </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f5f" id="difficulty__320" original="E87d.-7340"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__321"> pose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f5d" id="difficulty__322" original="E8df.-7fa8"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__323"> lead to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f5b" id="difficulty__324" original="E87d.-7332"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__325"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f59" id="difficulty__326" original="E87d.-7335"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f58" id="difficulty__327" original="E87d.-7334"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__328"> raise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f56" id="difficulty__329" original="E87d.-732f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f55" id="difficulty__330" original="E87d.-732e"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__331"> involve </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f53" id="difficulty__332" original="E87d.-7337"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f52" id="difficulty__333" original="E87d.-7336"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__334"> report </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f50" id="difficulty__335" original="E87d.-733d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f4f" id="difficulty__336" original="E87d.-733c"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__337"> highlight </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f4d" id="difficulty__338" original="E87d.-7339"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f4c" id="difficulty__339" original="E87d.-7338"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__340"> illustrate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f4a" id="difficulty__341" original="E87d.-7345"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f49" id="difficulty__342" original="E87d.-7344"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__343"> overcome </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f47" id="difficulty__344" original="E87d.-733f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f46" id="difficulty__345" original="E87d.-733e"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__346"> resolve </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f44" id="difficulty__347" original="E87d.-732d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f43" id="difficulty__348" original="E87d.-732c"><span class="x" id="difficulty__349" original="E87d.-732b"> Parts of the health service are facing serious financial difficulties. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f41" id="difficulty__350" original="E87d.-732a"><span class="x" id="difficulty__351" original="E87d.-7329"> This graph illustrates the difficulties in trying to assess the effectiveness of sales promotion activities. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f3f" id="difficulty__352" original="E87d.-7326"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f3e" id="difficulty__353" original="E87d.-7324"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f3d" id="difficulty__354" original="E87d.-7323"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__355"> have </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f3b" id="difficulty__356" original="E87d.-7322"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f3a" id="difficulty__357" original="E87d.-7321"><span class="x" id="difficulty__358" original="E87d.-7320"> The social services department considered that her parents would have great difficulty in looking after her. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f38" id="difficulty__359" original="E906.-7848"><span class="shcut" id="difficulty__360" original="E906.-7847"> difficulty + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f36" id="difficulty__361" original="E906.-7846"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f35" id="difficulty__362" original="E906.-7844"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f34" id="difficulty__363" original="E906.-7843"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__364"> arise </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f32" id="difficulty__365" original="E906.-7842"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f31" id="difficulty__366" original="E906.-7841"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__367"> associated with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f2f" id="difficulty__368" original="E906.-7840"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f2e" id="difficulty__369" original="E906.-783f"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__370"> confronting </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f2c" id="difficulty__371" original="E906.-783e"><span class="coll" id="difficulty__372"> facing </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f2a" id="difficulty__373" original="E906.-783d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f29" id="difficulty__374" original="E87d.-7328"><span class="x" id="difficulty__375" original="E87d.-7327"> There may be practical difficulties associated with mixed methods research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f27" id="difficulty__376" original="E906.-783c"><span class="x" id="difficulty__377" original="E906.-783b"> There are two difficulties confronting this undertaking. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7260" id="difficulty__378" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://difficulty" title="difficulty definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-725f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.65a7" id="difficulty__379" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="difficulty__380"> difficulty </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4455" id="diffract" original="E39c.17d7" sum="526"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4454" id="diffract__1" original="E39c.17d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4453" id="diffract__2" original="E39c.17d9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diffract </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4446" id="diffract__9" original="E39c.17e3"><span class="pos" id="diffract__10" original="E39c.17e4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-659b" eid="diffract__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b8f" geo="br" id="diffract__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffract__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffract__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffract__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b8c" geo="n_am" id="diffract__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffract__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffract__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffract__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1520" id="diffract__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b89" form="root" id="diffract__17"><span class="vp" id="diffract__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> diffract </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b87" eid="diffract__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b86" geo="br" id="diffract__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffract__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffract__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffract__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b83" geo="n_am" id="diffract__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfrækt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffract__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffract__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffract__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b80" form="thirdps" id="diffract__24"><span class="vp" id="diffract__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> diffracts </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b7e" eid="diffract__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b7d" geo="br" id="diffract__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfrækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffracts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffracts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffracts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b7a" geo="n_am" id="diffract__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfrækts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffracts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffracts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffracts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b77" form="past" id="diffract__31"><span class="vp" id="diffract__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> diffracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b75" eid="diffract__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b74" geo="br" id="diffract__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b71" geo="n_am" id="diffract__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b6e" form="pastpart" id="diffract__38"><span class="vp" id="diffract__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> diffracted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b6c" eid="diffract__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b6b" geo="br" id="diffract__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffracted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffracted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b68" geo="n_am" id="diffract__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfræktɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffracted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffracted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b65" form="prespart" id="diffract__45"><span class="vp" id="diffract__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> diffracting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b63" eid="diffract__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b62" geo="br" id="diffract__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfræktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffracting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffracting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffracting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b5f" geo="n_am" id="diffract__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffract__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfræktɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffracting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffracting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffracting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-441a" id="diffract__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4419" id="diffract__53" original="E39c.1801"><span class="cf" id="diffract__54" original="E39c.1802"><span class="exp" id="diffract__55"> diffract </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4416" id="diffract__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="diffract__57" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="diffract__58" original="E46b.3225"> to make light or other waves bend or spread out when they pass through a narrow opening or across an edge </span><span class="un" id="diffract__59" original="E46b.3226" un="help"> In light, this process causes the light to break into a series of dark and light bands or into the different colours of the <a class="ndv" href="entry://spectrum" id="diffract__60"> spectrum </a> : </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4411" id="diffract__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4410" id="diffract__62" original="E46b.3229"><span class="x" id="diffract__63" original="E46b.322a"> Experiments found that a beam of electrons could be diffracted like light. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7147" id="diffract__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diffract" title="diffract definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7146" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6623" id="diffract__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diffract__66"> diffract </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diffraction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-440e" id="diffraction" original="E632.-3994" sum="445"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-440d" id="diffraction__1" original="E632.-3993"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-440c" id="diffraction__2" original="E632.-3992"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diffraction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4402" id="diffraction__6" original="E632.-398d"><span class="pos" id="diffraction__7" original="E632.-398c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6594" eid="diffraction__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b44" geo="br" id="diffraction__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffraction__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfrækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffraction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffraction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffraction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7b41" geo="n_am" id="diffraction__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffraction__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfrækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffr/diffraction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffr/diffraction__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffraction__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4400" id="diffraction__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diffraction__14" original="E632.-398a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43fe" id="diffraction__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="diffraction__16" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43fc" id="diffraction__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43fb" id="diffraction__18" original="E632.-3989"><span class="def" id="diffraction__19" original="E428.-568e"> the process by which light or other waves bend or spread out when they pass through a narrow opening or across an edge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43f9" id="diffraction__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43f8" id="diffraction__21" original="E46b.3223"><span class="cf" id="diffraction__22" original="E5df.-7195"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="diffraction__23" original="E46b.3224"> A number of different structures could produce the same diffraction pattern. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43f5" id="diffraction__24" original="E428.-51ae"><span class="x" id="diffraction__25" original="E428.-51ad"> Large numbers of proteins have had their three-dimensional structure determined by X-ray diffraction studies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7125" id="diffraction__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diffraction" title="diffraction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7124" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-634d" id="diffraction__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diffraction__28"> diffraction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diffuse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43f3" hm="1" id="diffuse1" original="E39c.1835" sum="1182"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43f2" id="diffuse1__1" original="E39c.1836"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43f1" id="diffuse1__2" original="E39c.1837"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diffuse <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43e4" id="diffuse1__9" original="E39c.183f"><span class="pos" id="diffuse1__10" original="E39c.1840"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-716a" eid="diffuse1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a5a" geo="br" id="diffuse1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diffuse__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a57" geo="n_am" id="diffuse1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__us_2.ogg" href="sound://diffuse__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.154e" id="diffuse1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a87" form="root" id="diffuse1__17"><span class="vp" id="diffuse1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> diffuse </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a85" eid="diffuse1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a84" geo="br" id="diffuse1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diffuse__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a81" geo="n_am" id="diffuse1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__us_2.ogg" href="sound://diffuse__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a7e" form="thirdps" id="diffuse1__24"><span class="vp" id="diffuse1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> diffuses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a7c" eid="diffuse1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a7b" geo="br" id="diffuse1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffuses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffuses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffuses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a78" geo="n_am" id="diffuse1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffuses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffuses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffuses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a75" form="past" id="diffuse1__31"><span class="vp" id="diffuse1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> diffused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a73" eid="diffuse1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a72" geo="br" id="diffuse1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a6f" geo="n_am" id="diffuse1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a6c" form="pastpart" id="diffuse1__38"><span class="vp" id="diffuse1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> diffused </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a6a" eid="diffuse1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a69" geo="br" id="diffuse1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffused__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffused__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a66" geo="n_am" id="diffuse1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffused__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffused__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a63" form="prespart" id="diffuse1__45"><span class="vp" id="diffuse1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> diffusing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a61" eid="diffuse1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a60" geo="br" id="diffuse1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffusing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffusing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffusing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a5d" geo="n_am" id="diffuse1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffusing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffusing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffusing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43b8" id="diffuse1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43b7" id="diffuse1__53" original="E39c.1860"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43b6" id="diffuse1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="diffuse1__55" original="E39c.1863"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="diffuse1__56" original="E39c.1862"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="diffuse1__57" original="E39c.1867"> to spread widely in all directions; to spread something in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43b2" id="diffuse1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43b1" id="diffuse1__59" original="E87d.-71ba"><span class="x" id="diffuse1__60" original="E87d.-71b9"> Over the next 50 years the technology diffused across Europe. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43af" id="diffuse1__61" original="E87d.-71b8"><span class="cf" id="diffuse1__62" original="E39c.1864"><span class="exp" id="diffuse1__63"> diffuse </span> something </span><span class="x" id="diffuse1__64" original="E87d.-71b7"> A lack of incentives for diffusing new knowledge generally leads markets to under-invest in research and development. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43ab" id="diffuse1__65" original="E39c.1868"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43aa" id="diffuse1__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="diffuse1__67" original="E39c.186a"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="diffuse1__68" original="E39c.186b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43a7" id="diffuse1__69"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="diffuse1__70" original="E906.-7795"> of a gas or liquid </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="diffuse1__71" original="E39c.186f"> to become slowly mixed with a substance; to make a gas or liquid become slowly mixed with a substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43a4" id="diffuse1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-43a3" id="diffuse1__73" original="E87d.-71b2"><span class="cf" id="diffuse1__74" original="E8df.-7ffa"><span class="exp" id="diffuse1__75"> diffuse </span> through something </span><span class="x" id="diffuse1__76" original="E87d.-71b1"> The rate of reaction is governed by the rate at which the molecules diffuse through the solvent. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-439f" id="diffuse1__77" original="E87d.-71b0"><span class="cf" id="diffuse1__78" original="E8df.-7ff9"><span class="exp" id="diffuse1__79"> diffuse </span> (across something) (into something) </span><span class="x" id="diffuse1__80" original="E87d.-71af"> Carbon dioxide from the blood sample diffuses across the membrane into the solution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-439b" id="diffuse1__81" original="E87d.-71ae"><span class="cf" id="diffuse1__82" original="E39c.186c"><span class="exp" id="diffuse1__83"> diffuse </span> something (into something) </span><span class="x" id="diffuse1__84" original="E87d.-71ad"> The evaporation rate is controlled by the energy needed to diffuse water vapour into the atmosphere. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4397" id="diffuse1__85" original="E39c.1872"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4396" id="diffuse1__86"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="diffuse1__87" original="E39c.1874"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="diffuse1__88" original="E39c.1875"><span class="exp" id="diffuse1__89"> diffuse </span> something </span><span class="def" id="diffuse1__90" original="E39c.1878"> to make light shine less brightly by spreading it in many directions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4391" id="diffuse1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4390" id="diffuse1__92" original="E87d.-71aa"><span class="x" id="diffuse1__93" original="E87d.-71a9"> At all times, the light should be diffused by reflecting it off the ceiling. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-70d8" id="diffuse1__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diffuse_1" title="diffuse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-70d7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6662" id="diffuse1__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diffuse1__96"> diffuse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-438e" hm="2" id="diffuse2" original="E39c.1815" sum="778"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-438d" id="diffuse2__1" original="E39c.1816"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-438c" id="diffuse2__2" original="E39c.1817"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diffuse <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4384" id="diffuse2__4" original="E39c.181f"><span class="pos" id="diffuse2__5" original="E39c.1820"> adjective </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7163" eid="diffuse2__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a54" geo="br" id="diffuse2__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse2__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffuse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7a51" geo="n_am" id="diffuse2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffuse2__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffuse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffuse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4382" id="diffuse2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4381" id="diffuse2__12" original="E39c.1824"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="diffuse2__13" original="E39c.1825"> spread over a wide area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-437f" id="diffuse2__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-437e" id="diffuse2__15" original="E87d.-71d4"><span class="x" id="diffuse2__16" original="E87d.-71d3"> 85% of the farmers surveyed thought that diffuse pollution was not a significant problem. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-437c" id="diffuse2__17" original="E87d.-71d2"><span class="x" id="diffuse2__18" original="E87d.-71d1"> As organizations mature they become increasingly diffuse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-437a" id="diffuse2__19" original="E87d.-71d0"><span class="x" id="diffuse2__20" original="E87d.-71cf"> The distinction between beam and diffuse radiation is important to the design of solar energy collection systems. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4378" id="diffuse2__21" original="E39c.1826"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="diffuse2__22" original="E39c.1827"> not clearly defined </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4376" id="diffuse2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4375" id="diffuse2__24" original="E87d.-71c4"><span class="x" id="diffuse2__25" original="E87d.-71c3"> If a definition is too broad then it becomes simply a diffuse collection of ideas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4373" id="diffuse2__26" original="E87d.-71c2"><span class="x" id="diffuse2__27" original="E87d.-71c1"> They managed to translate diffuse concern over social issues into direct political action. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4371" id="diffuse2__28" original="E87d.-71c0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vague" title="vague (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4370" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-1d74" id="diffuse2__29" original="E87d.-71bf"><span class="xh" id="diffuse2__30"> vague </span><span class="xs" id="diffuse2__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-436d" id="diffuse2__32" original="E87d.-71d5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-436c" id="diffuse2__33"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="diffuse2__34" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-436a" id="diffuse2__35"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="diffuse2__36" original="E87d.-71cc"> of a disease or medical condition </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="diffuse2__37" original="E87d.-71cb"> not limited to one part of the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4367" id="diffuse2__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4366" id="diffuse2__39" original="E87d.-71ca"><span class="x" id="diffuse2__40" original="E87d.-71c9"> He complains of diffuse abdominal pains and cramps. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4364" id="diffuse2__41" original="E87d.-71c6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://localized" title="localized definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4363" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.7f82" id="diffuse2__42" original="E87d.-71c5"><span class="xh" id="diffuse2__43"> localized </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-709e" id="diffuse2__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diffuse_1" title="diffuse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-709d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6662" id="diffuse2__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diffuse2__46"> diffuse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diffusion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4361" id="diffusion" original="E87d.-71a4" sum="1064"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4360" id="diffusion__1" original="E87d.-71a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-435f" id="diffusion__2" original="E87d.-71a1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diffusion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4356" id="diffusion__4" original="E87d.-7199"><span class="pos" id="diffusion__5" original="E87d.-7198"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-658d" eid="diffusion__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-79fa" geo="br" id="diffusion__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffusion__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffusion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffusion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diffusion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-79f7" geo="n_am" id="diffusion__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diffusion__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈfjuːʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dif/diffu/diffusion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dif/diffu/diffusion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diffusion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4354" id="diffusion__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diffusion__12" original="E87d.-7196"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4352" id="diffusion__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4351" id="diffusion__14" original="E87d.-7192"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="diffusion__15" original="E87d.-7191"> the spreading of something more widely </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-434f" id="diffusion__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-434e" id="diffusion__17" original="E87d.-7190"><span class="x" id="diffusion__18" original="E87d.-718f"> The rate at which a market adopts an innovation is referred to as the process of diffusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-434c" id="diffusion__19" original="E87d.-718b"><span class="cf" id="diffusion__20" original="E87d.-718e"><span class="exp" id="diffusion__21"> diffusion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="diffusion__22" original="E87d.-718a"> Environmental policies can accelerate diffusion of specific types of clean energy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4348" id="diffusion__23" original="E87d.-71a6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="diffusion__24" original="E87d.-7187"> the mixing of substances by the natural movement of their <a class="ndv" href="entry://particles" id="diffusion__25"> particles </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4345" id="diffusion__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4344" id="diffusion__27" original="E87d.-7184"><span class="x" id="diffusion__28" original="E87d.-7183"> The architecture of membranes enhances oxygen diffusion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4342" id="diffusion__29" original="E87d.-7181"><span class="cf" id="diffusion__30" original="E87d.-7182"><span class="exp" id="diffusion__31"> diffusion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="diffusion__32" original="E87d.-7180"> The lung has the very large surface area needed for the diffusion of gases between blood and air. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-433e" id="diffusion__33" original="E8df.-7fff"><span class="x" id="diffusion__34" original="E8df.-7ffe"> Data for the rates of diffusion of various gases from polystyrene pellets at room temperature are shown in Figure 11.2. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-433c" id="diffusion__35" original="E87d.-717d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="diffusion__36" original="E87d.-7179"> the spreading of elements of culture from one region or group to another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-433a" id="diffusion__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4339" id="diffusion__38" original="E87d.-7176"><span class="x" id="diffusion__39" original="E87d.-7175"> Contemporary challenges to the UN include widespread cultural diffusion resulting in higher expectations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4337" id="diffusion__40" original="E87d.-7178"><span class="cf" id="diffusion__41" original="E906.-7783"><span class="exp" id="diffusion__42"> diffusion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="diffusion__43" original="E87d.-7177"> The diffusion of both people and culture traits has made a significant contribution to the material landscape of much of North America. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-706a" id="diffusion__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diffusion" title="diffusion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7069" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6325" id="diffusion__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diffusion__46"> diffusion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dig
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4333" id="dig" original="E39c.1898" sum="1080"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4332" id="dig__1" original="E39c.1899"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4331" id="dig__2" original="E39c.189a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dig </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4324" id="dig__9" original="E39c.18a5"><span class="pos" id="dig__10" original="E39c.18a6"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6586" eid="dig__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7910" geo="br" id="dig__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/dig__/dig__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/dig__/dig__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dig__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-790d" geo="n_am" id="dig__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/dig__/dig__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/dig__/dig__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dig__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.157c" id="dig__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-790a" form="root" id="dig__17"><span class="vp" id="dig__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dig </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7908" eid="dig__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7907" geo="br" id="dig__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/dig__/dig__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/dig__/dig__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dig__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7904" geo="n_am" id="dig__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/dig__/dig__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/dig__/dig__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dig__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7901" form="thirdps" id="dig__24"><span class="vp" id="dig__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> digs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78ff" eid="dig__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78fe" geo="br" id="dig__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪɡz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digs_/digs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digs_/digs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78fb" geo="n_am" id="dig__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪɡz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digs_/digs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digs_/digs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78f8" form="past" id="dig__31"><span class="vp" id="dig__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dug </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78f6" eid="dig__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78f5" geo="br" id="dig__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dʌɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dug/dug__/dug__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dug/dug__/dug__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dug__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78f2" geo="n_am" id="dig__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dʌɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dug/dug__/dug__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dug/dug__/dug__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dug__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78ef" form="pastpart" id="dig__38"><span class="vp" id="dig__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dug </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78ed" eid="dig__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78ec" geo="br" id="dig__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dʌɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dug/dug__/dug__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dug/dug__/dug__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dug__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78e9" geo="n_am" id="dig__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dʌɡ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dug/dug__/dug__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dug/dug__/dug__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dug__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78e6" form="prespart" id="dig__45"><span class="vp" id="dig__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> digging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78e4" eid="dig__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78e3" geo="br" id="dig__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪɡɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diggi/digging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diggi/digging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-78e0" geo="n_am" id="dig__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dig__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪɡɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diggi/digging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diggi/digging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42f1" id="dig__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42f0" id="dig__53" original="E39c.18c5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42ef" id="dig__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="dig__55" original="E39c.18c8"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="dig__56" original="E39c.18c7"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dig__57" original="E39c.18c9"> to make a hole in the ground or to move soil from one place to another using your hands, a tool or a machine </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42eb" id="dig__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42ea" id="dig__59" original="E586.-3d6e"><span class="cf" id="dig__60" original="E39c.18cb"><span class="exp" id="dig__61"> dig </span> something </span><span class="x" id="dig__62" original="E586.-3d6d"> The women would plant the seeds in clusters of six or seven after digging small holes with sticks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42e6" id="dig__63" original="E586.-3d6c"><span class="x" id="dig__64" original="E586.-3d6b"> During the next 20 years, settlers dug new canals and rapidly established farmlands. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42e4" id="dig__65" original="E586.-3d6a"><span class="cf" id="dig__66" original="E39c.18ca"><span class="exp" id="dig__67"> dig </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="dig__68" original="E586.-3d69"> As Commander of the Upper Rhine army, Tiberias employed his troops with digging for silver in the territory. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42e0" id="dig__69" original="E39c.18ce"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42df" id="dig__70"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="dig__71" original="E39c.18d0"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dig__72" original="E39c.18d2"> to remove something from the ground with a tool </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42dc" id="dig__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42db" id="dig__74" original="E586.-3d68"><span class="cf" id="dig__75" original="E39c.18d1"><span class="exp" id="dig__76"> dig </span> something (out of/from something) </span><span class="x" id="dig__77" original="E586.-3d67"> This type of mining uses a huge drill to dig the coal out of the seams. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42d7" id="dig__78" original="E586.-3d65"><span class="cf" id="dig__79" original="E586.-3d66"><span class="exp" id="dig__80"> dig </span> something up </span><span class="x" id="dig__81" original="E586.-3d64"> The jewel may have been dug up within the grounds of Middleham Castle. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42d3" id="dig__82" original="E39c.18d3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42d2" id="dig__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="dig__84" original="E39c.18d5"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dig__85" original="E39c.18d6"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="def" id="dig__86" original="E39c.18d7"> to search in something in order to find something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42ce" id="dig__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42cd" id="dig__88" original="E586.-3d63"><span class="x" id="dig__89" original="E586.-3d62"> Large green crabs dig into the sediment in search of food. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42cb" id="dig__90" original="E586.-3d5f"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42ca" id="dig__91"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="dig__92" original="E586.-3d60" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="dig__93" original="E586.-3d5e"> Journalists may dig deep into a company's past in the hope of exposing bad practice. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-7000" id="dig__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dig_1" title="dig definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6fff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6703" id="dig__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dig__96"> dig </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42c7" id="digest" original="E39c.195c" sum="903"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42c6" id="digest__1" original="E39c.195d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42c5" id="digest__2" original="E39c.195e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> digest </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-42b3" id="digest__9" original="E39c.1966"><span class="pos" id="digest__10" original="E39c.1967"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-715c" eid="digest__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7649" geo="br" id="digest__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7646" geo="n_am" id="digest__14" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digest__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digest__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://digest__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7643" geo="br" id="digest__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digest__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digest__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digest__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-763f" geo="n_am" id="digest__18" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digest__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digest__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://digest__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.15aa" id="digest__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-763b" form="root" id="digest__21"><span class="vp" id="digest__22"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> digest </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7639" eid="digest__23" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7638" geo="br" id="digest__24" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7635" geo="n_am" id="digest__26" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digest__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digest__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://digest__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7632" geo="br" id="digest__28" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digest__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digest__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digest__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-762e" geo="n_am" id="digest__30" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒest <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digest__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digest__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://digest__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-762a" form="thirdps" id="digest__32"><span class="vp" id="digest__33"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> digests </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7628" eid="digest__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7627" geo="br" id="digest__35" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digests__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digests__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digests__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7624" geo="n_am" id="digest__37" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digests__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digests__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digests__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7621" geo="br" id="digest__39" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digests__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digests__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digests__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-761e" geo="n_am" id="digest__41" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒests <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digests__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digests__us_2.ogg" href="sound://digests__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-761b" form="past" id="digest__43"><span class="vp" id="digest__44"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> digested </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7619" eid="digest__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7618" geo="br" id="digest__46" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digested__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digested__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digested__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7615" geo="n_am" id="digest__48" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digested__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digested__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digested__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7612" geo="br" id="digest__50" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digested__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digested__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digested__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-760f" geo="n_am" id="digest__52" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digested__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digested__us_2.ogg" href="sound://digested__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-760c" form="pastpart" id="digest__54"><span class="vp" id="digest__55"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> digested </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-760a" eid="digest__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7609" geo="br" id="digest__57" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digested__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digested__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digested__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7606" geo="n_am" id="digest__59" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digested__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digested__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digested__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7603" geo="br" id="digest__61" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digested__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digested__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digested__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7600" geo="n_am" id="digest__63" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digested__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digested__us_2.ogg" href="sound://digested__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-75fd" form="prespart" id="digest__65"><span class="vp" id="digest__66"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> digesting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-75fb" eid="digest__67" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-75fa" geo="br" id="digest__68" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digesting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digesting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digesting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-75f7" geo="n_am" id="digest__70" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digesting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digesting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digesting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-75f4" geo="br" id="digest__72" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digesting__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digesting__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digesting__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-75f1" geo="n_am" id="digest__74" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digest__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digesting__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digesting__us_2.ogg" href="sound://digesting__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-426e" id="digest__76"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-426d" id="digest__77" original="E39c.199c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="digest__78" original="E39c.19a0"><span class="exp" id="digest__79"> digest </span> something </span><span class="def" id="digest__80" original="E39c.19a1"> to break down food in the stomach into substances that the body can use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4269" id="digest__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4268" id="digest__82" original="E862.-7483"><span class="x" id="digest__83" original="E862.-7482"> The inability to digest lactose is due to reduced activity of the enzyme LPH. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4266" id="digest__84" original="E862.-7481"><span class="x" id="digest__85" original="E862.-7480"> Partly digested food leaves the stomach and enters the duodenum. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4264" id="digest__86" original="E862.-747e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="digest__87" original="E862.-747a"> to apply heat, <a class="ndv" href="entry://enzymes" id="digest__88"> enzymes </a> or a chemical to a substance in order to change its structure or obtain a particular substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4261" id="digest__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4260" id="digest__90" original="E862.-7478"><span class="cf" id="digest__91" original="E862.-7479"><span class="exp" id="digest__92"> digest </span> something </span><span class="x" id="digest__93" original="E862.-7477"> A protease is added to digest cellular proteins. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-425c" id="digest__94" original="E862.-7472"><span class="cf" id="digest__95" original="E862.-7473"><span class="exp" id="digest__96"> digest </span> something with something </span><span class="x" id="digest__97" original="E862.-7471"> The separated proteins were digested with trypsin and analysed by mass spectrometry. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4258" id="digest__98" original="E39c.19a4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="digest__99" original="E39c.19a7"><span class="exp" id="digest__100"> digest </span> something </span><span class="def" id="digest__101" original="E39c.19a8"> to think about a piece of information until you fully understand it and can use it </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4254" id="digest__102" original="E862.-7470" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://assimilate" title="assimilate (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4253" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-4103" id="digest__103" original="E862.-746f"><span class="xh" id="digest__104"> assimilate </span><span class="xs" id="digest__105"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4250" id="digest__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-424f" id="digest__107" original="E862.-746e"><span class="x" id="digest__108" original="E862.-746d"> Entrepreneurs need to collect and digest information about business opportunities. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6f6a" id="digest__109" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://digest_1" title="digest definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6f69" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6850" id="digest__110" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="digest__111"> digest </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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digestion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-424d" id="digestion" original="E39c.19db" sum="818"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-424c" id="digestion__1" original="E39c.19dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-424b" id="digestion__2" original="E39c.19dd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> digestion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-423b" id="digestion__7" original="E39c.19e8"><span class="pos" id="digestion__8" original="E39c.19e9"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-714d" eid="digestion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-749e" geo="br" id="digestion__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digestion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digestion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digestion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digestion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-749b" geo="n_am" id="digestion__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digestion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digestion__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digestion__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://digestion__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7498" geo="br" id="digestion__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digestion__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digestion__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digestion__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digestion__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7494" geo="n_am" id="digestion__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digestion__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestʃən <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digestion__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digestion__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://digestion__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4239" id="digestion__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4238" id="digestion__19" original="E39c.19ea"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4237" id="digestion__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="digestion__21" original="E39c.19ec"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="digestion__22" original="E8d2.-7e35"><span class="exp" id="digestion__23"> digestion </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="digestion__24" original="E39c.19ed"> the body's process of changing food into substances that can be used by the body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4232" id="digestion__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4231" id="digestion__26" original="E8bb.-7bff"><span class="x" id="digestion__27" original="E8bb.-7bfe"> The main digestion of fat occurs in the small intestine. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-422f" id="digestion__28" original="E8bb.-7c00"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-422e" id="digestion__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="digestion__30" original="E8bb.-7bfc"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="digestion__31" original="E8bb.-7bfb"> a person's or an animal's ability to digest food </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-422b" id="digestion__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-422a" id="digestion__33" original="E8bb.-7bfa"><span class="x" id="digestion__34" original="E8bb.-7bf9"> Invalids of the period would have received poor advice from their doctors about their digestions. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4228" id="digestion__35" original="E8bb.-7c8a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4227" id="digestion__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="digestion__37" original="E8bb.-7bf7"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="digestion__38" original="E8bb.-7bf6"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="digestion__39" original="E8bb.-7c89"> the process of applying heat, <a class="ndv" href="entry://enzymes" id="digestion__40"> enzymes </a> or chemicals to a substance in order to change its structure or obtain a particular substance </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4222" id="digestion__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4221" id="digestion__42" original="E8bb.-7c88"><span class="x" id="digestion__43" original="E8bb.-7c87"> Anaerobic digestion can be used to create renewable energy from livestock wastes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-421f" id="digestion__44" original="E8bb.-7bf5"><span class="x" id="digestion__45" original="E8bb.-7bf4"> The digestions yield comparable results, but both methods may underestimate total phosphorous. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6f2e" id="digestion__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://digestion" title="digestion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6f2d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.68cd" id="digestion__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="digestion__48"> digestion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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digestive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-421d" id="digestive" original="E39c.19fa" sum="344"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-421c" id="digestive__1" original="E39c.19fb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-421b" id="digestive__2" original="E39c.19fc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> digestive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-420b" id="digestive__7" original="E39c.1a07"><span class="pos" id="digestive__8" original="E39c.1a08"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-657f" eid="digestive__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7436" geo="br" id="digestive__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digestive__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digestive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digestive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digestive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7433" geo="n_am" id="digestive__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digestive__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈdʒestɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digestive__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digestive__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://digestive__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7430" geo="br" id="digestive__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digestive__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/diges/digestive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digestive__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digestive__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-742c" geo="n_am" id="digestive__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digestive__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈdʒestɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/diges/digestive__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/diges/digestive__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://digestive__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4209" id="digestive__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="digestive__19" original="E39c.1a0a"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4207" id="digestive__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4206" id="digestive__21" original="E39c.1a0b"><span class="def" id="digestive__22" original="E39c.1a0c"> connected with the <a class="ndv" href="entry://digestion" id="digestive__23"> digestion </a> of food </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4203" id="digestive__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4202" id="digestive__25" original="E8bb.-7aa0"><span class="x" id="digestive__26" original="E8bb.-7a9f"> Digestive enzymes are released from the pancreas when food enters the gut. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4200" id="digestive__27" original="E8d2.-7e2c"><span class="x" id="digestive__28" original="E8d2.-7e2b"> Changes in the digestive system during ageing are relatively minor. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ef5" id="digestive__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://digestive" title="digestive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ef4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.68f6" id="digestive__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="digestive__31"> digestive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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digit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41fe" id="digit" original="E39c.1a49" sum="714"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41fd" id="digit__1" original="E39c.1a4a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41fc" id="digit__2" original="E39c.1a4b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> digit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41f0" id="digit__7" original="E39c.1a53"><span class="pos" id="digit__8" original="E39c.1a54"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6570" eid="digit__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-737d" geo="br" id="digit__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digit__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digit/digit__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digit__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digit__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-737a" geo="n_am" id="digit__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digit__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digit/digit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41ee" id="digit__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41ed" id="digit__15" original="E39c.1a55"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="digit__16" original="E39c.1a56"> any of the numbers from 0 to 9 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41eb" id="digit__17" original="E8bb.-7266" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://figure1" title="figure1 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41ea" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-3c86" id="digit__18" original="E8bb.-7265"><span class="xh" id="digit__19"> figure </span><span class="xhm" id="digit__20"> 1 </span><span class="xs" id="digit__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41e6" id="digit__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41e5" id="digit__23" original="E8bb.-7264"><span class="x" id="digit__24" original="E8bb.-7263"> A sequence of binary digits is transmitted over this channel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41e3" id="digit__25" original="E8bb.-7262"><span class="x" id="digit__26" original="E8bb.-7261"> Individual differences were found in how people grouped a six-digit telephone number. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41e1" id="digit__27" original="E8bb.-7260"><span class="cf" id="digit__28" original="E8bb.-7267"> double <span class="exp" id="digit__29"> digit </span></span><span class="x" id="digit__30" original="E8bb.-725f"> The market saw double digit decline at 18%. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41dd" id="digit__31" original="E8bb.-725e"><span class="x" id="digit__32" original="E8bb.-725d"> In Sweden, inflation went into double digits. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41db" id="digit__33" original="E39c.1a57"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="digit__34" original="E39c.1a5a"> a person's finger, thumb or toe </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41d9" id="digit__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41d8" id="digit__36" original="E8bb.-725c"><span class="cf" id="digit__37" original="E5df.-718c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="digit__38" original="E8bb.-725b"> Digit anomalies include missing, fused or extra fingers or toes. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41d5" id="digit__39" original="E8bb.-725a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="digit__40" original="E5df.-718b"><span class="exp" id="digit__41"> digit </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="digit__42" original="E8bb.-7259"> a structure like a finger, thumb or toe at the end of the limbs of an animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41d1" id="digit__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41d0" id="digit__44" original="E8bb.-7258"><span class="x" id="digit__45" original="E8bb.-7257"> In bats, the digits of the forelimb grow extremely long and support a leathery wing membrane. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ed8" id="digit__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://digit" title="digit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ed7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6952" id="digit__47" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="digit__48"> digit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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digital
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41ce" id="digital" original="E39c.1a5b" sum="968"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41cd" id="digital__1" original="E39c.1a5c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41cc" id="digital__2" original="E39c.1a5d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> digital </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41c1" id="digital__7" original="E39c.1a66"><span class="pos" id="digital__8" original="E39c.1a67"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6569" eid="digital__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5732" geo="br" id="digital__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digital__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digit/digital__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digital__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://digital__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5735" geo="n_am" id="digital__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digital__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digit/digital__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digital__us_3.ogg" href="sound://digital__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41bf" id="digital__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41be" id="digital__15" original="E39c.1a68"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="digital__16" original="E39c.1a69"> using a system of receiving and sending information as a series of the numbers one and zero, showing that an electronic signal is there or is not there; connected with computer technology </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41bc" id="digital__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41bb" id="digital__18" original="E8bb.-7248"><span class="x" id="digital__19" original="E8bb.-7247"> Digital technology has shifted photography from a chemical process to an electronic process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41b9" id="digital__20" original="E8bb.-71f0"><span class="x" id="digital__21" original="E8bb.-71ef"> The simplest digital signals are obtained when the binary system is used. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41b7" id="digital__22" original="E8bb.-71ee"><span class="x" id="digital__23" original="E8bb.-71ed"> a digital computer/camera/image </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41b5" id="digital__24" original="E8bb.-71ec"><span class="x" id="digital__25" original="E8bb.-71eb"> the digital age/era/world </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41b3" id="digital__26" original="E8bb.-71ea" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://analogue2" title="analogue2 (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41b2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7969" id="digital__27" original="E8bb.-71e9"><span class="xh" id="digital__28"> analogue </span><span class="xhm" id="digital__29"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="digital__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41ae" id="digital__31" original="E39c.1a6a"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41ad" id="digital__32"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="digital__33" original="E39c.1a6b"> of clocks, watches, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="digital__34" original="E39c.1a6c"> displaying only the appropriate numbers, rather than pointing to numbers from a larger set of numbers; other information displayed in this way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41aa" id="digital__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41a9" id="digital__36" original="E8bb.-71e8"><span class="x" id="digital__37" original="E8bb.-71e7"> Many young people tell the time from the digital display on their mobile phone. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41a7" id="digital__38" original="E8bb.-7246"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="digital__39" original="E8bb.-7245"> connected with a finger or the fingers of the hand </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41a5" id="digital__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41a4" id="digital__41" original="E8bb.-7244"><span class="x" id="digital__42" original="E8bb.-7243"> Apply direct digital pressure to the dressed wound. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41a2" id="digital__43"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41a1" id="digital__44" original="E39c.1a72"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-41a0" id="digital__45"><span class="dr" id="digital__46" original="E39c.1a73"> digitally </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4198" id="digital__47" original="E39c.1a77"><span class="pos" id="digital__48" original="E39c.1a78"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6568" eid="digital__49" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-733a" geo="br" id="digital__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digital__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digit/digitally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitally__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digitally__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7336" geo="n_am" id="digital__52" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digital__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtəli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digit/digitally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitally__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digitally__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4196" id="digital__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4195" id="digital__55" original="E8bb.-71e6"><span class="x" id="digital__56" original="E8bb.-71e5"> The interviews were digitally recorded and professionally transcribed. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ea5" id="digital__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://digital_1" title="digital definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ea4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6971" id="digital__58" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="digital__59"> digital </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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digitize
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4193" id="digitize" original="E39c.1b0e" sum="479"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4192" id="digitize__1" original="E39c.1b0f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4191" id="digitize__2" original="E39c.1b10"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> digitize </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-418f" id="digitize__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-418e" id="digitize__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u15c6a3308d33bc06.183df121.15c2e2e5b65.-75" id="digitize__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="digitize__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> digit <span class="ptl" id="digitize__9"> ise </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-417c" id="digitize__19" original="E39c.1b21"><span class="pos" id="digitize__20" original="E39c.1b22"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6559" eid="digitize__21" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-70ab" geo="br" id="digitize__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digit/digitize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digitize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-70a8" geo="n_am" id="digitize__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digit/digitize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digitize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.15f8" id="digitize__26" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-70a5" form="root" id="digitize__27"><span class="vp" id="digitize__28"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> digitize </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-70a3" eid="digitize__29" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-70a2" geo="br" id="digitize__30" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__31"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digit/digitize__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitize__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digitize__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-709f" geo="n_am" id="digitize__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__33"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digit/digitize__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitize__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digitize__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-709c" form="thirdps" id="digitize__34"><span class="vp" id="digitize__35"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> digitizes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-709a" eid="digitize__36" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7099" geo="br" id="digitize__37" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__38"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digit/digitizes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitizes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digitizes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7096" geo="n_am" id="digitize__39" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__40"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digit/digitizes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitizes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digitizes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7093" form="past" id="digitize__41"><span class="vp" id="digitize__42"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> digitized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7091" eid="digitize__43" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7090" geo="br" id="digitize__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__45"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digit/digitized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digitized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-708d" geo="n_am" id="digitize__46" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__47"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digit/digitized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digitized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-708a" form="pastpart" id="digitize__48"><span class="vp" id="digitize__49"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> digitized </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7088" eid="digitize__50" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7087" geo="br" id="digitize__51" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digit/digitized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digitized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7084" geo="n_am" id="digitize__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digit/digitized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digitized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-7081" form="prespart" id="digitize__55"><span class="vp" id="digitize__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> digitizing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-707f" eid="digitize__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-707e" geo="br" id="digitize__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digit/digitizing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitizing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://digitizing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-707b" geo="n_am" id="digitize__60" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="digitize__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digit/digitizing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digit/digitizing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://digitizing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4150" id="digitize__62"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-414f" id="digitize__63" original="E39c.1b3f"><span class="cf" id="digitize__64" original="E39c.1b40"><span class="exp" id="digitize__65"> digitize </span> something </span><span class="def" id="digitize__66" original="E39c.1b41"> to change data into a <a class="ndv" href="entry://digital" id="digitize__67"> digital </a> form that can be easily read and processed by a computer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-414a" id="digitize__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4149" id="digitize__69" original="E85c.-49d9"><span class="x" id="digitize__70" original="E85c.-49d8"> The next step would be to digitize these materials and make them available online. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6e2a" id="digitize__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://digitize" title="digitize definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6e29" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6a4b" id="digitize__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="digitize__73"> digitize </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dignity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4147" id="dignity" original="E39c.1bb5" sum="610"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4146" id="dignity__1" original="E39c.1bb6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4145" id="dignity__2" original="E39c.1bb7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dignity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-413a" id="dignity__7" original="E39c.1bbf"><span class="pos" id="dignity__8" original="E39c.1bc0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6552" eid="dignity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-66f6" geo="br" id="dignity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dignity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪɡnəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dig/digni/dignity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dig/digni/dignity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dignity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-66f3" geo="n_am" id="dignity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dignity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪɡnəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dig/digni/dignity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dig/digni/dignity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dignity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4138" id="dignity__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dignity__15" original="E39c.1bc2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4136" id="dignity__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4135" id="dignity__17" original="E39c.1bc5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dignity__18" original="E39c.1bc6"> the fact of being given honour and respect by people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4133" id="dignity__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4132" id="dignity__20" original="E81d.71e6"><span class="x" id="dignity__21" original="E81d.71e7"> Make your patients' care your first concern, treating them as individuals and respecting their dignity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4130" id="dignity__22" original="E81d.71e8"><span class="x" id="dignity__23" original="E81d.71e9"> Human rights are primarily about human dignity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-412e" id="dignity__24" original="E39c.1bc7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dignity__25" original="E39c.1bc8"> a sense of your own importance and value </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-412c" id="dignity__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-412b" id="dignity__27" original="E81d.71ec"><span class="x" id="dignity__28" original="E81d.71ed"> The sermons offered words of encouragement that instilled a sense of pride and dignity in the parishioners. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4129" id="dignity__29" original="E39c.1bc3"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="dignity__30" original="E39c.1bc4"> a calm and serious manner that deserves respect </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4127" id="dignity__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4126" id="dignity__32" original="E81d.71ea"><span class="x" id="dignity__33" original="E81d.71eb"> We all have limitations, many of which we can learn to accept with dignity. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6e0c" id="dignity__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dignity" title="dignity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6e0b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6b0e" id="dignity__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dignity__36"> dignity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dilemma
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4124" id="dilemma" original="E39c.1cfc" sum="667"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4123" id="dilemma__1" original="E39c.1cfd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4122" id="dilemma__2" original="E39c.1cfe"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dilemma </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4112" id="dilemma__7" original="E39c.1d09"><span class="pos" id="dilemma__8" original="E39c.1d0a"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-654b" eid="dilemma__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-63c3" geo="br" id="dilemma__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilemma__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlemə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilem/dilemma__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilem/dilemma__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dilemma__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-63c0" geo="n_am" id="dilemma__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilemma__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈlemə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilem/dilemma__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilem/dilemma__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dilemma__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-63bd" geo="br" id="dilemma__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilemma__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈlemə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilem/dilemma__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilem/dilemma__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dilemma__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-63b9" geo="n_am" id="dilemma__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilemma__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈlemə <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilem/dilemma__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilem/dilemma__us_2.ogg" href="sound://dilemma__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4110" id="dilemma__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-410f" id="dilemma__19" original="E39c.1d0b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dilemma__20" original="E851.-7a8a"> a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two options, often when you do not like either option </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-410d" id="dilemma__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-410c" id="dilemma__22" original="E8d2.-7d8a"><span class="x" id="dilemma__23" original="E8d2.-7d89"> Advances in medical science often pose ethical dilemmas for doctors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-410a" id="dilemma__24" original="E8d2.-7d88"><span class="x" id="dilemma__25" original="E8d2.-7d87"> The International Court of Justice has taken a pragmatic approach in resolving this dilemma. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4108" id="dilemma__26" original="E851.-7a89"><span class="cf" id="dilemma__27" original="E8d2.-7d86"><span class="exp" id="dilemma__28"> dilemma </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="dilemma__29" original="E851.-7a88"> Marketers face the dilemma of whether to segment the market on a country-by-country basis or a global segment basis. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4104" id="dilemma__30" original="E851.-7a87"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dilemma__31" original="E851.-7a86"> a difficult situation or problem </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4102" id="dilemma__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4101" id="dilemma__33" original="E851.-7a85"><span class="x" id="dilemma__34" original="E851.-7a84"> The following discussion explores the practical dilemma of control in greater detail. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ddf" id="dilemma__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dilemma" title="dilemma definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6dde" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6ca3" id="dilemma__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dilemma__37"> dilemma </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dilute
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40ff" hm="1" id="dilute1" original="E39c.1daf" sum="1088"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40fe" id="dilute1__1" original="E39c.1db0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40fd" id="dilute1__2" original="E39c.1db1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dilute <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40ed" id="dilute1__9" original="E39c.1db9"><span class="pos" id="dilute1__10" original="E39c.1dba"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-713e" eid="dilute1__11" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-610c" geo="br" id="dilute1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dilute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-6109" geo="br" id="dilute1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈljuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dilute__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-6105" geo="n_am" id="dilute1__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilute__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilute__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://dilute__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1626" id="dilute1__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-6102" form="root" id="dilute1__19"><span class="vp" id="dilute1__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dilute </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-6100" eid="dilute1__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60ff" geo="br" id="dilute1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dilute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60fc" geo="br" id="dilute1__24" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈljuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dilute__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60f8" geo="n_am" id="dilute1__26" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilute__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilute__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://dilute__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60f5" form="thirdps" id="dilute1__28"><span class="vp" id="dilute1__29"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dilutes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60f3" eid="dilute1__30" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60f2" geo="br" id="dilute1__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilutes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilutes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dilutes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60ef" geo="br" id="dilute1__33" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__34"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈljuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilutes__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilutes__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dilutes__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60ec" geo="n_am" id="dilute1__35" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilutes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilutes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dilutes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60e9" form="past" id="dilute1__37"><span class="vp" id="dilute1__38"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> diluted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60e7" eid="dilute1__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60e6" geo="br" id="dilute1__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/diluted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/diluted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diluted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60e3" geo="br" id="dilute1__42" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈljuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/diluted__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/diluted__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diluted__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60e0" geo="n_am" id="dilute1__44" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilut/diluted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/diluted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diluted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60dd" form="pastpart" id="dilute1__46"><span class="vp" id="dilute1__47"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> diluted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60db" eid="dilute1__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60da" geo="br" id="dilute1__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/diluted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/diluted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diluted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60d7" geo="br" id="dilute1__51" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__52"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈljuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/diluted__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/diluted__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diluted__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60d4" geo="n_am" id="dilute1__53" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilut/diluted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/diluted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diluted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60d1" form="prespart" id="dilute1__55"><span class="vp" id="dilute1__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> diluting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60cf" eid="dilute1__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60ce" geo="br" id="dilute1__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/diluting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/diluting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diluting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60cb" geo="br" id="dilute1__60" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__61"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈljuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/diluting__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/diluting__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diluting__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60c8" geo="n_am" id="dilute1__62" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute1__63"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilut/diluting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/diluting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diluting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40b2" id="dilute1__64"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40b1" id="dilute1__65" original="E39c.1de2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40b0" id="dilute1__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="dilute1__67" original="E8d2.-7cfc"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dilute1__68" original="E39c.1de4"> to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40ad" id="dilute1__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40ac" id="dilute1__70" original="E851.-78c3"><span class="cf" id="dilute1__71" original="E39c.1de3"> be diluted (with something) </span><span class="x" id="dilute1__72" original="E851.-78c2"> The solution was diluted with acetone. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40a9" id="dilute1__73" original="E851.-78c0"><span class="cf" id="dilute1__74" original="E851.-78c1"> be diluted in something </span><span class="x" id="dilute1__75" original="E851.-78bf"> The compounds were diluted in 95% ethanol. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40a6" id="dilute1__76" original="E851.-78bd"><span class="cf" id="dilute1__77" original="E851.-78be"> be diluted by something </span><span class="x" id="dilute1__78" original="E851.-78bc"> The two product gases are both combustible, but are diluted by nitrogen. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40a3" id="dilute1__79" original="E851.-78ba"><span class="cf" id="dilute1__80" original="E851.-78bb"> be diluted to something </span><span class="x" id="dilute1__81" original="E851.-78b9"> An aliquot of the filtrate was diluted to 10 ml with pure water. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-40a0" id="dilute1__82" original="E851.-78b7"><span class="cf" id="dilute1__83" original="E851.-78b8"> be diluted by a factor of something </span><span class="x" id="dilute1__84" original="E851.-78b6"> The concentrations were diluted by a factor of 10. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-409d" id="dilute1__85" original="E851.-78b5"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="dilute1__86" original="E8d2.-7cfb"><span class="exp" id="dilute1__87"> dilute </span> something </span><span class="def" id="dilute1__88" original="E851.-78b4"> to make something weaker in force or value by changing it or adding something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4099" id="dilute1__89" original="E851.-78b3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diminish" title="diminish (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4098" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ea0" id="dilute1__90" original="E851.-78b2"><span class="xh" id="dilute1__91"> diminish </span><span class="xs" id="dilute1__92"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4095" id="dilute1__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4094" id="dilute1__94" original="E851.-78b1"><span class="x" id="dilute1__95" original="E851.-78b0"> Although the increased risk persisted, the effect was diluted when studies were pooled. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4092" id="dilute1__96" original="E851.-78c4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4091" id="dilute1__97"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="dilute1__98" subj="busin"> business </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dilute1__99" original="E851.-78ab"> to reduce the value of the shares that a particular <a class="ndv" href="entry://shareholder" id="dilute1__100"> shareholder </a> owns by issuing more shares without increasing the company's <a class="ndv" href="entry://assets" id="dilute1__101"> assets </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-408c" id="dilute1__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-408b" id="dilute1__103" original="E851.-78aa"><span class="x" id="dilute1__104" original="E851.-78a9"> Banks discussed the process of raising fresh funds without diluting existing investors' holdings. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6d76" id="dilute1__105" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dilute_1" title="dilute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6d75" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6d8b" id="dilute1__106" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dilute1__107"> dilute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4089" hm="2" id="dilute2" original="E39c.1dfb" sum="498"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4088" id="dilute2__1" original="E39c.1dfc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4087" id="dilute2__2" original="E39c.1dfd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dilute <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-407a" id="dilute2__6" original="E39c.1e05"><span class="pos" id="dilute2__7" original="E39c.1e06"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7133" eid="dilute2__8" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60c5" geo="br" id="dilute2__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute2__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dilute__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60c2" geo="br" id="dilute2__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="dilute2__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈljuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilute__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dilute__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-60be" geo="n_am" id="dilute2__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilute2__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilute__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilute__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://dilute__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4078" id="dilute2__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4077" id="dilute2__16" original="E39c.1e0b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4076" id="dilute2__17" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4075" id="dilute2__18"><span class="v"><strong> diluted </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4073" id="dilute2__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="dilute2__21" original="E851.-789a"> of a liquid or solution </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dilute2__22" original="E39c.1e0f"> made weaker by adding water or another liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4070" id="dilute2__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-406f" id="dilute2__24" original="E8db.-7c87"><span class="x" id="dilute2__25" original="E8db.-7c86"> Very dilute fruit juice is a good alternative to fizzy drinks. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-406d" id="dilute2__26" original="E851.-7888"><span class="x" id="dilute2__27" original="E851.-7887"> Body fluids are relatively dilute. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-406b" id="dilute2__28" original="E8db.-7c85"><span class="x" id="dilute2__29" original="E8db.-7c84"> Reagent was added to each diluted protein solution. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4069" id="dilute2__30" original="E851.-7891"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4068" id="dilute2__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="dilute2__32" original="E8db.-7c83"> of light, colour or <a class="ndv" href="entry://radiation" id="dilute2__33"> radiation </a></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dilute2__34" original="E851.-788f"> weak </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4064" id="dilute2__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4063" id="dilute2__36" original="E851.-788e"><span class="x" id="dilute2__37" original="E851.-788d"> The solar system is bathed in the very dilute remnants of black-body radiation. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6d37" id="dilute2__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dilute_1" title="dilute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6d36" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6d8b" id="dilute2__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dilute2__40"> dilute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dilution
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4061" id="dilution" original="E851.-7881" sum="1278"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4060" id="dilution__1" original="E851.-7880"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-405f" id="dilution__2" original="E851.-787f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dilution </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4051" id="dilution__7" original="E851.-787a"><span class="pos" id="dilution__8" original="E851.-7879"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7128" eid="dilution__9" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5fe1" geo="br" id="dilution__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilution__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilution__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilution__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dilution__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5fde" geo="br" id="dilution__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="phon" eid="dilution__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈljuːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilution__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilution__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dilution__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5fda" geo="n_am" id="dilution__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dilution__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈluːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dil/dilut/dilution__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dil/dilut/dilution__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://dilution__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-404f" id="dilution__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-404e" id="dilution__17" original="E851.-786e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-404d" id="dilution__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dilution__19" original="E8db.-7b83"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dilution__20" original="E8db.-7b82"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dilution__21" original="E8db.-7b81"> the action or process of making a liquid or solution weaker by adding water or another liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4049" id="dilution__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4048" id="dilution__23" original="E8db.-7b80"><span class="x" id="dilution__24" original="E8db.-7b7f"> Dilution must be performed before crystals are visible. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4046" id="dilution__25" original="E8db.-7b7e"><span class="x" id="dilution__26" original="E8db.-7b7d"> Successive dilutions halved the concentration each time. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4044" id="dilution__27" original="E8db.-7b7c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4043" id="dilution__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dilution__29" original="E8db.-7b7a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dilution__30" original="E8d2.-7cd2"><span class="exp" id="dilution__31"> dilution </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="dilution__32" original="E8db.-7b79"> a liquid or solution that has been made weaker by adding water or another liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-403e" id="dilution__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-403d" id="dilution__34" original="E8db.-7b78"><span class="x" id="dilution__35" original="E8db.-7b77"> Serial dilutions of extracts were prepared. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-403b" id="dilution__36" original="E8db.-7b85"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-403a" id="dilution__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dilution__38" original="E8db.-7b75"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dilution__39" original="E8db.-7b74"> the degree to which a solution has been made weaker by adding water or another liquid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4037" id="dilution__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4036" id="dilution__41" original="E8db.-7b73"><span class="cf" id="dilution__42" original="E8d2.-7cd1"> at a <span class="exp" id="dilution__43"> dilution </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="dilution__44" original="E8db.-7b72"> The membrane was incubated with antibodies at a dilution of 1:10 000 for one hour. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4032" id="dilution__45" original="E851.-7874"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4031" id="dilution__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dilution__47" original="E851.-7872"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dilution__48" original="E8db.-7b71"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dilution__49" original="E8d2.-7cd0"><span class="exp" id="dilution__50"> dilution </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="dilution__51" original="E851.-7871"> the action of making something weaker in force or value </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-402b" id="dilution__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-402a" id="dilution__53" original="E851.-7870"><span class="x" id="dilution__54" original="E851.-786f"> Under its Brezhnev Doctrine, the Soviet Union would not permit any dilution of Communist rule. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4028" id="dilution__55" original="E8db.-7b70"><span class="x" id="dilution__56" original="E8db.-7b6f"> The extension of Russia's war front down to the Black Sea was a dilution of troops she could ill afford. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4026" id="dilution__57" original="E851.-786d"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4025" id="dilution__58"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dilution__59" original="E8db.-7b6d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dilution__60" original="E8db.-7b6c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dilution__61" original="E8d2.-7ccd"><span class="exp" id="dilution__62"> dilution </span> of something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4020" id="dilution__63"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="dilution__64" subj="busin"> business </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dilution__65" original="E8db.-7b6b"> a reduction in the value of the shares that a particular <a class="ndv" href="entry://shareholder" id="dilution__66"> shareholder </a> owns </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-401c" id="dilution__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-401b" id="dilution__68" original="E8db.-7b6a"><span class="x" id="dilution__69" original="E8db.-7b69"> Investors were concerned that the proposed deal would result in a dilution of their shareholdings. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6d09" id="dilution__70" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dilution" title="dilution definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6d08" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-6290" id="dilution__71" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dilution__72"> dilution </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dim
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4019" id="dim" original="E39c.1e10" sum="778"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4018" id="dim__1" original="E39c.1e11"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4017" id="dim__2" original="E39c.1e12"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dim </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4008" id="dim__11" original="E39c.1e1f"><span class="pos" id="dim__12" original="E39c.1e20"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-653c" eid="dim__13" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5f05" geo="br" id="dim__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dim__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dim__/dim__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dim__/dim__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dim__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5f02" geo="n_am" id="dim__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dim__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dim__/dim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dim__/dim__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dim__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4006" id="dim__18" original="E39c.1e21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4005" form="_tofix" id="dim__19"><span class="if" id="dim__20" original="E39c.1e23"> dimmer </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4003" form="_tofix" id="dim__21"><span class="if" id="dim__22" original="E39c.1e24"> dimmest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4001" id="dim__23"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4000" id="dim__24" original="E39c.1e25"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dim__25" original="E39c.1e26"> not bright </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ffe" id="dim__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ffd" id="dim__27" original="E85c.-49b9"><span class="x" id="dim__28" original="E85c.-49b8"> Even our own naked eyes are very efficient detectors of very dim light. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ffb" id="dim__29" original="E39c.1e39"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ffa" id="dim__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="dim__31" original="E85c.-3cc9"> of a situation </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dim__32" original="E39c.1e3a"> not giving any reason to have hope; not good </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ff7" id="dim__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ff6" id="dim__34" original="E85c.-3cc8"><span class="x" id="dim__35" original="E85c.-3cc7"> The prospects of stable democracy in many poorer countries looked dim. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ff4" id="dim__36" original="E39c.1e2d"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="dim__37" original="E39c.1e2e"> not remembered or imagined clearly </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ff2" id="dim__38" original="E39c.1e2f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vague" title="vague definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ff1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-1d8a" id="dim__39" original="E39c.1e30"><span class="xh" id="dim__40"> vague </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fef" id="dim__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fee" id="dim__42" original="E85c.-49b7"><span class="x" id="dim__43" original="E85c.-49b6"> He still retained a dim recollection of the vision. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fec" id="dim__44" original="E39c.1e27"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3feb" id="dim__45"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="dim__46" original="E85c.-3cc6"> of a room or other space </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dim__47" original="E39c.1e28"> difficult to see in because there is not much light </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fe8" id="dim__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fe7" id="dim__49" original="E85c.-3cc5"><span class="x" id="dim__50" original="E85c.-3cc4"> Usually the subjects sit in a quiet, dim room in a psychology laboratory. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fe5" id="dim__51" original="E39c.1e29"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fe4" id="dim__52"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="dim__53" original="E85c.-3cc3"> of an object or shape </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dim__54" original="E39c.1e2a"> difficult to see because there is not much light </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fe1" id="dim__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fe0" id="dim__56" original="E85c.-3cc2"><span class="x" id="dim__57" original="E85c.-3cc1"> The flying bird is now a dim speck. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6cb7" id="dim__58" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dim_1" title="dim definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6cb6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6df6" id="dim__59" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dim__60"> dim </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dimension
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fde" id="dimension" original="E39c.1eb5" sum="1143"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fdd" id="dimension__1" original="E39c.1eb6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fdc" id="dimension__2" original="E39c.1eb7"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dimension </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fcc" id="dimension__7" original="E39c.1ec2"><span class="pos" id="dimension__8" original="E39c.1ec3"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-711d" eid="dimension__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5e43" geo="br" id="dimension__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dimension__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈmenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dimen/dimension__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimen/dimension__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://dimension__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5e40" geo="n_am" id="dimension__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dimension__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈmenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dimen/dimension__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimen/dimension__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dimension__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5e3d" geo="br" id="dimension__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dimension__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dimen/dimension__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimen/dimension__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dimension__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5e39" geo="n_am" id="dimension__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dimension__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmenʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dimen/dimension__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimen/dimension__us_2.ogg" href="sound://dimension__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fca" id="dimension__18"><li class="sn-g" corpus_freq="1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fc9" id="dimension__19" original="E39c.1ec4"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fc8" id="dimension__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="dimension__21" original="E8d2.-7aa5"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dimension__22" original="E39c.1ec5"> a measurement such as length or height; the size or extent of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fc5" id="dimension__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fc4" id="dimension__24" original="E8db.-7af8"><span class="x" id="dimension__25" original="E8db.-7af7"> Precision measuring instruments measure dimensions to an accuracy of tens of microns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fc2" id="dimension__26" original="E8db.-7af6"><span class="x" id="dimension__27" original="E8db.-7af5"> The majesty of the Grand Canyon emanates from the magnitude of its impressive dimensions. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fc0" id="dimension__28" original="E8d2.-7a9f" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dimension__29"> adjective + dimension </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fbe" id="dimension__30"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fbd" id="dimension__31" original="E8d2.-7a9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fbc" id="dimension__32"><span class="coll" id="dimension__33" original="E8d2.-7a9c"> physical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fba" id="dimension__34" original="E8d2.-7a9b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fb9" id="dimension__35" original="E484.446e"><span class="x" id="dimension__36" original="E484.446f"> The definition of health needs to be expanded beyond the physical dimension to include social and psychological indicators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fb7" id="dimension__37" original="E8d2.-7a9a"><span class="x" id="dimension__38" original="E8d2.-7a99"> Table 4.1 lists selective physical dimensions of the large rivers of South East Asia. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fb5" id="dimension__39" original="E86f.-7daf" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dimension__40"> verb + dimension </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fb3" id="dimension__41"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fb2" id="dimension__42" original="E86f.-7dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fb1" id="dimension__43"><span class="coll" id="dimension__44" original="E86f.-7dac"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3faf" id="dimension__45" original="E8d2.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fae" id="dimension__46"><span class="coll" id="dimension__47" original="E8d2.-7a6c"> measure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fac" id="dimension__48" original="E86f.-7da9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fab" id="dimension__49" original="E86f.-7da8"><span class="x" id="dimension__50" original="E86f.-7da7"> The reactor had dimensions 9 m wide, 9.5 m long and 6 m high. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fa9" id="dimension__51" original="E39c.1ec9"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dimension__52" original="E39c.1ecc"> a direction in space that is at an angle of 90° to each of two other directions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fa7" id="dimension__53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fa6" id="dimension__54" original="E8db.-7af4"><span class="x" id="dimension__55" original="E8db.-7af3"> In three dimensions we have latitude, longitude and height above the ground. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fa4" id="dimension__56" original="E8d2.-7a97" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dimension__57"> adjective + dimension </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fa2" id="dimension__58"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fa1" id="dimension__59" original="E8d2.-7a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3fa0" id="dimension__60"><span class="coll" id="dimension__61" original="E8d2.-7a95"> extra </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f9e" id="dimension__62" original="E8d2.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f9d" id="dimension__63"><span class="coll" id="dimension__64" original="E8d2.-7a93"> multiple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f9b" id="dimension__65" original="E8d2.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f9a" id="dimension__66"><span class="coll" id="dimension__67" original="E8d2.-7a91"> spatial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f98" id="dimension__68" original="E8d2.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f97" id="dimension__69"><span class="coll" id="dimension__70" original="E8d2.-7a8f"> vertical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f95" id="dimension__71" original="E8d2.-7a8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f94" id="dimension__72"><span class="coll" id="dimension__73" original="E8d2.-7a8d"> horizontal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f92" id="dimension__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f91" id="dimension__75" original="E86f.-7dd4"><span class="x" id="dimension__76" original="E86f.-7dd3"> These two categories are depicted along the horizontal dimension of the grid. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f8f" id="dimension__77" original="E39c.1ecd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="dimension__78" original="E39c.1ece"> a particular feature of something; a way of thinking about something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f8d" id="dimension__79" original="E8db.-7aeb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://aspect" title="aspect (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f8c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-482c" id="dimension__80" original="E8db.-7aea"><span class="xh" id="dimension__81"> aspect </span><span class="xs" id="dimension__82"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f89" id="dimension__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f88" id="dimension__84" original="E8d2.-7aa4"><span class="x" id="dimension__85" original="E8d2.-7aa3"> Employee safety and health have ethical dimensions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f86" id="dimension__86" original="E86f.-7ddf"><span class="cf" id="dimension__87" original="E86f.-7de0"><span class="exp" id="dimension__88"> dimension </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="dimension__89" original="E86f.-7dde"> Delivery time is often an important dimension of quality. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f82" id="dimension__90" original="E8d2.-7aa1"><span class="cf" id="dimension__91" original="E8d2.-7aa2"><span class="exp" id="dimension__92"> dimension </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="dimension__93" original="E8d2.-7aa0"> There was a regional dimension to the outbreaks against oppression. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f7e" id="dimension__94" original="E8d2.-7a9e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dimension__95"> adjective + dimension </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f7c" id="dimension__96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f7b" id="dimension__97" original="E8d2.-7a9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f7a" id="dimension__98"><span class="coll" id="dimension__99" original="E8d2.-7a9c"> physical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f78" id="dimension__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f77" id="dimension__101" original="E484.446e"><span class="x" id="dimension__102" original="E484.446f"> The definition of health needs to be expanded beyond the physical dimension to include social and psychological indicators. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f75" id="dimension__103" original="E8d2.-7a97" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dimension__104"> adjective + dimension </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f73" id="dimension__105"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f72" id="dimension__106" original="E8d2.-7a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f71" id="dimension__107"><span class="coll" id="dimension__108" original="E8d2.-7a95"> extra </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f6f" id="dimension__109" original="E8d2.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f6e" id="dimension__110"><span class="coll" id="dimension__111" original="E8d2.-7a93"> multiple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f6c" id="dimension__112" original="E8d2.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f6b" id="dimension__113"><span class="coll" id="dimension__114" original="E8d2.-7a91"> spatial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f69" id="dimension__115" original="E8d2.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f68" id="dimension__116"><span class="coll" id="dimension__117" original="E8d2.-7a8f"> vertical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f66" id="dimension__118" original="E8d2.-7a8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f65" id="dimension__119"><span class="coll" id="dimension__120" original="E8d2.-7a8d"> horizontal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f63" id="dimension__121"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f62" id="dimension__122" original="E8db.-7ad9"><span class="x" id="dimension__123" original="E8db.-7ad8"> Incorporating a spatial dimension is important in the analysis of agricultural markets. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f60" id="dimension__124" original="E8d2.-7a8b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dimension__125"> adjective + dimension </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f5e" id="dimension__126"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f5d" id="dimension__127" original="E8d2.-7a89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f5c" id="dimension__128"><span class="coll" id="dimension__129" original="E8d2.-7a88"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f5a" id="dimension__130"><span class="coll" id="dimension__131" original="E8d2.-7a87"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f58" id="dimension__132" original="E8d2.-7a86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f57" id="dimension__133"><span class="coll" id="dimension__134" original="E8d2.-7a85"> additional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f55" id="dimension__135" original="E8d2.-7a84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f54" id="dimension__136"><span class="coll" id="dimension__137" original="E8d2.-7a83"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f52" id="dimension__138" original="E8d2.-7a82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f51" id="dimension__139"><span class="coll" id="dimension__140" original="E8d2.-7a81"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f4f" id="dimension__141" original="E8d2.-7a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f4e" id="dimension__142"><span class="coll" id="dimension__143" original="E8d2.-7a7f"> temporal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f4c" id="dimension__144" original="E8d2.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f4b" id="dimension__145"><span class="coll" id="dimension__146" original="E8d2.-7a7d"> spiritual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f49" id="dimension__147" original="E8d2.-7a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f48" id="dimension__148"><span class="coll" id="dimension__149" original="E8d2.-7a7b"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f46" id="dimension__150" original="E8d2.-7a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f45" id="dimension__151"><span class="coll" id="dimension__152" original="E8d2.-7a79"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f43" id="dimension__153" original="E8d2.-7a78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f42" id="dimension__154"><span class="coll" id="dimension__155" original="E8d2.-7a77"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f40" id="dimension__156" original="E8d2.-7a76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f3f" id="dimension__157"><span class="coll" id="dimension__158" original="E8d2.-7a75"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f3d" id="dimension__159" original="E8d2.-7a74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f3c" id="dimension__160"><span class="coll" id="dimension__161" original="E8d2.-7a73"> normative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f3a" id="dimension__162" original="E8d2.-7a72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f39" id="dimension__163"><span class="coll" id="dimension__164" original="E8d2.-7a71"> affective </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f37" id="dimension__165" original="E8d2.-7a70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f36" id="dimension__166" original="E8d2.-7a6f"><span class="x" id="dimension__167" original="E8d2.-7a6e"> Four key dimensions of risk perceptions were explored:… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f34" id="dimension__168" original="E86f.-7e0f"><span class="x" id="dimension__169" original="E86f.-7e0e"> Emphasis is on the historical dimension of international relations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f32" id="dimension__170" original="E86f.-7dae" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="dimension__171"> verb + dimension </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f30" id="dimension__172"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f2f" id="dimension__173" original="E86f.-7dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f2e" id="dimension__174"><span class="coll" id="dimension__175" original="E86f.-7dac"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f2c" id="dimension__176" original="E8d2.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f2b" id="dimension__177"><span class="coll" id="dimension__178" original="E8d2.-7a6c"> measure </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f29" id="dimension__179"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f28" id="dimension__180" original="E86f.-7d9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f27" id="dimension__181"><span class="coll" id="dimension__182" original="E86f.-7d9a"> add </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f25" id="dimension__183" original="E86f.-7d97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f24" id="dimension__184"><span class="coll" id="dimension__185" original="E86f.-7d96"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f22" id="dimension__186" original="E86f.-7d91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f21" id="dimension__187"><span class="coll" id="dimension__188" original="E86f.-7d90"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f1f" id="dimension__189" original="E86f.-7d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f1e" id="dimension__190"><span class="coll" id="dimension__191" original="E86f.-7d94"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f1c" id="dimension__192" original="E86f.-7d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f1b" id="dimension__193"><span class="coll" id="dimension__194" original="E86f.-7d92"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f19" id="dimension__195" original="E8d2.-7a6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f18" id="dimension__196"><span class="coll" id="dimension__197" original="E8d2.-7a6a"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f16" id="dimension__198" original="E8d2.-7a69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f15" id="dimension__199"><span class="coll" id="dimension__200" original="E8d2.-7a68"> ignore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f13" id="dimension__201" original="E86f.-7d8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f12" id="dimension__202"><span class="coll" id="dimension__203" original="E86f.-7d8e"> represent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f10" id="dimension__204" original="E86f.-7d8d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f0f" id="dimension__205" original="E86f.-7d8c"><span class="x" id="dimension__206" original="E86f.-7d8b"> Televised debates added a new dimension to electoral campaigns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f0d" id="dimension__207" original="E8db.-7ae9"><span class="x" id="dimension__208" original="E8db.-7ae8"> The study identified six different dimensions of family well-being, including spending quality time with family members. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f0b" id="dimension__209" original="E549.-6836"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f0a" id="dimension__210"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="dimension__211" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dimension__212" original="E549.-6833"> the combination of <a class="ndv" href="entry://fundamental" id="dimension__213"> fundamental </a> quantities, such as mass, length and time, which make up any physical quantity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f06" id="dimension__214"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f05" id="dimension__215" original="E549.-6830"><span class="x" id="dimension__216" original="E549.-682f"> Speed has the dimension length divided by time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f03" id="dimension__217" original="E549.-682e"><span class="x" id="dimension__218" original="E549.-682d"> Width and distance have the same dimension. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f01" id="dimension__219" original="E4a5.5e5f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://three-dimensional" title="three-dimensional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3f00" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6d2a" id="dimension__220" original="E4a5.5e60"><span class="xh" id="dimension__221"> three-dimensional </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://two-dimensional" title="two-dimensional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3efe" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-5208" id="dimension__222" original="E4a5.606a"><span class="xh" id="dimension__223"> two-dimensional </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f25" id="dimension__224" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="dimension__225"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f23" id="dimension__226" original="E8db.-7ae2"><span class="shcut" id="dimension__227" original="E8db.-7ae1"> adjective + dimension </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f21" id="dimension__228" original="E8d2.-7a9f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f20" id="dimension__229" original="E8d2.-7a9d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f1f" id="dimension__230" original="E8d2.-7a9c"><span class="coll" id="dimension__231"> physical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f1d" id="dimension__232" original="E8d2.-7a9b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f1c" id="dimension__233" original="E484.446e"><span class="x" id="dimension__234" original="E484.446f"> The definition of health needs to be expanded beyond the physical dimension to include social and psychological indicators. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f1a" id="dimension__235" original="E8d2.-7a9a"><span class="x" id="dimension__236" original="E8d2.-7a99"> Table 4.1 lists selective physical dimensions of the large rivers of South East Asia. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f18" id="dimension__237" original="E8d2.-7a98"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f17" id="dimension__238" original="E8d2.-7a96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f16" id="dimension__239" original="E8d2.-7a95"><span class="coll" id="dimension__240"> extra </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f14" id="dimension__241" original="E8d2.-7a94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f13" id="dimension__242" original="E8d2.-7a93"><span class="coll" id="dimension__243"> multiple </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f11" id="dimension__244" original="E8d2.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f10" id="dimension__245" original="E8d2.-7a91"><span class="coll" id="dimension__246"> spatial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f0e" id="dimension__247" original="E8d2.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f0d" id="dimension__248" original="E8d2.-7a8f"><span class="coll" id="dimension__249"> vertical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f0b" id="dimension__250" original="E8d2.-7a8e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f0a" id="dimension__251" original="E8d2.-7a8d"><span class="coll" id="dimension__252"> horizontal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f08" id="dimension__253" original="E8d2.-7a8c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f07" id="dimension__254" original="E8db.-7ad9"><span class="x" id="dimension__255" original="E8db.-7ad8"> Incorporating a spatial dimension is important in the analysis of agricultural markets. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f05" id="dimension__256" original="E86f.-7dd4"><span class="x" id="dimension__257" original="E86f.-7dd3"> These two categories are depicted along the horizontal dimension of the grid. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f03" id="dimension__258" original="E8d2.-7a8b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f02" id="dimension__259" original="E8d2.-7a89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4f01" id="dimension__260" original="E8d2.-7a88"><span class="coll" id="dimension__261"> key </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eff" id="dimension__262" original="E8d2.-7a87"><span class="coll" id="dimension__263"> important </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4efd" id="dimension__264" original="E8d2.-7a86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4efc" id="dimension__265" original="E8d2.-7a85"><span class="coll" id="dimension__266"> additional </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4efa" id="dimension__267" original="E8d2.-7a84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ef9" id="dimension__268" original="E8d2.-7a83"><span class="coll" id="dimension__269"> international </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ef7" id="dimension__270" original="E8d2.-7a82"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ef6" id="dimension__271" original="E8d2.-7a81"><span class="coll" id="dimension__272"> ethical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ef4" id="dimension__273" original="E8d2.-7a80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ef3" id="dimension__274" original="E8d2.-7a7f"><span class="coll" id="dimension__275"> temporal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ef1" id="dimension__276" original="E8d2.-7a7e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ef0" id="dimension__277" original="E8d2.-7a7d"><span class="coll" id="dimension__278"> spiritual </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eee" id="dimension__279" original="E8d2.-7a7c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eed" id="dimension__280" original="E8d2.-7a7b"><span class="coll" id="dimension__281"> historical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eeb" id="dimension__282" original="E8d2.-7a7a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eea" id="dimension__283" original="E8d2.-7a79"><span class="coll" id="dimension__284"> cultural </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ee8" id="dimension__285" original="E8d2.-7a78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ee7" id="dimension__286" original="E8d2.-7a77"><span class="coll" id="dimension__287"> social </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ee5" id="dimension__288" original="E8d2.-7a76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ee4" id="dimension__289" original="E8d2.-7a75"><span class="coll" id="dimension__290"> political </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ee2" id="dimension__291" original="E8d2.-7a74"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ee1" id="dimension__292" original="E8d2.-7a73"><span class="coll" id="dimension__293"> normative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4edf" id="dimension__294" original="E8d2.-7a72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ede" id="dimension__295" original="E8d2.-7a71"><span class="coll" id="dimension__296"> affective </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4edc" id="dimension__297" original="E8d2.-7a70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4edb" id="dimension__298" original="E8d2.-7a6f"><span class="x" id="dimension__299" original="E8d2.-7a6e"> Four key dimensions of risk perceptions were explored:… </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ed9" id="dimension__300" original="E86f.-7e0f"><span class="x" id="dimension__301" original="E86f.-7e0e"> Emphasis is on the historical dimension of international relations. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ed7" id="dimension__302" original="E86f.-7db1"><span class="shcut" id="dimension__303" original="E86f.-7db0"> verb + dimension </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ed5" id="dimension__304" original="E86f.-7daf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ed4" id="dimension__305" original="E86f.-7dad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ed3" id="dimension__306" original="E86f.-7dac"><span class="coll" id="dimension__307"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ed1" id="dimension__308" original="E8d2.-7a6d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ed0" id="dimension__309" original="E8d2.-7a6c"><span class="coll" id="dimension__310"> measure </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ece" id="dimension__311" original="E86f.-7da9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ecd" id="dimension__312" original="E86f.-7da8"><span class="x" id="dimension__313" original="E86f.-7da7"> The reactor had dimensions 9 m wide, 9.5 m long and 6 m high. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ecb" id="dimension__314" original="E86f.-7d9d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eca" id="dimension__315" original="E86f.-7d9b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ec9" id="dimension__316" original="E86f.-7d9a"><span class="coll" id="dimension__317"> add </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ec7" id="dimension__318" original="E86f.-7d97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ec6" id="dimension__319" original="E86f.-7d96"><span class="coll" id="dimension__320"> explore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ec4" id="dimension__321" original="E86f.-7d91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ec3" id="dimension__322" original="E86f.-7d90"><span class="coll" id="dimension__323"> examine </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ec1" id="dimension__324" original="E86f.-7d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ec0" id="dimension__325" original="E86f.-7d94"><span class="coll" id="dimension__326"> assess </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ebe" id="dimension__327" original="E86f.-7d93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ebd" id="dimension__328" original="E86f.-7d92"><span class="coll" id="dimension__329"> identify </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ebb" id="dimension__330" original="E8d2.-7a6b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eba" id="dimension__331" original="E8d2.-7a6a"><span class="coll" id="dimension__332"> capture </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eb8" id="dimension__333" original="E8d2.-7a69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eb7" id="dimension__334" original="E8d2.-7a68"><span class="coll" id="dimension__335"> ignore </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eb5" id="dimension__336" original="E86f.-7d8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eb4" id="dimension__337" original="E86f.-7d8e"><span class="coll" id="dimension__338"> represent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eb2" id="dimension__339" original="E86f.-7d8d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eb1" id="dimension__340" original="E86f.-7d8c"><span class="x" id="dimension__341" original="E86f.-7d8b"> Televised debates added a new dimension to electoral campaigns. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4eaf" id="dimension__342" original="E8db.-7ae9"><span class="x" id="dimension__343" original="E8db.-7ae8"> The study identified six different dimensions of family well-being, including spending quality time with family members. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6c79" id="dimension__344" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dimension" title="dimension definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6c78" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6eed" id="dimension__345" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dimension__346"> dimension </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3efc" id="dimensional" original="E39c.1ecf" sum="420"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3efb" id="dimensional__1" original="E39c.1ed0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3efa" id="dimensional__2" original="E39c.1ed1"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> -dimensional </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> combining form </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3eed" id="dimensional__4" original="E39c.1ed9"><span class="pos" id="dimensional__5" original="E39c.1eda"> combining form </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6535" eid="dimensional__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.-2f5" geo="br" id="dimensional__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dimensional__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪmenʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/_/_di/_dime/_dimensional_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/_/_di/_dime/_dimensional_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://_dimensional_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.-2f2" geo="n_am" id="dimensional__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dimensional__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪmenʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/_/_di/_dime/_dimensional_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/_/_di/_dime/_dimensional_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://_dimensional_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.-2ef" geo="br" id="dimensional__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dimensional__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪmenʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/_/_di/_dime/_dimensional_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/_/_di/_dime/_dimensional_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://_dimensional_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ue96e71e4f6618870.425f37e.16850807871.-2eb" geo="n_am" id="dimensional__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dimensional__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪmenʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/_/_di/_dime/_dimensional_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/_/_di/_dime/_dimensional_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://_dimensional_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3eeb" id="dimensional__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3eea" id="dimensional__16" original="E39c.1edb"><span class="use" id="dimensional__17" original="E39c.1edc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> in adjectives <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dimensional__18" original="E39c.1edd"> having the number of <a class="ndv" href="entry://dimensions" id="dimensional__19"> dimensions </a> mentioned </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ee6" id="dimensional__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ee5" id="dimensional__21" original="E8d2.-7c17"><span class="x" id="dimensional__22" original="E8d2.-7c16"> A three-dimensional model is used to simulate temperature and pressure inside the vortex tube. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ee3" id="dimensional__23" original="E39c.1ee1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://multidimensional" title="multidimensional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ee2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.3a2" id="dimensional__24" original="E39c.1ee2"><span class="xh" id="dimensional__25"> multidimensional </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://three-dimensional" title="three-dimensional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ee0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6d2a" id="dimensional__26" original="E39c.1ee4"><span class="xh" id="dimensional__27"> three-dimensional </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://two-dimensional" title="two-dimensional definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ede" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-5208" id="dimensional__28" original="E39c.1ee6"><span class="xh" id="dimensional__29"> two-dimensional </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6b93" id="dimensional__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dimensional_2" title="-dimensional definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6b92" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6f16" id="dimensional__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dimensional__32"> -dimensional </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diminish
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3edc" id="diminish" original="E39c.1ef7" sum="1062"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3edb" id="diminish__1" original="E39c.1ef8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3eda" id="diminish__2" original="E39c.1ef9"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diminish </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ecd" id="diminish__9" original="E39c.1f03"><span class="pos" id="diminish__10" original="E39c.1f04"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6526" eid="diminish__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cf7" geo="br" id="diminish__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminish__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminish__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diminish__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cf4" geo="n_am" id="diminish__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminish__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diminish__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1664" id="diminish__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cf1" form="root" id="diminish__17"><span class="vp" id="diminish__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> diminish </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cef" eid="diminish__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cee" geo="br" id="diminish__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminish__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminish__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diminish__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5ceb" geo="n_am" id="diminish__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminish__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diminish__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5ce8" form="thirdps" id="diminish__24"><span class="vp" id="diminish__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> diminishes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5ce6" eid="diminish__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5ce5" geo="br" id="diminish__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminishes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminishes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diminishes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5ce2" geo="n_am" id="diminish__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminishes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminishes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diminishes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cdf" form="past" id="diminish__31"><span class="vp" id="diminish__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> diminished </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cdd" eid="diminish__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cdc" geo="br" id="diminish__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminished__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diminished__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cd9" geo="n_am" id="diminish__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminished__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminished__us_2.ogg" href="sound://diminished__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cd6" form="pastpart" id="diminish__38"><span class="vp" id="diminish__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> diminished </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cd4" eid="diminish__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cd3" geo="br" id="diminish__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminished__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diminished__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cd0" geo="n_am" id="diminish__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminished__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminished__us_2.ogg" href="sound://diminished__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5ccd" form="prespart" id="diminish__45"><span class="vp" id="diminish__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> diminishing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5ccb" eid="diminish__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cca" geo="br" id="diminish__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminishing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminishing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diminishing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5cc7" geo="n_am" id="diminish__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminish__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminishing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminishing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diminishing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ea1" id="diminish__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ea0" id="diminish__53" original="E39c.1f21"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e9f" id="diminish__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="diminish__55" original="E39c.1f23"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="diminish__56" original="E39c.1f24"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="diminish__57" original="E39c.1f26"> to become weaker or less; to make something become weaker or less </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e9b" id="diminish__58" original="E39c.1f27" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://decrease1" title="decrease1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e9a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.6836" id="diminish__59" original="E39c.1f28"><span class="xh" id="diminish__60"> decrease </span><span class="xhm" id="diminish__61"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e97" id="diminish__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e96" id="diminish__63" original="E8db.-7959"><span class="x" id="diminish__64" original="E8db.-7958"> With continued treatment, the effects of the disease may diminish. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e94" id="diminish__65" original="E861.-7f4b"><span class="cf" id="diminish__66" original="E861.-7f4c"><span class="exp" id="diminish__67"> diminish </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="diminish__68" original="E861.-7f4a"> Rules and regulations may diminish in importance as complex issues call for flexibility and careful judgement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e90" id="diminish__69" original="E8db.-795b"><span class="cf" id="diminish__70" original="E39c.1f25"><span class="exp" id="diminish__71"> diminish </span> something </span><span class="x" id="diminish__72" original="E8db.-795a"> However, this oversight does not diminish the importance of Ingman's study. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e8c" id="diminish__73" original="E861.-7f51"><span class="cf" id="diminish__74" original="E861.-7f52"> be diminished by something </span><span class="x" id="diminish__75" original="E861.-7f50"> Coverage of elections was regularly diminished by intensified coverage of other issues. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="diminish__76" original="E8d2.-7783" un="help"> The law of <span class="eb" id="diminish__77" original="E8d2.-7782"> diminishing returns </span> is used to refer to a point at which the level of profits or benefits gained is less than the amount of money or energy spent on something: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e87" id="diminish__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e86" id="diminish__79" original="E8d2.-7781"><span class="x" id="diminish__80" original="E8d2.-7780"> For mammals and birds, providing care for offspring has diminishing returns; selection will favour stopping at the point where the marginal costs start to outweigh the marginal benefits. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6b40" id="diminish__81" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diminish" title="diminish definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6b3f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6f3e" id="diminish__82" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diminish__83"> diminish </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diminution
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e84" id="diminution" original="E39c.1f5b" sum="708"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e83" id="diminution__1" original="E39c.1f5c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e82" id="diminution__2" original="E39c.1f5d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diminution </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e79" id="diminution__4" original="E39c.1f62"><span class="pos" id="diminution__5" original="E39c.1f63"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-651f" eid="diminution__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5c16" geo="br" id="diminution__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminution__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminution__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminution__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diminution__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5c12" geo="n_am" id="diminution__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diminution__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪmɪˈnuːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dim/dimin/diminution__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dim/dimin/diminution__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diminution__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e77" id="diminution__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e76" id="diminution__12" original="E39c.1f67"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e75" id="diminution__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diminution__14" original="E39c.1f69"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="diminution__15" original="E39c.1f6a"> the act of reducing something or of being reduced </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e72" id="diminution__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e71" id="diminution__17" original="E85c.-3b04"><span class="cf" id="diminution__18" original="E39c.1f64"><span class="exp" id="diminution__19"> diminution </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="diminution__20" original="E85c.-3b03"> One of the factors that led to some diminution of the independence of nation-states was immigration. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e6d" id="diminution__21" original="E85c.-3b02"><span class="cf" id="diminution__22" original="E5df.-7116"><span class="exp" id="diminution__23"> diminution </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="diminution__24" original="E85c.-3b01"> He would be unable to recover damages for diminution in the value of his property. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e69" id="diminution__25" original="E39c.1f6b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e68" id="diminution__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="diminution__27" original="E39c.1f6d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="diminution__28" original="E39c.1f6e"> usually singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="diminution__29" original="E5df.-7115"><span class="exp" id="diminution__30"> diminution </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="diminution__31" original="E39c.1f6f"> a reduction; an amount reduced </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e62" id="diminution__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e61" id="diminution__33" original="E85c.-3b05"><span class="x" id="diminution__34" original="E85c.-3b00"> The lowest point was probably in the sixth century, with an average diminution of temperature of 1.5°C. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e5f" id="diminution__35" original="E85c.-3aff"><span class="x" id="diminution__36" original="E85c.-3afe"> The researchers found no evidence of a diminution in the level of racial discrimination. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6b11" id="diminution__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diminution" title="diminution definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6b10" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.6fb5" id="diminution__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diminution__39"> diminution </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diode
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e5d" id="diode" original="E39c.233a" sum="331"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e5c" id="diode__1" original="E39c.233b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e5b" id="diode__2" original="E39c.233c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diode </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e4f" id="diode__7" original="E39c.2344"><span class="pos" id="diode__8" original="E39c.2345"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6516" eid="diode__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-533c" geo="br" id="diode__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diode__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪəʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dio/diode/diode__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dio/diode/diode__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diode__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5338" geo="n_am" id="diode__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diode__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪoʊd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dio/diode/diode__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dio/diode/diode__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diode__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e4d" id="diode__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="diode__15" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e4b" id="diode__16"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e4a" id="diode__17" original="E39c.2348"><span class="def" id="diode__18" original="E39c.2349"> an electronic device with two <a class="ndv" href="entry://terminals" id="diode__19"> terminals </a> , in which the electric current passes in one direction only </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e47" id="diode__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e46" id="diode__21" original="E81d.7208"><span class="x" id="diode__22" original="E81d.7209"> Second-generation optical mouse technology uses a light-emitting diode to illuminate the surface underneath the mouse. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ae0" id="diode__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diode" title="diode definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6adf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.74be" id="diode__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diode__25"> diode </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dioxide
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e44" id="dioxide" original="E39c.23a5" sum="421"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e43" id="dioxide__1" original="E39c.23a6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e42" id="dioxide__2" original="E39c.23a7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dioxide </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e36" id="dioxide__7" original="E39c.23af"><span class="pos" id="dioxide__8" original="E39c.23b0"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-650d" eid="dioxide__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-52a0" geo="br" id="dioxide__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dioxide__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈɒksaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dio/dioxi/dioxide__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dio/dioxi/dioxide__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dioxide__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-529c" geo="n_am" id="dioxide__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dioxide__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈɑːksaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dio/dioxi/dioxide__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dio/dioxi/dioxide__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dioxide__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e34" id="dioxide__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dioxide__15" original="E39c.23b2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dioxide__16" original="E39c.23b3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e31" id="dioxide__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e30" id="dioxide__18" original="E39c.23b5"><span class="def" id="dioxide__19" original="E39c.23b6"> a substance formed by combining two atoms of <a class="ndv" href="entry://oxygen" id="dioxide__20"> oxygen </a> and one atom of another chemical element </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e2d" id="dioxide__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e2c" id="dioxide__22" original="E85c.-37ed"><span class="x" id="dioxide__23" original="E85c.-37ec"> Titanium dioxide is a cheap and abundant material that is widely used as a pigment in white paint. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e2a" id="dioxide__24" original="E85c.-37ef"><span class="x" id="dioxide__25" original="E85c.-37ee"> As for the remaining elements of the group, the dioxides are all well known. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e28" id="dioxide__26" original="E39c.23ba" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://carbon-dioxide" title="carbon dioxide definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e27" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.508e" id="dioxide__27" original="E39c.23bb"><span class="xh" id="dioxide__28"> carbon dioxide </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ac1" id="dioxide__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dioxide" title="dioxide definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6ac0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.753b" id="dioxide__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dioxide__31"> dioxide </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diphthong
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e25" id="diphthong" original="E39c.248d" sum="324"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e24" id="diphthong__1" original="E39c.248e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e23" id="diphthong__2" original="E39c.248f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diphthong </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e0b" id="diphthong__7" original="E39c.249c"><span class="pos" id="diphthong__8" original="E39c.249d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6504" eid="diphthong__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5053" geo="br" id="diphthong__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diphthong__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfθɒŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dip/dipht/diphthong__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dip/dipht/diphthong__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diphthong__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-504c" geo="n_am" id="diphthong__12" pref="1" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diphthong__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪfθɔːŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dip/dipht/diphthong__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dip/dipht/diphthong__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://diphthong__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5048" geo="br" id="diphthong__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diphthong__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪpθɒŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dip/dipht/diphthong__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dip/dipht/diphthong__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://diphthong__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-5040" geo="n_am" id="diphthong__16" pref="2" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diphthong__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪpθɔːŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dip/dipht/diphthong__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dip/dipht/diphthong__us_2.ogg" href="sound://diphthong__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e09" id="diphthong__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="diphthong__19" subj="phon"> phonetics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e07" id="diphthong__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3e06" id="diphthong__21" original="E39c.24a0"><span class="def" id="diphthong__22" original="E39c.24a1"> a combination of two vowel sounds or vowel letters, for example the sounds <span class="eph" id="diphthong__23" original="E39c.24a2"><span class="wrap"> / </span> /aɪ/ <span class="wrap"> / </span></span> in <span class="ei" id="diphthong__24" original="E39c.24a3"> pipe </span><span class="eph" id="diphthong__25" original="E39c.24a4"><span class="wrap"> / </span> /paɪp/ <span class="wrap"> / </span></span> or the letters <span class="ei" id="diphthong__26" original="E39c.24a5"> ou </span> in <span class="ei" id="diphthong__27" original="E39c.24a6"> doubt </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dff" id="diphthong__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dfe" id="diphthong__29" original="E89d.-76eb"><span class="x" id="diphthong__30" original="E89d.-76ea"> The core of the syllable is a vowel or a diphthong. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a8f" id="diphthong__31" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diphthong" title="diphthong definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a8e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7673" id="diphthong__32" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diphthong__33"> diphthong </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diploid
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dfc" id="diploid" original="E39c.2528" sum="449"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dfb" id="diploid__1" original="E39c.2529"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dfa" id="diploid__2" original="E39c.252a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diploid </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3def" id="diploid__7" original="E39c.2532"><span class="pos" id="diploid__8" original="E39c.2533"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-64ec" eid="diploid__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4da5" geo="br" id="diploid__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diploid__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪplɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dip/diplo/diploid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dip/diplo/diploid__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diploid__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4da2" geo="n_am" id="diploid__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diploid__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪplɔɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dip/diplo/diploid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dip/diplo/diploid__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diploid__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ded" id="diploid__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="diploid__15" subj="biol"> biology </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3deb" id="diploid__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dea" id="diploid__17" original="E39c.2536"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3de9" id="diploid__18"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="diploid__19" original="E39c.2537"> of a cell </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="diploid__20" original="E39c.2538"> containing two complete sets of <a class="ndv" href="entry://chromosomes" id="diploid__21"> chromosomes </a> , one from each parent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3de5" id="diploid__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3de4" id="diploid__23" original="E4e1.-7cef"><span class="x" id="diploid__24" original="E4e1.-7cee"> The egg and sperm nuclei then fuse to form the diploid zygote nucleus. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3de2" id="diploid__25" original="E85c.-363f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="diploid__26" original="E85c.-363e"> consisting of <span class="dh" id="diploid__27" original="E85c.-363d"> diploid </span> cells </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ddf" id="diploid__28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dde" id="diploid__29" original="E4c8.-215"><span class="x" id="diploid__30" original="E4c8.-214"> In diploid organisms, two alleles of each gene are present (one on each chromosome of a homologous pair). </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ddc" id="diploid__31" original="E39c.253c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://haploid" title="haploid definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ddb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.5685" id="diploid__32" original="E39c.253d"><span class="xh" id="diploid__33"> haploid </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a6f" id="diploid__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diploid" title="diploid definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a6e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.76f6" id="diploid__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diploid__36"> diploid </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diplomacy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dd9" id="diplomacy" original="E39c.2551" sum="492"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dd8" id="diplomacy__1" original="E39c.2552"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dd7" id="diplomacy__2" original="E39c.2553"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diplomacy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dce" id="diplomacy__4" original="E39c.2558"><span class="pos" id="diplomacy__5" original="E39c.2559"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-64e5" eid="diplomacy__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4d29" geo="br" id="diplomacy__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diplomacy__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈpləʊməsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dip/diplo/diplomacy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dip/diplo/diplomacy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diplomacy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4d25" geo="n_am" id="diplomacy__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diplomacy__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈploʊməsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dip/diplo/diplomacy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dip/diplo/diplomacy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diplomacy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dcc" id="diplomacy__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="diplomacy__12" original="E39c.255b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dca" id="diplomacy__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dc9" id="diplomacy__14" original="E39c.255c"><span class="def" id="diplomacy__15" original="E39c.255d"> the activity of managing relations between different countries; the skill in doing this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dc7" id="diplomacy__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dc6" id="diplomacy__17" original="E81d.786d"><span class="x" id="diplomacy__18" original="E81d.786e"> In the eleventh century, the western waterways were the scene of trade, diplomacy and war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dc4" id="diplomacy__19" original="E81d.786f"><span class="x" id="diplomacy__20" original="E81d.7870"> Nazzal's essay tells us a great deal about the place of technology in international diplomacy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dc2" id="diplomacy__21" original="E81d.7871"><span class="x" id="diplomacy__22" original="E81d.7872"> Skill in diplomacy could not replace skill in war, but the former was essential to final success. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a49" id="diplomacy__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diplomacy" title="diplomacy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a48" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7730" id="diplomacy__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diplomacy__25"> diplomacy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diplomat
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dc0" id="diplomat" original="E39c.2566" sum="300"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dbf" id="diplomat__1" original="E39c.2567"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dbe" id="diplomat__2" original="E39c.2568"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diplomat </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3db3" id="diplomat__7" original="E39c.2570"><span class="pos" id="diplomat__8" original="E39c.2571"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-64dc" eid="diplomat__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4ceb" geo="br" id="diplomat__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diplomat__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪpləmæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dip/diplo/diplomat__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dip/diplo/diplomat__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diplomat__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4ce8" geo="n_am" id="diplomat__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diplomat__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪpləmæt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dip/diplo/diplomat__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dip/diplo/diplomat__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diplomat__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3db1" id="diplomat__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3db0" id="diplomat__15" original="E39c.2572"><span class="def" id="diplomat__16" original="E39c.2577"> an official whose job is to represent their country in a foreign country </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dae" id="diplomat__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dad" id="diplomat__18" original="E81d.7993"><span class="x" id="diplomat__19" original="E81d.7994"> This strategy was first publicly espoused by an American diplomat, George Kennan, in 1947. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a2c" id="diplomat__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diplomat" title="diplomat definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a2b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7756" id="diplomat__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diplomat__22"> diplomat </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diplomatic
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3dab" id="diplomatic" original="E39c.257d" sum="454"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3daa" id="diplomatic__1" original="E39c.257e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3da9" id="diplomatic__2" original="E39c.257f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diplomatic </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3da1" id="diplomatic__4" original="E39c.2584"><span class="pos" id="diplomatic__5" original="E39c.2585"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-64d5" eid="diplomatic__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4c9d" geo="br" id="diplomatic__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diplomatic__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dip/diplo/diplomatic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dip/diplo/diplomatic__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diplomatic__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4c9a" geo="n_am" id="diplomatic__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diplomatic__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dip/diplo/diplomatic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dip/diplo/diplomatic__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diplomatic__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d9f" id="diplomatic__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d9e" id="diplomatic__12" original="E39c.2586"><span class="def" id="diplomatic__13" original="E39c.2587"> connected with managing relations between countries </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d9c" id="diplomatic__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d9b" id="diplomatic__15" original="E586.-4718"><span class="x" id="diplomatic__16" original="E586.-4717"> The government immediately broke off diplomatic relations with France. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d99" id="diplomatic__17" original="E81d.79bb"><span class="x" id="diplomatic__18" original="E81d.79bc"> In August 1922, a formal diplomatic mission from Moscow arrived in Beijing. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d97" id="diplomatic__19" original="E81d.79bd"><span class="x" id="diplomatic__20" original="E81d.79be"> Western diplomatic negotiation and military intervention relied on participation and even leadership from the US. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a16" id="diplomatic__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diplomatic" title="diplomatic definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6a15" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7777" id="diplomatic__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diplomatic__23"> diplomatic </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dipole
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d95" id="dipole" original="E39c.25ef" sum="503"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d94" id="dipole__1" original="E39c.25f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d93" id="dipole__2" original="E39c.25f1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dipole </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d87" id="dipole__7" original="E39c.25f9"><span class="pos" id="dipole__8" original="E39c.25fa"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-64ce" eid="dipole__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4c05" geo="br" id="dipole__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dipole__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪpəʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dip/dipol/dipole__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dip/dipol/dipole__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dipole__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4c01" geo="n_am" id="dipole__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dipole__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪpoʊl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dip/dipol/dipole__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dip/dipol/dipole__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dipole__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d85" id="dipole__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d84" id="dipole__15" original="E39c.25fd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d83" id="dipole__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="dipole__17" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dipole__18" original="E39c.25fe"> a pair of separated <a class="ndv" href="entry://poles" id="dipole__19"> poles </a> , one positive and one negative </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d7f" id="dipole__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d7e" id="dipole__21" original="E81d.7a22"><span class="x" id="dipole__22" original="E81d.7a23"> The North and South poles of a bar magnet form a magnetic dipole. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d7c" id="dipole__23" original="E586.-4710"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d7b" id="dipole__24"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="dipole__25" subj="chem"> chemistry </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dipole__26" original="E586.-470b"> a <a class="ndv" href="entry://molecule" id="dipole__27"> molecule </a> in which a <a class="ndv" href="entry://concentration" id="dipole__28"> concentration </a> of positive electric charge is separated from a <span class="dh" id="dipole__29" original="E586.-4706"> concentration </span> of negative charge </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d75" id="dipole__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d74" id="dipole__31" original="E82e.-7605"><span class="x" id="dipole__32" original="E82e.-7604"> Water heats up in a microwave oven as the dipoles in the molecules continually realign with the changing electric field. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-69f7" id="dipole__33" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dipole" title="dipole definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-69f6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.780e" id="dipole__34" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dipole__35"> dipole </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dire
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d72" id="dire" original="E39c.266a" sum="416"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d71" id="dire__1" original="E39c.266b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d70" id="dire__2" original="E39c.266c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dire </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d63" id="dire__8" original="E39c.2675"><span class="pos" id="dire__9" original="E39c.2676"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-64c5" eid="dire__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4b73" geo="br" id="dire__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dire__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/dire_/dire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/dire_/dire__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dire__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4b70" geo="n_am" id="dire__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dire__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdaɪər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/dire_/dire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/dire_/dire__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dire__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d61" id="dire__15" original="E39c.2677"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d60" form="_tofix" id="dire__16"><span class="if" id="dire__17" original="E39c.2679"> direr </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d5e" form="_tofix" id="dire__18"><span class="if" id="dire__19" original="E39c.267a"> direst </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d5c" id="dire__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d5b" id="dire__21" original="E39c.267b"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d5a" id="dire__22"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="dire__23" original="E39c.267d"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dire__24" original="E39c.267f"> very serious or urgent </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d57" id="dire__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d56" id="dire__26" original="E85c.-361c"><span class="x" id="dire__27" original="E85c.-361b"> DNA damage has potentially dire consequences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d54" id="dire__28" original="E85c.-361a"><span class="x" id="dire__29" original="E85c.-3619"> These agencies make billions of dollars available to nations in dire need of loans. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d52" id="dire__30" original="E39c.2680"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dire__31" original="E39c.2684"> stating that something very bad will happen </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d50" id="dire__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d4f" id="dire__33" original="E85c.-3615"><span class="x" id="dire__34" original="E85c.-3614"> More dire warnings were issued the following year. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-69cb" id="dire__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dire" title="dire definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-69ca" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7897" id="dire__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dire__37"> dire </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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direct
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d4d" hm="1" id="direct1" original="E39c.2685" sum="2091"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d4c" id="direct1__1" original="E39c.2686"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d4b" id="direct1__2" original="E39c.2687"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> direct <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d36" id="direct1__6" original="E39c.2698"><span class="pos" id="direct1__7" original="E39c.2699"> adjective </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-710e" eid="direct1__8" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49ef" geo="br" id="direct1__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct1__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://direct__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49ec" geo="n_am" id="direct1__11" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct1__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://direct__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49e9" geo="br" id="direct1__13" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct1__14"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://direct__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49e5" geo="n_am" id="direct1__15" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct1__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://direct__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d34" id="direct1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d33" id="direct1__18" original="E39c.269a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d32" id="direct1__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="direct1__20" original="E39c.269c"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direct1__21" original="E39c.269d"> happening or done without involving other people or factors; having no one or nothing in between </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d2f" id="direct1__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d2e" id="direct1__23" original="E8dd.-71d8"><span class="x" id="direct1__24" original="E8dd.-71d7"> The weathering of carbonates has no direct effect on atmospheric CO₂. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d2c" id="direct1__25" original="E8dd.-71d6"><span class="x" id="direct1__26" original="E8dd.-71d5"> Many adolescents feel uncomfortable with direct eye contact. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d2a" id="direct1__27" original="E865.-78b2"><span class="x" id="direct1__28" original="E865.-78b1"> China's policy is to augment domestic savings by attracting foreign direct investment. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="direct1__29" original="E865.-7896" un="help"><span class="eb" id="direct1__30" original="E8d1.-26fe"> Direct cost </span> describes the costs involved in producing a product, such as raw materials and wages: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d26" id="direct1__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d25" id="direct1__32" original="E865.-7898"><span class="x" id="direct1__33" original="E865.-7897"> In many manufacturing operations, the cost of labour is less than 10% of the total direct manufacturing cost. </span></span></span></span><span class="un" id="direct1__34" original="E8d1.-26fd" un="help"><span class="eb" id="direct1__35" original="E8d1.-26fc"> Direct taxation </span> describes tax that is paid on a person's income or a company's profits, rather than on the goods and services they buy: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d21" id="direct1__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d20" id="direct1__37" original="E865.-789b"><span class="x" id="direct1__38" original="E865.-789a"> The government will earn less from direct taxation because people are not earning. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d1e" id="direct1__39" original="E39c.269e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indirect" title="indirect definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d1d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3991" id="direct1__40" original="E39c.269f"><span class="xh" id="direct1__41"> indirect </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d1a" id="direct1__42" original="E8dd.-717f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://direct-action" title="direct action definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d19" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bab" id="direct1__43" original="E8dd.-717e"><span class="xh" id="direct1__44"> direct action </span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d17" id="direct1__45" original="E8d1.-232e" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="direct1__46"> direct + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d15" id="direct1__47"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d14" id="direct1__48" original="E8dd.-71ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d13" id="direct1__49"><span class="coll" id="direct1__50" original="E8dd.-71b9"> contact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d11" id="direct1__51" original="E8dd.-71b8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d10" id="direct1__52"><span class="coll" id="direct1__53" original="E8dd.-71b7"> access </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d0e" id="direct1__54" original="E8d1.-232c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d0d" id="direct1__55"><span class="coll" id="direct1__56" original="E8d1.-232b"> effect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d0b" id="direct1__57"><span class="coll" id="direct1__58" original="E8dd.-71b6"> consequence </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d09" id="direct1__59"><span class="coll" id="direct1__60" original="E8dd.-71b5"> impact </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d07" id="direct1__61"><span class="coll" id="direct1__62" original="E8dd.-71b4"> result </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d05" id="direct1__63" original="E8dd.-71b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d04" id="direct1__64"><span class="coll" id="direct1__65" original="E8dd.-71b2"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d02" id="direct1__66" original="E8dd.-71b1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3d01" id="direct1__67"><span class="coll" id="direct1__68" original="E8dd.-71b0"> benefit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cff" id="direct1__69" original="E8d1.-232a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cfe" id="direct1__70"><span class="coll" id="direct1__71" original="E8d1.-2329"> link </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cfc" id="direct1__72"><span class="coll" id="direct1__73" original="E8dd.-71af"> connection </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cfa" id="direct1__74"><span class="coll" id="direct1__75" original="E8dd.-71ae"> relationship </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cf8" id="direct1__76" original="E8dd.-71ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cf7" id="direct1__77"><span class="coll" id="direct1__78" original="E8dd.-71ac"> bearing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cf5" id="direct1__79" original="E8d1.-2328"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cf4" id="direct1__80"><span class="coll" id="direct1__81" original="E8d1.-2327"> comparison </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cf2" id="direct1__82" original="E8d1.-2324"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cf1" id="direct1__83"><span class="coll" id="direct1__84" original="E8d1.-2323"> observation </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cef" id="direct1__85" original="E8dd.-71ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cee" id="direct1__86"><span class="coll" id="direct1__87" original="E8dd.-71aa"> measurement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cec" id="direct1__88" original="E8dd.-71a9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ceb" id="direct1__89"><span class="coll" id="direct1__90" original="E8dd.-71a8"> involvement </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ce9" id="direct1__91" original="E8dd.-71a7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ce8" id="direct1__92"><span class="coll" id="direct1__93" original="E8dd.-71a6"> interaction </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ce6" id="direct1__94" original="E8dd.-71a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ce5" id="direct1__95"><span class="coll" id="direct1__96" original="E8dd.-71a4"> experience </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ce3" id="direct1__97" original="E8dd.-71a3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ce2" id="direct1__98"><span class="coll" id="direct1__99" original="E8dd.-71a2"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ce0" id="direct1__100" original="E8dd.-71a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cdf" id="direct1__101"><span class="coll" id="direct1__102" original="E8dd.-71a0"> discrimination </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cdd" id="direct1__103" original="E8d1.-2322"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cdc" id="direct1__104"><span class="coll" id="direct1__105" original="E8d1.-2321"> investment </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cda" id="direct1__106" original="E8d1.-2320"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cd9" id="direct1__107"><span class="coll" id="direct1__108" original="E8d1.-231f"> cost </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cd7" id="direct1__109" original="E8dd.-719f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cd6" id="direct1__110"><span class="coll" id="direct1__111" original="E8dd.-719e"> sale </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cd4" id="direct1__112" original="E8d1.-231e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cd3" id="direct1__113"><span class="coll" id="direct1__114" original="E8d1.-231d"> marketing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cd1" id="direct1__115" original="E8d1.-231c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cd0" id="direct1__116"><span class="coll" id="direct1__117" original="E8d1.-231b"> mail </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cce" id="direct1__118" original="E8dd.-719d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ccd" id="direct1__119"><span class="coll" id="direct1__120" original="E8dd.-719c"> election </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ccb" id="direct1__121" original="E8d1.-231a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cca" id="direct1__122" original="E8dd.-719b"><span class="x" id="direct1__123" original="E8dd.-719a"> The direct economic benefits of industrial heritage tourism may be overstated. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cc8" id="direct1__124" original="E865.-78a7"><span class="x" id="direct1__125" original="E865.-78a6"> Breslow proposed a direct link between the prevalence of obesity and rates of cardiovascular disease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cc6" id="direct1__126" original="E8dd.-7199"><span class="x" id="direct1__127" original="E8dd.-7198"> Events in France had a direct bearing on the EU. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cc4" id="direct1__128" original="E8dd.-71d4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cc3" id="direct1__129"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="direct1__130" original="E8dd.-71d2"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direct1__131" original="E8dd.-71d1"> with nothing between something/somebody and the source of light or heat </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cc0" id="direct1__132"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cbf" id="direct1__133" original="E8dd.-71d0"><span class="x" id="direct1__134" original="E8dd.-71cf"> In this climate, the best window design is one that minimizes direct sunlight. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cbd" id="direct1__135" original="E865.-78ad"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cbc" id="direct1__136"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="direct1__137" original="E8d1.-26fa"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direct1__138" original="E865.-78ac"> clear and able to be understood in only one way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cb9" id="direct1__139"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cb8" id="direct1__140" original="E8d1.-26f9"><span class="x" id="direct1__141" original="E8d1.-26f8"> There is direct empirical evidence for our common ancestry with other animals. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cb6" id="direct1__142" original="E8dd.-71da" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indirect" title="indirect (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cb5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-395d" id="direct1__143" original="E8dd.-71cd"><span class="xh" id="direct1__144"> indirect </span><span class="xs" id="direct1__145"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cb2" id="direct1__146" original="E39c.26aa"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cb1" id="direct1__147"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="direct1__148" original="E865.-78a4" reg="disappro"><span class="prefix"> sometimes </span> disapproving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3caf" id="direct1__149"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="direct1__150" original="E865.-78a3"> of a person or their behaviour </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="direct1__151" original="E39c.26ab"> saying what you mean in a way that is honest and that can be understood in only one way </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cac" id="direct1__152" original="E865.-78a2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://frank" title="frank definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3cab" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.3c5" id="direct1__153" original="E865.-78a1"><span class="xh" id="direct1__154"> frank </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ca9" id="direct1__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ca8" id="direct1__156" original="E865.-78a0"><span class="x" id="direct1__157" original="E865.-789f"> The Conservatives were direct in the way they confronted some of the established policy networks. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ca6" id="direct1__158" original="E39c.26ac" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indirect" title="indirect definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ca5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3991" id="direct1__159" original="E39c.26ad"><span class="xh" id="direct1__160"> indirect </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ca2" id="direct1__161" original="E8dd.-71cc"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="direct1__162" original="E8dd.-71cb"> going in the straightest line between two places without stopping or changing direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ca0" id="direct1__163"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c9f" id="direct1__164" original="E8dd.-71ca"><span class="x" id="direct1__165" original="E8dd.-71c9"> As shown in Fig. 15.2, the data bit can have a direct path to the output bit. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c9d" id="direct1__166" original="E8dd.-71d9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://indirect" title="indirect (5) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c9c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-3949" id="direct1__167" original="E8dd.-71c8"><span class="xh" id="direct1__168"> indirect </span><span class="xs" id="direct1__169"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 5 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c99" id="direct1__170" original="E8dd.-71c7"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c98" id="direct1__171"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="direct1__172" original="E8dd.-71c5"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direct1__173" original="E8dd.-71c4"> related through parents and children rather than brothers or sisters </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c95" id="direct1__174"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c94" id="direct1__175" original="E8dd.-71c3"><span class="x" id="direct1__176" original="E8dd.-71c2"> Mary, Queen of Scots, was also a direct descendant of the first of the Tudors. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c92" id="direct1__177" original="E8dd.-71c1"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c91" id="direct1__178"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="direct1__179" original="E8dd.-71bf"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="direct1__180" original="E8dd.-71be"><span class="exp" id="direct1__181"> direct </span> quotation </span><span class="def" id="direct1__182" original="E8dd.-71bd"> taken from somebody's words without being changed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c8c" id="direct1__183"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c8b" id="direct1__184" original="E8dd.-71bc"><span class="x" id="direct1__185" original="E8dd.-71bb"> Direct quotations from interview transcripts highlight particular aspects of these themes. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c89" id="direct1__186"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c88" id="direct1__187" original="E8d1.-22f4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c87" id="direct1__188"><span class="dr" id="direct1__189" original="E8d1.-22f3"> direct </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c85" id="direct1__190" original="E8d1.-22f2"><span class="pos" id="direct1__191" original="E8d1.-22f1"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-40ae" eid="direct1__192" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49e1" geo="br" id="direct1__193" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct1__194"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://direct__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49de" geo="n_am" id="direct1__195" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct1__196"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://direct__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49db" geo="br" id="direct1__197" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct1__198"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://direct__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49d7" geo="n_am" id="direct1__199" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct1__200"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://direct__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c83" id="direct1__201"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c82" id="direct1__202" original="E865.-78af"><span class="cf" id="direct1__203" original="E865.-78b0"><span class="exp"> direct </span> from/to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="direct1__204" original="E865.-78ae"> The Internet has enabled customers to obtain products and services direct from the producer. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6999" id="direct1__205" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://direct_1" title="direct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6998" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.78c8" id="direct1__206" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="direct1__207"> direct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c7f" hm="2" id="direct2" original="E39c.26ba" sum="2077"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c7e" id="direct2__1" original="E39c.26bb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c7d" id="direct2__2" original="E39c.26bc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> direct <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c66" id="direct2__9" original="E39c.26cd"><span class="pos" id="direct2__10" original="E39c.26ce"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-70f7" eid="direct2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49d3" geo="br" id="direct2__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://direct__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49d0" geo="n_am" id="direct2__14" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://direct__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49cd" geo="br" id="direct2__16" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://direct__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49c9" geo="n_am" id="direct2__18" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://direct__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1692" id="direct2__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49c5" form="root" id="direct2__21"><span class="vp" id="direct2__22"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> direct </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49c3" eid="direct2__23" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49c2" geo="br" id="direct2__24" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://direct__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49bf" geo="n_am" id="direct2__26" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://direct__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49bc" geo="br" id="direct2__28" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://direct__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49b8" geo="n_am" id="direct2__30" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://direct__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49b4" form="thirdps" id="direct2__32"><span class="vp" id="direct2__33"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> directs </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49b2" eid="direct2__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49b1" geo="br" id="direct2__35" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directs__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://directs__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49ae" geo="n_am" id="direct2__37" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directs__us_1.ogg" href="sound://directs__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49ab" geo="br" id="direct2__39" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directs__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directs__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://directs__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49a8" geo="n_am" id="direct2__41" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directs__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directs__us_3.ogg" href="sound://directs__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49a5" form="past" id="direct2__43"><span class="vp" id="direct2__44"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> directed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49a3" eid="direct2__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-49a2" geo="br" id="direct2__46" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://directed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-499f" geo="n_am" id="direct2__48" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://directed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-499c" geo="br" id="direct2__50" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directed__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directed__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://directed__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4999" geo="n_am" id="direct2__52" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directed__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directed__us_3.ogg" href="sound://directed__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4996" form="pastpart" id="direct2__54"><span class="vp" id="direct2__55"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> directed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4994" eid="direct2__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4993" geo="br" id="direct2__57" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://directed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4990" geo="n_am" id="direct2__59" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://directed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-498d" geo="br" id="direct2__61" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directed__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directed__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://directed__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-498a" geo="n_am" id="direct2__63" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directed__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directed__us_3.ogg" href="sound://directed__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4987" form="prespart" id="direct2__65"><span class="vp" id="direct2__66"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> directing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4985" eid="direct2__67" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4984" geo="br" id="direct2__68" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://directing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4981" geo="n_am" id="direct2__70" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://directing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-497e" geo="br" id="direct2__72" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directing__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directing__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://directing__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-497b" geo="n_am" id="direct2__74" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct2__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directing__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directing__us_3.ogg" href="sound://directing__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c08" id="direct2__76"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c07" id="direct2__77" original="E39c.270f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c06" id="direct2__78"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="direct2__79" original="E39c.2711"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direct2__80" original="E39c.2712"> to give attention or effort to something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c03" id="direct2__81"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3c02" id="direct2__82" original="E8d1.-21ba"><span class="cf" id="direct2__83" original="E8d1.-21bb"><span class="exp" id="direct2__84"> direct </span> something at something </span><span class="x" id="direct2__85" original="E8d1.-21b9"> So far, little academic attention has been directed at this event. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bfe" id="direct2__86" original="E8d1.-21b8"><span class="cf" id="direct2__87" original="E39c.2714"><span class="exp" id="direct2__88"> direct </span> something to/towards something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="direct2__89" original="E8d1.-21b7"> Effort is directed towards places where the invasive species is least abundant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bfa" id="direct2__90" original="E8dd.-70fc"><span class="cf" id="direct2__91" original="E8dd.-70fd"><span class="exp" id="direct2__92"> direct </span> attention away from something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="direct2__93" original="E8dd.-70fb"> This focus on language directs attention away from biographical understanding. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bf6" id="direct2__94" original="E8d1.-21b6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bf5" id="direct2__95"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="direct2__96" original="E8d1.-21b4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direct2__97" original="E8d1.-21b3"> to aim something in a particular direction or at a particular person or object </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bf2" id="direct2__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bf1" id="direct2__99" original="E8d1.-21b2"><span class="cf" id="direct2__100" original="E39c.2713"><span class="exp" id="direct2__101"> direct </span> something at somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="direct2__102" original="E8d1.-21b1"> A laser pulse directed at the dried protein results in ion formation (Fig. 8.17). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bed" id="direct2__103" original="E8d1.-21af"><span class="cf" id="direct2__104" original="E8d1.-21b0"><span class="exp" id="direct2__105"> direct </span> something against somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="direct2__106" original="E8d1.-21ae"> The immune attack is directed against intracellular antigens. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3be9" id="direct2__107" original="E8d1.-21ac"><span class="cf" id="direct2__108" original="E8d1.-21ad"><span class="exp" id="direct2__109"> direct </span> something to/towards somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="direct2__110" original="E8d1.-21ab"> Blood flow is directed towards the legs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3be5" id="direct2__111" original="E8dd.-70fa"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3be4" id="direct2__112"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="direct2__113" original="E8dd.-70f8"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="direct2__114" original="E8dd.-70f7"><span class="exp" id="direct2__115"> direct </span> something at somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="direct2__116" original="E8dd.-70f6"> to aim a comment or criticism at somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bdf" id="direct2__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bde" id="direct2__118" original="E8d1.-1fca"><span class="x" id="direct2__119" original="E8d1.-1fc9"> Deary and Johnson direct three criticisms at this conclusion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bdc" id="direct2__120" original="E39c.2716"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bdb" id="direct2__121"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="direct2__122" original="E39c.2718"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="direct2__123" original="E39c.2719"><span class="exp" id="direct2__124"> direct </span> something </span><span class="def" id="direct2__125" original="E39c.271a"> to control or manage something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bd6" id="direct2__126"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bd5" id="direct2__127" original="E8d1.-1fc8"><span class="x" id="direct2__128" original="E8d1.-1fc7"> The essence of voluntary action is that it is not directed or controlled by the state. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bd3" id="direct2__129" original="E39c.271b"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bd2" id="direct2__130"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="direct2__131" original="E39c.271e"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="direct2__132" original="E39c.271d"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="direct2__133" original="E39c.2723"><span class="exp" id="direct2__134"> direct </span> (somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="direct2__135" original="E39c.271f"> to be in charge of actors in a play or film, a group of musicians, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bcc" id="direct2__136"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bcb" id="direct2__137" original="E8d1.-1fc6"><span class="x" id="direct2__138" original="E8d1.-1fc5"> Roome worked on silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bc9" id="direct2__139" original="E8d1.-1fc4"><span class="x" id="direct2__140" original="E8d1.-1fc3"> Langton directed for the BBC. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bc7" id="direct2__141" original="E39c.2724"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bc6" id="direct2__142"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="direct2__143" original="E39c.2726"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="direct2__144" original="E39c.2727"><span class="exp" id="direct2__145"> direct </span> somebody to something </span><span class="def" id="direct2__146" original="E39c.2728"> to tell or show somebody how to reach a place or access something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bc1" id="direct2__147"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bc0" id="direct2__148" original="E8d1.-1fc2"><span class="x" id="direct2__149" original="E8d1.-1fc1"> Sir Gawain is finally directed to the Green Chapel. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bbe" id="direct2__150" original="E8d1.-21a9"><span class="x" id="direct2__151" original="E8d1.-21a8"> Potential respondents need to be directed to the website containing the questionnaire. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bbc" id="direct2__152" original="E39c.2729"><span class="num"> 7 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bbb" id="direct2__153"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="direct2__154" original="E39c.272b"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direct2__155" original="E39c.272d"> to give an official order or instruction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bb8" id="direct2__156"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bb7" id="direct2__157" original="E8d1.-1fbe"><span class="cf" id="direct2__158" original="E39c.2731"><span class="exp" id="direct2__159"> direct </span> somebody to do something </span><span class="x" id="direct2__160" original="E8d1.-1fbd"> The court directed the trustees not to take steps to enforce the covenant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bb3" id="direct2__161" original="E8d1.-1fbc"><span class="cf" id="direct2__162" original="E39c.2732"><span class="exp" id="direct2__163"> direct </span> somebody that… </span><span class="x" id="direct2__164" original="E8d1.-1fbb"> The trial judge directed the jury that a duty of care existed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3baf" id="direct2__165" original="E8d1.-1fb9"><span class="cf" id="direct2__166" original="E8d1.-1fba"><span class="exp" id="direct2__167"> direct </span> something </span><span class="x" id="direct2__168" original="E8d1.-1fb8"> If the judge directs an acquittal, the trial is over. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6852" id="direct2__169" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://direct_1" title="direct definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6851" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.78c8" id="direct2__170" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="direct2__171"> direct </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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direct action
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bab" id="direct-action" original="E39c.2763" sum="420"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3baa" id="direct-action__1" original="E39c.2764"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ba9" id="direct-action__2" original="E39c.2765"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> direct action </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ba2" id="direct-action__4" original="E39c.276a"><span class="pos" id="direct-action__5" original="E39c.276b"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7244" eid="direct-action__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4800" geo="br" id="direct-action__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-action__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˌrekt ˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_action_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_action_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://direct_action_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-47fd" geo="n_am" id="direct-action__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-action__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˌrekt ˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_action_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_action_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://direct_action_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-47fa" geo="br" id="direct-action__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-action__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˌrekt ˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_action_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_action_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://direct_action_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-47f7" geo="n_am" id="direct-action__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-action__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˌrekt ˈækʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_action_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_action_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://direct_action_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ba0" id="direct-action__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="direct-action__16" original="E39c.276d"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="direct-action__17" original="E39c.276e"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b9d" id="direct-action__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b9c" id="direct-action__19" original="E39c.276f"><span class="def" id="direct-action__20" original="E39c.2770"> the use of strikes and protests instead of discussion in order to get what you want </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b9a" id="direct-action__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b99" id="direct-action__22" original="E8b2.-5d3d"><span class="x" id="direct-action__23" original="E8b2.-5d3c"> There have been occasions when groups have felt it necessary to resort to direct action against a law. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b97" id="direct-action__24" original="E8b2.-5d3b"><span class="x" id="direct-action__25" original="E8b2.-5d3a"> Most of the people present had never before participated in a non-violent direct action. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-67d6" id="direct-action__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://direct-action" title="direct action definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-67d5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7a02" id="direct-action__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="direct-action__28"> direct action </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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direct marketing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39fd" id="direct-marketing" original="E39c.2885" sum="416"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39fc" id="direct-marketing__1" original="E39c.2886"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39fb" id="direct-marketing__2" original="E39c.2887"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> direct marketing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39f4" id="direct-marketing__4" original="E39c.288c"><span class="pos" id="direct-marketing__5" original="E39c.288d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7231" eid="direct-marketing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-444a" geo="br" id="direct-marketing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-marketing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˌrekt ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_marketing_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_marketing_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://direct_marketing_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4447" geo="n_am" id="direct-marketing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-marketing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˌrekt ˈmɑːrkɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_marketing_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_marketing_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://direct_marketing_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4444" geo="br" id="direct-marketing__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-marketing__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˌrekt ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_marketing_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_marketing_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://direct_marketing_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4441" geo="n_am" id="direct-marketing__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-marketing__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˌrekt ˈmɑːrkɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_marketing_1_us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_marketing_1_us_3.ogg" href="sound://direct_marketing_1_us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39f2" id="direct-marketing__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="direct-marketing__16" original="E39c.288f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39f0" id="direct-marketing__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39ef" id="direct-marketing__18" original="E39c.2890"><span class="def" id="direct-marketing__19" original="E39c.2891"> the business of selling products or services directly to customers who order by mail, telephone or the Internet instead of going to a shop </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39ed" id="direct-marketing__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39ec" id="direct-marketing__21" original="E834.-4566"><span class="x" id="direct-marketing__22" original="E834.-4565"> The manager should consider whether or not to use direct marketing as part of the brand's marketing communication. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-65f0" id="direct-marketing__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://direct-marketing" title="direct marketing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-65ef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7b86" id="direct-marketing__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="direct-marketing__25"> direct marketing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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direct object
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39ea" id="direct-object" original="E39c.28b3" sum="385"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39e9" id="direct-object__1" original="E39c.28b4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39e8" id="direct-object__2" original="E39c.28b5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> direct object </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39e1" id="direct-object__4" original="E39c.28ba"><span class="pos" id="direct-object__5" original="E39c.28bb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6490" eid="direct-object__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-439c" geo="br" id="direct-object__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-object__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_gb_2.ogg" href="sound://direct_object_1_gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4399" geo="br" id="direct-object__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="direct-object__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_gb_4.ogg" href="sound://direct_object_1_gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4396" geo="n_am" id="direct-object__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direct-object__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://direct_object_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4393" geo="n_am" id="direct-object__13" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="direct-object__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://direct_object_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4390" geo="n_am" id="direct-object__15" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="direct-object__16"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒekt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_us_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_us_5.ogg" href="sound://direct_object_1_us_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-438d" geo="n_am" id="direct-object__17" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="direct-object__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_us_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direct_object_1_us_6.ogg" href="sound://direct_object_1_us_6.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="cf" id="direct-object__19" original="E5df.-6acf"><span class="exp" id="direct-object__20"> direct object </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39dd" id="direct-object__21"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="direct-object__22" subj="gram"> grammar </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39db" id="direct-object__23"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39da" id="direct-object__24" original="E39c.28be"><span class="def" id="direct-object__25" original="E39c.28bf"> a noun, noun phrase or pronoun that refers to a person or thing that is directly affected by the action of a verb </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39d8" id="direct-object__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39d7" id="direct-object__27" original="E81d.7a24"><span class="x" id="direct-object__28" original="E81d.7a25"> A noun can take a determiner, it can be modified by adjectives, and it can function as the subject or direct object of a verb. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-65c1" id="direct-object__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://direct-object" title="direct object definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-65c0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7bb6" id="direct-object__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="direct-object__31"> direct object </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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direction
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b95" id="direction" original="E39c.27b9" sum="2285"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b94" id="direction__1" original="E39c.27ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b93" id="direction__2" original="E39c.27bb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> direction </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b7e" id="direction__7" original="E39c.27c9"><span class="pos" id="direction__8" original="E39c.27ca"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-70e0" eid="direction__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-46da" geo="br" id="direction__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direction__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direction__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://direction__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-46d7" geo="n_am" id="direction__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direction__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direction__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direction__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://direction__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-46d4" geo="br" id="direction__14" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direction__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/direction__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direction__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://direction__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-46d0" geo="n_am" id="direction__16" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="direction__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/direction__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/direction__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://direction__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b7c" id="direction__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b7b" id="direction__19" original="E39c.27cb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b7a" id="direction__20"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="direction__21" original="E39c.27cd"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="direction__22" original="E39c.27ce"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direction__23" original="E39c.27cf"> the general position that somebody/something moves or points towards </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b76" id="direction__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b75" id="direction__25" original="E8ce.-7ab4"><span class="x" id="direction__26" original="E8ce.-7ab3"> Tectonic plates can and do change directions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b73" id="direction__27" original="E8ce.-7ab2"><span class="x" id="direction__28" original="E8ce.-7ab1"> Wind direction and speed were also recorded. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b71" id="direction__29" original="E8d3.-7691"><span class="cf" id="direction__30" original="E8df.-7f75"> in a/the… <span class="exp" id="direction__31"> direction </span></span><span class="x" id="direction__32" original="E8d3.-7690"> These crystals are all oriented in the same direction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b6d" id="direction__33" original="E8d3.-7699"><span class="cf" id="direction__34" original="E8df.-7f74"> in the <span class="exp" id="direction__35"> direction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="direction__36" original="E8d3.-7696"> The sand beds increase in number in the direction of the river. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b69" id="direction__37" original="E39c.27d0"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b68" id="direction__38"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="direction__39" original="E39c.27d2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="direction__40" original="E39c.27d3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direction__41" original="E39c.27d4"> the general way in which somebody/something develops </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b64" id="direction__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b63" id="direction__43" original="E8df.-7f73"><span class="cf" id="direction__44" original="E5df.-6ae3"><span class="exp" id="direction__45"> direction </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="direction__46" original="E8df.-7f72"> New directions in research have shown how positive and fulfilling life can be for older people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b5f" id="direction__47" original="E8d6.-7bc6"><span class="cf" id="direction__48" original="E8df.-7f71"><span class="exp" id="direction__49"> direction </span> for something </span><span class="x" id="direction__50" original="E8d6.-7bc5"> Finally, we draw implications and suggest directions for future research. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b5b" id="direction__51" original="E8d6.-7b98"><span class="cf" id="direction__52" original="E8df.-7f70"><span class="exp" id="direction__53"> direction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="direction__54" original="E8d6.-7b97"> Governors have the capacity to shape the future direction of the school. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b57" id="direction__55" original="E8d3.-7688"><span class="cf" id="direction__56" original="E8d1.-1fad"> a step/move in the <span class="exp" id="direction__57"> direction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="direction__58" original="E8d3.-7687"> This legislation was a step in the direction of governmental support for working families. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b53" id="direction__59" original="E39c.27d5"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b52" id="direction__60"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="direction__61" original="E39c.27d7"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direction__62" original="E39c.27d8"> the general position a person or thing comes or develops from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b4f" id="direction__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b4e" id="direction__64" original="E8d1.-1fab"><span class="cf" id="direction__65" original="E8d1.-1fac"> from… <span class="exp" id="direction__66"> direction </span></span><span class="x" id="direction__67" original="E8d1.-1faa"> They approached the issue from opposite directions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b4a" id="direction__68" original="E8df.-7f6e"><span class="cf" id="direction__69" original="E8df.-7f6f"> from the <span class="exp" id="direction__70"> direction </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="direction__71" original="E8df.-7f6d"> In fact, no evidence has been found for an extra flux of high-energy neutrinos from the direction of the sun. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b46" id="direction__72" original="E39c.27d9"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b45" id="direction__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="direction__74" original="E39c.27db"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direction__75" original="E39c.27dc"> a purpose; an aim </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b42" id="direction__76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b41" id="direction__77" original="E8d3.-768c"><span class="x" id="direction__78" original="E8d3.-768b"> Mission statements can provide a sense of direction for employees. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b3f" id="direction__79" original="E8d6.-7bc4"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b3e" id="direction__80" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b3d" id="direction__81"><span class="v"><strong> directions </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b3b" id="direction__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="direction__84" original="E498.-2cc6"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direction__85" original="E8d6.-7bc3"> instructions on how to do something or how to reach a place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b38" id="direction__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b37" id="direction__87" original="E8d6.-7bc2"><span class="x" id="direction__88" original="E8d6.-7bc1"> The duty of the advocate is to investigate the issues and give directions to the client. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b35" id="direction__89" original="E39c.27e2"><span class="num"> 6 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b34" id="direction__90"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="direction__91" original="E39c.27e4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="direction__92" original="E39c.27e5"> the art of managing or guiding somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b31" id="direction__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b30" id="direction__94" original="E8df.-7f6c"><span class="x" id="direction__95" original="E8df.-7f6b"> The mayor is expected to provide strategic direction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b2e" id="direction__96" original="E8df.-7f69"><span class="cf" id="direction__97" original="E8df.-7f6a"> under the <span class="exp" id="direction__98"> direction </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="direction__99" original="E8df.-7f68"> These new forms of agriculture required that people work cooperatively, under the direction of some central authority. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b2a-FF1" id="direction__100" original="E39b.-5271" sk="pullindifferentdirections"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b2a-FF2" id="direction__101"><span class="idm" id="direction__102" original="E39b.-5270"> pull in different/opposite directions </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b2a-FF4" id="direction__103"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b2a-FF5" id="direction__104"><span class="def" id="direction__105" original="E39b.-526f"> to have different aims that cannot be achieved together without causing problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b2a-FF7" id="direction__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b2a-FF8" id="direction__107" original="E988.-48ea"><span class="x" id="direction__108" original="E988.-48e9"> These different demands may seem to pull in different directions, since some promote integration while others seem to reinforce segregation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-67ab" id="direction__109" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://direction" title="direction definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-67aa" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7a69" id="direction__110" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="direction__111"> direction </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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directional
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b25" id="directional" original="E39c.27ef" sum="607"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b24" id="directional__1" original="E39c.27f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b23" id="directional__2" original="E39c.27f1"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> directional </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b11" id="directional__4" original="E39c.27fc"><span class="pos" id="directional__5" original="E39c.27fd"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-64be" eid="directional__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-462d" geo="br" id="directional__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directional__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directional__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directional__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://directional__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-462a" geo="n_am" id="directional__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directional__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrekʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directional__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directional__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://directional__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4627" geo="br" id="directional__11" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directional__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directional__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directional__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://directional__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4623" geo="n_am" id="directional__13" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directional__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrekʃənl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directional__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directional__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://directional__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b0f" id="directional__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b0e" id="directional__16" original="E39c.2802"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="directional__17" original="E39c.2803"> moving, facing or developing in a particular direction; connected with movement in a particular direction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b0c" id="directional__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b0b" id="directional__19" original="E86f.-7aef"><span class="x" id="directional__20" original="E86f.-7aee"> This difference in predator behaviour should cause directional selection towards darker red hind wings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b09" id="directional__21" original="E86f.-7aed"><span class="x" id="directional__22" original="E86f.-7aec"> Hydrogen bonding is highly directional. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b07" id="directional__23" original="E39c.2800"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b06" id="directional__24"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="directional__25" original="E86f.-7aea"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="directional__26" original="E39c.2801"> sending or receiving light, radio or sound waves in or from a particular direction or directions </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b03" id="directional__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b02" id="directional__28" original="E86f.-7ae9"><span class="x" id="directional__29" original="E86f.-7ae8"> Although directional microphones are now very efficient, usually much of the sound is lost. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6734" id="directional__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://directional" title="directional definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6733" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7add" id="directional__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="directional__32"> directional </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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directive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3b00" id="directive" original="E39c.2817" sum="291"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aff" id="directive__1" original="E39c.2818"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3afe" id="directive__2" original="E39c.2819"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> directive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ae9" id="directive__7" original="E39c.2828"><span class="pos" id="directive__8" original="E39c.2829"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-64a7" eid="directive__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4567" geo="br" id="directive__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directive__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://directive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4564" geo="n_am" id="directive__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directive__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directive__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directive__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://directive__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4561" geo="br" id="directive__14" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directive__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directive__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directive__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://directive__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-455d" geo="n_am" id="directive__16" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directive__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directive__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directive__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://directive__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ae7" id="directive__18"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ae6" id="directive__19" original="E39c.282a"><span class="cf" id="directive__20" original="E85c.-360f"><span class="exp" id="directive__21"> directive </span> (on something) </span><span class="def" id="directive__22" original="E39c.282b"> an official instruction </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ae2" id="directive__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ae1" id="directive__24" original="E85c.-360e"><span class="x" id="directive__25" original="E85c.-360d"> The government has reserved the right to opt out of aspects of the EU directives on human rights. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6702" id="directive__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://directive_1" title="directive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6701" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7b00" id="directive__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="directive__28"> directive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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directly
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3adf" id="directly" original="E39c.2843" sum="1334"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ade" id="directly__1" original="E39c.2844"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3add" id="directly__2" original="E39c.2845"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> directly </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adverb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3acb" id="directly__4" original="E39c.2851"><span class="pos" id="directly__5" original="E39c.2852"> adverb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-70c9" eid="directly__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-44f7" geo="br" id="directly__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directly__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://directly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-44f4" geo="n_am" id="directly__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directly__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directly__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directly__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://directly__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-44f1" geo="br" id="directly__11" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directly__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directly__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directly__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://directly__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-44ed" geo="n_am" id="directly__13" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directly__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directly__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directly__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://directly__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ac9" id="directly__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ac8" id="directly__16" original="E87d.-74ca"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="directly__17" original="E87d.-74c9"> with nothing or no one in between </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ac6" id="directly__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ac5" id="directly__19" original="E87d.-74c8"><span class="x" id="directly__20" original="E87d.-74c7"> The vast majority of drugs interact directly with molecules that are part of cells. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ac3" id="directly__21" original="E87d.-74c6"><span class="x" id="directly__22" original="E87d.-74c5"> In Sweden, county councils are directly elected, but county governors are appointed by the central government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ac1" id="directly__23" original="E87d.-74be"><span class="x" id="directly__24" original="E87d.-74bd"> The UN has estimated that transnational companies are directly responsible for half of all emissions of greenhouse gases. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3abf" id="directly__25" original="E39c.2855" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3abe" id="directly__26" original="E39c.2856"><span class="xh" id="directly__27" original="E81e.4ff8"> indirectly </span><span class="xs" id="directly__28" original="E81e.4ff9"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3abb" id="directly__29" original="E87d.-7487" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="directly__30"> verb + directly </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ab9" id="directly__31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ab8" id="directly__32" original="E87d.-73f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ab7" id="directly__33"><span class="coll" id="directly__34" original="E87d.-73f5"> speak </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ab5" id="directly__35" original="E86f.-7c35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ab4" id="directly__36"><span class="coll" id="directly__37" original="E86f.-7c34"> communicate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ab2" id="directly__38" original="E87d.-7485"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3ab1" id="directly__39"><span class="coll" id="directly__40" original="E87d.-7484"> interact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aaf" id="directly__41" original="E8dc.-7aa5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aae" id="directly__42"><span class="coll" id="directly__43" original="E8dc.-7aa4"> participate <span class="exp"> directly </span> in </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aac" id="directly__44" original="E87d.-7400"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aab" id="directly__45"><span class="coll" id="directly__46" original="E87d.-73ff"> relate <span class="exp"> directly </span> to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aa9" id="directly__47" original="E8dc.-7aa3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aa8" id="directly__48"><span class="coll" id="directly__49" original="E8dc.-7aa2"> bear <span class="exp"> directly </span> on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aa6" id="directly__50" original="E8dc.-7aa1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aa5" id="directly__51"><span class="coll" id="directly__52" original="E8dc.-7aa0"> connect <span class="exp"> directly </span> to/​with </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aa3" id="directly__53"><span class="coll" id="directly__54" original="E8dc.-7a9f"> link <span class="exp"> directly </span> to/​with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aa1" id="directly__55" original="E86f.-7c33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3aa0" id="directly__56"><span class="coll" id="directly__57" original="E86f.-7c32"> intervene </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a9e" id="directly__58" original="E8dc.-7a9e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a9d" id="directly__59"><span class="coll" id="directly__60" original="E8dc.-7a9d"> compete </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a9b" id="directly__61" original="E87d.-73fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a9a" id="directly__62"><span class="coll" id="directly__63" original="E87d.-73fd"> lead <span class="exp"> directly </span> to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a98" id="directly__64" original="E87d.-73fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a97" id="directly__65"><span class="coll" id="directly__66" original="E87d.-73fb"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a95" id="directly__67" original="E87d.-73fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a94" id="directly__68"><span class="coll" id="directly__69" original="E87d.-73f9"> obtain </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a92" id="directly__70" original="E87d.-73f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a91" id="directly__71"><span class="coll" id="directly__72" original="E87d.-73f7"> derive (something) <span class="exp"> directly </span> from </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a8f" id="directly__73" original="E8dc.-7a9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a8e" id="directly__74"><span class="coll" id="directly__75" original="E8dc.-7a9b"> act <span class="exp"> directly </span> on </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a8c" id="directly__76" original="E8dc.-7a9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a8b" id="directly__77"><span class="coll" id="directly__78" original="E8dc.-7a99"> feed (something) <span class="exp"> directly </span> into </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a89" id="directly__79" original="E8dc.-7a98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a88" id="directly__80"><span class="coll" id="directly__81" original="E8dc.-7a97"> inject something <span class="exp"> directly </span> into </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a86" id="directly__82" original="E87d.-747b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a85" id="directly__83" original="E8dc.-7a96"><span class="x" id="directly__84" original="E8dc.-7a95"> These factors bear directly on the success or failure of the therapy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a83" id="directly__85" original="E87d.-747a"><span class="x" id="directly__86" original="E87d.-7479"> Responses were obtained directly from those aged 16 years or older; all others were obtained from the parent or guardian. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a81" id="directly__87" original="E8dc.-7a94"><span class="x" id="directly__88" original="E8dc.-7a93"> All the power from the PV array is fed directly into the grid. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a7f" id="directly__89" original="E87d.-7476" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="directly__90"> directly + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a7d" id="directly__91"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a7c" id="directly__92" original="E87d.-7474"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a7b" id="directly__93"><span class="coll" id="directly__94" original="E87d.-7473"> affect </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a79" id="directly__95"><span class="coll" id="directly__96" original="E86f.-7c24"> impact </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a77" id="directly__97" original="E87d.-746e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a76" id="directly__98"><span class="coll" id="directly__99" original="E87d.-746d"> influence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a74" id="directly__100" original="E87d.-746c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a73" id="directly__101"><span class="coll" id="directly__102" original="E87d.-746b"> link </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a71" id="directly__103"><span class="coll" id="directly__104" original="E86f.-7c26"> connect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a6f" id="directly__105" original="E8dc.-7a92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a6e" id="directly__106"><span class="coll" id="directly__107" original="E8dc.-7a91"> relate to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a6c" id="directly__108" original="E8dc.-7a90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a6b" id="directly__109"><span class="coll" id="directly__110" original="E8dc.-7a8f"> interact (with) </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a69" id="directly__111" original="E87d.-7472"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a68" id="directly__112"><span class="coll" id="directly__113" original="E87d.-7471"> involve </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a66" id="directly__114"><span class="coll" id="directly__115" original="E8dc.-7a8e"> concern </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a64" id="directly__116" original="E8dc.-7a8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a63" id="directly__117"><span class="coll" id="directly__118" original="E8dc.-7a8c"> benefit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a61" id="directly__119" original="E8dc.-7a8b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a60" id="directly__120"><span class="coll" id="directly__121" original="E8dc.-7a8a"> target </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a5e" id="directly__122" original="E8dc.-7a89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a5d" id="directly__123"><span class="coll" id="directly__124" original="E8dc.-7a88"> observe </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a5b" id="directly__125" original="E8dc.-7a87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a5a" id="directly__126"><span class="coll" id="directly__127" original="E8dc.-7a86"> test </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a58" id="directly__128" original="E8dc.-7a85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a57" id="directly__129"><span class="coll" id="directly__130" original="E8dc.-7a84"> measure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a55" id="directly__131" original="E8dc.-7a83"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a54" id="directly__132"><span class="coll" id="directly__133" original="E8dc.-7a82"> compare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a52" id="directly__134" original="E8dc.-7a81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a51" id="directly__135"><span class="coll" id="directly__136" original="E8dc.-7a80"> be <span class="exp"> directly </span> correlated with </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a4f" id="directly__137" original="E86f.-7c29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a4e" id="directly__138"><span class="coll" id="directly__139" original="E86f.-7c28"> be <span class="exp"> directly </span> elected </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a4c" id="directly__140" original="E87d.-7468"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a4b" id="directly__141" original="E87d.-7467"><span class="x" id="directly__142" original="E87d.-7466"> Members of the community who are directly involved with students have a positive view of young people. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a49" id="directly__143" original="E8dc.-7a7f"><span class="x" id="directly__144" original="E8dc.-7a7e"> It is not possible to directly compare results across these two settings. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a47" id="directly__145" original="E87d.-7463" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="directly__146"> directly + adjective </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a45" id="directly__147"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a44" id="directly__148" original="E87d.-7461"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a43" id="directly__149"><span class="coll" id="directly__150" original="E87d.-7460"> related to </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a41" id="directly__151"><span class="coll" id="directly__152" original="E8dc.-7a7d"> connected to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a3f" id="directly__153" original="E87d.-745b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a3e" id="directly__154"><span class="coll" id="directly__155" original="E87d.-745a"> applicable </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a3c" id="directly__156"><span class="coll" id="directly__157" original="E87d.-7458"> relevant (to) </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a3a" id="directly__158" original="E87d.-745f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a39" id="directly__159"><span class="coll" id="directly__160" original="E87d.-745e"> proportional to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a37" id="directly__161" original="E87d.-7457"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a36" id="directly__162"><span class="coll" id="directly__163" original="E87d.-7456"> comparable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a34" id="directly__164" original="E87d.-7453"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a33" id="directly__165"><span class="coll" id="directly__166" original="E87d.-7452"> observable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a31" id="directly__167" original="E87d.-7451"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a30" id="directly__168"><span class="coll" id="directly__169" original="E87d.-7450"> attributable to </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a2e" id="directly__170" original="E87d.-7455"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a2d" id="directly__171"><span class="coll" id="directly__172" original="E87d.-7454"> responsible (for) </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a2b" id="directly__173" original="E87d.-744f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a2a" id="directly__174" original="E86f.-7b5f"><span class="x" id="directly__175" original="E86f.-7b5e"> The density of CO₂ is directly related to its solvent power. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a28" id="directly__176" original="E87d.-744e"><span class="x" id="directly__177" original="E87d.-744d"> These rivers are directly comparable to the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna system in terms of rates of sediment removal. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a26" id="directly__178" original="E8dc.-7ab2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="directly__179" original="E8dc.-7ab1"> immediately </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a24" id="directly__180" original="E8dc.-7ab0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://straight2" title="straight2 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a23" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-1791" id="directly__181" original="E8dc.-7aaf"><span class="xh" id="directly__182"> straight </span><span class="xhm" id="directly__183"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="directly__184"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a1f" id="directly__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a1e" id="directly__186" original="E86f.-7c37"><span class="x" id="directly__187" original="E86f.-7c36"> 67% of patients stated that they would have gone directly to hospital if a home visit were not available. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a1c" id="directly__188" original="E8dc.-7aab"><span class="x" id="directly__189" original="E8dc.-7aaa"> I shall proceed directly to an analysis of the results. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a1a" id="directly__190" original="E8dc.-7aa9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="directly__191" original="E8dc.-7aa8"> exactly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a18" id="directly__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a17" id="directly__193" original="E87d.-74bc"><span class="x" id="directly__194" original="E87d.-74bb"> The reflectivity of charcoal is directly proportional to the temperature at which the charcoal formed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a15" id="directly__195" original="E39c.2853"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="def" id="directly__196" original="E39c.2854"> in a manner that is honest, especially when other people may dislike what you say </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a13" id="directly__197" original="E87d.-74ce" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://frankly" title="frankly definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a12" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.3ff" id="directly__198" original="E87d.-74cd"><span class="xh" id="directly__199"> frankly </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a10" id="directly__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a0f" id="directly__201" original="E8dc.-7aa7"><span class="x" id="directly__202" original="E8dc.-7aa6"> This research directly challenges many previously accepted ideas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a0d" id="directly__203" original="E87d.-74cc"><span class="x" id="directly__204" original="E87d.-74cb"> The poems deal directly with the Western Front, treating death as the ultimate destroyer. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a0b" id="directly__205" original="E86f.-7c1e"><span class="x" id="directly__206" original="E86f.-7c1d"> Schrag's image directly addresses the phenomenon of mass death in wartime. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a09" id="directly__207" original="E87d.-74b8"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="def" id="directly__208" original="E87d.-74b7"> without changing direction or stopping </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a07" id="directly__209" original="E87d.-74b6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://straight2" title="straight2 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a06" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-1791" id="directly__210" original="E87d.-74b5"><span class="xh" id="directly__211"> straight </span><span class="xhm" id="directly__212"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="directly__213"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a02" id="directly__214"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3a01" id="directly__215" original="E87d.-73da"><span class="x" id="directly__216" original="E87d.-73d9"> The pulse travels directly upwards. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39ff" id="directly__217" original="E86f.-7c2b"><span class="x" id="directly__218" original="E86f.-7c2a"> Atoms moving directly towards the detector emit radiation observed as being of a shorter wavelength. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-66da" id="directly__219" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://directly_1" title="directly definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-66d9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7b2d" id="directly__220" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="directly__221"> directly </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford 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director
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39d5" id="director" original="E39c.28c3" sum="736"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39d4" id="director__1" original="E39c.28c4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39d3" id="director__2" original="E39c.28c5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> director </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39bb" id="director__7" original="E39c.28d3"><span class="pos" id="director__8" original="E39c.28d4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39ce" eid="director__9" original="E39c.28ca" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-432e" geo="br" id="director__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="director__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/director__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/director__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://director__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-432b" geo="n_am" id="director__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="director__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/director__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/director__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://director__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4328" geo="br" id="director__14" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="director__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/director__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/director__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://director__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-4324" geo="n_am" id="director__16" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="director__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/director__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/director__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://director__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39b9" id="director__18"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39b8" id="director__19" original="E39c.28d5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="director__20" original="E39c.28d6"> one of a group of senior managers who are involved in running a company </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39b6" id="director__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39b5" id="director__22" original="E865.-7887"><span class="x" id="director__23" original="E865.-7886"> The board should include non-executive directors. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39b3" id="director__24" original="E8b4.7691" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://managing-director" title="managing director definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39b2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-5e49" id="director__25" original="E8b4.7692"><span class="xh" id="director__26"> managing director </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39b0" id="director__27" original="E39c.28d7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="director__28" original="E39c.28d8"> a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company, a college, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39ae" id="director__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39ad" id="director__30" original="E865.-7885"><span class="x" id="director__31" original="E865.-7884"> The marketing director and his team undertook an in-depth analysis of implementation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39ab" id="director__32" original="E865.-7883"><span class="x" id="director__33" original="E865.-7882"> The community school director oversees the after-school programme. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39a9" id="director__34" original="E39c.28d9"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="director__35" original="E39c.28da"> a person in charge of a film or play who tells the actors and staff what to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39a7" id="director__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39a6" id="director__37" original="E865.-7881"><span class="x" id="director__38" original="E865.-7880"> The Indian film director Ritwik Ghatak focused on important issues related to the Indian public sphere. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39a4" id="director__39" original="E39c.28db" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://producer" title="producer definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39a3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.2ddc" id="director__40" original="E39c.28dc"><span class="xh" id="director__41"> producer </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6598" id="director__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://director" title="director definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6597" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7bca" id="director__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="director__44"> director </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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directory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-39a0" id="directory" original="E39c.2948" sum="564"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-399f" id="directory__1" original="E39c.2949"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-399e" id="directory__2" original="E39c.294a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> directory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3989" id="directory__7" original="E39c.2958"><span class="pos" id="directory__8" original="E39c.2959"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6474" eid="directory__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-41bd" geo="br" id="directory__10" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directory__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://directory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-41ba" geo="n_am" id="directory__12" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directory__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dəˈrektəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directory__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directory__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://directory__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-41b7" geo="br" id="directory__14" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directory__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/direc/directory__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directory__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://directory__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-41b3" geo="n_am" id="directory__16" pref="3" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="directory__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> daɪˈrektəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/direc/directory__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/direc/directory__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://directory__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3987" id="directory__18" original="E39c.295a"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3984" form="pl" id="directory__19"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="directory__20" original="E39c.295e"> directories </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3982" id="directory__21"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3981" id="directory__22" original="E39c.295f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="directory__23" original="E39c.2960"> a book or website containing lists of information, usually in alphabetical order, for example people's telephone numbers or the names and addresses of businesses in a particular area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-397f" id="directory__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-397e" id="directory__25" original="E47f.-7a7c"><span class="x" id="directory__26" original="E47f.-7a7b"> The telephone directory was used to locate the telephone numbers of selected households. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-397c" id="directory__27" original="E39c.2961"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-397b" id="directory__28"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="directory__29" subj="comp"> computing </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="directory__30" original="E39c.2962"> a file containing a group of other files or programs in a computer </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3978" id="directory__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3977" id="directory__32" original="E47f.-7a7d"><span class="x" id="directory__33" original="E47f.-7a78"> The ‘LS’ command lists all the files in the current directory. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6558" id="directory__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://directory" title="directory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6557" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7c7d" id="directory__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="directory__36"> directory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dirt
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3975" id="dirt" original="E39c.2a1c" sum="308"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3974" id="dirt__1" original="E39c.2a1d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3973" id="dirt__2" original="E39c.2a1e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dirt </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-396a" id="dirt__4" original="E39c.2a23"><span class="pos" id="dirt__5" original="E39c.2a24"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-645d" eid="dirt__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3f97" geo="br" id="dirt__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dirt__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɜːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/dirt_/dirt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/dirt_/dirt__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dirt__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3f94" geo="n_am" id="dirt__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dirt__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɜːrt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/dirt_/dirt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/dirt_/dirt__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dirt__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3968" id="dirt__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dirt__12" original="E39c.2a26"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3966" id="dirt__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3965" id="dirt__14" original="E39c.2a27"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dirt__15" original="E39c.2a28"> any substance that makes something dirty, for example dust, soil or mud </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3963" id="dirt__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3962" id="dirt__17" original="E829.-79a4"><span class="x" id="dirt__18" original="E829.-79a3"> First remove any grease or dirt from the surface. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3960" id="dirt__19" original="E39c.2a29"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-395f" id="dirt__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="dirt__21" original="E39c.2a2b"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dirt__22" original="E39c.2a2c"> loose earth or soil </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-395c" id="dirt__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-395b" id="dirt__24" original="E829.-79a2"><span class="x" id="dirt__25" original="E829.-79a1"> Pack the dirt firmly round the plants. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6539" id="dirt__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dirt" title="dirt definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6538" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7d83" id="dirt__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dirt__28"> dirt </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dirty
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3959" id="dirty" original="E39c.2a9a" sum="587"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3958" id="dirty__1" original="E39c.2a9b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3957" id="dirty__2" original="E39c.2a9c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dirty </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-394a" id="dirty__8" original="E39c.2aa9"><span class="pos" id="dirty__9" original="E39c.2aaa"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6456" eid="dirty__10" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3dca" geo="br" id="dirty__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dirty__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɜːti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dir/dirty/dirty__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dir/dirty/dirty__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dirty__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3dc7" geo="n_am" id="dirty__13" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dirty__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɜːrti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dir/dirty/dirty__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dir/dirty/dirty__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dirty__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3948" id="dirty__15" original="E39c.2aab"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3947" form="_tofix" id="dirty__16"><span class="if" id="dirty__17" original="E39c.2aad"> dirtier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3945" form="_tofix" id="dirty__18"><span class="if" id="dirty__19" original="E39c.2aae"> dirtiest </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3943" id="dirty__20"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3942" id="dirty__21" original="E39c.2aaf"><span class="def" id="dirty__22" original="E39c.2ab0"> not clean </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3940" id="dirty__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-393f" id="dirty__24" original="E442.-a9d"><span class="x" id="dirty__25" original="E442.-a9c"> Many women worked outside of their homes and they often worked in hot and dirty factories. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-393d" id="dirty__26" original="E39c.2ac3"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-393c" id="dirty__27" original="E39c.2ac7" sk="dirtywork"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-393b" id="dirty__28"><span class="idm" id="dirty__29" original="E39c.2ac8"> (do somebody's) dirty work </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3939" id="dirty__30"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="dirty__31" original="E442.50ef" reg="infml"><span class="prefix"> rather </span> informal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3937" id="dirty__32"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3936" id="dirty__33"><span class="def" id="dirty__34" original="E39c.2ac9"> (to do) the unpleasant or dishonest jobs that somebody else does not want to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3934" id="dirty__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3933" id="dirty__36" original="E442.-a9b"><span class="x" id="dirty__37" original="E442.-a9a"> Through much of Ike's presidency, Nixon did the president's political dirty work. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6513" id="dirty__38" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dirty_1" title="dirty definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6512" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7e32" id="dirty__39" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dirty__40"> dirty </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disability
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3931" id="disability" original="E39c.2bba" sum="723"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3930" id="disability__1" original="E39c.2bbb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-392f" id="disability__2" original="E39c.2bbc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disability </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3923" id="disability__7" original="E39c.2bc4"><span class="pos" id="disability__8" original="E39c.2bc5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-644f" eid="disability__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3bff" geo="br" id="disability__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disability__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disab/disability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disability__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disability__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3bfc" geo="n_am" id="disability__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disability__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disab/disability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disability__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disability__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3921" id="disability__14" original="E39c.2bc6"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-391e" form="pl" id="disability__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="disability__16" original="E39c.2bca"> disabilities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-391c" id="disability__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-391b" id="disability__18" original="E39c.2bcb"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-391a" id="disability__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disability__20" original="E39c.2bcd"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disability__21" original="E39c.2bce"> a physical or mental condition that means somebody cannot use a part of their body completely or easily, or that they cannot learn easily </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3917" id="disability__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3916" id="disability__23" original="E85c.-35e8"><span class="x" id="disability__24" original="E85c.-35e7"> Positive legislation can help prevent discrimination against people with disabilities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3914" id="disability__25" original="E85c.-35e5"><span class="cf" id="disability__26" original="E85c.-35e6"> a physical/mental <span class="exp" id="disability__27"> disability </span></span><span class="x" id="disability__28" original="E85c.-35e4"> The women participating in the study have a physical disability that limits mobility. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3910" id="disability__29" original="E39c.2bcf"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-390f" id="disability__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disability__31" original="E39c.2bd1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disability__32" original="E39c.2bd2"> the state of not being able to use a part of the body completely or easily; the state of not being able to learn easily </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-390c" id="disability__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-390b" id="disability__34" original="E85c.-35e3"><span class="x" id="disability__35" original="E85c.-35e2"> The prevalence of disability was higher in older Americans than in older Britons. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3909" id="disability__36" original="E854.-6dbe" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" id="disability__37" original="E854.-6dbd"><span class="h1" id="disability__38" original="E854.-6dbc"> Talking about disabilities </span><ul class="deflist" id="disability__39" original="E854.-6db9"><li class="li" id="disability__40" original="E854.-6db8"> The term <span class="eb" id="disability__41" original="E854.-6db7"> disability </span> is generally used when referring to a long-term condition which makes it difficult for a person to use part of their body completely or easily: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c1f" id="disability__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c7a" id="disability__43" original="E854.-6883"><span class="x" id="disability__44" original="E854.-6882"> Interviews with young adults who have grown up with disability focused on their achievement of employment and independent households. </span></span></span> You can also say <span class="eb" id="disability__45" original="E8b4.3eeb"> physical disability </span> , <span class="eb" id="disability__46" original="E8b4.3eec"> mental disability </span> or <span class="eb" id="disability__47" original="E8b4.3eed"> learning disability </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c1e" id="disability__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c75" id="disability__49" original="E854.-687d"><span class="x" id="disability__50" original="E854.-687c"> Children with dyslexia or other learning disabilities need more attention at school to have the same learning opportunities as others. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="disability__51" original="E854.-6879"> The expression <span class="eb" id="disability__52" original="E854.-6878"> disabled people </span> is often preferred to <span class="eb" id="disability__53" original="E854.-6877"> the disabled </span> because it sounds more personal: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c1d" id="disability__54"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c70" id="disability__55" original="E854.-6884"><span class="x" id="disability__56" original="E854.-6876"> The Act requires employers to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to ensure that disabled people are not at a disadvantage in the workplace. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="disability__57" original="E854.-6dc0"><span class="eb" id="disability__58" original="E854.-6db5"> Visual impairment </span> is the term used to refer to conditions which result in a person being either <span class="eb" id="disability__59" original="E848.-298f"> partially sighted </span> or <span class="eb" id="disability__60" original="E848.-298e"> blind </span> , and which cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. You can also use the term <span class="eb" id="disability__61" original="E854.-6db4"> visually impaired </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c1c" id="disability__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c69" id="disability__63" original="E854.-6db3"><span class="x" id="disability__64" original="E854.-6db2"> Clinical data included hearing and visual impairments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c67" id="disability__65" original="E8b4.3eee"><span class="x" id="disability__66" original="E8b4.3eef"> Visually impaired people may lack confidence out of their normal environment. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="disability__67" original="E854.-6dad"><span class="eb" id="disability__68" original="E854.-6dac"> Hearing impairment </span> is the term used to refer to conditions which result in a person having a degree of hearing loss, which in some cases may be improved with a device such as a hearing aid: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c1a" id="disability__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c63" id="disability__70" original="E854.-6d9f"><span class="x" id="disability__71" original="E854.-6d9e"> An association was made between work as a diver and greater prevalence of significant hearing impairment. </span></span></span> Some people with hearing loss, especially if it is severe and/​or they were born with it, prefer the term <span class="eb" id="disability__72" original="E8b4.3ef0"> deaf </span> or <span class="eb" id="disability__73" original="E8b4.3ef1"> Deaf </span> because they do not consider deafness an impairment: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c19" id="disability__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c5f" id="disability__75" original="E854.-6d9c"><span class="x" id="disability__76" original="E854.-6d9b"> Members of the Deaf community use Sign Language as their first or preferred language. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-64e8" id="disability__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disability" title="disability definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-64e7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabc708f.7fe9" id="disability__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disability__79"> disability </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3905" id="disable" original="E39c.2bd3" sum="524"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3904" id="disable__1" original="E39c.2bd4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3903" id="disable__2" original="E39c.2bd5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38f6" id="disable__9" original="E39c.2bdf"><span class="pos" id="disable__10" original="E39c.2be0"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6448" eid="disable__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b30" geo="br" id="disable__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disab/disable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b2d" geo="n_am" id="disable__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disab/disable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1700" id="disable__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b2a" form="root" id="disable__17"><span class="vp" id="disable__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disable </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b28" eid="disable__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b27" geo="br" id="disable__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disab/disable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b24" geo="n_am" id="disable__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disab/disable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b21" form="thirdps" id="disable__24"><span class="vp" id="disable__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disables </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b1f" eid="disable__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b1e" geo="br" id="disable__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪblz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disab/disables__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disables__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disables__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b1b" geo="n_am" id="disable__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪblz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disab/disables__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disables__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disables__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b18" form="past" id="disable__31"><span class="vp" id="disable__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disabled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b16" eid="disable__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b15" geo="br" id="disable__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disab/disabled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disabled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disabled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b12" geo="n_am" id="disable__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disab/disabled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disabled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disabled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b0f" form="pastpart" id="disable__38"><span class="vp" id="disable__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disabled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b0d" eid="disable__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b0c" geo="br" id="disable__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disab/disabled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disabled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disabled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b09" geo="n_am" id="disable__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disab/disabled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disabled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disabled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b06" form="prespart" id="disable__45"><span class="vp" id="disable__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disabling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b04" eid="disable__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b03" geo="br" id="disable__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪblɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disab/disabling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disabling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disabling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3b00" geo="n_am" id="disable__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disable__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪblɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disab/disabling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disabling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disabling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38ca" id="disable__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38c9" id="disable__53" original="E39c.2bfd"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="disable__54" original="E39c.2bfe"><span class="exp" id="disable__55"> disable </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="disable__56" original="E39c.2bff"> to injure or affect somebody permanently so that, for example, they cannot walk or cannot use a part of their body </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38c5" id="disable__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38c4" id="disable__58" original="E85c.-35e1"><span class="x" id="disable__59" original="E85c.-35e0"> There are smaller-scale accidents and illnesses that kill or disable individuals. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38c2" id="disable__60" original="E39c.2c00"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="disable__61" original="E39c.2c01"><span class="exp" id="disable__62"> disable </span> something </span><span class="def" id="disable__63" original="E39c.2c02"> to make something unable to work so that it cannot be used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38be" id="disable__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38bd" id="disable__65" original="E85c.-35df"><span class="x" id="disable__66" original="E85c.-35de"> Global Internet breaches can disable a system infrastructure. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-648d" id="disable__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disable" title="disable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-648c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7fed" id="disable__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disable__69"> disable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38bb" id="disabled" original="E39c.2c03" sum="527"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38ba" id="disabled__1" original="E39c.2c04"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38b9" id="disabled__2" original="E39c.2c05"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disabled </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38b1" id="disabled__4" original="E39c.2c0a"><span class="pos" id="disabled__5" original="E39c.2c0b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6441" eid="disabled__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3ad3" geo="br" id="disabled__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disabled__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disab/disabled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disabled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disabled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3ad0" geo="n_am" id="disabled__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disabled__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈeɪbld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disab/disabled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disab/disabled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disabled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38af" id="disabled__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38ae" id="disabled__12" original="E39c.2c0c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disabled__13" original="E39c.2c0d"> unable to use a part of the body completely or easily because of a physical condition, illness, injury, etc.; unable to learn easily </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38ac" id="disabled__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38ab" id="disabled__15" original="E85c.-35dd"><span class="x" id="disabled__16" original="E85c.-35dc"> The provision of social care for disabled people has been a feature of the welfare state. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38a9" id="disabled__17" original="E39c.2c0e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38a8" id="disabled__18" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38a7" id="disabled__19"><span class="v"><strong> the disabled </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38a5" id="disabled__21" original="E39c.2c10"><span class="pos" id="disabled__22" original="E39c.2c11"> noun </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-38a3" id="disabled__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="disabled__24" original="E39c.2c13"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disabled__25" original="E39c.2c14"> people who are <span class="dh" id="disabled__26" original="E47f.411c"> disabled </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-389f" id="disabled__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-389e" id="disabled__28" original="E85c.-35db"><span class="x" id="disabled__29" original="E85c.-35da"> Research was conducted on different eligible groups such as the disabled and the elderly. </span></span></span></li><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" original="E854.-6dbe" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading"> Which Word? </span><span class="body" original="E854.-6dbd"><span class="h1" original="E854.-6dbc"> Talking about disabilities </span><ul class="deflist" original="E854.-6db9"><li class="li" original="E854.-6db8"> The term <span class="eb" original="E854.-6db7"> disability </span> is generally used when referring to a long-term condition which makes it difficult for a person to use part of their body completely or easily: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6883"><span class="x" original="E854.-6882"> Interviews with young adults who have grown up with disability focused on their achievement of employment and independent households. </span></span></span> You can also say <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3eeb"> physical disability </span> , <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3eec"> mental disability </span> or <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3eed"> learning disability </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-687d"><span class="x" original="E854.-687c"> Children with dyslexia or other learning disabilities need more attention at school to have the same learning opportunities as others. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E854.-6879"> The expression <span class="eb" original="E854.-6878"> disabled people </span> is often preferred to <span class="eb" original="E854.-6877"> the disabled </span> because it sounds more personal: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6884"><span class="x" original="E854.-6876"> The Act requires employers to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to ensure that disabled people are not at a disadvantage in the workplace. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E854.-6dc0"><span class="eb" original="E854.-6db5"> Visual impairment </span> is the term used to refer to conditions which result in a person being either <span class="eb" original="E848.-298f"> partially sighted </span> or <span class="eb" original="E848.-298e"> blind </span> , and which cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. You can also use the term <span class="eb" original="E854.-6db4"> visually impaired </span> : <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6db3"><span class="x" original="E854.-6db2"> Clinical data included hearing and visual impairments. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E8b4.3eee"><span class="x" original="E8b4.3eef"> Visually impaired people may lack confidence out of their normal environment. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E854.-6dad"><span class="eb" original="E854.-6dac"> Hearing impairment </span> is the term used to refer to conditions which result in a person having a degree of hearing loss, which in some cases may be improved with a device such as a hearing aid: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6d9f"><span class="x" original="E854.-6d9e"> An association was made between work as a diver and greater prevalence of significant hearing impairment. </span></span></span> Some people with hearing loss, especially if it is severe and/​or they were born with it, prefer the term <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3ef0"> deaf </span> or <span class="eb" original="E8b4.3ef1"> Deaf </span> because they do not consider deafness an impairment: <span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E854.-6d9c"><span class="x" original="E854.-6d9b"> Members of the Deaf community use Sign Language as their first or preferred language. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-646e" id="disabled__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disabled" title="disabled definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-646d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7fb5" id="disabled__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disabled__32"> disabled </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disadvantage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-389c" hm="1" id="disadvantage1" original="E39c.2c52" sum="933"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-389b" id="disadvantage1__1" original="E39c.2c53"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-389a" id="disadvantage1__2" original="E39c.2c54"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disadvantage <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-388e" id="disadvantage1__7" original="E39c.2c5e"><span class="pos" id="disadvantage1__8" original="E39c.2c5f"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-643a" eid="disadvantage1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5860" geo="br" id="disadvantage1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disadvantage1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disad/disadvantage__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disad/disadvantage__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disadvantage__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5864" geo="n_am" id="disadvantage1__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disadvantage1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disad/disadvantage__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disad/disadvantage__us_4.ogg" href="sound://disadvantage__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-388c" id="disadvantage1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disadvantage1__15" original="E39c.2c61"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disadvantage1__16" original="E39c.2c62"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3889" id="disadvantage1__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3888" id="disadvantage1__18" original="E39c.2c63"><span class="def" id="disadvantage1__19" original="E39c.2c64"> a factor that makes somebody/something less effective or less likely to succeed; a circumstance that makes a situation difficult </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3886" id="disadvantage1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3885" id="disadvantage1__21" original="E8d2.-7776"><span class="x" id="disadvantage1__22" original="E8d2.-7775"> These disadvantages can be overcome by proper selection and storage of the chemical. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3883" id="disadvantage1__23" original="E8d2.-7774"><span class="x" id="disadvantage1__24" original="E8d2.-7773"> The advantages outweigh the disadvantages. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3881" id="disadvantage1__25" original="E861.-7e30"><span class="x" id="disadvantage1__26" original="E861.-7e2f"> Socio-economic disadvantage has been associated with high smoking rates. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-387f" id="disadvantage1__27" original="E861.-7e2d"><span class="cf" id="disadvantage1__28" original="E861.-7e2e"><span class="exp" id="disadvantage1__29"> disadvantage </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="disadvantage1__30" original="E861.-7e2c"> A disadvantage of this method is that it relies on an even distribution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-387b" id="disadvantage1__31" original="E861.-7e32"><span class="x" id="disadvantage1__32" original="E861.-7e31"> However, the fibre has disadvantages of low thermal conductivity and short life span. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3879" id="disadvantage1__33" original="E861.-7e2a"><span class="cf" id="disadvantage1__34" original="E861.-7e2b"> at a <span class="exp" id="disadvantage1__35"> disadvantage </span></span><span class="x" id="disadvantage1__36" original="E861.-7e29"> Slow decision-making may put a firm at a competitive disadvantage in a fast-moving market. </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3873" id="disadvantage1__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3872" id="disadvantage1__38" original="E861.-7e27"><span class="cf" id="disadvantage1__39" original="E861.-7e28"> to somebody's <span class="exp" id="disadvantage1__40"> disadvantage </span></span><span class="sep"> | </span><span class="cf" id="disadvantage1__41" original="E8d2.-7772"> to the <span class="exp" id="disadvantage1__42"> disadvantage </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="disadvantage1__43" original="E861.-7e26"> Children's rights were used to the disadvantage of women. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-386e" id="disadvantage1__44" original="E39c.2c67" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advantage1" title="advantage1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-386d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c9c" id="disadvantage1__45" original="E39c.2c68"><span class="xh" id="disadvantage1__46"> advantage </span><span class="xhm" id="disadvantage1__47"> 1 </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6443" id="disadvantage1__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disadvantage_1" title="disadvantage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6442" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.2017" id="disadvantage1__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disadvantage1__50"> disadvantage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-386a" hm="2" id="disadvantage2" original="E861.-7cfc" sum="496"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3869" id="disadvantage2__1" original="E861.-7cfb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3868" id="disadvantage2__2" original="E861.-7cfa"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disadvantage <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-385a" id="disadvantage2__9" original="E861.-7cf5"><span class="pos" id="disadvantage2__10" original="E861.-7cf4"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6431" eid="disadvantage2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5868" geo="br" id="disadvantage2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disadvantage2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disad/disadvantage__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disad/disadvantage__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disadvantage__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.586c" geo="n_am" id="disadvantage2__14" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disadvantage2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disad/disadvantage__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disad/disadvantage__us_4.ogg" href="sound://disadvantage__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3858" id="disadvantage2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="disadvantage2__17" original="E861.-7cf2"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="disadvantage2__18" original="E8d2.-776c"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3855" id="disadvantage2__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3854" id="disadvantage2__20" original="E861.-7cf1"><span class="def" id="disadvantage2__21" original="E861.-7cf0"> to put somebody/something in a position that is likely to be difficult and that is worse than the position of other people or things </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3852" id="disadvantage2__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3851" id="disadvantage2__23" original="E861.-7ced"><span class="cf" id="disadvantage2__24" original="E8d2.-7769"> be disadvantaged (by something) </span><span class="x" id="disadvantage2__25" original="E861.-7cec"> The government claims that the Omo people will not be disadvantaged by the construction of the dam. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-640a" id="disadvantage2__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disadvantage_1" title="disadvantage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6409" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ac5ff2.2017" id="disadvantage2__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disadvantage2__28"> disadvantage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disadvantaged
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-384e" id="disadvantaged" original="E39c.2c6f" sum="728"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-384d" id="disadvantaged__1" original="E39c.2c70"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-384c" id="disadvantaged__2" original="E39c.2c71"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disadvantaged </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3843" id="disadvantaged__4" original="E39c.2c76"><span class="pos" id="disadvantaged__5" original="E39c.2c77"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6428" eid="disadvantaged__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-38e7" geo="br" id="disadvantaged__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disadvantaged__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disad/disadvantaged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disad/disadvantaged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disadvantaged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-38e3" geo="n_am" id="disadvantaged__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disadvantaged__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disad/disadvantaged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disad/disadvantaged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disadvantaged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3841" id="disadvantaged__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3840" id="disadvantaged__12" original="E39c.2c78"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disadvantaged__13" original="E39c.2c79"> not having the things, such as education, or enough money, that people need in order to succeed in life </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-383e" id="disadvantaged__14" original="E39c.2c7a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://deprived" title="deprived definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-383d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-71ec" id="disadvantaged__15" original="E39c.2c7b"><span class="xh" id="disadvantaged__16"> deprived </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-383b" id="disadvantaged__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-383a" id="disadvantaged__18" original="E81d.67f0"><span class="x" id="disadvantaged__19" original="E81d.67f1"> Children from disadvantaged backgrounds succeeded in making up lost ground in arithmetic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3838" id="disadvantaged__20" original="E85c.-35af"><span class="x" id="disadvantaged__21" original="E85c.-35ae"> A number of specific interventions were identified as most likely to help disadvantaged groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3836" id="disadvantaged__22" original="E47f.-7a2e"><span class="x" id="disadvantaged__23" original="E47f.-7a2d"> In most societies of the world, women are economically disadvantaged relative to men. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3834" id="disadvantaged__24" original="E39c.2c80"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3833" id="disadvantaged__25" type="alt"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3832" id="disadvantaged__26"><span class="v"><strong> the disadvantaged </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3830" id="disadvantaged__28" original="E39c.2c82"><span class="pos" id="disadvantaged__29" original="E39c.2c83"> noun </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-382e" id="disadvantaged__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="disadvantaged__31" original="E39c.2c85"> plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disadvantaged__32" original="E39c.2c86"> people who are <span class="dh" id="disadvantaged__33" original="E39c.2c87"> disadvantaged </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-382a" id="disadvantaged__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3829" id="disadvantaged__35" original="E85c.-35ad"><span class="x" id="disadvantaged__36" original="E85c.-35ac"> Economic inequalities can generate resentment among the disadvantaged. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-63f1" id="disadvantaged__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disadvantaged" title="disadvantaged definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-63f0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7ef3" id="disadvantaged__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disadvantaged__39"> disadvantaged </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disadvantageous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3827" id="disadvantageous" original="E39c.2c88" sum="419"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3826" id="disadvantageous__1" original="E39c.2c89"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3825" id="disadvantageous__2" original="E39c.2c8a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disadvantageous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-381d" id="disadvantageous__4" original="E39c.2c8f"><span class="pos" id="disadvantageous__5" original="E39c.2c90"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-641f" eid="disadvantageous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-4314" geo="br" id="disadvantageous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disadvantageous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsædvənˈteɪdʒəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disad/disadvantageous__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disad/disadvantageous__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disadvantageous__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-4311" geo="n_am" id="disadvantageous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disadvantageous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsædvənˈteɪdʒəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disad/disadvantageous__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disad/disadvantageous__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://disadvantageous__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-381b" id="disadvantageous__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-381a" id="disadvantageous__12" original="E39c.2c91"><span class="cf" id="disadvantageous__13" original="E39c.2c92"><span class="exp" id="disadvantageous__14"> disadvantageous </span> (to/for somebody) </span><span class="def" id="disadvantageous__15" original="E39c.2c95"> causing somebody to be in a worse situation in comparison with other people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3816" id="disadvantageous__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3815" id="disadvantageous__17" original="E85c.-35a9"><span class="x" id="disadvantageous__18" original="E85c.-35a8"> The fall in value of the minimum wage was particularly disadvantageous to women at the bottom of the labour market. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3813" id="disadvantageous__19" original="E39c.2c96" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://advantageous" title="advantageous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3812" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e3c" id="disadvantageous__20" original="E39c.2c97"><span class="xh" id="disadvantageous__21"> advantageous </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-63c7" id="disadvantageous__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disadvantageous" title="disadvantageous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-63c6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7eca" id="disadvantageous__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disadvantageous__24"> disadvantageous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disagree
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3810" id="disagree" original="E39c.2d14" sum="1444"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-380f" id="disagree__1" original="E39c.2d15"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-380e" id="disagree__2" original="E39c.2d16"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disagree </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3801" id="disagree__9" original="E39c.2d20"><span class="pos" id="disagree__10" original="E39c.2d21"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6418" eid="disagree__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.59de" geo="br" id="disagree__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disag/disagree__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagree__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disagree__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.59e1" geo="n_am" id="disagree__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disag/disagree__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagree__us_4.ogg" href="sound://disagree__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.172e" id="disagree__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.539f" form="root" id="disagree__17"><span class="vp" id="disagree__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disagree </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53a1" eid="disagree__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53a2" geo="br" id="disagree__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disag/disagree__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagree__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disagree__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53a5" geo="n_am" id="disagree__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disag/disagree__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagree__us_4.ogg" href="sound://disagree__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53a8" form="thirdps" id="disagree__24"><span class="vp" id="disagree__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disagrees </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53aa" eid="disagree__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53ab" geo="br" id="disagree__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disag/disagrees__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagrees__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disagrees__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53ae" geo="n_am" id="disagree__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disag/disagrees__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagrees__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disagrees__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53b1" form="past" id="disagree__31"><span class="vp" id="disagree__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disagreed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53b3" eid="disagree__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53b4" geo="br" id="disagree__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disag/disagreed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagreed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disagreed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53b7" geo="n_am" id="disagree__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disag/disagreed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagreed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disagreed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53ba" form="pastpart" id="disagree__38"><span class="vp" id="disagree__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disagreed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53bc" eid="disagree__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53bd" geo="br" id="disagree__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disag/disagreed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagreed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disagreed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53c0" geo="n_am" id="disagree__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disag/disagreed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagreed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disagreed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53c3" form="prespart" id="disagree__45"><span class="vp" id="disagree__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disagreeing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53c5" eid="disagree__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53c6" geo="br" id="disagree__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disag/disagreeing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagreeing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disagreeing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53c9" geo="n_am" id="disagree__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagree__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disag/disagreeing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagreeing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disagreeing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37d5" id="disagree__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37d4" id="disagree__53" original="E39c.2d3e"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37d3" id="disagree__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="disagree__55" original="E498.-2cb4"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disagree__56" original="E39c.2d41"> to have or express a different opinion from somebody else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37d0" id="disagree__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37cf" id="disagree__58" original="E8d2.-774e"><span class="x" id="disagree__59" original="E8d2.-774d"> Caution is necessary in any case where the medical experts disagree. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37cd" id="disagree__60" original="E861.-7c17"><span class="cf" id="disagree__61" original="E861.-7c18"><span class="exp" id="disagree__62"> disagree </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="disagree__63" original="E861.-7c16"> We asked respondents to agree or disagree with three statements. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37c9" id="disagree__64" original="E861.-7c14"><span class="cf" id="disagree__65" original="E861.-7c15"><span class="exp" id="disagree__66"> disagree </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="disagree__67" original="E861.-7c13"> Historians disagree on whether revolution was inevitable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37c5" id="disagree__68" original="E861.-7c0f"><span class="cf" id="disagree__69" original="E8d2.-774c"><span class="exp" id="disagree__70"> disagree </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="disagree__71" original="E861.-7c0e"> These are questions about which scholars disagree. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37c1" id="disagree__72" original="E861.-7c0c"><span class="cf" id="disagree__73" original="E8d2.-774b"><span class="exp" id="disagree__74"> disagree </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="disagree__75" original="E861.-7c0b"> Trainees and consultants disagreed over whether named consultant supervision was required. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37bd" id="disagree__76" original="E861.-7c12"><span class="cf" id="disagree__77" original="E8d2.-774a"><span class="exp" id="disagree__78"> disagree </span> with somebody (on/about/over something) </span><span class="x" id="disagree__79" original="E861.-7c11"> They disagree with each other on a number of important issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37b9" id="disagree__80" original="E861.-7c1a"><span class="cf" id="disagree__81" original="E861.-7c1b"><span class="exp" id="disagree__82"> disagree </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="disagree__83" original="E861.-7c19"> Few readers would disagree that ‘Don Juan’ is a brilliant poetic achievement. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37b5" id="disagree__84" original="E39c.2d4b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agree" title="agree definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37b4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d94" id="disagree__85" original="E39c.2d4c"><span class="xh" id="disagree__86"> agree </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37b1" id="disagree__87" original="E39c.2d46"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37b0" id="disagree__88"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="disagree__89" original="E498.-dc8"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37ae" id="disagree__90"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="disagree__91" original="E861.-7c0a"> of two results or reports </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="disagree__92" original="E39c.2d49"> to give different information about the same thing </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37ab" id="disagree__93" original="E861.-7c09" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conflict2" title="conflict2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37aa" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-1563" id="disagree__94" original="E861.-7c08"><span class="xh" id="disagree__95"> conflict </span><span class="xhm" id="disagree__96"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37a7" id="disagree__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37a6" id="disagree__98" original="E8d2.-7748"><span class="cf" id="disagree__99" original="E8d2.-7749"><span class="exp" id="disagree__100"> disagree </span> (about something) </span><span class="x" id="disagree__101" original="E8d2.-7747"> The ancient sources sometimes disagree about the parentage of deities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-37a2" id="disagree__102" original="E861.-7c07"><span class="cf" id="disagree__103" original="E8d2.-7746"><span class="exp" id="disagree__104"> disagree </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="disagree__105" original="E861.-7c06"> Results for the Eocene disagree with those based on the plankton fractionation and boron isotope methods. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-379e" id="disagree__106" original="E487.301a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agree" title="agree (5) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-379d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e28" id="disagree__107" original="E487.301b"><span class="xh" id="disagree__108"> agree </span><span class="xs" id="disagree__109"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 5 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-379a" id="disagree__110" original="E8d2.-7745"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3799" id="disagree__111" original="E8d2.-7744"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3798" id="disagree__112"><h4 class="pv"> disagree with something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3796" id="disagree__114"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3795" id="disagree__115"><span class="def" id="disagree__116" original="E861.-7c05"> to disapprove of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3793" id="disagree__117"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3792" id="disagree__118" original="E861.-7c04"><span class="x" id="disagree__119" original="E861.-7c03"> The Chinese government may disagree with US management culture. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6378" id="disagree__120" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disagree" title="disagree definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6377" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7e2a" id="disagree__121" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disagree__122"> disagree </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disagreement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3790" id="disagreement" original="E39c.2d76" sum="1392"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-378f" id="disagreement__1" original="E39c.2d77"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-378e" id="disagreement__2" original="E39c.2d78"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disagreement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3783" id="disagreement__7" original="E39c.2d80"><span class="pos" id="disagreement__8" original="E39c.2d81"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6411" eid="disagreement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-356f" geo="br" id="disagreement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagreement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disag/disagreement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagreement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disagreement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-356c" geo="n_am" id="disagreement__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disagreement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disag/disagreement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disag/disagreement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disagreement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3781" id="disagreement__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disagreement__15" original="E39c.2d84"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disagreement__16" original="E39c.2d85"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-377e" id="disagreement__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-377d" id="disagreement__18" original="E39c.2d82"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disagreement__19" original="E39c.2d86"> a situation in which people have different opinions about something and may argue </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-377b" id="disagreement__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-377a" id="disagreement__21" original="E8d2.-7734"><span class="x" id="disagreement__22" original="E8d2.-7733"> Disagreement was resolved through discussion. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3778" id="disagreement__23" original="E861.-7afd"><span class="cf" id="disagreement__24" original="E39c.2d8a"><span class="exp" id="disagreement__25"> disagreement </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="disagreement__26" original="E861.-7afc"> Despite major disagreements with Thatcher, Lawson was unassailable. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3774" id="disagreement__27" original="E861.-7afb"><span class="cf" id="disagreement__28" original="E39c.2d88"><span class="exp" id="disagreement__29"> disagreement </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="disagreement__30" original="E861.-7afa"> Disagreements arose between engineers and managers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3770" id="disagreement__31" original="E861.-7af9"><span class="cf" id="disagreement__32" original="E39c.2d89"><span class="exp" id="disagreement__33"> disagreement </span> among somebody </span><span class="x" id="disagreement__34" original="E861.-7af8"> Disagreements among the reviewers were discussed until consensus was reached. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-376c" id="disagreement__35" original="E861.-7af7"><span class="cf" id="disagreement__36" original="E39c.2d87"><span class="exp" id="disagreement__37"> disagreement </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="disagreement__38" original="E861.-7af6"> However, there was no disagreement about these general principles themselves. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3768" id="disagreement__39" original="E861.-7af4"><span class="cf" id="disagreement__40" original="E861.-7af5"><span class="exp" id="disagreement__41"> disagreement </span> as to something </span><span class="x" id="disagreement__42" original="E861.-7af3"> There is considerable disagreement as to whether performance pay enhances motivation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3764" id="disagreement__43" original="E861.-7af1"><span class="cf" id="disagreement__44" original="E861.-7af2"><span class="exp" id="disagreement__45"> disagreement </span> on something </span><span class="x" id="disagreement__46" original="E861.-7af0"> There remains much disagreement on these details. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3760" id="disagreement__47" original="E861.-7aee"><span class="cf" id="disagreement__48" original="E861.-7aef"><span class="exp" id="disagreement__49"> disagreement </span> over something </span><span class="x" id="disagreement__50" original="E861.-7aed"> There has been persistent disagreement over the nature of American frontier settlement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-375c" id="disagreement__51" original="E861.-7adf"><span class="cf" id="disagreement__52" original="E8d2.-7732"> in <span class="exp" id="disagreement__53"> disagreement </span> with somebody </span><span class="x" id="disagreement__54" original="E861.-7ade"> The outgoing head of state had been in disagreement with Brezhnev at this time. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3758" id="disagreement__55" original="E39c.2d8b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://agreement" title="agreement definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3757" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e55" id="disagreement__56" original="E39c.2d8c"><span class="xh" id="disagreement__57"> agreement </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3754" id="disagreement__58" original="E39c.2d8e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="disagreement__59" original="E39c.2d92"><span class="exp" id="disagreement__60"> disagreement </span> between A and B </span><span class="def" id="disagreement__61" original="E39c.2d93"> a difference between two or more things, especially when they are expected to be the same </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3750" id="disagreement__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-374f" id="disagreement__63" original="E8d2.-7731"><span class="x" id="disagreement__64" original="E8d2.-7730"> There is strong disagreement between the two sets of results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-374d" id="disagreement__65" original="E861.-7ae4"><span class="x" id="disagreement__66" original="E861.-7ae3"> The disagreements between the two studies can be explained by the following factors:… </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-631e" id="disagreement__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disagreement" title="disagreement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-631d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7da1" id="disagreement__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disagreement__69"> disagreement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disappear
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-374b" id="disappear" original="E39c.2df7" sum="922"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-374a" id="disappear__1" original="E39c.2df8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3749" id="disappear__2" original="E39c.2df9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disappear </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-373b" id="disappear__9" original="E39c.2e03"><span class="pos" id="disappear__10" original="E39c.2e04"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-640a" eid="disappear__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3302" geo="br" id="disappear__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappear__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappear__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappear__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32fe" geo="n_am" id="disappear__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappear__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappear__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappear__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.175c" id="disappear__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32fa" form="root" id="disappear__17"><span class="vp" id="disappear__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disappear </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32f8" eid="disappear__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32f7" geo="br" id="disappear__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappear__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappear__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappear__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32f3" geo="n_am" id="disappear__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪr <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappear__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappear__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappear__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32ef" form="thirdps" id="disappear__24"><span class="vp" id="disappear__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disappears </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32ed" eid="disappear__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32ec" geo="br" id="disappear__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappears__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappears__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappears__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32e9" geo="n_am" id="disappear__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappears__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappears__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappears__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32e6" form="past" id="disappear__31"><span class="vp" id="disappear__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disappeared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32e4" eid="disappear__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32e3" geo="br" id="disappear__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappeared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappeared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappeared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32e0" geo="n_am" id="disappear__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappeared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappeared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappeared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32dd" form="pastpart" id="disappear__38"><span class="vp" id="disappear__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disappeared </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32db" eid="disappear__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32da" geo="br" id="disappear__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappeared__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappeared__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappeared__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32d7" geo="n_am" id="disappear__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappeared__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappeared__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappeared__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32d4" form="prespart" id="disappear__45"><span class="vp" id="disappear__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disappearing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32d2" eid="disappear__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32d1" geo="br" id="disappear__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappearing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappearing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappearing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-32ce" geo="n_am" id="disappear__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappear__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappearing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappearing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappearing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-370a" id="disappear__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3709" id="disappear__53" original="E39c.2e29"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3708" id="disappear__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="disappear__55" original="E498.-2c8e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disappear__56" original="E39c.2e2c"> to stop existing </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3705" id="disappear__57" original="E39c.2e2d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vanish" title="vanish definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3704" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-18dc" id="disappear__58" original="E39c.2e2e"><span class="xh" id="disappear__59"> vanish </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3702" id="disappear__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3701" id="disappear__61" original="E85c.-126c"><span class="x" id="disappear__62" original="E85c.-126b"> With this approach, the problem usually disappears. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36ff" id="disappear__63" original="E85c.-126a"><span class="x" id="disappear__64" original="E85c.-1269"> In the Cretaceous period, many species disappeared, including the dinosaurs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36fd" id="disappear__65" original="E39c.2e21"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36fc" id="disappear__66"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="disappear__67" original="E498.-da0"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disappear__68" original="E39c.2e25"> to become impossible to see </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36f9" id="disappear__69" original="E39c.2e26" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vanish" title="vanish definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36f8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-18dc" id="disappear__70" original="E39c.2e27"><span class="xh" id="disappear__71"> vanish </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36f6" id="disappear__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36f5" id="disappear__73" original="E85c.-1268"><span class="x" id="disappear__74" original="E85c.-1267"> Images appear and disappear, often flashing across the screen for an instant. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36f3" id="disappear__75" original="E85c.-1266"><span class="cf" id="disappear__76" original="E39c.2e24"> + adv./prep. </span><span class="x" id="disappear__77" original="E85c.-1265"> All six men had left the path and disappeared into the forest. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36f0" id="disappear__78" original="E85c.-1263"><span class="cf" id="disappear__79" original="E85c.-1264"><span class="exp" id="disappear__80"> disappear </span> from view/sight </span><span class="x" id="disappear__81" original="E85c.-1262"> He crossed the bridge and disappeared from view. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36ec" id="disappear__82" original="E39c.2e30"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36eb" id="disappear__83"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="disappear__84" original="E498.-d9e"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disappear__85" original="E39c.2e33"> to become lost or impossible to find </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36e8" id="disappear__86" original="E39c.2e34" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://vanish" title="vanish definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36e7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-18dc" id="disappear__87" original="E39c.2e35"><span class="xh" id="disappear__88"> vanish </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36e5" id="disappear__89"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36e4" id="disappear__90" original="E85c.-1261"><span class="x" id="disappear__91" original="E85c.-1260"> Thousands of people disappeared without trace during periods of military rule. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36e2" id="disappear__92" original="E85c.-125f"><span class="cf" id="disappear__93" original="E39c.2e37"><span class="exp" id="disappear__94"> disappear </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="disappear__95" original="E85c.-125e"> Large numbers of coins and other objects were disappearing from the museum's storerooms. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-62a4" id="disappear__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disappear" title="disappear definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-62a3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7d01" id="disappear__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disappear__98"> disappear </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disappearance
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36de" id="disappearance" original="E85c.-1254" sum="802"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36dd" id="disappearance__1" original="E85c.-1253"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36dc" id="disappearance__2" original="E85c.-1252"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disappearance </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36d0" id="disappearance__7" original="E85c.-124a"><span class="pos" id="disappearance__8" original="E85c.-1249"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6401" eid="disappearance__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-31ea" geo="br" id="disappearance__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappearance__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappearance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappearance__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappearance__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-31e6" geo="n_am" id="disappearance__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappearance__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappearance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappearance__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappearance__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36ce" id="disappearance__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disappearance__15" original="E85c.-1247"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disappearance__16" original="E85c.-1246"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36cb" id="disappearance__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36ca" id="disappearance__18" original="E85c.-1245"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="disappearance__19" original="E85c.-1244"><span class="exp" id="disappearance__20"> disappearance </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="disappearance__21" original="E85c.-1243"> the process of something stopping existing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36c6" id="disappearance__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36c5" id="disappearance__23" original="E85c.-1242"><span class="x" id="disappearance__24" original="E85c.-1241"> There are at least two ways of thinking about the disappearance of a traditional way of life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36c3" id="disappearance__25" original="E85c.-1240"><span class="x" id="disappearance__26" original="E85c.-123f"> When languages disappear, their disappearances are usually related to the demise of particular groups of people. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36c1" id="disappearance__27" original="E85c.-123e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="disappearance__28" original="E85c.-123d"><span class="exp" id="disappearance__29"> disappearance </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="disappearance__30" original="E85c.-123c"> the act or the fact of somebody/something becoming lost or impossible to find </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36bd" id="disappearance__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36bc" id="disappearance__32" original="E85c.-123b"><span class="x" id="disappearance__33" original="E85c.-123a"> A key sequence of the film involves the early stages of Yumisaka's investigation into the disappearance of Inukai. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36ba" id="disappearance__34" original="E85c.-1239"><span class="x" id="disappearance__35" original="E85c.-1238"> From 1919 to 2005, there were 1 511 disappearances at sea involving seafarers employed in UK merchant shipping. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6260" id="disappearance__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disappearance" title="disappearance definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-625f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-615f" id="disappearance__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disappearance__38"> disappearance </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disappoint
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36b8" id="disappoint" original="E39c.2e4e" sum="579"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36b7" id="disappoint__1" original="E39c.2e4f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36b6" id="disappoint__2" original="E39c.2e50"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disappoint </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-36a9" id="disappoint__9" original="E39c.2e5a"><span class="pos" id="disappoint__10" original="E39c.2e5b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63f8" eid="disappoint__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30e1" geo="br" id="disappoint__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappoint__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappoint__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappoint__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30de" geo="n_am" id="disappoint__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappoint__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappoint__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappoint__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.178c" id="disappoint__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-310e" form="root" id="disappoint__17"><span class="vp" id="disappoint__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disappoint </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-310c" eid="disappoint__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-310b" geo="br" id="disappoint__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappoint__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappoint__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappoint__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3108" geo="n_am" id="disappoint__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappoint__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappoint__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappoint__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3105" form="thirdps" id="disappoint__24"><span class="vp" id="disappoint__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disappoints </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3103" eid="disappoint__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-3102" geo="br" id="disappoint__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappoints__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappoints__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappoints__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30ff" geo="n_am" id="disappoint__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappoints__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappoints__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappoints__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30fc" form="past" id="disappoint__31"><span class="vp" id="disappoint__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disappointed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30fa" eid="disappoint__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30f9" geo="br" id="disappoint__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30f6" geo="n_am" id="disappoint__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30f3" form="pastpart" id="disappoint__38"><span class="vp" id="disappoint__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disappointed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30f1" eid="disappoint__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30f0" geo="br" id="disappoint__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30ed" geo="n_am" id="disappoint__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30ea" form="prespart" id="disappoint__45"><span class="vp" id="disappoint__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disappointing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30e8" eid="disappoint__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30e7" geo="br" id="disappoint__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-30e4" geo="n_am" id="disappoint__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappoint__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-367d" id="disappoint__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-367c" id="disappoint__53" original="E39c.2e78"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="disappoint__54" original="E39c.2e7c"><span class="exp" id="disappoint__55"> disappoint </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="disappoint__56" original="E39c.2e7e"> to make somebody feel sad because something that they hope for or expect to happen does not happen or is not as good as they hoped </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3678" id="disappoint__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3677" id="disappoint__58" original="E85c.-1112"><span class="x" id="disappoint__59" original="E85c.-1111"> The measure, however, has disappointed reformers. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3675" id="disappoint__60" original="E39c.2e7f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="disappoint__61" original="E39c.2e82"><span class="exp" id="disappoint__62"> disappoint </span> something </span><span class="def" id="disappoint__63" original="E39c.2e83"> to prevent something that somebody hopes for from becoming real or true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3671" id="disappoint__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3670" id="disappoint__65" original="E85c.-110e"><span class="x" id="disappoint__66" original="E85c.-110d"> The expectations raised by the Wilson Government were quickly disappointed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6209" id="disappoint__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disappoint" title="disappoint definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6208" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7c90" id="disappoint__68" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disappoint__69"> disappoint </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disappointed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-366e" id="disappointed" original="E39c.2e84" sum="553"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-366d" id="disappointed__1" original="E39c.2e85"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-366c" id="disappointed__2" original="E39c.2e86"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disappointed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3664" id="disappointed__4" original="E39c.2e8b"><span class="pos" id="disappointed__5" original="E39c.2e8c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63f1" eid="disappointed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5a9e" geo="br" id="disappointed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappointed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5aa1" geo="n_am" id="disappointed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappointed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointed__us_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointed__us_5.ogg" href="sound://disappointed__us_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3662" id="disappointed__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3661" id="disappointed__12" original="E39c.2e8d"><span class="def" id="disappointed__13" original="E39c.2e8e"> upset because something you hoped for has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-365f" id="disappointed__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-365e" id="disappointed__15" original="E829.-7977"><span class="cf" id="disappointed__16" original="E39c.2e8f"><span class="exp" id="disappointed__17"> disappointed </span> at/by something </span><span class="x" id="disappointed__18" original="E829.-7976"> Liberals were disappointed at the slow pace of social reform. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-365a" id="disappointed__19" original="E829.-7975"><span class="cf" id="disappointed__20" original="E39c.2e90"><span class="exp" id="disappointed__21"> disappointed </span> with somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="disappointed__22" original="E829.-7974"> Some reformers have been disappointed with the progress so far. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3656" id="disappointed__23" original="E829.-7973"><span class="cf" id="disappointed__24" original="E39c.2e92"><span class="exp" id="disappointed__25"> disappointed </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="disappointed__26" original="E829.-7972"> They were deeply disappointed that the government chose to reject their findings. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-61ea" id="disappointed__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disappointed" title="disappointed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-61e9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7c4a" id="disappointed__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disappointed__29"> disappointed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disappointing
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3652" id="disappointing" original="E39c.2e94" sum="715"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3651" id="disappointing__1" original="E39c.2e95"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3650" id="disappointing__2" original="E39c.2e96"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disappointing </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3648" id="disappointing__4" original="E39c.2e9b"><span class="pos" id="disappointing__5" original="E39c.2e9c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63ea" eid="disappointing__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5af8" geo="br" id="disappointing__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappointing__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5afb" geo="n_am" id="disappointing__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappointing__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointing__us_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointing__us_5.ogg" href="sound://disappointing__us_5.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3646" id="disappointing__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3645" id="disappointing__12" original="E39c.2e9d"><span class="def" id="disappointing__13" original="E39c.2e9e"> not as good, successful, etc. as you had hoped; making you feel disappointed </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3643" id="disappointing__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3642" id="disappointing__15" original="E85c.-110c"><span class="x" id="disappointing__16" original="E85c.-110b"> In the 1960s, many experiments were carried out but with disappointing results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3640" id="disappointing__17" original="E85c.-1109"><span class="cf" id="disappointing__18" original="E85c.-110a"><span class="exp" id="disappointing__19"> disappointing </span> for somebody </span><span class="x" id="disappointing__20" original="E85c.-1108"> The Liberal Democrat performance in the 2010 election was disappointing for the party. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-363c" id="disappointing__21" original="E85c.-1106"><span class="cf" id="disappointing__22" original="E85c.-1107"> it is <span class="exp" id="disappointing__23"> disappointing </span> (for somebody) to do something </span><span class="x" id="disappointing__24" original="E85c.-1105"> It is disappointing for authors to receive a rejection letter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3638" id="disappointing__25" original="E85c.-1103"><span class="cf" id="disappointing__26" original="E85c.-1104"> it is <span class="exp" id="disappointing__27"> disappointing </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="disappointing__28" original="E85c.-1102"> It is disappointing that the family as a unit is not questioned or redefined more penetratingly. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3634" id="disappointing__29"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3633" id="disappointing__30" original="E47f.-79d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3632" id="disappointing__31"><span class="dr" id="disappointing__32" original="E47f.-79d0"> disappointingly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-362a" id="disappointing__33" original="E47f.-79cc"><span class="pos" id="disappointing__34" original="E47f.-79cb"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63e9" eid="disappointing__35" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2fe9" geo="br" id="disappointing__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappointing__37"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointingly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointingly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointingly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2fe6" geo="n_am" id="disappointing__38" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappointing__39"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointingly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointingly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointingly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3628" id="disappointing__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3627" id="disappointing__41" original="E47f.-79ca"><span class="x" id="disappointing__42" original="E47f.-79c9"> The response rate from the groups targeted was disappointingly low. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3625" id="disappointing__43" original="E47f.-79c8"><span class="x" id="disappointing__44" original="E47f.-79c7"> Disappointingly, the author does not even attempt an answer. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-61ca" id="disappointing__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disappointing" title="disappointing definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-61c9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7c20" id="disappointing__46" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disappointing__47"> disappointing </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disappointment
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3623" id="disappointment" original="E39c.2ea6" sum="858"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3622" id="disappointment__1" original="E39c.2ea7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3621" id="disappointment__2" original="E39c.2ea8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disappointment </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3616" id="disappointment__7" original="E39c.2eb0"><span class="pos" id="disappointment__8" original="E39c.2eb1"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63dc" eid="disappointment__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2f93" geo="br" id="disappointment__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappointment__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2f90" geo="n_am" id="disappointment__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disappointment__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disappointment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disappointment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disappointment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3614" id="disappointment__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3613" id="disappointment__15" original="E39c.2eb2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3612" id="disappointment__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disappointment__17" original="E39c.2eb4"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disappointment__18" original="E39c.2eb5"> sadness because something has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected or hoped </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-360f" id="disappointment__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-360e" id="disappointment__20" original="E85c.-10fe"><span class="cf" id="disappointment__21" original="E85c.-10ff"><span class="exp" id="disappointment__22"> disappointment </span> (with somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="disappointment__23" original="E85c.-10fd"> Disappointment with the organization can destroy an employee's commitment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-360a" id="disappointment__24" original="E85c.-10fb"><span class="cf" id="disappointment__25" original="E85c.-10fc"><span class="exp" id="disappointment__26"> disappointment </span> at something </span><span class="x" id="disappointment__27" original="E85c.-10fa"> Law enforcement personnel expressed disappointment at the results of previous financial investigations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3606" id="disappointment__28" original="E85c.-10f8"><span class="cf" id="disappointment__29" original="E85c.-10f9"> to somebody's <span class="exp" id="disappointment__30"> disappointment </span></span><span class="x" id="disappointment__31" original="E85c.-10f7"> To his disappointment, he found that Whitehead had by then lost interest in studying logic. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3602" id="disappointment__32" original="E39c.2eb6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3601" id="disappointment__33"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disappointment__34" original="E39c.2eb8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disappointment__35" original="E39c.2eb9"> a person or thing that is disappointing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35fe" id="disappointment__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35fd" id="disappointment__37" original="E85c.-10f6"><span class="x" id="disappointment__38" original="E85c.-10f5"> In this respect he was a disappointment. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35fb" id="disappointment__39" original="E85c.-10f4"><span class="cf" id="disappointment__40" original="E39c.2eba"><span class="exp" id="disappointment__41"> disappointment </span> to/for somebody </span><span class="x" id="disappointment__42" original="E85c.-10f3"> Yeltsin's period of office was a great disappointment to many. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6193" id="disappointment__43" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disappointment" title="disappointment definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6192" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7bfb" id="disappointment__44" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disappointment__45"> disappointment </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disapproval
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35f7" id="disapproval" original="E39c.2ec9" sum="458"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35f6" id="disapproval__1" original="E39c.2eca"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35f5" id="disapproval__2" original="E39c.2ecb"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disapproval </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35ea" id="disapproval__7" original="E39c.2ed3"><span class="pos" id="disapproval__8" original="E39c.2ed4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63d5" eid="disapproval__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2f32" geo="br" id="disapproval__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapproval__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproval__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproval__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproval__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2f2f" geo="n_am" id="disapproval__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapproval__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproval__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproval__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproval__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35e8" id="disapproval__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35e7" id="disapproval__15" original="E39c.2ed5"><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35e6" id="disapproval__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disapproval__17" original="E39c.2ed7"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="disapproval__18" original="E39c.2ed8"><span class="exp" id="disapproval__19"> disapproval </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="disapproval__20" original="E39c.2ed9"> a feeling that you do not like an idea, an action or somebody's behaviour because you think it is bad, not suitable or going to have a bad effect on somebody else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35e1" id="disapproval__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35e0" id="disapproval__22" original="E861.-7ab2"><span class="x" id="disapproval__23" original="E861.-7ab1"> The report expresses clear disapproval of the reporting framework. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35de" id="disapproval__24" original="E39c.2eda" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approval" title="approval definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35dd" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5e21" id="disapproval__25" original="E39c.2edb"><span class="xh" id="disapproval__26"> approval </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6163" id="disapproval__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disapproval" title="disapproval definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6162" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7bc0" id="disapproval__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disapproval__29"> disapproval </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disapprove
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35da" id="disapprove" original="E39c.2edd" sum="850"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35d9" id="disapprove__1" original="E39c.2ede"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35d8" id="disapprove__2" original="E39c.2edf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disapprove </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-35cb" id="disapprove__9" original="E39c.2ee9"><span class="pos" id="disapprove__10" original="E39c.2eea"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63ce" eid="disapprove__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e18" geo="br" id="disapprove__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disapprove__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapprove__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disapprove__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e15" geo="n_am" id="disapprove__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disapprove__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapprove__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disapprove__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.17ba" id="disapprove__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e45" form="root" id="disapprove__17"><span class="vp" id="disapprove__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disapprove </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e43" eid="disapprove__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e42" geo="br" id="disapprove__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disapprove__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapprove__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disapprove__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e3f" geo="n_am" id="disapprove__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disapprove__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapprove__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disapprove__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e3c" form="thirdps" id="disapprove__24"><span class="vp" id="disapprove__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disapproves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e3a" eid="disapprove__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e39" geo="br" id="disapprove__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e36" geo="n_am" id="disapprove__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e33" form="past" id="disapprove__31"><span class="vp" id="disapprove__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disapproved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e31" eid="disapprove__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e30" geo="br" id="disapprove__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e2d" geo="n_am" id="disapprove__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e2a" form="pastpart" id="disapprove__38"><span class="vp" id="disapprove__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disapproved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e28" eid="disapprove__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e27" geo="br" id="disapprove__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e24" geo="n_am" id="disapprove__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e21" form="prespart" id="disapprove__45"><span class="vp" id="disapprove__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disapproving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e1f" eid="disapprove__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e1e" geo="br" id="disapprove__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2e1b" geo="n_am" id="disapprove__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapprove__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-359f" id="disapprove__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-359e" id="disapprove__53" original="E39c.2f0a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-359d" id="disapprove__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="disapprove__55" original="E39c.2f08"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="disapprove__56" original="E865.-7f4d"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disapprove__57" original="E39c.2f0b"> to have or express the opinion that somebody/something is not good or suitable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3599" id="disapprove__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3598" id="disapprove__59" original="E865.-7f4b"><span class="cf" id="disapprove__60" original="E865.-7f4c"><span class="exp" id="disapprove__61"> disapprove </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="disapprove__62" original="E865.-7f4a"> There were many critics who strongly disapproved of these private negotiations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3594" id="disapprove__63" original="E861.-79f5"><span class="cf" id="disapprove__64" original="E861.-79eb"><span class="exp" id="disapprove__65"> disapprove </span> of somebody doing something </span><span class="x" id="disapprove__66" original="E861.-79f4"> North American Quakers disapproved of their members owning slaves. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3590" id="disapprove__67" original="E865.-7f46"><span class="cf" id="disapprove__68" original="E39c.2f0d"><span class="exp" id="disapprove__69"> disapprove </span> something </span><span class="x" id="disapprove__70" original="E865.-7f45"> People often disapprove the change of wording in well-known sacred texts. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-358c" id="disapprove__71" original="E39c.2f10" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approve" title="approve definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-358b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5de5" id="disapprove__72" original="E39c.2f11"><span class="xh" id="disapprove__73"> approve </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3588" id="disapprove__74" original="E861.-79f3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3587" id="disapprove__75"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="disapprove__76" original="E861.-79f1"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="disapprove__77" original="E8d2.-771c"><span class="exp" id="disapprove__78"> disapprove </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3583" id="disapprove__79"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="disapprove__80" original="E5df.-6793" reg="fml"> formal </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="disapprove__81" original="E861.-79f0"> to officially refuse to agree to a course of action, especially when this prevents it from happening </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3580" id="disapprove__82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-357f" id="disapprove__83" original="E861.-79ef"><span class="x" id="disapprove__84" original="E861.-79ee"> Only three applications were disapproved. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-357d" id="disapprove__85" original="E8d2.-771b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approve" title="approve (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-357c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5da9" id="disapprove__86" original="E8d2.-771a"><span class="xh" id="disapprove__87"> approve </span><span class="xs" id="disapprove__88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6112" id="disapprove__89" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disapprove" title="disapprove definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6111" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7b9d" id="disapprove__90" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disapprove__91"> disapprove </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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disapproving
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3579" id="disapproving" original="E39c.2f13" sum="291"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3578" id="disapproving__1" original="E39c.2f14"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3577" id="disapproving__2" original="E39c.2f15"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disapproving </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-356f" id="disapproving__4" original="E39c.2f1a"><span class="pos" id="disapproving__5" original="E39c.2f1b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63c7" eid="disapproving__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2d68" geo="br" id="disapproving__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapproving__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2d65" geo="n_am" id="disapproving__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disapproving__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disap/disapproving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disap/disapproving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disapproving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-356d" id="disapproving__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-356c" id="disapproving__12" original="E39c.2f1c"><span class="def" id="disapproving__13" original="E39c.2f1d"> showing that you do not approve of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-356a" id="disapproving__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3569" id="disapproving__15" original="E8d2.-7711"><span class="x" id="disapproving__16" original="E8d2.-7710"> Critical reactions ranged from sceptical to openly disapproving. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3567" id="disapproving__17" original="E39c.2f1e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://approving" title="approving definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3566" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5d77" id="disapproving__18" original="E39c.2f1f"><span class="xh" id="disapproving__19"> approving </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-60dd" id="disapproving__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disapproving" title="disapproving definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-60dc" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7b5f" id="disapproving__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disapproving__22"> disapproving </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disassociate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3564" id="disassociate" original="E39c.3016" sum="242"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3563" id="disassociate__1" original="E39c.3017"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3562" id="disassociate__2" original="E39c.3018"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disassociate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-354e" id="disassociate__9" original="E39c.3025"><span class="pos" id="disassociate__10" original="E39c.3026"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63c0" eid="disassociate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a31" geo="br" id="disassociate__12" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a2d" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊsieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://disassociate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a29" geo="br" id="disassociate__16" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a26" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__18" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://disassociate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.17e8" id="disassociate__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2934" form="root" id="disassociate__21"><span class="vp" id="disassociate__22"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disassociate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2932" eid="disassociate__23" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2931" geo="br" id="disassociate__24" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__25"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-292e" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__26" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociate__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociate__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://disassociate__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-292a" geo="br" id="disassociate__28" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__29"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociate__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociate__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2926" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__30" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__31"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊsieɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociate__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociate__us_2_rr.ogg" href="sound://disassociate__us_2_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2922" form="thirdps" id="disassociate__32"><span class="vp" id="disassociate__33"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disassociates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2920" eid="disassociate__34" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-291f" geo="br" id="disassociate__35" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__36"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-291c" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__37" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__38"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2919" geo="br" id="disassociate__39" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__40"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociates__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociates__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociates__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2916" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__41" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__42"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊsieɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociates__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociates__us_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociates__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2913" form="past" id="disassociate__43"><span class="vp" id="disassociate__44"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disassociated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2911" eid="disassociate__45" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2910" geo="br" id="disassociate__46" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__47"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-290d" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__48" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__49"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-290a" geo="br" id="disassociate__50" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__51"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2907" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__52" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__53"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2904" form="pastpart" id="disassociate__54"><span class="vp" id="disassociate__55"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disassociated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2902" eid="disassociate__56" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-2901" geo="br" id="disassociate__57" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__58"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-28fe" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__59" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__60"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-28fb" geo="br" id="disassociate__61" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__62"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociated__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociated__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociated__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-28f8" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__63" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__64"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊsieɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociated__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociated__us_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociated__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-28f5" form="prespart" id="disassociate__65"><span class="vp" id="disassociate__66"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disassociating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-28f3" eid="disassociate__67" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-28f2" geo="br" id="disassociate__68" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__69"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-28ef" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__70" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__71"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-28ec" geo="br" id="disassociate__72" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__73"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociating__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociating__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociating__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-28e9" geo="n_am" id="disassociate__74" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociate__75"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈsoʊsieɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociating__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociating__us_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociating__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34ff" id="disassociate__76" original="E39c.3055" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dissociate" title="dissociate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34fe" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1e10" id="disassociate__77" original="E39c.3056"><span class="xh" id="disassociate__78"> dissociate </span></span></a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6063" id="disassociate__79" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disassociate" title="disassociate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6062" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7a1f" id="disassociate__80" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disassociate__81"> disassociate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disassociation
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34fb" id="disassociation" original="E829.621f" sum="72"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34fa" id="disassociation__1" original="E829.6220"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34f9" id="disassociation__2" original="E829.6221"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disassociation </h2><span class="z"></span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34f7" eid="disassociation__4" original="E829.621e" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a22" geo="br" id="disassociation__5" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociation__6"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociation__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociation__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://disassociation__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a1f" geo="n_am" id="disassociation__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociation__8"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociation__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociation__us_2.ogg" href="sound://disassociation__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a1c" geo="br" id="disassociation__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociation__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociation__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociation__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://disassociation__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7a19" geo="n_am" id="disassociation__11" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disassociation__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disassociation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disassociation__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disassociation__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34f0" id="disassociation__13" original="E829.6225" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dissociation" title="dissociation (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34ef" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1d52" id="disassociation__14" original="E829.6226"><span class="xh" id="disassociation__15"> dissociation </span><span class="xs" id="disassociation__16"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disaster
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34ec" id="disaster" original="E39c.3058" sum="775"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34eb" id="disaster__1" original="E39c.3059"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34ea" id="disaster__2" original="E39c.305a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disaster </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34de" id="disaster__7" original="E39c.3062"><span class="pos" id="disaster__8" original="E39c.3063"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63b0" eid="disaster__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5b56" geo="br" id="disaster__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disaster__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɑːstə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disaster__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disaster__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disaster__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5b5a" geo="n_am" id="disaster__12" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disaster__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzæstər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disaster__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disaster__us_4.ogg" href="sound://disaster__us_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34dc" id="disaster__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34db" id="disaster__15" original="E39c.3064"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34da" id="disaster__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disaster__17" original="E39c.3066"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disaster__18" original="E39c.3067"> an unexpected event that kills a lot of people or causes a lot of damage </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34d7" id="disaster__19" original="E39c.3068" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://catastrophe" title="catastrophe definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34d6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.591e" id="disaster__20" original="E39c.3069"><span class="xh" id="disaster__21"> catastrophe </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34d4" id="disaster__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34d3" id="disaster__23" original="E8bb.-7c7e"><span class="x" id="disaster__24" original="E8bb.-7c7d"> When natural disasters strike, women survivors often suffer the most. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34d1" id="disaster__25" original="E8bb.-7c7c"><span class="x" id="disaster__26" original="E8bb.-7c7b"> The oil spill was a major environmental disaster in which hundreds of miles of coastline were polluted. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34cf" id="disaster__27" original="E5df.-678c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://natural-disaster" title="natural disaster definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34ce" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.115b" id="disaster__28" original="E5df.-678b"><span class="xh" id="disaster__29"> natural disaster </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34cc" id="disaster__30" original="E39c.306b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34cb" id="disaster__31"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disaster__32" original="E39c.306d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disaster__33" original="E39c.306e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="disaster__34" original="E5df.-678a"><span class="exp" id="disaster__35"> disaster </span> (for somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="disaster__36" original="E39c.306f"> a very bad situation that causes problems </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34c5" id="disaster__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34c4" id="disaster__38" original="E8e9.-7c9a"><span class="x" id="disaster__39" original="E8e9.-7c99"> Economically, the Revolution was a disaster for France. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34c2" id="disaster__40" original="E8bb.-7c7a"><span class="x" id="disaster__41" original="E8bb.-7c79"> An unexpected downturn in the business cycle can spell financial disaster. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34c0" id="disaster__42" original="E8bb.-7c78"><span class="x" id="disaster__43" original="E8bb.-7c77"> The Egyptian campaign ended in disaster, with the loss of forty thousand men and two hundred ships. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6039" id="disaster__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disaster" title="disaster definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6038" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-79f7" id="disaster__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disaster__46"> disaster </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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disastrous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34be" id="disastrous" original="E39c.308a" sum="337"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34bd" id="disastrous__1" original="E39c.308b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34bc" id="disastrous__2" original="E39c.308c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disastrous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34b3" id="disastrous__4" original="E39c.3091"><span class="pos" id="disastrous__5" original="E39c.3092"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-63a7" eid="disastrous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-27c7" geo="br" id="disastrous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disastrous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzɑːstrəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disas/disastrous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disastrous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disastrous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609cb87243.-27c3" geo="n_am" id="disastrous__9" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disastrous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈzæstrəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disas/disastrous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disas/disastrous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disastrous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34b1" id="disastrous__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34b0" id="disastrous__12" original="E39c.3093"><span class="def" id="disastrous__13" original="E39c.3094"> very bad, harmful or <a class="ndv" href="entry://unsuccessful" id="disastrous__14"> unsuccessful </a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34ad" id="disastrous__15" original="E39c.3095" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://devastating" title="devastating definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34ac" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-5b06" id="disastrous__16" original="E39c.3098"><span class="xh" id="disastrous__17"> devastating </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34aa" id="disastrous__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34a9" id="disastrous__19" original="E8bb.-7aa8"><span class="x" id="disastrous__20" original="E8bb.-7aa7"> For poorer families, even a small loss in income can have disastrous consequences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34a7" id="disastrous__21" original="E8bb.-7aa6"><span class="x" id="disastrous__22" original="E8bb.-7aa5"> The conflict led to a disastrous war that lasted 17 years. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6009" id="disastrous__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disastrous" title="disastrous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-6008" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-799c" id="disastrous__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disastrous__25"> disastrous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disbelief
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34a5" id="disbelief" original="E39c.314c" sum="381"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34a4" id="disbelief__1" original="E39c.314d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-34a3" id="disbelief__2" original="E39c.314e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disbelief </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-349b" id="disbelief__4" original="E39c.3153"><span class="pos" id="disbelief__5" original="E39c.3154"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-639e" eid="disbelief__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1ac0" geo="br" id="disbelief__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disbelief__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disbe/disbelief__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disbe/disbelief__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disbelief__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1ac3" geo="n_am" id="disbelief__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disbelief__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disbe/disbelief__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disbe/disbelief__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disbelief__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3499" id="disbelief__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disbelief__12" original="E39c.3156"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3497" id="disbelief__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3496" id="disbelief__14" original="E39c.3157"><span class="def" id="disbelief__15" original="E39c.3158"> the feeling of not being able to believe something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3494" id="disbelief__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3493" id="disbelief__17" original="E85c.-10d4"><span class="x" id="disbelief__18" original="E85c.-10d3"> Many among the local population expressed disbelief when the election results were announced. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3491" id="disbelief__19" original="E85c.-10ce"><span class="cf" id="disbelief__20" original="E85c.-10cf"> suspend (your) <span class="exp" id="disbelief__21"> disbelief </span></span><span class="x" id="disbelief__22" original="E85c.-10cd"> With this film, there are spectators who refuse to suspend their disbelief. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-348d" id="disbelief__23" original="E39c.3159" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://belief" title="belief definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-348c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-3dc" id="disbelief__24" original="E39c.315a"><span class="xh" id="disbelief__25"> belief </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5feb" id="disbelief__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disbelief" title="disbelief definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5fea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-78be" id="disbelief__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disbelief__28"> disbelief </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disc
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-348a" id="disc" original="E39c.31e0" sum="569"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3489" id="disc__1" original="E39c.31e1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3488" id="disc__2" original="E39c.31e2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disc </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3482" id="disc__7" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3481" id="disc__8"><span class="v"><strong> disk </strong></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-347f" id="disc__10"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="disc__11" original="E8d2.-76f7"><span class="prefix"> especially in </span> North American English </span></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3477" id="disc__12" original="E39c.31ee"><span class="pos" id="disc__13" original="E39c.31ef"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6397" eid="disc__14" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1ce3" geo="br" id="disc__15" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disc__16"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disc_/disc__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disc_/disc__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disc__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1ce6" geo="n_am" id="disc__17" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disc__18"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disc_/disc__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disc_/disc__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disc__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3475" id="disc__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3474" id="disc__20" original="E39c.31f0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disc__21" original="E39c.31f1"> a thin flat round object or shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3472" id="disc__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3471" id="disc__23" original="E865.-7c41"><span class="x" id="disc__24" original="E865.-7c40"> About 0.15 ml of this infusion was loaded onto sterile discs, 13 mm in diameter. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-346f" id="disc__25" original="E865.-7ea6"><span class="cf" id="disc__26" original="E8d2.-76f6"><span class="exp" id="disc__27"> disc </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="disc__28" original="E865.-7ea5"> The particles of matter form a swirling disc of hot material known as an accretion disc. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-346b" id="disc__29" original="E39c.31f2"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-346a" id="disc__30" original="E865.-7c3e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cd" title="CD definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3469" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5e8f" id="disc__31" original="E39c.31f4"><span class="xh" id="disc__32"> CD </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://cd-rom" title="CD-ROM definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3467" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5eac" id="disc__33" original="E865.-7c3d"><span class="xh" id="disc__34"> CD-ROM </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dvd" title="DVD definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3465" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.f85" id="disc__35" original="E442.-215f"><span class="xh" id="disc__36"> DVD </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3463" id="disc__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3462" id="disc__38" original="E8d2.-76f0"><span class="cf" id="disc__39" original="E8d2.-76f1"> (on) <span class="exp" id="disc__40"> disc </span></span><span class="x" id="disc__41" original="E8d2.-76ef"> However, the cost of storing information on disc is very low indeed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-345e" id="disc__42" original="E865.-7bc2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="disc__43" original="E865.-7bc0"> a part of the body that resembles a <span class="dh" id="disc__44" original="E8d2.-76ee"> disc </span> in appearance or shape </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-345b" id="disc__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-345a" id="disc__46" original="E865.-7e94"><span class="x" id="disc__47" original="E865.-7e93"> Swelling of the optic disc usually indicates severe hypertension. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5fc5" id="disc__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disc" title="disc definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5fc4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7809" id="disc__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disc__50"> disc </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discard
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3458" id="discard" original="E39c.3206" sum="595"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3457" id="discard__1" original="E39c.3207"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3456" id="discard__2" original="E39c.3208"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discard </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3448" id="discard__9" original="E39c.3210"><span class="pos" id="discard__10" original="E39c.3211"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-70b2" eid="discard__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e1c" geo="br" id="discard__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disca/discard__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discard__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discard__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e20" geo="n_am" id="discard__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disca/discard__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discard__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discard__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1837" id="discard__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1ded" form="root" id="discard__17"><span class="vp" id="discard__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discard </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1def" eid="discard__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1df0" geo="br" id="discard__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disca/discard__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discard__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discard__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1df4" geo="n_am" id="discard__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disca/discard__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discard__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discard__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1df8" form="thirdps" id="discard__24"><span class="vp" id="discard__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discards </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1dfa" eid="discard__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1dfb" geo="br" id="discard__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disca/discards__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discards__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discards__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1dfe" geo="n_am" id="discard__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːrdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disca/discards__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discards__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discards__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e01" form="past" id="discard__31"><span class="vp" id="discard__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discarded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e03" eid="discard__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e04" geo="br" id="discard__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disca/discarded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discarded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discarded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e07" geo="n_am" id="discard__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disca/discarded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discarded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discarded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e0a" form="pastpart" id="discard__38"><span class="vp" id="discard__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discarded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e0c" eid="discard__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e0d" geo="br" id="discard__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disca/discarded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discarded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discarded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e10" geo="n_am" id="discard__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disca/discarded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discarded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discarded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e13" form="prespart" id="discard__45"><span class="vp" id="discard__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discarding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e15" eid="discard__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e16" geo="br" id="discard__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disca/discarding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discarding__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discarding__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1e19" geo="n_am" id="discard__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discard__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskɑːrdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disca/discarding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disca/discarding__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discarding__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3417" id="discard__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3416" id="discard__53" original="E39c.3231"><span class="def" id="discard__54" original="E39c.3235"> to get rid of something that you no longer want or need </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3414" id="discard__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3413" id="discard__56" original="E896.77d0"><span class="cf" id="discard__57" original="E39c.3236"><span class="exp" id="discard__58"> discard </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discard__59" original="E896.77d1"> The weight of discarded fish has been estimated at 25% of total worldwide catches. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-340f" id="discard__60" original="E896.77d2"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-340e" id="discard__61"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="discard__62" original="E39c.3238" reg="fig"> figurative </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="x" id="discard__63" original="E896.77d3"> Descartes was the first to discard the ancient notion that motion was some type of process. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-340b" id="discard__64" original="E896.77d4"><span class="cf" id="discard__65" original="E39c.3239"><span class="exp" id="discard__66"> discard </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="discard__67" original="E896.77d5"> For most radical critics, aesthetics still tends to be discarded as part of the problem rather than part of the solution. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5f60" id="discard__68" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discard_1" title="discard definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5f5f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-77d1" id="discard__69" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discard__70"> discard </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3407" id="discern" original="E39c.3264" sum="787"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3406" id="discern__1" original="E39c.3265"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3405" id="discern__2" original="E39c.3266"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discern </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33f7" id="discern__9" original="E39c.3270"><span class="pos" id="discern__10" original="E39c.3271"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6390" eid="discern__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fd2" geo="br" id="discern__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disce/discern__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discern__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discern__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fd6" geo="n_am" id="discern__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disce/discern__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discern__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discern__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1867" id="discern__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fa1" form="root" id="discern__17"><span class="vp" id="discern__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discern </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fa3" eid="discern__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fa4" geo="br" id="discern__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disce/discern__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discern__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discern__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fa8" geo="n_am" id="discern__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːrn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disce/discern__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discern__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discern__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fac" form="thirdps" id="discern__24"><span class="vp" id="discern__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discerns </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fae" eid="discern__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1faf" geo="br" id="discern__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disce/discerns__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discerns__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discerns__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fb2" geo="n_am" id="discern__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːrnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disce/discerns__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discerns__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discerns__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fb5" form="past" id="discern__31"><span class="vp" id="discern__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discerned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fb7" eid="discern__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fb8" geo="br" id="discern__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disce/discerned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discerned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discerned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fbb" geo="n_am" id="discern__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːrnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disce/discerned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discerned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discerned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fbe" form="pastpart" id="discern__38"><span class="vp" id="discern__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discerned </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fc0" eid="discern__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fc1" geo="br" id="discern__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disce/discerned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discerned__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discerned__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fc4" geo="n_am" id="discern__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːrnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disce/discerned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discerned__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discerned__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fc7" form="prespart" id="discern__45"><span class="vp" id="discern__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discerning </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fc9" eid="discern__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fca" geo="br" id="discern__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disce/discerning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discerning__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discerning__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.1fce" geo="n_am" id="discern__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discern__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːrnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disce/discerning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discerning__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discerning__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="use" id="discern__52" original="E39c.328e"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> not used in the progressive tenses <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33bc" id="discern__53"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33bb" id="discern__54" original="E39c.3291"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="discern__55" original="E39c.3292"> to know, recognize or understand something, especially something that is not obvious </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33b9" id="discern__56" original="E39c.3293" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://detect" title="detect definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33b8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6125" id="discern__57" original="E39c.3294"><span class="xh" id="discern__58"> detect </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33b6" id="discern__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33b5" id="discern__60" original="E85c.-10c0"><span class="cf" id="discern__61" original="E39c.3296"><span class="exp" id="discern__62"> discern </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discern__63" original="E85c.-10bf"> Kant, Hegel and Marx each claimed to discern an overall pattern in human history. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33b1" id="discern__64" original="E85c.-10be"><span class="cf" id="discern__65" original="E39c.3297"><span class="exp" id="discern__66"> discern </span> what/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="discern__67" original="E85c.-10bd"> Scholars today are trying to discern what exactly was involved in this debate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33ad" id="discern__68" original="E85c.-10bc"><span class="cf" id="discern__69" original="E39c.3298"><span class="exp" id="discern__70"> discern </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="discern__71" original="E85c.-10bb"> Werner discerned that the time at which a rock had been formed was more important than its composition. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33a9" id="discern__72" original="E39c.3299"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="discern__73" original="E39c.329a"><span class="exp" id="discern__74"> discern </span> something </span><span class="def" id="discern__75" original="E39c.329b"> to see or hear something, but not very clearly </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33a5" id="discern__76" original="E39c.329c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://make" title="make somebody/something out definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33a4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-6226" id="discern__77" original="E85c.-10b8"><span class="xw" id="discern__78"> make somebody/something out </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33a1" id="discern__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-33a0" id="discern__80" original="E85c.-10ba"><span class="x" id="discern__81" original="E85c.-10b9"> The organic matter is well decomposed and original plant structures cannot be discerned. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5f05" id="discern__82" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discern" title="discern definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5f04" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7764" id="discern__83" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discern__84"> discern </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discernible
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-339e" id="discernible" original="E85c.-10b0" sum="460"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-339d" id="discernible__1" original="E85c.-10af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-339c" id="discernible__2" original="E85c.-10ae"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discernible </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3393" id="discernible__4" original="E85c.-10aa"><span class="pos" id="discernible__5" original="E85c.-10a9"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-70a9" eid="discernible__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.203f" geo="br" id="discernible__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discernible__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːnəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disce/discernible__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discernible__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discernible__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2042" geo="n_am" id="discernible__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discernible__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsɜːrnəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disce/discernible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disce/discernible__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discernible__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3391" id="discernible__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3390" id="discernible__12" original="E85c.-10a8"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="discernible__13" original="E85c.-10a7"> that can be known, recognized or understood, especially despite not being obvious </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-338e" id="discernible__14" original="E85c.-10a6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://perceptible" title="perceptible definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-338d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-58ae" id="discernible__15" original="E85c.-10a5"><span class="xh" id="discernible__16"> perceptible </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-338b" id="discernible__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-338a" id="discernible__18" original="E85c.-10a3"><span class="x" id="discernible__19" original="E85c.-10a2"> There was no discernible difference in hospital admission rates between the two categories. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3388" id="discernible__20" original="E85c.-10a1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="discernible__21" original="E85c.-10a0"> that can be seen or heard, but not very clearly </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3386" id="discernible__22" original="E85c.-109f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://perceptible" title="perceptible definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3385" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-58ae" id="discernible__23" original="E85c.-109e"><span class="xh" id="discernible__24"> perceptible </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3383" id="discernible__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3382" id="discernible__26" original="E85c.-109c"><span class="x" id="discernible__27" original="E85c.-109b"> The figures on the dial were barely discernible. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5ed7" id="discernible__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discernible" title="discernible definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5ed6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-60b8" id="discernible__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discernible__30"> discernible </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discharge
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3380" hm="1" id="discharge1" original="E39c.3322" sum="1198"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-337f" id="discharge1__1" original="E39c.3323"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-337e" id="discharge1__2" original="E39c.3324"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discharge <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3371" id="discharge1__7" original="E39c.332c"><span class="pos" id="discharge1__8" original="E39c.332d"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-70a2" eid="discharge1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.219a" geo="br" id="discharge1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disch/discharge__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharge__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discharge__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.219e" geo="n_am" id="discharge1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪstʃɑːrdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disch/discharge__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharge__us_2.ogg" href="sound://discharge__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-336f" id="discharge1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-336e" id="discharge1__15" original="E39c.3333"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-336d" id="discharge1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discharge1__17" original="E39c.3335"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discharge1__18" original="E39c.3336"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discharge1__19" original="E39c.3337"> the action of releasing a substance such as a liquid or gas </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3369" id="discharge1__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3368" id="discharge1__21" original="E8d7.-7587"><span class="cf" id="discharge1__22" original="E8d7.-7588"><span class="exp" id="discharge1__23"> discharge </span> (of something) (from something) (into something) </span><span class="x" id="discharge1__24" original="E8d7.-7586"> The 1874 Act was designed to prevent the discharge of poisonous gases from the factories into the atmosphere. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3364" id="discharge1__25" original="E8dc.-7800"><span class="cf" id="discharge1__26" original="E8dc.-7801"><span class="exp" id="discharge1__27"> discharge </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="discharge1__28" original="E8dc.-77ff"> Microbial infections of the eyes can lead to a discharge of pus or other fluid. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3360" id="discharge1__29" original="E8d7.-7583"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-335f" id="discharge1__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discharge1__31" original="E8d7.-7581"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discharge1__32" original="E8d7.-7580"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discharge1__33" original="E8d7.-757f"> a thick liquid that comes out of a person's body when they are ill </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-335b" id="discharge1__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-335a" id="discharge1__35" original="E8dc.-77fe"><span class="x" id="discharge1__36" original="E8dc.-77fd"> Symptoms include muscle pains, sore throat, cough and nasal discharge. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3358" id="discharge1__37" original="E8d7.-757d"><span class="cf" id="discharge1__38" original="E8d7.-757e"><span class="exp" id="discharge1__39"> discharge </span> from something </span><span class="x" id="discharge1__40" original="E8d7.-757c"> A discharge from the ear canal may indicate infection. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3354" id="discharge1__41" original="E39c.3338"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3353" id="discharge1__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discharge1__43" original="E39c.333a"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discharge1__44" original="E39c.333b"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="discharge1__45" original="E39c.333c"><span class="exp" id="discharge1__46"> discharge </span> (from something) </span><span class="def" id="discharge1__47" original="E39c.333d"> the act of officially allowing or forcing somebody to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or the army </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-334d" id="discharge1__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-334c" id="discharge1__49" original="E8d7.-7579"><span class="x" id="discharge1__50" original="E8d7.-7578"> The patient died soon after discharge from hospital. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-334a" id="discharge1__51" original="E8d7.-7577"><span class="x" id="discharge1__52" original="E8d7.-7576"> Delayed discharges are particularly associated with older people with complex needs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3348" id="discharge1__53" original="E39c.333e"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3347" id="discharge1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discharge1__55" original="E39c.3340"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="discharge1__56" original="E8dc.-77fc"><span class="exp" id="discharge1__57"> discharge </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="discharge1__58" original="E39c.3341"> the act of performing a task or duty </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3342" id="discharge1__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3341" id="discharge1__60" original="E8d7.-7575"><span class="x" id="discharge1__61" original="E8d7.-7574"> Trusteeship requires the proper discharge of a number of fundamental duties. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5eb0" id="discharge1__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discharge_1" title="discharge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5eaf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-76d5" id="discharge1__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discharge1__64"> discharge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-333f" hm="2" id="discharge2" original="E39c.32cd" sum="1466"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-333e" id="discharge2__1" original="E39c.32ce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-333d" id="discharge2__2" original="E39c.32cf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discharge <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-332f" id="discharge2__9" original="E39c.32d7"><span class="pos" id="discharge2__10" original="E39c.32d8"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7099" eid="discharge2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21a2" geo="br" id="discharge2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disch/discharge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discharge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21a6" geo="n_am" id="discharge2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disch/discharge__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharge__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://discharge__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1899" id="discharge2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21aa" form="root" id="discharge2__17"><span class="vp" id="discharge2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discharge </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21ac" eid="discharge2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21ad" geo="br" id="discharge2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disch/discharge__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharge__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discharge__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21b1" geo="n_am" id="discharge2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disch/discharge__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharge__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://discharge__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21b5" form="thirdps" id="discharge2__24"><span class="vp" id="discharge2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discharges </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21b7" eid="discharge2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21b8" geo="br" id="discharge2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disch/discharges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharges__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discharges__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21bb" geo="n_am" id="discharge2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disch/discharges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharges__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discharges__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21be" form="past" id="discharge2__31"><span class="vp" id="discharge2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discharged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21c0" eid="discharge2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21c1" geo="br" id="discharge2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disch/discharged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discharged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21c4" geo="n_am" id="discharge2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disch/discharged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discharged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21c7" form="pastpart" id="discharge2__38"><span class="vp" id="discharge2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discharged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21c9" eid="discharge2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21ca" geo="br" id="discharge2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disch/discharged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discharged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21cd" geo="n_am" id="discharge2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disch/discharged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discharged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21d0" form="prespart" id="discharge2__45"><span class="vp" id="discharge2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discharging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21d2" eid="discharge2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21d3" geo="br" id="discharge2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disch/discharging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discharging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.21d6" geo="n_am" id="discharge2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discharge2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disch/discharging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disch/discharging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discharging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32fe" id="discharge2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32fd" id="discharge2__53" original="E39c.32fa"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32fc" id="discharge2__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="discharge2__55" original="E39c.32fc"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="discharge2__56" original="E39c.32fd"> usually passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="discharge2__57" original="E8e9.-7c7e"> be discharged from something </span><span class="def" id="discharge2__58" original="E39c.32ff"> to allow or force somebody officially to leave a place or organization such as a hospital, prison, army or business </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32f7" id="discharge2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32f6" id="discharge2__60" original="E8bb.-721d"><span class="x" id="discharge2__61" original="E8bb.-721c"> The patient responded well and was discharged from hospital three days after her operation. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32f4" id="discharge2__62" original="E8bb.-721b"><span class="x" id="discharge2__63" original="E8bb.-721a"> Many of those who were discharged from prison soon became homeless. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32f2" id="discharge2__64" original="E39c.3306"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32f1" id="discharge2__65"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="discharge2__66" original="E39c.3309"> transitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" id="discharge2__67" original="E8bb.-7218"> usually passive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="discharge2__68" original="E39c.3308"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discharge2__69" original="E39c.330a"> to allow a gas or liquid to flow somewhere; (of a gas or liquid) to flow somewhere </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32ec" id="discharge2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32eb" id="discharge2__71" original="E8bb.-7217"><span class="cf" id="discharge2__72" original="E39c.330f"> be discharged (by somebody/something) (into something) </span><span class="x" id="discharge2__73" original="E8bb.-7216"> Pollutants were discharged by chemical companies into the waters of Minamata Bay. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32e8" id="discharge2__74" original="E8bb.-7215"><span class="cf" id="discharge2__75" original="E39c.330e"><span class="exp" id="discharge2__76"> discharge </span> into something </span><span class="x" id="discharge2__77" original="E8bb.-7214"> The Amazon discharges directly into the Atlantic Ocean. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32e4" id="discharge2__78" original="E39c.3310"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32e3" id="discharge2__79"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="discharge2__80" original="E39c.3313"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="discharge2__81" original="E39c.3312"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discharge2__82" original="E39c.3317"> to release electricity </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32df" id="discharge2__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32de" id="discharge2__84" original="E8dc.-78c5"><span class="x" id="discharge2__85" original="E8dc.-78c4"> At these times the capacitor is discharging, and energy is being transferred to the rest of the circuit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32dc" id="discharge2__86" original="E8bb.-7213"><span class="cf" id="discharge2__87" original="E39c.3314"><span class="exp" id="discharge2__88"> discharge </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discharge2__89" original="E8bb.-7212"> When electric charges build up in clouds past a critical limit, they are discharged to the Earth during a thunderstorm. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32d8" id="discharge2__90" original="E39c.3318"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32d7" id="discharge2__91"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="discharge2__92" original="E39c.331a"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="discharge2__93" original="E39c.331b"><span class="exp" id="discharge2__94"> discharge </span> something </span><span class="def" id="discharge2__95" original="E39c.331c"> to do everything that is necessary to perform a particular duty </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32d2" id="discharge2__96"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32d1" id="discharge2__97" original="E8bb.-7211"><span class="x" id="discharge2__98" original="E8bb.-7210"> President Bush claimed the United States would discharge all its international obligations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32cf" id="discharge2__99" original="E8dc.-78c3"><span class="x" id="discharge2__100" original="E8dc.-78c2"> Directors should have the knowledge and information to discharge their responsibilities effectively. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5e38" id="discharge2__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discharge_1" title="discharge definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5e37" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-76d5" id="discharge2__102" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discharge2__103"> discharge </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disciple
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32cd" id="disciple" original="E39c.3342" sum="566"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32cc" id="disciple__1" original="E39c.3343"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32cb" id="disciple__2" original="E39c.3344"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disciple </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32c0" id="disciple__7" original="E39c.334c"><span class="pos" id="disciple__8" original="E39c.334d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6387" eid="disciple__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.23ab" geo="br" id="disciple__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disciple__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/disciple__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciple__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disciple__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.23ae" geo="n_am" id="disciple__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disciple__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈsaɪpl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/disciple__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciple__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disciple__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32be" id="disciple__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32bd" id="disciple__15" original="E39c.3353"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disciple__16" original="E39c.3354"> (according to the Bible) one of the people who followed Jesus Christ and his teachings when he was living on earth, especially one of the original group of twelve </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32bb" id="disciple__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32ba" id="disciple__18" original="E85c.-1096"><span class="x" id="disciple__19" original="E85c.-1095"> Jesus and his disciples normally kept the sabbath and attended the synagogue. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32b8" id="disciple__20" original="E39c.334e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="disciple__21" original="E85c.-1094"><span class="exp" id="disciple__22"> disciple </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="disciple__23" original="E39c.334f"> a person who believes in and follows the teachings of a leader in politics, religion, philosophy, etc. </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32b4" id="disciple__24" original="E39c.3350" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://follower" title="follower definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32b3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-17d4" id="disciple__25" original="E39c.3351"><span class="xh" id="disciple__26"> follower </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32b1" id="disciple__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32b0" id="disciple__28" original="E85c.-1093"><span class="x" id="disciple__29" original="E85c.-1092"> Feuerbach was at first a disciple of Hegel. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5df4" id="disciple__30" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disciple" title="disciple definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5df3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7616" id="disciple__31" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disciple__32"> disciple </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disciplinary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32ae" id="disciplinary" original="E39c.3366" sum="519"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32ad" id="disciplinary__1" original="E39c.3367"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32ac" id="disciplinary__2" original="E39c.3368"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disciplinary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-32a0" id="disciplinary__4" original="E39c.336e"><span class="pos" id="disciplinary__5" original="E39c.336f"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7090" eid="disciplinary__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-7f0b" geo="br" id="disciplinary__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disciplinary__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈplɪnəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplinary__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplinary__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disciplinary__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-7f08" geo="br" id="disciplinary__9" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="disciplinary__10"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplinary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplinary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplinary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-7f05" geo="n_am" id="disciplinary__11" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disciplinary__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəpləneri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplinary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplinary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplinary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-329e" id="disciplinary__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-329d" id="disciplinary__14" original="E39c.3370"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disciplinary__15" original="E39c.3371"> connected with the punishment of people who break rules </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-329b" id="disciplinary__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-329a" id="disciplinary__17" original="E867.-1e9d"><span class="x" id="disciplinary__18" original="E867.-1e9c"> Disciplinary action had been taken against two soldiers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3298" id="disciplinary__19" original="E81d.6ac9"><span class="x" id="disciplinary__20" original="E81d.6aca"> She was dismissed on the ground of gross misconduct following a disciplinary hearing. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3296" id="disciplinary__21" original="E867.-1e9b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="disciplinary__22" original="E867.-1e9a"> connected with a subject of study, especially in a university </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3294" id="disciplinary__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3293" id="disciplinary__24" original="E47f.-792e"><span class="x" id="disciplinary__25" original="E47f.-792d"> Globalization studies is emerging as a new field that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5dd1" id="disciplinary__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disciplinary" title="disciplinary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5dd0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-75e7" id="disciplinary__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disciplinary__28"> disciplinary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discipline
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3291" hm="1" id="discipline1" original="E39c.3372" sum="815"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3290" id="discipline1__1" original="E39c.3373"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-328f" id="discipline1__2" original="E39c.3374"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discipline <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3283" id="discipline1__7" original="E39c.337f"><span class="pos" id="discipline1__8" original="E39c.3380"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6380" eid="discipline1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2508" geo="br" id="discipline1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/discipline__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/discipline__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discipline__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.250b" geo="n_am" id="discipline1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/discipline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/discipline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discipline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3281" id="discipline1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3280" id="discipline1__15" original="E39c.3390"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-327f" id="discipline1__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discipline1__17" original="E39c.3392"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discipline1__18" original="E39c.3394"> a subject of study, especially in a university </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-327c" id="discipline1__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-327b" id="discipline1__20" original="E851.-7acb"><span class="x" id="discipline1__21" original="E851.-7aca"> Scholars from a variety of academic disciplines have commented on these developments. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3279" id="discipline1__22" original="E851.-7ac9"><span class="cf" id="discipline1__23" original="E8e9.-7c7c"><span class="exp" id="discipline1__24"> discipline </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="discipline1__25" original="E851.-7ac8"> Of course, Darwin's work sits within the discipline of biology. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3275" id="discipline1__26" original="E39c.3381"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3274" id="discipline1__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discipline1__28" original="E39c.3383"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discipline1__29" original="E39c.3384"> the practice of training people to obey rules and behave well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3271" id="discipline1__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3270" id="discipline1__31" original="E851.-7ac7"><span class="x" id="discipline1__32" original="E851.-7ac6"> Most parents prefer schools to impose fairly strict discipline on the students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-326e" id="discipline1__33" original="E851.-7ac3"><span class="x" id="discipline1__34" original="E851.-7ac2"> Lack of fiscal discipline at the federal level is reflected in the federal government's own recurring budget deficits. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-326c" id="discipline1__35" original="E39c.3385"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-326b" id="discipline1__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discipline1__37" original="E8d4.-7c7e"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discipline1__38" original="E39c.3388"> the practice of training your mind or body or of controlling your behaviour </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3268" id="discipline1__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3267" id="discipline1__40" original="E851.-7ac1"><span class="x" id="discipline1__41" original="E851.-7ac0"> Ramadan is a time for reflection and spiritual discipline. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5db0" id="discipline1__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discipline_1" title="discipline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5daf" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-75d1" id="discipline1__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discipline1__44"> discipline </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3265" hm="2" id="discipline2" original="E39c.3395" sum="563"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3264" id="discipline2__1" original="E39c.3396"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3263" id="discipline2__2" original="E39c.3397"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discipline <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3256" id="discipline2__9" original="E39c.33a2"><span class="pos" id="discipline2__10" original="E39c.33a3"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6379" eid="discipline2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.253b" geo="br" id="discipline2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/discipline__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/discipline__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discipline__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.253e" geo="n_am" id="discipline2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/discipline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/discipline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discipline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.18c9" id="discipline2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.250e" form="root" id="discipline2__17"><span class="vp" id="discipline2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discipline </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2510" eid="discipline2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2511" geo="br" id="discipline2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/discipline__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/discipline__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discipline__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2514" geo="n_am" id="discipline2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/discipline__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/discipline__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discipline__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2517" form="thirdps" id="discipline2__24"><span class="vp" id="discipline2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disciplines </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2519" eid="discipline2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.251a" geo="br" id="discipline2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplines__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplines__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplines__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.251d" geo="n_am" id="discipline2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplines__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplines__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplines__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2520" form="past" id="discipline2__31"><span class="vp" id="discipline2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disciplined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2522" eid="discipline2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2523" geo="br" id="discipline2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2526" geo="n_am" id="discipline2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2529" form="pastpart" id="discipline2__38"><span class="vp" id="discipline2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disciplined </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.252b" eid="discipline2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.252c" geo="br" id="discipline2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.252f" geo="n_am" id="discipline2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2532" form="prespart" id="discipline2__45"><span class="vp" id="discipline2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disciplining </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2534" eid="discipline2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2535" geo="br" id="discipline2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplining__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplining__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplining__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2538" geo="n_am" id="discipline2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discipline2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplining__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplining__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplining__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-322c" id="discipline2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-322b" id="discipline2__53" original="E39c.33be"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="discipline2__54" original="E39c.33bf"><span class="exp" id="discipline2__55"> discipline </span> somebody (for something) </span><span class="def" id="discipline2__56" original="E39c.33c0"> to punish somebody for something they have done </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3227" id="discipline2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3226" id="discipline2__58" original="E851.-7abd"><span class="x" id="discipline2__59" original="E851.-7abc"> Workers who consistently fall behind are disciplined or fired. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3224" id="discipline2__60" original="E39c.33c1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="discipline2__61" original="E39c.33c2"><span class="exp" id="discipline2__62"> discipline </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="discipline2__63" original="E39c.33c3"> to train somebody, especially a child, to obey particular rules and control the way they behave </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3220" id="discipline2__64"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-321f" id="discipline2__65" original="E851.-7ab9"><span class="x" id="discipline2__66" original="E851.-7ab8"> Many parents seem uncertain about how to monitor, guide and discipline their own children. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5d50" id="discipline2__67" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discipline_1" title="discipline definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5d4f" 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disciplined
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-321d" id="disciplined" original="E8d4.-7ea6" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-321c" id="disciplined__1" original="E8d4.-7ea5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-321b" id="disciplined__2" original="E8d4.-7ea4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disciplined </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3213" id="disciplined__4" original="E8d4.-7e9f"><span class="pos" id="disciplined__5" original="E8d4.-7e9e"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7086" eid="disciplined__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.25d7" geo="br" id="disciplined__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disciplined__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplined__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplined__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplined__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.25da" geo="n_am" id="disciplined__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disciplined__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsəplɪnd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disci/disciplined__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disci/disciplined__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disciplined__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3211" id="disciplined__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3210" id="disciplined__12" original="E8d4.-7e9d"><span class="def" id="disciplined__13" original="E8d4.-7e9c"> showing control in the way you behave or work </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-320e" id="disciplined__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-320d" id="disciplined__15" original="E8d4.-7e99"><span class="x" id="disciplined__16" original="E8d4.-7e98"> They perform their task in a disciplined manner. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-320b" id="disciplined__17" original="E8d4.-7e9b"><span class="x" id="disciplined__18" original="E8d4.-7e9a"> His themes and style are highly disciplined and often traditional. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5d31" id="disciplined__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disciplined" title="disciplined definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5d30" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390ab1ef5.-60a3" id="disciplined__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disciplined__21"> disciplined </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disclose
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3209" id="disclose" original="E39c.342e" sum="625"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3208" id="disclose__1" original="E39c.342f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3207" id="disclose__2" original="E39c.3430"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disclose </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31f9" id="disclose__9" original="E39c.343a"><span class="pos" id="disclose__10" original="E39c.343b"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6372" eid="disclose__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2801" geo="br" id="disclose__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkləʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discl/disclose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disclose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2805" geo="n_am" id="disclose__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkloʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discl/disclose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disclose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.18f7" id="disclose__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2809" form="root" id="disclose__17"><span class="vp" id="disclose__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disclose </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.280b" eid="disclose__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.280c" geo="br" id="disclose__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkləʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discl/disclose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disclose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2810" geo="n_am" id="disclose__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkloʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discl/disclose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disclose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2814" form="thirdps" id="disclose__24"><span class="vp" id="disclose__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discloses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2816" eid="disclose__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2817" geo="br" id="disclose__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkləʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discl/discloses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/discloses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discloses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.281a" geo="n_am" id="disclose__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkloʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discl/discloses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/discloses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discloses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.281d" form="past" id="disclose__31"><span class="vp" id="disclose__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disclosed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.281f" eid="disclose__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2820" geo="br" id="disclose__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkləʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discl/disclosed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclosed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disclosed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2823" geo="n_am" id="disclose__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkloʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discl/disclosed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclosed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disclosed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2826" form="pastpart" id="disclose__38"><span class="vp" id="disclose__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disclosed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2828" eid="disclose__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2829" geo="br" id="disclose__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkləʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discl/disclosed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclosed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disclosed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.282c" geo="n_am" id="disclose__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkloʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discl/disclosed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclosed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disclosed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.282f" form="prespart" id="disclose__45"><span class="vp" id="disclose__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disclosing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2831" eid="disclose__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2832" geo="br" id="disclose__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkləʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discl/disclosing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclosing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disclosing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2835" geo="n_am" id="disclose__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclose__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkloʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discl/disclosing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclosing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disclosing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31c8" id="disclose__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31c7" id="disclose__53" original="E39c.345a"><span class="def" id="disclose__54" original="E39c.345b"> to give somebody information about something, especially something that was previously secret </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31c5" id="disclose__55" original="E39c.345c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reveal" title="reveal definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31c4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-686" id="disclose__56" original="E39c.345d"><span class="xh" id="disclose__57"> reveal </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31c2" id="disclose__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31c1" id="disclose__59" original="E867.-1e51"><span class="cf" id="disclose__60" original="E39c.345f"><span class="exp" id="disclose__61"> disclose </span> something (to somebody) </span><span class="x" id="disclose__62" original="E867.-1e50"> There will also be a legal duty on a solicitor to disclose relevant information to his client. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31bd" id="disclose__63" original="E867.-1e4f"><span class="cf" id="disclose__64" original="E39c.3460"><span class="exp" id="disclose__65"> disclose </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="disclose__66" original="E867.-1e4e"> He failed to disclose that he had a criminal conviction. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31b9" id="disclose__67" original="E867.-1e4d"><span class="cf" id="disclose__68" original="E39c.3462"><span class="exp" id="disclose__69"> disclose </span> whether/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="disclose__70" original="E867.-1e4c"> The Act requires a statement disclosing whether the audit committee includes a ‘financial expert’. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5ce1" id="disclose__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disclose" title="disclose definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5ce0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-74d3" id="disclose__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disclose__73"> disclose </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disclosure
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31b5" id="disclosure" original="E39c.3469" sum="654"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31b4" id="disclosure__1" original="E39c.346a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31b3" id="disclosure__2" original="E39c.346b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disclosure </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31a7" id="disclosure__7" original="E39c.3473"><span class="pos" id="disclosure__8" original="E39c.3474"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6369" eid="disclosure__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2899" geo="br" id="disclosure__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclosure__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkləʊʒə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discl/disclosure__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclosure__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disclosure__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.289d" geo="n_am" id="disclosure__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disclosure__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkloʊʒər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discl/disclosure__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discl/disclosure__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disclosure__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31a5" id="disclosure__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31a4" id="disclosure__15" original="E39c.3477"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-31a3" id="disclosure__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disclosure__17" original="E39c.3479"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="disclosure__18" original="E867.-1e49"><span class="exp" id="disclosure__19"> disclosure </span> (of something) (to somebody) </span><span class="def" id="disclosure__20" original="E39c.347a"> the act of making something known or public that was previously secret or private </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-319e" id="disclosure__21" original="E39c.347b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://revelation" title="revelation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-319d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-528" id="disclosure__22" original="E39c.347c"><span class="xh" id="disclosure__23"> revelation </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-319a" id="disclosure__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3199" id="disclosure__25" original="E867.-1e48"><span class="x" id="disclosure__26" original="E867.-1e47"> It is not just disclosure of data to third parties that customers may be concerned about. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3197" id="disclosure__27" original="E39c.347e"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3196" id="disclosure__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disclosure__29" original="E39c.3480"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="disclosure__30" original="E867.-1e46"><span class="exp" id="disclosure__31"> disclosure </span> (about somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="disclosure__32" original="E39c.3481"> information or a fact that is made known or public that was previously secret or private </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3191" id="disclosure__33" original="E39c.3482" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://revelation" title="revelation definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3190" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-528" id="disclosure__34" original="E39c.3483"><span class="xh" id="disclosure__35"> revelation </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-318d" id="disclosure__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-318c" id="disclosure__37" original="E867.-1e45"><span class="x" id="disclosure__38" original="E867.-1e44"> The entire Commission resigned in March 1999 after embarrassing disclosures about mismanagement. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5cb9" id="disclosure__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disclosure" title="disclosure definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5cb8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-748a" id="disclosure__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disclosure__41"> disclosure </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discomfort
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-318a" id="discomfort" original="E39c.353f" sum="754"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3189" id="discomfort__1" original="E39c.3540"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3188" id="discomfort__2" original="E39c.3541"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discomfort </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-317c" id="discomfort__7" original="E39c.354c"><span class="pos" id="discomfort__8" original="E39c.354d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6360" eid="discomfort__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2bbb" geo="br" id="discomfort__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discomfort__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌmfət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discomfort__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discomfort__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discomfort__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.2bbf" geo="n_am" id="discomfort__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discomfort__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌmfərt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discomfort__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discomfort__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discomfort__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-317a" id="discomfort__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3179" id="discomfort__15" original="E39c.3550"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3178" id="discomfort__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discomfort__17" original="E39c.3552"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discomfort__18" original="E39c.3553"> a feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3175" id="discomfort__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3174" id="discomfort__20" original="E851.-7a99"><span class="x" id="discomfort__21" original="E851.-7a98"> The patient reported no abdominal pain or discomfort. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3172" id="discomfort__22" original="E39c.3554"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3171" id="discomfort__23"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discomfort__24" original="E39c.3556"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discomfort__25" original="E39c.3557"> a feeling of being anxious or embarrassed </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-316e" id="discomfort__26" original="E39c.3558" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unease" title="unease definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-316d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-3f53" id="discomfort__27" original="E39c.3559"><span class="xh" id="discomfort__28"> unease </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-316b" id="discomfort__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-316a" id="discomfort__30" original="E8d4.-7e51"><span class="x" id="discomfort__31" original="E8d4.-7e50"> If eye contact promotes too much discomfort, it is not empathic. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3168" id="discomfort__32" original="E851.-7a96"><span class="cf" id="discomfort__33" original="E851.-7a97"><span class="exp" id="discomfort__34"> discomfort </span> with (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="discomfort__35" original="E851.-7a95"> A significant proportion of parents said they experienced discomfort with displaying strong emotion. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3164" id="discomfort__36" original="E39c.355b"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3163" id="discomfort__37"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discomfort__38" original="E39c.355d"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="discomfort__39" original="E851.-7a94"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discomfort__40" original="E39c.355e"> something that makes you feel uncomfortable or causes you a slight feeling of pain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-315f" id="discomfort__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-315e" id="discomfort__42" original="E851.-7a93"><span class="x" id="discomfort__43" original="E851.-7a92"> He had to live with the tensions and discomforts that his new beliefs produced in him. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5c8b" id="discomfort__44" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discomfort_1" title="discomfort definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5c8a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-738b" id="discomfort__45" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discomfort__46"> discomfort </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discontent
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-315c" id="discontent" original="E39c.3693" sum="820"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-315b" id="discontent__1" original="E39c.3694"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-315a" id="discontent__2" original="E39c.3695"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discontent </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3144" id="discontent__9" original="E39c.36a4"><span class="pos" id="discontent__10" original="E39c.36a5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6357" eid="discontent__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.333c" geo="br" id="discontent__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontent__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontent__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontent__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.333f" geo="n_am" id="discontent__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontent__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtent <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontent__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontent__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-314d" id="discontent__16" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-314c" id="discontent__17"><span class="v"><strong> discontentment </strong></span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-707f" eid="discontent__19" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3336" geo="br" id="discontent__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontent__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtentmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontentment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontentment__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontentment__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3339" geo="n_am" id="discontent__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontent__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtentmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontentment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontentment__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontentment__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3142" id="discontent__24"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3141" id="discontent__25" original="E39c.36a6"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3140" id="discontent__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discontent__27" original="E39c.36a8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discontent__28" original="E39c.36ab"> a feeling of being unhappy because you are not satisfied with a particular situation </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-313d" id="discontent__29" original="E39c.36ac" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dissatisfaction" title="dissatisfaction definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-313c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2011" id="discontent__30" original="E39c.36ad"><span class="xh" id="discontent__31"> dissatisfaction </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-313a" id="discontent__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3139" id="discontent__33" original="E867.-1e23"><span class="cf" id="discontent__34" original="E39c.36aa"><span class="exp" id="discontent__35"> discontent </span> at/over something </span><span class="x" id="discontent__36" original="E867.-1e22"> There is national discontent over the government's plans for radical cuts in public expenditure. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3135" id="discontent__37" original="E867.-1e21"><span class="cf" id="discontent__38" original="E5df.-675b"><span class="exp" id="discontent__39"> discontent </span> with something </span><span class="x" id="discontent__40" original="E867.-1e20"> Doctors' poor communication skills are often at the root of patients' discontent with health care. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3131" id="discontent__41" original="E867.-1e1f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3130" id="discontent__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discontent__43" original="E867.-1e1d"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="discontent__44" original="E867.-1e1c"><span class="exp" id="discontent__45"> discontent </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="discontent__46" original="E867.-1e1b"> a thing that makes you feel unhappy and not satisfied with a particular situation </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-312b" id="discontent__47" original="E867.-1e1a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dissatisfaction" title="dissatisfaction definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-312a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2011" id="discontent__48" original="E867.-1e19"><span class="xh" id="discontent__49"> dissatisfaction </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3128" id="discontent__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3127" id="discontent__51" original="E867.-1e18"><span class="x" id="discontent__52" original="E867.-1e17"> The very real discontents of millions of Chinese were not heard. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5c4e" id="discontent__53" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discontent" title="discontent definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5c4d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-71df" id="discontent__54" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discontent__55"> discontent </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script 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discontinue
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3125" id="discontinue" original="E39c.36cd" sum="512"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3124" id="discontinue__1" original="E39c.36ce"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3123" id="discontinue__2" original="E39c.36cf"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discontinue </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3116" id="discontinue__9" original="E39c.36d9"><span class="pos" id="discontinue__10" original="E39c.36da"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6350" eid="discontinue__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3498" geo="br" id="discontinue__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.349b" geo="n_am" id="discontinue__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1927" id="discontinue__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.346b" form="root" id="discontinue__17"><span class="vp" id="discontinue__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discontinue </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.346d" eid="discontinue__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.346e" geo="br" id="discontinue__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinue__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinue__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3471" geo="n_am" id="discontinue__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinue__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinue__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3474" form="thirdps" id="discontinue__24"><span class="vp" id="discontinue__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discontinues </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3476" eid="discontinue__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3477" geo="br" id="discontinue__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinues__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinues__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinues__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.347a" geo="n_am" id="discontinue__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinues__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinues__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinues__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.347d" form="past" id="discontinue__31"><span class="vp" id="discontinue__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discontinued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.347f" eid="discontinue__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3480" geo="br" id="discontinue__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3483" geo="n_am" id="discontinue__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3486" form="pastpart" id="discontinue__38"><span class="vp" id="discontinue__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discontinued </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3488" eid="discontinue__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3489" geo="br" id="discontinue__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinued__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinued__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.348c" geo="n_am" id="discontinue__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinued__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinued__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.348f" form="prespart" id="discontinue__45"><span class="vp" id="discontinue__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discontinuing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3491" eid="discontinue__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3492" geo="br" id="discontinue__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinuing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinuing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinuing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3495" geo="n_am" id="discontinue__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinue__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinuing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinuing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinuing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30ea" id="discontinue__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30e9" id="discontinue__53" original="E39c.36f9"><span class="cf" id="discontinue__54" original="E896.780d"><span class="exp" id="discontinue__55"> discontinue </span> something </span><span class="def" id="discontinue__56" original="E39c.36fb"> to stop doing, using or providing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30e5" id="discontinue__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30e4" id="discontinue__58" original="E896.7810"><span class="x" id="discontinue__59" original="E896.7811"> The prosecutor decided to discontinue the case and drop all charges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30e2" id="discontinue__60" original="E896.780e"><span class="x" id="discontinue__61" original="E896.780f"> Drugs that contain dopamine should not be abruptly discontinued or withdrawn. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30e0" id="discontinue__62" original="E896.7812"><span class="x" id="discontinue__63" original="E896.7813"> The production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was discontinued in the early 1990s. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5bed" id="discontinue__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discontinue" title="discontinue definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5bec" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7190" id="discontinue__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discontinue__66"> discontinue </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discontinuity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30de" id="discontinuity" original="E39c.3701" sum="731"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30dd" id="discontinuity__1" original="E39c.3702"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30dc" id="discontinuity__2" original="E39c.3703"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discontinuity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30d0" id="discontinuity__7" original="E39c.370b"><span class="pos" id="discontinuity__8" original="E39c.370c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6349" eid="discontinuity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ff2c41d.-74cb" geo="br" id="discontinuity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinuity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinuity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinuity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinuity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ufbcfdb60564c7d61.501628a9.1645ff2c41d.-74c7" geo="n_am" id="discontinuity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinuity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˌkɑːntɪˈnuːəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinuity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinuity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinuity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30ce" id="discontinuity__14" original="E39c.370d"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30cb" form="pl" id="discontinuity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="discontinuity__16" original="E39c.3711"> discontinuities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30c9" id="discontinuity__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30c8" id="discontinuity__18" original="E39c.3718"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30c7" id="discontinuity__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discontinuity__20" original="E39c.371a"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discontinuity__21" original="E39c.371b"> a break or change in a continuous process </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30c4" id="discontinuity__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30c3" id="discontinuity__23" original="E586.-46de"><span class="cf" id="discontinuity__24" original="E586.-46df"><span class="exp" id="discontinuity__25"> discontinuity </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="discontinuity__26" original="E586.-46dd"> Changes in government have resulted in discontinuities in policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30bf" id="discontinuity__27" original="E586.-46ef"><span class="cf" id="discontinuity__28" original="E586.-46f0"><span class="exp" id="discontinuity__29"> discontinuity </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="discontinuity__30" original="E586.-46ee"> The presence of colluvium above weathered rock creates a discontinuity between the two types of material. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30bb" id="discontinuity__31" original="E586.-46ed" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continuity" title="continuity (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30ba" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.dbd" id="discontinuity__32" original="E586.-46ec"><span class="xh" id="discontinuity__33"> continuity </span><span class="xs" id="discontinuity__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 2 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30b7" id="discontinuity__35" original="E39c.3714"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30b6" id="discontinuity__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discontinuity__37" original="E39c.3716"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discontinuity__38" original="E39c.3717"> the state of not being continuous </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30b3" id="discontinuity__39"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30b2" id="discontinuity__40" original="E68e.-9e5"><span class="cf" id="discontinuity__41" original="E68e.-9e6"><span class="exp" id="discontinuity__42"> discontinuity </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="discontinuity__43" original="E68e.-9e4"> discontinuity in the children's education </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30ae" id="discontinuity__44" original="E586.-46dc"><span class="cf" id="discontinuity__45" original="E586.-46f3"><span class="exp" id="discontinuity__46"> discontinuity </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="discontinuity__47" original="E586.-46db"> There is no significant discontinuity between modern and primitive societies. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30aa" id="discontinuity__48" original="E39c.371c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://continuity" title="continuity definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30a9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.d98" id="discontinuity__49" original="E39c.371d"><span class="xh" id="discontinuity__50"> continuity </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5bc7" id="discontinuity__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discontinuity" title="discontinuity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5bc6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7154" id="discontinuity__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discontinuity__53"> discontinuity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discontinuous
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30a6" id="discontinuous" original="E39c.371f" sum="424"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30a5" id="discontinuous__1" original="E39c.3720"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-30a4" id="discontinuous__2" original="E39c.3721"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discontinuous </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-309c" id="discontinuous__4" original="E39c.3726"><span class="pos" id="discontinuous__5" original="E39c.3727"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6340" eid="discontinuous__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.355c" geo="br" id="discontinuous__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinuous__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinuous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinuous__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinuous__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.355f" geo="n_am" id="discontinuous__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discontinuous__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discontinuous__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discontinuous__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discontinuous__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-309a" id="discontinuous__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3099" id="discontinuous__12" original="E39c.372a"><span class="def" id="discontinuous__13" original="E39c.372b"> not continuous; stopping and starting again </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3097" id="discontinuous__14" original="E39c.372c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://intermittent" title="intermittent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3096" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-300" id="discontinuous__15" original="E39c.372d"><span class="xh" id="discontinuous__16"> intermittent </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3094" id="discontinuous__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3093" id="discontinuous__18" original="E896.79cc"><span class="x" id="discontinuous__19" original="E896.79cd"> Wars, civil strife and political intransigence are but a few reasons why records may be discontinuous. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3091" id="discontinuous__20" original="E896.79ce"><span class="x" id="discontinuous__21" original="E896.79cf"> Helmholtz conceived that discontinuous motion played an important role in atmospheric phenomena. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5b95" id="discontinuous__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discontinuous" title="discontinuous definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5b94" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-712e" id="discontinuous__23" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discontinuous__24"> discontinuous </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discount
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-308f" hm="1" id="discount1" original="E39c.3773" sum="453"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-308e" id="discount1__1" original="E39c.3774"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-308d" id="discount1__2" original="E39c.3775"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discount <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3082" id="discount1__7" original="E39c.377d"><span class="pos" id="discount1__8" original="E39c.377e"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7078" eid="discount1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3720" geo="br" id="discount1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discount__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discount__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3723" geo="n_am" id="discount1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discount__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://discount__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3080" id="discount1__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discount1__15" original="E39c.3784"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discount1__16" original="E39c.3785"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-307d" id="discount1__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-307c" id="discount1__18" original="E39c.377f"><span class="cf" id="discount1__19" original="E39c.378a"><span class="exp" id="discount1__20"> discount </span> (on/off something) </span><span class="def" id="discount1__21" original="E39c.3786"> an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3078" id="discount1__22" original="E39c.3787" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reduction" title="reduction definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3077" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-5bcc" id="discount1__23" original="E39c.3788"><span class="xh" id="discount1__24"> reduction </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3074" id="discount1__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3073" id="discount1__26" original="E867.-1d6f"><span class="x" id="discount1__27" original="E867.-1d6e"> Similarly, mobile phone companies offer discounts on long-term contracts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3071" id="discount1__28" original="E867.-1d6d"><span class="x" id="discount1__29" original="E867.-1d6c"> The effective price that a rival needs to sell at is equivalent to a 40% discount off the list price. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-306f" id="discount1__30" original="E867.-1d6b"><span class="x" id="discount1__31" original="E867.-1d6a"> A dissatisfied shareholder can sell his shares at a fair price and without discount. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-306d" hm="2" id="discount2" original="E39c.378b" sum="810"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-306c" id="discount2__1" original="E39c.378c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-306b" id="discount2__2" original="E39c.378d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discount <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-305b" id="discount2__9" original="E39c.3795"><span class="pos" id="discount2__10" original="E39c.3796"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7071" eid="discount2__11" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655d257569.-6ae5" geo="br" id="discount2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discount__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discount__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655d257569.-6ae2" geo="n_am" id="discount2__14" mod="y" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discount__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount__us_2.ogg" href="sound://discount__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u32d02dbe67b384ad.-15fc6b39.1655d257569.-6adf" geo="n_am" id="discount2__16" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="discount2__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discount__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://discount__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1955" id="discount2__18" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53cd" form="root" id="discount2__19"><span class="vp" id="discount2__20"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discount </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53cf" eid="discount2__21" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" tofix="y" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53d0" geo="br" id="discount2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__23"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discount__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discount__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53d3" geo="n_am" id="discount2__24" mod="y" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__25"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discount__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount__us_2.ogg" href="sound://discount__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53d6" geo="n_am" id="discount2__26" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="discount2__27"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊnt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discount__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://discount__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53d9" form="thirdps" id="discount2__28"><span class="vp" id="discount2__29"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discounts </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53db" eid="discount2__30" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53dc" geo="br" id="discount2__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discounts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounts__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discounts__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53df" geo="n_am" id="discount2__33" mod="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discounts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounts__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discounts__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53e2" geo="n_am" id="discount2__35" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="discount2__36"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊnts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discounts__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounts__us_2.ogg" href="sound://discounts__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53e5" form="past" id="discount2__37"><span class="vp" id="discount2__38"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discounted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53e7" eid="discount2__39" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53e8" geo="br" id="discount2__40" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__41"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discounted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discounted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53eb" geo="n_am" id="discount2__42" mod="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__43"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discounted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discounted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53ee" geo="n_am" id="discount2__44" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="discount2__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discounted__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounted__us_2.ogg" href="sound://discounted__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53f1" form="pastpart" id="discount2__46"><span class="vp" id="discount2__47"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discounted </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53f3" eid="discount2__48" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53f4" geo="br" id="discount2__49" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__50"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discounted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounted__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discounted__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53f7" geo="n_am" id="discount2__51" mod="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__52"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discounted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounted__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discounted__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53fa" geo="n_am" id="discount2__53" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="discount2__54"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊntɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discounted__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounted__us_2.ogg" href="sound://discounted__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53fd" form="prespart" id="discount2__55"><span class="vp" id="discount2__56"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discounting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.53ff" eid="discount2__57" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5400" geo="br" id="discount2__58" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__59"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discounting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discounting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5403" geo="n_am" id="discount2__60" mod="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount2__61"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discounting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discounting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5406" geo="n_am" id="discount2__62" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="discount2__63"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊntɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discounting__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discounting__us_2.ogg" href="sound://discounting__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3020" id="discount2__64"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-301f" id="discount2__65" original="E39c.37be"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="discount2__66" original="E39c.37c1"> to regard a possibility or fact as not worth considering because it is not important or not true </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-301d" id="discount2__67" original="E39c.37c2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dismiss" title="dismiss definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-301c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27ea" id="discount2__68" original="E39c.37c3"><span class="xh" id="discount2__69"> dismiss </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3019" id="discount2__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3018" id="discount2__71" original="E867.-1d67"><span class="cf" id="discount2__72" original="E39c.37c5"><span class="exp" id="discount2__73"> discount </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discount2__74" original="E867.-1d66"> It is not possible to discount the possibility that smoking is a causal factor. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3014" id="discount2__75" original="E81d.6b23"><span class="cf" id="discount2__76" original="E39c.37c6"><span class="exp" id="discount2__77"> discount </span> something as something </span><span class="x" id="discount2__78" original="E81d.6b24"> Such patients discount any success as a chance happening for which they can take no credit. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3010" id="discount2__79" original="E39c.37c7"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="discount2__80" original="E39c.37c8"><span class="exp" id="discount2__81"> discount </span> something </span><span class="def" id="discount2__82" original="E39c.37c9"> to take an amount of money off the usual cost of something; to sell something at a <a class="ndv" href="entry://discount" id="discount2__83"> discount </a></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-300b" id="discount2__84" original="E39c.37ca" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://reduce" title="reduce definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-300a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-5d39" id="discount2__85" original="E39c.37cb"><span class="xh" id="discount2__86"> reduce </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3007" id="discount2__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3006" id="discount2__88" original="E867.-1d63"><span class="x" id="discount2__89" original="E867.-1d62"> Managers will need to consider discounting their prices to promote sales. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3004" id="discount2__90" original="E867.-1d61"><span class="x" id="discount2__91" original="E867.-1d60"> Shoppers assume that because these items are discounted, all other items must be too. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5b12" id="discount2__92" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discount_1" title="discount definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5b11" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-70b6" id="discount2__93" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discount2__94"> discount </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discount rate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3002" id="discount-rate" original="E4a5.2588" sum="392"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3001" id="discount-rate__1" original="E4a5.2589"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3000" id="discount-rate__2" original="E4a5.258a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discount rate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ff9" id="discount-rate__4" original="E4a5.258e"><span class="pos" id="discount-rate__5" original="E4a5.258f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-722a" eid="discount-rate__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3804" geo="br" id="discount-rate__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount-rate__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊnt reɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discount_rate_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount_rate_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discount_rate_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3807" geo="n_am" id="discount-rate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discount-rate__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskaʊnt reɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discount_rate_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discount_rate_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://discount_rate_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ff7" id="discount-rate__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="discount-rate__12" subj="finan"> finance </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ff5" id="discount-rate__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ff4" id="discount-rate__14" original="E4a5.2592"><span class="def" id="discount-rate__15" original="E4a5.2593"> the minimum interest rate set by the US Federal Reserve (and some other national banks) for lending to other banks </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ff2" id="discount-rate__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ff1" id="discount-rate__17" original="E4a5.2594"><span class="x" id="discount-rate__18" original="E4a5.2595"> To fight the recession, Fed Chairman Greenspan brought down the discount rate from 6.5% to 1.75% within the course of a single year. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5ae4" id="discount-rate__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discount-rate" title="discount rate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5ae3" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7028" id="discount-rate__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discount-rate__21"> discount rate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discourage
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fef" id="discourage" original="E39c.37f1" sum="1135"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fee" id="discourage__1" original="E39c.37f2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fed" id="discourage__2" original="E39c.37f3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discourage </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fdf" id="discourage__9" original="E39c.37fd"><span class="pos" id="discourage__10" original="E39c.37fe"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6339" eid="discourage__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.393b" geo="br" id="discourage__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discourage__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discourage__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://discourage__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.393f" geo="n_am" id="discourage__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discourage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discourage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discourage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1992" id="discourage__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3906" form="root" id="discourage__17"><span class="vp" id="discourage__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discourage </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3908" eid="discourage__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3909" geo="br" id="discourage__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discourage__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discourage__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://discourage__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.390d" geo="n_am" id="discourage__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discourage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discourage__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discourage__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3911" form="thirdps" id="discourage__24"><span class="vp" id="discourage__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discourages </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3913" eid="discourage__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3914" geo="br" id="discourage__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discourages__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discourages__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discourages__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3917" geo="n_am" id="discourage__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discourages__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discourages__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discourages__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.391a" form="past" id="discourage__31"><span class="vp" id="discourage__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discouraged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.391c" eid="discourage__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.391d" geo="br" id="discourage__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3920" geo="n_am" id="discourage__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3923" form="pastpart" id="discourage__38"><span class="vp" id="discourage__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discouraged </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3925" eid="discourage__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3926" geo="br" id="discourage__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3929" geo="n_am" id="discourage__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.392c" form="prespart" id="discourage__45"><span class="vp" id="discourage__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discouraging </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.392e" eid="discourage__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.392f" geo="br" id="discourage__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3932" geo="n_am" id="discourage__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fb2" id="discourage__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fb1" id="discourage__53" original="E39c.3817"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="discourage__54" original="E39c.3818"> to try to prevent something from happening or to prevent somebody from doing something, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2faf" id="discourage__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fae" id="discourage__56" original="E47f.-7884"><span class="cf" id="discourage__57" original="E81d.6b6a"><span class="exp" id="discourage__58"> discourage </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discourage__59" original="E47f.-7883"> The plan is designed to discourage the use of private cars. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2faa" id="discourage__60" original="E47f.-7881"><span class="x" id="discourage__61" original="E47f.-7880"> It is true that advertising has helped discourage drunken driving. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fa8" id="discourage__62" original="E867.-1c34"><span class="cf" id="discourage__63" original="E39c.381b"><span class="exp" id="discourage__64"> discourage </span> somebody (from doing something) </span><span class="x" id="discourage__65" original="E867.-1c33"> Corporations did these things to discourage their workers from joining unions. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fa4" id="discourage__66" original="E39c.3823" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://encourage" title="encourage definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fa3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.3a94" id="discourage__67" original="E39c.3824"><span class="xh" id="discourage__68"> encourage </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2fa0" id="discourage__69" original="E39c.381c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="discourage__70" original="E39c.381d"> to make somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f9e" id="discourage__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f9d" id="discourage__72" original="E867.-1c32"><span class="cf" id="discourage__73" original="E39c.3821"><span class="exp" id="discourage__74"> discourage </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="discourage__75" original="E867.-1c31"> Economic and political risks have discouraged foreign investors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f99" id="discourage__76" original="E47f.-787f"><span class="cf" id="discourage__77" original="E39c.3819"><span class="exp" id="discourage__78"> discourage </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discourage__79" original="E47f.-787e"> Higher interest rates will discourage borrowing and spending. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f95" id="discourage__80" original="E867.-1c30"><span class="cf" id="discourage__81" original="E39c.3822"><span class="exp" id="discourage__82"> discourage </span> somebody from doing something </span><span class="x" id="discourage__83" original="E867.-1c2f"> These drugs may have adverse effects that discourage patients from continuing treatment. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f91" id="discourage__84" original="E47f.-787d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://encourage" title="encourage (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f90" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.3ad8" id="discourage__85" original="E47f.-787c"><span class="xh" id="discourage__86"> encourage </span><span class="xs" id="discourage__87"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 1 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f8d" id="discourage__88"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f8c" id="discourage__89" original="E47f.-787b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f8b" id="discourage__90"><span class="dr" id="discourage__91" original="E47f.-787a"> discouraged </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f82" id="discourage__92" original="E47f.-7877"><span class="pos" id="discourage__93" original="E47f.-7876"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6338" eid="discourage__94" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3900" geo="br" id="discourage__95" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__96"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraged__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraged__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3903" geo="n_am" id="discourage__97" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__98"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraged__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraged__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f80" id="discourage__99"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" id="discourage__100" original="E47f.-7874"> not usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f7e" id="discourage__101"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f7d" id="discourage__102" original="E47f.-7873"><span class="x" id="discourage__103" original="E47f.-7872"> Teachers became discouraged, and returned to more conventional methods. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f7b" id="discourage__104"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f7a" id="discourage__105" original="E47f.-7871"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f79" id="discourage__106"><span class="dr" id="discourage__107" original="E47f.-7870"> discouraging </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f70" id="discourage__108" original="E47f.-786c"><span class="pos" id="discourage__109" original="E47f.-786b"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6337" eid="discourage__110" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3935" geo="br" id="discourage__111" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__112"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraging__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraging__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3938" geo="n_am" id="discourage__113" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourage__114"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discouraging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discouraging__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discouraging__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f6e" id="discourage__115"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f6d" id="discourage__116" original="E47f.-786a"><span class="x" id="discourage__117" original="E47f.-7869"> The government's attitude is highly discouraging. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f6b" id="discourage__118" original="E47f.-7868" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://encouraging" title="encouraging definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f6a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.3b34" id="discourage__119" original="E47f.-7867"><span class="xh" id="discourage__120"> encouraging </span></span></a></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5a96" id="discourage__121" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discourage" title="discourage definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5a95" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-7014" id="discourage__122" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discourage__123"> discourage </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f68" id="discourse" original="E39c.385b" sum="1584"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f67" id="discourse__1" original="E39c.385c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f66" id="discourse__2" original="E39c.385d"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discourse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f58" id="discourse__7" original="E39c.3865"><span class="pos" id="discourse__8" original="E39c.3866"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7067" eid="discourse__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3af8" geo="br" id="discourse__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourse__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskɔːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discourse__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discourse__gb_4.ogg" href="sound://discourse__gb_4.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3afc" geo="n_am" id="discourse__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discourse__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪskɔːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discourse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discourse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discourse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f56" id="discourse__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f55" id="discourse__15" original="E8f2.-7f28"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f54" id="discourse__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discourse__17" original="E8f2.-7f2b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discourse__18" original="E8f2.-7f2c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discourse__19" original="E8f2.-7f25"> written or spoken communication, especially a discussion within society about a serious subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f50" id="discourse__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f4f" id="discourse__21" original="E8f2.-7f24"><span class="cf" id="discourse__22" original="E8e9.-7b8b"> in… <span class="exp" id="discourse__23"> discourse </span></span><span class="x" id="discourse__24" original="E8f2.-7f23"> McPherson observes that in Australian discourse ‘otherness’ is perceived negatively. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f4b" id="discourse__25" original="E8f2.-7f21"><span class="cf" id="discourse__26" original="E8f2.-7f22"><span class="exp" id="discourse__27"> discourse </span> about/on something </span><span class="x" id="discourse__28" original="E8f2.-7f20"> Parents in this study had concerns that related closely to the public discourse about the dangers of childhood. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f47" id="discourse__29" original="E8f2.-7f1f"><span class="cf" id="discourse__30" original="E8d4.-7de0"><span class="exp" id="discourse__31"> discourse </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="discourse__32" original="E8f2.-7f1e"> Taylor explores several themes within the new discourses of identity and multiculturalism. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f43" id="discourse__33" original="E8f2.-7f0b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discourse__34"> adjective + discourse </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f41" id="discourse__35"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f40" id="discourse__36" original="E8f2.-7f07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f3f" id="discourse__37"><span class="coll" id="discourse__38" original="E8f2.-7f06"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f3d" id="discourse__39" original="E8f2.-7f05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f3c" id="discourse__40"><span class="coll" id="discourse__41" original="E8f2.-7f04"> academic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f3a" id="discourse__42"><span class="coll" id="discourse__43" original="E8f2.-7f03"> scholarly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f38" id="discourse__44" original="E8f2.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f37" id="discourse__45"><span class="coll" id="discourse__46" original="E8f2.-7f01"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f35" id="discourse__47" original="E8f2.-7f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f34" id="discourse__48"><span class="coll" id="discourse__49" original="E8f2.-7eff"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f32" id="discourse__50" original="E8f2.-7efe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f31" id="discourse__51"><span class="coll" id="discourse__52" original="E8f2.-7efd"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f2f" id="discourse__53" original="E8f2.-7efc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f2e" id="discourse__54"><span class="coll" id="discourse__55" original="E8f2.-7efb"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f2c" id="discourse__56" original="E8f2.-7ef0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f2b" id="discourse__57" original="E8e9.-7b85"><span class="x" id="discourse__58" original="E8e9.-7b84"> Modern critical discourses on ancient Greece have also been influenced by cinema. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f29" id="discourse__59"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f28" id="discourse__60" original="E8f2.-7eeb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f27" id="discourse__61"><span class="coll" id="discourse__62" original="E8f2.-7eea"> contemporary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f25" id="discourse__63" original="E8f2.-7ee9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f24" id="discourse__64"><span class="coll" id="discourse__65" original="E8f2.-7ee8"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f22" id="discourse__66" original="E8f2.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f21" id="discourse__67"><span class="coll" id="discourse__68" original="E8f2.-7ee6"> dominant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f1f" id="discourse__69" original="E8f2.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f1e" id="discourse__70"><span class="coll" id="discourse__71" original="E8f2.-7ee4"> official </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f1c" id="discourse__72" original="E8f2.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f1b" id="discourse__73"><span class="coll" id="discourse__74" original="E8f2.-7ee2"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f19" id="discourse__75" original="E8e9.-7adf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f18" id="discourse__76"><span class="coll" id="discourse__77" original="E8e9.-7ade"> popular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f16" id="discourse__78" original="E8f2.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f15" id="discourse__79"><span class="coll" id="discourse__80" original="E8f2.-7edf"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f13" id="discourse__81" original="E8f2.-7efa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f12" id="discourse__82"><span class="coll" id="discourse__83" original="E8f2.-7ef9"> democratic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f10" id="discourse__84" original="E8f2.-7ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f0f" id="discourse__85"><span class="coll" id="discourse__86" original="E8f2.-7ef7"> colonial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f0d" id="discourse__87" original="E8f2.-7ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f0c" id="discourse__88"><span class="coll" id="discourse__89" original="E8f2.-7ef5"> nationalist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f0a" id="discourse__90" original="E8f2.-7ef4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f09" id="discourse__91"><span class="coll" id="discourse__92" original="E8f2.-7ef3"> feminist </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f07" id="discourse__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f06" id="discourse__94" original="E8f2.-7edd"><span class="x" id="discourse__95" original="E8f2.-7edc"> Neil Postman (1985) argued that television turns rational discourse into decontextualized fragments. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f04" id="discourse__96" original="E8f2.-7ed8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discourse__97"> verb + discourse </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f02" id="discourse__98"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f01" id="discourse__99" original="E8f2.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2f00" id="discourse__100"><span class="coll" id="discourse__101" original="E8f2.-7ed6"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2efe" id="discourse__102" original="E8f2.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2efd" id="discourse__103"><span class="coll" id="discourse__104" original="E8f2.-7ed4"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2efb" id="discourse__105" original="E8f2.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2efa" id="discourse__106"><span class="coll" id="discourse__107" original="E8f2.-7ed2"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ef8" id="discourse__108" original="E8f2.-7ed1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ef7" id="discourse__109"><span class="coll" id="discourse__110" original="E8f2.-7ed0"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ef5" id="discourse__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ef4" id="discourse__112" original="E8f2.-7ece"><span class="x" id="discourse__113" original="E8f2.-7ecd"> These organizations have played a major role in shaping global policy discourse on Africa. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ef2" id="discourse__114" original="E8f2.-7f29"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ef1" id="discourse__115"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discourse__116" original="E8f2.-7f1b"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discourse__117" original="E8f2.-7f1c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discourse__118" original="E8f2.-7f19"> a point of view shared by a group, expressed through writing, speech or art </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eed" id="discourse__119"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eec" id="discourse__120" original="E8f2.-7f18"><span class="cf" id="discourse__121" original="E8e9.-7b8a"> in… <span class="exp" id="discourse__122"> discourse </span></span><span class="x" id="discourse__123" original="E8f2.-7f17"> Schreiber demonstrates how counter-feminism exploits the weaknesses in feminist discourse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ee8" id="discourse__124" original="E8f2.-7f16"><span class="cf" id="discourse__125" original="E8e9.-7b89"><span class="exp" id="discourse__126"> discourse </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="discourse__127" original="E8f2.-7f15"> Painters provided images of peasants that shaped competing discourses about the nature of rural life. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ee4" id="discourse__128" original="E8f2.-7f0a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discourse__129"> adjective + discourse </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ee2" id="discourse__130"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ee1" id="discourse__131" original="E8f2.-7f07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ee0" id="discourse__132"><span class="coll" id="discourse__133" original="E8f2.-7f06"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ede" id="discourse__134" original="E8f2.-7f05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2edd" id="discourse__135"><span class="coll" id="discourse__136" original="E8f2.-7f04"> academic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2edb" id="discourse__137"><span class="coll" id="discourse__138" original="E8f2.-7f03"> scholarly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ed9" id="discourse__139" original="E8f2.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ed8" id="discourse__140"><span class="coll" id="discourse__141" original="E8f2.-7f01"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ed6" id="discourse__142" original="E8f2.-7f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ed5" id="discourse__143"><span class="coll" id="discourse__144" original="E8f2.-7eff"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ed3" id="discourse__145" original="E8f2.-7efe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ed2" id="discourse__146"><span class="coll" id="discourse__147" original="E8f2.-7efd"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ed0" id="discourse__148" original="E8f2.-7efc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ecf" id="discourse__149"><span class="coll" id="discourse__150" original="E8f2.-7efb"> political </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ecd" id="discourse__151"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ecc" id="discourse__152" original="E8f2.-7eeb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ecb" id="discourse__153"><span class="coll" id="discourse__154" original="E8f2.-7eea"> contemporary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ec9" id="discourse__155" original="E8f2.-7ee9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ec8" id="discourse__156"><span class="coll" id="discourse__157" original="E8f2.-7ee8"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ec6" id="discourse__158" original="E8f2.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ec5" id="discourse__159"><span class="coll" id="discourse__160" original="E8f2.-7ee6"> dominant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ec3" id="discourse__161" original="E8f2.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ec2" id="discourse__162"><span class="coll" id="discourse__163" original="E8f2.-7ee4"> official </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ec0" id="discourse__164" original="E8f2.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ebf" id="discourse__165"><span class="coll" id="discourse__166" original="E8f2.-7ee2"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ebd" id="discourse__167" original="E8e9.-7adf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ebc" id="discourse__168"><span class="coll" id="discourse__169" original="E8e9.-7ade"> popular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eba" id="discourse__170" original="E8f2.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eb9" id="discourse__171"><span class="coll" id="discourse__172" original="E8f2.-7edf"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eb7" id="discourse__173" original="E8f2.-7efa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eb6" id="discourse__174"><span class="coll" id="discourse__175" original="E8f2.-7ef9"> democratic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eb4" id="discourse__176" original="E8f2.-7ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eb3" id="discourse__177"><span class="coll" id="discourse__178" original="E8f2.-7ef7"> colonial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eb1" id="discourse__179" original="E8f2.-7ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eb0" id="discourse__180"><span class="coll" id="discourse__181" original="E8f2.-7ef5"> nationalist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eae" id="discourse__182" original="E8f2.-7ef4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ead" id="discourse__183"><span class="coll" id="discourse__184" original="E8f2.-7ef3"> feminist </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eab" id="discourse__185"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2eaa" id="discourse__186" original="E8f2.-7eef"><span class="x" id="discourse__187" original="E8f2.-7eee"> The dominant Western discourse that sees Third World women as passive has been challenged by feminists. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ea8" id="discourse__188" original="E8f2.-7ed8" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discourse__189"> verb + discourse </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ea6" id="discourse__190"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ea5" id="discourse__191" original="E8f2.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ea4" id="discourse__192"><span class="coll" id="discourse__193" original="E8f2.-7ed6"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ea2" id="discourse__194" original="E8f2.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ea1" id="discourse__195"><span class="coll" id="discourse__196" original="E8f2.-7ed4"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e9f" id="discourse__197" original="E8f2.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e9e" id="discourse__198"><span class="coll" id="discourse__199" original="E8f2.-7ed2"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e9c" id="discourse__200" original="E8f2.-7ed1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e9b" id="discourse__201"><span class="coll" id="discourse__202" original="E8f2.-7ed0"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e99" id="discourse__203"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e98" id="discourse__204" original="E448.-5982"><span class="x" id="discourse__205" original="E448.-5981"> These conceptions currently dominate official discourse. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e96" id="discourse__206" original="E39c.386a"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e95" id="discourse__207"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discourse__208" original="E39c.386c"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discourse__209" original="E39c.386f"> a long, serious talk or piece of writing that discusses a subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e92" id="discourse__210"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e91" id="discourse__211" original="E8f2.-7f14"><span class="x" id="discourse__212" original="E8f2.-7f13"> The book looks more like an extended PowerPoint presentation than an academic discourse. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e8f" id="discourse__213" original="E8f2.-7f11"><span class="cf" id="discourse__214" original="E8f2.-7f12"><span class="exp" id="discourse__215"> discourse </span> on/about something </span><span class="x" id="discourse__216" original="E8f2.-7f10"> The many recent discourses on sexuality share a common focus on ‘truth-telling’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e8b" id="discourse__217" original="E39c.3870"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e8a" id="discourse__218"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discourse__219" original="E39c.3872"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e88" id="discourse__220"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="discourse__221" subj="ling"> linguistics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="discourse__222" original="E39c.3874"> the use of language in speech and writing in order to produce meaning </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e85" id="discourse__223"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e84" id="discourse__224" original="E8f2.-7f0f"><span class="x" id="discourse__225" original="E8f2.-7f0e"> Research suggests that up to 70% of language (spoken and written discourse) is comprised of fixed expressions. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="discourse__226" original="E8e9.-7b87" un="help"> In linguistics, spoken and written <span class="eb" id="discourse__227" original="E8e9.-7b86"> discourse </span> is studied, usually in order to see how the different parts of a text are connected. </span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4dc1" id="discourse__228" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="discourse__229"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4dbf" id="discourse__230" original="E8f2.-7f0c"><span class="shcut" id="discourse__231" original="E8f2.-7f2a"> adjective + discourse </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4dbd" id="discourse__232" original="E8f2.-7f0b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4dbc" id="discourse__233" original="E8f2.-7f07"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4dbb" id="discourse__234" original="E8f2.-7f06"><span class="coll" id="discourse__235"> critical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4db9" id="discourse__236" original="E8f2.-7f05"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4db8" id="discourse__237" original="E8f2.-7f04"><span class="coll" id="discourse__238"> academic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4db6" id="discourse__239" original="E8f2.-7f03"><span class="coll" id="discourse__240"> scholarly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4db4" id="discourse__241" original="E8f2.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4db3" id="discourse__242" original="E8f2.-7f01"><span class="coll" id="discourse__243"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4db1" id="discourse__244" original="E8f2.-7f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4db0" id="discourse__245" original="E8f2.-7eff"><span class="coll" id="discourse__246"> scientific </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4dae" id="discourse__247" original="E8f2.-7efe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4dad" id="discourse__248" original="E8f2.-7efd"><span class="coll" id="discourse__249"> religious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4dab" id="discourse__250" original="E8f2.-7efc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4daa" id="discourse__251" original="E8f2.-7efb"><span class="coll" id="discourse__252"> political </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4da8" id="discourse__253" original="E8f2.-7ef0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4da7" id="discourse__254" original="E8e9.-7b85"><span class="x" id="discourse__255" original="E8e9.-7b84"> Modern critical discourses on ancient Greece have also been influenced by cinema. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4da5" id="discourse__256" original="E8f2.-7eed"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4da4" id="discourse__257" original="E8f2.-7eeb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4da3" id="discourse__258" original="E8f2.-7eea"><span class="coll" id="discourse__259"> contemporary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4da1" id="discourse__260" original="E8f2.-7ee9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4da0" id="discourse__261" original="E8f2.-7ee8"><span class="coll" id="discourse__262"> prevailing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d9e" id="discourse__263" original="E8f2.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d9d" id="discourse__264" original="E8f2.-7ee6"><span class="coll" id="discourse__265"> dominant </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d9b" id="discourse__266" original="E8f2.-7ee5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d9a" id="discourse__267" original="E8f2.-7ee4"><span class="coll" id="discourse__268"> official </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d98" id="discourse__269" original="E8f2.-7ee3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d97" id="discourse__270" original="E8f2.-7ee2"><span class="coll" id="discourse__271"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d95" id="discourse__272" original="E8e9.-7adf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d94" id="discourse__273" original="E8e9.-7ade"><span class="coll" id="discourse__274"> popular </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d92" id="discourse__275" original="E8f2.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d91" id="discourse__276" original="E8f2.-7edf"><span class="coll" id="discourse__277"> rational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d8f" id="discourse__278" original="E8f2.-7efa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d8e" id="discourse__279" original="E8f2.-7ef9"><span class="coll" id="discourse__280"> democratic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d8c" id="discourse__281" original="E8f2.-7ef8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d8b" id="discourse__282" original="E8f2.-7ef7"><span class="coll" id="discourse__283"> colonial </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d89" id="discourse__284" original="E8f2.-7ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d88" id="discourse__285" original="E8f2.-7ef5"><span class="coll" id="discourse__286"> nationalist </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d86" id="discourse__287" original="E8f2.-7ef4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d85" id="discourse__288" original="E8f2.-7ef3"><span class="coll" id="discourse__289"> feminist </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d83" id="discourse__290" original="E8f2.-7ede"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d82" id="discourse__291" original="E8f2.-7eef"><span class="x" id="discourse__292" original="E8f2.-7eee"> The dominant Western discourse that sees Third World women as passive has been challenged by feminists. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d80" id="discourse__293" original="E8f2.-7edd"><span class="x" id="discourse__294" original="E8f2.-7edc"> Neil Postman (1985) argued that television turns rational discourse into decontextualized fragments. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d7e" id="discourse__295" original="E8f2.-7edb"><span class="shcut" id="discourse__296" original="E8f2.-7eda"> verb + discourse </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d7c" id="discourse__297" original="E8f2.-7ed9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d7b" id="discourse__298" original="E8f2.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d7a" id="discourse__299" original="E8f2.-7ed6"><span class="coll" id="discourse__300"> shape </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d78" id="discourse__301" original="E8f2.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d77" id="discourse__302" original="E8f2.-7ed4"><span class="coll" id="discourse__303"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d75" id="discourse__304" original="E8f2.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d74" id="discourse__305" original="E8f2.-7ed2"><span class="coll" id="discourse__306"> challenge </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d72" id="discourse__307" original="E8f2.-7ed1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d71" id="discourse__308" original="E8f2.-7ed0"><span class="coll" id="discourse__309"> analyse </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d6f" id="discourse__310" original="E8f2.-7ecf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d6e" id="discourse__311" original="E8f2.-7ece"><span class="x" id="discourse__312" original="E8f2.-7ecd"> These organizations have played a major role in shaping global policy discourse on Africa. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d6c" id="discourse__313" original="E448.-5982"><span class="x" id="discourse__314" original="E448.-5981"> These conceptions currently dominate official discourse. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5a36" id="discourse__315" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discourse_1" title="discourse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5a35" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6f7d" id="discourse__316" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discourse__317"> discourse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e80" id="discover" original="E39c.38e1" sum="1251"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e7f" id="discover__1" original="E39c.38e2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e7e" id="discover__2" original="E39c.38e3"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discover </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e70" id="discover__9" original="E39c.38ed"><span class="pos" id="discover__10" original="E39c.38ee"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6322" eid="discover__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c63" geo="br" id="discover__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discover__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discover__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discover__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c66" geo="n_am" id="discover__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discover__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discover__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discover__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.19c2" id="discover__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c30" form="root" id="discover__17"><span class="vp" id="discover__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discover </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c32" eid="discover__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c33" geo="br" id="discover__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discover__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discover__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discover__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c36" geo="n_am" id="discover__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discover__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discover__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discover__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c39" form="thirdps" id="discover__24"><span class="vp" id="discover__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discovers </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c3b" eid="discover__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c3c" geo="br" id="discover__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvəz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discovers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovers__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discovers__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c3f" geo="n_am" id="discover__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvərz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discovers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovers__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discovers__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c42" form="past" id="discover__31"><span class="vp" id="discover__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discovered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c44" eid="discover__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c45" geo="br" id="discover__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discovered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discovered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c48" geo="n_am" id="discover__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discovered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discovered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c4b" form="pastpart" id="discover__38"><span class="vp" id="discover__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discovered </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c4d" eid="discover__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c4e" geo="br" id="discover__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discovered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discovered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c51" geo="n_am" id="discover__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discovered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discovered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c54" form="prespart" id="discover__45"><span class="vp" id="discover__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discovering </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c56" eid="discover__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c57" geo="br" id="discover__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discovering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovering__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discovering__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c5a" geo="n_am" id="discover__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discovering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovering__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discovering__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e40" id="discover__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e3f" id="discover__53" original="E39c.3913"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="discover__54" original="E39c.3914"> to find some new information about something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e3d" id="discover__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e3c" id="discover__56" original="E8d7.-7694"><span class="cf" id="discover__57" original="E39c.3915"><span class="exp" id="discover__58"> discover </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discover__59" original="E8d7.-7693"> From the data, they discovered evidence of sex discrimination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e38" id="discover__60" original="E8d7.-7690"><span class="cf" id="discover__61" original="E39c.3916"><span class="exp" id="discover__62"> discover </span> (that)… </span><span class="x" id="discover__63" original="E8d7.-768f"> The police discovered that bribes had been paid to top officials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e34" id="discover__64" original="E8d7.-768e"><span class="cf" id="discover__65" original="E39c.3917"><span class="exp" id="discover__66"> discover </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="discover__67" original="E8d7.-768d"> Much research has aimed at discovering how using the Internet affects our social interactions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e30" id="discover__68" original="E8d7.-768c"><span class="cf" id="discover__69" original="E39c.3918"> it is discovered that… </span><span class="x" id="discover__70" original="E8d7.-768b"> It was discovered that he had defrauded the company. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e2d" id="discover__71" original="E8d7.-768a"><span class="cf" id="discover__72" original="E39c.3919"> somebody/something is discovered to be/have… </span><span class="x" id="discover__73" original="E8d7.-7689"> Many people were discovered to be practising the old religion in secret. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e2a" id="discover__74" original="E39c.390b"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="discover__75" original="E39c.390c"><span class="exp" id="discover__76"> discover </span> something </span><span class="def" id="discover__77" original="E39c.390d"> to be the first person to realize that a particular thing or place exists </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e26" id="discover__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e25" id="discover__79" original="E8d7.-7688"><span class="x" id="discover__80" original="E8d7.-7687"> In 1985, Kroto and Smalley discovered a new form of carbon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e23" id="discover__81" original="E8d7.-7686"><span class="x" id="discover__82" original="E8d7.-7685"> At this time, Europeans began to ‘discover’ what they called the ‘New World’. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e21" id="discover__83" original="E39c.390e"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="discover__84" original="E39c.3910"><span class="exp" id="discover__85"> discover </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="discover__86" original="E39c.390f"> to find somebody/something that was hidden or that you did not expect to find </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e1d" id="discover__87"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e1c" id="discover__88" original="E8d7.-7684"><span class="x" id="discover__89" original="E8d7.-7683"> The data shows that only 40% of these impact craters may have been discovered. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e1a" id="discover__90" original="E8d7.-7682"><span class="x" id="discover__91" original="E8d7.-7681"> The latest writing of Maslow, discovered after his death, counters this claim. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e18" id="discover__92"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e17" id="discover__93" original="E39c.391f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e16" id="discover__94"><span class="dr" id="discover__95" original="E39c.3920"> discoverer </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e0c" id="discover__99" original="E39c.3927"><span class="pos" id="discover__100" original="E39c.3928"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6321" eid="discover__101" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c5d" geo="br" id="discover__102" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__103"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvərə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discoverer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discoverer__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discoverer__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3c60" geo="n_am" id="discover__104" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discover__105"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvərər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discoverer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discoverer__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discoverer__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e0a" id="discover__106"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e09" id="discover__107" original="E8d7.-7680"><span class="x" id="discover__108" original="E8d7.-767f"> This whole process, known as the Calvin cycle after its discoverer, is shown in Fig.18.10. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-591c" id="discover__109" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discover" title="discover definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-591b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6edf" id="discover__110" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discover__111"> discover </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discovery
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e07" id="discovery" original="E39c.3929" sum="939"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e06" id="discovery__1" original="E39c.392a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2e05" id="discovery__2" original="E39c.392b"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discovery </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dfa" id="discovery__7" original="E39c.3933"><span class="pos" id="discovery__8" original="E39c.3934"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6314" eid="discovery__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3d6d" geo="br" id="discovery__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discovery__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disco/discovery__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovery__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discovery__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3d70" geo="n_am" id="discovery__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discovery__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌvəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disco/discovery__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disco/discovery__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://discovery__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2df8" id="discovery__14" original="E39c.3935"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2df5" form="pl" id="discovery__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="discovery__16" original="E39c.3939"> discoveries </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2df3" id="discovery__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2df2" id="discovery__18" original="E39c.393a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2df1" id="discovery__19"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discovery__20" original="E39c.393c"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discovery__21" original="E39c.393d"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discovery__22" original="E39c.393e"> an act or the process of finding somebody/something, or learning about something that was not known about before </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ded" id="discovery__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dec" id="discovery__24" original="E90a.-7fff"><span class="cf" id="discovery__25" original="E39c.393f"><span class="exp" id="discovery__26"> discovery </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="discovery__27" original="E90a.-7ffe"> Crick and Watson are best known for their discovery of the structure of DNA. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2de8" id="discovery__28" original="E90a.-7ffd"><span class="x" id="discovery__29" original="E90a.-7ffc"> Chiasson claims the Chinese established a colony on Cape Breton Island following the discovery of gold. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2de6" id="discovery__30" original="E90a.-7ffb"><span class="cf" id="discovery__31" original="E39c.3940"><span class="exp" id="discovery__32"> discovery </span> (that…) </span><span class="x" id="discovery__33" original="E90a.-7ffa"> This led to the groundbreaking discovery that human somatic cells can be reprogrammed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2de2" id="discovery__34" original="E90a.-7ff8"><span class="cf" id="discovery__35" original="E90a.-7ff9"><span class="exp" id="discovery__36"> discovery </span> about something/somebody </span><span class="x" id="discovery__37" original="E90a.-7ff7"> They have used genetics to make discoveries about the biology of behaviour. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dde" id="discovery__38" original="E39c.3941"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ddd" id="discovery__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discovery__40" original="E39c.3943"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discovery__41" original="E39c.3944"> a thing, fact or person that is found or learned about for the first time </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dda" id="discovery__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dd9" id="discovery__43" original="E8d4.-7d6f"><span class="x" id="discovery__44" original="E8d4.-7d6e"> New discoveries and advances are usually published first in journals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dd7" id="discovery__45" original="E8d4.-7d6d"><span class="x" id="discovery__46" original="E8d4.-7d6c"> Important discoveries have arisen from visualizing information in map form. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-58c9" id="discovery__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discovery" title="discovery definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-58c8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6e6a" id="discovery__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discovery__49"> discovery </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discredit
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dd5" id="discredit" original="E39c.3945" sum="615"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dd4" id="discredit__1" original="E39c.3946"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dd3" id="discredit__2" original="E39c.3947"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discredit </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2dc6" id="discredit__9" original="E39c.3952"><span class="pos" id="discredit__10" original="E39c.3953"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-630d" eid="discredit__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e8d" geo="br" id="discredit__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discredit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discredit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e90" geo="n_am" id="discredit__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discredit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discredit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.19f0" id="discredit__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e60" form="root" id="discredit__17"><span class="vp" id="discredit__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discredit </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e62" eid="discredit__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e63" geo="br" id="discredit__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discredit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredit__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discredit__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e66" geo="n_am" id="discredit__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discredit__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredit__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discredit__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e69" form="thirdps" id="discredit__24"><span class="vp" id="discredit__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discredits </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e6b" eid="discredit__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e6c" geo="br" id="discredit__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discredits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredits__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discredits__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e6f" geo="n_am" id="discredit__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discredits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredits__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discredits__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e72" form="past" id="discredit__31"><span class="vp" id="discredit__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discredited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e74" eid="discredit__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e75" geo="br" id="discredit__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discredited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discredited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e78" geo="n_am" id="discredit__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discredited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discredited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e7b" form="pastpart" id="discredit__38"><span class="vp" id="discredit__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discredited </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e7d" eid="discredit__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e7e" geo="br" id="discredit__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discredited__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredited__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discredited__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e81" geo="n_am" id="discredit__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discredited__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discredited__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discredited__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e84" form="prespart" id="discredit__45"><span class="vp" id="discredit__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discrediting </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e86" eid="discredit__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e87" geo="br" id="discredit__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discrediting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrediting__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discrediting__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.3e8a" geo="n_am" id="discredit__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discredit__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkredɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discrediting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrediting__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discrediting__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d9a" id="discredit__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d99" id="discredit__53" original="E39c.3970"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="discredit__54" original="E39c.3971"><span class="exp" id="discredit__55"> discredit </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="discredit__56" original="E39c.3972"> to make people stop respecting somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d95" id="discredit__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d94" id="discredit__58" original="E81d.6c7b"><span class="x" id="discredit__59" original="E81d.6c7c"> He quietly took every opportunity to discredit rivals. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d92" id="discredit__60" original="E867.-1b9e"><span class="x" id="discredit__61" original="E867.-1b9d"> Reimarus was not the first to attempt to discredit orthodox Christianity. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d90" id="discredit__62" original="E39c.3973"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="discredit__63" original="E39c.3974"><span class="exp" id="discredit__64"> discredit </span> something </span><span class="def" id="discredit__65" original="E39c.3975"> to make people stop believing that something is true; to make something appear unlikely to be true </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d8c" id="discredit__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d8b" id="discredit__67" original="E867.-1b9c"><span class="x" id="discredit__68" original="E867.-1b9b"> Both industries have sought to discredit evidence about the harm caused by their products. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5867" id="discredit__69" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discredit_1" title="discredit definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5866" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6e34" id="discredit__70" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discredit__71"> discredit </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discrepancy
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d89" id="discrepancy" original="E39c.39c0" sum="501"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d88" id="discrepancy__1" original="E39c.39c1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d87" id="discrepancy__2" original="E39c.39c2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discrepancy </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d7c" id="discrepancy__7" original="E39c.39ca"><span class="pos" id="discrepancy__8" original="E39c.39cb"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6306" eid="discrepancy__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.40cd" geo="br" id="discrepancy__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrepancy__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkrepənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discrepancy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrepancy__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discrepancy__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.40d0" geo="n_am" id="discrepancy__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrepancy__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkrepənsi <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discrepancy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrepancy__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discrepancy__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d7a" id="discrepancy__14" original="E39c.39cc"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d77" form="pl" id="discrepancy__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="discrepancy__16" original="E39c.39d0"> discrepancies </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d75" id="discrepancy__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d74" id="discrepancy__18" original="E39c.39d4"><span class="def" id="discrepancy__19" original="E39c.39d5"> a difference between two or more things that should be the same </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d72" id="discrepancy__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d71" id="discrepancy__21" original="E8d7.-7b18"><span class="cf" id="discrepancy__22" original="E39c.39d7"><span class="exp" id="discrepancy__23"> discrepancy </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="discrepancy__24" original="E8d7.-7b17"> This research aims to explain the discrepancies between economic results and accountancy results. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d6d" id="discrepancy__25" original="E8d7.-7b16"><span class="cf" id="discrepancy__26" original="E39c.39d6"><span class="exp" id="discrepancy__27"> discrepancy </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="discrepancy__28" original="E8d7.-7b15"> To understand the apparent discrepancy in the results, it is necessary to consider the techniques used to create the models. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-583e" id="discrepancy__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discrepancy" title="discrepancy definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-583d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6d97" id="discrepancy__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discrepancy__31"> discrepancy </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discrete
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d69" id="discrete" original="E39c.39d8" sum="487"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d68" id="discrete__1" original="E39c.39d9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d67" id="discrete__2" original="E39c.39da"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discrete </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d5e" id="discrete__4" original="E39c.39df"><span class="pos" id="discrete__5" original="E39c.39e0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62ff" eid="discrete__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4109" geo="br" id="discrete__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrete__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskriːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discrete__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrete__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discrete__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.410c" geo="n_am" id="discrete__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrete__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskriːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discrete__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrete__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discrete__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d5c" id="discrete__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d5b" id="discrete__12" original="E39c.39e5"><span class="def" id="discrete__13" original="E39c.39e6"> independent of other things of the same type </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d59" id="discrete__14" original="E39c.39e7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://separate1" title="separate1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d58" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.572a" id="discrete__15" original="E39c.39e8"><span class="xh" id="discrete__16"> separate </span><span class="xhm" id="discrete__17"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d55" id="discrete__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d54" id="discrete__19" original="E8d4.-7d23"><span class="x" id="discrete__20" original="E8d4.-7d22"> It is usual to divide resources into two discrete categories: stock resources and renewable resources. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d52" id="discrete__21" original="E90a.-7ff6"><span class="x" id="discrete__22" original="E90a.-7ff5"> The code is written as a series of discrete units, the genes, down the length of the chromosome. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d50" id="discrete__23" original="E8d4.-7d21"><span class="x" id="discrete__24" original="E8d4.-7d20"> DNA replication can be described as a series of discrete steps. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d4e" id="discrete__25"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d4d" id="discrete__26" original="E39c.39ea"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d4c" id="discrete__27"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="discrete__28" original="E39c.39eb"> discretely </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d44" id="discrete__29" original="E39c.39ef"><span class="pos" id="discrete__30" original="E39c.39f0"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62fe" eid="discrete__31" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4103" geo="br" id="discrete__32" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrete__33"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskriːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discretely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discretely__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discretely__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4106" geo="n_am" id="discrete__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrete__35"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskriːtli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discretely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discretely__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discretely__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d42" id="discrete__36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d41" id="discrete__37" original="E90a.-7ff4"><span class="x" id="discrete__38" original="E90a.-7ff3"> Qualitative data from the first questionnaire were analysed and similar data were categorized and discretely grouped. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5821" id="discrete__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discrete" title="discrete definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5820" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6d74" id="discrete__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discrete__41"> discrete </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discrete variable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d3f" id="discrete-variable" original="E586.-3d57" sum="125"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d3e" id="discrete-variable__1" original="E586.-3d56"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d3d" id="discrete-variable__2" original="E586.-3d55"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discrete variable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d36" id="discrete-variable__4" original="E586.-3d51"><span class="pos" id="discrete-variable__5" original="E586.-3d50"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d3b" eid="discrete-variable__6" original="E586.-3d58" source="ald9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.1336" geo="br" id="discrete-variable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrete-variable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌskriːt ˈveəriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discrete_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrete_variable_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discrete_variable_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.1339" geo="n_am" id="discrete-variable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrete-variable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌskriːt ˈveriəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discrete_variable_1_us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrete_variable_1_us_2.ogg" href="sound://discrete_variable_1_us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u7910718c93879680.49c7b2bb.15a5b15a31a.133c" geo="n_am" id="discrete-variable__11" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="discrete-variable__12"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌskriːt ˈværiəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discrete_variable_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrete_variable_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://discrete_variable_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d34" id="discrete-variable__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d33" id="discrete-variable__14" original="E586.-3d4f"><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d32" id="discrete-variable__15" original="E586.-3d4e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://categorical-variable" title="categorical variable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d31" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.5a88" id="discrete-variable__16" original="E586.-3d4d"><span class="xh" id="discrete-variable__17"> categorical variable </span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discretion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d2f" id="discretion" original="E39c.39fa" sum="1085"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d2e" id="discretion__1" original="E39c.39fb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d2d" id="discretion__2" original="E39c.39fc"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discretion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d25" id="discretion__4" original="E39c.3a01"><span class="pos" id="discretion__5" original="E39c.3a02"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62f1" eid="discretion__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4151" geo="br" id="discretion__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discretion__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskreʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discretion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discretion__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discretion__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4154" geo="n_am" id="discretion__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discretion__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskreʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discretion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discretion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discretion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d23" id="discretion__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d22" id="discretion__12" original="E39c.3a05"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d21" id="discretion__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discretion__14" original="E47f.-77e6"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="discretion__15" original="E47f.-77e5"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discretion__16" original="E39c.3a06"> the freedom or power to decide what should be done in a particular situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d1d" id="discretion__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d1c" id="discretion__18" original="E47f.-77e4"><span class="x" id="discretion__19" original="E47f.-77e3"> Employees need the skills and motivation to use their discretion to make decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d1a" id="discretion__20" original="E47f.-77e2"><span class="x" id="discretion__21" original="E47f.-77e1"> In the decisions relating to leave to appeal, the courts have exercised their discretion on a case by case basis. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d18" id="discretion__22" original="E47f.-77e0"><span class="x" id="discretion__23" original="E47f.-77df"> Trustees have a wide discretion to act as they think fit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d16" id="discretion__24" original="E867.-1b99"><span class="cf" id="discretion__25" original="E867.-1b9a"><span class="exp" id="discretion__26"> discretion </span> of somebody </span><span class="x" id="discretion__27" original="E867.-1b98"> In Russia, the education of serfs was left to the discretion of serf-owners. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d12" id="discretion__28" original="E39c.3a07"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d11" id="discretion__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discretion__30" original="E39c.3a04"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="discretion__31" original="E867.-1b94"><span class="exp" id="discretion__32"> discretion </span> (of somebody) </span><span class="def" id="discretion__33" original="E39c.3a08"> care in what you say or do, in order to keep something secret or to avoid causing <a class="ndv" href="entry://embarrassment" id="discretion__34"> embarrassment </a> to or difficulty for somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d0b" id="discretion__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d0a" id="discretion__36" original="E867.-1b93"><span class="x" id="discretion__37" original="E867.-1b92"> Politicians used to rely on the discretion of elite society to prevent the disclosure of their affairs. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d08" id="discretion__38" original="E39c.3a0f"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d07" id="discretion__39" original="E39c.3a10" sk="atdiscretion"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d06" id="discretion__40"><span class="idm" id="discretion__41" original="E39c.3a11"> at somebody's discretion </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d04" id="discretion__42"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d03" id="discretion__43"><span class="def" id="discretion__44" original="E39c.3a12"> according to what somebody decides or wishes to do </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d01" id="discretion__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2d00" id="discretion__46" original="E867.-1b91"><span class="x" id="discretion__47" original="E867.-1b90"> The period may be extended at the court's discretion. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-57de" id="discretion__48" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discretion" title="discretion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-57dd" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6d49" id="discretion__49" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discretion__50"> discretion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discretionary
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cfe" id="discretionary" original="E39c.3a18" sum="370"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cfd" id="discretionary__1" original="E39c.3a19"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cfc" id="discretionary__2" original="E39c.3a1a"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discretionary </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cf3" id="discretionary__4" original="E39c.3a1f"><span class="pos" id="discretionary__5" original="E39c.3a20"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62ea" eid="discretionary__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.419c" geo="br" id="discretionary__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discretionary__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskreʃənəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discretionary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discretionary__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discretionary__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.41a0" geo="n_am" id="discretionary__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discretionary__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskreʃəneri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discretionary__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discretionary__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discretionary__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cf1" id="discretionary__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="discretionary__12" original="E39c.3a22"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cef" id="discretionary__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cee" id="discretionary__14" original="E39c.3a24"><span class="def" id="discretionary__15" original="E39c.3a25"> decided according to the judgement of a person in authority about what is necessary in each particular situation; not decided by rules </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cec" id="discretionary__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ceb" id="discretionary__17" original="E867.-1b8f"><span class="x" id="discretionary__18" original="E867.-1b8e"> Statutes often confer wide discretionary powers on ministers and officials. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-57a5" id="discretionary__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discretionary" title="discretionary definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-57a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6d0d" id="discretionary__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discretionary__21"> discretionary </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discriminate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ce9" id="discriminate" original="E39c.3a26" sum="1320"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ce8" id="discriminate__1" original="E39c.3a27"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ce7" id="discriminate__2" original="E39c.3a28"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discriminate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cda" id="discriminate__9" original="E39c.3a32"><span class="pos" id="discriminate__10" original="E39c.3a33"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62e1" eid="discriminate__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.427c" geo="br" id="discriminate__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.427f" geo="n_am" id="discriminate__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1a1e" id="discriminate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4282" form="root" id="discriminate__17"><span class="vp" id="discriminate__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discriminate </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4284" eid="discriminate__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4285" geo="br" id="discriminate__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4288" geo="n_am" id="discriminate__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.428b" form="thirdps" id="discriminate__24"><span class="vp" id="discriminate__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discriminates </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.428d" eid="discriminate__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.428e" geo="br" id="discriminate__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminates__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminates__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4291" geo="n_am" id="discriminate__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminates__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminates__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4294" form="past" id="discriminate__31"><span class="vp" id="discriminate__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discriminated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4296" eid="discriminate__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4297" geo="br" id="discriminate__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.429a" geo="n_am" id="discriminate__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.429d" form="pastpart" id="discriminate__38"><span class="vp" id="discriminate__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discriminated </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.429f" eid="discriminate__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.42a0" geo="br" id="discriminate__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminated__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminated__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.42a3" geo="n_am" id="discriminate__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminated__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminated__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.42a6" form="prespart" id="discriminate__45"><span class="vp" id="discriminate__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discriminating </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.42a8" eid="discriminate__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.42a9" geo="br" id="discriminate__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.42ac" geo="n_am" id="discriminate__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminate__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cae" id="discriminate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cad" id="discriminate__53" original="E39c.3a50"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2cac" id="discriminate__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="discriminate__55" original="E39c.3a52"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="discriminate__56" original="E39c.3a53"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discriminate__57" original="E39c.3a54"> to recognize that there is a difference between people or things; to show a difference between people or things </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ca8" id="discriminate__58" original="E39c.3a55" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://differentiate" title="differentiate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ca7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-4790" id="discriminate__59" original="E39c.3a56"><span class="xh" id="discriminate__60"> differentiate </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://distinguish" title="distinguish definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ca4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-1973" id="discriminate__61" original="E39c.3a58"><span class="xh" id="discriminate__62"> distinguish </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ca1" id="discriminate__63"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ca0" id="discriminate__64" original="E90a.-7f2f"><span class="cf" id="discriminate__65" original="E39c.3a5a"><span class="exp" id="discriminate__66"> discriminate </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="discriminate__67" original="E90a.-7f2e"> After a training phase, the bats were able to discriminate between an oscillating and a motionless target. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c9c" id="discriminate__68" original="E90a.-7f2d"><span class="cf" id="discriminate__69" original="E90a.-7f30"><span class="exp" id="discriminate__70"> discriminate </span> among somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="discriminate__71" original="E90a.-7f2c"> The real test of a model is whether it discriminates among alternative explanations of a phenomenon. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c98" id="discriminate__72" original="E90a.-7f2b"><span class="cf" id="discriminate__73" original="E39c.3a5c"><span class="exp" id="discriminate__74"> discriminate </span> A from B </span><span class="x" id="discriminate__75" original="E90a.-7f2a"> The technique can discriminate disease from a healthy state. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c94" id="discriminate__76" original="E90a.-7f29"><span class="cf" id="discriminate__77" original="E39c.3a5b"><span class="exp" id="discriminate__78"> discriminate </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discriminate__79" original="E90a.-7f28"> These parent birds are able to discriminate and reject parasitic eggs. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c90" id="discriminate__80" original="E39c.3a5d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c8f" id="discriminate__81"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="discriminate__82" original="E39c.3a5f"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discriminate__83" original="E39c.3a60"> to treat one person or group worse/better than another in an unfair way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c8c" id="discriminate__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c8b" id="discriminate__85" original="E90a.-7f27"><span class="cf" id="discriminate__86" original="E39c.3a61"><span class="exp" id="discriminate__87"> discriminate </span> against somebody </span><span class="x" id="discriminate__88" original="E90a.-7f26"> Welfare rules discriminated against those who had a husband present. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c87" id="discriminate__89" original="E90a.-7f25"><span class="cf" id="discriminate__90" original="E39c.3a62"><span class="exp" id="discriminate__91"> discriminate </span> in favour of somebody </span><span class="x" id="discriminate__92" original="E90a.-7f24"> The legislation discriminates in favour of women by requiring women-only shortlists. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c83" id="discriminate__93" original="E90a.-7f23"><span class="cf" id="discriminate__94" original="E39c.3a63"><span class="exp" id="discriminate__95"> discriminate </span> (against somebody) on the grounds/basis of something </span><span class="x" id="discriminate__96" original="E90a.-7f22"> The applicant claimed to have been discriminated against on the grounds of her disability. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-575b" id="discriminate__97" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discriminate" title="discriminate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-575a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6cf8" id="discriminate__98" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discriminate__99"> discriminate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discriminating
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c7f" id="discriminating" original="E39c.3a64" sum="306"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c7e" id="discriminating__1" original="E39c.3a65"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c7d" id="discriminating__2" original="E39c.3a66"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discriminating </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c75" id="discriminating__4" original="E39c.3a6b"><span class="pos" id="discriminating__5" original="E39c.3a6c"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62da" eid="discriminating__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4364" geo="br" id="discriminating__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminating__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminating__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminating__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4367" geo="n_am" id="discriminating__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminating__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminating__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminating__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c73" id="discriminating__11"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="discriminating__12" original="E39c.3a6e" reg="approv"> approving </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c71" id="discriminating__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c70" id="discriminating__14" original="E39c.3a6f"><span class="def" id="discriminating__15" original="E39c.3a70"> able to judge the good quality of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c6e" id="discriminating__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c6d" id="discriminating__17" original="E8f0.-7817"><span class="x" id="discriminating__18" original="E8f0.-7816"> These plays were written to entertain a wide, largely uneducated though discriminating audience. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-571c" id="discriminating__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discriminating" title="discriminating definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-571b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6ca9" id="discriminating__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discriminating__21"> discriminating </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discrimination
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c6b" id="discrimination" original="E39c.3a74" sum="1444"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c6a" id="discrimination__1" original="E39c.3a75"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c69" id="discrimination__2" original="E39c.3a76"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discrimination </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c5e" id="discrimination__7" original="E39c.3a7e"><span class="pos" id="discrimination__8" original="E39c.3a7f"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62d3" eid="discrimination__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4382" geo="br" id="discrimination__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrimination__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discrimination__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrimination__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discrimination__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4385" geo="n_am" id="discrimination__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discrimination__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discrimination__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discrimination__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discrimination__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c5c" id="discrimination__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c5b" id="discrimination__15" original="E39c.3a80"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c5a" id="discrimination__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discrimination__17" original="E39c.3a82"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discrimination__18" original="E39c.3a83"> the practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c57" id="discrimination__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c56" id="discrimination__20" original="E8db.-7c5b"><span class="x" id="discrimination__21" original="E8db.-7c5a"> Respondents were asked whether they had experienced any racial discrimination. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c54" id="discrimination__22" original="E8db.-7c59"><span class="cf" id="discrimination__23" original="E39c.3a84"><span class="exp" id="discrimination__24"> discrimination </span> against somebody </span><span class="x" id="discrimination__25" original="E8db.-7c58"> There is compelling evidence that discrimination against Asian Americans is not uncommon in US society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c50" id="discrimination__26" original="E8db.-7c57"><span class="cf" id="discrimination__27" original="E39c.3a85"><span class="exp" id="discrimination__28"> discrimination </span> in favour of somebody </span><span class="x" id="discrimination__29" original="E8db.-7c56"> Discrimination in favour of deprived groups can reduce these health inequalities. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c4c" id="discrimination__30" original="E8db.-7c55"><span class="cf" id="discrimination__31" original="E39c.3a86"><span class="exp" id="discrimination__32"> discrimination </span> on the grounds of something </span><span class="x" id="discrimination__33" original="E8db.-7c54"> She claimed discrimination on the grounds of disability. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="discrimination__34" original="E8ef.-738d" un="help"><span class="eb" id="discrimination__35" original="E8ef.-738c"> Positive discrimination </span> is discrimination in favour of a particular group, defined by their race, sex, age, etc., in order to make results for all groups in society more equal. In the US this policy is called <span class="eb" id="discrimination__36" original="E8ef.-738b"> affirmative action </span> : <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c45" id="discrimination__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c44" id="discrimination__38" original="E8ef.-738a"><span class="x" id="discrimination__39" original="E8ef.-7389"> A commitment to equal opportunities and positive discrimination offers virtually the only chance of breaking the cycle of disadvantage. </span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c42" id="discrimination__40" original="E39c.3a92"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c41" id="discrimination__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discrimination__42" original="E39c.3a95"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discrimination__43" original="E39c.3a96"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="discrimination__44" original="E39c.3a97"> the ability to recognize a difference between one thing and another; a difference that is recognized </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c3d" id="discrimination__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c3c" id="discrimination__46" original="E8db.-7c51"><span class="cf" id="discrimination__47" original="E8ef.-7388"><span class="exp" id="discrimination__48"> discrimination </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="discrimination__49" original="E8db.-7c50"> These functions of the eye aid in discrimination of closely spaced objects. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c38" id="discrimination__50" original="E8db.-7c4f"><span class="cf" id="discrimination__51" original="E8f0.-7813"><span class="exp" id="discrimination__52"> discrimination </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="discrimination__53" original="E8db.-7c4e"> It is a sacred text that emphasizes discriminations between wholesome and unwholesome things. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5703" id="discrimination__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discrimination" title="discrimination definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5702" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6c92" id="discrimination__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discrimination__56"> discrimination </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discriminatory
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c34" id="discriminatory" original="E39c.3a98" sum="405"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c33" id="discriminatory__1" original="E39c.3a99"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c32" id="discriminatory__2" original="E39c.3a9a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discriminatory </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c29" id="discriminatory__4" original="E39c.3a9f"><span class="pos" id="discriminatory__5" original="E39c.3aa0"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62cc" eid="discriminatory__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.43b3" geo="br" id="discriminatory__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminatory__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪnətəri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminatory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminatory__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminatory__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.43b6" geo="n_am" id="discriminatory__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discriminatory__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɔːri <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discr/discriminatory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discr/discriminatory__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discriminatory__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c27" id="discriminatory__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c26" id="discriminatory__12" original="E39c.3aa1"><span class="def" id="discriminatory__13" original="E39c.3aa2"> treating somebody or one group of people worse than others in an unfair way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c24" id="discriminatory__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c23" id="discriminatory__15" original="E8db.-7c1a"><span class="x" id="discriminatory__16" original="E8db.-7c19"> Discriminatory practices based on religion and ethnicity tend to correlate with violent conflicts. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c21" id="discriminatory__17" original="E8db.-7bbf"><span class="x" id="discriminatory__18" original="E8db.-7bbe"> Both countries enacted racially discriminatory immigration laws. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-56cb" id="discriminatory__19" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discriminatory" title="discriminatory definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-56ca" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6c4c" id="discriminatory__20" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discriminatory__21"> discriminatory </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discursive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c1f" id="discursive" original="E39c.3aa3" sum="549"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c1e" id="discursive__1" original="E39c.3aa4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c1d" id="discursive__2" original="E39c.3aa5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discursive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c14" id="discursive__4" original="E39c.3aaa"><span class="pos" id="discursive__5" original="E39c.3aab"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62c5" eid="discursive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-7ed1" geo="br" id="discursive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discursive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discu/discursive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discursive__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discursive__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf24cdbc17d4c2667.183521f2.16874490c75.-7ecd" geo="n_am" id="discursive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discursive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkɜːrsɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discu/discursive__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discursive__us_2.ogg" href="sound://discursive__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c12" id="discursive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c11" id="discursive__12" original="E39c.3aae"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c10" id="discursive__13"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="discursive__14" original="E39c.3aaf"> of a style of writing or speaking </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="discursive__15" original="E39c.3ab0"> moving from one point or subject to another without any strict structure </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c0d" id="discursive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c0c" id="discursive__17" original="E8db.-7b4e"><span class="x" id="discursive__18" original="E8db.-7b4d"> The discipline of statistics was characterized by discursive explorations of data before becoming more mathematical in the early 20th century. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c0a" id="discursive__19" original="E8f1.-7d79"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="discursive__20" original="E8f1.-7d78"> connected with written or spoken communication </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c08" id="discursive__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c07" id="discursive__22" original="E8f1.-7d77"><span class="x" id="discursive__23" original="E8f1.-7d76"> Ideology can never be absent from literature, any more than it can be absent from any discursive practice. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-56b1" id="discursive__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discursive" title="discursive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-56b0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6c37" id="discursive__25" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discursive__26"> discursive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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discuss
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c05" id="discuss" original="E39c.3ac7" sum="1140"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c04" id="discuss__1" original="E39c.3ac8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2c03" id="discuss__2" original="E39c.3ac9"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discuss </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bf6" id="discuss__9" original="E39c.3ad3"><span class="pos" id="discuss__10" original="E39c.3ad4"> verb </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_2"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62bc" eid="discuss__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4501" geo="br" id="discuss__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discu/discuss__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discuss__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discuss__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4504" geo="n_am" id="discuss__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discu/discuss__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discuss__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discuss__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1a4c" id="discuss__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44d4" form="root" id="discuss__17"><span class="vp" id="discuss__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> discuss </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44d6" eid="discuss__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44d7" geo="br" id="discuss__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discu/discuss__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discuss__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discuss__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44da" geo="n_am" id="discuss__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discu/discuss__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discuss__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discuss__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44dd" form="thirdps" id="discuss__24"><span class="vp" id="discuss__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> discusses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44df" eid="discuss__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44e0" geo="br" id="discuss__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discu/discusses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discusses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discusses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44e3" geo="n_am" id="discuss__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discu/discusses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discusses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discusses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44e6" form="past" id="discuss__31"><span class="vp" id="discuss__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> discussed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44e8" eid="discuss__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44e9" geo="br" id="discuss__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discu/discussed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discussed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discussed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44ec" geo="n_am" id="discuss__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discu/discussed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discussed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discussed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44ef" form="pastpart" id="discuss__38"><span class="vp" id="discuss__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> discussed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44f1" eid="discuss__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44f2" geo="br" id="discuss__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discu/discussed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discussed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discussed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44f5" geo="n_am" id="discuss__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discu/discussed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discussed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discussed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44f8" form="prespart" id="discuss__45"><span class="vp" id="discuss__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> discussing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44fa" eid="discuss__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44fb" geo="br" id="discuss__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discu/discussing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discussing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://discussing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.44fe" geo="n_am" id="discuss__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discuss__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discu/discussing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discussing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discussing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bca" id="discuss__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bc9" id="discuss__53" original="E39c.3af9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="discuss__54" original="E39c.3afc"> to write or talk about something in detail, showing the different ideas and opinions about it </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bc7" id="discuss__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bc6" id="discuss__56" original="E8db.-77c1"><span class="cf" id="discuss__57" original="E39c.3afa"><span class="exp" id="discuss__58"> discuss </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discuss__59" original="E8db.-77be"> Chapter 7 will discuss two important ethical issues. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bc2" id="discuss__60" original="E8db.-77c0"><span class="x" id="discuss__61" original="E8db.-77bf"> Segmentation of fan surfaces is discussed by Cooke et al. (1993, pp.19–184). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1fa" id="discuss__62"><span class="x" id="discuss__63"> In the next chapter, Hindu scriptures and their significance will be discussed in more detail. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bc0" id="discuss__64" original="E8db.-77bd"><span class="cf" id="discuss__65" original="E39c.3afb"><span class="exp" id="discuss__66"> discuss </span> how/what, etc… </span><span class="x" id="discuss__67" original="E8db.-77bc"> Brown's article critically discusses how marketing theory has developed over the last fifty years. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bbc" id="discuss__68" original="E8eb.-7ffb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discuss__69"> discuss + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bba" id="discuss__70"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bb9" id="discuss__71" original="E8db.-77b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bb8" id="discuss__72"><span class="coll" id="discuss__73" original="E8db.-77af"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bb6" id="discuss__74"><span class="coll" id="discuss__75" original="E8db.-77ae"> topic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bb4" id="discuss__76"><span class="coll" id="discuss__77" original="E8db.-77ad"> matter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bb2" id="discuss__78"><span class="coll" id="discuss__79" original="E8f7.-7e69"> subject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bb0" id="discuss__80" original="E8eb.-7ffa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2baf" id="discuss__81"><span class="coll" id="discuss__82" original="E8eb.-7ff9"> problem </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bad" id="discuss__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2bac" id="discuss__84" original="E8eb.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="discuss__85" original="E8eb.-7ff6"> This topic is discussed in greater detail in Chapter 14. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2baa" id="discuss__86" original="E8db.-77b2" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discuss__87"> discuss + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ba8" id="discuss__88"><span class="coll-gs" 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b95" id="discuss__107"><span class="coll" id="discuss__108" original="E8db.-77a0"> option </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b93" id="discuss__109" original="E8db.-779f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b92" id="discuss__110"><span class="coll" id="discuss__111" original="E8db.-779e"> way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b90" id="discuss__112" original="E8db.-779d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b8f" id="discuss__113"><span class="coll" id="discuss__114" original="E8db.-779c"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b8d" id="discuss__115" original="E8ef.-736b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b8c" id="discuss__116"><span class="coll" id="discuss__117" original="E8ef.-736a"> strategy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b8a" id="discuss__118"><span class="coll" id="discuss__119" original="E8ef.-7369"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b88" id="discuss__120" original="E8db.-7799"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b87" id="discuss__121"><span class="coll" id="discuss__122" original="E8db.-7798"> mechanism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b85" id="discuss__123" original="E8db.-7797"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b84" id="discuss__124"><span class="coll" id="discuss__125" original="E8db.-7796"> example </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b82" id="discuss__126" original="E8db.-7795"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b81" id="discuss__127"><span class="coll" id="discuss__128" original="E8db.-7794"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b7f" id="discuss__129" original="E8db.-7793"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b7e" id="discuss__130"><span class="coll" id="discuss__131" original="E8db.-7792"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b7c" id="discuss__132" original="E8db.-778d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b7b" id="discuss__133"><span class="coll" id="discuss__134" original="E8db.-778c"> reasons </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b79" id="discuss__135" original="E8db.-778b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b78" id="discuss__136"><span class="coll" id="discuss__137" original="E8db.-778a"> result </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b76" id="discuss__138"><span class="coll" id="discuss__139" original="E8db.-7789"> findings </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b74" id="discuss__140" original="E8db.-7788"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b73" id="discuss__141"><span class="coll" id="discuss__142" original="E8db.-7787"> implications </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b71" id="discuss__143" original="E8db.-7786"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b70" id="discuss__144"><span class="coll" id="discuss__145" original="E8db.-7785"> possibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b6e" id="discuss__146" original="E8db.-7784"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b6d" id="discuss__147"><span class="coll" id="discuss__148" original="E8db.-7783"> importance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b6b" id="discuss__149" original="E8db.-7782"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b6a" id="discuss__150" original="E8db.-7781"><span class="x" id="discuss__151" original="E8db.-7780"> The article discusses the concept of corporate social initiatives for guiding community involvement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b68" id="discuss__152" original="E8db.-777f"><span class="x" id="discuss__153" original="E8db.-777e"> We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b66" id="discuss__154" original="E8db.-777b" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discuss__155"> adverb + discuss </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b64" id="discuss__156"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b63" id="discuss__157" original="E8db.-7779"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b62" id="discuss__158"><span class="coll" id="discuss__159" original="E8db.-7778"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b60" id="discuss__160"><span class="coll" id="discuss__161" original="E8db.-7777"> already </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b5e" id="discuss__162"><span class="coll" id="discuss__163" original="E8db.-7776"> just </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b5c" id="discuss__164" original="E8db.-7771"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b5b" id="discuss__165"><span class="coll" id="discuss__166" original="E8db.-7770"> much </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b59" id="discuss__167"><span class="coll" id="discuss__168" original="E8eb.-7ff3"> extensively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b57" id="discuss__169" original="E8db.-776d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b56" id="discuss__170"><span class="coll" id="discuss__171" original="E8db.-776c"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b54" id="discuss__172" original="E8db.-776b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b53" id="discuss__173"><span class="coll" id="discuss__174" original="E8db.-776a"> frequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b51" id="discuss__175"><span class="coll" id="discuss__176" original="E8eb.-7ff2"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b4f" id="discuss__177" original="E8db.-7763"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b4e" id="discuss__178"><span class="coll" id="discuss__179" original="E8db.-7762"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b4c" id="discuss__180" original="E8db.-7767"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b4b" id="discuss__181"><span class="coll" id="discuss__182" original="E8db.-7766"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b49" id="discuss__183" original="E8db.-7765"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b48" id="discuss__184"><span class="coll" id="discuss__185" original="E8db.-7764"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b46" id="discuss__186" original="E8db.-7761"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b45" id="discuss__187"><span class="coll" id="discuss__188" original="E8db.-7760"> openly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b43" id="discuss__189" original="E8db.-775f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b42" id="discuss__190"><span class="coll" id="discuss__191" original="E8db.-775e"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b40" id="discuss__192" original="E8db.-775d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b3f" id="discuss__193" original="E8db.-775a"><span class="x" id="discuss__194" original="E8db.-7759"> The theme of the decline of ideology was much discussed in the late 1950s and 1960s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b3d" id="discuss__195" original="E8db.-775c"><span class="x" id="discuss__196" original="E8db.-775b"> Ageing is often discussed in the context of increasing vulnerability to disease. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b3b" id="discuss__197" original="E8db.-7756" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discuss__198"> discuss + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b39" id="discuss__199"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b38" id="discuss__200" original="E8db.-7754"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b37" id="discuss__201"><span class="coll" id="discuss__202" original="E8db.-7753"> above </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b35" id="discuss__203"><span class="coll" id="discuss__204" original="E8db.-7752"> earlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b33" id="discuss__205"><span class="coll" id="discuss__206" original="E8db.-7751"> before </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b31" id="discuss__207"><span class="coll" id="discuss__208" original="E8db.-7750"> previously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b2f" id="discuss__209" original="E8db.-774f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b2e" id="discuss__210"><span class="coll" id="discuss__211" original="E8db.-774e"> below </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b2c" id="discuss__212"><span class="coll" id="discuss__213" original="E8db.-774d"> next </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b2a" id="discuss__214"><span class="coll" id="discuss__215" original="E8db.-774c"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b28" id="discuss__216"><span class="coll" id="discuss__217" original="E8db.-774b"> shortly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b26" id="discuss__218" original="E8db.-774a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b25" id="discuss__219"><span class="coll" id="discuss__220" original="E8db.-7749"> here </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b23" id="discuss__221" original="E8db.-7748"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b22" id="discuss__222"><span class="coll" id="discuss__223" original="E8db.-7747"> elsewhere </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b20" id="discuss__224" original="E8db.-7746"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b1f" id="discuss__225"><span class="coll" id="discuss__226" original="E8f7.-7e68"> in detail </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b1d" id="discuss__227"><span class="coll" id="discuss__228" original="E8db.-7745"> further </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b1b" id="discuss__229"><span class="coll" id="discuss__230" original="E8db.-7744"> more fully </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b19" id="discuss__231"><span class="coll" id="discuss__232" original="E8db.-7743"> at length </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b17" id="discuss__233"><span class="coll" id="discuss__234" original="E8db.-7742"> extensively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b15" id="discuss__235" original="E8db.-7741"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b14" id="discuss__236"><span class="coll" id="discuss__237" original="E8db.-7740"> briefly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b12" id="discuss__238" original="E8db.-773f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b11" id="discuss__239" original="E8db.-773e"><span class="x" id="discuss__240" original="E8db.-773d"> The research findings discussed above have a number of messages about effective teacher practices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b0f" id="discuss__241" original="E8db.-773c"><span class="x" id="discuss__242" original="E8db.-773b"> Both methods are discussed in detail in Chapter 13. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b0d" id="discuss__243" original="E39c.3af1"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="discuss__244" original="E39c.3af2"> to talk about something with somebody, especially in order to decide something or in order to increase knowledge or understanding </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b0b" id="discuss__245"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b0a" id="discuss__246" original="E8db.-77bb"><span class="cf" id="discuss__247" original="E39c.3af3"><span class="exp" id="discuss__248"> discuss </span> something with somebody </span><span class="x" id="discuss__249" original="E8db.-77ba"> His family did not discuss his sister's illness with him. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b06" id="discuss__250" original="E8db.-77b9"><span class="cf" id="discuss__251" original="E39c.3af4"><span class="exp" id="discuss__252"> discuss </span> something </span><span class="x" id="discuss__253" original="E8db.-77b8"> The students were hesitant about discussing personal issues in groups. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2b02" id="discuss__254" original="E8db.-77b7"><span class="cf" id="discuss__255" original="E39c.3af5"><span class="exp" id="discuss__256"> discuss </span> how/why, etc… </span><span class="x" id="discuss__257" original="E8db.-77b6"> The focus group participants discussed how people view media reporting of social science research. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="discuss__258" original="E39c.3af7" un="help"> You cannot say ‘discuss about something’. Look also at <span class="eb" id="discuss__259" original="E39c.3af8"> discussion </span> . </span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2afc" id="discuss__260" original="E8eb.-7ffb" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discuss__261"> discuss + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2afa" id="discuss__262"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2af9" id="discuss__263" original="E8db.-77b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2af8" id="discuss__264"><span class="coll" id="discuss__265" original="E8db.-77af"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2af6" id="discuss__266"><span class="coll" id="discuss__267" original="E8db.-77ae"> topic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2af4" id="discuss__268"><span class="coll" id="discuss__269" original="E8db.-77ad"> matter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2af2" id="discuss__270"><span class="coll" id="discuss__271" original="E8f7.-7e69"> subject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2af0" id="discuss__272" original="E8eb.-7ffa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aef" id="discuss__273"><span class="coll" id="discuss__274" original="E8eb.-7ff9"> problem </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aed" id="discuss__275"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aec" id="discuss__276" original="E8eb.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="discuss__277" original="E8eb.-7ff4"> The committee met fortnightly to discuss financial matters. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d6a" id="discuss__278" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="discuss__279"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d68" id="discuss__280" original="E8db.-77b4"><span class="shcut" id="discuss__281" original="E8db.-77b3"> discuss + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d66" id="discuss__282" original="E8eb.-7ffc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d65" id="discuss__283" original="E8db.-77b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d64" id="discuss__284" original="E8db.-77af"><span class="coll" id="discuss__285"> issue </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d62" id="discuss__286" original="E8db.-77ae"><span class="coll" id="discuss__287"> topic </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d60" id="discuss__288" original="E8db.-77ad"><span class="coll" id="discuss__289"> matter </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d5e" id="discuss__290" original="E8f7.-7e69"><span class="coll" id="discuss__291"> subject </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d5c" id="discuss__292" original="E8eb.-7ffa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d5b" id="discuss__293" original="E8eb.-7ff9"><span class="coll" id="discuss__294"> problem </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d59" id="discuss__295" original="E8eb.-7ff8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d58" id="discuss__296" original="E8eb.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="discuss__297" original="E8eb.-7ff6"> This topic is discussed in greater detail in Chapter 14. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d56" id="discuss__298" original="E8eb.-7ff5"><span class="x" id="discuss__299" original="E8eb.-7ff4"> The committee met fortnightly to discuss financial matters. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d54" id="discuss__300" original="E8db.-77b2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d53" id="discuss__301" original="E8db.-77ac"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d52" id="discuss__302" original="E8db.-77ab"><span class="coll" id="discuss__303"> question </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d50" id="discuss__304" original="E8db.-77aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d4f" id="discuss__305" original="E8db.-77a9"><span class="coll" id="discuss__306"> theme </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d4d" id="discuss__307" original="E8db.-77a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d4c" id="discuss__308" original="E8db.-77a7"><span class="coll" id="discuss__309"> idea </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d4a" id="discuss__310" original="E8db.-77a6"><span class="coll" id="discuss__311"> concept </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d48" id="discuss__312" original="E8db.-77a5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d47" id="discuss__313" original="E8db.-77a4"><span class="coll" id="discuss__314"> principle </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d45" id="discuss__315" original="E8db.-77a3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d44" id="discuss__316" original="E8db.-77a2"><span class="coll" id="discuss__317"> aspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d42" id="discuss__318" original="E8db.-77a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d41" id="discuss__319" original="E8db.-77a0"><span class="coll" id="discuss__320"> option </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d3f" id="discuss__321" original="E8db.-779f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d3e" id="discuss__322" original="E8db.-779e"><span class="coll" id="discuss__323"> way </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d3c" id="discuss__324" original="E8db.-779d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d3b" id="discuss__325" original="E8db.-779c"><span class="coll" id="discuss__326"> method </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d39" id="discuss__327" original="E8ef.-736b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d38" id="discuss__328" original="E8ef.-736a"><span class="coll" id="discuss__329"> strategy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d36" id="discuss__330" original="E8ef.-7369"><span class="coll" id="discuss__331"> approach </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d34" id="discuss__332" original="E8db.-7799"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d33" id="discuss__333" original="E8db.-7798"><span class="coll" id="discuss__334"> mechanism </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d31" id="discuss__335" original="E8db.-7797"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d30" id="discuss__336" original="E8db.-7796"><span class="coll" id="discuss__337"> example </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d2e" id="discuss__338" original="E8db.-7795"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d2d" id="discuss__339" original="E8db.-7794"><span class="coll" id="discuss__340"> case </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d2b" id="discuss__341" original="E8db.-7793"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d2a" id="discuss__342" original="E8db.-7792"><span class="coll" id="discuss__343"> role </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d28" id="discuss__344" original="E8db.-778d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d27" id="discuss__345" original="E8db.-778c"><span class="coll" id="discuss__346"> reasons </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d25" id="discuss__347" original="E8db.-778b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d24" id="discuss__348" original="E8db.-778a"><span class="coll" id="discuss__349"> result </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d22" id="discuss__350" original="E8db.-7789"><span class="coll" id="discuss__351"> findings </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d20" id="discuss__352" original="E8db.-7788"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d1f" id="discuss__353" original="E8db.-7787"><span class="coll" id="discuss__354"> implications </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d1d" id="discuss__355" original="E8db.-7786"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d1c" id="discuss__356" original="E8db.-7785"><span class="coll" id="discuss__357"> possibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d1a" id="discuss__358" original="E8db.-7784"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d19" id="discuss__359" original="E8db.-7783"><span class="coll" id="discuss__360"> importance </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d17" id="discuss__361" original="E8db.-7782"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d16" id="discuss__362" original="E8db.-7781"><span class="x" id="discuss__363" original="E8db.-7780"> The article discusses the concept of corporate social initiatives for guiding community involvement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d14" id="discuss__364" original="E8db.-777f"><span class="x" id="discuss__365" original="E8db.-777e"> We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d12" id="discuss__366" original="E8db.-777d"><span class="shcut" id="discuss__367" original="E8db.-777c"> adverb + discuss </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d10" id="discuss__368" original="E8db.-777b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d0f" id="discuss__369" original="E8db.-7779"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d0e" id="discuss__370" original="E8db.-7778"><span class="coll" id="discuss__371"> previously </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d0c" id="discuss__372" original="E8db.-7777"><span class="coll" id="discuss__373"> already </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d0a" id="discuss__374" original="E8db.-7776"><span class="coll" id="discuss__375"> just </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d08" id="discuss__376" original="E8db.-7771"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d07" id="discuss__377" original="E8db.-7770"><span class="coll" id="discuss__378"> much </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d05" id="discuss__379" original="E8eb.-7ff3"><span class="coll" id="discuss__380"> extensively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d03" id="discuss__381" original="E8db.-776d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d02" id="discuss__382" original="E8db.-776c"><span class="coll" id="discuss__383"> widely </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4d00" id="discuss__384" original="E8db.-776b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cff" id="discuss__385" original="E8db.-776a"><span class="coll" id="discuss__386"> frequently </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cfd" id="discuss__387" original="E8eb.-7ff2"><span class="coll" id="discuss__388"> often </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cfb" id="discuss__389" original="E8db.-7763"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cfa" id="discuss__390" original="E8db.-7762"><span class="coll" id="discuss__391"> never </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cf8" id="discuss__392" original="E8db.-7767"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cf7" id="discuss__393" original="E8db.-7766"><span class="coll" id="discuss__394"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cf5" id="discuss__395" original="E8db.-7765"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cf4" id="discuss__396" original="E8db.-7764"><span class="coll" id="discuss__397"> fully </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cf2" id="discuss__398" original="E8db.-7761"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cf1" id="discuss__399" original="E8db.-7760"><span class="coll" id="discuss__400"> openly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cef" id="discuss__401" original="E8db.-775f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cee" id="discuss__402" original="E8db.-775e"><span class="coll" id="discuss__403"> explicitly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cec" id="discuss__404" original="E8db.-775d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ceb" id="discuss__405" original="E8db.-775a"><span class="x" id="discuss__406" original="E8db.-7759"> The theme of the decline of ideology was much discussed in the late 1950s and 1960s. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ce9" id="discuss__407" original="E8db.-775c"><span class="x" id="discuss__408" original="E8db.-775b"> Ageing is often discussed in the context of increasing vulnerability to disease. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ce7" id="discuss__409" original="E8db.-7758"><span class="shcut" id="discuss__410" original="E8db.-7757"> discuss + adverb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ce5" id="discuss__411" original="E8db.-7756"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ce4" id="discuss__412" original="E8db.-7754"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ce3" id="discuss__413" original="E8db.-7753"><span class="coll" id="discuss__414"> above </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ce1" id="discuss__415" original="E8db.-7752"><span class="coll" id="discuss__416"> earlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cdf" id="discuss__417" original="E8db.-7751"><span class="coll" id="discuss__418"> before </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cdd" id="discuss__419" original="E8db.-7750"><span class="coll" id="discuss__420"> previously </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cdb" id="discuss__421" original="E8db.-774f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cda" id="discuss__422" original="E8db.-774e"><span class="coll" id="discuss__423"> below </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cd8" id="discuss__424" original="E8db.-774d"><span class="coll" id="discuss__425"> next </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cd6" id="discuss__426" original="E8db.-774c"><span class="coll" id="discuss__427"> later </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cd4" id="discuss__428" original="E8db.-774b"><span class="coll" id="discuss__429"> shortly </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cd2" id="discuss__430" original="E8db.-774a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cd1" id="discuss__431" original="E8db.-7749"><span class="coll" id="discuss__432"> here </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ccf" id="discuss__433" original="E8db.-7748"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cce" id="discuss__434" original="E8db.-7747"><span class="coll" id="discuss__435"> elsewhere </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ccc" id="discuss__436" original="E8db.-7746"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ccb" id="discuss__437" original="E8f7.-7e68"><span class="coll" id="discuss__438"> in detail </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cc9" id="discuss__439" original="E8db.-7745"><span class="coll" id="discuss__440"> further </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cc7" id="discuss__441" original="E8db.-7744"><span class="coll" id="discuss__442"> more fully </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cc5" id="discuss__443" original="E8db.-7743"><span class="coll" id="discuss__444"> at length </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cc3" id="discuss__445" original="E8db.-7742"><span class="coll" id="discuss__446"> extensively </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cc1" id="discuss__447" original="E8db.-7741"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cc0" id="discuss__448" original="E8db.-7740"><span class="coll" id="discuss__449"> briefly </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cbe" id="discuss__450" original="E8db.-773f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cbd" id="discuss__451" original="E8db.-773e"><span class="x" id="discuss__452" original="E8db.-773d"> The research findings discussed above have a number of messages about effective teacher practices. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cbb" id="discuss__453" original="E8db.-773c"><span class="x" id="discuss__454" original="E8db.-773b"> Both methods are discussed in detail in Chapter 13. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5660" id="discuss__455" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discuss" title="discuss definition in English 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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div accessband="free" class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aea" id="discussion" original="E39c.3afd" sum="1193"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ae9" id="discussion__1" original="E39c.3afe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ae8" id="discussion__2" original="E39c.3aff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> discussion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2add" id="discussion__7" original="E39c.3b07"><span class="pos" id="discussion__8" original="E39c.3b08"> noun </span></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"></a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"></a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62b5" eid="discussion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.45e3" geo="br" id="discussion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discussion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/discu/discussion__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discussion__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://discussion__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.45e6" geo="n_am" id="discussion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="discussion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈskʌʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/discu/discussion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/discu/discussion__us_1.ogg" href="sound://discussion__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2adb" id="discussion__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="discussion__15" original="E39c.3b0b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="discussion__16" original="E39c.3b0a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ad8" id="discussion__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ad7" id="discussion__18" original="E39c.3b0f"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="discussion__19" original="E39c.3b11"> a speech or a piece of writing that discusses many different aspects of a subject </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ad5" id="discussion__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ad4" id="discussion__21" original="E861.-7bfb"><span class="cf" id="discussion__22" original="E39c.3b10"><span class="exp" id="discussion__23"> discussion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="discussion__24" original="E861.-7bfa"> See Section 4.6 for a critical discussion of the most recent theories. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ad0" id="discussion__25" original="E861.-7bf6"><span class="cf" id="discussion__26" original="E861.-7bf7"><span class="exp" id="discussion__27"> discussion </span> on/about something </span><span class="x" id="discussion__28" original="E861.-7bf5"> There has been considerable discussion in the literature on the possible effects of IV iron. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2acc" id="discussion__29" original="E861.-7be5" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discussion__30"> adjective + discussion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aca" id="discussion__31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ac9" id="discussion__32" original="E861.-7be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ac8" id="discussion__33"><span class="coll" id="discussion__34" original="E861.-7be2"> earlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ac6" id="discussion__35"><span class="coll" id="discussion__36" original="E861.-7be1"> previous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ac4" id="discussion__37"><span class="coll" id="discussion__38" original="E861.-7be0"> preceding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ac2" id="discussion__39"><span class="coll" id="discussion__40" original="E861.-7bdf"> foregoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ac0" id="discussion__41" original="E861.-7bde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2abf" id="discussion__42"><span class="coll" id="discussion__43" original="E861.-7bdd"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2abd" id="discussion__44" original="E861.-7bdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2abc" id="discussion__45"><span class="coll" id="discussion__46" original="E861.-7bdb"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aba" id="discussion__47" original="E861.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ab9" id="discussion__48"><span class="coll" id="discussion__49" original="E861.-7bd9"> ongoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ab7" id="discussion__50" original="E861.-7bd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ab6" id="discussion__51"><span class="coll" id="discussion__52" original="E861.-7bd7"> following </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ab4" id="discussion__53"><span class="coll" id="discussion__54" original="E861.-7bd6"> subsequent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ab2" id="discussion__55"><span class="coll" id="discussion__56" original="E861.-7bd5"> ensuing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2ab0" id="discussion__57" original="E861.-7bd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aaf" id="discussion__58"><span class="coll" id="discussion__59" original="E861.-7bd3"> detailed </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aad" id="discussion__60"><span class="coll" id="discussion__61" original="E861.-7bd2"> in-depth </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aab" id="discussion__62"><span class="coll" id="discussion__63" original="E861.-7bd1"> thorough </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aa9" id="discussion__64"><span class="coll" id="discussion__65" original="E861.-7bd0"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aa7" id="discussion__66"><span class="coll" id="discussion__67" original="E861.-7bcf"> full </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aa5" id="discussion__68" original="E861.-7bce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aa4" id="discussion__69"><span class="coll" id="discussion__70" original="E861.-7bcd"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aa2" id="discussion__71" original="E861.-7bcc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2aa1" id="discussion__72"><span class="coll" id="discussion__73" original="E861.-7bcb"> lengthy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a9f" id="discussion__74"><span class="coll" id="discussion__75" original="E861.-7bca"> extensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a9d" id="discussion__76"><span class="coll" id="discussion__77" original="E861.-7bc9"> extended </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a9b" id="discussion__78" original="E861.-7bc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a9a" id="discussion__79"><span class="coll" id="discussion__80" original="E861.-7bc7"> much </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a98" id="discussion__81" original="E861.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a97" id="discussion__82"><span class="coll" id="discussion__83" original="E861.-7bc5"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a95" id="discussion__84" original="E861.-7bc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a94" id="discussion__85"><span class="coll" id="discussion__86" original="E861.-7bc3"> brief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a92" id="discussion__87" original="E861.-7bc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a91" id="discussion__88"><span class="coll" id="discussion__89" original="E861.-7bc1"> little </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a8f" id="discussion__90" original="E861.-7bbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a8e" id="discussion__91"><span class="coll" id="discussion__92" original="E861.-7bbd"> interesting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a8c" id="discussion__93" original="E861.-7bbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a8b" id="discussion__94"><span class="coll" id="discussion__95" original="E861.-7bbb"> excellent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a89" id="discussion__96" original="E861.-7bb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a88" id="discussion__97"><span class="coll" id="discussion__98" original="E861.-7bb7"> online </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a86" id="discussion__99" original="E861.-7bb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a85" id="discussion__100"><span class="coll" id="discussion__101" original="E861.-7bb5"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a83" id="discussion__102" original="E861.-7bb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a82" id="discussion__103"><span class="coll" id="discussion__104" original="E861.-7bb3"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a80" id="discussion__105" original="E861.-7bb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a7f" id="discussion__106"><span class="coll" id="discussion__107" original="E861.-7bb1"> philosophical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a7d" id="discussion__108" original="E861.-7bb0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a7c" id="discussion__109" original="E861.-7baf"><span class="x" id="discussion__110" original="E861.-7bae"> As the preceding discussion suggests, some groups have developed very successful innovations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a7a" id="discussion__111" original="E861.-7bad"><span class="x" id="discussion__112" original="E861.-7bac"> He provides little discussion of how his findings might extend the theory. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a78" id="discussion__113" original="E861.-7ba9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discussion__114"> verb + discussion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a76" id="discussion__115"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a75" id="discussion__116" original="E861.-7ba7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a74" id="discussion__117"><span class="coll" id="discussion__118" original="E861.-7ba6"> stimulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a72" id="discussion__119"><span class="coll" id="discussion__120" original="E861.-7ba5"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a70" id="discussion__121"><span class="coll" id="discussion__122" original="E861.-7ba4"> prompt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a6e" id="discussion__123"><span class="coll" id="discussion__124" original="E861.-7ba3"> promote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a6c" id="discussion__125"><span class="coll" id="discussion__126" original="E861.-7ba2"> generate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a6a" id="discussion__127" original="E861.-7ba1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a69" id="discussion__128"><span class="coll" id="discussion__129" original="E861.-7ba0"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a67" id="discussion__130" original="E861.-7b9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a66" id="discussion__131"><span class="coll" id="discussion__132" original="E861.-7b9e"> start </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a64" id="discussion__133"><span class="coll" id="discussion__134" original="E861.-7b9d"> initiate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a62" id="discussion__135" original="E8eb.-7eae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a61" id="discussion__136"><span class="coll" id="discussion__137" original="E8eb.-7ead"> participate in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a5f" id="discussion__138"><span class="coll" id="discussion__139" original="E8eb.-7eac"> engage in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a5d" id="discussion__140"><span class="coll" id="discussion__141" original="E8eb.-7eab"> be involved in </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a5b" id="discussion__142" original="E861.-7b9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a5a" id="discussion__143"><span class="coll" id="discussion__144" original="E861.-7b9b"> present </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a58" id="discussion__145"><span class="coll" id="discussion__146" original="E861.-7b9a"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a56" id="discussion__147" original="E861.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a55" id="discussion__148"><span class="coll" id="discussion__149" original="E861.-7b98"> continue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a53" id="discussion__150" original="E861.-7b97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a52" id="discussion__151"><span class="coll" id="discussion__152" original="E861.-7b96"> conclude </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a50" id="discussion__153" original="E861.-7b95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a4f" id="discussion__154"><span class="coll" id="discussion__155" original="E861.-7b94"> recall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a4d" id="discussion__156" original="E861.-7b93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a4c" id="discussion__157"><span class="coll" id="discussion__158" original="E861.-7b92"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a4a" id="discussion__159" original="E861.-7b91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a49" id="discussion__160"><span class="coll" id="discussion__161" original="E861.-7b90"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a47" id="discussion__162" original="E861.-7b8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a46" id="discussion__163"><span class="coll" id="discussion__164" original="E861.-7b8e"> focus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a44" id="discussion__165" original="E861.-7b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a43" id="discussion__166"><span class="coll" id="discussion__167" original="E861.-7b8c"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a41" id="discussion__168"><span class="coll" id="discussion__169" original="E861.-7b8b"> confine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a3f" id="discussion__170"><span class="coll" id="discussion__171" original="E861.-7b8a"> restrict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a3d" id="discussion__172" original="E861.-7b89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a3c" id="discussion__173"><span class="coll" id="discussion__174" original="E861.-7b88"> frame </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a3a" id="discussion__175" original="E861.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a39" id="discussion__176"><span class="coll" id="discussion__177" original="E861.-7b86"> see </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a37" id="discussion__178" original="E861.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a36" id="discussion__179"><span class="coll" id="discussion__180" original="E861.-7b84"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a34" id="discussion__181" original="E861.-7b83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a33" id="discussion__182" original="E861.-7b82"><span class="x" id="discussion__183" original="E861.-7b81"> The authors hope these suggestions will stimulate further discussion about the dangers of the new tests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a31" id="discussion__184" original="E861.-7b80"><span class="x" id="discussion__185" original="E861.-7b7f"> Two conceptual frameworks will inform the discussion of the findings. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a2f" id="discussion__186" original="E39c.3b0c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="discussion__187" original="E39c.3b0d"> a conversation about somebody/something; the process of discussing somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a2d" id="discussion__188"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a2c" id="discussion__189" original="E861.-7bf4"><span class="cf" id="discussion__190" original="E39c.3b0e"><span class="exp" id="discussion__191"> discussion </span> (with somebody) (about/on somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="discussion__192" original="E861.-7bf3"> Researchers conducted group discussions with teachers and students. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a28" id="discussion__193" original="E861.-7bee"><span class="x" id="discussion__194" original="E861.-7bed"> The doctor had a second discussion with him about the need to change his diet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a26" id="discussion__195" original="E861.-7bf1"><span class="cf" id="discussion__196" original="E861.-7bf2"><span class="exp" id="discussion__197"> discussion </span> between people </span><span class="x" id="discussion__198" original="E861.-7bf0"> Disagreements were resolved by discussion between the authors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a22" id="discussion__199" original="E861.-7beb"><span class="cf" id="discussion__200" original="E861.-7bec"><span class="exp" id="discussion__201"> discussion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="discussion__202" original="E861.-7bea"> The management meeting began with an open and honest discussion of the problems facing the company. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a1e" id="discussion__203" original="E861.-7b0f"><span class="cf" id="discussion__204" original="E861.-7b10"> for <span class="exp" id="discussion__205"> discussion </span></span><span class="x" id="discussion__206" original="E861.-7b0e"> These are both important issues for discussion. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="discussion__207" original="E861.-7be9" un="help"> If something is <span class="eb" id="discussion__208" original="E8eb.-7ebc"> under discussion </span> , it is being talked about so that a decision can be made: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a18" id="discussion__209"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a17" id="discussion__210" original="E8ef.-72de"><span class="x" id="discussion__211" original="E8ef.-72dd"> The proposal is still under discussion, as the deadline is not until next month. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a15" id="discussion__212" original="E8eb.-7eba" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discussion__213"> adjective + discussion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a13" id="discussion__214"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a12" id="discussion__215" original="E8eb.-7eb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a11" id="discussion__216"><span class="coll" id="discussion__217" original="E8eb.-7eb7"> open </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a0f" id="discussion__218"><span class="coll" id="discussion__219" original="E8eb.-7eb6"> frank </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a0d" id="discussion__220" original="E8eb.-7eb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a0c" id="discussion__221"><span class="coll" id="discussion__222" original="E8eb.-7eb4"> heated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a0a" id="discussion__223" original="E8eb.-7eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a09" id="discussion__224"><span class="coll" id="discussion__225" original="E8eb.-7eb2"> informal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a07" id="discussion__226" original="E8eb.-7eb1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a06" id="discussion__227" original="E8eb.-7eb0"><span class="x" id="discussion__228" original="E8eb.-7eaf"> His lab mates were engaged in a heated discussion in another corner of the lab. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a04" id="discussion__229" original="E8eb.-7eaa" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="discussion__230"> verb + discussion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a02" id="discussion__231"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a01" id="discussion__232" original="E8eb.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2a00" id="discussion__233"><span class="coll" id="discussion__234" original="E8eb.-7ea7"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29fe" id="discussion__235"><span class="coll" id="discussion__236" original="E8eb.-7ea6"> conduct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29fc" id="discussion__237"><span class="coll" id="discussion__238" original="E8eb.-7ea5"> hold </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29fa" id="discussion__239" original="E8eb.-7ea4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29f9" id="discussion__240" original="E8eb.-7ea3"><span class="x" id="discussion__241" original="E8eb.-7ea2"> She conducted group discussion with community members to gauge reactions to draft research reports. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29f7" id="dialogue__36" original="E4e1.401d" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="dialogue__37" original="E4e1.401e"><span class="h1" id="dialogue__38" original="E4e1.401f"><ul class="inline" id="dialogue__39" original="E4e1.4020"><li class="li" id="dialogue__40" original="E4e1.4021"> discussion </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__41" original="E4e1.4022"> debate </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__42" original="E4e1.4023"> dialogue </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__43" original="E4e1.4024"> talks </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__44" original="E4e1.4025"> consultation <span class="pos" id="dialogue__45" original="E4e1.4026"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="dialogue__46" original="E4e1.4027"> These words all refer to the fact that something is being discussed. </span><ul class="bullet" id="dialogue__47" original="E4e1.4028"><li class="li" id="dialogue__48" original="E4e1.4029"> discussion/​debate/​dialogue/​talks/​consultation <span class="eb" id="dialogue__49" original="E4e1.402a"> on/​about </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__50" original="E4e1.402d"> discussion <span class="eb" id="dialogue__51" original="E4e1.402e"> of </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__52" original="E4e1.402f"> discussions/​dialogue/​talks <span class="eb" id="dialogue__53" original="E4e1.4030"> with </span> somebody/ <span class="eb" id="dialogue__54" original="E4e1.4031"> between </span> A and B </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__55" original="E4e1.4032"> to <span class="eb" id="dialogue__56" original="E4e1.4033"> hold </span> discussions/​consultations/​talks </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__57" original="E4e1.4034"> somebody is <span class="eb" id="dialogue__58" original="E4e1.4035"> in </span> consultation <span class="eb" id="dialogue__59" original="E4e1.4036"> with </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="dialogue__60" original="E4e1.4037"> something is <span class="eb" id="dialogue__61" original="E4e1.4038"> under </span> discussion </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="dialogue__62" original="E4e1.4039"><li class="li" id="dialogue__63" original="E4e1.403a"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__64" original="E4e1.403b"> Discussion </span> , <span class="eb" id="dialogue__65" original="E4e1.403c"> debate </span> , <span class="eb" id="dialogue__66" original="E4e1.403d"> consultation </span> and <span class="eb" id="dialogue__67" original="E4e1.403e"> dialogue </span> can involve discussing something on more than one occasion; <span class="eb" id="dialogue__68" original="E4e1.403f"> talks </span> are a specific event: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c18" id="dialogue__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c40" id="dialogue__70" original="E4e1.4040"><span class="x" id="dialogue__71" original="E4e1.4041"> The last decade has seen much public discussion of immigration policy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c3e" id="dialogue__72" original="E4e1.4042"><span class="x" id="dialogue__73" original="E4e1.4043"> There is ongoing debate on the extent of these challenges. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c3c" id="dialogue__74" original="E4e1.4044"><span class="x" id="dialogue__75" original="E4e1.4045"> The government offered to hold talks about the constitution. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dialogue__76" original="E4e1.4046"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__77" original="E4e1.4047"> Dialogue </span> is often used when only two groups of people are involved: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c15" id="dialogue__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c38" id="dialogue__79" original="E4e1.4048"><span class="x" id="dialogue__80" original="E4e1.4049"> There are no formal mechanisms by which a dialogue between the two institutions can be initiated. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dialogue__81" original="E4e1.404a"><span class="eb" id="dialogue__82" original="E4e1.404b"> Consultation </span> and <span class="eb" id="dialogue__83" original="E4e1.404c"> debate </span> can both refer to an organized process or meeting; <span class="eb" id="dialogue__84" original="E4e1.404d"> consultation </span> implies that information is shared, whereas a <span class="eb" id="dialogue__85" original="E4e1.404e"> debate </span> involves presenting opposing opinions: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c14" id="dialogue__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c31" id="dialogue__87" original="E4e1.404f"><span class="x" id="dialogue__88" original="E4e1.4050"> Guidelines were drafted in consultation with experts in the US. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c2f" id="dialogue__89" original="E4e1.4051"><span class="x" id="dialogue__90" original="E4e1.4052"> This point was also highlighted in Parliamentary debates. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cb9" id="discussion__297" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading"> All Collocations </span><span class="body" id="discussion__298"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cb7" id="discussion__299" original="E861.-7be7"><span class="shcut" id="discussion__300" original="E861.-7be6"> adjective + discussion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cb5" id="discussion__301" original="E861.-7be5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cb4" id="discussion__302" original="E861.-7be3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cb3" id="discussion__303" original="E861.-7be2"><span class="coll" id="discussion__304"> earlier </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cb1" id="discussion__305" original="E861.-7be1"><span class="coll" id="discussion__306"> previous </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4caf" id="discussion__307" original="E861.-7be0"><span class="coll" id="discussion__308"> preceding </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cad" id="discussion__309" original="E861.-7bdf"><span class="coll" id="discussion__310"> foregoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4cab" id="discussion__311" original="E861.-7bde"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4caa" id="discussion__312" original="E861.-7bdd"><span class="coll" id="discussion__313"> recent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ca8" id="discussion__314" original="E861.-7bdc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ca7" id="discussion__315" original="E861.-7bdb"><span class="coll" id="discussion__316"> present </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ca5" id="discussion__317" original="E861.-7bda"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ca4" id="discussion__318" original="E861.-7bd9"><span class="coll" id="discussion__319"> ongoing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ca2" id="discussion__320" original="E861.-7bd8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4ca1" id="discussion__321" original="E861.-7bd7"><span class="coll" id="discussion__322"> following </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c9f" id="discussion__323" original="E861.-7bd6"><span class="coll" id="discussion__324"> subsequent </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c9d" id="discussion__325" original="E861.-7bd5"><span class="coll" id="discussion__326"> ensuing </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c9b" id="discussion__327" original="E861.-7bd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c9a" id="discussion__328" original="E861.-7bd3"><span class="coll" id="discussion__329"> detailed </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c98" id="discussion__330" original="E861.-7bd2"><span class="coll" id="discussion__331"> in-depth </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c96" id="discussion__332" original="E861.-7bd1"><span class="coll" id="discussion__333"> thorough </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c94" id="discussion__334" original="E861.-7bd0"><span class="coll" id="discussion__335"> comprehensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c92" id="discussion__336" original="E861.-7bcf"><span class="coll" id="discussion__337"> full </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c90" id="discussion__338" original="E861.-7bce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c8f" id="discussion__339" original="E861.-7bcd"><span class="coll" id="discussion__340"> broad </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c8d" id="discussion__341" original="E861.-7bcc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c8c" id="discussion__342" original="E861.-7bcb"><span class="coll" id="discussion__343"> lengthy </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c8a" id="discussion__344" original="E861.-7bca"><span class="coll" id="discussion__345"> extensive </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c88" id="discussion__346" original="E861.-7bc9"><span class="coll" id="discussion__347"> extended </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c86" id="discussion__348" original="E861.-7bc8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c85" id="discussion__349" original="E861.-7bc7"><span class="coll" id="discussion__350"> much </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c83" id="discussion__351" original="E861.-7bc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c82" id="discussion__352" original="E861.-7bc5"><span class="coll" id="discussion__353"> further </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c80" id="discussion__354" original="E861.-7bc4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c7f" id="discussion__355" original="E861.-7bc3"><span class="coll" id="discussion__356"> brief </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c7d" id="discussion__357" original="E861.-7bc2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c7c" id="discussion__358" original="E861.-7bc1"><span class="coll" id="discussion__359"> little </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c7a" id="discussion__360" original="E861.-7bbe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c79" id="discussion__361" original="E861.-7bbd"><span class="coll" id="discussion__362"> interesting </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c77" id="discussion__363" original="E861.-7bbc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c76" id="discussion__364" original="E861.-7bbb"><span class="coll" id="discussion__365"> excellent </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c74" id="discussion__366" original="E861.-7bb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c73" id="discussion__367" original="E861.-7bb7"><span class="coll" id="discussion__368"> online </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c71" id="discussion__369" original="E861.-7bb6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c70" id="discussion__370" original="E861.-7bb5"><span class="coll" id="discussion__371"> public </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c6e" id="discussion__372" original="E861.-7bb4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c6d" id="discussion__373" original="E861.-7bb3"><span class="coll" id="discussion__374"> theoretical </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c6b" id="discussion__375" original="E861.-7bb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c6a" id="discussion__376" original="E861.-7bb1"><span class="coll" id="discussion__377"> philosophical </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c68" id="discussion__378" original="E861.-7bb0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c67" id="discussion__379" original="E861.-7baf"><span class="x" id="discussion__380" original="E861.-7bae"> As the preceding discussion suggests, some groups have developed very successful innovations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c65" id="discussion__381" original="E861.-7bad"><span class="x" id="discussion__382" original="E861.-7bac"> He provides little discussion of how his findings might extend the theory. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c63" id="discussion__383" original="E8eb.-7eba"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c62" id="discussion__384" original="E8eb.-7eb8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c61" id="discussion__385" original="E8eb.-7eb7"><span class="coll" id="discussion__386"> open </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c5f" id="discussion__387" original="E8eb.-7eb6"><span class="coll" id="discussion__388"> frank </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c5d" id="discussion__389" original="E8eb.-7eb5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c5c" id="discussion__390" original="E8eb.-7eb4"><span class="coll" id="discussion__391"> heated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c5a" id="discussion__392" original="E8eb.-7eb3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c59" id="discussion__393" original="E8eb.-7eb2"><span class="coll" id="discussion__394"> informal </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c57" id="discussion__395" original="E8eb.-7eb1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c56" id="discussion__396" original="E8eb.-7eb0"><span class="x" id="discussion__397" original="E8eb.-7eaf"> His lab mates were engaged in a heated discussion in another corner of the lab. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c54" id="discussion__398" original="E861.-7bab"><span class="shcut" id="discussion__399" original="E861.-7baa"> verb + discussion </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c52" id="discussion__400" original="E861.-7ba9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c51" id="discussion__401" original="E861.-7ba7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c50" id="discussion__402" original="E861.-7ba6"><span class="coll" id="discussion__403"> stimulate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c4e" id="discussion__404" original="E861.-7ba5"><span class="coll" id="discussion__405"> encourage </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c4c" id="discussion__406" original="E861.-7ba4"><span class="coll" id="discussion__407"> prompt </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c4a" id="discussion__408" original="E861.-7ba3"><span class="coll" id="discussion__409"> promote </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c48" id="discussion__410" original="E861.-7ba2"><span class="coll" id="discussion__411"> generate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c46" id="discussion__412" original="E861.-7ba1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c45" id="discussion__413" original="E861.-7ba0"><span class="coll" id="discussion__414"> facilitate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c43" id="discussion__415" original="E861.-7b9f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c42" id="discussion__416" original="E861.-7b9e"><span class="coll" id="discussion__417"> start </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c40" id="discussion__418" original="E861.-7b9d"><span class="coll" id="discussion__419"> initiate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c3e" id="discussion__420" original="E8eb.-7eae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c3d" id="discussion__421" original="E8eb.-7ead"><span class="coll" id="discussion__422"> participate in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c3b" id="discussion__423" original="E8eb.-7eac"><span class="coll" id="discussion__424"> engage in </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c39" id="discussion__425" original="E8eb.-7eab"><span class="coll" id="discussion__426"> be involved in </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c37" id="discussion__427" original="E861.-7b9c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c36" id="discussion__428" original="E861.-7b9b"><span class="coll" id="discussion__429"> present </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c34" id="discussion__430" original="E861.-7b9a"><span class="coll" id="discussion__431"> provide </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c32" id="discussion__432" original="E861.-7b99"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c31" id="discussion__433" original="E861.-7b98"><span class="coll" id="discussion__434"> continue </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c2f" id="discussion__435" original="E861.-7b97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c2e" id="discussion__436" original="E861.-7b96"><span class="coll" id="discussion__437"> conclude </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c2c" id="discussion__438" original="E861.-7b95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c2b" id="discussion__439" original="E861.-7b94"><span class="coll" id="discussion__440"> recall </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c29" id="discussion__441" original="E861.-7b93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c28" id="discussion__442" original="E861.-7b92"><span class="coll" id="discussion__443"> inform </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c26" id="discussion__444" original="E861.-7b91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c25" id="discussion__445" original="E861.-7b90"><span class="coll" id="discussion__446"> include </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c23" id="discussion__447" original="E861.-7b8f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c22" id="discussion__448" original="E861.-7b8e"><span class="coll" id="discussion__449"> focus </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c20" id="discussion__450" original="E861.-7b8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c1f" id="discussion__451" original="E861.-7b8c"><span class="coll" id="discussion__452"> limit </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c1d" id="discussion__453" original="E861.-7b8b"><span class="coll" id="discussion__454"> confine </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c1b" id="discussion__455" original="E861.-7b8a"><span class="coll" id="discussion__456"> restrict </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c19" id="discussion__457" original="E861.-7b89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c18" id="discussion__458" original="E861.-7b88"><span class="coll" id="discussion__459"> frame </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c16" id="discussion__460" original="E861.-7b87"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c15" id="discussion__461" original="E861.-7b86"><span class="coll" id="discussion__462"> see </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c13" id="discussion__463" original="E861.-7b85"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c12" id="discussion__464" original="E861.-7b84"><span class="coll" id="discussion__465"> dominate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c10" id="discussion__466" original="E861.-7b83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c0f" id="discussion__467" original="E861.-7b82"><span class="x" id="discussion__468" original="E861.-7b81"> The authors hope these suggestions will stimulate further discussion about the dangers of the new tests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c0d" id="discussion__469" original="E861.-7b80"><span class="x" id="discussion__470" original="E861.-7b7f"> Two conceptual frameworks will inform the discussion of the findings. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c0b" id="discussion__471" original="E8eb.-7eaa"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c0a" id="discussion__472" original="E8eb.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c09" id="discussion__473" original="E8eb.-7ea7"><span class="coll" id="discussion__474"> have </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c07" id="discussion__475" original="E8eb.-7ea6"><span class="coll" id="discussion__476"> conduct </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c05" id="discussion__477" original="E8eb.-7ea5"><span class="coll" id="discussion__478"> hold </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c03" id="discussion__479" original="E8eb.-7ea4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c5ecebfb7.-4c02" id="discussion__480" original="E8eb.-7ea3"><span class="x" id="discussion__481" original="E8eb.-7ea2"> She conducted group discussion with community members to gauge reactions to draft research reports. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-556a" id="discussion__482" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://discussion" title="discussion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5569" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6ba4" id="discussion__483" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="discussion__484"> 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disease
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29f0" id="disease" original="E39c.3b77" sum="482"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29ef" id="disease__1" original="E39c.3b78"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29ee" id="disease__2" original="E39c.3b79"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disease </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29e2" id="disease__7" original="E39c.3b81"><span class="pos" id="disease__8" original="E39c.3b82"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62ae" eid="disease__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.471b" geo="br" id="disease__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disease__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈziːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disea/disease__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disea/disease__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disease__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.471e" geo="n_am" id="disease__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disease__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈziːz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disea/disease__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disea/disease__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disease__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29e0" id="disease__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disease__15" original="E39c.3b84"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disease__16" original="E39c.3b85"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29dd" id="disease__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29dc" id="disease__18" original="E39c.3b86"><span class="def" id="disease__19" original="E39c.3b87"> an illness of the body in humans, animals or plants </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29da" id="disease__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29d9" id="disease__21" original="E8d7.-79ad"><span class="x" id="disease__22" original="E8d7.-79ac"> Natural disasters are frequently followed by the spread of infectious disease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29d7" id="disease__23" original="E8d4.-7cfb"><span class="x" id="disease__24" original="E8d4.-7cfa"> Many serious diseases affected the chances of infant survival. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29d5" id="disease__25" original="E8d7.-79a9"><span class="cf" id="disease__26" original="E8d7.-79ae"> with… <span class="exp" id="disease__27"> disease </span></span><span class="x" id="disease__28" original="E8d7.-79a8"> The risks are significantly higher for patients with cardiovascular disease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29d1" id="disease__29" original="E5df.-66b3"><span class="cf" id="disease__30" original="E5df.-66b4"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="disease__31" original="E5df.-66b2"> The emphasis is on disease prevention and health promotion. </span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading"> Collocations </span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6369" id="disease__32" original="E8d7.-79a4" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="disease__33" original="E8d7.-79a3"> adjective + disease </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.636b" id="disease__34" original="E8d7.-79a2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.636c" id="disease__35" original="E8d7.-79a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.636d" id="disease__36"><span class="coll" id="disease__37" original="E8d7.-799f"> rare </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.636f" id="disease__38" original="E8d7.-799e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6370" id="disease__39"><span class="coll" id="disease__40" original="E8d7.-799d"> common </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6372" id="disease__41" original="E8d7.-799c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6373" id="disease__42"><span class="coll" id="disease__43" original="E8d7.-799b"> chronic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6375" id="disease__44" original="E8d7.-799a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6376" id="disease__45"><span class="coll" id="disease__46" original="E8d7.-7999"> severe </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6378" id="disease__47"><span class="coll" id="disease__48" original="E8d7.-7998"> serious </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.637a" id="disease__49" original="E8d7.-7997"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.637b" id="disease__50"><span class="coll" id="disease__51" original="E8d7.-7996"> advanced </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.637d" id="disease__52" original="E8d7.-7995"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.637e" id="disease__53"><span class="coll" id="disease__54" original="E8d7.-7994"> underlying </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6380" id="disease__55" original="E8d7.-7993"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6381" id="disease__56"><span class="coll" id="disease__57" original="E8d7.-7992"> infectious </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6383" id="disease__58"><span class="coll" id="disease__59" original="E8d7.-7991"> communicable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6385" id="disease__60" original="E8d7.-7990"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6386" id="disease__61"><span class="coll" id="disease__62" original="E8d7.-798f"> sexually transmitted </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6388" id="disease__63" original="E8d7.-798e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6389" id="disease__64"><span class="coll" id="disease__65" original="E8d7.-798d"> non-communicable </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.638b" id="disease__66" original="E8d7.-798c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.638c" id="disease__67"><span class="coll" id="disease__68" original="E8d7.-798b"> genetic </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.638e" id="disease__69" original="E8d7.-798a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.638f" id="disease__70"><span class="coll" id="disease__71" original="E8d7.-7989"> congenital </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6391" id="disease__72" original="E8d7.-7988"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6392" id="disease__73"><span class="coll" id="disease__74" original="E8d7.-7987"> degenerative </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6394" id="disease__75" original="E8d7.-7986"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6395" id="disease__76"><span class="coll" id="disease__77" original="E8d7.-7985"> occupational </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6397" id="disease__78" original="E8d7.-7984"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6398" id="disease__79"><span class="coll" id="disease__80" original="E8d7.-7983"> autoimmune </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.639a" id="disease__81" original="E8d7.-7982"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.639b" id="disease__82"><span class="coll" id="disease__83" original="E8d7.-7981"> inflammatory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.639d" id="disease__84" original="E8d7.-7980"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.639e" id="disease__85"><span class="coll" id="disease__86" original="E8d7.-797f"> respiratory </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63a0" id="disease__87" original="E8d7.-797e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63a1" id="disease__88"><span class="coll" id="disease__89" original="E8d7.-797d"> coronary </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63a3" id="disease__90"><span class="coll" id="disease__91" original="E8d7.-797c"> cardiovascular </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63a5" id="disease__92"><span class="coll" id="disease__93" original="E8d7.-797b"> cardiac </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63a7" id="disease__94" original="E8d7.-797a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63a8" id="disease__95"><span class="coll" id="disease__96" original="E8d7.-7979"> renal </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63aa" id="disease__97" original="E8d7.-7978"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63ab" id="disease__98"><span class="coll" id="disease__99" original="E8d7.-7977"> pulmonary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63ad" id="disease__100" original="E8d7.-7961"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63ae" id="disease__101"><span class="coll" id="disease__102" original="E8d7.-7960"> human </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63b0" id="disease__103" original="E8d7.-7976"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63b1" id="disease__104" original="E8d7.-79ab"><span class="x" id="disease__105" original="E8d7.-79aa"> In the past, many chronic diseases were managed mainly by the hospital sector. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63b3" id="disease__106" original="E8d7.-7975"><span class="x" id="disease__107" original="E8d7.-7974"> A complete physical examination failed to detect any underlying disease. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63b5" id="disease__108" original="E8d7.-7973" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="disease__109" original="E8d7.-7972"> noun + disease </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63b7" id="disease__110" original="E8d7.-7971"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63b8" id="disease__111" original="E8d7.-796f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63b9" id="disease__112"><span class="coll" id="disease__113" original="E8d7.-796e"> heart </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63bb" id="disease__114" original="E8d7.-796d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63bc" id="disease__115"><span class="coll" id="disease__116" original="E8d7.-796c"> lung </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63be" id="disease__117" original="E8d7.-796b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63bf" id="disease__118"><span class="coll" id="disease__119" original="E8d7.-796a"> liver </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63c1" id="disease__120" original="E8d7.-7969"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63c2" id="disease__121"><span class="coll" id="disease__122" original="E8d7.-7968"> kidney </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63c4" id="disease__123" original="E8d7.-7967"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63c5" id="disease__124"><span class="coll" id="disease__125" original="E8d7.-7966"> bowel </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63c7" id="disease__126" original="E8d7.-7965"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63c8" id="disease__127"><span class="coll" id="disease__128" original="E8d7.-7964"> thyroid </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63ca" id="disease__129" original="E8d7.-795f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63cb" id="disease__130" original="E8d4.-7cf9"><span class="x" id="disease__131" original="E8d4.-7cf8"> Chronic anger has been shown to be strongly associated with certain forms of heart disease. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63cd" id="disease__132" original="E8d7.-795c" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="disease__133" original="E8d7.-795b"> verb + disease </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63cf" id="disease__134" original="E8d7.-795a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63d0" id="disease__135" original="E8d7.-7958"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63d1" id="disease__136"><span class="coll" id="disease__137" original="E8d7.-7957"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63d3" id="disease__138" original="E8d7.-7956"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63d4" id="disease__139"><span class="coll" id="disease__140" original="E8d7.-7955"> spread </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63d6" id="disease__141"><span class="coll" id="disease__142" original="E8d7.-7954"> transmit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63d8" id="disease__143" original="E8d7.-7953"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63d9" id="disease__144"><span class="coll" id="disease__145" original="E8d7.-7952"> contract </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63db" id="disease__146"><span class="coll" id="disease__147" original="E8d7.-7951"> catch </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63dd" id="disease__148"><span class="coll" id="disease__149" original="E8d7.-7950"> get </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63df" id="disease__150" original="E8d7.-794f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63e0" id="disease__151"><span class="coll" id="disease__152" original="E8d7.-794e"> have </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63e2" id="disease__153" original="E8d7.-794d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63e3" id="disease__154"><span class="coll" id="disease__155" original="E8d7.-794c"> inherit </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63e5" id="disease__156" original="E8d7.-794b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63e6" id="disease__157"><span class="coll" id="disease__158" original="E8d7.-794a"> develop </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63e8" id="disease__159" original="E8d7.-7949"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63e9" id="disease__160"><span class="coll" id="disease__161" original="E8d7.-7948"> diagnose </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63eb" id="disease__162"><span class="coll" id="disease__163" original="E8d7.-7947"> detect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63ed" id="disease__164" original="E8d7.-7946"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63ee" id="disease__165"><span class="coll" id="disease__166" original="E8d7.-7945"> suspect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63f0" id="disease__167" original="E8d7.-7944"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63f1" id="disease__168"><span class="coll" id="disease__169" original="E8d7.-7943"> indicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63f3" id="disease__170"><span class="coll" id="disease__171" original="E8d7.-7942"> suggest </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63f5" id="disease__172" original="E8d7.-7941"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63f6" id="disease__173"><span class="coll" id="disease__174" original="E8d7.-7940"> treat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63f8" id="disease__175" original="E8d7.-793f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63f9" id="disease__176"><span class="coll" id="disease__177" original="E8d7.-793e"> cure </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63fb" id="disease__178" original="E8d7.-793d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63fc" id="disease__179"><span class="coll" id="disease__180" original="E8d7.-793c"> combat </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63fe" id="disease__181" original="E8d7.-793b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.63ff" id="disease__182"><span class="coll" id="disease__183" original="E8d7.-793a"> eradicate </span></span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6401" id="disease__184"><span class="coll" id="disease__185" original="E8d7.-7939"> eliminate </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6403" id="disease__186" original="E8d7.-7938"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6404" id="disease__187"><span class="coll" id="disease__188" original="E8d7.-7937"> control </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6406" id="disease__189" original="E8d7.-7936"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6407" id="disease__190"><span class="coll" id="disease__191" original="E8d7.-7935"> manage </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6409" id="disease__192" original="E8d7.-7934"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.640a" id="disease__193"><span class="coll" id="disease__194" original="E8d7.-7933"> prevent </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.640c" id="disease__195" original="E8d7.-792e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.640d" id="disease__196" original="E8d7.-792d"><span class="x" id="disease__197" original="E8d7.-792c"> There was a 70 per cent chance of dying within six months of contracting the disease. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.640f" id="disease__198" original="E8d7.-792b"><span class="x" id="disease__199" original="E8d7.-792a"> In terms of the dengue virus, more research is necessary to effectively control, diagnose and treat the disease. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6411" id="disease__200" original="E8d7.-7929" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="disease__201" original="E8d7.-7928"> disease + verb </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6413" id="disease__202" original="E8d7.-7927"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6414" id="disease__203" original="E8d7.-7925"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6415" id="disease__204"><span class="coll" id="disease__205" original="E8d7.-7924"> progress </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6417" id="disease__206" original="E8d7.-7923"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6418" id="disease__207"><span class="coll" id="disease__208" original="E8d7.-7922"> spread </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.641a" id="disease__209" original="E8d7.-7921"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.641b" id="disease__210"><span class="coll" id="disease__211" original="E8d7.-7920"> affect </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.641d" id="disease__212" original="E8d7.-791f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.641e" id="disease__213"><span class="coll" id="disease__214" original="E8d7.-791e"> cause </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6420" id="disease__215" original="E8d7.-7932"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6421" id="disease__216"><span class="coll" id="disease__217" original="E8d7.-7931"> be characterized by </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6423" id="disease__218" original="E8d7.-7930"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6424" id="disease__219"><span class="coll" id="disease__220" original="E8d7.-792f"> be associated with </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6426" id="disease__221" original="E8d7.-791d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6427" id="disease__222" original="E8d7.-791c"><span class="x" id="disease__223" original="E8d7.-791b"> His disease gradually progressed and he died in hospital a year later. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6429" id="disease__224" original="E8d7.-791a" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="disease__225" original="E8d7.-7919"> disease + noun </span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.642b" id="disease__226" original="E8d7.-7918"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.642c" id="disease__227" original="E8d7.-7916"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.642d" id="disease__228"><span class="coll" id="disease__229" original="E8d7.-7915"> susceptibility </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.642f" id="disease__230" original="E8d7.-7914"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6430" id="disease__231"><span class="coll" id="disease__232" original="E8d7.-7913"> prevention </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6432" id="disease__233" original="E8d7.-7912"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6433" id="disease__234"><span class="coll" id="disease__235" original="E8d7.-7911"> incidence </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6435" id="disease__236" original="E8d7.-7910"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6436" id="disease__237"><span class="coll" id="disease__238" original="E8d7.-790f"> outbreak </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6438" id="disease__239" original="E8d7.-790e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6439" id="disease__240"><span class="coll" id="disease__241" original="E8d7.-790d"> onset </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.643b" id="disease__242" original="E8d7.-790c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.643c" id="disease__243"><span class="coll" id="disease__244" original="E8d7.-790b"> progression </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.643e" id="disease__245" original="E8d7.-790a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.643f" id="disease__246"><span class="coll" id="disease__247" original="E8d7.-7909"> transmission </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6441" id="disease__248" original="E8d7.-7908"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6442" id="disease__249"><span class="coll" id="disease__250" original="E8d7.-7907"> severity </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6444" id="disease__251" original="E8d7.-7906"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6445" id="disease__252"><span class="coll" id="disease__253" original="E8d7.-7905"> burden </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6447" id="disease__254" original="E8d7.-7904"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.6448" id="disease__255"><span class="coll" id="disease__256" original="E8d7.-7903"> surveillance </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.644a" id="disease__257" original="E8d7.-7902"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.644b" id="disease__258"><span class="coll" id="disease__259" original="E8d7.-7901"> management </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.644d" id="disease__260" original="E8d7.-7900"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.644e" id="disease__261" original="E8d7.-78ff"><span class="x" id="disease__262" original="E8d7.-78fe"> Early intervention has been shown to delay disease progression. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29ce" id="illness__195" original="E47f.2021" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="illness__196" original="E47f.2022"><span class="h1" id="illness__197" original="E47f.2023"><ul class="inline" id="illness__198" original="E47f.2024"><li class="li" id="illness__199" original="E47f.2025"> disease </li><li class="li" id="illness__200" original="E47f.2026"> illness </li><li class="li" id="illness__201" original="E47f.2027"> infection </li><li class="li" id="illness__202" original="E47f.2028"> disorder </li><li class="li" id="illness__203" original="E47f.2029"> condition <span class="pos" id="illness__204" original="E47f.202a"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="illness__205" original="E47f.202b"> These are all words for a medical problem. </span><ul class="bullet" id="illness__206" original="E47f.202c"><li class="li" id="illness__207" original="E47f.202d"> a <span class="eb" id="illness__208" original="E47f.202e"> chronic/​serious </span> disease/​illness/​infection/​disorder/​condition </li><li class="li" id="illness__209" original="E47f.202f"> a <span class="eb" id="illness__210" original="E47f.2030"> mental/​psychiatric </span> illness/​disorder </li><li class="li" id="illness__211" original="E47f.2031"> a <span class="eb" id="illness__212" original="E47f.2032"> medical/​health/​physical </span> condition </li><li class="li" id="illness__213" original="E47f.2033"> to <span class="eb" id="illness__214" original="E47f.2034"> cause/​have/​develop </span> a/​an disease/​illness/​infection/​disorder/​condition </li><li class="li" id="illness__215" original="E47f.2035"> to <span class="eb" id="illness__216" original="E47f.2036"> prevent/​diagnose/​treat </span> a/​an disease/​illness/​infection </li><li class="li" id="illness__217" original="E47f.2037"> the <span class="eb" id="illness__218" original="E47f.2038"> symptoms/​treatment of </span> a/​an disease/​illness/​infection/​disorder/​condition </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="illness__219" original="E47f.2039"><li class="li" id="illness__220" original="E47f.203a"><span class="eb" id="illness__221" original="E47f.203b"> Disease </span> is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs; <span class="eb" id="illness__222" original="E47f.203c"> illness </span> is used to talk about both severe and more minor medical problems; a <span class="eb" id="illness__223" original="E47f.203d"> condition </span> is a medical problem you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c12" id="illness__224"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c14" id="illness__225" original="E4c7.-7da7"><span class="x" id="illness__226" original="E4c7.-7da6"> heart/​kidney/​liver disease </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c12" id="illness__227" original="E47f.203e"><span class="x" id="illness__228" original="E47f.203f"> Even minor illnesses, notably the common cold, have a major economic impact through absences from work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c10" id="illness__229" original="E47f.2040"><span class="x" id="illness__230" original="E47f.2041"> The number of people living with long-term health conditions has risen. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="illness__231" original="E47f.2042"><span class="eb" id="illness__232" original="E47f.2043"> Illness </span> and <span class="eb" id="illness__233" original="E47f.2044"> disorder </span> are used to talk about mental health problems as well as physical problems: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c0f" id="illness__234"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c0b" id="illness__235" original="E47f.247b"><span class="x" id="illness__236" original="E47f.247c"> Some of these women have a history of psychiatric illness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c09" id="illness__237" original="E47f.2045"><span class="x" id="illness__238" original="E47f.2046"> Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in Western societies. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="illness__239" original="E47f.2047"> An <span class="eb" id="illness__240" original="E47f.2048"> infection </span> is caused by bacteria or a virus; a <span class="eb" id="illness__241" original="E47f.2049"> disease </span> is often caused by an <span class="eb" id="illness__242" original="E47f.204a"> infection </span> ; a <span class="eb" id="illness__243" original="E47f.204b"> disorder </span> is usually not infectious: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4c0d" id="illness__244"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c02" id="illness__245" original="E47f.247d"><span class="x" id="illness__246" original="E47f.247e"> Viral infections may be acquired from health care settings. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-5c00" id="illness__247" original="E47f.247f"><span class="x" id="illness__248" original="E47f.2480"> This is a rare disorder caused by adrenocortical insufficiency. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-546b" id="disease__317" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disease" title="disease definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-546a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6aad" id="disease__318" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disease__319"> disease </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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diseased
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29c7" id="diseased" original="E39c.3b8d" sum="229"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29c6" id="diseased__1" original="E39c.3b8e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29c5" id="diseased__2" original="E39c.3b8f"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> diseased </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29bd" id="diseased__4" original="E39c.3b94"><span class="pos" id="diseased__5" original="E39c.3b95"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62a7" eid="diseased__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4761" geo="br" id="diseased__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diseased__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈziːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disea/diseased__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disea/diseased__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://diseased__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4764" geo="n_am" id="diseased__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="diseased__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈziːzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disea/diseased__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disea/diseased__us_1.ogg" href="sound://diseased__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29bb" id="diseased__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29ba" id="diseased__12" original="E39c.3b96"><span class="def" id="diseased__13" original="E39c.3b97"> suffering from a disease </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29b8" id="diseased__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29b7" id="diseased__15" original="E867.-1b8d"><span class="x" id="diseased__16" original="E867.-1b8c"> One cell has been taken from healthy tissue, and one from diseased tissue. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5445" id="diseased__17" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://diseased" title="diseased definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5444" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6a20" id="diseased__18" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="diseased__19"> diseased </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disequilibrium
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29b5" id="disequilibrium" original="E39c.3cfa" sum="297"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29b4" id="disequilibrium__1" original="E39c.3cfb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29b3" id="disequilibrium__2" original="E39c.3cfc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disequilibrium </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29a6" id="disequilibrium__4" original="E39c.3d04"><span class="pos" id="disequilibrium__5" original="E39c.3d05"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-62a0" eid="disequilibrium__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4fcb" geo="br" id="disequilibrium__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disequilibrium__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/diseq/disequilibrium__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/diseq/disequilibrium__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disequilibrium__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4fce" geo="n_am" id="disequilibrium__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disequilibrium__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/diseq/disequilibrium__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/diseq/disequilibrium__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disequilibrium__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4fd1" geo="br" id="disequilibrium__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disequilibrium__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˌekwɪˈlɪbriəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/diseq/disequilibrium__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/diseq/disequilibrium__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disequilibrium__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.4fd5" geo="n_am" id="disequilibrium__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disequilibrium__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˌekwɪˈlɪbriəm <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/diseq/disequilibrium__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/diseq/disequilibrium__us_2.ogg" href="sound://disequilibrium__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29a4" id="disequilibrium__15"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disequilibrium__16" original="E39c.3d07"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29a2" id="disequilibrium__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-29a1" id="disequilibrium__18" original="E39c.3d0b"><span class="def" id="disequilibrium__19" original="E39c.3d0c"> a loss or lack of balance in a situation </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-299f" id="disequilibrium__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-299e" id="disequilibrium__21" original="E896.7a2e"><span class="x" id="disequilibrium__22" original="E896.7a2f"> The increase in the value of money in the hands of the public creates disequilibrium in the money market. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5425" id="disequilibrium__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disequilibrium" title="disequilibrium definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5424" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6875" id="disequilibrium__24" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disequilibrium__25"> disequilibrium </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disguise
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-299c" hm="1" id="disguise1" original="E39c.3e34" sum="771"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-299b" id="disguise1__1" original="E39c.3e35"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-299a" id="disguise1__2" original="E39c.3e36"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disguise <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-298d" id="disguise1__9" original="E39c.3e41"><span class="pos" id="disguise1__10" original="E39c.3e42"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6291" eid="disguise1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55a0" geo="br" id="disguise1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disguise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55a3" geo="n_am" id="disguise1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disguise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1a7a" id="disguise1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55a6" form="root" id="disguise1__17"><span class="vp" id="disguise1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disguise </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55a8" eid="disguise1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55a9" geo="br" id="disguise1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disguise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55ac" geo="n_am" id="disguise1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disguise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55af" form="thirdps" id="disguise1__24"><span class="vp" id="disguise1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disguises </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55b1" eid="disguise1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55b2" geo="br" id="disguise1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguises__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disguises__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55b5" geo="n_am" id="disguise1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguises__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disguises__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55b8" form="past" id="disguise1__31"><span class="vp" id="disguise1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disguised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55ba" eid="disguise1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55bb" geo="br" id="disguise1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disguised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55be" geo="n_am" id="disguise1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disguised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55c1" form="pastpart" id="disguise1__38"><span class="vp" id="disguise1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disguised </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55c3" eid="disguise1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55c4" geo="br" id="disguise1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguised__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disguised__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55c7" geo="n_am" id="disguise1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguised__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disguised__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55ca" form="prespart" id="disguise1__45"><span class="vp" id="disguise1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disguising </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55cc" eid="disguise1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55cd" geo="br" id="disguise1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguising__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disguising__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55d0" geo="n_am" id="disguise1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguising__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disguising__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2961" id="disguise1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2960" id="disguise1__53" original="E39c.3e64"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disguise1__54" original="E39c.3e66"> to hide the true nature of something so that it cannot be recognized </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-295e" id="disguise1__55" original="E39c.3e67" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://conceal" title="conceal definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-295d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2914" id="disguise1__56" original="E39c.3e68"><span class="xh" id="disguise1__57"> conceal </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-295b" id="disguise1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-295a" id="disguise1__59" original="E47f.-76bd"><span class="cf" id="disguise1__60" original="E39c.3e65"><span class="exp" id="disguise1__61"> disguise </span> something </span><span class="x" id="disguise1__62" original="E47f.-76bc"> This generalized overview disguises significant differences between countries. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2956" id="disguise1__63" original="E47f.-76bb"><span class="cf" id="disguise1__64" original="E867.-1b80"><span class="exp" id="disguise1__65"> disguise </span> the fact that… </span><span class="x" id="disguise1__66" original="E47f.-76ba"> Some travel authors made no attempt to disguise the fact that their stories were invented. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2952" id="disguise1__67" original="E47f.-76b9"><span class="cf" id="disguise1__68" original="E867.-1b7d"> thinly disguised </span><span class="x" id="disguise1__69" original="E47f.-76b8"> The novel has thinly disguised autobiographical elements. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-294f" id="disguise1__70" original="E39c.3e5f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="disguise1__71" original="E39c.3e62"><span class="exp" id="disguise1__72"> disguise </span> somebody/yourself (as somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="disguise1__73" original="E39c.3e60"> to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-294b" id="disguise1__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-294a" id="disguise1__75" original="E867.-1b84"><span class="x" id="disguise1__76" original="E867.-1b83"> The king would disguise himself as a beggar in order to discover what his subjects were thinking. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-53db" id="disguise1__77" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disguise_1" title="disguise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-53da" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-66ec" id="disguise1__78" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disguise1__79"> disguise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2948" hm="2" id="disguise2" original="E39c.3e6a" sum="410"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2947" id="disguise2__1" original="E39c.3e6b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2946" id="disguise2__2" original="E39c.3e6c"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disguise <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-293b" id="disguise2__7" original="E39c.3e77"><span class="pos" id="disguise2__8" original="E39c.3e78"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-628a" eid="disguise2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55d3" geo="br" id="disguise2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguise__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disguise__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.55d6" geo="n_am" id="disguise2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disguise2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɡaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disgu/disguise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disgu/disguise__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disguise__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2939" id="disguise2__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disguise2__15" original="E39c.3e7b"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disguise2__16" original="E39c.3e7c"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2936" id="disguise2__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2935" id="disguise2__18" original="E39c.3e79"><span class="def" id="disguise2__19" original="E39c.3e7d"> a thing that you wear or use to change your appearance so that people do not recognize you </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2933" id="disguise2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2932" id="disguise2__21" original="E867.-15fa"><span class="x" id="disguise2__22" original="E867.-15f9"> He immediately threw off his disguise and seized the weapons nearest to hand. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2930" id="disguise2__23" original="E867.-15f7"><span class="cf" id="disguise2__24" original="E867.-15f8"> in <span class="exp" id="disguise2__25"> disguise </span></span><span class="x" id="disguise2__26" original="E867.-15f6"> He is helped by a strange bearded man who turns out to be his daughter Edwina in disguise. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-53ac" id="disguise2__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disguise_1" title="disguise definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-53ab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-66ec" id="disguise2__28" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disguise2__29"> disguise </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dish
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-292c" id="dish" original="E39c.3f05" sum="409"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-292b" id="dish__1" original="E39c.3f06"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-292a" id="dish__2" original="E39c.3f07"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dish </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-291f" id="dish__7" original="E39c.3f12"><span class="pos" id="dish__8" original="E39c.3f13"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6283" eid="dish__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5915" geo="br" id="dish__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dish__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dish_/dish__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dish_/dish__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dish__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5918" geo="n_am" id="dish__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dish__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪʃ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dish_/dish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dish_/dish__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dish__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-291d" id="dish__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-291c" id="dish__15" original="E586.-46a2"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dish__16" original="E586.-46a1"> a flat shallow container used for cooking food or serving it from </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-291a" id="dish__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2919" id="dish__18" original="E586.-46a0"><span class="x" id="dish__19" original="E586.-469f"> a baking/serving dish </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2917" id="dish__20" original="E39c.3f24"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dish__21" original="E39c.3f27"> a flat shallow container used in laboratories for growing <a class="ndv" href="entry://cultures" id="dish__22"> cultures </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2914" id="dish__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2913" id="dish__24" original="E896.7a71"><span class="x" id="dish__25" original="E896.7a72"> Nematodes are usually cultivated on solid agar medium in plastic Petri dishes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2911" id="dish__26" original="E896.7a73"><span class="x" id="dish__27" original="E896.7a74"> The cells were collected from the culture dish with a cell scraper. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-538f" id="dish__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dish_1" title="dish definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-538e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6581" id="dish__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dish__30"> dish </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dishonest
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-290f" id="dishonest" original="E39c.3ffa" sum="411"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-290e" id="dishonest__1" original="E39c.3ffb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-290d" id="dishonest__2" original="E39c.3ffc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dishonest </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2904" id="dishonest__4" original="E39c.4001"><span class="pos" id="dishonest__5" original="E39c.4002"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-627c" eid="dishonest__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5b64" geo="br" id="dishonest__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dishonest__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɒnɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disho/dishonest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disho/dishonest__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dishonest__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5b68" geo="n_am" id="dishonest__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dishonest__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɑːnɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disho/dishonest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disho/dishonest__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dishonest__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2902" id="dishonest__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2901" id="dishonest__12" original="E39c.4003"><span class="def" id="dishonest__13" original="E39c.4004"> not honest; intending to deceive people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28ff" id="dishonest__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28fe" id="dishonest__15" original="E8f0.-77fd"><span class="x" id="dishonest__16" original="E8f0.-77fc"> There are, very rarely, dishonest scientists who cheat and make up their data. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28fc" id="dishonest__17" original="E861.-7a46"><span class="x" id="dishonest__18" original="E861.-7a45"> Different people have different views of what constitutes dishonest conduct. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28fa" id="dishonest__19" original="E39c.4005" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://honest" title="honest definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28f9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-7fc9" id="dishonest__20" original="E39c.4006"><span class="xh" id="dishonest__21"> honest </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28f7" id="dishonest__22"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28f6" id="dishonest__23" original="E39c.4008"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28f5" id="dishonest__24"><span class="dr" id="dishonest__25" original="E39c.4009"> dishonestly </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28ec" id="dishonest__26" original="E39c.400d"><span class="pos" id="dishonest__27" original="E39c.400e"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-627b" eid="dishonest__28" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5b5e" geo="br" id="dishonest__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dishonest__30"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɒnɪstli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disho/dishonestly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disho/dishonestly__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dishonestly__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5b61" geo="n_am" id="dishonest__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dishonest__32"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɑːnɪstli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disho/dishonestly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disho/dishonestly__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dishonestly__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28ea" id="dishonest__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28e9" id="dishonest__34" original="E861.-7a42"><span class="x" id="dishonest__35" original="E861.-7a41"> He was accused of dishonestly obtaining a benefit by giving false information. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28e7" id="dishonest__36"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28e6" id="dishonest__37" original="E8ef.-72bd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28e5" id="dishonest__38"><span class="dr" id="dishonest__39" original="E8ef.-72bc"> dishonesty </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28da" id="dishonest__42" original="E8ef.-72b6"><span class="pos" id="dishonest__43" original="E8ef.-72b5"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-627a" eid="dishonest__44" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5b58" geo="br" id="dishonest__45" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dishonest__46"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɒnɪsti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disho/dishonesty__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disho/dishonesty__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dishonesty__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5b5b" geo="n_am" id="dishonest__47" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dishonest__48"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɑːnɪsti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disho/dishonesty__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disho/dishonesty__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dishonesty__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28d8" id="dishonest__49"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dishonest__50" original="E8ef.-72b3"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28d6" id="dishonest__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28d5" id="dishonest__52" original="E8ef.-72b2"><span class="x" id="dishonest__53" original="E8ef.-72b1"> In fact, cases of dishonesty are not unknown in the biosciences. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-536f" id="dishonest__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dishonest" title="dishonest definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-536e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6422" id="dishonest__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dishonest__56"> dishonest </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disincentive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28d3" id="disincentive" original="E39c.4152" sum="632"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28d2" id="disincentive__1" original="E39c.4153"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28d1" id="disincentive__2" original="E39c.4154"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disincentive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28c6" id="disincentive__7" original="E39c.415c"><span class="pos" id="disincentive__8" original="E39c.415d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6265" eid="disincentive__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5fc9" geo="br" id="disincentive__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disincentive__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disin/disincentive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disin/disincentive__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disincentive__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.5fcc" geo="n_am" id="disincentive__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disincentive__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disin/disincentive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disin/disincentive__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disincentive__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28c4" id="disincentive__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28c3" id="disincentive__15" original="E39c.4160"><span class="def" id="disincentive__16" original="E39c.4161"> a factor, especially a financial disadvantage, that makes somebody less enthusiastic about doing something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28c1" id="disincentive__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28c0" id="disincentive__18" original="E867.-15f0"><span class="x" id="disincentive__19" original="E867.-15ef"> Such taxes operate as an economic disincentive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28be" id="disincentive__20" original="E867.-15ed"><span class="cf" id="disincentive__21" original="E867.-15ee"><span class="exp" id="disincentive__22"> disincentive </span> to/for something </span><span class="x" id="disincentive__23" original="E867.-15ec"> These are serious disincentives to marriage. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28ba" id="disincentive__24" original="E867.-15ea"><span class="cf" id="disincentive__25" original="E867.-15eb"><span class="exp" id="disincentive__26"> disincentive </span> to/for doing something </span><span class="x" id="disincentive__27" original="E867.-15e9"> The country's large reserves of oil create a disincentive for developing other forms of energy. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28b6" id="disincentive__28" original="E867.-15e7"><span class="cf" id="disincentive__29" original="E867.-15e8"><span class="exp" id="disincentive__30"> disincentive </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="disincentive__31" original="E867.-15e6"> The fee was seen as a disincentive to use the system. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28b2" id="disincentive__32" original="E39c.4162" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://incentive" title="incentive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28b1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-47b1" id="disincentive__33" original="E39c.4163"><span class="xh" id="disincentive__34"> incentive </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-532d" id="disincentive__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disincentive" title="disincentive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-532c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-6262" id="disincentive__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disincentive__37"> disincentive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disinterested
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28af" id="disinterested" original="E39c.4315" sum="352"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28ae" id="disinterested__1" original="E39c.4316"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28ad" id="disinterested__2" original="E39c.4317"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disinterested </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-28a0" id="disinterested__4" original="E39c.431f"><span class="pos" id="disinterested__5" original="E39c.4320"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-705e" eid="disinterested__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.6619" geo="br" id="disinterested__7" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disinterested__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disin/disinterested__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disin/disinterested__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disinterested__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.661c" geo="n_am" id="disinterested__9" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disinterested__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disin/disinterested__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disin/disinterested__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://disinterested__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.661f" geo="br" id="disinterested__11" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disinterested__12"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɪntrestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disin/disinterested__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disin/disinterested__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disinterested__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.6623" geo="n_am" id="disinterested__13" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disinterested__14"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɪntrestɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disin/disinterested__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disin/disinterested__us_3_rr.ogg" href="sound://disinterested__us_3_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-289e" id="disinterested__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-289d" id="disinterested__16" original="E39c.4321"><span class="def" id="disinterested__17" original="E39c.4322"> not influenced by personal feelings or by the chance of getting some advantage for yourself </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-289b" id="disinterested__18" original="E39c.4323" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://impartial" title="impartial definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-289a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-574b" id="disinterested__19" original="E39c.4324"><span class="xh" id="disinterested__20"> impartial </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://objective2" title="objective2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2898" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.402e" id="disinterested__21" original="E39c.4326"><span class="xh" id="disinterested__22"> objective </span><span class="xhm" id="disinterested__23"> 2 </span></span></a><span class="sep"> , </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://unbiased" title="unbiased definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2895" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4c52" id="disinterested__24" original="E39c.4328"><span class="xh" id="disinterested__25"> unbiased </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2893" id="disinterested__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2892" id="disinterested__27" original="E867.-15c4"><span class="x" id="disinterested__28" original="E867.-15c3"> Valuations should be checked by disinterested third parties. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5300" id="disinterested__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disinterested" title="disinterested definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-52ff" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-606c" id="disinterested__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disinterested__31"> disinterested </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disk
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2890" id="disk" original="E39c.439c" sum="545"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-288f" id="disk__1" original="E39c.439d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-288e" id="disk__2" original="E39c.439e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disk </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2883" id="disk__7" original="E39c.43a6"><span class="pos" id="disk__8" original="E39c.43a7"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-625e" eid="disk__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.6753" geo="br" id="disk__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disk__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disk_/disk__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disk_/disk__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disk__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.6756" geo="n_am" id="disk__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disk__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disk_/disk__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disk_/disk__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disk__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2881" id="disk__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2880" id="disk__15" original="E39c.43ae"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disk__16" original="E39c.43b3"> a device for storing data on a computer, with a <a class="ndv" href="entry://magnetic" id="disk__17"> magnetic </a> surface that records data in electronic form </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-287d" id="disk__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-287c" id="disk__19" original="E8d2.-76de"><span class="x" id="disk__20" original="E8d2.-76dd"> In just two decades, the capacity of hard disks in PCs has increased by a factor of 40 000. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-287a" id="disk__21" original="E8d2.-76dc"><span class="x" id="disk__22" original="E8d2.-76db"> Physically smaller disk drives were initially inferior in performance. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2878" id="disk__23" original="E861.-79e5"><span class="cf" id="disk__24" original="E861.-79e6"> onto/on <span class="exp" id="disk__25"> disk </span></span><span class="x" id="disk__26" original="E861.-79e4"> Some video cameras record directly onto disk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2874" id="disk__27" original="E8f0.-77f9"><span class="cf" id="disk__28" original="E5df.-669b"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="disk__29" original="E8f0.-77f8"> Digital video files require a lot of disk space for storage. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2871" id="disk__30" original="E39c.43a8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2870" id="disk__31"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="disk__32" original="E39c.43aa"><span class="prefix"> especially </span> North American English </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-286e" id="disk__33" original="E39c.43ab" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> = </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disc" title="disc definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-286d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-348a" id="disk__34" original="E39c.43ac"><span class="xh" id="disk__35"> disc </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-52df" id="disk__36" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disk" title="disk definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-52de" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5fcf" id="disk__37" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disk__38"> disk </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disk drive
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-286b" id="disk-drive" original="E39c.43bc" sum="309"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-286a" id="disk-drive__1" original="E39c.43bd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2869" id="disk-drive__2" original="E39c.43be"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disk drive </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-285f" id="disk-drive__4" original="E39c.43c3"><span class="pos" id="disk-drive__5" original="E39c.43c4"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6257" eid="disk-drive__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.67bb" geo="br" id="disk-drive__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disk-drive__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsk draɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disk_/disk_drive_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disk_/disk_drive_1_gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disk_drive_1_gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.67be" geo="n_am" id="disk-drive__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disk-drive__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪsk draɪv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disk_/disk_drive_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disk_/disk_drive_1_us_1.ogg" href="sound://disk_drive_1_us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2862" id="disk-drive__11" type="vf"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2861" id="disk-drive__12"><span class="v"><strong> drive </strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-285d" id="disk-drive__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-285c" id="disk-drive__15" original="E39c.43c5"><span class="def" id="disk-drive__16" original="E39c.43c6"> a part of a computer that reads and stores data in a form so that it is kept even when the power is turned off </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-285a" id="disk-drive__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2859" id="disk-drive__18" original="E442.ac8"><span class="x" id="disk-drive__19" original="E442.ac9"> Smaller disk drives soon surpassed the larger ones. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-52b6" id="disk-drive__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disk-drive" title="disk drive definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-52b5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5fa4" id="disk-drive__21" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disk-drive__22"> disk drive </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dislike
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2857" hm="1" id="dislike1" original="E39c.43d6" sum="464"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2856" id="dislike1__1" original="E39c.43d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2855" id="dislike1__2" original="E39c.43d8"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dislike <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2848" id="dislike1__9" original="E39c.43e3"><span class="pos" id="dislike1__10" original="E39c.43e4"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6250" eid="dislike1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68bd" geo="br" id="dislike1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disli/dislike__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/dislike__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dislike__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68c0" geo="n_am" id="dislike1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disli/dislike__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/dislike__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dislike__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1aa8" id="dislike1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68c3" form="root" id="dislike1__17"><span class="vp" id="dislike1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dislike </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68c5" eid="dislike1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68c6" geo="br" id="dislike1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disli/dislike__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/dislike__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dislike__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68c9" geo="n_am" id="dislike1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disli/dislike__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/dislike__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dislike__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68cc" form="thirdps" id="dislike1__24"><span class="vp" id="dislike1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dislikes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68ce" eid="dislike1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68cf" geo="br" id="dislike1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disli/dislikes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/dislikes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dislikes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68d2" geo="n_am" id="dislike1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪks <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disli/dislikes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/dislikes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dislikes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68d5" form="past" id="dislike1__31"><span class="vp" id="dislike1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disliked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68d7" eid="dislike1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68d8" geo="br" id="dislike1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disli/disliked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/disliked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disliked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68db" geo="n_am" id="dislike1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disli/disliked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/disliked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disliked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68de" form="pastpart" id="dislike1__38"><span class="vp" id="dislike1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disliked </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68e0" eid="dislike1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68e1" geo="br" id="dislike1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disli/disliked__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/disliked__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disliked__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68e4" geo="n_am" id="dislike1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪkt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disli/disliked__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/disliked__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disliked__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68e7" form="prespart" id="dislike1__45"><span class="vp" id="dislike1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disliking </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68e9" eid="dislike1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68ea" geo="br" id="dislike1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disli/disliking__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/disliking__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disliking__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68ed" geo="n_am" id="dislike1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪkɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disli/disliking__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/disliking__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disliking__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-281c" id="dislike1__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-281b" id="dislike1__53" original="E39c.4401"><span class="def" id="dislike1__54" original="E39c.4404"> to not like somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2819" id="dislike1__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2818" id="dislike1__56" original="E896.7ab4"><span class="cf" id="dislike1__57" original="E39c.4405"><span class="exp" id="dislike1__58"> dislike </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dislike1__59" original="E896.7ab5"> When participants were finished with the experiment, we asked them what they liked or disliked about the game. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2814" id="dislike1__60" original="E896.7ab8"><span class="cf" id="dislike1__61" original="E39c.4406"><span class="exp" id="dislike1__62"> dislike </span> doing something </span><span class="x" id="dislike1__63" original="E896.7ab9"> One view is that humans are naturally lazy, and therefore dislike doing things that require effort. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-526c" id="dislike1__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dislike_1" title="dislike definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-526b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5f7a" id="dislike1__65" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dislike1__66"> dislike </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2810" hm="2" id="dislike2" original="E39c.4408" sum="623"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-280f" id="dislike2__1" original="E39c.4409"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-280e" id="dislike2__2" original="E39c.440a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dislike <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2803" id="dislike2__7" original="E39c.4415"><span class="pos" id="dislike2__8" original="E39c.4416"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6249" eid="dislike2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68f0" geo="br" id="dislike2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disli/dislike__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/dislike__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dislike__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.68f3" geo="n_am" id="dislike2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dislike2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈlaɪk <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disli/dislike__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disli/dislike__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dislike__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2801" id="dislike2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2800" id="dislike2__15" original="E39c.4417"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27ff" id="dislike2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dislike2__17" original="E39c.4419"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="dislike2__18" original="E39c.441a"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dislike2__19" original="E39c.441c"> a feeling of not liking somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27fb" id="dislike2__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27fa" id="dislike2__21" original="E896.7b07"><span class="cf" id="dislike2__22" original="E39c.441b"><span class="exp" id="dislike2__23"> dislike </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="dislike2__24" original="E896.7b08"> We do not know if Martial attempted a legal career: he certainly expressed dislike of the idea. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27f6" id="dislike2__25" original="E896.7b04"><span class="cf" id="dislike2__26" original="E586.-469a"><span class="exp" id="dislike2__27"> dislike </span> for somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="dislike2__28" original="E896.7b09"> Nixon had developed a strong dislike for Kissinger, and was planning to replace him as National Security Adviser. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27f2" id="dislike2__29" original="E39c.441d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27f1" id="dislike2__30"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dislike2__31" original="E39c.441f"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" id="dislike2__32" original="E39c.4420"> usually plural </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dislike2__33" original="E39c.4421"> a thing that you do not like </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27ed" id="dislike2__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27ec" id="dislike2__35" original="E896.7b0a"><span class="x" id="dislike2__36" original="E896.7b0b"> Ensure that dietitians are in regular contact to determine the patient's likes and dislikes. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-524d" id="dislike2__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dislike_1" title="dislike definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-524c" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5f7a" id="dislike2__38" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dislike2__39"> dislike </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27ea" id="dismiss" original="E39c.458c" sum="1146"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27e9" id="dismiss__1" original="E39c.458d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27e8" id="dismiss__2" original="E39c.458e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dismiss </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27db" id="dismiss__9" original="E39c.4598"><span class="pos" id="dismiss__10" original="E39c.4599"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6242" eid="dismiss__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5ca7" geo="br" id="dismiss__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismiss__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismiss__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dismiss__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5caa" geo="n_am" id="dismiss__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismiss__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismiss__us_3.ogg" href="sound://dismiss__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1ad6" id="dismiss__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.5498" form="root" id="dismiss__17"><span class="vp" id="dismiss__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dismiss </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.549a" eid="dismiss__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.549b" geo="br" id="dismiss__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismiss__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismiss__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dismiss__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.549e" geo="n_am" id="dismiss__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismiss__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismiss__us_3.ogg" href="sound://dismiss__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54a1" form="thirdps" id="dismiss__24"><span class="vp" id="dismiss__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dismisses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54a3" eid="dismiss__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54a4" geo="br" id="dismiss__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismisses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismisses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dismisses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54a7" geo="n_am" id="dismiss__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismisses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismisses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dismisses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54aa" form="past" id="dismiss__31"><span class="vp" id="dismiss__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dismissed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54ac" eid="dismiss__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54ad" geo="br" id="dismiss__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismissed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismissed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dismissed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54b0" geo="n_am" id="dismiss__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismissed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismissed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dismissed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54b3" form="pastpart" id="dismiss__38"><span class="vp" id="dismiss__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dismissed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54b5" eid="dismiss__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54b6" geo="br" id="dismiss__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismissed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismissed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dismissed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54b9" geo="n_am" id="dismiss__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismissed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismissed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dismissed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54bc" form="prespart" id="dismiss__45"><span class="vp" id="dismiss__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dismissing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54be" eid="dismiss__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54bf" geo="br" id="dismiss__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismissing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismissing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dismissing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54c2" geo="n_am" id="dismiss__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismiss__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismissing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismissing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dismissing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27af" id="dismiss__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27ae" id="dismiss__53" original="E39c.45c1"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dismiss__54" original="E39c.45c3"> to officially remove somebody from their job, especially because of bad work or bad behaviour </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27ac" id="dismiss__55" original="E39c.45c4" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://fire2" title="fire2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27ab" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-303c" id="dismiss__56" original="E39c.45c5"><span class="xh" id="dismiss__57"> fire </span><span class="xhm" id="dismiss__58"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27a7" id="dismiss__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27a6" id="dismiss__60" original="E824.-7e34"><span class="cf" id="dismiss__61" original="E39c.45c2"><span class="exp" id="dismiss__62"> dismiss </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="dismiss__63" original="E824.-7e33"> Before the Industrial Relations Act of 1971, an employer could dismiss a worker for any reason. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-27a2" id="dismiss__64" original="E824.-7e32"><span class="cf" id="dismiss__65" original="E586.-4691"><span class="exp" id="dismiss__66"> dismiss </span> somebody from something </span><span class="x" id="dismiss__67" original="E824.-7e31"> What are the rights of an employee who is unfairly dismissed from a company that then goes out of business? </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-279e" id="dismiss__68" original="E39c.45b6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dismiss__69" original="E39c.45b7"> to decide that somebody/something is not important and not worth thinking or talking about </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-279c" id="dismiss__70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-279b" id="dismiss__71" original="E824.-7e30"><span class="cf" id="dismiss__72" original="E39c.45bb"><span class="exp" id="dismiss__73"> dismiss </span> something </span><span class="x" id="dismiss__74" original="E824.-7e2f"> Frank dismissed the claim that Jews should embrace the American melting pot theory. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2797" id="dismiss__75" original="E824.-7e2e"><span class="cf" id="dismiss__76" original="E39c.45bc"><span class="exp" id="dismiss__77"> dismiss </span> somebody/something as something </span><span class="x" id="dismiss__78" original="E824.-7e2d"> Some retailers have dismissed loyalty programmes as an expensive gimmick. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2793" id="dismiss__79" original="E39c.45bd"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="dismiss__80" original="E39c.45bf"><span class="exp" id="dismiss__81"> dismiss </span> something </span><span class="def" id="dismiss__82" original="E39c.45be"> to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-278f" id="dismiss__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-278e" id="dismiss__84" original="E824.-7e2a"><span class="x" id="dismiss__85" original="E824.-7e29"> We cannot dismiss these concerns entirely. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-278c" id="dismiss__86" original="E39c.45cc"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="dismiss__87" original="E39c.45cd"><span class="exp" id="dismiss__88"> dismiss </span> something </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2789" id="dismiss__89"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="dismiss__90" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dismiss__91" original="E39c.45d0"> to say that a trial or legal case should not continue, often because there is not enough evidence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2786" id="dismiss__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2785" id="dismiss__93" original="E824.-7e38"><span class="x" id="dismiss__94" original="E824.-7e37"> The magistrate dismissed the case. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2783" id="dismiss__95" original="E824.-7e36"><span class="x" id="dismiss__96" original="E824.-7e35"> The defendant's appeal was dismissed. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-51f2" id="dismiss__97" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dismiss" title="dismiss definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-51f1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5d41" id="dismiss__98" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dismiss__99"> dismiss </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dismissal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2781" id="dismissal" original="E39c.45db" sum="927"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2780" id="dismissal__1" original="E39c.45dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-277f" id="dismissal__2" original="E39c.45dd"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dismissal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2774" id="dismissal__7" original="E39c.45e5"><span class="pos" id="dismissal__8" original="E39c.45e6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-623b" eid="dismissal__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.72d6" geo="br" id="dismissal__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismissal__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismissal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismissal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dismissal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.72d9" geo="n_am" id="dismissal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dismissal__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈmɪsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dismi/dismissal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dismi/dismissal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dismissal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2772" id="dismissal__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2771" id="dismissal__15" original="E39c.45e7"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2770" id="dismissal__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dismissal__17" original="E39c.45e9"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dismissal__18" original="E39c.45ea"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dismissal__19" original="E39c.45eb"> the act of <a class="ndv" href="entry://dismissing" id="dismissal__20"> dismissing </a> somebody from their job; an example of this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-276b" id="dismissal__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-276a" id="dismissal__22" original="E90b.90a"><span class="x" id="dismissal__23" original="E90b.90b"> The Court of Session held that the claimant was entitled to claim unfair dismissal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2768" id="dismissal__24" original="E90b.90c"><span class="x" id="dismissal__25" original="E90b.90d"> Economic, technical or organizational reasons enable the employer to justify a dismissal as being ‘potentially’ fair. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2766" id="dismissal__26" original="E39c.45ec"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2765" id="dismissal__27"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dismissal__28" original="E39c.45ee"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dismissal__29" original="E586.-4687"><span class="exp" id="dismissal__30"> dismissal </span> (of something) (as something) </span><span class="def" id="dismissal__31" original="E39c.45ef"> the failure to consider something as important or worth considering </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2760" id="dismissal__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-275f" id="dismissal__33" original="E586.-4686"><span class="x" id="dismissal__34" original="E586.-4685"> The government's immediate dismissal of the report as biased demonstrates that there is no chance of a serious reversal of policy. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-275d" id="dismissal__35" original="E39c.45f0"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-275c" id="dismissal__36"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dismissal__37" original="E39c.45f2"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dismissal__38" original="E39c.45f3"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dismissal__39" original="E586.-4684"><span class="exp" id="dismissal__40"> dismissal </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2757" id="dismissal__41"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="dismissal__42" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dismissal__43" original="E39c.45f5"> the act of not allowing a trial or legal case to continue, usually because there is not enough evidence </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2754" id="dismissal__44"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2753" id="dismissal__45" original="E586.-4682"><span class="x" id="dismissal__46" original="E586.-4681"> The appeals court upheld the dismissal of the case by the lower court. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-51b2" id="dismissal__47" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dismissal" title="dismissal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-51b1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5cd0" id="dismissal__48" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dismissal__49"> dismissal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disobedience
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2751" id="disobedience" original="E39c.4651" sum="326"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2750" id="disobedience__1" original="E39c.4652"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-274f" id="disobedience__2" original="E39c.4653"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disobedience </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2747" id="disobedience__4" original="E39c.4658"><span class="pos" id="disobedience__5" original="E39c.4659"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6234" eid="disobedience__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.745c" geo="br" id="disobedience__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disobedience__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disob/disobedience__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disob/disobedience__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disobedience__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.745f" geo="n_am" id="disobedience__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disobedience__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiəns <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disob/disobedience__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disob/disobedience__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disobedience__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2745" id="disobedience__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disobedience__12" original="E39c.465b"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2743" id="disobedience__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2742" id="disobedience__14" original="E39c.465c"><span class="cf" id="disobedience__15" original="E867.-15bb"><span class="exp" id="disobedience__16"> disobedience </span> (to somebody/something) </span><span class="def" id="disobedience__17" original="E39c.465d"> the act of refusing or failing to obey rules or somebody in authority </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-273e" id="disobedience__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-273d" id="disobedience__19" original="E867.-15ba"><span class="x" id="disobedience__20" original="E867.-15b9"> Parliament could have decided to have him executed for disobedience to the king. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-517f" id="disobedience__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disobedience" title="disobedience definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-517e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5c34" id="disobedience__22" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disobedience__23"> disobedience </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disorder
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-273b" id="disorder" original="E39c.46b0" sum="786"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-273a" id="disorder__1" original="E39c.46b1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2739" id="disorder__2" original="E39c.46b2"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disorder </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-272c" id="disorder__7" original="E39c.46bc"><span class="pos" id="disorder__8" original="E39c.46bd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-622d" eid="disorder__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.761c" geo="br" id="disorder__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disorder__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɔːdə(r) <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disor/disorder__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disor/disorder__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disorder__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7620" geo="n_am" id="disorder__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disorder__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɔːrdər <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disor/disorder__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disor/disorder__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disorder__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-272a" id="disorder__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2729" id="disorder__15" original="E39c.46cf"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2728" id="disorder__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disorder__17" original="E39c.46d1"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disorder__18" original="E39c.46d2"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disorder__19" original="E39c.46d4"> an illness that causes the body or the mind to stop working correctly </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2724" id="disorder__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2723" id="disorder__21" original="E8f6.-7f45"><span class="x" id="disorder__22" original="E8f6.-7f44"> One in five of these teenagers has an eating disorder </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2721" id="disorder__23" original="E861.-7975"><span class="x" id="disorder__24" original="E861.-7974"> Younger homeless women had the highest risk of mental disorder. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-271f" id="disorder__25" original="E4a5.4955" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> see also </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://personality-disorder" title="personality disorder definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-271e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-4c68" id="disorder__26" original="E4a5.4956"><span class="xh" id="disorder__27"> personality disorder </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-271c" id="disorder__28" original="E39c.46c6"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-271b" id="disorder__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disorder__30" original="E39c.46c8"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disorder__31" original="E39c.46ca"> violent behaviour of large groups of people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2718" id="disorder__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2717" id="disorder__33" original="E861.-7973"><span class="x" id="disorder__34" original="E861.-7972"> This essay will evaluate a variety of strategies to reduce crime and disorder. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2715" id="disorder__35" original="E8f6.-7f2c"><span class="x" id="disorder__36" original="E8f6.-7f2b"> The Chief Constable believed that the assembly might lead to serious public disorder. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2713" id="disorder__37" original="E39c.46cb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://order1" title="order1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2712" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.65bc" id="disorder__38" original="E39c.46cc"><span class="xh" id="disorder__39"> order </span><span class="xhm" id="disorder__40"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-270e" id="disorder__41" original="E39c.46be"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-270d" id="disorder__42"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disorder__43" original="E39c.46c0"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disorder__44" original="E39c.46c2"> confusion; a lack of order or organization </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-270a" id="disorder__45"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2709" id="disorder__46" original="E861.-7970"><span class="cf" id="disorder__47" original="E861.-7971"> in <span class="exp" id="disorder__48"> disorder </span></span><span class="x" id="disorder__49" original="E861.-796f"> Much of China was still in disorder in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2705" id="disorder__50" original="E39c.46c3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://order1" title="order1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2704" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.65bc" id="disorder__51" original="E39c.46c4"><span class="xh" id="disorder__52"> order </span><span class="xhm" id="disorder__53"> 1 </span></span></a></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5161" id="disorder__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disorder" title="disorder definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5160" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5bbf" id="disorder__55" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disorder__56"> disorder </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disordered
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2701" id="disordered" original="E39c.46d5" sum="544"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2700" id="disordered__1" original="E39c.46d6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26ff" id="disordered__2" original="E39c.46d7"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disordered </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26f6" id="disordered__4" original="E39c.46dc"><span class="pos" id="disordered__5" original="E39c.46dd"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6224" eid="disordered__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7680" geo="br" id="disordered__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disordered__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɔːdəd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disor/disordered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disor/disordered__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disordered__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7684" geo="n_am" id="disordered__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disordered__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɔːrdərd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disor/disordered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disor/disordered__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disordered__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26f4" id="disordered__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26f3" id="disordered__12" original="E39c.46de"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disordered__13" original="E39c.46df"> showing a lack of order or control; not arranged in an organized way </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26f1" id="disordered__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26f0" id="disordered__15" original="E90c.-68c"><span class="x" id="disordered__16" original="E90c.-68b"> His symptoms are only one aspect of a disordered family life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26ee" id="disordered__17" original="E85c.-1283"><span class="x" id="disordered__18" original="E85c.-1282"> The tendency of things to become more disordered represents a fundamental physical law—the second law of thermodynamics. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26ec" id="disordered__19" original="E39c.46e0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://ordered" title="ordered definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26eb" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.682e" id="disordered__20" original="E39c.46e1"><span class="xh" id="disordered__21"> ordered </span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26e9" id="disordered__22" original="E39c.46e3"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26e8" id="disordered__23"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="disordered__24" subj="med"> medical </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="disordered__25" original="E39c.46e6"> suffering from a mental or physical illness </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26e5" id="disordered__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26e4" id="disordered__27" original="E85c.-127e"><span class="x" id="disordered__28" original="E85c.-127d"> Most shoplifters act for gain but a minority do so when mentally disordered. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5127" id="disordered__29" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disordered" title="disordered definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5126" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5b74" id="disordered__30" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disordered__31"> disordered </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disorganized
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26e2" id="disorganized" original="E39c.470f" sum="532"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26e1" id="disorganized__1" original="E39c.4710"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26e0" id="disorganized__2" original="E39c.4711"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disorganized </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26de" id="disorganized__4" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26dd" id="disorganized__5"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c646b0894.3ad5" id="disorganized__6"><span class="geo" geo="br" id="disorganized__7"> British English <span class="suffix"> also </span></span></span><span class="v"><strong> disorgan <span class="ptl" id="disorganized__9"> ised </span></strong></span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26d0" id="disorganized__13" original="E39c.471f"><span class="pos" id="disorganized__14" original="E39c.4720"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-621b" eid="disorganized__15" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.76e8" geo="br" id="disorganized__16" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disorganized__17"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disor/disorganized__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disor/disorganized__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disorganized__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.76ec" geo="n_am" id="disorganized__18" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disorganized__19"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈɔːrɡənaɪzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disor/disorganized__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disor/disorganized__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disorganized__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26ce" id="disorganized__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26cd" id="disorganized__21" original="E39c.4721"><span class="def" id="disorganized__22" original="E39c.4722"> not organized or controlled well; not able to plan or organize well </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26cb" id="disorganized__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26ca" id="disorganized__24" original="E85c.-1134"><span class="x" id="disorganized__25" original="E85c.-1133"> Her school work is disorganized and contains many careless errors. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26c8" id="disorganized__26" original="E85c.-1132"><span class="x" id="disorganized__27" original="E85c.-1131"> Other symptoms include disorganized thinking and incoherent speech. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26c6" id="disorganized__28" original="E39c.4723" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://organized" title="organized definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26c5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.6b68" id="disorganized__29" original="E39c.4724"><span class="xh" id="disorganized__30"> organized </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26c3" id="disorganized__31"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26c2" id="disorganized__32" original="E39c.4726"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26c1" id="disorganized__33"><span class="dr" id="disorganized__34" original="E39c.4727"> disorganization </span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26bf" id="disorganized__35" type="vs"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="prefix"> also </span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26be" id="disorganized__36"><span class="v"><strong> disorgan <span class="ptl" id="disorganized__38"> isation </span></strong></span></span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26b4" id="disorganized__39" original="E39c.472c"><span class="pos" id="disorganized__40" original="E39c.472d"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-704f" eid="disorganized__41" source="ald8" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.76e0" geo="br" id="disorganized__42" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disorganized__43"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disor/disorganization__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disor/disorganization__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disorganization__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.76e4" geo="n_am" id="disorganized__44" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disorganized__45"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disor/disorganization__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disor/disorganization__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disorganization__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26b2" id="disorganized__46"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disorganized__47" original="E39c.472f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26b0" id="disorganized__48"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26af" id="disorganized__49" original="E85c.-112e"><span class="x" id="disorganized__50" original="E85c.-112d"> Residents were frustrated by delays and perceived disorganization. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-50fc" id="disorganized__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disorganized" title="disorganized definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-50fb" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5b22" id="disorganized__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disorganized__53"> disorganized </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disparate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26ad" id="disparate" original="E39c.47f4" sum="722"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26ac" id="disparate__1" original="E39c.47f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26ab" id="disparate__2" original="E39c.47f6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disparate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26a3" id="disparate__4" original="E39c.47fb"><span class="pos" id="disparate__5" original="E39c.47fc"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6212" eid="disparate__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7b02" geo="br" id="disparate__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disparate__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪspərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispa/disparate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispa/disparate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disparate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7b05" geo="n_am" id="disparate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disparate__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪspərət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispa/disparate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispa/disparate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disparate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26a1" id="disparate__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-26a0" id="disparate__12" original="E39c.4801"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-269f" id="disparate__13"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="disparate__14" original="E85c.-1277"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-269d" id="disparate__15"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="disparate__16" original="E85c.-12e0"> of two or more things or people </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="disparate__17" original="E39c.4803"> completely different from others that are being mentioned, considered or dealt with </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-269a" id="disparate__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2699" id="disparate__19" original="E85c.-12df"><span class="x" id="disparate__20" original="E85c.-12de"> A vast amount of seemingly disparate data is brought together. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2697" id="disparate__21" original="E85c.-12dd"><span class="x" id="disparate__22" original="E85c.-12dc"> Coordinating the system's disparate elements is a complex task. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2695" id="disparate__23" original="E85c.-12db"><span class="x" id="disparate__24" original="E85c.-12da"> Religion was a unifying force, bringing together previously disparate tribes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2693" id="disparate__25" original="E85c.-1276"><span class="x" id="disparate__26" original="E85c.-1275"> This will affect policy in areas as disparate as trade, development and immigration. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2691" id="disparate__27" original="E39c.47ff"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2690" id="disparate__28"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="disparate__29" original="E85c.-1273"> only before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disparate__30" original="E85c.-12d9"> made up of parts or people that are very different from each other </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-268d" id="disparate__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-268c" id="disparate__32" original="E85c.-12d7"><span class="x" id="disparate__33" original="E85c.-12d6"> The residents had become a disparate group of isolated individuals. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-50c9" id="disparate__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disparate" title="disparate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-50c8" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5a09" id="disparate__35" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disparate__36"> disparate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disparity
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-268a" id="disparity" original="E39c.4804" sum="654"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2689" id="disparity__1" original="E39c.4805"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2688" id="disparity__2" original="E39c.4806"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disparity </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-267d" id="disparity__7" original="E39c.480e"><span class="pos" id="disparity__8" original="E39c.480f"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-620b" eid="disparity__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7b21" geo="br" id="disparity__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disparity__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspærəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispa/disparity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispa/disparity__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disparity__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7b24" geo="n_am" id="disparity__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disparity__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspærəti <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispa/disparity__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispa/disparity__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disparity__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-267b" id="disparity__14" original="E39c.4813"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2678" form="pl" id="disparity__15"><span class="prefix"> plural </span><span class="if" id="disparity__16" original="E39c.4817"> disparities </span></span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2676" id="disparity__17"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disparity__18" original="E39c.4811"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disparity__19" original="E39c.4812"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2673" id="disparity__20"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2672" id="disparity__21" original="E39c.481a"><span class="def" id="disparity__22" original="E39c.481b"> a difference, especially one that is considered unfair </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2670" id="disparity__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-266f" id="disparity__24" original="E85c.-12d5"><span class="x" id="disparity__25" original="E85c.-12d4"> Reducing health disparities is a goal of the project. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-266d" id="disparity__26" original="E90c.-67a"><span class="cf" id="disparity__27" original="E90c.-67b"><span class="exp" id="disparity__28"> disparity </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="disparity__29" original="E90c.-679"> He reported disparities of income and living conditions across the city. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2669" id="disparity__30" original="E85c.-12d0"><span class="cf" id="disparity__31" original="E85c.-12d1"><span class="exp" id="disparity__32"> disparity </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="disparity__33" original="E85c.-12cf"> There is no disparity between the two groups of households in their level of education and their ethnicity. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2665" id="disparity__34" original="E85c.-12cd"><span class="cf" id="disparity__35" original="E85c.-12ce"><span class="exp" id="disparity__36"> disparity </span> in something </span><span class="x" id="disparity__37" original="E85c.-12cc"> Significant racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes persist. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2661" id="disparity__38" original="E85c.-12ca"><span class="cf" id="disparity__39" original="E85c.-12cb"><span class="exp" id="disparity__40"> disparity </span> among somebody </span><span class="x" id="disparity__41" original="E85c.-12c9"> There is great racial and ethnic disparity among prisoners. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5097" id="disparity__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disparity" title="disparity definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5096" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-59ed" id="disparity__43" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disparity__44"> disparity </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dispel
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-265d" id="dispel" original="E39c.48d9" sum="336"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-265c" id="dispel__1" original="E39c.48da"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-265b" id="dispel__2" original="E39c.48db"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dispel </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-264e" id="dispel__9" original="E39c.48e5"><span class="pos" id="dispel__10" original="E39c.48e6"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6204" eid="dispel__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7daf" geo="br" id="dispel__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7db2" geo="n_am" id="dispel__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1b04" id="dispel__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d82" form="root" id="dispel__17"><span class="vp" id="dispel__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dispel </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d84" eid="dispel__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d85" geo="br" id="dispel__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispel__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispel__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispel__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d88" geo="n_am" id="dispel__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspel <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispel__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispel__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispel__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d8b" form="thirdps" id="dispel__24"><span class="vp" id="dispel__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dispels </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d8d" eid="dispel__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d8e" geo="br" id="dispel__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspelz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispels__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispels__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispels__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d91" geo="n_am" id="dispel__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspelz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispels__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispels__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispels__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d94" form="past" id="dispel__31"><span class="vp" id="dispel__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dispelled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d96" eid="dispel__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d97" geo="br" id="dispel__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspeld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d9a" geo="n_am" id="dispel__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspeld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d9d" form="pastpart" id="dispel__38"><span class="vp" id="dispel__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dispelled </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7d9f" eid="dispel__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7da0" geo="br" id="dispel__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspeld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispelled__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispelled__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispelled__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7da3" geo="n_am" id="dispel__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspeld <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispelled__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispelled__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispelled__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7da6" form="prespart" id="dispel__45"><span class="vp" id="dispel__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dispelling </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7da8" eid="dispel__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7da9" geo="br" id="dispel__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspelɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispelling__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispelling__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispelling__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7dac" geo="n_am" id="dispel__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispel__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspelɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispelling__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispelling__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispelling__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2619" id="dispel__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2618" id="dispel__53" original="E39c.490a"><span class="cf" id="dispel__54" original="E39c.490b"><span class="exp" id="dispel__55"> dispel </span> something </span><span class="def" id="dispel__56" original="E39c.490c"> to get rid of a false belief or bad feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2614" id="dispel__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2613" id="dispel__58" original="E85c.-1288"><span class="x" id="dispel__59" original="E85c.-1287"> This study sets out to dispel two common misconceptions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2611" id="dispel__60" original="E85c.-1286"><span class="x" id="dispel__61" original="E85c.-1285"> This should dispel doubts and encourage greater support. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5034" id="dispel__62" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispel" title="dispel definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-5033" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-58d7" id="dispel__63" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dispel__64"> dispel </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dispense
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-260f" id="dispense" original="E39c.4951" sum="1112"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-260e" id="dispense__1" original="E39c.4952"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-260d" id="dispense__2" original="E39c.4953"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dispense </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2600" id="dispense__9" original="E39c.495d"><span class="pos" id="dispense__10" original="E39c.495e"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61fd" eid="dispense__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f4a" geo="br" id="dispense__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispense__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispense__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispense__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f4d" geo="n_am" id="dispense__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispense__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispense__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispense__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1b32" id="dispense__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f50" form="root" id="dispense__17"><span class="vp" id="dispense__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dispense </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f52" eid="dispense__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f53" geo="br" id="dispense__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispense__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispense__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispense__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f56" geo="n_am" id="dispense__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspens <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispense__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispense__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispense__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f59" form="thirdps" id="dispense__24"><span class="vp" id="dispense__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> dispenses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f5b" eid="dispense__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f5c" geo="br" id="dispense__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspensɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispenses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispenses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispenses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f5f" geo="n_am" id="dispense__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspensɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispenses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispenses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispenses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f62" form="past" id="dispense__31"><span class="vp" id="dispense__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dispensed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f64" eid="dispense__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f65" geo="br" id="dispense__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispensed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispensed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispensed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f68" geo="n_am" id="dispense__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispensed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispensed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispensed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f6b" form="pastpart" id="dispense__38"><span class="vp" id="dispense__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dispensed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f6d" eid="dispense__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f6e" geo="br" id="dispense__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispensed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispensed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispensed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f71" geo="n_am" id="dispense__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspenst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispensed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispensed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispensed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f74" form="prespart" id="dispense__45"><span class="vp" id="dispense__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dispensing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f76" eid="dispense__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f77" geo="br" id="dispense__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspensɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispensing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispensing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispensing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609e0a2bea.7f7a" geo="n_am" id="dispense__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispense__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspensɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispensing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispensing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispensing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25d4" id="dispense__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25d3" id="dispense__53" original="E39c.4980"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dispense__54" original="E39c.4984"> to provide something, usually something that is intended to help people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25d1" id="dispense__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25d0" id="dispense__56" original="E85c.16b0"><span class="cf" id="dispense__57" original="E39c.4981"><span class="exp" id="dispense__58"> dispense </span> something </span><span class="x" id="dispense__59" original="E85c.16b1"> The courts must retain public confidence in their ability to dispense justice. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25cc" id="dispense__60" original="E47f.-768e"><span class="cf" id="dispense__61" original="E85c.16b4"><span class="exp" id="dispense__62"> dispense </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="dispense__63" original="E47f.-768d"> Their duty was to dispense advice to clients. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25c8" id="dispense__64" original="E39c.4985"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="dispense__65" original="E39c.4986"><span class="exp" id="dispense__66"> dispense </span> something </span><span class="def" id="dispense__67" original="E39c.4987"> to prepare medicine and give it to people </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25c4" id="dispense__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25c3" id="dispense__69" original="E85c.16b7"><span class="x" id="dispense__70" original="E85c.16b8"> The regulations allow private clinics to dispense prescriptions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25c1" id="dispense__71" original="E85c.16b9"><span class="x" id="dispense__72" original="E85c.16ba"> They keep a record of the drugs dispensed. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25bf" id="dispense__73" original="E85c.16be"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="cf" id="dispense__74" original="E85c.16c0"><span class="exp" id="dispense__75"> dispense </span> something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25bc" id="dispense__76"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="dispense__77" original="E85c.16bf"> of a machine </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="dispense__78" original="E85c.16c1"> to provide money, food, drink, etc. </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25b9" id="dispense__79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25b8" id="dispense__80" original="E85c.16c2"><span class="x" id="dispense__81" original="E85c.16c3"> If the customer is sufficiently in funds, cash will be dispensed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25b6" id="dispense__82" original="E47f.-768c"><span class="x" id="dispense__83" original="E47f.-768b"> The machine dispenses a range of drinks and snacks. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25b4" id="dispense__84" original="E39c.498b"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25b3" id="dispense__85" original="E39c.498c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25b2" id="dispense__86"><h4 class="pv"> dispense with somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25b0" id="dispense__88"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25af" id="dispense__89"><span class="def" id="dispense__90" original="E39c.498e"> to not use or stop using somebody/something; to get rid of somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25ad" id="dispense__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25ac" id="dispense__92" original="E85c.16c6"><span class="x" id="dispense__93" original="E85c.16c7"> The court can dispense with the consent of parents if the welfare of the child requires it. </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4fe6" id="dispense__94" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispense" title="dispense definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4fe5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5842" id="dispense__95" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dispense__96"> dispense </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dispersal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25aa" id="dispersal" original="E39c.49b2" sum="404"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25a9" id="dispersal__1" original="E39c.49b3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-25a8" id="dispersal__2" original="E39c.49b4"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dispersal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-259c" id="dispersal__7" original="E39c.49bc"><span class="pos" id="dispersal__8" original="E39c.49bd"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61f6" eid="dispersal__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7f9a" geo="br" id="dispersal__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispersal__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersal__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersal__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7f97" geo="n_am" id="dispersal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispersal__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːrsl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-259a" id="dispersal__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dispersal__15" original="E39c.49bf"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dispersal__16" original="E39c.49c0"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2597" id="dispersal__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2596" id="dispersal__18" original="E39c.49c2"><span class="def" id="dispersal__19" original="E39c.49c3"> the process of sending somebody/something in different directions or spreading something over a wide area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2594" id="dispersal__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2593" id="dispersal__21" original="E861.-7967"><span class="cf" id="dispersal__22" original="E861.-7968"><span class="exp" id="dispersal__23"> dispersal </span> (of somebody/something) </span><span class="x" id="dispersal__24" original="E861.-7966"> Chaos followed the forced dispersal of the refugee population. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-258f" id="dispersal__25" original="E861.-7965"><span class="cf" id="dispersal__26" original="E5df.-662c"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="dispersal__27" original="E861.-7964"> In this case, seed dispersal distances are short. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4fa6" id="dispersal__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispersal" title="dispersal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4fa5" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-57b9" id="dispersal__29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dispersal__30"> dispersal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disperse
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-258c" id="disperse" original="E39c.49c4" sum="865"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-258b" id="disperse__1" original="E39c.49c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-258a" id="disperse__2" original="E39c.49c6"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disperse </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-257c" id="disperse__9" original="E39c.49d0"><span class="pos" id="disperse__10" original="E39c.49d1"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61ef" eid="disperse__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ee9" geo="br" id="disperse__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/disperse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/disperse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disperse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ee6" geo="n_am" id="disperse__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/disperse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/disperse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disperse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1b60" id="disperse__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ee3" form="root" id="disperse__17"><span class="vp" id="disperse__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disperse </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ee1" eid="disperse__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ee0" geo="br" id="disperse__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/disperse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/disperse__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disperse__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7edd" geo="n_am" id="disperse__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːrs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/disperse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/disperse__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disperse__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7eda" form="thirdps" id="disperse__24"><span class="vp" id="disperse__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disperses </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ed8" eid="disperse__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ed7" geo="br" id="disperse__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/disperses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/disperses__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disperses__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ed4" geo="n_am" id="disperse__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːrsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/disperses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/disperses__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disperses__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ed1" form="past" id="disperse__31"><span class="vp" id="disperse__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> dispersed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ecf" eid="disperse__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ece" geo="br" id="disperse__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ecb" geo="n_am" id="disperse__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ec8" form="pastpart" id="disperse__38"><span class="vp" id="disperse__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> dispersed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ec6" eid="disperse__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ec5" geo="br" id="disperse__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ec2" geo="n_am" id="disperse__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ebf" form="prespart" id="disperse__45"><span class="vp" id="disperse__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> dispersing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ebd" eid="disperse__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7ebc" geo="br" id="disperse__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7eb9" geo="n_am" id="disperse__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disperse__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːrsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-254b" id="disperse__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-254a" id="disperse__53" original="E39c.49ee"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2549" id="disperse__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="disperse__55" original="E498.-2c7f"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="disperse__56" original="E498.-2c7e"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disperse__57" original="E39c.49f2"> to move apart and go away in different directions; to make somebody/something do this </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2545" id="disperse__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2544" id="disperse__59" original="E865.-7f6a"><span class="x" id="disperse__60" original="E865.-7f69"> The Achaean army destroyed Troy and then dispersed, each group returning to its own homeland. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2542" id="disperse__61" original="E865.-7f68"><span class="cf" id="disperse__62" original="E39c.49f3"><span class="exp" id="disperse__63"> disperse </span> somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="disperse__64" original="E865.-7f67"> A wind arose which dispersed the smoke. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-253e" id="disperse__65" original="E865.-7f66"><span class="x" id="disperse__66" original="E865.-7f65"> The massed force of Swiss soldiers succeeded in dispersing the knights. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-253c" id="disperse__67" original="E39c.49f4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-253b" id="disperse__68"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="disperse__69" original="E498.-a57"> intransitive </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="disperse__70" original="E498.-a56"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="disperse__71" original="E39c.49f8"><span class="exp" id="disperse__72"> disperse </span> (something) </span><span class="def" id="disperse__73" original="E39c.49f9"> to spread over a wide area; to make something spread over a wide area </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2535" id="disperse__74" original="E39c.49fa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://scatter1" title="scatter1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2534" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.306b" id="disperse__75" original="E39c.49fb"><span class="xh" id="disperse__76"> scatter </span><span class="xhm" id="disperse__77"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2530" id="disperse__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-252f" id="disperse__79" original="E865.-7f62"><span class="x" id="disperse__80" original="E865.-7f61"> Indo-European language and culture dispersed widely from its likely origins north of the Black Sea. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-252d" id="disperse__81" original="E865.-7f64"><span class="x" id="disperse__82" original="E865.-7f63"> Trade and colonization dispersed Greek goods far beyond the limits known to the Bronze Age traders. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4f57" id="disperse__83" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disperse" title="disperse definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4f56" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-57a1" id="disperse__84" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disperse__85"> disperse </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dispersed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-252b" id="dispersed" original="E865.-7f79" sum="315"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-252a" id="dispersed__1" original="E865.-7f78"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2529" id="dispersed__2" original="E865.-7f77"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dispersed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2520" id="dispersed__4" original="E865.-7f72"><span class="pos" id="dispersed__5" original="E865.-7f71"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61e8" eid="dispersed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7e4a" geo="br" id="dispersed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispersed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7e47" geo="n_am" id="dispersed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispersed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːrst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispersed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-251e" id="dispersed__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-251d" id="dispersed__12" original="E865.-7f70"><span class="def" id="dispersed__13" original="E865.-7f6f"> spread over a wide area </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-251b" id="dispersed__14" original="E865.-7f59" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://scattered" title="scattered definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-251a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.3103" id="dispersed__15" original="E865.-7f58"><span class="xh" id="dispersed__16"> scattered </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2518" id="dispersed__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2517" id="dispersed__18" original="E865.-7f6e"><span class="x" id="dispersed__19" original="E865.-7f6d"> The traders are in dispersed locations around the world. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2515" id="dispersed__20" original="E865.-7f6c"><span class="x" id="dispersed__21" original="E865.-7f6b"> Most gene families are not clustered but are instead dispersed throughout the genome. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2513" id="dispersed__22" original="E8f6.-7f1c"><span class="x" id="dispersed__23" original="E8f6.-7f1b"> Today's workforce is often geographically dispersed. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dispersion
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2511" id="dispersion" original="E39c.49fd" sum="821"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2510" id="dispersion__1" original="E39c.49fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-250f" id="dispersion__2" original="E39c.49ff"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dispersion </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2503" id="dispersion__7" original="E39c.4a07"><span class="pos" id="dispersion__8" original="E39c.4a08"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61e1" eid="dispersion__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ucc895cdac1ecc7f1.226ca1cb.164a827ce22.5f23" geo="br" id="dispersion__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispersion__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersion__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersion__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://dispersion__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ucc895cdac1ecc7f1.226ca1cb.164a827ce22.5f26" geo="n_am" id="dispersion__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispersion__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspɜːrʒn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispe/dispersion__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispe/dispersion__us_1_rr.ogg" href="sound://dispersion__us_1_rr.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2501" id="dispersion__14"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="dispersion__15" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24ff" id="dispersion__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24fe" id="dispersion__17" original="E39c.4a0c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24fd" id="dispersion__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dispersion__19" original="E39c.4a0a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="dispersion__20" original="E8f1.-7d9e"><span class="exp" id="dispersion__21"> dispersion </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="dispersion__22" original="E39c.4a0d"> the process by which people or things are spread over a wide area; the fact of being spread over a wide area </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24f8" id="dispersion__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24f7" id="dispersion__24" original="E8f1.-7d9d"><span class="x" id="dispersion__25" original="E8f1.-7d9c"> The effects of turbulence include the unsteady dispersion of smoke plumes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24f5" id="dispersion__26" original="E865.-7f42"><span class="x" id="dispersion__27" original="E865.-7f41"> Due to the wide geographical dispersion of affected farms, it was difficult to gather information. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24f3" id="dispersion__28" original="E8aa.-7f34"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24f2" id="dispersion__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dispersion__30" original="E8aa.-7f32"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dispersion__31" original="E8aa.-7f36"> a mixture of one substance evenly mixed into another </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24ef" id="dispersion__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24ee" id="dispersion__33" original="E487.359f"><span class="x" id="dispersion__34" original="E487.35a0"> The solid dispersions we investigated were prepared by solvent evaporation and co-precipitation using several techniques. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24ec" id="dispersion__35" original="E586.-3f4a"><span class="cf" id="dispersion__36" original="E8aa.-7f31"><span class="exp" id="dispersion__37"> dispersion </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="dispersion__38" original="E586.-3f49"> The dispersion of sulfur dioxide from coal burning power stations from one country to other countries was increased by strong winds. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4f09" id="dispersion__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispersion" title="dispersion definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4f08" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-575c" id="dispersion__40" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dispersion__41"> dispersion </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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displace
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24e8" id="displace" original="E39c.4a27" sum="1193"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24e7" id="displace__1" original="E39c.4a28"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24e6" id="displace__2" original="E39c.4a29"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> displace </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24d9" id="displace__9" original="E39c.4a33"><span class="pos" id="displace__10" original="E39c.4a34"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61da" eid="displace__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d03" geo="br" id="displace__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displace__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displace__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displace__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d00" geo="n_am" id="displace__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displace__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displace__us_1.ogg" href="sound://displace__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1b8e" id="displace__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d30" form="root" id="displace__17"><span class="vp" id="displace__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> displace </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d2e" eid="displace__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d2d" geo="br" id="displace__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displace__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displace__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displace__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d2a" geo="n_am" id="displace__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪs <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displace__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displace__us_1.ogg" href="sound://displace__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d27" form="thirdps" id="displace__24"><span class="vp" id="displace__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> displaces </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d25" eid="displace__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d24" geo="br" id="displace__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displaces__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displaces__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displaces__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d21" geo="n_am" id="displace__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪsɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displaces__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displaces__us_1.ogg" href="sound://displaces__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d1e" form="past" id="displace__31"><span class="vp" id="displace__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> displaced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d1c" eid="displace__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d1b" geo="br" id="displace__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displaced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displaced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displaced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d18" geo="n_am" id="displace__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displaced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displaced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://displaced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d15" form="pastpart" id="displace__38"><span class="vp" id="displace__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> displaced </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d13" eid="displace__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d12" geo="br" id="displace__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displaced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displaced__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displaced__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d0f" geo="n_am" id="displace__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪst <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displaced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displaced__us_1.ogg" href="sound://displaced__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d0c" form="prespart" id="displace__45"><span class="vp" id="displace__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> displacing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d0a" eid="displace__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d09" geo="br" id="displace__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displacing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displacing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displacing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7d06" geo="n_am" id="displace__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displace__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪsɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displacing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displacing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://displacing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24ad" id="displace__52"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="displace__53" original="E39c.4a52"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24ab" id="displace__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24aa" id="displace__55" original="E39c.4a54"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="displace__56" original="E39c.4a55"><span class="exp" id="displace__57"> displace </span> somebody/something </span><span class="def" id="displace__58" original="E39c.4a56"> to take the place of somebody/something </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24a6" id="displace__59" original="E39c.4a57" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://replace" title="replace definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24a5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-318b" id="displace__60" original="E39c.4a58"><span class="xh" id="displace__61"> replace </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24a2" id="displace__62"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-24a1" id="displace__63" original="E8d7.-7b4a"><span class="x" id="displace__64" original="E8d7.-7b49"> There were extensive areas of Russia where grain had been displaced by beans and clover. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-249f" id="displace__65" original="E8d7.-7b46"><span class="x" id="displace__66" original="E8d7.-7b45"> They measured the volume of gas displaced by the piston. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-249d" id="displace__67" original="E8d7.-7b48"><span class="x" id="displace__68" original="E8d7.-7b47"> European institutions are increasingly displacing national institutions as the principal drivers of policy change. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-249b" id="displace__69" original="E39c.4a5c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="displace__70" original="E39c.4a5d"><span class="exp" id="displace__71"> displace </span> somebody </span><span class="def" id="displace__72" original="E39c.4a5e"> to force people to move away from their home to another place </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2497" id="displace__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2496" id="displace__74" original="E8d7.-7b44"><span class="x" id="displace__75" original="E8d7.-7b43"> Half a million people were displaced by the war. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2494" id="displace__76" original="E8d7.-7b42"><span class="x" id="displace__77" original="E8d7.-7b41"> In 2008, there were some 42 million forcibly displaced people in the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2492" id="displace__78" original="E39c.4a62"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="def" id="displace__79" original="E39c.4a66"> to remove somebody from a job or position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2490" id="displace__80"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-248f" id="displace__81" original="E8f6.-79cd"><span class="cf" id="displace__82" original="E39c.4a63"><span class="exp" id="displace__83"> displace </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="displace__84" original="E8f6.-79cc"> New technology not only displaced workers but also replaced their skills. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-248b" id="displace__85" original="E8d7.-7b40"><span class="cf" id="displace__86" original="E8aa.-7f1d"><span class="exp" id="displace__87"> displace </span> somebody as something </span><span class="x" id="displace__88" original="E8d7.-7b3f"> In 1975, Edward Heath was displaced as leader of the Conservative Party by Margaret Thatcher. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2487" id="displace__89" original="E39c.4a5f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="cf" id="displace__90" original="E39c.4a60"><span class="exp" id="displace__91"> displace </span> something (+ adv./prep.) </span><span class="def" id="displace__92" original="E39c.4a61"> to move something from its usual position </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2483" id="displace__93"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2482" id="displace__94" original="E8d7.-7b3e"><span class="x" id="displace__95" original="E8d7.-7b3d"> In five billion years, the sun will have been displaced into an orbit four times further from the centre of the Milky Way. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4eac" id="displace__96" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://displace" title="displace definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4eab" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5722" id="displace__97" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="displace__98"> displace </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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displacement
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2480" id="displacement" original="E39c.4a7b" sum="719"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-247f" id="displacement__1" original="E39c.4a7c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-247e" id="displacement__2" original="E39c.4a7d"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> displacement </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2473" id="displacement__7" original="E39c.4a85"><span class="pos" id="displacement__8" original="E39c.4a86"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61d3" eid="displacement__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7c94" geo="br" id="displacement__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displacement__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪsmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displacement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displacement__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displacement__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7c91" geo="n_am" id="displacement__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="displacement__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈpleɪsmənt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displacement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displacement__us_1.ogg" href="sound://displacement__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2471" id="displacement__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2470" id="displacement__15" original="E39c.4a89"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-246f" id="displacement__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="displacement__17" original="E39c.4a88"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="displacement__18" original="E39c.4a8c"> the act of <a class="ndv" href="entry://displacing" id="displacement__19"> displacing </a> somebody/something; the process of being <a class="ndv" href="entry://displaced" id="displacement__20"> displaced </a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-246a" id="displacement__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2469" id="displacement__22" original="E865.-7c24"><span class="x" id="displacement__23" original="E865.-7c23"> The article describes these refugees' experience of displacement and resettlement. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2467" id="displacement__24" original="E8f6.-79c9"><span class="cf" id="displacement__25" original="E8aa.-7f0c"><span class="exp" id="displacement__26"> displacement </span> of somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="displacement__27" original="E8f6.-79c8"> Material then flowed from beneath the ocean to beneath the continents, causing upward displacement of the continents. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2463" id="displacement__28" original="E39c.4a93"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2462" id="displacement__29"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="displacement__30" original="E39c.4a95"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="displacement__31" original="E8f6.-79bd"> singular </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="displacement__32" original="E487.3926"><span class="exp" id="displacement__33"> displacement </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-245d" id="displacement__34"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="displacement__35" subj="phys"> physics </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="displacement__36" original="E39c.4a97"> the distance between the final and <a class="ndv" href="entry://initial" id="displacement__37"> initial </a> (= first) positions of an object which has moved </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2459" id="displacement__38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2458" id="displacement__39" original="E857.-6f1e"><span class="x" id="displacement__40" original="E857.-6f1d"> The displacement of a particle that experienced a force was five metres. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4e6f" id="displacement__41" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://displacement" title="displacement definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4e6e" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-56bc" id="displacement__42" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="displacement__43"> displacement </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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display
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2456" hm="1" id="display1" original="E39c.4aba" sum="1231"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2455" id="display1__1" original="E39c.4abb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2454" id="display1__2" original="E39c.4abc"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> display <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2447" id="display1__9" original="E39c.4ac7"><span class="pos" id="display1__10" original="E39c.4ac8"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61cc" eid="display1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5e6f" geo="br" id="display1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/display__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/display__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://display__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5e72" geo="n_am" id="display1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/display__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/display__us_2.ogg" href="sound://display__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1bbc" id="display1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54c5" form="root" id="display1__17"><span class="vp" id="display1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> display </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54c7" eid="display1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54c8" geo="br" id="display1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/display__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/display__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://display__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54cb" geo="n_am" id="display1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/display__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/display__us_2.ogg" href="sound://display__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54ce" form="thirdps" id="display1__24"><span class="vp" id="display1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> displays </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54d0" eid="display1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54d1" geo="br" id="display1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displays__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displays__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displays__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54d4" geo="n_am" id="display1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displays__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displays__us_1.ogg" href="sound://displays__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54d7" form="past" id="display1__31"><span class="vp" id="display1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> displayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54d9" eid="display1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54da" geo="br" id="display1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54dd" geo="n_am" id="display1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displayed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displayed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://displayed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54e0" form="pastpart" id="display1__38"><span class="vp" id="display1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> displayed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54e2" eid="display1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54e3" geo="br" id="display1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displayed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displayed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displayed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54e6" geo="n_am" id="display1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displayed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displayed__us_2.ogg" href="sound://displayed__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54e9" form="prespart" id="display1__45"><span class="vp" id="display1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> displaying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54eb" eid="display1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54ec" geo="br" id="display1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/displaying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displaying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://displaying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.54ef" geo="n_am" id="display1__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display1__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/displaying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/displaying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://displaying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-241b" id="display1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-241a" id="display1__53" original="E39c.4ae5"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2419" id="display1__54"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="display1__55" original="E39c.4ae7"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="display1__56" original="E39c.4ae9"> to put something in a place where people can see it easily; to show something to people </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2416" id="display1__57" original="E39c.4aea" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://exhibit1" title="exhibit1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2415" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.7d93" id="display1__58" original="E39c.4aeb"><span class="xh" id="display1__59"> exhibit </span><span class="xhm" id="display1__60"> 1 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2411" id="display1__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2410" id="display1__62" original="E8f7.-7ff3"><span class="cf" id="display1__63" original="E8aa.-7ed7"><span class="exp" id="display1__64"> display </span> something </span><span class="x" id="display1__65" original="E8f7.-7ff2"> Cigarette cartons are required by law to display the notice that ‘Smoking Kills’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-240c" id="display1__66" original="E865.-7bf9"><span class="x" id="display1__67" original="E865.-7bf8"> The university prominently displays its quality rankings on its website. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-240a" id="display1__68" original="E865.-7bf7"><span class="cf" id="display1__69" original="E39c.4ae8"><span class="exp" id="display1__70"> display </span> something to somebody </span><span class="x" id="display1__71" original="E865.-7bf6"> The film aimed to display a positive face of Japan to the rest of the world. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2406" id="display1__72" original="E39c.4aed"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2405" id="display1__73"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="display1__74" original="E39c.4aef"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="display1__75" original="E39c.4af0"><span class="exp" id="display1__76"> display </span> something </span><span class="def" id="display1__77" original="E39c.4af1"> to show signs of something, especially a quality, characteristic or feeling </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2400" id="display1__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23ff" id="display1__79" original="E865.-7bf5"><span class="x" id="display1__80" original="E865.-7bf4"> The patient displayed no signs of life. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23fd" id="display1__81" original="E865.-7bf3"><span class="x" id="display1__82" original="E865.-7bf2"> The statistics for beef consumption in the UK display a similar pattern. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23fb" id="display1__83" original="E39c.4af2"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23fa" id="display1__84"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="display1__85" original="E39c.4af4"> transitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="display1__86" original="E39c.4af5"><span class="exp" id="display1__87"> display </span> something </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23f6" id="display1__88"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="display1__89" original="E39c.4af6"> of a computer, notice, table, etc. </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="display1__90" original="E39c.4af7"> to show information </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23f3" id="display1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23f2" id="display1__92" original="E865.-7bf1"><span class="x" id="display1__93" original="E865.-7bf0"> The web interface allows multiple 3D images to be displayed at the same time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23f0" id="display1__94" original="E8f7.-7ff1"><span class="x" id="display1__95" original="E8f7.-7ff0"> CO₂ emissions for global and Indian conditions are displayed in Table 3. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23ee" id="display1__96" original="E8f7.-7fef"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23ed" id="display1__97"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="display1__98" original="E8f7.-7fed"> intransitive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23eb" id="display1__99"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="display1__100" original="E8f7.-7fec"> of male birds and animals </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="display1__101" original="E8f7.-7feb"> to show a special pattern of behaviour that is intended to attract a female bird or animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23e8" id="display1__102"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23e7" id="display1__103" original="E8f7.-7fea"><span class="x" id="display1__104" original="E8f7.-7fe9"> The male birds spent several hours each day displaying. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4e10" id="display1__105" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://display_1" title="display definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4e0f" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5678" id="display1__106" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="display1__107"> display </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23e5" hm="2" id="display2" original="E39c.4afe" sum="1576"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23e4" id="display2__1" original="E39c.4aff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23e3" id="display2__2" original="E39c.4b00"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> display <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23d8" id="display2__7" original="E39c.4b0b"><span class="pos" id="display2__8" original="E39c.4b0c"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61c5" eid="display2__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5ea2" geo="br" id="display2__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display2__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/displ/display__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/display__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://display__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.5ea5" geo="n_am" id="display2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="display2__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspleɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/displ/display__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/displ/display__us_2.ogg" href="sound://display__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23d6" id="display2__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23d5" id="display2__15" original="E39c.4b0d"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23d4" id="display2__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="display2__17" original="E865.-7a9f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="display2__18" original="E39c.4b0e"> an arrangement of things in a public place to give information or entertain people or advertise something for sale </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23d1" id="display2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23d0" id="display2__20" original="E865.-7a9c"><span class="x" id="display2__21" original="E865.-7a9b"> Attractive window displays helped to increase sales. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23ce" id="display2__22" original="E865.-7a99"><span class="cf" id="display2__23" original="E865.-7a9a"><span class="exp" id="display2__24"> display </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="display2__25" original="E865.-7a98"> The government organized a stunning display of modern technology at the exhibition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23ca" id="display2__26" original="E865.-7a9e"><span class="cf" id="display2__27" original="E8aa.-7eaa"><span class="exp" id="display2__28"> display </span> about something </span><span class="x" id="display2__29" original="E865.-7a9d"> The exhibits will include interactive displays about energy efficient heating. </span></span></span><span class="un" id="display2__30" original="E8aa.-7ea9" un="help"> Things that are <span class="eb" id="display2__31" original="E8aa.-7ea8"> on display </span> are put in a place where people can look at them: <span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23c4" id="display2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23c3" id="display2__33" original="E8aa.-7ea7"><span class="x" id="display2__34" original="E8aa.-7ea6"> The manuscripts were brought back to Britain and put on public display. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23c1" id="display2__35" original="E8aa.-7ea5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://show2" title="show2 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23c0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.7908" id="display2__36" original="E8aa.-7ea4"><span class="xh" id="display2__37"> show </span><span class="xhm" id="display2__38"> 2 </span><span class="xs" id="display2__39"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> 3 <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span></span></a></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23bc" id="display2__40" original="E39c.4b11"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23bb" id="display2__41"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="display2__42" original="E865.-7a96"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="display2__43" original="E865.-7a95"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="display2__44" original="E8f7.-7fe5"><span class="exp" id="display2__45"> display </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="display2__46" original="E39c.4b12"> behaviour that shows a particular quality, feeling or ability </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23b5" id="display2__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23b4" id="display2__48" original="E865.-7a94"><span class="x" id="display2__49" original="E865.-7a93"> He attempts to dazzle his readers with displays of cleverness. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23b2" id="display2__50" original="E865.-7a92"><span class="x" id="display2__51" original="E865.-7a91"> Sutton and Rafaeli (1988) found a surprising relationship between sales and the display of positive emotion by staff. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23b0" id="display2__52" original="E865.-7aa4"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23af" id="display2__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="display2__54" original="E865.-7a8f"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="display2__55" original="E865.-7a8d"><span class="exp" id="display2__56"> display </span> of something </span><span class="def" id="display2__57" original="E865.-7a8e"> the act of placing something in a public place for people to see </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23aa" id="display2__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23a9" id="display2__59" original="E865.-7a8c"><span class="x" id="display2__60" original="E865.-7a8b"> The court ruled that the display of a crucifix in classrooms was illegal. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23a7" id="display2__61" original="E39c.4b0f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23a6" id="display2__62"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="display2__63" original="E865.-7a7f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="display2__64" original="E865.-7a7e"><span class="exp" id="display2__65"> display </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="display2__66" original="E39c.4b10"> an act of performing a skill or of showing something happening, in order to entertain </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23a1" id="display2__67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-23a0" id="display2__68" original="E865.-7a7d"><span class="x" id="display2__69" original="E865.-7a7c"> Displays of horsemanship were part of Kababish culture. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-239e" id="display2__70" original="E8f7.-7fe4"><span class="num"> 5 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-239d" id="display2__71"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="display2__72" original="E8f7.-7fe2"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="display2__73" original="E8f7.-7fe1"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="display2__74" original="E5df.-6623"><span class="exp" id="display2__75"> display </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="display2__76" original="E8f7.-7fe0"> a special pattern of behaviour that a male bird or animal shows in order to attract a female bird or animal </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2397" id="display2__77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2396" id="display2__78" original="E8f7.-7fdf"><span class="x" id="display2__79" original="E8f7.-7fde"> The complex courtship displays of different bird species were much described at the time. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4dc8" id="display2__80" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://display_1" title="display definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4dc7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5678" id="display2__81" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="display2__82"> display </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disposable
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2394" id="disposable" original="E39c.4bbb" sum="376"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2393" id="disposable__1" original="E39c.4bbc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2392" id="disposable__2" original="E39c.4bbd"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disposable </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2389" id="disposable__4" original="E39c.4bc5"><span class="pos" id="disposable__5" original="E39c.4bc6"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61be" eid="disposable__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7911" geo="br" id="disposable__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disposable__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspəʊzəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposable__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disposable__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-790d" geo="n_am" id="disposable__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disposable__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspoʊzəbl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposable__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disposable__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2387" id="disposable__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" id="disposable__12" original="E39c.4bc8"> usually before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2385" id="disposable__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2384" id="disposable__14" original="E39c.4bc9"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disposable__15" original="E39c.4bca"> made to be thrown away after use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2382" id="disposable__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2381" id="disposable__17" original="E8db.-7b5a"><span class="x" id="disposable__18" original="E8db.-7b59"> Disposable gloves must be worn when handling fluid samples. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-237f" id="disposable__19" original="E39c.4bce"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-237e" id="disposable__20"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="dtxt" id="disposable__21" original="E906.-6fc1"> of income </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="disposable__22" original="E39c.4bd1"> available for use </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-237b" id="disposable__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-237a" id="disposable__24" original="E8db.-7b52"><span class="x" id="disposable__25" original="E8db.-7b51"> As children grow up and leave home, so the needs of the parents change and their disposable income increases. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4d72" id="disposable__26" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disposable" title="disposable definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4d71" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5520" id="disposable__27" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disposable__28"> disposable </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disposal
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2378" id="disposal" original="E39c.4be4" sum="1188"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2377" id="disposal__1" original="E39c.4be5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2376" id="disposal__2" original="E39c.4be6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disposal </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-236a" id="disposal__7" original="E39c.4bee"><span class="pos" id="disposal__8" original="E39c.4bef"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61b5" eid="disposal__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-78ac" geo="br" id="disposal__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disposal__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspəʊzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposal__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposal__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://disposal__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-78a8" geo="n_am" id="disposal__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disposal__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspoʊzl <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposal__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposal__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disposal__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2368" id="disposal__14"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disposal__15" original="E8cc.-7e08"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2366" id="disposal__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2365" id="disposal__17" original="E39c.4bf0"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disposal__18" original="E39c.4bf3"> the act of getting rid of something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2363" id="disposal__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2362" id="disposal__20" original="E8db.-78cb"><span class="x" id="disposal__21" original="E8db.-78ca"> The use of estuaries for human waste disposal has led to many environmental problems. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2360" id="disposal__22" original="E8db.-78c9"><span class="cf" id="disposal__23" original="E8cc.-7e07"><span class="exp" id="disposal__24"> disposal </span> (of something) </span><span class="x" id="disposal__25" original="E8db.-78c8"> Citizens can be expected to ask questions about plans for safe disposal of nuclear waste. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-235c" id="disposal__26" original="E8db.-78c7"><span class="cf" id="disposal__27" original="E5df.-661e"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="disposal__28" original="E8db.-78c6"> Disposal sites for solid waste material now occupy thousands of hectares of land. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2359" id="disposal__29" original="E39c.4bf4"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="disposal__30" original="E906.-6fba"><span class="exp" id="disposal__31"> disposal </span> (of something) </span><span class="def" id="disposal__32" original="E39c.4bf8"> the sale or transfer of something that belongs to somebody/something, such as property </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2355" id="disposal__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2354" id="disposal__34" original="E8db.-78bf"><span class="x" id="disposal__35" original="E8db.-78be"> He left no will regarding the disposal of his property. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2352" id="disposal__36" original="E8db.-78c3"><span class="x" id="disposal__37" original="E8db.-78c2"> Capital gains tax is charged on gains arising from the disposal of assets by individuals and trustees. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2350" id="disposal__38" original="E39c.4c00"><span class="heading"> Idioms </span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-234f" id="disposal__39" original="E39c.4c01" sk="atdisposal"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-234e" id="disposal__40"><span class="idm" id="disposal__41" original="E39c.4c02"> at your/somebody's disposal </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="idm" id="disposal__42" original="E8cc.-7e06"> at the disposal of somebody </span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-234b" id="disposal__43"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-234a" id="disposal__44"><span class="def" id="disposal__45" original="E39c.4c03"> available to be used </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2348" id="disposal__46"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2347" id="disposal__47" original="E8db.-78bd"><span class="x" id="disposal__48" original="E8db.-78bc"> The parliamentary opposition has a number of resources at its disposal. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2345" id="disposal__49" original="E8db.-78b9"><span class="x" id="disposal__50" original="E8db.-78b8"> There is now a computerized database at the disposal of police and customs officers in the Schengen area. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4d4e" id="disposal__51" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disposal" title="disposal definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4d4d" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-54e9" id="disposal__52" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disposal__53"> disposal </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dispose
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2343" id="dispose" original="E39c.4c04" sum="800"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2342" id="dispose__1" original="E39c.4c05"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2341" id="dispose__2" original="E39c.4c06"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dispose </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2333" id="dispose__9" original="E39c.4c10"><span class="pos" id="dispose__10" original="E39c.4c11"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61ac" eid="dispose__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77b4" geo="br" id="dispose__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/dispose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/dispose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77b1" geo="n_am" id="dispose__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspoʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/dispose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/dispose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1bea" id="dispose__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77e1" form="root" id="dispose__17"><span class="vp" id="dispose__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dispose </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77df" eid="dispose__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77de" geo="br" id="dispose__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspəʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/dispose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/dispose__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://dispose__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77db" geo="n_am" id="dispose__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspoʊz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/dispose__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/dispose__us_1.ogg" href="sound://dispose__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77d8" form="thirdps" id="dispose__24"><span class="vp" id="dispose__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disposes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77d6" eid="dispose__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77d5" geo="br" id="dispose__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspəʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disposes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77d2" geo="n_am" id="dispose__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspoʊzɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disposes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77cf" form="past" id="dispose__31"><span class="vp" id="dispose__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disposed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77cd" eid="dispose__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77cc" geo="br" id="dispose__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disposed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77c9" geo="n_am" id="dispose__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspoʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disposed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77c6" form="pastpart" id="dispose__38"><span class="vp" id="dispose__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disposed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77c4" eid="dispose__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77c3" geo="br" id="dispose__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disposed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77c0" geo="n_am" id="dispose__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspoʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disposed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77bd" form="prespart" id="dispose__45"><span class="vp" id="dispose__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disposing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77bb" eid="dispose__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77ba" geo="br" id="dispose__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspəʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disposing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-77b7" geo="n_am" id="dispose__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispose__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspoʊzɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disposing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2302" id="dispose__52" original="E39c.4c37"><span class="heading"> Phrasal Verbs </span><ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2301" id="dispose__53" original="E39c.4c38"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2300" id="dispose__54"><h4 class="pv"> dispose of somebody/something </h4><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22fe" id="dispose__56"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22fd" id="dispose__57" original="E39c.4c3a"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dispose__58" original="E39c.4c3b"> to get rid of somebody/something that you do not want or cannot keep </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22fb" id="dispose__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22fa" id="dispose__60" original="E8db.-78b7"><span class="x" id="dispose__61" original="E8db.-78b6"> Unsold stocks of an older model become more difficult to dispose of after the launch of a new one. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22f8" id="dispose__62" original="E8db.-78b5"><span class="x" id="dispose__63" original="E8db.-78b4"> Disposing of mixed waste in a landfill is one means by which urban garbage is handled. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22f6" id="dispose__64" original="E39c.4c3c"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="def" id="dispose__65" original="E39c.4c3d"> to sell or transfer control of something that belongs to somebody/something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22f4" id="dispose__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22f3" id="dispose__67" original="E8db.-78b3"><span class="x" id="dispose__68" original="E8db.-78b2"> If the loan is unpaid, the lender will be able to dispose of the property. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22f1" id="dispose__69" original="E8db.-78b1"><span class="x" id="dispose__70" original="E8db.-78b0"> The company's assets may not be disposed of unless a court authorizes such actions. </span></span></span></li></span></ol></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4ce7" id="dispose__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispose" title="dispose definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4ce6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-54b2" id="dispose__72" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dispose__73"> dispose </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disposed
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22ef" id="disposed" original="E39c.4c40" sum="693"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22ee" id="disposed__1" original="E39c.4c41"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22ed" id="disposed__2" original="E39c.4c42"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disposed </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22e4" id="disposed__4" original="E39c.4c47"><span class="pos" id="disposed__5" original="E39c.4c48"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-61a5" eid="disposed__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-773f" geo="br" id="disposed__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disposed__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspəʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disposed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-773c" geo="n_am" id="disposed__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disposed__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspoʊzd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disposed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22e2" id="disposed__11"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="nbn" id="disposed__12" original="E39c.4c4a"> not before noun </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22e0" id="disposed__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22df" id="disposed__14" original="E39c.4c4c"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="cf" id="disposed__15" original="E39c.4c4d"><span class="exp" id="disposed__16"> disposed </span> to do something </span><span class="def" id="disposed__17" original="E39c.4c4e"> likely or willing to do something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22db" id="disposed__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22da" id="disposed__19" original="E861.-7ffb"><span class="x" id="disposed__20" original="E861.-7ffa"> Clients are now more disposed to switch service firms in search of savings or better service. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22d8" id="disposed__21" original="E861.-7ff7"><span class="x" id="disposed__22" original="E861.-7ff6"> Courts are not generally disposed to order an ‘out of court’ settlement. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22d6" id="disposed__23" original="E39c.4c4f"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="use" id="disposed__24" original="E39c.4c50"><span class="wrap"> ( </span> following an adverb <span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="disposed__25" original="E39c.4c52"> having a particular opinion of a person or thing </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22d3" id="disposed__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22d2" id="disposed__27" original="E861.-7ff1"><span class="cf" id="disposed__28" original="E39c.4c51"><span class="exp" id="disposed__29"> disposed </span> to somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="disposed__30" original="E861.-7ff0"> The European Parliament is generally well disposed to environmental initiatives. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22ce" id="disposed__31" original="E861.-7ff5"><span class="cf" id="disposed__32" original="E906.-6f9e"><span class="exp" id="disposed__33"> disposed </span> towards somebody/something </span><span class="x" id="disposed__34" original="E861.-7ff4"> The assumption is that people will be more favourably disposed towards those with a similar personality profile. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4cc2" id="disposed__35" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disposed" title="disposed definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4cc1" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5464" id="disposed__36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disposed__37"> disposed </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disposition
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22ca" id="disposition" original="E39c.4c58" sum="1256"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22c9" id="disposition__1" original="E39c.4c59"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22c8" id="disposition__2" original="E39c.4c5a"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disposition </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22bd" id="disposition__7" original="E39c.4c62"><span class="pos" id="disposition__8" original="E39c.4c63"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-619e" eid="disposition__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7715" geo="br" id="disposition__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disposition__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposition__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disposition__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7712" geo="n_am" id="disposition__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disposition__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispo/disposition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispo/disposition__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disposition__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22bb" id="disposition__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22ba" id="disposition__15" original="E39c.4c64"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22b9" id="disposition__16"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disposition__17" original="E39c.4c66"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disposition__18" original="E867.-1eeb"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disposition__19" original="E39c.4c69"> the natural qualities of a person's character </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22b5" id="disposition__20"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22b4" id="disposition__21" original="E867.-1eea"><span class="x" id="disposition__22" original="E867.-1ee9"> This permits fairly good assessments of individual dispositions and preferences. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22b2" id="disposition__23" original="E867.-1ee8"><span class="x" id="disposition__24" original="E867.-1ee7"> Psychological disposition has limited bearing on disease outcome. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22b0" id="disposition__25" original="E39c.4c6d"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22af" id="disposition__26"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disposition__27" original="E39c.4c6f"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="disposition__28" original="E39c.4c75"> a tendency to behave in a particular way, or to have a particular opinion </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22ac" id="disposition__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22ab" id="disposition__30" original="E867.-1ee4"><span class="cf" id="disposition__31" original="E39c.4c72"><span class="exp" id="disposition__32"> disposition </span> to do something </span><span class="x" id="disposition__33" original="E867.-1ee3"> Conservatives have a generalized disposition to dislike change. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22a7" id="disposition__34" original="E867.-1ee6"><span class="cf" id="disposition__35" original="E39c.4c71"><span class="exp" id="disposition__36"> disposition </span> towards/to something </span><span class="x" id="disposition__37" original="E867.-1ee5"> There was generally a favourable disposition towards presidential legislative initiatives. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22a3" id="disposition__38" original="E39c.4c76"><span class="num"> 3 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-22a2" id="disposition__39"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disposition__40" original="E39c.4c78"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disposition__41" original="E90c.-65a"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="cf" id="disposition__42" original="E867.-1ee1"><span class="exp" id="disposition__43"> disposition </span> (of something) </span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-229d" id="disposition__44"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="reg" id="disposition__45" reg="specialist"> specialist </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="disposition__46" original="E39c.4c7b"> the way something is placed or arranged; the fact of something being placed somewhere </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-229a" id="disposition__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2299" id="disposition__48" original="E867.-1ee0"><span class="x" id="disposition__49" original="E867.-1edf"> The geologist records the structural disposition of the rock layers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2297" id="disposition__50" original="E867.-1ede"><span class="x" id="disposition__51" original="E867.-1edd"> The disposition of muscles and tendons is more intricate. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2295" id="disposition__52" original="E39c.4c7f"><span class="num"> 4 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2294" id="disposition__53"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disposition__54" original="E39c.4c81"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disposition__55" original="E39c.4c82"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2291" id="disposition__56"><span class="wrap"> ( </span><span class="subj" id="disposition__57" subj="law"> law </span><span class="wrap"> ) </span></span><span class="def" id="disposition__58" original="E39c.4c84"> a formal act of giving property or money to somebody </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-228e" id="disposition__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-228d" id="disposition__60" original="E867.-1edc"><span class="x" id="disposition__61" original="E867.-1edb"> The law demands that charitable dispositions be for the public benefit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-228b" id="disposition__62" original="E867.-1eda"><span class="x" id="disposition__63" original="E867.-1ed9"> The land was inspected at the time of disposition. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2289" id="disposition__64" original="E90c.-654"><span class="cf" id="disposition__65" original="E90c.-655"><span class="exp" id="disposition__66"> disposition </span> of something </span><span class="x" id="disposition__67" original="E90c.-653"> This is a tax which affects the disposition of assets on death. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4c99" id="disposition__68" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disposition" title="disposition definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4c98" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-543e" id="disposition__69" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disposition__70"> disposition </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disproportionate
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2285" id="disproportionate" original="E39c.4ce4" sum="503"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2284" id="disproportionate__1" original="E39c.4ce5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2283" id="disproportionate__2" original="E39c.4ce6"><div class="webtop-g"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disproportionate </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> adjective </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-227a" id="disproportionate__4" original="E39c.4ceb"><span class="pos" id="disproportionate__5" original="E39c.4cec"> adjective </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6197" eid="disproportionate__6" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-75fa" geo="br" id="disproportionate__7" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disproportionate__8"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproportionate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproportionate__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disproportionate__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-75f6" geo="n_am" id="disproportionate__9" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disproportionate__10"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənət <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproportionate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproportionate__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disproportionate__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2278" id="disproportionate__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2277" id="disproportionate__12" original="E39c.4ced"><span class="def" id="disproportionate__13" original="E39c.4cef"> too large or too small when compared with something else </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2275" id="disproportionate__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2274" id="disproportionate__15" original="E861.-7fe7"><span class="x" id="disproportionate__16" original="E861.-7fe6"> A disproportionate amount of the nation's poor live in rural areas. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2272" id="disproportionate__17" original="E861.-7fe5"><span class="cf" id="disproportionate__18" original="E39c.4cee"><span class="exp" id="disproportionate__19"> disproportionate </span> to something </span><span class="x" id="disproportionate__20" original="E861.-7fe4"> The damage to civilian objects was clearly disproportionate to the military advantage gained. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-226e" id="disproportionate__21" original="E39c.4cf0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> compare </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://proportionate" title="proportionate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-226d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.4679" id="disproportionate__22" original="E39c.4cf1"><span class="xh" id="disproportionate__23"> proportionate </span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-226b" id="disproportionate__24"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-226a" id="disproportionate__25" original="E39c.4cf3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2269" id="disproportionate__26"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List"><a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"></a></span><span academic="y" class="dr" id="disproportionate__27" original="E39c.4cf4"> disproportionately </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2260" id="disproportionate__28" original="E39c.4cf8"><span class="pos" id="disproportionate__29" original="E39c.4cf9"> adverb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6196" eid="disproportionate__30" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-75f2" geo="br" id="disproportionate__31" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disproportionate__32"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproportionately__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproportionately__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disproportionately__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-75ef" geo="n_am" id="disproportionate__33" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disproportionate__34"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənətli <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproportionately__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproportionately__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disproportionately__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-225e" id="disproportionate__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-225d" id="disproportionate__36" original="E8cc.-7d41"><span class="x" id="disproportionate__37" original="E8cc.-7d40"> Minority groups are disproportionately affected by obesity at all ages. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading"> Word Family </span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="proportional__44"><span class="wfw" id="proportional__45" original="E5df.-d18"> proportion </span><span class="wfp" id="proportional__46" original="E5df.-d17" wfp="n"> noun </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="proportional__47"><span class="wfw" id="proportional__48" original="E5df.-d16"> proportional </span><span class="wfp" id="proportional__49" original="E5df.-d15" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="proportional__50"><span class="wfw" id="proportional__51" original="E5df.-d14"> proportionally </span><span class="wfp" id="proportional__52" original="E5df.-d13" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="proportional__53"><span class="wfw" id="proportional__54" original="E5df.-d12"> proportionate </span><span class="wfp" id="proportional__55" original="E5df.-d11" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="proportional__56"><span class="wfw" id="proportional__57" original="E5df.-d10"> proportionately </span><span class="wfp" id="proportional__58" original="E5df.-d0f" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="proportional__59"><span class="wfw" id="proportional__60" original="E640.-3859"> disproportionate </span><span class="wfp" id="proportional__61" original="E640.-3858" wfp="adj"> adjective </span></span><span class="wfw-g" id="proportional__62"><span class="wfw" id="proportional__63" original="E640.-3857"> disproportionately </span><span class="wfp" id="proportional__64" original="E640.-3856" wfp="adv"> adverb </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4c51" id="disproportionate__59" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disproportionate" title="disproportionate definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4c50" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5393" id="disproportionate__60" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disproportionate__61"> disproportionate </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disprove
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-225b" id="disprove" original="E39c.4cfa" sum="414"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-225a" id="disprove__1" original="E39c.4cfb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2259" id="disprove__2" original="E39c.4cfc"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disprove </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-224c" id="disprove__9" original="E39c.4d06"><span class="pos" id="disprove__10" original="E39c.4d07"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6187" eid="disprove__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74e4" geo="br" id="disprove__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispr/disprove__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disprove__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disprove__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74e1" geo="n_am" id="disprove__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispr/disprove__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disprove__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disprove__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1c18" id="disprove__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74de" form="root" id="disprove__17"><span class="vp" id="disprove__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disprove </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74dc" eid="disprove__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74db" geo="br" id="disprove__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispr/disprove__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disprove__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disprove__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74d8" geo="n_am" id="disprove__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːv <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispr/disprove__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disprove__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disprove__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74d5" form="thirdps" id="disprove__24"><span class="vp" id="disprove__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disproves </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74d3" eid="disprove__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74d2" geo="br" id="disprove__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproves__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disproves__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74cf" geo="n_am" id="disprove__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːvz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproves__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disproves__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74cc" form="past" id="disprove__31"><span class="vp" id="disprove__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disproved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74ca" eid="disprove__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74c9" geo="br" id="disprove__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disproved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74c6" geo="n_am" id="disprove__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disproved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74c3" form="pastpart" id="disprove__38"><span class="vp" id="disprove__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disproved </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74c1" eid="disprove__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74c0" geo="br" id="disprove__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproved__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disproved__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74bd" geo="n_am" id="disprove__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːvd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproved__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disproved__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74ba" form="prespart" id="disprove__45"><span class="vp" id="disprove__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disproving </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74b8" eid="disprove__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74b7" geo="br" id="disprove__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproving__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disproving__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-74b4" geo="n_am" id="disprove__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disprove__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsˈpruːvɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispr/disproving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispr/disproving__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disproving__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2220" id="disprove__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-221f" id="disprove__53" original="E39c.4d24"><span class="cf" id="disprove__54" original="E39c.4d25"><span class="exp" id="disprove__55"> disprove </span> something </span><span class="def" id="disprove__56" original="E39c.4d26"> to show that something is false or that something does not exist </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-221b" id="disprove__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-221a" id="disprove__58" original="E867.-1ec1"><span class="x" id="disprove__59" original="E867.-1ec0"> It is not easy to see how a claim like this could be either proved or disproved. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2218" id="disprove__60" original="E867.-1ebf"><span class="x" id="disprove__61" original="E867.-1ebe"> This hypothesis was quickly disproved by experiment. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2216" id="disprove__62" original="E39c.4d27" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> opposite </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://prove" title="prove definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2215" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.4e11" id="disprove__63" original="E39c.4d28"><span class="xh" id="disprove__64"> prove </span></span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4bf0" id="disprove__65" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disprove" title="disprove definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4bef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-536e" id="disprove__66" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disprove__67"> disprove </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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dispute
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2212" hm="1" id="dispute1" original="E39c.4d4c" sum="998"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2211" id="dispute1__1" original="E39c.4d4d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2210" id="dispute1__2" original="E39c.4d4e"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dispute <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> noun </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2200" id="dispute1__7" original="E39c.4d56"><span class="pos" id="dispute1__8" original="E39c.4d57"> noun </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7046" eid="dispute1__9" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7319" geo="br" id="dispute1__10" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute1__11"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispu/dispute__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/dispute__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://dispute__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7316" geo="n_am" id="dispute1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute1__13"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispu/dispute__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/dispute__us_3.ogg" href="sound://dispute__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7313" geo="br" id="dispute1__14" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute1__15"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪspjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispu/dispute__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/dispute__gb_2.ogg" href="sound://dispute__gb_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7310" geo="n_am" id="dispute1__16" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute1__17"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˈdɪspjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispu/dispute__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/dispute__us_2.ogg" href="sound://dispute__us_2.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21fe" id="dispute1__18"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="dispute1__19" original="E39c.4d60"> countable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="dispute1__20" original="E39c.4d61"> uncountable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21fb" id="dispute1__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21fa" id="dispute1__22" original="E39c.4d58"><span class="def" id="dispute1__23" original="E39c.4d62"> an argument or a disagreement between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject where there is disagreement </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21f8" id="dispute1__24"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21f7" id="dispute1__25" original="E90d.7535"><span class="x" id="dispute1__26" original="E90d.7536"> China has developed new structures and processes for resolving commercial disputes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21f5" id="dispute1__27" original="E586.-467d"><span class="x" id="dispute1__28" original="E586.-467c"> a trade/family dispute </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21f3" id="dispute1__29" original="E586.-467b"><span class="x" id="dispute1__30" original="E586.-467a"> a legal/political/industrial/territorial dispute </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21f1" id="dispute1__31" original="E90d.7545"><span class="x" id="dispute1__32" original="E90d.7546"> Inevitably, disputes will arise between parties subject to the regulations. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21ef" id="dispute1__33" original="E90d.7539"><span class="cf" id="dispute1__34" original="E39c.4d63"><span class="exp" id="dispute1__35"> dispute </span> between A and B </span><span class="x" id="dispute1__36" original="E90d.753a"> Students and adults may work together to settle disputes between students and teachers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21eb" id="dispute1__37" original="E90d.753b"><span class="cf" id="dispute1__38" original="E39c.4d64"><span class="exp" id="dispute1__39"> dispute </span> over/about something </span><span class="x" id="dispute1__40" original="E90d.753c"> By the eighteenth century, rulers were becoming involved in disputes over land, population and commerce. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21e7" id="dispute1__41" original="E90d.753d"><span class="x" id="dispute1__42" original="E90d.753e"> These debates were more than party clashes; they reflected broader disputes about the proper role of government. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21e5" id="dispute1__43" original="E90d.7537"><span class="cf" id="dispute1__44" original="E586.-4679"> in <span class="exp" id="dispute1__45"> dispute </span></span><span class="x" id="dispute1__46" original="E90d.7538"> If both parties are still in dispute, they may seek to use a mediator. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21e1" id="dispute1__47" original="E586.-4677"><span class="cf" id="dispute1__48" original="E586.-4678"> + noun </span><span class="x" id="dispute1__49" original="E586.-4676"> The second part of the article deals with dispute resolution. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="dispute1__50" original="E5df.210a" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="dispute1__51" original="E5df.210b"><span class="h1" id="dispute1__52" original="E5df.210c"><ul class="inline" id="dispute1__53" original="E5df.210d"><li class="li" id="dispute1__54" original="E5df.210e"> debate </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__55" original="E5df.210f"> controversy </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__56" original="E5df.2110"> disagreement </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__57" original="E5df.2111"> dispute <span class="pos" id="dispute1__58" original="E5df.2112"> noun </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="dispute1__59" original="E5df.2113"> These are all words for an argument between people or groups. </span><ul class="bullet" id="dispute1__60" original="E5df.2114"><li class="li" id="dispute1__61" original="E5df.2115"> (a) debate/​controversy/​disagreement/​dispute <span class="eb" id="dispute1__62" original="E5df.2116"> about/​over </span> something </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__63" original="E5df.2117"> (a) debate/​controversy/​disagreement/​dispute <span class="eb" id="dispute1__64" original="E5df.2118"> between/​within/​among </span> somebody </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__65" original="E5df.2119"> (a) <span class="eb" id="dispute1__66" original="E5df.211a"> political </span> debate/​controversy/​disagreement/​dispute </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__67" original="E5df.211b"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__68" original="E5df.211c"> considerable </span> debate/​controversy/​disagreement </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__69" original="E5df.211d"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__70" original="E5df.211e"> public/​academic </span> debate/​controversy </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__71" original="E5df.211f"> a/​an <span class="eb" id="dispute1__72" original="E5df.2120"> recent/​current/​ongoing </span> debate/​controversy </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__73" original="E5df.2121"> to <span class="eb" id="dispute1__74" original="E5df.2122"> generate/​provoke/​spark/​cause </span> debate/​controversy </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__75" original="E5df.2123"> to <span class="eb" id="dispute1__76" original="E5df.2124"> resolve </span> a controversy/​disagreement/​dispute </li><li class="li" id="dispute1__77" original="E5df.2125"> (a) debate/​controversy <span class="eb" id="dispute1__78" original="E5df.2126"> surrounds something/​concerns something/​rages </span></li><li class="li" id="dispute1__79" original="E5df.2127"> a disagreement/​dispute <span class="eb" id="dispute1__80" original="E5df.2128"> arises </span></li><li class="li" id="dispute1__81" original="E5df.2129"> a <span class="eb" id="dispute1__82" original="E5df.212a"> subject of/​matter of/​area of </span> debate/​controversy/​dispute </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="dispute1__83" original="E5df.212b"><li class="li" id="dispute1__84" original="E5df.212c"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__85" original="E5df.212d"> Debate </span> is the most positive of these words; it describes a situation where people discuss different ideas and opinions in order to reach a better understanding of a subject: <span class="x-gs" id="dispute1__86"><span class="x-g" id="dispute1__87" original="E5df.212e"><span class="x" id="dispute1__88" original="E5df.212f"> We hope that the papers in this issue will help to stimulate debate over what shape future research might take. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dispute1__89" original="E5df.2130"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__90" original="E5df.2131"> Controversy </span> is general discussion and argument on a subject that people feel strongly about; <span class="eb" id="dispute1__91" original="E5df.2132"> disagreement </span> usually involves opposite opinions about a particular point: <span class="x-gs" id="dispute1__92"><span class="x-g" id="dispute1__93" original="E5df.2133"><span class="x" id="dispute1__94" original="E5df.2134"> The redevelopment plans have been a source of some controversy. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dispute1__95" original="E5df.2135"><span class="x" id="dispute1__96" original="E5df.2136"> There is considerable disagreement about who should be granted access to these documents. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="dispute1__97" original="E5df.2137"><span class="eb" id="dispute1__98" original="E5df.2138"> Disagreement </span> , like <span class="eb" id="dispute1__99" original="E5df.2139"> controversy </span> , can involve a public discussion; a <span class="eb" id="dispute1__100" original="E5df.213a"> disagreement </span> can also be directly between two people or groups; a <span class="eb" id="dispute1__101" original="E5df.213b"> dispute </span> is usually a direct argument over a particular issue between two people, groups or countries: <span class="x-gs" id="dispute1__102"><span class="x-g" id="dispute1__103" original="E5df.213c"><span class="x" id="dispute1__104" original="E5df.213d"> There is considerable disagreement over the risks to human health. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dispute1__105" original="E5df.213e"><span class="x" id="dispute1__106" original="E5df.213f"> There are major disagreements between the parties on public expenditure. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="dispute1__107" original="E5df.2140"><span class="x" id="dispute1__108" original="E5df.2141"> Voluntary codes of conduct can offer a cheaper means of resolving disputes compared with more formal legal channels. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4bc7" id="dispute1__109" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispute_1" title="dispute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4bc6" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5310" id="dispute1__110" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dispute1__111"> dispute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21de" hm="2" id="dispute2" original="E39c.4d65" sum="1124"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21dd" id="dispute2__1" original="E39c.4d66"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21dc" id="dispute2__2" original="E39c.4d67"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> dispute <span class="hm"> 2 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21cf" id="dispute2__9" original="E39c.4d6f"><span class="pos" id="dispute2__10" original="E39c.4d70"> verb </span></span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-7039" eid="dispute2__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-730d" geo="br" id="dispute2__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispu/dispute__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/dispute__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://dispute__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-730a" geo="n_am" id="dispute2__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispu/dispute__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/dispute__us_3.ogg" href="sound://dispute__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1c46" id="dispute2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7307" form="root" id="dispute2__17"><span class="vp" id="dispute2__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> dispute </span><div careful="y" class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7305" eid="dispute2__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7304" geo="br" id="dispute2__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispu/dispute__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/dispute__gb_3.ogg" href="sound://dispute__gb_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-7301" geo="n_am" id="dispute2__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːt <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispu/dispute__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/dispute__us_3.ogg" href="sound://dispute__us_3.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72fe" form="thirdps" id="dispute2__24"><span class="vp" id="dispute2__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disputes </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72fc" eid="dispute2__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72fb" geo="br" id="dispute2__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispu/disputes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/disputes__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disputes__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72f8" geo="n_am" id="dispute2__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːts <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispu/disputes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/disputes__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disputes__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72f5" form="past" id="dispute2__31"><span class="vp" id="dispute2__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disputed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72f3" eid="dispute2__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72f2" geo="br" id="dispute2__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispu/disputed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/disputed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disputed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72ef" geo="n_am" id="dispute2__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispu/disputed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/disputed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disputed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72ec" form="pastpart" id="dispute2__38"><span class="vp" id="dispute2__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disputed </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72ea" eid="dispute2__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72e9" geo="br" id="dispute2__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispu/disputed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/disputed__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disputed__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72e6" geo="n_am" id="dispute2__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːtɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispu/disputed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/disputed__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disputed__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72e3" form="prespart" id="dispute2__45"><span class="vp" id="dispute2__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disputing </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72e1" eid="dispute2__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72e0" geo="br" id="dispute2__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/dispu/disputing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/disputing__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disputing__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-72dd" geo="n_am" id="dispute2__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="dispute2__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪˈspjuːtɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/dispu/disputing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/dispu/disputing__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disputing__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21a3" id="dispute2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21a2" id="dispute2__53" original="E39c.4d90"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="dispute2__54" original="E39c.4d93"> to question whether something is true and valid </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-21a0" id="dispute2__55"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-219f" id="dispute2__56" original="E81e.-2918"><span class="cf" id="dispute2__57" original="E39c.4d94"><span class="exp" id="dispute2__58"> dispute </span> something </span><span class="x" id="dispute2__59" original="E81e.-2917"> Few observers would dispute the fact that public services have improved radically in recent years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-219b" id="dispute2__60" original="E81e.-2916"><span class="x" id="dispute2__61" original="E81e.-2915"> The evidence from Canada strongly disputes the claim that multiculturalism promotes political instability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2199" id="dispute2__62" original="E81e.-2912"><span class="cf" id="dispute2__63" original="E39c.4d95"><span class="exp" id="dispute2__64"> dispute </span> that… </span><span class="x" id="dispute2__65" original="E81e.-2911"> No one would dispute that flexibility is needed. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2195" id="dispute2__66" original="E81e.-2910"><span class="cf" id="dispute2__67" original="E39c.4d96"><span class="exp" id="dispute2__68"> dispute </span> whether/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="dispute2__69" original="E81e.-290f"> Critics have disputed whether the Gothic novel is light or serious-minded, deep or superficial. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2191" id="dispute2__70" original="E81e.-290e"><span class="x" id="dispute2__71" original="E81e.-290d"> Many have disputed how widely such power laws apply (Bilham, 2004). </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-218f" id="dispute2__72" original="E81e.-290c"><span class="cf" id="dispute2__73" original="E39c.4d97"> it is disputed whether/how, etc… </span><span class="x" id="dispute2__74" original="E81e.-290b"> It is disputed whether moral theory should guide legislation. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="doubt2__70" original="E4e1.37ef" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading"> Synonyms </span><span class="body" id="doubt2__71" original="E4e1.37f0"><span class="h1" id="doubt2__72" original="E4e1.37f1"><ul class="inline" id="doubt2__73" original="E4e1.37f2"><li class="li" id="doubt2__74" original="E4e1.37f3"> challenge </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__75" original="E4e1.37f4"> question </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__76" original="E4e1.37f5"> dispute </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__77" original="E4e1.37f6"> doubt <span class="pos" id="doubt2__78" original="E4e1.37f7"> verb </span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="doubt2__79" original="E4e1.37f8"> These words all mean to have or express uncertainty about something. </span><ul class="bullet" id="doubt2__80" original="E4e1.37f9"><li class="li" id="doubt2__81" original="E4e1.37fa"> to question/​dispute/​doubt <span class="eb" id="doubt2__82" original="E4e1.37fb"> whether… </span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__83" original="E4e1.37fc"> to dispute/​doubt <span class="eb" id="doubt2__84" original="E4e1.37fd"> that… </span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__85" original="E4e1.37fe"> to challenge/​question/​dispute a/​an <span class="eb" id="doubt2__86" original="E4e1.37ff"> claim/​view/​idea </span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__87" original="E4e1.3800"> to challenge/​question a/​an <span class="eb" id="doubt2__88" original="E4e1.3801"> belief/​assumption/​approach </span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__89" original="E4e1.3804"> to challenge/​question/​doubt the <span class="eb" id="doubt2__90" original="E4e1.3805"> validity </span> of something </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__91" original="E4e1.3802"> to question/​doubt the <span class="eb" id="doubt2__92" original="E4e1.3803"> ability/​existence/​value </span> of somebody/​something </li><li class="li" id="doubt2__93" original="E4e1.3806"> to <span class="eb" id="doubt2__94" original="E4e1.3807"> seriously </span> challenge/​question/​doubt something </li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="doubt2__95" original="E4e1.3808"><li class="li" id="doubt2__96" original="E4e1.3809"><span class="eb" id="doubt2__97" original="E4e1.380a"> Challenge </span> and <span class="eb" id="doubt2__98" original="E4e1.380b"> dispute </span> are used when somebody expresses uncertainty about something quite strongly, especially publicly; <span class="eb" id="doubt2__99" original="E4e1.380c"> question </span> and <span class="eb" id="doubt2__100" original="E4e1.380d"> doubt </span> can be used to talk about an opinion expressed more tentatively or a feeling of uncertainty: <span class="x-gs" id="doubt2__101"><span class="x-g" id="doubt2__102" original="E4e1.380e"><span class="x" id="doubt2__103" original="E4e1.380f"> This approach is now increasingly challenged by competing theories. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="doubt2__104" original="E4e1.3810"><span class="x" id="doubt2__105" original="E4e1.3811"> The impact of these measures was hotly disputed at the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="doubt2__106" original="E4e1.3812"><span class="x" id="doubt2__107" original="E4e1.3813"> Researchers are beginning to doubt whether burnout is confined to the helping professions. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="doubt2__108" original="E4e1.3814"><span class="eb" id="doubt2__109" original="E4e1.3815"> Question </span> and <span class="eb" id="doubt2__110" original="E4e1.3816"> doubt </span> are used especially to express uncertainty about how good, important, effective, etc. something is: <span class="x-gs" id="doubt2__111"><span class="x-g" id="doubt2__112" original="E4e1.3817"><span class="x" id="doubt2__113" original="E4e1.3818"> Dodd and Anderson (2001) question the effectiveness of government-sponsored enterprise initiatives. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="doubt2__114" original="E4e1.3819"><span class="x" id="doubt2__115" original="E4e1.381a"> There are, however, reasons to doubt the adequacy of the existing framework. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-218c" id="dispute2__121" original="E39c.4d98"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-218b" id="dispute2__122"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="dispute2__123" original="E586.-466e"> often passive </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="def" id="dispute2__124" original="E39c.4d9d"> to argue or disagree strongly with somebody about something, especially about who owns something </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2188" id="dispute2__125"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2187" id="dispute2__126" original="E586.-466d"><span class="cf" id="dispute2__127" original="E39c.4d9c"> be disputed </span><span class="x" id="dispute2__128" original="E586.-466c"> The impact of these measures was hotly disputed at the time. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2184" id="dispute2__129" original="E81e.-290a"><span class="cf" id="dispute2__130" original="E586.-466b"> be disputed between A and B </span><span class="x" id="dispute2__131" original="E81e.-2909"> Northwards was territory that would be disputed between the Scots and the English for many centuries to come. </span></span></span></li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4b66" id="dispute2__132" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://dispute_1" title="dispute definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4b65" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-5310" id="dispute2__133" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="dispute2__134"> dispute </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disqualify
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2181" id="disqualify" original="E39c.4da3" sum="808"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2180" id="disqualify__1" original="E39c.4da4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-217f" id="disqualify__2" original="E39c.4da5"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disqualify </h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2171" id="disqualify__9" original="E39c.4daf"><span class="pos" id="disqualify__10" original="E39c.4db0"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-6180" eid="disqualify__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71a5" geo="br" id="disqualify__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71a1" geo="n_am" id="disqualify__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɑːlɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1c74" id="disqualify__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71d4" form="root" id="disqualify__17"><span class="vp" id="disqualify__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disqualify </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71d2" eid="disqualify__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71d1" geo="br" id="disqualify__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualify__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualify__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualify__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71cd" geo="n_am" id="disqualify__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɑːlɪfaɪ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualify__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualify__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualify__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71c9" form="thirdps" id="disqualify__24"><span class="vp" id="disqualify__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disqualifies </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71c7" eid="disqualify__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71c6" geo="br" id="disqualify__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualifies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualifies__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualifies__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71c3" geo="n_am" id="disqualify__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɑːlɪfaɪz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualifies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualifies__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualifies__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71c0" form="past" id="disqualify__31"><span class="vp" id="disqualify__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disqualified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71be" eid="disqualify__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71bd" geo="br" id="disqualify__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71ba" geo="n_am" id="disqualify__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɑːlɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71b7" form="pastpart" id="disqualify__38"><span class="vp" id="disqualify__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disqualified </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71b5" eid="disqualify__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71b4" geo="br" id="disqualify__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualified__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualified__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualified__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71b1" geo="n_am" id="disqualify__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɑːlɪfaɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualified__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualified__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualified__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71ae" form="prespart" id="disqualify__45"><span class="vp" id="disqualify__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disqualifying </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71ac" eid="disqualify__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71ab" geo="br" id="disqualify__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualifying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualifying__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualifying__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71a8" geo="n_am" id="disqualify__50" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__51"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˈkwɑːlɪfaɪɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualifying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualifying__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualifying__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2137" id="disqualify__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2136" id="disqualify__53" original="E39c.4dd3"><span class="num"> 1 </span><span class="def" id="disqualify__54" original="E39c.4dd4"> to prevent somebody from being or doing something because they have broken a rule or are not suitable </span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2134" id="disqualify__55" original="E39c.4dd5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix"> synonym </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://bar2" title="bar2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2133" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-1793" id="disqualify__56" original="E39c.4dd6"><span class="xh" id="disqualify__57"> bar </span><span class="xhm" id="disqualify__58"> 2 </span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2130" id="disqualify__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-212f" id="disqualify__60" original="E867.-1ea8"><span class="cf" id="disqualify__61" original="E867.-1ea9"><span class="exp" id="disqualify__62"> disqualify </span> somebody </span><span class="x" id="disqualify__63" original="E867.-1ea7"> The court must disqualify a director if his conduct renders him unfit. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-212b" id="disqualify__64" original="E867.-1ea6"><span class="cf" id="disqualify__65" original="E39c.4dd9"><span class="exp" id="disqualify__66"> disqualify </span> somebody from (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="disqualify__67" original="E867.-1ea5"> Certain persons are disqualified from acting as trustees of charitable trusts. </span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2127" id="disqualify__68" original="E90c.-5e8"><span class="num"> 2 </span><span class="cf" id="disqualify__69" original="E90c.-5e7"><span class="exp" id="disqualify__70"> disqualify </span> something (from something/from being something) </span><span class="def" id="disqualify__71" original="E90c.-5e6"> to cause something not to belong in a particular group </span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2123" id="disqualify__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2122" id="disqualify__73" original="E90c.-5e5"><span class="x" id="disqualify__74" original="E90c.-5e4"> An inability to fly does not automatically disqualify a creature from membership in the category of birds. </span></span></span></li></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2120" id="disqualify__75"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-211f" id="disqualify__76" original="E39c.4ddd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-211e" id="disqualify__77"><span class="dr" id="disqualify__78" original="E39c.4dde"> disqualification </span><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2112" id="disqualify__82" original="E39c.4de5"><span class="pos" id="disqualify__83" original="E39c.4de6"> noun </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-617f" eid="disqualify__84" source="ald8" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71dc" geo="br" id="disqualify__85" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__86"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualification__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualification__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualification__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-71d8" geo="n_am" id="disqualify__87" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disqualify__88"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> dɪsˌkwɑːlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disqu/disqualification__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disqu/disqualification__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disqualification__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2110" id="disqualify__89"><span class="wrap"> [ </span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="disqualify__90" original="E39c.4de9"> uncountable </span><span class="sep"> , </span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="disqualify__91" original="E39c.4de8"> countable </span><span class="wrap"> ] </span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-210d" id="disqualify__92"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-210c" id="disqualify__93" original="E867.-1ea4"><span class="x" id="disqualify__94" original="E867.-1ea3"> The minimum period of disqualification is two years. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-210a" id="disqualify__95" original="E867.-1ea2"><span class="cf" id="disqualify__96" original="E5df.-65f6"><span class="exp"> disqualification </span> to (doing) something </span><span class="x" id="disqualify__97" original="E867.-1ea1"> There are few formal disqualifications to taking a seat in the House of Commons. </span></span></span><div class="clear"></div><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4af3" id="disqualify__98" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix"> See </span><a class="Ref" href="entry://disqualify" title="disqualify definition in English "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43fa4a69.-4af2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbabce420.-528f" id="disqualify__99" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="disqualify__100"> disqualify </span></span></a><span class="suffix"> in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary </span></span></div></div><script src="oldae.js"></script>
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disregard
<link href="oldae.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div class="oldae" id="entryContent"><div class="entry" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2107" hm="1" id="disregard1" original="E39c.4e1f" sum="601"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2106" id="disregard1__1" original="E39c.4e20"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-2105" id="disregard1__2" original="E39c.4e21"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"></span><h2 class="h"> disregard <span class="hm"> 1 </span></h2><span class="z"></span><span class="pos"> verb </span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-20f7" id="disregard1__9" original="E39c.4e2c"><span class="pos" id="disregard1__10" original="E39c.4e2d"> verb </span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff80557a.-616e" eid="disregard1__11" source="ald8" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ed5" geo="br" id="disregard1__12" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__13"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disre/disregard__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregard__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disregard__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ed1" geo="n_am" id="disregard1__14" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__15"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disre/disregard__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregard__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disregard__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.1ca4" id="disregard1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading"> Verb Forms </span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6f04" form="root" id="disregard1__17"><span class="vp" id="disregard1__18"><span class="prefix"> present simple I / you / we / they </span> disregard </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6f02" eid="disregard1__19" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6f01" geo="br" id="disregard1__20" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__21"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disre/disregard__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregard__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disregard__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6efd" geo="n_am" id="disregard1__22" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__23"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disre/disregard__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregard__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disregard__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ef9" form="thirdps" id="disregard1__24"><span class="vp" id="disregard1__25"><span class="prefix"> he / she / it </span> disregards </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ef7" eid="disregard1__26" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ef6" geo="br" id="disregard1__27" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__28"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disre/disregards__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregards__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disregards__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ef3" geo="n_am" id="disregard1__29" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__30"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrdz <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disre/disregards__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregards__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disregards__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ef0" form="past" id="disregard1__31"><span class="vp" id="disregard1__32"><span class="prefix"> past simple </span> disregarded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6eee" eid="disregard1__33" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6eed" geo="br" id="disregard1__34" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__35"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disre/disregarded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregarded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disregarded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6eea" geo="n_am" id="disregard1__36" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__37"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disre/disregarded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregarded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disregarded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ee7" form="pastpart" id="disregard1__38"><span class="vp" id="disregard1__39"><span class="prefix"> past participle </span> disregarded </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ee5" eid="disregard1__40" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ee4" geo="br" id="disregard1__41" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__42"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disre/disregarded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregarded__gb_1.ogg" href="sound://disregarded__gb_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation English" valign="top"></a></span><span class="sep"> ; </span><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ee1" geo="n_am" id="disregard1__43" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red"> NAmE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__44"><span class="name"> NAmE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrdɪd <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/d/dis/disre/disregarded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/d/dis/disre/disregarded__us_1.ogg" href="sound://disregarded__us_1.mp3" style="cursor: pointer" title=" pronunciation American" valign="top"></a></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6ede" form="prespart" id="disregard1__45"><span class="vp" id="disregard1__46"><span class="prefix"> -ing form </span> disregarding </span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6edc" eid="disregard1__47" resource="phonetics" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u683e4bbc2e100673.-68244c7a.1609f60c187.-6edb" geo="br" id="disregard1__48" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue"> BrE </span></span><span class="phon" eid="disregard1__49"><span class="bre"> BrE </span><span class="separator"> / </span><span class="wrap"> / </span> ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ <span class="wrap"> / </span><span class="separator"> / </span></span><a class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/d/dis/disre/disregarding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdict